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y ONE years ago q certain or
-, ganisation operating q chain Of
hve large department stores
awakened to the fact that it, ad-
y~ertasinS had lost the public con-
ddence. Overstatement. sxaggera-
ton and comparative prices which
would bear the test OF searching
analyTs-these were the causes.
This unfortunate condition was not
the result Of any p~rsconcsived policy
OF dishonesty on tho company's part.
II was q case OF over-anxiety for I'M
mediate results on the part OF tho In
diyidual advertising managers. But.
though the public may fall once
for your claim that you're selling a
10 suit for ~. repetition Of such
claims brings its inevitable rstribu-
ton.
The ediot went forth-no morn ex-
s%rgerations, mtsstatsmsnts or mis-
leading price comparisons. The ukase
was obeysd. Gradually tho advertise
ing began to pull more strongly. But
II scanned that Il would require years
TO r~e-sstAblish confidence
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- N'"N Wv W. ''hhh Voffosb
Brown. she would tell me-. simply
spent all his time a. her desk and
would not let hor do her work. Also.
ne called up In the evening to ask
her to 20 to the theatre, sent her now-
ers, books. &C.
SAY something disagreeable to him
and he viii stop" I suggested. And
! even went 80 far as to think up "a
remark that would bs particularly
distasteful to poor Brown.
"Oh, NOT" the villain hunter pro-
tested hurriedly. II couldn't say that!
! don't want to hurt his feelings.
And. besides. HE HAS PROMISED
TO SUBMIT MY BOOK TO A PUB
IlSHEk FOR ME. I CAN'T AZ
FORD TO OFFEND HIM"
One by n non we went over tho
list Of her pursuers. This man shs
couldn't anord to antagonist because
he was . hat manufacturer and let
her have her hats at Wholesale prices.
Another must be tactfully handled b.
cause he vas a theatrical power and
gave her tickets, Still another had
promised to get her brother u Gov
eminent Job. so she had TO be nice to
him. In other words. she was skill
fully working every one OF the un-
fortunate villains for favors and 70
Ing about denouncinE them 20 other
wome because the poor villains az
psotsd an occasional pat on the bad
~ o reward.
The Incompetent man takes rsfuss
In the theory thA< he world OWES
him . living. TIE same type u WON
an feels that the whole male sen owes
her . support for which she must
make the minimum return. Tho
| villain hunter ! have described could
have sold her own book II II had been
good enough. bought her own theatre
tickets and hats In the regular way
II she had given half the thought 70
her W work that she gave TO max
ing men work for her. And when she
succeeded In doing this she had no
idea that she was simply q gold brick
seller. No. indeed. she was Q poor.
d~efenseless youns woman cuving the
fatal attractions which kept Q pack of
yelping villains jlst . few yards In
the ear, This woman FAILED. Dor
one by n the disillusioned Villains
skunk away and she wAS measured
by her work alone. II wa not good
work. Tested by II, she Wa found
wanting and was compelled TO AbAn-
don the idea Of Q business life. But
am sure that v . ut sixty she Will
DO found telling some other woman
about the villains that stiil pursue
her.
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Summer Outings
at Small Cost
Where 5 Cents VIII Take You.
NOU do not have to stay At home
this summer on pleasant Sat

NOU do not have to stay At home
this summer on pleasant Sat
urdays or Sundays or any
other afternoon you may be at leis-
ure Just because you have very little
money to spend. 1t IL surprising.
when onoe you begin to study the
subject. how far you can 20 for five
cents In New York and vicinity and
how many pleasant places q nickel
will take you to.
Starting at the Manhattan end Of
the greensboro Bridge (the bridge at
Fifty-ninth Street and East River)
you can take q car direct to North
Beach. that miniature Consy Island
on Bowery Bay. This 10 q run of
four and ons-half miles and the time
!: usually about half an hour. The
with it, Views vp and down the river
and its passage directly over Black
wsll's Island with tts aimAhouses
and asylums. II you want a longer
trolley ride you can 20 to Flushing.
. distance OF about nine miles, for the
Same price.
| Cansrsie In an interesting place 70
visit to got q cool breeze, battle. row
or hsh. You can get there from the
New York end OF the Williamsburg
Bridge OF from ny station on the
car starting from the Same end of the
bridge. Both trips cos tho Same. 8
cents.
DO you want to xet . nne Wow Of
the bay and the Narrows and also
visit an interesting spotY Then take
q car at this end OF the Brooklyn
Bridge 70 Fort Hamilton. eight and
one-half miles away. From the sams
bridge you n also take a car to Ber-
gen Beach or you a 70 there from
the Williamsburg Bridge by taking a
once on the way down.
For 8 cents you car "a to the Bronx
Botanical Garden with its pleasant
walks, its myrieds Of flowers and its
tall palms and cacti under glass. Take
the Third Avenue elevated direct or
the Ienox Avenue subway and trans
fer into tho Third Avenue for n fare,
II you have plenty of time to spare.
you can walk across to tho Zoe and
can make that the beginning Of the
UP.
place TO spend a pleasant afternoon
Here IL the historic manor. with III
fne Colonial furniture and quaint old
Dutch kitchen. The house 10 set In
the midst Of a nne park. with q IA
nous public golf ground and I'm
mense drill ield for the National
Guard. The easiest way to reach Var
Cortlandt 10 to take the Broadwa,
subway.
II you take the staten Island ferr,
from South Ferry you can get Q de-
, iightful sail down the harbor lasting
for almost twenty minutes for 4
nickel, and q trolley ride too. tol
your ferry ticket entities you 10 Ger.
tain transfers for short runs on tn,
island. Or, from One Hundred ant
, Thirtieth Street you can take q tan,
minute ferry across the Hudson 4
FdRewatsr and get some charming
/ river Views. and. II you want TO, TAX,
wooded walk M tho Palisades u
the amusement park, or a trolley VI
the hill
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Letters to

Woke the pobbsc Sree'
10 ~ kdtof Of rhs Essnlns Void
certainly was delighted TO read In
your valuable paper the decision OF
the Court OF Appeals against the grab
Of the pubiic's beaches. myself have
been forced TO pay. many times. the
amount OF sixty cents for my family
81 four for the privilege OF sitting on
the beach at Brighton.
20 trust that the proper authorl-
ttes will act loon to allow US poor
mortals tho privilege VIC are Justly
sntitisd 10. You certainly are desery-
Inc thanks for this and other good
shtnSs derived Through your medium,
the pubiic's mJutnpiece. Here's hoping
you will keep up the good work along
thoso lines. MICHAEL DA MSkY,
The Nail RsbSers.
- ~ Editor Of Ihs E'sains World
Yeur editorial. The Mail Robbers
has the right punch and spirit. Ham
Rsg this outrage asain. You viii dc
Uoal service to ths country II you
Co assist Washington to demand
gooognition OF American rights.
CHARLES Il. WILSON.
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Y VILLAINS. like sharks. are hard
" to catch. You hear Of o great
many from other people. but
you may live . whole lifetime without
meeting one bona ide specimen Of the
breed yourself. l have known u great
many failures who attributed to tho
power Of their charms defeats due on
tirely to the lack Of power Of their
minds. 1t seems to me the whole
question of the moral validity OF
woman's success In business "A qucs-
ton variously presented In discussions
OF whether employers give preference to
the pretty applicant for work. whether
women have 10 endure afronts To get
along. &c, can he summed up In n
sentence. In the worry worst possible
circumstances a working woman can
be as good a. her work In. II she In
efficient. giving such good service that
she would be difficult and costly to re-
place. she can laugh In the face OF
Don Juan. even " hos tho head Of the
firm. Young women In business offices
sometimes exercise too vivid imagina-
tons by discovering . villain behind
every desk and they waste their en-
ployer's time and their " energies
discussing phantom psrtls which have
never existed except a. they were
summoned from the unknown by
wounded vanity TO explain failure.
Hero and there perhaps a'villain doea
show his head above the great masa
Of easy-going. Aimlsss men. who drift
along the current Of . woman's mood,
For such Villains there 10 one weapon
% fatal that no member Of the tribs
has aver been known to survive It.
That weapon 10 ridicule. No man ever
annoys q woman who aims q mortal
blow ut his vanity. the n Vulnerable
spot In the greatest. the wisest. the
most wealthy. For the great passion
Of every mans life is-Himself. A few
years ago ! discussed this question
With Of the most persistent Villain
hunters I have met. Now. this Ques'
ton Of the existence OF villains 10 {
dinicult one for two women to discuss
because the M who has met them al
ways regards the n who question:
their reality with scornful pity. snt
the ono who has zone her way villain
less looks upon the other with sus
picion.
But one day I rot rather tired Of hear,
ing of men whom ! knew a. harmless
amiable Bark!sas described as des
perate characters. Dreadful MI
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Just a Wife
(Her Diary
Edited BY Janet Trevor
Copyright, 1910, by The Prvss Pvbilshins O..
IThs New York Evening W1dl.

tTSs New Yori Ev.nins WGII.
CHAPTER XIII.
OM'T. id.-At dinner last night
y Ned and l exchanged tho ncr-
est oommonplsoss while Bertha
was In the lie went out ~
soon as no had finished his coffee
and didn't return until after hs
thought was asleep. think l
didn't close my eyes last night. but
l lay still and pretended to be- slum-
bcr1nK until he had dressed. break
tasted and left tho house this morn
ing. ! couldn't endure another meal
win my husband while between W
u this strained silence.
Mother came 10 lunch to-day. And
at once she said to me, Noble. dear.
what u tho mAtterf"
todd her that I had = headache.
When We married Ned and ! prom
tssd each other eve to discuas our
intimate Affatrs with any outsider.
that my husband WAS selling his pro-
fosaionAl and personal honor ut the
request of " rich woman.
but. though l said nothing. mother
knew at once that some difficulty had
arisen between Nod and mo. For
awhile she talked OF Indifferent mat
tersL Then. suddenly. she said
'Aollie. don't e~xRygerate trifles. ]
want to tell you = little story about
your father and myself. You have
been married almost three month";. ant
I can see that you think you are hav'
ing \ serious Nifhculty with Ned.
My dear, remember this: II II
woman's privilege and u part Of hel
power to yield In the little things o.
life. y She may leave the word obey
out OF the marriage service. but II sh'
doesn't concedo her husbands RICH
to formulate most OF thu small deci
sions OF their daily life she viii maxi
herself and him very unhappy.
IL remember that when l had beef
married about rs long ~ you ! wante'
your father to take = weekend tril
with mo to Delaware Water Gap. II
told mo that no couldn't 70 NJ tina
time. Even to-day I don't know wha
were his reasons, although ! AIN sur
no had good ones.
"Dut. Instead OF accepting his dc
cision. I a~lternsted teasing with dis
agreeable Hileno.s ! didn't. OF cours,
bulge him from his position. He wa
good -natured ut first, but soon h
too. answered with sharp words.
. This went on for about u wee
whom one day I suddenly realized this
n making 'wo people utterly miseI
able and that ! was on the way towsr
, spelling u happy marriage.
seven II ! carry my point now
. asked my self. will II pay for tn,
week OF petty d~tAssnsions and wretch
: ednessv saw that IA only sensibl
y ausMer was No
, when your father am home tbs
niwht. was wearing my prettle,
gown and my most cheerful smile.
had not kissed him for two or thr,
days, but now ! met him In tho ha
q and, with my lips close to his,
whispered, I'm sorry l was eros
. DEAR
81 got e bear hug and nothing mo
y WAS said OF " quarrel. But the ne
Q day he brought me beAutif
bra celet.
"Ay dear" mother concluded.
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calmly. and any trouble between you
can involve no real question OF right
or wrong, You are mistaken n you
think otherwise"
wonder II | ami Oh. Ned. dearest,
WANT To believe you are right. I
don't var 20 think my husband
could DO what you sssm IN the verge
Of doing,
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SEVEN.COOD

- n The Evening Worlds roll Of good ctizsns 60 the names Of
seven men Of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, who made affidavis
against . doctor and a policeman for negiecting an smbu-
lance full Of infantilc paralysis sufferers 10 drink in q saloon.
Resd these names, you Snug, virtuous ctizens who growl and
grew indignant over public wrongs. but whose courage ooses rapidly
sway when something more than talking has to be done. Here are
seven men Of action whose example seven thousand citisens could
follow with material benefit to the community:
Charles Klein, james A. Bua, John r, +. Perry, John J. johnson,
Thomas McTernsn, Max II. Loshen, Thomas @. MscedA.
They dared defy the two most powerful city departments. Police
and Health. They had the wisdom to telephone to The Evening
wsrld. They we're ready to give their names, to devote their time. to
take oath to the faots and to see the thing through. With such de-
termination Is this. action was not long delayed.
The public would not be suffering 10 many outrages and there
wsLd be quicker rghtng Of wrongs II there were more men in New
Yek like the seven good citizens Of Bay Ridge.
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day aud we are still stuck In
town. When are you going
To take your vacation2" asked Mrs.
Jarr.
II don't think the weather has been
very warm. and we've all the COM
forts AT home. Aren't YOU satisnedr"
asked Mr.. Jarr In turn.
I "Oh, I'm satisfied" was the reply.
but I've run a little behind In my
bills. And Muller. tho grocer, an
swersd me rather shortly on the tele-
phone to-day. We had either better
70 wherever We are going. or elise
we'd better try to pay something more
on what we owe. II We don't 20 any
whore the trAdasmsn will thsnk We
haven't any money and win b. dun
ming w to death"
"But II We haven't The money 70
settle up how can We payf" rctorted
Mr.. Jar. Besides. how would II heip
vs. or the tradesmsn either n We took
tho money We should pay N billa
win and went to the seashore OF the
mountainsT"
at would do VS. a lot Of rood" said
Mrs. Jarr. The trademcn would
have more respem Tor W.. They'd foe
sure people who could so away or
vacation could pay n they felt hk'
Il. And they'd be mighty civil wher
we came back"
81 don't get YOU" remarked Mr.
Jarr.
We'll It's very simple" said Mrs
Jarr. 'Tradesmen are eager to serv,
people who they think a pay bu
} won't. But they are very different
You don't pay because you can't"
These mysteries OF our social AM
business relations were too deep 70
. Mi. JArr. lie only shook his head Il
/, u puzxled manner
q why. don't you remember whel
the Hicketts lived on this street Il
the private house that was torn dow,
to build a garage how they restore
. their credit every summer by shut
ting up the house and pretending the
had gone 20 Europe2 Cora Hickst
!, used TO steal out OF the basemeu
every night with y heavy veil on an
d NO shopping over on the east cid,
, where the stores are open late. The
4. lived on canned goods so long tina
: later on. she burst into tears whe
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don't know what your particular dif-
nculty 10 and l don't want to know.
Hut you and Ned love each other,
don't your And between two people
who love nothing 10 worth cross
words or sullsn silences."
mot ever question OF principle.
~otherf" I couldn't help asking.
Ned 10 . good man." she replied
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J Co. THE New York Evening worid.)
she won q silver can opener ut . card
party"
well. whom the boss m back
from his vacation I'll see about TAX
Ing mine." said Mr.. Jarr.
"No. I think 1t will DO just a. we'll
to wait until all our friends have
como back to town." remarked Mrs.
Jsrr.
Il don't sec why" said Mr.. Jarr.
why. II we 60 while they are away
they won't believe we went at ALL"
replied Mrs. Jarr. I'D Just like to
have the satisfaction Of saying to
them. oh. We never 70 away till Sep
tombsr. IT'S the best time thsu-All
the cheap people are back IN the odty.
and one doesn't feel - though
II holiday-mssdns when svsryoody
else ia'"
so vacation 10, for the most part,
only the idea Of doing Il because II 10
tho stylsf We really do not 20 away
for = good rest and q change Of air
and scene. We only 70 away because
II In the fashionf' quertsd Nj. Jar.
Certainly" replied Mrs.. Jar. "You
don't want people around hers to
think We can't AFFORD two weeks out
OF town In the summer. do your The
nrst thing you know Mrs.. stryvsr
will be limiting that Dur children
could have had An outing by the aid
OF n OF tho frosh air funds she
contributes to. ! wouldn't give that
woman the opportunity to ~patronixo
ME. And q rest and change would
do me good. and Gertrude wants to
take her vacation with her married
sister. The married sister has twins
and keeps boarders-six railroad mon
And Gertrude will DO worked "a
death and come back to US 30 tired
out that I'll have all the work TO- DC
and have to wait on, her besides"
That's q mighty queer vacation b
take" ventured Mr.. Jarr. .
"Gertrude's sisters boarders are al
single men," replied Mr.. Jarr. ~
sAdes, every other srvan Etrl Ger,
trude knows gets 4 vacation, n II
Gertrude didn't get n she'd FEEL hu'
inflated"
And II we don't 20 somswhers fol
n coupleo OF weeks n leave the com
forts OF our happy home behind wei
! be Inundated. too2" asked Mr.. Jarr.
why, certainly" replied Mrs. Jarr
Aren't We A. good ~ the Rangies OF
, the Hicketts or the stryvers or any
' body elss we know2" -.
/, "6h. much better. much. muohl'
, said Mr.. Jarr.
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Stories Of Stories
Pias II Immortal F'd'on Mo~op'oo'
By Albrrt payson Tcrhune
yHE BY ASfl

JNE SNiLOSOSHEk. bv ASfhoWg Hop.
- LnNisoHAh s. . phiosoyhsf Apart from that hs . ysshs
sod IA lek ., shd csssf bsi he reed life tos sools enc gof
from people Which 10 . mistake A. yOu shall zee
- he ..s . ssssi 81 . ~ % Joa please hnls hoas' parry boz
the ooshuy 10 .ss Tho OH. lot q call hsf Nay fhs' 'phhsims
name as bel,
On. morning Jsrnnrham si In the sun hessd ofchsfd. too dsspy
buried In philosophical treatise 10 appreciate the sioy Of this SUNNI
d, Presently May cane toward him from the hsuss. sondfoas. dsnl
and pretty inh her vhiis frocs and With her say crown 81 unbiased hAr
"Mr Jsrblnshsm" shs said, q be bhnssd Abstfsotsdl, W 81 her, -
want your opinion Suppose there we're t~o mh mSht - "a 't
With . girl. Suppose n Of these msn vac. oh. a~fui, q love shh ihr
Girl and proposed. The arr likes him pretty veil ahd bel peop" approve
Of him"
ss paused The Philosopher snvely ,ocs no'"' Of bel h'"'A'"s "ord'
"bs, she doesn't really ar for him much" ven, on May, "suPposs
sonmny birmingham ,o,.d down DTS second ny
A"P.rs".' 9Th. other man" resumed May 8. . friend o. the
s~~~~~~~. rather handsome And the rt Is most a.fuhy-shs
snou., those .hn%. sSs think. M. With him would b. Just s..vsn N.
thinks " he evsr thought about u at all he might care for her What ought
she to DOR -.
for rs disturbing inausncs ~ would b. a satisfactory candidate sst ~.
ashins her 10 . eons.ssncy only Could ss ct indlca,. 70 prsisrsne.r
ton. u ~ . . - ".s '@ S: n s . "a; ,"1%n 'sssns,, s%o ,"ssrs S:r. 81. !" must " l., :": n
alone. see not the least reason for suppohns that hts feelings viii change
ON tn who'll. ! should advise her = marry A. s' will get nd Of her folly
na, n m'sn. never ana anybody to ,ov: him ,. tina, ."'n. ..:s'sny
have N one TO look after him-And no home"
noticed the asshhnS pattern of sunlight athwart tho orchard grass
"A beautiful thing 'S = me- :; sI b {. SURE" h. mSs.a
s~~~~~~~. way to the house birmingham ssrsd paddiy after her
How n. "a pretty graceful croa'urs" he commented ap-
~~~~~~s Then he torro, all abou, her and went back to hi.
Later in the day hi. min drirsd back to hi. talk in the orchard.
tn y WSss. n sy he rs . 1 1S. os : I'D 10 marry a"
No school Ia move necessary to children than patience. becuuse either
the aMI must be- broke" IN childhood. or the heart IN old a0e.-Rlchter. y
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" doing phdf ought to be done be made tho fret busness, and swcces
a secondary consideration, u not Ms the uuy to craft Vtrtuei-ConfuctSs.
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How He
Solved u.
Women Who Fail
The Villain- Hunter.
BY Nixola Greeley-Smith

Copyright. 1919 BY n. Pms. rusu.Ains %. m. Nov YorI Nruus world
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The Jarr Family
BY Roy L. McCardell

Copyright, 1919. By Tn Pss pAdLAlns Co. TIN New York Evening wondJ
.ruE ~ ~a,.ip< ~~mna. ousrxI III NON n .lua. am aMna. ~ -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
OIL HEATER EXPLODES.
Causes Lively Blaze in Storehouss nj
Noon on SuturdDy.

Tho exploding of an oil safety car heater
In e. Y. Dayiss storehouse at the rcar
OF l39 Main street, caused a lively blaze
about 1880 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The fire was cxtingushed with despatch
by the department and the damage will
be slight, and ali to the building.
The oil heater was left burning in the
basement of the storehousc, which IS
used by Wilson & Gaul TO store iiquor
Mr.. Davis smelled smoke in the store
house on visit there about 1880 o'clock,
but was unable to get into the basement
lie notified fire station one. At the corner
OF Main and Church streets one of tho
men dropped off from the truck and pull d
in a general alarm from box 49, bringing
out the entire department.
When the apparatus arrived at the
storehouse smoke was issuing from ahoGt
the windows, doors and cornice and a
brisk blaze had gained Roadway in the
basement The chemical was used and
four lines Of hose were laid. streams from
three of them being put into operation To
extinguish the blaze caused by the flying
kerosene which had ignited overhead raft
ers and flooring. In the basement was
stored a large quantity of liquor, which
escaped without damage. as did also n
steel drum containing - gallons of luD-
ricating oil.