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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
(1onorable Mention.)
A Trip to Fai1yland.

BY Clara Bader Aged II Years. 1920 North
Broad Street, Fremont, Neb. Red Side.
Baby Bobbykins was having a lively little
romp on the hearth-rug before going to bad.
While he was playing he heard a squeaky
little voice that said III you never tell
anyone the way / will take you to fairy
land. 1 was just sent by the queen to take
you there, as you were an obedient boy
all this week"
Now, come along" and he led Bobby
kins right into the fireplace, into the fire
and-into fairyland. There it was, beauti-
full city stretching from one end of the fire
place to the other and with its streets
paved with marble, its beautiful palaces
and mansions of gold and silver, studded
with precious stones The garden, belong
ing to their house had miniature roses as
big your thumb nail, violets as big as
pinheads and lilies whose tiny white bells
tinkled In the breeze.
They soon came to the palace Of the
queen which rose above all the other
houses They ascended the stone steps and
rang the tiny door bell.
They were admitted and taken into the
throneroom Of the palace. The queen sat on
a pearl throne sparkling with diamonds
and rubIes.
The queen rose as they knelt before her
told them to arise, but what was that
above Bobbykins growing more and more
distinct every minute It was nursy come
to take baby to bed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
The Dishonest Boy

BY George Nicholson, King Bee, Aged u
Years, Abbott, Neb. Red Side.
One day two boys named John and Harry
were coming home from school, They were
both in the same class. John said to Harry
that they were going 20 have an ex-
animation in geography tomorrow. Harry
said he didn't care he knew that he would
get 100. but John was not so sure about
IT, no said, he did not know u he would
get 100 or not
They kept talking about different things
until they reached home. when John
studied his geography. but Harry went
out and played with some other boys.
When the next day came they went to
school and In the afternoon they had the
examination in geography. When John
saw the questions he got them all easily,
but Harry could not get them at ALL after
a good deal Of hard thinking he got the
first seven, but he could not get the other
three. He happened to be looklak up at
the wall when he saw a map haTJftnR ON
II. He saw q lot OF towns and they were
the answers 10 the other three questions.
He copied them down on his examination
paper and then he gave It TO the teacher.
When the teacher corrected the papers
Harry had 100 ~ well as John, but he never
liked to talk AbQut thA SSamlnstie9 aatSa
that. ~ II -
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shall have the best attention from not only
mamma, but from yours truly. Come trust
me, Tommy" And Paul held out his hands
to receive the manned Skinlde.
Tommy did not hesitate, but placed the
squirrel in Paul's hands II can trust you,
Paul" he said simply. You wouldn't try
to deceive me on any day, more especially
on Easter Sunday So take the squirrel
home-and as fast as you can. Have your
father do a bit of surgery for you-blnd up
the little broken leg, and 1t will grow strong
again. I'm pretty good at attending broken
limbs, you know, for / cared for my old
dog Spots broken leg, and 1t grew good and
firm again. But your father will know
how to do It All fathers know those
things"
Paul started homeward with the squirrel
in his hands, holding 1t tenderly so as not
to give 1t any more pain than could be
helped. And as he ran along the road, the
sunlight making everything so glorious, and
the birds filling the air with their first
spring songs, his heart became very heavy.
He had tried to take life, just a few min
utes ago, to rob a creature of its 10y OF aiv-
ing. And what right had he to do such a
thingP oh, he hated himself for having
been so cruel. And his heart beat with sym
pathy for the quivering little creature In
his hands for he knew it wals suffering
Intensely. Once he had suffered a broken
arm and the memory Of the pain often
made him turn quite sick. And he had in
flcted the same pain on an innocent, help
less creature, one that harmed no living
thing.
But Pauls repentance was sincere and
from that Easter Sunday he never again
harmed a living creature. And the memory
OF the day when he opened his eyes and
heart, too TO the rights Of other creatures.
was always dear to him Il owe It all TO
Tommy Grey" he would say 70 himself.
Good bless Tommy Grey"
And skinlde grew strong again, and was
taken back TO his wildwood home, where
he OFTEN sat on the same limb in front Of
his house and was happy, and in time he
forgot the injury he had suffered at the
hands of Paul, who had become such a
good friend to ham on that Daster Sunday
IN aha park
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had been so full of happiness and content
ment few moments before.
"Oh, / got himl" cried Paul, running
toward the spot where Slinkie fell. But
Tommy was there before him, wardang him
off with outstretched arms. Don't dare
to touch your suffering victim" he warned
in stern tones. Aren't you ashamed, Paul,
to take an innocent life? And this Is Easter
Sunday-a day when only love and sym
pathy for all God creatures should fill your
hearts. But here you come to thds beautiful
park-home Of the Wild creatures-and try
TO take life which is not yours TO take.
Bub-the little animal Is not dead, thank
goodness. 1t has just a broken leg, / do
believe. See how it runs toward It's treel
Ill catch 1t and carry It home and nurse 1t
back to strength. Then, here again in IT'S
wildwood It shall come. Oh, Paul, you hurt
me deeply I hadn't an idea you were 80
cruel" And Tommy caught the MANNED
squirrel, that snuggled down in his warm
hands as II to say; IT know you are a
friend, and are going to protect me against
that foe OF mine"
Paul hung his head. for Tommy's words
and conduct made him ashamed Of himself.
Never before had he given a thought to the
rights OF a wild creature. Squirrels and
birds were made for him to slay, so he had
held. But now for the first time in his II
years OF life he began to think Of the rights
Of other living things, and more partieu-
larly Of the rights Of squirrels
I'm sorry hit it," he faltered really,
Tom. you must think me brute but l
never realized till now that squirrels meant
anything But l suppose they do enjoy life
lin their peculiar way"
Their life is as dear to them as your
life Is dear to YOU" said Tommy, impress
sively. "But-there goes the last church
bell, so you'd best be off. I'll be late to
service. for l have to run home with thds
wounded squirrel"
Pauls face flushed a deep red. Tommy,
/ suppose YOU won't want to trust me, but
the fact is. mean TO be honest In this mat
ter and honorable. too. Let me carry the
squirrel 70 my home-mamma Is there. and
will take care OF II, and let me be respon-
sible for Il, since It was who injured the
poor thing. And IN promise you that b
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

IL wis GuAlOhy-EAdSlOT SUNDAY
but Sklnlde did not know anything about
that. But he did know the day was quiet
and beautiful, and that he felt happier than
usual And the church bells called forth
the songs from the birds. Slinkie's friends.
The trees were filled with the feathered
songsters, and the air was filled with their
music.
Well, this is a day OF smiles and good
wishes to ALL" said soinlie to himself
How long and severe the winter has been
too; but now the spring has come to make
all things beautiful. Soon the ground wall
be carpeted with green. The meadows will
be fun of blossoms and the trees full OF
foliage All, then my house will be a
bower, covered over with green. And even
now l can see many buds on the limbs
about me, ready to burst into leaf Oh,
this is really a perfect day'
And thus did skinEle mediate on Easter
morning sitting on the great strong limb
which grew from greater and stronger
trunk, in whch-just at the base OF the
hmb-was deep hole into which SkinAie
would dart occasionally to get nut. This
hole in the tree trunk was Skinkies house,
and q fine cosy place it was, too. And
while Skinkie sat there, enjoying the gor-
ious morning, there we're other creatures
ways. one Of these creatures was Tommy
Grey, fine, stalwart chap OF l2 He was
on his way to Easter service at the church
attended by his parents and himself and
he was fully alive 10 the splendors OF the
day. Il never saw a more perfect morn
ing" he unused, as he walked along. And
how clear the air Is, too; so clear and pure
that every tone Of the church bell rings
out like a melody. So often we have rain
on Easter. but this year is a happy ex-
cepton'
AS Tommy THIS Communed with himself
he did not notice schoolmate by the name
OF Paul Story .osterlng on the pavement
ahead OF him. Not until he overlook Paul
did he realize his presence. Then he greeted
him oheerily: Hello, PAUL. Off to church,
yes, Tom. I'm going that way, but not
of my own will l can tell you. This day
is too fine TO sit IN a stuffy church listen
ing TO a serious sermon, and I'd rather be
out OF doors-golng hunting squirrels OF
rabbits But mamma insisted that 1 must
attend Easter service this morning, 30 here
/ am churchward bent. But ia rather
take a licking
We'll 1 don't understand your feeling"
said Tommy "Only sickness In our FAM
fly could keep me from the easter service,
for II Is always 30 impresEive-so soul-in-
Splring / always feel the better for hav-
ing attended church OF a Sunday morning,
especially on Easter Sunday, And this is a
divine day, isn't tf'
YES too fine 90 sit indoors even for an
hour" deplored Paul Il say, Tom. sup
pose We walk through the park TO church.
We have ample time. The first bell has
Just runs and Ms fifteen minutes before
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
An Honest Girl

Nv Dorothy Taylor, Aged Years, Abbott,
Neb. Blue Side.
One day two girls were walking in
wood. Their names were Grace and Nell.
Grace's father was very rich and Neus
father poor Nell looked down and saw a
large piece OF gold. She picked it up and
Grace told her to keep It, But Nell said
It would not be honest. So Grace said, Il
don't care, you will wish you had kept 1t
some day" Grace turned and went home.
She thought Nell would buy some candy
with the money. Nell ran up the road till
she saw the man who had dropped the
gold. When Nell saw the man, she knew
1t was her uncle, and she was still more
glad she had not kept the gold Nelfs
uncle was rich man and took Nell and
her father and mother to live with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
A Faithful Dog

BY Hsrold Knee, Aged 10 Years, H27
Charles Street, Omaha. Red Side.
Jack was a little 2-year-old child. He
liked to get out and play with the other
boys and girls.
One time Jacks father brought home
with him q nice big dog for Jack. He
thought that no could play with the dog
when his mother was working.
In week or so the dog got very
friendly with Jack and used TO play with
him all day long.
Once while they we're playing the grocery
boy left the gate unlocked, Jacks mother
told him not to go out Of the yard, but
Jack noticed that the gate was unlocked
and thought that It would not hurt II he
just played on the sidewalk. He did not
play on the sidewalk ali the time. but
played in the street, too
While Jack vas playing in the street .
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
(First Prize.)
Queen Spring.
BY Eunice Wright, Aged II Years,
North Logan Street, Fremont Neb
Red Side

BY Eunice Wright, Aged IL years, oSz
North Logan Street, Fremont Neb
Red Side.
The fairies were going to give a ban
quet in honor of Princess Spring, who was
coming on the morrow. All the fairies
were busy distributing the invitations.
King Winter was still on the throne, TAX
ing last looks about the palace, for he
knew he was soon to take his leave.
At last the snow that King Winter had
SO beautifully spread over the earth began
to melt and all the fairies OF the palace
knew Spring was coming Then one by
one the fairies marched by King Win
ter's throne and bowed and said some
thing to him. Fairy Health went by him
first and bowed low and said: Il wish
YOU health during the time you are away
and may you come again"
Then Fairy Help bowed next and said:
Il hope you will come again, and II can
be of any use to you send for me-
Then all the fairies came up, one by one,
and spoke to King Winter and told him
to come again.
Then, after every fairy had bowed and
spoken to him. they sang a little song
that the owl had composed the words and
the canary put music to. This is what
they sang:
King Winter, we are thankful
For all you've done for us;
We hope you'll come again, king,
And so our song is thus,
AS Springs about to take your place.
We leave you with q sigh,
And hoping you'll come again, king,
We now will say goodbye.
King Winter smiled and said: II think
1 hear Princess Spring coming now.
Goodbye; / shall come again" So say
ing, he looked for a moment at the fairies,
who stood assembled at his feet and who
had served him so well, and then rose
into the air and was not seen again.
The fairies stood silently looking up at
him until he was a mere speck in the sky,
when suddenly a voice was heard singing:
Here come tripping to claim the throne
saw King Winter goi
/ hope you are pleased that am here
I've melted all his snow
The robins are singing in the treesi
/ brought them here with me,
brought the flowers and green grass
They're here for you to see
The fairies had by this time forgotten
all about King Winter, who now could
not be seen. Their attention was turned
now to Spring.
Princess Spring sat down on the throne
and a fairy stepped up to her and put a
beautiful crown on her head. Then all
the fairies cried at the top of their sweet
little voices
Queen Spring! Queen springl" Fairy
Help then stepped up and bowed and said:
Please to give US your first command on
this joyous day" go out doors and see
what 1 have brought to you," said Queen
Spring.
All the fairies went outdoors and saw
oh, yes, they saw beautiful sight Sheep
frisked about in tho meadows; violets,
daisies and buttercups bloomed in the
fields and along the hedges robins sang
in the trees; green grass grew at their
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
(Seoond PriSe.)
The Legend of the Spiderweb.

The Legend of the Spiderweb.
BY Ina Smith, Aged 12 Years Tekamah
Neb. Blue Side
Many, many years ago all the spiders
lived in the bark of trees. The young
spiders delighted in running up the trees
and letting themselves down from the lower
branches, on their silky webs.
One morning a number of young spiders
ran up a tree and began letting them
selves down, but someway. their webs got
caught and tangled together. forming
network among the small branches. The
spiders played on 1t till their father came
to find them. When he saw what they
had made he sat down and watched them
play, marvellng that they did not fall
He had been sitting there but a short time
when fly buzzed by and was caught in
the net
Now, the spiders like flys to eat, and
this was such an easy way to catch them
that the old spider built more webs and
lived in them And the other spiders, see
ing how nice they were. built themselves
webs, and all their descendants have fol-
lowed their example. And so this is the
way that there came to be spiderwebs
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
Janet's Easter Party.

BY Andrew Nesbit, Aged Is Years, Teka-
NAH, Neb. Red Side.
Janet was a poor girl, who lived in the
suburbs Of a large city. Her mother did
sewing and her father worked in large
mill, under a foreman whose name was
Mr.. Pierce. Mr.. Pierce's daughter, Nellie,
had heard of Janet through her father, and
10 as Easter was at hand, she went around
among her rich friends telling them about
Janet and asking them II they would Join
in a surprise party for her the day before
Easter. They all agreed to come, 80 on
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock ten little
girls were seen to emerge from Nellie
house and enter street car, which car
ried them to Janet's home, where they all
stayed till o'clock, when luncheon was
served, and the children went home, say
ing they had had fine time and wishing
Janet many happy Eastera
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
Marv's Lesson

By Airline Helm, Aged Years, lS1 Polk
Street, South Omaha, Neb. Blue SIDE
Mary came in from school very much
excited and said "Oh, mother, may
go )ver and play with Marie for little
whiler' Ne" said her mother, u want
you to help me with the dishes.' But
Mary took book and went outside to read.
BY the time her mother had finished with
the dishes. she saw Mary outdoors. She
seidi Il will go over and play with Marie
for = little while" While she was over
to Marte's house she heard her mother
call, but she did not answer. After q
while they began to climb trees and Mary
fell down and broke her leg ana Marie's
mamma took her homo The doctor said
she could not get out Of bed for month.
This taught her a lesson and She never
disobeyed her mother again.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
MY Visit to Riyervtew Park
BY Guy H. Wallln, Aged Years, Beatrici
Neb Red Side

BY Guy H. Wallin, Aged s Years, Beatrice.
Neb. Red Side.
While I was visiting my Aunt Ella at
Council Bluffs, Ia, we went to Riverview
park. 1 saw cage OF monlSeyR About
o'clock a man came to feed them. He fed
them ice cream cones and peanuts. When
one of the monkeys would take q peanut
another monkey would try 70 snatch It
away from him ana they would box each
others ears.
And there was a den Of bears. The bears
would climb up pole, and one OF the big
bears would eat peanuts out OF my hand
And I saw parrot and II would talk
It said funny thingA And there was q
merry go-Tound, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
The Dolls and the Teddy Bears

BY Margaret Booth, Aged 10 Years, Nor
folk Neb. Red Side.
Once there lived little girl named Helen,
She had two dolls and three Teddy bears.
One warm night she put the dolls and
Teddy bears TO bed and then she went to
bed. Pretty soon the Teddy bears got
to quarreliing and tore each other to pieces.
But the dolls sewed them up. When they
were all settled again one said, Let US
have a dance" They all agreed. 1t was
a fine moonlight night. They had great
fun. After a while one said, why look It
is almost morning. we must go home. And
so they all went home and got in bed be-
fore Helen woke up.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
A Poor Washwoman

BY Doris Louise DuFfee, Aged Years, lSt
North Thirty-seventh Street, Omaha Blue
Side,
Once there was 4 wonnan who was very
poor. She had little daughter Q years Of
age. She went to school every day and
came from school at noon and got her own
dinner, because her mother washed for a
living. Her mother bad hardly enough
coal to keep the house warm, but she IAN
aged to do It. The little girl got supper
FOR her mother. 1t was sure to be ready
every night And the mother loved her
little girl
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AIsA ON TtATE4BOQS4 FSEA9Hs ~
In Audubon park. New OEleons, Ia ITS
leaf area IS equal to that Of the Rath-
bone Elm or more. You should all hegin
to learn something about the possible
period OF life of trees. Tho elm here shown
ts only about 200 years old; the e&lr. about
800 The elm oold-undsr proper caEe-nvS
twice that age; the oak. three times or
moro Indeed, as yet the world hAs never
tested the possibility of tree life. We have
the records Of apple trees living 800 years,
and pear trees 900. ana oaks over 1000.
After all this woeful, inexousable d.
structlon OF trees In America, It must fall
20 our lot to atone for our sins by lead
ing the world in the great bensecsnt en-
terprise Of replanting and blessing future
generations with formal hand-planted for
ests. This must be done or the vater sup
plies will fail entirely, our land parch In
summer and the remaining soil bs swept
away in the violent storms. Rsforestation
is the great work OF the future. To pre-
pare for that undertaking Is the object Of
this series Of articles. Dear children, we
want you to understand q tree Fathers,
mothers encourage and help your children
in this patriotic. heaven-biSssed work.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

a goOd-sized stone and had flung It at a
little squirrel that sat on a branch of a
nearby tree. Tommy cried outs stop!
Don't do thatv' But his interference came
too late, for the Dragging Paul had spoken
the truth when he said he was "a sure
fling" and the stone hit the mark aimed
at namely, the little squirrel. And to the
ground fell Skinke, the little creature who