Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1910, Page 22

+ THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE JANUARY 16, 1910. LL of the Busy Bees and the editor are glad to welcome the new littie writers who have eent in stories this week for the first time, Among these are Corinne Robertson of Wilber, Francis Gerhart of Omaha, Vera Stanley of Cozad and Mabel Baker of Lander, Wyo. these some of our best writers who we Besides re busy during the holldays have sent fu some storles this week, A few good storles about snow and winter sports have been sent in and the Busy Bees would like to have some more of these. Several excellent fairy storles have been sent in and some of the little readers write that they like these the best of al 1. The new queen of the Busy Bees sent in an interesting letter this week for her little subjects. Prizes were awarded this week to Alberta June Outhouse and to Ruth D. Guyer. Honorable mention was given to Helen Verrill. All three are on the Blue Side. Excellent stories were algo sent in Alta Kibler on the Blue Side by the new king of the Red Side and Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whoze name is on the Postcard Exchange, which now includes: Jean De Long, Alnsworth, Neb. lrcne McCoy, Barnston, Neb. Lililan’ Merwin, Beaver City, Neb. Mal Witt, Bennington, Neb. Auna Gottsch, Benningion, Neb. Minnie Gottach, Bernington, Neb. Agnes Damnke, Menson, b. Sue iy, ok Gy, Vill Llcawy, Civih D iy, New. Neb. aveb, (box 1), Aeibe ¥ viucky, UGB, BlOliey uE L ) wothenburg, Neb, W WeNL muslily diieel, Urand Py e Grand e 10, Vwest Charies strect, 15 | avew. wu West Charles Wes: Eighth street, street, West ¥ourth street, Ninth street, Libgu atuty, Loshi 4, Neb, booer g KLt Leshura, Neb, e Lempic, Lexiliotun, Neb, buii detupie, Leallgoon, Neb, “ ANeLaUL, leXiligool, Iveb, L, e BWPELE, LeXidigown, New. aawijuile demple, Laoxngon, Nub. AL syl dons o Bu, Labooi, unian nal Wi, W L, St Lincoin, wirie Huwmuton, Wa L Bi. lencoin, dicne Lasner, W80 i, strewl. Lancoln, Neb, Liughle Lisner, Wi L sureet, Lancoln, Neb. Chialiolte Bogks, 21 soutn Fifteenth sireex, Laneoin, New, vohnson, M wlreel, Lincoln, Neb. Alinca Myers, o4 ourth Sixteenth street, Lincoln, Nev, Louise Sties, Lyons, Neb, Lswelle Mobond, Lyons, Neb. wiion, Deiel, Newaska Ly, Neb, Harry Cravivid, iveoraska Uiy, Nep. Marvey Crawituid, isvev.aska Uiy, Neb. vy Bda Aurluik, Neb, e heyuoids, asortulk, Neb. Letha Laihi, 50, mixul 8L, sorfolk, Neb. R MuiyuRiaL, KD stieet and Mudl- BYUN W\eliue, NO)folk. Neb, Geuevieve av Joues, Nort: Loup, Neb. Wiham Davis, @2 West Thira streel, Fiate, Noo, Louisp Ruuoe, 2w North Nineteenth ave- nue, A Mrunces sonison, 933 North, Twenty-fitth wyhiue, Ui, suerite Jonuson, ‘i uvenue, Lmiie Brow Neb, Neb, Neo. Bouth Seventwenth 033 North Twenty- 2321 Boulevard, Omah: Helen Goodricii, 10 Nichois St., Umaha. Mary Biown, Boulevard, Omahu, Hendee, 6wz Lodge treer. Lnana, Lallian Wirt, 408 Cass sirvet, Omaha. Bassett Rut, 1sl4 binney sireet, Omaha. Jack Coad, 3718 Farnam street, Omaha. Juanita fnnes, 2760 Kort street, Omaha, Meyer Colin, MG Georgia avenue, Omahi. Ada Morrie, 3z Franklin street, Omahia. Myrte Jensen, 20 izard sireei, Umaha. uitin Fisner, 1210 8, isleventh St., Omaha. Mildred krickson, ¥ Howard St., Omahs. Oscar lrickson, 2i09 Howard St,” Omaha, Gall Howard, 422 Capitol avenue, Omah Helen Houck, 162 Lothrop street, Omana. Iuinerson Woodricn, #iv Aicnolas, Omana. Maurice Junnson, 1021 wovusi, St., Omaha, Leon Carson,” L4 Norun 1oriew, Umiaia Fauline Coad, vil$ Farnam street, Gmahu. Wiling Howwid, 428 Capliol avenue, Ounaia. Hiuh Fisher, 1 south wleventh, Omaha M.ldred Jensen, Vi LOAVEUWOILU, U.usua. Ladua Heaen, #is ‘hicagy street, Umaha. Mabel Baeiell, #Wid North Aweniyiatn street, Olmahd. Walter Joanson, 246 BLCEL, Uik, Emmu Cidl i uiers, sireet, Winaba. Grewnel wasunan, Clgi BUee, Uiahi Leonors buatsun, dae Alblon, Vacitic sireets, Omana. Mae Hammond, U'Aelli, Neb, Maage L. Lanels, Oid, Neb, ol Beadvo, Orleans, Neb. Agnes Kichmond, Orieans, Neb. Aarie ¥ioming, Uscevia, Nev. Lutta wooas, Pawnee City, Neb. suri Perkius, Headingion, Neb. une mnis, SUHLON, Neb. Lena etersen. il Locust St, 1. Omaha. 1w Caraey, Bution, iy couacy, Nebrasad. Clara dLLEr. Uls, Neb Suaied . Jones, Norun Loup, Neb. Alta Witken, Waco. Neb. Leu bucaord, \vace, ieb. Mue Grunke, West Point, Neb, luisie Staswiy, Wiber, Neb. Kreaerick vware, winside, Nob. Pauine Larks, York, Neb. konw sehling, York, Neb, Mary breaerick, York, meb. Currie B. Bartett, kontaneile, iveng Keynoias, Little Sioux, winel Muinoland, sox 7, mal kavanor aeilor, Maivein, la Latnryne Metior, Malvern, fa. Huwt Kovertson, Munilla, la, Midred Hoowrson, Manilla, la MArEarel b, WILLErOW, ‘Liura dertng Mcwvoy, it 1 D, ¥ souil Valey, la. Henury L. Workinger, care Sterling Remedy company, Atues, Ind. Monaren, North Twentleth 3211 North Tweuty-tifth 136 Soutl. Thirty- Tenth and Wyo. wyo. Monareh, Wy sneriaan, Wyo. Grand, Okl 2B uTOUD MUreet, Neb. Neb. 582 North Logan Street, Ealth Amend, Pauline Squire, ¥red Bheney, City, Mo. Mary ' Melntosh, Sidney, Nellle Diearick,’ Sidney, Eunice Wrignt, Fremont, Neb, Kansas ‘When the Boys Were Snowed Under By Wildam Wallace, Jr. RED and John Davis and Mar- tin Brown were passing part of the winter trapping wild ani- . They had a small cump on & mountainside, & desolate, dmbered place, where man was A few brother trappers were ciwweu ten miles up the river, but John, kied and Martin had pushed their way to thy very verge of Nowhere, as they called the country to the north of them. Indeed, there was not & habitation—save tho (rap- pers' camp up the river—within fifteen miles of thelr eamp, which was a little log cabin chinked with mud to keep out the westher, The boys were having some success In their business, if one could judge from the many skins hung out on board streleh- ers to dry or to “season,’ as the boys put It There were no large animals in that part o the world, but small ones abyunded in great numbers. 8o the boys hoped for a Prosperous season, One day, after securing eral fine pelts, the boys returned (o ewmp quite Worn out from their long, nard tramp up and down the mountain, for the coldest days had come and the temperature had not risen above mero for & week. o the boys were very glad to get back Into the cabin, where o fine wood fire blazed in thy rude stone fireplace, As Fred and Martin washed and stretched the pelts on wooden frames John prepared the supper, As he mixed buckwheat “flapjacks” and sliced bacon he whistled & gay tune, to which his fellow workers sang in time. A merry, busy trlo were the three boy trap- pers, the oldest one being just 1§, “Come, boys," sald John, after hall an hour's work over frying pan and griddle, “come, set to; the grub pile v on, and it you are @s hungry as I am 1'll have to fry forty or fifty flapjacks. I feel as though 1 could stow away half & hundred.” “And 1 can'keep pace with you and let you bave the handicap of, say, ten" laughed Fred, pouring some bacon gravy over @ stack of steaming “‘flapjack Martin had poured the coffee Into three tin cans, which served as cups. The dishes on the table corresponded with the cans, for they conslsted of tin plate and an old yellow earthenware bowl for gravy. The forks were old wooden-handled affairs and the knives used at the work of skinning animals were good enough—after washing well—to cut bread and meat. But had the mothers of the boys en- tered the cabin at the minute of thelr sitting down to supper they could have made no objection to the table manners of thelr respective sons. Bach boy had washed his face and hands till they looked wholesome &nd clean, #nd each had combed his halr very carefully, standing before the bit of broken mirror that was held against the log wall by several tacks. Kven In the wilds of an unclyilized world the boys 4id not forget thelr careful home training. And It would heve done their parents good could they have seen them seated about the coarse meal, spread on a bare deal table, their faces beaming with health and cleanliness and their hands as carefully kept as though they wore at home In the bosom of their respective families. And they ate their food slowly and with as much grace as thelr table accessories would pefnit of, In faet, camping and trapping in the wilds had not made ruffians of these three well- reared, naturally refined boys. It mereiy made them resourceful and independent. After supper they washed the dishes, Pyt them away in a woodsn box Wwhich served for a oupboard and replenished the tive, around which they sat talking over the day's experiences. Then, before turn- ing into thelr bunks for the night, John— the eldest of the trio—read a few chapters from & well-worn book, & thrilling tale of the frontiersmen of a century ago. The boys had read and reread the book many times, but there were favorite chapters, dealing with Indlap fights and privation, that tiwy found ever new and Interesting. Also, thelr camp ibrary contained & Bible, & book on the vare of pelts and a book of jokes and conundrums. Hach of these had thelr speciul reading. The Bible was al- ways read beforc breakfast on Sunduy, then put carefully away till the next holy day should come around, The joke and conundrum book was referred to whenever the boys founa it necessary to ‘'borrow laughter,” as they put it. Usually, they found enough to keep them merry and Lappy-hearted while about their camp work, but on oceasions when their spirits seemed & bt low the Joke and conundrum book acted as & laugh tonlc. After the reading had been compieted for the. evening the boys tumbled into thelr buhks Lo sleep sweetly and deeply. When they awoke tha next morning their view of the outside world, which was to be got through two little windows was eurtained, The glass panes of the windows were white and opaque. John was the first to leap out of bed, He ren to the window, saying to ¥red and Martin: whiz, boys, I do m 11111 e l‘flll‘[‘. I ‘]““I“I J‘l { “COME, BOYS" RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. Write plainly om one side of the paper only and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil 3. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. . 4. 0 wtories or letters o wili Do asd: 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress at the top of the first page. First and second prizes of books will be given for the best two oo tributions to this page each week. Address all communications to CUEILDREN'S DEPARTMENT, Omaha Bee. (Furst Prize.) The Dispute By Alberta June Outhouse, Aged 11 Years, Loup City, Neb. blue Side. The dispute of which I am about to tell You happened at the North pole. Those present were few-'January, February, No- vember and December.” 1t was at the last of February and Wind March was making preparations for the throne, All at once they began to dispute’ which was the greatest. "I am the greatest,” sald November, “for it was in my days that the Pllgrims had the first Thanks- glving." “Ob, that's nothing at all!” sald Decem- ber, “for the King who rules all over the earth was born In my days, and that Is why we have Christmas and all the chil- dren are so happy.” “My! oh, my!" said January, “if that's al 1 had to talk about I would keep quiet. Look at me,” and he stood up as if proud; “the very first day of my days Is a very important day—the first day of the New Year. Then February called attention with his §0ld wand, for he was king. “Now, just look at me; 1 have over twice the num- ber you have. There are some of those greatest men of the United States, such as Lincoln and Washington, and poets like Longtellow and Lowell." Just then March put her head In at the dovr and said: “You must be quiet, for May and June baye come to attend the banquet given in honor of February.” (Second Prize.) The Paper Dolls on a Lark By Ruth L. Guyer, Aged 11 Years, fort Crook, Neb., Slue Side. It was night. Surely, three hours had passed since Dora had lovingly kissed the paper doll family good night and cast a loving glance around the little bedroom containing two little beds that were divided equally between Mr. and Mrs. Don, Miss Dorothy Don and her little sister, Dora Don. The two parents slept in one bed and the two children in the other. There were three other rooms besides the bed- rocm—parlor, dining room and kitchen, in which the lark took place. Seeing that night had approached, the Qolls opened their paper eyes, stretched their paper arms and got up on their paper e Dora had dressed them all in thelr party gowns, and they could not help lingering Lefore the glass with “ohs” and “abhe.” Vhy not,” asked Miss Dorothy, “seeing that we'ere all dressed up, have & party?’ This was taken with delight on all sides, and as Mrs. Don went to the telephone she said: “Dorothy always was such a very wise child.” Not long had passed when the little pai- Jor was full of small nursery people, Dora's little dolls, Felia and Selia, her other paper dolis, and her little boy doll Jack. They had wanted to invite the big friendly cat, but she was too large. They all went down to the kitchen to make fudge, and that was when the dam- was done. Mrs. Don spilt some on her new gown and ruined it. Miss Dorothy cut her hand off (causing a lot of paper blood to flow) when cutting the chocolate; Dora’s tears streaked her pretty dress when she cried at seelng her sister's hand, and Mr, Don, in a frenzy of agony, took a chunk out of his nicely combed hair, and the guests were in" @& panic, . Time was going fast. Day was approach- ing, and all the guests bade a polite good- bye and ran for their places in the nursery. One and all of the Don family crept back in their beds, and none too soon, for in @& short time In came Dora, who immediately went to the doll house, and lo and behold! the kitchen was all out of order; and taking the dolls up, she discovered a few brown spots on Mrs. Don, & chunk out of Mr. Don's head, & hand off of Dorothy Don and a few yellow streaks on Dora Don. “The cat has been here agaln,” she said softly, and all the doll§ smiled with thelr paper lips, but Dora was not one of the permitted ones to see these things, (Honorable Mention.) The Magic Rock By Helen Verrill, Aged 13 Yeal No. 19, The Strehlow, Omaha. Blue. One day when Ellen was out walking on the sea shore she came to a very large rock that had a handle. She was so sur- prised to see a rock with a handle that she sat down to think about it. Then suddenly she got up and tried to lift the rock and to her surprise it opened and she saw a pair of stairs. She went down and there believe it snowed heavily last night. Just look at the windows!" Fred and Martn were out of bed in- stantly, trying to clean spots on the win- dow by blowing their warm breath against the glass, But to obtain a clear place through which they could look eut was im- possible. “'Yep, it's snow, piled up against the windows. Gee! it must have come down by the ton last night while we slept.” So said Fred, "Let's get into our duds and g0 out and see what we have to wade tnrough,” sald Martin, drawing on his clothes as fast as he could. Fred and John followed his example and as soon as John was dressed he opened the cabin door, The sight which miet his eyes made him ejacu- late: “Holy-gee! Look at that, boys! We're snowed under, as sure as we're alive!” ¥Fred and Martin stood open-eyed and open-mouthed. In front of them, prossed hard In the shape of the door, was a white wall of snow. A snowstorm had raged during the night and the wind had carried the snow round the cabin, piling it against the door and two windows till all were burled. How much of the back and sides of the cabin was covered by the snow the boys did not know, but Fred wisely struck upon & plan. “Let's knock out some of the mud chinking at the back of the hut,” he suggested. Bo, with sharp sticks, they worked away at the chinking between two logs and after a few minutes had opened a crack several inches long and about two inches wide through which the sunlight poured. “Ah, ha!" sald Fred, “It's only a big arift around the front of the cabin. 1 had feared It might be worse—maybe & gentle avalanche which had burled us fifty feet deep. But it's nothing serlous, We let the fire burn down and then we'll go out through the chimney." “I'm mighty glad it's only a drift,” sald John, & smile of thankfulness on his face. “It might have been worse, you know." “Say, I's a good thing we have a shovel,” declared Fred. “While you fel- lers are preparing our breakfast I'll begin can SAID JOHN; "COME, tunnelling through the snow at the door, 1t's better to go out through a tunnel than to climb up the chimney." “But the tunnel will have to be made trom the outside,” explained John. *'Other- wise we'd fill the cabin up with the snow dug from the tunnmel. See?” “Ah, you're right,”” Martin said. “Well, we can get enough fresh air from that crack in the back of the cabin Lo keep us going for awhile. Bo I move that we have breakfast before letting the fire go out. I'm all-fired hungry, and the thought of cutting through a thirty or forty-foot snow- drift has encouraged a good appetit “Second the motion,” said Fred. Then the three boys hurried with the breakfast, after which they put out the fire by throwing snow, taken from the open door, upon it. ‘When the chimney had cooled they climbed through it to the roof. From there they looked upon a new world —white, white snow mauy feet deep over the level, while here and there on the southern side of rocks or clumps of Lrees arifts twenty to fifty feet in depth lay. And. trem the roof of their own cabin, lead- ing over the door and windows, stretched @ drift fully a hundred feet in length and about ten feet deep at the doorway. It took the three boys nearly all the forenoon to dig a tunnel from the outside into the house, and when the sun marked the hour of noon they entered their doorway, a hungry and a happy trio. “Well, boys, 1 say It's a jolly experl- ence,” laughed John, pilling some wood in the fireplace and starting & fine blaze. “And now one of us must write an ac- count of our being snowed under and send it to the old folks at home.” “Yes, but first let's have dinner,” Mortin, “Being snowed under may have its exciting points, but it doesn't rob a chap of his llking fo grub—when the giub time comes round.” And John and Fred agreed that Martin was right and the three set about to get the best dinner they had eaten since Christ- mas day. sald fET TO; THE GRUB PILE 18 ON." Letter from New Queen ——,—— My Dear haven't the appreciation of the Busy Busy Bees: 1 simply words to oxpress my in being elected queen Bees. 1 had never dreamed (hat the honor of being queen would be bestowed on me, and it came as quite a surptise to me. 1 have recelved quite a number of cards from the Bees and hope to te- celve more. I think the page better week, and some of storles aro very interesting. Thanking the Boes again, 1 sincerely, H} JOHN t., Lincoln, Brows every the Neb, was a door. She opened it, and there stood a sea-fairy dressed in a gown of delleate green seaweed, hung with pearls and brightly colored shells, Around her neck she had a coral necklace. Her head was crowned with pink, green and yellow sea anemanes. The fairy took Ellen's hand and led her to the door and sald: “You shall see my palace under the and all the wonderful things." Then they walked through a beautiful park. There were sea horses and sea lions, mermaids, sharks, whales and many kinds of beautiful fish. They walked on and finally came to<he palace, which was made of white marble, with dlamonds and other stones set in the marble. There were sum- mer house nnd sea flowers and fountains, and the w I went twenty feet in the alr. It was colored just like the rainbow by some magic art. There were ponds where mermalid children sat feeding fish. The fairy then took Ellen by the hand and led her to a large room. She took a small box from:the shelf and took a ring with a diamond, ruby and sapphire in it placed it She next led her through a long passage, waved her wand and Ellen found herself sitting by the big rock. She would have thought it a drean) but for the ring on her tinger. / Some New Year Resolves for the Busy Bees By Gladys Harris, Age 10 years. Red Oak, Towa. Red Side. As the old year is passing away and the new year Is dawning, I hereby think it would be good for the Busy Bees to keep some of these New Year resolves: To obey their father and mother. To help father and mother all they can. Not to do anything that will grieve thelr parents, Not to play truant from school or Sun- day school. ’ To love everybody and not to quarrel and fight. And to do right in all things. First Christmas Guyor, Age 10 years, ‘Wyo. Red Side. Jesus Christ was born December 25. His father's name was Joseph. His mother's name was Mary. Joseph was a carpenter. Christ was first promised to Adam and Eve, before they were sent away from Eden. An angel appeared to Mary and sald. ““Thou shalt have a son, and shalt call him Jesus.” Mary was glad to hear the news. Joseph was glad, too. On Christmas evening, December 25, at Bethlehem, in the stable, a great star led the wise men to the stable where Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born. How My Uncle Milked the Cow By Mary Mutz, Age 10 years, Auburn, Neb. Blue Side. One dark summer night, when my unecle and aunt were sitting In their house en- joying themselves, they heard the tinkle of a bell, My uncle said, “I think that is a cow." He went out to see and he was right. He sald to his wife, “Come get me a pan and let me milk this cow.” She did. Just as he was in the midst of milking , the cow, it began to walk. He saw the owner leading her away in the darkness and there was my uncle crouched on the ground holding the pan and the cow walk- ing away with her owner, John and Mary’s Fortune. By Dorothy Taylor, Aged 9 Years, Abbott, Nob. Red Side, Once there was a girl; she was very poor and she lived with her brother, They 801 papers and could hardly make enough money to buy bread. They lived in a little tumbled down cottage, One day a man camo past and took the children to a mountain outside of town and showed them a place and told them to dig there and when they did they found a lot of gold, The further they dug the gold was thicker, They took it home and had a new house built. They never were hungry or ragged and they never had to sell papers after that. The Train Holdup George, Nicholson, Aged 13 Years, Ab- bott, Neb. Red side. One day & man had a red flag and he stocd up in the middle of the railroad track. He saw the passenger train com- ing, 50 he started to wave the flag. The englneer saw him waving it so he stopped the {rain. As soon as the train stopped about twenty men came out of the bushes that were by the side of the track. All the men got on the traln and started to rob the passengers of thelr money and other valuable things. They were all #0 busy that they did not notice that the train was going and when' they got through taking the things they looked out of the window and saw the traln was going they trled to jump off, but it was going too fast. When they got to the next town the traln stopped and the train robbers were iven to the policesand wll the passengers zot their money back agal By Lillian Basin, By The Story of Jim Asgnes Mcl . Aged 13 Years, Oak Street, Red Side. Jim was & large black dog. He helonged to little ¥rank and would play with him and wateh over him when he was aslecp. Wherever Jim was found he had Frank with him. Frank was only 3 years old and needed someone to watch him all tho time. His mother knew that Jim would take care of him One morning Jim and Frank were going to the creek to play They had to go through & large bunch of trees before reaching the creek. The trees were mostly pine and spruce. Daisies and ferns grew there and Frank stopped to pick some. There was & large rattlesnake all curled ready to spring. When Jim saw him he began to bark. He got Frank by the dress When away Jim he nake and tried to pull him away saw that he could not get Fra started to jump at the snake. bad bitten him on the foot and ould not fight much longer. Some who wero coming through the woods heard the noise. They reached the place just as Jim foll This is the story Uncle Frank told us one winter evening. Tho place where old Jim was buried is still there. Letter from Gur Last King Dear Busy Bees.~I thank you all for your many good storles, and greatly enjoyed the honor of being king, and hope vou will support tho new king as well as you have me. Yours very truly RONALD WYCOF Neb. men King Bee. Wilber, Fairyland Justice Alta Kibler, Aged 12 Years, 7 Twenty-first Street, Kearne; Blue Bide It was a moon light when the fairies came a new queen, for By night together every year the fairies had one meeting, and If any of their number was late they had made a rule that they should be changed to a mortal, which is the greatest punishment that can be inflicted upon a member of their band. At 12 o'clock all the fairies had arrived but one, whose name was Dewdrop. All the falries were sorry, because she was a great favorite with them all, with the ex- ception of Falry Mud, who was jealous of Dewdrop. ) At,1 o'clock Dewdrop came in. “I'am very sorry, Dewdrop,” sald Judge Gauzy Wings, “but since you have dis- obeyed our laws we must change you to mortal." “Let me explain why I am late,” Dewdrop. “No, 1 have never let any other do so, and g0 I cannot let you, Dewdrop,” said Gauzy Wings, “You could not give a goud reason, 1 know." “Oh, Judge Gauzy Wings!" sald Snow- drop, “I know Dewdrop has a good rea- son; do let her tell,” “Well," sald Gauzy Wings, “I will put It to a vote. Those who want Dewdrop to tell us her reason for being late say ye." “Aye” said all the fairies. The only one on the negative was Falry Mud. “Explain,” sald Gauzy Wings. “As I was coming 1 saw a child lying on her death bed,” sald Dewdrop; “beside her sat her mother, who was nearly heart- broken, so I stopped and made her well again." “How do I know your story sald Gauzy Wing, “I think it i8 not true," sald Falry Mud. “I know it is true,” sald a voice; I have been watching her. “Who speaks?’ said Gauzy Wings. “I Star of Beauty,” sald the vol 8o Dewdrop's innocence was proved, and justice given by electing her queen of the tairies. in October to choose sald is true? Jocko By Wilmer Brown Hay, Jr., Aged 9 Years, 612 West Second Street, Grand Island, Neb. Red Side. Far in the depth of the forest lived father and mother monkey with their two children, Jocko and* Carlo. Jocko was the oldest and was always up to some mis- chief. Carlo was nearly always with him, but one day Jocko went out by himself to see what he could find. Not far from the place were the monkey family lived, Jocko skipping along from branch to branch, saw something white on the ground. Of course he had to find out what it was so climbing down out of the tree Jocko went over to it and found out it was a sack full of sweets. This place was one where some hunters had been and when they had gone away had left this sack on the ground. Jocko had never tasted anything as good as the contents of that sack. He soon finished the candy and after a time went home. He did not tell father and mother monkey anything about it and the next morning he was so sick he didn’'t know what was going to happen to him. He resolved if he ever got well again to bring some of the next sweets he found home and share It with the rest of the monkeys. Mary’s Little Lamb By Mabel M. Etchison, Aged § Years, 2317 South Thirty-third Street, Omaha, eb, Blue Side. One hot day in July, a shepard and his Collie dog were driving a flock of sheep through the streets of our city. They could scarcely keep them from lying down upon the dirty strects, for they had traveled so fur without food or rest. At last one little Jamb lald down, for it was completely worn out. The shepard picked it up and thought if he could get anyone to buy it he would sell it. Little May had been watching them as they were passing by and she had asked her mother to buy one of them for her brother, Jack, who was lame and often sick. So they bought the little lamb and Mary carried it home and told Jeck it was to be his very own. Jack was very happy to think that his dear lit- tle sister would give it to him. So the little lamb was fed each day with warm, fresh milk and had a soft, warm bed to sleep in, and after many days it was able A New Year's Wish By Eunice Wright, Aged 11 Years, 532 North Logan Street, Fremont, Neb. Red Side. I'm going to turn & new leaf o'er And then begin again, And Tl not pout when' the sun don't shine, Nor fret when it does ra'n Tl just skip off and sing a song, Or go to play with Molly You don’t know who my Molly is, But Molly is my dolly. 1 wish I could do all these things That 1 put into verse; 1 don't think this is very good, But it could have been worse. 'm going to try all of these things, ) see It they will work, And If they do I'll be so glad— There'll be no time to shirk Byt it does all depend on me, And that is hard to do; But if you'll take my example You'll find you're better, too. Y'l) try all year as best 1 can, And try to learn just how, Then next year I'll tell all my chums, That they can start right now. Then my chums will tell all their chums; ‘Twill start from just a few, And then after & century The world will start anew, On, what & jolly world 'twould be, With everything just right. Alas! after all my ‘wishing, It all does start from might. *Her little friends stayed until § p. m. to run about and have a good time with the children. Little Lawrence’s Dream of New Year -King, Aged 9 Years, North Platte, Neb, Red Side. It was New Year's eve. Lawrence had just got Into bed. He could not close his drowsy He was thinking what he and his friend, Henry Clay, would play the llowing day. But finally he closed his eyes nd dreamed he heard bells ringing. Yes,” he sald, “I know I heard someone shooting and there are some more whistles,” he thought, “and wasn't that someone saying, ‘Happy New Year to everybody.'" What was that? someone wscolding his meighbor already and there is= someone blowing a horn. New Year's morning dawned bright and arly. Lawrence got up and dressed when he heard someone saying, ‘“Happy ew Year, Lawrence,” and he turned to find Henry Clay beside his window. “Comy over after breakfast,” he sald, ‘I will, sald Henry, and went away. Bessie’s Birthday By Hazel Nelson, Aged 12 Years, 1308 North Fortieth St., Omaha. Red Side. Bessle woke up early the morning her twelfth birthd and came down to breakfast After breakfast her mother made a cake and Bessie asked her why she was making the cake and her mothor answered. ‘Today Is your birthday and it any of your little girl friends should come we,want something to treat them.' Soon one of her mother's friends called up over the telephone, wanting her (o come and tak care of her little girl whilo she went to the store. Bessie went at half- past 2 and remained until 4 o'clock. When she returned he #he found the house full of little girl friends and the center table loaded with beautiful presents brought for her and the dining room table loaded down with goodles. Bessie knew what this meant—this was her birthlay and her mother had planned this surprise, and By Willlam Davis cyes littl, of Bessie had a most happy birthday. Mr. Rabbit’s Astonishing Prank By Pauline Eller, Aged 12 Years, Blair, Neb. Blue Side, On a plantation in southern Georgia in a negro's cabin is an old colored man callld Remus and a little white boy named Juck. The old negro s teliing the following story: Once Mr. Rabbit set out to visit Mr, B'ar 'an his fambly, As he was going along de road he saw Mr. B'ar an' Mrs. B'ar ‘an der chilluns. One was called Cubs and de other one Clibs. So Mr. Rabbit went on, he did, ‘an he got in de pantry 'an fust things you know he had pulled a pail of honey over him. He went out, he did, 'an roll in de leaves, but de leaves dey stick 'an he keep on rollin’ 'and de leaves dey keep on stickin'. An' he wuz de mos' outlandish looking cree- tur you even seen. De fust man he mets up wids was ole Sis Cow. And she gave him one look and stuck her tail up in de air an’ dis naturally Uit out from dere He went on an’ he met Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wulf. He jump up and down in de middle of de road an’ holler out: ‘I'm de-wuller- de wust, I'm de-wuller-de-wust, an’ you're de men's I'm atter.’ " My Dog Oliver (A True Story.) By Francls Gerhart, Aged 9 Years 13 North Thirty-second Avenue, Omaha. Red Side. I want to tell.you about my dog. He Is not very good-looking, but he is a very smart dog. We have not taught him any- thing. He has a cow bell and he will get it and ring the beil. When he does It he goes round and round till he gets so dizzy he cannot stand up. In the morning he will come upstairs, but he does not come up till the clock strikes 7. On Christmas morning 1 got up early to see what I got. When I camo downstalre I found him on the steps and befors I could get hlm and wipe the snow off his feet he ran past me and went upstairs, BOY went a-skating one day On a pond that was not far awayg And he skated tiil eve, Then the pond he did leave, ¥or the dark drove him home from hild play. (¢ » «