The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-27

much Ne l9 o lH her nna1and'l
SIM .I "a n. lau0uui|s mat sle
On cane. oaI hla f'rluea Or lrqnp.t
abfoad hla iaiIln|E. and that Qifen4l
lhan not what the nelshbora think IF
aIf Smith IS just tie impres ion that
1lfi. Smith has given them!
IN a46fd. Il Is ln the province Of a
vie h lecone the most valuable and
discreet and convincing and indefail-
gable Of press agents-if she win
1t Is one Of The anomalies % tho
World that every woman wants het
Husband 10 succeed but very few eyef
flsnoRho6 u lend him 2 lielplns hanl;
Yet Ii ls 40 axiom that here Is ~
othsr sIde partner ri me world equal
toss GOOD wife Most oI the Aelt made
linen Who ne pfomInent a hpanee
ahd b6litiea and what mot 81 lot n
Sailable assistanee iIl the job from
Their wives 1
Il IS tie anbi ton OF many woman
that eoads her husband into Effort; i
Is tie shfeRdnsss Of many d woman
Chat gige he sug stion thar leads a
man 10 fortune; Il is the thrift and
saving ol many d woman that supplies
the Necessary funds for her husband
to take advantage OF opportunities
that mean success.
"she took the chances I wouldn't
and i followed your mother bind
says old Sir Anthony Glodster telling
his son how lie made his fortune And
many another successful man might
have repeated the same tale.
mans VIE Ii either q help or .
hihdranee to him. History has riataIy
an example ot men who have been
made By their wives, and the woods
are Efail 81 men who have been ruined
~ the women they married
Logically, we should choose our doc.
tors and our dentists by their s::iL
and attachments and our grccsrs BY
the cheapness and excellence Of then
wares; but three-tourths OF The TINE
We send for Doctor Smith Instead pi
Doctor Brown because we prefer Mrs
Smith to Mrs. Brown, and we telephone
our orders around To- Jenkins, grocer,
instead Of smithers because Nc mel
Mrs, Jenkins At tie club, ana she Ne'
such a3nice, agreeable little woman.
on the other hand, all Of Us hay,
known brilliant professional mer
driven from town TO town, and neigh
borhocd to neighborhood, always fan,
iires because OF their wives skin IS
making enemies for them.
Another piece Of wisdom is for 9
wife 10 iidesher husbands faults from
every one, and never to permit other
people TO criticize him in her pres
5enee. 50
In the matter Of publishing Their
spodses' weaknesses to the world
women are far more disloyal and dis.
honorable than mem A wife thinks
nothing Of telling any chance .ae
q1afntance about her husbands faults
She makes: no secret Of the fact Il b
is stingy, or grumpy, or cross and dis
agreeable; while Il. he has any, serioin
FAULT, such as drlnkihg or gambling
she simply beats upon her breast ant
cats upon everyone in hearing *
come ana pity qhereand condemn him
Men seldom complain Of their wives
and no matter howsshiftless ashouse
keeper, how extrayagant how unrea
sonablb and nagglpg q woman may, be-
II Il d rare thing for her husband tt
criticises her to others. 81
Nowsas 4 mere matter. Of fact, we a
write our own price tag: The, worlt
takes us al our own valuation, and TIT
valuation Of those who know us best
and thus Il inevitably comes about thR
wife. either booms or bears her hus
bands stock In the community.
Il she thinks that he IDS good. alt
wise, and progressive, and talented, !,
feeling grows nb that ctystalllzes int
a conviction that he has ability aHt
Is struStGofthy and deserving Of sup
port aA the intangible influences tina
60. to make popularity and success,
But II The wife: In popular parlance
Is always knocking her husband
she represents him; as a selfish, grasp
Ing cpfmldgeoH,, and masni6es his
glass of Scotch or beer into love O.
drink, and his occasional attendants
st the races into sporting procliyltiet
she has destroyed public conhtenp.
in him and put upon him . handical
that he cannot overcome In the rael
for fortune. b, ~
MANY a woman's desire to, be sym
nnthizedaMth has given her real neet
for sympathy later on. (,
No fault among women Is more tt
be condemned than the almost untSef
sal habit they have ot criticising theli
husbands las long as ;as5wotnar live
With a,dan, and lets him support her
she should be loyal enough to the
bread she, eatsSto keep silent about hii
faults, IA sets
Success and happiness IN. matfi
lgm1Hy: as In business. are not a quebh
ton 81 Ilck;s They are q ,mattet =
yolltloh, and angb9dy can york then
nut Who has the .nat thence, the determl,