Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-08-08
THE NEW
WOMAN.
BY Eliza
Arcbard Copper.

No matter how desperately bad off
we are, when things reach the worst
and we have gone quite to the bottom
of the ladder there always will come a
turn in our fortunes to give us boost
up again. All we have to do is to hang
on faithful and true and do our best
with the light we have. A lady now
worth hundred thousand and getting
richer all the time wholly through her
own brave brain and will less than 20
years ago was so destitute that she
wickedly meditated suicide. I do not
know what she would have done had
there not been a change, but just in the
nick of time came to her an offer of
work, paying enough to keep her soul
within its body. She grasped it as one
sinking in quicksand grasps rope,
and from that moment she went up the
road magnificently. There was another
woman know of, with no genius, no
trade and no bread. She had not even
money to pay for weeks lodging. She
was fairly ragged, she was so poor. 1t
was proposed to her that she try to sell
corsets to ladies in their homes. She
caught the suggestion instantly and be-
gan her weary rounds. A number Of
names was given to her. One lady
would commend her to others, so she
widened her acquaintance, kept up
heart of grace and trudged on. She
happened to possess without having
known it previously the selling faculty,
which she developed as one whose liv-
ing depends on it. Now she has pret-
ty fat in New York, dresses handsome
ly and is able to earn all she needs by
taking orders for corsets in private
houses. Corsets have done one woman
good anyhow.
There is always something you can
do to earn your living and do well.
Find out what it is.
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1t is not an exhibition of your great
heart to worry yourself i'll over some
body you love. 1t is only an exhibition
of your weak head.
1t is gratifying to read that the best
speech at the recent meeting of the
Georgia Lawyers association was made
by woman, Mrs. J. r. Terrell.
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Ex-Sultan Murad, the deposed ruler
of Turkey, says it was to escape the
disgust and boredom caused him by the
ignorant, squabbling women Of his ha-
rem that he took to drink and thus lost
his throne. Just so. ''The woman that
thou gavest me" did it, she did.
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At last wage earning women who dc
manual work have established a union
1t is under the wing of the information
al Union Labor league, and its object
Is to secure fixed hours of work, more
freedom and better accommodations
especially for girls and women who are
house servants. Girls in domestic serv
ice founded the organization, but all
working women will be admitted. The
name of the society is the Working Wo
mems Union of America, and it's head
quarters are in Chicago.
A philosopher comments lugubriously
on the fact that no women have invent
ed any toys for children, though from
being with children so much it might
naturally be expected the first object
they would turn their constructive gen
ius to would be something to amuse
young ones. The fact is that women
who have been pinned down taking
care of children all their lives naturally
flee away anywhere to get relief from
them.
Sand that ye study to be quiet" says
st. Paul.
In the old town of Augsburg. Bava
ria, August Riedinger is maker Of
balloons. Rather oddly, he employs
only women In his factory. Perhaps
he has a fancy for the sex or perhaps
he can get women cheaper. At any
rate, Herr Riedinger affirms before al
mankind that women, because of theil
skill, manu& dexterity and decision oi
mind, are better at balloon manufactur
ing than men and that by reason Of the
same qualities they are superior aero
nauts. When Archduke Leopold visit
ed the Riedinger factory. women ex
planned to him the construction of air
ships, and women balloonists took hin
for trip In one.
The women of Mont Clare. suburb
of Chicago, have formed a fire brigade
of which Mrs. O. e. Eames and Miss
Harriet Sayre are captain and assistant
marshal. The company will be drilled
and prepared to fight fire in daytime, il
when the men of the town are nearly
oil away one should suddenly burst
forth.
Women are not half so helpless
physically or mentally as they thini
they are and. what is worse. often ap
pear to enjoy thinking they are.
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Almost the best thing have read ir
| five years on the woman question is
that report of the Chicago physicians
who examined 300 young women can
didates for teachers in the public
schools They were graduates of tho
normal college and the doctors said
eve have never before found so many
women physically perfect They are
singularly free from nervous disorders
and weakness Of the eyes" The girls
had athletic training during their col
lege course.
| If you would make a pair of gooi
shoes, take for the sole the tongue Of {
woman. 1t never wears out.
| Mrs. Fanny Hallock Carpenter, a law
yer of New York and president Of ths
Women Lawyers club of that city, has
won q noble victory in her profession
before the court of appeals sitting Al
Buffalo. In 1894 a man conveyed II
bis wife certain property, amounting
to $4,000. Then he was sorry he die
It and tried to get it back. He brought
action to recover it and charged his
wife in court with dosing and drugginf
him till he was out of his mind to in
duce him to give her the property
Hhe suit was decided against him. He