THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1921.
THE GUMPS
THINKING OF HOME AND MOTHER
Drawn for The Bee bf Sidney Smith.
Copyright, 1921. Chicago Tribune Company
SLEEPY TIME TALES
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-THE TALE OF
CHIRPY
CRICKET
,6Y ARTHUR .SCOTT BAILEY
CHAPTER V.
A Light in the Dark.
Chirpy Cricket preferred the dark
to the day. He was different from
Jttinie Junebug and Mchitablc Moth,
who dearly loved a light at night,
r.nd would dash joyously into any
they saw.
There waj only one liht that
Chirpy Cricket was always glad to
see. He thought Freddie Firefly's
flashes looked very cheerful as they
twinkled about the farmyard. And
he often told Freddie that he would
be willing to linger above ground
in the daytime now and then, if only
Freddie would stay with him and
make merry with his light.
But Freddie Firtfly knew enough
10 decline we invitation, nc was wen
aware that nobody could see his light
when the sun was shining. And he
was afraid that other merrymakers
in the farmyard might make , mat
ters far from merry for him. For
Freddie Firefly feared all birds. At
night he used his trusty light to
frighten Mr. Nighthawk or Willie
Whip-poor-will. But he didn't intend
to run any risk in the daytime, with
Jolly Robin or Rusty Wren.
Chirpy Cricket soon saw that it
was useless to try' to get Freddie
Firefly to enjoy an outing with him
bv daylight. So every night he
spent as much time as he could in
i reddie s company.
If the truth were known, Chirpy
Cricket wished that be had a' light of
his own. And he couldn't help hop-
"Will gou loan me pour licht?"
Chirpy asked him.
ing' that sooner or later Freddie
Firefly would offer to Jend him his.
Night after night the two met in
the farmyard. But nothing seemed
further from Freddie Firefly's
thoughts than lending his brilliant
greenish-white light to Chirpy Crick
et, or to any one else.
But Chirpy simply couldn't keep
his eyes off that wonderful flash-light
when Freddie FircHy was in the
neighborhood. People began to no
tice that he even stopped fiddling
. . - j it
fly.
At last Chirpy Cricket made up his
mind that if he was ever going to
borrow the light he would have to
ask Freddie for it. Several nights
unseed before he could think of a
good reason for nsing It. But afttr
a while he thought ot a hnc one. tso
he went straight to Freddie Firefly.
"I'm going to see Miss Chnstabel
Cricket home afttr the music is over
tonight." Chirpy said, "and I've been
wondering if you'd be willing to do
nie a favor."
"Why. certainly!" Freddie Firefly
told him. ' . ,
"Will you loan nic your ngnif
Chirpv asked him. "You know
there'll be no moon when it s tune
to go home. And your light would
be a great help to. me, for Miss
Christabcl Jives beyond the barn
yard fence. , , , ,
For just a few moments Freddy
Firefly apptared greatly, surprised. To
tell the - truth. Chirpy's request al
most took his breath away. And
while he recovered himself he for
got to flash' his ;.light--a most un
usual oversight. ' ,.
But Freddie was.no persons.to dis
appoint a friend: Besides, he had just
aid "Whv, certaianlyl
' Really, there was nothing for him
to do but to say the same thing.
(Copyright. Orossot ,,Dunlap.)
WHY
Does Fertilizing Plants Make Them
Grow Better?
' .. . ttinw as "erowth"
whether in plants or in human be
and
:. c !!( increase m :
fc Tu , ihr assimilation ot
strcngin uut
verted
certain products wnicn .
into the substance of the growing
object itsclt. in me v. ......
6rL for example, bread and milk
and potatoes, coupled with other
foods which go to make up the bone
and muscle tissues, result m a steady
healthful growth and it is precisely
the same with plants.
The latter, of course, draw their
food from the ground around I them
, trip r eaves. Increas-
: tki. fnr.fl has the same effect
'M- um that increasing
healthy diet of children would have.
The plants thrive better, grow
faster and produce larger blossoms
fore. 1 is nothing more. m
food," providing an extra amount ot
substances in which the surrounding
earth may be deficient and giving
the plants more nutrition than they
Ute to secure from the ground
alone. But. just as different chil
dren need different types of food, so
also do various tpes of plants re
quire fertilizers containing varying
forms of nutriment. Sweet peas, for
example, should not be treated with
the same fertilizers used for asters
or dahlias, while beans require dif
ferent handling than corn or wheat,
ti.j... r;.nre has made great
" strides nv discovering just what
; sorts of fertilizers are best suited to
the different types of plant life and,
. as a result, crops are now being
' raised- in soil which was former y
considered good for nothing at alL
Copyrtgbt. ltn. Wheelar 8yiiaict.t. mc,
"Women of Putumayo, Brazil,
whose usual attire is confined to
string of beads, have taken to paint
ing gowns on their bodies in imita-
5.
l:on Of those worn by wnux women
hw tnvs Mowuwfc- mother, tminks
THE HOUSE &FMTIUL- HAVING THE
KISS- THftrr'5 THE
More Truth
By JAMES J.
THE SONG THIEF
Robin sings his kind o' tune,
Swingin' on the limb.
Tells the world that sunlit June
Looks all right to him.
Little golden oriole,
On the maple spray,
Gets his magic off his soul
Then he flits away.
Catbird listens all the while,
Peering all around,
Wears a sort o' funny smile,
Never makes a sound. ,
Woodthrush swells his speckled thro".
In the oak tree's shade,
And a single silver note
Sounds across the glade.
When beyond the distant ' hill .
Evening shadows- fall,
Homely Mr. Whippoorwill
Blows his eerie call.-
On the rose bush by the wall
Ruffling up his wing,
Catbird listens to 'em all,
Never says a thing.
Conies tomorrow night, and then
With the setting sun
You will hear those songs again
Every .single one, ,
Robin's song and whippoorwill's,
Thrush's silver call,
Oriole-ecstatic trills
Catbird sings 'em all.
DANGEROUS HABIT. ;
We thought President Obregon .was going to get away with, k till he
began writing so many letters.
, . REAL BUSINESS.
The adage about not eating your cake and having it,' looks foolish to
summer hotel keepers, 'Who sell their establishments to their guests every
summer and still keep them. '
THEY NEED LAUNDERING.
,Ve make immigrants wash up at Ellis Island before they come in.
Why not do the same thing with the plays we import?
Copyright. 1921. by The Bell Syndicate. Iue. 1
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING.
The Split Rowan. '
In northern New England and in
the Maritime Provinces of Canada
a popular cure for a child suffering
from congenital hernia is to pass it
nine times through a split mountain
ash (rowan) tree. This must be
done at sunrise and some say that
the operation 'must be performed in
the presence of the parents and up
on the meaning of May 1. ' In
some sections it is believed that if
a person cured in this manner after
wards sits by a fire in which moun
tain ash is burning he will feel great
pain. -
This superstition ' exists in this
country in almost tlie exact form
in which it exists in rural England,
where it has been known from the
earliest "days reached by tradition.
The number of times which the
child should be 'passed through the
split tree varies in different locali
ties and in England the true ash is
the designated tree.-: Sunrise is al
ways designated for the time of the
cure, but in some localities only. is
the date of May 1 mentioned.
.The "strict constructionists" assert
that the opening in the tree must
be split so that it runs east and west
and the child passed through it to
ward the rising sun.
This superstition is a mixture of
survivals of ; tree-worship, sun-Wor-
ship and sympathetic magic. First
there is the mystic rowan so closely
identified with the true ash, the
Norseman's tree of life. The child
is passed through toward the rising
sun thus being dedicated to the sun
god. Then "there is the'passing : of
the child through a narrow opening
in the sides of which, it is hoped,
his affliction will become entangled
and detached from his body.
In his book. "The Evil Eye," El
worthy cites this superstition as one
of the many which refute those who
doubt that idolatry still persists
among us, notwithstanding all our
enlightment and culture "For," says
he, it "surely partakes of both sun
worship and sympathetic magic."
Copyright, 1S51. by The McClure Jfewa
paper Syndicate.
Where It Started
Lawi.
According to Pliny, saws were in
vented by thfc mythical Daedalus.
Apollodorus, however, ascribes them
to Talus, who Used the jawbone of
a snake to cut a piece of wood, aud 1
f,
mi-
600& FOR.
AT
UCU A
CHWl OF
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HOME
STVCtC
IT TO
Than Poetry
MONTAGUE-
afterward fashioned an instrument
of iron with teeth, for the same pur
pose. The first sawmill's were at
Madeira, as early as 1420.
(Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
Do You Know the Bible?
(Cover up the aniwera, read the ques
tions and sea If you can answer them.
Then look at the answers to see It you
are right.)
Follow These Questions and An
swers As Arranged by
J. WILSON ROY.
1. What was the name of Isaiah's
father?
2. What tribe was granted no in
heritance among the children of
Israel?
3. How long did Jehu reign over
Israel?
4. What was the name of Ha
inan's wife? ,
5. What was the name of Hain
an's father?
; 6. Who was Athaliah?
Answers.
1."--' Isaiah ii. f 1. " 'V
1. .Numbers xviii. 24.'
3. 2 Kings . 36.
4. r Esther v. 14.
5. 1 EsttSer iii. 10.
6. t 2. Kings xi. 1. f
(Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
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Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
The turquoise is today's talismauic
gem. In the far east it was looked
upon as a lucky slone for those who
dealt in any ' business in which
horses were concerned, and so it has
come down to. us as a talisman for
those engaged in horse racing or
trading. The turquoise was also
credited with power to protect its
wearer from accident. , ,
Today's natal stone is the load
stone, which attracts all good; things
to its wearer. It' was believed by
the ancients to be particularly potent
in attracting love. . ' " ' ' ' ,
Green is today's lucky color, par
ticularly for those who are dis
couraged or sad, since it is symbolic
of optimism.
Today's flower is the red geranium,',
which should be chosen if . one is:
making a gift to one who is ill or in
distress, since it is symbolic of good
cheer and happiness.
(Copyright, 1921, .Wheeler Syndicate,; Inc.)
Comi
mon oense
By J. J. MUNDY.
Some Men Hate Changes. .
When a wife makes a practise of.
changing articles of furniture in the
room in which her husband spends
most of his time, shifting the chairs,
couch aiid desk from the places he
is accustomed to finding them, there
is trouble ahead. 1
Most men dislike to have changes
in their homes.
They want to , find the ash tray
in the same place every night.
The chair they use is never right
if it is moved to another location or
a place where they must make an
adjustment different in getting light.
The light itself is not satisfactory
if coming from another direction.
Wives like changes: they get tired
of seeing the same old things in the'
same old places all the time.
But if they desire to please their
bread-winners they will not switch
things from place to place in the
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The home man, on his way to his
abode, carries a picture in his mind
of the place he will occupy as soon
as the evening meal is over.
If things arc not as he expected,
he1 is disappointed.
Qog Hill Paragrafs
By George Bingham " "
It is reported that Yam Sims,
while talking to- his girl Sunday aft
ernoon," forgot all about what he was
doing and chewed up nearly a whole
fan.
Sidney Hocks has again ' been
acught deceiving the public. In
church last Sunday, when the con
gregation rose to sing he stood up
with the rest of them, and instead
of singing he chewed his gum and
nobody knew the difference.
The Rye Straw store certainly has
taken on a neat and nobby appear
ance since the storekeeper's wife got
disgusted ' and swept it out and
dusted off things.
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Parents' Problems
Should a child be permitted to
have a canary bird?
A child might be permitted to
have a canary bird, provided the
fact that such abird depends for
its life and happiness upon living in
captivity be perfectly understood.
Better, however, than a canary- bi'd,
would be an interest in, and an ac
quaintance with the birds seen in
the fields and woods, or even on the
sidewalks. A child will eventually
have much more fellowship with
birds by watching many at liberty
than by owning one in a cage.
Downtown Theaters.
Strand Jackie Coogan in "Peck's
Bad Boy:"
Rialto (Thursday, Friday,- Satur
day) Lionel Barrymore in ."Jim, the
Penman." . "
Moorr-"Wet Gold."
Sun "Blind Wives."
Empress (Thursday, Friday, Sat
urday) r"Coincidence."
Neighborhood Theaters."
Grand "The Oath."
Goldwyn is putting a number of
companies to work. Both Frank
Lloyd and Wallace Worslcy are to
start new stories, E. Mason Hopper
is working on a script and Paul
Bern is now directing "The Man
With Two Mothers," in which Cul
len. Lan.dis is featured. Stars are to
be eliminated from this company's
program, it is declared.
Mabel Normand has-' left on the
first lap of a trip she will make to
London and Paris. She has finished
"Molly-O," in Which she returned
to the Sennctt fojd after a long ab
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sence, and will be back in grease
paint at the famed comedy studio
by September 1.
The entire Pickford family is now
enrolled in film-making. Mary is
working in "Little Lord Fauntle
roy," Jack is starting "A Tailor
Made Man" and Lottie has a film
called "She May Pay," coming on
the market via Pathe release.
Mildred Davis' first emotional
tcene was made last week when she
shed copious tears in a Harold
Lloyd comedy, "The Sky Is the
Limit." Her film tears were gotten
without artificial aid, it seems.
Film celebrities in Los Angeles
are co-operating with John Griffith
Wray in the formation of a private
theatricals society, The Mimes, to
present a series of artistic drama
programs. Mr. Wray is director,
and the players Avill contribute their
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Reduce Beatrice Budget
; - Beatrice, Neb., July 13. (Special.)
The city commissioners passed the
annua! expense bill ordinance which
provides' for $100,740, approximately
$17,000 less !than last' year. '
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wind dancing as "Pastimes in a' Oypsy
Camp." iiallaway A Garrette, a pair of
comedians, are to offer a claslc in black
face delineation. Buck and wing and soft
shoe dancing in conjunction with several
songs along comedy lines are features of
their offerings. Stanley, Tripp & Martin,
a trio ot expert hat Jugglers; are to of
fer a most interesting bit of entertain
ment which they call "Hats and .Clubs."
They perform a routine of tricks in such
a rapid manner aB to verge on the sen
sational. Allen & Moore, who complete
the vaudeville program, are' to offer a
repertoire of character ' song studies as
well as artistlo terpsichorean numbers. -
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FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
EXTRAORDINARY
A Complete Home of the Best Furnl
ture I Have Ever Sold and Probably
the Beat Furniture Ever Sold at Auc
tion in the State o Nebraska Will B
Sold at Public Auction at 2020 Farnam
St., Friday, July 15th. Starta at t p. m.
The imported furniture and rugs
of 5 rooms of this home is said
to have cost $13,540.00 and con
sists of 1 imported mahogany
bed room suite, consisting of
tw in beds, chifforettc, vanity
dresses with bench seat and front
foot; rest, night table, two chairs,
beds complete with made-to-or-der
hair mattresses and box
springs; also silk brocaded bed
and bolster covers, window
drapes, furniture upholsterings
and other accessories to match,
and denim proctors for all
pieces; this suite is the best that
money will buy and will be sold
to highest bidder with no re
strictions. 1 old ivory bed room suite, con
sisting of twin beds complete
with niade-to-ordcr silk box
springs and hair mattresses,
dressing table, chifforobe, bench
foot rest, night table, 2 chairs,
silk brocade bed and bolster
covers, window drapes, furnish
ings, upholsterings and other
accessories to match. This suite
is very expensive and like new.
1 baby grand piano, extra good.
1 imported mahogany dining
room suite, consisting of 1 ob
long table, 1 buffet, 1 serving
table and china cabinet, 6 chairs
with host chair. This dining room
suite is the very best in Louis
XVI Period and is said to have
cost $1,600.00
1 overstuffed parlor suite con
sisting of massive davenport and
chairs, upholstered in rich old
rose velour.
1 very expensive mahogany
Chippendale fireside chair.
1 gold leaf framed mirror that
is said to have cost $300.00, 1
very expensive floor lamp and 1
expensive junior floor lamp, 1
rare brass lamp.
1 exclusive carved davenport ta-
blef very expensive.
1 imported mahogany 8-day
clock with Westminister chimes.
Expensive Oriental Rugs
1 living room rug, "Sarouk,"
size , 11 xl5 ft., said to have
cost $3,000.00; 1 extra, good
Chinese rug, size 9x12, and small
rug to match; 5 expensive Turk
ish Oriental rugs, 2 Kashans and
3 Sarouks.
8 pair of imported curtains.
The above foods are imported. I will
also have a big lot of domestic furni
ture to sell at this sale.
The above goods are owned by one of
Omaha's wealthiest men, who - has
chosen this method of selling the fur
niture from his beautiful home.
Terms of sale are 20 cash on day of
sale and 10 a month till paid . for
on all sums over $250.00; all sums
under $250 is otsh.
Remember this sale takes place at 2020
Farnam St. Friday at 1 p. n.
JAMES L. OOWD, Auctioneer
For further information call Atlantic
0966 or Walnut 6213.
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