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Busy Bees in War Time
CHILDREN', Dear:
Thi vacation was quite a
surpriic, wasn't it? While
we all love vacations afid surprises,
too, we are not feeling so very hap
py alirr all. Even though the warm
sunshine beckons you. you will not
want to play a!) the time, and so I
!iave thought of a fine way to spend
some of the idle hours. I know that
you all Jove animals and that many
of you have pets of your own and
I will give you a prize for the best
animal story of letter that you
- send. Write on one side Of the
paper, using pen and ink, and send
in your stories before Wednesday,
October 23. Address the envelopes
care of the Busy Bee Editor. The
prize ttory and a number of the
good ones will be printed, so shar
pen your wits and see which one of
you can write the best one. Re-
member the date, Wednesday. Octo
, ber 23, and begin your stories right
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Children's Festivals.
' .Now thlt our country is at war
the Fourth of July is one of our
happiest holidays; for we all love to
show our patriotism, and Christmas
is indeed the day of day for the chil
dren of our land. But wouldn't you
love to live in Janan, the land of
cherry, blossoms, for the Japanese
people 'get aside two days. May 5.
which is hoys' day, and March 3,
which is girls' day.
First, I will tell you about Girls'
day, for this is the very happiest day
for all the little, Japanese maids in
the land in every Japanese home,
from the most luxurious to the most
humble, a feast is prepared. On this
day all the doll of the family are
brought out alid arranged on the
tiny altar. Qn the highest step are
the two who represent the emperor
and the empress, and the others arc
arranged below them.
You must not think tlut these are
the dolts that little Miss Japan
plays with every day, for these art
the toys which are carefully kept in
boxsfrom one year's end to the
other. Many times the dolls are
hundreds of years old, and this cus
wuom has lived for nine centuries in
this beautiful country.
But, now I must tell you of the
Roys' day. From every house where
there is a son a beautiful kite in the
shape of a fish is flown. Such shout
ing with glee as can be heard when
all the children run out to see their
' kites. It is like a universal birth
, day party and every Japanese lad
looks forward to this great day in
the early spring.
RAT SKINS.
There is not enough leather to go
round, as everybody learns when
he buys a pair of shoes. Rubber
soles are taking the place of oak
tanned leather and these are pre
vented from slipping on wet side
walks by mixing cotton fibres and
leather dust with the gum. Fish
skins are susceptible of tanning, and
there are rat skins which make good
leather, large enough for many pur-
poses, says ine utue journal.
They would do for some kinds
of glove and mittens, they may be
sewed together to make cloaks and
other garments, and they arc not
too small to be available for parts
of boots and shoes. The general
rule is to leather is that the thicker
the fur in the poorer the hide and
vice versa. According to this, rat
hide would produce superior leather.
Somebody with the gift of guessing
computes that .there are 110.000,000
rats in this country and the damage
'they do would feed a good sired
army It would take at least 5,000
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YOUNG MOVIE STAR
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We all have various ways of rais
ing money to win the war, but Ed
ward Schiller has found the most
original way of all. Kdward lias a
real rabbit farm, for at one time he
had 50 gray and white bunnies, but
now lie has but two, and I must tell
you what has become of the oth
ers. This patriotic boy gave two
of his pets to the Red Cross and two
to the Salvation Army to be sold for
their war fund, and with the money
from the others Edward bought'war
savings stamps. Of course, lie
couldn't bear to part with all his rab
bits, so Edward will keep two for
pets.
To France and back, in the midst
of submarine terrors, all to pose in
a moving-picture playl This is the
experience of 10-year-old Francis
Marion,who was in Omaha a few
weeks ago. Francis has a part in
"Hearts of the World," the big nic-
ture that was to have appeared at
the" Brandeis, but which could not
be shown on account of the Span
ish "flu" quarantine. Francis has
been in the moving-picture business
two years and a hajf. He lives in
California, where most of the big
pictures are made, and does not go
to school like most Omaha boys and
girls, but has a private teacher.
When "Hearts of the World" was
made it was necessary for the whole
company to go to France to be pho
tographed there. It took nearly a
year to get permission from the
British and American governments,
but finally it was obtained and they
sailed. They traveled right through
England and France and right up
behind the firing line. Francis
played with the little French chil
dren ana uvea in a town on which
shells were falling, and he admits
that sometimes he was afraid.
Francis is not a bit different from
other boys, even though he is a
movie. actor. He is an enthusiastic
worker for the Liberty loan and he
takes great interest in the progress
of the war. He reads "Dreamland
Adventures" and the other stories
in The Cee and watches eagerly for
FRANCIS
MARION
tli next installment, just like the
Busy Bees. When he Was in The
nee otticc lie had a fine time see
ing how a newspaper is made, and
he found the linotype machines and
the big presses so fascinating he
could hardly tear himself away from
them. Francis travels about the
country a great deal, but always is
accompanied, by his pretty mother,
who takes very good care of him.
just as Omaha mothers do- of their
little hovs.
Liberty Loan
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A GREEDY LITTLE MOUSE. THE MOON BABY.
Once upon a time, dear, a greedy There once lived a good fishcr
little mouse J lan. tjc was not a iad-man, but
Lived in the middle of an apple tart ,
I,01ISC a sky-man. He was a great big
He nibbled out a window, and he cloud of the night sky, and his net
nibbled out a door, j was the starry dipper. One night
And he bit a pretty pattern in the j this hlue fis,ernan traveled far-
crusty yeiiow noor
skins a day to supply a small mod
em 'tannery. Nobody wants the
rats; they belong to anybody that
cart catch them. That is the only
problem; to catcli them and skin
themr-and-then deliver the goods.
IMPROBABLE ISLE. .
Have you ever heard of Improb
able Isle?
Smart captains have sailed for many
a mile
To find it. but never set eyes on its
slopes; "
'Tis there, that one never in thick
darkness gropes.
For diamonds as big as a hogs-.
head, give light
To the folks of Improbable Isle
every night.
And the1 trees, they grow silk, and
the cowa give ice cream,
And in the winter the isle is all
heated by steam.
If folks want some winter they
turn on some cold.
Just as you turn the steam on. The
ice man. so bold,
Never shows his fat face in Im
probable, Isle.
They have banished him, far, to the
banks of the Nile,
Where he.' fast learning how to be
quiet and slim.
And fit for the Islers, when need
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come lor mm.
The folks of Improbable Isle don t
. like noise,
Except when the children play
nice with their toys.
Tis shouting and yelling that spoils
equipoise.
I shaa't tell you where this dear
isle is to be found,
'Cause then you would go there,
and stay, I'll be bound.
x OUR FLAG.
The part of our flag that is blue
Stands' for all that is noble and true.
The part of our flag that is red
Stands for the bravery of living and
dead. .
The part of our flag that is white
Stands as the emblem of purity's
light
And the star! in our flag, so bright.
Stand for goodness in the world's
dark night.
Thus our flag has a meaning for atl.
Let's give it place in Fame's great
kaJL
While Uncle Sam la sending mil
lions of men to France, he is de
pending on us to loan money to
keep them. While we are either too
young or too old to help fight, we
have a Rood chance to help by loan
ing our money. Now buy the
Fourth Liberty bond. Dorothy
Hawkins, aped 15. Walnut Hill
school; Miss Carr, teacher.
We must buy bonds to win the
war to help supply our men and al
lies, because we do not want to be
ruled by the kaiser or his sons, and
that costs money. We must buy bonds
to save our men's lives, to keep lib
erty from dying, to fight Germany
unti there is nothing left of it, and
to have democracy and freedom for
ever. "Bessie Biazek, ased 12, Train
school; Mlae Kent, teacher.
We should buy bonds because It
will save many soldiers' lives, feed
and furnish our soldiers and will
buy ammunition to help kill the
kaiser. If everyone will buy bonds
it will help win this war, and so lib
erty shall not perish. If everyone
buys a bond we will be free from au
tocracy. Rose Vanek, aged 13,
Train school; Miss Kent, teacher.
We must buy bonds to win the
war, to supply our men and allies, to
save lives. We don't want to be
ruled by the kaiser or his sons. We
want freedom and democracy for
ever! We want to fight Germany
until it is crushed, so Liberty shall
not perish. We want men and
money.Frances Voditka, aged 14,
Train school; Miss Kent, teacher.
Every Liberty bond is a blow at
the kaiser and "kultur." Our boys
are giving their lives for us over in
France. Are we soing to disap
point them now when we have this
spjendid opportunity of helping
them? Buy a bond and help uphold
the civilisation of the world. .Esther
Nystrom, South High school.
One should buy bonds so we ton
supply our soldiers and allies over
there, rrush down Germany so we
shall not be ruled by the kaiser or
his sons and be their slaves, so lib
erty should not perish or our flag
should not be torn down. That is
why the government wants us and
you to buy Liberty bonds. Anna
Nickel, aged 11, Train school; Miss
Kent, teacher.
If we want to end this war we
must buy bonds; buy till It hurts.
Our boys are giving their lives. Why
not save them by lending our
money? One $50 bond keeps a
Lewis machine gun In action two
minutes. How long will you keep it
working? Klizabeth Ellen Kaho,
aged, 11, Saunders school; Miss
Vaughan, teacher.
How do you know but that your
money will win this war? The al
lies are winning, but have, not won.
We must win! Bulgaria has sur
rendered. This is the beginning of
the end of the war. Make sure of
our victory. Buy bonds. Mary
Getty, aged 13, Windsor school;
Miss Johnson, teacher.
A Hun tyrant and his hordes are
striving to destroy the peace, free
dom and justice of the world. The
Fourth great Liberty loan to equip
the soldiers that they may defend
democracy and its principles is on,
and the success of this loan will as
sure the defeat of the Hun. Roy A.
Bair, aged 13. Park school; Miss
Newcomb. teacher.
What a joliy wee house
For a mouse! (
Once when -he was hungry he ate
the window-sill,
j The door-jamb and the lintel, and
he was hungry still;
So then the mouse nibbled the
juicy apple wall,
And the criss-cross raftered ceiling.
'till it wasn't there at all.
I wish I had a house
Like a mouse.
The mousie looked about him and
gave a frightened start,
For, oh I Where had it vanished, his
house of apple tart?
But now he always feels at home,
though wandering far and
wide.
For he takes his house around with
him, although he boards outside.
Would you eat up your house
Like the mouse?
Abbl Farwell Brown.
never have been crossed. They did
their best, and we should do ours.
Gertrude Sutphen, aged 12, Saunders
school; Miss Vaughan, teacher.
The government finds it necessary
once more to borrow money from
the people of the United States in
order to put more men in the trench
es. The goal of the Fourth Liberty
loan is $8,000,000,000, twice as much
as the Third Liberty loan. All per
sons will buy bonds or tell why not.
The expense of the men in the new
draft age will be enormous. There
fore, the government needs a great
ther than usual in his sky-home.
Once he picked up a bright, silver
star and used it as his spyglass.
He sighed restlessly, poor thing.
"I wonder if there will ever come
anything new," he grumbled, for he
was wearying of seeing stars and
the moon.
Through the bright star he had
an unusually clear glimpse of the
milky way. About to throw down
his spyglass the fisherman saw
something tumble rockety, rock
down the white moon path. It was
a golden something unlike the
moon, and so the cloud-man became
more than interested. In fact very
excited. For he had never seen
anything that rivaledJts brilliancy.
"I must- investigate," he said
aloud. And thus it was that he
sailed into the dipper ad was con
veved to the milky way.
W'hat was that?, A sweet little
tinkle tinkle reached the fisherman's
ears. He hurried along the path and
stopped beside a golden path and
stopped beside a golden cradle. In
it lay a lovely little baby, white as
the moon, as golden and blue as a
summer dawn. White skin, blue eyes
and sunny curls. All this seemed to
fascinate the big cloud-man. But
he had to go, for the sun would soon
rise." The next evening the dipper
piloted the interested cloud-man
onto the milky way. What a sur
prise and a joy it was to him when
he found that in his absence the
"Moon baby" had become a beauti
ful tall princess, who soon became
Travels of the Nuts
Mrs. Wild Nut was grandmother
; to two little children who were first
i cousins. One was named 'Wal-Nut
j and the other was named Hickory-
Nut and both Nuts lived on tall
j trees that grew side by side in the
: woods. Both these little Nut girls
had brothers also, but the boys, like
! most boys, cared nothing about
playing with the girls, so Wal-Xut
'and Hickory-Nut were daily play
mates. v
One day in late September, Wal
Nut sighed: "Dear me, I wish we
did not always have to live on this
tree. Wouldn't you just love to see
the world, Hickory?"
"Oh, yes, but there's not much
use in wishing it. I suppose we
will always live and die in this tree,"
replied Hickory.
Just then a squirrel hopped along
the branch and spied the Wal-Nut
frowning. He gave one squint and
then jumped away hurriedly as he
said to himself: "Those Nuts are
not quite ripe yet, but I will watch
out for the time when they fall."
"Dear me! Did vou see trrat awful
robber, Hickory?" cried Wal-Nut,
aghast. '
"Yes, but he ran away, so I guess
we need not worry about him." re
turned Hickory, as she glanced over
her shoulder.
"I think I should die if I was
stolen from home and kept in a
dark hole under the roots where
Sauirrel keens his stores," con
tinued Wal-Nut.
"I just wouldn't stay there! I'd
get out some way, even if I had to
coax a nasty worm to crawl inside
my shell so the Squirrel would toss
me out of his house," bragged
Hickory-Nut.
Then came an evening in early
October when the sun sank earlier
than the previous week, and the
cold wind made the Nut children
shiver uncomfortably . The grand
mother tried to cover the little Nuts
up with the leaves of the trees, but
still the cold grew more intense.
"Ddaries, I fear Jack irost will
sneak around tonight and touch
anyone who is not well protected.
Keep the leaf covers on until the
sun calls you to rise in the morn
ing," advised grandmother.
But Wal-Nut found the covers
too binding so she kicked off the
heavy one just as Jack peeped in
under the bough. He slyly took out
his scissors and snip went the
stitches that held together Wal-
Nut's fine dress. The robe cracked
open and poor Wal-Nut shuddered
with cold, for she was unprotected
now.
Jack Frost laughed merrily, but I
YVal-JNut tried to snrm Dactt mro
her old coat in vain. He waited a
few moments, and then clipped the
stem that held Wal-Nut safely at
home. Down she fell onto the grass
below. The fall shook her so that
her clothes fell off and there she
was in her pretty inside shell.
Jack then' sprang over to the
Hickory tree and snipped off many
of the little boys, but he did not
cut open their clothes as he had
done to Wal-Nut. He merely
snipped a little seam on each shell
and" then cut the stems. Down they
fell beside Wal-Nut. Last came
Hickory-Nut, the little girl. She
sighed as she fell, but she felt sure
they would all now travel to the
new world.
Little Stories by Little Folks
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Making Money for Junior Red
Cross.
Alice Wallerstedf. Arcd 11.
Coleridge, Neb.
I am going to write to the Busy
Bees for the first time; I am going
to tell them about a program vc
Had. "
On Junior Red Cross day every
school in our country was to have
something to raise money for the
Junior Red Cross. So we had a
program consisting of recitations
and patriotic songs. After the pro-
?:ram we had an auction. Every
amily donated something, such as
canned fruits, cakes and pickles, etc.
After the program we took in $21,
which we will use to buy materials.
I have a brother and a cousin in
the navy and an uncle and three
cousins in the army. I have $18.50
in baby bonds and four thrift
stamps. I hope these will help a lit
tle toward winning the war.
Little Helping Hand.
By Elma May Crane, Aged 9, North
Platte, .Neb.
Once when littje Helping Hand
was out playing 'she heard a noise.
It sounded like many feet. She ran
into her grandmother and said she
heard a noise. Her grandmother
well knew who it was. She packed
her few belongings and went to a
, fort a few miles away. She wanted
Helping Hand to come with her but
she said:
"No, I will stay here. My brother
is m the army and I want to meet
him for he is going to have a fur
lough." The grandmother said, no,
they would leave a note for him to
come to camp. But little Helping
Hand sighed and told them to gg
on.
The grandmother didn't want to
go but Helping Hand insisted, so
she said goodbye and went on
toward the camp. Helping Hand
was all by herself now, but what
could she do but wait? Pretty soon
she saw a lot of Huns, they told her
to surrender but she would not;
then they said they wanted some
thing to eat. She said there was
nothing in the house. Just then
some.Americans came and they had
a battle right in front of the house.
Soon the Americans had them just
about gone. Helping Hand thanked
them and gave them her ring for a
remembrance.
Win the Wart
By Sarah Hanson, Aged 10, Bellevue,
Neb.
We should help the Red Cross
knit for the soldiers. And we should
help the children of Belgium by
sending them clothes to wear and
food to eat. Every man, should go
to the army and help the soldiers to
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Buy a bond. We are wfhning the
war, but we must have money to fin
ish it. Omaha has gone over the
top three times. Let us put the
Fourth loan way dut of sight and
give the kaiser a new worry. Amer
icans, buy bonds and win this war.
John Shipner. aged 12, Windsor
school; Miss Johnson, teacher.
We are called to buy bonds of the
Fourth Liberty loan. Immense sums
of money are needed to keep up this
war. If we don't buy bonds our na
tion will perish. So use every ounce
of energy -and give every dollar pos
sible and we will win HiTenre
Drake, asred 11. Miller Park school;
Miss Tracy, teacher.
The Picnic.
HE Princess Elaine, cousin of
little willful princess, had
come to make a visit, ana a
grand picnic was to be given in her
honor. She lived in a large city,
where, except for the beautiful parks
and playgrounds, there was little op
portunity of seeing the country. So
the picnic had been planned to give
her the delight of being out in the
open, where the blue sky was end
less, as well as the green pasture
lands, and where groves of oak trees
offered as cool and beautiful a re
treat as any Gothic palace.
The head chef of the castle had
superintended the packing of the
great hampers with the utmost care.
There were delicious broiied chick
ens and big red lobsters, cold tongue
and ham; crisp salads and sliced
vegetables; curiously molded con
fections from the pastry kitchen,
flakey crusted pies of all kinds. Then
there were fruits heaped upon bas
kets of carved ice and, in fact, every
thing that was good to eat was to
be enjoyed at the feast under the
trees.
It was a glorious morning. The
sun had burned away every cloud
that had hung rosy about his ris
ing and the great gray flanks of
the rgeky hill on which stood the
castle glaredin a pale scorch un
der the sky. Here and there adown
the steep incline the little brook
flashed out in a clear, intense dazzle
as it leaped out from the dark rifts
on its way to the meadow.
No one at the castle, however, no
ticed all these beauties of nature
they were too busy getting ready
for the picnic. Except, perhaps, the
Prince Rupert. He had stood for
some time gazing down from his
window at the rocks and the trees,
which sparkled under the rajs of
the early sun. Perhaps he was
wandering which of his two lovely
cousins he , loved the most. At
length, however, he descended to
Our government
fourth loan, $6, 000,000, uuo hi ue o.
the cause of Liberty. 'nc rf.tr
ment doesn't eeem right.. '! your
bit" If Tershlng'g men ini'eiy" d'd
their bit the Hindenburg line would
lie most
tfescende
the dining hall, where the royal
breakfast awaited the household.
The meal was of short duration as
far as the two little princesses were
concerned. fcf thev were too excit-
asks US for a i rH tn at mt mnnnrn m it i...t
foolish to bother with an ordinary
breakfast when the hampers held
all that one could desire in the
way of food? Therefore, they were
the first to mount their horses, and
with some impatience, I am sorry
to admit, awaited the appearance of
the king and queen, who seemed
to take longer than usual to finish
their breakfast.
At last, everyone was ready, and
off rode the little willful princess
with her pet monkey on horseback
at her side her cousin Elaine and
Prince Rupert following after.
Then the "great coach with its at
tendants, and last, but not least,
the hampers in a wagon all to
themselves. En route, they were to
meet several uncles and aunts and
half a dozen cousins, so that the
picnic might be a real one and not
just a family affair.
As they reached the galley they
were joined by the guests who
were to meet them, and the party
now bemgj quite large, the little
willful princess suggested that
they ride ahead some distance and
choose the spot for the encamp
ment. "But it has already been select
ed," said Prince Rupert, "Michael
reported to the king this morning
he had chosen a good place for the
picnic." At this the little princess
looked very much annoyed, but as
her cousin. Elaine, was there, she
said nothing fufther. excep't to con
fide to the monkey that she already
knew it.
The spot that the head gardener
had selected proved to be a very
beautiful one, as the grove of trees
shielded t them from the sun, and
the lake, just below, made the air
roo! with moisture. The wild fowls
flashed and swam over its rippling
surface. " and every now and then
the red spots on the backs of the
nimble trout gleamed in the sun
light.
"Come," cried the little princesSj.
after she had alighted from her
horse and changed her riding habit
in one of the royal tents which had
been set up for the convenience of
the guests, "let us go down to the
lake and explore." But her cousin
Elaine seemed very busy with
Trince Rupert at that moment; so
the little willful princess and her
pet monkey ran down to the beach
without waiting for them. At the
edge of the lake the tall water
grasses and rushes swung lazily
with the motion of t)ht water
The princess leaned over and
gazed into the clear water a beau
tiful, broad mirror, reflecting the
chestnut trees on the bank, and the
little points of land that ran out
from the shore, and gave foothold
to the old pines standing watch day
and night, summer and winter, to
guard the lake. v
"How funny your face looks in
the water," said the princess, turn
ing to her pet. "I can't make out
whether it's your whiskers or the
water grasses."
"Never mind, your highness," re
plied the monkey, "there is some
thing more interesting going on
down on the bottom of the lake
than the reflection of my whiskers 1"
"What is it?" asked the princess,
eagerly.
"Do you see that clumsy black
bug crawling on the bottom?"
"Yes; and he has six legs," replied
the princess, counting aloud, "and
he looks as if he had on a coat of
armor. But I don't think he's very
interesting."
"Something very wonderful is go
ing to happen to him, nevertheless,"
replied the monkey, still gazing into
the water.
"O bother," replied the little will
ful princess, "I'd much rather watch
the salt water boatmen and the
water spiders dance and skip. Why,
that old bug couldn't do the tango
to save h:s life.
globe on each side of his head. As the monkey took hold of her wrist
he turns his head to look about him to feel her pulse,
and, in moving, he draws himself
out of his old suit of armor, and
from two neat little cases at its
sides come two pairs of wings, fold
ed up like fans and put away here
to be ready for use when the right
time should come. Carefully he un
folds them and spreads them out
in the warm air. With every move
ment he is escaping from his armor.
Drawing from -their sheaths his
legs, finer and longer and far more
beautifully" made and colored than
the old, he trembles all over, and a
slender body, that was packed away
like a spyglass, is slowly drawn out,
one part after another, until at last
the dark coat of mail dangles
empty from the vAter plant.
"Why, he looks like a beautiful
knight that has taken off his
armor," cried the little princess.
Instead of the ugly bug, clinging
to the stem was a dragon fly, his
delicate, gauzy wings trembling in
the breeze, as if about to transport
the long slender body across the
sparkling waters.
"There he goes," said the monkey,
"but I don't believe he will bother
to stop for a, dance with the water
spiders now. It's not always the
really interesting people who dance."
The little princess looked at the
monkey. "Well, who "would expect
an old bore nke that black bug to
"Well, he will," replied the 'J' into a dragon lly, any more
monkey. "Look, there he comes now t,,an one would expect a handsome
up the stem of that rush." And, Pr,n.ce.t0 change into a love-sick
sire enough, toilsomely up the slip- fwain; a"d she glanced across the
pery stem he crawled, and. after ,ak.t0 w"fre Prince . Rupert was
much labor, reached the surface of xva'kJn .w.lth ,,ler. C0US1. V; m .
the water and basked in the fresh I "nks he is acting replied
i t lP iim kv , with a u-ic 1 1 4 1a u'liiL-
Tie inH runrhinn , I .J ' n ni-iv, nuiv, "
"Why doesn't he ask one of the
i.'t wnicn tne nttie wiiitui princess
blushed ever so little. "Let us ioin
them," he continued, "else they may
think you wish to avoid them." At
this the little princess gave a "hel
little spiders to dance with him?"
said the little princess, turning to
the monkey. "If he is so interest
ing, they would be crazy to dance
with him."
"How can he, my princess?" an
swered the monkey, pointing to the
bug. "See, his helmet is cracking
m nan. it was just as tne monkey instant Prince Ruptrt pi
saiu anu, moreover, in a moment ; t,e hank and lifted her from the
it fell from off his face, disclosing ',
a new face, as it were, much larger' that, point. Tenderly carrying her
and more beautiful, and, what is in his arms, he laid her down on the
"Speak to me," cried RuDert. Then
the little wilful princess opened her
eyes and cried, "Where am I?"
Seeing that she was not injured,
but only wet, the king commanded
that she retire to the tent and await
a dry set of clothes, which he would
instantly send her. But, no, the
little willful princess would not hear
of it. "I shall ride to the castle at
once," she replied, "and change my
clothes." And, without further
words, she ran as fast as her wet
garments would permit to the tent
and, quickly getting into her riding
habit, mounted her horse and rode
away. The monkey did not follow,
for he seemed to know that she
wished her handsome cousin to be
her escort, which turned out to be
the case. And as they rode, side by
side, he was the first to speak.
"Methought you were drowned,
sweet cousin," he said in a low
voice, "you were so still and white."
The kittle willful princess grew
very rosy as her eyes met his, al
though she hesitated ;iot in her
reply:
"Methought as I felt the ground
give way beneath my feet that may
hap you would be too engrossed to
hear my feeble cry." At which the
prince blushed also.
When she reached the castle much
concern was shown by her French
maid over her misfortune and the
fact that the picnic was spoiled for
her by the mishap. But the little
willful princess said nothing; she
only smiled as she tripped down the
stairway, after putting on her most
becoming gown, to meet Prince
Rupert. '
"Let us have a little picnic by
ourselves," she said, as they seated
themselves on a rustic bench in the
rose garden.
And when the king and queen re-
loa" and started to run toward them ! turned with the Princess Elaine and
around the edge of th,.lake. As
she neared them she slipped from
the bank and. with a friehtened
k,"K j screm, fe,ll ijio the vvatr-s. In an
cy I instant Prince Ruptrt plunged over
still more wonderful, two eyes,
which are made, up of hundreds of
little eyes; they stand out like a
grass, at the same time leaning over
and imploring Iier to open her eyes.
"She cannot be dead," he cried as better than ordinary rfW
thcXnet monkey later in the dav.
they found their daughter laughing
most happily.
"Verily," said the king, as he as
reiided the stairs to his room, "she
is developing a most lovelv dispo
sition. To think that she could have
missed all the fun and still be
happy."
Which only goes to show that
kings can read a woman's heart no
win the war sooner. Everybody
should saveood and flour to send
to our boys over there. The chil
dren should not buy much candy, but
buy war savings stamps and thrift
stamps with their pennies. Since
coal is scarce, we should not buy
more than we need. Do not buy
any new clothes or coats this year,
but wear your old ones if you pos
sibly can. Don't buy much fca
cream or chewing gum. And la the
times we should sing patriotic tonga
and give patriotic pledge. Stead
when the national hymns art sung.
Every stamp or bond of Liberty yo
buy helps the Sammies lick the Hon
and every one you don't buy helps
the Hun lick the Sammioa. Wear
a star for every one of your friends
that go to war, or that have already
gone. Unpatriotism is not allowed
in America or any country that is
in the United States or in its favor.
)o your bit wherever you can.
Our Picnic.
By Alma Trerichs, Aged 9 Years, .
Talmage, Neb. Blue Side, j
It was held the 25th of May, Bve
years ago, in Mr. Neeman's grove. ,
It was a stormy day.
My brother took us down la tne
car. We had bought the car the,, day
before the picnic. Our folks came
over in the carriage and took ua
along home.
We ate our dinner in the woods
and played hide and go seek, wolf,
base ball, Washi-gton and jump th
rope.
When wt reached home It Juit
started to rain, so we eould sot go
outside. We all said we were glad
we were home.
I hope Mr. Wattepaper Basket
has gone to war. ;
A Former Busy Be. '
By Glee Gardner, Aged IS, 2431
North Sixty-sixth Street, Omaha,
Neb. Blue Side
Dear Busy Bee. Well, well! It
seems good to be writing to my
Bee friends again. It's been a long
time since I have written to tha
page, but I always read the letteri ,
every Sunday. They certainly ara
interesting. Just by' reading tha
Busy Bee page one can to how,
patriotic young Americana are. lly
goodness! They ara juet brimming
over with all kinds of ways to help
Uncle Sam win the war. I luppoa
all of you are going to school regu
larly. Play like you ace a aoldtar
and the better you get your lessons
the better soldier you will be. Sup
posing you get 100 la arithmetM.
Why, you would almost be a gen
erall Weren't all the parade and
the carnival simply wonderful? It
shows that we ean have jk llttt fun
even if the kaiser doe scold and
fret. Along come the old Spanish
Flu and gives us a vacation. Oh.
well, we will have to go to school
longer in the spring. I sold flower
for the Belgian babie and It
seemed as if everyone was just a
willing to give money as anything.
Well, it is getting late, ao I' must . -close,
but remember that I shall al
ways cherish my Busy Bee friend.
Prize Book.
Dear Editor: I received my prize
book a long time ago. Hie name ot
it is "Two Children in um rana.
I read it all through and liked it
vrrv much. I thank the editor very
much' for the beautiful book re- t
ceived. Helen Abraham, Schuyler
Neb., Route 3.
Fourth Liberty foan.
By Verna May, Aged 13, Grafton,
JNCD.
United States is now engaged in "
a great war. Again the government
comes to the people with the re- -quest
that they lend their money.',
and lend it upon a more liberal, .
scale than ever before. The money
that is held back now will be of
little its or value if the war is noiy
urnn anH the selfish masters of Ger
many are permitted to dictate what t
America may and may not ao. . t .
No person in public should ns
and sine the beautiful words ot
"America" if they do not love their ,
country enough to help in this great j
drive of the Fourth Liberty loan.
Has it ever occurred to you that one
more bond bought with a little addi-,-tional
effort may save the life bf the
boy frpm the next door?
Uncle Sam's Liberty chest needs
filling again. We have the cash to -fill
it as many times as he lifts the
lid. There are only two horns to
this dilemma; you are either a pa-, '
triot or a traitor. The men on the
firing line and on the ships have
turned from business and home and
they stand ready to give their liv :
and shield with their bodies us who '
remain at home. We are unworthy i
to be thus protected if we do not do
our utmost to help them. Our boya
have gone over to clean up the Hub' -.
and It is up to us-to supply them
with whatever they need to get the
kaiser. It takes money to do this.
There is nothing too good for our
brave defenders.
The expenditures of the govern-
ment for the preceding year are
estimated at $24,000,000,(100, a sum ;
which baffles the imagination to con-.
ceive. That vast amount must com
one-third from taxes and two-third4
from loans. The success of the:
Fourth loan, like those thaj pre-;'
ceded, is therefore necessary. Wer;
must work with the highest speed, ' '
as if the war was to end in six N
months. We must prepare in every
direction, as if it was to last for :
years. Speed and preparation are
both expensive. We can not wlnt. ... i
without money and therefore these j'
loans are vital and the country f;
should rally in all its strength and (
subscribe and oversubscribe th .-)'
j Fourth loa.n.