The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-27

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papers for aspiring young candidates for
journalistic honors, but she will thor.
oughly prepare them to get places for
themselves if their talents lie'in that
direction. Possibilities of much good
are in her undertaking.
There is now movement on foot N
establish Roman Catholic college at
| Washington for young women Ii will
be conducted in connection with tho
Roman Catholic university there. and
the same professors will lecture in both
institutions This college will fiji a
great want among Catholic young
women, who long, equally with their
Protestant sisters, for enlarged knowl.
edge and opportunity Still, it would
be far better if a liberal Roman Catbo.
lie sentiment would at once throw open
the doors of the present university at
Washington to girl students on equal
terms with the men.
Kisses are Gods swcetmeats and
they are not appetizing when thew
come to you soiled by the DEVILS
hands, says Ethel Davis in her story
in The New England Magazine
In tho newly laid out town of Lin.
coin, n. j., women vote in municipal
elections, although they cannot do so in
other Jersey towns This is because
Lincoln is not an incorporated village.
AT present it has a man mayor, Mr.. 81
Drake, who goes in for woman s rights
heartily 1t was this fact perhaps which
made him mayor in n town where wo.
men vote, and outnumber the men be-
sides The common council numbers
six. Miss Emma Egel is president At
first the council stood two women 10
four men, but for some reason two of
the men dropped out and would not at
tend meetings Then the mayor pro-
claimed their seats vacant, and an elec-
ton was ordered, which gave the ladies
another member of the council Now
the men of the town are Suyed about
the women freezing them cr' and run.
ming. the government. ] ac lot know
whether this is so or not, hut men have
been freezing women out Of about ev-
erything in this world for so many
thousand years that it is about time
they had taste of it themselves
Boston has 20 women who ride the
cross saddle, man fashion, and Boston
bears it we'll The fashion came from
Chicago
Veterinary and animal surgery gen.
orally would be good profession for
women to qualify themselves for. Miss
j. Revert, who owns and conducts
farm ON Long Island, is now attending
the course at the New York Veterinary
college. She already doctors the animals
on her own place and always directs
tho blacksmith how she will have her
horses shod. 1t is now so common to
keep animal pets-dogs, cats, birds,
rabbits, ETC. that woman who had
carefully studied their anatomy and
diseases could make good living
l lately read in Eleanor Kinks Idea
the pathetic story Of a girl who thought
she would rather die than be an old
maid. " So she married widower with
years enough on him to be her father.
with children nearly as old as she was.
Her life became purgatory. The chill
dren dehed her, and the boys wiped
their muddy shoes upon her carpets.
and when she demonstrated swore at
her. Worst of all, the father, when the
novelty of possessing this girl wife
wore off, as it did quickly, took sides
with the children against her. In de-
spair now she thinks she would rather
die than be married woman. Well, it
serves her right. A girl who would
marry any old thing merely through
rear of being an old maid deserves ex-
actly such an experience.
One of the strangest books recently
written is 1.-The Life of the Harp In
the Hand of the Harper" by Ada Nor
ley Jerett 1t is the life of Schlatter
the'healer, lunatic. pretender or saint,
according as one looks at the thing.
MRS. Jerett probably was better ac-
quainted with Schlatter than anybody
else and, like him, full of that strange
mysticism which is feature of our
time. The book is the story of Schlat-
ter's work and sayings.
glory in the grit of Charlotte White
and her sister. two young Oklahoma
women. They took up claim in Blaine
county when the territory was first
opened. Fate smiled on the energetic
young women, for there was strong
salt spring upon their land. They i'm
medlatcly utilized it by opening there
the crystal Salt works. They are able to
make 10 barrels OF salt day. With the
money they save they will pay their
way through college. Well, college
education is good thing, but so is
SAT- hope the gnls viii not give up
the salt w0ys
ELIZA ArCUARD CONNER.
women lo"rd For the KIondike.
Inc hare lbs Cf 4 laSko seem TO have