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18 THE BEE: "OMAHA. SATURDAY. MAY 21, 1921. 83 tiM, P.Y-T I ME TALES THE TALE OF BOBBYS BOBOLIW BY ARTHURiCftJI BA LEY THE GUMPS- MOTHER NATURE'S LITTLE PAL, ANDY Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. (Copyright. 1821. by Chicago Tribune Co.) CHAPTER VI. Mrs. Bobolink Consents. It had nfcver occurred to Mr. Mea dowlark that Bobby Bobolink's wife might object to her husband joining the singing socictj'. But Bobby ifemed doubtful. 'I'll have to.ask her," he said "You $ce, we're just about able to build ourselves a house. And she may think I ought not to belong to any societies at present." Just then little, yellowish-brown Mrs. Bobolink came skimming over the meadow and dropped down be side them. j , "Would you mind, my love, if I . joined the Pleasant Valley Singing society?" Bobby asked her. . "Perhaps you'd like to become a member yourself?" Mr. Meadowlark suggested, nervouslv. . Mrs. Bobolink hastened to say that she wasn t musical. Of course, I en joy hearing songs," she told him; "but I'm not much of a singer my self." "Your husband is one of the best," Mr. Meadowlark told her hopefully. . Icsl she replied.' And some times I think he spends too much of his time practicing." , "Oh, I can sing and work at the same time," Bobby Bobolink de clared. "When we begin work on our new house I shall be singing most of the time." ."How often docs jour society 1 M jm VWtN BUV ANOTHER. HOME Vfl Hi . - . . . - . . e. . a )1 ILL BUV A SMAUL Lot AMD K House- I'M A UWM fcARBER- F I LIVE HERE. MlOTYiev VEAa VOU'LU SEE SimWCl. CK'. ONE OF TUOSE ' UYUE ELECTVC LAWN KtfUEfcS TUeoNVf FJN VoU CAVi ; HAVE WTH ONE ,0F THESE 60 PUSH S THE FIRST TRIP ABOUND- AFTEfc THAT I'M A 6RCAT VOVE. OP FUWFRS I TUIM -THPYCE 3EAKI?UL-1 Lfhe EVCRVTMlNOr A PfWOEUOM TO AM OR.CHIP- BUT VVVAT A BOTHER- TWEV ARE- IT WE tOU MOUTHS OF STEIkW V0fcV4 TO RAVSE" veM- ANO VlVG .-MrW fill at 4g8. QoSH- v msv I WAV VP AT SHWM KvST- VLU'BET TVE FlW ARE BITVNd REAT- I'D .JUST Like TC BE FICKTIN' Mr VAT THROVH TH : HViM SWEEPS AHI THE LOVE MATURE IN its impuctv- i &oU'Y want TO SPEND "THE fcEST OF KS" UFE PteSSlNS UP THE UNWERSE- sBn40iM WB I f flu TkHtfM C M those born on an anniversary oi this dav. The Orientals believed that dark brown or black should be worn to day; garbed in these colors, they thought that the evil spirits would overlook them. Today's significant flower is the purple lilac. Symbolic of the joy ousness of. spring, it brings good cheer wherever it is used as a deco ration. . (Copyright, 19:1, Whe!r Syndicate, Tnft.) Parents' Problems Should children be allowed to say "Hello" to grown persons? "Hello" is a small child's most friendly salutation. It is perhaps better not to substitute another for! it. This is one of those minor mat ters that will adjust without lid from grownups. Bee Want Getters. Ads Are Business "Just listen to himPMr Bobolink wed. with an air of pride meet?" Mrs. Bobolink , asked Mr. Meadowlark. "We have a little sing almost every fine day," he informed her. "But your husband needn't come to every meet ing if he's too busy. And if neces sary he can leave before our sinks' are finished except when he takes the test." "The test!" Mrs. Bobolink echoed. "What's that?" ...... Mr. Meadowlark explained that be fore becoming a member everybody had to sing before the society. "Those who don't sing well enough don't get in," he added. "For instance, there's old, Mr. Crow. His voice is too hoarse. So he doesn't belong to the society." '" Well, the moment she heard that, Mrs. 'Bobolink made up .her mind at once. - "My husband can pass any singing test that you can give him!" she ex v claimed. "The idea of mentioning him and Mr. Crow in the same.breathl" .Pardon me!" Afr. Meadowlark - said hastily. "I took several breaths before I spoke about Mr. Crow." He hoped that he t hadn't offended . Bobby Bobolink's wife. She wasn't really angry. But she '"was proud of her husband's voice. ." And she wanted Mr. Meadowlark to know it. j "I wouldn't think of such a tiling as vnot letting Bobby join your so ciety,'' she declared, "And as soon as we've finished our new house he can go to every meeting yetii have, and stay till the end, too.'! .'V All this time Bobby Bobolink had been listening anxiously. And when he heard his wife's last remark he was so overjoyed that he sprang into the air and began to sing the hap piest song he knew, while he darted back and forth above the heads of his wife snd their caller. ."Just listen to him." Mrs. Bobo link .cried, with an air bf pride. "Can you beat that?" - r. .Mr. Meadowlark made a modest . reply. He said that m his' opinion Bobby Bobolink' wai the finest sing er that had ever come 'to Pleasant - Valley. AAd Mrs. Bobolink was so pleased that she confessed, she 'hoped her husband could take his test as soon , as- oossiblc. ' - - VHe shall take it tomorrow!" Mr. Meadowlark promised. . : (Copyright, Orosstt A Dunlap.) More Truth Than Poetry T-r By JAMES J. MONTAGUE and later, by the growing popularity of "mister." . . I Then, by one of those strange quirks which frequently occur in growths of ' language, "Mister" caused "Mistress" to be corrupted or elided into "Missis," and finally the two titles were shortened to the recognized abbreviations, "Mr." and 'Irs."- Incidentally, the feminine form of "Mister" is one of the "curi osities of the English language, since as Walker says, "to pronounce it as it is written 'in full "Mistress" or even as it has been contracted into "Alissis," appears quaint and pedan tic. One has to slur it and inject a V sound, so that it would appear if written in full as 'Miznes.'" (.Copyright, 1951, by The McClur Newi- p&per Syndicate.) Use Bee Want Ads for Result3. Jewel, Flower, Color Symbols for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL. According to the Orientals, this is one of the "Days of Mourning," and jet should be worn, if one wishes to avoid having despondent thoughts. However, it should be -worn against the flesh, and should be immediately discarded if it is chipped or broken, ! since in this case is sure to bring bad luck. Today's natal gem, the pearl, is believed in some countries to be sym bolic of tears. However, in this hemi sphere it represents youth and happi ness, and so brings good fortune to JASIIUILLE A new town five mile northwest of Florence, on the Washington High way. Several good open ing for different lines of business. . See Nashville Chamber of Commerce. THE TOLL ROAD , On the road to Drowsytown, the shadows loom ahead , . Toward where tbe dying twilight glows with fading gold and red, And tiny creatures of the wood peep out between the trees And listen" to the slumber sougs of little droning bees. , And when one travels on that road, the troubles of the day. ' Dissolve among the purple mists and vanish quite away. Besides the road to Drowsytown are clear and crystal streams . . That tumble down the rocky hills to find the Lake o' Dreams The Lake o Dreams that you can find if you will follow on And sail away in silver boats, until the break of dawn. And not a worry in the world, and not a single care , Can overtake a little child who goes a-sailing there. , Down the road to Drowsytown the little ;chiUnengo, ' : Rank on rank and file on file, and rowron marching row; ! They start away at .eight o'clock, and anyway by nine . They ought to reach the shadow of the magic mountain pine, i And climb among its friendly: limbs, and look away and see . , The lovely land of By and By the time that's 'going to be. - , So take the road to "Drowsytown. and,' though its shining sVies Will always seem still far away before your questing eyes, V You'll listen to the singing bees, and hear the night birds call, And never even care to get to Drowsytown at all. - ' I wish that I could go along, but only, stainless souls, Like those of little girls and boys, can evr jpay the tolls. It looks all run out. WE MIGHT HAVE LET 'EM ALONE. as if we pacified Mexico only to discover, that her oil had AS TO PERCENTAGE. immigration law, but it ught to admit only 100 It is a 3 per cent per cent Americans. .'" Y WE'LL GET ALL BACK. It won't be long before the Colombian' gentlemen - who $25,000,000 indemnity will be coming up to New York to spend "(CopjTifM. by Th BU Syndiciw. Inc.) .... :'' got it.. . ' that Romance in Origin Of Superstitions Do You Know the Bible? Cow up the nsweri, rd th ques t!is na k if you en answer thm. Than look at th answer to set tf you r right.) : . , Follow These Questions and Ans wers As Arranged by. V J. WILLSON ROY. T 1. no was Oehazi? 2. Why was Gchazi stricken witK' leprosy? . ' , 3. What was the charge placed against Peter and John on their first arrest?- , . 1 .-,. 4. What was the charge brought gainst Jesus in his tfial before the Sanhedrin? ; v 5. Why was the stoning of Stephen unlawful? ." 1 . 6. To whose death did Jesus refer o as sleep? ' Answers.' 1, ' The servant of Alisha'. 2. For his avarice , and deception. See 2 Kings v:20-27. - - , S. Preaching through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. See .Acts iv; 2-3. 1 . ' . 4. See MattheW xxv: 59-61. , 5. Because it was not lawful for Uie Jews to put any man to death. . 6. Lazarus. See John xi: 11. Copyright. lt!t. By ' Th Wbjeoler 8ya- - V dicata, Inc.) - . 4 VKere It Started CatheriiM Wheels. This popular form of firework de gives jts title from the legend of St. (Catherine, who confessed -Christianity before the Emperor Maximinus. She (war put to death, by means of a Wheel armed with knives resembling In form the modern Catherine wheel. ! suit fcoprria-ht. lt;u Wknier sndicat. Inc.) 1 If you want to prove yourself men- ; Money in the Pocket. There is a time-honored supersti- J tion whicn has by no means lost its vitality' that when a man or a boy first puts on a new suit of clothes' he should, before drawing on his trousers, place a sum of money in the right-hand pocket. This precaution insures his always having money in his pocket. But should he, by mistake, place tha money in the left band pocket, he will never have mon ey as long as the suit lasts. Primitive man did not have trous ers with pockets, attached; but he did have ideas and this superstition was based upon one of them. Our re mote ancestors firmly believed in homeopathic magic that like causes tike: If you handled a warty toad, for instance, you would have warts yourself. As . progressed in civ ilization, . clinging, as he 'does now, subconsciously, perhaps, tp his primi tive ideas, if. was natural for him to suppose, when money wa intro duced, that money, begat money, a's warts cajiised warts'. . Not in the fig urative cnse in which the expression is now. used in .relation 'to finance, but -in 'a positive sense: -- : When he had so far advarTCed that he wore "pants' the idea had,become transformed into, the superstition of today.,. As, to. the specification of the righthand pocket as 'the proper one for the working of the charm, that is on the some principle that makes it advisable to place the right ioot first when getting out of bed, a psycho logical offspring of the" meaning of the "right" and its equivalents in va rious languages based primarily upon the fact that most people are right handed. As ' to ' the 4eft pocket, is not left the converse of right? The old Romans' used the word "sinis ter", for anything on the left and oi; anything that was ill omened, and we have the same word in English with the same double meaning." (Copyright, l;i, hv Tho McClure News- - paper Syndicate.) tally his superior '-you must be above his : taunts. , ' '. Some one has aptly said that in; most cases the chip on a mm's shoul-'l der is a splinter. : which has' fallen: from the .block above." ' , : , f ' ' Prove your bigness of manhood or womanhood by being slow fo recog-' nize. an insult, even when the sneer ing eyes locate the object of insult to your .very face. Besides.'it hurts the. other fellow worse to- have his shaft of 'ill-natured, insulting criticism fall I aslant. " ,. :., , . i. '. "A Copy-lght, ''Internadonal Feature, Service, Inc. Dog Hill Paragrctfs 7 By George Bingham Everybody at-the . church '. last Sunday had to go home before thev could get a drink of 'aferias Poke Eailey" and Sim Flinders got to arguing over, who ought to drink C01 mmon oense .' By J. J. MUNDY. ...... Control Yourself. Are you easily insulted? ' Does the slightest intimation- of your being what you should not be rouse you to the fighting point? So you belong to the class which proudly boasts, "No one can impose on me?" . You -think this denotes power, self reliance, fearlessness? ' To the contrary, it .usually means you are not big enough and broad enough to be above inconsequential things, the minor things of life. ' The man of large brain caliber is not an easily insulted person. A fistic encounter is something he resorts to only when there is no other way out with honor. ' The man who is quick to offer -in sult is small m a metal wav first.f one, saying the other fought.; J;A-f V .1 r-fi'- . ' J.. 4 " i There is considerable talk proband, con ibout a 'graveyard being opened on ;thc lot at the back of the Tick ville ioDera house, toiburv all' the j people that get killed every , time, a western play is presented at the : opera nouse. -r V f ! Jefferson Pottocks met a snake in the road Friday morning, . but no harm was done as both were scared of each other. , . . j Copyright, George Matthew Adams, HELP YO URSELF CLUB EVEN EA S0P The Present Is My Best Time to Enter the Campaign If I started today, I should have an even breajc on the Overland or Gardner car.' A $1,625.00 -Overland Sedan or a $1,350.00 Gardner Automobile is well worth three .weeks of any body's hardest work. As a winner of the Overland or Gardner, . I would, at the expiration of the three weeks, have a lot of sub scriptions to apply on the other awards. With the 3,000 extra votes for each dollar in cash subscriptions, added to their regular scheduled vote value, I should have as good a prospect for the $7,800.00 Home or the $4,440.00 Cadillac as any older member. If I did not make one of these awards, I would still be in the run ning for the first award in my own district a $1,115.00 Maxwell. My territory would be virgin, untouched territory. Any past efforts of competing members, would in no way work to my disadvantage in my efforts to earn the Overland or Gardner, since no subscriptions turned in before May 16th can be applied on these cars. : : I know The Bee is easy to sell. People know it has been improved. . It is now easily the best paper in Nebraska and is continually improving due to the high ideals and purposes of the men responsible for its poli cies and development. . The awards will go to the members who earn them. There is no element of chance in this campaign. Each member has an equal opportunity. Even should I fail to earn any of the awards, the cash commission will assure that my time was well invested. 17 Xll fttm Closing at 10:00 p. m., June 4th. For $25.0 ILXtra V Ote Uirer. 75,000 Extra Votes; 3,000 for each dollar For $25.00 in Subscription, over $25.00. SPECIAL AWARD NOTES FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS SPECIAL AWARD 1,625.00 OVERLAND 3 Capital Awards $7,800.00 HOME ; $4,440.00 CADILLAC 1 1 mi NOBS' i- 1 Please read carefully the instructions at the bottom of the Remittance Sheet Use the ini tials as well as the last name. Don't write a name as Mr. or Mrs. Jones, but write the full name, as Mrs. George C. Jones. Be sre the address is correct. It is surprising that there are so few members in Districts 1, 3 and 4. Surely there are un limited opportunities for live members in these districts. The active membership in all the districts is less than it would be if there were a propel realization of the value of the awards. The Special Additional Offer of the Overland and the Gardner cars does not make any change in the original offers and awards or in the way in which members will be credited for. their work. ' When you turn in subscriptions you will be furnished with vote credits for the number ot votes due you as per the Schedule of Votes and , vote credits due you under the offer of fxtra votes, just as you were before this special offer ' was made. But you will, in addition, be given a credit for the amount of cash you turn in to be applied on the special offer of the Overland and Gardner cars. ' Somebody is going to get a present of a $7,800.00 Home. Why shouldn't that somebody be you? ' , , Are you using your best efforts to get your friends to help you get a capital award? Turn in your subscriptions often. . Otherwise you will inconvenience the subscriber who wants his paper. . How long would it take you at ybur present rate of saving to pay for the $7,800.00 Home? It only takes six weeks by the Help Yourself Club method. Don't weaken. Keep ahead of the other fellow. Remember that you ara working for the big awards. An example of the value to you of long term "subscriptions: Votes .One $25.50 new subscription, 3 & yrs.. 250,000 One 25.00 new subscription, 5 yrs.. 250,000 Three Nine Five $ 2.50 new subscriptions, 6 mos. . 2.00 new subscriptions, 3 mos. 5.00 new subscriptions, 1 yr. . $50.50 scheduled vote value... Bonus 3,000 votes for each dollar. . 36,000 . 90,000 .160,000 .286,000 .151,500 $50.50 scheduled vote value . ..500,000 Bonus 3,000 votes for each dollar, .151,500 WHY Ii "Mr." Prefixed to 1 a' Man's i Name?" y ... . .... . . . . .... At a time when men were called by their t Christian names ; or sur names, the word Mister' was ap plied as. a sort of title -Jo thoSe who learned a (.trade of "mystery" per' sons, Who were looked upon as be- Tintr rf a ViitrVi rank -4Kftn rAmmstM laborers' or farm hands. As time passed, , the , necessity of the male equivalent of "mistress" came;to be mo're and more recognized at first by 'use of the word "master," $1,800.00 B. and L. DEPOSIT Total vote value of $50.50. 437,500 You will notice that these two long term subscriptions are worth 214,000 more votes for the same money value than the seventeen short term subscriptions. .( Moral : Get long term subscriptions. ' You should not feel backward about asking your best friend to subscribe to The Bee. Every body needs a newspaper and they need the best and that's TJic Bee. - , ' Are you a good organizer? Have, you ar ranged with your friends to "help you put your- . pelf over the tp in this Campaign? . Remember that their co-oiJeration will help. There is coijsiderable argument, pro and tons relative to the advisability of building at this time. Somebody will not have to worry about it, for they will have a Home already erected waiting for them. There is a home, 2578 Titus avenue, waiting for a permanent occupant. Wil you live there? To Members in Districts S, 6, 7 and 8 This Special Additional Offer of an Overland or a Gardner for the most cash subscriptions "during the next three weeks is a very attractive one for you, in that one of these cars will abso lutely be given to some member on the outside list.. . You have an advantage over the city mem ber in that you will be the only one working in your community or one of a very few, whereas in the larger centers there are a great many members. In starting right now, you. have the advan tage of a clear field, an exceptionally good offer to win one of the additional automobiles and an equal opportunity for one of the Capital Awards, not to mention the District Awards. And these Awards are worth going after. Won't it pay somebody to hurry a little to get that $4,440.00 Cadillac? $1,350.00 GARDNER 24 District Awards $1,115.00 MAXWELL B& I Certificate tit '4 i S200.00 B. and I DEPOSIT I it - f i k ? - M 1 1 M.4..a .S-HaM- ilt w el-i , s W , f , Total vote value of $50.60 ..651,600 List of members and their standings and schedule of vote values will be found on page 13 $100.00 B. and L. DEPOSIT f i Membership Entry Blank I The Omaha Bee Help Yourself Club J 5,000 VOTES . ' Date.... 1921 I nominate , ' " (Mr., Mrs. or Miss) Street No. ................. .Dist. No. City State As a member of The Help Yourself Club Signed Address This nomination blank will count for S.000 votes if sent to tht manager of the H. Y. 8. Club. Only one blank w'.i count for a member. Fill out thii blank, with your name or I the name of your favorite and lend it to The Bee. The name - of the person making the nomination will not be divulged. EVERY SUBSCRIBER IS ENTITLED TO VOTES WHEN MAKING A SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT. oma preient club member, or to will give some member a helping hand in Give - your renewal nominate a new member. Your renewal the race., If rour community ! not actively renewal direct to the H. Y. 8. Club of The Omaha Bee, giving the name of the club member to whom you wieh your votea credited. Addrea Your Entry Blanks and Alt Communications to Tk Omaha Be "Help Your.alf Club," Omaha, Nb. For further Information, ubtcription blanks, etc, call, write or telephone. OFFICE OF THE "HELP YOURSELF CLUB" 312 Peters Trust Building. (Bee Bldg.) Office Opens at a. m. Phone Atlantic 10OO Campaign Closes June 25th, 1921 The Omaha Bee Help Yourself Club 1 y Not good after May 30, 1921. Must be voted or ' mailed on or before expiration date. J 10 FREE VOTES FOR M Street No. Dist. No. City Slate la order to Insure aceurac; in tal I IUBBBBBaBB-aaaaaaatJ ased :r, a Burroughs Adding Machine ibulating tao votes. Good for It free votes" when sent to the H. Y.S. Club on or before above date. No coupon will be transferred to another after being received at the offiee of The Bee. J y i i 1 i . I A- X 3 V