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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

SO saying, Hank approached the boy
whose name was Jimmy Malone-and
said: Say, Jim, don't you know me?
I'm Mr.. Jones kid. Pa has the grocery
store up town-the one by the postoffice,
you know"
"Oh, yes" said Jimmy, putting down
the spade to chat with the boys. YES,
l know your pa. 1 often go there on err
rands for Mrs. Perkins"
We'll, us kids-a lot of us-are down
here on the river camping" explained
Hank. And we've decided to do some
cave-diggtng. If we can get the imple-
ments to dig with. Now, we want to
borrow those spades you nave there. If
Mr.. Perkins was here he'd let us take
EN- right off"
Jimmy looked undecided. IT don't
know about that" he said, beginning to
clean the spade. Mr.. Perkins is awful
particular about his machinery and tools.
He gives orders that Dothin' in the tool
shop be loaned"
"Oh, he'd not refuse me, kid" declared
Hank, determined now upon getting pos
session OF the desired spades. Come.
let me take them. III give you my word
that they'll both be returned to you early
this evening"
0SN AANoNAA = e any NAlAiB 81 Oul u
the mill while Mr.. Perkins is away" in
sisted Jimmy, And thereupon he took
the spades and put them in the imple-
ment shop which was attached to the
mill.
Hank and Bert turned away; but as
they did so Hank called out to Jimmy:
Wei get even with you yet, kid, for
your smartness. So-long!"
That's all right" laughed back Jimmy.
Then, whistling merrily. he went about
his work.
A few days later Mr.. Perkins sent
Jimmy on an errand to a farm a mile
distant from the mill. Jimmy, in making
a short cut" to the farm, was obliged
20 pass the town boys camp, situated, as
l have said, just round the bend in the
river from the mill. AS he was passing
the camp he heard a familiar voice calling
out to him! Hello, there, Smart Alecl
Want to get acquainted with us2 We're
the Cave-Diggers, and we know how to
seek revenge on a chap like you"
Then, before Jimmy had a chance to
say a word, half a dozen boys surrounded
him and began to torment him by calling
him ugly names, and TO strike him pretty
sound blows. Jimmy, seeing that he had
only the sixth part of a chance, decided
not to fight, but to use calm reason.
Now, will you tell me. boys, what this
all means?" he asked, trying to dodge
the slaps from the various hands that
swung about him. Il ask you to please
allow me to go on my way. Mr.. Perkins
has sent me on an errand, and 1 mustn't
be delayed"
Mustn't is a pretty strong word to use
in your present condition" boldly laughed
Hank. giving Jimmy a cuff on the ear
which made 1t tingle and tlngle. Now.
take that and that for your kindness in
lending us the spades the other day" And
Hank gave Jimmy several other keen slaps
across the cheek and ears. u guess you'u
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Mrs. Bronson's Burglar
BY Louise Stiles. Aged 10 Years. Lyons
Neb. Blue.

BY Louise Stiles. Aged 10 Years. Lyons,
Neb. Blue.
It all started with Mr.. Bronson's love of
muskmelon. Mr.. Bronson was a grocer
and always returned to his store after sup
per. One evening when he came home he
brought a muskmelon with him. After he
and his wife had %partaken literally of it
they went to bed, leaving what remained
of the melon on the kitchen table. leaning
up against the wall. They slept well until
about midnight, when Mrs. Bronson was
awakened by a loud bump and the sound
of a chair scraping across the uncarpeted
floor Of the kitchen. She leaned over and,
touching her sleeping husband on the arm,
whispered, John, John, wake NJ. am
sure there is a burglar In the house," Mr..
Bronson turned over, yawued, opened his
eyes and sleepily demanded to know why
she thought so. Mrs. Bronson told him and
he went downstairs to investigate with a
lamp in one hand and a bedslat in the
other. His wife followed with a broom.
They saw nothing alarming in the kitchen,
so they made a thorough search OF the
other rooms. Having satisfied themselves
that Mrs. Bronson had been dreaming,
they returned to the kitchen to have a
piece of muskmelon before going back to
bed. There they noticed something which
they had not seen when they had been in
the room a moment before and thai was
the cause of the trouble. The mu knolon
had rolled from the table to a cha + sta.d-
ing nearby, causing the bump o. d the
force OF the blow had caused tie chair
to move q few inches. causing the scrap
ing sound. So after n good laugh and a
large piece Of muskmelon they went back
to bed and slept none the less sOundly for
their temporary fright.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Honorable Mention.)
Dortha's Dream

BY Hazel Cronk, Aged 9 years. Curtis,
Neb. Red.
Dortha was 8 years old. She had a habit
of picking flowers, then throwing them
down and crushing them in the dust with
her foot.
This week she had not destroyed any
flowers, SO one night when she was in
bed Lily came and said:
Here, Dortha, the queen of the fairies
sent you this note. Then the Lily laid the
note on the table and disappeared"
The envelope and note paper were made
of fine silk. like spider webs and on the
paper was written:
Dear Dortha: You AVE been good to the
flowers this week, so you are nvited to
CONF to my palace tomorrow night when
the moon rises. Cordially yours, the
Queen of Fairies.
The next night when Dortha was in bed
Lily came in again and said: "You must
hurry, Dortha, for the party begins soon.
What dress are you going to wear?'
II am going to wear my blue silk an
swered Dortha.
But hurry" interrupted the Lily, I'VE
don't want to be late"
Soon afterwards they found theselves
in a ball room full of flowers and fairies.
The queen sat on a throne upholstered
with white velvet set with diamonds. She
welcomed Dortha warmly and bade her
sit Town next to her till the music began.
When It began Dortha suddenly found
herself dancing with a beautiful rose.
About 3 o'clock they ate lunch and at 4
Dortha found herself in bed again.
o, my! exclaimed Dortha, how did /
get here?" She never found out, though
after the party she never destroyed flowers
because she thought that perhaps some
day the queen of the fairies would invite
her to a party again.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
How Sorrow Brought Happiness

By Huldah Lundberg, Aged IA Years, 84s
South l Street, Fremont, Nab. Blue.
Far, far away, in the cold part OF Can
ada, lived a family consisting of Mrs.
Fordly and her two children. Bernard was
II years old and Ruth was 8. Their homo
was a very lonely one, consisting OF two
rooms and a few pieces of furniture.
Since the death of his father Bernard
worked hard selling papers, but his earn
ings amounted to very little, so at last they
grew 30 poor they could not even pay the
rent.
"Oh, II I was a man, so 1 could do some-
thing" sighed Bernard.
MY darling does a great deal now" said
mamma, kissing his cheek.
TIL next day was a cold one and Bernard
started out again to sell papers. When he
was half way to town a snow storm came
up. Bernard hurried along very fast, but
the wind became so strong and the snow so
deep he could go no further, so he lay
down in the snow.
Presently, as he moved about, he felt
something hard under the snow. He pulled
it out and found it to be a purse contain
ing $1,000
"Oh, now we shall be rich." said Bernard.
But just then two men came up.
Have you found a purse this way?"
asked one OF the men.
Bernard thought a while and then said:
"Yes, sir, 1 did. Is it yours?"
eyes, 1t is mine. Thank you" said the
man, and then they walked away.
81 think he should have given me some
thing, but I'm glad 1 gave 1t back" said
Bernard, crying.
Just then In front OF him stood a fairy.
do not weep" said the fairy. run
home. Your mother and sister are no
longer poor. They nave all the things they
want" Then she disappeared.
Bernard ran home very fast. His mother
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
How the Busy Bee Page Was
Started

By Marjory Bodwell, 700 North Twelfth
Street, Aged II Years, Beatrice,
Neb. Red.
Once there was a poor old woman who
lived in an attic. Her one pleasure was
to make children happy. She went out
daily to wash and brought home a little
money. She used this for buying presents
for children. This did not seem to make
them very happy, SO she thought and
thought and at last found a way that
might make them happy. She went to The
Omaha Bee building and asked II they
would not have a page for the children
and they said, YES" And so the next
Sunday there was a page called The Busy
Bees Own Page. Many children from
all over the United States wrote stories
for 1t and this old woman said she would
give two prizes for the best stories. Now
many children try to win prizes and they
are very busy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

just In time to see the pumpkin rolling at
her. She dropped the broomstick and
ran In the house. She went to one Of the
windows and cautiously peeked out. Mean
while the children. who had been hiding
behind the house put the pumpkin on the
broomstick. Marion took off her white
apron and tied it around It. Then they
set 1t up by one of the windows and let
the pumpkin face look in. The negro
came to this window and saw It. Good
ness gracious me-" she cried again. the
ghost is chasing me. l will read the
paper and pretend I'm not scared and
p'raps he'll go away" So she carried out
her word. She happened to see a few
lines that said this was halloween. SO
she boldly went out and knocked the
homemade ghost down. This was what
they did on the halloween.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
The Jack o. Lantern

By Nina Stiles, Aged s years, Lyons, Neb.
Blue.
1t was halloween and Marion and Robert
Brown had a pumpkin with which to make
a Jack o. lantern. On the morning OF
hallowen'en they made It. BY and by the
evening came. They took their Jack o.
lantern and soon came to a neighbours
house and held 1t up to the window. The
woman who was q negro, looked and saw
1t. Goodness gracious me-" she yelled,
there's a ghost" She ran out with a
broomstick to chase the ghost away. The
children saw her coming and ran. They
dropped the pumpkin, which rolled away.
The negro woman ran out of the house
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

not refuse to lend spades to us again-if
we ask for EN-, will you?"
you bet 1 WILL" replied Jimmy with de-
termination. when I'm in charge Of an
other PERSONS property III protect it. If
you want anything from Mr.. Perkins you'll
have to go to him for it."
"Oh. thank for the information" sneered
Hank. 'But we got spades and picks, all
that we wanted. And II you'll turn around
you'll see our cave-one as fine as you'd
find anywhere. And II you'd have behaved
in a friendly way toward us Cave-Diggers
we'd have invited you to go into It and ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

&&%I lays on the banks of a beautiful
S river a mile distant from their
homes. The place chosen for their outing
was within a short walk Of a big flour mill
and was on a rocky cliff ~overhanging the
bank Of the river. Piercing this cliff were
numerous cavellke tunnels, scarcely large
enough to admit Of a small ground animal.
But the boys who had come there to camp
OUT imagined that within the cliff at a
certain distance from the small entrances
they might find a large cave or inner
cavern where might be found relics of a
past age.
II tell you, kids" declared Hank Jones,
leader OF the band, that Wen find some
thing worth our work If Wen dig into
this cliff. All we've got to do is to en-
large one OF these tunnels. and then we
can walk right into a ave that may
Guido the Mammoth cave OF somewhere
/ don't just know the place"
pennsylvania, amt it," asked Bert
Jackson, meaning the noted cave In ques-
ton.
"Ho-ho-ho." laughed Andy Thomas at
Bert's expense. Pennsylvania? WE'LL
guess not. The Mammoth cave is in old
Kantuck, or 50 the geography says. You'd
better find out something about caves be-
fore you talk about them"
"Well l don't know as it's of any i'm
portance-the Mammoth cave" said Hank
Jones. "The question just now before
the public is: Shall we organize a cave
dlggens' ~union-and go to work at once?'
yep cried half a dozen voices. and
not one said mo-.
''Weii, Wen have to go up to the mill
and borrow some digging implements
said Hank. IT'S too far to go home for
'em. ] know old Mr.. Perkins, the miller,
and he'll lend us some spades and picks.
He trades at my fathers store, and he'll
remember me, all right, all right"
So It was agreed that Hank and Bert
should go to the mill-just round the
bend in the river-and ask to borrow some
digging implements with which to gain
an entrance to the imagined cave. But
upon reaching the mill the boys were
told by the head miller that Mr.. Perkins
had gone TO town, and that he would not
take the liberty Of lending anything from
the machine shop OF the mill. Filled with
disappointment Hank and Bert started tc
return to their camp ground when they
saw a little chap busy about the mill
He was what is commonly called a "smal
hand" and was performing small chores
At the moment that Hank and Bert be.
held him he was cleaning dried dirt from
a large spade. while nearby lay another
implement waiting for cleaning.
Say, they're the very thing we want, D
declared Hank, pointing to the spades
but I'll bet We'll have a time getting
them from that kid. He's old Perkins
tavorite 'rousty,' and is an orphan thai
he got from somewhere-I forget where
But, say, let's ask him for the spades
anyway. He can't do anything but re,
fuse"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

dew drop. Honey was passed around on
white daisy petals.
Then the dancing was resumed.
AT midnight the bluebells rang again.
Then a loud buzz and a flapping of wings
was heard, as guests and hosts bade each
other farewell. and then flew off to their
homes.
In less than a quarter of an hour every
bee and butterfly had vanished, while moth
ing was left to indicate that a ball had
taken place so shortly before.
All was calm and hushed, as the moon
smiled fondly down on the sleeping daisies.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

i. Write plainly on one side Of the
paper only and number the passS-
q. Use pen and Ink, no pencil
9. Short and pointed articles will
be given preference. DO not use over
a6o words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
8. Write your name, age and aA-
drSss at the top OF the nEst page
FIRST and second prizes OF books
win be given for the best two oon-
tributions 20 this page each Weeh.
Address all communications TO
CHILDRHN'S DBPART1kEHT,
Omaha Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

and sister were ready to leave the lonely
home. MIR. Barton was the man who had
lost the pocketbook and he had brought
this money to Bcruard's mother. The
happy family now live on a beautiful.
fashionable street in Lincoln. Al because
Bernard did unto others as he would want
them to do unto him.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

They entered the dim shop once again.
MRS. Gray, here is the dollar and 1 want
the cap. I think 1t is the most beautiful
cap in the world. And happy Dorothy went
out the door again.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

G%enievleve NJ. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
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.
mont, Neb.
Ethel Reed. Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Lundburg, Fremont, Neb.
Neb.
Jessie Crawford, 45 West Charles street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Claire Roth. Cos West Koenig street, Grand
Island, Neb.
Ella voss, 4O7 West Charles street, Grand
IslLnd, Neo.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Edythe KrcltZ, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Alice Grassmeyer, 1916 c street, Lincoln.
Neb.
Elsie Hamilton, 2O29 L street, Lincoln, Neb.
Irene Disher, 1000 l. street, Lincoln, Neb.
Hughie Disher, 2030 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 MGrouardt, Fifth street and Madl-
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester y. Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Mayer Cohn, S46 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Gail Howard, E22 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Juanita lines. 276e Fort street, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
zzS&7MEHR0WERM6 @

->HE BUSY BEES write that they are enjoying their vacation and some
of them who have little cousins and friends visiting them have in
yted them to join the Busy Bees and we have received I'M good
stories from some of the new ones Some of the writer's forgot to
read the rules over carefully; n of the little boys wrote on both
sides of the paper and two Busy Bees did not send in their ages. The boys
are not writing Is many stories as they did in the winter and the girls are
sending in many nor stories than the boys The editor suggests that some
Of the boys write some base ball stories.
Several very good stories were sent in this week and the prizes are
awarded to Myrtle Jensen of Omaha and Madge Daniels Of Ord, Nb. and hon
orable mention given % Hazel Cronk If Curtis, Neb.
Any Of the Busy Bees IA send postal cards n Of the following Busy
Beesw who belong to the postal car exchange.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

Wilma Howard, APP Capitol avenue,
Omaha.
Emerson Goodrich, 1910 Nicholas street,
Omaha.
Helen Goodrich. Io1o Nicholas street.
Omaha.
Maurice johnson. 1927 Locust street,
Omaha.
Hilah Fisher. 1910 South Eleventh street,
Omaha.
Louis Raabe, 26Os North Nineteenth ave-
nue., Omaha.
Emma Carrathers. S11 North Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha.
Walter johnson, 24o5 North Twentieth
street, omaha.
Ada Morris, S424 Franklin street. Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 2909 lizard street, Omaha,
Madge l.. Daniels, ord, Neb.
Agnes Richmond. Orleans, Neb.
Zola Beddeo Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming OsCeOla, Neb.
Lolita Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perkins, Reddington, Neb.
Emma Kostal, 1916 o street, South Omaha.
Edna Ennis, 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 Il. Bartlett, Fontanelle, Ia.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, Ia.
Ethel Mulholland, Box II, Malvern, Ia.
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern. Ia.
Kathryne Mellor, Malvern, la.
Mildred Robertson, Manila, la.
Ruth Robertson. Manila. Ia.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Henry L. Workinger, care Sterling REM
edy company, Attlca, Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Captain Jimmy
by Maud walker.

the vacation days sew
eral Of the boys Of Linville, a
small country village. decided
upon spending a week or ten
lays on the banks of a beautiful
river a mile distant from their
The Washington times., 1908-04-22
Tighten PRISON WORK.
DESIRE OF BONAPARTE

Ike Department OF Justice is trying to
get Congress TO give the prison guards
ar the Leavenworth and Atlanta penl-
tentiaries one days rest out OF every
week The matter has come I'd in the
sundry civil bill. Attorney General
Bonaparte does not believe in the pres
ent system OF having the guards work
365 days in the year and twelve hours
a day, and he is trying 10 get an appro-
priatiOn that Will make IL possible 10
afford them relief
II the guards themselves could have
their way, they would be put on the
eight-hOur basis But IT is found i'm
practicable TO do this. II the guards
were changed every eight hours. either
the prisoners would have to be locked
Up in the middle OF the day when the
guards were shifted. or there would be
numerous escapes Hence, the guards
VIII be required to continue as at pres
eEt on TIE tWelVe-hOur basis II Is
thought probable. however. that Con
gress VIII make it possible for them 70
get every seventh day OF.
The Washington times., 1908-04-22
'COL-YER" IS RIGHT,
DECIDED IN SENATE

How 10 pronounce the word golfers
was the cause Of considerable mental
perturbation in the Senate yesterday
afternoon. The question arose in the
course or the discussion on the naval
bill.
Senator Hale, who is chairman Of the
Naval Affairs Committee. and who IS
presumed 10 be an authority on all
things appertaininR 10 marine matters.
pronounced it "coal-yers." He did this
repeatedly.
Senator Money OF Mississippi followed
in the wake Of Senator Hale and did
likewise. But Senator Bacon OF GeOr-
Gia revolted. 1t didn't sound good 20
him, and he sent for n big. unabridged
dictionary. laid it solemnIy on his desk
and proceeded to examine 4.
The dictionary failed to disclose any
authority for Pronouncing il with the
long 20" as Senator Hale had pro-
nounced g. So Senator Bacon hasteneA
TO Join in the discussion and pro-
nOUnced the word -col-yer,T with the
short 20" Just TO show the Senate and
the Senator from Maine that ne knew
what he was talking about and had no
uneasiness about his DrOE 5ncia ton he
pronounced il that way ssv eral times
ana put some emphasis upon IT, much
10 the edihcaton OF the audience.
Senator Hale. however, went on pro-
nouncing the word he had begun.
The Washington times., 1908-04-22
MEN UNSUNG,
CHAMP CLARK WALLS

Southern heroes do rot get a square
deal in history one would imagine
that Massachusetts started, ran, and
won the war OF the Revolution. Every
man should be his own commentator.
Champ Clark, Of Missouri, set this rule
down for every Southern statesman,
hero. and patric. at the meeting OF the
Texas Society OF the District, held ct
Pythian Temple last evening. TO observe
the anniversary OF the battle OF San
Jacinto. which hxed the destiny of-their
native state.
Clark deplored the fact that Southern
heroes have gone down IN oblivion, with
no books 10 keep their memory before
the eyes OF their countrymen, and no
songs 20 immortalize their deeds. be
pointed out the importance OF every
man writing his own biography Caesar,
he said. IS better known by his COM
mentaries than by his battles, but Mr..
Clark did not advise heroes to write the
book OF their lives IN Latin
Men who have laid the deep fOUnda-
ton OF the South were eager and will
ing to accomplish, but were slow TO re
cord" he said Two Democrats refused
the Vice Presidency. and they were the
only men who ever did refuse the Vice
Presidency. yet their names are not
mentioned in the encyclopedias.
The Washington times., 1908-04-22
BALL FOR CHARITY
ATTENDED BY 1000
Knights of Columbus Make
$1,000 at Annual En-
tertainment.

Although the annual ball OF the
knights of Columbus, given in the VIII
lard last evening, was the first ball
held by that organization for charity's
sake. it was one OF the biggest sue
cesses Of the year. More than 1900
persons attended.
The proceeds, estimated at 5000, Will
go toward defraying the expenses Of
the Catholic institutions Of Washing
ton. Among them will be Providence
and Georgetown Hospitals, the House
OF the Good Shepherd. Little Sisters OF
the Poor. St. Joseph's. ST. Nincent's
and St AIMS orphan asylums, and st.
Roses Industrial School
Inc ball rooms of the Willard were
deliberately decorated with flowers,
hags and Knights Of Columbus stand
ards
The white and yellow PapaI eolors
were draped over the entrance to the
ball room. Entwined around American
flags. and hanging from the ball room
walls near the boxes were many red.
white and blue banner emblematic OF
white OF the Knights
TWO hundred members or the Fourth
Corps OF the Knights the highest de-
gree Of the order, attended in full re-
gala. Their large shields, glittering
swords and shimmering tinsled uniforms
presented a gala effect, and harnCnized
with the gorgeous, multicOlOred tOilettes
or the ladies, and somber black dress
uniform OF the men. Although dancing
room was at a premium early in the
evening. the throng was sweiled greatly
by scores OF couples who came 10 the bill
room from the theaters to spend the
remainder Of the evening.
Four numbers were played by the or
chestra when the dancers were assem-
bling, and then followed more than
twenty waltZes and twO-steps-
Cardinal Gibbons OF Baltimore. was
one OF the patrons Of the ball. but he
was unable TO attend. Thomas J. Dono-
van, chairman OF the general committee
sent to him the following dispatch.
knights OF Columbus and friends to
the number OF Zoo send Fluctuations TO
you IN their pleasure for sweet charity
sake"