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Social Responsibility of the Home
Is Important.
MUST FOLLOW GOLDEN RULE
We Cannot Let Our Pet Rules Con
cernlng Our Own Children Inter
fere With Other Parents' Rules
Concerning Theirs.
By SIOONIE M. GRUENBERG.
WK AHM nil Rood people. Wo never
Intend to do anything Unit la
"wronR." Wo never Heek to take ml
vnutagc of our nolghhorH In the Hllfiht
ost way. We are therefore naturally
very resentful when the reformer com
pares our conduct with that of people
who arc not so good, of people who
do seek advantages, of people -whose
purposes arc not quite bo lofty as our
own.
We understand the social responsi
bilities of the home, and we are doing
our very best to train our children up
to bo good citizens. And all the time
wc arc careful to mind our own busi
ness very strictly. We hope wo" know
what's right, and do not need to 'he
told.
This, represents fairly the attitude
of thousand!) of conscientious parents
who are making a sincere and sluglc-
tM. mlftded effort to give their children
-every opportunity and every Induce
ment to become "good citizen1." And
it was ono of theso very parents that
suddenly reminded me how complex
and bow dlfllcult the task Is.
You know bow Important it is for
the child to acquire correct habits
early In life; so we begin during the
third year to tench him to dress him
self. And so long as there Is plenty
of time In tho morning, the child does
dress himself, more or less quickly,
more or loss presentably". ltut when
you send the child oft to school or to
kindergarten, you discover all at once
ilutt you ure obliged to choose between
giving tho child a great deal of help In
his morning toilet and letting him be
late for school. Of course we could
all get up earlier in tho morning; but
that is a nuisance, and a hardship on
the other members of the household.
Or we could hurry through tho break
fast; but that is bad for the health
as well as for the manners. So you
sacrifice nit tho advantages of a couple
of years of patience and you help the
child on with his clothes. This may
even Involve n compromise of your
"principles;" but you are heroic, and
you are going to get him Into habits
of punctuality at uny cost.
But Mrs. King stuck fast to her
principles, and would not sacrifice
anything. When Maude was at last
old enough to go to school, tho mother
i was confronted with the choice be
tween doing for tho child what she
'bought the child should do for her-
lilt and the danger of her freipieutly
'clng tardy. Mrs. King chose without
hesitation. And tho following year
she was able to tell all who would;
listen that Maude, obliged to dress
herself promptly and without assist
ance every day, under penalty of such
Obliged to Choose Between Giving the
Child Help In the Morning Toilet or
Letting Her Be Late for School.
punishment ns tho school provided for
tardiness, Icnrncd within one semester
to do what wns necessnry with sult
'nblo despatch. Aud now she Isn't
Into at nil.
This was quite an achievement, and
Mrs, King mndo no effort to conceal
her pride. But sho did not tell us at
whoso cost her daughter had learned
to dress herself; nor did she develop
any nrlnclplo that might be of general
uso to largo numbers of mothers.
Inho first place, tho frequent tar
diness of this child In school Is a
serious burden to tho school. Tho
alternative, of helping the child at
home with reminders, or oven with
direct nsrtstunco In tho tedious process
of disposing o the clothes properly
about tho body, Is no doubt a serious
burden upon tho home. And there Is
nb doubt Uint by placing tho whole
burden upon tho child and the school
ho mother was nble to show a good
record for Improvement in Maude's
habits. But it Is worth while to con
sider whctlier It is fair to make the
school bear tho burden that Mrs. King
imposed upon It,
In tho Bocond place, tho device used
cannot bo of general applicability, for
If all mothers resorted to It the punc
tuality of Uio school would break down
completely. Tho irregularity resulting
would muko it Impossible for tho
school to establish nnd maintain any
standards, and tho homes would bo
without tho moral support they now
get from tho school In tho effort to
, ncci
accelerate the children's babltH of
'gulnrltjr and punctuality.
Mills suggests that Mrs. King's rcll-
po upon tho school wns In this case
rasltlc." nnd contrary to tho Rnirir
of mutual help that should character
ize our social relations. Yet the pur
pose was laudable, nnd there wns no
thought of taking idvantage ot my
otic, least of alt of the teacher.
Wo are becoming dally more con
scions of our social obligations in this
larger sense, and even the children
are learning to understand It. A tot
of eight years was sent homo from
school with a note until his "cold" had
disappeared. Tho mother thought the
ailment was too slight to be noticed,
and proceeded to assure the teacher
that she was not at all alarmed, lhit
Henry knew better: "The teacher
Isn't afraid of me getting sick; she's
afraid I'll make the other children
sick," ho explained. It Is more Impor
tant to guard the whole class against
possible Infection than to guard Hen
ry against the possible loss of a few
days of schooling. The quarantine or
Isolation Is not for tho sake of the
sick, but for tho sake of those who
arc not yet sick. And the same prin
ciple applies to much of what we are
today required to do In the adjustment
of tho child between the homo and the
school.
Wc shall have to give tho young
child at home a little more can1, a
little more thought, In order that
other people's children In school shall
More Important to Guard the Clast
Against Infection Than to Guard
Henry Against the Loss of a Few
Days' Schooling.
not bo Interrupted or delayed In their
work; and we shall expect equal con
sideration for our children on the part
of other parents. Wo shall have to
guard at home against sending abroad
a child with snlllles or sneezes In or
der that other people's children may
not bo infected with "Influenza" or
"children's diseases;" and we shall
then bo able to require equal consid
eration from other children's parents.
The Interdependence Imposed by
modern conditions makes It Impossible
for us to "mind our own business" too
strictly, and makes tiio Golden ltule a
matter of course.
Treacherous Golf.
On one occasion an old lady was In
tho same railway car us a party of
golfers.
"I found fearful trouble this morn
ing," suld one. "At the ilrst I fell right
Into tho middle of a blackberry bush
and at the second I was stuck up on
tho top of a tree. I pitched out of
bounds into tho furmyard at the third,
got caught by the wlro ut tho fourth,
stuck fust in a deep hole at tho fifth,
found myself burled In mud at tho.
sixth. I wns lying In a heap of rough
stones at the seventh, got lost at the
eighth and finished up at tho bottom of
that dirty ditch at tho last hole."
"Gracious me!" cried the horrified
old lady from the corner of the car,
"nn1 they told me golf was an old
man's game! I'll never let my Edwin
play again."
Marriage a Good Thing.
At Salem, Ore., there is a state peni
tentiary, and tho warden lias been
looking into tho status of the prison
ers. He finds thero nre more bachelors (
in tho penitentiary than married men.'
Larceny is the most common crime,
nnd Inborers are the most numerous
class among tho prisoners.
Marriage is good for a man, as the
Almighty knew when he said: "It Is
not good for the man to be alone. Let
us moke a helpmeet for him." Mar
ried men nre not only more law-abiding
and keep out of prison more, but
they nre also more moral, for mark
you, there Is a difference between
crime and morality. They are also
more healthy and live longer on the
average than unmarried men. Los
Angeles Times.
Divinity In, Man.
Tho most significant fenturo in the
history of an epoch Is tho manner It
has of welcoming a great man. Ever,
to the truo Instincts of men, there Is
something godlike In him. Whether
they shnll take him to bo n god, to bo a
prophet, or what they shall take him
to be, that is ever u grand question;
by their way of answering that wo
shnll see, as through a littlo window,
into tho very heart of these men'.s spir
itual condition. For at bottom the
great man, as ho comes from tho hand
of nature, is over tho same kind of
thing: Odin, Luther, Johnson, Burns;
I hope to make It appear that these
are all originally of ono stuff; that
only by tho world's reception of them,
nnd tho shapes they assume, aro they
so immeasurably diverse. Carlyle.
Walklna in Your Sleen.
Roughly speaking, tho mind Is di
vided into two parts. One controls
the actions of which wo are conscious
and the other those which we do un
consciously. In tho latter class are
such things as wnlklng nnd breathing.
So that the second part of tho mind
works equally as well whether Its
owner Is asleep or awake. When tho
body or tho other part of the mind Is
tired to tho point of exhaustion, or Is
harried by pain, tho second part Is
liable to be unduly active. Then It is
that wo nre most likely to walk or talk
In our sleep und have "nightmares."
And because tho acutely conscious part
of the mind is dormant nnd not sub?
Ject to fears the sleepwalker frequent
ly traverses dangerous jolacos unhurt.
THIEF CALLED TO
WORK BY CLOCK
Most Industrious of Burglars Is
Finally Landed in Jail in
Seattle.-
LOOTED MANY HOUSES
Operating on Systematic Basis, Thrifty
Marauder Was Able to Accumu
late Bank Account and Says
He Likes Game.
Seattle, "Wash. Carl Peterson, the
most Industrious nnd busiest night bur
glar that ever operated on the 1'aclflc
coast, who confessed that an alarm
clock called him to "work" every night
nnd that he systematically and care
fully went about his business as a
banker or merchant would take up bis
duties for tho day, Is In the city Jail
here.
Peterson Inn been In Seattle since
last April and during this time lias
robbed about 80 private residences nnd
stores. Itegularly every morning, ac
cording to his story, he would rise ut
the call of his alarm clock, at 1 :!!0 In
the morning, eat a light breakfast,
load bis revolver, put a couple of "jim
mies" and u flashlight In his pocket
and then start out to plunder some
house.
Lifetime of Robbery.
Quick-eyed, well-built, with features
betraying u love for excitement, Peter
son devoted almost a lifetime to rob
bing folks, "on a business basis with a
bank nccount to show for it." Ho
snys ho took up burglary as his profes
sion many years ago ho proudly boasts
that he has no equal. He has made u
thorough study of the art of burglary
and offered to place a wager that lie
could Jimmy his way Into the home of
the chief of detectives and rob It with
out awakening tho occupants. Peter
son says he never wears any socks
while "at work" and that he always
removes his shoes before entering any
house.
Seattle ofllccrs nre of the opinion
Peterson has committed more bur
glaries than any other single man In
tho criminal history of the AVest. Al
though only twenty-seven years old,
ho has been a prowler since he wore
knickerbockers. In Oakland, Cal., tho
prisoner boasts that he robbed 100
homes and stores In four months and
Would Rise at 1:30 and Start Out.
that he also operated extensively Jn
San Francisco and Sacramento.
Burglar Has Bank Account.
The loot obtained by Peterson In
Seattle Is valued at thousands of dol
lars. A transfer wagonfull of stolen
goods, Including clothing, cameras, re
volvers, Jewelry, suit cases, grips and
a varied assortment of other articles
was taken from his rooms to police
headquarters. Later the ofllce wns
stormed with victim's of Peterson's
operations.
Peterson said tiio thrill and excite
ment of the game appeal strongly to
him but that he took up burglary as a
regular business nnd determined to
make It a success nnd to proceed along
businesslike lines. When nsked if Mo
thought ids criminal operations wero
worth while ho replied: "Well, I've
got n pretty good bank account and
nobody can Identify thnt. It's not u
bad game If a fellow likes it. But you
have to be n pretty clever bird to get
by. I thought I had It down pretty
line, hut I got caught Just tho same."
DEER SPILLS BABY FROM CAB
Also Upsets Family Wash and Then
Swims tho Hudson and Cuts
Other Capers.
Plermont. N. Y. A good-sized deer,
frightened by dogs, upset a bnby enr
rlnge, tore down n clothes line, swain
the Hudson river nnd cut other capers.
Emerging terrified from n doorynrd
in Alpino It leaped over n wall, knock
ing over n bnby carriage nnd throwing
Donnld Itlker, nged two, out into the
mud. Its nntlers Inter ripped down
tho clothes lino of Mrs. Boso Loveck
in Plermont nnd carried oft a bed
sheet some, distance after it became
disentangled. Finally It plunged Into
the river und swam to the Dobbs Ferry
showK The deer later ns seen bound
ing over Edwin Gould's country estate,
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BURGLAR'S SNORING
AWAKES HIS VICTIM
Intruder Falls Asleep Under the
Bed of Couple He Intended
to Rob.
Birmingham, Aln. Conviction of
Walter .Tones, a one-legged burglar,
In the criminal court here, brought
out an unusual Incident of house
breaking. The story of tho burglary and cap
ture, as told by the evidence, showed
that Jones, In his effort to rob the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Vetiuom,
an old couple of the suburbs, crawled
under the bed and waited for them
to retire.
The burglar himself fell nsleep, and
his snoring aroused Mrs. Vcuuum, who
understook to light a lamp, which ex
ploded. This awoke the burglar, who
threatened Mrs. Veiiuom with death If
ho gave the alarm.
Just then Mr. Vennom nwoke aud
grappled with the burglar, who leaped
It Stuck Firm in the Mire.
out of a window. The burglar had
left his wooden leg under the bed,
By following single foot-trucks the
police pursued tho peg-legged robbr
to his refuge. With the assistance of
a pal, Jones mndo another wooden
leg, with which he went to his shanty
In the woods. Suddenly the police ar
rived and Jones dived through the
rear window.
In the backyard the mud was deep,
nnd tho woodeu leg sank so fai in the
mire it stuck firm. Jones hobbled on
desperately without It, but was over
taken while hopping on one foot.
Both the original and second wooden
legs were exhibited us evidence.
ESCAPES PRISON IN BARREL
But Convict Had to Have Fresh Air
and Is Taken Back to Finish
Sentence.
Baltimore, Md. Just because he had
to have the air to breathe, Elmer John
son, a convict serving a ten-year sen
tence in tho penitentiary for murder,
spoiled a clever plan to escape.
Johnson Is employed in the shipping
department aud ono night took ad
vantage of the absence of tho regular
guard to substitute himself for hol
Idwwore in a barrel that was to be
shipped in the morning. Tho regular
guard also examines barrels before
they aro sent out, but Johnson took
the chance that the substitute would
not, nnd ho Judged rightly.
The barrel, with Johnson Inside, cov
ered with excelsior, wns wheeled out
and put on tho wagon. On the way
Johnson fell the need of air nnd
pushed up tho Ud to get it. A boy
saw the arm go up out of tho barrel
and called to tho driver. Tho latter
took a look, clapped the lid on again,
whipped up his horses and cnrrled
Johnson back to tho penltentlnry.
SKUNK SCENT CONVICTS THEM
Two Hunters Convicted of Violating
Game Laws by Odor In
Their Coats.
Carmel, Ind. Scent of skunk on their
hunting clothes convinced the police
magistrate In Bedford of tho guilt of
Wlllinm Rchultz and his son, Helmuth,
who protested their innocence, and
convicted them of violating tho game
laws.
E. L. Townsend, game warden, al
leged the defendants killed n skunk
out of season. This they denied. Tho
complainant was unable to produce
tho skunk hides before Police Justice
W. A. Adums. The warden said the
hunting coats would tell so they were
produced.
"These show you were on the right
scent," mused tho court.
Schultz nnd his son paid fines of $10
and $15. Arthur Thornton also paid
$10 line for Illicit skunk hunting.
8topped the Burglars.
Brazil, Ind,--Thomas Thompson,
Bockvlllo grocer, has evolved an effec
tive method of stopping bold bandits.
He suspended n large sealed bottle of
formaldehyde In his snfe. When rob
bers blew tho Bafo open, tho fumes of
tho formaldehyde drove the burglnrs
away before they obtained unythlng.
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HIGH PRICES A WAR BURDEN"
Increased Living Cost One of War's
Horrors Neutral Nations Can
not Escape.
N'ciilral Halloas cannot escape some
of the burdens of world war. The In
creased cost of living Is a part of the
load every ueuiral country Is now car
rying. A compilation by the foreign
Irade department of the National City
bank "of New York shows that prices
In the world's markets have advanced
la general from oO to l(M per cent.
Kven t In most backward peoples are
Inking advantage of the war situation
to exact enormous prollts. Kor ex
ample, the natives of Haiti aud Ja
maica, Cliailtoii Hates Strayer writes
In l.c He's, are demanding and get
ling three limes as much for th"lr
logwood ns before I lie war, while tho
Indigo growers und mercliauts of In
dia, Java and Kan Salvador are even
more grasping nnd are getting ten
times the former price of Indigo. It
Is In I'oodstiilVs. however, that the
shoe pinches the lightest. In I lie Unit
ed States (he high cost of food Is the
most pressing problem of the hour.
The New York Association for Improv
ing the Condition of the Poor has
round I hat (lie price, of l!.i staple foods
dimvs an ndvaiK-e of :H) per cent, from
November, HHii, to November, 11)1(1.
There had been, of course, a consider
able advance prior to HHf. The Na
tional Association of Master Makers
j( America announces that of the HO,
IKK) bakeries in this country 'JO per
cent have been compelled to go out
of business since the outbreak of the
war on account of high prices of
grains. Flour at $-0 a barrel is pre
dicted before the winter Is over.
Circumstantial Evidence.
"Well, they can't say the new em
press of Austria Is crazy like others
In the Imperial family."
"Perhaps not, but to look at her
pompadour la her pictures must make
many suspect sho has rats."
Liquor has caused many a strong
man's downfall. It is easy for his wife
lo knock him out when he Is loaded.
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His Probable Vocation.
FriendWhat Is your baby going to
he when he grows up?
Financier A blackmailer, I'm
afraid.
Friend Impossible! What makes
you think so?
Financier We have to give him
something every little while to keep
him quiet.
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In Uao for Over 80 Tears.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castorit
Sea of Pumice.
A steamship which recently made
the port of San Francisco reports hav
ing sailed In a sea of pumice, near
Sydney, N. S. W. Apparently the ma
terial had been cast up by a subma
rine volcanic outbreak, und chunks
ranging in slzo from that of a marble
to a plug hat were thrown on deck by
tho waves. Tho vessel was several
hours In passing through tho affected
region.
An Instance.
"Illrds of u feather tlock together.
"Exactly; swallows generally are
found associated with larks."
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grain growing.
The Government this year ta ankkts fanners to Mt la
creased acreage Into oraia. Military service k noton
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