TIIH OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: MAHOII ,'JO, 11113.
The Busy Bees
iiONSlDKHATIOX for others nnd not for ono'a solf, In onn of tho
1 moBt rommcndablo qualities In a boy or girl. This wns no-
I tlccd In mnny InBtancos In tho work of gottlng tho Injured
nJ from tho wrecked homes after tho tornado of Sunday. Hoys
&WjP&3 and girls first thought of their parents, and In mnny cases
jKTESsJ were tho means of Ravins their lives. BrulRcs and cuts,
which arc apt to mnko us wish for mother to comfort us,
were many, but In the great sorrow of it all many forgot their own hurts
nnd gave relief to tho more seriously Injured. It is a common sight to see
boys and girls bringing clothing to the relief stations. Instead of spending
She hours at play thoy nro waiting at all times to run somo errand or carry
porno message for tho father or mother who needB thorn.
Their Own Page
Little Stories by Little Folk
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(First Prlzf.)
The Sweetpcas Story.
1y Margaret Hollum!. AKt 12 Year?,
David City, Nb. Grade 7.
Once upon a tlma I wan a wed. I wm
lu a. imekapp wltii a. many other needs.
I didn't know wnere I was, (or I couldn't
eo through ths r'ackane.
Ono day 1 wan lifted up and I heard
a volca a.y, "Oil. hero aro thoo seeds
tvn wero looking for!"
Tho rAckaito wa torn open and I was
put In a plant Jar which had a lot of dirt
In It Alter thty put ms In they cov
ered m up with dirt and then th dirt
all around mo becan to get wt. I won
dered what had hotpnrd. ,
After that the dirt cot wet oHen and 1
wan very anxious to find out what tho
matter was. One morning the nr,rout
it ick Its heajl out of the rround, and
wion a little Klrl discovered It. She ran
to tell her mother, and when she cnnie
hzck she had a little stick snd n string.
Sh tied one nd of ths strlnc to the
ctlcc atA put til Allele Hi. the crouinl
Thsti sh tied th other end of tho strlnc
to ths curtain pole.
After awhile othsr aprouti CHmo Up.
"IV jrrew pretty well, but It wann't vtry
nice in the house, as thnro wasn't any
fresh air
One nlc? day the t'lrl took the fli-U"
pot out to a sheltered corner unu tied
the strlntf to a wire. When night etimo
she put papers around them.
This Is partly true, an I did plant Kweet
J-eaa In the hnuto and then put them out
doors. 1 can't say whether they are huo
tessfut or not. becauso I just put them
('Utdoorn yesterday. I wilt write 'some
other time and tell how they come out.
(Second I'rlzc)
Bruno.
By Ksther Mitchell, Aged 12 Years, Bel
Kradc, Neb. Bed Side.
Ono day a man took a poor dojr to
town with him and. would not let lilm
come homo again. (
There many bad boys .threw stones at
Kruno. He could not find any place to
stay and he could not net anythlnK to
ent. He went on until he (prow no weak
that he could not stand lie, lay down In
the mud and water and thoucht he would
die.
A little boy was going nlonjr and seen
htm. "That Is Just what I want," said
he, "a dog like that one, only he's too
poor." He picked the poor dog up 'nnd
carried him home, but his father wan too
Poor to Blvo the doB anything, to ent, no
the Utile boy took him out In the street
snd tied a can on his tall. Ha ran to
little Gladys, whom he saw In the
street. This slrl was alway kind to
dumb creatures and she felt very sorry
for this poor don. 8he took Bruno to
her home nnd asked her mother If she
could not keep htm. Her mother snld
yes, so Gladys made a 'little bed for
Bruno and Rave him all he could ent.
One evenlnB the little Klrl's father unld
she could tako something. to Mrs. Brown
for her supper. Mrs. Brown was a poor
Woman who could not Bet euoueh work
to support herself. Gladys had to go
through many alleys to get there. Bruno
went with tr. Hlie got thero safely and
ns she was coming homo she stumbled
nnd fell over an old rubbish pile. Bruno
tried In every way to get her up but In
vain, He went ont to Gladys homo and
barked loudjy at the door.
"I believe something Is the mattor,"
ssld Mrs. Jackson, Gladys mother.
So he went out to Bruno, Hn acted
very strangely and she at last seen that
lie. wanted her to follow him. So she
went him until she reached the place and
found Ulady'a leg was broken. She car
ried her homo und for a rcwarcl Bruno
got a collar with bis name on It An sold,
and although Bruno Is now a very old
dog ho Is not forgotten nnd has still got
a home with Gladys.
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pages.
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u over 230 words.
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only will bo used.
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dress st the top of the first page.
Plrst and second prizes of boohs
will b given for the host two con
tribntlons to this pago each week.
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CniLDBEWS DEPARTMENT,
Omaha Bet. Omaha, Nob.
spring. I can rldo her any place. One
duy I uont to coino In the gate whom
ho win. When 1 wont to shut tho gale
she ran ir.it. and almost knocked me
down. She run, up to tho corner and
turned. ) could not catch lioi no pupa
cumo out nnd nin her up In'roht of the
hitch rnck and arftther rclluw cniiKht
her. I feed Fanny flvo enrs of com three
times a Uny. Hho In brbko to tide, but
Is not biolto to tho buggy, l'npa Ih going
to send Fnnny to the country again
this spring.
ljiat spring every time I would go out
to nee her she would run out to tho gate.
When I would go Inside sho would put
her none on my head nnd pull my cup
off. Fanny Is 1 ycur old.
Thin Is nil I know about Fanny's Ilfo,
because she Is not vory old.
The Flood.
By Florence Jensen, Aged !) Years, 2SIS
California Sttuot. Omaha. Blue
Bide. Original.
When I was In Denmark last winter,
I lived In Illbo part of tho time. IUIio Is
a little city, not far from the Notth sou.
Our house wan right beside a xmull
river tiat cnipo from the Western ocean,
as the Danes call tho North sea. One
Sunday evening, in November, when wc
had cqmpany, my little friend, Chrlntlnu,
nnd I wer looking out of tho window
to sco If the river would rlso an high na
tho banks, becauno the waters hud boon
rising nil afternoon.
About a mlln west of Blbo a dike was
Just being built. A dlko In a grcut high
bank to keep out tho ocean when It
storms. This dlko was not cittlto finished
and It gavo way so that thero was room
for tho water to got through. 'Then the
North sen came pouring In with great
force nnd flooded the town. Soon the
streets wero filled with whlte-cappcd
waves nnd people were nulling In bouts
to got out of their bouses. Fortunatety,
we had gotten out before tho watqr came
In, and hud gono to' mv mint's hounu on
a hill. My sister and brother wero not
wth us nnd had to be carried out by my
cousin nnd father.
A few people were drowned- 'and much
her that she would Imlp her get across.
fkion the two were wifely across. Tl-n
the old lady asked Alice what her name
wan and wlieie. she lived. Alice told her
her xtory. The old lady totil Alloc that
her name uan Mrs. Streeteti and that nhe
could come and live with her.
When Alice gut to Mrs. Strenten'n home
sho found that It was a very big house
and she thought It wan a beautiful home.
Alice ICHziiboth Morton wnn always
a happy ehlld after that and nhe learned
to lovo Mrs. Streeten very dearly.
A Coward Gives His Life.
By cVrna Clark. Aged 10 Years, Genoa.
Neb. Blue Side.
During the war between the north and
south, there lived two old folks, tho j
mother was southern und tho father was
northern; they had two sons.
One morning before sunrise, a mnn
knocked at ths door, he was a recruit
ing officer, lis saluted her nnd said In
a polite tone: ' "Have you a son who will
volunteer to fight for tho south?'' Her
eyes was filled with tears as sho said:
"Yes, 1 will call him If you wish mc to."
"If you will, inadnme," the officer re
pile 1.
8h cPed him and he inarched off
Uter kissing his mother goodby.
Next day a recruiting officer of the
north r.ppoarftd. Th9 father answered the
nil. for he knew what he was coming
( for Tho father and tho last son wont
to ritrht. but this son wns a coward, ho
tinted to glvo his life for bis country.
Hut Jack was glad to bo of some, Uso
to his country, and hn beeumo a spy.
Hn was going through a thicket whnn
hu cumo upon a northerner. Ho tied him
to n trco and changed clothes with him
so he could rldo Into tho northern camp.
Ills brother gave, him .away because lie
was mad at, him and did not like him. He
wns a coward nntl-giivo his llfo for his
brother.- His hist,, words Wero "1 am
of no nn to. my country, .so I will tako
the pltieo of my brother " So ho hud a
bullet put through his heart.
Ituh'ts Surprise Party.
By Alleo Klleou Crnndell, Aged 9 Years,
' Chapman, Neb. Blllo Side.
Onco there wus a little girl and'-sho was
very nice to her mother.
Ilur niimo was Jluth, and sho was al
ways very happy und ' never teased her
mother for a party.
Ono day, when It was Buth's birthday,
her mhthor thought she would glvo nd
a surprlno party. So sho called up somo
little girls und asked them to come to
the party nnd thoy said they could.
So Buth's mother suld to hor, "Iluth,
you enn put on your best clothes for a
friend Is coming to sco me."
When sho wns ready her mother sent
her down town to get some cuke.
So when she wns gona tho girls came
nnd her mother bid them In tho bedroom,
when Iluth came homo her mother said,
"Buth, go Into tho bedroom und get my
ring."
When she entered tho room tho girls
Jumped out and scared her.
They bud lots of nlco things to ent and
they played games.
When thu git Is went home they said
they never hud such a good tlmo in all
their Uvea.
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TlffcBoy Scouts of Osawatomie. Sec
ond Hike.,
By Harold Dyer. Aged 10 iYears. Boil
Side.
As tha.O o'clock whistle blew, on tho
morning of' September 2 the Boy Scouts
of . Osawatomie started on thn second
hike. J '
Our work upon this hike was.. to .clear
! tho rond of rocks; ' glass, sticks, tacks.
property was destroyed. Thero had not
been such great flood since MIS. and . ,, nll othcr Yubt.W,
IL uiuatu lUllu u KlCUl UL'tu UL UAl'liqilieill '
In Denmark.
(Honorablo Mention.) 1
Judith.
Marjorie Bhlpman. Bldney, Neb.
Blue Side.
Judith was a little girl S years old, Sho
was the daughter of a very rich mer
chant. She was a very sweet child with
long brown curls and big brown .eyes.
Bha lived lu a big white house In the
town of Sliver Creek. Judith got up one
morning- feeling bad. J(er papa told hr
tf-nt she could not have a pair of goats
that Hie wanted. Judith had lots and
o of pets und play things, hut sh did
j.ot have ii pair of goats Her papa
tbujght It best that sho should not havo
them for she had so many things now.
Hi e grumbled as nurslo drttssed her and
grumbled as she nto breakfast. Her
auntie came in soon afterward. She
was a beautiful young lady of X years
and very sweet. When nhe seen Judith
rambling she wen surprised for Judith
wa seldom grumblltiff.
' Why, what Is the matter dear?" she
said as she came Into the nursery.
' Oh nothing, only I want those goats,"
was the answer from Judith. "Let me
thmk of a way for you to get them."
She sat down to think, then she said,
"How much do they costT" "Ten dpi
lars " ssld Judith. "Do you think you
crald work tor thamt" said auntie.
Why. yes.- said Judith." "Ifowf
Selling strawberries and other fruits
that we have' In tho yard." fVhy. yes "
said Judith, "auntie, ydu .are great' o'n
thinking. If I had -only thought of thnt
before I probably would have got them,
b 't I wllj try, now." So a month went
t. only one more dollar and Judith
would have $10. She asked Her, papa to
give her that, but he said. "Why not
earn that other dollar yourself, and then
lit buy you the cart." fAU right." said
JudUh. and with a little hard work she
turned .
JudJth got her goats and cart, and had
many happy tme with l(. The little
art was red with IHUe leather cushions
f& the seats. -
Our Fannv.
Jie rionir. Aaed U Venrs. Hamburg.
a bay colt, ihu Is tall ard
Va rf t sent lie.- to the cuunU iut
The Two Kind Acts.
By Helen Gertrude Frandnon, Aged 13
Years, 205 West Twenty-fourth Street,
Kearney, Neb. Bed Side.
In tho great city of I-ondon lived a
little girl who was about 10 yeurs old, her
name wns Alice Kltzubeth Morton.
She was a little orphan. Her father
died when Alice was a baby. Her mother
died when she was 9 years old.
Alice Blliabeth had lived with her
grandmnma for some time. When one
day Alice came home from school nnd
found her grnudmnma very ill und that
night Alice's grandmnma died. Then poor
little Alice was alone In the world with
nobody to care for her.
Ope, day an old lady was trying to got
across the crowded streets of London,
bin there was too many carriages nnd
curs. Alice saw her and felt sorry for
her.
Alice Elisabeth went (o her and told
Molly a very hnrd whipping, and so she
decided to be a good girl.
Ono dny her mother went away and
said to Molly If she would he good sho
would bring hor something nice. Then
Molly thought sho would be renl good
nnd surprlno her mother by cleaning tho
house, wash thu dishes and making the
ha'ls.
Just as sho finished with tho work her
mother camo lu with a dear Uttlo black
kitten, and Molly alweys kept It.
So sha decided that It paid to always
be good.
Grandfather,
By M. Fulton, Aged 10 enrs, Norfolk,
Neb. Blue Sid.
Once upon a tlmo there was nn old
man whoso eyes wero dim and bis knees
trembled. When he snt at the table he
could scarcely hold his spoon, nnd often
spilled bis food over the table cloth.
His son and daughter-in-law wore much
vexed nlwut this nml at last made him
sit behind tho oven In the corner and
gavo him an earthen dish to cat out of
At Inst tho old man grow sad nnd Ids
eyes were wet with tcarB nnd his hand
trembled so much that the dish fell nnd
broke, so they had to buy him a now one
One day as he was sitting In his usual their house and tho big boy was about
place he snw his grandchild fitting to.
gothor some pieces of wood. "What nro
you making?' naked tho old num.
"I am making a wooden trough," re
plied tho child, "for father and mother
to feed, out of when I grow big."
At these words the father looked at
his wife for a moment, and presently
they began to cry. Henceforth they let
the old grandfather sit at the table with
them, and did not suy anything If ho did
spill the food on tho table.
By
A True Story.
Blchanl Phllbln. Aged 10 Years,
Schlltz Hotol, Omahn, Neb.
Tast summer 1 was out In California
with my uncle and while woro were out
there n boy 8 years old, killed an eagle,
and tho measure from wing to ylng was
nix feet six inches. 1 am a new Busy
Bee and hope to senfmy letter lu print.
A Bad Bov.
By Mnrlo Neville, Aged 11 Years. 32S
Jones Street, Omaha. Blue Side.
Onco upon a time there was a big boy
named John, lie was very cruel and
unkind to animals.
Ono day a poor old lamo dog camo to
to turn him away, and his mother sal I
"John. Why do you not let the dog stay?"
"Well," replied John, "what good are
dogs?"
But his mother persuaded him to tako
the dog and keep it warm and bIvo It
plenty to, eat.
. John did not llko this, hut did ns he
was told, nnd In a month you never saw
such a beautiful collie dog. . '
John was very proud of his dog then.
And they played together and had de
lightful Umes.
This shows what kindness will do.
By
Colo.
Colorado Busy Bee.
Alice Thomas, Deer Trail,
Bed Side.
Dearest Busy Bees:
I.lttlo May took a plateful of dinner out
Into tho woodshed to feed her kittles.
Tho black cat and tho gruy kittle' both
inn to tho plate. THey seized a bit of
meat nnd begnn to shako It and growl
over It.
"Don't fight, llttlo kittles." When the
meat was till Rtino tho kitties ran away.
"They havo wasted all the rest of their
dinner," said Mary. But Just then old
Dobbin, the horse, saw the plate. Ho
had been turned loose In the yard to ent
grass. Dobbin came nnd put his head In
nt the door and be ate up every bit of
the vegetables and bread. Then Mary
laughed and clapped her hnnds. "Oh,
mamma," sho said, "It Is Just like tho
story of 'Jack Sprat In my 'Mother
Goose' book."
Twlxt them both "They cleaned tho
plate and licked tho platter clean."
New Busy Bee.
By Pauline. Coolldgo, Aged 8 Years, Co
tumbus, Neb. Blue Side.
Dear Editor of The Bee: Papa takes
The Bee and I sometimes read the chil
dren's pago nnd 1 thought', I would like
to Join tho Busy Bees on the blue side.
T nm 8 years old. I live In Columbus,
Neb. '
Dear Busy Bees:
I love your page, and am glad to get
the paper. 1 do wish somo of you would
write, me a letter. I am sending a story
of "Little Mary."
Please write to mo for I would love to
answer them. ALICE.
P. S. My llttlo sister will write a lcttci;
soon.
Our course was almost southeast. Wo
met at-tho Farmers' bank and wont one
block south, one block east and then
southeast over tjie Bangor bridge nnd
onto a fork In the - rond. Taking tho
road to our right wo walked about a
half mile, coming to another road th.it
lad by both tho Baker and Massy dairies.
Wo camo about a mile nn this road,
branched on another road. that led home,
by the wire bridge.
Wo then made our way to Main street,
wbbro wo disbanded.
Naughty Molly.
By Lester Aiulorson, Aged 9 Years. 865
South Thli ty-foui th Street, Omaha
Bluo Side.
Thnro was once a llttlo girl who wits
very naughts', and never would mind
her mother. Onco her mother gave her !
a nickel til llllV ll lonf nf lirrmtt n,t.1 n I
penny to buy noma candy, but sho spent I
tho.fi cents all for candy. When her
mother saw that bIio did not buy the
broad, she told her husband and he gave
liik piles git-May Sopk
If. jASJrv
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SUNDAY, MAUCII ill).
"This is tho day we celebrate.'
1S!,8 Wlllurd Hay AUamun, 132C South a 1th St Park
1!,Uf' Martin Androws, niO South Cth St Pacific
1905 Harton Androws, H2I South ISth St Comonlus
Karl Harnett, 2S23 Crown Point Ave Mlllor Park
JOlin IJIllingnr. 411l North 2 Int. St -. ,
1902 Klliaheth Elliott, 2912 North 2 1th St Lothropj
1904 Mark Fair. 2435 Saratoga Court ; Saratoga!
IfOO Joan Fltt. 2101 North 28th Avo Long
IfOG Morlyn D. Kratt, 3622 Hlllsou Avo c. P. Annex !
1902 nosslo Edna Gooch, 3602 North 8Sth Ave. .. .Howard Kennedy'
19"6 Vincent Grazlnno. 111514 South 12th St Paclfioi
1902 Dora Gross, 514 South 13th St ...Cans!
Hanley, 2010 South' Central Roulovard Vinton'
1S99, . . .Gladis Henson, 3410. South 32d Avo Windsor!
UW. .aporgp C. Holdrege, 10,t6 South 33d St....'. Windsor.
1901 : William Kent Hunt. 2,115 Blnnoy St.... Lothrop
iU7.:.,..Fatuah Koory, hob South 13th St Conionlua
1906 Glen Malm, 520 North 32d St Webster
1 898...... Florence Moriarty, 3009 South 21ut St !'lnton
1903 Fanulo Porno, 2d and Spring Sts Bancroft
1907 Emily Dorothy. Pugsley, 1B22 Georgia Ave , pnrk
1900 Clement nosengren, 404 William 8t Train!
1906 John K. Schurnian, 4810 Florenco Boulevard, Saratoga'
1902 Madgo Sliort, 1113 .Paoifle St Pacfc'
;1907 Gretchon Slmm, 1612 liard St casai
1906 Claude M. Stenuer, 2C17 South 31st St Windsor'
1900 Ernest Taylor, 2604 Fort St Saratoga!
1903 ,noy E. Tharp. 1906 South 4(H St ' Train'
1900 Harpld True. 201 South ,24th St Central!
1902 Uhlan Webarg. 2208 North 27th Avo Long'
1903.. .. Otto Wosenberg, 4536" Marry St . Columbian
1901 .. Stella 'Uooiftsoa. 2103 t'ulito.niu St . . . ft ntral R,
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now prepared to give to the world. The editorial matter and illustrations for this interesting Luther Burbank Sup
plement have been supplied us by The Luther Burbank Society which has been chartered by the State of California,
for the purpose of giving the' broadest possible dissemination to Luther Burbank's methods and discoveries. This
Society, which numbers among its members some of the foremost men and women of America, has taken this
means of arousing interest -in newer and better methods of agriculture, horticulture and plant improvement, so that
Luther Burbank's methods and discoveries, instead of being permitted to die with him, may be placed within the
reach of the whole world to apply and profit. In this Supplement The Society will make its first announcement
of the free distribution of color-illustrated bulletins or monographs, which it means to place in the hands of all
who grow things from the soil, whether for pleasure or for profit. Among the features of this Supplement are:
CobleSS Corn A description of Mr.
Burbank's famous
experiment with corn taking it back
ten thousand years in its history, when
it grew in tassels instead of on cobs
together with the methods by which
present day corn may be "improved.
CaCtaS Fruit T" an article illustra
ted with six natural
colort pictures, the story of Mr. Bur-
bank's thornless fruit-bearing cactus is
told; showing how this new fruit and
forage plant looks when grown as a
farm product or on its native desert.
New Strawberry illustrated in
natural colors, a
specimen of a new Burbank strawberry
is shown, together with a descriptive ar
ticle on the methods of improvement and
an outline of the ways in which the
strawberry can still further be improved.
BurbanK Potato Illustrated de
scription of the
Burbank potato, which it is said' is now
adding more than seventeen million dol
lars a year to the farm incomes of
America alone showing the large pop
tatoes produced from two tiny parents.
Thornless BlacKberry A sPcc,ial
article de
scribing the new Burbank thornless
blackberry, showing how the energy
formerly wasted in "tacks" can' now be
diverted into more and better fruit
with illustrations of methods employed.
QuicK Walnut Tree An illustra
ted feature
story telling how Luther Burbank has
produced in twelve years' time a walnut
tree such as Nature takes seventy years
to produce, with color illustration show
ing the finished wood of the tree.
NeW Flowers An article illustra
ted with -wonderful
color reproductions df some of Luther
Burbank's flower creations, together with
the story of his famous Shasta Daisy,
showing the beautiful flower which he
produced from two little wild daisies.
Seedling Chestnuts Bearing mi.
size chestnuts
when only six months old, and pineapple
quince seedlings loaded with fruit when
but two feet above the ground, furnish
illustrations showing how Luther Bur
bank hastens some of Nature's processes.
Elbert Hubbard contributes to
this Supplement
a masterpiece of English literature his
appreciation. 6f Luther urbank.the man.
In addition, there are otrter articles and a
photographic illustration of the Luther
Burbank Homestead at Santa Rosa, Cajif.
Printed in Natural Colors
All this wonderfully interesting material which has been furnished us by The Luther Burbank Society, has bcen
printed in the form of a Supplement instead of being placed in the regular news columns',, in order that the fruits,
flowers and other creations mar be illustrated in their natural colors. These supplements, printed on suitable book
paper, will be a part of the regular issue, furnished to all readers without extra charge, and arc not
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n With the Omaha Sunday Bee
For Sunday, April 6th
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