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PULITEER. SSE tn mn Rew, | ANG! NO. 19,565 COLLECT FIRST, MR. COMPTROLLER. a > will an administration of the City of New York fight Fights of the city’s taxpayers? ‘Why must officials whe manage the city's finances be elther ‘bind, muddle-headed er complarent! Comptroller Prendergast, criticising State methods of taxation compared with the city’s way, says: One of ‘the grave defects of State financing is in the fact is the city’s “ascertained income”? ’ » Upon examination it is found to include millions of dollars of ‘franchise and personal texes which are never collected. The this extimated income and more. It wipes off the slate to collect, It carries on the deficit from year to year. in fresh taxes. TO BE FORCED? of stock of the New York Telephone Com- the American Telephone and Telegraph annual report of the parent concern we Vail expressly pointing out that “regula-' THE KIND. (HORT cirouite with ettendant fire and emoke continue to be a : yeourrent danger in the subway. If yesterday's eocident had Bee houre leter the scenes of the morning of Jan. 6 it wae, subway, strects and hotels were ebovesand below ground, telephones thousands of people disturbed. work on the new subways cannot go on with- mishap ie understandable. But that the cause of yes- \thould be of exactly the same neture as that claimed to the bleze.of Jen. 6 is at least a warning. Moreover no- ean fail to remark the fect that there have been more subway ents resulting from short circuits in the last thece months then other time einge the subway was opened. jor reasons not far to eeck, the present Public Service Commis- ae ‘may have relaxed even its former standards of vigilance. Who | fo. pi the public from. the consequences of careless work in new or to urge upon the Interborough the necessity for replace- renewal in the old? “4 9 : ea pte $90,000 for Sunday, Philadelphia's Gift —Headline, __~ Some still deny revival in business, but nobody doubts there's good business in revival. Hits From Sharp Wits. on over 16 on oftion with ogink pauscate the wort of men who use [2 prev mebod kind janguage.—Philadelphi runt for it—Bioux City | Inquirer. io e e e Too many persons are under the de- lusion that they are doing their part of the world’s work by merely talk- ing.—Albany Journal. a .e * explain why a sharp be couched In unt lee Fapal ‘a of sosmnnoe™ Pace y voles of conacience.— Sonne poctic'e iden. of cade: ‘and Courier. is to spend a lt o! money, eines : Sev os value for it or not.—Albany Membership. 1600 Sean (iritrecnt om i ‘tollow- By Btozyole to Philadelphia, HY frater- | To the Kaiter of The Bening Wélea: club intends to take a Iphia. What bicyclist the street with a Cheerful smile on his face. vineky,” said Mr. Jerr. “Did you eee them boys from echo! get in a fight, the two crowds, and throw rocks on each other till the Police was sent for?” asked Mer, Sla- “Pity the police weren't on the job when the thing began,” said Mr. Jarr. “Bo help me! Don't you wast any- body to have any fun? Boye will be ttle Sollie hollere names at other boys and runs when they throw, rocks at Bim he runs home, and thet ain't good business when my winders te broke.” ° “I thought little SolHe was a very good boy,” said Mr. Jarr. “Bo he im” said Mr. Slavinsky proudly. “What you think he gets in @chool—he brings it home on a card—ninety per cent! Sure! Ninety per cent. for his studies and ninety per cent. for his aonduct and ninety per cent. because he don't play hookey. My, that shows he is going to be @ good business man! Ninety per cent. 18 a good profit!” 80 when Mr; Jarr- gained his apart- ment be asked casually about the children’s monthly echool cards. “They are around some place,” said Mrs. Jarr quietly. don’t pay much attention to them. Those teachers alt have their pets and show partiality to Mrs. Jarr. “Thank goodness, our Wil- lle ts epirited and independent.” “I take it from ¢his die report isn't of bis mouth!” cried the little girl, “Teacher scolds him for that, and he gets his hands dirty at recess, and he don't care. And he puts bie pencils in his mouth, too!” added little sister, “The ‘Caperight, 1915, ty The Pres Publishing Ov, (The New York Evening World), The School Reports of Willie Jarr Show a Percentage Far From Usurious was antagonistic to all theories ghe Gd not advance herself.’ and their fingers in their mouths, and| “It’s true,” said Mr. Jarr. “Now, money. Money is worst of all. When | Willie,” he contingsd, turning to & child 1s sick be is given pennies | Young Hopeful, “if papa gives you which he puts in his mouth. These|nickel will you try to @ better Colne go into circulation, Other chil-|report at school? And, above all, Gren put them in thelr mouths, and| will you promise you won't put pen- the result is that there is an epi-jcils or money in your mouth—any- thing any other child has handled?”| Guw. “Nonsense!” said ars, arr, who ‘Willie seized the coin and rushed SUPERSTITION AND FEAR de Strict Parents 4 Fault That Brings Ite Own Punishment By Sophie Irene. Loeb / Copyright, 1918, by The Frees Publishing Oo. (The Now York Uroning World). other diy 2 mother was found her lost boy. “It was | Bee all my fault.” she eaid. “He ran away from home at @ tender age. We were too strict with him. We were eo anxious for ‘him to make ‘high marks in his school we were eo proud of him. fe kept him at his studies every night, and finally, when examination time came and he fatled, he could not bear to fai days he ran awa we found him. rimand he went away, . years we di us. to some friends ai In those early ad not know where he was, but now I know much of the it was with his parents. We could faull not see with the Qt life only in its realities, it : : 3 z $2299.3 tresigl #453 and ite frivolities ‘We! human daughters promotes a creoy and with it later suffering! When, oh, when will parents realise that it ts much better for Mary to entertain her callers at home than to meet them on the corners? h, when will they under- is better to countenance’ sense of se- the back door? When, oh, when, h " to uncaessand Seat ovenioay: scolding acts o wrong of the magnet, and thrust thelr chil- dren away from them? When will mothera lear that to exact @ close accounting from the youke man Ro ing his wild-oat sowing period is liable to take him lle to avoid chastise- mont’ ° without number the boy and mer some are always necessary, yet in the rear- ing of the boy and girl the parent, who is prone to insist upon ironclad com- mandments, usually finda that it us nature fo! i i ile § zs ERT: 1 | it} they may be) that to the door ou to buy candy, carefully placing it in his mouth for safekeeping after got on the stairs. And there it stayed till spent. Wit, Wisdom and Philosophy. By Benedict Spinoza. would never be supersti- tious if they oauléd govern all the ciroumstances by set’ rules or if they wefe al- ‘waya favored by fortune. But frequently being driven into straits where rules are useless and being often kept fluctuating pitiably between hope and fear by the unce! tainty of fortune’s greedily coveted favors, they are consequently for the. most part very prone to credulity. — a ‘The human mind is readily swerved thie way or that in time of doubt, es- pecially when hope and fear are struggling for the mastery, though usually it is boastful, over-coafident and vain. No one can have lived in the world without observing that most people in prosperity are so over-' ny with wisdom (however int rienc: they every offer of advice as a personal insult, in adversity they know not where to turn, but beg and pray i past ‘good or ill they think it or por- Yende e or wi iasue ‘tin | bY, what Jane did. Sayings of 3 Mrs. Solomo By Helen Rowland Coprright, 1915, by The Press Publishing Oo, (The Mew York Sventng World), * Y DAUGHTER, hear now the Parable of the Women* Better, lest Thou, too, shouldst aspire to be a man's Mental Com> panion and his Little Comforter. rd Lo, there dwelt in Babylon a Clever Damsel, and ALA, men admired her and sought her company. Her conversation was their delight, amg her companionship their inspiration. js For she was SO sensible. ae Behold, the Youths of the City came unto her, bearing thelr hiparts’ secrets and secking advice and consolation in times of tribulation and love-weariness; the widowers fled to her for safety and the bechelersaailed | [pterraclaglegtt phy hte 2 jhe brought her unto the Wise saying: “ “La, I prithee, teach her thy ways, and instruct her in thy wisdom, she fs puch @ frivolous little thing, aiid needeth a SUPERIOR womaa te guide her.” fr no man doubteth in his heart that BRAINS can be injecteds imeither if the curls upon a woman's head be charming, that the gray miat- te inside it may not be easily‘suppHed from without. ; He * And the years waxed and waned, and the SENSIBLE con. tinued to be “admired” and “respected”—and unmarried. . And in her heart she rebelled, crying: “WHY have I been left at the post? For lo, I am all things that a man admireth, theoretically; yet, not one of them hath spoken unto me practically, of marriage! Alas, alas, I am as lonely as o single leméa- upon an orange tree!" Now, it came to pags, upon an evening that she eat elone with « youth upon @ moonlit piazza, and the scene was set for a proposal; yet he @i@ jNOT kisg her. And she sighed wearily; but the youth addressed her, saying: “Why art thou sad, Dear FRIDND! For lo, I have come unto thee to-night to tell thee a great secret—even that I am in love.” And the damsel trembled hopefully. : Then the youth continued, saying: i. “Verily, I would that she whom I adore were like unto THDE; for while she dazzleth me with her charms, yet I cannot look UP to her aad’ revere her as I revere thee; for she is SUCH a silly little. doodlewit.” And, thereupon, the damsel arose abruptly and left him. And, when she appeared upon the morrow, she was clad in a frock of many ruffies anf adorned with much rouge, and dangling earrings, jingling bangles, and pink tulle and patches of court plaster. ’ , And, when the men gathered about her, she greeted them with tender’ smiles and calves’ eyes, and bantered them with much nonsense, When they asked for advice, she covered them with fisttery;, when they sought to talk with her, she hung upon their coat lapels aad asked them, feeblemind§d questions. ‘ And all the Bewagers were exceeding shocked, and the gossips:‘whie pered among themeelves, saying: “She hath gone DAFFY!” P But at the end of the third week, she announced her ENGAGEMENT, and the wedding day was set. And the Damsel rejoiced in her heart, saying: # “Verily verily, it 1s better to be loved than ‘revered,’ and to be iisped : than ‘admired,’ and to be MARRIED than ‘superior.’ And a Little Hus band fs more to be desired than much Platonic Friendship!” Gelah! -, The Joy Rider. LORA O'FLINN, with her vain little heart, Feathered and furred, in a gas- cart Rides up the avenue: uid i blue is the light in the eyes of her, Fit to be true the wide look of sur- prise of her, Golden the hair that’s the radiant crown of her, Fetching, that fleeting, bewildering frown of her. Trim and expensive from toe to the toque of her, High costs of living no worries avoke of her; Fashion and Folly, the first and last word of her, Fill with their frivols the day all urd of her, rn of woman, the ultimate fool of her, 4 Fites, as erp upward, to suffer the rule of her; Gi sareing. from left and from it of her, oline By E. W. Osborn. ' Mutely declare the |-conquering ; might of her. e 4 day ut ] Day unto day utters flattering speeen| Runneth the wor! welfare.’ But to yiela SD ee eoned dad oy! i Witul the way and capricious’ 0 wa taste of her ia, (What shall we say of the Gay-winging, Dutiecty; tridiag of her— 5 ‘use of hei Still less the use of this rhyiging On with ‘the 4 y ria the triemginad joy le ' Ne ater iy ben Decl: lo e's to-morrow @e t- * day of her! ews pat Flora O'’Flinn, with ber vain " Peethered and furred, in & oN Rides up the avenue! _ _My. Wife’s Husband ==By Dale Drummond = Copyright, 1915, by ‘The Press Pubtidhing Oo, (The Mew York Erening World). mm? CHAPTER XVIII, |AT she was in earnest when the made hi of independence Jane pro- ceeded to show me. Now, instead of remaining at home or consulting me as to making engagements, she went ber own sweet way, accepting coming suddenly very gay. A “We must Bye 8 Gr yet it he saidone morning. “! accep! invit one. ‘continually and not retura 7. Pe Bo, ‘give one by all means? Whom will you have?” I asked. “Before we decide whom we will have I should like you to make up your mind if you will grace the occasion by pow. presence?” J " replied rr , & tone ften used rn this ‘ime (I now know to hide 5). ‘ertainly. I shall be home when- ever you decide to entertain for —that is, if you fet me know in time to make my arrangements and there nts.” to} mi the ste abt made no remark until she mentioned @ woman of whom I very much dis- roved and whom Jane knew I dis- “1 certainly shall invite her,” she told me. “I have ted her invita tions several times. eo is all right; just basa good time. You can't blame her for that. If it weren't for John she doesn’t do a thing I wouldn't dol” I thought this mere braggadocio and paid no attention, although sev- eral times of late I had been annoyed “What would Jane asked on occasion when T had object to her ing with a bie party of some of w! members disapproved. tay he iwiddle thumbs as I used to? That time is over for me. There are plenty of people that enjoy my so- olety, even if you ‘front ‘success. & great beautiful wife, ever tote Der 5 ine we and well served. Jane ted ad had sured’ girl to hel; and a Mar only thing we I was really proud ‘all invitations and be-| ® Uke me to dot” | tn ming Uttle pronoun: ‘ attentions bind 5 hw le declaration | mostly at idn't drink much a told her. “It ign't Sc ‘Yes, it is, it makes me replied. SErew.” ae “Forget what?” I asked, pucsieé, “You wouldn't understand if Teale cy ell, don’ “5 cued make it @ habtt,” Tires; “No danger of that, I don't gee enoug! and flee the subject was I now know that a coldness—a ‘coldness Rees fakin actions—that Jane at this loved me dearly. And had sone her one tithe of the attention, f" preasion of love that I felt shad was her due, I should never a written this story—the story ‘ mistakes. I forgot that’ married isn't always caged, and blime faith in the comfortable theory of woman's love’ her abnormal power to Wana ph ee bare or 8 man gives her, att iim, 7 ‘ nfortunately ba not belong to Foe Sand toy Ay 4 treatment could be applied, believe that the principal mo many ‘women for and many other things, from because of their children, we ‘ for John’s sa have endured 4 for, ES pede As I look back, the jome and | ha, ‘asener and it was| ine here as usual, | thing i; | | And, whensoever one of these became smitten with a “Regular Git,” 4] ( (