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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Why Do We See Stars When
Hit on the Eve?

We do not really see stars, OF
course, when we are hit on the eye
OF when we fall in such a way as 10
bump the front OF our heads What
we do see. or think we see, is light,
To understand this we must go
back to the explanation of the five
senses--sight. hearing. feeling, tast-
ing and touching. Now, each OF
these senses has special set Ct
nerves through which the sensa-
tons received by each OF the senses
is communicated 10 the brain and,
az rule, these special nerves re-
ceive no sensations excepting those
which occur in their own particular
field OF usefulness, The eye thea
has nerves OF vision; the nose,
nerves OF smell; the ear. nerves OF
hearing; the mouth, nerves OF taste,
and the entire body nerves OF touch.
As we have seen. then, these SPECIAL
nerves are susceptible OF receiving
Impressions of sensations only in
their particular field. But, if you
should be able to rouse the nerves
of smell in an entirely artificial way
and give them sensation, they
might easily act very much as though
they smelled something. We find
this often in the nerves of touch
when we think we feel something
when we do not.
Now, when someone hits you III
the eve, the nerves OF vision are
disturbed in such way as to pro-
duce upon the brain the sensation OF
seeing light. In other words, You
cannot affect the eye nerves with
out causing the sensation OF light,
and that is just what happens when
someone hits you in the eye
From the Book of Wonders.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

the bowl down with bricks or other
heavy material until the cement is
set, but not fully hardened. Remove
the chopping bowl and carefully
trim the rim of the new cement bath
with knife. When the cement is
thoroughly hardened. turn the dish
ran upside down and the new bath
will fall out Remove the paper and
the bath is complete. 1t is well,
however, since cement is rather
porous, to paint the bath inside and
out with green paint. .
The bath should be placed, ii pos
sible, where it is shady during most
of the day, as birds do not like to
battle in blazing sunlight. From
Bird Lore,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Three Teenie Weenies Are Found
Guilty of Entering a Muskmelon.

Gullty OF Entering q MuSkIHe4oIl.
The Teenie Vicente camp was
very comfortable, and as there was
plenty of food to be had near by the
little folks all enjoyed themselves
while Paddy Pinn and the Turk
cverhauled the two trucks. ....
The little people had travelled for
some miles in the tiny trucks and
they enjoyed the change of being in
one place for a few days.
Most of the Teenie Weenies, after
their work about the camp was done
each morning, spent their time wan
dering along the shore Of the creek,
which ran near the tiny tents, and
visiting the chickens in a neighbor-
ing barnyard.
There was a field Of ripe musk
melons near by and the General Of
dered all the Teenie Weenies not to
touch them.
Land sakes!" exclaimed Gogo
one afternoon as he and the Ounce
lay on the soft messy bank OF the
creek watching the clear water flew
by. Il certainly would like to
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Johnny and the Cali.


Once long, long ago in the time
of Lincoln there was a poor negro
boy. His parents were poor and
were slaves. Their master was a
cruel man. He made them work
hard for little pay. His name was
Kelly. One day Mr.. Kelly sent
Johnny, the negro boy, on an err
rand. He sent him quite distance
from where his parents worked.
Johnny came along the road and saw
a poor little calf. 1t was a stray
calf and had laid down to rest
Johnny went on his way for he knew
he could not drive the calf ahead
of him. He said to himself il the
calf was there when he came back
he would drive it home. When
he entered the store he heard man
cry out: did any farmer find a
stray calf" "I saw one, it's on a
cawner of Fifth street" Here"
said the man, stake this" and he
handed him a dollar BILL Johnny
got his groceries and went trotting
off. When he arrived at the corner
OF Fifth street he met the man who
wanted the calf and gave him the
money. The man was picking up
the cali. Say. Johnny when m did
YOU see this calf?' well, you see
mister, I done saw it comm to the
store "Well, sonny you can have
this, and say, where do you live:
"Ah live down thaw, see" and
Johnny went trotting home to Mr..
Kelly. When he arrived home his
master. Mr.. Kelly said in a stern
voice, where are the groceries:'
"They's in thar suh." "Oh, well,
go on" And Johnny went trotting
.a..S,,,.. .hs fields until he came to
mis- parents. He handed them the
St.5O. His father said, "Whar yo
got this Johnny" "a man done
gave me this" Then he explained to
them lust how it was. His father
said he didn't have to work for a
week.
Once when Johnny was feeding
the pigs and chickens he heard a
terrible noise. He finished his work
and then ran to his parents. He told
them what he heard. His master,
Mr.. Kelly. said it was a terrible
fight not far away. Johnny said it it
sounded like guns. The next day his
father and master we're called to
war. His mother told Johnny all
about how Lincoln wanted to set
the slaves free. Johnny's father went
on Lineoln's side, while Mr.: Kelly
wasn't looking. As you all read
about how Lincoln set the slaves
free, Johnny and his parents were
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
For the Live Boys of Omaha

corners, waste places, abandoned
fields, on barren mountain slopes
and other unoccupied land.
s. Destroy insects which injure
and destroy forest trees.
7. Destroy rots, blights and
other fungous foes of the forest.
8. Help clean up the forest by
using the dead wood found lying on
the forest floor.
9. Cut out only undesirable trees
and guard the more valuable ones
Boy Scouts First Book of Forestry
--Illick.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Rules for Boy Scouts

|. Do not start a forest fire.
2. Tell all your companions about
the damage which forest fires do.
3. Report all forest fires to the
nearest forest officer.
4. Learn how to fight forest fires,
and take hand in putting them out.
5. Plant forest trees in vacant
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

dem nellions and rs all right as
long as | done stay away from dem,
but when / done stood right there
lookin' at dem and a ak so handy, |
sure done plumb io'ges myself and
Is sorry"
I'm sorry, too,' said the Ounce.
Il muchie slorry, for nelly he give
me muchie tummic ache" cried the
Chinaman. "Me allie time stay away
from sisiernell;e A"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

Although children are dressed al
most as simply as their mothers these
days, there is always a possibility Of
eniivening the Juvenile model by
some little touch of color or trim
ming. Today, for example, we find q
frock for the girl of from E to 10 fol-
lowing a formula widely observed
this summer. However, the familiar
model is made arresting by several
new touches. One Of these is the
single motif of green and yellow en,-
broidery which appears on waist
of white silk jersey topping plated
skirt of the same material in jade
green. The turn back cuff of the
bodice is also novel. As for the
sleeves, those designed for children
are quite as negligent in their be-
havior as those designed for grown
ups.-C. Lowe.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Willing to Risk 1t.

Uncle Nose had put green paint
on the garden seat and the boss had
sat on it, running the new cream
colored trousers that Uncle Nose
coveted.
"Ah done tried everything, boss
soap, gasoline, hot irons
Did you try ammonia"
"No, boss, no" he answered
Frightening. "Ah amt tried 'em-on-
me, but All knows dey'll fit
American Legion Week.,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Conundrums

Why does a hen never preach?
Because she belongs to the lay ele-
ment.
What plant would be the warmest
shelter? Furze (furs). =
Because the sea news, and barks
comes over the waves.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
A Sure Sign.

Willie was running the lawn-
mower, when the minister stopped at
the house.
as your mother i'll, Willie?"
do you think | would be cutting
this grass If she wasn't? ?"-Brown-
ing's Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

ther. While he stood debating what
to do, an Indian came along. Sudden
iy the Indian said: why have you
been beating your horse?" And then
he took the man up like he were a
doll and strapped him on his horse
and started off. The Indian lead the
horse to town and told the judge
about him and they had a trial and
charged the man SIS for being cruel
to animals. "And now," said the
Judge, Il hope that you will take
this lesson to heart and remember III
the future that might does not make
right" Max Andrews, Aged 10, Ne
maha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
The Rich Boy and the Poor Boy.

The klch Boy ana the Poor Boy.
There was once a boy whose
father was very rich. His name was
Richard. This little boy didn't
think anybody was as good as he.
SO one day when he was out walk
ing he saw little boy playing. This
little boy was a poor boy. He was
ragged and dirty. The rich boy was
so clean and his clothes were SO
neatly pressed that when he saw
the boy he crossed to the other
side Of the street, afraid he would
get dirty. A year or two later this
poor boy became rich. Then the
two boys were friends.--Thelma
Capper, Ravenna, Neb.
Wife (after their two weeks out
ing)-That was a delightful trip we
had UP on the steamer, Can't you
still feel the roll9 can.
Hub-No, the landlord has mine!
Boston Transcript
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Little Barefoot.

~ think a pair OF russet shoes
Is very nice for Sunday.
But sometimes should like to iose
My shoe oe-strtngs-then. II could choose
What would do on Monday,
I'd run upon the soft green grass.
A little barefoot country lass
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Shaving Curls.

Hippity hop
To the carpenters shop
For a handful Of shaving curls,
So long and SO clean
They are fit for a queen
Or, at least, for a queens little girl
How nice it would be IL We always
could wear
Such curls, and never have snarls in
our hair. A. NJ. P.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Know Trees and Do Not Be
Afraid

| don't think that anybody (boy
Or otherwise) who has the knowl-
edge of trees required by the test
for the merit badge in forestry will
ever be afraid to be alone in the
woods with them at night. or at
ary other time. Once you know
what the leaves do, and what makes
them green, and how the sap runs
and why Cor as much Of that "why"
as is known, and how the wood
tissue is formed. and how the roots
work, and what the tree does in
winter-when you know such things
about trees, you should never again
feel lonesome in the woods. For
though all these are merely scien-
tihc facts, they will make the trees
real living things to you. and then
you will begin to understand what
is meant when one speaks OF the
trees whispering" and of the leaves
"clapping their hands. George
GLADDEN. in Boys Life.
First Letter.
Dear Busy Bee:-This is my first
letter and / am going to tell you
what happened yesterday. A rain
and hail storm came up and there
were some men working on graded
road and they were working all
young mules. One mans team be-
came so unruly and frightened that
he couldn't do anything with them,
and they got tangled up in their
harness and one mule got down.
They were hooked to fresno and
he got his right hind leg cut so
badly that he will have to be killed,
and the poor thing suffers so much.
guess l will close my letter cause
my letter is getting long. l am in
the sixth grade and am 10 years old.
am living in a road camp for this
summer. I live in Imperial. Neb.
Tibbetts, age 10, Imperial,
Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
(Prize.)
The Kind Hearted Indian.

The hot July sun beat tiercely
ucwn upon a lonely rider who was
making his way across a wide
stretch of uninhabitcd country. The
horse OH which the man rode was so
jaded and weary that repeated blows
that his master dealt him scarcely
served to quicken his pace. Suddenly
the poor creature fell lame. The man
was now in dismay. He was still far
from town, and it was evident that
his horse could carry him no fur
The New York herald., 1921-06-11
The Pilgrim Creed.

From the Shoe Retailer
Not fleeing hatred. seeking love 'heS
came,
Brave men and braver women, stanch
hearts tried
In fires oppression lSindled, souls ailalne
With love of freedom cherished put
denied;
No light of precedent 60 guide the way
No knowledge of the lonely paths they
trod.
Yet facing countless dangers day by day
And flinching not ana iearhis
only God.
Undaunted in wilderness alone,
Counting each failure but greater
gain,
Enduring hardship in a land unknown,
Than rfe a highr endowment TO re-
tain;
JTnthinking of the sacrifice they made,
IInfaltringly they followed in the lead
OF Him they sought to worship. Tnus
they laid
The frm foundation of a nations
creed.
No finer creed than this: that we should
Through life's brief journey to the
sweeter end.
Unfaltering and smiling in our woe
Each task colossal cause for us 70
bend
To greater effort striving not to fan,
Yet falling, looking not on lie a.
drear.
But taking once again the toll worn
trail
Undaunted ana with Only Sou
to fear.
WINFIELD S. BROOKS.
The New York herald., 1921-06-11
The New Greek Advance.

Another Greek advance against the
Turkish Nationalists in Asia Minor
according to advices received by this
paper, will begin to-day. Distinctly
new elements enter into the situa-
tion since the former offensive was
undertaken by Greece in the same
territory last March. The most i'm
portant of these are the conflicting in
terests of Great Britain and the Mos
COW Soviet in the movement and the
fact that the Greek army must now
fight for positions which have been
strongly fortified by the occupying
forces OF the Nationalists since its
retreat westward from the line of
the Bagdad railway.
There appears no doubt now that
the Turkish Nationalists are receiv-
ing war supplies from the Bolshev-
Xxi: guns captured by the Greeks re-
vealed this and French officers at
Angora reported the arrival of muni-
tions from Moscow and also of troops
of Moslems from the Black Sea and
Caspian regions. The officers said
that the Bolsheviki have opened their
frontier to the passage of this ac-
cession OF coreligionists to the Ma
tionalist ranks. This would indicate
that MusrAPHA KEMAL Pasha has
lost some of his power to Nationalist
extremists. He had held Bolshev-
ism up 20 the Allies as possible
terror without actually allying him
self with IL. He was broad enough
TO see in the supremacy Of the Boil
shevikI In Turkey as great mAnace
The New York herald., 1921-06-11
Noted Business Men to Sail To-day
Leave on the Cedric Attend Meeting of Internatona
Chamber of Commerce in London.

Burleson, wife OF the former Postmas-
ter-General. who viii join her husband
in Europe Mr.. A. Lockt, assistant BEL
gian Consul at New York; DIR. H. Z
Bremen of the Peter Bent Brigham Hos
pital, Boston; Mrs. David Belasco, vile
of the theatrical producer; the Rev.
Henry f. Cobb. president of the Board
of Foreign Missions OF the Reformed
Church of America, and Mrs. Cobb, and
Mr.. Justus Rupert and Miss Ida Ru-
peril.
Mrs. Jessamine Harrison Irvine Is two
days at sea on board the France and Is
en- route to Spain. where she VIII re-
main until September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mouritz r. Westergren
who sailed by the Drottningholm Tor
Sweden on Thursday, are en- route TO
the North Cape. After seeing the MD
night sun they will pass three weeks In
Sweden, motor through Italy and
France, visit England and return by the
Olympic In October.
Miss Josie Belle Herbert of the Spence
School staff and Miss Amy Parkhurst
sail by the Touraine to-day to visit
France and Italy.
The New York herald., 1921-06-11

When the White Star liner Cedric
sails to-day she will take 70 England a
number Of American business men who
will attend the international Chamber
of Commerce meeting in London during
the week of June q. The group Will
include Mr.. John II. Fahey, publisher,
of Boston, and a founder of the United
States Chamber of Commerce; Mr.. Jo-
seph H. De Frees of Chicago, president
of the United States Chamber or Com
merce. and Mrs. De Frees; MIR. j. j.
O'Connor, manager of the finance de-
partment OF the United States Chamber
of Commerce; Col. John X. Virgins OF
the committee on construction. Inter-
national Chamber of Commerce.; Mr..
Noble Foster Hoggson of New York,
who is the other American member OF
the committee; Mr.. Clarence Howard OF
St Louis, president of the Common
wealth Steel Company, and Mrs. How
ard; Mr.. Charles S. Haight OF New
York, who goes abroad to work for
uniform bill of lading; Mr. G. 5. Down
of Berkeley, Cal. president OF the
Westinghouse Pacific Coast Brake Com
pany: Mr.. William S. Bartholomew OF
Pittsburgh. vice-president of the west
inghouse Air Brake Company, and Mrs.
Bartholomew; Mr.. Austin McLanahan
of Baltimore, president of the EXPORT
and Import Board of Trade; Mr.. j. II.
A. Morrow, vice-president of the Ma
tional Coal Association; Mr. 5. Cristy
Meade, secretary of the Merchants AS
of =. W
rick of Washington, manager of the
marine department of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. M. z.
Rorty assistant vice-presldent OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company; Mr.. J. II. Stabler. vice-pres-
ident of the All American Gable Com
pany and Mrs. Stabler; Mr.. Elmer y.
Youngman. editor of the Bankers MGJd-
zinc and member OF the finance COM
mittee, International Chamber of Com
merce; Mr.. Frank Il. Neitzel OF san
Francisco, an engineer connected with
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and
Mr. Alvin z. Dodd Of Washington,
manager of the Domestic Distributing
Company.
Persons prominent in other walks OF
life who will sail are Mr. and Mrs.
+. c. Moller, Mr.. B. II. Barnett OF the
Seaboard National Bank, Sir John Chan
cellor, governor and commander-in-chier
OF Trinidad and Tobago and Lady Chan
cellor Commander A. b. Colonia, of the
Brazilian navy, assigned to the embassy
Of London Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. NC
Jlhenny, Miss Beatrice and Henry Nell
benny Of Philadelphia. and Mr.. and Mrs
J. Bayard Kirkpatrick Of New York.
Among the passengers sailing by the
Red Star liner Laplaud will be several
who have helped make life pleasant to
amusement seekers, such as Nine. Mar
guerite d'Aivarez, opera singer; Nine.
Gilda varesi, actress, and Chester Price,
theatrical producer.
Other passengers will be MIS-. a. ~.
The New York herald., 1921-06-11
to Turkish power as were the Greeks

themselves.
The policy of the new Nationalist
Cabinet is decidedly extremist. The
new Foreign Minister, YUsoF KEMAL
Bey, has been for some time in Mos
COW, and YUNUs NADI, his spokes-
man at Angora, has announced that
the Nationalists will look to the
East and not to the West for friends.
England, he declared, is an enemy,
and Italy and France are only ca
joling" Angora. He advised that An
CORA should seek the friendship of
the "disinterested" Moscow Soviet
and her Moslem neighbors. Upon
this policy the Nationalists have
been acting.
Great Britain has found it expe-
dient If not to espouse at least to
support the Greek cause. The
Athens Government says that the
Greeks have received airplanes,
tanks and gas shells from the Brit
ish and British war vessels have CO.
operated with the Greek fleet in both
the Agean and Black seas. The ef-
feet of this, it is asserted, has been
to strengthen the Greek morale. The
army has been reorganized, and 1t
has now 10000 men with an effective
fighting force of $4,000. Athens says
,- in no
before.
The advance will be keenly watched
by the Allies. Both Italy and France
have so far remained neutral in the
Greco-Turkish struggle, and have
sought principally to protect their
own interests. But the present de-
velopments, it is believed, will force
one, perhaps both, of these nations
to change Of attitude. The British
fears are expressed in a semi-oficial
report from London to the effect that
If the Greeks are driven back Con-
stantinople, where there are British
troops, would be in danger and the
Nationalists, through their posses
sion of this city, would not only
"close the straits and so rob the AL
lies of one object for which the war
in the East was waged, but they
would without doubt proceed to at
tack Thrace and set the Balkans again
ablaze." To the present Greek ad-
vance Is thus given significance
such as did not attach to any other
of the movements in the Near East
strifes which have followed in the
wake of the world war.
The New York herald., 1921-06-11
Nathan Hale's Statue.
Restoration TO It's Original Site
Is Advocated.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Several
years ago the beautiful statue of Ma
than Hale was removed from its original
site on account of rapid transit subway
work and temporarily placed in the
plaza of City Hall.
The subway work has long since been
completed, but the statue still remains
ir the same place, subjected to damage
and other indignities. the base serving
as resting place for idlers who can't
find seats in the park.
Some Of the bronze letters have been
knocked off and are missing from the
inscription at the bottom. Why is II
not returned to its original location.
where it will at least be guarded from
desecration?
1t is indeed a sad commentary upon
the patriotic spirit that is supposed to
exist among our people that would allow
this great statue to be dumped OFF any
OLD place and left there to be forgotten
and destroyed. Pro Bono PuBLrco.
NEW York, June 10.
The New York herald., 1921-06-11
An American Macbeth in Paris.

The artistic enterprise Of JAMES
K. HAcKETT in presenting Macbeth"
to the public of Paris has met with
the recognition that such an effort
deserved. The spectators had the
opportunity in the first place to see
a fine performance Of the Shakespear-
ian protagonist. New York approved
Mr.. HACKETT in this role, London re-
Gently indorsed with enthusiasm the
verdict of the actors compatriots.
Then there was an interesting inter
national character to the evening in
the old Odeon Theatre. English ac-
tors surrounded Mr. HAcKETT, and be-
fore distinguished audience the ma
tional anthems of the United States,
England, Japan and France were
played. President and Nine. MILE
RAND added by their presence to the
Importance of the occasion.
1t was not merely the appearance
of an eminent American actor be-
fore a Partisan audience that made
this incident in the theatre so nota-
ble Before HAoKETT American ac-
tors had played in Paris. AUGUsTIN
DAILY more than once took his COM
pany there to find high artistic ap-
proval. But there was lacking on
these earlier visits the peculiar ma
tional motive that inspired not only
the performance of the famous play
but the presence Of the dignitaries
of foreign nations. The audience
had not gathered merely to sit un-
der the genius of a great playwright
that every nation has recognized. It
was the Interpretation of one OF his
dramas by a famous player Of a
friendly and allied country that i'm
parted to the evening its greatest
distinction.
The greatness of SHAKESPEARE and
the eminence Of Mr.. HAcKETr were
both recognized before the perform
ance at the Odeon. But the friend
Illness and regard for an American
artist from a foreign nation were
never before more gracefully and
significantly expressed.