THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1921.
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-TIME TALCS
THE TALE OF
DICK!
BEEI
CHAPTER XX.
Bedfellow.
During his rambles on the follow
ing night Dickie Deer Mouse took
great care to keep out of sight of the
three families of cousins that had
tried to quarter themselves in his
new house in the pasture. Moreover
lie said nothing to anybody about
his future home. Fatty Coon had
taught him in one lesson that it is
sometimes wise to keep a secret.
The night was not ended when
Dickie sought the burrow in the
pasture once more. He hardly dared
hope, as he neared the dooryard, that
he would not find a crowd waiting
there again. But when he reached
his doorway he saw not a soul any
where around.
He felt happy beyond words. And
he popped through his doorway, hur
ried through the hall which was a
hundred times as long as Fatty
Coon's tail and burst into the cozy
Chamber.
Dickie, had hardly entered the
room when he stumbled over some
thing soft. And a voice that sound
ed exactly like Cousin Dan'l's called
out in rather a peevish tone that
he'd better look out where he
stepped.
"Who's here?" Dickie asked in a
faint whisper.
'."We are!" the voice replied.
"There are 18 of us in all. And you'd
THE GUMPS
A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE AT SHADY REST
Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith.
Copyright. 1921. Chicago Tribune Company
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Revelations of a Wife
.They were still sleeping soundly
flll around him.
better be careful not to trample on
anybody." N
Dickie's heart sank. He under
stood in a flash what had happened,
The three familiics of cousins were
all. there; sleeping in his soft bed of
dried grasses 1 They had come back
to the house in the pasture ahead of
him, and had found the chamber
without his help.
; At first he almost turned around
nd left that place forever, without
Walsayvtg another word. But the night
had turned cold and a drizzling rain
was falling. And he knew that the
roof of his summer home must be
leaking' badly. That underground
Chamber was delightfully dry and
warm. And if the 12 children didnt
wake up and begin to cry he saw
no reason why he shouldn't spend
otic night there, anyway.
So he felt his way carefully about
, the room. There was no denying
that it was dreadfully crowded. But
at last Dickie Deer Mouse found a
vacant spot that was big enough to
lie upon. An burrowing down into
the bed of grasses he soon fell
asleep. -
Vhen Dickie Deer Mouse awoke,
after His" first sleep in the under
ground chamber, he thought that
summer had come. He hadn't felt
so comfortable for weeks. And for
a little time he lay quite still, half
dozing, "enjoying the delightful
warmth. -
And then alt at once he came to
his senses;: . He remembered that he
was in the burrow where Mr. and
Mrs. Woodchuck had lived, in Farm
" er Green's pasture. And he recalled
unpleasantly the misfortune that had
happened: he had been forced to
share his snug bedroom, with 18 of
his distant cousins.
They, were still sleeping soundly
alt around him. And Dickie Deer
Mouse made a strange wish.
"" "They're here," he said to him
self. "And I don't know of any
way to get rid of them. I only wish
they wouldn't wake up till spring."
Do You Know the Bible?
(Cover up th nwer, red th ques
tions and II jrou can answer mem.
Then look at the answers to see If too
are right.)
'Follow These Questions and An
awers As Arranged by
v J. WILSON ROY.
.1. What w as the name of Samuel's
mother?
2. What was the example shown
in Hannah's life?
3. What was the name of Sam
uel's father?
4. After Christ's burial, what re
quest did the scribes and Pharisees
make of Pilate?
- 5. Of what did Christ cure Mary
Magdalene?
6. On what occasion did Jesus re
buke Peter and say, "Get thee be
hind me, Satan?"
; Answers.
' 1. Hannah.
"2. Noble motherhood.
3. Elkanah.
4. See Matthew xxvii. 62-66.
15. See Luke .viii. 2.
See Mark viiu 31-33.
(Cepyrtfbt, 1121, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
Parents' Problems
L When annoyed by the miscbieT
ous behavior of a child, should one
apeak to his parents?
Speaking to parents regarding the
misbehavior of their child, is a thing
to be avoided; it is apt to have the ef
fect of magnifying the situation to
undue proportion. One should rather,
when annoyed by a child's behavior,
deal with the child himself. In rare
The Way the Accident Happened.
Junior's pitiful little wail for me
followed Lillian and me up the stairs
I heard my mother-in-law crooning
to him, my father trying to soothe
him, but it seemed to me that I could
not mount each step that led me
away from his pain-laden cries. But
Lillian's necessity urged me on,
though at the foot of the stairs she
had spoken ! na lifeless fashion: "Go
the Junior, Madge.
Not till we are ready for the hos
pital," I replied firmly, and she made
no further protest; instead, sKe si
lently submitted to my dictum that
she sit in an easy chair after taking
the medicine Dr. Pettit had given me
for her, and direct me in the prepara'
tions she wished to make.
I knew that we needed but very
little, nothing for the children, ex
cept outside wraps to be used at the
doctor s discretion, some toilet ar
ticles, and a change of clothing for
each of us if we were compelled to
soend the night at the hospital. I
put them all in a small bag, glancing
occasionally with concern at my
friend, who sat stony and pallid as
a craven image, looking into space,
her hands gripping the arms of the
chair.
Another type of woman would
have demanded action, hysterically,
but I knew that she, with unutterable
tortured visions before her eyes, was
simply marking: time, bing obedient
t othe physician's orders, conserving
and marshalling her strength until
it should be needed in the battle for
her child's life. That she was also
longing unutterably for the opportu
nity to return to the still figure on
the couch below I knew, but I real
zed that Dr. Pettit had wished, to
get her out of the way, for some rea
son or ther, and I packed things as
slowly as I could manage without
arousng her suspicions.
Mrs. Ticer Explains.
Finallv. however, there was noth
ing more to be done, and we descend
ed the stairs to the living room again.
There we were arrested by the sound
of Dr. Pettit's voce, quick, irritated.
"I can't make anything out of
that," he said: then, with perfunc
tory compunction. "Thank you, Mr.
Ticer, but I need a woman's eyes
here. Mrs. Ticer, tell me what hap
pened." Lillian gripped my arm until 1
winced.
"Listen," sheh whispered hoarsely.
"Nobody would tell me before."
A little premonition of something
to be uttered which should prove a
shock to both of us chilled me, but
her grip on my arm held me no less
than my own inclination. I. too." felt
that I must hear what Mrs. Ticer
had to say.
"The children was playing in the
front yard," Mrs. Ticer said. "There's
a fence in front, but it's kind of rot
ten. Marion was giving the little
boy such a good time, he was just
rocking with giggles, and she was
so careful with him, just like a little
moth " the good woman wiped her
eyes, and I heard Dr. Pettit give an
impatient snort, but he evidently rec
ognized that she could tell the story
only in her own way, for he made
no protest.
"I was standin' on the porch
watchin em. when all at once, with
out any warnin", the horses of that
devil across the road dashed out of
his yard and right across over our
fence. He s an awful brute with his
horses and I suppose he d been do-
ing somethin terr'ble to 'em- At any
rate, they come so straight and fast
for the children that there was no
time to do anything. I screamed
to Marion to run, and started down
the steps, but it was over before
could more'n git tarted."
Grieving Hearts.
Her voice trembled at the recollec
tion, but she controlled it with a
visible effort, went on steadily, while
Lillian and I, gripping each other's
hands tightly, listened breathlessly,
afraid to move lest we should break
the thread of her story. "It was the
pluckiest thing I ever see," Mrs.
Ticer went on.
"Marion saw the horses and she
could have dodged them if she had
been alone or had left the baby, for
she s the lightest little thing on her
feet I ever did see. But she never
seemed to think of herself. T heard
her say kind of soft. 'Oh, Junior!'
Then she grabbed him and threw
him one side as hard as she could.
He struck in some board Ticer had
leftto fix the porch, and his arm dou
bled up under him, and his head
got a bump that made it bleed. But
Marion the horses went right over
her. I heard her give one awful
scream, and then she newer made
another sound, and when we picked
her up she was just the way you see
her."
As if controlled by the same im
pulse, Lillian's hands and mine had
falllen apart. I turned to see in her
eyes the same horor which had
sprung into mine. It had been her
child or mine, and hers would she
pay the supreme last penalty, while
my motherhood went unscathed? For
a second the vision divided us as far
apart as the poles, then her face soft
More Truth Than Poetry
-By JAMES J. MONTAGUE-
THE SAFEST WAY OUT
Dedicated to a Distinguished Naval Officer.
When tidings ran around the land
That King Canute had said,
That he could stand beside the strand
And stop the waters dead,
The English, Irish, Welsh and Scotch
Across the country swarmed,
And stood along the shore to watch
The miracle performed.
And when he didn't even check
The onrush of the tide,
His jeering subjects said, "By Heck I
It looks as if he lied."
And yet Canute, the while they gloated,
Forgot to say: "I've been misquoted."
When Ananias and his wife
Conspired with the devil
To lead a sort of business life
Not strictly on the level,
And Peter caught them in a deal
And asked them roundly why
They loved to gouge and cheat and steal,
They merely sought to lie.
And as a logical result,
As doubtless you have read,
The lightning, like a catapult,
Came down and struck them dead.
They never thought, to dodge their fate,
To say: "We were not quoted straight!"
We've learned a lot since those old days;
When great men say things now
Which, on their publication, raise
The thunder of a row;
When over-freely-flowing words,
At dinner tables loosed,
Like curses and domestic birds
Come clucking home to roost,
The man who says them never squirms
And never bats an eye,
But in aggrieved and peevish terms
He pulls an alibi.
"I'm fearfully abused," wails he,
"The papers have misquoted me !"
Dog Hill Paragrafs
By George Bingham
The Postmaster has figured up
what business he has done with the
postoffice during the past year, and
finds that more mail is needed, as
he has been unable to supply about
half of his patrons ,who called for
letters and papers at the general de
livery window.
.
In order to show no favoritism in
the enforcement of the law and in
the performance of his duty, the
Depity Constable today placed him
self under arrest.
The deacons of the Hag Ford
church convened at the home - of
HIS FUTURE SECURE
Well, Admiral Sims may retire, but he'll iret an offer from the
movies the minute he does.
OLD STUFF
That new monkey in Newnort won't attract nnv attention. Knthinof
short of a wild cat can arouse the old time interest in the place.
GETTING DOWN TO CASES
With more reduction we will get more production.
Copyiijht, 1921. by Th Bell Syndicate, Inc.
7'iU "-it I I HIMI
their pastor Monday afternoon, and
after talking him to sleep, surprised
him by repairing the front fence.
(.Copyright, 1121, George Matthew Adams;
WHY-
ened into "Michip." Since then,
the changes have been to overload
the word with similant consonants.
Marquette added the first "s" and
some other explorer the second,
making it "Mississipi" the form in
which it is used in France to this
day, with only one "p." The man
who added the other is unknown,
but he must have been an American
for, at the time of the Louisiana
purchase, the name was generally
spelled in the colony with a single
"p."
(Copyrlfht, 1121, Wheelor Syndicate, Inc.)
Is the Mississippi River So Named?
Though every school boy knows
that "Mississippi" means "the father
of waters," the fact that the word
was originally spelled Meche Sepe
is apparent only from a study of the
Indian source of the name and
even this is only an approximation
of the way in which the phrase
should be written, for the AlgOn
quins had no language which could
be translated literally into English
letters.
The first form in which, we find
the name of the river is' "Miche
Sepe," suggested by Tonti and
slightly closer to the present spell
ing. Father Laval still further mod
ernized it into "Michispi," . which
another priest, Father Labatt, soft-
course, I know oh, Marion! Marion!"
She clug to me for a shaken second
or two, then went calmly, ouietlv
back to her station by the side of
her unconscious child, while I rushed
to my little son, gathered him in my
arms, and hushed his grieving wails.
But my heart was so full of woe for
the brave child who had saved mine
that I could not feast my eyes upon
his little face. Instead I must keep
them watchfully upon Marion's still
figure, while Dr. Pettit cross-ques
tioned Mrs- licer.
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cases when this does not eventually
lead to the desired result, it would ened. and she put her hand on mine,
of course be. necessary to speak to J "Forgive me, Madge," she said,
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By J. J. MUNDY.
Interested in Your Work?
If your boss has made a decision
in regard to a piece of work, the per
formance of which in .his way you
think means a loss of time and other
wise undesirable, yon ought to feel
free to suggest this thought to him.
Not in the spirit of fault-finding
or to impress him with the fact that
you are wiser than he may think, but
by way of common interest you
should feel like conferring with him
and giving him the benefit of any
knowledge you may possess.
If you have a boss who will not
take a suggestion in good faith your
boss is not much of a man.
The big, successful man wants and
even seeks suggestions.
He likes to have his men think;
he appreciates it. when men are in
terested enough to consider their
work in the light of the best instruc
tion they can get, with the idea of
working out improvement.
The largest firms today are solicit
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The man who has a practical hand
in producing a piece of work is in a
position to see and understand things
incidental to the work which no one
else could know.
Take sufficient interest in your
work to think about it.
Thieves Steal Garbage Can
Which Was Chained to Post
A short time ago thieves entered
the yard at the home of Edward
Quinn, 1562 North Eighteenth street,
and stole a new garbage can. Mr.
Quinn replaced the stolen article
with a new one and chained it to a
post.
Sunday night thieves entered his
yard again and after cutting the chain
attached to the new garbage can,
made way with it Mr. Ouinn re-
P2tcd, his Jpii tg pojjte.
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The Tanlac Laboratories are among
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Ten Ingredients in Tanlac.
Altogether, there are ten ingredi
ents in Tanlac, each of which is of
recognized therapeutic value.
In referring to one of the more,
important ingredients of Tanlac, the
Encyclopedia Brittanica says:
"It has been the source of the most
valuable tonic medicines that have
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In referring to other of the general
tonic drugs contained in Tanlac, the
13th' Edition of Potter's Therapeu
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This same well-known authority in
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of still another of the ingredients of
Tanlac, which is of value in treating
what is commonly known as a "run
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There are certain other elements
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prove the nutrition and vital activity
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The United States Dispensatory
makes the following comment re
garding another ingredient: . -
"It may be used in all cases of
pure debility of the digestive organs
or where a general tonic impression
ii required." ..
There are certain other ingredients
described in the Dispensatory, and in
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Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING.
' Putting Baby on the Bed.
It is commonly believed, in New
England at least, and probably in
many other sections of the country,
that if the first time a baby is taken
visiting it is placed on a married
couple's bed there will be a child
born to that couple. '
This is a phase of a world-wide
superstition which has not only been
handed down to the civilization of
today from our primitive forebears,
but exists m an almost identical
form among nearly all civilized races.
It is an excellent example of how
the primitive mind working is unre
lated peoples, : ignorant of each
other's existance and far asunder in
point of location, arrives at a com
mon conclusion. In some savage
tribes barren women are given a
carved image of a child or a bundle
of rags done up in imitation of a
baby, to fondle; and in all such tribes
there exist analogous customs for
producing fruitfulness in married
couples with the exception, perhaps,
of the lowest type of savages, the
Australian aborigenes.
The superstition is the purest form
of primitive sympathetic magic of
the so-called homeopathic type-
t . .. T. ? i if
liKe producers nice, it is interesting
to note that the American Folk-lore
Society, finds this superstition com
mon today in Salem, Mass., where,
once upon a tim they were griev
ously given to burning witches.
Copyright, H21, by Ths McCIure News
. f. paper Sj-nflleate.
Where It Started
Miniatures.
This name for small paintings has
no connection with the word "min
ute," meaning small. It is a deriva
tion from minium, meaning a form
of red lead. Bookbinders formerly
deepjated their work with a tiny de
sign in red lead, so that any very
small painting came to be called a
miniature.
Copyright, 1921. Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
Industrial accidents cause the
death of more than 22,000 persons
in the United States every 12 months.
t
Jewel, Rower, Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
J;ulc is today's' talisnianic gem,
and a talisman of jade ii greatly
prized in Mohenunedan countries
even to this day. Indeed, persons pf
this faith are accustomed to carry,
with them all through their lives a
flat piece of jade, believing that it
protects them against accident or ant
noyance.
The day's fortunate color is helio
trope, or violet; once looked upon
as symbolic of old age, it is believed
to represent common sense, good
judgment and great achievement.
The cornflower is the day's signk
cant flower.
(Copyright, 1921. Wheeler Syndicate. Inc. a
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affairs congregating, tha travel-tanned tourist dropping in for
a night's refreshening, attractive women of refinement meeting
on the mezzanine and the smartly dressed traveler lolling in
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