TllH BEE: OMAHA. SATt'MUY. (H'TOKEll 3. 1)U.
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William Wordsworth
By REV. TUOMAS B. GREGORV.
Nature! How often the word la upon
our Hps. But what does It mranT What
li Nature, and what U tt menage to u?
William -Wordsworth, who settled up
this earthly accounts
slxtr-flve years ago
April U, UfiO. went a
treat way toward
helping u to1 answer
the very Important
question.
As an Interpreter of
Nature ha too , the
step which Chaucer
and Phakepear nev
er took he explored
the virtues which re
side In the symbol
he described object
as they affected hu
man hearts, he showed how the Inflow
Ing . world Is a material Image' through
which the sovereign mind holds Inter
course with man.
Foremost and alone as the poet of the
common and the familiar,- not Indeed of
the wit and merriment of things, but of
the tenderness and thoughtfulness In
them. Such was the once despised and
long neglected Page of Rydal Mount, a
true man and true poet, whose star, be
cause It was a real star and not a mere
will o' the wisp, kept Its place In the
heavens despite the smoke that the crit
ics Started, and Is now steadily rising.
Wordsworth was a student of Nature
from the higher perhaps w should say
highest levels, and his conclusion, are
correspondingly elevated. The "bum,"
the -half-witted, the soggy-minded, .the
mentally indolent, sever made anything
put of Wordsworth, and to the end -ot
time never will; (but the intellectually
alert, the clean-minded, the sincere s,nd
serious among us find In him an unfail
ing source of inspiration and joy.
He Is retired as noonday dew
Or fountain In a noondny grove, '
f, And you must love him ere to you
He will seem worthy et your love.
' It would be a grand thing for this
. mad, hustling, mercenary generation If
.It would dip a bit Into "The Excursion
one of the most wonderful poems to be
found In the libraries, some of It desert,
to be sure, but much of'1t oasts,' lirmor-
tally green and refreshing. To read "The
' Excursion" one needs to think, but think
ing would not' hurt this too trivial age,
and the reward of this thinking would
be a rich one. '
Wordsworth's greatest piece of work Is
the little poem on the .."Intimations of
Immortality," a masterpiece that every!
one should know by heart. Nothing finer
was ever, written by . man. As another
has said: "Whoever has recollections of
" his early years, whoever cherishes the
hallowed' breams of youth, whoever has
observed with thoughtful reverence the
tastes, delights, affections and .itrange
questionlngs'of childhood will appreciate
this wonderful poem. " One can no more
read It without being made better by ft
. than the thirsty man .can. take a- cool
. drink of water .without being refreshed
. by It."
And the "Ode to Duty,:' together with a
, dosen or o of the sonnets, would rrmke a
aplendld rtScrlptlp 'for this "superficial;
s mammon-lovipg and not top spiritual gren-
eration. , .
It Is a, hopeful sign of the times that
the circle of Wordsworth's- readers Is
steadily widening.: .Join, the circle.- It
will do you good. .
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Scientific Work Arrested by War
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One of tho most curious side Issues of
the great war In Europe I the smlji-n nr
rt of a scientific Investigation under
taken here under the auspice of the
German emperor,
Juet a month be
fore the war broke
out.
On July t Pr.
von riotow of ttii
tlerman Imperial
academy. Potsdam,
arrived In New
York and went at
um-e to Far Ilock
away, where he In
tended to spend
about six weeks In
Studying the eroah e
effects of the ocean
waves on tho coast
of Txjng Island.
lr. von KViltnw, it was pnnounced.' had
teen appointed by Kmtenr William hltn
s.lf to make nnd report uMin this In
vestigation, which waa not to be cnnflne.l
to the American Atlantic coaxt. hut wn
to Include the coast of Kurope hs well.
11. fore sal!lh( for New York Pr. von I
riotow had made a study of erosion on j
uie uerman Island of ltoikum, off tho
iiortneast corner of Hollaad.
II Is posKllile that even this aipar'ntly
purely scientific enterprise l.aj a certain
stiategiral importance In the mind of
theUurnian kulaer, for the subject of
coast erosion is one that affects naviga
tion In munv ways. The general public
has little knowledge of tho extent to
which the Invasion of the ocean Is pushed
on many coast.
One of the most remarkable effect of
erosion by sea waves Is to be seen on the
rocky Islet of Heligoland. In the North
Sea, which woa handed over by Ktirtand
to Germany some years ago and after
ward made a center of German aerial
operations. Thte Islet, towering high
above the waves with precipitous sides,
has had to bo fenced around with arti
ficial walls to ward off the advunct-s of
the sea, whoee billows assail It with reJ
alstleea force. It hus been said that the
Germans hav "armor-plated" Heligoland
to guard It against such assaults, and If
It were not thus protected It would In
no long time be completely destroyed.
Home parts of the east ooast of Eng
land suffer so much from the erosive ac
tion of the sea that there are places, bo
twern Harwich and Walton, where ex
tensive pastures of twenlv or thirty yfcam
ngo are now covered with sea water at
every tide. On the Isle of Wight not so
many years agi a fort stood at the edge
of a cliff overlooking the sea. lint Its
outer wall slipped down, followed by some
of the Inner walls, so that It has been
necessary to dismantle the fort.
These sre only a few examples of the
way In which the ocean. In ninny places
cuts Into the land, producing, after a few
years, notnble alterations of coast line
and 1 hanijes In currents, shoals, etc. nf
fectlng navigation.
The groat Knxllsli Channel Itself Is be
lieved to le the product of sen erosion.
Formerly the Mrltish Isles were firmly
connected with the continent, but changes
of level led to the formation of the south
ern part of the North Sea, and then, as
tlio geological writer hns said, the North
Se wnves battered the chalky neck ly
ing between what Is now Kngland and
Kurope. while slmultsneously the Atlantic
assailed It from the other side, until tho
Channel was "bored through," leaving
tho dirts of Povcr on one e'de and thoee
of the French coast on the other. But
on both shores the assault Is ttlll going
on, and Hie Channel Is slowly widening.
Science for the Worker
i The gowa abovB would be delightful In hem
stitched white charmeuse1 with , bodice of
v - fluBter";ifla4dTtaffet!fl,v buttoned with small ball
buttons md a narrow saah of plaid. A deep red
rose Is tucked under; the side of , the wide hem
stitched muslin collar. The hat worn with thin Is
whit with a black velvet crown, and has a red rose
tucked under the brim. OLIVETTE.
The dress here has the new tunic with shoul
der straps. This is of white serge and Is worn
over a blouse and accordion-pleated underskirt of
white voile. The blouse, and belt are lac with
navy gtlk cord and the hat worn with it is all white,
but could have a note of navy In it if desired.-
OLIVETTE.
Ily I.lKiAU Li t IKX I.AKK1X.
"Will you explain the folluwlug appar
ent contradictions: What would a body
weighing PM pounds on the earth's sur
face weigh If placed 3.M0 miles below
the surface,, the radius of the earth be
ing taken as 4,iV miles The answer
In a text tMiok Is IXi'j puunds. And: A
mass we'ghlng 1.0k) Aumla at the foot
of a mountain carried to the tup we glod
1 pound leas. What Is the height , of the
mountain, the earth's radius being taken
at i,KD miles? Poos not weight vary as
the Inverse square of distance uscendlng
above or descending below the surface?"
C. M. F.. Amador City. Cat.
A. Th book Is correct weight one-
Do You Know That
The Nethtrlands still holds tha record
for the export of oysters. Tha average
quantity exported am consumed doting
the season is said to be .0rt(VOi a month.
These figures show approximately the
production of the large market gardens
in Italy laat ye.ir: Asparagus. 4,T0 tons;
artichokes, 71.000 tons; cabbages, JcM.000
tons; onions and gnrllc. 91,000 tons; car
doons, celery and fennel, M.omi tons; to
matoes, tvm.OTO tons; watermelons and cii-c-umbeiw,
ltls.COo tons; fresh peas and
beans. In shell, "8,0iV tons.
fourth of r.ro pounds. The attraction of
gravitation vnr.es directly with distance
front th" center to the surface of a
sphere. The greater the ulstancs front
the center the greater the attraction
j until the surface Is reached, Whsre tho
I attraction of the entire sphere upon
j body equals 1. At a distance of l.OtxJ
I miles. s here given, from the centre,
tho attraction would be one-fourth; at
j 2,noii mlVs. ono-halC. S.O miles, three.
! fourths, and so on out to the aurrace.
In the cn?..' given by C. M. F.. tha di
ameter of the sphere Is 8,000 miles; ra
dius. 4.0io, and distance of body from
centre, l.ono. Then the quantity of mat
ter In the central core, 2,000 miles In di
ameter, only exerta the force of ..attrac
tion on the body, or one-fourth the forcn
exerted If placed on the Burfaee, where
the force Is that exerted by the entlie
mass if the sphere.
The true mean radlua of the earth li
miles, very nearly. Then the height
of the mountain above this mean radius,
to cause a weight of 1,800 pounds to di
minish ine pond, l found by a simple
calculation to be 1.979, or very nearly
two mtlea. Tor 1 divided by W equals
1001. And the diminution of the Weight
from 1,'dO t 909 iKiiinclB was caused .iy
the Inverse square of distance from the
earth's centre. Then 1.001 la the square
of some number. Extracting IU equate
root. It la found to be 1.0004. Thtit I.C3
multiplied by 1. 000.1 equal 1.961.(71 miles;
Increase, 1 979 miles.
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Don't Be a Time Thief
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y ADA PATTEItSOX. .
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A man stood beside a desk in the ante
t room df a suite pf offices and Indulged In
silent hysterics. Jf ever a man was
moved to kick and howl aa he did In the
. remote period, of his .
Infancy, this one did.
It was patent to
everyone who waited
In that, ante room
except the man who
was causing It. He
' was , telling a fish
; story. The fish story
followed a snake
anecdote. And that
. had betjn the suc
cesor of r e m I n 1 s-
'. cences of "when we
were at school to
gether, old fellow."
All of which might
; have been pleasant
t luncheon or at a
. club. In a business office It was a
, wicked violation of another's rights! A
man's ilfcht to earn his and his family's
lltvlng, and perhaps a little more, with
out molestatiop by time pilferers. la, on
that should have been mentioned among
those listed In lh "peclaratlon of Inde
pendence." it ever a man has a. right
to be "lt alone." It Is when he 1 at
. business. "Calls to renew acquaintance
or to tH stories of old times are more
than nuisances. Thee are irritations,
exasperations, provocations to dark
deeds. ' -
Tiilklng about one' self i an arrant
waste of time In most cases. It Is amae
ing how few car about our affairs and
how little they care who do.
Don't be a time thief. Inspect the time
, of other as rigorously a you .esren
their pocketbooka. I . have no more right
Give Your Children
. Nutritious Food
Children, abould eat meat sparingly.
A great many mothers give their little
ones toe much meat under the mlstukerc
Impression that It will make tbem
strong. i
It might surprise you to know .that a
10c package of rust Spaghetti contain
four times as touch nutrition. a on
pound of the finest ' tenderloin steak.
Caster digested, also. On of th finest
meals you could give a child la a big
plate of Faust Spaghetti and bread and
batter.
Here's a chano to rut down th high
xet of living by eating more Faust (Jpa
ghettt and laaa meat.
Berm for our nw recipe book and find
out how many fin, appettxlag dlsaee
you can make of Faust Spaghetti. Xuy a
package tddky ee and 10c.
MAI LL BROS.
8U Louis MUtauurt
to prolong my call until yo'i cast furtive
glances at the clock than you have to
filch a ten dollar bill frorti '.ny sioptlng
bag.
The man or woman whj trIU tedious
story is as much a thiol as Win men- w ho
stand before the judge m l trlea to ex.
plain how he came to be in possesion of
stolen goods. It Is In the power -! all of
us to be terse. It may require Hg i self,
training." Careless habit i if t'embllng
speech should be broken. Our ppeecli.
should be aa direct aa thV bu'i!et that
hits squarely the bull's eye. The only
excuse for the roundabout statement is
the wish to spare "lomeone feelings.
Buphemlsra Is an overrated habit. "Come,
to the point." I heard a beset business
man hurl at a caller who made too tang a
preface to the essential speech. -Three
minutes Is a Jong time for a call" in a
rude but effective reminder above a desk
of the head of a New York 'office. A
plain succinct statement of one's errand
in a business office may be made in a
third of that time. It will then remain
for the possessor of -the offic to deter
mine whether it require n cre than ihi
remaining two minute for discussion.
He may think a half minute quite enough.
Watch yourself for a day and see how
many limes you can catch yourself at
verbal ramblings. One day's sel' In
spection will make you wiser though loss
self-satisfied.
Telephones are first aid to purlolners
of other' time. Regard, that ouar. un
lovely box with It metal attachments on
the wall a an Instrument for the fur
thering of business. It 1 not a ove. mak
ing tool. . Jt haj caused, more, quarrels
than marriages. Leave It to "rrooers and
stock broker and your brief,' ant ceoes
sary communicotlona with theru.
If you writ long" letter you sre a
thief of time. One typewritten page Is
enough for a business letter." Four writ-
Advice to Lovelorn : ?5SS"fn
Anonymous Lrttrr Contemptible.
Tear Miss FalifHx: I received a letter
a'Tew days ngo,1 whtrtvivgfvlng me ad
vice to keep uwny from the youngeman
who I am gclng with. It puzzles me much,
for It had no signature. It ended this
way: "Ffom your best friend." I'm
sure, tbat It she would he a true friend,
she would at least have signed her name;
I'm quite wire that It wns a woman who
wrote It. because It Is In a woman
handwriting.
I think very well of this young man;
but the person who wrote the letter hs
K' vefy tied opinion pbout him, by writing
that he Is no decent man. So I do not
know, what I shall do. whether I should
go with him or not Po you think It i
possible to find out who wrote that let
ter? Shall I still go with him? It. 8. ,
An anonymous letter Is generally sent
by one who has not the courage to stand
by thilr own opinion. Consequently their
Opinions are not worthy of attention,
'.'how "him the letter and tell him that
you are too true a friend to listen to such
a "whlapct in th dark," and that you
feel he has a right to try to trade hi
Household Hints
To make white linen a good color add a
squeeze or twp of blue to th water In
which It Is boiled.
To render article nop-lnflsmmable dis
solve two ounce of alum In one gallon
of e-l1 water and us for rinsing.
Fhould the smell of burnt food permeate
the house. Immediately put vinegar on to
boll, and the odor will ba counteracted.
To wash lace squeeze In hot soapy
water, then In cold. I1p In milk to stif
fen It. I'res ou th wrog aide with a
fairly hot Iron.
Fat or suet will keep sweet for n much
ten pages I enough for a letter .f love longer time if separatee! from the skin.
and friendship. Qn reason that th letter
ha gone out of fashion except as . u
business medium Is' that ro rliiitiv h;vn
abused It. They have filled ciqlre w.th
nothing. If the woman it. usually is a
woman who writu an lgit or twelve
Ptr letter eouhj see the fee of the per
son who receive It, could wr It pushed
aatde after a glane. to w1t a chance
to read ft, she would
fault
nevsr ' rpat her
Respect othe-r time a y0-j want your'
respected. Life for many Ame-ionrx li
a leisurely a a dash for the ext .r.iln.
We are as tittle jtmified 'a apttvAtl,ig
his time a we would be in .i,fti. a
-don to top bl race to the sistlon.
finely shredded and mixed
Keep In a dry, cool pl-e.
rlth flour,
A BlreVof Ret.
"Here you are," aoolded the .robin.
"pcrttlD your egg In my. neat and ex-
perting m and mv wife to hutch It
You have a mighty bad re tat tun for
yjur Irregrclar habits."
Oh. I cent tins," oaucily replied the
rarkoo. "I never heard of any clock being
after you." -Chicago evening foat.
When ink I split on the earpet rub a
rut leruon over the stain Immediately, and
It will entirely disappear and not Injur
th carpet, no matter how I'ght th color.
A good way of stiffening th bristle
of hair brushes after washing la to dip
them Into a mixture of equal quantities
of milk and water, and then dry before
the fire.
When bulling soiled cloth try piVUng
a slice et lemon In the pet and then boil
ing :t with the clothe. This removt all
th ilrt and stulns and make the clothes
like and., white. . .
In order to keep th oof fee pot sweet
and clean put a tabicspuonful of b car
bonate t da Into It, nearly Til It wtth
water and let It boll for a little while.
Then rliie thoroughly with several lots
of Warm water.
contemptible enemy If he cares to do so.
But don't let this letter Influence yon In
any way. Just wipe Us content from
your mind, and mako the man feel that ,
you are far above listening to such ;
slanOer. . I
Talk It Over vlh taw Mae,
Dear Miss, Fairfax: I have lost a very
dear slater. .Shortly before her death she
willed me her diamond engagement ring.
I would very much like to keep th
ring, but hesitate for fear It is not ex
actly proper. Shall I accept this ring
or return It to the young msn?
ANNE.
Tell the man who was engaged to your
sister of the provision she made in her
wilt. If you wish to keep the ring be
cause It wa her and ""not merely be
cause It I a pretty piece of Jewelry, 1 1
think It would be quite right for you to
urge him to let you keep It. Rut you
must abide by his decision even If It I
not a generous one.
Your Pears Are Croaedlejw.
Dear Mis Fslrfax: I am a young girl
twenty-four year of age and considered
good looking by- my friends. 1 have I
I known a young man of thirty-five years
( for the past eight months, and he has
asked me to beeonte his wife. He haa a
very prosperous business and Is very
ambitious, although very much In love
lth htm, I am undecided, as I fear h
li too far above me In social standing
a(i will possibly tire of me when my
looks fale. aa that la my only asset. My
mother thinks he Is a fine fellow and
think he would make me an excellent
companion. MAY.
No man will tire of h's wife if ane haa
1 the ambition and cleverness to improve
herself and kep up with him and hi
Interest. Don't feel that your beauty
1 your only asset. Make the brain that
you surely have count Marry the maa
you love and forget the silly chimera ef
oc;l position.
A Forward Titled to De.
Dear Miss - Fairfax: I am well ac
quainted with the manager of my place,
who Is six year my bvrilor. li pay
more attention to me than any other girl.
He told me where he npend his evenings
By the way he spoke I understood that
he w ished to see me there.
One evening I hapinef to pass that
way and stopped off and he grxoted me
In a way that shown! he did not wWh to
eee me. My friend who was with ine said
I ought only to. have noticed h'm. but
not "lo have stopped.
Will you kindly give your advirw whether
It was proper for m to stop off or doc
If It- was Improper 1 there any way that
I could mak up for the error?
I feel very badly and wish your advice
would be granted soon. By so doing thU
1 will be jiiuch oblige! te yon.
IMPATIENT.
Ton did a rather forwri thing In go
ing to the place wIwn yoti knew you
would find the manager of your firm.
Why not tell Mm simply and horwetly
that you misunderstood him and that you
bop ha did pot mleroBsirue your r-smlog
. L A A a . . - . . .
. III. MUU I ' W 0('(-VUW CO ISP gOIBe
vj won e, siri t,,-rii enu cue loereKy
Intended, to show roar friendly sp'rtt and
pot to be a'naUanc.
umtmh
Saturday will be an important
day of merchandising for Omaha people.
Next week, no doubt, our guests will receive the ma
jor thought and attention. Saturday then, ; for the
home folks, we show these attractive offerings:
u
For Ball Preparations We are'
showing chic and chiirwiiitf Party ruwiih.
An attractive assortment from $518.50
up. Important and exclusive model at
$50, $G9, $87 and $100
A spocial lot of practical dresson of
Churmeuse, Crepe de Chine and wool
fabrics. The leading dark shades offered
Saturday at $20.00.
The season' first Special Pricing on
Suits. AVe offer the choice of a liberal
lot of latest arrival in.hvuits that should
soli at $3C.OO and $35.00 for $25.00.
These garments' are priced on such a
basis as compels u to make a small
charge for alteration.
Women's waists on sale Saturday.
Some remarkably dainty. Models an ac
cumulation in three lots, $1.50, $2.49
and $3.08.
JUNIOR SECTION Slim young fig
ures are here provided with apparel ap
propriate in style and accurate in fit in
Dresses, Suits and Coats.
' Children's School Dresses of cotton materials,
all arcs from 4 years to 14 years. Triced gl.
81.75 "d 82.50. i
Wool dresses, newest models: combinations
of stripes and plain colors, at S3 and up.
We have a few autumn weights hi children's
coats We are Kolng to close out Saturday at
Sl.50 d w"- They ate worth
two and three times that much.
CHILnitKN'S HATH The cutest you evrr
saw.
llHK.HH K)OIH KKCTIOX The ocason of ac
tivity In wool fabrics. A splendid axsortinetit
secured in advance of the interuptlon of K u ro
pe a u commerce.
Some remarkable offering
42-in. all wool crepe, nil tho new
shades, 98( a yard.
42-in. crepe poplin, a.11 the new shades,
9S a yard.
42-in. Premier crepes, all the new
shades, $1.25 a yard.
54-in. (Jrauite weave, fancy tweed mix
tures, $1.50 a yard.
We have succeeded, by a-very early
order, in securing a full line
of colors in the famous Kam
poer Chudda, a poplin weave
of exceptional rfilency.
Price $2.00 rwr yrd.
All the nw Plaids 91.23 yd. up.
Sale of Party down materials. Dainty
silk warp fabrics, which have sold up
to 75 cents, Saturday 39( per yard;
MNtiKIUIC RUCTION' On sale Saturday an
all-Jersey silk petticoat, with an adjustable
top, for $3.0iS- This Is the one so frequently
hoaated of at $3.00.
SILK SECTION New weaves and
designs. We are showing the famous
Migel silks, Pussy Willow Taffetas, full
line of shades. Quality Peacock and
Quality Mexixe Novelties.
Women's Glove Silk Underwear. Per
fecting fitting, luxurious garments, pos
sessing great durability, therefore economical-Vests
from $1.50 up. Bloomers
from $1.98 up. Suits from $3.50 up.
SBK EAST WINDOW DISPLAY.
For Silk Stockings, Everyone Says
Kilpatricks Note the complete range
of qualities shapes and shades shown in
center window.
Women's Gloves Specials in Cham
oisette fabric, 29o, 50c and $1.00.
Kid (ilove Stock Our assortment is
quite complete. There is a decided ad
vantage in selecting now future ship
ments, if obtainable at all, will be defi
cient in quality.
Stationery Section- Closing out sale
several patterns of Place Cards, Candle
Shades, Nut Cups; sold up to 7."c, at
39c per d';zen.
Hand painted dinner cards, sold for
$.'1.K), 75c ler dozen.
Men's Section New designs in fine
percale men's dollar shirts. A fortunate
purchase enables us to offer them Sat
urday for 85c. each.
Store r.pens at H:.'W. Shop Early.