Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-13
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WOMEN IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

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Mrs. CHARLES Butler, Of Great Bar
rington, Mass, has given S50,"00 tor an
Episcopal Church at Stockbridge, her
native home.
TIE Rev. Mary Stafford isthe ordaioed
minister of the Unitarian Church at
Humboldt, Ia, and is a woman OF fine
spiritual and literary culture.
Mrs. CRAYoRoFT, the sister of Sir.
John Franklin, died recently at Dork-
ing, at the age of 80 years. She spent
nearly all of her ample fortune in fitting
out expeditions to search for her
brother.
PRESIDENT BAsCoM, of the University
of Wi consip, says that an experience Of
ten years in large college classes con-
vinces him that co-education is pre-
eminently the fitting method of training
our youth.
CHARLOTTE Won KALB, the friend of
Schiller, Herder, Fichte, and especially
of Jean Paul Richter, appears again III
literature by means OF volume OF her
letters to Richter. lately published in
Germany.
Miss ELLA E. PARTRIDGE, lecturer IN
the institutes of Pennsylvania, formerly
teacher Of light gymnastics .in the Phil
adelpbla High School, will give a course
OF lessons in light gymnastics at the
Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute.
PROF. MARIA MITCHELL, of Vassar
College, Will send photographs and print
drawings of sun, moon id stars, the
results of her own observations and
those OF her advanced classes, to the
women of the Educational and Indus
trial Union, for their exhibit at the New
England Manufacturers and Mechanics
Institute Of 1883. Rose Herschel, Sir
John Herschel's daughter, will also send
similar objects.
FRANCIS MURPHY says the women OF
England are not working for temperance
as earnestly as the women of this cOun-
try 1t is most difficult to keep them
together here on account of class dis
tinction. Many of the nobility have
signed the pledge and put on the ribbon
of blue-tbe Countess Dowager Of Sun
derland, Lord Mount Temple, Lady
Wolsey, the Duchess of Aberdeen, the
Hon. Emily Kinnaird, and a host of
others. So have Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon,
Rev. Canon Basil Wllberforce and the
Earl OF Carlisle.
Miss ANNIE BEsANT, the Malthusian
apostle and editorial colleague of Charles
Bradlaugh, is now about 40 years old,
and is OF Irish birth. When young she
was famed for her beauty, but an attack
of brain fever destroyed the charms Of
her countenance. She is now a large,
proportional woman, with dark
brown hair and dark eyes full of fle.
Her face is leonine, energetic, restless In
expression. She is finely educated and
has particularly logical mind. She is
planning to come to America soon on a
featuring tour.
DIR. EDITH NJ. GOULD, of DIES Moines;
DR.. Alice NJ. Stark, of Ottumwa; DR..
Rebecca Hanna, of Red Oak; Doctors
Rosa NJ. Edison and Harriet Commit, of
Marshalltown, and DIR. Jennie Nc
Cowen, of Davenport, six lady physi-
clans, were ID attendance upon the ses-
sions of the Iowa State Medical Society,
held at Council Bluffs, May 10th and
18th, IS delegates from their respective
local societies. DR.. McCOwen's name
appears on a committee from the society
to memorabilia the legislature in behalf
of additional and better provision for the
chronic insane of the state.
OF the Woman's National Christian
Temperance Union of the United States,
the subiolned statistics seem signif-
cant. Number of states organized, 81;
two territories and the District of Colum-
bia: number of subordinate unions,
$50, with a paying membership of
SO, los; 538 juvenile unions, 4l,747
members; sc young ladies unions, with
membership of 1, 725; amount of money
raised by local unions, $88, 848. So; by
state unions, SIS, 535.41; amount of
money paid to the National Union,
81, 796. SO; pages of literature, 1851 900;
receipts of the literature department,
s., 304. rs; expenses, So, 214 60.
Mrs. ISABEL F. CHASE has been re-
appointed copying clerk in the record
er's office of Los Angeles, Cal. Two
years ago she was discharged from office
by the then recorder, although she did
exquisite work and the other clerks made
no objections to her presence. The re-
corder alleges as his reason for dismiss
ing her that there was not work enough
to keep SO many clerks busy. AT the
next meeting of the supervisors he asked
| Tor more help which was properly re-
fused him. The present recorder, @. E.
Miles received much of his support at
election because he promised torelnstate
! Mrs. Chase.
GERMAN papers comment upon the
strange fact that Italy seems to have
taken the greatest stride in the political
emancipation of women. A movement
is on foot to reorganize the provincial and
district election laws, with view to insert
therein ther1ght OF suffrage for women.
Like the men, they must be OF the age
of q years, have the possession of full
civil rights and also be expected to con
tribute taxes of the minimum amount o.
5 francs, besides furnishing proof O.
being able to read and write. AS an ac
of courtesy, women complying with the
foregoing condition will be allowed t.
send their written votes IN a sealed en-
velope to the commissioner at the polls
their signatures being attested by syn
die (mayor).
WHEN your wife's health is bad, when you