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1 I " II II .I IHI.M I HI N - I Ill I I IIS I" ISSISMIII I I I
. The Moon's Weird Spell
- In Time Its Influence 'Will Cause the Earth to Keep One Face Always Toward It
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1 I I 1 Million of years .will FrtfK (. i I
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sptll over the earth, 'jjl
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come. If It lasts long enough.
There ta another very curious effect of
t.dal friction to which the moon has bem
silbjectt-d, if a is now generally believed,,
It originated from the earth. Tv'hen the
two were both still molten' hot, they
mutually raided great bodily tides upon
odo another. The rarlh being by far
the larger lody .felt the Indirect effects
of these tide lot-s than the. moon did.
Without the ine ft a inatliematlial dla
grmn It la Impospllile tj idiow how It hap
pened, hut It can be mathematically
proved that one of these effects was
thnt the tidal protuberances product! by
the moon's attraction , upon the earth,
served to drive the moon farther away.
This action continued, with gradually
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Above,. the earth and the moon, showing their relative sizes, and, below, a telescopic photo
graph of the surface of the moon. . ' ' - . ..
By UARBETT f. SERVlSS,
To many persona it.seems strange why
hi moon always hhows the same face to
i' lie eaKh. The explanation Is rather com
'il ated. Tho moon owes the pMght Into
. likh It has fallen, that of being coni
c'.'ol to keep always the same fce to-
,vard tha earth, to a forco known as
jl'lal friction," which Is a hind of brake
,D l ed to. all -bodied rotattdC ou An.aHHt
n l -.e pftneo of another body hat pills
upon them by' gravitation. Tha earth it
e:f. feels this brake of tidal friction,
hlch Is screwed on, as if . in vengeful
jplr'.t, by the moon, and tha time will
jo'ti when our proud planet will. In Its
-.urn. be-compelled to keep always one
face toward Its now submissive, but then
triumphant, satellite,
When that remote "epoch arrives tlie
lay and tha month" will e bf equal
cngth, and tho earth and the moon, star
ng Into one another's Immovable faces,
a-ill stiffly tread the-solemn round about
:helr common center, of gravity, ; aa it
h'y were, a pair of manks nailed to the
)PPoslta ends of a revolving rod.
That the tidal "wave" ralaed by tho
.i.oon in the earth's oceans should act
s it. brake upon our' rotating globe 'wlll
lie evident to you if. you watch the biV
Iuwk rolling In upon the shore when the
tidn Is rising, and reflect that their force
muit. upon the whole, be directed In
opposition to the earth's motion of rota
tion, for the general direction In which
the tide wave travels la from east to
west, while the earth rotates from west
te east- .The final reeult must be the
lengthening of the day, but the force of
the tidal friction Is so small relatively
to the force of the earth's rotaOon that
many millions of years will elapse' be-
' fore Its effects become practically evl
ilent. .
But, you may say, If tidal friction Is
so slight how ran it already have curbed
sequence was that, probably before It '
had SQlkllfied. .the moon lost nearly all
its rotational motion around Us axis, and
began to- keep one side always toward the
earth. It may be that the globe of the
moon, when Its rotation was thus ar
rested. -became' permanently drawn out
Into . eh eg-g-ehaped figure, having , its
longer axis pointed toward the earth.
The earth escaped the fat; that It In
flicted .upon Its satellite aad child lo
cauan 'of Its vastly- greater 'mass, which
enabled it to retain Its rotational force
in spits of tidal friction. But, as I have
already mentioned, the., earth's turn will
Icusenlng effect, as long as there were
bodily tide raised by the moon upon the
earth. ' Such tldce must have lasted longer
on the earth than on the moon, because
of the vaBtly greater maas of the earth,
which would require -a longer time to
solidify than the relatively small moon.
Thus, for many ages, the moon continued
to be repcl'cd from the earth by the re
action of the very i tides which It itsolf
produced. Kven today It can be shown
that . our oceanic tides exercise extremely
slight, yet calculable force, tending to
drive the moon still further from Its
mother earth.
Nobility of Work
Jlj BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Do yeu exlnt to take pleasure out of
life or to bring action t it? Do you rise
unwillingly In .the morning, or do 'you
fling orf the corners with, a Joyful
anxiety to be up and doln your part In
the march of events?
Everything In the world, from plants
and flowers to birds and bees on up to
the scale of humanity, has work to do
to put Its particular section of the uni
verse In order. At you willing to do
your share?
The work of a human being may be
the simple task of digging a ditoh or the
lofty and elaborate calculation that leads
to the discovery of a new star. What
ever your work Is, rest assured it l as Us
part In, the scheme of things. Perhapa
all your life long you will dig your ditch
splendidly and well, and yet rise to no
bigger thing.
I Kvcn If a material reward does not
come to you. is there not a glowing sat
isfaction in throwing off your covers and
rising with warm , enthusiasm to your
"ditch digging?' The actual conscious
ness that yeu have a part In the work
of the -worM and that you are doing well
Is a reward beyond any crown of laurel.
No externals can ever matter as much,
aa the Internal Joy bt bring at peace with
your bwn soul and knowing that you are
doins; your a?tunl beet.
In any maCitne the most trifling bear
ing may have as Important a place of
value as great as the huge whirling belt
or powerful dynamo. In the march of
humanity to some gosl we do not yet
fully understand In the growth of life
"the least of these" fills as important a
place as the monarrhs of the earth.
The work ef human be'ng is splendid
and fine or poor and Ignoble according
to whether It Is done well or 111. The
task does not matter: how you do the
task matters very Intensely.
The folk who find work that Is In ac
cordance with their own nature have l-.
ready half accomplished It. For con
genial work fairly Rings In the doing. Hut
If life places an individual in a position
wnere he must do work that seems to
him far less pleasing and desirable than
another task that lies oft' somewhere else.
J he must still do tho work at hand- and
thereby, through' excellent doing, come
j either to like it or to raise himself to a
I position where hamy chose his task,
j The first work of a human being Is to
j greet the morning with a smile, fling oft
the covers of the night with delight and
start off with a full charged energy to
ward the deeds of the day. -
In mere work thore la honor make up
your mind to that In work well done
there is actual glory. The only dishonor
and shame In all of life Is to bring noth
ing to It. To do the work of a human
being la to be part of life Itself.
TOQUE OF MOLESKIN,' with soft crown of velvet. Oros
grain ribbon, fancy topped by two balls of moleskin.
The Girl Who
Talked Too Much
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By AXX MSLK. . i
There wss once a girl who longej "to
go out and have a gooa lime, , co:
longed with almost equal fervor to hate
the w-orld think she was going out to
have a good time.
It seemed to her that the summits ef
popularity and success could be reached
by being seen In the midst of a gayiv
dressed throng at a gayly decked res
taurant. And no she spent all her sav
ings on a very wonderful evening gown
that should make her the gayest ef the
gey throng In the gay restaurant!-
And Ihen no one Invited her out
nut she was not of the stuff of which
failures are made. Not ehe! And so
when all ' her married friends and vth
other girls she knew asked her what she
was going to do on a certain holiday eve
he replied, "Oh, I haven't decided yet.
I've been Invited to a little theater party,
but I've seen the play twice already.
I've been asked to a danos, but the man
who wants to take me doesn't fox-trot.
And then I've been asked to a house
party In the country, but I would hale
te bury myself out of town. 8 I mav
go to a studio dance and dinner If I
find It'a to be properly chaperoned."
On hearing of the many Invitations
that had come to her the people who
had meant to Invite her to make a fourth
at bridge or help receive at a little tea.
or to go with them to a dinner dance for
which they had an extra ticket, promptly
declled that I heir trifling Invitation
would be wasted on so popular a girl.
And the girl who wanted to seem popu
lar sat et home and wept. For the go a
on which rhe had spent all her eavlngs
hung In the closet, and she had not
enough money left with which to buy a
more satisfying dinner than a box of
crackers and an apple. ;
Moral Seeming ' too ' popular often
frightens away the Invitations that night
make you feel popular enough torenoy
life. ... .........
In-Shoots
Most or us have to be pretty sharp
collectors to get the living that the werlrl
Is supposed to ewe every man.
Some girls never seem to enjoy a ceurt
shlp unless the rest of the family ere
knocking the object! of their affection.
It depends entirely upon the tempera
ment of the subject whether avlvidi Inv
agination produces rosy day dreams or
hltleaua nightmares. - ,
Alimony as Form of Graft
Br ELLA WHEELER WIXCOX.
' (Copyright, 1915, Star Co.), '
' Charles I,' Guy; of the New York su
preme court has come forth with a pro
test against giving divorced wives large
alimonies.. It is time some strong voice
was . raised in pro
test against this re
flection, upon . dig
nified womanhood.
This subject of
alimony should have
been taken up - by
the suffragettes long
ago, and , an antl
aliraony organisation
should have been
formed by them.
When a woman sep
arates from her hus
band it la usually
because she hag
ceased to care for
him, ceased to ra
the rotation of the moon? The answer n,m ce"a .
i. ik.t u ... r,,. nhi in its itir,n to feel , confidence in
noon the moon in the early stages of Its i W ,romn Permit a man of whom
honor. JIow
history.. In the first place the tir.al force
of the earth upon the moon la about
.ishty times as great aa the tidal force tilled" to answer.
of the moon upon the artti. This re
sults from the fsct that the earth is
eighty tltnes as heavy as the moon. In
, the next place thore la little doubt that
ages ago the moon was a mass of molten
tock, revolving round the earth much
closer than it la today. In fact, there Is
reason to think that the moon Is a piece
of the earth, flung off at a time, when
both were yet composed of seml-llquld, or
plastla material;
When the moon was plastics the attrac
tion of the earth produced upon it enor
mous tides, which were not confined, like
those of today, to the surface flint of
liquid, but which distorted the entire body
of the moon. The braking action of such
tides would be tremendous, and the con-
she entertains such an opinion to pay
her money Is a question for "the emancl-
When such a husband has left a child
to be supported it is reasonable and right,
that he should do his part toward the
maintenance of that child; but the ma
jority of women receiving alimony today
aeent to be childless women, and Judge
Guy makes many pertinent comments re
garding these women, as follows:
"In fixing permanent alimony It should
be borne In mind that the husband, al
though guilty of grave misconduct, is
stm a' human being.. It he Is to be- made
the producing machinery for the support
of the woman who Is no longer his wife
and who . gives nothing in return, he
must not be assessed so heavily as to
deprive mm ot ail incentive to go on
living and producing. He must be ac
Z, . .. . .
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Faust Spaghetti aerved piping" hot
makes an ideal winter food. It U
extremely nourishing, for only JOo
you can make a Faust Spaghetti dinner
for tha whole family that will rival the
finest eut of meat for substantiality
and deJiciouanesa. Cook with toma
toeaaerve with grated cheese. Make
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MAU1X BROS.. St Lotib. U. S. A.
corded the means not only to go on liv
ing, but to find some enjoyment and
compensation In life. ...
"If he has not this opportunity, it the
burden placed upon him is too grievous
t be borne, all the incentive to labor Is
gone. When alimony is excessive It is
likely to defeat its own object. It Is
better for the divorced wife to be granted
moderate alimony which will be paid
than excessive alimony which probably
will be avoided.
Any adult person who receives benefit
from another without wishing and trying
to return a full equivalent, is grafting,
whether such person be wife, child, hus
band, friend or stranger. Grafting la
taking without giving an honest equiva
lent. The women and grown children of
our well-to-do middle class furnish rather
conspicuous example of this evil. It Is
not limited to a certain class of office
holders." And, again, he says:
"Wltile the divorced husband ettlt re
tains his right to find some enjoyment In
life, the woman who divorced him must
not expect to go en enjoying all the
benefits that go with a happy and suc
cessful married lite. She no longer per
forms any reciprocal duty. There Is no
obligation resting upon her aa an equiva
lent for maintenance, therefore she Is
not entitled to be a luxurious charge upon
the Income of the man to whom ehe
makes no return of any kind."
The wife who has been left an Invalid
through her hsuband's cruelty, or vices.
should be paid alimony until such time
aa she Is able to support herself: and
she should pray and work for that hour
of emancipation from a degrading de
pendence.
For it la an undeniable degradation for
any woman to be supported by a man she
does not love, and whose companionship
she cannot endure.
There is so much talk these days of
woman's expansion and development and
growth, and such continual demand Is
made for an enlargement ef her sphere
of alt ion. that the world is Justified in a
critical survey of her conduct.
All about us may be seen women Who
are living on the money of divorced hus
bands, while they exploit themselves In
the society of other men. The woman
who Is compelled to accept tho money
of a divorced husband In order to keen
from starvation, ought to feel her posi
tion one which demand the utmost dig
nity and circumspection.
tine snouia be ashamed te appear In
ruwuu wiui may man unites a la an
avowed suitor for her willing hand; and
then that band should refuse to close
over another man s money.
ut we even find women fighting- for
me continuance of alimony of one hus
band, while planning marriage with an-
omer.
Durci? ucn inings lower woman's
status, and render ber denpicable in the
eyes or the right thinking.
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- . ... u.nuii9ii uikr hum matter up
and elevate ttie ideal of womankind.
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