The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-02-14
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h IL Not the Least Wonderful Product {
the PrulrIc STATE.

Shc Is Not the Least Product Of
the FrnlrIc state.
The young Kansas farmer goes out
Into the fields at daylight and by
nightfail has crithed $50 bushels OF
corn. The young mans sister a plaI
the piano, do tic house work, and In
busiest times gees CUT with the men
and does 50 much work as 10 astound her
best friends. A pretty Dickinson Coun:
ty girl, aged fifteen. drove ~scii-binder
o-er LEO acres and took caro- OF the
four horses hitci.ed to the machine.
During the spring she Helped to plant
10 acres OF orr, DID the homework for
a family CT seven. went 70 ten dances,
tried twice TO elo:e, taught the most
interesting class IN the Sunday-schcol,
and % talks of Co:nS to Africa asa
missionary. snI ssys if the Lord srcaks
up loud enough sLo will go among the
leper<
y Brown County girl looked after her
f=thcr's GrIre rs;ch of Ten sores, picked
the arr.lcs On leo trees. and when her
parent pcckctei So coo from the sale o.
the fruit, Gil not ask for any Of tho
noney-jacGUse she knew she wouldn't
get 4 PENN. She believes in the ALI
ance principles. caa play tennis, row a
boat or ride tic widest horse in the
county.
Another Young woman living in Irving
township worked IN the harvest-Geld as
well as 7 man, hcrded cattle and sheer
for several summers, and this winter
will teach school. She has three young
sisters who are following in her loot
steps.
Tho bright daughter of a 'squaw"
man on the reservation wants a white
husband-and she Is worthy o. one.
Her sister married III Indian, AMI her
father gave them 4 farm AMI a curse.
lie thinks the unmarried one is too
good for an Indian. She has taught
school, driven r~acc-horscs and won. has
never been beaten in q trade. equals
any man in TIE country in %fleetnas5 %
foot, can shoot with the bost OF them,
and would work hs- hands Of for her
parents sake.
A LINCOLN County girl got her father
to give her 4 farm, arl lives on it, look
ing after eighty acres without help,
and last ycar cleared 81, OJo, besides
buying clothes, machinery and stock.
This ynas She has = C!rl friend for .
companion Gnl 4 bird nan.
A woman. sixty yesrs old, has farmcd
near l,otawaka with continuous SUCCESS.
Her rlace Is yet snail, yc. she makes
money and gives iibcraliy to the Teedy.
She never leaves her farm except to ut
tend the meetings c! q Noman'5 Suffrage
Society.
A II!aEatha woman, !-ho he's q hus-
band helpless from rheumatism. has
kept hiUl AMI , iarSa family of children
by directing FORK en- al e~igh:y-acro
farm. She is 4 jealous Uo:ker in church
and Sundav-schooi, AMI say she cwes
no one a cert Her farfs ana buildings
are in better S;.apo than those Of her
more fortunate ~nHi-Ab1=S.
There are hrnireds OF bright women
and girls who have ;-keG up claims In
the western part c. tho Stale aud lived
on them until they got 4 Coed for tho
land. There are hunircds OF worien In
the State who manage to keep men de.
pending oil them frcm going raasry;
there are hundreds OF wouc Who can
30 any thing a m@n can do, has ever
lone, or ever tried to do, and there ars
hundreds of women in Kansas who want
equal rights with r1ca. The signs are
that what they ask will be concedc1
them. They have taken charge Of tao
public schools and no STATE in the Union
has better. They are members OF school
boards, county and Gig superintendent
and teachers. TheY lead in the eiuca-
tiCnal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (kaL)
Cor. Chicago Tribune.