TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 25, 1910
K
IT
ST0R1E3 about achool!
Doea the exclamation express a suggestion to the Busy BeesT Ot
court. It may be that there la nothing for the Bees to tell about this
flrat month of school; but there usually are tiumeroua Interesting
atorlea In the first month.
For Instance, there are new games played at recess If you hare a new
game at your achool It Would be Intereatlng to a Bee at another achool to hear
of It. Then school changea your plana quite materially, does It not? Well,
each of the Beea would like to hear about tha other Bees, and the only way to
bring this about la for each of the Bees to tell what they ara doing, lnatead
of talking school over with schoolmates, write about It for the Beea.
Aa to the atory which receives first prlxe this week we have an Interesting
bit of observation. One of the Buay Beea watched the busier ants, when
there waa a clash between two ant nations. Hla atory suggests, doesn't It,
other stories to other Bees about similar Incidents they have seen?
Arthur W. Mskon of Fremont, Neb., Red aide; Helen Verrlll 6f Omaha,
Blue aide, and Elsie Stastny of Wllber are the prlte winners this week.
Any of the Busy Bees may aend cards to aayona whose name la on i;
Postcard Exchange, which sow Includes:
Jean Pe Long, Alnaworth, Nab.
Irons McCoy, Barneten, Neb.
Ionian Marvin, Beaver City. Neb.
Mabel Witt, Beroingtnn. N.a.
Anna Oottseh. Bennington, Nab.
Minnie Uottsch, Bsnnin(ton, Neb.
Agnes 1'impkt, Benson, Nsb.
Maria Gallagher, Benkalman, Nab. (Uoa It).
Ida May. Central City, Neb.
Vara Cheney, Cralghton, Neb.
Louis Hahn, David City. Neb
Rhea Freldsll. Dorchester, Keb.
A led a Bennett, Elgin, Nsb.
Tunics Bode, Falls City. Neb.
Fthel Heed, Fremont. Neb.
Hulda Lundburg, Fremont, Neb.
Marlon Capps, Ulbenn, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg. Neb.
Anna Vosa, u7 West Charles street, Orand
Island, Neb.
Lydia Roth, Mt Watt Koenlg street. Grand
Ella Vo'ss, 407 Wast Charloa street, Orand
Island
Island. Neb.
Irene Costello, rl West Eighth street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Jessie Crawford, 46 Wast Charles street.
urana lsiana, iveo.
Paulina Mchulte, DeadwOod, S. D.
Martha Murphy, si East Ninth
street.
urana J'lani, xneo.
Hugh Butt, Leehera, Neb.
Hester V. Rutt, Leehata, Neb.
A He Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Netlson, Lexington, Nsb.
Vdythe KrelU, Lexington, Neb.
Marjorie Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Alice Grasxmeyer, IMS C street, Linooln.
Marian Hamilton, STO L street, Lincoln,
felsle Hamilton, Fa L atreet, Lincoln.
Irene Dlshar, 20M L street, Linooln.
Hughla Ulaher, 20) L street, Lincoln.
Charlotte Buggs, 227 South Fifteenth street,
Lincoln.
Mildred Jensen. 70S Bast fleuond street.
Fremont, Neb.
Helen Johnson, 134
street. Lincoln.
.
South levanteenth
Althea Myers, 224 North Sixteenth street.
Lincoln.
Louise miles, Lyons, Nan.
Fstelle McDonald, Lyons, Neb,
Milton Belter, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Nab.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb,
Lucile Haxen, Norfolk. Neb.
Helen Reynolds, Norfolk, Neb.
Letha Larkin, South Sixth street, . Nor
folk, Neb.
tnnit Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi
son avenue, Norfolk. Neb.
Genevieve M. Jones, North Loup. Nsb,
West Thlfo a'S'eet.
William Davie. 221
North Platte. Nab.
Louise Raabe, KM North Nineteenth are-
nua. Omaha.
Frances Johnson, Ml North Twenty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson, SS3 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha. .
Fmlle Brown, kua Boulevard. Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, 401 Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Mary Brown, H2S Boulevard, Omaha.
Kva Hendee, 4402 Iodg atreet, Omaha.
Lillian Wirt, 4168 Cass street, Omaha.
Iwls Poff. 1112 Franklin street, Omaha.
Juanlta Innea. 278S Fort street. Omaha.
Basaett Ruf, 1214 Binnev atreet. Omaha. I
Meyer Cohii S44 Georgia avenue, Omaha,
Helen F. Douglas. UtU O street. Linooln.
Ada Morris. 3444 Franklin street. Omaha.
IMjtl JwnMia, M lasr atreeL Omaha.
Orrtn Fisher, 121 S. Eleventh St., Omaha.
Mildred Urlckson, Z70 Howard St.. Omaha.
Chums
y trUllaas Wallaoe, ft.
ARLT In the fall the Westons re-
turned to town, for their eon.
Archie, must enter school. They
"--. .
on their farm, where Archie had
enjoy oo every aay uunnC am
long heated term. On hla fathera land wat
a fine old "swimming hole," wijere Archie
eftan went to have a cooling dip. And wits
him alwaya went old Roxle. hla frae big
dog. And once, when Archie ventured into
water too deep tor him and became so
frightened that he eulled for help, old
Roxle ewam to bis assistance, and, taking
blm by tke collar, drew htm to the bank,
From thit day Archie and Roxle became
veal cnunte-And Archie looked after Roxle'a
welfare aa though he were a brother In-
of a mere dog. Had not, dear old
Roxle aaved hla HfeT And could a human
do more than that?
On the day that the Weetona returned
to town Archie took a sad farewell ot
Roxle, for his father had said that town
waa ne place for a dog. And so the family,
aeated In their automobile, turned down the
tana leading toward town, Roxle, in charge
of the, farm's caretaker, barked after them
mournfully. The cartaker hld him by a
... ......
strap wnicn waa laatenea to a sirong collar
about hla neck; otherwise the old doggie
woul-: have followed hit departing chum
away. But aa sad a heart wee In the au-
...
i
tomoblle aa waa on the farm, for Archie oat tie decided on one ot the roads and ran that night when he came to the edge of being hunted for with the same seal with '- - ' soutn-eastwara to uie lammus oi ranama,
really shed tears when a turn In tha lane on again. He continued hie Journey until the town, a great, bustling place filled which he was hunting for his master. himself at the door leading to a tlon U about 14.000 feet, and the mean ,outhwettward to Patagonia, and eouth
fcld the farmhouse from view and he could near dusk, when his legs and back became With busy people. He waa aomewhat On the day that Roxta left home the 7"' "rtty h? J iooJ n2 J01". of "n1 i?0"" ""I' vJ ward t0 th AntUc. The deepest parts
x no longer look back and wave lovingly to ao weary that further travel was out of the astonished at tha noises snd the number caretaker discovered his abnce and vie- rPn" l th ofe" " h t- Thr;rt"l ot thU ooen M aUo ,n h w,,tern
his old friend. question till after be had rested. H. aaw of neonla. for he had scent his life In the ited all th. adlolnlae farms in oueat of th sT but rcm- Anl oundlnga (south of the Friendly Islands) Qn, dep area ea,t of Japan; aotr.er
Mrs. Wsston sympathised fully with her
aon and said: "I know It la hard to part
. from a friend, though that friend be a dog.
He la a nobis animal and will miss you
as mucn aa you mass mm. But ne ll have
much to entertain himself with during the
iBr. nu w...u vacatwa agun reus
round you find him the same dear old
chun- .
"Tee," said Mr. Weston, "a dog haa
eery deep affection. One might say of a
dear old dog that he ta truly a disinter
ested friend, for be loves you In aplts of
your station In life. I have seen a dog
devoted to a poor, dirty old tramp. All
a dog aaks la companionship. He doean't
Investigate your puree or your eodal poli
tic n."
., "And eld Roxle la the noblest ot hla
kind," declared Archie. "He aeeme to b
possseeed of real human Intelligence and
emotions. The day be came to me in the
pond when I thought I wae drowning
be looked aucb aympathy from Me dear
old eyes; and once we were on the bank
be stood right by me, rubbing the water
from my bands and face with hie warm,
soft tongue, Juat aa you, mamma dear,
would have etroked me with your handa.
He showed euch depth of feeling; he'a
not a eommoa dog."
After the automobile had disappeared
from view tha caretaker loosened Roxle
from the strap, saying: "Tou'tl be lonely,
old friend, for a while Archie wae a
Oscar Srlrkson. tSXt Howard St.. Omaha.
Usll Howard. 4722 Capitol avenue. Omaha.
Helen Mo.irk. ltsjs l.nlhroo street. Omaha.
Kmerson (.nodrich, 4010 Nicholas, Oma ia.
Maurice Jonnson, lOiJ Locust Mt., Omaha.
Le,,n Carson, 1124 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wllma Howard. 4722 Capitol avenue, Ora.thi
Hllah Fisher, 1210 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen. 2707 Leavenworth, Omaiia
Kdna Meden. 27kS Chicago street. Omaha.
Maber Shelfelt, 4(14 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Walter Johnson, 2406 Nana Twentieth
street, Omaha.
Km me Cerruthere. 211 North Twtnty-flfth
street Omaha.
Leonora Uenison, Tha Albion, Tentb and
Pacific streets, Omaha.
Mae Hammond. O'Neill, Nsb.
Madge U Daniels, Ord. Neb.
Zola Beddeo, Orleans. Nsb.
Agnes Richmond. Orleans, Neb.
Maria Fleming. 6tceola. Nab
Lotta Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Karl Perkins, ReddlngtOn. Neb.
Kdna Enla. Htanton, Neb.
1 m, I'.l.r.nn Mil T . . -. 3 . M
Ina Carney. Sutton. Clay county. Nebraak.
ra urn.. t'.in. v: -1.
Mildred F. Jonnt, North Loup, Nab,
Alts Wllken, Wano. Neb.
Leo Beckord, Waco, Nsb.
Mae Orunbe. Weat Point. Neb.
Klsle Htasny, Wliber, Neb.
Frederick Ware. Wlnslds. Neb.
Psuline Parks, Tork, Nsb.
F.dna Behllng, Tork. Neb.
Mary Frederick, Tork, Neb.
Carrie B. Bartlett, Fontanelle, la.
Irene Reynolds, Little Hloux, la.
Ethel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern, la.
F.leanor Mellor, Malvern, la.
Katharine Mellor, Malvern, la.
Ruth Robertson, Manilla, Ja,
Margaret B. Wit hero w, Thurman, la.
Bertha McBvoy, B, F. D. , Box 2ft, Mla-
aourl valley, la.
Henry L. Worklnger, MM W. Huron atreet.
cnicago.
Adlana Sorry, Monarch. Wye., Boa 22.
Fred Sorry, Monarott, Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wye,
John Barron, Monarch, Wye.
Fdlth Amend. Sheridan, Wye. (
rsuiiliv I7tUir. UIBIIU, VI,,, I
Fred Shelley, 230 Troup atreet.
City. Mo.
Mary Mclntoah. Sidney, rteb.
Nellie Dtedrlck, Sidney, Neb.
Sun ce'nt NortlT'L.an streW
Fremont, Neb.
Carol Simpson, Wllber, Neb.
VS' " W,,t Bvw,u,Bt
u..nr u.. on... rt f
Mabel Houston, ami Sherman
avenue,
nmht.
Dorothy ToReson, Ms North Thirty-eighth
street. Omaha.
Mabel Baker, Lander, Wye.
Corinne Allison Robertson, Wllber, Neb.
Elisabeth Wright, 122 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marlon Staples. Ul! 8outh Thirty-first
street, Omaha.
Francis A. Dotaon, Pueblo, Colo.
Phyllte Corbett. Sidney, Neb.
Rdward Beckard. Waco. Neb.
Ellen Peterson, Fifty-first and O atreete.
Harry Reuting W East First atreet. Orand
f.iane I Neb etrew,
Jrannette McBride, Elgin, Neb
Elisabeth Wright.' 12a S"ouih Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
pretty good pal of yours, wasn't he?"
Then away he went to the stable to look
after aome.farn, chores, leaving Roxle to
- T.,
were no one had any way of knowing, but
iney mm nave oeen or nis aepsnina mmw-
ter, for he stood at the entrance of the
lane, looking longingly down the road
over which the great automobile had dls-
appeared.
After .remaining there for fifteen min-
utea or more. Roxle turned about and went
to hie kennel. ' But the plate of food Just
placed there by the caretaker's good wife
was left untouched. He lay down, his head
between his pawa, and would not even no-
tice the chlckene aa thay ran about him,
though It had alwaya been bis duty to keep
the fowls from the house yard. But on thla
day they scratched about In the blue grass
at their heart's desire and old Roxle paid
t the slightest heed to them.
An hour after the departure of the Wee-
ton'a for town, Roxle suddenly lifted his
head. looked quickly about him. and. aeeing
that he was unobserved, got up and ran
off down the lane In the direction the au-
tomoblle had taken. On and on he ran till
he came to cross-roads some five miles
"
rrom tne farm bou. There he stood,
looking first ons way and then another It
was evident that he did not know which
road to follow. But aftsr aome mental de-
.
a farm house nearby and .nt.rt ..
ground,. Another dog same to meet blm
and made friends with htm at once. By
means of dog language Roxle told of hie
wearineee ana made a request for a drink,
the farm dog led him to a trough of
"..r cum water. There Roxle refreshed
himself. And Instead of romping about
wl,h hu o host, he stretched himself
ROXIE. IN CHARGE OF THE
CARETAKER. BARKED
THEM MOCRNFVLLT.
. rl n jr s .,'i9xmAmrmyur
RULES FOR Y0UNG WRITERS
1. Write plainly om oae side of tha
pa pes ealy ul number aba pages.
B. Use pea aad ink, not peaoU
S. Sbert an pelatea ariioles will
be givea pref rreaos. Oe mot ase ever
BoO wards.
4. Origiasi star! er letters only
WU1 bs ee4-
a. Writ yen aaaae, age and ea
gres at the top of tha arat page.
Flrat and seoe&S prises of boeks
wlU bs riven for tha beat two oa
trtbwtlona to this page each week.
Aaarees all eonunaaieetlone to
oxxuB'a xsFAmniBxnr.
Pa aha Bee.
(First Prite.)
Battle of the Ants. .
By Arthur W. Mason. Age, 11 Years. 1&
Irving, Fremont, Neb. Red.
One day aa I was talking to a friend, I
saw two big black antt come along the
sidewalk. Very soon they slopped. At we
looked farther down to see If any other
anta were coming, we taw two or three
dozen little red anta coming In twos and
thiees. When these got within a foot of
the black antt they stopped and part
backed up. There waa one who seemed to
be the captain of the ants. He stood in
front of them when they got together.
All at ones both aides charred. The big
ants seemed to kill the little ones real fast.
Kven the little ants tumbled the big ones
aa.ro Ut (J.
But the red ants soon retreated as there
were only four, counting the captain. The
rest of the anta came on the field (as we
called It). They charged again as If they
would aween tha others oft the walk,
First one ot the big ants was killed and
the sidewalk "Victors."
This is a true story.
(Second Prise.)
The Golden Ram.
Kantaa By Helen Verrlll. Age 14 Tears, the Streh
low. No. 19, Omaha. Blue.
Once upon a time about a century ago,
wrf"1 d
Well. He had two very beautiful children.
One waa called Lena, and the other Jasper.
Lena was a slender girl about 44 years
old. Jasper . wat a year older than ws
sister. Well, this king had in his posses-
alon a wonderful "golden ram." It was the
only one In the Whole world, and was very
valuable. Thle ram was really a fairy
ram and It could do all klnaa of things, but
nobody knew It then. .
It happened one day that Jasper and Lena
wam AU In t h ria )m r M rit nn nlavlnff With
it. They were pretending that It could fly.
so they got on Its back and said, "Ele sal
tl fly," and to their wonder and amasa-
ment U ro,e Iowly- but "teadlly Into the
a,r The chlldren were very frightened at
flrat, but soon they got used to it and en-
1ovJ,
Joyed It.
By and by after they had traveled two
hours they came to a beautiful country,
and way down there they could see a large,
gray castle.
The ram sank slowly down and finally
landed outside the castle gates. The chil
dren climbed off his back and walked up
to one of the guards and asked to show
the ram to the king, and so they were led
Into the throne room. When the king heard
their aforv. and aaw the ram. ha had a
feMt prepared , honor of th, children.
Th (mut iMted flv, d ,nd , ht8, xt
tn- nd ot tnat 0 n aent them home
w,tn theJr p ftlIe)1 wltn Jewei.
AnH , . f- v.-, Tna married thla
gam8 king's son snd alwaya lived happy,
A fQr tht 'nm wnen n, died they
,tuffe(j ym ' '
M.,inB
inonoraoie Mention.,
My V&CatlOn.
By Elsie Stastny Aged I J, Wllber, Neb.
Blue Side.
As you have soma time ago asked tor
1 -
1
on the soft grass beneath a apreadlng tree
and went to sleep. Somehow he realised
that It he were to continue his Journey he
mu,t ather strength through sleep.
hour later one ot the farm handa
saw Roxle there, and called to him. Roxle
Jumped up and ran. wagging) his tall, to
the man whose voice had been kind. The
man gave him something to eat. which
was welcome to Roxle, as ha had not
eaten Since the early morning. After hla
meal ha felt refreshed and resumed his
Journey, going off dowe the road at a
brink trot. He continued to travel till lata
"
v. But h. waa not faint at heart
and kept on down a atreet Into which the
country road had led him.
But that night poxr, disappointed Roxle
elept
In an nld outhouaa behind a larra
building. In the morning he started out
afreah In quest of bis young master. Ail
day he searched about the streets, and
waa very lucky not to be taken up by the
FARM'S
AFTER
i n
VsH
storie of our vacations 1 will wills about
mine.
1 visited this summer at the little coun
try town, Llnwood, Neb. 'It is a pretty
place, enclosed on one side by beautiful
hills and 'on the other tide by the Platte
river.
Three of the many hills are railed tha
lnd an hills. They are steep and just about
the tame height and here are burled three
Indian chiefs of the Hlonx tribe. Their
gravea are maraea ny targe stones, one
or wnicn is so large mat it cannot oe
blown up even with dynamite. Vnder It
was found to 'be the skeleton ot an In
dian chief with a tomahawk and other
weapons. Near this stone are two other
smaller ones. The larger one Is about ten
feet square at the bottom and slopes up
to a top about four feet square.
I wanted to have our picture taUen on
it, but we got caught ! the rain and had
to go home.
Near these stones, between two hills.
we found a small natural bridge. It I
about twelve feet high. A small strenm
runs through It at the bottom, where there
Is a hole about five feet high. The top is
wide enough for three children to walk
on and have room. It It of light colored
clay and crumbles very easily.
We have many picnics, my cousins and
I. a" wire ne'vert. ot going to see'
th: 'to
Some men, while plowing up one of the
hills there for the first time, found many
skeletons and children often went to the
Aiiuiea.il aim a a v hiiu uiu P7-eu . viiv
our friends found a clay vase and an old
tomahawk,
1 1
tlstMi T.net. Tshhv
By Margaret Horn. Aged 10 Tears. Auburn
Tabbie waa an old cat Nellie had. She
did not care for It any more. She triad to
lose it, but It always found the way back.
One day when she went to the woods ens
took a sack and a rock and was going to
drown Tabbie. When Nellie reached there
Is
she waa tired and sat down to rest. While
she sat there she fell asleep and Tabby ran Loungers on the ' porch of the hotel at
away. When Nellie wakened, Tabby waa Spry, Pa., were startled into tha belief that
no place to be found. She went home and they had Indulged toe freely when a rider
thought Tabbie would be there. She got up, less motorcycle sped past and on through
put on her bonnet and atarted home, but
whn ,ht rtcbi th.rs no Tabbie waa to
De seen.
Tabby never came back,
. ea-i'
; XIL0 UOOd JTaUy.
By Kdith Matthews, Aged U, tali North
Nineteenth Street, Omaha. Red lde.
Once a little girl named Elsie waa sit-
lln An V, t ...It K m i Kla
house waa her home. Although It waa
amall, It was coxy inside. Elsie had been
playing hard and was tired.'
AU of a iUdden a fairy
v
flew down be-
Haying and Playing
T Is such fun in autumn time
To play at making hay;
To romp in meadows full of grass
Till the evening of the day.
,T. f t nd rke the fTM
To stack It 'way up high,
And then to climb atop of It
Till you almost reach the aky.
And when on top to deftly go
Adown Its loosening aid.
Oh, lan't it the greatest sport '
Down big haystack to slide?
dog-oatehers. Many persons Stopped ta
look at blm to remark; "What a beautiful
dog!" or "What a splendid fellow!"
Another night found Roxle sUll homeleas
and hungry. He became almost dlscour-
aged, but determined to keep up eplrite a
little longer. If he had been able to reed
the town papers he would have seen In the
"lost column" hla own name given and a
very detailed description ot himself there,
. . . - ...
with a reward or ornsrea lor ma re-
turn to his master, Archie Weston.
Wait Ash street, dty. But not being able
to read, Roxle did not know that he was
.
him at . b. tu h. t..
had atopped there late In the evening to
rest, and that he had beea given hla aup-
1TM
Hide her. The fairy waa In a couch m.c
of gold with snowy white doves for horses.
The fairy stepped out and asl-.ed Klsle If
aha would Ilka to go to fairyland with her.
Of course. Elsie wanted to so. so tliry
both got in. The fa ry to'd the doves to
fly back to the prflace. Soon Klsle and the
fairy, whoae name was Truth, sot out and
walked Into the palace. The palace looked
like mist with the sun shlnlne on It. First
Jtie took her to sea the kins and queen.
She had a fine time.
When the fslry said It was an hour and
she must so. they went out to the coach,
Just as Klsle put her foot In sh tfoke
up and found It was nothing but a dream,
She told her mamma and then it was
time for supper.
A Letter.
Arthur Mason, Aged 1- years. Fremont,
Neb.
I read the "Busy Bee page" every week
and like to read about the stories other
Busy Bees write. I Just got through read-
lng the Busy Bee paye end like the
stories very much.
I am writing a atory about "soma ants"
whch , rmW whl talklnt t0 one of my
friends. This was a very Interesting flghf.
I go to school and am In the Sixth H,
and go to the North achool
(The atory mentioned appears on the
page Ed.)
Camping, on the Island.
By Ronald Otis Wyrkoff. Age 11 Yeats,
Wilbur. Neb. Red.
One day we made up our minds that we
would like to go camping on the Island for
about a week. Bo we hauled our tent and
some other things down to the bridge,
There we got Into the boat to go to the
Island where we were going to camp,
When we got to tns bridge we'put the
things In the boat and atarted out. Wo
had to go about four miles with the boat
to reach the Island.
.when 1"
sr XLrzTvX: v n ir Sx
dinner time,
Ws did not take
my ttovs to cook on.
w(r4 nd bu(1'
a little fire under- it and It cooked very
nicely
When we ate we Just sat down on
,H .... ,. ma... o or I... and
a log and put our plates on our laps and
ate that way lnatead of from a table, or
anything like that
We went fishing and everything.
We enjoyed our camping very much.
Motorcycle on Spree
the town.
When some of them recovered from their
surprise they searched the road several
hundred yards back, and found the unoon
Sclous body ot William Dimmer ot Tork,
Pa.
Dimmer had been riding at about forty
miles an hour when his maohlne hit a
breaker and ha waa thrown twenty feet
The motorcycle retained it
balance and
JIIm.,Ian ,tnll mnvnm j41tanr nmut th town
where It swerved and wrecked Itself against
a fence. Had it fallen at once Dimmer
might nave lain for hours on the country
road.
'..... rr
per. From there he had been seen to trot
Southward.
Thla information gave the caretaker a
olue to Roxle'e Intention to follow his
mjMt,r- S h 'J ha liewa to Mr,
Weston, and h In tarn Inaerted tha adver-.
ttsement In the lost column,
" wf' he third day after leaving thS
rm n Rxle was taken Into custody
polloemaa wno had read the reward
affakajl 4Vas aa Afm v Uteri a,' At Amstntl n.r
, - .! . . . . .
n wh,' h officer whistled and called
"Roads" tha poor fellow wagged his tail In
friendly way and advanced to the unl-
dAaSbh aSI w a, aa 1 aA wl Skin A II 41 . eapaml Lk Tn ah
gree.g between boy and dog waa really
touching. "Ah, and ao you followed ma to
town, you dear old chum!" cried Archie, 2, v feet. If the continental plateaua and ern hemisphere the ocean shallows rap-
"WeU, we'll not aend you beck to the the floor ot the ooean were graded to com- laly, Th, aepth of Bering strait la not
farm, my good friend. Papa has promised mon level, the ocean would still have a ovcr 1W fMt and between Oreat Britain
that we may build a kennel In the rear of depth of 10.0(0 feet. The mean height of and Iceland it does not exoeed 4,000 feet,
the house, and that you may spend ths Europe is St feet; Asia, 2.I8S feet; Africa, and , moetly under 2,000 feet. The ocean's
winter with us. Ah, you will become a 1.021 feet; Australia, SOB feet; North Amer- bottom haa no steep ridges like those of
regular city dog, won't you, Rosier' v lea, L88t feet; South America, 2.071 feet, ordinary mountain scenery. But broad
And Roxle. happier than ever before la The main depths of the main oceans are: aiVatlons exist In some parts, aa found
his life, wagged "Tee, my dear master. I Of the North Atlantic, . U.OOO feet' North the soundings of the Tuscarora between
ehall stay near you and watch over you Pacific, 10,000 feet; South .Atlantic and tn Hawaiian islands and Japan, iieside
alwaya. Tour home is ths place for your South Pacific, and probably" the Indian these, there are many mountain ranges
old chum, Roxle." ocean, about 13.000 feet. rising somewhat abruptly from the depths.
And from that day Roxle accompanied "The form of the ocean's bed has been having the Islands of the oceans as their
Archie to school every morning, returning farly accurately determined. From north iummits. which rival In length those of
home from there, and patiently waiting to south, along the middle of tbe Atlantic, tne continents.
till 4 o'clock, when he would bound off to there la a wide tlgaag ridge or plateau, "Among the oceanic borders ths sea Is
meet hie master aa hs came from achool. conforming nearly In trend to the A inert- 0fteIli for a ong. distance out, quite shal
Aa4 ibny were even bettor chums than can coast. It lies at a depth of S.O0O to JoWi bec,,, taa continents continue un
to wn they seemed to need each other mora, U.WO feet, while on either aide the bottom dr wattr wlth a neary eVel surface;
- - . - t-'"- . .. . 1 1 " ' then cornea, usually at a depth ot about
Seek tO AUCtiOn Children 100 fathoma, or eoo feat a rather sudden
There was near rioting at Clrelevtlle. Fa., explanation that be had five children and alope to the deep aea bed. Thle is tbe
Saturday evening. September II. when the wae not able to aupport them that be eaae off the eaatern coaat of the United
Rev. Thomas O. Boora, pes lor of the Wylle
Avenue Baptist church, Pittsburg, after ad-
vertlsing that he would sell two ot ths five became abusive and Boord finally an
children to the hlgheat bidder made an ef- Bounced the postponement of tbe auction,
fort to auction tbe children off. The min- Next day Boord, who Is a prohibition can
later never got an opportunity to flnlah dldate fur the state legislature, declared
the sale aa 1.000 persona protested and he that it had been but a Joke on hla part,
waa nearly mobbed. that he had Intended to Illustrate a certain
At the appointed time th minister as- point with the children aa axamplea, but
peered with the two children and made the . the crowd took him seriously.
Where Men Are
N THIS flood old days of this
country'a early history, the boys
went to church on Sunday bv
vauss It was almost universal
custom, and church-going for
youth as well at adults, csme as
a matter
of course. But as clvillsa-
Hon advanced and the swifter age dawned,
there appeared to many counter attractions
that the church authorities set about to
"nd some wholesome and harmless, yet
magnetic way of holding tha boys. Many
of the Omaha churches have clubs for the
boys, and the plan has worked admirably
In a majority of cases.
Among the latest to take up this phase
of boy aork. is the Lowe avenua Presby
terian church, where under general aus
pices of tha Mens' Brotherhood of the
church, a boys" club has been successfully
launched. It Is young yet. and at present
u membership la limited to thirty boys
'"d youna mrn ranging In age all the way
from ten to twenty years, but with the
dawning of autumn, the hot weather over,
new life la to be taken on and It Is ex
pected now that the club will not only ex
pand Its scope In a general way, but that
the membership will also rapidly Increase.
The basement of the church has been
cleared "cleared for action," at C. L.
Vance, member of tha supervising commit
tee expresses It and from time to time,
new features of boy club life will be added.
Special attention it to-be given to athletics,
because the men ot the brotherhood who
have In their keeping to a large extent
thg success of the undertaking, are keenly
alive to the fact that boy'e nature requires
action. He must have some avenue through
which to work off hit pent up energy. Ha
must be doing something all of the while.
He may be tired once In a while, but he
dorsn't seem to know It, for If he be the
natural boy, he la always optimistic.
"' I ude. blt b " bo.ln, In"
'b.r
Bo, realising the value of athletlca, tha
Jumping and many other forms designed
i oeveiope me muscle ot young America.
Next after athletics will come music and
literary exercises, while once each month
"TT" "7,. 7? , rmt 'J , ' ,, "
7L 1 b. ra.,n-d ,n P'I'mentary
practice, mis ciub la not a achool, prim-
arlly, yet In many respects It answers the
Place of school and boys whose early edu-
cation baa been cut short by reason of
necessity forcing them to go out In the
world to battle for the dollar, may here
flnd a course of supplemental training
which can not fail to be of great benefit,
O. W. Hervey, preaident of the Mens'
American Concrete Sphinx
N AMERICAN sphinx la In
A
vv... x, ,u '
sculptor Lorado Taft.
ll Will
be an allegorical figure on an
' American 'Indian chief. Aa the
figure will be forty-eight feet
high and the elevation, base and all, will
go up to 2M feet, the statue will be one of
the towering art things of the world. In
at ,eJ,t Tn material will be con-
crete.
i ne. sue or tne statue is above
Ragle's Nest, across the Rock river from
V .. ... . . .
Incidentally, Blackhawk of early Illinois
fame will corns back a second time to over-
look his former dominion from the ollffs
of the Rock river.
The statue haa been In process of making
three years and will be completed next
month, barring accidents of wind and
weather. The figure stands facing the
south, looking down the river. The head
and profile and folded arms are already
nsar enough completion so that they ap-
pear perfect In detail as they are outlined
sgainat the sky and forest from many
viewpoints, around the country,
It Is built to be permanent. It is utili-
tarian concrete, which has unlocked the
door to a future, which It li hoped will
make the statue ot Blackhawk overtake
the sphinx In sge by enduring after time
haa effaced that grim figure.
When he was on a tour In Europe, Mr.
Taft conceived hla great Idea for the meane
of making an enduring atatue. For thlr-
teen yeara be haa had his summer home
and studio at Eagle's Nest on the Rock
river. Bunding for the hundredth time at
the hlgheat point of the cliff and looking
south at the land and river ha never tailed
HE) great bodies of watsr called
aeaa ana oceans noia many
mysteries for us, and anything
pertaining to them Intereete the
young student of geology. The
following IS quoted from a very
able adentiflo work on the subject of the
depth of tha sea and la well worth reading
and remembering:
SaW a. . I AAHti as? 4 k a aB nlrt n tf Y Vaj SJ
It 20.) feet; the greatest neignt on tne
land (Mt Evereat of the Himalayas) la
wanted to eel! two In order to keep the
other three. Soma persons In the crowd
The Ocean's Bed '
Made of Boys
Brotherhood waa one ot the leading eplrlt
In Initiating the boy club, and Closely as
sociated with him from the beginning has
been the committee In chaise, the personnel
of which is lister Hutchinson, C. I Vance
and James Owen.
"We are rolly Just starting this work,"
said Mr. Vance, "btit we fully expect to
keep after It until we have attained suo
cess. In a small way we held the boys to
gether through the summer, but of course,
during the torrid weather we could not ex
pect to arouse full degree of enthusiasm
However, we at no time lost sight of the
main Issue and now that the weather has
become cooler, we feel certain it will be
an ekey matter to kindle renewed interest.
"The natural Instinct of the boy Is to
take care of himself, but, of course, he
needs a guiding hand now and then. That
Is the mission of the committee, but In the
main we aim to give the lads sufficient
latitude so that they may solve the muoh-talked-of
boy problem for themselves. Toe
much restraint Is Inclined to chafe, and we
strive to make the boys feet that It Is
their club to do 'with as they like. Some
of the members are young men who have
passed through high school and are now
at work. For fbose we have a separata
branch ot entertainment. We treat them
as men they are men and they assist
us materially In swinging the smaller boys
Into line."
Various pastors who have had experience
with boy club are enthusiastic In declar
ing that they are In many Instances the
salvation of the boy. They give him the
sports he craves, and they exert a whole
some Influence st the same time, .
"Boxing gloves In a church may seem
Out of place," said President Hervey of th
brotherhood," yet experience seems to bavt
proven that there Is a redeeming feature'
to the Innovation, for If the boy Is permitted
to measure strength with his fellows In
birr;:;
friendly bout in the midst of wholesome
the chances of his going' into
COmnftnV tnr thai Mm Win) t
mem are materially minimised.
"When we first talked of tha hnve- rl.,h.
It was suggested that !f the lads were
g-Ven full sway about the church premises,
I " woula ProtDly conelderable
breakage. I took a different view, and aa
an evidence of my faith. I agreed to atand
personally responsible for everything the
boys broke or mutilated. Thus far I have
had no euch bills to pay neither do I
expect to. for put a boy on his honor and
unless he is absolutely degenerate or euf-
ferlng from acquired Incorrigibility ha
will strive manfully to protest rather than
to deatroy."
to remember that it was from here that'
uiackhawk was finally driven out of mi
boi,.
It haa been a labor of love with Mr.
Taft, and work for work's sake. The ex
pense of the undertaking has been borne
by him, although a whole oolony of ar
tists at Eagle's Nest and Mr. Heckman,
on whose land it stands, are more than
anxious to ssslst. Every care for the soil-
darlty of the structure haa been taken by
consulting engineers, and the following are
aome ot the items in their calculations:
Cublo contents of statue, 2,275 square
feet.
Total weight of 'statue and foundation,
'636.T70 pounde.
Total maximum wind pressure acting on
statue, 28,080 pounds.
Overturning effort of wind pressurs,
673.79 pounds.
Total moment of resistance to wind prss-
aure acting through center of gravity on
ihteen-foot base, 4.S30.M0 pounds.
-j bfcM . of th. ,tatue la concrete of
18x18x2 feet' '
What will 'become of the artist e dream
of an enduring American statue If apeou-
latora get hold of the land Is the natural
question asked. The best hope that this
will not happen Is in the fact that Wallace
Heckman, attorney for the Chicago unl-
versity, Is owner of the land on which the
monument stands and for 100 acres around,
It Is his desire to hold it during his llfe-
time aa a tract of natural forest, and hla
enthusiasm In the perpetuation of the
statue la so great that It la believed that
he will do everything In hla legal power
to make It' enduring. Boston Herald.
slopes away, to depths mostly between
u.ouo and so, quo leet rxonn oi uie isiana
of rorto Bi00( tBa 'united States Coast
aurvw steamer Biake found, In UBS. a
oapU, ot n wi feeL Thli greatest depth
d areai 0 deep water exist In the
western part ot the ocean. In the Paclflo
ooea a .hallow area extends, with little
Interruption, from the Malay archipelago
m . . i & i a w .
uth of the Ladrones; others, near the
friendly islands. Northward In the north-
Btatta. east and south of New England.
Off New Jersey the deep water begins
along a line of about eighty miles from
shore; off Virginia this line of fifty U
elxty miles at sea, and thus It gradually .
approaches the coaat to the aouthward;
wnlle to the northward it continues eighty
to lot mi lea off from tbe New Kugland
coast, and passes far outside of Nova
Co tie aod Newfoundland."
K I
t
Vgervl
i.
y ,
, t
I
: t
'
'V7
t"
A
(
1
