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THE BEE: OMAHA, Finn AY, .1UNE IS, 9V ' ' .Ih e. B.e es Mom e Ma toe Pa MR. ELBERT HUBBARD, prior to Ms departur. for Eu rope on Cbe LusitanU, prepared aerie of artioU. for The Beo to be naed In hla abwemce. These artktea win appear from day to d)', added intesewt mo doubt attafftlan to tbem owing to Mr. Hubbard's trafle death. Afternoon Frocks Republished by Special Arrangement with Harper's Bazar Jewels of a Princess of 5,000 Years Ago The Wonderful Hud Malr in a Hidden Tart of the, Brick Pyramid of Sonuort II. in the Midst of Royal Tomb That Wrrr Ranwknd Ions; Ago for JtiM Much Trratures. r ge r ii 5& f ) r I ! Wages for Mothers 1 11,11 " rfi- M t By ELBERT HUBBARD. The most beautiful world In our Tangruage Is "homo."' Also,- the home should always be a t.eauttful place. Without the home there would be no civilization. The mother la the center- of the home. In the primitive home the mother P ro v t d e d food, shelter and cloth ing foi her family. " From the liome industries all of tur manufacturing evolved. In a primitive home the mother also performed the function of church, school and govern ment. t-he ' made lawa enlch governed her children. She was their teacher of manual training, of world wimdoa, ethics and moral. Among men might ai right. But the. mother had a finer aense of justice, awakened through her love for her babe. She defended the weak against the -strong. When money was made a medium of exchange and barter ceased, the buslnesa vorld had a new dignity. But a great loss occurred which -was not noticed. The mother's wisdom, derived from her ex perience in her administration In busi ness, government and teaching, was not utilized in business. The mother was at home. Businesa was So"wnto"wn" and operated by men. . ,.Mcn In the business world receive uoney, for their labor from the produc tion of Wealth. Money is the counter of power. ,Money-ives a degree of freedom. ' People WHo serve and receive- compen altob'f6r . It are . comparatively Inde pendent. Tnay'-tfomij. and go. make lecisions, purchase,, refuse to p'irchaafe, buy, sell. ;' We pay the. president of the United States $75,000 a year that he may be In i,i pendent, and 'have freedom of action. A clergyman, whose work Is to teach us a finer sinse of lustlce than govern ment can. would have no clala- upon our respect were' he pauper. The teacher to whom we send our i hildren for on'e-half their waking hours could 'not be respects by the children were she dependent upon the mood, good will and general kindness of the rarents cf the children whom the teaches. Everybody feels the advantage of hav ing this medium of exchange called money, which gives a large degree of independence. "People who are choosing occupations usually favor that which will bring the roost money. The modem human being wants money; money In his pocket, money tn bis hand, money In the bank, money to give him independence, money that be may have exercise for bis will and brain. And all people who labor in the great work of civilization receive money. All except mothers. People have been greatly exercised be cause the birth rate tn some localities has not equaled t he death rate. And there Is a reason, although the' business world has not yet taken cognizance of It. For the last twenty-five years women have been allowed In the business world and have become a factor there. Today women may choose their Ufa work with almost as much freedom aa men. And because wives and mothers are shut out from economic Independ ence young women are choosing thetf life work carefully. As society Is now organized a woman loses her economic Independence when she gives her services for twenty-five or thirty years to the bearing and care of ulUsens for the state. If the father of her children is a good earner, if he Is generously inclined. If he is unusually wise and sees how Important is, his wife's business. If mlrfortune does not . overtake . him, then Jiis wife may hav sufficient means to develop and Vt'v. to the state a family and live hap pily while doing It And rt fortune still smiles, the ten, twenty or thirty years of Jif which are hers, after her children are grown, may be useful and happy. But these lfs make so tremendous a load of conditions that thinking women pause and think carefully before they say "yes." The conditions in the, homes of the poor should determine for us whether mothers should be as sure of means with ..which to do their work as teachers, preachers and other state, municipal or society employes. If we consider the business of . the world as a unit, it would cost no more to give wages to mothers than it costs us now to maintain the "Job lot" that the state has to care for. And then we might be able to eliminate the army of the unemployable, now ranged on park benches. In bread lines, penitentiaries, hospitals. Insane asylums, houses ef correction, bouses for the Im beciles, or blind. Would not a mother have greater In centive for mental activity? Would not even an average mother carry responsi bility as did the Roman women who were conscious that they were the great est benefactors of the state? Would not the home be a more bnuti. fu! place if mothers bad the power and ' Li iculus .which meji have, of wages for thU work? This frock is adaptable for navy blue serge, as in the original model, for taffeta and for pique. The vestee Is embroidered in white silk braid and outlined with it, a similar effect being repeated oh the cuffs. In pique the piping is carried out Jn dark blue broadcloth. The mod est little collar Is of organdie. That the princess lines are not only immi nent, but here, is demonstrated by this frock of lemon-colored cloth and gauze worn by a leader of fashion at Nice. A curious fancy Is shown in the deep cuffs of the cloth caught by black velvet bows. The picture hat of crepe faced in black velvet la wreathed In peach-colored roses. cv? - 2 Jef . r mm Mm 1 i t. f yiQOeaaap 12 A Groat Neck-toco of Lotis? Prop-Beads, with the Finest Scarab Known, Chit Out of Lapis Lazuli By GARRETT P. SKUV1SS. Read It Here See It at the Movies SJSs,,,SJSJSBaBsj (Copyright, U16, Btar Company.) FIFTH EPISODE. BweeUer and Freddie were in the front parlor. Mrs. Baxter awept in upon them with an important air of mystery. 'Got the real thing ,this time, have your' asked ftweetser. "Tou just bet I have," said Mrs. Baxter. "When you've seen her all I'll have to do will be to name the sum; just step upstairs. Billy, and you. too, Freddie, If you'd like to have a peep at the real thing." "Usual place?" asked Sweetxer. "Yep. But go quiet. Ehe's got ears like a lynx, - and ahe can see plum through paint and canvas." The men followed Mrs. Baxter on tip toe. But she made plenty of noise; step ping heavily and singing as ahe went, thus disguising whatever sounds might have been inadvertently made ly the men. Just before they came to the Uoor of Mrs. Baxter's office Kweetaer and Freddie- ducked off Into what appeared to be a dark closet and pulled tho door to after them; while Mrs. Baxter, with a great bustling, noisy cheerfulness re joined Celestuv. "Tou're looking at my pictures, aren't you, dear?" she said. "I love beauty, I love nature. Now that girt with her hands to her hair, ain't she Just too cute and graceful for anything?" Mrs. Baxter's taste in pictures ran to Roman ladles (who had never been nearer Rome than a Broadway photographer) with plenty of bare arms and shoulders and somewhat skimpy - togas. Soma of them were really attractive looking and fad nosed gracefully. One had her hands to her hair. Another looked cheerfully across her snowy shouldor. A third 'bal anced a classic jug upon a saucy, bowery head. A fourth had caught her draperies with one hsnd just in the nick . it time. Pome were in dancing attitudes. One danced madly in a grove of trees, and bad bunches of grapes in her hands and her bair. In moving from one picture to another Celestla unconsciously assumed many lovely attitudes herself. Once she lifted her hands to her hair; several times she smiled back at girls who appeared to be smiling at her. And at last ebe stood with her hands loosely caught behind her and looked up at the masterpiece of Mrs. Baxter's collection. This was no photograph, but a genuine 611 painting. And when I say ttiat I don't meaa to lasult It. . As art It wasn't bad at all. Some yooag fellow with a genuine talent kad made It. II he bad saeceeded la n-nr.,- m name for him If the picture would have been worth a good oeai of money; but. aa Mrs. Baxter explained, "poor AlUeoa had drank and deped hhnset fto death. And I took this over," she said. "In lieu of money that h owed me. It's oalled The Fanock Otri " The Ieacouk GirT eat as aletli-ateiy and prettily made as aa appls bjownonu And she wax as sweet and rosy, and not a bit proud ef having no clmliej uu lile the girls In the other picture, or brocen or ashamed. She strolled straight to ward you. And In front of her and at both sides and behind her all the way to the rim of the world were peacocks with their tails spread. The coloring was gor geous and the eyes In the peacock.' talis were like thousands of bright jewels. But the eyes of the peacock girl were so frank and sweet, that after a glance at the rest of the composition Cdestla could look at nothing else. Not so Mra Baxter, standing behind CelesUa and a little to one aide. She looked steadily at two of the eyes In the tall of the leading peacock. In those two eyes she read rapturous approval. Ko she held up one finger, and then with the same finger traced three circles In the air At that the eyes In. the peacock's tail tried to look obdurate and strong. Mrs. Baxter shrugged her shoulders. Then the eyes winked slowly three times, and Mra Baxter, forgetful ef everything but her triumph, laughed aloud. IVlestla turned to her wtlh Inquiring eyes. She did not know that she had just been sold for tl.000 by some one who did not own her to some one whom she had never seen. "You njunt be tired standing, dearie," said. Mrs. Baxter, "and hungry and thirsty, too. What'll you drink-a glass of wlner Water, please. " "That's nicer, water with a dash of orange Juice. You wait here and I'll see to It myself." Once more Mrs, Baxter hurried down stirs. Once more she found BweeUer and Freddie In the front parlor. 'I'll send for her In an hour." Bald Sweetser; "see that she's ready." "You mean asleep?" "I mean more. Put her Into something less audible than that flim-flam white thing she's got on." "She's going to have a glass of water with a little orange Juice In it and a llt tle dash of something else. I guess she'll be all ready when you send. It's early, though. How'll you get her out of the house f ' uauai, sua weeter, "In a big (.runs. "There's one thing more." Eye met eye And after a tittle Sweet er eyes leu and he drew from his Inside pocket an er.ormoas roll of dirty bills of lane denominations. Ten bills of a hundred dollars each passed very slowly jm wiui mucn inuraD-llcking from htm to Mra Baxter. Freddie all this while had not spoken. Now he six ke. "What did I do ft forT" he said. -I done It for a dollar." "Give hlrn the dollar." said Vra. Baa- wr, sweexiy. "Olve it to him yourself." said Bweetser curtly. Mra Baited laoghed, tarned bar back wen both, raced o gave rreooie his dollar. Freddie aid: "lf tainted sjomethtisr awfuL and shoved It into his pocket. Had Mra. Baxter no companctfcisi what ever? Yea But ahe was only doing- aa she had onre been done by. She htid to live, or shr. felt that she bad to; and she cad hardened hr heart to mercy end "If-euinflr,. &U11,. he. harKfa- shook a Us uu:-Mi lilt orangeade and the sand wiches up to Celestla, and her voice shook aa she said: "There, dearie, eat drink and be merry." Celeetia ate hungrily and drank thirst ily. And presently she said that she felt sleepy and could hardly keep ber eyes open. "It ain't anywhere near bedtime," said Mra Baxter. "Tou jtast curl up on my sofa and take forty winks." (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) Brldoni lias the ancient world rlaen from Its graves to astonish remote pos terity as it is doing todsy, and especially In Kgypt, which has been so long the favorite ground for archaeological ex plorers that one might have thought It had no secrets left to be uncovered. The latest- find of th British School ef Archaeology in Egypt is, in some respects, one of the most Interesting and Important ever medn. The work was done at the brlok pyramid of Senusert II. about sixty miles south of Cairo. The royal tombs In this pyramid were all ransacked for burled treasure long ago, but the direc tor -of .the excavations. Prof. Flinders Petrlo, persevered in the search until he was rewarded by extraordinary discov eries, some of the most Interesting of which are shown in the photographs here reproduced. In the course of the excavations five plundered tombs, cut in the rock, were examined, from two of Which aven the coffins had been removed. Not an article of any value had been left In any of the sarcophagi. But from one of the tombs a set of granite steps was found -defending to a depth of twenty-eight feet At thebottom of this pit there was an other sarcophagus, whose massive gran ite lid had been laboriously broken open at one end, leaving a passage through which a boy could crawl, and thus all the contents had been removed. Including the mummy and any valuables that had been burled with it. The robbers. In Prof. Petrle'a opinion, must have spent days In their work of plundering, and yet they had missed the hiding place of the real treasures. This Prof. Petrte wss fortunate enough to discover. It was a recess In the rock, close be side the sarcophagus. The tearing away pf the neighboring walls, together with the efforts of the weather after the pit was opened, had led to the breaking open of the recess, but although its Jewels had been washed out and buried in mud and other debris, no one had notloed them Imm HV'.- -i!.''.1i - r A ITend of Hathor Inlaid with Gold with Mirror Above until Prof. Petrle'a workmen came upon them. "How such a treasure," exclaims Prof. Petrle, "could possibly have escaped the notice of men who were seelously search. Ing for It Is one of the mysteries of the Inexplicable past" The treasures evidently belonged to woman, and are believed to have been tho property of a prlnoees In the family ef Senusert II, probably hla wife. They are believed to have been placed in hid ing about MOO yeera ago! The most remarkable object la a golden crown, of peculiar pattern, consisting of a broad circular band, ornamented with rosettes, and the Jewelled head of a cobra, and furnished with a double plume and three double streamers of gold, stiff enough to stand uptight snd support the weight of the crown. The latter Is very large In circumference, be ing made to wear over the wings which were then In fashion. Then there are large collars of gold cowrie shells and gold Hon s heads, and necklaces and pectorals, or breast orna ments, equally costly In material, and of exquisite workmanship. Armlets of gold, headed with turquoise and carmeltan; raaors with gold handles; jars of obsllian with gold mountings around the brim, the lids and the banes, and" the most splendid scarab ever discovered, cut out of the richest lapis lasull such are some of the principal treaaurea of this princess of ancient Egypt. There were also found other art Ids of unique interest; for inatanos the first stone lampa containing wicks. Which prove that Ihey really were lamps. They are cut out of limestone, with pierced disks of' pottery in the central cup. through which' the wicks pass. The oups are surrounded with troughs to hold water, which kept the oil from leaking out. These wore found in the pyramid, together with rollers of wood for trans porting blocks of stone. Under the law of Egypt half. In value, of such discovered treaaurea must be re tained In Bgypt In consequence the gnldsn crown, which, with its plume and pendants Is eighteen lnohee high, will remain In Cairo, but many of the object have already been, sent to London. 1 In-Shoots (The politician with a good record al ways seems to hate the hardest time landing the office. When you can get the statesman to rush Into print and explain things you have him on the run. 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