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as I ever did out of any investment in. my life. 
After paying for this ‘‘whim” I had a little over 
$1,000, and stock and farming implements as hereto- 
fore mentioned. 
PROGRESS. 
Thus far I certainly had no reason to be dissatisfied 
with the result of my change of location. The 
long-talked-of railroad had been located, and there 
was to be a station and a town within three miles of 
my house; settlers had come in rapidly, and now we 
had half a dozen neighbors within a mile of us, and 
a school house and church were soon to be built. 
During the fall and winter I built a small house on 
my tree claim, with a summer kitchen attached, and 
a cheap barn at a convenient distance from the house. 
My purpose in doing this was that I might have 
good help at hand at all times, and besides this, it 
paid well. It is difficult, as every one knows, in a 
new country for a woman to get help in the house- 
work. Thus far my wife had been rather fortunate 
in this respect, for a couple of enterprising young 
women had taken claims not far from ours, and they 
were always glad to lend a helping hand, for a fair 
compensation, whenever she needed assistance. 
WOMAN'S WORK. 
No one woman ought to be allowed to do all the 
work for afamily of even moderate size. Think of 
the cooking, the baking, the washing and ironing, 
