The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-01
Men and Women.

Mrs. Paulins Wright Davis, the we'll known
advocate OF woman suffrage, died ct Providence,
II. l., August "a.
| woman is one Of the most successful miners
in Missouri. Her gains are from five to forty
five dollars day.
| September i4th Sol Smith Russell and Miss
! Alice Adams, daughter of William 7. Adams
| (Oliver Optic) are to be married in Boston.
Mrs. Binney. the wife Of Rev. DIR. Binney,
who, with her husband has been missionary
in Burmah more than thirty years, has Just
completed an Anglo-Karsn dictionary.
Mrs. Robb, OF Corpus Christi, Texas, is be-
lieved to be the largest land owner OF her sex
in the United States. She has $4,000 acres of
land, on which $4,000 beeves are fattened FOR
market every year.
Mrs. Mather, for thirty-five years mission
airy IN Mirzapore, India, has issued in what is
described as "cear and terse Urdu" bible
dictionary of SIS octave pages, containing 1,676
articles and 157 woodcuts.
Yes" said distinguished French politician
to friend the other day, 81 VISIT M. Theirs
occasionally now, for he is troubled with bron-
chitis, and between two fits OF coughing one
can sometimes get in a word"
Kate Field contradicts the report that she ia
about to marry an American critic, adding in
her puDgent way, that she could not marry
what does not exist in America. Miss Field
has had some sad experience with the persons
who call themselves critics in New York.
1t is said that Harriet Martineau remained
firm to the last 10 her negation of immortality.
She said on her dying bed: ~ have no reason
to believe in another world. have had enough
Of life in one, and can see no good reason why
Harriet Martineau should be perpetuated."
The San Francisco News Letter says the
women teachers In the schools OF that city have
to wait for their pay, while the male teachers
get their money promptly. The principal diff
ference between men and women, in this re-
spect, Is that the men vote and the women don't.
Susan A. King, who came from the same
town in Maine that Annie Louise Cary did, il
now one OF the most successful real estate
operators in New York city. She boasts that
when she first came to New York che often had
not as much money as would pay her street csl
fare.
Mr.. Moody can't help twill have his little
joke. Lately, IN Illustrating the parable Of the
guests who were backward at the dinner party,
he said: "The excuse OF the third man was
more absurd than any. have married wife
and therefore can not come Now why didn
he take his wife along?"
Mrs. Martha J. Lamb has written history
OF the city of New York. which, in addition tc
$50 illustrations, will have full-page engraving
for each Of the twenty-four parts, drawn by
leading New York artists. Mrs. Lamb enjoys
the distinction of being the only lady member
Of the Historical Society OF New York.
Rutherford B. Hayes was prominently q
politician in the best sense, during his college
DAYS. He took an active interest in all politica
and social studies, and was leader OF thought
inithe debating societies. But his logic wa:
not neglected. Butler Analogy-that grabbed
spook which terrfes most students-was tc
him special source Of delight.
Mr.. Ruskin, in recent number OF For:
Clavigera,' gives his young lady readers some
sensible advice respecting dress. Among othel
suggestions. he says: a. Your walking dress
must never touch the ground at all. 1 have
lost much of the faith once had in the common
sense and even IN the personal decacy of thu
present race of average Engllshwomen, b.
seeing how they will allow their dresses t
sweep the streets, as it IS tine fashion to b.
scavengers."