Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1916, Page 19

\ \ 'shot the guns. The Busy Bees THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEk: DECEMBER 3, 1916. . 0 [ L] - - - - - - (] (] (] 5—B Their Owr: Page HANKSGIVING DAY ove r, Busy Bees will experience just a wee bit of a satiated period, then human nature will reassert it- self and they will begin to look forward to that red letter da_\.';ru_lur. How sad this wo This holiday, with its attendant two weeks' vacation, | without the birds, for in the winter Christmas. makes it a gala time indeed for little boys and girls. There are so many phases and aspects of Christmas about |out all the pretty birds and the songs, which stories can be writtenr by children. Kringle and St. Nicholas versions of from different Christmas gif: ountries, that are interesting to know. | th iving and records of little and big kindnesses that gladden | for we live where it is warm and the There are the Santa Claus, Kris the Christmas story, as well as others Then there is the They also like my color. As | am .<| canary they like my beautiful yellow world would be it must seem lonely in the north with- for the *“north™ birds do not sing | many songs;, and some don't sing any. We are called the Usouth” birds, the hearts of all. Anything of this sort is interesting reading and will make | “north” birds live in the cold region, vour letters eligible for the special pr opens today and for which stories wi! winner will be announced the followi the best Christmas story will receive Vera Clayten of the Red side wins the prize book this week Covalt and Albert Sudman, both of t ) Little Stories (Prize Story.) When Vera Was Lost. Vera Clayton, Aged 11 Oakland, Ta. Red Side. When 1 was a little past 3 years old I went out doors one evening when papa started after the cows. I sat on an old sled seat and ‘later crawled under the seat. I went to sleep and when papa got back with the cows, “Where is Vera:” Papa said he did not know. So they started out to hunt for me. They did not find me, so they called for some neighbors to come and help find me. It was dark when T woke up and | began to cry. They heard me crying and came after me. This is a true story. Dy Years, (Honorable Mention.) A Dream Journey. By Phyllis . Covalt, Aged 13 Years, V ‘Crescent, la. Blue Side : One day we planned to take a trip to the cast and visit all the interesting places. iy We went to sce a friend that was living in New Yosk ok | surprise and she made us come in and stay the rest of the day. That evening we went to the most beautiful park I ever saw. Therewere all kinds of animals and birds .in it. Everything was very pretty. There wa¥ a large fountain made out of solid marble. 1t was full of water and in the water was all kinds of wa- ter lilies growing and all kinds of pretty fish were living in the water. “I'hat night we decided to go over to Niagara Falls the next day for a pic- nic. We got our lunch ready and started about 8:30 the next morning. We rode about four hours and got there about dinner time. S little while and then hdd dinner. There was a large crowd there. The falls were very beautiful. They were not like 1 expected. We did not go back to our friend’s house, but took the train home from there. When we got about half way home a strange thing happened. 1 woke up and had been dreaming. I was lying in our hammock. 1 went in the house and told my mother about my dream and she said that she hoped that some day we would be able to take a trip like my dream. i 7 have not written to this page for a long while, but hope this letter is in print like others I have written. (Honorable Mention.) The First Thanksgiving. Albert Sudman, Aged 12 Years, Sarben, Neb. Blue Side, In the autumn of 1622 thePilgrims wanted to thank God for their good crop. So they set a day apart, and called it Thanksgiving. For 'Thanks- giving they wanted to have all of the good thifigs to eat they could think of. The men went to the forest to hunt. They killed deer, wild turkeys, and By other game; they also went fishing. | The children went to the seashore and gathered clams, The baked cakes, pies, biscuits nad pud- dings. At sunrise they heard the Indians all the men, women and children were up. Miles Standish was up at sunrise to fire the gun. After breakfast they went to church. They had a long sermon that morn- ing, which Governor Bradford preached. After services they went home and prepared for the feast. Chief Massasoit came with ninety In- dians of his tribe. The Pilgrims had their figes outside. Near the fires there were rows of tables. Above the fires there. were things cooking. On the tables there were rows 'of wooden bowls. The women and girls waited on the table while the men and Indians ate. First they put hot chowder in the bowls. velling. Soon fish. The feast lasted three days. After the dinner of the first dey the Indians gave the white people some popcorn. Then, the Indians showed the white men “how they shot the bow and arrow. After that Miles Standish with his army showed the Indians how they At first the Indians were afraid, but soon became used to it. After the feast the Indians killed five deer and gave themyto the white people. (Special Prize Story.) The First Thanksgiving. Viola Bohling, Aged 13 Years, Pender Neb. Red Side. Thanksgiving was first celebrated by the pilgrims. These people came to our country long ago from Eng- | land. They landed here in the cold month of December. Many of them | died from cold and hunger. Those who were left went to work‘ bravely to plant their crops and to | . build better houses. They toiled all | summer long. In the fall they were rewarded with a good harvest of corn, | pumpkins and other things. It made the pilgrims so happy that they felt like thanking the Lord for his kind- ness. S A day was set apart for thanksgiv- | ing. On this day all the Pilgrims fasted and gathered at the meeting | place. Here thev thanked God for their blessings. After the thanksgiving service the people had a feast. Ninety Indians were invited. They could not have | half the dainties that even the poorest | of us may have today, but they had | some good things. Out of corn they | made hominy, Samp and journey cakes. They had pumpkin pies, wild plums and grapes, fish and game, The hunters brought ducks. The deers. The Indians scemed to enjoy it.| They dressed in their best costumes, with feathers. They played games and turkeys and wild | Indians brought !'n'ci mamma asked, We took her by | women | Next came the turkey, deer,| vegetables, cakes, pies, puddings and | ize contest for Christmas stories which Il be received until December 18 The n)i‘ Sunday. The Busy Bee who writes finc book for a Christmas present, Phyllis he Blue side. win honorable mention. by Little Folk | ran races and had shooting matches. | They celebrated for three days. Then | the Indians went back to their homes. i This was the end of the first Thanks- | giving day. A Glad Thanksgiving. y Forrest Esley, Aged 10 Years, 1912 Corby, Omaha. Red Side. I will try to write a Thanksgiving | story. We are going to have either | roast pork or roast chicken with | dressing. Once there was a little girl who was very poor. She had no mother. One Thanksgiving day she heard | a knock on the back door. She went | to the door and to her surprise she | found a basket filled with good things to cat. She took the basket into the house and took the cover off. When she looked inside Yhe basket, she saw a lot of good things to cat. Shic called her father and when he saw the basket he asked her where she got it. She ¢s1d im she found it on the back porch. Her father told her to set the table and set the things that were in the basket on the table. She put them on the table and they | both sat down to eat mer, and were very thankful for their splendid Thanksgiving. | hope cvery little girl and boy will have as happy a day as that poor little girl. | = A Thanksgiving Story. By Walter Wiese, Aged 13 Years, Bennington, Neb. Red Side. Once upon a time there was a little boy whose father and mother werc |dead and he lived alone in a small, | shabby house. » Thanksgiving was drawing near and the boy felt sad, for he had nothing to thank God for except his shabby e rested ahouse and clothes, The nightybefore | Sunshine where Thansgiving day he went to bed feeling sad, but in the night he dreamed that some kind pcople came and/put a basket in his house, which was filled with things to eat, consist- ing of a dressed turkey, two pump- kin pies and a quart bottle filled with cranberry sauce, and a two-quart bot- when he saw the big basket standing on the table. First he ran to see what it contained and took the things out. Then he thanked God, for he thought God had sent the people who brought it to him. 7 Then, toward evening, when he had eaten nearly all of his food and drank ‘| nearly all of his milk, a man came and took him to his home, where he lived ever- after and was happy. The Queer Visitor. By Vera Lundberg, Aged 13 Years, | Wakefield, Neb. Blue Side. | Onc day while Frank and May | were home alone there came a knock |at the door. Frank went to open it and found an | old woman wtih a bag on her shoul- | der. They invited her in, but she did not say a word. | After a while she said, “Come with |me.” The children did not dare to disobey her because they were afraid she would get after them. They fol- lowed her through a big forest until they came to a cave. She led them into the cave and said, “Now stay here while I get your father and mother. 1 saw them go home as we passed by.” So the children sat in one corner of the cave and didn't say a word. Then their father, mother and the old lady came to the cave. She said, “I brought you here to this cave for safety, because the Indians are com- ing into the village to burn it down.” The people did not' know what to say at first. Then Frank and May’s father said, “Oh! I am so glad we are safe, but I wish we had brought more with us.” Birds Leave, Edith Posvar, Aged 10 Years, Richland, Neb., R. F. D. No. 1. Blue Side. | . Goodbye, kind children, for this is the last time you will see me this | year. I am flying to the sunny south to stay over winter. That is my home jover winter. I visit the north in | spring and stay there over summer and a part of autumn. I make this world happier and | bring sunshine to many homes. can utiful songs PR SKINNERS THE HIGHEST QUALITY By tle* of nfilk.” The boy felt surprised for they can stand the cold weather we can stand the warm weather. | We are all a little different, for' we | ! cannot all be the same, for that is the way nature has made us. We are | uesful in many ways to the farmer. | We scatter the seeds and pick the | harmful insects, besides bringing hap-| piness. We love to hear the children I mock our songs, as they play with | us in this way. They also try to feed |us so that they could tame us and |put us in a cage. They know that | their kindness would be returned if | they would give it to us. I think that I'they look up to this saying:*Make it lacks, for some day it will be returned back.” Why Pilgrims Came. | By Marcelle Stenger, Aged Years, Colitmbus, Neb. Blue Side. Long ago some of the people of England did not like to stay in ingland. They did not like to wor- ship in the way the king wanted i them, so they ran away. They went to Holland. Here they stayed for some time. They liked the Dutch peo- ple, but they wanted to find a country of their own. So some of them called Pilgrims sailed away. They sailed in a ship called the Mayflower. At last they reached America. Here they stayed. Many of them died of hunger and cold and the Indians killed some of them. They always went to church hnd worshiped in | their own' way. | At last they had but one loaf o bread left. A ship had gone away to get some more food. When it came } back they had a great day to thank | God for their freedom, It was in { the fall, in the year 1623. It was | called Thanksgiving.. 10 Hughes Wins Vote. | By Keith Clements, Aged 7 Years,| Lyons, Neb. Red Side. | This is my first letter. 1am 7 years ‘old and I am in the second grade. I | like my teacher, very ‘mych. We voted -at school today. Hughes won {in our room. 1 have two bgothers older than myself, and a baby brother. | 1 hope to see this printed. Offers Gypsies Dinner. Dorothy Bowden, Aged 12 Years, 715 North Thirtieth Street, Omaha, Neb. Blue Side. I am going to tell you about a lit- tle girl on Thanksgiving day. “What do you mean by sleeping so late?” called Rosie’s mother. “I am getting up now, mother dear.” “Now, dear,” said Rosie’s mother, as Rosie tripped down the stairs, |“T don’t want you to come into the | Ann 2arie and | kitchen until I am through baking.” Rosie’s r didu't say what she OMAHA SISTERS WHO ARE BUSY BRES. Heyn Pholo Jearn Hennedy was baking, but Rosic knew it was something very good. Rosic was also very mischievous and as that morning was her morn- ing for a walk she took it and always | madg use of it. She crossed the field and took the road to walk on, but she noticed smoke coming from the bushes and she went over to it. A woman was there. “How do you do, little lady,” | said the woman. “Have you anything to cat over to your house? We haven't a thing. Will you give us some?" Rosie hesitated and then said “Yes."” So Rosie led the woman and her husband into the house and gave them something to eat, besides the pies and turkey, but just as the Gypsies were leaving the house Rosie’s father came in and they lost their precious dinner. Rosie was scolded by Bridget, jthe | cook, because she mussed her ‘pies and because she tore her dress. But after all they were thankful because Rosie was not taken from them by the naughty Gypsies. Shoeing the Horse. By Dulca Rogers, Aged 9 Years, Herman, Neb. Red Side. The horse looks to be very strong. | His name | He is very gentle and fat. is Barney. His master’s name is Mr. Brown. He has a good home because he is gentle and fat. He does not have to work all the time, but when he does work, he works tard and tries to help his master raise good crops by plowing and doing other things. One day Mr. Brown took Barney to a blacksmith shop to be shod. Barney stood very still while he was being shod, because he was 5o gentle, and Mr. Brown was so kind to him. Barney liked his master because he was so kind to him and Barney tries to do as Mr. Brown wants him to do. “When you've work to do, Do it with & will, They who reach the top First must climb the hill." Boy Finds Home. By Mildred Lilley, Aged 13 Years, South Side, Omaha, Neb, Red wae, It was a day before Thanksgiving. Henry and Tom were on the way to town to get the turkey and other good things. On the way back they had an ac- cident. They had lost something. Tom went back to hunt for it, and as he was coming back he saw a small child sitting by the side of thg road cry- ing. Tom asked him what his name was and why he was crying. The boy said that his name was Fred, and that he was crying because he could have no Thanksgiving din- ner. Tom told ‘the boy to come with him. He took him to the wagon Brown’s Jewelry Store [k - “Suggestions” MACARONI 36 Puge Recpe Book Fee SKINNER MFG.CO. OMAHA, LARGEST r~w DABevuFBaigw SANATORIUM This institution is the only one in the central west with separate buildings situated in their own ample grounds, yet entirely dis- tinct, and rendering it possible to classify cases. The-one building being fitted for and devoted to the treatment of non-contagious and non-mental diseases, no others be- ing admitted; the other Rest Cot- tage being designed for and de- voted to the exclusive treatment of select mental cases requiring for a time watchful care and spe- cial nursing. 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B “The Hallmark Store,” 16th, Near Farnam }af where Henry was and told him all| | about the hoy Henry said they would take him | on to town with them and after they | had got what they had to get, they would take the boy home with them. | I'hey told their mother ahout the boy | and she said that he could stay with | them for Thanksgiving | Fred told them that he had no father or niother nor any ome. Then | the mother said that he could live with'them, and so he was happy ever after Thanks for Prize. By Florence Sward, Aged 10': Years. | 1908 Corby Street, Omaha, Neb. Blue Side. 1 wish to tell you Low happy | am with the prize book you sent me | | Tt is so big and thick it seems | shall never get through reading it, | be-| lieve. 1 have not much time now, or | T would write a story, but next time, | I'lIl write a Thanksgiving story. Well, | | goodby, Busy Bees, | hope my letter | 'escapes Mr. Wastebasket, who might | | put 1t in without notice, it's so small, | ! e ‘ Why Crows Are Black. | By Sylvia Gustafson, Omaha, Neb. | | Once upon a time there lived a | crow in a tree. He was a very wise | crow and belonged to Diana, the god dess of the moon. One day as Diana i | | A True Story ‘ Boys and girls, what do you think | 1 saw last Sunday noon when 1 v«a.\l walking along Woolworth avenue, | east of Park avenue? Well, you may ‘augl and say | am just joking, but ! this is a fact. As I crossed an alley and was nearly in front of the next house a large front window fell onto the porch with a crash. I stopped | and watched to see what was coming | next, and what do you think came | through the window? Just think, It was a cat—a large, live cat. What do you' suppose was the mat- ter with the cat? It was overcome by the heat and by instinct it took the quickest way to get to the fresh ain It actually jumped through the | window with such force as to get out without being cut by the glass. Sure- ly it must have taken quite a leap to do that, and if T had not observed it niysell T might doubt it. The cat had been kept near a stove | or turnace register too long without having fresh air. Did you ever stop to think that a cat and a dog need| fresh air just like human beings? | This cat did not stop to go to a door and scratch until somebody opened the daor. It just wént through the window and into the air. When it landed on the porch I noticed that it acted kind of queer like, went around in circles. Some folks would say it was having a fit, and maybe it was ., but it got better. So, if you have a cat and do not want vour front windows broken be sure to give the cat fresh air every now and then. Be kind to your cat and dog. Keeping them in the house all of the time will make them sick. This is the first time I ever saw a cat jump through a window, and if it had been:a black cat I would have felt as if I.would have some bad luck, such as falling downstairs or losing my tooth brush. waé walking by the flower garden a|plan. He got two sheets, wrapped snake jumped up and bit her on the Helen and himself in them. Then he cheek got some old gloves and put those on. She ran home @ her castle and | Ater that he found some candles, He washed it, and thought it would get | it them and put them in the pumpkin, better, but it kept getting worse Then they got near the window ?g‘ld AWaY 1N A cave was some magic water | 'N'gifl\ to I“‘“lan . and ‘"‘dklcd l;fl‘l he that would lical i you put it on any-[neises. The Indians, startlec by the thing 27| moans, looked un and saw the hideous- Shet roand il e outations “M_In.»kmg face grinning down upon s : - g them. As Indians are very supersti- told him to go over to the cave and | (iqys” they ran away and the children fill the pitcher that she had in her! Hna TR e el G e days crows were a light color and | could be seen i the dark. I am afraid,” said the crow, “for there arc | dragons watching the cave and with! \While I was wisiting my cousins in my light color they will see me.” Sioux City they were invited out for Diana ! "1 will change your an early breakfast, and I was asked color to black,” and, as she said this, | to go along, he was turned to the darkest color They planned to go on Sunday, The that was seen in those days. | weather was simply grand—nice warm He flew past the dragons without | fall weather. We got up and got a sound and filled the pitcher and |dressed and took the 7:15 car. When Early Morning Brehkfast. 3 By Dora Ossian, Aged 15 Years, Stans ton, la. Red Side. flew back to DianaNwho forgot lwe got off the car we had yet to go to change him back to his right [two and one-half miles. We were color. She went to her room in the | twelve girls. When we had reached membered the next day about the | We were very tired 3 16 the hu(ll [ will try and describy Stone park This is a_wild park with It was just like castle and healed her wound! She re. |our destination, which was Stone park, 1d Yungry. crow, so she went found no crow. She hunted and hunted, until be- | tree, | for you. many acres in it neath a red rose bush she found hrr'!"“""‘ hi"}_"”(-"d,m-" ‘lok_).cl. ,cu | crow with a thorn in his breast, dead tand bushes of various kinds were % 3 ‘| growing here and there. A small Sceing this, Diana said, “Hereafter | all crows shall be black, in remem- brance of the bravery of the first black crow.” | | Brook ran through the park, and, everything combined, it made a most beautiful park. . Well, I must now tell you about our breakfast. Some people who had just had breakfast and were leaving told us to take their fire, which we were glad {to get. Then a couple of girls gath« {ered twigs and branches for the fire. The cooks were busy cooking coffee and other things. Now we were getting so hungry that we couldn’t wait another minute. We all got scated and we surely did justice to this meal. We took several pictures, as m ! cousins had a kodak along. We all got home rather tired, but declared that we would soon go azain. Pumpkin Saves Children. By LEdith Kenyon, 3222 Cuming Street, Omaha. Blue Side A family, consisting of a father and mother and two children named Helen and Tom, lived in the time of the In- dians. The house was situated at the edge of a big forest. One day in Octo- ber Tom asked his mother if he could have some of the pumpkins which grew in their back yard. Later, while Tom was making some hideous-look- ing features on the pumpkin, his mother came up to them and said, “Children, I have to go to Mas. Gib- son’s and I'll have to leave you alohe, as your father is out hunting. You won't be frightened, will you? I hate to leave you alone, but still T must go.” “That's all right, mother,” said Tom. I can take care of Helen while you're away.” So the mother went on. __ Rretty soon Helen heard a noise as if somebody was creeping. She looked out and there she saw about five In- dians ready to come in the house at any moment. She hurriedly told Tom, At first Tom was greatly alarmed and looked for a place to hide, but knew it wouldn't be any usc. As he was g his eyes happened to look at the jack-o'-lantern. He at once had a TODAY'S BEAUTY TALK You can make a delightful shampoo with very little effort and for a very trifling cost, if you get from your druggist a pack- age of canthrox and dissolve a teaspoonful in & cup of hot water. Your shampoo is now ready. Just pour a little at a time on the scalp and rub briskly. 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