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THB BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1921. "lit E EPY-T I ME TALES B V THE TALE OF B0BBYA1 BOBOLINKd RY ARTHIM? SfflTT RAH FY CHAPTER III. Greetings. Ai fast as they could fly, old Mr. Crow and Mr. Kcd-winged Black bird hurried over to the meadow, where they had heard Bobby Bobo link s bubbling notes. They found him enjoying himself with a lively company of careless bachelors all distant cousins of Bobby Bobolink who had traveled with him in a roistering flock all the way from the South. They were all wonderful singers those happy Bobojinks. They could scarcely have kept still if they had wanted to. But somehow Bobby Bobolink seemed to be just a bit the best singer of the lot. Perched on a fence-post, Mr. Meadow-lark was drinking in Bob bys merry songs. Jolly Robin had stolen away from the orchard to greet the newcomer and listen to his first concert. And even Rusty fl stayed s. wfeila in the rice fiddhe aawcre&' Wren had forsaken the cherry tree beside the farmhouse. Although Rusty and his wife were in the midst of putting their summer house to rights, he had not been able to resist telling Mrs. Wren, who did not like to have him away from home, that he must make a short visit m. the meadow, "to see a friend." Mr. Red-winged Black-bird called "Conk-err-re!" several times to Bobby Bobolink, meaning that , he was glad Bobby was back in Pleas ant Valley and that he hoped he was in good health, and that Bobby cer tainly hadn't forgotten how to sing. As for old Mr. Crow, he winked at Bobbv Bobolink and said in a hoarse voice. "I hear they're plant ing rice down South." Bobby Bobolink was not like Mr. Crow, who would have flown in a rage had anyone made such a re mark to him. , . "I stayed a while in the rice fields." (he answered. "And if I hadn't come away when I did," he duueu wiin a laugn, i a nave Dccn too fat to fly way up here to Pleas ant Valley." 1'hen a , torrent of notes r came tumbling out of his throat as he darted right over the head of old Mr. Crow (who stood on a hillock) and swerved and zigzagged and wheeled through the air, until Mr. Crow almost tied his neck into a knot, just watching him. "By the way." Mr. Meadowlark said in an undertone to Mr. Red winged Blackbird, "our friend Bobby has a different, suit from the one he wore when I last saw him." "When was that?" Mr. Red winged Blackbird inquired. : "About the middle of last sum mer!" Mr. Meadowlark explained. "Ah! This is the second suit he has had since then." said Mr. Red winged Blackbi.'d. "If you had been with us in the swamp last fall you'd have known that Bobby had a new one then. And here he is now .with still another." Mr. Meadowlark looked a bit troubled. "I liked the black one the black one with the white and buff trim mings," he remarked. "It was Very becoming to Bobby Bobolink. I was hoping he'd wear one like it this summer." "Wait P.. was Mr. Red-winged Blackbird's mysterious answer. "Wait! And , I promise you won't i be disappointed." - 1 "Anyhow, he sings as well as ever," , Mr. Meadowlark declared. Copyright Qrosaet & Dunlap. WHY Is the Knave in a Pack of 'Cards f Called the "Jackr .'While "Jack" is. of course, the di minutive f John the Anglicized form of the French Jacques it appears in English in, A number of ways which apparently have no connection with the name itself. Thus we have boot :.!. t i ti..i. jam, ja-p-Miuc, lUlnuer-jagK, UldClt- jack, union-jack, jack-tar, and the like. . , The reason for this usage is be cause the proper name or nickname "Jack" had, ;for many years past, been applied in England to servants or laborers as a class. "Jack." is a handy name for a waiter, a caddy,' or a groom, just as many Americans call every negro porter "George." Because of this, many 'appliances which are subjected to rough usage or which perform the tasks of a la borer, are-known by the prefix or suffix "jack," with a noun explana tory of the use to which they are put. . The expression "Jack of' all trades" is another example of the same usage, .while the substitution of the name "Jack" for the knave in a pack of cards, is an indication of the belaborings which this gentle man undergoes at the hands of the Ace, the King and Queen. (Copyright, ItSl, Whwlsr Syndicate, Ine.) Where It Started The Clearing House. A post at; the corner of Birchin (... T nmharrf strrt. London. was the first "clearing house," as it was there that Dan ciertcs usea to meet to exchange memoranda and Tit 177 hitildincr in Lombard street was set apart for the purpose or mtercnangjng cms arm cnccK., and has since been used for this purpose. . He 14 THE GUMPS- f THE WUXTN vANPEK let's ttop ajnp Talk mvi we.- TtU. Htft ASOVT Lit OUR. nPN SHE'LL BE GREEN Yjrrx trm More Truth -By JAMES J. A SHORT LIFE AND A MERRY ONE. Sometimes when I am worried Lest, 'ere I reach the age Of wisdom I'll be hurried , From this terrestrial stage, The turtle I consider, Who quits this vale of tears And leaves his wife -a widder At some three hundred years. His days are long and many, But as they take their wing, They do not get him any thing. Two centuries the parrot' Survives upon the earth; And trifling is his merit . And little is his worth. In learning, he's a slacker Despite his many days, And "Polly wants a cracker," Is his one single phrase. He lingers, like a tree does, . From eras long forgot, . . And does he profit? He does , not! , So, though my days are numbered, I shed no bitter tears; I would not be encumbered With all those useless years. A fleeting life and merry A few brief crowded hours No more than necessary To cull the fairest flowers. The hand of time is weighty; I hope I'm not alive Much after I am eighty-fh. THE EXCEPTIONS. In announcing that any healthy German, if sold for a stave, would bring a thousand dollars, Mr. Brisbane has apparently overlooked the Hohenzollern boys. - NO NEWS TO US. Professor Einstein says everybody is free in America but hus bands, thus establishing the relativity of household relations. IF SHE'S LIKE OUR LADIES. - We are informed by a cable that Queen Mary visits her kitchens about twice a month probably on the cook's day out. (Copyright, mi. by Tta BU Syndicate. Inc.) Sense ,ommon By J. J. MUNDY. - Don't Be a Bromide. In your adult years do you follow the practice of your school years, when you selected certain Latin phrases and threw them into your conversation in such a way as to im press he supposed fact that you had studic 1 Latin. Did you think then, and do you continue to think, that you can fool persons by this childish practice? ' Well, you are not making tne im pression for culture which you so desire, but you are snowing just how shallow and smattering your knowledge is, because you always have to turn the talk away from the main point you cannot pursue this' line of talk. Throughout vour life it has been your object to learn just as little as possible, to make as big an im pression as possible ana lead otners to think you are a shark for knowl edge, t , With such a, thin veneer, ot cul ture how can you expect it to take the place of educational equipment which is solid? i You do not fool any one by your shallow attempts to show more than you are. . . . . It takes study ana consistent ap plication to master a language. A phrase anyone can learn, parrot fashion, and us use is considered m bad taste. Copyright, 1931. International Fatur Service. Inc. Jewel, Rower. Color Symbols for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL. According to the ancients, a peace ful, happy day is sure to be the lot of those who wear the amethyst at this time, since it is today's talis manic stone. It is said to be es pecially lucky for women, protecting them from all worry and care. The moss agate is the natal stone for today. It also is especially lucky for women, since, it protects them from evil, and brings to them the power to judge people wiselv and so be not unduly influenced, it is said that a woman who wears an agate will never associate with bad com panions. Purple is today's color. It is symbolic of a healthy mind and a heallhy body, and is sure to bring good luck when worn in sporting contests. Today's flower is the purple pansy, symbolic of cheerfulness and good sense. OLD HOW PO W retonpe TOO MWT COMe OUT AND STC OUT outen HAS bar Wwselp NEW HOME- VC BOU4HT A BOWtrAlOW- ttE HAVE THE Most BCAAJYiEUL. LAWVN XoO EVW. DPTfcPAtf- saw- vLovfacs - rs jost; LOOK cJRtAT" UTTlt Than. Poetry MONTAGUE - Romance in Origin Of Superstlhqns By H. IRVING KING. To Prevent Lockjaw. , If you scratch yourself with a rusty nail stick the nail immediate ly into hard wood and you will not have lockjaw. At least that is what they say in New England and vari ants of this belief afe found in other sections of the country. Among the Grand Banks fishermen there is a belief that if whn a fishhook pierces the hand, the fishhook is stuck three times into - wood the wound will not fester nor will any other evil consequences result from it. Here we have once more a survi val of the old, old worship of the tree-god coupled with the primitive belief in sympathetic magic. The nail, or the fishhook, by its penetra tion of the flesh having attained a certain sympathy with- the wound it caused is handed over ' to the tree god to be. dealt with arid the tree god, accepting the appeal of the wounded man and his votive offer ing, purifies the offending instrument or neutralizes its pernicious quali ties and it in turn, by sympathetic magic, renders the wound harmless. It is the same sort of magic which, when you have rubbed a piece of pork on a wart and buried the pork causes the wart to disappear when the pork decays: only here the di rect intervention of the tree-god is involved which is needed as nails and fishhooks do not readily de cay. : ' ' (Copyright, H21, by The ilcClure New paper Syndicate.) Do You Know the (Cover up the answer, read the ques tions and act if you can answer tbem. Then look at tb answers ta sea It you are right.) , Follow these Questions 'and An swers as arranged by By J. WILLSON ROY. . 1. W'ho were' Moses' 'parents? ! 2. What was the name of the first king of Israel? , 3. How long did he reign? 4. What was the manner of his death? v - 5. Who was Naomi's husband? 6. What was the relationship be tween Ruth and Naomi? Answera. . 1. Amran and Jochebecf., 2. Saul. . 3. Forty years.. 4. He was killed with his sons in battle at Mount Gilboa. 5. Elimelech. ." 6. Ruth was the daughter-in-law of Naomi. ' ICopiNSlit, ny The vriietlcr Svn- sttv.tt, toe. f ALL ZANDER IN THE FIRST ROUND DO MRS. ZANPtC?"' I AND re: UMt NWN TOO- LOVE KST- .Alt PAU? s. Woman Slayer To Go On Trial In Chicago Soon Defendant Dreads Conse quences of Postponement as It Means She Will Have Women Jurors. Chicago, May, 17. Mrs. Cora Isa belle Orthwein appeared in court to day and heard for the second time that her trial for the killing of Her bert P. Ziegler was postponed for a week. Mrs, Orthwein's facial ex pression, her hurried whispered con sultation with her attorney and her other actions indicated that the con tinuance was displeasing. Mrs. Orthwein, it is said, dreads the consequence because it may mean a jury of women to hear her case, and Mrs. Orthwein does not want women jurors, it is under stood, although her attorney has agreed to such a jury. It is' probable that mandamus pro ceedings will be filed this week ask ing the supreme court to find wheth er jury service is a right or a duty for women. On this decision will rest the question of whether the jury to hear Mrs. Orthwein's plea of self- defense shall be composed of mem bers of her sex. While the defense will attempt to show self-defense and that the re volver was discharged while Mrs. Orthwein and Ziegler were strug gling for its possession, the state will show that the pair had been liv ing as man and wife for some years and will attempt to show that an effort on the part of Ziegler to break with Mrs. Orthwein and return to his family so aroused her jealousy i that she shot him. Surgeons Open Ears of Child Born With Them Closed So successful was a surgical ooer-1 ation on the right ear of Baby Charles ; brown, 3 mqnths old child of Mr. j and Mrs. C. C. Brown,. 1137 North j Eighteenth street, that a similar oper- ! ation was performed yesterday on the child's left ear1 at the Fenger j hospital. The child was born with both ears closed. Surgeons remedied the dc-1 feet by cutting open the covering of skin and opening the canal to the ear drum. Body of First Nebraskan Slain In War Being Brought Back Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Hughes, 4116 Lafayette avenue, received word yesterday . that the body of their son, Corp. Russell G. Hughes, the first Nebraskan slain in the war, is due to arrive at! Hoboken this week. " ,. Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham' There is a new girl working in the millinery' store at Tickville now, and Slim Pickens, as an excuse to get to talk to her the other day, went in and told her he had made a mistake as he thought he was en tering the feed store. The unexpected has again hap pened to Raz Barlow. Just as he was on the brink of buying another collar, they found his at the laun dry.. , ' . ' . Fletcher Henstep went down to his pond the other night to listen to the frogs a while; and was aim ing to brag. on them,-but they were so Ibashful they all stopped when they saw . him coming. Copyright. 1981, George Matthew Adams. Parents' Problems How can a forgiving spirit best be developed in children? If a tender, loving feeling for ath ers be engendered in children there will be no difficulty in the matter of forgiveness. Children should early learn that no one is perfect and tint all are doing their best. In short, co-operation in well-doing should be taught. This will lead the chil dren to understand that when one member of a group errs everyone else of the group is somewhat to blame. This will more effectually than anything else prevent "hard feeling" the opposite feeling to for llif lift i i sr vm II I II HkMF Vfl) NEX&D UATOX? HE NAD THE fELL Off MIS HOltSt IT?- HS MUCH. 6ETTES. NOY- HE" NM To HAVE" OMEOHE. EL-SE WRITS HS LETTERS FOU A OH, AND SAT- HE SEHT HE THE PRETTIEST LITTLE PET KAN$rVC0O fOR. IT ITS' fo ctvt it LAVT WE.EK- Father Kept Alive 12 Days With Opiate as Son Speeding Home Lincoln, May 17. (Special Tele gram.) Half an. hour after his son, a member of the A E. F in Ger many, arrived at his bedside, John Parshal, S3, lapsed into unconscious ness. Physicians stated that Parshal, suffering from an incurable disease, had been kept alive for 12 days with opiates .in the hope that - the son would arrive before death came. The son, Loren Parshal, has' been a month on his way home from Cob lenz. When the local chapter of the Red Cross learned of the father's condition and his desire to see his son before death, it took steos to obtain a discharge and have the bov hurried home. Death of the elder Twin' ; Eight CHOCOLATES INNER-CIUCIX CANDIES' PHOTOriAVS. Today Today Theodore Roberts," Kathlyn Williams ' in Cecil B. De Mille's Production FORBIDDEN FRUIT" AMl'SKMKMTS. The American! Legion Presents MARY JORDAN World Famous CONTRALTO Brandeis Theater May 24. Tickets at box of f ice Prices 50c to $2.00 Mat. Dally, 2:15; Every Night, 8:15 WILL M. CRESSY nd BLANCHE DAYNE; SHEILA TERRY; BERT BETTY WHEELER; MARION WEEKS A BARRON; Grace Doro; Ash a Hyamt; Paul Nolan a Co.;' Manv Snyder Topics ef the Day; Pathe News. Matinees, ISc to 50c; some 75c and $1.00; Sat. and Sun. Nifhts, ISe to IU5. i ,- EMPRESS LAST TIMES TODAY BYRD a ALDEN, Two Dainty Maids From Songland; YOUNG a FRANCIS, From Taps to Reveille; FAIRMAN a PATRIC, A Wee Bit ef Irish Wit and Song; THREE REGALS, Gymnastic Feats of Strength and Skill. Photo, play Attraction WILLIAM RUSSELL in "COLORADO PLUCK." NOW PLY. MATS. TODAY and INQ 1 11111 T . SAT. Princess Players In th Vlvtcloui Comedy "Polly With a Past" with Theodora wtrflld. Mat. 75e and V Bernard Nadtll En. 50c. 7Jc. l mm flVRES HcQM YOUR. itKiri r A. BAD ACCIfrfMT- - MP YCA) HEAR. ABOUT Parshal was expected hourly to night. Will Discuss Methods of Holding Licensed Boxing Lincoln, May 17. (Special Tele gram.) American Legion officers will meet with state officers tomor row in the office of H. H. Antles, secretary of the, Department of Pub lic Welfare, to discuss methods to be used in conducting licensed box ing exhibitions as provided for by the last legislature. 1,000 Men and Boys Are on Way to Sugar Beet Fields . Lincoln, May 17. (Special Tele gram.) Working men and boys, mostly foreigners, numbering 1,000, were shipped to the sugar beet fields in western Nebraska on a special PHOTOPLAYS. ii III i77. her latest vroduction " . Ill III 177. her latest production "THROUGH THE BACK DOOR" 81 Ml I I ml II!' II recalls to ushou; ludrm and real and lovable and divine a thing it is to i be just human and !H I! Also a Beautiful Educational Scenic Entitled " . "IN DUTCH" Presented with an Atmospheric Prologue , in a typical Dutch setting, featur ing Ruth Belts and Mildred Jacqus dancing the "Wooden Shea Dance" Julius K. Johnson, Premier Organist, Playing "Males Believe" THE real ro mance of Anne Boleyn, the srirl who traded love for a throne. All in a poignant human story, set in scenes that in splendor and magnifi cence have never been approached. ; ' Whole" cities, cathedrals, palaces, abbeys built for its production; 7,000 in the cast, headed by Eu- ' rope's greatest emotional actress. The great, awe-inspiring ' work of Europe's great est director. All This Week at 11, Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. tCopjright. 192 by Chicago Tribune Co.) TAtc THAT- Vaii fciA'v. BACK TO Yoit tTATt AK MOUR.N OVER IT- c50 MOM AND SEE vF YnU tAM HAVE A CrOOD TIME T0 rflw on WVt- train from Lincoln today. A major ity of them came from Omaha and other points east of Lincoln. Many, it was stated, had been out of em ployment nearly all winter" and are destitute. Five Persons Are Held for Death of Arkansas Woman . Mount Ida, Ark., May 17. Two women and three men, one a minister, are under, arrest in 'connection with the death of Mrs. Annie McKennon, 54, whose mutilated body was found at her home on the McKennon farm near Buckville, Sunday night. Office Rohhed Lincoln, May 17. (Special.) A downtown business office was robbed of $16.20 by . burglars last night. PHOTOPLAYS. Rialto Symphony Players, Harry Brader, Director, Offering "It Happened in Nordland" . Victor Herbert ' A Paramount Picture 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 11 Ml Mt II la I I'llOTOPLAVS. Now Until Saturday BBS F I Adapted from therforu VvheDrokenGafce COMING SUNDAY World's Greatest Dancer ' and Her $100,000 Dancing Legs IN PERSON in connection with her photoplay "Passion Fruit" D O R A L D I N A vr First Time in Omaha. NOW BETTER THAN A CIRCUS MARY MILES "THE LITTLE CLOWN " Also FATTY ARBUCKLE Peony Park On West Dodge Road WILL OPEN ITS NEW, MODERN DANCING PAVILION SOON Watch or Date Busses will run from 14th and Farnam and 49th and Dodge. BENEFIT DINNER for CHINESE RELIEF FUND First Presbyterian Church 34th and Farnam Wednesday era nine;, May 18, 6 p. m. Tickets, 50 cents. Ilamiltoniirm FIREPROOF Farnam at 24th (Business Center) Per Day, $1.50 Up - Per Week, $10.50 Up Newly Furnished and Equipped ' , - A Satisfactory Place to Live Empress Rustic Garden Omaha's Finest Dancing Palace Under the personal supervision ef W. 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