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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
1.-THE Pig Tailed Beings Of
Topsy- Turvy Land"

BY Frances johnson, Blue Side, Is Years.
1913 North Twenty-fifth Avenue, Omaha.
Little Harold scrambled upon grandpa's
knee, saying, "oh, grandpa, dear! DO tell
me about those funny people of China"
My pet, your wish is granted and
grandpa began:
"when two citizens OF our own country
meet each other, they clasp hands as a
token Of friendship. In China, instead. true
friends shake their fists in one snother's
face.
Very strange are the Chinese theaters.
A man who invites a friend is expected,
as an act of courtesy, to invite all Of the
friends brothers and sisters. Instead Of
serving pop and peanuts, pumpkin seeds
and water melon slices are served. Upon
these every one in the audience nibbles
and munches Will e the performance IL
taking place.
"As a sign OF good breeding, all Amer
leans cut Cor at least should do so) their
finger nails short. But in this Queerest
country of all the queer orient, profess
slonal men have nails at least half a foot
long. A common sight 1t is indeed to see
a mar resting his hin on the palm of his
hand and scratching the back Of his head
with his nails.
Black is our mourning color. "a tiny
tear trickled down grandpa's cheek, for
this color brings back to him many sad
memories Of departed ones,) On such oc-
casions Chinese wear pure white. When
the time Of mourning is half way gone,
the bereaved one sends out bright red
cards bearing Grief is not SO bitter as
before
w bake our bread, but to be entirely
opposite from the occidental, the oriental
manages to boil his staff of life instead.
ITO most Americans nothing is so pal
Rtable ana nutritious as fresh eggs. N
older eggs are in China the better they
taste lat least to Chinese children).
I'VE. by all means, prefer cold wine,
while they like It, as well as water, to
be boiling hot
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

leaves in all the forest trees in the world
After many such disagreeable exchanges
the Moon said, To decide this, let's do
battle
Agreed said the Sun.
80 a terrible battle followed. and such
tremendous cannons were used tina their
force made thousands of tiny holes in the
heavens. Then the Great Indian Spirit
stepped down on a mountain peak and
said, Now, neither of you have gained
anything, but my ceiling has been dam
aged so much that there are thousands of
~unmendable holes
LAS he Indignantly declared this tiny
elfs flew in through every hole, down to
the earth. Each bore a pennant on which
was written Mischief Hatred 'Jeal-
ousy.' etc. Immediately these elfs began
doing so much mischief to the world that
the Great Spirit said. To prevent any
more Of such elfs gaining entrance 1 shall
place angels by each hole that the elfs
came through. And tomorrow night, Mr..
Moon. when you gaze upon my ruined
ceiling you shall behold bright lights in
every one Of these openings. But in
reality these lights will be angels, whose
clear and shining eyes alone Will be Wis
ible TO you.
Furthermore, Sun. the VIM and Rain
have made a contract that your face, be-
ginning tomorrow, will shine only half
as bright, for It shall be hidden from
view frequently by clouds, an invention of
the Wind and Rain company.
"'But, old Moon, you are always so
pleasant and good natured that your face
shall forever wear a smiling, jolly ex-
preston.
Then continued the Great Spirit. to
raunfpH va ~ fhtu YVpa~partad ayanf uyhgSh
has just taken place. the earth below shall
at least once in every twelve-month be-
hold a dark shadow which has fallen
over your countenance. And this shall be
to remind my romantic subjects, the In
dams, who will be very familiar with
this great event in history that jealousy
is the beginning of many evils and that
pride goeth before a fall and a naughty
spirit before destruction"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

First Prize.
The Great Spirit and His Lesson.

BY Frances johnson, Aged 10 Years, 93S
North Twenty-fifth Avenue. Omaha
Blue.
Every little heart in Miss Blake's dis
trict school houFe beat with delight and
excitement. while every merry throat was
trimming over with excitement. The ter
rible wind and rainstorm had Gained, but
the country roads were flooded with water
two inches deep. With the unanimous
consent Of the pupils, It was decided that.
with the ample supply of cots which Miss
Blake always kept for emergencies, the
night would be comfortably. spent in the
school. A good neighbor farm lady pro-
vided a very appetizing lunch, after which
the teacher and children all sat around
the windows in the moonlight.
Suddenly 10-year-old James pleaded, Say,
teacher. would you please give us a story
tonight7" Miss Blake always had a bushel
of fine stories In store, so she Immediately
began;
at was many hundreds Of years ago
that the Great Spirit completed His task,
the creation OF the earth.
IAN went smoothly for awhile, the for
ests, mountains, rivers, birds. animals
and last. but not least. the Indians dts
only inhabitants) were all here. But
there was only one very great difference.
Although the sun shone in the daytime,
another sun equally as bright shone at
night. But alas! One night when all was
silent, that wicked little elfin, Jealousy.
crept shyly In through some unknown
crevice. Suddenly the Moon exclaimed,
'Ahal I sect Why I never before was
aware Of that. I'm by far brighter than
you. Sum-
'"The Sun replied, oh, 0 wretchl I'm
as many times brighter as there are
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
At the Seashore

BY Dorothy Darlow, Aged 8, 2S South
Thirty-sixth Street, Omaha. Blue Side.
One time a little girl named Marjory was
at the seashore. She had a little sister
named Blanche who was very mischievous.
One day Blanche asked her mother If she
and another little girl could go and play at
the ~seashore. Her mother said: You MAY
go II you don't go near the water or take
off your shoes and stockings" Blanche
said: AN right" and they both ran down
to the seashore, but when they got down
there Blanche said that she didn't think
that her mother would mind IL she sat on
a high board. SO they got on the board
and were having lots OF fun, when
Blanchs's mother told Marjory and I to go
and look for them and to bring them home.
SO we looked for them, but all in vain, for
we could not find them. There was Just
one more place where we didn't look, and
so we went there and, behold! Marjory
and I saw Blanche and Katherine (Which
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
Winifred's Picnic.
By Lillian Head, Aged Q Years. oma
Neb.

By Lillian Head, Aged Q Years. Omaha.
Neb.
Winifred was going to have a picnic. She
had nvite ten OF her guests. They did
not know where to go. At last they decided
to go 10 River View park. They saw all
the animals, At last they decided they
would have their lunch. After they had
had their lunch they took a boat and went
out on the lake. After that they had leo
cream cones. Then they had supper and
went home. That night Winifred told her
mother that she had had the incest time
she ever had.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
The value Of Obedience

Henry Petersen, Aged 10 Years, sSso Miami
Street, Omaha. Eeh, Blue Side
Mr.. Jensen had been q switohman on the
Chicago Great Western railroad yards at
Omaha for a number OF years. One morn
ing HIS son Fred asked him II he could go
to work with him. His father consented,
and as soon as they reached the railroad
yard Fred began to play among the rails.
The boy did not see that he was in dam
ger Of two trains approaching from oppo-
site directions, but his father, who saw
his danger, shouted to him to come off the
tracks Immediately.
The boy obeyed, not knowing what he
was wanted for and was saved. If he
had not minded his father he would have
been killed.
The moral Of this story is mind your
parents"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
Blackberry Bob
BY william wallace, Jr.

Reaching that spot on the river banks
where fishing was considered best, Fred
found q good flat stone upon which to
sit and fish. All" he said to Bobby, "this
is a dandy layout. Bet I'll get q fine string
Of fish for supper"
We'll, I'll wander up and down the creek
a while" said Bobby. II may find some
thing worth while, and / may find only a
snake. But here's to your luck, Fred" And
Bobby waved his stick at his comrade and
then strolled off, soon being lost to Fred's
view round a curve In the river.
And luck TO you PAL" called back Fred.
Then the fisherman was lost to the world,
for the fish began to bite pretty frequently,
and his luck was proving fine.
After an hour had passed by Fred heard
his comrade approaching through the long
grass, and, looking up, saw that he came
carrying his big straw hat in his hands,
while over his shoulder was the snake
stick" with a round, fat white bundle de-
pending from It. Bobby's face was red
from heat apd brilliant sunshine, but a
very happy expression covered 1t. Say,
Fred" he said, approaching the fisherman.
Il ran right into the finest luck! Found a
great blackberry patch-a wild one, you
know-about half a mile up the creek.
Lookee!' And he held down the brimfui
hat to Fred for inspection. "Aln't they
beauts, thought
We'll, I should say they are" declared
Fred, putting down his fishing-rod to help
himself TO a good supply Of the great, ripe,
luscious berries which filled Bobby's hat.
And what's in that bundle on the stick ?"
IT'S my handkerchief full of berries, -
said Bobby. And I'm going to take all
these fine fellows home to mamma. She's
been buying blackberries, you know, from
the grocer's, and they're fearfully high
THAI evening Bobby's mother was greatly
pleased when her little son brought to her
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

Jean De Long. Ainswortn, Neb.
Irene Mccoy, BArnston, Neb.
Lillian Merwin, beaver CITY, Neb.
Mabel Witt, Bennington, Neb.
Anna GOttsch, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie Gottsch. Bennington. Neb.
Abnes DanniKC. henson. Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkslman, Neb. (box ~.
luA Alay, central city, Neb.
YEA Cheney, CTeiE ntOn, Neb.
Louis Hahn, David City, Neb.
knes Freidtll, dorchester, Neb.
Eunice booze, Falls city, Neb.
Etnel Reed, Fremont, Neb.
hulda LundbuEE. Fremont, Neb.
Marion Caps. Gibson, Neb.
Marguerite bartholomew, G~othenburg, Neb.
LYDIA Roth, t6 West koenig street, Grand
Ella Voss, K7 West Charles street, Grand
Island, Neb.
Irene Costello. l5 West Eighth street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Jessie Crawford, 400 West Charles street,
Grand Island, Eeb.
P~unne schultz. az West Fourth street.
MmthS Murphy. va East Ninth street.
Lland Island, Neb.
alsh Rutt, LAShRra, Neb.
t4,s,er h. Rutt, Leshara, Ncb,
Alec Temple, Lexington. Neb.
I,Uth Temple, Lexington. Neb.
anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
EOytho Kreitz. Lexington, Neb.
Marjorie Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Alice Grassmeyer, loss c St, Lincoln. Neb,
Marian Hamilton, 09 l. St. Lincoln. Neb.
Elsie Hsmiiton, 2O2O l. St. Lincoln. Neb.
irene DlhitIt GVoV - blICtNs LAuCOln1 INtD.
HuEhle Dishtr, 20SO l. ST. est. Lincoln, Neb.
Charlotte Boggs, 27 South Fifteenth street,
Lincoln, Neb.
Helen johnson, S4 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln, Neb.
Louise Stiles, Lyons, Neb.
Estelle Mcdonald, Lyons. Neb.
Milton Seller, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neh.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City. Neb.
Lucille Hazen. Norfolk, Neb.
Helen Reynolds, Norfolk, Neb.
Letha Larkin, SO. Sixth ST.. Norfolk, Neo.
Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madl-
son avenue, Norfolk. Neb.
Ger evieve NJ. Jones, North Loup. Neb.
Orrln Fisher. 1910 South Eleventh street.
Omaha
Mildred Erickson, G7e Howard street.
Omaha.
Oscar Erickson. 2Oe Howard street.
Omaha.
Louis Raabs. ZOOS North Nineteenth ave-
rue, Omaha.
Frances johnson, S@ North Twenty-fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson, $50 North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
Emile Brown, 2s90 Boulevard. Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, Elo Nicholas street, omahS
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

/. Write plainly on one side Of the
paper only and nRmbOr the pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not pencil
3. Short and pointed articles will
a5o words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used
3. write your name, q and ad-
dress &C the top of h nrst page.
FIRST and second prizes OF books
viii be rtVen for the best two con-
tributtons to this page each week.
Address all communications TO
cKILDEEN's DH1ARTNEHT,
Omaha nee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
Baskets.
BY Nellie Diedrick, Aged Q Years. Sidney.
Neb. Red Side,

Neb. Red Side.
Six little girls were sitting in the shade
OF a big tree making baskets. There were
Calba Doll, Mary Earl. Nellie Paris, Nancy
Lee, Grille Boyle and Katy Barn.
They had planned to make baskets and
sell them to people and give the money to
a poor old lady. The next day the baskets
were sold they gathered together and
counted the money, which was S26. They
gave It to her and she was very glad.
After a while the woman became very
rich and took them to Italy.
Moral: Kindness is always rewarded, ,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

wes the llttie girls nsme) sitting on that
board with both Of their stockings and
shoes off, and just then Blanche dropped
her shoe and stockins in the ocean and
Marjory tried to get it, and did get It,
but they we're soaking wet, so Blanche had
to go home with a stocking that was wet
Her mother in the meantime gave her a
spanking which she didn't forget.
This is a true story, because 1 helped
Marjory find Blanche a year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
(Second Prize.)
Just a

BY Sommers skonw, Irvington, Neb,, r. r.
d. No. l. aged Is. District No. Is. Red.
Please take time to notice q real bargain
in a home; six rooms, all modern in every
way, on a fine paved street, close to the
new university site. lot 4ox147Ai house Is
brand new; never BEEN occupied. VIII con-
slider pB0 for a quick sale If interested
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
Esther's Brownies of Fortune

SN VA vi kulIO
BY Myrtle Jensen, 2aO9 lizard Street. Omaha.
Aged II Years. Blue Side.
Esther had retired that night In a state
OF expectancy for the morrow. for It would
be her eighth birthday. She soon fell
asleep to dream of birthday wonders and
surprises.
In Esthers room stood a large clock.
Just as It struck the midnight hour two
little brownies stepped out of II. =
Walking to a little table standing nea,
the bed, one of them jumped upon II and
said, II give her riches, beauty and fame"
Just as he was saying this, Esther awoke.
She was too astonished to speak, but re-
solved to listen to what the next had to
say.
Without uttering a word, he placed a
little bag on the table and then they both
promptly disappeared into the clock. How
extraordinary" exclaimed Esther. Guess
I'll go to sleep again and tell mamma after
wards" So saying, she fell asleep again.
When she awoke she told her mother,
Mrs. Redmond agreed with her that It was
very extraordinary.
When she opened the little sack, she
found It full Of white sand. She poured
the contents on the table, where It changed
TO three pink pearls. one was labeled
Happiness. Plant me and give your
friends of the fruit" The second was
"Contentment, etc, and the third was
Wisdom" etc.
She buried each pearl, and strange plants
with yellow, pink and orange fruit appeared
above the ground.
One day she invited her closest friends
to a little porch tea party. There she gave
them some of the strange fruit, and they
said it was delicious.
Euar aftaruard a fboao ~ - A..aua
the fruit Of Happiness were happy.
Those who had tasted either Of the other
two kinds became wise or contented, while
Esther. who tasted all three. received each
of the three gifts.
When she grew up, she became very
beautiful and, in consequence. her rich
uncle made her his heiress. and when he
died she built several charitable institu-
lions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

been very bad for the last year, and your
papa said yesterday that we'd have to cut
down expenses as much as possible till the
fall brought better times"
So spoke Mrs. Jackson to her 1s-year-old
son, Bobby. The little fellow had Just ex-
Pressed a wish for a new pair OF sidewalk
skates, for his old ones were worn out.
And after his mother had explained why
It was impossible for her to give him the
money to crafty his wish Bobby did not
90 off and pout or cry. as is the way with
some boys, but ran out on the big grassy
lawn to play with his ball and kite. We'll, ."
he said to himself. III papa can't afford
10 give me spending money as he used 10
l. must make the best OF it-help to cut
down expenses, as mamma says"
But Just then along came Bobby's chum,
Fred Ware, carrying a fishing pole and
line over his shoulder. "Say, Bob he called
out, want TO so to the creek with met It's
a fine day for fish"
Yep, I'll 30 with you" said Bobby.
But l don't care much about fishing. Id
rather wander about on the river, huntins
caves and hidden spots OF interest. Walk
Till / ask mammals permission to co." And
Bobby ran into the house to his mother.
OF course. she was glad to allow Bobby
the afternoon In the country with Fred,
telling him to carry along a snake stick. -
as there were occasional snakes to be
found in the weeds and rank grass on the
river banks.
Bobby armed himself with a huge stick
and set out with Fred, forgetting ali about
the desired sidewalk shAtes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

NE Of our boys writes asking whether he may write for the Red side
one time and the Blue side another, or whether he may write for
but one side. You may write for both sides. boys and girls. 1t
= does not matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

hippopotamus in captivity, the only cap
tured rhinosceras, the g%iraffes, camels, ze-
bras, lions. yaks. pumas. all kinds of beau
tiful deer, kangaroos and animals which 1
have never heard Of. There were ami
mails from Egypt. India, Palestine, South,
Africa and South America, besides many
other countries.
Then we went homo with reoollec1ons OF
a good time sim in our memories and
hoping to go again.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

Some Of Busy Bees are forgetting about the word limit and this week
several good stories had to be thrown out because they were too long. 1t
TOT bad to discard a really good story Just because one of the rules has
been violated, but you know it would not be fair to the others II such stories
we're admitted in u contest One OF our girls wrote a note asking that the
editor cut her story down If It was too long We cannot do this, Busy Bees.
we can make no changes of this kind. Please try and remember mex. time.
Frances Johnson, aged 10, of Omaha, o IN the Blue side, wins first prize
this week, and sommers Shaw, aged is, Of Irvngton. Neb. o the Red side.
gets second prize. while honorable mention goes to Helen johnson, aged IA,
Of Lincoln, Neb, OIL the Blue side.
ANY Of the Bus Bees a send cards to anyone whose name Is o. the
Postcard Exchange which % includes:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

ES, Bobby, my dear child. I
should love to give you the
money to buy for yourself a
pair Of sidewalk skates, but you
know how cGose-run papa is for
money just now. Business has
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

Any OF the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name is
stcard Exchange, which now includes;
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-08-13
Ak Fuad ef Five Bal;.,s.

Delegates to the National Irrigation
congress set about to relieve the arid
land situation today when resolutions
beginning with q request for "ample
funds" and ending with one for q fund
Of IS, OOO, ,OOO, 900 were introduced.
The resolution asking for national
8 per cent bond issue of $1,000, ,OOO, 600
was introduced by the secretary of the
board of control, Arthur Hooler of
Spokane. 1t is proposed to use this in
five portions, as follows;
One billion dollars for drainage; 81
600. 0OO, 900 for irrigation; 81, 600, 600, 600
for deep waterways; 81, 900, OO0, 200 for
good roads and 81 600, OOO, 600 for for
est preservation.
It asked that q committee present the
request to congress.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-08-13
The Irrigation Congress.

Delegates to the National Irrigation
congress abate nothing for their faith
in the cause for which they meet, but
they are frank enough to concede that
a meeting of congratulation and eulogy
once year is not the way to reach the
best results. This conclusion is SO in
harmony with the general thought of
modern practical organization that the
proposed reorganization and new con-
stitution will work for progress and i'm
provement.
Nobody disputes that, with perfec-
ton of waterways transportation and
reclamation of arid land by irrigation
this nation has in the control of interior
waters one of its most stupendous and
pressing problems. The reward is not
all visionary. Reduced to terms of
dollars and cents, it is the most certain
method of exchanging small expendi-
lures for vast national wealth. Taking
only few states, homes can be pro-
vided for more people than now claim
the American name and more new
wealth can be created than enough for
an empire.
The deliberations of the congress, es-
pecially upon subjects which have an
element Of controversy, deserve the
closest public attention and should
have \ potent influence on future legis-
lation. Omaha Bee.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-08-13
Ted e rrusG.

Clifford Pinchot, chief forester OF the
United States, caused the chief sensa-
ton of the second day of the irrigation
congress. now being head At Spokane.
Wash. beginning with five minutes
ovation given him when he took the
rostum and ended with . similar ovs-
ton and three eheers and . tiger"
when he concluded. He took occasion
to denounce the activities Of the water
power trust which. he sid. though still
in its inception. bids fair 70 overshadow
al other trusts.
He charged that the irrigation con-
gress u being made the tod Of cospor.
ate interests whose agents are being
made member of important esmmittees
for the purpose Of dominserisG the ae-
tivities q the congress.
And, !" said be. II believe ! could
point out one genial urbane eestleman.
an attorney for the interesta. who is
here nov."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-08-13
E4seaaieaal featsres q Dseves
exposieioa.

A feature Of the second annual Colo
rado Interstate Fair and Exposition,
to be held At. Overland Park, Denver,
from September IL to Is, inclusive,
will be lectures and demonstrations by
the best known educators in the west.
One of the subjects will be How to
Make the Farm and Ranch Pay More. -
This subject will be treated from the
viewpoint of the crop raiser. the stock
man and the horse raiser, the poultry
man and Others interested in getting
the best results out of land owned in
the Rocky Mountain region. The Fed
eral forestry department and also the
western schools teaching forestry are
expected to have representatives on
hand to give any desired information
concerning this subject. In short,
there will be q complete bureau of edu-
cation at the exposition grounds and
every specialist will find his own de-
partment well looked after.