The Curtis Courier. (Curtis, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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DIVORCED WIFE
GETS $5,000,000.
NEW YORK’S UPPER CRUST RE-
OALEO WITH ANOTHER Ol-
VORCE.
Alfred Q. Venderte.lt FarteMtean U Me
ry While Hie Perteer Wife Uvee-
He Hee Rented Apert menu end Will
L.ve in England.
A Cemtinatlen Sur* te Attract Atten-
tien.
Justice O'Gornian, of the New York
Supreme court, has made a ruling that
prevents Alfred Gwyne Vanderbilt
from marrying while hi* divorced wife
livea. The testimony In the cane was
taken privately, and only a few of the
details are published.
The delay in freeing Mrs. Vander-
bilt from her matrimonial bonds was
due, it was learned, to a hitch in the
financial arrangement.;. Lawyers for
both sides have been consulting with
Mr. Vanderbilt in London over 'he
matter of a settlement In lieu of ali-
mony. Five million dollars is the
Bum they agreed upon as a proper
compensation to Mrs. Vanderbilt for
the bringing up of her sou, William
H. Vanderbilt. The money already
hap been paid. It la understood. The
boy Is to be altogether In the custody
of his mother. The father may see
him. however, by applying to the court
after giving five days' notice of auch
action to the mother.
No co-respondent's name figured In
the evidence upon which Referee Mc-
Clure found Mr. Vanderbilt guilty. The
misconduct of which he was found
guilty was with “an unknown woman
near Richmond, Va." But the name
of Mrs. Rtil*. whose apartments in
lower Fifth avenue Mr. Vanderbilt
frequently visited, was mentioned In
tha private hearings and la inscribed
upon the referee's report of the evi-
dence to Justice O’Gorman.
Harry Kempater. Mr. Vanderbilt's
▼alet, gave the evidence upon which
the decree was awarded. He said that
hla employer had a woman with him
!b his private car while it was run-
ning between Norfolk and Richmond
In 1906.
The subject of alimony, which uau-
ally figures very prominently In di-
vorce decreet, la not mentioned In thla
one. There la no mention of a Battle-
ment either. That matter waa ad-
]uated as a separate transaction out
aide of the court.
Mrs. Vanderbilt received the newa
of her freedom In Newport, where she
intends to spend the summer. She
has been going about as freely and
with Just as much popularity as Bhc
did In other years. It Is believed 1m
probable that Mr. Vanderbilt will re-
turn to this country very soon. Ife
Intends to drive his coach between
London and Brighton every day this
summer, and his 10-year lease of a
luxurious suite of apartments In me
British capital Is taken as an Indica-
tion that he Intends to spend most of
his time abroad hereafter.
Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt wag Miss
Elsie French of Newport. She Is the
daughter of Mrs. Francis Ormond
French. Her father is dead. She is
an heiress In her own right and her
fortune Is estimated at 3 million dol-
lars. She is also heiress to the for-
tune of her uncle, Edward Tuck, of a
PaiiB banking firm. Her father was
a great patron of sport, a stock breed-
er and a horse owner. He was a fig-
ure in financial circles and was presi-
dent of the Manhattan Trust company
the last years of his life.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Mias
French were married January 14,1901.
Two years later they went to house-
keeping in a G room flat In New York.
The rent was $6,000 a year. Thou-
sands in New York pay more than
that.
DON'T RE LIKE THE
FOOLISH PARROT.
Unwise t* Ra Tea Confiding About
Personal Matters.
THE ART OF BtlNR POSITIVE.
la his buttonhole, then, be pinned
the bud of a rose and opened the door.
And as he stepped off the bottom step
end Into the street, keeping himself
to himself end thinking no hsrm. his
right foot still on Ihe step end hie
left foot reselling for the sidewalk,
the populace looked st him end Lis
rose.
A girl with soulful eyes gave him s
look of startled Innocence, and as this
flisi one seemed to have no effect,
she gave him another.
A man with a yellow stick ami
cloth lopped shoes gave him a look
that »aid: “Naughty; Oh. naughty!”
A matron, walking with her mar-
riageable daughter, gave him a look
of consideration and thoughtfully
noted the house.
Three giddy young things, each
throwing herself Into an attitude,
looked at him and simultaneously
cried! "Lls-teu!"
A grandmother gazed at him in
giandniotherly sort of way.
A sheepish youth looked and quick-
ly looked away again.
A cross looking woman looked at
him very crossly.
A blushing damsel gazed at him
Imploringly, immediately dropping her
gaze, as though to say: “How can
you break my heart!"
A gypsy, selling lace shawls, began
to wave her wares at him. smiling In-
gratiatingly, as one who understood.
An old, old man set to wagging Ills
head In a terribly roguish and remi-
niscent manner.
An ollve-complexloned salesman of
oranges, standing by his push cart at
the curb, twirled his mustachlos In an
abstracted manner and over the Intro-
spection of his gaze there fell a far-off
smile.
A widow looked at him as though to
say: “There are times when I’nt
lonely.”
A spinster darted a glance at hint
that sniffed. "Huh! A rose! Now
what is a rose In the language of flow-
ers? Nothing good. I'll he bound!
There's something in It—there's some-
thing In It-"
And as for him, as his left foot
struck the sidewalk and hts right foot
left the step above, ha unpinned the
flower and dropped It down the grat
ing, for he was a man of modesty and
circumspection and this bud of a rose,
fragrant, innocent and covered with
the happy tears of dew, had already
been turned into an Incubus on his
conscience and a load upon his mind,
significant, frightful and all devoid of
shame!—New York Evening Sun.
MAN'S DEPENDENCE ON WOMAN.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Once upon a time there was a parrot
that continually chattered at and
teased a monkey that was quartered
lu the same room with tt.
Finally the monkey could stead It
no longer, and he attacked Miss Folly,
tearing nearly every feather out ot
her tail.
When ihe owner, hearing the rum-
pus. came In to investigate, he found
a very dejected parrot, which ruefully
exclaimed: "The trouble with me Is
1 talk too much."
That's a trouble that a good many
of ua are suffering from. We talk
too much.
Women do more talking than ui-n
That is, they do more talking on «ub
Jeets that ure apt to make trouble.
They talk aluiut their husbands hol-
iness. They talk about their neigh-
bors' business. And they fail lament
al>ly to mind their own
Gills talk ubout their love affair:
too much. They are too ready to col-
lide in atiy one who will listen.
Once I heard u wise woman ndv.
ing a girl. “My dear." she said. “nev. r
talk about the young men who are at
tentive to you. Let other girls do th*
talking, but you keep a still tongue.
That was good advice and l hope
llie girl profiled by it
li may be a temptation to boast of
the fun you have, but remember
Least said, soonest mended
The girl who most of all needs a
Elill longue is the one who is em-
ployed in a business office or in a pri-
vate house.
It is a breach of trust to repeat that
whtch is not your own affair, ivnom
yon visit in a house It Is most dis-
honorable to go away and talk about
what has occurred while you were a
guest In that house
Also, you must remember that your
employer's affairs Bhould be absolute-
ly sacred to you.
At a downtown restaurant where I
sometimes go for luncheon, 1 see a
great many young business women.
Some of them talk quite freely about
what goes on In the office where they
are employed.
It is a great mistake, and 1 trust
none of my girl friends are guilty of
It
When you are with a congenial per-
son tt Is so easy to talk! And tf that
person has the power to lead you on
you are quite apt to tell things
you will afterward regret
Many of us say things in anger that (
In all discussions, no matter how
trivial: in all problems, no mailer
how weighty, a greater influence is in-
variably wielded by gentle firmness,
rather than by uncompromising rasas'
ures. which are frequently more an-
tagonistic than convincing.
It ia undeniable that fundamental
truths can not be affected by manner-
isms. and yet who can gainsay the
(tower of personal magnetism? and
through which many unpleasant acts (
can be tempered and rendered accept-
able wliieli would otherwise, perhaps,
create contention and rebellion.
• "A gentle answer tnrneth away
wrath.” and through which gentleness
Is more power exhibited than would
be found In the same truth* differently
expressed, and just as humanity can
not be reformed with a club nelth-»
will it mentally accept or be as sails
factorily Influenced by bare, condi
tlonal statements as by -i more g<ut
tie reasoning, which, by its very lac'
fulness, suggests, invites and inilud
the Intelligence of Its hearers.
More is always gained by atnlty and |
I forbearance Ihun by uncompromising
I Justice, and the former method need
' in no way ulfect real truth; |>oslilve- |
11,esg may !> • made absolutely cruel,
whereas the sunm facts, no matter
Low sorrowful llie situation, may be
greatly modified by sympathy.
Our success in life, whether mate-
rial or Intellectual, Is likely to beard
the reflection of our inner selves; and
It we sow gentleness or consideration,
the harvest is not apt to reap satis
faction—"biilerness never sweetens,
nor does sweetness ever sour.
Perhaps the effects of various forms
of positivencss Is best Illustrated In
the lives of children, which reflect
with greatest accuracy every different
kind of influence—in the child iha*
has been governed by a gentle firm-
ness, which appeals lo his sense of
reason, there Is always to be found
courtesy, deference, consideration
nml willing obedience to his elders;
whereas, In the other extreme, Is Ihe
little victim of theories and uncom
promising measures, nnd In whom, if
not actually cowed, one Invariably no-
tices discontent and numerous plaint-
ive "whys," and there seems to be a
conspicuous attitude of always be-
ing on the defensive. If, when g child
makes a mistake, we feel Justified In
asking, "Why didn’t you reason and
think?" then, In all Justice and mercy,
when correcting that same child for
more serious faults, why should we
not encourage with gentle reasoning
that formerly acknowledged tntellt
gence, it may frequently be sadly defi-
cient, but with proper encouragement
HY N1X01.A GREELEY SMITH.
"There 1* one thing woman Is abso-
lutely dependent on man for."
and that ia love, said •
fatuous actress, while declaring that
she would rather be the wife and moth-
er she had missed being than the ao
claimed person she is.
We have this noble aenllment in one
form or another very often. It env
bodies a truth, of course—or rather
a half truth. For are women more as
pendent upon men for love Ilian men
are depeudent ii|ion women?
Ou ihe contrary, they are not any-
thing like so much so. for hundreds
of thousands of women live entirely
without emotional experiences of any
kind for many years, or even for 'hot?
whole lives, while th,. man from 1« >«
Go who is without some ministering
woman is rur,> enough to be wondered
many we uo ......... — — | licui, uui wim p*■ ---------**
we are quite horrified at later when ^ satisfactorily develop. Just as
calm reflection cornea.—St. Louis I ... ------'-----
What
Avoid Dandruff.
Dandrutf Is Infectious. Many men
get the germ from the brushes and
combs used In barber shops. an«l worn
en from those used in hair dressing es
labllshments. There Is great danger of
this kind. In some places there Is no
doubt that the brushes and combs are
thoroughly cleansed and soaked In an.
tiseptlc solutions each time they are
used, hut these places are very rare.
Even at home the dandruff germ may
be passed from one member of the
family to the other by the Interchange-
able use of combs and brushes without
first cleansing them thoroughly.—Har
par's Bazar.
it Is That Makes a Man Con-
tented?
In the American Magazine David
Grayson, author of “Adventures In Con-
tentment," writes an article which lie
calls "On Being Where You Belong.
In the course of the article the author
makes the following diagnosis of what
brings contentment.
“Every man Is a magnet, highly and
singularly sensitized. Some draw to
them fields and woods and hills, and
are drawn In return; and some draw
swift Btreets and the riches which
are known to cities. It is not of impor-
tance what we draw, but that we really
draw. And the greatest tragedy in life
as I see It, is that thousands of men
and women never have the opportunity
to draw with freedom; but they exist,
in weariness and labor, and are drawn
upon like inanimate objects by those
who live In unhappy Idleness. They
do not farm; they are farmed. But
that is a question foreign to present
considerations. We may be assured,
If we draw freely, like the magnet of
steel which gathers Its iron filings
about it In beautiful and symmetrical
forms, that the things which we at-
tract will also become symmetrical and
harmonious with our lives.
"Thus flowing with life, self-surren-
dering to life, a man is absolutely
necessary to the conduct of the uni-
verse. And It is the feeling of being
necessary, of being desired, flowing
into a man that produces the infinite
satisfaction of contentment."
Th* Downfall of tho Aristocrats of the
South.
In the American Magazine Ray Stan
nard Baker, writing of "The Negro in
Politics," tells how Tillman, the plain
man of the people, rose to power In
South Carolina.
‘The same change," he says, bas
gone all over the South. In Mlsslsslp. | below
through the absence of gentleness, the
child may dwindle into almost hope
less skepticism. If a fact Is too com-
plicated to be Immediately grasped by
a child, then a gentle explanation, so
far from being belittling, is calculated
to inspire faith.
The word “tact" Is frequently abased
by attributing to It rertain forms of
deceit, whereas, being tactful neither
necessitates soaring above or sinking
Ihe level of a true situation,
The difference in theii dependencies
is in this. Man Is dependent upon
woman as a >-e\; woman upon nun
merely as an individual. A man want*
in !><• loved preferably by Maud or
El hoi, but rather than not be loved it
nil. why Jane will do. That old. old
line from "Florodora" exactly ex-
presses bis real sentiments:
"1 must love some one. li might as
well be you."
Woman's initial preferences are
much more decided than man s. If it
can’t lie John, sin- reasons, it won't be
anyone, and were it not for the eco-
nomic necessities and the still effect-
ive bugbear of old-maidenhood *h«
would seldom change her tninil.
1 have no quarrel with persons who
till us perpetually that we should be
wives und mothers. So we should.
Hut H scents to me more missionaries
are needed to preach matrimony lo
men than to women.
What Is the use of convincing the
mere yes-sayers while the askers of the
fatal question remain mute? This pr«r
reeding is like that of school children
who learn the answers to their lessons,
parrot-wise, without having any Idea
What the questions are about.
Men and women are abaolutely de-
pendent upon each other for all the
happiness there Is In the world. Apart,
neither do anything but kill time. But
women have had their dependence too
much preached to them, while mca
have not been made sufficiently awara
of theirs. I
There Is no reason why a woman
should not be a great actress and a
great mother at the tame time. Sarah
Bernhardt has found leisure to be both.
And many other great women have
done sb much. Men are not content ta
be good fathers, and Inasmuch as less
than a third of woman’s life Is devoted
actively to being a mother, there l0|
no reason why she should be- ao lim-
ited.
with sledge-hammer like force. Ther *
are pessimists and impetuous reform-
ers who declare that to condone sin
is but to encourage evil, and in which
theory there is certain trulIts, but lit
any wholesale denunciation few me
careful or generous enough to discrim-
inate between the evil and the man,
and instead of fighting the art, they
are apt to attack the individual, nnd
thus antagonize, whereas, with great-
er justice and influence the evil might
with sympathy have been corrected
and the man ameliorated.—Lamdon
Cnrter in Toledo Times.
Bobbs—What makes you think that
Smith is under a cloud?
Dobbs—1 saw him raising hla um-
brella a tew minutes ago.
The battle was going against him. The
commander-in-chief, hiuiself ruler of the
South American republic, sent an aid to
the rear, ordering General Blanco to
tring up his regiment at once. Ten min-
uutes passed; but it didn’t come. Twenty,
thirty, an hour—still no regiment. The
aide came tearing back hatless, breathless.
My regiment! My regiment! Where is
it? Where is it?" shrieked the com
mandor. General," answered the excited
aide, "Blanco started it all right, but
there are a couple of drunken Americans
down the road and they won’t let it go
oy"
pPthc rise of the people (no longer j but In jUBtly rendering its happiest
poor) was represented by Vardaman. Llde. To be positive does not neces
in Arkansas by Jeff Davis, and Georgia j sarlly mean to use superlative meue-
and Alabama have experienced the ures or to emphasize one's convictions
same overturn In a more complicate 1
form. It has become a matter of
pride to many of the new leaders of
the ‘Plain people’ that they do not be-
long to the 'old families' or to '.he
'aristocracy.' Governor Comer to.!
me that he was a 'doodle-blower—a
name applied to the l>oor white dwoil-
ers on the sand hills of Alabama. Gov-
ernor Swanson of Virginia Is proud of
the fact that he Is the first governor
of the state wholly educated in tho
public schools and colleges. Call these
men demagogues if you will, and some
of them certainly are open to Ihe
charge of appealing the prejudices
and passions of the people, they yet
represent a genuine movement for a
more democratic government in ll1-"
South.
'The old aristocrats gibe at the new
leaders even to the point of bitter
hatred (In South Carolina at least or.e
murder has grown out of the hostility
of the factious); they see how acute-
ly!) the blunders of untrained admin-
istrators, their pride in their states Is
rubbed blood raw by the unblushing
crudities of the Tillmans, the Varda-
mans, the Jeff Davises. Go South and
talk with any of these men of the
ancient order and you will come away
feeling that conditions In the South
are without hope."
The fossil remains of a Plesiosaurus
have been unearthed at Taleahuano
Bay, Chile- The body of the marine
reptile of a bygone age was 45 feet
long.
A LONG TIME JOB.
The voice of the ministering divine
was tremulous with deep feeling.
"It you have any last wish, ho said,
"tell me and it shall. If possible, be ful-
filled.”
The condemned man's finger playe-l
nervously with the noose.
"All 1 ask.” he said, "is time enough
to cut out a foreign nobleman In the
affections of an American heiress."
"Time? Eternity Is what you're af-
ter!" And the hangman, chuckling
hoarsely pulled the trap.
. A Foolish Famlnlna Fad.
A clubwoman writing In the Philadel-
phia Record, reveals a feminine incon-
sistency in the peculiar views held hf
some women about the use of their first
names. 8he says:
“ A couple of years ago I had occasion
to send a letter to n married woman, and
in addressing her ! wrote ‘Mrs. Henry
-. ’ Imagine my surprise when in rv
ply I received an indignant letter from
her, in which she said: ‘I do not at all
like to have my identity submerged ia
that of my husband; I do not see why
I ran not lie addressed by my own name.
Because 1 am married, is that any rea-
son why I should lose my individuality?
My name is Anna.’ The next letter I
I wrote to the indigrant wife you can bo
sure it bore the first name of the woman
in question, hut th« climax came recently,
when the husband died and my fastidious
friend was left a widow. 1 wrote her on
club inis-ness, nnd, bearing in mind her
first scolding, took particular (tains to
address her ns Mr.i. Anna-. The an-
swer to this from lie makes me shiver to
think alsiut. ‘l>o you think 1 Imvo so far
forgotten my beloved Henry,’ she said,
‘us to be willing to abandon his name al-
tegetherf I wish yon would address me
as Mrs. Henry in the future please. I
may be an unfortunate widow but I still
bear my husbnnd’s fame, I think. ’ ’
Nasturtiums With 8weet Peas.
A good plan is that of planting
dwarf nasturtiums along wih sweet peas.
They fill in the lower part of the sweet
pen vines in an attractive way and fur-
nish a supply of blossoms by the time
the sweet peas begin to die.
In the State of New York there are
12,000 abandoned farms, representing
an area of 12,000,000 acres, and capa-
ble of caring for a population of 250,-
000. It is stated that farm lands in
that State have decreased $170,000,000
In value in the last twenty years.
John L. Keely, a prisoner, hand-
cuffed, leaped from a train going thir-
ty-five miles an hour in Montana, and,
securing a gun, held up a locomotive
fireman and compelled him to file off
his shackles. When captured later
he was dressed in the height of fash-
ion.
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