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THE GUIDITE CLUB GAMES Catch Penny Place on your elbow three or four penny pieces in a heap, then drop your elbow suddenly so as to bring your hand rather below the place where your elbow was and try tjo catch the money before it falls to the ground. A few trials will enable you to perform this trick with the greatest facility. The Finger Jump The performer holds a stick horizontally between the fore fin gers of hie hands pressing with the fingers to keep it from falling. Keeping the stick in this position, he should jump over it forward then backward. The same feat may be performed by pressing together the middle fingers of the two hands without a stick and jumping over them forward and backward, as a dog jumps through the. curved arms. Constantinople The player is required to ‘spell Constantinople, one syllable at a time.” As soon as he gets to the letter “I”, all the other players shout the syllable “No.” The spell er naturally thinks that he has made a mistake, and commences again. Each time that he gets to the letter “I”, the same cry of “No!” is made, and the poor vie tim may become very much confus ed, and doubt his own memory as to spelling before he discovers the trick. Noted Orators Let three young men imperson ate thrte prominent orators. State, that as the hour is late, they will save time by all speaking at once. Each of the three should have pre viously committed his speech, and when he has taken his place on the platform We will frantically endea vor to make himself heard above the others. To make the performan ee more amusing, they should com mit speeches which require drama tic gestures, and not be afraid of putting in extra motions as th!e occasion may require. Qualities That Win Success 1. Among the quaities essential to efficiency is loyalty which re quires allegiance, untiring service thoughtful consideration of the em ployer’s business, with methods and ideas for the economic promotion of the same. Its regards are pro motion and the development of character. 2. Courtesy costs little, but is worth much; it opens new doors of opportunity and )>ays dividends out of all porportion to the invests inert. 3. Tact is skill momentum, know ing how to, do, it demands respect ard is ready money. 4. Business is like baseball, p r sona! sacrifices must be made in order to make the big game a win ner. 5. Honesty is the best policy; it is greatly demanded and is the foremost qualification for perman ent success. -» -o Little Miss Stella Mae Butler, 2504 Lake street, student at Lake school, who is in he fifth grade has recently united with the Guid ite dub. | Pitfalls In English Careless Speech Wrong: Please gimmie that pencil. Ayah, I will. Did ju go to the concert? Lernme see the program Her edjacation has been neg lected. Should ju like to go to Europe. I was lookin’ at the sky. The boy kep’ the secret. Diddle. Right: Please give me that pencil. Yes, 1 will. Did you go to the concert? lot me see the program. Her education has been neglect ed. Should you like to go to Europe ? I was looking at the sky. The boy kept the secret. Did he? If you are writing about a word that means one thing and you wish to indicate possession, ownership of a, of an, of the, add an apostrophe and s regardless of the last letter of the word. A fox owns a tail. Possessive form would be fox’s tail. An ox owns a head ^ Possessive form would be ox's head. A wolf owns a leg. Possive form would be wolf’s leg. The howl of the wolf. Possessive would be wolf’s | howl. Mr. Rogers owns a hojne. Possessive would be Mr. Ro ger’s home. The profits of one year. Possessive form would be one year’s profits. ■ -—u-■ Who Knows? 1. Who wrote “The Swan?” 2. What is the name of the char acter who is the principal tenor in the opera ‘Trovatore?" 3. Who wrote the ballet “Cop pelis ?" 4. From what comic opera is the song, “Behold the Lord High Ex ecutioner ?” 5. From what oratories is the ‘‘Hallelujah Chorus?” Who was the composer? Answers 1. Charles Camille Saint Sae.ns. 2. Manrico 3. Leo Delibes. 4. The Mikado. 5. The “Messiah” by George Frederick Handel. Robbin’s Pharmacy 2306 No. 24th St. WE 1711 ———— Men’s Dress Shirts 13y2 to 20 $1.00 Men’s Ties. $.29—4 for $1.00 Open until 9 Sat. evenings ACE TIE SHOP 1402 Farnam APPLICATION-GUIDITE CLUB Please enroll me in The GUIDITE CLUB, I promise to abide by the rules as set forth in The Omaha Guide. My Name is , . ■ ■ ' ■■— -^8® My Address is City —--- State - School Grade - Name of School Parents’ Name- -- Date of Birth -— Cut this out and bring or mail to “Uncle Gil”, Omaha Guide. OMAHA, NEBRASKA_ The Guidite World of Music By Miss Ethel Jones & ■' Conductor Walter Damrosch - ) Of great interest is the life of Dr, Walter Damrosch, eminent conductor and musical educator of today. Dr. Damrosch was bom January 3, 1862 at Breslan, Prussia, the son of Dr. Leopold Damrosch, con ductor and Wagner protagonist. He was musically educated under his father, Wilhelm Rischbe.iter and Hans von Bulow. In 1871 he came to America with his father, on whose death in 1885 he became as sistant conductor of the German opera company of New York, and musical director of the Oratoria Society and the symphonny society. In 1890 he founded the Damrosch Opera company for the production of Wagner works in America; in 1896 he gave the first American performance of “Parisfar m con. cert form; and he has made such contributions to our national mu sical art. He received from Colum bia university the degree of Doctor of M'usic in 1914; and from Prince ton university the same degree in 1920. His opera, ‘ The Scarlet Let ter," was produced by the Dam rosch Opera company on February 10, 1896 in Boston, “Cyrano de Bergerac" had its world priemere by the Metropolitan Opera com pany on February 27, 1913; and ‘‘The Man Without a Country" by the same company, on May 12, 1937. Through his radio activities, Dr. Damrosch has added immense ly to his services to American mu sical culture, to which he has been perhaps the most notable contri butor. -n— PARTING OF THE WAYS The best of friends must part: That is understood right from the start. So while you are having a good time Remember what I say; for some day We come to the parting of the ways. * I Even in the street where old fri ends meet, Comes the parting of the ways, In the family circle where is found the tie that binds, Comes again the parting of the ways, in diie time. Though you may love and be kind in every word you say, There’ll come a time when you’ll face the parting of the way. Don’t be surprised don’t be alarm ed Just wait until the passing storm, Take it easy my friend, For you must come to the parting of the ways. —Raymond R. Mott. HOW OFTEN CAN YOU KISS AND MAKE UP? FEW husbands can understand why a wife should turn from a pleasant companion into a shrew for ana whole week'ln every month. You can say "I'm sorry" and and make up easier before marriage than after. Be wise If you want to bold your husband, you won't be a three-quarter wife. For three generations one woman has told another how to go "smil ing through" with Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, it helps Nature tone up the system, thus lemoning the discomforts from the functional disorders which women must endure In the three Wrtist of life: 1. Turning from girlhood to womanhood. 2. Pre paring for mothwbood. 3. Ap proaching "middle age." Don't be a three-quarter wife. Cake LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE OOMPOUNU and Qq TbfOUgU**' The QUESTION BOX _ , 1. What was the Dred Scott doc ision? 2. Name four outstanding Negro j women? 3. Who were the promoters of the Underground Railroad? 4. In what year did Henry 0. Tanner present his drawing of the Wise and Foolish Virgins? 6. What did the census of 1920 show the progress of the Negro? Answers 1. The Dred Scott decision was lmnded down by the Supreme Court of the United States to th'e effect that at the time when the constitu tion of the United States was ad ; opted Negroes were not regarded as ciizens of this country, and they could not therefore, sue as such in the United States court. 2. Mary Church Terrell, Mary M. Bethune, Mary Talbert, Nannie H. Burroughs. 3. The promoters of the Under | gTounld Rail noted were: William j Wright, E. F. Penny Packer, Sam i uel Rhodes, J. M. McKim, John Herman, John Henry Hill, William H. Furniss and Bartholomew Rus sell. iillE 4. 1908. 5. The census of 1920 showed that 218,612 Negroes had bought land. This land increased from about 6,000,000 acres in 1880 to 13,948,612 in 1920. In addition to this large number of owners of farms there were Negro tenants cultivating and acreage of 27,077, 682 worth with building $1,676,816, 864. you net % tie* »UM » No <*ft§e beyond hop*. Sl->f *orry Ing I Write me today Informatio* M*KB M. WILLIAMS, Journal Square Sta Jersey City, N. J. Dept. 0. HO-RO-CO. St. Louis, Mo. USA THE MESSAGE OF THE ROSE Only a Rose, so blushing red Like a first kissed maiden dropped its head. And seemed to say strange things to me, Of how romance and love should be. One petal shaped like a broken heart, One Wed where faithless Cupid's dart Had pierced it through, then turned a side, Striving his faulty bow to hide. One petal curved, in laughing glee, Making a soul sick fool of me Whos© love too oft had been denied Nor wept, because of sacred pride. One, nestling on the pollened breast, The joy, and envy of the lest— But alt together seemed to be The par to God’s Infinity. I Oh, gorgeous, blushing, laughing Rose Your broken heart may not dis close How many first kissed hearts have bled Nor why the Red, Red Rose is red. —C. Horatio Warrick Constipated? Don’t Let Gas, Nerve Pressure Keep You Miserable When you are constipated two things hap pen. FIRST: Wastes swell up the bowels and press on nerves in the digestive tract. This nerve pressure causes headaches, a dull, lasy feeling, bilious spells, loss of appetite and dis ainess. SECOND: Ptrtly digested food etarta to decay forming GAB, bringing on sour stomach (acid indigestion), and heartburn, bloating you up until you sometimes gasp for breath. Then you spend many miserable days. You can’t eat. You can’t sleep. Your stomach ia s^ur. You feel tired out, grouohy and miser To set the complete relief you aeek you must do TWO things. 1. You must relieva the GAS. 2. You must clear the bowels and GET THAT PRESSURE OFF THE NERVES. 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Uncle Gil hopes to be able to find a Guidite who has a complete scrapbook dating back to the bo. ginning of the Guidite elect cover, ing questions and answers on No. gro history, music, art'cles under 1 the caption of the Guidite World of Music, by Miss Ethel Jones, Arith. motic questions and answers, poems etc. Now dear Guidites if you have failed to keep a scrapbook get busy and start one for it may be you that will receive a brand new crisp new dollar bill from Uncle Gil for the most complete scrap i book. This offer will close on the ! 25th of October. :_ ARE YOU ONLY A. THREE-QUARTER WIFE? MEN.because they are men.can never understand a throe - quarter wife—a wife who is all love and kindness three weeks In a month and a bell cat the rest of the time. No matter how your back aches —bow your nerves scream—don't take It out on your husband. For three generations one woman has told another bow to go "smil ing through" with Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. 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