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By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
I dreamed a Voice, of one God-authorized,
Cried loudly thro' the world, "Dlnarm! Disarm I"
And there was consternation In the camps;
And men who strutted under braid and lace
Beat on their medaled breasts, and wailed, "Undone: "
The word was echoed from a thousand hills,.
And shop and mill, andi factory, and forge,
Where throve the awful industries of death,
Hushed into silence. Scrawled upon the doors.
The passer read, "Peace bids her children starve."
But foolish women clasped their little sons
And wept for Joy, not reasoning like men.
Again the Voice commanded: "Now go forth
And build a world for Progress and for Peace.
This work has waited since the earth was shaped;
But men were fighting, and could not toll.
The needs of life outnumber needs of death.
Leave death with God. Go forth, I say, and build."
And then a sudden, comprehensive Joy
Shone In the eyes of men; andl who thought
Only of conquests and of victories
Woke from his gloomy reverie and cried,
"Aye, como and build! I challenge all to try.
And I will make a world more beautiful
Than Eden was before the serpent came."
And like a running flame on western wilds.
Ambition spread from mind to listening mind,
And lo! . The looms were busy once again,
And all the earth resounded: with men's toil.
Vast palaces of Science graced the world;
Their banquet tables spread with feasts of truth
For all who hungered. Music kissed the air.
Once rent with boom of cannon. Statues gleamed
From wooded ways, where ambushed armies hid
In times of old. The sea and air were gay
With shining sails that soared from land1 to land.
A universal language of the world
Made nations kin, and poverty was known
But as a word marked "obsolete," like war.
The arts were" kindled with celestial fire;
New poets sang so Homer's fame grew dim;
And brush and chisel gave the wondering race
Sublimer treasures than old Greece displayed.
Men differed! still; fierce argument arose.
For men are human In this human sphere;
But unarmed Arbitration stood between,
And Reason settled In a hundred hours
What War disputed for a hundred years.
Oh, that a Voice,, of one God-authorlied,
Might cry to all mankind, "Disarm! Disarm!".
Do Battles Incite Storms?
By GARRETT P. SERV1S8.
Do rain and thunderstorms commonly
follow great battles T
This old, but always .Interesting-, ques
tion is asked Main, now that the world
is expectantly lis
tening for the roar
of the greatest bat
tled In all Its his
tory. The scientific an
swer Is In the ne
gative, because
thpre is not on rec
ord , sufficient
number of observa
tions concerning; .
the character of.
the weather after
ba'.tles to warrant
definite conclusions,
and also because
sii.-ii observations as
made In a scientific
diet Is "not proved."
Hut it Is within the range of possibil
ity that a sympathetic Investigation
would show that tho great battles do af
fect the atmosphere In such a way a to
produce local weather changes of a more
or less pronounced character.
There are two things which might be
supposed to have a special tendency in
that direction; first, the long continued
ami Violent agitation of the air by dis
charges of artillery, musketry and rapld
llro gunx, and second, tho Introduction
Into the stmosphero of great quantities of
amoks, dust and gases from the guns and
the bursting shells.
rt Is well known that atmospheric
moisture condenses about minute parti
cles floating In the air, and such parti-
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stinate cough or a bad throat or chest
cold that has been hanging on and refuses
to vield to treatment, tot from anv drug
store 2V4 ounces of i'inex and make it
into a pint oi cuugu syrup, auu iu;a
that cough vanish.
Pour the 2M ounces of Pinex (SO
rents worth) into a pint bottle and fill
the bottle with plain granulated sugar
syrup. The total cost is about 04 cent,
and gives you a full pint a family
supply of a most effective remedy, at a
saving of (2. A day's use will usually
overcome a bard couh. Easily prepared
in 6 minutes full directions with i'inex.
Keeps perfectly and has a pleasant taste.
Children like it.
It's really remarkable how promptly
and easily it loosens tha drv, hoarse or
tight cough and heals tha inflamed mem
branes in a painful cough. It also stops
ths formation of phlegm in the throat
and bronchial tubes, thus ending ths per
sutent loose cough. A splendid remedy
for bronchitis, winter coughs, bronchial
asthma and hooping cough.
- Pines is a special and highlv concen
trated compound of genuine Norway pins
extract, rich in guaiacol, which is so
healing to the membranes.
Avoid disappointment br asking your
druiririst lor 2 ounces of I'inex." and
d not accept anything else. A guarantee
of absolute satisfaction goes with this
preparation or nionev promptly refunded.
J lie i'inex Co., tu Wayne, Ind.
cles also play an Important part In ths
electric phenomena of tha atmosphere.
This being so, the air over the battlefield
may become charged not only with con
densed watery vapor, but with electricity
to such a degree as to bring about either
a quiet downfall of rain or a thtuider
shower.
For a considerable number bf years In
tho wine growing districts of France,
where thunderstorms are frequently ac
companied by destructive volleys of hall,
hundreds of so-called "hall cannon" have
been systematically employed In bombard
ing the sky whenever threatening clouds
appear In order to prevent the formation
of the dreaded hall. While scientific In
vestigators have generally pronounced
this system of defense against hall
theoretically Ineffective, thouaands of
wine growers have expressed great con
fidence In It and have continued to use
it
They say that the shocks and the atmo
spheric swirls produced by the discharge
of tha "hall cannon" cause the moisture
of the clouds to fall In fine rain Instead
of accumulating In bulky hall stones.
it ins errect ascribed to the "hall can
non" -could be regarded as ' eateullahed.
it would be an easy step to believe that
In a great battle, where the atraospherlo
vibraUon roust be Incomparably more
powerful and widespread, a still greater
effoct of a similar kind nay be pro
duced. The electiio dlsturhann nrnrfun.
by a batt'- may be enormous.
Still the. d are contradictory and nut.
xling circumstances. The alleced effoct
of ths "hall cannon" Is Immediate, that
or the thunders of the battlefield is re
mote, following hours after the shock
has passed. It la not affirmed that the
"hall cannon" can produce rain out of a
clear sky; but that Is exactly what the
cannonading of contending armies Is be
lieved by some to be ahi to do.
Since neither of theTS doduIsp heller
Is accepted by scientific authorities, the
general public must take auch evidence
as It can get and judge for itself. Bclenc
does not say that these things are lm-;
possible; It only says that they are 1m- J
probable. :
' His mother. - Sometimes he calls her "mudder," and sometimes
her little name is "mux." Sometimes he can only curt his tongue
around ber name and ''produce something that sounds like the
language of Far-Away Land and might be "murver." Sometimes It's
the some southern "mammy," and the little westernern says "mama"
short and quick.
And of all the wonder-look, that artists try to catch and cannot
the looks they paint at and rave over and dreajn la the nlgtit of ar
riving at the wonderest look of all is the divine one that a little
chap bestows on his "best girl." It calls his dimples and the gleams
in his eyes; It shouts "I love you!" it whispers "I think you're the
beautifullest lady they Is;" It sings "I believe everything you say,"
and it denies, and adores, and caresses, and gloats, and-questions,
and covers ber face, that he will remember In after life on the other
side of the world as being made of velvet to his baby touch, with a
look of blinding faith.
His best girl of yesterday, and this day,' and tomorrow his
mother. NELL BRINKLEY.
0 Why My Husband Left Me &
No. 4 A Wife Who Loved, Not Wisely, but Too Well, Tells Her -Story.
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Congeniality
Ity flKATRICK FAIRFAX.
'The strength of friendship consists
more In liking the ssme things than In"
liking each other.''
Many a friendship, or love sffalr. or
even man-lane, has been shipwrecked on
the rocks of dissimilar tastes and widely'
separated Interests. To many people
wh care for earh other cannot analyse
the reason for their feeling beyond "She's
Just my style," t.r "H" Just appeals to
me." It Is all very well to feet a tug at
your heart strings and a glow In your
blood when some lndlvld"sl Is near, butt
If you try to build a lasting relationship
on either of those symptoms you will
find that the tug may pull apart and the
glow fade.
inst'nctlvely we oMen recognise frlends-to-be
or loves In embryo. Often we meet-,
the new person and as their personality
calls and ours nnswers. we fl there 1s
ome one I could like" -not some one I
do like, but some one "I could" rare for-
And in that potential "could " opposed to-,
one positive "do" lies the crux of the
whole matter. "
Instinctive attraction Is a splendid
thing. The charm of one individual out
of a group for a certain selected other ,
Individual exists and csn not be ex
plained or put under a microscope and
mndn perfectly clear and evident.
But If friendship, love or marriage are
each or all to develop from this germ o(l
attraction, there must be a reinforcement
of common Interests, similar or at least
sympathetic tastes and Ideals and aai
ptratlons In common.
There Is such a thing as making your
self congenial to the people for whom.
you care. Think how a mother encour
ages her boys to tell tier of their victories
In class room or on foot ball field, and
listens to her git Is discoursing of fet
trots and tennis courts, even though her
interests center In Browning clubs or '
I cooking triumphs. Bhe Interests herself
i In the tastes and occupations of the
' she loves and so brings herself ever closer
by sympathetic understanding that makes
I lor congeniamy. inn mj mmj
a good sport" and glow with pride when'
Uhey say It. The girls lovingly whisper,'-
"Isn't mother a dear? Bhe does onder-
stand." And their eyes glisten with ten"
drr tears when they think how dear
mother la. .
Mother Is wise enough to make her boys-
! and girls feel the congenial warmth ef
her love and Interest.
i It would be wise lor mends, lovers,
' husbands, wives and children to garnish'',
: their affection with the delicious sauce of
congeniality and serve It at the wldej
board of sympathy. .
By DOROTHY DIX.
reasons why mar
ls because women
Household Hints
In hot weather place the butter In a
bowl, then put the bowl and butter Into
a larger dish containing as much salt j
and water .as will come to within half
an Inch of the top of the butter bowl.
Cover lightly with a piece of white paper
or muslin to keep out the dust and put
Ii a cool place. Always before unwrap
ping butter hold the parcel under, the
cold water faucet for a few seconds, and
you will find that the paper will coma off
without even the slightest bit of butter
adhering.
The best way to clean hair brushes Is
with spirits of ammonia. No rubbing Is
required, and . cold water can be used
lust as successfully as warm. Take a
teaspoonful of ammonia to a quart of
water, dip the hair part of the brush
without wetting the wood, and In a mo
ment the grease will be removed; then
rinse In cold water, shake the brush well,
and dry In the air. but not In the sun,
Soda and soap soften the bristles.
To renew shabby coat collars, take a
raw potato, peel it and grate It Into a
basin. Pour half a pint of cold watsi
over It tnd let It stand until It has set
tled. Then taks e piece of clean flannel,
dip It into the clear liquid and rub ths
collar well). '
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"I lost my husband," aalJ the fourth
woman, "because I loved him to much.
"One of tha chief
rlage Is a failure
can live on love as
a steady diet all of
their lives, and still
ask for more, whits
a man is as easily
surfeited with af
fection . as he Is
with sweats. Its
likes a little love,
at the right time
and place,1 ss he
does a mouthful of
dessert. but It
never occurs to
him to make hia
whole meal upon It.
It's women who
are the chocolate
cream sex.
'The wisest man,
that ever lived.
and the one who-
had the most experience with women, ex
claimed: 'Stay me with flagons, comfort
ma with apples, for I am sick of leve.'
"I never make a wedding present that
I don't wish that I bad the courage to
have those words of Solomon Illuminated
In letters a foot high to present to the
bride, for if I did I might save some other
foolishly fond woman Xrom making the
mistake that I did which was smother
ing my husband under so much affection
that he suffocated In the doraestlo atmos
phere.
"I won-irr what Is the purpose of the
malign fate that makea people of abso
lutely diametrically opposite tempera
ments so fascinating to each other be
fore marriage and so distasteful to each
other after msrrisge? I am by nature
t '-vx s
sentimental, emotional and of a most af-1
fectlonate disposition. '
"The man I picket! out to marry was
practical, self-contained, without a shred
of romance In his composition. Love was
the whole of life to me. There were a
million things more Important to him.
Love did not compare In Interest to him,
for instance, with business, or golf, or
fishing, or base ball.
"I'm pot aaylng he wasn't fond of me.
He was In his way. I am sure that'll
cared for me' more than he. ever did ior
any other woman, and he ww kindness
and generosity Itself tc me. lie lavished
upon me everything In the world but one
thing that I wanted most and that Was
love. I adored film, worshipped him. I
had no life except as It came to me
through him. I simply dkl not exist when
he was out of my sight, and so to be
near him I became a sort of Old Woman
of the Sea that h could never shake off,
although I had too little sent to realise
what I was doing, and that I must In
evitably make him hate me, as we all do
the burden on our backs.
"Just for the sheer joy I had In look
ing at him I took to haunting his office
until he was finally forced to forbid me
te come to his place of business.
A Bargrmla Master.
A pleasant looking Irish woman walked
Into a store and asked the price of the
collars she had seen displayed In tho
window.
"Two for a quarter." said the elerk.
"How much would 'that be for oner'
"Thirteen cents."
Bhe pondered. Then, with her fore
finger she seemed to be making Invisible
calculations on the aleev of her coat.
"That." she shIC "would make the
other collar Jwtlve cints. wouldn't It T
Just give m that wan." Philadelphia
ledger.
," 'It must bore you to sit around, wait
ing for me to get time to take you to
lunch,' or to go home,' he said at first.
'Oh, no.' I replied, 'I am never bored
when I am near you, even If I can't spesk
to you. I'd. just rather sit and look at
you than go to any ploy.' 'Well.' he ex
claimed, brutally at last, 'you get on my
nerves sitting around here, until I want
to scream, and If you don't stay at homo
you will drive this whole business lute
bankruptcy. I don't potter around your
kitchen. Do keep out of toy office."
"Of course, I walled and wept over this
harshness, but It taught me nothing. If
J couldn't e with-him during business
hours I was determined to be his com
panion during his hours . of. recreation, so
although I loathe every form of outdoor
rport, I 'tagged along at his heel over
gulf, courses, and trudged beside him on
fithlng expeditions, and, as I know, spoilt
every holiday for him. 1 For I never
learned fo play a decent game of golf, or
Caught a fish, and was anything but a
spoil-sport on any out Int. '
' My husband, on the contrary, was an
expert at all sorts of athletic stunts.
Moreover, he was a man who waa a man's
man. and loved the society of other men.
and It makes me wince to tills day to
think how much I muat have bored him.
. "My love also made me a tyrant to him
and caused nw to nag blm to desperation.
He waa a big, husky fellow, self-reliant
to the (set degree, yet I waa so tormented
with fear that he would get run over by
an automobile going to his office that I
would telephone to know If he had ar
rived safely, and If he was thirty minutes
late getting homo, I was walking ths
floor with hysterica.
"I never let him eat what he wanted to
for tear It would make him sick and I
would ask him a thousand times If he
waa sure his feet were dry or If he was
sitting In a draught. If Je wanted to read
Itls paper of an evening 1 wept becauso
be wouldn't" talk ' to me, and ' when he
started away a morning, no matter how
much of a hurry he was In, I calltd him
back for a dosen farewell kisses.
"In a word, i made my love a burden
and a bore to my hushand. I weaned him
to death with my society. I became the
one thing that hs could nsver shake off
for a moment, and at last he came to hate
me, and when he could endure It no longer
he left me. ' .
'You see. I forgot that man Is a hunts
man by nature, and that h wanta to
chase a woman Insteai of being chased
by her. If I had loved him less he would
have loved me more. I am the victim of
loving nat wisely, but too well which
goes for husbands as well as othsr men."
Advice, to Lovelorn
By aJBAYSUCB TAX AX 7
Da Not Be Heartbroken.
Dear Miss Fairfax: The young lady?
whom I love, and I have every reason to
believe loves me, recently at a wedding
supper drew the thimble from the wd-"
ding cake. What about the tradition that.
pertains to tntsT Would you adrlse me.
to have any faith In it? -'
let yourself become a slave to su
perstition. What If there le a aaylng that
the one to draw the thimble In the bride's
cake Is sure to remain a spinster. Can a
mere saying prevent your winning her love
snd marrying her? The only reason s"
perstitlon has any power Is because peo
ple are silly and weak and cowardly
enough to submit to their fears. You;
don't have to be bound by any such no
tion unless you choose to. .-r
A a Art ( Real Coartesr.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a man of M
years and often meet a lady friend for
whom I have lots of respect. I meet her
off and on at "L" stations and on the
street.
While speaking. I keep my hat in my
hand; passsngers getting off and on
trains laugh or pass some remark.
Kindly lot me know if I am doing
right? JACK. '
You are performing an act worthy of a
real gentleman a "gentleman of the old'
school" who is all too seldom seen today.'
Don't let laughter or sneers break you of
the splendid habit of standing uncovered
In the presenoe of a woman.
Ma Marsa. f
t,irKaL.'"i" Fa,,rfsJI,: 1 y chum are
high school girls. W are 17 yeara of agw
and both considered very pretty, i'eopbs
have been making a few ramarka about
im ber.au s, we go to ahows and dances
with traveling men.. We stay at the hotel
and know these men. Bhouid wa give up
thete men's friendship because of a fsw
remarks made? Is there anv harm la
this? BETTY AND JANE. T
It your parents know of where you go
and who you go with, no harm Is likety
to result, other than that your little heads
may get filled with some vain and foolish
notions. However, girls who are still hi
school should not devote too much ef
their time going to dances, no matter
who they have as escorts.
Deelare Year Lst. j
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young man
of 22 and In love with a girl of 30. Bhe In
very popular and as I love her. I do not
wish her to receive atentions from othes
meu. I em not In position to marry yel,
but will bs soon. Will it be riant for mo
to declare my love and If she accepts,
will I have the right to stop auch site na
tions. f she does not accept, how rn J
win her love? LONELY. i
Tell this girl of your love. If she does
not rare for you, you Must simply forget
your desire to. win her. If she becomes
engaged to you she will, of course, cease
receiving attentions from other men. 1
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Tint and Best
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Try a Faust Spaghetti dinner
nee in a while you'll aurely
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exception. A 10c package of
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family dinner (or seven
that'a economy for you. Send
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5e and 10c packages.
Buy today.
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