Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-25
wosEAN ITEMS.

the lront OF favOrite meerschaum belong
ing TO her husband. He was an inyeterate
smoker, but to please her gave up the habit,
and she wears this peculiar ornament Us
trophy of her victory.
In the days when man was everything and
woman nothing it was correct enough to saw.
4 person, whatever his belief may be, can
10 so and 50" But as woman has forced her
way up she has rebelled against the mascu-
line possessive, and demands that we should
use the phrase, - Whatever his or her be-
lief may be, a new word should be equiya-
lent to d" his or her - and - hizer'' has been
suggested as a suitable one.
\ widow who has married and lost five
husbands remarks " Widowers never die
OF grief, although crushed to earth by their
sorrow, like truth, they rise again and re-
wive''
The committee appointed by the HARVARD
College overseers to tOconsiderand report on the
admission of females to that institution re-
commended that no action be taken on the
subject at present
Miss Maggie Knight of Holyoke, Mass.
recently patented a square b0ttorned bag for
the use Of grocers and others, and now she
invention by inventing a machine for folding
bags, by which two girls can make 10000
bags per dav.
Somebody says there should bel Il woman in
every firm of architects, to look after the
closets. When You build your house, you
may tell the contractor, until YOU are black
in the face, " evil hayea closet there He
will not put one there until he has seen
madame, and, ten TO one, when be has seen
her, the closet will 60 elsewhere.
In the United States District Court of
Utah, lately, Phoebe Cozzens on motion of
Governor Woods, was admitted to the bar
Ansddress ofwelcome was delivered by Judge
Mexican, and hearty congratulations Of mem
bers of the profession were extended to her
Miss Snow, daughter Of the Territorial At
torney General, was also admitted.
The Crown Princes Victoria Of Prussia
has offered prize of IS 900 for the BEST es-
say on advancing the material prosperity of
workmgwomen.
There were no competitors at an Illinois
fair for premium Of $40 offered to the old
est maiden lady who would state her age.
One of the japanese girls pursuing an
education at Georgetown, d. c., has greatly
impaired her eyesight by excessive study, and
viii return to Japan.
\ western damsel has framed her breach
of promise verdict as a warning to trihers
In the examination of political economy
at the university of London, this year, for
the scholarship founded BY Ricaldo, the emf
nent political economist, four Young men and
four voung ladies contested The prize was
awarded to Mis- Orne, sister Of Mrs. DIR.
Mason.
The wealthiest woman in England, in
point of real estate, Is the Hononble Mrs
Newell Ingram. widow about p years Of
| age. She is the daughter Of Lord Halifax,
and married two wears ago Mr. Hugo Mey-
shire and Hoar Gross in Stafiorlshire. who at
his death bequeathed to her S2jO0O0 year
in land absolutely. She has no children.
Speculation is already rife as to the man on
whom her second choice viii fall
English officials propose to introduce
large number of female clerks into the post
Offices. whereat the gentlemen in the Offices
are so ungallant aS to hold indignation meet
ings and protest against the action Of the
authorities.
Women require more sleep, it i said. than
men. Blifkins disputes this. as he SAYS the
last sound he hears of nights is the voice Of
Mrs. r. in her nocturnal lecture, and the
| first in the morning i, her matntinal adm0n-
mon.
\ California agricultural society offer pre-
miun- to unmarried girls who will prepare
/ plain dinners. not 10 exceed four dollars in
4 +.alt n, amir 10
| the tables and test the viands-not an I'M
/ pleasant task.
Miss Cave, of Ware (England), governes-.
recovered 81 600 from a young farmer, who
promised to marry her, and induced her to
leave a profitable situation.
Mis- Julia Thomas, for some years, St.
Louis belle, has taken the black veil at
| Charleston. South Carolina convent.
\ young lady of wealthy parentage and
superior intellectual culture, Miss Agnes
Cooper by name. has devoted her talents TO
professional larceny in St. Louis.
Mrs. Tator, the first female lawyer on the
Pacific coast, has been refused admission to
the bar Of Santa Cruz, Cal.
\ Young lady has successfully passed the
| requisite examination and been admitted Il
member of the Freshman class Of the Maine
State College of Agriculture and the Me-
chanic Arts
The public service at Washington is be-
coming very civil The Springfield Repubh-
crn tells pleasant story of young lady
formerly school teacher in Springfield, who
lately got clerkship in the Treasury De
partment with a salary Of 81 400. There
were eleven vacancies at the time and forty
or fifty applicants, including two women
All were put through the same examination
before the Civil Service Board, and the two
ladies were among Unsuccessful competitors.
They had the same opportunity, the same
test, and now have the same salary for the
same service with men This Is just.
Mrs. Howe writes to the H'omen's Jour
nal as follows aboat suffrage in England
Il have found English society, 50 far as
concerns woman divided into small knots
and associations Of workers. The suffrage
women in England are not numerous. They
are generally people of acute mind and ol
practiced intellect. Their position in the
nublic estimation is one of much respect
Yet it leaves much to be desired in the way
of a large and sympathetic cooperation in
all works that are truly womanly. Looking
at home, find the case not otherwise. The
number of women interested in obtaining
suffrage is much larger with u than in Eng
land. But great and genial union for the
promotion of womanly objects exists as little
with Us as with our transatlantic relatives
Our suffrage organization does represent q
larger sweep of endeayor and interest than
the very restricted area of the English wO
man sailragists. But the great fear Of the
popular results of suffrage among us keeiS
far from Us many who, for our sake and then
own, sholld be laboring with Us.
Ii should be remembered that those whC
seek 10 attain suffrage for women ere not
strangers to any reform which seeks to bet
; ter the condition of the sex. Industrial anC
professional training, high culture both o
intellect and of conscience, all Of these ar
I 6esjderafa more or less involved in the new
t reading of womanhood which makes the wo
man the Judge Of her own attitude and posi-
D tion in the State. Have the suffrage work
t ers forgotten one of these points Hay'
1 they not argued and plead for them? ie
some in this country would assume that tn
J word suffrage instead of opening thes
. doors of improvement, would close them b
n postulatinc a less instead of a greater en-
! lightenment.
: LIouoR DRINKING IN NoRwAY.-Ihe Key
\ Gideon Draper writes to the New Yor
: Methodist humorous account OF his expei
r fences in Norway. He says: In accordanc
4 with previous invitation, we repair to th
n parsonage to partake of formal dinner j
. honor Of the bishop. The Norwegian flag
dving from the flag staff, and regret Is e'
nyeesed bv the host that he has not the beau