Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-31
RISE Of HARMsWORTH.
British Editors Success Largelv
Due to His Wife.
MARRIED AN IDEAL HELPMEET,

How London's Millionaire Journalist
Was Aided by His Wife, Whom He
Married When He Was Twenty
one-Mrs. Harmsworth's Advice ON
Mnrriage-Their Country Home.
Alfred c. Harmsworth, editor and
owner of the London Daily Mail and
various other newspapers and maya
zines, has made fame and millions at
the age of 80, writes Lavinia Hart in
the New York World.
Mr.. Harnsworth is one of the most
successful men ever known to Journal
ism, and large factor in gaining that
success has been his WIFE, When AL
fred Harmsworth was married -
years ago, he had no capital except the
genius which had bad no opportunity
to make itself manifest, pleasing,
convincing personality which won for
him the confidence of those he needed
| and knowledge of human nature
which is the salt of all success. To
this last rare gift he owes the happy
choosing OF wife who has been DO
tent power behind the throne, who has
been not only wife whose beauty and
hospitality blessed his home, but a
companion, helpmeet, counselor, SYM
pathizer and incentive.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harmsworth
married. she was a slip of a girl, and
he was p. Mr.. Harmsworth then oc.
cupied an editorial position on The H.
Illustrated London News, where he was
studying the business in every detail
with view to getting out O journal of
his own.
Shortly after his marriage, before he
was -, this enterprising young man
issued the weekly publication called
Answers. which was the starting point
OF his great success. Today Answers
Is one of the best paying publications
in England. Then young Harmsworth
and his young wife put their heads
together and pored day and night over
| tile material that was to fill the col
umns of their literary venture, whose
success or failure meant the shaping of
their future life. No policy for this pa
per was decided upon, no plans carried
out, no experiments tried, without first
consulting the young wife and partner,
the matter of fact acknowledgment of
her partnership being one of Alfred
Harmsworth's first master strokes.
Today Alfred Harmsworth stands at
the head Of his profession and is
known throughout the world as a gen
ius. but the subtle power which directs
that genius. which keeps it within the
bounds of conservatism, which compre-
hends and loves it and understands the
world which is it's market-that power
is his wife.
Mrs Harmsworth is a tall. typical
English beauty. Her manner is Eng
fish In its graciousness. her voice is
English in Its well bred softness and
the beauty of its meditation. Every
one ought to marry, you know" said
Mrs. Harmsworth. with the manner of
one who knows. st is woman's
sphere and mans success don't
there is in them 1t is but natural
they should not, because their natures
are incomplete without the softening,
tempering influence of woman"
Yet the careers of many men have
been wrecked by marriage?"
Exactly. and if bad marriage
wrecks a mans life it helps to prove
how greatly marriage counts. But ev-
cry one owes it to himself to marry
we'll"
Socially and tinancially?"
mo. That is not always well and
counts little toward marital success.
But the way to be happily married is to
marry one who has the proper attri-
buteS to complement ones nature. Then
the union forms perfect unit. and
there is nothing in the world that will
not yield to such a combination. Social
success. professional success. financial
success and that greatest success of all,
real happiness in the home-all these
are possible to the man and woman
who marry we'll"
But isn't there a large element of
chance about its proving to be well?"
oh" with delicate uplifting of the
brows. "do you think so? don't
I'm the first place." continued Mrs.
| 1ldTlilSWOrln. II is necessary TO KNOW
thyself.' That is quite possible. for
we're not such enigmas as we some
times like to think And if we are per-
fectly honest. which it is to our interest
| to be. we must recognize our short suits
as we'll as our long ones. Then all that
remains is to find some one who will
fill up the suits"
Now. isn't it true that most girls
spend more time on the details of their
trousseau than they do on the details
of the mans private characters"
Half the girls don't know until they
are married whether a man dislikes
reading or has decided literary bent.
whether he prefers to dine at night or
midday, whether he's believer or an
atheist whether he's horsy or prude.
whether he wants to live in town or the
country or whether he detpStS the pratt
| tie Of children or looks forward to the
| joys Of parenthoOd All they know is
he has great deal of money or title
| Dr. good social position or Il certain faS-