The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17

TUES IAN tsl 1906.
llITEsAS BREAD-lallaEEg
When ~ was anlioane 4 that w
ersls EefaSeras sc eaaat aste faf ilsey;
erncr Mictisan at tkesr recent else
|Itlpn had declared II, bit adtis sss me-
Itote the National Comm erslal each:
Esrs Association 81 chieago tint no
woman should cont template matti:
mony until she sis able ID support 4
husband, there was ID general outcry
of protest, and 4 Mn i srris was ".
|'riousiy asked ny nutner olis scrihcssit
Ihelmeants To adyocate ID changed In the
relati lions Soff The sexes so far 8as The
support % the family Sis concerned.
He 'was iintemperate accused ofspyo,
posing 10 throw the burden % bread
winning, onsthe weaker memb tie
marriage union and even sofS enconr,
aging ali idle and thriftlessl shus'
bands; But 40 these acldulouss com;
mentators had dipped little fur.
lther$intos his speech they would have
perceived that the assertion was not
meant no stand alone and that h!s
qualification: Of III nut another face
upon the matter u Es believe. he
added, athat before taking $50 serious
a step a girl should look ahead and
prepare for future mlsfcrtunes, There
fore every girl sshould Sfts herself Ito
step into herFhusband' s place III the
support 81 the family sinEtfe event. 81
anything befailing him which Should
unfit him for work., a " 5s!ssS
III with tha + explanation o. his mean.
Ling, Mr. Ferris. ,has5talked wisely and
soundly.Ss: He5was only emphasizing
ae fact which Incoming recognized
lin sociological conditions 1t ls that
every girl outside the classes priv
LEGGED BY wealth mot only should,
4 but mnstsbe educated to become fself:
supporting I'M case ofsenergencles2 ID
/ the fact Of which she would be help;
less without the resources Of some
gainfel occupation. How far lie
country has already Progress i'm the
direction hflrnishin employment
Ito married. Women; rs Stoldsln aEbulletin
ErecentlyS published sbyEt census bp,
reau.s Reports wore secured froms25,.
4 l4O families living In SO States and
| lie occupations represented ranged
4 from clerks and MEG anicsfto day la.
l}borers. 4 5s4sSS. s.; Y
The bulletin shows that the worls
Isingmans does not necessarily support
thisiwife5i1 many section ofSthe country.
IN the North Atlantic states more
than fper cent S9f stheSwiyes arc ;ill
.EWort& In The South Atlantic States
ranging from Delaware TO Georgia
Oyer a per cent, work for wages. III
4 The Middle West the percentage 51s
4 lower little more than 9 per cent;
while I'M Colorado, California md
Washington State only litt1e53more
/ than 8 per cent. are at work Tie
/ average! for all the United States. u
that exactly Sos per- cent 81 the
;|sWlyes are Sbread.wlnnerss III might
be supposed that! the maj ority q these
women are of foreign birth and 5haye
broughtst the customs Of their former
homes With5them, but. thls!is ,nottrne
4 On the contrary, more natiye:born
than toreign,born8 wives contribute II
| the family incomes, although certain
nationallties have a larger. proportion
ofSworking wives. Thirteen per cent
Of French wlvesSln the United States
are wage earners, and II per cent
OF the German married women. TAI
Ling sboarders Is one Of the Oldest ant
most. common forms Of adding StoSthe
income. Throughout the United
Stale 1926 per cent. OF the working
mems families are wholly or partially
supported blythe wife taking board
ers or dodgers. /! Il q u h Il
According TO the report the percent
age OF families receiving some In
come from children at work Is :22ls
Nothing Is said about the average
earnings otsthe children, but the earn
|lngs Of the wives make a large; item
The annual income ofithe average
nottingham s family from all source