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Htf clathes aro worn for icarmth, then wool Is
better than silk. '
War Is Not Murder
W
vNE docs not need to bo tho sovonth
son of a seventh eon, nor oven a first
year student In a law school, to know that
IGoncrnl Pearson's suit to provont tho snlo
tot munitions of war to tho Allies on tho
rkrountl that a conspiracy to commit murder
ila Involved In It, will bo thrown out of tho
.courts.
Tho right of neutrals to sell guns nnd
ammunition to belligerents Is admitted In
Itho law of nil nations. But If thero were
precedent for It, a precedent would havo
"to bo established If smalt nations woro over
tto survive Without such a rulo a nation
iVlth a big supply of ammunition could wlpo
'out all tho Uttto nations nnd nil tho largo
unations, too, which hnd not taken tho pro-
Kcautlon to build' munition factories of their
iown capable of supplyng nil posslblo noeds.
s Tho logical conclusion of tho promises
jlald down In this action, begun in Milwau
kee, aro so Imposslblo that It Is ostonlsh-
tlng that any lawyer who cared for his ropu-
tlon for Bound Judgment could havo been
I found to draw tho pleadings.
Tho First Guess on tho Coal Tax
kFTlHE validity of tho hard coal tax Is sus
s'JL talned In tho llrst skirmish In court.
I'Judgo Kunkol finds that, although tho law
ft is loosely drawn, It provides for tho exor-
Kcleo of an undoubted power of tho Com-
; monwealth to tax commodities nnd busl-
tnesses.
But this Is only tho first guess. It Is llkoly
Sjthat tho dispute will bo taken to tho Su-
ipremo Court of tho united States before
fit Is finally settled, so that all tho lntor-
KjYonlng courts may havo an opportunity to
Speculate about tho meaning of tho Con
stitution and tho statute. In the mean-
jtlmo tho coal counties, which will profit
fby tho tax, aro hoping that Judgo Kunkel,
yiko tho boy In tho song, "guessed right tho
Hvery first time."
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Take Her Out Once In a While
r"tT7HAT aro tho wives doing every day
W while their husbands aro filling tho
& seats at tho ball gamo?
Tho men aro having an outing, but tho
Women nro hard at work at home. Thoy
sdo" not caro for baseball, but thoy do caro
jfor relaxation. And Micro is no reason for
sdenylng It to them. Tho husband may bo
tlrcd when ho gets homo at night, oven If ho
S'doea not go to tho gamo, but tho wife. Is
i tired also. She has not had a chango of
, scene to relievo tho monotony of life. A
'.trolley ride, a Jitney Jaunt, or an hour or
Stwo at the movies, would do her good and
1make It easier for her to take up her burden
athe next day. And it would do tho husband
good also to "beau" his -wife about again as
She used to do before ho married her.
But it It is not convenient to take her out
fcln tho evening, thero aro half-holidays every
rweek In summer for most workers, and sov-
leral wholo holidays beginning with Memorial
3ay. when many hours aro available for
excursions to the various places of Interest
"wJOtln reach, oven If tho Interest consists
cnieuy in u view ui uio unuuairaciea Ky
II and a wide stretch, of Held and woodland.
it every man wno icaus mis win resolve
-to take "her" out onco In a whllo this sum-
pner, and will llvo up to his resolution, ho will
'bo surprised at tho rejuvenation of his wife,
and will bo delighted nt the discovery that
she can still smllo as sho used to do. And
jthe wlfo who meets her husband halt way
Un his bungling approaches of this kind will
galso discover that tho man is really con-
siaerate. ana is as mucn interested in her
kcomfort as ho promised to bo in tho begin
ning-
MI
is,
Modem Progress Rests on tho Straw Hat
PANY and dlverso reasons havo been ad-
. vanced to explain the progress of the
rorld since tho beginning of the 19th cen-
pury, But insufficient attention has been
jfven to what might bo described as the real
(Cause. That there has been nrnirrpBH nn mm
jdlsputes. More has been learned of tho mys
Iterles qf naturo In the past 115 years than
iaq been discovered In the previous 40
'centuries. And the material comforts that
kmako.Hfe agreeable today have been almost
Lall devised since tho beginning of the last
icentury. The railroad, tho electric car. the
(automobile, the sewing machine, the tele.
phpne, the steam radiator, the coal stove,
etectrio light and even gas light are all mod-
rn Inventions.
Jiil Krett of all, from many points o
view, is the straw hat for people living in
the temparato tones, The first hat of straw
Ifoibe worn In tho United States appeared in
1800, Straw had been used before to thatch,
muses, but not the heads of civilized cltl-
js. It made comfortable bedding for
iitle, and Waa Stuffed in Backs tn inr-ronm
iJPfT'softnejis of tho pine boards used by men
Bwyi women o sleep on. But ptraw for the
pad rMever" It might do for the tropical
vasm, but not for the inhabitants of the
rreat zone in which the progressive nations
f.
rovlous to wOQ men had worn felt and
gpth natg. The Puritans, even though they
tea wim contempt on Bairn Clement, the
ivtntor of felt and the patron saint of felt
iU, wore severely simple hBad, coverings
ih yeflegtad the austerity of their spirit.
t was not tilt the time of Elizabeth
it men began to wear hats at all, in d s-
ctitn from f-uve and bonnets Th blo
3$ of literature lu the Elirabsthan
IHo4 was eoiuejpwry with the building
'iKtiMf on twisui coverings and th4r trans -
"-aMMfcAUan ito h,a.ts. And tb subsUtu
B"
MtMn
tion oil straw for felt for summer wear has
teen accompanied by sUch an expahslon of
tho inventive nnd Investigatory Ihtellect lis
makes tho nchlovements of all tho past seem
trivial in comparison with what han come
slnco tho first palm leaf hat mado It possible
for Americans to walk about in tho heat
with cool heads, howovor hot the stln may
havo been.
Tho sociological Investigator would find a
fertile field for his Inquiry In tho relation
between tho summer hat of tho present and
tho progress of tho century within which It
has grown from a curiosity Into a common
place. It would not do to dismiss tho whole
subject by saying that post hoc ergo propter
hoo does not apply, for there nover was a
propter hoo which was not preccdod by a
post hoc, nnd tho skill of tho Inquirer s dis
played In his ability to dccldo which post
was propter.
Indocd, what better proof Is needed of the
popular faith In tho value of tho straw hat
as an aid to progress than tho Joyous" cere
monies with which tho day on which It may
first bo worn In spring Is welcomed, and tho
contumely which Is dealt out to tho man
who wears tho hat after the date on which
It Is agreed that it must bo called In in tho
autumn?
Marching Through tho Streets
THEY nro marching through tho streets
today, mothers, wivei and sisters. But it
would bo undignified, we are told, for them
to march to the polls.
If tho polls aro such leprous places that to
enter them would dofilo womanhood, by all
menns let womanhood bo given the right to
enter them that they may theroby bo mado
clean. Thoy noed tho prophylaxis of a
woman's prcsenco.
Women oo well on men aro bipeds. Thoy
possess tho fivo senses and most of them a
sixth, Intuition. They cnit, thoy drink, thoy
read, they wrlto. Thoy do everything but
vote, and oven that they havo bocn doing for
many years In somo of tho most progressive
and enlightened parts of tho world.
Tho women rtrudgo along tho streets today.
Thero is no doubt about their enthusiasm,
tholr courago, tholr insistent longing to bo
put on a political equality iwlth men. They,
too, want to bo emancipated. Thoy have to
combat the Samo prejudices and tho somo
argumonts that were formerly advanced
against granting a gonoral franchlso to men.
But tho twontioth century Is not so afraid
of an Idea no tho eighteenth was. Then the
fight for tho voto was on tho battlefield. Now
It Is a peaceful contest. In tho streets of tho
cities, and constitutes an appeal to reason.
Tho parado really Is the opening of tho
campaign for woman suffrage, a campaign
which will bo waged with vigor and enthu
siasm until its purpose has bocn accom
plished. Cowardlco of tho Sons of Adam
NO MAN can mako a criminal of another
man without tho other man's consent.
This obvious and elemental fact Is in dan
ger of being obscured by tho outgivings of a
man who Is trying to Bhleld hlmsolf from
general condemnation for robbing his em
ployers, by charging them with leading him
astray through drink.
It Is as Imposslblo for a. man to make a
drunkard of anothor without tho other's con
sent as to mako him a criminal.
Tho responsibility for crimo rests on tho
shoulders and tho conscience of tho criminal.
Man Is not a dummy or a tool. Ho Is a free
agent. If tho fundamentals of uprightness
aro In him It Is Impossible for any outside
forco to mako a criminal of him, or a drunk
ard, or a libertine, or any other contemptible
thing.
But over slnco Adam It has boen tho habit
of man, when found out, to try to place tho
blomo on some ono else.
An Envoy of Futilities
PAUL, FULLER, who conducted an Inves
tigation In Mexico for tho benefit of
President Wilson, will go to Haiti next
month to Investigate tho finances of that
populous and povprty-ntrlcken country.
Wero ho required merely to count its
money ho could arrive In tho morning and
get away by noon. But a more difficult task
awaits him. Ho must strike the rock of
Haiti's resources and forco therefrom
abundant streams of revenue. Perhaps a
battle or two staged by the revolutionists
for tho benefit of tho "movies" would bo
moro productive of cash than anything else.
But Mr, Fuller cannot propose any con
structive program of that sort. Ho must
deal In futilities. Thero Is some consolation,
howover, In tho thought that his salary will
come not from Haiti's, but from Uncle Sam's
treasury.
Thoy are using Iron coins in Ghent, not
iron crosses.
That roport from New York that Mr. Car
negie has the grip Is uninteresting. He never
lost it.
Tho respirators sent to the front are not
intended to make it easier for the soldiers
to take a breathing spell.
Ambassador, Bernstorft knew after all that
his latest note was foolish, and refused to
deliver It without most explicit orders from
Berlin.
If Germany Is already whipped one cannot
help wondering what she would be doing
if victorious. She Is very much alive for a
dead one.
The Dean of Canterbury refuses to "swear
oft" to please the total abstinence advocates
in England. He says he tried it once to the
great Impairment of his health. '
What would happen to the clergy in the
United States who should object to giving
up alcohol and defend its use in publlo?
They do things differently in England.
Speaking of transit, Senator McNlchol
says "every true citizen of Philadelphia will
be gratified with tho result " A lot, too, will
be gratified with the vagea on Saturday
nights when construction is actually begun.
Judgo Bufflngton la not the only one who
admires the horses ridden by the mounted
policemen. No one knows how many men
and women carry a Jump of sugar from the
lunch table every day tp give a favorite
horse standing at the curb. As to the sen
timent of the officer thBmtSS well, the
men have been seen coming from candy
stores with chocolate creams to give to their
mounts, and ibfy have been heard to say,
with a fl!sWIt. la irtty expensive, bona
VAUDEVILLE ON
MONDAY MORNING
Weekly Rehearsal Which Is n Show
In Itself How tho Lender nnd tho
Singers Put Together tho Week's
Entcrtnlnment.
By KENNETH MACGOWAN
THE houso was decidedly cold both In the
thormomotrlo nnd tho theatrical sense, An
audtenco of ono gazed Into tho gloro of a
"bunch" light whoso bulbs sprayed out from
n china reflector up on tho stage. Other
wise, no "foots," no curtain, no scenery! Just
a welter of ropes from tho gridiron, "wood
wings," "props" nnd gymnastic apparatus.
Down whero tho footlights should havo boen
a mlddlO'Dged woman tn a mannish coat sat
sldoways on on ordinary kitchen chair, say
ing things,
Keith's was going through Its regular
Monday morning rehearsal.
Ordinary players lump all their times of
tribulation Into a bunch and go over and
over their linos and scenes nnd acts in throo
or four furious weeks before tho "first
night" Not so with tho "two-a-day." Every
week 1b a now production with It. Every
weok tho vaudovlllo theatres havo to put to
gether their shows and synchronize orches
tra and porformera. In somo ways It's moro
fun to watch than tho regular performance.
"Frank," tho Hero
Tho hero Is tho orchestra leader; though
sometimes tho performers mistake him for
tho villain. During tho regular show ho has
to bo ready with tho proper nslnlno answer
when tho comedian leans over and says,
"Hello, Frank, how's business t" Therein Is
tho dark secret of this hero's tragedy. Mr.
Schrador, who leads Keith's orchestra, hap
peni to bo named Charles,
Mr. Schrador has a lot to do. Ho has to
sco that all tho bundles of muslo handed
him by tho performers havo enough parts to
go round. If they havon't, thero may bo a
strike. Ho has to satisfy tho technician of
tho band In this caso It's tho cornctlst
that ho can play tho muslo tho way tho
acrobat wants It even If It Isn't written that
way. Every now and then ho haB to put In
a full rest or add threo measures of "vamp."
And always, all tho time, ho must listen to
everything tho singers say, tako down nil
their cues, remember Just whero to slam In
tho tempo, nntl mako tho wholo business
como out ovon 12 times a week.
How They Do It
Hero is a fair sample of tho way ho does
it with a singing and talking toam:
Tho lady on tho chair Is Bonnlo Thornton,
63 this wools. Sho kisses her husband, "Jim,"
at every performanco and thoy sing somo of
tho famous old songs, liko "Annlo Rooney,"
which ho wroto when ho was not "tho
youngest of tho old-timers."
"Good morning," says Mrs. Thornton to
Mr. Schrader's shirt sleovcs. And thon,
"Wo'vo resurrected a wholo lot of dead
ones."
"They'ro sometimes tho best," replies the
courtly leader.
"Well, wo couldn't stand out hero and sing
grand opera. Wasn't it awfully hot
yesterday7"
Thon tho orchestra gets a look at tho
music Its first look. Tho natural advantages
of playing old standbys liko "Annlo Itooney"
Instead of tho usual now stuff "at sight" aro
compensated for by somo vory minute direc
tions from Mrs. Thornton.
"Now bring us on," says sho In tho clear
and careful tones of ono who Is sending tho
office boy out to chango a thousand dollar
bill nnd buy a bank. "Now bring us on very
forto and loud, and dlo away when wo reach
centre. Then you don't play a thing till I
say, 'Tho tltlo of my song Is "Tho Same Old
Place."' Got that? Then I go over hero,"
and sho gets off tho chair for tho first
time, "and you play Just as piano as possl
blo for tho end. I do somo talking after
that, but my next cue to you Is 'Annlo
Rooney, No mattor what I say, that's my
cue. Do you got me?"
Back of her, things are happening. Tho
stage crew have hauled up the big black
backdrop on which the ambidextrous Jap
writes backward and upsldo down. It threat
ens to get tangled up with tho rubber tubes
of a. talking machine which tho Jap is test
ing out as to length nnd position.
"Annie Rooney" Ad Lib.
But all this tlmo Mrs. Thornton is singing.
It's "Annlo Rooney" In sections, with pauses
to listen to tho orchestra and to put It on
tho right track. Tho result Is something liko
this:
She's my sweetheart
I'm her beau.
She's (not too forte)
I'm her Jo.
Soon we'll
Never to part.
Little (a little louder, please),.
Is my Bweethcart.
Thero aro 10 minutes more of Instructions
while tho femalo Impersonator stands fldget
tlng behind the bunch light. The principal
results are; "After that chorus I generally
como back, and say, 'Can you stand an
other? All right, that's what I'm here for.'
Now, Mr. Cornetlst man, come in loud whon
I got to "When sho wub sweet sixteen.' And
when we get to the finish of the chorus you
can all choke us out as loud as you con. Or
they'll get our number."
The female Impersonator Is Bolemn and
AN ANARCHIST OF MUSIC
THE cables brought, the other day, news
of the death of Alexander Nlcholaevltch
Scrlabln, the Russian pianist and composer,
who was one of the most striking figures of
the modern musical world. He was 43 years
old, and it la some
thing of an Irony of
circumstances that he
should have died now
when his fame has
JUBt begun in Amer
ica. About two months
ago bis "Prometheus"
was first performed
in America. This as
tonishing production
received a wldp no
toriety because for
the first time muslo
and color were Joined
In actual production.
8CRIABIN
It is an established
fact that certain chords; when struck on
the piano, will bring; up the Impression of cer
tain colors to those whoso ears are eum
ctently sensitive. Scrlabln pushed the prin
ciple of color-sound to the farthest point by
having his orchestra play while a special
Instrument threw the proper colors on a
screen placed at the back of the orchestra's
platform. Tho result was puzzling; the
critics were, plainly baffled, but the expert
HMmt.piWfBrt fntweaHnff p. jfont yhft pit lift
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saturnine nnd very earnest about his work.
Ho lets out his remarkably high, fine volco
with considerable vlolontc. Ho sings all tho
words. Ho ovon takes off JiIb collar aB woll
as his hat. Left hand and right kneo get to
beating tlmo, and by tho end of his rehearsal
ho Is down on his knees to got In touch with
tho leader's spirit. Ho seems to npprovo of
"tho boys." Ho vontures only ono extra In
struction and one criticism. "Just a bit
moro attack, If you can get It, boys." And
to the comoti3t, "When I look down at you
Just swell It up. You needn't bo afraid of
giving mo plenty of orchestra. I'm Just off
a night train."
Somo Trimmings
After that tho "lady specialists," that hang
from their teeth, and danco between times to
glvo their Jaws n rest, explain a few things
In secretlvo tones, and mako way for tho
acrobatic dancer. Ho knows ho "opens tho
show," and Is consequently a llttlo nervous.
Ho doesn't help matters any by rattling oft:
"Number two Is an acrobatic danco. Go Into
number throo very forto. Cut through fast
to number six. Play It Just tho way It's
written till 'Over the fenco Is out' then very
forto."
The dancer hums "Deodlo dl dl dl, decdly
dl dl" a bit and then begins- a sort of
anemic carlcaturo of vaudovlllo violence,
saving all tho exertion ho can but keeping In
time with tho orchestra. Ho makes somo
symbolic motions for tho backward hand
spring, and then gets Into serious troublo
with that lmpeccablo musician, tho cornetlst,
by stopping short to say, "You swell out too
soon. It's markod piano there." After tho
fracas Is over, tho dancer retires to "drum's"
corner nnd explains somo of tho fine points
of his kicks.
And so It goes for about two hours every
Monday. Thero aro variations each week.
Sometimes tho candy boy has to rehearse tho
slot machines on tho backs of tho chairs,
and sometimes the performers worry a bit
over which of tho Pullman car-named dress
ing rooms they've got, "Zara," "Yale,"
"Ulva" or '"Zeno." Onco in a whllo thero
aro gaps. And ovcry now nnd thon tho head
liner disappoints by sending over her colored
maid to rehearse tho music for her entranco.
Life in Keith's of a Monday morning I3 Just
liko life in gonoral only moro so.
THE FRONTIERS OF HUMOR
The curse of Babel only fell among men
When they learned to laugh. Laughter Is the
real frontier between races nnd kinds of peo
ple. We are agreed the world over ns to what
precisely is grievous. Laughter Is another mat
ter. A Joke sets all nations by tho ears. Wo
laugh In different languages. Tho Frenchman
violently explodes into laughter at something
which leaves tho Prussian cold as a stone. An
Englishman sees very little fun in Alceste. A
Frenchman sees In Falstaff no more than a
needlessly fat man. Try to be funny In a for
eign land, and you will probably only succeed
In Insulting or disgusting or annoying or shock
ing somebody. A Joke cannot be translated or
Interpreted. A man Is born to sea a particular
sort of a. Joke: or he Is not You cannot edu
cats him Into seeing It. In the kingdoms of
comedy there are no papers of naturalization.
John Palmer.
and Baw the performance. So far there have
been no imitators In this country; but the
perfection of the necessary Instruments and
the progress of sensitive sight-hearing are
very likely to make Scrlobln's experiment a
real contribution to musical enjoyment.
Students of tho technique of musical com
position think of Scrlabln as an anarchist in
muslo because he has experimented far and
Wide -with strange harmonies, has made
strange and sometimes alarming innova
tions in scales1 and chords. But to tho man
who knows how to listen to music, who
knows that tho real thing is the thought and
feeling which the muslo expresses, Beriabln
will appeal In a different way, Why did he
have to experiment in harmonlo progres
sions? The answer Is that he had something
to Bay which had not even been suggested
before in muslo. He had penetrated behind
the veil of coarse thinking and feeling; ho
bad gone -where, no composer had Bono be
fore, to the soul of man and to the soul of
nature, not as we conventionally know It.
but beyond to what we often think, la the
inexpressible. As one writer has said, the
wind that blows through the pages of his
muslo is not the ordinary air of the concert
room, but Is "the veritable wind of the
cosmos Itself" And when you come to ex
press the soul of mysterious and awful Na
ture itself, thera is somo excuse for forget
ting th set rules of th conservatories.
WOMEN AND WAR IN AMERICA
Patriotic Heroines of the Revolution and the Struggle of 65.
Some Reflections on the Brute Strength Theory of
Fitness to Vote.
0
By RAYMOND G. FULLER
DEFINITIONS aro sometimes Inadequate,
often unavoidably Imperfect, but tho
strangest aro thoso which aro formulated In
support of a weak argument. In a circular
Issued by tho Pennsylvania Association Op
posod to Woman Suffrage a concoptlon of
government, which fortunately Is not hold
by tho majority of American men and
women, is put Into tho follotylng words:
As long as wo MUST HAVE Government,
though, to physically FORCE somo pooplo
to bo good let us leave It In tho HANDS
OF THE MEN.
Government Is not a sociable or Sunday
hchool matter but a great organization of
LAW nnd FOrtCE to protect HONEST per
noiis from CRIMINALS. A woman has less
placo In politics than sho has In mining
coal, running trains, sailing ships, or build
ing bridges.
Nowhere has tho forco theory of fitness to
voto been better stated tho theory which
survives from tho period of ancient history
when man arrogated to himself tho prlvllego
of tho ballot by sheer bruto strength. Its
modern protagonists delight In challenging
tho woman suffragists to show themselves
approved as good policemen and good sol
diers "If you aro to vote," thoy say, "you
must bo ablo to back up your ballot with an
effective bullet." Apparently they have never
heard of division of labor, nnd certainly
their idea of governmont is a rollo of the
tlmo when, In Doctor Claxton's words, "the
Stato was primarily a military organization
and was best symbolized by tho marshal's
baton and tho headsman's axe." Today wo
havo a term, "police power," which means
something very different from tho power of
tho police! Or of tho army and navy.
War nnd Welfare
In his recent book on "Organized Democ
racy," Doctor Cleveland, after grouping tho
functions and activities of government ac
cording to welfaro relations, comments on
ono Horn In tho list as follows:
"Both sexes are concerned In questions
pertaining to national defense. Whllo In case
of war men aro drawn Into armies and
Incur tho greater personal risk, tho Increased
burdon of civil Ufa falls moro largely on
women. Tho ability of a nation to survive
when at war depends as much on the one
sex as on the other. Both aro equally con
cerned In International relations, in the pro
tection and maintenance of friendly relations
with foreign powers, In obtaining Informa
tion abroad in tho Interest of extension of
trade, and in providing for International co
operation concerning matters of health, edu
cation nnd morality."
This Is only tho truth. It reflects the com
munity of Interest which exists among men
and women In the conservation of the State.
Ardent idealists, however, have asserted that
if women wero armed with the ballot war
would become Immediately Impossible, They
are wrong if they ore thinking of less than
all of the great nations of the world. They
misread history. They misinterpret the qual
Ules of womanhood. They forget that women
stand nobly with men in patriotism and In
national defense. They forget that not all
wars aro materialistic. Yet they are right If
they aro thinking of the socializing proc
esses to which the ballot In tho hands of
women would give a new Impetus.
Whllo honoring women for their part in
tho promotion of peace, and working to tho
end that they have a moro effective part, let
us not neglect to pay tribute to tho part
which thoy are playing In the present war,
and which thoy havo played In past wars. In
wartime they have shown qualities of cltl
zenshlp which are at least consistent with
tho qualities deslrablo in voters. Wa may
say that -woman's' place is not in tho army
or navy, we may say that tho heroism of a
Joan of Aro or, a Florence Nightingale, or of
a Molly Pitcher or a Sister Julia is not a
title to thofballot, but we cannot say that
women have failed country in the duties
and obligations of wartime. Doctor Cleve
land was,. merely quoting history when he
said tha "the ability of a nation to survive
when a war depends as much on the one
Evajj the war spirit may animals women
to their overia.tlns siory. An ttmrnnattog '
Incident Is recited by Miss Reppller In nnj
ossay, "Women nnd War": "In tho town ofJ
Lexington, Massachusetts, where was shedj
tho first blood spilled In tho Revolution, then
Blept peacefully on tho morning of April W,
1776, a young man named Jonathan Har
rington. To him in tho early dawn cams his
widowed mother, who aroused him, saying,
Jonathan, Jonathan, wako up! Tho Regu
lars nro coming, and something must be
done ' Tho something to be dono was plain"-)
to this young American, who had nover .
fought, nor seen fighting, In his life. He
rose, dressed, took his musket, Joined the
llttlo group of townsmen on the Common
nnd fell before tho first volloy fired by the
British soldiers. His wlfo (ho had been 31
married less than a year) ran to tho door.
Ho crawled across tho Common, bleeding
heavily, and died on his threshold at her!
feet."
That was defensive war.
Read the story of the Revolution and you
will read of heroines as well as heroes j
heroines of tho battlefield, of tho farm and;
plantation, of patriotic toll and devotion. All
Mr. Bruco Bays In his bpok about "Women!
In tho Making of America," "Not a few'
women paid with their lives for tholr sub-,
Hmo devotion to tho demands of pity, char-'
ity and patriotism."
Women of tho Rovolution
Tho antls. In their uninspiring literature,)
thus: "As women, we do not want tho strlfej
bitterness, falsification and publicity -whlchl
accompany political campaigns." It might!
do remarked that properly tho question is
not so much whether they want to partlcl-i
pato In politics as whether they oueht to
want to, but never mind It Is qulto as ln-'J
terestlng to wonder why American wohienj
could not go through a "battle of ballots" J
wiui as iiiue norm to womanhood as re-,
suited from tho War of the Revolution! Th"
American woman of Colonial times did not;
shrink from hardship. "She was," to quote
Mr. Bruce again, "pre-eminently courageous
and resourceful, able to depend on herself
and think for herself. Whether in tho older ,
communities along tho Atlantic, or among?
the straggling settlements of the mountain
frontier, she displayed a wonderful readH
ness In adapting herself to conditions and Inj
meeting emergencies. Thero was no perlll
which she did not face dauntlessly. no obsta
cle sho deemed too great to be overcome. If j
occasion demanded, as was often the cas,jj
she did not shrink from tasks and danger!
usually falling to men.
"And for all her hardihood and energy.i
she remained essentially womanly, finding
her chief interest In her home, her husbandi
and her children. It was for them she toUeal
and sacrificed, directing her every effort to
the upbuilding and preservation of a happy
nome me."
The Revolution did not make the AmerJ-'
can woman less a -woman. In tho Civil "WW
she was equally glorious. Thero was Mr,
tiixoy, to whom Abraham Lincoln wrote that'
famous tribute to the women of wartime. -The
noble, martial lines of "The Battls
Hymn of the Republic" they were written!
by a woman.
THE BOAD TO MAY
When we were young In Eden,
Remember how we'd stray
From out the April shadows
Into the sun of MayT
" every year the Eden
XnatJ0Ve knew comes again,
'XJf en, ?lay walk down the morning
To kiss the lips of men.
Te argoale have vanished
That plowed the Aegean deep;
But still upon the Nllus
The oars of Cupla sweep
The barge of Cleopatra
Along its pristine way
Through dead Egyptian gardens
unto tho mora of Mayl
All things awake and tremble,
The lark on vewles wing
Takes up to God's blue heaven
The love that helps him sing.
And we are young in Eden
As we were yesterday.
When through the clouds of April
Wo found the road tn May.
-JiUr WtSOnw. lAGmxit St
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