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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
First I'd go to Russia
And sit in an armchair,
And then I'd go to Prussia
And do similarly there.
The Blind Children.

1t was the general hour for recess at
the great New York Asylum For Blind
Children. Down the bare wooden stairs
q troop Of eager boys clattered with 80
much of the usual hustle and push that
one could hardly believe were it not for
now and then pair of cautious hands
extended that all those restless, bright
eyes were sightless Out through the
open doors to q small, barren playground
they rushed. The feet of foremost boy
felt under them the joy of ice. There
was scream Of pleasure. The two or
three visitors standing near smiled at
one another 1t was merely tiny. con-
tracted patch of frozen drippings from
the caves that boys who know whole
rivers and ponds of winter pleasure
would have passed unnoticed. But, 10,
this little afflicted one, whom we had
been plying as having lost most Of
life's pleasures, had found the key to
that most precious of all earthly posses
sions-contentment. He threw up his
happy little arms in transport Of pleas
ure. Come ON, boysP' he shouted, slid
ing down the narrow confines. "Come
on Come ON Here's q lake Of ice. -
New York Letter.
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APAGE FOR THELADIES.

Emma M. Hooper In The Ladies home
Journal. 1t is cut in nine cores, with
the straight center of each breadth being
in the center of the gore. Make the sides
slightly bias, which will give them a
handsome flare. Be esure that bias seam
comes at the center back and that the
lining is cut just like the outside
With wider goods two cores can come
out of the same width. The skirt is FIVE
yards wide and should be interlined
stifly ten inches deep all around. The
front and sides should be slightly gath
cred to the belt and the back laid in
three narrow box plsits at the top
Skirts should be made to open at the
left of the back rather than made to lap
the center of the back. A pocket can be
put on the right side in the seam next
TO the back one. No dresses are interim
ed throughout now by any one under
standing skirtmaking. The flare effect,
however, requires the stiff interlining
from 10 to 10 inches deep all around. If
q skirt is made with two double box
plaits in the back, they must lap slight
ly at the top or all Of the fullness will
fall toward the sides instead of the CEN
ter back. Made over skirts may be
heightened by bias band Of velvet
velveteen, silk, plaid, etc., but trim
mings on skirts are only used when ne
cessity requires. A broad braid bordered
with loops or trefoils of narrower braid
is sometimes seen ON the edge of skirt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Bright Helen Young.

Helen S. Young of Osburn, Ida, has
Just been admitted to the bar. 1t has al
ways been supposed that women were
ineligible Section 5000 of the Idaho
statutes, under the head Of "Who may
be admitted as attorneys" says, ANY
white male citizen is entitled to admis-
sion as attorney and counselor in all the
courts of the territory" Chief Justice
Morgan, however, has decided in favor
of Miss Young. He said he derived his
authority to admit women to practice
from section 13, article 5, Of the state
constitution, which provides that "the
legislature has no power to deprive the
judicial department of any power of ju-
risdiction which rightfully pertains to it
as a coordinate department Of the gov
ernment," and that the admission and
control of the attorneys were within the
purview Of this section Of the constitu-
tion. When asked If the same interpre-
tation of the statute would apply to the
admission of negroes, the chief justice
replied that he thought it would. The
Lewiston ida. Tribune says, "If all
the women that are admitted to the bar
in this state are as bright and apt as
Helen Young, the old practitioners may
we'll look to their laurels.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
English Women In MEDICINE.

There are now several doors through
which women may enter the medical
profession, and some 100 legally quail
fed and recognized lady physicians and
surgeons already exist, with as much
right and power to kill us scientifically
and bury us unquestioned by the coroner
as any of the male practitioners possess,
But still there is nd ordinary examina.
tion open for the fledgeling lady doctors
in London. The NJ. D. degree of the
University Of London they can and dc
yearly take.
On several occasions-notably in the
case of DIR. Mary Scharlieb and DIR. Hell
en- Prideaux-they have carried off the
gold medals as the head Of all students
of both sexes in the examinations, but
this degree does not meet the case of all
would be doctors. 1t is an extremely
difficult one, not only in the profession
al examinations, but in the preliminary
and extraneous subjects that have to be
got up. For the ordinary practitioner of
the male sex more simple examination
"a more exclusively professional one
is provided by the Royal College Of
Physicians and Surgeons. The women
students who want to take an equiva-
lent degree to this have to travel to do
so. They have to go to Edinburgh or to
Dublin and TO meet the expense and
bear the discomfort Of living in lodg-
ings in those towns while they pass their
successive examinations.
Now, those examinations are Of the
same value in every way as the London
colleges are, and so the London colleges
can only infict expense and discomfort
on the lady students by refusing to ad-
NIT them to the London examinations.
If the ''powers that be" at these colleges
could have kept out the women practi.
tioners altogether by refusing to allow
them to sit in London, such refusal
would have been comprehensive, but
as the utmost that they can do is to
throw on them the. extra fatigue and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

been in the practice 10 years. She has
been engaged in practice less than six
years, and she commenced and fought
ber way against the odds Of prejudice,
lack Of acquaintance and lack Of sympa.
thy. The people were not disposed to
give her a sympathetic hearing, but the
remarkable fact stands out that wher-
ever she has been heard she has con-
Quered.
Mrs. Haskell is a New Hampshire
girl She was Miss Ella Knowles, and
when young girl she exhibited mark
ed genius. She wanted a college educa-
ton, but her father opposed the idea.
She was determined, however, and
through her own efforts she went
through Bates college at Lewiston,
Me-, and was graduated. Her father
greatly disapproved of her course, and
she went west to teach school. She had
heard wonderful stories Of the great
state Of Montana and went there She
taught school very successfully for a
time, but in 1890 she drifted into the
practice of law. She was admitted to
the practice at Helena.
Miss Knowles was alone in the great
state of Montana, but she found friends
Her pluck and her energy won her the
way to the hearts of the people by whom
she was Immediately surrounded. She
had a good practice almost from the
start. Her friends put their lawsuits in
her hands, trusting implicitly to her
ability and capacity to handle them.
She has had wonderful success in the
management Of cases, having won a
large percentage Of those she has han
died. She has tried all sorts of cases,
both civil and criminal, and has been
remarkably successful in all that she
has attempted.
Mrs. Haskell tells in the most inter
esting manner of her nomination and
race for attorney general Of the state of
Montana.
"It was a total surprise to me" said
she. 81 was in my Office in the Masonic
building in Helena one day when re-
oeiyed telegram signed by three names
that had never heard before. The tele.
gram was dated Butte, Mon, and asked
me If would accept the nomination OF
the Populist party for attorney general
Of the state. / made up my mind to run,
and run to the very best of my ability.
] entered the race with all the energy Of
my nature.
"1 made 60 speeches in the state.
never had a disrespectful word spoken
to me during the time was canvassing
the state. spoke to miners as we'll al
merchants and professional men. want
to say that more chivalrous men do moi
exist than the hardworking miners ant
ranchmen of my state. want to pay {
tribute to them. did my best in thC
campaign, and altogether it WASH bad. ;
Miss Knowles came marvelously neal
being elected. So close was the issue o.
the election that it required three week
to settle the question, and at last it wal
announced that Mr.. Haskell, the bach
elor attorney general, had been re-elect
ed by narrow margin of votes.
Miss Knowles accepted the decision o.
the ballots with philosophical resigna
tion and went back to her lucrative
practice, all the better known for the ex
perience which she had gained. A few
weeks later she was notified by letter
that she had been appointed assistant
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Miss Anthony and the New Bible.

Miss Susan b. Anthony was asked IL
she had written any Of the new woman's
Bible. She replied:
"No, l did not contribute to it, though
knew of its preparation and the reason
for 1t. Ny own relations to or ideas
Of the Bible have always been peculiar,
owing to my Quaker training, but I
don't know that l can explain just what
l mean. The Quakers consider the book
as historical made up of traditions hand
ed down from ages Of the past, but not at
inspired by God. OF course, people say
these women are impious, presumptuous
and all sorts Of things for daring to in
terpret the Bible as they themselves see
it. But think the women have just az
good a right to translate and twist the
Bible to their own advantage as the mer
have to twist and turn 1t to their advan
tage, as they have done always. But
now that these women have dared to dc
what the men have done, they are call.
ed impious.
Originally the orthodox women were
to write their views and translations
also, but when the time came they die
not put in an appearance, and so only
the opinions of the radical women were
published. The idea that Mrs. Stanton
or any other of the women expected to
translate or write a new Bible for WON
ems use is absurd. They have simply
taken the Pentateuch and revised such
passages as refer to women and written
their commentaries upon them.
And why have they not as good o
right to do this as have a body Of men
to do the same thing? In 1888 the Bible
was revised, and 1t is from this revised
edition that the women have taken their
texts. l, myself, am not student or in
vestigator, nor do philosophize. deal
only in facts and work for the freedom
of women. The Bible is written by
men, and therefore its reference to WON.
en- takes on the color Of the manner in
which they were regarded in those days
In the same way the history Of the res.
toration was written by men, and very
little is said of the noble deeds Of the
women Of the Revolution, though we
know how they stood by and helped the
great work, and it is the same with his.
tory all through. "-Rochester Demo
crat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
A smothered Yell.

1t is the proud boast of Radcliffe col
lege that it has no "yells'' Of any kind.
1t does not approve them. Never since
the institution was founded has it been
responsible for any sort of college, class
or society whoop. Its state of mind may
therefore be imagined when it was ru-
mored that this years freshman class
contemplated yell. A mass meet
ing of the other classes was at once
held, and it was voted to crush the
freshman class with an iron hand should
anything of the sort be so much as at
tempted. Upon hearing this the fresh
men said that they would "see about
it, Hbut it is significant that the Rad
cliffe campus has not yet been profaned
by the reyerberations Of yell
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Some Women Insurance Agents.

In Mrs. e. E. Kanzleiter, Bucyrus, o.,
has novelty in the way Of a woman
insurance agent. Mrs. Kanzleiter is the
wife Of wealthy banker Of that place
and, "a leader in society. She is in bust
ness from choice and handles three COM
panies in way highly satisfactory to
the managers. Thus Mrs. Kanzleiter has
an independent income, which is said
to be largely devoted to charity.
Mrs Nell Cobaugh is an enterprising
agent of Canton, o. She has four COM
panies, makes good living and is high
ly respected.
Miss e. p. Hazlett of East Liverpool,
O., is another successful woman insur-
ance agent Several years ago her broth
or died, and Miss Hazlett undertook the
management of the business. The COM
munity applauded her grit, and she has
been remarkably successful. She is
agent for nine companies.
Miss Jennie Hamilton Of Wellsville,
o., took up the business when her fa'
ther died a year or two ago. She not only
maintained but greatly increased hen
fathers business. She has four com
panies
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Mrs. Terbush,s Noble Work.

There is ali aged and noble woman in
the state Of Michigan named Elizabeth
o. j. Terbush. She lives on small, rich
farm near Bay City. During her married
life she has adopted and raised 90 chill
dren, fitting them for honorable places in
life, besides caring for two daughtera Of
her own. She has had no motive in all
this save one of motherliness. 1t is the
form her benevolence has taken. Near
ly all the children adopted by her are
living today. They correspond with her
faithfully as many of them as can come
home ON holidays, and all Of them look
upon her as their mother. Her girls,
with three or four exceptions, are mar.
ried. One of her boys was killed in the
Ear. Another came out of the engage
ment alive. One boy has become a sue
cessful manufacturer in Canada. Most
Of them, however, have trades and are
in moderate circumstances. Several ba.
ties taken from dissolute parents died
These are not counted among the 20'she
raised. Even now, old as she is, and di-
minished as her modest property is, she
has two young orphans with her-girls
--one 10 and one II years of age.
She says she never had any intention
of devoting her life to work Of this sort
But it was impossible for her to hear of
a homeless child or one who had lost its
parents or who was i'll treated without
feeling that she could easily make room
for it in her home. She liked to have a
tableful of children and enjoyed the
amusement they brought in the house.
She even enjoyed providing for them
and looking after their clothes. --Omaha
Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Rights of Women,

Should woman be minister2 Yes,
II she can preach helpful sermon and
can put up with the wear and tear of a
minister's life Should woman be a
physician? Yes, If she has the skill nee
essary to diagnose case and the con-
stitution to stand the life. Should wo-
man be lawyer Yes, If she has pre-
pared herself and can plead case suo-
cessfully and can live the life Of law
yer. Should a woman be manp No.
never. God has made some differences be-
tween the man and woman physically,
andwe shonld heed them. Should wo-
man vote? Yes. Not because she is O
woman. Theright to vote is not iDborn.
IL is the gift Of our government. Wom-
en- pay taxes, and for that reason they
should vote, and not because they are
women. REV. ii. @. Peoples, Baptist,
Rochester.
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A Wholesome Face.

They were leaning against a railing
near the foot Of the stairs Of the Brook
lyn bridge at the New York side. One
Of them announced: II never get tired
Of looking at the crowds that cross the
bridge, especially at this hour, when
there are SO many women. It's easy
enough to tell New Yorker going to
Brooklyn from a Brooklynite. The
former has an air, an ensemble, a
manner of dressing and Of carrying her
clothes which Brooklyn women have
got. Even when she is not elegantly
dressed you can tell her. / could pick
out one anywhere. Do you see that tall,
square built woman passing the corner9
Yes, the one dressed in brown, with the
bonnet strings tied under her chin. Just
notice what q sweet, wholesome face
she has, full of restfulness, garnered in
the City Of Churches. She's Brooklyn
from the top Of her unfashionable bon
net to the sole of her square toed, black
ened shoes. "
A bystander, waiting for her change
from newswoman, smiled as she saw
that the questionable bonnet" and
"sweet, wholesome face" belonged to
New York's we'll known philanthropist,
Miss Grace Dodge. New York Herald.
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therefore rs years OF age. rhe prince
was born Aug. 8, 1872, and is therefore
only 28 years of age. The princess has
reached an age much later than that at
which most princesses are married, and
has developed we'll defined character
of her own. The prince, however, is re-
ported to be amiable as we'll as youth
ful, and It is to be hoped he will not
give her much trouble.
The prince and princess are first cous-
ins. The list Of such marriages in the
English royal family is already remarka-
bly, long. The princess mother, the
Princess of Wales, is daughter Of the
king of Denmark. The young prince is
the second son Of Crown Prince Freder-
ick of Denmark, whose father is king Of
Denmark.
The young people are said to be in
love with one another, statement COM
monty made by the English newspapers
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
TIE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF MONTANA.

Mise Anthony and the New Bible-English
Women In Medicine 80 Equal Pay For
Equal Work - Mrs. Terbush's Noble
work-The Newest skirt.
Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell is mod.
est hammered, quiet, womanly woman
bf medium height. She is not of the ag
gressive, assertive type that one would
naturally expect to find in the success
fpl feminine lawyer. She is mild, gen
tie, womanly, though full Of determine
tion, courage and energy. Her career as
O lawyer, as we'll as her earlier history,
proves her fearlessness and determina-
tion.
Less than 35 years old, she has won
greater success at the bar than 10 per
cent Of the lawyers Of her age who have
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finest schools 1 was ever IN. rney are
the pride and boast of the state. "
docs this equality Of salaries extend
to other vocations?"
eyes, to greater or less extent. For
instance, remember that the highest
salary paid to a bank cashier in Los An
geles while l was there was to woman
and was something like 5000 month. 1"
"a little leaven leaveneth the whole
lump" he murmured.
at is even SO, " replied. e. r. in
Woman's s Journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
A Royal New Woman Who Is Soon to
Wed Prince Karl of Denmark.

Princess Maud of Wales, the most vi
vacious and original Of all the young
women in the British royal family, is
about TO be married The daughters and
granddaughters Of Queen Victoria most
ly bear strong resemblance to that
model of all the solid domestic virtues.
They go in heartily for good works, but
they afford little amusement to fashion
able society or the community at large
The Princess Maud is an exception.
She is the youngest daughter Of the
Prince and Princess Of Wales and the
second still unmarried. Her eldest sis
ter, Princess Louise, married the Duke
Of Fife. The other daughter, Princess
Victoria, is waiting for en opportunity
to make some eligible prince happy.
The future husband Of Princess Maud
is Prince Karl Of Denmark. The prin-
cess was born Noy. 40. 1899. aud ID
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when a royal engagement is announced
The Times says, "The fact that it is a
pure love match, free from all suspicion
of state influence, will add immensely
to its popularity with the English peo-
pie. The same thing was said when
the Princess May of Teck was engaged
to Prince Albert Victor of Wales. He
died and she Immediately fell in love
with and married his brother.
The Princess Maud is short, dark and
vivacious. The prince is very big, blond
and sedste Both are fond Of athletic
sports.
The princess is favnrite with the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

attorney general vi tne state. The ap-
pointment, coming unsolicited, was a
great surprise to her. However, she ac-
cepted, and has performed the duties Of
her Office since doing so.
Her appointment had a sequel in a
delightful romance, which, related in
Mrs. Haskell's naive way, is exceeding
ly interesting. While performing the
prosaic duties of assistant attorney gen
eral Miss Knowles was thrown in a
most constant contact with Attorney
General Haskell The two former oppo-
nents became the warmest Of friends and
after becoming friends, lovers. They
were married last May, the event at
tracting the attention of the entire state
Atlanta Constitution.
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pair OF bright, rather restless brown
eyes. Her hair was also brown and her
complexion brilliant. When compli-
mented upon her clever stories, she re-
piled: "Oh, you are very kind, but
don't feel one bit clever over here. Ev-
erything's so clever. Why, haven 7
met a stupid woman since 1 landed in
America. Mrs. Craigie expressed her.
self as especially delighted with Sorosis.
New York Evening Sun.
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five yards is quite full enough for a
skirt of any figure, and more width
than this is not productive of styl-
ish results unless, of course, the skirt
be killed or plated one, and, in the
opinion of the writer, seven gored
skirt, we'll shaped and well hung, is the
best model for the majority of women,
says an authority ON fashions.
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A Charming Autboress.

She wasn't down ON the programme,
but for all that the most interesting
woman at Sorosis meeting recently
was the author of Some Emotions and
a Moral" She sat upon the platform,
and she didn't look bit like woman
who would choose John Oliver Hobbies"
as a pen name. She was Of medium
height. plump in figure and possessed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09

Miss Harrison, the government in
spector of elementary schools in Eng
land, reports that the cooking lessons
which have been recently introduced are
almost universally popular among the
school girls and are no less appreciated
by their parents These lessons were
first regarded rather in the light Of an
experiment, but their success is likely
to render thom permanent.
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Umbrellas Of Chanweable silE.

If she is an MP to date young woman,
says New York writer, the umbrella.
she carries must be Of changeable silk.
The colors are dark, and the handle is
u twisted affair in wood Black, show
ing shades OF claret, green and black
and blue and black arc among the fa-
vorite color combinations.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
Poster Artists.

Only four or five women so far have
been able to catch the peculiar artistic
quality needed to produce a successful
poster of the sort which modern adver-
tising demands. Miss Ethel Reed of
Boston, Miss Geraldine Evans of Phil
adelphia and Miss Blanche McManus,
Miss Abby Underwood and Miss Myfa
Burr Edison of this city are names which,
attached to these gay creations, stand
for distinction and vogue. New York
Letter
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cost or journey lf Is surely father
small to continue the exclusion. This,
however, has been done Both colleges
in London have debated the matter and
have resolved to continue their refusal
to allow the women students to sit. As
usual the leading men were all on the
ladies side, but the smaller men were
the more numerous. ILLUSTRATED London