Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-24
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CIubRSIedbyWomen.
Teachers Scayce-Fog
Girl StpdeHtS.

m,.,o seems to be a good deal Of nm
-.s,ntv AZ to what IL really the prop
= ~arb for q working woman. The
,uswomep of Chicago have started
uovsment to memorialiEe President
poosevelt on the subject. Recently 10
- c,tv a woman was arrested and
49, 80 sor wearing trousers while trying
80 an honest living &c . hOdcar-
". A recent ruling 81 the national
.~.toH,ee department prescFibes tFOu-
- FOR a woman employed as mail
-Ssrr,er why this discrimination7
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Tha women's club Of Magnolia,
Mass ia unique in the history Of wo-
mems organizations. IL has aamem-
h~rshIp of upward Of 800, all women
srnnloved as workers in the hotels,
hoarding houses and cottages Of sum-
80 residents of that resort. This
cIub was started several years ago by
tho Dastor of one Of the churches In
the village, who opened room in
which women might rest, read or play
names. 1t soon Outgrew its original
quarters.
with a few unimportAnt exceptions
the town OF East Claridon, o., 10 un-
der woman's rule. 1t IL not q wom7
ans rights stronghold. No suRra-
rette has ever lifted up her voice
within its corporate limits, yet women
hold all the public Offices and, with
one or two exceptions, are at the head
Of all commercial enterprises. For the
last quarter Of a century East Clari-
don has been one of the sl0west towns
in the Buckeye State. Now. however,
under feminine management It Is look
ing up perceptibly.
Although it is not easy to credit the
statement, it is an actual fact that
there is a scarcity Of women teachers
In the country. This is felt most In
the rural districts, where salaries are
small. The time has come when q
stenographer after three months study
can command $40 a month, and In
three years a salary In excess Of
that Of the teacher, who has spent
double the time In laborious prepare
ton. The result is that in all parts
Of the country teachers are taking mp
business emplOyments during their va
cations just to see what they can do
and find that they succeed better than
at pedagogical work.
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Russia is one Of the few civilized
countries in the world in which the
WOmans club does not flourish. The
wealthy women do not care to come
together, except to play cards. The
women Of the middle classes would 10
glad to have clubs, but they are dIs-
eouraged by the authorities, who
know them to be opposed % the pres
ent system Of government.
RR :
The condition Of working girls IN
Berlin il far from credltable 70 the
Inhabitants Of that rich and splendid
capital. There are upward Of $1,000
OF these women In the city, and thag
are practically homeless, having nc
rooms even which they can call theiI
own. They must sleep In the schlaf
stellen, which are merely cheap lOdg
ing houses, and they have no place t.
shelter them in the daytime when they
are out Of work. The city contributes
only $500 toward the support Of 1
Place to which they may 60 WheE
they are sick.
A philanthrOpic Swiss woman, FEAS
sone Tschau, has built a home FOL
Poor girl students at Geneva. and It 4
now ready for occupancy. The build
ing has cost about $4,000, and $40.
WO year will come from the endOW
ment fund. Only those girl student
who can afford to pay merely a nom
mai price will be received.
RR
Inc poverty which entails no Berv
All Tor the young wife Is often Q bless
.as In disguise, hygienically speaking
secause 1t means that she must TAX
practical part In keeping her littl
aone In order. The woman who ha
% sweep and dust and even cook 70
several hours daily, other things bein
sqaal, Is far happier than she who ca
NROrd' to be INDECENT and who doe
aOt DO ten minutes honest work N tn
Wenty-four hours.
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Ana Humphry Ward, the Englis
esseilst who has obtained % great
aaentele IN this country, q bitter d
sOAent Of woman suffrage. For som
u1e she has been carrying on a COZ
esersy with Mrs. Julia Ward How
mas recently written another lett
which she asserts that eQuHl 50
has been OF no practical benei
America. As proof OF her contantio
- cites the instance OF a congre
oA election In Denser a few yeaI
and declares that the women {
o to fraud. Now comes the d
attorney In Denvee, who TAX