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Bad World Conditions
Made Var Inevitable. .
Faery-Fruit
The Go'den Apple
of Contentment
By Nell Brinkley
Copyright, 1915. Intern! News Scrvlcs.
I!
The State of
Preparedness
Rr EI.LA WIIKKI.KIl WII.CO.
Copyright, 191S, Star Company.
If you listen you ww hear, from futti 10 west,
Grow in ft Bounds of discontent and deep unieet.
It Is Just the progress-driven plow of God,
Tearing up the well-worn custom-hounded sod;
Shaping out each old tradition-trodden trark
Into furrows, fertile furrows, rich and black.
Oh, what harvests they will yield
When they widen to a field!
They will widen, they will broaden, day by day,
As the progrens-d riven plow keeps on its way.
It will riddle all the ancient roads that lead
Into paUct's of selfishness and greed;
It will tear way the almshouse and the slum
That the llttto homes and gardpn plots may come.
Yes, the Hardens green and sweet
Shall replace the stony street.
Let tho wise man hoar the menace that In blent
In this ever-growlilg sound of discontent.
J,et him bear the rlxlng clamor of the race
That the few ahull yield the many larger space.
For the crucial hour Is coming when the soil
Must be given to or taken back by Toll.
Oh, (hat mighty plow of God
Hear it breaking through the sod!
I
T at Saw I-
i we wrilK
I'i't ye in tup
It la useless to waste our vitality nnd
our time In reviling any or all the Kiro
pean forces who have brought on this
shameful war. As one who walks about
anions hla fellow
nun for weeks with
the g e r m of
typhoid fever In his
vsfero must finally
fail a prey to that
malady, so tho
greedy, lustful, power-craving
w o r I d
mist fall a prey
to war periodically.
I lere are some pro
clamations from the
tcrlptures regarding
lu ;;
Irln'ra y this
smonv the Ocntllea;
1'rciwre war, wake
H the mlahty men.
let the men -of war
itr: wnear, let them
coma up; boat your
Plowrhnres Into
pruning hooka Into spears
av. 1 am tin nit
you down. tor the Tre." iilA'fTR CTi
vata overflow; for their wickedness la
great. Amo III, . 18, .
nl'i ' rise against nation, and
klnirdora against kingdom; and there .hall
be i:-iiiiiH r.id w-.tll.-n. fl an.l . n.-thnui.,
In diver rlaces. And there shall
."r11 V3u'"lnn. wch as there w.
not a nee the beginning of the world to
Oils t me, ,o, n-,r ever ahall be; and ei
eeH thoee days should be shortened there
roi.ld no flesh be saved: but for the elect's
w. rn. n.v" 'h"' b ho"e"" Mat"
.,-Jhu" a','h ,h 1j0r Israel
at m h.Jak' J" w,n'P this furV
E2! td ""' eauae al (he nut o-s
to whom 1 send the, to dr'nk It And
road hecaue of the sword that 1 ahall
aend erno them -.Irr-minh " 111 IS
A"!.'?? J'" U""r "mong many Me,
and re.. ke manv natlona afar off. And
lnre: TndV .,h"'r "won1" Into Mow.
men under hla wine and fig tre .Xd
Je rh.ll make them 2fra.l!lVM?(",h ?v.
We may as well fact the facta that
lrea-Pt rr rfiMn The
world haa been prepaHntr for them many
'eara Ind monono'y haa been one of
the great oaueee whl-h brought on this
war. On December l. ahortly after
Crnet roada his gift of $10..
W.OM to the International Peace Fund
Joseph Tela wrote to him, pointing oui
the ratal defects of his neace propaganda.
In hla letter Xfr. JVI. Tml
have given $10.0f.io to an International
Pae fund. The object Is worth v. The
donor's Intentions are good. But worthy
obieota and good In'entlnns cannot alone
maka a gift a real benefaction.
"Donations, no matter bow largo, to
uppreae evPa. no matter how great,
ran aocampltsh nothing unlees they
ahould be uaed to remove the fundamen
tal cause of the evlla
"Agfrreealve warfare la always the re
sult of what appears to be an economlo
neceaalty. .
Wrt tha Cameirla fund be uaed to
any extent In abollhtg land monopoly,
thus checking any poaaihle repetition of
suceoaaful apreala o commercial cupldltv
in support of land-grabbing schemes
abroad? Hardly.
A gift of 10DI to secure relief from
malaria In swampy dlntr'cta whl-i could
not be uaed to ae-ure the draining of the
ewar or the destruction of the mm
qultoes would be Jut as effective as
o'-r reac donation."
No attention waa paid to Mr. Tela' Ut
ter. Meantime Mr. Carneglo's IROOi.OX)
m'aht better have b en given to the moe
i:lto fund. Had It been given to aiding
Mr. fYIu" magnificent work of giving
labor acccra to nilwnl rraourcea the
great question of the unemployed In our
land Wo. ild be nearer to u' Ion.
The vacant and the parti.illy uaed city
lota and the valunble mining and agri
cultural lands held out of use on specu
lations are causing poverty, unemploy
ment and low wages. The result la un-der-conaumptlon
of manufacturers' prod
ucts, which manufacturers and merchants
are Ambooxled Into believing can be re
lieved bv forcing the people of weaker
nations to purchase.
Jean Jaurea hna sAld: "Toil cannot
maintain the society of today; It ta per
ishable; It la conrtfinnol. and It cm Ha
appear either by the brutal force of blind
violence or by the regulating and con
ciliating force of law."
And here Is an old Herman proverb
which Is timely Just now: "A great wsr
leaves a country with three armlea-an
army of cripples, an army of mourners
and an army of thieves."
Advice to Lovelorn
y BSATBIOS rAXTAX
Who It niamef
Tear Miss Kalrfax: 1 am 19 and waa
aolna with a vnunir man nt 1 h, iBinn
aae. We had a quarn-l and fell out, and '
now I am going with hla beat friend. I
who, I think. In time 1 would be able to
love. Kllll I cannot atop thinking of tha
flrat young ninn, with whom 1 am very
much In love. I have heard from a friend
that he still carea a good deal for me,
but he, thinking I am to blame, will not
make any overture. Khali I write to
him? WOKRIED.
Love gets shipwrecked oftener on the
stubborn contention, "I am not to
blame," than on anything else. Since one
must give In, show yoa are big enough
to say you were wrong. The spirit with
which he meet this avowal will ahow
the manner of man he Is and determine
your future action.
Tried Reeoaelle Them.
Pear Mlaa Fairfax: I am 24 and my
wife la Bha ofttm vlalta my mother
and meets my married aiutrr. My wife
says her fee Inge are often hurt by what
my mother aaya. or by the Preference In
the way ahe ti-eata my-alater. I try very 1
herd to maintain peace. I really do not I
mina my mot nor mean anv harm.
J KKPU&XED HUSBAND.
The tie of blood naturally makes your
mother fonder of her own child than of
her son's wife. Tour wife must conquer
her lealouay of your sister. A little tact In
suggesting to each that the other really j
cares for her will do much to bridge the
gap.
Klaalag; fader Dlf flealtlee.
lH-ar alias Fairfax: I am U, and have
l-een keeping company with a young man
three yt-an my senior for tha laat two
ynara. oar montha ago we lOooame en
gaged. In a quarrel not long ago he aaid
be thought It waa proper for hun to klas
me each time le entered my home, but aa
t happena, thare alwaya are a number of
my family around, and for thia atated
chjmjii 1 iio not approve of it.
BLONDE.
He Is an unusual young man If ha
ent to kiss you under such circum
stance, but as your engagement aano
Hons such a form of greeting you should
not be averse to IL That la. If yoa
ove him.
1LJ2
maKes sic
si
IBS
No n atter how ong yt have been tortured
and dist fared by itchin;, burning, raw or scaly
skin humors, just put a little of that toothing,
aiuiseitflc Resinol Ointment on the sores and
t!ie sulfcring" stops right there! Healing- begins
that very minute, ik1 in alim-wt every case your
skin rets well so quickly you feel ashamed of
the money you threw away on
useless treatments.
1 r)iul Oiium: conuhooiliiii tlal
li cais mwtf puu,.le sr c :Xtieaa,
I -I t tf ci. ciuf-.us. r-.Jt blf Iy. clc fc j.4
lo l.l dM-ttfUls. jr Ir jl ircc. wri: to
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In all the faery stories they never name it never call It by any
name ao we may know it. The Go den Apple that' princes are alwaya
searching for that nialda are riding the world over to find beyond
the land that lies East of the Sun and West of the Moon beyond the
Iron mountains asking the Eagle if he has seen It, begging the West
Wind to try and remember where it is, bribing the Mother of tho
Moon to tell all she knows about it! Always In faery tales they are
hunting Golden Apples. And the Apple never has a name. Always
out of faery tales we mortals are bunting the Golden Apple, too. But
It has a name, and that is Contentment!
The faces we pass, the millions on the city street, have a quest
ing look, sleep-walker's eyes, and the hopeful smile of the seeker.
Each s an exployer dragging after him his outfit Sometimes he
has money to help him find it, and sometimes all his pack holds is a
good disposition and the capacity to work. 8ome Jog gently along,
doing their best, taking a bite of the cake of pleasure now and then,
and seeing a bit of beauty as they go. bending to soothe the troubles
of a little child, taking time to see the rose-paths as well as the
Jagged roads, and trusting that, somehow, they may get a glimpse of
tha Golden Apple some dayt
Some Just sit down by the road and wish! - They believe In the
-wlablng-cap, this crowd. But wishing never got anybody the Golden
Apple except in Faery tales! Some are Just good. "Be good and
you'll be happy!" .
But all the world searches, each with a different theory, each in
a different place, all with faces daft, for the slim little quivering tree
a hereon there glows the fruit of Content. Oh, there are clustors of
fruit on it sure enough and many of us have to be content with
what we happen to shake down Happiness, Good Fortune, Plenty,
Love, Success.
But there's only one Apple of Content, I think. It hangs high
and Is glided. And, side by side beneath it equally earnest, blood
sisters in the lust for Content the Darling of Wealth shakes the
tree with white gemmed hands, while the Girl Who Earns Her Salt
pitches frantic stones at it gleaming In the sun. '
"You have too much," say the Girl Who Earns Her Salt to the
Darling. "That's why you' can't get it."
"You haven't enough," says the Darling back, "i will give you
more and it w ill help to rain it." NELL BRINKLEY.
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By ADA PATTERSON1.
Statesmen are hurling back nnd forth
opinions as to whether the United States
shoi'ld hold herself always In readiness
for war. When statesmen disagree the
public Is likely to vm nm hi
be muddled. But
whatever the states
men and diplomats
conclude as to the
w'se course for this
country there Is no
doubt whatever as
to the individuals
who compose the
nation.
Everyhody should
bo preparel for that
war of. life which
Is change. Ihe short
slarhted, - the 1 a a y
minded, the weak
wl'ied, fflve no
thought to change.
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Not So Hard to Find, Provided One Knows
the Way to Appreciate Life. : :
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Moat f nfe's happiness oomes Inci
dentally. The minute you pursue happi
ness you find It an elusive Jade who
delights to lead you a wlldgoose chase
land to taunt you with the unpleasant
eonautouaners ef tha sort of classifica
tion Into which the chase Is leauiag yo.
And how is a mere goose to know when
she la happy if tvar the chase Is suo
ceasfully terminated?
l'ursue your da'ly taaka and duties
honeetly and faithfully and aometiiura
in th mldat of them comes a wtonjerful
'e. lin "This is my work. I created thia,
I did tl.at." There is ex-ju'ulut iiappliits
in this Kihiitf cf arioiupUoliiiuiit. liut
it Is never Happiness you have pursued
for itself. It came incidentally as a re
sult of labor honestly performed.
W catch happmeaa when we are least
dreaming of it. tkmietlmre we find It
In the approving glance of kind eyes;
sometimes It lies In our own conscious
ness of attainment; sometimes the scent
of a flower gives us an exquisite emo
tion; and often the knowledge that to
others we have brought full happlnese
aives us a beautiful knowledge of the
desired of all humana
Hut circumstances cannot make you
happy or unhappy. V bat counts Is how
vru ract to them. Happiness cannot
como fn.iu without. It has te be born
in your own suul
A dear fraud of mine auf:era the tor
tures of utihai'Pincss from the things sh
mnnages to In agine. If a frit-nd Is preoc
cupied ard not aa enthusiastic aa usual
she suffers tortures from the thought
of losing thv frendfchlp of that indi
vidual. If one of her friend happens
not to communl ate with her for a few
days, ahe Immediately decides that Un
ties of frendship hue been loosened. And
ahe mantgta so to imng ne herself aa
truly Into unhappineaa as If it really
ezlated.
. Harpiness la largclv a matter of betns
at peace with yourself and the world.
It Is well not te expect too much of life;
not to be afraid of it. and ao far as
peastble wtlhout . selt-dereption to sea
eouKj good In It- The evil must always
be regarded as something powerless and
temporary which will In time defeat It
self. Taking life and oneaelf too seriously
is a fine way to manage to bo very un
happy. Much of the day's measure of
rnplearantnea la a passing thing a
l hasa of no Importance. If the essentials
f life are sure the subordinate things
do not count greatly.
H Is so easy to magnify trlflea-to
worry about the possibility erf unkind
criticism from others. It U so easy to
f'nd little flawa In the amber and from
a focusing of attention en these to take
such a distorted view of the amber that
Us c ear yellow Uht will be no longer
beautiful.
To te happy, b. gird f the chanca life
offers you for work and achievement.
I rind earth not gray, but roey-
rJ'i 1ot. ri"V 'air of hue-
Ho 1 stoopT I pluck a posy. r
I stand and stareT Air, blue
80 says Browning. In the fait that the
stars light the midnight sky, in the love
liness or the dais.es dotting the midsum
mer fields, in softness of tjie winter
snow crystals lies exquUlte happiness
for many a aouL Life la full of benefits.
Contentment la within -the reach of any
one who Is not morold and happiness
is there for the taking of any one who
lives life sanely and welt.
That eveythlns win
remain as It Is they take It for granted.
and when change comes It finds them
net ready.
8onie "proverbs" are 'trongr, truthful.
Inspiring. Pome are wak and enervat
ing. Of the weak and enervating kind
Is the ancient, advice. "Don't cross a
bridge until you come to It" That rro
verb should be' amended ,'o read "but
cast a sharp eye an :ts timbers before
you try to cross It". Jn Its unamended
form It encourages sloth of mini and
body. It Is the first step In the well
trodden path to the poorhouse.
A Ktvat man perished In the slnklnaf
of the Lusltanfa. His deat.a was proof
of the wlmlcm of his own speech. "I
am always thinking of what may hap
pen and what I shnll do if it loes hap
pen. ' He disobeyed his wn injunction.
He departed from hlH usual safe and
sane course. Had ha really tnought of
what mlnht happen on that Journey he
wouldn't have taken it ind the work)
would not have been poorer through its
loss of a man to whom It had given,
and from whom It had received much.
Tho man or woman of balance Is usu
ally in a state of preparedness. The man
la ready to meet the note whlr-h he made
payable on dc-mand. The woman has her
Ice box or pantry so well stocked thnt
the Invasion of a friend 3T two an hour
before dinner doesn't throw the house
hold Into a panic.
Last week n self supporting woman,
well known and of generous t.alary. lost
her Job. It was one cf the fortunes of
war. for business Is war. A o.uarrel with
her employer, n holding out for con
cession that he would not grant. In
dignation on her pa.-t. obstinacy on his,
and they parted.
"I've oulf, she said to me.
"Why so traarlo about It?" I asked
with soothing Intent. "There are 01 ir
posts of the same kind. You are healthy
and carable You can get one."
"nut," she compla'ned, "If I have to
live without salary rjr three or four
weeks It will be dreadful. I will have
to borrow.'
I had hesrd a dozen times that this
bualnese woman was wealthy. "She had
Invested well," my Informants said with
cheerful conviction.
.Them were reasons for this assurance.
She lived in an expensive apartment. She
kept nn a utc mobile, not a little runabo'lt
that she heriwlf guided through the maw
of the city streets. Her automobile w is
a touring car and had ft chauffeir at
tachment She dressed richly and show
ily. I noticed, whlla she talked, a P'ir
of alli pere with buckles that v.ould 1,8
cost more than an nveraaro week's saUry.
VYes, I'm broke," she tald. "Vou re-;
I've always lived well. I've had som"
obligations. . But I could havo saved I 1
spite of them and I didn't. I never fx
pecte.il that this would happen."
Hut thlnKS do happen, strange1 thin,'?,
unexpected things, events that are over
whelming If we haven't anticipated the-r,.
Floods, fires, failures, illnesJ, death.
eHtratiRement. busneas upheavals, thut
change the map of a life. And we ahoiiUl
have In mind these possibilities and le
solve what we will do If they transplve.
Preparedness Isn't worry. It is self,
respect It Is use of our cranial fur
nlbhings It Is the dike raised aga'ntit
the encroaching waters. It is life, fire
Insurance. It Is money In the bank for
the Illness fund. It Is that bet of all
sight, foresight
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