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MAN BELIEVES CONFIDENCE
AND FAIR PLAY NECESSARY.

A stranger IN the city with only
two. days of residence and thru read
ing contributions to the columns rs
Marriage a Success" I've held more
than an ordinary interest. Surely
there Is very little opinion cast
favoring such contribution by
Verbose in last evenings Times.
Why give the responsibility OF
the wrecked home to the woman?
Why always the woman goes
wrong? A striking example in the
same edition is ii. r. MS letter.
Are there no good women yet to
be had? Yes, and the u. s. is full
of them. And let me submit 70
this statement that eighty per cent.
of failures in matrimony are from
people With Nerbose's own views.
A couple engaged should undoubt-
eddy know more of each other than
the manner in which one dresses,
dances, rides, etc. To know the
inner mind OF each. share alike
with condolences, being just and not
cover any little incident of life over
with a falsehood which may reach
surface later. Confidence in any
thing in life gives man success in
business, life and chiefly his home.
It's a certain fact a person without
confidence cannot expect any.
We have better men out West on
prairie schooner homes than in
some of the brown stone fronts in
most cities. Confidence and fair
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Time for
the Child.
BY DR.. VIM. A. McKeever.

TINE high cost of living, the ex-
pensiveness Of entertaining,
the difficulty of keeping UP
the old standard type of meals and
furnishings therefor--these condi-
tons are literally driving parents
everywhere to give more time to
their children. In this respect per-
haps Old II. c. l.. is doing some real
good.
Eat in the kitchen, camp style, or
cafeteria plan, and convert the din
ing room into another living apart
ment or perhaps a playhouse for
the children; that is what I find
many of the middle-class families
actually doing. And it was my
happy privilege recently to dine off
the oilcloth with such group,
where the children were actually
receiving more care than the fix
insys and formalities Of the dinner
service.
No regrets; no apologies. We ate
a simple, wholesome meal, a part
of it served out of the stew pans,
and passed at once back for an
hour in the dining room. now fur
nished and decorated as a combina-
ton of fairyland and workshop for
the little ones. Here we were all
in a delightful school Of life and
enlightenment.
Now. I know this idea Of convert
ing the dining room into a play
house and eating in tho kitchen is
bringing out some dark frowns on
the part Of my readers. But the
suggestion is all for the sake of the
children, the possible added Joy to
their lives and the added opportuni-
ties of studying them in action and
learning to know better their dis
positions.
Moreover, the household helpers
are now nearly all gone into more
lucrative employment and none but
the wealthy families can afford to
maintain tho former complex dining
room service. Also, the time, ex-
pense and worry OF keeping up tho
formality OF dinners and frequent
dinner guests has become a thing
all out of proportion to tho entire
program Of happy, wholesome life
where there are children to bring
up.
Yes, there are many. many fami-
lies still too proud to acknowledge
1t, but I know as mater of fact
and I glory in the fact: perhaps
we shall really have some timo
for the things Of tho soul-thnt
eating off an oilcloth cover in tho
kitchen or side room r. becoming
more and more an American prac-
tice. SO long as tho children are
tho gamers. and for that very rea-
son, 40 long as society and civiliza-
tlon itself have promise OF an up
ward impetus from It oil. I am
willing TO take my meals off a
bare, clean board and sit on key
while doing It. We have invested
too much precious time and effort
In coddling our stomschs, and must
now minimize this eucess-giving
the net gain to tho boys and girls.
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MISERABLE. BUT WOULD
NOT GIVE UP. -

i also want to say God bless
'cm-the wise little ladies who
turned me down. phrase from
"A Bachelors" letter.
Wise is right-little did they
know just what he wanted. Mary
Jane and Lahy Brown don't class
themselves with dogs, the true COM
partnership he was seeking.
Poor Mary Jane may look sloppy,
perhaps fat, but with all her three
crying kids I haven't a doubt she
is happier than she would have
been with "a Bachelor" AS for
myself, married six and a half years,
the past five have been miserable
beyond expression. But l would
not leave it for one year with "A
Bachelor" and his dog-a very good
companion for him. Besides. mar
riage is not a matter to look at
from the betting or gambling stand
point. If we had fewer of such
people as "a Bachelor" there would
be no cause for discussion on
whether marriage is n success.
Happy in the thought that / don't
have to live with "A Bachelor" I
refrain from offering him any ad-
vice. i may get bitten.
STILL MARRIED.
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main standing until I give them
permission to embrace me. With
politeness toward each other they
take turns embracing me, and those
who have completed the greeting
hasten to make things comfortable
for me. They arrange the pillows
of couch. they bring the coffee
and the sweets and then they range
themselves around me and IL / de-
sire them to. they speak. If 1 do
not desire speech. they remain in
loving, respectful silence.
l will be kind. j will not con-
trast this further with the sad lot
of the American husband. but. as
they say. take 1t from me-" the
only marriage that can be made a
success Is the Turkish marriage In
which women are made to retain
their places and man, as Is his right,
is the master of the household,
WHOSE word is absolute law.
With great respect l am.
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BOOKS
TEN MINUTE TALKS WITH WORK
ERS New York: DnuhlcdaY. Page q

TEN MINUTE TALKS WITH WORK
ERS. New York: Doubleday. Page
Company.
The unique little lessons In
economies collected from the Trade
Supplement of the London Times
and published in America under the
title Ten Minute Talks, With
Workers" has many thought-pro-
voking definitions Of the factors
of economic life which we employ
daily and but haziiy understand
Money is thus defined.
What. then. is money: Shake
speare, as usual. tells us the exact
truth in the fittest possible words.
were made of silver. There were
no copper coins. Shakespeare. then,
would rarely see any except silver
coins. When Bassanio was making
his choice of the caskets, he passed
over the silver one, addressing the
metal in scorn as:i
Thou pale and common drudge.
Tween man and man."
This is the exact economic truth:
money is drudge between man
and man. A drudge that does .
certain work-namely. that Of pass
ing goods. from one man to another.
Money is simply tool to move
commodities with. 1t performs OK
actly the same work as a wagon;
and just as it would be senselcss
for a nation to accumulate I'M
necessary wagons, so it Is useless
for a nation to accumulate un-
necessary coins"
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across the rushing water at the
mist curling there along the crests
of little hurrying waves. A frefiy
drifted through IT,: above, unseen,
night hawks called peraistently.
She turned her head toward him
expectantiy. ~
There was room enough on the
rock and he stepped to her side.
LIKE THE WATER.
I'm like that water" she said.
making a futile noise in the world.
dashing and ripping along without
any plan Of my own, any destina-
ton. When I'm honest with my
self. I know that II isn't the intel
lectual desire for self-expression-
that keeps me restless; It's merely
and solely the instinct to ripple and
bubble and dance and fiow out un-
der the stars and sunsets and
dawns-and go sparkling and swirl
ing and glimmering purposelessly
away out into the world at random.
And that's all there is to
Stephanie Quest!-if you really de-
sire to know-you very romantic
and foolish boy. who think yourself
in love with her"
She looked up and laughed at his
sober face.
Dear novelist" she said, tits
common realism. not romantic nc
ton, that has US in its clutches.
We're caught by the commonplace.
II life were only like one of your
novels. with some definite begin
ming. an artistic plot full OF action
running toward a properly planned
climax!-but it isn't. 1t begins. in
the middle and ends nowhere. And
here's another trouble with real
life; there aren't any Villains. And
that's fatal to me as your heroine,
Jim, for can't be one unless Pm
furnished with a foil" -, B..
"Steve," he said. "if you are not
everything that my mind and heart
believe you to be, the time il past
when it makes any difference to
me what you are" III.
She laughed.
"Oh. Jim, is IL really rs serious
as that? Can you stand for a mind
less, purposeless girl of immoral
and nomadic proclivities who really
hasn't a single gift-no self to ex-
press, no creative or Interpretive
talent-with nothing but an inordi-
nate, unQuiet curiosity to md out
everything there is to find out-a
mortal gypsy. lazy. self-indulgept
pleasureloving. Irresponsible"
He began to laugh:
"All that is covered by one word
Intelligent he said. You're
Just human, with a healthy intel
lect and normal inclinations-"
"Oh. dear. you're SO dreadfully
wrong. I'm q fraud-nice to look
at and stroll with
(rs BE Continued rsnsrrow.)
(Copyright. 1917. 1918, by the Intsr.atioaal
Magazine Company.)
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FURNISH GENTLEMAN SAYS OUR
MARRIAGES ARE ALL WRONG.

i am a Turkish gentleman. / do
not know whether the views OF
foreigner will be welcome. but / do
not think that the American mar
rage can ever be a success. 1t Ia
based on the wrong plan. In 1t tho
woman Is always the MASTER
position which l assure you is one
of injustice to the woman ami OF
humiliation to the man.
In Turkey we handle such things
differently. Now take myself. for
instance. 1 am forty-five, but am
extremely moderate have only
seven wives. but each OF these is
jewel in her own way.
AS a result OF the war / fell
somewhat from my former estate,
but during the regime of the late
Sultan / lived on the beautiful Bos-
phorus with my seven wives. 1
have never known seven nobler
women. Their affection for me is
tremendous. their respect is abso-
lutte and they obey my slightest
word.
have been educated in oxford
and have travelled much in England
and i'm America and l must say that
prefer the Turkish system to all
others. In Turkey woman is
simply a woman, not a person striv-
ing for mastery of a man. Why, /
should commit suicide were one OF
my wives to utter q disrespectful
word to me. They are remaining
at home waiting for me with per-
feet respect for my wishes. When
/ return they will be delighted to
see me. AS mark OF my favor I
shall probably take home to them
shortly a beautiful Turkish lady
] have met here and whose parents
have consented that she be my
eighth jewel.
Let not visitor criticise your in
stitutions, but will you forgive me
when 1 say that / think the Ameri-
can husband is pathetic. have
seen them working and wearing
their hearts out at the whims of
some woman, and when ] have done
so 1 think OF my old home and
thank Allah that things are as they
are in Turkey. My wives all love
me and respect my slightest word.
They know / am the master. l keep
a light whip on the wall of the
harem, but SO far l have never had
occasion to use it except once. I
shall never forget that time, for
Sultana, who until then had been
my favorite wife, on this occasion
dared to refuse to bring me a cup of
coffee. shall not tell the result
of that refusal, but Sultana has
never since refused to obey me and
after her punishment was over she
became a wonderfully dutiful wife.
When / enter the rooms allotted
to my wives they all arise and re-
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HE SAYS IT'S A
DEEP QUESTION.

This is truly a deep question for
any man to answer. OF course.
women think marriage is a success.
However. / do not see IT that way.
j am speaking Of the working class
OF men. A man goes out every day,
works hard. and at the end of the
day comes homo to find his wife is
not there and nothing to eat There
used to be a day when marriage
was success. but now marriage is
hell for the workingman.
We can trace marriage back to
the beginning of mankind in the
garden of Eden. Adam, to my be-
lief. after spending a lonesome day.
asked God for a mate. and woman
was created. The Bible says the
world shall grow weaker and wiser,
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When Hearts Are IrunlDs
FULL OF ROMANCE
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water.
a Serial Story

you must stay" his host urged
cordially, "for several more"
Robert crossed the room to Daisy.
viii you give me this next dancer"
he asked eagerly.
Certainly" she replied.
But they had danced for only a
short time when Robert drew her
into the depths OF a bay-window
and told her that which made her
gasp with establishment. then actu-
Nally. laugh with delight.
"Oh, Bob. i am so glad" she ex-
claimed.
well, you have had a part in
bringing it about" he said. You
and Mr.. Paige, and Mr.. Brandon.
Most of all, L think, Mr.. Brandon,
Gee! but he's peach! oh,
Daisy-I can hardly believe that it
is not all a dream"
-, well. it is not-rll vouch for
that" she retorted.
Then, as she saw Mary Jameson
standing alone on the other side Of
the room, she asked:
Have you danced with Mary
yetT'
mo. What has that got to do
with it' don't want to dance
with her"
"You must Daisy chided. Go
and do so now-at once. She has
been expecting you to. Anyway
here is Tom White, looking for a
partner"
"And wanting you to be it,. Tom
declared merrily.
Every well" Daisy smiled. Here
1 am"
Mary Jameson flushed with ella
ton as Robert Elliot asked her to
dance. He had left Daisy Green
wood to dance with her-Mary
Jamesonl
She hoped that Daisy would no.
tice this. Yes, and Barbara too.
But, OF course, Barbara hardly
counted now that she was going
to be married to John Brandon so
soon.
Yet Bah had done her best to at
tract Roberts notice this evening.
Mary unused. She might be satisfied
with one man-even II he was an
old one! But of course his wealth
must be some compensation for his
age.
Mr.. Brandon seems very fond of
Barbara" she commented to Robert.
II like him-don't your"
Indeed ] do. was tho prompt re-
ply. "Hc Is princev
Which reply ~bnnrmcd Mary In
her contention that Robert Elliot
had never cared anything for Bar
bara anyway-anythlng more, that
Is, than he cared for lots OF other
girls. IL he had, he could not have
spoken so enthusiastically OF the
man she loved.
Mary smiled and danced on, self
satisfied and triumphant. Robert
was silent, his thought with the girl
who, at present, was talking to
Charlie Braistead and thinking OF
the man she was to marry.
John Brandon, watching, remem-
bered the title OF a story no had
once read. II was THE Man Who
Played God" lie felt almost rs II
he were playing God" for a short
while.
lie wished tho performance were
Cr~ Ne C~~slwAeA-l
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EIGHT YEARS IDEAL
MARRIED. LIFE.


MARRIED. LIFE.
IL seems as II most Of the con-
tributors to your question, rs mar
rage a success?" are cypics or
skeptics, or women who talk Of
generosity or some such foolish
ness. 1 consider the ideally mar
ried couple partners. where both
have access to the bank book and
the really devoted wife the one who
is always trying to contribute to-
wards the family happiness and
prosperity by economy and man
agement.
I've been married for eight years
long enough to know-and con-
slider married life ideal. We have
had reverses, and illness. and teeth
ing babies. and still j wouldn't
trade places with any unmarried
woman L know. and l know some
financially successful ones! 1 try to
make our little country home
pleasant enough and clean enough
for my husband to anticipate the
close of his busy day. and i am al
ways most pleased AID happy when
i have him and my little family
gathered around the "hearthstone"
that my own hands have made at
tractive and ready for them.
MRS. @. M. K
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CHAPTER LNXI.

For long time after that even
ing, the young people OF Summer
field spoke of Barbara Paige's
twenty-frst birthday party as
the most wonderful AFFAIR they had
ever attended.
1t was WONDERFUL. NOT only pc
cause OF tne charming company tnc
eNcei'eh. oance music, INC oeiicious
supper put because Oh a surp.iso
WI" "h'ch 'ne eNe,n"s 'o' ,'''a .eu'
ms su.ptie1 ,ovN .,. ,.a a
e on nc su 1rdn,
no 80 Iii 49,
$4,000 ~ ho.t out -,
~ d;,,,nn 80,
1T u,ont 90 sn.oL =, vou NJ
scbeme have concocted." he said.
After which the two men disap-
neared into the library.
II is not necessary to repeat the
conversation that ensued. suffice
Il to saw that. before tho pair
emerged from the darkened room.
Arthur had said in substance that
which Barbara Paige and Robert
Elliot had already put into their
own words.
John" Arthur stammered nus
ki1y, selling his friends hand, God
never made a nobler man than
YOU!
"Sh-sh! Don't be so extrava-
CANT" John tried TO laugh. am
holding the hand or nobler one
now.
you are not considering your
self at all In TINS aHair,' Arthur
protested.
YES, L am, But, hrst OF all,
want TO see tnat ch,id sate ana
happy. Will not nave people ASK
ing her questions ana making her
uncomfortable over her chsnge OF
pans lherciore am aoter"ineo
10 carry OUT the pan 1 nave JUST
proposeo-Witn' Oh course your con
sent ana baps' am sure OF ROD
e,tA bu., Oh course VIII speak 'o
MN nrs,
seno M" IN mere TO you as
soon rs can 40 SO Wi'nout att "c'-
'ns a''eh'ion' Hr'nur pro"''se"'
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NECESSARY FOR ONE TO
HAVE COMMON SENSE.

Marriage would be success IL at
least one had common sense. When
you have any intention of marrying.
no matter let IT be the hurnblest
hut. and only big enough for two,
you will find more happiness there
than with parents, sisters, brothers
or friends in mansions.
Never live above your income.
BE content with what you have.
Stretch income for necessary
needs.
Take no advice from family folks.
They are not all. blessed with good
sense. Your husband should come
above all, II he does his duty. Live
up to these rules, and marriage will
be a success and Gods blessing will
always be with you.
MRS. j.. L.
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Weigh School
Children

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. L.
Weighing and measuring OF every
school child in Cincinnati has
started.
Tho work Is being done by the
teachers.
Charts detailing the results OF
this work will be turned over TO
the city health department. District
health officials will then make a
thorough physical examination of
those children who according to
the charts, are under weight.
This Is tho most thorough and
systematic inspection ever attempt
ed OF Cincinnstrs school children.
Parents are being invited to
witness the examination OF their
children.
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BY AN OBSERVING
UN n ARRIED MAN.

i do not believe marriage Is en-
tirely unsuccessful While some
couples are not happily married.
there are others who are. IL all de-
ponds on the couples themselves.
There should be a great confidence
between them. AS we'll as common
sense. They should make each
other laugh. l am not married,
but 1 am basing my ideas from ex-
periences OF other married people.
Referring to Ruth" whose art
icle appeared In Saturdays Times.
believe she has the right dope. Be
fore a husband goes 20 work in the
morning. he will make his wife hap
py by kissing her. and she should
not resist him. because 1t will make
him unhappy.
There should not be any cause
for jealousy.
1 notice Christian couples arc
more happy than unchristian, be-
cause God Is. love. w. p. S.
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liz WASHINGTON @IiMEs MAGAZINE PAGE.
HELIOTROPE 2! 2:
Read This Story Here, Then
Watch for 1t in Motion Pictures

, too. had seen the woman fire the
shots from the hall into the open
room Of his friend-his unsrmed
friend VINO was trying 10 live a
decent life on parole.
Mrs. Hssdock was hustled down
stairs and. Spike looking round.
asked for. the tenth time for the
doctor, but Harry shook his head.
mo use, Spike, old pal" he whis-
pered. "A doctor can't do me any
good now-you keep your eyes on
Alice, Spike I'm going I've
learned what IL is to give for the
one love. Spike-all could
give"
His words trailed on and his
head fell back. Heiiotrope Harry
had lived up TO his parole; he had
gone to answer to a higher tribunal.
PRAYs FOR CHILD.
re- IA,
thsn rav.rsn,i ~ Pv' oaAe,
head hsck 81, o,,ia VIZ
inc over $50 ~, p , ana' uenu
man u,no "a ,,.aa ~ ,, Vi INC
rince ~" SUPP e"e BAG
Th.
,oi aud Ia Ina p'.no', Up 'he pis-
chamhsrs ar go.sa Ap.'
hn,,gh, ,his -. $3.50 no
"Yon n,i.,, 81, ~
said Sni,1a 'oo ''''on'
"Do won rro NH, Oh. ..,
him ., wy '' S"''
Snike sbool bis had M .,u,.
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Haze Nothing on
Her

To tho Editor Of THE TINES:
i see by your paper that Cover
nor Coolidge, OF Massachusetts,, Sec
rotary Houston, of the Treasury;
Hon. Secretary Daniels, of the
Navy, tell how they save by
half-sole, patches, and so forth. l
have always done these things. but
l think l can beat all that on
thrift. l have two shawls that
have been packed away for forty
five years. and now / have dresses
made of them. One I have been
wearing nearly three years. II any
one can beat that for thrift. I wish
them to show up.
MRS. G.. BAKERSMITH.
1904 31st St., Mt Rainier, Md.
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Women Decide Quickly.

Indianapolis-It took n jury Of ~
women in tho Court of Justice OF
the Peace T. Ernest Maholm just Ave
minutes to reach n verdict in n suit
growing out OF n dispute over owner
ship Of n talking machine. They de-
clded in favor OF tho plaintiff.
It was the FIRST jury OF women ever
summoned in Indiana and was COM
posed Of leading women in all walks
81 life IN the city.
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and that has come TO pass Mar
rage. was intended by the Christ.
and as IL was intended IL must come
to pass whether it's a success or
not.
But / would advise all men to
stay single. was In hot water for
four years and now Lam out.
ID. G. r.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Write frankly, briefly and uthfuly yosp views The
problem, SIS Marriage Success?" If you think it not al
together success do fail suggest what think
the remedy, WHAT Is the trouble, and what could be done
Write in your opinions experiences, and suggestions Write
frankly and fearlessy-yow confidence will be respected
No of writers published except with the writer's
consent. Use only side Of the paper.
Address your contributions to
MARRIAGE EDITOR,
The Washington Times,
WashinRton, D. c.
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When the Lowe Was Built

The Louvre wss so constructed In
the time of Catherine VII Medici that
what was said In one room could
be distinctly heard In another. BY
this continuance the suspicious
queen became acquainted with state
secrets and plots.
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The Lilies of the Bible.

The '1ilies of tho field" mentioned
in the Bible are thought TO be tho
red and purple snsmones with black
centers. These snomoncs grow
among thu thorn hedges In the
East. which accounts for the saying
'1ili-s sr~rg therwa-
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A Piscatorial Armada.

The rshinx fleet OF Canada, the
greatest in the world, consists OF
2,O55 vessels and 2,23S small boats,
manned by ~ ,64H men, In addition
"a =, sos employed IN shore and YA
fishing without boats