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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
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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.
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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.
Today's flower is the'- carnation,
symbolic of pride.
Copyright, 1921, by Ths Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc. Y
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Holding a Husband
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations of a Wife
,
The Strangely Mixed Speech Edith
Made Madge. '
Edith Fairfax climbed into the beat
beside me while Mrs. Durkce vol
leyed directions after her. As the
car rolled down the r6ad we heard a
last shrill injunction:
"Don't forget the"
The last word was lost in the noise
of the engine.
"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." , :
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t street in front of me as 1 listened to
this speech, for 1 don't think I had
i any idea of what I was doing. It
i astounded and offended me, although
,1 gave the girl credit for the desire
to play fair, which was evidently the
incentive for her words.
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
