Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-11
Outside Point of Wen

Some OF us that spend much of our
time on the cars and in the hotels are
forced TO observe if not to criticise the
actions OF our fellow travellers. Omit
ting many things which could be used
for text. this fact stands out. The
fathers and mothers Of the young
children travelling With them. are hour
ly showing to the public. the bringing
up or the lack Of it they are at home
giving these children. Leaving out any
remarks concerning the conversation
heard between parents and children.
and some of 1t is ridiculous not to say
outrageous, the table manners OF such
children are a disgrace to the age We
live In. OF course there are many
creditable exceptions. but the majority
OF addressed people travelling with
children from a year old up to those
OF 10 or ~ years OF age. ought to be
ashamed of themselves as we'll as their
offspring. After the age OF IL to Is
these children seem to somewhere and
somehow acquire the common habits Of
society. ,
Again and while the writer is in the
mood, why is it so many women. both
married and single, manage when
travelling to make a nuisance of them
selves? This is not to say a word Of
the woman that goes into a dressing
room OF the sleeper and loiters half au
hour to the disgust of other women
anxious TO make themselves present
able before leaving the cars. 1t refers
to the woman with the 6-year-old
child. occupying two seats with the
child. hand bag, wearing apparel, etc.
Old women can stand up, and women
with babies can sit on the arm Of an
other seat and not move is made to
vacate the seat they have no right to
use. Lately, an old man occupying a
whole seat In passenger car, got up
and offered the seat to lady with a
o-year old boy. Without a word Of
thanks this lady took the seat, care
fully placing her cherub beside her,
and let the old fellow stand up. 1t is
an every day occurrence for that kind
Of a lady to seat herself conspicuously,
open a book, calmly read some inter-
esting novel, and let her child race up
and down the car. to the annoyance of
other passengers, and giving the porter
and conductor heart failure for fear
the youngster will go out on the plat
form and be knocked or the car. An
other specimen Of humanity that trav-
els considerably these days is the wo-
man that talks at persons, passengers
and officials. She does not ask the oc-
cupant Of the seat in front to close the
window. She remarks to some one
across the aisle that "some folks must
have been raised in a sawmill. II
obliged to share her seat with some
one else and hold her little darling in
her lap, she confides in the child as the
conductor goes by and says things
about railroad companies that fail TO
furnish seats for passengers. At the
eating houses she is in her glory. Such
meals are abominable. It is an outrage
to charge SO cents for such stuff. Some
Of US old fellows have Travelled with
her for years. And every year on
THANKSGIVING day we thank God we
missed marrying her.
And no better place or time will ever
be had to indict lot Of school girls
that deliberately presume on the fact
they are school girls. It is noticeable
everywhere. Others besides this crank
have mentioned It. It Is a common
thing for three or four young girls,
some of them can be classed as young
women, 10 lock arms and promenade
during recess or on their way home.
They not only take up the whole OF
the sidewalk, but fail to unlock or turn
out for any one approaching them,
that is the "approacher' is fool enough
to give the whole walk. It is done
deliberately and is considered smart
to make young and old get of the
walk. And other indictments can be
found against these young ladies ?
Loud talk, loud actions. loud dress. to
say nothing OF false hair. painted
checks, HIPS. and colored eyebrows are
in evidence in every town where school
:. dismissed. Who IL to blame for ali
this? Possibly they are not all or
phans. Some Of them must have par
ents living. There is nothing new III
all this. It has been going on for a
thousand years and will be forever.
just AZ long az there are foolish young