LATEST ADDITION TO THE FIDE FIGHTING AUTOS OF BOSTON.
'Had Money hut Lost It
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The Men Who -vwv?
i y Orison Swett Mardcn.
PROMINENT New York lawyer of wide expense
that, in his opinion, ninety-nine out of every hundred of
those who make money or inherit it. lose it, sooner or later.
How many thousands of good, honest men and women
there are la this country who have worked very hard and
all sorts of sacrifices of comfort and luxury In order to lav
up something for the future, and yet have reached middle
life or later without having anything to show for it; many
of them, indeed, finding themselves without a home or anj
robability of getting ono, without property or a cent of money laid by for
' dekness. for the Inevitable emergency, or for their declining years!
For the sake of your home, for the protection of hard earnings, for your
eace of micd, your self-respect, your self-confidence whatever else you do,
Jo not neglect a good, solid business training, and get it as early in life as
possible. It will save you from many a fall, from a thousand embarrassments,
and, perhaps, from the humiliation of being compelled to face your wife and
children and confess that you have been a failure. It may save you from
the mortification of having to move from a good home to a poor one, of see
ing your property slip out of your bands, and of having to acknowledge your
weakness and your lack of foresight and thoughtfulness, or your being made
the dupe of sharpers.
Many men who once had good stores of their own, are working as clerks,
fl&or walkers, or superintendents of departments in other people's stores, just
because they risked and lost everything in some venture. As they r.ow have
others depending on them, they do not dare to take the risks which they took
in young manhood, and so they struggle along in mediocre positions, still
mocked with ambitions which. they have r.o chance to gratify.
Thousands of people who were once in easy circumstances are living in
poverty and wretchedness today because they failed to put an understanding
or an agreement in writing, or to do business in a business way. Families
have been turned out cf house and home, penniless, because they trusted
to a relative or a friend to "do what was right" by them, without making
a hard and fast, practical business arrangement with him.
It does not matter how honest people are, they forget, and it is so easy
for misunderstandings to arise that it is never safe to leave anything of im
portance to a mere statement. Reduce it to writing. It costs but little, in
time or money, and when all parties interested are agreed, that is the best
time to formulate the agreement in exact terms. This will often save lawsuits,
bitterness, and alienations. How many friendships have been broken by not
putting understandings in writing. Thousands of cases are in the courts to
day because agreements were not put in writing. A large part of lawyers' in
comes is derived from the same source.
Business talent is as rare as a talent for mathematics. We find boys and
girls turned out of school and college full of theories, and of all sorts of
knowledge or smatterings of knowledge, but without ability to protect them
selves from human thieves who are trying to get something for nothing. No
girl or boy should be allowed to graduate, especially from any of the higher
institutions, without being well grounded in practical business methods.
Parents who send their children out in life, without seeing that they are
well versed in ordinary business principles, do them an incalculable injustice.
Success Magazine.
Good and Bad Features
..of..
International Marriages
The Rco.
Dr. R. S. MacJirthur.
4, t ECENT newspaper reports of married troubles between
titled foreigners and American women who have become their
f wives fill the hearts of all true Americans with mingled pity
y and humiliation. That some of these marriages are most
frJr happy is quite certain; some of them, without the slightest
H doubt, are true love matches. There is also political, finan-
cial, and social gain at times in these international mar-
riages. Some American women have exercised much political
influence in Great Britain and in other countries beyond
the sea.
They have carried American democratic ideas with them . into aucient
palaces; they have helped shape policies of political parties, and have done
much toward the Americanization of Great Britain. They have really been,
in a number of cases, the power behind the political thrones. At the great
Durbar, in India, an American woman, Lady Curzon, filled a place of power
and honor second only to that filled by the Queen of Great Britain. She
.honored America and was a benediction to India and to the British Empire
at large.
Unfortunately, there are other types of women who have contracted
International matches. ' Mrs. Hammersley, at whose marriage I refused to
officiate, was the first American woman to carry great wealth with her to
England when she became the wife of the Duke of Marlborough. Several
other women since have given their husbands much wealth in return for
the little they have received.
Some . American women have paid an enormously high price for their
titles. There is a type of Americans fonder of titles than are the people
of the old world. Boasting of their democratic ideas, they will do more to
secure a foreign title than Europeans would do. What is the price these
.. American women and their ambitious fathers and mothers are willing to pay
for titles? Some time ago during a famine in Russia we read that many poor
peasants, sold their daughters with which to buy bread. This announcement
shocked the civilized world American parents have done more and worse
.than, did these starving peasants. American girls have sold their woman
hood, their country, their language, and their religion for husbands who are
peculiarly contemptible cads and altogether worthless, although having an
cient titles.
That it is a matter of sale and purchase cannot be doubted. These
abominable transactions bring the blush to the cheek of every honorable
American man and woman. Recent events in England and France are a re
proach to noble manhood an.d true womanhood on both sides of the sea.
Some of these titled foreigners deserve and receive the contempt of all true
American men and women. How can these women so far forget a worthy
and religious American ancestry as to forswear the religion of their fathers
and the cou-try of their own birth?
A Friendly Deadlock
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Ey J. O. Fagan.
HEN people are killed, when property is wrecked, we have
Wnotning to say. it is ior uie management 10 ngure out rea
sons and remedies. Of course, as individuals, we are in
a 1 a 1 . l . . J 1 . a i . 1 a . 1
teresteu anu sorry wucu ucuuvmy nappeu, out personally
we do not bestir ourselves, nor do we call upon our organiza
tions to bestir themselves in the matter. Wo simply stand
pat on our rights. If a prominent railroad man is ques
tioned on the subject of railroad accidents, he will shrug his
shoulders and say, "Human nature." So far as he is con
cerned, railroad men are to be protected, not criticized. If you turn to the
management your errand will be equally fruitless, Tho superintendent will
have little to say. Generally speaking, he has no fault to find with the men,
and the men have little fault to find with him. This scema to be a tacit under
standing in the Interests of harmony. It being ImoFsIbIe to move without
treading on somebody's toes, by all means let us remain motionless. As for
the public interests, they must shift for tbomiselves. Consequently, in place
of earnest co-operation in the interests of efficiency and improved service,
there Is something in the nature cf a frJendly deadlock between men and
management. The Atlantic.
New York City. Such a breakfast
jacket as this one always is in de
mand. It can be worn with odd. skirts
and made from any pretty seasonable
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material, or it can be made with skirt
to match, and it allows a choice of
the three-quarter sleeves with frills
and of long ones. In the illustration
Tucked Blouse or Shirt Waist.
The simply tucked shirt waist is a
prime favorite and fills an all impor
tant place in every wardrobe. It can
be. trimmed with a little embroidery
or with frills, as in this instance, or it
can be left plain, and it can be made
from a whole host of attractive mate
rials while it is equally well adapted
to the gown and to the odd blouse,
in this instance handkerchief linen i3
finished with frills of the same and
with bands that are scalloped at their
edges, but madras can be used for
such a waist as this, the cotton lawns
are in every way desirable and for an
entire gown such materials as dimity,
figured batiste, lawns and the like are
charming. The elbow sleeves are
both becoming and comfortable dur
ing the warm weather, but long ones
can be substituted if a more severe
effect is required. In addition to all
the materials mentioned, taffeta and
the very thin wash flannels both are
suited to the model which, when
made from both of these becomes ex
cellently well adapted to hard usage.
The waist is made with fronts and
back. The back is tucked to give tap
ering lines to the figure, but the
fronts are arranged in groups of
tucks and are becomingly full and
soft. There is a regulation shirt
dotted challis is trimmed with lace
and banding, but lawn, batiste,
French gingham and all the inexpen
sive wash fabrics are admirable for
the purpose, and lace, embroidery or
any preferred finish can be used. The
big collar is becoming and attractive,
and the elbow sleeves are eminently
graceful, but the long ones, finished
with cuffs, possess certain practical
advantages so that the choice of the
two Is likely to be a welcome one.
The jacket is made with fronts and
back and the circular basque portion,
which is joined to It by means of a
belt. The collar is arranged over the
neck and shoulders, and both the el
bow sleeves and the long ones are
gathered into bands. The long
sleeves are left plain, however, while
the elbow sleeves are finished with
pointed frills.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and one
half yards twenty-lour, three and
seven-eighth yards thirty-twd or two
and one-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide with six yards of em
broidery, four yards of insertion and
one and one-half yards of beading.
Hows and Hows.
The little lingerie bows' show no
end of pretty ideas. Some are made
from fine edging of embroidery; oth
ers, of linen, have hemstitched ends
and the tiniest of lace motifs set in
above. Batiste is trimmed with the
narrowest thread lace, and handker
chief linen is often embroidered in a
color or simply hemmed with it, each
and all perfectly charming in effect.
Butterfly bows of colored chiffon and
velvet are added to the family of
bows this season.
waist pleat at the front edge. The
elbow sleeves can be tucked or gath
ered as liked and the long ones are
finished with straight cuffs. There Is
a choice allowed of turn-over or stock
collar.
The quantity of material required
for . the medium size is three and
three-quarter yards twenty-one, three
and one-half yards twenty-seven or
two yards forty-four Inches wide,
with two yards of ruffling. ,
Evening Dress Tip.
Pale tinted Loft satin wears better
than chiffon or chiffon cloth. A prac
tical little gown can be made out of
such material with only a little soft
ening of lace at the neck. A gown of
this kind will stand a good deal of
wear.
Thero has been put into operation
in Boston a unique piece of automo
bile lire apparatus, which, it is be
lieved, will greatly strengthen the
department and add materially to
the fire protection of Boston.
The new wagon has an auxiliary
gasoline tank with special cut-offs,
so that the auxiliary tank may be
used for starting. The motor is of
the four-cylinder, 35-40-horsepower,
air-cooled variety, with magnetto and
dry ccll3.
The wagon has a seating capacity
for four men, two on the driver's seat
and two on side seats in the rear, but
if necessary eight men can be car
ried. In a large box behind the
driver's seat are carried eighteen
large rubber blankets such as are
used to cover goods for protection
from fire and water. In another bos
under the running board in the real
is a life net. The other equipmenl
includes axes, ceiling hook, plastei
hook, two extinguishers, -two five
foot extension ladders, sprinklei
boxes with heads and tools, a doot
opener and other tools. The ladder
are carried on leather-covered brack
ets on the sides and the other tool
are stowed away conveniently on the
sides of the body and in a box be
tween the rear side seats.
With the new protective wagon
the Boston Fire Department has
seven pieces of horseless apparatus.
The Automobile.
SCENE ON THE NEW FLORIDA RAILROAD.
LONG KEY VIADUCT, THIRTY-ONE FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE, AND
TWO MILES LONG, IN CROSSING WHICH TRAINS
GO OUT OF SIGHT OF LAND.
From Leslie's Weekly.
A Fortune in Wolves.
The Minnesota State Auditor's
office recently paid bounty claims on
10 21 full grown wolves and 951 cubs.
The amount paid out was $9721.50,
and in this fiscal year about $30,000
has been paid out on such claims.
Marshall County made the biggest
showing with $1G20 paid, and claims
for $132.50 from Hennepin County
were honored. The present bounty
is $7.50 for grown wolves and $3 for
cubs. New York World.
Improved Clothes Hack.
A clothes rack entirely new in con
struction has been designed by an
Iowa man and patented. As shown in
the accompanying illustration it can
be readily expanded when in service
and folded up into compact form
when not in use. It is adapted to be
placed against a wall or other support
at a suitable elevation. The racks
are in the form of the well known
lazy tongs which are supported on a
bracket. When the rack Is opened
Foot-Warmer.
A New Jersey man has designed
the foot-warmer shown in the Illus
tration. It consists of an oil lantern
attached to a base. The foot-warmer
proper is a copper or metallic heat
Induction plate, which extends over
the flame of the lamp, projecting on
to the base on each side. When the
lantern is In use the heat of the
flame comes in contact with the plate
directly over it, and is conducted to
the outside of the lantern to the foot
warmers. This foot-warmer can be
readily set Into carriages or other
vehicles. Washington Star.
the upper bars are in advance of the
lower bars, so that extra supports are
provided for the drying of the clothes.
Washington Star.
The liosetta Stone.
The "Rosetta Stone" Is called after
Rosetta, Egypt, near which place It
was found by the French officer, M.
Boussard, in 1799, while making ex
cavations at Fort St. Jullen. It has
an inscription in three languages, the
hieroglyphic, Greek and demotic, and
dates from 195 B. C. Its chief value
lies in the fact that it furnished the
key whereby It was possible to deci
pher the Egyptian hieroglyphics.
The American.
A NOTABLE NEW MUSEUM IN NEW YORK.
THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S BUILDING, IN WHICH WILL
BE DISPLAYED A COLLECTION ILLUSTRATING SPANISH
AMERICAN HISTORY.
Joseph Johnson, New Jersey, In Leslie's Weekly.