The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
Only a bunch OF yiolets.
Lightly tossed away,
Or picked to pieces and strewn upon
The door OF the hired coupe.
Only a couple OF hours
OF q sort OF celestial bliss.
And I'll have 10 eat free lunches FOR
A month on account Of this
Chicago News,


Washington, D. c.. correspondence of
the New York Press: II the plans Of
Mrs. MarIlla N, Kicker OF New Hamp-
shire. attorney and counselor at law,
politician, commissioner and examiner
IN chancery, result in success, there is
surprise in store for the legislative
body of the United States, and there
win soon be such a word as congress-
woman.
Mrs. Riokers own words are: II ex-
psct to represent the first congress dis
trtet OF New Hampshire in the near
future" She is In her home in Alton,
n. H., now, and bearing with good
humor the disappointment over the
appointment OF Charles Burdett Hart,
Of West Virginia, as minister TO the
United States OF Colombia. a post for
which she applied to the President. She
Is the first woman to make application
for such position. Her humor is
something that she never loses, and
even IN the moment OF her defeat she
was able to write in her note OF con-
graduation to the successful candi-
date;
New Hampshire is situated in the
Great Pie Belt and naturally we are
fond OF pie, and although pie Is scarce
at present up here, bow with sub
mission TO the decree Of our President,
and congratulate you, West Virginia
and the United States OF Colombia"
She has labored for long time with
out reward. She says: II have wan
dered forty years in the political Wild
erness with not q glimpse OF the Pro
missed Land" but am not 'disgrunt-
led / have never lost nor mislaid my
political convictions. have never
wabbled politically, and l think It time
that the Mugwumps. Turncoats. Ish-
maelites, Civil Service Leagues and Cit
iZens' Unions were relegated to back
seats. II Low. OF New York, voted for
Cleveland in 1883 and in 1892, he should
not be supported by the Republicans
to-day"
Mrs. Kicker quotes from the Nation
al Republican platform OF 1886. which
says: I'VE favor the admission OF wo-
men to wider spheres OF usefulness and
welcome their cooperation In rescuing
the country from Democratic and Pop
nlIstic Encouragement and misrule."
She says: II helped rescue the coun-
try from Democratic mIsrule and / ask
ed to be appointed to higher sphere
OF usefulness. The women OF this
country are coming to the front. They
are steamboat captains, pilots, bank
cashiers and directors. They are drug
gists, and are fully equipped In all the
mysteries Of pharmacy and can put
up a wink as well as any man in the
business. They are lawyers, physicians,
justices, notaries public and burglars,
and men would better be civil.
Women have more interest In good
government than men have. Hard
times and bad laws bear more heavily
upon women than upon men. And, an
other thing, men are always anxious to
try experiments. That Is one reason
why they wabble so politically"
Mrs. Kicker Is handsome woman,
with a commanding presence and much
personal charm She does not AFFECT
MASCULINE looking garments. Her ca
reer has been remarkably interesting,
and II It has been full OF incidents that
show that she is as full Of philanthropic
schemes as she is full OF interest In
politics. Before her marriage In 1868
10 John Kicker she was school teach
er. She studied law in the office OF
Albert @. Riddle and Arthur B. Will
Jams, in Washington. D. C.. and was
admitted 20 the supreme court OF the
District Of Columbia in 1862, standing at
the head OF her class, in which there
were eighteen men.
She was appointed United States
commissioner and examiner In chan
Gerry, in 1885. and she was admitted to
practice law In the district in 1891. Her
admission TO the New Hampshire bar In
1890 was considered q strong Victory
FOR the cause OF wonan's rights, Her
political work includes stumping
tour through the west In 1855, innum.
cradle articles on political subjects and
good work in organizing women's polli-
icai clubs all over the country. sha
has charge OF department OF the
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