Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17
WOMAN ITEMS.

The women teachers of San Francisco and,
We suppose, of all California. have had
their salaries increased to equality with
those of men occupying similar positions,
recent state law compelling this tardy
Justice. The same thing was recently re-
commended by the educational convention
of the State of Missouri. We opine that it
is coming to be more and more the tact in
this vicinity, although not 50 - written in
the bond" By the way, we hear the best
reports Of the school committee-women
elected by some Of the towns in Massachu
sets. We know of one who is tireless in
her visitations and study of the schools Of
another (whO has never permitted any hap
py man to change her name to his), who
keeps school herself and shares at the same
time the duties Of the committee. She lends
intelligent aid to all the examinations Of
teachers and schools, and early in the term
visits every school herself, driving about
with her own team. She goes into schools
for halliday or day az time, and submits
teachers and pupils to the strictest scrutiny,
or takes hold and shows them how. One Of
her devices j. to put her own school in her
absence into the hands of the ablest pupil,
with the charge that if the school does well,
her own pay for the interval shall 90 to
some common purpose Of the school but If
the school misbehaves itself, she promises to
extend the term for 80 many DAYS to make
up lost time.-SprRqfeid Republican.
The present style of dressing the hair
piles woman's glory all on top Of the head.
80 that a single spray of flowers OF a bow of
ribbon Is considered sufficient ornament.
Anna Dickinson wants peace. Then why
don't She-but whats the use Of talking to
woman.
\ blushing schoolgirl entered Tennes-
see newspaper Office. the other day, and
asked for - the papers for week back.
Pannier?
\ san Francisco reporter recently inter-
viewed Matilda Heron Byrne, and he says
that there was bottle on the table labeled
- citrate Of magnesia, and when she saw
him eyeing it she took the bottle in her left
hand, put her right arm around his neck,
and in spite Of his struggles compelled him
to taste the stuff, lest he should 20 of and
write that she kept whi>key in her room.
\ Paris correspondent argues that mar
ried woman on the stage exercises les
magnetism over an audience than single
woman does, that the fact that she belongs
10 another, that her brightest glancss,
sweetest dimples ana most musical tones are
for him, unconsciously diminishes her in
tuence and states in illustration that
there were offered in Paris what were called
Christine Nilsson watches. which had a
great sale. but when she took a husband
their demand 50 sensibly diminished that
the proprietor changed their name.
4 girl in Cambridge City. Indiana, Is the
possessor Of a hali-fnished bed-quiltaiready
containing 3, 100 pieces.
The meanest woman in New Hampshire
has been found She last summer sent her
children to pick berries. and told them they
must not eat any if they did the conse-
quences would be n sound thrashinE. To
get at the truth Of the matter when the
children returned she picked their teeth 10
discover evidence Of their having eaten of
the forbidden fruit.
\ school girl in one of the rural district.
of Pittsfeld was overheard trying TO con-
vince schooltellow thar she liked him bet
ter than She did some other Urchin of whom
he seemed Jealous. d" OF course | like YOU
better than do Bill, " said she, '' for don't
] miss words in my spelling lesS0l on pur-
pose, 50 as to be down 70 the foot Of the
class where You are
When Mrs. Stanton was delivering her
lecture on the - Coming Girl. in Green
Bay, Wis, she told how her father. when
they were going over the highlands Of Scot
land together. had Pair of boots made for
her After the lecture a hr0nze-taced furry
individual said TO her ' An wi We shek
haan' wi the maan thnat wha made the
booties for We ," and there he was. She
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