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Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
Greece and the Greeks.

BY Mildred Wohlford, Aged Years 1922
South Thirty-third street. South Omaha,
Neb. Red Side.
The ancient Greeks were very wonder
full people. They lived on sunny penin-
sula in southern Europe.
Their land was interspersed with every
thing beautiful Indeed. everything about
them was so charming that the Greeks
thought more Of beauty than Of all things
else Their minds were filled with poetry.
They thought that everything was caused by
some God AS we know from our geogra-
phes this world is a ball flying around the
sun. but the Greeks thought it was round
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
Advice.

BY Merl Dahle, Aged IL Years, Spanish
Fork, Utah. Blue Side.
Mamma" said Hilda, can 1 go over to
Leona's to play?'
mo dear" said mamma, "you have Just
been playing"
II am going to CO." said she to herself.
I'm going to play with Leona."
When her mamma went in the house she
crept through the hedge and went to Leo
mas home. Leona was playing in the barn
with her dog. Just the day before Hilda
threw a stone at him. When he saw her
getting In the loft he darted after her
She fell out of the barn door and cut her
head. She went home to tell her mamma
about 1t, but she only said:
well, my little girl, l am sorry you
were hurt, but it was all your fault II
you would listen to me you would not get
hurt"
EIilda always remembered what her
mamma told her and never ran away
again.
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Thus raving like a mad woman, Madam
Matt prepared herself TO follow her hus-
band to the fair which was being held IN a
village ten miles distant
As soon as Madam Natl had disappeared
round the rock point Of a HILL Peppo ran to
the sheds and turned the cows and horses
into the pasture where they might feed
upon the grass and drink from the spring
brook. Then he placed plenty OF feed In
side the pen for the swine, filled their
troughs with water and departed. He
knew what had taken Madam Natl to the
fair-she had missed the gold! And he
knew her husband would hasten home with
all possible speed. knowing that he had not
carried away the treasure. Peppo knew
the couple we'll enough to fear great fight
between them. for that Madam Natl would
accuse her husband of foul play. he did not
doubt. And that Tony would return to ac-
cuse his wife OF having removed the gold
during his absence, and OF having hidden
It elsewhere. so that he might not lay
hands on it, Peppo fully realized. So he
knew he must put as many miles between
himself and the wicked MATHS as possible
So he started up the mountainside, going to
the place beside the gorge where he had
talked with the fairy. On drawing near.
the shadow advanced 10 meet him go to
the great brown rock. look beneath its edge
and find the box covered with leaves and
moss" So spoke the Shadow Fairy's voice.
And, my son. take this as a safe guard
against harm" And before Peppo there
fell tiny bit OF wood-just resembling a
untitled bit OF stick. Peppo took 1t up,
placed Il inside his blouse. and turned to
ask the Shadow Fairy how TO use 1t when
he saw she had faded from sight "Ah,"
said Peppo. "She has departed. But she
has done all that she could do. So from
this minute must think OF myself" So
saying. Peppo went 20 the great brown
box and found the brass box of gold. He
secreted II inside a little travelling bag he
had put some clothing into. hung the bag
over a stout stick and went up the noun
tainslde The day was fair but before
nightfal, clouds gathered. Once wild
animal came into his path, and remember
ing the tiny stick he carried inside his
blouse, he quickly took It out and waved
II round his head. Instantly flashes OF
lightning blinded hts eyes. Then a heavy
peal OF thunder shook the earth. When
the lightning and thunder had subsidized,
Psppo saw the wild animal-a dangerous
ons-lying dead in his path. "Ah, the good
Shadow Fairy gave me a wand!" he cried
and / must use 1t with caution" But he
knew that he was now safe in the face OF
any danger. So he went on and on. coming
70 q hsrmit'S hut at night There he beg
ged lodging and food The hermit gave
him both. asking no questions. In the
morning. before tho hermit was awake,
PeppO arose 70 depart But he bethousht
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04

some one stole him three DAYS ago" The
fellow that stole the horse said: You're
mistaken had this horse for year. II
isn't your horse. II just looks like your
horse" The farmer quickly held his hands
over both the horses eyes and cried out:
well, IL you have had the horse a year
already, tell me in which eye is he blind"
The man that stole the horse got afraid
and he said in the left eye The farmer
cried out, 1T is lie" The man said then
in the right eye. The farmer took his
hands off and said, Now we know that
you are thief Now see here, the horse
isn't blind ! only asked to show that he
stole the horse" The people that stood
around laughed and elapped their hands.
They put the man in prison.
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himself Of leaving some trifle for the her
NIT In payment for his entertainment. So
he was about to place a copper coin of
small value in the table when he remem-
bered once again the wand, Taking It out
of his breast, he touched the copper coin,
and 1t became a gold coin OF great value.
Then, feeling happy that the hermit-who
was very poor--would find himself quite
rich that day, Peppo went on his way. He
met a wayfarer on the top OF the long
range, and asked for directions as to how
he might find Villa Roseti. The aged man
turned and pointed into a valley, far. far
below. "A days journey. son. right down
that mountain" he replied. 'At the foot
you will come to a lane. That lane will
lead you to good Mother MATHS villa, All
the countryside loves the old lady-aS they
hate her wicked son." Then the aged trav-
eler turned and pursued his way.
Peppo followed the directions the old
man had indicated, and soon found himself
far down the mountain.
That evening just as old Mother Natl was
lighting a candle in the pretty living room
of her villa tap came at the door. She
FASTENED to open tho door, and lo! there
stood her long-lost Peppo. THE gods be
praised!" cried Granny Natl, clasping the
little traveller in her arms But, son."
she cried. there is something sharp and
hard within thy breast, and It hurts my
arms as 1 hug you tightly"
Then, laughing Peppo drew forth the
brass box containing the old ladys lost
gold. 1T is your gold. Granny. l told
you 1 would fetch It when l came back.
And-"Peppo felt for the wand. It had
shrunken to one-third its former size. He
hastily drew it out. but as the light and
air touched It, 1t vanished like a shadow.
Then Peppo knew that he was TO be trusted
with fairy's wand no longer. But he
knew he had been favored above most per-
sons and fell on his knees 10 offer a prayer
Of thanks that he had come safely through
the danger OF the mountains. with the gold
untouched. And that he and Granny Nau
were once more together. never TO be sep
arated again. For even before he had
finished his strange story OF the Shadow
Fairy. Granny had interrupted 10 say;
Wen sell the villa, son. for a goodly sum.
and leave these parts for my son might
seek you here. And he must never lay
hands on you again"
Yes, Granny. wen go far away and
buy farm and will tend the cows and
the garden, and Wen be very, very happy"
And We are quite rich, my boy" said
Granny. who had been counting the gold,
for the little wand. lying in your bosom,
must have come In contact with the brass
box, for the sum OF gold has bsen increased
many fold"
And PeppO laughed and laughed, saying;
The good shadow Fairy OF Rock Guich."
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Name and Address.

sucked into the vortex OF enthusiasm by
her fathers remarking
IT wish Harriet were a boy She would
do more than any Of them!'
Then she would throw away her book,
or her needle and thread. and. donning a
little black coat which she thought made
her look like boy, she would try to Guido
all the rest till the wood was all in and
the chips swept up. Frequently MIR.
Beecher would raise a point Of theology
and start discussion. taking the wrong
or weakest side himself, to practise the
youngsters in logic.
II the children did not make good Their
side of the case he would stop and explain
TO them the position. and say The nrgu-
ment is thus and so! Now, If you take this
position you will be able to trip me up!'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
A Dream.

By Margaret Folden, Aged II Years. so1S
Jackson Street. Blue Side.
A little boy had been told to go to the
store, but he said he was too tired, so lie
lay in the hammock and fell asleep.
His mother went to the store.
He dreamed that his mother told him to
go TO the store and no didn't go and she
went to the store and got some things
he liked very much and she would not let
him have any of the things, because he
had not gone to the store for her.
Just then he woke up and saw his
mother coming home from the store and
his uncle with her.
She got lunch and he got everything he
wanted.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
CFirst Prize)
Robins.

BY Dorothy NJ Patty, Aged 8 Years FIRE.
mont, Neb. Red Side.
When the robins came TO town the first
thing they did was to look for good
place to build their nest. so they chose
a plum tree in our yard, quite near the
house, and IL was very interesting watch
ing them work. Their nest was quite
curiosity, for they had found great punches
of Irvine and one sido OF the nest was
made almost entirely OF the Irvine. Finally
the eggs Matched. and the mother and
father bird were kept busy feeding the
little ones but it seemed they were afraid
TO leave the nest at the same time, for
one Of them would stay and watch the
little ones until the other one would re-
turn When they were old enough to fly
they could not go very far or very fast
at first, so a little boy going TO school
caught one, and that made the father and
mother bird very angry and they flew
around and made such a fuss that It
frightened the boy so much that he put
the bird down and ran away. 1 suppose
the little ones have gotten strong enough
TO look out for themselves for have not
seen them for several days
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
A Fishing Party.
By Pearle Davis, Aged 10 Years. Fullerton
Neb Red Side.

BY Pearle Davis Aged 10 Years. Fullerton
Neb. Red Side.
One Saturday some other children and
myself went into the country fishing
As we were walking through an alfalfa
patch one OF the boys stepped on a little
baby rabbit and hurt It so badly that he
had to kill It,
We reached the place at last and we Boz
gan to get our poles ready at once.
After we had fished for about an hour
we girls got dinner ready and we ate After
we had finished eating we crossed to tie
other side Of the pond. The fish would bite
as soon as we threw our lines in. We
caught fifty-two fish in all. On our way
home we gathered flowers. When we got
in town everybody admired our fine string
of fish and asked us where we got them.
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gold is hidden and take 1t from beneath the
stone hearth and put it in safe place here
in the gulch. Then, when you are ready
TO start, you will find 1t in the spot I
designate"
"Oh, thank you, good Shadow Fairy. 1
shall start as soon as you can get the
gold" cried Peppo eagerly, his face alight
with happy anticipation.
'I'll go down the gulch towards morning
when sleep is heavy upon Madam Natl
You see. / know that her husband is from
home and that he took some OF the stolen
gold with him. But he shall put his fingers
in the brass box no more The gold will
disappear before his return"
Then Peppo hastened back to the house
and lay down TO sleep. He was in deep
slumber when the Shadow Fairy entered
by the window. lifted the stone hearth by
touching it with her wand. and disappeared
as she had come. with the brass box under
her arm. At daybreak. Peppo was aroused
from his slumber by Madam Natl calling
TO him. He bounced from bed and ran to
the spring for q pail of water. Then he
bathed his face and hands in a great
wooden trough outside the door. After
breakfast, Madam Natl told him to work in
the garden. AS soon as he HAD gone from
the house, the wicked woman went to the
fireplace and lifted the edge Of the stone
hearth She thrust one hand beneath TO
ascertain whether the brass box with its
rich treasure was safe. To her astonish-
ment. the hole which always held the box
was empty. Madam Natl flew into a rage.
She accused her husband OF having taken
the treasure away with him. and deceiving
her. HE intends to leave mel" she roared
in frantic way. HE has taken all the
gold and made off with It. But Ill follow
him and have my share He's a thief-A
thief I'll have him taken into custody"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04

Thus he taught them to reason as he
would have taught them to box or wrestle,
by actual face to face contest.
Their mother was tender, gentle and
sympathizing, but all the discipline and
government was with the father With
most of his children, when quite young,
he had one. two or three seasons in which
he taught them that obedience must be
exact, prompt and cheerful. and by disci-
pline 80 severe that 1t was thoroughly re-
membeerd and feared. Ever after a de-
cided word OF command was all sufficient.
The obedience was to be speedy and with
out fretung or frowns. Mind your
mother! Quickl No crying! Look pleas
anti" These were words of command
obeyed with almost military speed and pre-
cision.--McClure's Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04

one Of the mountains stood u
- little rock house. Behind the
house were stables for horses and cows.
Another pen--a little way from that sur
rounding the rough household a dozen or
more swine. wel-tilled field ran up the
mountain side, growing grapes and other
fruit. garden patch extended lower
down. filled with growing vegetables.
Three persons lived in this rural habita-
tion, man and wife and an orphan child.
The man and woman were dark-browed
Italians, the child a sunny-haired, blue
eyed boy OF 10 years. Where the black
browed Italians had picked up the fair
haired boy none could say. OF a sudden
one day some OF the far-off neighbors hap
pened to be passing that way and saw the
child at work in the garden planting seeds
When they asked the Italian. whose name
was Tony Haiti, where the child came from,
he shook his head. replying, "Only the
curious ask questions" And he gave no in
formation concerning the little chap whom
they called Peppo.
But Peppo could remember something
better than the harsh black browed Italian
and his wife. He could remember a sweet
faced mother and a mild, blue-eyed father
But both had died In that southern land,
foreign to their own country And Peppo
had been taken care of by the aged woman
I'm whose villa his parents had been stay
Ing when illness and death overlook them.
And so several years had gone by, when
one day the black-browed Tony-who
proved to be the old woman's son-came to
Pay his respects to his mother and de-
manded money Of her Seeing the orphan
boy-whom his aged mother quite wor-
SHIPPED. for here was kind heart-he said (:
"Ah, mamma milo, I'll take with me the
boy. He'll grow up 10 be like my own
son" In vain did the aged woman plead
with her wicked son TO spare the child to
her promising to give him all the gold size
had II he would but honor this, her dearest
wish. Il am an old woman" walled she,
"and the child is like an angel 20 me. He
has no mother or father. try 10 be both
TO him. pray you, do not rob me Of my
ray OF sunshine"
But the son Tony, who had never loved
his good, old mother, and who had given
her much trouble. carried away, not only
all her gold, but the boy also. But Peppo
has heard everything that passed between
Tony and the good old woman. and his
heart was heavy az parting. TN come
back. granny" he whispered in her ear
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was as follows: 1--WE have met the enemy
and they are ours; two brigs, two ships
one schooner one sloop."
He was rewarded with the rank of cap
tain. He stayed in the navy until his
death, which occurred on the Island OF
Trinidad, August 20. 1919.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04
In the Attic.
by Magdalena Conrad. Aged
NNnna Ili,.n. 49, -

by Megdalena Conrad. Aged Is Years
Wood River, Neb. Red Side.
one rainy day, Carrie, aged 10 years,
was playing with her doll in the corner
when Paul. her friend. called to her 10 go
Eptown with him. She Jumped up so sud
denly that she dropped her doll and broke
IT, When she found it was broken her
eyes filled with tears. Paul said he would
stay and play with her. as long as 1t was
his fault II broke
They tried to play many games. but soon
got tired. SO finally they went upstairs
70 look for doll. but they couldn't find
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04

By Clay Munich, Aged u Years, 261S South
Eleventh Street, South Omaha,
Red Side.
One night some one stole a farmers best
horse out of his stable. The farmer rode
fifteen miles to the horse market to buy
another one. But as he looked around he
saw his own horse He grabbed it by the
bride and cried out, THE horse is mine;
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04

NUGLY hidden between two pre-
cipitous mountains was a deep
gorge which was known as
Rock Gulch." At the foot Of
one of the mountains stood u
uttle rock house. Rehind the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04

ANY Of the Busy their
AZ books of
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other children n
interesting farming animals
49, o n al
Of their without will
awarded
Where of the
children will
Prizes awarded this week to Dorothy M Patty of Fremont the
Red side and
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TOR SALE-Corbin ,0s Pony ron | neau. full equipment, new top and wind shield, magneto, lamps. etc. Cost $3,0OO. Price S1, POO.
 TOR SALE-Corbin 'os Touring Car, full equipment Used only as a d demonstration. Cost $2,750. Price $1,000
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Loes of Appetite

Which is 50 common in the spring or uD0n the return of warm weather, is lo19 of vitalRy, vfgor or tone. and is often forerunner of prostratfng dis ease.
 1t is serious and especially so to, peeple.thaf must keep up and doing or get behfndhand
 The best medicine to take for it fs the great constitutional remedy Hood's $arsaparilIa which purif1es and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system.
 Get if' today in usual liqufd form or chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs.
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MYsIIfs|

Young Mons catheiic Club Has Wsms bsrship of @ pians for odd F6i- lowS Aisnivsrsary Bia order for Standard Machine Company.
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Sxeneerq maenine sNompany. ' The Young Mems Catholic club me. in St sPatrickss hal1 Wednesday even ing The president, Peter Flynn, pre- sided Thirteen new members were received ard <our app1icat lions. The lmittes of three, George Foley. Walter Shea and Joseph Burnham. was ap- pointed to arrange for a baseball team to consist Of all local players Since Rev. Fr Fleming has come to this parish he has taken a great interest in the young men. and during the vim ter has helped all he could with the abasketbaH team; as the summer cQtnes son he is going to give them great sport. Astennis ground in front of the church is being laid out, and with the base ball no doubt win be great benefit to the voting men of the town.
 Odd Fellows Plan Big Celebration.
 The sgd anniversary of the I. O. o. r. of America will be observed by the members of Stonington lodge, No. 26. Wednesday evening May 3, by an open meeting in their fGoms lin the Gilbert block. The address of the evening will be by Rev. J. R. Danforth of New Lon< don, and in addition there will be vocal and Instrumental music. Several of the grand officers are to be present. Numerous invitations have been sent out and 1t IS expected that this will be the greatest time in the history of tha order At the regular meeting held Wednesday night five applications were balloted OF favorably: and two new ap- plieations were received Stonington lodge now has a membership of over 20 and ist in 2 prosperous condition. The committee for the anniversary Is F. c Harry B. Mackenzie chairman, P. G. Fred King. P G. George D. John son. Pi C. William Armstrong N c. Ia r,1o .>7rA ira a fef
 Order for Machine Company
 The Standard Machine company has received a big order from the Samuel Cnpples Envelope company that will take them about two years to fill. The force is to be increased and no doubt the men will have to work overtime. Pleasure for Changers.
 A large number of Mystic grange went to the Road church Thursday evening. where ethe Ncrth Stonington and Stonington granges met. The North Stonington grange furnished an interesting programme which was pleasing to all, while the Stonington grange furnished a New England sup Der.
 Mrs. Fannie Packer is in Hartford attending, the annual convention of the. Woman's Relief corps. Mrs, Packer is
 
 as delegate.
 Edgar Williams has returned from Waterbury, where he attended the an- nuaI convention of the Sons of Veter- ans held there on Tuesday and We'd nesday as delegate from Latham camp. Sons of Veterans, of this place.
 John ". Macdonald and daughter, Miss Sarah Macdonald. are spending a few days at their summer home in KiIiingly.
 MT. and hGrs. Louie E. White have returned from twosweeks stay in Bcs- tcn.
 osgood Gilbert has returned from Boston.
 Motorman Denison Davis is critical ly il with pneumonia
 Rev. Joseph Hooper has returned to Durham after a visit with Miss Lora Congdon.
 c. VI. comstock of Uncasvilie was in town Thursday.
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II x IoiE 5lI1l

London. April 27. F IT reizcx tsd here today that Ethe1 cl&re 7seneves the atenoeyaphe xa1o eIopsd with p4s H. H C;rfppen. the Adneric4R doctof5s| wife. Belle Fillmore, the fausfc hall singer, has given birth to a pa1by tn| Montreal.
 Fo19owine the execution uf Crippen, the Leneve girl disappeared I@s
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-28

TOR sALE-MitchelI Roadster,- '0s; equipped with top. wind shield,
 extra tire, speedonneter, clock, etc Cost $1,200. Price $50 .sse~
 TOR SALE-Overland Runabout, equipped with top, speedometer, trunk, etc. Newly painted and over hauled In fine condition. Price $500.
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Atlanta. ssa.. April 2s There arc more negro recrnits availaa6l7 here than there are places for thsm in the United states army Recently the 1o- cal recruiting station received orders from the war depar tmsl1t to cast Its draEnet for negro recruits for the Twenty fourth regiment, which was under orders to sail for the Phi1fp
 pines. The response was instantaneous
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The Sirolin Sez1tiz1e
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If vou arc one of the nine out of ton men. yo1nen and children in the United States who Ills of a troublesome cough, sbr0uchitis or other forms of throat and lung adqctjons,
 which when neglected, lead on fo < the twin scourges of Amesieap Iife [|#S pneumonia and consumption S f11is counfrYis of vital inn- Z4I [Sk B A
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pfselzlent :Tatt 'sSz'l llnf fiat he be ac- stattun, where 1t N5Jl 6e Kept on dl es When there I4 anet31ed call for nezrO soldlers the applicoi will De promptly
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Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-28

Nickel mining is actlve in New Caae- doi1la~ European Hr1ns are investing largely in 1t and ofher mining. Some recently. st sss9 7
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F OR SALE-Ford Runabout, newly painted and overhauled. Equip ped with top. etc. Price $275.