Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-29
CHAT ABOUT WOMEN.

In Colusa county, California, this month
Miss Florence Berker ran against her
father. p F. Berker, the incumbent, for
old man after hot campaign. She did It
because she had heard her father intended
to gust female teacher who was a friend
Sarah Herring sorrin Of Tucson, Ariz..
has been admitted to practice In the
supreme court of the United States. She
makes the twenty-ffth woman admitted
to practice in the court Mrs Belva Lock-
wood, the first so admitted, was present
when the motion was made in Washington
in Mrs. SOrrins behalf.
Miss Lillian NJ Thomas, a surgeon for
the New York Fire department. is an im-
mense favorite with the firemen. When
ever a spectacular fire paints red the mid
night sky there is a girl, clad in rubber
coat, cap and boots, eating smoke with
keep in the background so far as news
paper notoriety is concerned, persistently
Thomas looks like a girl of 16 OF course she
is several years older that that, but though
the firemen are as brave as can be found
none Of them has had the courage to ask
her age.
The popular fad in Berlin is said to be
the regular attendance at kindergarten Of
! society women. The FroeSel society admits
| them as pupils, teaches theSl to draw pic
| lures that will amuse childfSn on black
| boards, paper and states; to cut out silhou-
cites and do a multitude of other diverting
| things; makes them adopts in kindergarten
| songs and plays. As some OF the teachers
| are eminent IN tnelI pTOIeSSlOi the BIOW u
! up pupils learn much, and it is hoped viii
| have no further trouble in playing with
! their children at home.
Among all the faithful and devoted servi-
tors of the United States government in
! the lighthouse department one of the very
| oldest in duration of service until her re-
of Santa Barbara, Cal. Her husband be-
| came keeper of the Santa Barbara light
! house I'm 1916 and when he died In 1867 Mrs.
! Williams took up his work and continued
| II until recently, when forced 70 resign
/ her post on account of the inhrmitles u
age. Every night for thirty Eight years, :
| so runs the official record, Mrs. Williams
| climbed TO the light at midnight and
changed the lamps, and never was sh9
absent from her post except to attend
With only an Indian half-breed as helper.
| Lillian X Malcolm, a woman minin4
prospector in Nevada, processes her bStSt
that she has discovered a ledge OF rtda
| copper and gold ore, I'm a ridge 500 feet
long in the foothills Of Death valley. MISS
Malcolm, VINO claims 70 haVS6 T ~, sIIiS
and has been prospector Tor ten year ;.
| made up her mind to examine the funeral
range, and there found this ledge which
| she believes holds millions for the skilled
! miner and that the fame Tor opening up
the copper region Of Death Valley belongs
| to her.
j Though she said with a fine show OF frm-
ness at the outset OF her married life that
] she would attend to her own correspond
| ence and that the employment OF s0elal
! secretary was a piece of nonsence' Mrs:
| Alice Roosevelt l.ongworth has been FORCED
| to hire stenographer. She did not count
| on the mass OF letters that would como
! her way They are all from lOyelorn girls.
| Some ask her advice about AFFAIRS OF the
heart, others petition for PeeuHdi si r, as,
| be FASTENED. sample plea comes from
| a young woman, the daughter OF y n dSo
sionary, who says she soIely heeIs $3.50. $500
| 40 that she may get a suitable rousseau
/ and tourney TO Sitka, Alaska, where her
betrothed is working