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SLEEPY-TIME TALES
THE TALE OF
GRUNTY
WMM SCOTT BAUTi
CHAPTER XII.
Woof!
Xight found Grunty Pig huddled
close to the outside of the piggery.
Many times he had walked around
Ihe low building, snuffling at the
doors and trying in vain to find
some opening through which he
might crawl. To his dismay all was
nug and tight. There wasn't a hole
19.
Dimly Grunty could see a. dirk,
v bui-lir form
big enough even for Miss Kitty Cat
to ciep through.
Though Grunty had called a good
many times, nobody had answered
him. Inside the piggery, in their
pen, Mrs. Pig and her other children
ere so-f d a!ep. Mow and then
Grunty could hear a throaty snore,
which he knew to be his mother's.
"How can she sleep, when I'm
missing?'' he cried.
Now Mrs. Pig had been much up
set by Grunty's absence, and when
Farmer Green came to put her fam
ily into the Tiggery for the night
she had tried to explain to him that
Grunty had run away. Unfortunately
' it happened that Farmer Green was
in a great hurry. He didn't stop to
find out what was troubling Mrs.
Pig, but hustled her and her chil
dren inside and closed all the doors.
Try as she would, Mrs. Pig had
not been able to stay awake. Her
eyes would close in spite of all she
could do. Though she slept, she
dreamed about the truant Grunty.
Now and then she cried aloud in
alia darkness, when some trouble
some creature seemed to be chasing
him. But Mrs. Pig never quite
waked up.
Once Grunty thought he heard
his mother speak his name. And
he called out in as brave a voice
as he could muster, "Here I am, just
outside the piggery. Won't some
body please let me in?"
He called in vain. At last he felt
asleep,, for he was about as tired
as any little pig could be. -v..
In the middle of the nightj Grunty
awoke with a start. Somebody said
"Woof!" And somebody came sniff
ing and snuffling around the cor---fier-
of the piggery. Dimly Grunty
could see a dark, burly form.. And
he was so frightened that he bawled
right. out,' "It's a bear! It's a bear!
It's a bear!"
Almost at the same instanf old
dog Spot ran out of his kennel bark
ing furiously. And like magic the
prowler whoever he was vanished
into the night.
"Keep still!" Grunty's mother
called to him: for the noise had half
roused her. "Don't you mention the
word bear again, or I'll attend to
you in the morning."
Drowsy as she was, Mrs. Pig ac
tually thought Grunty was right
there, in the pen with the rest of her
children. And in no time at all she
was snoring again.
Grunty Pig didn't dare open his
mouth nor close his eyes the rest
: of the night. And when morning
came, Farmer Green found him hud
dled against the dor cf the piggery.
It was a joyful meeting for
Grunty Pig.
Tomorrow A Morning's Lesson
Soon Forgotten. Poor Mrs. Pig's
Children Are so Careless! .
(Copyright, H2t. by the Metropolian
Newspaper Service.)
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. IRVING KING.
The Empty Rocking Chair.
In many sections of the country
it is believed by the superstitions
that when an apparently empty
rocking chair is seen to sway back
and forth without any visible cause
in that chair is seated the spirit of
some deceased member of the family
come back to choose the one of his
kin who shall next join him in the
realm of shades. In the spiritism of
primitive man the spirit was con
ceived of as retaining in the disem
bodied state the same habits, needs
wd desires which it possessed while
miniating the flesh. And thus it was
to a large extent, down through t!;
classic ages and thus it is among
many savage tribes today. Soldiers
were slaughtered upon the tumulus
of a warrior, slaves sacrificed upon
the grave of their master and the
East Indian widow ' burned herself
upon her lord's funeral pyre in or
der that the spirit of the deceased
might not be unattended and uncom
panioned in its new state by familiar
ghosts. This ancient idea that the
spirits of the mortally dead seek
companionship is the basis of many
funeral and death superstitions today
of which the empty rocking-chair
wperstition is one. There is some
thing very naive about this super
stition. The disembodied spirit,
longing for the companionship of
one of its kin after the manner of
the flesh, comes not in watches of
the night and in form, of teror,
but makes itself at home, seats it
self in the old familiar rocking-chair
and choses with calmness and delib'
eration the one of the family who
shall join him on the Stygian shore.
(Copyright, 1IS1, by The McClure News-
. paper oynaicaie.;
Violates Liquor Lavr
" Broken Bow, Neb., Aug. 18. (Spe
cial) Ed Penn was found guilty by
. County Judge Holcomb of a second
violation of the liquor law. He was
sentenced to 60 days in the county
More Truth
-By JAMES J.
NO USE
(A bill forbidding women to smoke has been offered to Congress.)
When Ivan the Terrible ruled o'er the Russ,
Though his fury was easy enough to provoke,
He never was known to kick up any fuss
If the Janes of the court asked permission to smoke.
He may have believed that the habit was bad;
He may have thought smoking would make 'em all wrecks,
But his conduct was ruled by the knowledge he had
That law never governs the feminine sex.
When Bonaparte looked from his porch in Versailles
And sniffed the tobacco that scented the air,
He called in a footman and asked of him why
The grooms and the hostlers were smoking out there.
"It's women. Your Highness," the footman replica,
"They puff cigarettes afternoons as they chat." .
"So women are smokitig!" the emperor sighed,
"Well, even a Bonaparte cannot stop that."
" In good Queen Victoria's glorious reign
She often with ministers sadly would plead
For laws which would make the court ladies refrain
From staining their fingers and souls with the weed.
The ministers told her they'd freely admit
Tobacco addition was dreadfully low.
But always they added, "We can't make 'em quit,
It wouldn't be legal they're women, y' know."
We venerate Congress with all of our heart
We bow to their edicts with reverent awe,
However Ave warn 'em they'd better not start
To regulate feminine habits by law.
For if the proposed legislation is passed,
It will not work out as reformers have planned,
The welkin with smoke clouds will be overcast
And women will puff 'em all over the land.
BUT SO GOES THE WORLD
We can't help observing oh our travels that vacations are taken most
ly by people who never work anyway.
TOO LATE
When we see a copy of "Ships that Pass in the Night" nowadays we
suppose of course it isa new novel about the rum runners.
BASE SUSPICIONS
Some "people are mean enough to think they see, woven into the sea
son's crop of American rugs the old fancy vests they gave to the relief
commission.
(Copyright, 1921, by Th e Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Jewel, Flower, Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
Today's stones are the emerald
and the agate; the former is the
day's talismajiic stone; the latter
the fortunate stone for those whose
birthday this is.
To benefit by the emerald's pow
ers, one should wear it in a ring on
the left hand. The ancients believed
that it brought to its wearer the
power to achieve success through
seeing far into the future. The
agate, according to Cardano, has the
power to bring great riches to those
whose birthstone it is, through its
ability to make them cautious and
temperate in all things.
The orientals believed that brown
would endow those who wore it at
this time with good judgment and
common sense.
Today's flower is the lily-of-thc-valley,
symbolic of unconscious
sweetness.'
(Copyright, 1821, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
Do You Know the Bible?
(Cover up' the answers, read the cues
Hons and tea if you can answer them.
Then look at the answers to see If you
ir rlaht.)
Follow These Questions and Ans
wers As Arranged by
J. WILSON ROY,
Bv what other name had Bethel
been known?
" In what instance were lots
cast for permission to live in Jeru
salem
,o. What, four rivers emanated
from the river that went out of
Eden? .....
4. What was the name ot Aoali s
father?
5. How old was Lamccii when
he died?
6. What was the curse ot uodr
Answers.
1. Luz. See Genesis xxviii. 19
2. See Nehemiah xi. 1
3. See Genesis ii. 10-14.
4. Lamech.
5. 777 years.
6. See Genesis iv. 11-12.
(Copyright. Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
Nestroes Plead Guilty
To Stealing Automobile
- . n
Vtnw ph. AUiZ. IS.
(Special.) Paul. Roan and Harold
u. .... n.oriuc rharcprl with steal
ing an automobile, pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to three months m
the county jaiL sfnd a $iw tine.
Save Dollars On a
"Congoleum" Gold
Seal RugSaturday at
Union Outfitting Co.
There Are Sizes for Dining
Rooms, Bedrooms, Sun
Parlors and Kitchens.
If you are planning on new
floor coverings for your home
this fall it will pay you to inves
tigate the greatly reduced prices
on nationally-advertised "Congo
leum" Rugs at the Union Outfit
tins Co. next Saturday.
"Congoleum" Rugs come in
beautiful, rug-like designs, lie
flat on the floor and are easy to
keep clean. You can choose from
6x9, 8x9, 9x10-6 and 9x12 sizes.
And, as always, you can make
your own terms.
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Than Poetry
MONTAGUE -
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Where It Started
Sheriffs.
The word "sheriff" is a corruption
of "shire reve," or governor of a
shire or county. They were created
in England; the first were nominated
by William I. in 1079. The office has
been restricted in its perquisites since
that date.
98c Underwear Sale
Boys' Union Suits, sleeveless,
knee or anklo length; sizes 4
to 16 years, regular QO
75c values, 2 for. JO C
Main FloorCenter
Sale
of Hard
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can O'Cedar
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98c
14 largo Rolls
crepe toilet
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98c.
No. 1 Galv.
Tubs, drop
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98c
Six Cake size
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98c
O'Cedar O i
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Sash Cord, 100
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Ever- Ready
Daylo flash
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98c
Block Plane
No. 102
98c
Family size
Hand Saw
98c
Pocket Knife
98c
Basement
tha
EVERY
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WILL PARTICIPATE
IM TOMORROWS
SALE. EVENT
Gloves,
Leather Goods
A special lot of fine hand
bags and fitted party cases
worth $2.00 and $2.25, sale
price
Ladies' Hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs; all QQ-
staple colors, doz.. tOv
r
98c Hosiery Sale
Women's Mercerized Lisle Hose, hemmed or
ribbed tops, black and colors, 75c values; 2 pairs
98c
Women's Fine Cotton Lisle Hose, regular and
extra sizes, black and colors; 3 pairs
98c
Women's Extra Fine Gauze Lisle and medium
weight cotton; large assortment of colors; sold
regularly at 35e pair; 4 pairs
98c
Main I'loor.
v.
,ommon oense
By J. J. MUNDY.
Thought and Pep.
You may be full 'of pep, but if
your efforts are not directed by
thought, and if you do not make
plans in advance of what you intend
to do, the "pep" upon which you
pride yourself does not amount to
much.
Often the "peppy" person is not
far thinking, hence fails to accorti
plish as much as the person who
works less and uses more head
work. So much has been said in the past
few years about pep, and so many
persons are gauged by the pep they
display, that pretty nearly everyone
who tries to make a good impression
desires to be classed as "peppy."
It is so much easier to do things
physically rather than mentally and
muscular strength and energy are
often the test of the worth of a per
son at first sight, a condition which
has arisen where pep has been
sought, and which puts thought in
the discard.
Some persons find it impossible
to move quickly and accomplish
much.
Such persons should not be dis
couraged. Thoughtful, well-directed
though slow movements are more
valuable than the peppy accomplish
ment of hc one who thinks not at
all.
There is a place at the top today
for the one who can and does think
right.
Copyright, 1921 International Feature
Service. Inc.
Parents' Problems
Should a boy of 6 be encouraged
in the interest he has begun to take
in foot ball?
By all means this boy should be
PHOTOPI-AYS.
Sunday and All Week
AND OF COURSE
IT'S AT THE
HER LATEST AND GREATEST
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IMMALMADGE
NOTE
Norma' Pictures for the pat number of years have
ALWAYS SHOWN FIRST AT THE STRAND
Ag&irv TFrictay
will rrr&ice sellirCg
OEPT'
TkousMuis bervefitted itv l&st Fridays
laousajxas wui &g&ii. tomorrow.
Leather Goods, Neckwear-at Most Decided Savings
Big
98c
3,000 Men's Shirts
With and without
collar; negligee and
flannel; all sizes;
values to $2.50. Fri
98c
i encouraged.
! is a crcat
An interest in athletics
safeguard both of the
ncaiiu ana me inougnis oi youin.
For little boys as well as for college
men an interest in foot ball is not a
bad thing.
Dog Hill Paragrafs
By George Bingham
The Rye Straw Storekeeper is
fixing his front door step so that it
will be easier for the customers to
get in. They will continue to have
the same old hard time getting out.
Poke Eazley believes roosters
come nearer having the community
spirit than anybody. One will start
crowing at midnight, and every
other one in the neighborhood will
join in to help him.
Tobe Moscley celebrated his
birthday last Sunday. Tobe has
long been a resident of this com-
munity, has been married twice, has
TH OTOPI.A Y8.
Mrvn u 4 I
All Star Cast Including
LEW CODY
1 mm
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ESJEgJtAT
bjvotker Bgu'ga-irv Eveni.
(MAIN FLOOR)
Silk Glove Sale
Begins Friday Morning
1200 pair of liigh grade, 8-but ton silk gloves;
regular value $2.23, pair
Sale Price 98c Pair
All double tip fingers; a complete line of sizes; colors, Mastick,
Navy, Brown, White Gray and Black.
98c Men's Wear
Men's Mercerized
Hose All colors;
all sizes; first qual
ity. 6 pairs to box.
Friday, per box
Men's All Silk
Ties New Fall
patterns, regular
$1.50 value. Fri
day 98c
I 98c
Main 1 loor Kfr
Best Oil Opaque Window Shades, 06x84; Avorth
$1.3.3. Special, each 98c,
On Third Floor tnrprt Dept.
tyyo good shotguns, ami loves
okra.
Copyright, 19J1, Georcs Matthew Admin.
WHY
Do We Speak of "Burying the
Hatchet?"
While the majority of 'words and
phrases in English as we speak it
today are taken directly from the
European, with only a slight admix
ture of the Oriental, there are a
large number of gcographicil rames
and a much smaller number of
phrases which may be traced back
to the original American tongue
that of the Indians. "Burying the
hatchet" is one of these, for, when
moTori.AYS.
Big Double Bill
Thomas
MEIGHAN
Lila Lee, Lura Anson
in -
The Easy Road
Adapted From "Easy Street"
Also
The 1921 Revival
of the funniest comedy
ever produced
Charlie
CHAPLIN
in ,
A Dog's Life
Silverman's Strand Orchestra
Starts Sunday at the Sun
Wives, Take Your Husbands
history
Gl3$9Sn I "The Moth" i
StH) i D-N-Y-W K
MO PHONE ORDERS
MO MAIL ORDERS
ALL SALES
. lA I C Sl
Ladies' Neckwear
A splendid lot of fine lace
and organdy collars and
collar and cuff sets, $2.00
values, at
98c
$1.50 Cliamoisette Gloves;
best quality suede finish; all
S1zes and
colors
J
Sale
r
98c Shoe Sale
Childs' Bronze Kid Button
200 pairs Child's Bronze Kid Button, turned sole,
with cloth tops to match. A year ago this sanre
shoe sold for 2.50 a pair. At
98c
Small Sizes in Women's Shoes,
Women's Small Size Kid Lace Shoes, also Misses''
White Canvas Button Shoes, with good thick
ruber soles. Former price on Misses' white was
?1."5. Now
Main
wc apply this simile to the ending
of hostilities we are at least figura
tively returning to the early days of
the American colonists when the
hatchet or the tomahawk was the fa
vorite weapon of the Indian fighters.
UurvinK a hatchet was a ceremony
when accompanied the smoking of
the pine ot , peace. A tomahawk-,
oainted a bright red. occupied a con
spicuous place at all the deliberations
which led tip to the declaration ot
war and the same weapon was then
buried at the termination of the fight
ing, thus giving rise to the familiar
phrase.
(Co.iyrlght, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
moTori.AYS.
KAMA'S
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Two Days More
JConway P
i earie t
"ihe Fighter"
t
SUNDAY
Cold Steel"
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ra
! The vital statistics are published
I on the want ad page.
98c Underwear Sale
r r -v- i i t. j.
''t Lut Times Tomorrow ;
Women's Lisle
tight knee or ,
regular sizes;
2 for
Union Suits,
laec bottom ;
98c
Main Floor (.'enter
98c
Sale
Cotton
Goods
Scalloped
Round Table
Cloths 64 in.
Circular Mer
cerized Da
mask Cloths,
worth $1.75.
This sale
98c
Tea Towling,
Pure White
S e r v i c able,
"no lint" kind;
regular value
13c per yard.
7' yards for
98c
Bleached Mus
lin G o o d
quality, pure
bleach, yard
wide; regulaT
15c grade.
This sale IVz
yards for
. 98c
Bleached Out
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High grade
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Outing Flan
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value 19c yard.
This sale, ' 6
yards for
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mOTtll'LAVS.
Today
Tomorrow
. H-
MaeL,ean
Homestretch"
CCQammounlQktun
A romance that starts on a
big city race track and speeds
through country lanes to love.
A hundred thrills to every lap
and a neck-and-neck finish.
Matinee Saturday
Door Open at 12:45
Added Feature
JOHN SULLIVAN
OMAHA TENOR
Starts Sunday at the Sun
It Will Set Your Nerve a-TingU
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Constance
Binney
Id
"Such a Little Queen"
and
"Snooky'sBlue Monday"
Featuring
SN00KY THE CHIMPANZEE
R I ALTO SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Harry Brader, Director
Julius K. Johnson at the Organ
KINOGRAMS
AM OEM EM'S.
OPENS SUN., AUG. 21
Seats on Sale Thursday Aug. IS
BLOSSOM SEELEY li'ngtonaV
With CO.; JOE
Bcnnie Fields & Co. bb'SS:
Win. Haig; Mac Melville A Gee. Rulei
Kara; Kitty Thomas; Aesop's Fables;
Topics of the Day; Kinorrami. Mati
nees 15c to SOc; some 75c and $1.00
Sat. and Sun. Nights 15c to $1.00.
some $1.25 Sat, and Sun.
EMPRESS
TWO
SHOWS
IN ONE
Qtvf AU DELL t, lOf. A V.ntrllo.ul
i F
Novelty: LAPIN E 4 EMERY. "Liltia Wh.l
not. ot Vaudevlll."; CHARLES SEABURV,
Comic Cartoonllt: GARDNER'S MANIACS
In "A Phylleal Culture Surprise": Pholo.liy
Attraction. "BUCKING THE TIGER", Flit
srlns CONWAY TEARLE.
BASE BALL TODAY
August 18, 19
OMAHA vs. DES MOINES
Games called at 3:30 P. M.
Box Seats on Sale at Barkalow Bros.
EATTY'S
Co-Operative
Cafeterias
Ws Appreciate Your
Patronaf e.
Starts Sunday at the Sun
A Real Human Document
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