Show FEMALE FRANCHISE the woman recently held at omaha nebraska wag was very numerously attended there were present representative women from nearly every state and territory in the union there were also many prominent and influential gentlemen from the num nume ber of tho the east and west ili was represented by sirs mrs emmeline Em mcline B wells editor of the homans womans Mo malts Br and one of the vice dents ot the national association and mrs paddock one of tile executive committee for utah many very able and eloquent speeches were made by the ladies in support of their principles and in defense of their claims to thesus the suffrage equally with tho the male portion of the i nation tation their arguments were clear cogent and forcible the speakers speak cra proved themselves equal to the situation and anti were able to silence all objections to their claims to the suffrage from the sterner sex these ladies are not mere speculative agitators but they arc are women of standing and reputation in in alio community they arc are well educated well read and well informed on subjects of general utility T aliey 11 ey are women who think and appear to be thoroughly imbued with the spirit and find understand the object and importance of their mission and prove themselves abunda abundantly antly fitted to enjoy all the political privileges with which tho the frane franchise biso nil will invest them the advocates of woman suffrage are making their influence felt and their cause is gaining and making new supporter supporters in many places on both tile atlantic and pacific seaboards sea boards among the fair speakers were miss mis s susan B anthony and a host of other strong minded women who have been laboring for years in the advocacy of female franchise lion hon A J popple poppleton ton a gentleman who lias has explicitly avowed himself not in fador of woman suffrage was chosen to deliver tho the address of welcome the honorable gentleman man did bo honor norto to himself and justice to afe ane w distinguished assembly the speaker during the address paid many high and well merited tributes of respect to tho the talent tb the bravery fidelity and devotion of the fair advocates of tho the rights of women which lie said challenges for them the sympathy respect and admiration of every good man mall and woman in the nation in speaking of the ability of woman to fill high and responsible legal positions in society and to vindicate iho ho right of her sex to contend for the highest prizes of life mr poppleton related the following touching e incident from tho tile professional career of a young lady net not many yeara years ago coming from wisconsin I think a girl presented herself lier in the illinois courts for admission to the bar after a rigid and unsparing examination bhe site was admitted with public compliment she site took an office in tho the great city of chicago caso and in the short remnant of an all uncertain life BO so wrought in her profession as to attain an average professional income and win the undivided respect and esteem of lier her professional associates and when from a far country whither she had bad gone in hope to escape a fell disease lier her lifeless corpse was brought back for sepulture lure many of tho the foremost lawyers of cl chi I ca cay o gathered about her bier and bore emphatic testimony to lier her virtues as a woman and her ber attainments as a lawyer to me no greater work w ork has been done by any american woman when alta hulett ll ulett unobtrusively 81 silently but indomitably Z pressed esse her ter way vay to the front of the tile legal I gal profession ofes and established herself t there ere aho silo vindicated the right of her sex to contend for the highest prizes of life and left her countrywomen countrywoman country women a legacy which will ultimately blazon blazen her bey name imperishably in the history of the ad women every american woman who like her goes to the front of any honorable liono rable occupy occupation tion becomes her coadjutor in her work and ft a sharer in her reward other speak speakers and writers have demonstrated tho the fitness of woman to compete with man in very many meffie avocations A writer in the boston ali advertiser eltiser tells us that in in euro europe P e young and educated ladica ladies are studying electrical engineering n a profession not overcrowded and great fortunes have been made madd in i its pursuit the enormous axtens extension ion of the telegraph and telephone cables in all parts odthe of the world will create a great demand for skill cd ed electric engineers we have too many lawyers teachers electrical engineering is 13 a profession th eliat it educated women arc are eminently fitted for in ili an article published in ili t the be north american Reri cir mr elliott X of the tile inability of women to acquire a practical knowledge of stenography A lady replies to sir mr E elliott lliott through the columns of the lihi philadelphia ladel led ledger ger in in the course of which she says I would colliss annie pul birer of auburn Maino who has been a court reporter for r somo omo ten ye years ars and who writes in of the good ti time ina she ia is having oil off on her summer also to miss alice C CNute ute of chica go and to the wonderful bat feat of mrs boand y S J barrows reported a fi III eteen minutes speech ofearl of carl bachurz delivered in german translated into english as sho silo reported this feat hns bas been famous in shorthand circles all ail over the country mrs B I boiler beiler e en enjoys j good health and wl what at is alinosi almost as necessary a good income and from the bright face of miss aut one would not suppose lier her relatives had invited estimates from the undertakers the point is that flint women who have the faculty to become good stenographers and poor woric workers ers are not sam pies in any trade can have many years of enjoyment of their incomes and satisfaction in their business tile writer of the tile above although b she he has suppressed duppre ased her name is is a it well known and distinguished stenographer ogra pher in the united states several ladies arc are teaching private classes successfully and one is a valued instructor in this branch ill in one olour of our leading commercial colleges ool J T long in a lecture recently delivered on tho the coming woman gave the following glow ing description of her the coming corning woman will astonish the coming man by her talents inventions vent ions and energy she will not cultivate her heart at tho the expense of her headband hea dand make marriage her beall be all and aim all of her ter life but she will crown the tho hand liand of her husband with the royal heart of a queen his home wit the magic power of bior ter illand sk bis hi aheart heart with loyal light of other her love she will discount the mother of tho the gracchi by bearin rearing sons who will not have to R go to war a and l d will convert the shields upon which the sons of spartan mothers of the past were carried home from sanguinary battle fields into benignant beni pant gant shades under which the little children of the future can repose in the lap ap of plenty lenty or gather th e at their will tile finers flowers of beauty cauty security and peace the women of wyoming and utah enjoy the suffrage aid and we believe that cro long it will be enjoyed by their sisters in many other territories ri and states in the union ullin n they arc eminently fitted to exercise this high privilege and wo ire arc are sure they will use it intelligently wisely and effectually at the proper time and in tiie the proper places Lr s sunday magazine zine this favorite and excellent periodical is established in public favor and its interest and value vain are constantly increasing the november number abounds with interesting te ti and edifying articles stories essays poems etc etc the editor rev do de wilt witt talmage Talma 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