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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03
For the Tired

~ ELAXATION is a fine art. and you
* need a lot of practice to be able
~ to do it gracefully and to your
benefit
There is no such thing as complete re-
Taxation in a straight chair.
There was for instance, no gain for
the rester, and nothing but surprise for
those assembled in certain house
party. when a prim matron. observing.
II think l shall take a little rest" set
tied herself in an absolutely upright
position, as rigid as poplar tree.
For those who work hard In an Office
or at home, regular relaxation is pre-
scribed after the following rules:
The hands are raised above the head.
then slowly, bit by bit. first the fingers,
then the wrists, then the trunk. are re-
laxed, until the whole body is allowed
to tumble slowly down.
This practice will result in perfect re-
Taxation upon bed or couch.
Ordinarily the woman who has thrown
herself down with a religious intention
of resting absolutely will find that some
neck or arm muscle is still tense, de-
stroying the first principles OF relaxa-
tion.
Loosen the clothes if you would gain
the full advantage Of the time given over
for your health's sake. throw yourself
upon your back, and even manage some
how not to think
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After Marriage s.

a warning from a friend.
IN the first place, you will awaken to
the fact one day that your husband is
no longer your lover-just very mortal
man. with very mortal traits. 1t is
true that love is your meter, but do not
be surprised If your husband accept 1t
as a part of his life and evince quite
as much interest in the rise and fall
of stocks or the influence of the atti-
tude of Congress on the sale of his own
brand of glue.
You. no doubt would be entranced at
the prospect of uninterrupted lovemak-
ing. but Your husband would be bored.
Bored. The very ordinary man is built
on another plan, and the best thing to
do is to accept the fact philosophically.
Man is proverbially selfish-a hus-
band especially. He will want his meals
with unromantic precision, and instead
of your loving kisses he will demand
your wifely regard for his dislikes and
his preferences. At the breakfast table
your husband viii prefer good cooking
and his morning paper to any little tete-
a-tete. But do not sob and wall out
your disappointment. Be sensible. Ac-
cept conditions as they are, and be
happier for it.
In the evening after a very busy day.
he will expect a smiling. pretty wife.
minus all recitas of domestic trials. If
he cannot have this. your faithful John
will suddenly discover that he must see
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Blank about fixing up a little business
matter You will wiring your little
hands in solitary despair.
be the dearest things in the world. and
far too beautiful to perform any menial
task. will be called upon to do a num-
Der of things. The hardening process
for yours. Your eyes. into the deep blue
of which his soul was drowned Cor
at least that's what he said) at each
fond gaze, will be opened to a few
straight from -the-shoulder facts about
your husband.
Now. what are you going to do about
it? There is a futility in the wringing
of your hands and the emphasis of sack
cloth and ashes in your outfit. Brace
up and at least let the knowledge that
a husband is human dawn upon an in
tellect that need not feel the disruption
of first terrible shock.
This is not cynicism. 1t is common
sense for which blessing many
and foolish awakenings. When you
marry there is an exchange of your un-
certain wooing lover for sure and very
human husband Each one is very fine
In his place. but-well, it seems hardly
necessary to suggest the fact that the
two are not interchangeable And, after
all. husband is a mighty good thing to
have around the housei
BARBARA LEE.
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A WIDOW has pretty hard life in
~ this village, 1 can tell you
- - II she stays at home. she Is nlfrs-
ing her grief; if she goes out within
the six months limit. she does not show
proper respect for the departed.
If she is seen speaking with an IN
married man or a widower, then all is
settled-she has intentione-the shame
less creature! If an unknown of the
gender masculine happens upon the
scene. life Immediately becomes inter-
esting in the village.
Now. there was the Widow Jameson.
The Jamesons came from the western
part Of the state. They bought the old
Mensinger house, had it repaired and
lived retired until Mr.. Jameson's death
six months later. and the widow with
her young daughter continued to live In
our village.
Even old Miss Turner could find no
fault with Widow Jamesons demeanor
during the season of bereavement The
days passed by, nothing occurred to dis
turb the placid flow of village life until
one autumn evening a middle-aged man
stepped OF the train and asked to be di-
rected to Mrs. Jameson's home The
seller OF tickets politely asked him to
wait until he had closed the Office, as
his way lay IN that direction.
Dull day. amt it? Locks like more
rain. So wet where you hail frome"
Yes" replied the stranger. we have
had good deal of rain"
'Mebby not from these parts, are
you?'
mo. 1 am not"
Seems to me mind seeing a man
that looked considerable like you down
at the Buckley county fair last week.
His name was Mercer; he was selling
some patent arrangement. I'll be
blamed if you're not that very fellow"
NO" said the unknown. II come
from further west
Guess you'll not take it amiss if I
ask you what you follow
Not at all. my friend. 1 am an in
structor in pomology."
20. yes; that's nice / reckon. Wen,
here's the widows. Glad to make your
acquaintance. Goodbye"
The Sunday paper was not so popular
at the village breakfast table next MORN
ing. Dame Gossip is an early riser The
corncakes needed no syrup, the break
fast food no cream.
Miss Turner ran across the street into
Mrs. McClay's kitchen, as that good
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lady was likely TO be the only one IN the
town who hadn't heard
What do you think OF It? I couldn't
sleep wink all night. I watched. II
was nearly u when she outened the
light You know there isn't any train
out after 1870. You know there isn't
any hotel He stayed. he stayed, I'm
sure he stayed What'H we do? Oh.
the disgrace! I can't go to church and
face the men folks. The character OF
our village Is gone
For heavens sake. Sally Turner. what
are ye tryin' to stir up? Who is It that
stayed? Is II crazy ye are?'
Indeed. I'm pretty near it: this will
send me 20 bed yet. Oh. my! oh. my!
Didn't you hear? Didn't Mike tell you?
He-oh. I'm SO out of breath-a man got
off the train last night and went straight
to Widow Jameson's. He-stayed all
night. and-you know Rose Is not home.
Oh. what viii we do? Poor Mr.. Jane
son dead only seven months, too. I've
noticed how she's been putting out her
hair OF late. and Miss Smell said she
was wanting her to fix new crepe on
her hat"
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remarked: Maybe it's her brother.
She"
Deed It isn't: deed It isn't. She
told me with her own lips she had
none" eagerly interrupted Miss Turner.
Was ne guide appearing? Hope it IS
dark he is. She has such a fair. baby
swate face. always feel like"
Dark or fair amt nothing TO do with
1t. You never take anything TO heart,
Annie MeClay You don't seem 20
realize we're responsible for all our
women sex-and she a good standing
member in your church, too. Think Of
the example she sets for your Of
springs. Land sakes alive. here she
comes herself. right up the walk. all
smiling and pert. To think I'd ever
have TO go through this, Annie McCIay.
she's-coming- right-in-your gate,"
CHEEKY voice sounded at the door.
Good morning. Mrs. McClay. Isn't
this a delightful day? l dropped in to
see whether you would take my class
in Sunday school this morning My
nephew from California came last night.
We were childhood playmates. being
nearly the same age Indeed. he's the
only brother I've ever known. His wife
and children are coming this evening
You'll take my class. I'm sure: I can
see it in your eyes. Thank you. so
much. Goodbye"
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BARBARA LEE.

6HE was one of a jolly little lunch
con party in a restaI rant.
~ When it came her turn to write
out her order. she put down each ar
ticle. its price, and then carefully
footed up the total. Her business had
her In its clutches. She was book
Keeper TO the backbone The tricks OF
her trade clung to her even when
pleasuring.
Business mannerfsms are apt to
fasten themselves upon a girl before
she is aware of it. They certainly
detract from her charm and are hard
to shake loose. once they have got
good grip. They need to be guarded
against from the start 1t is essential
to be businesslike in the office. hut the
reserved, cold manner that is sometimes
necessary there need not be carried into
home and social life The odd LITTLE
mannerisms peculiar to it should be
steadily frowned upon.
1t is often remarked of a girl after
few years in business that she is
losing all her pretty ways. Renose
changes into rapidity; refinement into
nrusqueness; gentleness into Curt
ness; graciousness into an oyerbear-
ing and dictatorial manner. Manv q
business woman in a position of an
thority laments that she is hecortne
cold, hard, 'bossy" or nagg1ng. Rut
II the evil is recognized in time. it can
De prevented 1t should be nipned
IN the bud The first and every in
ci1nation toward such habits should
be checked. A woman can be gracious
and refined wherever she is. She can
administer reproofs gently. Better sery-
Ice can be gained from those under one
by arousing their loyalty than by driv-
ing.
High spirits, vivacity and whimsical
girlshness are, of course, out of place
In business But that doesn't mean they
must be cut out of life. The quietness
and dignity of Office hours can be laid
aside with the Office apron and over
sleeves. One needn't make a bookkeep-
ing operation out of ordering a lunch
con.
1t Is said of many a business man that
he Is one person in his office and an
other at home 1t Is safe to assume
that the official habits of men are, as a
rule, worth woman's imitation. Men
have the essentials of this life down to
a fine art. For centuries they have
been grinding at the business mill. They
have eliminated all that is useless. They
have added all that is useful and that
makes for health and pleasure and SEN
sible, practical results. Women are
just starting, and they are recklessly
throwing away health and personal
charm. and many other good and use
full things in the first flush of enthu-
siasm over their entrance into gainful
occupation and the independence 1t
brings. They will get over this in time,
no doubt. and settle down to a steady
pace that will bring about better re-
suits. But they might as Wen do this
at the start and take their work in the
calm, matter-of-fact way men do. For
one thing. they should not sacrifice their
womanly charm and refinement, their
pretty girlfsh ways to the Moloch of
trade. Much of the charm of home and
social life depends upon the winsome-
ness of girlhood and the sweetness of
womanhood 1t is not necessary that
these should be driven away by bust
ness life; but they will unconsciously
and gradually slip away unless a girl
is on her guard to prevent their doing
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<kTT'S an i'll wind, you know,
ETC. the extremely good-looking
man said as he waved his
hand toward the landscape that was
slipping past at a mile a minute.
His companion raised his brows in an
encouraging curve and the good-lookins
talker. seeing an appreciative audience
before him, could not resist.
II mean that my present vocation OF
buying and selling diamonds was
reached via proposals and their accept
ances. 1 must confess that my loves
have been like the red, red roses in
June-plentiful and transitory. You
see, my father was pretty liberal to me,
and whenever l decided to clasp the
pretty bauble over the slim third finger
of fair ones left hand the money
was there. 1 remember my astonish-
ment at the different grades of dia-
monds. The yellow, the blue. the rose.
the pure white were displayed before
my amorous and ingenious eyes the
first time invested. l took the yellow.
I think. because it was the largest for
the money. Then something happened
/ forget just what stopped our mad
career-and the ring was returned with
very frosty thanks for the pleasure OF
wearing IT.
''Of course. 1 was wild with grief
ready to debut father knew human
nature in the stage of puppy love. and
was soon smiling at life and taking no
tice.
THE very yellow diamond was sold
when I was stranded out West and in
need OF money. 1t Is a curious coin
cidenra that coming home on the vel
low diamonds saving grace / met my
fate-my second fate, l mean. She was
a little widow, and her sweet reasona-
bleness and maturity appealed to my
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heart There was my very opposite. I
suppose, and 1 succumbed.
Il walked into the jewelers. soon after
my return home. but that time I sassed
by the yellow stones. Oh. no. Some
thing little finer this time I showed
a wonderful discrimination in colors.
the salesman said.
Well. that's a sad story. and a closed
book I did not ever see that ring
again
Then became critical OF the precious
stones worn in my presence. When two
diamonds were worn by my cousin. with
an utter disregard for the matching OF
the eolors. I protested. They were as
c and c sharp-positiveIy hurt my feel
ings.
Il was most unfortunate In all OF my
engagements. or perhaps 1 should say
fortunate. for, Of course. my little af-
fairs were nothing of importance. They
gave me experience IN the selection OF
stones. though. I was able to cast an
eye over the display on lady's hands
and give the valuation. / was in great
demand when my youthful comrades
wished to invest in the preliminary
ring. Each time put another facet on
my experience, 70 speak technically.
Here. BillyI You know all about dia-
monds-will you just step in with me 20
guide my ignorant fingers TO the best
thing?' was the usual salute from the
ardent lovers.
"Of course. / punctured my years
with a few more personal purchases.
and then when the last ring was flashed
back to me 1 decided 10 wait until my
wings were stronger I tried TO for
get my sprained heart by reading about
diamonds. From the interesting accounts
4 70 Hpfr AZ Ia % h. .-rrh.
iect-and here Z am, unmarried and an
expert! That's a perfect specimen, by
the way. Just look at It / am keep
ing that for the perfect woman
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woman who dons the orange blossoms
with this dyed-in-the-wool conception
of marriage. 1t is anything but the
endless lovemaking that the two Access
sories before the fact promise to the
world in general and to each other in
particular.
To you, my trembling bride, let me
suggest few stern, cold facts that will
confront you after marriage. You prob
ably will scorn TO accept them. and,
sustained by an unfaltering trust. will
place your finger through the ring. Bat
in the days after the honeymoon, when
you are settling into the grooves of
everyday life, you will remember that
in the dim past you heard something OF
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heroine, villain and plot were pulled to
pieces.
There came a lull for a few minutes
and then they plunged simultaneously
into a discussion of some current play
which all had seen. Again it was see
ond rate, stuff without grain of gen
une worth in 1T. But the visitors were
all loud in their praise of the exciting
plot and the way the hero had out
witted the villain.
Another lull. Then the news of the
day came in for its share of discussion;
some notorious divorce cases, a few
murders and other equally profitable
reading, and, finally, the visitors rose
to depart satisfied that they had spent
an hour or so In edifying conversation.
What a sham the whole thing was!
Books there are that take hold Of the
vital questions of the day, that search
the sc ul and compel the attention of the
thoughtful reader; books that set one
forward many milestones. Plenty Of
good plays there are, too; dramas that
are a moral uplift and whose inspiration
lasts for months making life better and
brighter But they are not widely her
aided, and these were the kind OF peo-
pie who go only to see much-talked-
about shows which are often a waste
of time and physical effort.
With so many big and vital questions
before the public today, especially mat
ters of interest to women. how much
more profitably the hour could have
been spent in discussing them than in
this mere fashionable, foolish chit-chat
of trashy books and plays. But these
women were of the thoughtless mob.
They read the books that were most
loudly advertised they. went to plays
that were most talked about; they
They did not think for themselves. They
did not discriminate. Whatever other
people did they did. Such living is so.
artificial, so hollow. so little worth
while. and the American woman has
the nower to do so much, 1t seems
pity she should waste her time in such
affecfa afions and trivialities.
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The Viewpoint

((XZoU can go anywhere If you've
got your pocketbook fullv'
- rose on the morning air, in
high falsetto notes from the midst
of a crowd of women in velvet and
lace and plumes.
Can you. indeed? thought 1. and a
wee small voice within me gave
answer in the negative.
Just then IT occurred to me that
everything depends on the point of
view. Her anywhere" isn't my any
where. nor mine hers. Would I not
beg to be delivered from the bondage
of her pet pleasures? Would she not
crave freedom from the tyranny Of
my cramping conventions?
Enjoyment is as curiously personal
a thing as is the sense of humor
READER.
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You and Barbara

ME personal element excluded from We
have felt eliminate the you and 81" We
4 talk one another
speaks freely and welcome hearty and
Without this possible
and shake free their earth dust all of the deeply rooted
things that Us n
Into this circle already fired by the Goals of live discus
introduce the intrepid Barbara Lee who viii take the
udge the all that Hers daring
outlook and radical With her there neither fear hes
she the
srected She talks with today "After Marriage"
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03
Concentrate to Win

X CONCENTRATION is doing one thing
at q time. and only one, and doing
~ that one thing well. 1t is doing it
with all the force and vitality that you
can muster without expense of crippled
energy.
Whether business scheme or a social
venture be the target at which you aim,
the arrow OF your effort must be sent
directly TO the point with strong bow,
a true eye and an unwavering arm.
Everything in other words. must be
brought to bear on the bulls-eye To
deviate is to miss the mark.
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q n A y
Slant went the elevator door.
~ Face the door, please" and
the last man in turned round and that
made seven. Exactly seven stiff
crowned derby hats glued fast to ex-
sctly seven manly heads in front Of me.
I know, because I couldn't help count
ing.
Third hoorv' The backmost man
scrambled over the others and out. and
the door slammed TO on six black derby
hats.
Monotonous. Of course. and strange
how whole army Of men could content
themselves in the same Identical hat.
Less trouble to buy. I thought, and not
so expensive. either. as women's. but
deadly monotonous!
"F1oors?'
Fourteen"
Ten OUT
Tenth loori' and two more elbowed
their joint way out, leaving four plain,
tiresome. round-topped black felts TO
gaze al and TO remind me that present
~, wnen gentle spring should really
bud, there would blossom a fowery
crown on every stenographef's head
long before the manly sense of pro-
priety OF it exlsted) would permit them
the relief OF uniform straw hat
Those black-banded straw hats would
all be alike again, and they, too, would
stay put on every well-cropped head
that wedged fits way into the overflow
ing elevator. It was very tiresome TO
confront It all day after day-it was all
so rude. An occasional shapely head
would be q welcome sight
"Fourteent"
''Fourteen." One man off and still
three stin black derby hats on-but
they didn't one OF them know any
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ANY W o m e n In
their blessed sin
gleness are wont
to consider mar
riage as another
rame for para
disc. To them it
IS one long bliss
full honeymoon and
the joyous contin-
uous performance
of happy court
ship days. Now,
as a matter of
fact, t h e r e are
e n d | e s S disap-
pointments for
the rom a ntic
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HE guest lay on a
sick bed and lis
tened cynically to
the talk that
fl o a t e d up
through the open
hall from the par
lor where some
afternoon callers
had collected.
Several of the
latest novels were
discussed-"b b e S t
sellers" t r a S h
and dime novels
in s1.oS bindings.
The voices rose
high in excite
o,a,t &C harO
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better. I could tell it by their faces.
"Fifteen?"
''FifteenI' The three hats filed off
together. Not off their respective heads,
but off the elevator.
Going up?" A gentleman got on,
took off his hat and held it in his hand
TO the seventeenth. Ye gods! A gem
tlemani
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His Inspiration
Owe is the deepest and mos

Owe is the deepest and most exact
ing source of ambition. admitted
1l Bismarck in writing to his wife.
1t is impossible to read all the intimate
letters OF this great man to the woman
he loved without rea lizing that his home,
instead of hampering him, provided him
with a human outlet, which left him
free to mount to greater heights out
side.
Concluding the tale of how he won his
wife, he was given to remarking, And
she it is who has made me what / am -
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Fools

CHARLES KINGSLEY flung sem
tence into the balance on the side
~ of marriage when he wrote. "Peo-
pie talk of love ending at the atari
Fools.'
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Sham Talk

HE guest Law on q
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-28
''SIX HEATHER FOR A QUARTER. :"

i. Dear Sir:-When I read in the At
lanta Journal Col. Bill Towards let
ter, I said to my better ga, as Isl
Otis" would express it, Bill has hit
Tom below the belt, and I shall look
for The JeffersOnian to wipe up the
earth with William, and I am not
disappointed. Several years ago I
advised the boys to be careful how
they tackled Little Tom" Some
held up, and others kept on, only to
be annihilated. Colonel, I am near
ing my I'D milestone, and many
times do I wonder who will defend
the wool-hat boys and poor people
when you shall have been gathered
to the fathers. In the course of ma
ture, I will not be here, being older
than you. But who will be the
Moses to lead the people when you
are gone? No man has done more
for the common people than you.
subscribed for your paper on the day
you spoke in Cuthbert, in 1898, and
have kept up with you down to the
present time. Colonel, we have all
the poor right here at our own doors
to take all the Home Mission money
that we can get. Right here at home
is where all that I have given has
gone, with the single exception of %
cents. The preacher said nickle
would save one heather, so I told
him to take the quarter, as that
would save six. My heart will be
with you wherever you may be.
Your true friend to the end,
II. A. McWILLIAMS.
Graves Station, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-28

began to preach on this outrageous
system, such papers as The Wesleyan
Christian Advocate, and such minis
tiers of the Gospel as Scoville and
Towson, violently denied my charges
and claimed that the missionary
schools, colleges, hospitals, ETC., were
self-supporting, or nearly so. AS a
matter of fact, they are not self-sup-
porting, nor nearly SO; they are now
increasingly heavy taxes upon the
common people of this country, who
ought to rise up in indignation and
demand that these Boards be abOl-
ished, THAT MAGAZINES AND MIS-
SIONARY PAPERS CEASE TO
FEED UPON THE MISSIONARY
COLLECTIONS TAKEN UP IN THE
CHURCHES; and that the foreign
missionaries dismiss their servants,
and get down to apostolic simplicity
in the doing of their work.
The work itself should be limited
to the preaching of Christ and Him
cricified. That is all that, Paul did:
all that the brother of our Lord did:
all that Peter did: all that Christ
did: all that Christianity did for the
first eighteen hundred years of it's ex-
istence of this earth. TIE. w.