OTES for women." The peer who could have been apprehended ut tering those words 100 years ago in England would have been ostra cizc-.’ by society — by men and women alike. But scan the situation to-day aad you will find that we suffragettes have nearly won our battle. Perhaps it seems far from viotory lo Americans who have been fei'owing the struggle which we have b,ien conduct ing in our own way, but let me say right here that “votes for women” i3 in my mind a certainty within a de cade. The idea has fcrn driven home among the msa who are the ruling powers of Great Britain and they can not help but- sett the- beauty cf our «• filaments. This opening cf a vista # of light in the stubborn minds of the j men who construct English law is to I the suffragettes a certain indication ! that if the fight is carried on in the j next few years with * it--* same vigorous j measures which hav- marked the pursuit of votes by (he !'• minine Brit ish of the past few y* us, our cause is won. li is an enlightened ge. The wom an who spurns the thought of partici j pating in the political activities of her j country has not yet reached a plane, 1 according to my belief, where she can ' jiossibly appreciate the benefits to be' derived from the little ballot. Why do j woman dislike politics? I answer sim- j piv because they believe the |>olitical 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 net the introduction of the feminine into government affairs serve to cleanse them of aceably without the attempt at making your point felt by the use of brute strength?" 1 hink of it. sisters and brothers— “brute strength.” Ho called our efforts ti e utilization of “brute strength." 1 !ahghed outright, when he chose to term our fight under that cap,!"n Perhaps he gained his idea from im fact that our vigorous prosecution of the fight has been styled “rioting" by the sensational press. Hut in my mind it cannot be called that for to my knew ! d'ie none of the women came to bmws with their enemies in this fight. It seems to me that what “brute strength” has been used was on tin* other side. lirains 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 talk to the members of parliament by having two of im women chain them selves to the guard in ihe balcony, ■lust that little incident gave England the idea that the fight was a deter mined one. Modern advertising methods were used to circulate general knowledge of the March demonstration and certain ly if we believed that the power of brawn is needed to win this struggle we would not have gone about it in that manner. We could have hired hoodlums to make a far more startling argumon' in line with the use of brut>* strength.” Another manner of unique advertis ing was the airship episode, which un fortunately ended disastrously. The craft, upon the side of which was pinned a great banner bearing the slogan. "VOTES FOR WOMEN,” trav eled in the direction opposite to that for which it had been steered, but the moral effect upon the public was good. Though it is not generally known th^re are great minds behind this cam paign and through them eventual suc cess is sure. Every day new moves ~rr planiieJ 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 o little legend: “equal suf frage.” Male members of British nobilit> are to be figured upon if the selfish would defeat us. and tl&t is why I say I be lieve I have good reason to argue that within a decade our fight will he won. _____ i 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 rot like that which you Americans fought hack in 1776: taxation without i (‘presentation? From reading the cable news from America in the daily newspaper here in London I learn that several states I of our former colonies have bestowed niton their women the right to cast ballots in rendering decisions ns 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 hack 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 a3 the old stage- I 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 sec oar 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 1 victory. j OUT OF THE ORDINARY Prince Victor Duleep Singh's Ghost Story and Its Confirmation. “On Saturday, October 21, 189", I 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. 1 found myself gazing at an oleograph which hung en the wall opposite my bed. I saw distinctly the face of my father, the Maharajah of Duleep Singh, look ing at me. as ii were, out of the pic ture; not like a portrait of him, but liis ical head. The head about filled tire picture frame. I continued look ing and still saw my father gazing at i me with an intent expression. Though I net in the least alarmed, 1 was so puz j zleil that 1 got out of bed. to see what 1 the picture really was. It was un oleograph or a girl noinmg a rose anu leaning out of a balcony, an arch forming the background. The girl's face was unite small, whereas my father’s head was the size of life, and filled the ffanie." 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: “Mv 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 - 1 is 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, 1&90. FOR SAFETY IN THE SCHOOLS European Schemes Intended to Guard Against Disaster. How to guard against disaster in schools in case ot fire is a subject which is receiving niHch attention in the large cities ot Europe. Some of the preventive measures suggested by correspondents of a Vienna paper make interesting reading for Ameri cans One man writes that in one of j the small towns in Bohemia the .icliool sessions are held in two old buildings which were once residences. By an iron door one may go from one building to the other, and in case of I fire in one house the children have : but to go to this door and find safety [ in the building in which there is no fire. This plan Should be adopted, he says, for all Ute city schools. "They usually stand among dwelling houses, and from each there should be an ex it to the house next door. That would mike the schools safe and prevent 1«. tics.” Another man writes that the expense of placing new doors on the schools to prevent a catastrophe woudld cost too much. “All danger could he obviated.” he says, “by leav ing the doors to the street wide open while the schools are in session.” No correspondent suggested fire escapes Visiting the Son’s Sins. The Tifliski Listok (Tiflis Leaflet) publishes a very remarkable order '■ublished by the commandant of the place in connection with the military school. The terms are as follows: “In case of any act of disobedience on the part of a pupil toward one of his masters, whatever may have b°en the conduct of the latter, the governor will expel from the limitations of the place not only the pupil, but also his parents; for parents possessing a son who dares to disobey bis master con stitute a pen:■'c'oum - h ment’’—From La Correspondence Russo. THE MOVE FOR A BETTER BREED OF HORSES States Which Have Laws Regulating the Registration of Stallions. Belmont 64. Son of Alexander’s Abdallah, and a horse often found in the pedigrees of \ro: :oan carriage hor--s. Belmont was the sire of Egmont. who sired -lo.vi.ilo .V sok, the sire of Lord Brilli ant. Owners of pure-bred stallions have been pleated to comply with the Wis consin ’.aw as regards posters, having nothing to hide and everything to gain publicity; others have been lax in Ins ' aspect or liave pleaded ignorance as an excuse, when taken to task for their negligence. This condition of affairs will be aid to continue to a greater or less degree if. as is now the case in many districts, owners of cares aid and abet the owners of stat ions in their evasion of the law and i so are indifferent as to the breeding of the stallions they patronize, pro vided the service fee is kept sufficient ly low. A cheap service fee is the least consideration in breeding horses. The cheap fee means a cheap selling offspring. It is the proverbial •penny ■vise, pound foolish" policy and it is high time that our farmers learn that it is to their b sst interest to make sure that the stallion they patronize is pure bred, sound, a fin • individual and properly prepotenr and in that case the service fee will be of little mo ment and will be more than paid hack when the time comes to sell the colt. If a grccerynian must sell oleomar arine he should at least ticket it as such and not advertise it as pure, creamery butter. In exactly the same way it is but right that the man who offers a counterfeit, grade, or scrub stallion for public service should ad vertise its true breeding and this is done when, according to law, the li cense certificate Is printed and posted up in conspicuous places wherever the horse is used. Relative to the stallion situation the following facts will be of interest to horse breeders: Tne secretary of the stallion regis tration board of Minnesota, Prrf. An drew Boss, says: "The law requiring the enrollment and licensing of i.tah ions was passed on April 25. 19o7. The board was organized in May. and .lur ing the first year of its existence has licensed 2,959 horses. Of these 1,110, or 37.5 per cent., are pure-bred; 1,849, or 02.5 per cent., are grades; 9G have been refused license oi account c un soundnesses which are recorded as transmissible and would be likely to affect the get of these stallions. It is estimated that 25 to 30 stallion owners have been advised by ’oca’, veterin arians that their horses could not pass examination and applicaiio Pas not been sent in for thorn. n all proba bility 125 unsound horses have been kept from service in the state this year. The Percheron breed of nr.rses leads all others both in grades and pure-breds. with standard-bred trot ters second and Belgians tuird in the list. in some sections ot tne state there Is slight opposition to the law, due largely to local prejudice, or misrepre sentation on the part of some preju diced stallion owner, or other inter ested party. As a whole, the la - is meeting with the approval of tne horse breeders of the state. This is evi denced both by the large number of horses registered, and by the co-re spondence necessary In securing li censes. With only a few exceptions, the law is being obeyed strictly, some counties reporting only one or two horses still unlicensed. Some misun derstanding still exists regarding Sec tions 5 and 7 of the law relative to posters. The law requires a poster containing copy of the license certi ficate on the door of every stable at which ihe horse is stood for pub.ic service. In many places these par ticular sections of the law are not being observed simply becat se the owners of stallions do not know that it is necessary. Where it: formed that this is required, there is little diffi culty in securing the posting of the license." I In Pennsylvania, where the stallion law has been in effect for cue season. 1.820 stallions have been licensed, of which Cel, or 33.2 per c nt.. ar*- pure bred and 1.210, or CG.8 per cent., are grades and mongrels. in New Jersey the legislature last winter i'1907-081 passed a stallion law based upon that of Wisconsin, but hav ing the following . important differ ences: The work of stallion enroll ment is to be done by a stallion rvgis tration hoard, consisting of the ani-ral husbandman of the State Experiment station, who shall be secretary and executive officer; a graduate veterin arian and a prominent breeder of live stock. ‘It shall be the duty of the board to examine personally each stallion or jack ami determine to the best of their knowledge and belief whether said stallion or jack is free from infectious, contagious or trans missalde diseases or unsourdness and their findings shall be final.” The board is authorized in case of e ter gencv to name a committee in each county, consisting of a graduate voter inarian ami a practical horseman who shall examine the various stan.ons or jacks in the said county as to sound ness. Tim fee for enrollment is $r, i and 32 shall be paid annually for the j renewal of pedigree certificate and i service license. Stallions shal. be ex- j amined every year until t. years ot I age. and after the first examination shall be exempt, if ten years of ag< or over. The act went into effect September 1. 1908. The legislature of New Jersey also enacted a unique and important bill which now is in forco and provides for the appointment cf a live slock j commission by the governor, consist ing of the director of the state ex pertinent station and the master of the state grange, ex-ofiicio; the animal husbandman of the state experiment station, who : hall be secretary and ex ecutive officer of the commission; a graduate veterinarian an.i a premia eat breeder of live stock. "It shall be the duty of this commission: First, to purchase and maintain stallions of draft and coach type for distribution and use in the several counties of the state,.wherever breeders' associations have been duly organized and which provide dams for breeding, wtiich shall conform to the standards and rules established by the commission: second, to aid in the selection and distribution of breeding sires and dams of ether classes of live stock; and third, to constitute stallion ex amining board.” The sum of $20,000 is appropriated to the commission Tor the current year, and thereafter $5,000 annually for the purpose of carrying out the provision of the act. Pesteurizing Milk.—It is generally conceded that pasteurizing milk adds ijothing to its wholesomeness. In fact. 1 it is generally believed that, pure milk is injured more or less by pasteuriza tion. Milk that has not been produced under sanitary conditions and which may contain disease producing germs, is far more beneficial and wholesome if pasteurized than if used in the raw state. In other words, pasteurization will Improve faulty products hut will not improve pure products. The best authorities agree that it is better to feed pasteurized milk to children than to feed them the average milk as it is delivered in the cities. We think that all will agree that if they can get pure and wholesome milk pasteurization will not improve it for inf: nt feed ing. Of the races of the world, 600.000.000 are white. 700.000.000 yellow. 216.000. 000 black. 25,000,000 brown or Malayan, and 15,000,000 red, or American In dians. LONG VS. SHORT FEEDING PERIODS To test the relative merits of long and short feeding periods th^ On tario agricultural college conducted an experiment in which two lots of 11 sleers each and one lot of seven j steers were used. The ration In every j case consisted of mixed grain with hay, silage and roots. On a heavy grain ration, on an av erage of 0.6 pound per 1(10 pounds of live weight per day, the average daily gain in the short period, 60 days, was 1.61 pounds, and the ccst of a pound of gain 9.59 cents. On a light grain ration 0.566 pound per 100 pounds of live weight per day, the average daily gain was 1.6 pound tfer head and the cost of a pound of gain 9.09 cents. In the long period, 153 days, the average daily gain was 1.63 pounds per head, the cost of a pound ef gain 8.47 cents and the average grain consumption 0.489 pound i>er 100 pounds of live weight per day. The steers fed for the longer time were at the beginning of the iest on an average 200 to 400 pounds lighter than the others. The following deductions were drawn from the test, although the re suits are not regarded as final: To feed steers cheaply, the meal ration should be kept as low as possible con sistent with securing a reasonable gain in weight. Heavy, fleshy steers ! may be fed a heavier meal ration per 100 pounds live weight than lighter and thinner steers, and give an equal profit, making allowance for their greater first cost per pound. The lighter and thinner the steers the greater the need for economizing in regard to the meal ration. Condi tions being equal, heavy steers are worth more per pound U buy as feeders than lighter ones, the selling price per pound being the same. Weight being equal, a fleshy steer is worth more per pound lo buy as a feeder, the selling price per pound being the same. The lighter and thiner the steer the greater tha dif ference between the buying and sell ing price per pound necessary to cota per sate the man who feeds him. A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Of Painting Requirements Will Save Much Expense. When one sees the surface of a house or other building scaling, or peeling, or spotted or blistered, or showing other symptoms of paint “rii. ease," it is evident that a. poor painter has been on the job, and that j>oor paint was used—or possibly tbal a. good painter had been dominated by a property-owner who knew nothing about paint. It is an easy matter to be informed on paint and painting. A complete painting guide, including a book of color schemes, either for exterior or interior—specifications for all kinds of painting,—and an instrument for detecting adulteration in paint ma terial, with directions for using it, may be had free by writing National Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Bldg., New York City, and asking for House owner's Painting Outfit No. 49. Then, every houseowner should make It a point to get only well known reliable brands in buying his materials. Pure white lead is espe cially important, or the paint will not prove satisfactory. The famous ‘'Dutch Boy Painter” trademark of National Lead Company, the largest makers of pure white lead, is an ab solute guarantee of the purity and quality of the white lead sold under it. That trademark is a safeguard against paint trouble. TIRED OF THE REPETITION. Plausible Argument Advanced by Youthful Tactician. Dorothy, agehaSant old that could not )*■ warded off " t ong else. They will :dwavs | “,k\ '-'; P- Woodward, £ BtTy? True thinking, pure living, right -rd ins and accurately stating, are the prime foundation for a noble charae ter.—\ erres.