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A WORD
WITH THE WOMEN

(By Elia W. Peattie)

Lena L Wilson, who conducts an interesting
column in the Progress, accuses
me of being on the fence in regard
to the color question which has arisen
in the Women's club I am surprised
that one of Miss Wilson's race should
do me that injustice. I do not wish to
see the clubs injured, divided or destroyed
by any question - they could
certainly be of but little use to any one
in such events I recommend patience,
and Miss Wilson will learn in time that
patience is best I am not on the fence
in regard to the color question I make
that statement without reserve or qualification
I am the daughter of abolitionists,
who suffered to the death
for their principles, and every
extreme of belief which was
theirs is mine, though I might
not have the courage to do what
they did- and certainly may never have
the opportunity to do anything sacrificial.
But because of all this I am not
therefore indifferent to the ideas and
prejudices the principles and preferences
of other women in the club, who
may not agree with me, and who have
as much right as I to hold their views
I seldom reply to or notice any remark
of any adversely critical nature made
concerning the work in this column. But
Miss Wilson labors under such a misapprehension
that I must undeceive her
I stand always have stood and always
will stand for the breaking down
of all race distinctions.

The News-Republic which is published
by two very delightful young
men who are having a hard time of it,
and who are taking their hard time
courageously, objects to my remarks
about Edghill, the little
Western Union boy who rode
his wheel till he was worse off
than any prize fighter who ever emerged
from the ring. The strain he endured
was of a more serious sort than that to
which prize fighters subject themselves.
A number of men saw him during and
after the race, and since he has been
able to crawl about the streets have sustained
this view of the case. I do not
know just what the News-Republic said,
for I have never seen the News-Republic.
I hear, however, that it is rather a
clever sheet, and I wish the two excellent
young men would send me a copy
when they disagree with me Incidentally
I wish to remark that no charge is
made for this advertisement.

While at this sort of thing, the slate
may as well be cleared. An attorney
has written me saying that I have been
unjust to Mrs. Chapple. No one would
be more unwilling than I to be unjust to
any woman-especially in an hour of
stress and misery. But the attorney and
all others who think I may have been
unjust are respectfully referred to Mrs.
Chapple as evidence on the stand I have
more respect for the woman who falls
herself, through passion, love or madness
than for the wife who will listen to
her husband a tale of conspiracy to ruin
and defraud another woman, when the
wife is to profit by those actions. The
attorney who writes claims this is an instance
of woman's inhumanity to
woman. May not a woman criticise a
woman as mem criticise men? This
column has always been devoted to the
highest interests of women, so far as
might be. But it is no question of sex
which implies me to resent such an act
of despicable weakness. One cannot be
deterred from the condemnation of
weakness or cruelty because the person
guilty of it is a woman.

3000 No. 2 Smith-Premiers sold before
they are fairly on the market. The only
ball bearing typewriter.

THE RED OAK RACES.

Special Train Via the Burlington
Route Tuesday, June 25

Leaves South Omaha 9 a.m. Omaha
9:15 a.m. Reaches Red Oak in time for
dinner

Tickets only $2.

The Red Oak meeting promises to be
the most exciting of the year $20 000 in
prizes. All the famous trotters and
pacers of the country will appear.

Get tickets from W.B. Cheek, agent
Burlington Route, South Omaha, at the
Burlington city office, 1324 Farnam
street, or at the Omaha and South
Omaha depots.

Send 25c to the World-Herald for a
sample package of the World-Herald baseball
score cards. The best and most
complete card ever issued. We can furnish
them in any quantity at 1 cent
each postage prepaid to any address.

The enterprising boy gets his fireworks
free by getting some friend or neighbor,
who does not take the World Herald, to
try it for two weeks or more.

OMAHA AT A GLANCE.

Julius Kaikus one of the two brewers
at Atkinson who was at federal
court a short time ago, has died from
an accidental gunshot.

Anna Chapple widow of the murdered
W.H. Chapple has applied for
letters of administration to be issued to
Ferdinand Meyer. The schedule of property
shows that W.H. Chapple had no
real estate, but was possessed of personal
property to the value of $100.

City Treasurer Ellin this morning
received $30 550 of canceled short time
bonds and coupons which were paid in
New York last week. Tomorrow he will
ship to Chicago the $197 600 of short
time district improvement bonds purchased
a few days ago by E.H. Gay &
Co.

Articles of incorporation have been
fled of the L.E. Roberts Company. The
corporation starts with $5 000 capital,
divided into shalts of $100 each the
business to be conducted is a wholesale
retail coal business. The incorporators
are L.E. Roberts E.M.
Roberts and F. B. Roberts. L. E.
Roberts transferred by bill of sale his
coal yards and all property inciting to
his coal business to the new company.