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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-29

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-29

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The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
Gabor Commissioner Of minnesota

True ulat all parents should have their daughters thcr-
oughIy trained In some employment, this way
equip them with means to up the battle Of NE
But do not believe that training should be Sc
cured at a complete sacrifice any knowledge Of
housekeeping that every should possessed
when taking the great responsibility that hers
when she assumes that position in life.
But the independence that many people advocate Tor
the woman Of today has in measure been misunder-
stood. Every will admit believe, that the place
cumstances Will permit Much harm has come from
advice given to girls by with perhaps the very
best Intentions that 1t the duty girl
her hoe, and venture forth in the world in
fortune because Of the fact that her it
impossible to support her in style and spendor
would only assert her independence and go for.h
into the world to employment,
relieving her parents from the responsibility support
ing her
If the story Of the untold numbers started
on this journey to battle with life alone with a
spirit of independence and buoyancy that would
that they knew Of such fail,
met with success, could be told, would find
many had made very serious mistake.
In conclusion 1t is my belief that there
place for the female t. be employed
in American homes, surrounded by the atm0sphere OF
refinement In behalf of the girls employOi et
ployes their influence for widespread Kind
mOtherly charity towards the domestic
wage Garner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

In answer to the question DO working
orally seek other occupations housework?" the
answer is invariably the Yes" Another ques-
ton asks, what in opinion reason for
While the words used in explanation are not always
the same, but conclusion drawn from the
answers given-that and all consider that domestic
service carries with it badge of social tnferority
Many women engaged in other kinds of employment b.
ject to assocating in a social way with
the servant girl
from of the girls employed domestcs (and
this information from nearly every
state), is that the life of the domestic
people would like to have believe, who
a lack Of experience any practical knowledge OF
housework in a position to talk
subject in intelligent Some ef the replies
received from the girls employed in domestic
ice cannot be misunderstood
lions in plain that they comparison
with some of the many things complained OF by
wage engaged in other callngs.
While complain of unusually long hours, many
perfectly satisfied this claiming that their
work is continuous they very often have
Der Of hours during the day between meals item
selves. well halliday of every week.
Sunday after the midday meal with every evening Of
the devote they fit.
From the housekeepers, be sure, there is
complaint, and justly believe, Of incompetent
servants lack of interest But must remember that
this does apply to domestic service alone but
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
By John (9'DonneN.

plies to people engaged in every form Of employment
In no instance have noted anywhere In any OF
replies from the housekeepers of their employees
domestic wage Garner any to the social stigma
attached the life and calling of the domestic wage
Garner.
.ls is as it should be. We Will admit that
girl in the kitchen of the average American home
quite an important factor happiness and pros
perty of the home and why any should
be made or be allowed to exist between and
sister that might be employed factory store
or at any form Of employment Is understand
If such conditions this exist, evidently they
in the minds Of some of people, it is the duty
every head of family, housekeeper every per-
son that is interested in the future welfare
people in truth and fairness to do everything
to oblterate them from the minds people,
who willing to believe that social degradation
be the reward Of any who may the life of
domestic wage Agitation should be started
the minds of all people the foolish
that because woman is employed in the noblest all
work that is allotted to her taking
Of the home, she is socially inferior they
willing to consider the more fortunate women.
employed in laundries with their ufe-sapo:ng
and nerve-d destroying surroundings.
The teaching of self-appointed apostles Of
make herself independent and sef-supporng
ing great degree of TRUTH viewed with
and apprehension by Of the people Of today It is
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that domestic wage Garner, besides the wage paid
her. with her meals and included receives greater
compensation than is received by the average
worker of today it is surprising know that at times
when the applicants for positions in the factory and
department stores are numerous than the places
to be filed it Is impossible to a sufficient
Der of domescs, the demand that of labor
always exceeds the supply.
Many objections and explanations given Dy
assisted department in the Investigations
which we have undertaken to why they did
not care to take the life of a domestic One of the
complaints most frequently made Is indefinite The
feeling appears to exist in the minds of many Of the
commenting this particular objection that
girl in the employ of the housekeeper is
PEELED to work from early morning till after dinner in
the evening, doing general housework, and then be
prepared the call of the bell
the wants Of any member Of the family in the way or
little errands or other little mission that might
suggest itself to their minds matter how tired
and worn out the girl might be from her work Of the
day.
Isolation of the domestic employees life is subject
for mucn objection, from many the parties
whom have heard They claim that it is position
that does allow any social relations exist between
engaged, the time that they disposal
outside of their regular hours of work will not pemit
of of social life in the way or clubs
amusements enjoyed by woman workers in the IA
tory, store and workshop.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
JeHous Problem of Domestic Service.

the nome is consumed very large proportion
of all the wealth that productive labor creates;
hence the necessity of careful consideration Of
- all clements that enter into and go to make up
our home life of the most important of all
these in my opinion is the employment of women as
wage
industrial wage in Minnesota in 1880
numbered G3522 men, and 6O children under
sixteen years years 1900 find 66S9 men,
1858 women children employed in our manufac-
turing The in the number of adult
wage during the decade is thus shown to
per the increase Of female wage earners
large percentage Of 34 per cent The rela
standing Of employees in 1890 one woman to
eleven men, and child to eighty adults. In
1900 find employed to every seven men,
child to nnety-seven adults. While find
that the number of female earners has rapidly
increased it gratifying that the number
sderably than the number employed in manufac-
turing industries of the other states and is
decreasing.
The relative standing of employees in non-manIfac-
turing industrial establishments for tie year '9n as
by department woman to every three
child ffty-fve adults. Thus we find
that the mercantile world of large department
stores the wage is rapidly replacing her
father forcing seek other means
of employment.
In the selection of employment the amount of wages
often if always, matter of great
consideration when take into account the fact
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
State Fairs a Oast s4jd 10 Farmers.

prairie down through the Roingstone valley past tie
Mosquito Mill and the long Stockton bluff the
old farm wagon is fresh in memory as though 1t
had occurred but yesterday and the pleasures # that
day will be obscured by mist Of years. "e
drove directly to the grounds the tickets nur-
chased and passed inside. How my neck must
have grown 1--WE didn't say rubbered them and now
eyes must have bulged! 1t seemed to +rat
the sights could not adequately be described. The
wheat the corn the vegetables and the fruits seemed to
nave special luster and were shown in such pro-
fusion! There shorthorn cattle and the Deycns,
and the comments and comparisons made by the farm
many, and I listened and looked Lunch time
and found that appetites beyond
previous calculations. The lunch carried from
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

did not hold out and visited lunch counter with
zest that had fear of later Indigestion Then
ed the and features which
wonderful day. The ride home in the evening
quiet and seemed longer. We tired, but
felt well repaid.
That fair accomplished much for that county. It
provided holiday for the people, and that worth
while, and taught many useful lessons There
after we heard oftener Of farmer who had bought
'full-blooded" stallion bull, boar ram for i'm
provement not only Of his stock, but the stock
or MS neighbors; field received careful
tenton; gardens carefully tended
fruit was planted and grown Conditions bettered
and am sure that Winona county is prosperous
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Possibilities for G)omen in Journalism

she is true to herself if in serious earnestness
great desire is to be strong in all right ways,
helpful to those needing help to be strong herself
she may 1mpart strength where strength is lacking
needed for great and good accomplishment Why
should she not ally herself with that power
the world the press?
1t is not rash to affirm that the newspapers CT
country WELD wider influence than the pulpit and
perhaps than the schools
1t has become necessity in every home Who in
the home needs it most gets the most from 1.-THE
fathers and brothers the mothers sisters?
require close observer to that commercial
ism the boys they turn it's
The price of farm products the and downs i'll the
live stock markets. the discounts agricultural imple
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
By &. 10. Randall.

held
What that state fair-crude, incomplete and tempo
rary it was-accompished for that county ct that
time, the present state with splendid equipment
and great exhibits is doing for the farmers of not
only the whole of Minnesota but of the neighb0ring
states as We'll 1t has important part building up
the agriculture Of the state and Northwest
allied branches Better live stock 1t,
diversified and successful agriculture ana pleasant
and comfortable homes results expected.
work Is important not only to farmers
farmers are prosperous transportation companies,
facturers, merchants and others
nels of trade active What the fair is doing
improvement Of rural conditions appeals strongly
and it this part Of the work that like to emphasize
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
By Gertrude March Sutton.

ments which needed and must purchased chief
ly claim their attention. paper
for them beyond this knowledge. But for the mother
and sisters it Is a connection with outside world
glimpse beyond the home horizon.
And the little things which so much into their
lives and which escaped the other side of
the most helpful and have much to do IN shaping
character OF the home. These the things
intuitivey seek Now this paper is created by
the brother by the sister The question thea is,
(Which of them Is best qualified to take this informa
ton into the family each week?" The answer in
a measure fix the status of in newspaper work.
The best understanding these needs and demands
Is best qualified for the mission.
No single creation by woman Is so potential
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
Jscretary Of State Fair Association.

even with city people. From the standpoint OF en-
lghtened selfinterest city people can better than
to give hearty support to whatever builds up country
life Of the state and because the fair doing
reason why general interest support freely
given 1t will bring results to the cities this indirect
In time that will outweigh the incidental
and direct benefits derived from having
Of people the first week in September year TO
make the latter unmporant and Insignificant in
comparison. The fair has reached its present high
state Of development because of the utility Of its
and because each annual exhibition gives a in
spiration to the farmer the merchant, the manufac
and those other walks Of life pointing way
to lofter achievements In all lines Of industrial
tiYity.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
editor jtiNsdats (IDich.) Leader.

newspaper, and profession requires
lowers tests sngle-hearted devotion
its many-sided equipment.
Woman receives for her wages
those given to man, and the why In hard to
discover, the old about womans incapactty
still survive. Competition is sharp among women They
underbid another. Workers for money that is to
serve as pin money work for less those
must toll for food, shelter and clothes.
Again. women and do live on less than
This has much to do in holding down their How
ever, 1t is not important to get all you to
all you get and the journalist
any other vocation would well to give special
to this thought.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
for By

Vt has been that when Columbus landed at the
mouth of the Orinoco his followers suggested that
3 he had discovered another island.
L But Columbus looked the breadth of the
stream and said: This great river must drain the
waters of a continent"
And so we believe the agitation of equal rights or
suffrage for too widespread to be due wholly
to the needless discomfort of few unwise persons
For a century the status Of has been reVolu-
tionarv in regard to education rights of property
and admissions to the trades and professions.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
4uthor.

Beginners read from the present back into the cen
turiestodays newspaper then the latest magazine then
the current book From this base line the plodding
slow and back towards the masterpieces. Mr..
Carnegie and his librarians trying to turn things
the other way about 1t simply can't be done. We
don't begin with Shakspere and Carlyle. To shut out
current literature Is shut OF the spigot The flow
will The classics win within reach.
When we close the gate current books wall up
ell literature. Current books jammed up against
the gate and they must through first. When
the public library to circulate books IL
ceases to library for the people
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

Brains Of condition, at any
there is arguing either their ability their
right for necessity has taken the matter beyond the
reach of controversy
There is freer human being today than the Amert
woman She freedom Of person, of property
of profession absolute entire. She has all liberty
that is not license
No questions the wisdom and the
duty the following of her vocation, o4
Importance intelligent knowledge, the value
her expressed opinions moral and social pubic
questions Of capacity in certain offices Of
sponsbility, duty and trust.
There is something wonderfully fascinating about
journalism to women-something in harmony with
nature, delicacy tenderness.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
Direct Gift Better for Cuba Jhan Tariff Cut

perence satisfied that it might be described
IAN for making enemies" Suppose, instance
that make with nation a reciprocity treaty.
then all the others which affected thereby become
dissatisfied France would like German
tiles admitted less duty than her own; Brazil
would dislike the products OF Argentina favored
compared with hers, and vice Other nations
would resent products entering these countries
reduced duties, and through all the world
friend should enemies tmro-
siton o duties would matter OF
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

hanging? Are the people of Sunday school infants
who must be protected from colonial sword fights
society probems2
The public library Is gradually ceasing to be cir
culang library and rapidly taking its place among
educational institutions of the academic type. The
leading spirits among the librarians college men
whose whole point of view is educational encyclo-
paedio All thought and all knowledge and all fact is
being tabulated and cardindexed The Index idea
has become library BY pressing button
can call any isolated thought fact date since
Adam. Go to cabinet G and under index D in drawer
w, card nuInhar FV 3269S and you find what Cole
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
BY fiddle Dixby IHpham.
State %. G. j. a. Superintendent for j7ranchis

with men. In all European countries except Greece
Spain, Portugal Holland and German Provinces
women have form of suffrage
Even far-of Asia has responded in degree to
the appeal, for women limited suffrage in all
Russian provinces and also English colonies
Of India.
Surely this movement has made progress and it
has come to stay.
We advocate equal suffrage as a cure alI'
for all the ills in political and social life,
being right and Just-another step of advancement.
Certainly If it is right that should have an
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

preserving, and, If public libraries
be circulating libraries and founded SIM
ply to books Mr.. Carnegies idea is the cor
rect picture which may be good enough to
hang in home may not find place art gallery
book which be good enough circulation among
the people may not in three years thirty years be
considered a classic.
The common people, the people for whom public IL
braries are built and endowed, have right the
best The best books new. Must the
hanging committee decide first to whether book
shall be hanged" may the people do their own
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
By Seymour Saton.
- - J9Hthor.
q

ridge said to Dora Wadsworth evening of Jure
q, 1872, when they out for moonlight stroll on
the shore of Lake Wndermere; go to cabinet and
under index NV in drawer A, card number Sc 3994Os
you can learn how much money Sir Walter Scott owed
when he planted the Norway pine in the southeast
Of his grounds at Abbotsford The government Mt
Washington is helping this card-indexing project
The entire printing plant and the research staff of the
Congressional library be placed at the disposal OF
libraries throughout the country. The fact which
doesn't want to itself ndexed branded VIII have
to crawl into dark hole and hide Why should cur
rent fiction clog the wheelse
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
Position Of The %9ntt- Oaccinatjon People.

Cor uncertain) length of time. To be these
worthless agreed except o point, viz,
that kind of vaccination "a kind that nets the
doctors something substantially would in crcum-
stances prevent smallpox. How and when and what
kind, and for how long, have always been disputed
questions.
Now an effort is made to achieve unanimly, and,
driven the ditch, profession preventing
united front in the hope Of saving members
a source revenue that threatened be cut off,
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

The effort for equal suffrage Is only part OF this
great movement for education admission pro-
fessons and property rights, has been successful and
benefit, it is often stated that suffrage has made little
progress
What are the facts?
Not more than sixty years women could not
vote anywhere; the idea like many and untrfed
propositions, received ridicue bitter
nunciation; but, like any idea that IS founded
and justice, it has made it's into
encouraging degree Of acceptance.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

- HE Minnesota state fair not always the
vigorous and we'll equipped institution it is to-
day. There time when it had no per-
manent home and equipment. 1t was he'd
at whatever place in the state would OTTER it
the greatest inducements for single During
this period of its existence the tnerant stopped one
year at Wnona. + was lad then my stepfaShers
farm at Utica in that county, and remember well the
interest created in the community by the
ment that the state fair for that had
located Naturally my brother and wanted to go
finally promised that could go if would
get the blowing done in time The teams driven
very steadily that fall the powing finished and
went TO the fair. When the great day
up early, the chores hurriedy done and
the road after daylight. The ride from the
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where before will be hailed benefactor of
his profession But has he overreached? VIII the
people generally who fbelieve in" will
ing to submit to repetition Of the operation imnle
diately after recovery the effects first
And how about thc unfortunates who have barely
capped with lives orera-
ton? Will they want to try again in any great
numbers?
According to the editor Of the ST. Paul Medical Jour-
those suffered vaccination
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

ban republic, child of the greatest republic, and the
bringer Of glory a nation through
dependence, all agree but submit to leaders wreth
q reduction in sugar duties would not benefit only
the owners Of the sugar, and who these
knows but certainly the Of the people or
Cuba do not know but do suspect, that spectators
have long since acquired the sugar. A voted
outright and intrusted to Gen Wood whose good work
IN Cuba gives him enduring place among our great
servants for distribution the needy would prob
ably reach the result all have in view far more
successfully than the proposed form Of relief.
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

products in return She has begun the contest
her falls blame"
second-I also urged that the British people would
protest against American manufacturers being
preferential tariff by Cuba We the Cham
Commerce Of the country assembled did in Lon
protest called the foreign secretary.
manding upon the 'most favored nation
clause in this Ito then) Serious matter.
This whole reciprocity scheme is my opinion, mis-
taken. Although 1 at first attracted to it while
a of the Pan-American conference, little
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

education, hold property in her name have the
privilege Of earning honest living and is amenabls
to law, equally Is it just and right that she should
the privilege Of saying what the laws shall be, and
who shall execute them.
None of the evils that have been loudly pro-
claimed has followed the result Of equal suffrage;
but again and again, have reliable testimony
from persons in positions Of authority Colorado, Wy
omng and other states, that the result IS benehcanot
wonderfully revolutionary, but beneficial
Equal suffrage is just and right, and is &c be-
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
BY Rndrew Carnegie.

higgling of the market'-a petty scramble among
tons, Of tariffs never ceasing.
I submit that there is only wise attitude
to take and to adhere to. Equal tment
tons, special favor to That certain duties
in force reduced certain changes could be
advantageoUsly made in the present tariff, goes
out saying, but not much, any, serious fnJury
suits from duties and in due time
take the difficult task Of readtustment Most careful
consideration should precede action There should be
haste should adopt peoemeaI legislation
That should be most kind to the newest, the
The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27
BY e. G. gchtle.
. - SdhOr Of the Ebsrafor.

that such persons have had typical vaccina
only typical vaccnia cOnfers immunity against
Another queer argument advanced by the advocates
of vaccination is new the contrary
hundred too old to find place in the ethics
day. The Medical Journal e0itor declares that
jortty being the side Of vaccination the minority
ought to be suppressed, allowed the right
Of free speech Certainly If this rule had been
in the days of Jenner the would have escaped