Number and Variety of Offices Held by Women
IT HAS been shown thnt whether or not
women havo the suffrage, they nro
holding olllco In over increasing num
bers; thnt, In fact, although It seems
n paradox, more of them appear
to ho officeholders In states which
give women no polltlenl rights than
In those In which they enjoy the franchise.
In many states whero women havo not the
ballot they hold olllccs (which might be
plums for voters) entirely became of their
ability, which must be of an unusual kind
In order to overrule men's dcwlro to reward
their own sex for political service. Hut
here are some of the good things performed
by women In states whero they do vote,
which consequently do not Indicate whether
they are more or less deserving than men.
Mrs. Mary A. Wright, member of the last
Idaho legislature, linn been unanimously
elected chief elerk of the house of roprc
"entatlvcs. Klve oilier women In the house
CROWD AT ENTRANCE TO STREET KAIR, 1'hoto by a Staff Artist.
anil two In the senate were elected to Im
portant positions.
Mrs, Kvnngcllnc Heart, member of the
Colorado house of representatives, was
made chairman of the committee on enroll
ment and n member of the committees on
appropriation!! and expenditures, education,
state Institutions, temperance and public
health. She Introduced it bill providing for
the submission of a constitutional amend
ment under which the next legislature
would bo able to cstnhlhdi eompulfory arbi
tration of labor disputes .Mrs. Heart. iiImi
acted as speaker of the house for an entire
day. The speaker desired to take part In
a debate and called her to the chair. Many
dilllcult parliamentary points came up for
decision, which she met with Intelligence
and dignity.
Miss 1'erineal Kronen, whom Governor
Stcunonburg called the best tttato superin
tendent of public Instruction that Idaho
ever had, was re-elected. Women were
elected county superintendent In fifteen
counties and treasurer In six counties.
MrB. Helen Circnfell was re-elected state
superintendent of public Instruction In Colo
rado by tho largest vote east for any candi
date In tho state. She ran 7.000 votes ahead
of tho governor and ttfil ahead of tho can
didate for president of tho United States,
which called forth a eulogy fiom the Den
ver News upon ofllcleney versus partisan
ship In educational alTalts.
Tho olllco of commissioner of the court
of claims In Santa Ko. N. M , whero women
have not even M-hnol suffrage. Is held by
Grace Kennedy. She has authority to take
depositions anywhere in the country In
eases pending In that court. I'revlously sho
was secretary of tho bureau of Immigration
and also of the republican central com
mittee. Another girl of SO, Miss Holmes, Is
assistant superintendent of the Chicago
Hoard of Charities. This position In thnt
great city Is one of extreme responsibility.
MIi-h Julia Lathrop has Just resigned from
thu Illinois State Hoard of Charities.
1'hlcngo has several women Inspectors of
streets garbage, etc. Mrs. A. Emmageno
Paul being the well known and very suc
cessful Miperlnteudont of the Klrst ward
Miss Jano Adams of Hull housu rcvolu
t'onlzod tho sanitary conditions of the
slum districts of Halstead street. Now the
ranks of society have been Invaded and
Mrs. Horatio May has accepted the posi
tion of Inspector In her precinct. Mrs. Hot
ter Palmer was offered this position, but
was too much occupied to accept it. It is the
woman's duty personally to Inspect gar
bago boxes, enforce the law requiring
metallic cans and report on cleanliness
and hygiene. Mrs. Ma Is a widow a lover
of art and a traveler. Her father and hus
band were distinguished and public
splrlted men.
The olllco of deputy prothonotai v of one
county In Pennsylvania is tilled bv Mrs
Hollo Wood. Sho has full charge of the
business when her superior Is absent and
also is elerk of tho quarter hi salons and
common picas courts, ndmlul'-icrs tho
oath to Jurors and witnesses, records ver
dicts, etc.
Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, president nf
the Civic club and Acorn club of Philadelphia
Is a member of the two sub-cnmtultteos of
tho National Export committee She Is n
trustee of the Philadelphia museum, the
oorotary of nrchaology In the university
and a member of several philosophical,
siientllle and Oriental bodies. Sho was
placed by tho mayor upon an advisory com
mittee, to consider n $11,000,000 loan bill.
Tho Treasury department has appointed
a woman as clerk to tho comptroller, Miss
Clara Creacon of Michigan. Sho will
wrltn legal opinions for the government
This Is n distinct innovation In the Treas
ury department.
Tho corporation of Shelllold. England
employs four women as health Inspectors
at good salaries, appointing an ex-lnspee
tor, Mrs. (Ireonwooil, to train women for
this olllce.
A long list might be given of women In
public olllce it ml almost without execution
tho testimony Is highly fnvorable as to
their ability, honest v and eonii-lenllous
faithful service.
Nebraska Candidates
(Continued from Second Pago.)
declined tho offer. He still holds the posi
tion of assistant land commissioner of the
lluiilnulon.
Mr. Ernst wns always a republican, but
never an olllce seeker. In lSii.T ho was
nominated as n member of the Lincoln
school board, without his socking He wns
elected by the largest popular oiu up tn
that time cast for that olllco In Lincoln.
He served one term of throe years, one
year as president, but decll I ro-olectlon.
While holding that, the only public olllco
ho has over hold, he devoted most of his
time and energy to tho business and llnan
cial utfn Irs of the school district and suc
ceeded In putting tho business machinery
of tho school board, particularly Its system
of contracting for supplies. Its manner of
scrutinizing and approving ouchers and
keeping the accounts, onto a different and
better basis,
Although he has been for many years
greatly Interested In the State university,
considering It to be "the biggest thing In
Nebraska," he had not thought for n mo
ment of becoming a candidate for regent
until Mr. Morrill positively declined to run
for a third term and himself suggested
Ernst as a suitable man to take his place,
which suggestion at once si emod to take
unanimously and with considerable en
thusiasm w-lth tho people acquainted with
his record on the Lincoln school board.
Girl Philosopher's Story
"You know, Tom," began tho girl philos
opher, twisting a new ring about her third
finger, relates tho Chicago Ne-s.
"Yes," exclaimed tho other two In chorus,
"when is It to be?"
"You know, Tom," begun tho other again,
who would tell things In her own way or
not at all. "And you know there was a lire
a our house, in which thu old maiden lady
-n tho third Moor had her none seriously
burncd. What 1 am going to tell you Is
related both to tho flro and to Tom. It
was tho evening after and I watt practicing
ut the piano, trying to appear as though
I wero not awaiting him. Kormorly, when
waiting for tho man whom I was going to
marry, I would havo been reading a book.
T.ut they all seemed to aeo through that.
a high note and was endeavoring to Dually gasped weakly, "but an accident In-
gi t that vocal quiver that Is so suranco man whu had como to see about
fetching when someono directly behind my tho maiden lad's burned nose. The
chair coughed slightly. It was so sudden maid answered the door, you know."
that 1 forgot all about the line of action ..whal ,,, ,.. , ,
I had planned. I had intended to be cool mrci ri4 '
to him, for you see I was most or cordial
tho evening before. You should never bo '! mllat- iivu stammered a little, but i
too cordial to a man twioo In succession, remember saying that 1 thought ho wns
lluffy-halred
said the
you know."
"I know," answered tho
girl with n conclusive nod.
"Hut It was awfully sudden,
sallow young woman
him for a book agent?
"No such good luck or good behavior,
either " admitted tho philosopher. "I Just
said, 'Oh, Tom!' and I am afraid I left
some of my new powder on his coat. Ho
They know very well that tho book was Bv(imwi t0 I)u llumlt ll8 surprised as I, for
n ruo nnd that I was Just making up my
nund whnt to say after tho first greeting.
So I censed rending, and nowodayn practice
on tho piano."
"It Is hard to know what to say after
that first greeting," remarked tho lltiffy
hnlred slrl.
he backed away several steps and, remov
Ing my lunula gently from his shoulder, re
marked: 'I nm afraid you are mistaken.' '
"What!" exclaimed the listeners.
someono else.
"And ho?"
"Ho said he wished he were."
"Impudence!" ejnculnted ttie sallow-
Did you mistake you"B wonm"- "v" '"illy should tell Tom
mi. uuii-, in, un limn as you art wearing
his ring "
"Hut It Is not his ring, said the phil
osopher, defiantly holding up her hand.
"It's tho accident Insurance man's."
Her companions looked at each other In
speechless surprise. The llulfy-halied ghi
Dually managed to Inquire
"When?"
"Since ono week ufter he came out to
Thu philosopher nodded vigorously ami Inquire about the Injuries of the maiden
bit her Up, as though she was about to lady. Wasn't sho a dear to poke her uoso
laugh or cry. "It wasn't Tom ut all," she Into tho flro?"
s:
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"Is It?" nsked thei
sallow young womau
moceutly.
"Yes," replied tho
philosopher. "One Is
apt to grow red und
look silly. Then he
always says, 'Well
what are you laugh
ing for?' and you nl
ways reply, 'Nothing
at all,' nnd then you
giggle. Ho laughs in
HifV Jerks, nnd asks
yea now you aro. iou
say, -All rigni. iiasn i
It been a perfectly
ovely day'' I used to
net a book Just beforo
bo came nnd think
out things to say dur
ing such trvlnc mo-
merits, but now I play
ktho humble-beo song
or something which
s not too noisy, for I
1 1 ways manage to
ear every footfall on
ho veranda. That
venlng after tho fire
was slngtng "
yWhat risks you
ko!" ventured the
illow young woman.
"So I fnlled to
sten for tho foot
tops as usual," pro-
Reeded tho speaker
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