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BamralL & C. Tkm4ay, October ft» 1«M if.'.. ' SUGH IS LIFE—Up to Date By Charles Sughroe JNcw 1 ype or r airy Tale Is Appearing Rocket Ships, Rays and Ro bots Get Into Folk Lore. New York.—A new type of fairy- tale is being evolved in the United States in which the characters jump in rocket ships from planet to plan et, use death rays and other crea tions of a super-science, Clemence Dane, English critic, asserts in the North American Review. “The peri of Arabian Nights is a majestic female, differing only from her human sister in her superior beauty and in her magic powers. The English elf, on the other hand, lurks in a cowslip bell, and has an irresponsible sense of humor," points out Miss Dane. And indeed there is no country in the world which fairies have not haunted, no land in the world which is not ‘ful- fiid with fayrie’—except the United OPTIMISM ' By LEONARD A. BARRETT Sunray pleats stitched on the edges for permanence are cleverly used in this one-piece frock of knit ted zephyr twill. The coloring is chartreuse green and black set off with metal hooks and eyelets and a blaek patent leather belt. The hat is black antelope trimmed in green felt quills. States. This republic has not do mesticated the wendigo and the summer-maker of the Indian, for it is a modern state, a state whose wonders are material, ‘scientific.* And since science is the absolute foe of mystery, how then can there be magic in Ajnerica? Craves to Be nioded. “Yet the most modern human craves to be illuded. He has moods in which he feels that it is his right to understand the speech of the wind and see the light that never was on land or sea. He must put the moon in his pocket sometimes, and split open an orange so that a princess may step out. Beast must befriend him, birds advise him. He must wield an invisible sword, wear an invisi ble cap, and be shod with galoshes of fortune. That is his need: this it is in his nature to desire and no material splendors nor abstractions o.' the arts will do instead. He is hungry for magic and nothing else. Ir a word he must have his fairy tale. “But the moderns do not believe in fairy-tales What is to be done? The old world squares the circle by feeding itself with fairy-tales in childhood and renouncing belief in them afterwards. But Uncle Sam has only his fading Indian legends —the fairy-tales of another race. What then is he to do? Entirely New System. “Go without? Not at all. He to rot to be cheated out of a good thing, and he solves the problem of supplying this vitamin In his spiritual daily food in a character- totically American way. He has invented, or he M at present about the business of inventing, an en tirely new system of fairy-tales that shah satisfy all his desires for the unknown. Ah all give him breathless illusions and incredible vtatons. and yet aha 11 satisfy his machine-gov erned. machine-stimulated, scien tific consciousness, continues Miss Dane In the North American Re view. “A pumpkin which turns Inis a fairy coach to e piece of sill mesa, but he is perfectly reedy to accept e robot, the superspeed ship which takes him In one turn of the handle beyond the farthest star of known space and into another dimension altogether Ha will accept a ribut. but not a dragon. He will travel to Jupiter, but not to the Islands of the Blessed “We English go to th» pest tor our fairy-tales. America to the fu ture. The Old World knows that once there wa; a golden age. The New World knows that some day there will be e golden age. and all her fairy-tales concern this futurt.** Optimism is the tendency to take the most hopeful view of all mat ters; the opinion tfeat everything is ordered for the best. Fatalism is the belief that things occur ac cording to a fixed order which is pre - deter- mined; the belief that all things happen by inevit able * necessity. Although these two words ap- p e a r at first thought to be contradictory, are they not mutual ly and dependently related? Is not an appreciation of the philosophy of fatalism essential to an intelligent optimistic view of life? There is a great deal of superficial optimism in the world, sentiment of the “Polly- ana” type expressed in the thought that, regardless of the reign of law, everything will turn out for the best, that events of our experience hap- WATCH HIS SMOKE ( y/k, r f~/6u "w Btj Lydia Le Baron Walker sefiofS ra Omni cgnuB Its Wd for ma tonsil and Unit Or up endless v sevmg. I’d rat Her sit in' idleness , Just weaving little, dreamt. Toni of Barnacles Carried Ocean vessels must go into dry- dock every six or eight months be cause of barnacles, 50 to SOO tons of the pests collecting on the hull every year. — Popular Mechanics Magazine. A MINUTE SC IE NT 1 FACTS BY ARNOLD u* The mightiest blows/ Tlie IMPACT OP A lion's PAW Tl* FUP OP A WMALf *S TAIL, AND TUC KICK OP A GIRAFFE AAE TMt most Color blimdncss- DtE MILLIONS OP. Ntavt ausjNTwrm RCIWA (ACM &£i A MF- PtttNT COLOR. Color Dfffli UNO WMWfG MAD TO M tnr a&. Soevtv oar Cadi Mama* Next season the tig leagues ere likely to hear a lot about this young man. He to Bob Feller, seventeen years old, a recruit pitcher tor the Cleveland Indiana He has a re- | markably fast ball and already has pitched some very good games. Bob to the son of an Iowa rancher pen by chance and are always fa vorable to us. This to not the type of optimism referred to in this arti cle. We are more interested in a more intelligent optimism which has a philosophical basis and to the logical result of a steadfast view of the universe. The intelligent optimist believes in the fixed order of nature’s laws and knows that violation of those laws does not occur just to suit his whims. He recognizes that nature's laws may be depended upon abso lutely, because they are inexorable. Here we discover the real justifica tion of an optimistic view of life. In other words, we may be as sured not only that things will hap pen by inevitable necessity, but that the element of necessity, be it favor able or unfavorable to us, is the direct result of our obedience or disobedience to law. The intelligent optimist is confi dent that obedience to certain fixed laws mast bring definite known re sults. On this he builds his faith. This positive assurance gives him hope and trust. He knows he cannot be worsted in any conflict with na ture’s laws if he has conformed to her decrees. What is true in the world of na ture is also true in the social and moral world. The testimony of ex perience convinces us that obsta cles and disappointments have a definite value in the development of character. Obstacles have always proved themselves necessary to progress. Even our unrealized ide als give us a sense of work well done. “What I aspired to be And was not, comforts me." The quality of our life shows whether we respect or abuse moral and social laws. Optimism to not dependent upon pathological conditions but to a con trollable attitude of mind and heart The anil to be an optimtot meets T HOSE who are making a col lection of old glassware that has designs of deep cutting or press ing, realize that the pieces are real ly beautiful only when they are bright and shining. This is true of modern glass also, of course, but the antique pieces more frequently have deeply imprinted patterns than does modern glass, and this makes them harder to wash and dry. The first thing of importance is to have a good solution to wash the glass in, and of the proper temperature. A teaspoonful o f washing soda and two or three teaspoonfuls o f powdered soap to four quarts of hot water is recom mended. After the soda and soap have dis solved, let the water be very warm but not scalding hot, and then put in the glassware. At first do not immerse glass completely. I f there to hollow ware such as tum blers, goblets, pitchers, etc . put the pieces In on their sides with water to half fill them. This allows the glass to expend, as It does under heat, and do this slowly. Allow the heat gradually to penetrate the fleas Otherwise the heat may be loo sharp and occur. Cloll A brush, is a great aid in cleaning I glass with deep cutting or impres sions. The bristles will get into crevices a dishcloth cannot, sops- nelly if the brush rote tea as to the I cose with the kind used for washing 1 bottles. Such a brush to good for cleaning the inside of vases, os well os outside crevices. Drying cut fleas has always of fered problems. Jewelers overcome the difficulties by burring the pieces in )ewelers‘ sawdust until the mote lure to entirely e boor bed. end then polishing the pieces with a cloth and brush. The homemaker anil scarcely have o sufficiently Urge quantity of this sawdust, nor wish to give the time to drying by this si . w process The nest best thing to to hove plenty of towels, keeping a dry one always tor Anal polishing, after using a first one for drying the glsae When polishing the pieces, omit no crevices A brush for polishing to a good Idea. There are times with when it to necessary to keep in Uct with others, and eg*-o there occur that will ultimately defeat the purpose of the Infinite. “God’s in his heaven All's right with the world." O W*«l«r* Nr««p4pr> La to* are times when it is necessary to protect oneself against intrusions on time or on strength. It is possible to aid in furthering both objects as the necessity arises. Of the two things, it is easier to get in touch with others by means of phonos and telegrams, notes and letters, than it is to shield our selves from the company of others or from contacting them by tele phone. This Utter instrument is a blessing at most thnes, but at others it becomes a bother. When we want immediate contact ing of others, the phone and the telegraph are the best means. The former is quicker, but no more sure. We may decide to go to the theater, but are not sure if seaU are avail able. A few moments at the phone and we contact the box office, and know. We may be out and wish to con tact home, and the phone puts us in touch with the family. If we are out, and wish to be in call of the family or of our business, we can leave word where we can be reached. More pure still to It to leave the telephone number so that no one has to be bothered to hunt It up. fiecnrlag Privacy. When privacy to wanted, and free dom from bothering calls such as from cleaners, agents, etc., the phone need not be listed. This to frequently done. The telephone company will not give such num bers out. It remains tor the per son having the phone to give the number to those he or ah I to receive telephone calls When a work by af not be Interrupted. II | hove acme place in the I * neither doorbell nor pk heard, la caae of ill nee and phone calte would ame member af the family can rtende not to phone the honae. WNU ferric*. Money Destroyed When Uncle Sam’s paper mon ey becomes worn and badly soiled it to returned to the Treasury where it is destroyed and bright, new bills issued in its place. If all denominations were thorough ly mixed together before being tossed in the macerstor each ton | of money destroyed would contain approximately 590,000 one-dollar bills, 190,000 fives, 130,000 tens, 00,000 twenties, 20,000 twos and no mors than 10,000 fifties and high er denominations, which proves that the larger denominations do not wear out so quickly. The twenties, fifties and larger denom inations do not circulate with nearly as much velocity as the ones, fives and even the tens.— Pathfinder Magazine. fiemething Amiss In going home from the party, if your wife says never a word, a man breaks the stillness with: | “What inexcusable social error have I committed now?" Beware Coughs froa coaaoB colds That Hang On BACK FROM EUROPE Mrs. Grace Coolidge, widow of| the former President, photographed as she landed in New York after an extensive tour of Europe. QUKKKWtf mSSSwSSS: Song of Four Generations Noo-haMt And, thevke to plwnt to sat like C*ndy. So handy to carry la pocket or pone. Boy Toms at any drag (Lore. ' 10c... or 3 rods for 2Sc la the handy ‘ OMY PACK- Carry Toms! “Last Resource’* makes ugly Itchy PIMPLES DISAPPEAR IN 3 WEEKS Mrs. Abigail Annesley Hunmford, a Chicago ninety-seventh birthday playing the piano, while Mrs. her daughter. Mrs Willis J Lloyd, her granddaughter, Lloyd, her great-granddaughter, sing “Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday to Yen." Humble. Ann Mary “Disagreeable surface pimplta and bright red patches broke oat on my face and forehead. They itched and my appearance made me miserable. I tried several ointments to no avail. Then I pur chased some Cuticura Soap and Ointment and in three weeks my complexion was clear and smooth again." (Siinmd) Miss S. Fortier, (£0 Worcester Are., Pasadena, CaL Wonderful relief for pimples, rashes, itching and burning of ec zema and ether skin and scalp conditions of external origin when you aae Cuticura. Buy BOTH to day FREE samples by Dept. II,