The Placer herald., 1874-10-10

euvles the happiness Of The married man who
s blessed with a happy home. Why then
do they not marry, il may be asked? We
will let them answer themselves. The
girls Of the present day are so indolent. go
naughty and go welded TO display. that they
dare not ask them for fear Of refusal. In
their present style of living man could not
suppott them, etc., etc" These objections
have some foundation, there is great need Of
leform among the women of the present day !;
but y there NOT equal need Of It among our
young men? When girl marries. it should
be to better her condition. 1t were better
for her to remain single, otherwise. What
ARE the young men doing to prove themselves
capable of be,tering the position Of wife,
provided they got one? Are they making
preparations for the responsibility which mar
riage will bring? How many Of the young
men who have been getting good wages for
the last five years have bank account or
own any propertyY DO not a majority Of
them spend every dollar they earn in their
own qualification; in clothes, tobacco, dssipa
ton and kindred amusemen's. Is a girl
justified in seeking as partner man who
cannot lay upa dollar OF lis wages, who
takes it all to support himself9 Is it nny
wonder girls look with more favor upon men
possessing wealth, when those not having it
are 60 prodigal and improvident? When
young men ask for reform in thu young
ladies, is there not equal ground for the
young ladies to demand the same Of them
Do the young ladies Of to-day dress any
more eextravagantly compared TO those ofolder
times or places, than the young men Of the
present day9 1t is probable, that every
young man in this city, uses more money in
illc qualification of lis personal appetiies aud
desires, than do many men worth hundreds
Of thousands Are the young men willing
to practice little sclt-dena rs well rs the
young women? 1t is claimed that II man
cannot support IA woman and maintain her
present style. Well, the same girl, proba-
| bly, has three or four sisters, and they are
all supported by father who may he only
u aboring man and yet lie finds little diff .
Guilty in keeping all going. While we be-
lieve reform is needed among women, we
link there is still greater need Of it among
! men. So far rs our observation goes. wo-
,ncn are as industrious, frugal, and as anxi-
ous to secu.e wealth and position as their
husbands, and with few exceptions, they will
labor as hard. and Practice much more self
denial than the men, 1t is them that usu-
ally suggest economy in the household ex
penditures. 1t is them that will undergo
any hardship deprive themselves of every
luxury of food or dress to keep their children
neat and respectable; but The contrary is The
case with amajoriiy of men--let both classes
make an earnest effort TO reform.
MARRIED FOLKS.
The social customs of this State were
acquired when money was as plenty as fruit
is to-day. In early times every ravine and
hillside in the mining districts glittered with
golden sands. With - pick and shovel an
industrious man, if at all fortunate, could.
in few months. acquire what would be in
most countries considered competency.
Fabulous prices were charged and freely paid
for every necessary Of life. The State was
peopled with representatives Of every coun-
try, and the majority of them were young
and in the prime of life. Few women ap-
peared among them, and no restraint was
placed upon the department Of IA majority of
those upon whom fortune smiled. There
sprang up habit of re c.klessness in the ex
pendiiure of money that would asionisIi res
Idents of older communities. In the graiili-
cation of the selfish propensities, money was
of but little account. This practice be-
came general, and exists to great measure
to-day. The expenses Of II laborirg mans
family is double what that Of the most sub
stanial farmer in the Eastern States is.
Every luxury is enjoyed by majority, 80
long as money is in the pocket with which to
purchase. The habit of extravagant ex-
pendture exists, while the means Of secur-
ing money have greatly changed. Thou
sands of heads of families work industri-
ously at fair rates Of wages, only TO supply
the wants OF their families. Everything
used at the table is bon, lit at high prices.
Not vegetable is raised, or pound oi
meat salted down for home consumption.
Expensive clothing is worn; all kinds OF
amnse'nents are paironzed; cigars are
smoked and liquor drank, and other expen-
ses incurred, which eat up all the laborer
earns, and at the end Of The year, most OF
them ARE in debt to their grocers and butch
ers. Those engaged in business are still
worse than the Iaboring men. Although,
their receipts would be considered good and
the pIofits large, in any other country, yet
they barely make both ends meet, and 60
on from year to year continually embarrassed
in their business relations. All the men,
bers Of the community, in mining counties.
live beyond their means, except those who
are wealthy. The capitalists are the eco