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Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25

on the soft grass beneath a spreading tree
and went 20 sleep. Somehow he realised
that II he were TO continue his journey he
must gather strength through sleep.
An hour later one of the farm hands
raw Rookie there, and called to him. Roxie
jumped up and ran, wagging his tail, to
the man whose voice had been kind. The
man gave him something TO eat. which
was welcome to ROxie. as he had not
eaten since the early morning. After his
meal he felt refreshed and resumed his
journey. going off down the road at q
brisk trot. He continued to travel till late
that night when he came TO the edge OF
the town. great, bustling place filled
with busy people He was somewhat
astonished at the noises and the number
OF people. for he had spent his life in the
country. But he was not faint Of heart
and kept on down a street into which the
country road had led him.
But that night poor, disappointed Rookie
slept in an old clubhouse behind large
building. In the morning he started out
afresh in quest OF his young master. All
day he searched about the streets. and
was very lucky not to be taken up by the
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SSS youth as well as adults. came as
a matter OF course But as civllza-
ton advanced and the swifter age dawned
there appeared 80 many counter attractions
that the church authorities set about to
find some wholesome and harmless. yet
way OF holding the boys Many
OF the Omaha churches have clubs for the
boys, and the plan has worked admirably
in majority OF cases.
Among the latest to take up this phase
OF boy work. Is the Lowe avenue Presby-
terrain church, where under general aus
pices OF the Mems Brotherhood Of the
church, a boys club has been successfully
launched. II is young yet. and at present
its membership is limited TO thirty boys
and young men ranging in age all the way
from ten to twenty years, but with the
dawning of autumn. the hot weather over,
new life is to be taken on and II is ex-
pected now that the club will not only ex-
pand its scope in o general way. but that
the membership will also rapidly increase.
The basement Of the church has been
cleared-"cleared for action" as c. l..
Vance. member OF the supervising commit.
tee expresses it-and from dime TO time.
new features of boy club life will be added.
Special attention Is to be given to athletics.
because the men OF the brotherhood who
have in their keeping 70 a large extent
the success Of the undertaking. are keenly
alive to the fact that boys nature requires
action. He must have some avenue through
which to work OFF his pent up energy. He
must be doing something all OF the while.
He may be tired once In while but he
doesn't seem to know 1t. for II he be the
natural boy, he is always optimistic.
3d. realizing the value OF athletics, the
club plan includes basket ball boxing in
mild form, punching bag exercise bar
jumping and many other forms designed
to develope the muscle of young America.
Next after athletics will come music and
literary exercises, while once each month
business meetings will be held, at which
the boys will be trained in parliamentary
practice. This club is not a school, prlm-
ariy, yet in many respects II answers the
place OF school and boys whose early edu-
cation has been cut short by reason of
necessity forcing them TO go out in the
world to battle for the dollar may here
find course of supplemental training
which can not fail to be OF great benefit
@. W. Hervey, president of the Mems
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to remember that 1t was from here that
Blackhawk was finally driven out OF I'LL
nois.
II has been a labor of love with Mr.
Taft and work for works sake. The ex-
pense of the undertaking has been borne
by him, although whole colony OF ar
lists at Eagles Nest and Mr.. Hickman,
on whose land 1t stands, are more than
anxious to assist, Every care for the soli-
darity Of the structure has been taken by
consulting engineers, and the following are
some of the items in their calculations:
Cubic contents Of statue. 2,275 square
feet
Total weight of statue and foundation.
5S6,77o pounds
Total maximum wind pressure acting on
statue &.Os0 pounds.
overturning effort of wind pressure,
67S7Ss pounds
Total moment OF resistance to wind pres
sure acting through center of gravity on
eighteen-foot base, 4sSO,ssO pounds.
The base OF the statue is concrete Of
1sx1sxs feet.
What will become OF the artists dream
of an enduring American statue II specu-
lators get hold OF the land is the natural
question asked The best hope that this
will not happen is in the fact that Wallace
Hickman, attorney for the Chicago uni
versity, is owner OF the land on which the
monument stands and for 100 acres around.
It is his desire to hold It during his life
time as tract Of natural forest, and his
enthusiasm in the perpetuation OF the
statue Is so great that It Is believed that
he will do everything in his legal power
to make It enduring. Boston Herald.
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stories of our vacations l will write about
mine.
l visited this summer at the little coun-
try town. Linwood Neb. II is a pretty
place, enclosed on one side by beautiful
hills and on the other side by the Platte
river
Three Of the many hills are called the
indian hills. They are steep and Just about
the same height and here are buried three
Indian chiefs Of the Sioux tribe. Their
graves are marked by large stones, one
OF which Is so large that IL cannot be
blown up even with dynamite. Under II
was found to be the skeleton OF an In
dian chief with a tomahawk and other
weapons. Near this stone are two other
smaller ones The larger one is about ten
feet square at the bottom and slopes up
to top about four feet square.
wanted to have our picture taken on
it but we got caught IN the rain and had
to go home.
Near these stones, between two hills.
we found a small natural bridge. II Is
about twelve feet high. A small stream
runs through It at the bottom, where there
lie a hole about five feet high The top Is
wide enough for three children to walk
on and have room. II is OF light colored
clay and crumbles very easily.
We have many plcnics. my cousins and
I, and were never tired of going TO see
the grave stones end our natural bridge
Some men. while blowing up one OF the
hills there for the first time, found many
skeletons and children often went to the
Indian hills TO find old beads One OF
our friends found clay vase and an old
tomahawk.
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How NeAie Lost Tabby.

BY Margaret Horn, Aged 10 Years. Auburn,
Neb Blue.
Table was an old cat Nellie had. She
did not care for it any more. She tried TO
lose IT, but 1t always found the way back.
One day when she went to the woods she
took sack and rock and was going to
drown Table. When Nellie reached there
she was tired and sat down to rest While
she sat there she fell asleep and .Tabby ran
away. When Nellie Weakened, Tabby was
no place to be found. She went homo and
thought Table would be there. She got up.
put on her bonnet and started home, but
when she reached there no Table was to
be seen.
Tabby never came back.
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UlNlInHD enjoyed every day during the
long heated term. On his fathers land was
fine old swimming hole" where Archie
often went to have cooling dip. And with
him always went old Roxie. his fine big
dog. And once. when Archie ventured into
water too deep for him and became so
frightened that he called for help. old
Roxie swan TO his assistance, and, taking
him by TIE collar, drew him &c the bank.
From thtt day Archie and Roxis became
real cnuuAs. And Archie looked after Roxie's
welfare as though he were a brother in
~~tsg1 OF mere dog. Had not dear old
Roxie saved his life9 And could q human
DO more than thatf
on the day that the westons returned
70 town Archie took a sad farewell OF
Roxie for his father had said that town
vac no place for dog. And 30 the family,
seated In their automobile turned down the
lane leading toward town. Roxie. in charge
of the farms caretaker. barked after them
mournfully. The cartaker held him by a
strap which was fastened 70 q slrong collar
about his neck; otherwise the old doggie
WoujS have followed his departing ehum
away. But as sad a heart was in the au-
tomoblle as was on the farm. for Archie
really shed tears when a turn in the lane
hid the farmhouse from view and he could
, no longer look back and wave lovingly to
his old friend.
Mrs. Weston sympAthised fully with her
son and said; II know Il is hard 70 part
from a friend, though that friend be q dog
He IL noble animal and viii miss you
as much a. you miss him. But he'll have
much to entertain himself with during the
winter, and when vacation again rolls
round you find him the same dear OLD
chum."
Yes" said Mr.. Weston. "a dog has
very deep affection. One might say Of !
dear old dos that ne Is truly disinter.
estsd friend, for he loves you in spite Of
your station In life / have seen a DOG
devoted 70 a poor. dirty old tramp All
dog asks IL oompanionshlp. He doesn't
investigate your purse or your social posi-
ton"
And old Rookie Is the noblest Of hll
kind" declared Archie. He seems 10 b.
possessed OF real human intelligence ant
emotions. The day he came to me in IN,
pond-when 1 thought I was drowning
he looked such sympathy from his deai
old eyes; and once We were on the bAnl
be stood right by me. rubbing the watei
from my hands and face with his warm
soft tongue. Just as you. mamma dear
would have stroked me with your hands
He showed such depth Of feeling; hei
not common dog"
After the automobile had disappeare,
from view the earetaker loosensd Roxi,
from the strap. saying; ''You'll be lonely
old friend. for a while. Archie Was
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high and the elevation, base and all, will
go up to $50 feet, the statue will be one OF
the towering art things Of the world, in
size at least. The material Will be con-
crete. The site OF the statue is above
Eagles Nest across the Rock river from
Oregon, Ill.
Incidentally, Blackhawk Of early Illinois
fame will come back second time to over
look his former dominion from the cliffs
of the Rock river.
The statue has been in process Of making
three years and will be completed next
month, barring accidents Of wind and
weather The figure stands facing the
south, looking down the river. The head
and profile and folded arms are already
near enough completion so that they ap-
pear perfect in detail as they are outlined
against the sky and forest from many
viewpoints. around the country.
1t is built to be permanent. It is utili-
tartan concrete. which has unlocked the
door to a future, which II Is hoped will
make the statue OF Blaclthawk overtake
the sphinx In age by enduring after time
has effaced that grim figure.
When he was on q tour in Europe, Mr..
Taft conceived his great idea for the means
of making an enduring statue. For thir-
teen years he has had his summer home
and studio At Eagles Nest on the Rock
river. Standing for the hundrcdth time ct
the highest point of the cliff and looking
south at the land and river he never failed
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25

dog-oatchers. Many persons stopped To
look at him TO remark: what q beautiful
dogi'' or What splendid felloww
Another night found Roxis still homeless
and hungry. He became almost discour-
aged. but determined 70 keep up spirits 9
little longer II he had been able to read
the town papers he would have seen IN the
lost column" his own name given and q
very detailed description OF himself there.
with a reward OF so offered for his re-
turn 10 his master. Archie Weston. 5
West Ash street, city. But not being abls
to read, Roxis did not know that he wa
being hunted for with the same zeal with
which he was hunting for his master.
On the day that Roxis left home the
caretaker discovered his absence and Wis
tied all the adjoining farms in quest OF
him. At one place he found that Roxde
had stopped there late in the evening 10
rest, and that he had been given his sup
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25

Oscar Erickson, 1907 Howard St. Omaha.
Gail Howard. t122 Capitol avenue. Omaha.
Emerson sn 0 GoeareS to NehoSs ss
Maurice johnson, 1921 Locust ST, omaha
Leon Carson, liza North Fortleth, Omaha.
HiIah Fisher, i21O South Eleventh. Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha
Edna Heden. 25te Chicago street, Omaha.
Aaoef sheifelt. ola North Twenty-fifth
Wafer Johnson. slS North Twentieth
Emms csrruIhers. sui North rwsnty-titta
street. Omaha.
Leonora Denison. The Albion. Tenth and
Pacific streets Omaha.
Mae Hammond, o'Nelll, Neb
Medss 7 Daniels, Ord. Ncb,
lola Beddeo, Orleans. Neb.
AgneK Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming. Osceola, Neb.
Lolita Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Edna Ennis. stanton, heb.
Lena Peterson, All Locust St, Il. Omaha
Ina Carney. sutton. Clay county. Nebraska.
Clara Miller, Utica, Nsh
Mildred Z. Jones. North Loup. Neb.
Leo BeckeFd. Waco, Nab.
Mae 0runke. West Point. Neb.
elsie Stasny, Wiiber. Neb.
Frederick Ware. winside. Neb.
Edna Behiins York Neb.
Mary Frederick. York, Neb.
Carrie r. Bartlett Fontanelie, la
Irene REYNOLDS, Little Sioux Ia.
Ethel MulhollAnd, Box n, Malvern, Ia
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, Ia
Katherine Mellor. Malvern, la
Ruth Robertson, Manila, Ia.
Margaret B. witherow. Thurman. la.
Bertha McEvcy, r. r. d. 8 Boz Is Mia
souri, Valley, Ia
Henry L. workinser, so6a W. Huron Etres.
Chicago.
Adlsna Sorry, Monarch, Wye. Boz e.
Fred Sorry, Monarch. Wyo.
Pearl Barron, Monarch. Wyo.
John Barron, MenaEeh. Wye.
Pauline Squire. Grand, Oki
Fred Shelley. $50 rroup street Kansas
City, Mo.
Mary Mcintosh. sidney. reb
Nellie Diedrick, Sidney, Nsb.
Ennlce Wright So North Logan street.
Carol simpson. WiIber. Neb:
Maciie Moore, Silver City, Ia.
Mabel Houston, sois sherman avenue
Dorothy TOnsson. .s4s North Thirty.sishth
street. Omaha.
Corinne Allison Robertson. Wiiber. Neh.
Elizabeth wright lsa2 South Thirty-fifth
Marion staples. 1913 South Thirty-first
street, Omaha.
Francis A. Dotson. Pueblo. Colo.
Phyllis Corbett. Sidney. Neb.
Edward Beckard, Waco. Neb.
Ellen Peterson, F1fty-first and Q streets.
Harry Reuting. Ia East First street. Grand
Island Neb.
Jeanette Mcbride, Elgln, Neb.
Elizabeth Wright, 1922 South Thirty fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
TORIES about schooli

suggestion the Busy Bees3 or
- may g tell
interesting
the first month
have
school
materially not? Well
they doing Instead
shoolma about for the Bees
this interesting
watched the buster ants when
a doesn't IT,
similar incidents they seen?
Red side Helen verrr Of Omaha
Elsie prize winners this week
Of the Busy whose
tcard Exohann noM
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
Seek 70 Auction Children

explanation that he had fve children and
was not able TO support them-that he
wanted 10 sell two in order 70 keep the
other three some persons IN the crowd
became abusive and BOord finally an
nounced the postponement Of the auction.
Next day Boord. who is a prohibition can
didate for the state legislature. declared
that Il had been but Joke on his part.
that he had intended 90 illustrate q certain
point with the children Is examples. but
the crowd took him seriously.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25

There was near Fioting 1T circlsville. Pa.
Saturday evening September 10, when the
Rev. Thomas @. Boord. pastor Of the Wylie
Avenue Baptist church, Pittsburg, after ad-
vertialng that he would sell two Of the 1--WE
children to the highest bidder made an Eff
fort TO auction the children off. The min
lister never got an opportunity TO finish
the sale as loo persons protested and he
was nearly mobbed.
At the appointed time thu minister APP
peared with the two children and made the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
A Letter.

Arthur Mason Aged Y years. Fremont.
Neb.
read the Busy Bee page" every week
and like to read about the stories other
Busy Bees write, ! just got through read
ing the Busy Bee page and like the
stories very much.
am writing a story about some ants
which l saw while talking to one OF my
friends. This was a very interesting fight
I go to school and am in the Sixth i
and go to the North school
(The story mentioned appears on tn
page-Ed.)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
Second Prize.)
The Golden Ram,

BY Helen verrill, Age IA Years, the Streh-
low, No. 49, Omaha. Blue
Once upon q time about century ago,
there lived a very powerful king called At
well. He had two very beautiful children.
One was called Lena, and the other Jasper.
Lena was q slender girl about IA years
old. Jasper was year older than his
sister. Well, this king had in his possess
sion a wonderful golden ram" 1t was the
only one In the whole world, and was very
valuable This ram was really fairy
ram and IL could do all kinds OF things, but
nobody knew II then.
1t happened one day that Jasper and Lena
were out in the palace garden playing with
it. They were pretending that 1t could fly,
so they got on it's back and said. ''Ele sal
ii n.y." ana to their wonder and amaze
ment 1t rose slowly, but steadily into the
air. The children were very frightened at
first, but soon they got used to 1t and en-
joyed 1t.
BY and by after they had travelled two
hours they came to a beautiful country,
and way down there they could see large,
gray castle.
The ram sank slowly down and finally
landed outside the castle gates. The chill
dren climbed off his back and walked up
to one Of the guards and asked to show
the ram to the king, and so they were led
into the throne room. When the king heard
their story, and saw the ram, he had a
feast prepared in honor of the children.
The feast lasted five days and nights. AT
the end OF that time, he sent them home
with their pockets filled with jewels.
And in a few years Lena married this
same kings son. and always lived happy.
AS for the ram, when he died they
stuffed him.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
The Good Fairy.

By Edith Matthews, Aged IL. 2515 North
Nineteenth Street, Omaha. Red side.
Once little girl named Elsie was sit
ting on the steps OF a small house. This
house was her home. Although It was
small, It was cozy inside. Elsie had been
playing hard and was tired.
All of a sudden a fairy flew down be-
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lean pe Ions Ainsworsh. Nes.
LILLIAN Mervin, Beaver City, Neo'
Mabel Witt, Beruinston, Neo.
Arms ,Gottseh, Bsnnington, Nee.
Agnss Dampks. Rsnson, Nsb; -,
Ida May. Central city. Nss.
Louis Hahn, David City, Neb
Rhsa Freidell. Dorchester, Neb.
Aleda Bennett, Elgin, Neb,
Eunice Bode. Falle City, Neb
Ethel Reed; Fremont, Nsb
Marion Caps, Gibson. Neb
narsuerito Barthelonew, oothenburg; Neo
Island, Neb,
Lydia Roth. COS West Koenig street, Grand
Island. Neb: 49,
Ella voSs 90 West charioa street. Grand
Irene Costello, Us West Eighth street.
Grand Island, Esb.
JetsIs Crawford, les west Charles street.
Grand Island Neb.
Pauline Schultz. Deadwooc, 9. d.
Grand Island, NcD,
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Nsb.
Hester r. Rutt Leshaaa, Neb.
Alice Temple. Lexington. Neb
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Edythe Kreitz. Lexington. Nsp;
Marjorie Temple, Lexington, Neo.
Alice Grassmeyer, l54B street, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, 102e l. street, Lincoln.
Elsie Hamilton, 20ss l. street. Lincoln.
Irene Disher, 1850 L street. Lincoln.
Hughie Disher, 1880 4 street, Lincoln.
Charlotte BoggE, 227 South Fifteenth street.
Lincoln. - -
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
Haying and Playing

TT is such fun in autumn time
To play at making hay;
To romp in meadows full OF grass
Till the evening OF the day.
IT'S fun to cut and rake the grass,
To stack 1t way up high,
And then to climb atop of 1t
Till you almost reach the sky.
And when on top to deftly 60
Adown its loosening side.
oh, isn't 1t the greatest sport
Down big haystack to slide?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
American Concrete Sphinx

Y AMERICAN sphinx is in
process. 1t is the work Of the
sculptor dorado Taft. 1t will
be an allegorical figure on an
American Indian chief. As the
figure will be forty-aight feat
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25

10 great bodies of water called
seas and oceans hold many
mysteries for us. and anything
pertaining TO them interests the
young student OF geology. This
foIioudno a. ouoted from a vary
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
Chuns
~ william wallace. IL.

ARLY in the fall the westons re-
turned to town. for their son.
Archie. must enter school. They
had been spending the summer
on their farm. where Archie had
enjoyed every day during the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25

THE good old days Of this
country's early history. the boys
went TO church on sunday be-
cause It was almost universal
custom. and church-golng for
youth as well as adults. came as
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
(Honorable Mention.)
My Vacation.

By Elsie stastny, Aged -, WILDER. Neb.
Blue side.
As you have some time ago asked for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-08
AHEAD OF ALL RECORDS.
Big Increase in importation Of Manu-
facturers' Materials Under Payne Act.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Manufacturers'
materials reported during the first II
months of the operation of the Pavne
tariff bill Aug. 1909 to June 80, 1910,
have exceeded in quantity those OF any
corresponding period in the history of
the country. according to figures pre-
pared by the bureau of statistics.
The increase in wood pulp was from
451, 100000 pounds in 1907 to 575,000,-
900 in 1909 and 791.O00.OOO in 1910; in
copper ore and matter from 596,000.000
pounds in 1907. to .746.060,080 in 1893
and $50 1000. 900 this year: in copper
pigs and bars from 1S3.00O.000 in 1907.
to 209.000,000 in 1909 and 227.000.O00
this year: in crude manufacturers
materials from $448.000 900 worth in
1907 and SAG. 100000 worth in 1909 to
s531 900. 900 worth in 1910; and in part
ly manufactured materials from $751;
100000 worth in 1907 and $20S,0OO, 000
in 1899 to s266.O0O.oO0 this year.
In four classes, wool. cotton, silk and
fibres, the quantities this year are
slightly less than in the Immediately
preceding year, due. in most cases. ac-
cording to the report to abnormally
large imports in 1909 resulting from
unusually low prices, but the total ir
1910 even in these cases Is above the
average for the five years immediatel!
preceding 1909
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-08
LIE BLANC LEADS FIRST LAP.
Eight Aviators Start in French 4s5
Mile Cross Country Race.

Paris, Aug. Eight aviators start
ed at daybreak today in the great 1872
ki,oneter (485 miles) cross country
race from Issyles Moulineaux and at
nightfall. six of them had covered the
first stage of the journey to Troyes,
1876 kilometers (S3 miles). from the
starting point. Not since the Grand
Prix competition for automobiles has
such crowds gathered or has such en-
thusiasm been displayed in a sporting
event. Following each other at five
minute intervals. the aeroplanes arose
and after swinging for moment over
the city. proceeded at full speed in the
direction of Troyes. Auburn was first
away and Leblanc the next to get the
signal.
They speedily covered the distance
to their destination, which marks the
completion of the first lap in the race
only few minutes separating them
LeRlanc's time was hour, 80 minutes,
20 seconds. while Auburn made the
trip in 1 hour, 81 minutes and rs Sec
onds. The American Weymann descen-
ded for the purpose of picking of a
passenger to guide him but the pas
senger complained of nausea and the
aviator was forced to land him after
they had gone few miles. Indisposi-
ton prevented Hubert Latham from
starting.