The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-16
FOR ASb ABOUT WOMEN.

The colleges Of this country contain
Is, OvO female students.
The capital of the Third National
bank of Cincinnati, 81 900 600, Is mostly
owned by women.
man shook hands with Ida Baker
at Decatur, Ill, and shook so hard that
he dIslOcated her shoulder.
Mrs. Pauline T. Merritt. of Indianap-
oils. mas built home for helpless color
ed women in that city.
In 1861 there were only ,9Sl women
EMPLOYED il the civil service OF Great
Britain. and now there are mere than
500.
Miss Stsnwood, editor Of the Portland
Christian Mirror, associates herself with
the Boston C0EeregratiOHGIis. IN August
Mrs. Leland Stanford, VINO endowed
the aged ladies' home at Albany, IS per
sonally attending 10 the details of its
construction.
Miss Amelia B. Edwards. of England,
n ted as an Psychologist. has been
nonored By Smith coll, &c with the de-
gree OF LII. d.
Miss Ora Deakin, who last year was
married TO Secretary Bayard's son, IS
described as a tall and handsome
blonde.
Mi Hattie Dennison, who was last
wear postmaster OF Vancouver, ". L,
was the first woman TO receive presi-
Dental Office in the Territory.
Mrs. Hayward, an English woman,
/ l. 81 az
tory in. the Cincinnati Law school. The
students like the innovation.
1t is positively denied that Miss Jose
phine Medill. daughter Of the editor OF
the Chicago Tribune. is to be married to
a son OF James G.. Blaine.
At Bay City, Mich, lady in a SOM
nambulistic state the other night took a
walk attired in nothing but hat and
pair of stockings.
Out of 400 women who keep dram
shops in New YORK civ only one Is an
American. TINS is a statement OF
which our countrywomen may well
feel proud.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins, the millionaire
widow, has for her fsctotum young
colored man. who manages much OF
her business and conducts part OF her
correspondence.
A young lady in the west has given a
wise hint TO husbands, viz, that they
induce their wives to sign pledge not
to wear clothing that costs the life OF
anlmals-sealskin sacques for example.
Miss ROME McRoberts, who died at
TuscoIa, Ill. last week, was 81 years old
and weighed but eighteen pounds, She;
Il fr,rhaa hfnf1 She had resided AZ
| Tucola for several years.
| Mrs. Loveioy, wife of Major Lovejov,
OF Bethel, Ne. while fishing recently IN
the Rangeley lakes, canght the largest
trout ever hooked by a woman in those
waters. 1t weighed eight pounds nine
ounces. .r,tr-
| At six days typesetting contest held
10 Boston lately between female COM
positors three of the women beat the
oest record made in a similar contest
the week before between the male com
p1sitors from the leading newspaper
Offices.
The Rev. DR.. Storrs, Of Brooklyn,
wants women appointed 70 the school
bosrd. The pro ortion OF female 20
male teachers in Brooklyn is as. thirty
nine to one. DR.. Storrs pleads for q
reasonable proportion Of female super
intendence.
Mrs. Cleveland's little library, viii b
was sent 10 Washington from Buffalo q
few DAYS after her marriage, is COM
posed OF a couple Of hundred volumes,
varied in character, but with the ele-
ment Of fiction largely predominating.
Archibald Forbes set the Washington
gossips to talking by CALAMITY kissing
his brides hand after the marriage ser
vice. But the same authorities look
aghast 81 the bride, formerly Miss
Meigs. because she carried flowers in
stead Of 4 prayerboOk to the altar when
clad in g travelling gown.
James II. Moody, the new postmaster
st Pottsyille. Pa, succeeds Miss Eliza
beth S;iliuan. in whose family the Of
fee has been for "a years. Her mother
was the first woman appointed to office
by President Lincoln, and her various
daughters have held the lpoStOfice for
five uccessive terms
Mrs. Charles Smith, who does not
lecture or female suffrage, has secured
the passage of bill by Congress in
creasing the wages OF charwomen 80
per cent. and giving them 80 days, holi'
dav. and in addition has succeeded in
getting three 81, 400 positions on the
committee of labor statistics for women.
Said a dude: II Just love pigs feet.
[ could live upon pigs feet" Said the
modest giri to whom the remark was
addressed: Are you right sure you
don't1' nd .
| FoR A COUCH Or soRE THROAT tue
| HAT nadicfua nv tar "a HAIE's famous