TFIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 14, 1911.
BUST BEE who has read about sponges and been Interested In
the reading recently wrote a story about them, telling what shs
remembered from her reading. In a letter she asks if it is fair
to write such stories; that Is, tell of what you remember from
reading instead of from seeing for yourself. It certainly is. A
large part of the experience of everyone ts made by reading of
other' Investigations, or hearing of ethers' adventures, and is
by no means limited to own actual contact with life. To retell the story is
quite fair, and quite different from copying the story. In reading you cull
information quite In the manner In which bees cull honey from the flowers;
information becomes yours to use, and retell. If you choose, as a story.
A
2SS
The new queen sends her greetings as follows:
Dear Busy Bees: 1 was happily surprised at being elected the new queen
nee. I thank you all, the Red and Blue. I will try to be a helpful and pleas
lng queen.
As the world looks so beautiful now, I know we will have a rich kingdom
if all the Bees gather in the sweets. Your new queen,
MARY KATHERINE HARRISON.
II H . V I1V KiLuro
iff y...-
Efr.efVe5sPl
This is the
Day We
Celebrate
(First Prlsa.)
Experience of Tripp County.
By Edith Carlson, Aed 11 Tears, Wltten,
S. I. Blue Side.
This la the time ws have to be careful
because of the rattlesnakes. It teems
The prizes are awarded to Edith Carlson, Wltten, 8. D., and Eugene Queer that the Indiana are not afraid of
Beachy, Carleton, Neb.
Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whoso nam Is on the
Postcard Exchange, which now includes:
Jean De Iong Alnsworth, Neb. Maris Fleming, Osceola. Neb.
Jr.!S M.0.Coy; Barnston. Neb. Lotta Woods, Pawnee City. Neb.
hml? r.rvln,,1 li',ver tUy, Neb. Eari perWlns. Reddlngton, Neb.
Mabel Witt. Bennington. Neb Edna Ennla. Stanton, Neb.
Anna Gottach. Bennington. Neb L,4 Peter80n 22U Locust St.. E. Omaha.
Minnie Oottsch, Bennington. Neb. ina Carney, Sutton, Clay county. Nebraska.
Agnes I'ampke. Benson, Neb. Clara Miller, Utlca, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkleman, Neb.. Box IX Mildred F Jon. North !im x-.H.
Ant wimen, waco. Neb.
Leo Beckord, Waco, Neb.
Mae Qrunke, West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stasnay, Wllber. Neb.
Frederick Ware, Wlnslde, Neb.
Pauline Parka, Tork. Neb.
Edna Benllng. York, Neb.
Mary Fredrick, York. Neb.
Carrie B. Bartiett, Fontanel!, la.
Ida May, Central City. Neb.
Vera Cheney, Crelshton, Neb.
IO u Is Hahn, David City, Neb.
Khc Freldell, Dorchester, Neb.
Aleda Bennett, Elgin. Neb.
Eunice Bode, Falls City, Neb.
Ethel Reed. Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Lundburg Fremont. Neb.
Marlon Cupps, Gibson, Neb.
them and can pick them up in their hands
without being bitten.
Last year w had lota of experiences
with them. Whenever we had to go any
where wa had to carry a stick.
One afternoon my sister and I were out
walking. Pretty soon I saw a rattlesnake
lying on the ground. I halloed, "A rat
tlesnake!" We were pretty frightened. I told my
sister to get a stick and we would kill it.
It rattled pretty loud. Nobody was homo
but us girls, so we hit It on the head a
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and see If you ran find two eggs so I can
bak a cake fnr tea?"
6h replied, "In a minute," and went on
Playing with her kitten.
Soon mother called sun In. This time she
answered, "Yes. mother," and went slowly
'.o the barn.
While she was gone a beautiful automo
bile decked In flowers and ribbons went
past and In It sat a dear little girl with
her mother.
Whn aha came bark her little brother
told her what ha had seen. Then Stella
began to cry. Her mother, feeling sorry
for her, took her In her lap and told her
that If she had don the errand at first
ahe might have seen It.
And after that Stella never again said
"In a mlnut."
From May to Maj.
By Jeannette Miller. Ape'l It Years, Fair
mont, Neb. Blue Side.
Last year as usual May held sway. Her
reign was full of bright sunny days when
balmy winds blew, wafting the sweet scent
of blossoms from the orchards. She sent
her ministers to every hillside and valley
to cheer the little floWer Whom the sun
smiled at and who opened their bright eyes
every morning when it showed Its shining
face over the horlron. After the day was
over the flowers were tired and thirsty.
May would send silvery dewdrops sliding Warren Binkley, 2S11 Burt St
down on the moonbeams to cool their hot Gertrude Budny, 3636 Grover St
The BEES Junior Birthday Book
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My
May 14, 191L
Name and Address.
WARD LEWIS.
8423 South Fourteenth Street.
School.
.Webster :..,
of landing. He remembered one was to
.Windsor
oay n cowers grew yiola Blair, 314 North Twenty-third Bt ..Central
wry Ursd and hot Then May would hang Rache, Bor8ky 1912 South TentU St Lincoln
Tear.
.-...1903
v 1 9 03
ite-el899
..189
T i, V. .' 1 r " . 'A' r J Irene Keynoms, Little eiouz, la.
Anna Voss. Wl Wast Charles street. Grand Eth, Mlholland. Fes 71. Malvern. Is.
Island No. Eleanor Mellor. Malvern. Is
Lydla Both. 006 West Koenig etrt. Grand Kathenn Mellor. Malvern, la,
island. Neb. Ruth Robertson, Manilla. la.
Ella Voss, 407 West Charles tret Grand Margaret B. Wltherow. Thurman, la.
IrSrCosfeUo. 11. W.st Eighth ,tret. 'va"' U
urana isiana, rueo. Kenrv L. Wnrklnaer
Jessie Crawford, Wst Charles street, ItrZ. rhi,-o
20ea West Huron
Si Draw vail rt olnnrla rtt'Ai thsk try a a t iin'a
few times and killed it. It had six rattles sail along the ground a little way before mn Pm v-n .m iu.i. Walter Barker, 4402 Jackson St Columbian ....... 1896
and a button. stopping. This he did and landed the air- drops would fall with a soft patter to every Harold Cowan, 5011 North Thirtieth St Saratoga w..1897
We had a big horse that was bitten by ship on the elevating plane, which was llttlo roadfarer and meadow blossom. Dorothy Detweller, 3524 Dodge St . . Farnam .1905
a rattlesnake, and died. smashed to pieces Then all turned black Thirty.one day, paed and June came to Edltn j Faiconer 3702 North Twenty-first St Lothroo 1905
We had some small chickens. On dls- and h knew nothing until h. opened his clalra thB tnrone. May stepped down to pior(inra nuatafson S3S South Twenty-second St Mason . 1901
annaared vrv aoon. M.mm wn nut in eyes and saw soma men bendln over him. , . . . .v.. orence UUBtSISOn, 8J5 BOUin 1 w ei)ty-6eCOna tt... . Mason ........ . . 1U1
. . .. - . . - " . . . . n -una wy um nm lu wiwiuor III urn A ,, Tr wB1 C...K T.,.nlu..l.t1 I ... Ulh 1B04
rose gardens that sprung up under Junes . ... . , . . .... ,
tender care. Leroy R. Hummel, 2831 South Thirty-fifth St. ..... .Windsor ........ ..1903
June passed and July rame with dry, hot Roscoe Howard, 1620 North Twenty-first St . Kellom .......... .1902
winds and scorching suns. May wandered John Haarmann, 1324 South Thirty-fifth Ave High 1896
down along the brooks to find a cool nook Maebelle Holz. 4313 Seward St. ...... ...-.t.w. .Walnut Hill. ..... .1893
look for It Just back of the chicken They all said that b had been a brave
coop wa a rattlesnake with the chicken's boy.
had In bis throat, so mamma had to kill
Grand Inland. Nab.
Paulina Schulte, Ieadwood, 8. D.
Martha Murphy, 023 East Ninth
Grand Island. Neb.
Hush Rutt, Les tiara, Neb.
Hester F. Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Alice Temple. Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Net I arm, Lexington, Neb. '
Edythe Krellz, Lexington, Neb.
Marjorle Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Grassmeyer, 154 C street, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, 2t L street, Linooln,
Elsie Hamilton, 20 L street. Lincoln.
Irene Itlaner, tuSO L street. Lincoln.
Hushie Dinner, 2030 L street, Lincoln
Adlena Horry, Monarch. Wyo., Box U.
, M. Fred Sorry, Monarch. Wyo.
"Set. prar Barron, Monarch. Wyo.
I John Barron, Monarcn. wyo.
Fdlth, Amend. Sheridan. Wyo.
raullne H juir. Grand, Okl.
Fred Shelley, 130 Troup street, Kansas City,
Mo.
Mary Mcintosh, Kidney, Neb.
Nellie Dledrlck. Sidney, Neb.
Ehnlc Wriirht, 131 North Logan street.
Fremont, Neb.
Carol Simpson, Wllber, Neb.
Phyllis Haag, S32 West Seventeenth street,
York. Neb.
Macll Moore, Silver City, la.
It with the chloken In Its mouth.
It seems In th fall there are a lot of
snakes. When coming and going to
school we killed on every day. Wa killed
seven one day. I doh't seem to b as
V much afraid of tbem now as at first
(Seoond Prise.)
A True Fish Story.
Grace's Visit to Naples.
By Florence Brugger. Aged 10 Years, 280
Fulton St., Columbua, Neb. BIu Sid.
Grace's father, had promised her shs
could go abroad in May. It was May now,
so sh was teasing her father to let her
go. Her father said that on th 20th of
May she could go. It waa th 18th of May,
so Grace was getting ready for her trip.
not
Franz J. Johnson, 3319 California St..
. Webster
1897
here July's scorching hand could
Then August came with days even hotter, """ wv" lw" l" ......
and the roads ran through the fields like Edna Knudsen, 1112 South Ninth St Pacific 1898
gray ribbon from which clouds of dust Meredith Kenyon, 2505 Franklin St........ Long 1899
would rise whenever a breeze blew. But Charles Kacar, 732 Clark St ..... Cass .......1897
th nights were growing cooler and May a... Elehteenth Stand Fowler Ave 8aratoe:a 1903
I would rather read stories than eat and icket ot on tha Uain wlth her pasture, and hillside, th first signs of th. "d S. Lewis, 3428 South Fourteenth St Edward Rosewater.1902
1 think th. Busy Bes writ som good father- In about two week WM ,n coming winter appeared. May watched Clarence Magnuson, 621 8outh Twenty-eighth St. ... .Farnam 1894
ones. Well, I am going to glv you on ha, harb" Naples. Ther sh saw wltn iad(lenei heart th flowers fade and Milton D. Mulrhead, 4248 Burdette St Clifton Hill 1896
and I am not making it up either. It Is die and th birds prepare to leave for their George Nulson, 4001 North Twenty-fifth St ...Saratoga 1902
all true.
ChLan'0otln. U0""' W 8U,h F'"eenth lu Heirtoa V U '"gh.nnan avenu. on, day this week Freddl, Hall. Roland
Helen Johnson, 34
street. Lincoln.
Altnea Myers, 224 North Sixteenth sUt
Lincoln.
Louise Htllea, Lyons, Neb.
Estelle McDonald, Lyons, Neb.
Milton Belzer, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Lurll Iiaxen, Norfolk. Neb.
South 6.vnt.nth porothy Tolleson. 4344 North Thlrty-ghth Eastabrook and I decided that w. would
street, Omaha.
Mabel Baker, Lander, Wyo.
Corlnne Allison Robertson, Wllber. Neb.
Eilaabeth Wright. 1S22 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marion Staples. 1313 South Thirty-first
street, omana.
Ellen Petereon, Fifty-first and C streets,
Rnutti rvmoha.
'we Third seet North Ha.ry Reutlng. 123 East First stret. Grand
Jeanett McBrlde, Elartn, Neb,
avenue, Omaha.
Eunice WrlRht. 63J
Fremont Net.
Sadl Finch, 2015 Fourth avenue, Kearney,
No.
S ".r,"' S,,h i.,h ;,r..t Knrfolk. Krancls A. Dotson. Pueblo. Col.
hhZ Larkln' 8outn 81xtn Btreet' No"oI Phyllis Corbett Sidney. Nb.
on avenue. Norfolk. Neb.
Genevieve M. Jones, North Loup, Neb,
William Davis, 231
V latte, Neb.
Louise Raabe, 2609 North Nineteenth ave
nue, Omaha.
France. Johnson, 933 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha. '
Marguerite Johnson, 933 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
. . ii mini HmaV.
Helen Goodrich. 4HUQ Nicholas street. Jfinnle Sch chtlng. Cedar Bluffs. Noh.
Omaha ' Jf vaiuuuii, xnsi v-i -wws
Mary Hrown. 2322 South Central boulevard, Sel"? 01,onv1!!;
Omaha.
Eva Hendee, 4402 Dodge street. Omaha,
Lillian Wirt, 416S Cass street, Omaha.
Lewis Poff, SUB Franklin street, Omaha.
Juanlta Inn, 7t Fort atreat. Omaha,
Raasett Ruf, 1814 Binney street. Omaha.,
Mever Cohn. Mt Georgia avenue, Omaha,
Helen F. DourIus, lwl a street. Lincoln.
Ada Morris, 3424 Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen. 29 Ixard street, Omaha,
Orrin Fisher. 1210 S. Eleventh St., Omaha,
Mildred Erlrkson. 2709 Howard St.. Omaha.
Oscar Erlokson. 270B Howard St.. Omaha.
w. ware all ready, along came papa with
his auto and I asked him If he would not
take us boys down on our farm where th
Sandy runs through. My papa pitied us
and said he would,
wr off in a Jiffy
Well asy, we were not gone long until
np n.viTi. wnr rnnn.r. . , , , r, . . . ,
She asked her father wh.r. th.lr mth T 'l8r "m,e"' "mg eprnoer anu u- Leonard Nelson. 4244 Burdette St . . CUf ton Hill 1897
une aaked her lather whr thlr moth- tober the leaves f U from th trees, the hoti a , .son
ers and fathers were. H said that vary wind whistled In th trees and blew th Robert E. Paterson, 2418 Larlmore Ave Saratoga 1899
likely they did not know that they bad bright colored leaves about below them. Forney Pierce, 1824 Sherman Ave . ..Kellom ...1898
any fathers or mothers. May wandered cold and lonely through th Isabella Rushing, 2222 Cuming St ..Kelloru ..1904
"How do theyget something to eatr groves. Hazel D. Rowley, 4308 Grant St ....Clifton Hill.. ..... 1901
said Grac. November came. It hung a heavy gray Sldney R. Robinson, 518 North Twenteth St. .. . .Central 1899
By diving for coppers." aald a genu- cloud In th sky. On, night when th wind Jameg Walker Ru,e Cass ...1895
4,o.., .uu Jlu UBICIIIIIS. P1Q1U1VU UU aaifOACU ftlUUUU lilO HWU.C .
That evening Grace waa taken to th Jack Frost cam with icy fingers to nut a J8ePh baltta, Z016 South First St ,
and we one in nd gr'at cathelralB' " w te when she thin silvery covwing ever the arth. May Ralph B. W. Schnurr, 4017 Hamilton St...-....,
a got horn. On her way horn sh had to looked with a shiver at th work of his Lottie Samuelson, 1434 Lothrop St.......
be careful not to step on trie people b- shining brushes. Helma Swanson, 2314 Cass St
we bad in. btk catfish and w. 'started Z"?? k,! "i UlTtL k, Courad A. Schlager. 3820 Parker St....,
'kulSS. wrrht.1 iiia'Wutb Thlrtflfth tor home, and my mamma Med th, fish .! w- I . Ztt.: : 7r Helen Skupa. 1204 Atlas St
. - , T . . . irav.ua. ai as BU wtkriu. -
for us for supper. It was a fish supper
North Logan street, and we ate fish. But Roland could not
get enough fish and just called for more
fish right along. That night he took sick.
H got snore fish than he cared for and
waa tho queerest visit sh had ever had.
Spring:.
E Weiss, care Miller, 196 East Third street
New York City.
Edith Matthews, 2082 Ohio street, Omaha.
ftiadelyn Schumacher, East Dubuque, ill.
waa not in shape to go with us the next By Margaret Folden. Aged 11 Years, 8015
day.
Jackson Street, Omaha. Neb.
The Airship.
The heralds of Miss Spring had been .howers that brought the message that
very Dusy; tney naa woven leaves for the .prlng waa here. Then the flowers sprang
..Train 1904
.Walnut Hill.. .WM.. 1900
.High , 1895
.Webster ..........1905
......... .Franklin ...1898
Edward Rosewater.1903
Edward Rosewater.1900
southern homes. Billions L. starbuck, 3809 North Twenty-ninth St. . Druid Hill. .... .....ioa
March entertained Jack Frost during a Leonard C. Trobe, 1118 South Ninth St....... Pacific . . .1904
few more of his icy visits, but he soon was 2ella Tlmm, 4110 North Twenty-fllUl St..... Saratoga ....... .1903
momStWay b th'ft breOM" ' "Pr'n,t Ellen Wede11' 219 L'o'a Ave Train .1901
"i'Li ua m.,m, i ,m,h fr.h Eva Yonsen, 923 North Twenty-seventh Ave....- Webster 1901
When aha got horn she said that that tew brave rbl "in. from their Josle Steijskal, 1204 Atlas St.
" - x un .u. ix biii ii. .... ...
Carrol Atkinson. 519 West On Hundred rmftl. Rrn" . T.ftr. ,r..r. P'anu. m violeu had already up wlth joyous hearts to make th world
mi. maw i DrK 1. 1 L v . - ' lumnM un. 'in. rh mran m . ,n ... ,., ,
and Twentv-thlrd street. New York City
Margaret Holland. Pavld City. Neb.
MlMred Whitehead. Mitchell, Neb.
Fthr MoNeal. Wayne. Neb.
Katie Wendt, MB. North Seventeenth Street,
Omaha,
IHlen Bartos, 2314 8outh Fourteenth street.
soutn central
mont. Neb. Red Side.
"Please, mister, can't I go up with youT"
pleaded, a little boy of a man standing by
a big airship,
"Ob, well I will let you go this one If
you will not ask again."
The boy readily promised and In th
Gall Howard, 4722 Capitol avenua, Omaha, Christina Stephen. 201i
Soa M oiVVrude-nseri South Twenty-first 't-noon the airship was taken out of
Maurice Johnson. 1027 Locust St.. Omaha. atreet Omaha ..., th ne1 t0 a Wld "vel plece of rroun1'
Leon Carson. 1U4 North Fortieth. Omaha, Forrest P"!". W South Thirty-seventh nm .tartd th. engine and lifted the ele
Wllma Howard. 4722 Capitol Ave., Omaha. Jt- 1n. nori. avenue, vatlng plan, and the airship left th
Hllan Fisher. 1210 South Eleventh. Omaha, rYank Freeman. WIS Georgia avenue. " V. -w-ved th. , "
Edna Heden. 27S9 Chicago street. Omaha. 0""ha. rou nJ and swayed In the air and then
Mabel Shelfelt. 4ul4 North Twenty-fifth Lcuise Wat kins, 2514 E street, South righted,
street. Omaha. T20",ahi,.). ,..h nh, They sailed along at a great height.
2405 North Twentieth xihrt' Bradley, 'tis North Nine- Suddenly Mr. Wain turned pal and lay
1 1 rii. uniana. - - . - y -
Emma Carruthera, 8211 North Twenty-fifth trt' "ma na- , Knttl -,,,' ac" ta hta at In an ,n"th the boy By Mildred F. Velgt. Aged 11 Years. Pavaa-
street, timiriL . w me iurn or airair. ana, graooing tn pori, jno.
Altc Thomas. BU 8outh Thirty-fifth street, elevating plane, he pointed the airship One day Stella and her Httle brother
Omaha. lowara in ground, jne ajranip swayea wer playing with their kittens on the
jumped up. Th children came to the bright and say.
woods and picked some of the violets. Now May Is her again. All th players
Jack Frost thought he would do some end the feathered orchestra hav returned
damage, but the fairies heard his pln and to establish themselves here for the sum
whispered to the people to put cloths mr. The prospects are for Just "sunshine
around the thing, that wer up. So Jack and song all day long."
Frost waa fooled.
logical sharp of th Zoological society,
was in Chart of th experiments, which
were to test the pootio legend of the ef
fect of musle on wild beasts. Baron
Sliver King let out a howl of anguish that
set th whole Hon housa In a roar. Th
baroness switched to a more plaintive
tune, and the King growled deep and long.
The fairies are still at work. The Cot
tonwood trees have been very good, so
they have made great big leaves.
I hope Jack Frost does not come again.
1 think Father Winter will make him
behave.
Stella's Punishment.
MUSIC TEST AMONG ANIMALS
Relchmlller, who accompanied the Baron- and kept on walking round and round,
ess Wolxogen, waa armed with a camera "Out look at the tiger!" exclaimed one
to preserve (he plastic poses of the beasts of the watcher. Empress wa. cuddled up
when under th tender Influence of song. In a striped ball near the bars of her cage.
The baroness, attired In a wonderful purring like a six-cylinder car, and wav-'
gown of royal Hue and wearing a still lng her padded tootale In th. air. The
more wonderful hat with plume like baroness waa greatly pleased, and trans
waving palm tree., elected to try th first ferred br attentions to Empress, who
experiment on Silver King, who houses looked llko a Tammany victory and per-
Leonora Uenlson, SOT William St., Omaha,
Mae Hammond, O'Neill. Neb.
Mildred Jensen, 434 North Ny Ave.,
Fremont, Neb.
Madso L. Daniels, Ord, Neb,
S&ola ueddeo, Orleans, Neb.
ArthuMMollwerth irvto.SS " AlVti "ke kU- Th by M hear1 Ptrch When mother " t0 8ta. treating experiment.,
Fremonl! "Seb. . "me alrmen UJhln a1ut will you pleas'e run to the barn Pr. Brexner, th .
Tender Inflaenee ef Rippling; Sons?
Fall to Soothe Bt
Beasts.
That fine old grouch. Silver Kins:, the In an empty lion cage as next door neigh- formed all sorts of gladsome stunts while
giant polar bear at th Bronx Zoological bor to Empress, a young Siberian, tiger, the baroness played and sang.
Garden, New York, failed to respond to The singer was so sure of the power of "Wonderful what effect the music has on
the soothing Influences of the human her music that she was willing to go In the tiger," oommented on who lingered
velee lifted up In song, even when such a the cage with the King and touch her after the baroness had departed,
charming person as the Baroness Wol- lute, but Pr. Brexner thought a barrier "Music, nawthlng," said a freckle-faced
sogen did the singing at a series of tn- of strong Iron bars between the singer and lad. "I just slipped that tlKer a bunch of
th beast safer. catnip before the lady cam In.'.' New York
scientist and psyoho- With the first note of a rippling lay American.
Those Wonderful Brown Children
T
HE Brown lived In a pretty
country town. Ther were .lx
In th. family th two parent.;
Billy, eldest child, aged IS;
Madge, eldest daughter, aged 14;
Lily, second daughter, aged U,
and Babe, aged 8. A lovely family, a. you
will agree with me after you have read
this story.
It waa during the fine month of May
that Mrs. Brown wa. called east to see
ber aged mother. Th dear old grand
mother waa quit 111, and when th letter
cam, asking her daughter, Mrs. Fanny
Brown, to com to her, th family Brown
sat down to talk It over.
"How can w. afford It?" asked anxious
Mamma Drown, her own dear mother's
letter lying open on the table before her.
"Mother noed. me, I'm sure; at least the
dear old soul wishes to see me. Of course.
Sister Qrace Is with her to give her every
attention. But Mpther'a like all mother.,
want, to sea each of her children when
ha s HI."
"Yes. Fanny, you mini go to her." So
spoke Mr. Brown. "I know I'm a bit hard
pressed for money just now. It's the sea
son when I have to carry th farmer, over
till the crop, ar In. But we'll hav to
arrange some way for you ta go." (Mr.
Brown u a country merchant, and was
always cloua-rua for money till the farmer,
to whom he .old all sorts of merchandise,
hoes, boot., hardware, ete harvested
their crops. And hi. bill, cam due .very
thirty day, thus calling out all th. ready
money he had In bank.)
"lfy, mamma, you can hav my five
dollar.," aaid Madge. "I can wait for my
summer hat a little longer. My spring
sailor Is so pretty and becoming that
with an additional quill at the side will
look quite dressy enough for most occa
sions. to, take my five, please."
"Oh, thank you, dear," said Mrs. Brown.
"Qusa I'll hav. to accept your offer,
dauhter. But I don't Ilk to make you
wait for your aummer hat. You wanted
It for lb Sunday school picnic next
week."
"And I might get it .polled, did I hav
It," declared Madge "So III as well for
ma to wait till in June."
"Well, Momsey, Iv got about two dol
lar., said William, always known as
Billy. "I don't keep my cash Uk. Madg
do bars. I apciu all my allowance. Ut
MADGE CLAPPED HEU HANDS. "OH.
YOU!"
month and hav only about two bons
left out of this month's. ' But I'll b
mighty glad to let you hav that. Momsey."
"Oh, take my allowance, too. mamma."
This from Lily. "Ml do a Madge does
about a summer hat just wait till In
June."
"What children!" And Mrs. Brown
looked th lov shs felt for each of her
unselfish brood. "Bless you, dear little
'un..'
"As', mammer, take this." And Bab
took from a llttl playtabl la th corner
of th living room her toy bank. Sh
hook It up and down. "It's got three
dimes, four nickel, an' lots an' lots of
pennies In it liar, mammer, darlln', tak
It. please." (Bab was not yet old enough
to be put on an allowance, a. wer. Billy,
Madg and Lily.)
"I gueaa my children Ood bless them!
will see that I get whatever I want" aaid
Mrs. Brown, smiling through her tear.
"Let's see th fare to , mother's is $17.
Madg. Lily and Billy offer me 111 of it
That's a big help, isn't It, paper
THAT'S FINE. BUBBY! GOOD FOR
"Indeed It Is!" agreed Mr. Brown. "And
I'll rake together th money tor you to
com horn on. And you'll hav to hav
som new things, won't you a hat and
gloves, and such?"
"No, dear; I'm pretty well equipped, ao
far a. clothes are concerned. Ho, I'll get
on without spending any money for new
things. My first anxiety la for mother,
and the second for you and the children
during my absence." '
Then everybody got busy helping Mr.
Brown to set off for her visit to th cut.
Sh left on th nest morning's train. But
before going she had ald to Billy and
Madg.: "Th . prlng house cleaning must
wait now, Indefinitely. You know, I had
Mr. Jackson order a full line of lovely
Taper for the dining room, the spar bed
room and th parlor. But I could not
porslbly think of asking papa to have th
paperhanger and th painter to come to
de the work when every dollar count In
hi business till midsummer "
Tbn Mra Brown had goa. and the
Brown boras seemed very, vary Ion!
without her. Sh was such a homebody
always there when the children came
from school and when her husband cam.
from hi. .tore. The motto of "What la
Home Without a MotherT" might well
have been hung In every room of the
Browns' bouse and answered by each
member of the household In this way:
"Home without our mother Is very lonely,
indeed!"
Th first evening after Mrs. Brown's
departure Billy took Madge Into his con
fidence. "Bister," h said, as th two sat
la th library getting their morrow's les
sons together, "I hav a scheme."
"Out with It Bubby," said Madge, good
naturedly, "Is It something la wbJoh X
may be of servicer
"Sure," said BUly. "I always look to
you to help me when mamma's away.
It's regarding the house cleaning. A. I
cam. past Jackson's store this evening
he called out to tell me that the wall
paper mamma bad ordered bad arrived.
Now, can't w devise som way by which
we may have the papering done during
mamma's absence? I can do th paint
ing myself. I helped to do all th paint
ing and graining of papa's store last year.
And the main painter said my work was
a. good as his own. Ho, I'll go at the
woodwork, sandpaper It off and paint It
Mamma has told you, of course, what color
she wants in the different rooms."
"Yes." said Madge. "She and I planned
th decorating together. Our color schema
Is written down in mamma's notebook.
But ss for having the papering done 1
can't see how w can manage that Bubby.
Wiah we might, though."
"I've got a scheme," said Hilly. "And
ber it la . You know Mr- Franklyn the
paperhsnger has n Invalid daughter. Th
doctors say her lung. Well, Mr. Frank
lyn l.as been hiring a livery rig each day
tor hi. daughter to go tiding in the open
air. Her mother usually accompanies her,
but being afraid of horses, especially of
hired horses, the cannot do the driving.
So a paid driver from the stable goes along
to handle the reins."
"1 still fail to see your schenm," laughed
Madge. "What can the poor sick girl and
th hired driver hav to do with pacing a
papcrhanger for hi. work?"
"I never thought you obtuse." 81.,
grinned Billy. "But you don't seem to see
through an open window tonight. Maybe
lt'a my own stupidity, however. So I'll
be plainer. Here it la In primer letter:
I'll take our brs and phaeton to Mrs.
Franklyn as offer them for her us.
Sh can drive old Peggy, for a babe could
do that"
"I now smell a mouse." smiled Madg.
"And the price they pay for use of horse'
and phaeton might apply on the work of
papering our house? Am I right?"
"Nvr rlght-r," declared Billy. "And
th Franklyns will make by the bargain,
for they'll not need th paid driver. Be
side. It'll afford th sick girl more pleas,
ure to swing along In our low baaket
phaeton, behind a perfectly safe horse,
than to go in a rickety old livery buggy
with a Strang man stuck In to hold th
reins."
Madg clapped her tuvnds. "Oh, that's
fin, Bubbyl Good for you! We'll get th
house all done while mamma Is away
and spare her the work. I'll see to
everything mornings and evenings when
out of school. And all day on Saturday.
We'll get through finely, I know. Mary
1. a good domestic, too, and will carry out
any order I may give her."
"So far, so good," said BUly. "And to.
morrow morning bright and early I'll hltoh.
up old Peggy to th. phaeton, drive to the
Franklyn. and .trike a bargain."
And Billy was as good as his word, and
that forenoon friends of the Franklyn.
were pleased to see Bessie Franklyn, a
very ill girl, taklnK the air in a comfort
able phaeton, with only her mother beald
her holding the lines, for not even th
most timid person would be afraid to driv
good old Pggy.
Two week later a wire came from Mrs.
Brown saying she was enrout to her
home. The family gathered at th depot
to meet her on her arrival. Then, as happy
as they could be, they hurried home. Mrs.
Brown brought the good news of her aged
mother', complete recovery, and that
added to th good cheer of the reunion of
mother and family.
But all were waiting till the mother
should enter the house. And when at last
they wer assembled In the lighted parlor,
Mr. Brown looked about her In a dased
sort of way. "Why, my d4ra, this Is
ts Fairyland! How did you have the
decorating done?. Bless me, everything U
a. I had planned it before. I went east!"
' "Oh. mamma. It was Billy and MadRe,"
cried Uly. "All I did wa. to help Brother
sandpaper the woodwork of evenings be
fore he painted it."
"An' I carried th paint buckets about
for him." cried Babe. "Once I failed and
split myself In th paint But Bubby didn't
cold ma He said; 'Accldeq's will hap-
Their Affliction
Johnny Say, pa, what Is the meaning of premonition?
HI. Pad Premonition, my son, 1. what all. people who ar afflicted with th -U
told-you-so" habit.
pen In the bes' regulatad family 'specially
w hen the mamma's away.' "
After everyone had stopped laughing at
Babe, Mrs. Brown said:
"But I want to know how It was all
managed. Can you tell me, papa?"
"Tho children were the instigators."
laughed Mr. Brown, "Let them confess."
"Well, Brother did the alntlng-aa Uly
and Babe hav explained in their own way.
And old PeKgy and the phaeton did the
papering. So ther you are, mamma,"
laughed Madge.
"Such children as I hav!" declared Mrs.
Brown. "Why, I believe they could move
mounialns If It were to hrlp thir parents
In some way to liuse the mountains
moved."
"Not without the aslslsnce of Peggy
and the phaeton," declared BUly. "But
supper Is waiting. Let's have something
to cheer the inner man."
And with his arm about hia mother',
waist, Billy led the way to the dining
room, Madge and Lily following, while
paia. with Babe on hi. back, brought up
th rear
Got the Gaff.
On. day the whit, colonel of the colored
regiment volunteered to take the place of
an Incompetent player on a company ball
team. A ha wa. given a be, on ball, he
noticed th men on the coaching line kept
silent. "Bee here." he exclaimed, .lipping
out of his coat. "I've taken off my shoul
der straps, and now you fellow, want to
treat me Just as If I was a private."
Again he was at thn bat Ha hit th
ball and atarted for first.
Tun, you gimPV-lcgged. sawed-off mud
turtle!" homied the dark-skinned coacher.
"Run. you miserable, white-livered
chump!"
The colonel reached first safe. Then he
left the base, walked over to where his
discarded blouse lay and put It on Llppln-cntt's.
III. Own Blame.
For year, he kept us on the rack;
Now ha Is lying mule.
Ther Is not on to wish him back
In life h played th flute.
-J. J. O Connsll la LipplncoVs