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cn a SY NM ROR RNS How They Made Gooa By Albert Payson Terhune Coprright, 1919, ty The Prem Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). No. 68—NOAH WEBSTER, Maker of the First Great ~ a sal 8 is the story of a man who spent twenty dreary years of poverty and struggle in the tireless effort to make good along one particular line. It was @ task that would have émashed the endurance of ninety-nine men / out of a hundred. But this man kept doggedly to , Work at it t the end. t He was Noah Webster, a New Englander, why seemed unable to succeed at anything. As a lad he fought in the American Revolution. There he failed to make good to any extent, and be set up a law office ; in Hartford, Conn. Here he again missed success by & broad margin. It was the same in his efforts to win a reputation as a school teacher, Ho had education, brains, industry—in fact, he had every oopybook requisite for success, but he could not make good at anything t0 which he turned his efforts. A Next he became a magazine editor, The magazine was.on the financial =~ tocks before it was fairly on the market. He tried newspaper work, with the same result, Meantime he was keepisig himself i out of the poorhouse by writing text-books for schools. } Sie Seaet ne commeey. Wen 60 0 SP PULAeae: hvac, os Pals ew, EB 60...,. the eeeeeneeeees (From The Bvening World, May $3, 1919.) E BACK, MR. PRESIDENT, PREPARED TO TACKLE IT., Failed at | Gave CASH Au My Everything. Life’S SAVINGS AND _ A NINETY NINE YEAR MORTGAGE You Di0 WEW Fo VouRSeur Joun ! ‘These were not strikingly successful, but they kept him from starvation, [t was in the writing of such books that Webster's grand idea came to him—the idea that was to enable him to make good and to win deathiess fame. He had oécasion to look up a list of words {n the dictionary. He could From The Rvening World, June 25, 1919.) not find what he wanted in one dictionary, so he consulted others, and he noticed that there was not one complete and up-to-date dictionary on earth, ‘O AMERICA! : The language was steadily changibg and adding (o itself hundreds of . 4 new, words. None of these new words could be found in the dictionaries, and the definitions of many existing words were ridiculously incorrect; go were their spellings, For spelling, too, was undergoing a great change in those early days of the nineteenth century. Webster decided to compile a complete and modern and strictly ao- curate dictionary—one which should be an absolute and lasting authority It was a tremendous task, and a thankless‘and seemingly impossible one as well, Webster's friends pointed out to him the terrific difficulties (From The Evening Wortd, July 1, 1919.) make good, and he would not turn back. THE PRESIDENT’S RETURN. Then began a twenty-year labor. He made a critical study of the ‘ . m ’ led him, of course, to a study of languages from You CERTAINLY HANE CAN You www which ours is derived; and that meant years more of A HOME FOR LIFE _ Bear it ! Rcascnglenteng STATES mow enough about world-bullding, &c., to continue ANOTHER’ SUCKER ; his dictionary, So he went to Europe and there he To Buy it FROM You ; subject with @ gest and an acumen that carried him on with unbelievable speed. ‘ to put into practice what he bad learned, and be advanced more rapidly tban before in bis‘fob of dictionary-building. Its firat edition was published in 1828. At the outset it caused little stin~ assuredly too little to serve as reward for twenty years of unceasing | - celve Its due credit. It was hailed ‘as the greatest work of its kind in the history of literature, Its compiler was applauded as one of the world's (The sale of this ‘dictionary soon was averaging 300,000 copies a year. Tt was accepted as a classic, as an absolute authority. Noab Webster bad on the English language. that lay in his path, But he had made up his mind. He had a chance te language and the roots and derivations of its many thousand words. This toll. After ten years Webster decided he did not You 'tt NEVER FIND made an exhaostive study of philology, There he delved into the chosen When bis foreign studies were accomplished he came back to America At the end 6f twenty years Webster's Dictionary was at last completo, But presently, from Europe and America alike, the book began to Fre- truly great men, made good, and.he had lived to see his life-work crowned with almost un- es ee _ A committee to conduct an investigation of the high p at the conference yesterday of Cabinet members at the office of Attorney General Palmer. This was an- : to-day at the White House. ___ ‘THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET ARE ON THE JOB, BIG JOB, THE JOB THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS \VE BEEN ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO SEE BEGUN. i t Ef (From Washington, Aug. 1, 1919.) to put themselves on public record in its columns, fight with death. 6é HATS all this I see in the W papers about a gambling crusade out here in the Paradise section?’ asked Newcomer as the 745 A. M. sped cityward. “I thought when I moved out here I was wetting away from the temptations of the big city, I had no idea when I left the vicinity of Brooklyn Bridge that they would ‘shift the cut’ on me, as it ‘were, and: locate me in the neighbor. hood of Lynbrook Bridge, or what- ever the game is.” "Gentlemen,” said Doc, “this is not & subject for jest. We all recognize gambling as @ public evil; it is un- lawful and @ demoralizing occupation to say nothing of the chances of losing, It has filled many otherwisd bappy lives with regret and remorse, “I had this brought home to me only recently when a friend of mine paid me @ bet he lost on Willard. He sald he would never bet on another pris. fight—unleas he was sure the ‘tip’ was straight, “One thing alone condemns gam- bling in the eyes of all prudent people wit is #0 uncertain, It reminds me of an elevator in an apartment where I lived once—up one day and down the next. k The Evening World's of our sovereignty. We will not con- sent to be hosts to these, in a man- ner of speaking, ‘playboys of the Western world.’ If we submitted to such a thing they might in time supplant the favorite pastimes like ‘Old Maid’ and ‘Authors’ of some of our people who are leading the sim- ple life on their estates and princi- palities—when they are not in Burope, Asia, Africa or Australia, “I am jealous of the good name of our section of this great State, I) realize, of course, that we are not! any different from the people of other ; communities, who are as rich and in- telligent and law-abiding and other-| wise favored as we are, and I feel that we ought to be united in pre-) venting any return of the serpent to! our little Eden. ‘ “I was talkitig with one of the Po s ing men of Paradise the other duy about it. He said he was heart and soul for the suppression of gambling in our community, We didn’t discuss it im much detail because he had to hurry around to a ticker to find out who wop the fourth race, | “Let us be satisfied with the sim- ple pleasures of our own section end The Gay Life of a Commuter y Rube Towne Or Trailing the Bunch From Paradise Coprright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World). Doc—and a Well Known Evil be resented by our quiet and peaceful villagers, for it is all some of them can do to hold thelr own with the amateur loca) Talent.” The Person By Sophie The Jarr Family in war, the high cost of pay- ing household bills still irked, the Jarrs had often discussed domes- Who Is Shy Irene Loeb N™: that in peace, as well ‘as Offer Your Opinion and Give Your Reasons Unafraid Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). ANY letters come to me from people who are shy. Some of them are miserably lonesom on account of it, They fail to mak: friends easily. Es- pecially among young people is this ailment so be prevalent, And it is an ailment, For example, a ‘4 young woman tells ¢ me that she ts per- fectly miserable Seow'a: when ehe gets erie among strangers. She realizes she is entertaining and interesting, enough with her own family and friends. Yet when ehe gets out and meets new people she cannot hold. her own in any conver- sation and realizes that she is at a great disadvantage. “I believe people think I'm stupid,” be more in character than Oscar Hammer- Tt was the same vitality and on life that helped to make the great impresario, i courageous introducer of new art and artists, the enthu- ft > i : if pe liveliest f iest, builaer of big plans, whom fallure could never down, stimulus that ever lifted operatic standards in ee ee of one cent a quart in the price of “dip” milk, a two- charge on surface railway lines—these are the pile up the load on the shoulders where it already +t eats Public Service Commission of the Second District is ap investigation of telephone service in Just as a start we suggest that the the nearest telephone receiver off the hook ters From. the People your attention streets. of it the Police De- Plonsure care for po ae the least offense, while big trucks run through the streets at any amount of speed, cutting every one ojt-on the avenue? Will you kindly publish this for the public? One of Your goadera, ky Mle ranean “Besides, it wastes an awful log of time, I never knew of but one man who could gamble and conserve his Ume simultaneously. He was a xem. ber of a Saturday poker club, One Saturday when he was due at the club and bed not arrived he received & note at his office telling him there was @ red hot game on and to come right over. He sent back word that e@ was all tied up with work and Jdn’t leave, but would send his week's salary over in @ few minutes. “As I sald, everybody knows that gambling {s an unlawful occupation and should be suppressed, but even if it were ® recognised industry it would still be bad because there is no efficlency about it—outside of Wall Street and some of these oil pro- motion companies who haven't got any more oil tham the ‘foolish vir- gins’ of the parable. “But for this gambling or alleged gambling to invade our own earthly paradise is even worse, As I under- stand it, these John Doe alleged gamblers are all from outside points, as are principal patrons, This, to begin with, is an invasion of our Osreonal righta; 1 ja « clear violation our own set, We have our simple ghe says, “because I seem to answer little pastimes, as I have said; weionly yes or no .and I feel so ill at have our own simple outdoor sports, | ease, riding to hounds, polo, aviation, bal-| “when I go home from such an oc- ing money and things like that, and’ currence I think of the things I they afford sufficient excitemeni for, wanted to say and wish I had said an unsophisticated people like we are.' them, But the next time when I try. “Gentlemen, the time has come when '] fall dismally because I fall flat in all good citizens must come to the aid my own ears and in my own estima- of the party—I mean the community.”) tion, How can I then make others “Do you think there is politics in fee) that I am not such a dunce as I this?” asked Newcomer, “I don’t know, and I don't care. I would rather attribute this crusade to our civic pride and to the first law of all—wself-protection, I have noticed, of course, that waves of civic right- eousness in suburban as well as urban communities sometimes rise highest a short time before a county or city election, but I do not question any- body's motives in any good plan for civic betterment, “Speaking for myself, I put this crusade against the Demon Chanco, who is reported to have invaded our section, on the broad general grounds of protecting our own citizens, * “It ig reported that these alleged John Doe gamblers are all profes- sionals. Naturally, their presence will appear to be?” I have several times set forth the redson for shyness and lone- liness, It is self-consciousness— thinking too much of one’s self, And the best way to overcome it is to just forget one’s self. The shy one will answer, “This ie not so easy.” Let me tell you the experience of some one who suffered more than any oné whom I ever knew on this very subject. Bhe said, “When 1 came before peo- ple to talk to them I seemed tongue- tied and never said any of the things I wanted to say, I made mistakes and i faltered and created @ bad impression in that 1 seemed to have no ability at all, “1 begun to analyse it and came to the conclusion it was because I was #0 anxious about the impression 1 wanted to make and was so fearful of failure that I actually forgot the sub- Ject itself and did&'t drive home the chief points that were important. “So I simply schooled myself to think only of thé subject and elimi- nate myself or the other person or Persons, Therefore, as soon us I be~ gan to talk about that which I knew and to give opinions I found mygelf interested in my own subject, “One thing led to another because I was thinking it over myself as I went along and therefore I got my message over to the others.” This woman is now one of the most prominent public speakers and is in the centre of things whersver she goes, She overcame her diMculty solely by forgetting herself. In like manner the shy person may readily see that he or she must make the break some time—the break with one’s self and the constant conscious- ness of one’s self, ‘The way to do is to consider the subject or topic of conversation and the rest will take care of itself. If you have an opinion to offer, offer it and give vour reasons unafraid, You may make a fow little mistakes at first, but eventually if you are thoroughly interested and acquainted with the subject matter, others will begin to notice it and their spirit of appreciation will reach you without your thinking about it. Of course, the great mistake people make is, thinking that when they are out they must take part in every con- versation, and therefore their lack of knowledge of certain things becomes more apparent. It is sometimes an excellent thing to be a good listener. After all, it takes @ listener to make @ conversation, and @ good listener is just as much appreciated as a good ker, provided you are not always istening. S80 I would say to all shy ‘people, “If you let your mind work on the topic instead of yourself you will surprise yourself by taking your paxt wherever you are,” paralleled success. By Roy L. McCardell Coprrignt, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). The Jarrs Decide That Economy Is Anything but a Saving tie economy in its strictest sense, That is, Mr. Jarr had attempted to on divers occasions, his argument being that If a correct, minute and particular housebold account was kept, Mra. Jarr to do the bookkeeping, domestic economy would speedily and completely ensue, Mrs. Jarr seldom permitted Mr, Jarc’a arguments to get beyond a few preliminary statements, the broaching of the subject being al- ways the occasion of her hoisting storm signals, intimating that euch &@ course as proposed was a reflection upon her, that she was doing the best she could on the little she bad to do it with, and there was no use keeping account of what you had spent when you had spent it to the best of your ability, “I know I do not waste any money, and if you think you can do better, you try!” would be her closing deo- laration, with a few tears, But this time she began it all her- self by saying she didn't know what to do, The children wi growing older and needed more Nees and despite the meat packers saying beef and lamb were plentiful, prices were going up instead of down, “We ought to economize more some she said finally. “I suppose it's up to me,” said Mr. Jarr; “I'm always the goat. I don’t get anything, as it ts, but I'll go without something else.” “Oh, you needn't make @ martyr of yoursclf,” said Mrs, Jarr, “but you do spend @ lot of money.” “T do not,” said Mr, Jarr, “but ri stop smoking if that will help. That is,” he corrected, “I'll smoke a pipe. I don't like a pipe, although I've tried hard.” “I don't see what you smoke at all for,” said Mrs. Jarr, “I'm sure you'd fuss if I smoked, and yet all society women gmoke and in Europe all the ladies of the nobility have dainty gold cigarette cases encrusted with dia- monds. Maybe they sold them for war charities, but they did have them.” “It I could afford to buy you a dainty gold cigarette case encrusted with diamonds,” said Mr. Jarr, “we wouldn't need to bother about the cost of living,’ “I'm sure I doh't want anything like that,” said Mrs, Jarr; “only if you ‘want to stop smoking cigars you can Grace do 80. Will you get thove coupons if you smoke a pipe?’ ‘ “Yes,” said Mr. Jarr. “I'll get 10- cent coupons with every 10-cent pack- 4g0 of smoking tobacco—now costihg twelve or fifteen cents—but jt takes a long time for 10-cent coupons to amount to anything, Mrs, Jarr’s face fell. “I'm sure that was a lovely piece of cut glass you got for 900 coupons last Christmas,” she said, “The extra girl we had in while Gertrude was away let it fall and broke it, and when I threatened to take it out of her wages she sald she'd have us up in court, and I did so want to get another one like it—in fact, [ think, as you will smoke, we might get a lot of things that way.” “But how would that be saving,” asked Mr, Jarr, “if I smoked a pipe enough to get as many coupons as I would if I smoked expensive cigars?’ “Yes, but you just now said that it was much cheaper to smoke @ pipe,” said Mrs, Jarr. . “So it 1s," said Mr. Jarr; “but you get the coupons, not for how much you’ smoke, but according to the) money you spend for what you smoke. The more money, the more coupons.” “I'm sure I don't understand it,” said Mrs, Jarr; “but you sald yourseif that the coupons cost nothing, and you have a whole lot now, haven't your” 4 “Yes, but not enough to get ange thing In the shape of cut glass,” re« plied Mr. Jarr. “I have enough for @ pair of suspenders or a rasor.” “I don't need any of those things, thank you,” said Mrs. Jarr tcily. “All right.” said Mr. Jarr. “If that's the way you take it, I'll smoke my« self blue in the face.” fi “I knew you wouldn't deprive yours self of anything,” said Mrs, Sarr, “so don't pretend it's my fault.” And she grew 80 cold and distant that Mr, Jarr said there wasn't any use fot poor people to try to save, anyway and what was the matter with going to see a show? So they paid $4 and war tax fod roof garden seats and were just happy as though they could aff | it—perhaps happier. 1 —_—>——_ ALL HAIL, THE WOOD BLocK! Wood block paving is growing in popularity in the United Kingdom, tor the reason that it shows longer life under heavy automobile trafite than any other smooth pavement prodweed at equal expense. Aye a ee