Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1916, Page 17

By HENRIETTA M. REES, HE other day a friend said, ‘“My sister wants to start her children in music lessons pretty moon, but she hasn't yet selected a teacher. She thinks she ought to get ,a teacher for beginners real cheap, and then when they got more advanced she will send them to a better one. What do you think about it?" T told her that | thought her sister would make the mis- take of her life if she held that idea, and chose tho teacher for the price. That there were good teachers who charged a moderate fee, but that a cheap teacher for beginners was an cxpensive proposi- tion in the end. It is really in the be- ginnings that the foundation of the future is lald, and even though one does not aspire to the heights, they wish to know correctly as far as they go. Music is largely a process of packing away habits into the subconsclous mind. If in the beginnings of technic correct habits are formed and practiced so thoroughly that the active mind may go on to other dif- ficulties 1t does not need to bother con- tinually with them. If correct habits of practice are formed in the beginning, pupils will go on working upon a sys- tematic plan without effort. o- 1f something of the poetry of music and expression is explained to the beginner he will become more enthusiastic to bring out that part of it, and learn to listen and ‘work for the mus!c itself. It a poor teacher is chosen the pupll is taught but a mini- mum of the things that he should know. He s told to do this or that. Technical conveniences are not given or eaplained, mistakes are ignored, and intsead of cor- rect habits working into the subconsclous mind to be used under certain conditions, bad habits are contracted, with the re- &ult that the poor pupil loses interest, and will not practice, and when a better teacher is chosen, he has to work against all the trouble which has been brought about by “just any teacher being good enough for a beginner.”” All poor teach- ers can not be chosen by the price, but any one thinking of starting their chil- dren in music should if anything use &reater care in the selection of the first teacher than any other one. A seed put into fertile soil and sunlight will flourish and graw, but ono that is carelessly placed in sterile soll and shade and given no water, even though it is transplanted later, will usually suffer from its early blight. g —— The program which Mr. and Mrs. Kelly will present at the Hotel Fontenelle for the Social Settlement the evening of January 18, is a revision of a program which they presented at Chicago univer- sity several years ago, when it was very successfylly received. The former pro- gram was an outgrowth of several others and the one which they will present a week from Tuesday will be practically an outgrowth of them all. Just as much ancient Roman pottery 2000 years old and much sought after, has been dis- covered to have been made in central New Jersey, so many of the songs mas- querading as original folk melodies are not genuine. Mr. Kelly has been Inde- fatigable in his research and care in the selection of his present program, and the numbers presented will be abso- lutely authentic Irish musical antiques gems of historic as well as musical value. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly plan to do much work {n connection with these recitals in Chicago, Mr. Kelly having specialized for several years along these lines, it With regard to the singing of folk songs, Plunket Greene, one of the fore- most authorities upon the art of singing makes the following interesting remarks: ‘Simple as it appears, and simple as it should sound, no branch of singing is 80 difficult as accompanied folk song. Woe betide the singer whose lungs fail or whose rhythm halts. In a modern song it can be forgotten, in a folk song, never. The integrity of the phrase, how- ever long, is its very essence and be- fore its march, words and prosody values and all else go down like nine pins—The accompanied folk song is the hardest thing to sing in music—the best to the man who is master of his technic—It de pends upon the golden rule. You must never break a phrase, however long.” SR Friends of Mr. and Mrs, Kelly will be pleased to know that they will not de- sert Omaha entirely, when they move to Chicago In the near future. An ar- rangement has been effected by Mr. Kelly, whereby he will spend his week- ends in Omaha regularly, Mrs. Kelly coming occasionally to assist him. This 18 principally because of the St. Mary's Avenue Congregational church, where Mr. Kelly has been musical director for seve eral years, and which was loath to part with him. The plan is gratifying to many others as well, for it will enable Mr. Kelly to teach Saturdays and Mon- days, and to continue as director of the Mendelssohn cholr of Omaha, which thanks to his efforts in the past has made a marked influence upon the musi- cal life of our city, and won for itself an enviable reputation clsewhere. The San Carlo Opera company, which will return to Omaha under the manage- ment of the Tangier Temple (Shriners) January 27, 28 and 29, is now double its former numerical and artistic strength The four different productions which will | be staged at that time are: Thursday, Verdi's “Alda;" Friday, “Rigoletto;" Sat- urday matinee, Donizetti's “Lucia Di Lammermoor:" evening, “Cavalleria Rus- ticana” and “Pagliaccl.”” Three different casts of principals will sing the four pro- ductions, alded by a splendid singing chorus of forty, a symphony orchestra of thirty selected players and a beautiful ballet eection. The latter is headed by the distinguished premiere danseuse, Sig- norina Margherita Pezzatini, acknowl- edged the youngest and most beautiful of all operatic ballerinas. Artlsts of more sensational reputation may have been announced for Omaha this season, but it is safe to wager noth- ing to date has aroused more interest and anticipation than the joint recital to be given by Frances Nash, pianist, and George Hamlin, tenor, at the Boyd thea- ter on Bunday afternoon, January 30. Referring to George Hamlin's success with the Chicago Opera company on Thristmas day, Fellx Borowski says: * far as general vocal excellence was con- cerned, the honors fell to Mr. Hamlin, whose singing was of admirable quality and whose enunciation was a model Qf what enunciation should be.” On the same occasion the Chicago Journal says “Hamlin is singing better this season than he ever sang before. He gave his WILL SING AT BOYD'S ON THURSDAY. Mme. Louise Homer rolo considerable distinction. He looked |well, acted well and sang very well." Another opportunity will be given the | New York public to judge of the combina- tion of colored lights and music this week when Modest Altschuler and the Russian |Symphony soclety, which presented Scria~ bine's “Poem of Fire'" that way last year, will present Liadow's “Enchanted Lake" in a similar way. Mr. Altschuler has persevered in the idea and studied |changes in its presentation, so the out- come will be awaited with interest. More than the usual amount of interest is centered in the appearance of Ignace J. Paderewski at the Auditorium next Monday evening. Mr. Paderewski has not been heard in Omaha for several years. For many years he has been acclaimed as the world's greatest planist, and press and public alike have been lavish in thelr enthusiastic praise at his recitals in the larger musical centers this season. — Mme. Louise Homer will appear at the Boyd theater on the evening of January 13 Instead of January 18, under the auspices of the 7Tuesday Morning Musicale club, Mme, Homer is one of the best known and welr-veloved of great contraltos, and her appearances at the Metropolitan -Opera in New York are al- ways of importance. Her program for Omaha 1s: 1. Arl,: ‘Che Faro Benza Euridics 'rom “‘Orfeo et E;urldlce' (a) O, wie lieblich ist das Madchen.... . . Schumann () i 4 (c) Mit deinen (d) Eifenlied 111, (a) Sing to Me, Sing. (b) I Send You Roses (new’ (e) Sheep and Lambs. (d) The Stormy Ever‘!'(nl. ‘Bidney Homer “Mon coeur,” from “Samson et Aris Delila' XL . Saint-Saens (a) A Ballad of Trees and the Master wessecdenienianiiiniiee ..ooo Chadwick.. (b) When 1 Bring to You ‘'oloured s Toyg ,o.0... (¢) Don't Care.... |m) 1 Know a Maid (e) Bendemeer's Strea (f) Milkmaid's Song. Mrs. Edwin Lapham Musical Notes. Mr. Freemantel is making arrangements to return and reopen his vocal studio, about February 1. Duriig his absence from a, . Freemantel has n soloist with the Minnea Symphony orchestra and leading musical organiza- tions throughout the midd! . During Mr. Freemantel's former residence here he was for several years direéctor of music at the First Congregational church, and was frequently heard in recital work. Miss Alice V. Davis been appointed Omaha correspondent and business repro- sentative for the ‘Musical Leader,” @& weekly musical magasine published in Chicago. (I A. Garpenter Blanche Goode % 0Ola Irish plano. The ‘weekly recitals by pupile of Allce Virginia Davis and Cecil Berryman have been resumed at their studio. These “‘classes’’ take place on Saturday after- noons at 1:30, after which Mr. Berryman and Miss Davis play for the pupils. Thofe interested are invited to attend. * Two student concerts will be given dur- ing the coming week, one Tuesday even- ing, January 11, at § o'clock at the Miller Park soclal center, the other at the Cas- tellar soclal center at the same hour on Friday evening, January 14. Those taking part at Miller Park Soclal Center are Miss Grace Northrup, pupil of Mr. Thomas J. Kelly, and the Misses Helen Bennett, and Irma Podolak, pupils of Mr, Duffield. Those llk!nL rt Friday even- ing at Castellar Soc center will be Misses Anna Leaf, and Charlotte Abrams, members of Mr. Landsbery solo p'wmo class, and Messrs. Joe Herman, Fred W. I"redericksen, Phinehas inthrou, Mere- dith Kenyon and Miss Clara Schneider, ipuplls of Mr. Frank Mach. These con- certs are given by the board of recrea- tion of the Board of Edueation, E. U. iraff, superintendent of schools; C. H. English, superintendent of recreation The Immanuel Lutheran church chgir will give its regular monthly song service at the Immanuel Lutheran church, tesnth and s streets, Sunday evening at § o'clock. The soloists in the anthem will be Rudolph Helgren, Hildur Wic®- strom and Salma Jerpe. The offertory will be a trio for violin, cello and organ, Psalm' Mendelssohn plave | by Miss a Eitner. violin; H. P. Po sell eello, . W Tobnston, choirmaster, and Rev. P Lindberg. acting pastor Pupils of Luella Allen's violin school, sssisted by Misa Gaines, reader, will give a program at Kellom school auditorium Wednesday evenine. The following will tnke part: Miss Wilson, Miss Leaverton Miss Schneckenburger, Joe Harding aryi Robert Mickel, The Omaha Conservatory of Musie, in weekly recitals, presents pupils of the expression department at the Conserv- atory theater, Sunday, January 9. at 4 o'clock. The program will be furnished by Edith Miller, Frances Baetens. Floyd | Perry. Hazel Yetzer. Marjorle Skidmore, | Gertrude Marks, Florence Cotterill, Bes- |sie_Cotterill, accompani The second part of the program be devoted to 1= vlay, “The Workhouse Ward,” by Tady {Giregory. with Rvddloh Bremers, Floyd ! Perry and Hazel Yetzer in the cast A “For Bale” or “For Rent” Ad placed 'my papa farms 300 acres. This fall after | drifting snow in T yose. Bee will accomplish s pur- .. Parkor | THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: . he Busy Be year? “I did! resolutions? ing heads. And so it goes, foot ball teams. have only one chance out of three. portance. Busy Bees were received. (Prize Story.) Feeds Squirrels. By Frances McDonald, Aged 13 Years, Tilden, Neb. Blue Side I am going to tell you about the squirrels, There are many squirrels in Tilden and there are about three living around my home. We have one row of walnut trees at the south side of our house and we do not get very many walnuts, because we let the squirrels have them. | This year they took quite a few wal- {nuts, but they did not last long, we got | about a jar full for ourselves, so we are | tocding them to the squirrels. | i i One day about two weecks ago 1 took a very heavy paste board box and put a whole lot fn it and put it up in a tree which had frozen apples on it, because they were so hungry they would go up the tree and get these frozen | apples, but the squirrels did not go near |1t because they were afrald of it. 8o | one day it fell on the ground and then | they came and ate them, but soon they | were all gone, so I put another pan full {in the box. Today they get in the box land duck their heads down and all you | can see is their tails. | The chickens and squirrels play to- | gether. The squirrels will chase each | other and then they'll chase the chickens |and the chickens will chase them. I like to watch them and to feed them, |1 am going to feed them all winter. (Honorable Mention.) By, Magdalene Glandt, Aged 9, Benson, Neb,, R. F. D, Route 6. Blue Side. \ The Sprained Ankle. | Harry has been a long, long time at | the window, watching the boys as they |go past on their sleds. | It 1s a bright afternoon, and they are enjoying the coasting very much. Harry draws a long sigh, which makes !his mamma look up from her work, and |#ay, “I know its hard for you, darling; but think what might have happened to Johnny if you had not eaved him.” Would you like to know what it is | which keeps Harry indoors, while there is #o much fun outside? | Well, while he is counting the sleds |as they go down the long hill in front |of the house, 1 will tell you. 1t was on Saturday afternoon, a week ago. i was out coasting with the other boys, Johnny Ware, a little fellow only five years old, was with them. || Harry and soveral other boys were go- an ing very swiftly down the hill, |Johnny ‘was coming up “Get out of the way!" shouted one. “Look out, Johnny, turn to the right,” cried another. But the little fellow did not know which was right, and, being bewildered, stood still. “The sleds were almost upon him, and {1t seemed as if he would be run over, when Harry caught him, and threw him on one side, but not in season to save his own ankle. It was badly sprained, and he had to be carried home. But when Harry remembers the dan- ger, and how near Johnny came to be | i { run over, he does not complain. 1 hope this story wil] be in print, and would like to join the’ Blue Side. (Honorable Mention.) Tells of Dog. By Ella Thode, Aged 11 Years, 2618 Hamilton street, Omaha, Neb. Blue Side. We had a black Newfoundland dog named Bismarck. We got them from my mother's uncle in South Omaha. His eyes were brown and he was vesy gentle. He was 7 years old when he died and two and a half feet tall. He could carry a plece of meat home in his mouth and come down to meet me when I came home from school. He used to watch the house and would bark if anybody came up the street at night. He could shake hands and he would sleep mostly during the day. person. If he saw a cat he would run it up a tree. He would bite people who would hit my brother, when he was around. He dug a deep hole under the porch and slept in it because it was cool there. wp We fed him mea bones. He was killed by coal wagon front of our house, when he was croi ing the street. potatoes, bread and in Mining Salt. ‘Walter Preston, Jr, 101 South Thirty- Fourth Street, Omaha, Neb., Red Side. It is very interesting to study about salt, In some cases salt 1s mined like coal. A deep vein s struck by sinking !a shaft, and then getting at it with pickaxes. The salt is then taken to the surface in & cart, and taken to a re- finery. The fine part is used for the table, cooking, ete. Another way they mine is to arill a hole until they strike the vein; them they run water down, and It soaks the salt and carries it along with it. The water is then drawn out, and evaporated, leav- ing the salt. Visit Mother at Hospital, Thelma Campbell, Aged 11 Years, vern, I Red Side. Mal. We live on a farm of 1,00 acres and |into a valley and walled them in with |ginning. When they were found | Sunday, April 13, 1573. Just before dark sehool began my mother had to go to | by their owner in February most of them | the wind changed from the southwest |the hospital at Counetl Bluffs. After she | were dead, the few survivors having fod [to the northwest, the rain changed to He only bit one | This week, Frances McDonald won the prize book Magdalene Glandt won honorable mention, all three being from the Blue Bide. Little Stories by Little Folk ! {the hospital and we | The Bee will |1t | 1867. keep their resolutions? It is a Here is a New Year's thought for some boy, but whether it {s at New Year's time or any other time, it is worthy of consideration | In a certain twelve universities, 210 men tried for positions on the | Some of them smoked men who did not smoke, 65.8 per cent succeeded in making the team. thuse who smoked, only 83.3 per cent were able to get into the game. you don't smoke you have two chances out of three; if you do smoke you cigarets, some did not. Of the ot 1r This applies to many other things than foot ball, hence it's im- Belated votes for Belle Robinson of Tekamah, Neb., for queen of Hm} Ella Thode and KEARNEY'S PRIZE BABY IS THIS 1 LITTLE MISS. | Helen Chaputan This is the prize baby of the Kear- ney Baby show which closed its doors New Year's night. To her was awarded the sweepstakes and it a popular choice, for there are few Kearney peo- ple who have not seen the happy face of little Helen Chapman and answered her cheery prattle. The prize baby is the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Chapman of Kearney. She not only took the prize in the 1 and 2 r class, but was awarded the sweepstakes over all. In the 6 to 12 months class Harry Crawford's child got first award. had been up there a week my two broth- ers and my step-sister and 1 went up to the hospital to see her. It was on Satur- day. We went on the Burlington train nd reached there at 11 o'clock. Papa was right there to meet us. We went all by ourselves. We got off the train and took a street car and went a little way and then papa took us and bought my oldest brother a new suit. Then we took a street car and went to the hos- pital. When we got there mother was eating her dinmer. She laughed and talked to us. We stayed there a little while and then we went just across the road to where papa boarded to get our dinner. After dinner we went back to went all through it. Then we went back to mother's room and stayed a little while. And then we went home. I would like to seaymy letter in arint. The 0ld Mine. By Warren Blakely, Aged 11 Tears, Phoenix, Ariz. Red Side Once upon a time there lived a boy in Mexico named John. His father was & white man. He was prospecting in the mountains while John and his mother stayed down in the little village at the foot of the mountain. In a mountain near the village was an old mine, old indeed, for no one knew how old. The mine was supposed to be haunted, for every might there appeared a brilltant | light that shone like a star on the moun- tain sid | John wanted to go,and explore the | mine for he was a brave boy. At last he | JANUARY €S OW many of the Busy Bees made New Year's resolutions this | 1did!" you all chorus. _ | How many are going to | fainter chorus of “I's” that I hear. » | Have any of the Busy Bees already broken their New Year's “T have,” respond Johnnie and Mary and others, with han 9, 1916, FRANKLIN anad DOROTHY PROADFIELD started out with his faithful companion Pedro. When they reached the mi John lighted his acetylene lamp and went in. Théy had not gone far hefore a woman's volce called out, “Is that you Don?' The boys gripped thelr guns and | stole around the corner. There lay an | old Mexican woman. When she saw the | boys she muttered something about “'Dis- | covered.” “Then, up.” “Have you heéard anything of a boy named Don Carlos “Yes," sald Frank after a pause. “He was Iilled last night.” | “I will have to glve up,” she sald, “go ten paces back and turn off on a little | side tunnel, there you will find gold and | plenty of it John hurried back and there was a pile of free gold from the rocks. When le had his pockets filled he went back where ne left Pedro. He found him in a great state of mind. The old woman was dead. They hurried back and reported their discovery to their fathers. said she, “I might as well give | Will Write Story. By Mabel Gefser, Aged 10 Yearw. Colum- | bus, Neb. Route 2, Box 6. Blue Side. This Is the first time I have written to the Busy Bees. 1 1live on a farm about a mile from town. T go to m town school. T am in the Third grade. My teacher's name is Miss Rhea. T will write a story next time. 1 will close now, as my letter s getting long. T hope Mr. Waste Basket s out calling, New Busy Bee. By Margaret Ellen Donohoe. Aged 9 | Years, 3817 California. Blue Side. T am a girl of 9 years. T would like to Join the Blue side. My name is Margaret Ellen Donohoe and I fornia. Receives Prize Book. Viola_ Diedrickeen, Aged 10 Years, | Route No. 1, Marne 1a. Blue Side. 1 thank you for sending me the prize book which I got yesterday T like the By Stories of Nebraska History : By A:E: Sheldon live at 2817 Call- | | | | book. Tt looks like it is & yery interesting book to read. Well, I think this is a rather short lotter, but 1 don't know much more to write. 1f this letter s print 1 will write again pretty soon and try to win another prize. Ill-Mannered Children. Willlam L'nton. Aged 7 Years Clay Cente Neb. Red Bide. ‘(sive me another plece of ple,” was what Ruth sald | “That Is not the way mother, “You cannot have ple unless you ‘ploase, Then Ruth left the table and went into the hedroom. “(iive me another plece of pie,” sa'd Charlle, who slways did what Ruth did “No,” said his mother, “Charlie ecan have no ple unless he says ‘please.’ Then Charlle got down from his high- chair and, ran after Ruth “I am going to grandma's to sald Ruth, “I've my nightie In the bag anq T shan't stay here. I'll go too,” sald Char- lfe, and off they started. When they got to grandma's house they felt ashamed, but the dear old lady was glad to see them By that say live, “Are you going to stay for tea?’ she wanted to know. “We are going to stay all the time | sata Charlle, “ana we won't sny ‘please’ when we want ple' Then grandma looked grave and told them they must go home, for they weére |naughty children, Trip to Platte Center. By Helen Dorwart, Aged 9 Years, Friend, Neb, Red Side, We started to Platte Center Saturday |morning at 6:30 and got there at 11 |o'clock that noon. We were invited for the farmers' festival. It was going on ‘When we got there., We were going home In our own car Monday morning, but it rained from 6 a. m. to 7 a. m. and afternoon we started for home and when we got about elght miles from Columbus {we ran off into a ditch. Just when we |®ot Into a house it poured down rain so (By_special of tne author pters from th A. B. Sheldon, permiasion ublish cha History of Nebras y from week to wee Great Storms Nothing is more terrible during the| settlement of a new country than a great| storm. A long severe winter is full of | danger even to the gravest and hardiest| ploneers. Thousands have died of cold| and starvation in the settiement of this country., Bvery state has its storles of | great storms and the hardships and suf-| fering which they brought ro the people. | Three great storms stand out above al | other storms in the history of Nebrasia.| The. first of these began December 1, | 186, with rain from the southwest, but soon the wind changed to the northwest| and become flercely cold. The snow fall which followed was the deepest ever known since the settlement of Nebraska was five feet on the level and in drifts far deeper. This first storm lasted | | to the three days. Storm after storm 10"0\\“!‘ during the winter. As one writer of that| time says: “A terribly cold winter leli in December 1, 1856, freezing into ninety solld blocks of ice all the days of De- cember, January and February." very few settlers in Most of them were There were braska in those days. in the counties near the Missouri river. Every one of those counties has its old settiers’ stories of the “Bard winter’ ot} In Richardson county the first De- cember storm drove twenty head of cattle | on the branches of trees. Tn Otoe county | deer ran through the streets of Ne-| braska City pursued by the hungry| wolves and many settlers lost their lives. | In Dodge county the sun falled to show| its face for two months. The ravines. thirty feet deep, were filled with snow A settlor was lost in the December storm. His funeral was held in April after the snow had melted. Tn Burt county snow fell for slx days and nights without stop ping. Sottlers would have starved were| it mot for the game which they caught| in the smowdrifts. In Cuming county the creeks and rivers were buried by| the snow. The settlers traveled on foot Missour! river and hauled back upon hand sleds goods to keep thelr faml- lies from perishing. All the ravines and hollows were drifted full. The timber| along the streams was filled with dww! elk and antelope, driven in from prairie. One settler killed over seventy| with an ax. The crust of snow would bear the weight of man, but these with thelr sharp feet cut through, were | helpless. On the Oregon‘trall the snow| lay two feet deep from October to May between Kort Kearney and Fort Laram'e and the valleys were filled with the| drifts. The general testimony of all the| old settlers and the records Indicate that the title “hard winter” belongs to the winter of 18667, In no winter since has the snow heen so deep, so badly drifted or remained so long as in that winter. The second great Nebraska storm came ¢t the end of winter, instead of the be- It had been raining on Easter | the a sleet and the sleet to fine snow. At day- break on the 14th the alr was filled with what seemed solid snow. It was so wet to ask,” said her | rather | we had to & there all night, and then Wednesday we got home, I am a twin to a boy and then I have two twin sisters. They were 3 years old Oc tober 2. Well, T will close my letfen, hép. ing the waste paper basket is asleep when my letter gets to you A Good Resolution. alia Hertz, Aged 11 Years, South Seventh Street, Omaha. Red Side. A long time ngo there lived a girl who war very pretty. Everyome loved her un- til she was old enough to understand that E 2 «ho was pretty. Of course, when #he found this out she thought she was far more beautiful than she really was and then she begun to boss everyone. Her friends grew less and less and finally ahe had not a friend left except her mother and father. When all her friends were gone=it being near New Year time—she decided to gain them again, so as to start the new year out good, At last New Year's eve came. While she in bed she began to think. This is what she thought: “When 1 get up tomorrow morning 1 will eat my breakfast and then wipe the dishes, dust, wash the baby ana make the beda That will be starting the new year out kood. Then I will go over to my friends and try to gain thelr friendship agah. In the afternoon 1 will go over to Mades line’s house and take her out for soms fresh alr. Poor girl! She always has to stay In the house, and sne has been lame such a long time." New Year's day was came at last, She did all as she had planned to do the night before. She gained her friends and made 1ife much easter for her mother. As Now Year's day I soon here don't you think that it would be a good thing | 1o atart the year as this girl did? Maybe you did not do the same things this girl did, but whatever you did do, try to bets | ter It and soon you will be a great fa. vorite among your friends. I recelved the prize book a few weeke ago and 1 was very pleased with it. Wil write often It 1 can think of a good story. Helping Others. Mary B. Grevson, Aged 14, Potut, Neb. Blue Side. day while in town, I noticed n small hoy between the age of 7 and § | walking along the cold street with only {® torn coat and trousers, stockings, with {holes in them, and a pair of shoes, | which were much too large for him. When he was passing me, my heart Wns touched with the thought “Will ho {have a nice Christmas dinner, and wiil he have warm clothes?’ T mow remem- bered that we had clothes that wers [too small for my brother, and would | Tt him very nicely. { On arriving home, T asked my mother about the plan, and she consented. The whole week 1 was busy fixing up the clothes, and also a basket of ®oodles. 1 wrapped them up in holly naper, and put it in a large basket, and then put in a card, saving from ‘‘Santa.” | On Christmas eve | t to the home, (knocked at the door, and then ran to hide. "When the door opened, 1 the little boy, and heard him sa | mamma, Santa has come.!’ This is a true story, | | | 1 | By West One The Fox A_;d—the Crow. |By Henry Mahlendorf, Aged | Anoka, Neb. Red"Side. o™ One lovely summer day a large flock of jconl black crows were soaring through [the alr. They were calling, “Caw, caw, caw,"” to everyone they met. They had not the least thought of anything hap- !pening to them. Nevertheless, there hap- |peneq to be a bunch of rough boys out hunting, They were killing any kind of {bird they saw without having any use |for them It happened that they shot at this bunch of crows and wounded a large, |handsome one. They then went on their iway, leaving the poor thing lying suf- fering on the ground for some animal to foust upon, Soon a sly, old, greedy fox came runm- |ning along, looking for his dinner. To his great delight, he found the poor wounded |erow. He sprang for it very suddenly, but this time his wisdom proved wrong, for the crow saw him and jumped away Just in time. After the fox had made soveral attempts to get the crow, a little boy came by, scaring the fox away. The boy took the crow home. The erow be- came tame and its wound healed and he stayed with the little boy who had saved his lite, The Naughty Boy. By David Sher, Aged 8 Years, 210 Web ster Street, Omal Red Side, Once upon a time there was a boy |then the roads were muddy. 8o at 4 that |named Tom who did not ltke to be washed and combed. Whenever his mother wanted to wash and comb him he began to ery and kick. Once his mother took a washtub full {of water to wash his face and comb his |hatr. Then Tom began to cry and kick. Then Tom’'s mother quleted him by tell- ing him a story about a boy who did not [1ike to be washed and combed, And his | hair began to grow together, Then came the thousandeggers and pulled his hair. And then the boy began ry, ‘“Mother, mother, save ’'me." And the wind came and blew dust in {his mouth and he couldn't ery. and driven so swiftly before the wind| |, the meantime Tom's mother cleaned that it was impossible to face ft. All|him up. When his mother was through dny Monday and Monday night, Tues-!Tom began to cry again, but it was too day and Tuesday night, the storm in-[iate, for he was combed and washed creased In fury. Dugouts, sod houses |already and stables were burled (n snowdrifts | — There were many cases where settlers | took horses, cows, pigs and chickens into | _GMS Arm Broken. their houses, where all lived together|'-0n® Waltqr., Acad 10 Years. Wahoo, until the storm passed. One settler re-| One evening about 5 o'clock T took my members that the snow was as fine as|yulece, cousin and brother along with ma flour and was driven the wind that it found filled the stables until ing to keep it down, forced up through the s0 flercely before every erevice and the cattle, tramp- had thelr backs roofs. Many set- tlers perished in this storm How many we do not know, for no perfect ord was kept; but nearly every county had its victims One of the true stories of this storm | « that of the Cooper family, then Iiv ing about ten miles from St. Paul, How ard county The mother and two daugh ters, Lizzle and Emma, were the only ones at home Sunday when the storm ecame, the father and son being away Mrs, Cooper was not well and went to bed early. The two girls sat up keeping fire in the fire place. The wind blew flercer every hour, sifting the fine snow into the house The came a furfous blast which blew the door open, scat tered the live coals abour the room and set the house on fire. While the two girls were putting out the fire another fierce gust tore off the roof and left them in darkness with the snow filling the room to go rildng on the merry-go-round. My cousin went ahead with my brother and my niece and 1 staye behind. Be- fore I go on T will tell you how old my nlece 1s. She was 3 then, but now she s 4. As we were crossing the street Char- lotte ran ahead of me. There was a team of horses coming at full speed. Charlotte fell and the horses, frightened at the music of the merry-go-round, kept on golng and stepped on Charlotte's arm. and put part of its hoof on her leg. She got a broken arm and her leg was badly bruised and her hand and fingers were cut a little. She was taken to Lin- coln several times before her arm wa well. She wore it in a sling a long time, too. Interested in Work. By Glen Gardner, 2606 North Sixty-sec- ond Street, Benson, Neb. Blue Side. I am very much interested in the work of the Busy Bees, so I thought I should like to be one too. 1 would like to be on the Blue side, as that is my favorite 3 I am 13 years old and am in the seventh B. Next week I will send in a story. I hope to see my i