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BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1921,
PY -TIME T A
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THE TALE OF
CHIRPY
RICKET
THUR SCOTT BAILEY
CHAPTER XVII.
Sitting on a Lily-Pad.
Though Chirpy Cricket looked
around with great care, he couldn't
discover' who had . spoken to him.
A voice from somewhere had called
out that his music was fine and
asked him if he wouldn't play some
jnore.
, Whoever the owner of the voice
might be, it was plain that he liked
music. So without knowing for
vhom he was playing. Chirpy began
to fiddle again. And when he stopped
the same voice cried, "Thank you
very much!"
. Now, the duck pond was nearby.
And at first Chirpy hadn't thought
of looking there for his listener.
But the second time he heard the
voice he guessed that it came from
the pond. So Chirpy leaped to the
water's edge; and there, sitting on
a lily-pad, was the tiniest Frog he
had ever seen. He seemed no big
ger than Chirpy himself.
.-."How do you do!" Chirpy said to
him. "Was it you that spoke to
me?"
V'Ycs!" the stranger said. "I've
been enjoying your music. And I'm
glad to meet you. It's time we
knew each other, living as we do in
the same neighborhood. My name
is Mr. Cricket Frog. And may I
inquire what yours .is?" .
"I'm called Chirpy Cricket," said
the fiddler on the bank. "Is it pos
sible do you think that we are
Cousins?"
"No!" said Mr. Cricket Frog.
"No! I belong to a branch of the
well-known Tree Frog family. But
somehow I've never cared to live in
trees. Indeed, I've never climbed a
tree in all my life."
"You're a sensible person!" Chir
py Cricket cried. He did not know
that the reason why Mr. Cricket
Frog stayed on the ground was be
cause his feet were not suited to
climbing trees. He couldn't have
got up a tree if he had tried. "Aren't
you afraid of falling off that lily-
17
Tor Mr. Cricket Frog did not answer
him
pad into the water?" Chirpy asked
his new friend. "It seems to mc
you haven't picked out a safe place
at all."
He had scarcely finished speaking
when he had a great fright. For
Mr. Cricket Frog did not answer
him. Instead he leaped suddenly
into the air. And Chirpy Cricket
feared that he would fall into the
water and be drowned. But when
Mr. Cricket Frogr came down again
he landed squarely upon another
lily-pad.
"I caught him," he ad pleasantly.
Chirpy Cricket had no idea what
he was talking about.
"Whom did you catch " he asked.
"The fly!" Mr. Cricket Frog re
plied. "Don't you think you took a
great risk, leaping above the water
like that?" Chirpy inquired. "Aren't
you worried for fear you'll fall into
the pond some day, if you jump for
flies in that careless fashion?"
Mr. Cricket Frog tried not to smile.
"Bless you!" he exclaimed. "I
spend half my time in the water.
Please don't think I'm boasting
when I say I'm a fine swimmer.
You'll understand why when you
look at my feet." And he held up a
foot so that Chirpy Cricket might
see it.
Chirpy noticed that there were
webs between Mr. Cricket Frog's
toes. And everybody knows that
webbed feet are the best for swim
ming. Mr. Cricket Frog wanted to be
agreeable. ''Would you like to see
me swim?" he asked.
"Yes, thank you!" Chirpy replied.
So Mr. Cricket Frog leaped nim
bly into the water and began to
swim among the lily-pads while
Chirpy watched him and admired his
skill.
All at once Chirpy heard a splash.
And he was just about to ask Mr.
Cricket Frog what it could be, when
he noticed something queer about
his new friend. He was no longer
swimming. He was floating, mo
tionless, upon the water. Not by a
single movement of any kind did he
show that he was alive.
(Copyright, Qroaaet & Dunlap.)
Where It Started
Troy and Avoirdupois.
The word "Avoirdupois" is literal
French, coming from "avoir du
poids," meaning "to have weight."
This is the standard scale. Troy
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July Sales Continue
Fine Vici Kid Oxfords, Pumps and One-Hole Ties
; On Sale Starting Thursday While They Last
1 .98 4 $2.48
Made to Sell Regularly Up to $10 00 (See Windows)
These two lots of
Shoes will be ready
for Thursday's sell
inghaving only re
cently arrived from
the Eastern shoe
markets.
Our Shoe Buyer
Always alert for opportunities of this nature bought upwards of 600 pairs of Oxfords,
Pumps and Ties, in all sizes and widths from AA to D and 4 to 8. All low Shoes with
French heels. The greatest values ever offered by Hayden Bros.
Every Sale Will Be Final
On account of the make and quality we ex
pect great crowds arrange for
Early Selections .
This Lot of Shoes
Bought from the Thos. G. Plant Co., the
well-known manufacturers of
Queen Quality Shoes
Annex ( Several thousand yards of 'Voiles, Crepe
Bargain Plisses, Marquisettes, Blue Percales and
Table ( Cotton Suitings. )
Values to 29c
Per Yard
10c
A Solid Carload of Watermelons
The Big, Red, Juicy, Ripe, Sweet Kind.
Buy Them rT "While They
Thursday
50c
Last
Sugar
r
Is still advancing. Buy now
for the canning season.
Sacks of 25 Lbs.
$169
Del Monte
Canned Goods. Per Can
Hayden'
Diamond R.
Flour
15c, 20c, 30c J ETery 8awaersrd fu"
500 Cases of
Pie Pumpkin
". No. 2 Cans. Per can
SunKist
Canned Fruits. Per Can
30c
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Steer . - Bib
Shoulder, Boiling
Steaks ' . Beef
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Milk
Large 16-oz. Cans
Four for
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Hayden's Orange
Special
Sweet and juicy. While one-half
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Butter and Cheese
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Fancy Nippy Brick
Cheese, lb 20
Fancy No. 1 Bulk But
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Best No. 1 Fresh
' Ground Peanut But
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Best No. 1 Full Cream
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Sugar California 5
Cured Style
Bacon Hams
21? 22?
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weight is so called because the jew
elers of Troyes, France, adopted it
as their scale of weight before the
standardization of the other measure
ment. (Copyright, 1 921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
WHY
Do We We Speak of "Boycotting"
Someone?
Defined in the dictionary as "ostra
cizing or the refusal of all dealings
with a person or persons," "boycott,"
belongs to that clas"s of words which
have their origin in the name of a
real person, a Captain Boycott who.
in 1880, was the agent of Lord
Earme, an Irish land owner.
The captain was a severe task
master and the tenants petitioned
Lord Earme to remove him. But
the landlord refused to pay any at
tention to the complaints and the
tenants, with their friends, took a
leaf from the book of the South Sea
Islanders and "laid a taboo" upon
Boycott. They not only refused to
work for him, but they prevented
others from doing so as well. His
servants and his farmhands deserted
him and any merchant who sold him
goods was immediately ostracized by
the neighborhood. When he went
to market, Boycott found that no
one would by his goods, no matter
how cheaply he priced them, and
it was finally necessary to call in
armed troops to harvest the crops.
It was as a result of this action that
the word found its way into the Eng
lish, language, being originally spell
ed with a capital "B," but finally,
upon being widely adopted, it lost
even this distinguishing mark of its
origin.
(Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
PHOTOPLAYS.
NOW PLAYING
Jewel, Flower, Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
Travelers will do well to observe
today's talismanic stone the agate.
It has the special power of guarding
those who journey on land or sea
from the harms which are likely to
befall. It is especially lucky for avia
tors and those who are associated
with them, particularly in matters of
sentiment. According to Camillo
Leonardo and other ancient author
lties, an agate will give protection
from lightning.
In similar fashion the coral, which
is today s natal stone, will exercise
protection over those who fare
abroad. Water journeys in partic
ular will be made safe by the good
offices of this gem. Those whose
birth anniversary this is are assured
of abounding vitality if they wear
their coral where its brilliant color
makes it conspicuous, and they will
have the further gift of attracting
others by the strength of personal
magnetism.
Both Oriental and Roman legends
agree that light red or coral as the
color to be chosen for today.
The lily of the valley will prove
today's fortunate flower.
CopyrlRht, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
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