The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
WOMEN WHO EARN THEIR BREAD.
They Are Important Factors in the
Development of the Country.

They Are Important Factors in the
Development of the Country.
Washington. April 2S.-Four million wo-
men in the United States earn their own
bread They nave invaded ali occupations,
and one-third of all persons engaged in
professional services are women.
Feminine teachers and professors num-
Der over one-quarter of a million, exclu-
sive of teachers of music, who are 2,5S
strong, and 10000 artists and teachers Of
art.
There are LIB women clergymen.
Journalists number SIS, with 2,7& authors
and literary persons.
OF chemists, assayers and metallurgists
there are two score lacking one.
Lawyers who are not men are 20S.
Feminine detectives are 279 in number
Nineteen women brave the dangers Of
wiIds and forest as trappers and guides
Only two women have been discovered
who are veterinary surgeons.
In Texas, a woman has the contract for
carrying the mail from Kiffe to Seinal
Hall.
Georgia has woman mail carrier; she
travels a forty-nile route, tri-weeklN
This young woman also manages farm
The Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati
has the best restaurant in town; it is rua
by three Scotch women and they clear
about $4,000 yearly, although their an
nual rental $4,000.
In New Orleans, one of the finest or
chestras is composed entirely of women
In Astoria, L. l., many of the largest
hothouses are managed by women.
In New York, blacksmith's shop
managed by three young women.
All the sailed almonds sold by one o.
New York's largest groceries are prepares
by a woman, who is conducting promo
bic business thereby.
A fact foundry-or an agency for supply
ing facts upon any subject at short 10
tice-is the industry of two Chicago dam
sells.
Packing trunks is a st. Louis woman'
industry.
The most fiourishing conservatory anu
rose garden in Elmira, N. Y, is owned sn'
managed by a woman.
AT the Young Women's Christian Assn
citation, Philadelphia. two young womea
are in charge of the elevators.
Women writ-servers are employed WIZ
great success.
Buffalo boasts a woman contractor Wn'
is also a quarry owner; she is the only tenf
mime member of the Building Exchanse,
A Jersey City woman makes her h'Ms
by painting signs. :.
The woman manager of a California in
surance company is credited with l y,
largest salary paid to any woman-SV'"
a year.
AS agents for selling law books, wofneH
occupy almost the entire field.
A pretty French Canadian girl is mahins
her bread by cobbling shoes. at Lewiston
Me.
The most successful ranch owner ~
Kansas is a woman; not over IS years =.
age There is a proverb to the effect lnl'
in Kansas there is no interest. no pFolss.
sion. no trade and no deal without a W.
man in IL. Ia.
In Boston are two large advertise NJ
agencies. the members Of botn hrma ~
ing women and all their employees Woil9n,
In a New England factory women ~
employed as piano makers. hv
As eWitchmen women are employee -
several Western railroads. "a
uphostering Is trade "oiieN
learning. -.
Writing love letters az 80 much per ~
tef IS one way % earning lyehhool.
Consulting fashion expert BE- . 81 D''
wofuanH occupation.
one ~ the largest flower lmpoftiAa
tshlishments IN New York h man 'l
g woman. -
The largest fypeVnfing buainefa IN
world b. in New York and cop1N
Two sisters. ..
An enfife block - houses in Nee
ives papere9 ny 3 yopng woman VIZ
ite ooniracf fof such Or0cH from
builder
one young gcmsn % Gotham
pio5e1 ae 3 pfeaenpicn clf5k "a
afHTf
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