Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-09
a chair with the question;
What can l do to earn money !?
l answered briefly RAISE poul-

perlence
My dear, i'll have an object in
life beyond providing the daily
bread and butter for those Deepen
dant upon me, and saving some
thing for the rainy day that has
come once and may come again, ii
is to help my sister-wOmen, or
rather to enable them to help them
selves. So you may count upon
advice by the solid foot whenever
you choose to ask for it,
Thanks, come over this evening"
and away she went. Evening came
and l went over Mary was alone
when l went in, but presently VIII
came in, and with a pleasant Good
evening TO me, walked straight up
to his wife and putting a bank
book into her hands said;
1T is all right now Mary !
Went to the bank to-day and drew
out money enough to pay with In
terest the one hundred and fifty
dollars that you let me have ten
years ago, and deposited it in your
name. l should have done this be-
fore, but better late than never
you know. And now if Fanny
will give us the benefit of her ad ice
1 will set you up in the poultry
business, and the next thing III
know you will be 'blOatea bond
holder
Mary laughed, then she jumped
up and gave Will a hug and a kiss
Rugged and kissed me, and then we
were all shaking hands to-
sether, and finally woman fashion
Mary broke down and cried, and
rau away.
Now there are many, very many
farmers wives WHO, like Mary
James, desire to earn something for
themselves, Daily the cry comes
to almost every woman who has
fought her way anywhere near sue
cess: what can l do to earn a little
money ? Some of these women
want money solely because they dc
not want to ask their husbands fol
every dollar they happen to need
others want a little that they may
be able to make presents with thell
own money! still others want tc
help pay off the mortgage; some
want to dress better one want;
to send boy to college, but can
not unless she can earn none in
some way; some only want to work
of their surplus energy; and las
but most numerous of all, are the
women who look into the future, anC
thinking ofthe rainy day that may
come, desire to save something that
can tall back upon, and the women
who are absolutely obliged to earn
something to piece out slender in
comes.
The efforts of these women to
earn a little ready money may be
seen in the cakes and lellies, the
babies socks and sacques, the
crochet edging, the fimsy fancy
work, and the wretched handkni
goods for sale at the Woman's Elk,
change in New York. A great
deal Of this work is unstable at any
price, and goOdly share Of the
remainder sells for so little that the
sum which remains for the waiting
worker at home is wretchedly small
but still all that the articles sold
for, they were really worth. |
women instead of doing such work
would turn their attention to poul.
try raising, bee keeping or some
other branch of farm work that a
woman may do without neglecting
the care Of the family, they might
make it count.
Mrs. Harrison has already spoken
OF bee keeping as pleasant and
rcmnnerstlve occupation for women
who desire to earn money. and |
assure those who may wish to ell
gage in poultry raising, that the
business fully as pleasant and prof.
table as bee keeping,
Not one farmers wife in a hun
dred knows anything about bees,
except that they will sting, but al
most every woman who lives on a
farm knows some hing about Gazing
for poultry-enough at least TO
commence with.
There is nothing connected with
poultry raising, whether Tor exlibi-
ton or market, that a woman can
not do better than most men, and |
would advise all women who from
choice or necessity desire to enter