THE OMAHA SUNDAY ' BEE: JUKE 2, 1912.
KB of our Busy Bees Jn Hastings, Neb., Harry Tyler, writes us to
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day about his interest in Btamp collecting. Are any other Busy
Bees interested in making collections of any kind?
Harry Tyler also offers to answer questions which any Busy
Bees wish to ask concerning stamps. He says for them to write
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Little Stories by Little Folk
(First Prtee.)
Stamp Collecting.
By Harry E. Tyler, 618 North Lincoln
Avenue, Hastings, Neb. Red Side.
The subject of stamp collecting Is a
very broad subject: but I will tell you
a little about the educational side of It,
and If you like it, I may write sous
more some other time.
I have found stamp collecting y.-ca-tlonal
as to history, foreign moneys,
natural history, careful study arid art
Stamp collecting is educational as to
history by the fact that most countries
put on their stamps pictures of the noted
men of that country. In 1907 Austria
Issued a Jubilee set of stamps la honor
of their emperor, Francis Joseph. The
one heller to fifty heller contained pic
tures of noted men while the higher de
nominations contained pictures of Fran
cis Joseph.
A boy or girl can learn ' more from
tamps about foreign money than he can
In, school. .'-.', '' '.
In 1897 the state of North Borneo Issued
a series of stamps on which? were pic
tures of natural history subjects such
as monkeys, birds, etc.
It takes hours of careful study to detect
differences in some stamps, which helps
the patience and develops keen sight.
As to art. The most beautiful and ar
tistic designs are used In stamps which
makes a very beautiful combination.
Do you not think stamp collecting Is
worth while? If you do think so,
write me (enclosing a two-cent stamped
envelope) asking any questions you de
sire about stamps and I will answer it
if I can.
I have & collection of about 1,300 dif
ferent stamps.
(Second Prize.)
Mark Twain Cave.
By Myrtle Natt, aged 11 years. Oakland,
Neb., K. F. D. No. 2, Box VS.
Blue Side.
Mark Twain cave is near Hannibal,
Mo, . People from all over the United
States go to see it.
It Is very cool there In the summer
and warm in the winter. There are
hundreds of passages In it.
It is very easy to get lost there for
there are many curves and you could not
get out if you lost sight of the light
and were jry far from the door.
,There Is water In some parts of It In
some passages it is bo narrow you will
have to walk sideways.
There are some very pretty rock in
there of which we brought home small
pieces to keep as relics. They have
large iron doors to pass through Into It.
Mark Twain was once lost in It him
self. Lanterns, candles and torches are
used to light the visitors. I have been
In there twice with some relatives.
celved my book today and thank you
very much. Tours truly,
NELLIE SNYDER.
A Storm at Sea.
By Francis W. Gerhart, Aged n Tears.
139 North Thirty-second, Omaha
Red Side.
Toward evening the wind had sprung
up and it was blowing a heavy sea. The
captain had had all sails hauled In ex
cept the top-royal gallants and these he
had double reefed, about two bells (or
8 o'clock). By 9 the wind blew at about
forty miles per hour. At 10 the wind
had abated a little, but at 12 it sprang
up harder than ever. All hatches were
bolted down and the captain ordered all
passengers below. Everything was made
ready for a 'owllng nofsaster.
The ship was now pitching at tremen-
drenched," said Peggy to her musto
teacher when ttey arrived there. "Are
you ready 7" ; ' '
Mrs. Parrotte was ready and, the lesson
came off all right and Peggy and NelUe
started on their way home. .
"I don't see why a car don't come,"
complained Nellie. "Oh, there It is. Thank
goodness-"
"I've lost my money I mean my
tickets," -and Peggf searched in both her
pockets fo her pocket book. "Nope,"
she said at last," It's not here. We'll
have to walk home."
So the girls started home in the rain,
with it coming down In torrents and the
wind blowing at sixty miles a minute.
Nellie walked backwards for a while, as
her new fine $1 umbrella was very pre
cious and she did not want it to be torn
or broken.
Peggy did not care about tier's and
walked backward, frontward and side
ways. t 1
"At last! At last!" sang out Peggy
If jiff 1
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LITTLE, B&SY'BEE XZEESTO or'XID&
(Honorable Mention.)
The Fable of the Pigeon's Nest.
By Mildred Rockwell, 1108 South Thir
tieth Street, Omaha.
There is an old, old story that tells why
the pigeons built so poor a nest. When
this bird first came to earth the other
birds all flew down to her and tried to
show her how to build a nest.
The woodpecker flew from his hollow
tree and said, "If you want to live in
the i woods, I know a good oldfeee with
a. lot of rotten wood in the Bottom,. makr
iriVa fine bedding." v ' ' ,
"Those old trees are such close places
enough to smother one," said the oriole.
"I will show you how to hang a nest
on a slender branch of the elm tree.
First take some moss and hair and
weave them together good and strong.
Then you can sit up there on your cradle
and know that uo cat or other things
can get at you and you can just sit
up there and watch the things below,
while you rear your young ; and wind
gently rocks your cradle and babies to
sleep."
"Well, after all, there is nothing so
nice as good old fashioned sand bank,"
said the sand martin. "Some folks say
it's dangerous in a rainstorm, but I was
never washed away yet"
'But It's dangerous, Just the same,"
said his cousin, the chimney swallow. "I
build my neat in a chimney, where the
air is always nice and warm. I take
sticks, for they are easier to find, and
glue them together with some glue I
make myself."
"I suppose you never yet burned up,"
said the barn swallow. "I build my nest
In a good barn house, up over the horse
in the top of the barn, and make it out
of mud."
"I build my nest in the eaves of an old
cowshed. It is more pleasant and airy
than an old barn," said little phoebe.
"I build my nest in the wide open air.
No old barn tor me. I build my nest in
the fork of an old apple tree," said robin.
"I build my nest in a rose bush. I
like to have the rose leaves drop down
on my eggs," said the little sparrow.
The pigeon walked about in her little
pink feet turning her head from side to
side, as they spoke. "I know how to
build a nest" said the 'pigeon.
"Who taught you?' they all cried in
chorus. "No one," said the pigeon. "I
just know." "
So the birds flew away and the pigeon
began to build a nest SJie tried to weave
a nest and because she did not know
enough not to ,, weave the moss she
caught her beak' and she very near hung
herself with a long horsehair, so she
flew and flew until she came to the
deep blue sea and she almost burled her
self alive.
So she flew away to an old farm and
there an old farmer took pity on her
and built her a house upon a pole and
there to this very day she lives in Just
any old place with some straw scattered
on , the floor, because she would not
learn from the others.
Beceived Her Book.
PROVO, Utah, May, 24.-Omaha Sunday
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dous angles; the passengers were as
sembled in the main cabin, talking in
hushed whispers. (For this was the most
terrible gtdrm phlp had ever encoun
feredi' oh fhfe' China -'Sea.4 -Suddenly, without-
warnlngthey heard aicrashlhg' and read
ing of timbers,' a terrible shock, threw them
to the floor of the 'cabin. A sailor opened
tha hatch over the companlonway and
shouted, "To the boats! To the boats!
For your lives." Before many could es
cape they were met by a rush of water.
The wave came down the stairs and
many were drowned like rats In a trap.
Women cried and screamed, clutched
anything they could lay their hands on.
One poor man was seen with six yelling
creatures hanging on him. Then one final
scream, a loud crash and then all was
still but for the roaring and crashing of
the waves on the rockbound reef.
High on a wave was seen a small boat
It held six survivors, the only persons
that had escaped. That night they lived
through the storm and In the morning
they sighted a schooner. They signalled
to it and it sent a boat out after them.
Afte three days on board the ship they
landed in Calcutta, India. Here they
were taken care of and nursed back to
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A Eainy Day Adventure.
By Margaret P. Matthews, Aged 12 Tears.
"Oh, pshaw! Of course It had to rain,"
sighed little 11-year-old Eleanor Edmonds,
"It always rains when Saturday comes."
"Now, dear, you know that Isn't the
way to act," reproved her mother. "It
doesn't matter. You .can go with Peggy
to her music lesson any way."
"Oh, goody! I don't care if it rains
cats and dogs now," and away skipped
Eleanor, nicknamed Nellie, to get herself
ready for Peggy's lesson.
"Oh, I'm soaking wet Gee whlzl Can't
ever have any fun but it rains. Well,
hurry up anyway. Are you going to wear
your raincape?" exclaimed Peggy an hour
later as she called for Nellie.
"No, I don't think so. What mother?
Oh, I don't wan't to, but I' suppose I'll
have to," pouted Nellie.
The two girls waved to Mrs. Edmonds
as they walked down the wet' street, step
ping into all the puddles and getting as
wet as they Could Without absolutely
shutting their umbrellas.
It was a dismal, desolate day and the
rain came pouring down in sheets,- ban
ishing all hopes for sunshine. The wind
whizzed by, making it difficult to hold
an umbrella up without being blown to
pieces.
"Oh, there's a car. Goody, I'm rather
cold."
"Yes. If there Isn't a car. I must get
the car tickets out," replied Teggy.
They got on the car and seated them
selves In the front, and It sped on toward
their destination, which they reached in
a few moments.
"Oh, Mrs. Parrotte, we're nearly
when they arrived borne. "We will never
forget this day, the 7th of May."
Bpb and Pete and Their livei.
By. Aitfath McBrlde, Aged 10 Tears, .'703
'ortB"i weaty-econd street, sotitff
' - - Omaha. Blue Side. ; -Once
upon a time there lived a very
rich boy named Bob, and he had a friend
named Pete. Bob had plenty to eat and
everything he wanted, but Pete had Just
one piece of bread a day. His mother
was very cruel to him..
' Bob heard about how Pete was treated
and took pity on him and said: ''Pete,
I will meet you in my back yard every
morning, noon and night with something
to eat Se he did. '
One day as Pete was eating, !Bob said
to Pete, "Tour clothes are pretty ragged."
"Yes," said Pete.
. Next noon Pete had a big surprise, for
Bob had a new suit of clothes, a hat, a
pair of box, shirt, shoes, collar and neck
tie for him.
Pete showed his mother and she said)
"It's a good thing, for I was not going
to get you any."
It went on. Pete's mother noticed that
Pete did not eat so one day she sent his
brother with him to work. It happened
that Bob was eut of town and could not
bring his meals. So Pete's mother let
it go. He was now 16, 'and his mother
would not keep him. sV .
He told that to Bob and said, "I'm
very sorry." -
The next day Bob met Pete and said:
"Pete, I would like for my mother to
adopt you." , i.
Pete said, "Tes."
So Pete was adopted by Bob's mother.
When Bob was 20 and Pete was 22, they
set out together.. They got a position In
a lawyer's office. They both got to liking
that business and started In together and
became well off. Bob was married five
years, after he and Pete started in busl-
ness for themselves. Three years after
that Pete was married, and they lived
for six years,' then Bob got a baby boy
and Pete got a baby girl. When they
died they each had our children, three
boys and one girl Bob had, and Pete had
two gfrls and two boys.
-. likei His Prize. . '
HASTINGS. Neb., May 26.-Dear Editor:
I received my book and it is one of the
swelleRt books I ever read.
I am sending you a short story about
stamp collecting, and if it Is liked, I
may send In another soon. Thanking you
once more for the book, I remain.
Tours truly, HARRT E. TTLER,'
616 N. Lincoln Ave., Hastings, Neb.
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