Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-25
NO. "a.
CONCERNING WOMEN.

A woman dentist at Quebec has been de-
nounced by the press for pursuing an un-
womanly avocation, and the clergy of two
parishes have prohibited their people 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 a special course of study,
including butter and cheese making, aud
dairying in all its branches.
Miss Sarah Brown, daughter Of old John
Brown, has been appointed to q position in
the adjuster's department of the branch mint
in San Francisco. The position was volun-
unfairly offered her by Superintendent Bur-
ton.
Mrs. Nj. f. Sullivan has written a work en-
titled, ireland Of To-day" Michael Da-
witt says of it, GAS history Of the Land
League movement it is the best contribution
to our country's historic literature that has
appeared in recent years"
Debating societies connected with some of
the Oldest and most aristocratic of the Lon
don clubs, notably the Bedford, the Somer-
vile aud the Holland, lately set aside a day
on which to discuss woman suffrage. These
societies have an exclusively male member
ship, but they invited women to be witnesses
on this occasion, who, in few instances,
were likewise participants.
About ten years ago woman suffrage was
agitated in Ohio to a considerable extent,
but it was abandoned as a popular issue after
the Crusade" II is to be revived in that
state. In response to q call extensively cir
culated the convention met at the Murphy
tabernacle, Columbus, August 2, at 10 A. NJ.
Hon. Gideon T. Stewart, of Norwalk, as
chairman appointed by the ladies in advance,
called the meeting to order, and delivered an
address on the purpose of the convention.
The Sioux City (Ia.) Journal says: ''The
women of Iowa have won their first distinct
i've victory in popular election. They had
no ballots of their own to cast but through
their influence public sentiment was created
that made the majority of the ballots as their
own hands would have put them into the bal
lot-boxes.
There is no danger that man will not ulti-
mately do mans work and women women's
work. But it will yet take the experience of
many emRncipated generations to determine
the maximum limits of both and after all,
| the best part of all the work will be that
which both sexes do in common.-T. W.
HiggiRson in Woman's journal.
Polygamy is a disgrace which is realized in
every Mormon home. In every Mormon home
the plural wives and their children are looked
upon as tainted. This is made evident by
| tue huAltll OI hll SUCH NOEu6u anu CulluIbu W
| pass themselves off as the first wives or chill
dren of first wives. And it is further
made evident by the quarrels which constant
| ly occur in such families, and by the epithets
| which first wives and children bestow upon
the others. Salt Lake Tribune.
OF the invaluable part taken by women in
| securing the passage of the prohibitory
amendment in Iowa Bishop Hurst in the
| New York Independent says, "One of the
crowning features has been the part which
women have taken. They had ample reason
to wish and work for this great consumms-
tion. But who that even knew them well
could anticipate such wisdom in their plans,
such ubiquity in effort such golden speech,
such exquisite skill in meeting emergencies
as we have witnessed here p
The wives, sisters and daughters of the
most prominent men in the village of Sum-
NIT, N. j., have made up their minds that il
the men will not try to add to the comfort
and conveniences of their village life but
will persist in neglecting to beautify the
| place, then the women will take the matter
in hand themselves. Hence, a few weeks ago
they formed a society and called it the Sum-
nit Village Improvement Association. 1t has
a membership of l5O. Since then the pro-
ject has become fashionable, and applications
for membership keep the officers constantly
busy.
Mary Wade of Gettysburg, Pa, is an ap-
plicant for a pension. She lost her daughter
Jennie, twenty years of age, the Sd of July,
1863 by a rebel bullet At the time the de
ceased was inside the Uuion lines engaged in
baking bread for Union soldiers. The peti
toner was dependent in part for support up
on her daughter, as her husband was a mani.
&C, and had for many years been confined in
the county almshouse. AS there had never
been such a demand made for pension or
account of the loss of the female supporter
of a family, the congressional committee was
in doubt as to the wisdom of allowing the
claim, but finally has concluded to grant the
petition as an act of simple justice.
Mrs. Auna Garlin Spencer, of Florence
Mass, read paper before the American In
stitute of Instruction, which the Boston Her
aid pronounces "a complete illustration oi
the theories Just advanced as to the possibii
ties of woman's culture. Mrs. Spencer made
an exhaustive analysis of the causes of tho
increase of crime among the young throwing
much of the responsibility upon the state
which does not get control of the children al
an earlier age even than the primary school
and advocated the kindergarten as one of thu
necessary means. She also advised that hand
work should go with head-work from the
very beginning, giving as proof the statlstic
that so few of our criminals know trades
This was most able production, and full o
such condensed thought that no true idea o
its scope can be given here"