To Women.

Manawatu Herald, 14 October 1893, Page 2

To Women.

On Tuesday we ventured to call attention to the many attempts that would be made to use the newly acquired power by women for the advisers own ends. In a leader on Wednesday, in our esteemed contemporary, the Post, we are pleased to find oxtp remarks:' ■' most ' ably secondedranH gladly commend the article to our reader's attention. In the leader, women are told they are under the deepest obligations to use it (the franchise), wisely and well. Above all, they must use their power moderately and independently. They must not run or suffer themselves to be led into « extremes whether moral, social, or political. . . . . They will find many people willing to mislead them,, to use them for a purpose, .and to betray them. . . '.'*,,' They are made the political eqijals of men, and must maintain and assert their individual dignity and independence, alike of thought and action. In a word, they must show that they are not mere -voting - machines .to -cast their ballots as priest or pastor, or professional - poll tioan, ou. male vela tive, may order or indicate. It has been one of the standing objections to Womanhood Suffrage that women would yield to male — especially clerical, male— dictation, %nd li&| Iheep/ so^elbeU-iiveth^i 1 jor'yOfiixeii We. hope for better fihirigsV also must learn to be sternly practical in politics, and not to sacrifice ! the attainable in vain effort to reach I the unattainable. They muat be content with little when they cannot secure' much. They must be satisfied v tb make their influence felt gradually. It must work by evolution, not revolution But there is plenty of good work for them to do from the very outset. They can, and they, should from the first, determine that a primary consideration in choosing for whom they shall vote shall be of good character. Good legislation and wise government Are not to be expected from men of impure character and dissolute life, any more than grapes are to be gathered from thorns or figs from thistles. No matter what a candidate's political creed or ability may be, no true woman should vote for a drunkard,

a gambler, a slanderer, a breaker of solen-jn.pledges^ or ft Man she could uob respect, in private or domestic life. Such men have disgraced the Legislature in whicl^ they s&t; and the constituencies which sent them thithei 4 . If the women of New Zealand do no more at the first 'electioiV at' which ""they vote than to prevent the return of such men tb Parliament-, they will have done a jgWat work and justified most fully the trust which has been reposed in thorn Men aye not likely to prove better as politicians than as ordinary citizens in the relations of domestic and social life. Women, until they become better educated in politics, .will do well to attach more importance to personal character than to any political or Party shibboleths. or war-cries*

The evidence at the inquest on the lad Williams brought to light the plucky deed of the young man Charles Howe. Without hesitation he jumped' into the river with his clothes on in an endeavour to save the boy. He was anything but an expert swimmer and had a difficulty in returning to shore. Our grateful country has not alone no thanks to tender to one Who acted so well, but left the young man to get over the ducking he received and then compelled his attendance as a witness at the inquest without fee or reward. A good deed is said tc be its own reward. Verily, so it has been in this case. We think) howeVel', we are only echoing tile general opinion when We say that an act like that performed by Charles Howe is not only a credit to himself but also to the town he resides in, and we thus thank him for his generous effort to save a fellow being's life. Messrs W. B. Bhodes, P. Curtis, and T. P. Williams have been appointed a committee to transact all business arrangements in connection with the proposed " Pinafore " production, for the benefit of the Palmerston Hospital. A special "general " meeting of the Manawatu Rowing Club is called for Tuesday night to consider the action .of the committee in giving away the club's property without consulting the members. Tenders are invited for clearing about twenty acres of manuka scrub. Tenders to be in be noon of Wednesday. 'By'anin'sfe't with this issue Messrs Boss and Sandford, the direct importers of Palmerston North, intimate the completion of their first shipments of Spring and Summer goods for all departments, of which they invite the early inspection of buyers. Visitors from tliis district will iind at The Bon \farche a most extensive selection of New Goods and Novelties. To many of the old residents who can recall the first start of the flax trade in this town, with the mill in the paddock now divided by Johnston street, of which Mr Pownal was manager, it will be of interest to know that his eldest daughter was married at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon in the presence of a large assembly, to Mr Charles K Richardson (second son of the Hon E. Richardson, C.M.CV M.L.C.). They will reside in Auckland. Mr Wilson, the manager of the Motoa estate, having got' an embankment along the river from Mr Strand's property to near the ferry completed, is now having about ! two miles more embankment made lower ■ down the river. The new bank will start j some way up the river from the Kari Kari ! drain and run down to Langley's drain. This will secure the lowest portions of the river bank. On Tuesday Messrs Abraham A Williams hold a stock sale at Awahuri, and one at Otald on Wednesday. On Wednesday Messrs Gorton and Son hold a clearing out sale of dairy stock at Oampbelltown, and on Friday hold their usual slock sale in the same township. Hays the Napier Nam :— " We underBland that a cow in this district, recently destroyed, is said to have been in a fearfully cancerous state. The cancer began in the brisket, ate through the bone, and pervaded the entire animal. Yet the cow was comely in appearance, and a good milker !" For using obscene 'anguage, at Jnvercargi 1, ft wpman was sentenced to a month's hard labour. The libel action, Pownall v. Payton, was heard in the Masterton District Court on Thursday, before District Judge Kettle. Mr Pownall, Mayor of Masterton, sued the proprietor of the Wairarapa Daily Times for £100, for commenting on a paragraph in a. presentation address to an ex-employe signed by him ; the Times stating that the said paragraph was blasphemous. In summing up at considerable length, the Judge. spoke of the irreverence of young men in the colony. The jury, after thirtylive minutes retirement, gave a verdict for the plaintiff with one shilling damages. No costs were allowed. The Levin Memorial is to take the form of a statue, a decision to that effect having been come to by the Memorial Committee. The contractor for the artesian well sinking in Wicksteed-street, says the Chronicle, has finished his contract, having gone down to a depth of 300 feet, and is now awaiting instructions from the Borough Council as to whether they wish him to go any further. The Wairarapa Times tells the following amusing yarn :— Trout fishiug is not all joy, and some of the disciples of old Issaak Walton get into queer predicaments. For instance, one ardent sport — who has perhaps hooked as many fish fairly as any amateur in the Wairarapa —managed to hook himself in the nose, and had to walk into town with a beautiful March Brown fixed to his probosois. To make matters worse, all his friends were sticking him up to tell him 'There's a fly on you.' He knew it all right, and did not forget it until some time after the doctor had performed. Another equally enthusiastic lover of the angling art was cheerily taking a near cut across a paddock, and while getting over a fence heavily laden with rod, net, basket, etc., he came to grief through a rail on the wretched fence breaking and causing him to fall head foremost into a ditch. Rod and landing net were both broken, and his basket flattened out. He also suffered a few personal injuries. But to show that little things like the above do not discourage true sports,, we may mention that both men were out the next morning and both landed something worth taking home. In the race for the Cesarewith Stakes, Red pyes and St Cypria ran a dead heat for first place, Lady Rosebery being third. Mr J. Hurley has been appointed Returning Officer for the Otaki electorate. The Messrs Mudford Bros., says the Times, have met with another failure in their second attempt to obtain artesian j water at Mr Corpe's dairy factory at Campbelltown, the bottom pipe split when a depth of 80 feet had been reached.

Of the extraordinary feats performed by Indian fakirs Burton mentions a remarkable instance. A sanyasi offered ,to be buried alive ; but this Bee'med trio haxarddus ft proceeding to be mixed up with, and the man was rolled up in a blanket, and suspended from the ceiling by four large hooks and ropes. "To avoid trickery," writes the narrator, " one of us was always on guard day and night; eaSli taking to lti)ttrS ; watch at a time. After three weeks we began to get frightened, because, if the man died, there would be such a scandal. So we lowered him down and tried to awake him. We opened his mouth and tried to unroll his tongue into He natural position. He then, after some lime, woke perfectly well. We gave him food, paid him a handsome reward, and he went away quite delighted, dffei'ing to rlo it for three months, if it plpased us." The Pox/ says, The Criminal Code Act is not to be brought into operation until the Judges of the Supreme Court have ■ had an opportunity of fully considering its provisions. The present Court of Appeal can onty deal w ith bivil cases and points reserved by Judges in criminal cases, but under the Criminal Code Act accused will be able to appeal against their sentences. The New Soulh Wales Government has signed a contraot with Captain Whitney, of Auckland, for the Supply of 1,500,000 rounds of amunition a year. Signs of the times. In Melbourne a difficulty has arisen between the wool' buyers and the brokers, necessitating the postponement of the first sale. The brokers demand the payment in cash or marked cheques, instead of ordinary cheques, as at present. A conference is to be held, at which it is hoped that an amicable settlement will be arrived at. The last New Zealand Gazette, contains the conditions for the occupation of rural lands to be leased under The Cheviot Estate Disposition Act, 185)3, and of the graz ■ ing farms on the same estate ; also for the sale of the Cheviot Mansion house, Ac. The following despatch to His Excellency the Governor is published in the Gazette, : — Downing street, 17th July, 1898.— My Lord,— l have received and laid before the Queen your telegram of the Bth instant expressing congratulations to Her Majesty on behalf of the Colony on the occasion of the marriage of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York. Her Majesty commands me to request that you will express to the people of the Colony under your government her cordial thanks for their congratulations —I have, *c, Bii'ott. The residents of Fo vton and its vicinity are remiuded of the fact that the Te Aro House Branch, in Main St. re-opens on Saturday the 7th October. The stock has been most carefully selected by Mr McQuire, who feels confident that the choice will meet with approval, and he hopes to see all his friends at an early day. Every effort will be made to please, and to retain the favor of the patronage already so liberally bestowed. We undertake Dressmaking in first-class style at moderate charges, and execute orders with quick despatch, at Te Aro House Branch, Main-St., Foxton. Ladies will find the Millinery quite the newest style, and children's hats a speciality, the washing blouses, shirt, and vests, now so fashionable, will be found in reat variety. The well-known value will be given in calicoes, shirtings, flanellettes, towels, and all household linen and requisites. The Dress Materials are in abundance in the newest fashions, useful, and economical, as well as prints, sateens and washiog-crepons in fast colors, and designs to suit all tastes. In addition to the stock kept in Main-St. there can be seen a full range of samples of all goods kept at the Wellington House, so that customers can have all the advantages of a personal visit to the Empire City. Mossrs Boss aud Fandford announce the arrival of their first shipments for the spring and summer seasons ex s.s. Duke o£ Devonshire, Matatna, Taihui, anil Kaikoura, which are now being opened up, and of which they propose making their first display in all departments on Thursday next, 14th inst, and following days, and respectfully invite the innpeotion of purchasers at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North.— Advt.