Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-22

dice be allowed to rob her of the salts
faction which she should get out of her
advantages. II woman is educated to
the point of losing an interest in all
things which delight the normal fem
mime mind, it is evidently a sign that
instead of broadening her mental per-
spective, she has doomed herself to live
in narrow rut of unhappiness Her
education should make her wise in
many ways, not one alone.
"She openeth her mouth with wis
dom and in her tongue is the law of
Kindness" How many of us can meas
ure UP with this ideal word portrait Of
the impressions of perfect womanhood
as summed up by an eastern poet who
lived many years before the Christian
era? 1t is thing to be regretted that
large portion of the ordinary conver-
satfon between people of both sexes
consists of criticism of others. One
does not often enough stop to think
that at the same time or place when
he has been entertained by witty or
otherwise comments on mutual ac-
quaintances, he himself may have been
the subject of amusing comment else
where or even there at another time.
The fair sex especially are accused of
indulging too freely in this pastime.
They are the most harsh critics, so 9TH
er critics say, and with truth, of those
of their sex who go astray. If their
sister women will not deal gently with
and encourage them wisely who can
be expected to? is asked. We are told
that by our influence we can establish
a better standard of moral manhood
today and help to make obsolete that
condition which tolerates an unjust
double standard. We should be here
to do all the good we can and it could
do no harm to try the experiment of
exerting such an influence anyway
The club women of various towns
who have been agitating an anti-spit-
ting ordinance, in an effort to keep
the streets cleaner and more sanitary,
will be encouraged to know that the
city council Of Muscatine has recently
passed such an ordinance making ex-
pectoration on the sidewalks, in public
buildings or in hotels, a misdemeanor
and punishable with fine or impris-
onment in the county Jail.
A New York heiress, Miss Margaret
Astor Chanler, is to start a model dairy
creamery and stock farm on her fine
summer estate, "Rokoby,' at larry
town on the Hudson. 1t will be, to
certain extent, an experiment, and
modelled on hygenic and. scientific lines
In accordance with this idea, the hous-
ing of the cattle, their care, the con-
struction of the dairy and everything.
will be carried out in accord with the
latest ideas developed by the board of
health. Miss Chanler is connected with
many of the old knickerbocker families
of Gotham, and has done much to in
terest women in municipal reform Her
venture will not only result in enjoy
ment to herself, but employment to
Others and probably a lasting good In
the way of pure food reform. Miss
Chanler enjoys an income of something
like 100000 a year, yet the new bust
ness will be conducted on strictly bus
mess principles, and the society women
whom Miss Chanler meets In the draw.
ing room, and to scores of whom she is
related, will doubtless buy her milk and
cream.
Miss Chan1er is a great-great-gran
daughter of the original John Jacob As
tor William 3. Astor was her great
grandfather, and Samuel Ward, Jr
who welded Miss Emily Aston, was her
grandfather. Their daughter, Margar-