Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-23

Mans harping on the inconsistency
of woman is an old saw, but an Iowa
Falls woman has just recently pointed
out mans inconsistency in a convince
ing manner. Mrs. Sarah r. Carpenter
objects to carriages in the Decoration
day parade. Her plea for consistency,
as published, says that if there are
any carriages to so to the cemetery
on Decoration day, let them go either
before or after the parade. Il think
that if the city officials, the speaker
and the clergy are unable to march as
far as the old veterans, the w. r. e.
and the children, they had better stay
at home" says Mrs. Carpen ,er. AS
member of the w. r. C. of Iowa Falls,
she is supposed to have expressed the
sentiment of that body. But she has
also given expression to an /opinlon
held by many others, both men and
women Why, on that day which has
been set aside for honoring our SOL
der dead, should official rank take
precedence over the nobler rank OF pa
triotic service to ones country! Let
Decoration day be truly memorial day
If any one is to ride, let IL be those
veterans, who, whatever their Short
comings, gave their early strength to
a patriotic cause. The outspoken
thought of this Iowa Falls woman bids
fair to institute change of program
there. Why do not the women of 9TH
err towns test their influence in this
matter?
Gossip is often cruel Woman are
-only called gossips. These state
- if true then, would indicate that
women are cruel gossips, and such
they often, but not always are. An
interesting theory was advanced lew
DAYS ago by members of the HUI
House Wonan's Club, in discussing the
"Possible Prevention of Cruelty. Inc
keynote of the discussion was that the
child who is taught to be kind to ami
mails will be as kind to human beings.
1t subsequently developed that the con-
census of opinion among the women
was. that if all children were taught
kindness and gentleness, the "oflu
would he wonderfully free from al
forms of cruelty. The views OF one
member of the club, Mrs. Ella Brun-
dage, as given by the Chicago Chroil-
icle cover the subject clearly and con-
cisely. She says: Bodily injury is
the least of the cruelties and belleNe
that gossip and scandal are the most
heartless. Scandal, nlaliciously or otn-
erwise repeated, causes more heart.
aches and more tears than phSslcal
torture. People can endure physlcal
pain. but the agony of mind Whlch COS
Gin often causes is more often than we
know fatal
81 believe that all women should
nledge themselves not to gossip ana
particularly clubwomen, not because
we do gossip to any great extent
don't believe we debut because OF our
example we can BRING otnef "oaiie'i -
be more friendly"
Still more interesting was nhe con-
clusion arrived at by those clup women
that while women are more gossips
than men and for that reason perhaps
more cruel, they think that men as
eossips are far more MALICIOUS. lhey
argued. therefore, that men are more
cruel in their intents and purposes
than women. However true or untrue
this may be, the man or woman VINO
circulates scandal even if it is known
to he true. is not living up to the gol-
den rule of DO unto others as you
would have them do unto you. But
the nerson who thru spite, or whatever
other unworthy cause. tries to be-
smirch the character of an innocent
fellow being, becomes wickedly malic-
ious. Gossip is idle talk, but idle talk
is not always harmless. Life is too
short to go seeking after the husks.
I eft us shun the unworthy thoughts
and words and enjoy the abundance OF
good which may always be found if
sought What a splendid and novel
idea it would be If in every commun-
ity there were formed "Woman's
Anti-Gossiping Club" But still better.
would it be- If every true-hearted
woman would appoint herself a COM
mittee for the encouragement of scam
daious gossip.
Another wave of indignation sweeps
over our land. 1t is due to that por-