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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1907)
Ft 2 TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: .HTTA 21, 11107. I littiiai art Kf Mi ONE of the Busy Bees forgot to give her age this week and two others forgot to say cm which elde thry wished to be counted, the red or the blue. This la too bad. for they were all good stories. We must all remember, too, that the stories must all be markod "Original," for only the original stories ran be used. One came In hint week that was not an original story, but the editor hopes there will be no more mistakes ot this kl.id. Two weeks more remain In which the Busy Bees may select the subjects for their own stories. One boy has written asking that this privilege be open urtll the first of September, because "its lots easier to write about things you want to write about when It's hot." The editor thinks this is the very best sort of reason, and If enough of the boys and girls are willing we will extend th time. Won t you all say what you think about it next time you write? Through a mistake last week the .. hirh won second prize, was credited to 'f:.rJorle Pratt of Kearney, Neb., aged 11 to her. One of the girls sent two pen and good. Olio of the boys writes that be so cannot write any more stories until reads the Busy Bee page every Sunday. The first prize this week was won by Neb., the second by Juanita Inus, aged 12 honorable mention by Helen Miller, aged Those succeeding In solving last week's beheaded word puzzle were: Clara, I.undberg and Agnes Lundbeig, Fremont, Neb.; Howard Uiffen, Olenville, Neb.; Eunice Bode. Falls City, Neb.; Ruth Krueger, Fremont,. Neb.; Kathryn Rosa Clark. Kim Creek, Neb.; Ethel M. Ingram, Valley, Neb.; Eleanor McCarthy, 1714 Dorcas street; Alta Wilken. Waco, Neb.; Mortimer Asher, 1(117 Maple street; Lottie Fulcher, Bellevue; Marguerite Belknap, 2524 North Eighteenth. Etroet, Omaha. The Fairies By Maud Gracie sat on the ground beneath p big tree playing with her doUs and picture books Pretty Boon, to her great astonish- mont one of the picture booka opened-a book 'of fairy tales-and out stepped one of the daintiest fairies in all tho book's pages, She was the Princess lla, and Grade bad read of her dozens and dozens of times, never finding the story dull. As Oracle was on the point of speaking to Princess I.ala another page of the book flew open and out walked Hop-Over-My- ' ' . . , j ! Thumb, Just as funny and as real as Gracie had ever seen him in picture and story. Then, as fast as they could lift . . the book leaves am . , , , 4, all the fairies of the I o.i-t. ..... - - soft grass, came hook, making a beautiful and entertaining company. Oracle, now almost too much surprised to believe her eyes, looked from one to the other of her strange callers, saying In a fluttering voic.eof excitement: 'Well, how did this ever happen? But, It Is lovely, perfectly lovely, for you to come to life and make mo a visit. Will you all be seated? I am sorry I can only offer you a seat on the grass. "Oh. my dear Oracle. said the fairy queen, who was a white-haired, pretty little old fairy dame, "it Is we who should apologize to you for coming so unex- pectedly. If one Isn't Invited, one must be grateful for a seat on tho grasa-or In a tree's limb." "Hure, In a tree's limb." exclaimed nop- Over-My-Thumb. And Instantly the Imp- Ish fellow-for ho looked really Impish In reui lire gave a nouna in mo air ana seated himself on tho limb of a tree. There he sat, dangling his legs to and fro, humming a merry tune. And soon many of tho other fairies the youngish ones followed Hop-Over-My-Thumb's example, and the fine old tree swarmed with fairy life. "Well why shouldn't we turn Mine of these little pebbles Into chairs and divans? asked Princess I.ala. What Is the good ot being a fairy If one doesn't use the fairy's power?" And as she spoke she waved her wand about her and there rose from among the pebbles scattered about on the ground easy chairs and comfortable divans. Then the entire company-whlch must have comprised fifty fairies In all found seats. "We've come to tell you how much we appreciate your love for us." said one of tho fairies, smiling on Oracle. "W don't know of another child In the whole sur- rounding country who enjoys us more than you do 1 I enjoy you In real life much more I do In that big book," declared "And than Oracle. "And every day I read about you to my dolls, Sissy and Malel. You see, although my dolls do not talk, they ean understand trie." she added seeing that several of the fairies looked at Sissv and Mabel, who wer lying on the ground. ,.. ,. ... , , . ell. would you like to have your dollle. Ini ar."cli fn'ry QU"P"' aMrCSa' "Oh ih't wnni.i b , , .. Oh. that would be perfeetly lovely." and alttJ f' tVsm m . "T, vtj. I ". 1 .7 w 88a,r": ,1" ..v. . , ...a, ,i(i, Hill lllF Vt IIOI1 company-and such distinguished compahy, rlna- VonT1'" """ - ,,,rro" :r; ir kT.-v and Vshel on t ha noni v 'in n'h , . OUT STEPPED story entitled "Edith's Valentino," the wrong writer. It was written by years, and Fhould have been credited Ink sketches this week. They are very Is working for his father this summer, fall, but he assures the editor that h Alta Wilken, aged 12 years, of Waco, years, 2769 Fort street, Omaha, and 12 years, Falrmount, Neb. Visit Gracie Walker. dear little old fairy touched the )lps of the dolls with the wee point of her tiny finger, and Immediately Sissy and Mabel began to sing the prettiest little song you ever heard, Oracle's pleasure was great. She danced and laughed In glee, telling the old fairy Queen that she should never, never forget her and the great miracle she had wrought h her dear daughters. Sissy and Mabel. "Oh how can I ever hank you enough? kneeling at the foot of the old fa'l"yql"0",1 . . "A t we ask Is that you do not forget us," ' , - " ':.. como the fashion for children to not read fairy stories. They now read tales of fiction dealing with problems and questions much , , " , T . , 7. , nj . ...,.. liiu oiu nir mom. in iuci, mo uiimicu ol today are about as old as their parents, and If you tell them about us they'll shake their say. ,Tn(re n, fairies N'nw von nrA not thnt sort of mtp glrl you dpKht )n hPBr)nK nni, read. Imr about lis. And what la most eratifvlnor t UB ,B thfe fact tnRt you honeMly beeve (n ug .. j do be!eve )n y Gracle ..SnouM T ever to dlllbelleve. ,n falr)e8 j 8houd unhap)y. why, noth,ng the but rpa, ,u thftt dQ thnM Jupt a , dQ thni K , ,ove tho falr)t,B and rll n(,yer cpage tJ fce uuve )n them." ..NoWi el)alj we nave a banquPtr. c,,led down Hop-Over-My-Thumb. "I'm getting awfu, hungry-even though I'm not a flesh un,i bone person." ,.yc(j the flrle- a haye Btomuchs.. laughed a big fairy, a funny fellow, who was always going about In the book dis guised as a clown. 'We've stomachB onj , ,--., , u 111,1 Aiii0.V" lu Hanoi lull Riiui.il nun, put In a pretty little fairy miss who was seated beside the clown. "Now, will you remain nuitt until nnllArl unnn trt iint-flk nir?1 alia added laughingly. A feast, a feast, a feast!" cried a chorus of voicet from the tree limbs. "Queen Mab, give us a feuat!" Tlle i,uk. 0d qucen smiled Indulgently on her band of fairies and waved her wand nbout ln front of ner immediately there arpcared-as If rising from the very earth a table spread with all the good things to cat that child or fairy could possibly wll(h for And m ,nother minute Oracle, having been Invited by the queen to act as hostess at the banquet board, was doimt the honors of tho tabl. About her gathered fairies of every description, old, young, lit- tie, big and great. At her right hand sat Sissy, pouring nectar from a golden pitcher ln,n ,lny la"es. and on her left was Mabel, w,, wa" B"rvlnS' strawberries rolled In iKiMueieii sugar ana swimming in yellow crenin. A great pyramid of cake and Ice cream held the center of the table and l""u ""ul uy ,ru""' rHna,PS 1',z'"',,her kinds of delacacles so appetizing to children and fairies. Put Just as Oracle lifted a plate of ruKarei conUpll to pi( , hpr "n,etl"n blt hcr 00 the c,'eek' Sh haf "0,",' look,'', about hpr m a AzoA way- The ,, rilbbpd h and w.ratohed 'mBr,",K "" " ""Tlto had hltten her a moment agO. mil wnero were tne ra riesT And w,,e wa tn banf.11Pt table, Gr.rl(, tuhMi h'r n thpn h"Jht "It'll". I IlfY WPffl V n&T On inn Ti.r:t'bir:J. i ' " , " "pl ' IT,en ura(,'o n.m .i.i in- in nooK oi isiry tales, OiTB OP THE DAINTIEST FAIRIES IN ALL, Summer Evening Fun on r 1YW ' Vi K'-S'i: tl-A ' RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. Writs plainly on on side of ths paper only Ml number tn pages, a. Us pen and Ink, not psncll 3. Short and pointed artloles will b fivn prefereno. So not ns ovsr aso words. 4. Original atortss or latter only will be used. ft, writ youi nam, ags and ad ores at tb top of tli first pair. First and cond prisas of books will be glTn for tb bust two con tributions to this pag eacli wek. Address all oommnnlcatlon to OOUSSES'B DUFAKTbLEST, Omaha Bee. (First Trlze.) A Hurried Move Vlv Alio. Wtllrnn iirurl 1 Ypnrs Waco. Neb. Red. The squirrel family had settled for the winter In Rotten l.lmb Row. Tho tone- ment they had secured was large enough for the whole family-father and mother squirrel, big brother Plumey and little sisters Squeaky and Chlppy-and all their winter supplies. The squirrels did not know that Farmer Brown was going to out down the tree, so they did not know they had to move. The next day two men came to the tree and cut It down; there was a irreat commotion In the suulrrel fam. lly. They barely had time to escape by running alona Rotten I.lmb Row over into Oak street, which was In the next tree, when down went their old home with crash. The squirrels were Jone,l by their friends and they all chstlered angrily at the men. While big brother Plumey ran out on a branch and scolded the men. Affairs were not so bad as they seemed at first, for Mrs. Squirrel found a vacant hollow in Oak street, which they found would do very well for a new home. After r - " was open at a page where she had been reading to her dollies Just a little while An f b(.PnaBlP , , no '-'' -ely beln there. U was that horrid old mosquito that had iii. .i.e.. i.i. i i. r, " ,'"":'.. '7.: ...u voices. Slowly Oracle Rot to her feet and lrmbrxl nimut hoi- Than nllh - i -e n dreaming, but I believe in fairies Just the same. THE BOOK'S PACES ?-V:.,;;...'-N ' Ak v TV i v v ! r '.'. .Hi MX mrnr" BRINGING HOME TITE IIORSE9. the men had aone the soulrrels hurried the men had gone the squirrels mimed ioM Although the men had shaken out some of the nuts they bad not taken any away. The whole family set to work carrying their treasures to the new home In Oak street, whlsps of hay and wool for the beds and the store of nuts for winter. Chippy found her acorn all Bate and sound and Squeaky her big fat peanut. Py night the new home was ready to be slept In. (Second Prize.) The Queer Chicken I5y Juanita Innes. Aged 12 Tears. 2761) Fort Street. Omaha, Neb. Red. Old mother hen had sat on her eggs for three long weeks, and. on hearing tho other chickens In the farmyard talking about giving a party, she became Impatient, for the was sure she would get an invitation and If her 'ggs had not hatched how could she go? Nevertheless, she did not give up but it there, patiently till another hen came sat up and offered her an invitation, which she declined, saying, "These eggs on which I am sitting have not hatched yet and I cannot leave them." "Will you please let me look at those eggs." asked the other hen. "With pleasure," answered the set- ting hen and she flew off her nest with 8 "cluck, cluck." "I am Bure those eggs are no good." said the other hen, as she carefully turned them ov,r "l wl" walt ,(,r one weclt "re," answered the setting hen. 0n', W'H,1 lftter the hen, who had offered me semng nen me lnviiaum lo xne party, rall1 aaln "n,i Ral('- "Well, have any of tho88 eKK" hatched." ''Yes." answereed the setting hen, "One. He 18. a very queer look In (t chicken.' other hen said. Let nie see It, ' the Yes. to tell the truth it was a very queer chicken. It lied webbed feet and a very queer looking bill. All the fowls ln tho farmyard notleed it. but they thought it was some new fashioned chicken. But, to tell the truth. Ihe farmer had set the hen on a half a dozen duck eggs. (Honorable Mention.) Jessie's Sacrifice . . . . . . Y x- u rairmoni. "Thursday. Thursday! ' Will It never f n-t... i .. rr, day w. ...e ay ot ,h 8Und.y -.hoi picnic. This was only Mondoy. "Mamma. may I go and see Owen?" said Jessie. "Ye. dear." "Oh, Owen. Tuesday, Wednesday. then 'rhnraifnv " TYi irlrla Innl, knM a ,, ,. ', " '" hands and danced around. Wednesday M ' ' morning Owen said. "I'm so tired and hot. In the afternoon her face looked red and feverish. Her mother i ailed the doetor snd when he came he told her that Owen had the measles. When Jessie heard of It she was very sorry for now she knew Owen 13 v:- ,t-mmm a mm niuft mifs the picnic. Jessie's mother bad By Ruth Weller, Aged 10 Years, Nebraska asked her to clean a drawer. As she wss City, Neb. Blue, cleaning It she came across her Sunday We were telling stories about different School quarterly. countries one afternoon. One girl told She glanced at the page and saw the about China, which I will tell you about, golden text: "Do unto others as ye would In China they don't care for women or that they should do unto you." Jessie's girls. You can have a house built and fur heart beat fast and she wondered if she nislied for V. They use bamboo In (M Illustrated Rebus the Old Farm v. ', A 5- f" A I , . , v 7 I rim would like It if she was slek and Owen left her. Surely not. She went and told her mother not to bake the cake she was to take to the picnic, as she was not going. Her mother said nothing. Next day she took her best doll and went to . Owe,. As Owen was not Very slek thev had a Eood time. 1 When Owen got well there was a sur- land In wild Arizona. As far as the eyi or not he got a stool and spoon. When ha prise for her and Jessie. Their mothers, can reach there Is nothing but ilrv lant. got there he could not reach the Jam. fathers, and the two little girls went In Arizona was always noted for being barren. He Jumped down and got bis own high a sailboat to a little island in the lake and and the onlv way to get across this desert, halr. He at last got the Jam. He corn there spent a happy day. If you do not know the place. Is to follo v rnenied to eat. Kvery spoonful he would "Owen," whispered Jessie, with her arm the tracks of wagons as they have mov.-d drnp Bonlo 0n his nice clean suit, around her friend, "I'm glad I didn't go silently across. On one side of this endless pretty soon he heard a noise, and thent to the picnic." plain can be seen a white line. That Is "Teddy, Teddy! Where are you? Teddy the Indian camps, where the numerous wa BO frull1 that he dropped the Jar ot mnp TWO PftHTNS wigwams are pitched. jam on tb noor. fTls mother now knew X W nuoum Portlier n(f In the onnosltn direction mav . n,. ........ . , . ii y " "P ... Manderson Street. Omaha. Red. th- t t:t t: thz nMt ,n our trpp a))d thr. hn,, a mu rohn. Cn( evollnB. my cos,n Rnd i rmbed the free and fp(1 u a lot nf ,, worm8 and then the two robln(, rat1)P fluttering about the trPe and wp R(lt down- 0np ny bov ,.Unihd ,1p the tree and klpd tnp ,p rnh,ni and tlmt evening the two roblng fltW away and that was tne st x eaw ot them. Tommy's Christmas By Fern Carpenter, Aged It Years. 230S Ij Street, South Omaha. Red. Mr. Ixmg was going home from his work on Christmas eve and as he was passing the window of a great toy store he notleed a little boy standing there looking with eager eyes at the pretty toys. "What is your name?" asked Mr. lying. "Tommy." replied the little fellow. 'Are you going to have a Chrlst.hias trte Bt 5'our house this year?" he asked nf Mr. I-ng, but before he could answer the boy a,(1. "We aren't, for mamma says we are too poor, we can't afford It this year. "Aren't you afraid you will get lost?" asked Mr. lying. "Oh. no; I know the way." was the reply, "Wouldn't you like to spend Christmas with me?" asked Mr. Long. "I expect t would," said Tommy. "We will go home and ask your mamma If you may go." They soon reached Tommy's home. It wasn't a very nice one you may be sure, His mother consented to his going and they were goon on their wav to Mr. Ix)nK's. AftPr leaving Tommy there lie went to t()Wn and purchased a Christmas tree and a ,,) nmnv tovs And th first thlno- thnt jfrPrted Tommy's eyes next morning was the lovelv Christmas tree and on it the VPry Famfl ,ovs b had wlshpd fnr. Thls wa8 a chrlBtmas Tommy never forgot, , . . f AIlc OldJTS U.I1U Qllipea By Rva Hugenberg, Aged 10 Years, 83 P Street, South Omaha. Blue The small two-story house still standing at 23! Arch streot, below Third street, Philadelphia, has an Interesting history, In it the first flag, containing thirteen stars " ...... and thirteen stripes, was made by Mrs. John Ross. The design for the Hag was from a drawing made by Oeneral Wash- lngton with pencil, and the flair thus de- signaled was adopted by a resolution of congress on June 14. 177i'. A committee of congress, accompanied by Oeneral Wash- i. , .. iiiBiuii, Mit'miiius eaie'ii upon .Airs, rtnss and engaged her to make a flag from thi n-w ., , , design. The flag then made Is now known the world over as Old Olory, the Star Spangled Banner of the V nlted States of America. Customs in China ways for wntor pliirs. d I i . fur niture nnd lots cf nthtr ways. Tiny -,l tl.i Ir ili -xoi-'t H st Htul soup lnt. Tlny do pvrryth'nB hrkwnl. Tliy Ht nf l ire. Thi'V livi- very i hi ai'ly 'I I in iln n"t liavp Imrsi . Tliey lmvi' a klitil of clmlr wlili'li tlie nun nll tin- vmm'ii In. Tliey will pull you nil day for alimt 'jn cnls. Tliey have an ollve-r ilored skin, PlantlnR eyes anil a lonK cue. If tliey wouM cut their cue off they think they wouldn't go to heaven. They think yoti need clothes In heaven, so they hum clot lies on the grave and believe the smoke takes them up. Their sleeves re larKe, because tliey use them like pockets. When the cltls are babies tho mother wraps the fi-ct up very tight and sillinesses them in tisht shies, which stops the blood, and the feet do not grow. You may see a woman with a foot no loriR-pr than four Inches. The sobs of their phors are wooden and an Inch thick. The Spoiled Daughter By Wauneta Hen. Aged 12 Years, flliel ton. Neb. Red. Hell was Just about to enter the kitchen when the sound of voices readied her. She paused at the door to listen. It was her twikbrothers talking about her. "f course, Oeorge, she's petted and spoiled, but I can't see why we have to mind her; sho's younger than we are," Frank was saying. "Father said we were to mind Hell, so we must." said Oeorge, "and 1 will nut argue more. T1..II l.nw na..B 1,'llh llfir llUtliltl Bllil rushed upstairs. She ran to her room am' locked the door behind her. Phn flung herself upon her bed and began to soli, i)n censlngly. After a couple of hours some one, knocked st the door and her mother's voice said: "Bell, dnrllng, let me In. I've been wondering where you had gone." Bell arose and opened the door. Then the story of what she had heard was told to her mother, who said: "Well, dearie, you musn't care, because they are only hoys." A great change came over Hell after she had heard the boys' conversation. Phe no longer wished to have her own way. but did whatever her brothers said. They all wondered at the change except Mrs. War- ren, wno anew wny dpii urni ' - evening Bell aked the boys to come to her room, for she had a surprise for them. , 1 i . ,1 riA ,nfn ,n,a lrrm w,,Hl week before. "And," she added, "I won't y,t geflsh any more A Word Picture Iv Margaret lyake. Aired 14 Tears, ) West Sixth Street. Fremont, Neb. nine. Imagine, if yon can, a streteh of barren " n e(.n at twnlKht a smoldering nre. in smoke and fire crawl up perpendicularly, a "roy "how-now and one can gpe an Indlan gM slUn( aiona by the fire.' Her Rnrments mnslst of a loosely fitting Rrav jnrkcti wlth a reddish brown skirt. nr mnccaMnn are covered with dealers of ,)Mdg an(, acroflR hfir forphpad , tlP(, a band o( b.ads. Her hair falls about her shoulders In long wavy tresses. She had ateiv been banished from the camp, which gave her eycs a dreamyi ;l8Ues9 expression. The Dissatisfied Beggar By Clura Lundherg, Aged 11, remont, Neb- Red. Once there was a man who only had a few- cents left, soon that was gone, and then he went begging. He went from place to place carrying his wallet and begging tnr money, but no one would give him any. 0r fly 88 he was on his way to town he came by a nice shady tree where he eat oown lo rest, wnne simng mere ininking about that he had no money, a fairy stepped in front of him and said. "Hold ut your wallet and I will pour gold Into It. but remember, if you drop any of the gold It will turn to dust." The man held "'t his wallet quickly and the fairy poured gnld into It, but the man was not satisfied with this and wanted It filled to the top. Tlen the fairy gave him a little more and tol1 n,m ' would split and turn into dust, Tlie man stin kpPt on saying, only a little more, until the wallet split and all the B"1'1 became dust. So the poor beggar was left poor as before Just because ha was never satisfied. Geraldine's Party Py Florence O. Murphy. Aed 11 Tears, Council Bluffs, la. Ulue. Oeraldlne was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Oilman; they were very rich, so Oeraldlne had everything that ho wanted. School had lot out and she had nothing to do but play. One afternoon about half- past 1, Mrs. Oilman sent Oeraldlne over to Mr. Baird's store after some little flags made of paper, and Ju.it nbout two Inches lng. Oeraldlne wondered what her mamma was waiting on the porch. Oer- sldlne gave the flags to her mother and started off the porch, but her mother - - - called her back and pinned one of the little flags on her, then she told her to stay around In the backyard for a few minutes, Oeraldlne said alrlKht, and ran around In the backyard, pretty soon her mamma came to the door and called her In. She took Oeraldine by the hand and led her Nonsense Verse There was a small boy who did hear A noire that to him sounded queer b'i hK thought he would creep And tak': a sly peep; Put tu bee got a nip of his ear! 'Alii TVRN1I'3. Into tho i irlor. arA wliHt ilo you think shs saw. six li,t!. lu.ys ami nix little girls, ami CM) otii' l:;lil H liltl.' tl.lH Iillllll'll on thl f runt of lii-r ih ins. Tin' i hllilfn rlHyeil B.mi'.x jiinl 1 1 ni Ih.y lunl a nice liinrh, ami wont bonir. iixinq tliry IkiiI B very nice time, mill Unit injnl ln.forc (teralillne went to imt iie thanknl lirr mamma Tor tne nice party. .. The Reunion of the Fairies By lluth Ashby. A Red IT Years, Fairmont, Neb. lilin. Ktlcrn whh a little lush girl who had Just moved to Ann in a sin- often thought of her oh home and Ui males anil wished she could see thfin (me day as she lay under the tree she saw a little fairy In front nf In r. "little girl." i-aid the fairy, "I can Kive you a privilene which I can give to no other girl but one whom you pli k out Today Is the reunion of tha fairies. The American fairies me the hosti sues and their iin en told me to In vite you and Nora." "Nora O'Shan.'iHliHn In Ireland," Inter- mined Kileen. ..V(.ry N(,ra o'Shanaghan Is to come , ,hp r,.liMlon Rt ,,, n K t, t . " The fairy vanished. TliHt night Kileen was there at midnight and there stood Nora. The two little Rirl stood and watched the fairies. First came the Irish fairies, who stopped and talked to the little Irish gills; then the .Japanese, Chinese, l'eislan, Arabian, Turkish ,ind many more. After they all arrived they were seated nii'itnii ,i iiiijiic i'.ii ;i.ji(iii on WII1UII rsioou all the queens. The American queen came forward and said: "You were each given a green leaf, on which please write the name of the fairy which you wish to be queen of all." The votes were collected and put away. Then dewdrops on toasted flower petals were passed. Then came a dance. After this the votes were counted and It was found that little Fairy Nebraska was the queen of all. Teddy's Temptation By riorothy I.yle. Aged ll Years, Holdrege, Neb. Red. Teddy was a llttln boy. He was often I)HUKl,ty. one ilav Jils mother was going way nm) ,()1 ,,,-,, n,u ,)ot touch the Jam Ted(ly ttk..., ..,, V(ry muoh. Ha thought and then he said to Ills mother. "Can't I have one little lilt?" The mother said, "I have my gloves on now, but when I come home you may havs some." Teddy watched lier disappear. When sh was out of sight he slowly walked to the kitchen Not knowing whether to take any w 1111. iruuy wan uijiiih. Aeoiiy b inoiner , nnt ero(, hm Bhn took hm up(,tal washrd hla face fln(1 hBJld, .nd DUt ' ''Ljs: J , , , . - i-e WalnUt ITeO Kunice node, AKed 10 Tears, Falls City, Neb. Red. One summer day several little girls, who were tired of play, sat down under a tre rest. "I.ct8 tell stories." said one of them, at whose house the others wer visiting. "I'll begin. Do you see that lit tle walnut tree over there?" "Tes, we see It, why?" "You can't guess who planted It." "Who did?" "A squirrel. " A saulrrel !" said the others In on voice. "How could It?" "Well, over In grandpa's yard there are Bome btKi id cottonwood trees, and In one of them lives some squirrels. One autumn the squirrels came here to get walnuts off cf our t,ers. Tney would hide the nuts In hoPS n tne ground until they had time to put them in their storehouse. Now, either the squirrels forgot one of the nuts or they didn't have room for It In their store- house, anyway they left a nut. and the following spring the nut started to grow, and now It s a little tree." After the story was finished they went to see the squirrels' nest, and they stayed so long watching the squirrels, that no mor stories were told that afternoon. Edith's Trip to the Moon Py Nina Stiles, Aged 7 Neb. Rlue, Years, L,yona, Edith was sitting under an apple tres, reading. Suddenly she felt herself rising up, up, up, Into the sky. When she got up there she looked around and said: "How lovely! How did I get up here?" Just then she saw a small fairy, who said. "Don't you know how you got up here? Why, I took ydu up. Would you like to go and see the Man ln the Moon?" Edith said, "I believe I would, dear fairy." "Very well." So the little fairy brought a small boat and they went off together to see ths Man In the Moon, ne told - - them to take chairs and then he gav them some green chee.se out of his green cheese cupboard. Thi n Kdlth said she had better go home. And she felt herself going down, down, down, and Just then she woke up and found herself under the old apple tree. When We Go A-Riding About ti e city let us go ln a Jolly lall -ho: l.et in, ciack our whip and cry. "Uve-up, hoim s, lu lgh-lio-heigh I Or let us in a fine auto Through the parks so pretty ;o: Make I lie old burn tout tout loot! And like a cttnuon bull we shoot I own tha stiver and o'er the hill With ne'er a thought of standing stlU, Or In an airship let us go Far above the world below; ltldUiH- till enollKh we've had. liiun desevnd aud go to bed mm i