The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-12
Items for the Ladies.


During the past year Mrs. Van Colt has held
1000 meetings, saved 2.S53 souls, and travelled
2S,2s2 miles, or about ten miles per soul
One of George Eliot's filings at the lords of
creation: " I'm not denyin' the women are
foolish, God Almighty made EN- to match the
men,"
filing the place OF Christian ministers and
pastors in several denominations, not reckoning
those in the Society of Friends.
A letter from st. Petersburg says that some
ladies have formed a society with a view of
qualifying themselves for the bar, and demand
ing permission to plead after undergoing the
prescribed examination.
or the forty-six students who were IN at
tendance at the Anderson School at Penikese
last summer, twenty three-just one-half-were
ladies. So il seems that women are not wholly
averse to the natural sciences, after all.
Mrs. Owen, State Librarian OF Indiana, has
been, by act OF the Legislature OF that State,
vested with authority to serve processes, arrest
Senators, and transact the other duties pertain
ing to the post OF Sergeant-at-arms OF the
Senate.
The man who has not discovered that women
have an instinct for governing, and are obliged
to use their governing power continually
knows as little Of the sex as the Hlndoo, who
said that "A woman could no more be taught
to read than COW, WIN. Lloyd Garrison.
The Brooklyn Argus gives the following de
scriphon of womans Way Of signing her name
in book: She deposited her gloves directly
on the page where she intended to write her
name. Then she turned over the leaf, and left
her muff on the next page. Not finding place
for signature she turned leaf IN the other di-
rectlon, and left her veil as book-mark.
My daughter keeps my farm accounts, sir
and she is as systematic and particular as ever
my son was, who kept them before he left
home. tell you it does girls (and he might
have added boys also) good to give them some
responsibility, and set them to watching things
about the farm and household. They learn.
find, economy by 1t, and soon discover that
their old father is not. necessarily, Grabbed
old curmudgeon, because he does not loosen
his purse strings whenever they see something
they happen to fancy; for they discover the
real reason why the purse should not be
opened" So said progressive farmer. kind,
appreciative father aud large-hearted man
on general principles.
The Sunday Magazine has very interesting
article on - Misc Clugson and her Work. The
lady was the only child of parents in moderate
circumstances. Her father had, some miles
Prom Glasgow, workmen and workwomen under
him. He was a religious, God-fearing man.
His kindness and gentleness never failed. The
bond between him and his people was very
strong, In such home Miss Clugson was
trained. There she went through sickness and
suffering. At last young woman, we find ler
in Glasgow visiting the hospitals and infrIn-
aries. Struck with the great need Of q shelter
for the patients after they left the iniirmary,
she devoted herself! as to a life work raising
funds for "Convalescents' Homes" The Dunom
Homes are the result. They were founded five
years ago, and cost originally 100000 Five
thousand convalescents have thus far been ad-
mitted, PRINCIPALLY workingmen and their fami-
lies. Each convalescent stays but three weeks,
unless there are pressing reasons for longer
time. The good done is said TO be very great.
The freedom from care, the rest, the beauty of
the surroundlngs-the Homes overlook the
Firth Of Clyde-has such effect that often life
despared OF is restored And this is the work
OF one woman. She does not stop at this. out
is now endeavorng to found Homes Sor In
curables.n