, 1890-11-30
woMAN's WORLD N PARAGRAPHS.

WOhLO IN PARAGHAPhS.
Ought Women to Be Dependent on Mon
for rseuaiAly Support
1t is q question I have been thinking
about for a good many years, and at
length I have made up my mind to pro-
claim my theory boldly, and come out
and say that men are under no obliga-
ton TO support women and il ought not
to be expected of them. There is only
one exception, and that is where a wo-
man has lfftle children who need her
care. In a better organization of So
eiety even the mother of little children
would be free 10 pursue her own yoca-
ton; for the babies would be cared for
in a Cooperative nursery, and get better
treatment than any one roman were
she a dozen Times mother, could give
them. The %pecuniary dependence of
women on men il the root of all their
other disabilities. Remove that and the
rest will follow. 1t gives man the feel
ing of ownership in a woman. and
woman the feeling that she is owned. A.
woman has as good a right to work for
Der living ash man has. Where she has
her own occupation, sticks to it faithfully
and makes money at it, she can meet a
man on equal terms. face TO face. and
marry him or let him alone as her Rffec-
ton dictates. Then we shall have fewer
divorces and a happier. more beautiful
race. Pecuniary dependence is slavish
and weakening. It leaves woman's best
capabilities u~ndeveloped, and makes of
her a moral, intellectual and physical
dwarf. a coward AMI a deceitful crea-
ture. So let her use all her powers Of
mind and body, and go in and work for
her living bravely and ~gloriously, keep
ing out Of her head all fool nonsense
about stopping in a few year and mar
rying some man who will Support her
The money getting occupations are open.
ing to ONE magnificently. so fast in.
deed that I cannot begin to'half keep
track of them In this column. On the
whole, too, men are beginning to treat
women very fairly, realizing that If one
occupation becomes overcrowded others
will open. and the world Is big enough
for all honest workers.
Fanny Williams. aplucky Indiana girl.
has completed one contract for ten miles
Of grading upon a railroad track. and
has contracted for thirty-five miles more.
Mrs. Ellen C. Bacon, Of Toledo, o., has
been appointed n pension claim agent
She is chairman of the children's COM
mittee of a humane society, and much OF
her work lies among the orphan children
of soldiers. 1t was in order TO secure
pensions for them that the power to act
officially in their behalf was given e
her. She was recommended for appoint
ment by several eminent lawyers.
Bicycle riding for women is a pictur-
esque, graceful and lively exercise. 1t
ought to he encouraged in every way.
But when a lady appears in public npon
a squeaking, rusty old tricycle. and wears
fiery red stockings and low cut shoes it
has a tendency to temporarily discour
age bicycling as anexercise for women.
Mrs. Florence Lewis, OF Minneapolis
has perfected an invention which is a
credit at once to her head and heart.
She was fond Of outdoor exercise and
bicycle riding. Blu the problem with
her was how to get away from her baby
long enough to take the needed exercise
upon the wheel. So she put her woman's
wits to work. and the result is a bicycle
with a comfortable seat for the baby
fixed Just In front of the handle bar.
Now both mother and baby take the air
and sunshine together. and get health
and beauty.
Women teachers, how is this2 A boy
tells me that he prefers men teachers to
women because men do not "dy up and
get rattled,r and even when they punish
a pupil they do it coolly and calmly. So
don't "hy up and get ratified" Assume
a virtue though you have il not. and
control yourself o%utwardly. even though
you are a raging volcano within. 1t Is
the only way to control others. Weak
people are always sputterins and e1.
citable.
Maa1MnAmA GannL