Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-03-08
woMANs WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

WOMAN'S WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
The Lamented Death of Mrs. Susan e. Hib-
bert Of Washington.
The sudden leaving earth Of this
bright, sweet spirit was an unspeakable
shock to her friends. To the few who
knew her best the world can never be
quite the same again, with her gone
from it. In her lovely, busy girlhood
Susan E. Wade was one Of the most
promising young teachers in America.
Left an orphan early. she educated her.
self. Her soul was as full of a noble
ambition as ever was that of any gifted
young dreamer. She was a western
girl originally, but moved toward New
York as she gradually secured better
places in her profession. While teach
ing in the scnool for deaf mutes in New
York city, Miss Wade was chosen by
the minister of the Argentine Republic
as one Of number of American women
teachers to 90 to his country and estab-
lish our public school system there. He
visited the United States for the purpose
of selecting such teachers and chose
only the ablest. They were handsomely
paid while they learned Spanish, and
then their real work began. Miss Wade,
young and beautiful girl, was placed
at the head Of the Argentine Training
College For Teachers. Young Spanish
American gentlemen who had never
met young lady except to f11rt with
her became her pupils, and it required
all herschoolmistresslike dignityto keep
them in their place. She succeeded
triumphantly, however. After a few
years the post Of inspector Of public
schools for the Argentine Republic was
offered to the brave, splendid young
teacher. She was to receive handsome
salary, have all her expenses paid and
be attended by private secretary. 1t
was an offer such as few women in any
country have had. But by that time
Miss Wade had met Mr.. G. Fl. HILBERT,
a wealthy young American merchant
in Buenos Ayres, and the acquaintance
terminated her professional life. She
and Mr.. HILBERT were married and re-
turned to their native land. For the
past eight years they have lived in Wash
ington. Mrs. HILBERT was rarely gift
ed woman. There was nothing her bril-
liant intellect could not compass, moth
ing she was not interested in. The last
years of her life were devoted to the
study of social and economic questions
and psychic science. She was also pro-
foundly interested in the success Of the
aims of the Pan-American congress and
wrote much-mostly unsigned news
paper articles-to further those aims.
have been circulating an equal rights
petition among my acquaintance in
New York city. The chivalrous readi-
ness with which every American born
man | have asked thus far has signed it
makes me almost remorseful for any
mean things / may have said about the
sex.
Fanny Schneider, a brave girl only
Is years old, living in New York city,
captured burglar recently-a big, des-
perate looking man of 80. Fanny was
alone in the house one evening. She
went out to empty some ashes and was
returning, when suddenly she saw man
coming down the stairs carrying a seal
skin sack, camel's hair shawl and
other articles that she instantly perceived
belonged to her family. She did not
faint or scream or even run into the
house and hide under the bed. She Just
threw herself upon that burglar with a
grip like catamount and began to cry
''Thiefl Thief!'' at the top of her strong
lungs. Man, girl and goods fell together
to the bottom Of the steps, but the cap
tor could not be shaken off. A boy cous-
in heard her shout and came to help her,
and these two children held the burglar
till policeman reached the scene and
took charge Of him. That kind of a
daughter pays in family.
1t is astonishing haw maliciously un-
just men who are opposed to woman's
rights can be. At the last election in
Topeka 1,341 votes were cast by women,
yet the press dispatches forwarded the
story all over the country that only 100
women voted there. Editorial gentlemen
took their cue from this wicked falsehood
and moraized on the theme Of woman's
unwillingness to vote. Gentlemen news
reporters, if you cannot be honest, be as
honest as you can.
Marriage is the poorest possible trade
for making living.
DR.. Sarah Hackett Stevenson of Chi
cago says that Individual filthiness is
the greatest difficulty in the way of pub
lie health today and that to reform this
condition it would be necessary to have
sanitary policeman for each person.
Dreadful, if true.
A gentleman who was asked to sign
an equal rights petition replied at once:
Eyes; l will sign it. have little
daughter"
Women's clubs tlis winter should
study particularly the cause Of the pres
ent hard times and the probable means
of relieving them. The problems of So
ciety never will be solved till women
help do it.
The colored people are accused of be-
ing thriftless. Yet one of the race, Mrs
Harriet Hayden, who lately died in
Boston, left s., 900 to the Harvard law
school, the income of which was to be
used in helping colored students through
the course. Mrs. Hayden would have
shown better Judgment if she had left
the sum for the use Of colored women
students. Men have had all the help
there was thus far, and it is certainly
our turn now.
Have you read "The Heavenly
Twins?" If not, read it.
The Civitas club is an organization
of 1876 Brooklyn ladies, most of whom
are young and all of whom are pretty"
It was formed to awaken in women an
interest in municipal affairs and to have
them assist in movements that aim to
improve city life. The club was lately
addressed by two gentlemen familiar
with oficeholding on how registration
was conducted, how votes were counted,
etc. A supervisor of elections told the
ladies how they could swindle city
government by selling it $40 horses for
$245. ELIZA ARCHARD GAMER.
Farms In the United States.
( According to the eleventh federal CEN
sus, there are in round numbers A, $780,
900 farms in the United States, con-
trasted with 4,00S,O0O at the opening Of