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EVERAL new Busy Bees have Joined the ranks of the writers, and two
new onea thia week are
Wyo., and one from Chicago, but the new Busy Bee from
r'yomlBf la a cousin of ona of
Is always (lad to welcome new
idraa and new subjects to write about. We hare received some splendid ani
mal stories and the editor hopes to receive more, for surely a lot of Busy Bees
have some Interesting pets and the editor would be glad to receive pictures of
the Busy Bees, with their pets.
The prizes were awarded this week to Willie Cullen, ex-klng of the Red
side, and to Verna Klrschbraun, both of Omaha, and honorable mention given
to Cecil Wlnnersteln of Chicago. All threo on the Red side.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name Is on, the
Postcard Exchange, which now Includes:
Jean De Long, klr.sworth. Nab.
Irene McCoy. Eirnoton. Neb.
Lillian Merwin. ftaver City, Neb.
Mabel Witt. Bennington, Neb.
Agnee Jtahinke, H.-naon. Neb.
Vera t henny. Crrlghtun, Nab.
I.011IS Hutu.. Deld City, Neb.
Kunlee Mode. Falla City, Nab.
Fdy Wr'ght. Filth and Bella streets, Fre
mont. Nob.
Kthel Herd, Fremont, Neb.
Marsuerlta Bartholomew, Gothenburg,
Neb.
Jessie Crawford. 405 Weit Chsrlea street.
Grand Inland. Nib.
Lvdla Roib, OU West Koenlg street, Grand
lmand, Neb.
Ella Voss. 407 West Charlea stiaat. Grand
Ial..nd, Neo.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Kdythe Krellg, Iexlngton, Neb.
Anna Nellaon, Lexington, Nab.
A lira Grassmryer, tfts C atraet, Lincoln,
Neb.
Klle Hamilton, 202P I, street, Lincoln, Neb.
Irene Dlsher. 15 '30 L atreet, Lincoln, Neb.
Hughle lusher, jwo L strict, Lincoln, Nab.
Louise St Ilea, Lyona, Nab.
Kstello McDonald. Lyona, Neb.
Milton Selzer, Nebraska City, Neb.
Hurry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford. Nebraska City, Nab,
Luclle Hn, Norfolk. Neb.
Letlia Larklu. Mouth jslaih street. Nor
folk. Neb.
Kitimi M: -rjuardt, Flftb street and Madi
son avenue, Norfolk. Neb.
MM red K. Jones. North Loup, Nab.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester K. Rutt. Leshara, Neb.
Lillian Wirt, 4irS Cans street, Omaha.
Mever Cohn, 846 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Ada Morris, 3424 Franklin street. Omnha.
Myrtle Jensen. 2909 Izard street, Omaha.
"i.ill Howard. 4"?2 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
H-len Hi'iick. ltll'5 Lothrop atreet. Omaha.
Mildred Jensen. 2707 Leavenworth street,
Omaha.
Pauline, Schulte. 412 Waat Fourth atreet.
Grand Island, Neb.
When Toodles
BT XHIXITA
Tottle, le's go 'Into the
I I yard an' play fairy," cried
I I Toddles to his little sister. The
Juat like summer, though It was
the first of October. Every
where the leaves were turning red and yel
low and brown, painting the landscape to
look Just Ilka a great autumn picture In
the parlor of Toddle's and Tcttie's-Tiomc.
"Who'll be fairy this time?" asked Tot
tle, gay in the happy anticipation of play-ii-iT
c e-nme dear to her and her brother.
"Wl.o li he fairy, Lruvl r?"
t II li.i ;'airy, Tottle, for the Ins' time
.. ' ,' i y'i v .is fairy, an' you got
;l-
iv- rcrrliivi- fhed for the clouds.
.Mil. ui) Mm tree what has all
ii,,- l.mlj. u-grow ii-.i, out Of Its sides. It's
so I'Jsj to climb."
"All right," agreed Tottle. And away
the two ran Into the big fenced back yard
where there were a great many splendid
trees of spreading limbs, just ths sort of
placo for the gam of "fairy."
"Now. I ll lie down on this "bed of
lenvea," said Tottle, dropping on the
ground which was strewn with leaves of
brilliant colors that had fallen from the
trees. "An I'll play I'm a poor lady what
Is very, very sick, an' lying In a hovel.
An' I'll play my little boy and girl have
goned to their grandmothers for soma
bread to keep me from starving, an' that
a great wolf meets them on the road anV
Is about to eat 'em up when you who's
thn fairy comes flying up from the clouds
an' tells m of my little chll-dern's danger
You touch me with a wand an' It makes
me well, anf I Jump up an' get Into a
chariot what you've brought wlf you, an'
away we fly like the win' and save my
chll-dern."
"Oh, yes, that'll be lots of funl" de
clared Toddles. Then he climbed Into the
tree that Tottle had lain down under, the
elm tree with the many low-growing
branches. Once perched on a spreading
limb about six feet from the ground Toil
dies said: "I'm all ready now, Tottle. Le's
begin."
"Well. I'll play I'm calling to my little
boy an' girl. Come, Ethel Grace, an' Harry
Jamea, mamma wants a drink of watttr..
Oh, what? era my dear chll-dern 'gonxd?
Oh, what will I do? I'm so very, very 111!"
And Tottle stretched herself and moaned
moaned aa If lying on a bed of sickness.
"Oh, my chll-dern! What will become cf
them? 8'poae a wolf should catch Uient
and eat them up? Oh, what can I da to
save them!"
IWWti UB FELL WITH A BL'MP ON THE GROUND BELOW.
from distant cities, one being from
our recent priie winners. The editor
Busy Bees, and they often have new
Mabel Bhelfelt, 414 North Twenty-fifth
atreet, Omaha.
Wilms Howard, 4721 Capitol avenue,
Omaha.
Hulcla LunJburf, Fremont. Nab.
Emerson Goodrich, 4wt Nlcholua street
Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas atreet.
Omaha.
Maurlc Johnson, 1C7 Locust atraet,
Omaha.
Hllah Fisher. 1210 South Eleventh street.
Omaha.
Louis Rsaba. 2W North Nineteenth av.
nu, Omaha.
Emma Carruthers, 3211 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Walter Johr.aon, 2406 North Twentieth
street. Omaha.
Leon Carson, 1124 North Fortieth street,
Omaha.
Oenavlev M. Jones, North Loup. Neb.
Jusnlta Innea, it769 Fort street, Omaha.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord. Neb.
Agnes Richmond, Orleana, Nab.
Zola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb,
Marls Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lotta Wooda, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perklne. Reddtngton, Neb.
Emma Koatal. 116 O atraet, Bouth Omaha
Ethel Enle, Stanton, Neb.
Edna Enla, Btanton, Neb.
Ina Carney, Sutton. Clay county, Neb.
Clara Miller. Ctk-a, ' Neb.
Msa Grunke, West Point, Neb.
Elale Ptastny, Wllber. Neb.
Alts Wllken, Waco, Neb.
Mary Fredrick, York, Neb.
Pauline Parka, York, Neb.
Edna Behlirs. Tork, Neb.
Carrie B Bartlett, Fontanelle, la.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la.
Ethel Mulholland. Box 71, Malvern, la.
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, la.
Kathryna Mellor, Malvern, la,
Mildred Robertson, Manilla, la.
Ruth Robertson, Manilla. Ia.
Edith Amend, Sheridan. Wyo.
Henry L. Worklnger, care Sterling Rem.
ady company, Attica, Ind.
was a Fairy
PATH
Again TottI groaned aloud and turned
on her bed of leaves.
"Now play I heard you and am coming,"
called Toddles from above. "All right,"
said Tottle In a very healthy voice.
"Ah, good woman, here am I." called
Toddle In a falsetto voice. "I can save
thou and your little children. They are
now being followed by a great wolf what
means to de-vour them, clothes and all,
even to their hair."
"Oh oh, oh, good fairy, save my little
chll-dren!" walled Tottle In a very weak
voice,
"Oh, you oughn't to have called me a
fairy yet, for you aren't s'posed to know
who I am till I tell you," cried Toddles
Impatiently. "Now, play at you don't
know who I am. Just play 'at you call
out and ask me."
"Oh, all right, Bruver," said Tottle,
Then she aasumed her weak voice again:
"Oh, kind person who are you?"
"I'm a fairy from the clouds," explained
Toddles In the high falsetto voice. "And
If thou will go with me we can overtake
your little chll-dtrn before the wolf gets
them."
"But I am so 111 that I can't rise from
my bad of rags," said Tottle, writhing as
If In pain,
"Ah, I'll make you wall," said Toddles,
pulling a little sprig from the tree bough
to use as a wand. "I'll wave my wand
over ' you and make you strong again.
Here! One, two, three!" And Toddlea
waved the little branch above Tottle's
head. But In his eagerness to wave It
well as he thought a real fairy would do
were she waving a wand ths little fel
low leant too far out from the bough sup
porting him and lost his balance. Down
he fall with a bump on the ground below
that made him give forth a shriek like a
Comanche Indian.
Tottle, hearing the noise of his falling,
leaped up In time to save herself from
being In the way of his fall, and atood
laughing at the poor fairy whoae wings
had failed In their duty.
"Oh, you looked so fun-ny, Bruver!"
aald Tottle, between laughs.
"Wall, you needn't giggle over It," said
Toddles, sitting up and rubbing his bruised
head. "It didn't feel good to fall like that.
If the limbs hadn't a-caugut ma as I
came down I might 'ave broke my arm
or maybe my leg or something. But If
you're going to giggle I won't play any
more. I ll lot the wolf eat up your little
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t. Use pen and Ink, not pencil
g. Short and pointed articles will
be gives prefarenoa. So not us over
860 words.
4. Original stories ot letters only
will be uaad.
6. Write your name, age and ad
dress at the top ef the first page.
First and saoond prises of books
will ba given for the beat two con
tributions to this page each weak.
Address all communications to
OXILOlCn'9 DiPABTMElfT,
Omaha Baa.
(First Prize.j
Work First and Play Afterward
Willie Cullen, Ex-King Bee, 3212 Webster
Street, Omaha. Red.
Frank was a boy about lli y.ars old and
was In the seventh giade at school. It was
a Sunday afternoon and Frank had not
done his home work yet from last week.
He had only this afternoon ar,d evening to
do It in for It had to be ready to take to
school and hand to the teacher Monday
morning.
Frank had Just come In from out of doors
and had taken up Sunduy morning's paper
to read.
"I think you had better do your homo
wcrk now, Frank," said his mother.
"Oh, I want to read the paper," said
Frank. ,
"Vtry well, then," seld his mother.
So Instead of obeying his mother, Frank
read the newspaper until 6 o'clock.
They then had their luncheon and then
the door hell rang. It was Frank's aunt
and cousin, who had coma to upend the
evening. Frank had lots of fun
with hu ceusln, but suddenly he thought
'of his home work. He left his cousin to
do his work, but It was too late to do it
now. There was so much noise and talk
that he couldn t do It. So he had to put
it away.
i us lie jit murninx ne imu iu iiy unci oo
his homework twice. You may be eure he
never left his homework undone again
while he read the paper. He always does
it first now.
Ills mother-said that it served him rig!. I
because he was disobedient, and It shows
there Is some truth In the suyii.g, "Work
(lt'fct and play atU'rward."
(Second THse.)
How Loyal Cot His Name
Verna Kirsehbraun. Aped 12 Yeais. 5U
South Twenty-fourth Street,
Omulia. Red.
Loyal wis a big Newfoundland i! c
longing to a family named lir-y, '" r
were two children In the family. The
chll-dern. so I will." And Toddles got up
In a very Indignant frame of mind and
shook the dry leaves and dust from his
head and clothes.
"Oh, I'll not giggle any more," promised
Tottle, coming to her brother's side and
helping to dust him off. "Come, la's keep
on playin" till we've got my llttlo chil-dern
away from the big wolf. An' If we don't
hurry up about It we'll be too late."
"All right'" said Toddles, again in a
good humor. "Play 'at I'm down from the
Clouds already, an' that you're well and
that we've got into my chariot what is
pulled through the clouds by elk and are
off for the wooda where your little chil
dern are being followed by the wolf."
Then, with Tottia beside him, holding
to his arm. Toddlea called to his elk to be
Off. and away they ran, pretending the
chalrot was carry them like tha wind
through the air. And just as they had
rescued the Utile play children from the
big play wolf they heard their motlier'e
voice calling to them: "Come, dduriea.
Freddie and Mary are here to play with
you for an hour. Come, you may serve
luncheon to them on the lawn." .'
Then the chariot, tha elk, tha fairy and
even the two chil-dern were forgotten,
and Toddles and Tottle ran In the house
a fast SS they could to greet their llttla
playfellows, Freddy and Mary, who had
come from across th atreet to pay them
a, visit
Busy Bees
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M DONALD OF LYONS, NEB.
eldest was a girl of twelve, named Jean
otte. the youngest a little girl of three,
numod Martha. When the dog first came
Into the family they didn't know what to
name It.
A long time went by and the family were
preparing for a trip to Europe, and still
the dog had no name. The children begged
the captain to let the dog sail with them,
and at last ho consented.
They were two days at sea when a ter
rible storm arose and the ship started to
sink. The life boats were brought down
and In the hurry and rush to get in the
life boats the family got separated from
Martha and she waS) left on the sinking
ship. The life boats sailed away and they
had sailed quite far when they discovered
that both Martha and the dog were miss
ing. The dog seeing Martha left on the ship
alone had barked but nobody heard him
and he found himself alone with Martha.
The ship was rapidly sinking when a boat
went by and he barked and was soon heard
by the people, who took them both on the
ghlp.
The fttmny had waited at Liverpool.
t LWerpOOl.
England trylng to flnd out about the BhlPi
and who Martna nd the d0(f arrlved a
hort Ume afterward9 tn found encn
they found each
other, and because of the dog's faithful-
ness they named him Loyal.
(Honorable Mention.)
A Selfish Little Girl
Cecil WlM.crsteln, Aged 10 Years, 1412
Roscou Striot, Chicago. Red.
It's very queer how we little children
can be so selfish and only think of our
own pleasure. I know a little girl, her
name is Laura. One Sunday her mother
took sick. During the week her mamma
hail ,,rnmlK1 tn laltv her tn visit her unela
and auntle on Sunday. But as her mamma
was Bt0)t i,e oould not go. Her mamma
Iald down and wcnt t0 ee utile Laura
nad her mlnd on thl8 aU tha tlme- Whcn
ner mamm8 nad 8ifpt an nour Laura
agked her fatheri Bhall we wake mumma.
,Jer father ald no ghe need, the rest
Almost every five minutes she kept on
asking the same question. At laat
she went of her own accord and
wok,- up her mamma. She knew her
mamma needed the rest but she thought
If she could get her mamma up she might
tense her to go visiting. This little girl
always got what she was promised but this
time her mumma was sick so she could
not keep the promise. Little girls can't
alwaya get what they want.
Luura's real name is Cecil Wlnnersteln.
The Disturbed Picnic
Helen McFarlane, Aged 13 Years, Lusk,
Wyo. Klue.
One day Tona, Flcrer.ce, Alice and Oer-
Two boys were camping In the woods on
i mountain side. One day they started
out to explore their surroundings and be-
came lost. After wandering about all day.
and crosiring and recrossing their path
many times, they suceeeded In reaching
their cabin. See If you can follow their
crooked wanderings h a pencil point
The black line indicates their patm They
started from the door the place being
marked on the drawing for you.
trudn all took their dinner out In the
meadow by the rrerk to have a llttlo picnic.
First they fished and went In wading,
then they went over tho meadow a little
way to some tall rocks called "The Big
lied Rocks," but when they got there they
saw some, boys coming, so they ran back to
the creek and hid In the bushes.
After they hnd sat there a fow minutes
they heard the boys hallowing and the
girls were frightened and ran upon the
bank, and there they saw me boys had a
snake on a stick and were coming that
way, so they plckod up their dinner palls
and ran over to a big cave In the meadow
and went In.
After they had sat there about fifteen
minutes they heard the boys coming, so
they sat very still. After awhile they
peeped out and saw the boys passing by,
till looking for them.
All of the girls' faces were red and hot,
so Florence and Gertrude went to the
creek and got some water In the dinner
pall and they bathed their hot faces In
the cool water. Alice told tho- girls to
listen and they heard tho boys coming
toward ths cave, so they got out and ran
across the meadow, and there they saw
Gertrude's brother, Albert, with a load of
hay.
The girls called to him and he stopped
and took them on the load of hay, and
they had a pleasant ride home.
Result of a Quarrel
Hulda X.undberg, Queen Bee,
Years, 318 D Street, Fremont.
Aged
14
Blue.
"There! You're It I" said Ruth.
"Oh, I am not. I was on my base," said
Evelyn.
"You were not,'" said Jiuth, "and I won't
play if you cheat that way."
"Well, don't then," sua Kvelyn. "I am
sure we can get along without you."
Ruth walked away and sat down on the
grass.
Evelyn and Ruth were neighbors, so they
had been great friends. Evelyn was very
Impolite and had short red hair and blue
eyes, Ruth had long brown curls and
brown eyes. She was more polite than
Evelyn. 1
Evelyn was very jealous of Ruth's curls,
so sho told every one she hated curls.
When school was out Ruth and Evelyn
went home the same way; then Etvelyn
said "Smarty!"
"Surel Don't you wish you were?" said
Ruth.
Evelyn ran after Ruth, but Ruth was
too quick for her. Evelyn fell on a board
and tore her dress. She also hurt herself
very badly and told her mother that Ruth
tore her dress.
The next morning Evelyn decided to get
even with Ruth, so she took with her a
pair of scissors. After school she told
several girls what she was going to do.
They told her not to, but she answered
them crossly.
When Ruth was not looking Evelyn ran
up to her and grabbed one of her curls.
"Ouch!" cried Ruth.
Evelyn puKod her scissors from her
pocket and cut not the curl, which she bad
Intended to do, but her own finger.
Oh, how It hurt! She ran back: and
forth and cried terribly. Whon her mother
came she took her to a doctor and had the
- Wound dressed. But this aave Evelvn a
KOod ,eMon and ne ha) now learnAl not
to D0 BO croi8 to her
Johnnie's Car Ride
Lena Cox, Aged 12 Years, Tckamah, Neb.
Blue.
Having never ridden on a train. It was
not surprising that Johnnie Harrison
should be on tip-toe with expectation, for
was he not to go that very day to see
his aunt, who lived in Bancroft? The
family was ready by 2:30 o'clock, thinking
the train was to go at 3:30 Instead of 4:30.
U.nln narl a .Inrv alniM an n r
' '
Pa" " th "m e'Z 1 "
"m.? he" ,? (
was far from
to the station.
xfter waiing awhile the train pulled In
and thon began the bustle and confusion
of getting on it. They had to go through
two cars before they found seats. When
they had taken possession of their scat
Johnnie wanted to know If they were
going, "for," said he, "It looks like the
freight cars end telegraph poles are going
instead of us. When they arrived at the
station their aunt was there and they
all went to her home together. After a
Ppa"nt tlmn they returned to their own
nome, jonnny nnppy in ino Knowieoge
that he had ridden on a car for once In
nls ,lfe
The Departure of Summer
Myrtie Jensen. Agfd II Years, 2909 Ixard
Street. Omaha. Blue,
It was a cool September evening. The
moon was just rising above the eastern
"orison, wnne me imvery ireaay
adorned tho heavens.
A beautiful, graceful young mniden was
1ln on the ras" ,n a "w. The
ra" w" t""1"1 brown and va already
scattered with faded brown leaves. Th
maiden looked at her surroundings and
sighed and then thought of the sunny
southland to which sho would soon return.
"But, oh," she said to herself, "I will
miss bo many faces that are so familiar
to me."
She was Summer, whose place was soon
to be taken by Autumn. Father Time had
requested her to return to her home In
tho far south. She had, of course, to obey
all his commands.
Just then Miss Marigold and Miss Poppy
came to bid her fur-well. They were
sobbing vlok-ntly.
"Oh, dear Summer, how we wish that
you might stay! Please take us with you."
they begged.
One by one Nature and all her children
the birds, bees, butterflies and flowers
b.ido Bummer good-bye.
A few days later Autumn appeared upon
the scene, while Summer vanished almost
immediately.
He treated Mother Nature nicely the first
few days, but one night he held a con
sultation with his aas'stant, Jack Frost.
The next morning the earth was robed
In a thin, white matel, which seemed to
spark!.' with diamonds. But how fatal
those aeemlng-llke diamonds were! Many
of the prettleat flowere had perished.
In a shnrt while all of the trees were
lesfl'os, the grass and flowers had dis
appeared and everything was the picture
of desolation.
King Autumn did not. however, find It
so pleasant to be king, for Mother Nature
was constantly reproaching him frir having
treated her so. So he finally gave up the
kingdom to Winter.
Bruiser
By Helm Rogers. Aged 12 Years, Omaha,
Neb. Blue.
One cold Sunday morning a paper boy
was going down town very early, and
found a poor, sick Utile kit tea. lie put it
In his cart and wrapped it up in aaeka to
keep It warm, and gave It to. me. W hen I
first saw ths cat it would not play at all,
Prattle of the
"Papa, why didn't you wear a pair last
night?"
"A pair of what, child?"
"A pair of skates."
"What dots the boy mean?"
"Why, Bill, the coachman, told the cook
that you had a lovely skate on lust night
whun you ame home." Baltimore Ameri
can. Dorothy's mother found her with an
alarm clock on her foot and the alarm set
for o'clock.
"Well, for goodness saks, Dorothy, what
mischief are you up to now?"
"Why, mother, I'm not in any mischief,
but my foot's asleep and I want to wake
it up." Puck.
In one of New York's public schools a
teacher was explaining the word "recupcr
ats" to the class,
"Bobhy," she asked, "suppose your papa
worked hard all day, he would be tired and
worn out. wouldn't he?"
" Yes, Miss."
"Thon, when night comes and his work
Is over for the day, what does he do?"
"Ah," replied Bobby, "that's what mother
wants to know." Harper's Weekly.
Before Willie started for Mrs. Smith's
housij, where he was Invited to dinner, his
mother gave htm some final advice.
"Above all things," cautioned his mother.
but would lay on the floor all the time.
We thought he would not live, but now he
has grown very large. In the summer he
gets so thin that he looks like a shadow,
and In the winter he gets very fat. He is
a pretty maltese and his fur'ls very long.
We named him BrulBer, because he plays
so rouKh.
One day about a year ago, a parrot
lived next door who would call," "come
kitty, kitty," when the cat would chase
around to see who was calling him, and
when he would find out that it was the
parrot- he would come back looking very
dlBgusted. He comes up every morning
early and wakes us up by mewing.
Alaska
By Leslie Warne, Kennard, Neb. Red.
Alaska Is In the northwestorn part of
North America. It Is bounded on the
north by the Arctlo ocean; on the east by
British Columbia, and1 on the south and
west by the Pacific ocean. The ctTmate of
Alaska Is cold, with long nights and short
days, except In midsummer. The sun
shines for three months nearly all the
time. The capital of this territory Is
Kitka. The principal river Is the Yukon.
This river Is over 2,00 miles long and car
ries freight and passengers. Other rivers
are the Porcupine and Tanana. The Eski
mos catch seals for their fur and meat.
The Eskimos dress in skins and fur of ani
mals. The Hunt
By Orlan Mayes, Aged 12 Tears. Lusk,
Wyo. Blue.
One bright morning Earl came running
to his mamma, saying: "Oh mamma,
Arthur wants to know If I may go hunt
ing with him. We won't go far. Please
let me go. He has a lunch all fixed and
we'll have a Jolly time."
"I guess you may go this time," said his
mother. "But be sure and be back by sun
set." "Allrlght," said Carl, and away he
went.
They trudged on through the woods until
they came to a brook, where they sat
down and ate heartily. Then they got a
cool drink from the brook and went on.
Pretty soon they shot a squirrel and
Arthur, looking at his watch, saw that It
was 3 o'clock.
They went on until they came to a rude
cabin, which they entered. Clouds gath
ered In the heavens, and not thinking how
Mighty Himalayan Mountains
HE geological survey of India
T
has Just published four large
pamphlets giving a summary of
the geological and geographical
Information concerning the
Himalayas that has been ac
mm,
cumulating for a century since the first
survey party was sent out among the
mountains In 1SU7. These volumes are writ
ten for the general public and the results
are presented In a popular manner.
The first Impression one gets from them
Is that the Himalayas so far exceed every
other mountain system In the world In
everything that makes the greatness of
mountains that they stand In a class by
themselves.
Though the'sa mighty ranges have been
Included In the survey scheme of British
India for a centuiy. a great many of the,r
lofty peaks are not yet mapped and there
are many hundreds of summits whose
height Is not yet known. But Of the
peaks that have beun measured there nre
seventy-five whose height exceeds 21.OJ0
feet
It Is certain that there Is no moun'.ai:)
of this he'Kht In North America, arjd if
there is so lofty a summit In South Amer
ica the fact Is yet to be shown. Kach cf
these seventy-five mountains Is nearly or
more thun two miles higher than the loft
iest eminence of Kurnpe and stands four
fifths of a mile or more nbve the hlghant
point In Africa.
The geoloplral survey catalogues these
seventy-five principal peaks In five clapea
In order of magnitude. The peaks of the
first magnitude, exceeding ft.000 feet In
height. Include only Mount Everest and
Klnchlnjunga I; peaka of the second mag
nitude, between S7.000 and 2St,i0 feet, are
KlnclilnJuiiKa II and Makala: third mag
nitude, between MMK and 27,u, eleven
mountali-s: fourth magnitude, between 25.
009 and M.000, thirty-two mountatna, and
fifth magnitude, between 24,000 and i,0O0,
twenty-eight mountains.
Thus far 8X7 mountains have been meas
ured whose height Is 20,000 feet or mora.
It Is estimated, according to tha law ot
probability, basrd upon the work already
dune, that there ar probably 1,3(0 moun
tains in tha Himalayas that are 20,00 feet
or mora In height.
There are besides many hundreds of
prominent but lower summits. Very few
of these mountains have native names and
the question arises how, aa mapping of tha
Himalayaa progres?e. shall this vast array
of summits be designated.
Of the aeventy-flve greatest peaks only
nineteen have native names. Th Survey
says it would be a mistake to attempt to
Youngsters
"do nit drink tea from your saucer."
Willie promised. When hr gut bnrk home
his "mother inquired how he had enjoyed
hlm.elf. Willie suld ho had enjoyed him
self Immensely.
"I hope you did everything the way I
told you to," said his mother.
"Yes'm, I did," answered Willie some
what lieiltatingly.
"And you did not drink your tea from
your saucer?"
"Yes, mamma, I did," replied Willie, but'
Mrs. Smith drank lier tea from her saucer
first." Now York Sun.
The wagons of tho "greatest show on
earth" passed up the avenue at daybreak.
Their incessant rumble soon awakened 10-year-old
Bllllo and his 5-year-old brother
Robert. Their mother feigned sleep as the
two white-robed figures crept past her bed
Into the hall, on the way to Investigate.
Robert ' struggled manfully with the un
accustomed task of putting on his clothes.
"Walt for me, Billy," his mother heard
him beg. "You'll get ahead of me."
"Get mother to help you," counseled
Blllle, who was having troubles of his
own.
Mother started to the rescue, and then
raused oh she heard the volco of her
younger, guarded but anxious and Insis
tent: "You ask her, Tilllte. You've known her
longer than I have." Everybody'! Maga
slnu. their mothers would worry, they said it
was going to rain and they would slay
there over night. They made a fire and
cooked the squirrel for their supper. They
then went to sleep and were sleeping peace
fully when a noise awakened them. Arthur
was to his feet with his gun in ills hand
In a second. He shot thrlre at a blaek
figure which was entering the cabin. It
rolled over, and finding It was a bear thi y
started home at daybreak to break tlm
news of their narrow escape on that dread
ful night and why they were away all
night.
Harry's Dream
By Aleda Bennett. Aged U Years, Elgin,
Neb. Blue.
Harry Brown was lying on the ground
when he heard a voire pay: "I have comu
to grant tho wish you made yesterday."
Harry looked up and saw a HUle f.ilry
standing beside him. He said. "I will be
vory glad to have you take ma, for I have
often wanted to go on such a trip."
The fairy said, "Come, then," and took
him by the hand. They went down to a.
lake ant got In a beautiful little boat, nil
trimmed with flowers. They had a delight
ful time going acro-s the lake. Wh.n they
got In Fairyland the little people giee'.ed
them kindly and then gave Harry a nice
cool bed to sleep In.
In the morning Harry went to see the
fairy school and see the sick fairies. Just
as he was going to hear them sing, ho
heard them say, "We are alwaya contented
with what we have." and Harry always
remembered what he had heard,
' rialn, bat Sufficient.
The late Joslah W. Leeds of Philadelphia
wae noted for his life long fight against im
modesty. . Mr. Leeds reformed the theat
rical poster, he elevated painting and In a
number of cases he even succeeded In hav
ing nude statuary draped.
He loved simplicity aa he loved modesty.
Ostentation he abhorred especially the os
tentation of funerals and cemeteries. Ha
used often to quote an epitaph that he
had once seen In a secluded graveyard.
This epitaph, which was cut on the sim
plest, cheapest stone it Is possible ta
Imagine, said:
"This monument Is very plain, no doubt,
but all the money In the world would not
have brought our poor father back to
us again." St. Louis Republic.
attach an actual name to every peak.
Atsronomers do not name the stars; In
early days , they grouped them Into con
stellations and they now number them ac
cording to right ascension. The Survey
proposes to follow the method introduced
by Colonel Montgomerle In the Karakoram
region, where ha has named the whole
region K and its peaks Kl, K2. K3, etc.
The Survey says that the most Isolated
and probably ths moat imposing peak In
all Asia Is one whose name few persons
have ever heard. It Is Nanga Parbat,
standing on the western side of tho Indus
valley and rising to a height of 36,620 feet.
Within sixty mllea of it no other summit
attains an altitude of more than 17,000, so
It surpasses all Its surroundings by more
than S.ooo feet. The mountain does not
rise from a high elevation, as is the case
with many Himalayan summits, but It is
thrust skyward from a base that Is only
S.Boo feat above the sea, so that 2'l.lJO feet
of It is completely exposed to the gaze
of the oberver and at. a distance of less
than forty miles he has an unparalleh d
view of this overwhelming spectacle, with
its vast snuw fields, glaciers and crags.
Illustrated Rebust
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