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13 A Busy Firm m M. Dnnny & Co., Mntrimomnl Agency Copyright, 1914, International News Service. W By Nell Brinkley m m The Manicure Lady By WILLIAM P. KIRK. THE BEE: OMAIIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1014. AI think It Is too terrible for anything the suffering thoy are having over In them Balkans," said the Manlcuro Lady. "The paper yesterday said that thcro are hundreds .of. thousands literally starving to death. There has been so much war over thcro that tho soldiers has destroyed all tho crops and ate up all the live stock. So, all the poor women and tho old men and tho phlldrcn ain't got a thing to cat. Honest to goodness, George, I can't seo whero this wonderful world that wo aro all the tlmo talking about Is getting any better. Certainly It can't be getting much.moro civilised when they will stand for a war that will let hun dreds of thousands, mostly women and children, llterarlly starve to death." . "you don't mean 'llterarlly, you mean literally,' " Interrupted the Head Barber. "You ore all tho time calling me down about my grammar, but you mako more mistakes than I do." "George," declared tho Manlcuro Lady, "sometimes I think that you have a heart like a stone and a brain like a shriveled up bean. Hero I was, telling you about tho terrible and heartrending things which Is happening over In them Balkans j and thcro you are, not paying a particle 1 of attention to tho agony that Is going on Vthcre, but correcting me Instead about a Vord and you wrong at that. Sometimes I get to thinking about your lack of all them finer feelings and. swear that you and me will just pass tho tlmo of day hereafter, and then 1 get lonesoma and realize that I havo to talk to somebody or got foolish, bo I talk to you. ''I didn't mean to Interrupt you," said Tthe Head Barber. "I guess you are right; conditions must' be" awful "over there. I notice that good old Uncle Bam is right thero to help out, too and England, and the" other civilized countries. That Is why jTaay the world Is better than It was In rthem dark ages. In them days, when there was famine and fover and war, there wasn't any civilized nations to step in and help them out of their mis ery. They Just died like rats. Now when thero is anything awful like that comes up it gets into tho newspapers and the peoplo that has anything to give Is quick enough coming across." "Yes, there is something in that," ad mitted the Manlcuro Lady. "I didn't used to know what the power of tho press meant. I used to think that It meant how strong them big machines was to. run off so. many- papers, 'but-Wilfred explained to mc that It meant the Infill cries newspapers has in the world. The old? gent had to come tit then with his knock against the papers, because once whin he was running for office I guess Borne 'of tfio jiApers'"got 'after' him 'pretty hard, and ho ran second instead of first. That was his last deal In politics, but ho has hsjtea. the pipers ever slHee.' "Wltfred had some wild scheme fixed up to get a few boy scouts llko him and start for tho Balkans with money and provisions, but when he started out try ing ,to collect the', lettuce nobody would- Kick m with, no .dough. Ho tried to get ell .the merchants in the neighborhood' interested, but nemo of -them knew any thlng about the starvation in the Bal kans', and only one of them ever 'knew that there was a place by that name, nndbesldcs, nono of them would trust Wilfred no more anyhow, after the way lie got into them. "Iguess them awful troubles" is sent here, George, to make us realize that we aln' so high and mighty, and to make u contented with what bo have. Gee, busi ness is awful, ain't it?" You Can Begin This Great Story To-day by Reading This First Phjllp Anson, a boy of 15,. of good birth and reeding, finds himself an. orphan and. In dire poverty, his mother having just died. A terrltip Btorm sweeps over London, Just at this time, and" the boy saves the llf of a little, girl, but is abused and cuffed by a man, who says he is the girl's guardian, and whose name is Lord Vanstone. Philip returns to the place where his mother had died, deter mined to commit suicide, but just at thin time & terrific flash of lightning is followed by the fall of a meteor in the courtyard of Johnson's Mews, the home of tho boy, and he takes It as a sign from, heaven. He picks up several bits of the meteor and takes them to a dia mond dealer, named Isaacsteln. The broker recognizes the bits as meteoric diamonds, and has Philip taken in charge bv thn notice. At the nrlBon Phtllo gives the name of Morland, having gotten that from, some letters his motner leii. iaay Morland, dining in u restaurant, reads of the boy's arrest in a paper, and sets about to discover hia antecedents. Philip succeeds In establishing his own ership of tho diamonds, and makes friends with the magistrate. On his re lease. he enters into an arrangement with isaacsteln. to sell the diamonds for him, f nrui than establishes himself at a flrst- Iclass hotel, from wtere he arranges for Hbe. purchase of the property of John Won'a Mews. He has an adventure there that results in his making friend with a policeman named Bradley, a green grocer una an Ola jun ueuier nuniea u linen. Also; he makes an enemy of a desperate criminal named Jocky Mason. After he hftx arranged for an interview with Mr. Abingdon, the police magistrate, he goes for a stroll, and encounters Bradley and his wife. A few pleasant words with the policeman left Philip free to call on Mr, Ablneilon. where he told the magistrate Jils story In full, and asked him to tako tp( responsible posivion ui k"iuihu. twngdon was .interesieo, ana-mai nigm stein that his mission to Amsterdam bad been successful. This closes the first epoch of the tale. Now opens the story of the mature Philip Anson. Panics never touch, this firm they are the busiest little office there is this firm, whose ad you will find in tho Love-land Now Read On ? ? f ? P Copyright, ISM, by Edward J. Clode. A tall, strong built man, aged nbout 4o, but looking older by reason of his grizzled hair and a faco seamed with hardship a man whose prominent eyes Imparted an air of alert Intelligence to an otherwise heavy and brutal counte nance, 'disfigured by a broken nose, stood on the north sldo of the Mile End road and looked fixedly across tho street at a fine building which dwarfed the mean houses on either hand. He had no need to ask what It was. Caned In stone over the handsomo arch which led to an interior covered court was Its title "The Mary Anson Home for Destitute Boys." A date followed, a date ten years old. The observer was puzzled. He gazed up and down tho wide thoroughfare with the manner of ono who asked himself. 'Now, why was that built thero?" A policeman strolled leisurely along he pavement, but to htm the man addressed no question. Apparently unconscious of the constable's observant glance, he still continued to scrutinize the great pile of brick and stone which thrust its splen did campanile into the warm sunshine of an April day. Beneath the name was an Inscription: "These are they which passed through great tribulation." ' A queer smile did not Improve the man's expression as he read the text. "Tribulation! That's it,' he continued. "I've had ten years of it. And It started somewbede about the end of that fino entrance, too. I wonder where Sailor is, and that boy. He's a man now, mebbe it or so. If he's alive. Oh, i nope' he's alive! I hope Ws rich and healthy, and en gaged or married to a nice, young woman, If I've managed to live In hell for ten long years, a youngster like him should be able to pull through with youth and strength and a bag full f diamonds." Without turning his head, he became aware that tho policeman had halted at some little distance, "Of course. I've cot th mnrlc on tn" said the man, savagely, to himself. He's spotted me, all right. Well, I'll let him Spa I flnn't enmn fnr him np anv tt Mm breed. I never did care, and it's too late to begin now." He crossed the road, nanmrt httrn two fine iron gates standing hospitably open, and paused at the door of the porter's lodge, where a stalwart com missionaire met him. "Have you called to see one of the boys?" said the official, cheerfully. "No, I'm a stranger. It's a good many years since I was In these parts before. In those days there used to be a mews here, and some warehouses at the back, with u few old shops" "Oh, I expect so, but that Is lcng before my tlmo. Tho Mary Anson Hnm. wn founded ten jqrs ago, and It took two years to build it. It's, one or tho finest charities in London. Would you like to look around?" "Is that allowed?" "Certainly. Everybody Is welcome. If you go in by that side door there, you'll find an old man who has nothing else to do but take visitors to the chief dnart ments. Bless your heart, wo lose half our boarders that way. People come here, see the excellences of the training we give, and offer situations to boys who are oia enough." The man appeared to be surprised by the commlsslonalre'a affability. He did not know that civility and kindness essential there if any employe would re tain an excellent post. He passed on. measuring the tease1nti.ii court with a backward sweep of the eye. in the sunlit street beyond the arch stood a policeman. The visitor crlnnett again, an unamlable and sulky grln( and vanished. The policeman crossed over. "What is that chap after?" he Inquired. "Nothing special," was the aniwer, Daily, reading so: "Monsieur Danny & Co., Ltd., by appointment of Thoir Majes ties, Adam and Evo tho First, handle any "Last time ho was here the place was a' mews, lib said." . "Unless I am greatly mistaken, ho has a ticket in his pocket." "You don't sayl Do you know him?" "No. I'll look him up in the album in the station when I go off duty." "Well, ho can't do any harm hero. O'Brien takes visitors over a regular round, and, in any case, the man seemed to be honest enough in his curiosity.'.' "You never can tell. They're up to all sorts of dodges." "Thanks very much. I'll ring for O'Brien's relief and tell him to keep an eye on them, as the old man is blind as a bat" Meanwhile the stranger was being con ducted up a wide staircase by a somo what tottering guide, who wore on tho breast of his uniform the Crimean anj Indian mutiny medals. As he hobbled in front, he told, with a strong Irish brogue, the familiar story of tho Mary Anson home how it fed, lodged and clothed 600 boys of British parentage born In the Whltechapcl dis trict; how It taught them trades and followed their careers with fostering care; how It never refused a meal or a warm sleeping place to any boy, no matter where ho camo from or what his nation ality, provided he satisfied the auperln tendent that ho was really destitute or heeded his small capital for trading pur poses next day. The great central hall where the GOO regular inmates ate their meals, the dor mitories, the playgrounds, the drill shed and gymnasium, the workshops, the li brary, the theater, were all pointed out, but the big man with the staring eyes was not interested one Jot In any of these things. "Who was Mary Anson?" he asked when the wellworn tale was ended, "and how did she come to build such a fine place here?" To Be Continued Tomorrow, PLEASING MAN IN THE STREET Architects and stonecutters who wero distressed by Secretary McAdoo's recent ban upon Roman numerals to date new federal buildings will have new cause for concern in his Interdiction of the ,uo of V for"U Historically, of "course, tftey are tho same letter. The Phenlclan alphabet. which ended with T, had neither, but the troubles in the Love lino. Agents every- ' whore: wires nround tho world: oiica for-i (j over; honeymoon trips a specially will. By WILLIAM F. IUUGK. The chlof event of the month will be a partial eclipse 'of tho moon, on the' night of tho 11th. It will lie woll visible In Omaha. Tho accompanying diagram' will give tho particulars. Another event is tho passagp of tho sun through tho vernal equinox, on the fist at 5:11 n. in. On that day, day and !ght will bo' equal in length, tho sun rising nt 6 a. m. and setting nt 0 p. in.,' according to every sun dial' In the' world, but, as it Is then seven minutes slow, tho local mean times will be every where that much after 6 o'clock, and, hAon.iisn atandard tlmo Is always twen- ty-four minutes fast of local time at1 Omaha and becauso refraction lifts the sun three minutes above tho horizon, sunrise will occur at 6:23 and sunset at 6:34 according to our timepieces. On the 1st, lfitli and 31st tho sun rises at 7:01, 6:38, 6:13, and sets at til!, 6;2S, 6:14, thus making tho day's length eleven hours eleven minutes, eleven hours fifty minutes, twcU'e hours thlrty-ono min utes, an Increase of ono hour and twenty, minutes during the month, the greatest of the whole year. Iri passing through the vernal equinox, the sun crosses tho equator to the north and begins to shine on tho north sldo of buildings when It is low down In the sky. The planets Mars and Saturn are still In excellent positions In the evening sky. They cross tho meridian on the 15th at 7:41 and 5:37 p. m., respectively, Jupiter Is beginning to show himself in the morning sky, nnd Venus In like manner in the evening sky. The moon Is In full quarter on the 4th," full on tho 11th during tho eclipse. In last quarter on tho IStli nnd new on the 26th. It will be In conjunction with Saturn on the 4th, Mars on -the 6th,' Jupiter on the 23d and Venus on tho 27th. Greeks represented this vowel by Y and the Ilomans by V, which was sometimes vritten In a more or less routlded form. No distinction, was. made between them, arid tho natuo confusion. was brought over. Into English, In many old texts the capi tals aro "V" and tho lower caso "u," It Is only in comparatively recent times that got you into phono, Just 2 " . , The Heavens in March i Partial Kcllpso of the DIAGRAM SHOWING THE The largest circle In the earth's penum bra, and the noxt In size its shadow. The diagram must always bo held In such a way, when comparing It with tho moon. In the sky, so that the lino NS points to the north star. The oblique jlne Is the' moon's relative orbit, its positions being Indicated for every ten minutes from 7 p. m. to 1:30 a. m central time. Tho five small circles represent, tho' moon at Important .mom they have been thought of as distinct let ters, and since In many Latin text-books (he modern distinction Is made, th)e old usage' Is somctlnies overlooked, There Is, as a matter of fact, little danger of con fusion, slnco the context shows whether a vowel or a consonant Is called for, but i , ... . .f ' 1 .... ' .. m ' -v ..,..., . ..,. r.i. , fc, ,. v--' ?m"..-w; ' " - S .--,. r i to thoso not used to the angular "u's 'i tho Sovontli Heaven; Tele-' Paradise.-" ' . OTJLL BRINKLEY. ' C Moon .March 11, 1014. DETAILS OF THE ECLIPSE. ents. When Its center is at A, at 7:41 p. m., tho moon enters the penumbra. At B, at 8:42, the moon-entesr the shadow. At D, at 10:13, we have the middle of the eclipse, when the moon has penetrated furtherest into the earth's shadow, about, 91 per cent of its diameter being then eollpsed. At G, at 11:44.' the moon leaves tho shadow, and at If, at li;45 a. m., th moon leaves the penumbra. they are a lfytje puzzling, pt first, like tba long '.'"- Manv' stonecutters on. artistic grounds prefer tUo angular form with its straight lines, but Secretary McAdoo has set out to please the "man in the street,' whoso claims should be strong" In the, .case of buildings that abut tho street-Sprlng-fleld Republican.