Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-30
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After journey which dragged itsel
out as to time more than two wears 4,
TO space distance Of nearly twict
around the globe, it is more pleasan
/ than | can express to take up aeai,
these familiar talks with old friend
and new acquaintanees.
OF old friends some of the neares
and best have happily escaped from tn,
| sott and stress of this life since | be
gan my wanderings. OF new readers
some are bright, eager girls, just enter
Ing lifes road, dreaming the dreams O.
brainy and worthily aspiring younI
| wemanhood. 1t Is weary way at best
hfe's road, especially to those who en-
| deav0r to show any reason why the,
should have been born at all, yet W.
arc glad we are alive. Even the worr
and weary gray haired woman who has
any sense must rejoice that through th,
hardship, the work and suffering ol
this planet she attains a growth and
development dented to the very an
gels
What right minded being would
want to be an angel when 1t is possible
to be q man or woman striving on al
ways In love and righteousness, seeing
new light breaking, feeling new and
| greater power and wisdom filing and
thrilling at every step of the wayY
Especially American girls and wom-
en- ought to be thankful that they are
citizens of this blessed country, the
United States Women all over the
earth, English, French, Russian, Ger
man, japanese, turn thelr eyes toward
America as to the earthly paradise Of
women. That 1t is. In all France
| there Is not college for women. The
Frenchwoman, though she have the
brain of a statesman or a gift FOR
swinging blacksmlth's hammer or
Tnauling rails, must perforce leara at
school to sew. emhroi1ef and hemstitch
by hand, and she learns scarcely any
thing else. In Germany 1t is scarcely
any better; In Russia no better.
Only In the United States can the girl
who is gifted and persevering aspire ia
what she VIII attain. American won
en- do not half understand and appreci-
ate thelg opportunity If they did, our
women, business, professional and do
nestic. would be more thoroughly
trained ana wide awake. happy all day
long in their work. whatever tt may Re,
thankful with all their souls that their
lot has been east in this republic. What
is happiness? Happiness is that which
happens. Therefore are We happy all
ths tine and don't know It,
ks
Mrs Grundy endeayers to turn all
girls and women out Of the same meld.
but nature has sent every one Of them
into the weFld an Individual to develop
her own mind and save her own soul.
No two minds are alike any more than
any two faces. Every mind Is entitled
to grow its own way as much as every
nose is. Those who undertake to
thwart the natural talents Of a young
man Of woman and force them In diff
ferent direction assume for themselves
a responsibility that even the Almighty
does not take on himself. Whether the
tyrannical meldler with another's Ia
aiYiduality be parent, guardian. hus-
pand or wife, In the time 10 come he OF
she VIII have to suffer nightly for this
interference. Women especially have
been so stunted and dwarfed by par
ent, husband and society that many of
them are as crippled meptaily US Chi
nese woman II physically What Is
verse. they don't know i, themselves.
Professor Lombroso and those wor.
thies who preach the doctrine Of the
physical infariarlty of women viii
have q nut tQ. crack in tae achievement
Of Mrs. Emma Z. BayAe. vino at Val
ley Stream, n. T., recently accomplish
ed o feat In cycling that no man or any
other woman has as yet achieved or
undertaken. Mrs. Bayne rode 5000
miles upon her bicycle Ia 20 days and
II hours, completing this unprecedent-
ed 30 century run IN excellent physical
condition, weighing six pounds more
than she did at the start. 1t may be
noted that she ate no. meat during this
extraordinary ride, though using free
ly eggs, milk and beef tea Her train
ers never allowed her to sleep more
than two hours al a time, but let her
slumber at frequent intervals. She
found her worst difficulty was to fight
off the desire to sleep No sooner had
she made the new record than she set
out TO do l5 centuries more in ten
days. thus wheeling 1880 miles in 30
days. At the moment of beginning
the additional 1900 miles she said to
a New York World reporter, There is
not the slightest danger Of my over
taxing my strength"
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Russia has q woman blacksmith who
is famous throughout the whole PROV
inee inN which she lives, She owns
and lnsea sges her shop, and her name
ts Agrassaua Namirov She appears
to be a Sandow among women, for,
although she is now 80 years old, she
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shop, tasks which her men assistants
are not strong enough to perform.
wR r.
Miss Emily Walton was elected
school commissioner In certain coun-
try district in Illinois. A man com
missioner refused to serve with her
and even went so far 80 10 command
her to stop looking into the school rec
ord books, which she was perusing
with view OF getting the hang OF
things. She was not, however, to be
scared of, but Insisted on her right
and duty as one whom the people had
chosen, and maintained her gsenni
modestly but unfliAcAingiy- Then the
men commissioners, finding her more
capable than themselves. left her to
do all the work. keeping the Minutas
repairing the schoalhouse and hiring
the teachers.
The Voices.
Down In the night hear them,
The voices unknogvr. lingteesati