Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-07

Are Discussed
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW

When wealth ceases to be the
standard OF SUGGEST" That was a
phrase 1 ran across in recent ar
ticle by Arnold Bennett on the sub
iect of "Frocks."
As 1 did not entirely agree with
all of Mr.. Benefits conclusions l
hesitated over this. Man-tashion'
he had made out perfectly losl-
cal case to prove his contehlous'
but how apply logic to SO lllosleal d
theme? .,,,.
Frocks defy logic. They are only
70 be classed with the serpent on
the rock, and the ship in the Hiust
Of the sea. and the rest or the lour
things which King solomon con-
fessed were beyond even mis- eNplaha-
ton. ,. obo,+
Arnold Bennett. though, he usually
ciycs Won something TO think about
As | finished reading the line which
I have quoted, l raised my heau WIN
n rather startled mental quesnoh:
When wealth ceases TO be the
standard of success o.,,a5
E1t how can that be, aSheu
myself. As the world measures e"e
cess. what other standard Is lne
amply? Give the woriu WIN VIM ra,,,,.
osItinr and seeking, and 1t VIII rePIi
;s ali tha world has to give.
rTbat evening l rolled my query as
, fr,,itfnl apple of discord into the
General conversation OF Il sihall ul uln-
ner party. Some one IN lhe slouP
rave me an opportunity py com ieIiS- ~
ing on one of my articles anu
naIIinp the statement of cores
ca!lttS 5S,+ tbat IL asked to name the
Ppraotest living Americans; the vote
of nractically the entire populalloh,
80 honestly returned, would pe Lo'
Rockefeller and Carnegie.
.'It's true" nodded the man from
New York Those two, on aCCo"l
Of their great possessions stahu -
the ideal and aim toward Will. !.,,,,
are all either CONSCIOUSLY % hIi,,k Tr At
sciouslv striving. We may plIi'h ~. ..
thn fact. we may deny it; we may
'.nil NJ mere money" all we choose'
,,o,.ertbeless we are all after II
Wcsltb is the standard of success;
II ALWAYS has been, and 1t always VIII
be" ...,,.r,+ on
how YOU define SUI SIS l @sNeN
IN re- q i man from New York gave an
,,,nofient shrug. success whlcn
IS not generally recognized Is ny
s,,oress ot all" he asserted. Ser
nard Shaw, for instance, was ;uss
MS brilliant when he was the luot %
only a small coterie; but ne was NJ !,e
a success, strictly speaking until 'he
world acclaimed his VII
.'It's only when he rates as
hoxnfFics attraction-whether that is
An his lifetime, or three hunuIeo hua
,.a,rs after his death-that any one
has right to call himset d sue
cess. --...-,,ra ~ mower"
bo went on to eNpatlaIe. as'S
tLa 6ays of the Stone Age the strohs-
~ ~. asod the ablest man has always
saized and held whatever he WahtSu.
Sf;Iitary glory rested largely on the
- IF the triumphal procession tnat
onarai could get up-the NUM- per
n+ive slaves, the wagons OIL SIN
and gold and loot that toHoweiH III
bis train. To the victor the sPollS.
i's s.Ind successful statesmansIlp
,;.t,od A similar reward, as shown
ELa'itt the nrincely establishments Oh
III ,,snIsev and a Richelieu. AS ioI @
noin+ers. we are told OF tue
1t,l,Io,dors and luxuries of Nelasqut;%
S Puhens. And Shakespeare eHl-
Snu Ian+iy must have gotten what .,s ne
wanted since he had the pupllC al,
rim and was sneered at oy tne - - 1,is
brows. He was able TO re''le
prime. go. r,hocl,eray and
,,,aS,a 81 W all made great fortunes.
Eatrh I3,ft(e the worlds interest, SPEAK 70 10
"a srSfl Seart and it will give you gold as
the e1r uHSr Er,ef," he summed up, wealth
= N nnordsticll Of power, and power is
success. Therefore, Weailn - 1a
Measure of success. Quod erat ue
molSv6 o1snoiSen ken like a true son of the
,9ira state" 1t was my turn now:
rJuiius rI"il Caesar or Domitian might
have " voiced the same views; y;.o,i IN ia a
world which has largeN 'iN in'nariaI
Rome. Rome no one will deny that success tss
- i.os,tr sTponvmous with power and that
Wealth is the measgrTS 81 T0i,eS of 6Ofn; IN Pub
W." lie AfTairs Bring a Change?
"Bnt"-for q sudden illuminating
+boueht had struck me-'do you
rnsIize that the old standards are
topping. the old order Is IN process