The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
Nou Can Leave Them Love-
Ideas Of Right Living
Courage and a Good Name,
Woman Writer Declares,
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid
Woman Writer.

7 T is generally conceded that one OF
the most agreeable indoor sports Is
making your last will and teSta-
ment. Indeed, there are those who be-
come so addicted to this pleasant past
time that they make a continuous per
formancc OF IT, and are forever alter
ing and changing their bequeSts, add
ing councils and revoking gifts, 10 the
despair of their legatees and ultimate
profit of the lawyers.
While one makes a will, one has the
blessed satisfaction of sitting for a
time, at least, in the seats OF the
mighty One has ilyors to confer, and
il is the thought of what Uncle Ebe-
nezer or old Aunt Jerusha, or grandpa
or grandma has the power to write
down in his or her will that makes
many cranky, grabbed, cantankerous
old man and woman a cherished guest
at the iircside Of relatives, who couldn't
see them through telescope II they
had nothing to leave behind when they
went hence Every one who wishes to
he persona grata with his relatives IN
his old age should cultivate the Will
making habit, and let it be known thai
he practices it in secret.
It's the Final Audit.
Aside. however, from will making
being an elegant, graceful and iascinat
irE accomplishment, equally adapted tt
both sexes. it strikes, in a way oul
balance sheet with life. It is the tnaI
auditing of our account. II tells he
net result of all of our efforts, whether
we have anything to show as the re-
suit of all of our toll and sweat and
striving, or whether we have worked
all our days Just for the days wage
that sufficed only for the day, and that
we 90 ont OF the world with hands as
empty as those with which we came in
Nor is this all Love enters into
will making, too When we think OF
death there is no more comforting
thought than that we can leave those
who a7e near and dear to us safe iron
want, nor is there any other though
more torturing than the knowledge
that If we. who are the bread winner
Of a family, should die, our only be
quest 10 those nearer and dearer 70 II
than Life itself would be want an,
poverty.
The Best Inheritance.
This is what makes the rich ma
exult in making his will and wha
makes the poor man curse fate that h
has nothing to leave his children. Bt
the most valuable inheritances are NJ
always expressed in dollars and cent
and il is within the range OF cas-
possibility for the day laborer to leaN
his children a far more valuable b'
quest than any more millionaire ca
will TO his.
MONEY is not to be despised al
m il is a good thing when paren
can leave their children erpugh
tide them over a rainy day, but ev,
this is of small worth unless II is a
companied by a spiritual inheritanc
whose value is not to be estimated
any tax assessor
Therefore, it behooves every faith
and mother TO stop and ask themsely
this question: What shall ! leave n
children when | die
A Stainless Name.
"Will / leave them a stainless nam
When people talk Of my children, "
3 they say: That is young John Brow
son OF old John Brown, who was I
straightest and most honorable man
ever knew. His word was as good
his bond. Never did shady thing
his whole life" Or will they say: 'rh
I is young John Brown, son of old 10
Brown who made lot OF money
I queer ways Slick as a peeled onit
! Used 10 rob the widows and wo
children in his factory and grind do'
the faces of the poor Lett big Il
tune behind him, and every dollar
2 il drips blood.
r Will they say of your daughter
Mary Jones is the daughter OF
sweetest, gentlest noblest most hi
minded woman ever knew" Or ma
Jones is the daughter OF that fligf
little Mrs. Jones there used to be
much talk about. Her skirts were pr
" we'll bespattered with mud, and
literally killed her husband with !
selfish extravaganza"
which Shall II Be7
You will leave a good name or b
- uasne 10 your children. Which will