The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-08
WOMAN'S WAGES.
DR., Talinage on "The Despotlsm OF
the Needle"
the blessing OF Honorable Industry and
tho Misery Of Idleness-Ths Mistake OF
Parents-Fqual Pay for Equal
Work-Woman's OppresSors.

pfebhlOnh lnht are upne unubr lhe sun, ana
behold tho tears of such as were oppressed,
and they had no comforteri and on the
side OF their oppressors there was power"
Following Is the sernonl
wOMAN's TOLL,
Very long ago the needle was busy II
was considered honorable for women TO
toll In olden time, Alexander the Great
stood IN his palace showing garments
made by his own mother, The finest
tapestries nt Bnyour were made by the
Queen Of william the Conqueror, Au-
'gustus the Emperor, would not wear any
garments except thoSo that were fashioned
by some member Of his Royal family, So
lot the toilor everywhere bo respected !
The needle has slain more than the sword.
Whom tho sewing was invented
somo thought that invention would al.
leviate woman's toll anil put an end 10 the
despotism of the needle, But mol While
the sewing'machno has been a great bless.
Ing TO well'to'do families In many cases.
Il has added TO the stab Of the needle the
crush Of the wheel, aud mutltudes Of
women, Notwithstanding the reinforce.
mont Of the sewing can only
make, work hard as they VIII, between
two dollars Onl three d liars per week.
No HAPPINESS IN DLENEsa
The most unhappy women In our com.
munlties to-lay are those who have no on.
gasements to call them up In tho morning;
who, once having risen aud hrealuasted
lounge through the dull forenoon In slip.
pcrs down at the heel and with disheyeled
hair, reading Oudas last novel, and who,
hayind dragged through wrotchod fore-
noon and tOkcn their afternoon sleep, and
having passed. an hour aud half at their
toilet pick up their card. case and 20 out
70 make calls, and who pass their evenings
waiting for somebody 20 como In and
break up the monolony, Arahclla Stuart
mover was imprisoned In so dark q dun,
geon as that,
There Is no happiness In an Idle woman
II may DO with hand, II may bc with brain,
II may be with foot; but work she must, or
b. wrotehod for ever, Tho little girls OF
our families must be started with that
Idea Tho curse Of our American society
Is that our young women are taught that
tho drst, second, third, fourth, Gfth, sixth,
seventh, tcnth illtieth, thousandth thing
In their lifo is TO get somebody 10 take care
OF them. Instead Of that tho ilrst losson
should be how, under God, they may take
care Of themselves. Tho simple fact Is
that a majority Of thcm do have 10 take
care OF themselves, and that, too, after
having through tho false notions OF their
parents wasted tho yoars IN which they
ought 10 have learned how successfully 20
maintain themselves. We now and horo
declare tho inhumanity, cruelty aud out
rago of that father aud mother who pnaa
thor daughters into womunhood, having
given thom no facility for earning their
livelihood. Madame De Staol said, at Ia
not thcso writings that am proud Of, Tut
the fact that have facility In ton occupa-
tons, In any ono Of which could mako
liyplihood,n
You say you have fortune 10 leave
them' o, man aud woman, have you not
learned that, Ike yuluurcs, Ike hawks, like
eagles, riches have wings and fly awayY
Though you should be successful In loay.
Ing competency behind you, tho trickory
Of executors may swamp 10 In night, or
some officials In our churches may get up
mining company aud induce your
orphans 10 put their money into n holo In
Colorado, aud II by tho most sklllful
machinery The sunkon money can not be-
brought up again, prove 10 thom that IL
was ctcrnally dccrood that that was tho
way they were TO lose 10, aud that 10 went
IN the most orthodox aud heavenly atylc.
Oh tho dOmnablo sehomos that profcssod
Christians will engage In until God puta
His fingers into tho collar Of tho hypo-
erito's robe aud rips II cloar down 10 Tho
bottoml
THE CRIME or PARENTS.
Hayo you nothing bottof than monoy %
leave your childrony II you have not, but
send your daughters into tho world with
empty brain and unsldllod hand you arc
guilty OF assassination, homicide, roglcldo,
iniantieidc There are women toIllnp In
our citics toiling for two aud throo dollars
per wock, who were the daughters of NOR.
chant princes, Those suffering onoa now
would bo glad 10 have tho crumbs that
once fcll IRON thor fathor's table, That
wo n'out, brokon shoo that she wears 10
the linonl descendant Of tho twelve dollar
gators In which hor mother walked, and
that worn and faded calico had anooatry
OF magnificent broeOdc that swept Broad.
way cloan without any expense 10 tho
Street Commissioners. Though you 1.-Two
In an elegant residence aud faro sumptu.
ously ovory day, Let your daughters feel II
Ia disgrace 10 them not 10 know how 10
work. donounco tho idon prevalent in
society that though our young womon may
embroidor slippers and crochet and mako
mats for lamps 10 stand In without dis.
grace, tho Idea OF doing any thing for a
livelihood Ia dIsbonoroblo
II 10 shame for young woman bolong-
Ing TO a largo family 10 bo lnolIl dont whom
tho fothor tolls his lifo away for her sup.
port. IL Ia n shame for n daughter 10 bo
lido while her mother tolls ut tho wnah-
tub. 10 Ia as honorable 10 sweep houses,
mako bods or trim hats aa II Ia 10 twlnt a
watoh.chain. As far M can understand,
tho line OF rospeotObIlty lies botwoon that
which 10 useful and that which IN usoloan.
II women do that which IL OF no value,
their work Ia honorable. II they do prao.
tlcal work, II Ia dlshonorablo. That our
young women may escape tho oensuro OF
doing dishonorablo work, shall pnrtlcu-
larlEe. You may knit q tidy for tho back
Of nm armchair, but by no means mako
the money wborewith 10 buy tho chair.
You may with dollcuto brush boautify a
mantel orn ,mont but die rather than
earn enough 10 buy marble mantol. You
may learn artistic music until you can
squoll italian, but never sing "ortonvillon
or "old Hundred.n Do nothing practical II
you would In tho eyes OF refined society
preserve your rospoctability,
| scout these anical notions. toli you
. woman no more than man has righ.
10 occupy place In this world unless shs
pays rent for 10. In tho course Of life-
tlmo you consume whole harvests and
drovea of oaihlo. and eyary dav vgu 1.-Two