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The Bankers Co-operating
Emulating Achilles, the bankers
have ceased sulking in their tents and
ere joining in the battle for currency
reform. The attitude of aloofness
hitherto maintained by the financiers
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measure will be urged by a committee
named at a conference of the national
bankers of the country held in Chi
cago. These men are experts. They
have studied the nation’s needs and
are now ready to recommend legisla
tion which tlpy regard as remedial.
The administration will give careful
heed to their judgment.
The Fate of Adrianople
The troops of Mahomet V again oc
cupy the city which was the European
capital of the Moslem long before
Mahomet II breached the walls built
by the first Constantine and tri»
umphed with the death of the last of
(hat name.
The Turk of today is as skilled in
I the wily art of diplomacy as was his
ancestor in the art of war. Taking
advantage of the conflict which broke
but among the allies who had driven
him from the Balkan peninsula, he has
teoccupied ancient Adrianople and an
nounces that he proposes to stay
there. It does not seem possible that
the shattered forces of his recent con
querors can reunite and dispossess
him, and if he is again driven south
pf the Iinos-Midia line the powers of
fcurope probably will have to do it.
The Sublime Porte, in the treaty of
^ondon, agreed to give up Adrianople.
{Then Ferdinand of Bulgaria allowed
his rapacity to get the better of his
(discretion and became involved in war
|with the states which had assisted him
In defeating the Turks. The latter
|were quick to seize their opportunity
gnd are again in Adrianople.
Turkey, now, as it has so often in
the past, relies largely upon the jeal
ousies which exist in the chancelleries
of Europe. It was only a few weeks
ngo that Austria and Russia were
arming in preparation to seize some
bf the spoils won by the Bulgarians,
Servians, Greeks and Montenegrins.
That war cloud blew over, but another
lone, more ominous to the peace of
the world, may arise at any moment.
The “Sick Man of Europe” is near
er death than he has ever been before.
But it is by no means settled that
some of his compeers will not join
Bim in his passage of the Styx.
The Peculiar Mr. Kent
Mr. Kent, a representative in Con
gress from California, is an oddity
In some ways. He is a millionaire and
calls himself a republican. Yet Mr.
Kent does not believe that the gov
ernment should put a heavy tariff on
|Wool, although much of his wealth
consists of sheep. He has heavy in
vestments in Mexico, but he does not
demand that the United States use its
■oldiers and sailors for their protec
tion. In a letter to other congressmen
Be says:
As one financially interested in Mex
ico, Inasmuoh as 1 would not jeopardize
fny own life or the lives of my sons to
protect my property, I would be a
coward and a murderer if I should send
of my countrymen to death In be
halt ot that property.
Mr. Penrose, leader of the republi
I
cans of the Senate, evidently holds
views widely divergent from those of
Mr. Kent. Mr. Penrose has friends who
have property in Mexico. “I don’t want
an appropriation of a paltry $100,000
to bring these friends to safety,” he
says. “Let us appropriate $25,000,000
and send an army to safeguard them
and their property interests.”
Mr. Penrose is a bachelor. He has
no sons to Sacrifice. He has author
ized no statement, however, that he in
tends to shoulder a musket and hie
away to the border. He thinks, no
doubt, that his business of leading the
standpatters and making more diffi
cult the delicate task of President Wil
son will require his continued presence
in Washington.
Upholding the President
Provisional President Huerta’s mis
conception of the feeling in the United
States regarding his administration is
probably due in part to the machina
tions of Ambassador Henry Lane Wil
son. The Mexican executive, very
naturally, thought that the official
representative of the United States
embodied the actual sentiment of this
country.
The usurper is being rapidly and
pififully undeceived. With the excep
tion of a few petty partisans, Con
gress is standing squarely behind
President Wilson. This fact is being
brought forcibly home to Huerta. For
eign powers which extended recog
nition to Huerta under misapprehen
sion created by Henry Lane WMlson
likewise are making it clear that it is
their intention to uphold the American
President.
Nothing less than the elimination
of Huerta from Mexican affairs will
be agreed to by President Wilson. He
will insist that the Mexican people
be given an opportunity to elect a
president in a constitutional manner,
and that Huerta shall not be a candi
date.
Either Wilson or Huerta must back
down. Wilson will not do so.
New York Mayoralty
William J. Gaynor, present mayor
of New York, has been named for an
other term by “his friends” on the
“independent ticket.” For a while it
appeared that Judge Gaynor.would be
complimented with another nomina
tion by Tammany Hall, but things
have been prospering so greatly with
Boss Murphy of late that he thinks he
can win with a candidate who has not
the stamina and fearlessness of Gay
nor.
Edward E. McCall is the man
chosen by Murphy to make the race
for mayor for the organization. John
Purroy Mitchel, an independent dem
ocrat, now collector of the port, has
been named by a fusion committee.
This may complete the list of entries,
although the ring republicans have
been making an effort to get out a
ticket.
When the opposition divides* Tam
many has little trouble in electing its
candidates. This precedent may be
shattered in the coming campaign,
however. Mitchel and those running
with him are all strong men and vigor
ous campaigners, and this time many
Tammany votes may go to Gaynor,
who is powerful with the “old guard”
as well as with outsiders. The record
of District Attorney Whitman, a re
publican who is running for re-election
on the fusion slate, will win many
votes.
By challenging John H. Wallace to joint
debate, C. W. Brown calls attention to
the fact that there are more candidates
in the race for governor than most per
sons *had suspected.
Picas Stovall has presented his creden
t.fa> minister to Switzerland. As long
as Fleas is on the job the coast cities of
Hi3 United States need never four attack
l;y ine Swiss navy.
New York is to have a building 900 feet
high. When it is completed, Birmingham
visitors to Gotham can go up on the roof
and wave at their friends of the News
paper club.
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"Thaw’s lawyers, baffled by many legal
complications." Canada’s lawyers must be
different from those in the United States.
The domestic brand fairly revels in com
plications.
A skyscraper to tower above the Wool
worth building is being planned for New
York. Communication with Mars may yet
be established from the roof of a sky
scraper.
A man in New' Hampshire passed away
li e other day who slept in a box to avoul
a draught. According to late authorities,
a draught Is nothing to sneeze over.
New York state will present a "rainbow
flag" to The Hague temple of peace. We
trust that the ceremony w'on’t call for a
speech from Andy Carnegie.
Emperor William has climbed aboard
the water wagon and finds there distin
guished company, including President Wil
son and Secretary Bryan.
A 10-hour work day has been asked
for horses by humanitarians of Kansas
City. The horses w'ould probably concur
if they could.
Jess Willard wept when told that Young,
his prize ring antagonist, was deal. There
Is something human about a pugilist,
after all.
The question of how Dickinson crossed
the street may become as fambus as the
noted query anont the chicken and the
i cud.
The fact that Japan is supporting the
I'nlted States in its Mexican policy must
be a frightful affront to the jingoes.
It Is not believed that the "wild man"
captured near San Francisco is an early
visitor to the exposition out there.
Emperor William may have become a
teetotaler, but it is a safe bet that he
has not given up his brewery stock.
That California wild man may owe his
mental plight to attempts to figure out
who is governor of New York.
According to late reports, Sulzer was
losing ground in New York's gubernatorial
tangle. He dies hard.
The legal lights employed by Thaw
don’t seem to cast much light upon a
puzzling situation.
It should not be the least trouble to get
a moving picture of Count Tisza engaged
in a duel.
"Glynn is gradually ousting .Sulzer."
Tammatf^ plans to do it all of a sudden.
The silence enveloping Roosevelt is so
intense that it can almost be heard.
Football stars are already looming large
upon the collegiate horizon.
OLD FRIENDS
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The little agricultural village had been
billed with "Lecture on Keats" for over a
fortnight. The evening arrived at length,
bringing the lecturer ready to discourse
on the poet. The advertised chairman,
faken ill at the last moment, was replaced
by a local1 farmer. This worthy intro
duced the lecturer, and terminated his re
marks by saying:
"And now, my friend*, we shall soon
all know what I personally have often
wondered—what are Iveats ?"-Washington
Herald.
This reminds us of the case of an Eng
lishman who, while he was being enter
tafned in New York, was told that the
city was bounded on the north by Yonk
ers, whereupon he asked:
“Ah, really, what are Yonkers?"
Also, we are reminded In thlB connec
tion of the man who being asked by a
lovely young lady whether he liked Wag
ner, replied that he did, but that he
thought Cobb was a better base runner.—
Chicago Reoord-Herald.
Nor must we forget the titled young
Englishman who visited Philadelphia and
heard one of Its blue blooded families re
ferred to in this sort of way: “He's a
Biddle," or "She was a Biddle," or ''They
are Biddles."
And on the last day of his stay he said
to a friend: "There's something very spe
cial I want to ask ybu."
"Well?”
"What Is a Biddle?"
UNCONSCIOUS PLAGIARISM
From the New York Herald.
There is a curious unconscious plagia
rism which exists among authors which is
interesting as a coincidence but not in
the least suggestive of copying or Imita
tion. "The Easiest Way" has practically
the same plot as Pinero’s "Iris," though
quite unlike It in other respects. A tele
graphic dispatch to the newspapers many
years ago announcing the death of that
unknown potentate the Ahkoond of Swalr
elicited two excellent poems from authors
as widely separated as Edward Lear and
our own greatly lamented humorist.
George T. Lanigan. No collection of Vic
torian poetry is complete without those
two beautiful lyrics, both entitled, " The
Death Bed,” one by Thomas Hood and one
by James Aldrich, but both Identical in
sentiment.
One of the latest examples of this un
conscious plagiarism Is afforded by Mr.
Henry Sydnor Harrison's novel, "V. V.’s
Eyes," whose theme Is much the same as
that of "Daniel Deronda"—the benign In
fluence worked In a thoughtless woman's
nature by a man whose path in life hardly
touches hers.
NEW YORK I.IFE IN FICTION
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The book publisher: "Well, sir, your
story has been carefully considered. I
have read it myself. As a story it Is fair.
As a story of New York life It Is Impos
sible.”
The author: "Why Impossible?"
The publisher: "There isn't a murder in
it. Nobody Is divorced. No brokers give
midnight suppers for chorus girls. No
women smoke cigarettes. No political boss
wrecks honest reformers. No Black Hand
gangs Intimidate the public. That's the
only sort of New York life that novelists
are supposed to understand. Tho story
won't do."
The author, after a thoughtful pause:
"C have It. I’ll rewrite the first chapter,
explaining that the story is a moral dream
—and I'll wake ’em all up in a lobster pal
ace at the end."
The publisher: "Fine! Will take 1tl”
ELECTRICIANS FAVOR SOFT HATS
From the Electrical World.
Every trade exercises some effect on
the dress of its votaries. Tho locomotive
engineer wears a cap and overalls, the
baker a white skull cap, the butcher a
long white apron and straw sleeves and
the cook and the waiter each has his dis
tinctive garb. Electricians wear soft hats
and the following account from the cur
rent number of the Electrical World gives
the reason why. A substation foreman on
an electric line in northern Indiana was
explaining the details of some work to his
men In a recently completed substation. In
pointing out a Joint in the high tension
wiring, hat In hand, the rim of the derby
came in contact with the live wires. A
circuit was completed from the high ten
sion line through the small steel wire In
the rim of the hat and. through the man’s
body to the ground, thereby causing a
shock which proved fatal. Soft hats have
no metal wire In them and that is why
they are so popular with electricians.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.
The liar has lots of competition.
There are more blockheads than wooden
legs.
Trust the budding orator to deliver a
flowery speech.
But it Is the natural bent of some men
to be broke.
Men waste too much good energy In
maJtlng fools of themselves.
“There's many a trip 'twlxt the cup
and the tip,” says an old toper.
Almost any man can acquire popularity
If he Is willing to pay the price.
It is better to miss some things as
they go than to take them as they come.
Every rich man Imagines he would enjoy
helping his poor kin—If he hasn't any.
It takes a man of strong will power to
look unconcerned when his wife tells him
he has been talking In hts sleep.
The crowd In the parlor consisted of a
man, a girl and a lamp. "Two Is com
pany,” protested the man. whereupon the
tamp obligingly went out.
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
C>ood Feeling in Rimlnenn Circle*.
‘‘I found a spirit of optimism among
the business men of Cincinnati, and it
is generally believed that prosperity will
prevail throughout the fall," said Hugh
M. Brown, the well known shoe manu
facturers’ agent, who has just returned
from a trip to the Queen City.
"A month ago business was improving,
and now there are unmistakable signs of
active business. The Birmingham district
Is In fine shape. Business conditions here
have been excellent all this year and there
will ^be an exceptionally brisk fall trade."
The I*nrk Concerts
"The summer is fast drawing to a close,
and this is the last week that Memoli
will be heard in Capitol park," said a
music lover. "The concerts will be greatly
missed.
"There has been so much enthusiasm in
the last few weeks over the artistic suc
cess of Memoll’s concerts that when next
spring comes round it will be easy to raise
a fund that will employ Memoli and his
band for a season of net leas than 10
weeks. This summer the fund was only
sufficient to employ the band for eight
weeks."
Plural of Knight Templar
"In contending for the term Knights
Templar as the correct plural form 1
referred to Walter Scott’s ‘Ivanhoe’ as au
thority, ’ said a man who received the
orders of Masonic knighthood nearly 40
years ago. "I said that, if my memory
served me right, or words to that effect,
Scott used the term Knights Tem
plar; but today I found one of t’he mod
em editions of Scott—DuMont's ‘immor
tals Edition’—and there in chapter seven
1b the phrase Knights Templars—'Several
Kniglus Templars and Knights of St.
John.’ That is the only place in which
the term is used. In the other chapters
Scott speaks of the knights simply as
Templars and Knights of the Temple.
"But in looking over Dickens’ 'Child’ll
History of England,’ in referring to King
John l found this: ‘He publicly hound him
self in the Knights Templar church at
Dover/
"I do not know how the grand encamp
ment of the United States styles itself of
ficially now, but when I received the or
ders I am certain the official title was
Knights Templar—the grand encampment
of Knights Templar being the governing
body in this country. As I said yester
day, Templar means of the temple.
Knights Templar would, therefore, be
grammatical. It is certainly more eu
phonious, to say tlie least, £han the double
plural, Knights Templars.’’
Important to Establish Record
"I am glad that the work of purging the
pension rolls of the state is going to the
root of matters," said Dr. A. H. French,
a veteran of Forrest’s command, "for it
certainly is needed.
"I have tried to get the entire question
opened up as to the right of each man be
longing to a camp of confederate veter
ans to membership—that is, require every
member to produce proof of his eligibili
ty, and have that record forever preserved
in proper form. I have offered to be the
first man called, but I Insist that the mat
ter be pursued to the ultimate as to all
claiming to be veterans. One cannot think
of anything more to be contemned than
unworthy men wearing the badge of loy
alty and bravery.
"And I will state a very remarkable
fact. There are two ‘dead men’ going
around here in Birmingham—that is, ac
cording to the records in Washington. At
the battle of Harrisburg, Miss., a very,
bloody fight, by the way, myself and W.
B. Stratton were both wounded, it was
supposed mortally. I was shot through
the bowels and Stratton lost his leg. We
were In an improvised hospital, in adjoin
ing rooms. My coffin had been brought
in. As my end seemed near, I was joined
in wedlock to my betrothed. While the
ceremony was being performed, Stratton,
from the other room, when the question
was asked, if there was any objection,
cried out, ‘Why don’t you marry her to
a live man and not a dead one?’
"In the report of the battle, both Strat
ton and myself were reported as dead on
the field. Today, that still appears on
the records in Washington. This shows
the importance of tracing up, from every
and' all soured, a true record of the in
dividuals claiming to be confederate vet
erans.”
The Stork Market
Henry Clews in his Saturday review \
attributes reactionary tendencies dur- I
ing the past week to damage to the
corn crop and disturbing Mexican ru- |
mors. As to the Mexican rumors, the j
situation has brightened very materi- ■
ally since Saturday and this will doubt
less be reflected in the stock market
today.
Mr. Clews says in part:
“The Mexican situation has naturally
disturbed confidence, and more per
haps than is necessary. President Wil
son has a strong grip upon the gov
ernment and a very exceptional influ
ence upon Congress. It is known that
he is resolutely opposed to any such
thing os war with Mexico, and his quiet,
patient but firm manner of dealing
With the problem Is more likely than
any other course to lead to a peaceful
and satisfactory solution. In general
business there are symptoms of revival.
Some of our largest distributors both
in the west and in this city report busi
ness fully as large in volume as they
expect. A conservative mood still pre
vails among all classes of business men,
chiefly owing to tariff and currency
uncertainties, also to the general polit
ical tendencies of today. October is
now set as the date for passing the
tariff bill, and the currency bill at
best cannot be secured until some
weeks later. The currency measure
at the moment Is much confused by
opposition, but here again the s'ound
reasoning and calm resolution of the
President is an element which may
have much influence in securing favor
able results. It is altogether too early
to give up hope of securing a reason
ably good currency bill before the
present Congress adjourns. Much wrill
depend upon the action of the confer
ence of bankers in Chicago, now in
session.”
I.lnm-liiiti Returns From Trip
“I had a fine trip,” said M. E. Einne
han, who returned Saturday after an ab
sence of about three weeks. “As state dep
uty of the Knights of Columbus, I at
tended the annual convention of the order
in Boston. The sessions lasted five days
and every day was full of interest and
pleasure. 1 was honored by being made
chairman of the committee on resolutions
of respect to our American cardinals. Bos
ton entertained the knights royally. There
were banquets, balls and clambakes. The
official reports showed a very large gain
in the membership of the Knights of
Columbus, both in insurance and non
insurance brothers.
“The meeting next year will be held in
St. Paul, and it is understood that the
1916 meeting will be held in Seattle. I
believe that if Birmingham will make an
organized effort It can get the annual
convention in 1916. It Is one of the largest
national bodies, and, of course, a great
deal of money would be required for the
entertainment fund; but we could easily
raise the money here.
“From Boston T made a short excursion
in New England, and then went up to
Canada. In returning I stopped at Chi
cago, Indianapolis and other places In the
middle west.,I was delighted to find every
body talking- about Birmingham as a
city of phenomenal growth and prosper
ity. i explained to my friends that we
had not only great mineral wealth here,
but that Birmingham was in a splendid
agricultural country; that we were in the
cotton belt and that all branches of farm
ing could be made profitable in northern
Alabama. I told the people I met in the
north that Birmingham’s growth in the
census of 1930 would appear even more
phenomenal than the 1910 figures. I really
believe that Birmingham will have a pop
ulation of not less than 300,000 in the next
census.’’
liL'KE M’LUKE SAYS
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Husbands and onions are responsible for
most of a married woman’s tears.
The old fashioned boy who used to liave
to churn for two hours before school now
iias a son who eats his breakfast in bed.
Never bet on a woman’s ago from her
rear view or her telephone voice.
A man gets mad if His wife gets sore
when he stays out all night. And he gets
twice as mad if she acts as though she
liked to have him stay out.
A wjdow wants a man who can support
her. A princess wants a man with curly
hair.
Appearances are deceitful. I once knew
a chief engineer on a garbage wagon who
wore r No. 9 hat.
Did you ever stop to imagine what a
large time a colored sport could have on
John D. Rockefeller’s Income?
No girl ever approves a man who flirts
with other girl*.
No woman is half as worried about her
rights as she is a,bout her complexion.
A woman’s Idea of extravagance is to
see a man pay a dollar for something
when he could get it for 99 cents by walk
ing 10 squares.
AVhen you hate a man you always won- j
der why other people speak to him.
It takes a girl in a silhouet skirt and a
Swiss cheese waist to pity the Ignorance
of thft heathen women who are satisfied
to wear a string of beads.
UNMARRIED MEN
From the New York Times.
Of the total adult population of the
United States 17,000,000 are unmarried.
The alarm of Mr. E. E. Rittenhouse of
the conservation commission of the
Equitable, at present analyzing mar
ital conditions here at home, seems
justified. His report brings us to the
realization that 39 out of every 100
men over 20 years of age in the Unit
ed States—almost two-fifths—are un
married, and, what Is still more tern
fylng the spinsters are in the lead by j
about 6 per cent, while In London the* !
outnumber the bachelors by over 22 |
per cent.
In addition, we have the disquieting j
mortality figures from Prof. W. W.
Wilcox of Cornell university, showing
an amazingly high death rate for the;
unmarried. For instance, the death
rate tor unmarried men between the
ages of 30 and 39 is 119 per cent great
er than that for married men of the
same age, and 37 per cent greater in
the case of unmarried women between
the ages of 50 and 59.
The United States census for 1916 dis
courages pessimistic speculation, for
there has been a small but gradual in
crease in the percentage of married per
sons in this country since 1890. But
it does not follow that the next census
will record the same upward curve.
UNUSUAL PEOPLE THESE
From the Denver Times.
Such was the attitude of Julius Caesar
toward tobacco that not one cigarette was
smoked In Rome during his entire life
time.
Abraham Lincoln would never set foot in
an automobile.
Napoleon Bonaparte would not have a
telephone In his house.
So gerat was his dislike for electrical
contrivances of all sorts that George
Washington would not even use the tele
graph to transmit news of the Yorfctown
victory to Congress.
Although seyeral times elected to the
Senate, Cicero would not be seen in a
frock coat at even the most formal ses
sions of that body.
Nero, fond as he was of music, refused
to allow a phonograph or self-playing
piano to he brought into Italy during his
long reign.
THE PASSING OF BUNNY
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A few days ago a Cleveland man was
walking down Broadway, the white light
Broadway, when a stranger suddenly
grasped his arm.
"Look, look!" he cried.
"There—In the automobile—quick—don't
you see him? It's John Bunny!"
And It was. Nobody who has seen the
most famous of moving picture comedians
could mistake that roomy countenance. It
was John Bunny, redlining on the back
&eat of a touring car, end to all appear
ances fast asleep.
The Cleveland man looked around. There
were no moving picture machines In sight.
It was an unofficial appearance.
But what pleased the Clevelander most
was the touch of friendly nature that
John Bunny Inspired, a touch which, for
the moment, made Clevelander and New
Yorker ldn.
'a busy street
From the Manchester Guardian.
Wullle Dalzlel, the old shepherd, had
retired at last from active service, after
spending the whole of his life In a Ut
ile cottage away at the back of the
hills, a full three miles as the crow
flies, from the nearest road. He moved
into a house near the head of the val
ley above Crashie Howe, situated on
the side of the lonely road. But Wullle
was not quite happy. He was detracted.
He was worried by the traffic. He told
a friend that there was no peace in
this bit of an auld body. “Three
bicycles and a cart In the same day!
Mon, it's a fair toon!"
DIVINITY THAT SHAPES STYLES
From the September Woman's Home
Companion.
"And what did you learn at school
today ?”
"Oh, about the myths and goddesses and
thing*.’’
"And what about them?”
"I forget them—all but Ceres."
"And who was she?"
"Oh, Ahe was the goddess of dress
making.”
"Why, how In the world-”
“Well, teacher said she was the goddcBs
of ripping and sewing."
IMPROVING WASHINGTON
By HIM, VINES
□SHIKGTON, August 24.—(Spe
cial.)—Senator Wesley L. Jones
of Washington—the state of
of Washington—is strong on the an
cient stuff. To look at Senator Jones
one would not immediately cize him up
as being a high browed student of an
cient Athens—not a all. C)n the contrary
Senator Jones looks Ilko a substantial
western farmer who would in the ordinary
course of things be far more familiar with,
and much more at home, behind a pair of
mouse coloreu mules annoying the land
scape than delving tnto musty volumes
reading of the gldrtes of that old town.
But Senator Jones Is a lover of art and
an admirer of the splendor that Rome and
Greece once knew’, before their citizens
came to America and monopolized the
fruit business. The senator’s passion has
taken the form of a bill in Congress, and
he wants to apply his ideas to the prop
erty now being acquired by the govern
ment ly lug between Uie Union station and
the capitol grounds. When all this prop
erty has been condemned and the build
ings razed there will be an open plaza.
The senator wants tl-.e government to
touch this property with a magic wand,
and several million bones and convert It
Into a veritable Athens. sjle proposes to
term this territory—"The Acropolis.” Cer
tainly you've got to hand It to the sen
ator on the name. "Tile Acropolis” is
some euphonies, and while the extremely
common people would not be Just certain
whether you were Inviting them to take
a drink or to attend a dog fight, if you
were to ask them to go with you to the
"Acropolis,” still th» senator is right here
to set them right about. It.
Senator Jones explains that the word
Acropolis comes from two Qrcek words
meaning the upper town, or chief place
of a city. But this is only half of the
senator's project. That part of the terri
tory acquire! which is not t6 be loaded
down with the Acropolis business is to
be called the Parthenon. The aenator In
this is pulling some more of his learning
on us. and makes It absolutely necessary
for those who are not posted to either
make a quick grab at the Congressional
library or expose their Ignorance. The
Athenian Parthenon was dedicated to the
virgin Goddess Athene, who took quite a
prominent part In ancient Athens chasing
peevish Greek senators round the Acro
polis with a lengthy petition for "votes
for women*1 and a doubled bitted battle
axe. Senator Jones wants our American
Parthenon dedicated to woman and her
achievements, but ns Senator Jones Is
from out west, where the suffragette is
more or less prominent In politics, the
chief points he wants dedicated Is prob
ably works of art depicting woman's vic
tory over man, and the story of her strug
gle for the ballot, and uplighting legis
lation.
When the senator gets Ills bill through
and the Parthenon Is doing business In- i
stead of Athene, we will have Jane Add
ams—long may she waive.
While we are entirely In sympathy with
the senator's scheme In beautifying the
oapltol and ail that, and we might also
stand for the names since he seems so
dead bent on them, still we don't believe
that to build a Parthenon just Sr- deplot
to deeds of those "advanced thttikers" of
the opposite sex who Insists that they can
mark an Australian ballot In a hot, stuffy
booth, march up and deposit It with the
election managers, and get out of the
polling place without asking If their hat's
on straight, would'bc giving a square'deaJ 1
to those of the same sex who do not en
tertain theso views.
However, tne senator lh ills bill leave*
the details of the prujeot to the line a: ts
commission. . All that the senator wna
vitally interested In was that there should
be an Acropolis and a Parthonon to hand
down to posterity, and the Senator Wes
ley I,. Jones of the state of Washington
was the chief hander. No one can say
that his ambition Is not a worthy one,
and that posterity ought to bo, whether
it Is or not, duly grateful. j
RULES FOR DOMESTIC BLISS
From the Kansas City Star.
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TO MAKE YOUR WIFE HAPPY. |
Keep all promises made before and j
at the time of marriage.
Divide the newspaper and every j
; thing else. |
Keep a Joint bank account.
| Go to your club no oftener than one |
| night a week. I
j Have no dogs or pets of any kind,
j Call her uip on the telephono two or |
i three times a day. I
When away from home write or |
| telegraph every day. I
| Take her wlti you on business and ;
| pleasure trips as much as possible. |
Be more polity to her tha t to any |
| other woman you meet. I
Remember that she likes (lowers, j
| candy and books Just as much after j
l lnarrlagS as before. I
j Don't appear before her in your |
| birthday suit. I
| Make It a business to be eamfoit- |
| able wherever she Is happy.
Don’t criteise her dress. |
| Be a gentleman to all women but a |
i husband to on!yr one.
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□HE first and chief purpose of every
married man, poor or rich, Rhould
be to promote the happiness of his
wife. This is the principle which L. C.
Dlllman, a wealthy miner of the west,
holds and which, after 18 years of wedded
life, enables him to say that he has made
a success of marriage. His rules, as quot
ed ahove, have been given wide publicity
throughout the country and have beeh the
occasion of much comment, not all of it
fa" arable.
In all his vast business enterprises,
which- involve millions of dollars, through
all the demands this business makes on
his time and interest, and through all
the necessary trips over the world and
the association with others, Mr. Dlllman
still Insists that his most important under
taking is to make his wife happy. Despite
whatever of wealth, culture or position
he has acquired, he says they are all sec
ondary to the laurels he has won as a
husband.
Mr. Dlllman started with the belief
that there can be and should bo complete
understanding between husband and wifi,
and he insists that the theory that man
can't understand woman Is all wrong.
Then he adopted the plan of partnership
with his wife and everything from the
bank account to the newspaper was con
sidered as much Mrs. Dlllmau’s as his.
Though he has plenty of money to spend
for things which please, he says that
wealth Is not necessary to the success of
marriage. .
"Tf I had only a dollar to spend on my
wife I would spend it like an artist.” he
says. "Too many who ore poor or are In
moderate circumstances are putting off
happiness until they are wealthy. No
matter how little a man has, part of it
should be spent In making life pleasant
for his wife and himself.”
Constant companionship is another Dill
man principle. Husbands and wives
should never be separated more than a
few days or at most more than a few
weeks at a time. Danger and pleasure
alike should be sltared. Mrs. Dlllman has
gone with her husband on pleasure trips
over Europe and she has forded dangerous
streams in Alaska when they were pio
neering In copper mining.
Mr. Dlllman would have all husbands
remember that marriage does not change
a woman's nature. They still appreciate
flowers and candiea and dining out oc
casionally as much us before. Then he t
insists on the same politeness which is so
marked In sweetheart days. There should
be no pets, he says, except the children
and themselves, for pets often drive a
husband away from home, taking some
of the affection which belongs to him.
Contrary to a generally accepted view
of family finances, Mr. blllman does not
believe in the allowance practice.
"When you give a woman an allowance
she feels like she must spend all of It,”
he says. "Everybody knows that an allow
ance Is intended to bo spent. The freer
a man is with his bank account the less
his wife will spend. Mis. Dlllman and 1
have a Joint hank account, and she Is
more careful how she spends the money
than If she had an allowance.
"The responsibility of making a suc
cess out of marriage rests more with the
husband than the wife for the reason
that the man Is supposed to take the Ini
tiative in all matters,” Mr. Dlllman says.
"He controls the financial situation In the
home and Is In a strategic position. Thus
the man's enlarged opportunities bring
increased responsibilities to him.
“We have made a close study of the
things that please each other and both ’
of us are very adjustable In this re
gard. I can be comfortable any place in
the world where my wife is happy.”
St'LZEH'S CAREER ENDED
From the Fort Worth Record.
Walter S. Card is the Washington cor*
respondent of the Fort Wor^th Record. The
Record in Its Washington disputches of
Monday said expressions of surprise and
sorrow marked the opinions of political
leaders In discussing the Bulzcr impeach
ment case, and that all admit that the
Newr Yorker's political career is forever
ended. Mr. Gard says that among his
colleagues in Congress Mr. Sulzer was ’
never rated a man of giant intellect or as
particularly level headed. Newspaper cor
respondents have known this for years.
Newspaper boys like •'Billy" Sulzer.
Newspaper flattery was meat and drink
for him. He was regarded as a good,
fellow, free with his money, with a craze
for the center of the stage. Authority
makes most men mad. To he elected gov
ernor of New York must have made Sul
zer mad. lie never injured others; he
just destroyed himself. Few men are
crucified by their enemies. They crucify
themselves by their own acts. At time*
a man s enemies are his best friends. They
put him on his mettle. They Inspire him
to do his best. They make him cautious.
They put a lock on his lips. They oompcl
him to keep his own counsels. He makes
no false steps. A man should praise his
enemies, for if hf measures up to the full
standard of manhood he can put his ene
mies to flight. To do this he must be a
fair player. He must be just as well as
merciful and charitable and come as near
i the golden rule line of living as It la pos
sible In this pulsating world.
THE TRYST •
Robindranath Tagore in the London Nation.
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□AGTTPTA, the disciple of Buddha, lay asleep on the dust by the city wall of
Mathura.
Lamps wore all out, doors were shut In the town, and stars were hidden 1n
clouds In the murky sky of August.
Whose feet were those’ tinkling with anklets, touching his breast of a sud
den?
lie woke ui> starting, aud tho rude light from the woman's lamp struck his
forgiving eyes.
It war thi dancing gl.-l, drunk with the wine of her youth, starred with
jewels and clouded with a pale blue mantle.
She lowered her lamp and saw the young face, austerely beautiful.
"Forgive me, young ascetic,” said the woman, "graciously come to my
house. The dusty earth is not a fit bed for you.”
The ascetic answered, "po on your way, fair woman. When the time la
ripe 1 will come and see you.”
Suddenly, the black night showed Its tepth in a Hash or lightning.
The storm growled from the corner of tho sky, and the woman trembled
in fear.
XI.
The new year' had not Iwgun yet.
The wind was wild. The branches of the wayside trees were aching with
blossoms.
day note* of the flute came floating In the warm spring air from afar.
The eltlsens had gone to the woods, to the festival of flowers.
From the mid-sky smiled the full moon on the shadows of the silent town.
The young ascetic was walking in the lonely city road, while overhead
the lovesjfk kocls urged from the mango branche* their sleepless plaints.
X’pagupta passed through the city gates, and stood at the base of the ram
part. N
What woman was It lying on the earth in the shadow of the wall at his
feet? ’ '
Struck with the black pestilence, her body spotted with sores, she was driven
away from the town with haste for fear of her fatal touch.
The ascetic sat by her .side, taking her head on his knees, and moistened
her lips with water and smeared her body with balm.
"Who are yon. kind angel of mercy?” asked the woman.
"The time, at last, has come for me to visit you, and I have come,” replied
the young asceatlc.
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