Smyrna times., 1890-01-08
What can a Farmers Wife Do ,

a Iarmer's wife writes to the Ralti
iioIe o"3 TO inquire if it knows of an,
way Oy which she can earn money a
nOule; MY husband is a farmer $ sb,
says ana have small children onC
, Lao L n0use 10 take care of, vet I wouIG
oe 1MiIlllhg TO do anything honorable
'Hu @ nave thought, perhaps, could he
aOoPylst. we are in need of monev
" pay OH our debts and clOtho tbo
Iii UuiiuIen; am very ambitious and
WIZ work as long as | am abIe.D IT,
PlooIen winch this lady's letter nre-
2g 9GlCs Is one which is not easy to solve
- Her case, unfortunately, is tvnicaI of
thousands of others in both tow -
country The struggle for evieto"no r'n,u
"hlch was formerly felt most i,oIi'I7'
among the crowded population Of 10y o'gat,
clIles, is getting to be nearly as @ .e@U
~ remote rural districts. owing - ItSo tSe
depressed condition of aoricnitS7,,CC0 ~ Ull9
!he burdens that have been IaiJ ,n' anu
torn,;ao ~ ;ie interest OF manufacturing en-
cooni COL "lVhout luxuries and lived
rondiy ro@riseiy and roughly, but he was
;Ly u,;tLSy,,t "tIhouC the comforts and never
oI "'enouC Cne necessaries of life Mort
Sages were few and far between tho
5t iaLm produced plenty to eat. and tbo
u9iC housewife, with her busy sninninT
@neei ana loom, could manufoctnro
t rom home-raised material the sinonio
pI, puT ,serViceable fabrics of the bonso1
noIu' Ihose were days of indenenJ
0"Ge, Ihdeed, for the American farmer
lays IN which both he and bis Sgood |
muo Sould snap their fingers at tho
outside world, conscious that tbn',
5 "o5G noharchs of all they surveve3
anu beyond the reach offickle fort,5no
DuV Dl nowadays all thia is cbangoJ
ioul master agriculture has conso 70
.' oe d servant. Formerly it could dic1
tate; now it is dictated to Will ~
worked, first of all, to supplv his o,no o
needs, and to produce the food 70 C'I
ana the wool to clothe his own foniI,, H.
anu put incidentally to sunnIv ~
markets at home and abroad tba f,nnn oro
ers lie was full of comfort If no. ,' ui nf
eIegance and refinement Rnt ~ W
narGh OF civilization brought nau,
needs and new conditions Nv
Sospel OIL the protective tariff bagan -
oe preached, and it was not diaicnJt ~
persuade the easy-going agricnItnraI |
SI Ihat by heavily taxing ali fora;e,,, 9
iiahuiactures he would be benafti4sL ?
The net result has baen S ,
merely that he gets less for wbat HoU L =
las to sell and paws more fo. - nc !
I;tia, oIt mat under the changed con. D
s''Iolis ne mas TO sell and he has to bnv a
- merry II cash were short, the farm Ii
:" "iS would soon manufacture him n
'uI. 0I clothes, and he did not bava Ct
naul nan OF his crop to town to oct lc
leaus 70 clothe himself and his c6I' CO
IGn. NOW We have innumerabIe fac
IIieS ana every farmer wears storo
L.o'Ies' nut the spinning-wheel and
Ie loom and the rough b0mesnnn
reSS nave disappeared, and with them =.
large extent, has gone the forner n; ~
dependence Of the farmer. He nnot n n
ave money now, because he can no ~
'u8e[ supply all his principal wants -, 10
On the farm, but his farm nrodnot9 re
ave their price Gvod at TivorraaI' Vi
mere they compete with those oF III We
.e world, while for the things he bnUs
iHusU pay premium to enrich a. WI
nellcan manufacturer While snnb llf
n'I'Iohs to exist to Gepress agricni- be
RAJ euort there must be innumerobIo ola
9es ,s, iIKe mat described by our CORE ass
oHueHI' l ne slturtiOn is n distraes atI
. one Ior thousands of noble won,o,, art
Ioughout the country who aro OIL
Xlous to aid their husbands IN IL Wi
Ie,qual battle that they are fgbtin0 ins
IN nature and the tariff. buf wb9o Is
no way of adding TO the siandoU tre
venues Of the sanity. 1t is easv - Pre-
the difficulty in cases like H.: ass
II Is by no means easv tn snco,oS,' Z
emedy or practical means of 977IJS ra7ins Ma
e needy country woman is nnJn. ono
y, S,IhauVanIage ,h" "N OF being at distance anC
- cue sources of work and the cen Ha
Z " employment, and has thous- Isl
- /, " GioliiiI'etltors In the cities, who anC
,.I aVali themselves more quickly and mo!
u'ly OF every opportunity that of lar
;, On the other hand, however inc!
very residence in the country gives and
country woman opportunities that stOr
i, cry woman cannot have. The ingl
VI eHOrt for woman is widenin1 nov
ry day, and she is rapidly heinz reaC
lltIed TO an equality with man in circ
~ department of human eudeavor is v,
persons who must necessarily ra. stril
u at nome and devote part of Their thor
. TO domestic duties no oanorai ther
ice can be given as to paTticnIsr repr
! ipaIlon' Ior everything must de. in t
\ upon the talent or adaptabilitv mOst
ne particular individual. Peonio pear
irally have different gifts and day.
i one might do well another MIGHT Fl
'ut indiiferently, or fail at aifos Janu
Ier' Each woman must work ont befit
proOiem for herself in a large crap
sure ana to do so she must asceT- toral
what she can do best, or what mum
pay pest that she can do Rv issue
ylng the newspapers and carefuiIy "a
;hlhg them for suggestions she Beeh
come upon something that NAV cOntl
TO line of work that will evon' est a.
y prove remnneratiVe. on GO