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THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1921. THE GUMPS Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. Copyright, 19-1. Chicago Tribunt Company THE KING PASSES riioTori as. IWttPY-TIMt TAL6JI THE TALL 0F BENNY BADGER STOPS WED. NIGHT Shows at 11-1-3-5-7 and 9 8T ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY 1? I YoJ GRABS Wi$.L fIM FUTURE YOU MAV WANE ( I EACH OTHER. BEFORE WE W JBSiWT& w I II i? iT - I I ifirJ s I I mwh rooms We'll tax ' CHAPTER I. A Great Digger. Of course, licnny Badger had the best of reasons for living on the high, , dry plains. Thcrp he had for neighbors plenty , of ground squir rels and prairie dogs. And it is likely that he tnjoyed their com pany much "more than they did his. if any one had asked them, those little wild people would no uotibt have confessed that they wished Penny Badger was s6nie- where else. But their wishes meant nothing to Benny if he knew anything of them; Althougl he couldn't help noticing that his small neighbors hurried into . their homes whenever they caught ..sight of him, Benny nc'er took the hint and went away. On the contrary, when he spied a prairie dog or a ground squirrel disappearing into liis-burrow Benny was more than ready to go right in after him.1' Now, the tunnels that led to the houses of those smaller folk were too small t,. adtiiit anybody as bulky as Benny Badger. But that clifticultyj never hindered Benny. DigfcifK was the easiest thing, he did. lie had a powerful body, short, stout legs and big feet, which bore long, strong daws. And when he started to dig .his way into somebody 7clse's home, he cer tainly did make the dirt fly, " lie was so fond of digging that lie even dug countless holes of his own, just for the fun it gave him Usually no one saw Bennu Badtfer except at nitflzt.( so far as anybody could find owt. And if he had only left other folk's holes alone some of bis neighbors would not have objected to his fa- 'vorite sport, For more than one i'ox and coyote had been known to1 make 'his home in a hole Aifg by Benny Badger. And, though "they never took the trouble to thank him for saving them work, they often chuckled about his odd way ef hav ,ii:g fun, and remarked among theiri- 'selves that Benny must be a stupid fellow.' . ' Jf they really thought that, they n;adc a great mistake. To be sure, at .anything except digging he was slcfv and awkward. He was . too heavy and 'squat to be spry oil his iVstVto chase and catch his more nimble neighbors. But no one that knew much about Benny Badger would have said that his wits were dull. They were sharp. And so. "too. were his feeth, wly'ch he never hesitated to use in a fight. Left alone, Benny . Badger when he wasn't too hungry was a peace able person. "Bat if a. dog ever tried to worry him Benny had a most unpleasant way jof seizing his an novef with his powerful jaws and holding the poor creature as if he i;cversintcnded to let him go. . Cornered, Benny knew no such thing as fear. HeMiad the heart of a lion and - jaws like a -steel trap. .inj,n.o!wve dog ev.clet Benny get a pood, firm grip on him. ', Usually no . one .' sawv Bcnnv 'Badger except" at night, tie, sel dom left hisden in 'the daytime ex cept to sun himself. And even then not many noticed, him. Though he did not bide when anyone surprised him while taking a sun bath, he had a trick . of lying fiat in the' grass without moving. And it took a sharp cye'to sov him when he lay low in that fashion. Curled up asleep, with his long fur on end, he looked too comforta ble to disturb. At least, that was what the ground squirr.ed thought. And if one of those busy little fel; lows ever paused to stare curiously at Bcnnv when he was having a nap in the warm sunshine Benny Badger had only to awake and turn his head toward the onlooker to make- him scamper for home as fast as he could go. - i" , It was not Benny's face, .either, that frightened the, ground squir lels away, though everybody had to admit that he had a queer one. A black patch spread over' his eyes and' ran like the point of a V down Jiis nose. For the most part, how- "ever, he was of a grayish color, with still more black running in streaks across his back. Underneath he was a yes! a dirty, white color. But then, one must remember that he was forever digging in the dittj and there was very little water where he lived. Anyhow, he was particular enough about one thing his long hafr was always careful ly parted in the middle from his head to hi$ tail. And certainly that ought to show that he tried to keep himself look- ing, neat. , (Opyrifht. Gros5ft & Dunlap.) Where It Started j Pockets. Originally every man was provid ed with a bag, carried at his belt, in which be put, hi! valuables. These bags, winging loosely; were incon venient and offered a great oppor tunity to thiees, . who could simply fcut the string and flce with the booty. At last some 17th-century "genius thought of sewing the bag to the-' clothing, thus literally making a pocket of it. - ' ' ' (Copyright. J2t. Wheeler Stfvl'icate, Inc.) vTo prevnt the tearing up'of soft 'country roads in. the spring certain highways ae closed to litavyTnotor trucks" at certain times of th( year in lauie. - Jf 1 111'"' - .mm ,,.i-n ir-x. ,., . ii -1 , I ill,. 1 ; . . , i . i i More -Truth By JAMES J. G. 'w.- : When mothers came to Washington To show their pride and joys, He"Xevtr said with nodding head, . "What charming girls and boys!" He led the urchins to the door And handed them their lids And loudly cried, "I can't abide Such ugly looking kids." But Washington was different, , A fact we must admit, nd you and I have got to lie ' " To get away with it. When statesmen came t6 Washington, ' Their wing-cd words to read,' He did not sigh and say "My! My! Thats' very fine, indeed!" His chin upon his massive breast, In deep ennui he sunk And said, "Dear sir, I'd much prefer That you would can that bunk!" But Washington was very great He talked right off the bat To tough 'twould be, for you or nie, To get away with that. When Washington went out to dine His knife and forlc he'd ply. Bik ne'ver said, "What lovely bread' Or. "What delightful pic!" And when the hostess pressed him. To have more soup or meat, Ile'd rudelv say, "Take that awav, It isn't fit to eat!" ," . The'Gencral was-wonderful A truth that all allow, s J fowevcr I will bet heM lie. If he were with us now! t STILL STEADY. . Exceptions prove 'the rule. For example, wages arc the first thing to go down, but not in the case of servant 'girls. ' , BUT SHE HAD TO. " Germany's one claim to being a progressive nation is based on the fact that she wa the first to disarm. f THE HEIGHT OF PROSPERITY. ' There is real class to. Xcw York thugs. They go after their victims in taxicabs. Copyright. 1921. The Bell Syndicate. Inc. Common Sense By J. J.MUNDY. Be Interesud in Your Work. "When a worker, be k son, daugh ter or a hired laborer, makes the re mark, 'What do I have to do now ?' in 'secKiiig instructions, it rouses my j 1 . .. x iiv, ooiu a viutziiui. UCLdllse lilt. a nature of the remark- shows how half-hearted his or her interest is in the deal."' : ' None works well who is forced to be industrious. ' Stress of circumstances may oblige a man to double his back to accom plish more than he would otherwise. but if the spirit back of the effort is , done with the thought of "I have to ! do" instead of hat may I or what ! can I do." indifferent success is bound to be the result. New heads of departments or su- . nients or su- nri- i periors who lav out work for men ! do not like to fetl that t Rood work the ones to ! must be wrung from whom -money is paid, to perform a certain task. To a sick or helpless one, it is positively insulting to hear such a remark in connection with a service to be rendered. , ' A man or a, woman should want to do .whatever -!s the thing to do un der ekisting circumstances. ' (Copyright. V1921, by International Feature Service, Inc.) 4- I'M THE GUY I'M. the GUY who forgets his latchkey and ings yp ur bell at 2 a. m. to get in. Wrhy shouldn't-1? You wouldn't want me to stay out all night, would you? . T'didn't leavel key in my other' clotfaes just for tun. I forgot it my usial luck. .- 5 1 " ' Sure, I tried iiy own bell, but I didn't get any, answer, I simply couldn't wake anyone. ; ', Besides,' I didn't "ring your bell first. I tried two or- three others, but I guess theydoii't' fall for that gag. At any faTe not one of them clicked the latch. At that' sonic pco ple'are? mighty mean. They wouldn'j do even such a slight favor asTliat.i I .always ring the bells on your floor or the fl6or above you. 'so I won't have, to pass you, and yOA, won't even" know who rang your bell. ; , ' Don't rave about thenight walkers who rout you out of bfd were to lot them in. Be a tgood fellow and figure out how'd you feel if you vyeTt locked out . ' . It's only a few steps, anyway, from your room to the push button. Why, "then, make . all the fuss about it? You'd think I had kept you awake all night . It's t too bad if you're so nervous and jumpy. You must have a bad conscience. (CoVyrlght, 'lntTnnl,oiial FcalilTe . . Scrice,i Inc.) Than Poetry MONTAGUE W. Do You Know the Bible? (Cover up thptansners, read the qucn tions ftnrl see if you can answer them. Then look at the anwersffti see it you are right.) . V Arranged By J. WILLSON ROY. 1. What are the -names of the 12 sons of Jacob? . - What do these name signiiy i o. hy is Joseph said to have en- f slaved th Lgypt.'ansr I " 4.' Why was the rite of circum cision instituted? 5. Why were the laws propounded from Mount Sinai amidst such Jtcr rific circumstances? 1 ANSWERS. x D an tali Gid I h r af ' Zci,u "m'.Joseph and. l..Ruebcn, Simeon; Levi. Judah, sher, Jssacher, Benjamin. 6, ; jucrcn, . son inW ."bcarh-g;" L Judah, . praise: Dai .ucrcn. . son ot vision: im?- , bcaru-g; Levi, -joined: Jn, . praise; J'an, . .judging -aphtalir- "my wrestling:" Sad, "; ;r.00Pi" Aslier, "happy;" Issacher, ", hire or wages;" Zebulum. "dwell ing;" Joseph, "adding-" .Benjamin, "son of the right hand." 0. Because-"tlic'iamiue was of such " gVievous nature that, having parted with all their treasure to pur tha'secorn from the royal granaries, the Egyptians had no alternative in order "to preserve life,, but to part with their land: and finally their liberties. V 1. In order to mark by an out ward sigh-the Covenant made by God with Abram, 5. Because tin; character of the Israelites demanded such a mode of communication, or, in the language of 'St. Paul, "because of the hard ness cf their hearts.", ' . ' ; Jewel, Flower. Color Symbols: for Todays' By MILDRED MARSHALL.' Today's stones are'thc emerald and the agate; the former is the dav's talUnianic -stone, the latter the for-Js tunate stone for those whose birthday this is. - To benefit by the emerald's pow ers, one should wear it in a ring on tht left hand. The ancients believed that it brought to its wearer the pow er to achieve"success through seeing far into the future. Tfie" agate, ac cording to Cardano, has the power to oring great riches to those whose birthstonc it is, through, its-ability to make them cautious and temperate in all things. ,. The orientals Relieved 'that brown would endow those who wore it at this time with -feood judgment and conTmon sensce. Today's flower -is the lily of the valley, symbolic , of unconscious sweetness. . , 1 (Copyright, lJl, W hteler J.vnaicate, Inc.) i : 1 ; : : Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham. Cricket Hicks says the Bank of Tickville is getting so conservative they didn't -even wantVo give him chang for a five until they had cajjed lip the town marshal. Washington Hocks -says from what he can gather there are still a few deaf merchants who have not yet heard the prices falling. Raz Barlow took dinner at the Tickville hotel last Monday and got so puzzled over w'hat the dessert was made out of that when he got up to leave he stuffed one 9orner of the tablecloth into his pocket. Romance in Qrigin Of Superstitions Ouiia Board. ,T'he ouija board is not new many of us KUieJnbcr'its immediate prede ccssorjtTic planchctte. But its pedi gree can be traced far back of the planchette, its first "ancestor of record", vbcing, apparently, the" de vice used by Hilarius and his fellow conspirators to discover who would succeed the Kdman emperor, Va Uns, who died A. D. 378. Hilarius, under torture, described the device nsed as a little tabic. -with three legs bearing a dkc- on which were in scribed the" 24 letters soimnonly used in the Latin alphabet. The diviner held over this table a ringsuspended by a thread and the ring, swaying first to one and then to another of the Totters, spelled out the answer to the question asked of "Weejce." With Hilarius the ring spelled out "Theod ," whereupon one of those present. cried out "Thiodorus." This brought, Theodorus' and the Ouija party to the executioner. But' never theless, Valerts was succeeded by Theodosius, thus vindicating the ouija of the day in the minds of the populace. In some analogus ' irom it has existed ever since. Our ouija board if. inherited direct from the Romans, The three legs of the board repre sent," as confessed by Hilarius, the three legs'of the tripod from which the Delphic oracles were delivered, thus connecting ouija up with ancient. Greek superstition. The selection of the letters, as every sensible person knovys, results from unconscious musdilar movement on the part of the operator to which a suspended ring was' even more re sponsive than ' the device used at present. The rest is merely a .sur vival of the "spiritism" of primativc min , who' sought to account for natural phenomena by ascribing it to supernatural agencies and thus sur rounded himself with invisible spir its which he suspected of constantly interfering in his affairs and which he, was constantly trying to bring under his own control by "trick and device." (Copyright, 1921, by The jcCIure News paper Synilicate.) '. 'Pygmy elephair.s have been dis covered in the Kongo by British scientists, full grown adults beinpM only a little more than five teet tall. iiMiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiuiHiiimiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiMiiiimiiiimiiiuiiniiiiiiiiiiimiiri- TOSCANINI and La Scala t' OF MILAN, ITALY . ' ' ; x : . World's Greatest Orchestra " t. Auditorium, Feb. 25 8:30 P. M. ... f iS Prices: $1.00 to $3.50 Plus War Tax. Tickets Now On Sale. lIHIIHIMIIhiilllHMIIIIiinillllllJtllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIini WHY- Do We Speak of "Sowing Wild Oats?" . This expression, most frequently i used: in connection with- the faults of young men, comes down to us from the Danes who settled in Eng land and brought with them many of their strange beliefs. Among these was the custom of referring to the vapor which appears ov:r the earth in early spring as "Loki's wild oats" Loki Bcing the evil spirit of the north and, as a corollary they would say, -when the vapor, was no longer to. be seen, that "Loki has sown his wild oals." ' While this gives us the origin of the phrase, it throws little light upon Lthe connection between wild oats and the . exhubcrance of youth or of Loki, for that matter.; Jt is not un til we examine the grain and sec wherein it differs fpiin the cultivated variety that we gain a clue to flii?. TheSpikes of Jhe wild oats are quite hard, while the head is heavy and Pirous. If one takes a handful of the grain, moistens it and places it i on the, table, it will be found in the! mornntfe that the individual heads have mok'cd some distance away from each ether, due to the overbalancing -of the grains and the stiffness of the spikes, which gives the whole thing ' . u AtVKRTIJKMENT i f ! 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Get from any drusrgist 2l2 ounee of Pinei, pour it into a pint bottle and fill the bottle with Byrup, using either plain granulated sugar eynip, clarified ' molasses, honey, or corn syrup, as desired. The result is a full pint of really better coiish syrup than you could buy ready-made for three itimes the money. Tastes pleas ant and never spoils. This Pinex and Syrup preparation gets right at the cause oha conjrh and gives almost immediate relief. Ib loosens the' phlesm, stops the nasty throat tickle and heals the sore, irri tated membranes-90 gently and easily that it is really astonishing. A day' use will usually overcome the ordinary cough and for bronchitis, croup, hoarseness and bronchial asth ma, there is nothing better. Pinex is a most valuable concen trated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, and has been used for generations to break severe coughs. To avoid disappointment, ask your drupgist for "il3 ounces of Pinex" jtoitli full directions, and don't accept anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction or money promptly refunded. The Pinex Co, promptly refunded. Ft. Wayne, lnd. Orchestra a rqtary or rolling motion. The Danes were doubtless aware of this peculiarity and saw in it an aiijogy between the whims and fancies of the capricious Loki and the wiflT ,oats, while the connection -Is stijl more clear when we compare the I crain to a Youth who rannnt spttlr down, but who, like a rolling rtoue. keeps on inoving-uiitil he finds his proper level. ., (Copyright, 1921. liy The Whcrlcr Syml! - Wptp, Inc.) Parents' Problems How can an imaginative child be taught to distinguish between fact and fiction? Be very gentle and patient with the child. Never doubt her word, but, when telling her stories say to her, "this is true, it really happened to a real little girl," or, "this, is a fairy story, it did not really happen to any one." She will gradually understand. A.MISEMOTS TONIGHT and Wed. Wed. Matinee btUnut BKOADHURST Presents A ROMANCE OF THE BIG WOODS With ' . HELEN Mac'lELLAR and the original New York-Chicago Company THE THRILLING FOREST FIRE PLAy Prices: Eves. SOc, $1, $1.50 and $2. Bargain Matinee Wednesday. - $1.00 TOP Balcony at 75c. 2nd Balcony SOc THURSDAY "WAY DOWN "EASY" Y5 HE AT RE U s&&. Thurs. Mar. 3 , Matinees Saturday and Sunday Prices: Nights $1.00 to T.OO Matinees 75c to $2.50 SEATS TOMORROW 10 A. M. Messrs. Lee & J. J. Shubcrt Present THE N. Y. WINTER GARDEN Fifteen massive scenes. MR) stage stars. Symphony or chestra. 75 famous Winter Sarden Beauties. Mat. Daily. 2:15; Every Night, 8:13 VICTOR MOORE. EMMA LITTLE FIELD A CO.; ROSCOE AILS with KiATE PULLMAN & CO.; JOE TOWLE; FENTON A FIELDS; Stella Tracey 4 Carl McBride; Dunbar's Old time Darkes; The Three Original Regale; Topics of the Day Kinograms. Matinees. 15c to 50c; some 75c and $1.00. Sat. and Sun. Nights, 15c to $1.25. , EMPRESS TWO SHOWS IN ONE' MERYL PRINCE GIRLS, presenting "Melodies;" WILLIAMS A HOWARD, "A Sure Cure for the Blues;" HADDON A NORMAN, "Comedy Oddity;" ADONIS -A CO., Artistic Novelty. Photoplay Attraction "Dynamite Al len," featuring George Walsh. ' Billy Parsons Comedy. OMAHA'S FUN CENTER . Daily Mat. 15c to 75c Kites Zoc to SI .25 The Orlalnsl end Only BILLY "PHILIP" WATSON B".d.H'ii.w PARISIAN WHIRL 5SS EXTRA Msrtinl 4 Snl. IsitrumentsMttt. Btsu ty Chorut of War Brldei. Holldajr.Mlt. Tuts. Waililnqtgn't Birthday. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS Sat. Maf. Wl. The Gorteous --Gulilrai Crook" High. Class DANCING CAFE Dancing Luncheon Daily Special, Features Tonight 'Appropriate for . George Washington's Birthday 5 Admission: Night, 55c 'Jack Connors, Mjr. EATTY'S Co-Operativc Cafeterias. ry Dividend to Those Who Do the Work . m r rvi ixtnH2 4 ft Li 1011 I VL ILn L tS ! Rustic Garden I : I I Oklahoma Producers Will Suspend Drilling Oil Wells Okmulgee, Okl., Feb. 21. Twenty-two leading oil producers of this city today voted unanimously to suspend, insofar as 'possible, all drilling until pipe , line companies again take all the - production and the oil 111 a rife t revives. PHOTOPrAYS. Now Until Saturday "WILL YOU SEND FOR ME SOON?" -She did not know that he was leaving; her forever leaving her to marry her own sister. A stirring drama, of passion ate youth. Prisoners of Ioye "HOLY SMOKE," Comedy and Rial to Symphony Players Offering "AROLDO" Harry Brader, Conductor Organ Solo: "Silver Threads Among the Gold" By Julius K. Johnson Ko and all eek, r . 'Glaum 5 ftolicafp S frankly lUl delicately handled. ADDED F I FATTV Jar buckle HIS 'WIFE'S MISTAKE VENUS IDOUGLAS WOULD ! ISITT ENVY . SONG ' NUMBEH5 BEffl OMSON Ml,: P). IW) 1 ft Villi iWii1Cii1ii?Biifi Adapted from the popular Story in The Bishop's Carriage A clever and astonishing story full of laughs, thril's and delightful sur prises. Pathe News Christie Comedy Silverman's Orchestra starts Thursday" . for 10 Days. Youfcwere thrilled by "Male and Female." Amazed by "Why Change Your Wife." x Dumfounded by "Something to Think About." - BUT WAIT TILL YOU SEE "FORBIDDEN FRUIT" CECIL B. De MILLE'S GREATEST PRODUCTION A Paramount Picture. Who Sins Most 7Ae Woman who errs ; or those who stone her? sV if LAST TIM ES TOn AY ALICE BRADY "in Sinners" TONIGHT AT 9 O'CLOCK Our Real Photoplay ."The Rose of Santez" in the making on the stage. COMING TOMORROW "MAROONED HEARTS" OUTSIDE THE LAW WKR HOSE HAND IS THIS? fV Her She Is , ' , Supply Your Needs by Using Bee .Want Ads Best Results ' .