Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-20
WOMAN ITEMS.

Susie Mason Of Madison county, H., Is
so bewilderingly beautiful, but 50 very hard
hearted, withal, that four young men have
drank themselves to death for her The ex-
else commissioners ought to abolish her OF
make her pay heavy license.
The Rochester Express thus sharply re-
Dukes the witless chaps who made fun OF
Susan i. Anthony d" Miss Anthony holds
here, the position of refined and esti-
mable woman, thoroughly respected and
beloved by the large circle of staunch friends,
who swear by her common sense and loyal
ty, if not by her peculiar views. She is no
sour old maid, our Miss Anthony, nor are
the young men shy Of her when she can find
time to accept an invitation out for an eve
ning, or to dine genial, CHEEKY, warm
hearted, overflowing with her fund Of stories
ard "reminiscences, utterly fearless and re-
gardless of mere public opinion, yet having
a wOman's delicate sweetness as to any
thing oHtre in dress and appearance. Our
Susan B. Anthony will work up into a
charming biography some day. without a
dull page within the covers, providing of
course, stupidity does not have the writing
Of it.
Heavy reading is very fashionable in New
York, and many young ladies are said to
discuss the writings and theories of Darwin,
Huxley and Emerson in 4 manner which
would startle the authors themselves.
Here is paragraph which tends to over
turn the commonly accepted notion that
women who adopt prostitution as a means
of livelihood are in a majority of cases. the
| victims of seduction "Of the seven hun
dred and sixty-six registered women Of the
town at st. Louis. four hundred and ninety
nine entered on a life Of shame from choice.
one hundred and thirty-eight from poverty
thirty-nine from family trouble, fity-three
were Seduced nineteen abandoned by their
husbands, and seventeen traced their DOWN
fall to bad company
\ young lady recently, on being request
ed to sing - The Maden's Prayer, imme-
diately favored Rockford audience with
" Mother, may 60 cut to swim
Why do girls kiss each other, and men
not? Because girls have nothing better to
/ kiss, and men have.
Miss Nettie Sinclair has recently been ap-
| pointed superintendent Of schools in Kan
kakee county. Illinois, and Is the first wo-
man who ever held the office in the state.
Miss Amanda NJ. Vancil, an Indiana
| school mistress, invested her salary in Gov
/ ernment lands, and made so 600 By it.
\ young lady at Newport was recently
| struck with the uselessness of her life. and
+ Immediately went to work u learn plain
sewing. At latest dates She had hemmod
one side Of towel, which the proud pa
rents have framed and hung in couSpicu-
Gus position.
Josie Mansfield was latest heard from in
the gambling saloons Of Monaco, Italy,
where She won 1900 in one night.
The only daughter Of wealthy and
highly respectable family of Noting
ham. England, recently ran off with
the bald-headed family coachman. who al
ready had a wife and six children After
| several weeks Of diligent search. their re-
treat was discovered and the girl persuaded
to return home, and in accounting for the
/ strange mesalliance, the local reporters say
that " while he was employed by her father
a. . gardener, he used to exert charming
Influence over her feelings by vivid deserip-
I tions of the beauties and mysteries of bot
any
\ bu-ine-s-like Young lady Of - in Wa
terloo, Mich. got Sll 600 cash in hand from
/ her bridegroom Of 80 before the marriage
ceremony.
\ Frankfort (Ky) woman has
menagerie in her stomach She has been i'll
| for some time, and has become frightfully
emaciated, although having all the time a
yoracious appetite. No cause for her i'll
ness could be discovered until she v0mted
/ dead mouse, few days ago. and shortly
after small live alligator. The physicians
! think there are more wild beasts in her stom-
ach, and that they are being constantly gen
Grated there, but no one has tried to explain
/ how they came there.
| Did our readers ever hear theiry young lady
/ friends ask each other, What's your poll
/ tics - and then ciggle The question has
hidden meaning For explanation, apply
/ to the first lady You know who " ears a large
| hustle.-N. Y. Commercial Adrerfiser.
\ Nashville girl tried to hang herself be
/ cause her nose was turning red. - Tastes
| IS various, said sam Weller. Some men
/ spend large sums of money, time and whis-
/ key in bringing their noses to bright
l red. -
| 1t Is not an uncommon sight in Russia to
see women working with men in paving
/ the streets.
/ \ Georgia clairyoyant revealed the where
abouts .about $4,000 recently stolen in
1 savannah. Her supposed skill brought her
considerable custom for 4 few days. but she
was finally arrested and confessed to com
hitting the theft.
There is a woman at Duluth who weighs
/ 1860 pounds At a little distance it is diff
cult to tell which is the larger of the two,
/ the town or the woman
Recently in one of the city churches the
/ theme was :" the creation" In one of the
adult classes the teacher inquired why God
/ created man last; whereupon a married
lady suggested that - it was evident that
| God didn't wan: him bothering around" "