The true northerner., 1876-01-28
Items for the Ladies.

THE YEARS.
Why do we heap huge mounds Of years
Before us and behind.
And scorn the little days that pass
Like angels on the wind5
Each, turning round small sweet face,
As beautiful ss near.
Because II is 40 small face
We will not see IL clear.
And 80 it turns from us and goes
Away in sad disdain;
Though we would give our lives for it,
IL never comes again.
Miss Mulock.
The national bridal tour this year will be 10
the centennial
Mrs. Fred. Grant and Madame Mantilla, the
spanish MINISTER'S wife, are said to be the two
most beautiful women in Washington.
philosopher being asked what was the rst
thing necessary towards winning the love OF a
woman, answered, IAN opportunity"
NHss Anna f. Dlcknsons new lecture is en-
it'll Sowing and Reaping,' and deals with
preou-reform and the prevention of crime.
New York widow informed friend at the
funeral that she couldn't tell whether she would
wear mourning or not until her husbands will
was read.
"Your Dress" said husband to his fashion
able wife, '' will never please the men," 8 l
don't dress to please the men, was the reply,
"but to worry other women"
The most miserable woman alive is the one
who got sealslin saque for Christmas pres
ent and can't wear it on account OF the warm
weather She thinks Old Probs has got special
grudge against her.
A Milwaukee man made three unsuccessful
attempts to blow his brains out, and then his
wife told HIM; " Don't try it again, John YOU
haven't got any" He goes about now Saying
he owes his life to that woman.
Women, 80 amiable in themselves are never
80 amiable as when they are useful; and as for
beauty, though men may fall in love with girls
at play, there is nothing TO make them stand
to their love like seeing them at work. Cob
bett.
Mrs. Hannah Stover, of Bowdonhan, Me-,
has right to be regarded as the heroine Of the
Centennial year. She was born on the 4th Of
July, 1776, at nearly the same hour when the
great bell was ringing out the news Of Declara
ton from the old hall IN Philadelphia. She Is
in good health and hopes to celebrate the hun
dredth anniversary Of the nations birthday il
July next.
1t would be as easy to catch weasel aseeE
as to catch Flemish woman idle. Young anC
old, they are always at work; and when ther;
is neither household nor ordinary work to do
they always have the knitting to fall back upon
You see little girls going home from school
knitting in hand and even in gay Brussel
you may meet in the evening groups of youni
women coming from the factories, talking
laughing, singing, and all knitting.
Under the head of - Statistics Of Wome1
Lawyers" we find the statement that Sin 1S6
Mrs. Mansfield was admitted to the bar Of Iowa
and Miss Barkaloo was ADMITTED to the bar o
Missouri; that in 1872 Mrs. Nash was admitte
to the bar OF Maine, and Miss Ray was admitte
to the bar Of the District OF Columbia an
that Miss Goodell has applied for admission
the bar OF Iowa" There are two women law
yers IN the District o. Columbia, one Of whor
ls in full practice before all the courts OF tn
!, District.
Ex-Governor Campbell, OF Wyoming, Dor
testimony to the excellent results of woma
suffrage in that Territory, and now | mite
States Judge formerly located there report
that since women have been admitted the sui
frage there has been 'change from the forme
, noisy, disorderly and disreputable scenes t
the "quiet of a religious meeting" He think
that hardly dozen men could be found in th
Territory to favor depriving women OF suffrage
These statements are difficult to reconcile wit
the report that the Legislature OF Wyoming WI
make strenuous effort to abolish woman su
frage in the Territory Washington Star.