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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1915)
lUK. 11MV. UMAll.A, .MlMA, MM'JLMI'.hK J, 1'JlO. Th e Be es Ho m e Magazine Pae - II- I.I HI. III III! J IW Old Troubles for New The Last of Summer By Nell Brinkley Vipyrlartt. 11. Intern! Nw Hervlee. Organized Insect Armies By DOROTHT DIX. Ve 8 p." ' .A ..; " i "I've got a get-rlck-qulck scheme." mI1 tha Stenographer, "that's going to put Mr. Rchwab Into the piker class, end moke Bethlehem Steel look like a bunted boom." "Let me In on the ground floor," re plied the Book keeper, "but what your little graft" "I'm going to tart a Trouble K x p h a n g e," de clnred the Stenog rapher, "a pi are where you can take the particular grouch that af flMa you and that get on your nerves and sours yon agnlnnt the "World, and trade It off for an mo till e title worry tlml yon wouldn't mind hearing a pdlllrlr." 'It's a great idea," said the Book Vi epr. "I wliih I had aotne people's trouble Instead of my own." "Thai's Just It." asserted the Stenog ropher. "What alls us la that each one of lia has rot the particular kind of trouble hut gets him or her on the raw. That's Why It hurts so. "Now, yesterday I met a rich old woman who was a bundle of bones and tiervea and dyspepsia wrapped tip In silk and laca and diamonds. And she told me finw foolish I waa to worry over being poor and shabby, and how happy h would be In a 89-cent shirtwaist If only he could turk away a good feed under It. "And all the time she was talking I Was doping out what a time I would be having If I had money to burn, as she had, and nothing to worry me but a few tierve and a little unpleasant nesa In my rathskeller." i ' "We're all heroic when It cornea to "bearing other people's misfortunes," ob served the Bookkeeper. , "That's Just It," eaM the Htenographer, "'We never look at anyone else without thinking wort a noble example of pa' tlence and Christian fortitude under af fliction we could give If we had nothing to bear but the measly little troubles that they ate making suc h a howl over, ' "Or course, we're putting up the same aort of scream about our own particu lar assortment of aggravations, but that's because our troubles are the very sort of trouble that trouble us most. "Now, why shouldn't people be able te trade off the sorrow they can't bear for the on tbat they wouldn't mind bearing T Suppose you could swap off your katsan Jammer headache, for example, for a nice attack of th gout that It would be aa actual pleasure to nurse," "It would be all to th good," sighed the Bookkeeper. "Mure," replied th Stenographer, "audi 'Just take our most common trouble, mat rimony, for Instance. Half of th woman In the world are perfectly miserable be cause they are ' married, and thetnther half are utterly wretched because they aie not "Wouldn't tt be peTfWJy lovely If th woman who la shedding 'great gob of tears over her husband who I playing poker half th night with th boy oould axohange her Borrow over her husband for th heart hunger of th old maid at ho la worrying beoaua ah hasn't got anybody to worry overt "Then there la th Nlghted ger.ru fe male, with a good husband, and home, nd children, who la afflicted with aout melancholia beoaue she has mlsaed th career. . "Isn't It a pity ah can't trad off tier yearning for fame for th longing for a home of U lonely woman who might wear a laurel wreath. Instead of a bonnet If ah wanted to, but who would wap off a trunk full of press notices (or a husband, who really loved her, and Who would rather hear a little child calling her mother than to get th glad hand from a claque led by the head tosher!" I "I read In the paper the other day," aid the Bookkeeper, "about a young ; rnan who had barrels of money, good health, and good prospects, but who killed himself becaua soma jammy little girl lilted him. "Yes, rpl:ed the Stenographer, "and pet when I called the attention of a man who waa walking th floor because he tied backed th wrong aide of the stock market to that story he said that th young mail was a fool, and that there Were plenty of girls, and the only thing that ju lifted a man In hiking out over the suicide route was the loea of money. "All might have been well If only one tnan could have exchanged hi broken tert for the other one' busted bank account." ' I don't bulieve people would exchange ftieir troublrs If they could," ' said the Kiook keeper, reflectively, i ' "Maybe not." agreed th Stenographer, 'but If they wouldn't, they ought to quit Complaining about them." Resinol Surely Heali Sick Skins When you know physicians have pre scribed Resinol for over it years In the treatment of ecaema and other Itching. Inuring, unalghtly akin eruptions, and have Vrltten thousands of report earing: "It is toy regular prescription for Honing," "Reetnol t a produced biilliar.t results," "The result It gave waa marveloue In cne of the woret caaea of ecsema," etc., etc., doesn't It make you feel, "Tbla Is the treatment I can rely on for MV kin-trouble?" Th moment Hesltu-I Ointment touches Itching aklns, the Itching stops and l.esllng logins. With the alJ of Reelnul rn.'. u almost altaa clears ew.ty kt-ry life of em-ma, ringworm, ltu- t,r other distressing - eruption eui'i-l), ravin tlie skin rlrtr ant Im'tliy. Sold by ail druggist '-'or It i. f,,e. writ to Dept. -It, Hesinol, Jia'Iioijre, JUd. Nell Brinkley Says: Butterflieg go with the ending of Summer but terfly girls go with the ending of the gay night that ta their lives. Butterflies grow rare ant) at lat do not flicker gold anywhere, when the sumac turns scarlet and the aspen on the far hills changes fhto little golden coins; butterfly glrlg vanish and are no more dimples and sparkle and laughter when there la no more fun to have, when the lights are out and real work comes. But I love a golden butterfly In the sun; and who doesn't Joy to watch the butterfly girl dance her way through the sober . faces and the earnest! ' ' . Somebody said, "A butterfly lives but a day and what If that day is rainy!" So, little butterfly girl whose day Is so short, may It be sunny and dear. 71 New Distinct Types of Women Easy to Classify as Flowers 4 Lirrirjw.au.i By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. (Copyright. 1916, Star Company.) There are aa mint kimt. r there are of flowers and vegetable. But www are a raw distinct type of femin inity that are eaatly clauttu ri r. eating to study. There I th hand- aome woman, for Instance, h l a uaumlly large, and h r feature are regular and atrongly outlined. She may be pale or rosy, but If all has color It doea not suggest warmth.-8he may be blonde or brunette, gay or reeerved, animated or repose ful, but I never think of any word but handsome for her. Bh ia not pretty, lovely, beau tiful or eharntlng to me. She Is hand some. We lav to look at her. Bh wins admiration aa doea a fin picture, a house, i puno or a statue. Men always turn to iook at her and are eager to be Intro duced. Mhela admired. Mattered, muaht' but seldom loved deeply. Her huaband is 'err nroud of her hut h im h- r - - - lunate lover, t piece her with my ca- mviias, aanllaa aad l.ol hocks and other tcent lees, but attractive flowers. -me "lovely" woman ta quite another type. She may be small or larg. dia- lnctly beautiful, pretty or merely Inter esting, but aha is always spoken of aa "lovely." She is seldom forceful In char acter or noticeably atrong: tut she poa- aa Individuality of her own and It is el war winning and never aggressive. Without any effort on her part, you always feel that she la unselfish, kind hearted and Dure minded Kha .i other wronven and enjoy other" pleas v aud Is thoughtful in mall thing. he la a great favorite with her own aex, and men give her an tdullaed. sort ot frlendvhip. which la very apt to grow nto affection if they are very much In her aorlety. e'he 1 Inclined tj treat uu-n exacll 1 i aa sh treat a women, because she Is so sweet and uure mlnHaH -M-.... - HllvvilKIVUI of her own lovablenesa. he la aeldom a belle, but ah ha alwaya a hoat of loving friends and her husband regards her aa a aort of cross between an angel and a child. Hhe bring. out all that h. in v,i without attempting a reform. Women are eioom jeaiou of her. because her innate goodneas la felt by one and all. I plac this woman among my aweet llllles. thomleas roars and apraya of mig nonette and heitolroii. and with rose geranium and evergreens; for no matter now old aha may grow ahe la alwaya lovely." Then there Is the ."klasable" woman. Her slie, age, tlnta, features. dtpoltlon. character-one and all have seemingly uothing to do with her charm. All you are concloua of in her preernc la the de. lr to take her In ycur arm and ktaa her. Sh may be absolutely devoid of personal beauty, and not young, and yet nine men and seven women out of each ten will want to kiss her If they are In her presence flv minute.. Sometime sh I good "and kind and unselfUh and possessed of beauty; and then ah la alwaya breaking hearts with out meaning to do so and winning lov he cannot return. Sn see more beautiful women giving tnor encouragement to men than ahe give and Indulge In far more deaperate flirtation without causing any such dis aster as she cause by on kind, aweet amile; and aha cannot understand it all. at leaat until ah baa had all aorta of trouble out of It. But tha fact I that the men who are quit hardened to flirtations with the merely beautiful, woman lose their head In an insane desire to seise the kWeable girl. In their arms. Women who do not pasej this charm and whe play a bold game of flirtation without Incurring any such rlka and dangers vflnd It Impossible to explain the effect of the Useable girl upon her admirers. I plao tha klsawble womsa among my luacloue roeea-wtth aow and then a hid den thorn -and apivy carnalloan, wherein a ba-e may be concealed, and my fragrant r&aKnoltaa. , Ti en th-r is Me dUltr-etly - ' IMclh-e- tual" woman, who la so alarmingly well Informed on all subjects and so anxious to hav you realise her mental superior lty. She haa thought on every subject under th sun, and hag formed har con viction on all matter, and tha Instant you broach a aubject ahe hastens to as sure you that ah knows all about It. 8h sometimes possease handsome fea tures, but her too active Intellect haa sharpened them and hewed away the curvea of beauty. Her: woman friends epeeJc of her with great respect ae "such an intellectual person.." The useful, healthful but atrong and tear-ataxtlng leek Is suggested by this Advice to Lovelorn By Beatrice Fairfax Hhe Mast t o-Oaerate. I Dear M1m Vali-fas: I am Interested! jn a girl who at present has a bad repu- 1 jm.iun. i nave teen trying for the last few months to wipe out that miserable reputation she haa earned for hersalf. There Is one thing that Interferes with my plan and that is. she pals with a fellow who haa helped to give her the rtpiitHtion she uow hold. Io you think It right for me to keep her away from such friends. jr It la very praiaeworthy of you to at tempt to help a girl live down her bad name, but unless she showa enough ao preclatlon of your efforts to giv up thei companion who caused her to be criticised and to try to help you, your unaided ef fcrts can do nothing for her. Talk the matter ovr with her and tell her how much It mean to you to her reln atated in the world'a eyea. You are doing a very aplendld thing, but It will take patience and faith to eee it through. , Do V Plra to Marry HerT Pear Mis Falrfa: Fr the last tea months 1 have had the acquaintance of a young lady during which time 1 enter tained a high regard for her. Recently ?ur friendnhip arw Into a more pro ound understanding of one another and developed to aa extent where we now feel our companionship to be almost in. dtepen sable to on another s welfare. But. In aplte of this close relationship exist ing between us. I never hinted of any serious intentions beyond once asking her to be my eweotiieaj-t, to which rradlty consented. Realising the oloee friendship slating betweea us and she having a IMttura.1 tendency to flirt with other young men. I told her that I ttvnuo:Hlv onimt to her said tllrtatlon Now MIA Fair fax, in lw of all these facte do you J Mnk I am Justified in my requvat to havt her stop fH ting with utht-r voting men' I wmi11 IH in self committing an In JuDttc to this young laiiy f knew that I were unremaonably requesting her to retrain from duln eomethiug whicu is fully within the limits of propriety, as the case may warrant, and therefore tins toner. M. iv. IV. Are you planning to make thla younk woman your wife? If you are, naturally you object to her ahowlng undue Interest in other young men. and aince you feel "her companionship to be almost Indis pensable ,to your welfare" I think you must mean to marry her. In this casu your action ar natural. Otherwise they are domineering and svlrtah. . Poaa.bly ahe flirts with other young men to prove her power to you, sine your selfishness in falling to declare your Intention may make her feel very uncertain. Matriaaaalal Aaewcles. Dear atlas Fairfax: As 1 am a stranger and not accustomed to the waya of this country. 1 beg you to enlighten me on three following tew questions: la it advisable and possible to marry throuah a matrimonial agency? In case a person ionics to the point of corresponding with a lady renlJIng in a city very fr. would it he r.ght to let the lady oorue to meet her prospective husband. And are these kind of mar riage a cause of lifetime unhapplneea, or would it be possible to bring up a good, happy tamliy after having been married thus? T. H. It ta possible, but most decidedly In advisable. Would you take a partner In business without aver having seen him If you take a life partner thla way you ar gambling with your happiness. Don't worry about th custom of the country, l am sure you have plenty of common ens. What la your opinion of a womaa who would com from a far away Un to marry a man she had never seea? The Mysterious 17-Year Locust Lives but a Few Weeks Above Ground GARRETT P. SEftVISS. III cicada Is, In some wonderful Insect For one thing. It But what a life! woman. A very small flavoring of this vegetable la ail one's taste require. I Th "useful" girl is another type. Sh . can aew, cook a dinner if need toe, amusw children, assist In getting up entertain ment for other people to participate in, dance enough to fill up an Impromptu set play cards well enough to take a hand when the old people need her, and aha la an excellent nurse and reads aloud well and alnga a little enough to rock a : child aaleep or to help out a chorus. Sh la not noticeable In any way l ! neither pretty nor ugly, and Is very sim ple In her attire. Everybody make uee ot her and everybody likes her. She has ' no enemiea and no lovers. Women like her very much, and men apeak highly of her when ahe ia brought to their at tention In some way; but they never think about her ' voluntarily. They appreciate her highly when ah help them out of a corner, and thank her cordially, and then forsret her until thew nwil hp ... in She la not apt to marry, for men do nof, care for useful girls before marriage. Sh usually drift Into old maidenhood or maniea a widower with a lot of chil dren. She la Ilk th green "evwrlatlng or old-fashioned "live-for-ever" . plant scentless and not beautiful, yet indis pensable In a garden. Everybody needs it In a bouquet to serv aa a background for th bright flowers, hut nobody cares for It for Itself. No meat vr think of plucking it for hi boutouAier. but he ap preciate it effect and value La th gar den. Then there ar th every -day "pretty girl " pretty with youth and hop and good spirit merely who hav no distin guishing traits or peouliarlUee, but Who pleas th eye while It behold them. Ilk the common field daisies, buttercups and clover blossom growing by th road aide. And, again, there ar th orltleal, pes simistic, fault-finding, fault-diaeoverlng women, who always mak you feel dl aatiafied with yourself and th world; and these ar th prickly pear, th burr and thistle of womankind. Not ail women can become the human flower of their ohoioa, but all woman can. at least, avoid becoming weed and thistle. ' If our American minds wr aa sulv terraneoualy superstitious as thoee of the ancient Egyptians we would worship a secret beetle, too, and an va nor re markable Insect than v th famous scarab of the Nile, it would be th periodical cicada, or the "seventeen-year locust," aa It Is popularly called. Its ' form would be carved In Jewels of Jasper, agate, sard and car nelutn, and worn for a charm and as a token of the eternal cycle that leevda through life to death and back again through death to life. Th seventeen-year respects, the mont known on the earth, la the Ion (rent-lived. For more than sixteen consecutive years an ugly grub, dwelling underground; then a livid, six-legged horror, crawling a few feet up the trunk of a tree and anchor ing Itself with barbed claw to th bark; next splitting open along Its abhor rent back as if the sun had at th mere sight smitten It with Instantaneous death; and finally a bronae-wlrured, bungling, buttln?. elephant-bodied fly, making a noise like a toy sawmill, and winding up Its ephemeral career above ground within two or three short weeks! Sixteen years' grubbing underground for only that! The male cicada la th serenader. He haa In his body two drums, covered with membranes, some of which are as bril liant and transparent aa mica, and which are sot Into vibration by special muscles. These produce a buzzing, dreamy 'music, which singularly accords with the slum berous spirit of a summer afternoon, and forma, from the human point of view, the only excuse for th cicada's existence. But there are persons who would not grant even this excuse. The female Is no lazy. Idling musio maker. like ber husband, but a doer ot damage to trees. She Is armed with an Instrument that has been described one for all by Dr. T. W. Harris. It consist of a piercer, having "three parts in close contact with each other; namely, two outer ones grooved on the Inside and en larged at th tips, which externally ar beset with small teeth like a saw, and a central, spear-pointed boaer,' which plays between the other two. "Thus-this instrument haa the powe. and doea the work of both an awl and a double-edged saw, or rather of two key hole saws cutting opppf it to each other." Here 1 another wonderful thing about these strange lnsecta Entomologists have discovered that there are two race of th periodical clcunda, a seventeen-year race and a Jthlrteen-year race. Each race consists of a number of aucceasiv brood or hordes seventeen of the seventeen year race and thirteen of the thirteen- year raoe, or thirty broods in all. Every brood haa Its own particular year for ap pearing above ground, and its own chosen territory, and no other brood of the same race ever appears, in a year that belongs to another. Thia year's seventeen-year horde bears. In the entomological Index. the Roman numeral VI. The latest and beat studies of these wonderful crea ture have been mado by Mr. C. I. Mar- la tt of th United State Bureau of Entomology. Th earliest recorded appearance of the seventeen-year cicada waa In 1633, at Plymouth, Has. rwM!.fywi.i.sji!!iisii!i.i ,M 2 GOULD NOT STAND ON FEET Mrs. Baker So Weak Could Not Do Her Work Found Relief In Novel Way. Adrian, Mich. " I suffered terribly with femala weakness and backache and got so weak that I could hardly do my work. , When I washed my dishes I had to sit down and when I would sweep the floor I would get so weak that I would have to get a drink very few minutes, and before I did my dusting I would have to lie down. I got so poorly that my folks thought I was going into consumption. One day I found a piece of paper blowing around the yard and I picked it up and read it It said 'Saved from the Grave,' and told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound has done for women. I bowed it to my husband and he said, Why don't you try it T' So I did, and after I had taken two bottles I felt better and I said to my husband,'! don't need any more,' and he said ' You had better take it a little longer anyway.' So I took it for three months and got well and strong. " Mrs. Alonzo E. Baker, 9 Tecumseh St, Adrian, Mich. Not Well Enongh to Work. In these words is hidden the tragedy of many a woman, housekeeper or wage earner who supports berself and is often helping to support a family, on meagre wages. Whether in house, office, fac tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman should remember that there is one tried and true remedy for the ills to which all women ar prone, and that is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It promotes that vigor which makes work easy. Tb Lydia E. Pink ham UedioeS Co., Lynn, Mas