The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-22
DIGESTION AMONG WOMEN.
Why Husbands md Fathers Are to Blame
for Much Apparent Dishonesty.

Why Husbands md Fathers Are to Blame
for Much Apparent Dishonesty.
Since the field Of womans work has
broadened, 1T has been discovered that
the proportion Of women clerks, cashiers
and forewomen, who betray the trustre-
posed in them, is much less than that of
male employees. Opposite this as IL the
purpose were to balance the sins ef the
sexes, we find the simple proposition
that, as rule, women are more decep.
tive than men, but the deception is prac-
ticed either in small matters or in senti-
ment
II we eliminate love from the calcula-
tions, woman is still the more deceptive
in small things. That is to say, she may
plead guilty to petit larceny, while her
big brother covers the entire gamut,
from grand larceny to murder. II this
were true, it is not difficult to account
for the difference between man and
womankind. The majority Of women
depend largely upon their husbands,
lhbntIH VI blbNLclh, III VIC maintenance
of the house and table, to say nothing Of
personal ad0rnment, there are very few
men who place their purse at their wife's
disposal Nineteen out of twenty have
seen their mothers appealing to the head
of the house for money That should have
been given to her rs hers by right.
The manspoint Of view and the WON
ans point of view are 70 far apart that it
takes time to bridge it, and AS the wom-
an is usually the bridge builder, what
wonder If she wearies, resolves TO take
the shortest and easiest way and prac-
tices some small deception Many girl
with honest impulses, candid to fault,
has been mated to man whose lack of
sensibility, sordid views of life, greed or
indifference changed the entire charac-
ter of her life, She has kept her own
counsel and managed her husband TO
the best Of her ability. Is this excusable
deception?
Many years ago the judges in England
ruled that il u man had avenues Of flight
open, no matter how sorely he might be
beset, to turn and slay his assailant was
murder, and many thousands were
hanged for preferring to kill another
rather than stand or be overtaken and
slain, OF late the judges have changed
the ruling. The Interpretation of the
law is different. Whereas in former
years no man dare assail his opponent
until he was driven to the wall, now we
have the common sense decision that d
man need not flee from an assassin
turning his back and inviting death
He may face his opponent and kill him
rather than risk being killed, If this
ruling is just, what shall we say Of the
men whose miserly practices or greed OF
indifference deprives their wives OF
daughters of the opportunity to enjoy
life within their meanss
The best answer to the assertion thai
women are more deceptive than men i.
found in those families where the parents
do not discriminate against their daugh
ters; where it is assumed that the daugh
ters are entitled to as much money az
the sons, and the sons are taught that
the earnings Of the minors are common
stock The girls practice no more de
cAption than the boys. They develoE
into independent, fair minded women
And they may be relied upon to preserv,
their self respect and the respect dut
their husbands.
In the practical, everyday affairs o
life the equality taught by the master il
impressed in manner that makes char
acter. And characterless women ar,
the only companions that characterles
men are worthy of. -Pittsburg Bulletin