The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-21

and though often their power, have beer
exerted to mystiiy and cloud the under.
standing Of their hearers. yc; new thought,
and ideas have been aroused, which must
sooner or later dcyclope increased knowl
edge, with consequent good to the in.
diydual la many states the balance OF
power has been secured by vigorously
pushing the question o, free trade and pro
lection upon the masses by stumpers and
documents s. in other directions the
country fees the impress Of the rresiden-
tial campaign work, and we are not sure
but what the agitation Of politics every
four years brings the country much more
good THAI harm in the matter OF enligheu.
ment of the people
OF late quite number OF girls and
young ladies have found employment IN
Cairo az clerks, cashiers and bookkeepers.
Among those business houses in which
young ladies are occupying various and
responsible positions, we may mention the
Novelty iron store of Mr.. c. r. Woodward,
the dry goods and clothing house of Messrs
Goldstine l. Rosenwater, the dry goods
house OF Messrs. j Burger s. Bro, the dry
goods house Of Nj {. Il. Stuart and the
Illinois Central railroad company This is
a move in the right direction, which should
be encouraged by all, Every svocation in
life suited to woman's strength and capacity
should be open 70 her just as they are to
men, She who gives her whole soul to the
faithful performance OF her domestic duties
leads . true womanly life, although day
after day she lays down the
broom but to take up the needle or the
rolling pin, OF to wash and dress her chill.
dren. She finds her reward in the satisfac-
ton which clesn house. well.hept chi.
dren, and contented home bring TO the
woman Of domestic tastes But none the
less does she lead a true womanly life who
exercises those talents which God has given
her, and turns 20 account the accomplish.
ments education has supplied in a wider
field than that of the drudgery of household
duties Why should there be exacted from
women that uniformity OF character and pur.
suits which no one thinks of demanding
from menl Why derlde women as unsexing
themselves for aspiring TO higher aims when
we have no rldiculc for the man milliners
who usurp womans vocation by selling
over the counter every garment worn by
women! In this age Of the world it is both
unreasonable and impossible to limit the
sphere OF woman to domestic lite and 50.
cicty. Within half a century her facilities
for advanced education have been increas.
ed a hupdredfold, and with the augmenta.
ton Of knowledge inevitably comes the
application in every manner in which 1t
can be turned TO account. Many women
are able to enter the arena Of human
strife and dsh, for themselves the battle
OF life; but il they choose to confnc their
efforts TO making happy homes, it is
their duty to do 50. But il the
educated thinking, selfrespccting wo.
man has learned different idea OF her mis-
sion upon earth, aud desires to enlarge her
field Of influences. she has the same right
which man exercises. Ccibacy is 10.
creasing az well as divorces, and as q matter
Of course, there will DO fewer marriages in
the eastern states, where the women out.
number the men. This tact will increase
the number Of selireliant women, who to
find employment must engage in new avo-
cations. This IL matter OF duty ana
necessity, for the performance Of which they
should be commended instead Of dorided
as "strong.miuded spinsters." The day has
passed by when woman was required to hide
her talent in a napkiu--to sit rs an orna-
mcnt OF domestic life and society, hedging
herself around with lazy dignity and divine
attractivcness, dependent upon tho labon
Of Others. The women of the United States
have pondered long aud deeply this qucs-
ton, and the solution embodes itself into |
a determination to do for themselves that !
which is commendablc 10 men-to 90 forth |
ard utilize their talents and acquire
mcnts for tho benefit Of themselves and !