The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-05
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ELIZA ARCdARD CONNER


"What can women do in politics ?"
was at least partly answered in the
elections in New York city. The Wo-
mans Municipal league was all on
one side politically, If it was a question
Of politics, this time in the great town.
The league was opposed to the party
in power for what the members con-
sidered good and sufficient reason.
| They believed 1t was demoraliztng
municipal government. so they resolv-
ed to work against it with the linn
tied facilities they had. The first
thing, Of course, was to raise money
to help the men whose side they were
on whip out the ms. When it comes
to raising money, that part is always
relegated to women by even the oldest
fog1es, those who would die before
they would let woman vote or be or
dained as minister. But these fOgies
patted the ladies on the back and said,
"Blees ye, girls, go on and raise money
for U.S." The league got together $780,
600. A bishop contributed $50, while
Mrs. Arthur Dodge, in behalf Of the
Woman's Antisuffrage society
suffrage, notice-gave them 800. Pref
ty soon those antisuffrage ladies will
be taking so much part in politics that
they will no longer know where they
are at" The league women had
pamphlet printed called Facts For
Fathers and Mothers" They employ
ed twenty-five large wagons and a
number of messenger boys to dtstrlb-
ute these Facts through New York
and Brooklyn. They had them rans-
! lated into German for the Germans.
They visited the wives and mothers or
voters and urged their cause. They
worked as disinterestedly as nobody
but q woman can do for months.
When at last victory crowned their
banner, they turned over the money
they had left to the mems campaign
committee to help pay its expenses.
But If those devoted ladies had had
each her good ballot to deposit as
well how much more effectively they
could have worked!
ssMen has more self control than wo-
men" I heard a clubWOman say bold
" and not ashamed. They has, has
theyY It Is also to be hoped that in
, general they "has'' better knowledge
Of English grammar than this clubwo-
man had.
In a street car the other day / saw
a working gtrl holding upon her lap
large parcel and intently studying
book of etiquette. It was open at
weddings" and she conned it DER
and DER. Why not? If anybody should
know how to have the correct usage at
, her own marriage, it Is the girl who
has earned her wedding dress. But at
the same time the girls teeth were IN
cared for and offensive looking, dan
druff and long, h1deous hair lay loose
upon her coat collar, and her bare
hands were not clean. Her book or ct
iouette told not one word concerning
these first essential points that mark
the true lady. Where is the book of
> manners that will tell girls how to
keep themselves spotlessly clean and
sweet and tidy? Let US have 1t.
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Rev. Estelle Elizabeth Padgham has
been chosen pastor Of the Unitarian
church OF Perry, Ia. She had pluck
enough to take her own head for things
and study for the ministry against the
will of her parents This alone proves
her a young woman Of forceful char
acter, and 1t is not surprising to read
that in a sermon preached not long
since at Des Moines she Electrified
her audience with her eloquence."
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Here is something from the other
side Of the house in reference to prop
erty laws for women: A rich man died.
leaving several hundred thousand dol
lars to his married daughter in her
own right. His funeral pageant was
decorated with $155 worth of flowers
to show how sorry the daughter was.
In due time the florist presented his
bill. which the daughter refused TO
pay. He sued, and she still refused TO
nay, taking the ground that flowers at
her fathers funeral were necessity
and therefore not she, but her hus-
band, was responsible for the BILL
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I have seen the notice Of book CIV
ing over 500 ways to make money, ana
not one Of them is newspaper writing.
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A legal decision has been rendered
which apparently will tend to d1scour-
age matrimony in Illinois. It is that
wife is responsible for her husband
debts. Under it a woman lately had to
pay her husbands tailor bill Of S1Oo.
Girls, look little out before you marry
and live in Illinois!