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1 TTTE OfAIIA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER fi. lfMo. TU7TT9 TTf nmriL 4 EVIDENTLY the Busy Beea have been eating- honey; that la. bar been having parties. We have several Interesting storier thla week about parties, how thy are planned and how carried out. While we might hare expected that more of these parties would hare told of Hallowe'en games and fancies, Btlll they are all Interesting. One Busy Bee tells of a new kind of Thanksgiving party. WJien you see the head of her story don't think ahe has Imagined what Is going to happen the last of this month, nor told of what happened a year ago; it In not a "Thanksgiving Day Patty'' that she Is telling out, not at all. Babes in the Woods n i tf -Jb v n i 1 ! ! The stories of late have had very pleasant touches, as though the writers f were telling us a bit of how they saw things: how they thought and felt about j them. This Is what gives value to any writer's stories, be he large or small. , So rontinue. Busy Bees, to put as much of yourself as possible Into what you I write and what you do. Of course, tuat this expression of yourself may ba pleasant you must make yourself pleasant; must iive for yourself the things you admire and recommend for others. That makes writing serious, doesn't It, and a grave responsibility? Anyway, when you writ your stories try to honestly tell of things as you see them and lo not "pretend" that you under stand or see mors than you do: be honest. M - S k y ' '- - -I The prlr.es this week were won by two storing written by two of the younger Busy Bees. Kach story tells a little lesson. These stories would have once been said to "have r moral," but nowadays no one writes stories p with a moral; they Illustrate philosophy. The writers of these stories arc Ruth Harrison of Omaha, Red side, and Kdith Rebal of Plattsmouth, Blue side. Any of the Busy Bees may snd tarda to aayone whose name Is on ths) I'oslcard Exchange, which now Includes: Jn le Ixng. Atnsworth, Neb. Irene Met'oy. Bsrnaton, Neb. . Milan Mervln, beaver City. Neb. Msbel Witt. Br nlngton. Neb. Anna Gottsch. Bennington, Neb. Minnie Gottsch, Bennington, Neb. A (lire Lampke, Benson, Neb. Marie Gallagher. Henkelman. Neb. Hox 12). Ida May. Central City. Neb. v. era Cheney. Creighlnn, Neb. juK Hahn. Ijavid City. Neb. Rhea Freidell. Dorchester, Neb. Aleda Bennett, Klgln, Neb. F.unlce Bode, Falls City. Neb. Kthel Reed. Fremont. Neb. )lulda Luudburg, Fremont. Neb. Marion Capps, Gibson, Neb. Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg. Neb. Anna Voss, 407 West Cbarles street. Grand Island. Nb. Lvdla Roth. Wcit Koenlg street. Grand Itland, Neb. Ella Vou. 40T West Charles street. Grand Inland. Neb. Irene Costelln. Wait Eighth street. Grand Island, Neb. Jessie Crawford, MM West. Charlee street. Grand Island, Neb. I'auline Kchulta. Iieadwood, 8. D. Martha Murphy, fa East Ninth street. Grand IMard, Neb. flush Kutt. Eehara, Neb Hester F. Rutt. Eeshaia, Neb. Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb. Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb 4 Anna Nellson, Eezingtun, Neb. Ed y the Krelts, Lexington, Kmb. Marjorie Temple, Eextngton. Neb. Alice Urastmeyer, IMS C street. Lincoln. Marian Hamilton, 2P2S tt Street, Lincoln. Kiel Hamilton, !fi2 L street. Lincoln. Irene Dleher, 203S 1 street, Lincoln. Hughie Uiaher. SUW L atreet. Lincoln. CharUitte Boggs, Ul Bouta irteenth street, Lincoln. Mildred lenS'Mi, 70S East Second street, Fremont, Neb. Helen Johnson, IS4 South Seventeenth treat, Lincoln. AJthea Myers, V4 North BUteeotb street. Lincoln. Loulee Ktllee, Lyons, Net, stells McDonald. Lyons, Neb. Uton Bolier, Nebraska City, Neb. Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb. Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City. Neb. Luclle Hasen, Norfolk, Neb. Helen Reynolds. Norfolk. Neb. Let ha Larkln, South Sixth street.' Nor-' folk. Neb. Emru Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi son avenue, Norfolk. Neb. Genevieve M. Jones, North Ixiup, Neb. William Davie, Ml West Third street. North Platte, Neb. Louise Raabe, PJt North Nineteenth ave nue. Oman v "ranees Johnson, 93i North Twenty-fifth avenue, Omaha. Marguerite Johnson, S3 North Twenty fifth avenue, Omaha. Emtio Brown, U2i Boulevard, Omaha. Helen Goodrich. eOlfl Nicholas street, Omaha. Mary Brown, iXi Boulevard. Omaha. Eva Hendee, 44 Dodge street. Omaha. Lllltau Wirt, 4UD Case street, Omaha Lewie Poff. HI Franklin etreet. Omaha. Juanlta Innes, !7W Fort street, Omaha. Bassett Ruf, 1814 Btnnev etreet. Omaha. Meyer Cohn. M Uoorgia avenue, Omaha. Helen F. Douglas, luol U street, Llnuoin. Ada Morris. Mi Franklin street, Omaha. Myrtle Jensen, SUO lsard alreeu Omaha Orrtn Fisher, 1210 B. Eleventh At., Omaha. Mildred Erlckson. T.OS Howard Ht.. Omaha. Oscar Krl( kson, Z07 Howard St.. Omaha. Gail Howard. 473 Capitol avenue, Omaha. - v. ( Heln Hourk. 162S Lothrop street. Omaha, Kmersnn t;oodrlch, 4!0 Nicholas, Omt.it, Maurice Johnson. 107 Locust St., Omaha. Lfun Carson, 1124 North Fortieth, Omaha, U lima Howard. 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha Ifllah Fisher. 11)0 South Eleventh, Omaha. Mildred Jnsen, 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha, Kriria HeUn. 27 Chicago street. Omaha. Metier Shelfelt, 414 North Twenty-fifth f tret tmalia. waiter Jolinaou, 240s North Twentieth street, Omaha. -arruinera, out ngno 1 wen IT-nx Ut a"""" street. Omaha. L Leonora Denison, The Albion, Tenth and f-aciric eireeia, umini, Mae Hammond. O'Neill. Neb. Msdge L. Daniels. Ord, Neb. Zola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb. Allies Hichmond, Orleans, Neb. Marie Fleming, Osceola Neb. Lotta Woods. Pawnee Cwy, Neb. ttari Perkins. Reddlncton. Neb. Edna Enls. Stanton. Neb. Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust St.. E Omaha. na Carney. Sutton. Clay county, Nebraak Clsra Miller Utica. Neb. Mildred F. Jones. North Loup, Neb Aita Wllken. Waco. Neb. Leo Beckord, Waeo, Neb. Mae Urunke. Win Point. Neb. K'.ste Ktaiiny. Wllber. Neb. Frederick Wars. Wlnslda, Neb. Pauline 1'arks, Tork, Neb. Edna Behllng. Tork. Neb. Msry Frederick. Tork, Neb Carrie B. Iiartlett, Fontane.ie. la. Irene Reynolds. Little Sioux, la. Kthel Mulbolland. Box 71, Malvern, la, Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, la. Kathertne Mellor, Malvern, la. Ruth Robertson, Manilla, la. Margaret H. Wltheruw. Tburmao, la, Bertha McKvoy. R. . D. J. Bon nV Mls court Valley, la.. Henry L. Workingex. KU W. Huron street, Chicago. Adlena Sorry, Monarch. Wyo., Bon tt, Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo. Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo. John Barron, Monarch, Wye. Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wye, Pauline Squire, Grand, OkL Cred Shelley, 2S9 Troup street, Kansas City, Mo. Msry Mcintosh, Sidney, neb. Nellie Died rick. Sidney. Neb. Kunlce Wright, -4 North Logan street. Fremont, Neb. Carol Simpson. Wither, Neb. Phyllis Haag, S32 West Seventeenth street, York, Neb. Maclie Moore, 811ver City. Ia. Mabel Houston, Mil Sherman avenue. Oman .4 I . "--. .fv.:..i h r V. -'- RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. WVtts plainly on one elde of the paper only and Member the pares. I. Use pen and Ink, not poaoU B. abort, and pointed articles will be givea prefereaoa. Be not mas ever BO words. 4. Original stories or letters only wlU be used. a, Write ytrer name, are and ad dress at the top of the first par. rirst and second prises of bocks will be given for the beet twe con tributions to this pare each week. 4 drees all oonunnnloatloan te CIHiSlHl DKTAMTMMMT, Omaha Bee. In the afternoon. Each of the guests w to bring a sheet to play ghosts. By o'clock that evening alt the g"uet liaj arrived, all masked as ghosts. We played many games. A danca followed Hut I couldn't dance, and so 1 came home. Tot's Trip to the Moon Mary Katherlne Harrison. Aged 10 Tesre, JHiv North Twentieth 8treet, Otuaha. Tot stood knocking at the big innon door, it was opened by many silvery looking falrlos who led him In. There were many silver roads All the fairies went down these roads and Tot followed. They le1 to a silver throne. A beautiful lady sat there. First P to her cAine the star raiiies. Shs showered them with stars. Then came the dream fairies, shs sprinkled them with dream dust from off the nioon vines. Last the dew fairies cama. They their silver rHs with dew from the silver stream near by. Shs gave Tot t First Prixe ) Tomorrow Ruth Harrison. Aited 7 Yearn. North filled Twentieth Street. Omsha. Red fide. There was once a little girl who alwsva a pair of sllvsr eye glanses. put off things until tomorrow. Her They all floated out the moon door by mother once left her In charge of Dicky- tinkling music. Outside was dark, but the bird while she went visiting. moon lit up and the star fairies said they Every rooming she would say. "I will would maka a twilight In a twinkling of feed Dicky-bird tomorrow," snd when to- the eye. So It wan bright In minute. The morrow came she would say, "I will feed dew fairies told him to put on his silver Dicky-bird tomorrow." glasses that ha might see Ids way horns on So all the wek she put off feeding Dicky- the milky path. At the end of the paths bird. Poor Dicky-bird sang every morn- Tot knew not whsre to go. Hut the lug and evening for his food. dream farlea flying by sprinkled the drrnm One evening while the little girl lay in dust on him and bore him down to his her warm bed she hesrd a few plaintlvs little bed. Mother came in and woke him notes from the cage, out on the cold porch, with a klsa, and ha asks her if she was She resolved then to feed Dlcky-blrd to- the lady In the moon, morrow sure. And she did go to feed him the next mornlne but poor Dlcky-blrd was dead. 1 There was no use to fill his little food By Mabel Datel. Aged 1J Years, Nerth Grace's Kitten and water cups from her eyes. She never will do my duty tomorrow. Big tears of sorrow fall tgaln said 1 V - By Bend, Neb. Grace was sitting In a big chslr in the library, yhe was waiting for her father and mother, who were coming home from Europe that evening at half-past 8. "Oh, dear, I wish they'd oome," sighed Grace, as she looked st the clock. It was only T o'clock. Grace waa trying to read a new book which had bean piven to her mamma dear, may I take my kite to Chi cago? I'll bet Harry hasn't one half so fine kite ai mlriA w-tll he u-h.n T have it rnm- Dorothy Totteeon, 4244 North Tbirty-algbtb plel .. Well, you mustn't bet. my dear," said practice flying till I Join you. Then we'll in vain for him at the lake for nearly go away out to the park. It's fine out an hour, after which he had returned there for kite-flying Juat outside the trees, home and made Inquiry for him at the street. Omaha. Mabel Baker, Lander. Wyo. Cortnne Allison Robertson, Wllber, Neb. Elisabeth Wright. 1322 South Thirty-fifth avenue, Omaha. Marion Staples. 1313 South Thirty-first street. Omaha. Francis A. Dotson. Pueblo. Colo. IMivllls Corbett, Sidney, Neb. Edward Beckard, Waco, Neb. Ellen Petereon, Fifty-first and C streets, Omaha. , n . Harry Reutlng. 123 East First atreet. Grand lsUnd. Neb. Jeannette .McBrlde, Elgin, Neb. Elisabeth Wright, 13ii South Thirty-fifth avenue. Omaha. Eunice WrlKht, 632 North Logan street, Fremont. Neb. Sedle Finch. 2ultl Fourth avenue. Kearnej, Neb. Bobby and His Kite Adventure By rlorenoe Davis. ELI Bobby, what do you think almost too good to be true. Shall we stop v ATI papa has promised us?" asked a long time witn uncie ruca r VV I Mrs. King of her young son. "Tes. and you shall go to school during I v.-. nup vlult there. You will be In the same nuuw - - - Robert ehook his toueeled head gtsde with Cousin Hsrry and Cousin and said In the boy slang of the Gladys." day, "Search mi, mamma dear." "Oh. I'll enjoy going to school for awhile In spite of her amusement at her son's in the great city of Chicago. I've always mamma, looking reprovingly at her young son, whose use of slang during the last year had canted Irer a good leal of worry. "Oh, mamma, I beg your purdon. But I was to excited over our trip to Chicago that I let my tongue get Into Us old had habit again. But, may 1 take my kite mamma'" "Yes, my dear, you may take your kite with you to Chicago, for your uncle lives near to the lake, and there are fine avenues for you to run on to fly it." The days passed too slowly for Robert, for lie was so anxious to get started to wards ths Quen of the Prairies, commonly known as Chicago. And at last, when the day for starting came, Robert was ail aglow with excitement. He was sorry to leave his dear father, but Mr. King protn 'ed to pay his wife and son a visit during the holidays, so that lightened the sadness of parting Once In Chicago Hubert found himself In you know, in the big open space." Robert thought Harry's plan a good one and, with kite in anna, started out to wurd the lake shore. A beautiful avenue fronted the lake, and as it wan at a point where there was not very much early afternoon driving, Robert had a good and safe sweep of ground over which to run. He let out the kite, and soon the stiff house. "And when I found that you had mys teriously disappeared," broke In Mrs. King, "I became so uneasy I decided to start out In quest of you. Harry and I have gone up and down the lake here for a mile each way, and I was about to notify the police that you were lost when, io! hpre you come, riding across the lake toward me. the midst of a perfect paradise. The great lake shone beneath the bright autumn sun and he set out to find It use a giant Rem. 1 lie lovely, well-kept nnd unin. ,n,i ufi., . hii. hnuui grounds skirling the InUe shore were so became scarcer snd the streets unpaved. inviting to the small-town hoy. Everything And occasionally a common-looking chack about the city, from Its thronged, dusty would uppear nestled on a stretch of hreexe was carrying It away at a rapid H was almost as surprising as though you rate far Into the sky. Robert always en- had dropped from the clouds." Joyed the sport of ktte-flylng, and as this Then the three hurried home and Robert, was a new experience flying a kite In full of the excitement of the afternoon, re- the city he became so absorbed in his lated the amusing and thrilling atoriea told fun that lie forgot to notice his surround- him by the old captain of the "I'ralrlo lugs or to keep tab on the distance he Queen." was running. The kite, freakish as kites, "We'll have to ask your captain to dine always are. led him away from the lake with us soma evening," said Robert's uncle Into a pretty little street of cottages and when hs had heard of the Interesting old green yards. Then Into another street, ex-seaman. And they did Invite him, too. and so on; end after a while, when Hob- it happened one Saturday afternoon when eit remembered that Harry was to meet Robert and Harry were out on the lake him within half an hour, he found him- ,ore flying the huge kite. The old cap self wondering which direction would lead tal wa, coming Into port, as he termed him home. Hut he felt that he had t, and seeing the boys. Invited them to kept a pretty straight course along the have a rlde on , waUry wav." And r, .1 wiul-ii now no onger ia iew, aft ,he rlde wai ovfr the b a,ked He kept going nllu to d(ne wth tnenli Whlch he very gladly did. and never was a brighter or asked In a strn tone. "Oh, 1 forgot," sxplalned Robert. "Hut say mamma. It's so hard to break a habit, you know. Hut I'm doing my best. I'll not ssy 'search me' again If 1 can help It." streets to Its beautf lultree-bonlered avenues and splendid parks, unfolded new aiortee words, Mrs. King held up a warning finger wanted to to there, and now thst I'm really an(f wollders to Robert King. And how and tried ts look serious. "What did I tell going, I can hardly believe It. When shall cordial his uncle and aunt were, and w hat you yesterday about using alang?" she we start, mamma?" pal, Harry and Cllads were beginning to "Just as soon as I can get things settled bel Really. Robert was In the seventh for the winter here. Your grandmamma, heaven of delight from morning til! evening. King will come to keep house for papa and One beautiful Saturday afternoon Robert we'll feel safe in leaving the place in her was atff iclently recovered from the effects charge; and In leaving papa In hex good of constant tight-seeing to bethink himself ' hands. You see, pan and I have wanted of play Just plain, everyday play. And "Well, to assist you in keepins your j ou t0 have a winter In the city for the he got his kite from the storeroom, w here pledge I shall tell you of a great pleasure ut two years, and papa has made It pos- it had been put on his arrival In the city. In store for you. But you must bear in iule for you and me to go this winter. "Bay, cousin Harry, don't you want to mind that xuy boy Is to forever quit using you'll enter the fame school with Harry fly my kite?" he asked of Hairy, slang. It's so ugly, and will prevent your ad Gladys. We'll be thors till spring." "Yes. It will be great sport. Bobby; but learning how to express yourself In proper Itobeit was too happy for words, and sang I've an errand to run for mamma first, language. But here's to the point; psp and whistled about hl work. ".sy, Suppose you go down on the lake and ha promised that I shall take you to listen, now to Chicago for a nice visit." Bobby dropped his work which was the building of a huge kite and looked up at his mother. "Oh. nutmnve, ts that true ' ' ha orled. And a broad smile of anticipa tion spread ever his manly fao. "Oh, It a prairie. Not that Robert was outside the vast city, but he was in a part of it that was not yet built up. After going a great distance and feeling very much afraid that ha was lost, hs stopped to make Inquiry of a man at a little shop door. He found that hn was some three miles from home and one half mile from the lake. Being so strange In the city. It never occurred to Robert to Inquire for the nearest street ear going In the direction of his uncle's home more happy evening sent In the King homo than was spent that evening with the ex-seaman and present captain of the "Fralrle (jueen" as guest of honor. And, although Robert was never again lost in Chicago although he went about doing much "exploring" he often made a trip to the shanty of the captain and there spent many a pleasant hour listening to the old man's merry talk. (Second Prise.) Mary's Lesson Edith Rebal, Aged 10 Years, Platts mouth. Neb. Blue Side. .1 , I ' v.a.I.a. mn A tnWTl. , , , , V. . .L. j f AJtce Just the day before, but nothing Interested She told Mary to take good car or AJice. . ,, , Mary promised her mother shs would. .Isncing at the cloc. The baby went to sleep and Mary was or ln to the door all the time. She reading her book by the window. After w ltting. trying to read, when she awhile she saw some of her playmates heard a little scratching on the door. he coming She left Alice and went out to went and opened the door and there lay play a little white kitten. One of the alria had to go to town first. "Oh, you poor kitten!" cried Grace, pick Mary said she could go with them. Bh had In it up. Bbe took ths kitten Into the forgotten all about Alice. kitchen and gave It soma milk in her own At home on the tshle lay ths button little blue and white bowl. She gave It a box. When Alice woke she did not see little piece of meat, too. Then she took it Mary, so she went for ths button box. back Into the library and found it was a Her mother just stepped in the door as very playful kitten. Wliil she was dress Alice put a button In her mouth. The ng n up jn on6 0f her doll's dresses she baby choked on the button. When Mary heard the door open and she dropped the got home she had to go to bed, and this jtUen anj turned around and there stood taught Mary a lesson. i,er father and mother. "Oh, papa and mamma." she cried, "I'm The Birthd&Vy PaXty so glad you're back. And see my new By Florence Kalasek. Aged U Years, PlatU- kittle. I Just got her tonight: ' mouth, Neb. Once when Alice was sitting by the win- ThanksoivirlO- PflXtV dw snd she saw the big drops dropping A inanKSglVing rany down on the window pane, she said: "And By Margaret Buttery, Aged 11 Years, tomorrow Is my birthday and I won t have Plattsmouth, .No. any fun." Her mother, who was sitting One day as Gladys was sitting In ths ham near, said; "Well, Alice, why don't you mock she saw a few of her playmates have' a party?" coming to play with her. bhe went out to Alice was well pleased with this and got meet them. Just ss they opened the gate a pen and Ink out and went to write out to go in the yard one of the girls, named the Invitations. Marie, spoke up and said: "Let's have a When she got them all written she read little Thanksgiving party." them to her mother. Mary and Gladys "That will be Just fine." cried Alice and Gray, Dorothy Brown, May Brown, Agnes May In one breath. So ths five girls went White and then herself would make six, into the house and they started to write and she wanted seven, because she was 7. the Invitations, when Clara spoke up and "Well." said her mother, "did you Invite aald, "Who shall we Invite?" "We will lu Mable Black? vtte ths girls of our neighborhood," said Alice said. "No." and shs Invited her. Gladys. So they started In writing ths in Then she went and gave the Invitations vltatlons. When they got through the around. Her mother and Alice were very names were read Alice White, Mary Gray, busy. She went to bed very happy, and Arnel Rajr Marie and Clara Brown, May the next morning she r'.eaned up the house. SL.ott, Hatel Wood, Edith Bartlett and When It was time for ths girls to come. Gladys. They met over at Oladys' house. Alice put on her clean dress. After awhile xtln they had played a while they ate the girls came. They played games until junci, and olayed again. When It was they were setting tired and then they ate m. for tlenl to g0 Bom, tnjy ull th(,y And as It was getting dark. Alice's father ,1d had R good t)m4 took them home In his big auto, and Alkw said thst she had hsd the best time. v.i ill n.i The girls had such a good time that they "peU or" forgot to tell Alice what a good time they was a plain. If unusal, distinction made h.A h.ri .o the next dsy they csme to V English mayor In the following A Tree with Marie I'orrers. A curious tree grows In the cemetery of His Tanah-Abanx. at WelBrvreden. Bat a via. first thought was to go direct to the lake Island of Java (Dutch Eaat Indies), which and follow It to his uncle s house. u cailed the tree of "Father (or Captain) Being a good walker, Robert was soon ja." Father Jas, an officer of the old on the shore of the lake, carrying his Kallt Indla cm,,any, dled In 17!. and was kite. He approached a small fishing tlie first man whose remains were buried shanty and asked of a rough old former ln ,a above nallled (.enielc.ry; or ,,,, ..... - 10 nooie. e,Mn , Hatavla UBMj av ,,e addis. "VVa.l. lad. yer s long piece from nhahitant of Tunah-Abang. . v . 7 " ' 1 , ' of time a wild fig tree commenced to grow ' uvuf v, ,,,3 iiuio ruiy iia'i mar an4 I'll take you over. I'm going la that dl- Allce's house and told her. A Hallowe'en Party By George Goos. Aged II Years, Tialn vlew, Neb. Red Side. was the first ln the course on the grave, and Is at tiis present time a rectlon. anway, an' would be slad of yer . " .. . .. . . . , ., Braces in us roots me original tombstone. Only a few portions of this stone are now "WAAL, LAU, YEU A LONG i'lidCE FRL'M THAR. company. Hohert's heart fluttered. He looked with iidmiring eves at the "little ahlp" and beheld a fine launch. "h. If won't be trniihiinx you, sir,' he said. ' I'd Just love to go along with you.' Within another ten minutes Robert was aboard the "Utile ship. ' whose name was "1'isiiie Queen." and was R.,lnt off acrosj the iske lil.e the wind. The old eapta.n provfd to be a 111 st entertaitr.iirf ro.iipan'.o.i and related many sfafaring talcs thst niS'le lloheit s blood tingle In his veins. And lie did not notice the length of time It too to make the land place, which was just one block from where his uncle's house stood. When the ' I'tairie Queen" puffed il.to the landing place Robert heard someone calling Ids name, and looking; shorewaid he saw his mother and Harry a.valting him. When Robert stepped ashore, l-.r mother and Harry asked in the same breath: Where have you been'''' And his mother added: "I've been so worried about you. son. You've been away from home for more than tvto houia, and 1 couldn't think what had become of ou. How on earth !id ou get in that boat?" Then Robert did some explaining after whiv.li Hairy told li'm how he had waited story: At a largs political meeting where Gladstone was to speak the hall was packed and the air was stifling. For some reason, says W, C. Hromwell, who quotes the Incident In a recent book as corning frmn Tnnw.M T?uaall 1 w 1 1 , ... Oh. such a party. - " " " , " It was on the 31st day of October that Pe" ths windows, and one had to every little busy body was hurrying hsrs ba broken. or there. The "party" was to be In ths " wa feared that the noise would hail. Pumpkins. cucumbers. grsen stsrtle the audience, and the mayor branches, bunches of wheat and corn, stepped forward to explain wnat was pro strung popcorn and autumn leaves had to posed. The audience, however, had not be collected for decoration. The pumpkins assembled to llsien to the mayor, and over and cucumbers were msde into many dlf- whelmed him with cries of ' Gladstone! ferent faces. The green brsnches, bunches Gladstone!" of wheat and cornstalks, strung popcorn At last the misconceived and Infuriated and the autumn leaves were to be strung official restored silence by shouting st ths around the room to maks It look like Hal- tup of his lungs: lowe'en "I'm not gotng to make a speech! I've We had tliiu all finished by i o'clock got something to say!" visible. There Is a strange superstition about this tree; people saying that w lien a lady makes a wish at the grave beneath It the with Is fi. Hilled, but the wisher ought to hang a garland on the tree It aeeina. Indeed, thst many wishes are fulfilled, as a large number of garlands adorn tiie tree. At Christmas time especially the irse la decoiatfil With inaiiv frh garlamls In Hctavl.i it Is often said that a man "has linn" to Father Jas," w hich means that he (lied and was buried at the Tanah-Abang cemetery. - Strand Magaxine. Peek-a-Boo Force of Habit. The automobile being out of order, the father took the children out in II. e old family currluge behind a nag tlial needed exercUe. When the horse began to snort and cavort the younger boy saM- "I'op, you'd better shut iff the current and tlx hhn He's inl.-slng fire." Kverybody'a Magazine. Ilruny'e Idea of Wings. Little Ben's father ruuKiit a bat in the barn and brought It In to show to his small son. "' h. lain' said little Ben, "li s an ungt I mouse." lcliuea tor. PKKK-A-JiOO, peeli-a-bou' What fun to piay, When T'apa comes boni At the (lose of day. I run and I bido Behind a tall chair: And i'apa coca hunting For nie pverywhpre. And then when be finds me I jump out and ahout! Then Papa and I go A-rouipIng about. And oh! such good fun We ha vr every day. When I'apa tomes boms Aud it's time for our play. IS 'fi 1