Show siiTc 1 i T s ¼ 1J t I Q 0 I rV r Ii I i I Sirs Alice Northlane Considered One of the Best Judges of Cattle In America BESI NEW WOMAN YEI I Business Chances of Women Discussed by Alice North lane the Iowa Cattle Queen The West possesses no more unique I I character than Mrs Alice Northlanc of Sioux City la who is known throughout through-out the West as one olNthc most competent com-petent cattlebuyer in that section The fact that JIrs Northlane Is J employed em-ployed by ti large commissionhouse In that capacity speaks volumes for her I skill skillMis Airs North lane can pick out a good steer as quickly and accurately as a modiste oC the Rue do la Paix can select a bonnet in the fctchiest style Those who meet this remarkable woman wo-man are astonished to find her as polished pol-ished and gentle as If she had spent her life In Washington drawl ngmoonin Add to this the fact that she dresses In the bestpossible taste and is a fine linguist conversing fluently in French German Bohemian and Scandinavian that she is aa graceful and wellblcssod wilh good looks as the average belle i and you will find a combination as rare as it Is wonderful Mjg Northlanc isa splendid type of I the best form of the new woman anIs an-Is Immensely popular throughout the Vest whore she is known In all the stockrnlslns Stales The rattle queen has a pretty home in Sioux City where she shows her thoroughly domestic side when not traveling for her employers and entertains I en-tertains her friends by exhibiting her rare skill as a musician Glen ivo Mont Sept 25At tho I commencement I will give you to clearly clear-ly understand that I am in no shape a journalist and do not feel myself particularly I par-ticularly equipped to write an article for you on Women In Business although al-though admitting that my vocation san s-an odd one However my success in this line merely proves the old adage a good one where there is a will there is away a-way and patience and perseverance conquer many things I feel that to cultivate the faculty of adapting oneself to circumstances turning to another should we fall to succeed In one calling In life although It may not hold forth the bright glamor of renown or the luxurious future oC the more coveted one It Is beginning upon the ladder of independence and another effort is being made to prove that women are capable of surmounting diOlcultlcs and will In time achieve success suc-cess History homely experiences common sbborvation i all confirm this and If a monument is ever reared to commemorate commemo-rate the virtues of the woman who has done the most for the world 1 It will not be erected to the woman of genius the poet painter l writer or reformer It will be biult in honor of the Capable Capa-ble Yom I11lhe woman who possesses 1 I what our New England cousins call faculty the woman of ability adaptability adap-tability and capability who has met every situation i life and filled it with credit to herself and comfort to others The capable woman springs from no peculiar social conditions and is the result I re-sult of no special environment She may be the daughter of luxury or the child of poverty you may find her taking ta-king degrees in the college halls or uneducated un-educated and uncultivated living her lonely lot In the back woods but wherever she is sho Js distinct from the women about her and Is making her Influence felt I consider the day past when our sex can be looked upon as the weaker sex True we may be physically weaker but mentally we are equal with our Brother Broth-er Men and morally we are their superiors su-periors While I am strong advocate of the il Now Woman as far as the spirit of Independence Is concerned I however am not In sympathy with the Mannish Woman and consider that a lady cano can-o a lady no matter what vocation may fall to her lot I did not take up the stock buslnefcs to gain notoriety or publicity but as3 means of honest honorable livelihood My great success has exceeded my expectations and T am now greatly interested In the work so only hope my future efforts may be equally succ3ssful I feel very grateful for the kindly interest of both public and prens and hope that my crudely expressed ideas may carry conviction that I am In sympathy with my less fortunate sisters and am at hearta Woman ALICE NORTHLANE |