Of Interest To Women

Jenny Lind is seriously ill at her lome in London. Mrs. Gen. T. K. R. Cobb, of Atlnnta, a., lina the original draft of the Confedrate constitution, aa it came from the onomittee who drafted it. The Japanese Government has enaged a young San Francisco woman o organize a school of do-nestic service t Tokio, to familiariza Japanese girls 'ith our (Mistonis. I)r. Fanuie Bnrlin, the surgeon of the few Engluud hospital for wonieu and liildreD, has recently returned from a irofesttionn] tour to Birmingham. jondou and Paris. In the very iutercsting, "Mosses from Rolling Stone," recently published by Hr. Lawrence üliphant, is an interestng account of a lady who has acted as ïer country's representativo, as Consul t Manfri'd n ia. Acoording to the English Women's ourual, theie are now about one mndred omen s-erving on school narde in fin_' land and VVales. Four ounty districts have women as clerks. 'hire are also women overseers of highways. Mrs. Kate Richtnond owns extensive eüd mines in the northweBtern part of Wiscon8in. Mrs. Richmond has introdnoed new methods of mining and is adding new hfe to the leud miuing interest and thus adding wealth to the state. Miss Phcebe Conzins. just appointed marshall of the United States court in St. Louis, is the tirst woman who e er held such a place. She is appointed by Justice Miller tó succeed her father, and it is thonglit that the president will make her tenure permanent. Mra. Mary T. Öeymour is the BuecesRful heid of the large business o', the Union Stenograpliic and Type-Writing Ass"ciation and School in New Vork City. There are five offices under her charge besides the Training School and Bureau for mipplying type-wnters and stenofiiaphers.