Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-06-27
CONCERNING WOMEN.

President Barnard is in favor of the
new movement for admitting girls to CO.
lumb;a College.
Miss Lena Miller is proprietor of the
Roosevelt House, Ohio Street, Indianap-
oils, and manages it with marked finan-
cial skill.
Miss Lille C.. Darst, the editor of
Circleville, Ohio paper, has been chosen
alternate delegate to the Republican State
Convention.
Mrs. Haworth, of Thorntown, Ind, in |
one hours time, secured los names of
women who want to vote, in addition to
the 42 names sent to the convention.
Mrs. Myra Bradshaw commenced the
publication of the Chicago Legal Neocs
in October, 1868. 1t has become one of
the foremost legal newspapers in Amer
lea.
Mrs. Smith, Of Jersey City, has for
some time been engaged in reducing the
crude language of the Tuscaroras to writ
ing. and in furnishing it with grammar
and dictionary.
Mrs. Ole Bulls book of "reminiscences is
nearly completed, but tine work of publ
cation will keep her for the summer in
or near Boston, preventing her projected
trip to Norway.
The lIioman's Own is a monthly paper
published in Indianapolis, in the interests
OF the doctrine that every member of our
race has the right to life, to. liberty, and to
be equal before the law.
The Ner York Commercial, in enum'
Grating indications of Nebraska's growing
Importance, includes the likelihood of
women obtaining the right TO vote in that
State.
Mrs. Porter, wealthy lady of .Chica-
go, has founded hospital for the care OF
poor children over and under 10 years
Of age. 1t is sacred to the memory Of
her lost baby boy and is named the Maui
rice Porter Hospital.
Twelve women voted at the East Port
land, Oregon, school meeting on Monday
evening, and Miss Ada Thomas was chos-
Ell Clerk of the District FOR the ensuing
year, though of course there was consid-
cradle opposition to the election of VIC
man.
\ touching eulogy of the late Ralph
Waldo Emerson, interspersed with refer
ences to his sympathies with the rights of
women, was delivered by Mr.. A. Bronson
Alcott, May so, at the anniversary meet
Ing of the New England Woman Suffrage
Associations
1t is pleasant TO record that lady who
has been out of the country for ten years
or more, engaged in missionary labor, re-
turning for visit and rest, has seen no.
thing that so much surprises her as the
increased earnestness of the women in Il e
work of the church.-The Presbyterian.
The Women's silk Culture Associs-
ton of the United States, at 1928 Chest
nut St, Philadelphia, have offered ten
premiums, aggrega,ing $500, to be given
to the silk culturists of the country, who
produce the ten largest amounts OF CO.
coons Quality will also be one of the
conditions.
The daughter of old John Brown states
in card that her mother " is living in
comfort from a fund raised for her benefit
in California more than year ago.
The story that she was in poverty and
distress was doubtless the work Of some
adventurer.
The three mile law in Arkansas, is
proving to be a grand law. A majority |
Of the adult residents, male and female,
can prevent the issuing of license to a
saloon within three miles Of church or a
school house. When the people wish 10
get rid of a saloon, they build school
house or church.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore in an address
at the meeting of the Boston Society of
Universalists, deprecates the sending away
to foreign missions. of the Jealous and ac-
complished women, who are so much
needed in home missions. Women are
essential in the conflict against intemper-
ance and vice, and in carrying forw ard
such works as the Peace movement and
the Associated Charities.
Of Mrs. Christine ]. Burgess Of Prov
dence, the lady who made such dem
onstration in the United States Court
House in this city last Thursday as to
give the impression that she was violent
" insane, it is now said by friend Of
hers that her attack was of short dura-
ton, and was brought on by utter de-