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Show I WOMEN AND WORK. The census return of the tn ted I Hlate show very clearly that , n are pressing forward more and m te Into ptofe-slona and position fofm.-r-I) held h) men, and this In our ornn Ion Is an excellent alun. lihu;, in some hrnmhrs of labor there Ii un ruin ry agiiitiM this usurpation, of -! nl Is termed man's prerogative. Viat women more piirttrularly require Is a trniinim fr-.in an early age which will enillile tln-rti to lake their own part In the linltle uf life when t tl Hill K Ii ,e deiith nf Hi ie on whom they wer tie p.-inl'-iit. or ihrinifh mlsrortune, It t,e-c.nii. t,e-c.nii. iiiriniili'-iit mi them to tiroritie for theiiiseiies. Thla early trnlninf is a mutter whlih does not appear to receive ttie a'tentlon and conalilsra turn t Ii nt It oui;hi. for how niany women wom-en are there who can. for example, compute Interest Intelligently anil ac curately; how many are ther who are rapahle of manaKlnff their own affairs, af-fairs, or their own property, If they luive any, with anything like bualnnaa rapacity? The education of woman la not complete unlesa ahe has aa part of her equipment a knowledge of at least the rudlmenta of buatneaa. Women Wom-en who are blessed with a fair share of worldly goods need thla knowledge hurilly less than those who have to make their own wny tn the world, and who have not the protection and Kii'rdlanshlp of husband ar.d father, for aurh women can never be aur Hint they may not at any moment h celled ii nn to enrn their own livelihood.- How to Live. |