The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-03

ny ana We presume In the c1vtlixo<
world generally, though nowhere els
are they 20 marked a. here, says the
Boston Transcript The old basic &C.
equations have shown 4 shrinkage. Al
least with respect to the number OF
persons engaged In them. This II true
to larger extent Of agriculture than
OF almost anything else. though the In
creased use Of machinery proba bly,
more than offsets In the results the ~
duced personality. A comparison Of
the figures for 1880 and 1900 show
very interesting and significant changes
for the double decade. Domestic and
personal service has fallen OF. indi-
eating a tendency toward contraction
Of the home life. The professions have
increased normally. although the pro-
portion Of lawyers II considerably
larger than that Of doctors, which may
account for the fact that the average
OF individual rewards In the latter pro-
fession arc larger than In the former.
Women have taken a more promin-
ent place In the ranks OF the worlds
workers than ever before. The num-
Der engaged In various occupations has
increased from 2.647. 157 In 1880 to
6.S19.397 In 1900. or over 100 per cent.
The demand for entertainment and
amusement is reflected In the fact that
the number of actors and showmen
has increased In twenty years 1861. SO |
per cent and literary pursuits 607 ST |
per cent, though In the dramatic pro-
fession and in the literary world there
are no such shining lights as studded /
the more contracted ornament OF a
previous generation.
Artists have swollen their ranks by
1921 per cent and architects, design
ers and drafters by 360.43. The den
lists show a growth In numbers Of
1000 per cent and journalists of
144-0o. But the profession that leads
them all is that Of electrical and civil
engineering. which has attained the
phenomenal growth OF 1,0S734 per
cent. or course, in some OF its now
prominent branches Its showing was
comparatively small at the beginning
of that period and twenty years OF its :
history likewise covered the rapid de-
velopment Of applied electricity for the :
various purposes In which 1t Is now
employed. There Is nothing surprising q
IN these figures when we consider them
In connection with a service which in
Is almost infinite ramifications is hard r,
y more than a quarter OF a century n
Nd r.
These figures are enlightening. They c,
now numerous departures and indi- N
ate that the present generation must q
Idjust itself to different conditions re
rom those which furnished the goals &C
4 endeavor for a previous one. The m
reatest increase in any one class OF 20
Employees Is in the street railway ser &c
ice. amounting to 2090 per cent. and it
hat can also be accounted for on sim w
ar grounds AS the years go by other eli
ew occupat tons, vital to our expand w
IL civilization, will be added and the sill
Irgest successes await those who can tn
lost clearly and practically anticipate IA
lem- But while we admire the versa NJ
lily and the mental force that have TIL
,vered such a great expanse in that -
brief period. 1t is the
man" whom we still
wait in these several phases OF newly
activity. There is a SPLEEN
d mediocrity expanding everywhere, I
Il the fixed stars that shall hold their J
aces for all times are not yet visible =
the naked eye