Show Howe About Stillman and Morgan Favoritism Materialism a Virtue I I I I I I By DyED ED HOWE POWE WE POME IE men have hare bo o little woman woman- SO SOMi J they sense should have hue an administrator admInistrator administrator adminis admInis- appointed to direct their love lore affairs A conspicuous exams example lp le Is Jim Stillman Stillman Still Still- man of ot New w York Apparently a reasonably reasonably rea rea- fair laIr active and Intelligent fel tel fellow tellow fellow low In his other activities he has long been heen a sad nd Idiot In associating with women apparently he never so much muchas as bowed to one who did not make him enormous trouble Falling heir to a fortune from Irom a careful father lather was an active curse to him J for lor many years jears his name had been dragged th through the courts and lind newspapers ant and always the evidence Indicates that Stillman wa wall more of 01 a gentleman than tho those e who have treated him so BO foully were wre ladles Indies In the latest example ex ox ample of 01 foul lout notoriety his attorney appealed to the court for help for lor Stillman Still Still- Stillman man pointing out ont that the case for lor the complainant was so 80 palpably blackmail that her lawyer lawer should be disbarred A few tew men are capable In their love affairs but such cases are so 80 rare a book has recently been written to celebrate celebrate cel cel- the case of 01 the elder eider J. 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P Mor Mor- Ran gan He lie was as an enormous lover but bot able to handle the details so well that no woman ever made him serious trou trOUt We hie He lie treated them well wen and paid them well and most of 01 them seem slem to have actually loved him Even the gossips respected re his unusual skill and did dill not talk about him a tenth as much as they talk about poor Jim Stillman Being weak myself 1 I do not know how Morgan ever er did It but confess confess con con- conteas fess teas I 1 found lound great Interest In the recent recent re re- recent cent book called Morgan the tho Mag Mag- We hear bear much complaint from Irom the defeated of ot Favoritism Favoritism My observation has been that favoritism favoritism fa la- Is exercised to the advantage of 01 the most reliable and worthy When a good Job Is to be given out no employer Is II fool tool enough to pay a salary to a drunkard or slouch It If a sober Rober and efficient worker Is to be had Good steady workers are the favorites favor or ites of men as well wen as of 01 the gods e Boys always Interest me mee 1 I read that lately two ships were becalmed fifteen miles apart In the loneliest part of 01 the loneliest of 01 the oceans In making mak mak- ing lag the passage around Cape Horn born The crew of 01 one was composed of 01 German Herman boys bos of 01 good families their average a age was WO seventeen and one was a baron Germans believe e In n giving ing log boys boy a practical experience early When there had lied been no wind for tor a long time five eight of the crew asked the captain for tor permission to row off to the other ship The captain said they were craz crazy as boys nearl nearly always are hut but finally tale pare them use of 01 the yawl Starting at two In the ills afternoon they returned at two the following mornIng morn morn- Ing hag after eating supper on board the stranger tranger The sporty captain waited up tip for tor them burned flares after otter nightfall night night- tall loll to direct them and sat up for tor hours listening to their chatter of 01 the trip The captain was noted as us the most capable man In the sailing service and andIn In tn the book there Is s not a word about Ills Its cruelty Most sea sa books make much of 01 the brutality of 01 the captain I 1 liked this tills story because of 01 the decent captain and I believe most of or them are decent I never care for tor exaggerated stories of 01 cruelty filth or adventure s e eWe We all agrEe Science has made the modern world great Science Is solo edu- cation cotlon taking advantage of 01 experience nce Honesty Is the religion of t men meu of 01 this trade Their first question In everything every every- thing Is ts Is It true It If the truth Is harsh they look for tor an antidote Their first ambition Is to get out of 01 life lite the best hest there Is In it Not ot one of ot the first class men of science has ever taught dreams omens predictions When one of 01 them Sir Oliver Lodge began holding In old axe age he was promptly tagged as a motorist Is U tagged by policemen for lor parking wrong rong When we finally reach the age of ot reason we will depend on the scientists scientists lists for lor guidance Who told us about the great wonders of ot nature and demonstrated dem dew Castrated them The rhe scientists Who ho predicted the end of the tie world dati dally and hourly for tor centuries and oilseed missed It every time The prophets and end dreamers Who lio was It killed a thousand men every day of ot his active life A gen gea- eral and politician culled called Napoleon apollOn ho Who enabled us to sit quietly at home hove and hear music and messages from torn any say part of 01 the world Again the scientists the file men who believe In honesty education peace politeness progress materialism m common sense sense and ond everyone rolle a hard hurd worker e S C 1 In a new novel no II II 11 G a. a 11 Wells ells exploits a e hero who ho through a long and ac so- so the five life manages to fool himself lt and become y happy n and contented man also Years Yearn ears ago ugo Alfred Jayson Payson Ter Ter- hone hune said to me we and 1 I made a para ira graph with credit of 01 tt It t that the hap ban piE lOt man lotto In the world Is u he who can cun fool himself aril and believe everything e h he says or does Is Iii perfect I Loth 0 the Sir Mr r Wells and find Mr Br Terhune are url rule mis taken token Millions tool fool themselves hES but the truth always ah overtakes them and applies the nt punishment II finally na lIy the du dot nt of 01 fools ria ft fools O. 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