New Women At Work

Away up iu tho hilla back of MorrisSown, Sullivan county, N. Y-, Fred W. Harting has purchased a large tract of standing timber, says the New York 'tt'orld. In a log cabin on the place liva Mrs, Jacob Brown and Mrs. Sarah I3dwards, widows. Harting contracted to furnish 100 córds of wood fer a wood acid factory recently and at oncé engaged Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Edwards to do the chopping. Harting saya these two wornen are the best woodchoppers in the county and can put the men to shame with the dexterity with which they can wield an as. The woraen take their dinners wjtli tnem to the woods and work all iay. and their endurance is remarkWe. 'Mrs. BrowM is a woman of fine physique, very intelligent and about 36 years old. Mrs. Bdwards is slender but very i;trong. Sic is 32. Both weav feit bcots at work, with overshoes and Bhort s"kirts. They chop bare-handed unless tho weather is very cold.