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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1913)
TIES BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JITNE 23, 191a. he g fpafe ee'X Are We Coming TO THE Bee Idea of Life? By WINNLFREDBIiACK ' Have you ever read Materllnck's mar velous story ot the bees? No? Go to the library and get It this very (Or, "Everybody's Marrying in June") Coprtlght, 1313. IntentattotuU News Scnrtoo. By Nell Brinkley The Cetaway j day. You can't af ford to) Hvo an other twenty-four hours without knowlng'that book. Every time you Bee a .bee In the garden afterward you'll' feel like standing', hat In nd, and watch ing him fly by. Talk amout "man the reasoning ani mal," the bee rea sons so much bet ter and so much more closely than man that ho makes us an seem una little blind, blun dering beetles booming around In the unshlne. not knowing where -wo are go !ng or what we are trying to do. - The bee the wonderful bee no wonder Napoleon chose htm for his emblem. Is that what we are all coming to- some day I wonder the bee system of llvlnc? Eevery once In a while I see something in the news that makes me think so. It Is a great thing to watch the dally news of this great, strange, simple complex world of ours. The sailors on the ship" that Columbus brought across the wide waters .spent days standing at the rail watching for the drift of waters, and now and, then they found hope of land In the broken branch" that floated on the silent sea and now and then some strange bright feather that rose and fell on the waves told their hopeful . hearts of bright lands beyond, where the bird that wore the feather waited singing In a spreading tree to welcome their coming. Driftwood tells strange tales sometimes. That's whaS the news Is driftwood telling stories, old stories, new stories, strange stories, stories that sometimes makes the humanlh'alr rise and that turn the blo6J 'cold 'I'rt' the Trelns of the-one i who watOhes by the rail, to see tne arm come b,y". " ' Now, there's that flttle Item In the DaDer this, jnornlnir tho one-, about .the judge who .told., the man that he' could. not make his' wife follow him to a farm, and he couifl ' not divorce 4 her because sho did' rio'f 'follow. t "She hates, country life,"- said the Judge. "You ennnot force her to' live It. She has the same.tjght to decide" where she wants to live as1y(ou have."' prift, drift from strange shores,. In that decision. 4 I wojtder JioWjthey would think of, It down Jn,$5vC4roltna, ""where a Tflan can haya,.you arrested and fined If you give shelter, food, ''employment or even a word of encouragement to a wife who has left his bed and board 'without his permission, no matter what It was ho did that made her go. A great artist went with his wife to see her off on a long trip the other day. "Yes, said the artist to the reporters, "I hate to .see her go, but she has chosen the stags for her vocation. Who am I, to stand In her way? She Is something besides my wife. She's a human being first of all, you know," and no one was particularly surprised to hear him say It. A clever writer married a clever busi ness woman a week or so ago, and he told his friends and hers that he did not expect her to give up her business to stay at home for him. "She likes to work," he said. "Why should I take It upon myself to deny her own life? Women are something more than the echo of men." In a high school out west they find that the average height of the high school graduate is lowering for the. boys arjd 1 heightening for the girls. I The boy babies born at the great public : hospital in Boston today are one Inch shorter on the average than they were ten years ago. The girl babies are nearly an Inch taller than they were ten years ago and weigh, on an average, almost a pound more. A newspaper In the middle west inter viewed the members jtt t a graduating class of girls In a great school yesterday, and out of thirty girls, twenty-four said that they hoped they would not have to marry. Marriage was narrowing and cramping, they said. . Driftwood, drlftwbodl From what strange tides does it come theso daysl The bees-oh, yes that's what I mean. The bees have arranged all this affair of the feminine uprising arranged it years and years ago. The queen bee rules. She breeds the. young, divides the hive into workers and drones. There Is no mingling of the two' classes at all. One bee Is to gather honey, one Is selected to found the future of the Is that what we are .coming to, we hu mans, some day? Will there be, home women and work women, home men and work men, dl vided quite definitely Into classes like the bees ach having his own special mission. The drift, the drift! How pleasant It Is to stand In the sunshine at the ship's rail and watch It slipping by, and' specu late, and dream, and hope, and wonder. My chum and I sat on the floor. I was searching the sky, my mem ory, my vacaipn In California, my own head which, contains some .aston ishing things, but Js sometimes woefully blank for' ideas.' My 'chum's brown goldy-brown head was bended oyer a gown of her own manufac ture that billowed and puffed like cream over her lap and on to the floor. For, let me tell ydu, she has a marvellous pair of fingers that make. a reality, a thing that can be worn, 6ut of tho frock fancies that I can draw on paper and can never wear.. I reckon you would call that "making dreams como true." "What,'! quoth- "do they do In- Juno?" I meant sporj. do ho Bottya and "billys', chase hardost In the month-of-the- flrst-warm-tnan? ..... My'chnm dreamily put a-"chicken's head" on tho end' of hor thread. "Why, they get married," ventured she, softly, putting her tapored finger squarely on the truth of tho matter as an outsldor who Isn't UBod to getting up Ideas most always does when you let them in on story and picture-making! I crowed! so hero they are; thoy neither golf nor. tennis; they what nolther swim nor drive-the slondor grcon canoe through stilly waters; they nolther polo nor motor boat nono ot thcBo things do they play the hard est in Juno but thoy do go in for one form of strenuous athletics a long race a race with a teara-and-laughtcr getaway a flowor-and-old-shoo-and-rico getaway! And tho raco is run in pairs and each one falls or stands by tho work of tho other. For you win no prlzd for succosa In tho race if one of tho pair 1b weak-knood and falls by tho wayside no mattor how gamo and splendid tho othor running mato is. What do they do in Juno? "Why, they marry!" SHould a Woman Tell Her Husband Everything? By VIRGINIA T. VAN DE AVATER HOW ARE YOU FEEDING l'OUIt CHILDREN? ! Are you giving them nourishing food food 'that will develop their muscles, bones and flesh food that is easily digested and cheap? Ever thought about Spaghetti Faust Spaghetti? Do you know that a 10c package pf Faust Spaghetti contains as much nutrition as K lbs. of beef? Your doctor-will tell you It does, And Faust8paghettl costs one tenth tho prlce-of meat. Doesn't" that solve a big Hero, In the high'.cost of living? You probaly haven't served Faust iDaghettl as often as you should be cause you don't know how many dif ferent ways it can De cooKed .write for free recipe book today. and you'll bo surprised at the big yarlety of . dishes you can make from this nu tritious food. In 5c and 10c packages. MAOiL BROS, St, Louis, Mo, "I tell my husband everything," said a woman to me. "In marriage each party to the contract should have a perfect right to know; all that the other knows. In fact, Jt would hurt my conscience If I kept anything from my husband." I felt a thrill of compassion for the husband 'and something approaching doubt of the 'wife. Ho'w could tho hus band take time to listen to all she had to say and how could she bring herself to tell htm everything? For I d"q not believe that, Just? because people are married, they should have no knowledge which they do not Impart to each other. The- man' is not the 'keeper of the wife's soul and conscience. If she lis such a weak creature, that she must I go to him with every problem that comes Into her life she Is surely too weak to be a. helpmeet'.lor him and a proper guide and guardian of'hls children. "I mentioned that confidential matter you told me to nobody except io Tomi Of course I told him." I was present when a wits said, this to her unmarried Bister. I was not sur prised at the Indignant flash, .that came Into the younger woman's 'eyes, .nor at the resentment with which she exclaimed: "You told my secret to Toml. What right had you to do that? It 'was my secret not yours. Why should Tom know It?" Of course the wife thought her sister unjust and unreasonable. I felt, that the girl was entirely right "Be careful what you ten a marnea woman," warned a man. "What shd knows her husband, will know." We may pause to consider that the same statement' could "seldom . be made husbands, yet one occasionally meets those who still cling to the old notion that a woman should talk as freely to her husband as to her own soul. I insist that this contention Is wfong. For there; are things that a woman should not tell her husband. It goes with out saying for it has been said so often that one of these things is her friend's secret. The mere accident of marriage does not confer upon any one- a right to part with that which has been given to he as a sacred charge. It ought not to be neceasary to preface or follow such a confidence with the warning, "Please do not mention this, even to your husband." Borne of us like to think that in our own cases such a warning would be super fluous. I wonder what the husband must think of the wife who tells him that which she Is not Justified In Imparting to any one. I know one man who, under such conditions, reminded his wife gently, "My dear, I hardly think you ought to mention that matter, even to me. It was notmeant for my ears, but for yours only." Such men may ha rare, but I think that they are not as rare as some persons fancy. Of course, tho wife was wounded, but It may have taught her how an hon orable man regards a secret. Another of the things that a woman should not tell her husband Is the rudo or presumtuous'- remark made to her by another man. I know that this assertion may call forth some prqtests, but I be lieve that many people will agree with It. Remember, I am not dealing with the young girl to whom a man is lmpcrtlnont or insulting, nor with the Ingenue who may not know how to take! care of her- A Fine Old Heathen -r-rrr - By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY to jfit the JUuiband. What he knows, hts I to .rery form of sh? doesnlt'. vPeople call men 4 secretive; U n f $1 IJ ctual ep at all e,ve'ilts jman who is worthy of. the Hghtment, he'- was Wonderful In a far more useful way than we find it described in the "Arabian Nights," was the fine old heathen known as Haroun Al Raschld, who dlsd 1,104 years ago June 6, 809. In a' time of In tense bigotry and cruelty he was tol erant and merciful. In an age of black est Ignorance and brutal Indifference name can keep a secret. Of course, there are masculine exceptions but I am talk ing now about men, not about cade. A man, can keep his .friend's confidence. Bome women, too, are safe confidantes . even though they are married. I am thankful this Is so, otherwise some of us would be driven to depending upon the sterner sex for our friendships, In this day there are many wives who claim the r.ght to reserve from thslr n dee ply Interested In learning , and employed every aid at his command for jhe elimination of the superstition that was sitting llku an Incubus upon the breast of humanity. While Christian Europe lay In the shadow of Its seemingly lrrenledlablu linomnu. Daedad was cultivating tha sciences out of which was to comg the of bIr religion. gS8 , J world's mental resurrection. While the Christian teachers were asserting the fit ness of the earth the Mohammedan doctors of Bagdad and .Cordova. Servia and Alexandria were teaching geography In the common tchools from globes. While in London and Paris they were practicing the old theological medicine and professing to oure men's ills through the agency of charms,- trinkets and in cantations. In the great Mesopotamlan capital they were treating the sick upon the principles of science and common sense. Bo famous was Al Raschld's medical school at Bagdad that the great and mighty , Chariemague uued a decree that' no' man should practice medicine In his dominions ,wlthout first having passed a satisfactory examination before the Bagdad faculty. And the old Moham medan's hearf was as sound as his mind, for be it remembered that the time Chariemague was using fire and sword against all who would not, or could not, accept the theological beliefs he had sworn to champion, Haroun Al naiehld was doing all he could to protect Char lemagne's subjects in the full exercise self. But I am referring to the woman of the world the woman who knows men and women and who Is certainly quite able to resent any discourtesy or unwar rantable liberty of speech or manner. "What Is one to do," asked a woman of 40, "when a man tells ono vulgar stories and considers them funny? Hhou)d not one complain to one's husband?" The first vulgar story a man tells a woman may be his fault! the second one Is her fault That is a rule that gener ally holds good. If a woman shows a man that sho Is displeased with the so called "funny story" he will not tell her another. If he does, sho is quite able to express her displeasure and to avoid htm In the future. What good would It do to "corriplaln to ono's husband?" It would only make a bad matter worse and bring about a quarrel possibly one that might lead to publicity between the two men. The men that decoox women meet In decent society will only go as far as women will permit The woman who re spects herself receives respect from tho average men. A young girl may be an noyed by a man's attentions and not understand how to dismiss him perhaps. Not so an older woman. She, surely, has enough sense and enough dignity to look after herself under ordinary conditions. Therefore, I say that It Is a sign of weak ness and of a lack of consideration on the part of the wife If she tell her hus band that a man has not shown her the respect due a good woman. If such a man be a frequent guest at her hus band's home there may be a reason for her to suggest to her husband that his guest Is not quite a gentleman, but If the offender be a casual acquaintance why complain of him? One word from her will be enough to show the man his place. Another of the things that a woman should not tell her husband are the faults nf the members of her family, Bhe will forget them; he will not, but will remember them when she wishes them to be regarded as bygones. Nor should she call her husband's attention to the neg lect or unklndness of members of his nwu family. If she can let him fee that she loves his mother and Is fond of his sisters, so much the better. Surely there are reserves that are as great virtues as are certain so-called truths that lead only to embarrassment a.& unhapplntss tor all. (T- X The Worst of Criminals By BEATRICE FAIRFAX "I am In love with a girl of 17." writes 8. B., "and wish :o elope with her, but am afraid that If we run away I might be guilty of abduction. Is there any danger of mo being punished?" Yea,, but not enough. It Is una ot those unfortunate affairs in which the punish ment Is never great enough to fit the crime, largely becauso of the mawktWi sentimentality with which many regard anything they can class as f'romanco," and for the reason that when a girl sac rifices herself In this way there la n tllsposltlon on the part of her family to put an end to unpleasant talk by saying nothing and trying to make the best of her bargain. The time is coming when the law will uphold any mother and father In their efforts to prevent an undesirable man from making lovo to their daughter, no matter what her age. Should It happen that she be only 17, their power of re sistance will be doubled, and the price he will have to pay will make him a debtor to the end of his days. The time is also drawing near when no girl of 17 will accept the attentions of a lover her parent oppose. Love will not be prized less lightly In those days, but girls will look upon It with saner eyes. Aa a proof of this process of ovolutlon girls do not pine away to the tomb In the lackadaisical fashion once demanded by tho sentimentalists for those disap pointed In love. Their hearts ache, poor things, but their brains are quicker to apply a healing balm. 8. B. does not give his age, hut he cannot be so young he Is not old enough to know better, He thinks he loves tho girl. He loves himself more. Ho would gratify his personal desires at the ex pense of her eftrangement from her family, with the measure of scandal that always attaches to the runaway mar riage of a girl so young. He has been meeting her clandestinely, using ber childish affeotlon for him as a means to make Iter a disobedient and undutlful daughter. He Is exerting the Patanlo Influence ho hotda to incite her to wrong and cruelly hurt those who havo been her best friends all her life, and who will be her only friends and refuge when he tires of hor and deserts her I say "whoa" )o Urea ot htr and de serts her, not "if." for desertion Is al ways the fato of the love won so 'dis honorably. He does not ask, "Is there any danger of the girl being punished?" It Is 'me' whose fato concerns him more, and tha question gives the character ot the man. I wish I know tho name of the girl that I might tell her that which all stria should know the man who makea love on street corners and In secret places, not daring to appear openly at the giiTst home, la not the man any girl should marry. If her parents oppose him, he owes It to hlmsolf and the girl to break down that opposition by behaving de cently and honorably. RESINOL CURED AWFUL ERUPTION ALL OVER FACE Brooklyn, N. Y., May S, JJ1 "About elghteeen months ago I noticed a, lot of llttlo sores spreading all over my face and neck. It Itched me something awful, and I felt Ilkq I would want to tear my face apart. At night It would pain me and start swelling then it would Itch all the more so I got very little sleep. "I tried many treatments, such as , etc., but none of them did me any good. I suffered for fourteen months until I sent for samples of Reslnol Soap and Ileal nol Ointment I applied them to a little part of my face and it showed good results. So I at once bought a Dar of Reslnol Ointment and a cake of Iteslnol Soap, from my druggist, and kept on using them for about three months, when I was completely cured. If you would see my faee now you would never think anything was ever the mat ter with It" (Signed) Louis Boloch, SS Morrell St. For eighteen years Reslnol has been a favorite doctor's prescription and house hold remedy for skin eruptions, pimples, blaokheads, sunburn. Insect bites, dan druff, sores, piles, etc. Stops Itching In stantly, Every druggist sells Reslnol Soap and Reslnol Ointment: but you can try them without cost Just write for samples to Dept. U S, Reslnol, Baltimore, M4 1