Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-21
q WONDERFUL WOMAN.

The Many Accomplishments of a Leading
Woman Suffragist-An Example of Wo.
mans Ability to Combine Business With
Household Affairs.
There is a prevalent idea that wo-
man who possesses business and finan-
cial ability, and who holds any public
position, is sure to be poor house.
keeper, and socially unattractive A
striking illustration of the fallacy of
this idea is furnished by the case Of
Mrs, Mary Z. II. &. Dow, of Dover, N.
H., who has lately become famous as the
president of the Dover Horse-Railroad
Company. It's necessary here to review
Mrs. BOWS buying up the railway and
her reduction of the fares; all this,
together with her business ability, and
her interest in woman suffrage, has
been previously spoken of in these COL
umns, as well as proclaimed broadcast
over the country by the daily press.
Mrs. Dow is as successful in all house.
hold arts as in the management of her
large outside business.
She took the first premium at the New
Hampshire State Fair twice for the best
jellies and canned fruits; the first
premium for best brown and white
bread and butter; the first premium
for imported French Houdan and Buff
Cochin fowls She had best darning at
the State Fair, having a stocking on ex-
hibition that was more darns than any
thing else, there not being any of the
original art Of the foot visible, but all
u shapoly and smoothly darned mass;
also for greatest number of different
patterns of tatting, crocheted edging
and knitted lace, many of which pat
terms she originated herself; also first
prize for best varieties OF cake and
frostings, and best Charlotte Russo
made of whipped cream; also French
and English cooked meats, She has
been very successful in raising celery,
grapes, and several kinds of small
fruits, such as gooseberries, strawber.
ries, raspberries, blackberries, cur
rants, pears, apricots, Russian mulber-
ries, etc. She has the finest asparagus
bed in Dover, every root OF which she
has set out herself after the trenches
were properly prepared. She raises
the finest, largest, and best favored
mushrooms ever seen in the Granite
State" She learned this art in France
She has made and successfully sold but
I ter from fifteen cows at one time. Ir
addition to alt this, she is u good she
with gun, rifle or pistol, enjoys hunt
ing, fishing and swimming. and ha'
taken prizes for swimming and floating
Among her other experiences, Mrs
Dow lived on farm few years, anC
managed it, her father being in poo
health. She thoroughly understand
horses, and has raised and successfully
broken colts. She understands mucl
about treating sick and disabled horses
and she can tell a good horse as wei
as any professional householder.
Mrs. BOWS mother was famous cui
siniere, and her abilities have descend
ed TO the daughter. Mira Dow has als'
acquired the fullest information an'
the best training obtainable. She ha
been one of the pupils of Prof. Halves
OF Boston, who lectures on "Practica
Marketing" She understands cuttinI
up any kind of fowl or animal, fron
an OK down, and can get up fine din
ner, furnished with all the delicacies 4
the season at one-tenth the cost of wha
an inexperienced marketer would pay
Her finely favored French, English an
German dishes have won for her tn
admiration OF all who have been priv
legged to partake of them, and the yer
small cost of her most tempting sid
dishes is said to be something wonderful
In one of her recent lectures on cookery
Mrs. Dow said: my maximis to saw
and utilize every thing; and / beliey
that many American families wast
enough, through ignorance sometime
to place them in much better circun
stances than they are. In very man
instances. The Lord provides, and Il
devil sends cooks"
As young girl. she'took part wit
Nellie Grant in the dramatic entertai
ments given at the great Sanitary Ia
In ST. Louis. in aid OF the wound,
soldiers, and her acting was so good
TO make some of her friends wish III
she would go upon the stage. +
many years she was the SUGGEST
assistant principal Of the Rochest
High School, and afterwards in