Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-13
WoMAN'S DEP AR TMENT.
MABEL H, PoMERoY, EDITOR,


she NAV soon be able to take her &C.
customed place among her friends.
Mrs. Royce has a host of friends who
have sadly missed her. during her re-
cent illness and all hope she will soon
be able to again take up her literary
work. Mrs. Royce seriously needs a
long rest, but the readers of the DIS
patch miss the woman's department.
There are SIX various colleges been
founded by women for men.
Miss S. Elizabeth Frazier, a colored
women has been appointed teacher in
one of the New York schools. Her
school is one where they are all
whites
Mrs. Ballington Booth recently
visited Sing Sing penitentiary, while
there she delivered an address to the
coRvicts which resulted in several
conversions among them were John
Y. McKane.
Indian papers affirm that from the
LIST of June last to June next year no
good Hindu Will either build house
or marry wife, 1t Is to be year OF
pilgrimages, particularly to Poree,the
expected commingling of the waters Of
the Ganges and Godavery has some-
thing to do with these matters.
Three deaconess were seen going
through the streets of Detroit, carry
ing three little babies, Two other
friends carried accoutrements and the
procession attracted some attention.
The babies were poor little waits who
were deserted and left on the charity
of the world and were being taken to
childrens home in st. Joseph.
Miss Eliza Bigney, superintendent
of the Chinese mission of the M. e..
church Of Boston, gave carriage ride
and reception at the church to the
Chinese women and children of Bos-
ton, These women had not been out
side their own homes since coming to
this country, one of them for eight
years. There were six ladies, and the
day was rare treat.
At the recent celebration at Ann
Arbor, Mich, of the quarter century
presidency of DR.. Angel over the
University Of Michigan, speaker
alluded to the presidents wife, con-
corning which mention the president
replied lmpressively. He gave testl-
,nony; For her aid in unnumbered
ways during all the Vicissitudes OF
these years, especially in the social
responsibilities which fall to the pres
ident's house, she is entitled to share
with me to the fullest. Whatever
honor this day can yield to me, in her
name and in my own beg to thank
you. We are attracted to the remark
chat "the power behind the throne'
has its spring in the hearts and minds
| of the worlds mothers, wives, sisters
and daughters.
The Union ,Gicnnl says:
AS to the attitude Of the Woman'f
Christian Temperance union toward
the two national political parties
which declare for prohibition, each
White Ribboner must call to her aid
her own consecrated common sense
In the famous st. Louis convention
Of 1884, the National Woman's Chris
tan Temperance union announced
that it would continue to "lend it's in
fuence to the national political or
ganiGstion which declares in Its plat
form for national prohibition snC
home protection" and the last con
vention at Baltimore reafirmed tht
allegiance Of the organization ito tht
prohibition party as the only political
party with the courage to speak on
boldly in favor of woman suffrage
and the total humiliation of thu
iouor traHic" For the present, a
least, each one must decide for her
self which party furnishes the bes
embodiment Of prohibition principles
and will most surely protect oul
homes" In thls, as in every othel
crisis, the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union will be guided by thu
same Hand which has led it from tn;
beginning and brought safely through
many dangers and difficulties
The Raines saloon law went int
effect in New York July l. Abou
1000 drinking places have beo-
wiped out by the law. The lsgel
beer saloons are the heaviest losers
being unable to pay the $500 tax
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