Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-09-05
FEMININITIES

Secretary Cortolyou Is going to try
female emigrant inspectors again but
he las been wise enough TO leave the
selection OF the candidates 10 the civil
service commission.
Kansas Is not TO be pitied for lack
OF harvest hands when the state au
thorities announce that they will take
steps TO prevent marriage among their
1000 young lady teachers.
A st. Louis washer.woman has just
died at the age of SO. leaving for.
tune OF $4,000 Here are ali Kinds cf
opportunities. "How | Saved for n
Fortune" 10y "washer.Women Have
Known" would make a good series In
any OF the semi-domesticated period.
icals OF the age. MIR. Box might treat
the subject--witn illustrations.
Miss Eleanor La Sale of San Fran.
cisco Is the only woman In the world
who ever killed tnree lions in a.. hour.
She came to Colorado recently and
stopped at her brothers ranch on
Piceance creek in Rio Blanco county
where she, alone In a dense forest
killed three great mountain lions
within an hour. Old iom. her faith
hound. saved her life IN her first en-.
counter This dog. famous the coun-
with which President Roosevelt hunt
ed two years ago
Mrs Eliza J. Denver widow of the
late Captain Denver OF Washington,
who was brother oil General Denver.
after whom Colorados chief city was
named. and her daughter have be-
come hopelessy insane at Coronado
Beach. California. and II has been nee
essary to send them to a private hos
pital Until about a year ago they
maue Los Angeles their home. II Is
thought that property losses and
financial troubles have caused their
sad condition. although they still own
valuable lemon orchard in San
Diego county The mother Is about
90 and the daughter 40 years Of age.
The club women who are making
such a stir for public Iiatitude and
political worship should remember
that they ave not always had such
smooth sailing. In the filth century
rfty-seven bishops and a lot of their
followers met and discussed, not
heaven or hell, but whether woman
had soul and finally decided by the
slim chance of four votes that she
had. Think OF IL, dear sisters. General
Butler once decided that woma
was not q person and unul this de-
cision was finally reversed women
were suspended from the civil code
not knowing what they were. Bar
NUNS what is II was not In II In com
parison.
The Princess chinqulna. daughter
OF the late Lone Star, chiel OF the
Cheyennes, attended a reception moi
long ago attired In the native cos
tune OF her rank. The princess is Q
Carlisle graduate and an unusually
bright and Interesting young women
quick to think and to speak. Fer cos
tune was ra.ler conspicuous and pre-
sently II became the subject OF CONVEX
sation among little party about her
do you wear 1t on the streets, Prin
cess?" inquired a man. Not now.
she replied. Il did when I first wen
east. but the people laughed at me SC
changed IL 10 their native style.
laughed too ~ the hats women wore
and thought how delighted our wild
chiefs would have been II they coulC
have had head-dresses like those"
The coming federal elections n
Australia viii nave unusual signlfi
canoe because for the first time th'
entire female citizenship of cont
nent will exercise the unrestricte,
right OF suhrage over $50 900 wo
men voters are registered and need
less TO say such a great increase o
the franchise has introduced uncer
tainties into the election sufficient 4
cause even the most experienced poll
ticians to lose their prophetic bear
ings entirely II is believed that VIC
men are entitled n..der the fedora
constitution TO occupy seats in parlia
ment as well as 10 vote. inasmuch a
the word he, which is usad In deflnln
the qualification OF legislator, is res
ularly interpreted in Australian lay
10 include women as well as men.