Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-03-16

and she need not be, and generally
ought not to be, TRAINED for a lifelong
career as the family bread winner;
and, therefore, after a certain point
the training of the two must normally
be different because the duties OF the
two are normally different. This
does not mean inequality OF function
but it does mean that normally there
must be dissimilarity of function.
Son the whole, think the duty OF
the woman the more important, the
more difficult, and the more honor
able of the two; on the whole l re-
spect the woman who does her duty
even more than respect the man
who does his. -
"No ordinary work done by man
is either as hard or as responsible as
the work of a woman who Is bringing
up a family of small children; for
upon her time and strength demands
are made not only every hour Of the
day, but often every hour of the
night. II. IA
"She may have to get up night
after night to take care of sick
child, and yet must by day continue
to do all her household duties as
we'll; and if the family means are
scant' she must usually enjoy even
her rare holidays taking her whole
brood of children with her. The birth
pangs make all men the debtors OF all
women.
'Into the womanis keeping is com.
mitted the destiny of the generations
to come after us. In bringing up
your children you mothers must re
member that while it lis essential to
be loving and tender it is no less es
sentiaf to be wise and firm.
Foolishness and affection must not
be treated as interchangeable terms;
and besides training your sons and
daughters in the softer and milder
virtues you must seek to give them
those stern and hardy qualities which
in after life they will surely need
Some children will go wrong in spite
Of the best training, and some will ga
right even when their surroundings
are most unfortunate; nevertheless
an immense amount depends upon the
family training.
II you mothers through weakness
bring UP your sons to be selfish and
10 think only of themselves, you viii
be responsible for such sadness
among the women who are to be their
wives in the future. If you let your
daughters grow up idle, perhaps un
der the mistaken impression that as
you yourselves have had to work
hard they shall know only enjoyment
you are preparing them to be useless
to others and burdens to themselves
| Teach boys and girls alike thai
they are not to look forward, to lives
spent in avoiding difficulties, but tx
lives spent in overcoming difficulties
| Teach them that work, for them
selves and also for others, is not q
curse but blessing: seek to make
them happy, to make them enjoy life
but seek also to make them face lift
with the steadfast resolution to wres
| success from labor and adversely, ant
to do their whole duty. before God AMI
to man. Surely she who can thu.
train her sons and her daughters d
thrice fortunate among women.
| There are many good people wht
are denied the supreme blessing o
children, and for these we have tn,
respect and sympathy always due t,
those who, from no fault of their own
are denied any Of the other grea
blessings of life
/ Here followed the president
severe condemnation OF those VIII,
are childless from choice. He con
tinued: .s
The existence of women Of thi
TYPE forms one of the most unpleas
ant and unwholesorne features o
modern life. If any one is so dim o
vision as to fail to see what ,
thoroughly unlovely creature such !,
woman is wish they would rea,
Judge Robert Grants novel, .Unleay
ened Bread ponder seriously on TIL,
character Of Selma and think OF til,
fate that would surely overcome an!
nation which developed its averag,
and typical women along such lines
/ Unfortunately 1t would be untru,
I, to say that this TYNE EXISTS f,nly Al