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Show ; THE RISE OF PETROLIUM Hot: tho Discovery of the Oil Fiolfl3 was Accomplished Its Eemarkable Growth. IT WAS A MODEST CONSIDERATION. JTany Hon Were Euined Before-Fortunes " Wore Made Names of Some ' 1 Early Wells. .....-.. " ' - irother, that dear, sweet, matchless tiame, a synonym for the tenderest, truest love man ever knows, has been eliminated from the fashionable vocabulary. vocabu-lary. In the revised edision of the gilt edged lexicon it is bracketed obsolete. Only a few years ago war was made on the common pronunciation of the word mam-ma, and in spito of usage the French method was carried, that is, with the accent on the last syllable. Now mother, mam-ma and old fashioned "ma" have been set, aside as commonplace, common-place, and various terms of endearment " substituted. One of the wealthiest ladies in New York has tanght her two little sons to call her "precious." "Dear one" is tho favorite address in the home of a rich and distinguished politician, ami the scions of the largest estate in tho coun-' coun-' try call the young mother "lovo of mine" and the proud father "Prince Charming." But the most common term of endearment among the children of the upper class is "sweetheart." Coming from the' little folks scarcely ablo to utter tho sounds of the letters, it is very pretty, especially at table or in tlie nursery, when tho small child has a grievance or a heartache. It is not, however, how-ever, a convenient or callable name at the foot .of tho stairs when tho immediate imme-diate presence or audience of a gentlewoman gentle-woman is needed. Since the abrogation of "dearest," which had as long a mij. ni the Fauntlcroy sash-and-collar, "dearie"' has enjoyed considerable popularity, pop-ularity, but of lute intrenchmenls have , been made upon the lovers' territory and all their tender appellations appropriated. appro-priated. "Sweet one," "my own," "lovely," "heart's ease," "dear heart," "queen," "darling" and "sweetness" are some of the pet names to which loving and lovable lova-ble mothers respond. And after all thero is something very tender and very sweet in this love making of parents and children, chil-dren, albeit the dignity implied by plain "mother" may appear to bo lacking. It , is just possible that there is too much severity se-verity in our relations with the little ones, and that a better, truer, firmer friendship might accrun from this child worship. One thing is certain, that there can be no estrangement between the real lovers of homo. It is the sweet privilege of every mother to be the idol of her daughters and the sweetheart of her sons, and she has only herself to blame if the ohild lover tires of her and in the noonday of life forgets the glory that brightened his morning. "Mother" may do for the daughter and son that the marriago ties will bring to tho roof tree, but if a sweeter, dearer name can be invented by all means let us have it to use, to hear and to love. New York World.. . ' |