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A SPRIG OF THE FAMILY TREE
Drawn for The Be by Sidney Smith.
I Corn. CK ( A f ClATW W
Royal Highlanders
Denied Rehearing v
Of Suit Over Rates
Lincoln, Oct. 4. (Special.) A re
hearing recently Bkcd by President
Sharp and other officers of the Koyat
Highlanders in the suit decided
tgaintt them and in favor of the in
surgent faction in the order. !ia
been denied by the Nebraska su
preme conrt. '
This decision knocked out the in
crcaned rate nhcdule adopted at
senion of the executive rat!e in
1919. The -n. rite wer adopted
attain at a meeting of the exerutlv
ca.ile in Denver few weeka ago.
The l.igh ourt a!w Ivaa turned
down a motion for a rehearinjr by
Loui llcnry Howe cf Humboldt In
the breach of promW suit trough
igiiiiM him by Jennie Feller of that
place. She vin awarded $.500
damage, but the supreme court cut
it down to ?17.0U0,
l'riMtii KnginceT Named
Lincoln. Oct. 4. (Special.) Her
man V. N'yre of Lincoln hat been
appointed ly the board cf control as
engineer at the new itate reforma
tory, lie will receive a ulary of $123
month. .
You fight
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SLEEPY -TIME TALES
THE TALE OF
MRS.
LADYBUG
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CHAPTER IV.
Rusty Wren Helpa
Rusty Wren's wife was Betting
very impatient. She was at home
witfi her fast-growing family of
youngsters, at home in the cherry
tree near Farmer Green's chamber
window.
"Dear me" Mrs. Wren exclaimed.
More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE
m&$ai.
Jack and Jill to ' rw
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'He' P'cttg bsatla! -.tie cjfieo.
"I don't see what's keeping Rusty.
It's at least a quarter of an hour
since he brought any food to these
children."
Mrs. Wren soon grew tired of
waiting.
"I'll go out and find him!' she
said under her breath. And telling
her nestlings that she would be back
in a few minutes, she hurried off to
wards the orchard.
"I thoueht sol" Mrs. Wren mut
tered soon afterward, as she caught!
sight of her husband. He was talk
ing with Jolly Robin, in the old ap
ple tree where the Robin family
lived. T. thought so."
"Have you forgotten your duty as
a parent?" Mrs. Wren asked her
husband in a tart voice, dropping
down on a branch right behind him.
Rusty Wren jumped.
"I've orily been here a second or
two." he faltered.- "Mr. Robin and
I had a little business together."
"So I seei" said Mrs. Wren. "So
I see. And now, if your business is
finished allow me to remind you that
you have six hungry sons ana
daughters at home." Then Mrs
Wren twitched herself off her perch
and flew "back to the cherry : tree
and her family.
"I declare,"- Rusty Wren remarked
to his friend Jolly Robin, "I must
have stayed here, talking with you,
longer than I thought. Those
children have enormous appetites.
Ill have to work more soryly than
ever to get them fed before sunset."
"I know how that is," said Jolly
Robin with a chuckle. Somehow he
seemed more cheerful than his com
panion. "1 Was "actually glad yhen
our last -nestlings '-were big enough
to leave home and' hustle for them
selves. But of course , he added,
I still keen an eye on them."
Rustv Wren had already began to
hunt for tidbits. "Almost immediat
ely he found an ant., which he
snatched uo and 'carried away: Back
and forth he flew, making dozens of
trips between his house and the or
chard. Grubs and caterpillars,
jrrasshoppcrs and spiders he siezed
them whenever he could spy them
and took them-home to his famish
ing children. ; ' ,
Though he worked his hardest,
Mrs. Wren hadn't a smile for him.
And when she said anything in his
hearinsr. it was such some remark as
this:, "You poor hungry dears 1 It's
a pity you can't have all.you need to
eat. - I only hope your 'scanty meals
won t stunt. your growth. .
Naturally such speeches didn't
make her husband feel any more at
Ins ease. ' '. ; .
"I'll have to bring home some
thing- special, to please her," he
thought. "I wish -I could iind some
dainty that 'would ' Dlease her and
put her m a better humor.
. No . he looked all around to see
what he could discover that was dif
ferent from "hey food he had been
gathering." And it ivasn't long be
fore he gave a chirp ot deiigut
"Here's a pretty, beetle!" he cried.
"I know It will mke Mrs. Wren
smile, when I show it to her."
Thereupon Rustv . oounced unon
Mrs. .Ladybug and bore her away,
struggling in his bid. -
(Copyiieht, 1981. By th Metropolitan
, Xevpapr 8nrlc.)
UNSEEN PERILS
I: only you knew that an adder
Was writhing right under your chair,
Growing hourly madder and madder
You'd move "with a little more care.
A look would spread over your features
Of sudden and horrified fright,
For adders are venomous creatures
And only too likely to bite.
If you should suspect there was prowling
At bed time, around in your room,
A lion whose ominous growling
Predicted your hideous doom,
You hardly would slumber serenely
For lions are full of deceit,
And always are hungering keenly
For live human beings to eat.
If you knew that the sofa could shelter
A tiger that savagely leers,
And means, in a minute to welter
In your life-blood, right up to his ecri
You wouldn't sit placidly reading. '
For tigers are terrible brutes,
And pay little heed to one's pleading
While plying their deadly pursuits.
Such visions are rather unpleasant
It harrows the bravest man's soul
When these animals all answer "Present!"'
As a wild eyed small boy calls the roll.
And yet they are all in his power;
You are safe if he's sitting close by
For the terrified man eaters cower
At a single black glance from his eye!
' . t " ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.
Leaves, also begin to appear in paint as soon as they start to wither.
HE TOOK THE WRONG WAY 'ROUND.
If Henry Ford had offered to take Muscle Shoals provided the govern
ment gave him a bonus of. million dollars he probably would have got it.
We understand that the chief peril in districts infested by the K. K. K,
is to the wash when it is hung out on a Monday.
Copyright, 1921. hy the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Mayor Names Thomas Cotter
Successor to J. E. George
Thomas : - Cbtter, retired civil
, engineer, ' was named by Mayor
Dahlman yesterday to succeed the
late J. E. George as a member of
the city planning - board. The ap
pointment was confirmed by the
council. '-.- 1
Mr. Cotter "" is associated with
Harry S. Byrne in the Fidelity and
Deposit company. For 27 years he
was connected with" the American
Bell Telephone company as
engineer.
Mr. George was killed more than
a week ago when" a car ia which
he was riding, went into the ditch
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING.
Sea-Going Roosters.
The crowing of a cock at sea,
when the bird is especially vocifer
ous, is thought by, sailors to be an
omen of good luck a prosperous
voyage for a merchantman; victory
for a man-of-war. A crowing cock
predicted to Themistocles before the
battle of Salainis his great .naval
victory. On board Admiral Rod
ney's flagship when he achieved his
great victory over De Graase in 1782
was a cock which crowed lustily
each time the admiral fired a broad
side which was to the sailors, an as
surance of sutcess; and on one of the
ships at the battle of Fort Fisher in
the Civil war was a cock whose con
stant crowing was taken as an omen
of the capture of the fort.
In more ancient times the sacrifice
of a cock- was supposed to insure
favorable winds for mariners and to
day those who search for' a dead
body -in Norwegian! streams take
along a cock in their boat whjch is
rupposed to crow when the shallop
arrives over the place where the
body is.
Among sailors of , the northern
races the cock's rtepiitatioti as a
harbinger of victory when he crows
amid the din of battle is evidently
a reminiscence -coming down from
the days of the ikings. For in the
eld Norse myth of Ragnarock, that
last great battle, " the Norseman's
Armageddon, the cock is represented
as crowing lustily amid the conflict,
heralding the regeneration of the
world and the reign of the sons of
Odin. So, also, we may see why he
crows in a boat when it reaches the
place where a sought-for drowned
body lies, -for his crowing at Rag
narock' awakened the dead god,
Baldur. '
The ."belief of Themistocles that
the crowing of a cock promised him
victory at Salamis, and the modern
superstition among sailors that the
crowing of a cock on board ship
portends good luck, as well as the
modern land superstition that the
crowing of a cock when it is rain
ing means that soon the sun will be
shining, comes from ouite another
source than, the belief in the bird's
shrill clarion as a harbinger of vic
tor amid the din of a . seafight.
These latter superstitions are derived
from the fact that the cock was the
sacred bird of Apollo, the sun god,
the mighty protector from evil and
master of prophecy. They are rel
ics of sun-worship.
Copyright, 121. McClw Nennpaper 873.
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
Bv MILDRED MARSHALL.
A curious gerh is today's talismanic
stone, the alexandrite. It is one ot
the few stones around which modern
superstition arose; most of the other
gems are products of ancient oriental
mysticism, but the alexandrite gained
its fame in Russia where it was dis
covered on the twenty-first birthday
of Alexander II, and hence given its
unusual name. It is said to bring
good fortune and great wealth to its
wearer.
The good offices of the alexindrite
would seem to be needed to counter
act the legacy of jet today's natal
stone to those whose birthday an
niversary' this is. But the somber
black stone is curiously enough, a
talisman against the sorrow for
which it is generally supposed to be
the symbol. It is said to keep away
disease and suffering, but it must
be worn in a necklace, bracelet or
ring so placed that the stone is in
contact with the wearer's flesh.
It is fitting that black, which is
the hue prescribed by the Hindus,
should be worn with good effect to
today. Though it is the color of
mourning, and generally denotes for
titude, it will bring good fortune if
worn today. " ....
The dahlia will prove a potent
flower for today. It is a symbol of
coquetry if worn by a woman, and a
sign of fickleness and philandering
if it forms a masculine buttonniere.
(Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
Parents' Problems
They sat idling over the remnant
of the Sunday dinner, regarding Muf
fins, the cat which sat upen the
hearth returning their glances with a
slow, contemptuous stare.
"It s funny how much that cat
thinks of u," commented Jill, finish
ing the last spoonful of the floating
island pudding which she concocted
so wonderiully.
Jack scoffed.
"Aw, that cat doenn't think any
thing about us at alt, honey," he
said. "That cat would" quit us in a
minute if we didn t have a nice warm
house and give her plenty of good
milk and good raw liver and every
thing." "Why, Jack, you talk terrible
about our Muffins catlet," said Jill,
reprovingly.
The cat batted her eyes, bored to
extinction.
"Cats are just made that way,"
said Jack, earnestly. "Now, you
take a dog. A dog will stick to you
forever. No matter how badly a
dog is trcated by his master, that
makes no difference at all. Just
think of all the true stories vc know
about a dog's intelligence and his
faithfulness.
"But dogs are different," said Jill.
"Sure, they're different," agreed
Jack cheerfully. "That's just what
I'm saying, hon, that a dog will
stand for murder, but you bet a cat
has got to be coddled and ted and
taken care of, otherwise he meanders
away."
The object of this .academic dis
cussion blinked wisely and shifted
her position on the hearth.
"Did you ever hear of a cat stand
ing over her injured master and run
ning off through a blinding snow
storm for help?" Remanded Jack,
warming to his subject.
"Well, do have some sense, dear,"
Till srieeled. "You know a cat isn't
; built exactly like a St.- Bernard."
I "I'm talking about a cat's traits,
! not about her build."
Muffins deliberately threw her
master a cold, hard glare.
"I do believe Muffins knows What
we're talking about," said Jill.
"I wouldn't be surprised, at that,"
agreed Jack. "But these cats are
just like
He stopped abruptly.
"Like what?" demanded Jill su3
picously. "Aw, like what Maeterlinck said
they were. You know, so long as
you give them the best you've got,
and feed them, and baby them, why,
.they'll stick by you and' even let you
stroke their tur or chucK tnem un
der the chin. But"
"I think Muffins is just lovely,"
said Jill, defensively. She chirped
to her catship, but Muffins merely
turned her head the other way and
regarded the ceiling with a grave,
preoccupied air.
"Isn't that cat just too provoking
for anything?" cried Jill. "She knows
I want her to come over and De
petted." '
Jack grinned.
"There what did I tell you?"
He rose to go in search of his
pipe.
"A cat's just like a woman that
way," said the brute provokingly, ai
he stopped to tweak Muffins ear
playfulyy.
Muffins yawned, rose and settled
herself comfortably jn the chair he
had just vacated.
(Copyright, 1921, Thompson Feature
Service.)
By George Bingham
Slim Pickens made a bold but un
successful attempt to fhortrhange
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Marshal Turns Deaf
Ear to Ex-Senator's
Plea for Leniency
Lindsay. Neb.. Oct. 4. (Special)
"I don't know you your story
doesn't sound good to nic. Tell it
to the judge tomorrow."
So quoth Marshal! McKiiute to I
Kx-Senator Jim Brady of Albion
after the officer's eagle eye had
spotted Brady's car minus a license
plate in the street of Lindsav. Mc
Knute turned a deaf ear to the for
mer solon's plea that he had lost the
number but a short time previously.
The judge, an old acquaintance of
Brady's, continued the case at the
hearing.
C. of C. Membership Drive
Sidney. Neb., Oct. 4. (Special.)
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce
has put on a membership drive under
the leadership of the directors and
present indications are that it will
be a success.
to a finish
when pit build with
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the ticket seller at the circus at Tick-!
ville the other day.
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Miss Flutie Belcher is puzzled.
She is much better looking than
Miss Gondola Henstep. but she
don't have as much nice young men
company on Sundays. But, she says
Gondola ought to know better how
to hold them as she has had so
many long years of experience in
the courting business.
Everybody was wondering .why
everything was so quiet around the
home of Washington Hocks this
morning, 'until it was learned that
a hen was on the nest.
Copyright, 1921, George Matthew Adams.
Branch Library Is Planned
At Twenty-Fourth and Ames
Establishment of a branch library
at Twenty-fourth street and Ames
avenue is contemplated by the mu
nicipal library it was announced
yesterday. Statistics are being gath
ered on the location. It is estimated
that a branch library at this point
having 10,000 volumes will circulate
about 6,000 books a mohth. Figures
will be obtained on the cost for main
tenance for each year after the es
tablishment of the branch.'
"Happy" Benner Will Case
Dr. F. E. Coulter and Dr. LeRoy
Crummer testified in court yesterday,
where efforts are being made to
break the will of Theodora "Happy"
Van Wyck Benner, that she was
childish, erratic, and suffered halluci
nations caused by alcoholism, in
their belief.
The will which is under fire pro
vides her son, Van Wyck Benner,
17, shall receive only interest from
his mother's estate until he is 30
years old.
Deaths and Funerals
Maj. Michael McGulre. 76, Rapid City,
S. D died yesterday while visiting at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. T. J.
O'Brien, SC10 Farnam street. He Is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. O'Brien
and Miss Teresa McGulre, both of Omaha.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
A Hospe received a - telegram yesterday
announcing the death of his mother, Mra.
At. Jj. iiospe, at ruapoieon, v., nionaay.
mrs. jtiospe, wno was in ner olh year,
had lived in Ohio 72 years. Old age was
the cause of her death. . Mr. Hospe leaves
today for Napoleon.
Should a boy of 14 be allowed to
have a gun?
That depends. If he lives in a city
or even in a large town, a gun would
make, any boy of" 14 into a public
danger. On the contrary, if he is a
boy on a lonely prairie, where there
is food to secure, a gun would be
a part of his equipment; but give
him also an ax for the woodpile and
a shovel for snow. Never give a
boy of any age a gun to jSlay '.with.
It is not a toy. Some boys at-14 are
just as reliable as others at 18. The
character of the boy and. the fam
ily needs should determine the pos
session of firearms, ' not age nor the
boy's desire.
The Brazilian rovernment ' will
manclacture quinine and distribute it
through malarial sections of the
Bright-Colored Lizard .
Found in States Capitol
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 4. (Special)
A bright-colored lizard. ', seven or
eight inches long, was discovered in
the basement of the state house to
day by the capitol engineer.
It was placed in a box in charge
i of Louis Fulhaber, the state house
carpenter. ?vno is now looking lor
someone who des:res a choice cet ,
South High
Free Night School
Opens Monday, 7:00 p. m.
Oct. 10, 1921.
Can You
Typewrite
Keep Books
Figure Rapidly
Do Electrical Work
Read a Blue Print
Speak Good English
Trim Your Own Hat
Cook Your Own Meals
- Make Your Own Dresses
Write a Business Letter
Sell at Wholesale and Retail
Write a Good Advertisement
Take Dictation in Shorthand
Do Mechanical and Freehand Drawing
Do you want to become an American Citizen?
The people who know.are working today. , :
You can learn free, of charge. Classes offered
In any subject for which there is sufficient de
mand. . Classes Monday, Wednesday and Thurs-'
day Evenings.
Registration Room 8 Phone Market 2321
23rd and J Streets
li properly with other kretlients that jb I I
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