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
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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
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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.)
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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.
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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
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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
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Waililnqtgn't Birthday.
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS
Sat. Maf. Wl. The Gorteous --Gulilrai Crook"
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Dancing Luncheon Daily
Special, Features Tonight
'Appropriate for .
George Washington's
Birthday 5
Admission:
Night, 55c
'Jack Connors,
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ry Dividend to Those
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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).
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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
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