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Woman Without Faith
a Mental Monstrosity
By ELLA WHEELKH W1LCX).
(Copyright. 1916, Star Co.) .
The womii who pro la!m herself with
out faith In a Supreme Being and Im
mortal life ia a mental monstrosity. As
writ might she bo forth proclaiming the
fact that t.he was
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afflicted with ionic
physical deformity.
A splritUHl qcnllty
Is far more Impor
tant In the make
up of an niiinlrahlo
wnmnn than great
Intellectuality.
. Men may not so
express themselves,
since men are af
flicted with cow
ardice In these mat
ters, but however
materialistic a men
may be. he Is re
pelled by the ath
eistic ' materialism
In woman. ,
The woman who finds herself question
ing the existence of nn over-ruling Power
In this great universe should endeavor Hi '
cultivate the spiritual quality, and to
put her mind In tourh with the strong
souls who have solved these questions to I
their own satisfaction.
Sir Oliver Iodge. one of the leuding '
men In the scientific world today, may j
well be listened to when he says: "I tell :
you with all the strength and conviction ;
I cn muster that wo do persist after
death, and that those who have passed ,
on before us communicate with us, and !
that I have talked with friends of mine"
on the other side. I know that mart is !
surrounded by other intelligences. If "
you once step beyond man there, is no '
limit until yon come to the Infinite in- '
telllgenoe himself. Once having gone j
beyond man you go on and must go on i
until you come to God.
"But It Is no strange land to which I ;
am leading you. The cosmos Is one. We '.
here on this planet are limited In cer
tain ways and blind to much that is going 1
on, but I tell you that we are surrounded I
by beings, working with' us, co-operating !
and helping, such as people In visions ',
have had some perception of and tliut
which religion tells us saints and angel '
are-. That the Master himself Is hel- '
Ing us is, 1 believe, literally true." j
Another shining soul who has given :
her life to the study of these questions, '
Anna Besant. says: I
"This one thing Is sure: Man Is today j
a living soul, over whom death has no ;
power, and the key of the prison house '
of the body Is In his own hands, so that .
he may learn Its use If he will. It Is '
because his true self, while blinded by',
the body, has lost touch with other '
selves, that death has been a gulf In- i
stead of n gateway between embodied
and ' disembodied souls."
So great Is the accumulation of proof
regarding worlds beyond that It seems
. a'mosf like a phase of arrested mental
development when a human being de
clares himself an athlest. If you desire to
Jirsfce-tlK!-e possible iree'of- this life, to
attain the highest results In your chosen
work, to be helpful to humanity, to
resize h:iipiucs, then seek to develop
faith :'n tho overruling supreme Intelli
gence and a belief In the lives to come
Tuke a llttlo time alone each day. Just
before ietirlng is perhaps the Best hour
to ehoose. Hit quietly by yourself with
; closed eyes and lifted heiirt; ask only for
1 llalit and guidance: .make your mind like
;tiiat of it little -child who goes to Its
parent for comfort and protection: let
!iio day pass without entering the tower
: room of your mind. In that tower room
permit no thought to enter but tho desire
for an uplifting illumination.
There lu a room serene and fair.
All palpitant with light and air, '
Free from the-, dust world's noise and
fUSH
f lod's tower room In each of us.
Oli! many a stair our feet must press, .
And climb f-om self to selflessness.
Before wo reach that radiant room
Above the discord and the gloom.
So many, many stairs to climb,
Hut mount them gently take your time;
Hiso leisurely nor strive to run
Not so tlie-mlghtieet fonts are done.
Rise leisurely; the stairs once trod
I Uveal tbe mountain peaks of Ood;
-ina irom lis upper room the soul
Sees all. In one. united whole.
Jle who seeka for knowledge which
shall bring faith In Its train shall surely
find It if he climbs often to the 'tower
room of his own being.
This Monarchy Endures gyNeii jrinkicy
Copyright, irlfv Intrtn'l News fVnvlce.
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Woman's Lack of Humor
Too Bad They Cannot See Funny Side of Drunken
Husband or Regard Beating as Playful Jest
lly IMHtOTMY 1MX.
I
j To pfryone who t.uvfs an iillrustlc
Interest In the feminine sex it Is bound
i to be a mutter of profound regret that
women have so little sente of humor,
i They miss mi h a
good .loke In not
: lein slilo to see
j themsr' ve.
! hat elhe. for In
tan e. hn; ever
brcn so siiiiloi.ii ally
I'linmrous as the
-Tectacle pienrnled
I hy the siilfrnct lea
of starving theiiv
j selves to death to
: Kplte a government
that wouldn't give
I them the vcte
i (r what could be
more amusing than
; woman's Idea, of
I enjoying hersi If at
I her club by sitting
' up and listening to
a ilenthlv dull es
-ay on the "Ancient Hyr.antme Kmplre."
Hint some rlstcr club woman has dug out
of tlio encyclopedia?
' And Isn't It a scream that the majority
i of middle ngrd wives are actually going
through nil sorts of torturing exercises,
and enduring starvation r.lets in rider to
' keep themselves thin and lithe to retain
Ihe h fleet Inn of fat, bald, rheumatic, bay
windowed husbands?
" These and a hundred other feminine
peculiarities to say nothing of the spec
tacle of a stout hulv in tho prcsont style
high water skirt add to the gaiety of na
tions, and It la heartbreaking to reflect
I that the poor dears, who furnish so much
! amusement to others, miss the Joke thrm-
selves.
It l. therefore, gratifying to notice
Hint the feminine liiimn or liumir Is be
ginning to grow, and thnt lovely woman
Is at last coming to the place where sho
can en.ioy a Joke on herself, which Is, as
everyone will agree, the arid test of
genuine appreciation of fun.
The proof of this la famished ter a
lady who recently had her husband ar
lested after be had beaten her every
day for a week until she was battered
and blue and had both eyes bunged up.
At tho trial, however, she withdrew her
rliarge of assault and battery, ntiitlnff.
in explanation of her rhangt of position,
that sho had found out that her husband
j.vaa merely whipping her for fun. and
I lo prove to a friend with whom , he had
made, a wager that he could beat her
j every day for a month. "Had I known
that at the time," added the humor-loving
nlfe, "I should not have had him ar
i fisted, but would have helped him to
'win his bet, but the mix -up came through
' his not having let me In on the joke!"
I Of course, many husbands complain
Jlhat their wives do not eatch the point
of their witticisms, and so tbe wife who
can take a drubbing aa a playful bit of
l .
rcinrtee will certainly do much toward
making matrimony s merry Jest. This
new attitude of women should be hailed
with rapture for there Is no doubt thst
it will do more thsn snything else to
h sscn the domestic tension and change
life from a tragedy Into a farce-comedy.
Kverythlng depends on the point of
view, and if women can only learn to
look at matrimonial contretemps humor
oi sly Instead of pessimistically their hap
plness slid reace of irlud are assured.
For example, take the very common case
of the husband who stays out at night
with the boys and comes home gloriously
tanked up.
Very few wives have ever seen anT
thing In that situation except tear and
anguish. Yet on the stage the maudlin
fellow with his hat smashed In, his collar
olf. who staggers around from one aide
to the other, is considered so excruciat
ingly amusing that he gets round after
I round of applause.
If women's sense of humor has reached
the point where they can see a Joke 1n
a beating, may we not anticipate the day
when the drunkard's wife will Joyously
wait up for her spouse'a return for the
purpose of laughing at his funny efforts
to find the keyhole, and thus one of
the common sorrows of life be eliminated?
How much, too, It would do to brighten
life If wives could only learn to regard
toelr husbsnds' remarks about the house
hold bills as more faoetiousness! It Is.
really, when you come to think of It, ab
surdly funny, for a man to ask hi' wife
what she did with Uiat quarter he gave
her week before last, or to egpeet her
to keep house on air, and It's nothlrrg
but women's lack of the iense of humor
that has prevented them from enjoying
tnese domestic Jokes.
Certainly, If every roan were court
Jester to his wife, and she regarded his
criticism on her housekeeping and hi
flings at her lack of management, and
her general vanity and weaknesses as an
amusing monologue, delivered for her
se'liii regaling, she would save. herself
many a pang she now suffers. It ts bet
ter to laugh than to rry, and to have
your funny bone tickled than It Is to
have your feelings hurt.
And think of tbe hilarious time women
could have If Instead of being worried Into
their graves by their Noras, and Hildas,
and Dinahs, and their mother-In-laws,
theycould see that the servant problem,
and the mother-in-law question are funny
instead of tragical, and that In wrestling
with them they are being permitted to
dip Into two of the perennial fountains
of humor. likewise, that when their chil
dren are bad and mischievous they should
laugh with them, as with the Katsen
Jnmmer Klde In private life.
In all good truth, women have always
taken themserve-4oo seriously, and an
appreciation of humor would save them
much trouble,. .And It would prevent them
from making foMs of themselves ae many,
many times. J ' '
, This monarchy never totters. Ilfea above all the courts, of the
world, demotTatltr and aristocratic, sits on a cushion of hlg mother's
patient making His Serene Happiness,' Emperor of the Home and Rel
leber ot the Warm,' White Bottle, Just anybody's baby. Here for once
Is a head, a soft bead with feathery hair, that lies easy wearing a
crown! Here for once Is an Emperor's eyes like lakes of joy! Here is
a king's mouth untouched by care and pain! Here a czar whose heart
la on wings!
The Monarchy that Endures that will never crumble and sink In
upon Itself like a rickety house that is not gilt on the outer door with
an Interior of dust and death. . Here is a ruler who sways truly by
divine right, and his palace Is the world his celling touches the blu
paint of the sky the sides of It vanish remotely In the light of the sun
and the moon and its foundations are rooted In the Valley of Deepeat
Shadow, where the mothers who bear him walk for a little while. HI
the King!" NELL BRINKLEY.
Read it Here See it at the Movies.
Hv special arrangements for thia paper
a photo-drama corresponding to the In
stallments of "Runaway June" may now
ea seen at the leading moving picture
theaters. By arrangement with the Mu
tual Film Corporation it is not only pos
sible to resd "Runaway June" each
week, but also afterward to see moving
I'c tures illustrating our story.
Copyright. 1S15, by Serial Publication
Corporation.
SYNOPSIS
June, the bride of Ned Warner. Im
pulsively leaxes her husband on tlmlr
honeymoon because she heuins to realise
but she rmiat be di pendent on him (or
money. s)ha desires to be independent.
June ts pursued bv Ollhert Hiye.
wealthy married man. Phe rsrspit from
'is dutcbea with difficulty. Ned srarclias
llstrarfdlv for June. and. leaifiiiig of
b'ye's designs, vows vengeance on nUu.
KLKYEVril tpiwur.
caught the descending wrist, wrested the
weapon from It and plunged It to the hilt
In Flub s breast'
There was a piercing shriek from the
attic and a tearing of boards. The
woman, quick of mind aa she was of
bod)', waa the first to comprehend what
that might mean. Hhe sprang to the
ladder, but aa she went she cast a back
ward glance at the lifeless man on the
floor. There was no shudder In her. only
cold triumph.
ire a girl! She's on the rool!" cried
the woman as she gained the attic.
I-en Jake was Ihe first out of the door
and lilg Hen Just after him. They rounde, j fi llowed her terrified gaae aa she glanced
the corner of the hut In time to see June 'tack, her terror divided between the nsur
Jump from the I oof and dart for Iter boat.
It was the woman who caught her.
'Ut me go'" Implore. I June. "I wea l
Sell "
marshes. Gilbert Blyef He stood up In
his racer, and over the w heel bent heavy
Kd wards, his eyes narrowed and his
thick lips firmly set.
Big Ben had dropped June at the first
shot and had reached for hia revolver.
Ian Jake had dropped flat on the
ground behind a boulder, but before Dig
Hen could return the fire of the oncom
ing boats from the Hilarity he was con
fused 'by a shot from another quarter,
and through the reeds of the marsii there
pushed a narrow steel tray motorboat. In
which stool a tail man with a soft hat
and a loosely knotted crsAat.
A stranger! And he waa nearer to the
helpless June than her pursuers from
the Hilarity. rhe ran toward him like
a deer, and as his driver drew close- In
shore June sprang Into (he boat.
"MurryV she cried. "I'lcaee hurry!"
The msa. evidently an artut. from the
ranvases aid folding easkea In his boat.
Thoso last three words would saal her
I IS tlulrta of lb lure Tthtawee, ! f,I , lh ,ln4 , ,ny murd,rous thief.
, iIS len bad rsught her roughly by ins
rMArTEk Ml.-Cnmlaued. 'arm. and now be looked laiulrti.g!y at
rr.e eeei.wd das-d i ! errnsalbm. j ,b here
h it suddenly he kt out a yell Me hiv-1 lTai her. advised Leaa Jake, who
as nv full of fsar t'.an a thief should
stow s ton m .eh "
wm there, aaw hd dleeoierej his lu A" "ire t I hero looked at the water
h.it suddenly Ke Itt out a yen je niv- j
iaily b hd retkd i his est pocket. , "as more fu
at was his hhit when th hainois hag "''be ks
Mr diemntid'
he yelled. It S gne"' i spread far Inte the Trh4. and It
tad his less teraed wbiee aa re hSeai"" "' wen an? mng nimoui
round the lease group blewly com- ' swung June up in his
.rhnstn tame ! Mm V. u framed ;,m e4 eiarled wltft Mr la tbs w.wrs
me!- he .l4-ly shouted. tnling a 1 ebe utteed sKrtea ui-aai
Hi Hem. ' T" rvw
Advice to Lovelorn
By Beatrice
Fairiai
derers on the Island aad the men in the
boeta. The artist lowered June lo a seat
beeide hlro. aad. with s word lo the
frtver. they darted away toward tbe
channel. A shot wrissed over their beads
as they started, and ahot after shot re
eund4 from Ihe upper rttaanel.
Te man with the white mustache paid all fal'li, deride whether ate
nc atisatkon to Hlg Ha as be steered
his aalft littte culler around Ihe UlaaJ
end struch late tbe lower rhannel after
tbe artist aad the beautiful "ouag girl
hu bad eeewt-ed fra the attic Nor
4iJ ia sua with tue I4a a Vaulyke
asle as r time upon tne MtoiiuK 4
ibteae as his Ui. lu. w hissed sr. use
tt rur Lsn Jake raUd ap f r tu be.
A t are for nistrasl.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 24 ami nav
been "keeping cjimpeuy" with a man for
ulmoFt three yeara. during which time
we have been cousliirred a most devoted
roiiple.
Wiiile I am not beautilul. still I am at
tractive, and wherever we go I always
make a good Impression. Am very mui h
In love with the man In question, nut
somehow he does not seem to have atrh't
confidence In me, which almost kills me.
I rate poeldvely been very truthful wltn
hlin. and as a mutter of lact hn even
told bliu IhingH twhteh euld have luel
as well teen left uiisak-ll at the risk of
uiy own happiness
Would you be kind enough to let me
know what I ran do to prove lo blni thst
he does mean averything to ma and that
Ms ln..na jealmisv la uncalled for. or do
you thins per ha a alter all my gal el.
torts and love lor htm have be-n r will
be in ain
A fONHTAST RKATKIt
There must be am Incident rankling
la the mind of your friend some unes
llalned action or affa'r o-r wbb b be
Is brooding Have a plain talk with h.'n
If he rani.ot te ronvUi -d if o ir loaly
and If '"' are sure you are worthy f
Uiii-
l.j suffer tiaj'iet siitiun fur the sake ir
your kuve. or whether e'4 wilt foeeso
your ! rwtKer Ibea suffer ihe frnents
harness of gums, aad she, tv. eas noul
u a
'Votla' Vi.lla' Viia' '
Anoiaer Uwl' In II war lee n- a4
tranibDfg rbwrar al
my dta rrrJ I ea )oi pLanld IMS eae-
l(a b,ldae SM yHl raiul.l ' -
fvuie l-er" tarl'aaed II Hee aal
i till f'k' bis a ue r
kn.'e Uao.' la 11 law-' ad I
e-d aa'l; at hi on ahir.g .
,a,aul IB a ef IS.e l Ho
A bo end tea rnx'ai aered
J.oas per i,f sr.rieaa. it, d-ae He
namarl r..rn l'.e n .t tftlf aped t Ka
ill'. . ti.r lii ttr,n r.nmai.ant al
bird I ia bowlder as tea kat im by. a wuntaii. the 4iler a fiantg (! H'l
sr loe Ihrvav- labe. Hlg ww and Jake-, man with Sap ' ra u a ha I Sow
axad al ea'w UeT la laalMtrrxal lit mii aisiart-w( a t n ii r.a ssan
A.,li.ee . .ante swtal.iag down a-.l'a."i l.ia leelh stl f.ata rltaxiaed
lie Ulaa-I ll was 4ie a t"f a n-luuias ia' aad Hlg He aad
red telle , t,a'iff r with a I" i is- Jase si l re la d s.a e ii-
li e Wl.ee,. If I.Jim im lt
j llao.la i.ti" iw. a '. i..ais -e
ii.'l'i l I'ftMf J ll,. a.t
i la. I.e. an
r,4 lit .e
I fr-r ; m ma,i a ,
ill .lit i al Ihe ' '"." 'U saKii'S er aerf'r
lb del I !., aal l I" , a ' - - -
H. e-l U a
of a Jealous lover. There is one way to
win absolute faith that Is absolutely
to deserve It. There la one way lo over
come distrust that U lo be eternally
loyal. If you are willing to devote your- .
stir faithfully to the task of nvci.'onv
ing this suspicion, you are likely to win.
It depends on your own determination :
son patience.
are I aa ,1srl x
Iiear Miss r an (as I am is About a
year aro I waa employed ae stenog
rapher In s concern wheie my employer
la a married man. About nine monthe .
ago he lold n be waa going le get a
tilioii as aoon as hta wife, wlto ts erv
su k. Improked He told iiie thai be ',
love. roe and I reciprocate bla nve J
Tbe doctors say hie wife will not live I
Inns' He has lol l me tbla, and has asked !
in If I would not a.' i for bun. I told'
hint that la ery mean lo talk about
II atrtae to ftte alien lle dt lfa luuk nf (
the dea'h of bis wfe II aatd be did I
nt i at. fnr bis '(a In Ihe eaal ai.
dnrie.l Into o.arrli.g her I I old
i iv. iter all about Una and aha aatd lhal i
I ah. i ll wail lor bun if I luvtd him,
whl.li I iiMial autely do
At (hie I una there Is eiutbar yeui.g I
man i aditis nn al sue hmae. e '
Mii'i tiie m Ii II la e eery wie yaiins
man, hoi I hat ery little teallng fwr i
hlin l H
I oruthler ll a in gewsm fine ef '
Uualt as I i te a suing f uc s woman la
di la aid. r that t-u mil iirry af ,
ousImsmI but Ibie ! any a link tan
.nf ii ma aalllug fur him la el- ,
her In order Ibal yexi May leuiy'
Mm lowr sio yuwr f,aittr es-,
l-rt.s cf I Ma raafh aa I y kra lb:
msa I bard y I -a I as If rw need r ,
1-ia . i,it. m m I H sui'V-l aa 1
. ru.l truiae,r al l la anaae a waa '
Al sol nr mi a daa '
I fi-l ) ll.e 1 1, ...(i,4 ,4 ba.ng
i la rt.e I1 auf ea., a
The Central Furniture ;Store
Will Put on Special Sale
llnnilreds of Beaiiiiful flugs
AT ABOUT OnE-liALF OFmiEin
REAL UOHTU
. i .
A b'H bHiial purchase of bcautil'ul i-urb bought direct
from the largest rtig manufacturtrs. io .this country at a
prie which was away below the market value enableu.us to
put the entire shipment on SPECIAL SALE for thjs ONE
I)AY OX1A at a price which will mean a saving to you of
at lflast onp-half. In this big piircha.se there are no. mis
matclieii or inis-woven rujrK, everyouo is jruarnuteed.to be
absolutely jxrfi'ct; there are rug of all kintls and nizes in
cluding an elegant assortment of beautiful Velvet, Axmins
ter, Brussels and Fiber Kugs; mauy if theiu aro in the) wnall
neat Oriental jiatterns, while others have the medallion
centers. If you need a rug now e.iect to need one In the
near future you will ! roiifi.ilting your own interest by tak:
ing advantage of the extremely low priees that will prevail
during thi bale, for this OxY: DAY ONLY. Sat., Martli
-7th. As usual yon make your own terms. We quote below:
e tan
AFow Samplo Price
IhM
!
(bnly
HsUur
.MarHt
lirussela rug. Cl'J. l
llruaaula rug. l-3.1v-.
al 7-V
llrusaeU rug. Sill. .75
AimlBster rugs, J.'iJ
at
A.ratneter rugs. K.7I
a I XT ',
Aimlrislrr rugs. 9tl2
si $l.."SO ;
r;
Willow Kll-er ruf. sglO.
at . 17.7:.
Velvet ruga, ZZx-i 9tM
VrUet rugs. Ztt'.Z i.T.
Veltel rugs. . ..
VeUel rugs. tll fl4.AA
Vel.et rugs. it: .1UV
Icgrala rugs. i:li.
l $rt-V
lagraia riigt. $I..V
For
Ihwet
(any
tnlj
March
37.
H3Y9 ti.3 Central Flgurs cn Ycor Furniture Bill
Vee" V , f v.'u Hi.', k'h ..
i. 1 1 r. UaHta sSiaalaw '?
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