New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
1rpSrV IYDJGYATION CLUB.

of Steel. and so forth and also it has been re-
ferred to as the Age of Women. Not, OF course
that there was probably ever an age wltnoue
women-since, at least, the appearance OF her
natural enemy man. Even those industrious
scientists who go back to the time before man was
compelled to live in fat, and when he enjoyed
life in cave do not find any age in which women
were not known But it is only IN the present
age that woman has begun to be appreclated-ln
the cave-dwelling days man did not take OIL MS
mastodon-slxn cap when he met her in the elevator
going up from the stalactite room to the bat cham
ber. Even now we are only beginning to appreci-
ate woman. She has been given the elective fran
chise to q certain extent in some places, notably
In Kansas where. at the recent election several
thousand women exercised their right to vote,
some casting the regular ballots and others curling
papers, recipes for jam, and SO forth But she Is
still q long way from being on an equal footlnS
politically with man. This cannot remain true
long either politically or in other ways. She has
caught the trick of organization, which was never
brought to such a height of perfection as in this
latter part of the nineteenth century. True, she
sometimes meets reverses, even when organized,
as witness the case of the Shelton Ladies' Ala
Society, mentioned in these columns yesterday,
which issued a cookbook only to find that 1t con-
tanned recipes for wine-sauce making it differ in
degree
entitled Dennis Hannifns Bar-Tenders' Guide;
or, How to Mix Drinks of the Present Day." But
at other times her organizations are highly sue
cessful, as no doubt the latest which is reported
will be, namely the Indignation Club of Bairs-
town, Warren County, \. j.
Formerly, when husbands came home late at
night and otherwise misbehaved each was treated
separately by his wife. This was frequently un-
satisfactory Sometimes the brute retaliated, as
in the case of the man Pimpernell, of Kokomo,
Ind, who cemented his wife's jaws together with
piece Of deceptive fsh-glue gum before she could
begin her salutary remarks. But organization
does away with this and places man where he
belongs, on the defensive. The BlairstOwn In
dignaton Club consists of about thirty wives OF
prominent citizens The carryings-on' of Blairs-
towns prominent citizens lately are said to have
been something scandaous They have gambled
and stayed out late at night. The actions of the
husband of the president of the club furnish
fair example of the way things have been going.
He has been rolling in at or o'clock in the
morning for the last six months. He has tried to
steal in quietly, but his wife has heard him every
time He has tangled up the clock that it
strikes wrong, but she has heard the neghboring
roosters growing and she has known that it was
late His fimsy explanation that they were q
new breed of roosters that crowed every fifteen
minutes all night was disproved. He has
been playing poker to excess. At first he made
large winnings and bought his wife considerable
new clothing, including an imported wrap. She
loathed the idea of gambling, but kept still for
some time, hoping that he might see the error of
his ways. Later he began to lose, and she saw
that she must take him in hand vigorously. But
it did little good, and she organized the Indigna-
tion Club. All of the members have grievances.
The husband of the secretary comes home every
night in cab-a sure sign of intOxcation. The
treasurer found blue chips in her husbands over
coat pocket True, she cashed them with the aid
Of district messenger boy, but her indignation
is still excessive. The husband of the vice-presi-
dent rode home one morning with the millzman
and told cockand-bull story about being attacked
by the Malta. There is lack of grievances in
the Indignation Club
So far though the club has met several times, no
plan Of campaign has been decided on-or at least
none has been made public. We shall watch re-
ports from Blairstown with interest to see what
course the club pursues-whether the men are pun
ished according TO the methods of the White Caps
or only taken in cKarge at o'clock every night
and transferred gently TO their homes. But how
ever il acts, we look TO see the Indignation Club
succpssful