Bisbee daily review., 1911-09-17
TOMBSTONE
 CHAT


 Men Retpgrasins All Over. The
 Country Except in The Southwest That the men of our country are de- teriorating, except in the southwest, is the statement of Dr. Francis Dow
 ling of Cincinnati. one of the most able and prominent of modern scien- lists. We get one acceptable candidate for the military and naval corps out of every ten who apply. said pr. | Bowling That l consider is a very low average. The causes are tob-l aeco, high balls and fast living. Man l is retrograding. Only in the south west, where the climate Is as close tol supreme as we can find 1t on this continent is man holding his own.
 If mans physical condition is de teriorating, what is going to take care of his mental facilities. for they are in sympathy. High-Dalls are
 ruining mans stomach and blood. ! Smoke is sapping his energy and fast { living is undermining his health inI 1 every way Woman. seeing the dis-l ease and listlessness fastening upon man-her need of self support. oppor- ! tunity. all-beckon her on. She has pure health. blood in her veins. She i is improving wonderfully in business 1 knowledge, and if there is any doubt [ of her ability to hold her own notice | the schools of Chicago under success fni management, the first time in ] years. 4 woman is doing it. As a fnancier, Hetty Green is not ' a failure: as a farmer the onion queen ! of Texas shows what a woman can do
 and countless thousands of others ! who are distinctive successes. over seven million of our fair women have
 taken up business life, most of them
 not from choice but from necessity. ] The wheel never turns backward and
 they are stepping to the front. slipping
 into the places of the men and can
 we blame them?
 !, It is said that it is the hunger for
 companionship- that fills the clubs, ' the saloons and nearby dance halls
 ct whose cost we can not only con
 lecture. but really know. Germany, I France and Italy support the drama,
 arts and music, just as they support ! the police department (truly com
 mendable) but It Is absolutely neces-
 sary to amuse these lords and masters
 
 Man who has done his full duty,
 whether it be daily toil or any em-
 ployment in the ascending ranks of business Hfe, need not throw himself away by degrees at the expense of ! being amused.
 America offers activity in countless , ways to the young and old, and the latter have not been slow in taking advantage of it. Anyone with am-
 bition. common sense and business , push, must succeed in a greater or 3| less degree but not by spending a part ] of his time taking the high-ball or fast living route.
 It was the stern believing and do- l hing of our ancestors which made l this great nation possible. We were
 not born great but must furnish the . will to do and the control of our - lives. It is self-denial that keeps 3 men from the lure of cities, vices
 that beset their path. Great things |, are accomplished from. small begin - nings.
 [ Five young plumbers came form r the east to make their fortunes in i San Francisco some years ago. Four of them enjoyed themselves (as they !. called itl and one of them furnished .- A comfortable little room. supplied E. himself with reading matter, went to - the theatre some times. saved and o was just as happy. 4 year later f one of his friends asked him what l. he did with his money You don'i e smoke. drink or go out to see tho IF town Rights2" T will show you next llI Sunday" he replied, and at the ap q pointed time he took his friends some 1T distance on one of what promised t'
 be agood street and showed them . Q block of ground he had bought. I s seemed so far out that the young mer .et roared with laughter and derision d Ashamed of his own judgment, h' ,f saved more and purchased some lot ,s near the business district. Twent! .y years later he told me his storei ss built on these lots paid him thou ,e sand dollars a month. On the lot lt that seemed SO far out, two house.
 paid one hundred and twenty-five pc
 month each and six houses paid hin
 s75.00 each a month, and the boys whl ,s had such a good time. often borrov es fves and ten dollars from him. n, Energy is ever looking for oppol re tunity and opportunity is ever knock ,d ing at our door But a man mus ,,- have a healthy body and clear mind c n. get into the procession of the crow
 that wins.
 Y. Mrs. H. S. Ross and children r' !, turned from a very pleasant visit " the coast.
 .,, Ivan Johnson is visiting his pal 2; ents for few days when he will r -.t turn to Tucson.
 Mrs. W. A. Fowler and son hay ~ returned from a visit in Michiga a ia with relatives and friends for som " months.
 'p- Miss Lucy Wolcott left for Dou las last week where she will resun
 her studies as musical instructor [