Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-10-18
WOMEN ~ rrE AGRICULTURAL
ARENA

had suutstsed that NV small NNulNfN
In the agricultural ar,na hid c'assd L.
attract aitsution and commsui, In that
/ find mvsslf mistak~u. I have e-.a
allied ut.an hy a correspondent ~ the
Farm~f-too timii a. .lgn his nams-to
explain SON. Ioiut. In mN letisr oi June
al 4 shouli have ac,-i-d a. al. ~
gus.t. t-sfsr,, bat have REALLY not had
tims o. d. 80.
Ui. arst ssmani \. o. kBos hos =
somsn ca make tarmlng pat tsttsr
than a man can. Ia ! ssy that .hs
rouldf thiuk not bat ! I'LL .ay ="
80. sad tts f~asan L. simply thi. ~hr
~oulI tsks i-tisr carv ~ hsr cr''t'-' shs
soaid tAks tp"r. I.sin. o. ke~p The
s.~sis doxn. than ~wai ths as~fase
lnau. that hsr tslds might preseui q
usstsr appearance. Con-s-is.1tit hsf
crop. ~usd srs~ b~ttsf, aud shs would
ct lsrgvr \ Nisld.
~.s.sni. hos much money can =
.oman make rsising potai"s., u .hs
hIr.. brf ~ofk al dous. aud caffis.
r-.t.ts-r. isia m hsi In . fVar-gusft
ms.sarss n D. weali r-frf a. ny let-
-. n. .oali -. that I did not hire al
m. uofg doas. and althoagh ! rut aud
c.rrt..i III .s.i iuta ths hsid mf-sif.
Az uut 49, q fisaf quAft ulcssarv, nsiiiisf
iid 49, . bashrl hsskst. tbr harle.i
n.rt IL IN ~urk thus Tar has bs.'n ke~P-
ins % tbs tsstl.., a. ! have Sset o"
v.Tmiriis. have revived niany co'h'-
eIiu.ut. uf-sn IA, nis- k-eking hsid oi
i-,,at... during ths sammsr, bat oi
,,Uur.s d. uss kuss hos they ~tH
..turu oai.~ Z shall not az ths'n Al
pr,.-ut bat O.. o. ceiling thru ior u '"
= ct.. Vsr bashsl a. my oofIc.Ponis n,
,ls--. hi.. tll- indicstions arr that ] shall
s.t s,su.ii~rably moFv than that.
has. a snail hsli, and do MT sN.
t-.t 10 rap large harvest, and SHAH
net 3. flnanclally ~rrckc,i II l do no,
raise I-yk. am sorry that the state
~ my incoms cause. - much anxiety
.,,,s1s c-rtain mA.culin. correspondent.
Of the Fafmsr II apIssaf- Ia give ths'n
. great deal more trOuble than u doe.
me aud right here lrt me state for th.
.xpr... b.nefit % this particular un-
kuo~n correspondent that -o long as
my hand can hold q p-n, aud my brain
dir.ct II, can settle all the bills,
LID boot OF otherwise, that will be like
n, to y. pr,.sut.d to me. II my cor
r,.pontlsnt sells bis potatoes Tor 10 Cts.
pst hu.hsl, h. must r,member that io'
every effect there must be cause oui
country l. not governed al present in
the interests of the laboring man, but
.ol.ly for the benefit ot a fcs-ths MIL.
ion,ir. of to-day. aud the billionaire oI
to-morrow aud II he votes Tor either OF
M. dominant parties n0~ struggling TOT
.unf,macy. lei him ,oil In the fields and
r,i.. t.t.tO.. for Is cents Per bushsI.
N serve. him right. let him give every
foaTth bu.hel that he r,ises Ia the ms.-
nate. Of Wall street; that is what he
does, aud u he l. an Intelligent man me
knows u. A.,
Hut do not intend to enter Into dis
cu..Ion OF politics, bat simply to defend
a won.an's right to I'LL the soil. Ibe
r,lsn Of COMMON .en-e In rvxsrd q"
woman and her true sphere In life has
come. and II must BE- met and Va sway
acknow lodged. she !. rapidly beco'n'nx
,mancipsted from the trammels of Preju.
dIce ana narrow -mlndedness, which had
tL.lr origin In q darker age. she is
rapidly assuming her rightful position; /;
m. mist. OF bigotry and superstition are
t--ipg swept from her path, aud In the
golden light Of q higher sphere she
stand. to-day on the same platform With
man. She has cast on the shsckles OF
dsp-ndence. and II .ccisty is not ready
to .ckno~ ledge h. In her ne~ charsc-
Ter. .h. will force that acknowledgment
from n. The world is ready Ia reec.-
ni,. m. advancement of science, iltsrs-
tur,. art then Why not the sd,anevinent
of woman. which has come siesa'iy on,
hand la hand With the inteliestaAi Ana
moral progress OF the last centary.
Within that time great changes nav
taken place, bat still the crying peeu "
to-day, 1. for higher, fuller anil of"sa-
.r lif. for woman, and to that she ,s
comlng With rapid stsps.-Corr~sP""a-
cot of the Maine Farmer.