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Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
SURE ROAD TO HAPPINESS
BostOh Preacher UenteFa Masculine
Eyes On We1I-Drsssed
women.

Rev. Herbert s. Johnson. one OF Boston's
foremost dlvinss. champions the cause OF
the hobble skirt and other ultra fashions
OF the fair sex. and advises the American
youth IN search OF a helpmate for life TO
select girl who is close follower OF the
fashions.
There Is no more potent influence for
good In the modern community today"
said Dr. Johnson, than feminine fashion
Not only are the ever changing fashions
OF women one Of the chief delights Of
civilized communities but Il IL a safe state
ment 10 make that We have today no more
conclusive key 20 a woman's mental and
normal development than the clothes she
wears.
Much has been said OF the high cost
OF Lying. The immense sums OF money
spent annually IN this country on appar-
emily useless articles OF women's personal
decoration are cited as arguments In favor
OF American extravaganza, when as a mat
ter OF fact this item is ono Of our smallest
national extravagances. No woman today,
however free she may consider herself
from the lure OF the latest thing In clothes,
shoes. hats and gloves. can afford 70 b
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
(First Prize.)
Princess Olga's Garden

BY Elsie stastny Aged IS Years, WILDER,
Neb. Blue Side.
once, long ago, there was little princess
who was very sweet and beautiful and was
the pet of the court and loved by every
one 1t was a wonder that she was not
spoiled. She was very fond of flowers and
was never so happy as when she was
among them.
Her birthday was soon coming and the
king had planned the most beautiful pres
ent a little 5-year-old princess had ever
received. 1t was all kept a secret. For
many years there had been a large space
in the royal garden which for some reason
had never been filled. Here were now en-
ployed many experienced gardeners, who
were ordered by the king to make beau
tiful flower garden. Men were sent out
all over the world to bring any beautiful
new flower in to this garden
Just the day before her birthday the
garden was finished, but, dear mel not a
plant was in bloom, for they had not
thought OF that The king, who was very
much disappointed, went to bed very
sorrowful, for what was a present OF a
garden which had no flowers?
That night Just as the palace clock
struck u a wonderful thing happened.
Into the garden trooped many little fairies
with silver wands AS soon as flower
was touched It bore the most beautiful
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
Story of a Chinaman's Bravery
A Common Chink"


boys found themselves locked out when
they tried to force their way in. Then
Arthur kicked loudly on the door, demand
ing entrance But paying no heed to him,
John Chinaman kept on with his work.
Say, boys" whispered Arthur, "I'll tell
you what wen do. Wen go behind his
shop and make believe 20 take the clothes
from the line You know he dries his
wash behind the shop"
Yes. that's t." agreed close second TO
Arthur. Then he'll come tearing out to
protect his patrons property and Wen
dash in at the back door and unlock the
front door. Won't he get fOoled%'
So the wicked fellows went around be-
hind the Chinamans shop 70 the back
door, They found the yard strung with
clothes lines full OF reoently-laundered fam
lily clothing. Arthur recognized some OF the
garments as belonging to his own mother.
therefore refrained from doing any damage
TO the clothes. But he went TO the laundry's
back door and called through II: Say.
Chink, well carry off your clothes II you
don't open up the door"
Immediately the Chinaman opened the
back door and stepped into the yard. Sup
pllcahngly he held up his empty suds-
soaked hands, saying: please don't take
the peoples clothes Off the line will have
to pay"
But while he was saying this the boys
had dashed round him and had entered
the shop. closing the door and turning the
key in the lock. Thus John found himself
locked out Of his own shop In vain did
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

otherwise than well dressed and to begin
at the beginning, every argument to the
contrary is a fallacy.
This matter OF dress is a prlmordial
trait. The man or woman who dresses
the best, whose personal habits are the
most irreproachable 10, In all the countries
OF the earth, the man or woman whose
mental and moral development is the high
esi advanced A girl or a woman who is
self respecting will always dress fashion
ably and we'll The hobble skirt, the peach
basket hat, high heeied shoes and all the
thousand and one foibles OF the feminine
sex ar entertaining and products OF good.
A girl who, on the other hand, does not
care about dress ana the latest fashions is
not a normal girl.
The young man VINO oontemplates mar
Hase nowadays may fight shy of the girl
OF fashion, but he makss a mistake. He
may be gamer at first financially but in
the end he pays q terrible price for his
observation-disclosures. The girl who is lax
about her personal appearance is lax mem
tally and morally. She IL not made OF the
stuff that turns out seif-respectlng chill
dren. She is either visionary, ana as such
an unreliable element IN the community, or
she is downright lax and shiftless In either
case she is not safe proposition for the
ordinary young msh."
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
Second Prize.)
The Victor and the Falcon

by Colonel Maxfeld, Aged IL Years. Fair
mont, Neb.
A boy OF 16 years was standing I'm the
door Of large barn. He was watebin9
his father prepare the largest OF the two
airships for the race that was to come off
In the afternoon
The first airship that went up ran out az
gasoline and came down. In the second the
engine would not go.
But the third was a successful one II
went all the way, around the circle ana
won tho race.
When he returned home his boy said 70
him, Il have a surprise for you"
What is it?"
have name for the new airsbin-rho
Victor" ne
Now" said his father, II have a sur
prise for you. l am going TO give Won the
Falcon" 'No
The boy asked his father II he could tai,s
trip in HIS little Falcon to his uncIe's
He gave his uncle the account Of tina race
and started for home.
On reaching home he Joined in a race with
his Falcon and won.
His nather gave him the plans OF An air
snip and money enough to buy the articles
which he needed and told him to make an
airship Of his own. When II was done hIs
father said It was all right. with the new
one he won many races and soon becama
very rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
The -Four Seasons

BY Ada Weinberg, Aged 10 Years, s17 East
EiEhty-fifth Street. New York city.
There was once boy by the name OF
Ernest. This boy was never satisfied with
what he got One day he and his parents
went for a walk through the woods. So he
said to his father:
''oh. father, l wish 1t was summer" His
father said: Go and set my memory
book"
Then his father said, write It ON this
page"
THE next time It was a rainy day and
he said to his father:
"Oh, father, / wish It was winter" His
father said: Write that In my book.
The next year II was too cold for him
and he said; "oh, father. I wish It was
fall" His father said; Write that in my
book"
The next time he said to his father. II
wish it was autumn" again his father said
Write that In my memory book" He wrote
1t again.
Then his father said; do you know who
wrote this, and this, and this" and ne
pointed to the three other Wishes.
The boy answered: Yes, 1 wrote them.
And he said Father, IKE all OF the tour
seasons
His father said; THAT lie right, my son.
May God bless you"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

The center got over the ball and they
tried to get through our lines, but did not
succeed After we had stopped him, the
center got over the ball and the quarters
and his boy got ready. He got four yards
ana then we stopped him. Next thing the
quarter did was to punt.
one of our boys got the ball and started
out TO our base. He got within ten yards
OF IL and stopped. our center got over the
ball and our quarter got behind him. He
gave the signal and got behind the ball
and then started off. The best tackler
could not get him. He jumped over
all the boys who tried to stop him and
got through all right.
Just then the bell rang and We stopped.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

flower Of it's kind. After they were through
they had banquet and then went away.
Early next day the little princess went to
bid her parents a good morning" and
then they took and led her to her garden,
followed by the whole court When they
reached the garden, which was surrounded
by a high wall, and opened the diamond
studded gate the king was so astonished
he almost fell over, for there was the
most beautiful flower garden, and every
plant had large and pretty bloom.
After the king had given a long speech,
of which the little princess understood
little, she was led all over and was to
choose her favorits Of those many rare
and beautiful plants, Each flower was
sure II was the most beautiful and tossed
its head, all except the little sweet, blue
violet, who hid beneath Its leaves shyly
The little princess passed them all, giving
EXPLANATIONS Of delight and fondling many
OF them. but they were near the end and
she had not chosen one, so the king
thought they must have omitted a very
rare one, but at last they came to the end,
and to the surprise OF all little Princess
Olga, as she was called, knelt down and
plucked a little violet. and when they re-
turned that night to their homes each one
had little blue violet from Princess olRa,r
garden.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

he beg lin his best Engllsh) the boys to
allow him to enter his own private quart
ers. They refused for some minutes. The
fact was Arthur was hunting a plate on
which to lay the dead mouse. Once he had
accomplished this unmanly thing he told
the boys to open the front door and run
Then he unlocked the rear door and called
out to the owner of the shop to enter
Then he followed his companions to the
street through the front door.
John Chinaman entered HIS front room
to find a plate on the table, in the plate
the poor little dead mouse The good nat
ured, patient Chinaman merely took the
tiny creature that had doubtless met its
death through some harsh accident and
tossed It in the ashbarrel behind the house
Then he set to work again, ironing a
shirt
He had barely finished the garment when
q faint cry fell on his ears. "Frel Helpi
Fire!" came the words OF some one in dis
tress John dropped the garment he was
spreading. afresh on his ironing table and
ran out at the back door, for from that
direction came the cry for help. A slight
curl Of smoke could be seen rising from
the roof OF a one-story summer kitchen in
the block directly opposite the back yard
OF John Chinamang shop. And a woman
waving her arms exeitedly was calling in a
faint voice. "Helpl Fire"
John ran as fast as he could to the aid
OF the helpless woman. He found that a
fire In the summer kitchen q long low
board room attached to the rear Of a very
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

Oscar Erickson, 29O7 Howard ST., Omaha.
Gail Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen HOuck. 1923 Lothrop street Omaha.
Emerson Goodrich, 1910 Nicholas. Omaha.
Maurice johnson, 1927 Locust ST., Omaha.
Leon Carson, 1924 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wilma Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha
Hilah Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 21W Leavenworth, Omaha.
Iona SSa hsaen; .fss SniicSgo street omaha,
street. Omaha.
Walter johnson. g4O5 North Twentieth
Emma Csrruthers ssll North Twsnty-nttA
street. Omaha.
Leonora benison. The Albion, Tenth AND
Pacific streets, Omaha.
Mae Hammond ONeili, Neb.
Madge L. Daniels, Ord, Neb.
lola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Earl Perkins, Reddlngton Neb.
Edna Ennis, Stanton, Neb.
Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust st.. E. Omaha
Ina Carney, sutton, Clay county, Nebraska
Clara Miller, Utica, Neb.
Mildred F. Jones, North LoIp Neb
Alta Wnken, Waco, Neb.
Mae drunks, west Point Neb.
Elsie Stasny, Wiibsr, Neb.
Frederick Ware, Winside, Nob.
Edna Behiins, YORK, Neb.
Mary Frederick, York, Neb
Carfls B. Bartlett, Fontanelie, Ia
IFSEs Reynolds, Little Sioux, Ia.
Ethel Aulholland. Box Il. Malvern, Ia
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, Ia,
Katherine MelloF, Malvern, Ia.
Ruth Robertson, MANILA la.
Margaret ,. Witherow, Thurman, Ia.
Bertha McEvoy, r. #. d. 8, Box 2s, Mis-
souri, Valley, Ia
Henry L. Workinger. 3O62 w. Huron street.
Adlena Sorry, Monarch, wyo.. Box g.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Pearl barron, Monarch, Wye.
John Barron. Monarch, Wye.
Pauline Squire, Grand, Okl
Fred Shelley, $50 Troup street Kansas
City No.
Mary Mcintosh, Sidney, Neb.
Nellie Diedrick, Sidney. Neb-
Eunice Wright $50 North Logan street.
Carol simpson,, Wiiber, Neb.
Phyllis Haag. go West Seventeenth street,
MaSile Moore. silver City, Ia.
Mabel Houston. SOis sherman avenue
Dorothy TOllesOn. 4Sis North Thirty-eighth
street. Omaha
Mabel Baker Lander, Wyo.
Corinne Allison Robertson, Wilber, Neb.
Elizabeth Wright, 1922 South Thirty fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marion Staples, laS South Thirty-firs'
street Omaha.
Francis A. Dotson. Pueblo, Colo.
Phyllis Corbett Sidney, Neb.
Edward Beckard, Waco, Neb.
Ellen Peterson, Fifty-first and G streets
Omaha.
Harry Reutlng. 12a East First street. Grand
Island. Neb,
Jeannette Mcbride, Elgin, Neb.
Elizabeth Wright, 1872 South Thiry-tttth
avenue, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

handsome house, had burst through the
fragile brick chimney and had ignited the
dry shingles. The servant girl who had
been responsible for the accident, having
built too fierce a fire In the kitchen stove
had gone to the market on an srrand for
her mistress and there was not a soul about
the place to put out the fire. The neigh
bOrs had not even heard the call for help,
and only John Chinaman came 10 her as
sistance till after the fire had been extin-
gushed.
The first thing that John did was to
grab a bucket OF water and toss It up
over the place beside the chimney where
the slight flame was seen. Then he
brought some boxes from an Clubhouse and
climbed upon them TO the low roof, Then
he called to the lady to hand him pals
OF water as fast as she could do 20.
After some five minutes fast work John
had the fire in the roof entirely sEtin-
Buished AS he was descending several
nelghbors who had at last heard the call
for help Qor the mistress OF the place had
kept on calling "Iclrel HelpV while she
handed up water to the Chinaman) came
quickly into the yard, asking excited ques-
tons. And Immediately behind them came
running three boys, whom the Chinaman
recognized as his toTmentors. The leader
was Arthur, and his face was full Of
frightened surprise. What's up, Mamma T.
he gasped. addressing the mistress OF the
place.
Nancy made too hot a fire in the sum
mer-kitehen stove and IL caught In the
roof through a defective place In the
chimney" explained the lady who proved
70 be none other than Arthur's mother.
"And-just think OF itl-this good China
man came at once 20 my assistance. II
seems / was so frightened l could not call
loudly enough at first TO attract anyone 8
attention. But he heard me and came.
And he saved the place. The roof Is dry
as finder and Ia another minute the whole
thing would have been on flame. Then Il
would have spread TO the main part OF
the house Oh" and turning to her son.
Mrs Graves continued How l wa
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

frightened didn't know which way to
turn. In trioe the good fellow was on
the roof taking up water which / man
aged 70 hand him. And IN a short time he
had every spark out. YOU may all say
what you please about Cinnamon, but this
one is q hero" And Mrs. Graves ad-
vanced to shake Johns hand warmly as
she expressed her deep gratitude 70 him
for the service he had rendered.
When Arthur became calm enough to
grasp the situation a blush Of shame spread
over his face. i've been a d0g-a pup"
he said in determined way, speaking to
his companions. We've all been as mean
as dirt TO that poor washee man, and 1
was the HnEleader. I'm going 20 Tess
up 70 him and ask his forgiveness, too "
And before his companions IN mischief
could pat him on the back and say,
That's the right thing to do. Art" ne
had stepped TO the Chinaman's side and
had shaken his hand.
AS Arthur fseiingiy begged the laundry
mans pardon, confessing 70 his own
wrongdoins his mother stood a surprised
listener. And after the neighbors and
John Chinaman had departed she asked
her son what Il all meant Arthur hon
sstly told her OF his wickedness toward
the Chinaman, ana declared he had not
realized that 'ohink" was really a hui
man being till that very hour.
"Ah. my son" said Mrs. Graves. you
have indeed acted very, very wickedly.
and see how the poor abused Chlnaman
has repaid your treatment OF him! He
has given good for evil. He's a brave
fellow. and may teach his superiors in
station many noble things"
We'll. he has taught me something, %
said Arthur Il now know that a staunch
heart and a brave nature are TO be found
inside a Chinamans breast as we'll as In
that OF one OF our own people. / shall
make 1t point 70 stop at Johns shop Of
evenings and offer TO teach him any
thing on our language that he may wish 20
know. We all owe him debt OF graft
tude which ! hope We shall never forget
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23

One Of the last times that Bishop Bur-
CESS Of Long leland dined out was at the
Press club where the walters are all
negroes. The head walter bowed Bishop
Burgess and his host profusely TO their
placed. This way, admiral" said he,
TEX this table. YOU get bettRh view OF
the hRrbor heah, admiral"
II am not an admiral" said Bishop Bur
CESS smiling.
my mistek, subj" said the head walter.
"Ah mout er known al the time I was err
tallin' TO a military man. You like dis
table, colonel7"
IL am not q colonel said Bishop Bur-
cess, smiling more broadly. II am a
bishop"
tHTo be shuAh, sus," said the head waiter.
TOO be shuhi Ve'y sorry for nah mistek.
sub. got dem titles Of admiral and colonel
wrong. All knowed soon as An saw you dat
you was one of the face cards OF your pro-
fession, suh."-c1ncinnati Times-star.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

i. write plainly on ons side OF the
paper only ana number the pages.
q. Use pen and ink, not pencil
Q. short and pointed artaolea VIII
be given preference. DO not use over
$50 VIC rd6.
4. Original stories or letters only
VIII be used
8. Write your name, age ana ad-
dress 81 the TOP Of the hEnt page.
FIRST and second prizes Of books
Win be giVOn for the best tive CON
tFabutiona 20 this page each week.
Address all communications 20
oHhpREN'S DHPABTlEHET,
Omaha nee.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
HOW she Could HELM Herself.

DR.. G. Herbert Richards, president Of the
Orange Board OF Health, tells this one:
"A very bashful young man was driving
with his best girl one cool Sunday. The
young lady used all her arts to make him
spoon but failed, and, despairing, became
silent and preocoupied.
What's the natter asked the young
man when the silence became oppressive.
Nobody loves me, said the young lady,
tearfully, and my hands are cold
I'm surprised to hear you say that,
said the young man. God loves you and
your mother loves you. and, as for your
hands being cold, you can cit on them -
Newark star.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23


"A on their way from school of
evenings in front OF a China.
mans laundry to watch him at
Iftl0sg his work. And two or three of
- the boys were rude enough to
cast ugly remarks through the Chinaman's
shop door at him, calling him "Chink." or
common Chlnk rat eater"
To these insults John Chinamau paid not
the slightest heed, for he had the patience
born Of his people and knew that to talk
back could do him no possible good and
might bring harm to him or to his BUSH
ness. SO he bore the boys abuse, keeping
bis head bent over his ironing table.
Arthur Graves was the ringleader Of the
mischievous boys. and sometimes his
FRANKS went beyond the bounds OF mere
mischief or play II was he who first
began making fun OF the Chinaman by
calling him mean names and making wry
faces at him through the window He
may not have quite realized how mean his
conduct toward the Chinese laundryman
was, for he thought-like many other peo-
ple-that "pig-tailed" man from the Gel
estial empire was not to be classed as
human SO he led a few OF his comrades
eeeh evening TO the Chinaman's shop
where they could spend a few minutes in
run" at the poor fellows expense.
Hello. Chink!" called out Arthur one
evening as he stood in his accustomed
place beside the ChinamaR's shop door
Here's bit OF grub for your supper"
And he threw into the shop a dead mouse
which he had found on the street John
Chinaman glanced az the lifeless little
creature but did not advance to pick It
up, He decided 20 let It lay where Arthur
had thrown Il tin his tormsntors had gone
away. Then he would toss Il into the alley
behind his shop But Arthur Wac not sat
isfied with what he had already done. and
called out In commanding tones; ''Piek II
up Chink. II you don't wen come in
and cut off your pigtan."
John Chlnaman understood most Of what
Arthur said. for he had lived IN America
from babyhood, having come from the Pa
clfio coast the year before to the town
where he now lived.
Come. pick up your supper, Chink, '
cried another Of the boys IN imitation Of
Arthur, III you don't youn get a free
hair cut"
John Chinaman looked uneasily towards
his tormentors and tried 10 smile. HI
shook his head. saying IN his best English
that he did not want 10 eat the mouse
etc To this Arthur and his comrades
roared with laughter, and Arthur mad'
d dash Tor the door AS he did sO-hi'
companions close behind hinl-John ran e
the door ana turned the Key. Thus th'
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
Nnst NIIIIInery shop.

The death Of the widow of Ira d. San
key, the evangelist. recalls an incident
which took place in her presence many
years ago.
There had been a monster revival meet
ing planned for women only at Madison
Square Garden. Men we're 20 be rigidly
excluded, but on the day OF the meeting
one young man managed to slip In unob-
served and scampered to the top gallery,
from which he watched the proceedings.
Later in the hearing Of a number OF
women, Of whom Mrs. Sankey was one, he
related his experience. and was asked II
he had enjoyed the meeting. What strucl;
me most" he replied, was looking down
upon 10000 bonnets. no two aliSe."-Phila-
delphia Record.