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Stories by Our Little Folks
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Little Willie.
Once there was a man, woman
and little boy going; on a trip in New
Mexico. They were going up a
steep bank and the auto would not
run any more. So the man, whose
name? was John Clark,told"his son,
Willie, to run back to the garage
man in the little town they had just
left and tell him tb com and pull
them out. Willie1' was soon on his
way. He had t? pass a gang of
men and women. - Some . of them
were Mexicans. They said to him:
"Hi, son, wait a minute. I see
you arc headed for town; go to Bird
,'Smith's hardware store and tell him
Alkali Jenkins wants a strong, 40
foot rope, and you bring it back to
me here."
Willie reached 1 (own in a few
minutes. He went first to the hard
ware store and said: :
"Mr. Alkali Jenkins said for me
to get a 40-fodt rope and take it to
him.
Then I he forgot what his father
had told him to' do. On the way
back he met a little Mexican girl
named Juanita and twef Mexican
boys. They had a rope, .but it was
' broken. They asked Willie if "they
could use his rope. He consented
i and the children had much fun
jumping the rope. In the meantime
his father had waited two hours.
Mr. Jenkins also had waited a long
while. Soon the father of trie Mex-
' ican isliildreh came to take them to
tupper He took Willie also. Wil
lie's father was worried, so he went
? look for him. He could net find
iiini any place. Willie, 'came to
where the car was waiting and he
was punished severely. He was
very sorry for disobeying his par
tuts and now he always minds
them. Solofno Najman, 13
Gilead, Neb.
years,
(Honorable Mention.)
Helen's Pony.
Once there was a girl and her
name was Helen. She had a pony
whose name was Betsy. One day
some girls said let's have, a picnic,
and Helen said "yes." She went
home and asked her brother if he
would take care of her pony, and
he said "yes." As Helei was- gone
some boys came and asked him if
he would go fishing and so be said
"yes," and went Now Helen's
brother forgot to tie the pony up
and the pony ate some poison which
they had put outside to kill tlrerats.
'When Helen got home she found
her pony dead. .They all felt very
sorv. Later thev got another pony,
but not as good as tie first one.
Clara Gutzmer, y years, entrai wry,
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My Pets.
Dear Busv Bees: I would like to
join vour Busy Bees. L- read your.
stories every Sunday an like them
much, ffhis is the first time I
have written to vou. I have four
brothers and three sisters.' I am
going to tell you about my pet rab-
hirs.
We have seven little ones. The
mother's name is Spot and the fath
er's Peter. The mother rabbit is
, spotted and the father is yellow. We
have one like its mother and three
yellow ones, and a coal black one,
and we call him Blacky. We have
had our rabbit a year and she had
two little white ones and they died.
I was in the fourth grade last year
and mv teacher s name was Miss
Tohns. She is a good teacher,. I
. have some pet doves, 'and kittens,
too. Well, as my letter is getting
long. I will close. I Wish some, of
the Busy Bees would write to'm
, Goodby. Gertrude Hansen, 9 fears,
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A Bird Alphabet.
A is. for' Albatross, a very large
sea-bird.
'B is for Barred owls, who come
L- in large Herds.
C is for cat-bird as big as a blue jay.
U is for Dove, who makes nests
' out of hay. -
E is for Eagle, a large bird of prey,
F ,is for flicker, who is likea jay.
G is for Grosbeak 'with a large stout
beak. . '
H is :for Humming birds, who
come in fleets.
I is for Ibis, a large wading bird.
- J is for Jay, who dpes not like to
stay. , . ' ' '
x K Is for Kingfisher, who feeds on
fish. - r . ,
It is for Lark, who eats out of 'i
- dish. s - ,
M is for Magpie, who does nothing
but emitter, y
N is for Nightingatl, who ""some
times clatters.
O is for Owl, who howlsat night.
P is for Parrot, who not very often
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Q is for QuaiL- who lives on , the
ground. v
R is for Raven-Miot easily found.
S is for" Screech Owl, who
screeches. N
T is. j for Trogen, who wears
. breeches,
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The Mahogany Box..
There lives a widow in a cottage
with "her two daughters, Rose and
Rose Mary. The widow is very
poor. ' She has one cow which she
milks every day. She makes cheese
and butter from the milk. She goes
to the village and sells her cheese
but doesn't make very much money.
It was in winter tend it was very
cold. In fwo days it was Christmas.
Rose and Rose Mary worked -very
hard because they wanted Santa to
bring them . something. When
Christmas' Eve" came the two girls
hung up their stockings on the fire
place and went to bed dreaming of
what they shoujd get fromSanta.
While they were asleep, the widow
was sitting on a chair by the table'
crying vety hard for she did not
have any money to buy them any
thing. WhileTshe was crying she
fell asleep and in her sleep she saw
her mother, who was dead, standing
in front of her. Her mother asked
her why she was-crying so much.
The widow said she did not have a
dent and the children Tiad hung up
their stockings just as she used to
hang up hers when she was a small
girl, but how could she buy them
anything without a cent How un
happy they shall be.if they find their
stockings empty. Her mother quick
ly ran to the fireplace. There en
the top was. a box, the box was a
mahogany box. The mother gave it
to the widowand disappeared. When
the widow ayroke she ound'it true!
She found the key for the box and
ogened it What do you think she
saw? 10 pieces of gold! How sur
prised she was. She put on her
cloak, went to the village and came
home with -baskets, , pails', boxes,
bundles, packages and pockets all
full with things for baking and
everything.. She bought some toys
and sugar plums, candy, fruit and
nuts for the two happy children.
Angeline Kucera, 11 years, Milli
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Fat Dogs. N
And the Memary-Man said I,
A wolf-Cub, who was learning
how to. find food, came running to
ihe den. ,,' .- ',
"Come quick," he said. "Trn)re
are ever so many fat'sheep, over
behind that third hill, and the sheep
dogs look so fat and lazy that there
will be no trouble."
But Father Wolf shook his head.
"If the dogs are fat and lazy," he
said, "that may mean that the shep
herd Js very keen. A lazy shepherd
would not dare to keep fat dogs," or
he would lose all his flock. Rather-
come with me to a flock where the
dogs are 'hard-worked and the
shepherd is a fool One wise shep
herd is more dangerous than many
wise dogs."
The prudentrnan will seek behind
appearances for the true cause:
R.-W. . . - - -
. The MovieAncestorr .
The desire to produce pictures in
motion was partly satisfied- in an
cient Java long before the dream of
Edison was realized. But these fore-
fathers of the "movies" were crude
affairs compared with" the simplest
of modern motion pictures. A fea
ture of the ancient movies was the
telling of the story in spoken words.
From a sheet of deerskin clever
artists cut figures to illustrate the
story. The curious figures, are held
so their shadows are cast upon the
screen and moved about animatedly.
Popular Science.
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and taking them numerically.
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Better Babies for China ,
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China, the home of "better babies!"
Shattering. all the age-old tradition
of the. land of the lotus, a baby weP
fare exhibit was stagtd recently at
Ningpo hy the Baptist mission. Such
an interest in the welfare of the com
ing' generation was unprecedented in
China, v Nothing like it had ever
ben known "in Ningpo within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant. It
was the burning - topic of the day,
throughout the city.
It was discussed in the shops and
on the streets. It wajs discussed in
the ternple courts with 'their crowds
of idlers.. Women everywhere gath
ered ' in little groups, speculated
curiously pn this new idea ' from
America the idea of actually study
ing "babies." 7 t
Of course everybody wanted to
visit the exhibit. Staid bankers and
substantial business men came to
see, stayed to approve, and finally
went home tobring their wives back
with them. One dignified gray
beard, a prominent native physician,
v&s so impressed that he requested
all the nurses practising in the city
to attend. It all over 1,600 people
thronged the building.
Posters, charts, books and . ex
hibits offered up-to-date instruction
in baby lore. .There were demon
strations on proper methods of feed
ing. In a' "play-pen" suitable play
things were N displayed- ' for his
' Omaha.
The first white man settled in
Omaha 66 years ago. Omaha s
built on the- Missouri river,, 'It is
the, largest city in Nebraska, .The
word Omjjha means "above all othersJ
upon a' stream. .lt comes from a
tribe of Indians', Eromaha.
The Mormons made a bargain
with the Indians for a tract of land
r.ii called 'Florence. There they
builf 700 houses in three months.
They made it their chief camp and
winter quarters. Omaha is iw the
best manufacturing, and shipping
point in the middle west. Omaha is
now' the second live, stock market
in the world. Omaha is first in but
ter oroduction in tha United States.
It is the center of 1J national higR-
ways, umana is a city or Dusiness,
education and beautiful homes. - It
has 81 schools, three universities and
125 churches. Omaha is a banking
center. Omaha is in the heart of
the corn belt. There are 26 dif
ferent states ship their products to
Omaha. XDmaha has no slums in it.
Busy Bees, 1 live"1 in Omaha-and
am telling you about Omaha. It is
a very big city and everybody wishes
to know about it.' Ruth Downs, 8
years, Omaha, Neb.' u
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A Bit of Advice.
ILadybur, Ladybui.'lf I wer you
I always would carry a bucket or daw
To dub on my house If lt-burned, and
than maybe
I'd save every dear little Ladybug baby.
Puzzle
that met the pieman.!
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Una tbroucb tha dot(l be:
nlng at Figure
majesty the baity. At another booth
paiterns for useful and hygienic
baby clothes were sold at the nomi
nal price of I cent each. The most
popular booth of all demonstrated
"How to Give BaJfy a Bath." Crowds
circled around to watch the process,
while, the '"subjects," like babies the
world, over, cooed and gurgled and
tossed their fat little leg and yelled
when the soap got in their" eyes.
The importance of interesting the
younger girls as well as the older
people in the exhibit was recognized.
Every studentvin the Baptist school
tor girls at Ningpo had her share
in making the sViow a -success; cut
ting, patterns, explaining charts, or
welcoming guests. Even ttfe roly
poly .kindergarten kiddies, with their
promise "not to make a noise," Tclt
a personal interest in the great event.
Schools for girls similar t,o the one
at' Ningpo are maintained' at other
stations in China.
The women of China are being
educated. The scrambling children
who swarm the' streets of every
Chinese town, playing on the muddy
stone pavements, pulling with child
ish curious fingers at the uneven
loosened paving stones to reach un
der them into 4he accumulated filth
of years, are coming into1" their own.
They are about to become "better
babies.". i
Twelve-Syllable Rhyme! v
To know, how
To take pains -
Shows a high
1 Grade of brains.
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jl Doctor Dollby.
Tne tig toy grocery wagon was
bumped into Dy the new express
kt .r t.-;ii a narWaJ. of
breakfast food broke near Dr.1 Doll
by, and he sooped ft all carpfully
up. He says it' makes wonderful
stuffing, and I guess it does,' dears
and ducks." He had to use some of
it soon, after, 'cause Teddy Bear
caught his r paw in the swing and
tgre off quite a piece. He lost some
sawdust, but was very much pleased
with the new filling. f i ,
The 'Lonesome Pine Tree.'
Dear Busv Bees: This is the
second time I have written to you.
I am sending you a poem which I
composed myself: ' '-. -I
am sitting by this lonesome pine
tree,
Nothing like a happy,,Busy Bee.
I wish -I was there, I wish I was
here, ,
The weather cmly suits me when
it is" clear..
Are you by the lonesome gpine tree,
Janie dear? y , l
. Can I come any closer or any
near?
When ihe sunny days do come to
.me,
My eyes will brighten plainly, you
will see.
When my day's worlc was done t
I sat by the window with none.
I look off through the red west, ,
Where the big, round sun had
gone to rest.
I went quietly off to my cozy bed,
Where not another word was said.
r-Margaret Kidder, 11 yeas,
wsceoia, jncd.
" Squirrels Bitf asCats.
There is no country that can rival
North 'America for the great num
ber of squirrels, both species and
subspecies,' represented in its fauna.
In so far as brilliancy of color and
size are concerned,' however, says
the American Forestry Magazine of
Washington, the handsomest and
largest squirrels in the world are
found in the Orient and the East
Indies. Along the coast of Malabar
15 touna a squirrel as big as an ordi
nary cat. This animal is bright red
cm the upper part of its body, offset
by the most intense black, while all
the lower parts are qf a clear yel
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. damp Gets Wagon.
Camp Gifford has received two
new articles lately which are great
ly appreciated". One "is a new
spring board donated by F. F. Mar
tin Coal company, and the other 'f a
new wagon for hauling a1' articles
to the camp. This wagori was do
nated b the Farmers Union of Ne
braska.' -
" Miss Clark on Vacation,
v Miss A. H. Clark, secretary at
scout headquarters, has left for
Estes-Rocky Mountain National
Park to spend her vacation there.
She will stay there two,weeksr She
promises to . have many events of
interest.W report upon her return.
Canandrnama. '
' What one thing In the world growl
blga-er the mora you contract It? A dVbt.
What queer article la at Ha beat when
uaed up?. An umbrella.
What la It that wia born with the world,
may live a long aa the world, and yet
haa never reached ?ve weeka oldr The
meon.
. Next Time.
I can't haveany aupper, not a bite.
Next time;
An' I'Jihave to go to aleep without the
light
Next time:
An' If I Juat dare to cry
Mother'll tell the fah-lea why.
An' they'll take my toya an' fly.
Next time.
I'm goln' to get a apankln' oh. ao hard
Next time:
An' cn'-t evcr.play again outside the
, yard
Next time;
An' I can't have candle cake '
My next birthday, but must rake 1
All the1 ysriT; an' pains must take
Next time.
I'm braverthan most little boys, no
doubt. . , . . -
' For I'm '
Not one little, teeny bit'a-scared about,
Next time
Though I've been In this same tlx
Yenrs an' years (I'm nearly six)
Every this time mother picks
Next time! v
-rBy Lee-Shlppey.
' An Orphan.
As Alice had no father or motIjr
she was an orphan.
Everyone liked" Alice, but she was
poop and had to wdrk for a- living.
Finally she grew to be 20 years old,
and she also grew. rich. As she saw
the little orphans who have to work
for their living she said: "Let us
build a house for them. I was an
orphan when I was a child." So she
hired men to build a large house for
the orphans. S Then they were all
happy; hut they said:. "We cannot
let people wait on us;" so they
worked every day. Agnes Stewart,
10 years, Dannebrog, Neb. - ;
A Pretty larty Frock
BT GERTRUDE BERESFORD.
Little folks love finery ust as
much as their elders. And when a
new frock is needed for a party, or
gandie is the fabric of first choice.
This season some- of the loveliest
dresses for the tiniest girls are made
of this sheer material in such beau
tiful (joloVs as orchid, violet, blue
and, pink. JHere is 'a little frock in
pale T)lue organdie that could very
readily be copied by . any one who
knows something about dressmaking.-
The skirt is made of two
straight pieces of organdie shirred
at the waistline. , It is decorated
with two pieces of the same mate
rial prettily edged with a fine pleat
ing. "The waist is similarly trimmed
Jnd finished with a sash whose bow
will surely delight Miss Seven-Year-Old.
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For
OhBoy!kicria
Married Honest!
1 fey FRANK BUNNELL.
The "Y" has at last learned' of a
secret which has been -hovering
around the boys' division for about
six weeks."
. "Mick", is married.
' On June 2 E. E. Micklewright and
Miss Ethel Beal were married at. the
home of Miss Beat's parents in
Marshalltown, la: "Mick" had been
attending a conference at Blue
Ridge, N." C, and stopped, off at
Marshalltown on his way home, long
enough to get married.
He tame home and then spent 10
days with the high school cadets at
Valley and still no one even sus
pected such a thing. "Mick" then
left for Camp Sheldon at Columbus
and while he was gone.it was learned
through announcements sent to hi
friends that he had done the in
evitable. ' '
While this announcement was a
complete: surprise Ao most people,
his most intimate friends suspected
that somethingAvas on foot ' "lor
"Mick's" actions showed that some-.
thing out o"f the ordinary had
happened.
"Mick" has gone on his vacation
now and is spending the time with
his wifi at Davenport, la. He will
be back on the job the first of August
and will bring his wife with him.
They will be at home at 3309 Lin
coln boulevard after August 1.
Lads Return From "Y"
Camp Near Columbus
By MAC OHMAN.
Now that all the bpys are back
from Camp Sheldon, the boys' divi
sion at the "Y" has once 'more as
sumed its normal state of activity.
Once more th shrill voice of Tom
Bowie is heard above all the noise
that anyone else can make, and once
again one can hear "Mouse" and
"Hank" fighting over the ping-pong
paddles. But seriously we are glad
to ".welcome all - the fellowsj back
home, .for what would the- "Y" be
without 'Russ "Johnie,1' "Art,"
"Del" and the rest of them.
"Mick" came back with the fel
lows from camp, but was with ufe
Campfire Girls Honored
The Camp Fire Girls, of whom
there are 130,000 members and
whose national headquarters are at
31 East Seventeenth . "street, New
York City, haverecently been hon
ored by Sir Auckland Geddes, am
bassador to United States for Great
Britain and Ireland, by his consent
ing to become an honorary vice pres
ident of their Organization. Though
the Campfire Girls started in this
country, the program has" proved so
adaptable to the needs of growing
girls that it has spread to many
foreign .countries. In England and
Scotland there aremany groups of
Camp Fire Girls, asell-as in the
British territory of New Zealand, In
dia, South Africa and Canada. Sir
Auckland's acceptance of the vice
presidency of this organization is in
a way a symbol of the united feeling
between the American and British
Camp Fire Girls. Sir Auckland high
ly endorses the program of the Camp
Fire Girls and in his address to the
graduating class of the George
Washington university he made the
statement that right living depended
upon, the willingness to give service
and to create beauty. The slogan of
the Camp Fire Girls is to "give serv
ice." Every place where they are
organized they are serving: in their
homes, in schools and churches, for
their local committees, and for their
country. The law of the Camp Fire
Girls is "Seek beauty, give service,
pursue knowledge, be trustworthy,
hold on to health, glorify work, be
happy."
Girl Scouts to Aid Lifesaving.
Plans for organizing a Girl Scout
Lifesaving corps to work in connec
tion with the Red Cross were pre
sented by Miss Ruth Sampson of
the Northern division of the Red
Cross recently at a meeting of the
Minneapolis Girl Scout Leaders' as
sociation. A New Bee.
Dear Busy Bees I gt to a con
solidated sdhool, and like it very
much. My teacher's name is Miss
Lee. I like her very much. - Our
school is out Friday. We had a pic
nic today, and we had lots of fun.
We had it on the Chautauqua
erounds, which are by the lake. I
will tell you what we had for lunch.
We had sandwiches, pickles, eggs,
cookies, fruit and cake. After lunch
we all had a good time. There was a
log on the shore, -almost'covered by
water. Two boys were -jumping on
it, having lots of fun. One boy fell
in the water ana got wet from head
As mv letter is uettintr lone will
close and leave room for the others.
Catherine Johnson, 9 years, Spirit
Lake, la.
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What Makes a Soap Bubble?
A bubble is merely a hollow ball
of water with air inside. The air
in coming up through the water in
trying to rise out of the water is
caught in the water in"such a way
as to form the bubble, and since
the ability of theair inside of the
bubble to rise is greater than that
of the water which forms the bubble
and which has a tendency to pull it
down, the bubble rises into the air
The water ball is .very Jhin.and
keeps running down" to the bottom
of the ball, where you see it form
nto drops, and soon this makes the
walls of the water bubble so-thin
hat the air bursts through the ball
of water. Book of Wotiders.
the Live Boys of Omaha
only' a few days. He has gone on a
two weeks'vacation, and we will
miss him while he is gone. We all
hope that he will have a good time
and that he will come back full of
"wim, wigor and. witality;" ready to
knock 'em cold this fall. '
Boy Scouts Support
-Action of Perkins
' The scouts of Troop 11 have ral
lied to the support of Deputy Com
missioner Charley Perkins, who was
arrested and fined $19.90 by Justice
Collins for killing an Albino robin
"for scientific purposes."
'A set of resolutions was adopted
by the hoys ofTroop 11 and pub
lished extensively. These resolu
tions stated tha Mr. Hoyt, the
board of directors and scout com
missioner defend the action of Mr.
Perkins off the ground that ,it was
done for scientjfie purposes and
that by doing so the public would
be benefited.
It also stated that a copy ofsthese
resolutions be.sentjto the Audubon
society, Mr. Perkins and to others
in the city so that all would know
that the Boy Scouts of Omaha ap
preciated what Mr. Perkins had
done for them along different lines
of bird work.
A "Y" Lad You Should
Know, Willard Williams
Willard Williams, 2610 Harney
street, is one of the boys who is wel
known and liked by everyone at the
"Y." Willard is also of great help
to the man in charge; taking charge,
of the locker-room on the days when
his class "goes sto gym. He is a na
tural .leader and' all of the fellows
are glad for a chance to help him
when he needs it.
; Willard is a member of the "lead
ers corps" in the gym, and played on
the "junior employed" basket ball
team last winter which won the
championship in the league consist
ing of all the boys' gym classed
U i - T T I. C-1 f -1
jic i-ucs tu inc xiiga ocnooi o, .
Commerce and expects to have his r
name written on"-more than one
athletic record before he graduates.
Every one who knows Willard .will
agree that he is one fine fellow juiI
we all wish him sueee-s fs anything
that he does.
Nightingales Love Esteem
' And Are Not Shy Like
. 'Most Feathered Folks
" (Forty -first Story ot tha Night.)
ByMARGARET M'SHANE.
When the Nightingale finished the
nrMv tal rf nnrpstnr. Philfi-
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niela, she threw her head back and I
sang magnificently for quite some
time.
Never in all her life had Moon
beam heard such a concert as. came
from the little instrumental throat
perched by h'er side.
She was the loveliest thing on
earth or in the city of the sky and
her song was like the music the an
gehAmake when they sing for the
littW'folks of Skyland.
Philomela must return home with
her and meet -Father and Mbther
Moon and Ray and Shine. Shine
would just love her, and she would
have such fun riding around Mother
earth on his wjde and shiny back.
In this way all the little boys and
girls who live in the far away lands,'
East of the Sun and West of the
Moon, could likewise hear the love
ly songs and learn her story.
Tims' the thoughts flew rapidly
within the little head of Moonbeam
as she sat planning the good times
her newly-made friend would, have
visiting with her in the happy land
above the clouds.
As she mused, a fountain of
rare sounds poured into the- depths
of her tiny ears. i
They were clear, like the clearest
of crystal, and sparkled like the
night dews in the heart1 of the blue
bells. Moonbeam sat, still as a mouse,
while the singer sang out her happi
ness to the night. "
Sometimes her tone was powerful
and very deepr-then she turned 'her
pretty head to one side and ran a
most delicate little scale,, using, all
the while, a perfectly controlled
crescendo and diminuento.
"Oh, how do you do it! Your song
,is .magnificent! the Listener' cnd
out breathlessly., 1
At thesp wor,ds the Nightingale
Which Brooch?
"I'm all ready for the party, mothy
er. Do you think I look all' right?"
"You look very nice, dear, iu-that
white dress, but there, is one little
detail you have overlooked.
"Oh, what, mother?"
"The heavy, old gold brooch you
are wearing, while artistic in itself,
(loos not go well with a white dress.
Wear your ccfral one and keep the
gold 'for your darker and heavier
frocksi Remember, a bright colored
brooch will always bein keeping
with a white dress, and often will
give a personal note. Gold suggests
massiveness, not airiness, and the
art of ood dressing H&6 in having
everything tuned to one key, not to
one key7 of color, always, but to 6ne
key of feeling."
"Why, of course! Though f don't
think I'd have thought of it if you
hadn't told me, I'll wear the coral
one, as you say." -Georgette Beuret.
Mother's Day.
Sunday is Mother's day,
And I will tell you where to go
jGo to church and safe you'll be,
And many carnations there you'll see.
i
Pink and white ahd colors bright,
They will all be all right;
The white is emblem of purky,
Don't forget to wear a carnation
white. s
I made this poem up in IS minutes.
I hope I will win a prize. I have
a sister and brother, Clarence and
Gertrude. My birthday is May 21.
Alice Lyngstad, 11 years, 2890 Maple
St., Omaha, Neb. ,
A "Y" Lad You Should
Know Russell Hunter
Ladies and gentlemen, we tovei"- stromber,.
with us this week Russell Hunter.
Just mention his name and everyone!
take, notice, for "Russ" is one of the
best known fellows at the "Y." And
everyone who knows Jiim will agree
that as a pal he can't be beat.
""Russ" spent two periods at Camp
Sheldoir this summer and proved
himself to be a leader and an all
round good fellow. He received a
first degree honor monogram first
period, and a second degree honor
pin secona period, ihese were the
highest honors that a fellow could
win.
Beside these honors "Russ" was
declared unanimously o be the best
camper in camp during the first pe
riod. "Russ" starts his career at
Central High this fall and he prom
ises to make it a good one, for he
has lots of aggressiveness and is a
fellow of rare ability.
Heres wishing you all sorts of
good luck, "Russ."
Court of Honor
-
l First Class.
Emu Shukert,
Jamea Atklason.
Holden Capps.
Joseph Reeves.
Warren Dunham.
. , Merit" Badic-ss
Agriculture.
Anton Zesulak.
Jamea Van Valln. '
Carpentry.
Gage Hartman.
Cycling-.
Frank Freeman. ,
Electricity.
Elmo Adama.
Alejtander Larmon.
McOrew Harris.
Handicraft. '
Frank Freeman. '
Hiking. . .
Elmo Adams.
'Rarph Church.
Horsemanship. .
McOrew Harris. .
Oaga Hartman.
Lennard De Long.
Elmo Adama.
Aleaander Larmon.
Ralph Church.
Life Saving.
r
y
Markanuinahlp.
oaa Hartmi
Lennard no Long.
Fermnal Health.
an.
Alexander Larmon.
Physical Development.
D. U Dlmond.
fcVheianihln.
Ralph Church.
Swimming.
McOrew Harrla.
Lennard De Long,
looked intently towards the speaker
smiled prettily and said:
"I know my song is beautiful,
friend. v
t"Ve Nightingales love and appre
ciate our tones just as well as the
earth beings, who halt spellbound
at the first clear note.
"The fact is, we all love to be ad
mired and like best to sing before a
crowd. Then, you see, there are
MglitliiKUle In Favorite laant. ,
many who will wonder at our song
and carry the memory of it with
them for years and years.
"No matter how tired or sleepy
a Nightingale may be, Moonbeam,
she will rouse herself instantly at
the approach of happy merry-makers
and sing loudly her prettiest
song as thy draw near the thicket.
"To you, 'my f riendjf this no doubt
seems strange, for feathered folk,
as a rule, are shy and very much
afraid. But," he continued, his voice
full of feeling, "if all the birds of
the air could lie loved, cherished and
protected as one only Nightingale,
they, too, would cease fo fear.
"Where we choose to dwell we
are honored as a gift from heaven
and our presence is the boast of the
villagers for miles and miles around.
Scarcely have we time to settle
ourselves, when every person in. the
village knows the exact situation
of our home. They locate us as '
easily as a bird will find its nest.
"The loss of a nightingale, where
there is but one, is the bource of the '
clt epest sorrow to the whole com
munity. To them we are a part of .
their very household.
"Well, no wonder you sing so
beautifully all the while, Fhitomela. ,
"Every time, you utter a single
note' you realize your song is going
to a friend who cares for you."
Moonbeam's words were food for
thought to the aightingale. Here
was something to think about.
He crouched deep into the soft
preen of the hedge, and gazed pen
sively off into space.
Finally, after a long pause, he
added solemnly: s
"I guess . what you say is true,
friend. Maybe this is why we live
constantly in one place.
"You know our range is greatly
restricted Yes, there are but few
localities on Mother Earth where
Nightingales care to dwell, and we
take great care to select just the
right site. Having found it, we
leave our friends and underwood
with the greatest reluctance."
And Moonbeam listened on.
The Bird of wondrous song told
her how they return to the same
place year after year and the Night
ingale, who in the winter elects to
sing to the beauties of the Southern
Cross rides North the following '
Spring in the chariot Qf the South
breeze7 He will come alone and
will seek the self-same thicket where
he resided a few months before.
Trying toOThistle.
Joey puckered his mSith to whistle.
His mouth ao sweet and rosy and
small.
But a smile crept out from a sunny
dimple,
StraiKbtened the pucker and spoiled
It all.
Alexander Larmon.
-Elmo Adams.
Merit Badge Scout Official.
Camping-. .
William li. Mackett
J. P. McLauarhlin.'
First Alii.
J. r. McLaughlin.
William Id. Hackett.
Hiking.
George A. Peters.
Life Maying.
M. M. Levlnga.
Machinery.
M. M. Levlnga.
Public Health.
Louis Schrelber.
William L. Hackett.
Scholarship.
Louis Schrelber.
Eagle Scouts.
M. -M. Levings.
Frank Freeman.
Levings First Boy
Scout. Leader ,to
Become Eagle Scout
Mark M. Levings, deputy commis
sioner in charge of merit badge
work, formerlyscoutmaster of Troop
24 in South Omaha, received the,high
honor of Eagle Scout atthe court of
honor hetd at camp recently. He is
the first official in the .city to receive
rthis high rank of honor. ',
Mr. Levings has been in the scout
ing work for a number of years, one
of his most notable achievements be
ing his work with Troop 24, which is
considered one,ofthe best in the
city. He has been in scout work in
Omaha since the movement was
started and before that time was in
terested in scout work. He has
always worked for the best benefits
of the scouts.
Church -Wins Prize
Ralph Church was declared the
best ajl 'round scoVit at the first
camp and received a wrist watch
valued at $29, as a reward for this
honor. This valuable gift was do
nated by -the Western Associated
Jewelers and their generous spirit
is gicauy pijic.idicu uy ail me
scouts.
Another watch will" be presented
to trie best scout in the second pe
riod and there is a greati deal of
speculation among the scoflts as to
who will be the lucky fellow- to re
ceive the reward. - .
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