Of Interest To Women

Misa Geneya Armstrong, tbe Uaughter of a farmer in western New York, hu iavented a practical device for feeding cattle on moving trains. Miss Phillippa Fawcett, a daughtcr of MrB. Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Ilenry Fawcett, is said to be the brightest student at Newnhnm College, England. The "King's Daughters," and the "Christian Endeavor" societies should add to tbeir other good work that of helping to secure for wonien the application of the Golden Rule in politics. A lady in Portland, Me., lately went out fishiug with her husband, Hndoaught a forty-two-pound salmón, which she landed after an hour'e fight. ïhis is believed to be the largest salmón ever oaugkt by a woraen. Mrs. Stanfoid, the wife of the California senator, has just endowed another $1,000 bed, making eight in all in different ohantable institutions in Washington. She has endowed about sixty-six such beds in California, and probably a hundred more in various parts of the country. She and her husband are both of theni advocates of woman suffragj. California is taking up silk culture with enthusiasm. The State lioard of' Silk Culture sent 10,000 mulberry trees and cuttings to silk cultivatore, and this season will put out 50,Q00 more. Worms and eggs are given to apphcants who desire them and are already the owners of mnlburry trees. Wonien are taking up silk culture as an occupation in California. A bilí providiug for the appointment of three pólice matrons in Washington, D. C, at a salary of $000 a year each, has passed the house and is favorably reported to the senate. These matrons are to be appointed on the recomniendation of ten women of good standing in the distriot. This action has been brought about largely through the influence of the women of the District of Columbia. Kentucky was the first State in the Union to givo school suffrage to women. The law was passed in 1852. It was, however, very limited in its applicatïon. It provided that "any widow having a child between six and eighteen years" might vote for sohool trustees, either in person or by written proxy. But all men were allowed to vote at school elections, whether they were married or bachelors, fathers of families or childless. Miss A. B. Berard sucoeeded her mother as postmistress at West Poinr, and has been in charge of the office for many years. She was peraonally acquainted with ail the ofiicers at the Point, and it was a surprise to all when it recently became known that Mr. Cleveland had removed her and appointed a mBn in her place. The Springfleld Kepubliean says: "A wil 3 protest went forth from the gallant officers and others, and Miss Berard was notified that she might remain."