THE OMAHA SUN-DAY BEE: JULY 25, 1915.
The Busy Bees
Their Own Page
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THIS It tho wireless age. Busy Pees.
Many of our boys are upending their luramcr vacations learn
ing the wireless code and Installing the wireless apparatus la
their boraei for summer Interest and diversion.
Raymond Norene of Counrll Dluffa has one of the most com
plete equipments of any local youngster and baa sent and recelred messages
from greater distances than any one else. He aent a message as far as
eighty miles Into northeastern Iowa and later received a letter from, a man
there who had caught It. Raymond himself has recelred messages from
Colon, rename and Key Went
He has this Instrument Installed In his own bedroom and sometimes
It fats so fascinating of an evening that Raymond forgets to to to bed. You
know the wireless Is much better at night than it Is during the day, when
the sun's rays affect It
Raymond has all aorta of Interesting things to relate about his wire
less experiences. He gets the base ball scores over wireless and some of
the war news, too. He tells with great gusto of receiving the message that
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the militant suffragist, bad once more been
sent to Holloway Jail In England. Raymond says he did not read It In the
newspapers until two days later.
Many of his messages are via the wireless station at Sayvllle, Long
Island, from where you have perhaps noticed much of the war news comes.
From all this perhaps you may Imagine that Raymond is a grown-up
young man, but Indeed he Is but a young Busy Bee like all the rest of you.
He Is only II years old and enters his first year at high school thla Septem
ber. His nightly seancee with bis wireless equipment are cut off at a
reasonable hour now by bis parents' orders, because Raymond bas to rise
early now to carry the Morning Bee.
Raymond is Interested in all the sciences and electricity and plans to
follow in bis father's footsteps and take up electrical engineering when he
ts a man. Raymond's father bas helped him a great deal In establishing
his wireless equipment
There axe a number of other young boys in Omaha who, have in
stalled the equipment and who last winter belonged to the Toung Men's
Christian association wireless class. It Is planned to continue the class
work this winter If enough boys apply.
This week Ethel Oertsch of the Blue Bide won the prlxe book and hon
orable mention was awarded Ida Crowe of the Blue Bide and Pearl Bryan
of the Red Side.
Little Stories by Little Folk
(first Prise.)
Knows Many Birds.
By Ethel GaltiK-h, Aged 11 Tsars. Mon
ro, Neb. Blu Bide,
I wonder If the Busy Bees are as In
terested In the eons' birds as I am. Thar
are ever fifteen klnda In our orchard.
There Is Mr. and Mrs. Bobble Robin and
then four children, and M and Mrs.
Jim Oriole have a neat In a tall apple
tree. Mr. and Mrs. Cat Bird had a nest
In the plum thloket with five little baby
birds in It Mr. and Mrs. Thrush had
three very nicely trained ohlldrsn, who
have already left the neet They are
new learning to sing. It is plain to see
that the Thrashes, Orioles, Gold rinahea.
Cat Birds and the Robins ere the aristo
crats In the bird world. They have the
nioest homes and cms; the most. While
Reo-Keeled Wooopeokere and Flickers
belong to the working class. They are
so busy that they never have time to
ems'. But they are Interesting- Just the
same. Z would like the King Birds bet
ter If they were not so scrappy, and I
do not like the Blue Jays, even though
they are pretty-tbay have suon bad
habits. "Tts not fine feathers that
make fine birds. " There are also Wren, j
Warblers, Blue Birds and one or two I
cannot name. Down In the meadows the i
Bobolinks stng the merriest kind of
songs, alee there are Meadow Larks,
Song Sparrows, Bob Whites and Red
Winged Bleak Birds. There are so many
beautiful tamgSj out of doors at this
time of the yean X have eolieoted a few
beautiful moths. I will have to got a
book en butterflies and find out what
their names are.
CHenarable Mention.)
Wild nowtrs of Wyoming.
By Ida M. Crowe, Age 11 Years, Tor
rtngton. Wye. ltfue Side.
The wild flowers of seetfceeetern Wyo
ming are very beautiful. They are of
many different colors and kinds. The
bills and vail ere are eovered with gorge
ous beauties. There ts a beautiful erven,
white poppy which I think the snort
beautiful of them ell
To preserve specimens of these flowers
I press them In old inegaatnes. After
they are thoroughly dry Z mount them
on manllaboard, using very Uttle tnuot-
lage. Z procured a pasteboard boa from
one of the merchants. By putting two
partitions In ft Z made three different
. parts Into which Z put my moonted flow
ers. This makes very neat and pleas
ureable work. 1 now have about forty
live specimens.
Childhood of tflii Aloott.
Katharine Young, He Sooth Thirty-first
avenue. Are U. liiue Hide.
Nearly every child must be Interested
In Mies Lou lw Aloott for ehe writes the
most beautiful and dellshtful stories.
When she wee a little girl she did not
attend school, but her father helped to
educete her at home and sometimes she
had a governs,
L" was not fond of arithmetic nor
grammar, but of readier, writing, com
position, history and geography.
When ehe was very young ehe was
taught to sew and soon became vary
skillful. After she had learned to make
different things she made doll clothes
for tbe ebildrea of the neighborhood. One
day when she was) In her father's library
she bulit a wail around her Uttle aliter
Useie, end the little one was soon
mleeed. Sbe was found again in the little
wall of books, fast a!eep. One day she
ran away. She eat down upon tbe steps
ef a house and went to slew on a big
dog. Here she wee found by the town
crier who was crying that a child had
been lost which wore a pink frock,
white hat end new green shoea All of a
euden ehe eat p and crlad. "Why dat e
me." Mrs. Aloott punished her the next
day t jr tying her to the parlor sofa.
The little. Bed Howe,
By Leoce Walter. Ar4 t Tears. Wahoo,
leo. Iiim Bide.
Once upon a time there was a IftUe
boy. He wee tired et pleytng with his
tors, ee he went to hla mothM ,m ..1.4
-Mother, rm tired of playing the same
thing ever and ever. Cant yon think
of something else Z can dor "My eon,
Z eaa think of one thing and that la to
So ead find a Uttle red houaa with n.
windows nor doors, but Inside a gotten
star. no Ue uttle boy set out at oot-e.
lie nt e fanner and aake-i him if k t..
sa the little red houae. But the farmer
boo nle bead. The lltUe boy went on
till he c&ioe to a widow's bouse. He asked
fcer and . said. "Follow the alud." He
CM and he came to an orchard. All at
oiwe his attention was tailed to the moat
beautiful apple he had ever seen lying
ONE OP THE BRIGHT LITTLE
BUSY BEES.
HOW NEW YORK KIDS ENJOY HOT WEATHER In this picture the little tads at
the left are keeping cool by the simple expedient of dangling their feet In the gutter water.
Maybe not sanitary, but extremely comfortable. At the right is shown another novel cool-lng-off
process. A bit mussy, no doubt, but what's the odds when the end is attained.
Solid, or rather liquid comfort.
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me to sleep. Grandma has one of her
kittens trained to waits all around for
her breakfast, dinner and supper. Every
time I gather the ergs for my grandma
the rooster fights me.
Sew Liberty Bell.
Ethel Loom Is, Fajrmount, N'eb. Red Bide.
Z am going to write you about the Lib
erty belt. Z wee so glad to see It We
had speaking and a fine band concert
The bell came in Friday, July rth. Peo
ple came from the country all around.
There were about 4,000 people here to
ere the belt. My slater Marion and Z
saw the-crack In It
We all had a good time. Z hope the
Busy Bees will like my letter.
A Safe Fourth.
By Mary Orevaon, Aged IS Tears. West
Point, Nab. Blue Side.
About two years ago we decided to
have "a cafe and sane Fourth of July,"
as one time on the Fourth, many boys
and girls were hurt with fire crack era
and pistols. Z also was hurt with a flre
crecker. We were to have a picnic, and
no firecrackers or anything that would
ham us children. About one week be
fore the Fourth we made out the plans.
We were to bring cake, candy, sand
wlchee, pickles and Ice cream.
We arrived at the park at about 11
o'clock. The children went In wading
and piayod many games. We ate lunch
at o'clock and after lunon we played
and then went. home. We all'onjoyed
our sane Fourth.
Drawing- Pictures.
By Aeries M. Nielsen. Aped 11 Tears,
rviiitMik, icD, iv r . u. rruv a.
Box . Red Side.
One day Z didn't know what to do.
The week had been so rainy.
There was a oreek by our Place. Zt
was so full of water you could draw
beautiful picturee of It, my sister and
en the grass. He picked tt up and ran
home as fast as he could. His mother
eald that wae the little red house.
A Faithful Dor.
By Marjorie BnodsTaes, AwS U Tears,
Once when Z was out playing with my
aog l was looking Into the water and Z
fell In. My doc lumced In aftar n arut
when be reeoued me he carried me to the
bank. Then he ran up to the houae and
began to bark and mamma, ran nut
eee what wae the matter, When she got
oui or tne floor Bport took her hand la
bis moutA and led her L th.
where Z lay. Mamma nicked me up and
wneq me into the house, I was all
right In just a little while.
Bport saved a little pig's itfe also and
several other things. Z hope to see my
n tfcls ts my (tret letter
to this nappy nee. I . v..
. -- - - "w vHie
ounuar ana enjoy it very much.
Along; the Creek.
Br .r"l J??-. 1 Tears, Daar
-oo., su joo. Blue bldft,
sunder aftanoon. a
Edith Fioan, my slater Mary, and Z went
to a creels about a. mil
ana some pop. There was no
water In the creek so we took off our
..a aw etooxings and walked In the
We had our dog along- and enoe we
thought we loat him. W
" w eenteu aUUl
eeJlad. At last he cane --it
" wt were very glad. We
had lot of fun and enjoyed ourserres.
Flay Cirona.
By Marie Tracy, Ared T Teara. ae)
Clarkeon Avnue, Iremoat, Neb.
We were srolrut to iiltr dim.
eUter found a bat on the aide walla Zt
neta uree ULUe tiny bete In Its daws
eo tight we could not eee If they had
Uttle wings.
We put the bat In a berry orate cage
for our show.
This Is the first letter I ev wm.
Tbe Busy Bee. Z want to be en the
iHue cade.
Than! for Prixs Book.
By Rojcy Ethy Aged 11 Tears, Gothenburg,
6. blue bide.
Thanks, vary much, for the beokwhlob
Z received ae second prise.
Z have read 'It an and (MnW rt.-
Konow Tree Inn People." wfavm ttbe et jr-
lea dealt alth, are very nice. Z wouldat
mkid paying them a visit
From Young Busy Bee.
By Wilbur Henry Tibbe. AgM I TeaM
Aehland. f eb. Red llde
Z enjoy reading the Busy Bee page. Bo
I thought I'd write. My grandma has
two kittens and a fighting rooster. Ifer
Kittens are white ae snow. I like to lay
and play with bar. One time she sang
I made up our minds, to draw some
picturee of the creek. The sun was Just
setting, eo beautifully, so we took a pen
cil and some paper. I drew the middle
part of the creek. The're was a big
bank and It looked Just like a hill. There
were anno big tre. s tnl some ilea, Krecn
grass on It I drew the bank and the
tre end the tuntt. When I was about
through, what do you think happened?
A frog peeped out I drew It This made
It more beautiful, for It wae in the water.
Grandfather'! Bear.
By June Kosaen, Aged t Tears. 1911 South
Fifteenth Btreet Omaha. Red Bide.
"When I was a little boy," said grand
father, "my mother and father went
way to attend church. They left me to
take care of my baby brother. I did as
they told me and then sat down to read
the new book my father tied given me.
Z had read Juat two pagee when a low
grumbling wee heard and there was a
bear moving slowly through the open
door toward tbe baby's cradle. Z eelsed
the boiling water that I had placed on
the stove and threw It over the bear. It
scalded the bear so badly that it died In
stantly. When my father came home he
called me 'My brave boy.' " I would
have met a dosen bears for the sake of
hearing him eay' My brave boy.."
Busy Bee Bhymei.
By Leona Walter. As-ed Teara Wahoo,
Neb. Red Plde.
Oh dear lad. oh strong lad.
Tour klsa has wakened me;
To many many little worlds
I would not ever see.
The Uttle world of ehlnlne; thine
That shimmer throuirS the weeds.
The little world of neighbor's land,
That answer neighbor needs.
The world of color in the day
Of noises in the nlcht.
And every world ro aweet a world
To hearing, touch and sight
Oh, dear lad; oh, strong lad.
Has my kins wakened you
To many, many little wo ride
Of shining wonder, too?
Stories of Nebraska History
nil, srouxm:
(By special permission of the author,
The Bee will puhlleh chapters from the
History of Nebraska, by A. E. Bheldon,
from week to week.)
Father De Smet
One of the moat honored names in Ne
braska annals la that of Father Pierre
Jean De Smet. first Cathollo missionary
to the Indiana of the Platte and upper
Missouri region. He was born In Bel
gium January 10, 1801, came to St Louts
in 1823, and In 1838 reached Council Bluffs,
la., as missionary to the Pottawatomie
Indiana, who had Juat removed from
their old home In nilnole to Ue borders
of Nebraska.
For the next thirty years Father De
Bmet was the most active missionary in
the western world. He explored the
plains and mountains, crossed the con
tinent several tlmee to the Paclflo ocean,
founded missions wherever he went and
gained the confidence of the Indians
everywhere. He alao made many visits
to Burope to secure funds for mission
work.
Only a small part of Father De Smel's
active life wae spent In the region which
is now Nebraska, but he wae known and
loved by all tbe tribes of Nebraska In
dlans end probably had more Influence
over them than had any other man at
any time. Four tlmee he crossed Ne
braska over the Oregon trail, and sev
enteen times on steamboat, skiff or canoe
he followed the waters of the Missouri
river psst the Nebraska shores.
The beauty of early Nebraska Father
De Bmet was quick to see and appreciate.
No better picture of our own Platte river
has ever been given than this by him
In 1M0:
"I was often struck with admiration
at the sight of the picturesque scenes
which we enjoytd all the wey up the
Platte. Think of the big ponds that you
have eeen In the parka of European no
blemen, dotted with little wooded Is
lsnda Tbe Platte offers you theee by
thousands and of all shape I have
seen groups of Islands that one might
easily take, from a distance, for fleets
under sail, garlanded with verdure and
festooned with flowers; and the rapid
flow of the river pest them made them
eeem to be flying over the water."
The future of this region wan clearly
foreseen by this great missionary. The
vacant plains stirred within htm memor
ies of the crowded peoples of Europe
when he wrote;
"In my visits to the Indian tribee I
hare eeveral times traversed the Im
mense plains vt the west. Every time I
have found myself amid a painful void.
Europe's thousands of poor who cry for
breed and wander without shelter or
hope often occur to my thoughts. 'Un
happy poor,' I often cry, 'why are ye not
hereT Your Industry end toll would end
your sorrowa Here you might resr a
smiling home and reap In plenty the fruit
of your toll.' The sound of the axe and
hammer will echo In this wilderness;
broad farms with orchard and vineyard,
alive with domestic animals and poultry,
will cover theee desert plains to provide
for thick -coming cities, which will rlae
as If by enchantment with dome end
lowor, cnurcn and collojre, school and
house, hospital and asylums."
Father De Smet was present end took
an active part In the first Fort Laramie
council of 1861, which resulted In the
treaty of that year. He wrote the best
account of this grest event In Indian his
tory. Although called "The Fort Lara
mie Treaty," the council was held and
the treaty made forty miles east of Fort
Laramie in what la now flcotfs Bluff
county, Nebrsska. Here, on a vast plain
where the waters of Horse creek unite
with those of the Platte, the tribes of the
plains and the mountains met and for the
first Ome made a treaty with the United
States, peace with each other and a di
vision of the land among the tribes. The
council lasted for eighteen days and was
attended by over 10,000 Indiana. Here
Father De Smet was greeted by thou
sanda whose homes he had visited; his
advioe was eagerly sought on the great
questions before them and the rite - of
beptism was administered by him to- LSW
Indiana . .
The Sioux were always near the heart
of Farther De Smet He . admired thetr
courage and Independence. He sought
to abate their cruelty. In a great speech
to them he told how the Indians at the
head of the Mlaemirt had burled th
hatdhet . and forsaken the, white man's
firewater. He asked them to do the
same. The head chief replied;
"Black-robe, I speak in the name of
the chiefs 'and bravea The words you
bring from the Master of Life are fair.
We love them. We hear them today for
the first time.
"Blaok-robe, you are only passing by
our land. Tomorrow we will hear your
voioe no more. We shall be, ae we have
been, like the Wlshtonwleh (prairie dogs)
H
andsome
Nigktg
own
Grocnete
Yoke
AWUiial 7fVM"?-r4 turn v . li'c;..:-J. VtSgS'WcitKf.Vi
v .-. -;-u t'i 3,irtnnwvNS m a.-j mv vrr oon n fvft r a w Jv a y v--vt r a.
who have their lodges in the ground and
know nothing.
"Black-robe, come and set up your
lodge with ue. We have bed hearts, but
thnee who bring the good word have
never got as far ae to ua Come and we
will listen and our young men will learn
to have sense."
Father De Smet's greateet eervtoe to
Nebraska and the west oocurred In IMS.
For several years a bloody war had raged
along the Sioux border. A peace com
mission had been aent from Washington
to Fort Laramie with General Sherman
at Its head. Red Cloud. Sitting- Bull and
other hostile chiefs had gone with sev
eral thoueand followers Into the wild
region northwest of the Black Hills. At
Dhe request of the United States, Father
De Smet left his home at St Ldtlc and
Journeyed by steamboat up the Missouri
river to Fort Rice, neer the mouth of
Cannonbe.ll river In North Dakota. From
here tie set out alone with an Interpreter
and escort of Indians for the camp of
the hoetllee. He found these near the
Junction of the Powder and Tellowstone
rivers. He was received Joyfully by
them, and here on June II he held a
great council with 8,000 hostile Sioux.
Fattier De Smet wae given a seat In the
center near the two heed chiefs. Four
Horns and Black Moon. His large white
banner of peace was placed beside him.
His own account says:
"The council was opened with songs
and dances, noisy, Joyful and very wild,
in which the warriors alone took part
Then .Four Horns lighted hie ealumet
of peaoe; he presented It first solemnly
to the Great Spirit imploring his light
and favor, and then offered It to the
four cardinal points, to the sun and the
earth, aa witnesses to the action of the
council. Then he himself passed the
calumet from mouth to mouth. I was
the first to receive it with my Inter
preter, and every chief was plsxed ec
cnrdlng to the rank he held in the tribe.
Each one took a few puffs. When the
ceremony of the calumet was finished,
the head chief addressed me, saying,
'Speak, Black-robe, my ears are open to
hear your words.' "
The white-haired missionary was then
47 years old, with a face calm, mild and
peaceful, which all loved to look upon.
He spoke to the fierce Indiana as to chil
dren, told them the terms of peace he
brought them and pointed out the dan
ger and folly of fighting the white man.
At the close of his speech Chief Black
Moon said:
"We understand the words the Black
robe has spoken. They are good and full
of truth. This land is ours. Here our
fathers were born and are burled. We
wish, like them, to live and be buried
here. We have been forced to hate the
whites. Let them treat us as brothere
and the war will cee.se. Let them stay at
home. .' We will never go to trouble
thm. Thou,' messenger of peace, hast
given us a glimpse of a better future.
Let us throw a veil over ths past and let
it be forgotten. Some of our. warriors
will go with you to Fort Rice to hear
the words of the Great Father's com
missioners. If they are acceptable peace
shell be made." : - -
The other chiefs poke In the same
splrt and the second great treaty of
Fort Laramie, that of 1868,' was ..con
cluded.
Father De Smet died May tS, 1873. at
St. Louis. In his death the west lost a
great missionary and explorer, and the
Indians lost their best friend.
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