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stony a! wagons - done 'at fall | in work,; aldi, : ays with aften. =-- Best I ote coat iC me ~ be a. citizen burgh; 'P; twentieth ultimo to Bishop Canevin; I g'to say that there is nothing in the: d trlnes, teachings. or\ practices of inga st Woman : 1 lopt either, side. of the ques- their faith, , Hoban, D. D. ishop 'of Scranton, to (your request for: &-favorable opin on: Woman, uftrage, T would say that ave held. 'the opinion deprive prop- the 'right to ally, there: 1s no 'reason why women [teaching of the Catholic ch hould not have. the right - to vate -as. . do .80 Re Thomas C. Middleton, 0.8, A. DD. of theAugustlnian Monastery of (4 ©'Thomas of Ville Nova, Pa--As to the eneral principle which relate to suf 'frage and: the exercise thereot: either hy. man: or woman; I ' premise that no many no ind dividual has any inherant or natural right in any way whatever to to 'be a voter in. no | | matter what \kind. of political or civil society he may be a member. b ' qongs to the same society to defernil ‘the qualified ng». . for: . membergh herein, and with this the right to to The mol f every society, civil or political, Ms to safeguard, the 'natural frights of its member to peace, dom- ort, 'and Hherty, and to: 'provide or the temparal and material welfare of the.sambe |\ \The right to ‘vote depends wholly tgAsto mind is quite certain, but whether the majority of women wanted to exercise their right 'Once: clearly establish Like all other great reforms, this. too may.take time, but-of .the. final: issue I have not. the least . doubt. It is Indeed gratifying that our American: women, in- striking ontrast to the conduct of the militant England are conducting: their campaign on enlightened 'and, orderly manner, > : Tey. Arthur W, Brandt, Pastor of St Mary's church, Fairfield, the nrrancluseme of 'women. no 'moral posed.\ Tl‘at she who has wrought the ~ mon,. it they res y -'desire .to rspifitual\ ennoblement of wo aftkin can: be averse to their mate al. bette {ment it is impossible .to conceive, f Heartilydo.I'fayo grunting the bal- |- lot to gur American. women, As to our catholics, what with the example of domestic virtue, <edifylng . fidelity to religipus (duty, responding gense \of fright principle, wom uifrage woul prove. no\ teniporary , gradual and effectual curb on. the un- bridled tendency. to upset the past with All its good for the sale of. cuting pass- | ing present political ills, Honesty and | honor should: stimulate at least the experiment of Woman Suffrage, .. Sit {| gleJanded, men beyond denial; have E made a flasco of . the voting right. Rey. C. A.. MeDermatt, P. L \V. F., | Rector of St; Peter's church. McKeen port, Pa 'the; franchige I: hold the view that is- attributed, to Cleveland. \Broadly speaking all persons mind are entitled to. vote: on- the men and the-Jaws which are to govern them, upon the positive or statute I#w of £08) cio, prom this, every ounce of brin; 'State, the: State being judge: of the: qualifications: required, - ad (t. may ithdraw the privilege for m>time,. or yen for good, (So much for the funda- : mental dicta. on. suffrage in general Now as to: woman suffrage. my (mini cla ife women Nave a Yery natura and vital interest in every way as.'great as men, Beside women are apt to male a deeper study- of the. requirements of |.. r. \the several depirtments thereof,. to xercise. Gener 'and nicer discrimina- tlon: ways and mgans and to dis- (tr; better and [safer judgmient as ty 'the outcome; These fields, broad- y ¥iewed,. concern such: domain industrics,., comme rade and the administration of local offices, hot excluding ' even : those . of : art and : politics, Moreover the exereise of their right of suffrage 'by women: will doubtless influence and: promote: the elMiciency of the ballot in many. ways, among them, ss a spur to 'men at times in- fulfilling their ' Epolitical and elvic duty, as an example :of wise and rightgous voting, as & cor- 'rectiva of, selfish and corrupt action on the poi-i: of Tien, which will thus be * thwarted by. the judicious: and con- f gclentious exorcise of: the ballot by d Omens Nowhere in the constitutlo of the United States do I find any prohibition of woman stlfrage. ~ _> The departments: of soofal or civil wherein, in 'my opinion, a. grdat . deal of good may be affected by woman. suffrage are those: various domning 'of elvilized . society, wherein chiefly. are centered the interests of women very \closely - the home, and with. it of éoursé, the many varied and highly Im portant relationships 'of - family life, with the almilatly varied and * Ampprtant industries ~outside the do- stie circle, all public however, as Ii us needed; and these interests 'And theso: relaftonships concern the nécessaties bf fife, the welfare, #hfé- ty and conifort of the famntly, especial- ly the chlldred in their socia and , moral environment, the percefulness of the nelghborhood and the core and - relief of the needy. / Right Rev. Mgr. Philip R. ‘iicDevitir | Superintendent | of, Parish Sthools, Philadelphia,, Pas-! cannot ses how ~ the opponents of Woman Suffrage ean state justly that the Catholic church | kanctions thelr position.: The Catholle - as far As I know, has not ex- presSed an opinion upon the subject.. : Individuals in. the church, both Jay and cleticd1 are opposed th Woman Suftrage movement; 'so on favor of it. In Hoth cases these one believe and act in their indi- vidual capacity. | . { Rev. Morgan I Sheedy. LLB-t Set- | mr t of St John's Cathedral, Altoona, |\ may take time, «inte the pro- * gress of the world is always stow and | Baiting, but Woman Suftrage 1s surely in this State. Of that Pata as firmly convinced as 1 ant of the rising tomorrow's won. The wonder & It has been defayed so long. 1i{ never understand why 50 ood people are opposed to Wear Enfiracs and sales all kinds of Sy 6bJectiins fo iho Bat fhat is the his lot sry naagreatremi gre Cat tis chosen has mole pr sobfect. Sumac: its tear\ or experience you can add to. the: bal- lot makes it more certain. * * * If we 'tan add ten million voters to an elec- «| we have added just . 8o much\ knowledge to it, and made It so much harder to. mislead: of buy enough votes to. change results.\ 'The ballot for; women Js - certain, whether it comes sooner or Inter depends on the methods used by women to hasten it. .. > ; P; J. Murphy, Pastor of St Pat- rick's church, Olyphant, Pa.-~The wo: men of this world owe an everlasting debt of gratitude} to the Christian re- ligion which proclaims women the equal of man in origin, destiny and re- ; demption, for all are.one in Christ. The Mother, of the Redeemer is held up by the: Catholic church: as the Ideal wo- man. of whom: Wordsworth writes \She united in her person a mother's: love Iden's purity.\. If therefore the' Ch stlan religion has made woman the peer of man why do Christian na- tions disfranchise herfl 000 he sama objections that are ralsed today: against Woman Suffrage: were proclaimed. dn: the' public- press and forums by the nobility of England halt a century ago against manhood suf: trage.. 'The lords and property holders of England declared that they would never. permit the plebeldns and vul- garlang the privilege of equal political rights but the manhood vote was vic- « FHorlous dn England: and in the other European. nations, #6. the wombnliood. vote will be; in this country in the | coursq-of a: faw years; o; The profésstonal: politicians, tite Uquor and gambling interests and the. corporations are all oppased to woman stiffrago, © Men have no moral or legal right to deprive women of, their citl- zonshlp and treat them like children, lunaties and ddiots, as Anflt\ to- take part In a government by which they. ara governed, or to have ropresenth« tives among the officitls of the natlon. The nation. has placed the wome! the country in the minor class al though they educate both. sexes i fnd treat them with the same equal tha schools and colleges. At the age of twenty-one the State says to the wen, \Henceforth yout are political sovercigns,\ and> to the | women, \Hencntertb 'you are political sub» jects.\ Is this rational, just or~ooolh1 able? © Tam convineed that there can be fo great moral reformation for: the bat: terment. of the nation, while: one-halt of the greatest moral force of the na- tion is deprived of. the just: right to Fote tor the slimination or regulation relot the saloon, the gambling dens. the ance halls, the brothels and other evils that are a menace to the m and physical weltbeing of the com- nity. 'Rev. Daniel J. O'Shez, Rector ohithe Church of the Holy Innocents, Pitts— burgh, Pa-How the onfounded .and érroncous opinion. that the holic church is opposed to the enfrauchise ment of women ever got abroad I can- is not understand. It is true Cardinal: 6 An 'a modified 'way, x tote exhausted strofgly- differeat views. in this, fiver? Catholie oh: is op- | j 1 {magazines. to « the' real; status of the masculine and { growing mo rapidly in ections of our country where itg K practical workings have been {observed ; is, to my mind y ahead of us l the \corrupt 'the day im :| gregation: will have the lght 0. ote, views on Woman Suffrage, fle I must adialt not. hiving studied | the question. with any \care :I may. still express an: opinion founded 'less\ on sentiment I have: fong: favor of 'the movement for female: suifrage. . If the sentiment were coldly. analyzed doubtless - it would be found resolv itself. into the tundamdntal corlcepts of a: deftoc: facy-the \right, for instance; those ny. true democracy have of helping \to shape: laws \under | which st Jive; . of contributing; <as well by ballot as by the influence ure. spirit, munity; 'and of endeavoring to enforce 3 demand by. use of, tha franch1 plcion' hat such # sentiment is ops e. spifit of\ Catholic- Rector Cathedral Paul; Philadelphia, i tural fifness. of woman \exercise the right of suffrage there: on hardly. be ) 'It there are some questions 'better endowed hy na decide, thera. are . ; Pater and qUestlons that coma, rather with man, than man- ; A udgment riper by rea- perior intuition and safer f her;deeper religious nas iy - mind: tho question re- solves itself into one tical 'ex «Man's best obJection to: woman suf- frage is based. upon his natural tend- jeney: to hold his helpmaté in; an ideal posltion above his own, He hesitates to expose her to the debasing dangers * that dimast invariably the - [political campaign : and | surround\ the\ polling place,: But is: not: this 'hest tancy-so: chivalrougly: pt: tonward as \a reason for refusing. to woman right 'of suffrage—really anm g ‘dence of: ma strength oppose succéssfully the temptati hat often nullify the best -{ efforts: for: the betterment of the na- tion?. Has he no reason:to hope: that the dangers he dreads would. be safely. avoided through <the: exercise of the good judgment and will power of those who; as. a rule, have ever. been more nd morally ~stronger than questions. of political; social and eco- nomicilife demand for their riglit solu tlon the best efforts and the. best. tal- ents .of, human nature. | It:is folly to stippose that man has a monopoly of these, - Woman, as the complement to '| nan, out and balances the ability and work of the latter, - With 'the two, side by: side, there will- he more hope equate resisfance: being ' of- [fered] to tliose evils that certainly are hot belng corrected by man's unaided efforts. -. Rév. Joseph L. J, Kirklln, Rector of the Church .bf the Most Precious Blood or Our Lord, Philadelphia, Pa-L am many. of our vexing social questions ltes in giving to women the right to: The neediess multiplication of drink- ing places: in our efties would end un- der; suffrage from. 'the; many 'women who suffer: from this conditfon, - Wa- men's 'legislation- would - secure the snnitatton: and sofe-guarding of work- Ing places and restrict and regulate the child Iabor problems; ' by . vicious women. and not by good ¢ | women is ((apart from taking a great deal for granted( no argument, as the same. could 'be said of riding in trole itfy*tr| leys or going to the park. 'To say women would-submit theis Judgment in- voting to busbands is granting more humility than practiont nairimony admits to the average wo-] & man, and what of those who have no It is very touching to pic- wife humbly diking guidance when sho rules In everything elss. The husband would swoon from. surprise in . \~. things might be in the early [Victorian days, when women worship ped ch find were mera halves. \Now- there are too maky papers and lighten women as .to \The - \weaker sex\ 'of today 16 the product of in- that will not permit her to the enequal tisk of itary gives so many the woman to choose, 4s & mommy, whmen's votes will make faws fhat #I secures worien iheir homes, protect fhe borke, will mire fen with ind ai‘o'ovframen 1 family. maxi ahd fitter do his d tig. Té wilt bas bright day when women | muxmmgemisemetor huyler, TAssistant | 'Iack :of faith in her: moral (8 firmly convinced that the solution \SF | | express their opinion by suffrage. This | / is especially true of the drink question. | | To say that suffrage would be used? tters political from her husband, | place is the Home,\\ and | country the © needed legislation for thelr . wn‘protection, w the' “help bg . able to | when «her est 48 . far held re: ind} Pa.-The ' Catholle f politics, an the church by her enemiesr TH every sensibl 'the: priests he Catholic cht eluded, wal 1} the women, they will certainly not 'de prive them: of that pleasure.. : . Besides: the Catholic church teache people to 'do good and avoid evil; To least \looks :goo doing what hence 'the advocates agains 'them. the equivalent of church teaches and ic will be; with the heartily Pl favor o Woman Suffrage I donot think the exe Erase T: will, give -my: hones 'and well- thought . out opinion.. . The, first and mos plausible objection to nian's was thought 'to h used as m mere poral: i huma society tool: on! a\ new a hopeful: mien, while down. the course of the Christian: era: there aye been teens, made.so, not by the vuite of -the people, but by. the Jaws oi' heredity, «or .by. force of arms. . The world has. changed very much in years gone by, and: will continue 'do so until the end; -I trust all for the better:; , Progress by. the: masses 'and for; 'the masses is mad ' lnnnd perhaps At ds yeel. that made as there are few people, parity\ when suddenly, struggle Now,: no: one 18; {fiardly. 80 dense as, to deny the fundamental right, the un- derlying principle: of woman suffrage. It is merely a question of expediency just io: but as agitation and educa- ~ 'Basides,: th preaent highly complex thon go 'on along proper lines, 93139 dfency shall grow urgent, and woman suffrage whall-come' as a natural de- elopment, and then we will alf won- der why it took sd Tong to arrive.; Hence 1 am with you (Woman Sut. frage Association) andall good prople. who aim by honest means to improve human. conditions, and to- cause iappl- ness: to reign in the hearts ofall peo: ples, and in 'the homes of all. natlois under the (sun, and (wish 'you 'all pos- sible success in the cause of Woman Suffrage and all the social, religious and mora] mbveme: ents for the OMMITTED SUICIDE Mrs Rector Pitts! il .- ~Hergelf, Deéember 14. Mrs. Virgle Pittsley, wife of F. Rec tor Pittzley, of Brisbin, while mentally deranged, shot herself in the right tem- ple, December 14 between the hours of 10 and 12 @. m.: {. : Mr. Pittsley is building a, naw house about a fourth of a mile befow Brisbin, and the family. have been living in an- old: house adjoluing during the con- on of the new home, : Mrs. Pitts: m“; past year had been dn poor health snd offen complained 'of pains in her head and at: times wag -melan- choly. - She fad never threatcred the taking of her own life, but letters T6ft by: her showed that she had: conter plated suleidoe in September. Abouta fonth ago she lost a baby a week old ani this affected her greatly, When Mr. Pittsley returded home Mondsy noon he found his wife dear on the bed with a rifle in. her hands, Beside the bed were two letters; One written in Septe v, stating that she had severe pains inthe head and that she would be of the Lackawanna rail- toad. track when. 'the' midnight train went south. (The other letter was writ- ten recently and contained 24 pages, and with it was a short note baying that she had changed few mind and was going to shoot hepselL; >- Indications showed that Affs. Pitts? ley: had faken hn old- army revolver, foaded one chamber but the ball did Junot ft the chamber and: would -flot k. She fad then Pieced it under her pillow and taken a email .22 caliber rifle, Iald down on the bed apd,nlaced the mussle to her right temple and pulled the tigger with her right hand [thumb. . Death was fostam was holding the rife in positron hen faund by her hoshand, Dr. Moree, of this cortner, was called and Found ihe ficts as above stated. ' The who fie-{pi}? grieve at hor rash ach She tI rears aid and to gurvived by Forma, who hare the sopathy of featire asintherhood. ___ 'cast a vate for\ something that is, or at |I and without a> prolonged . ! |suspectad, 4. of Brisbin, Shot I next. «spring, / Clayton Wilcox, af :| section. j , Missing mor Harpursville, December 11 'The Tioga county col State: Charities - Aid. . asked tle Board iof Supervisors for an appropriation to: aid. them in their work of\ looking after and coring for Antos veral of the, banks of Geneva.; The c unterfeits are of five. dollar de— f - afternoon, as 'the: pastor, Re was nominations and defy th slon from detecting thet near Dobbs Ferry, was 'destroyed by fire one: day: recently. A. 'family, of four. were burned -to death and several {others inj red Several hundred thou- sand dollars' damage is reported morning, finding litte of. value In the safe; , Later an attempt: was made to break into the Lackawanna station, but ' the burglars were frightened away, Miss Eliza ~Foo {': was struck by an automobilé and instantly Tilled as she was crossing'a street in{ New York city one day récently.~ The driver escaped with\ and. wi nesses wore unable to get his number, Despondent after a long fliness from trouaic, Mrs; b, B Buihans, dresser n \her room, 'The Yates Lumber Company £ Penn Yan. recently received n order for: y. on gccount if the war, this order came to the Unitail States. : , : Guerney, Cramer, of Delhi, .on gomg to his hen house one morning recently, of his pullats dead and others sick. On Investigation found tliat the feed had been mixed with brine instead of water- the night before. . = mis John F- Fiyun, of Walton, was killed at Wheaton, DJ,, last week, when at- tempting to board an electric: train. He lost his footing and fell between the two-car. <The steps of the second car struck.-fiim in the back ard shoved Iiis body about 80 :feet. The four story table factory at Homer recently, causing a loss of $50,000, The factory had not becn in operation for some time and had been sold on mort gage, °C. O. Newton, of Homer, being the present owne: Incendiarism (1s 0 SEGO : COU T. ava: Shepard, of Otego, has sold his entire dairy at $75 ahead to engage in: the poultry business. 'R. A. Hoyt sold 15 cows from' his alr at $So a head.. Otsego 'cbunty uses about d nit inilllon dollars n -year, 'The total cosh 20 and the disbursements were $41 $02.21, leaving # balance on. hand of $37,054.08, - 'The contract for the steel work upon the new building of the: Sheffield Farms Co, at Oneonta has beet taken by the Sherman Con- atruetion Co,.) As soon as material is ready worl will be commenced. i The new waterworks and repairs of the. old system at Morris are. com- pleted: \The date is 180 feet long and 13 feet high, and when full makes a sheet of water 1,300 feet long and 14 feet deep and 'contatis 4,000,000 gar- Tons. 'This new system has been made | possible by the generosity of Dr. R. L. forris, to whom the people of the vil- go are very grateful | 105 10 B. G. Johnson, of Cooperstown, was élected secretary. and Owen G, Clark treasurer of the County Agri- cultural Society at a meeting of the Board of directors held Saturday aft- ernoon.. Harty H. Willsey, Tho Has served as secretary for the past two yeats, declined a renomination to that ofice. Aff. ClarkFas been treasurer during The past year, i city of Oneauta had a total of 2$ fac tories fa 1013 that gave employment to 1,695 persons, of which fumber 12 635 were engagedin the shops frond a f oll Shirt the year hy Setting Hantast's eoom t= a mean. You m1 s-a star-“cut tse for at C. B. Stow \ Burglars. blew open the said In F. S F ; ‘Vlills Teed ~stora ; in Preble Sunday :| Brigham, ched> toa mirror standard..of ime R was very | much surprised . to: find 40 |. was burned: to the ground one night| received during tha year was $455,556+] | The figures'snow'that well _ fnd. three chairs. Through bss of- & relative .fhey had | Fo f house cn Friday evening was.. well at- tended. . A good time all. l oordial mvitation 18. extended to all, There, was no preaching on Sunday R: his auto. L 'C. Loyd, of Plymouth takes taxes Miss Alice: McGowan,- of No fwich, spent last © weel: 'with: | Mrs,. «Perry Albert Webb and daughter, Mr 4 Fred 'Willeox, visited relatives at Nora wich last week - -/ Mr. qnd Mrs. Bert Brigham were at Sidney Dungey's Saturday to see their ; [little: granddaughter, Marle © Louise Don't forget the Christmas tree and exercises at the Baptist church Christ mas eve, December 24. f \ Barl Webb and mother were Sunday guests ht Oscar: Willcox's. -.; 'Mrs. Joseph Clark, of Unadilla, was her mother, Mrs, Thoma$ Hammond, Helen Woodard is home from The night cap 'social at the school ~ 'pretty© examples 'of the 'fad-a sent, stool and a lamp.\ | In modern times the cr quentiy bean raised to called home by the 'serious illness of | wich, for [the holiday vacation“ os f me'and for the plese; 3, d the 13mm Finished as they a land on: the ground Gt sentenced to « term;: tort,\ tlhe effect of this. ap hnirnlii' culled\ the. \clameur \\ ; has. been heard. > has Inost fr6«. ud to which the | of unsuspecting strangers / who: j have settled in' the Islinds withoft bes: ° Ing aware of .this .curlou$ \tradifiot Populta® etymology: explains Haro 'an' pbbrevidtion of \Ha Rollo!\ thus making: the ory a\ direct appeal: to the Duke of hormnndy, i Most Extraordinary. : \He hns certainly raised his ta In kn dld fashloned way.! “50°\ * q y, that man's children nctnnim lit Aim: for. advice.\ : BY JOHN M (= Then, vn his journey. Went Neng x . This fourth wise mani, Ammo sat on the ground. .~ Filled with despair as he looked around; B His food was gone, and his steed was spent: - 1 .. A vost desert to pass, so he turned and went :''To Babylon, where His first Jewel he spent . 'To purchase camels and provisions, Thus be started again throug His thoughts on the star and. . And he wondered if ever the King he'd seo | \ Apd thus deliver his jewels, now two. <= . Thus he came to Bethlehem. 3p fily spent, j And inquired for the King who was Heavemsentfl But to sive m child from Herod's decree, -_ i He parted with the second of his Jewels three, The mother's thanks he took in sflent assent -- : And once thore sou-ted an. his Journey, tent; ll For thirty three years mm roamed u \ From place to place, anid from heme to home, He travelled oer many lands, sai many a race, - © But or the King, he saw never trace, In Jerusalem he heard. from th Permian race. -_ That on that day, In a nearby place, s Two famous Tobbers would be crucified; And with them a third, that he would Whori the people called Jesus of Games, : As Artabsh reached the Damascus gate - hi . & Porthish raid, the aroma . (Who broke from her captors, and asked to be : i Saved from teing sold into slavery. : - ol. Tine thePsanhisIastgxfllorLar ng he'd misses. i Sow ngxven to sarcaszaidofl erase inflame aln, 1 As he tay at pate and stil, | ~ A were came 13 his and ab thg aid < Said, to a tore fow, gentien=d sorbet. ~' Words which “35:62:25 Slien repeat: . 5. I say usty thee, hasmuch as taas Edema it onto one cf thp {cm—£1. fies, oy muses, Thsu bast Cone it onto e, . The, his fils c= : % Teafi’fisgmbtfiw\*mfly Fall “We GBthmc some 4mm Mummers Mook «o, \You. have heard of the story of. ol . How three wise men followed, from afar,. 'For their faith was great in the Master's word, Though He bade them follow 'n star.. They travelled many weary miles— For they had come from afar-' «Till they reached the place where the young King my, To mee whom, they'd followed & star. 'Then they entered the house that the star stood o'er, Aud worshipped the Savior, whom we adore;. s Gifts they gave him, too -Gold, Frankincense 'and Myrrh— © The trlbutes of the land which he ruled ofer, © 'At the time. of the star, in & distant place, /...; A fourth wise man left His home ard race}. Three Jawels ho carried, his tributes, to bring To the birthplace of the newborn King. One Jewel was as ‘blue as thd slry ot Heaven;> .. Another one, red as the sut newly risen; ..- The third-was -as white as a mountain of snow, | And with these three gifts, to the 'King ha'd go. i But he was delayed before. he got very tars\ aP And the three others had left, to follow the star. i He searched in vain for that star of light, M But the stur and three wise men bad taken Hight. ha starift night: is own sad plight. to 568,
