Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24

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u your paper, weekly, for the insertion ~
.cihperance items. We also desira ~ i,
iotm the patrons of your paper that these
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.lon' and will consist of articles concer,.
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those periodicals which are the most a,or.
upon this subject
respectfully for the W. G. IT II
~ =. Wyman, Press Superintendent.
Inc lecture of Miss Lucia E. F. Kim
.s'ii' at the W. c. 7. U. rooms, on Tues
u"y AFTERNOON, upon Homes the Nations
Need, was most instructive and interest
,ne' by telling argument and apt illustra-
''oh, she proved most conclusiyely that
cne supreme need of the nation is homes
where the Christ spirit rules. and unso,tish
iove ior humanity reigns; that such homes
are possible and that, through the later
efforts OF the w. C. T. T., the childless
MONIES and the homeless children are
rapidly being brought together. That the
nome makers may know some of the dan
gers to which their children are exposed
we quote at some length from Miss Kim
| balls address:
Ii parents could once see for them-
selves, the filthy homes of cigar makers
| In some OF our large cities, they would be
more strict than ever in forbidding their
sons from smoking This is one of the
industries In which children are largely
ebpioyed, and 1T is the exception to find
one VINO mas not some kind of an eruption
on hands, face or some other part of the
pody. A plumber in New York city who
gave some testimony before the bureau of
statlstlcs OF labor, said that he often went
10 the top 1loor in tenement houses oc-
cupled by this class to decide where leaks
were, ana that the scenes in some rooms
were positively sickening. Women were
surrounded by filth, with children wad-
ding in it, and all the time handling the
TOBACCO they make into cigars; the work
Delng done to some extent at home 1t
would seem as If motives of cleanliness,
alone, would save a young man from
communicating his lips with anything
manufactured in such places. And what
OF the helpless little ones born into and
breathing such an atmosphere, both
mentally, physically and spiritually?
"A teacher in a fashionable preparatory
school broke down with nervous prostra-
tion; and she stoutly AYERS that not the
work of teaching, Eut the discouraging
effort to lift the thought of her pupils
above dress and beaux, undermined her
health. She exonerated the girls, how
ever; because, on visiting their homes, she
found their mothers absorbed in whist
parties and afternoon teas
"What is home in the truest sense?
Is it so many dry feet of wood, or brick,
or stone, according to the purse of the
builder? Is it SO much upholstery and
ornamentation? Some people seem to
think so; and oftentimes the worn
wanderer, who sojourns in the guest cham
Der, like Noah's dove, finds no resting
place even for necessary articles, because
every available inch of space is filled with
gewgaws that are doubtless perfectly
lovely" in the eyes of the housewife, and
may have cost her many headache and
others, it may be, heartache. l recall a
small room in which l was once a guest,
wherein counted 80 French ornaments,
but my hostess had not time to go to the
temperance and missionary meeting, or to
play with her children. Fortunately, high
turning the home into a bazaar, and advo-
Gates elegant simplicity. The furniture
exhibit at the Worlds Fair was severe in
style, compared with that at the Centen-
NAL"
OF the ambition of the American girl,
Miss Kimball spoke as follows:
cat the close of her school life,a young
lady wrote in her journal: ITO get liv-
ing there are two avocatiOns which l can
not pursue; getting married, and sewing
Yet the average American girl desires to
be arrayed in purple and fine linen, but
expect. like the lilies of the field, neither
to toll nor spin.
"We are often reminded of the saying OF
one of a group Of boys, who were discuss
ing what they would like to be and do.
Most Of them wanted position, with it-
tie work and large pay. One of them
said: Well, I'd like to be just like joseph
in Egypt Naturally the curiosity of the
family was aroused, and the boy was asked
to explain He confidently made answer
The Bible says Pharaoh set Joseph on his
house. and that S what I'd like, to set on
the roof all day, with nuthin' to do, ana
Git a big salary This is the ideal OF
many an American boy; and the ideal OF
many an American girl is to sit on the
roof beside this boy, with nothing 20 10
but to help spend his salary
Miss Kimball then spoke at length oil
the American home in the truest sense
and of the movement set on foot by the
w. C. Z. U, and now worldwide IN lts
extent. for bettering the condition OF Ahe
homeless children of the land. In Aus
tralia the government holds itself respon-
sible for this work, and every humble
child is assured of protection and home'
o,4t,or in an institution or in families.
This result has been brought aoou' W 'ne
efforts of two earnest women.
Nominations by the Governor.
Governor Cleaves, Saturday, mace 'he
following nomintions: