The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05
NOTES FOR WOMAN READERS.

Mis-. REBEccA, HARDINGi DAVIS has
written an article advising country girls
to stay at home and not attempt to join
the ranks of shop girls in the cities.
DELAWARE has recently secured school
suffrage to women. This makes twenty
five of the forty-six States and Terrific
ries wherein women have some form of
srffrage-a majority of all.
MAN and woman are fit to,be compan-
ions everywhere in the worlds work and
I'M the world life. Society suffers, and
the individual suffers, when either sex
is excluded from any great haman inter-
est.-Rev. Geo. Willis Cook.
DO NOT be afraid if your wife votes
that you will lose your cook. The
chances are that she may conduct a
scientific cooking-school and feed you
upon the results. Man has not been
well fed or we'll bred in the past. The
future holds better things. Bee.
THAvE always believed says Ma
rion Harland, that every girl should
be taught some definite,, bread-winning
occupation. My eldest,daUghter took a ,
thorough course in English literature;
my youngest has learned stenography
and type-writing, and has the care of ALI
my correspondence"
WHETHER we considbruhe right to Thea
ballot in its relation To, American citi--
zenship, OF as based upon virtue and in--
telligenco,, or the corrslative right Of
representation to that OF taxation. OF
the right,of home protection, upon each
and all Of these grounds, woman has a
claim toait.-William Daniel.
THREE New Zealand women have
lately lGought out useful patents; ane
for an improved pastry roller, the sec
ond fora fax drawing machine, andabhe
third for patent fax and wool dresser.
At thenannual presentation of diplomas
at tho New Zealand University. four
ladie received the degree of Bssdielor
of Alts.
THE Italian Government is making
earnest efforts to put agriculture on
scientific basis, am3 has established a
scipoi for the daughters Of a!ss.rionltur-
lists. In 1885, agriculture was nslght in
ten normal schools, many of which are
conducted by ladies. Agrarian compe.
titions were. opened to elementary
Rachers, and several women obtained
prizes.
AMONG the petitions presented and re,
ported at the opening of Congress was
" one signed by the wives of Chief-Justi Nc
Fuller and Justices Field and Harlan
and hw tho wives of lanny other eds
tinguished officials and citizens in w ash
ington, praying that in the Legislation
, orga sizing the International Exposition
| of 1899 provision shall be made far tn,
: appointment of wome u ON the board o
! managers, in view of the share taken b,
' woman in the artistic, intellectual an,
y religious progress Of the nation.
!. IT was strangely Inconsistent that y
G nent of that guard of honor assemble
y in Westminster Abbey, as witnesse:
y when the revered form of Robert Brown
it ing received the highest degree of in
ID mortality in the worlds power to b
10 stow. Mr.. browning had more tina
~ ~ poetic apprehension of the ''divine"
al woman, he recognized the homely b
e- man in her, and advocated her enfra
chisement upon the ground of clear jud
OF ment, and capacity for good statesma
ne ship, yielding her the best tribute OF Il
or best manhocd-hearty respect -Uni'
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