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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
BY EARL DERR BIGGERS

BY EARL DERR BIGGERS
sion Iuntley's face would have made him STAY in
the movies
He'll" he cried, and threw Chain Lightning collar
down on the desk.
Whats the NATTER" \linot smiled.
Glass snarlci EIuntley, fine old bottle eiasl
What DO YOU know about that,
But realy-it can't be put in narrowly
swell, it is, Hun,lcy glarod at him. "Tho Inspector
might have known YOU mo,h-eaten noblcmr .in, go,
any Of the real stuff left.
Il won't believe it -~ Iarrowby began, but c.rgh,
Ninot's eye.
Its true. Just the same, NIino, said. "By,heWsv.
Mr. Huntlcv, how much is that little ornament WORTH
about nine dollars and twenty-five cents Hun.lev
still glarcl angrily.
~Wcn-you can't take Lord narrowly back fox ao,
declaring that, can YOU,
~No!~ snortel liuntlcy. But can go back myself.
and I'm going that midnight train. Gooiby
\lnot followed him TO the door. Aren't You goinc
TO thank me- he asked. You know ] saved YOU
Thank YOU hell" said Huntcy, and disappeared
into the dark.
WHEN Ninot returned he found narrowly standing
w facing the Meyricks, and holding De- necklace
is hi, hand as though it a bomb on the roat Of ex.
ploling.
Il saw. feel rather low" he VS. .sieg "vacn re.
member that | made YOU a present % his thing
CYNTHIA But, on my honor, diin, know. And can
scarcely believe it now know the so.,rao. a.s been
financially embarrassed; but never suspected him 81
thi,-thc associations were So dear really
1T may not have been your father aao duplicated
Chain Lightnng's collar with fake Niir. aggcstet
~\Iv word old boy Who them"
"You remember, said Mnot, addressing 'he Nley-
riclls that the necklace was stolen recently. We'll
was returned to Lord Harrowby under aaa-. ,r,sr.-
stances At least, this collection Of gl- returned.
Ny theory is that the thief had q duplo ID ".le .r
old trick.
The very ideal" IIauowby cici 81 80 Nmo,,
YOU are clever | should never have though, # that
Thanks, said AIinot dryly. He sought 60 .'o.
Miss Cynthia Meyricls eyes.
"Er by the way said IIarrovbr looking 10 ~reu-
Ger Meyrck There is nothing TO prevent .ao wedding
now
The old man shrugged his shoulders, 81 ,o.y, th.,
to my daughter, he slid and turned away.
~Cynthia;" IIarowby pleaded.
Miss Ncyrick cast Il strange oo', 10 AIiaot Standing
forlorn before her. And then She smiled not very hp-
piy. There seems TO be no reason t.r hanging ot-
plans. she said 1T would De great appointment
to-so many people. Goodnight.
Nlinot followed her TO the elevator. "lt- d, ] told
YOU this morning, he said mi-er bly, 81 m just ore q
the pawns in the hands Of the Master u tae Show.
can't explain
what is there to explain. the ud .saod coIi.y
81 congratulate YOU on highly successful evening
And the elevator door banged shut between them.
Turning, Nlinot encountered Aunt Mary.
you clever BOY" She cried ave .,c I'D So Ne.E
grateful to you. You have saved u- from d. very '''
barrassing situation.
~PlcIsc don't mention it, lIiao, replied, ana ae
meant it,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-17
Wit, Wisdom and Philosophy
BY Famous Authors

nrms II. The wearing of arms has Al.
ways been provocative to combat
II mas excited the spirit and furnishe6
the implements OF strife. ~
The expert swordsman," said Mr..
Jay. the practised marksman IL ever
more ready to engage In personal
compats than the man who 10 unao.
customed to the use Of deadly woaD.
ons. In those portions Of our country
where 1t Ia supposed essential to Dor.
sonai safety to 20 armed with pistolo
ana bowie knives mortal afIrays Ard
so frequent as to excite but little Al,
tention and to secure. with rare q.
captions. immunity to the murderer.
whereas at the north and east. WhSrc
We are unprovided with facilities foP
taking life. comparatively few mur.
The second objection TO thS MIN.
ciple Of preparation for war in time
OF peace Is based on that law OF TIC
human mind In obedience to which
the sentiment Of distrust or hate-oI
which these preparations are the ROD.
esentatives-must excite q corro.
spending sentiment In others.
1t Is not too much to say That n
distinctly declares that military Prep.
arations by one nation In times e
peace must naturally prompt sinlalsS
preparations by other nations 017
quicken everywhere within the sissis
Of their influence the spirit OF ~.
So are We all knit together that -
feelings In our own bosoms awa2Do0
corresponding feelings in the bos0n0
Of others. as harp answers to hano u
Its softest vibrations. a. dean ~
spends to deep In the might % q
passion. What within US 10 good Ia
vites the good In our brothor-0o6.
crosby begets generosity. love V1nD
love. peace secures peace. while oN
within Us that ID bad Challenges SS0
bad In our brother-dtstrust onDoH.
arOuses war.
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Sayings of
Mrs. Solomon
BY Helen Rowland

by New E,enng
HY SON. in the Of and AM
IVI but alas! how
Then hearken stumble ao4
that thou what
salA
always the unfortunate thing but the ARTIST the User
pected Thing ,-a..
moment his drppeth honey and Air -fsss
Lo. unto the Fluffy Thing, he murmureth: g.,
90 tot Others nsur
but for for thine intellectual
But unto the Hshbrowea D.msei he saith: -
Ma Cheria
the dimple chin
thee!"
Unto the Sweet and Simple Debuante he sigheh:
"Oh WHY cynicai
thou thoughts all
Of glass YEA they clearer than consomme' ~
But unto the Cynical Woman said: ~
Verify SAFEST things, a3
spkenad myrh tender sensitive
velvet q
Unto the Bromide he crieth: .s. \
"Alas that hast opportunity D0S
things! For thou shouds have been Shining Light
thou COULDST have written novel," - -
But the Professional Woman y
sheltered protected In the Sweet Home Life
tender, thing" -+ go
He eth the angular damself Cute
caeth kid"
verify CLASSIFIED AM
And his heart . perfect Filing Cabinet
the Answer
EASY"
Selah.
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SSSSSSSsSSS SsA 1883 SSs = = y = $3.50 ~ y y - y
Mrs. Jarr Fights Verbal Duel
With Her Very Dearest Enemy
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mysteriously In the offing.
will you excuse me. my dear"
asked Mrs. Jarr.
And she tripped away, smiling
blithely. though with the awful feel.
Ing obsessing her that the thicksst
detective had como to apprehend her
In connection with the wholesale ar.
rests he had made of the Blodgsrs,
the Cackleberrys. the Smunks. the
Bingles and Harold Dogstory, who
had climbed into tho Klassy Kar that
Cecil Buckingham had stolen while
Mrs. Jarr had held back.
Your friends are at the police
station" said the detective. We've
got word that they've pinched the
guy who really stole the car In New
York. II you will come to the station
and substantiate your friends state
ments We can let them all now
we got the car. Otherwise wen have
to hold them till this afternoon"
II think that would be the best
thing to do" said Mrs.. Jarr sweetly.
Tho fact Is. they are comparative
strangers to mel"
And SO they were whom Il came "a
O chance Of the whole motley crow
being released and descending upon
the scene before Mr.. Jarr had gotten
his boss out Of the danger soma a
explanations.
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town so late.--New Orleans statea
When a man says he In doing tho
best he can his best In usually not
much.
To make both ends meet moro cas-
NY, don't stretch NJ far around.-Al-
bany Journal.
IL you wish to annoy a man AJAX
him to be Identified. II you wish
thoroughly to exasperate him write n
piece about him and get his initials
wrong.
The only man who II perpetualiy
tired Ii the one who has nothing "a
do.--Topeka Capital.
whether or not q now broom sWsepI
clean depends altogether on who Il
hNpdling the broom. .
Most people think that q uamslesi
ieAgtas u 1Ainkias.-Dsssrst NswA
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the rate Of decrease 10 maintained New York will
Of s5 per 1000 among babies
der Of This will be the lowest record
ID for any great world city
Department OF Health figures for last week 1872
deaths against 2o2 for the preceding week and 200 for the
corresponding week Of 1913
IT looks much" Director Taylor Of the New
MIX Committee "as paid New York hold Baby
spring stimulate public and private agencies
In baby saving"
also looks II The Evening World right when II
Baby contests the belief that better babies
depend upon better mothers and that mother
be the best mother II somebody viii show her how
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-17
"Wife" Versus "Mother"

BY Sophie Irene Loeb.

9 %. cThs New York Evening World.
spent with her husband the wise
mother VIII not talk children" all the
time to him.
In the words Of an Englishwoman,
Don't nauseate your husband with
talking baby all the time. As baby's
father he will stand q good deal Of
this, but remember that there are
OTHER interests In the world. Don't
let your husband become merely your
children's father after the arrival Of
tho first baby. You can give him an
extra share Of love In that capacity,
but he won't want to be any the less
your husband and chum."
A husband IL naturally glad to
shoulder a part OF tho responsibility
In bringing up" the children, but,
though he may not say 1t. he does
not relish his wife being engrossed
p them to the exclusion Of himself.
IT u a mistaken notion that q hus-
band must take love and devotion for
granted Just because there are chill.
dren to consider. And. after all, ia
to the father Of your children? The
example you set before them In this
direction u certainly an object lesson
to Thorn In after life and makes them
realise that the companionship OF
! their parents u one Of tho beautiful
things to remember.
Children grow up, marry and leave
| mother. The fine precept of being
| q worthy mother IL as old as the hills
but the greatest Of all mothers 10 she
who so MANAGES her responsibilities
that the duty OF being a wife Ia mo-
sacrificed to that OF a mother.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-17
Chapters from a Woman's Life
BY Dale Drummond

%. (Ihe Nv xoA oVGniAg WodA
your picture. Isn't hs fins3 He ~
me he wouldn't have II sold In -
way Just now for anything, -
thanked me 10 heartily for Comin6 .,
him that ! really felt ! haA -
him favor" pnp
He u wonderfuli' Or
Saturday night, whx / I roasAso -
room. found . note IRON Mr.. 49,
But II any time would IKE IL ~
would let me have It. although -
no and Ars. Flam were deh0Ato2
with II. =,
30 once more this picture tAat -
caused me 50 much trouble Wa Whneo
! would hear nothing moro Of 4 -
Q time. It had been the cause Of -
hrst serious quarrel Jack and I ~
ever had. and had put me IN Q -
embarrassing position with Mr.. How
ellis and Mildred Sonora. little hS0,
how soon ! should sec Il again.
Sunday morning there Was q -
on my door. and whom I opened Is
messenger boy handed me q note,
There amt no answer. Sign hssols
pushing his book toward me.
I opened the note. II Was Aoa
Mrs. Flam, asking me to Join tn
at dinner. nevex was more oW.
prised. ! had never met Mr.. ylam
and at nrst was inclined to rsmalH
at home. Then thought that pr.
haps Mr.. Flam might feel hurt q I
did not accept his wife's invitatiooI
so. dressing. l walked slowly up thc
avenue to their home.
had a delightful time. Mrs. yVnm
was charming. She told me at onoo
that she knew all about me, 20 NJ
didn't have to get acquainted, 20 eHo
was just Mr.. Flams wife,"
Now I've assured you Of that yon
know all about me-" she laughed.
They showed me- my picture. ~.
ing my advice as to hanging II; ~
praising II unstintedly. y
y am afraid l shall hate 70 un,e
with it, Mrs. Flam remarked, k0S
husband says you are to have Il ~.
you wish
IL shall never want IT," I tola -.
1T has been the cause Of too n
unhappiness for me to care for n.
Then ! am we'll pleased" sSe -,
turned. And % Il was Sottlcl.
(Te y csatanNsl.j Ws
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NNlpN'T you say something to
Mr.. Smith AZ to how well
Jack Silver was lool<ing?"
asked Mrs. Jarr when Mr.. Jarr re-
turned to her and informed her Of his
employer being under the belief that
tho Jsrrs wore In Atlantic City and
that Mr.. Jarr might accept bettcr
position from q rival Arm.
"Why. no." Mr.. Jarr replied. II
was 10 surprised at getting a raise
Of salary instead OF getting dis
charged that l Rever thought Of Jack
Silver"
You said your employer had asked
us all to dinner" Mrs. Jarr went on.
well. II Jack Silver isn't at that din
nor III accidentally lot II be known
he 10 down here. You are q big
BOBBY. Clara Mudridge-Smith has
told her husband she saw ME- with
Capt. Tynnefoyle."
THAT only made tho plot thicken."
Mr.. Jar explained. The boss thinks
Tynnefoyle v with us to meet Dowl-
Ing Butts. his leading competitor. who
happens to be at Atlantic City. too"
And MIR. Smith didn't think you
should DO jealousf" asked Mrs. Jar.
'Of Tynnefoyief Or anybody elss3
Why should I boz" asked Mr.. Jarr.
Mrs. Jarr was not wholly pleased at
this husbandly vote Of confidence.
"Its very insulting to Clara Mud +.
ridge-Smith to think ! would do the
indLscrset things she Docs" murmured
Mrs. JArr. But just the same II !
chose to dirt"-
And she looked into her glass and
smiled to herself. Like many other
good women. she felt sure she wa
attractive enough to 10 wicked, II
that were ~ that was necessary.
II thought saw you on the board.
walk" gurgled Mrs. Jarr. But
had run on from Capt. Tynnefoyle
who had just stopped to speak with
ms-you know. he's down here with
Mr.. Jarr on business--when they pu
up drawn work table cover fol
auction In that store. l had promised
to come In and bid on It."
thought l saw YOU, but WASH
sure" replied her dearest friend
Dear Jack silver IL no discreet h,
pretended not to SEQ YOU
well. OF course, II must be a relle
to You to have IA young man aroun'
once In u while. It's so nice In YOU
husband not " be jealous" reptile.
Mrs. Jarr.
Nicer" repeated her friend shriilS
III only tho old wretch would
, Jealous OF NE! All he IL ever jealou
OF u his business! He isn't half q
afraid Of losing his wifs's affection
J ~ hs " OF losing an employee to
lstval nrnI" And the dashing youn
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I'm TIME OF PEACE
PREPARE FOR WAR;"
Bv Charles Sumner.

kHE sentiment that I'm time
Of peace prepare for war"
has been transmitted from
distant ages whom brute
force prevailed. It 10 the terrible
inheritance, damLosa hereditas. which
painfully reminds tho poop: Of our
day Of their relations with the
past. 1t belongs to the rejected log
mas Of barbarism. 1t u tho compan-
lon Of those harsh rules Of tyranny
by which tho happiness Of the many
has been offered up to the propensi-
ties Of the few. It 10 the child OF
suspicion and the forerunner Of vio-
lence.
These preparations for war are
pernicious on two grounds. first be-
cause they infiame the people who
make them. exciting them to deeds
Of violence otherwise allen to their
minds. And secondly. because hav-
Ing their origin In the low motive OF
distrust and hate they inevitably. by
q sure law Of the human mind, excite
corresponding feeling In other
nations. Thus they are in fact not
the preservers OF peace. but the pro-
vokers Of war.
History teaches US that the nations
possessing the greatest ornaments
have always been the most belli-
gerent, while the feebler powers have
enjoyed for a longer period the bless
ings Of peace.
It Ii not In the history of nations
only that We find proof of this law.
Like every moral principle II applies
equally to individuals. The expert
ence Of private life in all ages con-
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dren. She might be termed an ideal
mother. but in trying to rive up to
that ideal she has lost the habit OF
being a wife-a companion to her
husband.
There are those who nAght say that.
being . good mother. she might be
excused from catering to her hus-
band" But - It the best kind Of
sacrifcef
In this particular family 30 much
has the mother been occupied with
her children during the time her hus-
band 10 at homo after business that
they have almost become strangers
az to companionship.
The husband has his amusements
apart from his wife. and when in
Quiry v made about her he has the
everlasting pardonable excuse. "Oh
she's all taken up with the children
There IL no reason for this state OF
affairs. A woman has her children
all through the day. and she can sc
regulate the routine Of things and &C
train her wee ones that SOME TINE
can be devoted to her husband In the
evening and on Sunday.
They will be Just a. good children
perhaps better-for he will be moro Z
part Of their life. And In such tim,
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EMPTY HOUSES OF THE RICH.

Upper Fifth Avenue further embclhed by the completion
Of the 100000 cottage Of Pittsburgh coke burner TO
make for this latest palace, which stands between
sneh Streets the Lcnox Library masterpiece
Richard Norris Hunt went to the dump, while from memorial
e the street the bust Of the dead architect looked
public library compared with Italian garden, sunken pool
Sumberess drawing and art gallery
We wonder Mr. Fcks mansion will follow the habit Of other
houses the Avenue and stand for months year sombe
suffered gloom Fifth Avenue may be fine street. with the
inception few weeks in winter too its doors
up many Of ito windows dark One Of the impressive su
perby situated buildings the city the great Vanderbilt
Mfeighh Street and Fifth Avenue Year and year stands
empty blank oppressive It casts gloom Plaza Peren
nisly closed houses make the Avenue lane Of mausoleum
OF the finer ones the one lives in H. Nor
should anybody compelled keep hi. house open against his will
But when hear Fifth Avenue called residence street in
ths city, We incline to think that the most attractive homes
~ biggest and costcst but the that people in
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oaUsrast. 1s1A. hg Ths !
CHAPTER OVIII.

NICE. In talking Of the ohil-
N dren. after l had told him
Of the wonderful care
mother was giving them.
Mr.. Flam remarked:
From what you tell me. Susan.
they are a. well on az 1t 10 possible
for them to be. l should like to know
that mother Of yourA"
I had paid Lorraine $50 on account
which / had saved by the closest
economy. I sent 1t to her; didn't
have the courage to 90 myself. When
she sent me q receipt l looked for the
usual Thank you" .. the bottom OF
the sheet, but 1t was missing.
had seen nothing more Of Mildred
Somers, and was fervently hoping
she had forgotten me. when ! re-
ceiyed q note from her inclosing an
advertisement OF he selling at auc-
ton Of the furniture and fittings OF
a house on q street just east OF the
avenue. Written in pencil ON the mas
gin Of the paper ! saw:
This Is where the man lives who
bought your picture"
So my picture was " W Put w ~
auction! It would, Of course. be no.
ticed, and perhaps probably would.
again bring all that had passed be.
fore the public. / could see the head
lines In the papers when ! shut my
eyes.
picture of Mrs. Coolidge. the .or-
gers wife, sold under the hammer!"
followed by long article reha shin g
the whole dreadful case.
/ didn't know what to do. but felt
I must do something, 1t was Friday,
and the auction wns to be ON Mon
day afternoon. told Nell all about II.
When had finished. Nell sat
quietly thinking. Then: "You'n have
to 20 to Mr.. Flam. Sue"
"Oh, but ! can't, Nell! He has been
perfectly wonderful to me- and I can't
ask him to do anything more"
swell. I can! am going right down
to his ofiice!" And she did. In an
hour she was back.
Its all right, Sue" she said. Hes
going w there thts a11eruoon and buy
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-17
Slogans of Success
By Hax<n Conklin

HE rungs in the ladder Of sue.
cess are too weak to hold the
man who stands still ON them too
long.
~ self into fortune.
A LII that some men lack to make
"a them achieve big things V .
dig from the spur Of necessity.
QUITTING the link" In 'lnklinE''
means getting an idea down ON
paper before 1t Is lost In the shuttle.
W. HEN you'd insure the life Of an
w enterprise remember thsH -Aan-
esty Is the best policy"
THE man who sits under the plum,
tree waiting for the fruit to tail
gets only bruised plums.
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THE UNDESERVINC EMPLOYED.

VO BRING all departments Of the city together in grand
campaign against unemployment the plan City Chamberlain
= Bruere proposes the Mayor. Unemployment" he de-
elarcs ais a chronic problem in New York City"
is. And interest in it and sympathy with those out
Of work who really increased daily observation Of
the thousands jobs and who don't have them
We socacd who approach the days task either
with sess indifference with sulen determination shk
Nowhere there Of this present than domestic service
The cook who whether she good cook extinct The girl
hired for general homework thinks she abused overworked kept
tasks beneath her Servants despse Helpers help
The domestic only typical There plenty Of
pyd and behind and desks in the shop
and the for whom work perpetual grievance and their
attitude toward IL a whine
Why should many strikers misuse jobs for the lack Of which
others starvef
The undeservng employed also problem.
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spondence with q young man. After
he has known her a proper length Of
time he may ask her II she will allow
him to write to her. II she consents
he writes the hrst letter and she an
swers It.
"A. Y" writes: Every morning 1
see a girl on the train. She smiles At
me and ! smile at her. l would like
to meet her but don't know any Of
her friends who could give me an
introduction. How can get 20.
Quaintedf"
A proper introduction 10 the only
roper way OF making an acQuaint.
saee aaeag ~ eppestts ssx.
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FOSTERING UNEASINEss.

THE face Of it, which seemed less credbc that the British
dreadnough Audscous blown up and to the bot.
TOM that the hundreds the Olympic who saw it kent
silent for nearly three weeksi Yet Of the explosion
o. ~ beyond question and the British Admiralty can fairly
claim to have kept the world in ignorance.
But what has gained thereby Has the British public any
more confidence in itself and its Admiralty that the story has
leaked out than would have felt had been told truth in tho
INST placer On the contrary not dsmay intensified by
sense that the Admiralty conceal future facts o. bad
q vorsa9 Bad withheld limited takes new terros for
those whom Did little modification Of GERMANY offsst
the painful effect upon British spiritsp
1t to be the theory that truth the way in warfare
But how long will nation at find worth while deliberately to
deceive ito own people bare chance that the enemy
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Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers

I have paid attention for two years,
says that l ought not to kiss or en-
brace her until we are married. With
such ideas, do you think our mar
riage will be happy?"
does not really care for YOU"
"T. D." writes: " want to be en-
gagged to girl, but she doesn't think
II proper to be engaged without o
ring. Cannot We become engaged now
and cannot l present her with the
ring later onf"
Certainly, The engagement ring 10
merely an accompaniment to the
promise to marry, not an essential
part a that promise
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Which to Choose.
IF girl has several suitors It ousht

not to be diftcult for her to
choose between them. she ought
simply to. determine which one OF the
number she loves best
II isn't the handsomest man. or the
one who spends most money, or tho
best dancer, with whom she'll be hap
piest. The man for her to marry 10
the one OF whom she Is fondest,
whose society she most enjoys. She
has to remember that In all proba-
bility her marriage will mean = hfe-
time OF association with the man OF
her choice. Then It IL but common
sense TO select a. her husband him
who 10 most congenial to her. who
makes the strongest appeal to her
affection.
"H. r." Wrltss: '.Tho younR lady