Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-25
FROM A WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW

TNVM "A WONAN
The SIT Louis Post Dispatch pub
lished recently an interesting article
on women at the Pole" IT says In
regard to that unusual subject:
Three women are going with Peary
on his polar exploration trip. But they
are only booked for a part OF the way.
When the real difficulties may be ex-
peeted they will turn back to warmth
and civilization. This is disappoint-
ing. If women want to put Il stop to
such accusations as that recently made
by Labouchere. that they cannot fight,
and Therefore should not vote, they
ought not TO back out of such expedi
tions as that OF Peary.
by nature women are adapted to
discovering the poles. The scientists
tell us that women breathe with the
upper part OF their lungs and need less
oxygen than men. That is why they
can stand corsets and keep warm In
diaphanous garments when a man
wants a summer oyercoat. That Is
why they are so partial to ices That
is why they SO seldom complain OF cold
feet after tripping through the slush
in slippers. What Is needed. in order
to speedily hnd the north pole, is an
expedition whose members won't get
cold feet"
Perhaps when Peary gets thru
searcing for the north pole. an expedl-
ton fulfilling the requirements above
suggested, will sometime meet with
success. But will amy woman be fool
ish enough to so forth upon such
quest?
In the records Of the journeyings OF
Lewis and Clark 1t is written Of SAGA
jaweda, the wonderful bird woman"
that she Contributed a full mans
share to the success of the expedition.
besides taking care of her baby" Yet
not q cent did she receive for her SER
vices. Her husband, whom the ex-
plorers mention as an idler and Wife
beater, received $s0O.33, including the
price of horse and lodge purchased
for him. Which is only one instance
showing how much woman owe to the
Christian civilization and the enlight-
of the nations. In this later
day Of vastly greater equality OF the
sexes, however, the INDIAN glr was
honored by the Portland, Oregon, ex-
position, which might possibly never !
have been held had not her aid saved
hat whole exploring party of early /
lays from perishing.
An easterner advises all men to mar |
" little women. and an Iowa paper re-
ioins that there Is no need to hand |
out such advice. holding that there |
IRE hundred pound men who still In
sist In calling their 250-pound wives
little woman" It's all joke; every
woman is a little fairy if she Is as
big as all out DOORS" The Iowa paper
evidently beFevs that the old saying
Of love is blind still holds true. But
really 1t would be an unfair procedure
10 measure wonlan's true worth by
will you do with the women who are
not "little" and the small men, who
so often take fancies to those Of the
fair sex who are their physical super
iors? Bettar advise that the latter
marry Il 4, women" for the sake OF
less embarrassment to both concerned.
aHho as everyone knows, love Is blind,
and such an insignificant matter as be-
ing mismated in size should count but
little.
aLots of women who have learned
what 1t means to bear the brunt Of
things, will agree with good natured
sarcasm that "a wife sho' is
a good thing as a standin' excuse, an
it must be mighty comfortable to have
somebody dat you can lay de blame on
for ev'rything dat goes wrong, instid
Of thinking dat hits your own fault,
an dat hit wouldn't have happened eff
you hadn't been SIGH a POI, measly,
weak, shiftless, lazy creature yo'self."
The eternal fault finder, be it man or
woman, soon finds that indulgence Of
this nagging habit which grows with
such rapidity, weakens his or her NOR
al power Of shouldering their own
blame themselves, when things go
wrong. Half the time q person thus
afflicted does not want particularly to
find fault or be coward, but he US
ually ends up by doing both, to the dis
comfort and sorrow of those with
whom he is thrown In contact.
Truly woman's influence is power
full. AT least 1T was in rather unus-
ual circumstance which took place In
Kansas. Pretty Mabel Huston, who
wanted badly to return to college this
fall and finish her musical education,
took strenuous measures to save her
fathers wheat crop, upon which so
much depended. Her method was nov
ell, and may have been an innocent
one, but it's modesty is seriously ques-
toned. Finding that extra pay
would not induce her fathers
help to work harder in or
der to get in the crop before 1t
was ruined by the heavy rain which
she offered three prizes, the
first being three kisses and a hug, the
second two kisses. and the third only a
hug, to those of the laborers who |
would work the hardest. What money |
could not buy, the promise of those |
sweet rewards obtained. The charm
worked, and the girl kept her word to
the letter. The event is the subject of I
gossip all over the state, owing to Miss .
Huston's announcement that she will
offer the same prizes next year if |
necessary. and it is generally predicted |
that Farmer Huston will experience I
no difficulty in obtaining his pick of a /
whole army of harvest hands. How
aver, we doubt If kisses given in such |
a spirit, are worth the effort put forth |
TO obtain them.
Extraordinary bravery and presence
of mind in women aItho freuuentJy |