Our Messenger from Topeka, Kansas • 2

I OUn MESSENGER pect any person of violating the law, let the county attorney be notified in writing, (being careful to keep an 4xact copy of the letter) giving name of person suspected, a description of place where the liquor is thought to be sold, and names of witnesses by whom it is believed the county attorney can prove the offense. If, after a reasonable time, the county attorney has failed to do his duty, furnish the Attorney General with a copy of the written letter that had been sent the county attorney and a statement of conditions. It then beoomes bis duty to see that steps are taken to secure the enforcement of the law, and he has promised friends of the law that he will be faithful to his trust. All these things we ought to do, and we must not leave the others undone. Let us remember that responsibility stands at the door of every opportunity, and let us enter every open door.

TO THE L. T. L. OF KANSAS. Dkak Children: As Mrs.

Unruh, who was so much interested in your work, has left the State, and there is no one whose especial business is to look after your interests, 1 want to talk to you for a few minutes. Several months ago I wrote to Our Mkssknukr that I hoped all who had charge of L. T. L's would interest the boys and girls about being kind to animals. We despise the spirit that prompts a big boy to bully and abuse a smaller one, but it is hardly worse to treat your companions unkindly than to abuse your playfellow that cannot speak.

Perhaps you know that there is an organization of girls and boys known as the Band of Meroy. The pledge that one takes on joining the Band is very simple and easy to keep. It is this: "I will try to be kind to all harmless living creatures, and try to protect them from cruel usage." Now, if your superintendent is willing, will vou not all give your names to her and form a band? Don't think it unmanly or unwomanly to be thoughtful of the feelings of dumb animals. We are told in the good Book that not a sparrow falls to the ground without our Heavenly Father's notice, and I think the persons who are most like Him, are those who are most "Congratulations are in order from all women to all women, but Kansas women are more especially to rejoiee and be exceeding glad, and thanks are due from all to "that brother of girls," Prof. J.

H. Canfield, for getting the study of the "Status of Woman in the United States," a place in the curriculum of Kansas University. This is a wonderful thing that has happened to us, if any thing series as long as committees usually do, and among the resolutions was one declaring that teachers were not respected as were ministers, lawyers, and doctors. And one man made an address and demonstrated that the teacher did more and better for the world than did the lawyer. Another man showed of how much more value the teacher was to society than was the doctor; and yet another declared that the teacher did more to mould the morals of the world than the minister.

And yet said these men, while the minister and the lawyer and the doctor are all respected, and go into the best society, and sometimes are nominated and elected to high office, the teacher is spoken of slightingly, and often called a "Miss Nancy," or an "old grandmother." For an hour or two they discussed this question, and finally, sitting in the rear of the hall, I rose and said: "Mr. Chairman. The president was Prof. Davies of West Point notoriety, the author of Davies' Algebra and Arithmetic. He was of magnificent proportions, always wearing the Websterian blue coat, brass buttons and buff vest.

Ho inserted his thumbs in his vest, and said: "What will the lady have?" The idea had never entered his brain, or probably any other man's brain among them, that a woman could rise in a convention and address the Chair for the purpose of speaking. I said: "Mr. President and gentlemen, I would like to say a word upon the resolution under discussion." Then the president said: "What is the pleasure of the convention?" And he looked at the little handful of men on the platform and the few who sat in the front seats of the hall. And fer thirty minutes I stood on my feet, bound to keep the floor while those men argued the question whether a woman, a stranger to most of them some of them had heard that sM was a teacher might speak in a teachers' convention, jp length, oy a yery small majority, it was decided that she might speak. If any of you ever tried to speak under such circumstances, you may possibly imagine how high in my throat my heart had risen.

Nevertheless, I managed to sav "Mr. President and gentlemen. I have been greatly interested in your discussion, but it seems to me that none of you quite comprehend the cause of the disrespect of which you complain. Do yon not see that while society says a woman has not brains enough to be either a minister, a lawyer or a doctor, but has ample brains to be a teacher every man of you who condescends to teach school tacitly acknowledges before all Israel and the sun that he has no more brains than a woman? Laughter and applause. And I sat down.

The next morning's newspaper said that no matter how angry Miss Anthony made the school-masters, it was evident thai she had hit the nail on the head. When President Dayies called the meeting to order next morning, he said "I have been asked why women are not invited to speak in these conyentions, why women are not appointed on committees to prepare reports to present here." And he stretched himself back, and said: "Look at this beautiful hall; these noble columns; look at the bsautiful entablature; the symmetry of the shaft- the strength of the pedestal Could I be instrumental in dragging from its proud elevation the beautiful entablature and i trailing it in the dust and dut that surround the To Prof. Davies, for a woman to prepare an essay or a re-" port upon her experience as a teacher or upon the best methods of teaching, for a woman to express an opinion in a public audience, was to drag her down into the filth and dirt. Exactly what some people feel to-day, if women should go to the ballot box and vote. Only I do not believe there is a person left to-day who feels that as great a degradation, as great a mischief would come to women from voting and from sitting upon the floors of the legislative halls of this country, as Prof.

Davies and many of those men, so many years ago (for it was in 1853), felt would come to kind to all his creatures. I am sure you all revere the name of Lincoln, and I am going to copy here a story that I read of him a few days since. If you form a Band of Mercy and write to me and ask for it, 1 will some day give you another story. Here is the story about the president we loved so well: "The day on which Grant's army began the final advance, the president sat in a small telegraph office at City Point, receiving telegrams and examining a small pocket chart. Three little kittens were running about the hut, in which was the office.

The president of the nation whose fate was hanging in the scales, picked up the kittens, placed them on the table and said: "You poor, little miserable creatures, what brought you into this camp of warriors? Where is your mother?" "The mother is dead," answered the colonel in charge. "Then she can't grieve for them," said the president, with a sigh, "as many a poor mother is grieving for her son who has fallen in battle. Ah, kitties, thank God you are cats and can't understand this terrible strife." "There now, my little friends," he continued, wiping the dirt from their eyes with his handkerchief, "that is all I can do for you. Colonel, get them some milk and and don't let them starve; there is too much staryation going on in this land anyhow; mitigate it when we can." The great president, een at such a crisis, could, Admiral Porter says, "find time to look at God's creatures and be solicitous for their comfort." Yours for kind treatment of dumb animals, Olive P. Bray.

ever does happen; it surpasses our brightest dreams of the probable things to be done for the advancement of women. It seems to me it is one of the greatest advances along the whole, we ever yet had. It is, to change the figure, the long lever and the strong fulcrum that will lift the whole woman movement into the dignity and light of better knowledge, and not only will it bring this better knowledge to those who desire this kind of wisdom, but to those who are not searching for it. Its light will fall on deadly prejudices and kill them as sunshine does mould, and opposition to woman's advancement will die before it is born, aye, better than that it will not be concoived, its mother, ignorance, will be slain. Just think of it, sisters.

The investigation of woman's condition, past and present, will be made a regular study in this great school, and these classes will have Prof. Can-fields leadership, the leadership of a man full of sympathy and helpfulness for our movement, and a strong conception of all that unfairly hinders woman's upward trend. The course, he says, will open with a brief review of the condition and position of all countries and in all ages down to about A. D. 1550.

Then will follow a more careful study of women during the century preceding the colonization of America to determine what may be called fatherland influences. Women in America will next claim attention in Colonial, Revolutionary, and early nineteenth century periods. The course will close with a careful examination of the legal, political, industrial, educational and professional tatus of women in the several states of the American Union. It seems to me at the sight of this enumeration of good things this course contains, that the heart of every woman must add to joy, pride, and be a more loyal Kansan than ever, since Kansas has done this glorious thing for women and for herself." So writes Mrs. Laura M.

Johns in the Woman's Tribune and follows this with an earnest appeal to Kansas women to furnish these best books by the best women, and the best about women," which the University has not at present the money to supply. But just as we write, comes the announcement that Nebraska offers the position of Chancellor of its State University to Prof. Canfield. It is plesant that one so honored at home should receive the recognition he merits from a neighboring state, but Kan A great change has women if they should speak in public. come over the dream of the world since that time.

sas will part with regret from one who stands almost with out a peer as an educator, and one who has ever proven himself friendly to the elevation of woman. AN UNKNOWN FRIEND. The following very welcome letter with a dollar enclosed has just been received. We wish this copy of the paper containing our grateful thanks might reach the donor's eye. Martsville, June 9, 1891.

Deab Friend: Compelled to wait here two hours between trains, I found a Messenger (Mrs. J. C. Wentz's) in a box in the depot. I have no doubt you have all you can do to make both ends of the Messenger meet, so I give a pull to help get them together.

Yours, A Prohibitionist. WORK FOR THE W. U. Since our last issue the U. S.

supreme court has declared the original package law passed by Congress to be constitutional, and also held that it is not necessary for the state of Kansas to re-enact its prohibitory law in order to shut out liquors in original packages. The decision was rendered by Chief Justice Fuller, the entire oourt concurring. While we did not doubt that this would be the verdict rendered, we rejoice that it is now a blessed certainty. Rut this decision has brought dissapointment to the whiskey men. So confident were some of these that it would be in their favor, that places of business were already rented, it is said, to stock with goods immediately on receiving the verdict.

Now it behooves all friends of temperance to remember that the enemy never sleeps. This disappointment in securing help from without, will but stimulate to renewed and more vigorous effort to get it at home. We may expect that every means will be tried to weaken the confidence of the people in our prohibitory law. We may expect that joints will be opened in communities where there is indifference to law enforcement. The question arises, what can the W.

C. T. U. do to thwart the enemy's plans? We can do much if we will. First of all, we can pray.

Thata may do; but let those of us who can do more than this not dre to feel that we have freed ourselves from responsibility to do our own work by asking God to do it for us. We are now rejoicing in our latest victory, and there is always danger when a triumph for our cause has been won that we shall feel that we may fold our hands and rest for a while. This is a mistake- Eternal vigilance must be our watchword. Let us remember that one of the objects of our organization at its birth was said to be the creation of a public sentiment in favor of total abstinence' Let us see to it that this sentiment is kept alive by the frequent holding of mass temperance meetings. If you have not means to secure speakers from abroad, use all available local talent.

Have good temperance songs as well as familiar gospel hymns sung at these meetings. Sing temperance and prohibition into the hearts of the people. And don't neglect the Demorest medal contests. Multitudes may be reached by these that would never think to attend a temperance meeting. Above all things let it be a part of our work to see that the prohibitory law is enforced.

Should there be anywhere a county attorney who is unfaithful to his duty, let prompt steps be taken to notify the Attornoy General of the fact, but make sure of your position first. If one has good reason to sus DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATION. Central Union, Kansas City, Wyandotte organized by Frances J. Lewis, county president, June 2, with aeven members, Mrs. A.

A. Miller, Mrs. M. E. Porter, sec.

THIRD DISTRICT. Independence, Montgomery organized by Elizabeth Lindley. May (5, with eleven regular and eignt honorary members Sarah E. Simcox, pres Rosa Carr, cor. seo.

Litchfield, Crawford organized by Emma Smith, with twelve members, and seyen honorary members, Mrs Boyd, pres. Mrs. Josie Porter, cor, sec. FOURTH DISTRICT. Parkdale, Shawnee organized May 14th, by 0.

P. Bray, with nine members, Mrs. A. E. Black, 1005 East 6th Mrs.

M. Minear, oor. sec, (29 Lawrence St. FIFTH DISTRICT, Herington, Dickinson orgauized by Mrs. Emma Strick-ler, May 1st, with thirteen members.

Mrs. Mary French, Miss Lena Alexander, sec. Lincoln Township, Republic organized by Mrs. Evans, May 8, with five regular and six honorary members, and eleven pledged workers. Mrs.

Marcella Kempton, Minersville; Mrs. 8. G. Park, cor. sec, Talmo.

Mahaska, Washington organized by Mrs. Evans, May 14, with seven members. Mrs. E. J.

Cordry, Mrs. Lydia E. Ohle, oor. sec. Uniondale, Clay organized by Mrs.

Evans assisted by Mrs. E. F. Bumsted, May 25, with seven regular and eight honorary members and three pledged workers. Mrs.

Hannah Bil', Wakefield; Mrs. Ellie Connell, sec. Wakefield, Wakefield, Clay organized by Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Bumsted, May 2(5, with 6even regular and eight honorary members and four pledged workers.

Mrs. H. G. Villars, Mrs. Mary Guy, cor.

sec. Milford, Geary organized by Mrs. Evans, May 27, with five regular and five honorary members and five pledged workers. Mrs. E.

E. Sauford, Mrs. E. R. Money, cor, Bec'y.

Abileue, Dickinson, organized by Mrs. Emma Strickler, May 2(5, with 26 members. Mrs. a. A.

Dodsou, Miss Lou S. Jenkins, oor. sec'y. Wreford, Geary organized by Mrs. Evans, May 28, with six members.

Mrs. M. McCarty, Miss Edna MoVay, cor. sec. S.

A. TnuRSTON, State Supt, The Boston Globe says: "The meeting of the Woman's Ministerial Conference on Monday, in this city, representing many gifted "clergywo-men," ought to be a warning to the exclusionists that if women are to be shut out from participation in the general conferences, they will ere long be amply able to paddie their own canoes as ministers of the gospel and of good works generally." Surely we have to "go from home to learn the news." The Woman 's Journal. (Boston, says: "Mrs. fackson, the newly elected mayor of Kiowa, gave notice to the eight or ten "joints" of the town, which were kept open contrary to law, that they must close. A deputation, including, it is said, the husband of the mayor, waited upon her to connive at the continuance of the saloons.

Mrs Packson answered that her oath of office required her to carry out the provisions of the law, and that she had not yet been in politics long enough to learn how to break her word and still be respectable. The saloons were closed. Those who feel that the cause of woman is making little advancement will do well to read a reminiscence of Miss Sunsan B. Anthony, given at the recent suffrage festival held in Boston. She said: "On a certain occasion I was a school teacher in the state of New Yoik, the Empire State, and at the close of a few year's teaching, I was present at the New York State Teacher's Convention.

The audience contained at least a thousand women and about two hundred men. It was composed of the teachers of the state of New York. At that time no woman among them had ever dreamed of speaking in their conventions. They has1 a committee on resolutions, and that committee brought in a Do not wait for extraordinary opportunities for good a0 tions, but make use of common situations. Goethe.

How many of our unions are thinking abont a temperance picnic for the Fourth of July?.