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Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-11
Columbus.

BY Edward Beckord, Aged 10 Years Waco,
Neb. Red Side.
Once long, long time ago the white
people lived on the other side OF the ocean
and the Indians lived here The white peo-
pie did rot know Of this country. They
thought that the earth was flat and II
they would sail too far out at sea they
would fall in some dreadful place.
There was but one man. Columbus who
thought that the world was round. He
wanted to find quicker route to India.
He went to the king. The king laughed at
him, so he went away sorry. He thought
that he would go to the queen. She
listned TO his plans. She told him to
so to the king and tell him to give him
the money or she would sell her Jewels
and give him the money. The king gave
him the money.
Before time to start he was very busy.
All his friends were on the shore when
he started. 1t was a bright day in the
year 1895. He had gone far away from
land when the sailors wanted to turn back
One night the sailors met and decided to
throw Columbus overheard IL he would not
turn back. Columbus overheard them.
He went forth at once and said, IF we
do not find land in three days we will turn
back
All the sailors liked this plan. The next
day they saw branch with leaves and
berries so they thought that they were
near land. In three days they saw land.
Then there was great rejoicing on the
ships. When they got up nearer they saw
strange figures on the shore. These were
the Indians. The Indians thought that the
ship was a great bird came TO destroy
them. They hid behind trees.
Columbus explored the shores of the
land and then he went back. He made
three more trips TO this country. When he
died he did not know that he had dis.
covered America
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Eyes, l do" almost screamed Ethel. 81
want to learn everything that other girls
can learn. 1 love music. l love drawing.
love my books. I was mistaken when ]
thought I hated them"
Then 60" said the savage woman
sternly, pointing her hand toward the town
in the distance. go and work and study
and learn. Then you never can be one OF
us"
Il don't want to be one of YOU" cried
Ethel. Then, her foot striking something
cold. she started, and suddenly she found
herself in her own room, standing bare
footed on the floor in front Of her bed. It
had been a dreaml Oh, merciful Heaven,
it had been a dream! But dream as It was,
II had taught Ethel lesson, Slipping into
her wrapper she ran downstairs and throw
ing herself into her mothers arms, said
Mamma, I've had a savage dream. and
have come to tell you that / want to
learn, to work. and not to be a savage
myself. ! am so happy, mammal"
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was almost there he came to a big puddle
Of water. He was just about to jump over
it when he saw a feeble old woman on
the other side.
"Oh, dear, how shall get across" she
said.
Willie knew he would be late for Sunday
school, but he could not bear to go on
without helping the. poor old woman.
Wait missus." he said I'm help you.
Then he ran up to a house close by and
asked the man who came to the door II
he could borrow a couple OF boards
What do want with them" said the
man.
Il want them 20 help an old woman
across a puddle of water" replied Willie.
"of course, you may have them. my
good little fellow" replied the man.
Willie hurried away with the boards and
laid them down for the lady TO cross, When
she was safe on the other side she offered
the boy a piece of money.
NO" he said, keep It, I only did my
duty"
After she had heartily thanked him he
took the boards back and went on his
way. When he arrived az Sunday school
his teacher asked him why he was late
He told the whole story and when he had
finished she said while, / am glad you
were kind to a poor old woman. even tho
It caused you TO be late" VIII felt very
happy.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-11
DickY's Christmas Dream

Ruth NJ Mayer. Age IL Years, w, Koenig
Street, Grand Island. Neb.
Dicky was a little boy who lived In q
tenement.
His parents we're very poor. It was
Christmas eve and on his way home from
school the children told him that Santa
Claus was coming tonight
Dicky ran home to ask his mother II
Santa Claus was coming 20 his house.
His mother said, mo. dear don't think
he will come"
When Dicky went to bed that night he
was very sad. That night he had a fine
dream. He dreamt that Santa Claus
brought him lots OF nice toys. Suddenly
he was awakened by a sound on the roof.
He jumped up and ran 20 the fire place.
There was his stocking full OF nice things.
And there beside II was a tree. The most
beautiful tree he ever saw.
After he saw all his presents he went
back to bed.
The next morning when he was dressed
he said. Mamma. 1 think l am the hap
piest boy on earth.
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because there's a boy here who left the
World Of Work and Learning, as he calls
IL, and came to us 20 rest"
Where is he?" asked Ethe', hope in her
heart that there might be another civilized
being in that awful place
Here / am" spoke voice. And Ethel
saw boyish person rise up and stand be-
fore her. Like the other savages, he was
clothed only IN the rudely dressed skin Of
q Wild beast and hair was beginning 10
grow low over his forehead. His face, too,
was becoming heavy and harsh from con-
tact with his companions.
Il came from your world" explained tho
youth. And / Ike Il here for one never
works or studies here. We know only TO
kill TO cat And n one Of cur tribe offends
off comes his head.
And are there 20 homes here2 No happy
families, Ike my own?' asked Ethel
nc, and neither are there books or
music or art" said the youth. These
people know Of only eating, sleeping and
fighting. They have no duties save the
duty 70 fight in self-defense. They never
tire themselves with studies. with music
With homes and with civilization"
Ethel shuddered. Somehow she had never
felt So terribly miserable in al her life as
she felt al this minute. And once she had
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thought how nice It would be to live just
as she had been born, without cultivation
or Industry. She had been a lazy, conceited
little girl, condemning the great and the
good and longing FOR the bad. oh, how
foolish she had been And her musicl 1t
was 80 delightful, SO helpful And here she
was cut off from books and piano and from
a comfortable home. But tell me why
these people won't have houses and com
forts, and books and musc2" asked Ethel.
speaking to the youth.
''Ha, ha, hal" laughed the young savage.
1--WE don't want any of those things that
stand for Culture. That would necessitate
work and study. Can a person play the
piano without studying hard? Can q per-
son read a book without first learning his
letters? Can person build house or a
town or a city without working? All those
things that stand for comfort and culture
and-yes, for ciulization-mean work,
work, study, study"
AS the thing dawned fully upon her 1t
seemed that her heart would break
can't live in this way" she cried II want
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remarked Ethel. Then she fen 10 trem-
bling. for the great hairy creature came
closer to her. Come on" he said IN a
hoarse rough voice, I'VE don't walt on
folks"
Ethel drew back and covered her head
But a pair OF rough hands sliced hold Of
her and she was dragged from her bed
once in the clutches Of the horrible
creature she tainted or, at least. she fell
that her senses had left her. But after
a little she felt cool air on her face and
then she opened her eyes 10 find herself
beneath an open sky, The snow was fall
ing lightly. and about her on the ground
crouched strange looking creatures, all with
savage faces partly covered with long hair
Ethel gave vent to a scream OF fear, and
arose 20 depart, but Wild woman caught
and held her. you belong 70 US" cried
the wild woman, pulling al Ethers white
night robe. Take this civilized thing OF
and put on a skin"
Where will I find a skin?" asked Ethel
shivering from cold.
Go catch wild animal and Kill it, eX-
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Second PrZe)
Mable s Lesson

Mary Hardy, Aged 10 Years Norfolk,
Neb Red Side.
Mable' had a little kitten OF which she
thought a great deal One day Mable was
playing in the house with one Of her little
friends. Her mother, who was outside,
called her. But Mable said she didn't have
time to come then.
Pretty soon Mable got through PLAYING
in the house and went out doors to play.
Her mother didn't see her go, as she was
busy. Mable stayed until 6 o'clock, and
when she came home her mother told her
that a dog had killed her kitten and IL
she had come when she was called she
could have saved &C.
Mable said she would never disobey again,
and l guess she never will.
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Toward evening Harry came along,
A-whistling loudly some gay song;
And on the lookout for a cat.
Or for some poor old fellows hat.
From shadow of a barn crept Jack
And fore young Harry knew, "Whack,
whack!"
Went something cross his back--Oh,
my!
You should have heard the coward
cry!
And bravely on lay little Finn
ut really would have been a sin
Had not bad Harry deserved it.
Yes, deserved every single hitD.
Though Harry was twice Jackie's size,
The latter carried on the prize
And l have heard a number say
That Harry, since that evening gray
Has really been better boy,
Which gives his folks and friends
much joy.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-11
Naughty Harry

A NAUGHTY boy was Harry
"A Brown
= = About the naughtiest one in
town!
He pulled dogs tails and leased poor
cats,
And threw snowballs at old mems
hats.
He whipped his boy friends, young and
small,
And made himself tease to all
He shirked his lessons, too, at school,
And never did obey rule.
But one day little Jackie Finn
Decided to pitch into him,
For on him Jackie had got sore,
And said, He wouldn't take no more
OF Harry's meanness," so he lay
And watched for Harry all one day!
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planned the woman. Eat its flesh and
wear its skin. That's our way-here in
the uncivilized world"
But ] can't catch a wild beast" shud-
dered Ethel. And did 1 succeed IN doing
so, / could not eat it's flesh-unless II
was prepared for cooking"
What's cooking?" asked the wild
woman. Ethel tried to explain. IT'S done
in an oven and on a stove in which there
is fire" The wild woman laughed in a
terrible way. What's a stove and an
oven? And what is fire?" she asked. Again
Ethel tried to explain. but the creature
could not understand her. WHY don't
you have any houses or buildings of any
kind to live in?" she asked
I'VE live as we were born" said the
woman. And we live close to the ground
on which we belong. We don't work nor
learn. It's foolish. 1t tires one 1 know,
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ing TO school. too; in fact
Ethel hated doing anything ex-
oept playing - that is, she
thought that she hated any
thing but play. But one day-or night,
rather-she made up her mind along diff
ferent lines. It happened this way:
All day long Ethel had found ner lessons
a. school very. very irksome, just because
che preferred sitting in an idle state of
mind; and getting lessons meant applying
herself to her books. In the evening, after
supper, her mother told her to run into
the parlor and practice her music lesson
Tor half an hour QIer mother was al
ways so considerable OF her during school
days, and only asked that she practice her
music half an hour a day instead OF a
whole hour as she did during vacation
eays)
Ethel obeyed very reluctantly, but when
seated at the plano she pounded the KEYS
In an angry way, not trying TO bring music
from them. So she put in the half hour
torturing the poor instrument numerically
df plano can be tortured and learning
nothing She then got up and went TO kiss
her mother and father good night. saving
that she was tired and wanted to go 10
her room.
Haven't you some lessons to prepare be-
fore going to bed, dearie?' asked her
mother.
Ethel looked out OF Sorts ''oh, mamma,
do hate to study ell the time" she de-
oiared, petulantly.
But. darling" explained her mother.
you do not study all the time. You have
only six hours at school, minus the noon
hour and the recess time. and YOU have
an hour each morning before school for
your walking or riding and other exercise
besides two whole hours after school every
evening before supper During those even
ing hours you may run and romp or 10
to see some little friend OF go to the
park for brisk walk. Then. after supper
you practice half an hour on the piano
Then you should apply yourself TO some
difficult lesson for fifteen or twenty min
utos before going TO bed. think that "A
very evenly balanced day, my dear daugh-
ter II was not so with mamma When |
was young girl had 20 walk two miles
20 a country school. where learning was
not so easily gained as now. and was
obliged 10 help with the morning work be-
fore going, and In the evening on returning
l found many household duties TO perform
instead OF a plano standing in the parlor
for me, aud the supper was not ready ON
the table without my assisting in putting
Il there. Oh. my dear Ethel. Your young
girlhood is placed In such easy lines that
you do not understand how much you
have to be thankful for"
Ethel pouted Bit but kissed her good
parents good night and went 10 her room.
On getting into bed she asked herself;
why must one learn so many thingsy Ii
Is silly TO try % know so much. Why not
remain 90 you were born and lead the
quiet, simple Hfeg"
Now Ethel knew nothing at an about
the simple life" she supposed Il meant
10 be sort OF savage. never learning
from stupid books" or learning how 20
sew cook snd keep house. As she lay
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-11
Jessie's Birthday Party.

By LILLIAN Headage, Aged 10 Years, Omaha,
Neb. Red Side.
Jessie's birthday was drawing near and
Jessie was very happy. She did not know
that her mother was going to give a birth
day party for her
At last the day came and in the morn
ing she went out doors TO play and then
after lunch she went up stairs TO read her
new book. While she was reading one Of
the stories her mother told her 10 come
down stairs and when she got down stairs
In the sitting room there were some Of her
friends Their names were: Winifred, Ann,
Phyllis Camille, Elsie and others.
They played games and then they had
Ice cream, cake and candy. That night
Jessie told her mother she had the best
time she had ever had.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-11
When a Savage Visited Ethel

there meditating upon her own hard
lot. q slight stir was hear at her door,
and before she realized that visitor was
calling upon her the door opened and in
stalked the most terrible looking creature
she had ever beheld. He was tall gaunt
and had hair growing close over his eyes.
over his chest was worn a skin OF some
sort Of animal. over his shoulder was
flung great club. He glared about and
seeing Eethel, went direct to the side of
her bed. Il have come for you" he said.
showing great fang-like teeth as he grinned
on her
'But-who are your" asked Ethel in
great fear.
belong to a tribe of people who live
to enjoy and not to work" he explained.
I'VE stay just as we are born, and we live
like sayages"
why. you really must be a savage"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-11

Oscar Erickson, 29O7 Howard ST., Omaha.
Gail Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
HieSn Hogek, 1872 L .S,a street Omaha
Maurice Johnson 1927 Locust ST, Omaha.
Leon Carson, ll4 North FUrtieth omaha.
Hilah Fisher. 1910 south Eleventh, omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 25OI Leavenworth, Omaha.
Mabel S6eifelt. 4oi4 N6Tth '' Twenty-f ii'ti
walter Johnson. 2,Os North Twentieth
lsmmE csrIuthers, s2i1 North Twenty-nfth
Leonora Denison The Albion, Tenth and
Pacific streets Omaha.
MAg hammond. O'Neill, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels. Ord, Neb.
Zola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb
Agnes Richmond. Orleans. Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lolita Woods Pawnee City, Heb.
Earl Perkins, Beddington. Nvb.
Edna Ennis stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 22n Locust ST., Il. Omaha.
Ina Carney, sutton, Clay county, Nebraska.
Clara Miller, Utica, Neb
Mildred f. Jones' North Loup, Neb
Alta Wilkon, waco. Neb.
Leo Beckord Waco, Neb.
Mae Grunkc, West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stasnay, Milber Neb.
Frederick W are Winside. Neb
Pauline Parks. York, Neb.
Edna Behllng, York, Neb,
Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Carrie b. Bartlett, Fontanelle, la.
Irene Reynolds Little Sioux, la.
Ethel Mulholland, Box a. Malvern, la.
Katherine Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Ruth Robertson, Manila, la.
Margaret b. Wlther0w, Thurman, la.
Bertha McEvoy, r. Il. d. 3, Box %, Mis-
Henry L. Wosrkinger, 2O5a w. Huron street.
Adiena Sorry, Monarch. wyo., Box 49,
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo,
Pearl Barron, Monarch, Wyo
John Barron, Monarch Wyo.
Edith Amend, sheridan, Wyo.
Pauline squire, Grand, OkL
Fred Shelley, 2S0 Troup street. Kansas
City, NO.
Mary Mcintosh. Sidney Neb.
Nellie Diedrick, sidney, Neb.
Eunice Wright, $50 North Logan street
Fremont, Neb.
Carol Simpson WILDER, Neb.
Phyllis Hsag, 6S2 West Seventeenth street.
Macile Moore, Silver City, Ia.
Mabel Houston SOlS Sherman avenue,
Omaha
Dorothy Tolleson, 4346 North Thirty-eighth
street, Omaha.
Mabel Baker. Lander, Wyo.
Oorinne Allison Robertson, WILDER, Neb
Elisabeth Wright, 1922 South Thirty-fifth
avenue, Omaha
Marion Staples. 1913 South Thirty-frst
street, Omaha.
Francis A. Dotson, Pueblo, Colo.
Phyllis Corbett, Sidney, Neb.
Edward Beckard, Waco, Neb.
Ellen Peterson, Fifty-first and c. streets,
South Omaha.
Harry Routing 1913 East First street, Grand
Island, Neb
Jeanette Mcbride, Elgin, Neb,
Elizabeth Wight, 1922 South Thirty-1fth
avenue, Omaha.
Egnlce Wright 6a2 North Logan street.
Sadie Finch, 2Ois Fourth avenue Rearney,
Neb
Minnie sehnchtlng. Cedar Bluffs, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-11
Self Sacrificing

Little Hazel had been taught by her
mother that II she would eat the crusts
OF bread she would grow blg So she ate
them faithfully for a long time. One
night her mother said, when she was car
rying her 10 bed, Hazel. you are getting
so heavy / can scarcely carry you" To
this Hazel replied, Il know what I'll just
do, III Just stop eating bread crusts: that't
what III do.'-'fhe Delineator for Noyem-
Der.
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FobJcaEu EAcnhnkes which uOW AuCluH
Jean De Long, Ainsworth. Neh.
Irene Mccoy, Barnston. Neb.
Lillian Mcrvin, Beaver City, Neb
Mabel witt. Bennington, Neb.
Anna Gottsch, Bennington, Neb.
Minnie GottsCh, Bennington Neb.
Agnes Dampke, Benson, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkelmon, Neb. (Box l2).
Ida May, Central City, Neb.
Vera Cheney, Creighton. Neb.
Louis Hahn, David City, Neb.
Rhea t'reidell, Dorchester, NeD.
Aleda Bennett, Elgin, Neb.
Eunice Bode, Falls City, Neo.
Ethel Reed, Fremont. Neb
Hulda Lundburg, Fremont, Neb
Marion Caps, Gibson, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew. tiothenburR, Neh
Anna yoss, tO7 West Charles Street. Grand
Lydia Roth, eos West Koenis street. Grand
Ella voss, ~ West Charles street. Grand
Island, Neb
Irene Costello. us West Eighth street.
Jessie Crawford 4Ot Wesr Charles street.
Grand Island. Neb.
Pauline Schultz Deadwood. S. d.
Martha Murphy, 923 East Ninth street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester r. Rutt, LeShara Neb.
Alice Temple. Lexington. Neb.
Ruth Temple. Lexington. Neb.
Anna Nelson. Lexington, Neb.
Edythe KreitE, Lexington, Neb.
Marjorie Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Alice GrassmeyeT 1885 c street, Lincoln.
Marian Hamilton, 2029 l. street, Lincoln
elsie Hamilton, sO2p L street, Lincoln.
Irene Disher, 2090 L street. Lincoln.
Hughie Disher, a030 l. street, Lincoln.
Charlotte Boggs, "a South Fifteenth street,
Lincoln.
Mildred Jensen. 7OS East Second street,
Helen JShnson. ssa South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln.
Althea Myers 2sa North Sixteenth street,
Lincoln.
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,
Letha LarNin. South Sixth street, Norfolk.
Neb.
Emma Marquardt. Fifth street and Madi-
son avenue. Norfolk, Neb.
Genevieve NJ Jones, North Loup, Neb.
William Davis, 21 West Third street,
North Platte, Neb.
Louis Raabe, seOe North Nineteenth avenue,
Omaha.
Frances johnson. sSS North Twenty-fifth
Avenue Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson. eSS North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
Emile Brown. 1922 Boulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich, 1910 Nicholas street.
Mary Brown 2s22 South Central Boulevard.
Omaha.
Eva Hendee, 44O2 Dodge street, Omaha.
Lillian Writ, Abs Cas- street, Omaha.
Lewis Poff. sil5 Franklin street, Omaha.
Juanita Innes 2T69 Fort street, Omaha.
Bassett Ruiz 1874 Binney street Omaha
Meyer Cohn, s46 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
Helen f. Douglas, 1881 G street, Lincoln
Ada Morris, 5i24 Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 1900 lizard street, Omaha.
Orrin Fisher, 1910 S. Eleventh ST., Omaha.
Mildred Erickson, 2IO9 Howard St., Omaha.
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From Snarling?

"A little girl was walking quietly along
the street with Ter mother when she
espied a feroelous looking but amiable bull
dog approaching. With little scream she
chung 10 her mother, crying oh. mother.
quick, look at the dog with the tangled
face. THE Delineator for November.
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The Baby

Hazel StanwCod, Aged 10 Years Seward
Neb Red Side.
Yes, Dora was "aunty." Dora Brown,
who was only years old
Dora was delighted to think that she was
aunt" to such a pretty baby, for she
had said to one of her friends, 1T must be
a pretty baby, for 1 wouldn't be aunt to a
baby that wasn't pretty. and mamma
knew It and wouldn't have said I could
be it's aunt If 1t wasn't pretty"
Everyone had laughed at this, and
Dora grew indignant to think they laughed
at her.
Dora went to see the baby soon after.
and it was a pretty baby. 1t had dark
blue eyes. dark brown curly hair and the
sweetest mouth that ever laughed.
Dora wanted TO name 1t Margaret Heloise,
and so that was what II was named.
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for certainly
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Willie,s Bridge

BY Reba Pethound, Age - Years, 100 Ella
Street, Beatrice, Neb.
1t was a rainy Sunday and Willie was
on his way TO Sunday school When he
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rHEL just hated taking music
lessons. and she just hated 60
ing 20 school, too; in fact
Ethel hated doing anything ex'
oept playing - that is, she
thought that she hated any
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sy may send cards to whose is the
which now ncudes
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prize Airline Mary Hardy.