The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-14
In WOMAN'S REALM.
FEMININE ACHIEVEMENTS.


Clara Tschudi, Norwegian of 10 years of
age, has been decorated by the king of
Sweden with the gold medal for excellence. in
literature. She has also achieved great sue
cess in grand OPERA and is one of the promi
nent leaders of the woman's movement In
Europe. Her latest book, 1.-THE Emancipa-
ton Question; It's Development and Its Pres
ent Status" gained for her the royal medal.
A public library supported by dogs is one
of the novelties of Kansas City More than
this, the dogs are laboring ceaselessIy, pa
tiently and earnestly in building up a COM
prehensive and admirable city park system.
This strange state of affairs has been brought
about by the Federation of Women's Clubs,
and has only been in operation six months,
but so far the results have been wonderfully
satisfactory.
1t is a long jump from dogs-licensed or IN
lcensed-to a public library, but the women,
after innumerable meetings and conferences,
arrived at this conslusion: There are more
than 1900 dogs in this town. there are less
than 1000 books in the public library. The
public library is supported by private sub
scription, the dogs are public nuisance, and
taxes are paid on less than one-thrd Of them;
why not divert the revenue from dog tax to
the support of the library? So. after the
fashion of new women, their will became the
law of the city, and under the provisions
new position for women came into existence
the dog enumerator. The place is held by
Mrs. Sarah A. Rickart.
The dog enumerator employs a clerk. who
attends to all the duties of the office. dog
census is taken after the manner of a regu-
lar census The names Of the dogs. color.
breed disposition-savage gentle-age,
owner owners occupation, are all entered in
big book.
From all accounts of the riot of Partisan
laundresses and market women, the French
need public school union. When an anony-
nous letter, written by discharged teacher
to the effect that child was put in a black
hole and frightened to death, will gain such
credence as to bring mob Of Infatuated
women down upon the school, it is evident
that a better understanding is needed be-
tween parents and teachers.
The case of the families Of Capt. Robley
D. Evans. of the Iowa, and Capt. Henry c.
Taylor of the Indiana. proves that women
do more than weep while men work or fight
either. The daughters of both families, Mrs
Charlotte Evans Marsh and her sister, Miss
Virginia T. Evans, with Miss Mary " Tay-
lor. are receiving instructions in the naval
HOSplISli at orr monroe 10 qualify trained
nurses during the war
The dander incurred In forming local So
cieties for the aid Of the Red Cross without
stating distinctly the relations to be main.
tanned to the national committee has mate
rallied with the Womans Auxiliary of Squad
ron A of New York city.
demand. said to be couched In impera.
tive language. was made by the Red Cross
society officers, prominent among whom is
William T. Wardwell, on Mrs. Robert Ma
clay, chairman Of the finance committee of
the Women's Auxiliary of Squadron A, d.
recting her to turn over all the donations
ceived by her to the treasurer of the Red
Cross society.
This Mrs. Maclay refused to do, and she
notified Miss Josephine Roe. the treasurer,
to ignore all orders bearing the seal of the
Red Cross.
Robert Maclay president of the Knicker,
booker Trust company, made the following
statement in defense of the stand taken
by his Wife
THE organization of which Mrs. Maclay
is chairman was got up solely for the pur-
pose of relieving, comforting and assisting
the boys in blue now in camp at Peekskill and
at Hempstead. 1t has connection what
ever with the Red Cross or any other cross"