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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

watch Brother looking for us when he
comes. He'll never thInk of our being up
q tree"
Good Idea for some fun" agreed An
nette. Then they hurried to the tree and
began to climb TO its center branches.
They were pretty fair climbers for girls,
and were soon well up the tree. Just as
they found a nice, comfortable seat on a
big limb they heard their brothers voice
calling to them as he came through the
woods. From the sound OF his voice he
was running rapidly, and was much ex.
cited, At first Annette and May could not
make out what he was saying, but as he
came nearer they could distinctly under
stand these words: Climb a tree quickly.
A bear is comingl"
Both girls blanched. Their fear was not
FOR themselves, but for their brother. They
knew they were safe for the time being,
and they did not bother about the time to
follow. But they were deeply concerned
about Paul. They supposed he was being
pursued by a bear, and they feared he
might be overtaken before he could reach
the tree they were in. Annette once
thought of calling out to Paul that they
were already safe in a tree, and for him
TO try TO come no farther, but to climb
a lec as quickly as ne COulQ, but PauIs
voice kept calling to his sisters to warn
them, and Annette knew he would not
understand her should she cry out to
him.
Within a minute. however, the girls sus-
pense was relieved by the sight Of Pau
coming through the underbrush which had
hidden him while farther away. He was
hatless and ~basketless, and was much ex-
cited. But nowhere behind him came the
great bear the girls had feared they would
see, They breathed more easily and called
out TO Paul to come TO their tree. He did
as guided and was soon safely seated on a
limb just a few feet from where Annette
and May were perched.
But where is the bear?" asked An,
nette.
Il guess he must have got lost In the
pursuit" said Paul. But he was right
behind me- Paul stopped short, his eyer
bulging from his head. There he comes,
he whispered hoarsely. And to AnnetteI
and Mays horror they saw coming through
the underbrush a great black bear. H
was for ali the world like one they ha'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
A Clever Joke on Old Aunt Jane

By Frances Johnson, Aged IA Years, g33
North Twenty-fifth Avenue, Omaha.
Blue Side.
1t was the first OF October and cheerful
old Grandma Lane had arrived in the Ross
family for a visit of three weeks, to every
ones delight. She was especially greeted
by Marguerite and Gwendolyn, her little
grandchildren. 1t was the eve Of Mar
guerita's birthday and grandma discover
ing that no party was anticipated, became
troubled and receiving hearty kisses and
hugs from the tots, went to slumber, as
did the rest.
The next morning Marguerite tapped on
the door. No response. Again, and still
again, but no answer. Then our little
friend tiptoed In, and kissed grandma on
the cheek. At this moment she awoke.
eXclaiming, "Dearie, just now 1 dreamed
/ was back in childhood days. Mother
was reading me the Sleeping Beauty but
just as she said, And he kissed the prin-
cess on her cheek, 1 awoke, again an old
lady Of seventy summers" She hesitated,
a diamond dewdrop shone in her eye, lit
tie aware Of that she was truly a sleep
ing beauty and Marguerite, the gallant
prince.
When grandma sat down to breakfast,
she announced that she had taken with
an oldfashioned, ivory, satin gown,
trimmed in exquisite spiderweb lace. On
that long-ago-wedding-day, she must have
looked queenly in such finery. Everyone
was so surprised hat they spoke naught
and grandma proceeded. Dear Marguer.
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Fulton was the Car Of Neptune in 1907
and the Rarltan I'm 1SoS. but his first real
improvement on his pioneer craft was the
Paragon, launched in 1911. He foreshadowcd
the modern ocean liner by putting an upper
deck on the Richmond, 1873. Other boats
Of that year were the Washington. the
Nassau, Nesuvius and the Fulton.
The Chancellor Livingston. launched in
1915 and put into successful service on
the Hudson in 1916, was 154 feet long.
Within six months after the Clermont
was launched Colonel John Stevens had
built the Phoenix. which was shut out
from New York waters by the terms VI
the monopoly which Livingston had Sc
cured. so the Phoenix navigated the Della
ware.
Fulton's mind had been busy with plans
for warships. His Nautilus. tried in
France in 1903, was a forerunner Of the
submarine Of today, and he told Napoleon,
whom he had interested in the vessel. that
three such ships could destroy the British
fleet. But Napoleon offered him little
encouragement and had his Waterloo soon
thereafter.
The war of 1912 revived Fulton's ambition
to build a great fighting ship, and in 1873
he launched the first steam warship and
the first steam ocean-Roing vessel.
This was the Demologus. It had sides
thirteen feet thick, Of alternate layers Of
oak and ash, and no gun Of those times
was able to penetrate it. The Demo-
LOCUS treated a sensation, not only In this
country, but among all nations that main
tanned navies. 1t was accidentally blown
up in 1S29.-New York Mail.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

BY Phyllis Corbett, Aged 10 Years, Sidney,
Neb. Red Side.
One day at noon Winifred Hamilton came
running into the house, breathless with
excitement, and cried, "Oh, mamma, can 1
60 berrylng on the bluff this afternoon
with Eleanor and Lucille? They are going
to take a lunch and stay all afternoon"
Wait and see what papa says" an
swered Mrs. Hamilton.
Mr.. Hamilton gave his consent, however,
for that afternoon three little girls were
seen trudging along the dusty road that
led to the bluffs. They were closely fol-
lowed by a st. Bernard dog.
The girls were soon busy picking berries
which grew very thick on the bushes, The
girls grew hungry and seated themselves
in a shady nook, sheltered by overhanging
rocks, and they began to eat their lunch.
Having finished their lunch they pre-
pared to return home, carefully picking
their way down the steep path, when
Eleanor called their attention to a flock
of birds flying southwark across the sky.
AS Winifred turned to look she lost her
balance and fell dow the steep embank
ment.
I'm not hurt, girls" she called VI
cheerily. But as she tried to rise a sharp
pain darted through her ankle which was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

recently seen in a menagerie. "Oh!' gasped
May. What shall we do?"
REMAIN very quiet. He may not see
u.s." So warned Paul.
The bear came along leIsurely, walking
rlght toward the stone on which the lunch
was spread. He nosed about the table,
seemed to like the smell Of some OF the food
ana began to eat 1t. A small paper bag Of
lump sugar attracted his palate, for he
tore the bag open and ate every bit Of it.
The children In the tree sat almost breath
less. watching their luncheon disappear.
And Mr.. Bear was not at all nice In his
table manners He got his dirty paws on
the white cloth and soiled it. He broke a
pretty drinking glass and upset another
glass Of Jelly.
"Ah, Beppol" The voice was soft, the
words coming gently. "Ah. my good Beppo,
what have you found there? Something
good for the inside. eh? Well, I'll take a
wee bit of the food" And to the ohildren's
establishment they saw a small, dark man
come into the clearing about the spring.
He approached the bear without hesitancy.
1t was the animal TO whom he spoke, ad-
dressing him as Beppo.
After a seconds thought Paul and An
nette knew the man was the bears keeper,
and that the bear himself was niles
for doubtless he was one OF those trained
animals that Italians lead through the
country, stopping in hamlets, villages and
towns to gather a few coins from the by
ISLANDERS who enjoy looking at bear
tricks" As the man was finishing one OF
the sandwiches Paul called down to him:
Take what you like TO eat, Mister, but
please lead your pet away as soon as you
both nave finished your meal"
OF course the italian was somewhat
startled to hear a voice from a treetop,
but on seeing the children, and learning
that It was Beppo who had sent them
there for safety, he told them 10 come
down, and promised them that they should
have "a fine exhibition OF Beppo's tricks
as payment for their dinner" So the
children came TO earth and enjoyed as
fine an exhibition OF bear tricks as one
could wish for, and after the Italian and
Bsppo had departed they sat down to talk
over their strange experience before start
ing homeward. And they all agreed it had
been most enjoyable, though rather start
ling at first.
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Of their approach. They went many miles
from the city in less time that it can be
imagined. AS they were passing a very
pretty meadow filled with all kinds Of
flowers that grew only in the sunny places
Frances asked her mother If she could
gather a few to take back to town with
them, and her mother let her go.
AS she picked the flowers one by one the
one ahead looked more beautiful, and, OF
course, she had to get that one, and it
didn't take long until she was out Of sight,
hidden in the long grass.
Her mother called to her, and as she was
out Of hearing distance she didn't hear. Her
mother, alarmed by the daughters absence,
began to look for her, but she walked in
the opposite direction than that taken by
the little girl.
AS little Frances walked along she grew
very tired and began looking around for a
place to get to her mothers side again. In
doing this she walked further away from
her. She soon began to realize that she
was lost and began to cry softly to her
self, for her mamma. Soon she fell asleep
with her little head upon the velvety, cool
grass.
AS the shadows of night began falling,
the men, one by one, got lanterns TO keep
up the search for her, and the fitting out
ana IN or the men looked very muCn llkN
the ~fireflies that we all see at certain times
of the year. The anxious mother wrung
her hands at her carelessness In letting her
baby go alone in a strange place as this.
1t was a long time, however, before the
faint, but audible, cry, "Hurray!' was
heard In the distance. 1t took the men,
wearied from a hard days work, a long
time to reach the mothers side, who in
the meantime slipped to the automobile, and
there received with a joyful cry her little
girl. She saw how wearied her child was
and without letting her say a word Of
thanks to the men who brought her to her
mother, wrapped her up in the roomy rid
ing robe that she had thrown on the seat.
Then turning to the waiting men, she eX-
pressed her thanks, and also slipping some
thing into the nearest mans hand that
made the cheering ring far up the little
valley.
A couple Of weeks later we see the father
and mother, with Frances, at the same
place, only with a different mission. The
good people, who she had given money to
recently had not forgotten her kindly act
when they gave a party, inviting everyone.
OF course the father was called upon to
make a little speech to the good people,
and the speech that he made made the
people clap their hands in their joy. They
are telling It yet to their grandchildren, of
course. for this happened a long time ago,
Won must know.
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freed by a Bear
BY Maud walker.

beside the spring. 1t will be secure"
Yes, and Wen go over the hill for the
nuts" said Annette. You know there are
always SO many beyond the hill. 1t seems
that no one ever looks for nuts beyond
the line Of the spring brook. Do you re-
member how many we got there last Year,"
almost a bushel," declared Paul. we
had such a load that we couldn't carry 1t,
and l had to make a second trip here,
bringing a big grain bag to carry the nuts
home In"
May placed the lunch basket in a safe
hiding place beneath some utumn-tinte
bushes that grew beside the spring. Then,
Paul, swinging the big nut baskets on his
arms, the three went off over the wooded
hill, descending on the opposite side to a
spot where grew several great trees from
whose abundant branches nuts rained in
great numbers. The ground was already
covered with brown nuts, cleaning through
the fallen leaves. And a shower of nuts
and leaves fell with every fresh gust of
wind tina shook the branches.
III three children fell to gathering nuts
as fast as they could, taking care to throw
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
Second Prize.)
The Fairies Ball

BY Helen Morris, Aged 9 Years, McCool
Junction, Neb. Blue Side.
Little Tom Thumb and Fairy Rose were
so tired of everyday life that they decided
to give a ball to their fairy friends. So
they issued invitations on rose leaves for
the first moonlight night. Now Little Tom
Thumb and Fairy Rose consulted their
many friends to assist them in their many
preparations. They gathered money from
the honey bees and made UeIic1ous punch
from the dew Of the flowers for refresh
ments.
All the humming birds and humble bees
promised to furnish music.
At last the night came ana the guests
began to arrive. The violets came in a
tiny nutshell drawn by two spiders. Fairy
Lily rode horseback on a beetle and Miss
Poppy rode on a humming bird. All the
buttercups came in a pumpkin coach drawn
by four field mice, and they served the
punch. So the guests kept on coming
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

away any that were marked by wormholes.
THE worms that have entered nuts have
a prior claim" said Paul. They have
taken possession and possession is nine
points of the law"
well. 1 guess It isn't so much in re-
spect TO the worm that you discard the
~hole-marked nuts as you would have us
believe laughed Annette. You don't
want to carry home a useless nut"
That It," said Paul with mock gravity
and wounded feelings. 'One is never APP
preciated when performing deeds of kind
ness. The motive is considered a selfish
one. I am charitable to the worm in the
nut, and am accused of acting on personal
motives only. Cruel, cruel world"
May and Annette laughed merrily over
Paul's pretense at being hurt. Then, hav-
ing already filled one basket with nuts,
they started to filling the second one.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

Say, you girls return to camp with this
basket" said Paul. I'm fill the second
one In short order and follow you. You
can have the lunch spread by the time 1
get there"
Annette and May thought this a good
suggestion, and started TO return to the
spring, the basket carried between them.
1t was a pretty good load, but the little
girls did not mind it. They were so glad
to have found so many fine nuts.
On reaching the spring they drew forth
the lunch basket and took from 1t a large
towel, which they spread over a huge, flat
rock. This was to be their luncheon table.
Then they spread the sandwiches, cake,
cold chicken, jelly-bread, hard boiled eggs
and other good picnic dainties on the cloth.
Now" said May while w wait for
Brother to return let's climb that big tree
over the spring. 1t will be such fun 70
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

ita, on this day of your tenth birthday,
1 have planned that you'n nave something
different from an ordinary birthday party.
Run at once and invite ten children of
this neighborhood to a Sleeping Beauty
Party Ask them to please appear in very,
very oldfashioned gowns and at present,
you shall know no more about It, little
one" A second bidding proved unneces-
sary and the cook became busy in the
kitchen, while mamma, grandma and Aunt
Jane went up In the attic and stayed what
Marguerite termed 1t, It terribly long
tina"
Afternoon soon arrived. and so did the
guests, each and all were clad in rustling
silks Of all the oldfashioned shades and it
presented a very novel scene. Grandma
had just entered when the door bell rang
loudly. A messenger handed a long box,
labelled, Handle with Care" and ad-
dressed to Miss Marguerite Ross.
She opened it and found the most ex-
quisite lady-doll imaginable. She was
q~ueenly, indeed, with white kid slippers
and white silk dress. Her hair was fash
ionably arranged and she was charming
enough for any princess.
Her shock of Joy had somewhat been
recovered when they all went up to the
attic, which had been transformed into
a beautiful harvest bower.
Then grandma announced that it would
be a Sleeping Beauty" party, and the
children should represent the fairy god
mothers. 1t was carried out successfully
and with enthusiasm.
Finally refreshments were served and
grandma said that whoever gives the best
original riddle should receive a fine prize.
At last Marguerite said: what great
difference is there between my doll and a
real lady?"
They pondered and pondered. After a
long silence Gwendolyn said: "'Cause her
curls doesn't come off, and her teeth
out"
That's not true" said grandma, but
then Gwendolyn eagerly declared that
she'd seen Aunt James teeth stand in a
glass on the dresser and her curls lying
beside.
Aunt Jane stepped in to see what had
happened, and then a roar of laughter
greeted her usually cold and severe looks.
l shan't tell who got the prize, or what
1t was, but will let you know that Aunt
Jane openly resolved she'd never let ar
ticles Of her toilet or headgear lay ex-
posed, to prevent again becoming joking
material in the presence of guests.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
A Dishonest Girl

BY Kathaleen Nevin. Age II Years, Exeter,
Neb. Blue Side.
One day Ressie's mother said to her,
Bessie, get me some coal" Bessie did
not want to go, but anyway she went, and
when she got out there instead OF getting
the coal she ran over to play with a girl
in the neighborhood named Katherine.
After while her uncle Max came IN his
automobile to take her out for n ride.
When she came home her mother told her
about t and then she was sorry, And as
you might be able to guess after that she
always obeyed her mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

NE8&$SV week on going nutting on this
- day II the weather man were
enough to send them fine sunshine
and cool breezes. And the weather man
had responded to their wish by keeping the
sky clear and the sun bright, and the wind
mild and braoing.
rs there any time in all the year so
glorious as the early autumn?" asked An
nette, the oldest of the three Jones chill
dren, She was putting on her hat pre-
paratory for the start to the country and
was looking from her window upon the
grassy lawn.
"Oh, every season seems the best
laughed May, the younges of the three
Jones children. She was 10 years old; An
nette was IA and Paul was y. And they
We're ~inseparable comrades, these two sis
tiers and one brother. To be sure, Paul
was considered the head" or the leader
being the boy. But he never abused his
privilege. He was just as devoted to his
sisters as they were devoted to him.
Ready, gals2' called Paul from the
hall downstairs. He had two huge bas-
kets on his arms, ready for the task OF
filling them with nuts, I'm primed for
the start and ready to go Off"
IAN right, count ten and Wen be with
you on the last figure" called down An
nette. Then she and May hustled about,
completing their preparations for starting.
As their brother called out "Tenl' they
Joined him below stairs. An three kissed
their mother goodby and were off, going
merrily down the street leading to the out
skirts OF the town. From there their road
would be among country fields and tree
shaded lanes leading to a deep and beau
tful woods two miles from town. The
children often went nutting in this wood
and felt as safe there as In their own
pretty, hedged yard at home.
The two miles were soon covered, and
Paul led Annette and May into a shady
path which rambled through the woods
toward a spring that welled up under a
shadowing ledge OF rock. There they re-
freshed themselves with a drink from
the sweet, pure water, having provided
their lunch basket with a small tin cuE
TOR the purpose.
Say. girls. here's a fine place to cal
our lunch" said Paul, Suppose we put
eur lunch basket here in the cool nook
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for an hour till at last Grandma Golden
Rod came to chaperone the crowd. When
the music started they all began to dance
and had a merry time.
At midnight the bees passed around the
honey and the buttercups served punch.
Then they all went home, hoping they
would soon meet again and repeat their
good time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
The Way Frances Got Lost

BY X. c. Waltz, jr., Cleveland, o. Red Side.
1t was one early autumn day, when little
Frances mother called her into the house
and asked her how she would like to a
an ride out in the country, The
little girl was soon ready and jumped up
and down with joy.
Honk! Honkl sang the big brass horn In
the front Of them to warn the pedestrians
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

Johnny said he hated schools;
And that he loved to break the rules.
- He said he hated teachers. too,
And hated school books through and
through.
He said he loved to romp and play
Out of doors the live-long day;
But lessons hard he wouldn't learn,
And wished the textbooks he might burn.
And that is why, 'twixt me and you,
Young job a worthless fellow grew:
Why people all disliked him so
Everywhere that he would go.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

Juanita Innes, 2769 Fort street, Omaha.
Jack Coad, 371S Farnam street, Omaha.
Lillian Writ, 415S Cas- street, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, $40 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Ada Morris, 3424 Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 2sO9 lizard street, Omaha.
Gail Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen Houck, 1926 Lothrop street, Omaha.
Emerson Goodrich, 4O10 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, 1927 Locust, 81, Omaha.
Gretchen Eastman, 1876 South Thirty
eighth street, Omaha.
Pauline Coad, BIS Farnain street, Omaha.
Wilma Howard, 4723 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Hilah Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Beavenworth, Omaha.
Edna Heden, 27S9 Chicago street, Omaha.
Mabel Sheifelt, 49l4 North T~wenty-fitth
walter Johnson, 2C5 North Twentieth
Emma Carruthers, 82u North T~wenty-fifth
street, Omaha,
Leonora Denison, The Albion, Tenth and
Pacific streets, Omaha.
Mae Hammond, O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord, Neb.
lola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lolita Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perkins, Reddington, Neb.
Edna EMS, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Petersen, 221l Locust St., e. Omaha.
Ina Carney, Sutton. Clay county. Nebraska.
Clara Miller, Utica. Neb.
Mildred F.. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Alta Wilken, Waco, Neb,
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Mae Grunke, West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stastny, WILDER Neb.
Frederick Ware, Winside, Neb.
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
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Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Carrie b. Bartlett, Fontanelle, Ia.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la.
Ethel Mulholland, Box Il, Malvern, la.
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Kathryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Ruth Robertson, Manila, la.
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JOIN Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
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