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" ENKNK NOBLE, 3505 Hawthorne avenue, Omaha, is tha aew
qtiein of the Busy Bees, and Abbott II. Fraser of Brokea Bow
fl is the new king The queen Is chosen from the Bin Sid and
. J the king from the Red Side, we hope that the aw klag and
queen will aay a very happy, prosperous relga for the aet
four months.
Otbrs who renrired vote for queen were Eala Brand of Voataaella,
Neb.; Alu-o Thomas of Ueer Trail, Colo., and Krra Kirk of rialarlaw, N.
VCIIllaut Spangenbrg. the, retiring king, received general votes for re
'ectloo. The retiring qttee. la Ethel Brtakman.
The ne- euw has distinctly athletic tastes. She is an expert hore
woman and ran swim "like a fish" and she can dive from ever so high.
She Is but years old.
The new king i also very bright young lad, his stories having
evinced marked literary ability.
All the Busy Been from both Red and Blue Sides should rally 'round
ibelf loaders and help them to make the most successful term ta Busy
lies history.
Laverne Colean of Fremont spent the holiday vacation la Omaha with
friends. She enoyed her trip very much.
Thi week, first prize was awarded to Ruth Harrison of the Red Side;
rccond prize to Elvira Turnqulst of the Red Side, and honorable mention
to Mary E. Gravson of the Blue Side.
I Little Stories by Little Folk I
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A Typical Christmas.
IV JTutH Harrison. Ae-f 11 Years. IU
vcone. Neb. . Ked Hide.
Oa OhrUtinas. mamma, papa and I
vent to my uncle's, about sixteen miles
ffortr hire, and I aft going ta tell you
shout It In my story.
It was Christmas morning and all were
netting ready to ga Very soon alt were
rtady and coats and raps on and we set
)io4 ionn for the short ride. It wa
snowing and soon every tiling was white.
M'e all were excited to get out tnte the
now and make snowball. My uncle
Mas at the depot tat meet us with a
wagon It was fun to be out In the
show. It Was not long before w reached
ti.ie fann. and there wa found some ef my
t-., cousins. It wss about 1! SO o'clock by
til's time. We all sat around the firs
. anj toid atorles until dinner time, and
after we- had eatee our dinner the older
IIJ,V folks SfOt us children down Into the base-
' ment' to play ' until -they got papa fixed
iikn . oid tf'anta Ciaus and the tree fixed
1" .with the' prexchta. Then they colled us.
" Kanla camo In with his park on his back.
- - We were all surprised to sea htm. for we
lid not knew Hunta Ciaus was going to
be there. lie gave us our presents, and
'. the first thing we knew he went out ef
the duiw a-f lying, so that we did not
get ro aay "Goodbye 1" We received our
presents and thought they were fins. We
'.',?, then played games and told stories-antlt
upper time, sod after supper we peeped
corn and sat by the fire and rested, foe
',!:' we were all tired a4 soon had to g ts
!',;; . bed. The next day mamma, papa and I
went heme. I sever will forget that day.
I hope Mr. Waste Basket is out for a
call.
(Second Frlse.)
Our Sowing School
fclvlra Turnnulst, Ad 10 Yeara. t5
North fortieth Ptreet, CHnalta. Neb.
The Zlnn lAilheran chtHTh had a little
owing achovl celled the "Willing YT ark
err" Mrs. Swanson and Mrs. Aadxcae
are teachers.
We have bosa sewin fr the Wttle r
jlifn; st lire JinrrmHl erphwrnuie.
M. tlWHaaon has donated dtla and
wa sew for them. Ececfc dolt la te have
a complete wardrobe. We else sew tm
den'lothe snd nightgowns far the er
lian. . N'cxl M'edncsday ar going to the
oi'ihango and bring thvm the presanls.
I ho that our visit win make the) er
Vhans happy.
I wUh all of tit lltlla Busy a
Merry Christinas and a Happy New
.Voar.
(Uenorabts Mentlstt,
The Chriitraaj Ship.
Ity Mary K. arevn. Aged 13.
West
rtnt. b. oiHo wide.
Whita moirt of the countries ef Europe
are ran tag h war, the I'ntrd fitatea ts ta
l-f avo. May all the propta of the United
Matva toe ghtd that we are nut 'engsged
'in thi dreudfiit war. la this wsr'sone
llxrd g- pvor little sir I. lie home 'had
bern in Antwerp. UMslurn, and wheat tha
war had started he fathee and tonethM
vrr railed te war. Then May wss- MX
With her eiik mother t-w ears for, and as
-t'tirlxtmaa was drawing near Msy was
Wondering hat tfanta, would bring her.
What she snte:4 for ChrTitws- a
tloll' and (im kealtiiy foud for he
mother, and she knew that (ant would
not forget her, a ana bad been s very
'Kood ftri white father was away te war.
The night bifore Christmas her motber
ws getting mtieh better by May's kiod--fiens.
May bung ip her stocking and
l"it' a note in the stocking, gnd this ts
how the' tiots read:
"Par eii-la! t toavo been a, good
Sir! sine father went to war, and will,
you please put In a deli, and some pure
food for mother, t am.
"MAT tJKBAHT."
When sliat awoke ta tho morning ' she
iau to hS stocking, and what should
she find: but a well dressed doll and
much food for lr mother, and very much
clothing, and this ts what she received,
not from Kant Ciaus, but from lbs
. America a children bft had sent toys,
clothing OJid food: for ell the European
I lidren Msy was the hap;lest child la
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Our Dolls Chriitmai.
Uy Sledoia Mubney, Ased 11 Years. ldl
son. N'vb. blue tUile.
This Christmas some of iy lit the friend
end I delded to have a Christmas trre
. lor our duHs. Mamma gave a wn old
tree which we had had for a tnng time.
it wss a Christmas tree that Was gtv
l' Ben tmy Utile brottcert aad roe ne ward it was only a whistle the hls We
Liu 1st mas, but It was sUU mo ' and whsnever Is started. Whea ' the aoise
cioen. with Uttla holly berries oa the earns, you may bo Sure we wore al)
end of moat every branch. It aUU bad seared, bus when I beard a (ajat aemam
some ef tbe decorations oa It So several I turned around, thmhtng asuwatblng
tf my friend aod Ben and myself began1 awful as4 oapneand.' tut It woo only o
to string colored beads and make gvIdiFreaab doll. ( tried to talk asr. but
stars for our decorations. In a fsw dayaishe soomad . very mucb stuck ua and
we had tt ready for tbe presents. In aJl'woald aot say anything for fear' sad
we Jiaa eiant goiis to sew and make
presents for. We dressed llltls peaay dolls
said made small bandkcix blcfs for thetn.
Wo a lau made druina and foot balls aad
other small tiring for tho buy dolls. Tbea
buug up all the dulls' stockings la ai
row sad filled thent with candy and
pruatnts. The day before Christmas
jiiamin let me put all of my dolls la the
ittmr room to sleep until Christmas day.
All of my dolls were urdressed aad put
to ld i-r ititir stockiags aud tbe
Christ mss trra, We left them there all
night.
The next meralag. aftw we had asea
eur prcsenU snd played a while, my HUIe
frload. brought her dolls ever, and we
dreased my dolls sgain. We Showed them
all what was In their stongs and I
think they were very well r leaned. After
they were dressed we put them In t hairs
around the Christmas trae and I went In
the other room and dreased up like Santa
Claud In st heavy long coat and a p
School Girl
(Mow truly the children of this country
entered Into the spirit that promntwt the
forwarding of the Chrletmae flhtp, laden
with gladiteme offerlnga for the r.hlldreo
of stricken Kuropean families, was evi
denced jiiat before tbe close ef school
for the I'hrtatmas vacation by the chlU
dren of the seventh grade ef Lothrep
school.
Their teacher, Mla Zlllah Andeewam
stiKseated that for Urelr carapeatttnn work
they write ef the Christmas Hhtp, pel -sonlfylnif.
If they rsred ta, the toys that
were awni aboard the ahlp. Kaon eim
poattlon as turned In finally without out
attto aaatatanca In any manner waa a very
fine exnmphj ef Knsllah grammatical csn
nt ruction and literary anility far chil
dren of thalr years.. Among the little
Kirla, some of them 11 yeara of see, hut
none ef thens ever 12 yeara, whe contrib
uted atorles are Darothy Johneoa. Mil
dred Benaen, Mildred Parks, Mary F.
i:re, Thempaon and Ivmlly Ross.
Two ef the stories are printed here.)
The Story ef Little Tin Soldier. ,
By Lots Thompson, 2124 Fkermen Avenue,
Omaha. Aged 13 Years.
I am a little tin soldier about eight
Inches high. My name, er rather what
my IHtle meMer called me, te Bobby. ..1
always have on a nice blue suit with a
black hat, and I have a red gun, too
a pretty ene, I think, because H has a
shiny gold trigger oa H.
One afterneea my Utile master came ta
and picked me up. I heard him say te
his mother: "I am going te send Bobby
to Europe en the ChHstmae Ship. Pome
little boy win need him worse than I do."
Be the very next msrning I waa wrapped .
te paper, but H was very thin, se I could for Md then we had a regular
see through tt. la that manner I left ( party. I had not had such a good time
my old home. It seemed ta ma aa though aitx-a I Wt my ttttbs master's heme. All
we weot an awfully long way. but pretty ) the dolle danced but Mr. Pussle. who
soon we came te a big building that was tee dignified. He refused to do aay
my Htthi master called "school," and then thing so hilarious.
we went up some steps and then up some
stslrs inta a room. 1 waa put ta a corirer
wh a let ef etlier things. r
After a hwe time m man cams and put
us ail lets a truck and we rede suite a
long time, but pretty aooa we wore pA
In a big train and traveled a great dla
tsnee. Tha anly excttement we had eo
eur re ene night. The Teddy Bear, with
whom I was packed, got tote a quarrel
with a celluloid doll, but they finally
made up. After we had traveled a ieag
time we arrived In Now Tark end were
taken aft ans I wee packed up again m
a be with ether eempenlemx I did not
pay much atlentiea to them tilt we( were
loaded an tea ship. '
But first I muet tett yea whet happened
when we were Wing taken from the train
te the ship. Ws were loaded en a big
truck snd were going awfully fast when
Vflnpyty. bump! we relied off oa the
pavement. (Hi, .my! hew U hurt! We toy
there awhile, but pretty aeon the map
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fun. After awhile wo were taken out and
put on the ah Ipi , ,
There were a great many ether bundtsa.
but they were all wrapped up ta thing
paper. 1 waa Just eengratulatina myself
that I could see out. whea mea earns I
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along aad wrapped ua
and hot It Was. said
and ttute. beard a UtU far-off veto
vriiuiu turn sayina;. .
-lf will en ma up gukh
help reu-"
I turned around, but It being so dark',
I eoulda t see well, i had te feet around,
but t eouldn't f ind aay thing, ao t said,
-I ran t find you," aad tbon I beard the
little far-off eotoe eajr, "Here I sm."-
After hearing this, it waa net hard to
find tt. When t laid my hand en the
boa ejid pressed, a spring, there was a
Jumping Jack, who came up Hb such
force that he knocked hole through the
Paper. You may imaatno that I was very
happy because I eeuld aee out. The ship
commenced te move slowty and tbeg
earns, tha a fulest eereorhiag aotae yea
ever heard, and t bad a terrlbb tun
keeping my dt?tity as soldier, because
, I waa eery muck scared. I heard aftei
would muss up her dress aad heir. After
, ' " wur wax. tamgs ceasea
u aaiin unui au I no toys got ao -
quaintea. ,
It was then that I found out who was
In my bos. There was a baby doll. wbo
every time the boat rocked cried.
"Mamma." The first time she cried I
waa not a UtU scared, because I was
Just settling dowa for a nice aap. ;
One r.!ht we, were sll very depressed
aad Urcd, whea we beard uussa aad
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of the pajr only and number
the pares.
2. Use pea and Ink, not pen
ell. 3. Short and pointed arti
cles will be given preference.
Do not use over 2 SO words.
4. Origins! stories or let
ter oaly will be used.
I. Write your name, age
and address at the top of the
first page.
First and second prises of
books will b e given for the
beet two contributions to this
paga each week.
Addrese all communications
te CHILDREN'S DEPART
MENT, Omaha Bee, Omaha,
Neb.
and scarf. Thea I cams bark and read
the names eg tbe preeeata after taking
them eff tbe tree. The ether children
gave them to the dolls whose n&mai
were read. After the prevents were given
out wa gave them candy, which, of
course, we ate euraelves. Then I gavs a'
little talk ta the dolls about Christmas
and went out.
If the dolls rouid talk I think they
would say that this Chrtatmaa waa the
happieet Christmas they ever had.
Christmas in Norway.
By Helena II. CMIIe, Aired 10 Tears. US
North Thirty-third Htrcet, Omaha.
Bed Hide.
Norway ta celled the I and of the Mid
night Sun bareuee the sun shlnas in the
middle of the night In summer. They
the always sure of having snow and
sleigh rtding at Christmas time.
On Christmas a Uttla before dinner the
Authors Find Inspiration in Christmas Ship
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looking over in the other ead of our bos
we aaw little Miea Piano Idv and little
Mis a Daidu Dell. wh entertain ...
The neat night we were just settling
down for the night whea we heard an
awful scream and running te the edge
e the boa we saw Jumping Jack lying
on the floor. He had fallen out and for
seme time we were very pussted to get
him back. Juat aa ws were growing des
perate the Driver of the Hook snd Lad
der Wagon said, "You can send dewa
my . ladder and he ran climb up," so we
seat It down and sooa Jumpbag Jack was
safe la his ploee.
One morning there was a great com
motion on tbe boat and there came that
terrible whlathj again. Men came Into
the room whers we were and cmnmw-4
packing up the boxwa and bund lea. Hooa
a man picked up eur box and tee us
down out ef the ship. We were piled and
iewtled ttU I thought we would all be
kllied, lrtty mom snnie mea sad women
whom I hoard called doctor aad aurora
cam and one of the doctors picked up
our boa end tank ua Into a big building.
It seemed very queer to me because
afterward, aad they called
tt a hospital. After a white the man who
brought me earns and took me out of tbe
bog. Myl how read It wee to be out la
the fresh' air. again.
. t waa taken out dnore and put In a
queer hind of wagon aad eft I went
Mtla. but thU time my Journey was
O"- 1 Put oa a ship for the sooond
1 bad eogua te ba tired of trov.l-
tt and hoped this Journey would not be
a long sue. My fears were sooa allayed,
hewre er, for I waa sooa taken off of thie
sli I p. and placed ta aaother wann. Things
ere happening so quickly I bogaa to
took around me. 1 wao ta a large city
and tho smoke wee thick aad heavy. It
was very noisy fcaceuae ef the constant
rattle and roaring of eaha, busses, drays
and van But when I saw too paor4e
! realised I was ta a stiango hand. Borne
wore large woodra shoe and queor tight
fitting rape that ran to a snsvk. I hoard
a man say an me thing about this bceng
Belgium, aa the people must be Bel (tana,
gflldlare wore everywhere aad kick ec
Aitemsat prevailed. I waa aooa Jogmug
along a quia country road, bowwrer. far
from tbe swtaa aad bewtta of tbe city. Oa
ene aide of tha road were low tbatckedH
enttageg and os the otbor fertile floMe
With peasant womea asrveattog the crop.
Beyond them ta the distance, loooied the
huge amobe ataoka ef the city.
At one ef these cottages wa stopped)
gnti I was taken eat by a Rod Croea
aursev who . kaoohed at the doea After
sa big a fnar low words to the wemaa
whoj S0ced. tbe auree departed. The
tady put ate upoa a sheK. Later In the
; evsning a little boy came la and put
to wooden ahes by ths hearth because
lit s Chrlstmss eve
" St. Nicholas will be sure to eome te
ntsht. wen t be, mother" And bis mother
replied. "I'rhais he will not fall ua to
nibt, laddie."
After he bad gone the mother came and
put me 'In one of tha little wooden
shoes.- ! slept soundly there until the
Mat morning at daylight, when sud
denly I was awakened by happy, shouts
King and Queen
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father goes to town with bundles of
wheat. When ho comes home tho family
go out for a little ride with him. When
they get beck aaaln the father helpa
them out of the slrlsh and then they go
Into the house. The mother bring out
the goose to eat. After the father tells
tha children a story they go to bed very
early. In the morning the children go to
Zoif Thompson
and two chubby hands lifted me from
the little shoe.
"Mother, mother!" lie cried, "8t. Nlch
olss hss brought me a brave soldier, like
my father." ,
"Yes, yes, Hans, la he not nice? but
here is your porridge."
She took a steaming kettle from the
fireplace snd poured the contents into s
wooden bowl. Hastily eating his break
fast, with mn clasped in his hands, Hans
went about his dally duties helping his
mother feed and care for the silkworms.
I afterwards learned that his father
raised silkworms for a living, but since
he had gone to wsr, this duty devolved
oa little Hans and his mother.
I waa with Hans constantly all that
day, and when evening came wo sat on
the steps and as the sun slowly slipped
below the horlson we listened to the
vesper bells ss they rang out soft and
clear against the evening air.
My Greatest Adventure.
(As tokl by a French doll.)
By Kmlly Ttosa. lgl Ixithrop, Lothrop
School, Seventh A, Aged 13 Tear.
1 am a French doll, quite tall for my
age, and barely a year old. I have long,
dueky curia, which hang around my
shoulders and tumble down niy back
in aa entrancing mass. I have large
brown, velvety eyes, is! long, curly eye
laohea and heavy eyebrows, which arch
very smoothly on my china akin. I have
aa artatlcrwtlc nose (so I heard one of
W workmea say) and cors
b dlmpU do- orates
all this, I an,
the workmen say) and coral-like lips.
each rosy
dressed in
a piak silk gown of tho latest model
snd a hat to match rests on my dusky
curls.
1 was made In Paris, shipped to New
York aad there bought by a kindly old
lady who uont me to her little grand
daughter living la Omaha. When I ar
rived at my now mistress' house, I was
carried up to a big nursery aad seated
nsong many ether toys.
My new mlstreae was a very nice girl.
I hhed hor and mr new companions oa-
ceadlttgty well. couei!sUy you ,-aa
haacine my const ematk when I heard
the following conversation, which passed
betwioen my mlstreae aad her mother
some months after my arrival:
"Mother." said by mistress, "I want
to send aty new doll Marie on the
Christmas Ship. I am getting so 1 do
not care much for dolls any mote, aad
though. I hate to give lirr up, she will
do more good over in Europe thau she
wUI here."
"Very well." replied her mother.
Accordingly, the next day I was packed
In a big box with some other toys, one
of which was Mr. Pusxlo. who was a
great friend of mine, and taken to a
big building, which had "Publlo School"
written on the front. We were put with
a lot of other toya and clothing. Then
ws were tumbled ou a truck said taken
to a train, where we w,re plied Into a
tig freight car. The Journey to New
York would havo boca tiresome had I
i.ot met eome very estimable persons,
such ss Mr. Coat, Mrs. Mamma Poll, Mr.
Jack mraws snd Miss l'lano, who with
Mr. Puxile and myself msde quite a
t.li assemblage to while easy the hours
by talking.
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of the Busy Bees
aw the Christmas tree, which ts Hahted
with candles. In tha evening they hang
wheat on the door for the blrda to have
their Christmas.
Mabel's Christmas.
i'.y Edith Ken yon. 823 Cuming Street,
Omaha, Neb.
It was Christmas morning and Mabel
waa crying as if her heart would break.
Well, ao vonder she waa crying there
was no Christmas tree, nor toys, nor
nnythlng Mabel would like to havo hat
for Christmas. Her mother waa veiy
We rode for a long time, until st last
we reached the great metropolis. Whoa
we pulled Into the station we were taken
out of the car and hauled to a big
Steamer. But I hare forgotten a most
Interesting Incident On our wsy to the
ship, there was a runaway and tho box
containing the Tin Soldier and the Teddy
Bear fell off. We did not discover our
loee for some time after tho Horace had
been auleted. Wo mrmrm mit nn K-. h..
! m4 at 1 m -I1kJ vr v -
herar.
After wo had seen the Ptatue of Lib
erty farle sway In the distance, we
settled ourselves to enjoy the trip. Mr.
Pair of Shoes then suggested that we
have a dance, that waa. If Miss Plane
would allow someone to play her. She
agreed readily to this. We had quite a
nice time that evening, all Joining In tha
dance, even Mr. Pussle, who had ob
jected at first, but found the gayety too
Inviting for even his Puritan conaclencs
to withstand, so finally gave his con
cent. Suddenly a terrific noise smote upon
our ears. Ws listened, and again came
that roaring sound, and then I knew
whet tt was. for I had heard it before
on ray Journey from Paris to New Tork.
and the sailors had called it a tempest.
I then told the others whst I thought tt
'was. t'pon hesrlng this, Mr. Tin Poldlcr
euggcMtcd that we get back into our
i box.
"For." said he. "the aullors will soon
he along to tighten our box, if this Is a
tempe.it, aa the French Doll says, snd
It would not do for them to find us act
ing aa we are."
Accordingly, we climbed back Into
our box and settled ourselves for we
knew not whst. Meantime there was
great confusion on board the ship. Sail
ors hurried hither and thither, fastening
our boxes, and then the blast came. The
ship was tossed like a feather on the
brecse, while great waves csme sweeping
over the deck until I thought that we
would be washed into tho sea. We waited
In ever increasing anxiety, thlnklag that
any moment we would be hurled into
those cavernous waves beneath. But at
last tho morning broke aad the Sun King
shot out its beautiful raye to pierce the
forbidding clouds and stop the rain. The
wind, soring that the Sun had again won
In tho fierce battle which is always going
on somewhere between the mighty mon
archs of the skies, blew one mora fitful
blast, and left to do more mischief In
some other part of tho earth. With the
departure of the wind, tho waves deleted
and we looked out don a smiling sea.
And ao the days passed. We had a
lovely time, for no more storms came to
trouble ua. In fact, when c at last
sailed Into Devonpcrt, we felt no little
resret to thiiik that our happy days wars
over.
Oa our arriving at Devonport. we were
taken to a big place and sorted out for
the different countries. I found to my
great Joy that 1 waa to return to France.
After the sorting, we were loaded on big
ships to cross the channel. At Ittat we
"ailed into the harbor of Havre and I
aaaln saw my native land after tho lapse
of two years' time. We were here un
loaded again aad sent to tho Bed Cross
society, to be again sorted. I wss plsced
In a lie which waa to go to the sooth
of Francs. T'.iis grieved tne to seme ex
tent, for I had bee a hoping that I woukl
be seat to my old Tarlatan borne.
We were than loaded on a big train
and hurried away to the oM town of
Tours. Thsrs I was assigned te a cer
tain family by tbe name of Da Pere.
whh-h cooeiited ef a little girl named
Coeette, her big brother off te the war.
a younger brother aamed Julea, and her
mother, the father havlnsi been killed
in the war. This fsmily dki not IKe in
Tours Itself, but J't outside the villas
of St. Symphorien.
The next day I was sent to tbe cottage
and hidden In a cloeet, for I was to be
given at the Nool fete. Eventually, the
great night came, aad I was brought out
and stood in my little mistress' shoe.
Some other things we-e plsced ia beeide
mo, and tbea the mother left aad I waa
alone with my thoughts. The night waa a
long one, but finally the morning came,
and with it my little mistress, who stole
down as soon ss the first sunbeam en
tered the ccttage to see whst the good
Noel had brought her. She stopped and
stood still ss shs saw me and then rushed
forward and took me la her arms.
It le evening now, and I look out across
the fields, which slopo gently down to
ward the Loire river. The sub goes
down behind the tall Lombaxdy poplars
and the old cathedral bell of stately Tours
rhtinos out across the waters, singing its
ever preheat song of peace.
slrk ant they could not afford to get s
doctor. The pantry shelves were empty
and there wm no'tnorw coal nor woid
left, so It was very cold. .Mabel trl'i
every wsy to comfort her mother, but
it ws tiselee. Her mother sot woige
and wot?. PrMtr aoen thev heard a
knock. Mabel grew vety r-aie. beca'iao i
she was afraid It waa the landlord com- j
ing to aak for rent, and she knew tt j
was ine intra ween tney ned not paid
rent; but, to her SirtprtSe. tbe landslip
aaked Mabel to come to her house snd
that they Would take hr mother to the
hoapttal to get well. Mabel was over
Joyed to hear this. Pretty soon Mahel
found heroelf In a pretty little room and
the landlady dressing her. When she
got downtitalre there was a huge Chrlet
mae tree and sll kinds of toys on the
tree, snd s round the tree there were lit
tle boys and girls. Mabel thought she
nxver had siteh a nice time, and the land
lady said that Mabel and her mother
could live with therri. For these words
Mahel gave the landlady a huge kles.
Side on Sleds.
By Everett Judevhv, Asvd M 'Years,
bellwood. .feb. P.ed Side.
One day I at year four of us boys got
our Eleds and got on behind a dray
wagon that was hauUug wood for a man
about half a mile from town. When he
sot loaded up he would take it to town.
When we were coming back he ran the
hores as fast a tliay could go, so that
when he came to s short corner he
turned and we pretty nearly fell off.
When we reached home we let go snd
went home becsuse we were cotd.
I think I will cloee for this time, t hope
my letter escapes Mr. Wsatebeakct.
Diligent Irene.
By Mary Fischer. Aged W Yearn. Jew
Lafayette Avenue, Omaha, reb.
Irene always wanted to help ner
teacher, so shs did her lessons the best
she could. One day the teacher said, "I
sm going to give everybody a new prob
lem and I want everybody te do your
best."
Most of the class did not like to have
new problems, so they did not try very
hard.
When the teacher marked the prob
leme the children had done Irene wss the
only one that hsd It right
. The Rifht Spirit
By LtK'ile gonnelsnd. Ased 11, Kearney,
Neb. Red Bide.
This Christmas was a giving Christmas
for the Methodists and many other
The Twins were won by Stella Pf lug, R. F. D. No. 4,
Box 73, South Omaha, Neb., who sent us 1,275 pictures.
We have engaged accommodations oh the Interurbaa
li. It. and nurse will kike them to Ralston tomorrow.
Stella and her brother, Tom, will be at the sta
tion to meet them, and their faithful little Shetland pony
will take them home in his new sleigh.
is to be given next and
believe me she is a very
pretty dolly. She has
such swet winning
ways that we would like
to have her go to some
little girl that didn't get
a doll for Xmas. She
would make that little
girl so happy.
Put on your thinking
caps little Busy Bees,
and see if you cannot re
member some such little
girl, and try to make
her happy by collecting
a few pictures to help
her win Florence.
Florence will be given
free to the little girl un
der 12 years of age that
brings or mails us the
largest number of dolls'
pictures cut out of the
Daily and Sunday Bee
before 4 p. m. Saturday,
January 9.
Florence pictures will
be in The Bee every day
this week. Cut them out
and ask your friends to save the pictures in their paper
for you too. Se how many pictures of Florence you can
get, and b sure to turn them in to The Bee office before
4 p. ni., Saturday, January 0.
You Can See Florence at the Bee Office
The thinl sled was won by Harold Boggs, '2019 Deer Park Bou
levard, who iwnt us 657 picture.
Sled Number
FREE THIS WEEI
The picture of the Sled will
The Bee everj' day thin week.
Cut them all out and
ask your friends to save
the pictures in their pa
per for you, too. See
iiow many pictures you
can get and bring them
to The Bee office.
The tied will be given
Free to the boy that
sends us the most pic
tures before 4 p. m. Sat
urday, January 0,
chiirche. Each clsss wss to ghs some
little sift for the poor.
There wss to he a ChrlMmas tree st
tlio city hall and s bli; dinner for all the
poor. The Kearney hoy' band plsyed
slso. Ksch poor child went sway hsppy.
1 like the Chritmaies to give sasy
present as well an to receive.
Letter to the Hire.
tty He mice Tinner, Oral. D. Blue Side.
I wlh to hrcom s Muay Bee snd Join
the Ul'ie hle. This in my first letter.
Oiir home Is In the great alfalfa b't
and we live o?i!y a few railea from tit
home of the man who dtocovored how
to make alfalfa tea. coffee, candy, flour
and syrup.
Busy Bee Rhymes.
Uy Wsry Fischer. Aaed 10 Tear, Tjs-
fayette Avenue, Omaha. Red Hde.
Tommy went a finhlns: In a little boat.
And he thousht it much fun to go for r
tittle float.
And a he went floating by
He heard a little cry.
Oh," mid Tommy, "that's a fish.
So he sot a little dish.
And tried to catch the fish
in his little, tiny dich.
But he a!u. Til not try,
1'or fish do not crv.
Mrs, Waldorf As tor
Greets the Jason
(Corresronden e of The Associated Press.)
PLYMOUTH, England. Dec. 18-Mjs.
Waldorf Alitor, wife of the member of
the House of Commons from Plymouth
and formerly Minn Nancy Langhorne of
Virginia, was smong the women who
greeted the American Christmas ship
Jason upon its arrival hero. Mrs. Astor
also made an address at the opening of
a relief fund bazar at Lairs Wesley a r.
church.
' I hupe hatred will tro out of the world,"
Mrs. Aster ssld, "A soldier once told im
that he once believed in God. but slnci
he had been In the trenches he does not.
I told him that it wss not Qod. who
put him In the trenches.
"This war la bringing all classes to
gether, and In that way It Is doing much
good. If we could only make up our
minds to replace hate with love and en
deavor te think that our neighbors are
doing their best we would all be happier."
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mild and effective; prevent constipation.
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