The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-18

ties that of business manager. having full
charge of the advertising and financial de.
partmente, and it is my turn now to en-
ploy stenogsaphers.
Il have to superintend the government
work connected with this collection of gold
and silver statistics for the census, which ia
done in this Office, and to do that / had to
mako G study of engineering and mines, at
tending the course of lectures of the insti-
tufe OF mining engineers, and even going
down .uto the mines for personal observa-
tlon. l believe a woman can fill any posi-
tion, save a political one-I am opposed to
woman suifrage-as we'll as a man, il she
will give her work the first consideration
The only women who are not thorough are
those who are looking orward to matri-
mony to relieve them from their temporary
se-yitude. In a few years women will get
over the feeling that it is u disgrase to be
single. and when necessity calls for 10 men
and women will be working side by side in
all the professions"
warehouse, a whole block in frontage. She
Ia a motherly looking little woman. with a
generous supply of good common sense
showing in her face. she ia the sort of a
woman to keep house like a new pin we'll
pointed, and not let anything 90 at loose
enda.
II knew nothing whatever of business
when my husband died, but somebody had
to take hold of affairs, l don't SEQ any
thing so wonderful in a woman grasping n
situation that IL thrust uron her. Hasn't
she brains and a will of her own2 A wo-
man can do anything a man of equal abil-
ity does il she will and must. l don't
pose as q business woman particularly
haya interests outside my otioe--but |
know what goes on down here just az ]
know what my cook ia preparing fol-
dinner at the house. / plan for both. an d
guard against losses at the store and acct
dents At tae houae with equal care; one
takes about us much thought as the other.
and SO far as | am concerned Idon't draw a
very tine line between mans work and wo-
mans work.
Mrs. Helene Schroeder has had a harder
time of 1t. Her father was q eopperplate
maker. engrayer and printer, and her hus-
band made and filled salt bags for table
use. both father and husband died, and
abe has carried on the two businesses. be-
sides keeping up Il home for herself and
and two littls ones at the game time.
No wonder she looks pale N tired. She
hasn't y relative in this country. and her
own shoulders don't seem broad enough for
the whole pf tho burden she has assumed.
She is making q go of 1t, though, and by
and by she will be able to take ii easy.
"Ah, but you do things differently in
America than | WAS brought up to-" she
seemed pleased to inform me. when ]
Was a girl only earned $3 "A month max
ing artificial flowers for hats in Germany,
and | gave every penny OF 1t to my parents,
rs all good German giris do. When my
father came to America / went into his
Office and learned the printing bnsi.
ness, because where there ate no aons
the German father expects the daugh
ters to assist him.. Ii was n very fortunate
thing for ms that | did so. because now !
can support my children and myself In
comfort. l ges my children oil to school In
the morning and then take the elevated
down town, where | stay until nearly -four
o'clock. Then | am at home again III time
to meet the Youngsters when they come from
school. 30 they don't miss their mother
in the business woman. or course ! can't
90 into my homo and hang MP my hat liks q
man, with nothing to bother me tho rest OF
the day. At home | am a housekeeper and a
mother. and mothers work. You know. ID
never DONE
There are a lot of other women in Nav
York in business for themselves. Mrs. II.
Id. Alderman, q little, round faced woman.