The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28

Ing, bookkeeping. the skilled trades
of this economic revolution were thor
loughly established. and It's effects had
for some time been important enough,
To attract tho attention of inNcstlgn-
3T121di women engaged In wage
earning occupations. while in 1900 the
number had reached b,007,0oo--un In
crcase notably greater than tho pro-
portlonate growth in population dur
ing those years.
In the seven years elapsinE since
then, 1t is more than probable tint this
rate of increase has been at least
maintained. Since no detailed figures
nr0 available later than 1900. however,
| II is worth while to note those given III
the special census report covering the
decade ending with that year. In that
Iperiod the number of women engaged
in principal calllngs Increased as fol-
lows:
Law, from EOS to l.Olo: stenog-
raphers. a1.2li to S5,9la. architects,
l327 to Loaf; clergymen. 1,143 to S.40S;
jnnitors. etc, 2.S03 to So2S, rookkcep-
ers, sT,6oG to 1880; telegraph and
telephone operators. S,i03 to 22,i5i;
nurses. 1895 to 10S,97S; saieswomen,
IbiI71 to 1850 Journalists. SIS to
2la3; leborers, 50.32l to 1i1..o3: mis-
Icellaneous manufacturing, 71.91S to
2Eo627; hired housekeepcrs, SG.OS9 to
i14It03. laundrcsses. 215,12l 10 332 Cos;
farm aborers 363,554 to i97,ss0: teach
Icrs, etc. 2i5,S30 TO 3a7,9o6; dressmakers
geo.3Os to 3is.579; servants. ETC.. ,l45,-
255 to 1.2l3,S2S. Senmstresses. one of
the oldest callings. decreased from
1lJ.33o to 1i3,27O.
The moral of this mass of figures
seems reasonably plain. Homc-making,
or private housekeeping, with its In
vclvcd entire dependence upon some
wage earning man. is growing less
popular among American women.
i"Catching husband" is no longer their
one hlghroad to an honorable living.
! They are striking out for themselves
nowadays, more and more olccting to
hoe their own row. Another point Is
equally evident. Working women have
ceased to be content with only the
humblcst positions in the world of
commerce. They are steadily making
their way into the more skilled and
technical callngs. where they compete
OH equal terms with highly-paid men.
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The Timcs-Dispntch and the Liquor
Interests.
Editor OF The Times-D ispatcll:
Sir-No doubt you will recollcct tina;
Mr.. Sitterding and myself called upon
YOU a short time ago in reference ia
editorials Of The Times Dispatch.
take the liberty Of inclosing an au-
thentic denial of one of the articles we
consulted about, and trust 1t may be
your pleasure to give it space in your
valued paper, thereby correcting the
injustice done us at that time. Again
thanking you for your courtesy, / re-
main. Very truly yours.
A. Won N. ROSENEGK.
1.-TWO Enclosures accompany Mr.
Rosenegk's letter One is an editoria
clipped from this paper. which call:
attention to the vigor and ability witt
Which prohibition fights in variou:
Parts OF the country are being waged
The article reproduces telling posters
fused by both factions, entirely withou
argument OF our own, and plainly wit
no sort of Endorsement of the state
ments of either. The force and clever
ness Of the contestants. and not thei
accuracy or rights was our theme
III any Injustice" was done to tn
ili1uor interests, therefore. 1t was don
cuually to the advocates Of prohibition
The other clipping inclosed by on
correspondent is taken from recen
issue of the Saturday Evening Pos,
A writer in that paper not long as
chargetl, or rather reprinted the charge
i League had, in the course of an nd
dress to the league, urged the develop
ment of an appetite for liquor anon
boys. Now another writer in the sam
paper says that this officer never al
anything of the kind, and sends aft
davits declaring that the aforemen
toned statement is "a base, maliciou
; and deliberate falsehood." AS Tn
, Times-Dispatch had never noticed tn
first writer's charge, it certainly feel
under no compulsion to notice tn
, second writer's denial; and this state
ment is made. therefore, entirely OF
| of courtesy to Mr. Roscnegk.-EdIto
The Times Dlspatch.1
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
I Mayor. Wooding, of Danville. recent
g cnyn 1lnticc in the Police Court til.