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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, mzi.
PY-TIME TALES
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TO
R -i THE TALE OF
BQBBY I
BOBOLINK
BYARTHUJOT BAILEY
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Common Sense
CHAPTER XXI.
How to Take Bad News.
For once Bobby Bobolink's heart
seemed to come right up into his
mouth. Usually he never let any
thin; dash his high spirits. If mat
ters didn't go exactly as they should
with him he would laugh and say
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,"You know."li added. Ve haven't
been introduced,".
that probably they would be difTer
?nt tomorrow. And more likely
than not he would burst into the jol
liest song he knew. Singing like that
always helped him amazingly, whe.1
a good many people would have
moped and looked glum. But now
the gloomy warning of Jolly Robin's
mournful cousin, the Hermit Thrush,
threw a sudden dread into him.
"Why" he asked the Hermit in a
quavering voice "why do you think
I'm likely to explode some day when
I'm singing?"
"I don't think that. I know it,"
the Hermit corrected himself. "No
bird can crowd one note upon an
other the way you do without run
ning a terrible risk. If you don't do
differently, some fine day your wife
is going to miss you. And when the
neighbors search for you and find
nothing but a few feathers scattered
on the ground they'll know what has
happened to you."
, Bobby Bobolink actually began tr
tremble as the Hermit described th
terrible end that awaited him. Hq
was so alarmed that all he could say
was, "My goodness!" )
"I thought I ought to tell you,"
the Hermit went on. "I thoug'it
maybe you didn't understand. And
now that you've a wife and children,
too, of course you ought to tal:c
" care of yourself. You won't want
any such accident to happen to
you
"No, indeed!" Bobby Bobolink as
sured him. "And you must tell me
how I can sinp fast as I always
do and vet do it safelv."
"Ah!" the Hermit exclaimed. J
"That can't be done. You must sing s
more slowly, as I do. Take plenty
of time for every note. And above
all, don't sing very often!"
"Oh! I never could sing that
way!" Bobby Bobolink cried. "I
have to sing joyful songs. And yoh
know you always sing that kind in
quick time."
"Pardon me!" said the Hermit,
vwho was a most polite person. "1
never sing joyful songs. So you sec
you arc mistaken."
"Well, if you sang the sort I do
you'd know that they have to be
given in a lively fashion," Bobby toU
him. "I don't see how it would be
possible to make a song sound mer
ry if it had to be sung slowly."
The Hermit pondered over that
speech.
"There's only one thing for you t
do," he said at last. "You must se
lect only mournful songs. . . .
You know you sing them in slow
time." ,
"Pardon me!" Bobby Bobolink
said,, for he was determined to be
just as polite as . the Hermit. "I
never sing mournful songs. So you
see you are mistaken."
Now, for some reason the Henna
thought that a rude remark, though
it was quite like one that he had
made himself but a few moments
before. He drew himself up stiffly
and said that he didn't care to talk
with Bobby Bobolink any further.
"You know," he added, "we haven't
been introduced." ' ' ' 1
Somehow that amused Bobby.
Before he knew what he was doing
he had laughed atoud. And the
moment he laughed he felt so happy
once more that he couldn't help
singing. So he started right in the
middle of a song, where it was the
liveliest. And finding, when he
had finished, that he hadn't exploded,
but felt better for the effort, he
never paid any more heed to the
Hermit's solemn warning.
As for the Hermit, he went
straight off to the other side of Ce
dar Swamp to live. He claimed that
he simply had to have quiet. And
there was no such thing with Bobby
Bobolink around. ,
(Copyright, Qrosset A Dunlap.)
By J. J. MUNDY.
Master Yourself.
Are vou drifting along in an easy
sort of" way, making enough to pay
your debts, but not worrying your
self nor denying yourself anything in
order to save money?
Why are you satisfied to go along
so laziily, for it is lazy?
If some misfortune should over
take j'ou it might require consider
able money to put you back on your
feet, and what then?
'm i rprtainlv slinrt-sinrlited and
a slave to your own comfort if you
im uiltiiicr nr nrrfer to BO on as VOU
irx tnrrrlv m. i kino- vour income and
your outlay balance each month.
lou cannot expect to save money
without self dental.
Warlv all nrrsnns who have bank
accounts Would be without if he or
a iic iiau I'wiiftiiii '
and spent for pleasure because it was
desired.
It ic nnf eav trt form til mnnrv-
saving habit, but it is worth while.
It is a struggle to persuade your
self to save part of what you make.
You won't get the nest egg unless
t-in An C3v crt orpfr ati-av f mm fliaf
effortless life of yours and master
yourself.
Copyright, 121. International Feature
Service. Inc.
I Dog Hill Paragrafs
R r!Arca RinrrViie-M ' '
w7 awtwjt,
Poke Eazley has gone to Bound
ing Billows on business. Being in
a big hurry to get there he left here
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
Another Love Superstition.
One of the various superstitions
regarding love matters which is com
mon in the rural districts of this and
many other countries consists in
divining by the dodder plant, a gol
den, thread-like parasite which
grows abundantly upon bushes. Take
the dodder and, whirling it three
times around your head, throw it on
a bush. If it lives your love is re
turned; if it dies the reverse is the
case. For so many centuries has the
dodder been used by the supersti
tious for this purpose that its com
mon name has become "Love Vine."
Its real and ancient name, dodder,
is derived from a Teutonic word
meaning like the yolk of an egg
yellowish and connecting it up with
the yellow light of the sun. Ancient
myths and folk-lore tales show that
the conception of the man as a tree
and the woman as the clinging vine
was as familiar a symbol to early
man as it is to us as a modern meta
phor, Mr. Caveman was an observing
person his wits were sharpened by
his constant struggle to escape anni
lvlation; observation of minutiae and
drawing pf deductions therefrom was
one of his strong points. He saw the
dodder clinging to the bush as the
ivy clings to the oak. He say that
the dodder was yellow like the light
of the sun, like the yolk of an egg.
The egg contained the germ of life,
the sunlight was a mystic, vivifying
force from the sun-god. In his mix
up of things material and thing3
spiritual he concluded therefrom
that the dodder must possess mystic
qualities which rendered it most ap
propriate for working magic with
regard to love affairs. And he
passed the idea on to us, his super
stitions descendants.
(Copyright, 1S1, by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
WHY-
Are American Sailors Called "Gobs?"
Just as the United States soldiers
entered a vigorous protest against
being called a "Sammy," or any of
the other home-made terms which
were applied to them during the
World war, the United States sailor
has always objected to "Jackie"
tlic name which has been applied to
him by a number of writers whose
knowledge of the sea was gained
through an occasional glimpse of the
docks. "Jack is allowed to pass
unchallenged, while "Jackie." being
a diminutive that smacks of the ef
feminate and childish, always causes
the sailor to wince. His own name
for himself is "gob," a term which
dates back to the middle of the last
century when Perry made his Asi
atic expedition.
It was at this time that the Orien
tals first . applied the name "goh
etiitpe" to the American sailors, and.
when the American Naval Asiatic ;
station was later established, the
title persisted to such an extent,-that
the sailqrs brought it home with
them, gradually spreading through
out the entire navy the shortened
form of "gob."
(Copyright, J21, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
I Parents' Problems
Where It Started
Yankee.
This term was originally given to
the settlers in New England by the
Indians, but there seems to be a di
vision of opinon as to just how it
originated." Thierry says it comes
from "eankke," a Cherokee word
meaning "not brave," given in deri
sion, but most authorities concur
in believing that it came from the
effort to pronounce the
word English,'' the result being
"Yengecs," which was corrupted to
the present term. ..
AMC8EMENTS.
Y I , Mat. Today and Saturday
1 NOW PLAYING
0 N Princess Players
U. la tuneful musical comedy
with chorus of Omaha girls
1 train the MiJj , Studio
C fr ' ' Mate. 2Sc, 50c
aC Eve. 50c, 7Sc, $1.00
LAKEVIEW PARK
TOMORROW NIGHT
Annual Country Ston Dance
Handreds af prlxes given away. Spe
cial prizes for burn dancing contest.
. Should children of a family be en
couraged to have friends separately
or in common?
Both are good, and both are inevi
table! Children, like grown-ups, will
and should have triends separately
and also friends in common.
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 (antler 12) 75c; Automobiles
(Parking) : 50c, War Tax In
cluded; Grand Stand Free.
General AdmUilen, Children's and Au
tomobile Tickets an Sala at Beaton
Drug Co., Unitt-Docekal Drug Co.,
Paxten Hotel. Boa Seat Tickets on Sale
at Beaten Drug Co.
ttd
EATTY'S
Co-Operative
Cafeterias
We Appreciate Your
Patronage.
....
Do You Know the Bible?
sitting as far up in the front end
of the wagon as he could get.
The first lizard of the season was
captured Sunday morning by none
other than our fellow-townsman,
Sidney Hocks, who discoveredjt on
the back of a bench and out" it in
his special lizard pocket, which has
a button on it.
The Tin Peddler on his recent
trip in brought a lot of mustard
plasters. He had a hard time get
ting hejf with them as they pulled
againsthis horse all the way.
Copyright, 1921, George Matthew Adame.
(Cover up the answers, read the ques
tion! and aea If you can answer them.
Then -took at the anawera to sea It you
are right)
Follow These Questions and Ans
wers At Arranged by
J. WILLSON ROY.
1. What .was Paul's vision?
2. What was the request made by
the vision?
3.. Did Paul grant this request?
4. Who was Paul's companion on
his visit to Macedonia?
5. Who was Cyrus? . -
6. What outstanding event mark
ed his career?
Answers.
1. A man of Macedonia.
2. "Come over into Macedonia
and help us."
3. Yes. See Acts xvi., 12.
4. Ttmotheus.
5. King of Tersia.
6. He issued a proclamation for
the building of the temple at Jeru
salem. Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate Inc.
nialine is today's natal stone. It
averts danger and uuhappiuess from
these whose -birthday this is, but
must be worn next the flesh if its
powers are to be fully enjoyed. The
ancients believed that it protected its
wearer from accident and premature
death.
Pink is today's lucky color. For
those starting out on a journey or
embarking on some new endeavor
it is especially lucky.
Today's flower is the nink rose
If bestowed as a gift, it is significant
as a confession of love.
(Copyright, llil, Wherler Syndicate. Inc.)
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The carnelian, today's talismanic
gem, is a protection against enemies.
To those who own it it brings hap
piness and contentment with onee's
lot in life. It also attracts to its
wearer good health and congenial
friends'.
The quaint and lovely pink tour-
PHOTOPLAV8.
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17th and VINTON
Chas. Chaplin in "THE KID"
Showing at 7:15 and 9 p. m.
(Admission Free)
REAL DANCE MUSIC.M!
DO you like to dance in a cool,
open lakeside pavilion, on one.
of the best floors that man can!
make, and to the best dance music:
ever heard ? Kriss and his big orchestra :
are second to none for lively dance
tunes. Try them, any afternoon or
" evening.
Bathing, Boating, Picnics ant,
a score-of amusements
in the park!
FREE MOVIES!!!
EVKRY evening the best of motion pictures are show'..,
free, in the coolest place within miles of this city.!
Swift street car service. Fare 10 cents from Omaha;
5 cents from Council Bluffs.
Book Picnics Now
Call ATlantie 1120
Council. Bluffs 947
HELP YOURSELF CLUB
$26,475,0 in
'Award
and No Member Has. Them Won
In the Help Yourself Club Campaign you are
your own boss. You work just as much or just as
little as you see fit. You can start work and quit
when you please. 'Of course as the boss it is
up to you to decide what you will pay yourself.
Most employers pay on a basis of the amount of
work performed. What have you decided to pay
yourself will it be a capital award? Is your en
deavor worth a capital award as wage? Have you
given this matter enough thought? Estimate what
the securing of a capital award would mean to
you as a wage and then be honest with yourself
in the matter of 'fixing your pay. You can have
the big pay of the first capital award if you like,
but you must work for it and work hard.
The Manager of the Help Yourself Club
makes the positive statement that no one
member has done so well that they can afford to
ease down on their efforts. None are in a position
in which other members cannot pass them. .
With the 50,000 extra vote offer in effect
during the next two weeks, it is up to the members
who want to win captial awards to utilize every
moment and every opportunity to secure votes
Go back to those friends who have already given
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ture subscriptions from those who could not take
The Bee when you last saw them because of their
having a paid-up subscription for another paper.
The awards you secure will depend to a great
extent on the work you do in this two weeks.
In justice to the two club members who won
the Special Additional Awards of the Overland
and Gardner cars, the names of the members to
whom these cars are to be awarded will not be
announced until the end of the Campaign, as it
would not be fair to let their competitors know
just how much business they turned in during the
period.
WTWIWaWIWWllMtaTataWWKIIaT! Mn'iliTi . .
"'Ililln '
$1,115.00 GOOD MAXWELL TOURING CAR
There are nine of these Good Maxwell touring cars offered at first Dis-
trict awards in each of the nine Districts. After eliminating the names of the
members who secure the capital awards, these cars will be awarded to the mem
ber in each District having the largest number of votes.
This means that each member has an opportunity to secure a Capital
- Award, but that if their efforts are not strong enough to put them at the head
of all the members, they can still be at the head of their own District, where
the District members are working under just the same conditions as themselves.
These Maxwells are classy cars and are well worth some hard work.
Whatever else you may do, at least play for the high place in your own District.
EXTRA VOTE OFFER
50,000 Extra Votes for each $25.00 in subscriptions and 2,000 Extra Vtrtes for each dollar
over $25.00. This offer is open only from June 6th until June 18th. It is positively the only re
maining extra vote offer which will be made.
List of Awards
1$700M HOME, First Capital Award.
1 -$4 ,440 00 Cadillac Automobile.
1 $1,500.00 Conservative B. & L. Deposit.
0 $1415. 00 Maxwell Automobiles.
$$200.00 B. & L. Deposits.
9 $100.00 B. & L. Deposits.
Total number of awards, 30.
Ten per cent cash commission to all non
winners if they turn in $50.00 or more.
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member. Fill out this blank with your name or the name of your
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the nomination will not be divulged.
SilAHA'S COOLEST THEATRES
I
m
NOW PLAYING
"Bunty Pulls
the Strings"
Today 4, 7:45, 9:45
McDougal's Scottish
Singers, Dancers, Bagpipe
Players
Also
Joe Martin
in His Latest Comedy
NOW PLAYING
ZANE
GREY'S
"The Man of
the Forest"
Adventures of
Bob and Bill
"Trailing the Coyote"
"StSel. Ae A AV"
TODAY TOMORROW
"Midsummer Madness"
How
Playing
. Shows at
1J, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Ralph Connor (the Author)
Calls It a Screen Triumph
It is indeed a triumph of the highest film art, and
has caught and preserved the spirit of the book in
a very real and remarkable way. ; Please accept my
congratulations on a great production. Ralph
Connor.
with Gwen carrying the love of a woman in the
heart of a child,
with the Sky Pilot, who packs a punch in his fist
and a Bible under his arm.
with Bill, the rancher, and all the hard-fighting;
cowboys. ' '
DI I77 ADH Cooling System
IRWE CURTIS
PRESCNTS. 1
THE 1
from thenevdby
RALPH CONNOR.
1 Directedby
KING V1DOR 0
A FIRST NATIONAL ATT I
:tion
Ben Turpin
"The Small
Town Idol"
and an added Feature
Extraordinary
A .. MItle
Jack Dempseyjij
Only authentic pictures el j'j
Utmpsey in 1 raising
in
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