Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-04

the writer, received through
the mail notice which read
as follows: M. L. Crosskill-
You are hereby summoned to appear
before me on or before March in
order that l may decide upon your
qualifications to do jury duty In the
county of New York and that you may
have opportunity to claim exemption
from service, il you are entitled to
exemption under any provision of the
law. This notice must not be answered
by letter. Please bring this notice with
you. The penalty for not answering
this notice is $50" Then followed the
signature Of the summoning official.
Miss Crosskill smiled to herself, put
on her street gown and her picture hat
and went to answer the summons in
person, as directed. II have received
this notice." she said. land think
have the qualifications for juror. 1t
is true l read newspapers, but they
never influence my opinions any.
don't know any reason why shouldn't
in establishment. He eyed the bright,
intelligent looking girl from head to
foot. Then he said. II don't know any
reason, either. why you are not quail
fed to sit on a jury" Its true" said
Miss Crosskill, II am not citizen"
why are you not citizen?" asked
the official. Because have no VOTE"
promptly replied the young lady. But
think IL women served on jury In q
dressmaker's lawsuit they could decide
whether a gown fitted without trying
it on the prosecuting attorney. They
would know, too. at sight the differ
ence between an empiecement and q
motif" you are right" said the jury
summoner, they would. Perhaps you
would like to keep the summons as
souvenir. Ladies do sometimes. And.
Miss Crosskill. let me give you this.
1t may interest you" 1t was a
pamphlet issued by the League For
Political Education.
The Womens Philharmonic society
Of New York Is a noble organization.
1t is composed largely of professional
musical women piano instructors,
singing teachers and voice trainers,
dramatic and otherwise. The society
has 14O members. l attended one Of
their meetings lately and felt proud of
womankind. The members are as fine.
intellectual looking body of women
as you would ever see. including even
the ones no longer young. Music is a
healthful profession. and these teach
ers and trainers presented a strikingly
strong and attractive physique.
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1t is one Of the glorious privileges Of
being a woman in this remarkable age
that women may meet and enjoy them
selves and entertain themselves in 80
many delightful and profitable ways
without in the least depending on men
for their pleasure. No longer do WON
en- and girls sit disconsolate at home
and complain that the men 60 of by
themselves and have all the good
times. Women now 60 of by them.
selves and have good times too. e
Man Is at once wOman's worst en-
envy and her best friend.
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Don't become familiar with your &C
quaintances, and you win keep out Of
q lot Of trouble. Many individual and
neighborhood quarrels have resulted
from people calling one another by
their first names.
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The Japs are proving that great souls
may lodge in very small bodies.
Do you ever encounter those scatter
Drained women who have dabbled II
q dozen kinds of work and can d.
nothing at all really first class?
What is bric-a- brac? Generally use
less articles to be busted. They neet
to be very rare and beautiful to giy'
an excuse for their being.
In q lively speech before the Won
ems Philharmonic society Of New Yorl
) Nine. Cappiani. the vocal teacher. toll
, her audience that singing lessons an,
! singing practice frequently cure sOr
+ throat. She also uttered some invalu
$ able philosophy in her statement tina
! work never tires" The right way
1 she said, is to change the kind of worl
4 several times a day. going from on
thing to another. resting one set o
brain cells and muscles while anothe
,, works. In this way we shall never b
: tired.
On the whole. think I admire NOR
than anybody else the woman who ca
I keep her mouth shut. The laps in tn