The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-31


Brooklyn, n. \. she was one OF the three
persons, and the only woman, who recsntly
passed the competitive examination with the
highest per cent She has been chosen 20 Ill
Sd cffice in the Municipal Bullding. at a
"a AIRY OF u ECO, AID VIII no do1o. M the
erscn volunteered to defray the entire cost
Of the ball at the woman suffrage meeting
lately held in Cor ord, at which Profession
W. 7. Harris was one OF the chief speakers.
Mrs Livern ore, who spoke recently bsfore
the Harvard Total Absiinence League, In
publicly addressed q Harvard assembly.
Expressions.
Dr.. Lucy VI. Hall, formerly Superintendent
OF the Woman's Prison ct Sherborn, says that
of 204 ineoriete women, 12S began on beer,
and several hopeless drunkards, far gone
toward insanity, had never drunk any other
intoricant"
An educated Chinsman prettily explains
the ignorance Of Chinese women. He says:
Woman has no need 10 perfect herself; che
il born perfect, and science would tesca her
neither grace nor sweetness, those two lords
of the domestic hearth inspired by nature"
This is probably the idea of al who oppose
the higher education OF women.-Terre HA1te
Mail.
It is undiguifed for an accomplished
young woman 10 scrab the Kitchen Il DOR II
she or her family are able to hire ii done oy
woman who has no other scco m plishment
II is digDifed for the most accempli- he'd wo-
man tosecnre the scrub5ing of her ho0r. Ii
would have been far more digniied for Mrs.
Carlyle to let her CRATES grow gray and rusty,
and keep her fingers white and her FACE
bright, than 1t was 70 blacken her hands,
sour her temper break her besrt over polish.
ing them. hope the day will come when
no hard manual labor will fall upon any wo.
man whatever. but when all women will for
all humanity's sake lead an easy material
life to the sours sugtenance. Until that day
comes many women must give not only per-
sonal attention, but muscular exertion, TO
housework. Then 1t is digni6ed. Not the
result Of work, but the quality OF work, is
our business. 1t is dignited to give IS much
personal attention to housswork as is need
full 10 the welfare OF home. II Ia not digni.
fed to do more.-Gail Hamilton.
wish some strong, bright angel stood Be.
fore you Just now, while you read, girls, to
fash before you, as no words OF mine can,
the power you possess to help or to hloder
the cause of TEN perance, to make you feel
your responsibility, because you are girls, in
the matter; TO shudder ct its weight, and TO
never cease trying to fulfill it, Doubtless
you have heard good deal about the value
of yolr smiles, bat Go you know the value
of your frowns? l wish I coald make you
portance OF knowing Just what to froTn
upon. What q man must do By blow, e
woman can do by q frown. When the time
cones that the young man who now shares
his time in your society and the saloon, who
jokes about temperance inyour presence and
takes glass socially now and then, is made
to feel that these things can not bs If you
are to be his companion ct party, ride or
church; that good society can not Tolerate
these things in it's M bers; ia short, that
this kind of man is Questionable and un-
populsY-then alcohol will tremble o. its
throne. and the liquor traffic will hide its
cancerous fsce.-Miss Elizabeth Cleveland.
The Police Gazette. that watchful guardian
OF the temporal and moral welfare OF the
dear people, is the latest addition to the
rspks of the respectable conservatives'
who are fighting Woman Suffrage. Ia ring
| ing editorial In recent issue, Ii commends
Governor Pierce's action in vetoing the bill
passed by the Dakota Legislature, and Joins
with the handful OF New York and Massa
| chu: etts remonstrants in congratulsiing that
| tender and solicitous ruler upon his wise
| and liberal exercise of the vetoing power.
| This is but another illustration of how the
| extremes of society meet in opposing auy
| and every progressive movement. In the
nature of things. such publication as the
| Police Gazstte could not be otherwise than
eratified at the veto. But il does look odd to
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| alleged social leaders OF the Empire and
| Bay States arrayed with it in publicly re.
| ioicng over the arbitrary act by which one
| man withheld their right OF self-govern ment
| from 10000 cilizens.-New Northwes'.
Effective Phiianthropic Work.
Lillian Writings Boston Letter.
Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz President OF the
| Woman's Educational and Industrial Union,
| with the other officers and friende, cele
brated is anniversary, the tenth, if mistake
| not, lest week. This organization comprs-
hends many departments: the labor, for as
sisting women to find work; q protective de-
/ paItment that looks into the wrongs between
employer and employee; classes tor study
in everything from bellies letters to book
/ keeping; psrlor and reading room a sale de
| partment for the Woman's Exchange work,
| with frequent morning and evening lectures
| Wednesday evening entertainments, Tues
day afterroon ''ooterie' OF literary papers
| and O social tea, and Sunday afternoon meet
ings for women addressed by various speak
ers OF whom hrs. Julia Ward Howe is fire.
| quently one, on which occasion thu URion
| psrlor could not hold one fourth the Gro Ed
who thronged for entrance. For the enter.
tainments Miss Louisa Alcott has often gen
erously assisted, and her Mrs. Jarleyh is
considered an unsurpassed bit OF amateal
| impersonation. On the occasion OF the al
niverssry last week Mrs. Diaz, the President
made in her address an effective distinction
betsee what she called root work and sur
face work In labor fox humanity. OF these
two forms she said:
Nv Sc thinkers are OF the opinion thst iol
removing the ills CT humanity root work II
no g effeciivs than sur ace work. Slrf zee
work has three aims. TO alleviate, to reform
to suppress. Its methods are charities, re
formatory crusides and penal ensctments
1t attacks the outward results OF inward eyi
conditions. strikes at whatever come up in