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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

rived there next morning after a hard fight.
We were captured by a band Of Indians.
The chief was about to strike me when an
Indian sent an arrow through the chiefs
heart. He motioned for us and the other
white men to follow him. We were pursued
by the other Indians and put up a good
fight, and a bloody one. None Of our band
was hurt and we soon put an end to the
other Indians that were pursuing us. 1
at once recognized the Indian as the one
L had nursed when he had his arm broken.
As we approached the fort the British were
fighting their utmost, but soon were COM
PEELED to surrender. After about three
months we left Fort jackson for home. We
arrived at home a week later, with the
Indian who had saved our lives"
THAT was a fine story cried all the
children together, and all went to bed
happy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
The Kind Bow
BY Madeleine Cohn. Aged Z Years

BY Madeleine Cohn. Aged Z Years, 1902 Park
Avenue, Omaha. Red.
Once there was a little boy whose parents
were dead and he was left to take care OF
himself.
One day the boy was out walking to see
If he could get some place to work. He
came to the door Of a cottage. He knocked
and an old woman answered it. Although
she was poor, she was kind, and asked him
In. He saw she was trying to nurse her
child, but she was so poor she had not enough
money to feed her child. When Henry,
which was the boys name, saw how poor
she was, he said. II will try to help her"
Then he vert away. BY and by he found a
purse. He asked the people around IL it
belong to them. They said NO." SO he took
the money out and ran to the poor woman's
house. He gave her the money.
She was very much pleased and thanked
him. He went away feeling that he had
made somebody happy.
Was Henry not a kind boy2 srs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

Where do you wish to go, sir7" asked
Billy. rousing himself to the fact that he
was behaving as an arrant coward, while
lilly was Drawing possible dangers and
chatting pleasantly to the old stranger.
And II there was anything that Billy did
Xix to do 1t was to pose before his sister
as a man without fear.
well, my daughter is Mrs. Parker, and
she lives about a mile Forth Of the little
red railroad station. I'm on my way to pay
her a visit. Unless she has received my
wire, she does not know that l am coming. Z"
"Oh. SIR" exclaimed Tily before Billy
could speak, I'VE are going 10 Mrs. Par
ker's house right now. She is I'll and we
are carrying some fresh eggs and a jar of
mammals jelly TO her. Wen show you the
way If you wish us to. sir"
We'll, well. now, isn't that just luck7
And you were both afraid OF me a bit ago.
weren's your asked the old man. who was
none other than Sammy Parker's grandpap.
lilly looked at Billy and Billy looked
at Tilly. Then Billy hammered why,
sir. you know so many, many strange
things happen in the big wood. You might
have been-been-a-a wizard, you know,
Only you aren't, for which my sister and ]
are very grateful"
"Or you might have been the LATHE Red
Riding Hoods wolf" suggested Tilly. serl-
ously. ugh. that would have been dread
full You would have robbed us OF our
Jelly and eggs and-eaten thesl all up"
Ard 1 shall DC my best to help eat 'em
up after We have reached my daughter
home" smilingly promised the old gentle
man. 'But, there comes q carriage i DC
believe II lie my daughters"
And % Il hAgasaed And n asA0aHaz
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
Fanny's Visit to the Country
BY velma King, Age Il Years. 2sA Fort
Street Omaha Ped

By Velma King, Age II Years, 26A Fort
Street, Omaha Red.
Fanny lived in a small town near York,
Neb.
One day she went to the country to visit
her Aunt Louise.
She got there rather late in the day, SO
she could not play much that day.
Fanny was only Z years old. She went to
bed early the first night, as she was very
tired.
She got up the next morning about s
o'clock. She just looked around the farm
that day, but the next day she went horse
back and watched the men harvest and
played with the little pigs which were only
6 days old
The netx day she went fishing. She
caught twenty-four fish.
She kept on in the same way each day.
In two weeks she went back home. She
told her mamma that she had had a very
good time, and that she played with the
pigs and watched the men and went fish
ing and caught twenty-four fish.
was the last that Aunt Louise ever
saw OF her little niece Fanny for two
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

milk white horses and the reins we're OF
ribbons. Alice jumped in and was soon
flying in the air as fast as lightning. It
such a nice drive, Alice thought.
They then drove up to a beautiful mansion.
The elves helped Alice out and led the
way into the place. Now, Alice, this is
yours, but remember, you must not open
the little gold chest in the cave, as 1t con-
tains some charm" said one of them, and
they handed her a key and were off.
Alice took no heed to what they said and
she opened the little gold chest. The lid
flew open and Alice found herself In the
hollow tree. She got up and rubbed her
eyes, for she had been sleeping, and ran
off to tell nurse the strange dream.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
Grandpa's Story

By Hughie Disher, Aged IL Years, 2O3o L
Street, Lincoln, Neb. Red.
"Come children" called mamma to the
children, who were playing in the yard.
would you like to hear the story grandpa's
going to tell your" All the children left
their play and hurried to the house.
Grandpa was sitting in his armchair, as
usual, ready to tell his story.
"Well," he began, this story I am going
to tell you is a true story Of my life. One
day as 1 was in the field blowing, Andrew.
my elder brother, came TO me and said.
Jerry will you join the army with me?
Nance said she would like us to do service
for our country. Tom said he would If you
wo=!d.'
"I\had just finished my blowing. We
went to the house together and Name was
waiting at the door for us. night
we left for Jackson's headquarters and ar
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

daughter, II want you to go to
- Mrs. Parker's with some fresh
IHESY3I eggs and a jar Of jelly. Mr..
~ Parker stopped here this morn
ing on his way to town and told me that
his wife is quite III. As you know, they
have no poultry or g~arden-their grounds
being too small 70 allow of poultry-raising
and gardening. And as we have more fine
fresh eggs than we need, l wish to send a
dozen to dear Mrs. Parker. And also I
wish her to nave a jar Of my ounce jelly.
She relished 1t SO much when here to
luncheon last week"
IAN right. mamma" said lilly. 'Iu
carry the jelly and Billy the eggs. And
may we stop awhile at the Parkers to
play with Sammy Parker7"
III his mamma invites you to do So"
answered Mrs. Long. but you must be
sure to play out OF doors. for when one
is Ill one is disturbed by any unusual or
Unnecessary noise In the house. Now, bear
in mind that you are to be very good, quiet
little folk while at Mrs. Parker's."
Then Mrs. Long filled a small basket
with eggs, wrapped a jar of Jelly in a
brown paper and, giving the dainties to
Billy and lilly, told them to be on their
way before the sun got high in the heaven
and caused the heat to become intense.
The Parker's country home, a mere
bungalow. surrounded by an acre Of
ground, which was covered with shrubs,
flowers and trees. lay a mile from the
Longs quite extensive estate of 200 acres.
The Parkers had but just come into the
neighborhood that spring. but a warm
friendship had sprung up between them
and the Longs. SO 1t was with real pleas
ure that Billy and T1lly went on the kind
errand for their mother. They were de-
lighted to take something nice to the sick
nelghbor, and happy to have the fine morn.
ing walk through the woods which lay
between their home and that OF their neigh
boris.
After the first half mile of the way
Tily's arm became pretty tired with carry
ing the jar OF jelly. and she offered to
exchange burdens with Billy. II thought
you'd better nave carried the basket" said
Billy, relieving his sister of the jelly jar
M handing her the little basket in its
stead. "A basket is easily carried. for II
has a handle, you know"
Eyes, and going through the woods
with a basket on my arms makes m
feel like Little Red Riding Hood
laughed Tnlie. Wouldn't 1t be funny
II we were to meet a wolf-just as she
did?'
But that was only in the story" de,
Ilared Billy. "But-luokie yonder
What IS that dark object at the edge o.
he road?" Tilly stopped short, looking
n the direction OF her brothers point
ng finger. "Oh. I wonder if It's {
Nolfg' she gasped mo. it-it~ Why
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
The Disobedient Girl
By Faye Ogden, Aged 10 Years, 7e Sou
SeNenth St. Norfolk Mob Pa

By Faye Ogden, Aged 10 Years. 7e South
Seventh St., Norfolk, Neb. Red.
Bernice was a very disobedient girl. II
was July 8, and her papa had brought home
a great many fireworks. Her mamma
told her to leave them alone until her
father came home from his office to help
her shoot them.
Her mother went over to the next door
to borrow some sugar for her baking.
While she was gone Bernice thought It a
good time to look at the fireworks, so she
ran upstair and oun them. Among
them she saw a skyrocket and did not
know what 1t was. so she took a match
and lit 1t. In a moment her dress was
aflame, and her screams reached her
mothers ears. She came running in Just
in time to put the fire out, which had
started in the carpet
Bernice was burned badly, but said It
was the last time she would disobey.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

i. write plainly on one side OF the
paper only n number the pages.
a. Use pen ana ink, not pencil
8. Short and pointed articles will
be given preference. DO not use over
8 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
8. Write your name, ago n Rd-
dress at the top Of the first page.
First ana second prizes of books
will be given for the best two CON
trtbutionB TO this page each week.
Address all communications to
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT,
Omaha Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
The Fire

By Nina Stiles, aged s years, Lyons, Neb.
Blue.
Ruth was a little girl who had two little
baby sisters. One day her mamma said
TO her, Ruth. will you take care of the
babies for me while 1 go to the woman's
club?" Ruth was not anxious to take care
OF the babies. However, she said she
would. Soon her mother went to the club.
AS soon as she was gone Ruth thought
she would take the babies out for a walk.
The babies were troublesome and Ruth got
impatient with them. She thought she
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
Alice's Dream

BY Emma Marquardt, Aged Il Years, Nor
folk, Neb. Blue.
Nurse was too interested in her book
to see Alice creep softly AVA from the
bench in the park where they were sitting.
into a large hollow tree near by. Presently
Alice heard some one talking and there
before her was a beautiful fairy who
said: Good morning, Alice; you are just
in time to take a drive" and then twelve
little elves came prancing in with a beau
tiful carriage of flowers and as soft as
thistle down inside. 1t was pulled by ten
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
Honorable Mention.)
The Earliest Home of the Busy
Bees

BY Mary friedrich, Aged IA Years, York
Neb. Blue.
Far away In a LAND unknown to mortals,
dwelt a fairy nation. There was living
with the fairies a swarm of bees. They
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
The Favorite

once there was a little fellow.
And his hair was brown,
He was loved by all the children
Living In the town
Just one coat had this poor GsIlow1
only one 10 wear.
Would you think him quits un1aSkx4
AatHhA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

Wilma Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue,
Omaha.
Emerson Goodrich, 1910 Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. 1910 Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Maurice johnson, 1927 Locust street,
Omaha.
Hilah Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh street,
Omaha.
Louis Raabe, 200 North Nineteenth ave-
nue.. Omaha.
street, Omaha.
Walter Johnson. aO5 North Twentieth
d Morris, s424 Franklin street. Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 1908 lizard 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, R~eddington, 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 h. Bartlett. Fontanelle, Ia.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, Ia.
Ethel Mulholland, Box Il, Malvern, Ia
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Kathryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Mildred Robertson, Manila, Ia
Ruth Robertson. Manila. Ia.
Edith Amend. Sheridan, Wyo.
Henry L. Workinger, care Sterling REM
edy company. Attica, Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

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, Neb.
Ruth Ashby, Fairmont, Neb.
Eunice Bode. Falls City, Neb.
Fay Wright, Fifth and Belle streets, FREE
mont. Neb.
Ethel Reed. Fremont, Neb.
Hulda I~undburg, Fremont. Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg,
Neb.
Jessie Crawford, 400 West Charles street.
Grand Island. Neb.
Claire Roth, coo West Koenig street, Grand
Island. Neb.
Ella voss. 47 West Charles street. Grand
Island, Neo.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Edythe Kreitz, Lexington. Neb,
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Alice G~rassmeyer, l545 c street, Lincoln.
Neb.
Elsie Hamilton, 2O2s L street, Lincoln, Neb.
Irene Disher, 2O3O L street, Lincoln, Neb.
Hughie Disher, 2O3O / 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.
Marjory Bodwell, H5 South Second street,
Norfolk, Neb.
Letha .Larkin, South Sixth street. Nor
folk, Neb.
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Mildred f.. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester r. Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Mayer Cohn. $40 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Gail Howard. 1922 Capitol avenue. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

ONE OF the Busy Bees have written the editor that they would like to
nee more lectures of the Busy Bees So II some of the little writers
will send in their pictures We will be glad to publish them. Some
~ of our best writer's are getting nea the age limit 30 that the younger
ones will have TO try to write us more stories tt. take their places
Letha Iarkin. who has written some splendid stories. will be 10 today, and her
last story is a prize winner, 3d., although she leaves the Busy Bees, she will
have a pleasant remembrance and will keep up her interest in them.
The prrev were awarded this week to Letha Larkn of Norfolk, Neb, and
Gail Howard Of Omaha and honorable mention to Mary Friedrich of York, Neb,
all being o n the Blue side
The postal card exchange is growing in popularity and the Busy Bees find
II a good wa 20 become acquainted wit. their co-workers, Several Busy
Bees nave toinod this week and son of the oder. mes too. The list now In
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12

1ILDRBN." said Mrs. Long one
morning to her little SOL and
daughter. Il want you to go to
Mrs. Parker's with some fresh
eggs and a jar Of jelly. Mr..
Parker stopped here this MORN
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
PLANNING TO TAKE
POWER FROM DAM
Estey Organ Co. Will Have Its Plant
Equipped With 60 Motors Whose
Total Horsepower Will Be
More Than AGO.

The Estey Organ company, Brattle-
boro s largest industrial concern. is al
ready making preparations to take
electric power from the Connecticut
river dam. A current of 10000 volts
will be conducted from the power sta.
tion at Vernon to a steel-reenforced
concrete transformer house Is by 20
now being built by Crosby & Parker
on the site of the old steamer shed in
the rear of the organ plant. Inside
this house will be three large trans
formers for the power units and two
small machines for the lighting units
It will also contain the high tension
switch board. From this board wires
will be carried in underground con-
duits to point directly back of shop
4 whence feeding lines will extend to
all the shops and other buildings of
the big plant.
Every one of the company's many
machines will be driven by electric
power. There will be SO motors ag-
yregating 400 horsepower or more.
They will range in size from Il
to operate the smallest
lrill to big IS horsepower machine
which will run the exhaust blower of
he woodworking department.
Three tons of copper wire will be
lsed and the work of wiring the vari-
,us buildings will be started immedi-
ltely by Horton D. Walker, the local
The work will take about
wo months. The motors will be fur
lished by the Crocker, Wheeler com
,any of Ampere, N. J.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
Gompers and Mitchell Sentenced to
Jail

Twelve months in Jail for Samuel Com
pers,. president, nine months for John
Mitchell, one of the vice-presidents, and
six months for Frank Morrison, secre.
tary. all of the American federation of
labor, was the sentence imposed by JUS
tice Wright of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia at Washington yes
terday, for contempt of court in violating
an order previously issued enioining them
from placing on the unfair or 1--WE
don't patronize list" the Bucks stove and
range company of st. Louis. Mo.
All three of the defendants were in
court when sentence was pronounced, and
notice of an appeal to the court of appeals
of the District of Columbia at once was
filed, Gompers being released on $1,000,
Mitchell on $4,000 and Morrison on $4,000
bail. In addition to the wife and daugf-
ter of Gompers. there were present a
number of Washington labor leaders, and
others who were were attracted by the
notice that decision in the famous case
would be announced yesterday. Mr.. Com
pers family were visibly affected.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
Hippopotamus as a Table Delicacy.

To the African traveller the hippopot{
mus is a species of game particularly de-
sirable, for its ivory and its hide are
both valuable, while the not inconsider-
able danger involved in its pursuit pro-
vides the delicious emotion without which
every kind of hunting is tame and insipid.
Moreover, the obligation under which the
leader of the expedition lies to feed his
servants and carriers adequately makes
one of these enormous beasts, twelve feet
long or so and disproportionately wide,
perfect godsend. Not only does the hip
popotamus furnish formidable amount of
meat, but that meat has the inestimable
merit of keeping fresh much longer than
any other, principally owing to the fact
that flies seem to have an insurmountable
horror of it. / must admit that for a
long time thoroughly sympathized with
the flies Alive, the hippopotamus has a
peculiar odor, somewhat resembling musk
which discloses the presence of the animal
from afar, when he happens to be to
win4vard of one. In the flesh of the
dead ianimal this odor-or the tastes of
it ratber-persists, and is much appreci-
ated Wy the natives, though foreigners
take a(ong time to get accustomed to it;
some an never able to support it.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
Standard Oil Ousted from Missouri.

The supreme court OF Missouri handed
down decision yesterday morning at
Jefferson City, ousting the Standard oil
company of Indiana and the Republic oil
company from the state of Missouri, for
bidding them again to do business in Mis-
souri,, and dissolvinp the Waters Pierce
oil company of st. Louis. In addition
each of the companies is fined $50, 900. The
order dissolving the WatersJierce oil
company will become effective January Is
next, unless the company on or before
that date furnishes to the supreme court
satisfactory evidence that it intends to
operate as an Independent concern. The
court finds that the company conspired
To regulate and fix prices to retail deal
ers.
To control and limit the trade in the
refined products of petroleum.
To control and limit. and prevent compe-
tition in the buying and selling of these
products.
To deceive and mislead the public into
the belief that they were separate and
distinct corporations, pursuing indepen-
IDENTIFY their business as legitimate compet-
TORS
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24

G. r1.A -. IA1 - u.
some footprints nave recently Deen as
t;ste COW that thav ~ ,s+ hana haan a ade
~ loaSt IN 0oo ' ,,esrs "5o aao ""'e ''N 'i''0'
,ea.' o'Yo ''" "s'' ~
untll further notice, camden, n. u,
boys 1ound on the streets a1ter ~ CLOCK
at nlght ana unable TO give satlSiactory
VIII oe 'iarcheo s'raien' 70 'he iochup.
Judge-Prsoner. you are charged with
breaking INTO drug store and stealing
quantity OF pills. What nave you TO say!
PrlsoneT- no crlme 1or "a man 10
''n. IN, pms 'oui ro'-o'' o''o' ".'.ip.' ,i.
>, Inc street railway company, OF Austin'
Tex, IS progressive corporation: ana IS
evidently planning to take care OF several
thousand more passengers day. III an
nounces that IL Is going 10 puy Two new
cars.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
PORTABLE SAW-MILL BURNED.
That of Walter Ingraham in Williams
vile DESTROYED This Morning.

The portable steam mill of Walter
Ingraham of Williamsville located on
the lumber lot of Fred Pierce in that
town was destroyed by a fire which
was discovered at 7.15 this morning
The fire started from small stove
used to heat water for the gasoline en-
gine. There was no insurance.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
BUSINESS WOMAN WANTED

To act as Agent in selling our high grade Dress
Goods, Silks and Waistings which almost sell them
selves. We carry large line of beautiful fabrics
and our prices are low and patterns exclusive,
Any woman of average ability can earn $25.00 or
satisfied with present employment, write us for
particulars of our liberal commission Offer No
Capital required. Samples and sample case FREE.
Address Dept 10, National Dress Goods Co., 260
West Broadway New York, NY.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
Wanted

WANrED-A few thousand feet whi,s a.h less
w cut u or fest long. l.. p. copeland. wes.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
Hard and Soft Wood

Stove lengths and a lot of soft slab
wood. 1t is all prepared for the stove in
one foot lengths. Also some heavy, SER
viceable work horses.
H. G. CLARK, Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth tells a quaint
very precocious, indeed" she said, .'those
little chaps from Eton or Rugby. with
their round, sober faces and their quiet air.
A very pretty American girl was talking
one evening in London to one of these
lrchins And have you got sweetheart
yet, Tommy? she said, playfully No.
said Tommy, still, I'm game enough for a
bit of spooning, if that's what you're
after"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-25
DOCTORS OLD AND NEW.
Sacrifice Their Own Lives In tho Dat.
tie With Disease.


Mich has been said. first and last.
by way OF glorliication of the old.
fashioned doctor. the family practi-
toner whom no amount of personal
Inconvenience or discomfort deferred
from doing his plain and simple duty.
And the praise thus lavlshed was we'll
bestowed
Into many n pleasant novel the
country doctor has been introduced
as one of the most delightful of char
aclerS. Indeed. so general has our
esteem for this necessary fmctonary
become that he may be saId to have
taken his place as IN attractive Amer.
lean type. Yet what has been said
for the doctor of other days may be
said for the doctor OF the present.
In the current number of the
Princeton Alumni Weekly lis recorded
the death Of Or. George Sias West.
n graduate OF the New Jersey Unlvcr.
siiy. at the untimely age OF forty
For week before his death he had
Deen threatened with pneumola and
had been under physiclan's care. vet
on tho very day that Witnessed HIS
END he could not he prevented from
visiting some patients whose needs
were urgent. and his devotion to his
unty cost him his life. An eighteen
mile drive, with n raw wind blowing.
proved too much for his strength and
he was unable to reach home. He
managed to get to n farmhouse. where
.hc end came almost before aid could
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