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Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

sion, good Mr.. Tiger Lily, Til gather a
few Of the full-blown blossoms, for they
wouldn't live much longer, anyway
Flowers love to be gathered to adorn the
dining table and to make the room OF a
sick person cheerful" said the voice. "They
are then put into nice fresh water and do
not die for ever 80 long a time, and their
being in the water prevents them from
suffering. Indeed, they enjoy themselves
very much when doing good. It's only
when being ruthiessly destroyed-as you
destroyed so many OF them this morning
that they suffer"
well, never again viii a dear little bios
som suffer at my hands" declared Bessie.
And II I could put these poor heads back
on their necks again ia do so." And so
saying she picked up the whitening bios
SONS from the ground and held them ten
Derby In her hands. "I know what I can
do. though" she added. 1T can put them
in a BOWL OF fresh water and set them in a
cool. shady place In my room. where they
may feel happy In adding their fragrance
what isn't already destroyed-to the de-
lIcious morning air"
And then Bessie ran to her room, plac-
Ing the half-wilted flowers In a dainty bowl
of cold water. And almost Immediately
they began to open up and look refreshed
and happy. "ohs you dear thingsT' ex-
claimed Bessie. II shall love you always
and always after this mornings chat with
old Tiger Lily"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

pouring from Swtft's mouth she became
very much frightened and inquired of him
what had happened and why he had not
followed her, as she had hidden him to do.
Then Swift had to confess his dis
obedience. his poor torn mouth hurting
him so badly hat he could scarcely talk.
But I'll never disobey you again, mother
mine" he promised in a penitent voice.
Il disobeyed a little bit today by taking
only a hibble, and almost lost my life, If
/ had disobeyed a big bit and had taken
the whole worm into my mouth I would
have been done for now"
''Well. I'm glad you have learned what
It means to suffer the consequences Of
disobedience." said old Mother Fin Swim
mer. And now, come with me down
stream. where your sister is having a fine
breakfast on gnats. And such frolic. too.
you never saw as the young fishes are
having. jumping and leaping out of the
water after the gnats. II you had obeyed
your mother and kept with her and your
sister you would now be having the ~jolliest
time OF your life"
And Swift Swimmer, his poor torn mouth
giving him such pain that all appetite for
food was banished and all disposition to
fpolic and play gone, followeS his kind
mother down stream, where he bad to con-
tent himself by watching the enjoyment Of
others. And for a whole week he suffered
the consequences Of his disobediencs, and
kept pretty close in his little home beneath
the great cool rocks.
And that day, sitting on the bank Just q
little way from the Swimmers house. were
two boys fishing. Say said one. ad-
dressing the other. did you see that pretty
sunfish that was on my hook a bit ago1
He had nibbled for a minute. and I sup
posed he'd got a firm hold on the hook.
But Just as / wes about to toss him on
the grass behind me he fell from the hook.
Gee. but ne was a fine little fellow. as
fat and pretty as you please. He'd been
q dandy bToiled. And since that nibble
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

4. write plainly on one side 81 b
paper only and number the pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not pencil
q. Bhort and pointed ARTICLES Will
be given preference. no not use over
25o words.
4. Original stories or letters only
viii be used.
8. Write your name, G ana ad-
dress at the top OF the hrst page.
First and second prizes Of books
viii be given for the host two con-
tributionB to this page each week.
Address oil communications TO
CHILDREN's DEPARTNENTi
Omaha bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

read this book May loaned me, and I'm
not coming home till supper's ready, SO
there" Alice did the work up nicely and
went to school, but came right home at
night to get supper ready for her lazy
sister and her mother. But her mother was
homo waiting for the children. When Alice
came in her mother asked where Mary was.
Alice said she was over playing with May.
Her mother took Alice down town for a
little candy. When they were home and
eating supper Mary came and ate. When
they were through supper Mary was sent
to bed without any candy. That's what she
got for being selfish and naughty.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
Mother Fin Swimmer and Children

headed them off. Beware of anything
that comes dropping right into your very
mouth" she whispered ID. There is some-
thing wrong with that worm-he doesn't
seem to be alive. And see how stiff and
bent his body is. He doesn't wiggle and
twist as he naturally would do were he to
drop accidentally into the water, for, as
/ have told you. worms and flies and bugs
do not live under water"
But what difference can that maker
asked Swift. his mouth watering for a
taste Of that juicy worm which hung so
temptingly near. I'm In for trying him,
anyway. I shall just nibble a bit at one
of his ends"
Don't you dare to approach that worm. -
said the mother, Knowing that some danger
was hidden there to ensnare the unwary
fish who might be bold enough to bite.
"Obey YOUR mother and follow her. Come,
let's go on and get our fill Of gnats before
they are all devoured by other fish"
But as mother and Grace swan off down
the stream Swift fingered behind to take
another longing lock at the pink worm.
And then his youthful hunger being so
keen he decided to disobey his wise moth
er's warning and to try a nibble at the
tempting worm. So he swan round and
round the dangling pink form, getting
nearer and nearer to 1t with each circle,
till soon he was within biting distance of
it.. Then he deliberately took a hibble.
And as he did so the worm gave a sudden
leap upwards and something sharp caught
in the upper part OF swift's mouth. Oh,
how it hurt him, for 1t pierced the very
bones and flesh Of the roof of his poor
mouth. Into the air he was 1erked, far
above the water, Then of a sudden the
sharp thing that had caught into his mouth
let go and the suffering fellow fell into the
water again with a great splash. ''Ughr'
he grunted as he touched the soft waves
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

and Grace walked in a hurry, for they
loved a good meal as well as do little boys
and girls who live on dry land. So away
they swan, keeping close behind their
mother, who could fight any necessary
battles for them. Often fighting was
necessary, too. for there were plenty OF
hungry big fish swimming about in that
stream that would swallow whole a little
girl or boy fish without the least com
junction In the matter. so old Mother
Fin Swimmer was always on the alert to
watch for these cannlbals.
But all went well on this morning. for
none OF these greedy. heartless fellows
CHANGED to cOme along in the water. and
the mother and children enjoyed their
rush through the warm, brilliant stream.
But just as they were nearing the place
whore the gnats had come 70 hover about
a great pink worm dropped himself into
the water right IN front OF old Mother Fin
Swimmers nose. For a moment shs was
startled at seeing 30 appetlzing a morsel
drop right into her fins. 30 TO speak. that
she stopped right off and just looked at
IT, Then she noted that the thing seemed
to be held into place by a long string. Now,
old Mother Fin Swimmer WA quite wise
enough 10 be on the safe side always. and
when. an instant later. swift and Grace
came close beside her. and seeing the
worm. made . dash for It. she cautiously
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Juanita lines, 2769 Fort street, Omaha.
Ada Morris, 3424 Franklin street, Omaha.
Emerson Goodrich, 40l0 Nicholas street,
Helen Goodrich. 4o1O Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Maurice johnson, 1927 Locust street.
Ehlah Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh street.
Omaha.
Louis Raabe. sSOs North Nineteenth ave-
nue., Omaha.
Emma Carrathers, S21l North Twenty-fifth
waiter johnson. 245 North Twentieth
street, Omaha.
Madge L. Daniels. Ord, Neb.
Agnes Richmond. Orleans. Neb.
lola Beddto. Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb,
Lolita Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perkins, R~eddington, Neb.
Edith Amend. Sheridan, Wyo.
Emma Kostal, 1916 o street, South Omaha.
Edna EMS, Stanton, Neb.
Clara Miller, Utica, Neb.
Mae Gruhke. West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stastny, WILDER, Neb.
Alt wilken, Waco, Neb,
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
Edna Behlirg, York, Neb.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, Ia.
Ethel Mulhoiland, Box n, Malvern, Ia
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Kathryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia
Mildred Robertson, Manila, Ia
Ruth Robertson, Manila, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
Honorable Mention.)
The June Prize

BY Madge Daniels, Aged IA Years, Ord,
Neb. Blue.
Vale and Dale Ford were twins. They
looked so much alike their most intimate
friends could not tell them apart. They
had the same frank, blue eyes and curly.
brown hair. the same white skin with a
dear little dimple in the center.
They were in the same class, dressed
alike, talked alike and acted alike. They
were healthy, happy girls. but they each
had one glaring fault. Vale was always
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

swimmer. She was a fine, big fish, and
none in that especial part OF the creek had
more friends than had she.
On this morning Of which 1 write old
Mother Fin Swimmer had come from her
home beneath a great ledge Of rock which
projected far over and into the water, and
where she had left her little son and
daughter asleep. The two little ones were
fond OF mapping of mornings, and often
their mother would take a long swim
down the stream in quest Of a race swarm
OF gnats and flies, and upon finding hem
would rush back to call to her little fishes
to follow her and nave a feast.
Well old Mother Fin Swimmer had not
long to wait-or to hunt, rather. for fight
in front of her anne a fine cloud OF gnats,
fat and toothsOme, from a fish's point Of
view. All" thought old Mother Fin SWIM
mer, "here's as fine a layout for a SUM
mer morning feast as 1 have ever seen. I
shall win back as fast as my fins and
strength of wind power will take me and
call those sleeping youngsters to come and
eat. Before the sun gets ten minutes
higher there1l be 100 fish there to break
fast" And so thinking, the good fish
mother went swimming back to the ledge
of rock, where her son, Swift, and her
daughter, Grace, were still floating, fins
idle, asleep.
Here, you two lazy ones" cried out old
Mother Fin Swimmer. "Come. stir your
There's a fine feast awaiting you down
stream a bit"
And you may better believe that Swift
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
Selfishness

BY Dorothy Sheldon, Aged II Years, 2212
Nicholas Street, Omaha.
Mary and Alice were two little girls Of
8 and 10 years old. They were very poor
and their mother went out washing for a
living. Alice and Mary were told to do
the work befors going to school and to be
sure to lock the door. Alice went right to
work and washed the dishes, but Mary
said, "I don't care what mother said, you
do the dishes and work alone; I want to
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

When summer time Is really here
Then comes the sure 'nough fun."
For boys and girls can get outdoors
And shout and skip n run.
II hey do make a noise.
Oh, 1t Is hard to play indoors,
Especially foF the boys.
But out OF doors. meath summer skies,
Gay youth may have its sway
And run and shout till they are hoarse
Throughout he ive-long day.
Up hill. down dale. they gaily roam.
with only fun in view.
And how they'll mourn when summer tim
Has al been gottsR thTQpEh -
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

II
S loved to look at the blossoms,
but she did not consider their rights. so
she began pulling them off and throwing
them on the ground. After she had de-
stroyed a great number Of the most beau
tiful blossoms that had been smiling so
sweetly at her she heard a voice saying
just at her elbow: Now, little girl, since
you have killed 80 many OF my beautiful
and Innocent comrades, how do you feelf
Are yot glad to look at those dying BIOS
SONS lying about on the ground? Were
they not much more pleasing to your eye
when they were living and nodding in the
breeze and smiling toward blue heaven?
And how sweet was their fragrance, too,
for 1t floated about in the air, making 1t
delicious to the human n~ostrils. All, little
girl, do you know how wicked It is to
w%antonly destroy these dear flowers?"
but how can they be dead when they
never breathe7" asked ignorant Bessie.
Flowers don't live-they can't walk"
Yes, we do live, little girl" explained
the voice which came from a tall tiger
lily. w all live and grow. we eat from
the soil and drink of rain and dew. We
come from tiny seeds and grow into flow
ering plants TO maxi the world more beau
tiful. Did not your mamma want us here?
If she had not loved us she would not
have had tie gardener plant us and tend
us so industriously. And here within a
few minutes you have destroyed the lives
of flowers that have been growing all
through the spring, putting forth their
fresh soft leaves and blossoms to help
make this garden a place Of beauty and
purity. See how those little blossoms on
the ground are whitening under the suns
rays? All, within another half-hour they
viii be entirely dead. But a you not
pulled them from their parent stem they
would have lived many, many days, to
add beauty and love to this world"
Bessie stood quite still for a minute, then
she replied: yes, rye been a naughty
girl this morning; but / shall never, never
kill another flower Just for the fun OF pull
ingit off the stem. or course, IL mama
says to gather some flowers for the din
ner table, or to carry to a Sick friend, that
will be different. Then, with your PERMITS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

haven't had another one. Guess I'll leave
this part OF the creek and move down
stream. The fish here seem to be educated
to the dangers OF the hook and angle
worm. Come. let's move away"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

That's what l propose to do, sir'"
well, father, 1 only got one nibbls.
That's all the crime amounted to-"
Little Elmer, upon seeing his baby sister
for the first time, was told that she had
just arrived from heaven.
Hurry up. baby" he said. land tell us
all about heaven before you forget IT,"
Aunt Carrte-Come here. Harry, and look
at the new moon.
Harry (aged 6-oh. I've seen lots of
moons bigger than that.
did your father catch you smoking
cigarettesY' asked the bad boy.
Eyes. he did" answered the youngster
with the injured air.
What did he DOR
HE took them away from me and
smoked them hinselfg'
Small Fred had been presented with a
toy bank and was told to ave his pennies.
Mamma" he said one day, please give
me a quarter"
"what do you want a quarter ror?" asked
his mother.
II want to get 1t changed into pennies to
save" was the reply.
MAJ
"Well, dear?"
Does the Bible honestly say that We
gotta love our enemies2'
YES"
"Geel'
whats the matter?"
I'll wish't Id a picked some different
enemies"
Sunday School Teaeher-King Solomon
said There's nothing new under the sun"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Jean De Long, Ainsworth. Neb.
Irene Mccoy, Barnston, Neb.
Lillian Merwin, Beaver city, Neb.
Mabel witt, Bennington, Neb.
Vera Cheney. Creighton, Neb.
Louis Hahn, David City, NebA
Ruth Ashby. Fairmont, Neb.
Eunice Bode, Falls City Neb.
Fay Wright, Fifth and Belle streets, Free
mont. Neb.
Ethel Reed, Fremont, Neb.
Huida Lundburg, Fremont, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg,
Neb.
claire Roth. 6 6 West Koenis street. Grand
Island. Neb.
Ella voss, 4O7 West Charles street, Grand
Island. Neb.
Alice Grassmeyer. 1915 c street. Lincoln.
Neb.
Alice Temple. Lexington, Neb.
Edythe Kreitz, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Florence Petti1ohn. Long Pine, Neb.
Louise stiles, Lyons, Neb.
Estelle Mcdonald, Lyons. Neb.
Milton Seller, Nebraska City, Neb,
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska. City, Neb.
Marjory Bodwell, 25 South Second street,
Norfolk. Neb.
Emma NJ, rouardt, Fifth street and Madi-
son avenue. Norfolk, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Beshara. Neb.
Hester E.. Rutt. Leshara, Neb.
Mayer Cohn $40 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Gail Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Small William. whose stomach had been
taking a day off. was trying to make a
next morning breakfast on grapefruit
1T WISH" he said. looking enviously at
the generous supply OF food on his little
sisters plate, II was we'll enough to eat
bacon and eggs. too"
'HuhI" exclaimed his little sister; Il
wish 1 was sick enough to eat a grape-
fruitl'
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

oUVE been fishing" said the
stern parent. "Come with me,
sir; I'm going to punish you"
az hope. father" said the
boy, that you will make the
punishment fit the crime"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
Prattle of the Youngsters

Bright Boy-well. perhaps there wasn't
in his day, but now we have New Hamp-
shire. New Jersey, New Mexico and Ns1
York.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

her home just as her mother called her.
She awoke and found that it had all been
q dream.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Id MOTHER FIN SWIMMER
was out in the middle of the
stream looking for som ething
in the way OF food for her
little son, Swift Swimmer, and
her little daughter, Grace
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Some unusually good stories have been sent in the last two DIT three weeks
the prizes being awarded this week to Esther g. stah1hut Of Nebraska City, on
the Blue side, second prize to Emma Kadal of South Omaha o the Red side
and honorable mention given to Madge Daniels of Ord on the Blue side.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

-osT Of the Busy Bees are reading the rules carefully before writing
N their stories and very few have to be thrown away nov. One OF
MI the most important things is to have the stories original, FOL It Is
i Y II wrong to copy stories written by someone else.
SO when the little writer's send in their stories that they have
written all by themselves, they must mark them original. Some of the Busy
Bees have started an Interesting way of writing stories. They write different
incidents in the life of the same character. For instance. they write about DIFF
ferent things that have happened to Uncle Jack, or Mary It school and Mary
taking her vacation and Marys little brother Edward etc. These make very
interesting stories.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Some of the younger Busy Bees have been sending in their names and
addresses for the postal card exchange and some OF the little writer's have
been moving and have sent in their e addresses. The poaal. card exchange
a. aAn.AAaa.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
Bessie and the Flowers
ny Annie James.

EssIE went into the garden to
play. II was the big flower
garden. and many. many OF
the blossoms were just coming
into beautiful bloom. Bessie
loved to look at the blossoms.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

The illustrated ebus for last week vas In May the birds sing md thu
daisies bloom in the fields" Correct answers were sent in by Ruth Ayres
and Esther stahlhut. Answers for the week before a sent in by Letha
Larkin.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

sunday School Teaeher-King Solomon
said There's nothing new under the sun"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Aunt carrie-Come here. Harry. and look
at the new moon.
Harry (aged 6-oh. I've seen lots Of
moons bigger than that.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

That's what l propose to DO sir'"
well, father, l MY got one nibbls.
That's all the crime amounted to-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-28
ALWAYS HUMGRY
Ordinary Food Never satlshed Her,

A young lady In Minn. writes of her experience;
 After a disheartening struggle for i've years against the ills attendant on maI-assInlslation of food. am at last on the high road to recovery and feel impelled to give credit where it is due.
 Some years ago I had long illness due to stomach trouble. Every meal l ate caused me either excFuciating pain or a dull heavy misery that was even worse I weighed but 90 lbs, was al- most hopeless as found that poorly nourished body means lack Of brain power and ambition.
 "I was always ravenously hungry and while I could not eat the appettzing dishes on the table. lonted for them. That longing Is what prompted ne to try Grape Nuts. The food had a naVor that I liked-rich without being neaVy.
 q left off my daily laxative as found did not need it for Grape-Nuts was so easily digestedi constipation soon disappeared. found. too, that did not grow tired of Grape-Nuts and continued to eat 1t. .,...,..,.
 It forms my breakfast exclusively and also eat 1t with eggs and fruit for my other meals. I have gained 10 pounds in less than a year and that is nothing eompared with my gain in strength and courage.
 'I can now eat e hearty meal which satisfies my appetite and n does not leave me, as formerly, feeling as though I had dined on taclxs." There's q req son.
 Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Read "rhe Road to Well ville," in pkge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-28
HARTJE coNsPIRAcY TRIAL.
Detectives and Servants of Mrs. Hartt'
 Give Testimony

Give Testimony.
 Pittsburg. 27.---When the Hartje con- spiraey trial resumed today. it was apparent the prosecution would moi finish their side of the case until to- morrow.
 Mrs. Hartje. who has not yet appear ed in court, was still absent today but according 10 persistent rumorB, she win be called to testify before the prosecution rests. H. A. Sehwab. a notary, was the first witness called He told of acknowledglng the state ment made by Hooe rehectins on the character of Mrs Hartje in the office of Welchsons. Detective Henry Mali who testified yesterday, was recalled Mali recited tho conditions under which Hooe was arrested at East Liverpool, Ohio. January 31, 1908.
 John q. Ford, lieutenant of pos lice. formerly a private detective, was called. He said ,Hooe was told any statement he made would be used he testified but seemed to enjoy the situation while making the confession that he had lied in charging lmprop- CT relations with Mrs. Hartje.
 Eva Spi1ler. cOlored. a former Hartje servant now employed by Mrs Hartjes parents testified that while Mir. HaftJe was in New York several days Mrs. Hartje slept ~ith her young daughter. Marie Louise Hartje.s
 The servant said. the house was lock- ed following the evening meal and as far as she knew, Clifford Hooe. the negro coachman did not enter the house but remained in 'his room sat the stable. .-s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-28
FESTIVITIES BEGIN
STREET PAGEANTs OF NEW Ofs-
 LEANS CARNIVAL.
The ESRights of Monsas, All Masked Held an AlleEorfcal Ball on stake of the French 0p-
 era House.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 27-The Street Pageants of the Mardi Gras Carnival begun in New orleans tonight with the parade of the Knights of Momus. Seventeen Aiiegorical floats. each representing one of Aesops fables drawn by several Shorses, and bearing masked and fantastically dressed Sir Knights. paraded through packed streets estimated to contain between 50,00o and eo,000 visitors
 Thousands of torches rendered the procession a blaze of light and bril- liant colors. The floats showed all the hues of the rainbow, nearly q year of secret work having been spent in their preparation. On Canal Street, on which are located most of the cfty's leading clabs. the huge floats passed between temporary open air balconies packed solid with women In evening dress. These women represented the society leaders not only of New Orleans but also of the MArdf Gras visitors. By a custom peculiar to the Mardi Gras festival no one except women occupied these balconies, their escorts effacing themselves in the clubs or In the street crowds, in order that no women should have to stand or should be crowded for room. Into these bal comics, as we'll as among the crowds on the streets, the maskers on the floats showered souvenir trinkets. suof as chains of beads and stickpins.
 Following the parade. the Knights of Momus still masked. held an allegori- cal ball on the stage of the French Opera House here. as in the club bal comics. the consideration shown to the women spectators was one of the most striking features of q brilliant scene Up to the third and fourth galleries, every available bit of space for specta- tors was occupied by women, while the men stood about the corridors or oc- cupied the topmost gallery. There were no reserved seats SO that 1t some- appeared in upper galleries.
 Miss Bessie Devlin. of New Orleans was chosen Quen of the Momus Dall tonight.