The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-10
WOMAN'S COLUMN.
EDITED BY JusTITIA.

FOOLS of ms men," said would-be wit to
lady. "And how vexed we are TO fnd mat
nati1re has so often forestalled us, was Inc
reply.
The ballot box is said to be given 10
mon and to the weakest and poorest OF
them for the protection of their rights;-
then wby.shonld it not be given to women?
Have they no rights to be protectedY
We have observed that those who are OPP
nosed TO the rights and liberties OF any one
class are opposed to the rights OF all classes
except their own. If opposed to reilgio&
liberty. alas They are born with The spir-
it of tyranny in their veins. John Bright
opposes the freedom of Ireland, and has
always voted in parliament against the en-
francbisement of women. Almost every
advocate of her equal rights, is also friend
to the rights of labor.
At the last State convention of the
Knights of Labor of Michigan The falloW-
Ing RESOLUTION was passed unanimously:
Whereas, the Knights of Labor recog
nize no distinction on account OF sex, there
fore. Resolved, that the State Assembly OF
Michigan are heartily in favor OF extend
ing the elective franchise to women
This proves that the Knights in Mich.
gan are not only large hearted, bat level
headed: for with the working women by
their side at the ballot box, their just de-
mands would not be long held IN abey-
ance.
1t is often said that women are no better
than men, but they certainly resist tempta-
ton far better than men do. Here is case
in point A lady clerk in the Interior De-
partment at Washington, who is paid just
half as much as male clerk is for the same
amount of work, was offered S5,OOO Tor
COPY of Secretary Lamars decision in the
Bell Telephone case, by spectators from
New York, who could have made fortunes
by getting it in advance of IFS public an
nouucement But the woman refused TO
give it to them. Then they offered her
$4,000. She begged to be excused for
few minutes, and when she returned brought
the Secretary himself with her much to the
confusion of the spectators, thus caught
in their attempted bribery. Facts have
shown that there are even Congressman
who would have yielded to the tempta-
ton.
There was once an oriental Cadi or mag
istrate who had very extraordinary way
of administering justice When COM
plant was made to him, after thorough
examination of the case, he invariably de-
cided to punish, not the offender, but the
recipient of the offence, in exact proper
| tion to the wrong he had suffered. The
kind of penalties imposed by our police
| courts, upon delinqueents for Don-suppOrt
| of their families, also upon wife heaters,
| forcibly reminds us of this Cadis method
| of dispensing justice. In the first case, the
| offender is shut up in Jail TO work-not for
the maintenance of his family, but to re-
| plenish the public treasury, while his chill
dren are left TO starVe or beg. The wife
| beater is fined, and perhaps sent to Jail for
few days; but the fine goes into the pub
! lie treasury, also, and not to the wife for
| damages inflicted by the brutal husband,
and this fine is often drawn from the hard
earnings of the wife, and is usually so much
subtracted from the children's bread. For
| ~ 20 hoo
most equitable and appropriate punish
mont. But, tits raid, THAT would degrade
man." Talk of spelling over-ripe eggsl
| A man that beats his wife cannot be degra-
ded any lower.
If he neglects or refuses to provide for
his family or the children for whose exist
ence he is responsible, he has no right to
| impose the burden of their support upon
] others. No.more sacred debt can be con-
tracted than the one due to his helpless
children, and while we have factorizing
| law, it should be used in their behalf. But
if he is too lazy to work voluntarily, he
| should be compelled to labor like a convict
and the avails of it appropriated to their
| maintenance. Such men are usually of
the drunken, vicious, class, and this mode
| of dealing with them would relieve the COM
munjsy of heavy burden, besides, for the
time, making them sober and useful. If
our laws will not permit this disposition of
such offenders the laws should be revised
| so that they would.
HOW TO MAKE cURRANT JELLY
No doubt all my housekeeping readers
know how to make jellies, but the best
and easiest way of doing anything is what
we all desire. 1t is not necessary to pick
| the currants from the stems, only look
them over and rinse well. Set them COW
/ cred in pan or any vessel Except iron) ON
| the stove and scald them. Strain through
a thin, strong cloth. Put the sugar, allow
| ing pound TO pint of juice, in the oven
| in shallow dishes to heat while the Juice is
boiling. Twenty minutes is long enough
| to boil it. Take off the scum as it rises.
| Pour the sugar in kissing hot stirring all
the time. 1t will melt instantly, and in
| one minute the jelly is done. I can attest
the excellence of this receipt for I have
| just tried it. 1t applies to all kinds of jel-
| lies made of berries. But, we women oft
| en- spend too much time and strength, and
only injure the health of our family by rich
and elaborate cookery. Still all that we
attempt to cook, even the plainest dishes,
| we should do in the best manner.
| woMAN's INTELLECT.
There has been vast amount of discus
| sion with regard to the natural intellect of
| women as compared with that of men,
| This is question that never can be fully
! decided till women have the same opportu-
mites and the same inducements for the
development of Intellect that men have,
both of which have been denied her till
within very few years, and thesc oppoltu-
mites are far from being equal yet In
those Institutions of learning to which girls
are admitted on equal terms, as a general
rule, they have stood higher in every branch
of science than the young men in the same
| classes. 1t is claimed that women do not :
reason logically, but that their intuitions
are clearer than those of men. That. as a
class, reason now as much as men, we adj
init. To reason is to grope after a conclu-
sion step by step and then you are not
sure of arriving at the truth. Intuition.
| whether it be ray direct from the Su-
preme Mind which pervades all nature, or
the unconsciously transmitted or inherited
experience of PIE decessors, is higher fac
| ulty than that of reason. Would being
| endowed with wings and their full use, as
cend to the top Of an edifice by the slow
and toiisome rounds of ladder when She
could fly to it with ase and safety Or
| should she attempt to ascend by way If
| ladder it is not Likely that she could com
| pete in agility with the suIe-footed hod-
carrier whose bus mss through life had
been the climbing If ladders. Then why
| should women Try to solve questions by
| logical process Super fic al Qualities in
woman have been cultivated while her rea-
soning powers have been depressed; but if