Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-19
CONCERNING WOMEN.


Andrews, Ind, has brass band COM
posed Of fourteen young ladies.
Ladies in Washington, holding clerical
positions, accredited to Pennsylvania, have
received circulars assessing them three per
cent. of their salaries for the State cam
paign.
Mrs. Marietta M. Bones, of Dakota,
appealed to the men of that Territory in
her Fourth of July speech, not TO ask for
admission as State unless the women
of the new State can have the right Of
suffrage.
The Leavenworth (Kansas) Times, in
speaking of the woman suffrage plank in
the platform of the Republican party Of
that State, predicts that the amendment
viii be submitted to the people, and car
RED by large majority.
The committee in charge of benefit to
Mrs. John Brown have secured six hun
dred dollars in cash, with promise Of
four hundred dollars more. II is thought
Mrs. Brown will receive fifteen hundred
dollars from Chicago people.
On August 10th, Mr.. Fawcett, when
questioned, said that about two hundred
and fifty female clerks are now employed
in the central post-office, at London. 1t
was intended to increase the number dur
ing the next six months, though not more
than in the last six months.
Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, editor Of Godeys
Ladys Book, who died recently, nearly
ninety years old, was the author of MARY
Had Little Lamb" 1t was written
forty-six years ago, and first published in
Boston in 1880. Mrs Hale resided in
Boston at that time.
Miss Lena kirke, of Batavia, y. Y,
has served some eight years in dentist $
office, where she has become qualified,
and now has a permit 10 practice dentist
ry in any part of the State. Miss Kirke
however prefers salary where she is to
the responsibility Of an office of her own.
In Baltimore, man was convicted OF
beating his wife, and the convict was
terribly surprised when the Judge, in
stead of iining him few dollars and let
ting him go, announced that under the
new law adopted in Mary land hi' pun
ishment would be thirty lashes - ,De bare
back.
The State Convention of Universalists
in session last week in Dublin, Indiana,
was larger than usual, and the sessions
were earnest and enthusiastic, mostly con-
fined to strictly UNCONVENTIONAL matters.
But a resolution declaring the convention
earnestly in favor Of the pending constitu-
,ional amendments in favor of prohibition
and woman suffrage was unanimously
adopted.
Miss Emma J. Beede of Meriden, for
merly.a member of the faculty of the
Tilton Academy, and more recently the
successful preceptress Of the Wilmington
Conference Seminary, Dover, Delaware,
has been elected preceptress of the Cen
,enary Collegiate Institute, Hacketstown,
y. j., one of the largest and most pros
porous educational establishments Of the
State.
Frederick Douglass's wife, who lately
died, was a remarkable woman. She was
free woman in Baltimore when he es-
capped from slavery. and met him in the
North, joined his dangerous fortunes and
was his great support in all his days OF
trial. No wonder Mr.. Douglass writes,
after forty-four years with her, that "lIte
cannot hold much for me, now that she
has gone
Mrs. Browne, mother of the late "Ar-
temus Ward resides in tasteful cot
tage in Waterford, Ne. She is a fine
looking lady, about seventy years of age,
and possesses charming conversational
powers. She enjoys the calls of her nu-
merous visitors, and exhibits with pride
a register containing the autographs OF
hundreds of persons from all the States,
and from many foreign lands who have,
for at least few moments each, been her
guests.
The New Orleans school teachers have
been for long time unpaid, and some
time ago when they were in great straits
sued for their salaries, and obtained judg-
ments against the city. For doing this,
sixteen lady teachers have been peremp,-
orily dismissed the service. First to
starve the school teachers, and then to
set them adrift if they try to collect the
money that is due them, appears TO be
the New Orleans idea Of school manage
ment.
In Europe young men and educated
ladies are studying electrical engenineer-
ing, a profession not overcrowded, and
great fortunes have been made in its pur-
suit The enormous extension Of the tel
egraph and telephone cables into every part
of the world will create a great demand
for skilled electric engineers. Electrical
engineering is a profession that educated
women are eminenily fitted for.
DR.. Mary A. Allen, of Binghampton,
y. Y, formerly of Newark, n. j., spoke
on temperance at the campmeeting at Di-
mock, Susquehanna County, Pa, Sept .,
before an audience estimated at three
thousand. Her remarks were listened to
with the greatest attention. and several