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THE BEE: OMAfc'A, SUNDAY, JUNE 12. 1921
Stories by
Little Folks
(Prize)
Jenny Wren's New House.
One day Jenny Wren was sitting
in a shady pear tree. She was look
ing for a house for rent. She looked
to the south and there she spied a
neatly-built house on the limb of a
cherry tree near by. She said:
"That's just the thing for me."
The next day she started off hunt
ing for straw, feathers and other
nest-building materials. When she
was coming back with the last bit of
straw she saw naughty Mr. Sparrow
sitting on a limb near her doorway.
A little girl was hoeing in the gar
den. She heard Jenny scold. She
scolded and scolded. The sparrow
would not leave. - She flew away.
When she came back the ignorant
sparrow was gone. She was happy.
She lived in her new house . ever
after Irma Sierk. Aged 10. 3021
Sheffield Street, Florence, Neb..
" (Honorable ,Mention.)
A Greedy Person.
There was once a very greedy
man. He had lots of money, but was
never content. So he thought he
could get more by ( stealing. One
night he was getting ready to rob a
bank. A man came to the door and
held him up. He had to pay him such
a large sum that most of his money
was gone. He mourned a long time
about this. But he was never greedy
again. Elizabeth Mahlock, Age 11,
DeWitt, Neb. . .
Kenneth Cooks Dinner.
Mother had gone shopping. I had
potatoes that I boiled in water with
a little salt. I had meat and I put
it in a frying pan with a little lard
in . it. I took the grease that was
left and put flour in It and stirred
it a while. I put some milk in it,
then let it boil and poured it in a
bowl. Mother had just come home
when daddy and I were eating. I
opened a can of jelly. So we all
had dinner together and none got
left without any. Kenneth Cole,
Aged 9, 1504 East Street, Fremont,
"There is' one house, children,"
said the Sunday school teacher,
"that is always open to rich and
poor alike. Can any of you tell me
what house it is?"
"I can," replied the little boy.
"It's the station house." Boys'
Round Table.
For the Live Boys
Micklewright and
Clement Represent
Y at Cadet Camp
The Omaha Y. M. C A. is repre
sented at the Central High school
cadet regiment's encampment at
Valley, with full equipment for the
recreation activities of the boys in
camp, in charge of E. E. Mickle
wright, boys' work secretary of the
"Y" and assisted by Ray Clement,
star athlete of the Central High
school.
The "Y" tent is the most popular
place in the camp, according to re
ports that come back and is swarm
ed with boys every minute during the
day and evening when it is open.
Facilities for writing letters and
mailing them, all care of incoming
mail and packages are taken care of
by the "Y" men at the camp.
A victrola with the latest records
is busy early and late, and the jazz
strains float out over the camp from
the "Y" tent at all hours. Horseshoe
pitching is a new stunt at camp this
summer and places for two games at
a time are laid out near the "Y" tent
This is very popular with the boys.
Checker and chess games draw, the
boys as strong as ever and Mickle
wright is planning a " horseshoe,
checker and chess tournament before
the camp closes.
Free moviesj are run every night,
being thrown on a big screen from
the "Y" tent The boys sit on the
grass and watch the pictures as the
strains from the "Y" victrola float
out from the tent. Feature pictures,
educationals, scenics, and comedies
are being run, a five-reel show be
ing featured every night for the
boys.
A special pvular religious service
will be conducted for the boys in
camp this evening, the main speaker
being L. C. Oberlies of Lincoln,
chairman of the Nebraska State
Board of Control. He is the most
popular man with boys in the state
of Nebraska and has spoken dozens
f time to Omaha High school
ooys. His subject tonight will be
"The Dreamer." The Y. M. C. A.
quartet is also scheduled to sing for
the boys at the meeting tonight.
The "Y will be in camp with the
boys through the whole 10 days,
providing the magazines, books, writ
ing facilities, movies, music, mail de
livery, etc., for the 400 cadets. The
work is being done under the aus
pices of the HI-Y club of the school,
of which George Johnston is presi
dent. A blytte hint makes a blooming
Radio Set for
An Englishman
has perfected a
miniature receiv
ing set for wire
less telegraphy in
book form, . the
wave length be
ing varied by
opening and shut
ting the book to
different degrees.
Signals from Paris
and Berlin have
been picked up in
London by this
apparatus.
Horning Glory.
fiark saya Morning Glory.
Her what all my bell are chiming.
Blue and pink so. softly rhyming
Keep on climbing! Keep on climb
ing! Thla la all their itory.
Who Can Tell?
I've wondered and wondered and
wondered again
If fairies really are true.
I've looked and looked and looked
again,
But never found them, have you?
I've looked by the brook where the
lilies grow;
I've looked in the daffodil, violet,
rose;
I've looked in the pine cones and
' blue-bell's cup,
And asked the w,ind that blows.
I wished on the first star on a first
May night;
I've looked most everywhere.
But "Little Jack Horner" and "Old
Mother Goose"
I've seen neither here nor there.
If I were a little fairy,
Do vou know what I'd do?
I'd show myself so every child
Might know if 1 were true.
Helen Parker, Brownville, Neb.
A calm June puts the farmer in
tune.
Weigel and Weston
Return From Summer
School at Hollister
Mr. N. J. Weston and C. Carl
Weigel returned last week from two
week's trip to he Ozarks at Hollis
ter, Mo., on the White river. While
there Mr. Weston was an instructor
in the Y. M, C A. summer schools
for physical work, while Mr. Weigel
was a 6tudent ' in the physical
schools.
Both report that they had a great
trip and that - they received many
new ideas and inspirations for work
here in Omaha. Despite the fact
that there were many woodticks,
chiggers, and mosquitoes trying, to
take the, joys out of life they en
joyed rrMny good hikes into the hills.
Mr. Weigel says that the White
river is only surpassed by the "Y"
swimming pool as an ideal place for
swimming. Hollister is located in the
heart of the Ozarks near the south
ern boundry of Missouri.
Mr. Weigel will soon be packing
up again as he will be physical di
rector at the Omaha Boys' Division
camp period at Camp Sheldon again
this year '
125 New T Members''
Enjoy Party at V
Owing to the fact that many new
boys have joined the "Y" during the
past few weeks it has been decided
to have a party for them. Last Sat
urday night 125 boys arrived about
7 o'clock at the Boys' division of the
Y. M. C A., where they enjoyed an
evening's entertainment.
The party was given for the pur
pose of telling the new members how
to use their membership for the best
advantage to themselves. Whenthe
boys arrived they were ushered into
the swimming pool, where they en
joyed a long swim on the hot eve
'ning. In the assembly hall several reels
of movies were shown, consisting of
scenic, educational and comedy pic
tures. Several boys then told the
others how fhey used their member-,
ships and what it has meant to them.
J. S. Arnold made a short talk, tell
ing the boys more about the use oi
their privileges, urging them to take
every advantage they can find time
for.
At the .close of the evening the
boys marched by the counter, where
they were served ice cream sand
wiches and then found their caps,
saying that they had had a wonder
fully good time
Pocketbook.
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: Does Ivy Destroy Masonry?
Ivy preserves good walls and" shel
ters those which are not perfect.
Only when bad cracks appear and
mortar and plaster crumble can the
tentacles of the ivy do damage. In
these conditions the tiny roots,
thrusting in, may hasten deteriora
tion, but not until age or violence
to the fabric has prepared the way.
Children's Newspaper.
First Letter.
Dear Busy Bees: We were out
camping. John was the cook, and
oh, the meals he did serve us! We
had ice cream, pies and candy. And
we went riding in the boat. Then
we played in the cars and climbed
the trees. Elmer Voss, Aged 9, 1606
East Dodge Street, Fremont, Neb.
A Storm.
The storm had been coming and
At last it broke
As Lily May came home
From school. ' ' ' .
The wind it blew, the rain it poured;
She sat under .
A tree for shelter:
She thought perhaps
It would soon stop.
Noon came and evening and night,
But still it did not stop.
As she sat there in the stormy night
She died from fright.
Irene Jordan, Aged 10, Omaha.
of Omaha
Summer Schedule for
T Boys to Start Soon
With the closing of the public
schools for the summer the "Y" pro
gram will be changed to more ade
quately serve the Omaha boys.
There will be three gym classes and
swimming periods each week in
stead of two as during the winter.
The department will be open all
day for any boys who come in to
spend their vacation spare time. All
the games, tables and library will be
open to 'the members and friends
they choose to bring with them.
Camp Sheldon, at Columbus, Neb.,
is the prime feature of the summer
work of the boys' division. This
camp period will be June 21 to
July 1. About 140 Omaha boys will
be in attendance at this camp.
During the summer Mac Ohman,
George Benolken and Frank Bunnell
will be in charge of the department
during the time Mr. Mickelwrlght
and Mr. Arnold will be at camp and
on their vacations. These young
fellows have adequately proven their
efficiency in the boys' division dur
ing the past winter.
They will plan special . activities,
parties and hikes during the summer
months. The definite summer sched
ule and hours will be announced
next Sunday.
Final Instructions Are
Sent to Sheldon Lads
A blue letter of final instructions
was put into the mail last night tell
ing every camper who is going to
Camp Sheldon the most important
things he must know before making
the final preparations to go.-
This letter insures every boy who
attends camp against the grief of not
being prepared to take the fullest
advantage of the camp and its many
opportunities to have a great time
and be of real friendly service to his
fellow campmates.
This letter contains a check list of
the necessary and desirable articles
needed for the 10 days at the -amp.
With this list the boys will be able
to check their baggage as they pack
it and thus insure having the desired
and necessary articles.
The letter also states that Satur
day. June 25, is visitors' da and
that transportation will be provided
for all parents who wish to-visit their
boys in camp. Special program and
activities will be rtrovided to enter
tain the visitors as Well as give them
an idea what camp is like.
After all, it is not what is around
us, but what is in us; not what we
have, but what we are that makes
ne happy. GeikeL t .
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Mosquito Will Attend
. Camp Again. -
Every girl who was at Camp
Iwaqua last summer surely remem
bers the Mosquito. This year we
hope to resurrect it after being dor
mant for the ' winter and make it
twice, as good as before. Get . be
hind this paper, girls 1 Boost it, sub
scribe for it, get ads for it, because
if you do you will have a real camp
paper published weekly, and truly
representative of your camp. Turn
in .any suitable material to Camp
Fire headquarters.
Camp Iwaqua
Location and Equipment
Camp Iwaqua is iocated on Kings
lake, 21 miles from Omaha and two
.and a half miles from Valley Neb.,
the nearest railroad station. The
Elkhorn, a delightful little stream,
borders one side of camp grounds.
Eight specially constructed, well
screened tent houses, furnished with
cots, , accommodate " the girls and
their counselors. "
Features of Camp Life.
The chief sports offered are swim
'ming, canoeing, hiking, volley ball
and fishing. ' The camp also offerj
first aid, craft work, basketry, nature
study and community singing and
folk dancing.
An honor system will be main
tained and honors awarded for camp
activities.
How to Reach Camp.
Trains leave Omaha via Union Pa
cific for Valley, 8 a. m., 12:41, 4:30,
5:30 p. m.
What to Bring.
Girls are requested to bring only
very simple clothes and have each
article marked. The camp uniform
consists of dark bloomers, middie,
red tie and tennis shoes.
Required Articles.
Two pair blankets, sheet and small
pillow, - three towels, plain under
clothes, tennis and hiking shoes,
sweater, bathing suit and cap, toilet
articles.
The following are suggested as
articles useful at camp:
Musical instruments, flash light,
pocket knife, poncho, ceremonial
gown, manual, Victrola records,
fancy dress costumes. ' n "
Date and Terms.
Camp Iwaqua opens Monday,
June 20, and closes August 1.
Ihe rates are $8 per week; $10
So Would We.
"Daddy, I've got a sentence here
1 d like you to punctuate.
This is what paw-paw read
A $5 bill flew around the corner.
He studied it carefully. "Well,"
he finally said, "I'd simply put a
period after it like this."
"I wouldn't," laughed the high
school girl, "I'd make a dash after
it I" Ora Krumps in Science and In
vention, "Tomorrow," announced 5-year-old
Sidney proudly to his kinder
garten teacher, "is my birthday."
"Why," returned she, "it is mine,
too."
The boy's face clouded with per
plexity, and after a brief silence he
exclaimed: "How did you get so
much bigger'n me?" Forecast.
Viewed With Distrust. -Johnny,
out to dinner, thrice re
fused chicken gravy, of which he
was very fond. His hostess, who
had added macaroni to the gravy,
finally said: "Why, I thought you
liked chicken gravy."
"I do sometimes," replied Johnny,
"but mamma never puts the wind
pipes in." Forecast.
"They say," gushed the lady, "that
you can't hear the shell that hits
you."
"I dunno about that," replied the
returned doughboy. "But whether
you can or not, it's a cinch you can't
remember it long." American Le
gion Weekly. ,
Making Candy. .
Dear Busy Bees: Have you ever
made candy? Well, this is the way
I make candy: Two cups of sugar,
one cup of milk, two squares of
chocolate, one tablespoonful of but
ter. Then we put it on to boil. It
is very good when it is done. Pris
cilla Monnich, aged 9, 745 East Fifth
street, Fremont, Neb.
Gladys And when the conductor
found you hadn't got the fare in
your bag did he make you get off
the train and walk?
Nora Only get off. He didn't
seem to care whether I walked or
sat down. London Tit-Bits,
Proverbs.
A blackberry summer.
A barking dog seldom bites.
A bittern makes no good hawk.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A but and a knock as men feed
apes.
A boaster and a liar are cousins
german. A bird in the hand is worth two in
the wood.
A bird is known by its note and a
man by his talk.
A boisterous horse must have a
boisterous bridle.
A bird may be caught Vvith a snare
that will not be shot.
A blunt wedee will sometimes do
what a sharp axe will not.
Tenderfoot When the
clock
strikes 13, what time' is it?
Second Class Scout I really
don't know. What?
'Tenderfoot Time for the clock
to be fixed, Boy's Life,
er week for non-Camp Fire girls,
3 per week-end. A fee of $3 is pay
able upon application and the re
mainder upon arrival at camp. Wo
refund is made for early departure
from camp. '
Registrations should be sent to
Omahequa, room 23, Patterson
block, Seventeenth and Farnam,
Omaha, Neb. ,
General Information.
The camp is open to all Camp
Fire girls, though any girl over 12
is eligible. Strict . adherence to
camp regulations is required.
Trained instructors and experi
enced counselors are responsible for
the welfare of the girls and a trained
nurse will be a resident of the camp.
Parents are requested not to send
boxes of candy and food to camp.
Sunday will be visitors' day, when
the girls' parents and . friends may
visit camp. . ' i
Group Meetings
The .Lepse group held a council
fire Saturday at the home of their
guardian, Mrs. A. McKenzie. The
girls' parents were invited to attend
and were delighted with the work the
group has done. Omahegua honors
were awarded to Misses Colina Mc-r
Kenzie, Marie and Margaret Price.
Several' girls took their rank and
Mrs. McKenzie, her firemaker's rank.
The Tauda group held a meeting
at the home of Miss Mary Curtin,
and planned a week-end at Camn
Iwagua. The group was elated at
the success of their ice cream social.
Seven of the' members expect to
spend two weeks at camp. '
The Banuta group hell an outdoor
council fire in Riverview park
Wednesday. Manv hnnnre wore
awarded and several girls took their
woodgatherer's rank.
The Taspanhu group had a coun
cil fire Thursday afternoon. Miss
H. Reap was made an honorary
member of the group. She was giv
en a name and a beautiful beaded
stole that told of the girls' apprecia
tion of her work. Miss Stella
Holmes, guardian of the group,
awarded the honors and Miss M. L.
Guy gave several of the girls their
woodgatherer's rank.
The Witawentin group, with Mrs.
J. .Bannison, will hold a ceremonial
meeting Wednesday at the home of
Jeanette Sherman. After camp these
girls plan to rent a cottage at Lake
Manawa for a week.
Bears Are Doglike
Bears seem to have been derived
from some extinct doglike ancestor,
though fossil remains of bears have
been discovered that belong to the
typical bear family, says the Ameri
can Forestry magazine. The well
known extinct cave bear of Europe
belongs in the last named group and
was a species of immense bulk. s
OF COURSE TESS HAS TO
HAVE A TROUSSEAU.
The announcement of the engage
ment of Tess Bone and Buddy Guff
caused much excitement under the
rose bush. The little folks talked
of nothing else for several days, and
the Lady of Fashion was so excited
she could scarcely sleep at night.
"Tess, my dear," the Lady of
Fashion said one evening shortly
after the engagement party, "you
will need a lot of clothes, now that
you are going to be married, and
Mrs. Lover and myself will help you
get your trousseau together."
"What's a trousseau?'.' asked the
Dunce who was lying on a cater
pillar fur rug listening to the con
versation. ,
"Why. a trousseau means clothes.
When a lady gets married she al
ways needs a lot of clothes, and it's
called a trousseau," answered the
Lady of Fashion.
"Ah, jinks!" exclaimed the Dunce.
"You womans is all time talkin'
about clothes. I thought trousseau
was somethin' to eat," and the Dunce
rolled over on his back and went to
sleep.
That s awful nice of you to help
me with my clothes," said Tess.
"What do you think I'll need?"
. "Well," suggested Mrs. Lover,
who had dropptd in at the shoe
house for a few minutes, "you'll need
a traveling suit an afternoon dress,
an evening dress, plenty of under
wear, and, of course, a wedding
dresss."
"Where are we to get all the ma
terial for the dresses?" asked Tess.
"I will arrange for that," said the
Lady of Fashion. "We will get a
couple of the boys to go with m,
and we'll make a trip over to the
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Care of Cats
Cats enjoy being brushed. This
should be done carefully, always
brushing the fur the right way. In
lifting a cat from the ground do not
by the upper part of the body, leav
ing the legs hanging down. Lift her
gently by placing one hand under
the forelegs, and at the same time
lift her ' hind legs with the other
hand. Do not take her by the nape
of the neck. A grown cat is too
heavy to lift in that way. Our
Dumb Animals.
A New Member.
Dear Busy Bees: This is my first
letter to you. I have four brothers
and four sisters. We live on a 400
acre farm. We have horses, cattle,
hogs, geese, ducks and chickens. Our
pets are a dog and three cats. We
raise corn, oats and wheat. I read
the Busy Bees' page every Monday.
Pauline Drapela, Aged 10, Clark
son, Neb.
Teacher Can any of you tell me
what a 'Synonym is?
Bright Boy Please, teacher, it's
the word you use when you can't
spell the other one.
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brown house near the park where
that dressmaker lives, and we'll be
sure to find plenty of scraps around.
Any one of the small pieces which
that dressmaker throws away would
be big enough to make you a half
dozen dresses."
The little ladies talked urltil it was
quite late that night, and before they
parted they had made plans, to set
out the next morning for the dress
maker's hpuse in search of cloth.
After breakfast the next morning
the three little ladies set off for the
dressmaker's house, and with them
went Gogo and the Chinaman who
had kindly offered to go along and
carry back the cloth.
It was quite early when the Teenie
Weenies reached the dressmaker's
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What New York Eats
Fifty thousand cars of eight lead
ing fruits and vegetables are con
sumed annually by the 7,000,000 peo
ple who live in the metropolitan dis
trict. These cars would make a
train 370 miles long from New
York City to Rochester.
New York consumes about 15 per
cent of the total quantity of apples,
potatoes, cabbage, onions, tomatoes,
strawberries, cantaloupes and peaches
shipped each year.
In the four years from 1906 to
1909. inclusive, 195,354 cars of these
products were received at New York
terminals. Thjs is a yearly average
of 48,838: These quantifies do not
include the vegetables brought into
the City by trucks Popular Science
Monthly.
A Red Feather.
I amfoed Feather. I have lots of
beads. T make arrows for my peo
ple to fight with. I have a canoe and
I live by a- lake. " I love the out-of-doors
and like to hunt and fish. I
am a chief. I am going to fight the
whites tonight. Donald Fullington,
age 12, 340 North Pebble street,
Fremont, Neb. '
house, and the good lady was still
in bed, so the little folks had plenty
of time to select the materials they
needed.
Many small pieces of cloth lay on
the floor; in fact there were so many
to choose from the little ladies had
a hard time making up their minds
what to take.
Mrs. Lover, who was a good judge
of cloth, pointed out the best mate
rial, and when Tess had chosen sev
eral pieces Gogo and the Chinaman
tied them up into neat bundles with
An Eclipse in India
By Tha Aeoflatd Preaa.
Calcutta The moon's release from
the jaws of a mythical demon was
anxiously watched and prayed for by
thousands of people throughout In
dia during a recent eclipse which
was visible here: Hindus regard an
eclipse as the act of a demon called
Rahu, who is believed to swallow
the moon and then disgorge it.
On the Nowrah bridge, across the
Hooghly river, dense crowds waited
for the first glimpse of the veiled
moon. Then, with one voice, cried
out: "Isko Chhordo! Chhordo!"
("let it go, leave it.") Before dusk
the river was thronged with bathers,
as bathing during an eclipse is con
sidered a soul-saving act.
Beggars swarmed through the
city, and as it is a virtue to give
freely on these occasions, they col
lected plenty of small coins.
The Little Dutch Girl.
My name is Hilda. I am a little
Dutch girl. My brother's name is
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knitted stockings. We eat cheese
and milk and we make gingerbread
cakes. ' We have 10 cows. Hans i
goes fishing every night after school.
Sometimes I go fishing, too. I am
10 years old. Hans is 11. Beatrice
Dunn, Aged 9, Fremont, Neb.
If I could dine with a Polar Bear
In a frigid, froety dream,
I'd take a slice,
Of a cake of Ice, '
And a anowball fried In ereem.
. October Gave a Party.
October gave a party,
The leaves by hundreds' came;
The chestnuts, oaks and maples,
And ' leaves of every name.
The sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand;
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
The chestnuts came In yellow,
The oaks in brown were dressed,
The lovely Misses Maple in scarlet,
looked their best.
All balanced to their partners,
And gaily fluttered by;
The sight was like a rainbow
New fallen from the sky.
Then in the rustic hollow
At hide and seek they played;
The party closed at sundown,
And everybody stayed.
Professor Wind played loude
They flew alonsr. the ground;
And then the party ended
In hands across all round.
Sent by Aletha Combs, age
West Point, Neb.
"There is one reason why a
weather man should make a good
living."
"What is it?"
"He is always able to raise the
wind in , some quarter." Baltimore
American.
A candle lights others and con
sumes itself.
scraps of thread and carried them
back to the. Lovers' bungalow where
the sewing was to be done. ' -'""'
For many days the little ladies
made their tiny needles fly, and all
sorts of dainty undergarments were
made with the finest lace insertions.
Several pretty dresses and suits
were made, and Tess spent most of
her time admiring herself in the big
mirror, which had been brought
over from the shoe house.
The Teenie Weenie men saw very
little of the ladies. Even Buddy O
Guff was not allowed in the sewing
room, and he went about looking 1
most mournful.
"I don't know whether Tess is in
love with me or her trousseau,"
Buddy confided to a group of Teenie
Weenies one evening.
"Ah, you can't blame Tess for
wantin to get a nice lot of clothes
together," said Mr. Lover. "This is
her last chance to have her fill of
clothes, for when a woman is mar
ried she doesn't have much time to
spend on clothes."
"I'll bet that's whv the Lady of
the Dunce. "She's afraid she won't
have any more slick dresses if shi
get a husband."
The Doctor, who was rather inter
ested in the Lady of Fashion, gave
the Dunce a nasty look, and noth
ing more was said about clothe.