Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-04
DANISH ALL GUM CHEWERS
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Atiu VI men WIN diSf WOlIh mar
ing are not apt to be attracted by
girls with wagging jaws.
We were once telling nice young
man that we had heard he was in
terested in a certain young lady.
"Ohi that's all over" he said; Il
found out that she chewed gum, and
girl who does that it not one to
interest me-"
Now, he said what lot of good
fellows think--the ones who would
make good husbands to good girls.
Any man would lose his illusions
when he sees the girl he though
angelic with wad of nasty gum in
her mouth. We do not blame the
fellows who do not banker after
gum-tainted kisses, but there is no
accounting for tastes, as the old wo-
man said when she kissed the COW.
Winchester has good many
claims to notoriety, and now that
the gum-chewing veto has been pass
ed, the city papers are taking it up
and commencing Professor Cool for
his bravery. Now, girls, take up
your books and drop your gum.
Talking and Conversing.
Some of the papers say that con-
versaticn is like letter-writing-a
lost art; people talk and babble, but
do not converse. One person can
talk, but it takes at least two to
converse. In the November number
OF Success Magazine there is. a good
article on the art of talking we'll,
and it enforces it's cultivation both
as an accomplishment and as an aid
% success in life.
1t is a great thing to be able to
express ourselves with ease and elO-
quence. Gossip and babble do not
come under the head Of conversations.
Every experience of your life, every
book you have read, every person
who has conversed with you, has it's
influence on your conversation. You
do not need to tell people about your
education or your ignorance, your
culture or your high thinking. That
can be told by the quality of your
conversation. 1t will indicate the
finoness or coarseness Of your char
actol, your good breeding or lack, OF
sense. Read good prose and poetry
and cultivate conversation as a fine
art.
II you would be counted as an
agreeable person you must be able
to enter into the life of those you
converse with. You must not try to
force your viewpoint upon them;
try to understand theirs. One must
be tactful in conversation and avoid
dragging out skeletons and genealo-
gies. Some people have the faculty
of evoking the best that is in us;
they soothe us and never touch the
sensitive places. 1t is natural that
we should love this kind, but others
well, we had better not mention
the kind who awaken the sleeping
demons that are in all of us, and rub
vitriol on the sensitive spots on our
soul.
But to go back to conversation, it
may be used as an educator, and is
tremendous power developer; so
learn to talk we'll, and to do that we
must have a full reservoir in our
minds to draw from. William Jen-
nings Bryan's power and popularity
comes from his fortunate faculty of
clothing fine thoughts in fine lang
uage. He says the right thing at the
right time, in the right place and
to the right person. So few do this.
The Power Of the Press.
A recent trial in. Germany shows
tlc u tnu VI pOpulule OpiAiOh anu thS
influence of the press in that coun-
try. Editor Hardin had triumph
ant vindications inslthe~ suit brought
against him by Count Won Moltke for
SANDER. A few years ago no editor
would have dared publish anything
kabout the immoralities of the nobili-
ty, and even now it was hardly ex-
pected that the editor would escape
heavy fine for publishing in his
paper an account of the disgraceful
conduct of Won Moltke, Prince Eu-
lenburg and others high in place
and power. The real issue was the
right Of the newspapers against the
powerful clique who surround the
Emperor and look down on an edi-
tor as low-born. creature, who
ought not to presume to criticise
royalty and nobility.
But the voice Of the people is a
strong one now and III called aloud