Mj
appiness Is Not the
Ultimate End of Marriage
Its HlgheBt Object is to Keep Alive the Mentality
and Morality ofthe Wo rid -The Social Side of
Marriage is Higher Than the Individual
and It ia Too Much Forfiotten.
By Dr. Felix Adler.
It. BERNARD SHAW, that literary showman, has said that mar-
riage is "the most licentious of human Institutions. im3
gram is as false as it is insolent. Marriage is the fountain of the
world's best morality, and despite its imperfections it is also the
source of the greatest happiness for the greatest number. -And
yet it is a sheer mistake to say that happiness is tlw
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Incident and reward, but it can never be made the highest aim and object
of the marriage institution. As the sight of a beautiful object fills us witn
1 the greatest delight when we come upon it unawares," so happiness -in
riages as elsewhere comes most surely to those who are engaged in anomer
qUeSEut if not happiness, what is the highest end of marriage? To keep alive
we should say, the flame of mentality and mortality in the world, it is a
touching thought that the best thing In the world is always in danger o.
perishing. The gross inanimate things of nature last on just as they are ior
generations and generations with comparatively little change. The rocKS, me
mountains, the rivers, the ocean endure for thousands and thousands ot years.
But life, and especially human life, the finest product of all the ages of evolu
tion, is ever on the verge of extinction, and would pass away utterly were it
net perpetually renewed. The object of marriage is to perpetuate the best
thing in the world life, which is also the frailest to keep burning the name
of mentality and mortality, and not only to perpetuate it, but to cause it to
burn more brightly as time runs its course. For every child that is born con
stitutes a new chance for humanity, a new outlet for possibilities hitherto un-
This is the social end of marriage, and the social end is higher than the
individual end. It is because the social end is too much forgotten or belittled
that the literature of fiction is replete today with attacks on marriage. In
almost every instance these attacks .are conceived from a purely individualistic
and selfish point of view. It is because the social end is forgotten that .there
is in all civilized countries and especially in the United States so alarming
an increase in the number of divorces. It is for the same reason, because the
social end is forgotten, that marital unhappiness, even where the bond remains
outwardly intact, is probably on the increase, for the rule as to happiness Is:
Seek not and ye shall find.
If the social end were kept well In view, on the other hand, certain con
sequences infinitely to be desired would follow. There would be greater
scrupulousness on the part of those who enter the marriage relation; men as
well as women would realize the tremendous responsibility they incur to lead
clean lives before as well as after marriage. They would shrink from infecting
with poison the source of the life of future generations; they would be more
careful to know the mind and character of the partner with whom they are
to walk; and instead of throwing wide open the door that leads out of marriage
the tendency would be to surround with wise safeguards the gate that leads
into It. New York World.
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All Follies Are Not
Committed. In Print
By Winifred Blade.
.COLORADO woman was burned to death the other day.
She came in from the garden and saw her house on fire.
"Oh," she cried, "the china!" And into the burning house she
ran, and before any one could get to her she was dead all for
the sake of a few dishes.
Don't be too quick to say how foolish the Colorado woman
was. Stop and think a minute isn't it possible that you re do
ing something just as foolish this very minute?
What do you think of a man who sacrifices his health and his peace of
mind and his good conscience just for the sake of a few not over clean dol
lars that he can't take with him when he dies?
What do you think of a woman who is so crazy to get into society that
she neglects her children, snubs her husband and forgets all her old friends
just for the sake of a smile from some rich nobody who wouldn't cross the
street to help her ir she lay dying?
. What do you think of a girl who will let her mother stay alone day after
day doing the work of the household while she trapes the streets with a lot
of little featherhead gigglers who wouldn't stop giggling for five minutes if
they found her lying dead in the road?
What do you think of a young man who will break his mother's heart and
turn his father's hair white just to have some scheming cynic clap him on
the back and call him a good fellow?
What do you think of a full grown man who will desert a good woman and
pour his heart out to a rag and a bone and a hank of hair who's only making
a tool of him for her own amusement?
I saw a woman spoil a $20 dress the other day fighting to get to a 10-cent
bargain counter. I've seen a man give $10 worth of worry to a lost $2 bill.
I know a woman whose new shoes pinch her toe so that she can't take a
stcj) without making a face.
Why doesn't she fhrow the shoes away? 1
Why, she just paid $4 for them so she'll suffer $30 worth of misery and
think she's being economical.
All the follies are not committed in print, are they?
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
A Mew Era.
Bv- Theodore Roosevelt.
UR place as a nation is and must be with the nations that have
left indelibly their impress on the centuries. Men will tell you
that the great expanding nations of antiquity have passed away.
So they have; and so have all others. Those that did not expand
passed away and left not so much as a memory behind them.
The Roman expanded, the Roman passed away, but the Roman
has left the print of his law, of his language, of his masterful
ability in administration, deep in the world's history, deeply imprinted in the
character of the races that came after tim. I ask that this people rise level
to the greatness of its opportunities. -
ihe Mediterranean era declined with the Roman empire and died with the
discovery of America.
The Atlantic era is now at the height of its development and must soon
exhaust the resources at its command.
The Pacific era, destined to be the greatest of all, and to bring the whole
human race at last into one great comity of nations, ia just at the dawn. Man,
in his migrations westward, ha3 at last traversed the whole round of the planet,
and the sons of the newest west now stand on the Pacific coast of America and
touch h?nds across the greatest of oceans with those ancient Taces of Asia
which from time immemorial dwe'.t in their present seats. It is the fate of
the American people to be placed at the front of the turmoil that must accom
pany this new placing of the peoples. I believe the contest will be friendly and
peaceful; it surely will be if we keep ourselves so strong that we do not have
to fear wrong, and at the same time scrupulously respect the rights and feel
ings of ethers. Our aim must be to bring all nations into intimate and brother
ly association.
We cannot escape our destiny if we would; we must face the performance
of our duties to mankind; all we can decide is whether we shall do these
duties well or ill. It depends largely upon the present generation of American
citizens to say whether our country shall keep in the van of this glorious work
and win the chief triumphs for ourselves; or whether we ehall supinely permtt
others to make the effort, to run the risk and to reap the reward. From an
article in the Pacific Era.
Too Thin.
A Junior barrister wa hurrying
across to the Law Courts when ha
almost collided with a cab. The driver,
"who had pulled up with a jerk, pro
- nounced his opinion in plain English
about absent minded people. "Couldn't
you see the bloemin' '03s?" he asked,
with withering sarcasm. "See him!"
gasped the startled barrister, looking
contemptuously at the animal be
tween the shafts. Then he Btepped
onto the curb. "I didn't Bee your
horse when I stood In front of him,"
fee add'M; "but I ran c something
T lortk nt him sideways.' II-
Standard Oil Barge 94.
Standard Oil barge 94, an American
vessel, is one of the largest barges
In the world. Its capacity is greater
than most tank steamships engaged In
the transatlantic trade. It has a ca
pacity of 2,704,000 gallons, and is 379
feet long, 50 feet beam and 30 feet
moulded depth. Should the barge
break adrift from its tow It can easily
take care of itself, as It is equipped
with five masts, rigged with fore and
aft canvas. The barge Is also equip
ped with a complete wireless teleg
raphy apparatus. It carries a crew
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OUR MOST AUTHORITATIVE EXFERT ON PURE FOODS.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley has built up the United States Government's
system of food and drug inspection in the face of opposition from powerful
vested interests that were accused of profiting enormously by the practice
of adulteration. Dr. Wiley is now affirming that the public mind has been
misled into the notion that preservatives in canned meat are not necessar
ily dangerous. He is refuting this idea in a recent book on the food
question.
Glove Sustaiuer.
The prevalence of the short sleeve
and long glove fad has made a place
for a new arrival among the fal-lals
of femininity, and that is a piece of
jewelry, which is nothing more or
less than a garter for the glove. In
the absence of some such device as
this it Is a common thing to see the
fair ones in the mode of the moment
engaging in a constant struggle to
keep their glove tops and sleeves in
the same vicinity, but It would not
require a very keen observer to note
that the two articles seem like any
thing but harmonious neighbors. The
apparatus shown links them together
perfectly, and at the same time offers
a touch of color to the costume. It
may be worn on the outside or inside
of the arm. It consists of a pretty
buckle, which is secured to the
sleeve, and a neat flower-like clamp
which clasps the top of the glove. A
chain link holds the two parts to
gether. Washington Star.
when vegetation is active and sensi
tive, and a slight continuous bending
and turning then would be likely to
affect the tree permanently. Bul
letin of American Forestry Associa
tion.
For Driving Screw Eyes.
The amateur carpenter, whether
man or woman, has lost no time in
realizing the great possibilities of the
screw-eye. These things are capable
of a great number of uses, and if an
assortment of them is kept around
the house there is hardly a day when
their convenience will not be prac
tically demonstrated. Feminine fingers
are not always hardened enough to
drive them home, and, indeed, some
time the sturdier digits of the mascu
line are not sufficiently strong to ac
complish this task, so that it is not
always possible to drive them into
the wall far enough to be substantial.
A time and labor-saving device for
accomplishing this work without un
due severity on the fingers has beer
recently invented and it Is shown ii
the accompanying cut. It is supplied
with a locking jaw which takes hol
Twists in Tree Trunks.
Curious twists are observed In
many tree trunks, and the inquiry
just begun in Europe suggests the
surprising conclusion that they are
produced by the earth's rotation, like
the twists of storms and the whirls
seen in water. Van do Eroeck, the
Belgian geologist, pointsut that if
conditions of growth were the causo
the torsion would follow the sun's
apparent path. In at least 90 0 out
of 1000 tree3 the reverse is true, and
it may be that the twist is usually .o
the left in the northern hemisphere
and to the right or with the clock
in the southern hemisphere, like the
turn of the cyclonic storms and water
vortices. This difference is due to the
earth's rotation.. Jean Brunhes notes
that it was showu some years ago
that the winds due to the earth's
motion blow steadily at a season
of the eye and holds tightly while it
is driven into place. With the aid of
thi3 tool the eye can be driven into
the wood up ,to the very ring, and
thus it will hold a considerable
weight, which would be impossible
under other circumstances. Wash
ington Star.
Hint to Housekeepers.
A penny spent on a receipt file will
often save pounds In litigation.
Judge Emdcn, in Reynold's Newspaper.
J For the Children.
It is said 'that London produces
over 200 new designs in "penny
toys" every week.
STONES UPON WHICH THE CANAANITES SACRIFICED CHILDREN
EXCAVATED IN PALESTINE BY THE PALESTINE EXPLORATION
' FUND.
Under the pavement surrounding these standing stones at Gezer were
found remains of sacrificed children who had been burled In large jar
about 5000 years ago. Illustrated London News.
New York City. The simple plain
shirt waist has its own acknowledged
place, and Is never to be superseded,
no matter how many fancy ones we
may possess. This one Is admirably
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well suited to washable materials, to
silk and to flannel and can be made
with the full length or the three
quarter sleeves. In the illustration
white madras Is the material shown.
Sleeves and Gown Differ.
What may be. with skilful treat
ment, a pretty fashion- that of mak
ing the sleeves of an evening gowa
different in color and fabric from the
rest of the dress has been revived.
In the case of a recently made even
ing toilet, black gauze sleeves were
allied to a white gown, with an out
line of black upon the decolletage to
connect the sleeves, as it were. '
Blouse With Bretelles.
No prettier variation of the ever
useful blouse has yet appeared than
this one. It gives the broad shoulder
effect, it is so constructed as to con
ceal the armhole seams, and is alto
gether graceful and attractive,. while
it is adapted to a whole host of ma
terials. In the illustration plaid taf
feta is trimmed with frills of ribbon,
but the walsting flannels are very
beautiful this season, and suit the
model admirably well, while It is also
adapted to madras and linen. It can
be made with or without the frills
and with pretty three-quarter sleeves
or those that extend to the wrists, as
may be liked, so that it provides a .
generous variety.
The waist is made with fronts and
back and with the bretelles that are
attached Jbeneath the outermost tucks.
There is a' regulation box pleat at the
front and the neck can be finished
with a band and worn with a separ
ate collar or with a stock as liked.
w inviui r.u i in hi i i f wit ii Hire u i n in in Kir. jz. ten u w.
but pongee is well liked and among
washable materials is to be found a
generous variety. Madras alone is
offered in a great many lovely de
signs, and linens are both desirable
to wear and so durable that they are
to be commended from the economi
cal point of view as well as that of
fashion.
The waist is made with fronts and
back. The fronts are simply pleated
at the neck edge and are finished with
the regulation box pleat. The long
Bleeves are in shirt waist style,
finished with straight cuffs that are
buttoned over into place, but the el
bow sleeves are finished with wide
bands. A neck band finishes the neck
and any collar preferred can be worn
over it.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one, three and one-half yards
twenty-seven or two yards forty-four
inches wide.
Butterflies in Hats.
Real butterfles dead, of course
as hat decorations are the latest nov
elty introduced by a well known Lon
don firm.. The large "electric blue"
butterflies from South America, cost
ing seven shillings sixpence each,
look charming In a hat of blue flowers
or plumes, and meadow brown butter
flies, which are practically valueless,
look very pretty in a hat of brown
straw. These butterflies retain their
color for years, and if properly treated
will not decay.
The sleeves are moderately full and
can be either gathered into bands for
the three-quarter length or into deep
cuffs for the full length.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and seven
eighth yards twenty-one, four and
one-quarter yards twenty-seven or
Skirts Must Cling.
Skirts will be clinging, that is to
say, the skirts worn for visiting, re
ceptions and other ceremonies, not
the walking skirt, which continues to
be full round the hem.
, Velvets For Visiting.
Fancy velvets will evidently be
much to the fore for iiandsome visit
ing gowns. Some of the velvets pro
duce a watered effect, others are
faintly striped.
two and one-quarter yards forty-four
inches wide, with ten yards of ribbon
for the frills to trim as illustrated.
Colors in Rough Materials. I
The rough materials show mixtures'
of brown with black and green, and
frequently a thread of purple.
Interlaced Letters.
Interlaced letters for marking a
bride's belongings are more desirable
than monograms.
Elastic Iklt Novelty.
The elastic belt, imitating pompa
dour ribbon, is a novc.-f.v
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