Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-22
CONCERNING WOMEN.

The Friend Of Women is a monthly
magazine recently started in Moscow,
Russia. 1t isconducted exclusively by
women.
A woman dentist at Quebec has been
denounced by the press for pursuing an
unwomanly avocation, and the clergy Of
two parishes have prohibited their peo-
pie from having anything to do with
her.
The Agricultural College, at Hanover,
N. H., will admit women pupils at its
next term, who will be given special
course of study, including butter and
cheese making, and dairying in all its
branches.
Miss Sarah Brown, daughter of old
John Brown, has been appointed 10 a po-
sition in the Adjusters Department oil
INC DIduCn MINI III Chu TIaHcisSo. he
position was voluntarily offered her by
Superintendent Burton.
Mrs. Mcbride, Of Peoria, Illinois, wa:
appointed one of the committee on reso-
lutions, and the announcement of her
name evoked applause at the State Green
back Labor convention in that city, on
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. NJ. f. Sullivan has written a
work entitled, " Ireland Of To-day
Michael Davitt says Of it, q" AS history
Of the Land League movement it is the
best contribution to our country his
toric literature that has appeared in re-
cent years"
The next Legislature will have TO Sub.
nit the woman suffrage amendment
and in 1881 the women will vote in thi.
State, and don't you forget it. That
amendment will carry by 10000 ma.
jority. Politicians will do well to be
gin eleciioneering the dies.-iocC
Leader.
Debating societies connected with some
of the Oldest and most aristocratic of III,
London Clubs, notably the Bedford, Tia,
Somerville and the Holland, lately SCI
aside day on which to discuss woman
suffrage. These societies have an ex
clusively male membership, but they in
vited women to be witnesses on this oc.
casion, who, in a few instances, were
likewise participants.
One by one the obstacles give way,
and ere long will be accorded to woman
as class the right to the results Of he
own acts as an individual, an iniegra
part Of the race, and not as mere ad
junct of men. The stronger than mura
wall Of precedent and prejudice vii
crumble before the "acts Of simple jus
tice,' as one by one they force them
selves upon the clearing vision of equa
rights.-Swton (Neb.) Register.
About ten years ago woman sutfrag
was agitated in Ohio 10 considerable
extent, but it was abandoned as a pop
ular issue after the d" Crusade" II i.
TO be revived in that State. In Response
to call extensively circulated, the con.
vcntion met at the Murphy Tabernacle
Columbus, Aug. ,, at 10 NJ. Hon
Gideon T. Stewart, of Norwalk, as chair
man appointed by the ladies in advance,
called the meeting to order, and delivered
an address on the purpose of the conven-
ton.
The invaluable part women took in
securing the passage Of the prohibitory
amendment in Iowa gets reported little.
Bishop Hurst, in the New York Ind,-
pendent, speaks of it thus " One Of
the browning features has been the part
which women have taken. They had
ample reason to wish and work for this
great consummation. But who that
even knew them well, could anticipate
such wisdom in their plans, such ubi-
putty in effort, such golden speech, such
exquisite skill in meeting emergencies as
we have witnessed here
The wives, sisters, and daughters of
the most prominent men in the village of
Summit, n. j., have made up their
minds that if the men will not try to
add to the comfort and conyeniences of
their village life, but will persist in neg
Letting 10 beautify the place, then the
women will take the matter in hand
themselves. Hence, few weeks ago
they formed society and called it the
Summit Village Improvement Associa-
ton. 1t has a membership of $50.
Sirca then tho nrniant bas hacop,a Tasb