Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-04
WAYSrDE CHANCES.

Hurrah for the farmers daughter Miss
Lizzie G. Blsckfan, of Doylestown, has learned
that she has been evoluted from the sgricul. |
tursl drudge Of the olden time to a COM
pressed ideslizstion of the modern woman of
culture, the concentrated essence Of nine.
teenth century Intellectual development In
paper read by this presumably young and
interesting lady before the Farmers institute
OF Doylestown, she declares Science has
lifted the burden of work from her (the
farmer daughter) as well as from the farmer
She has had more leisure to cultivate mind
and heart And the daughter, what OF her .
Instead of the blooming, bouncing lass OF
long ago whose thoughts were devoted to the
rustic beaux, so called, whose knowledge Of
books WAS little aud whose liking for them
less, we have = lady whose graceful bearing
and manner show the effect of education and
thought She can talk politics and read
Carlyle and Ruskip and hold her own in any
society" Miss Lizzie should visit Lancaster
county and see how deity our daughters Of
the soil can weed a tobacco farm.
And speaking OF Inc question Of women's
development, the New York Tribune has
been printing some very interesting letters
on the hsrdships endured by the work ing.
women of the big cities. As a ray of sunlight
in the general gloom, it suggests " that even
the poor wages they earn could be made 10
do much more If better knowledge existed of
purchasing and cooking. 1t is unQuestionable
that the poor as rule are wastetul. TheywOuld
live much better If they could be induced to
receive instruction in these matters, and we
think that the churches might do good by
| undertaking to supply such instruction" A
church turned into cooking school would
| be a novelty, indeed
-
The truth of the matter is that marriage is
| becoming such a lost art and the number
OF women without means Of support IL so
largely increasing that in selfdefense they
| are encroachtng upon what had been hitherto
| regarded as exclusively male occupations.
| They are school teachers, phOnogrs pliers,
telegraph operators secretaries, cashiers, etc,
| and now on the Staten Island railroad young
| women are employed As ticket agents. Only
| yesterday Miss Lillian Keyes was appointed
| the Democratic postmistress of Ionkers,
New York. The place pays $500 year,
and Miss keyes has the appointment OF five
| clerks She is "A and a very pretty brunette
The people Of EOnkers are very enthusiastic
| over the ladys appointment, and she Is
| general fsyorite Verify, the world is NOV
| ing
To jump from grave 10 gay, It is observed
tlst about thirty OF the prettiest damsels in
Wilkesoarre have organized to Curtail waltzss
| at public balls They claim that no respect
| able young lady will permit a man on first
| introduction 10 put his arm about her waist
Two clubs OF young men have been induced
TO put only one waltz to four square dances
on their orders for balls soon to be held,
| -.
| Why ia 1t that not IN the whole country is
there philanthropic school designated for
the literary and manual instruction OF orphan
girls exclusively?
Pierre LOrillard, the wealthy New York
| tobacco millionaire, has contributed an srti-
| Gle on the labor question TO the North 4 msr-
| icdH ReuIeU. As he Is a large employer and
| man OF repute for sagacity his views will
| be read with great interest He suggests
| labor congress as a panscea for all evils.
"ln each congressional district would have
the trades send delegates 10 a meeting for the
purpose OF choosing representatives 10 a labor
| congress Tor one year These chosen repre-.
sentatives should nominate two senators 10
represent their state in a national labor sen.
ats-one senator elected tor two years, the
other for i've years. This body OF labor sena.
| tors ana representatives should holdan annual
labor congress one month each year. The del.
| egates from the congressional districts would
| reflect the wishes OF their constituents, l. e.,
the various trades OF their districts The
| senate chosen by these repressntstlyes but
| elected Tor a longer term, would, by its
| greater experience, control the more extreme
| radicals coming annually fresh from the peo.
pie There might also be a small body oi
experienced men, chosen by the senators
| these men forming an advisory body similar
| TO the United atates supreme cour. their
| number being limited TO seven judges. This
| board should decide all labor questions, the
trades 20 submit 10 their decisions. This or,
1
sive 1t could direct and sct promptly on all
questions nominating or indorsing proper
| persons for all offices, local, state and na
| uonal. 1t would receive proper respect from
all parties. Fair and equal justice would be
meted out to labor distributed and TO LABOR
condensed" The scheme is more ingenious
| than practicable.
The "Bard of Shanty HilI," otherwise
known az Sarah A. Kelly, Of Honesdale, IL
now In Washington pushing her claims fol
tine poet lsuresfeship of the nation. All the
support that the lNTELLIGENCKR can give
her In this direction will be cheerfuIly ac
corded her. None can longer remain uncon
vinced of her genius on reading this hei
latest lucubrstion
| None evermore will love so dearly
| As one who loved me long ago,
] IaouRh ne " as crazed abd Tried TO Kill me,
My hero husband longago.
Nine years now have been his widow,
| lie was a hero long ago.
. lis likely III remain his widow.
oi my brave hero long ago.
? Who laid his life down for the Union.
Ny hero husband long ago
| WI no fought and bled In the Rebellion,
A gallant soldier long ago.
He rests In peace IN his glory,
Ny hero Of the long ago;
| To sing his praise shall be my glory
My valiant husband long ago.