THE BliK: DMA HA. KR1UAY, "FEBRUARY 25. 1921
THE GUMPS
OLD "KNOW-IT-ALL
Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith.
Copyrisht, 10-1. Chicago Triliuti Ununiif
ILLtPY-TIMt TALCS
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THE TALL OF
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BADGER
BY ARTHUR 5C0H BAILEY
CHAPTER IV.
Mr. Coyote Sings. j
Denny Badger was not at all glad j
to see Mr. Coyote. And after lien-
ny's ill luck the smile upon Mr. Coy- j
ote"$ face made the disappointed ;
digger feel almost pcc isli.
"What a beautiful evening it i!"
s.rid Mr. Coyote. "And what a fun
niglit for digging!" 1
Benny Badger glared at the new-,
comer, making no attempt to hide
his displeasure at ceiug liiin.
"1 don't notice you doing any dig
ging," he remarked with a sneer. He
had no use for Mr. Coyote, and he
did not mind letting that tricky fel
low know it either.
But Mr. Coyote was not one to
take a hint. If lie knew he wasn't
wanted anywhere, it never made the
slightest difference tp liim. And
when Benny as much as told him
that he was too lazy to dig a hole
Mr. Coyote did not lose his temper
even for a moment.
"No I seldom dig," he replied. "I
don't want to spoil your fun. If I
went to work and dug and dug any
where and even where tliere'd soon
he nothing but holes, no matter
where ,vou went. You'd have no
place to flip a hole yourself. And
then you'd be pretty unhappy."
Benny Badger hadn't thought of
that. And be didn't know just what
to say. because if Mr. Coyote meant
what he said Benny wanted to say
something pleasant, and if Mr. Coy
ote was only joking Benny wanted
to say something disagreeable. But
'Don't!' he cried.
before Benny had made up his mind
how to reply to Mr. Coyote's re
mark his noisy friend began talking
again. '
"Besides," Mr. Coyote added, '"!
haven't time for digging, because I
have to uractice sin gins;. . . . If
you don't mind, I'll practice a song
' right now."
And .without watting to find out
whether Benny Badger did mind or
not, Mr. Coyote began singing in the
harshest of voices:
The Coyote's Song.
When Mr. Sun has gone to bed to
seek his needed rest.
And Mr. Moon has climbed the
skies to flood the plains with
V light.
Aiid Mrs. Wind blows softly front
the foothills in the west,
I love to sing my yip-ky, oodle
doodlc in the night.
W hen morning conies I hurry home,
to take my daily nap;
But when the spooky shadows fall
i ' and all the world is dark,
Oh! then's the time I'm wide awake
and ready with a yap,
A happy, yappy yip-ky, oodle
doodlc and a bark.
And none that hears my lovely voice,
when startled from a dream.
Will soort forget how T ' cgin my
chorus with a growl;
Nor how I quickly run the scale, to
end ft with a scream.
A happy, yapny yip-ky, oodlc
doodle and a howl.
Let them that do not know my ways
cry fearfully "for help,
And shake and shiver when they
hear my loud and lusty call;
While I will merely jeer at them
with something like a yelp,
A happy, yappy yip-ky, oodlc
doodlc and a squall.
And now I will explain to you
perhaps you've guessed be
fore The lesson that I always strive
with might and main ' to
teach
If you would frighten timid folk.
alarm them witn a roar,
A happy, yappy, yip-ky, oodle
doodle and a screech. ,
"How do you like that?" Mr. Coy
ote asked with a grin when he had
finished. . J
"Not very well!" said Benny
- Badger.
Mr. Coyote looked just the least
bit crestfallen.
"rcrhaps I haven't practiced the
song as much as I should," he re
marked. And thereupon he started
1 to" sing it again.
But Benny Badger stopped him
quickly. ,
"Don't! he cried. And he lild his
paws, dirty" as they were, over his
ears, as if he couldn't bear to hear
that song another time.
Mr. Coyote smiled agreeably.
"I see," he said easily. "You don't
v enjoy music as I do. But I Relieve
we have one taste in common."
"What's rhat?" Benny Badger
asked him; for in spite of his paws
being over his ears, he heard what
Mr. Coyote said. "What's that?"
"Ground Squirrels!" Mr. Coyote
replied, licking his chops as he spoke.
(Copyright, Grosset & Dunlap.)
Where It Started
" 1 Qigarets.
Cigarets, as the name signiiies, are
' little cigars." They were originally
made by the tobacco workers, who
wrapped scraps and sweepings in
some inflammable material, generally
a' husk of 'Corn, and smoked them.
With the application of raPer ' the
wrapper the cigarets became popu
lar as st-short smoke.
(Copyright, 1921. by th WhUr Syndi
cate,.. Inc.) j
C:
VBLL- VWtrt I
ni HOV SOME
tELLGWS YMAT
HAPPY COfTENTEP MAPtSIED
I More Truth
By JAMES J.
'Twas Ever Thus
A "squad of men come up the street
And work a week or more
To lay a pavement trim and neat
Before our cottage door.
And as the same vc contemplate
We say,- "How kind they are;
Now we can drive up to our gate
And not destroy our car!"
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And then appears a second gang
With vilhatiotis intent,
To toss their mattocks with a bang
Upon our new cement,
And then with many A pry and wrench.
They rend the pave in twain,
And dig a deep and ugly trench
To hold a water main.
The 'trench is levelled by and bj ,
'The pavement is put back,
But when the surface once is dry
There yawns a ghastly crack.
And then a fourth uncleanly crew .
With an unholy din,
Rips up the whole blamed street anew
To put a gas pipe in.
And when they lay the pae again,
More burrowing human moles
Disguised as pick-ax wielding nun
' Will dig it full of holes.
In mine, or any otber town,
Now, as in days of yore,
They only put a pavement down
To dig it up once more!
YOU'RE
Save davliffllt. Thr onvprnmnnt
by dreams of the income tax.
' J AND, LOOK WHAT 'HAPPENED.
We aren't worrying about Sir Thilip Gibbs' assertion that Russia
has the biggest standing army in the world, She had the biggest stand
ing army m the world in 1914.
MERELY A RHETORICAL QUESTION
Isn't this somrvvlirrn nrnnnl Atn t"..--j l.. t
.,....
Shantung back to China?
(Copyright, 1021, by
Dog Hill Paragrafs
By George Bingham.
Columbus , Al'isop says the nice
people who are trying to regulate
everything will have a hard job when
they try to make a pig pen sanitary.
Poke Eazlcy was fully intending
to make a lawyer out of his biggest
boy. but the Wild. Onion school
teacher went -and spoiled his plan
when he got up in school Friday aft
ernoon and said Poke's boy was the
truthfullest scholar he had.
Sim Flinders hitched up his wagon
and team Saturday morning and
drove over to the Bounding Billows
store after a sample of calico for his
wife..-- '
(Copyright. 1921, George Matthew Adams.)
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A
Lift: is-
Than Poetry
MONTAGUE.
SAFE
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the Bell Syndicate, Inc.l
Do You Know the Bible?
(Cover up thp answers, read the nties
tiims an.l see if you can answer them.
Then look at the answers to see If you
nro right.)
Arranged by J. WILLSON ROY.
1. Why was the book of Judges
so call?
2 Wl?y did Samson propose a
riddle to the Philistines?
3. Why is the book of Ruth , so
called?
4. Why is the 'nook of Ruth, being
the record of but one family, placed
so prominently m the Bible?
5. Who is the presumed author
of the book of Ruth?
ANSWERS.
1. Because it contains the history
of what passed under t'ne government
of the iudges who ruled Israel be
fore they had kings.
2. Because knowing they would
neither guess its meaning nOr yield
the forfeit agreed upon, he would
have an occasion to make a breach
with them. x "
3. From the name of the Ances
tress of Davidwhose history is re
corded therein. , v
4. Because by riai ryijig Boaz,
Ruth became a progenitor of Jesus
Christ,' who according to the flesh,
sprung from the family of David.
6. Its authorship is generally .at
tributed to the Prophet Samuel. '
(Copyright, WO, 'by the Wheeler Syndi
cate, inc.)
Parents' Problems
At what age should girls be al
lowed to "put up" their hair?
This must depend upon when the
"other girls" do it! The age varies
in different communities, and is apt
to be affected by the way. hair is
"done" during a particular season.-
95" PLRCENT OF ALU
YS A MAW MAR.R.tET
MAKE IT "YoU'VC
SOVfL ' JUST TREAT HE-K- UKE A SWLET HEART
ALL ThXTIAE- TAKt HE12. OUT To PINNER. ANP A
THEATRE OCCASIONALLY
ANF A BOX OF CANPY
COME HOME WITH
EVE12Y EVENING
VTH YOUR PINNER
FALL ASLEEP
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Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
Knocking Wood.
Most of us are too intelligent to
believe in sillv superstitions oh, yes,
of course. But most of us when we
lave boasted of ou.- good luck pro
ceed, nevertheless, to "knock wood."
So did our remote ancestors, the
tree worshipers, says Elworthy, an
authority on vch matters. "The re
markable similar iy in customs all
over Europe ponits to the conclu
sion that Ire,-; worship was once an
important clement in the early re
ligion of mankind, especially of the
Aryan stock, and the singular uni
formity of rite: and ceremonies
which can easily be shown to exist in
widely separated countries fully war
rants us in believing that they can
not have changed much from very
remote ages; and that the practices
continued down to a-' very recent
period some even among ourselves
were substantially identical with
the same rites "and ceremonies ob
served by Egyptians, Etruscans,
Greeks and Romans."
The primitive belief was that spir
its resided in trees, spirits to be
propitiated. Without this basic idea
being entirely lost there came the
period of the sacred groves and the
Druid's oaks and then the dedication
of certain sorts of tres of the earli-c-t
and simplest form cf the super
stition. We ko;k to call the atten
t on of the tree spirit to the fat
that we recognize his influence in
the good lucck of which we boast
ancT in order that Jic may not feel
slighted and change -our good for
tune into bad. At least that's why
cur ancestors knocked wood. Our
poor, ignorant, superstitious ances
tors! How much better off we arc
than they were. Hey, there! Knock
wood! Copyright, 1921, by the McClurs New
pap&r Syndicate.)
Jewel, Flower, Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
The crystal, today 's.talismanic gem,
is symbolic of spiritual beauty and
should bring good fortune to blondes,
particularly to those wno are re
ligiously inclined.
The sapphire, the natal stone for
today, was believed by the ancient
to make more beautiful any woman,
who wore it and to endow her with
a magnetic personality. To own a
flawless sapphire means unfailing
good luck for a woman.
Yellow. India's sacred color, is to
day's lucky color, and is believed to
bring great happiness to its wearer:
Today's flower is the jonquil, sym
bolic of gaietv and ioyfulness.
(Copyright, 1921, liy the Wheeler syndi
cate. Inc.)
Tip That Aviator Carried
Booze Proves to Be raise
lack Atkinson, Omaha flyer, who
recently flewto Chicago to attend
the funeral of a relative, didn't bring
back any booze. A tip reached Chief
of Police Ebcrstein to watch for
Jack's return and confiscate large
quantities of rum. Detectives spent
five days and nights at Ak-Sar-Ben
flying field wailing for Jack. When
he arrived there wasn't a drop on the
"ship." Jack says a rival flyer gave
out the bogus tip. , .
AMl'SKMKNTS.
NOW SHOWING
Griffith'
Masterpiece
Mats. Daily." 2:30
Nights, 8:15
Mats. (Except Sat.
ft Sun.) 25c to $1.
Nights and Sat.
Mat. 50c to $2.00.
Coming March 3 "Tha Passing Shaw"
OMAHA'S FUN CENTER
rT.a S3 Dailv Mat. ISc to 7Be
C1S0Nite. 25C to IJ
nil uriDinsi
BILLY "PHILIP" WATSOH
bW.w PARISIAN WHIRL SSKI
EXTRA Martini t Sanal. instrumentaiuii. Ba-
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS
Pat. Mat. Wll, The Oortwrns "GoMen Crook
EMPRESS
TWO
SHOWS
IN ONE
FOLLOW ME GIRLS, Miniature Musi
cal Comedy; MATHEWS & BLAKE
NEY, Presenting "Strings:" CHRISTO
PHER A WALTON in "A Close Shave;"
BARON LICHTER, Discoverer of Piano
Comedy; Photoplay Attraction, "HIS
OWN LAW," featuring Hobert Bos
worth; Century Comedy. Fox News.
Mat. Daily, 2:15; Every Night. 8:13
VICTOR MOORE. EMMA LITTLE
FIELD A CO.; ROSCOE AILS with
KATE PULLMAN A CO.; JOE
TOWLE: FENTON A FIELDS: Stella
Tracey A Carl MrBride; Dunbar's Old
time Darkes; The- Three Original
Regals; Topics of the Day Kinograms.
Matinees, 15c to 50c; some 75c and
$1.00. Sat. and Sun. Nights, 15c to
l.25.
EATTY'S
Co-Operative
Cafeterias
Pay Dividends to Those
Who Da the Work
THE. MATRIMONIAL TUOVBltS
USE IS JlST WHAT YOU
GOT To MAKE A PAL OUT OF
- EKING NE A BOQUETOF
ONCE IN A WHILE ANP
A GCoUCH AH AH AppttlTG
ANO VMEM XOU (3tT THROUGH
."REAP YOUR PAPER. AN
Common oense
By J. J. MUNDY.
Gioomy Days and Bright.
At times you wonder it you are
really up to the requirements of jour
job, and jou feel the ground you
have gained slipping from under.
But do not allow this feeling to
master you; it takes courage to keep
on. '
Every one has blue days; it is ig
noring the thoughts of failure which
It is foolish to, lose hope and give
rilOTOPl.AVS.
You Are Invited to Attend a
Wedding Ceremony on the Stage
of the Moon Theater
Tonight at 7:15
The Rev. Charles W. Savidge Will Officiate
Who's Who?
Frederick Roland, (right name Frederick D. Callaway), the
boy with the "big" voice, who has been entertaining Moon pa,
trons for the past six weeks, will, after tonight, LOVE, HONOR
AND OBEY Miss Dorthy King of New York City.
THE PUBLIC INVITED.
The managcmVnt and the employes of the Moon Theater '
would be pleased to have all Omaha join them in wishing Fred
crick Roland and his future bride God-speed, good luck and pros
perity. REGULAR PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION.
Our regular protrram will be given. It is the last showing of
"The Sage Hen." Tomorrow we have an entire new program,
"The Killer." v
COME EARLY.
Wedding ceremony takes place during the 7 o'clock per
formance tonight. Mr. Roland will not present his novel per
formance during the first show, but will offer his novelty en
titled, "Rubbish," during the last performance.
BRING ON THE RICE.
Bring al the rice you wish, but that is.f8,far as Mr. Roland
vill allow the audience to go. Mr. Roland says: "No kissing after
the ceremony." . T4ie employes of the Moon Theater agree with
Mr. Roland when he places a ban on the entire audience, but be
lieve that as he is a member of the Moon family that the ban
should be lifted in their case. We shall see.
$100 DONATED TO CHARITY.
A great number of people are skeptical regarding affairs of
this manner, so in order to assure them that this ceremony is legal
in every respect, the management will donate the sum of $100 to
any charitable institution jn jQjnaha if anyone can prov other
wise. The marriage license number is 54232.
The American
Legion Presents
La
Auditorium,
TOSCANINi
Scala
Omaha's Greatest
Musical Event
Seats on Sale
Prices
$1 to $3.50, plus tax
USTtN-
VJWEKE
FLOWtRS,
PON T
HEN
o
up trying.
Don't recognize the mental whis
pers of failure nor the audible ex
pressions of doubt as to your ability
should you hear them.
Keep faith in yourself and you will
get back to normal confidence in
your power of accomplishment tin
der difficulties.
Don't be satisfied with just an or
dinary amount of work when you art
in the spirit to do a lot of work.
The time to do much is when you
are in the mood, so pitch in with
your whole heart and get such a bal
ance ahead that you can afford to
rest , when you require time to re
cuperate. A strong will, the desire to do and
rilOTftl-LAVS,
and
of Milan, Italy.
Friday, February 25,
Orchestra
What Others Say of Him
Toscanini, ho3e magic lias been an ua
paralleled power ia opera, brings the same magic
(o his masterly control and fineness of detail with
his great orchestra of ninety seven men. Wash
ington Times. "
At ils close, Maestro Toscanini forced his solo
violin, viola and violincello to rise and acknonl
edge the audience's applause. His own ovation at
the hands of the public was an acclamation spon
taneous, universal, prolonged, and entire audience
standing to do him bomage. Chicago Atnericart.
Mr. Toscanini, a singularly intelligent and
skilled musician, has supreme authority, the soul
of an imaginative poet, and a blazing tempera
ment, controlled by ihe purest art. Boston
Herald.
For the lightning is in Toscanini's conducting.
It strips ones sentient life to the buff and this se
questered inner thing strides forth in this ozonated
air reinvigorated and unashamed, lie is the one
orchestral conductor nowadays who can make the
music Tie has set himself to reveal glisten in all
the intricate variety of its formal beauty and yet
arise before one in its sweet gentleness of its
might of emotional and poetic content. New
York Journal.
VHO'S TALkiKu-
PIP VOUotT ALL THI
EXpV-CttliCr ? WHAT BOOK PIP
YOU OET ALL THAT STUVF
OUT OF? VLL-BLT A
HUNPRLD POLLARS OME
WOMAN Vi'ROTT IT THAT
"SOUNP LVX AN EPUCATCP
EGG TPYINu TO TILL A i
HOW TO fcMS.
unfailing confidence in these rules ol
success will bring back a wavering
spirit to the heights of enthusiasm.
(Copyright, 3IT.M, by International Feature
Service. lnt
IMIOTOrl.AYK.
Business before
Pleasure"
i is a very gooa mono, atiu
Mary Murdock made of busi
ness a pleasure bufe Craig
Winchell made pleasure of
business so just make it
your business to let Miss Ham
merstein provide "your pleas
ure in this charming photo
play of optimism and youth.
I Elaine Hammerstein
' In
"PLEASURE
! SEEKERS"
j First Showing in Omaha
i Today Tomorrow
at the
8:30 P. M.
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NOW SHOWING I T!
EHTT P
Prisoners ofLove
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'HOLY SMOKE," Comedy
v nd
Kialto Symphony Players
Offering "AROLDO"
Harry Brader, Conductor
Organ Solo: "
"Silver Threads Among
the Gold"
By Julius K, Jolyuon
TODAY.
THE THIRD SHOWING
BCJPWsrsW
STARTS
11:15, 1:15, 3:15 and 5:15
MATINEES
ONLY
JTo aru3 all Week.
IdUlll
TODAY, SATURDAY AND
ne;t WEEK
Performance at 11, 12:30,
2:15, 4, 5:45, 7:30 and 9:15.
CECIL B. De MILLE'S
Greatest Production
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
Agnet Ayrei, Theo. Roberts,
Kalhlyn Williams,
Theo. Ko.loff.
Silverman's Strand Orchestra
DON'T FAIL TO SEE THE
original $2,000.0!) gown
v.-prn in this production
now on display in window
of
BURGESS-NASH STORE.
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LOOK OUT FOR HER
She Is
OUTSIDE THE LAW
iEIPRE
Strictly High Class
DANCING CAFE
Eveiy Day Dancing Luncheon
12 to 2 P.M.
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