Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 2, 1915, Page 9

SN THE BEE The Unknown By JANE M'LEAN. A road in a straight line clean and white, That ends in the wide horizon's bow, Bordered with fir trees, touched with light And footsteps hurrying to and fro. Yet what pulse quicke: ns along the way Where thousands of people pass each day’ Another road like a ribbon dreams Its twisting way in a narrow line, And yet so garnered with joy it seems To glint with a wondrous starry shine. Who knows of the mysteries yet to learn On the crooked road just beyond the turn? By ELBERT HUBBARD, Thres hundred and fifty-one years ago today Bhakespeare was born. Two hundred and ninety-nine years ago today Bhakespeare died. On April 23 the great life came and the great life passed out of wight. It seems a long time ago, for Shakespeare lived in the time when the not so very §00d Queen Bess was heir to the throne of her father, who also was not so very &ood. A king's reign was once interest- esting or not, de- pending upon the women of the court. This was true of the reign of Henry VIII, and he gave opportunity for queens ®second to none save Solomon. These women claimed the attention of poets, artists, historlans, couriers and courtlers, and the world. The social and political center of inter- est in England in Shakespeare's time was the king’s palace. It was the hotbed where the seeds of ambition germinated, grew, flowered, fruited, died. It was also the culture bed where vault- ing ambition forced events to a prema- ture birth, an early and tragic death. Shakespeare never lived in the palace of the king, yet he knew better than any one inmate could what happened there. He heard all the servants’ gossip, as well as the no less interesting gossip of the attaches of the court who came to the theaters. . More than all and better than all, Bhakespeare knew the human heart, It was 351 years ago today that Shakes- peare was born. This is not the same world into which Shakespeare was ushered. Mary Arden Shakespeare had few com- forts and no luxuries to give her babe. The first porcelain dishes were not made until 1762 by the Wedgwoods for Queen Charlotte. Although Mary Queen of Scot. apd her cousin, Elizabeth, were both considered artists in their use of the sword, yet each ate indelicately, and with her fingers. Even in kings' palaces thers was no steam heat, no furnace fire, no electric lights, no gas lights, no stoves even for cooking. There were no steamships nor railroads, automobiles nor airships, neither tele- graph nor telephone, no science, no busi- riess organizations. The seas were imperllled by pirates, and the land Infested with robbers. Might made right, He was the richest man who had the strongest muscle and the most cunning brain Honesty was not the best policy for those who wanted success. Justice was something dreamed of by o few idealists, Kindness, tenderness, patience, tion, courtesy, gentleness, were far, far away, It was a rude, crude, barbaric world in 1564, “A mad world, my masters.” It the “Thousand-soulsd Shakespeare’ were to come back today he would surely be a stranger in this physical world. His own Ariel could be a reality in- stead of a fairy dream. He could fly through the air, skim over the earth, dive under the water, ride on the curlid cloud, drink the air before him and return, or clse your pulse twice beat. Voices in the air, illusions of beauty, overything Shakespeare told of In “The Tempest.” has been made real. The poet could do al his Artel dld, and uch, much more, His portrayals of the wealta of rich men would be as painted shadows com- pared with the wealth of rich men to- day. ‘What material this world furnishes for this master brain! what plays he could write! What words he could make, and what word pictures! How rich in color and sction would be the scenes of life he would set ‘‘between the morn of laughter and the mght of tears!” How his players would “body forth the false, the true, the careless sballows affec- ideals und the tragic deeps of human life." What a place for Ehakespeare this world is now! And although Shakespeare was born #1 years ago he would find himself at home in this new world for one 1eason: He knew the human heart, its multitudin- ous manifestations. Man's brain has developed. It has in- vented that which has annihilated time and space. Man's brain has subdued the earth to his uses. Everybody Methuselah. And it 1s man's brain that has worked the miracles of the earth But the human heart remains the same Do you think it has not? peare Have the Litioy lives longer now than did culture been 1¢ bed of “vaulting am from kings' pal Shakespeare---and the World War Read Shakes- | |aces? They have multiplied. The soeds | |have been sown in other places as well That is all kings' palaces. | The original bed, however, been removed. espionage, preparedness for war. return To plague the inventor.” “From this moment The very firstiings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done; The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Iife, give to the cdge o' the SWOr His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his line."” And one soldier speaks: ‘*Alas, poor covntry! Almost afraid to know {itsalf. It cannot Be called our mother, but our grave.” This was war in Shakespeare's time. How does it differ from Belgium's now? “Your castle is surpris’d; your wife and bal o8 Savagely slaughtered.” Then Macbeth's brain reaches a point ‘where he gives this as argument to him- self: T am in blood Stepp'd so far that, should I wade no ‘more, e Returning were as tedious as go o'er. Later Macbeth said: “I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf, d should accompany old ebedience, troops of to have; but, but deep; mouth-honor, breath, Which the 'poor heart would fain deny, In their time. Men and women have, each in turn, played many parts, and the only strange thing is that people of power have not yet learned that ‘‘vaulting ambition o'erleaps itself and falls on the other side.” War writes in letters of blood so plain that every wayfaring man should under- stand. “This even-handed justice commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice to our own lips."” What war forces to the lips of another must ultimately return, and he who forces must himeelf drink, Shakespeare told the whole world the story and *he consequences of war. One might almost think that “all our | “Nought's had; all's spent.” ' rli)aAYou Know That When crossing rivers the Cossarks, to avold getting wet, throw the left stirrup leather across the saddle and the right stirrup leather in the opposite direction. Then, placing their feet in the roversed elirrups, they stand upright. Your salary is your “‘salt money.” Sol« diers once received salt as part of their pay. When the salt was commuted for cash the latter was called ‘“salerium,” it money, or “salary.” The Greeks held that the red rose de- rived its color from the blood of Venus, when she trod on a thorn of the white rose while going to the tance of the dying Adonis. way a considerable amount of gold dust {can be collected. | Maine was the first state which, by an act of its legislature, prohibited the sale of intoxicating drinks When first introduced into Kngland, umbrellas were used by women only. | Cycles are | Maxim guns. often used for drawing King George fortnight | has als hair cut once a Warm beths are good for billivusness ‘aulting ambition” is not confined to | has never The possibilities for power, world con- | quest, are still great in the palace of the | king. See Kurove Then read the play of ‘‘Macbeth.” Shakespeare says that “vaulting am- bition” met Macbeth in the day of his | success. It whispered to him of great conquest. | Success came, not singly, but in bat- | talions. | And then began a system of organized Shakespearc presents dramatically the progress of the war spirit, the tragic, bloody path to victory. | He counts the cost “It will have blood, they suy; blood “m} have blood." | “We'd jump the life to come. But in | these cases | We still have judgment here; that we | but teach 3 | Bloody Instructions, which being taught I | By Gouverneur Morris : and Charles W. Goddard Copyright, 1916, Star Company. Synopsis of Pevious Chapters. After the tragic death of John Ames- bury, his prostrated wife, one of Amer- Prof. Stiiliter, an agent_of the interests kidnaps the beautiful 3-year-old baby girl and brings her up in a paradise Where she sees 1no man, but thinks she is taught by angels who instruct her for her mission to reform the world, At the age of 1§ she is suddenly thrust into the world where agents of the interésts are ready to pretend to find her. The ono to feel the loss of the little Amesbury girl most, arter she had been spirited away by the Interests, was Tommy Barclay, Fifteen years later Tommy goes to the Adirondacks. The interests are respon: ble for the trip. By accident he is the fi to meet the little Amesbury girl, as she comes forth from her paradise as Celestia the girl from heaven. Neither Tommy nor Celestia recoknizes each other. Tommy finds it an easy matter to rescue Celestia from Prof. Stilliter and they hide in the mountains; later they are pursued by Stilliter and escape to an island where they spend the night. That night, Stiliiter, following his In- dian guide, reaches the island, found Celestia and Tommy, but did not disturb them, In the morning Tomimy goes for a swim. During . his absence Stilliter at- tempts to steal Celestia, who runs to Tommy for help, followed by Stilliter. The latter at oncé realizes Tommy's pre- dicament. He takes advantage of it by taking not only Celestia’s, but Tommy's clothes, Stilliter reaches Four Corners AL AR, HON with Celestia, ust in tme to- catch an b " .. |express for New York, ere he places Threo hundred years have had theiv | GORCSHR 11 Bellevue hospital, where her entrance and their exit from the sage of |sanity is proven by the " authorities. P Tflmrrly reaches Bellevue just before Stil- liter's departure. Tommy's first aim was to get Celestia ay from Stilliter. After they leave Bellevue Tommy s unable to get any hotel to take Celestia in owing to her costume. But later he persuades his father to keep her. When he goes out to the taxi he finds her gone. She falls into the hands of white wvers, but escapes and goes to live with a poor fam- fly by the name of Douglas. When their son Freddie returns home he finds right in his own house Celostia, the girl for which the underworld has offered a re- ward that he hoped to get. Celestia secures work in a large gar- ment factory, where a great many girls are emploved, Here she shows her pe- cullar power, and makes friends with all her girl companions. By her talks to the girls she Is able to calm a threatened moved to grant the relef the girls wished, vesterdays have lighted fools to dusty |and also 4o right & Ereat wrong he had h," E I " | Gone one of them. Just at this point the death,” and will unless we learn the les- | & 00y “catchea on_ fire, and the work o o Foom 1a soon & biazing himace. Celestia refuses to escape with the other girls, and Tommy Barclay rushes in and car- ries her out, wrapped in a big roll of cloth. SEVENTH EPISODE. “Take it to the light,” said Stilliter, and he followed Kehr to the nearest win- dow. Berclay nudged the man nearest him, and winked one eve “I am not rich,” sald Stilliter, quletly, “but T will give you & thousand dollars it you ean find a flaw or an imperfec- tion.or any sert in that orystal.”” Kehr brought the crystal so near his oves that they had to cross to see It, and he began to turn it slowly this way and that. Stilliter kept up & running fire of comment in the same quiet even tone. Last, he sald, “Why you must have had a bad night. You can hardly keep your oyes open; better just let ‘em shut and have a little nap.” He reached around Kehr from behind and quickly took the crystal away from e . them. Then he turned to his audience. Sweating colns” is the practice of | T p » shaking gold colns in a bag until some |, h'::: :m:'";‘ ‘Mm"fi""::e:nw’::;‘ |portion of the metal Is werm eff. Tn this | wone” Wiy, he was cesier to ynotise than a chicken. Tell the gentleman how easily you were hypnotized Turn and face them first, make a little bow. That's a fine fellow. Now then!" Kehr spoke in a dull monotonous volce: ‘Ladies anq genflomen he sald, “I was easier to hypnotize than a chicken.” “Spoken like & man:" exclaimed Still- iter. Tears of Jaughter were running [down Barclay's face. He wiped them |away. | "Some of us do think this is & put up job, Stilliter,” he sald. “Make him dn | something more important Wl stilliter, “we all Mr a wan who in money w8 i fc ica’s greatest beauties, dies. At her death | strike, and the ‘‘boss” overhearing her is | ! | The Most Imposing Motion Picture Serial and Story Ever Create : $ s s ters is consplcuously backward about coming forward. 1 might make him dance for you, sing for vou, eat soap or stand on his head. Still you would think that it might be a put up job. It wouldn't cost him a cent.” He turnod to Kehr and in a voice of command said: “Sit down at that desk in the first position of writing." Kehr obeyed. “Take & shee' of paper Prepare to write. Write Dear Professos, 1. 0. U Jars.” Kehr finished ang there was a craning of necks to see what he had written. The T. O. U. was passed from hand to hand. Suddenly Sturtevant broke the silence “This” he sald, “is only a scrap of paper. It hasn't cost him a cent—yet.” “True,” sald Stilliter, “well then,” he turned to Kehr. {ave you any money with you?’ es." Ink jour pen. as I dictate ten million dol- R;;Ih Here——8ee It | | stammered. Then his brows knitted and | the sweat came. | Stilliter handed him the I O. U, “There is no hurry about this," he sald ‘nvN‘lly. still if you could let me have a couple of million on account.” “It's my writing,” sald Kehr, don't remember writing it."” He was in agony. | “And still you don’t belleve in hypno- | | tiem? | “That crystal—1." He turned a pained astonished frace from one to another. ‘but 1 at the Movies Professor Stilliter Hypnotizes the Coal Magnate Into Giving Away Money. actual cash you have distributed touvenir of the occasion Just then a door opened quietly Barclay's private mecretary Celestia Into the room rose as one man. It was their homage to dignity and beauty. Burclay stepped quickly forward. ‘“Thank you for coming,” he sald. “We are busy men, and it is difficult for us to get to hear you. But from what I have gathered it seemed to me that they ought to hear you. And now,” he smiled a kind of gentle old fashioned gallantry, as & and ushered The capitalists “You may tear up that L. O. Stilliter grandly. U.," sald “But we shall keep the ' _ “I am sure of it." (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) “Say, ves sir." Kehr did this, and then produced from un inner pocket a thick roll of yellow. backs surrounded by a broad rubber band. “I think it would be distributeeq them among present.’’ He began to do ro. Stilliter walked him. Kehr locked at what remained of his great roll and his jaw dropped. He pleasant if you the gentlemen When, suddenly Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 2, and have been keeping company with a gentleman three years my senior for the last two and a half years. He says he loves me, | and also promised to marry ‘ne, but | lately when making an appointment he never keeps it, and stays away for weeks at a time, without letting me know what reason he has for doing so. Do you think his Intentions are very good if he treats me that way? I love hin and would like to know how to act in the mnll»r. love has grown cold and Plainly any his attempt on your part to revive it Advice to Lovelorn : ¥ Beatrice Fairfax will only hurt you more, Be proud and refuse to stand for such treatment. Don't write; simply ignore his existence. ie 1a Not for You. Dear Miss Falrfax: I am 18 and am keeping company with a young man two years my senior. He (s a very nice young man, but at times I dislike him very mwuch and at other times love him ex- ceedingly. R T J If he were the man to make you happy you will love him all the time. Does Beauty Handicap the Business Girl? | By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. | | Is beauty a handicap to the business woman’ Does a share of pulchritude interfere with a woman's efficlency in Lusiness? Does feminine loveliness et the prefe e when out seeking employ ment, or does it go about sadly looking {for & job while plain, practical-looking persons get most of the available posi tions For woman either | the | hunting But when the “poor working girl" i considered the world is likely to talk about “the fatal gift of beauty” aad to murmur something about Edna's being tor too pretty for her own good, and Loulse's seeming much *00 ornamental to be very useful the soclety girl, for the sheltered beauty is generally an assel at the game of socjal success or popular pursuit of husband Beauty is an asset to the businoss | woman until she tries to make it ome We arc all under the spell of beauty Our interest goes out In response to healthy good looks in man or woman [No man in search of a stenographer, no {woman who ls looking for a secretary, is 8o stupldly nurrow-minded as to sup | pose that it follows as the night the day | that because a girl is pretty she cannol | bo an efficlent worker. | Beauty is not always a pink and white | *imper and smirk, nor is it an exotic | bizarreness of form and feature. True | beauty is harmony and bealth and tel- |ligence and charm and normal geod features in pleasant combination. And all thess things are as likely to indicate & harmonjous nature and a sane mind in a healthy body as they are postulate | the presence of less pleasant character- istion. Of course, when the pretty girl wants |to be a sllly fool and to stroll down to business in a Fifth avenue costume of #lazed boots, sheer silken hoslery, flut: | toring short ‘sicirts and elaborate blouses |topped off by white fox, and with the | Hinal self-conscious allliness of & velvet {hat in deflance of the seasons, she de- serves criticism—and gets it. Common sense s not a monopoly of the ugly. Nor are brains, nor business ability, nor willingness to attend to work during working hours and to extend them at necessity. The hardest worker, the “most willing worker” in a large office which employs twenty girls and as many men, Is fts beauty, she is an unself-conscious youns person with an ambition to work up in the world, and no matter how hard e plays when she plays,’” no ome in the office ever mees her do it. Bhe does not flirt nor powder her nose at anxious intervals, nor angle for invi- tations for lunch. She attends strictly to husiness and is at the same time a re- freshing sight for the eves of anyone | who takes a moment’s respite from labor. | She no more interferes with the discipline of the office than did a great mass of |red roses she brought In one day from | her home over in Jersey. : Beauty {s restful and refreshing and u panacea for tired spirits. And it never will be a handicap to the woman who works—unless her idea of working is that of working—others: * Between beauty and seif-consclone pos- ing there Is an unbridged river. Whole- #ome loveliness is as welcome in° the business world it is all through life. And tinsel, tawdry, self-adulation will always bore people and be one of the things they do not take willingly into their offices or homes or hearts. animals as know | wheat.” But be sure you get the whole wheat in the muscle-making digestible and deliciously palatable in hredded Whea estible The Food for Human Beings Dr. Wiley is America’s greatest authority on foods and food values. In a recent magazine article he said: “I think you can live on wheat alone in the form of whole wheat products, but not on white flour alone. Milk is the wheat of wheat is the milk of the adult. Indian corn, amount of zein it contains, is not so well suited for growing e mfant} and because of the form. All material in the whole wheat grain is made the food that is full of gimp and go—a vim-maker for the Summer days. Try it for breakfast with milk or cream, or for any meal with berries or other fruits.