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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1910)
MARCH 11, 1910 11 The Commoner. mmmmmmmsmtifci 0 His Sympathetic Soul The prominent citizen who em ployed a large number of women in his box factory was very indignant. "The idea of the legislature hav ing the effrontery to interfere with the right of women to earn a liveli hood!" he ejaculated. Naturally we were eager to be en lightened, hence we asked for in formation. "Why, the legislature has just passed a law making it illegal for women to work more than ten hours a day in any factory." "But isn't that a wise and humane law?" wo asked. "Indeed it is not!" shrieked the prominent citizen. "Why, I have hundreds of women in my employ who will be unable to earn enough to live on if they are not allowed to work fourteen and sixteen hours a day." 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O. his way to seo a Judge about an injunction beforo wo thought to ask him why his wage scalo wasn't high enough so that a woman could earn enough in ten hours to enable her to live comfortably and honestly. Which Reminds Us Mr. John Kirby, president of tho National Manufacturers' Association, and a violent opponent of trades unionism, says that the high cost of living is due to tho fact that the labor unions have insisted on higher wages. That reminds us. of the story of the old colored man who sought a divorce from his wife. "What grounds have you for di vorce?" asked the judge. "Jedge, day woman is alius a pes terin' me tub death f'r money. One day sho'll done ask mo f'r a dollah, an' de nex' day sho'll ask mo f'r fifty cents, an' do nex' day sho'll ask mo f'r anotha' dollah. It's jes' money, money, money, all do time, youah honah." "What does she do with all that money?" asked the judge. "O, I dunno, jedge. I ain't nevah gib her none yit!" Mr. Kirby will please take note that the moral of this little story is tho application of it. Applied Mathematics Wo haven't yet seen tho story in print, but it is a good one. The author is unknown, but whoever he, or she, may be, credit is cheerfully accorded. When little Johnnie came home from school one afternoon he found a caller with his mamma. Johnnie sat down and the caller, as usual, began conversation. "Do you go to school, Johnnie?" "Uh-huh yes, ma'm." "What are you studying?" Readin', wrltin', an' 'rithmetic." O, you aro studying arithmetic, aro you?" "Uh-huh yes, ma'm." "And how far along are you in arithmetic?" "Purty far." "But just how far are you?" "O, over t' th' guzintus." "Where?" "T th' guzintus." "What on earth do you mean by that, Johnnie?" "O, two guzintu four, two guzintu six, two guzintu eight you know tho guzintus." " Up-to-Dato After hearing the woman's peti tion for a divorce the just judge said: "The decree is granted, with ali mony. 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