The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
THE pEASOOY MEDICAL INSTITUTE.

on the farm. In our womans Hurfraga
contest we said womhn's place was az
home then WAY not let her etsy there?
10 is all right for a man 60 do womins
work, because Il Is easier than his own.
but for woman to do n mans work tCs-
peciolly on the farm is, In my mini, uu-
Just, Illegal and should not be allowed.
Qpnons vary and, no doubt. many viii
Disagree with me, but this Ia what I he
love VIII admit that l am ladys
luBn. although that is not my greatest ann
hilton llko the girls aud am not
ashamed OF K. Well I am about to leave
my subject and for fear l VIII cause some
ono TO vote against the negative ~ ! may
use tho terul, win Just turn tho tldp a
little, Tho boys IN Utah nre very IN
dustrio,S generally, and do twice as iuuch
work as tho girls, and am confident that
this Is the case all over the North The
grh here are afraid "a 'ot che sun strike
them IN tho winter time, nnd arc so lazy
assistance 81 the powder hoN or the paint
eau, Men, or boys are supposed a do
more work Than women, and they certainly
do AZ here Arthur pnwBons dos 'rlp,lon
ot the girlS IN Texas would suit the titHh
girls better, ] believe, or course thC:s
are exceptions 20 all rules, hut this " geu-
orally the case Iet me ASK whaE Would
become " our great manufactures II y waS
not for the slIllful and well learned men
Of the present timer woman could not
manage d factory, Mother could they run
a cotton gin, pitch hay or work with
tOam. They can cook and hatter the boys.
though all OF them can not do that Well
HRpB have given my opinion on the cou-
test and will now tell you little OF what
do for amusement these cold winter
dGye / md great pleasure In climbing TO
tho tops Of the mountains here and turning
rncios about, giving them a start down tho
hin and watching them descend to the bot,
tom. They wiz often jump nifty feet and
give q tree very hard jar when they
strike them ] would Ike 10 see letter
soon from my old chum, Douglass Richard
son; also Aylmer Jennings Wishing you
~ a Happy New Year, | remain, your
friend, Elijah II. Gregory
spleudora. TeTas-Dear Happyhammers:
I viii come in TO vote iu the contest,
which do the most work, boys or grlsT'
| Wen, this Ia a hard question TO decide
| When they arise In the morning the girls
| have TO help cook breakfast While the boys
are attending TO the horses, and when tho
horses are fed the boys come In, alt down
and wait till breakfast is ready. When
they eat breakfast the boys go on 70 work
and the girls have 10 wash the dishes.
make up the beds. sweep, milk the cows,
sweep the yards, and by that time dinner
Is to be cooked. The girls make n IRE, go
to the garden, WASH aud dress the yege-
tables, put them IN the pot, make bread,
fry meat, grind coffee, chuIn, SGT the table,
sweep and lot more. The boys come IN,
eat their dinner, rest awhile, when the
poor girl has no rest, for the dishes are
10 be washed. the house TO be swept then
she slts down, pieces on a quilt makes a
dress or something. Then supper Is to %
cooked, when supper Is eaten the boys At
down and rest, or go to bed, but there are
the dishes TO be washed. Who ls TO wash
tbom2 or course, poor old sis. SO then IL
Is over but look during the week Nnshlng'
occurring and ironing have TO be done, rms
hoy says Sis, when are you going 70 iron
Next Friday2 Well, iron me shirt anu
collar because | haven't money TO eend
them to the laundry ana want trr 70 go NO 20
hasn't work 20 do, so he goes hunting nne
has his sport, and on sunday he hasn't
anything 70 do, but sis has 10 eook ah1
work about the same as during the week'
Arthur Wentherby, what does your Pa,
rer cost year, nnd. what are your e'po
pins WORTH Haps J think II "0eld ~
some kind and send II 70 Mrs. Foster, ask
lng her 70 send them with each cnMt,
some time ago I saw q letter from Dsi's
Singletary OF Aiadsonvllle, Texas, ana
would like TO correspond with her, because
Edna Zimmerman
Oot Aha Te1aB.-Dear HappyhamIners.
Christmas Inns come aud gone ! nope I'M.
ali had happy time, for | think thAt -
ne time to 20 ,hl9,PpGy.., H .MhinS a 40 the
NS% , aSSE t6e bows Or g,ris5 Now I'm
not going to say boys are lazy a1S. ioT Rus
might discourage some Of onr aanPiisxv M
I "a say both boys and girls az h,ne
40 tbe hardest work, but | think giriis r,, 10
inc most It's cook, wasp aish i,,,,. ,,,nai
$500 nm sncaking OF the number. OF grls
w who work in tie aeld We are besiInHipss
onr duties FOR a new year ana nor III. x.sr
see how much better we can q" s'l's go
tn Pnrr aas' + TOO. wish knew YOU
wonIdn't write You a scorcher, put
ggSuiu tTt * near their heads roar any
n"SH and 70 get some silly, "deluasd e.
| W {lsten with three cheers ior ih9 Ns'A
/ remain true HAP 49,