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The Busy Bees
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lOHT-IlAND little women to their mothers are the members ot the
Girls' Improvement club. They had heard their mothers speak
ing -of the good work ot the Visiting Nurses' association and
tratgaUaway decided that they would help, too.
80 the band of eight earnest little girls, headed by their
president. Ethel Brink man, a former Busy Bee queen, and Harriet Rose
water, who Is treasurer, spent a goodly part of their vacation time dress
ing dolls for the Visiting Nurses' association to give to poor, little girls,
who hadn't any dolls of their own.
Each little girl dressed one doll, the dolls being purchased with
mooey from the club treasury. The dues used to Te 5 oents a month, but
the demand on the treasury was so great that it was Increased doubly. The
club met twice a month during school time, but the girls have been get
ting together to sew every week during the summer vacation.
The only mishap was that Dorothy Halterman broke the doll she
waa dressing and was Inconsolable. Other little members of the club are:
Beulab and Mildred Miller, Ruth Cbarlesr.irth, Marcella Foster, Helen
Miller and Venice Brtnkman, Ethel's 7-year-old sister. All Of them at
tend the Columbian school.
To Illustrate howsmblUous these girls are Is only to relate the pro
gress ot their work. When they organised last January, their first work
was to make paper dolls for the Clarkson hospital children's ward. Haw
ing now completed dressing their dolls, they are planning te spend the
winter hemming diapers for the baby layettes, distributed by the Visiting
Nurses association. In the meantime, they are encouraging the true holi
day spirit by beginning early in making Christmas presents.
When their mothers and sisters are out collecting money Wednes
day, which Is "Tag Day," some of the girls are going to be fitted out with
a Visiting Nurse arm-band, bag and tags and are going to collect pennies
from their little friends.
All the Busy Bees are, of course, Interest in the result of the
election. Margaret Brown Is the new queen and Isador Welner Is the new
king of the-Busy Bee kingdom. Their reign will continue until Jan
uary, Hi.
Margaret in H years old and Is In the Sixth B at Park school. Isador
Is only JO years old. Leona Walter of Wahoo, Neb., and Mildred Kenyon
received votes for the office of queen, also.
This week Noreen McCoy of the Blue Bide sent In the prise story.
Katherl&a Jeasen and Florence Beward, also of the Blue Bide, won honor
able mention.
Little Stories by Little Folk
Complaint of the Dishes.'
(Prist Story )
By Noreen McCoy, Aired Year. Papil
, lion. Neb. Blue Hide,
Splash, thud, here comes gravy, pota
to, tomatoes, cucumbers and lota of
other things right in our faces. I guess
jtU don't need an introduction to us, but
recognise In us the dinner dtshee We
don't llks the way we are treated, all
those things on us, but they won't stay
there very long, we hope, unless there is
something left after meal time. But It
won't be Ions' until they give us a bath.
We like to be bathed M they aren't to
rouih on lis and use a wire dish rar,
and If they don't set us clean and dry we
don't like it. But you know we can't help
It. muil take things as they come. So
please, little ' girl, always shine us up
nice. Plenty of time to play when you
have finished us.
By
Catch Many Fish.
(Honorable Mention.)
Florence Seward, Aired
Years,
Maltnda, Neb. Blue Side,
I am out on my uncle's ranch spending
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the eggs were hatched and five little
birds were in the nest. The mother and
the summer, so I'll tell you about eur , father worked hard to get food for the
riahing trip, we stanea a Bout s o cjock
at night. About seventeen people went
with us. It was about twelve miles there.
NEW KINO AND QUEEN OF THEthat ,h8 robbers rt so angry at Mm
mai iney inrew rum neaa nrm aown ins
BUST BEES.
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mountain. ,
As he reached the mountain base he
rubbed his eyes and looked around. What
do you think T He had been asleep an. I
had fallen off his rhalr. This taught him
a lesson and he was good ever after.
A Birthday Gift.
By Henrietta tnts. Agwl 1.1 Tears,
R. 1, Gothenburg, Neb. Blue Side.
Julia and her little sister, Knt, went
out in the yard one fine morning;. Julia
to work and Kate to imun henielf as
beet she could. Julia salted henielf In
her para's big rustto chair .and besnn to
work on the nice shawl she was making
for her .mamma's blrthdny present.' Kate
had her dolly and her dog and for a
time she played merrily with them, but
when she tried to make the dolly ride
on the dog'a back, the dog did n'tUilke
It and lay down by Julia's chair. No
amount of coaxing could move him and
at last Kate crie-J out In doepnlr:
"Oh, what shall I do? Hover won't
play and I can't piny alone. Julia, can't
you coma and play with me?"
Julia looked up from her work and
mm I 1 Til nu T f Fit mm Vi a ai.1.1
J "No. Kate 1 ritn't nlav nour am T mint
get mamma's present ready for tomor
row; but you con help me, for I know
momma will like her shawl better if
Kate helps to make It."
"How nice!'' said Kate. "What can I
doT"
, "Hold this skein of yarn while I wind
It on the ball," said Julia. Kate, ilk
all good little girls, was roudy for tie
deed.
While Julia waa winding the yarn ho
told Kate a story of a little girl who
I helped her mamma, and Kate was no
i pleased that she threw down the' yarn,
forgot her work and ran to the house to
tell her mamma that ahe was going to
grow to be a big girt real fast and could
help her Ilka Julia.
Mamma kissed her little daughter and
said, "What makes you want to help
me?"
"Because said (Kate, "when your
next birthday cornea I want to make
you a shawl llks Julia Is making for you
now," -
Bo mamma learned that Julia was pre
paring for her birthday, but said noth
ing and was as much pleased as if she
had not heard anything about It when
she received the gift.
Little Girls Who Use Part of Their Play Time to Mako Dolls for Poor 1
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Stories of Nebraska History
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so it took pretty long. My cousin, who
was driving, got into the wrong road and
the people who ware leading were on the
other sMe of a deep canyon. Then my
uncle bad to get out and see If there
were any holes we would fall in when
turning around. We finally got there.
Then we glrla climbed on the rocks. One
girt said there were ghosts up, titers.
Then we were scared and ran down. W
got a fishing hook, and a grub worm for
Le.lt and tarted to fish. I caught five
sunftsh, my cousin forty-five and a boy
who waa fishing with her caught thirty
five sunfleh. Some one caught some cat
fth aisd thry gave them to us. My unola
just caught two sunftsh. Then we went
home and we all slept that day. The next
day we had fried catfish for breakfast,
A Narrow Escape.
J3y i'.innia U..lspie, Atd S Tears,
Ureeiry, Met. Blue Hide.
When I was visiting at my cousin,
Laura's, they had a ladder on the side
of the house. I used to climb up and
down It.
One day when t was coming down the
.ladder, I made a misstep and felt over
backwards. This left me with my head
hanging down. I screamed ' end 'mamma
fame rushing out. She got me out and
I was all Wght, but I was badly fright
ened. The Swallowt.
(Honorable Mention.)
By Katherlne Jenwn Age 11 Tears,
Valley, Neb. Blue Side.
.1 am going to tell you about the ewai
lowa in our barn. One morning I earn to
the row barn. I saw some swallows fly
around. I looked up to the celling of
the barn and saw a nest. A few days
t ussed by and the nest was built. Then
five ' were in the nest. A week later
llttls onea They soon began to fly. One! w -" -
day I saw they had five more eggs. Thle ' na ,0,u"cr ""a "uae T ",B
is th. second time they are having baby 1 At '"i h! 'a ban,? of r?7
blrta I put out aome corn and bread for I com,ln tow? h,m " M ,0 r,iv,t
th.m mmt -rh.. ... .it ned that he turned bis face to , the
and bread. Their nest is made of mud
and feathers.
The Tame Babbitt.
Uy Mary Orevsen. Ar'd IS Tears, West
roini. isoo, liiue biae.
I am going to tell you of my wild rab-
blta, end how they became tuna Un
der eur granary I found a hole and put
my hand In there, and I took out four
little baiby rabbits. They were all grey.
The next day I saw an old rabbit come
out of the hols and go Into our vegetable
garden. It bit off some cabbage leaves
ground.
At last the men came near Raymond,
one of them picked him, after many
kicks and blows, up on his horse. They
rode for a long while, which seemed
hours or more like days to Raymond.
At last they came to a steep mountain
which was full of caves, one of which
waa their home. In this cave they had
all kinds of stolen things aa Jewels, prec
ious jtona silks, money and other treas
ures.
Raymond was told to sit down, and
sa he did not mind, he got such a severe
beating that he was black and blue all
over his body. He then waa cast onto
a pile of straw in the corner on which he
and then it returned.
Bvery day I went over to the rabbits
. i ik. ti.. I mma. it .nil netted
ana tuu m .foil ..lnon
v -i mA tmm 1811 SSiecp,
. t.r 'm Z.Z Vnnd of i m th morning he was awakened and
m. and vrouVd' fw mi .VerVwhere I told that they were going to go,
nt and even to the house, which 1. IT
Quite a dlstanee from their home. After
they grew quitet large, they all went
away and I never saw them again.
Raymond was so stubborn and mean
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(By sneolal permission of the author.
The Beo will puhllh chapters from the
History of Nebraska, by A K. tsheldon,
from week to week.)
Slavery in Nebraska
The south and north fell out over
slavery in the new land ot the west. The
people t the , aouth wanted the right to
go west and take then slaves with them.
The people ot the north wanted none
but free people in the west . In 183) the
north and south agreed that Missouri
might be a Slavs state, but that there
should be no slaves in what is now Ne
braska and Kansas. This was called the
Missouri compromise. . No one then lived
In Nebraska but Indians and a few
traders, trappers and soldiers. When it
was time for Nebraska to be settled and
to havs a government there was snother
fierce falling out between the south and
tbs north over slavery. This time a law
was passed to the effect that the new
land should be slave or free as the set
tlers voted.
In Nebraska the people never voted for
slavery, but people coming here from the
south brought slaves with them. In 1X65
there were thirteen slaves in Nebraska,
and In XMO there were ten. Most of
these were held at Nebraska City.
Across the Missouri river at Tabor, la,
waa a settlement of people called aboli
tionists, because they , wished to abolish
slavery. The "Underground Railroad"
was the name given to the road taken
by slaves from the south on their way
through the north to Canada, where
they were free. One branch of this road
ran from Missouri through the corner
of Nebraska by way of FVlls City. Little
Nemaha, Camp Creek and Nebraska City
to Tabor. The runaway slaves traveled
at night along this road and were fed
and hidden during the day by friends.
At Kails City they were kept in a barn.
John Brown oame through this corner
of Nebraska very often with slaves from
Missouri whom he was helping to set
free. He is the man of whom we sing:
John Brown's body lies a-mould'rlng in
the grave,
His soul Is marching on I
In November, : 1808. Ellsv a slave girl
owned by Mr. S. ' F. Nuckolls at Ne
braska City, ran away, and with her
another slave glrL Mr. Nuckolls (after
w hom Nuckolls .county waa named), was
very angry and offered 1200 reward. With
the aid of the United States marshal he
began a search of the houses at Tabor
for his slaves. The girls were not there,
but' one man whose .house was being
searched was struck on- the head by an
officer and badly1 wounded. For thin
Mr. Nuckolls had to pay 110,000 damages,
Ellxa escaped to Chicago, where- she
was arrested the neat year and was
about to be returned to her master when
a mob rescued her and she was hurried
over to Canada. Mr. Nuckolls sued six
teen Iowa people for helping Ellia to es
cape, but the war soon came on and he
did not win his suit.
The few slaves In Nebraska were hard
to hold. On June 80, 18R0, six slaves
owned by Alexander Majors at Nebraska
City ran away and never4' came back.
On December t, 1860, the sheriff of Otoe
county sold at auction in the, streets of
Nebraska City ons negro man and one
negro woman, known as Hercules and
Martha. This was the last of slavery
The Basket Weaver
Rose Ziegler Weller.
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Josephine Rossi, a black-eyed, rosy
cheeked Italian girl, lived with her mother
and brother on the east Side in New
Tork. She made her living by weaving
baskets and sometimes selling bunches of
flowers which she cultivated In window
thankful you happened to meet me at
church, for I would have excited mother
in tuning her about Bernardo."
"It was t not exactly a happen, llttla
Blri, Richard smiled quietly, "I went to'
the church on purpose to meet you. 1 1
boxes In the huge tenement where she knew von woulrl ha aura tn tha n.nae I
lived. The revenue ahe derived from her J but hoped to reach you first."
efforts was small, but never entirely -you ore so kind so very kind," she
failed,' aa her sweet manner and. merry murmured in a choking voice, tears' flll
smlle won her many 'friends and patrons jng nPr eyB.
and her invalid mother was not in actual I ntoWd t . mnm.t tr. A2n. h.,.t,t
want. Bernardo, her brother, was not sald Won-t you gy. ms tha right
strong and could work only at interval t0 b9 alway, k,nd to you your dMr
One hot summer's day when Josephine I
returned from work the mother said
plaintively, "OliT' daughter, how I wish I
might go to the country: I feel that fresh
air and the sight of trees and flowers
would give me life and. strength."
Josephine suggested to her brother,
"Let's send her out of the city for a little
while; it won't cost much and perhaps
we can make a little more money. Mrs.
Braton, who Uvea next door, said she
would pay me for taking care of little
Mary while she stays at the store."
"Yes, indeed, we'll send her away,"
Bernardo agreed. "I think I can get a
Job next week.'
Josephlno was of a retiring disposition
and when Richard Barrlngton. superin
tendent of a large Pennsylvania coal
mine, who had been her childhood play
mate and sweethtnrt, came cast on e.
vacation she did not encourage his atten
tions, as she felt there was too great a
difference in their social foaltlons.
Two weeks after ho reached the city a
strike was declared In the Pennsylvania
coal mines and a demand waa made by
- - - - . me comutmy lor men iu icmip
ln Nebraska, for in January, 1861, the : rB Bernardo had been unsuccessful In
legislature passed an act abolishing slav- j finding work at home, so went with Rlch
ery in the territory. . 1 wh0 waa obliged to return east on
Raymond's Dream.
By Rowi Pyehav A -red 13 Teirs. South
Thlrteentn Street. Blue Side.
Raymond was a bad boy. He hardly
aver played in the yard, but was always
in the middle of the street
One dsy his mother went up town and
he had to stay ta the house. He sat down
in a chair and sat there till his mother
went, but ss soon as ahe was gone he de
cided te take a walk, so be locked tha
door and started.
After he walked a long while be tried
tcf go back home, but found he bad lost
his way. So he wandered and wandered
until late In the night He then lay down
and fell asleep.
After he steps a long while ha awoke
ANNUAL COSTUME BABY PARADE AT ASBURY PARK At the left is James Meis
inger with the cup he won with his imitation of Charlie Chaplin; in the center is John S.
Miller in his novel float, and at the right is Miss Mary Pickfcrd, the popular moving pic
ture actress, who was guest of honor at the parade.
onesT I feel that you need me and I,
Josephine, need you, for I love you have
loved you a long time, but you have
always been so cold and distant I could
never get near enough to tell you so bo
fore." ..)
The accumulation of the morning's
events were too much foe her over
wrought nerves and Josephine began to
sob hysterically, "Can you be in earnest?
I am only an Italian basket weaver,
while you are the superintendent of the
big Pennsylvania mines." ' .
Richard bent caressingly oVer her. "Tou'
are my superior, . dearest" he said
tenderly, "I never would , have had the1
moral strength and courage to make tha
struggle you have made. But if you1
love me all that is ended. If you are will
ing we will be married In the little mis-'
elon church and your class of girls can
be your bridesmaids. , .
"Oh," she whlnpered brokenly, "I do
love you and always have, but did not',
think you sincere."
Ho drew her close and said, "When'
Bernardo in able to be moved we'll snd
him and the mother to" the country to
grow well and strong. Will that mako
you happy, sweetheart?"
And Josephine nodded, smiling through
her tears.
v The kiver
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By EL1A WHKELKR WILCOX.
Copyright lle. by Star Company.
I am a river flowing from Ood's sea
Through devious wsys. He mapped cay course for me;
I cannot change It; mine alone the toll
To keep the waters (re from grim and soil.
The winding river ends where it began;
And when my life hag com passed its brief spaa
I must return to that mysterious source.
Bo let me rather dally on my course
The perfume from the blossoms as I pass,
Balm from the pines, and healing from the grass.
And carry down my current as I go,
Not common stones, but precious gems to show;
Acd tears (the holy water from ssd eyes)
Back to Ood's sea, from which all livers rise.
Lt me convey, not blood from wounded hearts,
Nor poison which the npas tree Imparts.
When over flowery valee I leap with Joy,
Let me not devastate them, cor destroy,
Bet rt.ther leave them fairer to the sight;
M!ne be th lot to comfort and delight.
Ai.d tf do, a. .awful chasms I needs must leap,
Lt me not murmur at my lot, but sweep
On bravely to the end without one fear,
Koowiog that He who planned my wsys stands nesr.
isk-ct til f.irtta, to I-ove I go sgaln,
1 vr Ixvb la all, sod over all. Atuen.
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I account of tha strike. -
The days which followed were fraught
with anxiety for the mother and daugh
ter. Josephine greatly enjoyed teaching
a class of girls In the mission ohurch t
near her home and was working hard to .
prepare them for the Corpus Chrlstl cele
m .on I ik f.'ll'iwlng'. Sunday. The strnin
of extra work and worry over Bernardo
among the strikers began to tell upon the
girl; Bhj grew pale and wan and her
; voice, usually clear and full In the choir,
. bad a pathetic tremol
i As she started to church Sunday mom- (
i ing she picked up the Dally Journal, j
! Fearing to be late she carried the paper ;
with her, but was too early, so sat down :
I on the church steps ana opencu " , department weekly snd not one of
glaring headlines were - them reaches its destination. Those which
Letters to Germany 1
Are Held Up by the
English Censors.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press ).
LONDON. Aug. . Thousands of let
ters from all parts of the United States
addressed to loints In Germany and Bel
glum are dealt with by the British cen-'
! fight between strikers and men tha com-
pan Imported. Some killed and many
i Injured.'' Running her eyes hastily down
! tho column she saw her brother's nama
! among the fatally wounded. k-yt hlng ,
i whirled uround her and for a tew minutes j
all turned Work before her eyes; tnen me
contain the address of the sender are re
turned, but the great majority, contain-'
lng no such address, ore sent to the dead(
letter office to be finally condemned to
the postofflce furnace.
The letters come chiefly from the steam
& Kvv m h he..l heran to oeal ers that are taken to Kirkwall for exam-.
I forth Its chimes and the sound of the inatlcn. but for some reason mall from
j children assembling through the vestry the United States for Germany la often
door for the proceslon recauea ner 10 me
presont Bhe rcso and walked Into the Kngland snd aa there Is no communlca
churvh but full In a d sconsolate heap Hon between England and Germany there
aciosi'the threnhold. murmuring, "Bern- Is no way of forwarding it, even should'
ardo Bornardo, .oh, It cant be true." .tho British government be so Incllnod.'
The gUls ruahtjd to her assistance and j Many of these letters contain American1
presently she got up and mechanically banknotes, being sent by Americana to
did her part In arranging hr class, but friends .In Germany, who they doubtless'
all during the service, like a refrain, rai j believe to be In financial straits. In thass
the th0Ui,ni. -now sriau i icu luuiusi i
The shock will kill her."
When the services were over and ahe
started to leave the church. It waa a
comfort to see Richard BarrtngTon wait
ing for her on the atepa Bhe looked
into his face as tf to say, "Tell me all
about It."
Seeing by her expression she had tho
bad news, Richard drew her hand through
aes the sender invariably sends his ad
dress so thst the money can be returned,
but even If there Is no address every ef-'
foet Is made to find the sender. Nothing,
however, goes on to Germany or Belgium.
Thousands of notices of marriages, In-,
vltatluns and other social communica
tions are received, but as there Is no taiU
ini? w t er ihy urn not ct M i Infor
mation that Is of use to Englard's ene-
bis arm and said. "The report was ex- niiM 4r sent back by the noxt out-
aBseraird. Josei hine; Bernardo wii ; g lng-eamer. Apparently the only way
! wounded, but not fatally. Now, through ef getting letters from America to Ur
i deax old Mother Jones, who has so much many Is to send them under oovar to
I influence with the miners, the strike is aomo friends In a neutral country with a
jendid svid rrnnr-l.. U so.'n l.e a'le tJ ( rquet to forward them,
come home. Bo don't worry any more." For Bellum U,B maUftr U further com.
O.i, what a relUf-acd how graierui t putted by the refusal of tha German au
am to you for tel.'ng me." and she move! ,h(ritie t0 alIow 8tur, to b, r
closer to htm. As Richard felt her cling- w or leav th cmiy
lng to Ms arm, he resolved never to leave ru.arj, c,a. r, ,. , .. , ,h. -on y
hr to stand alone egaln. wny of making sure that they go U to
They walked alowly and si entiy Mk .darM thtln undep cover to th- BeUUa
consul In Hoiiad, end. wing aa interna-'
tionul stamp and asking that they ba
JAMCS MtSM&M S C"-Wlt CHAPuH, JOHN S. MLLLfi S flAfVt PCKFXU
eh aireet and In a small park near hr
home he led her to a seat under a tree.
"Ket here awhile and grow more calm
Usfore you se your mother."
After a fw minutes aue said, "I'm so
forwarded.
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