The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-19
FEMlS!aE NOTES.
Grievances at Hindu WIdows-Lovcrs' Sta.
uoucry.-Rcsult of II WIfc's Jealousy.

uoncry'-Kc8ult of II WIfc's Jealousy.
There is on It's way TO England from
India y petition to Queen Victoria,
which IL M extraordinary one. II is
more than BiXty feet In length and bears
the signatures OF Inorcthan2 900 women
OF India who pray that the legal mar.
riago age may DO raised from its pres
limit OF ten to fourteen years. The
grievances OF the Hindu women stir the
sympathies OF the whole English-spcak.
ing world. Something OF the horrors OF
the life OF widow there, widowed per.
lIaps ut an age when American girls arc
Just entering upon the brightest mo.
ineMts OF their lives may BIO gathered
from IN extract from 4 cRtecAiSm which
q recent translation OF book BY Rama.
bGi gives:
Q.-What is cruel?
A.--Tho heart OF viper.
tl.-Wh0t Is more cruel than that?
A.--Tho heart OF woman.
Q-What is the cruclest OF all?
A.-Ihc heart oil Il soulless, peunilcss
widow.
Tho snttcc has been done away with
in India, but some OF these wretched
chi!d-wldows must almost deplorc its
abolition. 10 be burned on the funeral
pyrc OF their husbands would undoubt-
oily be II relief to many OF them, con-
demncd rs they are to n wrctchcd, de-
graded existence from tho moment the
breath leaves the bodies OF their COIL
jugal lords and masters.
Rial in writing.papcr is what is
called lovers stationery, says 4 London
correspondent. 1t is fine note paper,
dclicatcly tinted, ,the most fashionable
shade being light pink. The watcrmark,
to be detected by holding the sheet up
TO the light, is 4 blending OF two hearts
pierced by IN arrow. In the lower cor
neroi each fourth page Tor reverse OF
each second hatt-shcct) appears what
Mt first sight looks like bIemish. But
this Is the charming feature OF the nov
city; it is the kissing spot, for here the
correspondent places his or her lips,
and thus IN salute is waited TO the alb
sent lover. The kisaing-spot is about
the size OF shilling and is covered with
thin aromatic gum that imparta TO
the lips 4 pleasing odor and tuste. 4
more ingenious bit OF nhludlin scnti-
mentality could hardly be devised, yet
We must all confess that it is OF Just
such Innocent and anane follies that the
JOY oil human lie largely consists.
1t is not often that Il wiic's jealousy
brings fortune TO husband, yet one
OF the mos;prospcrous artist in Amer
lea is said to owe his success and popu-
larity to that cause He began his pro-
icssi0nal career rs painter OF female
figures, mainly>o ladies in fashionable
attire. He married, and his wife cx-
hbited 4 strong dislike for his practice
OF working from female models. In
short, she was jealous. He was obliged
TO promise that lie would not employ
any more women models, and he
shifted his line oil WORK into totally
different field The result was that he
became famous for his new specially
and rich from his sales.
An enterprising insurance agent in
the West advertised his business ut tho
fairs i'll that section the last season BY
having number OF young ladies ex-
hibitcd in 4 wagon under the motto;
The men We marry must be insured
iii the -"
An Ohio woman, who was n careful
housckccpcr, clopcd with the hired man.
Before she had gone iar she remembered
that she had lett batch OF bread in the
oven. twas so good that she stayed to
eat it, and changed her mind about the
c!opemcnt.
y colored girl OF the high school OF st.
Joseph, No, received prize for an
essay on the subject: "What Would
Have Happened Had Not Columbus
Discovered American"
The female tramp has made her APP
pearancc in Kansas. She is much more
troublesome than the male tramp, be-
cause SHE loathes cold coffee and insists
upon having hot tea.
4 woman OF Hiawatha, Ran, hired 4
poor woman to wash for her at fifteen
cents an hour, ard while the washer
woman was at work turned the clock
back m hour and half.
A New Yorl: husband was so insancly
jealous that he would take his wiic's
shoes with him when he went TO work
so that she could not go cut in his aD:
scnce.
In London town one woman in every
twenty is 4 paupcr. one i'll every thirteen
is illitcrate, and one in every sixty is 4
gin drinkcr.
4 woman's club in st. Louis saws
bachelors should not be taxed, for the
that they are necessities, not Injuries.