Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20

knowledge There Is as much good
for a boy in a ball and bat once In
while as there Is In text book. Par.
ents should not forget that physical
development is as important for sue.
cess In life as is mental development.
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At the next meeting Of the Texas
Federation of Women's Clubs this
question will he solemnly discussed:
what Shall We DO With the Menu
That sounds revolutionary and slightly
that in Texas man is OH his last legs,
and may soon rank with the great
aux and the dodo; that woman, in
Texas, at least, has learned to live
within herself, and has found means
of rounding out existence, and making
1t one grand, sweet song, without the
necessity Of mans presence. Let 'em
talk! The men are discussing the wo.
man questions; the women are Grating
on the man question. There has been
some talk about chopping the word
obey" out of the marriage service,
and lot of women nave wasted
breath shouting for recognition of the
fact that they are as good as men.
when the world knows that they are
mighty sight better. What of It? The
status of men and women hasn't
changed. The average man wants to
be good and true and prosperous
Earthly Paradise for him Is a wife
who understands. loving children and
home. The average woman feels
that she has played the fullest part In
life when she holds her own child to
her breast and hears that grand word,
mother" She knows that while there
may be fame and rewards in business,
the crown she wears as a wife is made
Of pure gold. and there can be 10 high.
or life In this material existence. So
let humanity argue and puzzle and
talk of amending and revising the
race. 1t can do no harm, and 1t will
never change natural love and the at.
traction Of the sexes which has exist.
cd since the days Of the garden of
Eden.
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Although much has been said and
written about the servant girl problem,
few families in comparison to the
total number In the country are trOu.
bled by II. This fact would be estab.
lished by the census reports II the
average citizen had not noted It In his
experience. The rule is that the Amer.
lean family is independent of outside
help. There are less than two million
women employed MS housekcepers,
stewartlesses. lanndresses, nurses, gen.
eral servants ana Mattresses, whereas
there are more than sixteen million
families In the country. Many of the
women are employed In hotels and res
taurants. public laundries and hospi,.
als. But assuming that they are all
employed In families, there Is less than
one servant for every eight homes. Or,
II the nurses, lnundresses ana house.
keepers are omitted, there IL one ser.
want for every twelve and half fami.
lies. The preparation OF servants TO
the number Of families Is fairly uni.
form drought the whole country. The
States In which there are large cities,
however. hate n larger proportion of
servants than those having small
cities only; and the Southern States.
which have a large negro population,
make use Of more domestic help than
the Western States. The number of
laundrcsses IN the South Is notable.
Georgia has four thousand more of
them than New York Tho problem of
domestic service becomes acute with
the increasing prosperity Of the family
and the growing compleXlty of Its life.
The independence of modest means
ana modest tastes then gives way TO
dependence on the assistance of out.
sldcrs for the qualification OF new
wishes. The millions Of families TINT
are still sufficient unto themselves
have little to complain of when they
consider the trials of those who are de.
pendent on others for the management
OF their homes.
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In many ways Robert Morrison Oily.
plant has been wise man. He Is old. |
He has Just laid aside the cares OF |
business life. After III years In har.
ness he has piled up great fortune
as u railroad man. ana In spite of the |
fact that he offended the public by |
his Obstlnacy In the anthracite strike,
he Ii worth hearing. 1t has become
fashionable for old men to pass on a
few words Of advice to those who
have their fortunes yet to make. Rob.
ert Olyphant says that nine out of
every ten young men who full do 80 |
because they haven't the pluck to win.
He says that nothing has been dis.
covered that will take the place of old.
fashioned honesty. the kind that finds
Its Inspiration In conscience. not In the
fear Of being found out In wrong
action. He doesn't believe In mergers
ana thousand Of the modern meth.
DDS OF business that are shady. but not
enough so to inspire grand jurles to
action. "Whatever you are into. II 1t
Is honest. stick to it," says this anthra.
cite king. He stuck to 1t. and has an
enormous fortune. II success lies In
the making OF u great deal of money,
he Is successful. He says truly that
In this modern age there are too many
SDa smOllc workers They nllnge mt |