Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1915, Page 8

Forgiving War Mothers By HELEN RING ROBINSON. England 1s planning to forgive the wo- | meh of the empire who are soon to be- | come mothers of war bables—without | behefit of clersy { The cables say nothing about forgiviny the soldier fathers of those babies. Hemce We fiay assume that neither Zeppelins ner submarines have shattered that| Couble standard of morality which Eng-| 140 Clicrishes aa she does the throne and | Magna Charts | Many of these women are girls of 15 ¢ 16. They live in rural corners ot Eng-| tand and Scotiefid where a soldier had never been wseen until the gathering armies of Britain were billeted there at| the outbreak of the great war. And thoss | soldiers were no longer mere soidiers. | They were heroes, saviors of civilization, | defenders of the empire from the on-| savght of the Hun. 8o all Britain was ealling them—venerable divines, men of | lottehrs, financiers, alitke caught in that epiderhic of hysterla which is as truly a | cartp follower of war as cholera. Those voung #irls caught e epldem'c too. | A mow, in heaviness and anguish, they | are Ahaping new lives for the race. Members of Parllament and reverend bishope dre planning how hest to stage thisforgivencss At & specified time.” we learn, “a gen- erd] 4810t of forgiveness will be tead from thé pulpits throughout the Gountry whieh @il automatically remove the stigma trom (e mothers.” O thé other hand who preach forgivehoas protest that “hy forgiving we by o means condone matters. But un- lets something 4» done to remove the stignia from the mothers, they may in many instances abandon their babjes for the state to care for In institutions.” | Ab-h-h! Plainly & matter of “'business, | as usual.”’ It will be easter for taxpay- ere it thome mothera rear thelr own chil- Atreets—a curse to vnnnnhood.] manhood. strange, then that we nowhere | to 5 ot . m mothers’ gratitude for i b M ' i1t May’s a jolly month, THE BEE: ‘-'“- ; e fre: sh out of her gkins and winter OMAHA 31, 1915. Copyright, 1915, Intern’l News Service when She goes we don’t cry!l That’s hecause a lovelier $#2 By Nell Brinkley and air, mocking, bringing warm waters for the body that burrow; she means primroses and woolly lambg and the end of misty rains; blue serubbed skies with “cottony clouds floating over, the far-coming of the pop-corn man; she’s the wild maid in the:story who burns winter’s thongs lady follows—June. 'When Maytime slips out of our gate, looking back over her delicate shoulders, her primrose garments fluttering their lust until another year; in at the same gate, brushing her very robe, golden and warmly would a-swimming go, merry of eye, rich in color, May’s lovelier sister. May promises things and gives us a peek at them— \away from your wrists and lets you out into the sun again when you thought you’d die in darkness and cold, and yet All antmals that have ears must be supposed to be able to distinguish be- tween different sounds, and In wany thase belonging to species nolable for thelr inging pow- ds To Ly‘inafl*- _ers, to exhibit s music than other — animals, but this ; does not seem to Bikhort, Ind. -1 suffered for f0Ur 5 the case. u-rnk inflammation, | some, like the emale weakness, 'ocking bird, pos- pein and » (sess remarkable The in | ability to imitate musical sounds, my sides were in- [usually it is only bird music that they ? | creased by walking |ty to mimic. The playing of & plano, } or other musical instrument, will often sel & canary to singing at the top of its voice, but the conduct of the bird sug- gests that it finds irritation, or a mere spur to emulation. rather than apprecia- tive pleasure in the sounds. It is different with dogs, horses, ele- - pale with dull heavy phants, leopards, lions and other quad- - eyes, 1hadsixdoc- rupeds and, most things all, - with from whom I received tempo- spiders. The apparent fondi of aplders elief. 1 decided to give E. | for instrumental music has been noted s Vegetable & fair | by many careful observers, including dis- othe Sanative Wash. 1have 'nSulshed naturalists. If the music is but the remedies for four montha | '*P9eT and not too loud, spiders wiil ap-| roach the instrument from which It issues, often letting themselves down | from & celling by & thread, and hanging p:-ypfl-hm‘l I8 caught. In such cases they al- ways yleld'to thelr instinct by running in the direction from which the vibra- tions come, unless the latter are of so much force as to alarm rather than at- tract the spider. Horses quickly learn the meaning of trumpet calls, and sometimes assist®an awkward or forgetful rider by their prompt obedience to musical signals. Cir- ,cus horses arc remarkable for their “‘mu- (Sleal ear,” and will follow Intricate evo- utions, lke human dancers, with no ther guidance than the changes in the imu-h— Elophants ard equally sensitive to {music. . Circus men say that the huge s will not parade to any other than a slow, stately march. A quick-step ir- ritates them, as might naturaily be sup- vosed.. On the other hand, leopards de- tost slow music, but will caper in evi- dent enjoyment when a lively piece is {played.. The llon loves & sm ! melodious tune, and will sit motk [for & long time In evident enjoyment when the music, s of that character. But he will get up and pace about and growl It the musie |Tapld and broken. . Many animals, without showing any | marked liking for music, nevertheless have their attention and curlosity awak- ened by it. and may even be led mto traps by wusical sounds that happen to attract them ; One of the best stories of the effect of music is, that of the fiddler who was treed in the middle of a pasture by a bad tempered bull, but who saved himself from spending a night in the tree by { Playing such fascinating airs on his yio- Nn that the bulk was mollified and al- lowed the player to climb down and wulk away undisturbed. becomes harsh or 1f the loudness and force of the music | _ re suddenly increased the spider will precipitately retreat, At & concert at Lelpsic Prof. Reclalm saw a spider de- ] was playing a vielin solo, but the the orchestra sturck in, little tlegs fled at the top of ils apeed. , the composer, it is sald had & spider,” which would sit for hours his harpsichord while he was com- i | i} ©, V, Boye has undertaken 1o acs the conduct of spiders on sucn as a result of thelr special sen- sitiveness, not to sounda, as such, but mere physical vibrations. He (hinks t they mistake the effect of certain notes for the trembling of their when a fiy or other struggling in- \ | 7 i e wEthy — ¢ , The Goddess Owing to the fallure of copy for “The Goddess’” to reach The Bee in time, publication of the serial will be tempor- arily interrupted. The copy is apparently lost in the mafls. A duplicate has been tele- graphed for, and on its arrival publication of this fintensely interesting serial will be im- mediate!y resumed [———— o ————— " [of heart education scented and loaded with flowers, against pale May, comes June--singing, snapping her fingers, more tender of sky L but June comes with a magic sack and an open palm. So that is why we dance May in and out again, and laugh at hor farewell fete!—Nell Brinkley. i I humble and poor’she may be. Children lare merely thoughtiess and selfish iittle | animals until their higher natures are Copyright, 1915, Star Company. |awakened by training. They do not un- American people are most ambitious for | derstand the meaning of unselfishi I S, juntil it is taught to them. This is the The poorest parents, however unin. | WOTK fOF eVery parent to undertake structed themselves, are usually ready to make great sacri- By ELLA WHEELER W!L(m Instend, the average parent accents the natural selfishness of the awakened ani- mal nature by urging a child 1o surpass its companions, bring out the best in itself. fices to educate their children It Is a commend- able wish, but it is A pity that so few parents realize the vagt.importance of laying a foundation she was born an ‘“old soul,” and had {abnormally sensitive to the pain of others. She was a brilliant scholar, but seeing on which to build the mental nature. Unless education refines the nature and awakens the nobler sentiments, it hardens - the heart -and otfers larger opportunities for cruelty The woman who knows how to be sar- castic and bitter- in three lang ages is | more to be dreaded than she who only speaks one tongue tmperfectly Words are swords which need the sheath of kindness. Before you deprive yourselves of ne-| cessities to educate your children try to| A CONSTANT READER give them a comprehension of the great| A girl must mourn her swectheart as culture which lies in the unvarying eb |her own feelings dictate. 1 do not belleve fort to be kind |in conventional mourning for a certain Those two words are very simple, and | pumber of days. It is not right to de- they are very ol. So old that theyiberately to be sad. Your friend seom_to have lost thelr meaning for the world. But they are more important in the forming of character than the word edu- cation, as it is generally employed. There 18 no such thing as & cultured moan or woman who is unkind Bducation and cruelty can walk hand in glove, but culture must include kind- ness of impulse, word and action. A cultured woman avolds wounding another human being wilfully or thought- lessly desire to win the glory of standing first 2 Advice t6 Lovelorn Sy BEATRICE FAIRFAX Mourning Your Sweetheart. Dear Miss Faiffax mourn her sweetheart? Is it proper or lnproper for ack at the funeral? flowers be sent? ask in behalf of a friend keoping company With a young » years and now he is Ul beyond recovery, she fears. the girl try should dress quietly in dark colors at the funeral, HBut she need not wear conven- tional"mourniog or do anything that her own heart does not long te offer to the memory of the dead ' When a Man's in Love. Dear Miss Fairfax I am deeply in love, but do not know whether my love is rectornented. Wil vou kindly advise me how I can find out? A CONSTANT READBR. When a man is seriously in love with & girl he ls_pretty certain to say so sooner or later. But devotion and un- selfish interest and tender care of her generally show the trend of his feelings even before he speaks. She always finds the way to be tactful and considerate of the feelings of those wth whom she associates, whether equals or Inferlors. . This education of the heart can be given a child by any mother, however I Heart Education High Study and Training that Refine Nature and Awaken the ‘Noble Sentiments - Humanity as Important as Schooling Which Reaches Only Mind. - : % : | s00n as a child can reason or understand. | instead of urging it to| There was a little girl who, because ! ) passed through many incarnations, was| that a classmate was suffering with a /! How should a girl | may send flowers as a last tribute and | est of All of in an examination, the little girl pur- popely failed in a lesson, When her parents heard of her failure they were Chagrined and astonished, Cloke questioning forced her into a con- fession of tha truth. “Yes, 1 knew my lesson," she sald, “but lolly was feeling so terribly to miss | being “Cyst 1 thought I would let her. As 1offf as 1 knew the lesson I did mot |eare.” A Instead of receiving praise for her un- seifishness, the little girl was roundly scolded, The parents Were not satiafied that the girl knew hor lesson; they wanted her ito have the glory of belng first. Yet tenfold greater was the glory of such an | impulse us hers. Teach o child that know, what we leurn, | | what people say of uk, but what we are, | that means “higher cducation.” After you have stolid.y la d the founda- ton of such an understanding of | Ufe's purposcs then begin to rear the | | strueture—the education of the brain. | But the cdifice will crumble into rufns, | when life’s great tempests beat about ft, | unless-the mason work of character llos | below { Urge y | | | t Is mot what we, what we do, or | - children to make the best | possible .& bt their time. Urge them to | think about thelr deportment; teach them that manners as well as morals arc important in the world Tell them to use clean, cholce language If you are not educated ask them to as sist you to better forms of speech; te correct you gently when you speak in- corpectly, and thus give them a mew im- petus to Press on to hikher accomplish- mente. / Never tell your children that what was good enough for you ought to be god enough for them. Unless generations had sought better things and higher standards we would all be living in cavea | ~hait-nude savazes. Ench generation ought to be an im. provement upon the last—not merely n material things, but in habits and man- ners and ideals This world is a beautiful and wonder- ful place, and life is full of opportunities for grest achlevements if we open our minds to recelve the large truths which await our understanding Tell your children that life is a privil- eo:'. and inspire them to make the most "t Colossal Sun Spots By EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN. Between clouds, I was fortunate to get & view of the sun at 840 on the morning of ‘April §. The solat disk was & scene of enormous spot-areas. Nothing within re- cent years”can compare with these in magnitude and aptivity. There were three groups of spots, and there ‘were thirty-seven in the three. But one of these gpots in the largest group ‘was larger than all the others combined. The great group was approximately 200,00 mlles in length. The spote were distributed along a track parallel to the ° solar equator. There were twenty-one spota in Ahis long group or cluster. The largest spot was ' approximately 8,000 miles in length and irom 20,00 to 32,000 miles wide. At the times of observation & Jet or tongue of incandescent matter was just forming op one side, making ready to cross the black abyss below. The edges of this huge spol presented a wild scene of solar turbulence. The penumbra was wide and pronounced, while the glant umbra was Indeed black in contrast. Still further along were the others, (growing smaller and smaller to the end of the serles. The second spot had a ‘et or bridge of white-hot matter entirely across its chasm, These bridges widen and submerge the spot within a day or two after forma tion, The, two separate and smaller groups were evidently remains of huge epots that had been covered by jets or tongues No effect of sunspots on the earth has been discovered, save magneti: disturhy ances, as on compasses and telegrapha. Needles vibrate when spots are tossed - For Shavers Listen, all sore-faced shaverst Fayourco?&“fihfi:‘m strop with 3-in- strop- Plnz-" Wipe blade with 3-in-One @) shaving. Oh, don't mention it—we're glad 1o help! 8l A Dictionary of a hundred other uses with every 10c, 25¢, S0e—all stores. $-in-One Oil Co, &