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TUK BfcfcJ; U.UAltA, SAllUUAl. AlAliHt b. Itf31. ill u SLLLPY-TIM& TALES ?) THE TALE BIN NY BABGiR BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY I Birds' Eggs. Though Benny liailgcr never cared rimeh for t'oxes he was willing, usually, to stop an 1 talk with one of that family provided he wasn't too ; "Where?" Benny inquired .busy digging to take the lime for fcossip. There was one fox who often strolled about the lcigliborhooil. And though Bcui'y had many a ;Iiat with this gentleman, somehow Benny never le?rned much from him. He was so tdy that he 'let Benny do most of the talking, while he listened. And when he did say any rliing, he preferred to ask questions. 1 1 1 - . H ii i i In time Benny Badger notieea that g his chats with Mr. Fox were very one-sided. And he made up his mind at last that when he next met that crafty fellow he would ask hiir. plenty of questions. He would hake him talk, or he would know the reason why, , It happened thr.t early on the fol lowing morning, when', he was hunt' ihg for Ground Squirrel's holes, he found himself fpee to face with Mr. I'ox. "Aml Bcnnv noticed that Mr. Foxywas himself looking vith gre.-'.t interest at a fresh Ground Squirrel's hole. "Hullo!" Benny Badger ox elaimed. . "I hope you haven't come here after Groiuld Squirrels." Mr. Fox looked much surprised. ',' "Xo, indeed:" he said. "I'm only hunting for bird.'' eggs'!. .."Birds' eggs!" Benny Badger rc peated. "Have you found any?" -Mr; i-ox-'squirmed a nil. He utd iiJjt' like to -answer questions. t -""Have you found any eggs?" ffijiny asked him again. ""A" few!" Mr. Fox replied. "!!Yhere?" Benny inquired. "Oh, in different places," said "M r. Fox. And he began to talk about tfljf weather how dry it was, and ww much the country' needed rain. f"Put Benny Badger was-not to be il',Vou have,n't really answered my ptitslion." Bennv reminded Mr. Fox liunlly. "I asked you where you've b'e'en fihdine biids' eces. And I'll 4)ank you to veil me, sir." ( ::iMr. Fox gave a slight start. Benny's tone was none too pleasant. ii!iid Mr. Fo:x certainly didn't want Ify. quarrel with him. .;,;.('" you wish to know- anything iUbitt hirds' eggs, why don't you ask Prairie Chicken?" lr inquired, "She wiuld know a .Great deal more about ggs than I dp." To Benny, that suggestion seemed v j!uite' worth while. There was no 'jjltyubt that what Mr. 'Fox said was ... trtie. And Benny wondered why Ki? hadn't thought of the plan him- Vlf. ..' Your advice," he told Mr. Fox, .fits so good that I'm going to start Tjght now to look for a Prairie .Chicken. It's almost dawn now. And the Chickens will soon be get ting up." ,";;So , Benny s-iicl good-by. And Wr. Fox tried to say good-by, too: out somehow he choked over the Words,' and began to cough so vio lently that Benny Badger was quite farmed. He waited anxiously until he saw tliatMr. Fox was out of danger. And flhen he left hi,-!. - , . iiti Jie had looked back he might lU'e seen his sly friend capering . jfiwut in the gray light as if somc llSing amused him hugely. And no yjwubt Benny v ould have wondered what it could have been. ,r..j.T , rt,:,.i..t.i vr, - tr . -i on ir- mi. i' v yc3 uckling.- - "Much "thev'll tell him about eggs!" . -r- Copyright, Cosset 'lunlap. Romance in Origin Of Superstitions 1 ; By H. I. KING. ' Passing An Obstruction, Watch two men walking together and you will be surprised to see how many couples.., when they come to fn obstruction like a post, or a tree, or. perhaps, a barrel placed on the idcwalk to cover a temporary ex javation. will take care to pass to gether on the same side. Many men iwho would scout the idea that thev iire superstitious will, nevertheless. le extremely careful in this respect. Tor it "breaks friendship" if they jiass the obstacle on different sides. Primarily this superstition is the "survival of what was, to our savage ancestors, no superstition at all but only a tisage born of the exigencies ipf savage life. Two members of the same tribe, making their way through hc dark forests of northern lands Tinto .which the civilization of the Mediterranean,' shores had not yet fienctrated. knew that, lurking about Ihem in the wilderness, were savage leasts and no less savages enemies land they kept close together for safe ty's. sake. To allow even the bole of a tree to interpose between them flight mean that one would be fatal 'ly attacked before his companion irould assist tn his defense. For mu tual support, for companionship they . .Mflfttinrtivetv tfnr r1rCA tnamthfir nnil - - v - - : ' B " : I .:u . i. j i ,iii5iiin.in civ son wieir ucscenuauis turn put of their way to avoid passL .iug on .opposite sides of a post. And to ths js added-a subconscious influ ence oi" symbolism the.. division be Inveen the, two should the post be be teeit lhm suggesting , severed l'.iend:,h!p. 4tCi'Pyilghf T9r!. li tn.- MiVlum .Wwsua ir SyuUkaU'.,1. More Truth - By JAMES J. Aridity in the Land No wonder that the strong and virile iking ' Finds that life is only bitterness and gall. For the kick in his potation has been cut by legislation. To a tntling li per cent or aiconoi. ( Twelve per cent the merest trace of ardent spirit Just enough to keep a healthy thirst alive In a You or N'els or Ole, who get lit but very slowly On a tipple that is guaged at 85. i Twelve per cent .may suit the mild and gentle Frenchman, i Who can get a thrill from watery red ink, j But it's little to the liking of the blonde and giant Viking ' W ho. when he gets good and thirsty, wants a drink. We hrfve seen 'em in Nebraska and Dakota. In the village stores where often they collect, t Taking alcohol for bracers with formaldehyde for chasers v " F And without the least perceptible effect. ' lu the district to the north of Gopher Prairie. W'licn a,bliard stopped the daily hootch supply, I Svenkers, large and calm and placid, tossed, off raw sulphuric arid. ' ',, 'And nobody ever saw one hat an eye.' ' j And when Air,. Volstead's law shut down on red eye, j Scaiidinavi'ans in a certain western state, i .."When they noticed the returning of the old and well-known yearning. , Eased "their palettes with corrosive sublimate. t Twelve per cent it might arouse us temperate Yankees , To n end of merry quips and festive deeds; j But that sort of weakling tipple wouldn't start a single ripple j In a room full of Norwegians, Danes and Swedes. j Making 12, per cent an alcoholic limit j - In America would rouse a gratetul sigh. But a law that liquor places on so moderate a bsis Makes the Scandinavian kingdoms mighty dry! THE LADS THAT KNOW We'll feel more certain of Mr. Harding after we have talked to some of his caddies. EXHAUSTING THE FUEL If Wall street thieves keep on going south with Liberty bonds there won't be any left for that bonfire that is suggested by a professor of po litical economy. . PROOF Maybe Mr. Harding has got that pet alligator so there wili be some thing around the White House that ot the administration. (Copyright. 1H21. bjr the Do Dogs Take An Instant Dislike to Some People? Every owner of a dog k'nows that i his pet has certain idiosyncrasies, among others being the fact that hej will take an instant dislike to some people, while with others, he will be playful and agreeable from the first moment he meets them. At first glance, this would appear to be a trait inherent oijfr in the ani mal itself but human beings have it as well; the only difference being that we rely upon - our judgment founded mainly on the sense of sight, while the dog relics upon his super-sensitive nose. "I don't like his face," or "There's something about his qyes that I -don't care for" is the way we would phrase it, but the dog retires into a corner, crouches or winces at the aproach of the pei son whom he distrusts, thus evincing by his action the same feelings which we -have put into words. Nature, having endowed a dog with eyesight, which is far below the average of the nor.mal human being .has made up for this by giv ing him an actutely developed sense of smell, nostrils which will pick out a scent with which he is famil iar among hundreds of others, and which enable him to follow that scent where, to the human eye, there is not the slightest trace of any track or path. To a dog, there fore, every human being has his own peculiar scent just as, toother human beings he has features which stamp him as different from the rest. It .is only natural that, among the many persons with whom a dog comes in contact, there will be some whose scent he does not like, and he manifests his displeasure in his own fashion; though, on the authority of one of the foremost dog fanciers of the country, this by no means bears out the popular1 be lief, that a tiog knows which persons are to be-trusted and .which-are not. (Copyright, 1931. by The Wheeler Syndi cate, Inc.) Parents' Problems What course should be followed with a boy of 14 who mimics oth ers? ' This is a 'silly- habit; it may be come an unkind one. Explain this to the "boy; tell him that he should leave it to parrots and magpies. It i . very likely that such a boy- has THE ROMPING GIRL I. or - Bouncing boy, , full of vim robust, . aije a delight in any home. Scott's Emulsion helps keep both young and old, well-nourished aJ& and strong. Do Dunaing ocorc s Emulsion to your childreji. Scott &Bowm. Bloomfitld, N. J. ALSO MAKERS OF KH1QID5 (Tablets or Granules) for INDIGESTION 2O-40ik AIVKHT1SKMKT 666. is ' a prescription' for Colds, Fever and LaGrippe, It's the most speedy remedy we know. I WHY- I Than Poetry MONTAGUE. of the 'Midnight Sun can listen complacently to the critics Rell Sndlcatc. Inc.) , a dramatic gift. Interest him in recit ing "character" noems fsuch as "The One-Hoss .Shay"); this will keep j his mimicry in its propter place. I Jewel, Flower, Color Symbols for Today - By MILDRED MARSHALL. Those' who wear' the bloodstone on this day will be strong ;m mind and body; the fact that it is the day's trlisman stone ajid natal gem as well, doubles its powers. To its wear ers it brings courage, the ability to resist disease and long life. Monardes assures us that if cut in the shape of a heart, the blood stone is sure to be most potent, and that if placed in the right hand it will check a flow of blood. : All shades of red are significtfftt today, especially if one wears ,a bloodstone. 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"If fhat woman doesn't land her self and the rest of us in a sanitarium instead of at the dinner table tonight it won't be her fault," Edith said, with distinct irritation in her crisp tones. Her manner of speech again brought forcibly to my mind the great change which her war work abroad had made in her. She had left the country a gently-bred, rather helpless, rather frivolous southern girl, with the soft, drawling voice of the type. She nad returned keyed up to efficiency above the average, with crisp-clipped accents, something akin to the speech of the English women iwith 1 whom she had been thrown in her work, and with an in definable cool hardness about her. "The Worst Is Over." I made no reply for a few seconds, pretending to be engrossed with the mechanism of the car. Her tittle critical irritated speech had jarred upon me, although, mentally, I had been making identically the same c,dmment. But I feel toward little Mrs. Durkce as one does to a beloved relative. I can criticise her myself, mentally, can sec where she was at fault, but I don't care to listen to unfavorable comment upon her from any one else. Besides, the little women was atoping royally for the unconscious unkindness and bad judgment of her choice of decorations for Leila's room, and it did not seem just "clubby" 'on Edith's part to comment, even jestingly, upon the flurry caused by that change in the plans of Her Fluftiness. "I think the worst is over," I said, sedately at last. "The draperies are all ready to put VP. her dinner jf practically ready, except for the last right by dinnertime. It's been rather a tense day for her. changing things things, and 1 think she will he an at the last minute. "It's been rather tense for the rest of us also," Edith answered, "but I haven't observed you or me or Mrs. Underwood flying around like head less fowls." "Possibly because we haven't the responsibility' of the whole ''thing resting on our shoulders." I re joined, with as careless a manner as I could manage, but I felt Edith's quick turn and searching glance at me, and I knew that she had missed nothing of the annoyance I was trying to conceal. She made no answer to my little speech, but a few yards further on she spoke quickly, -with an air of resolution, as if the utterance of the words were something she had been debating with herself. "There's one thing I want you to' know," she said, and I fancied that her breath was, a bit uneven. 'This excursion with you was not of my planning. Mrs. Durkee insisted that I must go. I know that you are going to meet Di your husband, and I xan . imagine that with this mix-up over at your house to ex plain to him you won't want any out siders around. . But if you'll just drop me at the jdelicatessen on the.i way to the station, and pick me up again at the florist's on 'our way hotiie I'll have all the errands done, except the selection of the flowers. I want your help in that, and so , does Mrs. Durkee." , : Tt was lucVy that -I had a' cleat" Packer's Tar Soap . .184 90c Pompeiian Massage Cream, at.....v 594 50c Beaton's Theatrical Cold ream, -lb. 354 50c Cocoanut Oil Emulsion, at 394 20c Venida Hair Nets, 2 for 254 60c j Beaton's Benzoin and Al mond Lotion 394 PHOTO DEPT. Films Developed Free When Prints are Ordered. CANDY DEPT. SATURDAY $1.00, 1-lb. 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The cool assumption that Dicky would be unpleasant over the house, the quickly caught back syllable of jji, and the substitution ot your -I husband irritated me. Above all, the memory which will never leave me while I have the power to re member, ot this girl's scathing words I to me: ion pretend to love him. hut hut you do not love him as 1 do!" these combined to make my fight for self-control a "fierce, rack ing battle. I accomplished it. however and managed to appear casually protest ing in my answer. "There isn't the slightest reason why you shouldn't go to the station with ine,"T said, then laughed, light ly. "You surely don't think I am so inexperienced as to leave Dicky in ignorance of the house until he ar-. j rjVes here. I told him over the tele- phon,c, and he has had plenty of time to calm down. So you needn't br afraid of being involved in a con jugal scrap, and we'll -drive straight to the station unless you think you will save timt by doing your errands first. T assure you I haven't the slightest choice in the matter." I purposely left the loophole for her. and she slioped through it, eager ly. ' '.-. "Of course it'll save time," she sid, "and you knaw that's the chief filing tonight, So'plcase drive first to the delicatessen." I did as she requested, and left her there with relief and thankfulness. For the last thing in the world which I desired was to have Edith Fairfax witness mv coming interview with Dicky, v (Continued! Monday.) .ommon oense , By J. J. MUNDY. Luck Is Mostly You. .So you are one of the supersti tious ones who are always bemoan ing the fact that you were born un der a certain star considered unlucky. Perhaps you have had a lot of mis fortune, and as a result of it you are i minK much effort to change j.vour luck, as you call it. As soon as you start you say that someone or something setsuyou back. It never occurs' to you that some one or something would have been there whether you started or not. If'yu have a good and sufficfent reason for the undertaking you planned, and it is a worthy one and you are ethical in its pursuits, you are in line for success if you do your part well. When there is competition it makes both or all sides do their best. That old truism, "competition is the life of trade," is correct. ft is a hard pull to reach anywhere worth . arriving at, and it requires constant and ceaseless effort to main tain a place at the top. There is no short cut to success ; permanent success. Ask yourself this question: "Am I making as mucb effort as I am capable of to lift myself from the : trench in which-1 am traveling?" ! You know there are many things ' you might do if you were enough in j earnest. , . ! (Copyright, 1921, by International Feature Pen-lee, Inc.) ' S. E. Corner 16th and Douglas Select Your Easter Clothes Now. A Small Deposit Will Hold Any Garment for You A Sensational Before Easter The Dresses Jivofry dress is underpriced Ironi $10 to $1." .'Beautiful ircw spring creations that are sure to please every woman or miss. ..All of the season ' newest colors included. ' lt Eaton Effects Circular Effects Embroidered and Beaded Canton Crepes Crepe de Qhine " Taffetas ' v Satins The Suits The seasou's most, glorious suits at a positive, saving of $10 to $15. Clever new suits that are arriving daily by express. Choose your spring suit at these prices. , Box Back Models Ripple Effects Tailored Models Belted Models Tricotins Serges Novelty Checks All Wanted Materials. x Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham. Yam Sims went to the exhibition t the school house in the CJf Kihs neighborhood Monday night saw the strong man lift a 1 heavv iron weight made out anil trge of wood. Raz Barlow, who put' a notebook in his .'pocket the first of the year to set down the things he would be aptf to forget, remembered something today he had neglected to think of. 1 Pred's New Millinery Department Wil Save You From $4 to $10 on Your Spring Hat The Millinery Department will be run on the same plan as the Coat, Suit and Dress Department. Pred's Policy is POPULAR PRICES. New SsBHb9HDbssDBKHiHBhsEBbbbIish for Saturday Offering of Dresses and hut could not put it down as he had forgot his pencil. Slim Pickens, unbeknownst to the public, hs been doing a lot of secret dctecfive work this winter and has completed the job of-measuring everybody's trucks except the preacher's. ... iVpyrlKht. II!!, Orarg Mutthrw AlMiiia. Do You Know the Bible? u'over up th answer, rt'iul the (jucn tlnnn nnil see If you can hiwwit tlm. Then look at the lumwtra to aeo If you nrn right t Follow These Answers and Ques tions as Arranged by J. WILSON ROY. Questions. - 1. Why did the ancients strew ashes on their heads as a token of Whv is the prophecy of F.zekiel concerning Egypt remarkable? 3. What was the occasion of the i handwriting on the wall which ap-. peared to Balshamr?.. i 4. At what period did the prophet j Micah live? ' - ' 5. Where , was' he born? 1 I ,- A-a.ra Bccausc ,aHes from the earliest times svnvbolizeil human frailitv I deep humiFa'tiou. and mortality. J. Because it is within the power Ninth JJakota, was dismissed today of the most ordinary observer to tet i on motion of the state attorney, its conipete fulfillment. In making this motion, the state 3. Th:it impious prince and grand- attorney said that two of the three son of Nebuchadnezzar having, it principal . witnesses for the ' state a royal feast, used the sacred ves-i against Egan had perjured 'them sels which had been carried awav ' selves before the grand jury. Spip'tag X ) vU ) j from the temple. God sent this ter rible indication of his impending punishment. 4. About 750, II.' C. 5. He was a Morastliitc, or na tive ol Moresheth, a small.' town in Judah. . (I'oiij right. 1911. by Tlifl WhoclM-.SymlU-Hte, Inc.) . Where It Started - Embroidery. This art originated in Egypt. The oldest specimen in the world is a piece ot linen found ut Cairo, hear ing the image of Tethmsis 111, and over ,5,40(1 years, old, I'Jiny, ignor ant of the Egyptian, credits the Phrygians with inventing embroid ery. Embroidery in gold and silver is said to have been invented by Attains 11, king of Pcrganum, in I.SOB.'C. 'opyrlsht, hy The Wheeler Sytidt- eute. Ine.) Sioux Falls Ktlitor Frootl Of Statutory Charge Sioux Falls, S. D March 4. An indictment charging a statutory of- ' uiw agamst doorge W. Egau. ' newsnaner publisher of this ckv and ! former candidate for governor of Ma S. E. Corner 15th andX Douglas skv Mm mi I