St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-05-14

tNiN' VIII COUNT up, anu alic
liihe the homes be secured. They art
S;'ld TO bc lmprovident and shiftless.
; grant 1t. Who would not be in theil
condition Make their condition better
ana they will not resort to the streets af-
Ter dark. Make their condition better
ana you Will sec them educate themselves
IN skilled labor and become what oul
@rahdnothers Were, good wives and good
mothers. But in the condition they are
III how can we ask ii how can we cx-
P7ct II From all that have seen and
heard am convinced that it is woman's
homcleN~nr>S that brings all these evils
mo the community. Give these women
ilttIe homes and they will not be Obliged
to take work ut such rates. Many of
these women sent their husbands, their
"Hlh'fS, their sons. to the battle field
lhry We're alone, listening to every echo.
ami expecting 10y every mali news of
loved ones deaths. And the torture OF
that su~pcn>e who can tell! Ii is far,
tar worse than the stIiie of the battle
hcId itself. And now when the little
homes We ask for them will save them
from starvation, ask, have not soldiers
widows, have not soldiers daughters, n
n-ht 10 have them Have they not
earned II | know the state will help
thcm. | know it. We do not want to
blame any one. We do not feel that in
d.riduHiS are 10 blame. 1t is "A fault of
:" -ystcm which makes women homeless.
W" do not care 10 trace it up to the
where or how. We are homeless. This
homr!r>~ue>s makes H. suffer. makes So
c.e'y >ulier. makc, our children criminals.
ILLS the JalI~, ard fits tor the uallows.
Il il 4 direct tax upon laborels, for from
tho Idborer at las. come all taxes. Ii
thest homes would cause taxes. they
would also save taxes. Give Us thes,.
little homv. in the country where we can
raise our own food. We shall then be
saved from the adultcr.lion, which make
IL sick. The bread that we eat from
the h',cg > l. t%u-tuIris OF It not mutri-
meat. YET We cannot buy flour and bake
our own bread. for we have not fire.
Nay, We cannot. sometimes, he even
c.c"n-we cannot buy soap to wash our
clothing. HIS i one of the bilterest
''''''-' '''''' "oH''" >uIier. II Is worse
''''''' '','''-''' ~. Hv''"c'~' cleanliness, l.
,''. 90 women strongest instincts. |
''''' See" Inc time when ! could not boy
"P ana '''' /" wash my clothes. Why
Il" mot tho, women 20 into the country |
ana "'rA IN q farmhouse! Girls love
''''. t''""''''' 5'rI> love society, just a>
'''''.'' - ''.I" no. y woman must have |
) ''Ae l"t'''r'tua socIety or shu goes
''"I'' am no NPcerhmaher, only a
w.. w.. N,., nave WORKED Hard iqr mYfe!t |
mnI,. of lie. and WAS ,lIin.d ,n $40. .,,,I
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informed b,. ,,.,n,. ...,,.,,,., ,.,.,,,,, ,I,.,,
thew did mot ,,;rnnrt rb.,n..l,.. IN. ,hn;r
work. Tb,.,, women tonL sLir,. - r,ats
l, fifty cent, a dozen. What :, cried
IN, pr,..iL.ut. r\cltrIlv. What what,
Fltty cent, a dozen n. DO won know wo-
men that take ,h,,1, to make for fittv cts
A dozen ,"
Mis-. Ilou.ht II. very decidcdlv-"I
To-. Ill. and shirts ut four cent, upier.. II
: from stores ON Mix street that shirts
At dliy cents Il dozen were .ot. know
several women who prefer to 90 ont to
wash To ocwiuL at these rates. They
prefer to wash and clean houses at I2l
'rnt~ au hour" Mrs. Daniels mention
II iic c.l,c OF = airl who worked from
II the morning to 6:3O at niubt for tnur
lolIars week, and had to pay it all ont
cor board. Sac said u know Il sol
iicr's widow with eleven children who
la- been last winter on the verye of star
,atiom. In >>tou.hton. Il short time aoo.
found soldiers widows who were in the
,amc condition. Even in Washington
he same l. the case Gentlemen ash, me
Why do NOT these women 20 West and
axe up land You might almost as
sell ask why they do not 20 to the moon;
with scarcely penny, or even clothing
to keep them warm, it is utter
Y Impossible. They cannot 20 out of
he city without aid"
DIR. Dio Lewis, the well known lee
urer and writer ON physical culture,
'tid: get my clothes made at an es-
adjustment on Washington street, con-
,ilercd one Of the best tailoring shops in
he city. ! was attracted there bv the