The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-17

But, even LUeH, you uO IlOl nave a CNT-
rect idea Of the industrial life of Boston,
for we have not yet taken into the reck-
Dning the women. Years ago it would
not have been necessary to give them
a department, or even a paragraph, but
in 1897 things are different. They now
take an active part in running the citys
machine, as there are about 100 VEGA
tions open to the fair sex According to
the census figures, there are at the pres
ent time in this city $50 women must
clans and teachers of music, 278 women
artists and teachers of art, 1884 women
professors and school teachers, 210 wo-
men physicians, 1860 women hotel keep
ers al d boarding hQuseAe epers, 1855 VIC
men housekeepers and stewarde sseS, Pill
laundresses, 1000 nurses and midwives,
1884 women servants in households, 1877
women bookkeepers and accountants,
l641 women clerks and copyists, 571 wo-
men merchants and dealers, 1895 sales
| women, 500 women stenographers and
typewriters, 402 women shoemakers and
cobblers. and 1927 girls are set down as
apprentices to various trades.
Besides all these people mentioned as
engaged in different lines of work, there
are thousands of others, classified by the
census bureau. that space will not allow
me to mention. BARRIERS, bakers, bar
keepers, politicians, policemen, bankers,
boatmen and sailors, to say nothing of
restaurant keepers and servants, are all
on the list and go to make up the popu-
lation of the city. Each industry adds
to the general fund, and EACH in meas
IRE, aids in supporting the others. A
boom in one line cannot avoid being a
benefit to others, and so comes general
prosperity. The promised good times
may not be here yet, but the feeling that
they are coming is strong and confidence
hastens the movement.
In spite of the efforts of New York NOR
chants to steal our trade, Boston bust
ness men do not appear to be disturbed.
They reason, with good cause, that the
New England retail houses will by
where they can buy best and, while
many q man may enOjy q trip to the
metropolis at. reduced rates. it does not
follow that he will buy goods when there.
Boston is the natural center for New
England trade, and, so long as it's mer-
chants can supply goods at prices that
will compete with New York, there is lit
tie fear Of the result An old established
house that cannot hold its trade against
excursion rates to another city must be
in a weak condition.
We have come to expect hot days in
September, but last week was little too
emphatic to be pleasant. Yet it was not
record breaking weather in this city. Up
at the Federal building they keep
weather record, and the figures they have
often dispute the stories of the oldest n
habitant, as we'll as the yarns Of he
weather crank of today. 1t is a fact
however, that September, though IN
autumn month, according to the calen-
dar, holds the record not only for the hot
test day this year but also for the hottest
day since the weather bureau was estab-
lished in 1871. The temperature in Sep
TENDER in a number of years has risen
considerably above 80 degrees but the
banner hot day in the records of the bu-
reau is Sept. 7, 1881. when the mercury
climbed up to 1914. Another interesting
fact in connection with this record
holding September day in 1881 is that the
preceding day, Sept 6, was the famous
dark day." which ranks in history with
the BLACK Friday" of 1880.
On Thursday evening of this week the
celebration of the 18th anniversary of
the adoption of the city charter occurs.
1t will be a simple affair, held in the
council chamber, and Mayor Quincy will
deliver the address. Invitations have
been sent to all the surviving ex-mayors,
ex-aldermen and ex-members of the
IL,
ent members of the city council and the
heads of departments, and should all
attend, the small room will be crowded |
The surviving ex-mayors of the city are
Frederic w. Lincoln, Frederick O. |
Prince, Samuel A. Green, Thomas ~ |
Hart, Nathan Matthews, Jr., and Edwin |
u. Curtis.
Light opera well presented at popular |
prices, was for long time the valued |
possession of Boston, but for a year past |
that form of entertainment has practi-
cally ceased to exist. 1t is to be hoped |
therefore that the intention of the Grand |
Oepra House to present several of the
travelling light opera organizations will
be worthily carried out The first to be
given will ! q Wang"
1ne Boston cadets are after The Dan
seuse," on which r. A Barnet is now at
work. Should Mr.. Barnet complete the
musical comedy in time, it will be pro-
duced by them. The operetta on which
MIR Barnet is also engaged is called
Barbara" and will not be completed
until after the production of "The Dan
seuse."
BOstonians are to have at least one
more opportunity of hearing Colonel
Robert G. Ingersoll for Manager Eu-
gene Tompkins, makes the positive state
ment that Mr.. Ingersoll will deliver his
new lecture entitled The Truth" at the
Boston theater, Sunday evening, Oct g.
The subway entrance to Keith's thea
ter will Guido that on the common in
roint of beauty and adOrnment The
patrons will be able to pass under Mason
street into the theater next Friday even
ing, when the long deferred opening will
surely occur.
Foremost among Manager ShoeffePs
list of attractions for the fremont comes
E.. s. Willard, the noted English actor.
Mr.. Willard will produce this season a
new play by Henry Arthur Jones, The
Lewis Morrison's play, The Indian" ,
IN, hn Of ,,-;rI |