The Brinkley argus., 1907-05-31

ment except that of the tribe, there were even no familie s, people hercs q
 cqether like cattle. As men grew wiser they planned f5r the future. anc woman was net in their plans. Wo- man was not esteemed because she was not iLe fighter of tribe as mar. And as men early got the idea that to fight was great. while to grind corn and dig or cook was mean. so they put that work On woman.
 In 1894 when Harriet MatiEeaE visited this country. she found only seven occupations open 10 women mousse keeping, keeping boarGers. needle work, teaching, working in
 cotton factories, book binding and type setting. Housekeeping was the chief occupation then, so it IS safe to 6 J the other six were not overcrovd e Tie spinning wheel was in every hou;e and busily hummed all day lont ast,, soft rolls of wool changed into six ;irs and balls of yarn CT thread Alter tie work of the spinning vince came the lcom ard knitting needles Cloth. blankets and mittens were made by the hands of women. There were no factories for canned fruits pickles or reserves. All these had tc be made and stored up fer Winter use Now the stores furn;sl every thing from hanferchief 10 a ball gown and from bread to canned roast beef. The washing can go 10 the laundry and family supplies can De bought
 Now. let US look at the present wo- man, who at last. ss the crownine achievement of the twentieth century has been recognized and acknowledged as a powerful factor h our great re- public. She has founi a higher anc nobIer mission than sewing on buttons "darning socks, and boiling cabbage for the lard Of the manor. As author and artists they have dcne well. Es physicians and scienti@tS they hay won their way to general recognition of their merit Woman has beer working since work began, and nov she cannot consent tc remain 0 nt idle. h this age nothing Is more wonderful, than the progress of woman in all the civilized countries Of tht world. We read of one woman Wit her husband on the Congo searching for traces Of ancient Afr ca civiliza lions for the British Museum. A re cent book on Egyptian he!roglyplies was partly the work Of woman. The last census shows that in the United States woman is following every trade and profession except the army and navy. Ey3l the ainy has a woman physician, pr. Anita McCee. who wears uniform.
 In Europe almost every royal wo- man wears military honors. It will be remembered that Queen Victoria was carried 10 her grave on gun carri- age like an officer becau3e she was head Of the Bri'ls., army and of the greatest navy in the world.
 Painting and sculpture was once considered masculine accomplishment but today fifteen thousand women have studios.
 The musicians are three times as numerous. There are two hundred and sixty one wholesale merchants, twelve hundred and seventy-one of- ficials in hanks, one thousand nine hundred thirty-two stock raisers, three hundred seventy eight butchers ard one hundred ninety-three blacksmiths.
 In many oi our national expositions buildings by women have been a special feature. They have been fill cd by products of woman's labor. There are woman builders of every sort Ore hundred and sixty-seven are masons, five hundred and forty five carpenters, forty five plasterers. one hundred and twenty six plumbers, enc thousand seven hundred fifty painters and two hundred forty-one