TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 24, 1007.
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THE editor baa made a discovery that she la sure all the little Busy
Bees ought to know about. A etory was submitted recently and
awarded one of the prizes that was not an original story at all, but
was copied almost word for word from a book. So much has been
aald about this being a contest of original stories that the editor
supposed all the boys and girls understood that they must make tip every
bit of the story themselves, without any help from books or older people.
Of course, the prize could not be sent when the discovery was made, but that
was not the only result some other boy or girl who had a story in that
week that really deserved a prize was crowded to third place and deprived
of a Just reward.
In future the editor will greatly appreciate It If any boy or girl discov
ering a copied story on the Busy Bee page will let her know at once. Some
other stories have aUo come in that sound wonderfully old and grown-up for
boys and girls and make the editor a bit suspicious that someone has been
helping. The Busy Bees must remember that this is a matter of honor and
when they do not play fair they are not only taking something that they do
not deserve, but are depriving some other boy or girl of what is rightfully
theirs.
The pictures have commenced to come in, but there are not enough of
them to use as yet. One does not necessarily have to be a prize winner, so
let us have some more pictures right soon. Remember to write your names
and addresses In ink, on the back of the pictures, and they will be returned
to you in good condition.
The editor had such a pleasant surprise last week. Someone sent her a
valentine that pleased her greatly. It was a red heart with a pretty senti
ment lettered in gold. Thank you, little Busy Bee.
Those who tent In the correct answer of Sunday's rebus of February 17
were: Norlne Schulhol, age 9 years, Plattsmouth, Neb.; Wllma R. Howard,
age 10 years, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha; Edna Hill, age 11 years, 2702
South Thirteenth street, Omaha; Eva Smith, age 14 years, St. Paul, Neb.;
Ruth Zittle, age 12 years, 3015 Leavenworth street, Omaha; Alta Wilken,
ge 12 years, Waco, Neb.; Julia Koewler, age 11 years, 16 10 Corby street,
Omaha; Mary Brown, age 10 years, 2322 Boulevard, Omaha; Clifford Burns,
age 10 ears. Creston, la.
Correct answer to Sunday's rebus of February 17: "George Washing
ton had a hatchet to play with. He took it Into the orchard and cut down
a cherry tree."
The first prize was awarded this week to Maurice Johnson, age 13 years,
J 627 Locust street, Omaha, and second prize to Pauline Parks, age 12 years,
York, Neb. Those whose stories were deserving of honorary mention were:
Frances Waterman, age 10 years, 646 South Twenty-fourth avenue, Omaha,
and Edna Levin, age 10 years. 3421 Cuming street, Omaha.
The Revolution
By Maud
ART and May, two little staters,,
I ared 7 and 9 years, respectively,
M
had a most Ideal nursery. There
were games and toys galore
dolls, big and llttlo, old and new;
Teddy bears, Hons, monkeys, birds and
everything, In fact, that could help to
make a nursery happy and full of play
were there.
And each day Mary and May found
great delight In the big,' bright nursery
playing with their fine and extensive sup
ply of toys and games. Often many little
friends were Invited to oome In to spend
an afternoon with Mary and May. Then
woe betide the animals and dolls, for
many times they lost their heads, tails,
feet and hands at the rough usage of the
young and recklem guests, who tossed
them about as though they were nothing
more than cloth, sawdust, sticks, wire and
paint. How very, very horrible I
One day Mary and May had a party. It
was on the birthday of one of the little
maidens. For many days the toys and
animals had heard the approaching event
talked about by Mary and May and their
mamma and governess.
On the morning of the party Mary's and
May's mamma came Into the nursery to
arrange tt for the afternoon. She poked
about Into all the corners, pulling out
broken dolls and horses. Here was a tin
soldier, sword gone and an eye blackened, "
and bent out of shape. There was a doll
once a French belle with half her hair
missing and a maimed and shoeless foot.
In another corner was old Noah outside his
ark, which had been demolished of Its
roof snd half its four-footed Inhabitants
missing. All these maimed and broken
folk and animals the mamma tf Mary and
May took and stuck away on a big shelf
In a closet, saying they were too dilapi
dated to be In sight idurlng the party.
Only the spick-and-span dollies, wearing
their hair In order and their frocks neatly,
with the animals that were whole, and firm
of foot, were allowed to occupy places of
importance In the nursery. And these
favored ones were not only allowed to re-
main where they might enjoy the gayety
and fun of the guests and their hostesses,
but had a few extra touches put upon
them by way of ribbons and laces.
One
Hon was left on view, he being such a
fierce looking fellow that no child had ever
dared to play roughly with htm. But a floe
old elephant was hidden away In the closet
because one of his tusks was missing. The
Idea! Then there was the company of sol
diers in gay uniform. (Mary and May
always called them the "Roman soldiers."
but they were In no particular country's
uniform.) Half of their number was "laid
upon the shelf." decidedly the worse for sprang, some hurting themselves by land
wear. Some of them were broken or bent Ing wrong side up on the hard floor, but
helmets, while others wore none at all. such trifling hurts did not deter them.
And many were unarmed, their weapons and picking themselves up hurriedly the
having been lost and broken through the unfortunates followed the tin soldier
rough usage of not warfare but children, into the nursery, where tables mere
On the morning of the party there waa spread for a feast. About .the wall were
a low murmur of discontent In the closet ranged ths favorite toys, some on chairs
among those who were hidden away, the and others sitting or standing on the
outcasts of the nursery, so to speak. The carpeted floor. All wore their happiest
elephant was the first to grumble against expressions In anticipation of the festive
ths Injustice of his fate. Standing bravely occasion so near at hand. By a window
in their midst he sddreased his companions stood the fierce old lion, looking very 1m-
tn. disfavor as follows:
THET BKHEUD THEIR TOTS XI MORrAJ OTar-Wr WITS BACH OTOER.
in the Nursery
Walker
"Friends and fellow toys, I wish to raise
my voice against this treatment of us.
Bitterly do I rebel against our banishment
from the nursery."
"Aye, aye," seconded a Roman soldter.
"Here, too, Mike."
"And I draw the line at being imprisoned
in this fashion," said old Noah, his voice
full of resentment. "I say, let's strike."
"Strike whom and where?" asked the tin
soldier, feeling for his missing sword. "I'm
ready on the word to do battle against
those favorites who are usurping our
former places. Have we one among us to
lesdT There can be no battle without a
general to plan our modus operandi. Come,
let's have a leader."
Everyone present began to feel a strong
admiration for and a faith In the tin sol
dier. He was undoubtedly brave, and his
use of Latin pronounced blm to be a
scholar, even though from the ranks. Yes,
they ail agreed mentally that be was the
fetlow to lead them to be voted tlvelr
"general." '
Again fhe elephant became spokesman;
"I move that we appoint the Tin Soldier
our leader. Do I hear a second?"
"Seconded t" cried the one famous beauty,
the maimed French doll, who till now had
remained a silent listener. '
"Tl Irded!" screeched the big monkey.
whose fault was the need of a tall. "Be
cause I've lost the part of my anatomy
that people all declare Is not needed I'm
set aside as no good. Count me In on the
fighting list. Mister Elephant. I'll follow
the Tin Soldier, though tt be through paths
of blood."
"Of sawdust, wood and rags," corrected
the French doll. "I'm with the rebels.
though It means war to the death.
The Tin Soldier rose quickly and said with
feeling: "This hour I have been honored
greatly. Do not think I shall use the
rignis careiessiy you nave invested me
with. Every move shall be well studied
before it Is made. No life shall be lost,
through me, wantonly. We must prepare
for ths attack before the hour of noon, for
... . . .
when th sun msrks the hour of 2 the party
will begin In the placs now called the
Nursery, but whk-h shall be one of the
greatest battle fields In the history of our
times."
"Bravo, bravo, bravo!" cried out a med
ley of doll, soldier and animal voices. "To
the onslaught!" cried the elephant.
Then, amidst great excitement and some
confusion, the tin soldier marshaled his
forces. True, they were a maimed and
weaponless army, but they were a de
termined crowd starting to fight for tbelr
rights. Off from the high shelf they
a Teddy bear
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portant. Near to him sat
Spring Days on the Farm Have Their, Duties for Children
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RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
1. Writs plainly oa one side of the
paper only and number the pagss.
I. Use pen and ink, not pencil
3. Short and pointed articles will
be given preference. Bo not use over
50 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
a. Write your name, age and ad
Areas at the top of the first page.
Tli and second prises of books
will be given for. the best two con
tributions to this page each week.
Address all communications to
CKXLOBKir'B SXFAJITMXVT,
Omaha Bee.
(First Prlxe.)
The Bees and the Boy
By Maurice Johnson,
age 13 years,
1627
LocuBt street, Omaha.
I am a busy bee. Our queen lead
the
swarm from field to Held where the clovers
bloom, so th.t w. m-v h.w. r.i.
honev for the winter r ,
took us away from the outskirts of the
village far Into the country. We soon
Stopped at a Held where there were so
many clover blossoms that the field looked
all white. On the other side of the field
was a house.
Next morning, while we were gathering
wearing the amlle of satisfaction so corn-
mon to the petted nursery toy. But ha
would change that smile by and by; so
thought the tailless monkey as he ; mado
a lunge for him lit obedience to his gen
eral's order. Before leaving the closet
each happy expectant had begged to ba
allowed to attack In single comLat his
wort enemy of the nursery. Th'e monkey
had chosen the Teddy bear as his bitter
est rival. The French doll had declateci
nothing would so much satisfy her as to
Jerk the hair from the head of a great
new doll whose garb pronounced her to
be Japanese. Seven! of the "Roman"
soldiers decided to attack an automobile
full of gay gentlemen and lady dolls, the
latest addition to the nursery, therefore
holding the favored places of that do-
main. The tin soldier took as his special
prey a foot ball hero, who stood near a
chair, leaning languidly against one of Itj
lega He was as athletic as his profes-
sion would suggest, and the tin soldier
'oun(1 ne natl nl bands pretty full, inas-
much as he had one bad eye and no
word.
But soon he had ousted the hero
IcFol
How the Fierce Old Gobbler Was Put to Rout
TUB EGGS.
'- py ij
honey, a little boy of about 6 years came
from the house Into the field where we
were. He did not seem a bit afraid of us,
as are many city boys and girls. He came
right Into the midst of us and sat down
and made a crown of clovers to put on his
little head.
He came and did this nearly every morn-
I r, n I i . m 1 . . t
But one da7 he did noom" W wre
quite sad when one of the bee. said that
h .aw kirv, i ,a -i.k .k. ... v..
v eta v wat.ii I uutVUl O.I1U 1119
momer oesiae mm ana we an Knew ne was
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sick.
I went next morning over to his house
where the flowers were many and gathered
enough honey, and Just before I was to
take the honey home I would look In his
bedroom to see him. I did this for about
two weeks and then I heard the doctor say
that he was well enough to be wheeled out
i In the meadow In an invalid chair, ss fresh
air would make him well all the sooner.
So next day and for a week after he was
taken out In the Invalid chair and
-u..u w.e ..mu. ne next. wees,
'ne came out Ione nd ha Ploy with us
ever afterward every morning his mother
did not need him.
(Second Prise.)
My Pet Squirrels .
By Pauline Parks, age 12 years, York, Neb.
Four years ago when I came home from
Sioux Citjv where I had been visiting, I
of the foot ball field, leaving him lying
helpless and spilling sawdust on the car-
Det.
To say that the battle waxed fierce and
hot hardly exprenses it No conflict In
Toyland ever was fiercer. Chairs were
knocked down and small pieces of furnl-
lure broken to splinters. The table covers
were dragged off, spilling the dishes on the
floor, where many of them were broken.
The hand to paw conflict between the
monkey and the Teddy bear was one of
the hardest fought. Several times It seemed
that old Teddy had the best of the "monk."
But the tailless fellow would rally to his
work In a way that started even the lion,
who was not so brave, after all. seeing that
he had hidden away under the edge of a
window curtain when the army of unf r-
tunate had attacked those In the nsrsery.
rom "Is hiding place he could see all that
transpired. Bo It was that he noticed the
bau' between the monkey and the bear.
But the lion was not long spared In his
seclusion. Old Noah from whose ark the
lion had strayed caught a peep of him un-
der the curtain folds and straightway made
Happy Lucy, Joe and Willie.
Three dear little chums, you know,
Played about each day together.
For they loved each other so.
Joe snd Willie were the horses,
Lucy In the sleigh did ride;
And they went about the barnyard.
Playing 'twas the Great World Wide.
But one day a turkey gobbler,
Thlnklns they usurped his places.
Charged upon them In the barnyard
and "Gob-gobbled'' In their faces.
Joe. the off horse, quickly stumbled;
Willie broke his bridle strap:
Lucy in the sleight was frightened .
oh. it was a and mishap!
But the horses quickly rallied.
And recovered from their plight;
Tren upon the gobbler turned they
And soon had put him to flight.
Round and round the haystack, gobbling.
Went old gobbler on the run.
With the sleigh and horses after
Him. Aad, oh. It was such fun! '
.1 4 A
CLEANING Tim
was surprised to find a large squirrel bouse
on our back lawn, which had been built
for my birthday present. There Is an old
dead tree In the center with boxes around
the side and up In a kind of garret where
the squirrels build their nests and sleep.
There were two fox squirrels In the house
which" I named "Jack" and "jlll." "Jack"
was always master of the other squirrels
and always saw that the rest were In bed
before he was. Since then I have had
more than twenty.
One day "Jill" fell from the. top of the
house and struck on the sharp edge of a
box, hurting her back. . She always limped
after that and finally her back got so bad
we thought It best to let her out She
made her home in a large cottonwood
tree and raised a family.
Papa put some swings in the cage and
Jack became a regular acrobat. He would
hang from the swing , by his hind leegs
and his tall and he amused us very much.
I have one squirrel called "Dick Dead
eye" because one eye Is much larger than
the other, which makes him look very
queer. He is so fat he can hardly get in
his box. The squirrel I like best is called
i ' M Inri.n." K.rt.n.. 4. Ka a Kltt.1r atniviafh
K. and 1 can" almo
him In my hand I also have several
errev snnlrreU. two of which came from
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side of the. house in which the squirrels
exercise every day which keeps them from
S"e"'"K too 'at and lftsy.
"
' (Honorable Mention.)
The Naughty Donkey
By Frances Waterman, age 10 years, 646
South Twenty-fourth avenue, Omaha.
There was once a little donlcy named
Jennie. A very mischievous one, too. It
was afraid of Its shadow and would walk
from one side of the street to the other,
but of coarse the shadow always followed.'
One day a little girl got on Its back, but It
Virk.H h.r off .nd nohodv ever attemcted
to get on Its back sgain.
One night, after Jennie had been put in
the barn, she said to herself; "I am very
tired of this old barn. I am going to be
brave and go out Into the world, soma
place where they have no bams so that I
wont have to be kept locked up in a barn
for him, carrying a short dagger that he
had found on the floor near to the spot
whpr. the favorite "Roman" soldiers had
been battling with their foe. In short prder
the lion was dispatched by Noah, who said
in loud and victorious words: "So dleth a
deserter from the Ark!"
At this1 moment the door to the nursery
opened and Mary and May came In to
view the tables before time to admit their
llu'8 guests.
Can you fancy their astonishment-hor.
ror. In truth-when they beheld their toys
in mortal combat with each other? Mary
ran screaming down stairs, calling her
mamma to come at once to the nursery.
May ran Into the hall and hid her face
against the wall. She had entered Just as
Noah had sent the dagger Into the body of
the lion. The sight shocked her delicate
nerves.
Seeing that they had been caught In re-
hellion, the attacking army drew off. leav-
hi( the -attacked In a very sad plight. In-
deed, the favorites of an hour ago were
now most terrible to behold. They no
longer held their heads so high. Legs snd
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HARNESS.
all the time."
' Bo she went to the door and tried to
push it open with her nose, but It would
not open that way, so she turned around
and kicked it and it broke open. The mas
ter, who was asteep upstairs in the house,
was awakened by the noise and ran down
stairs and out of doors to the barn, but
the donkey had gotten out and was a
long way off by this Urns. As the man did
not see the donkey In the barn he ran In
the house and telephoned the polloe. They
said they would send some men out around
the country to see if they could see her.
They sent some men out Immediately. Sev
eral men on horseback went out around
the country to look for Jennie. All this
time Jennie was around prancing in the
air wondering where she should go next.
She frolicked all the day long and at night
she did not have any plaos to sleep.
"Well." she said to herself, "I might as
well He down here and sleep tonight."
So she laid down, but the night was very
cold, the ground all mud and It rained that
night, too. Oh, what a miserable night It
was. Jennie wished she was In Iwr nice
warm barn now. The men who were sent
" to for her found her lying down
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run away again.
George Washington
By Mary Engl, age 12 years, 1709 South
eighteenth Street, Omaha.
George Washington was the son of a
Virginia planter. He was born February
it. 1733. When George was 11 years old his
father died. Reading, writing and cipher-
Ing he learned In a little country school.
When he was a great man he was ap-
pointed leader of the United States army
during the revolutionary war. In which he
mal8 America free from England. After
the close of the war he was chosen first
president. He died In 17M at his home at
Mount Vernon. Now his name stands
among those of the great men In ths
world's history.
When he was a little boy his father
gave him a hatchet George, of course,
war very pleased with his hatchet and
went about the yard, trying It on trees to
see how well It would cut. George did not
think it was wrong to cut the trees, so
when he came to the cherry tree he cut
do"' Wbe"h" wha h.'d
been done he did not like It, and sent for
George. "George," said he, "someone has
arms snd sawdust were lying about the
battlefield. Beauty was msrred by bent
and broken eyes snd noses. But the battle
waa over and the victorious army 'looked
hai)I),ly UDon the ruin It had wrought. Now
the woul(1 flowed to remain In the
numrr, for the party, seejng that there
were n0 others who could carry ths palm'
of perfection and beauty over their heads,
But-how can I tell w.hat befell Uism?
A few moments later the mamma of Mary
4n1 May eara. nhing In. Her quick un-
derstandlng grasped the situation at once.
..Ah, Jealousy has been the cause of all
this strife. Out of the window with ths
culprits!" And with the assuttsnce of
PC:
1 1
cut down one of my fine trees. Iio yog
.know who did It?" looking up at his
father, he said: "Father. I did It. I cannot
tefl a lie about It. I cut it down with uiy
little hatchet."
My Vacation
Street, Oni.ihn.
street, Omaha .
I spent my vacation on a farm lat sum.
mer. I went on the train ard there were
some people on the train thut told me when
I got there. I had lots of fun. 1 climbed
the hay stack, fed the pigs, mid drove the
cows home from the pasture.
The neighborhood had a boy that would
come and see me and when I w. nt to hla
house we would make trap t catch the
chickens. One day I made a trp by my
self and tried to catch a rabbit, ore day
my uncle and I were out cutting hedge,
trees when a rabbit and Its family cam
along and I tried to catch the lit tl.. one.
I caught It and It got loose and ran uti.tof
the raspberry bushes. One day the n. ih
bor'S boy and I ran Into the pasture nj
we thought that we would see a rnhhit to
catch it. I had lota of raspberries to ea
The Reformation of Tommy
By Lotta Woods, age 12 years. Pawnee
City. Neb.
The school room was deserted. The chil
dren had trooped out an hour before and
I sat In front of the fireplace watching the
fire flicker, then silently go eut.
It was the first day of my school and I
bad quite a l!Jtle trouble with Tommy LJnn,
a little boy 9 years old.
Finally I got up and put on my coat and
hood and slowly walked down the hill to
wards my boarding house.
As I was going down the hill I saw a pair
of tear-stained eyes gnslng at me through
the bushes, then I saw the form of Tommy;
Linn emerge from the bushes.
He came and clasped my hand and whis
pered "Teacher, Ie sorry I'se been so
bad," then he hastily crept under the fence
and ran along the path to his home.
Dear boy, If he Is always so truthful he
will make a good and great man by
and by.
Elizabeth's Siste:.
By Alta Kibler, age 8 years, Kearney, Neh.
Elisabeth was a little girl no more than
t years old. She had no brother nor sla
ter. Her mother was sick In bed and she
had no one to play with, so she went to
her nurse and said, "Nurse, I wish I had
a sister." "Why do you not want a
brother?" asked the nurse. "I would rather
have a sister." "Well, we will tell your
papa about It." That night when her papa
came home he had a little girl with him.
He 'old Elisabeth ths little girl was going
to live with her a year. When her mother
got well enough to sit up the child told
her the story. When the yesr was up the
little girl went away. Elisabeth was sorry
she had to go away.
On Our Way to Church
By Herbert Montag, age years. Goring,
Neb,
One night, when my cousin and I wera
going to church, she was going along sing
ing "Will There Be Any 8tars in My
Crown." She Just got to "will there be
any stars," when she stubbed her toe on
a wire and fell down, I guess shis did see
some.
I am a little boy S years old and live la
Oakland, CbI. I am staying with my Aunt
Ida, In Nebraska, for my health. I cannot
live In California because I have asthma.
I want to be one of your busy bees.
The Result of Kindness
By Agnes G.ughun age U
o. ,. uZ t' 1..
years, North
Once there lived In Germany a poor wo
man who labored very hard. She had
three children, who he rnJl Alio-
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f n i 1 SI vt An I H ha mn sl en wara ma she, ss inli.
and Raymond. The girls were very Indus
trlous and worked very hard. One Satur
day ths woman said: "Raymond go and
get me a pound of coffee," but he only
said: "I don't want to;" so Alios had t
go. She loved to go to town, and when
she had paid the grocer the money he gave
her three sticks of candy. On her way
home she met Raymond and he said: "Did
Mills give you any candy?" and she said
"Yes." And he asked how much. "Threa
atlcks, one for Elsie, you aad I." "Give
It to me," said Raymond, "you and El sis
don't need any." She said "I don't want
any. but I must sava one for Elsie. Too
shall have mine."
. So she took two sticks out of her pocket
and gave them to him. When she reached
horns she found Raymond crying, for he
had got home ahead and he was very sorry
be had asked her for the candy,' for hs
thought how good she was to give It to
him. She said: "Why are you crying, Ray
mond?" Hs only said, "For taking ths
candy away." She kissed him and said,
"It was alright," and said she would for
give him, and he only cried the harder and
said he would never be bad again and so
when his mother ssked him to do anything
he would say yes, mamma.
Mary and May the Tin Soldier and his fol
lowers were thrown headlong from ths
second-story window Into the back yard o(
the great house, where they had such ar
comfortable home.
"Tomorrow'john will throw the whole of
them lnto the Mh CBn Bna they will b
carted out of town The rebels !-to raise a
rebellion Just on the eve of a party! Had
they behaved themselves till tomorrow they
woul(1 naVe been sent to ths toy hospital
, mcHt- .,! rome home in a few dt
M pretty ss ever. But now It's all oves
wtn them. They wers an ungrateful lot.
0f toys."
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