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OTES for the king and queen are coming In from some of the Busy
Bees. Other I?e s who want to have a voice In thia aelectlon of
the sovereigns thould send In their votes right away. A few
who sent in stories this week forgot to vote. Too bad! Write
another story and vote thia week.
But you don't need to write a story to vote.
Two of the Bees have written stories about other lands. One boy tella
an Interesting 6tory about a trip to one of the countries across the sea. An
other boy tells of an incident in one of these countries, a "little bit of his
tory." There are a few belated Christmas stories, but the Bees probably will
enjoy remembering the day, even though It Is so long ago.
Busy Bees have an opportunity to show how well they observe and how
well they can write of what they soe. Three prizes are going to be awarded
to tho Been who write the three best stories of what they see at the Omaha
Land show. Saturday. January 21, is Children's day at the show, and during
the hours from 1 to f o'clock Saturday afternoon children receive special ad
missions and attention.
The stories which the Bees write of the ' Land show" will be published
January 2 9, and so must reach the Busy Bee editor on or before January 2 5.
The Bees will be doing a bit of a "reporter'a stunt," reporting Immediately
what they see, because to pet the stories In before the 25th they should be
written right after the visit.
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he went out to look for work, but could
not find any. She then went to the village,
asking- for assistance, but tot turned down.
Remember-In what she .had done and
knowing this to be her punishment, she
turned back. After a weary struggle she
;ot home, very late, so faint that she was
unable to ent, but she was better after
awhile. Afterwards she was more kind to
every one.
William
North
My Doff.
Cutdrk. A red
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Tears
Twenty-Eighth Ptreot,
Omaha. Neb.
I have two spits dogs; one named Toddy
and the other Hlltzen. They have lota of
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The Dec's Junior DlrUiday DooK
his is the Da,
We Celebrate
SUNDAY,
January 15, 1911.
The three prizes offered for the three best stories ar? $5, $2.50.&nd $1.
The prizes this week are won by Frederick Nelson Keens -of Kearney,
Blue side, and Emerson Kokjer of Clarke, Neb., Red side.
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
1. Writ plainly on one aide of the
paper only and number the pag-ee.
a. Vie pea and Ink, not pencil.
3. Short and pointed artlc-Us will
be riven preference. So not uee
over 860 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
B. Write yonr name, a pre and
address at the top cf the first page.
First and second prizes of books
will be given for the best two con
trlbutloua to this page each week.
Address all communications to
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Omaha Bee, Omaha, Heb.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name Is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now includes:
tlall Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, omana.
Helen tlouok, 1&J6 Lothrop street, Omaha,
i r, r.,n irxxli'ict. 401U Nicholas. Omaha.
Maurice Johnson. 1(K7 Locust St., Omaha.
Jean De Lung, Alnsworth, Neb.
I telle AlcLoj, lai 111011, iveo.
i.iiiian dieiviii, tevr City, Neb.
woel Si ill. bttniuiigiun. Act.
"Mi Uoubcu, tkiiuuiion, feb.
diu.i.e uvukuii, iu.igbun, xseb.
.''- fan yK, uoiioo u, io.
..Alio LiHneuor, iukaiuiiti, .Neb. (Box 12).
1U All, lC,:lIU iseu.
ti luci.cy, cieiuiii, .eb.
Louu ttanii, DSviu v-uy, ,u.
.intra, i'leiueii, .Uul'Cliefctel', ftcb,
tiuit uemieu, iigin, ieo.
Eunice i3uue, u.s Oiy, Neb.
ctnei Hu, n'reiuuni, ieb.
xiuiuu iuuuours. vrtniout. Neb.
Alarlon cupps, uiueon, Neo.
iuaiguuniu xriouiuii,ev, uothenburg. Neb,
Aim V ush, w V est. cnarie bireet. Grand
inland, Neb.
Lyuia Koui, U Wet Kuenlg street. Grand
isianu, Neo.
Lua u, 4u West Charles street. Grand
laianu. Neb.
ltetie cosieilo, 115 Went Eighth street,
uiund Island, Neb.
Jessie Oawiord, 4uti West Charles street.
Grand Island, Neb.
1 amine bciiuite, ut-adwood, S. D.
Martha Muipny, t-at Ninth street.
Grand laiaiid, Neb.
llugn Uuu, LA'anaia, Neb.
Hunter K HuM, L.eii:aia, Neb.
Alice J'einjue, l.exn.kioii. Neb.
Huth Temple, Lexingion, Neb.
Anna Neiiuon, Lexintun, Neb.
i-dytlie Kreitu, iexiiititon. Neb.
Atarjorie leruple, iexington, Neb.
Alice Grasmiieyer, Liu C ue-t, Uncoln.
Marian llaniilion, WA Lt street, i,lucolu.
KUle riamliton, W4 L, street, cincoln.
Irene Oisner, iixio U street, Lincoln.
H u hie iiMiiijr, W3U L, street, Uaouln.
cnariotie liotigs, ZJ7 ooutii FUteentti street,
LlncJln.
Mildred Jensen, 70S East Second street,
Fremont, Jeb. t
Helen Joinison, (34 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln.
Altliea Myers, Hi North Sixteenth sueet,
Lincoln.
Louise Stlies, Lyons, Neb.
Ktteile McDonald, Lyons, Neb.
Mllion beixer, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
l.ucilo Haien, Norfolk, Neb.
Letha Larkin, South Sixth street, Norfolk,
Neb.
Emma Marduardt, Fifth street and Madi
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Genevieve M. Joues, Worth Loup, Neb.
William Davis, ui West Third street.
North Platte, Neb.
Louis Kaabe, 2t North Nineteenth avenue,
Omaha.
Frances Johmon, 93J North Twenty-fifth
Avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson. 933 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
Kmlle Brown. 2s: iiuulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, 4Uio Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Mary Brown, 2322 South Central Boulevard,
omaha.
Eva Hendee, 4402 Dodge street, Omaha.
Lillian VSIrt, Cass street, Omaha.
Lewis Port, tils Kianklln street, omaha.
Juanlla limes. To Kurt street, Omatia.
Dassett Huf, 1H4 Binney street, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, h4 Georgia avenue. Omaha.
Helen F. liounlse, 1 81 O street, Lincoln.
Ada Morris, -HJ4 Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, LNOU Izard street, Omaha.
Orrln Fisher, 1210 S, Kleventh St., Omaha.
Mildred Kricknon, 27iXJ Howard t., Omaha.
Oscar Eiick.ion, :'.; Howard St., Omaha.
i. eon Caron, 114 Norm foruein, umana.
Wtlma Howard, 4T22 Capitol avenue, O m ana.
Hl'.ah Fisher, 1210 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, i'"07 Leavenworth, Omaha.
Kdna Heuen. ii'ta Chicago street, Omahu.
Mabsl Shelfelt, 4014 North Twenty-fifth
street, OinaJia.
Walter Johnson, 2406 North Twentieth
street, Omaha,
Emmt Carrutners, 3211 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Leonora Deiiison, The Albion, Tenth and
Padflu stroets, Omaha.
iiammond, O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord, Neb.
Zola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
An Klchmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Oaceolu, Neb.
Lotta W'ooila, Pawnee City, Neb.
Lerl Parkins, Heddiiigtoii, Neb.
Ldna KlUs, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust St., E. Omaha,
lna Carney, button. Clay county, Nebrska.
Ciara Miner, Ulica, Neo.
Mildred F. Jones, Norm Loup, Neb.
Aita wtlkgn, vvauo, Neo.
Leo Beckord, Waco, Neb.
Mae Grunke, Went Point, Neb.
.mle Stasiiay, W liber, Neo.
Frederick Ware, NsinniJe, Neb.
raullne Parka, Vork, Neb.
Kdna liehling, York, Neb.
Mary Frederick, Vork. Neb.
Carrie U. Uartiett, Fontauelie, la.
lrt.no Heynolds, Little Sioux, la.
ii. thel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern, la.
kleanur Mellor, Malvern, ia.
Kainerine Mellor, Malvern, la.
hulh Kobertsou, Manilla, la.
Margaret B. Witberow, Thurmun, la.
Uertna Mcfc-voy, H. F. 1). i. Box to, Mis
souri Valley, la.
Htnry L. vv'orkuiger, 20S3 W. Huron street,
Chicago.
Adlena Sorry, Monarch, Wyo., Box 33.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo,
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Kdlth Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline Squire, Grand, Gal.
Fred Shelley, 'iw Troup street, Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Molntosh, Sidney Neb.
Nellie Dledrlck, Sidney, Neb.
Eunice Wright, bu North Logan street.
Fremont, Neb.
Carol Simpson, Wllber, Neb.
Phyils Haag, i32 Weal Seventeenth street,
York, Neb.
Maclle Moore, Silver City, la.
Mabel Houston, ol8 kaeinian avenue,
omaha. ..
Dorothy Tolleson, 4348 North Thirty-eighth
street, Omaha.
Mabel Baker, Lander, Wyo,
Corlnne Allison Hooertson, Wilier, Neb,
Kilxabeth Wright, liii South Thirty-tilth
avenue, Omano.
Marlon Staples, 1313 South Thirty-first
street, Omuha.
Francis A. Dotson, Pueblo, Colo.
Phyllis Corbett, Sidney, Neb.
Fdward Beckard, Waco, Neb.
Lllen Peterson, Flfty-tirst aud C. streets.
South Omaha.
Harry Reuiing. 123 East First street. Grand
li,.i.d. f'eb
Jeanneite McBrlde, Klgln, Neb.
lilllttbeth Wright, 13ii South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Eunice Wright, 682 North Logan street,
Fremont, Neb.
Sadie Finch, ivii Fourth avenue, Kearney,
Neb.
Minnie Echllchtlng. Cedar Dluffs, Neb.
lay Calhoun, Klin Creek, Neb.
(First Prize.)
A Trip Through Ireland.
By Frederick Nelson Keens, Aged 11 Years,
416 West Twenty-eighth Street, Htai
ney. Neb. Blue Side.
fitter we have cro.-aed the Atlantlo In a
big steamship and landed In Ireland we
soe rr.en In funny little carts to carry us
to the place we are to stay. We ride on
one side of the cart, and the drivers use
sticks Instead of whips.
We must keep our ruincoals close "at
hand, for In Ireland you never can tell
when lt will rain.
Ireland has plenty ot butter, eggs and
milk, so we have good meals. It Is called
the "Emerald Isle."
In Ireland many peasants liuve horses,
but must of them have only their cow,
pig and a few ohlckens. Irelund looks
very green and pretty when viewed from
the train. The peasants stop their carts
to watch the tialn go by.
From Ireland we go east into Eiiglund.
home and told their father what had hap
pened. Ho told them they could dig the
rest of the hole the next morning.
About noon they found a large trunk.
They tried to pull the trunk out, but it
was too heavy for the boys. They went
home to get their father, who said they
had better take the horses and wagon.
When they got the trunk home they
found a little wooden model of an airship.
Their father went In debt to make tho air
ship, which the boys named Skylark.
He soon paid what he owed by winning
races.
The Fat Christmas Tree.
By Helen Morris. Aged 14 Years, McCool
Junction, Neb. Blue Side.
Long years ago. In the far north, some
sailors built a Christmas tree for the little
Eskimo children. They made It of enow
and Ice and while you would not think It
very nice, the little Eskimos were de
lighted with it. When you find out what
was on its branches you may not be sur
prised that they liked it.
On the branches were great balls of fat.
When the llttlo Eskimo children saw those
balls of fat they danced with glee, for you
know they love fat or oil of any kind.
Ever since that time these Eskimos have
never let Christmas pass by without a
Christmas tree like that.
Varna and Address. School. Tear.
Pearl Abrahamson. 1135 North Seventeenth St Casa ... .ISO-
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fun. Teddy leaves pntzen and jump over Dave Alexander, 411 North Twenty-secona fat comenius if".
the fence, but sometimes Blitzen pushes the lma Andersen 127 Cedar St Train 1903
gate open and runs out. vim. i.', iin iTranklln St Walnut Hill 1900
l(IUiH ni.Atluuvif aK
j OOAO V'.. T rnt v-flfth St LothfOl) . 1 M
uiroi tout itui i. u " vhi;
ris w tii.u'tti inni smith Twnnttpth fit Mason . alSOO
U ITU At 1'alU TV 1 11 i i VV1
a preyhound that r.Ia Karnlah 1122 North Twentieth St Kellom 1901
I also have a homo. Pell. Phe is verv
crpntio ami when I cn out with nartA he Marie An
lets me drive her.
Teddy does not like
goes by her aud sometimes Teddy fights Dora Darnlghi n22 North Twentieth St
This is' all 1 will tell about the horse Edward L. Beisel, 2520 North Nineteenth St .
and dogs. Arthur Bloemer, 1728 South Eighteenth St.
Sarah Blumenthal. 2902 Cuming St Webster
The Bahv'a Storv. Eddie Celak. 1017 Homer St Bancroft
Pv Helen Verrlll. Arcd 14 Years: 19. The Mpvpp Tnlnic. 717 North Twelfth St Cass 1S9S
Btrehlow. Omaha. Blue Side. nit-i n of Kellom
Cue day the baby's aunt was telling her Bennie Crane, 2431 Caldwell St ivenom
.tnrv. When dm cot through she said: Veda M. Curtis. 281 'j North Fifteenth Ave Lake .
, Kellom ..
, Lake ....
. St. Joseph
, 1902
, 1903
189S
....... 1 S99
189R
, Central
, Lincoln
, Long . .
, (Second Prize.)
A Little Boy in Denmark.
By Emerson Kcrjer, AKcd 1 Years, .Claiks,
Neb. Red Side.
About fifty years ago the little boys In
Denmark had to tend the cuttle all day
long. My father took the cattle out one
day and took his dinner bucket and aet
My Christmas.
By Edwin Hlnrlch, Aged 11 Years: 2506
Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Blue Side.
My Christmas was a very happy one.
We had a large tree and wejAit all of the
presents under it.
My mother and father wanted ma to wait
until Christmas to open them, so I opened
them and what do you think I got?
AVhy, I got a postal card projector, three
books, five nocktles, two games, one pic
turn, one ring and a manicure set.
Don't you think I had a nice Christmas?
Now, baby, tell me a story." (As she is Edna Durfey, 1916 Cuminp St
only 4, her aunt didn't expect much.) Hbble Epstein, 1910 South Tenth St.
This is the story the baby told: Roga Fr, 2532 Parker st
une any wnen ca was omy .r 5, .. Fifteenth St St. Patrick
old his daddy gave mm a gun. Next nay
Jack went out in the woods, and all of a Kennetn Gatea. 1 7 Manaerson m
sudden he heard a crash, and what do Charles Goldberg, 304 2 South Eighteenth St
you supppose? There stood a great big victor Grobeck, 3604. Valley St
elephant, and Jack took his little gun, and. Helm! Han, 1436 North Twentieth St
bang! the elephant fell down dead. Well, Kt& Hensman( B908 North Twenty-fourth St
jacK ilea me eiepnani on inn ut. uuu TII11 ,.no rn... c Pnca
went on. By and by he heard another ,llie .l 6,09 Coh,Ca St"-i 'u"
.... ....... George J. Hittle. 3839 Decatur St Franklin
crusil, aim niiHi uu ju euiwci utio
Btnod a great Mb bear, and Jack shot the Johanna Holinan, 2416 South Twentieth St
bear and tied that on his back." Lottie Horn, 2214 Webster St
The bahy sat still a minute and then sho Ray Horn, 1340 South Twenty -seventh St. ..... .
said: "That's ail." And ran upstairs. Lance R. Johnson, 1622 North Twenty-third St.
, Irene Jones, 4318 Jackson St
My Christmas Vacation. Eari 0. joy 3030 pinkney St
By George Ooos. Aged Uears, rialnvlew, Frank Lambert, 3301 Pinkney St
T .uvnv. Vad when vacation comes. Edjia McLaud, 1607 Corby St
especially Christmus vacation. Think of Freda Mendelson, 1420 North Twentieth St Kellom
.1897
.1897
.1903
.1905
.1902
.1902
, 1904
1910
1901
Lothrop
Castellar
Windsor
Kellom 190'j
Saratoga 1901
189&
1904
.Castellar ..1898
.Central 1S99
.Park 1S97
.Kellom 187
.Columbian 1897
.Druid Hill 1903
.Howard Kennedy . .1905
.Lake 1898
, 1905
lt, two weeks' vacation, not to look at a Maurice Mitchell, 934 North Twenty-sixth St Webster
1904
1900
1899
1905
..... .1903
, 1900
week to do that work. Liaa FroeDsung, iz boutn r ony-iourin Ave Jiigu ...........190
New Year's morning would be the day William Raab, 618 Bancroft St St. Joseph, ...... 1 897
to think how to spend the other week. I Roland Rudeen, 1034 South Twentieth St Mason 1902
woke up New Year's morning (not quite gavern Sandberg, 707 South Thirty-ninth St Columbian .....1S99
awake), when my brother said: "Happy Kmm. Rrhnplpr. 2710 South NlnPtPnth St PmstAllnr 1S0
book! My school let out Friday. 1 set Elizabeth Moore, 848 South Twenty-third St.
down how I was going to spend those two chariie N0Vak, 919 Homer St
grand weeks. Clifford Paul, 3316 Seward St
Papa came home at supper time saying . efn e..fc nn.ii, o
. . . . , , .,. . ,r.r. onrt Lawrence Petersen, 810 South Fiftieth St
he wanted me to help Invoice. (Papa and . ., .
.. . 1. ni inou nn. Hermine Pomy. 2103 South Tenth St..
Ill uiit-ia 1 uu as bi'" J w
, Mason . .
, Forest .
, Franklin
, Seals . .
.Lincoln .
7olmi Rl.rlr 9 411 r. 1 1 fnrn I. Ct
"1 wanted It to be nice ' '
. . . Pvrll n Smith 181 finanrar St
might have gone sKat- - -
i . . . . "Webster
.1900
.Sacred Heart 1905
v Little Mary.
By Leonard Jensen, Aped 8 Years; A Ins
worth, Neb.
Little Mary was 6 years old. It was the New Year. Just look at it snow.'
lt under a cloud, bo that he could find it day before Christmas. Mary's father had "Sugar!" aid I.
wKan h. onmn Imrlr nnd went off after the died hefnr Mflrv wn. It vtar, nM Tfe Ilk last week. T
cattle. mother worked hard for a living. lng. But now 1 will Just take my sled out wunai iu. Borenson, ious eoutn iwemy-Hitn Ave. . juason ,....iauu
About 12 o'clock he felt pretty hungry Mary did not expect very much for and catch on wagons and go sleigh Hdlna; ' Jack Spr&gue, 4338 Franklin St .......High ...........1894
end looked around for the cloud by which Christmas, but her mother had taught her I didn't care much, for I am no expert Helen M. Stevens, 666 South Fortieth St. .... . Columbian ...... .1906
he had marked the place to find his dinner not to steal. Mary was walking along the at skating, and you don't have to be ex- Charles Stlnlson, 2464 South Twentieth St. ... Castellar 1900
. .... ..... ... . v. i I I , .. .1 street. A fin. Vnntiff man .tcnnoH .ut tf i , . . A i.i-k -.!.,.. .
oucKei. iiui, ui biuim, niw ---- " .. ... yciiciiceu m fiu Biciau iiuiiiB. louIh Storz. 3708 Farnam St.. Tllirh . . HOC
Have Swartz, 1454 South Thirteenth St. ........... Comenius .......1900
A t"1 . J TAa..KM . . .
get It. Bha thought what a nice Christmas A "oou .hcsbuu. rhylliB Tebbins, 3074 Mason St ..."...High ........... 1S95
It wauld make, but she remembered what By Martha Prater. Aged U Years. DuBols, An!u B Vastlne, 3225 South Twenty-third St. ....Tinton 1898
the barnyard playing. suddenly tney uum niuiuua, tuiii iuapio di , ...juOLurop i&as
heard their mother calling, "Robert, wil- James Wyman, 125 North Thirty-second Ave ...Farnam 1898
moved on, so he had to go without
dinner that day.
any
a store. Aa he pulled out bis handkerchief
his purse dropped. Mary ran quickly to
The Hidden Box.
By Colonel Maxfield. Aged 1J Years, Fair
mont, Neb. Ked Side.
About a mile from Woodsvllle there was
an old house. The floor of the house was
the bare ground. Every Saturday night
two boys had to pass this house on their
way home.
One night as they passed the house they
saw light In lt.
get lt. The man rewarded her.
Mary had a very happy Christmas that
year.
A Good Lesson.
By James N. Kennedy, Aged 13 Years, 3014
Miami Street, Omaha.
Jed said in a hoarse whisper: "Let a see in the woods. As they had no father, they
who it is." sometimes helped their mother earn the
Frank answered in a shaky voice: "All living. She was very selfish and hard on
right." them sometimes, but they were used to
The house stood on their father's ground, that.
When they reached the window, which had Once as John, the eldest boy, was walk
no glass in lt, they saw a little old man lng through the woods he met a poor girl
leaning over a mat that was by a little who wanted something to eat. He took
hole which he had dug with a rusty spoon, her home and gave her some food, and
Jed stumbled on a rock and his hands she thanked him and then went away,
struck the house. The man grasped the When his mother came he told her what
lantern and put It out, and the boys taw he had done. She scolded and made him
his dark form as be struck for the road.
lie, come and get me some wood."
Willie started, but Robert ran Into the
barn and hid.
When Willie came In with the wood for
his mother's fire, she said: "Where is Rob-
Once a family of very poor children lived ert?" "He went Into the barn and hid."
"Well, we shall Just leave him there, your
cousin, James, phoned for you and Robert
to come over, now run and get ready and
you may go right away. When Robert
cornea to the house and finds that you have
gone he will be very sorry that he did not
come and help you get wood."
Mary'i Visitors.
By Fay Calhoun, Aged 10 Years, Elm
Creek, Neb. Blue Bide.
Mary was up early Wednesday morning
The boys lit a match and found the map,
which was of the house. The boys went
go without food the neit day. In the helping her mother, for they were going
morning sho went to her work and was to have company. Suddenly there was i
told that sha had lost her situation. 8o loud knock at the door. Mary went on
M
L. .
And here I am, calling upon you, my little
maid."
"Oh, It was so good of you to come,"
cried Mamie, clapping her hands. She had
heard many times of the mysterious Davey
Jones, and of his more mysterious locker
AMIE LESTER was Just 6 years fectly well during the day, she was com- aaylng, the funny old seaman looked well ln th bottom of the sea. But never had
Mamie's First Sea Voyage
old, and Mamie looked for all lng down with measles. That may have
the world like a tiny pink rose- accounted for the dream about to be re
bud, and her disposition was la ted i:
just as sweet as her face was The state room door opened and in
behind the door, which he had been hold
ing open. Then, finding no one there, he
put his finger against his nose and blew
ln the most comical manner, saying: "All
pretty. Not only was Mamie peeped a strange-looking old man. "Are is safe for Davey. Now as to the object
sweet of face aud disposition, but she waa you awake, pretty oner asked this Indi
es quick-witted end clever as any grown-up vldual, nodding and smiling to Mamie.
you might meet anywhere. This gavo
Mamie quite a standing among the people
on the big ship. It was Mantle's first sea
voyage, und the time was mld-wlnter.
Now, anyone who knows anything about
Sea traveling realizes that winter is not
an ideal time for a voyage on the great
"Yea, I am wide awake, sir," replied
Manila, silting up and rubbing her eyes.
"But who are you, ' please? And does
mamma know that you are calling on me?"
The funny old fellow shook his head
vigorously. "Ah, not a bit of It, my
of this visit, my dear."
"Yes, why did you come from the bottom
of the sea?" asked Mamie, all eagerness.
"Well, to tell you my secret, I have lost
the key to my locker." And Davey Jones
looked serious. "It has been gone for a
hundred years, and I do believe some bad
tempered fish swttllov.ed it. So, 1 have
she dared to hope to meet the celebrated
seaman master of the bed of the ocean.
t?o it pleased her mightily to have the
great Davey call upon her.
"And what is more, my child, I mean
to give you a peep at the bottom of the
eea, where I dwell. We'll rifle together on
the back of a whale."
"A whale!" And Mamie shuddered from
fear. "Oh, no, Mr. Jones, I couldn't do
"I'll go with you if your are sure the whale
won't eat me up, and that we'll return
here very soon. Mamma would be fright
ened out of her mind should she come to
our stateroom and find me gone."
"I'll whistle for the whale while you
Jump into a tarpaulin
brought them for you.
your bed."
Before Mamie could
Davey Jones had lift the stateroom, clos
ing the door softly behind him. Mamie
Jumped from bed and put on the garments
that the thoughtful Dovey had provided for
her.' They she went to the door and pe4ed
out. "Ah, come on my dear," cried the
coat and hat. X
There are beside
make reply old
with her work as lt she hadn't heard the
knook. Her mother told her to go to the
door. Mary did so. There ln the cold
stood .a poor, ragged newsboy. He said:
"Little miss, may I come ln and get
warm?"
"No," said Mary, "ws are too busy."
With this she closed the door and went
back. The work was finished at l.SH ln
the afternoon, but no company came.
Supper time passed by and Mary went
to bed. That night Qod told Mary ln her
prayer that her company had been there
and aha turned them out. "Bo, you see,
silks and satins put out your kitchen fire."
Conundrums.
By Oreta Strickland, 104 East Broadway,
Council Bluffs.
When is base ball first mentioned lu the
walled Mamie, shlverlgg at with a chill.
"Oh take me back to the ship to my
mamma, please, Mr. Jones!"
"Why, dearie, what Is the matter?"
Mamie opened her eyes at the sound ot the
voice and beheld her mother sitting beside
her. And then she looked about her ana
When the prodigal made a home
on grape vines?
A horsey
Bible?
run.
What animals grow
Gray apes (grapes). .
What is a well matched pair?
man and a naggy wife.
What Is the trade of all the presidents?
Cabinet makers.
What Is the happiest state ln the union?
Merry-land (Maryland).
The Wind on New Year's Eve.
By William Campen, Aged 13 Years, 641
, South 2Cth St., Omaha. Red Side.
It was on New Year's eve,
Just as the old year was about to leave,
That the wind, brisk and oold.
Came to bid goodby to the old.
As the snow was softly falling on the mist,
The wind disturbed her gentleness;
By blowing her o'er plain and graves,
Only to hurl her Into great masses.
The sky was clear and blue,
With nothing but shining stars in view;
But as the wind began to blow cold and
hard.
The clouds rose, spreading far and wide.
New Torch for I.tghthosme.
Llghthouuse keeping from the mainland
saw that she was ln her own little bed le possible in the case of a new lighthouse
ln the big ship. Oh, how happy ahe was on the ooaat of Guernsey, one of the group
that. The whale might not hurt you-for Be"1'41 volca ot Uavejr Jor"' "And by a"
child," he said. "I am Davey Jones, from come top u' the water to try to find an-
Atlantlc. ritornia ure frequent and a heavy the bottom of the sea. Doubtless you have other key one that will fit the lock of my
locker. Aa I came. in tow of a billow what
was my surprise to see this great ship rid
ing the wav'es like a bird on the clouds. So
says 1 to myself, 'Davey, that s a fine boat,
the finest you ever saw. Ho go aboard It
and take a peep at It. As I was about to
do so an ocean fairy whispered to me:
'There la a little girl aboard who would
liko to meet you, Davey. Drop around to
her cabin door and make a call.' Ha, Ha!
sea Is not conducive to comfort on the
promenade deck.
nn the first day out from New York
tthe ship was bound for Liverpool) Mamie
was In fine spirits and run about the deck
uf the great ship, enjoying everything.
the leaned over the rail and looked Into
the deep waters beneath. "Oh, I can see
big fishes!" cried Mamie to her mother.
"Oh, 1 do believe they are whales!"
' No, no, darling, you don't see whales
In the water," explained Mamie s mother,
smiling. "1 fear my little girlie has a
Mry vivid imagination. She knows that
many great fUh are ln the sea and at
once she fancies she can see them. '
Mamie thought a bit, then repliwi: "Well,
mamma. If a person can Imagine seeing a
fish and really aces It that way, you
know It Is as tmd as seeing It tor certain-sure,
imt It?"
Mis. Lester was f; '.he ic'.nt of explain
ing that it waa not when the dinner
bugle sounded. "Oh. It's time fur dinner!'
i l ied Mamie. And between her father and
mother ahe descended the stairs to the
dining room. There was a treat crowd of
people, more than Mamie had ever seen la,
one dining room before, and the was so
busy louklng about, 'trying to see every
body nd everything, that she almost mlss-d
her soup.
After dinner, though, Mamie began to
grow very sleepy and a bit tired from the
l.y excitement. o her mother put her
to bed and. seeing the little rosebud fall
ing fat asleep, went to the saloon to chat
with some of the passengers.
After Mamie had gone to the land of
nod she began to dream, and this Is what
she dreamed: tllut 1 must first explain
that, although Mamie had seamed per-
heard ot me, for 1 am quite well known:
that Is. I um much talked about, but no
one has seen rue for hundreds of years.
So 1 couldn't think of allowing your
mother or father to know I anticipated a
call on you, my dear. They would have
been too curious and might have hidden
behind the door to steal a peep at old
Davey. bay. what If they should be
there now? I'll Just have a look." Bo
you are acquainted with him; but for me.
little Marie Lester, oh, the whale would'
eat me up. And mamma and papa wouldn't
have a llttlo girl any more. No. Mr. Jones,
I would better not go on the whale."
'Ah. my child, you don't understand,"
laughed Davey Jones. "X have the whales
all well trained. So. come along my little
rosebud. We'll not be gone long. The
whales are fast travelers, and before you
can say Boaton-baked-beans and brown
bread we'll be in my cabin at the bottom
of the sea. And before you can say Jack
Robinson we'll be .back here again, and
you tucked away, toes and nose. Inside
your little bed, and old Davey will be gone
greed Mamie.
the lucky stars above, I have found a key
that will fit my locker. It was lying on
the deck right under my nose when I
came from your stateroom." And the
funny old seaman held up to Mamie s view
a small gold key. "Why, It s pair's travel,
lng bag ay," she cried.
' Suie thing, my little n-.atden," laughed
Davey Jones. "That proves to you that
my locker Is just like your father's trav
eling bag." Then, without another word.
Davey Jones lifted Mamie over the ship's journey, won't ou?
to be there, safe and sound. But how 111
she felt pains ln her head and "tummy."
But she felt well enough to tell her
mother all about Davey Jones, his locker
and the whale; also about his fUidlng
papa's traveling bag key.
"Why, my little girlie has been dream
ing," declared Mrs. Lester. "And" put
ting her hand on Mamie's brow "she feels
feverish. I shall call tin doctor."
And when the doctor came he said
"muasles." And maybe you can lniaglne
how terribly disappointed Mamie felt when
she knew that she must lie In a bed during
most of the voyage her flret sea voyage.
"But Hi better than being III after land
ing in England, dearie," condoled Mamie s
mother. "And how well you will feel on
the voyage home again. Why, you'll have
the best time of your Ufa on the home
of islands in the English channel. 'Die
lighthouse contains a powerful fog Blren
as well as an acetylene light, and the
lighthouse keepers are stationed at the
electrical plant on the shore, more than a
mile distant. -
The fog signal Is worked entirely by eleo
trlo cable, the turning on und turning off
of the electric current on tile, shore
automatically starting und stopping the
motor and pumps which force air into the
reservoirs. This compressed ulr diives an
air motor, which in turn operates the
siren.
The acetylene light la automatic, and w II
work for month without attention, the
gas be UK automatically turned no it dusk
and down at daybreak. I'uptilar Mechan
ics Magazine.
.
rail and descended rapidly Into the water
with her. There a great whale was wait
ing for them, and soon they were on his
back, going through the water like a flash 0ia Davey Jones."
oi ugntning. "on, oh, It makes me sick
"Well, I've had a nice time already,"
declared Mamie. "And, mamma, although
it was just a aream, i am so glad I met
Jack's Soliloquy
And her mamma only laughed.
F
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AND SOON THEY WERE ON H19 BACK
OOINQ THROUGH THE WATER LIKE
FLASH OP UUHTNINiJ.
Woman Bankers a Success.
Kansas women are coming to the front of Kansas state banks than any other per
rapldly ai bankers, reports the Western son. It Is ber business to know, and she
Banker. Ten years ago only two women dn't hirk her duty. It will no doubt be
'JJ HATE to be a fish when
The pond in frozen o'er;
'or if Fish tires of water
He can't get out on shore.
And there beneath the surface
He's got to wait aud wait
'Till Spring comes with her sunshina
To melt for him a gate."
held official positions in the banks of that
state. Today there are more than C50. Of
this number four are presidents, fifteen
vice presidents, fifty cashiers, 2T.0 assistant
cashiers and directors. This doesn't
tske Into account stenographers and book
keepers It only Includes the list of women
who have some say In the actual manage
ment of the banks.
"If women were at the had of all our
financial Institutions there would be little
need of hank supervision, and there aould
be no 'banker's colony' In our penitenti
aries." This declaration was made ty Mlrs Anna
Speck of the bank commissioner's office
news to many batikers to know that the
letters that they receive from the bank
commissioner telling them where their
banks are out of Joint are prepared by a
woman. But such Is a fact.
"The advance made by women In the
banking business, especially In the last
five years, Is remarkable," said MUs Speck.
"They are now filling positions of respon
sibility, and their keen Insight into things,
tiulr ability to read people and their abso
lute honesty have made them Invaluable
In banking circles. Reports which reach
my desk show that a bank whose affairs
are managed by a woman is In splendid
condition. The banking room and desk
present a neat appearance, the books art
v hn,. unrlr la , 1 u r lkptil.1. , I . . . . n I. .Ian... . V, & ...... I , , .
w . le., icicnf is linnet, over-
of the bank examiners and tell the bank- drafts are few, the paper is clean and well
ers w hat alls their InMltiitiuns. Miss Speck secured, and the general affairs of the
probably knows more about the condition bank are U every way above criticism."
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