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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
The Trial Between the Bee and
the Ant

BY Louise Stiles, Aged Is Years, Lyons.
Neb, Blue.
Tn day was very warm and Grace lay
in the hammock, glancing over the pages
OF a fairy book. She had just finished
reading Cinderella" and closed her eyes a
moment to imagine herself in Cinderella's
place when suddenly she saw a crowd OF
tiny insects approaching and when within
a few feet OF her they stopped and held a
short consultation among themselves. Then
a mosquito advanced and said very politely,
for a mosquito: Miss Grace, a discussion
has arisen between the bee and the ant
and they have gone to law about IT. The
beetle, the judge in most cases, Is i'll. WIN
you preside in his placer" Grace con-
scented and the insects all crowded near
to hear the trial. First the ant came for
ward and Indignantly waving a miniature
copy of The Omaha Sunday Bee-for it
seems that this paper even finds its way
into insectland-pointed to a page at thu
top Of which was printed BUSY little
Bees; Their Own Page"
Now, What I want TO know" he said
in an angry tone, us Why this page is
not called the Busy Ant Page instead
of the Busy Bee Page The ants work
as hard as the bees"
Grace flushed rather gulIttly. for the Sec
ond prize story was written by her.
The bee then came forward to give his
part Of the story. IT think the ants work
Just as hard as the bees" he said, but
the ants work for themselves, while the
bees make honey for human beings as wei
rs themselves. This" pointing TO the paga.
"is our reward"
When the jury returned its verdict n
was in favor OF the bee and the disap-
pointed ant and the satisfied bee returned
10 their work. Grace opened her eyes
with a start. She had been asleep and
dreamed the story Of the trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
n

BY Hazel Cronk, Aged 0 Years. Curtis.
Neb. Blue.
Once there was a little girl named Gertie
Westbrooke. She was rich and had many
pets. Among them was a Shetland pony
Gertle was always Discontinued. One day
she asked her mother II she could go rid
ing. Her mother said, mo, / am going to-
morrow. and you can go with me" Gertie
mad, SO she went and sat down under
a big tree Pretty soon she saw two figures.
She asked what their names were. One
was Contsnted and the other Disseminated
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
Honorable Mention.)
What Rover Said to Himself

BY Agnes Dahmke, Aged 10 Years, BEN
son, Neb. Blue.
I'm tired Of the nursery. I really am.
I think I've lived there long enough.
Children are all very well in their way,
but I don't see what Is going on in the
world. or, at any rate, in the garden"
That was what Rover, the fox terrier,
thought one fine day. So. watching his
opportunity, he scampered out in the gar
den. And. ON! he had a glorious time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

1. write plainly on one side of the
paper only n number the pages.
q. Use pen and ink, not pencil
q. Short and pointed articles Will
be given preference. DO not use over
260 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
win be used.
8. Write your name, age ana adj
dress 1t the top of the hrst page,
First ana eoond prizes Of books
will be given for h best " con-
tributiona q this page each week.
Address all communications TO
CKTLDBEN's D3PARTMENT,
Omaha Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
My Father Planned It All

By Ruth Ashby, Queen Bee, Aged IA Years,
Denison, Ia Blue.
sylvia is there anything to eat?' called
a weak voice.
mo. dear. but let me go out and get you
some oranges" said the slender, dark
haired girl who was putting the scanty
room In order.
mo. oranges are too expensive. You get
some buns. I'm afraid our money will run
short"
Il guess 1 have money enough to get my
poor mother oranges when she's sick. SO
good bye dear. I'll hurry back"
When Sylvia got out her pocketbook to
pay fer the four oranges there was just
enough.
I'm sure l DO not know where our next
meal is coming from, but mother must
have her oranges
On the way home she began to sing
l trust what ere befall,
His way is best,
1t leads to rest.
Ny father planned II all.
MY dear young lady, l hope you will
pardon my forwardness, but you were
singing my fayorite hymn. May 1 be so
bold as TO ask you to come to my house
with me and sing II all7'
The speaker was a kindly old gentleman
of about 65. Sylvia YVES astonished.
20, sir, 1 must go home first and take
my mother these oranges"
Very WELL my dear, and IN go, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

~ ONE Of the Busy Bees are getting careless again, and one, who received
a prize a few weeks ago. sent in a story this week which vas written
on both sides of the paper. II the Busy Bees would read the rules
~ before writing their stories it would not be necessary to throw any
of them in the waste paper basket
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

names are on the following list:
Jean De Long, Ainsworth, Neb.
Irene Mccoy, Barnston, Neb.
Lillian Merwin, Beaver City Neb.
Mabel witt, Bennington, Neb.
Agnes Dahmke, Benson, Neb.
Vera Cheney. Creighton, Neb.
Louis Hahn, David City, Neb.
Ruth Ashby. Fairmont. Neb.
Eunice Bode, Falls City, Neb.
Fay Wright, Fifth and Belle streets, FIRE.
mont, Neb.
Ethel Reed. Fremont, Neb.
Hulda L~undburg, Fremont, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg,
Neb.
Jessie Crawford, 4O5 West Charles street.
Grand Island. Neb.
Claire Roth. sos West Koenig street, Grand
Island, Neb.
Ella voss, 47 West Charles street. Grand
Island, Nep.
Alice Temple. Lexington, Neb.
Edythe Krcitz, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Alice Grassmeyer. 1915 c street, Lincoln,
Neb.
Elsie Hamilton, 2Cee L street, Lincoln. Neb.
Irene Disher, 2030 l. street, Lincoln, Neb.
Hughie Disher, eS0 l. street, Lincoln, Neb.
Louise stiles. Lyons, Neb.
Estelle Mcdonald, Lyons. Neb.
Milton Seller, Nebraska City. Neb.
Harry Crawford. Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Letha Larkin, South Sixth street. Nor
folk. Neb.
Emma M -ouardt, Fifth street and Madi-
son avenue, Norfolk. Neb.
Genlevieve NJ. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones. North Loup, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester e.. Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Lillian Writ, 4l58 Cass street, Omaha.
Mayer Cohn, SAG Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Ada Morris. 3424 Franklin street. Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 2909 lizard street, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

This week we lose another of our good story writer's. Madge Daniels of
Ord, Neb, has just passed her fifteenth birthday and the editor received an
interesting letter from her We are vey sorry to lose u good writer's, but
some of the younger Busy Bees have been sending n some splendid stories and
the Red and the Blue sides are working very evenly
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Wilma Howard. 4722 Capitol avenue.
Emerson Goodrich, 1910 Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. 1910 Nicholas street.
Omaha.
Maurice johnson. 1927 Locust street,
Omaha.
Hiiah Fisher. 1910 South Eleventh street,
Omaha.
Louis Raabe. 26O9 North Nineteenth ave-
nue., Omaha.
Emma Carrathers. s2l1 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Leon Carson, 112 North Fortieth street,
Omaha.
Gail Howard. 1922 Capitol avenue. Omaha.
Juanita Innes. 2769 Fort street, Omaha.
Madge l. Daniels, ord. Neb
Agnes Richmond. Orleans, Neb.
lola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lolita Woods, Pawnee CITY, Neb.
Earl Perkins, Reddington, Neb,.
Emma Kostal. 1916 o street, South Omaha
Edna EMS, Stanton, Neb.
Ina Carney, Sutton. Clay county Neb.
Clara Miller, Utica, Neb.
Mae Grunke, West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stastny, WILDER. Neb.
Alta wilken, Waco, Neb.
Mary friedrich, York, Neb.
Pauline Parks, York. Neb.
Edna Behlirg. York. Neb.
Carrie r. Bartlett, Fontanelle, Ia
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, Ia.
Ethel Mulholland, Box II, Malvern, Ia
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Kathryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Mildred Robertson, Manila, Ia
Ruth Robertson. Manila, la.
Edith Amend. Sheridan, Wyo.
Henry L. Workinger, care Sterling Rem"
edy company, Attica, Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Prizes were awarded this week to Leon Carson of Omaha o n the Red side
and Alfredo Beaver of Herman, Nebr o the Blue side. Honorable mention
ws given TO Agnes Dahmke OF Benson. Neb. on the Blue side:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Some new names were sent in for the Postal Card exchange this week and
any Of the Busy Bees may send postal cards to any of the Busy Bees whose
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

OMMY Topper was a little boy
that lived a very, very long
time ago. In fact, he lived so
many, many generations ago
that during his lifetime fairies
axtu+ad-a thtn1 urhich rrOxraa
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subtracted from the last figure of the
last line, etc
Short Ways to Multiply.
Rapid multiplication is always n
source of pleasure and profit to the
operator. and never fails to cause as
tonishment in those who do not know
how 1t Is done. Suppose you wish TO
multiply two numbers of two places
each. such as Go and is. The product
can be written in one line by inspec-
ton as follows: 8 times are 40. Put
down 0 for the right hand figure and
carry 4. Add and s and multiply the
sum, lS. by G. obtaining rs. and add
4. Put down 2 for the next figure. and
carry S. Multiply the 6's and add the
and put down A for the remaining
numbers. The product is therefore
1920 In this case the tens are alike.
The same method may be used IL
the units are alike. thus: What Is the
product of rs times So? Five times .
are 20. Put down . and carry 9. Sew
en- and . are ~. Twelve times is CO..
Add .. Put down 2 and carry 6. Sew
en- times are 80. Add the G and
write Al. The product is 1926.
worked another way. since both of tie
right hand figures are 5 and the sum
OF the tens gives an even number. In
such a case, simply write % for the
right hand figures, and for the remain
ing figures write the product of the
tens increased by one-half the sum
of the tens.
Quick Work In Fractions.
Some rapid results in squaring
fractions may sometimes be obtained.
If the mixed number containing the
fraction ends with 1-2. simply square
1-2 for the fractional part and multi
ply the integer by one more than it.
self; thus, the square of s 1-2 is 70
1-3.
The same general method may be
used in multiplying fractions where
the integral parts are the same. pro
, vided the sum of the fractional parts
; Is l. Thus the product of . % and
. ia is 80 30
,, Mixed numbers ending in 1-2. when
the integers are not the same. may
be multiplied rapidly by the following
methods. Multiply the fractional parts
methods: Multiply the fractional
parts. and for the integer of the pro
duct multiply the two integers togeth-
er and add TO the product half tho
sum of the integers. Thus. 3 1-e
times 1-2 are &c IA. If the sum
OF the integers is an odd number call
1t less to make it even. ana change
the Ia 10 Sd TO Offset the chance
mus IL times z l2 are SO "a.
a Puzzle In Figures.
Some very amusing and puzzlinc
tricks nre seen in the following exam
Pies: Think of any number of three
or more figures, divide by 8, and name
the remainder, Erase one figure of
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BRINGING BACK TO LIFE.
Numerous Gases of People Apparently
Dead Being Strangely Revived.

Paris affords us the story of n
young girl of Versailles who Is said
TO nave been restored to life several
hour5 after apparent death by n pro-
cess compounded of rhythmic electri.
fcation and hypnotism. Unfortunate
~, an overdose Of morphine killed the
patient soon after her revival. She
mad become violently historical while
telling her story of soul parting
from body.
There are enough tales on record
OF seeming miracles such as this to
fill small library No one of them
has added to our knowledge of tho
border line between life and death.
No new story of the class fails of
appeal to our keen interest in the
most vital ana battling of human prob.
lens.
The circumstances at Versailles in
dictate patient in trance. Out of
similar condition Miss Ida Sharp,
of Stockton. N. J., was awakened by
electricity few years ago to tell
wonderful visit to heaven.
Apparently dead in January, 1900,
Mrs Christina Hirt, of st. Louis,
heard plans discussed for embalming
her body. Fright awoke her. At 81.
Joseph. Mo. John a. Hart came ia
himself at the first touch of n knife
In what was to have been a postmor-
tenn examination.
frances are recorded which have
lasted for hours. for days. even for
months. The fancled visit to celestial
regions Is not an uncommon accom-
panlment, showing the relation be-
tween trance and hysteria.
The restoration of a person drown
ed comes nearer than any event in
human experience to raising from
the dead. Left alone, such a person
VIII never come back to life. Some
Where, nobody knows just where, he
VIII cross the irretraceable line. Tic
has had his last moment of earthly
consciousness. Yet up to certain
point vital spark remains which
may be kindled into new flame. Is
1t alone that Kicker of latent life
which keeps him upon. revival from
having marvellous tale to tell?-
New York World.
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is multiplied by and the product is
How to Find Week DAYS.

How to Find Week Days.
a lightning method OF telling the
day of the week for any date in the
interval from 1900 TO 2O99 is nsed on
the method OF casting out the rs. -Four
things must he borne in mind In MAX
ing the calculation: the century. the
year, the month. and the day of the
month. The number for the century
Is chosen and must be memorized. II
the year is between 1900 and 1899
inclusive, take for the century num-
Der; 1900 TO 1899 is o; 2000 to 2099 is
G.
The year number Is found as fol-
lows: % cast the rs from the last
two figures OF the year: lie. divide tho
last two figures by z and remember
the remainder. (2) Divide the last
two figures of the year by A. neglect
ing remainders. Then add The final
results of O) and ca and cast the
rs from the sum, remembering the
remainder. The remainder is the year
number.
The numbers for the months must
be remembered. They are as follows:
January, /; February, 4; March 4;
April, O; May. .; June. 5: July. O.:
August, ); September. 6; October. / {:
November, 4 December, 6. For lean
years January is 0: February. 3: the
rest are the same. The numbers for
The months are based on the fact that
If we start with the first day of Jan
liary on any day of the week and call
1t /, February l will be on the same
day as January 4 December | on the
same day as January G; etc. The 4
oil course IS the same as with the 7
cast out
The day number is simply the day
of the mouth with the rs cast out
Thus the 18th Is called i; the 2srd
2; etc.
Then add together the numbers for
the century, year, month. and day
and cast the rs. The remainder will
give the number of the day OF the
week when Sunday is called 1.
To illustrate: What day of the
week was July 6. 1878? The century
number is 2. The year number /.
found thus; % cast the rs from rs
and the remainder is L; (2) 81 divided
by is 10. neglecting fractions; the
sum of ! and 10 is 20. The month
number is o. The day number is G
The sum Of ,. 20, 0. and G is %. Cas-,
the rs and the remainder is O. which
is the same as though it was 7. O,
Saturday.
What day of the week was Febru-
airy %, 1877? The century number /.
D. b.a al..x..
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THE STRENGTHS OF MAN.
Remarkable Feats Performed by Hin
doc Coolies in the Far East.


doc Coolies in the Far East.
MI henson. Of the London Times,
In his extremely Interesting account
of the Younghusband expedition into
Tibet, gives some remarkable facts
about the carrying power of the men
who We're employed to do the heavy
work of the journey.
The character OF the mountain
country placed all transportation or
the individual unit Thousands OF
coolies were used. The pay was per
pound. and the average load was eigh-
~ to ninety pounds to the man. Some
however, carried double. and even
three times the average, in order to
earn extra compensation.
Mr.. Benson tells of one Hindoo
coolie who carried piece of ma
chinery weighing 575 pounds up the
mountain slope. making his way from
boulder to boulder with this almost
incredible load upon his back.
AS n contrast, Mr.. Benson calls at
tention TO the fact that the English
trade unions will not allow n work
man to carry load of more than
fourteen pounds. If his tools or the
material weigh more than that he
must have helper.
1t may well be asked if this kind
of civilization is going to work fay
orably to the proper development OF
the individual. The man with his
plain food and the full exercise OF
his muscle will be apt to produce stnr
dicr stock than the one who is lin
tied by rules that would seem tor
mild for children. There is no inten.
ton of comparing coolie and skilled
labor, but there is a very nice ques-
ton Of influence upon the right pro-
gress of the race.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
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Motor Poker In New york.

If you want TO see a unique poker
eameP suggested one fresb-air aena
70 another. Ego down on Riverside
Drive some afternoon and Iiaten TO 4
crowd OF boys gambling on the motors
as they whiz past"
motors?" ' NJ
Well. they'll be sitting quietly for
"a while; suddenly a motor viii an
pear In the distance, and the betting
starts. AS the machine passaa yoI
VIII hear various ordinations, Erch
as. ! win on treys!' or, .stungi Not
even pair! Once heard ono yeti
out, "Hully gee! Give me tho co.rf
Three mines and two ssvena -.afliil
house for mine!m Glanoing at tia
passing motor saw tho number 1851
and realized that they were playing
poker on the numbers or tho hscls
OF the motors, ;;sw York Sun
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the original number and divide by .,
and name the remainder.
The number erased can lie told by
the following method: If the second
remainder is less than the first, the
figure erased is the difference between
the remainders. II the second re
mainder Is greater than the first, the
figure erased is equal TO 9 minus the
difference between the remainders.
Thus; Think of 2S7. The remainder.
after dividing by ., is s. Erase the 9.
The remainder. when 81 is divided by
3 is G. The difference between s and
is 2. the figure erased If the had
been erased, the second remainder
would have been 0. The difference
between the and 0 is s. If the 7 hal
been erased. the second remainder
would have been 1, which when sub
iracted from gives Il difference of z.
the number erased.
Another Mystery.
Take any small number; multiply It
by 3, and multiply it also by 4. Square
these two products and add their
squares. Extract the square root OF
the sum, and divide by the original
number, and the quotient will always
be 5. Thus think of 3. Three times
are 8, and 3 times 4 are 10. The
square of is 81. and the square OF
~ is IA. The sum of 81 and IA is
225. The square root of 225 is IS
which gives 5 when divided by 3. the
original number. If the original num-
Der is first multiplied by G and s
instead of by and 4. the Quotienr
Will be 10 instead of 5. If the origi-
nal number is first multiplied by S
and II instead of by 5 and 4. the quo
tient Will always be 10. If 10 and q
are multipliers, the 1uotient will be
&c; etc.
A Problem in Digits.
If you take any number of composed
. OF two unequal digts, reverse the di-
gifts, and take the difference between
this number and the original number
either of the digits in the remainder
can be named when the other IS
I known. Thus take the number 63
The reversed number is SO. The diff
ference is 81. 1t will be seen that
- ."''' "a 'iS uiSito Ill the ullIcGeuCp
/ Is g. Hence, when one is known. the
! other is easily found by subtractine
, the known digit from o. This will
lie so. no matter which digits are TAX
en- for the original number.
With 9s and a's.
Choose any number. divide IL nv Q
and name the remainder. Multipl,
the number by some given number
divide the product by 8, and the re.
mainder can be told at once. Thus
suppose the other person chooses tn,
number 43. The remainder when di-
vided by 8 is Z. Tell him to multipl,
MS original number, say, by and di.
vide by 8. The remainder Is of course
3. While he is performing the opera
ton. multiply his first remainder by
The and obtain 81 Divide by 9. anG
you VIII obtain the same remainde,
that he has when the original number
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MR.. LoEs's RECORD.
Has Been Secretary to President
Longer Than Any other Man.

100 S' SS'SNo'y W FiSsiuCstb
Longer Than Any Other Man.
Secretary Loeb has broken all
length OF service records for mia Of
flee. and week from today will have
completed five years as the Presi-3
dents confidential man. In addition
to holding the position of secretary
to the President longest, 1t Is safe to
say that none ever enjoyed the Exc,
cntive's confidence in greater mea
sure than Mr.. Loeb
One day at n luncheon party in the
White House about year ago the
President said of Loeb that he was
the best secretary any President
ever had" and as he has not only re-
tanned him in the place since that
time but was instrumental In secnr-
ing for him Il substantial increase OF
salary, he evidently continues to hold
him In the same high regard.
That Secretary Loeb has repaid the:
Presidents good will and favor with
the utmost loyalty is well known to-
all who are familiar with the routine!
at the White House.
If Mr.. Loeb had not been concerned
heart and soul for the welfare OF the
administration. he would long ago
have left the place he now occupies.
he has received many offers from
business concerns which have proIn-
ised greater financial reward than tfs
secretaryship. but he has steadfastlY
refused them ALL
Only few weeks ago, when she
presidency and management of the
principal railway syndicate OF WASH
ington was offered him, MIR. Loeb re-
FUSED to leave his place at the White
House. 1t is probable, however, that
he will eventually accept the street
car company's offer. for his friends
who secured controlling interest,
have filed the presidency only tenn
porary, and have announced that they
VIII install him whenever he Is ready
to take the place.--Washingto Dis4
patch to New York Tribune.