THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1921. 8 II Stories by Little Folks How the Snowflakes Solved the Problem. (Prize.) As Dorothy trudged home through the snow she was not thinking of the patty the. girls were talking about, hut of the problem she could not get. She had not missed one the whole term. She could not hear to do so now. As her friends said goodby to her, she did not even talk to them like she usually did, hut ran into the house. She sat on the window scat for a long time, watching the snow-I flakes. Soon she saw sonic little i elves come and gather the largest ones. They slowly made" them ilto figures, in a sheltered place where the ground was brown. They slowly multiplied, substractcd and divided, until she saw in big figures before her, 190,567,248, the right answer. Just then the cat (called Calico be cause she wears a pretty coat of mixed colors.) came in to snuggle in her lap All at once Dorothy awoke with a start. She looked out where she a minute ago had seen the little elves work the problem. But no elves did she see, they had all disappeared. She, too, ran away, got a pencil and paper, worked her problem the way she had seen the elves do it. When she took it to school the next morn ing it was the only one right. Hut she has always declared the elves did it, not she. Marie Tracy, Aired I2j Fremont, Neb. Honest John. (Honorable Mention.) Dear Busy Bees: This is the first limp 1 havp written to vnti mid i am going to write a story. John was a poor boy who lived with his mother in a house at the cud of town. His father was dead and his mother was sick. One day as John was sitting in the house he heard a cry, "I am dying." John ran to his mother and - saw that she was dead. He ran to the next door, where the Browns lived, and told them. Mr. Brown was good to him and had her buried where lier husband was buried. John lived alone in the house and earned enough money for food. He was 8 years old when his mother died and now fie was almost 16 years old. One day as he was in a store, a man came up to him. His name was Smith. He asked John if he would go' with him to make him company. John told him he would go and the man said: "I will give you $10 a week if you will travel with me." John sold his house to Mr. Brown. John and liis companion went to a large city to stay there. They rented a room for them to sleep. One night as ... I T.-.I,,, ami T lir V WCIC itsieeil luim anuni .iv d moil laL-ino- tlie nionfv out of Smith's' pocket. John said briefly "What are you doing.-" I he man turned around quickly and saw him. lohn held out his hand as it he had a pistol. The man said nothing and then he thought and in a moment he said, "Let us each take half of his moncv and he will think a thief stoic it." lohn said, "No, I am not a thief." and he ordered- the man out of the room. The man went out and in the morning John told Smith and he said. "You are an honest and brave boy." Kenneth Vandervalle, Aged 11. Cedar Kapids, Neb. How John Saved the Train. Dear Busy Bees May I join your hive? I am in the sixth grade. My teacher's name is Miss Whitakcr. I like her very much. J .will write a story: "How John Saved the Train." it..... .i.nrn .. c n little linv that !M1.C tll IV ,,.. ....... j . lived with his parents near a railroad , 1 . ..i i. ....... .,;..t- ivacK. unc aay wucu ia w Siev ing berries he-"discovered a broken rail. v A train was near, and the village was too far away to, get any one to fix the track, so he stood by the track and waved his handkerchief' so they would stoo. The train stopped and the engineer came out and asked why he did it. John told him and the people came to see what was the matter. The people gave John money for saving their lives. John went horn? feeling fine. As t,.i- infill- ic frrtti io loner 1 will close. 1 wish some Bee would w rite to me. j Yours truly, Yashtc Mablc Ad- j kins, Box 11 3, I.oomis, Neb. ! My First Letter. Dear. Busy Bees This is my first Utter. 1 aril 8 years old- I live at 2552 Fowler avenue, Omaha. Once there was a little girl and she was having a birthday party, and her name was Betty Ann. She was going to be 5. and her papa was going to give her a dot! and her mamma was going to give her a siring of pearls. Her party was p'ing to be that afternoon, and so ' ""ic Vas very busy getting ready. Now it was time for the party and the children came. There were five children there, and they had ice -er'cam and cake with five candles on it, and candy. Then her mamma brought out her doll that her papa got her.-and then- the pearls. She got many other things, so she had a very nice birthday, don't you think ?o?"Mariel Clyde Russell, age 8, i 2552 Fowler avenue. How Scout Found Florence AVhy do dogs like children? It is difficult to explain, but we know it is true. And do you know that dogs arc responsive to kindness? Do you know how faithful they are? They are as true as steel. That is, most dogs may be depended on to do the right thing, just like most boys and girls do what is right. This is a little story about Flor ence and Scout. It is a true story. Scout is like a big brother to Flor ence. Sounds kind of funny to speak of a, dog as being a big brother, but Scout wittches Florence and it would not be well for any boy to pull her hair or tease her if Scout is around and could see what is going on. He sees everything that k going on around him, too. He is as sharp as tacks, as wc-say. .Florence's last name is Drucsedow and she lives at 1141 Georgia av enue and goes to Park school. Sometimes Scout goes part of the way or all of the way to school with his little girl friend and sometimes lie goes to meet her when school is out. Of course, Scout cannot tell the time, but he seems to know just when school is out and he appears to be glad when he sees the kids coming home in the afternoon. Scout has a history, just like some people have histories. About three years ago he was found by a neigh bor of the Drucsedows. The dog at that time was "as thin as a cob web," as Mrs. Druesedow expressed it. He looked as if he hadn't eaten a square meal for a month of Sun days and these people were so sorry that they took him in and gave him a fine meal. Scout was very tired when he found these friends. After he had eaten his meal, he went to sleep and did not gch up for a whole right and a clay. It is believed that he was lost and had walked until he was all tired out. And probably VTc had worried himself uearly sick, too. Dogs have their, worries. These friends who took Scout in three ycais ago lived in a flat and did not have accommodations for a pet, so they gave the dog another fine meal, opened the door and told him to go. But Scout returned the next dav and scratched at the kitch The Watermelon. Dear Busy Bees: This is my first letter to the Busy Bee. I wilUwrite a litrjc poem-entitled "The Watermelon.:" There was a watermelon Growing on the vine, And there, was a pickanniny A -watching it all the time; And when that watermelon Was ripening in the sun Dot Puzzle .15 lb 1 2 3 .4 -24. .5 ZS at " X7. 23 30 31' -33 '47 32. 34 35 ? 37 V .41 39 . Ao I1 u Can you finish ComiilLt? t pl. lure by drawing ura 1 and taking tbeui numerical!. 1 en door so hard that' the woman let him in. Her husband, who was a traveling man, was away at the time and when he returned home a week later at night time he was surprised to find that the dog would not let him in. It was Scout, who thought he was protecting the woman who let him in. He did not remember the man and perhaps thought he was a burglar. Well, these people moved from the flat to a house next door to the Druesedows and they decided to keep Scout and adopt him. They did not have any children and after a while they had to move to Flor ida. Scout had become so friendly with the Druesedow children next door that the woman asked Mrs. Drucsedow if she would adopt Scout and make a home for him. She asked her husband and he said it would be all right. The Druesedows have had Scout three years and he is the pet of Florence and her sister, Roberta, awl- brothers, Robert and Allen. Scout isn't what one would call a pedigreed dog, but he has a fine disposition. The only time he is cross is when someone is cross to him, but Jill the children on Georgia avenue like him so well that it is not necessary for him to be cross. Dogs have their likes and dis likes, just like hoys and girls and men and women. Scout's particu lar fondness is for candy. Perhaps that is jvhy he is so fat. Every time Florence or any of the Druese dow children go to a store Scout goes along and usually he gets a piece of candy. Whenever he hears Mrs. Druesedow say, "Floreilce, I want you to go over to Dopler's," Scout jumps up and away he goes with Florence. And when he gets to the store he stands on his hind legs and holds his front paws against the candy showcase and looks at the rows of candy with a longing eye. If you could have seen Scout more than three years ago. when he -was an, orphan dog, as thin as a rail, you would understand what kind ness will do ,even in the case of a dog. And the stripes along its jacket Were coming one by one, That pickaninny hooked it and tak ing it away. He ate the entire melon Within one single day. He ate the rind in pieces. lie finished it with vim, And then that watermelon Just up and finished him. ' Marjorie English. North Pebble Street, Fremont. Neb. 14 lo .12. ll 7 8 46 this picture? a ure 1 ,nnd taking thum tiumumjUT. f " ) My Bookshelf Quccrful Widget A book filled with the kind of adventures and fun ny happenings that Alice had in Wonderland. Queerful Widget walks right into the heart of the reader, and he proves himself to be different from every other Widget in the world. The Girl Who Wanted a Doll. Dear Busy Bees: This is my first letter to your page". 1 am going to write a story. I one'e knew a little girl who wanted a doll very badly. Her, mother was a widow and very poof. She could hardly earn enough for their living. But W. little girl kept asking for the doll all the time. So the mother started saving a few extra pennies at a time. Soon she had enough to buy quite a nice doll. She bought it and put it on the bed while the little girl was sleep ing. Can you picture for yourself how surprised that h'ttle girl was? Clara Papeg, aged 11, Milligan, Neb. Attention Busy Hem. Will all Busy Bees remember flint letters nnd stories ivritten on both sides of ttw paper will not pppcar in print. Will John Palmer Nye. Jr., winner of last week's prize, kindly send his address to Bee office 111 care of Busy Bee editor. , (Synopsis of last week's story: Four Teenie Weenies, having been caught in a woman's pocketbook, arc carried down to the city, where they make their escape. A friendly dog gives them direc tions for reaching the river, which runs near the Teenie Weenie vil lage, and building a raft out of a board and an old tin can, the little chaps set out down the river.) The Four Little Wanderers Are Shipwrecked. Fortunately the weather was not cold, and the four Teenie Weenies rather enjoyed the advanture of drift- lug down the river. It was nearly dark when they set the raft adrift, and a most careful watch had to be kept for fear of drifting into a dangerous place. No light could be carried on the raft, for it might at tract curious persons, as the banks of the river were thickly settled with houses and factories. "We never can travel by day," said the Sailor as he noticed the streak of daylight appearing in the eastern sky. "Someone would see us, and then they would want to catch us, so we'll have to do all our traveling by night." "When we all get in the country where there isn't so many folks, we can travel by day," said Gogo. "Well, maybe," answered the Sailor. 'But you can just bet your last grape seed I don't want to get caught by any grown-up person, for we'd be penned up and exhibited at 10 cents a look, and that don't suit me at all." As it was now getting quite light, the little fellows decided to make for shore and tie up during the day, for many houses were still scattered along the bank of the river. Choosing a iug place under a dock, the little fellows soon paddled the raft into a dark place -whidr was well screened from the curious. Making the raft tight to a nail which stuck out of one of the logs su porting the dock, the little men crawled into the can. which served them as a cabin, and lay down on a bed of shavings for a much need ed sleep. The Teenie Weenies slept for a long time, and they might have slept for many hours lunger had they not been awakened by a loud hissing sound like escaping steam. Peering out of the can the little chaps saw the nose of a big dog sniffing at the opening. "Land's sake!" exclaimed the dog. nil wPfeJ For Thin Folka. "Voung J.arry wrnt let OeMerport . To sea If swimming could ba taught To him. so slim And mlmiM vim. That he a cold had always caught. While tlirre ha learned a lot of Mimas: To swim without his water wings; And diving, loo. 11a karncd to do. And next they found him getting tall And broad and tat and that's not all lie got so luff A brand-new ng ' Was bought so ho could breathe this fall. Now wo who find we're getting thin Should get the air, week out, week in. And never tarry, Hut. llko Larry, . Learn to swim and dive and grin." 4 Summer. Indian summer is here once more, Open the window, open the door, Come on, boys and girls, to play, Out'in the soft breezes today. Bring your top and your ball. Hurrah, hurrah, one and all! Tomorrow we may wear our caps And those heavy winter wraps; Indoor play with books and toys, And be real quiet little girls and boys. So jump your rope, toss your ball. Hurrah, hurrah, one and all! Marguerite Carrington, Aged 9, 4317 Dodge Street, Omaha. ''Who in the name of raw beef are you? "J-j-j-just four stranded Teenie Weenies," answered the Dunce timidly, for the four little fellows were just a little startled by the ap pearance of the dog. "I thought so!" exclaimed the dog. "You smeil rather familiar to me. I passed your house once about a year ago, and as soon as I sniffed you I knew I had smcllcd you be fore." The dog proved to be friendly, and when the Teenie Weenies told him that they would have to hunt up something to eat, he offered to bring them a bone. "It's a perfectly good bone," said the dog when lie saw the Teenie Weenies did not readily accept his offer. "I buried it only a couple of weeks ago." The dog seemed quite hurt when the Teenie Weenies refused his bone, but when the little fellows ex plained that they never ate meat he felt much better. "I know where there's a big piece of bread," said the dog. '"It's about a half mile down the river, and it jou'll wait I'll go and get it." The Teenie Weenies thanked the dog for his kindness, and when the big fellow set off to get the bread the four little men made their way up the bank to see what they could find in the way of food. "VYe had belter lay in a supply," said the Clown. "For we might have trouble getting food at another t'mc, and we can 'store enough in the can to last us for the trip home." After several trips up and down the bank the little fellows carried seven grains of corn, which they found in a chicken yard, some peas that they discovered sticking to the inside of a can, and a piece of cheese rind as big as a half dollar. All this they stored in the can, and with the piece of bread which the dog brought they had enough food to last them a month. Late in the afternoon the Teenie Weenis decided to 'take a chance and si off down the river before t For the Live Boys South Side Chamber Of Commerce to Form Ten Scout Troops One of the biggest undertakings along scout work ever heard of in this city has been undertaken by the South mcrcc, Omaha Chamber of Com- They met February 24 and decided to be responsible for thy forming of 10 scout troops on the South Side. ' Ten committees, each represent ing a different business interest were formed. Each committee is di rectly responsible for the organiza tion of one troop. This is the first work of this kind ever undertaken in Omaha, and a great deal of interest is being mani fest in seeing how the plan works out. Chief Executive Gcndell is very much interested and greatly appreciates the responsibility taken by the South Omaha business men in the welfare of the boys of that district, and will do everything he can to make the project a success. night. Although they knew it was dangerous to travel by daylight, they thought that by keeping out in the middle of the river they would be far enough away from sliore to keep ffism being bothered. "It'll be safe," argued the Dunce. "Anyone who sees the board with the can on it will think it's just a bit of rubbish and won't pay any attention to it." "We all can keep hidden in the can," suggested Gogo. "And no one is liable to bother us." "All right," growled the Sailor, who was more cautious than the rest. "Let's go.'' After bidding the dog good-bye the Teenie Weenies pushed the rait off and soon floated out into the middle of the stream. t The little raft had only floated a short distance when some bovs ap peared on the bank of the river. j "Oh, look at the board with the ill vui lit v,.i.iniiiiv u uii. iii boys. "Let's sec who can knock j the can off" and picking up a stone I he threw it at uic rait The boys never imagined that the liny raft contain. d a crew of Teenie Weenies; had they done so they probably would nc.er have thrown tlie stones. The stones fel ;:!! around the raft, splashing water into the can and rocking the tiny craft as though it was sailing on a stormy sea. Finally one stone hit the can fair ly in the "middle, knocking it oft the board into the water, where it bobbed up and down a couple oi times and soon.' disappeared, carrying down with it all their store of. food. The four Teenie Weenies' dived into the cold v.itcr and swam for the opposite shor. where they landed chattering with file cold. Fortunately the Sailor carried a tin water-proof match sate in hi-; pocket, and in a few minutes the little men built a fire in an old tin bucket. Taking off their wet clothes, they shivered around the lire while they tried lo dry them. , 1 50 Younger High School Lads Enjoy Hi-Y Club Social The Junior lli-V club of Central High school, of which Merle Hanna, 's president and J. S. Arnold, assist- 1 i I . . - t . . ( ...... r A f . a. It 'UH '.'l,-vs ,wolK i,,y 0 V , , ' Thursday night, which was attended by 150 younger high school lads. A special supper was provided for them and Bible study followed the dinner. Immediately at the close of Bible study, all the boys enjoyed a special program in the boys' di vision club rooms. Mac Oilman and David Rohcl provided amusement with a novelty song and dance act. An excellent comic motion picture was enjoyed by all of them. Some of the boys put on a boxing match, George Campbell led community singing, A special evening is being rdamicd for these boys every few weeks, which will take up the evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Life Savers' Degree Awarded 3 "Y" Boys Three of the "Y" lions' division's young swimmers last week qualified for the National Y. M. C. A. life saving award and arc now registered lifesavers. -The tests for this award are very stenuous and tlie boys have been working all winter to get through them. i C. Carl Weigel, assistant physical director has been in charge of this work and has dozens of hoys work ing for other degrees. There are four degrees, the learner's, swim mer's, leader's and lifesavcr's. The three boys who passed last week and arc now lifesavers, arc; Joe Kaduziuer, .Mark Davis and Ray Lucas. All are prominent "Y" boys and have been members of the boys' division for two years. Boy Scout Notes A meeting will be held tomorrow night at scout headquarters to or ganize a Boy Scout drum and bugle corp. Eight of the best scout buglers in the city will be picked to from a nucleus for this corp. Four groups of ten buglers each will be added to this number at frequent in tervals. There will be seven drums for the corp. These will be assigned immediately to the best drummers. A picked patrol of eight scouts under the leadership of Scout Elmo Adams gave a very successful ex hibition of seotii training at the Han scoin Park M. t. church as part of a Washington birthday celebration. Five hundred people were present. Troop 35, which holds its meet ings at the Arrrour Packing plant, will be reorganized next week. The troop is doing fairly well at present, hut ohicials hope bv reorganization to increase the work and member ship of the troop. Troop 9 gave a demonstration of scout work before a meeting of the Lions club February 22. This en tertainment was appreciated by all the Lions, who gave the scouts a big feed for their work. Last Week for Monograms Steplively, boys. This is the last week that V. M. C. A. sweater mon ograms will be given for securing one new member for the boys' di vision. Seventy-five boys have earned monograms during the month of February by getting one new boy Uo join. there are zo monograms lett and the boys' work secretaries of the "Y" thought that they would leave the offer open all of this week and give the 100 monograms out. Boys bringing in one new member up until Saturday night at 9 o'clock will receive a monogram for their sweaters. The monograms are in three colors and boys may have their choice of color while they last. This is positively the last chance to get a "Y" monogram until next fall when a boy will have to secure five new members in order toN get one. Better hurry up, "Y" boys, be fore the gong rings on Saturday night fo the monograms will be no more this spring. am Camp Fire Girls Enjoy Hikes , Jl,c, Hasliatuaya group Inked 1-ebruarv 19. and had lunch at thee Y. W. C. A. After luncheon the group ai tended a movie. This en tertainment was held in place of the regular meeting. The fact that Tuesday was a holi day sent several Camp Fire groups hiking. The fdaka group of the Madison .rhor:1 witli MU Mav T pycli imii rel i:i ti nipt at tlir rlimi 1 j and hiked out to Camp Brewster. I The Group fionit Park school ! with Miss Prantee as pnrdiin. went out to Last Omaha on Washington s irlhday. Later they walked alotiv' the river in search of pussy-willow s. A splendid spot for fire building lets was located but :ain of the night be fore made things so wet that nobody passed the test. After several at tempts they at last resorted to the use of paper and soon had a dandy bonfire burning. After a few min utes lunch was set and space around the fire was at a premium. Apples were roasted, potatoes baked, and last of all. marshinallows toasted. After thr feast was over the girls put out their fire and trudged back pgr of Omaha .Umual "St. Pat's Shin Dig" to lie Held March 19 for "Y" Boys The annual Saint Patrick's party for all "Y" boys will J-held on Saturday night, March 19, from 7 to '':.10, in the hoys,' division and assem bly room at the local Y. M. C. A. Five hundred "Y" boys will attend this party which is one of the biggest affairs of the year. It is called the annua! "St. Fat's Shin Dig." Letters arc going out to every member next week, tellinj,' them about it. Only members of tl.e boys' 'division may attend this best and biggest program of the year. A fine Urchestra in charge of Stuart F.dVcrly will play for t'li "shin dig." A live-reel fcatt-r motion picture will be a part of the program. Guessing contests and contests for the boys wearing the most green, will he part of the pro rain. Singing of Irish songs led by George Campbell will also please the boys and add to the enjoyment of the party. Everything at the party will be green. Even the refreshments will be green. A scramble for green peanuts wili be one of the features. Every boy securing one of the greerj peanuts when the bushel basket ordinary ones is throw n to the crowd will get a prize. Yates School Takes Trip to Stock Yards i.nsi cuiiesoay morning itnc boys and girls of Yates school en joyed an industrial trip under t.'rt direction of J. Shailer Arnold, as sistant; boys' workr secretary of th Y. M. C. A. This is the second of a scries of factory trips that the boys' -division is conducting for the public schools,- the first being last week for Windsor. The boys were in charge of Mr. Arnold, while the teacher looked after the girls. The trip was through th South Omaha stock yards and the children saw the cattle pens and how cattle are received, bought and soli in the big South Omaha yards. Thi is a part of the students' geography, .1,. ... :,t ,n.i, i. .:. me uuisnic ivuiN sum ds 1 1 ii a nip making the book work more ef fective. A week from next Wednesday th same group will make their second trip, which will be following the cattle and hogs on-their way through the Armour Packing company, study ing the processes of making mwt from the animal. Any other schools caring lor in dustrial trips similar to these may have them booked by calling T. S. Arnold at the Y. M. C. A.Tylcr KM. I v American Hero Week To Be Observed by "Y" Boys' Division In common with the public schools a,nd other organizations, the boys' division of hc Y. M. C. A. is throwing all its activities for boys cf the city open for American Hero week, which starts today. The idea of the week is to teach every boy to b? a better American. At every Bible study club, a special speaker will give the boys a 10 minute talk on fome American hero and hold up before them the ideals of the heroes which have helped to make America what it is. Dr. E. C. Henry will speak to the Hi-Y club of Central High school, Friday night and other speakers will talk to Commerce Hi Y, Tuesday night; Junior Hi-Y, on Thursday night; Saturday Grade club, Saturday noon, and Employed Boys' club, Saturday night. The Y. M. C. A. boys' division end of this program is hcin pro moted by E. E. Micklewright, boys' work secretary. The plan is to reach every "Y" boy with the message of red-blooded Americanism during the week and over 900 boys will be reached by the bovs'-division as its i part in the program. ire j toward the swamp where the pussy J willows grow. Here they gathered i nil in sight and then boarded the car ' for home. , Group Meetings The Minnehaha group met with Miss Mildred Cullens Friday. The member- decided to buy a count book with the proceeds of their candy sale. Two honor guests were pres ent. """ The Taspanhu group held their regular business meeting Thursdav at Hawthorne school. Miss Stella Holmes, guardian of the group, was m charge. I he members completed 'heir looms and started weaving head hands A group of eight met ;J the home of Miss Annabelle Kisc Tuesday to discuss organizing a Campfirc. Mi-s Mary Louise Guy'mct with the g'rls and explained what it meant to be a Camp Fire girl. The .Wall group Ijctd thoir icar ul.tr meeting at llanscom Park school Wednesday. Mrs. A. E. Bisby, their guardian, was present. 1'lie members learned the art of fire building with out-ol-doors ma terial. Miss K nth Carlberg. a lire maker of the Alahi group, assisted the incmiprs. Girls