THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 1, 1914.
11 B
(The Busy Bees
THE Busy Dees must hava had a great time this last month at
tending the numerous Valentino and Washington parties. No
doubt they learned to play many new games at these parties
and can tell tho rest of the Busy Bees something about them.
Now they must be prepared to settle down to a month ot
good, hard work at school, to tako extra pains In preparing tholr lessons.
In order that they may mora fully enjoy the spring vacation when It
comes, and the consequent games and activities.
This week the first prise was awarded to Ruth Klrschsteln of the Red
Side, Becond prize to Molllo Corenman ot tho Rod Sldo and honorable men
tion to Ralph Hypse of tho Blue Sldo.
i Little Stories
(First Prize.)
Busv Bee Letter.
By Iluth Klrschsteln, 2005 Spencer Stnset.
umnna, jNeo. uea sue.
Dear Busy Bees: I recently heard
that there Is an age limit for all
those that, write to your Interest
ing pace. As I havo reached that
limit, this will probably 'be the last time
I shall ever write for the page. Never
theless, I shall read the stories every
,jveek, i have always understood that
the object ot the Busy Bees was to
Eather every possible sweetness from
life Into something that would make
everyone who reeds your stories the
happier. As I thought about it this
little poem seemed to form, and 1
thought I would send it to you that you
might know what I Imagine to be the
origin of happiness:
The Origin of Happiness.
I.
Over the ocean. In a land far away
was a grim old castle, and somo folks
say
It was haunted.
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Behind the dark walls dwelt a maiden
fair.
But behind those dread walls the folk
did not dare
To venture.
In.
Bo, therefore, they ne'er were allowed
to know
Of the fair young maid, who within did
grow
In solitude.
IV.
'Twas the maiden's wont to throw
bright flowers
Near passing folk, to scent sad hours
With sweetness.
v.
Like the birds, she soon sweet musio
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- aia maice.
From the rainbow, soft tints she next
aia uuco
Into her castle.
VI.
erfume of the roses, the shimmer of
dew.
he spray from the seashore, and out
of It grew
Ilaoblness.
VII.
Over the world and far away
Happiness flew, and held full sway
In hearts.
VIII. .
And people wondered what made thliiga
brighter,
The air sweeter, and burdens lighter
To them.
IX.
nd they ne'er did think in aMand far
away
Ot an old, grim castle that some folks
say
Was haunted.
Second Prize.
Our Visit to the Art Exhibit
Mottle Coronman, 806 South Seventh,
St Omaha. Red Bide.
Wednesday, February 4, at 10 o'clock,
room ill, and our room, IS, had a delight
ful visit to the Omaha Publlo library.
We did not go to 'read books, but to
look at forty-two "pictures painted by
some of America's greatest artists. They
were all very 'beautiful and drawn with
great care. Besides our school there was
one more. Most of the children walked
because it was much better than riding
on the street car. I will now describe
pome of the pictures.
"Edge of the Wood." The edge of the
wood Is always a beautiful place. This
Memoirs of Mendel Beilis
(Continued from Page Eight)
they scarcely gave us any food. I waa
yery sad and frightened. I hnd not had
Ihe chance to say good-bye to my chii-
aren. and I kept wondering if I should
ever see them again.
We went on by slow stages for eight
days, and wo were well on the way to
the war when, to my Joy, I waa released.
My plea thdt there were unmarried men
In Kiev who had not been called upon
bad availed, and the order was sent that
I could go free. I was overjoyed, and
when I arrived back home we cried for
Joy.
Very soon after this thtngs became
very much worse for the Jews in Kiev.
The pogroms began, and wo all went
through tho most terrible horrors.
This was not my first experience of
pogroms. I had been through one be
fore in 18S3. I well knew all they meant
Every Jew knows that pogroms date
from 18S1, during the reign ot Alexander
III., who hated the Jews, and soon after
he came to the throne oondltlons for us
began to grow worse. He made tem
porary laws known as "Vreraennlo Za
konl," which Insisted that Jews had no
rights ot citizenship, and were only to
be allowed to live in certain villages.
Many Jewa were turned out of Russia,
and we all began to feel the difference
in our treatment
In 1S83 came the first pogrom. It started
in the south, and quickly spread all over
ihm Pa!" W were at Neschernw nt-
f"""The time, and ray father was doing fairly
well. We heard that Jews were being
killed and their houses sacked and burnt
In many of the villages near us, and
every day we expected the trouble to
start In our own district It was not
the Christians who lived near us that we
feared, but the wandering gangs of ruf
fians who were going around the coun
try committing these outrages.
It was left to my father to take action.
Acting for the local buslnes men, he
went to tho village priest and asked
htm to call all the Christians together.
This was done, and my father mad n
speech to them. He told them that if
they allowed a pogrom to start in our
vilage, and Jews were killed, that no
one would make any money out of It
Nearly all of us were poor, and scarcely
had even our furniture,
"What Is more," he said, "you will
bring disgrace on yourselves and on
your children. Our blood will be on
your beads for many generations. There
are about 700 Christians In Nescherow.
If you will promise mo and your priest
that there ahall not be a pogrom here,
we will give you two roubles each now."
They accepted his proposal, and the
A.ioo roii
trouble,
Vj va of w
roubles wero paid. We had no
but the stories that were told
what had happened In the other
by Little Folk"
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CHUiDBEITS SEPAXTKJBinV
Omaha Bet, Omaha, Keb.
one which I will now describe was
painted by Charles O. Curran, New Tork.
Tall, slender trees were growing out
everywhere. Pink flowers and buds
looked very- pretty as their little faces
peeped up amid the green grass and. tall
ferns. The warm sunshine made the pic
ture more beautiful. A tall girl waa
standing by the slender trees and as the
sunshine lit up her hair and face the
edge of the wood was a beautiful sight
Indeed.
"Morning Sunlight." by Edward A. Duf
ner, New Tork. Near a cozy little cottage,
with roses climbing over it, might be
seen two little girls playing in the, grass,
while the morning sunlight shone down
upon them in all Its glory and radiance.
They were both very glad to see tho sun"
and so were the flowers and trees, grass
and birds. Even the little path winding
Its way up to the cottage seemed glad to
see this beautiful glorifler.
"Girl Combing Her Hair." by William
Paxton, Boston Mass. A beautiful young
girl was sitting before her mirror comb
ing her long hair. Onxthe dresser were
lying her pearls, Jewel-box, two glass
candleholders with candles In them, her
perfume, 'powder, and everything that a
young girl has to use. As she sat In a
black chair with her beautiful hair all
over her shoulders she waa very pretty
lhdeed.
"The Wonder Book," by Louise Cox,
New York. A poor little girl was read
ing a book about fairies. She was very
poor and as she read on and on she forgot
everything about her, the broken chairs,
the smoky Btove and .the three-legged
table, She only saw fairies and castles
and flowers and trees. But when she had
finished and looked around, there were no
fairies or flowers, but the old chairs,
table and stove.
(Honorable Mention.)
George Washington.
By Ralph Hyose, Aged 12 Tears. 8113
Cass Street, Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
George Washington was born In Vir
ginia February 22, 1733. His father and
mother-lived on a plantation. They had
slaves to do the work.
Washington was a good athlete. He
could beat all the other boys. Ho was
a good student and went to school until
he was 16 years old. His father died
when he was 11 years old, but he had
a good mother who took care of him.
When 18 years old he began work as
a surveyor and went out to survey tho
nearby villages kept us awake at nights
In sheer horror. V
The next pogrom took place In Klschl
nell in 1903. We heard In Klov, where I
was living, ot the terrible times that the
Jews hadsgone through there, but we
were left alone for the time being. Grad
ually, however. It spread, and nearly two
years afterward, In. October, 1906, Kiev
became a city of blood.
I well remember the day. It was Octo
ber IS. I remember It because I had
gone out In the morning and seen the
walls of the city covered with proclama
tions saying that the Duma had been
formed, and that every one waa to navo
freedom from that day forth. I was so
happy to think that this waa an end to
all tho miseries of my race that I almost
danced home to tell the news. I had not
the tight to live tn Kiev exoept by brib
ing the police, and I thought that thin
meant that I should be given the right of
domicile.
Alast I had not gone very tar when a
coaohman I knew passed me coming
from the city. He said to m
"Mendel, you had best go home and
stay Indoors. Jews are at this moment
being killed In the streets."
I shook with featf-but I started to run
to give the warning. When I reached
home I found that already a number of
the "Black Hundred," In gangs, had in
vaded our district and were murdering
every Jew they met We rushed to our
.homes and locked apd barricaded the
doors.
Next day a mob of about BOO, accom
panied by many policemen, came to my
house. The leader ot them shouted to
me I was indoors:
"Betlls, tell us what Jewa are in your
house and hand them over to us at ones.
We want to kill them, but won't harm
you It you do as you are told."
He had scarcely said this when some
others began to break Into my house and
smash the doors. The crash ot falling
glass and the cries of my wife weru
heard above the din, and one of the
crowd, a Christian who I knew slightly,
smacked the leader In the face and
shouted:
"Don't you know who this poor work
man, Mendel Betlls 1st He is Just such
a worker as you and I, and you ought
to be ashamed of yourselves to take the
lives of a poor, honest family who have
worked hard and have done much gsod
to us Christians."!
When they heard this they became
ashamed of themselves' and went away.
W were saved.
A few days afterward Dr. Serglew,
who Is on? of the best doctors In Kiev,
met me. He told me that when he had
cursed the assassins for killing Jews
their reply was:
"We havo klUed only the rich Jewi.
BUSY BEE WHO WRITES PRETTY
POEM.
JRuth Jiirsehstevn.'
land. At tho ago of 1 he became a mili
tary officer and worked hard at drill
ing. At the age of 21 he was a major of
militia and was much trusted by the
governor, and he waa still young when
annotated commander-ln-chlcf of the
army ot Virginia in the French and In
dian war.
In in Virginia sent Washington to
the Continental congress. When Kins-
George refused tho demands ot the con
gress war began and the congress
wanted a leader so they chose Wash
lngton to be head ot the whole American
army. Five years after tho revolution
rr war he waa nrtsldent of the con
vention which made the constitution ot
the United States. Soon It came the
Ume to elect the first president and
Washington waa elected by nearly all
tho votes cast.
Washington was Bald to be the first
In war, first In peace and first In the
hearts of his countrymen.
fleoree Washington.
By Blythe Hlnkley. A1 Tears,
irarnim, w w.m.
In the choice of tho president of the
United States all hearts turned to
Washington. With deep regret he left
his quiet home at Mount Vernon for
the tumult of political life. His Jour
ney to New Tork was a continuous ova
tion. Gayly dressed people were wait
ing with baskets of flowers to see the;
president come. On the balcony of Fed
eral hall, New Tork, he gave his oath
to support the. constitution of the United
States. Washington was born February
22, 1782, and he died Deoember It, 1799.
When he was young he was bashful,
but soon overcame It. Befor he waa IS
years old he had copied forms for all
legal and mercantile papers. At his
home he was like a prince of wide do
main, tree from dependence or restraint.
He had a great dread of publlo lite.
He was capable of great endurance and
was calm In defeat and sober In victory.
Busy Bee Letter.
By Jesso Bishop, Aged 0 Tears, Percival,
la. Red Side.
Dear Busy Bees: I would like to Join
the Bed Side. I enjoy reading the chil
dren's page every Sunday. I like the
funny page, too, especially Happy Hooli
Look at Mendol Betlls; we did not LIU
him."
This show the Christians used to like
me and that I waa popular among them.
Our relations were always very nice.
Two hours after the mob had disap
peared from our homo, another came
along with sticks and knives, to do their
"holy work." Just before they arrived I
met a Christian friend ot mine who said
to me:
"This mob does not know you at alL
Tour last moment has arrived. Make the
best of'tt, and run for your life if you
want to escape."
I refused to leave my wlfo and children.
I was some little way from home, but
I thought there would be time to get
back and try and hide them. But at
this moment the mob caught me up and
surrounded me. One gave me an awful
blow in the face and knocked me down.
The rest rifled my pockets and stole
everything I had. The snatched up my
money and watch and did not even leave
me my pocket handkerchief. When they
had taken everything they took hold of
me, still hitting me over the head with
their sticks, and were Just going to draw
me to my home, when one of them, who
knew me, seized a revolver and cried
to the man who waa nearly killing me:
"Stop, you dogs; you ruffians) Do you
know that you have robbed our Mendel
BeillsT Don't you know that he la our
friend? I swear that If you don't give
him back what you have stolen from
him your life Is not worth & single ko
peck. I will give you on this spot, you
dogt Tou thief Tou murderer!"
The mob, listening to this speech from
a Christian, did not dare to go on with
their devil's work, and they left me alone,
and did not go near my house. Thus
my life was saved again owing to tho
Interference of a Christian, and I escaped
the dreadful fate which seemed to await
me.
i can't ten you what some of my
friends went through. My poor son
Aaron, was one .of the unfortunate ones.
He was living near me at this time. The
mob caught him, beat htm until they
thought he was dead, took all his money
.and clothes, leaving him only his shirt
collar, and then went to his house and
destroyed all his furniture.
I am afraid I can't describe the horros
of this time. The trouble waa started in
the town by gangs of thirty or forty
boys, who, armed with stones, began
breaking the windows of all the houses
where they thought there might be Jewa
living. There were soon Joined by hun
dreds of others mostly members of tho
"Black Hundred," assisted by police and
officials In private clothes. Tfiey paraded
the streets shouting:
"Kilt the dirty Jews! Destroy the
dogs!"
Continued Next Sunday.)
gan. My father takes The Omaha Sun
day Bee. I am 9 years old and nut In
the fourth grade at school. I have two
dogs and six oats for pets. I will write
a story next time. j
Th Disobedient Child.
By Nettle Taylor. Aped 13 Years, Unix-
auia, ncd. iea siae.
Once there were two girls. Their name
were Alice and Flora. One day Floa
wanted to go to tho city to spend tho
summer, but her father said that he did
not have enough money and that If aho
would wait unttl next summer she could
go, but she said she would walk.
So she went upstairs to pack her thing.
When It was dark and the family were In
bed she started. Before long she came
to a thick wood. She started to go
through, but the wood was so thick that
she could hardly see. But after a while
morning came. She sat down to rest
and -pretty soon she heard horses' hoof?..
As she came over the hill she saw tint
It was her father. When he came near.
she cried. "Oh, father, I will wait until
next summer."
Her father llftej her upon his horse
and went home. Her sister was standing
on the porch when she got home nnd she
said, "Oh, sister, how could you be so
naughty?" She always obeyed her father
after this.
George Washington.
By Hazel Harslco Aged U Years, SchUy
ler, Neb. Red Side.
George Washington was born in West
moreland county, Virginia, on February
23. 1732,
George was 11 years of ago when his
father died. He felt very bad. He had
to work very hard after that.
When George was about IS, years old
he thought he would like to be a sailor,
bo he made ready for the trip. When
he waa ready to leave he kissed his
mother and saw toars In her eyes. So
he decided to remain home with her.
Then George thought he would survey
the land.
Soma people came to him and said they
needed a president. They decided to hold
a meeting and talk It over. Then they
nominated George and he was elected
as president. He made a very good ono
for our country. Ho had served two
terms and they wanted him to take It
for another term, but he refused.
George died December 14, 1789. He was
loved by most everyone in the United
States.
Busy Bee Letter.
By Bessie Quackenbush, Aged 11 Tears,
Wood Rlvor, Neb, Red Side.
Dear Editor: I have never written to
you before, but I read the Busy Bees
page every Sunday. I woUId like to bo
a Busy Bee and Join the Red Bide.
I am in the sixth grade at school. My
teacher's name Is Miss Porsson.
My papa la the editor of the Wood
River Interests, We get The Omaha Beo
In exchange.
We have had a farmer' Institute meet
ing for the last three days. I attended
and had a vary nloe time.
I have one brother, who took an elec
trlo bell and won first prize In the me
chanical device department
I Just have one brother and no sister.
He Is It years old.
Well, as news Is scarce, I will close,
hoping to seo'my first letter In print
My Trip to Grandpa's.
By Neva JJarden. Aged 10 Tears, Spen
cer, rjeb. Blue Side.
When I waa. f years old my mamma
and I went to my grandpa's. We left
Spencer Monday morning.
We got into Omaha that evonlngi
about 7 o'clock and stayed alt night with
a friend of my mamma's. While I was
Hoist Omahans
Heavenward Two
Thousand Miles Daily
Continued from Page One.)
times the lad is forced to stop and back
up his machine.
Oh, there is another side to it The
efficiency of a conductor in the modem
skyscrapers Is calculated from the
amount ot electrical power he uses per
mite traveled. Starts and stops take
more power than a stoady pull of eigh
teen stories. So if he has to stop many
times, roverso the car and stop again
for some absent-minded dollar chaser, his
consumption of electricity at the end of
the day shows up high on 'the automatic
records, while his mileage shows up low.
Among the elevator conductors ot
Omaha are some who have handled the
lever for many years. George Hurd, now
for many years' conductor In the federal
building, claims to be tho longest In the
service. He has pulled the lever some
thing over twenty-four years id this olty.
More remarkable still Is the fact
that Stott McWUllams, now conduct
ing an elevator for over twenty-two
years in various buildings In Omaha,
has always worked aide by aide witn air.
Hurd. "The Elevator Twins" they have
oome to be called. For back in the good
old days these two men ran elevators side
by side in the city nan. now for a
dozen years they have run the twin ele
vators In the postofflce building.
'And we never had a fight or a quar
Pioneer Times in Omaha
(Continued from Page Nine.)
and friends alike were overcome with de
light This class as well aa the two suc
ceeding classes were smalt In number,
totaling perhaps fifty pupils, and before
I forget let me tell you that out of this
number I know not a single one who
has mado a failure In life. From Its
ranks you can find men and women to
day famous in the various professions,
statesmen, lawyers, ministers, prominent
teachers, artisans of ability and charac
ter made so by their untiring energy and
perseverance, for they were born of the
same sttcktoltlveness of their pioneer
fathers and mothers and feared nothing.
Many went long distances to school
through the deep snow, through brush
and bramble, with her and there a side
walk, some poorly clad, with perhaps a
pair of father's old socks Instead of over
shoes pulled over their shoes to keep thejr
feet dry. Many parents found it hard to
pay the high prices for books and many
1 J pupils studied from the same set of
I books, but In those daya we appreciated
Jthe efforts of our parents and Instructors-.
there I had lots of fun playing with two
little girls named Hazel and Ethlenn.
We hnd to stay there till S o'clock the
next doy. Then we took tho train for
Berlin. Ncb where my grandpa lived.
My grandpa mot us nt the train with
his horse and buggy and took us out to
his place, which was half a mile from
town.
Grandma and my Aunt Mildred were
on tho porch to welcomo us. We stayed
there three days and hnd lots ot fun
playing and visiting. I went to school
with my aunt ono day. It was the same
school my mamma Vent to when she
was a tittle girt.
On Thursday my grandpa took us up
to my Aunt Blanche's. She lived two
mlloa from Weeping Water, keb. We
stayed there until Saturday morning,
then Uncle Perry took us to Weeping
Water and we took the, train to Omnha
again. We got there about U o'clock In
tho forenoon. We spent the rest of the
day In shopping and my mamma bought
me a doll. We stayed with our friends
again all ntght Then Sunday morning
we left Omaha for home. My papa and
sister met us at the train. We wore
glad to bo home, but we enjoyed our
visit very much.
This Is tho second time I have written
to tho Busy Bee page and I hope my
story escapes Mr. Wastebasket.
How the Willow Pattern Got Its
Name,
By nerbert Bdee. Aged 11 Tears. Pawnee
Wily, rito, lictl oiu.
Lonr. lonr ago In the southern part ot
Japan a girl was bom to a man by the
nfttrlA ft f Mundarln. He named her Ll-
Chi. Now this man wanted U-Chl to
marry some nobler ao he shut her Up
in his castle, surronded by a barrier or
high bamboo. Now there was a gardener
named Chang, who tended the flowers
nn th other aide of the Barrier. It
eVmnred nne dnv that Lt-Chl saw Chang
when she waa looking between the
strips of bamboo. Of course, she fell In
love with him. After that they saw each
other many times.
Dnrn. when they saw each other, they
decided to run away. That night Lt-Cht
slipped through the window with one of
Mandarin's chest of gold. Chang was
waiting betow and they ran away down
tho lane. When they readied the bridge,
hv looked back and lo, Mandarin
was following with a whip. "When Ll-
cht had sllDned out of the house, Man
darln had looked out of the window. He
saw his daughter running down tho lane.
When he got to the bridge, he caught
up Chang and beat him till he was
eenselss, and ha fell into the river be
wh.n u.Chi saw her lover fatting
Into the river she Jumped down, and was
drowned with him. Their bodies couja
nvr be found afterwards.
Mnw it chanced that a willow tree
nn irhfir the lovers sank. It
drooped Its branches and the wind sweep-
hmiieti them mourned ana rnourneu
In Its branches two doves came and they
were Lt-Cht.
Busv Beo Letter.
By Minnie Newemann, Aged U Tears,
WeBt Point, Neb, Blue Hide.
DeaV Editor: I read tho children's
page every Sunday, so I have decided to
inln hn Blue Side.
I am 11 yeara.old and go to tho Cath
olic school. I am In the fifth grade.
I had a little birthday party yesterday.
Hope to see my letter in print soon
The Storv of a Seed.
By Bethlne Donaldson. Aged 12 years.
"Oh dearl Oh dear! What shall I do?
..ia . 1IM1 Med In n. nod with four
or five other? seeds, J,lt Is so dark In
rel," grinned MoWllllams, when he totd
of their long team work. I
J. N. Sliver, one ot the conductors n
the Union Pacific building, claims the
record aa second longest In the elevator
service In pmaho. He has run elevators
for nearly twenty-two yeara. He waa
the conductor In the old Union Paciflo
building, and grew up with the Union
Pacific's new building.
Recently the elevator conductors and
startera of tho city have organized a
union affiliated with the American Fed
eration of Labor. They havo now aome
seventy members. They maintain that
there are t& men In the city eligible to
membership. IX. J. Havertey la president,
Isaao Kasptan Is vice president, H. K.
Studholme Is recording secretary and
Charles J. FlUpatrick Is treasurer.
The largest number ot elevator In any
one building In the city Is eight, tn the
Union Pacific headquarters. According to
the manager ot tho building these haul
nearly 8,000 passengers a day. Tho shafts
are 1S7 feet hBh.
The highest ahafta In the city are those
of the Woodmen of the World building,
which are something over 300 feet There
are six elevators tn this building. They
make between 1.E00 and tS00 dally trips.
They travel an aggregate of J.879, or al
most 8,000 miles In a month. Each ele
vator tn this building has a speed of 660
feet per minute. The 400 employee of
the Woodmen of tho World are emptied
from the building in five minutes In the
evening when they quit work. Dftoh
elevator will hold seventeen people. Steel
cable 19,664 feet long la used to carry
the carriages In this building, A com
plete new set of this cable has Just been
Installed at a cost of $1,400.
There were no fads or frills In our school
curriculum, Just earnest teaching to fit
us for the battles of life, and when done
It could not be said of us that we could
neither write nor spell correctly. In con
nection with the educational period of our
city, one grand old man, B. E. B. Ken
nedy, must not lie forgotten. He waa
Omaha's first superintendent of schools,
and It waa he who gallantly and bravely
sat at the helm andpllotcd the great
ship of education till schools and univer
sities were erected that would pro
duce men and women capable and worthy
to man the future destiny of our city
and state.
Memories pipture places before me the
names of such men a A. J. Popplototj,
James E. Boyd, John K. Cretghton, Mil
ton Rogers, P. W. Hitchcock, Charles
Brown, J. H. McConnell, John I. Redlck,
Judge Clinton Brlggs, Champion S.
Chase, Augustus and Herman Kountxe,
James M, Woolworth, Charles F. Man-
demon, Henry W, Tates, Joseph and
Ezra Millard, C. W. Hamilton, O. F,
Davis, Judge Wakely, General B. Eata
brook, Henry T. Clarke and many others
Their Own Page
CHiLDRENKtCEIVINC'TMC'HIOI1KTv MARK'IN'MORE
THAN'HALF'THEIR SUBJECTS LAST WEEK
X.OTKBOP.
LOXUBOP.
ronrth A.
Dorothy Cogswell.
Frank Poetow.
Henrietta Teal.
Maxlne Foshler
Paulln Hartnett.
Vivian Lawrence,
Third A.
Rosalind Tlatner.
Eleanor Rich
Lucille Lanyon.
Judd Croker.
Charles Martls.
wiirssoK.
Eighth B.
Anna Andersen.
Roger Gleason,
George Goodland.
Ethel Grant.
I.eo Gross.
Will- Mois.
Will Nlcholnon.
Ralph Sutton.
Eighth A.
Louis Cohen.
Austin Crew.
Vincent Lake.
Fred Shields.
Harold Sundell,
Paul Button.
Seventh B.
Christina Anderson.
Vesta Heavers.
Nola Fife.
Ruth Hatteroth.
Ellis Mann.
Louis Ortman.
Marthenn Peacock.
Maurice Street
Walter- Sundell.
Mildred Wohlford.
Seventh A.
William Bang.
Grace Burgess.
David Cohen.
Nancy Hulst
Mxth 8.
Paulina ITanlcke.
Emily Holdrege.
Erma Qulnn.
Edward Shields.
MaJorte Smith.
Sixth A.
Alice Pndgett
Russel Pettlt
Tifth 8,
Angaleen Taylor.
Beulali Sundell.
Edward Reynolds,
Ralph Thompson.
Robert Plank.
Gladys Reeves,
fourth 8,
Aldrlch Hanteka.
Alice Rutftv.
Jean Hampton.
Mary Madoeria.
Adela Christensen.
George Bang.
Slcrhth B.
Helen Gwln.
Ronald Kane.
Clara Shultz.
Theodore Waugh.
i-mirence wens.
Els-nth A.
Vora Bradford.
rnmip canton.
AVllllam Funk.
Robert Hannn.
Fred Laughlln.
Calvin Pace.
Hubert Shultz.
Seventh 8,
Gladys Calkins.
Harold cunnlnghnni
Edith Frleden,
Fred Funk.
Jene Horak.
Elizabeth Taylor.
Fred Victor.
Amelia Well.
vutll A.
T.uclne Baldwin.
Vivian Baldwin.
Margaret Hoel.
I.amona Mopes.
Carl Peterson,
Sixth B.
Olndys Duhrsen.
nobert Jenkins.
Elizabeth Elliott,
cinrk Morris.
Gcraldlne Olson.
Helen Rose.
Mable Shultz.
Mllureth Creel ng.
Mary Ure.
lxth. su
Mildred Dunham.
Charlotte Funk.
Edwin Radinsky.
Esther sawyer,
rifth b.
Francl Burdge.
Irene Carlsqn.
Graco Hunt
Ruth Brlnser.
Ward Kelley.
Wlnnlfrcd Kerr.
Dorothy Rich.
Margaret wwenor.
ronrth B,
Elizabeth Barnes.
Frank Baden.
Gertrude Blomqulst.
Hazel Ayer.
Helen Williams.
Johanna Bodersen.
Lilian Simpson.
Third B.
Thyra Anderson.
Thelma Burke.
Irma Edwards.
Dorothy Gilbert.
Florence Miller.
Raymond McGrath.
Monte Smith.
Ruth Wlllnsky.
Florence Worm.
EOU or 8IOK08
WXZA 88 OOXTZ8V88 XX leWWIOVI ST881X8 888,
tbla old pod and I wilt nevr see the
big World and tho bright sunshine."
In a few minutes the little seed beard
foot-stepa and then the pod that tho
little need waa In waa picked, and put
nraong a great many other pods which
were tn, aa th llttje need supposed, a
basket
The peas were oarried-lnto a storehouse
where they were shelled and for the
first tire In her life, the little Meed saw
the light and wondered where rh waa.
At first she thought that the Inside of
the storehouse was the world, but she
soon looked out ot the window and
found out there was more ot the world.
The ltttl seed waa coon carried to a
large attic, and waa put Into a sack with
some other seeds, where she stayed tor
many long, dark days. Ono day a man
came and carried the sack outdoors, -and
put the seed in a machine catted a
seeder. The little seed was thrown out
on the ground and covered with dirt.
It waa dark under tho ground and the
seed thought it had very unfortunate
luok.
The sun soon shone warm on the ground
and the seed began to grow. Itwaa soon
who have left footprints on the sands
of time,
Vanished Landmarks,
Very few ot the old landmarks re
main to mark the pioneer period. The
steady marchi of improvement haa awept
them out ot sight and replaced them
with stately structured of modern de
sign. It was the custom In early days
for the newspapers to Issue carrier's ad
dresses which wore sold by them from
dcor to door on New Year's morning.
I have In my possession a number of
theeo editions. The Excelsior on Janu
ary 1, 18S7, got Its address out aa usual
It went Into a listing ot the various im
provements made In Omaha during the
preceding year, 1SS6, and read ns follows:
Of business houses, not a few
We find, that have been built anew
That handsome block on Thirteenth
Btreet,
Where glitters gold and diamonds, neat,
la Huberman's: the noxt Is Moyer'a
And Cammenzlnd'swho never tires,
On Farnam, from Grand Central view
8am R. Brown's brick block, so new
There Welf & McDonald sell gay cloaks,
And speak kind words to trading folks.
On Douglas, too, Lehman & Beard,
Above Fourteenth, a block have reared.
Smtth-Jolnlng it between two walls
ws.n liitv. fnlr. on Hickman calls.
iUp Sixteenth street, where fire did work,
A diock now ne uy tvi
On Fifteenth, too, is Karoacn a store
'But what's tho use ot counting more,
Let us but add Boyd's packing house,
Where you can find plenty ot eouje.
We'll leave you at gay as a lark
Reception hall In Hanscoro park.
Fifty yeara ago Omaha had a popula
tion of 6,000 people. The town was
strictly "western," but the pioneers were
imbued with determination and they had
great faith In the future of the then Uttte
town on the banks ot the Missouri.
During 1871 John T. Edgar. Nathan
Shelton, Albert M. Henry and Nathan
SwarUlander formed a board ot directors
and organised Omaha's first library. A
portion of the third floor of L. B, Will
lama' dry goods store on Fifteenth and.
Dodge streets was rented and a Miss
Sears Installed as librarian. Mr, Edgar,
a lover of books, donated hla valuable
collection for a beginning. In 1S91 Bynn
Reed bequeather to the city his valuable
library, a rare and beautiful cotlectlm
ot curios nnd coins. By this legacy
Omaha came Into possession of ono ot
the most valuable collections of coins tn
the United States. He also gave a lot
upon which it was stipulated the Llbrarv
association should erect a suitable build
lng, which has been done, and today
Omaha has the best equipped library In
tho west
Statistics of Growth.
The stats ot Nebraska has become a
great commonwealth, one of tha moit
flourishing states In the union. Omaha
laa manufacturing center. Though small
as yet, lta manufacturing activities last
year reached tho gigantic total of JJ0O,.
000,000. it is a Jobbing center; lta an
nual business in this line amounted to
ilCO.000,000. U is the largest creamery
producing center In the United States and
each year 30,000,000 pounds of creamery
butter ta ahlpped broadcast
, Though thirty-ninth In population
WXKOBOX.
ruth, A
Margaret O'Nell.
Ray Palmer,
ronrth A.
Vera Klndell.
Wllhclmlnn Auch-
muty,
Third B.
Agnes Rowan.
Florence Brown.
Ixwa Florlne.
Mary Boyland.
Stanley Street.
Third A.
Ham Savage,
rACinc.
Eighth B.
Etta Faler.
Pearl Firth.
Clarence Rogers.
Clyde Rentfrow.
Esther Zalkovltch.
Blghtb A.
Mary Dahtr.
Antonla Flaln.
Camucl OTeen.
Seventh B.
Jacob Bercovlol.
Nevtnth A.
IjouIb Robinson.
Sixth 8,
Uarah Faler.
Stanley Walter.
Sixth A,
Moses Colombo.
Tilth A.
Gertrude Voerster.
Tonrth B.
Louis Canlglla.
Manuel Green.
aroartb A.
Adell Abboud.
Backla Camel.
Evelyn Dunn.
Sarina La Rosa.
Armtnta wnds. ,
Third 8
Richard Dahlr.
Eddie Hathoot
Sophie Hathoot.
Ijta, Milder.
Fred MUahad.
John Montalbane.
Tony Sofia.
Tklra A.
Nunata Blaacato.
Stlana Colanretto.
Sam Fair.
Joe FreaoaU.
Ruth White.
CXXaXT0.
Jfiftk 8.
Lillian Fetipicaal.
Josie Vogltans.
Ltbble Jannak.
WlUlam Nemeaek.
Frank flFmejhal.
Helen Oeilaa.
Sevonth A. .
Anna Janlcek.
Lillian Dworak.
Emma Krlst.
Charles Serpan.
Seventh B.
Elsie Koetf.
Frank Kutak.
rifth A.
Caroline Uhllr.
Eleanor Roskat
rourth 8.
Frederick Miller.
Caroline Povandra.
William Proktel.
Cart Tobln.
ronrth A.
Mario Rybacek.
Clifford Nelson.
Anna Kunes.
Mabel Tubbs.
Third 8.
Mary Adam.
Anna Bevan.
Harold Drysettus.
Lillian Agee.
Third A.
Josephine Ktoory,
Leo Cunningham.
XOWABB
XB888DT.
Sersnth 8.
Myrt Fonda.
Margaret Lucas.
Hulda Taylor.
Beveath A.
Lloyd Cahn.
Ruasetl Olson.
Earl Brown.
Sixth 8.
Beatrice Cosmey.
Lorena Hollander.
Olgn Stewart
Sixth A.
Mary Anderson.
Lee Itula Molden.
Helen Peters tn.
Cecil Smith.
Leroy Wilson.
Tlftfi 8,
Beulah Marten,
Mm Reynolds.
ronrtk 8.
Jo Abramson.
Bertha Lawson.
Wilbur Penn.
trearUi A,
Joseph Marks.
TateA 8
Donald-Biggs.
John Gllieore.
Agnes Kom.
Jeanett Wear.
Tktra A.
XMwwnt BameM.
M114red Lawseev
Paul Ballander.
La Roy Weberg.
a large plant and nasi pods at lta awn
for boys Mid girls to pick,
luiy 1m Letter.
(By Tlelena Newemann. Aged t Tears,
west roini, nen. iiiuo eiae.
Dear Editor: My sister la writing you
a llttlo letter. I also road the chil
dren's page every Sunday anft weuld
ttka to join the Blue Side. I am years
old and In the fourth grade of the Cath
olic school. My teachar'a nam (a Sit
ter Concordia.
Busy See Letter.
By Clark WJkert, Aged 11 Tears,
Meadow, Neb. Red Side,
Dear Editor: X am a new Busy Bee.
I would like to Join the Red Side. I
am In the fifth grade. My teacher is
Ella Staatman. I like her very much.
My age la 11 years. I hope to get a
prize some time. , .'
Busy Bee Letter.
fljy Marion Lowe, Aged 8 years, Kear
ney. Neb. Red1 Bide.
Dear Editor. I would like to Join the
Red 8ide of the Busy Bets. . .
among the cities ot the United States, It
la fifteenth In bank clearings. Last year
lta annual clearings reached tha atu
pendoua aum ot fSTG.OOO.Qeo. With South
Omaha it la tho second largest packing
center, ranking only behind Chicago. The
output ot lta packing houses aggregated
1128,000,000, and 6,550,877 head of live stock
wore handled on lta market Though Its
grain exchange la young. It la a primary
grain market ranging fifth or sixth, ac
cording to fluctuations. In 1911 the grain
rpoelpts totaled Bl,5t4,C00 bushels. Its real
estate transfers amounted to W7,m,ee0,
and new buildings to tho value of 94,546,000
were ereoted during the year. Omaha Is
the largest refinery and smelter of tme
ores In the United States; tSO.OW.ett of
precious ores were handled In this par
ticular, and during the laat year It
haa greatly exceeded all these fig
ures. Ita transportation facilities are ot
the best. Seven trunk railroads center
In this city and over 150 passenger trains
arrive and depart from the Union and
Burlington stations In twenty-four hours,
The rosult ot the work and accomplish
ments of our worthy ploneera ot Douglas
county.
It waa faith that led Columbus to dis
cover America, and faith again that con
ducted the early settler to Jameatown,
the Dutch to New Tork, and the Pilgrims
to Plymouth Rock; it haa also led the
pioneer across the desert and through
trackless foreata and prairies, and faith
haa. brought others In lta footsteps to ley
In our land the foundation of a civilisa
tion the highest that the world has
known. We have had faith In ourselves,
and In our Heavenly Father, therefore We
have been aucceestul pioneers, for fifty
yeara ago, Omaha waa but a trading sta
tion for overland travelers, and the steam
boat whistle was a familiar sound, Today
the whistle of the locomotive portrays tho
change brought about by the faith in
ourselves to see and conquer.
While pur Heavenly Father has caused
the wrinkles and silvery hair, as well
as ttie feeble stop of age, that warns us
to lay down tho cudgel and turn It over
to those we have so carefully fitted to
carry on tho good work, for
We are not the plotters and schemers
who work for glory and pay--'
But tho utterly foolish dreamers who
dream of a. batter il&v:
Their courage is undiminished by waiting
ana lanure, loo
For after their work Is finished the beau-
tlful dream comes true;
They are the fighters who fight un-
aauntea ror the utterly hopeless
cauls,
Ridiculed. Jeered and taunted, with never
a lull or pause,
But after they've fought and perished
. and after their work Is done.
The cause they have loved and cherished
Is lifted to fame and won!
They know the hope and the yearning,
the sting of the blind world's acorn.
But never the sunshine burning, the skies
of their vlsioned roprn;
They're the warriors, true and splestdtt,
the fond and faithful few.
Whose battles and works are dtt, or
ever the dream comes true.
The Persistent and JuiUeioaa Dm e4
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