Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-03-12
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"a SINGULAR case of attempted
AV robbery occurred not long since.
"a Two young women were riding
II, cab near the dock of one Of
the great transatlantic steamer lines in
New York. Wagons, street cars, pedes-
trians and carriages were mixed up in
inextricable confusion. The two young
women were richly and showily dress
ed. One of them, ungloved, displayed
the fingers of each hand loaded to the
knuckles with gorgeous rings. They
were so numerous and they glittered
so they gave the impression that the
wearer had borrowed them from jew
elry shop in order to show them and
herself off to the miscellaneous crowd
at the steamer dock. The carriage con-
tanning the women was stopped by a
blockade of vehicles. The beringed
one rested her hands most complacent-
ly and admiringly in a position where
they would be visible to all the world.
Suddenly boy of fifteen sprang at
her with large, open knife. He grab
bed one of the hands and slashed the
fingers across, cutting a tremendous
cash. 1t is horror to write and think
of, but the young fiend was trying to
cut her fingers off so he could get her
rings. He was prevented before he
finished the deed, but he came very
near it. For the moment the sight of
those gems, richer than anything he
had ever seen, so close to him madden
ed him. A dreadful wretch? Oh, yes,
of course. But what of the girl who
made the tempting display merely to
crafty her own vulgar vanity? For
it is the extreme of vulgarity and i'm
perfect breeding to display a load of
valuable jewels outdoors In a miscel-
laneous herd of mortals, aside from the
danger of it. To wear outdoors in a
public crowd any garment or ornament
that glaringly arrests attention is in
the worst possible taste, and it is some
thing no high bred woman ever does.
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A certain woman is traipsing up and
down the land lecturing on Home Is
Woman's Place." Then why does not
this woman stay there2
A disgruntled thinker says that man
is bundle of prejudices and woman
a bundle of superstitions.
There is no shuf1ing or lodging In
the attitude of President James of the
Northwestern university at Evanston in
the matter of coeducation. He comes
out calmly and candidly in favor of it
and says the American policy is to give
woman as full opportunity as man for
higher education. Then he calls atten-
tion to the necessity for two entirely
separate and equally equipped sets Of
college buildings, where the sex line is
drawn among students. He says it will
be long time ere the American people
can afford to erect two such sets of
buildings for every scholastic institu-
ton; then he adds, Nor will such q
duplication of educational facilities
ever be justified by the fancied evils OF
coeducation." Let us not forget that
President Edmund ]. James, Phi. D..
LII. D., of the Northwestern university
is in favor of justice to women and
says SO.
Here is precisely what might be ex-
pected in city like New York, whose
mayor and superintendent of education
distinctly discriminate against women:
An order was issued that high school
girls who wished to enter the training
school for teachers in Brooklyn should
be subjected to a physical examination,
that it might be ascertained whether
they We're healthy enough to under
take the profession they proposed for
themselves. And the physicians that
were to examine them were to be men,
Now, how does this strike the really
enlightened portion of the American
people, who are mostly outside of New
York city?
An interesting discussion has beer
started on the question, "Shall wives
forgive deserting husbands?" Here Il
the correct answer: "Let each deserted
wife find out for certain whether hel
husband would forgive her and take
her back in case she deserted him fol
awhile. Then, if she is dead sure he
would and if she still is fond enough oi
him to try him again, let her forgive
him."
A tightly laced woman cannot stOol
over to put on her own overshoes
Well, neither can a fat man. l have
watched one try it.
Whenever you see the name of Unit
ed States Senator Teller of Colorado
recall that he was nominated for hi'
| high office this time by woman mem
Der of the legislature in state wher'
women vote for every officer, presiden
| tial electors included, and that thu
woman who did it is Hon. Alice NJ
Ruble
Many women have sort of warmed
over tone in their voices when the!
endeavor to be polite and cordial Il
their friends and acquaintances.
The last national convention of th'
western labor unions and Western
Federation of Miners at Denver passed
a resolution indorsing woman suffrag'
and recommending it's adoption in al
the states Now let us see what th
eastern labor unions will do.
If you see a young lady sitting par
ticularly erect, correct and graceful, d
not infer from it that she is necessaril.
a physically trained new girf' VIII
carries herself perfectly. The younl
lady may be only trying to live up to
new corset.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
Appropriating Crest.
/ There is q restaurant keeper with
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