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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
A PERSIAN FABLE.

a Persian says: Zone day
A wandercr found a lump of clay,
So redolent with sweet perfume
Its odors scented all the room.
What art thou:" was his quick demand:
cart thou some gem fran Samarcand,
Or Spikcnard in this rude disguise,
Or other costly mcrchandise?
NAY, / am but lump of clay
'Then whence this wondrous perfume-sayF
Friend. il the secret ] disclose.
I have been dwelling with the rose"
Sweet parable, and will not those
Who love to dwell with Sharon's rose.
Disti sweet doors all around.
Though low and mean themselves are toundt
Dear Lord. abide with us, that we
May draw our perfume fresh from Thee.
Unknown.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
THE YELLOW MUSTARD.

Oh, We that prink it to and fro
In pointed flounce and furbelow,
What have We known. what can We know,
That have not seen the mustard grow?
The yellow mustard is no less
Than Gods good gift to loneliness,
And he was sent in gorgeous press
To jangle keys at my distres.
I heard the throstle call again.
Come hither, Pain. Come hi:ner. Pain
TIL all my shameless feet were fain
To wander through the summer rain.
And far apart from human place.
And flaming like vast disgrace.
There struck me binding in the face
The livery of the mustard race.
To see the yellow mustard grow
Above the town. above. below;
Beyond the purple houses. oh
To see the yellow mustard grow.
-Hilarie Belloc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29

was nobody at home. and one does not
like to intrude, so i have left things
for you to see to-"
He drew up chair close to Davies
and looked at him affectionately.
Its good to ~ ~ again." he
said.
I'm glad to Be home, too; there's
no place like England, after all. say
what you like. I'm going to settle at
Red Grange now"
Good! Nothing could please me
better. David, you'll be wanting a
wife,"
Bretherton laughed. -
81! Good Lord, what next? I'm a
born bachelor. No. I'd always thought
| Nigel and his sons should have the
old place. and now he's gone" He
broke off heavily, with an overwhelm-
ing realization of all that his broth
er's death really meant. Neither spoke
for few moments, then Bretherton
reused himself with half sigh.
what am l to do with Nigers
widow% he asked. rather constrained
~. I'D ask her to come and keep
house for me at the Red Grange if j
thought she'd accept, but"
Fisher laughed~rather scornfully..
ooh, she'd accept right enough /;
nothing would suit her better. She
was always trying to get Nigel to ask
you to allow them to live there: she
| fancied herself as sort of Lady
Bountiful. / can tell you. Don't sug-
gest it, David; don't ask her. 1t will
only be making a rod for your back"
you think so?
"fm sure of it. She's not the sort
of woman you could ever tolerate
about the old place; she's-well. she's
vulgar-she'd jar on yOu-the way
she dresses, the way she talks. She
smokes cigarets-"
Bretherton made little gesture OF
disgust.
"She does a hundred and one little
things like that" Fisher went on.
Harmless things in themselves, out
they go against the grain all the same.
Besides, you couldn't possibly have
her down at Red Grange without some
sort of a, chaperon."
You're forgetting Aunt Florence !;
she'll come back, of course, if j 60.
She's part of the old place: couldn't
imagine it without her. You remem-
Der her? She looked after us when we
we're youngsters"
"YOu mean Miss Varney? OF
course I remember her."
".She was my mothers sister, you
know"
David sat forward little, staring
into the fire and frOwning.
.NigePs wife would be- all right
there with Aunt Florence" he said
again. hesitatingly. I'm sorry for
the girl. Monty. in spite Of what you
say. ] feel that have sort of duty
| to her."
CONTINUED I'm Our Next Issue)
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was SO anxious to keep it back
seemed to think you'd be annoyed
and cut down his allowance"
"Why should l have, been an
noyed?"
Fisher shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, his wife was hardly-you
know what I mean"
David thought Of the woman he
had left alone in that empty nat
with the tears still wet on her face
Hardly WHAT" he asked, with
curious infection.
Fisher looked uncomfortable.
"Well, it's awkward to explain
but, if you must know, she WASH I
the sort Of woman Nigel ought to
have married. She was nursery
goyerness, / believe, and she married
him for what he could give her
there's no doubt about that. only
saw her once"
He pushed Q whisky-and-soda
across to his friend. :,
"What was she likc?" David asked.
He took IN the glass, holding 1t
quizzically to the light. His manner
was very Quiet-almost dlslnterest-
cd.
Fisher shrugged his shoulders.
Little authenticated thing-one
of the dolly sort"
"Auburn-haired?"
ayes, reddish hair: quite young
about twenty-one. / should say. l
had lunch with them soon after they
were married. She didn't like me.
Oh, no, she didn't say so: but she
let me see it from her manner.
There was a little silence.
"Of course" David said then, 81
must do something for her. Nigel had
nothing except what l allowed him.
| wanted to ask your advice"
Fisher raised his brows.
"She won't he a widow long, from
what l saw of her." he said, rather
dryly. "You needn't be sorry for
her. David"
He turned to a paper-strewn desk
in corner by the fire.
"I've photograph of her here
somewhere. Nigel sent it. to me,
when they were honeymooning. Care
to see it,"
Il should like to-"
Fisher rummaged in drawer for a
moment. then came back to where his
friend stood.
Here il is" he said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
WHAT IS BEING SELFISH2

People generally have pretty clearly
defined ideas about what is meant by
selfishness. Let someone expand among
his friends, have reputation for gen.
crosby and geniality, and he will be
spoken of as mice unselfish fellow
But women are the ones who take un-
selfishrcss seriously. 1t is thing OF
which they make great deal and are
prone to declare flatly that women are
much more unselfish than men.
In recent law suit in California a
Judge delivered himself of diatribe
against the "selfishneSs" of the present
generation, not alone the younger mem
bcrs, but both middle-agcd and younger.
in wishing to do Gust as they pleased. y
His. idea, apparently. though he did not
make it clear, was for the present gen.
Grafton to submit to the ideas the older
generation wished passed on to them.
This may be all right on the basis of
la personal desire to pass On ones per-
sonal ideas, which presupposes belief
in these ideas, but it has nothing to do
with selfishness as such. No more does
the general application of the word.
Specifically, it is quite easy to say that
the woman who is always doing things
for other people, who is forever giving
presents. whose days are series of
kind acts, and who believes in helping
people" is more unselfish person than
the man who is reserved, who studies and
thinks, and who is inclined to the belief
that people cannot be helped. OF course,
IA certain kind of surface help may be
given, but when it comes to fundamen-
tails, people ultimately have to work
out their problems themselves or else
the problems are never worked out.
This sort of man is declared to live
"selfishly' to himself.
But why is he selfish?N The reply will
come immediately that he is "doing what
he wants to do" And still when one
enquiries into the motives of the I'M
selfish woman one will discover that she
Gust loves to do things for people," or
she Gust loves to give presents" or
'loves to help people, She is doing fun
damentally what she wants to do. Why
is it unselfish for one person to do what
she wants to do and selfish for another
person to be animated by exactly the
same feeling of personal inclination.
though they do different sort of thirgs
The fact that the one, whose inclina-
tons rrn into doing for others, works
to all appearances away from herself
merely serves to becloud the issue She
can become so devoted to helping peo-
pie, according to her own ideas. that
she sets herself up as a sort of infallible
spiritual guide. Her next step is to
invade the personality OF others in a
way that is nothing more than an ex-
tension and expansion of herself Where
as the Selfish person is often found
to possess fine appreciation and TN
derstanding that enables him to STEP
aside in the interest of other people il
| the need demands
The word needs careful re-definition
and discriminating application. What
is truly unselfish act?
| ----OO--------------
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
CHAPTER X.
The discriminating Photograph.

Bretherton took the photograph
from his friends hand, and half turned
aside. bending nearer to the light.
There was a little silence: after a
moment he looked round. so that's
Nigers wife, he said quietly.
"Yes." Fisher was bending over
the paper-strewn desk. "Showy-look
ing girl. in a way" he went on cas-
ually. 'And out for all she could get
| imagine" He glanced up apologeti.
cally. You asked my opinion, didn't
you?" he submitted.
Certainly l did; thanks very much
May l keep this. or do you want 1t?
Keep it by all means"
Brethren put the unmounted photo
graph in his pocket, and sat down il
one of the big chairs by the fire there
was little furrow between his brows
ibid you ever go to my brother
flat?' he asked presently.
NO. He asked me, but L don
fancy his wife would have been an!
too pleased if I'd taken advantage o
the invitation. so / never went. Mrs
Nigel has had friend living Their
with her for some time now. L b
lieve-since the war broke out"
"A friend:'
"Yes; / never met her, but Nige
told me-when he came to say good
by. poor lad-that his wife had made
arrangements for friend to stay will
her during his absence.
"A friend of his. alsoI"
81 believe SO: in fact, ! know thai
it was. He spoke most affectionately
of her. What was her name. now
Ferne = Furnival "a Miss Furnival
He gave me to understand that h
had known her before his marriage"
Il see." There was 4 little pause
"And this lady-this Miss Furnival
is at the flat still, with my brothers
wife,"
II believe so. but cannot positive
ly say. I called once. just after w
heard of poor Nigel's death, but there
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
TO STUDY THE HOME

Science has at last decided TO tackle
the problem of the changing attitude
towards home life which is one OF the
outstanding manifestations of present
day life A course in critical analysis
of the modern home is the latest addi-
ton to the curriculum in the University
of California~at Berkeley.
"There is one immutable basis upon
which home has been founded in the
past and will be founded in the future,
and that is love-" writes Miss Mary
Burt Messer, sociologist. of the Exten-
sion Department of the University of
California. which fosters this phase of
sociological study. "The modern home
must be based upon love. But it is
essential that this love be interpreted
in mcdern terms. We cannot have
twentieth century ideas in industry and
medieval ideas in Our home.
"Onc thing stands out clearly in mod
ern marriage. 1t has lost to very
large extent the religious authority
which served to cement it together in
the past. That loss calls for a substi-
tute and the substitute must be ideal
ism. If marriage will no longer be looked
upon as divinelv ordained institution,
neither must it be reduced to the basis
of sheer partnership that can be dis
solved with no more thought than a
commercial partnership. There is moth
ing as bleak as marriage without a
spiritual regard for one another on the
part OF the parties contracting it."
There are those who may say that a
study Of home life and marriage. scien-
tifically, is superfluous in that the ideas
expressed by Miss Messer about loves
being the spiritual basis for home life
have already been said by both morality
and theology. II is the ground on which
morality and theology take their stand
and the idea Of divine authority is the
means of enforcing this attitude.
There is, however. a difference be.
tween the attitude of theology and NOR,
ality towards marriage and that o.
science as represented by psychological
study OF the institution of marriage. Ir
this difference lies the grounds for in
quiry.
Theology and morality lay down i'm
mutable laws. They take the institu
ton OF marriage as an approved fact
approved moreover by divine authority
1t is form into which couples mus
be fitted. If the fit is comfortable al
right. # it is not comfortable. all RICH
again. Two individuals. generally Young
generally immature, both under the in
fluence of the most mentally demoraliz
ing Of passions. swear to love one an
other until death. If they do not the
should. and that's that
On the other hand a scientific in
eriry proposes to understand WHY il
that people do not always succeed i
making good their marriage vows. whic
is an increasing manifestation of III
present day. Theology and moralit
might say this manifestation is wron,
But il thing is condemned in the. b,
ginning. that precludes all possibility 3,
understanding the forces that are
work in bringing about certain mantle
resultsr'i-d no one can deny the IA
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
WOMEN AS SPEAKERS

AS. political move, the possible selec-
tor OF a woman for keynote speaker of
the National Democratic convention. in
lune, at Madison Square Gardens, New
York City, is worthy of consideration
But there is another angle from which
the selection of a woman for that kind
of political prominence, departure that
may easily become a commonplace calls
for even more consideration. Women
speakers are often good speakers.
This is not to say that men are not
good speech-makers, or that oratory is
a particularly masculine or feminine gift
But it does call attention to the condi-
tions under which women became speak
ers, and the conditions they still have
to meet in doing work that is different
from what they are supposed to do.
In the early days of the woman move
ment, when women started organizing
into those more or less ridiculous lit
erary clubs, really the unintentional
mothers OF suffrage, they were continu-
ously relted with the things they could
not do. They were such emotional
creatures" how could it be possible for
them to do anything with their heads
sion, the heart, woman's. OF course,
all that sort of superficial and false val
uation has long ago been relegated into
the limbo, and hearts and heads are rec
ognized as human rather than mascu-
line or feminine. Moreover, hearts and
heads might even be possessed stimuli
taneously by both men and women.
Though, that infantile manner of re-
garding life is no longer prevalent, the
idea that women could do nothing but
what they had been accustomed to do
ing. was not easy to break down. When.
ever women undertook a new line oil
work, they not only had to do it. but il
some manner over and beyond the sue
cess of their work, they had to prove
to everybody within a radius of a mil
lior miles that they could do it. II
some departments OF life, even at pres
ent, particularly in business, a woman
in high position has to do more ant
prove her worth in more different way
than a man would to hold the same 20
sition.
This high wall of scepticism abou
their ability confronted the women VIII,
led the woman movement in this coun
try. Women were not logical. How
could they present cause? So thes
women set about becoming good speak
ers and presenting their cause logical,
with the result that no woman of promi
: nence would attempt to deliver an ad
5 dress unless she could speak. not merel
, we'll, but better than other speakers
! She did not let herself go in for spell
c binding, or slipshod methods OF ha
y rangue. She learned and applied tn
(. principles OF oratory, bringing it up t
: the plane of the fine art of persuasio
t that it is.
t Many of these women are Row prom
t nent politically. II the selection, shorfl
tIfall upon one Of them as a. keynot
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
WHY?

Why is it that the days are dull
When we are far apart;
Why do / feel SO lonely. dear:
What ails my aching heart?
Why do l with rapture gaze
Upon you when we meet;
Why do / always want to kiss
Your lips like roses sweet?
Why does each hour seem as an
When / have gone from you ::
Why does that hour seem, Oh
short.
Whenc'er we met anew?
WHY do i dream of visions fair
OF one sweet face, so dear;
WIN does my heart its aching
Whenever you are near?
Can it be Love. my darling one?
OF course; IL must be dear.
Our life together will be sweet
But if apart-how drear
81. MERTON HARDIN,
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Poets Corner
WOULD THAT / A PICTURE
WE'RE

l would that I a picture were,
Reposing DER her heart.
Protectingly-a guard to her
Whom distance keeps apart.
l would I had a iocket framed
About my picture head
Delighting in the touch she name
And living it-not dead.
1 would 1 felt the warm caress
Her bosom would impart
Whenever her breast with joyful
Swellcd by her happy heart.
l would I might the kiss return
And make secure her rest:
Restore the fires that once did
Within her lily breast.
l would / were picture, yes,
Fer visioncd by her eyes
All! That were more than happinc'
'Twould be a paradise.
S. MERTON HARDING
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29

81 see you have chicken for dinner"
'Yes-suh,' said Erastus Pinkley. Il hope
you bought the chicken" "Well, no: but
the transaction were strictly regular. Dat
chicken has been roostin' on my fence
fob months wifout payin' muffin. an
reclSoned it were bout time to fohclose.'
Washington Star. .
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29

Because there is one boss for every
two firenen, the members of the Brook
field, Mass. department. are threatening
to strike. Sounds like the Nicaraguan
army-a general for every two privatee.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29

Al Joson has been sued by movie
producer because he quit in the mitklle
of film after deciding that he ''was
no movie actor" We Wish there were
more Al Jolsons.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29

speaker at the Democratic National Con-
vention, she might be. trusted to be a
speaker the convention would not easily
forget.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29

Bands of armed agarians are killing
landowners in southern Mexico, accord
ing to reports. Russian newspapers
please copy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29

The message reads as follows:
You must understand that in 1lSo
France was divided; monarchy was
obliterated; laws were set aside: &c
hgion was overturned, and rebellion
was in every corner"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
Where to Go

Vaudeville.
Majestic: Big Time Vaudeville.
Motion Pictures.
Palace: "Son of the Sahara
Empire The Fighting Coward
Princess: Singer Jim Mckee
Rialto: The Love Master
Royal: Hearts Aflame."
Baseball.
League Park: San Antonio
beaumont game called at 4.
Luncheon Clubs.
wednesday,
Lions Club at the Gunter.
Craftsmanship Club at the Cunt
Der Student--How do you like
from the English. Herr
tor? Der Herr Professor advise
to translate It back into English as
as possible.-Der Drummer (Berlin)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
A Puzzle a Day
I. end 4. MLT
2. BINS @. NIL
3. MDGSCR 5. ~

Above are listed the names of seven
countries. One letter is needed to
make them clear: and that letter APP
pears no less than eighteen times
among the seven names. You should
have little difficulty in discovering the
missing letter. The real problem is to
fill in all seven countries.
Yesterdays answer:
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MEMsEss OF THB ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The Associated Press exclusively entitled TO the
ose for publication OF all dispatches credeo m
n, nor otherwise editcd in this paper and also tha'
local news published herein All rights or repunca'
,ion of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-13
CITY TAX ASSESSORS HAVE
NEW NOTIFICATION PLAN
Certain Number of Property Owners
To Appear Each Day.

The city tax assessors are using a
different method this year Of notify
ing property owners to appear for the
purpose OF making their returns. Here
tofore everybody waited until the last
day, which caused a jam. bhis year
cards are being mailed asking tax
payers to appear on certain day and
make their returns. In this way a GER
tain number of returns will be made
each day, with the result that more
time can be devoted to each person
and more satisfactory assessment
made
The assessors met yesterday morn
ing, and will be in session daily until
their work is finished. The assessors
are J. A. Horsley, 7. S. Martin and
J. r. Webb Mr. Webb was elected
! by the council Tuesday night to sue
coed E. J. Pace, who declined to serve.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-05-13
SAGE TEA KEEPS
YOUR HAIR DARK
When Mixed With Sulphur It
Brings Back Its Beautiful
Lustre At Once

Gray hair, however handsome, de-
notes advancing age. We ali know the
advantages of a youthful appearance.
Your hair is your charm. 1t makes or
mars the face. When it fades, turns
gray and looks streaked, just a few
applications of Sage Tea and Sulphur
enhances its appearance hundred-fold.
Don't stay grayI Look young |!
Either prepare the recipe at home or
get from any drug store bottle of
SWyeth's Sage and Sulphur Conn
pound" which is merely the old-tine
recipe improved by the addition of 9TH
er ingredients. Thousands of folks
recommend this ready-to-use prepara-
ton, because it darkens the hair beau-
tifuily, besides, no one can possibly tell,
as it darkens so naturally and evenly.
You nloisten a sponge or soft brush
with it, drawing this through the hair,
taking one small strand at time By
morning the gray hair disappears; af-
ter another application or two, its
natural color is restored and it becomes
thick, glossy and lustrous, and you ap-
pear years younger.