WOMEN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 20 October 1891, Page 4

WOMEN.

I believe in women. I believe they are ! the sweetest, purest, most unselfish, best ' part of tlie human race. I have no doubt on this subject whatever. They do sing the melody in all human life, as well as the melody in music. They carry the leading part, at least in the sense that they are a Jtep in advance of us all, all the way in the journey heavenward. I believe that they cannot move very widely out of the sphere which they now occupy, and remain as good as they are ; and I deny that my belief rests on any sentimentality, or jealousy, or any other weak or unworthy basis. A man who has experienced a mother's devotion, a wife's self-sacrificing love, and a daughter's affection, and is grateful for all, may be weakly sentimental about some things, but hot about women. He would help every woman he loves to the exercise of all the rights which hold dignity and happiness for her. He would figlu that she might have those rights if necessary ; but he would rather have her lose her voice entirely than hear her sound a base note, even were it no longer than a demi-semiquaver. —J. 0. Holland. FRIDAY, LUCKY OR UNLUCKY. Friday, February 22, 1732, George Washington was born. Bismarck, Gladstone, and Disraeli were born on Friday. Friday, March 25, ifioo, the Hudson river was discovered. Friday." June 13, 1.102, Columbus discovered the continent of America. Friday, December 22, 1626, the Pilgrims made the linal landing at Plymouth Hock. Friday, June 10, 1534, Spurgeon, the celebrated English preacher, was born. Friday, November 20, ISI4, the first newspaper printed by steam — the London Time* — was printed. I Friday, October 19, 1781, the surrender of Yorktown, the crowning glory of the American army, occurred. Friday, September 7, 1465, Melendez founded St. Augustine, the oldest town in the United States by more than 40 years. Friday, May 14, 1586, Gabriel Fahrenheit, usually regarded as the inventor of the common mercurial thermometer, was born. Friday, March 5, 1496, Henry VIII. of England, gave to John Cabot, his commission, which led to tho discovery of North America. This is tho first American State paper in England. Friday, November io, 1620, the Mayflower, with the Pilgrims, made the harbour of Province town, and on the same day they signed that august compact, the forerunner of the present American Constitution. Friday, July 7, 1776, the motion was made in Congress by John Adams, and seconded by by Richard Henry Lee, that the United I States colonies were, and ought to be, free and independent.