Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, March 12, 1920, Image 6
Demoraic ata, " Bellefonte, Pa, March 12, 1920. PLEASANT GAP. A young married man, a few even-. ings ago while shopping or loafing at our store, wanted to know what the hell a woman was made for any way. A man making such a blunt, unrea- sonable remark, in all probablity has not sufficient brains to know the orig- inator of woman. This is a tough topic, and one that has become as smooth as Billy Ross’s cellar door, where the boys and girls have been sliding these many years. With your permission, if space is available, I will give my views as best I can on this all-important subject. “And from the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brouht her unto the man.” And Adam said, “this is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was tak- en out of man.” “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh,” Genesis IL This is the beginning of woman and shows how she came to be here. It is always important to know where and how troubles begin; also, the why as well as the wherefore of troublesome | things i “The Lord God said; it is not good , that the man should be alone; I will | make him a helpmate for him.” | What is woman’s mission, or what | was the object of her creation? To be a helpmate to man. What is a helpmate ? A helpmate; an assistant; a part- ner; a helper; a consort; a wife. Woman's physical nature, her dis- position and her aspirations, all ac- cord perfectly with the idea of her be- ing a helpmate to man. It was seen that man was imperfect as he stood alone and woman was created as his complement, thereby completing the most perfect and most important of all the works of creation. Man was made the highest of God’s creatures and given dominion over all, yet it was found that he was imperfect. It is even so to this day. Man is the stronger, and upon him rests the greater responsibilities of life. Yet he is as ‘imperfect without his natur- al complement, woman, as was Adam; and woman still retains, and ever will, the same relation to man that Eve did to Adam—a helpmeet, a partner, an assistant, a wife. Whenever woman is found outside her sphere; whenever she assumes the place of man and makes him her com- plement, then she is abnormal. There is no special law against a woman be- ing abnormal in character any more than there is in her being abnormal in appearance. It is abnormal for her to have whiskers, or masculine features, | or to usurp the prerogatives of man | in the economy of life. A man-wom- | an; that is, a woman who ignores her mission, - denies her station and usurps the place of man, is a mon- | strosity, and an abnormal creature. : A womain—man; that is a man ho has stepped into woman’s sphere, is likewise a monstrosity, and abnormali- ty, a biddy. That the spheres in which men and women move comparatively independent of each other are large, there can be no doubt. { It is not denied that woman is every whit as efficient in the discharge of the duties peculiar to these similar de- grees as man. Women who have an insatiate desire to rush into the! breeches under the guise of defending | their rights, but which is in reality an effort to wrest from man certain pre- rogatives bequeathed him by heaven, are usually to a degree disgusting to womanly women and manly men. When such as these marry they un- | ceremoniously slip into the breeches, leaving the man to become a biddy, if he is not one already. There is no greater abnormality than a woman in breeches, unless it is a man in petticoats. It is just as much a woman’s duty to cook the food as it is a man’s duty to provide it, and she is no more of a drudge in doing so than he is. Girls know instinctively that their mission is to join themselves to men when they have reached the years of maturity. Were they taught that they would have a share of the labors, cares and responsibilities of this new life to bear there would be more hap- piness and fewer disappointments in the world. Great care is necessary in fitting a girl for the operatic stage. She must acquaint herself with all the details of the business. If she does not she will surely fail. How much more important that she be thoroughly acquainted with all the de- tails of domestic life if she expects to be successful in it. There is no trou- ble in finding good husbands and good homes for all those who are compe- tent to become the heads of house- holds. None need go begging for a husband. The present severe winter has been very har don birds, rabbits and small game; so much so that through des- peration and hunger these unfortu- nate suffering creatures are becom- ing quite tame and frequently visit the back yards of our residential homes to "pick up the discarded crumbs and anything that goes to- ward sustaining life. To the credit of numerous housewives it is gratifying to note that many make a practice of feeding these unfortunates the same as they feed their poultry. From present indications it looks as though in a few more weeks this deplorable condition will cease, and the ap- proaching spring will again add life and animation to these victims of ex- isting circumstances. Your timely editorial which appear- ed in the “Watchman” of a recent date, when you asked: “Does any- body know of any boys who are actu- ally learning a trade?” has caused considerable comment in our commu- nity. After a careful canvass and due consideration we find that our vil- lage does not possess one apprentice to any of the varied trades; for some years back we had an abundance of young men as apprentices to learn the carpenter trade, plastering, masonry, bricklaying, etc., today we have none; in this respect we are degenerating. As an illustration: For the past ten or fifteen years if a young man start- ed to learn a trade at a nominal com- pensation, as soon as the young man showed a slight efficiency in his em- barkation, some rival contractor would offer the lad a dollar a day or more, the result was the boy jumped his trade aspirations, and accepted the proffered offer and will never become a proficient mechanic. Of course, the unprecedented high wages now exist- ing have a demoralizing effect so far as learning trades is concerned. The indications are that we will have a very inferior bunch of mechanics in the next ten or fifteen years. There are more hatchet and saw carpenters today earning fabulous salaries than were ever known before. There are few carpenters left who can make a window sash, a panel door, inside win- dow blinds, etc. The planing mill with improved machinery is responsi- ble for this change. We are drifting to the time when very few practical mechanics will exist. The industrial situation facing us, the people of Pleasant Gap and vicin- ity, for the coming season is most en- couraging. Considerable . improve- ments are under contemplation at the penitentiary. We learn through a re- liable source that eight or nine hun- dred additional men will be required in the early spring to complete much needed improvements at the new in- stitution. This is certainly gratify- ing news for our community. Our mainstay, the Whiterock Lime works, are progressing nicely; new men find employment there daily and it is said the management have decided to give their men an advance in wages at an early date; 15 per cent. it is alleged will be added. The management of Whiterock evidently believe in doing the right thing with their men, as their compensation at present is by no means measly. It is to be hoped the men will appreciate the liberality of their employers. Next comes our state road, as soon as the snow dizap- pears and seasonable weather sets in, it is said the contractors expect to em- ploy four or five hundred men, if ; ii . available, with a view of rushing their ! contract to completion by next fall. The work will be prosecuted more speedily than last season, since much of the intricate and tedious work, such as sewerages and bridges, were completed last season, most of the work is straight road work, which will show better results as soon as the season opens. Our lumbering in- terests of Greensvalley and sur- roundings are progressing nicely. Im- mense amounts of the finished product leave Pleasant Gap station daily. Al- together the situation here for both capital and labor is most encourag- ing. . “For three days and nights I have suffered agony from a raging tooth- ache.” “Why don’t you get it pulled?” “I would, but I'm afraid it would hurt.” i sunseribe for the “Watchman.” = Tel ——— A | | in ig £¥0 ephone Business ¢ OR twenty years the opera- tions of The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania have never afforded the property more than a reasonable return on a good, sound, con- servative investment. This is not a Company that has been marked by frenzied finance. contrary, there is not a drop of so-called water in our capitalization. It has created no great fortunes. Because the Company is big, many people think it has made “all sorts of money” and is still making it. The fact is—as the published records show—that fancy dividends have always given way to good plant maintenance, adequate reserves against depreciation and common-sense stability of the business. That's what good service depends on! g P At the present time those essential elements are facing There are not revenues enough to meet our necessities. And rates are forthcoming, outcome is obvious—a service danger- ously impaired and a because of the uncertainty of continued returns, will not attract new capital for improvements and extensions. The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania owners of the On the serious danger. unless adequate and quickly, the property which, rear wheels track. Ber like a wagon. Solid bottom bed with heavy cross pieces, and supported by full width of sides. and rear axle. on. Chain-Driven Exclusively. No moving parts on rear axle. Front and Axles coupled together with angle steel reach ; coupled short, dividing load between front Wide-tired wheels. Axle not used as a bearing for gears to run Positively not a worm or cog gear on the machine. levers. The lightest, easiest running and most practical Spreader. ta" Just received a carload of Conklin Wagons. 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