Till: OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 16, 191G.
The Busy Bees
Their Own Page
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HB other day I hmri a story
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bout ail Omaha girl who had
youth. be.uty. an attractive
manner, and a vol" that waa
Ilka molten fold, rich, mellow,
powerful, naturally placed and
or a timbre that almoat made one tremble
with the very beauty of It- She had fin
ished her schooling without having had
time nor opportunity for music, aa credit
for outside music atudy la not yet allnwed
In our high achoot, and her mother wanted
her to graduate, ao of coune ahe waa
forced to chooae aome other atudy of
minor Importance to heraelf which waa
accredited. People aald he voice waa re
markable, ao ahe derided to go to a
teacher. The one ahe happened upon waa
one of thoae who charge for a full term
In advance, and at the third lon give
one an aria, and ao on. She let her sing
and elng one bin number after another.
After a couple of ycara the girl, feeling
that ahe waa almost a finished musician,
decided to makj a change and take a few
lesson, from one of the clty'a rinest
singer..
The new teacher waa Instantly enthusi
astic about the quality of her voice. She
told her It waa marvelous, but that she
lacked In foundation work, that ahe
needed understanding of what was to bs
Hone and knowledge of how to do what
ever ahe wished with the voice In ordr
to control every shade and Inflection. In
fact the fine singer waa ao charmed with
the possibilities of the wonderful organ
that ahe offered to give the girl extra les
sona free and that when ahe waa ready
ehe would take her eaat herself and put
hr foot safely upon the high road to
fame.
The young girl accepted Joyfully and
for a time everything went amoothly. The
first thing the new teacher did waa to
."..JT. J " 10 I,Jnnm"ii of vowel
oil n rill. hroftiH AntMi .n . . j 1
- ... miui sa H iJIMP-f Uf
talla that go with complete knowledge of
the technic of the voice. She worked
faithfully to calm down the tonca from
constant loud singing which would event
ually wear It out. to careful sustained
work, and to an exquisite pianissimo auch
wora. and to an exquisite nlanisslmo aunh
i"cner nerseir commanded. Then
came a day after a few months when the
jeung girl came to the teacher and told
her she wa. dlsaatlgfled. that her friend,
"J"'1""!" eomndJ. Then
all aald Km i
which .hi , r?w,ni "mailer,
"n sne icit waa ao, and thfrefore she
mirnaea to quit. The teacher, after a few
perlntent questions which showed that
the girl d!d not In the leaxt grasp the
alginiricance of her teaching, expres
her regret. Bo the pupil l.jft the teacher
who waa well known for her arti.H
work far beyond the confines ef her home
ch.r" v.T.-b'C t0 .her former i
, ' wioone ny ner more
famous Mnta mm.. . . .
------ wnwjr. me mat teacher
advised the young lady to go to New
Tork. where the aoon aftor secured a pol
tlon either In a very minor part er in the
chorua of a musical comedy, or In a
vaudeville team. I forget which. Anl thla
""a mn nor wealth of voice la all the
young lady can hope for. The fault la
not entirely with the surflcW ralnln'; , lZ rZt Wh": " W CU
ha had received either, but He. mostly (American art and th. American ertl.7 TT tn "UI
rSr. f.Ah' Mr. Hamlin', last Europe,,, tour u ! l".!' f ..
.. noi ininner. Bha ex
pected her voice and looks to act as a
sort of mnslcal auto upon the road to
uccef. without seeing the necessity for
having brains for chauffeurs In the flrat
rl-co if he had been a thinker, aha would
have realised the necessity for funda
mental work, have thought out the dif
ference between quality and quantity.
The pity of It to that ahe Is not the only
case of the kind. Many an exceptional
voice ia loat to the world In thla way
through the auperfirtallty and the lax
mental habits of Its posaeaaor.
Paderewskl la oneof those great per
aonalltlea who have been long before the
Public. The writer remember, him aa the
first concert pianist ahe ever heard, when
many year, ago aa a little girl she waa
taken to his recital, maint- t-v.-
waa going to play Mendolaeohn's "Spin-1
tile. C i .ww
mu " Hunting Bone." t
Jiumbers which h. h.A k. i.w ' .
practicing for many long weeka. These
are the moat that ran be remembered of
the concert, excopt that for many weeks
thereafter ehe trlod In vain to get that
aubtle aomethlng Into her playing of them
that he had. which aha i. i K4 - .
"sort ef flying." HU appearance in
Omaha tomorrow evening at the AiMi.
torlum will be an Important musical
vent which has long been anticipated
The Omaha Social Settle
Mr. and Mra. Thomas J. Kelly In a pro-
w " - ,, lZ n 1' fnB at ,h "!
. u..,iuun lunoiy, January is, at l: i
p. m.. when the following will be offered:
or way or Introduction
W-lmrnaW to ,r"
Thom.s Moore', version of the Sham
rock lae.
-fit - - IXJ'AXCT.
I II Rock Tou to Hflt. tLullehv. er
v7u1,,'c.,,7' Arranged by Charlea
lll.ere Stsnrord.
T1IK. "lioOD PKOPI.E"
chhi-Filrioa1 Ltprahauna, Lough-
''i?ir Toun M,y Woon Moore). old
'M The T-prahaun fPr. Joyce), old air
(c) The Niiicronnv Kl'ill. old air ar
lncH hv Hrhrt lunhi,
THE SENTIMENTAL. LOVE.
Touth
(a) My Love's an Arbutus (Graves) ar
ranged by 8ian!ord.
tb) The Uitle Ked Lark (Graves), ar
rangM ey Stafford.
(OWhen Love Ir Kind (Moore), ar
rnr by "A. I"
'allndVrry. arranged by Clifford
TH DEVOTIONAL LOVER.
Orown I is
(a The Mnowy-breasted Peart, ancient
air. Trnltri trom the lush by
iorge I'etrta
b) Oramarhree Molly, ancient air
tcj Would iUxi I vei the T-n-lrr Ap-
.le J.losBom. (Uords by Kathertne
. "'"I''" a Isuirfiitviprrv air k
r)ir. rkligioi's) consciocsneks.''
A ri.rlainms Carcl" (Keegan). Old "l.a-
ITI4-MI."
TH K NATION'AT, CONHTIOrSNESS
() I llliourlero (Utret Bong 1dm A. V ).
Purcell.
b) The Minstrel Boy (Moore). O'Nelll
Sianfnrd (c) Te Bhen Van Voght (Street Song-
A. D . imkniwn.
TH K TEAR,
(a) Jrln! Tha Tear and the Bmlle In
Thin-Ee (Moore). Air by Carol
O l)ly, fourte..nth eetiturv.
lb) Site Is Far From the ln1 (Moore).
Air from Hunting a I'olWliin.
(c) CxrrlKrthoun lenny Lane). Irish
Mn) i )mnt.
(d) Over llore I F amine Bona-, Craves),
arranged bv 'hri-e Wood.
THE hMlLK.
ia) Ktttv of the Cows (Graves). Petrie
c.iik tlon.
(b Tiotiiir to the Fair (Grave). Petri.
u) Th ;,p In the Hedge (Bernard).
iiknown.
(ri) In iMibiin'a Felr nty (Street Song).
Arianved by ('hara Pane.
) I'.onuiiful CCv .f Kligo (Graves).
Ai rij-1 Viv Ktanfiird.
V.J KWEI L T' ERIN.
f'"t "As Mow Our Ship Hi-r Foamy
Track" I ViKirv). HnnlliCf got thla air
fmirt the hipi'. O Nolli.
A' iiiij iri-i. Mr. Martin Bunh.
I'rui'H Nash and George Hamlin, who
.e tt m i tar in Joint rcl!l at the IJ))d
WILL SDTG AT FONTEfELLE OH
TUESDAY NIGHT.
7ths. Thomas Kelly
theater on Sunday afternoon. January 30.
will be honored with one of the largest
and moet represeutative audiences which
has been assembled thla season. It la
lesa than a year aince Frances Nash waa
returned to ua by dint of Ruropean con-
dltiona. She
old of her c
nM r t. ... , . i
poarancee In
credit, but A
Miss Nasli a
waa a charml
poarancea In Dresden and Berlin to her
America untouched. Among
many Chr'slmas greotlnaa
iurrain i-ner i mm ari Kiiscn,
; conductor of the Kansas City Symphony
'orchestra. In which he enthni..ti.iiv
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exprcaaea his anticipation of her aecond jhow very beautiful It ia, really It Is elm
appearance with hla orsani.ation. ) ply Indeecrlble. The trees hanging so
A letter from Herman Zoltz, conductor 'far over the river on the right aide and
of the Milwaukee orchoatra, aya: "Miss !the high bank on the other, and aa we
Nash made lota of friends here, and car- 'chueged up the river It waa beautiful to
talnly will make her mark In the planlatlo see the water part at the prow of the
field.
i win nor an the success ahe de- .
nd hP we can have
her
back later thla season."
To George Hamlin, who la to contribute
half of tho program for the approaching
concert, belongs tho honor of having In
troduced Strauaa aonga to America. Theae
songa or icichard Btrausa were f.rat
w,,.!,. . ,
i tt,,ntion b)r
x.-..-u .u ujr numerous Btrausa
-A-ll-t- i , . i
. . ,.lr. ,,, won aignai recoin!
year aso laat iumn,i t,.
Berlin the delightful aonga of John Alden 1
Carpenter, the gifted Chicago composer
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There Is a musical club in Omaha which 1
quietly goes Its way, giving Ua muslcnl :
meetings from time to time. In whlcli
every memher takes part and which re
ceive, enthusiastic sunnort from .h.
I This h tho Junior Musical club, composed
oi Doya and girls who ai-e Intei-sted In
muale. alt studying muaio with various
teachers. About two yeni- nyo thw
writer published a little story about them
in thla column and at the time suggested
that more cluba or the same kind might
be both Interesting and pleasurable. Each
member present will take hla or her part
In the program which will be given Sat
urday afternoon at J:30 at the residence
of Mra. C. W. Axtell. Dorothy Arter H
president or the club thla year. Bernard
iianignen ia a g-uest The follower
, , sample of what la given at the
i metlrl"- Th Bee wishes all success to
would " l"t l
!"omu,n - forming a Junior Muslc.i ,at.
fmp0,Ml of vrl other slmllsr amall
ClUbS. WhO tnlffht A.11 lain iramVm ik.
n4 f b" soason. and have aome artist I
Present aome of the flneat of rhii...'. I
8onSS and composilton. auch aa those
'" by John Alden Carpenter, or
uuia oiner oeugntrul musical
entertain
ment .
VT ' 1 interesting?
il. Walt. ..
i s program:
Virgil
. . Rrnard Hanlghen;
,V . V,
tb) wait. : : ::::::' ii-:r
Mildred May berry.'
Canxonetia ......... .Edward Schutt
III.
. Humoreantie
Dvorak
... Lack
Nevin
I.IMI.B f..J
V. Idlllo
vi. oondei er . .:. "
Jnwnkln Tl-t ..
VII. Berceuse, 'from "Jnculin".. nui.i
rtr , i . 'arv Leslie.
VHI. (a) Orlentale -i
(b) Dance of the Skylark Goid'blatt
Clartva Mlckel.
Anna Portar kii,inn,-i.i
IX Arateiue-
StlHan MrTolir,.M
Heller
X. Lleboatraiiiii '.
... Liszt
.. Grieg
...Schutt
..Poldlnl
Chopin
Bihm
KllxilhotK rrl ...
XI. Butterfly "
Kinev IlultM
XII. Etude Mignonne
Ann Axtoli,
XIII. Marehe Mlcnopne
iftir . J'orothy I'.rlow.
XIV. Fantal" a
ImrAthv lrlur
XV. a Leiotrlo
tb) Eiegv e.f the F.rin Nves
.Massenet
Vlrstnla IMilov. violin
Dorothy Arter accompanist,
Maaloal Kwtee.
The mu.-al evening on Rdward Ma-
TW...-..II . i l i . . ,. I
-vwu nio. io 'n Kivon januarr l in :
the Young Womon a Chrlelian aocta.ttoit
unitoriuin hv Mra. K.tlih I. Unrnim
for the members of tho Hualnea Wom
en'a club and tholr frlmida haa been poat
poned to March T at the same p.ace. The
concert of Thomas J. Kelly coming on
January IS ha. occasioned the cliango.
Marruerlte Diddock. aorann, will sing
next Tuesday evening St the Omaha uni
versity at the It-dura given by lr. Alma
Webster Powell. Mta Diddock, who la
the granddaughter of Jooeph I Fteerh,
the last rhief of the Omaha Indiana, will
sing "The Omaha Triual Prayer'' and
"ong of the leader" in her ancestral
tongue, and "The ltnd of the Skyhiue
Water." by Cadman. Mls I'ICdock is
the daughter of Mr. Wi. T. lUddock of
Walthili, N'eb.. and a student at Xellevue
eoiione. bhe ia a voice pupil of Mla
Hopper.
Dr. Alma Webster Powell. LL.B.. Mue.
B.. A. M., Ph. I will deliver her lec.
ture. "MtiMle la a Human Need." at the
I'aiversity of Omaha net Tueoday even
ing at o'clock. It la free to the public.
lr. Powell la a araduate of New York
university law trhool and of Columbia
umvuiaily political arience depar'nient
and pi Una donno soprano from the Royal
f.pvra, Iterlui; Royal Opera. Munich;
Uoval Oti.ra. PrauuH. Oil v tiixtra houae
of Fraukf ji-t-oii-Maln and HreelsH ami
trom ttio M-troiMilltaa Opera liou. New
York. Dr. Powoll la aeli'iiz to In ern.t
i the nattaral. atale and city govarnineala
in tma t ontiirv in the eat . b l),ni' l of
fr-e et-honla of m:-!-. aiii-h as nt sip.
lotted t most lurriin guverurnents
E
ARLY In February iom of
country will gather at Asheville, N. C., to discuss matters or in
terest to little boyg and girls all over the country who are being
abused and robbed of their childhood by be'ng permitted to work
in mines, canneries and factories. Long hours they spend in
;mill and factory, from early to late,
jfar as health and surroundings are
Safeguarding American childhood will be discussed and problems of
child labor studied.
We Nebraskans are fortunate ia being spared the harrowing sight of
children of the tender ages of our own Busy Bees working In factories or
mines, their childhood devoid of all the pleasant hours which are the birth
right of children. This Is because Nebraska has an excellent child labor law.
Our Busy Bees should be thankful that they do not lire under such
conditions ss tneir lew fortunate sisters and brothers. If there is any
thing the parents of Busy Bees can do to urge the passage of a national
child labor law it should be done.
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Two letters this week should be of especial Interest to the Busy Bees.
One is a Joint letter from twins, Fredrick and Francis Barnard, and the
other is a letter from Gcnene Noble, whose brother said on the Ford peace
ship.
Mary Ixtulse Killen of the Blue side won the prize book this week.
Honorable mention was won by the twins, Fredrick and Francis, and Frank
Illbbel, jr.
Little Stories
(PrUe Story.)
Summer at Oakwood Lodge.
By Mary Lotilse Killen. ed li. 144 L
Street. Uneolu. Neb. Blue Bide.
"Toot, toot." The train for Crete car-
:rled nine lolly grade school girls for a
! happy week at the Young Women'a
Christian association summer home, where
,lheie waa swimming, rowing, tennis,
i tramping and all round good times. After
!a tide of thirty mlnutea we picked up
0,,r tennla racquets and our middy and
bloomer laden suit caaea and descended
. to the station at Crete,
' A ten-minute walk brought ua to the
,toat landing. The boahouse with ita
.....i,i- . .
landing, certainly looked cool, and w
pllqd into the launch and soon found our-
setvea riding up the beautiful Blue river.
"u n nr . i pincneo myseit 0 see u
It wore really true. If any of you Busy
Decs have ever ln !,., vn.. win
launch aa we ploughed on.
It waa a noisy l unch aa we rounded a
bend and Oakwood came In sight. Wa
had a great acramble to get our baggag
together, and when w did find ourselves
there we saw a low. red lodge with a
bunk house In I he trees, a fine grove of
u 1- in- oc or me lanaing wnere , . , " - -
two rowboate wrra tied. How quiet it!V,d.t?t!k hw J0" Whe o. horn.
oaks at the back of the landing where
-11
w,
No nolaea Ilka city noises. In a
" "I'enj. me time in ramming around
? C"n UPOn r,,c calld aOMb-'-y
I,"ht"- The aun was Juat setting when
nftr ,onf Hm. we reached the top.
Vhl wonderful view! At the foot of
l nl" w heni of cattle, the bells
aoftly tinkling gave more charm to the
picture; the river winding ita way to
ward, town where we aaw the church
, ueeiops. - iiarK. the anmy pair for Sunday, and her blue shoes
aupper belli' aMd we had to leave thU which her grandmother had given ber
charming pla-e ami run for the lodge, Helen waa going down town and If Mar
where a dandy et.rrer waited for us. The "SJt hadn't been sobbing so loud ahe
porch waa screened in and used for a din-1 'would have heard Helen calling her.
Ing room and m almost over the river. "Margaret," Helen cried again, as she
It was loo early for the campflre right j threw open the gate and came running
after aupper, to we took a boat ride: croM ths yard to Margaret, who waa
some of us tried to row, but did not have ,ookllaT at her shoes with a hole In the
very good auccesa. The most beautiful to nd tn solee half off. She quickly
thing of all wa. the campflre. The great wlpd teais out of her eyes and atood
blase waa ao bright that It daxxled ua; "aiing at the beautiful blue shoea. Uok
we toasted m.rsbmallow. and sang a mjr Bew ,ho"." said Helen aaatn. The
-ur or iwo. men went to bed. Thla was
only one of the many happy daya .pent !
here. My mo'her 1. a atenographe. In !
th. city, and I spent the summer here.
song or two. then went to bed. Thla was
va anam.
I am wrltlne- this o .,w. .. i'.
If any of the Buy Beea can go to Oal
weod for vacation next aummer we can
"CqUBtatd 1 ,m oln th' aam
(Honorable Mention.)
Friend of Xing.
By Frank Rlbbel. Jr.. 1U4 South Thlrty
aecond. Red Bide.
It made me happy to see my story In
print and winning the prlxe. The book
came today, it la a dandy. Thank you.
very much.
Oh. yea. I want to tell you about It.
Tou know Joseph McCleneghan. the
present king? Well Joe and I are In the
same room at Park school. Monday
morning Joe brought the Buay Bee page
to achool to show the teaoher his picture
and my atory. It pleased the teacher and
she said .he was proud of her boya. She
read the .tory to the children forty In
all and then pa axed the paper and let
each one read one or more atorlte. After
that we all talked at once about the'
Busy Beea and they all wanted to Join,
and the teacher aaid It would be a good
thing. And thoae that didn't take The
Bee were going to. o that tliey could
Join end read the stories.
I wish you a happy new year.
(Honorable Mention.)
Letter from Twini.
From Frederick and Francis Barnard.
Aged IS Year. On aw a, .. Red Side.
We want to tell you that thla letter
will be a donble letter, for we are double.
We are Frederick and Francis Barnard.
an,1 wa want tn tall vn nf unma ii..v
""a TV" to ,eU you "f "om 'Jnny
tning. vt nrn we wre nine, mamma
put u. to bed one night, and Frederick
alway. .lept In the front, and that night
mamma put Francis In front, and Fran
cis said, "I will sleep in front tonight."
After a while he aald. "I think, mamma,
I had better change back, 'cause I am
afraid I might not know which X waa In
the morning.
Mamma and papa have a hard time
telling ua apart, also the teacher.
We have never been to Omaha, but we
are coming aome time with papa. We
would like to aee the big pre ma ' and
other machinery In The Bee building.
We think you should have a big picnic
ome time 'and ask all your little friends
to come and aee you.
A Happy Christmas.
By Genene Noble. Aged 10 Teera, SM
Hawthorne Avenue, Omaha,
i.iue Side.
My roualn. and my uncle and a ant
J epent Christmas lth ua. They live about
three blocks from Us.
Vim did not have a Chrlstmaa tree this
e.r, but bad a much fun with the
"aplder weh" we tad. Perhaps aome o
the Buzy Lee iuoii do not know tit at
the leading men and women Id the
working under the worst conditions so
concerned.
by Little Folk
that la. ao I will explain It to you. We
bought four balls of twine ao aa to have
enough string. On the rounds of our front
etalra we started the atrlngs. Tou put
the person'a na.-e at their round and
wnere their atiing ends. Tou run the
strings tip Into the attic, down Into the
cellar, downstairs, upstalra and all over
the houae. Tho people have to wind ud:
!-. i ...... "'i moin-r, i mm s;i ing 10 iraxe my
bU At tL . ? a . . nt;h earful errand .hoes Have you
voir J!. w' T,0,,,r "tr n." VnlX f,nfl!'"t errand. for me to do?" "No, my
riri ! lM",tWPN," rt"t not ""V" Margaret came out
enta down to the living room. of th. holl-ft M thn ww ,
My brother apent hla Chrlstmaa in Nor-
way, for he went with Mr. Ford.
' had a very nice Christmas,
wish you all a Happy New Tear.
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Pet Dogr, Toni.
By Martha Johnson. Aged IS Years, 717
tet Fourth Street. Fremont, Neb.
Ited Side.
Our little dog Tonl waa 14 and was
nearly IS when ahe got killed. She waa
killed laat week and I will tell you how
it happened.
One night when papa waa com'ng home
from work he atarted across the a rct
and an automobile came along and rapi
atepped back, but Toni waa Just coming
across and the automobile ran rijht over
her.
Papa ran out and p'eked her up and
ahe turned around and bit papa badly on
the hand. Papa went to the doctor and
hla hand la almott healed up now.
Papa could not leave her there 3 he
picked her up and put her in a baaket
he told
ua about It and we felt Very
badly.
I hope my story la In print.
Cheerful Errand Slioe3.
By Leona Walter, Aged to Tears, WaUoo,
. Neb. Blue Bide. ,
It was about 2 o'clock In the afternoon
and Margaret allpped out of tho houe
with big toars rolling down her cheeks.
She went around to the aide of the hoiMe
and cried bitterly, for Heleu had a new
Pair of blue ahoea and ahe had already
two Dalra. one naif fn nii.i - .j .
? cnasriui errand shoea. - Every time
j . , J
h."m . m
TmI. . '
Mr"V.
' am 10 ao an errand for
aren't they pretty."
gaslng at them still In
wonaer' Von vou like them?" said
1 d''" M,rs"ret-
Stories of Nebraska History
(By apeclal permission of tne author.
The Bee will publish chatters from the
History of Nebraska, by A. E. Sheldon,
trom week to week.)
Great Storms
(Continued From Laat Sunday.)
The two girla piled a feather tick on
their mother's bed and crept under It,
one on each side, with their ahoea and
clothing on.
When daylight came the storm waa
atlll raging and snow drifting Into the
room. The two girls decided to go to a
neighbor, house a mile away and get
hulp for their mother. Telling their
mother to have courage and keep quiet,
the girta put on what scanty wrapa they
oould find and climbed over the wall
of the houae, for the anow had filled tht
doorway. Aa aoon as they left the
house they lost their way. The fierce
cold win had no mercy. The anow cut
their faces. Lizzie, the older girl, threw
her arms around Emma crying, "Let
ua prey." and in the snow the two chil
dren knelt and asked God to guide them.
Then Emma said, "Come on. We rauat
go and get help for mother. This la the
way."
Alt the day these two girls wandered
In the storm. Onoe they found a dug
out where potatoes were kept and beat
upon Ita lockd door, but could not get
In. Only a few yard, away waa the
house, but when they tried to reach It
they lost their way and again wandered
on. That night they acooped a hole tn
the anow and held each other close to
keep from freeilng.
In the morning Emma tried to encour
age her alater to push on.- She rubbed
her hand, and beat her face to rouVe
her. Lli.ie atarted. but fell exhausted
and died In the anow with her aUler
watching over her.
When ahe knew her slater waa dead.
Emma pushed On to find help for her
soother. She kept saying to herself, "I
must not go to aleep. I must not go to
sleep;" for she had heard that when
one waa freesing to go to aleep waa to
die. Bo ahe kept moving on all through
that day and the neat. Her feet became
frosea and her clothe, were torn, but
he .tumbled on and fought for life. On
Wednesday the aun came out and ahe
saw at a little distance the nelgbbur'a
house she had tried ao long to reach.
The people In the house .aw her.
brought her In and cared for her. Her
flrt otdi It them were for her mother.
ONE OF OUR BRIGHTEST LITTLE
BUSY BEES.
ll 4 ' ! . - S I lit
1
'Well, I have to hurry, "ao good-bye,"
and away went Helen.
Margaret slowly walked Into the house
saying to herself. "I am going to make
my shoes cheerful errand shoes, though
they are old and have holea in them."
Bhe ran the rest of the way Into the
."TrT,OT . na
quickly. "Oh mother, r.n I -n .v.r .nd
Ihelp Mra. Gordon mover "Tea, yea. my
child." And Margaret ran over and be
gan helving the old lady move. Her legs
got tired, but ahe kept on helping until
even-thing wa. moved and then it waa
dark and .Margaret ran home, for after
all. she had found that It did not take
new ehors to be chcorf jl errand shoes.
Rewarded for Kindness.
Ky lsadore Stein. Aged 11 Tears. IMS
North Twenty-fourth 8treet.
Omaha. Red Bide.
Once as Johnny and hla friends were
playing they saw a man running and he
fell on the Ice. Johnny aald to his
frnds. "Let's pick up the man and he
wilt thank us." HI. frienda made fun of
him and went. away. It took him a long
time before he could pick up the man.
tnd at last he picked hlm up. The man
got up and thanked him and went away.
Two daya after when Johnny got up
from bed he found hia mother richly
dressed, and instead of his old pants he
found new ones and he found in them a
bag of gold, and he and his mother lived
happily ever after.
Santa Clavu.
By Marvii rt Croehv. A red n Tears
Suttierlund. Neb. Blue Side.
8unta C'laua Uvea In the far north in
the Ice and snow. He dread, the cold
unless the boya and girls have been extra
good. For weeks and month, lie work,
and to la for them, lie never seems to
get tired of It.
In his workshop there are many tnstru
menta for means of making tova. First
he take, a piece of wood and it look, like
nothing, but after he gets to work at it
it begina to look like a horse or some
thing until at last, in about one hour,
the toy la done, a b'g, fine horse. He
atepe back at the counter behind him and
looka at it a. he saya: "I'll bet the child
that -eta that will have to be awfully
good." Then he places It upon the ahelf,
where It remaina till Christmas.
One evenlngNaa he and hia wife, old
lady Santa Claus. were alttlnj In the
parlor, old Santa Claua wa. looking over
hia lists of good girls and boy.. He ex
claimed In aurprlae, "I know who will
get that nice horse which I Just fin
ished makiiui." "Who?" she exclaimed.
Searchers found the mother lvlng froacn
to death a short distance from her home.
Emma lived to womanhood and became
Mra. Adolph Goebel of New York.
The third and laat great atorm came
January 12. JS8S. The day had been ao
mild that men went about their shirt
sleeve, and cattle grated In the flclda.
The air was as soft and hazy as an
Indian summer. All over the state men
and atock were abroad in the fields and
the school children played out of doors.
Suddenly the wind changed to the north,
blowing more furiously each minute
hick blinding anow. first In large flakes
uid later In smaller onea fierce a. bul-
lets from a gun. There seemed no limit
. v. . . . ... , , ... I
" n'r or me wina. nor tne tncrnas- '
urn,njr oi me omen Know. il en
Irlvltig their teama could not aee the
"loines' heads. The roada were blotted
ut and travelera staggered . blindly on
tot knowing where they were going.
The storm, and the Intenae cold whlcr
followed lasted three dava. and waa al-
moat immediately followed by another I
nerce atorm. It waa two weeka before
the newa from the farms and ranches
began slowly to coma Into the news
paper offices. Then it waa learnrd that
the loss of life waa the greatest ever
known In the went. In Dakota over I
1.0H0 persons were ronortod frnxon to !
death, and In Nebraska over 1..0. The
wind blew at tha rate of fifty-aix milea
an hour and the mercury fell to 34 de
gree, below aero. In Holt county alone
more than twenty people lost their lives
and one-half of the live atock in the
county perished.
Thla great storm of IN Is known aa
the achool children's storm. Over a great
part of Nebraska it came between 3 and
4 o'clock. Just aa the children were
starting from the achoolhnuses for
home. Many atortra of heroiara In te
storm are recorded. One achool teacher,
Mra. Wilson, of Running rater. P. D..
started from the school house with nine
children. All were found frosen to
death on the prairie when the atorm waa
over. In Dodge county, Nebraska, two
slaters. 13 and t year. old. 'daughters of
Mra. Peter Westphalen, atarted from the
achoolhouse together. Their widowed
mother watched anxiously for them, butf
they never came. Their bodtos were,
found lying ctoee together In an open
fle'.d drifted over.wlth anow. The older
eirl had taken off her wraps and put
hero on her little slater. The story of
'.heir death told In the newaoapera at
Sal v -9C
"Why, It'a Jlmmte. Green, you know,"
continued he. "Just the other day hla
neighbor boy wanted to go out to the ball
game and his mother aaid no. but he
kept on unt'l hi. mother had to let him
go to have any peace at all, and Jlmmle
tte dear little soul, his mother said he
could not go, .1 he esld nothing and
went to help her clean htia all day."
"He should get It," so he djd. Chrlstmaa
eve Jlmmle went to bed wl.l'.e his neigh
bor boy stayed un.
Banta Claus started early on his long
Journey so as to ;ret things out early.
Sure enough a horse for J'mmie, a dollle
for Mary, a sled for Tom. a doll, atove
and bed for Hotel and many and many
other thinga for the good'chlldren and a
large sack of candy for all. but the
naughty boy nothing, fos he started the
new year wrong while Jlmmle started It
rlslit. San a can g" so much fanter with
hla rrlndcer and a'clxh when children
have been good: so It paya to be good.
I hav- not wri-ten for a lone time and!M'f t'scher's name la Mlsa Bhafer. I am
will write every Sunday from n-w on t.
tho pace. Hope to see my letter In print
next Sunday.
Onr Donkey.
By Donald Yctt'r. Ar! 11 Tars. Tuller
ton. N-b. Blue Bide.
Once upon a time papa hired an old
gentleman who had been In Alaska. He
hpd a little donkey and a cart He
Madame Paderewski to Sell Her
Polish Dolls in Omaha on Monday
If
i ' y a
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r-.taw:' . wv ';..o.v.-:v::-rf--tfsiimaBii w-.. - t ..j
SOME OF TUB DOLLS MM E.
When Madame an? Mr. Paderewskl ar
rive in Omaha tor his concert at the
Auditorium on Mot.day evening they will
be accompanied by a group of Polish
refugees, who will be invited to make
their homes here. Theae "waifs of Po
IaqQ" are Mada.no Paderewskl's Polish
refugee dolls, made for her by a group
of Polish refugeea In Pari., .culptor. and
pamier. or renown, victime or the war.
The proceeda of the .ale are used to
aupport this Pari, colony and to buy
milk for the starving babies of Poland.
o."i, ..i. in v.- v.u . . ., .
ihe sales will be held at the Fontenelle
: By A--E-ld
the time waa full of pathos. These
veises were written to their memory:
"I can walk no further, sister, I am
weary, cold and worn;
Tou go on. f-r you are stronger; they
will find me in the morn."
And alio rank, benumbed and weary,
with a aobolne: cry of woe,
Dying in tho night and teir.ptst; dying
in tr.e cruel snow.
"Try to walk a little farther, soon we ll ' COme to u" wUh aU the ,ltho n1 sweet
see the gleaming light. , ness that is expressed most eloquently by
Let me fold ?uy cloak mound you," but 1 silence
her sister cold and white. j . ... . .
With the snowdrift for a pillow. f,ll in ' The doI1 reflect live peaaant life of
J?.ylne e.eep'a repoae. ' Poland at Ita best. They are dressed in
ti'fi rbovHer fom Uro costume.; the gaye.t and moat
(
mwxA '
eearcii in western eong and story
Braver, grinder, nobi'er action In the :
hfstorv of man: (
Thln 'he'w"1 h"'"n of lhe ,h,,d wno-
Wranncd hr oio.v .u,,t i
oir.njKiou inrougn the snow. i
Three younx women school teachers
became famous as .Vrbras.a heroines of :
this storm. n., ... .
lUyce of Plainvlew. ricrce county; Mlsa :
Etta Shatturk of lninan. Holt rouniv. '
and Mlsa Minnie Freeman of .ulra Val
ley. Valley county. Mlsa Koyce atarted
from her achoolhouse with three children
to o to a house onlv a few varda dU.
Unt
They lost their -way and the chit-
dren were frozen to death. Mlsa Royce
after being out all night waa rescued
me next day so badly frosen that one neignnornood who have donned their
of her limb. wa. taken off. Mlsa Shat- finery for the occasion and the pleased
tuck sent her children safely home at j expression on their faces show that they,
the flrat signs of the storm, but lost her ' too. are having a beautiful party,
own way and wandered to a haystack. No phase of peasant li.'e haa been
She crept under the hay and lay there omitted fr,m the collection. The moun
three daya before ahe waa dlacovered by t talneers whose life 1. distinctly apart
a farmer, coming to get hay for his from that led by th. villagera In the low
stock Two of her limb, were froaen and lands have th.lr ectumes dJPUctd with
had I to be taken off. She wa. removed .. .Ptnww ,d precision that woulldo
to her home at Seward, where she died . . . u a aa
a few week. later. Ms. Minnie Free- ; , kT 7"T V" mbrold-
m.n ..oa b.e .chnoi ohiM K.l L h"v en coP1( " winlature, and
on- - i.v. . ., V.- ' 1
ingle file with herself at the head of
the line, and thu. guided them through
the atorm to the nearest farm houae,
where all were sheltered, reople every
where read with deep Interest the atory
of the heroism of theae auhool teachers.
Thousands of dollar, were raised by
the newapapera to reward them and to
rare for the ether victims.
In the annals of Nebraska will always
be remembered the "Hard Winter" of
'.. the "Easter Storm" of
"Great Blixiard ' of 'SS.
7J and the (
worked for u. all winter and In the spring
he waa to go back to hla folks, and ha
irave the donkey and cart to ua children
Then we moved to Fullerton and tha
donkey ia slaying at my uncle a plaiS
now.
New Busy Bee.
By Doris Tetter. Agel 10 Tears, fullsr
. ton. Neb. Red f 13a,
One day the little girls asked their
mamma If they could go out to feed the
little squlrrelsi. Their mamma told them
they could go.
They started and when they got there
they aat down on the hill and fed the
Utile squirrels, and they sat down and
called to one another.
flew Busy Bee.
Ey Ereta Tape, Aard 7 Tears, Hooper,
Neb. Blue Bide.
I am a new Busy Bee. I live In town.
In the third grade. I must close.
I hope
my slory is in print.
New Busy Bee.
By Audrev Byrllta Snider, Aged 10 Tears.
Uothent.utg, Neb. Blue Bide.
I sm a. girl 10 years of air, I would
like to Jon the Blue aide. My name ia
Audrey Byrlita Snider. I live In Gothen
burg, Neb. I will write a atory aoon.
POIAND
s e1) niv
PADEREWSKf OFFERS FOR SALE.
from 11 to 5 and after Mr. Paderewski'.
concert in the Avaltorium. In thla work
Madame radorewBki la an able auxiliary
to the work of her husband, who is or
ganizer and with Henry Slenklewlcs, co-
president of the general committee for
Polish relief, (lie headquarters of which
ia in Vevcy, Switzerland. The work In
this country la carried on through the
national American committee of the Po
ilsh victim.' Relief Fund, of which W. H.
Taft la the ho.ioiary prealdent and Frank
A, Vanderllp ia henorary .ecretary.
I . , , .
Madame Paderewskla Polish refugee
,,. . .... . "
t UVII.p III ,L v. oil, aiv UUILI, aiu C Ci J -
body know, that there ia a vast differ
ence between a dolly that little folks love
to fondle and a puppet or maalkln that
I serves aa a model for fine clothes or pe
i riod costume. They are not a sad group
of dolla, however. They are In holiday
costume; the bright-colored silk., dainty
hand-made la-?e and weIl-cared!or ahoea
and head covering, bring to the mind, of
those who eco then the happy day. of
the home-loving peasants in sharp con
trast with the present condition of Po
land. The people they represent are a
passing race; the occupations they por
tray and the homes of the rural folk of
j Poland are now destroyed, but the dolls
scaatuiai.Mii, vi r lira ami uowerea 011 KS ajid
fillttV tnjstnrlnls. run the I .
W'lh " abndon thBt beapeak. th.
wearers fond ness for pretty th.ngs. The
bri'11 couple and their attendant, wear
tho national holiday attire of the Dejuuuita
i" aroora is resplendent In
i the high-topped patent leather boot and
'ons wnlt' eoat almost completely cover
",s "l,,c ana wnite trouser.. Hi
at' hlch ha" Ascended to him from
hl" Plpmal anceatora is of a maUrlal
aald to be Indestructible, known aa
"sukmana." The hride haa a beribboned
bonnet that mark, her aa a matron, aa
a "Newly Wed." Unlike moat other
bri!ea. her veil Is of brocaded Bilk, gorge
ous in colorings and heavy in texture.
Her attendanta are boys and girla of th
th goatskin ooata of the farmer hov
and herders are complete renl
those worn b the one-time happy peas
ants when they were celebrating their
simple reaau. Now there are no feast
day. In Poland: instead of the fresh, trtro
looktng coatumea that the doll boya and
girla wear, the real home life of Poland
haa paased Into the war-darkened pae
of history, leaving ua Instead of a hapiy
people. the voiceles. emlss.rtea o. tiI:
Madame
me Paderewski a p0uh ref,.,--
doll
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