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r h e Be es Mom e Magaz i ft e P a.1 ) Saturday in Loveland Wash-Day By NELL BRINKLEY Copyright, 1918, Intern! News Service. Reaching the Child Heart C5 By Virginia Terfaune Van Jo Water. Oopyrlght. 191B, by th Star Company. f-o much la Mid and written nowaday on the training; of th ymmg that It eema almost presumptuous for any on to attemr to add to tb mas of ad viae to parent to the auxveitlona aa to how and when one ahould punish. If at all to the counsel aa to vartoua modal of restraining the child, of making as obedient creature of him or allowing fclin to "exerclee hla own Individuality." We all recall the paraphrase of Solo mon' direction: "Chain up a child and away he will at." Though it la supposed to be only a humorous paraphrase, it sometimes prove sadly true. The fart rematns that parent have lived to little purpose If they are not more capable of guiding the youngsters than are the youngsters themaeivaa. Btlll th unending and everburning question, 1 how to do It? It is, of course, uaeleaa to attempt to inak any one rule to fit every case. In one family the first child needed atern discipline, while th second was hard ened by the very process that had suc ceeded admirably with her sister. To atudy the character of the little one, and to decide what course to pursue In each ease. Is the by no moan easy task laid out for the parent. And aa th parent wjo to most with the little boy or girl and upoa whom devolve most of the training la the mother, I would tell her of what one mother declares has been an Invaluable aid In the management of her children. It 1 elmply this: Tak th child Into your confidence. To explain: On lfttl girl had & vio lent temper which punishments of various kind failed to subdue or con trol. Th loving mother prayed about It, thought about It. asked ad vie cf her family, co-operated with her husband In hi efforts to find . a way to teach tb littl one that ab- must not fly Into a rag and kick and scream. Then, when almost discouraged, the mrrther hit upon the happy Idea of asking th advio of the girl herself. 8 he waited until the little girt was In a unny mood. Taking her upon her lap aha began by explaining to hr that God had placed upon every mother the duty of making the beat of th character of tne child entrusted to her care, of keep ing the body and oul of th! child In a condition aa near perfection a possible. All thl waa told In short, easily oompre hended word. The mother called the ttttl one' at tention to the fact that she, th child, waa very truthful, and that therefor th mother would. not be blamed for produe Ing a decettfuPwotnan. Bh pialsod other (.nod qualities,, euch a- neatness, prompt obedience, etc Lastly, h reminded her gently that there waa on thing In which aha, as a mother, had failed, and that wa In teaching her little girt aelf-coTrtTnl. She warned tfr listener that this tamper would grow wtth her growth until at last It woutdCbecom her masten, not her servant. "And now, the wis pasent said. "I ant going to akyou to help me act th tat of Uits fault. When you war a baby you were notwtae enough to 'help me In thla work that Ood ha given na to do. But now If vaunts you and m to e Junt how good a child we can make of you, just what we can do with that temper of your. Will you help me, dar ling f Th email girl promised and kept the promise. Thla compact was a little sec ret between the bwo. Of course there were times when .anger would gat the beat of good rrsoaillon, but a loving reminder from the mother would abate the storm of passion. The scream would ceate suddenly as the worda, "Please help me. darling!" were spoken. And In a few years the vlatory waa won. not that th temper was banished. One ' would not want to do away with It. But it waa controlled. The same plan proved suoceaaf ul la the case of a cnlld who found It difficult to tell the truth. Punishments of various kinds availed nothing. At last, on day, when he was defected In a falsehood, his mother did not even scold him. II looked at her surprised. "Aren't you going to punish mar he asked. "No, deax." she sail, sadly. "Tod are old enough now to know that I cannot conquer this evil without your help. When you were Utile the blame for your naughtiness rented with me. Now you have sense enough to know that a lie Is s sin, and that It la a aln that Injures your own souL All the punishments In tlie world won't ' break you of the habit of untruthfulness- unless you are willing to help Ood and me In our aim to make a xx1. honoraile man of you." "I will halo Ood and you, mother," the boy dnclared. A new snse of responsibility for the formation of hi own character had been born In the lad's mind. He appreciated, thnuich only very dimly at first, that he was "thinking God thoughts after Him." and be won hi fight for truth. After all. children are reasonable be iis elthotgh we do not always give thm credit for it And If treated hon estly and squarely, they will uaually r werd us with honesty and squareness. Of course such a plan as has been sug fctsted must be consbWred confidential t.-twen mother and child while the little one is younit. The knowledge that the rarent has trusted htm enough to confide to lam the secret of the great work en-trunit-d to her Impresses the Child an J brings out nil that Is best In him. . One cunnct expect any sudden change In the development of the normal boy or K.rl. and cne must not despise the daya tf the small beginnings or be discouraged at numy "lapses from gran" But If th dt tr is present U assist In The lofty purpose of forming a noble, self-oon-i" he1. honuraMe nun or woman, the chi d will no hit or her share In a way tl.at aill mas tbe mother thank God and e eouraga tmmrtiM ki'MH rWw iiRBL V&Fy) fii tern (A Ww9llfitlKM . . They don't Ilka their neckt waahed, or behind thalr earg,. any more than other babies do. And all wek long they're in deep, dark mtechlef, through the atreeta of the gplendld, the streets of the weary, the streets of the drab-colored, the lanes of tbe lucky In the country and so their mother puts It off until Saturday "country style!" And then they Read By Gotrvcrneur Morris and Charles W. Ooddard ewsrfgkt MO. Oenaaay. Synopsis of Pevlous Chapters. After th tragi death of John Ainaa bury, hi prostrated wife, one of Auier iua'a graateat beautlos, dies. At her dsalU frvf. MtuUier, au asunt of the lutor.su klduapa the beautiful J-ysar-old baby Slil and brings liar up In a paradise where she no man, but thinks sue la taught by augels who Instruct bar fur ber u Isslou to isforni the world. At the age of IK she is suuuonly thrust Into the world wlio re atceuts of the interest ate ready to prsleud to find ber. Th un to tsel the loss of the little Auieebury alrl most, after she had ben siiinivd away by tbe Interests, waa lummy barulay. fifteen yeais later Tommy gees to the Aiilruult.k. The interests are responsi ble fur Ui trip, liy aocldsnt he 1 the Hist to meat the lutle Aiuesbuiy glrU as she voiiw tortn truiu her varadlse as Cvleatla tbe alii from hewveit. Neltner Toinuiy uor Coiustia recoAuiae eauh other. Toiiuny (liitia 11 an aay uiattar to reaou C'alesUa (rum rrvf. ttilllter and tbsy hlo In the uiouutalus; later they are purauad by Sliillter aitd escape to aa Island wber touy sxend tbe nlgiit. 'lhat night. siUuitsr. following his In dian gulJs, reai-hre the talaud. found Culastia eud Tuiuiuy, but did not disturb thaiii. la tb iiiuitiliig Tommy goes for a awlui. Uuruig his abuce sUiillier at tempts to ai.ua! Ceivetla. wbu runs to Tummy lor help, followed by MUllWr. The laltwr at vitut rsallsos Touliuy s pie dlcaiiMiit. lie takes aavautage of It by takli.g not only Celeatla a. but Touliuy a Civtnes. bdl.iisr rvaultss sour Coruera with Ct:lsiia lust in Uin to oalch a eipreaa tor New York, there he plaoee Cvivstia lu livltuvue iwapiuil, where her sanity Is proven by the autburitlw. Tommy rsachos Uollsvue Just before bUI-llta-r's di'fcrtuie. Tommy s first aim was to get Celeetle ay from n:iht-r. After ttiey leave bflisvue Tonmi) la unabia to got any liottd to Inks t.Vlwlla in owing to ber costume, hut later be persuades hi latliar to kei b. r U ben be (um out to tbe tuxt I n finds her goue. ai:e fall Into the hands of wlihs slavers, but es-er and aoes to live with a poor fam ily by the luiure of lioualas. When tholr son Kreddls returns home he finds rlhl In bis own hotia. Olesiu. the girl for wl;bU the underworld hs ofiartxl a re rd that hs huped to a-t. Onlestla s-. ores work In a large gar niaiii fuctory, wrire a great many girls are eruoluyfed. liure aha shows her pe culiar powar, and maJwe trienda with all ber girl companions By ber talks to the girls she la able to calm a threatened strike, and the boss" overhearing ber la luovtd to grant ttte relief tbe (Iris wuiied and also to riKht a great wrong he bad done one of thaiu. Just at this point the factory cau-hes on ftre, and the work rovui la aoon a biasing furnace. Celealie rstuees to escspe with Uie other girls, and Tommy tiarolay ruata In and car rlrs ber out, wrapped in a big roU of Uoth. After reecubig Celeetle from the fire, lunuiiy U sought by H&uaer bnr.lay, who uudrrtakns to persuade him to give up tbe gii-L Toamiy refura. and CeU-sila want I.lm to wed hr dirtily, lie tea Dot do thla, as he baa bo fumli. tililllisr and riarvlay lntrodute cVbietui to a co tvrle of wolihy niiiiiug niwu. who agree to aend C't (turtle to tlis -iMll .rt-a Aflrr being diidiiiierited, Toiiuny sought work In the ennl nuiu-s. tie tna to bnad off a threHi.-iibJ alrlke hv taking the miners' traders to s Hnrrlsy, who re-fuM-s to llMrn to thrm. T!ia strlk is on, snd Tuirirny discovers a pinn of the own ers to turn a u.erh!ne gun looet no I lie It Here See It at the Movies men when they attack the stookade. Thla sets the mine owners busr to set rid of Tommy. The wife or the miner reader Involve Tommy In an escapade that leads the mlnere to lynch him. Celeetla swves ikm from the mob, but turn from bint and gov to see Kehr. TENTH EPISODE. Although Khr had been Inatruotad to Rlv Celeatia every chance to settle th strike, and to hinder her In nothing, he waa atlll determined n ttrirtr mtm Mm own kind of a settlement If possible. i loee-nsted and narrow, he waa never theleee a man with beliefs and principle for which be wa not only willing to ao rUloe hla fortune, but hi Ufa If necessary. To Kehr a man who agreed to work certain hour for certain wage and then wnt back on his agreement wa no more to be considered or treated with than a mad dog. To hla finger tips he was cap italistic anil believed In property. At hla finger tip he had innumerable Hmnl of contented laborers who had become affluent and of dlaoontented laborers who naa un is tied up In jail. ""onoe." he would say. 'labor did th Meet work possible for the muIM. pay. but nowaday labor wlahe to do th east amount or work possible (and the worst kind of work), and to receive there for so much pay that there can be no return en the capital which employ labor. Where are we drifting n te . - eight-hour day with a raise, why not six wim a raiser why not four Two! Nonet My men want to breakru r receive their pay envelopes at th same nme. i wasn't Ilk that I went to work for wage that a dog could hardly have lived on. Hut 1 saved and waited, and I worked a hard a I could without com plaining. And now look at met "Any healthy-minded. able-bodied young American can get rich In lee than no time If he will work aa ham v. n. save a portion of what he earn and seep ms ear cloeed to th fool and devil who preach laslneea and Hv. tent." CtondtUon at Bitumen had eom to rdrh a pass that Kehr could see no pos sibility of compromise. Th country was suffering from what amounted to a ooej famine, and the fault lay. so Kehr hon estly felt, wtth a group of two-legged anlmala who didn't know anough to com In out of the rain. All over the country. o Kehr honestly thought, labor was rearing- ha head like that of venomous rtaka, Already It had bitten many Innocent people, and sum were dead and some war ruined for life. Now you don't argue with a venemoua snake. Tou either kitl It or you run f rotn II Kehr was sot th kind of man who run from anythm;. H had a big stick, and If h poeatbty onuld. he waa going to hit labor on good crack over the head. Anyway, his plans, were all In order. He had goaded the Strike leader unt'l they were ready to order an attack on hie stockade, and he was grimly rtedy and even eager for that attack to begin. Tommy had thwarted put the kettle on, till It simmers gently, and the lady who came out of the sea, the mother of all the little Loves that ever were, "who has so many children she doesn't know what to do," Venus of the white arms and the amber hair, she souses 'em In one by one with a sound like a shoe full of rain water plopnh! In. And sh-h-h? out again! And up him once. Now they had sent Celeatia to thwart hint again, Btlll he received her with politeness, and told her that he was glad ahe had come. "I'm glad you've como, young lndy, be cause I know your theories, andTm gla-1 to have the chanoa of showing you how Impractical they are In th face of an actual condition. Tou want labor and capital to be friends and to work hand In hand. Can a gunman be frtenda wtth a Wahopf- "Why, yea- said Celeatia, "when they get so they underatand each other. But a day will come when there won't be any gun men." "Nor any walking delegates, nor any fool who spend more than they can earn and then bexin to holler murder and act off dynamite. Now, you Jus aft down In that chair, and I'U teU you. In a nut shell, the history of the last few years that ha led tip to th present situation. To begin with I was a day laborer myself In these coal fields" Calestla raised her hand la protest. "Don't tell me your aide of the quar rel," ahe said; "tell ma that re. When your heart I very hard against a man. th best way to soften It 1 to say all the favorable thlnga you can think of about him. rd like you to tell me all th goad things you can think of about Ounsdorf and then I shall S to him and ask him to tell m all the good thing he can think of about you." "From neither of us." said Kehr grimly; "will you hear any good of the other." Tnn," said Celestla, smiling gently; "I shall hav to do th talking for you both." "You can chart ire m Into a breakfast food as easily as you can change Quns dorf Into a human bring." "Home day you and Ounsdorf wilt shak hands and you'll both admit that you ware both wrong." "Tou admit that hs'a wrong?" "Tsa, Mr. Kehr. and you too." Bh roe and smiled upon him. "I am to com and go aa 1 ptease?" "If you go among those devils over there la th town 1 won't be responsible for th conaequenoes." "But I've been among there already. They were going to hang a mas, but they listened to reason." What menT" A vision of Mrs. Ounsdorf fac floated through Celestla's mind, and caused e'er ye to narrow a Uttl. and look quite atoosy. "A man of no importance." ahe said lightly. "But I shan't to back to the town tonight. .What la the pass word?" II told her. "I shall talk with soma of your men tonight. And tomorrow I hop you will hav a rhang cf heart" Bh snillod so aweetly at hint that hi crabbed eld heart actually warmed to ward her. and then ah set out alone In th electric-lighted darkness to explor the strong place which capital had set up against rebellious labor. (Ta Be Continued Tomorrow.) m 9 a esW i r - ' By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. Bom folk think conversation cornea by th grace of heaven but nothing Is further from th truth. One might as well say playing the violin come by na ture. No human being do matter how musical could play a simple lullaby on the violin without first learning. Of course a maestro might play by ear with out lessons but not without practice. And moat mortals need all th aid good Instruction can give them. Well, by the same token of practical common sense, although a favored few talk glibly and even pleasantly by In stinct, even they do not get far without study, without practice and without tak ing Infinite pains. Of course the obvious way to improve In conversation la to talk provided on talka as well as one Is able. But It would be hard to force any man or woman to take a tonth as much pains to learn th game of conversation as to master the latest fox trot step or to learn the game of golf. And yet conver sation la a gam that can never go out of atyle and that wUl be Important aa long aa mortals have ears and tongues. Here are a few rule of practlc for learning the gentle art of conversation: Talk aa well aa possible to all sorts of people. Adapt yourself to moods, to character and to varying age. Mak It your business to aay what you want to convey ao you shall be thoroughly understood by the Individual you address Be cteer and simple. When you are thrown wtth an unutter ably dull person who asem almost dumb prid yourself on finding out something about which he can talk. Any one can talk about something. Even an utter fool can tell you about himself. Oet Into ,the habit of drawing out the silent and taciturn. A they expand Into conversa tion you will got a sort of perspective on your own leaser difficulties in finding conversational material. The very beet school for conversation la of course, good reading. The classical novels will accustom you to English used with charm and certainty and exactness Advice to Lovelorn Yea Did Vni, Dear Visa Fairfax. Iast week I met a young soy by flirtation. He waa going by on a buggy and aaKd ma to go for a ride, and 1 accepted. I have met him a t w times since then snd he asked me to go to the theater with I lm. 1 an K BLUE To accept such an Invitation was worse than alllnvesa: It was da-tgeroua Tou must discontinue an association begun In aucb circumstance. He, Dear Mis Fairfax: Would It be proper 'or a young girl to go traveling wun a young man with whom ahe is very well acquainted I mean going away tor a few aeeka at a time? B. P. B. It would be against all th rules of Society for a young girl to take such a trip aa you suggest. There Is ao season for auch a trip and It would be vary and down he goes, black hair and goldy, until his eyes are tight shutten and his body glistens and the dust of the wayside is worn off, and he screams aloud that he is dying and has no more ekin on 'lm and then she hangs them up to dry by their once more heavenly white wings. So guvs oaiuruay in uove-Jana! IN1LLi The right word In the right place will come, through good reading, to have a meaning all Ita own to you. Don't read to quote don't read to talk with "hlgh falutln' " and literary elegance. Read to aee how words can be molded Into a living mass to express Just th mean ing in the modeller' mind. After you have read a bit don't get to thinking you are all wlae the field of claaslo lor in Just the English language I wide Indeed. Don't be pedantic about what you know don't try to make It seem overwhelming. Be overwhelmed yourself by all there la left for you to read. Shakespear and Goethe will prove In teresting after you hav accustomed yourself to school cf reading In which, "Said ah languidly" and "He exclaimed with flashing ayes" do not mak up for nlceness for exactness In modeling worda Into a breathing expression of thought. It I obvlou that all knowledge will help ywu In conversation. A IHtle anec dote about your washerwoman' boy may tighten a dull moment. It Is well to keep up with the time. The editorial page of the newspaper In themselves offer a training for Interesting talk, whether you agree or intelligently differ with what you hav read. If you have read good book review and criticism of popular play you can talk about the original with those who have first-hand knowledge. There are two olaealr about boredom which you must avoid If you want to be known aa a good conversationalist. A bore has been defined as "a person who talks about himself." Don't let yourself be so defined. Talk about tbe other chap; let him fall Into the category, of bores, but avoid that slough of despond, for your own social reputation. Then a bore has been called "a per son who, when you ask him how he feels tells you!" Don't, don't, a you value your friendly, place In the minds of men. tell them all about your last headache, nor how you can't sleep in hot weather, nor how you have all the symptom of appendicitis. Rather than that, use even th stupid old expression. By Beatrice Fairfax foolish to risk aa lrreparahl hurt to a girl's reputation. He is Probably Selfish. Dear Mlae Fairfax: I am XI veers of age and have known a vuung man five yeara niv senior for the last four years, lie never take ni to any places of amusement, but whenever he meeta me on the street he tekes me home. My sis ter laughs at me because he doesn't take me out. D you think I should allow him to take me home If he douan't take dm out. I love him "vary much. BVELTN R. In these day of moving picture and Inexpensive mean of amusement, there la no reason why the man for whom you care should not show you some slight at tention. He Is probably selfish and pre fer to spend hla money on his own en joyments and to eecert you home as an Learning How to Talk Inexpensive mesne of showing his later- j eeU I 'hi, . .rl,fn.;1a m mm UKIInK-LEY. "Fin and dandy!" when aaked how you feel. But don't go Into a clinical and medical mass of detail. Save your symp toms for the doctor. Tou will pay him to listen to tbe story thereof. And finally to talk well, broaden your horizon. Everything In the world about you be It a crying baby In the aubway or th latest war bulletin haa possibili ties of Interest and Interesting possibili ties. Observe consider comment. Don't turn your mind 'in n yourself, but ex pansively offer It to the world, for Im pressions. And then exchange opinion with the people you meet. Boon giggling and Idle chatter wilt be as unnatural as dumbness. 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