The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-19

be and what they should accomplish, and
you viii find me at my desk every day from
until .. The mornings l keep for myself
and my two children
BUSINESS MANAGER.
Mrs Sophia Bruenlioh, the business man
sger or the Scientific Publishing Company,
Is the hardest working woman in New
York. She is small and slight, with brown
| eyes and animated face, and In spite of a
| recent eight months illness from over work
considers that her lines have fallen in pleas
ant places.
II began as typewriter for the president
OF the company ten years ago. she replied
to the regulation question. MY husband
died and had to do something. made up
my mind that l would not always be a tyne
writer, and l kept my eyes open and my
hands always ready to do anything any body
else lett undone. Within few years had
acquired knowledge enough Of the business
20 be elected secretary and treasurer of the
| company, with the bank book and check
book in my possession, and since that time I
| have added TO those duties that of business
manager, having full charge of the advsr-
Using and financial departments, and it is
my turn now TO employ stenographers.
| u have to superintend the government
work connected with the collection of gold
| and silver statistics for the census, which is
| done Ia this office, and TO do that had TO
| make study of engineering aud mines at
tending the course OF lectures OF the Iustie
tute of Mining Engineers, and even going
down into the mines for personal observa-
ton. believe a woman can fill any posi-
ton save political one-I am opposed to
woman sutfrage-as well as a man IL she
will give her work the first consideration.
The only women who are not thorough are
those looking forward TO matrimony to re-
lleve them from their temporary servitude.
In few years women will get over the
feeling that Ii is disgrace to be single, and
when necessity calls for it men aud women
will be working side by side in all the pro-
fessions."
MANAGES STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
Annie @. Haeger has an immense storage
warehouse, a whole block in frontage She
is motherly looking little woman
with generous supply OF good common
sense showing in her face. She Is the sort
OF woman TO keep house like new pin
wen pointed, and not let anything 60 at
loose ends
II knew nothing whatever of business
when my husband died, but somebody had
to take hold of affairs. l don't see any,
thing so wonderful ia a woman graspinR
situation that is thrust upon her. Hasn't
she brains and a will of her owns A woman
can do anything man of equal abilities
does If she will and must. don't pose as q
business woman particularly have inter
ests outside my office-but l know what
goes on down here just as know what my
cook Is preparing for dinner at the house.
plan for both and guard against 10 sses at
the store and accidents at the house with
equal care; one takes about as much
thought as the other, and so far as am
concerned | don't draw a very fine line be-
tween mans work aud woman's work."
ENgRAvER AND PRINTER.
Mrs. Helene Schroeder has had a harder
time of it. Her father was a copperplate
maker, engraver aud printer, and her hus-
band made and filed salt bags for table use
Both father and husband died, and she has
carried on the two businesses, besides keep
ing up home for herself and two little ones
at the same time. No wonder she looks
pale and tired. She hasn't relative In this
country, and her own shoulders don't seem
broad enough for the whole OF the burden
she hos assumed. She is making 20 Of it,
though, and by and by she will be able 60
take it easy.
"Ah. but you do thugs differently in
America than was brought up to she
seemed pleased to inform me. "When
was girl l only earned IS a month making
artificial flowers for hats in Germany, and
L gave every penny Of it TO my parents, as
allssgood German girls do. When my
father came to America / went into his
Olhco nuu lohfueu Tue printing DuSlneBs, De-
cause where there are no sons the German
father expects the daughters to assist him
IL was very fortunate thing for me that l
did so, because now can support my chill.
dren and myself in comfort / get my
children Off to school in the morning and
then take the elevated downtown, where 1
stay until nearly 4 O'Clock. Then l am
homo again In time Co meet the youngsters
when they come from school. SO they don't
miss their mother In the business woman.
OF course can't 20 into my home aud hang
up my hat like a man, with nothing to
bother me the rest OF the day. At home l
am a housekeeper and q mother and
mothers work you know Is never done.n
There are a lot of other women in New
York in business for themselves. Mrs E.
NJ. Alderman, little, round-faced
woman, with big, dark eyes and frank
manner, runs steam cleaning establish
ment for carpets, etc. Mrs. Drummer en-
joys the distinction of being tho only
woman chemist with business OF her own.
Miss Kelly has kept up the blacksmith shop
her father left her, and does all the work
for the big stables of the wealthy horse
fanciers. And she has painted the long
shop white inside and out, SO that there is
nothing smoky or dirty about,it.