Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-06
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/ THE ROSARY OF a RAMBLER.

1.-THE ROSARY OF a RAMBLER. 7.
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The women who have gathered at
Milwaukee this week to attend the biz
ennial OF the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs are the representative
women of the country, women who
have studied religion, philosophy, liter
ature, art. music. domestic science. ed
.ucation and what not. They are sup-
posed to stand for progression and
enlightenment, but one of the flrst acts
of the session would belle such worthy
motives. For progress and enlighten-
,ment can come only when exclusives
ness and prejudice are laid aside, and
when the women turned down the.
delegates from certain club of Boston
they proved that years of gathering to
hear papers on philanthropic topics
and calendars inscribed withmottoes OF
doing good and helping others have not
altogether eradicated the firm Deliet
that Of one blood He did not make an
people and that all men are not created
free and equal. The women soBrepulsed
are described as talented, cultured ana
full OF good works, yet. forsooth. thelr
organization can have no part IN the
great and good works which, 1t Is said,
the clubs are to do; nor IN the great
and good privileges which they certain
fly do enjoy. And this because the wo-
men have skins a few shades darker
than the ones who refuse them
recognition. The club women are
believed to stand for moral and
mental qualities, but In the
case of these women against whom
.naught can be urged but the drops OF
colored blood. it would seem that, after
all, the physical determines ones de-
sirability a nobler woman than Mrs.
.Rufin is not to be found in the length
or the breadth of the land. Educated
and energetic, she has done much for
herself. her family and her race
Against great odds has she worked for
all this, only to be denied when she.
comes to the more favored women for
the aid they could so easily bestow.
Nature and its immutable laws may
furnish logical reason why black and
white should not meet socially, but
Mrs. Ruifin distinctly affirmed that she
and her followers neither asked nor de-
sired social recognition. A paradox of
the situation is that while refused as a
delegate from the club of the colored
Women she is an accredited delegate
from the New England Press
Club. The federation may grow in
greatness and in power, but so long as
ii countenances such restrictions. let
it not dare to say that its blessings
M lnrr,u n a r.1,l YitI
t However good confession may be for.
the soul it often seems as if the remedy
We're worse than the disease. Days and
weeks. months and even years may
pass before it Is easy to tell some of our
actions and some of our impulses, how
ever innocent they may seem to others.
Suchsa confession was made not many
days ago. and tho the story had its be-.
ginning when the actors We're but very
little girls, they are women grown to-
day. They We're sisters and the older
one was very trying, for she was of
that class most despised by children
known as .tattle-tales. She had
enough to tattle truly. for her sister
was commonly called the worst girl in
school and 1t was a very uneventfull
day when some mischievOus escapade
of hers could not be related One night
she and her sister We're cutting things
for amusement and as she let the
shatchet fall on the spot marked by her
sisters thumb she resolved to have her
revenge. She meant only To nip the
Very end of the little thumb, but some
way the sharp Ratchet slipped and the
cut was so serious that for some time
they feared amputation would be nee
sessary The little girl who was hurt
bore it blayely but her sister de-
manded the attention of the household.
she was so loud in her lamenting. They
never imagined she had done 1T on
purpose" and her grief was not feigned,
for she thought and dreamed of moth
ing for weeks butthumbless hands. 1t
wasn't so serious after all. for the
thumb healed. tho today a deep scar is
a reminder of the occurrence. Some
way the offender told the whole truth
a few days ago. and her sister was not
angry but only stopped and kissed her.
She may have been wise enough to
know that there could be no punish.
ment like that little girls remorse. and
when we have suffered for our sins they
should be forgiven US.
After being closed month the libra
ry was opened again today and in a
day or SO the usual number of visitors
and borrowers will be recorded. Sum
mer is supposed to be the season when
only light reading can be enjoyed but
terms in reading as in other things are
Only relative and no agreement can be
reached as TO what is light and what is
heavy reading. He who delights in the
osophy may consider the code Of the
state Very easy reading: the reader OF
the code Will call exhlerating ancient
history: lie who pores over history will
call the classics light: and the lover of
Homer and Dante Will find recreation in
the new books. But the.question is,
what is 10 be provided for the one
whose literary pursuit includes nothing
but the books Of the writer's of the day?
Really, can anything lighter be found?
ABOUT THE HOUSE.
To clean gas and gasoline stoves wipe
off all the loose dirt with soft paper,
then rub the stove with q cloth wet
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