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great improvement. The writers are telling their stories more
directly. This fart makes them more Interesting to the reader,
becauao It tella the story better. It Is likewise pleasing to note
that more of the writers are telling of their own experiences.
If the readers will notice they will find that the etortea
which tell of the writer's pets are particularly pleasing. This
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is both because the thought of the peta aiouses a pleasing aide of the writer's
nature and because the story reminds the readera of their own four-footed
end feathered frlenda.
Why not Tary these stories by telling more of the good times not parties
or plannod good times, but the Informal ones which you've shared with
friends? Tell us about your school Trlends and chuma.
The Buay Bees will be glad to read
She bespeaks the effort of the Blue side
the prize winners large.
The prlies this week were awarded
Morris, both of the Blue side.
Any of the Busy Beei may send
Tostcard Exchange, which now Includes:
Jean r Long, Alnawerth, Neb,
nue aicco, sMtinstun, eu.
ft4il, 4MI' XVeW.
uauvl Will. OUllUlllglUU, AU.
.iui tiicii, uiuiiiiod, feb.
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.Mlllltle LfOlLSCU, J.UlillaMUII, .N.D.
..ae itubyftd. SMMiawi, iNvO
iie Oaiiaii', teiiaiuiu, Neb. Uox U.
oa i. w.iut city, e.
i cneney, creisiuoii, eu.
muii riauii, Davm city, feu.
4ina tlKn, UoicUenMl, .!.
uu tocnhetl, bigiu, icu.
swuiuce Hunt, mi.i t-hy, Neb.
duel rieeu. r'reiiionl, ib. ,
nuiuik buuuuuik, renioui. Neb, '
aiariuu lappa, v.loon, Neu.
iaiguiil wwi'iiioiuiiiew, uothenburg, NeD.
..liua. Waa, ui vtesi diaries atieal. vjrawa
llmllil, .Neb.
Lyum iio.ii. i Wnl Koenlg atrett. Orand
laiaiiu. JScU.
bua ua, nvl Weit Charles itreet. Grand
inaiiu, ieu.
cuaieiiu, 11a Weat ElglitU atreet,
and laiauo, feu-
J ! Crawiuid. M Wait Charlea a tree L
UlallU lalauu. Meb.
1 auntie fx. ii una, ueadwood, S. V,
lariiia Muipuy, u
t,raiiil laiana. Neb.
t-aal Aintb. street.
liuan Kuu. luanaia. Neb.
tieater if'. Hull, Liiara, Neb.
AUue Tempi, irxinton, Neb.
Itum Ueiuple, Lexiiiion, Neb.
Aiuia Neueuu, ieainaton, tu.
toytne Kreita, LeXiiiwlun, Neb.
juarjorlw ieuiple, iuexni(tuD, Neb.
Alice uraeamvyer, lMo C aireoi, Lincoln.
Aiarian liamiUoii. 3ns L a treat, Lincoln.
iUale iiaiiiluun, j'it L atreet, Linaula.
Irene LHaner, wdSu L. aU'est. ilnooin.
nua'He V lener, IWSu L atreet. Lincoln.
Cum lot i liusaa, lit auutn 1iiuiu street,
I Jnculn.
atiluiva Jennen, 701 Eaat Second atreet,
, r reiuoni, ieo.
lteieu Juiiiinon, 134 South
atreet. Lancola.
Beventeenth
Aiinra Uyera, Zl North BUteenth street.
Lincoln.
Loulae ttlln, Lyona, Neb.
Jkateii McDonald. Lyyne. Neb.
Milton beiier, Nebraaila City, Neb.
llairy Crawtoid, Nebfeaka City, Neb.
Harvey Crawtord. Nebraaka City, Neb.
l.ui'lle liaaeu, Nortulk, Neb.
Lettia Larkin, south bixtu street. Norfolk.
.Neb.
L in ma Marquardt. Fifth street and Madl
eon avnnue, Norfolk, Neb.
Uenevleve M. Jonea, North Loup, Neb.
Ullllam Davia, til Weat Third atreet.
North Matte. Neb.
Louis Haabe, North Nineteenth avenue.
ZSl:'
Mar7u.nte jtnn.on. 33 North Twenty-
firth avenue, Omaha.
urnana.
Kmlle brown, SUt iioulevard, Omabav
Helen Uoodrlvb, 401U Nicholas street.
Omaha.
Mary Brown, 2323 South Central Boulevard,
umaha.
Kva Hemlee. 4401 Hodge atreet, Omaha.
Lillian VUrt, 4IM Case street. Omana.
l.awia 1'olf. ana Franklin street, Oinaha.
Juanila Innea. ITes Fort street, Omaha,
feansett Ituf, l!14 Ulnney atre,t. Omana.
ttieyer Colin, MS Georgia avenue, Omaha,
lie.en F. Iougls, 1 11 U atreet, Lincoln.
-ue Morris. U4.'4 Franklin street. Omaha
Mvrtie Jensen, xr laard street, Omaha.
Orrln Flalier. 1210 8. fe:levntli tit., Omaha.
Mildred Krickson, r7u Howard tL. Omaha.
Onar tlU'lon. Jw7 Howard at., omalia.
Three Little
N top the big basket, Just out-
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aide 'he grocer s door, lay three these desirable things was busy cracking - minimi. i. ten ner w hat they had done to make peo-
red apples. Underneath them, nuts between bis teeth. The apple was Plks's Peak was the name of our donkey, pie happy.v
and U around them, were other entirely forgotten. w ot him soon after we had been to One fairy knelt before her. "Oh! Queen."
app'es, brothers and Bisters, no After the lady and the little boy had nvT Colorado Springs, Colo. she said. "I have made a rose more beau
doubt, but all the others had disappeared down the atreet the two red w wer Ju8t h'" our house built and tiful than all the other roses In the garden
varying colors, such as green and yellow,
Home were pink-cheeked on one aide and
Irlc-green on the other, with variations
f shades. But the thrt-e little apples of
which this story tells were red. redder,
reddfrt. Not one apot nf any olher color
marred their rlchly-tlnted Jackets. They
were as beautiful on one side as on the
other. And that Is why the grocer had put
ineni topmost or the basket of apples die-
flayed outside, his door.
,y l ,nr on r xhem "Jcd
Vh t 'd:
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.V'V wonJ,fr,n about 'that my.
. seir, replied the apple nudited. "Since
leaving the dear old orchard In Martland
1 have been bounced about ao much, that
nothing surprises me now. Well, we
have aeen something of the world, so far.
brother."
The first apple said. "Aye. we have."
Ihen the third apple, that had been
listening to lile ovoipenlona. put In: "And
we'll see even more, I'm thinking, before
we end our time by sitting snuKly In a p'e
or a aumpiing. An, apples like us are not
eaten at once, for persona buying us want
to kep us to look at for a while. So. I
guess we'll live some time before we go to
uur oesuny in tne shape of pie or dump-
"I'm happy In any case." smiled the sec-
ond apple, the une that had bee a nudU.
"if only people knew that we enjoy being
eaten aa much as they enjoy eating us
they'd never hesitate about putting an end
to us."
"That's because we're boia ; be eaten."
aa'd apple number one.
Just then a lady, leading a little boy,
came along. As the little boy's eves fell
ca the three red apples be cried out: "Oh,
mamma. I wast one ef 'em." The lady
ttopiwd to give the smiling grocer an
order, and lhe tradesman look up one of
tbe sppl.a (the one that had done the nudg
ing) and gave It to the little son cf hi
customer. As the child took It greedily
the lady said:
"YN hat do you say to Mr. Jones for the
nice red apple, Johnnie ?"
"ihank you. air," said Johnny, making
ready to bite thc apple.
Lut at the moment his attention was t
trected by a basket of nitacd. nuts. "Oh.
mamma." he cried, "I want s me nuis."
xne sue a nickel's worth of auis for
Johnny. " said the lady, handing a J-eeni
piece to the groceryniaa. In another minute
the red apple saa stuffed Into a tlht.
dai a iwltl hiwh smrlled of marble, old
leather, rubber banda. a greasy top, a
soiled nuttea wltg) Ms thumb pulled off
are writing for this page show a
the letter from the new queen Bee.
to make their representation among
to Mabel M. Etchlson and Helen E.
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cards to anyone whose name Is on the
v.il Howard, 47i2 Capitol avenue. Omaha.
Helen ttouiK, Ko L.UI1110P sued, Omana.
iu:eion Ooodricn, eviv Nicholas, Omim.
Maurice Johtiaon, Ivut Locusi ei., umaua.
..con carbon, 11.4 iVurtn rurUeln, Oi.'tane,
YVilma Howard. 4722 Capltoi avenue, Omana.
liuan fcuiier, Ulu Soutn Kleventn, umaua.
aluuied Jensen, 1T0( Leavenv. oi tn, Oman a.
i.ona ileum, tiU Chicaau street, Oman..
Mabel tiheitell, 4014 North iwemy-uiui
sireet, omana.
Waiter Johnson, 2406 North Twentieth
meet, Umaua. -tmiiu.
Cariutners, till North Twenty-fifth
atreet, Omana.
Leonora Uenlson. The Albion. Tenth and
Pacific streets, Omana.
watu.uiunu, UiSeill, Neb.
Madge L Daniels. Old, Neb.
Zo'.a JBeddeo, Urleana, Nb
Akin. iMciiiiiuuo, ui itaua. Neb.
f"';' 0ceola'.eb,
Lolta Wood a, fa w nee City, Neb.
kail Perklna, Heddniston, Neb.
fc-dna h.ma, btantun. Neb.
Lena I'eteraon, ni iocual 8t., . Omaha.
Ilia Caruey. oulton. Clay I'ouuty, Nebiaka.
Ciara Miliar, Utica, Neo.
Mildred Jonea, Noitn i-.oup, Neb.
Aita VtllKon, vlo. Neb.
Mlk, urunke, V eat folnt. Neb.
tlale Maanay, v liber, rto.
tieuerlcK Ware, Wlnaide, Neb.
i auliue 1'arkM, Ifoik, Neu.
ton Kenlina. York, Neb.
Mary fredenck, iork, Neb.
came u. nariiett, Ir'ontaneiie, la.
iitna Keynoida, L,ltlie atiout, la.
fc-Uiel Muilioliaud. llox TL Maivero, la.
n.ieanor Melior, Malvern, ta.
Katnerlna Melior, Malvern, la.
Hutb Hooeitaon, Manilla, ia.
Maraaiel U. Witlieiow, Thurman, la.
ttertua McKvoy. K. L. a. Hot 3, Mia-
auuit Valiey, la.
htnry L. Workiiier, MCI W. Huron street,
cnu-ago.
Adlena dorrv. Monarcli. Wyo.. Bos IS.
eorry, Monarch, Wyo.
t'tai l sal i on. Monarch. V yo.
jonn barron. Monarch, Wyo.
ttdltli Ainenu. bherldan. vvyu
yauuoe siiune, uranu, OKI.
id blieuey, ton roup street.
Kaoaaa
city, mo.
Maty Mcinloah, bldney Neb.
NeiUe UieUnta. bidnay, Neb.
fc.ui.lce w right. tM iSortb Lgan street,
freiiioiu, iMeb.
Carol Minpaon, Wllber, Neb,
V'nylia Haas, est vest Seventeenth Street.
lurk, Neb.
Maclie Moore, Silver City, Ia. "
Maoel tloaaion, HulS oueimaa avenue,
O in a ha,
Dorothy Tolleaon, 34S North Thlrty-elghtn
atreet, Uma.ia.
c'ortnn.AmnUont'Vl.b.r. Neb.
Ki,"?rltt BouU '""'W1
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Marlon itapica. 1313 South Thirty-firs:
atrett. Omaha.
Francis A. uotson. Pueblo. Colo.
Phyllis Cuibett. bidney. Neb.
Kdward Beckard. Waco. Neb.
Ellen ftieiaon. rllty-nrat and C. streets,
r-ouih Omaha.
Harry rieuunu, ITi East First street. Grand
la.mrl Neh
Jeannetie McBrlde, F.lgln. Neb.
k-liiabein wrigiit, w bouia iniriy-riim
avenue. Omana.
fcunlce Wrignt, 632 North Logan street
Fremont, Neb.
Sadie Finch, jj! Fourth avenue. Kearney,
Neb.
Minnie Echlichtlng. Cedar Bluffs. Neb.
ray Callioun, fc.Hu Creek, Neu,
Red Apples
and two rusty pennies. The owner of all
apples winked at one another. "He's gone.
whispered the one who had been nudged.
"He'll soon know his fate."
"yes.end I have aa inkling that well
soon follow, for we are the choice of the
whole basket of apples. All the others are
two-sided or freckled. We'll go soon."
And they did go soon. Within five mln-
Ules along came a young man. leading a
dog by a strap. He paused, took a dime
fr m nts pocket and bought some apples,
Among the apples the grocer ut Into the
Pl'r b" rfd PPl nurobcr ,wo'
"Ah. left till the laet." walled the one
remaining red apple. Then his laments-
tlons were stopped by a little girl, who
m.k him nn uvi m ik. mww "iin
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much for this pretty red apple, air?"
"One penny, my little lady," replied the
groceryman. The little girl produced the
penny snd took the apple. Off toward
school she ran. the third apple stuffed
Into her school bag. At recess ahe took
the spple out and ate It. giving every
second bite to her little chum. And to-
gelher they soon had eaten through to the
core. There they found several pretty
brown seeds and told their fortunes with
them. And so ended red apple No. 1
And now, we'll return to the first apple
the one that was taken iwav from the
basket first. As you remember. It went
Into the bulging pocket of a little boy
named Johnny. Well, after Johnny had
eaten his fill of mixed nuts cracking and
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(Firat PrlZe ) ,TBl VK .wcnm , i no , i in. lniri Piu.
. . . Ellie and Her Faithful Tet. "Yes." and that the student could have
A inp tO tac JiOCKies. (By Alice Irwin. Aged U Years, 3715 North tn'n' ,or Pce.
By Mabel M. Etchlson. Aged 10 Yearn. 5317 Nineteenth Street, Omaha. But the student said: "You don't know
South Thirty-third Street. Omaha. Once upon a time there was a little girl any more about poetry than that cask In
'u , , , . named Elsie and she had a pet dog called the corner, so take my cheese and give
It was a warm day In July and we were RoVer who was her constant companion, me the poems. I can eat my bread wlth
to start for a pleasure trip to the moun- On. day Elsie was playing- with her dolls out any cheese."
tains. Yve first went to Denver, where we in tri, front ,ard 0, her home Bh Th. huck.Ur ,av, hlm tl) poem, and
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viauu oi'i.ing-i, wiicib wc niaj ru mree
weeks.
We had many fine trips In the Rockies
while there. We hired burros to ride up
uie eouin cne)enne canyon 10 me seven
Falls. Then we climbed the long flight of
steps to the top, and walked on over the
mountains to Helen Hunt's grave. We then
' went back to Stratton's park, which Is at
th font of IIia rtnvnn and were rendv for
vo sleep, sne was startled by a rustle
" '"' u ln nuernoon
mere came up a neavy rain.
We went to Manltou most every day
while there to get some soda water to
drink. Of course we had many delightful
trips while there. One of them was the
flower excursion. The train would stop at
different places a half hour or so to let the
people get oil ana pick wua iiowcrs, wnicn
were beautiful.
( Second rrtae.)
Pike'i Peak.
By Helen E. Morris. Aged 10 Years, MeCool
likes r-eak was ever mere most or the
time. One day he came upon the porch
and walked Into the house. An old man.
who waa there, had to carry htm out of the
house and down the steps so he would not
break his letra. 1
He used to graie in the yard, as it
was nice and green- Whenever mamma
put any clothes on the line and when ahe
.ii ti , .v hi.i, w.. i...
blocks from the grocery store he drew
rroin nl, pocket the red apple and looked
H ver. "Ain't It a hee-u-tl-ful apple.
mamma" he asked, a his mother took
ff nt, overcoat and overshoes. They had
reached home and were In the living room.
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in, ic a a very nicw api'ie. aimovi Ier-
feet m color and shape." replied mamma.
"Tea. It's almost too pretty to eat."
Jphnny declared. "Think I'll ssve It till
cousin Minnie comes over and give her half
of it," Then Johnny put the red apple on
the table In the living room and ran up
atalra to finish aome work he waa doing
In his on room. He was building- a boat
to sail In the bath tub and wanted to have
It ready for the water before his cousin
Minnie came In the afternoon.
After Johnny had gone up stairs and his
mother had gone to the library to read a
late magazine. Cook came buatllng Into
the living room with broom and duster. It
was her cleaning day. Aa ahe swept the
feather duster about over the furniture
her eye fell on the red apple on the table,
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took them down there was always some-
thing missing, for Pike's Pak liked stock-
Inge and handkerchiefs.
-F. S"i - ni nine sanuie lor mm. Dili
(we were too little to have much fun with
him. . I was very much afraid of him.
One morning papa put his halter on
uii anu in me nave noia or the rope. He
gave one lecp and started to run as fast
as he could. He kicked me one time, but
i uiuu v nun, ana i peia on.
One afternoon my older slater and an
other girl visiting her put me on Pike's
Peak snd then they took me down town
to papa's office.
Soon after that we sold him. We tried
to take his picture, but had an awful time,
1 "Bl we ot
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Ue, of th,t 80 he decided to take them
jor a walk.
Not seeing Rover about to
M a -Vea- MM
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take with her she started out alone, fibs asleep the goblin went and got the huck
was so busily engaged In looking about her ater's wife's Jacket to keep him warm and
tnd talking to her dolls that she didn't
r,nge ,ne dirt,nce sne was from h -
Then at last she found that she was lost
and began to cry as she didn't know the
way home. After some time, which seemed
hours to her as she had hnm p,i.ii .
. . . .
among the bushes and heard a familiar
bark. Looking around she saw her faith-
ful playmate running to her.
She was delighted to see him as she
knew he would take her home, as he did,
to her much worried and distracted mother!
Everyone had been looking everywhere for
ner
The Queen and Her Fairiei.
By Margaret White, Aged 14 Years, 513 M
Street.. N. W.. Washington. L. C.
One day the fairy queen called all the
fairies around her and asked each one to
and Its fragrance filled the air, and I am
.sure that it did good in the world."
Another told her that she made the
eyes of a pretty little girl brighter and her
cheeks- more rosy. Another said she had
made a rich man happier by giving him
more gold. Each one told of helping some
one to be happier than he was.
At last a little fairy knelt before her
"rwh that Johnnv Is always carryin' me
fruit from the kitchen and lltterln' up the
tablea wid It I II Jeat put this back where
It belongs." So saying. Cook took the ap-
pie to the pantry and was about to toss It
Into a pan of apples that stood on a ehelf,
But the bright color of the pretty thing
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nem ner w v. v - --...
she said. "Guess I'll take you to me little
niece, Katie Parlln". She's that fond of
pretty apples. Ach. the little dear has been
sick. So I'll jest bake a nice apple dump-
Un' fer her and put some hard sauce wld
it. 1 will."
That evening, after her work was done,
Cook went to visit her married aiater and
carried along the daintiest bit of an apple
dumpling for little Katie. The red, red
apple was inside that dumpling. It seemed
almost prophetic that It should turn Into
a dumpllng-after the conversation on top
the basket of apples.
Well. Katie ate the dumpling In a Jiffy
and said It was tbe finest flavored one she
had ever tasted. And so disappeared an-
other of the red trio.
And now to return to apple No. :. He
was inside a bag with several other apples
. . . . ...
ot inairiereni coior ana anaic. rw w
the very vnaermost one. and when the
young man. leading th. dog. began eating
from th. hag. our choice red fellow was
not brought forth. The young man ate
three of ihe apples, leaving our red one
and two others In the bag. Tliee he took
home and gave to his young brother, a
boy of seven. Mr. Seven-year-old was Just
going out to Join some boys at co.ii'. ng
doan the hill, for It was during the noon
hour, and he had twenty minutes to pla
before going back to school. So, apples
bulging from his pockets and sled draining
behind, he went merrily to the coasting
hill. There he gave an apple to each of
hla two friends, keeping or.e for himself.
The fine red one fell Into the hands and
almost Instantly Into the raiiicraus little
stomach -of I"ete Handy. And Pete did
not leave even the core. He ate the juicy terrier and ia alwaya up to some mischief,
rtd apple ekin. seeds snd all. Not a He ran sit up in the corner, beg when he
morsel remained to tell the tale. wants something to cat and hark when he
And ao. they went their ways, the red wants us to pay some attention to hlm.
apices three. And each was happy In his We used to have another dog. which we
oa wav, glad to folio uut the path mad railed Queenle. hot pa ih.iht one aba
tor bnu by Mother Nature, whether it be in enough, so we had to give rur aav. We
kM!. pudding, dumpling cr Just plain raw. U.Jo t like to kite her away, because she
queen and said: "Oh! Wueen. I fear I have
helped only one very poor little boy. He
1 Jack, the cripple, who live In the alley.
He ha to eell matches when It la cold with
only a ragged coat to cover his shivering
body, and at nlshl he sleeps on a bundle
of raaa tn a cellar where the rata run
about. Cine night 1 followed him home and
Hliped Into the room beside him. He had
only a cruat of bitad for his supper. I
waited until ho was asleep and tnen 1
transformed his bed of rapra Into a soft,
white neat and put on his thin body, warm
white nlctht-clothlng-. I put a fire In the
fireplace, touched the floor with my wand
and covered It with a warm ru; the bare
table I covered with a nice breakfast, and
when day light came I waited for him to
awake.
He opened his eyes and looked around,
felt the bed and when he saw the table
he ran to It and ate aa though he never
could ret enough. 1 left him emlllng and
putting on a warm suit of clothes. Into
which 1 had changed his old rawged
clothes, and wondering who had done so
much for him. 1 hoe you will not think
my time wholrly wasted, good queen, and
I will try to do more next time."
The queen touched her with her wand
and said: "Rise, good fairy; you have
helped where It was needed." Then she
turned to the other fairies and said: "You
did give happiness to mortals, but the
roses are beautiful and they do not need
to be more so, and the pretty girl had
charms enough without our help. And
the rich man did not need more gold to
make him happy; you should have taught
dim to spend his money to help others
and make them happy; that would have
made the rich man happier In the end and
given him a pleasure that he knows not.
You must all follow the example of your
sister, who helped the crippled Jack, If you
wish to g've real happiness. Oo Into the
alleys an seek out the wretched; they are
needy ar l truly grateful."
The Wonderful Book Of Poems.
Bv Helen Verrlll. Queen Bee. Aged 14
iar- The 8,ueSideNV ' Umaha-
l. . lr,. !,.. .her. lived . hncWslee
a goblin, a student and the huckster's
.f Wall fha ),iiphatar 1. 1 n-lfA .n.l
tv,. .mi n u a
but the
student lived -alt alone In the
IttifV Tliji litlfUatr nvnuH lh, hnimi
the student owned nothing and was very
poor. ,
One day the student came down stairs
to the huckster's to buy some bread, but
ter and cheese. After he had started to
the door he looked down and saw his
things were wrapped in a page of a book
of poems. When he saw that he turned
to the huckster and said: "Have you the
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he went upstairs to eat his bread.
When all was quiet and everyone "was
crept up the back stairs and peeked
through the keyhole of the student's room
anJ there, behold! the room was very
light. A tree seemed to be growing right
olit ' the book and it branched out over
the student, who was reading:, and the
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tree nau limn leaves ana ino lain oi
Pretty girls for flowers. After a while
the student turned the light out and there
arose such beautiful singing until be was
asleep,
Then the goblin crept down stairs and
decided to stay with the huckster all day
nd ov'r mMl, tlme- for he Ilked the W
ridge they gave Mm, and when they were
In bed to go up and stay with the student
and hear the beautiful singing.
Letter from the New Queen.
Dear Busy Bees: It was a great aur-
prise to me when I found that I was again
elected jqueen. I thank you all very much
and will try to think ef some Interesting
stories to write. I read the king's letter,
where he hopes the red side will wlu, but
1 hope all on the blue side will work hard
and not let It. ,
Hoping there will be many good stones
next Sunday, Yours very sincerely, ,
HELEN VERRILL.
The Small Mule.
Rosy Kosali, Aged U Years, 4U3 J
By
Street, South Omaha.
There was a farmer who had a very
smart mula. One dav the farmer had to
take a wsgonload of sugar to a house.
n, started to the house where he was to
go. Not far from It was a big rlvev. The
mule jumped Into the wster and by the
tlm, tne miLn ,ot him out the sugar waa
Bli m.Hed. The mule was glad he had
. . . . .
noi sucn a nam loao.
Th. .x. d,v lhe farmer had to carry
'away a big load of sponges. He had to
croM the river again. He stopped In one
etore Bni the smart mulo thought that
thc aponges would melt. He jumped into
the river and the sponges cot full of water
and the mule Jumped out of the river. His
load was yet heavier and this taught him
a lesson.
So-So.
Bv Viola R. Anderson. Aged 1? Years MS
bouth Twentieth rltreet. Lincoln. Neb.
Blue Side.
So-So was a larce black dog. His fur
was long ana cuny ana very .on i
Po-o waa oaned by a very wealthy man
fond of him.
On. warm. ''""i
b' dk' Uktd to n 'he
sun watching the blue waves. S hile so
- -
So was lying there, blinking, in the sun.
beater child fell Into the water. As
De,n ,lum, thtr, watching th.
)jgt her b-Unce
Many people stood near, but none
stirred. What did they care; she was only
a 'beggar. Without thinking. So-So gave
a big bound, and "Splash ." he was In the
water after the child. The current waa
very atrong, but So-So managed to swim
aihorr with his heavy weight.
So-So's master heard about It and a few
days later So-So was presented with a
bright collar,
Our Dogi.
By I.'brls Chval. Aged 14 Years, ft North
Thirteenth Street. South umaha.
1.1 iif Side.
Oi.r dug a name Is Teddy. He is a fox-
Hie Bee'5 Junior
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AGNES PAFL8EN.
1440 Westerfleld Avenue. ,
Xame and Atfdreim.
Walter A. Anderson, 2506 South Fortieth
Florence Anderson. 2220 Chicago St
Pearl Betcher, D31I North Thirtieth St
Ruby A. Betcher, 6311 North Thirtieth St
Irene M. Barettler, 1221 Larlmore Ave
Charles II. Beal, 5825 Florence Boulevard
Albert Back.es, 1915 Leavenworth St
- V ' (
Dorothy Burgeson, 3328 Bedford Ave
May Bertch, 4015 North Forty-aecond St
Edna Bowman, 3824 North Twenty-fourth St..
Victor J. Belknap, 252 4 North Eighteenth St. . .
Hazle Baker, 2218 Paul St
Leo Callahan, 2022 Charles St
Howard Comstock, 316 North Twe-ity-sixth St..
Mabel Conklln, 4114 Cuming St
Hazel W. Crelghton, 2023 Howard St
Lorraine Fair, 510 North Twenty-flrst St
Helen Freyer, 2412 Seward St
Joe Grasborg, 831 South Twentieth St..;
Margaret Gerrity, 1145 Park Ave
Elmer Gothard. 1417 North Twenty-fourth St..
Nellie F. Glesson, 1506 North Twenty-aitth St..
Gertrude Helling, 3121 Miami St
Esther L. Hetscher, 2943 Dupont St (. . .
Ruth Jobe, 1933 South Tenth St
Virgil Joy, 318 North Nineteenth St
Helen Larson, 2701 Leavenworth St..
Fred Levon, 4 6 Cuming St
Harry Latorosky. 1047 Atlas St
Merritt C. McClcllan, 3313 Spalding St. .
Anna La Montla, 1119 William St
EVale Magmussen, 503 Lfocust St.
Margaret Nattlnger, 2603 Pierce St
Harry Nielson, 3302 Vinton St
Richard Olsen, 3113 Franklin St.!
George Pelllcon, 2433 South Eighteenth St....
Richard Penn, 2815 Dodge St.
RuVh Paddock, 554 8 North Thirty-fifth St
Agnes Paulsen, 1440 Westerfleld St
Vlnchas Rock, 12 3 South Nineteenth St......
Norah Rlorda, Seventh and Webster Sts......
George Reynolds, 1723 Van Camp Ave
Rose Steinberg, 1019 Harney St
Charles Spraktes, 1231 South Eleventh St
Murtle Seastedt. 3012 Cass St
Arthur Swan, 2004 North Twenty-second St. .. .
Anna Schwart. 312 North Twenty-fourth St
Vincent J. Sullivan, 2846 Blnney St
Gertrude Simon, 3322 Charles St
Katie Trantner. 2022 Martha St
Norman Tolson, 1414 North Twenty-fifth St....
Willie Treybal, 1915 South Twenty-first St
Richard Tlghe. 1412 North Nineteenth St. .... .
Waldemar Thomsen, 3319 South Twenty-second
Frederick W. Watson, 3330 Parker St
was so playful, but we kept Teddy because
we raised him from a puppy.
We gave Queenie to, some people who
live nearby so that we could see her every
day. The .people had chickens and she
began catching them, so the man had to
shoot her. He fired once and thought she
was dead so he went in the house to get
more shot to kill her puppy with. The
juppy must have been frightened by the
noise. It hid away and so of course the
man had to hunt for him. But the dosT
couldn't be found then and he wasn't found
until two days later, which saved him from
being killed for a few weeks. ,
When the man came out again Queenie
was gone. She must have been only stunned
by the blow and when the man went in the
house she broke the chain and got away.
She came running buck home to us and
scratched on the door to be let In for the
last time.
Mamma went to the door and when she
saw (jueenie standing there, the blood
streaming from her mouth, she was so
frightened that she told her to go away,
and she shut the door. If mamma bad
known that Queenie was hurt she wouldn't
have sent her away In that manner.
Queenie didn't go home, but went Into the
dog house, where she and Teddy used to
spend the night together, and there ahe
died.
We miss her very much and when Ted
hears her name spoken, he pricks up his
ears and begins looking around for her,
thinking that perhaps she will come back
again some day.
It Fayt.
By Anna Kllas. Aged 14 Years. UK Wil
liams Street. Omaha.
Merchant wasn't very wise; swore he
wouldn't advertlKe. Tried hla system for a
year, earned a hundred dollars dear.
Then the merchant got so mad. put the
hundred In the "Bee ad." The "Bee ad"
brought so much custom In. that the mer
chant had to grin.
Since then dally, loud he cries: "Gee!
It pays to go to The Bee to advertise!''
Andrew Carnegie.
By Mary Catherine Harrison, Aged II
Years, ibfi North Twentieth Street,
umaha.
One hot summer da In Scotland, when
Andrew t'arneg e was a very poor little
boy. he and his friend. Tom, had to d'g
thistles out of the fields, ljng before it
was noontime Tom begged Andrew to
s:op. rest and eat lunch, but Andrew was
a stfadv worker and would not be p r-e.ad-d.
but lather tried to fr laJe Tuin
to finish his work.
Tom wnt under a b:g hady tree and
lay down In the dry mom and waited until
Andrew can.e. When Andrew aaw by the
shadow of the tree that It was noontime
he Joined Tom. Tom had waited to share
his lunch with Andrew. Although Tom
was very idl he wss a (,'ood-hearted
Scotch lad ant lie said to Andrew. "You,
may have morel than half oiy fie." Andrew
Birthday Brok
St. . . .
February 5, 1911.
Hcliool. Year.
.Windsor 1903
.Central 1901
.Miller Park 1900
.Miller Park 1903
.Sacred Heart 1900
.Sacred Heart 1900
.Leavenworth 1900
.Howard Kennedy. .1903
. Central Park . . . .
.Lothrop
.1897
.1902
,1893
.High . ....
. Kellom ...
.Kellom ...
t
1903
.1897
.1896
.1894
.1899
.1903
.1898
.1896.
.1904
.Webster
.High ..
.Central
. Farnam
. Lag
. Mason . . . . .
.Park
. Kellom . . . .
.High
1902
1895
Kennedy ..1904
.Howard
Dupont
Lincoln
.Central
. Mason
.Walnut
.FoTst
1899
1900
1899
1903
Hill 1902
1900
Hill 1903
.Druid
.St. Phllomena. . . . 1904
.High .;... 1895
High 1898
.Windsor 1899
.Long ..1897
Castellar M901
.Farnam 1898
.Central Park 1900
.Forest 1899
Mason .......... 1898
.Holy Family.:. ...1899
. Vinton 1904
.Pacific 1932
.Pacific 1896
.Webster 1898
.Lake 1900
.Central 1897
.Howard Kennedy ..1903
.Franklin 1904
.St. JoRcph. . ..
.Long .......
.Castellar ....
.1901
.1897
.1904
.1900
.1898
. Kellom
St
.Vinton ..
.Franklin .
..1903
was prompt to resume his work, while Tom
idled many hours away.
Years passed snd the two grew to he
men. Andrew enjoyed great riches from
the fruits of his steady labors. Tom suf
fered poverty from Ills Idle pleasures.
One day Andrew found him, an old man
In the poor house, but Andrew had not
forgotten the half of the cherry pie. Se he
gave Tom a comfortable home.
ALWAYS ON JHE INSIDE
Charmed Circle of Lawyers Start on
Ksasalnatlon aad Learn
Few Tblaaa.
Senator William Pterson Flero of Cat
skill. N. T.. was seated about the enormous
fireplace In Kecler's hotel. Albany. N. T.,
Ihe other night when he told this story:
"I remember thirty years ago when 1
was a lawyer, there were about fifteen or
eight of us all lawyers seated about
a fireplace much like this. It wss a raw,
wet night. A bedraggled stranger, wet to
the hide, came In, tried to get accommoda
tions and wss told there was not a room
left. The nearest other place was a mile
away. Shivering, the stranger looked at
the fire, but we formed such a solid line
about it that he could not get near It.
Finally one of the lawyers in a spirit of
frivolity turned to him and hald:
".'My friend, are you a traveler?"
"'1 am. sir. I have been all over the
world.'
" 'You don't say suf Been In Germany,
Egypt. Japan and all the countries la
Africa and Asia?'
" 'All of them: been everywhere.'
" 'Ever been In h I?'
" 'Oh. yes. been there twice."
" 'How did you find things there?
" 'Oh. much the same as here lawyers
all next to the fire.' "New York Herald.
SOUGHT FOR AND F0UN0
Persistency la Seeblns; the Man Isdti
the- lied nttln.ly
Rewarded.
Miss Melissa Simpson had regularly
looked under her bed for odd years.
In all that time she had never found a
man under It. People often laughed at
her. but she did not rare and went on
looking under her bed each day.
Years went by without the expected hap
peulng. Then.' on this day. she went Into tl e
bedroom of her luxuriously furnished home
and was standing at the window when
she h.ard an unmistakable sound. It was
under her bed and just the sound she ex
pected. Without a irt of f.ar she lurnl
in the lights and. walking uer to tle
Ltd, turned up the draperies.
"How are you getting along T' she eel e 1
out. without a quaver.
I'm almost through," came back a tnuf
fled voice.
"That Is good." she returned caimly a-'d
walked out of the rouin.
Kor It was spring hoiisclnlng time and
ihe enaa waa operating a vacuuiu cease.
Judge.