The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-09

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THE SIMPLER LIFE"
The day is done. The purpling twilight
fades in night
The children with their books. the
mother with her darning kit
Around the table glowing with the
fresh trimmed light,
Are all at rest, as thus in homely
happiness they sit;
And grandma in her cozy chair now
mods in aged content,
Anon starts up, and adds some drow-
sy hating word,
And thanks her God for blessings am
ply sent,
As in a pause-the insect music in
the trees is heard.
And I, in Morris chair with easy COM
fort rest,
A welcome friend-while telling of
the days great sport
Look on with lazy joy, and think this
simple life is best
When colored with the tints that
round this home resort
And then, again, my mind is carried
to the city's glare,
AS those I love pass on before my
lingering sight
l wonder it, as I, they're happy in their
homes down there?
Are they content as these around me
are tonight?
Have they performed their daily work.
ing task?
Have they, as these, laid down their
daylight toll?
Are they at rest, as I myself, I ask,
Or are they burning fast their mid
night oil?
My heart goes out to them in this, a
home of peace.
Where blessings are-the farmer only
knows
Where at the setting of the sun his
work must cease.
Where quiet of mind, where ease of
heart in fullness grows.
We pirate of pleasure in the city's
noise and strife,
But doubts within my mind will now,
unbidden, come.
I really think we city folk, know not
the happy life
That thus 1 see in this contented
farmers home.
I long to flee beyond the city's artif-
cial flow.
To feel the joy that natures closeness
gives to me;
long to have the healthy, sturdy
country glow,
To fill remaining days with all that's
clean and good to be-
WILLIAM WILLIS.
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Based upon the returns of the last
census, there are in the United States
today more than a million females over
ten years of age, engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits; but nearly twothirds of
these are the cOlOred women and chill
dren at work in the cotton, tobacco and
sugar plantations. There are, however,
100000 engaged in trade and transports
tatiOn, and 100000 in trade and me-
chanical pursuits, chiefly, of course,
dressmaking millinery, and sewing.
Still, there were in 1900 about $500
female ironworkers in foundries, fur
naces, and rolling-mills, and 1000 oys
ter men," or rather oyster women,
and 1,500 timers.
Among what might be called the Gu
riOsities of the census is the recording
of 6,663 female messenger, errand, and
office boys" 1892 female bundle and
cash boys" 900 female "draymen,"
go female office boys" 100 female
"lumbermen" and 'raftsmen," eight
cen female "longshore men," ten fe-
male "baggagemen," and three female
"brakemen."
Few people have ever seen women
railroad conductors, yet there are sew
en-; or locomotive engineers and fire.
men, yet there are forty-five or street.
car conductors, of which there are for
ty-siX, and two 'motOrmen."
If any wish the privilege of being
inferred by women there are 1926 such
undertakers, one-third of whom are in
the State of New York, most of the
others living in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
California, Illinois, New Jersey, and
Massachusetts. There are also ninety
one women sections.
Although women are supposed to like
auctions, it must be chiefly as buyers,
for there are only three auctioneers of
that sex.
While there are 1856 brick-and stone
masons, forty-four plasterers. 1913
plumbers and gas-ftters, and 143 stone
cutters there are only two women roof