The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-22

Chicago has > Protective Agency for
women and children, which ID the last
three year, his collected nearly exOOQ
|of wages due ehop-girls, sesmstresses,
domestics and clerka axda
Apropos OF the educational progress
Of women In England. It IL worthy Of
note that g BirmIngham there Il.
women and only three men candidates
\ for the Cambridge higher local exam
nations; at Bradford, "a wome D, one 10 an;
Leeds, IS women. two -men; At Man.
chester. ~ women, one man; 1t Liver
pool, so women, one man. &f !,
A Departments has been recently open
cd at the Royal Observatory, 1t Green
witch, which u presided, over entirely
BY women. Fourex- Newnham students.
ct the head Of whom Is Miss Clemens. .
lady who was for some years resident In
Manchester, are engaged in daily work
at the obser vatory. Their en- pioyment
includes exact measurement from pho-'
tographs - we'll Is actual photography
and night observations.
Some philan thropic women have es-
tablished "Chrildren's Happy Even
Ing Association" In the east end Of Lon
dom They hgve secured for two hours
osovcHiuB uuo uSo VI uuOCCupieu SCuOOl-
houses. where they gather the poor lit
tie children from the wretched laby-
rinths OF the city and teach them (f0r
many OF them do not know how to
play the simple games which are sup
posed to be familiar to children the
world over.
The worst physical enemy woman has
ever had has boon the narrowness OF
life which gave her 90 little to think Of
that she had endless time for worry.
She gains In physical force with every
step toward intellectually and spirit
uallty. Nor does she burden her heart
toward humanity and despiso the home.
The whole question Of the homo, In
stead OF being ignored, Is being treated
with scientific care and unsparlng devo-
ton. The Chautauquan.
Miss Lydia Emmett, who is still young
girl, though an adept In stained glass,
dow for the family Of the late DR..
Mercer, for many years rector Of Trim
ity church, Newark, N. j., which is to
be placed In that church. Tho design
is very simple: large cross against q
somewhat lurid sky, with the RAYS of
the hidden sun darling from behind o
cloud and irradiating the cross, the
management of the glass showing re-
markable skill.
The Young women seem TO be thorn
In the flesh at Harvard. Prof. Palmer,
OF the philosophical department. who
teaches In both the college and the an
mex for young women. has publicly
said that he has to prepare his lessons
better for the annex than for the COL
lege, for the young women are sharper
questioners than the. young men. Prof.
Charles Eliot Norton has told his col
lege students that they do not pass so
good examinations as the women; and
even the Greek professor bears the
same testimony.
The sentimental young woman twenty
years ago, charming and sweet as she
was, has given way to . creature no
less charming and sweet because instead
OF having her eyes turned always up to
the stars she has them COOL but help
fully fixed upon the affairs Of men and
nations, and none the less graceful and
pleasing because In place Of having minds
that yearns for "The True Woman's
Mission" she has definite and decided
opinions upon the business rights of
women, or the possibilities OF what In
Boston is called christian Socialism"
8 s y
q q. G. Wadlin, sta:istician of tho
Massachusetts, Labor Bureau, IN his
recent report, says that woman has
made an entrance into the Industrial
world, has increased her hold upon old
branches Of occupation and forced her
way into many new ones. She Is bet
ter educated for active employment,
better able TO grspple with the DIM.
culties Of business than ever before,
and. having tasted Of the sweets Of In
dependence by being able to suppors
herself and help others, one 10 forced to
conclude that woman's position In in
dustry Is secure and permanent Every
occupation but those calling fer too
much outdoor exposure or too much
muscular labor 10 open to woma n. and
II she has not already secured footing
therein the next census will show that
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