South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-05-06

especially desires her thanks to be
conveyed to the press Of tho couu-
try, secular, religious and philan-
throplc, for tho great kindness and
consideration shown her. from the
day she landed to the day she left.
and that this was one Of the fsa-
lures of her visit concerning which
she should carry away the happiest
memories.
1t has b en- widely circulated
that the Columbian Exposition
would not grant space for an ex-
hibit to the Worlds w. q II. u.
They were promised all the space
they wanted in the Womanss
Building. Somehow il is better
not to know so much than to know
SO many things that are no. so."
1t is related in Union Signal
that when Lady Henry Somerset
was four or five years old ball
was given at Buckingham Palace
to be attended by none except the
first born, of peers. She went with
her parents, the Earl and Count
sss of Somers. Being an inde-
pendent little thing she strayld
off from her guardians and went
on tour OF observation through
the great hall, and finally when
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert,
left to go to the banquet table she
seated herself on the cushioned
seat the Queen had vacated. She
had on white tulle dress with,
real daisies pinned or fastened tos
it and wreath of natural daisies
rested on her chestnut brown hair.
When Queen Victoria returned,
behold, the little girl was in her
seat, whersat the Queen seemed
quite amused and said: sAnd is
this little Isabel The child an.
swered with quite a toss of her.
head, This is Lady Isabel When
Lady Henry was eighteen years OF
age she was presented at court and
wore white dress covered with
natural flowers as before. The
Queen bent to kiss her fresh young
cheek, as is the custom with the,
daughters Of peers when they are
presented, ana said, Daisies again,
Lady Isabel She had remember
ed the circumstance of the ball
room all those years, in the midst
OF her greatly preoccupied life.
Property holding women in the
town of Hartman, Tenn, have
full municipal suffrage. They ex-
ercise it with spirit and in increas- !.
ing numbers. 1t is the only town
in the South with such privileges;
some of the parishes Of Louisiana
give suffrage to tax-paying women
on the building OF railroads through
the parish.
The Christian Woman's Ex-
change of New Orleans in It's an
nual meeting April Goth, reported
s22, 10000 disbursod, chiefly to
woman. 1t paid to consignors, all
women, $7,774.65 and has no la
bilities and q surplus in bank. It
supports creche and library, under
tho same board OF managers.
"Women in politics. is the bug
bear in theory rather than practice.
The other day the students of the
Sophia Newcombe College in New,
Orleans gave tea in honor OF the
anti-lottery candidate, Murphy j.
Foster. Around them on the walls,
was the motto "Murphy j. Foster,
our Governor-Anti lottery" Bish-
ops, governors, judges, generals
daughters were there. The first
toast was The cause is the cause Of,
honor and home A fair slim
girl spoke with fervent and exalted
enthusiasm, Of the honor that was
due the men who were the first TO
cay Of the degrading lottery, 1t
shall not exist 70 tarnish the honor
Of our Stats The next toast was
women and the lottery'-women
TO DO found over on tho side Of.
honor and morality,--the women
OF Louisiana proud TO follow tho
no 10 anti-lottery leadership.
Speech after speech followed which
were revelations in oratory and
dignity Of reasoning. A New Or
leans paper says: NO longer can
il be asserted that women cannot
take the rostrum; no cam paion
could fail, no cause could languish
With such speeches in it's favor
The College 'yelP was the applause
that greeted these youthful poli.
ticians. The old order is changed
not 'changeth'-why war against
the inevitable?
On April 18th, the New York
Assembly passed q bill giving wo-
men the right OF ballot for ali State
officers BY a vote Of 60 to 81. One
member said the ablest statesmen
and the braycst people tho world
ever saw we're women; another, that
he was willing 10 stay at home half
q day to tend the baby while his
wife went to vote; another, that
for fifty years woman had ruled
the greatest empire in the world
and he wanted equal privilege for