Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-10-18

boys, but they have more concentration
and tenacity, and some day 1t will
accrue to their benefit with compound
interest
When we look at what the women
are doing all over the country we be-
come more convinced every day that
they will solve many of the vexing
problems before the social world and
mary in the political world. In other
Words, we are q recent convert to
woman's rights. They have the power
Of organization that Is sadly lacking
among the Afro American men of this
country. When they go into anything
they 60 in to succeed.
A great, good and right mind Is a
kind of divinity lodged in flesh, and
may be the blessing of a slave, as well
as Of prince; it came from heaven and
to heaven it must return. 1t is a kind
of heavenly felicity which a pure and
virtuous mind enjoys, in some degree,
on this earth.
One who errs often reforms, but the
hypocrite is not given up to making
changes He will attempt to mislead
his Creator.
The women have charge Of the mil
lions of children in this country and IL
is wonderful to think of the grand
work they are doing With the present
knowledge Of what the school house is
doing for the world 1t would spread
despair into many homes and to many
hearts if they were closed. They not
only learn the pupils the rudiments of
an educa ton, but also the rudiments of
manhood. It is strange that men are
allowed to teach men and women the
road to happy life beyond who would
not be permitted to enter a school
house as an instructor. One is said TO
be vastly more important than the
other, yet we guard the school house
with vigilance, and this carefdlness has
brought coed results to the school and
it's pupils.
The Ladies' Afternoon club is an or
ganization of ladies who are banded
together for the purpose of social and
intellectual improvement, This society
ranks among the best in the city and
covers much of the ground usually oc-
cupied by such societies. There can
not be too many of such societies.
Tie latest arrival iii the social sea is
the Bohemian club, which is composed
of unmarried people of both sexes. 1t
is to be thoroughly Bohemian in char
acter. 1t has piano virtuoso, mezzo
soprano singer of renown, a celebrated
basso profundo singer. an Arl1ansaw
traveller violinist, who bids fair to
eclipse Ole Bull, one who "nevcr
speaks" and one who always smiles.
One of the young ladies has declared
her in tention of becoming d bachelor
girl. We so informed a young man a
few days ago. He hastily took pass
ing car and went east We met him
the next day. He looked sad and there
was a far-off CLEAN in his eye as we
gazed into its liquid depths. We hesi-
ta ingly asked him If he had succeeded
in changing the young lady's inten-
tions of becoming bachelor girl. !"
There were tears in his voice as he re-
piled: ''My courage failed me at the
supreme moment We gave him a lot
of old style poetry-"A faint heart, :
etc, and elf you do not at first sue
ceed, " etc Ito sooth his laceratcd and
bleeding heart. This young man
blames the bohemian club for all OF his
troubles. At the last meeting the pro-
gramme ran like this: Reading, music,
smiles; music, smiles reading: smiles.
reading, music.