The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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A WOMAN'S club in Delaware has
~ been endcaVoring to inform it.
self on social problems with the
laudablc intention of reforming the
world. Incidental to this the mem-
bcrs hired lady to tell them all about
policy playing" 50 that they might
the better combat this great evil. Of
which they had heard 50 much. She
told them in such fascinating way
that they all became deeply Interest,"
ell and, ii Is said have temporarily
abandoned the idea of reforming the
world until they have each unobtru-
sively made q fortune by playing pol
icy themselves. Men are unkind
enough to say that this is just like a
woman.
| wonder If We are such variable
creatures. We certainly do many
things from impulse, but then again
they accuse us Of being entirely too
tenacious about carrying IA point. They
say we are obstinate to the degree of
mulishness in never admitting an cr-
ror; that we manage to have our own
way in the face of everything: that we
are Indians in holding grudges and
| conscientious in paying them back
our rights and wrongs and minimize
! our blessings.
The antics of the Delaware women
rather diSprOve these statements.
They started out to interfere with the
pleasures Of other people and ended
by changing their point of view, and
learning new method of driving
away cnnui. Indeed they have not
ended" yet and il is likely to be an
interesting study to watch their meth
| ous of collecting experiences.
Women are the original discoverers
of intempcranCe. There's not u doubt
of it--that is. the incompetence of 9TH
| er people Man did not find out he
had taken a drop too much until his
Wife made the discovery. 1t was she
who decided that he belonged to far
too many lodges, that he smoked TOO
many cigars. wore too many red ties
and lost too much money at poker.
| She decided that he ate too much
| minCc pie, sworc too much was too
susceptible in his affections and spent
TOO much for his clothes; but she is a
close second when it comes to intem-
| pcrance. Perhaps she doesn't drink as
much champagne or do other objcC-
tionable things of that sort with such
enthusiasm, but when she starts out
10 do anything she does it rather conf
pletely and is apt to be as Incorporate
along her special lines AS a man.
For instance, there is Mrs. Nation.
She is about as incorporate as the
veriest sot who reels into the gutter,
although according to her lights, 1t is
| in IA praiscworthy direction. Her mode
| of warfare accompishes little good.
Then there is the woman who makes
| housekeeping a mania, who is pos
sessed of a clean devil. as some long
| suffering husband said of his wife
Her intemperanCo Is almost as unCom-
| Portable to the family as that Of the
| sattcrn who isn't distressed ir> tho
baby's shoe happens to be cXtricatcd
from Il pan of dough ready for the
baking.
The woman Incorporate with her
tongue with her harshness, with her
jealousy or her i'll temper, is every bit
| as wicked. as rcprehensible, as the
| drunkard. who is only spasmodically
bad.
Women are more Incorporate in
their gambling propcnsities when once
| evil. than are men. They are more
| reckless in their stakes and more in
| eXorabc in claiming their gains. They
| would probably be more corrupt in
their political methods, if such state
of affairs can be imagined.
Speaking of policy playing is Il re-
minder that it was a woman and not a
| man who made a startling suggestion
the other day regarding the old Home
for the Fricndless on Adams avenue
| He is man of prominence in this city
| and one whose opinion and advice are
| considered valuable and reliable on
most subjects.
His suggestion was this: The Home
| needs money to raise that hateful SEQ
| 600 debt. How on earth is it going to
get the sum passes comprehension.
The public has given and given. Rich
| men and poor men, women of afllu-
| cncc and women of modest means have
subscribed to the building fund, but
| nobody, not one will buy that fine
property ON Adams avenue.
"Why not" said the gentleman in
| question, why not sell tickets to the
number of $4,000 or so at 81 each to
those who wish to aid the Home just
that much. Surely there are twenty
five thousand people in this city who
could pay a dollar each for such pur-
pose. Then when all the tickets are
sold" said our friend. present the five
lots. singly, to these patrons allowing
them to decided as To how the choice
should be made and which of their
number should be the recipients"
What do you think of the plan? asks
SauCy BeSs.