THE OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 23. 1911
L'SY BEES, tt is time to elect your new king and queen.
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have been particularly energetic and praiseworthy la tbelr rule. Both the
queen, Helen Verrill, and the king, Arthur Mason, have not only written
splendid stories for the page, but they have written letters of encouragement
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The prizes this week are won by
Dorothy Patty, of the Blue side.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now Includes:
Jean De I,onK, Alnsworth. Neb.
Irene, McCoy, Barnston, Neb.
Ullian Mervln. Heaver City, Neb.
Mabel Witt, Bennington. Neb.
Anna Oottsch, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Uottach,' Bennington, Neb.
Agnes Jianipke, Henxon, Neb.
Marie Callagher. Uenklcman, Neb., Box 13.
Jda May, Central City, Neb.
Vera Cheney, t'reighton, Neb.
loula Hahn, David Cltv, Neb.
Rhea, Freldell, Dorr-heater, Neb.
Aleda Bennett, K'gln, Neh.
Runic Hode, Falls IStv, Neb.
Kthel Heed, Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Liindhurg, Fremont. Neb,
Marlon
Cuppa. Gibson. Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, (lothenhtira. Neb.
Anna Vohs. 407 West Charles street, Grand
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Jwiii, mi eai nueiug "irl, uriilq
Island, Neb.
Ella Vosa, 407 Weat Charles street. Grand
isiana, jveo.
Irene Costello. ltd West
Grand Island. Neb.
Klghth
Ireet,
Jessie Crawford, W West Charlea street,
lirand Island, Neb.
Pauline Scluilte, Deadwond, 8. D.
Martha Murphy, SIM East Ninth street,
Orand Island, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Deshara, Neb.
Hester F. Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Alice. Temple, exlngton. Neb.
Ruth Temple, 1exlngton, Neb.
Anna Nellson, I-exinnton, Neh.
F.dythe Kreltl. Lexington. Neb.
arjorle Temple, Ijexlngtnn, Neb.
nna Urassmever. 1646 C street. Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton. 2a L. street, Lincoln.
Elsie Hamilton. 2029 L street, Lincoln.
Irene Dleaer, 2030 L street, IJncoln.
Ilughle Dlsner, 20.10 L street, Lincoln.
Charlotte Boggs, 227 South Fifteenth street,
Lincoln.
Mildred Jensen. TO East Second street,
Fremont, Neb.
Helen Johnson, 3.14 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln.
Altnta Myers, 224 North Sixteenth street.
Lincoln.
Ijouise Hlles. I-yons. Neb.
Estelle McDonald, Lyons, Neb.
Milton Helzer, Nebraeku City. Neh.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Luclle flaxen, Norfolk. Neb. -Letha
Larkln, South Sixth street, Norfolk,
Neb.
Kmma Marquardt, Fifth street and Maul
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Oenevleve M. Jones. North Loup, Neb,
William Pavls, 231 West Third street, North
Platte, Nab.
Louisa Raahe, 2609 North Nineteenth ave
nue, Omaha.
'Frances Johnson. 933 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha,
Marguerite Johnson, 933 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha,
Kmlle Brown. 2323 Boulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Mary Brown, 2322 South Central boulevard,
Omaha.
Kva Hendee. 4403 Dodge street, Omaha.
Lillian Wirt, 4168 Cass street, Omaha.
Lewis Poff, 3115 Franklin street, Omaha.
Juanlta Innes, 27(i9 Fort street, Omaha.
Bassett Kuf, 1814 Blnney street, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, 846 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Helen F. Douglas. 1HS1 U street, Lincoln.
Ad Morris, 3424 Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, Z909 Icard street. Omaha.
Orrln Fisher. 1210 3. Eleventh St.. Omaha.
Mildred fcrlckson. 2709 Howard Ht., Omuha.
Oscar Krlckson, 270 Howard St., Omaha.
Gall Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen llouck, lti Lothrop street, Omaha.
F.merson Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, 1927 Locust St., Omaha,
l.eon Carson. 1124 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wllma Howard. 4723 Capitol Ave., Omuha.
Hllan Fisher. 1210 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen. 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha.
Edna llcden. 2789 Chicago street, Omaha.
Mabel Shetfelt. 4014 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Walter Johnson, 1405 North Twentieth
street. Omuha.
Kmma Oirruthers, 3211 North Twenty-fifth
street. Omaha.
Leonora Uenison. 807 William St., Omaha.
Mae Hammond, O'Neill, Neb,
A
LD BRUNO sat sunning himself
at the mouth of hla cave. He
had enjoyed a good supper of
honey and herbs, and was now
sitting In the last shafts of sun
that came from the evening
sun. "Almost nightfall," mused old Bruno.
But the shades of night did not frlfihten
him In the least. Indeed, he enjoyed them.
He had Just come out of his long winter's
alsep. and enjoyed everything In the big
outside world.
"Well," and ha tapped one paw with the
ether. "It s fine to be a great black bear
Ilka myself. Goodness me, how people do
fear me. They'll run miles and miles to
get out of my sight. And they don't know
that I'm not such a powerful fellow, after
all. Even a bobcat can make me, hide
myself behind the bushes. I look pretty
tierce, but when put to the tent. I'd rather
run than fight."
Thus musing, Bruno sat as the last rays
of the evening sun daasled his ayes. Then,
after the red ball had dropped behind the
crest of the mountain, he got up and went
leisurely off down the path which led to
the spring of cold sweet water.
And Avhlle Bruno was going In the direc
tion ot the spring, there were two other
creatures making In the same direction
But they were not bears, nor were they
bobcats, the enemies of Bruno. They were
little creatures in human form, a dear little
boy of 7 and a dear little girl of . And
thay were hurrying along In the gathering
darkness, hand In hand, their eyes full
of fast-flowing tears, and their mouths all
aquiver. They were lost on the mountain
side.
It was in the early afternoon of the day
that Ted and Bab had wandered away from
home in the village at the foot of the
mountain. Their mother had permitted
them to go to play with some neighboring
children. Fenny and Benny Shivers. And
Fenny and Benny had persuaded Tad and
Bab to take "A long, long walk to hunt for
spring flowers." And after they had gone
quite a way round a long foothill. Penny and
Benny had grown tired and 'had returned
to their home, which was In sight. But
Tad and Bab were anxious to find some
blossoms before returning to their home,
so had gone on and on. and pretty soon,
when they, too, beveme very tired, and
wished to retrace their sups, they did aot
know which direction to take. So, as is
always the case with children who are
h'Mt, they took the wrong course. And eo
they went on and on. up a long hill, then
down It, then up another steeper and
greater one. And so the evening shadows
began tm fall, and still Tad and Bab were
fen
Madeline Cohn, of the Red side, and
Madge, L. Daniels, Ord, Neb.
Zola Bddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming. Oeceola. Neb.
1-otta Woods, Pawnee City. Neb.
Karl Perkins. Reddington. Neb.
Kdna F.nnts, Stanton, Neb.
l..ena Peterson. Sill Locust St., K. Omaha.
Ira Carney, Sutton, Clay county, Nebraska.
Clara Miller. Utlca, Neb.
Mildred F. Joneii. North Loup, Neb.
Alta Wilken, Waco, Neb.
I -eo Beckord, Waoo, Neb.
Mae Orunke, Weat Point. Neb.
KlBle. Stesnav, Wllber. Neb.
Frederick Ware. Wlnelde, Neb.
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
Kdna Henlln. York. Neb.
Mary Fredrick. York. Neb.
Carrie B. Bartiett. Fontanelle. la.
'rene Reynolds. Utile Sioux, la.
F.thel Mulholland. Box 71, Malvern,
Is.
hlennor Mellor. Malvern. la.
Katherine Mellor, Malvern, la.
Ruth Robertson. Mnnllla. In.
Margaret B. Wltherow. Thurman. I.
Bertha MrF.voy. R. F. I. 3. Box 23
nuurl Valley, la.
Mis-
Henry L. Workinger, 2052 West
street. Chicago.
Huron
Adlrna Sorry. Monarch. Wjo.,
Box S3.
Fred Sorry, Monarch. Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Vyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
Fdlth Amend. Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline S.iulre. Grand, Okl.
Fred Shelley. 230 Troup street, Kansas City,
Mo.
Mary Mcintosh, Sidney, Neb.
Nellie Dledrlck. Bldney. Neb.
Et nice Wright, 532 North Logan street,
Fremont. Neb.
Carol Simpson, Wllber, Neb.
Phyllis Haag, 33 West Seventeenth street,
York, Neb.
Maclle Moore. Silver City. la.
Mabel Houston, SOU Sherman avenue,
Omaha.
Dorothy Tolleson. 4346 North Thirty-eighth
street, Omaha.
Mabel Baker, Lander. Wyo.
Corlnne Alllxon Robertson, Wllber. Neh.
Elizabeth Wright, 1322 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marlon Staples, 1313 South Thirty-first
street, Omaha,
Francis A. Dot. ion. Pueblo. Colo.
Phyllis Corbett. Sidney. Neb.
Edward Beckard. Waco. Neb.
Kllen Peterson, . Fifty-first and C streets,
South Omaha.
Hairy Reuttng, 123 East First street. Grand
Inland, Neb.
Jettnette MoBride, Elgin. Neb.
Elizabeth Wright, 1323 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Eunice Wright, 532 Ncrth Logan street.
Fremont, Neb.
Sadie Finch, 2015 Fourth avenue, Kearney,
Neb.
Minnie Schllchtlng, Cedar Bluffy, Neb.
Fay Calhoun, Elm Creek, Neb.
Nellie I- Olson. Vail, la.
E Weiss, care Miller, 196 East Third street.
New York City.
Fdlth Mstthews. 2152 Ohio street. Omaha.
Madelyn Schumacher, East Dubuque, III.
Carrol Atkinson, 611 West One Hundred
and Twenty-third street. New York City.
Margaret Holland, David City. Neb.
Mildred Whitehead, Mitchell, Neb.
Father McNeal. Wayne, Neb.
K-tl Wendt, 903 North Seventeenth street,
Omaha.
ll' U-n H.irtos. 2314 South Fourteenth street,
Omaha.
Christina Stephan. 217 South Central
boulevard. Omuha.
Gertrude Lenser, 2907 South Twenty-first
street, Omoha
Forrest Perrln, 812 South Thirty-seventh
street, Omaha.
Frank Freeman, 1313 Georgia avenue,
Omaha.
Lrulse Watklns, 2514 E street. South
Omaha.
Kratr i Shelton, Checotah. Okl.
Marlon Albert Bradley. 319 North Nine
teenth street, Omaha.
Harold E. Paffenrath. 818 South Thirty
seventh stroet. Omaha.
Alce Thomas, 511 South Thirty-fifth street.
Omaha.
Ruth Khotts. 2233 Weat Trie street, Chicago.
Bear and a Fairy
TAD AND BAB SAW A HIGE BLACK
CREATL'RK COMING TOWARD THEM.
not In sight of their front gate with the
vine growing over It.
And so they bettan to cry eoftly. as, hand
In hand, they went along. "Oh, I want
n.amma." walled poor little Bab. "Oh, I
want mamma, too," walled little Tad.
Thn they wept toijether.
After a long, long time they came to
a strange, wild path In the woods. It
did not look like a path made by bumau
feet. It looked as though It might have
been made by the soft paws ot wild crea
tures. And so It had. Old Bruno's paws
had helped in making that path.
After following the path for some time
Tad and Bab came to a clear, cool spring.
The rising moon which had come early
to chase away the sun waa peeping at
herself In It, and Tad aaw a slimy little
snake creeping close to the water'e edge.
This gave him an extra fright, but he
was too thoughtful to speak ot tt to Bab.
She waa his baby slvter, you know, and
he felt that he must protect her.
But Just as the tiny snake had hidden
itself from sight there waa a sound of
heavy, soft paws coming on the path. In
another Instant Tad and Bab saw a huge
black creature coming toward them, coin
ing domri the steep path. Old Bruno aaw
them at the santa Instant and hla eve
USSY Jumped into a barrel
" For fear of Toueer's teeth,
The' barrel It tipped when Touser Jumped
And Puss crawled out beneath.
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(First Prize.)
A Hike with the Scouts.
By
Madeleine Cohn, Aged
10 Years,
1013
Park Avenue. Red Side.
Every Wednesday the men at Fort Crook
have a regimental parade, so April 5 be
ing Wednesday In vacation, the scouts
of Troop Three, under leadership of my
father. Rabbi Cohn, went on their first
hike.
My little sister and I went with them.
We went all around the barracks, the hos
pital, the swlmlng pool, the bakery, the
boiler room, the stablea and the gymnas
ium. Chaplain Chenowtth showed us the
places when they shoot at targets and
where they practice going over walls with
out steps.
How can we do all this when the drill
Is at 4:30? In the first place we
took
the 2 o'clock Fort Crook car. In the sec
ond1 place Oh! ho! there Is the Joke
it happened that the paymaster got there
and it was payday. We saw the men
lined up to get thetr money. There were
several piles of sliver dollars and more
piles of 320 gold pieces.
First we went to the barracks and saw
the pontofflee. library, school, chapel and
the officers' offices. When we passed the
flag the boys for the first time aaluted
the flag at the fort. (My dear readers
their are several "first times" coming, for
hcre la a first time to everything.) You
must consider our troop Is a new troop
and their are only seventeen boys now
in it.
We saw them groom the horses and
mules and we saw a gun which will
fire -170 shots In one minute. We saw
glowed wickedly. "Infants!" he muttered
to himself. "I can kill them with one
stroke of my paw."
"But you'll not kill them," said a little
voice Just above Bruno's head. "You'll
carry them home on your back. Come
follow my Instructions." Then the fairy
for the voice came from a sure-enough
fairy In a tree came to earth and ap
proached Tad and Bab. As children and
fairies always know each other on sight, It
did ndt take Tad and Bab long to agree
to do anything that their good friend,
the fairy, told them to. "Come, you okl
black bear," repeated the fairy, "lend your
strength to carry these lost children
home."
And Bruno, like all wild creaturee and
children, loved fairies, even though he was
a very fierce fellow, and he came will
ingly forward and stooped low so that Tad
and Bab might mount upon his broad
back. And the fairy flying above his head
made him go at i very lively gait, and be
'jre long the little ones came In sight of
the village and their own home.
At the outskirts of the village the fairy
had them dismount, and pointing toward
their house, said. "Now, there Is no gan
ger of your becoming lost again. You' can
see your own gate, and the moonlight la as
daylight. Goodby, and never, never run
away In search of wild blossoms again.
Next time a fairy might not rescue you,
and a bear would certainly make quick
work of killing you."
Then the fairy was gone. Also Old
Bruno was fast disappearing up the moun
tain path. And then the children heard
their mother's and father's voices calling
to them. And they ran home as fat as
ever they could, and when they told their
story their parents shook their heads, say
ing to one another: The darlings have
been asleep in the meadow and have
dreampt that a fairy and a bear brought
them home."
But Tad and Bab knew; and the fairy
knew; and Old Bruno, sitting in his cave
that night, knew. And he marveled most
of all.
(loot Haatlac
"Well, Bill," aald Dawson, aa he met
Holloway on the avenue, "did you get any
good hunting up In Maine?"
"Fine," aald Illoway.
"How did that new dog Wilklns gave
you work?'1 asked Dawson.
Splendid." aald Holloway. "Fact Is. If
It hadn't been for him we wouldn't have
had any hunting at all. He ran away at
the first shot, and we spent four days
looking for alaC-Harper's Weakly.
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the guard house and the officers houses.
One of the most Interesting places was the
hospital. I think we saw everything from
the beds and patients to the operating
room and the X-ray machine. I wish
to ask all the boys what oould be better
than to be a scout. Dear girls, I wish
I could be a girl scout, but have none of
those yet, you will Just have to listen to
the boys' pleasures and imagine you are
with them.
In the later afternoon at 4:30, they have
a -retreat. The band plays the bugle and
all the men wherever they are stand
still, while the flag is lowered to the tune
of the "Star Spangled Banner," at the
sound of the last note the flag Is as
far down aa it can be and everyone
salutes It. We are glad to say Major At
kinson, head man of the fort, marched
with us even after the 'cannon had gone
off. He saluted with us and spoke to us
very pleasantly, while he was with us.
I hope I have given you some idea f
the United States soldiers, who work for
the flag and the boy acouta of America,
who may some day do the aame. x
(Second Prise.)
Fred and Bob.
By Dorothy Patty. Aged 3 Years. 647 East
Second Street, Fremont,
Neb. Blue Side.
Bob was Fred's dog and a very faithful
dog he was.
. One day Fred said to Bob, "Bob. I'm
going down to the beach. Po you want
to go too, old fellow T"
Bob barked as he always did when he
wanted to be taken along.
"All right," called Fred, raolng over the
sand. The water looked inviting and Fred
thought he would take a bath. Quickly
undressing, he placed hia clothes In a heap.
Bob went to the clothes snd sat on them.
After a while the tide came cloaer and
closer to where the dog sat.
' Bob aoberly picked up the clothes in
his mouth and moved them away.
Would you not like to have such a faith
ful dog as Bob?
Willing Frank.
By Katie Wendt. Aged 12 Years, 803 North
Seventeenth Street. lied t-'lde.
One day a merchant advcrtlsod for a
boy. He was sitting at his desk and when
he heard a knock at the door he said,
"Come In," and a row of boys stepped
Inside the room.
He said, "So you want to have a' place?
Here Is a cane, and the one who hits that
nail in that post three times will have the
place."
Whack, whack, whack. Each one tried
It and no one could lilt it. But there was
one bilght faced looking boy whose name
waa Frank, who ald, "I can." But llkj
the other boys he couldn't hit It either.
So they all left and the merchant had no
boy yet.
Frank returned home. He put a nail In
a post and took a broomstick and prac
ticed two hours before eupper. He went
to bed happy that night.
Next morning he practiced again before
breakfast. After breakfast he went again
to the store. No boy had hit the nail
that morning either. When Frank's turn
came the merchant looked at him and
said, "Wasn't you here last night?"
"Yes. sir." said Frank, "but I can hit
the nail now all right."
"I will see," sall the merchant.
Frank went up and hit the nail three
limes.
"Uood," said the merchant, "you shall
have the place."
Then Frank told him how he had prac
ticed, and the merchant said. "That Is
the kind of bey I want, one a ho Is willing
The lid fell down, the barrel stood up
And Puss with nimble bound,
Quickly sprang upon the top
And trapped young Mr. Uound.
to keep on trying until he succeeds, though
he does fall at first."
So Frank had the place for a Ions time,
because he always was willing to try.
Buff.
Helen Cross, Aged 13 Years, North
By
Platte, Neb., Blue Side.
When we lived In the country on a farm
we had a little! dog whom we 'called Buff.
One afternoon mamma went to town and
It waa dark when she came back. With
her she brought a little puppy that some
neighbor had given her.
We had lots of trouble about naming
him and finally papa called him Buff be
cause that was the colnr1 of him.
V Buff began to grow fast and he also be
gan to grow mischievous. We did not
want him to go to school with us and
would put him In a box, but he always
got out and was sure (to come to school.
At night we would take off our shoes and
stockings and play games out in front of
the house, and Buff would either carry our
property off or chew them up.
He would chase the cat up a tree or post
and keep her there a half a day at a time,
and one day while she was sleeping he
came up behind her and pulled her tail,
whereat she Jumped up and chased him
around the house, keeping him going at a
lively rate, which not easy for him because
be was so fat. But I do not think she
caught him. If we would leave anything
around within his rfeach ho was sure to
carry it off, hut we did not care because
we liked him so much, and I must say we
were very sorry when we came to the city
and left him behind.
My Last Summer's Vacation.
By Esther .1. O. Skoog,' Aged 9 Years,
Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska,
Box 15. Blue Side.
In the summer of 1910 my sister Wllma
and I had a tent in the yard. We took
our dolls, dishes, cupboard, table and many
more things we have. We hung up plo
tures and put a little stove in one cor
ner, where we cooked our meals. The most
fun was that we had company during our
vacation; that Is, my sister and I did not
have to play alone.' We wheeled around
our dolls, which was much pleasure to take
them out.
My doll measures thirty-six Inches and
sister's doll measures twenty-five Inches,
ao, you see, they are not so small: and, of
course, we have more smaller dolls. '
Now, summer was soon over and we had
to think about school. We had to put out
playthings away upstairs In our bedroom
during the winter. We hope that we may
play together again this summer.
The Dogr.
By Willie Spangenberg, Aged 8 Years, 8436
South Twentieth Street. Omaha,
Neb. Red Side.
I have a black dog' and his name Is
tf risks. When I throw a stick he will
run after It. He can climb a ladder up to
the house top. We have a big pole In our
yard. We put a stick on It and he will
Jump after It. When he gets It down he
goes under tho woodpile or into his house.
An April Fool Joke.
By Eunice Stephens, Aged 10 Years, Over
ton. Neb. Blue Side.
One April Fool's day my brother and
sister thought they would have some fun
with me, so they put a brick under an old
hat and told me to kick It as hard as I
could, so I did. It hurt me very much, but
I did not cry. I went Into the houne and
mother forbid my brother and sister to
do it again.
Rolf's Leap.
By Clarence Klekkottcr. Aged 13 Years,
Gretna. Neb. Red Side.
"Well, boya," said Uncle Dirk, "If you
want to have a story I will tell you one
about my experiences. I was riding all
day In the desert, when, about the middle
of the afternoon, I came to the sea. I
turned my horse loose to graze and I made
up my mind to take a swim.
"While I was undreswlng myself. Rolf,
my dog, was lying with his head hanging
over the edge of the bank. When I waa
about undresfed Rolf Jumped upon me.
"Yes. my boy, we will have a delightful
swim, said I.
"And then he went over the bank aaln
and looked down.
"I waa standing near the water when
he got up and Jumped upon me with such
force that It pushed me backward. Then
I picked up my gun and hit htm with the
butt end of It, because I thought that he
waa trying to have his own way. I went
up near the water again and he came and
pushed me back. Then I hit him four or
five times, thinking I should have my
way.
"He lay very still for a while, and then
'he came up and stood beislrie me. and Just
when I would have Jumped In he lixk(d
Into my face and gave one last whine, and
then took a leap before me.
"Then 1 saw what he meant, for he
scarcely touched the water when I raw a
crocodile alip like lightning from a sunny
ledge and catch him by the hind legs. And
then I was so glad that I had my gun
with me. I fired three shots. The first
one missed blm. The second one did not
This is lie
Day We
Celebrate
April 23, 1911.
Name and Address.
John H. W. Beeker. 1411 Bancroft St
Kenntsth C. Bell, 210 North Twenty-fifth, St
Pearl Blair, 5121 North Seventeenth St
Willie O. Buel, 5410 Pine St
'JJuane W. Current, 4548 Seward St..,
Norton Degcn, 523 South Twenty-sixth Ave
Minnie DeLor, 1123 North Eighteenth St
Katheryn Doplta. 315 Woolworth Ave.... ,
Bennie Falk, 2409 Patrick Ave : ,
Rosa George, 1209 South Thirteenth St ,
Gladys Gegnon, 813 South Twenty-fourth St
Henry Gutnotte, 1725 South Nineteenth St ,
Harry Hlnebaugh, 715 South Twenty-fifth St
Cora B. Hamilton, 2619 Spencer St
Arthur Hansen, 1923 North Eleventh St
RoIIo M. Hall, 1811 William St
Emery E. Hendershot, 6304 North Thirtieth St....
Joe Jindra, 1702 South First St
Lucille Ruth Koch, 1025 Hawthorne Ave....
Iva L. Kalb, 5121 North Seventeenth St
Gurthla Long, 1041 South Forty-eighth St
George Lang
Dorothy Lloyd, 5707 Florence Boulevard
Flaira McCauley, 2417 Poppleton Ave
Lunir G. Mathamer. 2915 Bristol St
John Marcus, 722 North Sixteenth St ;
Harold Norman, No. 17 Uintah Apartments.........
Agnes Petrie, 2803 Dupont St
Robert A. Patten, 1801 Locust St
Carl Ravltz, 1012 North Twenty-fourth St
David Robb, 1512 North Twenty-sixth St
Alonzo Roush, 4720 North Twenty-ninth St
Edna Rager, 3309 Camden Ave .'
Basil H. Smith. 1821 Spencer St......
Rosetta 8mlth, 2419 Seward St
Helen M. Searson, 402 4 Charles St ".
Melvln Schultz, 1737 Park Ave
Ferdinand Schill, 2414 Oak St
Mary Alice Taylor, 4227 California St.
Gladys Vlllard, 2811 Charles St
Glen Henry Wooley, 1710 North Thirty-fourth St..
Ethel Watson, 2607 North Eighteenth St
Herman Wlese, 1920 South Fifth St........
hurt him very much, but the third one
hit him In some vital spot, for he opened
his Jaws very wJde.
"When I saw Rolf again I went down
and carried him up, for he could not walk,
and I bandaged hla wounds up as well as
I could, and then I began to cry like a
child. I managed to get him on tho horse
and we rode to the nearest town, which
was about five miles away, and had his
wounds dressed.
"It took two months before he could walk
again and he has limped all the rest of
his life."
Playing.
By Julius Frank, Aged 10 Years.
Side..
Red
Come, children, do not plav in the dust;
Take In your playthings, for they might
rust;
The clouds are settling to pour out their
rain
When the sun comes out you can play
again.
II.
Come, children, let us go out to play;
'l he sun is pouring down Its ray:
The ground Is dry as tt was before
The sun shall shine forevermore.
I
The sun Is setting In the west;
Wo now will all go In to rest;
8!ci'p until the next day.
Then we can go out to play.
My Winter's Trapping.
By Hugo V. Templln, Aged 13 Years, Box
1118. Genoa, Neb.
In the year of 1910 I first begnn to trap.
I began with eight traps. The first night
I caught one civet cat. I went up to kill
it with a club and killed It.
I took It home and skinned It and put it
on a stretcher. The next night I caught
three muskrats. I was sorry at first to sea
the little animals in the water. Then I felt
proud that I had three muskrats.
I kept on trapping until I had sixteen
bides. Then I shipped them to a company
and got 15.40 for all of the hides. They took
off lu cents for express. For $6.30 I boliKht
me a jtult. I bought me a hat for 1 and
a shirt for 80 cents.
All of my money was gone and I needed
a pair of shoes. Bo I aked my neighbor
If the trapping season was over, lie said
that It was not over yet, and I began trap
ping again. When 1 had nine hides 1
skipped again and got 12.70. They took oft
t cents for express; so I had $.:.t5. I
bought me a pair of shoes for iZ.iiO and
had 16 cents left. I bought me a pair of
stockings fur 15 cents. Now 1 had all 1
needed except a necktie. My mother gave
me one for my birthday. 1 was all drexsed
up for Sunday and went to tiunduy srhuol.
The History of a Seed.
By Dnrothv Jtidson. Aged 10 Years. 112
South Thirty-eighth Street, Omuha.
Ked Side.
I am a little seed and I was put In a
small envelope with a lot of other seeds.
One day a man came Into this store
that I am In and asked the storekeeper
if he had some seeds to sell. The store
keeper sld, "Yes." and handed him the
envelope that 1 was In. ,
The man took It and put It in his coat
pocket. Two or three day later this man
took me out if the envelope and digging
a large diep hole 'he dropped me In It and
poured mater over me. Then he covered
me up with dirt.
I was kept that way for a long time
until one day I pushed my little head out
BASIL SMITH.
lSJl Locust Street.
School. Year.
.Bancroft ........1899
.Central 1898
.Saratoga 1895
. Bcals T 18"99
.Walnut Hill 1903
. High
.1893
Kellom 1905
Train 1898
Long 1901
Pacific
.1898
Mason 1900
St. Joseph 1903
High 1895
Lothrop 1904
Lake 1897
Howard Kennedy. . 1 893
Miller Park 1902
Train 1898
High 1896
Sherman 1901
High ....1893
St. Joseph. 1902
Saratoga 1898
Mason 1905
Kellom 189!)
Cass 1895
High ....1894
Dupont 1900
Lake 1897
Kellom 1904
Long 1900
Saratoga 1896
High .1896
Sacred Heart.... .1901
Long ...........1895
Walnut Hill 1904
Park 1904
German Lutheran .1905
High ...........1894
Long ...,..... 19 02
High ...1891
Lake ............1895
Train 1896
. ... . .
and I began to get larger and larger, and
about twe or three years later I was a
large oak tree.
I lived happily with all my dear com
rades for a long tlmo until one day a
man came Into the forest with some other
men. They each had an axe. I did not
know what was happening to me. because
one man waa holding mo and pulling me
while the othera were chopping me down.
Then, of course, I knew that my happy
life was to be ended. So as they were put
ting me into a large wagon with a lot of
other trees I bid a farewell to all my dear
llttta playmates.
We rode for a long time in this wagon
till about five men took me out and put
me in a long train. We Journeyed a long
time until one day we were all taken
out and put in a store where there were a
lot of other trees. The store was a laraj
one that manufactured trees into nice
pieces of varnished wood. They took me
and put me through a lot of manufactur
ing machinery till when I came out I was
a nice piece of wood. They then varnished
me and when they trot through I lookod
all nice and shiny.
The next day they shipped me to a cltv
called Omaha. There they made me Into
a large desk. When I was finished they
sent me to a school called Columbian, and
now a dear teacher named Miss Pickering
sits by me.
A Trip to the Mountains.
by John Ashley, Aged U Years, Fairmont.
Neb. Red Side.
One July day mamma aald, "Day after to
morrow we start for the mountains."
Then we began to pack the trunks and
satchels and to got everything In ordor
to leave the house.
At last the eventful day arrived. We
started for Denver at 7:22 p. m. and ar
rived at Denver at about 8 a. m.
There we visited my uncle and aunt for
about a week and then started for Iove
land, Colo., and stayed for about a week,
when mnmma end another woman left
for the mountains.
About three days after another boy and
I started for the mountains and arrived
at 11 o'clock.
Fvery afternoon we drove the hirses
to a place we found with hushes like a
fence and Inside there was fine grass.
We had a fine time and started home
shout the flrxt of September.
Most Exciting; Moment of My life.
Py Margaret White. Aged 14 Years. 513 M
Street, N. W. Washington. I.
C. Red Wide.
We began to work March 1 for the May
carnival or May ball, which was to be
held at Chase's theater. First we learned
all our group dances and then afterward
we learned our solo or separate dance,
and the best workers and best dancers
were to receive gold medals.
The carnival lasted for four nights and
the last night Judge (louid or some other
supreme Judge came out on the atage and
announced to the audience who were to
receive the prizes.
We all listened, hardly breathing, for a
while, and he called out about three
names and lh n he called Margaret White.
It almoxt seemed to me he shouted It
louder than the rest.
Then you wer supposed to come out
and make a buw and you would be pre
sented with a box containing your medal.
You can't ItnsKlne how glad we all were
when we heard our names tailed, as we all
are when we receive a prise.
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