Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-10

they were unwilhngly brought INTO tnis
world by the young father and mother
who knew not how 20 live the married
life or what it meant. The world to-
day cannot feed, properly clothe or
educate the lonely, uRcared for little
ones that roam the streets at mid
night. Why, then, cry and plead for
morei Why not open the heart to love
and look with pity and sympathy on
those living today who need mental
and physical Development
A college woman says, "Not more,
but fewer children, and better born
and bred-an increase in quality, not
quantity, Of human kind, is the need Of
the United States and Of every country
at the present time" Might it not
be called suicide Of the race when 80
many little ones are brought into the
world only to suffer and die because
Of lack Of proper care and attention as
have already died in the low life Of
large citiesi Doesn't it sound suicidal
when SO many mothers give all they
have yes. even their lives, for the
sake Of many childreni Better let one
child De born and live 90 years than
to let ten be born and live but FIVE
years Again the college woman says
."Do not call 30 the suicide Of the race.
nc is the salvation Of the raccl"
Why not for the benefit Of humanity
stop making a "ten cent man and a
thousand dollar horse"l In the name
Of Great Jehovah give the premium to
the ones who have learned His law Of
love, who are equally yoked together,
who live a life Of happiness and who
end it In triumph, not in separation.
why not encourage young people to
study human nature, themselves. their
capabilities and their possibilities be.
fore entering LIES career hand In
handi Why not stop worrying about
rcpioHishing the earth when man is en-.
tcr.ng an ago IN which he will learn
20 live and 20 live longcri why not en-.
courage young people TO stay young
By not getting married 20 youngi
Tho OLD fashioned married lifo makes
womcu Old. Tho writer BE- not speaking
from d pcss.mistic standpoint but from
o. standpoint Of facts Mr.. Henry r.
Huck iu bis brief essay on "The Eyo.
luton Of Girlhood" In Harper's Mag.
asiuc. calls attention to the fact that
us che stage OF civilization advances
ihc youth and beauty OF girls arc pro.
lougcd. tlo says tho American Indian
girls were iu society az s or no and
were ready 10 think OF marriage. by
tho time they were 10 their freshness
was gone and there seemed 10 be no
intermediate stage of youn womanhood
between 10 and So The same thing Is
almost as strikingly shown In tho no
gro race and southern races generally
The hard work and early marriages Of
backward races account Tor this strlk.
ing difference as compared with Anglo.
Saxon people. Mr.. Rnek comes 10 the
conclusion that tho matter OF education
is the greatest factor Ia prolongation
Of woman 3 beauty aul freshness InI
college and literary education tho wo.
mru of America are admittedly pre-.
eminent anal that Is why Max OReu
could write that even when one OF
these women Is plain she is always in
possession OF Fedesming something
Whieh saves her, She looks inteni,
g'nt, "a creature that has been allowed
90 ihink for herself.
IL poor old mother happened 10 come
into youT office or home. what have
Nou sometimes hear her sayi Uudoubt,
eiiN, 81 ann SO tired today" Ii Won
looked into the face what ala Won see
Wrinkles, PrematuTely gray hairs and
sometimes look OF despair. Her
shoulders rouud and stopped; her hands |
rough ani WriHklel and brown. This
Is woman who has married youne
'he mother of a large family and the
wife of a hushsud who did not have /
start in life before be married.. who
found 'i hard and sometimes impossible |
20 get a start after marriage because |
bis Income vas not sufficient 10 feed |
'l''he' e'iueate and properly bring M
a's many ehldFen. one Of the .'hard |
20 solye' problems in the affairs Of
married life, as also in an the afairs
q the world, is the SOLD ana silver. or
ne remuneration for labor. The s.y.
''ees rendered by wife or mother Sem
o have no financial value Very often
'nd 100 often a true, noble mother who