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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Nellie Education

BY Vesta Eschrich, Aged s Years, Buff
falo, Wyo. Blue Side.
Nellie Harris was a little girl who
lived with her mother in a tenement
house.
They were very poor and Nellie's father
was dead. Mrs. Harris sewed for a liv-
ing and was saving money to educate
Nellie.
One evening Mrs. Harris went dowl
for something and when crossing
the railroad track was run over and
killed by a passing train.
Nellie waited for her mother for a long
time and then, thinking something might
have happened to her, she started out to
find her mother. She hadn't gone far
before she saw a crowd of people with
her mother.
A friend of Mrs. Harris took Nellie to
live with her and sent her to school.
One day as Nellie was going home
from school she saw two men talking
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
The Reward

BY Helen Heuck, Aged u Years, 1926 10th
rop Street, Red Side.
One time a mother offered her two laugh
ters, Ethel and Mildred. a reward at the
end OF two weeks to the one who had been
the most obedient. kind and thoughtful OF
others. Mildred was sure she would get
the prize, as she had always been petted
more than Ethel. For about two days she
was all that could be expected, but in
about a week her mother said: Mildred.
/ want you 20 go to the store for me right
away" Mildred said: "Oh, mother. 1
don't want TO go. I want to read. Let
Ethel CO." Ethel got up and went without
another word, while Mildred went up 20
her room. When she got there her small
baby brother was playing there. She
scolded him and sent him out of the room,
and he went to Ethel to be comforted. AT
the end OF two weeks Mrs. Smith called
them TO the library to award the prize.
1t fell TO Ethel and she was to go to her
grandmother's for two weeks. Mildred
begged to go. too, but her mother said
no" After this Mildred was always
kind, obedient and thoughtful for others.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Honorable Mention.)
The Drone

BY Ruth Ashby, Ex-Queen, Fairmont, Neb.
Red Side.
Once upon a time, in our hive of Busy
Bees, there was a drone.
Instead of working hard and writing
original stories, as the other Bees did, she
concluded to cory one out of an old reader
that she owned.
N one will be likely to own such a
book" she reasoned, land it's a much
easier and quicker way than writing an
original one."
SO she copied the story, word for word,
nearly, and used even the same names.
Now, one of the Busy Bees saw this and
recognized the piece, got out an old book
in her possession and compared them.
Sure enough, they were exactly alike.
Now, the drone felt sorry for what she
had done when she saw her dishonest story
in print.
So she decided to write an original story
just as nice as possible. This she did and
was rewarded by seeing her own story in
print.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Squinkie, the African Monkey
ny Maud walker.

for the creature did not speak our Ian
guage. But in his own tongue-a very
peculiar one II wasl-he told the tall white
creature that they were now in the place
to find the monkeys.
81 don't want any of them shot" spoke
the white creature in the same peculiar
tongue employed by the black leader or
guide. II want them taken without a
wound, for as 1 have told you, they are
TO be used for show purposes. They will
be put in cages and carried all over the
world"
Although the black guide did not seem
to quite understand what a show or a
cage or "all over the world meant, he
did understand that monkeys were the
object of the hunt through the forest, and
that they-the monkeys-must not be in
jured in any way.
Wen get 'em with our traps" explained
the guide. So the white man 0or of course
you have understood that the tall creatures
walking on long, straight legs were mem
said that was just what he wanted.
Then the group of black men-with one
white man In their midst-stood directly
underneath the tree in whose branches
Squinkie was hiding. And Squinkie, being
a warrior bold, looked about for some
dead bits OF branches that he might break
off easily to be thrown on the heads of his
enemies should they look up and behold
him there.
As he was securing a stick-for one was
close at hand-he saw one Of the black men
look up into the very branches where he
was perched. Then sdch a shout went up
from the whole band Of black creatures,
and they began to climb the trees surround
ing squinkie, going up them with the agility
OF monkeys themselves. Squinkie under
stood his danger. but never lost his head.
He grasped the loose, dead limb. and tear
ing II from it's place. hurled 1t into the
very center Of the group of long-legged
beings below. A howl of rage and pain
went up from the man who was hit. II
was the white one, and the stick-throwu
with such vehemenee-had struck him
across the eyes and had broken the bridge
OF his nose.
OF course, the blacks had to minister e
their injured leadeE the mighty White
Hunter who had learned their tongue II
order to enslaye them and to make them
work for him, The guide bound up the
White Hunters injured face and they
turned about TO rettaes their steps to the
Black Mems village. Where the white mar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

evil enemies had seen him.
And when, half an hour later, Squinkie
entered the confines of his own particular
~wood-where a great many monkeys dwelt
he went with all possible speed TO his
mother and told her the story of his ex-
perience, OF course. his language was not
a very extensive one and he had much
difficulty in describing the tall creatures
who had walked on the ground, their bodies
so ~straight-just like certain trees, and
who had displayed a notion to entrap him.
But he made her understand that there
was great danger threatening Monkey
town, and she was not long in arousing all
the monkeys. telling them that they must
flee. and flee at once, to SOM more
secluded place.
And that night, while the White Hunter
rolled and tossed on his pallet of pain in
the Black Mems village, squinkie and all
his family and friends and neighbors and
acquaintances were moving to the south
ward with all speed, and when the morning
dawned they had come into a beautiful
place surrounded by a swamp where It
would be almost impossible for the foot OF
man to tread, for the Jungle that lay
between the swamp and outer world was
so dense that even a snake had difficulty
I'm creeping through.
And TO this day the natives OF the Black
Mems village tell Of the time, long, long
ago when a great White Hunter came
among them, and learned their tongue in so
short a time, and gave them many trinkets
OF shining things 20 adorn themselves: and
that all he wanted was their assistance in
catching the monkeys that lived in the
forest near to the village. But they shake
their heads when they come to that part OF
tho story where one monkey hit the great
White Hunter across the nose and broke
r. and how .he inju-od rqn died OF his
vou9cs within a tow days and was buried
there at the outskirts Of the village, and
how no native OF that village can ever he
tempted TO try to take into captivity the
monkeys. And that Is why in one part Of
Africa squinkie and those Of his own band.
we're safe during their lives. and even
their descendants safe from intrusion to
this day.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

wound.
that very fellow that hurled the stick at
me-. declared the White Hunter, his anger
at boiling heat. "And when we get him
We'll kill him; that's the way wen put a
stop to his fighting with jagged sticks
which break mems noses and almost put
out their eyes"
But Squinkie did not hear the White
Hunters threat against him, for he was
making all possible speed through the
forest, leaTing from branch to branch, from
tree to tree, with the rapidity of a bird on
the wing, and before the White Hunters
face had been wrapped in a bandage torn
from his garments, Squinkie was far,
far out Of sight Of the place where the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Two Good Friends

By William Hamilton, Aged 7 Years,
Omaha, Neb. Blue Side. =
Once there were two boys whose names
were Richard n James. James was
poor and Richard was rich. On Christ
mas Richard asked James If he could
come over.
James asked his mother If he could
go and his mother said yes. so he started
and they went up in the attic and there
was a Christmas tree.
Richard gave some of the toys to
James. That evening when James went
home he told his mother about It.
James thought he would be a news
paper boy. At the end of the year he
quit the job. Then he bought a Christ
mas tree and some toys. He invited Rich
ard to come over. They had a Christmas
tree.
m ave some of the toys to Rich
ard. After that they were good friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
(First PRICE,
The May Pole Party

By Rena ~. Mead, Queen Bee, Aged 10
Years, Blair, Neb. Blue Side.
1t was May day and the children in Glen
dale were having a fine time in Emma
James large front lawn. a big tall pole
with green and white strings stood in the
center. The little boys and girls filed in
one by one, expecting to have a nice time.
There were just twenty-four, for that
was all that could play at the May pole.
Twelve were girls and twelve were boys.
All were small, for Emma Jane was only
5 years old.
After lunch the climax came. They were
dancing round the May pole when Emma
Jane stepped on Helen's string. 1t was
carelessly done, but it was not to be helped
now. Heller. was angry because Emma
Jane would not give up her string. She
knew she could not play any longer at
that, so she began to throw angry taunts
at Emma Jane. You horrid, horrid girl, ."
she said. IL shall never, never come to
your party again" She emphasized this
with a stamp of her small foot.
81 don't care II you don't. we shan't
miss you much. I only wish you would go
home right now"
Helen could not stand this any longer,
so she began to cry and started for the
gate.
Just at this time Emma James mother
came out to see what the trouble was.
She was ashamed of Emma Jane. Helen
was called back and Emma lane was
forgiven.
Mrs. Grey. for that was Emma James
mother, sewed the string together and the
fun went on as before.
When they started home Emma Jane
kissed Helen and told her that it was all
her fault and she should have given up
her string, but Helen thought different.
because she had been so hasty with her
words.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
The Man in the Moon
By Mary Estella Butler, Aged I y

By Mary Estella Butler, Aged Years.
A~rapahoe, Neb. Blue Side.
"once upon a time" began Aunt Mary.
"a man needed some sticks. He put on
his hat and went out to get them. II was
Sunday. and everybody knows II is wicked
to work on Sunday. On the way back he
met a man who asked! why are you pick
ing up sticks today?' The man said. I
have a righ to pick up sticks any time I
want to- The other man said: All right.
you may have an everlasting day And
the man felt himself hurled up in the sky
in the moon, and you can see him to this
day with his pack OF wood on his back"
"Oh, tell us some more" cried the chill
dren.
NO" said Mary, mot tonight. Go 10
bed"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

coming home from school tonight met a
poor little girl and she was cryinns so very
hard, and when | asked her what was the
matter she said, "Oh, l am so very cold,
and hungry, too so l gave her my coat
and hood and what was left in my dinner
basket, and, mamma, can't she come and
live with us and go to York convent next
year with me?'
Mrs. Magoon said, IF papa is willing, 1
think I can take care Of one more little
girl So when Mr.. Magoon came home
that evening he told Mary (for that was
the little girls name) that she could have
the little girl for an adopted sister. so
Mary ran and got the little girl and she
was never cold nor hungry any more.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Choosing a Flower Queen

by Lille Ryman, Aged 10 Years. bl3 North
Twenty-third Street, Omaha Red Side.
The flowers were having a fine time dis
cussing the matter Of who would be queen,
At last the rose said: Let the lily b.
queen but one OF them did not want her.
1t was the violet.
BY the consent OF the others she went 70
the fairy queen, whose name was Beautiful
Fern. She asked her IL the lily would
make a good queen. She hesitated and then
said. Yes"
At last Violet said: Yes. she will make
a good queen" But Violet was ashamed
TO think that she had said she did not
want her TO be queen. And Lily was made
queen Of flowers and made a happy queen.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Dickey Birds Letter
BY Louise Love, Aged y Years. 100
Street. lincoln. Neh. Red SIDE.

By Louise Love, Aged y Years. 1908 J
Street, Lincoln, Neb. Red Side.
Dear Esther: l wish you would get rid OF
that horrid cat. She seares me almost to
death. Yesterday when went 20 take my
sun bath Miss Puss beat me to the tub.
Today for the first time Helen noticed me
when the cat chased me. After she went
out puss tried to get into my cage, but the
door was too small. z
I can never have any fun with the baby
because the cat is always on the watch.
I think If you do not get rid Of puss I shall
fly out OF the window and never come back
again. II you like me and want me TO
stay ! think you will send her away. Your
affectionate bird, DICKIE.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

paper only and number h pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not pencil
q. Short and pointed articles will
be given preference. DO not use over
25o words.
=. Original stoF1es or letters only
Will be used.
8. Write your name, g and ad-
dress az Sho top OF the hrst page.
First and second prizes Of books
viii be given for the best W coz
tributions 20 this page each week.
Address ali communications TO
CHnDREN's DEPARTMENT,
Omaha Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

and one man said: Il knew her when she
was a little girl; why that child looks
exactly like her"
The man walked toward Nellie and
asked her what her name was and she
told him Nellie Harris. 1t happened that
the man was an uncle Of Mrs. Harris.
Nellie left the woman she was living
with and went 70 live with her uncle,
who was very rich. She had everything
she wanted and was sent to college after
finishing the high school. Her mother'e
wish was carried out and she had a good
education and grew up to be . fine
teacher.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Jean De Long, Ainsworth, Neb.
Irene Mccoy, Barnston, Neb.
Lillian Merwin, Beaver City, Neb.
Mabel Witt, Bennington. Neb.
Anna Gottsch. Bennington. Neb.
Minnie Gottsch, Bennington, Neb.
Agnes Dahmke. Benson, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkelman, Neb. (box l).
Ida May. Central City. Neb.
Vera Cheney, Creighton, Eeb.
Louis Hahn, David City, Neb.
Rhea Freidell, Dorchester. Neb.
Euniee Bode, Falls City, Neb.
Ethel Reed, Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Lundburg, Fremont, Neb.
Marion Caps, Gibson, Neb.
marguerite Bartholomew, G~othenburg, Neb.
Lydia Roth. COS West Koenig street, Grand
Ella vos.,. 47 West Charles street, Grand
Irene Costello, 1b West Eighth street,
Grand Island, Neo.
Jessie Crawford, 400 West Charles street,
Pauline Schultz, % West Fourth street.
Grand Island, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester E.. Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Edythe Kreitz, Lexington, Neb.
Marjorie Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Alice Grassmeyer. 1886 c ST.. Lincoln, Neb.
Marian Hamilton, 2029 l. st., Lincoln, Neb.
Elsie Hamilton, 2C2e L ct, Lincoln Neb.
Irene Disher, A5U - street, Lincoln, NeD.
Hughie Disher, 1880 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.
Lucille Hazen, Norfolk, Neb.
LAtha Larkin, So. Sixth st., Norfolk, Neb.
Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi-
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb,
Mildred F.. Jones, North Loup, Neb.
Gerevieve NJ. Jones', North Loup, Neb.
Helen Goodrich. R1O Nichola street, Omahs
Orrin Fisher. 1910 South Eleventh street
Omaha.
Mildred Erickson, 270s Howard street,
Omaha
Oscar Erickson. 200 Howard street
Omaha.
Louis Raabe, 2eO9 North Nineteenth ave
nue., Omaha.
Frances johnson, 500 North Twenty-fiftf
avenue, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Ned's Mistake

By Mary Brown. Aged 10 Years, 1922 Boule-
ward Street, Omaha, Neb. Red Side.
Ned, the big Newfoundland dog, was lay
ing by the stove, when in walked a big
white Angora cat. The cat did not notice
the dog until she came quite near to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
The Poor Little Girl

BY Helen Lewis, Aged i Years, Monarch,
Wyo. Red Side.
Mrs. Magoon was surprised to see her
little girl come running in from school in
such a queer way. "Oh. mamma" she
cried, you know on New Years morning
/ said that l would make a good vow, and
that would be to help the first poor per-
son / could, and, oh, mamma, when / was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Lena Petersen. 2sii Locust street. East
Ina Carney, sutton, Clay county. Neb.
Clara Miller. Utica. Neb.
Alta Wilken, Waco, Npb.
Nee Grunke. West Point. Neb.
Elsie stastny, wilter, Neb.
frederick Ware, Winside, Neb.
Pauline Parks, York. Nep.
Edna Behling. York. Neb.
Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Carrie b. Bartlett, Fontanelle, Ia.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, Ia.
Ethel MuihollaRd, Box II, Malvern, la.
Eleanor Mcllor. Malvern, Ia.
Ksthryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Ruth Robertson. Manila, la.
Mildred Robertson, Manila, Ia.
Margaret b. Witherow, Thurman. Ia
Fred Sorry, Monarch Wyo.
John Barron, Monarch, Wye.
Edith Amend. Sheridan. wyo.
Pauline Squire, Grand, Okl.
Fred Shelley. go iTroup street, Kansas
City, Kan.
Henry L. Workinger, care Sterling Remedy
company, Attica, Ind
Mary Brown, 1872 Boulevard. Omaha.
Juhnits Tnnes, 27eo Feft street, Omaha.
Lillian Writ. 4l5S Cass street, Omaha.
Emile Brown, 1922 boulevard, Omaha.
hSS Mo Sosn' ~ ~ q Ets1Riin av stTeet. Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 1903 lizard street, Omaha.
Gail Howard. t722 Capitol avenue, omaha.
Helen Houck, 1875 Lothrop street Omaha
Emerson Goodrich. 1910 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice Johnson, 1027 Locust St., Omaha
Leon Carson. 1924 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wilma Howard, ana Capitol Ave, Omaha.
Hilah Fisher. 1910 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 27O7 L~eavenworth. Omaha
Edna Heden, 27s9 Chicago. street, Omaha.
Mabel Sheifelt, 4s14 North Twenty-filth
Etreet, Omahh.
Walter johnson. 2k6 North Twentieth
Emma Carruthers, s2i1 North Twenty-fiftl
street, Omaha.
Leonora Denison, The Albion. Tenth and
Pacific streets, Omaha.
Mae Hammond, O'Neill, Neb.
Ms6ge L. Daniels, Ord Neb.
lola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, OsceolA, Neb.
Lolita Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perkins, R~eddington. Neb.
Emma Kostai. 1916 O street, South Omaha
Edra Ennis. Stanton. Neb.
Ethel EMS. Stanton, Teb.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

z ONE very pretty stories appropriate for the beautiful springtme have
been sent in by the Busy Bees. Stories supposed to nave beer told by
nm of the birds, animals, and ONE by the flowers These stories
show that the Busy Bees ave good imaginations and that they take a
interest in the beautiful things about them.
The story which was given honorable mention this week points a good
moral for the little writers Of the Busy Bees own Page, Although most Of
the Busy Bees understand the meaning Of the word Original there have been
two or three who did not know that they had to write the stories themselves
and that copied stories are not to be used.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Prizes yer awarded this week 10 Rena n. Mead, queen bee of the Blue
side, and to Helen verrl, also OF the Blue side. Honorable mention wal
given to Ruth Ashby, exqueen, on the Red side.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Any of the Busy Bees ma send cards to anyone whose name is on TIL
Postcard Exchange, which low includes: .t.~@
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-04-18
(By DR.. A. Hausman.)

by Dr. a. Hausman.
Laws mere express the opinion of persons
endorsed by the majority of chosen assemblies. They
may be right wrong They right far they
the exponent of necessity they wrong if they interfere
unnecessarily with personal liberty with that do
njure anybody AS the first indication of progress in
every country of the world find the guarantee of
igous liberty in other words the acknowledgment of
truth, because intellectual compuson exist No
law in the world alter mental conviction;
all it do to compel person conceal his ideas and
become hypocrte In regard to the freedom of mind,
the laws of the civilized countries nearly alike and do
leave much be desired 1t is but seldom that
liberal conscience into conflict with any existing law
but it may happen demonstrated from personal
perence. But it is be feared that this conflict may
often if the fanatics of the various churches
representing the smaller intellect but the largest numbers
should succeed in forcing their ideas of Sunday etc. upon
the people differing from their narrow views All they
accomplish is the encouragement OF Hypocrisy
is bound by duty his feowmen obey laws emanating
from ignorance and bgotry it is question of convenience
whether may dare disregard such laws with impm
y Here is the difference in the conception Of right: If
there religious devotee among ten thousand liberals
they would sacredy respect his privilege worship his god
any day he peases but if there but fanatics
strong enough compel liberal to perform their rites
they will do pretending that their superior brutal force
the will of god.
Laws protect life property the security of both
depends upon the moral law of the majority and if that is
broken by individual, the law only deal with the
accomplished fact; it restore destroyed life
property. review of all the best laws would udoubted
y reveal stupid and unjust acts (or instance, the
prohibition of marriage between brother and sisernlaw
in Engand) but this book is intended for revision
of the statutes, it be confined establishing the nat
ura basis for all right the nfable moral principle of all
law If Observed the laws right and be obeyed
lisregarded, they wrong and it is not question of
noras but of convenience whether to obey them not
The proverb: Nobody be his judge ought
TO read: Everybody shall be his judge" He
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-04-18

should consider that deed be made undone. If
there not many people who guide their actions by
this Standard law would be powerless prevent social
chaos
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-04-18

BEGINNING SECOND PART OF THIS GREAT Work,
A Discussion MANS RELATIONS MAN,
EvoLUTIoN AS APPLIED TO SOCIOLOGY