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- ittm OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30. 1916.
The: Busy Bees
Their Own Page
0NSERVAT10N" is a word that Busy Bees hear their elders utter
i great deal now-adays. sometimes it is conservation of life they
are talking about, or conservation of trees, flowers, birds, animals
and forests. -
Let us consider conservation of trees today. -
' All the Busy Bees love trees for the shade they give and the
beauty they add to the scenery. Boys and girls play in their shade and little
birds find homes within their leafy branches.
Many writers have compared children to trees. If children are sickly
nd poorly nourished they will grow into a very poor kind of man or woman,
nd it is just the same with trees. Today, there are "nurseries" and "doctors"
for trees just as there are for bsfcies, and the same watchful care is bestowed
on trees by the nature-loving folks who plant them, just as loving parents
guard their children. , 1'r1" .-
Are there any trees needing attention in your yard? Perhaps you can
persuade father to call in an expert to diagnose its illness and effect a cure.
Walter Wiese of the Red side won the prize book this week. Elsie
Tews and Marie Cooper, both of the Blue side, won honorable mention. The
special prize book for puzzles submitted during the last month is awarded
f rancis Tomjack of the Red side. , .".'
Omaha's Twins Who Are Busy Bees
Little Stories by Little Folk
(Prize Story.) " ;." ,
My Life as a Duck.
By Walter Wiese. Aged 13 Years,
Bennington, Neb. Red Side.
I am a large white Pekin duck, now
2 years old. I can scarcely remember
when I was little, but what I re-
j mmeber I will tell to you.
One morning two little brothers and
. I crept out of the shell, We felt chilly,
'i lo we were glad to crawl under an
old hen which we regarded as our
j mother.
i The next, a girl came and put us
: in her apron and took the hen and
put us in a large box. ,
i We stayed in this box for a few
; days, when the same girl came again
j and put us out.
We followed the ben everywhere
! she went till we came to a pond. We
thought we would like to take a swim,
so we went into the water,. ;
The hen tried to coax us out by
saying "You will drown,7 but we paid
no attention to her till a dreadful
thing peeped out of the water. We
II tried to scramble to the shore as
quickly as we could, but one of my
brothers was not quick enough. The
dreadful thing opened its mouth and
took a hold of my brother's leg. He
cried and cried and the hen flew at
it and bit it, but it was all in vain.
He sank to the bottom, dragging the
duck after him. - '. -
We never saw my brother again and
we never went to the pond again, for
it had taught us a lesson. - '
After 'that we always stayed as far
ivsv from the oond as we. could.
We grew and grew till we were as'
big as we are now, tor we ootn live
yet. ''- - - ... -
I have had two broods of ducks
already, but not one of those ducks
have gone into the water, for I have
always kept them away from it.
I think I will close my story now,
for I have heard my mistress say she
was going to butcher me. ,
So goodby, Busy Bees.
IHonorable Mention.)
- Seea Frofitier S"w. '
Elsie Tews, Aged 13 Years, Pine
bluffs, Wyo. Blue Side.
Irwin Bros, frontier show and con
test was1 held at Pinebluffs, the home
town of Irwin Bros., on lulv 7 and 8.
The show had 200 real cowboys and,
cowstrls. 100 sioux Indians, )UU duck
; ing horses and 100 long-horned steers,
besides other features. At 10 o'clock
t there was a bid parade through the
1 towrl and at 1 p. m. tHe show conu
menced with a auadrllle on horse
back by cowboys and cowgirls. The
next act was a fine exhibit by per
forming horses. Cowgirls and cow
boys rode bucking horses and after
that some of the cowboys rode" or
tried to ride steers turned loose out
of the cattle chute, most of them be-
i ing bucked off. Then the cowboys
i roped and tied steers turned loose and
i later they rode after steers as they
) were turned loose, grabbed their
j horns and threw the steers. ,
One cowboy showed exceptional
: skill in handling whips and a couple
other cowboys showed their skill in
! fancy roping. There were several
i horse races open to everybody.which
I was quite exciting, and an- Indian
-S horse race less exciting;, also a cow-
f irla' relay horse race that was sure
y a good one. The last act, an at
i tark nf the Indiana on an emigrant
i wagon, which ended in the burning.
ot the wagon, wnen me cowuoy.
rived on the scene and rescued the
I emigrants.
(Honorable Mention.) ; :,
; - Ooei to Show.'
1 By Marie Cooper, Wallace, Neb.
I Blue Side.
i One time last summer I saw In the
! paper that there was going to be a
how in town the next Saturday.. .. .
I I told papa about it and he said he
! would take me if the weather was
I fit So when the day came that morn
i ing was misty and cloudy, but about
l noon it cleared off and was a beauti
1 ful day. And so we went to the show.
! Now I Will tell about a pony that
i they had. His name was Cupid. He
' was black and white. He wore a ltt
: tie harness. And fastened to that
! harness he wore two big hearts, one
' on each hip. The hearts were white
i and in those hearts there was a pink
1 heart He would pick up numbers, tell
time and they let one little boy ride
I.; Tk.i nluuil CuDid verv much.
i Cupid pulled another boy's hair. That
I made tne coy cry. Micr yuiu
i through performing they sold pictures
t .i i.;. Thv had two little sorrel
I ponies that played teeter tartar. They
; were very pretty. They had one cam
el. He was not very large. They had
an elephant. I aaw the elephant drink
1 and carry water to the other ani
mals. I enjoyed that very much and
i the whole show was good.
. Feedmg a Squirrel.
' Br Wilbur Nielsen, Aged Years,
' 2923 Lake Street Omaha. Neb. , ,
Red Side. v ' ' '
One Sunday after Sunday school,
i. we were going away, and on the way
" we saw a squirrel. We were playing
with it, when th lady came came out
with a handful of nuts. She fed him
' two or-three .and gave us the rest
and every time he had a nut he would
. hunt for a place to bury it. Well I
guess I had better close for this time.
j 'i A ' Moonlight Evening. ' ; . JiV;
Ry Reva Rosseter, Aged 13 Years,
f Vx 384. Valentine, Neb. Blue Side.
, It is a beautiful night in July. The
j wrchmg rays of the July sun no
tenter torture the people.
Ami ta the east comes the mooa,
, pwiatuig to ta throne of the night
It is a ball of red, but now it changes;
it is gold, yet more of an orange; as
it climbs higher in the heavens it
changes color yet again; it is now a
silver ball. The earth lies white un
der its shimmering rays. Hardly a
sound breaks the bcau.iful quiet. Now
a dog howls, now quiet reigns again.
in the garden the fountain plays;
its soft splashing seems to be part of
this beautiful night. The sweet deli
cate perfume of the flowers reaches
us, borne by a slight breeze.
The big town clock booms eleven
times; its harsh sound seems to in
crease in volume at every stroke. It
seems the echo will never die away
and the peaceful solitude is broken,
but again it is silent; now we hear a
baby cry and a mother's soft lullaby.
For half an hour we sit in silence
and it begins to grow chilly, so we
must go in. .
The next morning there is no trace
of the lovely night; there is a drizzling
rain; we are told it began to storm
about 1 o'clock. We do not see how
it could be. But such is nature.
Child Hunts Star, j
By lone Jewell, Aged 10 Years, Cres
cent, la. Blue Side.
"I wish I had a star to play with,"
said a little child one evening. He
was sitting on the doorstep and look
ing up at the sky. "I wish I had a
little star," he said. He was not yet
4 years old. The sun had gone down
and many stars were in the sky. The
child looked at them. He seemed
to hear each little star saying, "Don't
you wish you had me? Don't you
wish you had me?" '
"Yes, I do wish I had one of them,"
he said. "See that little red star over
there? It is not very high, I think. I
wilt run and get it. I will knock it
down before it gets any higher." The
child got up and ran out. No one
saw him but his dog, Don. He ran
down the road looking at the red star
as he went. "There it is," he said.
"I'll knock it down and take it home
to mother." Soon the sky began to
f;row dark. A black cloud was com
nr up. One by One the aters went
behind the cloud. The child began to
cry: "Oh, red star, where are you?"
He could not see which way to go.
The cloud hid all the sky. The rain
began to fall. '. "Mother! Mother I"
cried- the child. Then he heard some
one near him. He held out his hand.
It was good old Don. The .'dog had
been with him all the time.
' "Oh, Don, Don, take me back to
mother," he cried. Don knew what
the little boy meant. He stood very
still. The child put his arms around
the good old dog's neck. He got
upon his back. "Now, Don, take me
home to mother," he said. "Run
home fast." It was raining when
they got to the house.' Both boy and
dog were wet. "Oh, my dear child,
where have you been? cried his
mother. "I have been trying to get
a star for you," said the child.
I made this story up.
he decided to market his offering; so'
he fitted up a booth the booth-of-foolishness
and sold to every pass
erby, a bulb.
now there was a peculiarity about
this plant, the bulb was never quite of
the same size; the flower never quite
of the same color; nor did it ever
have quite the same smell to the but
terfly that was always seeking happi
ness. Sometimes the flower was large,
sometimes small.
Sometimes the smell was rank,
sometimes sweet.
Each purchaser of a bulb, paid for
it dearly, because that which grew
out of the bulb was the plant-of-ex-perience,
which taught the purchaser
to stay away from the booth-of-fool-ishness,
and the butterfly that was
always seeking happiness; and taught
them to follow some useful pursuit
that would benefit the world and man
kind. Now let us take heed from those
who have already purchased the plant-of-experience
and stay away from the
booth-of-foolishness, and the one who
is likely to lead you to the booth
the butterfly that is always seeking
happiness. -, '
The Woodpecker.
By Edith Kenyon, 3222 Cuming Street,
, Omaha. Blue Side.
The woodpecker is counted as one
of the prettiest birds. It is about an
inch larger than the, robin, It's head
is crimson and its wings and tail are
black. Its breast is white and there
is also a white spot on its wing. Many
of them are found in Manitoba and
Central America. Their main food
consists of cherries, apples, corn,
beetles and grubs. They do not build
their own nests, but have othera build
it for them. The bluebird is alike in
this respect. The woodpecker has
from four to six glossy white eggs.
Their enemy is the blacksnake. They
can be known anywhere by their song,
which is more like a rattle. It goes
something like this "Ker-r-ruck, ker-
-r.ruck, ker-r-ruck.
Some More Riddles.
By Marie Mahlendorf, Age 11, Anoka,
Neb. Blue bide.
Why is B like fire? Answer: Be
cause it makes water boil. '
What is black, white, and re(a)d all
over? Answer: A newspaper.
Why do the little birds in a nest
agree? Answer: For fear of falling
out.
What question is it that yon must
answer yes? Answer: What does y-e-s
speii. i
Whv is a washer woman like Sat
urday? Answer: Because she brings
in the clothes (close) of the week.
If a bear went in a dry goods store
what would he need? Answer: Muz
zlin' (muslin).
When the clock strikes thirteen
what time is it? Answer: Time for
it to be fixed.
If a man met a crying pig what
would he call It? Answer: Pork, you
pinel
Why is Ireland the richest of all
countries? Answer: Because its capi
tal is Dublin.
Why is a defeated army like wool?
Answer: Because it is worsted.
Why is grass like a mouse? An
swer: Because the, cattle cat it (cat'U
eat it.)
When It an unbound book like a
lady in bed? Answer: When it is in
sheets.
Why is a dog's tail like the heart
of a tree? Answer: Because it is the
farthest from the bark.
Flour of England, fruit of Spain, met
together in a shower of rain; put in
a bag tied with a string; tell me this
riddle and I'll give you a ring. An
swer: Plum pudding.
When a boy falls in the creek what
is the first thing he does? Answer:
He get wet first. .
Why is there no such thing as a
whole day? Answer: Because each
day begins by' breaking.
Why does opening a letter resemble
a strange way of entering a room?
Answer: Because it is breaking
through the sealing.
Has Flower Gardens.
By Dorothy Neilsen, Aged 11 Years,
2923 Lake Street, Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side.
My two brothers and I have a
garden together and it is growing
just fine. '
We water it every night and weed
it, and hoe it and we try to keep it
in nice shape.
We have planted all flowers in it
and the names of the' flowers are:
Pansies, pholx, nasturtiums, four
o'clocks, verbenas, snapdragons,
pinks and cosmos.
Then we have another garden with
some other flowers in, and they are
canna, asters, violets, sweet alyssum,
tiger lilies , wild snapdragons and
bachelor buttons.
Papa has a big garden,-too.
Well I guess I will close for this
time.
Day of Visitors.
By Viola Diedricksen, Aged 10 Years,
Marne, la., R. 1. Blue Side.
One day Alice was playing in their
back yard, when her mother - called
her to come and wipe dishes and
sweep. Alice said, "I hate to do that;
you always make me work." "Well,"
said her mother, "I want you to help
me because auntie and Helen are
coming for dinner, and you know
after Helen comes you will want to
play with her." So Alice hurried to
get done with the work before auntie
and Helen arrives. Alice had her
mother call up Mable Brown over the
telephone. In a little bit the door
bell rang, so Mrs. Petersen told Alice
-to go to the door to see who it was.
Alice thought it was her aunt and
Helen, but to her surprise it was her
grandmother, who had come to visit
them for the afternoon. "Why, hello,"
said Alice in a bright and happy tone,
"come in, grandma ancj stay a while.
Stories of Nebraska History : : By A. E.sheidon
Industrious Little OirL
By Marie Speckman, Aged, 14, Ash
land, Neb. Blue Side.
Once there was two little girls who
lived in a village with their mother.
Their father was dead, so the mother
had to work for other people to make
a living.
The girls names were Dors and
May. -
Dora was a nice girl. She had to
do the housework.
May was an invalid, so she would
sew dresses and clothes for her moth
er and sister. , , .
One day the girls were very sorry
when their mother came home ill.
She was sick a long time, so she
could not work.
Mrs. James (the mother) told her
daughters about it and Dora, being
a willing little girl, started off to
work, bidding her sister and mother
good-bye..
As she was walking along she saw
a white house.
She. hurried toward it, and when
t' reached the house she knocked
No one came to the door, and again
she tried, but there was no answer.
She opened the door and walked in,
and oht What did she see but twelve
little beds, unmade; twelve little
chairs scattered all over the room,
and twelve little dirty plates on the
table Dora was soon busy washing
dishes, making the beds and sweep
ing the floor.
. Just then the little gold miners
came - home, touna their room an
cleaned. Uora told the miners that
she was looking for work. .
The miners told her that sne was
welcome to stay with them -till their
maid came back from her vacation.
One day as Dora was sweeping under
the carpet she found twelve shining
dollars. The miners told her that it
was for her. The next day Dora went
home happy. ,
"f : 'A Fable's Experience.
By Mildred Byrne, Aged 14 Years,
2530 Chicago Street, Omaha, Neb.
J .,,H.... , . Blue Side. .., , ,
When Father Nature was young,
many thousands of years ago, he was
always experimenting with different
varieties of plants'. His purpose was
to find one that'. would most benefit
mankind, in teaching them a valuable
lesson. ;
Now, one day he found an odd look
ing plant growing in a .secluded
corner, alone..
He dug it up and planted it in his
garden-of-life, where it grew and
flourished, many bulbs starting from
the nrivinal one. :
As Father Nature was thrifty soul.
(Br ipwlal narmlsilon of th Author,
Tho Beo will print chaptera from tha Hli
lory ot Nebraaka, by A. K. gtialdon. trora
waak to waak.) -
" NEBRASKA AS A STATE.
, Cratlnoad from Laat Studa?) -,
The Pine Ridge Indian War The
last Indian troubles on the Nebraska
border came during the dry decade
of hard times. The Sioux Indians,
who once roamed over all western
Nebraska- as their hunting ground,
had given up that country to the
whites and were settled in South Da
kota along the northern border of
Nebraska. The buffalo and nearly all
of the other game had been killed.
The oldtime Indians had nothing to
do. The young men grew up in idle
ness. The United States tried to
teach them farming and stock-raising,
but only a very few were willing to
be taught. The dry season of 1890
burned up the little patches of corn
and garden which the Indians planted.
They gathered in the shade along the
little streams and listened to the old
people's stories of the time when the
Sioux lived a free, open life, hunting
buffalo and fighting their enemies!
and the white men were far away. An
Indian came from the Rocky moun
tains telling the Sioux that the great
spirit had heard their troubles, that
the white men were about to be driven
back and the buffalo, deer and ante
lope would return and cover the
plains.
The fhost Dance The Indians be
gan to dance the ghost dance, going
without food for two or three. days,
then steaming themselves in little huts
by pouring water upon hot stones,
then coming out to dance in great
companies. As they danced, they
saw visions of wonderful good things
coming to them. These ghost dances
were kept up by the Sioux during the
summer and fall of 1890.
Battle of Wounded Knee On De
cember 28, 1890, a party of about 400
aioux under Chief Big Foot were
halted on their march to Pine Ridge
by the Seventh cavalry. The next
morning Colonel Forsyth started to
take away their guns when someone
fired a shot and in a moment the
battle was on. Thirty-two soldiers
and 156 Indians were killed, many of
the latter being women and children.
This is called the battle of Wounded
Knee and took olace a short distance
from the Nebraska line in South-Dakota.
The United States hurried sev
eral thousand soldiers to the scene
and the Nebraska militia was called
out to guard our northern border.
After several other skirmishes dur
ing the winter, the Indians came in
and surrendered and thus ended what
is probably the last Indian war in the
history of the United States.
Governor Lorenzo Crounse Lo
renzo Crounse, republican, of Fort
Calhoun, was elected governor in
1892, and declined to be a candidate
for re-election. During his term
many banks failed and some of the
state money was lost in them. There
was an impeachment trial of three
state officers for misuse of state
money. Over $1,000,000 of, public mon
ey trom the sale ot school lands was
supposed to be in the state treasury
and Governor Crounse made efforts
to have it invested where it would
bring interest for support of the
schools of the state. '
Governor Silas A. Holcomb; State
School Money Stolen In 1894 Silas
A. Holcomb, populist, of Broken Bow,
was elected governor and re-elected in
1896. fopulist or peoples independ
ent was the name given to the party
which grew out of the farmers move
ment. During his term the struggle
over the use of. the school money
of the state went on, In the end it
was found that over $500,000 of the
school money had been lost or stolen,
some of it in broken banks and some
by state officers. J. S. Bartley, state
treasurer, was tried, convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary for
twenty years for his part in this loss.
Mr. bartley always asserted that the
money was lost or stolen by others.
The State School Lands When
Nebraska became a state, the United
States gave to it, for public schools,
the sections ot land in every township
numbered 16 and 36, in all about
3,000,000 acres. The state of Ne
braska pledged the United States that
it would never lose any of this land
or the price of it when sold. The
rent from the land and the interest
from the money received for it was
to be Did everv vear to the districts
for the support of public schools. A
little over 1.0UU.UUU acres ot this land
has been sold. Part of the money has
been lost or stolen and never replaced.
In 1897 an act of the legislature tor-
bade further sale of this land. The
state has now about 1,800,000 acres of
school land which cannot be sold and
hich is rising in value every year.
The rental from this land and the in
terest on the $8,000,000, which remains
of the money the state has received
from the land sold, goes every year to
pay the teachers in Nebraska schools.
No other state in the union haa larger
prospects for the future support of
its schools than has Nebraska.
ChansA in the Political Parties;
Free Silver In these years there were
many changes in pontics, n. pan
the democratic party tended to unite
with the new people's independent
party, or populists, while another part
of the democrats was inclined to aid
the republican party m order to pre
vent the triumph of the new move
ment. In both the republican and
democratic parties there was a divi
sion at this time. The immediate
cause of the division was the question
whether or not the free coinage of
silver dollars at the ratio of sixteen
grains of silver to one of gold should
be carried on by the' United States
mint. There were a number of other
questions involved in the struggle,
but free silver, as it was called, be
came the war cry in a nation-wide
contest. In this conflict Nebraska
was suddenly called to play the lead-
in Prt ' . . t
tyilliam J. Bryan of Nebraska
Named for Preaident In June, 1896,
the democratic national convention at
Chicago declared for free silver and
named William J. Bryan of Nebraska
as its candidate for president Tbe
populist national convention at !5t.
tiv also nominated Mr.
Bryan. The republican national con
vention' aeciareu
. ' J William MrKinltV of
ana nominicvt
Ohio tor president. Free silver re
publicana left their party and also
nominated Mr. Bryan. Gold niui
democrats bolte -and W&ed
Bryan. The campaign of 1896 which
followed was the most exciting in the
United SU. for many year. I. was
dent had Vve'r ben named by on. of
Take off your hat and coat I will
tell mamma you are here," said Alice.
Alice went out in the kitchen and
said to her mother: "Oh, mamma, I
bet you can't guess who is here."
"Oh, said her mother, "I suppose
auntie and..leien i.'ytv no, no,
said Alice,' )umpiag.mp and- dowtf.
"Grandma has come to visit us." "She
has?" said her mother. "I must go
and visit with her until dinner time,"
said Mrs. Petersen to herself, so she
went in, and so did Alice. "There
goes the door bell," said Mrs. Peter
sen. "Go and answer it, Alice." "All
right" So Alice went and opened the
door. There was auntie and Helen
Christiansen. "Take off your coats
and caps," said Mrs. Petersen. "Come
on," said Alice to Helen. "Mamma,
may Alice and I go upstairs and
play?" "Yes," said her mother. So
the two girls went and played up
stairs with their dolls. The girls
locked the door, so nobody could get
into the room where they were play
ing. The door bell rang downstairs
and Mrs. Petersen opened the door
and there was Mable Brown. "Come
in and take off your coat and cap, and
if you want to you can go upstairs
where the girls are." So she went
up. Alice and Helen thought they
heard something coming, so they
said, "Let us be real quiet and
that person won't know we are in
here. But Mable knew they must
be in that room, because they weren't
in any of the other rooms, so she
knocked on the door and there
stood Mable. "Why, hello, Mable,"
said Alice; "let us go out outside and
play, because I haven't three dolls
to play with." So they played outside
the rest of the day,
Robin Family Destroyed.
By Edyth Olsen,. Aged 10 Years,
Hartington, Neb. . Red Side.
This spring a robin and her mate
came to our place and built their nest
in one of our trees. There were sev
eral rains in the spring and every
time it rained there was a small
stream in front of our place. One
time there was a bad storm. The
wind blew and it rained hard. The
wind blew the nest into the stream
and drowned the three little ones.
The robin and her mate stayed here
a little while and then went away.
This is my first story and I hope
to see it in print
More Riddles.
By Violet Stanley, Cozad, Neb,
Aged 12 Years. Blue Side.
I am sending in some riddles for
all of you to try and guess:
What is the difference between a
sentence and a lion?
What is that which is often taken
to the table.-frequently cut, but never
eaten r
What has four fingers and a thumb.
but is neither flesh, fish nor bone?
I am going to try and answer the
riddles Florence Seward sent in, cor
rectly: first is a sea; second, an egg,
and third, the moon. Please let me
know if these are correct.
the great parties from a state west
of the Mississippi river. In Nebras
ka the contest was fierce and close
Never before were so manv oolitical
meetings held here and never before
were so many of the greatest politi
cal speakers ot tne country heard in
this state. At the election in No
vember Nebraska gave a majority of
about 13,000 for Mr. Bryan for presi
dent and elected the entire populist
democrat state ticket, including a ma-
lority ot both houses of the legisla
ture. Since this memorable campaign
Nebraska has had a large place and
leadership in national politics.
Governor William A Poynter In
1898 William A. Poynter, populist, of
Boone county, was elected governor.
The Trans-Mississippi exposition was
, .1 J . r 1 1 ' ..' . T .
ncia bi uunng nis term. - ic
was the first great exposition held in
this region and it brought to Nebras
ka exhibits and visitors from all parts
of the wbrld.
Nebraaka in the Spanish War In
1898 the United States went to war
with Spain in order to make Cuba
free. Nebraska sent three regiments
to this war. The First Nebraska
sailed to the Philippine islands and
was gone more than a year. Colonel
Stotsenberg, its commander, was
killed in battle. Many Nebraskans
remained in the Philippines or have
since gone there to help maintain our
flag in those islands. The Second
Nebraska regiment, under Colonel C.
J. Bills, was sent to the great camp
at Chattanooga, lenn., ana, Decame
part of the army in reserve until the
war ended. The Third Nebraska regi
ment, under Colonel William J.
Bryan, was sent to Florida and after
wards crossed to Havana. -
The Reonblican Party Returns to
Power; Governor Charles H. Diet
richFrom 1896 until 1900 the Ne
braska state elections were carried
each year by a fusion of populists,
demorats and silver repulicans. Dis
putes arose among these parties and
the repuniicans, maung a great ei
fort in the campaign of 1900, carried
the state by a small majority, electing
Charles H. Dietrich of Hastings as
governor. Governor - Dietrich re--mained
in that office only about four
months. When the legislature, which
was elected with him, met in January,
1901, there followed a fierce and bit
ter struggle over the election of two
United States senators. The repub
licans had a majority in the legisla
ture, but could not agree. After an
all winter's fight all the candidates
withdrew and Governor Dietrich with
j. H. Millard of Omaha were chosen
senators. ;
' Governor Ezra P. Savage Lieuten
ant Governor Ezra P. Savage of Sar
gent became governor on the resig
nation of Governor Dietrich. He held
office one year and eight months.
During his term he pardoned former
State Treasurer Bartley from the pen
itentiary. Feeling in the republican
party was so strong against him that
Governor Savage could not be re
nominated. '
Forestry Two large forest reserves
in western Nebraska were set .apart
by the United States government in
1901. These have since been used
as experiment fields for growing
trees, mostly evergreens. It is hoped
through them to find the best means
of covering western Nebraska with
groves and forests.
(Oallaail Hart Saadar) " '
Had Many Firecracker.
By Wilber Tebbens, Aged 9 Years,
Ashland, Neb. Ked Side.
I have just received my orize about
a week ago and have nearly read it
inrougn. i want to ten you about
my Fourth of July. Early in the
morning I got up and shot off some
star salutes and penny firecrackers,
and about 9 o'clock it began to rain
and I shot some 5-cent firecrackers
while it was raining. By night it
quit raining and I had some red fire,
sky rockets and some Roman candles
and sparklers. '
Our Fourth of July.
By Florence Seward, Aged 10 Years,
1908 Corby Street, Omaha.
Blue Side.
I am telling you of what we did on
the Fourth of July. A friend invited
us to Carter fake. We went in an
auto. When we got there I went all
around. At, night we saw fireworks,
moving pictures and dancing; then
we had supper. For supper we had
salad, alt sorts of sandwiches, sweet
ened lemon juice, lemonade, choco
late cake, sponge cake and fancy
cookies. Well, I guess I'll close.
Proud of Prize Books.
By Glee Gardner, Aged 12 Years,
2605 North Sixty-second Street,
Benson, Neb.
I must write my many thanks for
the book which you sent me, because
after reading it through I find that it
is the kind that is my favorite, and
always will be. The name, "Child
and Country," alone makes one anx
ious to read into the depths of it
This is the second prize I have won
and I am very proud of both.
Children Pick Flowers.
By Thelma Deler Dernier, Age 7,
Elmwood, Neb. Blue Side.
Three little children went out in
the field lo pick flowers one day. And
one little girl got tired. They had a
good dog and they went half way
home with them. And the dog took
the little girl on home. Th? other
two went back till they got tired and
they went to the house.
New Busy Bee.
By Hildred Wiig, Aged 12 Years,
.Sutherland, Neb. Red Side. ..
1 received the stories and enjoy
them very much. I want to join th;
Red side because ted is my favorite
color. I wish very much to see my
letter in print I will try to write
often to you. ,
' ' Prize Book Helps.
By Edith Weir, 3412 Dodge Street,
Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
I received my book last Friday, on
my twelfth birthday. I have read
some in it It has been a great help
to my grandmother in fixing her flow
ers. I thanlt you very much.
Answers to Riddles. '
By Vera Lundberg, Aged 12 Years,
Wakefield, Neb.
The answers -to Florence Sward's
riddles are ocean, egg and moon.
This is the first time I have written
and would like to join the Blue side.
Disobedient Mary. -
By Myrtle Andersen, Aged 10, 3606
Hascall Street, Omaha,, Neb.
r Blue Side.
Once there waa a little girl whose
name was "Mary.
She was very selifsh. Her mother
was old and very cross and poor.
Her father was very seldom at
home. He was a fisherman.- He was
often gone for weeks at a time, leav
ing May and her mother alone.
.The time went verjr slow for Msy,
..1 : w9v th time Aasied. It
was the day before the Fourth of
July. It was a dreary aay. May was
sitting in the Dig armcnair wnen anc.
heard a voice calling from the hall
way. ! ' ' ' ."- ','- -
i- May ran tu where tne voice came.
T, hrr mnther. standing in the
doorway of her room.
"May, said her motner, you can
not have any fireworks on the
it .u ...;n o hurt" May
stamped her foot and mumbled, You
will never let me nave any iun, one
said. May walked out of the room
thumping her feet She took her
cloak, ran over to Alice's house to
play. Un the way over sne iounu a
bought two packages of firecrackers.
inen sne wem nonic anu nm mcui.
A. lUm fnllvnrtnv AltV ah tonic the
VII lire , wt.u i. J - ( .
firecrackers and shot some of them
off.
A m -U . ..... ahnntinn thm ntT nne
fa OllC .uuvhi.8 , -
of them fell on her dress before she
could throw it. May's dress caught
on fire and she was burned very
badly. She was in the hospital a cou-
Ele of weeks and sne never oisooeyea
er mother again.
. Animal Alphabet
By Mabel Clark, Aged 13 Years,
3008 Poppleton Ave., Omaha,
Neb. Blue Side.
A stands for animals,
Some of which we fear.
B stands for buffalo,
Which roam far and near.
C stands for camel,
With two humps on his back.
D stands for deer,
Who starts at the gun's crack.
E stands for elephant,
Who carries many a load.
F stands for frog, -
Sometimes called a toad.
G stands for goat,
With long, shaggy hair.
H stands for horse.
Sometimes a pretty mare.
I stands for ibis,
With a Ions; bill.
J stands for jay,
With its cry so shrill.
K stands for kangaroo,
With legs short and long.
L stands for lark,
With its pretty song.
H stands for monkey,
With a long tail.
N stands for nightingale,
Who sings without fail.
O stands for owl,
With its eyes so round.
P stands for pigeon,
Who in Italy is found.
Q stands for queen,
The ruler of the bees.
R stands for rabbit
Who hides among the trees.
S stands for stork,
.Who has two small wings.
T, stands for tarantula,
A spider that stings.
U stands for umber,
With its tall crest
V stands for vulture,
Who never stops to rest
W stands for whale,
With its long, back bone.
X stands for something
Of which nothing is known.
V stands for yak,
Whose hair is white and black.
Z stands for zebra,
With stripes on his back.
.
An Alphabet of Flowers.
By Florence Browitt, Aged 11 Years,
1821 Fifth Avenue, Kearney,
Neb. Red Side.
A Is for uter.
Which grown Tory teH
B Is for buttercup,
Which I vary amalL
0 li for carnation,
Which ! red and whit.
D li for daisy.
Which Is quit llfht.
B la for Easter Illy,
Which comes once a year.
F Is for forget-ma-not,
which la vary dear.
Q la for sTOidenrod,
Which is so slender,
H la for hollyhock,
Which la ao tender.
1 ta for Iris,
Which ta ao fair.
J la for Johnny-jump-up,
Which rrowa everywhere.
K la for Koch la,
That la pretty near to alnk.
L Is for larkspurs.
Which are red, whit and pink.
M ta tot morning; (lory,
Which la ao small, '
N la for nasturtium.
That blooms In th fall
O la for oxalla,
That X do not know.
P la for panay,
That la red and Just ao.
Q la for queen's nlvhtcap,
Which la ready for bed.
R la for rose.
Which Is ao red.
S la for enowball.
Which leao whit.
T la for touch-me-not.
Which la ao llrht
W la for umbrella plant,
That looks like an umbrella.
V la for verbena.
That looks like alrl named Ella.
W la for wanderlnar Jew,
That wanders like you.
X Is for X'a,
That'a all throurh. .
T la for yarrow,
I know, not what It la.
Z la for slnnla,
A beautiful plant It 1.
" How to Get Breakfait
By Esther Page. Age 10. Harriaburg,
Neb. Red Side.
"Said the first little chick with t queer
little squirm.
'I wish I could find a fat little worm
Said the next little chick 'with a
shrill little squeal,
'I wish I could find some nice yellow
mea!
Said the third little chick with a small
sigh of grief.
'I wish I could find a little green leaf
See here I" called the hen, from the
green garden patch,
'If you want any breakfast, just come
here and scratch !' "
Road to Sallie's House.
By Stella Rogert, Aged 11, Herman,
Neb. Blue Side.
The road to Ballla'a house went up,
But th road to mine went down.
And Sallle'e hair waa like the sun.
Where mine waa merely brown.
And she waa older far than I,
Or niTh au months and a day.
But these things made no difference
When Stllte came to play,
t think th morning? all war aprlng, .
And th aand pile was of gold.
Th birds all sans; like anything .
Nothing waa aad or old.
When Sallle'a feet earn down th ro4
And far oh, far away
X heard th allver of her shout.
"Hurrah! I've come to play."
The year have gone a fast, my dear,
I don't know how to play.
And aand la Only aand, my dear,
Tet If you ahowed the way.
If through the years your vole rang out.
I'd never more be old;
We'd build palaces from aand of pu t
gold.
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