The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-02
KANSAS c0MMENT
ACCOMPLISHED" GIRLS.


L heard somebody perhaps it was a
prude, say the other day that fashion
ABLY accomplished young ladies consider
IL disgrace to enter kitchen or know
no" TO make loaf of bread. Now we
know some sensible girls who do not
consider themselves disgraced if they
are found helping their mothers, and
moreover we know that what the above
;ilentloled prude said is true in man.
instances Society at the present day
demands that girls shall be what they
can complished; and to fulfill this d.
lland the mothers of Christendom teach
tnelr daughters that knowledge of all
lhdt belongs to life'S duties at home is
rot one of the requirements. that man.
ual labor must be consonant with draw
ing room cultivation. And so their lily
han5s slip idly over the piano keys;
eney waltz In the most approved style;
slmper little French or German, quote
poetry-and society says they are ac-
conp1shed. Doubtless they are and
by-and-by, as all modern fashionables
DO, they win husband. Now is there
one or their boosted Accomplishments
That will help TO make or bless a home?
we know that home where there are no
songs or sweet harmonies: but a knowl-
edge OF the piano will not help a woman
discharge her wifely duties, and a smat-
terfng of French or an ability to waltz
gracefully. will do but little towards
preparing a Dalatable dinner for a hus-
pand when he comes home hungry.
Modern girls have not less ability than
our gI'andmothers had; the evil all lies
in the principles imbibed in early years.
# mothers Ill teach by word and deed,
that likeness is an accomplishments then
what may we expect? Where shall we
look for the true women the blessed
homes in the years to come? The wo-
man who would fill life's station nobly
and well, cannot learn too much. If
she fails in her home she will fail in
all; for there rest the basis of her ulti-
mate successfully Chief.
GOOD WORD FOR THE FARM.
Recently the Atchison Globe made
the observation that while there
We're few men in that town who were
earning salaries of $4,000 per annum
or more, it was not uncommon
thing for Atchison county owners OF
quarter sections to have incomes even
exceeding that amount. 1t is true that
in any such comparison the item of
investment must be considered, for it
frequently occurs that men working
for large salaries are required to
make but small if any investment
However, the average salary man on
$4,000 a year will own his own home,
and often it represents as great an
outlay as the possession of quarter
section of land. But the man on a
salary must pay his living expenses
out of his income, while the farmer
reckons up his $4,000 or more profits
as clear gain. The farmer has the
further advantage that he is not de-
pendent upon the possible whims OF
an employer, in time of sickness his
earnings need not necessarily cease,
and in recent years at least his prop
erty has been steadily Increasing IN
value. 1t is out of the question to
expect that even in the average in
stance the purchase price of a farm
invested in the mercantile business in
town or city will yield any such re-
turns as does the farm The manage
ment of a farm requires work to be
sure, but on the whole, less of 1t ana
less concern and worry than does a
pursuit where there is az
ways a possibility of failure or of los
ing a ce.-Leayenworth Times.
THE TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE.
The telegraphers' strike is dying a
slow but sure death, just as it deserv-
ed to die. There was never reason
or cause for the strike. The operators
objected to sending messages to fell |
low they didn't like, and because one
kicked, they all kicked and quit. An |
employe owes a duty to his employer, |
just as the employer owes duty to |
his employees. The strike was unreas- |
enable. without sense or justice, and |
it has failed as it STANDARDIZATION |
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