The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-22

A NEW JERSEY woman whose husband
took her when q bride to his fathers house
grew tired of living with her psrents-in-
law aud ssters-In-law. and. after year or
so. took her baby and went away, declin-
ing TO return to her husband unless he pro-
vided a home for her apart from his fami-
ly's This. though abuudantly able to do.
he refused, and che then sued him for
separate maintenance During the prog
ress of the suit she expressed her willing
ness to 90 with him into homo of their
own. even though it consisted of but two
rooms. The husband protested q willing
ness to provide this for her. and the Judge
suspended his decision and gave him
the opportunity. Afterwards the Judge
took it upon himself to inspect the new
home, and finding it a shanty barely fur
nished and mere subterfuge. he ordered
the tricky husband to pay alimony to his
wife. This decision seems to establish the
right of New Jersey wives, at least. to
homes apart from Ibis folks" and already
fears are entertained that trouble will re.
suit in Jersey families arranged on tho
patriarchsl plan. 1t is the doctrine Of
woman's rights breaking out in q new and
unexpected place. aud New Jersey hus-
bands hardly know what to make of it.
Miss FLORENCE BAsCoM. daughter OF the
president of Williams College. in Massa-
chusetts, is to receive from Johns Hopkins
University. next j une. the highest degree
In it's gift-that of doctor of philosophy.
The utborities of Johns Hopkins. however.
make haste to say that this does not mean
the free admission of women to the uni
versity; that Miss Bascom only gained the
privilege by special permission and that
her case forms no precedent. The authori-
ties are undoubtedly wrong. If they sup
pose that other women who want the ad-
vantages of that institution will cease
from knocking at its doors. now
that one member of the sex
has gained the honor. they little under
stand the determination and persistency OF
advancing woman. Johns Hopkins must
open Its doors to all students, just as other
universities arc dong. Miss bascom, the
recipient of this unprecedented honor, has
already received the degrees of bachelor of
arts, bachelor of literature. bachelor of
science and master OF arts. She taught for
several years in Madison. Wis. and was
also instructor in natural science at the
Rockford ILL., Female Seminary.
AMERICANS who visit Edinburgh should
be careful how they invest In alleged man.
uscripts of Scotch authors. A wealthy
banker of New York has for some time
been the proud possessor of large number
OF such manuscripts. supposed to be the
works of Scott, Burns and other Scottish
celebrities for which he paid O big price in
Edinburgh. His suspicious as to their gen.
uineness being aroused by q recent news.
paper paragraph. he sent them to the Brit
ish Museum to be examined, and the ex-
perts of that institution pronounced them
all forgeries. They add that in the alleged
''early historical documents" of the collec-
ton, Mary Queen of Scots, Rob Roy and
CIsverhouse all used the same make Of
paper. The csnny Scotchman will bear
watching as closely as the thrifty Yankee.
GAIL HAMILTON has written to the Bos-
ton Journal explaining just why she wrote
the letter charging ME-. Gladstone with
guilty completely in the I'm just i'm prison.
ment of Mrs. Nay brick. Incidentally. but
with MIR. Gladstone still under consdera-
ton, she quotes the scriptural curse: WOE
unto you. scribes and Phsrisees. hypocr1tes
that pay 1.-THE of church, worship and
essays upon Gadarene service and have
omitted the weiRhtier matters of the law,
Judgment ana mercy. Ye blind guides We
whited sepulchres, ye serDents, ye genera
tion of vipers how can We escape the ANNA
ton of hell" If Gail isn't careful she Will
forget herself and say something personal.
A GARDENER who lives near the city has
commenced the cultivation of mushrooms
and finds a ready sale for all he can pro-
duce. In the vicinity of large European
cities. notably London and Paris. 1t
Is an extensive and profitable business.
When once the nrt of propsgatinR and
cultivatlng mushrooms is learned, il
10 comparatively easy and the crop
is profitable. The department. of Agri-
culture at Washington has issued q
pamphlet which contains some curious ana
interesting Information concerning the diff
ferent varieties Of edible mushrooms
which grow wild, with instructions how to