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TUB HKKt OMAHA, THURSDAY, DKCKMHKR 2, 191.
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Are Women
Less
Honorable
Then Men?
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By DOROTHY DIX
The assertion is often made that
women sre more moral and less honor
able than men meaning thereby that
women are long on the greater vlrtuas
and abort on the
lesser ones.
Chastity, for in
stance. la a vir
tu e on which
women appear to
have almost a
monopoly. Women
are also far more
punctilious about
paying their debts
thin men are, and
that they are mora
honest In the
handling of money
is evidenced by the
c o n 1 1 n u ally in
creasing number of
girls behind . the
wickets of the
cashier..' desks.
On the other ' hand, women are born
smugglers, and count It unto themselves
icr r'sh cousneia when they csn chra'. the
government out of the price of a postage
stamp. The majority of them see noth
ing' reprehensible In bribery to a d a tsood
cause.
The meat angel-faced maiden can tell a
erfect whopper of a fib without batting
an eye. Few women have any sens 1 t f
the sacredneas of their pledged worl, and
mother in Israet. whose virtue Is as In
corruptible as the Ten Commandmen
have no hesitation, in using the arts an1
w;lcs of a Delilah to get what t' ey
want from men.
Men profess to. find this curious, lop
elded feminine code of ethics Inexplicable,
but it really im't hard to iindM-tta-vl at
all. It's the direct result of women hav
ing been a subtect people for centuries
and centuries, until they have developed
the vices and the virtues, and the p;int
of view of the slave.
t'ntll this present generation of se'f
supporting business women, every woman
hrs been dependent on some man. Fhe
has had to wheedle what she wanted out
of father,, or brother, or husband, or
lover, and the amount that she sot de
fended ' upon ' her finesse and chlcsnry
and skill in working him.
Tho only people In the world, men an
well ai women, who can be fearless sn I
frank and honest and above-board are
thesj who are financially . independent
and in power.. The courtier mu;t faw i
and flatter, the suppliant affects humil
ity, the man whose bread and butter de
pends upon his Job must seem to agree
wttn bis employer.
That has been the case with women.
The domistic woman has never bee.i
Elven anything as her tlsht She has
never had any Independence. She may
ao tne work of half a dozen s r. ants.
iivi imiu in inc reni.i re
port as among the women who follow
gainful occupations. On the contrary, she
Js satd to be "supported" by her hue
band. 1
She has no pay envelope. She has no
money of her own. She has only what
her husband chooses to give her, or
what she can cajole out of him. or some
times what she can get from him by
stealth by going through his pockets, or
rslsing money on tha grocery bill.
Now experience has taught wo n.-ij
that the easiest way to get along with
men is by Jollying them along and play
ing upon their weaknesses, and this has
made the sex adepts in all the arts of
double dealing. Women have found that
flattery is the open sesame to men's
pocketbook's, and this has taught them
insincerity. They have daily occult evi
dence of the fact that men actually en
Joy being bamboosled by women, and
this has made there expert liars, for
there is small encouragement la being
Truthful Jane in hand-me-down raiment
when Mendacious Bapphlra is di eased
like Solomon in all his glory.
It isn't a fact that reflects any credit
on either sex, but It is a fact, never
theless, that no woman can be perfectly
truthful and frank with her husband and
keep, out of the divorce court. Said a
respective mother-in-law to a bride on
her weddlna eve: "My dear. I ) m
got one piece of advice to give you:
Never argue with John. Never try to set
him right when he is wrong. Just agree
with hlra outwardly.
"You ca hold your own opinion as
much as you like. I have known three
men of this family my father-in-law, my
husband and my son. They have all been
brutal to every woman who differed with
them, but they are klndnea itself as long
as you Jolly them along. So If John says
to you that a tree is growing upside
down. Just reply. 'Why. so it is! I never
saw one grow that way before 80 aall
you have peace and automob.lea."
Not a very exalted matrimonial plat
form on which to live, is ItT But the
trouble with the advice la that It works.
The woman who haa to flatter her hus
band Into giving her a new dress: whs
has to bribe-him with a kiss for the
price of a hat; who has to cover up what
the children do to keep him from flying
into a rage a ad making a scene; who has
to fib about the pr.ee of things to save
htrself from being reviled for ber ex
travagance la hardly reaponelble for not
being strictly truthful and honest.
She knows she is being treated un
justly and unfairly, and she U taking tha
means that comes handiest to protect
herself.
wnen women are no longer subject
to men: when thev ki tvtiitiri .mi
financial freedom, these fault, win !.
maucauy correct themselves and woraau
will be as frank, as fearless and as hon
orable as man. They will add the Uiser
tm the greater virtues and be such women
be world haa never knows before.
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Opera Stars of Birdland
The Mocking: Bird and the Nightingale the Leaders in the Production of Wonderful Song:
n.v n Ann fit p. SKnviss.
It Is sometimes regarded as a compli
ment, ti tho noodlngbird to rail It "lb
American nUbtlnirale." If thai Is ment
to carry tte implication ihnt tha nlihiln
pMe is uperiir to the mockingbird a
great many lover of tbe famous Amer
ican slnwr will refuse to accept to equiv
ocal a tribute to their favorite
They will InM t thit the mocKligblrd
rtanda al ne, on its own pedcajt, co
equal, rs a mua'clan, with ery other bird
In the world. One person mny prefer the
note of the nlfthtlnckle: another those
of th. m cklnitl lc.
There nre mnnv great slnirera In the
bird world, seme of will h poaalMy pas
sers notea that are sweeter or finer than
any uttered by either the morklnrb rd or
I tho rilght'na-ale, btit theee two have, thi
J one In Ttirspe onil the other In Amevloa,
I captured the popular tt and Imagtna-
lion, and become the thrmei of poets, he
' f nd all othrr members of the feathered
tiibes.
1 i i.r songs r.f al' b'rda are very slm
' l In th"!:1 e'etnents. at least they ap
pear eo when aei down upon a musical
arale. but some of them sro absolutely
marvellous in timbre. In rich and subtle
harmonies of tone, ard In instinctive
ak.ll of execution. They are capable of
eTcltlnr: such profound mo da of thought
nd feeling In human beings that one
een only wonder what their effects nisy
be upon the birds theniKelves. Pl.dd. by
the way, usually appear to despise human
muelo!
Tim mockingbird fref his nsme from
his wonderful ability to Imltste or rather
to make his own, tho notes snd songn of
other birds. He seems to practice a little
for this achievement, and then ho pours
forth Imitations of the robin, the wren,
the wood thrush, the bluebird, the car.
rtlnnl grosbeak, the sparrow hawk and
other birds d perfectly that the human
esr, st least. Is completely deceived.
There Is a record of a mockingbird which
mimicked the notes of thirty-two other
birds In the courso of only ten minutes!
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Abovoj the Mockinc:bird, and below, the Nightingale, the two
king songsters of the feathered world.
Black Panne Velvet, four-cornered
hat;' with blue facing, and fox pom
pom. Chin Chin Collar of mink fur.
Black Velvet Sailor, with taupe
oBtrtch trimming shown In top photograph.
A black Evening Gown of velvet
and tulle In trimmed with nmall
ibineatones and clusters of t'.owers.
PARTS
Are Children of Native Born Weaker?
By Woods Hutchinson, A. M M. D.
There Is no question, of course, at all.'
, that, on general principles, parents who
have a decent Income and live In a com
fortable house, with modern conveniences.
' upen good food, and wear good clothes,
do feed and care for and rear their chll
1 ;dren better than those, who are deprived
of these privileges.
I The death rate, both infant and adult,
tin any neighborhood or In any class of
. the community, runs almost abslutely
parallel with their position in the social
scale. The higher the Income, the lower
the death rate, the world over. Bankers
at the very top of the list, servants and
sweat-shop workers at the bottom.
Bi't while taking things for granted
works fairly well In a rough and ready
way, deliberate planning and forethought
works much better.
Though the low general Infant death
rales are usually found under the most
fsvorable social conditions, the record
results in the saving of Infant lite hnve
been reached, In eveTy Instance, under
unfavorable) social conditions among tin;
poorer classes of society, simply by or
ganizing a system of wut.'hful and Intel
ligent care of all children born, and see
ing that it was thoroughly carried out.
An average, or respectable. Infant death
rate, throughout tho civilised world, la
in the neighborhood of 13) per 1,000. That
Is, of every l.ouu babies born 130 die dur
Ing their first year.
Towns that are careless nnd backward,
run easily up to ISO or 200 per 1,000. while
a competent health department fcela dis
tinctly uneasy and a Utile ashamed of
Itself if it cannot manage to get below
the 100. ,,. .
Tho banner reputations for child sav
ing on the part of whole countries are
those of Canada and New Zealand, the
latter progressive and well-managed
community losing only about forty-five
out of every 1,000 of It highly irlted
Infants.
Tills, of course, Is due. In both these
countries, to a high general average of
welfare anj intelligence, and to the con
sequent legislation . which makes for
social Justice and a fair distribution of
the products of Industry.
But even this extremely favorable
record has been t eaten severs I times,
under by no means Ideal circumstances,
Just by thorough and painstaking atten
tion to the point at Issue, namely, pre
venting babies from dying during their
first year.
Two American Soldiers
By H. II. 8TAXSBURY.
WASHINGTON, p. C. Nov. tt.-A re
cent shift In the roster of the United
States army furnishes a practical ex
ample of the opportunity afforded th?
American youth for a useful career un
der our form of government.
A hoy born In Nashville, Tenn., No
vember 19, 1S61, of parents In moderate
circumstances, has Just bean retired from
the active list as a major general. He
Is William .Harding Carter.
Another boy born In Lewia'burg. Pa."
December Si, 18i3, whose father was . a
school toaoher. has been promoted to
the rank of major general and assigned
as assistant chief of the army staff. He
Is Tasker Howard Bliss.
These two men came from widely sep
arated sections of tha country to enter
the West Point Military academy In the
early 70 s. They were not tha sons of
rtrh men, but they were educated by the
government. Whether or not their
parents could have extended them a uni
versity training that would have af
forded other than an army career, they
made the best of the offer extended by
congress st that time. Both the e'.n
try and themselves have been generously
rewarded.
When a lieutenant In tfSl young Car
ter served In the Indian campaigns shd
won the Medal of Honor, the hlghn.it
tribute which can he paid an American
soldier. In later years he devised the
general staff law, and has fearlessly ad
vocated such national aafety measures
as the country Is now demanding. Tho
Continental army was appraised and
recommended In certain ways by Clin
eral Carter long before Secretary Harri
son thought of the subject.
The career of Oeneral Bliss has been
In-Shoots
Eternal vigilance has landed many a
matrimonial trout. .
The grouch haa one point in his favor.
He is seldom a bore. '
The searchlight always seems- to be
looking for something bad.
Machine politics always seem more
profitable than machine poetry.
A dog can take a bath every day and
still be a cur, and It Is that way with
some men.
more Interesting than ha could have
dreamed It would he when he left rural
Pennsylvania to become a cadet. In ad
dition to service in Porto Rico, Cubs,
and along the Mexican frontier, he was
the absolute ruler of the Moro country
In the southern section of the Philip
pines for several years, with tha Sultan
of Sulu as his subject.
The improved opportunity for an Inter
esting and useful career via West Point
presented to tha American youth of to
day compared with the advantages of a
military training which lured Carter and
Bliss forty-odd years ago Is alone an In
spiration, Speaker Champ Clark of tha house of
representatives announced only a few
days ago he would Introduce a bill at the
coming session of congress to double thft
present student capacity at West Point.
Appointment to this splendid school Is
available alike to the poor man's son and
th banker's son, as It haa been always.
The free Institutions of learning to be
found In every community provide a
means of preliminary preparation no less
satisfactory than private tutors.
It is to applaud Oeneral Carter and
Oeneral Bliss to sy a military training
may hold forth greater advantages to
day than it did when they entered th
service.
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