The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-05
CHILDREN TRAINING
Bachelor Attempts /, Dictate to
Mothers.
NEVER HAD ANY BUT KNOWS

Believes the Mothers Of the Count,
Have no Proper Conception Of IN
Proper Trsitins and Education Q
Their Sons and Daughters.
A bachelor Of observation Il author.
ity for the statement that no more
.han half the mothers In civilization
bring up their children properly. Does
a mother slap, euR or Jerk the tender
little beings con1ded TO her carer Does
she nse abusive language to themi
Does she break her promises to them
Does she scare them into fits By telling
them the policeman or the big, bad
man will come and carry them OF II
they do not obey herf Does she ever
tell them a lie? Does she allow their
sweet little bodies TO become untidy7
Then that woman IL not fit to have
children. no matter who or what she "a,
declares the bachelor. Boys learn rude
ness and violence from their own moth
ers. How can they be other than III
bred, destructive young savsgesf Lit
tie girls hear their mothers tell petty
falsehoods; they hear her scoid vio-
lently; they see her rude, inpolIte and
untidy In her own family circle. How,
then. can these little girls become
sweet tempered, sincere, neat and high
bred womenf Are the sons Of Quaker
mothers ever found among the gangs
OF young street rufflansf am report
Ing still the opinions of the wise bache-
lor. So fully convinced Is he of the
truth Of all this that he is sure It
would be a step forward for the race
II the training of little children were
taken out OF the hands OF their moth
ers and given to women who have made
scientific study Of 1t. The scientific
rearing of children Is. quite compatible
with love and tenderness. with good
manners. good temper and good NOR
ais. So says the bachelor.
Don't let rs put on airs, not any Of
Us. It is quite possible II we could
trace our distinguished family back
only two or three removes that we
would come upon a grandfather who
picked his teeth with a fork.
Nothing VIII wake the women Of
Russia to the need Of their sex par
t!clpating In public affairs like the In
human war against Japan, with grand
dukes driving woman's best beloved
to be slaughtered for quarrel whose
cause they do not know. Not long
since the women Of Moscow sent to
Empress Allx a petition begging her
to try to stop the war. 1t Ia one Of
the most pathetic documents on rec
ord. ''Oh. sovereign" it said. moth
ers whose hearts are breaking cannot
remain silent. Our best forces are per
ishing."
The Russian revolutionist party In
its manifesto to the emperor made de-
mand for universal equal and secret
ballot for male snd female citizens"
Put that down to the credit Of the Rus
sian revolutionists.
Italy has q woman orchestra leader
Of distinction. Her name is Palmira
orso. Recently she led the orchestra
during great performance OF the
opera "Ernani" at Livorno.
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don't know who wrote the story or
i would give her credit. I am sure
1t was woman. Once gentleman
and his wife spent considerable time
studying American Indian life and
customs During a walk they saw
an Indian chiefs family moving"
The chief himself stalked ahead, ma
jestic as an eagle. He was an exceed
ingly chesty chief. He stuck up his
chin and threw out his breast as II be
owned the universe. ''See how splen-
didly that chief carries himself" said
the gentleman. ''Yes," replied the lady.
sand see how splendidly his wife car
ries that stoyev'
In the vast and varied field Of indus
trial electricity are many openings for
women. From the running Of an cleo
trical engine to the manufacture Of
electrical instruments there Is employ
ment for the woman who has qualified
herself to do It,
Have you noted recently the number |
of alleged wise men who feel call to |
lay down the law as to the proper |
sphere and duties Of womeni Such |
would be authorities on women folk are |
plentiful as grand dukes In Russia.
How many years, pray, have these men
been women that they should know all
about lit Let them wait till they them
selves have been women awhile before
taking It on themselves to instruct the
feminine sex az to what its sphere b.
Etupendous is the eonceit Of the mascu-
line belngi