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10 THE BEE; OMAHA; MONDAY, JULY 18, 1921. E T A L E S .riirm.-t ' i. m-b . CHAPTER VIII, Pleasing Johnnie Green. Johnnie Green knew that he could never find the Cricket in the dark. So he crawled out of bed and lighted a candle, blinking a few moments in its flickering flame. From his hiding place in the crack of the baseboard, in a corner of And h wondered whether it ml jht be a relation of Ereddia firefly. Johnnie Green's chamber, Chirpy Cricket saw the gleam of the candle. And he wondered whether) it might be a relation of Freddie Firefly. It seemed to have a trick of moving about in a jerky fashion,' as if it didn't know where it was going and didn't greatly care, so long as it was on the move." Chirpy Cricket kept still as a mouse then. He soon saw that the bearer of the bright light was quite nnlike Freddie Firefly, in one way. - He made a tremor ous racket. knocking over almost everything in . the room. In a few minutes a voice called up the stairway again. "Is the Cricket chasing you?" it asked. It was Farm er Green, speaking to Johnnie. "Don't tease me!" Johnnie Green cried. "Come up and help me find him!" ' So Farmer Green climbed the stairs and looked into Johnnie's room and laughed. "Maybe I ought to have brought Romance in Origin Of Superstitions f r By H. I. KING. A Visitor'! First Call. In some parts of the country it is a superstitiqn that if you do not of fer a visitor when he first calls upon you some refreshment, even if it is only a drink of water, you will soon be enemies; whereas, if you do you . and your visitor will, thereafter, be friends. " T" an inheritance from our ancestors of the long-vanished ages with whom as with the nomadic Arabs of today-it was the custom . to give refreshment to the wander ing stranger who carnc in peace to the tent if the tent-dweller was. dis posed to be friendly. And the breaking of bread together was the sign of a bond of friendship. ' But if the refreshment was; ' refused, the traveler naturally became the enemy , of the churlish tent-dweller, and the tent-dweller was his. And so, down through the centuries there grew up in different phases of civilization the custom of eating bread and salt to gether as a bond of amity. I have eaten your bread and your salt: have drunk of your water and wine," sings Kipling. Afternoon tea-tables are not, as a rule, haunted ' by this superstition but you will find it in existence in many rural districts. Copyrle-ht, l2l.' by the McClure . Newspaper Syndicate. WHY- Doesn't a Train Run Off the Track at a Curve? When we remember the first law of motion which states that a mov ing object tends to go on moving in the same direction definitely and when we remember the comparative ease with which a bicycle or even an automobile will, turn over while rounding a corner under high speed, . v it appears remarkable that trains can take. sharp curves at 50 or 60 miles an hour without leaving the rails. As a matter of fact, the tendency is for " them to jump the track and they would do so if it were not for the way in which the wheels are con : structcd and, .even more important, the manner in which the tracks .are "banked" at the curves. Railway engineers, in constructing railroads, take into consideration the i ate of speed at which trains will travel in rounding a curve and lay their rails accordingly, raising , the outer rail a certain definite amount for every 10 miles per hour of speed. ," The principle is the same as in the construction of a speed-track for mo torcycles or automobiles. Here the track is "banked" sharply -at the curves and the machines, rounding these at a high rate of speed, are prevented from turning over by rea son of this difference in elevation. A railroad curve, however; which is designed to be taken at 40 miles an hour, will not be safe at 60 miles - and wrecks sometimes occur because engineers fail to pay attention to the rate of speed on certain sharp turns, thus throwing the engine off the raills or snapping off the last v coach of the train. 'Copyrlfht, 11L. Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) Where It Started "Abo and "Below.? The expression "see above" or "see below," which often occurs in manuscripts and printed matter had its origin in the days when writing was done on long scrolls. A matter previously referred to would thus be "above," while something to be referred to in the future would be "below." ' As aow used it has no reference, to actual position except before and after. (Copyright, nil. Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) HE TALE OF CHIRPY RICKET THUR SCOTT BAILEY the old shotgun," he said. "I'd hate to have a Cricket jump at me." Johnnie managed to grin at that. He was so wide awake that he no longer felt like grumbling. "The trouble with this Cricket is that he won't jump," he told his father. "I can't tell where he is, because he keeps still whenever I move. But when the light'a cut and everything's quiet he makes a ter rible noise." I hats a trick Crickets nave, Farmer Green observed. "And I must say that if I -were a Cricket I'd act the same way. Of course Chirpy Cricket heard everything that was said. And he couldn't help thinking that Farmer Green , was a very sensible person. "I dare say he'd be a famous fiddler : l k-t a . r:i.. ' u;-. told himself. And for a moment or two he was tempted to play a tune for Farmer Green. But he thought better of the notion at once. He remembered that Farmer Green had climbed the stairs to hunt for him. And Chirpy squeezed himself further into the crack where he was hiding until he was so huddled up that he couldn't have fiddled if he had wanted o. ' Though they looked carefully, neither Johnnie nor his father could find him. And at last they had to admit that it was useless to search any longer. What shall I do? Johnnie wailed. "As soon as I put out the light and get into bed he'll begin chirping again." - ; "In such cases, farmer Ureen an swered wisely, "there's only one thing to do." "What's that?" Johnnie inquired hopefully.- "All you can do, saia farmer Green, "is to come downstairs and have something to eat." Now, that may seem a strange remedy. But somehow it just' suited Johnnie Green. He pattered bare footed down the stairs. And later, when he went to bed ; again, and Chirpy Cricket began to chirp once more, all Johnnie Green t said was this: -: ' "Sing away little Tommy Tucker! You may not know it, but you sang for my supper 1" v And the next moment, Johnnie Green was sound asleep. ' Do You Know the Bible? (Cover up the anewere, read the que, tlona and tea If you can anawer them. Thn look at the anawer to eee If you are right.) Arranged by J. WILLSON ROY. 1. What was Joseph's wife's name? 2. What , was the birthplace of Jeremiah? 3. What was the name of Aaron's wife? 4. Who was Balak? ' 5. What was the name of Jona than's lame son? 6. What was the cause of his lameness? Answers. 1. Genesis xli. 45. 2. Anathoth. See Jeremiah 1. 1. 3. Elisheba. s , ' 4. King of the Moabites. See Numbers xxii. 2. 5. Pephibosheth. 6. 2 Samuel iv. 4. THE BEAUTIFUL WD MEN OF HISTORY Gave Much Time To The Im provement Of Their Complexion It Is said that the most beautiful Women of history a,re the ones that apent most of their time in the cultivation,- Improvement and prolong went of the life of their beauty. They used all safe means they could find to accomplish this charm. 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Omaha undoubtedly could have done as well. But those who ask why we don't have more conventions and why don't we go after the reputation Des Moines has won as a convention city, forget that there is bitter with the sweet of immense convention crowds. Omahans are alive to the promotion of their city, and by staging well planned conventions, has received much good publicity. Des Moines, for years, has made a special effort, to draw conventions there. Its' Convention bureau would be difficult to surpass. The Chamber of Commerce and all business organizations look upon the convention as the real thing in the matter of bettering business publicity. The financial system for bringing about conventions id highly organized and financial sup port for any big convention is usually forthcoming. Right here it is well to instruct the Omahans who sigh for more conventions. Conventions do not come of their own accord and they can not be obtained for nothing. Like anything else a city wants, they require money. Ofttimes the price comes high. Here's the real dope on the Shriners' convention in Des Moines. The figures have been supplied by Ralph Faxon, former secretary of the Des Moines Cham ber of Commerce and now secretary of the Mississippi Valley association. It cost Des Moines "$160,000 to entertain 50,000 Shriners and their wrves four days. The money was obtained from the nobility, the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, Za-Ga-Zig Temple, of Des Moines, business organizations and by private donations. When the smoke had cleared away, for anyone who was there Will admit the sands were warm in Des Moines, the enter tainers found themselves about $10,000 in the red. Mr. Faxon declared that in spite of the 50,000 visi tors in Des Moines, there was no perceptible increase in bank clearings or street railway receipts for the week. These usual barometers of prosperity may have been off at that time, for thousands ' of automobiles were placed at the disposal of the visitors and the bulk of the money, spent at hotels and restaurants, was cash, not entering the Des Moines clearing house. There is no doubt that Des Moines received valuable publicity through its Shriner convention. Whether the publicity was worth $160,000 is a question. Naturally there are two sides to the convention question. If Omaha is to have larger conventions, Omaha business men must make the demand and the Chamber of Commerce will of necessity accede to the demand. Des Moines and Kansas City raise large funds for conventions. Omaha could do the same. It is admitted that Des Moines gets more big con ventions than Omaha, yet that does not signify that Omaha has been asleep. While Des Moines has con centrated its efforts on conventions and has been suc cessful, Omaha has concentrated its powers on enlarging-1 its trade territory, being content with a steady stream of small conventions throughout the year. Statistics will show that Omaha has also been successful and is not in debt. Some years ago Omaha business men adopted the plan of bringing: smaller conventions in. The plan is endorsed by Charles F. Hatfield, president of the National Association of Convention Bureaus and secretary of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, who has 15 years as a convention specialist to his credit. At the recent national convention of the Associated Advertising clubs in Atlanta, Mr. Hatfield was asked point blank what he thought of big conventions. . - He replied, "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the smaller type of convention js by far the best and I would add that the city which undertakes these great conventions should be condoled." . The policy of bringing in a steady stream of small conven tions is still being followed here. The bureau of publicity of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce spends $15,000 a year on conven tions. This provides visitors with tions and other services. Special funds of not more than $2,000 to $3,000 a year are raised by subscription to entertain such visi tors as the University of Nebraska students, members of agricul tural clubs, state editors and school teachers. Omaha has about 120 conventions annually, with a total attendance of 35,000. The visitors are entertained conveniently, the city is not crowded and everybody is comfortable. Not so bad after all. The visitors go away with a warm feeling for Omaha. " . Those attending big conventions are apt to think of the large crowds and the publicity the city receives. They think less of the expense until it is brought to their attention. When a city in vests in conventions it must n3cessarily be sure of its investment. If there is one thing business men and private citizens hate to do, it is making up deficits. Big conventions often cause deficits. The matter of conventions is not up to the Chamber of Com merce. This body would not think of entertaining the National Association of Rotary clubs unless the local club desired such a convention. Names of every man belonging to an association are on file in the Chamber of Commerce. Many times they are asked by letter if they would consider a convention of that association for Omaha. Many conventions are turned down because members of the particular association do not want them. There are other things entering in the protest against large .conventions for Omaha. There is no large meeting place. The auditorium is too small for a large gathering. There are only 3,277 available rooms in this city of 200,000. Eating houses would be taxed far beyond their facilities. If Omaha really wants big conventions, they ean be obtained. Here's how it can be done.' Omaha business men must subscribe more, far more money for this purpose than they have ever done before. Private citizens must be ready to open their homes to visitors. Automobile owners must be willing to donate the serv ices of themselves and cars in helping ease transportation .facilities. Men and women must abandon eating downtown and eat at home, to give the visitors a chance in the eating houses. There are other necessary privations too numerous to mention. ' But if conventions are wanted, there is that thing in the spirit of "Onward Omaha" which will not stop at obstacles, and the conventions can come. VTtS - - - AIM A" badges, meeting places, invita McKenney Dentists 14th and Faraam Su. Dosjglaa 2872. Vacations Mean Traveling PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL EFFECTS AGAINST EVERY POSSIBLE LOSS 1 SH0LES- DUNBAR GENERAL INSURANCE AND BONDS 915 City Nat'I Bank Bldg. Phona JA ckson 0048 "Talk Over Your Insurance Problems With Us" G. A. Steinheimer Co Omaha Real Estate J. J. 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