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ANT now Busy Bee have
uiuuus mem is muo .miss
on the page today. Alice
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goes to the Lincoln school.
Many of the new Busy Bees are from out of the city and
wo arts always as happy to hoar from thorn as wo aro to hear
from the boys and girls of Omaha. The Busy Bees must not
forget that they aro to elect tholr king and queen within a few weeks and
the names must bo sont In by next Sunday so that all can voto the following
Sunday. It Is to bo hoped that tho new rulers will bo as loyal to tholr sub
jects as tho present rulora hare bet-n.
Thb editor of tho Busy Boo page hopes that both the king and queen
will write a message to their people before tho first of the now year.
It would bo nlco If some of the Busy Bees would, write Btorles of what
they are going to do on ChrlstmaB day and where they will eat Christmas
dinner.
Little Stories
(First Prise.)
The First Christmas.
By Mario Kuhry. Aged 11 Tears. Box
614. Schuvler. Neb. Blua Side.
There' a c4ty named Bethlehem and a
long time aso In this city all tho people
went to pay their taxes and stayed at the
lnu and Mary and Joseph came riding
there on a donkey. When they got there
they went to tho Inn to sleep, but tho Inn
was full of people so tho Innkeeper said
they Gould have a barn In the back to
sleep In and Mary and Joseph said It was
all right.
That night they slept there anil that
was on December So, and a little baby
was born and that was Jam our God.
The wlso men (aw a beautiful star In
the heavens and they followed It till they
came to the manger, where little Jesm
lay and they brought presents to Him.
One day Mary and Joseph lost little;
Jesus and he had wandered off to a big
court where all the Judges were; and
told thorn wonderful things that they
never knew before.
Finally the king found this out and he
was very mad. Then ho said that all
babies under a certain age should Le
killed as lie knew that Jesus was smarter
than he was.
Jesua was afterwards crucified and was
burled.
Jft arose three days after and ascended
Into heaven to prove to the people that ho
was more than man.
(Second Prise.)
A Prairie Frie.
Kdlth Carlson. Age 13 Tears. Wltten, S.
D. Blue Bide.
There was a big prairie fire here No
vember 23. iVe went to school in the
morning not thinking of a fire. It was at
iho first recess when wp first noticed It.
A boy said there was a big fire in the
northwest and we looked and we could
m the smoke. Wo didn't take much
notice of it until noon. We could smell
tlio fire and the air was filled with smoke
and dust We nil kept looking at it and
the fire became worse and the wind blew
harder. Once wo saw a blaxe and a. little
while afterwards we saw the fire coming
over tha hills.
Some of the children became very tnuch
frightened and wanted to go home, but
nur teacher thought It was safer there.
Hut when all danger was over 'we went
home. The flro was all around us. It
was a quarter of a mile from our place.
People were fighting the are, but could
not do much for It was going too fast.
The wind blew sixty miles an hour and
the fire graveled twenty miles an hour.
Lady Beautiful
Once upon a time, living in a large
uaRtle was a very beautiful lady, The
troea wero so thick that no sunlight could
come to her, nor any nolso of tho out
side world. Hhe, however, was very happy.
All day long she combed her lovely hair,
a.nd made pretty dresses, she thought only
of her beauty.
Tho castle had many costly things in it,
and when she was tired of sewng she
would dust the rich furniture and fix tho
torches that shono on the walls. Sho knqw
nothing but this life; she woke in these
rooms without companions, and she never
missed them. Was not she beautiful?
AVere not all her things lovely? What
more could anybody want?
Ono day as sho was combing her hair a
long ray of light found Its way through
the trees and Into the room. It darted
here and there, touching the red curtains
and dark furniture, and then It turned
like a long finger and pointed at her. She
shrank from it; then It was gone, ldy
Beautiful stood still, something tn her
cried out, sho listened, and these words
came t6 her:
"I am unhappy! I am unhappy!
How dim the lights were, how small
every thing was after all. Bhe wandered
aimlessly from room to room. Tho rich
things that would havo charmed, sceir
now t6 mock her.
"Oh! hqw epipty!" she cried, and the
walls repeated It.
BUck to the room she went where tho
Kunbeam had found her, and took down
her hair. Tha light of the torch flared
i in her face; her eyes were dim and long
ing; she turned quickly. All her beauty
had gona with tho sun. She sank down
and hid her face.
"I can't look!' she said over and over
again. By and by she arose, and with her
back to tho glass she combed her hair,
and then she fled from the room.
Up and down the halls she went, in
and out nf the rooms, and the echo of
her own fedtsteps frightened her. In
her wandering one day she camo across
a strange door; written on it In gold
letters were tho words, "push me.'
"Push." sho whispered, and then said
it again. Rhe waited until her heart told
I'pr to, then ho pushed it open. She was
afraid, her heart beat so fast; she closed
her eyes and stepped through; the door
swung back very softly; It loft her trem
bling. Slowly she opened her eves and
looked about her. She was standing tn a
large forest. The birds sang over head In
the great green waving trees; the sun
lieans danced on tho soft grass; a little
brook sang to her of Its happiness as It
tan between Its green banks; as she
listened to tho songs, and drank In the
beauty' before her a great peace came to
her.
"This Is what I have been looking for."
she said.
She was like a child with a new toy;
every day she found some thing to be
happy over She vstched the little stream
as It ran along caught Its song and sang
Joined within the Inst few weeks and
Alice siaven, wnose picture appears
haB lived in Omaha all her life and I
by Little Folk
It started at the mouth of Oak crcolt
and came over tho prairies very fast.
There was quite a bit of hsy and build
tngs burned.
There was one girl who was going to
rako the weeds off so as to help save the
place. Before she knew it the fire was
near her and she let tho trnm go and
started for home, but she met her father.
If her father had not coine then she
would have been burned. When they
found the horses they were badly burned.
The men fought tho flrn till 7 o'clock and
thought wo were safe, but the flro went
towards Witten and Winner and I don't
know where It stopped.
(Uonorablo Mention.)
Jane and Harry's Christmas.
By Gertrude AJtmann. Aged 10 Yearn; 1802
Locust Street, Omaha. Illuo Side.
Harry and Jnne were poor children. It
was Christmas night. They did not ex
pect anything, but they hung up their
stockings. When the children wore sound
asleep their mother went Into the kitchen
and made men, beasts and children of
dough with raisins for eyes. She had
bought Jane a doll and Harry a. train,
both of which did not cost much. Then
she filled their stockings and went to bed.
In the morning the children were very
much surprised to seo the gifts. Then
they asked their mother If sho could think
of somotbing for them to do. She thought
a while and said: "Harry, you go and
get the large shovel. Now ,botH of you
children put your wraps on and come with
me. Turn the handle of the shovel to
ward tho back and sit on tho flat part,
then slide down the hill." The children
thought It fun and told their mother that
this Christmas was the" best Christmas
they ever had.
My Pets.
By Mollle Corenmann. Aged 12 Yetu-s. MB
South Seventh street, Omaha. Red Side.
For pets I havo a dog, a horse and
three cats. The color of our horse Is light
brown. I have nothing to talk about of
our horse, but only one thing, and that Is
that ho likes our dog and mother. cat,
and our cat la a great friend to him for
sho catches rata in the barn, and once
"when I came Into the barn to givo our
horse a drink, why there was our mother
cat asleep on his back.
Our dot' is dark brown ahd his Is ono
year old, and he is very smart for his
age. One of hfs best friends la our tom
cat and also Is ono year old, but If you
would look at him you would think that
h is about six years old. He Is much
larger and fatter than our mother cat.
it: Bhe heard the birds singing their
song's of Joy In tho trees, and caught thel
songs, and all these things made her
happy.
Ono day as sho sat under a tiee listen
ing to all the songs that sang In her
heart, as well as those that sang in thu
little brook, the gentlo breeze In fact, all
the songs she had caught from tho birds,
grasses and trees it came to her oven
though she sang these songs sho only
km;w the note of each and not the words
"I must learn the words of each of
these songs," said Lady Beautiful, "then
I can find the key of happiness for oth
ers." "Look up," said a little voice overhead,
"look up."
Lady Beautiful did; there HltUng on a
limb of a tree was a little girl. She had
wings as soft and as white as tha clouds;
she flew down. Lady Beautiful held out
her hands to the child, but she flew out
of her reach.
"Don't touch me," said the child, "I am
tho Key of Happiness, and I have come
to help you find that key."
"Oh, I am so glad," said Lady 'Beauti
ful. "But." said ths child, "I can't stay with
you: but I place the key at your feet."
'ho put her tiny hand on the soft grass.
lidy Beautiful watched her. and even
s nhe looked the chlld'ft wlugs seem to
be the floating cloud;, but the child was
gohe. The child's voice mado her think
of the notes she had sung, and at her feet
was the key to these songs. She felt ou
the iott grass for the little key. but in
stead of finding the key she found a
little plant. It was almost dead.
"Was this the key?" she asked herself.
"Is caring for this little plant the key
of happiness?" She arose and hastened
toward the brook. "I must give It the
drink first, then I will pull up the weeds
around It, and by and by I'll see what
kind of flowers it has."
Day after day she cared for the tlttlt
plant, and as she cared for it one little
blue flower came out, then another, and
soon only little flowers could be seen
where the plant was.
Bvery morning It spoke to her of Joy.
happiness and peace; she grew to love it
And the little flowers as they nooded
their little blue heads whispered , "Forget-me-not."
"This Is the key to happiness," she
thought, "to forget not love, peace and
happiness."
One evening after the sun had set and
the stars were shining out one by one a
little child came to her.
"Come." said the child, "It Is time for
you to go back to the castle."
"But it Is dark, the sun has set and
we can't see our way back by starlight."
"Have you forgotten so soon the little
forget-me-not and the lesson It taught
your' asked the child.
Lady Beautiful put her hand In Oi
child's, she could not answer
III the dim starlight they went i and
on. Tha Iltle child leading her gau hir
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CKIXjSBEN'S BBPAaTMENT,
Omaha Bee. Omaha, nob.
and our other cat. Jack. Now this CHt j
Jack is nyro like u wild cat and in truth
he Is awful wild, and I stilt remember
thnt one day when I was holding him our
dog camo Into tho store and so, of course
ho got frightened, so he stuck his claws
right in my throat and what a tlmo we
did havo' taking them out, and since then
when I hold him I am very careful.
New Busy Bee Club.
By Graco Pallk, Howolls, Nob. lllue Side.
I am 13 years old and am tn tho seventh
grado. Nino girls and myself organized
a sewing club. Wo call It the "tSusy
Bees." Wo each take sowing with us and
mcot at each others houses overy other
Saturday. We must work steady for ono
.hour and then wo have lunch. Wo havo
By Josephine E. McLean,
Valentine, Neb.
Joy and rest.
At dawn she found her.self at the door
of the castle.
"Thank you," said Iitly Beautiful.
"I'leaso tell mo who you are?"
"I nvn your thoughts." the child an
swered, anil then she went.
She pushed open thu door to find her
self standing In the hall. She hastened
to tho room where tho sunbeon had first
found hr.
"God sent It." she said, "to make mo
think of others."
The room was now filled with the sun
shine. She washed nnd ilrcsmnl; sho wing
as sho moved about.
Early the next day Duty called, and sho
Knew that she must say good-bye to tho
castle.
"Como in." sho said with a happy little
laugh, "I am so glad to btm you."
Few people welcomed him that way.
and. his stern face oftrncd a hit.
"Do you know that it might bo hard?"
"Yes, but I am willing."
Not everybody was willing to leave all
and follow him, and he was glad to find
one who was.
"If you love me you will find mo easy.
I am hard only to thosn that hate me, nud
they mnltc me hnril."
"But I am ready to do my very best"
"I am glad,' ho said, anil then sat think
Ing. When he did look up Lady Beauti
ful looked very lovely to him Just then.
"Down In tha cities aro many waiting
for the key to hnpplnss." and he looked
at her little whjte hands, "they don't look
like they could work," ho said, pointing
at them.
"But they must." sho answered "they
havo played all they are going to. now
they must work."
"Then aro you willing to help lift theeo
people out nr their darknewr'
"Any thing, only to help."
"I am glad."
, "Duty turned toward her, then hi arose:
.she iitose too. Willi slow steps he camo
and took her hands and looked Into
her clear eyes.
"I." he said slowly, "can only 'toll you
this; tho field is ready and the bar
veetrrH are few. Tomorrow, if you are
willing you can Mart."
"I am."
"Vou are beautiful now." he said, "and
the work I have given you will make you
moro than that." he looked at her a little
longer, then he turned quickly and was
Hone
Lady Beautiful steod where he had left
her. Her heart full of a real desire to
help; she could hnrdlk- ballevn sii urn. h.
I sain. . klio made rwilv her mind when
(baek to the time when the sunbeam first
I round her.
"Ood rent It. may be if it hadn't come
I wouldn't be so happy now."
IThf next day she left with a song To
others her work might be called hard
but to he- lj was a pleasure and soon
c.er'b H Urrr I adv l..,tlr ,l
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) g od deeds she did.
two officers, a president and a secretary,
I tiopn our club will keep together long
ami proxpur, n this is the second club we
huvo organized.
Wo have fine times and It gives us all
un opportunity to sew, do fancywork,
darn stockings- or any kind of needle
work we bring with us.
The Stpry of a Fly.
By Molly Brown. Aged U Yearn, S212
South Fifteenth Street, Omaha.
T am a little fly. My mother lays about
1,000 eggs a season. First wo aro a little
egg, then a worm and later on we be
come a fly.
Now I will begin and tell you one of my
adventures.
One day I wna flying about as usual
when 1 flow Into a house. There I was
caught by u llttlo girl. Sho put me In a
glass and would not leave me go.
And this little girl had company and
sho showed inc to hor. Tlie visitor said,
"Leavo tho llttlo fly go, becauso It likes
to fly about In tho wide world."
I was set free and after that 1 was
very careful whero I wont. I never was
caught since.
The Night Before Christmas.
By Dorothy Hoso Jones, Aged 8 Years.
It was snowing hard. Tho children wero
gathered around tho fire. They were
waiting for Santa, but Santa didn't como,
so they wont to ln-d.
In the night thny heard Santa coming.
When next morning cninc and they woke
up they ran downstairs nnd found their
toys.
One of Robson's Experiences.
A good story Is told of one of tho boy
hood experiences of Stuart Itohson, the
comcdlnn. It was tho custom of his
mother to keep a scrapbook of house
hold recipes clipped from thu newspapers,
She fume iutokh one that told how to
make ctistlle soap and started In at once
to make tt.
The recipe for this soap called for tal
low grease und fat combined with color
ing matter nnd lyc, and tho advantage
claimed for It was that It economized
tho scraps In tho kitchen.
Tho first person upon whom tho soup
was tried was young Ilobson, who was
givou a rako of it to use while taking
a bath. Harly one morning he enterod
tho bathroom armed with a towel and a
huge cake of tlm home-made soap. A
few minutes after wild yells were heard
from thu bathroom.
The whole household ran to the Mpot
and, after some delay, succeeded In
forcing an entrance There Mrs llobson
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found her hopeful son In a semi-stntr of
convulsions, fiercely dancing around In
an hysterical attempt to rid his body of
a bright tnn-coloreil laer of grrnse.
tt seems ns soon hs young Itnlwon had
Mopped from thi bath tho soap, which
he had used plentifully, hod In a most
peculiar manner hardened on him llko
cold gravy on a dinner plate and clung
to him tenaciously, utterly refusing to
bi wlprd off
Tin- combined efforts of his parents
succeeded In nrrnpliiK It off. but from
that clay to this Mr lUibsnu has had .i
Miiing aversion to home-made soap.
The Canaries' Brtth.
Canaries are instinctively the moat
rleanly of all pels they never drink
I from their bathing tub If provided with
I a filled drinking up. and, unless thny
luivo been frightens! by uhlllod or inn
j cold water, will bathe cvrrjp day
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You won't havo u difficult tusk in choosing presents to pleaso children if you do your
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prepare many useful gifts which are now being offered for sale ut
The Christmas Fair of the Churches
You will find many valuable suggestions for the older members of the family by look
ing' over the many beautiful pieces of hand worked materials which art) fairly stacked on
the counters m tho
Court
Then you can please tho whole family if you purchase attd take home with you some
of tho eatables which are so temptingly good to look at and no doubt equally as good to
taste, such as homo made jollies, preserves, cakes, cookies, broad, etc. Candies of all kinds
are to he had in most any quantity, each church having a department devoted entirely to
the making and selling of this delicacy.
In every instanco tho churoheB that conducted sales during tho laat week, havo ex
pressed great pleasuro'and satisfaction ovor the results of tho Bazar, claiming the pat
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