The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-17
Howe About:
Silerius' Third Wife
Winding Your Business
American Waste
BY ED HOWE
., BAl syndicats.-WNU gsrvie


married couples than Silerius, who
lived near the time of the most famous
outrage on women recorded In history:
that suffered by Sabine women who
were carried off by invading soldiers
Some authorities claim Silerlus him.
self was a general In the conquering
army concerned. and that 4 screaming
Sabine woman was delivered at his
tent rs his part of the loot
AS near as can be learned from the
vague history Of that time this wom-
an, so violently courted, became the
third wife of Silerius; and although
carried from her own country to
strange one by conqueror. with no
ether preliminary than being suddenly
seized by rough invaders, she WAS 50
capable In looking after her own In
terests that her abductor later married
her; indeed, she became prominent
and respected In the inhospitable city
In which her husband lived
In his memoirs Silerius gives the I'M
preston that his third wife pleased
him more than any Of the others, to
two of whom he was married with
elaborate ceremonies, and after very
sentimental courtship. In writing Of
his experiences with women, Silerius
tells In 4 rather amusing way OF the
gentle and cunning arts his third wife
exercised In bending him to her will,
and get the impression that she loved
him more sincerely than any Of the
wives he acquired In a more conven-
tional way.
What part of your attention do you
give to your own business7 Say you
are merchant. lawyer. doctor. mechaA-
ic, farmer. What per cent of your en-
thusiasm goes to your business, and
what per cent to politics, vacations,
clubs automoblllng, radio, moving pic
lures, welfare work. social affairs2
Many good business has been
wrecked by its head man neglecting
1t for other things 1t Is charged that
one Of the most notable Of American
commercial enterprises is on the rocks
because Its head, In receipt of an enor-
nous salary. neglected 1t for outside
activities. The same principle ap-
plies to those occupying fifteen. twenty
or forty-dollar-a-week Jobs. Very few
Americans mind their own business
A doctor connected with the govern
ment says that II per cent of the hos
nita1 cases now being cared for by the
government were not cases that In any
way could be traced to the great war
that the Veterans Disability act was
the greatest steal ever put over on
the American people
Hero Is another startling illustra-
ton of the waste and dishonesty In
American public affairs; In this case,
In relieving twenty-nine men honestly
entitled to relief, the politicians re.
lieyed seventy-one not entitled to 1t.
The figures hold in everything elsa
In American public affairs. I have ne
doubt that for every twenty-nine dol
lars the government necessarily spends
In Its operation seventy-one dollars
are wantonly and villalnously wasted.
The only way for the government TO
properly balance tho budget Is to cut
or II per cent OF taxes already levied,
and wasted. instead OF adding new
burdens
do not know Just when, but some
Of these days intend to confess am
N tired of my writing Is others are,
and no longer hold on to the coat tails
Of the drunken world In attempts to
better 1t.
And In my final notice think shall
pay the people who have dismissed
me good many compliments. Mil
lions OF them are admirable. My nnal
message to them will be: Keep the
few good things you have accom-
plIshed, and try to accomplish = few
more. All the comforts and pleasures
we have came As 1 result of men sue
ceedIng In doing little better"
When I know what women EXPECT
OF men, am willing to grant 1t. Just
how much attention from men do
| women decide Is properl | have been
In doubt at times There is In
my town woman who is very strict;
she promptly resents the slightest IA
miliarlty from men. and frequently
| talks Indignantly OF their boldness.
| One day learned. from the private
| talk OF the women. that 4 friend Of
mine had squeezed her hand. and that
she was very mad about It. Later,
when / was In her company. the name
of the bold wretch came up, and felt
that she would vigorously denounce
him. She didn't know had heard Of
the affront offered her. but | was GER
tain she would express h very unfa-
vorable opinion. knowing she was very
strict. And this wBs. what she
said: "He Is the most entertaining
man ever met In my life"
I have long wondered that the doc
trine called Communism has persisted
through so many centuries, although
every reasonably intelligent man &C