Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-02-20
WoMAN'S DEP ARTMENT
MABEL H poMERoY, EDITOR,

the UnlGod Otdled.
Mrs. e. Burton is assistant cashier
of the First National Bank of Orleans
Nebr, and has been for years.
Women have accomplished in the
christian work among the Moors of
North Africa, where the men mission
aries failed.
A committee OF ladies first brought
before the public notice the smoke
nuisance of cities, whose chief fuel
wos bituminous coal, and set the
minds of inventive geniuses to work
to remedy the evil.
A preliminary meeting Of the presi-
dents and Vice presidents, and repri-
sentatives of the different clubs in
which women are interested, was
called in the needs Of children in Ill
linois who either roam the streets I'M
cared for or are shut up in the sweat
shops or factories.
If 95 per cent of the school teach
ers of Massachusetts are women, why
should not their votes be counted IN
the choice of Governor who appoints
the Board Of Education? If women
have charge of the stitching rooms in
the shoe factories why should not
their votes be counted when the laws
which determine for what hours and
for what part Of the year children
may be employed in those factories,
or even when the laws on which
some Of us think the rate of wages in
these factories depend, are to be
framed? The vote Of the father has
not yet, quite accomplished, the res
cue of the children of our manufac-
turing states from overwork 10 crowd
ed and heated factories, it might be
we'll to have the vote Of the mothers
ALSO"
Nine. Hanna Koranny Of Syria is
called the George Eliot Of the East"
mn m 7
A good western man for our next
President.
A Bank Of National character to
transact the business of American
countries.
That it is hardly probable that
Lord Salisbury will setup claim for
that tract of land opposite the Prince
Of Wales island, and which comprises
part Of the Alaska purchase.
That railroad building has reached,
and passed its highest point of activ-
ity, that the year 1894 only 1,760
miles of new roads WAS built, and IN
1895 only 42S, aud that most writer's
are not logically inclined to discuss
the railroad question.
That the science of Chemistry, has
during the last few years, been
proved to be one of the most revolu-
tionary of all scientific agencies.
That Rhodes will have backin., of
those, who, he by a coap de main,
has snatched from the brink Of bank.
ruptcy. Also the Prince Of Wales
has earnest solicitations for the well
fare of Rhodes.
Also that Labouchere, very ruth.
lesslY and with brutal frankness dis
cussed the chartered South African
Company, and lays bare the rotteness
of it all, and can also prove every one
of his statements, or he might have
been able to tlnd himself in a posi-
ton to pay sum Of damages.
That there seems to be quite def
cit of the small sum of $74.1642 06,
for seventeen months growth Of our
Treasury department.
1t makes right minded and con-
Pcientious, virtuous woman whose
convictions of the suffrage question
is based upon true, loyal, and sure
motive, indignant land written IN
capital letters) to be called a "Jeze-
BEL" and especially by some man or
another woman, who does not possess
any more honor or decency than that
same Sldonisn of ancient time, who
is most assuredly the "female mon
stsr" of history, May they dread the
prayers and prophetic warnings of
these self same Suffragists, as did
this monster" dread the prayers of
Elijah. "Jezebel was a ''strong mind
ed" woman, we acknowledge. Her
! husband wore the crown. hnt sha hold