The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-03-03
Howe About:
Henpecking
Credits Near Collapse
Actors and Writers
By ED HOWE


lieve | have ever known a man at all
intimately who did not say sometime
during our acquaintance: There
isn't another man in the world who
dislikes henpecking as much as ] do"
In recent reading of the memoirs of
Silerius. who lived two thousand years
ago. found this old Roman felt the
same way about henpecking; 1t may
be depended upon that all men dislike
it. ! once had friend who was
conspicuous victim of henpecking. |
intimated as much to him, and have
never seen an angrier man; i won
dered he did not strike me l
suppose women will never give up the
practice; but they should al least be
warned that men universally dislike 1t /;
and have known some quite brutal
cases of rebellion.
Everyone has remarked the frequent
arrests of negro men for slight Of
lenses, and their severe punishment.
At Atlanta. Ca. the treasurer of
white Baptist Missionary society.
drew three years for stealing S953.OO0
In the next cell was negro man who
had drawn four years for chicken
stealing.
For centuries civilized men have
been trying to build up Credit, as a
convenience in living our ordinary
lives. The National Association of
Credit Men lately met in convention.
and their disclosures were startling:
Millions of people beat" their way:
the convenient thing called Credit may
be abandoned through necessity.
Bankers tell an equally startling story;
hundreds of thousands of bad checks
are given every day. Each one rep
resents Il penitentiary offense. and oft
en- another penitentiary offense is COM
mitted in trying to collect them; in
compromising a felony. The people
complain bitterly of dishonesty in pub
lie affairs. and are disgracetully dis
honest in their own lives.
My bell rang today, and. on going
down. found a man there who asked
If would permit him to talk half an
hour about the Bible. (He was not a
good man; can tell good man as
far as can see him.) The Bible is
an important book. and everyone
should know about it; but know
more about il than this fellow knows.
He was nuisance; had no respect
for his attempt to do good. and quick
" disposed of him with discourage
ment he should have met with at 9TH
er doors.
Handling a dollar, as common hu-
man experience as there is, requires
all the Judgment man may acquire.
To throw II away is not proper; to
hold onto II too long is equally OBJ
jectionable One should acquire dol
lar like gentleman, and let go of II
In the same way.
I wish I had tried to learn to be an
actor, instead Of writer. If an actor
gives a bad performance, he may he
consoled with the thought that he will
play the same part the following night,
and thus have chance to improve 1t.
But l. poor wretch. am for
ever giving a rough first performance;
when ! write anything, and do not like
It in print. cannot better it. .
Also note the performance of mu.
sician: he has played the same thing
so many times he can remember ev-
cry note. No wonder Fritz Kreisler is
good.
/ doubt that Old Soldiers realize the
mean talk behind their backs. 81 am
having trouble with my stomach due
to carelessness in eating" a man
writes me. "but so far have not fol-
lowed the example of a neighbor who
put in a claim to the government, and
now draws pension of $50 month.
This man wore the Uniform three
months. and was not injured. was
in France and Germany nearly two
years. but still think ] would be
CRATER If put in claim"
Some say my attitude toward women
is unfriendly. A woman writes me:
my life is a more useful one because
of you. | suffered most from laziness.
and no one had the courage to tell me
so. had nothing TO do bnt pity my
self. and actually pitied myself into
serious illness. was unreas onable
with my good father and brothers;
hope and believe they are better salts
you woman hater."
When musician complains that the
public is unappreciative of his art. II
means he isn't good musician There
is always appreciation of good work
In the degree of its deserving: other
wise all of us would starve to death.
One of the best known grain men in
the country lately wrote: IF II is
farming you want to do. 90 to Canada.
There is no reason under the sun that
know of why anyone should want to
farm in the States when Canada offers
now what the United States offered
fifty years ago"
Here is a wellknown man advising
farmers to leave the United States.
and 90 TO Canada where better condi.
lions prevail.
Rather startling stuff for a once
proud American to encounter In his
reading. q was further Inundated
recently by reading that there has moi
been a hank failure In Canada In TWEEN