THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1921.
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CHAI'TKR XX.
Bound to Be Different
Nothing ever surprised Chirpy
Cricket more than what Kiddie
Katydid told him. He had thoueht
it wag thunder that he had just
heard. But it was Mr. Nighthawk,
making that odd, booming sound of
his. It was ever so much louder
than Chirpy had supposed it could
be. lie had never heard it so near
before.
For a moment Chirpy thought
that perhaps Kiddie Katydid didn't
know what he was talking about.
But no! There was Mr. Night
hawk's well-known call, Peent!
Peentt There was no denying that
it was his voice. He always talked
SO.
leant s you very Well. Mk CUcked
M 14 id.
through his nose or so it sounded.
And one couldn't mistake it.
Chirpy Cricket began to think that
after all he would rather not have a
talk with Mr. Nighthawk. He cer
tainly sounded terrible!
Meanwhile Mr. Nighthawk alight
ed in a tree right over Chirpy 's
head, and settled himself lengthwise
along a limb. He was, indeed, f.n
odd person. He liked to be different
from other folk. And just because
other birds sat crosswise on a perch,
Mr. Nighthawk had to sit in exactly
the opposite fashion. No doubt if
he could have, he would have hung
underneath the limb by his heels, like
Benjamin Bat. Only he would have
wanted to hang by his nose instead
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING. !
The Empty Cradle.
Rock the cradle empty
Children will be plenty.
This rhyme slightly changed in the
wording in various localities, is com
mon all over the United States and
Canada. It indicates superstition
which is based purely upon the
svnipathetic magic of out primitive
ancestors that branch ot sympa-
The custom of rocking an empty
cradliHn .order to increase the popu
lation has its counterpart in the cus
toms of savage tribes existing in a
primitive state all over the world to
daywhich indicates that we are a
trifle primitive as yet ourselves. In
some sections while it is admitted
that rocking the empty cradle will
produce "babies a-plenty" it is also
Relieved that if there is already a
baby in the family the rocking of its
empty cradle will work it mischief.
Some say it will kill the child. This
is because it was believed by primi
tive man that a baby's soul was, as
yet, very loosely connected with its
body and great care must be taken
that it be not charmed out of it.
The idea of the transmigration of
souls sometimes faintly indicated,
sometimes definitely expressed ap
pears to have existed in the various
conceptions of primitive man tegard
ing the mysteries by which he was
surrounded and confronted. Now
rocking the empty cradle in an at
tempt to conjure a soul to take hu
man form might conjure away the
loosely attached soul of the existing
baby. So don't rock the cradle for
more babies until the existing one
has grown too old to need a cradle.
Copyrlfht, hf The McClure News
paper Syndicate.
WHY
Does a Rooster Crow?
Even 4 cursory examination of
the animal kingdom will show that,
while the female of the species may
be more deadly than the male, the
male is by long odds the more
brilliant in coloring and, in the case
of birds, the more alluring of voice.
Compared to the peacock, the peahen
is a dull, drab creature; the female
nightingale is almost voiceless; the
female glowworm emits no bright
beams to attract its mate and the
voice of the hen is used only to an
nounce the laying of another egg
or to scold its young. The rooster,
on the other hand, is equipped with
a "singing voice" which, while it
may not exactly compare with that
of the nightingale or the lark, is
designed for the same purpose, the
charming of the female of its
species.
Moreover, the rooster is the proud
possessor of bright feathers which
make him attractive in the eyes of
the hen. Like the majority of males
he is not backward in flaunting his
natural, attributes before the hen
which he hopes will choose him to
be her mate.
Copyright, list, bjr The Wheeler Syndicate,
Inc.
Parents' Problems
How can a revengeful spirit be
treated most effectively in a boy of
Teach the boy to forgive injuries.
Do this, not by talking to him, in
general terms of forgiveness, but by
i'.e'.ping hirft each time he is injured
to Jorgive the offender. Also, set
the example yourself of a spirit of
iorgiveness. A revengeful spirit in
a child often has its beginning when
L E S
THE TALE OF
CHIRPY
T A
CRICKET
BY&gTHUR SCOTT BAILEY,
of his heels, in order to be different.
"Has anybody seen Chirpy Crick
et?" Mr. Nishthawk sang out.
"He's on the ground, under that
tree you're in," Kiddie Katydid in
formed him. Kiddie never moved as
he spoke, but clung closely to a twig
in the bush where he was hiding.
Being green himself, he hardly
thought that Mr. Nighthawk would
be able to discover him amongst
shrubbery of the same color.
Chirpy Cricket wished that Kiddi
Katydid hadn't replied to Mr. Night'
hawk at all. But how could Kiddie
know that Chirpy had changed hit
mind! And now Mr. Nighthawk
spoke to Chirpy.
"I can't see you very well, Mr.
Cricket," he said. "Won't you leap
into the air a few times, so I can
get a good look at you? I've heard
that you've been wanting to meet
me. And I've come all the way from
the woods just to please you."
Luckily Chirpy Cricket did not for
get Kittic Katydid's advice. Kiddie
had explained to him how Mr. Night
hawk caught his meals on the wing.
"You'll have to excuse me." Chirpy
told Mr. Nighthawk. "I'd rather
not do any jumping for you. That
wasn't why I wanted to meet you.'
"Hal" said Mr. Nighthawk.
"Then why pray did you wish to
see me?"
"I thought" Chirpy Cricket re
plied "I thought that perhaps you'd
like me to help you with your music.
I've often heard your booming at a
distance. And it has seemed to ric
that you have the making of a good
musician, if you have a good teach
er.
Mr. Nighthawk sniffed. It must
be remembered that he was not very
gentlemanly.
"I've had plenty of training," he
said. "I didn't come all the way
from the woods to be told that I
don't know my own business. I
practice every night. And I flatter
myself that I'm a perfect performer."
"Then," said Chirpy Cricket, "per
haps you need a new fiddle. For
there's nq doubt that your booming
would sound much better if it were
shriller."
Mr. Nighthawk gave a rude laugh.
"I don't make that sound with a
fiddle," he sneered. "Don't you know
a wind instrument when vou hear
it?"
(Copyright, Qroaaet & Dunlap.)
he falls and hurts himself against a
piece of furniture, and his nurse or
mother says, "Naughty chair to hurt
you; we will hurt it!" Make sure
these words are never said in your
nursery.
Do You Knew the Bible?
(Cever up the (newer, reed the ques
tions and see If you can answer them.
Then look at the answer to eee tt you
are right.)
Follow These Questions and An
swers As Arranged by
J. WILSON ROY.
1. How many sons were born to
David in Hebron?
2. What were the names of Da
vid's sons born in Hebron?
3. How long did King David reign
over Israel?
4. What Old Testament celebrity
married his two cousins?
5. What the names of Jacob's wives
who were cousins to him?
6. In whose name did the woman
anoint Jesus with precious oint
ment? Answers.
1. Six.
2. See 2 Samuel iii. 2-5.
3. Forty years. See 2 Samuel v. 4.
4. Jacob.
5. Leah and Rachel.
6. Simon the leper.
(Copyright, 1(21, WheekT Kyndioate, Inc.)
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"On ro
Home
By JACK LEE.
The progress and stability of a city may be deter
mined unreservedly by its home owners. According to
business men, the city with a majority of home owners
is bound to succeed. One man put it this way, "Men
who own their own homes do not throw bombs or join
in revolutionary movements. They are too busy being
good citizens to be interested in anything that does not
help in the welfare of the city."
Omaha stands well toward the top among the cities
of the United States in the number of homes which are
owned by heads of families. From figures compiled
at the office of the register of deeds a short time ago,
it was learned that there were 41,520 families in
Omaha. Of this number 19,099 owned their own homes,
5,000 lived in apartments and 4,000 in flats.
This included homes which have already been paid
for and those on which payments are still being made."
The average cost of these homes, according to an
Omaha real estate man, may be placed at $5,000. This
shows that there is a great deal of the wealth of Omaha
invested in something besides manufacturing and in
dustrial concerns.
The value of a home owner to the city is almost
boundless. It steadies a man who is apt to be careless
of his money, teaches judicious saving, awakens per
sonal pride, and creates a feeling of power in a man
after he has worked hard and paid out his savings for
something in which he can feel complete ownership.
Many of the homes which have been bought have
been paid for on the part payment plan. In fact the
majority of homes are bought in this manner.
Consider the psychological effect on a man who is
buying a home and is conscientious about meeting all
his payments. He works earnestly and diligently at his
job in order to make money to pay on his home. He
saves his money to buy things for the home. Theie is
an awakened interest in his family. He works to beau
tify his place and finds no time to mingle with the idle.
With the pride he feels in his own home, is born the
pride in the homes of others. He compares his home
with those of his neighbors and strives to have his as
good, if not better. With that feeling comes a civic
pride, which in time broadens and takes in every phase
of activity.
Since men lived in caves, they have wanted homes
of their own. The caveman sought out his own cave,
where he could house his own family and be the boss.
The home impulse is instinctive and has come down
through the years. Of course, since the equality of
woman has been recognized, man has not always been
boss in his own home, but usually where you find a
home ruled by the woman, the payments on the house
are surer.
This home instinct should be cultivated in every
young man. It should be encouraged by business men
and means should be devised whereby worthy young
family men could be helped to buy and own their own
homes on a plan of payment which would not be too
hard, yet not too lax, thus making home owning too
easy and cheap.
It is the striving and work one has put into any
thing that he has accomplished, that really determine
the value of that which has been attained. A man who
owns his own home will take better care of it. Inside
and out it will be neater.
It is the fulfillment of the home owning instinct
that keeps alive the building and loan associations and
other organzations of such character who sell stock in
their institutions. Payments on these shares of stock
are merely deposits of savings, which by careful and
steady accumulation, and reinforced by interest, in time
put the depositor in a way to own his own home.
During the days immediately following the great
war, when money was plentiful and the "silk shirt epi
demic" was at its height, prospective home owners were
not extravagant. They were steadily adding to the sav
ings already in the banks.
The first of this year, practically every building
and loan and other mutual savings organization, and
every savings department in the downtown banks started
off with a greater deposit of savings than had been
known in years. Officials of these various institutions
say that the savngs increase is not a "flurry." but is con
tinuing to be a steady growth, which will make this
year one of the best, in point of savings, they have
known.
Owning one's home places a responsibility on one
that can not be shirked. It is this responsibility that
keeps the home owner in the right path. He is settled,
steady in his habits, is a more reliable aid in any insti
tution in which he may be employed and he has more
pride in his city, because he owns part of it.
The goal of having a home should be uppermost
in every young man. The desire should be cultivated
and nurtured, not by the land and rent sharks, but by
the substantial real estate dealers and business men of
the city.
The home owner is very, very seldom in jail, he is
not revolutionary and above all, he has a regard for
the property rights of others.
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