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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1914)
TI1E BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANfAHY 31, 1014. 11 Ella Wlieeler "Wilcox Vegetable Hats A Weird Freak of Foreign Milliners Now Coming Into Vogue in Europe on Loveless Marriages O 9 A Vegetable Stew. Tempting the Donkey. Uy ELLA WIIEKLKK WILCOX. CopyrlRht, 19H, by Star Company. THE WELL BORN. So many people, nconlo In tho world: So- fewjgreat souls, love ordered, well begun, In answer tri tho fnrilln mnthnr rpd. A ' -V .' A. 1? 1 (I So few who seem Tho imago of the Maker's mortal dream, So ;many born of mero propinquity, Of lustful habit, or of accident; ilJUlUUlO It'll No mighty, alt-compelling wish Their bosoms garden places Abloom with 'flowor faces. fSi No tidal wavo swept o'er them with Its flood, . No thrill of flesh, or heart; no. leap of bloo'ji. No glowing fire flaming to white desire -For mating and for motherhood, Yet they bore children. God! how mankind misuses Thy command To populate the earth.. How low Is. brought high birth, - v , How. low tho woman, when, Inert as spawn, Left In tho sands to fertilize. She is the means through which the racogoea.on. Not so the First Intent. Birth,, as tho Supreme mind conceived It, meant Tho clear, Imperious call of mate to mate, And tho clear answer Only thus and thon ' Aro fine, well ordered and potential lives ' Brought into being. Not by church or stato '' Can birth bo made legitimate. Unless Love in Its fullness bless. Creation so ordains Its lofty laws That man, while greater In all other things, - Is lesser In tho generative cauBo. The father may bo merely man, the male! Yet more than feraalo' must tho mother be. The woman who would fashion Souls for tho uso of men arid angels meet, , Must entertain a high and holy passion. Not rank or wealth, or Influence of kings Can give a soul Its dower Of majesty and power, Unless tho mother brings Great lovo to that great hour. i .lust exactly what this correspondent may mean by his plea is not made clear fn his petition. I conio to you pleading for tho badly born, whom society brnnds nnd murks; and sears, withering and wilting:, thel narao and maklni .outcasts of. JI) en. frhero seems' no oin to, speak for them s , they too' may b wholesomo and clcap Oh, transfigure thti 'cry carried on th. wings of burdenec sorrow to thine ea .'into a sons' of sym pathy, lighting ui tho. .drear pathwu of the badly botr and turning th' damp gray hovering ver them Into a fairer, better day. ' There aro many, many badly born ?eop)o on. earth. There aro few well horn. Society does not "brand or mark, or star" moBt of the badly born, for Very many of tho worst "born aro In society. By worst born la meant thoso who are born -from parents who married without lovo and who brought children Into tho You Can Begin This Great Story To-day by Reading This First ' Philip Anton is a boy of 15 years, of fine education ana good breeding, but an orphan and miserably poor. 1 The story oepns with the death of his mother. Itleh relatives have deserted the family In their hour of need, and wrni his mother's death comes Philip Is In de spair. He looks over his mother's letters knC finds that he Is related to 8lr Philip Moiland. A few days later a terrific thunderstorm brews over Txindon. At (he .height Of tho storm a flash of light ning cares a team attached to .1 couch strtnUlrig in front of a West ISnd man sion. Philip, who has become a news boy, resoues a girl from tho enrriugo ut before It turns over. A min with ho g'l trips over Philip In his excite ment. He cuffs tho boy and i-ulU tt policeman. The- girl pleads for Philip and hf Is allowed to go after lunrnlns that the man was "Lord Vanstono. Ph"p then determines to commit .suicide. Mo liorrows a pleco of rope from O'Brien, a ship chandler, and goes to his miserable dwelling In Johnron's Mews, .lust as lie )s about to hang hlmtelf a metfor flashes by the wltido-. nn'J trashes. Into the flagstonus in tne yarI. Tim boy "takes .this as a sign from heaven not to kill Viiinself. He thn Hoei to the Vsrd to" look at the meteor. 1 Now Read On i .ight, 1901, by Edward J, Clodo. Ills first exclamation was one rf thankfulness I am Jolly clad that things dldn t fall ''f?uji- j. V t '$- to seo"?. . - ' 1 1 tl -t world without Its.' legitimate stump tho Dlvlno hall mark of birth, Tho most Important thing In birth is to be born of a mother who loved the father of her child, and who, therefore. loved her unborn child and rejoiced In motherhood. Only a very small percentage -of such children can bo found -In any community tor any class. In fashionable society love marriages occur, now and then. And In thoso love marriages, now and then a child Is born 'which Is desired and welcomed. But that Is the exception to the rule prevailing In such circles. Just as it Is tho exception to the rule' In royal- circles. Princesses and princes have their- mar riages arranged for tlicm Usually, and the children born to such parents are not well born, not stamped"1" with ' the' Dlvlno hall mark, even when they have been desired. Yet they ofttlmes receive tho honors of earth. A child born .of .parents who aro In Harmonious, and who do ndt Welcome the coming of the child, Is Indeed badly born. Children born of parents who arc dis eased, In body or mind, aro badly born. on my head," ho said aloud, forgetting that had Its advent been delayed a sec ond or two tho precise locality selected for Its Impact would not have mattered much to him. "I wonder what It Is," he went m. "Is It worth anything? Perhnpt If I dig It out I may be able to toll It .is 11 curiosity." A moment's -reflection told him, how evor, that he would not be able to dis inter It that day, even If ho possessed the requisite Implements. On Its lower Mdo It was probably still red hot. Through the soles or his boots, broken as they were, ho could easily feel the heat of tho ground, so the experiment must be deferred for twenty-four hours, perhaps longer. At any late, he was sure that his mysterious visitor represented a re alizable asset, and the knowledge gavo him a sudden distaste for coffee grounds and stale crusts. Ho resolved to spend his remaining three halfpence on a break- j fast, ana at the same time make some guarded Inquiries bb to tho nature and posslblo cash. -value of the meteor itself. Evidently Its fall had attracted no pub lic attention. Tho fury of the elements nnd the subsequent heavy rain were ef fectual safeguards In this respect, and Johnson's Mews, marked out for demoli tion a fortnight later, were, practically deserted now day and night. Philip did not thon know that London had already much to talk about In the recorded Incidents of the two storms. The morning newspapers were hysterical with headlines announcing fires, collapse of buildings, street accidents and lament able loss of life In all parts of the me tropolis. As the day wore and full de tails came to hand the list of mishaps would be doubled, while scientific 6b servers would begin a nine days' wrangle In the effort to determine the precise reason why the electrical disturbance should have been wholly confined to the metropolitan area. Philip Anson, a ragged boy of IS, resldlpg In a desolate nook of the most disheveled district In the e end, possesjed the very genesis of the mystery, yet the web of fate was destined to weave a spell that would deftly closu his lips. ' I n.i.l.H.. 1,. t ..I U. t I. ... - . Vet thero Is no being so badly born who may not rise to usefulness, power and happiness, If A FUU. CONSCIOUS NESS OF HIS DIVINE INHERITANCE FROM tho SOUBCE of all Ufo takes possession of his mind and dominates his thoughts and. actions continually. Let such a 0110 say every morning on rising! " "I am a Divine Being. No mattor what conditions prevent my bearing tho stamp of Right Birth, 1 am Divine: I have a right to God'B opulencoj power1, peace, plenty are mine. All hindrances to my possession of health, wealth und useful ness are swept away. I am circled by Invisible Helpers and they shall lead me Into my Kingdom. I have my heart's desire." Let this assertion be repeated every night beforo falling asleep. And tho badly born shall suddenly come Into . new birth, and stand among the well born. For mind Is greater than matter und Clod is over All. Ho gathered thirty fair sized whlto peb bles and a few Jagged lumps of the Iron llko material, These he wrapped in a piece of newspaper, screwed up tho small package tightly, and placed It In his trousers' pocket. Thinking deeply about tho uwosotne incidents of the provlbus night ho donned his cont and did not notice the packet of lottcrs lying In th chair. Never beforo hud these lo;u- menta left hla possession. .The door was locked .and the key In his pocket before ho misled them. It was In his mind to turn, back. In another second" ho' would have obeyed tho Impulse, had not a mighty gust of wind swept through- th yard and carried his ' tattered nap Into the passage. That settled It. Philip ran uftcr his headgear, and xo was blown Into a strango sea of events. They are qulto safo there, ho, thouslit "In any oase It wilt bo best not ip carry them about In future. They get u ffuyedJ and some clay I may want thqm.." Emerging from the havon of tho mews, he found ho untidy lifo of (he Mil End road eddying in restless confusion through a gale. Tho gaunt, high walls surrounding his saclutfed dwelling had iheltered him from tho blustering March wind that was now drying the streets and creating much !J-temrer In the hearts of carters, stall owners and ilrU with large bat's and full skirts. In u word, eveiythlng that 'could be flapped or shaken or rudely swept uny where out of its rightful place wus dealt with ac cordingly. In one tnitanco 11 heavy tar paulin was lifted clean off a wagon and neatly lodged over the hrads of tho dihor and liore of n passing omnibus. They .were not extricated from its close ombrabo without some difficulty and a great quantity of severe yet cogent re marks by the wagoner nnd the driver, assisted by the 'bus conductor and var ious passenger. Philip laughed heartily for the first time since his mother' death. He waited until the driver and the wrtgoner had ex changed their farewell compliments. Then he made off briskly toward un establish ment where three halfpence would pur- chase a cup of. coffee, und u bun. I In ten minutes he tc'l mu h refreshed 4. Utrinc ")" . 'r.-,.l'"vv' J' ! arul his busy mlnd-'rvortodilo tjie Mys terious package-"'he' carri-dlnk(ttg it best to seek , tlitf vCOumtfl IvJ'yiiirQWt head he went to O'Brlon'a fliop. rrtipld man was taking down tho' shuttus'aml found the task nope too easy. Without i tvord. Philip helped htm. flll pon the j ensloner was wiping his spctaclesn tho shelter pf the shop. v "1 clunno Whnt the weuttfer Is comln' to at nil at nil," lie grumbled, "Lat night was like the takln' uv tho' Itodan, an' 'thU mornln' reminds me- uv crossln the Bay of Klseay." . ; ."It certainly was a. fearful thunder storm," sold Philip. . , "Fat, boy, that's u true word. It was Just ltkr ould times in the hills In injlu, where the devil .himself holds ooort some nlshts. But what's the matter? Didn't you get that Job7" Philip laughed again. "I am not ure yet," ho replied. "I really cume In to ask you what this Is." With hki hand In his pocket lie had un twisted the puper and taken put the white pebbles, which he now handed to O'Brien. The old man took It, smelt It and ad justed his glasses for a critical examina tion. ' It ain't alum," ho announced. "No, I think not ' An it ain't glass.", . j probably not Pf Onlona, "Whew did ycr got 117" -. , "t fouixf It lying on tho pavement.' O'Hrlun scratched his head. '"TIs a quaro looking objec', anyhow. What 'good Is H?" "I dnhnot tll you. I .thought that pos slbly it might have eomo value " "What! A scrap of whlto shtone llko tha.t. Arrah, wjiat'ti .ooino ovor ye.?" "Thero Is no harm In asking, Is there? Home one should be nb)o to tell mo what It Is mado of.' Philip, from his small store of physical geography, kniv .that meteors wero ur ticles of HUfOcjorit rarity to atti;ufct at tmitlon. And he wus tenacious withal. "I uuppesfl that u Joweler would be tho best man to Judge. He must understand about stonps," ho wept on. "Maybe; but 1 don't seo what's the use. 'TIs a sheer waste of time. But If 're set on Hndln1 out, no to a big man. Thee Carman Jew round about here are otiittdhauiis. They Oon't know a wntch from 11 clock, un' If they did tlioy'd oliato yo." (To Be '.Continued Monday.) I'oliitnl I'liroKraiilm. Most of your' friends will stand by you ns lung as you have a dollur If u man and his wllo are mt, how mnnv who Kolomon and his outfit ' A fool y Idea or a Kocd Jokti in onj lie Is able H P'lt Ovor 011 tho other fellow When the warship hits a rork the naval OPI roprlatlon goes Into the sinking fund Accompanying those freakish pictures comes -word from ono of London's rocloty milliners that wonjen'B hats for this and tho spring season uro being trimmed With vogetablos. "This tvns hound to come," says this millinery expert. "Ilaro and refreshing frultB In tho nhapo of cherries, grapeB and apples have frequently been fashionable In tho paBt, so why not vegetal hies? Thoy nro, indeed, tho only logical successors.' Now that tho algretto has been barred over here, tho ljofght of luxury, It would seem, would bo to Invent somo kind of a hat trimming made of egg shells. These could be festooned or lined around tho brim of a hat In decorative style. Hut who who, oven among our great millionaires, will riot turn pale at the baro thought that this rarest of luxuries will over become tho stylo In hat trimmings? The Conquest of Ireland Uy HUV. TIIOMAH H. OKKOOllY. January 10, lit?, Is the sadcUst uato In tho annalu of Erin; for on this day, of the year of graro 1155. Popo Hftdrlan tho fourth, Nicholas Urcakspearo by name, and tho only Kn- gllshman who ever filled the papnl o ha I r, Ifsycd tho hull which author ized King Henry the Second to go ahead and conquer Ire land. The bull, after registering thq com mon opinion of the time, that "Irclanl nnd all the Islands upon which tho sun of righteousness has shope, rightfully belonged to the lJlotsed Peter nnd the most holy Homan church," went on lo approve Henry's project for the invasion and conquest of Ireland as ono prompted by the "ardor of fulttt und lovo of religion,'' and declared that the peoplo of Ireland should receive Henry with all honor, and revere htm as their lord." The conditions upon which Hadrian's bull was promulgated were, that all ecclesiastical rights In the about-to-be conquered Country should bo rrservr.' to the pope, nnd that I It pry should e" force the payment of 1 penny from each hmifo into the papal treasury. With this authority back or him Henry began making preparations for the In vasion of Krin, but unlooked for dif ficulties forced him to postpone tho ex pedition fov fourteen years. In tho meantime, however, circum stances were doing for Henry what he was not prepared to do for himself. Dcrmod of I.elnstor, having been de posed for his wrongdoing, appealed to Henry for aid, who. Instead of directly a, ding lilm, gavo him permission to raise forces In England. The result was tho expedition of Stmngbow, followed by that of FUx fltpphen, (he end of which waa the pracr tlcal conquest of the Oreen Island; so that when Henry finally went over to Ireland there was but Utto for him to do, savo to personally proclaim hla au thority. Thus came about tho conquest and practical emlnvcment of the Emerald Isle. Tho whole Island, with trifling ex ceptions, was divided among twelvo EuglUh families, Strongbow taklnr Lelnster: Lacy, Meath; De Courcy, Ulster; De Burgh, Conuaught, and In other six the rest. Parceling the lands among their ten ants of the English race, these feudal lords expelled the natlvo Irish, or Mdrov hem Into the worst parts of the country y Incessant warrare. And aq, for ISO ars Erin s harp has sounded no Bote of Its ancient freedom. 1 .,