Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-30
.owAN'S DEPARTMENT
MAnrL II. poMERoy, EDITOR.


family VI six and extra farm help
during the summer is unable TO do
much literary work, hence our en-
forced vacation the past few months.
The ladies' OF the Hyperion club
will meet with Mrs. A. Harwood next
Friday afternoon to decide on the
course OF study to be adopted the
coming year. Let all members be
present.
Let all Sunday schools look after
sending delegates to the County Sun
day School Convention held at Agra,
October 6 and 7,
ANOTHER SLAP.
A recommendation has gone before
the Presbyterian board to the effect
that woman be forbidden the use Of
pulpits for public addresses to mixed
audiences, and that il be considered
improper to give notices OF such
meetings from the pulpit Women,
however, are still to be permitted
to give public testimony for tho
benefit and IN the presence Of the
privileged sex.
TEACHERS PENSIONS
New Jersey has the honor OF en-
acting the first general law in the
United States providing an income
for veteran, invaded public school
teachers. The final success of the
bill Is entirely due to the valiant
fight made by the women school
teachers OF the state. They have
been battling for the pension for the
past seven years; they have present.
cd four separate and complete bills
to four separate and unsympathetic
state legislatures; they have positive
~ "cnmped out" for weeks at the
state house, and last-but not least
by any means to the New Jersey
teachers--they have spent hundreds
Of dollars from their own pockets to
cover the various expenses for travel
log, printing and other necessities.
The giSt OF the fourth bill, which
finally passed both hOnses OF the New
Jersey Legislature, and received the
governors signature, is as follows:
A hslf-psy annuity-maximum, 5000;
minimum, $250-to be granted to
teachers Of twenty years. service, in
cspRcltated for further teaching; the
funds to be provided by monthly
Stoppage Of one per cent from sal
aries Of all teachers who elect to
come under the law, one per cent of
all snnuities, moneys, and property
received by donation, legacy, gift,
bequest, or otherwise, and interest
upon Investments Teachers who re-
sign their position after five years or
more labor are entitled to a rebate Of
one.half the entire amount Of their
contributions, without interest.
On the fourth presentation OF the
bill, 1t passed the senate with but two
dissenting votes, and the assembly
unanimously. Because of some con-
fusion of dates on the calendar, it
became law without the governors
signature.
NOTES OF WOMEN.
"Womsn's rights" in England ia a
far more progressive movement than
In America. British women have local
government franchise in counties and
boroughs on the Same condition as
men. In the counties and boroughs
Of England and Wales there are al.
together 6,326,S79 local government
electors, and about one ninth of the
electorate are women.
Miss Agnes Weston, known IN
England as "The Mother of British
Blue-jsckots" has done mere for the
uplifting Of the English sailor than
any other woman. She has estab-
lished rests" and during the thirty
years Of her labor has done much
for the cause Of temperance among
the tars. Her temperance magazine,
ashore and AAost," has met with
such flattering success that the Unit
ed States authorities have especially
requested her to mail the magazines
to America war ships
Molly Elliott SewslI, the young
authoress is one Of the most enthu-
siastic club women of Washington.
Most clubs to which she belongs have
for their objects, the advancement Of
likaratnra and art