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Till; OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: MARCH The Busy Bees SOCIETY for good manners Ii proposed, Busy Vera, Would you A SOCIETY for good m like to Join? Little boyg ai rattent mothers an and girls are apt to forget some dayg that ad teachere bare Instructed them In many little courtesies, which they neglect, so let ua resolve our- aelves Into a silent society for the promotion of good manners. There will be no officers, no dues and only an unwritten const! tuion that only Busy Bees who are kind, considerate, unselfish and care ful of the comfort of others may belong. The editor vn delighted to receive a batch of stories this week from a group of flouth aide boys and girls, U In all and fully as well pleased to receive three letters from one family. These letters were writ ten by Harold, Maurice and Mary Boyle, who live Jn Fremont. Esther Wilson of the Blue Side won the prlre book this week, while honorable mention was awarded to Mary Boyle and Henry Ohlsen, Jr., both of whom are on the Red Bide. ONE OF THE LITTLE BUSY BEES AND HER PAL. Little Stories by Little Folk rrte Ftory. A Yuunf Bird Lover. By F.Mher Wilson. Aired years, Peru, Nrb. nine Hie. Mr sister Elinor and I belong: to the liberty Te'l llrd r!ub and we try to help i the bird all we can. We krrp water out for them nil thi time and how tiey do enjoy It, especially , on hot rjinmfr days. It 1 such fun to see, them take bath I In the water, csthlrds. biown thrashers, robins, woodpeckers, wrens. rose breasted Crosbraka. red birds, Hue Jays and other. Whenever we ao away any place wo j hnve our neighbors water them for "a. The red bird, blue Jsys, woodperkers, and of course the sparrow chickadees, etc.. stay her sll winter and we put suet and crumbs out for them to eat. We often aea them hcllng themselves to the chicken feed. We taw a beautiful pair of cardinal In the chicken yard yesterday. Wa hate a bird guide which tells about twenty-one kinds of sparrows. It also tells of eight kinds of wrens. There are the house wren, cactus wren, rock wren, short billed marsh wren, long billed marsh wren, Carolina wren, bewick wren and winter wren. The houre wren Is th on w all know so well. This Is one of the best birds we ran have as It feeds on Insets. Taps, mndo bird houses for us last spline The door for the wrens ts the elxe of a qunrter. Ho put a little twlf I out'ltlo their door and they light on this every time they go In. I love all the birds, but my favorite ar the cardinal and robins, becauee they never bother the other birds' nests. The robins seem i to say. "Cheer up, cheer up." and the cardinal whistles so cheerfully even on winter ias. The cardinal and roso fcresated grosbeak era cousins and the robin, catbird and brown thrasher ar cousins. Mamma likes the brown thrasher becaus his song Is so musical. We shall soon b walling anxiously for the robins and blue birds. Last year w saw th first robin March 22, th year before, it arch . f A V," Jjj , . ...;V .- ' ' v . ... .. -rP MART tOUI3B KILLEN OP LtNCOL N AND HER DOQ "SHEP." Trix dt the Hospital T HIX was taken to a hospital, s do; hospital on Karnsm street The last story about TrU waa of the time he ran away from home, stayed ten days some where, and returned one cold (Honorable Mention.) The Auto Contest By Hnry Ohlcn, Jr., A and 10 Tears, i.oup i sty, i-o. nea uiu. - There was once a little boy whose name v.ns Hob. He wns very fon of automo l.ile riilinc. When he would look at Th ' le he wo.;!(1 always look at the auto Inolil'.e advtrtlselnents. Cno dny Hob v.as reading The Be , and he saw an advertisement for a run ' about Ih&t waa to be given away to th ( boy that not the most subscriptions for The OtiiRhn flee In two week. Then hub ia;i ti his mother, who waa In the anrden picking; peas,. Bob showed I Ms mother the newapaper and aha said thnt lie could If he wished. "Oh, foody! cried Hub, as h ran to the house. All the rent of th day you eould Hob running about the street getting subscriptions for The Omaha Be. At evening Hob had twenty-one subscrip tlom. In two weeks Bob bad gotten very many subscriptions. II went to Th Bee's office building and th editor said to Bob that h had won th auto. When Bob went home, lie told his mother that The Omaha, Be waa th best ueifjrper ever publUhed. (HomAable Mention.) Catches Pet Rabbit By Mery Hoi, Aged 9 Years. Fremont, Neb., iU'Uie i. IWd hide. One day as I wss walking In th woods J discovered some little rabbit tracka. I thought I would look for hi hole, so I followed th tracks for a lone; way until, what should I sea hopping a short way ahesd of me but a little rabbit! ' I ran and caught th little creature, lit bad soft, white fur and shining black 'eyes, lie acrambled and tried to Jump I from my arms at first, for ha was very muck frightened, but I took him home. i mafle a Utile hi for biro and gnva I him some nice, fresh tMur for supper. 1 called htm Bunny, and he la so tame now ha will hop on my hand when 1 feed lnm. George Washington. By Glen Thomas, Ased 10 Years, Clarks, Neb, Ked bide. George Washington waa th eon of a planter In Virginia. He was born Febru ary r. ITS. When he was still a small boy his father bought him a hatchet. He thanked his father and went out to try tt. He went to th orchard and chopped down a little cherry tree. Ills father went out to look at th trees. Its saw the tittle tree mas chopped down. It went t the house and aald to George, "Do you know who chopped down my cherry tree?' George said. "Tea. father. 1 did." Hta father aald, "I'm glad you , told the truth." When Oeorg waa about lit years old his father died. When 14 year of age he wanted to go to sea. One dsy he found his mother crying, and h knew she did not want blm to go, so he gate up going to aea. When older he became a surveyor, and later the leader and general of the American array, lit wa general all through th 'war and finally defeated th Brltiah. Ueorg Waanington. with the help of Betsy liosa, made th first flaa. By retting InJo-t-endrnc for th Vnlted Stales. Washing ton waa aald to be "the father of hi country." Ueorg Washington waa our first president. 11 died at Mount Vernon In 177. I'm a new Busy Bee and would like to Join the Bed 14. night when the thermometer read ii be low. The way TrU shlwered at the kitchen door, he looked a It h might have been 42 below, Tes, he went to a hospital, but he did not have to stay. TrU was sick. It acted cross-like and nobody around th house semed to know what ailed him. He tried to bit Dandy, Frank's pony, and waa Just as cross as two sticks. Arthur eald h believed Trtx wa going to have grip, Tt) minister callod at th house and ha said ha believed Trtx had soms nervous disorder. "Why don't you do something for that dogT" asked th man who reads the gas meter. "I think he has aaatrltki," he re marked, and then Mr. B. laughed. There waa no disputing- tha fact that TrU waa a sick dog. Ha even refused to eat. Finally Mr. B, auggested that Arthur take TrU to the dog hospital and have him examined by a do specialist. Of course, just when Arthur wanted to take Trtx to th hospital th dog waa hiding somewhere, but ha wa found and tied to a rope and Arthur and Clayton walked about a mils to tha hospital. The dog doctor, ao Arthur aald, gave TrU a "one over," which la a slang expression, but at a dog hospital It mean he gave th dog a examination. ' Arthur and Clayton watched th dog dootor and were anxi ously awaiting his announcement of what ailed Trig, What do you think was wrong with TrU? All of tha neighbors had been I want to make a Jcurney. I ak the atinbosms for h-lp. A little beam rsrrtes nie Into a cloud. The cloud Is my car. The wind la the engine. I rlle a lona time. Pomotlmes I met with North Wind then I put on my white garment. There, are many snow flukep In the cor bi-uHee me. Our garments make us heavy for the car. Then we fall to the around. We come In tho ril;ht. We do not wake you up. What do yon think wa do? Why, we keep the grass and flowers warm. Alro the roots are pro tected from cold by ua. The BirdV Songs. By I.u-Ue Sonneland, Aged 12 Years. Bix &, Kearney, Nb. R Siile. Our little bird friends are romini bmk sgsin to visit until fall. A ' large rMn waa sitting on a bouh Chirping his seet song, "Spring Is Coming. Pprlng In Com ing!" He seems to tell me in his sweet sink ing of the nice time he had down snuth. but he also tells m he would rather be in Nebraska than any other place. I have a young canary bird. H la a fine singer. I put him In the window where It la bright and sunny every d i.v. He sings ao loud snd pretty he eo-n has a flock of sparrows or other birds around singing, too. Then he will look up at them with a mmittv lwxl i.v. , mm hi murn as to say, "Whst are you doing here? Did anybody Invite you? If not. I think you had bettr go away." He will Btart entlng and then the other birds will fly away. Bob, the Cat By Opal lloeera, Age. Yearn, Tt. F. T No. t, Kearney, Neb. Iled Plde. Bob Is a very wine cat. When he was little he was not so wise. Here Is the story he tells of himself: "I am a cat and my name Is Bob. My fur Is gray and It Is very soft and long. I do not like anyon to pull my tall. I wear a tiny toy bell snd It Is tied on my neck with a nice silk bow1. I can ring It. In tha morning I rub my head on cook s dress, for I want my milk. I will tell you some of the things I did when I was a Kitten. "One I said to myself. 'That Is a big fly and I made a dash. It waa hard work, but at laat I waa able to claw the fly and so get It off the pane. Just as I rot It down I gave a loud cry, for It waa a wasp and not a fly. and It hurt me Their Own Page EHEIMS SCHOOL BOY ALWAYS PREPARED AGAINST FUMES. 8s) W id Liu va . v Stories of Nebraska History By A. B. 8KLDON (Hy spoctal permission of tne author. Th- Bee will puuliRti h iers from tho lllior of Nebraska, by A. E. tihcidvu. nvm wren lo weta.l Two Crows Cahae Numba Two I'rowa wss for many years a lead ing chief of the Omaha tribe. He was tall, strong and vei y at five even when he became en old men. lie was born about the year 1S3) nnd die. nt his homo among the Blackbird Hills about the year ix.. He was a firm friend of the white) people during all hl. long life. Ha fought in many battles nlth tiie Slou and tho Pawnees and go-id fortune kept him snfe through mnny great dangers. Two Crows was fam. d In th tr'ne for his alt and shrewdness of epeoch. This became more and more marked as years went tn snd In the council sll the In dians listened eagerly to hear what Two Crows would say. for they Knew thnt he ! would give s!re s!iarr, h'.'en print to the, talk. Afier the Onishns bad settled on their bind whrre they nov I ve. many white men who hm'. m.inird Indian wives came and settled there too. O'hnr persons who had both white srd Indian blood also had settled there, be .-a use the land waa very blne' and rlh. and there were many beautiful spring and ricur streams I of water flon inir through It. and plenty of timber for fuel and for bu'ldlng pur i poses. The old-fasnioned Indians became i very Jealous of these "white Indians" and 1 at last called a great council of tl.c tribe to talk it over. One chief after another wrorqr about the case. He had distemper! Just a rase of distemper. The doctor aald It would not b necessary to keep TrU at the hospital. He gave the do inmi mertl cine and the boya took him home. They very muph. So you see I was not as wise wore told to return to tha hosDltal on """ 1 m now.- Tuesdav. When Tuesday arrived the streets wer Squirrel and Blue Jay, -" "u innuuy wun mawing snow ana nper, Agea 13 Tears 'fi-jn B lee. TrU Is a very whit dog, but after suth Side. Omaha, He'd 8ido. h had tramped around In the slush all . . y lulrrel found a nut day he looked Ilk a black dog. So when p down vnar the ground. He ran Arthur took TrU back to tha hospital h ' , r a n,n ,lmb 0l an elm tree, felt he had to nuVi inmi ium n thl "Juejay saw It and manned in . i doctor on account of th muddy condl-l "Hear Mrs. Squirrel, how great you ar tion of Trix. I at catching things! Everyone s talking "W wer going to give Trix a bath, "-i m see you do It, so 1 but he was away all day and wa could majr "-v honor of seeing- so great not find him." explained Arthur. n orobat." "Well. I hop you give him a bath be- Th 'r aqulrrel waa flattered by tha tore juiy 4. so he can get In th pa-1 """w a woraa, ana threw It up In th rade," answered tha dog doctor, which ,r' hls the crow screamed at th made Arthur and Clayton lauah. Even ton ot hla voice. Tb aaulrral m.ri. , Trix seemed to understand that some- desperata grab as th nut dropped past thing runny waa going on, as h started aa down on a limb and made to bark. 'acea at him. At this th bluejay laughed The doctor said Trix waa improving, n aald, "Tou can gat nuts better than and he did not believe It would be necea- ru ean keep thea&." ' Then ha walked sary to bring him back to tb hospital. I "w' "earing th aqulrrel in a dased "wnat did that doctor mean by saying I oonaiuon, we should give Trix a bath so ha could I get In th parade on July 4?" asked I San Lcarni Lesion. v-inyiuu, wiinu uoy naa rtsumoa nomiior iiin I'oherty. Aied 10 Vr. t -uues n was lust kidding us." re. I wu a utile bov. Um v.n piled Arthur. Then Frank drov up with b,1. and did not mind his mother. On Dandy, but Trix did not offer to bit tha flaT eaked hla mother If ne could get pony. sons candy. His mother said no. Dan 'Toil have to wash that doa'g feet b. gw angry at this, and said ha would rore you can bring; him In thia clean I" ia.uier. mis rather aald. no. Dan kitchen," ordered Mrs. B whereupon tha mought h would get some candy some- noya took Trix to th basement and gavel now- so ne went to bis mother's pocket- SCHOOL Ooy. fnconeerned about the grave danger whl-h always threatens, the Rhelms schoolboy carries his poison gas mask and attends school dally. Kach boy Is trained In the use and care of gas masks A weekly Inspection also Is made by the training staff. roso snd tnid the council how mucli trou.ile the wMt people made them They s:d the Great Kallier gave the land to the Indians and th white people had no right to ne there. They nil said what a shame It was for the Omahas to msrry with any other pocpV and that none but the pure-blood Oinnhn Indians had any . tlffht to the land. After they had sll talked until they were tired and ih In diana had agreed to nil they said, Two Crows, who was then a very old man, ros, rlowly and a ltd: "My friends. I aaree with all thnt you say today. You have said it very wisely snd very well. None but tho pure blood Omahas have any right to this land. All the others ought to movo off nt (lice. Now. you all know that my family ind Wajepa's family arc tho only two families of pure Omnha blood In the trite. All the rest of you have got a little Ponra blood, or a little Ploux blood or a Male loway blood mixed in. So now all of you move off the land and Wejenn and I will keep It for the pure Omahas." This unexpected turn broko up the council. What Two Crow said was true. In the Omnha trlbo. a very email tribe, It nad boen the custom for. many year. for some of the yenn men to lake their wive from the nelprhhorlmr tribes. The result, waa that in time all the families but two had Intermarried. This was very well known to nil the Indians end as no one could deny what Two Crows said the discontented Indians were very glad to drop the matter. him a bath. Show Forms Skating Pond. By Hsrlen Treaton, aged Years, Lyons. Nr&. Urd tilde. Wiien the snow was melting it formed a pond In our neighbor's pasture Just across the road. W hen It got cold It froie. It was good skating. Then tt snowed, ao w had to shovel th snow off and mak big banks on th side. W made a fort on one side of It, ao the wind can't blow th snow In on th Ice. It also keeps us warm when w skat. A CaitOfFroU. By Tcelma Campbell, Aged 11 Years, ju&ivern, ja. nea nine. X am a little girl aged U years. My teacher's name la Miss Hunter. I read th Busy Bee peg every Hunday. Laat week my teacher, Miss Hunter, had ua write a story of th castoff doll and thia la tha story of It: I am a cast-off dolL I am under th dresser now. My hair la all dirty and my legs k.nd arma ar all off, and I am uncomfortable under here. On night a llttl doll cam under her and talked with me. It aaid: "Why don't you tell th girl that owna you alt about your troubles and maybe ah will take you to th doll hoa pttal and have you rixedT She took m to th doll hospital and got m fixed. 80 th very next day I told her my trouble and she asked her father and he said that she could, so ah took in to th hospital. When I got there th man cam and got ma and took me to a bench and laid m on It and got some legs and arms and soma long needle and some new hair to put on me. When ha waa through I waa full of holea where the needles stuck mi, but I am very comfortable now. Th girl that owns m play with me now. Eh puts the silk dresses on m aa she does the other dolls. On dsy th dug carried me and put me under the barn floor and the girl that owns me could not find me. One day her father waa cleaning out the barn. He found m under there. He took ma to th house and the nirl was glad to find me. Bhe took me to th doll hospital again and got m fixed. Th next week a llttl beggar came along and took m and th girl has not found nie yet. The Daring Four. By Tisneea McDonald, Aged U Year Tilden, Neb. Blue Side. I promised to write right after I got my prise, but I didn't keep my promts. J will try to do batter now. I thank you very much for the book, "Jan." I am going to tell you about th Dar ing Four. W four girl ar going to have a club called 'Th Daring Four." ly nam la Dov Dare, and the othvr -trl' nsmes ar Billy Dar. Beggy Dar and Dot Dare. We are a Jolly four. Today w took a walk up to the sand hills, aouthwest from here, then Wk again and down to th Klkhorn river. W went about two mile all together. We are planning on camping next sum mer at the Chautauqua. Wa are going to get a large tent. It will cost about ftv dollar. That will b on dollar and a quarter apiece. We are starting to I save our money now. We will HI tickets for th Chautauqua, and then I left w what w have provision. We will not stsy at night, but will stay all day and cook our own meals. We ar also talking of going to th field meet together, perhaps In our car Well. I think after this happens w will all writ and tell the Busy Bees about It. When we got home from our walk to day It was almost dark. We went to oook. ana eaw a dime. He took It. nut on hla cap and started for the door. If la , . momer asked him where he was going. win inuu w Dm m "n.. a . - w .wv, m piay. men n bought soms oandy and at it all. That night he waa sick. Then ha toM nia mother what he had dona that div. He waa vary aorry. and said he would never. ao It again. And It waa true, be causa h never did. and always told tha trutn after that. The Wren. League, but wer ao tired w could U"r;?11 Stenaer. Aged 10 Tears, It hardiv stand un tn slinr ' -'0'umDua, Neb. Blue Side. Th girls took m part way home, and This summer my brother and'l thought ien we gave our yella and went hom that wa would trv to i.... th. y.,-. th happy, to Please th hints w mad three wren houses. In a fe " uaaiiuK xycuciivc. our wrens. W went out and looked IJ .. (till, t '... A .... t tit V V 1 T-V- - . . . .j ini in "ii, i" 1 t ttw I uu wvrw iwo wreua making a new nraska t lty. Neu Ilea Hide. home. Dtr aft.r d ,v. There happened to be a akatlng party bring sticks and nth.- tht. ucmjr ii, (nv ana m was in. mam ineir nesta warm. On day they wer Eva could not go out. Eva considered singing ao prettily that wa went nu r.erei-tf quite big. but her mother thought se them. They seemed very happy. We the opposite because she was only 11. looked In their nest and saw two' wee Eva's mother was so coaxed by Eva that birds. Lter on they went away. We aha let her go. hop to have them back again this sum- It waa about two mile to tha akatlng mr. pond, and men had been cutting Ice there, The boy had put a Untern where the ice I had been cut, but somebody had taken tt away to see to put on their skates. Eva waa skating aloi.g by herself and Will Write Story. By Esther Page. Aged ie Years. Harris- vuia, iru. rcea tune. I am a new Busy Bee. I think T will she fell down to th lower place where Join the Bed Side. I am 10 years old. My in ice waa turn. Tn noxt thing Uva oirtnaay la August M. I will ba 11 then remembered, when sho told her mother I hope Mr. Wastebasket Is out calllna aoout it, waa that eveiyone was standing so be won t get me. I will writ a story arouna with open mouths and on was I soon. holding th lantern In her face, wonderlnc If she was a'l right. Kva's mother put Visits Aunt. her riht to bed and she had to stay By Eisl Ketelsen. Aged Yeara W.luul L. . , . 1 ... ..... I I III.. ... . iin-m uinii ma noil rorenoon. Ana in the " oiu, Last summer on Sunday wa went nut shoes and atocklngs and waded In the corn; and then we couldn't get down, I Jumped from the corn crib. Then my cousin took our picture, and then we had a big 'lunch. After lunch 'we gathered eggs and fed th chickens, and then after we did that we laid a board across a chicken house and made a aee-saw. You would go as high aa a tree. We went out In the field and gathered pumpkin and then we had to go home. I hope my story will be in print. Two Little Rose Bushei. By Johanna PaiU, Aged 10 Years, Kear ney, Jeb.. R. F. I. No. t. Buffalo County, lied Bide. Once there were two little rose bushes. On always wanted everything and was always complaining about something or other. Tha other on was always good and happy. The selfish on said, " I will not grow up because mother always la good to my alster, and she Isn't good to me; ao I will not grow." When the mother saw that the little rose bush waa not growing, she aald, "Why do you not grow, little bush?" Tha little bush aald. "You ar ao good to alster and you are not good to me; I don't want to grow up." HI mother aald, "I will b good to you If you only will grow up." Bo th llttl bush said, "All right. I win try and grow up. " After that the little bush grew and grew. Hla mother always was aa good to him aa she waa to his llttl sister. Chipmunk and Acorns. By Frank Smith, Aged 10 Tears, Vllllsca, la. luxi iue. X would like to Join th Busy Bees. I am a little boy 10 years old. So I will writ you a letter.' Mr: Chipmunk found some acorna In the wall. "Ho! ho!" said he, "I'll not tell my wife. She doe eat so greedily." So he took tliem from his Pocket and hid them eafely In th dark, then set a moment, blinking, on a bit of fallen bark. Mr. Chipmunk came to din ner next day, cam without hla wife. He cried, "Now, where are those acorns? I oan't think to save my life." Then the little acorns laughed till they spilt their side with glee. "Ha! hat he'll never find ua. We shall each become a tree." Seei First Robin. By Iiona Walter, Aged 11 Tears, Wahoo. (D. uiue side. Thia afternoon aa I waa going to school saw a robin. It waa the first robin I have seen. It waa very beautiful. It must have been going to build Its hom for It had some strings in Its mouth and was flying up Into a tree. I atood still nd watched It. Pretty soon It came down again and got some straw and flew up again. I hurried up for it was after 1 clock. It believe It Is the first robin of spring. Here he saw a platt- of crackers. He grabbed a crnckcr and ran to the mir ror. When ho saw himself he thought it wss another monkey. He hit the glass. "Ouch! quit hitting me," said he. A blister appeared on his hand. Moral: "Do not take what is not yours." A Close Share. By Harold Boyle, Aej n Tears, Fre mont, Neb. Red Side. One day my uncle and I were going through a big forest. Ottr team was the finest looking In th country, and we were going along on the trot when both horses stopped dead still. We heard an awful riolsa of cries and yells and soon caught sight of some Indians In the dis tance coming after us. We whipped up th horses, but the Indians were coming faster snd were then only about twenty rods from us. They started to shoot arrows at us, so we climbed down In the bottom of the cart On, on. they came, until we reached a rocky road. I thought we were gone, sure, because the buggy would hit the rocks and tha Indiana horses could go right between them, but all at once th horse, that tha chief rod fell over a rock and,-of course, killed his rider. Th rest of tho tribe of In dians fled when they missed thele leader and wa returned hom. My dog waa there 10 greet us. and the Indians didn't chase us anymore because we had a fast t. I think that wa a close have. don't you? 1 wouia like to b on th Bed Side. Frisk and Blue Jav. 1 By Florerwa Dennis: Aged 10 Years. South Frisk waa a foolish llttl sonirr.i u waa digging for a nut he had hidden the way orionj, Blue Jay, a w(s fellow, earn alnnr A Aid. "Aft. Mr flnulrMl . w .... little teeth you hav! May I . them?" Frlak. flattered by Blue Jay'a words" opened hi mouth so that Blue Jay could see his teeth, forgetting all about hla nut Blue Jay caught the nut as It fell from tha squirrel's mouth and said. "Never listen to a flatterer again." Jack's Mistake. B& iYIt"rV,,n 8nt. Aed 0 Tears 2415 Street, fiouth Side, Omaha Bed Side Jack waa a pet monkey. He had sev eral fiu Ii 11- , - iimi ana was very selfish. On day Jack took a eookl. .n was stealing into the room to eat It. when "7" saw another monkey with V'"'" J"" use ma. Jack was angry end thought he would make a quick Jump and take the cookie from him a. 111 m nr1 a hta i I 1 - I " ana pw 'nt ITEWART SEED CO, 111 Korth lith St. something hsrd. Hla head hurt. Ha dropped his cookie, which rolled out of sight. Jack did not know he had seen himself In the looklng-slass. Ho thought the strange monkey had hit him and taken his cookie. I think Jack would have been wiser to have let the other monkey' rookie alone, don't you? It is best not to be greedy. My Pet Horse. By Elinor Stenger, Aed R Years. Colum bus, Neb., n. It. 2, Box 15. Blue Side. One day last summer my father and brother and I went out to get the cattle. We all rode horses. I rode a horse named Nancy. In our pasture there' was a hill. The other horse were running up the hlil and my horse started too. It was going fast and she put down her head and I fell over her head. She stopped and waited until I got on her back again. I waa not hurt a bit. Tills la a true atory. Another Busy Bee. By Helen Kokes. Aged Years, Ord. Neb Blu Side. I would like to Join the Busy Bee eluh. I. am a little girl. years of age. I go to aohool and live on a farm. 1 am In the fourth grade. I hope to ae my atory In print. .THEY MIX GET II! Get a free sample of this new buttermilk, babychickfoodat your dealer's and jest watch those diidta saacseannsKy.too. GettheSmrii TODAY L 1 f s Bed sfternoon that day when she was up and drssed sh asked her mother if ah could go skating, but her mother said she couldn't. Kva skated but few times after her experience. The Owl and the Cat. By Jennie Jurek, Aed Years, it South 1 wciiiy-sevenin Mrffl, South Side, Omaliu. Blue Side. An old owl lived In a barn near a farm house. On day th people from the farm bouse put a rat In the barn to catch nVce. Bretty soon a mouse came up and was going toward a sack of grain. Th owl aaw hlin, flew down and caught It. TO cat seeing this, wanted th mouse for his supiHr. H told the owl that ther wer some robber near the bam and that tha owl should hoot and mak a noise to acar them away. The owl did thia and th mouse fell out of hla kill. Th aat picked It up and aaid. "Friends most not trust ach other too much." Snow Flakes. By Albin Shonka. Aged 19 Year. Rout S, Box '. Schuyler. Neb. Blue Bide. I m a anowfiak and com from th clouds. 1 api-car as a littlo star. I am soft and white. I like tha cold. I make th ground white, but I am not always a snow flake. My hom la tn a pond. 1 grow tired of my former home; sometimes to my aunt's. W rod In an automobile and when we got ther w had a bl feaat. After dinner w mad a swing anl 1 swung aa high as tha tree. Then w went In the corn crib and pulled off our Young Busy Bee Writes. By Iuretta Miller. Clarkeon, Neb. siae.. I am a new Busy Bee. and I am in be second grade at school. I have nils.wd school half a day only on account of sickness. I have a little brother. He 6 years old. He also goes to school We go to Sunday school every , Sunday morning. I take piano lessons from Miss Slnkule. The Foolish Monkey. By Iester IspHus, Ared Years. 2M Q Street. South Side. Omaha. Bed Side. One day a monkey named Bat ran away from home. He atrayed Into a strange house and wrfnt into th pantry. The Jenny Wren T US boys of th manual train ing rooms of th public achoo's are learning much these days about th littl wren. They ar told that th opening of th wrn houses must b mall, because a wren will not occupy one of these houses If the door Is large enough to admit a sparrow. W rens are not tn spesklng terms with eparows. Martha W. ChrUUancy, principal of th Mason school, is a friend of tha wren. One of her wren atoriea sh Is telling her boys and girls ta something Ilk this' "Last May I took a wren house down to my 'cottage at Carter lake and I placed th house wher Jenny Wren would ae It. I had observed thia wren for several weeks. When the bird saw th house I had placed, it flew around Several times, went Inside and then came out and flew tack to its nest nearby. This wren seemed to think I bad been rather late in providing the house. But It rained very hard for three days and then what do you think happened? Jenny Wren accepted my house becaus th bird had bten thoroughly drenched. ' "A few day later my daughter heard a fluttering under tha wron'a nest. Shi called her cousin and he picked up a baby bird which he placed instd the wren' house as tenderly as he could, but h had soin difficulty because the baby bird would hardly gt through the door of the wren house. A few minutes lster I heard Jenny Wron making an awful fuss and then I aaw her drag the baby bird out and let It drop on the ground. She had killed the baby bird becaus It wss a sparrow baby! Balph waa rather ashamed of himself because ha had placed a sparrow baby bird In wren's nes " ' v v ; ' ; ' F V C f x , u A .I it. WriElkte" SToL hvnW V' Th WeadTful 11 r lT"blr th Amarlcaa Tkaatrl cai Star, Taleska Suratt, Celabrated for Her Slf-Md, Beauty. roMn. Phis con be secured at any druir s.ore. It suoii.d le used over tiia -mlrS ': 'h.n washed off. Every black head will (iisappear. ' D'ac- Taleska aaratt. e Here 1 of ore wrinkles to 1 women hat removal of se iasK ami ti..i ..... 11,. ...u ..--""" I'luence. - " I1UW Otteil I'DVA Dt found be a t th l.h f ?it., m,e m wrinkle it-mover. 'einw. Hlssolvo two table- But iced for ...'V. ,""w. iMssolvo two table I Ti i VJ"'lcV,ne tw ounces of .'. r,'" "" ' " not water. This will lurm an exqollie cream. Applied regularly ,d liberally, it will prUuce 5t!.ll,i?f..re"!it"t,m "rt time, and j " """ ana crow s reet will disappear. Irtavi,,,, , ,kin youthf , w ' ii.rus. mere is not a paitlcle of ques- it faithfully, n makes the skin plump and smooth. Tula is. besides, mucli economical than the creams you buy In the storm lit ready-to-uae form, and Which do not produoe the retulla PPABSE-Handruff and falling hair f?r J Pely and quickly .topped and the hair forced to grow most luxuriantly by applying every day liberal quantities of my formula an economical mixture of one ounce of beta-qulnol. half a pint of alcohol and half a pint of water tor with a full pint of bay rum. If preferred.) Tins WHkes a hair and au lu r.rfv nr extraordinary power. It la a dund'ruff remover and hair grower In one. and will do more good to your hair and scalp than anything you have ever used. -Every drug stoie can supply you with the beta qulnol You will not fail with this formula. LAMENTING You ran surely acquire a beautiful complexion In a short time, by using my own a. Ul formula made by mlruig two tableapounfuls of glcer ti.e in a half-pint of hot water and add ing one ounce of sintone. This makes every spot, freckle and blemish vanish In a short time, atvln the skin a Duriiv and a tint that Is astonishing. There ts no other cream known thai has ever produced such results. Oet th xintone st any drug store MISS KI-NICR-I always use a f.Ce powder made up according to my own formula. This la free from the extreme "'"'" in nearly all face pow . ;Ji eJ3u'"'tely smooth snd delicately J. cnted. To my mind it surpasses anv face powder sold today, even the-most exoenslve ones. It is now obtainable at drug stores, and Is called "Valeaka Suratt race Powder." MRS. F. O. A.-It Is regrettable that you were not able to get from your drug gifct th eptol ior making my wrinkle formula, but If you will write to my sec retary enclosing the price, which Is flftv cents, sddresaing "Secretary to Valeska Suratt. Thompson Bid., Chicago," it will be sent to you at once. WAITINO This cleans the hair and scal.i more quickly and effectively than any aoap or other shampoo known Dis solve a teaspoonlul of eaaol In a half a cup of hoi water, and shampoo In the , j . l eves tho scalp cleaner and fresher than iinythini; else vou csn use It act quickly, reduce, labor, and mukes the hair easy to do up. It Is 1 real luxu ry. It Is very eoonnmlo.i v,. can get enough egol at a moderate coat for twelv or more shampoos. s MI.S8 INQUIRY No on. e.. i. U'V,CV "l,it ,he buj,t c de ,hi '? nui.ny c?e rcsulu of th-i follow inir formula ha we been very successful. This la perfeotlJ f ?i U"r,1ln nl"t f cold wsterTniasolvi ' thoroughly, end of this take two tea rnf,,.'f f"" "ch n"":1 "nd bef or re tiring. It Is certainly worth a triai ... A N'NOYFll To ren.ov- .v, m.. ?h" f?Z fr"m.,hMlp and h8 ft'sifrom the face, tiiolster. them with aulfo solu tion. Which toil can i.Miin -. j.,,.. store This completely dissolve th heir, harmlessly and finely, Instead of burn ing It off. as othr i.ui -t . i. leavea no mark whatever and docs n.-l redden or irritate the skin. J fl