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Deserving Persons in Temporary Distress
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By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. 4 ;
If men In street W hich makes them in the face of flame
what u. world
onA mar fl.nri f00(t
the same kinship of the 4 human Rise to the meaning of true brother
heart; ... , hood!
Millions of money are going to waste
every, day. in New York., Waste means
misuse,, and in Very uueel. of- upper New
York and in the streets given oyer to
vice and ; shame, and graft and folly,
money is being " " '
misused, spent upon
things which give
no help or.- happi
ness, y 'and1 which
lower the stand
ards of humanity.
Meantime sctores
of noble;" worthy,
benevolent and phil
anthropic ' f causes
are Buffering '. for
the .need of a little
timely aid. . ,
In, one , of New
York's .old-time
palatial houses at
No. 43 West Four
teenth -.street, is a ,
home. It is called St. Mary's. , It was
founded by Miss Susan Osborne, and Is
non-sectarian, though Miss Osborne ' Is a
Catholic, k; . .... .
This home Is a refuge for all homeless
men "anf women, .fJJ&9twa are 'truly
sheltered 'from stqrm and hunger and the
despair that means death, and during
these hard times of the last two years
and more men also, are given food and
clothing. ' One night in January a man
rang the bell; with him were his wife and
a little girl of They had been extcted for
borne, says: "I have written you before,
and now must again ask a word of help
from your pen. ' ' . .
".This time I am In trouble about the
improvements in the city. '
"Our good . borough president has or
dered ' us to . have the stoops and fall
ings at Nos. 141 and 143 West Fourteenth
street pushed 'In a number of feet and
some taken away altogether to widen
the middle of the street
"We. will have to do this at a cost
of $610, and unless we get help we can
not see how we can pay that amount.
"We are now trying to pay large
bread and. "coal bills, debts which we
had to Incur during the last long and
severe' winter."
' Surely among the men and women of
large wealth in New York City must be
those who will help this good woman,
row 60 years old, who has devoted her
whole life to a broad, non-sectarian
charity like this Night Refuge.
To the great body of men and women
of New York this charity Is unknown.
Beyond the police sergeants of the lower
districts, east and west, the reporters
whose duties take them into precinct
stations and the prowler i, of J the side-;
walks,-scarcely more. than a hundred peo
ple ever heard of it existence.. The
motive p6wer of the charity is to he
found In the personality of a good woman.
whose life-work lies In the succor of her
sex when all else In this world has been
closed to them. .
And only those who by the condition
non-payment of rent and had wandered of their lives are forced Into the know!
through street after street until all h6p
was. gone'.' X policeman sent them to the
Refuge. ;The wife and little girl were
taken in And the man was given food and
comfortable clothing. The little family
of three were absolutely , respectable
peopler-good hablfs-rbut the husband wa&
without -work. With, his family sheltered
and himself garbed once more like a,-deserving
manv Jie found work, and aftei
two p :three weeks set up his house-
tr.1A vivld aaa(tl thi, . U-1 fa and arlrl rA.
malning the meantime at St Mary's.'
. I find, In the recent official report,
that in toe year 1907-1908 620 breakfasts
and dinners were given , to transients
who ap!lled and who were suffering
from hunger. These were both men and
women. Rent was paid for 180 respect
able families to savfc .them from eviction,
and 153 ( young working women were
given free vacations. Twelve hundred
garments," "some constituting entire out
fits; for young women, who should pre
sent -a respectable , appearance whort
seeking positions,," were given away.
Three huhdred and ', nlnety-flre pairs of
shoes new were supplied, and during
the last year 20,250 poor were sheltered
and fey,' 575 articles of clothing 'given.
250 baskets of food provided, 59,000 meals
given to poor men, 1w mothers and -10S
children 'sheltered and. fed, ..besides, sev
enty .respectable but destitute families
provided, with coal, provisions and furniture.,.;;'-
Now comes a letter from Miss O-
edge of the dark side of existence In a
metropolis can appreciate how much for
the good of woman she h&n accomplished
In the thirty-three years of her adminis
tration of the little house In Fourteenth
street , !
Go into any station of a busy police
prednct and on the wall, by the side of
the sergeant's desk, Is a big placard.
The placard is the first object that strikes
the eye of the homeless creature as she
opens the door of the station, an4 she
reads these words: "Open all night for
the reception of those who need succor.
No questions asked, no cards or letters
necessary to secure shelter and food."
Will not the opulent club men, who
spend days and nights at the auction
bridge table in our fashionable clubs, de
vote the winning of one evening to this
noble work? ; ,
. Think what It would mean, for the poor
people of the city, who, until the soil Is
given back to the toilers, must find shel
ter and help at times while they struggle
onward toward a new beginning. Copy
right 1912, Amerlcan-Journal-Examlner.
. A Bachelor Reflections.
There's always a chance ' to learn, ex
cept In college.
A man isn't half as asTiamed of himself
to be In politics as his friends are of him.
A headache Is a lot more Important to
anybody than the sanctity of, the consti
tution. If a girl will -walk right up to a man
and kiss him it doesn't mean as much to
her as eating fudge. New York Press.
: The Parting A Dialogue
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, - ;: By CHESTER FIRKINS. ', " . '
.'';.;s,;'.'t:.V. "And so .it's. all 6Ver; tomorrow
" Your motor will whiak you away." ' "
v : " "I don't think 'twill bring you much sorrow; '
. , You've been so so atupid today!"
' "I'm sorry; I ought to be Jolly;
It's been my. best summer and you "
'Oh, what, do. I matter? What folly! .
Of course, as you say, it's all-through."
"By Jove! But I wish it was easy;
- A man doesn't take things' that way."
;Xo. Men Just grow tired and freezy.
And say: 'Lovely summer good-day "
"Why, Polly, you don't mean I've hurt you;
You don't mean to say you care!"
,".No, no, no! I hate you! You flirt, you! ,
I don't see how ever you dare!"
"You do! No, you can't! Why, I've told you;
- I'm. only beginning; I'm poor!"
"Go on then; I'm not going to hold you;
I'll not be your burden, I'm sure."
"By Heaven, you shall be! I love you!
. 'I don't care a rap for your gold!" '
"Dick! ; Stop It! How impudent of you!
Dick dearest! Why were you so cold?"
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What Should a Wfie Do?
, By WINIFRED BLACK
"Woman Young Until he-GaUs Herself : Ql
"A woman Is young until she herself
admits that he Is old. 1 J- ;
'The age of the most popular heroines
in fiction Is about 27. . , ,
"A girl is a girl until she advances
Into womanhood,- through the develop
ment of mind and body, and she remains
a young woman until mind and body be
come Impaired through age." '
MISS LUCY WILD. '
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By MARGARET HUBBARD AYER.
The ' directors of the' Tonng Women's
Christian association of Chicago marched
into a regular hornet's nest of Indig
nation when they announced that a wo
man is no longer young after she Is 25.
' Almost every woman past, that age has
had something to say on . the subject,
Mrs. F. G. Logan, a clubwoman of dis
tinction, announcing that "a girl Is . a
girl . until she Is a matron, even If she
is not a matron until 40." .t
"Mrs. Logan probably assumes that a
woman becomes .a matron as soon as
she Is married; as a matter of fact, tt
is only the married woman, who Is also
a mother, who can be called a matron,"
said MJss Lucy Wild, the well known
business 'woman, who has had so much
to do with girls and matrons of all
classes that her definition Is accurate.
"The much disputed question of a
woman's age, whether she is young. or
old, Is not counted by the date In the
family Bible.
"A woman is young until she herself
admits that she Is old.
"Work, that is work, Implying
economic Independence, has changed
woman's attitude toward the question
of age," continued Miss Wild, "and it is
quite certain that the wage-earning
woman of 23 nowaways Is much younger
In every way, In looks, physique and In
mind, in her capacity for enjoyment and
endurance, than the woman of the same
age, 100 years ago, who did not have the
Inspiration and the stimulus of an in
teresting occupation.
"In the old-fashioned novels the
heroine's age was generally '16 years or
thereabouts and she was considered quite
passe after she was 20 years old. A
girl of 16 years today Is just' emerging
from the nursery, while the heroines of
our most popular novels range anywhere
from 24 to 34 years, and I believe 27 years
is considered the most Interesting age
for the heroine in fiction, and heroines,
of course, are always young.
"The limit of youth Is constantly ex
tending. I don't believe than anyone
would dare assert that a girl ceases to
be a girl when she reaches the age of 25
years, and certainly she Is not a matron
then or at any other time until she Is
married and ts rearing a family.' V
"The girl of 25 years may be sophisti
cated, but she is not old. On .the other
hand, a certain type of 'young girl, ' the
mora earnest " kind,.. Is anxious to be
called a woman rather than a girl, arid
Is In no sense flattered when she is
called 'girl' instead of the more digni
fied title.
"Age doesn't depend so much on birth,
days as It used to; it depends much more
on the spirit of the. woman, and I thli-k
this spirit of youth Is part of the so
called woman movement .
"The woman, no matter what her age,
w ho - has health and enthusiasm, who Is
interested In all sorts of things, is al
ways young. If you called her an old
woman, she would be justly insulted."
"How about calling her an old girl?"
That might fie more appropriate,
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The woman, - no ' matter what her age, who has health and enthusiasm,
who is Interested In all sorts of things, is always young," says Miss Lucy Wild.
Winifred Black: Yes, I'll) writ and
tell you what I think a woman who ha
been deceived should do. " Klght years
ago, when I discovered my husband was
unfaithful, I did as '
you think a woman
should do, as I in
fer from what you
say. I left him,
because my "self
f espec t, ' ' my
"honor" would not
allow me , to con
done such an "of
fense,-; ' v
But I have never
seen a happy day
since, and I realise
now that no mat
ter what he did I
would be happier
with him than I
can aver be. s The real true loye of a
real true woman, Is not easily uprooted.
I know, for I've tried eight years, and it
is a hopeless task.
I am loading a very easy life, and ,"get
on" In the world all , right, but would
gladly go back to my husband If I could
and llva In ' hut . and ; scrub for him,
which all sounds very undignified and
not high-mlnded at all, and will not look
weir In print, but it la the truth just the
same, and all true-hearted women will
agree .with, me In their hearts, If not
openly. ? a REAL WOMAN,' ;
; There's a .letter., for . you, and trui
!very syllable of it, or there la no truth
mwiatur and no folly In the world.'"
So1, you want him back, do you,,, poor,'
lonely, miserable little sister? . What
for? ,
Would you trust him again, love him
again, believe in him again? Would
you "ever have one moment of peace a
long as you lived? Can you ;fQ;rglr
and forget too? ; ... ..vi.fjfvm
Well, then, you never should have left
the man at all. There are some women
like you, many of them. They have no
lives of their , own at all, no separate
existence; they are as bereft without
someone to cling to as a vine Is-without
something to hold It up while It
climbs. , , .
Good wpmen, .too, ' and . lovable not,
pertiaps, women to set the world afire
not people to do any great good In
the world, or any great bad, either
just every-day, loving, unreasoning, . un
thinking, sweet little souls, who need
an Ideal, a living one to idealise.
: Such women should , never allow any
momentary anger or temporary pride to
come between them and what seems to
them happiness.
That's the sort of woman who ought
to cling to her husband, no ; matter
what he does. He may beat her, lie to
her, laugh at her, neglect her,- leave
her to misery while he- roves from one
Joy to another never nd, she loves
him Just' the same, she can't help It,
and she shouldn't try. . And whisper,
that's the very ; sort of woman who
usually has to "forgive" seventy times
seven because she " can and will.
What would I do In your case, poor,
little, lonely, . wistful woman. I v would
crawl on my knees to the man who ha4
wronged me and I would beg him to take
me back and wrong me again,. If it made
me any happier to do It. i ,'
Why not? It is happiness we seek liC;
this 'world after all, and if that's your.;'
Idea of happiness, why take -it In hea
ven's name and smile, and keep on J
smiling.
All women are not like .ypn, i som
cannot love a man who has betrayed 1
them.. They ar flot to blaror for this J
sort of character; It Js. born In them.
In pity's name then, hunt up .this
man you love so dearly, entreat him to'j .
forgive you for hot ' forgiving him, tell
him of your tear-wet pillow, ' your days
of "lonely misery; he may take plty"oii1
you and make you his wife again. " J
But whisper, be careful before you ,
find him to 'learn whether" or not., h!
has found some' woman who would take,
the top of his head off if he even looked !
at you again. If he has found such a !
woman he may be dead in love with her!
and that would be unpleasant for you.'
wouldn't it? . , :
Men are so perverse. I know a man.
who deceived a perfectly good wife foe!
years, and after she died ho married a
termagant who wouldn't lot him speak .
to another woman,' and he wonders how
he ever lived with that first kind, lov
ing, forgiving creature.
Of course he ought not to be that way;
he Aought ito love, the one who loved him.
so utterly, but somehow he didn't I'
wonder If that very quality of weak ac
quiescence was hat alienated him from'
her?" ' ' ". ; ... ' ;
Tell us, gentlemen, lay your hand on
your hearts no v,' and speak the honest
truth, do you really love the woman'
who will forgive you no matter what
you do, or have most of you a sneaking"
fondnes for the ' woman who has
strength and depth of character enough
to demand the best that's In you-and
to be satisfied with -nothing less? ; ;..,'.
We'd love to know, we women,.
really would; do answer and tell us.
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Pinching a, Deanty Doctor,
Because she. had a "s'weet sixteen"
cheek on one side of her face and a?!
much wrinkled and faded "past fifty"
cheek; on the other a woman In Lyons,,
France,, secured $5,000 damages from' a i
beauty doctor much patronised In that"
City. She alleged disfigurement, and the t
Judge agreed fhat her face did look very':
much like a walking certificate of fem!
inlne deceit The doctor advertised la
the nswpapers that he could restore th.' ,
beauty of youth by graftlng-llftlng th.
skin and sewing It again to the forehead",
under the hair. , Madame Berthe Peullly ,
thought she would like to be a young ' .
girl again. She has burled two hue
bands and is now looking for No. S. The,
beauty doctor operated. His method sue-'
ceeded beautifully on the right' cheek. 1
The left one, however,- refused to auc
cumb ot the treatment a most provokt,'
Ing rebellion. "Have patience." pleaded''
the doctor, "we. will yet succeed. Bee; ;
Madame, the loveliness, the delicate
youth of your right check!" Thef lady',
however, could only see the faded ac"
cusativeness of the left aide of her face,
indignant, ashamed, she sought her law
yer, who took the case Into court, and.v
won. New York Tribune, ;
General William Booth
though certainly familiar. People seem
to think that girlhood leads, right Into
age, and they leave out womanhood al
together. To my mind,' the modem girl
is a girl until she advances Into woman
hood, though the development of mind
as well as body; and she remains a young
woman ustil mini and body .become Im
paired by old age. It's only then that
she Is no longer young..
"Generally this decay of mind and body
doesn't appear until she allows herself
to foster the Idea by thinking of herself
as old, so that age is a question which
each woman must settle for herself."
Miss Wild's optimistic view will find
favor wtyh all those women who are
trembling on the brink of the uncertain
age which, according to one writer, leads
to the dangerous age at about forty-two
years. "
Mrs. Mary Jansen, the social worker
and philanthorplst, doesn't believe in age
at all and she gave me certain rules
which she Insists will some day become
universally enforced. '
"There should be no such thing as the
counting up of birthdays." said Mrs..
Jansen, "because age has nothing to do
with years. Some women, as well as men,
become fossilized any time after twenty
five, while others keep on growing and
expanding after sixty. -.
"Lose track of your birthdays that'
the first thing to do -in eliminating age
Never think of yourself as old or aging.
"If you think you are too old to do a
certain thing,' and It Is too difficult foi
you, that is the time to do it. If anyont
tells you you cannot learn a new language
because you are too old. begin at once to
learn that language and show them and
yourself. ."
"Most people are old because they forget
to remain young.
"The directors of the Young. Women's
Christian association are either very old
fashioned or In their early teens. To such
persons a person of twenty-five appears
old enough to be on the brink of tht
grave.
"The question of age is one of the point
of view. Anyone who thinks twenty-five
Is old Is committing suicide."
By PERCY SHAW.
WE WHO look up,' , ; ' ' ' ; ..'''''
Serene In faith to that inverted cup
Where millions of vast worlds one nod obey,
Know not the, "wherefore of our little day;
But this we feel: '
He did not conceal ' ..
When, like a top, our pigmy globe be spun. ,
And left us, babes, our stumbling course to run.
For in each soul He wrote even as He blessed: ,
"He triumphs most who loves his fellows best."
To some, are given " . ' ; ''
With their first breath a sprinkling of strange leaven '
That, working out its mission'in the blood, "
Through right and wrong, makes for the human good. "
Who shall in other fashion tell 'us why ;
One man stirs nations re he comes to die, ; -
The while hig brother, child of the same womb, " '
. Plods dumbly on forgotten to the tomb? . '
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Did radiant seraph stand ' '
While you lay blinking on your mother's breast,
And with inspiring wand , . . .
Sear in your heart the woes of the oppressed?
Did His voice light your way while great ones frowned
And small maligned, ' - ' . , ;
That from your soul might thunder calls to truth '
Stirring mankind?, . , , .'
Heroes and years may pass, but all will say: "
"His is the fame that knows no.yestersjr. - s- r . ..
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