Show WOMANS advancement in favor of women in he across the sun call the enfranchisement of women is the immediate purpose announced by the suffrage associations but it naturally covers a far wider field in the coming destiny of the other half of human society the great rapa au I frest manifested in all schemes for domene ad van cement in country is caught up in tho old world and gervea pro gres sivo women in ou ridden countries to aspire and labor for their natural rights as human beings too at this moment the french women are making heroic attempts to enter the learned professions fes A few weeks ago a brus sela woman made an application for admission to the bar after having taken her degree at law and the denial of her by tho court stirred up a good deal oadis cushion in abo journals not long ago mille ze a very attractive and intelligent young lady read a thesis buforo the medicine in paris on tho practice of medicine by women the distinguished dr charant was called upon to answer her positions and tried to cover up his inability to do so by the rather french ruso of complimenting her on her beauty even the czar is unable to head off the ambition of the russian women to esal in letters and the learned professions in spite of his cruel resort to banishment the german women are making great strides in the professions in the face of that widespread wide spread justice which holds a woman to be a anero ward and servant of her husband A bill is now pending before the french chambers giving women at the head of business houses the right to vote for judges tribunal of commerce thus docs tho seed scattered in this land of free speech and free mental activity tako root in alie old conservative countries and promise fruits even more far reaching in their ultimate effects thau tho mere local lego of casting a ballot lor smith as against jones |