The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-08-02
Mr.. Howelrs Heroine Wants Work.

Mr.. Howells Heroine Wants Work
In the August Century, Helen Hark
ness, the heroine of a Woman's Reas-
on" continues her efforts at self-support
first by writing for the newspapers,
and atterWard 10y millinery. The capa-
be, self-supporting Miss Root, of whom
she takes counsel, asks her if she is will
ing to prepare herself for teaching and to
wait for situation lIelen's answer and
Miss Roots rejoinder contain the kernel of
the question of womens work as stated
10y the novelist: "'N0,' she sighed, Il
couldn't wait. But perhaps | shouldn't
want to do anything for a great length Of
time she said, innocently, with the
thought Of Roberts return in her mind.
1T might only be for Il limited period
That's what | supposed, said Miss
Root. That's the great trouble. If a
man takes thing up, he takes it up for
life, but If woman takes it up, she takes
it up till some fellow comes along and
tells her to drop it, And then they're al
ways complainin' that they aint paid as
much rs men are for the same work
I'm not speakin' of YOU, Miss Hardness.
she said, with glance at Helen's face ;
and don't know whether want TO Join
in any cry thatll take women's minds off
OF gettin' married. It's the best thing
for 'em, and it's about all they're tit for
most Of 'em, and it's nature: there's no
denyin HN. But if women are to be
helped along independent OF men, - and
| never was such Il fool as to say they
were - why, it's a drawback. And so
most OF 'em that can't wait to prepare
themselves for anything, because they
don't expect to stick to anything, they
turn book-agents, or sell some little pay
tented thing; or they try to get situa-
ton in store.
We are advocates for the generous
feeding both of stock and land. Within
limits, and under the control Of discre-
tlOn, bovine stock, young and Old, in
milk and out of it, Will pay for their
bite" if the bite is a generous one; but
when the bite is niggardly one, the
stock do badly, and the farmer remains
poor. We do not believe much in fancy
farming, but we have Il good deal of CON
tidence in that which is progressive, in
teligent, practical and generous The
fault with many folk is that they either
underdo or oVerd0 a thing. and We hold
10y the intelligent medium Dairy COWS
III milk want watching on the food ques-
ton; they should have always enough,
with nothing to waste. so long us they
eat mp cleanly with relish, and keep up
in condition, the rest goes well as a rule.
Lavish and parsimonious feeding are
equally foolish and Wasteful, and the man
who succeeds is he who steers midway
between these two with his stock. Both
land and cattle should be made to pro
duce all they conveniently can. even
when produce is low in price and when
this policy is consistently pursued, the
greatest advantage can be taken of mar
kets when they rise. Farmers Advo-
cate.
"IIer Majesty" is the name Of the new
rose which won for its introducer, Mr.. II.
Bennett Of Shepperton, Eng, gold
medal at the recent rose exhibition in
England. 1t is six inches across, fine
shape, very full and Of pleasing rose
pink. Americans will have to look to
Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry for an early
supply. The London Garden says it is
not only for the year the finest new rose,
but also one which will probably prove
the best of a decade of years.