The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-21


Efty-seven women are editing journals in
this coun try.
Susan M. Hallowell has been chosen professor
Of natural history in Wellesley college, Mass.
A great dealof money is sure to "go where
the woodbine twineth" this spring-becsuse the
woodbine twineth on the new spring bonnets.
The Boston high-school girls beat the Har.
ward Freshmen in spelling match. Served
them right. Harv ard refused to admit lady
members.
The Ladies' Literary Club OF Grand Rapids
has about 200 members and represents large
number Of women Of eminent ability and Gull
tivation.
A Springfield, Illinois, woman refused to let
her daughter go to spelling school because she
had been told that some knotty words were to
be given out.
Susan b. Anthony says that there are 600, 900
professional drunkards in the United States,
and that one woman in seventeen is married
to such an artist
Mrs. Follen, plucky and sagacious woman
OF Lexington, Mass, placed upon her house
the legend, "A greater war now in progress
the rights OF Woman--1S75." She saw clearly
certainly the logic Of the events Of ITS.
Jennie June (Mrs. Croly, of New York, has
the following good counsel for girls =" Girls,
take hold of the first work that comes to your
hand, no matter what it 10. You will soon find
out If it is the thing you want to do, or can do
best"
A short time since Chicago drummer saw a
young lady plowing field in Illinois. He
stopped to ask: when do you begin cradling?'
mot till heads are better filed than yours"
was the sententious reply. The young man
rode on.
Miss Nellie Forman, Of Lynn, has been en-
ployed by the Mercantile Savings Institution of
Boston for the past two years, and Is filling
position as one of the Receiving Tellers OF that
institution to the entire satisfaction Of it's
officers.
The Smith sisters, who have achieved 80
much notice on account of their protest against
taxation, have been schooled in anti. slavery
and are very intelligent. One OF them is learned
in Hebrew and Greek, and has made . transla-
ton of the Bible for herself
Miss Ursula Cushman, q Boston lady. is a
successful correspondent Of several papers,
Plain and sensible herself, she nevertheless
excels in fashion articles. She has also great
artistic ability. A pleasant evening can be
passed in looking over her summer sketches.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle, OF East Boston, now
in her one hundredth year, ID reaching her
sleeping-room ascends two fights OF stars
and dresses and undresses without aid. She
never has q fire in her bedroom, and positively
refuses to have one, even IN the coolest
weather. II she lives she will celebrate her
one hundredth birthday, February 25, 1876
Under the new law in Wisconsin every wo-
man OF the age OF twenty-one years and up
wards, residing in the district within which the
duties of the Office are to be performed, is
eligible to the following offices directors,
collector and clerk OF school districts direc-
tory and secretary OF town board, under the
township system Of school government men,
Der of board OF education in cities, and coun-
~ superintendent Of schools.
Miss Linda Gilbert who is doing such noble
work IN providing prisons with Libraries, was
born in New York but when quite young her
parents removed to Chicago. Her home was
near the prison, and one morning on her way
to school one OF the prisoners begged her to
orng hum something to read. Her father con-
sented to loan some OF his books to the prison
er. THIS was the beginning Of what proved to
be mission. The old prisoner on his death
bed thanked the little angel for the comfort her
books had been to him and the other prisoners,
az she continued the good work.