The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-21
Items for the Ladies.


Wisconsin girl went into poor neighbor-
hood to teach school. She found that her nice
dresses made the other girls feel bad, and she
burned them up. Some rich man will read this
item and at once seek out and marry that girl.
M. Quad.
There are 1914 women taxpayers in Boston
alone, whose aggregate taxes are 81 ,296, 663
annually. These women should be exempted
from the payment Of any part of the sum ex-
pended in celebrating rights Of which they are
deprived Journal.
Mrs. Harriet CASTOR has taken house in
Philadelphia for seven months. for the accom-.
mediation Of woman suffragists and temper
ance women during the Centennial. 1t is 1926
N. B. street. Mrs. CASTOR ia member Of the
Brooklyn Woman Suffrage association.
George Fswcett Rowe says: :. While highly
esteeming the solid charms Of English women,
their virtues and domesticity, I must say that
do not find IN them the perfect triumph Of
womanbood. Refinement OF culture and bril-
liancy Of disposition are never discovered per.
fectly blended except in the ladies of America
Under new law allowing women to vote for
school officers in Minnesota, about $50 of that
sex went to the polls at school election in
Minneapolis last week Tuesday. They were
very courteously treated by the men in attend
ance, and the ballot boxes were decorated with
flowers to celebrate the first exercise Of their
new political privileges.
Jennie June has discovered in New York a
Miss Manners, who owns a press of her own
and has for long time been IN the habit Of
printing the illuminated monogIams so much
in vogue, for stationers but TO avoid preju-
dice and facilitate her work, she found 1t best
to be known as Mr.. Manners, and has go been
addressed and recognized by her employers.
But, while woman's individuality Is merged
in his who represents her, and her position
measured by his influence, she must and will be
what man wishes her to be. Until the incentive
is given her to stand upon her own merits
until these false estimates, that blind her to
that which is OF more worth are torn away
will the world be full of Mrs. Belkuaps. great
and small, as society may develop them.
University wild be held lii Boston or Cambridge
rs may be determined, in the latter part OF
May, under the charge of "oman's Educatlona,
Association OF Boston. and will be OF two grades
"a general or preliminary examination for
young women not less than seventeen years
old, and an advanced examination for young
women who have passed the preliminary exam
nation and are not less than eighteen years
old.
The old Quaker practice Of allowing women
IN equal voice with the men, is likely to invade
other denominations Especially in Connectl-
cut the principle Of female suffrage IS taking
deep root in the Congregational churches -
Twenty years ago 1t would have been considered
akin to heresy to have preached the subject OF
women voting in the church meetings OF the
denomination, but now it is done without re.
proacn in more than halr the congregational
churches ia tue state The matter was dis
cussed with considerable earnestuess az re.
cent meeting OF the Old Litchfield church. and
in order to ascertain the usage of the churches
respecting it, George VI. Woodruff, ESQ.,. ad
dressed a circular letter to them, inquirine
whether their female members we're allowed &c
vote in the church meetings or not. Two hun.
dred and thirty-two churches responded to the
question, OF which 1877 answered in the atfirma.
tive and los in the negative, but with qualifica-
lions. This gives fair majority OF % churches
wnere female suffrage is freely exercised.