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too long for publication In the page. They are Interesting
Btorlos, but to iib them would mpan that several other stories
with equal title to place would have to be crowded out.
The length of the story ! defined In the mien for two good
reasons. One of these la to give as many of the Ftcci'as l'O.i-
Bihle a chance to ' gee their stories In print," nnd the other is a still better
reason. The rffort to tell your story directly and In as few words as possible
la good training In writing. It teac hes the writer the Importance of choosing
his words so that each will count for its full value.
In the two stories which receive prizes this week neither writer has told
all of the story by any means. In the story about the robins all the readers
know of many other facts which niiftht have been included. Hut the writer
has told what she remembered from watching the birds or hearing about
them and her story becomes expressive of her Interest In the mother bird s
care of the little ones.
The second story Is likewise Just, a retelling of a few of the happenings
in a trip which must have been full of events. The happenings which she
tells have no doubt been selected for her by memory, but still they have been
selected and are expressive of what Interested her moBt In the trip.
The prizes aro won by Gertrude Norris and Mary Eleanor MacDonald.
The first is a member of the Hcd side and the second of the Blue side.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone wtiose name Is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now Includes:
Jean Io Long, Alnswoith, Neb
Irene McCoy. Barnntun. Neb.
Lillian Mcrvln, Heaver City, Neb,
Mabel Witt. Bennington. Neb.
Anna (Jotlsch, Bennington. Net).
Minnio Holtscli, Bennington. Neb.
AMies 1 'aiiipke, Benson, Neb.
Mario Gallulie', Bcnklcmaii, Neb. (Box LI.)
Ida .My, Central C ity. N-b
Vera Cl.-ney, Crclghlon. Neb.
Louis Uiili-i. Havld City. Neb.
llhea Freidcll, J orchcster, Nob.
Aleda Dennett, Klgln, Neb
Lumce Bode. Fall Citv, Neb.
Kthel Heed, Fremont. Neb.
Hultla Lundl.urg. Fremont, Neb.
Marlon Copp. Gibson, Neo.
Jlatguerlte Bartholomew, Uothtnburg. Neb.
A,1aH8 h7 WC8t Chr"" lre,'t' ra"d
Lydla Itoth, 06 West Koenlg street, Urand
islund, Neb.
Llla Voss. Wl went Charles street, Urand
Island, Neb.
In no Costello, 115 West Eighth street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Jessie Craw tol d, 400 West Charles street,
Grand Inland, Nub.
Paulino Bciiulte, Headuuod, S. 1).
Marti a Aluiphy, i:'3 lia.m Ninth street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, I.eshara. Neb.
Hester F. Kult, I.eshara, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neo.
Uutu Templo, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nelison, Lexington, Neb.
Ldytlio Kreitz, Lexington, Neo.
Maijorle Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Grassmeyer, l.".l. C streol, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, 2U-'! L street, Lincoln.
Klsiu Hamilton, jOaa L street, Lincoln.
Irene Disher, MM L street, Lincoln.
liushle iUher, MSu L street, Lincoln.
cnailottu Dost;, boutli Filteciuii street,
Lincoln.
Mildred Jensrn, 70s Kat Kecond street,
Fremont, Neb.
Helen Jonnson, 34 BoutU Sevtntaenth
street, Lincoln.
Ann. a Myers. &!4 North Sixteenth Street,
Lincoln
Louise Mllis. Lyons, Neb.
i-.plellt) McDonalu. Lyons. Neb.
Milton feuUer, NebraKa Cit.'. Neb.
Harry Ciaiora, eii.-..u city, Neb.
i. utile iizm, Norru'.H, Neb.
l.ttlm Larkiu, buutn mx.Ii street, Norfolk,
Nib.
Lmtna Maniuardt. Fifth street and Madi
son aenu, Norfolk, Neo.
Ociievlevo M. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
William iavls, West Thlid street, North
Piatie, Neb.
Louise Kaubu, 2ii03 North Nineteenth avenue,
i Imu hit
Fiii.-a Johnson. 3J North Twenty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson. 033
linn avenue. Omaha.
North Twenty-
Lnule Brown. Boulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas street.
Umahai.
Mary Brown, 2323 South Central boulevard,
Omaha.
F.va Heiulee, 2 Iionge street, uniiiu,
Lillian Win, Cass street, Omana.
Lewis Potr, 311u Franklin street, Omaha.
Juanila lnnes, l!7l Fort street, Omaha.
Hassetl Huf, 1SH Blnney street, Omaha.
Meyer Colin, l4rt Ueorgia avenue, Omaha,
Helen r-. Douglas, ll'Nl () street, Lincoln.
Ana Morris. .HIM Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen. -'HH Izard street. Ot-iaha.
oinn Fisher, Lit) S. Lleventh tt., omaia.
rKnSlir'irilrt!, m'' m'
v.u.i nuB.u, ti-i laimoi avenue, emiaua.
Helen Houeh, !:." Lothrop street, Omana.
j.iiiriaun uijunn.li, .Mcnoias, umuiu.
fiiaunee Johnson. jo-.T locust M.. Omaha.
Leon Carson, li:4 North Fortieth. Omaha.
v lima Howard. 4i:'2 t apitol avenue, Omaha.
Jillaii Fisher. 1210 South F.leventh, Omaha.
Milureil Jetien. 2,0, Leavenworth, Omaha.
Luna IK-.lcn, t Imago street, Oinulia.
Rosey and
o.-'KV and Posey were twin aii-
R
. .... n-i... n... i i.. u .........
teis. lhe lived In the eountiy.
.c .,.,,i o .....ii n.i.i
three niiles from a little vlllaae.
Ti,. r. t,.. , . .
Their father kept a garden .nd
raised vcKCtables for the IIWv
market. Their mother kept a cow and ne,o
chickens and sold butter, cheese and eKg
to the villagers. So Iwiweon them. Papa
r,a M.r,,.. i,,.,!. . .1 . i
Rosey ar Iw mil .1,1 a ,
R.ey and I osej , ma... quite a go id llv-
And often n.v ,h i. . .
the vlllaue r .ra rt h
manna w i " " pa,'a an1
In the a I f ' ,h,l,,"lv,
n tne Kan en at tun very farthest cor-
ner trim urn house and row imrn-th-ro
Pa. a J. lit' ", ,'l',rk-,aJ curecrov.
pa j ist in na.t put him there to k p the.
" i. 1 h.i . V,h"n th"
. . p'""a " "w-'ys did in March and
.,' . mn , " a,'a Jus,ln a"
,,..,-., u,,.i-,w nrms wouui
" ' ins neau .-mint
bob and bvib In a
loniirtu lami.in.
" 'i v J'tT'' 'i'1 ,''.'s,'y wrl)t a,onl "10
road past the gnr.len they would lauq;h nnd
.anno at ine .,. scarecrow. Who was bob-
ting about IlUe a Jiimplng-Jaek.
One very cloudy day Papa Justin called
to Rosey and Posey: "Paughters. you wJU
have to go ti the village for some se-d. I
want some for my hotbeds. Thought I
P...,,,, oui ,e ,e b.u ,nto me s.-rt-
lags and ate all the salad seed. So jin,,
into jour K.-ts ann nooos and go 'o tbj
Eeeoueeper s shop in the village.
"All llht. papa." obeyed Rosey aid
Tosey. "We'll be off directly." And they
hurried into the houso and put on their
thick shoes nnd Jackets nnd hoods. Then,
their mother being told that they vero
making the journey to the village. JeeiOed
fo send a basket of e(;gs to the market
keeper.
So off the twin went, laughing and
singing, first one and then the other arry
!nn the basket of fKgs. They had their
landmarks l.esidd tho road, and '.1 .
would carry It to one point and then l.n.d
it to I,c-. who would carry It to the luxt
point. , And so they shared the hurden
e enly.
After the little gir's had finished their
business In tha village, and were st nl:ig
homewards, great drops of rain bega.i to
(a-ssind from the clouds. And the el.rliiesi
of late afternoon thickened till it se.n.'d
n1,:ht would overtake them before '!..
could r.-aeh lluir home. They hasten.-. I
their fooUU-pa, and were soon well out
have nut in stories which arp rauih
Mabel Hhclfp't, 40H
Nulla twenty-fifth
strppt. Omaha.
Waller Johnson, 2105
North Twentieth
street. Omaha.
Kmnia Can-others, 3.M1 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
l.ronora 1'enlson. The Albion
Pacific streets. Omaha.
Tenth and
Map Hammond. O'Neill. Neb.
Madge L. Daniels. Old. Neb.
Zola Rrddeo, Orleans. Neb.
Asnes Richmond. Orleans. Neb.
Marie Fleming. Osceola. Neb
Lotta Wood, Fiwnoe City, Neb.
Karl Perkins, Reddlngton. Neb.
Kdna Knnls, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 2.11 Locust St.. K. Omaha.
Ilia Carney, Sutton. Clay county. Nebraska.
Clara Miller, Itica. Neb.
M"dFed F. j0nr.. North Loup, Neb,
Alta W'tlken, W aco, Neb.
Leo Beckord. Waco. Neb.
Mae Urunke. West Point. Neb.
Klsie Stasnay. Wllber, Neb.
Frederick Ware, Wlnslde. Nth.
Pauline Parks, Vork, Neb.
Kdna Kenllng, York. Neb.
Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Carrie B. Dartlett. Fonta.ielle. la.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux. Ia.
Kthel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern, Ia.
F.leanor Mellor. Malvern, la.
Kallierlne Mellor, Malvern, la.
Huth Robertson. Manilla, la.
Margaret B. Wltherow, Thurman, Ia.
Bertha MeKvoy. H. F. L). 3, Box 25, Mis
souri Valley, la.
Hmry L. Worklngcr, 20.".2 W. Huron street,
Chicago.
Adlena Sorry. Monarch. Wyo., Box 33.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, VTyo.
Kdlth Amend. Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline .Suulrc, Grand, okl.
Fred Shelley, 230 Troup street,
Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Mcintosh, Pldnev. Neb
Nellie IHedrlck, Sidney. Neb.
Eunice WrlKht, i32 North Logan street
Fremont. Nrb.
Carol Simpson, Wllber, Neb
Phylla Haa, 632 West Seventeenth street,
York, Neb.
Maclle Moore, Silver City, la.
Mabel Houston, 3018 Sherman avenue,
Omaha.
Ilorolliv Tnllesnn. 4.41! North ThlHv-nlirhth
street, Omaha.
Mahol Baker, Lander. Wyo.
Corlnne Allison Itcbertson. Wllber. Neb.
HHxahplh U'rk'lil Unrtk Tkl.i,.f,i.
avenue, Omaha.
Marlon Staples, 1313 South Thirty-first
T-ri'il' AmMh."j, r... ii ...
T ranels A. lotson. Pueblo, Colo.
J hy'Hs t orbett, bldney, Neb.
cowara uecaara, vaco, .-veil
tl!'n Peterson, fifty-first and C streets,
Harry Iteming, L'3 East (First strtet. Grand
Island, Neb.
Jeanette MeHrlde, Klaln, Neb.
Elisabeth Wrinln, VS22 fcouth Thirty-fifth
avenue. Omaha.
Kunlce Wrlht. 132 North Logan street,
Fremont, Neb.
Sadie Finch, Ltil,", Fourth avenue, Kearney,
Neb.
Minnie Pchllelitlng, Cedar Bluffs, Neb.
Fay Calhoun, Kim Creek, Neb.
Nellie L. Olson, all, Ia.
K. Weiss, care Miller, 196
street. .w York CHv.
.. . . .
Fdlth Matthews, Ohio street. Omaha.
J?1. n?aril"":hr.: :I.V.:"1?:.2!.,- ,
and Twenty-third street. New Vork City.
Margaret Holland. David City, Neb.
Mildred Whitehead. Mitchell. Neb.
K.sth..r M.-v.ai tv.vnn v.v.
Katie Wendt, 1)03 North Seventeenth street,
Omaha.
Helen Bartos. 2214 Month Fourteenth street.
Christina Stephan, 2017 South Central
Boulevard.
Posey and the
the village. Into the lonely country.
Th"n
... ,
the rain began to fall fast, and thJ day
irw uurher ana narser.
"I'm afraid." whlsi,ered Rosev
slilv-T-
... ,..
Ing. .She wa. carrying the basket In whien
the seeds were put
"Afraid of what?" asked Posey, walk
ng close to her Bister.
"Oh. of the rain and the dark." ex
..... .
' .""V, Vh
earlier start this afternoon. The night Is
c'mlnK 8rt"n on "'"U't of the clouds. -
"There Is nothlhg to fear-unlesa a bear
should come from the mountains yonder."
ld Posey. "Papa says very few hears
now live in the mountains-the hunters
have killed them for their skins."
-But a few still live," said Rosey. "Ani
ne big bear would be as dangerous as a
1"l'n' n" ,ould'
nut even as Rosey spoke a dark f.rm
appeared In the distance. It walked on til
fours and had a wabbling gait.
-oh. it a a bear-If.
bear:'
hoarsely
whispered Rosev. "Oh what uhall
Posey was too frightened ut the moment
t reply. She stood staring ahead of '.jr.
-yft," ,he whUpered. when she could find
her voice. "It s a bear:"
-oll, iPfa run tl1,.k (owaidH ,. K .....j
Rey. dropping the basket. "He's cmin-,-
right towards us. He ll soon catch iis-it
we don't run:"
-if nm heU run after u'
P,v. -Hut we .can't stand here.
said
He s
cmlrc at a trol, now. He
1 a seen ui:
AD SCRt: ENOCUH,
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inn iv , 1 .i, u.k. -. "; v. a.' ' t 1 . v ,
Finding
T
WO sparrows at on a
The weather was bleak and cold;
And the poor little things did shiver and shake
They were not very big nor old.
One said to the other in little chirps:
"Oh, wouldn't a warm nest be
The snuggest thing In all the world?
A nest that would hold you and me?"
"Yes, yes." the second sparrow replied,
"A nest made of feathers and hay!
But pay, what is that so round and dark
That thing in the tree 'cross the way?"
Then bird number one turned about to look,
And gaily chirruped: "I'll be blest
If the thing you have pointed out
to me
Is not a last year's bird's nest!
Let 8 fly 'cross that. way and take
a peep.
We may find it is Just to our
taste;
And If so we'll certainly move
right in
Not a Bingle hour will we
waste."
So into that last year's nest they
moved.
And were sheltered from wind
and cold;
They were Just as snug as bugs In
a rug,
Or as dear little lambs In a fold.
(First Trize.)
A Bird Story.
By Gertrude Norris. Aged 9 Years, 70S Main
Avenue, McCook, Neb. Bed Bide.
Oncu a bird was finding food for her
bubles and some one hurt her. A little
girl saw her and put her In the tree with
her babies.
The birds were robins.
It was almost winter and time to fly
south again. The mother bird taught her
l'by birds to fly, and then they went
.
noiii n.
When they cunie back again one of the
h;r,is that was Just born lately fell from
the tree. When the mother bird came home
tho other birds told her and she got It. It
did not hurt It very badly.
(Second Prize.)
My Trip to Holt County.
By Mary F.leanor MacDonald. Aged 9
Years. Suencer. Neb. Blue Side.
Mv friend Aanes and I started with
Cousin Pat td Holt countv for a two weeks'
visit. Ve stopped at a larm nouse ana
tard over nlirht. Thev had some children
ni e had lots of fun.
There was a platform and down below it
was some hay. We would roll, Jump and
somersault off it.
Next morning we started on our way
nguin. We crossed the Niobrara river.
When we got to Holt county I cried be-
cause I was lonesome. When Agnes saw
Scarecrow
The twins clasped each other's hands.
.
and b'gan to weep. "Oh. oh. what shall
( do?" they walled. Then, as the bar
was within 100 rods of them, another dark
form loomed up in the road. Just behind
the bear. "Oh. sister, look!" It was Rosey
who exclaimed,
"Look-lCa our dear old
si arecrow!"
"Kn it Is ' rrlmt I'm,,', "tla'm e.nii!ii
,h" r,",-JU"t "k ' r,al hUmn
What dot. It all mean?"
-He'll save us," said Rosey. her Uirs
ceasing to flow. -Ah. he's pulled the
bear's tail." And sure enough, the fun--,y
old scarecrow had overtaken the bear, and
In the most comical manner pulled Hi uit
of bob-tail. And the bear made a terrible
growl and turned about angrily. On be-
holding the scarecrow he raised a luiife
I to strike him down. But the scare-
.row was too oulek for him. He so.-ana-
aside, lauuhing and swinging his arms.
Then, running like a fleet-footed deer, the
.......
scarecrow came on to the side ..f .hc
i.i k,l i.u ..,.,l. u-..r . n,i .....,,
hnd Posey thought they must be dreaming.
A siarecrow talklne! lt was unbelievable!
f-M bylrtttletella ril
fc".ll,,tJt..t-.J,Tiiiiii""-mi('"iii ii- i:-iihi''Ti'VV wr-i tthh . i f
ril m J. m.siiij ip.eaJ4iJ..
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THE TUNNY OLD BOAKECROW MAO
a Home
leafless limb;
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
1. Write plainly oa one aide of the
paper only and number the pages.
t. Use pea and ink, ot pencil.
a. Short and pointed artloles will
be g-lven preference. To not
over 850 words.
4. Original storiee or letters only
will fee need.
6. Write your name, age and
address at tbe top of the first page.
First and second prises of books
will be given for tho best two con.
tribuclons to tale page each week.
Address all communications to
CHrXOKCH'l DIPA1TMIT
Omaha Bee, Omaha, Veil.
me crying she said: "Now, Kleanor, there
Is no use In crying, for we are twenty
three miles from home." Then she cried.
We slaved onlv one week.
Pat's mother was so kind and felt so
""i-y for us because we were homesick
pat is very tunny, oecause ne is insn
" - -.
mutes with everybody we met. when he
knew we were anxious to get home. When
I ot home I did not want to go to Holt
county again soon.
Honesty Counts.
Ry Gladys Cerny, Wllber. Neb.
in . far away country there lived a man
whose name was Becka. Becka wan a
i , .
But another second brought them to the
full consciousness of the situation. The
scarecrow was bending over and saying:
"That great black fellow with the long
.k.rn .h i.,h i. ...,. .,
, . , . .....
iiiwiu. jump iu my miouiuern, my nine
.. .. u ,
Jiffy."
. ,
i in .in i aaaing a qursiion ine iwina
,., ., ,Z. . ..,,H.r.
R . d Br.R,m.. of rann t0 Kr.b
up tnn lftret of gd fr0m the ground,
ti,..- r., . n.nn..r,, .. ...nn f,.r .i
. . .. . . , . . .
llle yrry instant xnai nosey iiiipq ine ms-
the ground snd the scarecrow
v banclng hlni8elf for a run, lhe Krcat
black bear advanced upon them. As he
came within two feet of the scarecrow he
opened his great Jaws as If to swallow,
scartcrow. girls, basket and all.
"Ah. Iia, my fine fellow," laughed the
scarecrow. And he Just lifted a great
straw-stuffed foot and thrust It down tbe
bear's throat. When he withdrew it his
old ragged boot was gone, but he did not
mind, it had aufflced to choke the bear
f.nd make him stop to cough and cough,
. . . .
trying to get rid of the boot and bunch of
straw.
u tn. .k. i.... ...
Ing and digging into his throat with his
i.aw to uet the straw which was tlckllna
J
. if' C
y
J
OVERTAKEN THE BEAR,
poor man, he had M support a wife and
son. whose name was Lelf.
Lelf was a queer boy.
One day when Becka went to work, Lelf
was sent with bis father's dinner. As he
was walking down the road be discovered
something shining In the grass. He walked
toward It nnd saw that.lt was a necklace.
He grabbed It and started to run.
He reached his father's working place
and waited while his father ate bis lunch
and then started home. On his way back
he changed his mind about keeping the
treasure and said to himself, "That would
be dishonest."
Along the roadside he came to a tent
which he had never noticed before. Inside
he saw a woman beckoning to him. He
went there, ajid she told him that she
had lost her most valuable possesshm. a
pearl necklace, which her ancestors wore.
Lelf showed her the necklace he had
found.
With Joy she grasped It and said, ' Now
you shall be rewarded for your honesty."
Fpon saying this, she gave him $10.
He thanked her and ran 'home to his
mother and she was glad when he told her
the story.
How the Ring; Was Lost and Found.
By Alice Irwin, 3171 S Lathrop Street, Omaha
Blue Side.
There was once a little girl about 5
"AiTkXZ
.u.....k.- .u . .-..
i ii niunvii I'vii n 1 1 1 k vii i i
The cat came In and got on the table and
was playing with the ring, and pushed it
off the table to the floor. As he was play-
Ing with It on the floor It rolled away into
. " . . . . '
a noie ana ine cat couio noi see u any
tj. . .u. .
on the hay.
When the mamma came In to get the
T f TV""' Th 'fed lhB
girl If she knew where the ring was. She
said. "I do not know where It is at .11. but
maybe the cat (Tommy) rolled It off the
table, as he did my thimble yesterday.
One day the baby was playing on the
floor and saw something real bright. Of
Knur.. liahv w.nt aftpr thm hrlifhlnpss
hih 'nmt-.H tn ih. miuinc rinr. Rnhv
r.n with it to mamma. All decided the
guilty party waa the eat and all thought
It wise to be more careful In the future
with anything they valued very much. It
was the cat and not th. baby that was
mischievous.
Penniei.
By Margaret White. Aged 14 Years, 513
M St., Northwest. Washington.
1-1 f t? -A HM.
,..... .a !...-,. "hi . w
savings bank. It looked exactly like a
little school house and In Its roof there
was a narrow slit where pennies could
be dropped through. Already one of these
:-Th.- h.
Oliver's father had dropped It In when he
brought the bank home.
Dav after day went by and strange to
ay no other pennlea found their way
into the bank. One night after the even-
ing meal waa finished hi. father picked
gi. .hlnlng penny rattled. Oliver, like lots
of us girls and boys, was too fond of
candy. .
Why, I thought there would be a whole
lot more by this time," he said. In a dls-
appointed voice, as our fathers and moth-
ers generally do. Oliver Jelt very much
ashamed
a8AsTe placed the bank back upon the
mantle, his father asked him why he
didn't give the pennies a chance?
what do you mean?' askea uiner, a
little bit dated.
Then his father told him something he
h.i K.er-. vn .p.. nennles
t0 .ori. They get tired of being
pennies all the time. They Just love to
grow to be something larger and better,
n oraer q an mis iney must nave iiie
nalD ot irl. .n(1 boVs. There Is no limit
to now blg they can grow ,f oniy they
nfcve tnl8 nelp j, lt not better to help
tns pennies grow than to exchange them
for can(jy? You'd be surprised to see
how fast they can grow.
"The best part Is," said his father, "if
you help the pennies wnen you are a little
boy they will help you when you get older.
i
as well as choking him. tho scarecrow
started homewards on the run. nosey and
Posey sat upon his broad shoulders, enjoy-
ing the fine ride. But the rain, now com-
i j ,,,, .. lnnl.an, .h
.... ' .. ...m
r osey bhiu. iii wo uau mn un,u..:..n.
.... ' .... ....... . .....
throueh "
.... . ... .,.
i nen nave one, niy ueaia, ...u n.u
u. i.rt.H from miri. hi.
,onB .... umbrella, which he raised
and paased up to the little girls. "Well,
..ii" a iin.. va there vpr mi, h
.... , j t i.-.
a strange iiung nsppeueu unit.
wonderful:"
r. ,ned over apd spoke in the ear-
or where the ear of a real Person would
have been-of the scarecrow. asking:
"Please tell us, Mr. Scarecrow, how you
harpened to come to life, and at a time
when we needed you so much?"
As the bear had been left far behind,
and there was no danger of bis overtaking
them, the scarecrow lessened his speed and
began talking: "Well, my little dears," bo
began, "von see. I have had rather a dull
snd lonely life-standing In one spot In the
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Harden. So the other night, after all the
. rows had none to bed. and I might go off
,.,n if I IH ipi ntf I t,esan to be
moan my fate. Two little fairies wero
passing at the time, and heard my com
plaint. 'Ah,' said one fairy, 'let s give this
Hire old scarecrow life, so that he may
enjoy himself when not at work." So they
touched iny head with a little wand, and
of a sudden 1 foil warm and funny. Then
my legs and arms began to move of them-
selves, but differently to the movements
made by the wind. I found I could walk
about, and that 1 could talk and laugh.
Well, I went off on a lark, as men would
say, and had a Jolly time of it. I walked
for miles and miles, played with rabbits,
visited the birds in their nests, went to the
village and saw the shops and pretty
houses and waded the river. Toward morn-
ing 1 came home, took my place, as usual,
In the corner of the garden and all my
human powers left me. But they came
again this evening. And so I set out for
another good lime, when my eyes fell utou
you my dears. And then I saw the big
black bear. So I put one and one together
nd got two. -Ah. h..' said I to my.elf
ih.t be.r want, to eat up my little ladle..'
Bo 1 came to your reaeue. And that is my
story. But here we are at your home,
and as sure as I am a scarecrow,
your parents will be at the gate, looking
for you. so before we turn the corner of
the hedge you'd best Jump to the ground
and take your basket and run to the
house. I II stop In the gaid.n for a mo-
menl. Y'ou see, I got off duty early to-
day, owing to the unusual darkness
(he. Bees Junior Birthday Book.
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SYLVIA ABRAHAMS N.
1136 North Seventeenth Street.
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Name luid AiMivnh. Hi htM.I. Y'r"QQ
Kiivia Ahrahamann. 1133 North Seventeenth St Cass 1899
Margaret Anderson, 4217 Fowler Ave
M. Louise Besslre. 414 North Thirty-n.nth
.Tn Pohaeek. 1916 South E ghth St
w ,
(Jrady Bannell, 722 Ninth St
Josephine Blackman, 812 South Seventeenth St.
j Crocker, 1117 South Thirty-second St. ,
"'"J" u , ' ,. c.
Kanml Cnc r.er. 1817 North Seventeenth St....
c .
Rih rrHrhflold 2S24 Temnleton St
'ard Campbell. 614 South Fifteenth St Leavenworth 189 i
gtella E Elgan 208 South Twentieth St Farnam 1903
Mary Groove, 2716 Charles St Long 1899
"' " . ,, -.n nni
Arthur Goetsche. 2019 Castellar St Castellar 1902
Mary A. Helmer, 1625 Pinkney St Lothrop 190o
Margaret Mark Hunt, 2824 Leavenworth 8t High .' 1894
WUHara c Hassett. 6711 North Sixteenth St Sherman 1901
., . rr.i,in Ri fllfton Hill 1899
nunoiu III! IV U, I Olliuu
Peter Jaeobsen, 425 Walnut St.
Ruth M. Jones. 3022 South Twenty-eighth Ave Vinton 1902
gigfrcd W. Jensen, 1113 Dominion St Forest ....
,Jorace Rummers, 1114 Frederick St St. Fatrlck.
, -r k- ..v. v-, .h c T .L.
Margaret Kenner, 1552 North Nineteenth St Lake .....
Joser Kasparek, 2349 South Twelfth St Bancroft ..
Isadore Levinson, 1714 South Thirteenth St Lincoln ...
Rhoda Lincoln, 2541 Rees St High
Carl Llndberg, 24 Hickory St Lincoln . .
nUi.Hii. Mnrns 1.1K N'nrlh Thirty-second Ave. Farnam ..
Frank Miller, 4905 North Seventeenth
Ruth Mallfcry, 287 South Forty-second
Henry S.McDonald, 4016 Farnam St
Elizabeth Morgan, 135 North Thirty-second
H , Korrls, 2306 South Tenth St
Francla Newman, 3337 Spalding St
Edna Olson. 1128 North Sixteenth St
Margaret Petersen, Thirty-ninth and
Edna R. Perry, 3156 Ames Ave
Ei.ia Palmmiist. 5909 North Thirtv-third St
Kdw,n p, 81J North Twenty.second st
Mbel Robertson, 116 Hickory St
Alice L. Redgwick, 1710 South Twenty
Ernest stage, zbos uewey Ave.
Mathew Schneider, 3122 Burdette St
Marv Schiro. 2227 Pierce St. . !
Stanwood. 2805 North Twenty-tifth St. . . .
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Lawrence Sandberg, 3o60 Jones St
Jennie Slmonoff, 1831 V North Twenty-fourth St
Harry Swanson, 28 1 4 Cass St . .
Nora Vancent, 15 17', 4 Vinton St
Syhra Wlemor, 932 North Twenty-sixth
Esther W. Wenberg, 846 South Twenty
i.i, m..V,
Helel1 "olcott. a43 Binney St
Artnur v anistrom, JoZo tB8 St
vv nen you neip ine peiuues juu are rrauy
helping yourself.
When his father finished talking he said
"I'm going to start to help them ritJlu off."
He really did and It didn't seem any time
before the bank was almost full and, oh!
what a proud boy he was.
Tbi. Tr anA tb T.av
By Rosle huU, Amu liars. I.'.; South
Thlrtppnth Slrpi t Omaha. .b.
There once lived in a tree who had many
children that he called the leaves. They
were very happy as long as they lived with
their mother. But one day their mother
told them, "My dear children, it is time
for us to part."
h.h ii,. n-i -,..,! oh. mother
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rtsr mav w not Mav !,,nr?'
ui tne tree answered, iso, iny oears,
i, i iim. f.,r v.,u ... fur tl.p wind um
- i- -
so. 8o toodbve. my dears:"
Then she shook hcreelf and all the leaves
came rustling do n. After a while a wind
came and carried them far, far awsv,
u l,.r. i A ,.r....4 l,.r,i ..ml u hpi-a th.v are
,
keeping still.
Snrinetime.
&, wiuz Years. 12.'7 South
Thirteenth Street. Omaha, Neb.
Springtime Is the name of a beautiful
falrv. who visits us only once a year. She
, a beautiful, loving creature, and I am
ure beloved by all. Her footsteps are of
magic; everywhere she steps flowers, grass
and happiness spring up.
Many of her companions are the birds.
,ees. butterflies and other pretty easaturea.
. ..... v.,
she is now on her Journey to visit us
again. 1 hope all boys and gtils will gladly
welcome her,
,.
BOaUIlfJ.
Bv Carrol Atkinson, Aged 12 Year.: M
West one Hundred Twenty-third street.
New York City. Blue Side.
Two summers ago 1 went with my mo'lier
to a little town in the Adirondack moun-
tanB. At that time 1 had a craving for
boding
of tn t.enty boys In the village, two be-
myself came from the same city.
Tht thing that attracted me most was
a man laK. nrar the town. One of the
buv ownei a row boat There was nu other
'
brought by the heavy clouds. All crows
and other birds are In their nests, though
It Is only S o'clock. But good-bye, my
little ladles. Say nothing of this to any.
one. for were It known that the fairies had
been good to me I would be watched, and
then 1 would become lifeless sgaln. And
I do love to become animated every night,
lor .h.n l get a little exercise."
TI.en the scarecrow ,,, Ro.ey and Posey
on the ground, while he ran to his place
in the garden, and as the little girls went
on to the house they turned about to see
him waving his long arms about his bead
And the rain had ceased and there was no
wind.
And when Rosey look, d for Hie umbrella
it was gone. "Ho strange." she baid.
"But fairies always du such stiange
tliii ."
This is the
Day We
Celebrate
March 12, 1911.
Central Park 189S
St .Saunders 18J
Llneoln 196
...High
. . . Leavenworth
...Park
,..1S04
. ..l!03
,..1902
. . .1896
. . .Saratoga
i c o R
Saratoga ltJb
.. - - - -
Train 1900
.1901
.1898
,1902
.1S97 v
. I!i00
. 18!2
.1902
.1904
St
.Sherman 1901
St Saunders 1900
Saunders ..
A v. ... Farnam ...
St. Patrick.
1899
. . .1901
. . .1900
...1903
...1902
Druid Hill.
Kellom
Gordon Sts. ... Windsor '. 1898
Monmouth Park.. .1902
Monmouth Park.. .1898
k... Kellom 1903
....Train 189S
- ninth St.
.High 1894
.Saratoga 189 6
Howard Kennedy. .1899
. . . Mason . . .
. . . Lothrop . .
. . . Columbian
. . . Long . . . .
. . . Webster . ,
.1901
..1903
..1901
.1903
.1903
..1903
.1895
Castellar
St High
- third 6t Mason
,
Lothrop
.189
. 1 S 9 1
High .
18U4
uoui on ine lane exccvi one ueiouguiK to
an old man named Joe, who hml a hut
on the edKC of the lake and lived on a,
pension.
To still further delight me, there waa
an island in the lako which ne used fur
picnics. There was a standing grudge uc-
tween the boys and Joe, but that was all
lepalred In due time by an Incident whl, h
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serious.
t v as a hot day in July w lirn six bou.
Including myself, went for a row. We had
one twenty Mrds from the shore when
the boat capsized. Three of us knew l,ow
to swim, but the other three knew nothing
11,111 rt- That left three of us trying t'
get the other three out of deen water. nl,l
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Joe, alone, saw the slaht. Hnd msnlln.-s
'ii ,iu io nin aui mtu nis onut
and rescued the three buss who urn l, a
- - -
feim.-r enemies.
There wire many festivities that summer
and Joe ivusan honored giust at them.
Tl T . 1 Ae . iff . ,
ijie XldUCB 111 ine VVOOUI.
y Mildred Carn.ihe" aJw r 4-21
North Tntv-fifn, VtreJ-t.
' u,,,6hl1' H lS',1('-
.lsle Brooka lived away out In the roun-
,rv r,l'l ""l whuol liUe other
Hirln and lo because It was too far to
al- 8f very day she luid n study hour
with her mother. She liked this very much.
"'ten wished she could go to actio..'
nd play with the children.
' rather and mother were poor aid
ro"M nt ""V niMn' "'ings for their IiHIh
Hrl. although they loved her dearly and
nfl.n mi.h. A Ihfv run . I liv u 1 lit., ll.ltiu
orten wnnco tney couiu iuj an 111 iiiing.i
n I'sen.
KUlr lnrd for a r-ftl doll. All Ik r d.d'.a
were home made. Some were mad" of
pi. per. some, were made of cloth. One was
made from a long gourd and some small
,,, wprr made tlf t.lh,. 1)lni
in ,lav found a package In the
"oad and tn It were two very pretty dolls.
Her rather tried, but could not f nd I he
owner of them, so Uls.e ktpt the dolts and
called them "the babes In the wood." She
bad many happy hours nlajing with tl.em.
Tommy's Birthday.
By Kfcther McNeal. Aged 11 Years. Wayne,
Neh. Blue Hide.
Tommy was the name of a poor little child
who lived in the outskirts of ;eruian . He
was not pretty, ou understand, but a very
smart little chap of 9 years of ago. Now
Tommy's birthday was diawing near, and
ne wished that ho might have a party, but
n ,,, he SrttiHfi..d with the wagon
ne vaB , fcet -Three n.nre di.." Tommy
wol,j rBy -will it ever come ' '
u mot'hfr. wh l:oulu ,,,' h ,
R Ml,,,t ,
, ne
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1 hB ' ,e so'm ar,,v"1- u Tommy
rea' ned ,,ome "nm houl be noticed sevy
e,al wr"" on x),t! ,,el1 and before he knew vN
11 " gins and boys rushed out
and 'urprlsed Tommy. And then y hat
" ,l,nB ,npy dl1' have: All tho .lav long
Tcinmy was thuukin bis mother for Uua
lJ'ly.
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