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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. 1912. 11 j he gee'; az-iie p)age SILK HAT HARRY'S DIVORCE SUIT The Best the Judge Gets is the Worst of It . Copyright, Mil National New Assn. Drawn for The Bee by Tad r r l n,,uJ. HTA JtMBLt -. - OrKVO-J V i -y ITS A wONOErrT . VTc em-At- . VIOAOP '.., f Tttte 1 f Mitel TiT- 7 1 vtfWwrTEU-a p Ji" . Z ( JTO. - " ' ) I ) (SUM v.tlt 1 ZtTSIhe Me gets JglM - .: V y I ' ; ' ; " ' K;xi-. j .- hi " wi .jaanw snar ast mi m a ! a - l itiuuib. - savsav i w VH Snarf T.A LLJ5 ZT m&s v ,r. r . "The Heavens Declare the -Glory of God and the Firmament Stiowetti His Handiwork" By GARRETT In th daytime roan think of himself and hta business; at nliht h thinks ot God and tbs affair at the universe. Th ettlnt of th tun la like the withdrawal of a curtain. As th bin dom of day roll off th akr tha epectacle revealed over our bead putt all tha pretty acenea of tha earth to ahame. and every human being wb gate at It becomes, In his decree, a thinker, a poet and a philosopher. Every n I c h t this treat school of nature I open, and the men Is mad who doe not enter under Its portala and sit down like a child to learn Its lessons. Then only Is his spirit free, then only does hs feel his kinship with the (Infinite and the eternal. A new term of this never -closing", celestial school begins with the spring. Tha treat constellations of winter pass from the sky with tha ceaselsas revolu tion of tha vast panorama, and others, accordant with the character of the sea son, move majestically Into their places. Oo out under the firmament tonight If tha sky la clear, or tomorrow night, or the night after, and see for yourself what tha rolling universe K. If your look with Intelligence and humbleness you will bo tha better for It through all your after life. Low In the west In the early evening you will catch sight of tb mighty con stellation of Orion just letting behind th alii, with Us two great (tan, Rlgal i-rme) and Betelgeuse (ruddy), each of them probably 10.90S time a greater sun than our. Between them shin th three star of th "belt." and all around th aky I sprinkled with leaser brilliants. Farther south, right on th hortaon, biases Mrtus. the etsr of ths Nile, for whoa worship Immense temple were built In Egypt. To our ay because of It relative nearness. It Is th brightest of ail th stars, although It la not really th greatest Further eastward, and therefor higher In th sky Is ths Ions Procyon; north of that th twin star of OemlnL Castor and Pollux; still farther north th tquar bouldared Capella glittering on his breast. That star Is mor than 109 times greater than our sun. and th spectro scope show thst K consists of nearly th same substances, la almost th same condition. It la his giant brother of si ml- P, 8ERV188. lar age. but It I W.O0a,W.u of miles away. All the constitute the rearguard of the winter constellations, now withdraw ing In th wast, while th array of th stara of aprlng advanoes upon their heela The first of the spring constellation that arrests our attention I Leo, th Hon. Tou will see It high In the south, near where th sun I not long after noon In th lata summer and you will recognise it at one by th sickle-shaped figure marked out by the stsr forming th head and breast of the Imaginary lion. A th lower end of toe handle of thia sickle glows ths great iter Regulua, lying doss to the eclipse, which Is ths annual path of the sun through the sky. Regulua Is not as bright to ths eye as Capella, but It Is a far greater sun, equal to thous and of our. Tat It I his brother, too; but whose Imagination can picture ths scenes upon ths worlds which are revolv ing In Its brilliant light! Turn your fact northward after look ins' at Regulua, and carry your ores al most overhead. There yon win see, above ths north star, tha "Great Bear," Ursa Major, who flank and long tall are rep reeented by a figure looking Ilk th hug dipper turned upside down, with It open bowl toward tb north. Th seven stars forming tha outline of the dipper are, with on exception, all of equal magni tude, aa judged by th eye. rive of them are flying eastward and two westward, with a speed of hundreds of thousands of miles per day; yet so Immense I thelr dlstaooa from tb earth that only th astronomer with bis delicate means of measurement, can deteot their motion. But we know that ths tlm win com when th figure at th Or cat Bear will dissolve Ilk a face In th clouds. The whole universe Is m motion and vry star has It allotted course; but some times, as In this case, they appear to go In companies bound together by ties of which we know nothing. Our own sun has companions la his flight, and he la not th captain at hi company. In th northeast, chasing Ursa Major round th polo, appears Bootee, th "Bear Driver." Tou will recognize him by his magnificent golden star. A returns, tb star whoa praise was sung by Job from th desert of ancient Arabia. Run your eye along th curved bandl of th dipper carry It on twice as far a th length of th handle, and you will find A returns. It Is worth tb search, for A returns la another of th "giant suns" of ths nnlveree, perhaps a. SCO times aa great as ours. But th spectroscope 1 Why He. Was at the Foot A young man had lust told th general manager that he bad bees six years with th firm and thought that he was en titled to mere salary. He was still la th place they had given him when he first went ta work. Other of (harter service bad been promoted and had their pay increased. He did not think that he had seen fairly treated. "Tou r fond of bass ball, aren't your askod the general manager, auddenly. Th assistant shipping clerk admitted that be was. "do often to the games?" "No, I can't get away very much." "Who ha th highest batting average in the leaguer ' . Th clerk gave the name. Who pitched for the Athletic last ' Saturday?" '. Th clerk had th aame at bis tongue's ad. j ' " "How many time was Smith struck out last season? What do you think are the merits of Brown over Jon?" and so forth. The answer came quick and clear; they shewed thorough familiarity with the gam. .Suddenly th question changed: "What ward do you Hve ta?" -r "Lemma sn Birth no. Eighth. "What precinct?" Tha clerk grinned. "Tou'va got anv be said. I don't know "Who- th alderman r X"m-a-wbr, er Connors!" "Wasn't Connor beaten last spring?" "Tea. he was. I've forgot Un who best him. though. "Wbe year isjiieiutsllie In con gress?" "Senator Black." ; "Senator Black 1 dead.' I mean your reprosentadv la mngtsss tnnr congress ssT -Why Johnson. No. Johnson la our mayor. I can't think of his name." "Tot are Tt years old, yeu say? Tou must hare voted for twa preefcjeuur Th dark was silent. Then ho said; "I'll tell you. Mr. Blank. I never voted In my Hfe. I don't tak any Interest In politics?" "Weil. William." said the manager, "t never saw a setter aosud man on bass ball than yea are, and I'm something of a fan myself. Base ball It a mighty fin sport, but It Isn't everything, and there's el war danger of your becoming a monomaniae oa th subject. Now, Gates, your chief, tells ms that he hu to watch you constantly and see that you don' ship half our order to town of th major Isaguss Instead ef where they belong. Me say, too. that you talk bass ball so much that he and tha other boys can hardly do their work properly, and that you certainly caaaot do yours as It should be don. I have found you sadly deficient In the field of polities: yoa have neglected your vole, and If you hadn't you probably would have cast It ignorantly. I don't ear what party you vot for, but vote! I have no doubt I could find you quit as lacking la in-' formation about business aa about poll tics. I can't give you a promotion er a raise, for I don't think that you deserve It Too are devoting too much time to baa ball-to thinking about it, I meaa. Tou have not been huumjIoiI because newer mea have naased yoa by drat of learning ta do something additional. And most of them Hk base ball at that Ton are where yoa started, and yon win stay there aa kmg as you tak only a passing concern In our affairs. Tou arast In terest yourself la other matters, and. aboro all, yoa must begin to wet, and vote Intelligently.- Ram's Bora, ' Ta ttaka Ovua toda. Use equal quantities ef orange puis, hansnaa dried and rhteapote. Serve m rang skins and top eft wttb a tabio spoonful of cream mayonnaise. 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HE TOOK OOuvn m$ oU, I.IP-U8 o rfri lr KAC rs At wCihT ouT To PoTT HUNT to' HI WHDA-f PlNNuH. JRT AS HT CftCW A BFAD rvM a. hv rOR THE AHflrVr? AA 0AM OAOAOA SAMibA. MiNft- crctocK AND ALU f Tub? iMit t A,rr TVk SV.ll. A ssaamv Tt via sw 5pr0fl0fti, lavr. Tvr ffVATil riaav S at . B.SP sVl I w- v fge-t J fIJe AT yiryl T. TO5 tec fUlJ I. I TILL ' I VAaAaCMu'1 i nect of Human Voice and How it Echoes the Soul shows that It la older. It la beginning to tad and I entering on th earlier stages ef extinction. Vast masses of condensing metal Ho vapor are beginning to obecure It light, and In a few million of years which ar as nothing In- th Ufa of the unlvsrse Arcturus will have oad to shin and will vanish out of th heavens, aa many great sunt have already don. At th beginning of the month you will find that ail these glories of tha starry heaven ar somewhat ohecured by tb presence of ths full moon. Our little satellite, palely reflecting th light of our Uttl sun. will throw a silvery r d lance over the heaven, which Is very agreeable la ltsslf, but which seems aa unpertinenoe whan It serves to hide a part of th ruor glorious splenrW be hind. However, ths moon ki swift-tooted aa well . as 'Inconstant," and It will quickly pass round Its small orbit, Chang. tag Its mask night after night, until the great suns shin out In a dom Illumi nated by them alone. It may Interest many readere to know that May will have twa full moons-oa th 1st and th. In th courts of th month tiia mighty planet .Inciter will begin to Tare! bmv self la tb eastern sky after sunset, and we may have something to say about him later. It Makes a Difference By HAJL COFTMAN. WCk2 I KHlTB OhS of m m , trie- p$h J3J fl?al: 'Sy 0&r'T By ELIiA WHIrHXR WILCOX. ft- v Vole affect mo Uk music; Ilk per fumos; like scenes of nature. I hsve heard th votes of a man ar a woman who was not visible; and all the stmosphere changed aa If a sudden wind had artssn; or as If an acllps had tka place at noonday; or as tf a "light that never was oa land ar sea" had risen In the skis at sight. Ones In the deeert of th eemmonplac I heard a voire, and Instantly I was enveloped la beauty. Statue 1 1 a m d from hidden nlcbee; and fsuatslss Played: and there were culture and repose sad charm over all my warld.l Voice ar exact reflection of th mind and aoul; or thy r echoes from peat Incarnation. Not all (oft voices are pleasant: not til loud vcerta ar unpleasant. It depends upon th quality. There la a woman who Is crowned with youth and dassla beauty, in to Uk a marble toddeea to sse; and orttimea i have belield her moving about sxqulsltsly kpt lawns, under th shadow of groat tree. - Bha la a Blotur ta please th eye; a picturo-untll aha speak Always when her voice reach ee my ear th asm thing occur. The beautiful lawn give plaos to ragged, unkempt farmhouse yards; tha great treea vanish and I sea only forlorn buildings, dllspldated stsaioa. men In shirt ueeve snu wuspsDaei, coming homo tired with tell: women with oallco aprons and prematurely reded faces, performing disagreeable duties. Th utterly commonplace and unre mantle aid f lit I expressed by th vole or thia beautiful women. It Is like a blow to my ear. . Her awa nature la devoid of romance: there la no sentiment In her soul. And th velce tall th story ot tempera mental poverty, deeplte her appearenoo and tur- roundlng-a, Another woman who la sweet and. wholesome to look upon, and normal m every respect, speaks, aad I grow dated, as under the Influence of soma strange V narcotic. Sh may discuss weather or bonnets ; aha may speak of art and literature; ar ' she may talk of current tosstp. Yet thai same result Invariably follow. Thar laT a little blur over my brain; a peculiar. base, and the real things ot life aeem swt far away, aad I tssaala Ineense curling up from centers la sorts dim roenv Some time, In aoma past lit, tha hat bees a part of such condition. ; One I met a man of talents, a raaa of whom It sxpected wonderful acalove-T ments. But after I had beard hint apeak I ceased to believe la hie future. HI voloa ass light as thin aa water running over ehallow place a. It could not be a L vole of th depths. I know a man whosss voice will bring calm out ot turmoil; peace out of dis cord, and rsst out of weariness. Men. women, children, animals, all feel tha magnetism and charm of hit modulated tone. Each sentence Is a caress, how ever dignified th word may be. ; Titer are vole which rout you to'' action, which atlr you with ambitions; and there ar other which fill you wlth v deepondency. Thar ar volcee whloH Irritate you Uk th bustiaf of aa Insect or the grtting of a 111; tnd voices which , hiss Uk serpen ts end snap Ilk turtle, -Sometimes from the rosebud mouth sf ' your proceeds th cracked voice of egeiv tnd from feminine lip th deep bass ef mssculln ton; but most dreadful ef all , I th thin, piping voice of femininity Is-.-suing from the bearded lips of a man. - That which wo ar. that which wt have been In omo former tncsrnatlon, speak ,. la our tones. That which wt ar. tnd th result ef ' thst which wo hsvs been, can bs changed, and modified by th cultivation of th vole. ' Were (II th world to speak la s me led; . loua and pleasing voice, msny at tho.i harsh and disagreeable qualities In'? human nature would disappear. t -J What does your voice express? Listen and analyse It; tnd then tntlys It; and then ask your best friend If yon ar brave enough to hear th snrwer. , Questions in Science By EDGAR LIOEX LAIUU.V. Q. "What It fht thinnest ef gold MaiT" A. Gold ha been hammered out to thin sheets whose thinness is beyond Imagina tion, so thin that a pile one Inch high would doubtless contain KM.OM. It all were thin at ths thinnest one. Recant work may have exceeded this limit, but this Is the thinnest so for I know. But a platinum wlr ha been drawn to a dia meter to minute that MW OM tide by atda would occupy on Inch. Th method wss to surround platinum with diver and draw th mas Into finer end flnsr wlr. Than the silver coating was dissolved oft with nitric add. leaving th excessively thin. Insoluble thread ot platinum. Particle of gold hove been seen In the new ultra-violet light, dark ground reflecting microscopes to small that a row containing za.009 would be on Inch long. And fber are anlmala as small. Q. "Who propounded th Idea that eur solar system wat thrown off frost a nebular A. La Pisco, tb great French astron omer, was ths first to arrangs tha theory Into a deflnlt plan. Q. "Has th earth changed Its position In space while Northern Europe has such a terrific winter?" A.-NO. the Inclination of the ait of the earth I still near a degrees 37 minute. d. -"In what ratio does the carrying capacity of any airtight vessel Increase It air la forced Into it continuously, the vessel being partially Immersed in water?" A. Law: A body Immersed In wster loees weight equal to the weight of water dienlacod. Plact an airtight metallic container filled with water upon the our. fact of water and It wltl sink to ths bot tom. Pump out all th water and th veoool will rise to the surfac and float The bottom of the container will be allghtty below the water surface, as far below at tha shape w(ll allow th weight of the metal to displace water. Water removed from aa airtight vessel will lesvv a asarly perfect vacuum, so far a air la concerned, but a tittle vapor from the water will remain. Mow admit Into the nearly empty con tainer a small quantity of air aad It will deecend slightly. This la bKauss eh-, being matter, baa weight. Open th valve and 1st the air rush In until th pressure. wtthln tnd without It th tarn, nearly fifteen pounda to th oquare Inch at aaa level. Then th veasel will sink to It natursl position of floating equilibrium. Pump In mor air, eloss tbs orifice, and it will sink a little deeper. The buoyancy , Is lessened by th weight of the air ad mitted. Then, by th term of the ques tion, lifting capacity will be decreased, c not Increased. Water la 77 times aa dsns at sir. Q.-'Whtt are thunderbolts?" A. Thunderbolts are not completely -' understood. They ar lightning phs-, nomena; spherical or ball lightning. They ar gassous beyond doubt, for when they explode with great violence no tract at matter can be discovered. Their color la t, bluish, tnd they appear at once, when at aD, after terrific flashes of llghtning of ths darting or filamentary type. Some time! th luminous balls fall slowly, but do not usually strike th earth, but mors hortsontally as If supported by th elee- " trlcal field of forco of the earth. WbenJ they explode a strong wave moves tn- air In all directions, snd a penetrating odor of osone fills the adjacent space. The energy of exploelon It supposed tr. be thst utilised in the formation ef-" oxygen Into th osone. by the lightnings , Knowledge of th cause and real nature of thunderbolts la meagre. They are more plentiful at sea than over land. Q. 'Will aeropltnet ever become a log.i . leal necessity?" A. From a logical standpoint, trans- ' portatlon In the air la now and will be t a commercial aeceaalty. Lines at airship ; -are now being planned In a number ef ? Eorope. I saw at Los Angela aviation -r meet this year the United State malt : carried In an aeroplane. But great lm- pravementa In balancing mast first come,.. Thee wUI be perfected In due time. Malt -Is sn a fair way. to complete the conquest'" of th air. , Great discoverte no doubt '; win be made ta electric aeromotore in place of carbon liquids. I have a fas-rA dnatlng tlm up here watching- the abt "' eolutely accurate balancing of terse birds -often oa a level with the era. They re-: . main In air during entire minute without ' motion of wing that can be detected hi . the telescope. Any other object save a bird would InsUotly fail under these coa- ditiOB " . .j-:. V,: : ' :. : .