Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-11-14
CONCERNING WOMEN.

vile, Ky.
Mrs. Ada M. Bittenbender, president Of
the Nebraska Suffrage Society, has pub
lished Suffrage Song book, expressly
for the Campaign in Nebraska.
Miss l.. j. Bates Is editor and proprie-
tor of the gainesville (Ohio) Graphic,
bright, wide-awake weekly "independent'
paper, which is winning friends, as 1t de-
serves to do.
Miss Emma worthington, for many
years teacher in the public schools at FL
Paso, CAL, has just been appointed no.
tary public by Governor Cullom. She is
an expert stenographer.
Mrs. Mann, widow Of the late Hon. lIor-
ace Mann, has presented to the library of
Brown University the study chair used by
her husband when he was an undergrad
uate OF that institution.
The friends of suffrage in Iowa fully ex-
pect TO carry the woman suffrage amend
ment a second time through the Lesisla-
ture, which will not meet, however, until
the winter of 1884.
Three test cases on the woman suffrage
act were brought in Utah. One OF the de-
cisions, while affirming the constitution
atty of the act, declares that women must
| toll thn fro n
chise. as men are required to be.
The ladies OF Albany, n. Y, having the
management Of the Cooking and Training
School, are DESTROYS OF adding new feat
ures of interest and usefulness to this prac-
teal and worthy enterprise. They pro-
pose 10 invite Miss Parloa, formerly OF
Boston, but now of New York city, to de-
liver a series of six demonstrative lessons
In cookery to the ladies OF Albany, early
in November.
1t is urged by the american, of Philadel-
phia, that co-education is specially desir-
able in city colleges, since the young wo-
men who would avail themselves OF It's ad-
vantages there, are living In the whole
some atmosphere OF home. why should
young men and women meet In socicty, at
church, in the family circle" 1t asks, land
vet their meeting in the classroom be
thought Objectionable"
With the near prospect of a convention
TO revise our state constitution. the Rhode
Island Woman Suffrage Association pro-
poses TO enter on a vigorous campaign
this autumn, for the purpose OF arousing
an interest In this important question that
may result in a change in our constitution
and laws that shall take the women of
Rhode Island out OF the category OF pau
pers, idiots and criminals.
An association known as the Women's
Mutual Labor League has been organized
in Washington, ID. c. Its members meet
every few days to talk over the sunerlngs
OF working women, and 10 devise means
/ for their relief Al the meeting recently,
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, president o. the as
ISOLATION. said the league would make a
strong attack on the practice OF placing
women OF loose character 10 the depart
ments.
Misses Hattie S. and Lille II. Rice +,
young daughters of Mr.. George Rice, OF
Brownvlle, Jefferson County, \. l., in
January last, by prompt action, extin-
guished fire which threatened To destroy
the Empire Mills in that village, and have
each been presented with gold watch by
| insurance companies which had large risks
upon the building. The owner of the nil
made them substantial gifts just after tie
occurrence.
The women OF Scotland will exercise
their right TO vote in municipal elections.
for the first time, on the 9TH inst. On the
same day the men in Nebraska Will be vot-
, ing on a constitutional amendment which,
! il carried, will secure 10 women the right
TO vote on the same terms as men. SO the
| Just claim OF women works its way. Nov
there was 10 be grand Scottish nation
al demonstration OF women in st. An
drew's Hall, Glasgow, in anticipation OF,
and in preparation for the vote on the 'th'
Scotchmen already raise The question why,
IL women can vote at municipal elections,
they should not also vote for members OF
parliament, aud they petition for the right
for the women.
|. A large number OF states will hold their
elections on the 9TH inst 1t Is in vain to
appeal to the great mass OF men TO consid-
er the rights Of women, and in their seiec-
ton Of candidates to vote only for those
who will respect the principle OF "the con-
sent of the governed" IN its application TO
women. But to the MN who are suiirag-
lists, we do appeal, and ask of them 10 90
as they would wish others to do, II they
were DISTINGUISHED as women are. There
are men enough in tn is state who believe
in woman suffrage to turn the scale IN any
election, either of gov ernor or Of members
of the legislature. It is grave respon-
sibility to hold. Those who have it should
consider what they who are strong and IN
possession of power owe to those who are
weak and without power, and then do as
they would be done by.
Lucy Stone writes =
1--WE turned our faces with real regret
from Nebraska, where the hopes OF many
are now ceutered. The canvass began &C.
,;valv in September. The State Society