The Dickinson press., 1889-04-06
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE PLACES IN WHICH WOMAN
is PERMITTED TO VOTE.

The Dance Is Not Waning-Actresses Who
Have Won Titles-Things Good Girls
Must Not D-o-Suggestions as to Health
and neutrality-suspicious. Fads.
The large province of Ontario touches the
whole northern bounds of New York and
Michigan, part of those of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota and reaches
to Hudson's bay. This great region, through
out which women vote unless married) on
officers save two, has u hundred and wv
thousand square miles. 1t is moro than twice
the size of New York, it nearly equals New
York and Michigan together; it equals Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Con
n%ecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jcr.
sey and Maryland.
In Wyoming women vote for cvert Office
for which their brothers do and on the same
terms. This great territory has $4,000 square
miles. 1t is half Us large again as all New
England, nearly as large as New England
and New York, about equals New York, New
Jersey and Virginia, is moro than twice the
size of Pennsylvania and Delaware, larger
than North and South Carolina, than South
Carolina and Florida.
Kansas, the state where municipal woman
suffrage exists, contains 5000 square miles.
1t is greater than the joint extent of New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con
nccticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia and Rhode lsland-of nine
states of the Union combined-aud greater
than either Of the original thirteen, than a
majority of tho thirteen together, and than
either Of thirty-two of tho today thirty
eight.
But there is u greater region where women
exercise suffrage, though not at polls. Many
will DO surprised to learn that this is-Tcxas!
In that state tho school officers are chosen by
petitions to the county judge for their ap-
p%ointment, and he, of course, appoints those
whose petitions are most largely signed.
These petitions women, on tho same terms
with their brothers, can sign, and thus prac-
tically vote without leaving home. Texas
has 2G5,0m square miles, and is larger than
California and Oregon, nearly equal to all
the Atlantic states but three; to all tho other
states on the Gulf.
La England, Scotland and Wales women
unless married. vote for all elective officers
save one member of paltliainent, on like
terms with their brothers. In ireland women
vote everywhere for poor law guardians; in
Dundalk and other seuports for harbor
boards, and i'll Belfast for all municipal Off
GERS. In Sweden their suffrage is about tho
same as in Britain, and they vote, too, indi-
rectly for Members of tho house of lords. In
Russia women, heads of households, vote for
all elective officers and Oh all local questions.
Ii Austria-Hungary they vote by proxy, ut
all elections, including members of provincial
and imperial parliaments. In Italy widows
vote for members of parliament. In Finland
women vote for elective officers. In British
Burmah women taxpayers vote in the rural
tracts. In Madras Presidency GIindostam
they can vote in all municipalities. In Bonn
bay Presidency they likewise can. In all coun-
tries of Russian Asia they can do so wherever
a Russian colony settles. Tho Russians are
colonizing the Whole of their vast Asian pos
sessions, and they carry with them every
where tho mir, or self governing village,
wherein women, heads of households, vote.
Municipal suffrage now exists in Now Yea.
land, all. .he .esisict,Tn has resolved that
women shall vote for members of parlia-
ment. 1t also exists in Victoria, New South
Wales, Queensland and South Australia. The
lattcr's parliament has declared for women's
voting at parliamentary elections, too.-New
York Graphic.