PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT IN KANSAS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 66, 15 May 1869, Page 6

PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT IN KANSAS .

The women of Kansas seemed determined to lead the way in that " social regeneration I: of their sex which, they believe to be amo,Tii>- ihe coming events of our times. In Kansas it is better to be a woman than a man. She is far ahead of her sisters in otbsr parts of fhe Union, and she has contrived to demolish, the theory that lords of the creation alone wear coats and pantaloons. Even without the suffrage, women are more powerful in America than in England ; but in Kansas the "woman sufi'erage" party curries evei'y thing before it. True, the Legislature persistently tries to evade its commands, but everybody has long forseen that the women would triumph. This proud position might be enough for honour, but the Kansas " ladies aim -at glory. They will stand no nonsense from their inferior, otherwise called ,the male sex. It would have gone hard with some of the topers who have taken several glasses too much lately if they had happened to be living in Kansas. The first novel sensation which awaited them would arise from the sudden stoppage of their supplies. In all quarters and -at once the strong drink taps would cease to flow. Their next discovery would be that their wives had power to regulate the traffic in stimulants. If a man gets drunk, his wife, shall be enabled to prosecute any publican who dares thereafter to supply him with more drink. It befel lately that a misguided being named Homer Hayes went forth iri search of refreshments, and found it in much abundance. He was the weaker vessel, and he filled the vessel too full. As Artemus used to say, he returned with a large quantity of whiskey concealed about his. person. What Kansas Voman could allow that sort of thing to go on ? Mrs. Catherine Hayes at once afose in her vengeance. Having dealt with her tippy husband as seemed to her good, she published a notice, -warning all whom it may concern that she would rigorously prosecute any spirit dealer who supplied drink to the creature called Homer Hayes. Poor Homer must have Ipoked " real mean " the next time ho passed the whiskey shops. His lot is doubtless hard to bear ; but when we glance down the police reports we may sometimes be tempted to wish that British wives who are married to^confirmed drunkards could take the reform of their husbands into their hands, and draw a sort of cordon round them, of just asufileient.eircumference to make it impossible that they should reach out of the hand for the fatal glass. But, then, we do not live in Kansas. — "Daily Telegraph."

Holloway's Ointinentand Pills.— Rheumatism and Ooitt. — Tiiese purifying and soothing remedies demand the earnest attention of all person's liable to rheumatism, gout, sciatica, or other painful affections of the mu3cles, nerves, or joint*. The Ointment should be applied after the affected ,part 3 have been patiently fomented with -warm water, when the unguent should be diligently rubbed upon the adjacent skin, unless the friction should cause pain. Hollovay's Pills should simultaneously taken, to reduce inflammation and to purify the blood. This treatment abates the violence, and lesson's the frequency of gout." rheumatism, nnd all spasmodic diseases, which spring from hereditary pre-disposition, or from any accidental weakness 1 of constitution. The Ointment checks the local malady, the Tills restore the vital powers,

A Modeen " Jack Sheep abd." — A man of the " Jack Sheppard " order has been committed for trial at Limerick on various charges of robbery, burglary, and" sheepstealing. His name is Denis Hourigan, and he is about forty years of ago. , His first conviction, it is said, was for a theft at the Tower of London, at a time when he was a constable of the metropolitan force.- He has' escaped three times from-Kilmainham jail, and subsequently to the last adventure he enlisted, and the first night in "the service " broke' out of barrack, after robbing the Quarters of his officer. But the -most daring feat was accomplished about twelve years ago, when, according to a Dublin paper, he escaped from Cork jail, " clearing by one leap two walls 30ffc. high and 16ft. apart." Ajprcpos of the use or abnse of guncotton, a correspondent of the " Bendigo Advertiser " asks -if nothing can be done to stop the " fearful havoc " that explosive compound is making amongst our miners. He says :—": — " It is all very well to say 'go by the printed instructions,' for what do the printed instructions say — 'As Avith powder, never drill out a shot.' Now, the idea of drilling out shots has been exploded yeara ago ; miners do not do such things now, but they prick them out, which the printed inst ructions say nothing about. Gun cotton has not been much more than five months in work in this'district, and to look at the army of cripples it has made in that time — five who have lost an arm each, besides other injuries ; and one, if not more, who is nearly blind, which is more damage than # powder has done in seven years."

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