' THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 16, 1910.
ALL, of the Dusy Heea and the editor are glad to welcome the new little
writers who have rent In stories this week for the first time. Among
these are Corlnno Itobertson of Wllber. Francis Gerhart of Omaha,
Vera Stanley of Corad and Mabel Baiter of Lander, Wyo. Resides
these some of our best writers who were busy during the holidays have sent
hi somo stories this week, A few food stories about snow and winter sports
have been sent In and the Dusy Bees would like to have some more of these.
Several excellent fairy stories have been sent in and some of the little readers
write that they like these the best of all.
The new queen of the Busy Bees
for her little subjects.
Prizes were awarded this week to
Cuyer. Honorable mention was riven
Blue Side.
Excellent stories were also sent in
Alta Kibler on the Blue Side.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone wh03e name
Postcard Exchange, which now includes:
Jean Dp hang, Alnsworth, Neb.
lime McCoy, Barnaton, Neb.
Lllilnn Merwin, Heetvtr City, Neb.
Mabel Vvitt, Bennington, eb.
Anne, Gottsch. Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Gotteoh. Bennington, Neb.
Agnes Dsmnke, Benson, Jteb.
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MWi, M uiti, v,llj, itSU.
It. Wit, 0 4lUlU, U.
tuu i,u..iiuuisi fc..,t.ii, Neb.
.Oil UlbMOll, .ei.
.-,ueii.j um inuiu.xvM, luthenburg, Neb.
i'ju.u unii, uuu nut t.witig Stiem, Uraao
L..- m Went Cha me street. Grand
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iwutnu, 115 Went ighth street,
li.l4 H...UIU, iXtfU,
Jakiu Cixnuiu, w West Charles u tret l,
dl.U Al4i,li, .m
Went Fourth street,
miiu Abuil, Aeu.
1m. u.a jiui.), j.J East Ninth street,
i.i..u miat.u. Neu.
Klu uuu, Juhaia, Neb,
hu.tr Kuit,' ituthartt, Neb.
in-o Teuipic, jexui.iuii, Neb.
Luui leuiyie, ieAiiiLOu, Neb.
i,it eiun, i,fcxmg.uii, ieb,
tUj me Hrvitx, Lex,iitta, eo.
iubijuile it mule, LitAiiittion, Ntb.
b.ncj oi ii, c bi,, Luicoii!, Neb.
lua.ian tiaiiiiituii, wen I-., St.. Lincoln, iseb,
ii.lM iiitimilun, tU4 L Hi., L.iicuin, Neo.
lit lie Uisuer, Ou i nU'ul. Lunuoln, Neb.
iiLghl umncr, WW U street, Luiicvm, Neb.
Cii.iiuUb tiuMn, at noum Fifteenth mreet,
L..ucoiti,
He. tn wulin&oii, C34 South Seventeenth
s.reei, Lincoln, Neb.
Aunn Mjtia. 4 iwrth Sixteenth street.
Llllt'Dlll. iNeu,
Louise .suite, Lyona, Neb.
i-Bii-ue iuuuunu.il, uyonii. Neb. v
miiioii, beizei, iseu.uska, '.'i.y, Neb.
tiairy Craiviil, ivtumnHa Uny, Neu.
liuivey CrawiuiU, iseu.u.Ka City, iNeb.
lu,ucilo tiai.ii, inuIIuiK, Net).
ne. ell Iv.yu-iUe, iSuiiolk, Neb.
i,iihu iaiKin, Jo. nam rii., Norfolk, Neb.
t,nnua Aj.ait4uu.KJi, rum atieet anu Mam
nun ateiiu. iSoirolk. Nen.
Uoiiuviexe oi joiuo, tVorti'. Loup, Neb.
William bavla, m Welt Third street.
iNonn Liaue. Nuo,
Louiee Uaaoe, tbw North Nineteenth ave
nue, uiuana,
Kranuta juniiMon, 933 North, Twenty-fifth
tv tiiue, u.nanu.
ttaiuutilie jonnaon, (33 North Twenty
i.uu aenuv, uniana.
Umlia blown. boulevard, Omaha.
liolen tjoodiicJi, iuiv Mciioiee tit., umalia.
Mary Blown, boulevard, Omaha.
r.va liundLtt. im Uude atruet. Uinana.
Lillian Wirt, 4is Ln aireet, Omaha.
baasett Kul, lAli blimey aireet, Umaha.
When the Boys Were Snowed Under
By WlUlam
RED and John Davis and Mar-
Fl tin brown were passing part of
I th winter trapping wild ani
mals, mey naq small camp
on a mountainside, a deaolau,
s j
v t h nicirt w
on. A few brother trappers wrs u UUIr w.iv mn w .u Dreaktasi before letting the nr go out.
u,.itu tun miles up the river, but John. After supper they washed the dishes, tnrough," said Martin, drawing on his jm all-ftrtd hungry, and the thought of
Fieu and Martin had pushed their way to Put them awsy in a woodan bos which clothes as fast as he could. Fred and John cutting through a thirty or forty-foot snow-
the. very verge of Nowhere, as they called served for a cupboard and replenished tha followed his example ard as soon as John drift has encouraged a good appetite."
the country to the north of them. Indeed, tire, around which they sat talking over was dressed he opened ths cabin door. The -second the motion," said Fred. Then
there was not a habitation S4ve tho trap- 'hs day's experiences. Then, before turn- sight which met his eyes made him cjacu- tn, threit boyg hurried with th breakfast,
pers' camp up th rlver-wlthin fifteen ing Into their bunks for the night, Johnt- late: "Holy-gee! Look at that, boysl We r afu.r whlcn ,uey put out th8 tlre by"
miles of thlr camp, which was a little tin eldest of the trio read a few chapters snowed under, as sure as we're allvs!" throwing snow, taken from the open door,
log cabin chinked with mud to keep out from a well-worn book, a thrilling tale of Pied and Martin stood open-eyed and upon t. when the chimney had cooled
the westher. th frontiersmen of a century ago. Tha open-mouthed. In front of them, proeed tney climbed through It to the roof.
The boys wr having some success In Ly" ilt read an reread ths book many hard In the shape of the door, was a white From ther they looked upon a new world
their business, It one could Judg fiorsj times, but there were favorite chapters, wall of snow. A snowstorm had raged white, whits snow many feet deep over
the many skins hung out on board stretch- dealing with Indian tights and privation, during the night and the wind had earned the level, while here and ther on the
ers to dry or to "season," as ths boys put tnut l.y found ever new and Interesting, th snow round tho cabin, piling it against southern side ot rocks or clumps ot trees
It Thar were no Isrge animals In that Also, their camp library contained a Bible, the door and two windows till all wer drifts twenty to fifty feet In depth lay.
part of the world, but small ones abounded a book on the care of pelts and a book of buried. How much of th back and sides And. from the roof of their own cabin, lead
in great numbers. Ho tho boys hoped for a Jokes and conundrums. Each of these had of th cabin was covered by ths snow the Ing over ths door and windows, stretched
prosperous season, their special reading. The Bible was al- boys did not know, but Fred wisely struck a drift fully a hundred feet in length and
On day, after securing several flue ways read before breakfast on Sunday, upon a plan. "Let's knock out som of about ten feet deep at tha doorway. It took
pelts, th boys rturnd to camp uuiL: then put carefully away till the next holy the mud chinking at tha back ot the hut," the three boys nearly all the forenoon to
worn out from their long, nsrd tramp up day should coma around, Th Joka and ha suggested. So, with sharp sticks, they dig a tunnel fruin the outside into the
and down th mountain, tor the culdust conundrum book was referred to whenever worked away at th chinking between two house, and when the sun marked the hour
days had com and th temperamr had the boys founa it necessary to "borrow logs and after a few minutes had opened of noon they entered their doorway, a
not risen above aero for a week. o the laughter," as they put It. Usually, they a crack several inches long and about two hungry and a happy trio,
boys wer very glad to get back Into th found enough to keep them merry and Inches wid through which the sunlight "Well, boys, 1 say It's a Jolly experl-
tsbln, whtr a fin wood fir biased in happy-hearted while scout their camp poured. ence," laughed John, pilling some wood
th ruds ston fireplaoe, As Fred and work, but on occasions tvhsn their spirits "Ah, ha!" said Fred, "It's only a big in ths fireplace and starting a fin blase.
Martin washed and stretched ths pelts on seemed a bit low the Joke and conundrum drift around the front of the cabin. I had "And now on of us must writ an ao-
wooden frames John prtpared th supper, book acted as a laugh tonic. fesred" It might b worse maybe a guiitla count of our being snowed under and send
as ho mixed buckwheat "flapjacks" snd
sucea bacon ha whistled a gay tuns, to
whirl) his fellow workers sang In time. A
merry, busy trio were the Hires boy trap
pers, ths oldest on being just IS.
"Com, boys," said John, sfter half an
hour's work over frying pan and griddle,
"come, set to; ths grub pll is on, and
If you are as hungry as f am I'll have to
try forty or fifty flapjacks. I feel as though
I could stow away hslf a hundred."
"And I can keep psc with you and let
you have the handicap of, say, ten,"
laughed Fred, pouring sum bacon gravy
over a stack of steaming "flapjacks,"
Martin hsd poured the coffe into three
tin cans, which served as cups. The dishes
on the table corresponded with the ens,
for they consisted ot tin plat and an old
yellow earthenware bowl for gravy. The
forks were old wooden-handled affairs and
the knives used at ths work of skinning
animals were good enough after washing
well to cut btead and meat.
But had the mothers of the boys en
tered the cabin at Hi minute of their
sitting down to supper they could have
mad no objection to the table manners
of their respective sons. Kauh boy had
washed his facs and hands till they looked
wholesom and clean, and each had
combed his hair very carefully, standing
before th bit of broken mirror that was
held against th log wall by several tacks,
linn In th wilds of an uncivilised world
th boys did not forget their careful horn
training. And It would hav don their
parents good could they hav seen them
seated about th aoars meal, spread on a
bar deal table, their faces beaming with
health and cleanliness and their hands as
carefully kept as though thy wer at
horn In th bosom of their respective
families. And they at ttlr food slowly
sent In an Interesting letter this week
Alberta June Outhouse and to Ruth D.
to Helen Verrlll. All three are on the
by the new king of the Red Side and
on the
Jack Coail, 8718 Farnam street, Omaha.
Junnlta lnnes, 2769 Fort Bireet, Omaha.
Meyer Colin, Mj Utorgiu avenue, umahu.
Ada Moirif, Mzi Kiunklln street, Omuliu.
Myrtie jeneeu, JU Hard street, Uniuhn.
Oirin Flaner, Villi 8. eleventh tit., Oraahn.
Mildred iSrlckaoii, WW Howard bt., Omaha.
Oscar i'.i i-htin, 270U Howard 1st., Omaha.
Oull Howard, . 4i"2J Capliol avenue, Oniali.t.
Helen liouck, lbio Luthrop mreet, Omaiia.
L.incieon Ooodricn, 401U isicnolas, Omanu.
Maurice Juhnaoii, 102 uuvum, ell., Omaha,
Luon Cumuli,' lUi iNortn I' oi iiem, Oma,iu.
1 auline Coau, i IS Fui nnin etreet, Omaha.
viima Howatd, iiti CApliul avenue, O.naua.
llilu.li Kiaher, UiU fouili iLileventn, Omaha.
Ja. lured jeneen, iim Leavenwui in, O.na.ia.
jdii iituen, iti'W 'Jhiouu atreet, Omaha.
Maud bueiiell, ton tsorth Uvuiuy-iiiin
aireet. Omaha.
waller JuiiueuD,
all eel, Outua.
Kllinin Cai i uiim a,
2Ub rsortn xwentietn
3J11 North Tweuty-flftli
aireet, kiiiaiij. '
Gibluiicii i.Mtuian, 130
Soutl. Thirty-
tlgil.ii aueei, kuuim.
Leonora uu.iuou, ine Albion, Tenth and
i'acitio kiieels, Omeha.
Mae Haniinoiid, O iselll. Neb.
Maose L. uamels, Old, Neb.
;&oia beudno, Orleans, Nod.
Agnes KichinonU. uneana, Neb.
Aiitrie t inunx, Oeceuia, Neo.
i.oiut vvuoda, Fuvtuee City, Neb.
Karl Perkins, lleuaingtou, Neb.
nuim cm, bianion, iseu.
Lena i-eiereen. Xill Locus' St., K. Omaha.
Ilia Carney, button. Clay county, fteoiUBKU.
Clara iviiiier. unua. Net.
i:iidieu V. Jones. Aorin Loup, Neb.
Ana Vv liken, Waco. Neb.
l.tu beiivuru, Vvaco, ieb.
klae Urunke, West l-'oint, Neb,
Lime oiamiiy, vvuoer, .Neb.
rrtuencK ware, w inside, Neb.
famine 1 aiKe, York, Aeb.
toiia behlmg, York, Neb,
Mary 1'iouenck, loik, iseb.
Carrie b. ouriletl, Kontaneiie,
liene Kcynoida, Little Sioux,
la.
la.
Hiwl AiuinoiianU, liox 71, Malvern, la.
Jbiuuiiur Aleiior, Maiveui. la.
Katnryne Menor, Malvern, la.
uuin Itoun thun, Manilla, la.
Miiuitu Kuouitou, Manilla, la.
Marsaitit ti. Wiinerow, inurinan, la.
Ul-I'Iiiu. Mcivoy, it . i''. L, i, box 2a, MIh-
eouil vaiiey, la.
Henry L. Workinijer, care Sterling ltemedy
company, Ainca, lnd.
Auieiivi bony, Monaron, Wyo.
Box SZ,
red Buii y, Monarch, wyo.
i. mi I tai ion, MonaiL-h, Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Kullh Amend, biierlaan, Wyo.
Fauline bquire, Urand. Okl.
Jr'red bheney, 'Mi iroup atreet,
Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Mcintosh, Sidney, Nrb,
Nellie Lleorick, Sidney, Neb.
unlca Wrignt, Hi North Logan
Fremont, Neb,
Street,
Wallace, Jr.
and with as much grace as their table
auiteaeories would perWt of. In fact,
camping and trapping In ths wilds had
not made ruffians of these three well-
reared, naturally refined boys. It merely
made them resourceful and Ittilm-ipnriAnt
AfIe. th. rp.lln been eomnieted for
the., evening the boys tumbled Into their deep. But It's nothing serious. We can "yes, but first let's have dinner," said
hunks to sleep sweetly and. deeply. When Iet ,h fir burn down and thun we'll go Martin. "Being snowed under may have
thty awoke ths next morning their view ot out through the chimney." iu en citing points, but It doesn't rob a
th outside world, which was to bo got "l'm m'hty glad It's only a drift," alil chap of his liking for grub when the
through two little windows was curtained. John, a smll of thankfulness on his face, grub time comes round."
The glass panes of the windows were white "It might hav been worse, you know." And John and Fred agreed that Martin
and opaque. John was the first to leap out "Bay, U'l a good thing w have a was right and the three set about to get
of bed. He ran to the window, saying to shovel," declared Fred. "While you fel- the best dinner they had eaten since Christ
Fred and Martin: "Ue wills, boys, I do lers are preparing our breakfast I'll begin mas duy.
Oliver
"COMB. BOTS."
Mammae-
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
1. Writ plainly ob on aid of the
paper only and number the pares,
a. Via pen and Ink, not pencil
X Short and pointed artlolee will
be given preference. So sot ne oyer
850 words.
4. Orlfflnal stories or Utters only
will be need.
5. Writ your nam, aire and ad
dress at the top ef the flxat pag-a.
rirt and seoond prises of books
will bo given for the best two con
tribution! to this pag-a each week.
Addreas all communications to
CHIX.BBXX' DIPABTMin,
Omaha Be.
(Firel lrise.)
The Dispute
By Alberta June Outhouee, Aged H Years,
Loup City, Neb. blue tilde.
The dispute of which I am about to tell
you happened at the North pole. Those
present were few "January, February, No
vember and December."
It wus at the last of February and Wind
March was making preparations for the
throne. ;
All at once they began to dispute which
was the greatest. "I am the greatent,"
said November, "for It was in my days
that the Pilgrims had the first Thanks
giving." "Oh, that's nothing at all!" said Decem
ber, "for the King who rules all over the
earth was born In my days, and that is
why we have Chrlatmas and all the chil
dren are so happy."
"My! oh, my!" said January, "if that's
all 1 had to talk about I would keep quiet.
Look at me," and he stood up as if proud;
"the very first day of my days Is a very
Important day the first day of the New
Year."
Then February called attention with his
gold wand, for he was king. "Now, Just
look at me; I have over twice the num
ber you have. There are some of those
greultot men of the United States, such as
Lincoln and Washington, and poets like
Longfellow and Lowell."
Just then March put her head in at the
door and said: "You must be quiet, for
May and June have come to attend ths
banquet given In honor pf February."
(Second Prize.)
The Paper Dolls on a Lark
By Ituth U. Ouyer, Aged 11 Years, Fort
Crook, Neb. blue aide.
It was night. Surely, three hours had
passed since Dora had lovingly kissed the
paper doll family good night and cast a
loving glance around the little bedroom
believe it snowed heavily last night. Just
look at the windows!"
. Fred and Martin were out of bed In-
stsntly, trying to clean spots on the win
dow by blowing their warm breath agalnut
the gluua. but to obtain a clear place
tturough which they could look out was Im
possible. "Yep, it's snow, piled up against
the windows. Oee! It must have come down
by the ton last night while we slept." So
said Fred. "Let's get into our duds and
. . ...
avalanoh which had burled us fifty feet
SAID JOHN; "COME. SET TO; TUB GRUB PILE 13 ON."
containing two little beds that were divided
equally between Mr. and Mrs. Don, MIhs
Dorothy Don and her little sister, Dora
Don. The two parents slrpt In one bed
and the two children In ths other. There
were three other rooms besides the bed
rocm parlor, dining room and kitchen, in
which the lark took place.
Seeing that night had approached, the
dolls opened their paper eyes, stretched
their paper arms and got up on their paper
legs.
Dora had dressed them all in their party
gowns, and they could not help lingering
before the glass with "ohs" and "aim."
"Why not," asked MIbs Dorothy, "seeing
that we'ere all dressed up, have a party?''
This was taken with delight on all sides,
and as Mrs. Don went to the telephone she
suid: "Dorothy always was such a very
wise child."
Not long had panned when the little par
lor was full of small nursery people, Dora's
little dolls, Felia and .Sella, her other paper
dolls, and her little boy doll Jack. They
had wanted to invite the big friendly cat,
but she was too large.
They all went down to the kitchen to
muke fudge, and that was when the dam
g was done.
Mrs. Don spilt some on her new gown and
ruined it. Miss Dorothy cut her hand off
(causing a lot of paper blood to flow) when
cutting the chocolate; Dora's tears streaked
her pretty dress when she cried at seeing
her sister's hand, and Mr. Don, in a frenzy
of agony, took a chunk out of his nicely
combed hair, and the guests were In" a
panic.
Time was going fast. Day was approach
ing, and ail the guests bade a polite good
bye and ran for their places in the nursery.
One and all of ths Don family crept back
In their beds, and none too soon, for In a
short time In came Dora, who Immediately
went to the doll houae, and lo and behold!
ths kitchen was all out of order; and taking
the dolls up, she discovered a few brown
spots on Mrs. Don, a chunk out of Mr.
Don's head, a hand off of Dorothy Don
and a few yellow streaks pn Dora Don.
"The cat has been her again," she said
softly, and all the dolls, smiled with their
paper lips, but Dora was not one of tu
pur mined ones to see these things,
(Honorable Mention.)
The Magic Rock
By Helen Verrlll, Agod 13 Years. No. IS,
The Btiehlow, Omaha, blue.
One day when Ellen was out walking on
the sea shore she came to a very large
rock that had a handle. Bhe was so sur
prised to see a rock with a handle that Bhe
sat down to think about It. Then suddenly
she got up and tried to lift the rock and
to her surprise it opened and she saw a
pair of stairs, the went down and there
tunnelling through the snow at the door,
It's better to go out through a tunnel than
to climb up the chimney."
"But the tunnel will hav to be mad
from the outside," -explained John. "Other
wise we'd fill the cabin up with the snow
dug from the tunnel. See?"
"Ah, you'r right," Martin said. "Well,
we can get enough fresh air from that
crack In the baik of the cabin lo keep us
going for awhile. So I move that we have
. .....
it to the old folks at home."
Letter from New Queen
My Dear Buny Bees: I simply
haven't the words to express my
appreciation In being elected quern
of the liusy Hres. I had never
dreamed that the honor of being
queen would bo bestowed on mo, and
It camo as quite a surprise to me.
I have received quite a number of
cards from the l'.ees and hoe to i e
ctlve more. I think the page grons
better every week, and some of the
stories aro very Interesting.
Thanking the 1! es anin, I remain,
sincerely, IIKLKN JOHNSON,
334 S. 17th St., Lincoln, Neb.
wn- a door. She opened It, and there stood
a sea-fairy dressed in a gown of delicate
green seaweed, hung with pearls and
brightly colored shells. Around her neck
she had a corul necklace. Her head wis
crowned with pink, green and yellow nta
onemaneK. The fairy took Ellen's hand
and led her to the dour and said:
"You shall see my palace under the sea
and ail the wonderful things."
Then they wulked through a beautiful
park. There w ere sea horses and sea lions,
mermaids, sharks, whales and many kinds
of beautiful fish. They walked on and
finally came to-the palace, w hich was made
of white marble, with diamonds nnd other
stones set In the marble. There were sum
mer hounes and bi u flowers and fountains,
and tho water went twenty feet In the air.
It was colored Just like the rainbow by
some niaslc art. There were ponds where
mermaid children sat feeding fish.
The fairy then took Ellen by the hand
and led her to a large room. She took a
small box from the shelf and took a ring
with a diamond, ruby and sapphire In It
and placed It on her finger.
She next led her through a long passage,
waved her wand and Ellen found herself
sitting by tha big rock. She would have
thought it a dream, but for the ring on her
finger.
Some Ne w Year Resolves for the
Busy Bees
By Gladys Harris, Age 10 years. Red Oak,
Iowa. Red 8lde.
As the old year Is passing aw-ay and the
new year Is dawning, I hereby think it
would be good for the Busy Bees to keep
some of these New Year resolves:
To obey their father and mother.
'To help father and mother all they can.
Not to do anything that will grieve their
parents.
Not to play truant from school or Sun
day school. ' '
To love everybody and not to quarrel
and fight.
And to do right In all things.
First Christmas
By Lillian Guyor, Age 10 years. Basin,
Wyo. Red Side.
Jesus Christ was born December 25. His
father's name was Joseph. His mother's
name was Mary. Joseph was a carpenter.
Christ was first promised to Adam and
Eve, before they wer sent away from
Eden.
An ' angel appeared to Mary and said.
"Thou shalt have a son, and shalt call
him Jesus." Mary was glad to hear the
news. Joseph was- glad, too. On Christmas
veiling, Deocaiber 25, at Bethlehem, In the
stable, a great star led ths wis men to
the stable where Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
was born.
How My Uncle Milked the Cow
By Mary Mutz, Ago 10 years. Auburn, Neb.
Blue Side.
One dark summer night, when my uncle
and aunt were sitting In their house en
joying themselves, they heard th tinkle of
a bell,
My uncle said, "I think that Is a cow." He
went out to see and he was right. He
said to his wife, "Come get me a pan and
let me milk this cow." She did.
Just as he was In the midst of milking
the cow, It began to walk. He saw the
owner leading her away In the darkness
and there was my uncle crouched on the
ground holding the pan and the cow walk
ing away with her owner.
John and Mary's Fortune.
By Dorothy Taylor, Aged 9 Years, Abbott,
Neb. Red Side.
Once ther was a girl; sh was very
poor end she lived with her brother. They
sold papers and could hardly make enough
money to buy bread. They lived In a
little tumbled down cottage. One day a
man camo past and took the children to
a mountain outside of town and showed
them a place and told them to dig there
and when they did they found a lot of
gold. The further they dug tha gold was
thicker. They took It home and had a
new house built. They never were hungry
or ragged and they never had to sell
papers after that.
The Train Holdup
By George. NIcholHon, As'd 13 years, Ab
bott, Neb. Red Side.
One day a man had a red flag and he
stot.d up in the middle of the railroad
track. He saw the pnssengi-r train com
ing, so ho slatted to wave the flaff. The
engineer saw him waving it so lis stopped
the (rain. As Snon as the train stopped
about twenty men came out of the bushes
that were by the side of the track. All
the men got on the train and started to
rob the passengers of their money and
other valuable things. They wer all so
busy that they did not notice that tha
train was going and when they got through
taking the things they looked out of the
window and saw the train was going they
tried to Jump off, but It was going too
fsst. When they got to the next town the
train stopped and the train robbers wer
:, ivt-n to the police, and all the passengers
;.-ot their money back again.
The Story of Jim
Hy Annes McDerrnott. Aijud II Years, Oak
Street, Casper. Wyo. Rod Side.
J!m was a large black dog. He belonged
to llltlo Frank and would play with him
and watch over .him when he was asleep.
Wherever Jim wms found he had Frank
with him. Frank was only t years old and
needd someone to watch him all tho time.
Ills mother knew that Jim. would take care
of him.
One morning Jim and Frank were going
to the creek to play. They had to go
through a large bunch of trees before
reschlng the creek. The trees wer mostly
pine and spruce. Dslsles and ferns grew
there and Frank stopped to pick some.
Ther was a large rattlesnake all curled
ready to spring. When Jim ssw him h
began to bark. He got Frank by the dres
and tried to pull him away. When Jim
saw that ho could not g-t Frank awav lie
started to Jump at the snake. Tho unske
had bitten hlni on tho foot and he could
not fight much longer. Some men who
were coning through the woods heard th
noise. They reached the place Just as Jim
fell.
This lie the story Vncle Frank told us
one winter evening. Tho place where old
Jim was buried Is still there.
Letter from Cur Last King
Dear Busy bees. I thank you all for your
many good stories, and greatly enjoyed the
honor of being king, and hope you will
support tho new king as well as you have
inc. Yours very truly,
RONALD W YCOFF, King Uce.
Wllber, Neb.
Fairyland Justice
By Alta Kibler, Aktd 12 Ycsjs. 717 West
Twenty-first Street, Keajney, Neb.
blue Sale.
It was a moon light nlRht In October
when the fairies came together to choose
a new queen, for every year the fairle.i
had one meeting, and If any of their
number was late they had made a rulo
that they should be changed to a mortal,
which Is the greatest punishment that can
be inflicted upon a member of their band.
At 12 o'clock all the fairies had arrived
but one, whose name was Dewdrop. All
the fairies wer sorry, because she was a
great favorite with them all, with the ex
ception of Fairy Mud, who was Jealous of
Dewdrop. i
Atl o'clock Dewdrop came In. x
"I am very sorry, Dewdrop," said Ju lgn
Gauzy Wings, "but since you have dis
obeyed our laws we must change you to a
mortal."
"Let me explain why I am late," said
Dewdrop.
"No, I have never let any other do so,
and so I cannot let you, Dewdrop," said
Gauzy Wings. "You could not give a guvd
reason, I know."
"Oh, Judge Gauzy Wings!" said Snow
drop, "I know Dewdrop has a good rea
son; do let her tell."
"Well," said Gauzy Wings, "I will put It
to a vote. Those who want Dewdrop to
tell us her reason for being late say aye."
"Aye," said all the fairies. The only
one on the negative was Fairy Mud. s
"Explain," said Gauzy Wings.
"As I was coming I suw a child lying
on her death bed," said Dewdrop; "beside
her sat her mother, who was nearly heart
broken, so I stopped and made her well
again."
"How do I know your story Is true?"
said Gauzy Wing.
"I think it is not true," said Fairy Mud.
"I know It is true," said a voice; "I have
been watching her."
"Who speaks?" said Gauzy Wings.
"I Star of Beauty," said the voice,
So Dewdrop's innocence was proved, and
Justice given by electing her queen of the
fairies.
Jocko
By Wilmer Brown Hay, Jr., Aged S Years,
612 West Second Street.. Grand
Island, Neb. Red Side
Far In the depth of the forest lived
father and mother monkey with their two
children, Jocko and Carlo. Jocko was tho
oldest and was always up to some mis
chief. Carlo was nearly always with him,
but one day Jocko went out by himself to
sea what he could find.
Not far from the place wer the monkey
family lived. Jocko skipping along from
branch to branch,' saw something whits
on the ground- Of course he had to find
out what it was so climbing down out of
the tree Jocko went over to It and found
out it was a sack full of sweets.
This place was one where soma hunters
had been and when they had gon away
had left this sack on th ground. Jocko
had never tasted anything as good as the
contents of that sack. Ho soon finished
the candy and after a tlma went home.
He did not tell father and mother monkey
anything about it and the next morning
he was so sick he didn't know what was
going to happen to him. H resolved If
h over got well sgaln to bring some of the
next sweets h found horns and share it
with th rest of the monkeys.
. Mary's Little Lamb
By Mabel M. Etchison, Aged S Years, 2317
South Thirty-third Streot, Omaha,
Neb. blue Side.
On hot day In July, a shepard and his
Collie dog wer driving a flock of sheep
through th streets of our city. They could
scarcely keep them from lying down upon
ths dirty streuts, for they had traveled so
far without food or rest. At last one little
lamb laid down, for it was completely
worn out The shepard picked It up and
thought if ho could get anyon to buy it
he would , sell It. Little May had been
watching them as they were passing by
and she had asked her mother to buy ono
of them for her brother, Jack, who was
lame and often sick. So they bought the
little lamb and Mary carried It home and
told Jack It was to be his very own. Jack
was very happy to think that his dear lit
tle sister would give it to him. So the
little lamb was fed each day with warm,
fresh milk and had a soft, warm bed to
sleep In, and after many days it was able
A New Year's Wish
By Kunlc Wright, Aged 11 Years, 632
North Logan Street, Fremont,
Nob. Red Side.
I'm going to turn a new leaf o'er
And then begin again,
And I'll nut pout when the sun don't
shine,
Nor fret when It does rain.
I'll Just skip off nnd sing a song,
Or go to play with Molly.
You don't know who my Molly is,
but Molly is my dully.
I wish I could do all these things
That I put Into verse;
I don't think this is very good,
but it could hav been worse.
I'm going to try all of these things,
To e If they will work,
And If they do I'll be so glad
There'll be no time to shirk.
But It does all depend on me,
And that Is hard to do;
But If you'll take my example
you'll find you're hotter, too.
Jit try all year as best I ran.
And try to loam Just how,
Then next year I'll lull sll my chums,
That they can start right now.
Then my chums
will
tell all their
chums;
Twill start from Just a
few.
And then after a century
Th world will start anew.
Oh. what a Jolly world 'twould be.
With everything Just right.
Alas! after all my wishing.
It all does start from might.
Y-
Km
I w is
Jefftt
Sires.'
to run about and have
the children.
good time with
Little Lawrence's Dream of New
Year
By William nnvi.x. Ex-King. Aged Years,
North Platte. Nob. Red Side.
It was New Year's eve. Lawrence had
just got Into bed. He could not close his
drowsy eyrs. Ho was thinking what h
and his little friend, Henry Clay, would
play tho following day. But finally h
rinsed his eyes and dreamed he heard
bells ringing, "yes," he said, "I know I
heard someone shooting and there ore
some more whi'tles," he thought, "and
wasn't that someone saying, 'Happy New
Year to everybody.' " What was that?
someone acoldlng his Virlghbor already
and there Is someone blowing a horn.
New Year's morning dawned bright and
early. Lawrence got up and dressed shen
he heard someone saying, "Happy New
Year, Lawrence," and he turned to find
Henry Clny beside his window. "Com
over after breakfast," he said, "I will,"
said Henry, end want away.
Bessie's Birthday
By Hazel Nelson, Aged 12 Years. 1301
North Fortieth St., Omaha. Red Side.
Bessie woke up early the morning of
her twelfth birthday and came down to
breakfast. After breakfast her mother
made a caka and Bessie asked her why
she wss making the cake and her mother
answered. "Today Is your birthday and
If any of your little girl friends should
come we, want something to treat them."
Soon one of her mother's friends called
up over the telephone, wanting her lo
come and tak care of her little girl whilo
she went to the store. Bessie went at half
past 2 and remained until 4 o'clock. When
she returned home she found tho house
full of Utile girl friends and the center
ta.ble loaded with beautiful presents
brought for her and the dining room table
loaded down with goodies. Bessie knew
what this meant this wus her birthday
and her mother had planned this surprise.
Her little friends stayed until 8 p. m.- and
Bessie had a most happy birthday.
Mr. Rabbit's Astonishing Frank
By Faulln Eller, Aged 13 Years, Blair,
Neb. Blue Side.
On a plantation In southern Georgia In
a negro's cabin Is an old colored man
i.o.iii;u liciiiiiB aim iiiuo nmio U17
named Jack. The old negro Is telling th
following story: '
Once Mr. Rabbit set out to visit Mr.
Bar 'an his fambly. As he was going
along de road he saw Mr. B'ar an' Mrs.
B ar 'an der chllluns. One was called
Cubs and de other one Cllbs. So Mr.
Rabbit went on, he did, 'an he got in de
pantry 'an fust things you know he had
pulled a pail of honey over him.. He
went out, he did, 'an roll In de leaves, but
de leaves dey stick 'an he keep on roll In'
'and de leaves dey keep on stickln. An'
he wuz de mos' outlandish looking cree
tur you even seen. De fust man he met
up wids was ole Sis Cow. And she gave
him on look and stuck her tall up in d
air an' dis naturally lit out from der.
He went on an' he met Mr. Fox, and Mr.
Wulf. He Jump up and down in de middle
of de road an' holler out: 'I'm de-wuller-ds
wust, I'm de-wuller-de-wust, an' you'r
de men's I'm atter.' "
My Dog Oliver
(A True Story.)
By Francis Gerhart, Aged 9 Years, 131
North Thirty-second Avenue, Omaha
Red aide.
I want to tell. you about my dog. He Is
not very good-looking, but ha Is a very
smart dog. W hav not taught him any
thing. He has a cow ball and he will get V
I. .i.m . v. - tin... v. - j i, i W
goes round and round till he gets so dizzy
he cannot stand up. In th morning ho
will come upstairs, but he doe not com
up till th clock strikes T.
On Christmas morning I got up early to
see what I got. When I came downstairs)
I found Mm on the steps and before I
could get him and wip th snow off hi
feet h ran past me and went upstairs.
The Skater
A BOY went a skating one day
On a pond that was not far away)
And h akated till ave, . i
Then tba pond he did leava, ( f
For the dark drova him noma from bU
play.
