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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921. 12 ITHE GUMPS Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. (Copyright. 1921, by Chicago Tribune Co.) VHOTOrLATS. IsleVc P-timb tai.es I SHOULD WORRY? inc. TALL Oh GRUMPY WEASEll RSCOTT,BAILEY CHAPTER XXV Peter Mink' Promise. It happened on a bleak winter's day, that Grumpy Weasel was strol ling along tlis bank of Broad Brook when all at once he heard a squall. Instantly he whirled around. There was something about the cry that sounded familiar. And while he searched the stream up and down with his sharp eyes he grew angrier every moment. "Unless I'm mistaken that's my good-for-nothing cousin, Peter .Mink," Grumpy muttered. "I'll teach him not to squall at me the rascatl" lie did not have to look long be fore he caught sight of his cousin, Peter Mink was crouched under the overhanging bank, not far from the edge of the frozen surface of the brook. And he sauallcd again when he saw that Grumpy had discovered him. "Stop that!" Grumpy Weasct bel lowed. He was not greatly afraid of Peter Mink, though his cousin was, much bigger than he. "I'll have you know that I don't allow people to bawl at me, even if we are dis tantly related." "I wasn't bawling at you," Peter Mink answered. And he was strangely polite for him. "I was calling for help. Can't you see that my foot is caught in a trap?" At that Grumpy jumped down upon the ice and took a good look at PeteY Mink. He saw, then, that Come oh- Gtt BWf ou ?eacefol ; VM.LPV- KefTWlNfr OTV'tS ,vnu ( XT MA- DOES Y? NORES TROUBLE To ME- VI ICON CJ m X UlUnklMa ll -ME OrAT KMOVW ,; 1 'Xgmcr TROUBLE Ss SWE COVU -A. -I .THIMBVB ' F)VU 0? TRCUSiq WttH IT VOU COW.t N T J IsTT V IT ON AVy F SHE CATCHES ME. lAU6UkK A" BETTlNCr OVTVltt"50ME if- A' V FtEOiT-N0lRIW ANt NURPT J V .TALOKJerANOtr' 7 FITyNN5-0V, 'KNOW 1VV-A as' 1 . jmt 2i More Truth Than Poetry By JAMES J. MONTAGUE Oh! Dont do that !" Peter bctffied piteootly: Peter, spoke the truth. "This trap hurts my foot, I can tell you," Peter Mink whined. ' . "Maybe it will teach you not to screech at people," Grumpy told him. "You're going to help me, aren't you?" Peter Mink asked his cousin anxiously. "That trap belongs to Farmer Green's hired ' man," Grumpy in formed Peter Mink. "I saw him when he set it there. Perhaps you would like to have me send word to him that you're using it." . "Oh! Don't do that!" Peter begged piteously. "Well, thensuppose I get old dog Spot to come and see what he can do! He'd have you out of that trap in no time!" . But that suggestion didn't suit Peter Mink any better. "For goodness' sake, can't you think of something else?" he wailed. His voice' rose higher and higher as he spoke. And Grumpy Weas:l showed his sharp teeth as he warned Peter Mink again not to squall at him, for he wouldn't stand it. At last Peter saw that Grumpy did not intend to help him at all. So it occurred to himthat perhaps he rould hire his cousin to free him Irom the trap. "I'd do anything for you if you coutd help me out of this fix." he said finally. "Will you drive Mr. Snowy Owl away from Pleasant Valley?" Grumpy cried. "Certainly!" said Peter Mink with great promptnesses if that were the easiest matter in the world. That answer surprised Grumpy Weasel. He had no idea that Peter Mink could do any such thing. And he said as much, too. i "You understand," Peter explained, "it mav take' trie some time to get rid of Ihim. . It's mid winter now. But I can promise you that I'll have him out of the valley by April Fool's Day !:,:,, . (Copyright,, Grosset & Dunlap.) Do You Know the Bible? " (Cover up th answer read the ques tions and ce if you can answer them. Then look at the answer to see if you arc right ) Follow these ,. Questions and An swers as arranged by J. WILLSON ROY 1. From whence did . Paul write his epistle to the Romans? 2. Who was Publius? 3. How many times did Pilate de clare Jesus guiltless of the charges brought by the Jews? 4. Who was Tertullus? 5. Who was Gamaliel?. 6. By what other name was Mat thew the. Apostle called? Answers. 1. Cornith. 2. He was the chief man of the island of Melita', who entertained Paul after his shipwreck. 3. Three times. See Luke xxiii, 4, 14,22.- 4. He was the orator who plead ed the charges brought against Paul before Felix. 5. Oney of Paul's teachers, and who counseled the Sanhedrim re garding the imprisonment of the apostles. 6. Levi. (Copyright, HJ1. Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) Parents' Problems How can children best .be taught to deny themselves in order to help the needy? Tell them of the needs of other children,, who are cold, hungry, and sorrowful. Explain to them that to give up pleasures to help these chil dren is .their privilege. Tell them about the suffering children of Europe and China,, and have them save money to send to these chil 'dren save by self-denial. ?The oils derived from the west African oil palm are believed n have a greater, variety of uses than those from any ether vegetable sourea. WHAT'S THE USE. When Doctor Einstein told us We had not measured right " The spaces that enfold us I did not get him quite. I bought and read his lectures And weighty effort spent In manifold conjectures Concerning what they meant. They seemed, on first perusing, Like picture-puzzle games, And almost as confusing As books by Henry James. But after weeks of study The fog began to lift, The subject grew less muddy I thought I got his drift, Almost without cessation ' I labored day and night; With weary cerebration I sought to see the light, Till faint with my endeavor, My vision dim and blurred, I said: "By Gosh! I'm clever. I understand this bird!" Then-lo! A new professor Announced the other night, That Einstein's just a guesser And never guesses right. The dope on which I fed up, The scientific junk With which I filled my head up, Was nothing but the bunk! . Still, such is education; We toil a weary while Collecting information That soon goes out of style 1 - Romance in Origin Of Superstitions By. H. IRVING KING. Palmistry. Palmistry or chiromancy divina tion by the palm of the hand--is a pure superstition though from time to time efforts have . been made to exalt it into ' a "pseudo-science. It flourished in -Assyria, ' Chaldea and Egypt thousands of years 'ago and was believed in by. the philosophers, Blato, Aristotle, Antiochus of Aska lon and ' Claudius Ptplemaeus. Its country of -origin is- supposed to have been the plains of Babylonia. The Chaldean priests read destiny not only, in the. stars but in .all. sorts of natural phenomena. "", They dis covered that on the palms of no two men were the markings exactly NEVER ,x . We read thai there is a switch in the British policy, but .you won't find Lloyd George asleep at it. A PLEASANT CUSTOM -Few people are grieving very much because a tax collector in an eastern state has been sent to prison. HABIT Babe Ruth has been arrested for speeding. That guy is' always in a hurry to get home. - - (Copyright, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Dog Hill Paragrafs ' By George Bingham The Wild Onion school teacher, while walking across the foot-log over Gander creek Friday aftenoon, carrying his stack of books under his arm, became overbalanced and was almost thrown into -the stream. Cricket Hicks, who once took a week's course in bookkeeping, say the teacher's books were out of balance. Sile Kildew has completed his new chicken roost, and his own fowls seem well pleased with it. He made it extra long to make room for any of his neighbors' chickens that might come over. , '.' Washington Hocks fell asleep to day while reading on the front page of the weekly paper, and when he woke up he was almost through the editorial page. . (Copyright, 1921, George Matthew Adams.) Jewel, Flower. Color Symbols for Today . By MILDRED MARSHALL. Today is dedicated to lovers, ac cording to the gems which .rule this date. The moonstone is the talis manic gem, and is said by the an cients to inspire love and to give to those who love, t the ability to see into the future. 'When given as a symbol of betrothal when the moon is full, it is said to ensure a happy marriage. . The diamond is the natal stone of today, and was said by the ancients to lose-its beauty if given as a sym bol of love which would not last. The fortunate color for today is pale blue, which the ancients dedi cated to Venus, the goddess of love. Today's flower is the lily of the valley, which is said to bring good fortune when used as a decoration for weddings or engagement par ties., (Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) W H Y Do We Refer to "Castles in Spain?" Used as a synonym for day dreams, for plans which will probab ly never be brought to a successful conclusion, this phrase had its ori gin in the latter part of the 11th century, and was connected with no less a hero than Henry of Burgun dy. M. Quitard, who traces the French, equivalent of the .English expression, is authority for the state ment that when the Burgundian crossed the Pyrenees at the head of a large army of knights and loyal followers- who were determined to wrest glory and plunder from the in fidels, Alfonso of Castile rewarded his services with the hand of his daughter Theresa, together with the title to the county of Lusitania, which, later, under t Alfonso Henri quez, son of Henry and Theresa, bo came the kingdom of Portugal. -The wonderful success with wnich Henry met in Spain, naturally in cited the imagination of the other nobles of France; and they too com menced to ' dream of conquests across the border and castles built in Spain picturing the latter as sim ilar to those which they were ac customed to in France. But, up to this time, only a very few castles had been, built in Spai" and the adventurers found they would have to construct their moated fastnesses for themselves, thus giving rise to the satirical reference to "castles n Spain" as indicative of something which was only a dream. - , (Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler Syn , dicate. Inc.) HAMILTON . Apartment Hotel Fireproof ' FARNAM AT 24th Newly Furnished and Equipped Per Day . . $ 1.50 Up , Par Week $10.50 Up A Satisfactory Place to Live EATTY'S Co-Operatfve -Cafeterias We ' Appreciate Your ' Patronage. AMUSEMENTS. Fri. and Saturday msm LI Matinee Saturday Charles Frohman presents RUTH CHATTERTON In J. M. Carrie's Best Play "MARY ROSE" Surrounded by positively the aame caat .aeen during the entire seaaon'a run at the New York Empire Theater. Night 50c to $2.50. Mat. 50c to $2.00. OPENING SUN. EVE. MAY 15 "America'! Feramoit Stock Company" DDIMPCCC A1 organization rIlr4vE33 with 12 year' PLAYERS '"Sffilr. IN "POLLY WITH A PAST" SEATS NOW ma Claire's delectable Mat. Wed. A Sat. comedy, featurine Mat. 25c. 50c. TTieodore warfien, Eve. 50c, $1.00 Bernard Nedeil. BOWEN'S More Values than one anticipates are offered at the H. R. Bowen Co. no one par ticular day in the week, but every day this store's ' offerings are especially inviting to the thrifty, careful shopper, f If you are in need of any of the following ar ticles for your home, you will save by buying them at Bowen's. Watt Basket Hamper shape, well made and closely woven .... $2.25 Ice Cream Freezer Made of galvanized iron, 2-quart 8U0. size, well handles, 33 large bottle ...... 65J size, only Broom Large made, strong only Oil Mop. With of oil, only. . Clothe Rack Made of sea soned wood ; close up tight ' to the wall when not in use' 952 Aluminum Percolator 5-cup capacity, only ....$1.25 Double Rice Boiler Made of - aluminum; strong, light and durable $1.25 Carpet Sweeper Mothers' wonderful labor and time saver .$1.95 Solid Oak Foot 1 Stool In golden and fumed oak fin ishes. Were $2.25, now. at y4A Ask about our special prices . on Mattresses. GktBowen (d OVMS VAlUc 6IVIIK ?TOKt Howard St., bet. 15th and 16th similar. What could that piean? What but that for which they were always seeking, a key to the door of the future? And as a man' hand is a rather personal matter it must be the man's personal future which was inscribed there. Besides, among the ancients 'the hand was always endued with a certain mystic charac ter; it was the symbol of power and of a divinely ordered fate; an idea which we still retain in such expres sions a "I saw in it the hand of God." Though palmistry was seriously regarded during the middle ages it soon disappeared everywhere except among the wandering Gypsies. But in the 19th century if reappeared as one of those mental epidemics which now and then seize upon mankind and in the '80's flourished as a popu lar delusion in Europe and the Unit ed States. The attack was sharp but short-lived; and though the su- . AMUSEMENTS. Elks Indoor CIRCUS Auditorium Every Night This Week at 8 P. M. Admission 50 Cents perstition still has its votaries, and som "mejums" did it to their other accomplishments, it has mostly been relegated back to the fortune telling Gypsies. (Copyright, 1921. by The McClure Newa paper Syndicate.) Where It Started Bri- This particular type of sailing ship has an origin in the days of the pi rates, when a robbers' ship had to be fast and strong to escape justice. A "brigand" is a pirate, and a "brigan dine" or "brigantinc," is a pirate's ship an especially speedy model. The word '"brig" is a contraction of "brigantine." (Copyright, 1121, by The Wheeler Syn dicate, Inc.) PHOTOPLAYS. Matinee Daily, 2:15; Every Night, 8:15 VALESKA SURATT RALPH DUNBAR'S SALON SINGERS; BAILEY A COWAN ; CHARLES IR WIN; Grey and Old Roae; Keating St McClay a Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer; The Nagyfya; York' Educated Canine Pupils; Topic of the Dayj The Pathe Newa Matinees, ISe to 50c; some 75c and $1.00 Sat. and Sun. , Nights, 15c to $1.25. ' - . EMPRESS NEW SHOW TODAY DE MARIA FIVE, "The Musical Trou badours;" TAYLOR A FRANCIS, "Noth ing Serious;" BANDY FIELDS, Sing ing, Talking, Dancing: BROSIUS A BROWN, "The Brainless Wonders." Photoplay Attraction, "Worlds Apart," Featuring Eugene O'Brien. Q0R) ' Now Until Sat. Nite IfJA CLAIRE la Her Belasco Stage Success, "Polly Hitli a Past" COMING SUNDAY BIG CIRCUS MARY MILES MINTER In 'The Little Clown" PHOTOPLAYS. NOW PLAYING Henri Bernitein'i Stage Success COMING SUNDAY, "The Hiss of Scandal" Bee Want Ads Our Best Booster!. PHOTOPLAYS. aw . m LAST TIMES "THE INSIDE OF THE CUP" TOMORROW WILLIAM HART NOW TILL SAT. NOW TILL SAT. A Picture lou'll Neuer Forcjetl Marshall Iteilan's "Bob Hampton of Placer" Lh h h Unquestionably His Greatest Achievement Cast Includes: Wesley "Freckles" Barry Marjorie Daw James Kirkwood Pat O'Malley Noah Beery Here's the "something different" in motion pic tures for which you have been looking. Prologue with Eight Genuine "Blackfeet" Indian Furnished by the U. S. Gov't. See Chief Fish .Wolf robe do the "Grass Dance" Hear Chief Turtle sing; an Indian Sons; See them all do the "Medicine Dance," "Chief Dance" and "War Dance." Starting Sunckij Marij Pickford "CThrouqh the Back Door" It's Mary in her own style a combination of "Daddy Long Legs" and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." STARTS SUNDAY Today and All Week Show at 11,12:50,2:30 4:25,6:15 7:50,9:35 rrom d poor Milliner to Dazzling Sbcfety Queen bevJitcWng in her brilliant nrw phorodrama nAijri snea paris" , A Clever Story of Loves and Laughs Second Annual Style Show At 3:00, 8:10, 9:55 "The Modiste Shop" Latest Parisian Style on - LIVING MODELS Courtesy of Brandei Store Indian Lmcs Room, 76e Mer chants' Lunch, 11:30 to 2 Club Break fast, 85s to 1. r te 10:30. Indian Iiiick Room, 75o Mer chant' IUnch, 11:30 to 1 Table d'Hote Dinner, 1.25, S)30 to . PLATE LUNOn Mdin Oestduani HqtiIFoeH M usical EnfeHdinmeiri i Luncheon J Dinner Hours 11.75 Table d'Hote Din ner e a e a e t e a 1 n m from S:30 to 0. Con cert music by Main Restaurant After The- ' atev Dane Ins eVca event n't; from 10 to 12i30. Spir ited melody 7 The Famous Solis Marimba Band YOU MEN AT THE CLUBS Did you ever stop to realize that when you. are enjoying your noon-day smoke, chatting with your brother member about some innocent gos sip of a man or woman, that you are perhaps start ing then the first breath of scandal that will be earned on by humanity until it becomes a mighty tornado of destruction and ruin. Innocently, no doubt, you are telling the story, but your listener or listeners are only ready to grasp and magnify the meanings that you are bringing forth. "THE HISS OF SCANDAL," such as you are starting has ruined the lives of men and women since the creation of the world and it is the foundation of the theme which Emerson Hough has embodied in his story, "The Broken Gate" and which in screen form is called "THE HISS OF; SCAN DAL." , It opens at the Moon Theater one week, starting Sunday. Men and women in all walks of life should see this picture. The brotherhood of man would be-more firmly united if they would heed to the lesson which this photoplay tells. n i