Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1916, Page 31

N The Busy Beee® ™ = & - heir Own Page ———————— A HAT spring {s in the air and the Busy Bees feel it is quite evident Then I went again on Friday. That night [and taste of color. The skirt was of |very halr was a wreath of white and } upon glancing through the Busy Bee letters for the week. Signs 1 414 nov fol voy Bal AURLE " 1the b """“‘ ‘;-‘m": ®.0y "‘:":.I":; it | my bigwer sister and I went 4. | the bettom of the ware we { of spring, the return of the birds and the first hint of gardening | That ,,‘,,,” my sistor b years old cama to |rUffles of pink silk, the dress itself belng Signs of Sprin plans, all are sensed In the letters of the youthful contributors bed. The nest mo o all hud rod |PINK The waist was pleated, tucked and # pring. y d, The next moming we & 1 rod | By Lustle Burka Assd 11 ¥ears, Macere N to this page. By A B, ARELDON, | pimples. We had to stay in bed all weak, |Araped carefully. Around the waist was [Py Luclls Tur b Wie Mde g i hite ohiffon al. h pink ; The Busy Bee oditor is highly gratified at the interest taken in Hml (Hy wpeclal permission of the muthor, | Wo went to school today. ¥ do not want | White ohiffon girdle with pink | o, oy or soring ara winds, April S The Bee will publish chapters from the bird storles. The contest for a special prize offered to the one who sent |iiistory of Nebr askn, by A, 13 Bheldon in tbe best story on “The Return of the Birds" brought a deluge of gplendid | /0™ Week to week.) # here and there fustensd on it oaven were puffed and tucked, too All was of pink and white satin, but over them again showers bring May flowers, In the morn ing the alr (s fresh and the grass i cor J g up, The bird nre com) baak 4 deserved a prize, buf \'lrmn'!n Campbell of the Red slde is the fortunate| . . elat s Tk A Ton Oha roet, Omaha, Neb, Diue 8de. |grandma wppear Iike & beautiful fairy | Now we will hear them wing. Wouldi't a #irl. Virginla s a former Nebraska girl living in Helena, Mont or steal instrument which stamps an It was & mixture of queerness, besuty | flitting about the room. Around her wfl- "It be beautiful? [ think I will clone 9 Boon we will have another special prize contest, but {n the meantime, |Imprint upon important papers and docy I i Busy Bees, begin (o think about a new king and queen, as a new relgn :I“““"‘ : ’1"";ufllllwu;rv"‘P,v-:;v'.,u;n ",“’}’,‘ | i begins the first of May, the :y. 1 of mr‘ A'ur‘ru .\. wer ,;':w.u " 4. b/ Busy Beew are also reminded that letters written (n pencil are not | thorit acceptable for publication on this page. They must be written in ink and | The first sreat sesl of Nabrasks was o on one side of the paper only made when Nebraska was a territory i Nellle Harsh of the Blue side, who sent (n one of the neatest lettors we ',' ‘:“"',:" I8 found only on the old have recelved (n a long while, won tirst prize this week, Honorable mention When Nebrasks became s state i 19 ‘ was awarded Lucile Griffin of the Blue side and Glen Thomas of the | the lexisiature passed an act providing Red side f making of a new great soa yrescribed the design fo h GREAT BEAL, OF THE STATE OF NEDRASKA new great seal as follows The eastorn part of the circle to|the Rocky mountains to b pladnly represented by a steamboat mscend- | view, around the top of this nk the Missourl river; the mechanic | be fn capital lotters, the motto, ‘Baquality # to be represented by a amith with | Before the Law,' and the circle to be . g ONE OF THE BRIGRT LITTLE|oriecitire ts b riprieotisd sy oo ot e biste oo Hoomuass, et of The Great Short Novel Series rele, 1o tier's cabin, sheaves of wheat, and sts L o TP 10 the Mountains. BUSY BEES, t growing com; in the backeround & | The great seal was mads as ordered By Nellio HuNr:'l’\, ;AT:,;I uw\a. owel train of cars hoading toward the Mocky |and 1 now kept by the secretary of wountain 4 on P o wert, | at capltol at soln LAk Pebimor nly arhndms took ins to mountaing, and on the extreme w state in the capltol at IAncoln Boulder with her, Boulder s about thirty miles from Denver, and there are Baltimora oriole. We are golng agaln | time. 1 would like to have one of the mountaing on the west side of it. | am n when there are more hirds Bury Lo rite u Iotter | o Thin is #0ing to tell you of tha time when we have written four or five times, but la true st went up to Royal Areh have been unmucces But 1 will try Grandma and I walted for my aunt d get n prize 18 1ime A Disobedient Girl cousins and some other girls on the By Vors ranses Bradley, Aucd i Taar chautauqua grounds. Wo started ahout The Coming of the Birds (r drcet, Omans, - Lise Bide 10 o'clock. Wo had a nice trip, and saw By Graca L. M ",;‘ Axed 18 Yo idver| 1 W shall go wkuiing, wereamed many pretty flowers and rocks on the O rek, Heb. Sl o™ " Mabel Lungdon, & very stubborn and dis way. Bome of the forns were about two foet tall, and there were two kprings, from which we got nies cool water. We ate dinner just a little way from the arch, We ronsted wienfes and had them with our lunch, We alwo bolled coffes. | When we were about half through, a storm came up. We took our things and got into n cave called the Witches' cave, When we were through eating 4 dinner it had cleared up, ] Wo then went to Royal Arch, which g 1s two rocks bent over, touching each other, forming a Iarge arch. We got on top of wome Iarge rocks inside of the arch and looked down. 1 could mes Boul- dor, and off in the distance I could see | Denver, It was a heautiful sight, My ’ cousin took our pletures, and after a while we went homo. This was one of the best times I ever | had, 1 wish all of the Dusy Bees could #ee the beautiful things I A1 last sum- mer. 1 saw some birds last summer | enlled mountain bluebirds, T think they ) | | | It 14 #prinktime again and mother earth | sbedient child, putting on her overshoes By GEORGE BRONSON HOWARD and HUGH C. WEIR has awnkened from her long winters in m great burry, Mis Langdon stood on nAp. Bhe hears the wentle patter of rain- | the steps trying to persuade her K-year - drops as they call the Nttle vislets from | old daughter not to go o a 'n thelr nap Now, mind me, Mabel,” she sald with Mother earth Is happy once again as a firm but gentle tons, “you will brew whe listens to the chirp and the marry | through the lco and get drowned,'” T . | mongn of the little birds as they welcome Well, Htuart 1s soing. 1 don't ses wh hls Pa er the springtime. Long ago she went (0| | can't go,” sald Mabel tako a nap, and then all the happy littls stuart (e older than you are, and Le Then See the Wonderful birde flow away (o the sunny south. The | sides, he has been thers before,” wai) south Is not thelr real home, and they Mrs, Langdon not as happy there as they are here Just becauss Btumrt fs older, ha gets Thelr home s In the north, where they | to go everywhare,” retorted Mabsl the mamo tree they bullt thelr nests | Wihen she had watohed the boys for a | tho weason before. Mince they have ro- | few minutes, she decided she would gel |turned we may watch them and study on. Hie found 1t was fun, #o she went their habits and seo how they et #0|far out into the middls, where the fce live all the spring and summer, ralwing At this remark Mre. Langdon left the their families. Nothing but food or cold | room and went into another room to get | boatitiful home In the north, They prove (ur| Mubel slipied out. When #he ar themuolven very falthful little nelghbors rived at the lake she didn't know how by roturning to the same place every to get on, so she went further over and F l | much enjoymant out of life. was not so wolld, Jefore anyone could . » | T wonder how many of us Busy Bees | reachs hor, she fell 1n have the birds back . y year, A fow of the birds even return 1o | foined the hevs were the prettiost birds I ever maw. 1 “ e and sound of them her, The other boys joined, and they 1 would Iike to have some of the Busy fi ] H / » o ’ 2o a5 Dotle 1a Bee: | vsalle alner "Almnul all bird lovers know them well | pulied her on dry land have seen robins, meadow larks and tur- S | thelr songs, forms and their color. | tiabel was sick all that winter with Every Story Complete Each Week - - ‘| Bvery kind of bird has & aifferent 1an- | oo S8 O e wis vory sorry that (Special Prize Story high. After meals the tables Are re-| . ..o snq a Aifferent song, The catbird she didoteyed her mothet, hs was i oved and the room is used as & siit . Xeo e 4 e The Return of the Birds. moved and the room s used as & SILUNG | ang the mookingdird are the only 1Irdn | ausnt o lesson, and never atter that did room, Th are very wlow people 1 have an aunt and uncle who are mis- | that have an cellant musical education Py V 1r5tnin Camobell, North Davis, #he do a thing her mother told ber not to Telena, Mont.' Tied Side o e rotary and treasurer| 8BOM® of the birds learn lensons from ] 01 the ton, | MONATIEA. @ I8 peci . others, They practice thelr singing bot) : ‘ lhln" 5137.:";.' |lr‘-:n rll':-:n :1'..1“ 1',”, .‘.fynm.’:' | of & Chinese mission. They both “”":f..,.'y and xuu.”wnm,m lx’h\ln‘ A told Robins Get Berries. ' When we see the first robin we know | the Chinese language. They Wve right| "l 0t 0 o U0t eing By Cresley Qrotebleschen, Aged 11 Years, spring has come. The bluebirds come | NeXt door to one of the ity parks. Thoy| "y oo® i oy s enands with the birds| 5 ‘M,WW.I‘.' |-Mv '(ml ':m:r live in the International Coneession, and il 950D €0 WA 8 SWTY 10 (08 PAgA o biuebirds that liaton to t beautiful soi In the 11 write sbout robl N M :‘!'f‘m::’-mlnml‘w:v‘n'r!‘::n”:;n:'lI:rl" ;‘:l “»:’. e il ridions fhed v aopopelon ;::flr‘v'llwm: I::rnvm'hvlr 2 r-l;| :hl'- :I-rnv ’;:I:‘ I wi | writs about r bins, One time lant he bluefays I remember seeing fn Ne. | They have a boy who helps them, but| ' WUTEAR WRAR Che RN M4 wesk 1 wan shting ot n:l» window, W bJa; ] Ne- - : stroakn of llgh nee 0 #ky 10 the | have o heckberry tree south of our hoise s - ost beautiful blue- | these Chinese servants are wo slow one|, ; & iians o Gt s s p i braska, but are the most beaut) H A Hosbly has to. pot Baed to.1b. 88 it |“| t time to listen to them, for then there | | was looking out of the window when bluebirds that you u.'. lnmu:..h |nr {mponsible to hurry them up, The house|™® "0 1abor to mar thelr sweet music. |1 aaid, “Hee thers nre a palr of robine A tle wrens return early In the sprin Ipganbie. - b o Rt ] et 'hen out of the ¢ ce come aur- | Pre ore othe 4 7 little wr . y’ . xl "8 | that they 11ve in has fron bars over the | THeN out of the distance comen the mur- Pretty soon there came another and A and begin looking around for good places | whhdaws | mur and singing of a thousand little song- | another and another. Boon the whols to bulld thelr summer homes, as they | wtern; then we listen and know that they | tres was full of them. They would come know Montana s a good place for sum- | : are singing songs of pratse to 11im above, | and get heckberries from the tree, Home | { mer homes. The meadow larks return | A Surprise Party. who gave them Iite and cares for them | wero wmart. They would go on the | p about the same time as the robins and | By an!lh\n rl’»rwln ‘Aw;"!] 12 }flml”-' Cedar | .1y ground and plok them up as the other ° ve concerts right away. The | IS4 L ue RiNe. nes knocke . | 4 lb:r.': :,?,.:(;1‘\:,14 white magples are here | Wednesday evening, February 23, the| '.n ] u” k;la them :lvuwvrl)" Mu\:“» :vr:nu :h:nur around. There are flocks and |#chool children, with the aid of our| Snoolkums, L(L‘y}';'| tail. 1t foli fastor and faster w r A purprise 0 | B; ‘aroline A d 2 Y . ) " - 1y @ ) flocks of them, and they are very molsy. | ‘eacher, fiad & surprise party on two of | By Caroline Dedge, Agsd & Years, Fre- |y " " 0 act o oestey tntok. Then the | Vi nont, N 4 ot real warm, the |OUr schoolmates, who were going to move | mont, ybo o | z:’;"ofl:.m":fi:,: I"know ail the |away. Wo ail met on s bridge aboft I have a kitten named Bnookums. Ho |Tobins whero all gone. The next dmy Busy Bees would like to wateh them fiit rter of a mile from the house, We |/ & very funny kitten. 1 have soma lit- | WA# Sunday. We went to our neighbor's, | : There they were flying around. Soon | vaited there till the tle yellow cotton chic I got In my from tree to tree. The sparrows never | Waited thero (il they were all there, and (!l vellow cotton chickens I got n my | e OV PR PO BECCTRR O e [ loave, 50 Wo have them always. Woe | we walked up to tho house on the porch, | Haster baskct last year. Kitty likes to | TU0F TOn¥ PR CRER BEEC 800 FA% 00 | [ have owls, crows, and sometimes we seo | Then the girl told her mother and aunt | PIAY with them. He takes one in hiw [ L00 OF/HET Aorayrperreairigrod i an eagle when we are up In the moun- | that there was somebody on the porch, |™outh, and when I try to take it 0y | S tind. (o v tains. Last summer I saw one. I must | The 1id that "It was only the dog or|from him, he growls and won't let me not forget to mention the sand cranes, | the pet p." Then Miss Torbert (our | &nd looks so funny and runs away from eadow Lark . . ) ’ pheasants and Mmll" and \w'mt‘lw ‘."..; teacher) knocked nt the door and they .,;;- :IIe must nmnlk the l"’m'u,.. .:;1. S mol":“nuflduw - ah()ut “'.h(‘ MISS()UN VZl”eV Si{reflt('St fa!'m paper_ o 1 guess my story Is getting long do opened 1t and we all walked In. Mildred ®ive the way he plays with ther . - T ket , B b " " not want to take all the room on the | and Melvin looked at n wuch o won- | llkes to wleep on top of the hot water| ”I""I"ww\ ":‘H“' ""‘”‘"““ e f 'h(. “l](l}.‘fsulfl, Sh()W’n her(,‘. appears in (‘fl.(',h and ¢ page. der an It we were falries from fairyland. | Pipes In the basement, He lties I0aR] o meadn Iask . q ", g ) M, il We played many nice wames, W ali|In queer places. When the ironing hoara | °Ur MeAMow wark. every issue of the Twentieth Century Farmer. (Honorable Mention.) u-y:.vylnn;m 1 hing for our \m.,, r:l ‘lyv 'Ii:\l; :” .’"I"“ '::w" r;wl A-H' ';-w" my sisters and [ 41 not get to go to | irds which wia u nice, dainty one. We all|in the washing machine, and all kinds of | sohool, and' as we were doing up our ! ilel oras, Agec ears, Now Mr. Waste Hasket, please spare my | have no sma rothers or sl | Neb, Red Bide I ¥ ny meadow lark, and then my sistor Loulss B e i e BN P ietng. Some | ot gl el e Study it Closely :‘fl of the things are the trees and grass yet - oold that it could not fly, and our big dog it green, but best of all the birds com: Looking for Birds, Loses Two Ducks wanted to get 1t, but she would not | k. Some of the birds that I have || Ihod 111 Years fam- [Py Flowsie Holloway, Colon, Neb., Aged him. Then Louise took the bird to the P seen are the meadow Iark, biack birds 1on Strest, Omaha. Hed Side 12 Years. Bhie & house, It flew about the houss. It was An unusually large and g robing and turtle doves, We have a bird . Tusy Hees read | Last winter one day it was aw( 14 [ not afrald of us. When the bird was » § chart at school on which we write the |of ' the Omaha | And we had to take care so the chi y | wArm we thought that we had better let H'“”Ong Htufl‘. name of the first birds we see. My fa- | pape t p t waa|didn't treene (o death. Bo we kept the |Mim out, and now every' momiss th vorite birds are the robinsa and black r " 1 ) ecaune wo chiloke nd ducks In the ¢ ken he meadow lark comes 1o our place after its virds, There are many black birds that | gia not see many b I guess we were|all day o weather: wouldn's breakfast. 1t ls very tame. We must al alng tn our grove. There are only a fow . 1 " ¢ veu Aawe ¢ N M ) 1 Kind to the birde - birds that stay here all winter, but I'm | .., s g b i o i i R(‘pr(.hcnted u“ over the 1ad that some of them stay With us at | .op. oty byt e sttty . Heane oos . s S04 1has. o6 4. HOYJUR 2 84 | ol ware siing over & worm. and } would an - Had the Measles j Mew York City, nrql.m:‘m Wiaaser country h_V strong men, wing for us, and 1 wish to reward them by | - b - i h 1oy | 17 Maraslle Stenger. Aged Y Years Chloago, 00 Proplen Oy i "" feeding them and hope the ot} Busy | o r 1 know A W \ ) Ved s fy tw .‘.‘,,‘ 1 1 had the measles Dlovmington, m ln mn.. \ Boes will do the same. 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