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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1913)
THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1913. T" "Sweethearts, Wives and Good Fellows" Drawn tor The Be by Hal Coffman Dorothy Dix on- "Incivism" r&Uor to aire Woman the II allot Btspoasrbl ior Evil Conditions Thut Allow Politician to loot th Country, i t : i i i t 8 T Si By llOUOTJIY DIX There 1b a great deal or talk Just now about Inclvlsm. friclvism is a tiler, big, mouth-tilling woitl that refers In an Insidious and uncomplimentary way to those men who neglect their civic duty, principally by falling to vote Inclvlsm lil at llio root of all of our political troubles. It Is why we hac corruption In poll tics, why grafter loot the treasury why men like Mr (Murphy pick out our governoors and senators, and ho on. .Nobody doubts that there an plenty of go6d. honest men plenty of Intelli gent men In tho country to' purify politics, and run things stralfcJit. and choose patriots for our public iWflces. but the trouble la hat the thug, and tho gunman, and the waid heelers vote early and often, and the decent, honest. Intelligent men ao often won't vote at all. Hence the crlrne of Inclvlsm, and the problem of the wire for It how to get the uood citizens to take an Intercut In politics, and to fiear thom away from their office or store long enough to votfl for the right" man. . Instead of pormltlng the corner saloon mm to elect the wrong cAndldntc for office. The hlBhbrows profess themselves pus xltd by the problem yet the answer Is simple enough. It I: Give women the ballot. Not that they have any superior clvlo wisdom that Is Greater than their hus bands' or fathers', or brothers'. Simply that they have more clvlo conscience, and that when women have a right to vote they will not only vote thetmselves, hut they will sco to It that tho men of their households do. Woman will do for tho voting booth, what she does for the churoh. 8ho will k$ep It alive. If It wero not for women there would be spider wobs across the doors of ninety-nine churches out of i. Not enough men, If left to their own volition tn tho matter, would go to church to keep one first class preacher or priest busy In a community. Of course, there are a few exceptions a. few men who are renlly religious of themsclves-but the vast majority of mon are Indltforent. and occupied by other Interests, and they go to church or stay at home, or play golf, according to what their wives think about the matter. If they are married to women who are devout, their Sunday breakfasts are served In time, their Sunday clothes are laid out, and they are duly inarched to tho' sanctuary. Otherwise they don't go, Exactly the. same' thing will happen When women have the ballot. They will not only vote themselves, but they will make their menklnd go with them to tho polls, and that this Is no mere theory has already been proved by the Increased number of ballots that have been cast In the states where women have tho fran chise. Also It Is true that In most family circles the wife and not tho husband furnishes the Mitilde Interest. She strikes the conversational note, and not only talks the most, but decides what tho talk shall bo about. Think over the households In which you flt Why do you always discuss philanthropy at the Smiths? Uecause Mr. Smith Is keenly Interested In settle rcent work, and Smith's Interested In It, too, because his wife Is. Why do you talk about books at the BrownST lie cause Mrs. Brown )s fond of literature, and she gathers about her literary peo ple, and Brown Is Interested In litera ture because his wlfo Is. Why do you talk about bridge and what the Four Hundred are, doing, anil the smart restaurants, and tbV new plays at the Joneses T Becauso Mrs.' Jones Is a little butterfly and a social climber, and has no other Idea .tn her head, and poor Jones Is breaking his neck to supply lira. Jones with the money she needs to outdress and ohtshlno her neighbors. Isn't It logic I', then, Isn't It certain, that when women get interested tn poli tics when they have n real voice In an election that every political question will be threshed out In the home and that men's Interest will bo quickened and stimulated In politics. Just because of their wives' Interests and the family de bate? The one person on earth who can be guaranteed to wake a man up on any subject and keep him awake is the wife of his bosom, and you may rely upon it. Mr. Iteformer. that she will bo a potent antidote for Inclvlsm If you will only give her the ballot. It Isn't because your merchant, and banker, and college professor doesn't know his political duty that politics has gotten into such a state. It's because he doesn't do what ho knows he ought to do. As a matter of fact, he's always intending to. take a real interest In nOW AHB YOU FEEDING YOUR CHILDREN? Are you giving them nourishing rood food that will develop their muscles, bonea and flesh food that Is easily digested and cheap? Ever thought about Spaghetti Faust Spaghetti 1 Do you know that a 10c package of Faust Spaghetti contains, as much nutrition us 4 lbs of beef ? Your doctor will tell you it does. And Faust Spaghetti costs ono tenth tho price of meat. Doesn't that olve a big Item In the high cost of living? You probaly haven't served Faust Spaghetti as often as you should be cause you don't know how many dif ferent ways It can be cooked write for free recipe book today and you'll be surprised at the big variety of dishes you can make from this nu tritious food. In 5c and 10c packages. MAUhTi nnos. St, Louis, Mo. politics, and help to clean up things, but he's busy about other things, and he puts orr registering until It's too lato, or ha doesn't go to tho political meeting and uphold the hands of tho righteous, be causo somebody suggests tho theater, or n gamo of curds, or some other trifling diversion. I' Just needs somebody to remind him that It's registration day, or to glvo him a llttlo push In tho right direction, and friend wlfo's hand Is the only hand that can do It. If alio wero going to register, too, or If she wero personally Interested In tho candidates there'd be another story told on election day. Of courso, it may be said that It" Is Just as Important to womon to brace up tholr husbands politically when they haven't tho voto na It will bo when they get a voto, and that women will bo no more nffected by legislation then than they are now. True, but there are very few of us altruistic enough to tako a violent vicarious Interest in things. It would toko away from women tho hope of personal salvation, and assure them that no one but a male could reach heaven anyhow, no matter how fitter alio was for heaven, how many women do you supposo would work their fingers to the bono getting up bazaars to support the ohurch? Neither can anybody expect women to be particularly Interested In discussing politics In ,tho homo so long as It Is officially hold that politics Is the ono subject with which the feminine Intelli gence Is Incapable of dealing. From all accounts politics Is a lively enough sub ject In the places where women vote. If you want to Interest men In politics, and want the good cltlxens to voto, Just give their wives tha ballot, Mr. Iteformer. The women will do tho rest. By III3V. THOMAS II. GREGORY. When, 14S years ago, October 3, 1768, the two regiments ofBrltlshVegulars landed at Boston it was written down In tho book of fate that tho War of the Involu tion was on. To be sure, the meeting of tho Continental congress was full six years In the fu ture, and Lexing ton battle wan not to bo for nearly seven ycarB. but tip -coming of thn red couts was King Qeorgo's challenge to tho colonists, which they were suro to pick up. a n s w e ring the king's argument In kind, giving him bul let for bullet and sword thrust for sword thrust. The affairs of men, no less than tho phenomena of tho material world, are determined by law. Something happena und thou. In consequence of that some-, thing, something else happens. It Is quite possible that but for the sending of the red coats the cross of St. Oeorgtt would today be waving over tho whole df the North American continent. It Is not as extensively known as It might be that the sentiment for the crown was strong In the colonies, and thut down to tha actual clash of arms at Lexington this sentiment was power ful enough to have prevented a separa tion from Itngland provided the king had been ready to listen to wis counsels the dictates of rouon rather than pas sion. It was the king's attempt to answer the reasonable arguments of the colonists with cannon and muskets, that made the breach permanent and the separation In evitable. As Americans, the proud citizens of the world's greatest and noblest nation, we art very glad that the regulars came to Boston, for It has turned out that the separation from the motner country was the best thing that could have hap pened for America, for Kngland and for the whole human race. Nevertheless w cannot help thinking of what might hav ; been but for the tramping of the red jroats through Boston streets. Redcoats in Boston t KM May tlio First Soon Become tho Second and tlio Second Always ltenialn the Flrsi, but May Neither Ever Become tho Third. "Give Me Long Neh JbrulttlMy Suys; I "Hello, Danny hello hello! ' Give me .vjongf distance, pleade. Wliat? Yes, this is the fellow'" who's making his pile out hero where tha bills come down from tho ftow of the Sierra Madrea to ' dip their feet In the sea. I'm boosting land, I am. It's a great country,-Danny Just a little piece of' .' heaven that got nicked off and fell and stuck hero by tho Pacific. Of a morning the far snow Is a glow of rose. At noon the poppies lie In the fields like yellow banners across the hills, and morning end noon aud forever And forever the mermaids Distance" st By Nell Brinkley -j rinse' out their lace petticoat on iuu toast in in digo water and suds. . It'a a long" line I want. ' York town! From "the blue sea to the. gray. My heart's a-crylng for her so, she surely can hear it there. It's the prettiest girl fn town I want.. The Bweeteat little fellow in town. She's v using new thought on my pile and keplng a warm heart for rue." ' Hello Danny hello hello! Give' me long distance, please. Is this the girl who's so just "plum-sweet" That she's a snare for the honey-toees? rr Mothers, Warn Your Girls of Life's Lures By ELLA AVHEHLER WILCOX' (Copyright, 1913 by Star Company.) It is more than probable that many parents of young 'girls wllf read ' this an "Improper" article and consider It subject for discussion. And it is moro than probable that several of these, daughters will read It and regard It as their own experi ence, and wonder how their secret be came known. This one young woman whose story is given here has arrived at a mar riageable ago and Is betrothed to the man of her choice. Ho Is several years her senior, but says he will not be In a position t o marry and establish a home for two years. He has given the girl a ring, and de clares he Is roost anxious to make her his wlfo. MeanUmo ho asks her to consider her self his wlfo In reidlty now, and to show her confidence In him by giving him all the privileges of that holy state. Ho assures her that her refusal Is a proof that she does not really love and trust him: that she doubts his honor and his word. He also assures her that all engaged people regard the matter from his stand, point, and that her conduct Is prudish and silly. All over the world such men are to be found. It Is their method of testing the weaker sex. In many small country -towns, where merlcan girls are unchaporoned and un protected by foolish parents, and allowed to, go about freely with their admirers, a Lothario of this order Is not Infre quently able to engage several trusting Advice to the Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIRFAX No Impropriety. ' Dear Miss Fairfax: I am Invited to an automobile outing, and we ure to .be a party of twelve islx couples). The arrangement was that tha young ladles aro to meet their partners at a certain place. Now I do not approve of this arrangement. . . Do you think It right of me to tell the young man I am to go with what I think and ask him to call for me? The other Girls did not seem to have any objections. If you object to the plans, you cer tainly have the right to say so'. But. on the other hand, have you considered that It would be most inconvenient and cause n loaa of lime for every man to call for his own partner? There would be no im propriety in six girls waiting at me same place' for their escorts. No. -Pear Miss Fairfax: I. am a young man M Am ,i..nlv In I i'i i ' with n srtrl l?l U hiiu v. . . j ... - - ...... on year ray Junior. She seems the sam lowarii nir. ..... -w.. her for obvious reasons. Da you, or would you, advise me to marr her? .B. W. B. "Obvious reasons" Indicates reasons that aro plain to every one. It sounds nnnluuni You are very voumr. Thnt would be sufficient reason for heeding your parents, u mere were no oiner. He Certainly Will. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am deeply In love with a young man with whom I have been keeping company for over a year. I saw him every nlcht coming from busi ness, but now this young man has changed his position and I haven't seen him for some time. Do you thlnft If this young man cares for me he will wrlto? L. 8. K. Jf he cares for you he will pot lose sight f you. I am a little afraid that his silence Indicates a growing coolness. girls at one time, under strict vows of secrecy and on the plea that financial or family circumstances arejsuch that mar riage is out of the question for years to come. j This type of man almost Invariably de mands the full confidence and proof of "love and trust," as ho terms it, of each of his secret fiancees. And, as a rule, he never marries any one of them'. ' He disappears from the town after a time and establishes himself In pastures new. x The Rev. Rlcheson was a man of this type, but ho paid for his amusement In the electric chair. It seems a sad commentary on the mothers of tho land that any girl could grow to a marriageable age and not know the truths of life and the facts of tho relations of the sexes sufficiently lo warn her from listening to men of this type. No girl whose mother talks to her familiarly, sweetly, tenderly and purely on these themes could believe such a man was honest or to bo trusted. She would know from the moment he made such a proposal to her that he was unworthy of her confidence, and that ho would In all probability desert her as soon as he had gained the favors he sought. The BexUal fascination Is a powerful one, but that alone never kept a man and a woman' happy comrades and con stant lovers for life. There must be other attractions; other Interests; other ties. Most important of all, there must be mutual respect and absolute confidence. There miiBt bo a strong and beautiful foundation of friendship In every mar riage which proves Tiappy and lastingly sympathetic. About this foundation passion flowers will grow and twine; but when autumn winds b'ow, and frosts come, and tho vines perish, the strong, beautiful founda tion remains. This man Is seeking to twins vines apd flowers about the fragile trellis of youth, and the first wind will cast It all to earth aruLther6 will be nothing left. And th& vines he seeks to train about this trellis nre poison Ivy, Let the girl beware, of such a lover. He Is not her friend. He Is her worst enemy, He dees not love her. He loves only his own appetites and passions. The man who eally lovs a girl guards her, not only from all men, but frorrrWmself. He doe not despoil whar Is his own lie docs not. qtrlp the flowers from his own Vautlful plants. Better die of loneliness and sorrow than to yield to such a selfish and un worthy loveiv Comb Sage Tea In Lifeless, Gray Hair Look young! Common garden Sage and Sulphnr darkens so natural ly nobody .can telK Grandmother kept her hair beautifully darkened, glossy and abundant with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur, When over her hair fell out or took on that dull, faded or streaked appearance, this simple mixture was applied with won derful effect. By asking at any drug store for "Wyeth'a Sags and Sulphur Hair Remedy," you will get a large bottle of this old-time recipe, ready to use, for about 0 cents. This stmpls mixture can be depended upon to reatora natural color and beauty to the hair and Is splendid for dandruff, dry, Itchy scalp and falling hair, A well known down town druggist says everybody uses Wyeth'a Sage and Sul phur, because It darkns so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell It has bsen applied It's so easv to u nn simply dampen a comb or soft brush and draw It through your hair, taking on strand at a time. "By morning the gray hair disappears; after another applica tion or two. It is restored to Its natural color and looks glossy, iwft and abundant