The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-29

did 10 their lives and they seem to
expect ii. They grosI and consider
themselves ill-ased, If they do not
get these Thugs every day. 1t is s
nice hing 10 be q murderer for a lit
tie while.
FEMININE DEg OTIoN-
l. Is a Thousand piiies that tie he
iToic devotion shown by PM il
humble stations Of life could bot God
wortbier objects. There IS youag
woman dying il q hospital Of wounds
given by her lover 10 a drunken ct,
10 which he twisted her arm till be
h.cke it; vet tie girl steadfasily re-
fases to say one word about the guar
rel fer lear e making :rouble for
him. If she dies without giving her
testimony be cannot be convicted, as
she was the only witness. There
was good blood in that girl, no mat
ter what she was, and a stout beart
better worth s5ng and story than any
we read about this year. Tie brute
goes cut without trouble, through
the devotion Of the girl but all Tie
same. be leaves her to die miserahly
in a hospital
TIE sHoP-GIRL QUESTION.
The shop girls are moving for their
rights. Il appears that they are
compelled to report for duty at 3 a N,
and t till I P. n, with an hour
for lunch at ncoo. What they COM
plain of row is the regulation that
is made il all the stores, from Stew
arts down. that they can8ut sit down
during trade hours. No matter
whether there be customers or not,
no matter if there be MT q soul 10
The store. the poor girl must stand on
her feet till the welcome stroke of
twelve gives her an hCar's respite
And tea from enc TO seven she
stands again, till worn out with ia
tieue she crawls to Der wretched
lodgings, only to go through the
same torture the next day. A NAM
Der Of influential ladies the most
prominent in fashionable circles in
the city, have taken the matter in
hand, and have p%etiuoned the lead
ing merchants TO abrogate this rule.
and permit the girls to sit when it
can be done without interfering with
their duties. They have examined
some Of the girls and found them all
afflicted with v~aricose veins, weak
ness of the spine, and more or less
with female diseases. all Of which.
medical men saw, result from this
practice. The merchants. in defense,
say that to alter the rule would be to
do away with discipline. and impair
the efficiency Of their help, and that
they val not change the rule. The
girls do this fearful amount of work
:or wages ranging from $500 to
500 per week. and severe as it is,
we're they all to quit tomorrow, there
would be ten thousand not only will
ing but anxious to take their places.
And they have intimated to the be-
nevolent ladies that they had better
mind their own business.
But what | wanted to get az is
this: what kind Of a life is it that a
girl leads that compels her TO work
twelve hours per day for SO per week?
She pays Sc for Der board, for which
she gets a little Lall bedroom. with
out fire, and the vilest table imagi-
nable. Her washing she does partly
herself, but that which she has to
have done costs her at least 81 per
week. This leaves her a dollar for
clothes, medicines, and what Injuries
she has. And miserable as this life
IS, there are twenty thousand girls
IN this city to-day who would cry
for Joy TO get it. The numbers who
live in garrets ON such food as they
can get for almost nothing is appall-
ing. Is it any wonder that the
baguios are full &c overlooking, and
that suicides are of daily occurrence?
1t seems to me that life on such
terms would hardly be worth having.
TWEED.
is still non est, and the meaning of
it is no one knows or can imagine
where to look for him. The officials
have a dozen theories, but as not one
Of them lead to the place where be
Is, thew might as well have none
The general impression is that be is
ia good hiding in this city, waiting
till be can make terms with the city
for an unconditional release. This
NAV. or not, be the correct idea, but
whether the venerable thief is in
New York or Belgium. he is DOUBT
less waiting for a settlement In q
very save place. His counsel are
preparing the way in the courts al
ready, and when they get through
work the Boss will make his appear
ance and take charge of the city once
more. There is no danger of bis
ever being caught. He bad his plans
too well laid. and there are too many
prominent men Interested IN his cs-
cape for that.
BEECHER.
Plvmouth Church is at last, acting ,
on the offensive. Beecher and ,
Sherman. his LAWYER have decided TO ,
M longer be quier Int to strike back. :
They have refused Mrs Monlton' de- :