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Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
(First Prlze.l
Boy that Liked Play

BY Mary Engl, Aged y Years, lIO9 South
Eighteenth Street, Omaha. Red.
One fine day in summer my little brother
was sent to school by my mother. But
she knew that he was fond of play. and 50
she sent me with him. 1t was very warm
and my brother said to me that 1t would
be much nicer to play with me by the
riverside than to go to school.
mo, no." said I, Il have not time to
play. After l have seen you to school
must go home and do my work"
Soon he saw a bee flying from flower TO
flower and he said: II should like to be
a bee, and have nothing to do-no reading
nor spelling TO learn"
"Ah," said l to him, the bee is not idle;
It is getting honey and wax, to store up for
winter. when there will be no flowers"
And the bee soon few away to its hive.
Then he said; II am sure the bird has
nothing to 40. l would like to stay here
all day and hear its sweet song"
But I said to him: ,"see, the bird has
flown down and picked up some bits OF
straw and II is now taking them to its
mate. 1t needs straw and feathers and
moss to build its nest"
We had not gone far when my brother
saw a dog lying by the roadside. and he
said: May I not play with the dog, for
It seems to have nothing to do?"
Just then man gave a loud whistle. Tht
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
A Cats Experience

BY Ruth Thompson, Aged Years, 1924
sherman Ave, Omaha. Red.
My home was a very pleasant one Every
day my little mistress would bring me
little bowl filled with bread and milk II
was very much fun to catch the mice IN
the barn, for that Is where they kept me
most of the time. one day they got some
thing dreadful; It was n troublesome little
puppy who was always tormenting me.
He liked to creep up softly when I was
playing with my baby and bark at me,
or when l was not there he would jump
in and torment my babies One thing
liked about him was that he would not
let other dogs hurt me. One day my mis-
tress took King out walking with her.
When she was gone for a little while
big dog came. l tried TO keep him away.
but could not. He kept taking away my
babies and hurting them. Just then my
mistress came with King. He came out
to the barn slowly for he was tired. when
he saw the big dog hurting my kittens
he ran as fast as he could to help me. He
sneaked uD and bit the dog on the foot.
The dog ran away as fast as he could.
My mistress came out to the barn and
saw my kittens. She took them in her
arms and took them to the house. She
washed and fixed them and soon my babies
were we'll again. King is dead and 1 am
very old now.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

~ is
that the Busy happy them opportunity
be out Of doors playing marbles picking the early
- countless other enjoyable
o l will
girls
the the
o
brought large number
Ruth Ashby, of the Blue side
stories
counting this weeks
awarded to the
following April 49,
Akin Blue May Miss
a this Red.
Marguerite
paper. words when spelled Snail Nail, ALL
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
The Earthquake

BY Alice Van Nst'~a N~od y Years
Ainsworth Nob. Red
Mr. SILK died a few years ago ana left
Mrs. SnS and four children To- care Tor
with nothing but a housr. which tool, all
the money she could set by vushlng l)lc''
her oldest child, being 10 years old. helps
her a.! ho can. Grctto IS and Edith 8,
whiIe Baby Bess is only l. Edith and
Gretta have their mothers best pan ont
doors and fear viii soon have hole In
1t. In the house is stove which has NOS
been b!Hckened for over n year, "a tr'lo
two chairs, one with the buck out erv
boxes and some dishes. As soon as Br>s
wakes M the girls will have tn take car,
of her What is this curious fcclinr7"
asked Mrs SILK as Dick came running in
She perceived II was an earthquake In
q moment she knew not where she was at .
because she was whrling go fast through
the air. She landed at the edge of Ana
tralia. After that they were not 81 poor
because there was not any taxes TO pay
and nothing to buy. She could pick berries
and got game and fish to eoL Being not
many coins on the island che needed none.
They lived there happily after that and
did not wish to come back.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
An Elk Hunt

BY Thomas Kimball, Aged Years, 1859
Park Wild Avenue, Omaha. Red.
My father was camping in the Big Horn
mountains. He went out with a weeks
provisions, four horses and guns. There
was a man out with him. The man shot
an elk and wounded It and went after II.
My father went OF by himself He got
of his horse and tied him and crawled on
his hands and knees. where he could get
a long shot at him. He wounded him. the
elk whirled and ran into the timber. A
cow and calf ran down the other side Of
the ravine. Father shot at the COW. She
ran on into the timber. After awhile he
saw the calf. He shot at it and It ran back
into the woods. He thought he had missed
them all. but afterwards found he had
killed both the COW and calf. Father went
to look for the bull elk. The elk was cor
nered and charged on father from the
woods. Father shot the elk and he fell
dead at his feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

heard above their heads. Then through
the branches came three beautiful fairies.
their faces full Of sunshine Il heard your
prayer. little maiden" said one Of them.
Come quickly II you would be saved for
the wizard is now coming as fast as his
loness can carry him up the mountain. We
can help you, but we cannot battle with
that monster So hasten"
But we are tied" walled Brave Jack,
struggling with the thongs which held
him.
One OF the fairies waved a wand and
the thongs dropped from the children's
hands and feet. They sprang up and, be-
hold, the found themselves on wings!
Come quickly" urged the fairies, and
they led Brave Jack and Rosebud Up, up
into the sky over the mountain top. Then
as they few toward the foot OF the noun
tain the children looked down into the
woods and saw the old wizard at the
cave. He was screaming and tearing his
hair. Hereupon they told the fairies what
he had said about their power 10 do him
harm. All" said the fairies, II he ad-
mits so much he has not the power we
feared he had. We shall now drive him
from the mountain and wen dry up the
spring so that the dragon shall die"
At this moment the children dropped
into their own garden, under the hg tree
the fairies and their wings fading away
AS the sat there, almost stupehed. they
heard their mother saying IT'S time the
children were home"
We are here" cried both little ones II
a breath And, what's more, we NEAR
20 stay here. too. No more woods for us
mamma dear"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
Second Prize.)
A Wise Dog

BY Anna Chval, Aged 10 Years, sOs North
Thirteenth Street, South Omaha. Blue.
One day Harry went to visit his grand
father. AS one evening he was talking to
his grandfather on the porch, his grand
father said: Isn't It about time to bring
the cows homer"
Harry always did this at home but as
he was visiting he felt a little surprised
at being told to bring the cows home. How
ever, he started to CO. but his grandfather
was talking to him, so he thought Il Inn
polite to go. So he sat down 10 walt till
his grandfather told his story But pretty
soon the cows were coming home and a
shepherd dog behind and Harry said:
"oh, I thought you meant me to go for
the cows" but his grandfather only
laughed
Nero go get the sheep" and when they
got home he counted the sheep and one
was missing. So he went and he found
the missing sheep asleep in the grass 50
he brought It home. So Harry got him a
nice collar to wear.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
Prize Drawing by an Omaha Boy

Some Of the bright Busy Bees
can draw as well as write, and
the editor has seen several
drawings that are really very
good. While none Of these have
as yet been printed on the Busy
Bees own page, It Is quite
likely that some will be used
during the summer. Here is
one that won for an Omaha lad
a prize from ST. Nicholas. a
magazine that Is very careful
OF what It publishes and com
mends. Walter OehTle OF 25i7
Dodge street. who is but Il
years OF age, was given a silver
badge b ySt. Nicholas for this
drawing, which Is called "A
Cataclysm." II Is a very well
finished piece Of work, and Wal
ter has shown himself TO be a
good artist
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

little weapons made by human hands coul,
not hurt mel Come, return with me to
the dragons cave, where you shall remain
while ] go on after my lioness."
As the old wizard said this he took hold
of Brave Jack with one hand and Rose
bud with the other and half dragged them
up the mountain path, steep and rugged.
The poor little ones begged and wept,
but the wizard only cackled the more.
'Ha. Ia! my pretty ones" he cried.
'Tn turn one OF you into a witch and
the other into a dragon"
They reached a dark, damp place on the
mountainside. and from the draft OF cold
air that struck them Brave Jack and Rose
bud knew that they must be near TO the
cave. And 70 II proved to be. Yawning IN
frcnt Of them as they turned a corner IN
the path was a dark hole In the earth.
Beside this hole the wizard sat the now
almost fainting children down upon a
stone, tying their hands and feet securely
TO a fallen tree that stretched behind
them. Now, be patient TIL / return on
my lioness," said the wizard. Don't be
afraid, for my dragon has gone up the
mountain IN quest OF birds 10 eat. Hell
not return till after dark" Then the old
creature went on al a run, cackling as he
went
An hour passed and Brave Jack and
Rosebud we're worn out with weeping and
calling for help. They had al last g1ver
up In despair. They must die there with
the wizard, the lioness ard the dragon &c
XIII them slowly Oh. why had they en-
tered this terrible woods2
Just as little Rosebud was ending
prayer that some good fairy would com
70 their rescue q hutteT OF wings wa
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
The Brave Girl

BY Ada White, Aged II Years, sS4 South
Thirty-ifth Street Omaha Blue.
BY the side OF a mountain lived a little
girl about 70 years old. She had a little
sister about S years old. As her father
was dead, her mother had 70 work for a
living. One morning after her mother had
gone away to find work Lucy-as that was
her name-was looking out OF the window.
She saw a bear coming up the path. She
was quite frightened. but said nothing to
her little sister, but, going quietly TO the
door, she bolted II and then went back TO
the window. The bear was coming right
toward the door. II came TO the door and
tried to knock il down. Lucy ran TO where
her mothers gun lay. It was already
loaded, but Lucy had never used the gun.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
Eagles

By Margaret LeaFe. Aged IS Years, FIRE.
mont, Neb. Blue.
In the olden times when people took their
babies with them to the fields 10 work,
there lived a young woman with a 5-year-
old son. His mother had gene TO the field
to help and had taken Joe with her. He
loved to wander around the fields, and pres
entity he fell asleep behind a haystsck. Sud
denly he felt something pinching him on
the arm, and opening his eyes he found
himself being lifted by a pair Of eagles He
was already about foot above the ground,
He screamed for help, but In vain, so he
began 20 wiggle and twist, which caused
great Inconvenience to the eagles. But now
he was over the workers in the field. H
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
The Animal Show

BY Alice Temple Aged Years, Lexington,
Neb. Blue.
One day when my uncle was out playing
he found a small animal. He, with some
more boys, were going to have a show, 80
he thought this animal would be good for
the show. He took a box and nailed Stats
across the top and put the animal inside.
One evening bad storm came up. Uncle
thought OF the little creature and put him
In the chicken coop, where there was about
twenty young chickens. The next morning
all the chickens were gone At last my
uncle's brother found them in corner half
hidden, with the blood sucked out from UNI
der their wings. My other uncle took his
gun and shot the little animal. Shall tell
you what It was? 1t was weasel. So the
show had one animal less.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
Honorary Mention.)
Sport

BY Mary Dav, AGED 10 Years aS43 Frank
lin Street, Omaha. Red
Three or four years ago we owned a large
Irish settlers He was the favorite of all
our pets. Our little baby could pull his
tail and he would never hurt him
This Is the way we got him: My brother
knew the boy who owned him and one
day when the dog came to our house he
called him in and fed him. The boy came
after him and the dog would not go, and
so he said he would come after him some
other day. Then he came again and he
had a wire and said he was going to beat
him. Mamma said she would rather give
him money for the dog. He went away
and never came back. Our dog thought a
great deal Of We children and would not
let anyone come near the house unless we
went TO meet them. One day an old rag
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
A Happy Family

BY Paul Bush Aged 10 Years, 1882 Decatur
Street, Omaha, Neb. Blue.
Ny friend writes me that he has in his
stableyard, chained to his kennel an ex-
cellent sporting dog, whose name is Ray.
Some three months back. q hen, with her
young brood of twelve chickens, left the
poultry yard and took up her abode in
the kennel with Ray, who seemed to like
her company very well. AS the chickens
grew larger some OF them used to nestle
under the dog and they all lived together,
until they were so large that they had to
be taken away. But the mother hen still
stays with Ray, and though she has begun
to lay eggs in a corner Of his kennel. he
does not disturb them. This is a true
story and Mr.. Weir has made a good
drawing of Ray, the old hen and the
chickens
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

man came to our house and the dog
knocked him down the steps He knew
Just when we children came home from
school and then came to meet us. One
day we took our lunch and the dog sat
there all day waiting for us.
The people next door had a great many
cherry trees and we children had been over
eating them. They were all gone except
one branch and the boy brought that out
and was teasing my sister. The dog bit
him because he was teasing my sister.
The woman sent for a policeman and
when he came he said he did not want to
kill him. But the woman said he must be
shot So they took him up in their yard
and killed him. Oh, how bad we felt
when our playmate was gone.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

dog started up at once and ran of to help
him with the sheep he was driving to the
market Then when my brother noticed that
every bee and bird had to work, he said
to me-
well, l shall go to school and learn my
lesson. When / get home my mother will
allow me a good long time for play with
other boys before go to bed
Saying this he ran off to school, and
learned his lesson we'll that day.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
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Omaha Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

screamed; they looked up and saw his
danger Immediately. ley yelled to him
to keep on twisting until someone would
shoot at them. Hurry Hurry" cried the
frantic mother. Then came Ellen, the
hunter, with her gun. She fired. Neither
eagle was hit. Again she fired One Of
the eagles wings dropped. Finally one let
go altogether and the other couldn't hold
it all by himself so Joe dropped down,
down, down in the right direction to land
on a nice haystack
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

But taking It in her hands Just as The benz
broke down the door she took aim aud
shot and the bear fell dead. She then ran
quickly 10 her sister, who had not noticed
the bear till she heard her sister She was
not frightened after she knew the bear was
dead. When the mother came home she
said she would never leave the children
alone again.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
Freddie 8 Wish

Freddie-I wish lived in South Africa,
mamma.
Mamma-why. Freddie, dear?
Freddie-The mothers down there don't
wear any slippers.
Mamma-And you must remember. son,
that the little boys down there don't wear
any pants,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

put. his hand to his neck saying: "A H.
must have lit on me-" Then he caekled
loudly, leaning over and speaking in Brave
Jacks face; You thought to hurt me
with that toy7 Why, lad, I'm a wizard.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

only one power can do me harm. The
fairies alone have that power. AS they
foar me. I'm pretty safe. have a uoness
and a dragon for my comrades Oh. your
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12

Y A STRANGE country far over
the seas there lived in a pretty
village a good man and wife who
had two pretty children, a boy
and girl, named, respectively,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20
Perkins Pays Money Back.

New York, March 12.-George w. Per-
kins, of the firm of j. p. Morgan & Co.,
and former vice president of the New
York Life Insurance Company, sent his
personal check for S54, 900, covering the
principal and interest on a contribution
to the National Republican campaign in
1904. In the letter Mr.. Perkins advises
President Orr of the insurance company
that in the dismissal proceedings against
him, wherein he was charged with lar
ceny of the company's funds, the court
intimated that the contribution was not
proper for cooperation purposes. He,
therefore, deemed it proper to reimburse
the company.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20

ton, Rev. James Hillhouse, Benjamin
Dickson, Richard Lewis, j. I,
Whi.efeld, j. B. Hammond, John
Holbert, Robert Lemon. u
RESIDENT MEMBERS IN 1918.
John Hall, David Cherry, Hon.
John Gaillard, u. S. S., Charles
Story, Mckenzie Collins, George
Taylor, Theodore Gaillard, Samuel
Gassaway, r. A. Maxwell, Jesse p,
Lewis, DR.. f. w. Symmes, George
Reese, Jr., Joseph Whitner, Jamee
Faris, James o. Lewis, Thomas M
Sloan, Henry McCreary. David X
Hamilton. y
When this society was organized
Anderson, Piokens and Ooonee coun-
ties all belonged then to Pendleton
District, and these counties now nave
resident members in the society, but
we open the books to all interested in
promoting improved farming.
Send your dollar, to j. B. Harris
Treasurer, Fendleton, s. @.
J.C. Stribling, President.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20
Sold and Recommended by
wALHALLA DRUG COMPANY.
w. j. LUNNEY, SENECA.
NOTICE TO TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS

NNHE Township Boards of Assessors
Il are required to meet at the Audi
tors Office on Thursday. March 21st,
1907, for the purpose of assessing the
value Of personal properly.
The County Board of Equalization
will meet ut the Auditors office on Tues
day, March 20, 1907,
The following are the Township AS
SCISSORS, to wit:
Center-E. b. Reese, II. l.. Werner and
w. l.. Thomas.
Chattooga-R. w. Hunt, l.. A. King
and w. FL. Mongold.
Keowee---Thos. A. Grant, w. M. Bar
ker and Edward CAN'T.
Pulaeki-D. f. Carter, w. N. Rholetter
and George Matheson.
Seneca-J. w. Byrd, T. s. Stribling
and w. M. Campbell.
Tugaloo-S. @. Smith, A. Zimmerman
and j. A. Knox.
Whitewater--D. o. Sheppard, d. E.
Nicholson and A. l.. Whitmfre.
Wagener--W. o. Alexander, j. d.
Perry and @. A. Burton.
Seneca City--J. j. Cromer, j. M. Bar
ron and L. M, Lowery.
Walhalla TOWN.. III. Darby, @. E.
Gaillard and G.. A. Norman.
Westminster Town--W. l.. England
w. s. Haley and j. G.. Breazeale.
| II. w. GRUBBS,
Auditor Oconee County, s. @.
= March l8, 1907. 11-12
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20
Need Not. Shave Negroes.

, Hartford, Conn.,, March s.-The Su-
preme Court Of the State has just handed
down decision to the effect that bar
bers in the State need not shave colored
men. The decision was reached on an
appeal from q Superior Court decision In
Bridgeport, by Henry 81. Foulkner, o
colored man. who brought suit against
Thomas Solazzi, barber of that oity.
Solazzi refused to shave Foulkner, his
defense being that his barber shop was
not place of public accommodation
within the meaning of the law. The
Supreme Court upholds that contention.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20
Dlspensary Mourning In BlshopviIIe.

This one came over wireless. When
Dispenser Pate closed the Lee county
dispensary on the passage of the &C
law, wag tied up the door with crepe.
Presently along came a. countryman,
innocent of the doings of the times, and
saw the door so draped.
"Is Mr.. Pate dead" he asked a by
stander. II do hope it amt Mr.. Pate
what's dead"
"No," replied the other, "Mr. Pate'a
all right, it's Mr.. Tillman's baby that's
dead"
II sure am sorry for Mr.. Tillman,''
remarked the oountryman, and he drove
alphabetically down the street."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20
Baptist Press Sold Out.

Greenville, March 18.--The Bap-
tist Courier of this city has purchased
the Baptist Press, which has been
published at Union by Rev. L. M.
Rice and Rev. V. l. Masters. The
last issue of the Press appeared last
Tuesday. Hereafter the paper will
be consolidated with the Courier,
which is published in this city by
Keys & Thomas.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20
H-. yernsrs pIsmy Ike. America.

Rev. s. Phillips Werner, formerly Of
this city, who Is now well known
African explorer, started for the Congo
Tuesday with an American exploring
expedition. Before leaving he went to
see Ota Benga, the Congo pigmy whom
he brought to this country on his return
from Africa last year. Mr.. Werner told
Ota that he was going back and that he
would take him home again II he wished
to 20. Ota, however, said he did not
care to 20 back to the Jungle. He likes
America and is making rapid progress in
his study of the English language. He
wants to go back, some day, he says, as
q missionary to his race and told Mr..
Werner of his desire.
When Ota first came to America he
was turned over to the Bronx park au-
thorities by Mr.. Werner, who expected to
have him there until such time az he
should return to Africa. He spent some
months in the monkey house In the zoo,
but, through the efforts of the negro
olergymen of New York, was taken from
there to the Howard orphanage asylum,
Brooklyn. He received tho best atten-
ton thore and has had special instruc,
ton In English and elementary studies.
The Baptist Ministers Association Of
Now York is taking great interest In him
and intends to seud.Ota to Virginia to
the seminary at Lynohburg as soon 90
bis command Of the English language is
great enough. He will receive o thor
ough education and is thought that in
about eight years Ota Bengs will be sent
out as a missionary to Africa. x Columbia
Record, March 9th.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-03-20
TAX. SALES.

DY virtue of executions to mo directed
D by w. j. Schroeder, Treasurer of
Ooonee county, South Carolina, will
sell, to the highest bidder, as Walhalla
Court House, on salesday in April next,
being the first day of the month, the
following tracts and lot of land, for
taxes, to-wit:
One tract of land lying on Boone's
creek, containing sos acres, and adjoin-
ing lands formerly belonging to James
Robertson, deceased, and others.
One tract of land lying on McKipney's
creek, containing 95S acres, and bounded
by the Indian boundary line and land
formerly belonging to the estate of VIM.
l.. Keith, deceased, and others.
These tracts belong to II. Tompkins
and have been listed in the name of
Whitner, Thompson and Symmes.
One lot of land containing two acres,
belonging to Caroline Lester and adjoin-
ing land of Sloan Dickson.
Terms cash. Purchaser to pay extra
for deeds. VIM. M. KAY,
Sheriff Oconee County.
March @, 1907. 1918