Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04

60 out and feebly look over new goods
in the shops. This is absolutely the
most serious occupation Of their lives
OF the noble work for others with which
they might fill this leisure that fortune
has bestowed on them they have not a
conception. They give net thought to
the intellectual and artistic culture
which would be benefit to them even
if they thought Of the improvement Of
nobody but themselves. "A gifted and
original friend If mine has a theory that
not all people are immortal. He says if
we live solely for eating and drinking
and material objects, we become like
the things we live for At death there is
nothing Of us left but the expression Of
mere animal ideas, 50 there is nothing
to survive the decay Of the material par
ticles Of which we are composed. When
the body is disintegrated, the person
goes all to pieces too. His life ceases to
be individualized and il diffused once
more through the universal life Ami
hilation is the lot Of those who do not
develop their soul germs. Iwonder if
this will be the fate of the woman with
the hotel complexion?
Mrs. M d. Frazar has established
tourist bureau THAT pays her comfortable
returns. She plans out excursions and
tours to Europe and elsewhere for par
ties desiring to travel. She sends with
the parties competent guide, and ar
ranges all the stopping places. A fixed
price is charged for the round trip, and
those unaccustomed To travel get better
value for their money than they would
if they went alone. Mrs. Frazar will
this summer send to Europe excursions
made up especially Of elubwomen from
all parts Of the country.
Miss Alice Smith is secretary Of the
Wyoming Stock Growers association.
1t is gratifying to note that the wom-
en- Of Illinois very generally voted at
the school elections this spring. AT the
town Of Lincoln 400 women voted. In
Aurora the ladies ran band wagons, and
some of them distributed tickets all
day. In one school district 700 women
voted; in another 300. Most Of them
were engaged iii an enthusiastic fight
for DR. Catharine B Slater az member
Of the school board. DIR. Slater was
elected, Of course. In many cases wom-
en- We're elected members of the boards
of education. In Wheaton one third of
the ballots We're cast BY women, while
in Harvey more women than men voted.
If there is anything that the most
conservative mothers Of this country
ought to take an active part in it is
school elections.
Does the average wheelwCman think
more about her bicycle clothes than
about the bicycle riding itself?
Last March c. W. B. Weber, a New
York broker, ran away with his type
writer and took $25, 600 with him,
leaving bis family without support.
His daughter Daisy, who knew some
thing Of the workings Of her fathers
Office, took her place at his desk, and is
bravely managing the business, making
a living for her mother and the younger
children.
Women are proving signal success
as managers Of travelling entertainment
organizations. 1t is well known that the
business arrangements for the whole
Thomas orchestra are III the hands If
two women, Miss Anna Miller being the
superintendent The Mozart club Of
PittsbHrg is Il great choral organization,
having many thousand members Miss
Grace McElroy has lately been appoint
ed its business manager.
Another woman has distinguished
herself as a war correspondent i'll Cuba.
She is Mrs. Josephine Woodward Of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Her
letters are among the most readable that
have been written from Cuba. She OBJ
tanned considerable information that
other correspondents had i'll some cases
passed by, III others have not had access
to- The question whether a woman can
be war correspondent may be regarded
as settled.
Lay up some money. whatever your
occupation is; lay up some money and
keep adding to it. Invest it when you
have enough and don't let any honey
tongued individual, don't let even your
own father, get it away from you.
The Barnum of Central America H. a
woman, Mime Linda Poisson. She il
said to resemble Barnum somewhat. She
runs the largest travelling circus i'll her
part Of the country. Although she is 50
years old, Nine Poisson is still the
moving spirit Of her show She came to
New York not long ago to receive and
take home with her an African lion
that arrived ON one of the Atlantic
steamers
1t is certain that women are particu-
larly well endowed with commercial
and financial ability. They are just be-
ginning to find this out
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER
FRESH WATER UNDER THE SEA.
Obtained by Divers From Springs Over
laid by Salt Water.
The hottest region on the earth's sur
face is on the southwestern coast Of Per-
sia, ON the border Of the Persian gulf
For 40 consecutive days in the months
Of July and August the mercury has been
known to stand above 100 degrees in the