Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
WOMEN WHO WIN.
Various Occupations in which They
Work TO the Front.

Work 10 h Front.
There are few trades and business enter
prises nowadays that do not number some
daunless woman among their workers,
managers or employees. Widows, thrown
upon their own resources, frequently as
sumo charge of their husbands business
perhaps an occupation they never volun-
tarily would have chosen-or ambitious girls
follow their fancy In some strange, be-
cause novel, occupation.
The only woman manager OF a great
biscuit concern is Miss Jennie Hitchner Of
Pittston, Pa, who succeeded her father in
full control Of the National Biscuit com-
pany's plant.
One OF the finest hotels In the south is
the new one in Jacksonville. Fla, whose
senior proprietor Is Mrs. A. r. Dodge.
Women are beginning to adopt the hotel
business as a larger form of housekeeping
for which the training OF the centuries
has fitted them.
Mrs. Emma shafter Howard. q wealthy
widow OF California, is secretary OF the
Women's State Agricultural and Horticul-
tural union.
One of the pioneer wood and steel en-
gravers Of this country, Miss Sarah Fuller,
recently died in New Jersey at the age OF 70.
She worked many years at her delicate
craft for Harpers and all the great New
York publishing houses.
Miss Vincent, once OF Marblehead, Mass,
is earning : good living as a pilot In San
Pedro harbOr, California.
A sawmill is successfully run by a woman
near Platnield, n. ]. Mrs. David Black
ford carries on this industry. performing
the part Of engineer and hiring a man and
boy for rough work. Her husband spends
six months Of each year In South America
searching for lumber and thus the profits
OF the lucrative business are kept In the
Blaekford family. Mrs. Blackford Is a
comely young woman, who superyises all
the financial and mechanical part Of the
sawmill, turning out extra fine work.
A Wisconsin woman Is a successful poul-
try raiser and is employed by the State
Board Of Agriculture as a lecturer. She
has studied the language Of poultry and
believes that q hens vocabulary consists OF
seventeen words; a ROSTERS Of seven.
Among bee keepers OF the northwest
Mrs. Stow OF Evanston. Ill, is regarded as
an authority. She is vice president OF the
state Doe keepers association and has a
we'll equipped apiary OF 100 colonies OF
bees, which she handles without fear
Two women OF bdn JOSes Sois So9OkAAHO
Graham and Louisa Held. own and carry
IN q barber shop. They have been BARRIERS
for eight years Their shop is clean. neat
and attractive, containing good pictures
flowers and magazines. and Is patronized by
many Of the leading citizens.
The famous Coston signals have been
managed since 1910 by two men and three
women. BENJAMIN Coston invented these In
the washington navy yard. They are In
use all over the world, on sea and lake and
are even used by railroads and telegraph
companies. He died at p, and for many
years his wife perfected and developed the
signal lights and at last trained her son
in tha remarkable work. He died recently
and transmitted all the formula ana patent
to his wife and daughter, Aline. age Fl. who
now do the unique work with perfection,
Mrs, COston makes with her own hands All
the famous lights Of the world. the
French government uses the coston lights