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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13
Dog of Sordid Books and
Plays Hos Passed AWUg

YOU would not select as typical Of human
Vie and experience.
Why then, should the author or the
playwright select such characters for
his chief consideration? Why should II
he considered high art to picture only
the unhappy conditions of human OK
perience and the sad scenes Of human
destiny?
Why should II be considered bad art
to describe happiness. success and moral
ity? There are many cloudy days in the
year but there arc far more days OF
sunshine than Of shadow No painter
thinks he degrades his art by painting
sunshine and bloom. No painter feels It
insumbent upon him TO picture only
winter and night. why then should the
author feel that he must select the dark
passages in human life and end his story
in cold and shadow in order to be
artistic?
We read books and VIC attend plays
for recreation of the mind However
blase we may be in the literary or dra-
matte line. our minds are nevertheless
to some extent affected by what we read
and what we see
Something agreeable, something help
ful, something hopeful something OPP
timisUc should be given us to take away
from the book or the theater. We turn
to literature and the drama as we go to
health resort, for recreation and rest.
If We leave this resort with the germs of
malaria or typhoid fever in our system
We feel he have been imposed upon. We
cal the attention Of the health commits
soners to investigate the conditions sur
rounding the resort
II is subject for congratulation that
the mental health commissioners have
been looking into the conditions, and the
results. Of morbid art. However great
the genius of the writer may be today
however large the capitalization of a
periodical there will be no success for
either in the next ten or twenty years
unless the utterances emanating from pen
or pages breathe hope, courage, cheer
In the congested and high wrought con-
ditiun of the civilized world today human
beings are looking to the artist, the
preachers, the actor for helpfulness and
strength to bear the burdens Of life.
Helpfulness. hope and courage may be
old fashioned and inartistic elements for
the genius in any one Of these lines to
employ, but IL he wishes for success In
his chosen field, he must employ them.
The day of the artistic pessimist is
gone
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13
by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Copyright. 1915, by Star Company.
The day Of pess'mistic literature and
PLAYS has passed.
For some years it has been the tendency
Of those who claim to be opponents Of
art for arts sake" to leave their
audiences in gloom when the curtain fell
or the book ended. The really cheerful
novel or play was considered bad form.
The author who suggested wedding
bells at the close OF his story was sup
posed to shut tho door of art in his own
face. The audience that left the thcater
smiling give a death blow to the aspira-
lions Of the playwright who hoped to be
ranked as an artist.
This idea was morbid. 1t is gratifying
TO know that the tide has changed. In
= recent competition for the best stories
offered by prominent magazine an
extremely we'll written story. by a sue
ccssful and well-known author was de-
clined on the greund Of. its gloomy climax
The play of famous author was
changed by the managers and happy
ending substituted before the play was
allowed TO be produced. \ fcw morbid
critics have objected, insisting that the
present ending OF the play is inartistic,
but life. the great playwright, is in
artistic from their point Of view.
Life docs not end its stories of human
lives in gloom and despair. We have but
to look about US to prove this statement.
\ few years aso the life Of some friend
was Swallowed with the pail of despair.
Sorrow, sickness or poverty had be-
fallen him. but today he is smiling. his
health is restored. his sorrow has become
memory and hope has taken the place
of despair in his heart
II was only in the second act or the
third in the long drama of life that the
curtain fell on stter gloom. Perhaps you
have reached this act in your own life
today; but I, Is not the end of the play,
it Is not the last chapter in the book.
Fate will ring the bell, the curtain will
go ID. or the leaf viii be turned by the
finger of time and new setting or
ew Incidents will change the story into
one of hope ard happiness.
Look back over the record OF your
childhood 1t would be safe to assert that
not one in any score rests under an inn
ponetrabe shadow of gloom. That one
who has met disaster and absolute failure
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13
he Charitable.

Dear Miss Fairfax: | am engaged to
a girl of q who had friend whom she
sGew very well before our engagement
In a fit of dependency she wrote to
him unknown to me and asked him to
meet her. / heard of this meeting
through a friend and read the letter
written by my fiancee. Should an en-
gagged Girl have anything TO do with
men other than her fiRnce? p. w. H.
Probably the "fit of dependency
which caused your fiancee to meet the
other man was brought on by some quar-
rel with you or some fancied slight.
think you can afford to be charitable in
your Judgment; by all means talk It
over with the girl. so that she will not
imperil her dignity by doinng such a
thing again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13
Advice to the LoUelorn
By Beatrice Fairfax
Try to See Her.

-
Dear Miss Fairfax: l met lady tour
wears nv Junior last summer, and am on
friendly terms with her family. Last
,nonth I got into bad company, but she
Jorgave me. and l promised never 70
weld to such temptation again. wrote
nor three letters, as she asked me Tor an
exclamation, and she does not answer. AS
I love this young lady dearly l ask you
what to do. as I do not think ~ proper
t. call on her without her PERMISSION
]. w. l..
Your conduct probably hurt this girl
worry much-possibly even to the extent
of destroying her regard for you. She
A.ay feel that she wants to put you to a
tcst to see If your reformation is strong
cough to stand. Be patient and perhaps
49,, will offer to see you soon. II she
, % not why not ask her TO let you come
10 her home and tlak the matter over?
DO YOU think she realizes fully just how
much her regard means TO you?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13

Dear Miss Fairfax: / am 20 and have
been going about with young man.
About three months ago we had words
on account of his not coming to see me
FOR about a month, so | gave him up. A
few days ago he came 10 ask me 10 te
friends again. / would like TO grant his
request, but my people are against II.
LIZZIE II.
Your people probably feel that young
man who dropped you once without ex-
PLANTATION, is likely TO do so again and
they do not want you TO suffer unneces-
sarily. I cannot oonscientiously advise
any girl TO disobey her parents. Per
hsps you can persuade them to give him
another chance. since anyone deserves
that much.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13
In-Shoots

The conversation of some men would
be more agreeable If they were pro
vided with shock absorbers
When woman has no troubles OF hei
own. a kind ueighbor can often come in
and suggest a subject for worry,
When the base ball editors begin Il
Talk OF next years prospects one can al
most hear the hluebirds sing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13

NORTH PLATTl' Neb.. Jan. 12.-tSpe-
,ial)-As a result of marriage through
a marriage agency ]. T. Nystrom' 10,
farmer living near Brady, Neb., Tuesday
filed a suit in the district court to have
q deed for his farm set aside, which he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13
See Him Lern Often.

Dear Miss Fairfax: My sister Is going
about with a young man Of 90 She Is
only little over IL. My parents would
like to know his salary. They claim by
going out with him constantly she IL
losing chances. Now. the question is L
hardly think il is right to ask young
man or give him any hint on what he
thinks Now. what we really would like
discontinue being friendly with this
discontinue being friendly with this
young man. j. M.
Both your sister and the boy with
whom she is going about are very young.
! think your parents are simply actuated
by the customs OF the old world when
they feel that a statement OF his 'inten-
lions" is necessary Such a demand IN
quite likely to spoil happy boy and
girl friendship, II would be wiser for
your sister simply to see the boy less
often.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-13
The Rest Man.

Dear Miss Fairfax: Is a married man
Permitted 70 be best man At we'd
ding? In, this case II is a brother.
NJ c.
There is no reason why a married man
should not be either best man or usher
al wedding. Even is he were not re-
lated, this would still apply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11
NEWPORT NEWS.

Rev. and Mrs. C. w. Kelley visited
in Lyndonville last week.
Mrs. Annie Davis has gone to High
gate to visit her daughter.
Mrs. Lee Wellman entertained her
fridge club on Wednesday.
T. E. Raymond left Sunday night for
for his home in Cambridge.
Mr.. Leach has moved into one of the
tenements in the Camp block.
MIR. and Mrs. Harold French have
gone to Barnet for few days.
The Girls Sewing Club met with
Gertrude Coburn Monday evening.
Miss Eleanor Norton of Laconia is a
quest of MIR. and Mrs. E. L. Brown.
C. A. Dupont of West Charleston
spent the week end at l.. A. Goodwin s..
MIR. and Mrs. E. l.. Brown returned
Monday from trip to Littleton, N. ii.
Mrs. Henry Flint of Concord as a
guest of Mrs. Geo. Gilchrist this week.
Judge and Mrs. F. E. Alfred left
Monday night for st Petersburg, Florida.
Mrs. C. j. Oben went to Boston
Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Giroux.
Mrs. Homer Thrasher starts tonight
for Detroit, Mich, to visit her son, Ned
Thrasher.
Miss Annie Dodge of Elv was a guest
of her brother, E. N. Dodge, over the
week end.
The Women's Auxiliary of St. Mark S
met this Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Vincent Jones.
Felix Taylor has reopened his shoe
shop in the basement OF his home >on
Coventry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Davis and Mrs.
c.. M. Flint started Sunday night on
their trip to the South.
Remember the pictures at Lane 8
Opera house Saturday night. You will
be sure of pleasing program.
Miss Mabel Trip has closed her la
bors with Mrs. Geo. F. Root and re-
turned to her home in Orleans.
Miss Alma Parker was unable to at
tend to her duties in the office of Root
& Blanchard few days this week.
Benz. Lahar was quite i'll last week,
sustaining an operation Sunday, Jan.
21st, but is recovering quite nicely.
The aides Social Union will meet
with Mrs. w. r. Prouty on Thursday
afternoon, Feb. 18th, at 2:3O O'Clock.
d. N. Dwinell has gone on an extern
sive trip through the southern states in
the interests of the b. F. Moore Co.
Miss Fannie Rhodes was given liner
shower by her friends at the home OF
Miss Mildred Kennison Monday even
ing.
Leon Dane has returned to the EN-
ploy of the B. and M. railroad; he is
running from White River to Woods
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Dane of White
River Junction are visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. auckland for few
days.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11

Remember the oyster supper this
week Friday evening by the Baptist
Ladies' Aid society at the library, COM
mencing at five O'Clock. Price, 2;
cents.
Our popular blacksmith, "Gid," mar
rowly escaped being seriously injured
by kick from mule. His right side
and arm were injured so short vaca,
ton was necessary.
Mrs. Buck, widow of the late Wilson
Buck, left last week Thursday fol
Connecticut, to make her home with
the two sisters and a brother, who
have been with her since the burial of
her husband.
Masters Donald and Leigh Dickson,
sons of Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Dickson,
have recently had their tOnsils and
adenOidS removed. Their many friends
here will be pleased to hear they are
doing nicely.
The Cong'l c. E. society meeting
was held last week at Mrs. Mary Eos
ter's, at which time Rev. w. Il. Price,
in behalf of the ladies of the village,
presented her with Sunshine Rag"
with which she was overjoyed.
The play Nevada" was repeated
Tuesday evening by the urgent request
of those who enjoyed it before, and
those who were not privileged to do so.
They drew good house and all did
themselves much credit as we'll as
their friends.
Miss Frances Goodale, assistant
teacher in the primary school, ac-
cOmpanied by her mother, Mrs. Chas.
Niles, left Monday for Manchester, n
H.. their former home, tor Miss Fran.
ces to enter hospital for an opera
ton for appendicitis, from which she
had recent attack.
The Mission Study class invite you
to the Cong'l church Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18th, TO go with them "Along Old
Mission Trails in Europe and Egypt "
This promises an interesting evening
as the class take in dramatic form the
first chapter of their text book, '"The
Kings Highway" Admission free.
Last Friday evening the Cleaners,
Mrs. Jenkins Sunday school class
gave penny social at the COng'l YES.
try, which was very well attended
and novel affair. The exer.
cises by the class, assisted by other
members of the school, were very i'll
teresting and received great applause
| Cake, sandwiches and coffee were
served in abundance.
Wesley Foster, long time resident
here, died at the home of his only re-
naming son, Walter, at AthOI, Mass,
Sunday afternoon, aged "a years. His
funeral was held at the home Tue sday
afternoon at Athol, then brought here
for burial, arriving Wednesday after
noon, and laid beside his wife and
three children in the family lot in the
village cemetery. He was uncle to
Wilbur and John Foster and Mrs.
Woodland and n rs. Billiard of this
place and brother-in-la law of Ben. Town.
send. Rev. Price attended the burial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11
WEST CHARLESTON

Miss Mae Hastings returned to Lyn.
don Institute Monday.
Mrs. Alice Avery, who has been
very i'll at Mrs Revoir's. is improving.
Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. COT.
fey, who is very i'll with appendicitis
Gerald Temple was out of school a
few days last week on account of q
sprained ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Rniter are en-
tertaining her mother, Mrs Cutting,
from Plainfield.
Mark Barrup was confined to the
house two weeks recently from an in.
jury to one knee.
Mrs. Stanton Hitchcock of Newport
and Mrs. Harry Beck of Island Pond
were recent guests at Wright Kendalrs
Eli Flanders slipped on the ice last
week while visiting his daughter, Mrs
George Cummings, and hurt his neck
quite badly.
Next Monday evening the Baptist
Sunday school will give Valentine
social at schoolhouse hall for five
cents each. Everyone invited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11
ANONYMOUS Gift of $1,000.

Miss Caroline S. Woodruff, secretary
of the Teachers Retirement Fund as
ISOLATION has announced the receipt of
a check for $1,000 which was anony-
mously contributed toward the fund.
The check was unsolicited and the fol-
lowing note accompanied it: Il am
very glad to send the enclosed check
for the Teachers Retirement Fund as
ISOLATION. There are so many societies
here for uplifting and making them
model citizens of great republic, but
know of no association that begins to
do this as well as the teachers in the
public Schools"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11
EAST CHARLESTON.
Ivan Buck is i'll with bronchitis.

Ivan Buck is i'll with bronchitis.
Mrs. Selma Wheeler is not as well.
William Barter is visiting relatives at
Holland.
Warren Courser is having an attack
of the grip.
Hazel Mou!ton has been visiting at
FREQ Boyce's at Island Pond.
The horse race on Echo Lake Satur-
day afternoon was well attended.
Don Moulton and Fred Currier came
home from Norton last week on account
of illness.
Miss Emma Chamberlain has finished
her school at Westfeld and returned to
her home.
Echo Grange will have valentine so.
cial Monday evening, Feb. 18th, at
their hall.
Over 60 attended the candy pull given
by the Echo school last Saturday night,
and report good time.
Mrs. Will Far and Miss Maude Cur
rier of Island Pond were guests of Mrs.
Ed Crow the last of the week.
Mrs. ]. B. Cushman was called to
West Burke last week by the serious
illness of her uncle, Lewis Goodwin.
Bradford Scudder of the Moody Insti-
tute, Chicago. began his services here
as pastor of Plymouth church last Sun
day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11
BorroWs Money Cheaply.

City Treasurer Will l.. Davis of Rut-
land has arranged to borrow $4,000
from the Farmers Loan and Trust COM
pany of New York at 3 per cent, the
money to be used in anticipation of
taxes. The money will be borrowed by
the city by authority of resolution a
.dopted at recentmeeting of the board
of aldermen, which gave the mayor and
city treasurer the right to borrow $751;
900 in anticipation of taxes to be col
lected next fall, the note or notes given
to be payable Oct. 20, 1916, and rate
of interest not to exceed per cent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay, who have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs. ].
t'rasier MacIver, have returned to their
home in Montreal.
The repairs on the Congregational
church have been completed. and the
auditorium will be opened for morning
and evening service.
P. c. Blanchard & Co. report the sale
of E. G. Blanchard's tenement houses
on Prospect street to E. A. Hamilton
and DR.. L. H. McIver.
c. E. Bennett of Derby Line has
moved his family to this place, occupy
ing one of A. j. Whites tenements at
White Place on Main street.
E. L. Chaplin of the firm of Wright &
Chaplin is in Boston attending the East
man School of Pho Biography in the in
terests of the Photo-Craft Shop.
Word has been received of the death
of Arthur H. Chamberlain. son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Chamberlain of Dor
chester, Mass. The remains will be
brought to Coventry for burial on
Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph Cameron of Bredenbury,
Sask., is in town visiting Mr.. and Mrs
E. Cameron and old friends. This is
Mrs. Cameron's first visit since they
left Newport three years ago to make
their home in the West.
Wednesday was Babies Day at the
Fortnightly club. The ub was enter
tanned by Mrs. Allyn Bishop and Rosa
mond. 1t would be difficult to say
which part of the program the babies
enjoyed most, the literary, musical or
social.
Died in Sherbrooke, Jan. 23d, after
brief illness of appendicitis, aged seven
years end nine months, Walter, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Wheeler of that
city and grandson of Edward Ryan of
Newport, from whose residence the flu
neral was held on the afternoon of the
25th to st. Mary's church. The re-
mains were placed in the receiving
vault in st. Mary's cemetery to await
burial in the family lot.
The 7. M. l. club rooms have been
thoroughly remodelled all through, E. E.
/ Scott doing the refinishing and paper
ing. The directors room, card room,
| janitor' g room and office have all been
maue lnCO one large room IN winch they
have put new billiard table beside the
one already in place, and the pool table
that was in the room that will now be
used as the directors room. The door
leading from the hall to the card room
has been enlarged to correspond with
the door leading to the reading room.
The membership is now over 200.
The American Jewish War Relief
Committee through their treasurer.
FELIX M. Warbing, gratefully acknowl-
edges the receipt of $l06, subscribed by
the residents of Newport during the
week of Jan. 9th, on which day Presi-
dent Wilson had proclaimed a General
Jewish War Relief Day. The money
was collected by our popular merchant,
l.. Co)odny, and he met with "a gener-
Gus and hearty response from all those
whom he asked to subscribe. To give
is at all times blessing, but to help re-
lieve the suffering and torture of so
many millions during this awful war Is
threefold blessing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11
Landmark Burned.

Fire destroyed early the evening Of
Feb. 9Th the house at Isle La Motto own
ed by Hiram Pike of Haverhill, Mass,
occupied by George Jarvis and family
The place was built nearly 100 years
ago and was one of the old landmarks
of the island. The cause of the fire is
thought to have been defective chin
ney. Some of the contents were saved,
and both contents and house were part
ly insured. The family was away at
the time.
[ Joseph Eddy built the house, which
was of wood, with lining of brick.
Lately it had been rebuilt inside. II
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11

A. r. Hall. who has been suffering
from a broken rib, is slowly improving
from the fall
Mrs. Fred Daggett IS IN st. Johns
bury, the guest of her cousin, Mrs
Horace Tibbetts.
The aged mother of H. w. Wheeler
passed away on Sunday last. Her age
was nearly SO years.
Rev. Harris has been on the sick list
few days, so there was no service in
the M. E. church Sunday last. We are
glad to say he is much better now.
Harold Gray and Miss Gladys Todd
Farr were married Jan. IL by Rev.
Harris. A wedding supper was served
to members of the immediate family,
after which Mr. and Mrs. Gray went to
their home in Tice, where he is en-
plcyed as foreman in the creamery.
A wedding reception was held at the
Woodman hall Wednesday evening,
Feb. 2, for Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gray.
In spite of the bad roads rs availed
themselves of the opportunity to meet
with the young couple and offer their
congratulations. A bountiful supper
was served in the dining hall, after
which all made merry in good old
fashioned dance. MIR. and Mrs. Gray
received many valuable gifts, including
cut glass, silver, china and linen, also a
clock, two willow chairs, besides gen.
erous sum of money from the NJ. W. A.
and other friends.
Rev. George Tabor of Morrisville,
also Charles Ames of West Burke, and
Cyrus Cargill of Henderson, Me-. were
here to attend the funeral of their
nephew, Ray Ames, who passed away
last week, Feb. LIST, after long illness
and much suffering. He was young
man who will be much missed by his
many friends in this community. He
leaves wife, one son, father, mother,
two brothers and one sister to mourn
his loss. The funeral was held from
the Advent church and the interment
was at Derby Line. The service was
attended by many Odd Fellows from
the Derby Lodge, of which Mr.. Ames
was loyal member.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-11
Fell On lev Steps at Home at Govern
ment Farm.

AS Supt. w. F. Hammond of the
United States Morgan horse farm IN
Weybridge was leaving his house he
slipped and fell, striking heavily on the
end of his spine. He was unable to
rise and DIR. S. S. Eddy of Middebury
was called. DIR. Eddy found that Mr..
Hammond's injuries had caused paraIy-
sis of the lower limbs.
On Friday it was decided to take Mr..
Hammond to Mary Fletcher hospital at
Burlington. AS he did not respond to
treatment, it was decided that an oper-
alton was necessary, and preparations
had been made for putting him on the
operating table, when a change was
noticed in his condition, nature having
forestalled the surgeons, as it were, and
it was decided that an operation was
not necessary. Mr.. Hammond has since
improved rapidly and it is probable that
he will be able to leave the hospital by
the end of the week.