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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUIKISDAI, JlTTh 12, Jul J. Th.e.;ee age All Members of This Club. Copyright, 1913, National News Asia. Drawn for The Bee by Gfeorge McManus JUST THOUGHT 10 L ( N C , . y MARRIED MENt CLUB 'I I , 1 !Tm-tT. dsop in -to -ec -too 1 THm'Vift. jonb I Vme people tS3CfflIKSHQK0 r ' look at I I about omc BEFORE I UtAvE TOWN 1 . pwIfliSC UKC TO UND MW!&i frff 1 U j '" , ' - I . ' . - I -J- ., , , , , , - I 1 II Recrimination 1 (Copyright, 1913, by Star Company.) By KLLA WHEELER WILCOX. I. -'Said Life to Death,' "Methlnks if I were you I would not carry such an awesome face To terrify the helpless human race. And if, Indeed, those wondrous tales bo truo Of happiness beyond, and If I knew , About the boasted blessings of that place, - 1 would not, hide so miserly all trace. Of my vast knowledge, Death, if I wore you. : ., But like a1 glorious angel I would lean . Above the pathway of each sorrowing soul, itope In my eyes, and comfort in my breath, And strong conviction in my radiant mien, .The while I whispered of that beauteous goal. This would ! do, if I were you, O' Death!" " . i " u Said Death to Life, "If I were you, my friend, ' , ' , I,. would not lure confiding souls each day . "w,ith' fajr fate smiles', to enter on a way So filled with pain and troubles to the end. i wotiid not tempt those whom I should defend. Nor stand unmoved and Bee them go astray. . . Nor' would I force unwilling souls to utay Who longed for freedom, were I you, my friend. ( Bu,lljV a tender' mother I would take t-J ... jj The weary world upon my sheltering breast ,, Ai :.r . And wipe" away'lfs tears, 7and 'soothe' its strife. ' - ' ' I would fulfill. niy promises, and make -My children bless me as they sank. to rest " Where now they curse if I were you, O-Llfel" v 1 Life made no apswer; and peath spoke again: "I would not woo' from God's sweet nothingness A soul to being, if I could not bless And crown it with all Joy. If unto men My face seems awesome, tell me, Life, why then Do they pursue mo, mad for my caress, Believing in my silence lies redreBs For your loud falsehoods?" (So Death spoke again.) "Oh, it is well for you I am not fair, Well that I hide behind a voiceless tomb , The mighty secrets of that other place. Else would you stand in Impotent despair ' While unfledged souls straight from the mother's -womb Rushed to my arms, and spat upon your face." Extremes of Fashion from Paris i. The Head Waitress She Admires the Handsome New Manager and Shows the Steady Customer the Value of Big Words : : : : By HANK. "What do you think of the manager?" asked the Head Waitress of the Steady Customer, as he toyed with a brace of fish cakes In the Cafe d'Enfnnt. 'He's a handsome brute," replied the Steady Customer, "I suppose you and Can't Help But Admire Babies Every Woman Casts Loving Glance at the Nestling Cuddled in its Bonnet. A woman's heart naturally responds, to the charm and sweetness of a pretty child, and more so to-day than ever before since the advent of Mother's Friend. This Is a most wonderful external heln to the muscles and: tendons. It penetrates itfce tissues, makes them pliant to readily field to nature's demand for expansion, bo there Is no longer a period of pain, dis comfort, straining, nausea or other symp toms so often distressing daring the anxious peeks of expectancy. Mother's Friend prepares the system for the coming event, and Us use brings com fort, rest and repose during the term. This lias a most marked Influence upon the baby, since it thus Inherits a splendid growing system of jneryes and digestive function. And particularly to young mothers Is this famous remedy of Inestimable' ralua. It enables her to preserve her health and strength, and she remains a pretty mother fey having avoided all the suffering and danger that would otherwise accompany pm-h an occasion. Mother's Friend thor oughly lubricates every nerve, tendon and muscle Involved and Is a sure prerentlve tor caking of the breasts. Yon will find this splendid remedy oa tale at all drug stores at $1.00 a bottle, nd Is hlcbly recommended for the purpose! Write firadfleld Ilegulstor Co.. 13i limar Oldg., Atlanta, (la., and they will mall yon secUd. a very Instructive took for exnec tint aethers. Marie think he's Just right, ehT" "Nothing like that," sniffed the Head Waitress. "Can't n girl admire a bloke without being thought to have lost her heart right away? You give me a pain." , "Sorry," said the Steady Customer, "but it made mo a bit JealouB to think that while I'm away working and thinking of L 'ou -and Marie, the new handsome man- ager may be whispering sweet nothing Into your two pair of shell-like appen dages." "I suppose you mean ears," answered the Head Waitress. "Well you needn't worry yourself any. He's a perfect gen tleman and he don't take no advantage , . his superior position. All he speaks of i orders and business." "Then he's got more will power than I have," said "the 'steady Customer, "for If I was here all day with you and Marie I Just couldn't-" I "Tie that bull outside," she Interupted, "you know you don't mean a word of It. You go over to Marie and tell her the same things. The old proverb, "constancy 1s the best policy' was never, Included in your' category." "Wha.a-t3" gasped the Steady Cus tomer, "where did you pick that word upr , ' "Oh," snapped the Head Waitress, "you mustn't think that you know all them big words. I've got a friend who's a dom ino In a night school, and I heard htm say It the other day. He told me I held first place in hla category of pretty girls. Some compliment that." "Yes, Louise," said the Steady Cus tomer, sadly, "that's out of my class. Cllmme my check. That's clean taken away my appetite." "Marie," he said to the cashier as he stepped to the desk, "Louise is getting too high-brow for me. Where did she get that word 'category T" "I guess the new manager taught her," said Marie. "I think he's a college bloke. Anyway he looks like one." "I trust he doesn't admire you over much," said the Steady Customer "I'd feel horribly Jealous. If I thought "Aw, tell that to the chickens," said Marie. Trout Fishing j By WILLIAM F. KIRK When good old Izaalc Walton used to angle after trout, Ho always Journeyed homeward with a dosen fish, about. All of those fish were boautles, very long and broad of back, For when ho caught a one-pound fish he always threw it book. The birds wore always singing and the sky was always blue; Tho brooklet rlpplod dreamily, the buds were wet with dew. Tho music of the whirring line mixed with the slim rod's swish When good old Izaak Walton used to hypnotise the fish. When I go out to catch a trout and that is vpry raroy I always reason with tho fish and try to treat thorn fairly. I always uso tho choicest worms to glvo the trout a treat, But trout all drink bo nowadays they do not care to eat. I loso my hooks on hidden snags, my rool gots out of whacky Mosquitoes sting my foaturos and the gnats swarm down my book. I scratch my flnu and bark my shins, my neck 1 nearly break; I guess my name Is Isaojk, with tho accent on the "aak." At 13 o'clock I want to eat, and find, to my dismay, That I forgot my luncheon when I startad for the day, Tho water isn't good to drink; a cold rain soaks my thatch; And when I try to tako a smoke I cannot find a match. In sheer dUgust, I glvo it up, vowing that I'm a frost. And when the shades of night steal on I find that I am lost. I totter homo at midnight, like soma poor old broken tout, And I dream how Izaak Walton used to angle after trout f The Parent and the Undutiful Child 1 The picture on the left shows a rich and effective modal for theater or aeml evenlhg wear. The original gown was of sulphur-colored brocaded satin over a foundation of sulphur chiffon. The under part o fthe bodice Is formed by a very high draped belt which rises In .two points from the under' arm to the ofiest. Shadow lace edged with beads starts from a beaded ornament at the center front and comes over the shoulder, falling in the back In Ions angol sleeves, which end in a beaded, tassel. The skirt Is made in two 'pieces,' draped one over the other, and Is held at the The TJulra Extreme of Evening Dross. rKht by a buckle of beads, from which starts, a small round train. Tho model on the right cannot be rec ommended to the woman who wishes to be modest. The consideration of whnt not to wear Is almost as Important as what clothes to select; and together with the extremes of the overworked Balkan blouse fashion, the wise woman will avoid the. sleeveless corsage and tho skirt slit to the knees. It will be easily seen how the modifications that good taste sug gests to every woman will change these dresses from extremes of freaklshness Into really graceful dresses. This model shows an evening gown of Persian blue and gold over a founda tion of black chiffon; the bodice Is plain In corselet style, and tho top consists of a fichu of blank chiffon which drapes over the shoulder to form small sleeves. The waist Is girdled by a beli of Persian blue satin, with a huge flower of the sume split at the knee to show the foun dation of pleated chiffon, On one side of this cut It curves up about three in ches from the four, and on the left It lengthens Into a train with rounding corners. By VIRGINIA T. VAN DI5 WATER We bestow a great deal of pity upon the parent of an undutiful child, but liow bften do we stop to consider who is to blame for the state of affairs? "Poor Mrs. Smith!" a woman sighed. "I am very sorry for her. She is one of the sweetest and gentlest of women, and her son Is all she has In the world. Yet he speaks to her roughly, and has a royal disregard tot all her wishes. He repays her poorly for all her care of Mm." Had the partisan of the abused parent been of an analytical turn of mind she might have changed her sympathy to criticism of the mother herself. We hoar and say much of the responsibil ity of children, of the duty of the parents to train the child properly, but, when parents neglect to do this, we condemn the grown son or daughter rather than the person who trained him or her. One overlndulgent mother of sons all of whom are up-to-date examples of In gratitude and selfishness says, with tears in her eyes: "I never considered my own comfort compared with that of my boys, and I always set aside my own wishes to make them happy." Tho result has been Just what might have been expected. A young child when left to his own devices ts little better than a small savage. He has the selfish and brutal Impulses of the primitive human. It rests with the parents to curb his natural desires and passions, and to guide and direct these so that they may become the strength of tho eMl'' ins'" of his weakness. If they neglect this duty, and the boy develops Into a man of ungovernable passions and of evil life, the father and mother are pitied and the son condemned. I acknowledge that there are, cases In which parents have done thr best, nut unless there has been a very evil strain of blood back of the child or his asso ciates have, in spite of parental care, been a very bad Jot, one seldom sees a properly trained lad go completely wrong. I was moved to amusement, yet strongly Impressed, by a conversation that I heard between a mother and her 18-year- old daughter. The mother was reproving the child for disobedience. 'The trouble with you Mary," said thr parent, "Is that you were not punished Advice to Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIRFAX Remain Anr tor a While. Dear Miss FaJrftx: I am madly In love with a girl who likes me very much as a friend, but Is In love with another man. She knows that this man Is In love with another girl, who returns his atfeottons and has frankly told me the whole situa tion. We have botli suffered great men tal anguish as a result of the unfortu nate circumstances. What would be the chances of her transferring her affec tions to me When she fully realizes the futility of caring for the other man, and shculd I continue to go with her or re main away from her altogether? H. L. 8. She knows you love her. She finds no Joy In it now, but I am sure she will later, if you remain away till she has learned the folly of caring for the other man. Don't try to hurry her Into a decision. Itemember It takes time for wounds like this to heal Don't Go to Igxtreiues, Dear Miss Fairfax: I haveibecn so cold toward a young man who has been pay ing me attention that he no longer calls. I am pretty, have many gentlemen ad mirers, but refuse all attention because I do not like going with young men, and prefer spending the evening with my mother and father. Am I right? 8AU You are very unusual, but I am afraid you are carrying (his reserve to ex tremes. Either that, or the right man has not come along. You owe It to yourself to go with those your own age, and must do It. There Is a happy medium by which a girl may enjoy both her parents and her friends, and you have not reached It. Neither Is the, One. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young girl of .21, and have met a youilg man of thb same age, who pays a reat deal of at tent ion to me, I, however, am deeply In love with another young man - of IS. but who Is not as irood as the first. He Is Inclined tn gamble and does not act as well as the other, DUt ne promises to ahange. Should I marry tumT TnOlTBLttD. The good young man Is not the man for you, for tho reason that-you don't love him. You must not marry the second 'man on his promise of reformation. :A man In his courtship days will promise any thing, as many a wlfo has found to her sorrow. You are young. Ilefuse both, and let time solve your problems. Quaker Quips. 1 Kver notice that a middle-aged widow never loses' ah opportunity of. telling how young she was when she first married? When fellow makes a fool of himself ho goes on the principle that what Is worth ilolng at all Is worth doing well Philadelphia Record. enough When you were a child." The girl's eyes flashed wtth temper. "Well, If not, who was to blame for It?" was the Impertinent retort. "Surely you need not lay that omission to my account)" , Impertinent? Yes. Unkind and rude? Undoubtedly. Yet the Insolent speech contained a poignant truth. And the mother recognised this fact too late,. "When did you train your boy to obey you so promptly?" asked one mother of another, "My son Is Just the age of yours, and I cannot make him obey. When did you start the Implicit obedi ence plan?" "As soon as he was born." was the grave reply. "He has never been allowed lo feel that be can disobey." I know there are parents who wilt de clare that such- obedience Is slavery. It Is not If -properly obtained. The mother has lived' to little purpose It she does not know better what Is good tor the tiny child than, he does. Gentleness ad firmness will . win the day sooner arid more surely than threats and temper.- Some people take It for granted that because a mother has endured anguish to bring a human being Into the world, that being will intuitively accord her loyalty and love throughout their life, One might as well say that because, a seed la planted In the ground It will grow and bear fruit without any car. 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