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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
Kerler & Co. make rugs.

Kerler & Co. make rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
See A. L. Bruner for piano tuning.
For bus and express, Spencer & Trefz.
. Lavanway buys and sells every
thing. Telephone west 247.
Let William johnson do your tin and
furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-
nue..
The shelving. fixtures, awnings,
ETC.. of the Boston store may be pur-
chased at a bargain by calling at the
NJ. & K.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

consent Well, ii happened this way. When
Pearl went into the house TO get her bon
net and shoes her mother was in the
dairy attending to the milk and butter.
And Big Sister was away up stairs in
her own room tidying up Papa was In
the garden, down by the brook, The wo-
man of-all- work was making jelly in the
kitchen. so when Pearl ran into the hall,
where her bonnet was kept hanging on a
hook within her reach and her little shoes
under bench where she could always
get them when she wanted them. not a
single soul knew what she was about for
no one saw or heard her And the moment
she was ready for starting TO town she
ran out TO Join her Big Brother. And. as
you have already read, he had gone away
without her thus causing her TO set off
afoot after him,
Pearl went on for quite a distance turn
ing the corner round the hedge. But just
beyond this point in the road was the
brook, with high trees and thick under
brush, which cut off sight OF the road after
Il entered the timber. So Pearl could not
see the buggy carrying her Big Brother.
But she had no doubt that he would await
her OF the bridge which she knew SPAWNED
the stream. and with this hope in minC
she hurried on toward the line of heavy
timber
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
Long Ago

BY Mabel Baker, Aged IL Years, Lander,
Wyo. Blue Side.
Bessie lived in the country, where the
snow stayed white and pure in the fields
until it melted away, and where the dear
little gray squirrels used to scramble up
and down the trees that stood in front Of
her home.
II should SO like to give those squirrels
a Christmasn' said Bessie as she watched
the nimble little fellows frisking about
"Supposing you do, answered mamma.
"Why, ,how?' asked Bessie.
Get VIII to give you some ears OF corn
Then put on your red cloak and hood and
hang them on that little tree over there"
Bessie clapped her hands with delight
won't that be splendid" she exclaimed,
ioyously 1T will be a really and truly
Christmas tree for the squirrels, won't it,,
mammaY'
So Bessie did as mamma suggested, and
hung the bright yellow ears all over the
tree Then she went in the house and
watched First came papa and mamma
Grayie, then came all their children. Then
grandpa and grandma and all the cousins,
until the tree was covered with squirrels
They stuffed their tiny mouths full Of corn,
and then ran swiftly away only to return
in a few minutes for more.
Bessie watched them till the sun went
down, and the next morning not one single
yellow kernel was toAbe seen The white
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

she reached the bridge safely. but no
waiting brother was there. In fact, not
trace of him or the buggy was to be
seen. Pearl stood uncertain for a mo-
ment, then started across the bridge. She
was feeling pretty tired just now how
ever, and when she reached the opposite
end sat down to rest a bit. Some busy
little ants were building a hill and she
fell to watching them. Then she decided
TO go in pursuit of the runaway Big
Brother After ascending the bank Pearl
saw two roads leading from the one broad
road which had brought her across the
steam She took the one which seemed
20 go straight ahead though il must be
direction or of distance, and was going
on without purpose save to overtake her
brother If possible.
But very soon after leaving the bridge
the road became dim and began to wind
about hither and thither, running almost
parallel with the brook Pearl kept to the
road, hoping still 10 see the buggy some
place in the distance ahead of her. But
she was becoming very tired and felt that
she could so no farther. Then a queer idea
came into her head. She would lie down
beside the road and await her brothers re-
turn from town. She had no notion as TO
how long that would be. She only knew
that he must return sOmtime before night
fan So, weary and sleepy. the dear Baby
dropped herself on the soft. wild grass
which grew beside the road. And pretty
soon she was fast asleep, some honey bees
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
Second Prize
The Story of a Puppy

Mary Mcintosh Aged il Years. Sidney,
Neb. Blue Side.
Bernice WAS very proud of her little l.
month-old puppy.
1t had been given to her when only
week old, and ever since had been known
as Bob.
One summer morning Bob stood by the
fence with his little red tongue hanging
out looking toward the street. Two BOYS
came past and began teasing him. The
fsace was not high, and, with a bound,
Rob was on the outside.
The boys started on the run with Bob at
their heels. At last he succeeded in i'm
printing his little teeth mark in one boys
leg. And then, feeling satisfied with what
he had done, he went home sharpening his
little teeth.
The next morning Bernce had to go on
an errand to Mrs. Burkes, and Bob
again watched the road.
The two boys came again This time they
carried long sticks and their pockets were
fun of stones Bob again ran after them,
but could not get close enough to bite
them.
They turned a corner and Bob turned
also but he could not see the boys He ran
on farther, but could not see them At
last he thought they ran on around the
block and were hiding around the corner.
SO he ran back. and was just about to
turn the corner when he heard soft step.
He thought it was the boys, and. with a
growl he turned the corner and clinched
his teeth in Bernice's little leg. She had
seen his tasseled tail twltch around the
corner and had come after him. With a low
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
Kind Hearted Lillian

BY Helen Cross North Platte, Neb. Blue
Side.
Dorothy sat on the front porch, her chin
resting In her hands and her face puck
cred up In a frown. She hardly ever got
mad, but she certainly was mad this
morning. Her mother and father had gone
to the country for two or three days to
visit relatives, and so Dorothy's big sister
and she were left alone. Dorothy was very
fond OF coffee and she was very angry
when Mabel would give her only a half
cup. saying as she did so:
Il ought not to give you this much for
little girls shouldn't drink coffee, or older
people, either, for that matter"
Il want a whole cupful." said Dorothy,
beginning to whine.
Well you cant have it," said Mabel.
decidedly. You have just got over a sick
spell and if you drink coffee you'll be
sick again"
You can just do the dishes all alone, for
1 won't help you" and with these words
Dorothy went out doors and sat on the
porch.
Pretty soon Lillian Evans came over and
seeing Dorothy's frown, asked her what the
matter was. But Dorothy didn't answer.
Lillian came up the five steps and putting
her arms around Dorothy's neck. said:
Now please smile" But Dorothy wouldn I
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

l heartily approved. on the Sunday f9L.
lowing, however. Mark Hanna, Stephen p.
Elkins and few others OF that uk went 10
the White House and persuaded the presl-
dent that If no sent that message in on
Monday the republicans would lose the fall
elections ana perhaps the control OF the
national house Of representatives, with the
result that the message which l saw was
destroyed and the next day at noon the
message from the president was received
by congress- which made the declaration
Of war inevitable
Mr.. Reed spoke with great emphasis and
considerable feeling and did not even sus.
gcst that the conversation should be la-
garded as confidential, but did say that
The time had not yet come to talk Be-
cause Of that statement I never repeated
except to few close friends what he had
said until now Mr.. Cummings alluded 10
If in yelled way In a letter which he
wrote TO the New York Sun from Palm
Beach at the time in which he used my
name as being present, but did not go INFO
details 1 only give IL now for what 1t IL
worth as a somewhat interesting contribu-
ton TO a historical matter
1T IL earnestly 20 be hoped that the rais-
Ing OF the wreck Of the Maine even at this
late date, under the resolution offered by
William l.. Sulzer OF New York will set
tie this much disputed question so that a. q
world may know whether this wreck was
the work OF human fends or simply a
dreadful accident which brought about =
decided change in the man Of the world -
Indianapolis News
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
Blowing Up of the Maine

sation ! said what was being so commonly
remarked everywhere tnat after the blow
ms up OF the Maine by the Spaniards I'm tie
harbor at Havana nothing in the world
could have prevented the war, Al THIS
trte remark Speaker Reed, in his we'll
Known drawing voice and his most SAT-
castle manner, said; Lamb, does anybo 1y
out in indiana believe that the Spsniards
blew mp the Maine? ] said, why, Vcs,
nearly every body / know believes IT, Wei
he said, y don know about that but tlcy
don't anywhere else. This nettlcd noe a
little and ] said rather sharply Nlr.
speaker what do you mean by that re-
mark"
"Uc said # mean just what ! saw ]
mean that the spauiards did mol blow ~
the Maine ] mean that the explosion was
Internal and not external / mean that the
board of inquiry which made the invcs ga
tiun knows that ia was an internal and not
an external explosion. mean that Al
miral Sampson knows the explosion vas
internal and not external. mean that the
naval committee Of the house knows, ali
that Amos Cummings bore, who is mem-
Der OF 81. knows that the explosion vas M
tcrnal and not external I moan that Pre- u-
dent Mckinley knows that the eXplos.on
was internal and not external
81 mean further that on the satur1dv
before congress met IN the special session
which declared war upon Spain that / was
sent for by the president 10 come to The
White House and read the message VIII ch
Ire intended 90 send 20 congress- on Monday,
o message which advised that SPANS r,-
quest f1f arbitration Doe granted, ana winch
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
Honorable MentionO
MischieVious Tommy

BY lone Craig. Aged II Years, Pill Fowler
Avenue. Omaha, Neb Red Side.
Mrs. Brown was going TO take Tommy
downtown, so she cleaned him up and told
him to go and sit down until she was
ready. Instead of sitting down as his
mamma told him, he went out-of-doors
Pretty soon his mother came down and
seeing no Tommy, went out doors and
called for him. but no one answered
Tommy! Tommy! oh, Tommy! she
called. Presently Master Tommy came
around the house. And, oh, dear! what a
sight He was mud from head to foot.
You may be sure that Tommy didn't go
downtown that day. His mother told the
nurse to clean him up and told him not
to do anything more that was naughty.
And with that she started downtown.
As soon as Tommy was cleaned up he
thought he had to have something to eat.
Now thy cook had just made some black
berry jam and put it on the top shelf in
the pantry. So Tommy got up on a chair
and tried to get some jam, but all in vain.
because it was up too high. He got box
and put it on the chair. When he got
up the second time he thought he was
falling. so ne grabbed hold OF the shelf
and down came jam, shelf and Tommy in
a heap.
You may be sure that Tommy had had
enough jam for awhile.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

the hidden rocks falls back and pitches
ahead again always hurrying until it
reaches the end OF the cliff. Then, with a
roar. 1t plunges down about one hundred
and seventy feet,
Look from a short distance at the water
az it pours down, II seems TO be a solid
mass Then II spreads out in sheet that
glitters I'm the sun till 1t strikes the rocks
below when it shoots up in clouds and
foam on which the sun throws a beautiful
rainbow.
There are two great water falls at Ma
CARA separated by an island called the
Horseshoe from its shape. The other is the
American Falls. The first is over 1,sOO feet
in width and 154 feet in height The Amer
lean Falls though not as wide is eight TO
ten feet higher. But both are beautiful.
There Is nothing in all this world that
shows more clearly the power and great
ness of Almighty God, who by His word
alone has made the beautiful works.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

singing to her their drowsy tune. And now
to return to the house while we leave little
Pearl asleep under the blue sky.
About 20 minutes after Pearls departure
from the house, Mamma Brown finished
her dairy work and went into the kitchen
Has Baby been in for cup of mike"
she asked the womah-of-sll-w work
Haven't seen the child" replied the
woman, busy with her Jelly making. II
heard her awhile ago in the yard She
was chasing the old rooster, l think"
Then Pearls mother went to the front
yard to call her. But no response was re,
ceJved. The good mother hurried about
the house, looking for her baby. Then
big sister came downstairs and said that
she had not seen BABY" anywhere nor
had she heard her in the house.
Then q very anxious mother and sister
began a search of the barn, sheds chicken
coops and stable yard. But to no avail
Pearl could not be found. Fanny hurried
TO the garden where her father was 10
formed OF the little Pearls strange dis
appearance, and he Joined In the search
Gould II be that Danny had taken her to
town with him?" he asked. his face
anxious
N'oh, Danny never, never would do such
a rash thing" declared Mamma Brown
He'd ask my consent 10 take Baby with
him. No, indeed, Danny has not taken
her"
Then the search continued IN dead earn
est and pretty soon "Baby's" footprints
were discovered on the dust OF the road.
"Ah she's no doubt seen Danny driving
away and has gone off after him. Let's
follow her tracks" So spoke the anxious
father.
The little footprints In the dust led the
father and mother across the bridge and
down the creek road And pretty soon
their eyes we're made Glad by the flutter-
ing of a little pink sunbonuct i'm The grass.
Running TO the spor they found Pearl fast
asleep, her bonnet on tall W eed just over
her head. She had put il there To shade
her face from the sunlight
After Pearl was fully aroused she gave
the best explanation she could OF her
thoughuess baby adventure II wanted
TO doe tor Town" she said. Then she told
Of Big Brothers. asking her il she would
like TO bear him company.
"Ah, it was all Danny's luoughtlessness %
said Mamma brown gathering her little
one to her breast. And then, as they
went homowsrd, sne and papa explained
40 Baby how dangerous IL was for li,te
Eris TO so away from the house without
mamma and papa knowing about a. why
the ypsies might come aioug and carry
you away said mamma YES. or a nor
riblc snake might bite YOU" added papa
Ana then all three shuddered at the
thought Of what might have happened to
Pearl.
"ll neber ueber do at way adam
promised Pearl AN ! am so hdn'ry
mamma . want my bVead an milk sool
40 We al home,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

Ada Morris. s424 Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen. 29O9 lizard street. Omaha
Dt,Iu Fisher. 1910 ). Eleventh st, OmanA'
Mildred erickson, 200 Howard ST.. Omaha.
oscar Erickson, 1907 Howard ST. Omaha
Gail Howard. 4722 Capitol avenue Omaha'
Helen Houck, 1913 Lothrop street OlIah@'
Emerson Goodrich 4O10 Nicholas, Omaha.
Maurice johnson 1927 Locust 81. Omaha
Leon Carson 1924 North Fortieth' Omaha,
Wilma Howard t722 Capitol avenue, OmahS
Hilah Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh, Omaha
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha
Edna Heden. 21S9 Chicago street, Onldn iis.,
Mapef Sheifelt, 1914 North TWenty-litth
walter johnson, 24O5 North Twentieth
Emma Csrruthers, s2li North Twenty-fifth
street. Omaha.
Leonora Denison, The Albion, Tenth and
Pacific streets, Omaha
Mae Hammond, O'Neill, Men,
MadEe l.. Daniels. Ord, Nc5.
lola Beddeo, orleans. NebI
Agnes Richmond Orleans, NeD
Marie Fleming Osceola, Nep.
Lolita Woods, Pawnee City, Neb
Earl Perkins, Reddington, Neb
Edna Ennis, stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 22ll Locust St, F., Omaha.
Ina Carney. Sutton, Clay county Nebraska.
clara Miller, Utica, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones. North Loup, Neb.
Alta Wilken, Waco Neb.
Leo Beckord, Waco Neb.
Mae Grunke, West Point. Neb
Elsie Stasny. WILDER. Neb.
Frederick Ware, Winside, Neb
Hdniue IdTkst 1OIhs NNu.
Edna Behling, York, Neb,
Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Carrie B. Bartlett. Fontanelle, Ia
Irene Reynolds. Little Sioux, la
Ethel Mulholland, Box 81, Malvern, Ia
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern la.
Katherine Melor, Malvern. la.
Ruth Robertson, Manila, Ia
Margaret h. Witherow, Thurman, la.
Bertha McEvOy, r. f. ID. 3, Box 20, Mis-
souri, Valley. la.
Henry l.. Workinger 2O52 w. Huron street,
Adiena Sorry, Monarch Wyo.. Box 81.
Fred sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo.
John Barron Monarch, Wyo.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline Squire. Grand, ok.
Fred Shelley, 2SO Troup street. Kansas
City, Mo
Mary Mcintosh, Sidney, Neb.
Nellie Dedrick, Sidney. Neb.
Eunice Wright, $50 North Logan street
Fremont Nsb.
Carol Simpson, WILDER, Neb.
Phyllis Haag, 6S2 West Seventeenth street
York, Neb.
Macile Moore. Silver city la,
Mabel Houston, S0lS sherman avenue,
Omaha.
Dorothy Tolleson 4S46 North Thirty eighth
street, Omaha.
Mabel Baker Lander, Wyo.
Corinne Allison Robertson, WILDER, Neb.
Elizabeth Wright, 1922 South Thirty fifth
avenue, Omaha
Marion Staples, 1913 South Thirty-firsi
Francis 4. Dotson. Pueblo, Colo
Phyllis Corbett, Sidney. Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
The Maple Seed

BY Ruth Redneld. Aged 3 Years 1904
Btnuey Street, Omaha. Blue side.
"Oh, dear how ! wish the wind would
come and take me for the ride It promised
me-" said a little seed as 1t swung lazily
on o bough la the afternoon sunshine
"wen here is your wish" said the wind.
as it lifted Il off the bough and sent it
whirling through the air. Up. up, up it
went higher than the highest tree tops.
IT staid up in the air a few minutes and
then slowly, slowly It began to descend.
IT liz by little girl who was on her way
home from school
"Oh. 1 have found another squirter."
said she TO another gi1 walking beside
her. Mamma. see all my squirters," said
she running into the house fifteen minutes
after.
DO you know that il you plant what you
call squirters, but which are really the
seeds of maple trees, that Il will grow TO a
big. big tree?"
oh will it really and truly grow to be
a big tree" said Mary. for that was her
name.
ITO be sure IL will" said her mother.
So Mary hunted up the trowel and planted
the "sauirters" by the front walk.
Years went by and Mary was now a
grandmother living in the same old house
that she lived in when she was child.
When her grandchildren want her TO tell
them a story she tells them to bring their
chairs out under the tree by the front walk
and she tells them OF one spring day when
she was a mere child how she planted the
very tree they are sitting under.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

1. write plainly on ons side of the
paper only and number the pages.
q. Use PEN and ink, not pencil
q. Short and pointed articles Will
be gtven prefoEonco. no not use over
2Bo words
=. Original stories or letters only
Will be used
5. write your name, age and ed-
dress at the top Of the nrst page.
FIRST and second prizes OF books
VIII be Riven for the best two con-
aEibutiona TO this page each week.
Address all communications to
CHXLDREN'S DEPARTAGEHT,
Omaha BEE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
kidnapped
!, 2O2l Central Ave, ]
Neh Rltlp Side

Fay serch, 2O2l Central Ave, Kearney,
Neb., Blue Side.
One day as Mrs. Roberts was ironing,
little Helen ran TO her and asked. Mamma,
may I go out and play in my sandpile?'
Her monther said: mo. Helen because
there are so many tramps around here. II
were through | could watch you"
Helen got upon a chair and looked at
the sand pile and it looked so nice that
she sneaked out doors and began playing.
making sand pies and cakes A man came
along and picked her up. Her mother
heard her cry and looking in that direction
she saw man running with Helen in his
arms but she could not stop him.
Mrs. Roberts sent word 10 Mr. Roberts
and the neighbors. Mr.. Roberts sent for
the detective and sheriff. They got track
of the tramp and soon caught him.
Helen was certainly glad to get back
home and promised never to sneak out
again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24

smile. Instead, she gave Lillian a shove
and down the steps she fell and landed
in a heap at the bottom.
Dorothy ran down the steps and knelt
beside her. Are you hurt?' she cried.
Lillian lifted up her head and looked
angrly at Dorothy. You're the meanest
thing on earth" she said.
Then she got up and started toward the
gate, limping. But Dorothy ran after her
and put her arms around her. I'm sorry
Lillian. Let's make up. You know 1
didn't mean top
Loving little Lillian forgave her and
soon they were playing happily in the front
yard. NF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
Just a. Minute

BY Airline Helm. Aged Years 1871 Polk
Street, South Omaha, Neb Blue Side.
Once there was girl whose name was
Helen Brown. One day her mother said
Helen, come and do the dishes"
Just a minute" said Helen.
Helen was in the library reading when
her mother called her. She did not come
Her mother called her again.
Just a minute" said Helen
A little while after that the door bel
rang Mrs Brown went to the door, II
was some OF Helen's playmates who wanted
her to so TO the woods Mrs. Brown said
mo, Hslen can not go, because she has
not washed the dishes"
Helen felt very bad because she could
not go. but this taught her lesson and
she never said Just a minute again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
(First PriZe)
NV Bantans

Helen Wiukelman. Aged Years. Sl5 North
Forty-third street Blue Side.
have six little bantams ] named the
two ROSTERS John l.. and Jim Jeffrles
They fight a great deal. They do many
funny things. II J sit in the yard with a
bunch of grapes they fly on my shoulder
and try to get the grapes away from me.
Very often when they crow we can IN
derstand them.
The morning we got up to see HALEY S
comet, Jim Jeffrles said, Il want to see
the comet / want to see the comet
John l.. was not very polite and he said
Shut up and let me sleep"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-24
Niagara Falls

Jeanette Jaeger, 500 Underwood Ave,
Dundee.
A great body of water coming down from
a height over rocks is called a water fall
Some are large, others are smaller, all are
very beautiful, but the grandest of all are
the fails OF Niagara For nearly forty
miles the Niagara river flows quietly over
an open country that is just steep enough
to make a gentle current.
But after awhile there is a change. The
bed OF the river becomes sleeper. The
water begins to move faster and faster
until It runs wildly along, If racing
down a rough hill. You may have seen a
runaway horse on a street the wagon al
the heels leaplng on and swinging from
side to side. You may imagine how the
water of Niagara goes. 1t tumbles against