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TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 9, 1910.
NOW all the Busy Reel In Omaha certainly saw the wonderful electric
parade. The Busy Beea of other towns, many of them, could not be
here, and so It behooves the Beea who saw the parade to tell the Bees
who didn't of the wonderful sights. That is. every Omaha Busy Bee
has now a worthy subject, and an assembly of certain readers. We should,
therefore, have a whole lot of stories about the big parade. Can't you manage
it? Of course, and it won't be monotonous, either, for each spectator along
the line saw the parade In a different way; saw, therefore, a different parade.
It will be Interesting to notice what each of us saw.
Prizes were awarded this week to Edward Beckord, on the Red side, who
wrote a story about his pony and sent a picture of the horse, which will be
printed on the Children's page. Second prize was given to Elsie Stastny of
Wliber, Neb., on the Blue side, and honorable mention was given to Helen
errlll, ex-queen-of the Blue side.
Hulda Lundberg of Fremont, a former queen of the Busy Bees, was one
of the Ak-Sar-Ben visitors.
Any of the Busy Bees may send
Postcard Exchange, which now tncludei
Jean De Long, A Inn worth. Neb.
Irene McCoy, Barnston, Neb.
Lillian Mervln, Heaver City, Neb.
Mabel W itt, Her nine-ton. Neb.
Anna Oortxch, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Uottsch, Bennington, Neb,
Agnes iimpkt, Pennon, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkelman. Neb. (Box 1T.
Ma May, Central City. Neb.
Vera Cheney, Creighton, Neb.
Louis Hahn, David City, Neb.
Rhea Freldell, Dorchester. Neb.
A led Bennett, Elgin, Neb.
Kunlte Bode, Fall City. Neb.
Ethel Reed, Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Lundburg, Fremont. Neb.
Marlon C'apps, (Jibeon, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg . Neb.
Anna Vote, 447 Wast Charles street, Grand
Island. Neb. -Lydla
Roth, sot Wast Koenlg street Grand
Island, Neb,
Ella Vose, 40T West Charles street. Grand
Island. Neb.
Irene Costello, Vt West Eighth street.
Urand Island. Neb.
Jesale Crawford, 40S West Charles street,
Urand Island, Neb.
Pauline Schulte, Deadwood. 8. D.
Martha Murphy. 23 East Ninth street.
Urand lilanl, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leihara, Neb.
Hester F. Rutt, Leshaia, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Islington. Neb.
Anna Nellson, Lexington, Neb.
Kdythe Krelts. Lexington, Neb.
Marjorle Temple. Lexington, Neb.
Alice Uras'.meyer, IMS C street, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, 0 L street, Lincoln.
Elsie Hamilton, 2m2 L street, Lincoln.
Irene Dinner, 2039 L street, Lincoln.
Hughie Dlsher, 2l3K L street, Lincoln.
Charlotte Boggi, Ul South Fifteenth street,
Lincoln.
Mildred Jensen, 70S East Second street.'
Fremont, Neb.
Helen Johnson, 134 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln.
Althea Myers, 224 North RUteenth street.
Lincoln.
Louise Utiles, Lyons, Nso.
Estelle McDonald, lyons, Neb.
Milton Setter, Nebraska City. Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebrasks City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Luclle Hasen, Norfolk, Neb.
Helen Reynolds, Norfolk, Neb.
Let ha Larkin, South Sixth street. Nor-
folk, Neb.
Emms, Marquardt, Fifth street and Madl
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Genevieve M. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
William Davis, 121 West Third street.
North Platte, Neb.
Louise Raabe, 2&W North Nineteenth ave
nue. Oman i.
Francea Johnson, M8 North Twenty-fifth
avenue, Omaha. 1
Marguerite Johnson, SSI North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
Emlle Brown, Ktf Boulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, 4U1V Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Mary Brown, t323 Boulevard, Omaha.
Eva Hendee, 44i Dodge atreet, Omaha,
Lillian Wirt, 416S Cass street, Omaha.
Lewis Poff, 3115 Ftanklin street, Omaha,
Juanltaj Innes, r7t Fort street, Omaha,
Bassett Ruf. 1814 Binnev street, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn. 846 Georgia avenue, Omaha,
Helen F. Douglas, lWil li street. Lincoln.
Ada Morris. UM Franklin street, Omaha,
Myrtle Jensen, 2SR9 Isard street- Omaha.
Orrln Fisher, 1210 8. Eleventh St. Omaha,
Mildred Erlukson, 2700 Howaid St., Omaha,
When the Nutting Party Got Lost-:-ByWmamyMace'Jr-
NE fine Saturday morning David
and Nellie Grant Sally Jones
and Minnie and Pugglna Waits
started to the woods, nutting.
The road led through a beauti
ful country of broad meadows
and fine uplands, and aa the little party of
five rambled along, taking their time, iiiey
found much to enjoy. David waa the oldu't
of the party and Pugglna (which wa a
nickname) was the youngest. David was
14 and Pugglns T. The girls ranged between
V and 13. All were happy and llghtheartr.il.
David being the "big" boy, led the way.
And having been through the woods before,
knew them fairly well. The girls and Pug
glns were making their first Journey Into
tha unknown, and had many great expec
tations regarding their adventures while
hunting fur nuts.
"The woods are full of chestnuts and
walnuts, and occasionally hickory nuts."
informed David. "We car, gather enough
to fill our bags and leave bushels under the
trees."
"Hut the bags will be tod heavy, if full,
to carry," said Sally.
"Oh. I can carry a whole bushel,"
boasted little Pugglns. "I'm strong Ilka
a giant, I am." And he- doubled up his
arms to display muscle Just as he had seen
David and other "big" boys do. Every one
laughed at lugglns and his sister told him
not to "crow till ho was out of the woods."
which saying hud to be explained at length
to the little chap. When made clear to
him he said: "Aw, I don't crow; I wtslles."
Whereupon every one laughed again.
And so cd and on the nutUng party went,
gathering an occasional blossom to fasten
In their itats or finding "weed gum" on
certain kinds of bushes which they all
relished very much. Indeed, Pugglns got
his mouth so full of this sticky, strongly
flavored wax that he found It difficult to
articulate.
After quite a long walk the children
reached the woods, heavy forest timber
which covered a long range of low hills and
adjacent valleys. A fin stream flowed
lengthwise, the forest dividing ' It Into
halves, one east and the other west of the
river. David felt sure of his ground and
took a path leading directly to the river.
Reaching the stiearo they found a foot
bridge which had been built to accommo
date the farmer In the vicinity. The chil
dren began gathering nuts, which covered
the ground on both sides of the bridge, and
crossed and recrosaed the brldse so often
that after a while they could not remember
which side the stream the belonged on.
The eat tank resembled tb west bank, tha
same kinds of trrs growing on either side.
David was the first to think of the situa
tion. "Which side did we com fremT" be
aaked. standing on the bridge and rooking
both ways. Then the girls began to wonder
also.
' From that slde."t And little Pugglns
pointed to on of tli banks. "I saw that
ties the one with the fork aa we come up
to tlie bridge.
Hat no one agreed with Pugglna "I don't
luii'k ou know wbeo you saw that tree
Bl
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cards to anyone whose name It on the
Oscar Frlrkson, 0T Howard St., Omaha.
Oall Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen Houck, lh28 Lothrop street, Omaha.
Emerson Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas, Oma.ia.
Maurice Johnson, 1027 Locust St., Omaha.
Len Carson, 1124 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wllma Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha
Hllah Fisher, 1210 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha,
Edna lleden. 27k Chicago street, Omaha.
Maber Bhelfelf, 4S14 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Walter Johnson, 2406 North Twentieth
street. Omaha.
Euima Carmthars, 22U North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha,
Leonora Denlson, The Albion, Tenth and
faciNe streets, Omaha.
Mse Hammond. O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord, Neb. ,
Zola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond. Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lot la Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perkins, Reddlngtnn, Neb.
Edna Enls, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust St., B. Omaha.
Ina Carney, Sutton, Clay county, Nebraska.
Clara Miller, Utlca, Neb. "v
Mildred F. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Alta Wilken, Waco, Neb.
Leo Beckord, Waco, Neb.
Mae Oiunke, West Point, Neb.
Elsie Slssny, Wliber, Neb.
Frederick Ware, Wlnstde, Neb.
1'suline Parka, York, Neb.
Edna Behllng, York. Neb.
Mary Frederick. York, Neb.
Carrie B. Bartlett Fontanel!, Ju.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, Is,
Ethel Mulholland, Box 71. Malvern, la,
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, la,
Katherlne Mellor, Malvern, la.
Ruth Robertson, Manilla, la.
Margaret B. Wltherow, Tburman, la.
Bertha McKvoy, It. F. D. t. Box tt, Mis
souri Valley, la.
Henry L. Worklnger, 2062 W. Huron street.
Chicago.
Adlena Sorry, Monarch, Wyo., Bog, (3.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl llarron. Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline Squire. Grand, Okl.
Fred Shelley, 230 Troup street, Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Mcintosh, Sidney, Teb.
Nellie Dledrlck. Sidney, Neb.
Eunice Wright. 132 North Logan street,
Fremont, Neb.
Carol Simpson, W liber. Neb.
Phyllis Haag, (33 West Seventeenth street.
York. Neb.
Madia Moore, 811 ver City. Ia. I
Mabel Houston, 3011 Sherman, avenue,
Omaha.
Dorothy Tolleson, 434 North Thirty-eighth
street. Omaha.
Mabel Baker, Lander, Wyo.
Corlnne Allison Robertson, Wliber, Neb
Elisabeth Wright, 1323 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marlon Staples, 1311 South Thirty-first
street. Omaha,
Francis A. Dotson, Pueblo, Colo
Phyllis Corbett, Sidney, Neb.
Edward Beckard, Waco. Neb.
Ellen Peterson. Fifty-first and C streets,
Omaha.
Harry Routing, 123 East First street. Grand
Inland. Neb.
Jeannette McWride,' Elgin, Neb.
Elliabeth Wright, 13a South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
first" laughed Minnie, Pugglns" sister. "It
looks to me as though we cam from the
other side. I do believe that Is west And
we came east, you know."
"Well," said David, a bit trojoled ovr
the dilemma, "If the sun wer shining as
it was when we atarud out this morning,
I cuuid soon teii our way. But tne day has
becom gray, with no prospect of sun. And
neither will we hav stars or a moon to
night" he observed.
"Oh. Davey!" cried his Bister In horror.
"Why do you speak of what wo are likely
not to see tonight? We must be at home
long before evening."
"If," smiled David. But his smil was
not a happy one. He looked a bit dis
turbed. "Well," he observed, phllosohically
"we'd best go on filling our bags with
,V .V ZT wani weu con
elder the subject of discovering the points
of the compass.'
They set to work again, for they had
v-.w, i,.,cu me oags. Alter the thro
" v - - .n iu luair daks iuu or
nearly so David said they'd better be off
toward horn.
"Now, kiddles," he said, 'Td advise you
to remain here till I go around and feel
ny way. You can keep me Informed of
your whereabouts by singing or calling out
every little while. I ll go In this direction
straight ahead for fifteen minutes by. my
watch, if i do not then come to the
meadow through which w entered the
woods I'll come back here and go In th
opposite dlrctloa."
"I've got a better plan for your finding
your way back to ua," said Minnie Walt.
Here are a lot of old papers that wer
wrappea about our luncheon. Tak them
and leave tiny bit along your path. Then
you can return without any trouble."
"MATBE IT'S AN INJUN." HOARSELY WHISPERED PUGG INS,
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
L Write plainly em oaa aid of the
yape oaiy sad Bomber the paeree.
a. Use pea. aad tax, mo peaoU
S. Vbori a potete artlalea will
e g-lTea pref ereaoe. So not use ever
800 words.
4, Orlg-laal s-tertes et letters ealj
will ke used.
5. Write yonr same, sere aa4 ad
dress at tke top ef th first page.
rijret aaA eeooBA prises ef books
will be glvea for the best twe eoa
tribntlons to this pare eaeJh week.
AsVAresa all eomnmaloatloas to
OXIXiBIUBJr'B ABTaCBaTT,
Osaah Bee.
(First I'rise.)
A True Story of Our Pony
By Edward Bechord, Aged 10 Years, Waco,
tyeb. Red Side.
Dandy is our pony. Me Is brown and
white. When we feed him oats he always
shakes his head around and throw the
oats all over.
Bill, our other horse, and Dandy play
together. They Jump and run all over the
lot.
He will shake paws when you go up to
Mm and say, "Shake," and give him a tap
on the leg he will lift his foot People as
they pasa him most generally pick a bunoh
of grass and give It to him. We have a
cart and we drive him to It.
In the picture I am sending Leo Is driv
ing and Donald Is sitting between us. This
picture waa taken, behind our barn.
Leo was visiting at his aunt's last sum
mer, eleven miles In the country. He went
on Dandy. Dandy got loose and was going
to come home. But when he was half
way home he had to cross the bridge at
the Lincoln creek and was afraid to cross,
so he went back to the nearest house. Leo
was very excited and called us up by tele
phone to see If he waa home. These people
knew our pony, so they told Leo he was
there. Leo had to walk after him.
(Second Prise.)
Contentment
By Elsie Stastny, Aged 13 Years, Wliber,
Neb. Blue Side.
In olden times, many years ago, chil
dren when born were gifted. The rloh
were gifted by falrlea and tha poor by
winds.
In a little country town In Francs lived
a poor peasant family to which waa born
a little child named Mary. That night a
murmuring, fluttering sound was heard,
and the window was softly raised and In
came three beautifully robed creatures,
who were the winds, who had coma to gift
little Mary. They went quietly up to the
tiny cradle. "My gift Is honesty," said
East Wind. "Mine Is kindness," said West
Wind. "And mine is contentment," said
South Wind, "for without It she cannot be
happy." So then they left as quietly as
the came.
"And if the papef doesn't last till the end,
bias your trees," suggested Sally Jones.
"Not bad Ideas." agreed David. "I'll put
both In execution. The psjper one first
for It Is quicker. Then, If need be, I'll re
sort to blaxlng the freest along my trail."
"Quit like the American Indian," laughed
Neiie. Then, as David est off, his paper i.
his hands, '.ugglns asked what "biasing"
a tree meant Sally and Minnie explained
to him and he waa much Interested.
But Ui little, band of Children left in
the big forest beside the footbridge,
not In a state of contented mind. They
were very much worried, and Pugglns,
baby-like, began to fret to be at home with
mamma again.
"Say, sister," he whispered to Minnie,
who was hugging him to her as they sat
on th r&s under the big trees. "If w
should dla her la th f9r.st would the
blrd, u, leavea or
would a good fairy come and touch us with
her wand and bring us to life, and put us
ltlA
a chariot and carry us horn, where
mamma and papa would be waiting for
us with Ice-cream and hot ginger oakeT"
Minnie and Sally had to laugh at Pug
glna double question. Nellie did not hear
It, for she had gone across th bridge to
look about for signs of a footpath whloa
they had com over Into the woods.
"Well, brother dear, I can't aay which
would happen," replied Minnie. "But I
don't think we'll get to the dying point,
ilk the babes in the wood. You see,
none of ua are babies unless lt'a von.
Pugglna."
Pugglna shook his head emphatically.
Sk. n
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So little Mary grew up and was the sun
shine of her home, for though they were
poor, she was satisfied and grateful for
what she had. She was always ready to
help others and aiways honest, so that
all loved her; but best of all she had the
gift of contentment and was always happy.
In the great city of Paris stood a man
sion in which was born a little child
named Marie. So, accordingly, the two
great fairies came to bestow their gifts.
"She shall be very rich," said one. "My
gift Is beauty," said the other. Then they
went away, leaving the lltu child in her
rich cradle.
6o Marie grew up alao, but in a different
way. As aha was the pet and pride of her
parents she became spoiled end selfish
and her beauty was marred by a frown
on her face. She became a trouble to her
parents and no one loved her.
Now, which would you all rather re
ceive, riches and beauty or honesty, kind
ness and oontentmentT
(Honorable Mention.)
Ants
Bjo'"n V"1'. Ex-Queen, Aged 14 Yeara.
The Strehlow, No. 1, Omaha., Blue Side.
One day as I was out in the yard I saw
a lot of ants running back and forth and
so I killed a few and by and by the ants
came and carried them away,
Another time my father was watching
them and he thought he'd have some fun,
so he went in the house and got a lump
of sugar and soaked it In whiskey and put
It on the walk. By and by the ants came
and ate the sugar and sucked the whiskey
out of it, then In about three minutes when
they tried to walk they just couldn't walk
straight and It waa fun to see them go
walking along and falling over everything,
thing.
Ants are very Intelligent and some of
them even go so far aa to have slaves, and
some think they have nurses for the baby
ants. Once not long ago I saw an ant with
a dead one. Maybe It waa going to have a
funeral.
I wonder If any of the Busy Bees have
ever noticed that ants are divided into three
parts. It always looks as If they would
lose their heads. I found out that In every
colony there are always three kinds of ants,
the queens, the males and the workers.
The queen ant Is not a real queen ruling
a kingdom; she is the mother ant and
lays all the eggs. Some ants( build their
tunnels very deep under ground. A door
way opens in a large space, we might call
a gallery- Sometimes they build - a high
mound around the entrance. Some ants
make a home In hollow stems or dead
logs. Some ants also drink honey dew and
eat cake, augar, etc.
I think that the Busy Bees would flnt It
very interesting to study the ants. And I
wish I knew some more about them.
Gertrude's Visit to the Country
By. Marlon Compton, Aged 11 Yeats, 270s
B Street South Omaha. Red tilde.
Nellie Williams was a little girl who
Nope, sister, I'm not a baby," b de
clared. "I'm mamma's man. I'd think
you'd know. " But Just at this point a
sound which startled the children came
through the woods. Something evidently
a man, and maybe a tramp was whist
ling at no great distance off. And who
ever the whistler was he waa drawing
nearer and nearer to the bridge. Minnie
looked at Bally Sally looked at Minnie.
Then they both looked at Pugglna And
Nellie, hearing the same Up music, re
turned instantly to the other children.
"WsrifJwr who be can bT" ah asked with
some apprehension. "David should not
have left us thus exposed to chance
tramps or or escaped convicts."
"Maybe It's an Injun," hoarsely whis
pered Pugglns, his eyes as big as saucers.
"An' maybe he'll kill us and eat us up."
"Oh, silly kid," said Sally. "Don't you
know, Pugglns, that there are no Indains
any moret They're Just like us white
and dressed In clothes, and they live in
houses and act food. No, it may be a
tramp."
But th little group of frightened chil
dren were soon relieved to see a fine, big
boy, a bag stung over his shoulder, ap
proaching the opposite end of tb foot
bridge. And when he saw them he bowed
and said: "Out gathering nuts, eht Wall,
there are plenty, and to spare."
"Yea, w'v got all th nuts we want,
thank you," said Nellie. "But tha thing
wa want most to know Is tha points of
th compasa. For Instance, which way Is
westT"
"Right over there," and th boy pointed
toward th direction taken by David.
"Why do you sskT Are you lost in the
wood?" And he laughed merrily. "Come,
I "11 guide you out of the depths of th en
chanted forest'
"We can't see that it's enchanted,"
laughed Minnie. "W hav found It too
real In tic On gets lost only In real woods,
nut enchanted ones."
"I gueaa you are right," the big boy
declared. "But are you from town? Yes!
Why, Isn't that lucky? I am from town.
lived In the country. One day she wrote a
letter to her cousin, Gertrude Smith, who
lived In the city, and asked her to come
and spend a week In the country with
her. Gertrude wrot- back that she would
b delighted to come. The next day her
uncle came after her. The ride on the
cars lasted about two hours. Her cousin
Henry wsa there to meet them with the
big wagon. Gertrude had never ridden In
that kind of wagon before, and It was all
new to her. Nellie was watching for them
at the gate, and when she saw them com
ing, she ran to meet them. They went In
and Gertrude took oft her hat and they
went out to see Nellie's father feed the
horse, stfter tbey had their dinner, Nellie
took Gertrude out to see her pets. She
had a pony named Jack, a dog named
sport and an old hen with ten HtJe
chickens. The days passed quickly for the
two little girls, and before they knew it
It was time for Gertrude to go home,
Eva and the Fairy Boat
By Ruth Flgard, Aged 11 Years, Seward,
Neb.
Eva waa a little girl of 6 years. She had
always wished to ride on a fairy boat
One day a little fairy, all dressedi In red
and gold, came to Eva while ahe was sit
ting by the brook.
She told Eva If she would coma with
her she would give her three wishes and
all would come true.
Eva first wished to ride on a fairy boat,
and In a few moments a boat could be seen
coming around the bend.
Next Eva wished to be small enough to'
ride on it without making It sink. In a
short time she became very small and was
floating down the brook in the little boat
Suddenly the boat caught on a twig aud
it was held fast. Eva then wished she
was home in bed, when all of a sudden
she beard someoue talking. She woke up
and saw her mother standing by the bed.
Eva had been dreaming it all.
That day was her birthday. She got up,
ate her breakfast and went to see a fish
line she had left by the brook. Instead of
a fish on the line there was s. beautiful
little boat made of polished black wood
with snow-white sails; that was her fairy
boat.
A Chicago Girl
By Jennie Stuart 2447 Webster Avenue,
Omaha, Neb.
"Oh, goody, goody!" Helen could hardly
keep still, for tomorrow was going to be
the crowning day of her life, If It was
nice. The next day she was going to have
nice. The next day sche was going to have
an automobile ride. Helen waa a little girl
living In a suburb of Chicago called Ravens
wood. She was 3 years old; had brown
hair and blue eyes. She had three brothers,
all younger than herself. She waa to keep
the auto ride a secret When she woke up
In the morning It was raining. Her mother
came in and told her to get up. Helen's
first question was: "Are we going?" "Yes."
Oh how happy she was. She got up and
dressed. Her brothers asked their mother
why they were putting on their Sunday
things. "Becauso I want you to look nice
for breakfast" waa the answer. Breakfast
was over. "Should we change our things
now." "No," papa wants us to go down
to the station with him." They were ready.
When they got to tha station they waited
for the train to come. The train came and
their father jumped them all in. "Where
are we going?" they asked. "Away,"
answered their father. They got off pretty
soon and followed their father. It was
rainy outside. They came to where an
automobile waa standing. Their father stop
ped to talk to a man. Then he said to the
children and their mother, who were stand
too. I'm on my way home now and shall
be glad of your company, I'm Jack
Young." "Oh, I've heard my brother
David speak of you often," cried Nellie.
"I mean David Grant He's my brother.
And he's gone now to find a road in th
woods. H went In that direction,' and she
designated the way David had gone.
"Ah, I see; gone to find a northwest
passage, so to speak," said Jack gaily.
"Well, there, he comes now. See hlra
through that thicket yonder?"
And sure enough David had found bis
way baok by the places of paper be had
sprinkled along the way going. And he
was mighty glad .o find his old school
friend, Jack Young, there. Jack could
lead them out of the wilderness to the
Ijind of Horn and Supper.
An hour later six tired little travelers
beheld their home town over the hill, and
they knew that anxious pt rents and a
good warm supper awaited them.
"And we'll tell of being lost in th wood.'f
whispered Pugglns to his sister so that
Jack could not hear; Jack might laugh at
him.
Cardinal on Women's Rights
In an Interview in New York th other
day Cardinal Logu of Ireland expressed
his ideas of the rights of women. Dis
cussing suffrage for women and kindred
subjects the old-fashioned prelate said:
"Women today do not seem to appreciate
that th greatest power in th world, not
supernatural, la in their hands. They are
tne custodians of th future, the wardens
of th human race. Has the being to
whom th greatest of human missions been
confided time to wast making dresses for
lap dogs or wearing these big extravagant
L ts and strange fashionable gowns?
"I am not opposed to th advancement
of women In any of the professions for
which they are fitted. A woman doctor Is
a fine thing, but they tell me other women
don't want them, that they have mora
confidence in men.
"I can't understand that One would
think every dictate of delicacy would com
pel them to employ some on of their own
sex.
"Women lawyers? I can't say I think a
law court is a place for a woman. They
get such rough handling there. A woman
is not made for rough handling.
"That is why I do not care for this idea
of women In politics. In one of your state
legislatures, for Instance, or as members
of Parliament. Some women are very elo
quent very Intelligent. It's sot that wo
man Is unfit but that politics Is.
"Th grandest profession for any woman
is caring for a home and children," added
tha primate.
"Do you think women are responsible
for extravagant living?" wa asked.
"In a measure they are," the cardinal
answered, "but no more o in this country
than In any other.
"Everywhere In th world men make th
money and the women spend It. You
Americau women enjoy greater liberty
than your sistur anywhere else, but you
do not abuss It. You can take care of
yourselves. It is all right."
Profit and Loss
HE WAS a monkey full of fun,
'MonRst trees he romped all
day;
No thought of sorrow came to him,
His hours were spent In play.
But from a land far to the North,
Did come a wicked man;
He crept about the forest deep,
For he had an evil plan.
He spied the monkey, young and free.
And trapped him. Oh, alack!
And carried him to foreign lands
From whence he'd ne'er como back.
ing near: "Jump In." Helen had a smile and touched her with her wand and re
upon her face. The boys Jumped in. They peated these words: "Thou shalt never be
went all around the place and then, as It a fairy more."
waa getting near noon, they went to a So the fairies drove her out of Fairy
restaurant and had their dinner. After din- land.
ner they went outside and found the auto- She then went from house to house beg
mobile out there. They Jumped in and took glng for food to eat but no one would give
a road near Lake Mlohlgan. Then they her food because she was so cross and at
went to a station and got a train for home, lant she died of hunger.
a nai iiikiii ueien was very nappy, ivextv
Sunday 1 will write a
story about Lincoln
park.
The Two Fairies
By Haiel Stanwoort, Aired Is Years, Sew
ard, Neb. Red Side.
Many hundreds of years ago when there
were raines in the land there lived
two
sister fairies.
, very uKiy.
teeth looked like tusks and her fingers
were like , claws. The fairies named her
Magnon because she waa so cruel.
The other fairy waa quite the opposite
of her Bister. She was very beautiful and
ul.2? , !.Ved veryth,n
Magnon was godmother to a Very pretty
child whom she gave very hard tasks to
do, but If the child could not do the tasks
she would beat It until the child would beg
AnT6
. L Mtnon treatJng the
child in this way Love chanced to hear her.
She tried to make Magnon stop, but Mag-
non beat the child more than ever.
Love then went to another fairy whose
PJ'.r Wa, "tron(fer than Magnon'a.
This fairy went to where Magnon was
Home Life
T 13 very Interesting to visit In
the homes of our foreign broth
ers and to note the different
ways of domestlo life. Espe
cially do we find the modes of
llf In Japan. China and their
nearby neighbors unique. A little trip Into
Corea may afford the young reader some
Pleasure, more particularly as It is a -.oun-try
little heard of by the people of the
western world. The following description
of the home of the Corean la quoted from
Landor's book "Corea:"
"Let ua now see what a Corean house
hold Is like. But first aa to tha matter of
house architecture. Here there is little
difference to be observed between the
house of th noble and that of th peasant,
except that tha former is generally cleaner
looking. Th houses In Corea may be di
vided into two classes those with thatched
roofs of barley straw and those with roofs
of tiles, stone and plaster. The latter are
the best and are Inhabited by tha well-to-do
classes. The outsld walls are of mud
and atone and the roof, when of tiles, Is
supported by a huge beam that runs from
one end of the house to the other. The
corners of the roof are usually curled up
after the Chines fashion. A stone slab
runs along the entire length of the roof
and is turned up at th two ends, over
the upper angle of the roof ltaulf. The
tiles are cemented at the two sides of the
slab and likewise at the lower borders of
the roof. The windows, again, are rec
tangular and are placed directly under the
roof, being In consequence well protected
from the rain.
"Corean houses are never mora than one
story high. The houses of officials and
rich people are enclosed by a wall of
masonry, the gate of which Is surmounted
by a small pagoda-like root. In th case
of houses of tne great like generals and
princes, It Is customary to hav to be
passed through In succession before the
door of the house Is reached. The outer
wall surrounding the 'compound' Is seldom
more than 'six or eight feet high, and,
curiously enough, all along the top of the
wall runs a narrow roof, the width of two
tllea This, besides being a sort of orna
ment I of practical use In protecting It
from the damp,
"One peculiarity which characterises the
majority of Corean houses of th better
sort Is that they are entered by the win
dows: these being provided with sliding
latticed frames covered with tlasue paper
and running on grooves to the sides, like
the 'ShoJIs' of Japan. The tissue paper
Is often dipped In oil previous to be.ng
used on sliding doors and windows, as it
Is then supposed to keep out the cold bet
ter than when In th natural state.
"If a Corean house does not look very
Inviting when you vk-w it from the ojtslde,
still less does It when you ar Indoors.
The smallness of the rooms ami their lack
of furniture, pictures or ornaments are
features not very pleasant to the . Tbs
rooms are like tiny boxes, between eight
and ten feet long, less than this In width
There in a cage poor monkey pined,
Hl3 heart was aching so;
And round him stood a grinning
crowd
Who knew not of his woe.
And hundreds came thero Just to
gaze;
Each person brought a child
To "study creatures that had come
From the forest, deep and wild."
Yet what they gained by watching
him
Was profit very small,
Compared to what poor monkey lost
For he lost his ALL.
Prince, the Hero
By Taullne Swoboda, Aged 12 Years.
PlattsraOuth, Neb. Ulue Side.
Alice Gray was a little girl about S years
old. She lived on a farm by the railroad
track. She had no friends near, but a big,
black dog, who waa vnrv tnnA nt ha it.
was everywhere with Alice. One day Mr.
wray was working in the field and Mrs.
Oray waa busy baking. Alice was tired
of staying near the house so she thought
she would take a walk down the track near
the place where her father waa working.
When she came to the place where the
path leads from the track to- the fleld
he thought she would take a rest so she
at down on th r Ith Prince, the dog,
by her side. All at once Prinoe began to
bark and pull Alice by the dress She
thought he was In play and paid no atten-
tlon, to him. Then Mr. Gray heard Prince
bark and looked and "aw A on the
track and the train was close behind her
He ran and before he came to the track
Prince had caught hold of her and pulled
her off Into the grass. Mr. Gray picked
her up and took her to Mrs. Gray After
that Prince was petted and treated like a
child.
in Corea
and about seven feet high. They are whit)
all over, with the exception of the floor,
which Is covered with thick, yellowUih oil
paper. The poorest kind of Corean housa
consists of only a single room. The abode
of a moderately well-off man, on the other
hand, may have two or three, generally
threo rooms; though, of course, the houses
of very high officials are found with a
still larger number.
"The Corean process of heating the houses
la somewhat original. It Is a process used
In a great part of eastern Asia, and. to
my mind, it Is the only thoroughly bar
baric custom which Corean natives have
retained. Th flooring of the rooms con
sists of slabs of stone, under which is a
laf-ge oven of the same extent as tha
robm overhead which even during the win
ter. Is filled with a burning wood fire,
which is kept up day and night What
happens la generally this: The coolie whose
duty It is to look after this oven, to avoid
trouble, fills it with wood and dried leaves
up to the neck and sets these on fire and
then goes to sleep, by which means the
stone slabs get heated to such an extent
that sometimes, notwithstanding the thick
oil-paper which covers them, one cannot
stand on them with bare feet.
"When the Coreans eat in their own
houses the men of the family take their
meals first, being waited upon by their
wives and servants, after which the females
hav their repast in a seperate room. The
women seldom drink intoxicants and are
satisfied with water and rice-wash. It Is
the wife's duty to look after the welfare
of her huHhand, and when she has fed him
and he has drowsily laid himself down on
the ground, or on his little mattrexs, as
the case may be, she retires, and after hav
ing her food either goes to see her friends
or to wash her master's clothes, or else
to sleep."
Why KnKllahmru Travel.
K. M. Allen of Chicago la a protege of
William K. Corey, president of tha United
States Steel corporation. lie Is one ot
the coming financiers of this country, ac
cording to th opinion of experts, and al
ready controls tha market for the costly
flruhrlcks that are used In the furnaces
of steel mills. With American capital he
has recently built a tremendous brick
manufacturing plant in Austria. He Is
now at the Waldorf-Astoria, having Just
returned from a trip abroad.
"London has more homely women than
any other place in the world," said Mr.
Allen, "remaps that is the rtimn why
the English are such great travelers."
New Yolk Telegraph.
Hove He Made ar Sale.
"Excuse me," said the canvasser, "but
I have a work here lin three volumes "
"No use," interrupted the head of the
house. "I can't read."
"Hut you hav children, of courser A.,
canvasser said.
"No," answered th other, triumphantly,
"nothing but a cat."
"Very well," persisted the canvasser,
"you will have something to throw at th
eat" Chicago New,
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