Show r I Rights I 1 il I AGUSTUS A A GUSTUS JOHN an ami artist of some note painted the portrait of lord The flie titled one ne wished the por portrait it to occupy a certain ri il small sl space sac a e ts house So So he cut o out oit t th the head cad to fram frame frani for foe li t purpose a and d rejected the rest of the portrait That stirred up uP a row with the painter demanding demanding de de- de- de manding explanations and the other protesting that since he heb bought the portrait and paid for ithe it ithe he h d the rig right t to do with it it tas a as he wished I Unquestionably he had that legal right But i the notion that he had such a a moral right is ge gen generally and vigorously denied Modern thought te tends to put more emphasis on the obligations and responsibilities of poss poss' possession than on its rights Children for instance Parents have legal authority over a child which equals their responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- re for his welfare But it is his right that what they require him to do should be in his own interest rather r th for n-for th their ii profit Achild A child does not belong to to his parents so much as he lie hebel bel belongs to himself S 5 I 1 o I. I Lucky Horseshoes 1 IF TF IF GOOD luck in years gone was sure to follow 1 the find finding ng of a horseshoe double luck ought to follow the finding of one these days For though horses have as many feet and so wear as many shoes as they formerly did the horse is being crowded off the road by the auto And II many less horseshoes are ire lost Why was the finding of a horseshoe supposed supposed sup sup- posed to bring good fortune anyway Well WeIl it was a matter of growth and changing of custom There was a time when the thing to do was to nail p a horseshoe over over the door as a protection S tion against witches finally witches went out o of fashion Then he the custom was twisted so it was was construed if one found a horseshoe and nailed it above his door h herd hed d have good luck If it is a foolish thing to do one might point th the fa fact tt that to o o at a pretty good man established a L precedent For or Lord N Nelson lson sa saw to it that a a L horseshoe was nailed to to the mainmast of his fighting ship Victory |