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. 16 Should Be I f_,ucated .nna DeKoven d A of the Harem for tht -ioman-Is It Dan, ger r- ever?-A Womian Mu. lgent to Be Her Hus ~ ad-The "Fhish ing S.iiool" Inadbquate-Subor d!nate Knowledge to.Charin. (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowlea.) (Anna Farwell de Koven, wife of fegi' nald do Koven, the composer, Is well known as an author. Among her first lit erary work may be mentioned her trans lation of Pierre Loti's "Iceland Fisher man." whlh was praised by the critics. Jn 1884 appeared her first novel, "The Saw dust Doll," dealin with society in New port and New York. It went through ten editions and was repiublished in England and India. Her novel, "By the Waters of .Habylon," was also a distinct success." The liberty of American women has 'become so universally accepted a fact -that it has passed into a byword of comparison to the older nations. The puritan idea has become at last transmuted, through the light and luxury of wealth and the diffused In fluence of widely scattered location, into a basis of fine responsibility and a finer. courage. From Virginia and the more southern states we have a fluent charm, a soft womanliness and grace both lovable and admirable, but regrettably lessening with the disap pearance of the characteristic life of the south. It is too early to attempt an analysis of the western idea of American wom anhood, for the west, from Cleveland - and Chicago outward, is but a system of eastern colonies with only one gen teral and determining condition, and -that is liberty, under which individual 'tralts, traditions and tendencies find their full opportunity of development. These various ' is, historical as -%ell as .- - origin have pro -ien thus largely -y. Profoundly Ally operative, .fying influences, re old-world orieatalism that ..,ten should bb first charming, again charming and always charraing. Char acter, logic, reason and other stern requirements of life are for the m1ost part left to develop in some mysteri ons way, untended. Tho desirability of a' thorough col legiate education is as a rule not ac cepted voluntarily by the solvent por tion of our national community. The female universities are domanded by . the future breadwinnens among womn . en and supported by them. This is an almost 'universal fact and it has a double significance. It is at once & promise and a reprbach. In plain words, the American girl is sup'erfl -cially educated excep~t when she is -compelled to earn her owvn living. There is a shiallowness of forosight so universal, a detficiency of logic so se -rious and so ominous in this certainly *universal inclination on the part of American parents that one may well ~stop and inquire its reason. In a certain celebrated essay by *Schopcnhauor, an essay as acrimnoni ons as it is profound, he remrks upon the universal jealousy between all women as women. Jealousy among mnen, he insists, is largely professional, when it is not intensely personal from -particular emotional impulse. The male will fight for his chosen mate as long as the r'ace continues; but watch a pretty woman, says this philosopher, as she walks the street and see the glances cast up)on her by the women she crosses .in her path. They are the glances df ;tthe Guelph and the Ghibel line. The jealousy is as universal as the sex, 'likewise professional, in the eense that women's .only profession is to please. t'he men, their masters. He goes further and wvith a savage bitter. ness deciases tthat the libery of women is a ',nornstsrone idea, German-Christian in its origin, which is the curse of Europe. 'He advises the restoration of the feminine .seclusion of the middle ages and lauds the institution of the * harem, which he insists would elimi nafte vice and all the dangers which beset monogamous civilizations. This Is ;indeed 'a vivid expression of the tidea of woman and her proper func 'tion anid 'limitation. But his idea is roniy too prevalent at the present time, even in America, the last outpost of European civiLisation. The linger-. ing proof of this deep-lying prejudice . Is shown i-n its application to the edu cation of American women, The con cjusion derived from the prejudlice is inevita'ble-it is dangerous to be clev er.,. Such a reputation may be a for midable handicap in the race for hap p)iness, if a woman's happiness is in the hands of man, It is idle to dleny S. -we have the - *s of the rich - . Jh peril, why 'eness, good ire the qual ities which clothe a young -man's fancy and dictate the choice of a wife. Tha nquestion .nnay 'is nartinn es -a cultivated mind, with its infinitely various recources, detract from charm? Does a trained logic, with its tinumerable applications to the prob .jems of life destroy it? It is aston ishing that the reasoning masculine mind for these centuries should have persisted In the conclusion that they do. The slightest hint of rivalry to the male Intelligence is destructive to a budding predilection and a glimpse of blue above a slipper more perilous than a whisper of a bifurcaticu. All this is true with % solemnlity profounder than Its irony; but the' weapon is in the hands of women, v weapon forged by centuries of su bordi nation--the faculty of rieeting condi tions. In the hands of a really clever woman this is tact; in those of the in ept and ignorant, deceit and subter 'fuge. It is only ostentatious clever ness, not cleverness at all in fact, which is a deterrent to the exercise of any charm or talent. There is never an hour in the life (f a woman when the best education her powers will permit of is not an advantage. In the lieyday of youth control of emotions and clearness of insight have directed many a ship pennanted with beauty and vitality which would have been driven on the rocks. And what shall be said of the years which follow, crowded with opportunitles-nay, no. cessities-for a reasonable dealing with the questiois of life? No woman can be heT husband's friend and help. er without logic to which he may ap peal and an intelligence which com pletes and supplements his own. And this education of character, as of mind, is not taught in a school which gradu ates girls in white muslin at 17 and sends them.out without either mental resource or control. Geometry teaches the logic of life and over blackboard problems Rosy Cheek learns to be the mother, wife and citizen, which every advanced civilization demands. This is the ed ucation which is developed by a seri ous, adequate curriculum and by none other. The special training is another matter, equally important, as it prepares a woman to nent *he re sistless law which links happy useful ness with occupation. The choice of study should of course be adapted tU the individual learning of the stu dent, and if indeed there is a mental constitution differing from that ol man, this fact should be recognized in fitting her for her probable duties and her possible use of talent or ability The increasing number of eclccti courses of study gives an added free dom and breadth of opportinity mosi desirable and necessary and it right. fully understood should entirely re move the popular prejudice that a col legiate education, per se, fills a wo man's mind with useless knowledge A college education should mean th best education possible, and its var, ety should only be equaled by it. thoroughness. The ordinary finishig school for girls cannot train the mind adequately because of the briefness o its curriculum and its lack of system Parent'and teacher are alike respor. sible for this, -neither demanding, as a rule, anything approaching a rikor ous standard of education. It is sometimes fairly astonishlyjg to note with what shallow and care. less consideration the whole subject of a girl's education is dismissed. One wonders what resuis can be expect. edl from such lax attention to a su. premely important matter. Can a fen weeks of "science," a skimming 01 philosophy, dig the channels of trah? ed and habitual thought? Can a ger'.' of talent, literary, mathematical oi plastic, be taught to grow by a briel planting and a briefer tending? Cati an occasional "composition," even a certain fluency in the attractive ant "harmless" literature of the moderr. languages, give correct and elegani forms of expression or teach the his tory of the words we use? The umn differentiated adjective of sweat If may pass amid its rippling laughte, and its maiden grace, but how aboul the wvoman whose vocabular'y is stil confined to exclamaition points punc tuating the eternai reiteration of "awful," "wonderful," "fascinating,' and the like? A younip girl may;, indeed, run C fairer chance of getting a husband i her charm is not endangered by ar awkward rdputation cf cleverness, hul the married woman needs every bV ,f intelligence she* possesseis. The women of America are enfran chised by the customs of the country if' not by the prejudices of the so called upper and better classes. I.,ib erty and esponsibilty are ours and sooner or later we shall be calied upon to fit ourselves for theni. 'The working women know this and arei rising to the demands of both necessitj and opportunity. But, first and fere most, if our daughters are to 1)e giantim the _dangerous draught of knowledge they must learn to subordinate it tc charm. There is no impossibility about this--only the most vague and illogical prejudice against it. F~very~ wvoman should be taught, first, and foremost, that in all social relation.3 knowledge must be subordinate tc sympathy, merged into the charn which listens first and then expresses All greatness is simple and. abovE all, unIostentatious, as all strength, it bsae.nced and serene, Is sweet. True education teaches this, as it develops harif.rny with law, which is the "word" of the world, both spiritual and material. The preponderance of women who intend to make a college education a preparation for a wage-earning career is a deterrent to those who coauider the natural association and friend. ships of youth to be an all-important consideration. This deterrent must inevitably disappear with the in provement of the already established schools, many of Which already ap proach the college standard, and with the development of the universities for women existent in America. In any case, whether this condition dis appears in a short or a longer time, it must always be safer and better in this country of fluctuating social con ditions to build the foundations or character and of mental cultivation firmly and well.' Sweetness and grace, if individual, will not be ' de. stroyed by the education whiu devel. npa character. Going Down. Well, Do tell! As sure as sin H1ere I am agin - At the- top of this column!. , This makes me sole-mn, - For now, by ging. I've got to write my way down to the bottom of the thIn t M'ut folks, they say, Begin tother way Start in the soot At the foot the sky up toward climb up, And It makes me dizzy up so hight That's why I try To begin up here, Unbottle my cheer Uncork It wide- 3 And climb right down to the common folks' sidel Sore climb high To'rds the sk-y, Then cough And fall off! Not me! You see - I )(g!n at the top of the pag - And earn my wage, Rat .- or shine, Line for line, Until I'm way down deep - Gee, wasn't that steep Then I write a pun For fun; Add a littiie piquant hauce Some blue skies and -moss, A playful zephyr. A Holstein heifer. A rag and tag. A bone and hag, A bit of stream vhere the itinnows gleam, - A flash of htle, Some lovers, too! - Ail stir Anr1 purr! l An1 Jpurr! A nel stir! Tfhen strain the gnff And print the stuff! -I Oh, I'm game I sign my namne At the bottom of it-- - There's one bad thing, By ging, About this fun Yu can tell who's toteiniams .~ DOG3TORh MIST4KRtS Are said often to be hurled six feet under ground: lBut many times women call on their family phlyslcians, suffering, as they imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from heart disease, another from 'liver or kid ney disease, another from nervous p~ros tration, another with pain here and there, andin hisway they present alike to thmevs and their easy-going or over busy doctor, separate diseases, for which lhe, assuming thiem to be such, prescribes his pills and p~otions. In reality, they are all only symptoms caused by some uterine disb'ase. The $ 'ician, n~jorant of the ca:use of suffering, psup treatment until large bills are niqde.3IT ufering Ipatient gets no better - ragnt.the wrong treatment.but po ably wors . . Dl~d~r Pi'rs~ea envre tenms, and instittin comfort instead of prolonged misery. A has been well said, that,"a disease lmnown, s half cured.". T Dr. Pierce's Favor'i~9ePrescription Is a seientific medicine, carefully devised by an experienced and s (i ,h pysician, lai aeof native'Zmerican med'icinal e ectsad snretLhrls nt werfni invi orating tonic "Fe, vorite I escription" pat strength to Ithe whole system and to the organ dl tinctly feminine in particular. Fo over worked, "worn-out " run-down," debili tated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop-gIrls," house-keepers, nursing mothers, andi feeble women gen erally, D)r. Pierco's Favorito Prescription is the greate-st earthly bc-on, being unt equailed as an appetirzing cordial and re storativo tonic. As a soothing and strengthening nerv ine " Favorite P rescript in" is unequaled and is invaluable in atllaying itnd sub duing nervous excitability, irritability, nervous exhta ustlon, nervous prostrat ion, neuralgia, htysoria, spasms, St. Vituts's dance, and other distressing, nerv'ous~ symptoms com..oly attend ant upon functional an~d organic disease of the uterus. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and despondenec'. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets i nvi gora t the stomach, liver and bowels, One, to Out For r HIS is the time of there is not much do not know dal prices are two dings th Our goods ate the very all, and our prices are a can be legitimately sold UR enti re line is and we can suppl, Clothing, Shoes, F Hardware, Furniture, I in fact anything you ne< at the right prices. COME to- see us, ai with us, you will f ter goods for less paying. Another car of Majest $5.50 per barrel. -Thanking our friends a we hope to merit a con F41ainesA Cent FoRl SAFE I DEPJOSIT - - 1: LIB3ERT TIht.ii Seafe~ hit i bet-il tried an~d found Th's IB:.k I exs Iurglar Imturar~ce, F lose your ione. LLe, ei I te 1. n t *.:lowe*d on T'n-e~ you uip aititfact~orily, TIHE LIBEl 1I. Q. Sl!IRLIEY. Cashier. Southern Shioi and Bus: Atlanta, Ga., als< Over i15,000 Gra< I:I(,. A.\ nyrage of t wo openuin~gN for (yesy a 70 typewriting machli The Seunthetn alQso( '(11 6.ntht thle ATLANTA SCHO4 Vponm which inst iIttion t he railroads andu toi Main Line Wires Wilie for entailogaue. -liitter iow. The Sc li the South. .\ it res~s, A. C. IBRISCOE, Pres., o1 Atla Printing ( Business year when trade is dull and buying and selling, but we I days. Our goods and ou'r at help to keep our trade up. best that can be bought at s low as these same goods at. :omplete- no broken lots- or 7 your wants at all times, in ' lats, Dry Goods, Groceries, luggies, Wagons, .etc., etc.,/ -d can be procured here and id ti you have never traded 4 ind that we can sell you bet money than you have been ic Flour, the best made, at nd customers for past favors. tinuance of the same. assaway Bros. -a1l, s. c. KEPING" YOUR lMONE 4 Th E Y B AN K. Burglar Proo~f. 'lie Ii t utnarce, Cu-hier Bor.dd, soycu e E' I siws. See U,. C. Shirley and he wil. RTY BANK. iness Unfiversit > Albany, Ga. branch luates in Positions r 'Ik okket perii, StoncgraplierN. Tel~egraph Opei tudti,t that attezstdK the Scuthern. COS "' ,yL1011 o',"jf Ie'Q rIters o ~)L OF TELEGRAPHY *traphi Contr'anteC are co3itan1tly callitig for c Run into This School. ,titheain is~ the okltest and largest ituasies C -\W. L. ARNOLD, Vice-Pres nta, Ga. )f all Kinds Shoddy Kind.