OTES for women.” The
peer who could have
been apprehended ut
tering those words 100
years ago in England
would have been ostra
cized by society — by
men and women alike.
But scan the situation
to-day and you will find
that we suffragettes
have nearly won our
battle. Perhaps it
seems far front victory
to Americans who have
been following the
struggle which we have been conduct
ing in our own way, but let me say
right here that "votes for women” is
in my ntind a certainty within a de
cade.
The idea has been driven home
among the men who are the ruling
powers of Great Britain and they can
not help but see the beauty of our
arguments. This opening of a vista
of light in the stubborn minds of the
men who construct English law is to
the suffragettes a certain indication
lhat if the fight is carried on in the
next few years with the same vigorous
measures which have marked the
pursuit of votes by the feminine Brit
ish of the past few years, our cause
is won.
It is an enlightened age. The wom
an who spurns the thought of partici
pating in the political activities of her
country has not yet reached a plane,
according to my belief, where she can
possibly appreciate the benefits to be
derived from the little ballot. Why do
woman dislike politics? 1 answer sim
ply because they believe the political
side of a country’s life is the degraded
one. They connect politics and votes
with drinking, graft and other evils,
which. I may say. beset the safety of
political government to-day.
And let me ask the woman who
does not believe that she should vote:
Would not the introduction of the
feminine into government affairs serve
to cleanse them of the stigma which
asserted their rights verbally in front
of the house of commons in February,
were dragged into the worst excuse
for a court of justice and sentenced to
one month in the workshop because
they had nerve enough to tell the peo
ple of London their ideas on rights of
men and women.
The mental agonies which we wom
en were compelled to undergo were
compensated in the good which was
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is too often attached? To my mind
that would be the result.
I have said that I would deal im
partially in this article and so I am
giving “the other hand” of the ques
tion. Men have opposed equal rights
because they say (hat the influence
which a woman of evil intentions
could throw into a political fight, would
disrupt organization. 1 answer: There
is now much evil in the manner in
which our male citizens are carrying
out their policies and it is a certainty
that the purifying influences of woman
would he felt, in national questions.
“Rut woman has not the training
for a political career,” some of my
skeptical friends may declare. True,
she has not had the training which
has been accorded to the men, but just
now she is not looking for political
office for she is after her primary
right—-the ballot. Then after that is
won the political training will natural
ly follow with the interest which the
woman must take in the affairs of the
country, which she will necessarily
help in deciding.
1 do not suppose that enlightened
readers will want me lo again go over
that thread-bare motto, which arises
to the uppermost part of the brain of
man whenever he is arguing against
equal-rights, viz., that “woman's place
is in her home."
Of course woman's place is in her
home. So is a man’s, but that does
not prevent either from participating
in the decision of who shall govern
the rights upon which that home is
built. Think it over. Does it?
It befell me be a member of the
tilt tie hand of women who, when they
L
: done the cause, for we were the mar
tyrs of our division of the great band
of women which is fighting for the
ballot in England.
True, the magistrate was good
enough to give us places in “jail”
which were better than those to which
the ordinary drunkard of the dens of
Cheapside is sentenced, but the care
which we received was not such that
our lives in the confinement of the
“jail” was by any means comfortable.
One of our number was a member of
the British nobility and the grievous
wrong which we believe was inflicted
upon her station will not be forgotten
by our suffrage band for many years.
Yet we refused to allow ourselves
freedom.
Men have laughed at our methods of
going about the acquirement of out
right to the ballot.
A male friend of mine said to me:
"Why do not you women go after
the suffrage right peaceably without
lhe attempt at making your point felt
by the use of brute strength?”
Think of it. sisters and brothers—
“brute strength." He called our efforts
the utilization of "brute strength.” f
laughed outright when he chose to
term our fight, under that caption
Perhaps he gained his idea from u.o
fact that our vigorous prosecution of
the fight has been styled “rioting” by
the sensational press. But in my mind
it cannot be called that for to my
knowledge none of the women came to
blows with their enemies in tills fight.
it seems to me that what "brute
strength” has been used was on the
other side.
Brains have been used to a greater
extent than you Americans may imag
ine. It was a cunning mind among our
leaders who thought out the plan to
:alk to the members of parliament by
having two of the women chain them
selves to the guard in the balcony,
lust that little incident gave England
:he idea that the fight was a deter
mined one.
Modern advertising methods were
tsed to circulate general knowledge of
he March demonstration and certain
s' if we believed that the power of
rrawn is needed to win this struggle
ve would not have gone about it in
hat manner. We could have hired
roodlums to make a far more startling
irgument in line with the use of
rrute strength.”
Another manner of unique advertis
ng was the airship episode, which un
ortunately ended disastrously. The
naft, upon the side of which was
jinned a great banner bearing the
dogan, "VOTES FOR WOMEN,” trav
eled in the direction opposite to that
:or which it had been steered, but the
moral effect upon the public was good.
Though it is not generally known
;here are great minds behind this cam
paign and through them eventual suc
:ess is sure. Every day new moves
ire planned and the members of par
liament who are opposed to our creed
little know where to look next for an
outcropping of the emblem which
bears our little legend: "equal suf
frage.”
Male members of British nobility are
to be figured upon if the selfish would
defeat us, and that is why I say I be
lieve I have good reason to argue that
within a decade our fight will be won.
Are there not in England among
the male population minds of far
lesser caliber than those of the women
who believe they should vote? There
is no doubt of it. Yet we, who have
a greater grasp of the political side of
life in his majesty’s domain, are de
nied the privilege. Is our condition
not like that which you Americans
fought back in 1776: taxation without
representation ?
Prom reading the cable news from
America in the daily newspaper here
in London I learn that several states
of our former colonies have bestowed
upon their women the right to cast
ballots in rendering decisions as to
state and city officers. If the offspring
of England shall have so far prog
ressed as to recognize that the femi
nine branch of the human race de
serves a “say” in the affairs of men,
is it not time for the mother country
to cast from her back the black cloak
of unequal suffrage?
There is a suffrage lesson in Amer
ica and well may England profit by it.
The thought that voting is unwom
anly is as obsolete as the old stage
coach system, to my mind, and some
day the eyes of our country will be
opened to that fact. We women have
simply formed ourselves into a band
of leaders and we hope soon to see our
way clear to the voting booth.
Our struggle commenced in humble
little mass meetings on the street.
The success of these resolved itself
into the desire to do greater things
and to-day you Americans who read
the newspapers are viewing a fight
which is nearing the mountain top of
victory.
OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Prince Victor Duleep Singh's Ghost
Story and Its Confirmation.
' On Saturday, October 21, 1893, 1
was in Berlin with Lord Carnarvon.
We went to the theater together and
returned at midnight,” quotes a writ
er in the Strand Magazine. “I went to
bed at once, leaving, as I always do, a
bright light burning in the room (elec
tric light). As I lay in bed, I found
myself gazing at an oleograph which
hung on the wall opposite my bed. I
saw distinctly the face of my father,
the Maharajah of Duleep Singh, look
ing at me, as it were, out of the pic
ture; not. like a portrait of him, but
his real head. The head about filled
the picture frame. I continued look
ing and still saw my father gazing at
me with an intent expression. Though
not in the least alarmed, I was so puz
zled that I got out of bed to see what
the picture really was. It was an |
oleograph of a girl holding a rose and
leaning out of a balcony, an arch
forming the background. The girl’s
face was quite small, whereas my
father's head was the size of life, and
filled the frame.”
Prince Duleep Singh adds that his
father had long been out of health,
but not alarmingly so. On the next
morning (Sunday) he told Lord Car
narvon. In the evening Lord Carna
rvon handed him two telegrams. The
Prince at once said: "My father is
dead.” It was so.
He had an apoplectic seizure on the
previous Saturday evening at about
nine, and never recovered. He had
often said he would try and appear to
his son at death if they were apart.
Prince Duleep Singh is not subject to
hallucinations, and had only one sim
ilar experience—as a school boy.
Lord Carnarvon confirms the ac
count. The Mararajah died on Sun
day, October 22, 1893,
I FARMING IN
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Hog Cholera.
The losses from hog cholera in the
various states annually amount to
many millions of dollars. The spread
of contagious diseases through the
central stock yards and by cars and
boats not disinfected—a condition
which existed prior to the establish
ment of the inspection by the Federal
Bureau of Animal Industry—resulted
in the contagious diseases existing in
this country (among them hog chol
era) becoming widespread.
By the establishment of Federal in
spections, in 1891, hogs were no long
er allowed to be shipped back to the
country after being unloaded in the
central markets of Chicago, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Omaha, etc., but on the
other hand, were required to be sold
for slaughter. The reason for this
was that the yards were infested with
hog cholera.
All cars containing nogs, as well as
other animals, are inspected as the
trains arrive at ihese markets, and
those cars which contain cholera
hogs, or any other contagious disease,
are thoroughly cleaned and disinfect
ed. Thus through the careful, watch
ful eye of the government, hog ehoU
era has ceased to spread so rapidly.
Other means of spread that affect
the local places are as follows: A
dog running through a hog yard in
which cholera hogs are kept will car
ry the germs on his feet. A neighbor,
just to be neighborly, goes over to
sympathize with his friends, and,
tramping around on the infected
ground, carries the germs home on
his boots, and thus his hogs become
infected.
In regard to treatment, the first
measure should be a thorough clean
ing up of the house and yards. The
hog troughs should be kept thoroughly
clean and disinfected. The task of
thoroughly disinfecting the hog
houses, yards, troughs and fences is
not an easy one, but the free use of
a spray gun with five per cent car
bolic acid will he effective. Bichlo
ride of mercury, one dram to each
gallon of water, or creolin, one per
cent, will do much good in the way
of disinfection.
Medicines which are given by the
mouth or in the feed or slop, are of
little or no value. Many so-called
“hog cholera cures" are put on the
market, but they are fakes, pure and
simple. It is an easy matter to get
testimonials. Passificaiion of the
mind may do as a “placebo” for the
human mind; but if your hogs get
cholera they will need something
other than medicine by the mouth.
There is one method of producing
immunity against hog cholera, and
that is by the serum injection. For
many years after the discovery of the
Bacillus Cholera Suis, the manufac
ture of hog cholera serum was at
tempted by the United States Depart
ment of Agrciulture through its Bu
reau of Animal Industry.
This serum is made by hyperlmmun
izing the hog by taking one that has
passed through the disease and inject
ing this pig with a quantity of virus
from a hog sick with cholera, and in
this way producing in this hog a
serum from the blood of this hype
dimmunized hog will produce a great
er resistance against the disease in
another individual and make it proof
against cholera.
The Bureau of Animal Industry has
been conducting extensive experi
ments along this line in Iowa for sev
eral years and has perfected this
method of treatment. They have ask- !
ed the experiment stations of the va
rious states to co-operate by estab
lishing the hog cholera experiment de
partments upon their farms so as to
manufacture and furnish, at a mini
mum cost, all serum, perhaps, costs a
trifle more than those serums which
can be produced by using the horse,
as the hog does not furnish a great
deal of blood.
The Experiment Station of the Col
orado Agriculture College, at Fort
Collins is one of the first state insti
tutions to co-operate with the United
States government. Already prepara
tions are under way, and before this
article reaches the hog-owning people,
the experiments will have begun, and
serum can soon be furnished.—B. F.
Kaupp, Pathologist, Colorado Agricul
tural College, Fort Collins.
The sheep has the most delicate
sense of smell of any domestic ani
mal, and the racks and troughs from
which they eat will offend more or
less if not kept perfectly clean. They
will not eat unclean food nor drink
uncleau water, unless compelled by
hunger and thirst to do so. Cleanli
ness is a matter of necessity and
must be kept in force.
Another very important feature is
to keep the animals as quiet as pos
sible. They are very timid, and dogs
and boisterous men and boys should
not be permitted to go about them.—
Wm. H. Underwood.
Devotion Prepares for Duty.
Devotion is noi all in Christian life.
Peter wished to stay on the mount of
transfiguration, to go back no more
to the cold, sin-stricken world below;
but no; down at the mountain's base
human suffering and sorrow were wait
ing for the coming of the healer, and
the master and his disciples must
leave the rapture of heavenly commu
nion and hasten down to carry healing
and comfort. It is always so. While
we enjoy the blessedness of fellowship
with God In the closet, there come in
Treatment and Handling of Young
Boa re.
Paper by E. Hart of Grandview,
read before the Sherman meeting of
the Texas Swine Breeders' Associa
tion:
When the pig ia farrowed begin
treatment by treating the dam in (he
usual way, until the pig is three or
four months old, then (build a small
pen near the trough where the sow
is fed, and leave a small hole by
which the pigs may enter, and in the
pen place a shallow trough and begin
feeding the pigs on a ration of two
parts corn chops to one part shorts
mixed with milk to the consistency
of a thick stop, and feed morning and
night about all the pigs will eat up
clean, and at the same lime feed the
sow on some nutritious food that will
cause her to give a full flow of milk.
Feed in this manner until the pjgS
are about two and one-half or three
months old, letting the sow and the
pigs have free Access to the run of
green pasture of whatever kind is
best adapted to your climate and soil,
then wean the pigs by taking tin
sow away from the pigs, entirely out
of their sight, and continue to feed
the pigs in the same.way.
If there are any sow pig3 in the
litter, separate them from the boars,
and place a few bred sows in the
pasture with the young boars in or
der that they may be kept quiet, and
also keep them on their feed. Also
by having sows with young boars i(
will have a tendency to keep them
from walking around the fence, which
is one of the worst habits that a
young boar can acquire. Manage to
keep them on their feet as much as
possible, but at the same time keep
them quiet. By treating in this way
it will not be necessary to take the
young boars walking every morning
in order to prevent them from get
ting too fat.
Of course you will feed the young
boars and bred sows separate, as
they will require entirely different
feed. Continue to feed in the same
way until corn gets in the stage ot
roasting ear, then begin feeding green
corn gradually, still feeding twice a
day in connection with corn chops
and shorts. Roasting ears contain
a certain amount of starch or milk,
and there is nothing on earth that
will develop bone and muscle faster
than milk.
Arrange to have plenty or fresh
water and shade for the young boars,
but above all things avoid mudholes
to wallow in. Keep on good terms
with young boars by spending as
much time with them as you can, all
the time giving them kind and gen
tie treatment in order to prevent them
from becoming vicious. Never light
them under any circumstances. Al
ways handle them by means of hut
die.
Talk to the Point.
Some of our agricultural exchanges
and some speakers seem to think
they are talking vastly wise by reit
erating the statement that there is
more difference in cows \ than in
breeds. Well, what of it? What
next? How are you editors and
speakers going to make use of that
sort of talk in a practical way? How
are the farmers going to use it? To
say that does not lead the farmer to
help himself, to breed a better cow.
Individuality is a great thing. But
all there is to breeds is certain indi
vidual charactristics, fixed, crvstal
ized, so that like will produce like to
an appreciable extent. To rail out
against breed is nonsense The plain
farmer knows that. He knows if ne
wants a large flow of medium quality
of milk that his chances of obtaining
it are greatly increased by using cer
tain breeds. If he wants a lesser
quaintly in mini anu oi gieaiei utu
ness in butler fat or of higher color
he knows where to go for these qual
ities. That gives him leeway. He
knows, if he knows anything, tHat
there are poor cows in any breed.
But all that talk is mere general
ization. It doesn’t lead to anything
in particular. Maybe that is the rea
son so many use it. It is easier to
generalize than it is to teach, to
show the way. What the average
farmer really needs is to be taught
some of the principles of dairy breed
ing such as successful men have fol
lowed. He needs to be taught the
greater profit of better care, better
stables, better feeding. He needs to
be instructed in the solid, sound prin
ciples of dairy farming. We all need
this instruction, editors and speakers
as well as farmers. None of us have
arrived at that goal yet. But let us
have done with this silly talk against
breeds. Might as well talk against
the division of this government into
states.—Hoards Dairyman.
Corn is, of course, very fattening
and when fed in any quality the
fowls will begin to lay on fat instead
of eggs, just as a dairy cow will cease
to give as much milk if she once ai
quires a tendancy to get fat. Conse
quently, it is advisable to be very
sparing in the corn diet of your lay<
ing hens.
at our closed doors, and break upon
our ears, the cries of human need and
sorrow outside.
The truest religious life is one whose
devotion gives food and strength of
service. The way to spiritual healtn
lies in the paths of consecrated acii'
ity.—Rev. .1. R. Miller.
The Bible is full of promises for
those in tin* dark, but none for those
in doubt.
Bright things are uot always S00^
things.