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8 TJTTC BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, MATKH 24, 1913. age What Makes Life Worth Living" Copyright, MJ, bj Journal-Amertean-tiimtncr. By Nell Brinkley l i Tlio UtUo tyko playing with her pink toes is of mora Inter- Tho out than Uio speculations of philosophers. cliaiiKO r The Magic Egg and Easter Time By WINIFRED BLACK, They aro In tho windows, tho Easter things. Don't you love to see them? I love tho llttlo yellow chickens best, all downy and beady eyed the pretty things. Did you ever hold an egg up to your ear and and listen to them Inside PeoP,peP. peck, pock-lfs a call from the very depths of life- Peck. peck. peP. peep, "let rn let me out. I m tired of my ivory cage with Its atln linings. I'm tired ot hearing th0 great world through tho muf fler of finest silk. l"m a rooster. I'm going to do things In the world. I shall make a noise, I promise you. Bee, my wings can almost flap right nowl rtep, peep, peck, peck-let me outl let mo out! I want to rule the world!" And sure enough, out he comes, funny little fussr yellow thing, and It Isn't five minutes till he's trying to tench his mother-the old brown hen-how to walk and when to say "thank you," as he speaks to her and tells her all about his Ivory castle, with Its walls of silk and the wondrous dreams he dreamed there In his satin bed. Peep, peep, the chickens are out. and the ducks, too. and. oh, tho goslings! What entrancing bills, what Impudent, adorable eyes, black as a ripe black berry, and shining with the wisdom of all the geese that ever waddled. What 1 It thev keep lookln fr. the little gesllngs, shut up there behind tho plate glass? Oh, yes. of course, tho water. Far away they see It In their dreams, lovely green ponds with plenty of weeds, glorious mud banks, sleek and shiny and acres and acres of delicious bugs. Well, well, I hope your Easter dreams will come true. Sir Gosling. May you tall heir to the greatest, greenest pond that ever glistened In the, spring sunshine and may all the grubs tremble to hear your web-footed approach. Babbits, too. Aren't they funnyl And, how stubborn they look with their queor noses wrinkled up. Timid they may be. but well pleased with themselves for alt that Bee the covert disdain In that pair Of soft eyes over rounder at the 'back' of the window next the Jonquils. Who are we that we should be considered? Can we outdistance a good hound In a race? Can we tell who Is coming Just by getting on the right side of the breexe and wrinkling up our notes T Oood luck to you, little rabbit, and to all your tribe. Tou miss tht snow, don't you. and the long purple shadows that call "Come out, come out, brother rab bit. In the moonlight and dance for the A WHOLE FAMILY MEAL FOB 5c A 5c package of Faust Spa gbolti will make a whole mea for a family of five. And i will bo a real meal nutritious tasty and satisfying. A 5c packago ot Faust Spaghetti contains as much nutritinn n ik. of beef. It is a glutinous food 1 gluten is the food content that manes none, muscle and flesh. You have no Idea how many dif ferent ways Faust Spaghetti can be servea to maico line, tomptlng meals write for free recipe book. Sold In Cc and 10c packages Bervo it onen. MAULL 11HOS. St. Louis, Mo, fairies, and do for ub, we pray you, the "bunny hug." And then the baskets of eggs see that little one there, wreathed In flowers; Who wouldn't laugh for Joy to have that sent for Easter? Oh, what a nest of lilies of the valley there Is over yonder sweet, fragrant things, so demure, so Trail, so shy and yet so piquant, too, like some modest girl who has a mind of her own. Hyacinths, all curls and .airs and Braces. Tou belong at court, Sir Purple, you nevor were Intended for tho delight, of common folk. You haughty, conceited fellow, you and your lady there In s(vr white. And the Jonquils and the daffodils, all yellow, yellow. The sun loves you, doesn't he, sweet sisters of nM, i c. but a bunch of you In the window and .... nmncs more on the cloudiest day, NarClSSUI. Hlllll.r. fn.rl... I.. gallant among1 flowers are you. Violets, ... a..' " purp, and dew' "! ftw rant After all. violets are tho dearest, for once one I loved gave me a knot ot them when my henri unh. ... .-. ... world has changed for me since that dav. cni.uren. the candy eggs. That's uravo ono them nt nv,i...- .. and rich. How many lovely pains would ,u. ,,o you think, If you bit lnttf his rich middle? And oh.Jiere's a dream inr never seen onq? Well, we'll buv tt,. fairy dream eats. thi,.,i, , ...... . on ... ion i quite time for It yet. and, thou home. , It. 8 nre u uanc'"K on iho hearth Off with the coats, down with the hats, and now, here In tho firelight. There, little Brothr. i,m i . w. t fcU your clear, gray eye-so. now. what do you . ,1UW aeugniruil A bridge, a Harden, a little house all covered with roses, a woman In red cloak at the door, so still, so serene, so Sunday quiet. "un, ,.,i,0 Klrl, you too,.os ,he , house, the bridge, an enchanted footpath ovor a river of num .n-,. .... .. "....r h! "d cloak woman In the ed Ah, something new Mnj .,,, , - - "mi swans nei"" ,t-whRl a WWen of happl- Oh, If wo COUld nnlv . ..... v..... i. ... . mai ; r . 7. u" ,0e"-. and lay our faces to the roses nn,i ... .... i"?1 Vtth beautiful .v....,B ur.uBe. remaps tho little woman would show us the other side of her red cloak and tell u. why .he wear. It ... And maybe we wnnili den. We'd set a tab,; VZr'Z lr., CIOe to tho running river, and we would have for food whit, bread and honey in the comb and new milk with creamy richness is t n(u'yi una l'V. L : ""vr tray and eaten ...... anq cupa of purest crystal and there would always be enough for And then we would tnw. . i . canoe of sweet smelilm- ....J the Indian Peter Thunder used' to paddle u"mers ago, when the wind ; me west and brought th smelt Ot sweet grass from the meadow. -nn e would DttH ill. up the shining river, round tr'.... ,.. ' past sweet meadows, thick with clover! uir orcnara flush with pink bui. oee xne "Nihvh" in ..j fashioned dooryard. thr h i ...I... . ' "f tm UCII1K, ana pinK. They blow, and oh. how " mo c4aver is. And u-..n-. .... whiff of sweet briar. Flow on. shining river: flow on to dream meadows, through dark forests; on. on river; we cannot follow ww. beokon; we are here, vou kium Li the 'magic egg. Just looking In and loving you. Some day. little boy. hair, maybe we will learn the password that will change us to little creatures llko the woma In the red eloak, and then we win enter the magic garden and live, on, so happily ever after. llttlo tnttcrtlcmiillon you meet iniikes yon want to conditions so ho enn have n tnsto of country Joys. THERE seems to bo one universal and unani mous answer to the question of "What makes life really worth the living?" No matter to whom you put it, if ho or she has lived and in the living joyed and suffored tho ono nnswor thnt Is given Is, "Chlldron." And, after all, the llttlo tykes do make this old world of ours worth living In. They may be a trial and a tribulation they may bo a caro and a sacri fice but whore Is the one who answers to tho namo of fnther or mother, who aro really human mon and women, who do not profer children to all forms of wealth and all shades of glory? Wo see tho king on hlB throno trying, to make things easy and settle difficult problems, b that his children will not have to doal with them. Tho man who Is money-mad nioBt times piles up hip hoards of golden coins for tho children who como after him. Tho parent who lives in tho hovel sees better times coming for his children, and Is content to put up wjtu his hard lot, knowing that ho will live again in their onjoymont and in their ease. Tho socioty lady knows the ynpldness of her lifo Tho nifty llttlo kid you meet on your way stirs your more thnn all dreams of money nnd success. and feels taat sno has not lived in vain and been a drono in the hive if she gives forth lo the world children. The poor washerwoman works and denies herself to keep her family of tots together and give them advantages that she had not Ofttlmes in a crowded car my little lady comes in and perches primly on the edge of tho seat. There is a change in the atmosphere at onco, and humans who wero glowering at each other Bmlle and laugh to see the little one apo her grown-up sisters. Tho nifty llttlo kid you meet on the way, who looks up at you with friendly eyes, clear and un afraid, stirs your heart moro than all dreams and visions of money and success. Tho little tatterdemalion you meet makes you want to change conditions so that all children can be taken away from tho city nnd given the Joys of tho country and a taste of childhood close to nature. And the baby, who plays with its llttlo pink toes, and Is all unconscious of your presence, Is of more Interest, than the speculations and theories of the philosophers who have filled tho libraries with their thoughts from tho long ago till now. heart My little lady, perched primly on tho edge of a scat, makes you laugh nt tho wny sho apes her grown-up sisters. Ella Wheeler Wilcox on Public Speaking Men Use Their Voices Better Than Women Speakers Should Train Themselves Speaches and Many Good Sermons Should Be Out Down. lly ELLA WHUELEU WILCOX. Now that women have gone Into every possible publlo placo which Is open to them, now that thoy aro permitted free speech In every church and on every rostrum In the land (desplto the objec tion ot St. Paul), It should occur to them that some prepara tion Is necessary; some greater pre paration than u mere desire to talk, or a longing to be ranked among the world's tenchere. No man or woman has a right to rise In an audience and bore 100 people by rambling, banal talk given In a half In articulate voice. Tet one hears this sort of thing everywhere; at every club; at every dinner, where speeches follow the repast: and In too many pulpits. Men usually know how to use their voices better than women In a public place; but they do not seem to be any better prepared with Interesting remarks when called upon suddenly to speaK. Ono who ever speaks In publlo owes It to his fellow men to be always prepared with a few concise, clearly uttered words to offer on short notice. If he Is not confident that he can do this, he should quietly and firmly Insist upon being excused. Voice placing and developing should be rigorously studied by every man and woman who speaks in public It Is as Inexcusable to talk to audiences with a disagreeable or faint voice as It would be to sing In such voice. And then unselfishness and consider ation of others should be used by every publlo speaker. They are not used by one In fifty. A perfect mania for being heard and seen takes possession of the average pub llo speaker. And every other feeling Is lost In that ono. There Is no anguish ranch more poig nant that that which proceeds from be lng hemmed In by a concourse of people In a publlo hall or place of worship, or at a dinner table, and compelled to listen to a dull speech of Interminable length, and delivered In a weak or unpleasant voice. And even an agreeable voice, belonging to a man or woman possessed of good Ideas, can become very Irksome, If brev ity, the soul of all wisdom as well as wit. be not Us chief merit In expression. There is no truth, no philosophy, no re ligion, no experience, no knowledge which is not more telling In effect upon a list ener If told quickly, concisely and In a brief space of time. There Is not one clergyman in a thou sand but could make a deeper and, better Impression on his hearers It he boiled down his sermon to half Its original length; and the same can bo said of every public speaker. If you over talk to audiences of any kind, whether on religion, travel, politics, charity, science or any other topic, take these words home and nsk yourself If you are spoiling your best chance of pop ularity by being too verbose and by not having given proper training to your voice. And the next time you are called upon to speak, do not occupy ten minuses by telling your listeners that you are not prepared and by saying a dozen banal and uninteresting things; just ask to be excused, nnd let some one else, who Is prepared, talk. And If you feel you have something to say, cut your sentences Into ns few brief, concise phrases as you can, and utter them distinctly, and then sit down. The applause which follows such a pro ceeding will be genuine, not the sense less clatter clapping which so many peo ple give wlthbut any meaning, unless It Is of relief, when a bore has finished talking. For thnt Is what a great deal of ap plause means. r Song of the Balkans By LILIAN LAUFKRTr. Son of a free born mother, I myself am free, , And I range my plains and my mountain chains Where none shall master me. Shall the son of a girl of Caahmiri Dare, then to look Into my eyes? Does the son of a slave dream that he may be brave . When hiB molher was never so wise? S For in fertile Albania, sweet Cashmere, And over the far Georgian hills, 11 'V Moslem men, unafraid, barters woman In trade; " ! So his shadowed Zenana ho fills. In the dark .were yo born, and Mohammed Dooms your daughters to prison again. Shall theBe daughters of ease, who have learned but to please- Shall these maids be the mothers of Men? J Yo nre millions, but can ye meet thousands When we clash 'neath tho war god's bold plume? On the wide fields of Thrace it la men ye must face; Can ye smile as ye come to such doom? Ye have shouted your wild "Allah Akbarl" And the nations have shuddered to hear; But we know what ye are 'neath your Crescent and Star; Dare yo meet both our hosts and your fear? Son of a Balkan woman, Body and soul are free, For a spirit high that shall dare to die Is my mother's gift to me. But the love of a girl of Cashmlrl Is rose-attar, henna and kohl. Toy and plaything of life never comrade or wife; Then can Allah give her son a soul rf- Men Invent Devices for Painless Slaughter of Animals, but the Killing Itself Goes On. By GAKBETT P. SEBVISS. Terrible Is the responsibility .that rests upon the shoulders of the animal called man, because, while attaining a moral and Intellectual elevation denied to his humbler relations. he has chosen to retain the carnlv urous propensities of the lower beasts. Ho remains a User in his appe tite, destroying and feeding upon fellow beings, while the higher nature that has been developed In him constantly calls upon him to exercise the works of mercy nnd com passion. This call he cannot disregard. It is an Imperatives law, the violation of which would set him ImrV n million years In the march ot evolution. ii: It you would understand the dual na ture of man at his present stage, look first at his churches, his cathedrals, his school houses, his asylums, his hospitals, his laboratories of science, his obser vatories of the heavens, and then pay a visit to the stock yards. The reconcilement which he must bring about between his moral naturo and his animal propensities Involves an achieve ment In comparison with which the fabled labors of Hercules were Infinitely Insigni ficant. He needs all the "divinity" that Is In him, and a great accession to It, In order, some time, to succeed. It Is the consciousness of tho Inevit ability of this struggle which has given rise to tho many societies for the pre vention of cruelty which adorn our ago. It Is but natural that some of these or ganizations should occasionally go astray. When they undertake to arrest the bene flclent hand of experimental science which Is striving to prevent greater sufferings by Inflicting less ones they give themselves up to pure sentiment allty, and may do more harm than good. But when the effort Is such aB that represented by devices to diminish the suffering of the humble creatures that humanity, In Its present stage, still do- Advice to Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIItFAX. Ask the Girl. Dear Miss Fairfax: I have been going with n young lady of my age (21) for the last four years. She has mny admirers but I have reasons to think she reclnr": cates my love. As I am not In a SwU lon, e,t.?larr,ed for about three years. I would like to.ask whether I name a moral right to announce our engagc- ? VtLn0Wl ? 1 wo-u,d llke t be more definite about my future, and am also annoyed by questions of my friends. K. B. A. That Is a matter for the girl to de cide. She is the one who is most deeply concerned. A long engagement Is manifestly unfair to the girl, but if she consents to the unfairness I hope you will never relax In showing your appreciation. Ho Thinks He la night. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am in love with a young man who has a position that compels him to work In the evenings till 9. and he also gets one day off during the week. Now, meantime, I am going out with other fellou, but the party I love strongly objects to it. Is he right or wrong! A. C. R. I. He has nu right to object unless un en gagement exists. On the other hand, If he is true to you, and you love each other, you ure putting that love In Jeopardy by flirting with other men. Would you be patient with him If he went out with other slrls? mands shall servo as food for man, It Is worthy only of praise and encourage ment. In Kngland, Just now, there is a powerful movement afoot to promote the "painless slaughter of animals." Mechanical Ingenuity has been called upon to aid In the good work. These devices, In themselves, have something condemnatory in their aspect condemnatory not of the object that la aimed nt, but of the supposed necessity that has brought them Into existence. Physiologists assure us that man must have animal food. The experience of many persons who have adopted "vege tarianism" seems to disprove the exist ence of such necessity, but the general practice of mankind continues to pr Protoplasm, the physical basis of mi life, cannot bo derived and built up from the mineral kingdom to anlmn.. Vi, tran.formaUon.,Kon.yef?ecUdbySp',an Animals must get their protoplasm ae Seltn?ho8snta I frdln Un 135? ntt J art anlmal must have been strictly vegetable feeders. Then n appetite for animal ,0 l It Vorl convenient. It presented t.if 7 readily wtt"'"' MragT P' S ' " red TonVoT' " When man came the habit had alreiui eeon,b"ofedt;n th SK bgan I? a SLTXtS, fearful evidence that early man til "0P'hIrWnk,nd- fort to be positively assured that he wm not the originator of that practice Ind nth.,,he W" not th8 '"trodur of can nibalism upon this planet. One mhi suspect hi. uuat If one were to aSJ the view of some philosophers that thai Hon , rat,Ce ""Unated in super.tU tlon-ln the belief that the warrior's courage was xmnrth.. .... " r,or enemy, heart! " n,a If travelers are not mistaken, canni balism yet exists among some aaTa ing of any animal food but a kind nt cannibalism: These sheep Ll blocks that we raise for slaughter are. in 1 broad sense, our relatives. They trist us we teach them to depend upon us and then we kill them for our feasts That "Brun.au mask" upon the OC8 "j tho ox unconsciously waiting for tin death stroke from his kind master, wlw haa e hlm Is. In intention, el symbol of human mercy-but you cannot look thoughtfully upon it without a shudder. Yea, It Is a terrible responsibility that rests upon us, and It Is a hard, uphill Etruggle that we have ahead of us befor we shall havo risen high above the quay mire of cannibalism. Sprains Sloan's Liniment is excellent for sprains and bruises. It stops the pain at once and reduces the swelling very quickly. SLOANS LINIMENT is penetrating and antiseptic. Mr. S. L. IUnncT, of 307 Cedtr Bt., Cnst tanooga, TnnM syf: " I sprained mj an. kle. It pained me very much and was badly swollen. After a few applications of Sloan's IJnlment my ankle was rUTed, and is now entirely well." Ataaawltn. rrtil..DIt. tiU. Dr. Earl S. Sloan - Boston, Mm.