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CHIRPY
RICKET
W ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
CHAPTER XVIII.
Mr. Cricket Frog's Trick.
"What'i the matter? Are you
hurt?" Chirpy Cricket called to Mr
Cricket Frog from the bank of the
duck-Dond. Ever "since a splash near
bv had interrupted their talk, Mr.
Cricket Frog had not swum a single
stroke. He was floating, motionless.
upon the sutface of the water. And
he made no reply whatever to Chir-
py's questions. lie acted exactly as
if he had not heard them. J lie fit
ful breeze caught at Mr. Cricket
An4 then lie would begin again,
xactlij at before.
Frog's limp form and wafted it
about.
Chirpy Cricket couldn't help be
ing alarmed. And yet he almost
thought, for a moment, that he saw
Mr. Cricket Frog's eyes rolling in
his direction, as he stood on the
bank of the pond. If Mr. Cricket
Frog was in trouble, Chirpy knew of
re way to help him. And after a
time he made up his mind that Mr.
Cricket Frog was beyond anybody's
help. Chirpy was about to go hack
to ; the farmyard when Mr. Crickcf
Frog came suddenly to life.
"Meet me here tomorrow!" he
called. Then he dived to the bot
tom of the water. And Chirpy
Cricket went home, thinking that it
was all very queer.
"What happened to you yester
day?" Chirpy asked .Mr. Cricket
Frog, when he came back to the
duck-pond the following day and
MC
i 1 found that spry little gentleman wait-
1 1 ' ing for him on a lily-pad. "Were
you ill?"
."Oh. no'!' Mr. Cricket Frog an
swered. "When I heard a splash be
hind 'me I didn't know who made
it. So L. played dead for a while..
. And after waiting until I felt some
what safer, I went down to the bot
tom of. the pond and hid in the mud.
I've found that it's always wise to
attract as little attention as possi
ble when I don't know w ho's lurking
about. ... I hope , you didn't
think I was rude," he added.
"" "No I" Chirpy told him. "But I've
been upset ever since I saw you. I
haven't had the heart to fiddle."
"Dear . me!" I Mr. Cricket Frog
cried.. "I must do something to
cheer you uo. I'll sing you a song!"
Then Mr. Cricket Frog puffed out
his yellow throat and began to sing.
And he gave Chirpy Cricket a great
surprise. For his singing was so
like Chirpy's fiddling that Chirpy
. thought for a moment he was mak
ing the sound himselT.
But there was one marked differ
ence. Mr. Cricket Frog's time was
not like his. It was not regular,
Mr. Cricket Frog began to sing
somewhat slowly and gradually sang
faster and faster. After he had sung
about 30 notes he would pause to
get .his breath. And then he would
begin again, exactly as before.
Mr. Cricket Frog hadn't sung long
before Chirpy's spirits began to rise.
Indeed, he soon felt so cheerful that
he began to fiddle. And between
' .the, two they made such a chirping
that an old drake swam across the
duck-pond to see what was going on.
Of course, his curiosity put . an
end to the concert. Mr. Cricket
Frog saw him coming. And this
time he didn't stop to play dead. He
sank in a great hurry to the bottom
of the pond.
Chirpy Cricket wondered why his
friend chose to stay in a place where
there were so many interruptions.
"I should think," he said to him
self, "Mr. Cricket Frog would rather
live in a hole in the ground, as I do.
':'. I must ask him, when I see
' him again, , why he doesn't move to
' the farmyard."
'" Mr,' Cricket Frog was very polite,
later, when Chirpy spoke to him
about moving. But he explaired
that he was too fond of sw imming
. to do that. And besides, he thought
his voice sounded better on water
. than it did on land.
(Cepyriftht, Qroeset & Dunlap.)
Practically every point of interest
within a radius of 75 miles from
Philadelphia is distinctly marked on
more than 800 miles of important
highways.
There is usually a time
in the life of every
practical joker when
he wishes he had been
born without a sense
of humor.
The Oak From
the Acorn
By Clifford Raymond
A mithty rood BLUE RIBBON
tory in
Next Sunday's Bee
More Truth
By JAMES J.
THE MAN WHO KNEW HOW
The cave man, when he found his wife was weary of her narrow life,
And now and then other men
Bestowed caressing glances,
Did not sit down and tear his hair, and wail in accents of despair,
"As soon as .she Rets her decree
She'll wed the man she fancies."
Instead, he told her to behave or he would shut her in the cave;
And if she sighed or cried or 'tried
To see her handsome lover,
He made no argument at all but took a hammer from the wall,
And with its aid he quickly made
A faithful help-meet of her.
Divorce courts then were quite unknown; a lady in the Age of Stone
Had little' chance for fresh romance,
Once she was safely married.
She soon discovered it would pay to love and honor and obey
The man she wed till he was dead
And most securely buried.
Our modern lovers wed and part, then
Get sick of that when it falls flat,
And once again they sever.
The simple honest cave man s course
But those old ways, like those
Arc gone, alas, forever!
HERO
Official life isn't all beer and skittles. Look at the deputy sheriff who
has got to take Jack Dempscy's car
YOU KXOW. THE OLD ADAGE
A lawyer in Xew York, acting as his own attorney, lost a case of
whisky. Most lawyers who represent
NEVER SATISFIED
Lord Northcliffe is now insisting that Great Britain ought to warm
up another premier.
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At last we have pretty May Collins face to face in smiles with Richard
Dix. Rumor persists in linking the names of Miss Collins and Charles
Chaplin; but also does it link ColKns and Dix. At any rate Richard makes
a first-rate husband to the charming May in "All's Fair in Love" so our
tair-minaed photographer puts him into
Today s Attractions.
Rialto Carter Dc Haven in "The
Girl in the Taxi." '
Strand Anita Stewart in "Play- !
things of Destiny."
Moon Alice Joyce in "The Scarab
Ring."
. Sun Will Rogers in. "An Unwill
ing Hero."
Empress "The Little Fool."
Grand Mary Pickford in "Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm.
For the part of the mother which
she plays in the Rupert Hughes I A" f the sets for the Italian
photoplay. "The Old Nest," Mary I photoplay, "Theodora," which is be
Alden said it took her three hours i.'n8 released in the fall, were de
to put on her makeup. I signed by one of the architects of
. the Vatican. It required six months
John Harron, who is playing in the 1 to erect them.
WHY
Does Water Put Out Fire?
While the most common method of
extinguishing a blaze is to throw
water upon it; there is another ef
fectual manner of quenching the
flames the application of sand. And
both of these, strange as it may
seem, act in precisely the same man
ner, though there is no apparent
similarity between the two sub
stances. But sand, as we know, is nothing
more than stone which has been
ground up into small particles and
will not burn because the inflam
able substances have already been
"burned out" by the heat of the earth
in some previous age. Water, like
wise has already -been "burned" or
oxidized, being a combination of
hydrogen and oxygen and in addi-,
tion, is a splendid conductor of heat.
Therefore, while there is a certain
proportion of oxygen in water and
this oxygen is, in itself, highly in
flamable, the water draws the. heat
out of anything placed in it so rapid
ly that the burning substance is re
duced to a temperature so low that
it can no longer glow or burn. The'
flame is literally smothered in a sur
rounding blanket of a non-inflamablc
substance and, cut off from the
oxygen of the air, dies precisely as
an animal dies if-immersed in water,
for a large percentage of oxygen is
Than Poetry
MONTAGUE
make a fresh domestic start,
.
would do away with all divorce,
old days
.
away from him..
themselves lose their cases.
'
Bell Srndicile. Inc.
the picture.
production of Rita Weiman's ohoto-
play, "The Grim Comedian," is a
brother of the late . Bobby Harron.
This is only the second picture in
which John has appeared.
Reports to the Goldwyn company
show that allcf Will Rogers' pictures
are popular in churches. Will says
that may explain why preachers art
complaining about the low attend
ance. essentia! both to animal life and to
fire.
(Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
Jewel, Flower, Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
The topaz is today's lucky stone;
if set in gold, it was believed by the
ancients to bring its wearer great
good fortune and financial gain, and
to protect him from the envy of
others. If he wore it on the left arm,
he would be safe from all evil, accord
ing to them.
The diamond is the natal stone of
those born on some anniversary of
this day. It protects them from sor
row, and, emblematic of innocence,
preserves the innocence of its wear
er, if the ancients a're believed. '
For today' all shades of red are
lucky. Especially for those who are
interested in promoting some new
venture is red a fortunate color to-
day... ' . i
Todays lucky flower is the red
rose. ' ,
Copyright. 1921. -Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
Landmark Is Burned.
Sidney, Neb... July 28. (Special
Telegram.) The Metropolitan hotel,
a two-story frame structure, one oi
the oldest landmarks in the city,
was totally destroyed by fire today,
TJjc btiildine ?nd contents were in
sured for $4,000.-.
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY 2D. 1921.
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
Another Looking Glass Superstition,
For a person to come up and look
over your shoulder into a mirror into
w hich you are already gazing brings
bad luck is a common enough belief,
Leing one of the many "looking
glass superstitions" which had their
birth in the far-off days when man's
only mirror was a tranquil pool, were
continued down through the ages
when mirrors were become pieces
of poljshed metal .and arrived at our
own time with vitality unabated, un
impaired. The foundation is the be
lief of primitive man that the re
flection, like the shadow, of a person
was a vital part of his being and
"astfal body" as it were, or an "ex
ternal soul," which went out of him
when he cast a shadow or when his
image was reflected. Such is the be
lief among all savage peoples today
and the looking glass superstitions of
the civilized peoples merely afford
one more piece of evidence affirma
tive of the proposition that savagery
and civilization are like "The Colo
nel's lady and Julie O'Grady." Now
when you look into a mirror and
thereby project into it a vital part
of your spiritual self, and another
person comes up and ldoks into the
mirror over your shoulder, thereby
projecting a vital part of his spiritual
self into it, those two "souls" are
likely to get more or less mixed up
which is bad and likely to cause
complications of an unfortunate
kind. One of them may be stronger
than the other and so annex a part
of its vitality, or hinder its return to
where it belongs. Or one may be
of a malevolent turn and injuriously
affect the other. At any rate, it is a
risky proceeding- and likely to
"bring bad luck."
CopyriKht, 1921. hy the McClure
Newspaper Syndicate.
,ommon oense
By J. J. MUNDY.
You Can't Be a Hermit
There are some persons so unable
to find anyone who meets their de
sires and ideas of a friend that rather
than ' take up, as they say, with
someone short of the sort they like,
will isolate themselves and live in
seclusion.
But to b'e entirely happv one must
hare companionship, so the secluded
one becomes more- and more eccen
tric as time passes.'
Bigoted, through ignorance of
what is going on in other people's
minds, they become narrow and un
t regressive and all desire to do some
thing good for humanity is dulled.
Remember that someone in the
world needs you or you. would not
be here.
All you can do is to be of service
to each and every one who comes
within your intimate knowledge m
the hope that you may reach that
one.
You cannot find anyone who is
perfect, not even yourself.
Trying to avoid others because you
do not like them is foolish.
Quite the other point of ' view
should be taken.
The people you n-ee.t do not in
terest you, but if you knew that
someone is needing your help you
would' be trying to find, that some
body. Lven you could not be all that you
expect of your friend.
(Copyright, 19:1. Intejiational Feature
Service, Inc.)
Do You Know (lie Bible?
(Cover up the answer, read the ques
tions and see if you can answer them
Then look at the answers to see -If you
are right.)
Follow These Questions and An
swers As Arranged by
J. WILSON ROY.
1. In what city did Paul write the
second epistle to Timothy?
2. What1 was the name of Ruth's
mothcr-in-lew?
3. What "was the name of Queen
Esther's mother?
4. . What were the names of Job's
three friends who came to comfort
and mourn with him?
S. Who was the father of Zech
sriah the prophet? .
6. What king's birthday party
ended with an execution?
ANSWERS.
1. Rome.
2. Naomi.
3. Abihail. Esther-ix. 29.
4. Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar.
Job ii. 11.
'5. Berechiah.
6. Sec Mark vi. 21-28. .
(Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Where It Started
Plates.
Plates for serving food were -or
iginally srmpiv slices of bread. upon
which meat was served so as not to
stain the table. These slices wer
called in French "tranchoirs," from
which our word "trencher is de
rived. It was some time beore these
"trenchers' were replaced by wooden
or earthenware plates.
AT THE
THEATERS
AT THE Empress Frieh, Howard and
Toolln present some good singing a-ml
humorous situations. Their repertoire
of effective song numbers includes old
ballads and popular Jaaa songs. Or of
the real bright spots on the bill is fur
nished by Kimball and Williams, whose
efforts range from tlje old-time soft shoe
dance to the modern "toddle." A laugh
able number Is presented by Tripp and
Sells, who are expertly familiar with
tumbling In all lie branches. Smart songs
and snappy dances are introduced by Oene-
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quickly r)Iic-?es Constipation, Bil
iousness, Lots of Appetite and Hoad
aebe, duo to Torpid Liver.
The Witching Hour
is. going to strike
soon.
Dog Hill Paragrafs
By George Bingham
Sile Kildew has been sitting
aronnd most of the day scratching
a.
his head trying to think up a good
name for a dog he has traded for,
While at Tickvillc the other day j
Miss Peachie Sims went into the
millinery store and used the looking
glass to see if everything was all
right,
The .Blind Man says he will be
glad when this place gets big enough
to have a street corner, so that he
can sit on-it and give concerts.
Copyright, 1921, George Mathew Adams.
Parents' Problems .
At children's parties should games
be played for prizes?
It is better at children's parties
that games should not be played for
prizes. Instead have a small favor
of some kind for each child to take
home as a souvenir of the party.
Copyright, 1921, by The -Wheeler Syndicate,
Inc.
tUkSSSS
Friday Bargains in the
JULY SALES
Women's Vests, 29c
Women's Gauze Vests, very
fine quality, beaded straps, regu
lar 49c value.
Annex
Women's Silk Hose, 59c
Women's Fine Fibre Silk Lisle,
black and white, regular 79c
value.
Annex
Boys' Wash Suits, $1.00
Boys' Wash Suits, in all size?,
general clearance values to
$2.50.
" Annei
Unbleached Muslin 9 c
Yard
Unbleached Muslin, good gradn,
SB inches wide, regular 13c
value.
Annex
Fish Specials fori
Friday
Halibut, half or whole, lb.. 20
Salmon, half or whole, Ib..1,
Herring, per lb
White Perch, per lb..'. 15
Lake White Fish, lb 27
Catfish, per lb 27
Bull Heads, per lb 26tf
Sliced Halibut, per 1b.....:25c
Sliced Red Salmon, lb 25?
Sliced Cod, per lb 22
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STARTS
SUNDAY
- FiraTcPnr k I
Vacation Luggage Greatly
Reduced
Friday and Saturday Sale of High Grade
Wardrobe Trunks
Extra
Special
$27.50
Three-ply heavy veneer an exceptional value impossible
to duplicate at nearly double the price offered.
1Q0 Full Size Wardrobes Made with drawers and dust
proof doors and hangers; vulcanized fibre and riveted all
around.
Annex Specials for Friday
375 Summer Voile Dresses
Fancy Voiles and Organdies in the season's latest styles
and colors; formerly sold to $10.00. Jo QQ
In the Annex J)070
Children's Gingham Rompers
Plain and Checked Gingham Rompers, all AQkg
colors; ages 3 to 6 yea-rs; 89c quality
Women's and Misses' Wash Petticoats
Nurse Stripe Gingham Petticoats, in light and
dark colors; regular 98c values...;
269 White Wash Skirts
Fine Gaberdine and Tricotine Wash Skirts:
always use another one; former values to $1.98.
Special
Plaid Gingham Dresses
200 Plaid Gingham Dresses, good quality, newest
colors, all sizes to 44; regular $3.00 Jt QO
values. Special Plt70
;
Infants' Soft Sole Shoes
300 pairs Infants' Soft Sole Shoes, blacks and
limit 2 pair to a customer; worth 3 times
the price. Special, per pair
1000 Pairs Painters
Overalls
$1.00
Union made, strictly high
grade Overalls for painters
and paper hangers; extra
heavy, sood quality.
$1,00 Bungalow Aprons, 69c
An elegant lot of neat patterns in
Standard Tore ales: plenty of large
eiies; all bnglit, clean RQf
plaidg and figures....,..'. tuf
S to a customer.
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Friday's Specials in the
Basement
Del Monte Canned Goods, per can
t i- rr r.A I
IOC) ZUC, JUC
Sun Kist Canned
Fruits, per can..
30c
Haydcn's Diamond
Every sack guaran
teed full 4S-!b. W...
!!. Flour.
$1.89
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USE BEE .WANT ADS THEY BRING
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Fomo'us" Players'- Cosky
Corporation presents
A COSMOPOLITAM
PRODUCTION
Once she had reigned in
the gayest palace on
Broadway. Until-
Now, fled to a sleepy
South Sea isle, she danc
ed to forget her fear.
Hoping ever that the
world had lost her.
Hut a New York detective
stepped from the motley
crowd one niuht and That
was where her real lite
began !
you can
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Everett Ginghams, 19c Yarc
A new shipment of the wel
known Everett classics, very
pretty patterns, regular 2Hc
values.
Annex
Corsets, $1.00.
Some new wonderful values in
Corsets, all sizes up to 20, pink
only, regular $1.59 value.
Annex
Bleached Muslin, 15c Yard.
Good heavy Bleached Muslin,
beautiful finish, regular 19c
value.
Annex
Percales, 14J'2c Yard,
Beautiful quality Percales, very
desirable patterns, regular C5c
value.
Annex
Grocery
Iare 16 oz- cang
25c
20c
37c
tour ir
Fancy Nippy
Brick Cheese
Fancy No. 1 bulk
Butter
Hayden's Orange Special Swert
and juicy, while 'j
carload lasts, per dor.
15c
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RESULTS
Regular I
$50 Values 9
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OMAHA'S
.THE A'
, Last Times Tomorrow
, ALICE
I JOYCE
in
"The Scarab Ring"
V
ounday
EARLE WILLIAMS
TWO MORE DAYS V.
Big Double Bill
Mr. and Mrs. Carter
DeHaven
in
"The Girl in the Taxi"
and
"The Northern Trail"
Featuring
LEWIS STONE AND
WALLACE BEERY
Rialto Svmohony Orchestra. Hrry
L? Brader, Director, playing the 0'6f
ture, Wanderers Uoal, ouppc.
J. K. Johnson at the Organ
NOW PLAYING
Do you believe in mental
telepathy? You'll be
startled at The Witchin?
Hour.
AMI xEMKNTS.
TWO
SHOWS
IN ONE
STAFFORD'S ANIMALS. Buckltm Mul.
Pimlri and Dm: FRISH. HOWARD & TOO.
LIN In Melody. L'uqhter and Snng:" KIM
BALL & WILLIAMS. S-milng and (lunclno:
TRIPP & SELLS In -The Two SMrkeri.
Photoplay Attraction "THE LITTLE FOOL,"
from the novel by Jack London.
BIG DANCE!
Saturday Night, July 30, 1921
at NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is a new town 5 miles
northwest of Florence on the
Washington Highway. .
COME AND X
BRING YOUR FRIENDS .J.
BASE BALL TODAY
July 28, 29, 30
OMAHA VS. OKLAHOMA CITY
Game called at 3:30 P. M.
Box Seats on sale at
Barkalow Bros.
EATTY'S
Co-Operativo
Cafeterias
W Appreciate Your
Patronaf.
You will soon be under
the spell of The Witch
ing Hour. Listen when
it strikes!
Pee Want Ads are the Best Busi
ness Boosters.
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