The evening world. Newspaper, March 19, 1912, Page 16

|r nee cn I dd SSTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. ate meee ee ise Fascnne meen Row. solidi EEO Poet RI om Fe Rt Canada, - jon Rates ‘jea in the International Maa" Aa Crom Bean oy One biel One Month. «NO. 18,478 FAITHFUL AND FORGOTTEN. IN the news of yesterday came a tragic story of lonely lighthouse life on a bare island rock nine miles off the Nova Scotian coast, The wife of the lighthouse keeper, after seeing her hus- fall into the water and drown, despite her frantic efforts to rave took her baby in her arms and for ten deys kept up unaided incessant task of tending the lamps and ringing the fog bell at last a passing ship saw her signals of distress and came to Tescue. ~ A day or two earlier a lighthouse keeper was taken off Green’s , in Long Island Sound, half-crazed after sixteen days of horrible je, deserted by his assistant, with no boat and ecant food. All nights,and days he kept the light burning and the fog signal ae usuel., These people did their duty simply, bravely, in the obscure corners of the world where fate had set thom down. They knew the importance to others of their lonely drudgery. Tho temptation tefet the lights go out—the surest way to attract attention—they vat aside. ‘They were faithful—with that faithfulness oftencst found {a workers whose work is humble and whose pay is small. fe prove egain; end prove nobly, that the instinct of sticking tw one’s post is as sound and true in the forgotten toiler in dark plsoes cs in the soldier or statesman conscious of « million eyes. oot t WHY BE FAT? T PEOPLE on the lookout’ for a quick and easy way to get thin will do well to peep into the current number of the 4 Journal of the American Medical Association. i Therein they will find revealed freely. and without cost the f sabrets of one Marjorie Hamilton of Denver, Ool., Originator of the © Famous Quadruple System of Fat Reduction. Miss Marjorie de- 4 that “Fat Vanishes One Pound a Day by the New Drugless | Broatment”—which pleasant result is echleved without drugs, dumb- Delis or dieting. x ¥ Fifteen dollars—only $15—buys the treatment! AFTER Miss 4 Hfimilton has the fitteen she sends the medicine. Along with it she Pe | imeloses trifling recommendations for general health, euch as eating Eno white bread, potatoes or pastry, drinking no liquids, ot meal times, ) taking two long walks every day, exercising with Indian clubs, and down Kissingen—all of which merely keep ap the spirits i te medicine does its duty. Why should we WORK to get ? the Healthtone Obesity Bath Powder must be applied to the fat part or parts twice daily. At other times it may stand between the almond pills for restering the ‘hair, and the digestive candies to wtaken daily with mince pie or terrapin. "Be idle and happy. j — fe “SEASON TO TASTE.” . “PEWS comes from London that Mr. H. G. Welle’s recent novel “Anne Veronica” is to be “translated” into French by having its ending shorn of the conventional Britisn and left in the unholy “affinity” state supposed to be rel- ee x en DOCTOR says thet in the last half century about twelve years have been added to the length of life and that living | will go on getting longer and longer. | Perhaps it can live down ite oovt. am HE manegers of a famous conductor and orchestra who will | shortly come to this country are ssid to have insured the | whole fragile outfit, lives, limbs, eyes, ears, fingers and strings, for a sum aggregating $2,200,000, | yt Audiences will be strictly forbidden to touch or handle. | nm of The Evening 4 We invited @ dew friends to our house, and they were not rough or disturbing anybody: only playing the plano, And! our neighbor sald she was going to the | Board of Health and make & o ‘aint that we are not desiratic tenants. She, @ays that we are not allowed to play The Bresing Word: eaders Kindly solve this problem? feng would it take a wheel five O something that will be to his advan- tage. And without very much concern ‘ Fables for Everyday Folks “GETTING IT OVER.” _ \vrocecda to tise his energioe to ust it at NCE upon a time there was a/over.” It does happen, of course, sometimes, man. His alm in life was ting it over." mattered |@galn, the ot Tt" ight | but succeeds in making be worth while or of it. not—that did not enter into it very much, The thing was to “put it across.” This man had many brothers. excuse often found him at the scene action, while mother was busy at home meking doughnuts for him. we If he sought a new position or a/n gaise in salary, he did not proceed in “pot it wuck either was or Co, (The New York n't with him, not. , Cupid believes in FAIR So this man began quite early. Even|PLAY to gain his ends, and aims his w direct. The arrow reached the |: man’ love, dow, heart all right, and he was in if he had been content to le 1 enough alone, this fable would er have been written. But no—he ust Proceed to “put it over,” accord- the direct course to get it, but in @ ing to his everlasting habit. roundabout way. Sometim @ friend, he found the 1! resistance, and so did or did not land. em 1.” Schooldays # Fie ti scal arn iY wine, Blige Ut yew wit ctim ene fe oes through| 6o he told of least! he MIGHT things that seemed alluring, to EN- girl many things that but was not, many But if he did, not unlike little Jack, HANCE himeelf in her eyes. And he Horner, he thought “What a good boy often evaded the truth in the process, But Cupid ie always on the job and This man was a great believer in luck.’ wants only TRUD hearts to beat Ooprvieht, 1012. b7 The Prog, Byblishing Oo, MR. JARR IS FORGIVEN FOR BEING INNOCENT. BLATIONS were etili strained at R the Jarr menage. The children were back from gfandma’s in Brooklyn. , Gertrude, the Varrs’ light running domestic, had returned from her married sister's in Jersey City. Mra, Jerr wasn't speaking to Mr. Jarr. 80, be it ever so humble, & was just as home often is. Conscious that his conduct had been above reproach and that his character was without stain, Mr. Jarr bore him- self with an alr of suffering tranquillity. Aware that she had made a mistaxe and that Mr. Jarr had done no wrong, and that his sudden trip to Philadel- phia-had been a business and not & Pleasure one, Mrs. Jarr oartied hersett with the constrained attitude of @ g00d wife who can forgive but cannot forget. In the battle fleld of home a man nev- er wine @ battle. If he exonerates himself from one charge the only eat- Isfaction he gets ts, ‘Well, I only know you have done a lot of things that haven't been found out!" Mr, Jarr was willing to let bygones be bygones. But Mra. Jarr did not de- sire to give in #0 @oon. That would have been admitting that she had been Admitting such @ thing, even to the feminine mind, a fatal Mrs, Jarr had confided in Mrs. Rangle, she had never seen @ man as stubborn as Mr. Jarr, especially tf he thought he was in the right. But ¢or her owa strength of will power, Mrs. Jarre had added, there was no doubt that man, though otherwise the of husbands (except that he WOULD go to Gus's and he DID keep the dinner schedule disarranged, and that he had a terrible temper and flared up"Rt the least little thing said to him), was & man who would ride roughshod over one If he was permitted to do so. On tHe third allent day at home eince the return from gayest Philadelphia Mr, Jarr began to ride roughshod over his wife by speaking in his sweetest man- ner to her in front of the children and Gertrude. Setting regular traps for her where she HAD to answer, “I've got tickets to the Winter Gar- Gen,” said he. “I've got a headache, thank you,” sald Mrs. Jarr coldly. At another time Mr. Jarr might have answered that she needn’t thank him for the headache. But’ now he re- marked that the change of scene, even the getting out in the open air, would do her headache good. So, bullied with kindness, and also jone, So he bestowed on the lady the leccordingly to whether the deal went | power of “second sight," since the little ; throug! 60d is blind himself. Thus, instead of Cupld came along and en-jsppearing what he was not in her eyes, she saw clear through him—just as he was, ‘Luis time the man was playing for a longing game and @ long game, The wementous ‘time came-HIS time of very frank, She told fim that ff he had not been trying to make HER believe that “the moon is made of green cheese” in order to win, ehe might have overlooked his past efforts in ‘the direction of others, But to make her @ part and a partner in the continuous “putting {t across” was something that she could not consider. So in the dig event he lost, Moral: “THE MAN WHO Ig CUONTINUAL- LY “GHTTING IT OVER” LIVES To after 10 P, M, She went to tho police station, and I heard from the janitress that they told her whe would have to @o to the fandiord or the Board of Health. We asked the policeman on our Dest about the hours for pieno playing, be told us the rules were. that on Wweeldeye one couM play until 10 ‘clock, and on Satu and Guadey | 4 Sayings of ... MRS. saying: “Behold, I hai Being the Confessions of the Seven Handredth Wife Ecanslated By Helen Rowland Decause she really wanted to me “rs. Jere dawdied through attiring i_/selt in @ manner that upon moro fitting oocasion might have driven Mr. Jar to express hie displeasure at this pre- meditated delay. Finatly Mre. Jarr appeared gowned, — ‘hatted and gloved, in the presence of the “subjugated man,” and with a cool nod of her plumed head, signified she + was ready. “The subway will be the quickest way," oald Mr, Jarr placatingly as they reached the corner. ‘We are late, you know.” Mra, Jarr trod grandly on past the mubway entrance without deigning to reply, and took her position at tffe corner of the avenuo awaiting a down- town car, Mr. Jarr followed over and helped her on the car meekly wher. one came at last, There were many in the car, A glance showed Mr. Jarr about twelve couples attired in their best, evidently also bound for the theatrical district and late. “Queer, one sees 0 fow young p9e- ple going to theatres,” said Jerr affably. hearteI gi they prefer the movin! picture the of tio netghborhood.” Mre. Jarr made no reply. “Yeo,” Mr. Jarr went on, “while one coulin't say that they are all old or even middle-aged peoplo on this car, yet every pair is a married pair.” Mrs. Jarr aid not even glance around to see Sf this appeared to be true of not “I'd det ten dollars there isn’t even an engaged couple, ‘They are all mare ried," added Mr, Jarr."* “What makes you think that?" asked Mrs. Jarr, her curiosity getting the bet- ter of her hauteur, “Because, if you'll just look you'll see that the only couples that are not growling at each other are the couples that are not speaking to each other,’ aid Mr. Jarr. “They can't say that about us,” ead Mrs. Jarr, as though nothing had ever marred the love of & lifetime, And she reached over and took Mr. Jarr's ‘hand and held {t affectionately all the rest of the evening, ‘Mr. Jarr was forgiven completely for everything he had never done! Ah, women are angels all! SOLOMON Copyright, 1019, by Tee Press Publishing Oo, (The New York World), -EARKEN, H Foolish Wife and take heed of its warning. Lo, upon a day, @ woman came unto me, my Daughter, unto the Parable of the we wedded an ANGEL! Vertly, verily, there is none other like unto him; for he is more beautiful than the sun at morning, and more tender than the moon at night, and more brilliant than all the stars of the heavens. Alas, I am not GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM! For all his ways are perfect, and upon his head I can perceive a HALO," Then I questioned her, saying: “How long, oh, my Daughter, hast And she replied: “Since last Wednesday.” thou been wedded unto this Paragon?” Now, after three years, the wontan came again. But, lo, her eyes were ved with weeping, and between sobbing and gnashing of teeth she spake, saying: “Alas, what a fool was I! “For him that I thought an angel I have found to be a DEVIL; and I rejoice that there IS none other ike unto him, “Lo, I am even now upon my way to Reno, for I can no longer dear Then I admonished her, saying: Then she spake unto me, saying: folly and wisdom. human being!" “Blessed art thou among women, COMMON SENSE! Selah. NOT TOO (FAST, “A verdict for $10,000 ten't #o bad,” Qeclared the junior partner. “How much shall we give our client?” “Oh, give him $60, say,” replied the “But hold" hasty. Promise aentor partner. “weir yotted with the morning growl and the evening grouch. Verily, he is filled spleen, and excuses, and fairy tales, and indigestion.” bs “Go to, thou Capricious One! Cease thy folly and return unto thine hus- band; And when thou hast borne with him three years more, come unto me and I will hearken unto thy babblings.” But when the woman returned after three years she neither emited nor wept; and in her eyes was the light of contentment, “Oh, Mother, blessed be thy wisdom! For I have done thy bidding, and, lo, I have discovered that mine husband is neither an angel nor a devil, but @ HUMAN BEING, composed of mind and matter, weakness ang atrength, “Yea, vertly, verily, upon his head he weareth neither horne nor a halo, but o@ DERBY HAT. And behold, I rejoice and am glad, for I aw. Wkewise a Then I gathered her in my arms and kiss@@ her, saying: oh, my Daughter! “For thou hast passed safely over the Heiyhts of Iiusion and through the Valley of Despair; but now thou hast entcred into the Kingdom of “And this is the journey of EVERY WIFE, yea, and of EVERY: HUS.- BAND, that world discover the secret of How-to-be-Happy-though-Married!” ALWAYS A REPUBLIC, “Why do you consider @ republic the Only permenent form of government?’ asked one Chinese citizen, ail tte leaders end all the governmental matitutions without changing its name ‘ Ce wastes ‘it's the to change, f°