Evening star., 1925-01-25

~ INCE time began every writer
and orator has tried for fame
with splendid praise OF the Ia
dies and abuse of the men. 1t
is generally believed the most
| .asting writing and public speaking
may be done with these themes. This
abuse of the men has done them
good; 1t has made them more modest
than they would otherwise have been.
without it, possibly the men would
have become unbearable, as they are.
almost, now. Such virtues as men
possess is due to this splendid abuse
shoWered upon them. But the gen.
eral praise of women has done them
some harm. Every woman extracts
her share of compliments from liter
ature and does not always deserve
them. l know a proud woman who
has no other reason for pride than
her sex. Her husband is more hum
BILE and better fellow. The wife
| makes a speciality of being superior
to her husband and isn't. All the
neighborS like the husband best They
have q colored woman working for
them and she Is always fussing about
the family. Some one asked her what
the husband did that was so mean.
1T amt him she said; its her.
X x xx
Like most men, 1 receive proper
training from women. For more than
so years I have been blushing for my
sex. I am old now and better be-
haved than I have been, but If a
strange woman should approach me
and say: Ed, aren't you ashamed OF
yourself?" / think I should reply that
am.
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recently attempted "story" and
already am being picked at because
| of the ending. Why pick on me
| Stories always end lamely,
| y
Among business men there is a say
! ing, Take only what the traffic will
| bear"
1t is a good maxim. In every rela-
! tion of life, If you take only what the
traffic VIII bear, you will pass as an
| honest man.
| No man can be entirely honest, en-
| tirely intelligent, or devote all his
| what the traffic will bear, in order to
! gain living.
There will be some dissatisfaction
| IL you take only that, so be prepared
| to prove that you took no more than
| is allowed by the rules men have uni
| versally adopted.
| A man must avoid being too good
! 1 have just read book containing
| tributes to Eugene Debs. Twenty
| six poets sing in his honor. Hundreds
| Of others say Mr.. Debs is about the
| most unself1sh of human beings, that
he is entirely devoted to doing good
! L am convinced from reading the
| book that Eugene Debs is a good
| man; indeed. he got into trouble be-
cause of being too good; In the course
| of giving away money that didn't be-
| long to him, he landed in jail.
| When l realize the big things men
| have accomplished and in which ]
have had no part, confess Lam awed
| rule, the men who have accomplished ed
the big results we point to with pride
| have taken only what the traffic will
! bear.
The objection to a thief is he takes
1t all: an honest man is one who
! takes only a fair share.
A critic lately said Intending ar
| insulD that no great genius is re-
| Quired to succeed in business
There is actually a lot of truth II
the statement: The old fathers O.
| business made good rules, and an,
one who follows them may succeed
One of the best of the rules is:
Don't charge more than the traff1,
will bear
And the old trail blazed many cen.
turies ago is b.ing followed pretty
| steadily today, except that it ha:
| been greatly improved: