The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-24
What Women are Doing.

Those fanatics who are supporters of the
absurdity known as Woman Suffrage may at
tempt to prove from the following excerpts
that women can really do something; but SEN
sible people will know better. For the bene-
fit of the unwary the antidote is given with
the poison:
''The accomplished ami eloquent lecturer,
Miss Kate Stanton, is soon to sail for Europe,
to remain during the summer. While in
Great Britain she will lecture upon "Repub-
licanism in America" and ''The Abolition
OF Poverty" After spending some time in
Germany. Miss Stanton dAsions returning to
this country in September, laden with ma
terial for a new lecture" Anybody can lee
t,sre noao days.
''Mis. Ada G. Sweet, recently confirmed as
United States Pension Agent at Chicago, is a
daughter of the late General Sweet, the first
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue.. Heretofore the President has
declined to appoint ladies to re-
sponsible disbursing positions, but Miss
Miss Sweets ability in the administration of
the Chicago office, while her father was PEN
sion Agent, has induced the President to ap-
point her." Grant al,odys did appoint in
competent persons to office. aa 30
ga lady graduate of the Medical Depart
ment of Iowa University has taken the first
prize for the best performed dissection in sur
gical anatomy, in class consisting of twen-
ty -four young men and one other young wo-
man." the profession of medicine has great
ly deteriorated ,oithin afesc gears.
'Miss Hannah Lunt, of Newburyport,
Mass, occupied the pulpit of the Unitarian
Church, Sunday last; the pastor, Rev. Joseph
May, being absent in New York. This is
probably the first lady who ever oficiated in
this pulpit, which is one of the Oldest in the
city. She conducted the entire service with
great ability, giving satisfaction to the audi
ence present, particularly in the reading of
the Scripture and hymns, which were beauti-
fully rendered" Unitarianism isn't much Of
religion anYhoac.
''Miss Georgiana Trotter, of Bloomington,
ILL.,, who. for many years, has been an advo-
cate Of Woman's Rights, not only in theory
but by example and practice, being business
manager and partner in dourishing lumber
firm, has received and accepted a call, signed
by a large number of leading citizens, to be
come candidate for member of the Board
Of Education of that city," a ,coman' s brain
aoeighs less than MANS"
"Miss Mary Charlton, one of the clerks Of
the Illinois general assembly, has been pub
licly thanked for the capable ane faithful dis
charge of her duties.'' Mere clerical labor
requires no high order of talent.
Collector Hopkins has recommended the
appointment of Mrs. Melissa Holden, as
keeper of Light at Deer Isle Thoroughfare,
in place of the late Samuel E. Holden, who
was her husband" Of course the duties of a
light keeper are very light.
"Receht discoveries among old manuscripts
go to prove that the exploits of Joan of Arc
were even more wonderful than has been
supposed" Everybody knows she ,oas burned
for a toitch.
''The passage of the bill making women
eligible to educational offices in California
seems to have been due to a general effort o
the sufragists of that State. The bill is said
to have been prepared by members of the
| Santa Clara Woman suffrage Society, body
working independent of the State Society
| Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Watkins and Miss Sallie
| Hart of San Jose are justly entitled TO credit
for having given essential aid to the passage
of the measure They made several visits to
| the Legislature, remaining there for we eks,
urging the measure upon the favorable con-
! side. alton of members" Lobbying is uerl
! lo,o business. sam'I T E-eT
'sThe wife of Prof. Proctor is engaged
upon historical work of much interest
Too thin. The infatuated husband ,crites til,
book, and the cunning ,cife persuades hin
| to giue her the credit. Women al,cays ,cert
| cunning. rr
| "The only white graduate of the Medica
Department of the Howard University a
Washington, at their recent Commence
ment, was Miss Mary A. Parsons, Ney
Hampshire girl, twenty-five years old
What does that prorel Woman is only tn
lesser mar, anyhop. Tennyson says so.
"There are said to be six newspapers edite
and published by women west of the Nissis
sippi, viz: The Ne,u Northeast, Portland
Oregon. by Mrs. A. J. Duniway; the Wo
mans Exponent. Of Salt Lake City, Utah, b!
Eliza Snow; the Dispatch, of Uklah, CAL, by
Mrs. Belle Lynch the Leader, of StockIon
CAL, by Laura DeForce Gordon; the YES
tern Sun, of St. Louis, by Lanra ,. "eoo
and the Homestead. of Oakland, CAL, oy 10
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