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1 THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 1, 1921. PY-TIME TALES THE TALE OF RDR R V Jki m j vj w i r i BOBOLINK BY ARTHURicfflT BAILEY CHAPTER XV. , Haying Time. ' By t!ie time the Bobolink young sters were beginning to learn to fly Mrs. Bobolink noticed something about her husband that caused her some uneasiness. - Bobby Bobolink was unusually jolly. And since his wife didn't know of anything to make him feel happier than he had always been, she couldn't help worrying for fear something jvas troubling him. For Bobby Bobolink almost never let anything dash his high spirits. He often said that there was noth ing so uplifting as a rousing song unless it was a good pair of wings 1 Mrs. Bobolink thought and thought But so far as she could see everything was going smoothly. Already the children gave promise of becoming fine flyers, taking as naturally to the air as ducks to water. And it was a great year for grasshoppers; so Bobby Bobolink couldn't be worrying about a scarcity of food. Bobby's wife thought of this, that and the other thing. But she could hit on nothing that wasn't exactly as it should be. So at last she de cided to ask her husband what it was that was troubling him and making him so remarkably cheerful. "I don't like to upset you, my dear," he said in response to her question. "But I may as well tell you that we ought to move at the i earliest possible moment." ' "Move." she cried. "Oh, no! I don't want to move. I'm quite con- THE GUMPS- ANDY'S SPUNK IS UP, rr uncle wm that at rcucArJ- 1 PIPKT HIM Rfc Ml J UOOVXP HIM up- he 'senichsp the continents To np v- v F j Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. (Copyright, 1921, by Chicago Tribuna Co.) rnoxori.As. MB NEVE VNOrV VHOT VY Wa- Tp THE. LOVE OF RELATE VT Till HE ft)UMt - ItYXLE CHESTCR THR0VM6 Nvt ARM AROVKP Nt NSCK OVEX. A HOY STOVE COOKING TKt TUttM HE" LlKCS- NOV CANT BW KlNP or VTUfF 'CAMPfNO A12.0UNP HtRE Ft MoN'lH'K in the best r.oom m tub kouve- THEH HE SMPS ME A MeASLt 1500 bucks' with a. frst CLASS HGH QAPE UNAOILTERATEP INSULT- CAN BE NSVLTD BvT NOT FOR 50O sucic- T THAT m A AF FOR. t0UH- SIDNEY ( VJEU- HE'lt GET THAT BACX- lU SAY HELL GET Y BACK- ivs Poison to ME- ViOiLPN'T KEEP THE SCO BUCKS IF Y WAS THE OHLT THINCi Between anp starvation- TV1E ONLY REASON I HAVEN'T tNT IT BACK BEFORE. S I CANY THINK Op ANYTHING nEAN ENOU&N TO AV TO HIM- HAVEN'T dOT MVU-F MAP ENOUGH TcT More Truth Than Poetry -By JAMES J. MONTAGUE- :s. "Are you. ready?" h called as he fluttered juicklg down beside bis toxuly tented with this house. It's in just the place I like." k "I'm sorry," said Fobby. "But we, shall haA'e to rnove all the same. And when I tell you why, I think you'li agree with me that the sooner we move the better it will be for us." Little Mrs. Bobolink replied very firmly that she would have to hear a good reason before she would con sent to move an inch. ' So Bobby told her. "Haying -time has come 1'- "What of that?" his wife inquired. "Farmer Green doesn't expect us to help him, does he?" "Oh, no I" Bobby answered with a short laugh. ?But he'll cut the grass all over the meadow. And even if our children should escape with their lives, there's still Henry Hawk to think of. He could see them' easily enough, with the grass all gone from above the nest." That was reason enough for Mrs. Bobolink. She wanted to move right away. But there was something to prevent that. . , "We certainly can't leave here till the children have learned to fly bet ter than 'they do now," she said. "But as soon as they can handle themselves well enough we'll go We'll know won't we-when Far mer Green, begins to mow?" "Indeed we -will!". Bobby cried "The mowing-machine makes a ter rible clatter. .And we'll have, to quit the- neighborho6d in a hurry when we hear it, for it moves fast, and cuts the grass down like fire." Mrs. Bobolink was all a-flutter. And she spent so much time teach ing her children to fly that they learned surprisingly fast. By the time an odd clackety-clack sounded across the meadow early one fine morning 5 the Bobolink family was all ready to move. Mrs. Bobolink was gathering her children hastily about her when Bobby came hurrying back from a trip to the farm buildings. He had seen as well as heard the mowing machine. And he knew there was 110 time to waste. . : "Are you ready?" he cried as he fluttered quickly down beside his family. "Yes!" said Mrs. Bobolink. "You haven't forgotten anything?" She counted her children carefully before answering. "Xo!" she said. "There are five of them here." And then a look of dis may came over her face. "My goodnessl" she exclaimed. "I've forgotten to pick out a place to move to!" , CopyrlBht, Cresset Dnnlap.) I Parents' Problems Should , parents select their children's friend? or allow the child' ren to choose them? Parents should try to surround their children with other children, any or all of whom they would wish their children to have as friends. From these,, their children, will choose those most cengenial to them. Should, a child chance to select at school or elsewhere, a friend not known to the parents, this child friend should be welcomed and un less there is some grave reason why not, further friendship should be cn con raged. Where It Started The origin of this day of practical joking it. supposed to lie with Noah. Tradition says that it was on April 1 that he sent out the dove on its first fruitless errand to discover land. In memory of the great navigator it was supposed 10 be the custom to send out people who had forgotten the significance of the date, on some fruitless errand, so that being made fools of. they would remember and honor Noah and his family. . tCopjTigbt, M'bccicJ SjaUitait, Inc.) THE CONFLICT Our wish, so sundry people think, To see a pug exotic Put Mr. Dempsey on the blink Is hardly patriotic. It sets our neighbor's ears agog To say it isn't vital Or cataclysmic if the Frog Should haply cop the title. But even though the sport-fans say That we are getting snappy, To see the Frenchman win the fray. Would make us rather happy. The features of the Gallic pug Are frank and reassuring; The other gladiator's mug Is not at all alluring. Our Mr. Dempsey, safe and sound, Fought battles to divert him, The other fellow stuck around Where shrapnel might have hurt him.' And so Ave fondly hope the Gaul tHis name is past pronouncing) Gives our young person what we'd call -" The . devil of a trouncing. Eut do you think because with hope Thus bouyantly we juggle, That we've not followed up the dope , Upon the coming struggle. . We freely say that it would make Our being thrill with pleasure If the imported pug should take Our Mr. Dempsey's measure. But there are rules of common sense That we are not forgetting, And though our hope is still intense, That's not the way we're betting. "V Mil. LJ AT LAST Maybe the cable disturbance supposed to be due to the aurora borealis was merely Mars tapping our wires? THE BANNER CROP Although New York City has many acres of farm lands within her boundaries more rents are raised there more than anything else. HARDLY PATRIOTIC Congress has made a bigger reduction in our army than any enemy ;ver succeeded in doing. , ' (Copyright, 1821. by The Bell SyndioaU,' Inc.) Co; mmon Sense By J. J. MUNDY. Investments. You cannot be too careful how you invest your savings. Always there is danger' of grab bing at the investment which prom ises thejig returns, if worked satis factorily. In such an investment there is usually the element of great chance and a likelihood of the principal be ing wiped out. If you feel that you have soni money that it will not hurt you to lose, why that is a little different, you can attord to take a chance once in a while. 1 ; Why not use a plan something like this: Invest one-third of your savings in something you know is absolutely safe, like government bonds; invest another third in something practical ly as safe, a little'larger interest, and the other' third in industrials which promise big returns but which have also the element of chance, be cause new or untried. In this way you cannot be left flat, with all your savings gone. You have satisfied your desire to plunge by using one-third for that very purpose, but, of course, no one would be silly enough to plunge in the dark, simply on a hearsay. Copyright, 121. International Fea- 1 ture Service, Inc. "secret." Soon it became noised all over London that if one were too fat, the thing to do was to follow the "Banting system," which, in the Course of time, was shortened tc "Banting," and finally the capital letter was dropped and the word admitted to the English language though the majority of dictionaries insist upon referring to it as "Bant Higism and declare that the verb "to bant," though commonly used, lias no foundation whatever. Copyrisrht, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. WHY, Is "Banting" A Synonym For "Diet ing.?" When, in 1863, William Banting, a distinctly corpulent upholsterer of London, decided that he was getting much too fat, and made a resolution to refrain from sweets, potatoes, bread and meat, except in small nuantities, he probably had not the slightest idea that he was introduc ing a pew word into the English language. Banting's system of diet ing was nothing new. It was mere ly based upon the recommendations of a number of physicians that an elimination of starchy foods would tend to reduce his weight by pre venting the addition of more fat and by lessening the fatty tissues already present. But it was not long be fore Banting found that he had loat 20 pounds, then 40, and finally more than 80. So amazed were his acquaintances by the change which had come over the merchant a change which was mental as well as physical, because the reduction in his weight made him more alert and vigorous that they irfsistcd that he tell jIkiu the Jewel, Flower. Color Symbols for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL. For today, the talismanic stone and the natal gem are the same, the turquoise. In olden times, women rarely wore it, as a superstition pre vailed which declared that it brought them bad luck. However, it is a potent talisman if it keeps its blue color; if it takes on a greenish hue when brought in contact with the flesh, legends assure us triat it at tracts bad fortune to the wearer. To those whose nital stone it is, it brings positions of great honor, and promises protection from all evil, especially from accidents. If one sees the new moon reflected in its surface, he will know very great happiness. Dark blue is today's significant color. It brings peace and content ment, unless worn by a jealous woman; to her, it brings added un happiness, if the ancients are to be believed. Today's flower is the purple iris. Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. Patriotic Bodies March In Grand Island Parade Grand Island, May 31. (Special.) Memorial day was observed in this city by the largest parade held in many years on such an occasion and exercises in the afternoon, both in the Liederkranz auditorium and in the chapel of. the Soldiers' home at Burkett. Members of the G. A. R., V. R. C, Spanish American War veterans, Women's auxiliary, Ameri can Legion and auxilitary were in the parade. Several hundred.Boy Scouts and the newly organized company of National guard also took. part. Baccalaureate Sermon Preached at Grand Island Grand Island, Neb., May 31. (Special.) High school baccalaure ate seryices were held at the Barten bach opera house, Rev. C. B. Har nian of the English Lutheran church delivering the sermon on, "Fitting In to the Plans of God." This year's gradiMliou class numbers 70. " Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham Ellick Helwanger surprised the Dog Hill preacher and his many friends last Sunday morning by go ing to church. When he entered the congregation looked around and ap peared surprised, as Ellick is con sidered a sinner and they wondered what he was doing there. Luke Mathewsla, who hasn't held an unduly long conversation since rinsing the spider webs out of his jug. , Wash Hocks says it looks to him like some persons try to save up all their money to spend after they are dead. Copyright, 1921, George Matthew Adams. Romance in Origin Of Superstitions Earrings for Weak Eyes. To cure sore eyes or strengthen weak eyes wear a little, round, gold earring in ther pierced lobe of the ear. Up to within a comparatively recent date this superstition was uni versal in the United States. It still exists in some parts of the country and especially holds its own among sailors of the old schools. As wom en, with intervals of abstention de- creed by fashion, are accustomed to wear earrings for the sake of orna mentation it is to men that the su perstition principally applies as a curative process. This superstition had its origin in the belief of the ancients in thepow er of the senses to convey actual, tangible effects to the body. The superstition of the evil eye is n ex ample of what it was believed the power of sight could do and there was also a belief in the power ot conveyance resident in the sense of hearing.. Many myths show that the car was regarded as a portal through which might enter the vital principle conveyed by the sense of hearing. The' crocodile cult of Egypt is a notable example. The crocodile was worshiped as a sun god at Sebek and from most ancient times its image has been regarded as a charm against the evil eye. As a sense ot sight, through the evil eye, was thu spiritual conveyer of mortal ills, so the sense of hearing was, in general regarded as the conveyer of bene ficient and vitalizing influences. Sore eyes and weak eyes were regarde as the results of a glance from the eil eye. Heloborus writing hi the fourth century especially mentions this belief. Now if, through the eyes came evil, through the ear might come good to counteract it. Therefore was attached to the ear as a motive offering to the benefi cent spirit of life the mystic symbol of the ring, concerning, the meaning of which volumes have been writ ten. Taking into consideration the cult of the crocodile it would appear that the little gold rings inserted int the lobe of the ear for curative pur poses were originally intended to represent the sun. (Copyright, 1921, by The MoClure News paper Syndicate.) Do You Know the Bible? (Cover up the aniwera, read the ques tion and ee If you nan answer them. Then look at the answers to lee If sou are right.) Follow These Questions and Ans' wers As Arranged by ; J. WILLSON ROY. 1. What two. commandments did Christ declare were the greatest of all? 2. What were the charges made against Paul when brought before Felix? 3. From whence did Paul write his epistle to the Romans? 4. At what place did Jacob prom ise the Lord a tenth of all his pos sessions? 5. What accusation did the Jews at Jerusalem bring against Paul? 6. Who were the Nicolatincs? Answers. 1. See Mark xii. 29-31. 2. See Acts xxiv. 5-9. 3. See note at end of the epistle. 4. Bethel. See Genesis xxviii. 22. 5. See Acts xxi. 27-30. 6. A sect of professed Christians at Perganos and Ephcsus whom Jesus condemned. UuiahL 10:1. Winder Sindn.atjD. Inc. Towns Appeal for New Reformatory Fremont Presents Strongest Delegation Before State Board of Control. Lincoln, May 31. (Special.) Fre mont, with 16 loyal boosters, pre sented the strongest delegation be fore the state board of control today, bidding for the location of a $300,000 reformatory at the Dodge county metropolis. Charles E. Abbott, act ing as spokesman, pointed to the ex cellent train connections, central loca tion and the fact that while one of the largest towns in Nebraska, it had no state institutions, as arguments favor ing the location of the new reforma tory there. Brownville and Broken Bow ranked next in the size of delegations at the hearing. Water supply, sur roundings and railroad facilities were the chief talking -points of contend ing municipalities, numbering IS Ne braska cities and towns. They are: North Platte, Auburn, Roca, Hast ings, Ashland, s Lincoln,- Fort Cal houn, Brownville, Red Cloud, Su perior, Ogallala, O'Neill, Neligh, Co zad, Ord and Raymond. ' Representatives Lundy and Jacobs were present to push the claims of Broken Bow, together with W. H. Osborne, state tax commissioner, a Broken Bow resident, and Dr. T. W. Bass, assistant chief clerk of the lower house. Representative Ann strong of Auburn appeared in behalf of his home town. Farmer Hurt as Steering Gear on Automobile Breaks Alexandria, Neb., May 31. (Spe cial.) The, automobile of Charles Cams, a farmer living near Powell, was completely wrecked when a bolt in the steering apparatus broke, the car running headon into a bank. His two sons, the younger of whom was driving, escaped with minor injur ies. Mr. Sams sustained a severely wrenched back and severzl danger ous cuts. He was taken to the Lynch hospital at Fairbury. AMUSEMENTS. LAST TIMES TODAY EMPRESS CHOY LING HEE TROUPE, China's Foremost Artists; PEGGY VINCENT , CO., "Words and Music;" OLIVE MACK, "Oh, Clerky;" BOLGER BROS., Banjo Act. Photoplay ' Attraction "PAGAN LOVE." A Hugo Ballin production. m TODAY J'- ,1 IVUHI Evening J ALL, THIS WEEK Last Season's Broadway Success "39 EAST" f'r.rah: A Romance Which Pulls at Your Heartstrings POPULAR PRICES Matinee Today Sat., 25c and BOc Every Evening, SOc, 7Sc and $1.00 BASE BALL! TODAY! June 1, 2, 3 Games Called 3:30 P. M. Omaha vs. Sioux City Box Seats at Barkalow Bros. Ak-Sar-Ben Running Races OMAHA June 2 to 10 Six Races Each Day Rain or Shin 300 HORSES HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Auto Races June 11 General Admission, $1.65; Child ren (under 12) 75c; Automobiles (Parking) SOc, War Tax In cluded; Grand Stand Free. General Admission, Children's and Au tomobile Tickets on Sale at Beaton Drug Co., Unltt-Docekal Drug Co., Paxton Hotel. Box Seat Tickets on Sale at Beaton Drug Co. Tots Playing With Matches Burn Barn Fremont, Neb., May 31. (Special Telegram.) IMaying with matchqs in a nay loft? the children of Barney Cclliglcc. farmer south of Fremont, ignited the barn, causing a loss of over $1,500 when the building and contents were completely destroyed by fire. The flames were discovered by he owner, who immediately spread the alarm. Neighbors for miles around came to his assistance, but the fire was beyond control. A frantic search for one of the children was nearly abandoned, the fittlc lad believed to be a victim in the burning hay mow. He was found later. Live stock was taken from the burning building after much labor. A large quantity of hay, grain and machinery was lost. PHOTOPLAYS. Today and All Week at 11-1-3-5-7 and 9 Conway Tearle, Anna Q. Nilsson, Miriam Cooper SILVERMAN'S ORCHESTRA Pathe New Christy Comedy THOTOrLAYS. I NowPlayin wnm f JllUJIlllWltl.Br? 'mm f3hat famous bou actor4 WESLEY (FRECKLES) BARRY LAREVIEW PARK Tomorrow Night Hawaiian Festival and Ball. Hawaiian Music, Favors, Entertainers EATTY'S Co-Operative Cafeterias We Appreciate Your I'atronage. I FATTY " a nnimi'i r irtRDUrvLL ( "Brewster's Millions" Rialto Orchestra t..i:... V I V ....... t the Organ. ' Our Third Anuual BABY CONTEST Thursday, Friday, Saturday Ji "The House That M , , Jazz Built" ji f TODAY TOMORROW THOMAS MEIGHAN Conrad in Quest of His Youth" We who have yearned to turn back . ' ' the years and live again glad youth as memory paints it. We who wistfully dream sometimes of old loves, old scenes, old careless, happy hours of yesterday i) II 0 IV he speediest of stars in tht swiftest of pictures ifa Also Sunshine Comedv "HIS FIERY BEAT" The Omaha Choral Society 100 Voices Will Render "The Rose Maiden Cantata by Frederic Cowen Director J. Edward Carnal Soloists Tenor, Homer Burress, New York City; Soprano, Mrs. W. Dale Clark, Omaha; Contralto, Mrs. Verne W. Miller, Omaha; Bari tone, Walter Jenkins, Council Bluffs. Accompaniments by West Sisters' String Quar tet. Albert Sand, Organ. Miss Ruth Flynn, ( Piano. A.-:!. THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2 First Methodist Episcopal Church , 20th and Davenport TICKETS $1.00 EACH ON SALE BY Patten', Hoipe'a, Schmoller & MuellerV, Any Member of Chorua. I- TONIGHT Free Movies in Airdome, 9 to It Swim! Dance! "RUBETOWN BALL" Friday Nit "-7 Dance at PEONY PARK Tonight ' Moit Beautiful Dance Palace in the Country ' G. Rohan 10-Piece Orchestra Dance every Tueaday, Thura day and Saturday night.' Pri vate partiea book other vacant dayi. Call Wal. 6102. Malec Bros., Pr??: i J
