Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-07-18
POINTS OF PROGRESS.

THERE are 1000 women in Govern
ment employ at Washington.
WOMEN are rapidly getting In the
real-estate business Of the northwest,
and some OF them have already realiz-
ed handsomely upon lucky invest
ments.
Miss S. M. WELLS, Of Fisk Univer-
sity, went South from Michigan TWEEN,
ty-three years ago, and has been ever
since engaged in missionary and edu-
cational work.
In New York women. married ones
among them, are becoming real estate
agents, druggists, clerks, doctors, law.
yers and BARRIERS, as well as type
writer's, florists, milliners and actresses.
The patent-office is a great tempta-
tton to womankind, and in the United
States they have patented nearly 5000
inventions. A Southern colored woman
is said to have invented an ingenious
device for coupling cars.
The printer girls Of Topeka, Kan.
have organized 1.-THE Leslie Club"
named after Mrs. Frank Leslie. They
will soon issue the first number OF the
Printer Girl. which will be the organ of
the printer girls OF the United States.
MRS LILLIAN NJ PAyY. OF London,
England, is q commercial traveller now
visiting the Western States in the in
terest of an English house. She travels
alone and finds that in this country q
woman does not need an escort to pro-
tect her from annoyance.
The Ladies' Library and Educational
Association OF Topeka have commenced
writing the history Of Kansas women.
and one year from date expect to have
it completed. Taking the counties
alphabetically. they design making a
thorough and concise biography OF the
women Of the State.
The late Emperor Of Germany dis
liked to hear anybody speak slightingly
of women. When nc was crown prince
an officer once remarked to him OF a
wounded comrade that he was weep
ing like a woman Never make that
comparison" said the prince. with
frown. Crying like a child would be
better Women have moro fortitude
than men,"
The women are, writes Paris corre-
spondent coming 10 the front more
than ever In France. They NOT only
set the fashions and are miracles Of
makeup" but are pushing their way
everywhere among the men. We have
lady doctors. lady stockholders. lady
reporters, and recently lady defended
her father In law court with acumen
worthy Of an ancient forensic hand.
WOMEN lawyers are becoming pow
or in the land. Michigan University
has already sent out twenty -four young
women holding the degree of L. B.
This year a young woman from the
Sandwich Islands. Miss Alma Hitch.
cock. will make the twenty-ffth. In
England there is club OF women law
yers 1t is mainly correspondents
club, yearly letters from the members
being printed and circulated. Mrs.
Belva Lockwood, and Miss Waugh.
from the Law School in Chicago. arr
among the members The motto OF the
club Is: "All the Allies of EACH
MRS MARIA E BEAsLEY. Of Phila
delphia has made fortune from tn,
/ most remarkable invention which thu
mind OF a woman ever conceived. II
/ 1884 Mrs. Beasely took out patent fo
/ a machine for the construction OF bar
rels Up to that time the barrels Ia,
/ been made almost altogether by hand
> The machine is worked by three men
: and turns out more than six huudre'
] completed barrels a day. Mrs Beasle,
, was born in North Carolina'of wealth
{: parents. She possesses wonderful
3 mechanical genius. Her first invention
r was machine for hopping barrels.
D viii hoop LOO barrels a day. and
: fused by the Standard on Company.