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E Till: OMAHA SUNDAY REK: MAKCIt inn. f J I , , i !I1J -L i J- J. ran Kli L Bl'SY UEE who reads a k I what he reads, has written that the story which was awarded mk I first prize last week was ropled. Furthermore, he quotes lines irom me story wnicn were very similar to lines in tue noon rroni which the atory was retold. Heyond question, we find on Investigation, the atory which a Busy Uee sent In to this paRe was a retelling of the first two ( haptera of the "Biography of a Grizzly." by Krnest Thompson Seton, but there Is quite a question about it a being copied. The Busty Bee who retold the story has caught the fssential features o. those beginning chapters so well that It Is more possible to believe that he re told the story from memory than that he delibeiately copied it. It seems more plausible to believe that he unconsciously repeated these words of th author because their vivid quality had Impressed them upon his mind. Comparing hia story with the original. It Is easier to believe that a keen, quick a"i reten tive mind caught these phrases and unconsciously repeated them than It is to believe that he made deliberate and conscious selection of them. The story is not rpeated sentence for aentence; it Is a telling phrase taken from one sen tence in one paragraph and completed by one from a distant paragraph. It would require a great deHl of skill to consciously pick out these sentences from iheir place In the older writer s atory. What the Busy Bee has done la really that he has condensed the older writers story. What the man told In two chaptcra the boy has told in Tew words: that many of these are the author'a words, we believe, Is Que to the boy's impreselveness. The atory was read to him. or he read it and retold it; but he did not copy it; at least we believe th.it the toy who read the story cared for It and terognlied that the point of It all was that the little bear cub was made "an orphan bear," would not be guilty of "copying," of consciously taking another's s'ory and pretending It was his. It la a difficult decision. Of course, the story did not belong to the boy, originally - he did not "originate it." lie retold It and, consciously of uncon sciously, retold in the worda of the first author, lie gave a condensed version, t'tider the rules of the page we cannot award him first prize. A letter from one of the Lees, who has begun to send stories to the page, RRks about the Blue and Red sides and how the Bees are assigned to them. The Bees, sending In stories or letter, tell on which side they wish to be en rolled. Most of the writers do this, but those who fail to indicate the side are a'sisrned by the editor. The w i-Uera who do not express their preference are divided as evenly as is possible between the two aides.. Three interesting stories about pets receive the prizes and honorable men tion this week. The prire winners are Orlando Smith and Howard Ohman, of the Red and Blue sides, respectively. ' .Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name ia on ths Postcard Kxehange, which now includes: Jean De. Lung, Ainsworth. Neb. Irene McCoy. Barnston. Neb. Lillian Mcrvln, Heaver Citv, Suit. Mabel Wilt, Bennington, Neb. Anna (iotmoh, Bennington, Neb. Mmnio GottMch. Bennington, Neb. Agnes Diimpke, Hcnson. Neb. Marie Gallagher. Henkleman, Neb. Unix 1J. Ida My, Central City, Nph. era Cheney, Crelghton, Neb. Louis Halm. David City, Net). . Khea Freldell, 1 lurch ster, Neb. Alcda Bennett. Klgln, Neb. Kunice Modo, Kails Cltv. Neb. Kthel Iteed, Fremont. Neb. Hulda Lundburg. Fremont, Neb. Mai lull Cuppa. Gibson, Nrn. Marguerite. Bartholomew, Gothenhm g. Neb. Anna Voss. 4il Went Charles street, Grand I eland. Neb. Lydia lioth. iWu West Koenig street. Grand Island, .Neb. KM Von. 407 West! Charles street, Grand Inland, Neb. Irene. CoHtello, 115 West Eighth street. Grand Inland, Neb. Jeofilo Crawford, w; W est Charles alreet, Grand Island, Neb. I'aullnn Scliulie, lcadwood, S. 1). ilarli;a Muthy, Si.'J liast Ninth street. Grand Island, Neb. ItiiKh Knit. L.-nhaiH. Neb. Heater K. Itutt, l.exhara. Neb. Alice Temple, Lexington, Neo. Itutli Temple, LexInKKm. Neb. Anna Nllon, l.exlnnton, Nel. Kdythe Kreltz, lelngton. Neb. Mnijune Tiniple, l,txlnatun. Nnb. A una UrasHmeyer, I.M'i C Bti eet, l.liu om. Marian llnmiltun. M." 1. street, Lincoln, l.lsie Hamilton. JOJJ 1, street, Lincoln. Irene Dlsher, iuito 1, siree-, Uncohi. HiiKhls DlKlier, iQ3i) 1, street, Lincoln. Charlotte Hotsgs. -IT South Urieeiuh street, Lincoln. SI I hired Jensen, 708 Kast Second street, Fremont, Neb. Helen joiinxoii, 331 South Seventeenth street, Lincoln. A ii nea Mjua, .'Ji North Sixteenth street, Lincoln. Loiiikc Miles. Lyons, Neb. j'-Ntelle McDonald. l,ons. Neb. Milton Seiner, Nibra-sKa City, Neb Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, .Neb. Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb. l.nelle Hazen, Norfolk, Neb. Letha Laikln, South Sixth street, Norfolk, Neb. hmina Mariiuardt. Fifth atreet and Madi son avenue. Norfolk, Neb. '.enevleve M. Jones. North Loup, Neb. iMIIlam lavlH, Zil West Third atreet, North l'latte, Neb. LoiiiHe Haabe, UtWO North Nineteenth avenue, Omaha. Frances Johnson, i3J North Twenty-fifth avenue, Omaha. Marguerite Joiui.son. )33 North Twenty- Iitih avenue, Omaha. F.mllo brown. Koulevard. Omaha. Helen Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas street, Omaha. Mary Brown. Zi South Central boulevard, Umalia. Kva Hendee, 440:' 1 lodge street, Omaha. Lillian Wirt, 4TJI Cass street. Omaha. Lewis Toff. Slli Franklin street. Omaha. Jnanlta Innea. i'TK Fori street. Omalia. Haxsett ltuf, 1M4 Hinnev alreet. Omaha. Meyer Colin, t4S Georgia avenun. Omaha. Helen F. HoURlas. 1HM ti atreet. Lincoln. Aila Morris. (4i4 Franklin street, Omaha. Alvrtle Jensen. 0 liaid atreet. Omaha On In FlKher. 1310 S. Kleventh St., llmajja. Mildred Krlckson. '-;o Howard St., Omaha. Oscar lOrlckson. 270S Howard St., Omaha (.all Howard, il Capitol avenue, Omaha. Hlen Houck, lfii.'i lithrop street. Omaha F.merson Goodrich. 4010 Nicholas, Omaha. Maurice, Johnson. 1H.'7 l.cuwt St.. Omaha Leon Carson. 1 1 J4 North Fortieth. Omaha W lima Howard, 4"! Capitol avenue, Omaha Hllan Fisher, U'iO South Kleventh, Omaha' Mildred Jensen, L"707 Leavenworth, Omaha. The Boys' Debating Society ALU SMITH was elected chair man of the meeting. It was not wholly du to Paul's ability to preside as an officer of dignity that caused his comrades to confer the honor upon him. It .. his name which stood htm In good Urtd. 1 'n ul was a very weighty name, one indicating, strength of character and wis don) of mind. The meeting-w hich w as being held by Hi" s for the purpose of organizing s Hehailng society -was i ailed to order l l'aul, who apoke in rather an emhar iused manner. He alamoed his foot upon il.c floor of the barn-loft iwlieie the so ileiy u.m bidding it meeting) and irled out: ' I-.mi lioily Kc t)utet: .Meeting c.tlled i order!'" Then I'aul stood looking ahout hint a (A k w at illv . "Ask if there any in, mens to he put be foic the luiiis.'" w hiapcred lirh ktop Jems '"Thai's the flr.i ihuiK thala in in dt r " "Any motions to put before the houve .' ' tol.fd I aid a blu.h spreuding inn h :. fan". II Knew tli.it riri.Mnie pres. cut hail o i-rbi aid lull Mops w niered uri- h '.Mr. i 'Iimii man. ' -aid liiUklup rising ii:i ni .imi". '1 lump that we elect a h n;in ." I in it lirlcklop ml down on t,i" he wum -litii iik with li.tvec King. .-. nd tie motion. Have",'" he whU-icd. i l ; . , i .- i.l.' the filial. el led t'mey Th- iitii ti.itu ataiiicd bia fwut i.i'uu lbs flojr fttcat ileal and, apparently, remember Kdna Heden. K7S!) Chicat?o street. Omaha. .Mabel ShelfeH. 4014 North Twenty-fifth Nti cot, Omaha. WHlter Johnson, 24(15 North Twentieth "treet, Omaha. F.inma Canuthers. 3:11 North Twenty-fifth street. Omaha. Leonora Uenison. The Albion, Tenth and Pacific streets, Omaha. Mae Hammond. O'Neill. Neb. Mad?e L. Danlele, ord. Neb. .ola Heddeo. Orleans, Neb. Aanes Richmond. Orleans. Neh. Alarie Flemlna;, Osceola. Neb. I.otta Woods, I'awnee City, Neb. Karl Perkins, Keddlngton, Neb. Kdna Knrils. Stanton. Neb. 1-ena Peterson. 2?lt Ixicust St.. E. Omaha Ina Carney, Sutton. Clay county. Nebraska Clara Miller, Ctlca. Neb. Mildred F. Jones. North Loup, Neb. Alta Wllken. Waco, Neb. 1 -eo Heckord, Waco, Neb. Mae Grunke. West Point. Neb. F.lsle Stasnay. Wllher. Neb. Frederick Ware, Wlnslde. Neb. Pauline Parks, York, Neb. Fdna Henlinif. York. Nnh. Mary 'lederlck, York, Neb. Carrie B. Hartlett. Fontarielle. la. Irene Heynolds, Little Sioux, la. Kthel Mulholland. Box 71, Malvern, la F.leanor Mellor, Malvern, la. Katherlne Mellor, Malvern, la. Kuth Robertson. Manilla, la. .Margaret B. Witherow, Thurman. Ia bertha McEvoy. H. F. I). 3. Box 2&. Mis- souil Valley, la. Henry L. Worklnger, 2053 W. Huron atreet Chicago. ' Adlena Sorry. Monarch. Wvo., Boa 33. Fred Sorry, Monarch. Wyd. Pearl Barron, Monarch, VVyo. John Barron. Monarch, To. Kdlth Amend. Sheridan, Wvo. Pauline Squire, Grand, Oki. Fred Shelley. 230 Troup street, Kansas I It y. Mo. Marv Mcintosh, Pldnev, Neb Nellie Hledrlck, Sidney, Neb. Eunice WrlRht, Mi' North Logan street, Fremont, Neb. Carol Simpson, Wilber, Neb. Phylls Haa, tC2 West Seventeenth street. York, Neh. Maclle Moore, Sliver City. la. Mabel Houston, 301U Sherman avenue. Omaha. Dorothy Tolleson. 434 North Thirty-eighth street. Omalia. Mabel Baker, Lander. AVyo. Corlnne Alllaon t;cbertson, Wilber Neb Kilzabeth Wrlnht. Sotah Thirty-fifth avenue, Omaha, Marion Staples, 1313 South Thirty-first street, Omaha. Francis A. Dotson. Pueblo. Colo. Phyllis Corbett. Sldnev. Neb. F.dward Beckard, Waco, Neb. Ellen Peterson, Fifty-first and C streets South Omaha. Harry Renting, ijj East First atreet. Grand Island, N?i. , .leanette MeHride, KlKln, Neb. Elizabeth Wiu'.ii, 1322 South Thirty-fifth avenue, Omaha. Eunice Wright, r.3.' North I-ogan street. Fremont. Neh. 8adle Finch, J015 Fourth avenue. Kearney, Neb. Minnie Schllchilntc. t'edar Bluffs, Neb. Fay Calhoun, Kim Creek, Neb. Nellie L. Olson. Vail. Ia. E. Weiss, care Miller, 196 Kast Third street. New York City. Kdlth Matthews, m! Ohio street. Omaha. Madelyn Schumacher. Kast Dubuque, III. Carrol Atkinson. 619 West One Hundred and Twentv-third street, New York City Marsaret Holland. David Cltv, Neb. Mildred Whitehead. Mitchell, Neb. Esther McNeal. Wayne, Neb. Katie Wendt, K03 North Seventeenth street Omaha. Helen Bartos. 2214 South Fourteenth street. in a peremptory manner. "Address the ihalr when you want to spa!" he or dered. "Oh. 1 didn't think." excused Davey get ling upon his feet. "Mr. Chairman. I sec ond the motion." "What was the motion?" jelled o'lt KYd l'urvls from the rear of the loft. "Agnln the chair stamped his foot upon Hit! loose hoards of the floor. "You're out of order' ' he explained in no gentle tones. "It has been moved and seconded that we-Wfr-hmc a ' ' That w e elect a secretary ." w hiapcred In loud correitloii the wine Hricklop. 'That we elect a civ -rotary." raid the ihtir. "All in faor of i lie secretary" "I'f the motion." i one. ted Wr. ktop "Of the motion." .aid the i hair, rcddeii Inti si 111 moie. plasc signify by sayins I " '1' veiled o. ifeiously a doicn voices " I 'hone vpposid to the motion auy no. taid the i hair. "No!" yelled one voi.e. It tamo fr.i.u si, .all 1'ill Maker, who w.is .ittlng on loo floor in the ir.! of the room ",iy. kid. whut you objecting lo a sec retary for?'" askid lave. turning fiercely on the bold-voiced little Bill. "Cause. I got a light to vole to pleas myi-olf, a in l I?' aktd Hill, glaring at his nuesiioiier. "1 don't have to aa "T jlist be. ausu joii do. Hourly ." 1 unlet in the house." cried the chair. . fcil'l Mamping tm foot. "It bat been mou-l uiuu the iiioiiuu for a aetrury RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. Writ plainly on on aid of th paper only and number ttaa pares, t. T7a pea and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will be flren preference. So not nee oyer ISO worCe. 4. Orlfina.1 storlea or letters only will be need. S. Writ yonr name, are and address at the top of the first pane. ' First and second prises of books will be flTen for the beet two eon. trlbntlon to this par each, week. Addreea all communications to CKIX.DBXBT'1 DXrABTMXBTT Omaha Be, Omaha, Meb. (First Prize.) Rex. By Orlando Smith, aged S Years. 23n7 South Thirty-second Avenue, Omaha, Neb. Red Side. Aunty ha.s a little fox terrier. His name Is Rex. He eats meat, milk and bread. Rex tests aunty's yarn halls all up and pulls the thread all off of the spools. Rex ran away one night and stayed away all nlsht and part, of the next day. Just as soon as I had finished my lunch 1 told aunty K was ready and she put on her things and we went to hunt him. We did not find him, but just as we got home we saw him run down on the corner. A min was playing with him. The man said he found him way over on the railroad. Aunty gave me a strap and the man put It on Rex. Then I took him home, and aunty gave him a good lvth and laid htm In front of the register to dry. Aunty ties htm out now by his little house. We call his house the bungalow. ( Second Prize 1 Something About Mousie. By Howard Ohman. Aged 11 Years: 1042 South Twenty-eighth Street, Omaha. Neb. Blue Side. Mousie. as we rail our cat. was born in the stable, but he did not care to stay In his nursery with the horse. When he was a wee kitten we took him into the house. As he grew stronger and larger he would run quite a long way after me when 1 went to school: and when I came back he would come out and meet nip about half a block from home, rnd then he would say, "Meow, meow." which meant, "please carry me," and I would pick him up and carry him home. Who could help liking such a dear tat. He became such a pet th&t we all liked him very much. He generally sits In front of the fire' when It Is cold. He Is very fond of mamma nnd likes to sit in her lap and rub his. head ugainnt her hand. And then he sings his song. "Purr, purr." At meal time he situ close to mama's side and watches her. When he thinks she has been eating long enough, he .lays "meow," which means, "1 think it Is ?ny turn, now." He knows, sly old fellow, that he will get a bit off mamma's plate when she is through. Mousie keeps himself very nice. He wears a nice gray coat and cap to match, with clean shoes and stockings. He has has been has been carried. Who'll we have?" "I nominate Hank Tollver." And Brlck tnp rose to his feet. "Second the nomination." cried Davey, also rising to bis feet. "I object!" yelled little Bill, meaning mischief. "Say. Bill, Just you speak when spoken to," advised the chair. "You're out of order butting In like that. Now. Hank's been nominated for secretary of the De bating society. All in favor of him, rise to your feet." All save little Bill rose to their feet. "Hank's been duly elected secretary 'or the Debating society." Informed the (hair. "I didn't vote yet:" tried Hill. "You don't need lo." Informed the chair. "And now, ladies and gentlemen," went on Paul, "we'll get to business." But a sly snicker ran round the loft when the chair said "ladles." Paul noticed It, and felt the crowd was laughing In Its sleeve at him. So he explained: "I think It Is always the best to address a crowd In that way. Then, If there happens to be a lady present', she's not alighted. And If there's not a lady present wall. It shows we have the the fair sex In mind. So, again, I'll say "Ladles and gentlemen, we're open for business. Has anyone here an idea In his head? If so. let's have it." "Mr. Chairman." said Brtcktop, rising and thrusting his hands deep Into his pocket, "I have a few suggestions to niske." Then he waited for recognition from the chair. The chair, not knowing what was expected of it, just sat looking ai the standing member. "You must say 'Mr. Brlektop,' " lj foimed Brtcktop, In a loud w hisper. 'oKi'Lit . this slows;:" cftiMi nit n grown very big and fat now and looks very proud. He puts on a clean shirt every day. (Third Prize. i ' Tillie Texas. By Norma Bertram. Aaed 14 Years. 21n8 Seward Street. Omaha. Blue Side. 1 illle Texas was a little hear owned by Mrs. Brown. When only six weeks old she was caught in Texas and was shipped north by express. 8h wore her name on a silver necklace. Poor little bear! She was too young to leave her mother and at first she would cry like a baby It left alone. Mrs. Brown took her to her own room at night and cov ered her up In a tiny bed. At midnight she would get up and warm a bowl of milk. Tillie would sit up and clasp her hands around the bowl to steady It. Then she drank alt she wanted. After this she would He down again and suck her paw until she fell asleep. She made a humming noise all the while that sounded like the buzzing of hundreds of bees. When she grew older she took great de light in standing In the door and attracting a crowd of boys to the fence. When she grew tired of walking on her hind feet and holding a stick In her paws she would go behind the door and close It In the faces of the laughing children. On a warm summer day Tillie enjoyed Jumping into a tub of water and splashing It all over herself. If the little girls passed her in the water they were careful to draw their dresses closely about them, for she was very affectionate and always wanted to hug them with her wet paws. The Brown Thrasher. By Helen Verrlll. Aged 11 Years, yuien Lee. The Strehlow. No. 1:'. Orraha. .Blue SI1. The thrasher Is the first real good rongster of the year. He generally comes about the last week of April. The brown thrasher Is not a real thrasher. They come In Msy. When the brown thrasher comes north the trees are atlll bare and the bird can be seen way up on one of the topmost twigs of some hillside tree. Ills Ion? tall Is held straight below htm. hi head la held high and he sings many difficult high notes with ease. His song Is often an Invitation to some; female bird or an answer to some tlrd whose fainter notes reach the ear. The last week In April is the most at tractive month of the year to a beginner In bird study. There arc only a few bushes with leaves, so that ft is very asy to see the birds. And the number of species are so few that their songs and figures are easily distinguished. The thrasher has a white breast, with lots of black spots, his head, back and tall are of a bright rufous iihade and he has yellow eyes, which shine like a snake's. When he is frightened he puffs like a turtle. The sexes are alike In size and color. The female thrasher is very bold when on the nest and sits oiiietly until the viltor Is within a few feet of her. She looks at 111 in hard, but It he comes a step nearer she slips off her nest and disappears Into the bushes. The eggs are four or five, "Mr. Brlektop, you have the floor," said the chair, stamping his foot for quiet. Lit tle Bill was whispering loudly to Tom.ny Peters, and Tommy was snickering. "This Is what I have to suggest," said Brlektop. "That we have a subject for de bats each evening." "You have all heard what Brlektop says," put the chair. "All in favor of having a subject for debate rise to your feet." Again all stood save little Bill. After they had reseated themselves, up he pop ped, crying, "No!" The chair became very much enraged at the conduct of little Bill, and said, without preliminary: "Say, kid. If you can't be have yourself in this meeting you'll have to get out. Do you hear?" "Yes." smiled little Bill. "I ain't deaf. But I've got to have my vote." "Well, you'll vote when the time comes," snapped the chair. "And if you disturb this meeting again, I'll appoint Brlektop to escort you to the door." Little Bill hid his face In his sleeve to pi event the chair from seeing his laughter, which shook his ball-like body. His c hum. Tommy Peters, was laughing, too. and trying to keep his grinning mouth tightly closed. "Now, to resume business." explained the chair. "We'll have a subject for dls curslon I mean, for debate at our next meeting. Will someone suggest a siibieet".'" Harry Robertson arose. "Mr. Chair man," he said. In an easy way (Harry was used to speaking In public). "I sug gest the subject: 'Resolved. That dogs are very Intelligent anlmais ' " "A very good subject," agreed the chair. "My dog Jack Is smarter than a good many people that I know. Shall we put chair, again ktaau'Inu hv r'tfr. BUSY BEE WHO CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY RECENTLY. .... ) ... f ' - t. ! I - 1 . t -v v BKRNICE B. miMPlIRKT. She Lives in Omaha and Is Just Paat 11 Years Old. , , whitish and covered with liKht brown marks. The thrasher eats Insects and fruit. They sometimes stay north tint 11 October. I do wish thst some of the Busy Tlees would watch the birds and write down In a hook u II about them. It is very Interest ing and teaches ou to have sharp eyes. Leaves and Flowers. Bv Margaret Holland, Aged 10 Years. David City, Neb. 1 was once a little seed In a lady's hand. She put me in the ground. Water came down on me every day. so I thought I would go and see who was giving me so many drinks. One day 1 came up. Soon a little, girl came along. She examined me and called her mother. When she came the little girl said one of the pansies was up and she pointed to nie. I kept on growing and I guess I would have beeri very ugly were It not for my leaves. My leaves were very pretty and I was proud of them. Ond day something happened which made me forget my leaves. A little hud came and at last a pretty flower called a pansy. 1 had five petals and they were black and white. The little girl picked me one day and put me In a vase of water. A few days after that she put nie In a big book, that hurt me very much. A long time after that she took me out and here 1 am. 1 had many sisters and brothers and they had many habits. When people turned us to the light we would brighten up. I liked the violet and daisy the best of all my ' relations. My cousin, the violet, had a sister who lived in the valleys and who was too modest to let any one seo how pretty she was. My leaves were still on the plant, but they were not like the leaves around them. Some of them had leaves like the edge of a saw, some were round and some were like needles. A Trip I Went On. By Helen Verrlll, (Juoen Bee, Aged 11 Years, The Strehlow, No. V.. Blue Side. About two years ago, when the summer came, mother and 1 decided to go to Can ada, to spend the summer. We started the question to a vote?" "Question!" cried Brlektop. "Answer!" jelled Utile Bill and Tommy Peters In one voice. "Brlektop, 1 appoint you a committee of one to escort those, two distui blnx kids to the door,"' said the chair, very angry, in deed. "And see that they are locked out. too." Hricklop made for little Bill and Tommy, but the agile rascals were half way down the ladder, which led from the loft to the stable below, before Brlektop could lay hands on them. And, once below, they set up a terrible din. "Question, Mr. Chair man!" tailed out Tommy. "Answer, Mr. Chairman!" yelled little lllil. " Ladies and gentlemen! ' crlid both mischievous fellows together. But the boys In the loft paid n it the slightest heed to the disturbers below , so. after tiring their lungs, the naughty fellows took themselves off, golnt; to little Bill's home, where Mrs. Maker was just lifting a big pan of sugar cookies from the oven. "Oh, mamma, give us some!" begged Bill, his eyes feauting on the soft, yellow cakes. , , "Where have you been since school?" asked Mrs. Baker, handing each boy two hot cookies. "Oh. the big boys are having a debating society down in old t'nele Adams' stable loft," explained Hill. "An' Tommy and I went there to have some fun. And they chased us out." "oh, for shame. Sonny!" reprimanded Mrs. Baker. "Why weren't you a nice" boy? It's ugly to disturb a meeting ." "But they wouldn't let nie vole as 1 wanted to," explained Hill. ' Hut Tommy anil 1 don't care, do we. Tomm.. ? W e'd lather play ball In uur back yard than to uis-kiiss iiiiestlonj about t'awgs. hauKK havrn'i so terrible ini:e!i ,eit-u after all." "About as much as I'aul and Hricklop." ald Tommy, his luiutli f.nl of cjokie. "But. come on. Bill' I. it's play hall. I.l hate lo Ma there in that I ill hut. sa. there comes all the boys! 1 he mcennni, broke up." "Hello, kids." ciiid I a1. 1. i i. no longer t it his tllKtiil ". had f. ii (,.;' II the lec -lH tini!ea.-ant m as oeea-iotied Ic intte H.IIh conduit In the bain lull. .-ay. got an olhfi" cookie'.'" "Nope," r u i' i Hill, stuffing th U-t er nil Into hia Hum, I il,eel;. "lion d the nieeliii : tone out. Mr ( 'hail mai '" ' "rme and iland." . ii ll " .-aid I'.i il 'Were t. ir.i t t uc.Nt .-'al irna ai -o clock." t ael I'.ricktop. " And cwrv nit tiler's son taitts lo be I here on time. If a fellow s liit lie ! 1 le fined a penny. See'.'" And all Hie bos laiiulod and Harry diew a ball from hU put ki t and file minutes later a pmif was Koing "u in the back yard of Hill Taker's home. -ic'i Ixiy !iaine, In en triattd lo a hoi cmki. ij Mis. Hakir. ' jrjHE, Bees Junior Bkthmt.Bgdk. l - i f5 U c MILDRED AN.ON The Merrlam. Name and Address. Don Leo Allen. 53 27 North Twenty-sixth St Mildred Anson, Merrlam Hotel Agnes Adam, 1921 South Fourteenth St.... Lincoln Eddie Doudar, 1312 South Fourth St Train , Mildred Bell, 2719 Hickory St w... .Park Sibyl David, 2507 Krug Ave Vinton Blanche X. Chuman, 4923 North Thirty-third St .... Monmouth Tark Mildred Davis. The Creche Central Helen Dougherty, 817 North Twenty-third St Kelloni 1903 Burrell K. Kvana, 2827 Decatur St High 1S93 Edward Ebbeaen. 4008 North Twnty-slxtb. St Saratoga 1903 Ralph Fields, 3912 North Twenty-first St .Lothrop 1S96 Howard English, 3431 8outh Fifteenth St Forest 1905 Samuel Feller, 2 Franklin St lx)ng 1W7 Helen Forster, 815 Francla St Lincoln 1.901 Opal Groves. 5323 North Twenty-sixth St Miller Fark , 905 Pearl Ureenberj?. 517 South Twenty-fourth Ave. ... Mason ,.1S95 Frank Glenger, 3339 Meredith Ave High .1895 Kath Huettlemalr, 3428 South Thirteenth 8t Vinton , r.189 Margaret Hill, 3216 Burt St Webster ..1900 Irene H. Harris, 2521 Blondo 8t Joseph Krecek, 1212 William St Elizabeth Kroner, 4744 North Forty-third Herbert J. Klein, 725 South Thirty-seventh St High , 1895 .lohn Kirschbaum, 913 Atlas St Forest 1896 Norris A. Myers, 4207 Cuming St Saunders ,. . 1903 Bernice J. McKenale, 2230 North Eighteenth St.... Lake 1903 Helen G. Myers, 1924 South Fourteenth St Comenlus 1903 "Mamie Mueller, 3620 Jaynes St Central Park 1901 John F. Mohatt, 3338 Corby St Howard Kennedy. .1905 Charles Muff, 4145 Erakine St Clifton Hill .......1896 Winifred Mahoney, 1413 South Fifth St. ..... ...v. .Train ,.1901 Wallace Muir, 2523 North Twentieth St. ......... ..Lake ;..190O James Ed Murray, 2232 Miami St Veronica T. Mutz, 508 North Twenty-first St Katherlne L. Newbranch, 3221 Pacific St Francis O'Toole, 2623 South Thirty-seventh St.... Le Roy S. Paulsen, 2862 Meredith Ave ....Monmouth Park ..19011 Frances Perkins, 818 South Thirty-eighth St ........ High .....1893 Henry Floss, 1915 Oak St ......Vinton ....189fl Joe Pasha,. 1115 South Fourteenth St St. Philomena 190 Florence Paddock, 5540 North Thirty-fifth St Central Park 189T. Anna Maria Pollreis, 2727 South Ninth St ....St. Joseph 1905 Hazel Perry,' 1626 North Twenty-first St Long 1897 Dorcas Roman, 3860 Davenport St High 1891 Ronald J. Rockwell, 5003 North Twenty-fourth St.. Saratoga 1904 Mary Scrlbner, 1814 Chicago St ,Mason 1900 Anona M. Snyder, 2603 Templeton St Saratoga 1904 Yetta Schatch, 1912 South Tenth St Lincoln 1904, George Themes, 2626 Decatur St Long lPp Herbert Whitney, 4703 North Sixteenth St Saratoga X97 Josephine Woods, Fourteenth and Leavenworth Sts .. Leavenworth Adele Whitney, 2019 Boulevard Vinton 1S96 from New Haven, Conn., and went as far as Boston on the train. Then we took a boat and sailed for quite a long time, and after that we took another boat and sailed up the St. Lawrence river until we came to Quebec. When we got there wo went to the Cha teau Krontenac hotel. 11 was a very benu tllul pluce, up the hill, so you could look down on the city and up and down the St. Lawn nee river. It had summer houses and flower beds all over, and there was a griat board walk at one side of it whera people could walk for exercise. It wis a quarter if mile long and from fifty to seventy feet wide. It Is not called a walk. 1 just said that, so you would know It was niHde of boards. It Is really called a promenade. The streets ti ere wire very narrow and a grist many of the people talked I'rcni h. We next went to Montreal. Thai is beautiful. We went lo the I'lscc' Viger hotel, and rlgnt In front ot it whs a l,'n and a large fountain. We went to pee the great church; It Is called De IHglalse Nitre Dame. Then we went to spend the rest of the summer on a farm In Nova Seolia. Canada. It was very nice there. Tin y had great, big. white strawberries, and once I stepped right In the middle ot a hornet's nest while I was picking some. I found two or three fresh water pearls about as big as the he;;d of a blarkheaded pin. I Imd a lovely tiinu going on hay rides wlih the other children. And then we had lo go home again anil I had lo go back to school. Hut It wus a very phasant suninii r. Two Kind Boys. He Ile,n Rigdon, Aged i:i ears. Council Hlufts. la.. It. K. I. i. Box I 'll. Blue Side- John Kingston was coming horn- from n'htiol when ii" met Willie Green, a poor bi, who IHeil villi his moilxi "Wh: don't you come lo school?" askeii John "Aioilur Is -iek and I stay home to help her." answered Willie "What-ilo cni tin?" asked Klin. 'I wath dishes ci.t wool, I." and 'let the tneiils, and a few other IhingV repllid Willi. . "That's ritht. yiu cm h-!p a gr a' deal. I in win i- lip- in. i', r with y our in ither.'" "She l ie; a feter and an itulul cold." ' I lave , ,ei ttnv luedleini .'" "No. r.nd ro money to an'. 'I 'line heme wlh me and I will gi.e i ii itotiic n' d ici iv" 'ilny walkfd on uttiil i ii' v reached John's lni:i Tie' Inn s iiitered ti'd John went in i a c i nl I'ls li 'iilii'l lie found he; in Hie l-iii In n retiirik ruppi r. He told her ati i.it Willie and lu.s !. k mother. "YeH, take Ihe imdleiie i hiiii." si. laid "ainl tell iiim lo give her a table- po infill e erv I. uur." John rave Willie Hie medicine nnd Willie Harl.d home He i.i'clnd it at lat and enti rej. He vieni lo a room a, id there on a bed lav his siek niolh'r II" n luted his .luij lo ln,r. All lb. I ii ii, lu he sat by !.ir Ihis is the DayWe Celebrate March 5, 1911. School. .Miller Tark ... .Central ........ Year. .1905 .1900 .1904 ..1S9S .1896 .1905 .1S97 .1903 High ...1893 Pacific 18'J St High , 1893 .Sacred Heart 1894 .Central 1905 .Park .....1897 .Windsor 1901 bedside and at every hour gave her sum medicine. The next morning his mother was better, and In a few days was well again. John and Willie were great friends ever after, and Willie and his mother never forgot the kindness of John and his mutln r. George Washington. Vera Murray, Aged 10 Y'ears. lll'i 'North Thirty-eighth Street, Omaha, N'"b. Blue Hide. George Washington was born in Ii.!.'. on a plantation lit Bridge creek, in We: t morelund county, In Virginia. c.eorge s brothers had gone to school In Knghind. hut as they did not have money enough to send George, he had to get his education In the common schools, lie once winded to go Into the navy, but as he went lo I. id his mother gootlby, she f "It si bad that lie .gave up his Idea at once. His brother married a daughter of Wil liam Fairfax. Lord Fairfax owned Im mense iraels of wild land in the valley of the Allegheny mountains. They had neier I een surveyed, so he had George Washing Ion do It. He had many hardships and wars with the Indians while he was sur vey ing. When he was 21 years of age he was leeled by Governor Dinwiddle to curry a message to the French along the Ohio river ll started from Williamsburg on October 31, IT.".:!, and returned January li, p.'l He found the French Irving to mnkn a settlement within the Hrltsh territory, lie brought hack a ihscriplion of 11 to the governor. Washington was elected commander-ln-elili f on June Ki, 177.i. anil sen rd all during I I it- Revolutionary war until Cornwall!' km render. He was made the fliM pres. dent of Ihe i'nlted States on April .?. ITi He served cigM years a presideni. While on a ioiuney lie l inii a severe Cold and died on Dceeinbi r 1! I ."'. What I Saw at the Horse Sale. Ly Arthur Mason. Klnii. Aged 12 Years, l-'i,-5 .North Second Avenue. I'i eriiniit Xeli Kid Mile. Then i a a horsr aie in Frcucui! . Feb ruary PI. 17 nnd 1. at the iac track As I like ii'USeS. I went lo st e It. 1 lie flu I tlmiK I a w yyas a luise diav I. nine. It via pure lilaeK. man wus tiding it and as he hit II wih I lie Mian its hind leg would .,' ii In Ha air ntid when that lou- hed the giuiind Us front Icks wint up. J I i i n par d ( n I nivt went and looked Into the .'lall 1 fn-t "an a very Iuim' black Imise with ils inane lied up In red, white and blue. It a tall was tied in red. yellow and blue, .'(ler seeing and patting the horrea 1 paased ', si Inlo the yard. A man was leading a. handsome gray horse with yellow harness. Ii was very kptntid. lie had to be very tan ful or the horse might bile him. That Is all I stayed for. a I had told mamma I wou!4 be home ai that tlins. V !KtV r i K H. t "4 r : S' 1.- J