Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-02-10
MISCELLANY.
Facts and Fancies.
STibner.
woMAN's WORK.


r. hoor so,,o ,aonIe tall, one yvouId
s,,nOosa tbsra vas q diyidino Iine-as
J;It;nct a. thar drawn between the two
saI s.i0. anaratina so LIT, The d;tfarent nnrsnits
81 I;rJi Of amnIovment-se the
shaa,,is ,,ortion ON tie one hand and the
. ~ a. otber NTWLich of the
go = daS;1notad Inv tbe resnective
,;,,,,Is ~ ths ahova simiIe I will NOT
1rn,an5 70 state since the comnarison
nnt o,;g;naI tbonob IFS annlication
- h,+ tbs ;de, SUGGESTS itself that as
So III, Nv. heards-1
If tbare Rally Is or sbould he sucb
, d;yiJ;ng line I have Vet to stTrble
.or,,ss ~ ned o,, ey;stence of II That
49, = i;na baS hon rnarLed out Inv the
;'ar.;,,at;o,, !, al 81 nan W.. baye aS correct
l,l;f,i,Ia. ~ &c cart,ip oeo,,ranbicaI
i;naS and circles which mass with us as
raaIit;aS which at the same time. are
universally acknowledged to be strictly
imaginary.
1t is on such grounds man holds his
tenure on certain provinces of labor
and professional skill. 1t would seem
that in the beginning there had been a
grand masculine caucus, and all the
most profitable and honorable callings
had been selected and personally appro-
priated, leaving only the more unde-
sirable means of earning her livelihood,
at the disposal of less favored woman
kind.
of the Justice of this sO-called divid-
ing line, there has been much question
during the last few years, and public
opinion. through much agitation of the
subject, has become correspondingly
IiberaliZed - women of intellect and
capacity have aspired to, and achieved
distinction in high places. Commoner
and less ambitious women have found
indulgence, and bettered both their
conditions andtheir purses; vet, though
men are commonly quick to resent any
encroachmeEt upon their considered
rights, it is an undeniable fact that
women are often their own greatest
enemies in obtaining advancement in
those channels where there is competi-
ton between the sexes.
Take for examnIe many of our lady
clerks You enter n LARGE mercantile
honse and take your nlace at \ counter.
After a little WAITING stvlisb- he
Nonnced hefrizzled vouno lady comes
Sountaring Iangui,Ily forward eveino
yon sunerciIionsIv as She advonces
She taEes a fuli inycntorv of your
wardrobe. from peneralities fo mipiItip.
her estimate of your ratio ofimportance
Tor nohodvism) showing itself Visible in
her connfenance and demeanor- The
better yonr cIoth the more attentiop
Won will receive. If Won are poorlv
dressed make nm your mind To he
snubbed. She shows Won pIainly that
II is a sublime condescension on her
mart to wait nnon Won at ali and tLat
IF She obIiges Won in this Won will at
Least have to accommodate vourself to
.-0et
side fiirtatinn on the tanis. with one of
the gentlemen clerks and in that case
won NAV he thankful To get hall NV
ladv's attention- gentleman. undcr
the same circumstances. wouId have
been at least attentiye and resnectfnI
It is owing to tbe Frequency of snch
na+ty opnoSoncaS tbat the Gloss of Iady
cI,.rts haze often been in disfavor
x,-;tb tboSe of tbe;r own Sev
Another and onnosIte class oF ene-
mics 70 woman,s adyancement consists
of those who vet cIinc steadfaStIy IN
tho old traJ;t,onaI IaSdmorts Saeinc,
in ali INNOVATIONS of theSe imnron,iety
and tbe unsexing of her sex
"Whv tbe idea is nerfectIv ,1readfulr -,
EXCLAIMED ono of those tn a brioht Tttie
friend of mine who was GONG to Learn
typesetting-a regular mans business.
aIf Won must apnranfica vnurSalf wby
don't Won learn Some centeeI vomanis
trade millinery or dressmak inoNsome-
thing resnectable and IadvIiEe ~
"Ibere are enonob moor sewing girls
starving in This bia city witbonf nv
adding to the nnmhern answered this
oirI Who had a mind of her ovn aif
Z am smart enoueL to learn a mans
hnsiness and earn n mans wageS |
propose to do it, and so long as be-
have like lady, don't fear but | shall
be respected as one"
'But this throwing away your oppor-
tunities, uniting yourself for the
duties of wife and mother" persisted
the marplot. "Why, have seven girls
of my own, and not one of them has
trade 1T they should ever have to
earn their own living would rather
put them all into the kitchen than see
them apprenticed to such a business"
"Anybody's welcome to stay In the
kltchen VINO wants TO! I've got all
that from A to lizard, and now I'm
gong TO learn something else. My
chlet ooJect IN lie Is not to lit myself
10 oe anybody wife or mother, put To
take care OF number one; and tnat =, !
mean 10 90, weil ana honoraoiy; 700!
was tiie spuhky reply; ana she oouhd
10 - 9o ". 100 as sure as sile ives.
onutteG ior a wile anu nlolher:
sti sns sa;u ".oel ~ maiu. IepJia'lns ia 1ie Io Goi