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OMAHA SUNDAY NOVEMBER r, i!w. e i -m . 7 1 MOST of the Rttsy l'oon have been enjoying themselves. Judging from some of the storied mid Utter sent In Many of them hud lota of fun playing. Hallowe'en pranks and, better yet, several of the boys and Rlrl have one nutting; and plrnlrlnr. In the wood. Not only did they (rather nuts, but had sport watching: the bird and squirrels and play ing; outdoor games. The editor I pleased that ao many of the Ituay Hw ap preciate the beantlea of nature. Kxtellrnt stories were sent In last week and this week about the wonderful autumn colore and the snort and the frolics of this seMon of the year, l et us have some more stories like this. The torles of travel are also Interesting to Iluay lloea. Several boys have Joined the rank of the lltisy !? this week and have Hiren eonaiderable assistance ti the lied aide. One of the new writer won a rlre and another received honorable mention. Trifea were awarded this week to Iluth Klrarhateln of Omaha, on the Rod Ide. ar.;!l to Arthur Mason of Fremont, also on the Red aide. Honorable men tion waa given to Arthur Wurdeman of Leigh. Neb., on the Red side. Any of the Busy Hera nvhy aend cards to anyone whose name la on the rw.oaru Exchange, which now Inrludea: IVarl Parrun. Monarch. Wo. Jean lr Long. Alneworth, Neb. Iren MHVy, Barnston, Nrb. LUIan Merwln, Heavrr City. Neb. Mabel Wilt, Bennington, Nrb. Anna Goltsch, Hrnoington. Nrb Minnie Goltsch. Bennington, Nrl. Agile lmnke, Unison. Neb. Mart Gallagher, lienknman. Nrb. Ibex I.'). Ida May. I'rntral I'uy, Nrb Vrra (."honey, Crelghton. Nrb. Louis Hahn, David 1 1 . Nt. Knee Frrldell. Ioicheter, Neb Eunice Hod, Falls Cli. Ho ithrl Herd. Fremont, Nrt. llulda Lundhurg. Fremont. Nrb. Marlon Cappa, Gibson. Nob. Marguertt Bartholomew, Gothenburg, No. Lydia Hoih, W6 Weal Kuentg at real, Uran.l Inland. Nab. Ella Voaa, evC Wat Charles street. Grand Island. Nab. Irrna Oostello, Its West Eighth street, Grand Island. Nrh. Jessl Crawford, v W Charlaa street. Grand Island, Nab. , raulln Hchult. 41J Waal Fourth lret, Orand Island. Nab. Martha Murphy. a East Ninth street. Grand Island. Nab. Hugh Rutt, Leaner. Nrb. Hrtr K. Rutt, Laahara, Neh. JUtc Temple, Lexington, Nrb. Ruth Temple, Lexington, Nrb. Anna Ne'lson, Lexington, Nrb. Fdvth K rolls. Lexington. Neb. Marjort Tempi, baslnvton, Nrb. Altca Qraarmryar. 1M C. Pt., Lincoln, Nab. Marian Hamilton. U SL, IJncoln, Nab. KUIa Ksmtlton. (OJi L. St.. Lincoln, Nrb. Irrna IUher. X L straat, Lincoln, Nrb. iluahts Lilshrr. tOM L atraat. Lincoln, Nab. Cbarlotts IVr. 227 South Fifteanth straat, Uncoln. Nrb. Halm Johnson. , Si South Saventaanth atraat, Lincoln, Nab. l.oulia Stiles, Lyons, Nrb. I'.strlla McDonald. Lyons, Nrb. Milton, tlsrr, Nebraska City, Neb. Harry Crawford. Nrbrarka City, Nrb. Harvay Crawford. Nabraska City, Neb. Luclla Hairn. Norfolk, Nrh. Hrlen Reynolds, Norfolk, Nrb. Let ha Larkln. 8o. 8lxth Pt.. Norfolk. Nrb. Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi son avanua, Norfolk. Nrb. Qanavtava M. Jopaa, North Loup, Nrb. . Orirtn Flrbrr, 111 8 Klsvanth PI., Omaha. Mildred F.rtrkson, r;0 Howsrd PL, Omnlit. Unmha. Omaha. Omaha. I mm ha. Thlrty- Omshi .tnsnlts tnnrs. r9 Fort strrat. Omaha. .Ijrk t'oad. 871 Fsrnsm strrrt, Omaha. I.llllan Wlit, M t'sss strrrt. Omsha. Mrvrr Colin. I4il Uroiai avrniir. Omaha, .Ails Morrlr. ? Franklin strrrt, Omsha. Mvrtlr Jriiurn, T Issrd strrrt, Omslis (lull Howard. T.'2 Csnltol avrtiur, Omaha, Hrlen Hourk, IRJ6 Li'throp street, Fmrrson Ooodrlch. enO .Nicholas, Matirlrs Johnson, 1027 Ijocust, St., L.-on Cnrsnn. 1U'4 North Konlrlh, Girt cli hi 1'sstmnn, 1M HuvKh cltihth strrrt, Omsha. rantlnr Cosd. 371S Farnain streat, lima Howsrd. 7t1 Cspttol avrniir, Omaha. Itllsh Fisher, mo Poiuh Kiavantn, t.imatia. Mildred Jensen. U707 Lravanworth. Omaha. itlna llrlfii. 1789 Chlcsfo strrrt, Omaha. Ma bid Mhcifrlt, 4914 North Twsnty-flllh strrrt, Omahs. Walter Johnson, IK North Twentieth strrrt, Omaha. Fmma Csrruthrrs, till North Tarnty-flftli street, Omaha. Leonora Ienlson, Tha Albion, Tenth and l'aclflo strrrts, Omsha. Maa Hammntid, O Nalll. Nrb, Martfs L. Ianlrls, Old, Neb. Zola Brddro, Orleans, Nab. Aanra Klchmond, Orlrana, Nab. Maria Fleming, Osceola, Nab. l.otta Woods, I'awnra City, Nsb. Fsrl Prrklna. Keddlngton, Nab. Fdna Hnla, Stanton, Neb. Lena I'ettrsrn. 12U Locust Bt., E. Omaha. Ina Carney, hut ton. Clay county, Nebraska. Clara Miliar, I'lica, Nrb. Mildred F. Jours, North Loup, Nsb, Alta Wllkrn. Waco. Nab. lo Itrrkord, Waco, Nrb. Maa Unitiki, Wrst Point, Nab. Klsle Ktastny, Wllbrr, Neb. Frederick Ware, Wlnalda, Nsb. Faulina I'arka, York. Nrb. Fdna Hahllng, York, Neb. Mary Fredrrlr.k, York, Neb. Carrla R. Bartlett, Funtanella, la. lrena Rrynolils, Little t-luux. la. F.tnal Mulholland. Box 71, Malvern, la. Klasnor Mellor, Malvern, la. Kuthryne Mallor, Malvrrn, la. Ruth Robrrtson, Msnllla, la. Mildred Robertson, Manilla, la. Margaret R. WHherow, Thurman, la. Uartha MrRvoy, It F. D. t, Ujx K, Mis souri Valley, la. Adlona Porry, Monarch, Wyo. Bos 82. Fred Borry, Monarch, wyo, One of the Oueen Bees i mf a im r -f t. 'J a",fc ' A ! . I ' t v,- -. -1 f : 1": V'vt;.-1'.', i'.-:7-v:i( - - - ' " ' , :,' i j -':-. V , ' r .. .i1Vv,.v' - .-r.-:- down dashed Wlntrr In his snowy chariot, roaring with rage for his slstrrs r-rrtty work mad him feel both sad and gloomy. Then calling on hie little nrphew. Jack Frost, they would go out on thru- Journey of destruction, frerxlng lakra and rlvrra and brrathlng hesyy frosts Into thr air. Tha flowers were drad, tha bars trrrs stood out against the cloudy sky and things wrra In possession of Wlntrr. (Second Prlxe.) The Cunning Squirrels By Arthur Mason. Aged It Years, 4 North Clarkson Streat, Fremont, Neb. Red Side. John and Rob had a lovely Isrge walnut tree In their yard, and one fall It was full of great, green walnuts and thry had planned on enjoying them when thry were rtpe, but there was a family of squirrels who liked walnuts quite as well as little boys and they said: "We must get those nuts before those hoys do and we are much the brat cllmbrre, so before frost we will store them away." And so they came day aftrr day, mother, father and the three squirrel children, and no matter how the boys threw clods at thrm, and even the cat, Peter, tried to catch thrm, thry came until every nut was stored away for their win ter use. When the boya told their father he aald: "Well, they know little boys can buy nuta all the winter long, while some day they may go hungry, and after all we ran take a Irason from them, to always be carrful when there la plenty and save up for times when we may not be able to get what we wish. A. Child's Wish I WISH I were a fish, to swtm, Or a wild bird, to fly; I'd see the mysteries of the deep And wonders of the eky. I'd visit caves in ocean's bed. Whore man can never go; I'd sweep above the storm-black clouds To mquntalns capped with enow. I'd sets all things that're hard to And, For I'd both swim and fly, Were I a lovely finny fish, Or a bird up in the sky. 0 HELFN HEUCK. By n Yeara. nutting iL.Mttttll t vr s-m i a -rjv. xaas m aw & x mmmxmitmt mtv j - r n r VU V (Honorable Mention.) A Nutting Trip Arthur Wurdeman. Aged Leigh, Neb. Red Hide. Last Saturday we went to a party. We were out to the wooda In the country. We took our lunch with ua and we want out on a hayrack. Thar' wars twenty of ua. We started at a. m. We arrived there at :30 a. m. We went to the grove and put our dinner ' buckets down near where we were to gather our nuta. We found that Jack Frost had broken the hard sheila of acorns. We hunted many acorns, then we went to tbs walnut grove and picked many of them. We saw many squirrels. They were gath ering the nuts from our sacks and we caught one of them, but we let him go again. He scampered like the wind. We w atched him climb a tree to his nest. Then we got our lunch and ate It. After our lunch we went after berries. We got a good many. Then we started to play many games. The favorite was "run a mile." They always get laughed at. After playing we went to the place where we had our nuts and our lunch baskets and then we went home saying: "That this was the Jollteet time we ever had." Oscar Rrtckson, I70 Howard St., Omaha. John Barron, Monarch, Wyo. Louise Raabe, K0S North Nineteenth ave- Kdlth Amend, Sheridan, Wye nua, Omaha. Frances Johnson, ajj North Twenty-fifth avenue, Omaha. Marguerite Johnson, 133 North Twenty fifth avtenuo, Omaha. F.mlla Brown. tS23 Boulevard, Omaha. Helen Goodrich. 4010 Nicholas St.. Omaha. Mary Brown, ZSi Roulavard, Omaha. Kva Hrndae, 44d Podge street, Omaha. yo. Paul ne Paulre. ursnd. okl. Fred Shelley, IK) Troup street, Kansas City, Kan. Henry L. Worklnger, care Sterling Remedy company, Attica. Ind. Alrda Bennett. Elgin, Neb. William I'avls, S3X West Third street. North Platte, Neb. Tommy Rides the Comet T YtUUsa Wallace, Jr. AT, boya. have you been reading easement, and also to ascertain where suoh of the appearance In the heav- B t,rinant light came frdm. Ills eyes fell ens or naiiey a comotr askea RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. Write plainly em owe aide ef tag pagiet only aad xvamber the pages. a. Use pen and Ink, svot paaoll ft. Short an palate articles will he glvea prafsreaoe. o aot use ever 00 words. , Original stories er letters only wtU he need. a. write yoar Bams, age and ad dress at the top ef the first page. First and second prises of heoks wtll he given for the best two eon trlbuttons .to this page each week. A&rees all oamjuanicatloaa to OKXXOKBH'B Omaha aea. The Little Orphan Nnv Rnrlnv was alntvl verv kind and after her brother. Winter, had driven the By Ronald ycott-n't:i VImJ. IaMI loo t.na unrlaK A Aahfltaen 1 Fl W 1 ' ' Ult UB) a V U t 4UIUHU t. o Ulium u-- 11 One cold Christmas night a little orphan was sitting outdoors on the cold and icy steps of one of the neighbors. Her golden hair waa flying in the whistling wind and she had no shoes whatever. She Just had a thing scarf, and was very cold. As she looked Into the window she saw the firo- anow, made flowers die and had done many other disagreeable thlnga. kind little Spring made a visit to Mr. Sun and that Jolly man shone forth with his strongest force, for when he saw the little maiden coming up over the rainbow bridge, he knew what she wanted. Then Spring would call all her fairy servants and at night when no one was about, they hung new leaves on the treea, sent warn whispers to the freeslng to sleep, flowers and Just as Mr. Sun appeared In The children went to the window to look the etist, blew their little bugles as a call at the snow. There they say a pitiful little to the birds In the far south. Then Spring girl sitting on the cold steps fast asleep. stems. Then they pulled the tops oft and began to dig. Soon tltey had all the Inside dug out. Then they took the seeds and dried them so they might plant them next spring. Then they cut eyes, noses and mouths In their pumpkins, but Robert, who was mnall, mtde his pumpkin look like it waa laughing. Then, setting their pumpkins on the steps, they went Into the house. Each took & cents and went down town and got some candles. When they came back they got some matches and each took a candle -and lighted It. Then they made holes In the top to let the amuke out. Then they blew their caudles out. After the cobs, wood and coal were brought In, they ate supper. After supper they lighted their Jack-o-lanterns. They put them In front of the house on two posts which they had put up that day. Then the boys dressed up In sheets and stood beside the posts. When any people came along they said "Boo!" Some little children came along and were almost scared to death when the boys JuyipM out at them. After awhile the boys went Into the house and went to bed, leaving the Jack-o-lanterns alone to scare the many people passing by. A Mischievous Visitor By Vera Dlekover. Aged 12 Tears, Atkin son, Neb. Red Side. Alfred White was a little mischievous boy and he was always asking queatlona. He lived in Chicago, where there were no flower gardens or nice green lawns. One day ha went to Sioux City, la., to visit hla grandparents. He had never In his life picked a flower off of a bush. Mrs. Hayes, his grandmother, was very fond of flowers and always had a large spot of ground for (hem.- The first"llihig"hen; Alfred reached the house he ran Into the garden. There he saw some large sunflowers. He thought they were trees. "Qrammlo, may I cut down a tree?" he asked. Mrs. Hayes handed him a knife and off he went. He said he was going nioA ik .Mtf4in wttnfl' Around It nlav Ing with their toys. As she waa thinking to play George Washington. He soon had about the warm fireplace she dropped off the tree chopped down and was back Into tne nouse. ""Now can I put the cat tn the washing machine and turn the crank?" "Yes," said his grandmother. "Oho, do you think iild bring the warm rains end the sleep- They told their mother all about it and she would do that?" he asked. "No," said Ing flowers and plants would look up in went out and awakened her and look ner grateful surprise at the drops pattering in the house by the fireplace and gave her (Flrat Prise ) down. Then she brought the March w nds Tommy 6rey f ..v.r.t o" h?. on ,h "u" uf llltle o1(1 Father Time and Grandchildren lh school fellows one evening after h,f wtsard and half human, atnndln on school as they wended their the window ledge outside. And around him way bemeward. "Tou know the comet ,iwed and burned tha brightest yellow can't he seen with the naked eye. for It ... , , . , . .... ... ., . I ght Tommy had ever seen. Is something like Ju,0XV,000 miles dtstanoe from us," he went on to esplaln. "But Hurrying to the window. Tommy opened there Is ft photcgrephlo Instrument In use the sash and asked the man his business, by the astronomers that can take tho He was so much amased at the queer per- pletures of bodies In the heavens which no eon s appearance there, and astonished i.t telescope ceo bring close enough to be tha sudden light which seemed to envelope clothes to put on. They gave her some sup per and as she was eating they hung gifts on the Christmas tree for her, and she was huppy ever after. ...... ... r. . yi I, . . , I. n.nn a HIM it an Bv Ruth Klrschstein. Aged 10 Years. SiiOl Grand Avenue. Omaha. Neb. Red Hide. Then hprlng would go home, tired from Have you ever heard of Father Time and her work, but happy because things were hi. ...ihii,i.t tf t viii foil vmi fresh again after the cold, dreary winter. Father Time had a daughter named. Year. Summer would begin her work then. By Helen E. Morris. AgFd Years. McCool beautiful Summer. She brought the now- .luumu.., era out of the hard around that Spring George and Robert had planted some The Jack-o-Lanterns and her children, or rather Father Tlmo's grandchildren were, kind little Spring, seen by the human eye.' "Say, Tom, you ought to be an astron omer," suggested Fred Davis. "You're always reading everything about planets and moons and comets. As tor me, I pre- the earth, that he did not know Just what to say, so framed this question: "What do you want, sir, and where do you corns fromT" "Wall, young man. allow ine to coma Minimi iiiiuivii wrir, ..iii.a .c ...o. - - letter beautiful Summer, the gay artist. Autumn had softened with April showers. She put pumpkin seeds In the spring It was Just j and bold, fierce Winter. Each child was a more leave, on the tree., brought hot a week before Hallow, e n. A 10 1 of the He as favor.,, of Father Time, but Spring was summer wind, and a. Spring, went home ZnZi ' of the cat , tlon. I'm rather uncomfortable here, with such a small foothold." And the queer man smiled. Tommy stepped aside that the visitor might enter. Once he was seated beside the study table he looked Into Tommy's fare and said: "Well, young chap, 1 want you. And I came from the comet." 'The comet?" And Tommy's surprise was great. . "Yes, Halley's comet, son. She's there rushing through space at a fine rate. She came so close to earth that I lust slipped down to see what I might see. Well. 1 landed on the ledge of your study window. And 1 brhehl you poring over those vol umes, teaching of the heavens. I knew at of the earth? Oh. how perfectly splendid. "Where do you want me to go?" he asked in bivathlcss anticipation. "V'th me on the comet's tail, son. If again?" asked Tommy, ter to keep both feet on the ground and into your room and I'll make an rxplana- let tho heavenly bodies take care of them selves. I hop tha comet won't com. so close to earth that it ran be seen with the naked eye, for In th'U case this globe might go through Mr. Comet's tall. And that would be the last of us." "Bab. Iguorant kid!" sneered Tommy. "If you'd read along these lines you'd know that no icmrl can ever hurt us. We each have our place In the great system, and one planet recognise the rights of Ins ntUhbor." All the boys laughed at this, and Art Wilson said: "Well, seriously, Tom, do you have a keen desire to have a per sonal Introduction to this cornel which you tell us baa appeared so far away? I don't doubt but that you'll be able to go to Mars or the moon at some future day. And maybe the comet won't be Inaccess ible, for In his age of wonder some genius will suddenly invent an airship that will not only travel like the lightening, but have a store of good breathing air In tanks to supply tha lungs of the navigator." "All right, kid, laugh at the greatext science if you will." returned t'ominy. "But the stuJy of our neighbor planeu and thoe tramps, tha comets, la of deep Interest to ru, and 1 mean to be an as tronomer some day. And if it 1 ever passible te reach a distance planet ahlcn siraas foolish to m now I shall be one Of tho flrat to engage a stateroom in the ftlrshlp making the Journey." As the , boys bad rv.tched the g.te to Tommy's j boss by this ti-r.o t.: turret ot conservation changed from comet m Bint,., TuBunir's fiu. old dog. who was wagging hla tall tn welcome to hi mas ter. Aud after ft few uilnute of geucial conversation, the boys took themselves utf toward their retipectlv homes, while Tom my went Into the house, klaed Ins mother, answered a few anxious inquires trout her as to hia day In school, and then hurried to his "den," at top of the house. There be drew forth some old books snd papers of a very heavy and serious aspect and began louklng over them. They dealt with the acienc of astronomy and Tommy was soon deeply buried in thera. As tbe evening advanced Tommy con tinued to read by the dying light that tame through the one window, for he tut ant to read as much as he could be fur his mother should call him to sup per. ti it U would be at half-past six. As tbe dim da) light fsdrd altogether Tommy was on the point of rising to, light the gas jet when he hturd a soft tapplig at hi window. Then of a audJeu a gn-a. flash of light entered his room and mule It more radiant tlmn the sun. lie turn 4 tu the vviudow to s.e who might be there ll.ic toilt.i abvve ground tsppii'tf t .he caressed moro because she was the baby Father Time was a very old man with a long flowing beard and white hair falling In wavy masses over his shoulders. He was very k nd to many, and just to an anu frcd, but happy. Bright Autumn came next. She was the gay urtlst and painted the leaves a golden color of a firry red. Sumac was found in Its reddest glow on the hills and evrry- Mrs. Hayes, "I don't think you would." TU.. .,1 lira 11.,... ,l,n l thr .v...,.B ...... ke,plng desk to write a letter to Aiirea tamer to let him know how he was getting along. "You had better write to mamma instead of papa, because she worries more than papa do?s," said Alfred. "I'm going to wilte to her if you don't." It was. now time for him to go to bed, so he could not say any more about the letter. soon fast asleep. He first bout cutting down the tree,' then ,afey to iana. lien ne mougni oi tne n iter unu began lo cry In his sleep. The next day he did not try to drown the cat or do anything else naughty. Qurrnetown. There wcro various kinds of models shaped out In grass which from the bout looked lovely. We stayed there two hours to let more passengers on, which, I guess, were about 300. After that we saw nothing but water and a huge lighthouse, which was prettily situated amongst some rocks. Then we were nine days on water without seeing one speck of land. Then we passed the banks of New foundland. There we saw two whales a short distance from our steamer, which were of monstrous sixe. Then after , that we came in eight of nothing till, we reached the Delaware river, and there we saw some nice buildings on the banks of the river whlcV reminded me a lot of the River Mersy, Liverpool. We next arrived at our landing place, Philadelphia, where we had to pass two doctors and the cus toms house. Then we got our train for North Platte on the 18th day of May. and we arrived on the 22d day of May, and my whole . Journey was, from Eng land to America fourteen days on water and three days and four nights by train. My Journey was 6,500 miles, which were pleasantly spent. The Fairies and the Star By Caroline Bixenman, 903' South Lincoln Avenue. Urand Island, Neb. Blue Side. Once upon a time in a beautiful wood lived a band of fairies who had a very wise queen One morning the fairies saw ft star which was very large. They went to the queen and told her She, not knowing what It meant, told one-third to go In the water, one-third to go through the. wood and the rest to fly all over so to find out what it meant. The wood and water fairies went to their places and came back with no answer. But the fairies going to the star saw ft gate and a beautiful angel, who asked what they wanted. The fairies asked what the star meant. The angel said there was an other race called tha human race and waa going to take possession of the land and all on it. The fairies looked up and said: "We will give all our riches If God will spare our lives. " The angel said their lives ware safe, but thry must only be seen at night, and if they were seen at day the human race would drive them away. Happy and yet sad, the fairies came home and told the queen what happened. But the fairies. the angel's word, lived happily ever after. The Ant andthe Dove. Bv Llnnd McEwen. Aged 7 Years, 602 Wrst , Twenty-fifth Street, Kearney, Neb, Red Fide. One hot day in August an ant went down to a brook to drink, but the poor thing felt Into the water and could not get out. A dove saw It and dropped ft branch into the brook. The ant got on the twig and so got many came before his throne tfor you thing was equally beautirul. Autumn nad must know he waa a king) to ask ad vice. Father Time, his daughter and his grand children all lived together In a wonderful pala -e In thr ky. No mortal has ever discovered of what It was made, so we will !iav. to guess. I Imagine It as a palace made of a misty product tinted with deli cate, changing colors and .never the same. a son, named Juok frost, who rouowea the example of his mother and was a fine had the leaves fill and the bird, heard her away to get a big spoon with which to dig calling to them to go south. They all the pumpkins out. Then they ran out to obeyed and then Autumn would go home, where the pumpkins vers. They took out As soon as she had gone out of s ght, tlie;r Jack-knives and cut a line around the My Voyage to America By Adelaide Howes, Aged 14 Years, 623 fcast Filth btrect. North 1'laue, Neb. Iled Side. I left England on the 5th day of May, l'J09. after spending most of my life in heavens you could want. And we're con tinually running Into new territory. Change! NWhy. we get a new view every million miles." "I'm ready to go with you. air, at any minute," said Tommy. "I'm deeply tnter- once that you were one ot ua." Again the rated In the study of astronomy." old man smiled. "Then lefe be off, son," said the quer Tommy was 'all Interest now. A Wian old man. "But before we depart I would from a comet? And the comet within reach better tell you that we shan't be back this Thursday morning George and Robert went out to the garden to see w hat kind of pumpkins they had. They found they had quite a nice field of pumpkins. Every night they went to see how their pumpkins were coming on. Saturday noon, after dinner, they went out Into the garden and each (tot a big pumpkin. They were artist. Hut he was very mischievous .and 8Q ittrg, that the boys had to get a wheel Autumn would go around and warn things harrow, on which they put the pumpkins. of her son and her brother Winter. She They set them on the ground and hurried the city Df Liverpool, which Is a well populated place. We sailed on H. M. S. Havtrfotd, on which we had a very pleas ant trip. There vag music and dancing and all kinds of games and amusements. The third night we were on board the steamer, one of the boilers burst, which caused a kind of a panic on deck, for the peopls all made for the lifebelts and got prepared to swim if the boat should go down. ' But mother kept us In our bunk, for she said that was the Bafest place. But It waa soon over, for the captain told us that the steamer could go on one boiler, so that calmed the people. give him plenty of time In which to study Bu: you'll be in the vigor of your prime way for some time. Can you remain away for a long period?" "When will the comet return hoping this the way IOU 1 the heavens undisturbed. "Oh, she'll be due here again in about seventy-five years,-" said the queer old man. "You don't mind a short time like that, do you?" "Not at all." said Tommy, determined to be a brav as any on could be. "I'm ready to go, sir." "Yes. there'll be some change In thlnga on your little, slow-going globe, son," smiled the old man. "And as life Is so short on the earth as compared with life on a comet you'll find the grandchildren the finest place from which lo study th would say "Not for ten year." That would of your school friends quite old and worn. TOMMV IjTErrEP Aell'i: THAT TUB VJMTOU MIGHT NTER, Ah. ha! Nothing so fine a riding on a comet's tail!" Then Tommy followed the old man out through the window, and soon found him self sailing through soft, radiant light, in a sort of airship, on very different in construction from those Invented by our world's people. Up, up, up they went at ft terrific speed, and before Tommy hardly realised that he had left his own earth he found himself sitting comfortably on a shaft of light. Behind him and before him stretched light, light, light. For a million mile he might have seen nothing but light, light, had hla vision been power ful enough to reach that far. He was on the very center of the tall of Halley's comet! His heart beat with happiness. At lust he would see Mars, Venus, Haturn. Jupiter, the moon! Oh. he would visit thera tach as the old man had visited earth; only he would remain longer on each of the planets than his queer com panion had stopped on earth. Just :i Tommy waa holding his eye to a telescope to get a good look at th email planet earth which they were leaving apitlly, he felt some one tugging at his shoulder. What did the meddler want, any way? Maybe some comet man or boy was wanting lo look aC him, thinking him a cuiioa.ty. "Stop bothering me!" he ex claimed. "Can't you soe I am occupied with the telescope? Go away." "But It's supper time, son, and the food is on th table, getting cold. 1 called and called, but you did not come down. Then 1 cam up to find you fast asleep over thi great book you love so well. Come, wake up, child, and come to your supper. You ar tirtd out from so much study. You must rest, my dear Tommy." Tommy stirred, moved a benumbed arm which had lain beneath Ms head. Then be opened his eyes to see hi mother stand ing beside him. shaking him by the shoulder. "Oh!" sighed Tommy, In disappointed tones. "My ride on the comet's tail was only a far-fetched dream. How disap pointed I am. Why, 1 should not have re turned to this place fur many year. And ber I aw iu time for supper." A Story About Ella By Mildred Hosford. Aged 10 Tears, Ogden, la. Red Side. Mrs. Brown had a little girl named Ella. They were poor and had Just moved to New York. There was a large house next door and the people who lived there were very rich. Mrs. Brown sent Ella over to the large house with a nickel to get some milk, so that they could make some tomato soup for supper. Ella started off. When she got to the door she rapped and a nicely-dressed woman opened the door. She asked Ella what she wanted. Ella said: "Have you got any milk, because mamma wants to make some tomato soup." "Yes, I have," said the woman. "Just wait until John comes In from milking." Soon John came In with the fresh, warm milk. The woman poured some out into a pall and gave it to Ella. The woman gave her an apple besides and Ella gave the woman the nickel and said: "Good- We passed Borne very pretty scenery at bye" and then started home. Insects in Death Struggle "I have seen many strange Blnhts In my watching that contest for almost two time," said Peter Gayer, assistant man- hours. The tactics they displayed seemed ag?r of the Knickerbocker hotel. New York, human. Each appeared to know the weak Hie other day, "but never have I witneHsed point of the other. a combat like the one I saw on our ship ' The spider stood much higher than the at Calcutta." Mr. Gayer, it may be ex- roach, and the latter seemed to act mainly plained, had spent most of his life at sen until he settled down a year or two ago to the excitement of life In a buty New York hotel. "TJils was a combat between two giant Insects, one a tarantula, the other a Cal cutta roach. Ever see a Calcutta roach? Well, he looks Just like a cockroach, only on the defensive. His shell was a real armor, and as he crouched low he seemed to be protecting himself with ft shield. His vulnerable spot was In the middle of the back and he labored to keep this covered. The spider made his attacks In a series of sudden uprlngs. The roach, when on at tark, ulmed at the legs of the other. One he Is us big as a mouse. This particular after unother of the long, th!n extremities one was a pet of mine. I had bought him from a Malay for a pound of butter, and for an insect he was a rematkable creature. The rouch would come to me to be fed, and he would crawl about on my hand with the utmost fearlessness. His favorite of the tarantula were lopped off. Finally he was down to two legs, and his method of attack became like that of a prize fighter, lunging furiously at his opponent when chance presented itself. "Most of the lime the advantage seemed place of refuge was Inside the bottom of my to be with the roach, but his strength did coat sleeve. not equal that of the other. However, after "A favo:ite way of catching ordinary a long fight, he got away with both of the cockroaches in the far east is to sprinkle tarantula s remaining underpinnings. For flour In a bowl, covtrlng the bottom and a moment it seemed that tha roach had the Inner s!de, and leaving a depression won the dii'l, but the spider, though leg In tie middle. I used to do this frequently Uss, was still unconquered. lie lay for a at night, and In tha morning would find moment, apparently gathering strength. the bowl a!most filled with lnsectr. which had been caught In the flour as securely as In a fine wire cage. "One morning after rising I took a look at th bowl and was spellbound by what I saw. The interior had bee rue an arena. Below the rim was a ring of cockroaches. Then, doubling up his legless body, he sud d. r.ly launched himself full at his foe. The roach was apparently taken unawares. Thi time the tarantula found the Achilles' heel of his adversary that Is to say, tha small of the back. The roach writhed in violent contortions. In a brief momeut it struggling to get away from an awful duel was all over, and when I picked uth between a tarantula and my Calcutta tarantula he, too, waa quit. 0iL" Nw rouch in the bottom of the bowl. 1 stool Yuik World.