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Stories by Our Little Folks
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The Adopted Robins.
Dear Busy Bees: vThis is a let
ter Mrs. Oriole received from Mrs.
Robin last summer: K
Birdsville, July 3, 1919. Dear-
, Mrs. Oriole: I have four eggs in
my nest. s The other day when I was
off my nest fora -little exercise I
heard two boys talking. One said,
"Oh, the poor things, they must have
fallen from this tree," pointing, to
-the tree I was in. - "No," said the
other. "I jest saw, that boy that
was haulirrg grain drop them. I'll
bet he -took them out of a nest down
the road." "Yes," said the first
' boy, "he did, because" school hes
always talking about tearing down
bird nests." "Well, say, I know
what to-do. You know the robin's
nest Dack ot our garage. that
nest 6f mine? Yes, sir," said the
. first boy. "Well, 111 bet that robin
will like to adopt these two baby
birds. Yes, I know she will."' So
they came up the road. I flew be
hind a row of trees to a tree just
opposite my nest.- There I waited
until I saw them put twbirds into
my net.i Then I went over 'there
andthe pobr little things wfer'e very
It ci rar T vif- itiam o Ai a S rr-A ant
they are now growing more beautk
ful every day, The boys canfe and
look at them. : I am very proud of
them. A snake once started to coif e
and eat th-em. The boys killed It.
They are real kind boys and. should
have a bird pin and join th bird
club. Sincerely. Mrs.- Robin.
. Tbjs is a true story. Thefirsboy
was Clarence Christenfon ' and the
other Jaines Christenson, both my
brothers. Lucille Christenson. aged
12, Alvo, Neb. v "
nonorauic ivienuon.j
, The Lost Necklace. '
- Elaine awoke with a start. She
sat up in bed and rubbed her sleepy
eyes and stared at the darkness.
Elaine had been' peacefully dream
ing when she heard a little screech
and a faint chatter. Then1 came the
sound of scampering feet and all
1 was silent. She lay back in bed and
wondered, sleepily what it could
have been. She - didn't believe in
gitusta ,aiiu uuiiai nunuin i
r screech and scamper like that. After
a short time she fell asleep. The
next day she hardly rem&nberarl the
incident of the night before, so ex-'
-cited was she in helping prepare for
the party she . was givingfor ',her
friends. Her necklace was missing
when she dressed. "Oh, well, J'll
find it later." she said. They played
all sorts of games, and ended upwith
hide and go seek game. Elaine hid
in .il corner by a huge trunk, and
having remained in hiding a, short
time, her eyes suddenly, caught sight
' of a sauirrel's nest with a streak of
violetT.pl or in it. Hurriedly she,
tore, ' the tn est apart and beholdl
Elaine's' iwnl necklace strung into
Rgddy Squirrel's nest. Thi?was
die screech and scamper she had
heard. Wilt" some "Bees from Mis
souri write to me? Helene Meyer,
14 Years, Otoe, Neb.
Jest 'Fore Christmas. ;
Dear Busy Bees: I will write you
a little Christmas piece, lhe name
"of it is "Jest 'Fore Christmas:"
Father calls me William,
Sister calls me Will,
Mother calls me Willie,
But the fellers call me Bill.
'Mighty glad ' hain't a girl, "s
Rnther be' a boy, , y , -
Without those sashes, curls and
things, v
Worn by Fauntleroy. .. '
' I love to hunt greert apples,
I hate to take castor -oil for belly
ache, v .
And when there atn't no flies on me
I am as good as I can be,
"Jest 'for-Christmas." .-'
Thelma Hirch, 12 Years ' Belvi
dere Neb. '.
v Firlt Letter. ,
" Dear Busy pees: This is the first
lime "I have ever written to your
happy page! I read your letter
every Sunday and like them .wery
IJlUt.il. It 13 itliv3l lini. .v 'JA
..I 1 lu. ru.... . .1;. nl
eCliUUl VVC 1IBVC a snu ay-u 1
two swings and many other things
.to' amuse- ourselves with. I go to
the Matte3 scnool. District 41. We
have two rooms in our school house.
We have th; first, se'eond, third.
fourth and fifth grades in the little
room, and the sixth, seventh, eighth,
mnth and ten h - grades' in the-big
room. I will be in the fifth jrraa
er's name will he Miss Wolf, of
Arl'ngtoiv There will be about 40
rc .1:1.1 I : ..1 1
Or cniiuicij in uni stiiui,
. GRACE REICHENBACH.
- 10 years, Washington, Neb.
, ; , . My Pet . 1 -
Dear Busy Bees: I will tell you
out mv oet. 1 nave a "Diue ana
-111. . T roll t,m P!nU
1K1111C veil, uiiu . mnji
Tie eats raw ootatoes an4 every
thing that yott wouldnlt, think a cat
would ea, Jfye likesto hear musjc,
too. ' ' .'..
I wbnld like., to join youi Busy
Ttmm Hiu Hontnir some of the
, Busy Bees will-writs to5
I will.
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Saved from the Sea.
Many years back there lived
happy family The husband was a
fisherman. He put out one day du
ing the last spring months in a small
fishing boat upon a calm sea. A ter
rible storm arose; pieces of the boat
were seen nextmorning, but the
fisherman returned no more. Alfred
Ray,, his son, wished to fill his fa
ther's place. But first he bends tb
his mother and said, "Mother, will
vou let me ko? She turned to her
boy and in, a voice, as calm 'and j
brave as his own, "You may go, my !
son, and may God bring-you back
wife to your mother's arm." She left
the beach in haste and7 sought her
'onely home. By Alfred Ray's help,
the helpless ship was saved.; His (ae ther
vtas upon this ship. As they
reiifrned home Alfied. rushed to his
mother's arms. "Mother,4isten 1
have a tale for ymr ears. One of the
men saved last night is a fisherman
A storm had overtaken him upon the-,
ocean six months ago. He was seen.
and saved by a foreign ship. By
his wife and friends he jvas mournd
as dead. Last night he found him
self within sight of home, but a
storm was raging onf land and sea.
and once more the man stood face
ko ,face "with the hungry sea. Heb
came t(j his need. A step was heard
and with a cry of wid joy thes
motner rushed torward and fell into
Hhis arms. Opal M. Tucker, R. F. D.
3, Blair, Neb. v X
Hunting Dog and Shep
herd Dog s
And the Memory-Man said: 1
. A- shepherd's dog, tne day, at the-1
corner 01 a wood, met a hunting dog.
"Come, cousin," said (the hunting
dog, "and I will show -you soin
sport Not far from here, a wolf
has his lair. We wity hunt him out,
you and, I, and chase him over the
mountains. Maybe he ,-will . show
battle. That' will be fun, because
a wolf can put up a good fight, evc
against tav-o dogs. W?hatl You hang
back? You ai noWfraid, surely?"
."My- post is with the flock," an
swered the shepherd's dog. "As fqr
being afraid, I have .killed several
wolves when they came tc attack my
K sheep, and I killed them alone, tny
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nuniing -cousin, xvo, num ior . a
fight ivyou wish, I will-wait till the
fight comes to me." i
It is jio sign of cowardice to de
fend instead of attacking. R.'-W.
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Twelve-Syllable Rhyme.
- '', " Better be"' '
Just a clam, . ' .
Than a boy
' .nd a sham.
My Accident
Dear Busy Bees: This is my first
t m "t
icitcr iu yuu. x aui iu vcdis ut
I am in 4ourth B. , My teacher's
namely Miss Herrmann. I am go
ing to fell you bbout an accident I
had in'Omaha As I was going to
cross the street on fc.ignteenth and
Cuming streets an auto hit me and
broke my right leg. ' Someone
picked me up'and carried me to a
garage nearby. Soon my mother
came to me, and you can imagine
how glad I was to see her. Soon
sifter.' they took me to the -.vfethodist
hospital, where I stayed five weeks.
I tell you the,, nurses and doctors
were good to tne. Lots If friends
came to see me. So I think a hos
pital is a .-good place when you are
sick. I was glad to 'go home and
glad that I can use my- limb. A
week after we moved to WestFoint,
Neb., where I now go to school
every day;. and I gt to Sunday
school and Junior league. Goodby,
Busy Bees. - X would be glajl to near
from some of you. Vernon Fre-
berg 10 JYears, West Ponit.Neb,
The Waterprpdf Olrl.
"Hi r - th . waterproof (Irla M
Little tliey fare for .-fA'W ay.
Never a rndrop, large or imaltT
Dampens the waterproof (tlrl at all.
And nobody aaysfhen th aklea are
.Children; you annot out , today"
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,Here is a thing'ito make yu laugh.
It is a tall, longHegfc'd ,.
Comoleta th Picture by dravlnc a
JL 1 ana SaJtUta UMta, urr1r,sUer ,
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'A Lone Refugee and Pet
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This Polish kiddie, WWh his people fled from Kiev, made sure his pet
hen was safe. This.'youngster, like vmany others, had to flee for their
lives when the bolshevists descended upon the city. ,
He Does
"It ain't no snap being utility man
in circus take if jfrom me!" said
John Slatenfche old-time clown, as
he Gompleten the transformation of
a sanied btit kinjjly face to the
whitened .grotesque requirement of
a fuii-maker's mask
"Yep, I've gotta drive the pony
police wagon in the opening .parade,,
"en:uV in"8 maup
ott and m-
10 auwiiicr 1 Kuui
gotta
ohanges tonight. Some life, eh, pal?
"It's this way I been in the show
business 35 years, downing all. the
time. If I'd stuck to jjrst one thing
I might a made more money, but I
can take a stab at a little of every
thing, so I'm utility nra'n;, Th-;y
don't call me that, hut that's what I
am. And, belietre me, it ain't like
beiig utility with-a base ball team;
no s'tting on a- bench half the season
and watching the other guys play
c Likes Ducks. . " ;
DearBusy Bees: I hav written
before but did not see my letter in
print so will write again. I have
two sisters' and one brother, Their
names- are Wjnifred, Vera and
Merlyn.. I have "35 little ducks and
two more ducks to hatch. I am
going to sell all my ducfts this falL
'Well I will close as my letter is
getting long. Ivyle Boye, Palmer;
Neb. '
Conundrums.
What pillar sever aupporta aayhlnfT
Caterpillar.
When la the temperature ilk paper and
Ink? When it la stationary (stationery).
What straits are most difficult to navi
gate? The straits of poverty. ' ,
When Is a beggar unreasonable? TVhe
you give him your hand, and he. asks for
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Everything
the pame. Every night for little
John and then some.
"I got my regular clowing to do,
but if someguy is' sick or getshu't
I put on his togs and fM m.-TohigKt
1 gotta take Pete's place in thiTt rid
ing act in the en ring. Horse
stepped on his toe ancLDoc says
nothing doing, for him Tor three or
four days.' Then I gotta fef Jo toss
me around in that rough house
asiling- act of his and, take it from
me, kid, he ain't gentle." ' j
You may tvot recognize John Slater
if you visit the world's greatest cir
cus. When you think you have him
f potted in his funny clownv makeup
you may find an entirely different
Jolm Slater Balancing'' precariously
on the back of a mule. Or the rider
in the Roman race may be Jo'.n
Slater again.. But John is mostly
clown, and at his best when doing'
absurd stunts that make the kidlets
and grown-ups -laugh '
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Harrison Woods. ,
One early autumn afterrtoon
Pauline, Irene and Hazel went to
Harrison wo'odsv It was jl warm,
sunny, beautiful afternoon. v They
decided they would gather some
pretty leaves. As they approached
a small hill,Irene saw a very pretty
oac leaf, hanging on( a tree which
was standing a little way froni them.
It was out of-.reach, and as, Irene
was bound to get it, she climbed the
tree qyite swiftly, and as she was
climbing down, she quite lost her
balance -and fell to the ground. The
two girls ran. to her side, and asked
if She was. hurt.. She said, "Yes, I
hurt Nmyself, but not very much."
She got up, brushed herself off, and
said, "Come on, rm going to climb
this hill and tryto find some more
leaves, on the ground this-lime, and
not up in the tree." So they went up
the hill.. They fmd many other
leaves. After aw'"'e Pauline, said
they had better go home. She sug-
fgested that they go, over the hills to
town, ramcr man 10 pay 10 venison
the tar.-v.They took her suggestion
and walked over the hills and
through the woods to town. When
they arrived, they looked baj:k and
saw the "hills where they nad been
playing, disappearing behind the tall
buildings of the city. Catherine
Mitchell, 13 years, 302 south 18th St
Council Bluffs, Ly-
, , -Disobedience. ,
Lloyd iand Lucy Holmes were
twins. They lived in a large bun
galow in the country. They went
to schrol in a small village nearby.
It was in. the winter and their mo
ther told the'm to hurry, home that
night as their father would be busy
and ciuldn't come after them. That':
nigni as xne' twins were coming
home they played , along the road
with some other children. There
was a storm rapidly cominp: up but
they did not notice that. . When it
was IS minutes of 5, they started
home. A .they were about one-half
mile, fromjiome it Began to Snow.
They hurried on but it was snowing
so fast that it began to drift and
they couldn't see their way. At
home their mother became so wor
ried about them and when it started
to snow s"he went out to the barn
and hitched up the'driving pony and
started out to hunt them.s. She
hadn't gone far when she saw them
under a bushby the roadside almost
frozen, She put them in the buggy
and hurried home. They Caught a
bad cold and oromised their mother
to neTer disobey her again and they
never did, I wish some of the Busy
Bees w"otild write to me. Bessie'
Croudy 12 years,-Blair, Neb.
Seasonable Advice. - .
Always wear your thinking aap
Danish Girl Scout Ar
rives Alone in tyew York
On Trip:Around World
A younf Danish girl) pack aback,
short-skirted, landed in, New York
last week on the first lap 'of
solitary trip around the world. V,
Her name is Estrid Ott, 'she is
Denmark's leading Girl Sco'ut and
youngest authoress, and she will
leav her card in evtry country of
the World ? before she returns, to
Copenhagen. This globertrot is un
dertaken in the interest of the Girl
Scours, whosecamps she wilkvisjt im
every corner -ol the map, and whose
methods she 'will studv tkrefullv.
In ber spare moments the ener-T
tretic voune scotrt'will do her work
as correspondent for the Berlingske
Tigende, a. Copenhagen paper, and
walk a few miles every day she
wears a medal for the48 miles she
dioin one day in Denmark. While
in New York she will hem in the
Girt Scouts campaign, for fl.O.u,
400, which will take. place in"No
vember .
FaiOU korses of the.
r v v War "
" Mud spattered, high power motor
cars, careening along military roads
replaced foam flecked charges in the
work of carrying generals and.their
staffs in the" world, wlr when it came
to the actual business of a campaign.
No panting Rienzi .carried a. Sheri-
Ldan front Winchester, 20 miles away;
motor car did the work in M min
utes without yacciting comment afhl
n. Traveler, 'sproudly carrying , a
stately Lee, dashej upon a field of
Battle. But the horse was. not en
tirely robbed of his glorious place
in .the war. Motor car might do the"
work be'tter in actual campaigns, but
when it came, the pomp and
panoply the horse w,as not entirely
robbed of his glory. ' An army head
ed by a fat general cuddled in the
deep upholstery of a mere machine
would not, stir the imagination. He
must sit ot a prancing, arch-necked
steed, and return the cheers with
shacpf salutes while . handling his
mettlesome mount. . , r
So it was that the high officers of
the allies had horses for "ceremonial
occasions, anl a French artist, Mme.
Bibikoff, has painted the pictures of
some of the more famous ones. Re-
uprffductions ot three of her, paintings
Twere printed m . L illustration, a.
Paris' magazine. ; y , v, ,
BengdKJs the'favorite mount of
Marshal ' roch, , the allied commander-in-chief.
He is an English
thoroughbredthe winner of two big
events at Auteuil, and formerly be
longed to the' lte' General Galfieni,
military governor 6f Paris. Marshal
Foch also -has twfl other hlrses,
Emir and Puritans, " v '
Coq-de-Roche Is the mount of the
dashine Gen. Franhet d'Esoerev?
Moq-de-Koche was' actually under
hre at uuise in 114 when d tsperey
andbis staff rode at Jhe hearitof the
reserves and' tArew .the Oermajuf
back across .the Oise. "
To Gris-Vetu carpe the high honor
of carrying General Gouraud at fhe
head of the Fourth French army into
Strasbourg, the great titir of
France's lost provinces. Horse
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DearBusy Bees: : This is my
rst letter to the BusyV Bees, I
ead your letters every Monday. I
m 9 years old and I am in the
fourth grade. I like my . teacher
fine.. Her name is "Miss Rirx. I
4iave two pet rabbfts, and twapet
pigeons. Onp day my pigeons new
away, could not find them any-r.
where. After about three -' weeks
they cam hdme again. I don't
know where they were. I keep
them in their pen now. I wish
some Busy Bee would write to me.
Joe Glass, 9 years, Nolbach, Neb.
New Members Party
To Be tfeu) Feature y
T In Y Activities
v A new feature of the work 6f the
boys' division will be inaugurated on
Saturday evening, October 9, in the
shape of a new members'' partyin
the boys' club" rooms. Every boy
who has joined as a' new member of
the ''Y" in September or up until
October 10 will be invited , to- the
party. Also evryJ'Y" boy who, has
secured one or more, new members
will be invited. There wilj be an at
tendance of some 500 boys at this
party, as 200 new boys have already
joined the "Y" this month. v
Games of all sorts and moving pi
tureS' in the form of comedieswil
feature "the party - A swim in the
pool will be given for boys who
attend, and then (he big attraction
a feed for all' ;Ice cream will he'
served to every" boy, and this means
much at a "Y" social The boys will
be invited and no boy will be ad
mitted to the party without his in
vitation. It will be strictlx an wvj-l
vation analr.
The membership j)f the boys' divi
sion is now at the highest point that
it has ever been, and is. constantly
growing. . Last winter locker accom
modations were installed to fake care
of 300 mor boy members arid these
are all in use now More nev lock
ers will be installed to take care of
this wonderful growth. ' ' 1
Many, Prizes Given t
' In Boys Drivi aV'Y
There is a finedisplay-of prizes on
the bulletin boad in the boys' divi
sion, which are'bcVe! awarded in thr
big membership drive which is now
on for'boys' memberships. "- ,
tach boyno secures one new
member gets a jlne Y., M. C.; A. but
ton, as does the new boy Whom he
ft securing ttwee w
1 , For, the Live Boys of Qmaha - 1,
ak. 1 atMWM - Ma
X Captain Ott,' as she is known to
the Girl Scouts, lias a long record
of achievements to Jier credit, b,oth'
as scout and journalist. At 16
she published her first bookwkhich
was an artistic and c6mmercial suc
cess. Later, she wrote, edited and
published a Girl Scout magazine.
She has beeen a reporter on several
Danisbvtiewspapers, nl h?9 won a"
the possible medals , a-Girl Scout
could win for every kind of activity.
From New York, Captain Otjt will
travel to the-western coast of the
UniteJStates'thence.to China, India,
Europe and 1 home ' again after one
year.
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Serving Groups Busy
camp fire gn is. are very, pusy
these days sewing for the National
Needlework euild of Amerfca.
The girls raised $31 last spring
on .their dandelion drive and every
cent of this sum with generous a(
ditions from friends -of Camp rire
went . to purchase th,e material for
the" sewinjg groups. '
Meetings of Camp Fire groups
arebeing held regularly.
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Radio ' Warns1 British Ships
of
- ThreateningGhJS
Ships at seaXvitiin range of Brit
ish wireless shoe stations -are to be
protected b warning radio signals,
whenever gales of 40 miles an hour
threaten, says the - Popular Me
chanics 'Magazine. Using a' wave
length of 600 saeters (1,968 ft.) at
full poWer, the safety signal will be
sent outVIO times at brief intervals,
followed By the warning.
Atlantic City Mothers
Find- Jay to Solve
&o$t Baby Problem
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Anxious 1 mothers Sojourning at
Atlantic City jayid other' Jersey" toast
esorts ha"ve, adopted a novel scheme
to keep frolicking youngsters from
bein los'tf ' i'Baby signboards"
placed on the back of the youngslrs
haveaided materiallyn finding lost
kiddies. For a time at, Atlantic City
the, police were forced to. care ior
40 iiddies lost in one day.
more new membef-s a boyixeceives
S"fel Y. M.' C A-monogram for his
sweater.-. For the boy 'who secures
the most new members a sterling
silver. vy. M.' Gf A. belt is offered.
Theboy last year Vho won the prize
for securing the jriost new members
was Abner Marcotte. He secured 19
new members ;during the month of
September. ''. t? v "-''
The competition t the prizes is
very keeK and more tBan 250 of the
"Y" buttons have already beeSt, given
out for securing"" new members. it
is expected .that over 400 new boys
will join the association this month,
which will put the 'membership up
with sOHie6f the highest in the coun-
OpenrRouse Season
. Is Most Successful
This week will see the close of
fhe open-Jiouse progrjm put 'on by
the boys' division 0f the Y. M. C.
A.j . under the direction of E. E.
Micklewlght, the b.oys' work sec
retary. 'Aver half the schTJWs have
been entertained . already and the
rest will alk b shown the time of
their lives tffis' week. Saturday will
be the last day and biggest.
The da'ly winners during the past
10 days and the .winners. this week
will, meet on- Saturday afternoon
at 2 o. m. for-the finals. There will
be some IS schools with teams takfl
ing part in the final athletic compe
tition and .the champion team will
be awarded a fine felt banner. There
is a-great (deal - of -rivalry for this
banner and it is gettinjr more keen as
the time goesl on. .
Open house this year, has been
much moret successful and better
atteqded' than it has ever been and
Jhe boys ate- all enthusiastic over
the time that hev had at thev "Y."
'At the championship contests next
Saturday afternoon, parents, teach
ers and giHs from . the various
schools are. invkedto attend and see
the competition. This iJ all free and
every one interested will be more
than welcoqr '
The Jolly Night Bteezes
f .Spread- thsfews of
. Mobnbfeamrs Party
ByrMARGARET McSHANE.'
(Frtn-ninth Story of th Night)
Freddie Ftog sat subreme and
content, in the -middlevof the laugh
ing pool. " v i
It was yery early in the evening.
He squatted comfortably the large
pad of a cool, green Potid-lily and
sang his melody tothe little fish
.-j asleep in the water below.
The song echoed on and on over
the pool. - ., V . ' .'i '
?t was he only sound that broke
the stillness of the .early Night, un
til the "swish," of. the Jolly Night
Breezes coming to earth, drowned it
entirely. ' ' " '
When the Night Breezes neared
the Pond they spied Freddie Frog
sitting on the lily-pad.
Right off he received, the-in vita
tion to Moonbealn's party. It-was
delivered with such a terrific rush.
and the Breezes danced around him
so hilaribusly, that difinified Fred
erick Frog went 'splash into the
pool '
Freddie was a pretty good sport
He just1 grinned from ear to ear
and scrambled back onto the soft
green pad of his-favorite Pond-lily.
Chuckling to himself he exclaimed:
'-Such news is enough to make
anybody Boisterous. I'will be on
hand, tqmdrrow night, at the foot of
Cereus, in yonder copse." .
The jolly Breezes started off while
Freddie Frog was speaking so, he
screamed. after them: "andI shall
wear my new green coat, with, a
white v;t and white trousers, and I
will bring my flute along with me
so hatT can sing and dance for the
guests."
Now Freddie Frog was not much
of a singer and a mighty rfltor
dancer, but he didn't think so. In
fact he was very much stuck on him
self and thought he couldTdo every
thing perfectly. r '
The Night Breezes did not, hear
the parting, words of 'Mr. Frog, be
cause ' they were hurrying to the
home of Timothy Tree Toad. The
latter was gulping down a fat,; juicy
Caterpillar when' theyarrived at his
house inside of a Bfg'oak tree.
s."Do you thinkl Miss Moonbeam
will serve caterpillars" at her party,"
L Timothy Toad asked as soon as the
invitation was giyen-. '
To this" questioti the Night Breezes
were silent. They told Timmy, they
had not the least idea what the re
freshments were, to be.
"Well," answered fastidious Tim
othy Toad, after a whole" minute of
silence. j"I will take a chance-and
carrv a- few choice Caterpillars in
my vest pocket in case there is noth
ing to eat but shooting stars. Antral
parties 00 not appeal 10 me particu
larly." - - x -
Mr. and Mrs. Whip-poorwill "were
seated by theif nest whispering to
each, other mysteriously, when a
cloud 6f leaves Blew right into their!
fceyes.' Looking up tney saw me
gay Visitors approaching. N
Mr. Whip-por-will was surprised
to learn that .Miss Moonbeam was
still visiting on Mother Earth
"Indeed we will be delighted to
seemlier again," said the birds to
gether, and they promised to tell
Brother NighthawkT -
Mr; Nighthawk was soaring some
place in the arch of the blue, heav
ens, and they had not "the faintest
idea when hewould return, but he
wauld"8urely come to the partywith
them the .following night.
Then the -birds gave their spirited
call, Whip-poor-will (chuck), Whip-poor-will
(chuck), -v Whip-ptfor-will
(chuck), asMhe messengers sailed olf
into the darkness. ' s-
The Night Breezes had plenty of
assistance in spreading the news.
Billy Bat told Sammy Chipmunk;
Sammy Chipmunk told Hooty the
Leaders aUCentral
High-LGeortfe Smith
George Smith, 3858 Cass street,
is one of the leadirfg' boys at Cen
tral high school. George is the lieu
tenant colonel ol the cadet regiment,
this being the hifiest Office in thj
regiment. He has grqrfh ability along
military lines and is proving him
teelf to be an able commander.
"Smitty's" ability . does not end
with military work, however. He is
anvathlete of ho small ability. Last
year '"Smitty" was captain of the
Reserve foot ball team. In -track
he won a letter by some expert run
ning1 at the state meet. He was the
best half-miler ins the school. This
year George s out for a position on
the school, foot ball team. He is
working hard and shows ear marks
of a foot ball player.
Smith is also active in Hi-Y work.
He attended the Hi-Y conference at
Camp Sheldon this summer and
proved 4iimself sa leader along all
lines. Me is secretarjT"bf the Hi-Y
club this year. George stands high
iin;his studies and is a friend of al
most every taculty member. Every
one who knows "SmittyXill agree
that he is an allvround good fellow.
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' Lads- Delighted
With New Game Table
All last winter and spring there
was a noticeable increase in the in
terest of the "Y" boys in the game
of ping pong. This game is. played
very much, like tennis only on a spe
cial table t five feet wi(hKand nine
feet long,' The rackets are wooden
paddles and the ball made of cellu
loid. It is a game requiring RreltBrunnel, George R. Smith, Walter
skill, and- the boys vie with each
other severaltimes each year to see
who is the Best player.
Lsrsf winter, some, times as many
as 20 bos would stand in line wait
ing to get a cnance to play ping
pong, lhe 1 secretaries made up tAirJ
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'fa
Th Jolly Brewaea ee th Homo
. -. of Mr. and 4lra. tloon.
Owl ' and Scarab Beetle; Scarab
Beetle -told Mr, and Mrs. Stag
Beetle. No one else would tell them
because they had such; a fierce dis
position. The Night folks avoided
meeting them whenever possible.
Indeed ifit was not for Scarab
Beetle, Mr. and Mrs. Stag Beetle
4 would not have been asked to the
party at all.
"Aid" said Scarab Beetle. "I will v
tell tousin Ferdie and Fifi Firefly.".
. When, the Fireflies heard the news
they immediately told Philomela and
Father1 Nightingale, and then flitted
through the woods sparkling their
tail lights faster and brighter than 1
ever before.
Ferdi and Fifi were so afraid, the
word would not? be spread fast
enffugh, that they went themselves '
to every house in th grove and told 1
everybody all overgain about the"
party.
Nevet before had the Night seen
such excitement Itv little creatures -sailed
here and there, and each by- f
way and highway held excited L
groups, that stopped to exchange a'
bit of pleasant gossip abbut the
pretty maiden fron the Country or
the Deep, Blire Sky.
"Rub-a-dub, dub, thre plant la a
tub
And what dp think I seet
A tulip, a niy. ,
A- datf y-down-dllly ' '
And all of them bloomlnf for m."
Rocking Chairs
"Nancy. I do not wish you to do
your study in the rocking chair on
the porch."
v'WHy, Motherr .
" "Because, While the motion of a
rocking chair may be soothing to the
nerves, it dulls them, and it is too
jfupifying-for the normal activity of
a young girl. Leave the rocking
chair habit to those who do not wish
to think. At 'your age, every fac
ulty should be on the alert, and you
cannot study property While swing
ing on a rockinjg chair. You know
yourself that rocking is So bad that
even rocker cradles have-i)een de
nounced by experts in the care of"
babies. . Do yor studying in a
straight-backed chair. The position
conduces to better thinking and pre
Vents any fueling of indolence, lazt
ness or sleepiness." ' I
, v GEORGETTE BEURET.
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First Letter. ' .
This Is my first to the Busy' Bees.
I go to the Lincoln school and am .
in the secoVid A and mv teacher's
name is M Miss Washburn. I like
4ier very much. I read the children's-
page every Sunday1 and I enjoy it
very much. Would like some of the -Busy
Bees to write to me; I will -V
gladly answer them. John ' Mc- 1
Glynn, 8 years, 828 Hickory street,
Omaha, Neb.
The Naughty GirL
Dear Busy Bees: This my first
letter to you. , My teacher's name is
Miss Lambert. One day mother
went to town and left Mary home all
alone. Mary lived in a beautiful
house. As she was (here all alone.
"she made a tonfire, theft went tq the
nouse. lhe- hre caught onto the,
house and burned up the place which
Mary had lived in. for years.--Mr-cedes,
L.- Wade. ;
I minds that they would hare-more
tables tor tljiSSme as long as it
was so potular. As a result another
fine new fttble has just arrived.
It will be set up and ready to play
oi October 1,'and the interest this
year wilf be greate than ever with
more of an opportunity for every
boy who has ambitions along this.
line- to' become an expert player. '
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To Be Honor Guests
, At Hi-Y Stag Party
-prf Friday evening of this week
there will be astag prfrty given in
the boys' division of the ''Y" for all
new freshmen JoVs at Central Hich
school. 1 his will -be a geftogether"e
for these boys,' with the idea of get-'
ting them acquainted and started
right inVschool. The Hi-Ysclub of
Central High school is giving the .
party. . , f.
There will be games of a social '
nature to start the evening Moving
Lpictures and awim in the pool for
everyone will fellow this. A short "
program, including short talks by
George, R. Snh, n'entenant colonel
t;f the regiment; Stuart Edgerly, '
president of the Hi-Y club, and the
foot ball captjjn will lose the pro
gram for the evening -
Refreshments" will be served by .
members of the senior class to the
freshmen and the whole party will
make the new lads feci at home andv
get them into the spirit of the high"
school. Senior , boys will be the
hoss of th evening and men mem
bers of the faculty will also be pres- 1
ent to assist. It is expected that
every 9-A bov will attend the party,
which is absolutely free. The execu
tive ccmmittee of the Hi-Vv club,
which is planning a stag party, is
composed M Stuart p.dgerly, Frank
Metcalfe anfl Clarence Hunter. -
A good many people boast about
tfltir bird dogs, ut ,a Tennessean
claims the record, t He says his dog '
whose narres Partridie. V
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