The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20

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.sapppso.F;ts Of the family Is c9neernGa,
HeeaWas anteWpSEat 81 accused ~ 5pse;t
POS ppg to g throw the burden DC bread,
winning on tho weaker inemE eE OF the
ma marriage union and even % ,eneoprss
aglns NIL idle and thriftless ihus:
bands But; y these aciduleus com;
SmentatorsS had dipped NJ a little 4 fur.
thee into his speech they would have
perceived that the assertion was not
meant to- stand alone and that his
qualification Of At put another face
upon The matter. u Il believe he
added, @thatSbefore$ taking 80 serious
u stepsa girl should look ahead and
prepare for future misfortunes. There.
fore every girl should ut herself to
step anto her husbands place In the
support Of the family in the event OF
anything Detailing him which8shoutd
unfit him for ISL Il 3ss$s u
r. With thatHoxplanation Of his mean.
Ing, Mr.. Ferris has talked S@iselyiand
3soandly He was only emphasizing
"a fact which is becoming recognized
In sociological conditions. ltgtsgt that
every girl8outside the classes; priv:
.ileged5 sby wealth not only should,
but must he educated 10 become self
isupporttngjin case Of emergencies in.
the @factgof which she would be 4llelp.
less without the resources 81 aofne.
5gainfiil occupation. How far: the
icountry.has alroadySprogresscdSinl tle
direction of, furnishing COMPONENT
tosmarried5 Moments told Inn bulletin
recently published BY the census bu,
reau Reports we're secured from 25,f
440 families living In SO statessSpnd
the occupations represepted 4 ranged
from clerks and mechanics % day3la
borers, 5$ b
The bulletin shows that the work.
gingman does not ecessarll u support
Ills wife many section Of the country.
I1ln the North atlantic States more
than 9 her cent. Of the. wives snte at
work. In The South Atlantic58is States.
ranging from ID delaware to- Georgia,
over Il per cent. work for va es.ili1h
tile Middle West The percentage $ rs
Hover; little more than GEperseent..
while in Colorado. California ana
washington State only d little more
than 3 per cent. are, "a tsswofk, The
average for ali the United States rs
THAT exactly; s;6s per cent, Of the
wives are breadswinncrs: II might
be}supposed5that the majority these
women are Of foreign birth and have
brought the customs of@their former
homes with them, but this isi not true
On the contrary, more native.born
than torelgn.born wives contribute t.
1.-THE family incomes5 although certain
nationalitles haye6a larger5proportior
Of working wives: Thirteen per cent
Of French wives In the United States
are wage Nearnerso and Il per cent
Of the German married women Tak
ing boardersits. one the Oldest and
most common forms OF adding to Tho
Income. Throughout the Unitet
State 1926 per cent Of the working
mems families are wholly or PARTIAL,
supported the wife taking board
ers or dodgers, Il q hi n
According to the report the percent
4 age OF families receiving some in
come from children at work IS ;22:lo
Nothing Is said about the average
earnings Of the children. but5the earn
ings Of the wives make a large item
! The annual income Of the average
workingman's family from allisonrce
lis $74s,50, 5of which the wage earning
wife contributes s12S.52 Summarized
], the bulletin demonstrates that the az