i " ' ' - ' " " y -i m , , IMm.
! .
i
,, , TllK i.KK; OMAHA, 1 Ktl)Al, lM'A,.litj',U 1?. 1HU.
- - - """ " ...... - - . - . .. . , . , . ji i i . i. i ,i , ...... i. L I .
n rr i ii i i ii in ' .
r mr SB 1 1 J tt- ii i : & i
rr ' i"-U-- ' . , , , ,
Why My Husband Left Me
wo t.
trllO
v . -
a shy. riorbld
myself, slwnys
By DOROTHY Il.X.
I loit my husband," said the eighth
woman, "because I wss over-sensltlve.
"In poem and novels th woman who
is all quivering sensibilities, find
shrinks under a touch
aa does the mimosa,
Is an alluring and
romantic figure, but,
believe me, she be
longs tn a book. She
has no place In the
Klve--end-tak of do
mrstlo life, where
I h e chief .'requisite
for happiness la po
srsflng an epidermis
tlilrk enough to turn
off famlljr Jabs as
I lie hide of a rhln
i ' pros tilrns off spoar
I h rusts.
"Now I am the
neat original human
sensitive plant. As .a
child i was a cry
Isby. As a girl lwss
rcst'ire,- dlstruRtful of
l.nuslning that 1 was being passed over,
nl fancying slights In every careless
nord and look.
"I married a man who was Just a man.
He was a fine fellow In every wsy, but
I', was a purely masculine way. Me was
r holesome, and practical, and commnn-M-iislcal.
and the least subtle and psychic
! rnon that I have ever met.
"Why he picked me out for a wife I do
i.it know. Perhaps women of the shy
m.'I retiring violet type appeal to men of
lis kind. Perhaps It was my very differ
ence to hmv that . attracted him before
marriage, 'a ' It bored him afterwards.
Many men, . fancy, marry women In a
vain attempt to solve a feminine conun
drum that piques their curiosity, and
whore answer . they; never guess, and of
ulilcJh, after, a time, M they weary trying
io unriddle. . .'.
' Well, wo Were married, and instead of
f lulling that. I was the gentle little house
hold pet that ho had supposed I would
' my husbgnd discovered that I bristled
with 'feelings' as a porcupine does with,
'uills. and I'was'Just about. as tooth
ing and. pleasant as a., companion. :-, He
nr-vei- could know how' I was going to
take anything, or when he was going to
wound my precious sensibilities, or when
nt some perfectly Innocently Intended
word or act on his; part X. would burst Into
tears and fly to my room.
VI used to be sorry for myself. I now
I'lt'jj myNpoor husband. Living with me
must have fceen as nerve-wearing a pro
ceeding as trying to walk on eggs, for my
feelings were spread out all over the
place, and to keep from treading on them
required more than mortal skill and
agility.
"My husband was a busy man, hard
worked and full of cares, and having as
sured me' a million times that he loved
me, and assumed my support for life to
prove it, he naturally supposed that the
question was settled and that he might
a about his other affairs in peace. Hut
my sensitiveness would not brook this.
"If a day passed that he did not swear
that he worshiped me I Imagined myself
neglected. If he failed to kiss me when
he hurried off In the morning I saw In
that an unmistakable Indication that he
had wearied of me and had fallen in
love with some other woman and by nJght
I had worked myself up. Into such a state
of hysterical Jealousy that It took hours
of persuasion and asseveration of his
undying affection to culm me.
"Such scenes were a frequent oecurr
rence in our home and while they grati
fied my morbid vanity, for that is all
that sensitiveness Is, they gradually killed
my husband's affection for. me. They
made love duty and obligation. Instoad
of a gift. They mad' him know that ho
was under contract to deliver a kiss every
morning as long as he lived or elite pay
for the lack of it with a scene and when
a woman forces that Issue, she has lost
out.
"My accursed sensitiveness also, killed
all confidence between my husband and
myself. We could never discuss A he most
trivial affair without my getting my
feelings hurt. If he said that we could not
afford this or that, I would immediately
become furiously angry bora use I imag
ined that he Intended a covert criticism
of the way I managed the household,
and I would say that if he thought I
was too extravagant, it was a pity he
hadn't married some woman, who was a
better financier.
'"Ami sn it went. I made any, comrade
ship between .lis impossible, for how can
you chaim with a woman who goes about
with a chip on her shoulder always look
ing for' offense1, always suspiciously the
worst, and. with whom any frank conver
sation Is absolutely impossible?
"After a while my husband "grew tired
of trying to handle me with kid gloves I
and sidestepping my supersensitive feel-
Ings. Instead of inviting me to weep on!
th. second button .of his waistcoat when!
I burst into .tears at nothing he slammed j
the door behind him and told me not to !
act like a fool. And that was the end. ij
lost him through coddling my sensibilities I
instead of trying to act like a rational
human being." .
To Every Mother for Every Child
Republished by Special Arrangement with Harper's Bazar
l A Kussiiui suggestion;
white, edged in ennine.
I). The wee gillie eoaeh
uian's euH is 'delightfully
(inint. The Hoft felt lint of
laniioniziiiif coloring is
banded in Mnck velvet.
The Untrained Girl
'"Hy IRENE WESTOX1 '
"A social problem that Is faced too late."
That, it seems, is the stage at which tha
i ii trained girl has arrived she has be
come a "social problem."
There are numerous counts In, the in
II finent brought against the modern girl
by her candid friends In the newspapers
that she is aimless, thriftless, obsessed by
n craving for new sensations, spotted for
work, spoiled even , for, pleasure, and
xitolled for marriage. But all . these count
in the Indictment coma back. to the point
that she Is untrained and undisciplined
lor the life that lies before her.
Tha pessimist sees the modern girl
chiefly in relation to the matrimonial
market and ths conventional avenue
through which she ought to approach it,
making too little allowance for, and see
ing only evil in, the call to woman from
the wide sphere of the world's activities.
It is too, late to quarrel with this drift
ing away of the modern girl into the
-activities of life into positions side by
side with her brothers, and where she
may even yet find her future husband.
The real lesson In this tragedy of the un
trained girl, over whom social tears are
shed at the thought of what may become
of her in the matrimonial market, is. not
that she is spoiling herself aa a woman,
but that she is apt to let go the old moor
ings before she is able to swim. It cannot
le said that her educators have done
nothing for her, but they have not taught
l.er how to respond most effectually to
the spirit of the age, which is calling
i pon gltls and women to share in the
work of the world, aide by side with men.
There Is always hope for the untrained
lioy In the labor markets of the world,
for there Is always someone who-sees the
potential man within him, and for that
i rospect is willing to taku a ifttle trouhlo
i "lick him into shape." for the chance
of his becoming a useful, permanent
worker in the concern.. For the boy, there
Is no "social problem." Not so for the
business girl who "goes to the city," for
xhe must go with her credentials ready
tallied, and be fit to tako up skillod work
required of her at once, and very often
handicapped by her "social problem"
which has Imld back cot.sent for her to
t,i-t the fitness.
it is Just here, in the difference be
tween the start of the boy and tne girl,
that one is brought up against this little
nagtdy of the untrained girl, who by
(Uucallon and upbringing has been al
lowed to drift and to "face the aoclal
problem oo late." Ther are many girls'
brooding over their inactive life,' and ,
possibly other reasons why they would
like to be "doing something" to itdd to i
the family exchequer consoling them- j
selves with the thought thst tiiey can !
"become private' secretaries" if things j
come to the worst'and simply and solely j
on the strength, of their social upbrlng- j
lng as a recommendation. ,
U TO CLEAR
AVaY PIMPLES
Kathe your face for several minutes
with Resinol Soap and, hot mater, then
apply a little Ileslnol Ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
vand wash off with Resinol Soap and
more hot water, finishing with a dash
of cold water to close the pores. Do this
once or twloe a day, and you will be
astonished to find how quickly the heal
ing, antiseptic Resinol medication soothes
and cleanses the pores, removes pimples
and blackheads, and leaves the complex
ton clear and velvety.
Kcainol Ointment and Iteainol Soap
rtop itching Instantly and speedily
heal akin humors, rashes, wounds and
chafing. Sold by all druggists. Doctors
have prescribed Resinol for nearly
It Is not that these things family con- -j
nectlons, etc. do hot count for sdnwthtng i
In a girl's chances fof confidential work: '
they do, but to put them first is putting
the cart before the. horse. Without hard :
work and hard training no amount of :
social recommendations Is of any avail, i
and the untrained girl must not expect !
that these alone Will gain her the open I
sesame to the position of confidential j
clerk or private secretary In a big office. '
It remains for the hardest taskmaker ;
the metropolis with Its eternal treadmill j
of work and its dally ebb and flow of '
Its great tide of human workers to en- J
force its stern lesson upon Oi untrained
girl, wnen me Business man iirsi was
Inclined to have his letters written in the
new way, he was ready to take the first
who came along qualified to write those
letters on the typewriter,, with often but
little regard to other considerations af
fecting the credit of that work. He could
not afford to wait until he had trained
a girl In his business, for he wanted, her
services for a definite piece of work and
at once.
The vague notion of twenty years ago
of what was meant by "some knowledge
of shorthand and typewriting" was re
sponsible for the invsslon of offices by
an army of young girls, and for a time
the sudden demand attracted the wrong I
class of girls as rejgards general educa- j
tlons. Blnce that time there has been !
a great change In the training of girls j
for the better class of appointments, and ,
In the business man's appreciation of the
better educated girl and the big business
offices can fairly claim to have among
ita girl and women clerical workers some
of the finest all-round woman clerks and
secretaries In the world. There are still,
however, too many entering office's with
either inadequate education or Insuf
ficient training, in technical skill, and
the lesson for the untrained girl Is still
one upon the learning of which much of
her welfare as 'a worker must depend.
It Is not too much to say that the
trouble of the business man with tha un
trained girl would have been greater but
for the good offices of the business train
ing schools, and the sifting agencies of
the employment bureaus run by the lead
ing typewriter burea'Js. lletween these
two agencies the employer gets a better
trained girl than formerly and one better
suited to his particular needu.
In the manager's office of the employ
ment bureau of one of the leading type
writer companies recently the writer
found the manager surrounded by a small
crowd of applicants, chiefly girls of vary
ing types and ages, and he was engaged
in the process of selecting the most suit
able for filling particular vacancies en
tered upon that morning's register. ' Weed
ing out the unfit," he called It, and he
added as a reason for this process:
"Employers are 'now prepared te pay a
better salary than formerly, but thay
want a higher class of work. We still
have too many come to us who, although
they can pass our test in shorthand and
typewriting,, show a want of good fcoms
training and, general-education."
What la the remedy for the untrained
girl In business? On this point we gath
ered that the schools should be careful
not to admit girls for technical subjects
with defective general education.
i
mrn tester cvS"
''L ' '' ls
...... . i a. ('M'tea .
kTJ. Like a picture-book coat JifSiJJm.-lf-i
is-this model, in greea golfine, pUffitfc iSpk
with yellow nnd black buttons i-S J;-'
and white fox collar, and cuffs.- LtA . tSti
PPiSl1 mti&l ;:liB
Mysteries
of
Nature
and
Science
IS,-
..4
A. A dear little snowbird is
tho lassie in her white broad
cloth coat the fur edging1 of
collar and cuffs tailless ermine.
" E.-This "bestest best" coat
is of pale jiink peau do Boie with
the cape outlined in mink fur. A
frill of lace frames the little face
nnd the soft civwn of the hat is
of peau de aoie.. '
F. A pimple little model which
nay be developed in linen or
cloth, tlie bolt being of patent
leather. ' " ' '
ii. This is a new
cut to the trousers of
this Dickens suit of
imported poplin,
achieved by a short
ening .of the seam on,
the outside of the leg.
The shirt is of the
poplin.
II. Ruffles just
like mamma's flare
from the skirt of fine
net on this party
dress. Pink satin rib
bon, matching the silk
foundation, runs
through net' shirring
at the waist line.
-Yellow embroid
ery and smocking
lend distinction to thU
gown of striped mad
ras. To carry out fur
ther the color scheme,
the belt, collar and
cuffs are of' yellow
linen.
K. Bi g 1 si ster wil 1
wear to the party u
blue crepe de 'chine
dress, with, a plaited
skirt, saucy . lace
basque ruffle, 'black
velvet girdle, laco
gnimpe, and little vel
vet bows:
Is There a Life After Death on This Earth?
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX,
(Copyright, 1914, by Btar Company.)
The editor of the Christian Common
wealth of London, England, has sent out
thn following list of -Questions tn be an
swered by -thinking people, and - hs
solicited earnest
mi.
answers:
1. Do you wish to
live again, or for
ever T '.j Do you
hope to, or are you
confident that you
will survive bodily
death? If you are
uncertain, on which
side do the prob
abilities to ; yo
seem to He?
2. On what
ground do you base
base your belief (or
disbelief) In immor
tality? .
1 Do you think
the Individual will persist and
Indefinitely',' or' forever as a
entity?
4. Can- you form any conception of the
nature of life after -"death?" e. g., shall
we have form, substance, senses, local
relation, etc?-What shall we det
I. Shall we renew early relation and
acquaintance? ...
& Can you .suggest any Answers to the
obvious difficulties In the way ef believ
ing in the -eorslaf nee of the Individual?
1. Have ..you. asvjr personal experience,
or can you adduce 'evidence la support of
ths view that the so-called dead are still
llvtag and aetiveT .. ' .
1 Do you tulnk belief la personal Im-
continue
separate
mortality Is growing or declining?
. Finally, If the life of the individual
ends with his earthly career, and ths life
of the race ceases when the earth is no
longer habitable, everything being as
though It had' not been, would you' say
that "the game was worth the candle?'
Will you kindly reply as early as con
venient? 1. Yes, I certainly desire to live again
and to live forever. I fully expect to live
on. Kverythlng that I see, hesr, think,
believe or know strengthens this belief.
2. On the ground (hat whatever is,
must always have been and must con
tinue to be. It is Impossible to think of a
time when nothing existed. If there was
a great void that void must have con?
talked alt the principles and all the ele
ments and all the powers which made
the unlverss afterward.- Io those prin
ciples, elements and powers the Immortal
me of me must have existed at that
period. ,liav)ng. existed o long.lt cannot
perish. - ' . '
1.1 think the individual who has used
hra mind, actively and Intensely in any
way, will live op through many realms
and slpirtual planes after death as aa In
dividual People find Just the kind of
haven or hell which their' thoughts have
aisds. Thoughts are things and we are
creating every moment and hour of life
tbe conditions which will surround us
fhtn we leave this earth plane. The
very Inert and JeOyfUh sort of mentality
Is not taking any place for Itself la a
future life. It will disintegrate and go
back.
-1 I form a very clear conception of the
nature of life after death en the premises
already stated.-, The ntaa who thinks of
mttxliiff1! tals World; ' better,', helping his
fellow men, developing the best within
himself, beautifying his personality and
his surroundings; that man will find a
very beautiful heaven awaiting him, and
ha will be surrounded with beings llks
unto himself, who have thought similar
thoughts and lived similar Ideals. He
will find work awaiting him and useful
ness without end.
Advanced souls given the task of
awakening those who have dlud in Ignor
ance, who have disd without sny spiritual
development or understanding to a
knowledge of their situation. Hundreds
of thousands of human beings reach the
spirit world and It long periods of time
are unconscious that they have died, be
cause they find the conditions surround
ing them quite like those they left on
earth. The first step toward their ad
vance in spiritual life must corns from
making them aware of the experience of
death.
5. Yes, we should renew earthly ac
quaintances and relations whan those
relations have been on the same spiritual
Plane. The mere act of death does not
ohangs souls.- The difference between
the spirit realms and the earth plane Is
that each soul in the spirit world will be
attracted to his own kind, and It will be
Impossible for him to associate with other
i kinds save as he goes forth on benevolent
journeys All social life In the spirit
realm will be that of elective affinities.
I. With my positive belief and. to trie,
perfectly satisfactory evidence of the ex
istence of the soul after death, I can con
ceive of no difficulties which can be called
obvious in this belief.
T. Yes, many experiences, satisfying,
conclusive, impossible to give In a brief
article, convince me that the ''so-called
dead are still living."
t. I think "bel!f in personal Immor
tality" la growing at tbe same raUo la
Advice to' Lovelorn
r By aBATmxoa tax-xtax
"Manning" a Debtor.
Desr Mies Fairfax) Will yo( kindly de
cide the following question: A says if a
girl owea him morey he has a perfect
rlxht to ask for ssme.
B ssys he should wslt until the girl in
question gets ready to pay It back.
W1L1AM. -
A girl should not borrow money from
a man. If she does, he is free to treat
her as he would any male debtor. Ask
once for your money, but do not herrasa
your debtor with duns.
Marrlrd Woman as a Wage Keener.
Dor Miss Fairfax: Is there any shanMb
or harm lor a woman to work after she
is marriea.;.. I mean Just for a while to'
get inings susiglitoned up. lisve a nice
position and wouldn't know what to do
at home ull alone anvwsy.
A CONSTANT READER.
-Married
1 ly (JAKHKTT V. HKKVISH. n
J n
! "i.'an voti kIo me "y Information
about the l".aa tree, which was used 'tnf'
j gum? by the native tof Celebes?) to en-
j venotn the bamboo darts (of blowpipes?)?,
, Mow wns the poison f
; ohtalneil ' How far,
approximately, could
' the nntlv-s shoot. If
they dlil use blow
Mlies'.' lint deadly
H the poison? M.
M. T. '
The fame of the
l'pas tree was first
HreHd nbrosd by a
Dutch physician
nameil Koersrh In
17. He wrote a
wild story about Its
wonderful properties
j In the narrative- of
j his travels In Java. Ho did not invent
I the fable, which, seems Io have made a
Icrp Impression wherever It was read,
but based his sccount upon the assertions
of the natives of Javs, many of whom, it
is said, still believe It to be true.
This story, or tradition, is to tha effect
that the mere prcsenre of the t'pas tree
is fatal to both vegetable and animal life
because of n mvsturlous emanation or
vapor laulng from It. Foeraoh, describ
ing the tree as growing ip a valley, said
that not another tree or a blade of grass,
wis found In thst' valley or on the sur
rounding mountains. "Not a beast, or a
bird, or a reptile, or any living thing.
I lives In the vicinity of the tree."
Foersch's narrative had an extraordi
nary success, and the t'pas tree almoptj
Immediately passed Into literature as a
symbol of anything , baneful In the moral,
world. The lines of" the poet larwln In-
dk-atrf this:
"On th IiI-(mH lk..ifh
Fell I'pus sits, the hydra-tree of death.
In th mldillo of the last century a
specimen of the Ill-famed tree was taken
to England and cultivated In the Keat,
j bolaniu gardens, where the falsity of the
I slots- pf . Its deadly Influence upon Its
i surroumllngn wss quickly demonstrated'.'
It Is true, however, that the vlseld, ycM
low ssp that Issues from the extraordlf '
uarlly thick bark of the Upaa tree when
It is cut. and which stiffens Into a brown
gum, U poisonous.' ,
From' this sap the natives of Java and
other parts of the Malay archipelago and!
peninsula make a poison for their arrow
tins, which kills by tetanic convulsions. t.
l U also true that wbsn the hark Is'
much injured in cutting down the tree a '
noxious exhalation comes from It which
is cupuhlo of producing cutaneous erup- '
tlons. Ilka those caused In some person
by exposure to the common "poison Ivy."'
The smoke from the burning tree (s said
to nro.duce similar effects. ' Yet the wooe'
Is Innocuous, end is used for making fur
nltur.e, til .. poisonous properties, belmf
confined to' the nnrk. i "'
The Upas belongs to a family compris
ing trees. . shrubs and climbing vines
which Is related to the nettle family. It
is Included In the order, of the I'rticales,
"stinking" or "burning" plants. '
Tbeylarts, or small arrows, used by the
savagu who employ the Upas or other'
poison lure usually shot from blowpipes,
a species of weapon found in many parts'
of the' uncivilised world. The best de
scrlptlon of one of these curious guns
with which J am acquainted ' may be'
found in Mr. Bates' book. "The Natur
alist on the River 'Amazon." In Soutli
America 'the poison used is called vari
ously urars, curare, woorarl or wooraltl'
It Is extracted from a plant of the"
Btrychnos genus, from which we get the.
ordinary strychnine. . .
The Amason blowpipe, Mr. Bates says.
Is nine or ten feet long and made of
'I two lengths of wood, each scooped out"
to form one-half of the tube, and than
firmly bound together by spirally wound
strips of palm and finally covered and .
polished with . black wax. ' The produc
tlon of a good, accurate shooting tube re'
quires an enormous amount of painstak
ing labor. The tube tapers toward tlttt
outer end, while the heavier end la fur-
nliiheH with 'ft enn-uhnndwl wmm maii4I.
I Piece. . The whole-enearatua la e heavw
(hat It' requires strong and practiced
arms to poise It steadily. Young; boy.
practice with small, light pipes.
women are more and more
coming to see the wisdom of working and
help their husbands bear the financial
burdens. Keep on working and" try to Isy
ti something for a rslny dsy.
Let Her Alone.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am s man of
about ar. years and am decpiy in love wlh
a girl fifteen years my. Junior. I have
ben keeping company with her for ovr
a year and attempted to kiss hr good
night recently end when I ssked her if
I could come bsck she turned me down
end refuses tn speak when 1 meet her on
the street, i'lease advise m at oiu
what to do to win her love again be 'auso
I cunnot live without ln r. '
. . 15UOKEX IIBARTKD. '
According to your statement, it Is
quite apparent the young lady does not
cars for you. You did -wrong in trying
to kiss her agsinst her will. At your
st,e, experience, if pot philosophy, should
have taught you there Is little daager of
dying from a broken heart. , That often
happens' In story books,, but' rarely in real
Ufa.
which theology Is declining:
I. No; the game would not be worth
the candle. But life does not end with
this brief earth career. It goes on and
on through many wonderful, beautiful
and Inspiring realms until the spirit If
agala called to reincarnate In earth form,
until ail the lessons have been learned
which this one .realm can offer. Thee
will come a period of contemplation and
supreme bliss, and then new cycles will
occur snd n universes will be formed,
and new adyenturea will await the lm-
j mortal spirit of man.
J
i An Old, Family Cough
i Remedy, Home-Made J
X Easily rreare Casta Very
X Little, bat Is PresBBt, I ere
aa EsTeetlve
Ey making this pint of old-tima eougli
syrup at home you not only save about
t, eompareii with the ready-made
kind, but you will also have a much mora
rrompt and positive remedy in every way.
t overcomes tlie usual coughs, throat and
chsst oolda in 24 hours relieves evea
whoopinjf cough quickly and is excellent,
too, for bronchitis, .bronchial asthma,
hoarseness and spasmodic, croup. ,-
tJet-froin anv drug store iV, ounces of
Finrc (fit) cents worth!, pour it into a
pint Vttle and fill the bottle with plain
granulated feujrar srup. Full directions
with l'lnex. keeps-perfectly aud tastea
Cond. - ' .
oi rag feel this Uke hold of a tough
or cold in a way that nutans business. Ik
?uuUy. loosens tlie drv, hosrse or pain
ul e-iugh and heals the inflamed mem
branes. It alto, ms a remarkable erWi
in overcoming the persistent loose eourh
hv stopping the formation of phlcgia in
the throst and hrorM-hial tube. ...
The effect of Tine on the membranes !
known bv sltnost every one. - Finex is a
inot. valuable eoucentrsted -compound of
ge mi me Norway pine extract combined
with gualacol and other natural healing
ptfie eleniente, '
.There are munr worthies imitations
of -this-fatuous mixture. To aw. id dis
appointment, ask your druMist for "iW
ounces of I'inei," and do not aocept any
thinx alse. .'.'..
A guarantee 6f aIo1ata satisfaction.
I this tirersrstioo.. The, I'mrr. tt . I't
jWgyne.Ind.
J'
