The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-09-07
w oman's w ork.

WHAT IlfE WOMEN ARE DOING IN TUE FIELDS
OF INDUSTRY, LITERATURE, SCIENCE. AND
ART.
Miss Marianne North, who recently gave to
Kew gardens, London, Il gallery erected at her
own expense. and filled with her own paintings
of rare flowers from almost every part of the
globe. has started for Africa. the only quarter
vet unrepreSented and will spend wear paint
ing the characteristic flora.
Mrs. Fletcher Webster, now the owner of the
Webster farm at Marshtied. has kindly offered
to give the Webster Historical Society enough
of the furniture of the great statesman still in
her possession to furnish suitable room for the
society. whenever they may decide upon one
for future use i'll Boston.
The managers of the PENNSYLVANIA Woman'S
Hospital are having erected new building,
with a seating capacity for about 80 persons,
to be used for clinical instruction. 1t adjoinS
the hospital on the east, and will cost about
ST. 900.
1t may be the duty of sincere opponents of
woman suffrage to speak. and vote, and work
against it, But it is equally the duty of Sut1ra%
lists to speak, and vote, and work against the
nomination of such opponents to positions
where they can make their opposition effective.
The Executive Committee of the Iowa Wo-
man Suffrage Association are writing to all the
editors in the State asking the following Ques-
tions: "Will you advocate or allow others to
advocate woman suffrage in Your paper" Most
of the responses, far. are favorable.
In the whole United States. as we learn by
the T. s. census, there are l2,57l ,427 males over
! tWcnty-onc wears of age. In 1850, 9.20t ,42S
voted. or 13 per cent. of the entire voting popt-
| aion. This was in Presidential election. At
| the state and local elections much smaller
| vote is polled. II is fair to say that not more
than one-half the qualified voters vote on an
| average. Yet we are told that ''Women don't
want to vote.
| ing of the American Woman Suffrage Associa-
| ton. at Omaha. on the 18th and 18th Of Septem-
| Der. Among the speakers are Judge kingmm,
| whose testimony Of what he has seen of the
| practical results of woman suffrage in WyOm-
| inc is invaluable; the sisters Muller. from
| England. who are active Suttragist> 1T home.
J and excellent speakers; Hon. Erasmus NJ. Cor
! rclI. Mrs. Rebecca n Hazard, Mrs. Senator
| Henderson, and Rev. John Snyder, of Missouri.
| Dr. Mary F. Thomas, Mrs. Mary f. Haggart
ID. Fouke probablyl, Mrs. Margaret W. Camp
| bell. Miss Kate |. Kelsey, of Ohio. Mrs. MARY
b. Clay, of Kentucky, Mr.. II. h. Blackwell,
and Lucy Stone.
The board of musical studies in Cambridge
| (England) University recommend that the cN-
aminations for musical degrees Dc open to such
women as can produce the required certificate
| OF literary and scientific attainment The fees
are to be the same as in the case of men, The
names of women satisfying the examiners are
| to be published in a separate list. These musi-
| cal examinations are virtually honor eNamina-
! tions, and the board call attention to the fact
! that their recommendation is simply carrying
out the principle OF the decision OF the senate III
| February. 1881, which admitted women to honor
| examinations on the same conditions. so far a~
| possible. as men.
At the meeting Of the Democratic state Cen
tra Committee, III Boston, August 23d. Mrs. III.
| NJ. / Wolcott, from the Massachusetts Womun
| Suffrage Association, presented petition for Il
| hearing before the Committee on Resolutions,
and it was voted that lclring be granted at !
T. NJ, September Is, at the Parker House
Anna X. lIaWley, of Delhi, Louisiana, has
patented a button that can be readily attached
moved without INJURY. lhe button hgad may
| De or any suitable lofm or MATERIAL me faS-
| lch'f' Whlcn aiso Iofhls the Shhk ol the put-
ION. Is 4 Slrlp OF spring metal uouolen upon IT.
sell to form Il Hanged head portion. ana It's tn>
are then neht "utWard TO FORM proJp'llhS >lrln2
posts' | ne tnus OF 'hr P"stS ar' a@alh nGht @
outward alld hackWAru 70 FORM tH(WN' it
fastener i SttuftH |" lhc pack "l lhc putl"h y
any Sul'aple manner, and me posts arc pass
! through an aperture III 'ir rI"th thh ihrou@n i
sot IL Ih' Washer Dhck "l !Hr cloth' l,'e cH>'t
lI4 % ny NprilS poSts retaining Wy t'lMS VT
.he rds's OF thc washer. 10 remove lhr p'll- i
| ,oil ttie 'ltNs "it pressed 'o-t'h'I' N"'H u''
button Is uritWh OIL
Jennie Net owen W. D.'oi i1aNrhl"r{' iowa
fcau !"lutplr paper on ne ia'NtH''"'i
oMi M lh>ahltN, peiolt 'IiG N'ui"!i"' "hltI'ht' VI
'hari'ies at M'"lsoh' W lStohSlh. pr. MTt owen
shy OF ONO, taxing thr nfN' prize lof hrr ltoI,
tai lhess. She served three years on lhr StalI
u tlt "talc liosplt iol w INSANE ~ -iQtlti'
4 ! taSah'' VIII uiiisutl 'llirnilFN ;tilH lutil!
| Hlhce ftSumlnS pFNhtr PratllSG ms iia' ottH
| secretary ol 'ilt 7cotl NoHiitN ni''ht" 0otp.tN
one OF in' most "rtN' ana aptt ones m thg
cl"''' ii'l t-'ltt'l'Ii ~ !i' ui.t' ~ 'i'5
Ilihr SHOWS ING estimation III WhleH Sht |, hulH
/ nH iht Ptole>>l1h 'i' nome: - "e"Sa'' 10 'nt
\ ii'l i''ia h,'iVal '"llon 1T ~ au.' II
as oot,'rNtu 'hal sue represented ire p!"I'H-
SION W lth q4'l' as llurI olSnHl all' S'-'''2 ~
| "d> SLo" IL pN h'l N"llhH pitlhItH'
SHIPPING ITEMS. me superintendent ol
| thc ny StN ny service ms gwen oFutrS lol
manning the llte SAVING stations on the Attain
nc ahu Gllt coast Tor thc ensuing active sea-
soH IN me hfSl dlslrlrt' embracing coasts ol
Malhe ana New llaihpSiilfc' az stations, seven
| III htllnbef, are 70 DC opened from september
lSt 10 May Isl same Tor me second ulstrlct,
| coast OF MaSSachuSellN S'atlohs TO hr opened
| from september Isl 10 May ISL also IN lhIftl
dlstrict' embfaclhS the coast or Rhode island
ana Long island stations. All remaining sta
'lohS are TO De open [rom sept i'th 10 May ISt'
.;''' h-Ie are l"i,l tnrGe ih'>lcu sch"oiletS Oh
season. and r. O, Cinrk will bprin wG,L ON ,
second schooner rs soon ,s thr first i Off Tho
/ News saws. our shinhniIlino industry i oi, ino
rmnloyment this season tn about nnr InindrnI
and sixty men. NOT including PAINTERS n,I s9ij
makers Thr wpothrr fnr iii nrSt tweII.
weeks has been fine to, 1his Kind Of work tbr
men losin,r hut two or three Jnvs Iurino th.t
limo from stormy xynathnr r,nt VI II
! Granger. of Detroit has invented /, machine
which is 50 connrctrJ vAb fine rnonr and
| dil! can always Know instantly Whclhef lht
motion Is backward or forward, ana con>r-
GuehtlI whether MS orders are understood: me
| apparatus Is phcthittc ana at hlSllt indicates
| lhe mounh or lnc engine by blowing through
| reeds elther h!@h note or low one accord
! lhS 70 me direction taken
Nackerel fishermen continue to bring accounts
| of the White water previously reported on Mon
tGlr!lo!hS ~ Ml'.ln @ n'u = pthcNeu 10 hdVt lhC
'irrl ol IN M ~ liithrltl 10 tlt !h"
eastward. Inc water j. represented as hPlh@
very transparent cNtIri ptlhS seen III II at I
| depth is not known, scncS p fathoms decI
| failing to reach them. At that depth the bot.
tom of the seine can be plainly discrrncd. 'Th,
United States fishing commission is conducting
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