Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1904 — Change Wrought by New Woman. [ARTICLE]

Change Wrought by New Woman.

"Y'es. indeed.” said the old man thoughtfully after liis wife had delivered a dissertation upon the progress of the sex. “the new woman is vastly different from the old," “I thought you would realize that in time,” she returned rather sharply." "I have just been reading." he went on. “how girls used to be sold by their parents, arid some of them brought fancy prices.” "But there's none of that now. thank heaven!” exclaimed the new' woman proudly. "Woman has asserted herself. and"— “No, there's none of that now,” interrupted tlie old man. “That’s all past. A man does not buy a wife in these days." “I should think not!” “Certainly not. It's all changed, ail changed. Now he has to be paid to take her, and her poor old father has to wreck his bank account to provide the dowry. Yes. I admit that the new woman, Susan”— Then the door was slammed as she indignantly left the room—New Y'ork Press.