The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03

1t is likely that, with the exception of
Paris and London, there are more dead
beats in New York city in proportion
to the population than anywhere else on
the globe. From all quarters they come,
penniless adventures of both sexes.
With the men deadbeats have no pres
ent concern, except to remark that II 1
had back even part of the money they
have obtained from me on one pretense
and another / should have enough to
take a trip to Europe and back. We do
not expect much from men anyhow.
But women deadbeats l do seriously
object to for the credit Of our sex. These
women deadbeats are becoming too
numerous. They sometimes work lit
tie, but work is not the first object of
their existence. Their first object is, If
possible, to get money without work. 1t
is within the experience of every bust
ness man that women come to him
making no sort of hesitation in begging
for money which they have not the
slightest intention of repaying. l know
women who for years have largely made
their living by borrowing" funds. The
usual method is to ask you for the loan
of small sum. If you give it to them,
they will probably pay it back, just by
way of blind. But soon after they Will
come again, and this time they will not
paw, nor do they pay again, though
their brazen cheek will bring them to
you again and again with their impu-
dent beggary. 1t is a dangerous habit
] to fall into, that of borrowing even
small sums. There is no need OF it il
you use ordinary prudence. A woman
| who thus knocks about from pillar to
| post, getting money out of anybody she
can. degrades the name of womanhood
and Injuries her sex in the eyes of all
mankind. Don't give her cent II she
comes your way. Let her be starved
into honesty. You can always tell the
difference between her and the ordinary
honest woman in hard luck temporarily.
| OF the $50 women who lost their lives
| in the Paris fire majority could have
been saved if they had retained their
presence of mind and availed them
selves of the various exits. But no;
they lost their heads at once and acted
like idiots and crazy creatures, paralyz ed
with fear. A training in GOODNESS and
calmness such ais is considered necessary
for bows, but which nobody takes the
trouble to bestow OH girls, would have
saved them.
1t gives us that tired feeling to find
the local Methodist conferences still
voting, as they have been doing the past
six years. on the question OF admitting
women as delegates to the general con-
ference. In the year 1897 will they be
voting still?
Miss Fife Croker of Great Neck, N.
Y, is a pretty and plucky girl mail car
rier. She drives every day in a light
wagon over her route across the island
and returns home When she was 10
years old, she was as strong and fearless
ON land and water as any boy OF her
age, rowing boat with case.
Baroness de Hirsch has given money
enough to build and maintain COM
modious and beautiful hotel for work
ing girls in New York city. Arrange
ments will also be perfected in connec-
ton with the home to provide classes
for the trade and industrial training OF
girls This is noble use to make OF
wealth.
1t is much better to give people the
industrial and moral training which
will enable them to support themselves
than 20 give money to them in charity
after they have become paupers.
Mrs Mary A. Costa is cashier of
bank in San Jose, CAL, and she is
good one. Beside her upon her desk he
, loaded pistols, which she can use, If CO.
casion requires that she should.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER