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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 10, 1913.
The Busy Bees:
THE life of the country children Is quite to bo envied by the boys
and girls of tbo city, said a little Busy Deo who called at the
office of the odltor last week, She had just been.-to. tho circus
(and I asfced her if she had seen all the animals. "1 saw nil of the
animals at tho circus," she repliod. I asked her If sho would
finite a story for the Busy Bee page and tell about them, so that the little
folka who lived in tho country miKht hoar of tho klndB of strango animals
sho had seen. "Oh," replied tho little Busy Boo, "tho boys and girls, who
live In the country can see so many animals that are tamoi nnd play with
thorn. They havo a much hotter tlmo than we do in the city." Her eyes
dancod aB she thought of being on a farm and tho youngcalves, pigs, colls
nnd chickens which sho might see every day wore sho only there.
This little Busy Bee would toll all tho children who livo in the country
Trtiat splendid opportunities thoy havo if she only could. Perhaps some of
tho Busy Bees who llvo on farms will write somo stories telling of their
animal frlonds.
Dorothy Bwitzer has written up a letter this week tolling of tho life
of two mules at ati army post and how faithful thoy wore to their country.
- Their Own Page
Busy Bees Who Love the Page
Little Stories by Little Folk
(Firt Prlw.)
Two Faithful Servants of Uncle Sam.
By Dorothy Bwltser. Ased 10 Tear.
Fort Crook, Neb. Red 6We.
Ther aro two old mules In the corral
which havo served Undo Sam for quite
i long time. Ono ! an old white mul.
whose name U J9e. The other Is a
brownish gray, whoa name Is George
Washington.
These mules have served for thlitjr
' rears at least and I think George Wash
, lnglon has served forty years. They Are
I so used to their work that when they
' Are harnessed to a cart no one needs to
I drive them. Once I saw a prisoner take
'Joe out, It was so muddy that the prls
I oner took a short cut on the sidewalk.
The mule went straight ahead, turned
I the corner and met the man s long way
i up the road.
' These mules are now condemned,
that Is to say, the mules are no
longer fit for the work required
of them. Then a sate Is held to
etl these faithful old servants. Usu
ally some old peddler buys them, who
beats them and Ill-uses them.
i think that tnese muiesj wnicn nave
served! uncie uam so ions ana laiimuur
hou!d be turned out In some nlee pm
ture to eat and rest until they die, don't
you? It only seems fair that these pa
tient, hard working and long suffering
four-footed soldiers of Uncle Sam should
have their finest services rewarded In
some manner which would prove that
old Uncle Sam is not ungrateful for
l faithful service.
1 (Bocond Prise.)
lasy 'Bee at Fort Crook.
By John 8. Nesbltt. Atrep" 7 Years. Fort
Crook, Neb. Jled Bldo.
Otios when T was a very little boy Z
lived la West Point, N. T. One time in
' the fall toy sister and I went out with
our Fluplao boy to gather oaestnuts up
at. lit reservoir. As I wm plckln up
nuts I got tired stew and got on
a rook M n M et brtetts a4
j thrw mm la the water a4 la throw
i th seon4 m I fell la, tee, aA ear
I StUptn jumped In una jntHeA me out.
He ran' home wHn me so utekly that
I Z did set catch coM. '
I was so MKto that I did net knew how
to swim. But now I am Isaralnc while
' the coMitM are In 0lm(M. W gs
i oyer ta the awtrnmlag y& every arier
. boe. AU the cK!rn are learning.
V. g. I am a new Busy Be and I
WOttM Mk to eki the Ked W4e. '
(Honorable Mention.)
looker T, Washington.
By Woytl nowlett, Aged 18. Norfolk,
Neb, n. r. d; box 17.
Booker T. Washington was the son of
very poor negro people. He had to
work In a salt mine. Many of the people
couldn't read, but Hooker made up his
mind to go to school, They had day
schools, night schools and Sunday schools.
A good many people went to Sunday
school to learn .to read the Bible.
Becker's father (old him tha$ he could
work. In the salt mine from i o'clock un
til t o'clock and then go to school.
Boor wanted to lesrn to read so hln
BHrthr get him a spelling booKo that
fee oouVd team the alphabet
One ay, hearing two mtn talking In
the sH mi, he crept up M heard one
ay Uet was a school In Hampton, Va.
i The other said that any" girl or boy oeuld
go tbwe apd learn and snake his own
' way.
HmH was m wiles away, Booker
tht2hi to tilmselt he would go. People
helped, him. Om gave a quarter, ens a
jttat ssi m a. haadkerchtef,
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uss over Boo words.
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dress at the top of the first pare.
rim and ssoona prises of books
will be given for ths best two con.
trlbntlons to this page each week.
Address all communications to
ClXX&DSXIZrO DEFAHTfitEKT,
Omaha Bee, Omaha, XTeb.
He begged and rode In buggies, wagons
that came along.
Imogcne's Homestead Xlf e.
Genevieve Aron, 4S20 Parker Street,
Omaha. Blue Side.
Imogens lived at C She and her
mother moved to r western homestead
while her father worked In a different
state. Tho railroad line stopped at I.
end so she had to ride forty miles In a
lumber wuRon to M. Then sho rode seven
and one-halt miles to the homestead on
a load of lumber, Her father came home
to help build the shanty. The coyotes
howled mournfully on the brakes.
She could see the Box Car buttes, the
northern lights, th great dipper In the
north, Johnson's comet and the sunset
and the rainbows. She could hear tho
meadowlarks sing and could see the
wild ducks flying overhead.
Imojrene was oo frightened when she
heard tho coyotes howl and when srie
saw the northern light that she crept
under the bed. Her playmates were but
ftw, so she spent many lonely days out
there. By and by they proved up on their
homestead and went back to X
When Imogen saw the engine and
heard its shrill whistle sho mas very
much frightened and begaa to rat la the
eppoelte direction.
Then they went ta live In a large
city, where her papa worked, Me was
very much delighted at seeing the elec
tric lights and high biiildlw, but It
tooK her a Mm time to get ueed to the
street oars and automobiles, whlah she
saw everywhere she went.
CMlhf Xawt fren getal.
Alice Hawklnsbn, Fprty-ftfth and Pop
pleton. Omaha, Aged 10 Years, New
Letter.
Once thero wero two girls named Sarah
and Mary, Mary told Hnrah to tome over
that night "All right." said Sarah. Ho
that night Sarah and Mary were going
homei they went In the house and every
one around there knew that Sarah was
not a nice girl. Mary's mother had said
tliat Mary could havo a nickel when she
came home.
flo It happened that Mary's moth.r
wasn t homo, so Mary went and got her
mother's pocketbook and got the nickel
and ahe laid the pocketbook on the table
ERUPTION LIKE
RINGWORM OH FACE
CeveredwithWateryBlliters, Itched
and Burned Terribly, Little Rest
at Night. Cutlcura Soap and Oint
ment Entirely Cured,
Leek Box 35, Msurice, Xi "In the
spring of 1911 our little dsuthtcr, sge Are
years, had a breaking out on hrr Up and
part of her cheek that
a took for rtngworus.
It resembled a large
ringworm, only It dif
fered In that it was cov
ered with watery bluters
that Itched and burned
terribly, made vone by
her scratching It Then
the blisters would break
thmuth and let out a watery subtuaee.
She was very cross and fretful while she bad
U and hid -very little rest at night, When
the eruption was at its wont the teacher
of the school sent her home and would hot
Mow her to atteid until ths dltaguremeat
tif her face itm gone. "
"We tried, to klU St by applying .
but without result. It would seem to get
better and then broke out again. I then
wrote and received a sample of Cutlcura
Boap and Ointment. We washed the soro
With the Cutlcura Soap and applied the
Cutlcura Ointment and they gave Instant
relief, o we bought some more. It gradu
ally srev better. We kept on using Cutlcura
Sa sad Ointment and In thr or four
ssoathu. the child was entirely cured."
CMsm1) Mr, Henry Prim. Oct 22, 1912.
OiitieuraSoap 25c s?id Cutlcura Ointment
Oe. ae sold every where. Liberal sample of
each wiiHed fres. wjth 3Z-P. Bkm Book. Ad
peecard - Cutteura, Dp t T, Boston.
aMaa who shsvo and shampoo with Ou
Hwwa asap wMfcadU best tor stda and seel.
HELEN AND ALICE HA.WKINSON.
and Mary went down the cellar to get
each of them an apple, and when she
came back the pocketbook and Sarah
were gone.
Uj First lit am the Train.
Margaret Black. Aged -Years, MM Sixth
Avenue, Kearney, Neb. Red S44e.
One summer I was filled with enthu
siasm, for my aunt mother, sister and I
were to e te Grand Rapids, Mich., to
visit my Mttle eousln, Marion.,
When we were finally started for the
ride of L day and a night I was yery
happy, for I had never seen my cousin.
I had always wondered where the people
slept and here I found the chairs were
transformed Into beds The porters took
the baeka of the two seats and joined
them onto the two seats, which made
a long, sort of bed. Then they put a
mattress on It; then bedolotbes,' then-
plllqws. They were comfortable only when
cinders blew In on ths bed and you had
to lay on dhem. When we got to Cht
cago wo changed cars. After riding half
a day mora we were In Grand Rapids,
Our Journey was ended.
My Little Star.
By Mollle Corenman, 806 South Seventh
Street Omaha, , Bed Hide.
Dear Busy Bees: I wonder If any of
you have your own little star in neayen.
My little star Is a very bright one. Every
night when I go to sleep It looks In
-"Tbia to th day we ctfefemte."
through my window. Sometimes I talk
to It and It seems as If It were answer
ing me. Although I love all the Btars
In heaven, this one Is my favorite.
Often when I go to bed I feel sad an
no ono can comfort me as well as my own
little star. Sometimes I wish that t
could reafty speak to It and ask It o tell
me all Its secrets, because It can sec
many things up so high' from earth. Al
though I can't speak to It I love It Just
tho name.
Dear llttlo star. Up so high.
How many adventures befall you In the
sky 7
How I would like to be with you
Up In the pretty sky so blue.
The Child's Feelings.
By June Pore, Aged IS Years, Walnut, la.
In a tog cnbln there lived an old woman,
ho'r son nnd his wife. They wera both
very mean to her. Sho Was so nervous
that Whon she was at the tabto shs
would spill victuals on the tablecloth, so
they made her sit on a chair by . the
hearth and eat out of an earthen dish.
Her eyes were so dim she' could hardly
sec One day she was sitting .it the
hearth ns usual eating her dinner, when
she let her dish fall and broke It. Then
her son and his wife scolded her till sh
cried. They went to town and rot a
wooden dish and made her eat out of It
One day she was sitting on a bench b
the hearth. Sho looked around and saw
her grandchild fitting, some board to
gether. She said, "What are you doing"
The little cJld looked up and said, "I
am making a trough for my mother and
father when they get old. This made his
mother and father cry, and after that
they let her cat at the same table.
Discontentment.
By Winifred Langdon, Aged 10 Tears,
Oretna, Neb. Blue Btde,
"Oh!" cried Dora in deep disgust, "I
never do get a prise. I'll Just bet the
editor has given someone else a prise
when I deserve t.
"Try again," came in cheery tones from
her mcther. "Tho odltor would never
think, of a thing like that Itemnmber. my
child, he Is a better Judge than you."
Next week carried a letter to tho chil
dren's department Tho same time next
week found an exceedingly happy girl.
"Mother, after this and ever after Try
Again' will be my motto." And ever after
It was. '
P. 8. Dear Editor: I am a new Busy
Bee and wish to Join the Blue side.
I
The Bird.
By Esther Nordstrom, Aged 12 Years,
4736 Seward Street Omaha. Blue Side.
As I was coming home from a lady's
house one day I saw something lying on
the ground. It moved - and I wondered
what It -was. I looked and saw that it
was a little bird. I took It home and gave
It to a girl. She tried to keep It alive tilt
It got big enough to fly, but she couldn't
I nip. a new Busy Bee and want -to be
on the Blue side.
A Hero.
By Lois Mllbourn. Aged 8' Years. Mln
den, Neb.
Once there was a tittle girl named Alice.
Her home was In Dayton. Sho lived with
her mother. Her father was dead. They
were very poor and her only playmate
was a shepherd dog named Prince.
Alice was a good child. One day Alice
asked her mothef If she could take Prince
and go down to thd river. Her mother
said yes and they started oft. After they
had been footing about some time further
down the river Alice saw a. little girl
struggling In the water. She called Prince
and sent htm after the child and he soon
brought her to the shore.
Alice and Prince took the child home
and the parents were so overjoyed that
they gave Alice to cents, which helped
her and her mother a great deal.
The small boy was the first to answer
the telephone. The person on the othe'r
end of the wire was a friend of his
mother, and the following conversation
ensued; "Is this Mrs. Blank's resldcnceT"
"No, ma'am; It's Mrs. Blank s little boy."
The Home Beauty Parlor
Molls' O. : You can't exoeot to keeu
your hair healthy' or free from dandruff
wunout care or ny orusning oniy. iror
years 1 have treated my head regularly
with this rlmple, homo-made tonic, which
keeps my hair and scalp both perfectly
neaitny ana so nas Kireit me a line
trrowth of lustrous hair. Dissolve one
ounce qulnzlon In Vi pint water. Massage
this carefully Into the scalp once a week.
it will inauce a natural, neanny, lux
uriant growth of hal- and give It rich
ness and glossiness, For an excellent
home-made shampoo see recipe given
Golden-Hair.
Mrs. J.i Yes, you are over-fat and 1
am glad I can tell you how to reduce
without the risk of dieting or the dis
comfort of walking long distances. Try
this remedy: To lVi pints of hot water
add t ounces of parnotls. Let dissolve
and cool. Take a tablespoonful before
each meal. This Is a safe and sure treat
ment ano nns tne nig aavaninge oi re
ducing the flesh evenly and gradually,
so there will be no sagglness or loss of
USS'ie-strength.
Mercy: I think you are unduly wor
ried about your skin- Most Users of face
powder have more or lev Similar trou
bles. Here Is a simple, home-made lotion
which Is better than face powder ami
When on seems part of the skin, to which
It gives a soft, . velvety texture and a
beautiful, natural color. Get 4 oUnces ot
spurmax; dissolve In H pint hot water
and add two teaspoons glycerine. Stir
well. You may apply this freely to face
neck and arms. It Is a Cheap, safe, liquid
beautlClcr which will work .wonders to
purify your skin and hide Its imperfections.
Worrier: Your letter leads me to be
lieve that to remove the yellowness ot
neck and chin all you need is a good
blood tonlo. Here Is a fine one that will
brace you up and clear your complexion
oml (like everything I recommend) 1
easily made at home at slight cost;
Mix together H cup sugar, Vt pint alco
hql (not whisky) and one ounco karden.
Add enough hot water to make, a tutl
quart and take a tablespoonful bcture
each meal. 1 know nothing bi-ttcr tor
the general run-down condition.
GoMen-Halr: No. the canthrox mix
ture Is a simple home-made stiumpc-o and
is not a hair bleach or a dyu In any
sense. The "blonde ' effect your friend
spoke of was probably 'due to the tact
that this preparation takes out all execs
oil and dirt and cleans each strand so
thoroughly as to keep tha lightest hair
from turning dark. To use It simply
dissolve one teaspoonful In a cup of hot
water. This is plenty for a thorough
cleansing with beautiful, fluffy results,
1 know no shampoo which compares
with it
Mrs. Bly: Your wrinkles can be quickly
easily ami permanently removed by the
use . of this stimulating Jelly-cream. It
is a vegetable preparation which will not
grow hair where used and Is easily made
at homo at small cost From your drug
gist get one ounce alntuxton and dissolve
it In H pint cold water, adding two tea
spoonfuls glycerine. Stir and let stand
one day. This Is fine to flu out wrin
kles and hollows, nnd will also tone the
skin to fine, clear health and beauty.
You will feel Its stimulating power on
the first application.
You are on the road to serious
)lo It you continue to neglect
Pearl:
eye-troublo It you continue to neglect
that weak, dltzy vision. Try this tonlu
for a while and It will remove tlto red
appearance and give back tho clearness,
strength and sparkle of your eyes. Mix
one ounco crystos in a pint of water.
se 2 or 3 drops in each eye, night and
morning. This natural tonlo will soothe
the tli i-d nerves, rest Inflamed lids and
beautify the eyes.
Betty Dean Beauty Book, 5.00. Adver-tt'nment
L
Drs. Mach & Nach
THE DENTISTS
The largest and best equipped dental
office in Omaha. Experts In charge of
all work, moderate prices. Porcelain
fillings Just like the tooth. All lnntru.
ments sterilised after using,
3d CToor Vaxton Block, Omaha, Nob.
SUNIJAY, AUGUST 1,
IT...... . .... V"
"iv . nam, ana .Aaarsaa. .. ,
1903 Gertrude Allen, 1130 South 34th St f . . . .7. , Park
1898 - Charles Barker, 4421 Pierce St. ...........' 'seals
ioa ' y . V maa0T' 5?TiZ4 B0UlQ a"h S.'..,.. Windsor
vv'" uua uorenman, HUo South 7th 8t. ........ A Pacific
uawara uonnoii, 207 North 20th St, .. Central
1006 .Florence Dwyor, 41? North 18th Bt, '.......Cass
197 Lourlno Ellyson, 2125 North 13th St. .Lake
-....Beiisle Evans, 3606 Grand Ave Central Par
1899,.,.. . Ralph George, 2431 Emmet St ...v"' Lothrojt
1004...... John Gibson, 3021 Moredlth Ave. ......... .Monmouth Park
lff05 John Graver, 1112 Bancroft St, ................. . .Bancroft
1904 Clifford Hansen, 6112 Pino St I... peals'
1906,...,.Jiarlo Loona Henderson, 4822 North 16th St Sherman
1M3 Roslo Hertsborg, 2434 Seward St...,. Long
I90.. Evelyn M. Hlgloy, 10th and Pacific Sta tFafclflc
1897 Edward Holland, 418 South 24th St.,,.. Contral
1904....... Florence Jones, 1906 North. 28th, St.... .....Long
1906...... Ralph Jones, 4717 North 42d St. .t . , ... i ... .Central Park
1900 John Kahler, 131 North 38th St, ..Saunders
W6 Wllber Leslie Klnkeod, 2604 Pierce St",....,..., Mason
1907. .... .Helen Louise Knapp, 1631 Spencer St Lothrbp
1899 .Gordon McAubay, 2706 Dewey Ave ...... Farnam
1899 KHocn McCune, 2320 North 28th Ave, ,., .Howard' Kennedy
j 1900 James McGahan, 2422 Volley St. ..... .' . , . . .Vinton
1902..... , Max Markovltr, 2416 Burdeetto St... , ...Lako
Isidore Melcher, 1902 South 4th St. Train
1906 Cornelia Nelson, 1932 South 29th St:.;. Dupont
1301 Francos u. Peterson, 3023 Franklin St. . 4, Long
1906...... Ivy Foroboll Ray, 4014 Decatur St ..Walnut Hill
1902 Homer Douglas Robblne, 916 J$orth 42d St. .... .Walnut Hill
1905 8am R,ochman, 1935 South 10th St .Llncofn
1900. .. . . .Ella Komathka, 3061 South Mth Ave Vinton
1301. ..... Leo Ryan, 4718 Marcy St .Deals
1899'. Esther Hulda. Simons, 3821 North 36th Ave, .Monmouth Park
iaoi..,...Bennart Blmpson, 3706 South 13th St. . .-.Edward 'RoBe-water
1900......Thelma Smlth',-13319 North 27th St Howard" Kennedy
1806 Alice Stern, 1716 Webster St Cass
1906 Edna E. Sullivan, 8033 Norht 19th St ...Lake
1906 Edward G. Sullivan, 2033 North 19th St ..Lake
......... ,Angyne Tedesco, 1020 South 21t St....,..,. Mason
1906 Carl Tllton, 3126 Hamilton St Franklin
1902. Elisabeth Wagner, 1423 Canton at. ...... .Edward Rosownter
1907...... Fred Whale)', 2334 South 33d 8t.. Windsor
1902.,, ?. .Walter Wlsler, 4679 Leavenworth St .Deals
1901...... Margaret Wltkovski, 2804 Dupont 8t. ,., ......Dupont
NO. 86
Vi a Whirlwind Finish Help
You To Decide Rightly the
Rate-Reduction Franchise Isstie?
f You may have readcin tho newspapers that the true provisions of the rate-reduction franchise, her
' iobjectors to the rate-reduction gas franchise planned
toimake a "whirlwind finish0 to their campaign of
' of6hBtruption against a fair settlement.
h 7:' The "whirlwind finish" unless abandoned -"is
duo -this f week.
You know' what a whirlwind is. '
Before the anticipated '"whirlwind" is set in
, Amotion wo .would like to have you thoughtfully con
sider .what useful purpose such taotics will serve.
, A genuine whirlwind means CONFUSION.
lieving that the better the franchise is understood;
the greater will be the extent of public approval
The..mayor, citycommissioners and others, repr
, repenting both proponents and objeotors, have appeared-before
numerous public meetings and talked.
on the subject. ."-.
-AThe columns of. the newspapers for weeks have
contained a great quantity of matter on both sides '
' of tlfe issue. ' ' ."
Prior to the passage of the rate-reduction f ran
. chise ordinance by the City Council, July 1,-the fran-
ohisft wnfl TinViliRhfi comnlAtA for two waaVr iii frirsft
." You are tobe asked on August.19th to vote, not English daily papers. . , . .
on a;.ponucai or moral question, nor upon tneory
ot government, but on a plain matter of domestic
economics.
You are to be asked whether yon want tho
Omaha Gas Company to continue supplying you with
a household necessity at a cheaper price, and upon
terms" and conditions, which, while fair and equit-
For. years gas rates, gas quality and gas litiga
tion have .been investigated, debated, discussed, writ,
ten "about and forced to the attention of the public -
The negotiations between the city and the coni
pany which produced the compromise franchise re
quired a long time. v
In these negotiations the city officials were
Y
, able to consumers, will permit the gas company to guided by the reports of experts, who had previously
. obtain 1 the largo amounts of now capital necessary . spent months analyzing the subject.
to render adequate service to a growing community. t, . ,. . 1 , , .,
, x -UW according. to published reports, the objeo-
ja-' ; Four weeks ago we stated that in our opinion tors proposed an attempted stampede of citizens by
v . A- .. . - .,. . ,
updn tlie part of citizens free from the current hos
utility toward corporations if tho ponding issue was
to be decided in tho best interests of the public,
.So that the franchise might be read, studied and
You could not expect cool, logical arguments,
sober and sane opinions and a careful use of tho facts'
in a "whirlwind finish." "
. r A "whirlwind finish" could mean but one thing
V 1 1 1 Af . . . . . . .
fuljy; considered wo had 30,000 copies printed and namely, a desperate effort to create prejudice, by
uiaitiuuicu ucuiij' uu uiuuui umuiu uiQ uicuuiuu uujuoi uviuvtvo uijuu iiiQ l;UH UOmpauy plus COIlllIiU-
ation of the effort to make you distrust the integrity
of the men you elect as city officials, or ever' expect
.to elect. '
dale.
This is the. twenty-sixth in a series of articles
in which w'e described the work of tho gas company
5 and' discussed the terms of the franchise and those
i 1.1. -t-J-X 1. T 1 Jl
The dust of a "whirlwind finish "mav hide the
statements bf tho objectors whioK could be classed by plain and simple terms of a gas franchise fair and
uisas arguments. equname to tno people. .
7e do not believ the citizens of Omaha .can .bo
a
, We havemade every legitimate effort to cause,
every, man and woman in Omaha to understand the
stampeded in this. way.
OMAHA GAS COMPANY