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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1913)
r ( THE BfeB; OMAHA, Fit IDA Y, 7, 1913. iThere Are No Lions in Turkey, but That Makes no Difference Drawn for The Bee by "Bud" Fisher Ella Wheeler Wilcox on Thirst for Knowledge Youtli Who Sets Out ,to Become a Solomon Degenerates Into a Bookworm, with Disgust for Humanity and Existence Itself By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. In one of the essays oC Tourgcnlcff, the great' JtusBlan author, ho - tells a pretty allegory. Thero was ft magic tree fiom which three applet might be plucked, and With the eating of each applo a wish would be granted. Tlio will to applo gave ltnowledRe greater than that of all other men; tho red applo gavo enormous riches, and the yellow applo gnvo tho power to bo agree able; "especially to aid woman." A megiclan who presided 'over this' told a youth who ;amo to seek his lid the, qualities of the three apples. Tho youth bowed his head and con sidered a moment. ".Whlph shall I decldo upon?" lio asked of himself1, h,alf aloud. "Were I too1 wise, life perhapB might disgust me: wore I 'ilcher than nil other men, they would envy me; sooner, therefore, I will pluck ami eat the third, withered atmlel" ilo did so, and tho old man laughed with his toothless mouth and said: "Oh wisest among all youths! You have chQs'im aright! Whereforo do you need the white apple? Vou are already wiser than Solomon. Neither do you want the fed apjile you Will bo richer without It, and no one will fcnvy you your wealth." The story tells us that the youth be camo afterword known the world over bh "the great and Illustrious DJaffar." Tho meaning of tho allegory Is plain, rhc man who sets out In his youth, bent upon becoming tho most learned of men, usually degenerates Into a more book ivorm and forgets the simple enjoyments of llfo and the small courtesies and pleas urea which keep him In touch with his fellowmen; ho becomes confused with tha conflicting Ideas of many minds gathered ft, cm various philosophies and ends with a. OlSgUst for humanity and existence tsolf. By the time ho reaches tho afternoon of life ho has lost the power to receive div give happiness. lie Is, simply a walking encyclopedia of other people's ideas and doings. The man who .sets forth on a search for riches becomes a foe to his best friends and leaves a- trail of hatred and sorrow in his path. The old familiar phrase, "Business and friendship aro separate affairs," leaves him bankrupt In friendship, while pros (verous in a financial way. And In place J of the affection of hts fellowmen he re ceives only envy and ill will. But he who sets out with tho desire to be agreeable and to win the friendship o: (its fellows Is Indeed both wise and rich. Tho young man who knows how to make himself agreeable to otd ladles lb a man who must possess some -commendable qualities. t He must be sympathetic, tactful, un selfish, considerate and polite. Tho cold, brusque, selfish, Inconsiderate and ill-mannered man could never find favor with old ladles, though he might, If he possessed knowledge or wealth or IK)sltlon, pass muster with men and with young women. But old women would have none of him. Therefore, to be favored with the friendship of women on the snnset slope of life moans- the acquirement of the worthier qualities. It Is not a difficult matter for a younjt man to. malco himself agreeable to young women. The effort brings Its own reward, even If ho falls. To seo and hear and watch feminine youth Is a pleasing occupation. To bo entertaining to old ladles Is quite an other matter, There aro few beautiful old women; there are few really entertaining opes; for It Is tho habit of age to think little of the present generation and to dwell muoh upon things and people departed, and - to cavil at present-day customs, fashions and ideas: The young man who knows how to ad just himself to such companionship and tc win favor in the eyes of such asso ciates iii indeed one who has eaten of the yellow apple, and ho will makq his way in the world without great education or wealth. . f The Invitation to Pneumonia -.J ny LILLIAN LAUFISHTY. The sun Is brightly shining; 'tis almost like spring weather. I'm going out what shall I wear? Gray straw and gourah feather? Of course 'tis rather chilly I'll need my sable coat. No not that walst-the chiffon blouso comes higher at my throat. Of course my pomps do you suppose I'd wear those old high shoes? And gray silk stocklngBfind mq now the thinnest you can choose. 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If you care for pretty, soft hair, and. lots , of It, surely get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's uanaerina rrom any drug store or tollat counter and just try It-Advertisement, "Don't Miss 'The 6od Little Devil,' or You'll Miss One Tieat of a Lifetime," Says Dorothy Dix back Into childhood Immediate? TesI Certain that's the, Joy of It. Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as soft, lus- , trous and beautirui as a young gin s alter a Dan'dorlne, hair cleanse. Just try this moisten a cloth with a little Danderlne and carefully draw It through -your hair, taking one small strand at a time. This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or ex cctislve oil and In just a few moments you have doubled the beauty of your hair. As delightful surprise awaits, partic ularly whose thoso who have been careless, I hair has been neglected or is, IS almost here By DOROTHY DIX. Have 'ou been to seo "The Good Little Devil?" If you haven't you, are missing one of the treats of a lifetime, for "The Good Little Devil" Is a blessed Imp that lures you away from tho work-a-day world, with nil Its cares and sorrows and worries back Into tho enchnnted land of mail e-belleve. whore all the white and beautiful things arc, and' whore the fairies come to dance at night, and may bet Been If you watch close enough. It Is a wonder ful play. It Js eternal y o u t h clutching at the skirts of this stren uous llfo of ours, and dragging us again. Have you thought, ph weary men and women, weighted down with heavy bur dens and grown cynical with the dis illusionment of hitter experiences, that thft "little people" werq all gone,, and thero were no more ogres to eat up bad little boys, and that the wand of en chantment waB broken? Go to seo "Tho Good Little Devil," and find out how badly you arc mistaken. Go and hear tho fairies coo as they come to comfort the lonely little boy, whose mother Is dead, as he slepps In his garret after having been put to bed without nny suppeY. Go and hiss the Wicked aunt, and thp cruel schoolmaster, who kept the Big Black school. Go and love little blind Juliet In her garden, where all the flowers nod at her ap proach, and the animals whisper their secrets to her. You think you are too old for that Mini of thing? Not a bit of it. I swear th '.a was not a soul In the whole Belaaci theater tho night that I saw "The l'M Little Devil" that was more than KVyea.o old. To be sure, Home of them had hah that was grilled and gray, but childhood looked out of their eyes, and they nai gone back to tho hour of bedtime itorlei. when nurslo holds your hand and tdli you tales of good fairies that soften hard old hearts, and of children who come Into wondrous fortunes, If only they aio sweet and kind and obedient to their elders. "The Good Llttlo Devil" Is not to be judged by the standard set up for other plays. It Is a fairy play for grownups, and It Is to be listened to with tho hca.t rather than the head. The main charac ters in it aro a poet, who performs u poet's mission in llfo by telling us what It Is all about, and a wicked old aunt called Mrs. MacMJche, who U a sort of ogress, and Charles MacLance, the Gool Little Devil, and the principals of the big black school who are called Old Nick, Jr., and Old Nick, sr., the Little Whit? Bur.bonnet. who loves the poet and wh m tho poet lovfts, and Juliet, the blind girl, who Is the little sweetheart of the Good Little Devil. And of' course the' fairies. Mrs. MacMlcho Is a wicked old" aunt who starves and beats Charles anJ hordes the money that his guardian pays her for his support. She is desperate' afraid of the fairies, as all ogresses ar you know, and she sends Charles away to tha big black school because the it afraid of the fairies who come to vljlt him, and comfort him at night when ho lies weeping in his bed In the attic b cause he has no mother. She's a fear; some old lady and when she wants to put an awful curse on you she says, "gupbrymumps." In a way that makes u cold chill run down your spine, no matter how old you are, nor how familiar you are with Ibsen. Charles Is sent off to the Big Black School, where he Is treated very cruelly and kept away from his llttlo blind Juliet, who would be very loncely in her garden If it wasn't for a squirrel that comes out of a. hole In a tree and chatts with her In the most sociable manner, and the deer, Wlldheart, who hangs over the garden fence and gossips, ' and the rabbits and rats and other animals who talk entertalngly to her. Finally Charles escapes from his prison and comes to see Juliet, bringing with him all the other boys without mothers who are prisoners in the Big Black school. They have a gay hour In Juliet's garden before they are pursued and captured by the wicked mint and the crude schoolmasters, and then. Just as Charles Is about to be taken off and locked up In 'the cellar with the rats, the lawyer from London comes and tells him that ba I Iird Colllnrton of Pilrov Don't Be a Guinea Hen Ily WINJKKKl) HLAOC. Dear me! Dear mo! Dear met What a fuss over nothing at all! go father comes right Into the pallor and visits with your friends and talks tn daughter's company, too, aild makes Jokes, nnd you're so nshamed of him you don't know I what to do, and he I serins to think lie's perfectly welcome. and whatever shall you do about It? "Perfectly wel come'' in his own homo! Where on earth do you want him to find a wel come, If not thero? Who pays tho rent for that "home, pray1 tell, and who setilvs the electric light bill, and who cemfy rhnlra and should like to know? For whom did he buy them, and why did he buy thcm7 . To be turned jjut of his own rooms whenever aomqbjfdy happens.' tx cntnr to pay a fugitive call? -. V k fcti. ' What'ri:(tlb matter 'with. fupidrY ,1 . 'Not a single thing 'as far-n's I can ec, but something very sprloUs In tho matter with mother land" daughter! too, If your slrangn letter Is any criterion, Why should you want, to shut him out of all the fun Just because he supports you? You' wero glarf enough to si'o him com ing, up tho steps when you weren't mar ried to him what lias changed him' so in your eyes now? ' ' Are you one of those women who think their husbands arc Just conveniences, Just thoso to pay thp bills, and that's about all7 ' . What Is husband getting out of 'It all anyhow? A re .you such, u fascinator that Just one glanco from your bright eyes Is supposed bought thore very that cor.y tabic, I to recompense him for slaving all day at the office Just to get the money to buy you new spring clothes and array daugh ter llko one of Holomon's lilies? Father earns his right to that house- do you? What has daughter over done to glads den the earth7 II6w do you know daughter's friends make fun of fathor? If she was any kind of a daughter they wculdriH bo her friends very long1 after she found out that they did it. Ashamed of your husband, apologizing for him to your grand friends? How grand aro they anyhow, those friends? I wish father would take that daughter of yours and give her a good old-faah-Icned spanking. That's whst sho seems to nocd. I hope he'll get tired of being shoved Into tho background every time a stranger comes to spend the evening, and will go out nnd find some friends of his ow and fill your mean, stingy, grudging, criticising, spiteful houso bo full of them that thero won't be room for a single supercilious, mean-spirited "superior" per son Inside tho doors, and that's what I hope. . For better, for worse; for richer, for poorer that's what you said when you married this man, and now, Just becauoe iftiu tfnrk sdmo of your fine, rew friends nin'ko fun' of him you are rtady to turn your silly back on him, and you aro teaching the man's' 6wn child to make fun of him, too. Well! Well! You aren't a woman, really? you are a guinea hen didn't you ever see a guinea hen? Don't' bo' a' guinea, hen, whatever yovi do, my friend, please don't. "The Idea! Tho very Idea! Why, the Very idea'" What a silly thing to say ovoc and ovnr about an honest, decent, kindly man who doesn't happen to carry his handkerchief In his slcovo or do somo other thing that U the fad Just now among your "crltlcil friends." "Tho Idea! The very idea!" That'a What I think myself whenever I think of you and your sort. MARY I'lCKFOItD, WHOSE BHAl'TY AND CLKViSU WORK IN "TUB OOOD LITTLE D13VIL" ADDS GREATLY TO ITH HOLD ON THE PUBLIC. and enormously rich and bears him off to Buckingham palace, where tho king and queen await him. Many years go by, and tho wicked old aunt, who has found out that Charles's fairies nre good fairies, and who has grown repentant and humble, Is about to die, and sends for him. Ho comes with his fine friends and Is very supercilious and haughty. And the fairies have de serted him. He haan't seen them for years and years. He snubs all of his old friends and will have nothing to say to patient Juliet, and Is about to go away to be married to a grand lady when tho spirit of his youtli, tho llttlo Charles that was, comes to him. And the scales fall from his eyes nnd he sees the beauty of simple things and known tho value of faithful love, and tho fairies come back, and he and Juliet get married and llvo happily ever after. Isn't that tho loveliest story you ever heard In twenty or thirty, or heaven knows how many years? ' Isn't it better than all tho problem plays that leave a bad taste in your mouth and send you away In a dark green melancholy, ponder ing over this snarl that wo cull Fato? Isn't It worth whllo to leavo tho heart In tho waters of youth, oven for a couple of hours at tho theater? And that's what "Tho Good Llttlo Devil" dpes It's a through ticket hack homo to childhood. jim us more, us a poem ana a prcaohment, for It teaches us that tho good, fairies of life aro no close to us that wo can reach out our hands and touch them If wn will, and that their names aro gentlo thoughts and kind deeda nnd dully courage In living and the giving of happiness to others, And also It teaches us to be very kind to llttlo children, who aro so fragile and nnd so helpless, und to those grown tip childron, who nro so pathetic because they are novcr big enough and strong (iiolgh to fight their own battles. Go to see "Tho Good Llttlo Dovll." It's a fairy play for children und for grown ups. It will ennhant every child and grip the heart of every man and woman. It U tho voice of youtli calling to us: "Como back nnd be a boy and girl again." iiuiiiioiiiiiiiuiiiunni!iiwiiiiiiwiuiiuinwniwuuioiiio VOGUE Great Gents j m Hy WILLIAM V. 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