Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-09-14
oRoMEs WITHOUT PvRses.
No Round.TrIp Dead.Hea Tickess
10 Thts Work .a.Day World.

Chicago Current.
Succeeding illustrations, sad and prac-
teal, imlel The Current to cNhort all
parents 10 give their daughters better
opportunity OF sel.-support. Ladies in
the higher social walks Of life to-day
ride about in their carriages; Tomorrow
their husbands and fathers are ruined,
and what can these ladies do. Nothing
Worse, they are often impressed with a
vicious idcaihat labor is unworthy and
in itself degrading to the mind and per.
son. They are quite willing to be be-.
gars. If the word be covered up
a little. but 10 do anything
''menial' appals them, and by this
term ''menial' they no, only al
lude to housework, but 10 all work.
This immoral and unrepublican code
is this year bearing an uneommonly
large yield Of personal misfortune.
There have been many failures. For
each financial headline in the papers
there has been family thrown upon
the world. After each gale on the mon
etary seas, white and fragile hands have
been seel clinging TO the wrecks. II is
pitiful. but il would not be thus pitiful
had common sense entered into the plan
of education under which the members
of those families took their places in
society.
Last week laly Travelled 200 miles
for the single purpose of seeking the ad-
vice of gentleman with a reputation
for benevolence. A sudden change from
wealth to poverty had admitted her by
right to place among that vast multi
tude who see the world As il is-a world
that is a sad abode for drone without
purse. What should she do! Could
she write shorthand: Yes, after she
had learned. Could she keep books.
oh, no. Could she do anything Of value
in an office: Well. no, she did moi
think She could To Inc pracil-
cal, could ,hc not return
10 the scene of her better days,
and protiting by the position which
once was hers, secure place in somr
household where her social talents would
be- Of value Ia a rising family! That
would I've mental. The unfortunate lady
was not only poor. but she was slave
TO the silly cOnyenliOnalities Of some oi
the wealthy. A false and shallow pride
was promptly on hand 10 make her lii
tie less. Not only had she been throws
into the sea. but the chains of this con
ventionality hung upon her heavily
enough to insure her doom.
Parents do wrong when they Guilt
waite this vanity in their little daughters.
Ii is a common thing. on city street to
see group of little girls turn from u
playmate, and refuse to play with her,
simply because she is not yet dressed
for the afternoon" that is, arrayed
in white apron instead of one
made from calico. 4 little girl is ia
vorite among other little girls, not be-
cause II her attractiveness as child.
but on account Of her clothes. Is this
course likely to add any additional
charm TO the next generation of women,
Under what system If logic and philos-
ophy are they iustifed'in the belief that
this hard work-a-day world is ready to
extend TO them a round-irip dead-head
ticket, They so believe. Not one miss
out OF fifty seems to learn anything diff.
ferent in our high schools. Yet every
where the truth cOnfronts mankind that
incessant toll is the only thing which
preserves the homes and lesser blessings
of the country.