The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-03

half holiday is rlgidly kept. and have In
stances of fines for the delivering of goods
or bread on half holiday.
curious fine was that of n baker who
kept his own daughters working all night
nj QUO time. Tho government inspectors
heard Of Il. They arrested him and they
charged him 81 for each girl and warned
him that on the next offcnse the fine would
be raised to S5u.
The government regulates all sorts OF
things as to womnn's work. II objects to
females being worked Ia gangs nj such
hours as VIII neccssrate their going home
late at night Tho head Of the labor I'M
reau recently reported that he found
factory in which one set Of girls was put
ON from 10 II n. m. and then taken OF
untfl J. They were worked from ! until >
and again from to d making aliogelher
nine full hours. Another gang ot grls
was worked from 10 until /, from until
I and from o until II. "'rhis arrangement
said Mr.. Tregear, docs not require more
than the legal time but We believe that 1t
Is had for the girls To 20 home So latc az
night and that they do not have their
regular time for rest and 1t should he rom
edied."
Wonnan's Suffrage in New Zealand.
Women have the right TO vote in New
Zealand, although they can not he mem
bers of parliament They can be mayors,
members of the town councils, school board
directors, ami can hold number Of o,ier
Offices ! find that the women 30 ia the
polls. especially those of the lower classes
Indeed. the capitalists say that II was
woman's suffrage that made the working
man the balance of mower in New Heulanu
When the law was first put In force many
of the richer women stayed away from
the polls while the wives of the lnhorinG
men voted for what they considered thelr
rights and those Of their husbands. Totay
father and mother 60 TO the polls together
and vote and wien labor questions are
before the country tho women Of the work
Ing classes are out in force Inc woman
u1ng wifi hpf Z 10
aud speeches. and the type Is the same az
I'm the United States
Women and Whisky.
"what has woman's suffrage done for
New Zesiand?" I asked New Zealand
lady.
1T has closed twenty-five per cent Of all
the saloons FOR good and II has closed all
of them after 10 o'clock p. m We have
parts of New Zealand whore there Is alb
solute prohibition There are no public
houses or saloons as you call them, /
have one town especially In mind. THIS
was noted for its drunkenness and dsor,
der. IL Is now one Of the quetest ana
most respectable of communities II mas
diminished its police force ana ITS jail for
want Of use has been made the headauar'
tiers of the salvation Army
Are the saloons open here on sundayf'
asked.
But what else has womans suffrage
done?'
1T has fixed the hours Of woman's labor
In all the factories II has stopped sweat
ing aud 1t has given the aborlng women
some Of the rights that are accorded labor
ing men
FThen you think it is good thing for
New Zealand:'
II assuredly do, and | think 1t win he
better thing as time goes on"
The Pretty Girls OF New Zealand.
! IN closing want 10 say a word about the
/ pretty girls Of New Zealand Tho Islands
are fun of them. The climate gives them
] the roscst Of cheeks. and they look moro
/ like the women of England Scotland ana
I ireland than the tail, gangly. 'cornstl!k
maidens'' Of Australia. the average OF In
tellgence is very high, and IN manners an
dress they Will compare fayorably with the
girls Of the United States or Europe 1hey
are thoroughly up To date as to public mat
teis. They discuss the political Issues with
each othcr end with the men, and they ara
quit as heclubhed as the women OF the
United states. Every town has It's Shakes
penre club It's Beethoven club its travel
/ club and It's Woman's Temperance soelety
/ There are golf clubs and eroquet clubs ond
/ IN fact all the organizations 10 which the
twentieth century woman Is 50 glad 10 he.
I long. FRANK @. CARPENTER.