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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27
The Pearl of Her Home.


BY EVELYN Walker. Aged IA Years. 1892
Lake Street, Omaha. Red Side.
Pearl" called Mrs. Grant but there
was no response.
1t had been two hours since Mrs Grant
had seen Pearl. Mrs. Grant had sent Pearl
to a store in town. They lived in the
country and \the closest neighbor was a
mile away.
Il will wait awhile yet" thought Mrs.
Grant, land then IL she does not come I
viii so after her."
Mrs. Grants husband had gone away,
she knew not where. He could not find any
work in, his own town, so he left and
went to other cities.
Mrs. Grant took in sewing for a living
snd Pearl helped and did all the house
work.
Pearl was not only the pearl of her home
but OF the distant neishbors. She always
had some time to help the sick
Mrs. Grant thought of this as she sat
waiting. Soon the sweet voice Of Pearl
was heard calling, Mother
Mrs Grant opened the door, and not only
saw Pearl but a strange man.
Mother" said Pearl, this man is very
tired. found him lying in the road on
my way home. He could not talk, but 1
raised him up and found he had become
oVerheated. 1 ran back to ROBBERS and
got some water. This revived him and he
walked home with me-"
Mrs Grant saw that he had a kind heart
and she fed him. After his dinner he
called for her and said. Mrs. Grant I
came here to bring news from Mr.. Grant +"
They could not speak. 30 he went on.
He Is living in a small town not very far
from this state. Mr.. Grant had written
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27
Second Prze.)
The Two Legacies.


lBy Bmdette Knowles, Aged Il Years
Clarks, Neb.
In tia whole country Of Clarks there was
not . more unAssuming man than Jess Nc
Iintin He was an old bachelor and
worked IN little old barber shop. In the
Same village lived Miss Susie Casino, an
old maid. She had the only millinery shop
an the place. She was also unassuming
and uneducate6.
How It came about Jess and Susie were
acquainted and engaged to be married the
seopie could not understand. One day two
important letters reached the office at
Clarks. One was for Jess and the other for
Susie.
Jess letter was from lawyer in Indiana,
who stated that his uncle had died and
left him his ALL SuBte's was from her
maiden sister. who had died and left Susie
her all.
Jess had not had a holiday for thirteen
years. He was as steady as an old clock.
He scarcely had the letter read, however,
when he went to the boss to say, "You can
take your old shop and go to grass. 1
Sfnt going to be anybody's slave after
Ahis"
And Jess almost paralyEed the town by
dressing UP and loafing on the streets.
Miss Casino had been very humble to her
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

with us. We have an hour to fight every
evening. IT'S our way OF playing"
But why do 20 wish to fight and hurt
each other9'' asked the innocent Kathleen.
not feeling in the least afraid
Why, We are hes-evil spirfts-you
know" replied the child dwarf. I'VE 20
out OF nights and NEEDLE with people in
the villages and on the farms. We whisper
wicked stories-liea and what not-lnto
their ears, and We do all the evil we can.
And our master teaches us. He is the
Supreme Lie And he IL a robber, too. He
takes US out to steal"
And what do you steaf7" asked Kath-
leen.
I'VE steal the truth away from weak
people-people who cannot withstand
temptation. And We steal character and
good will"
Kathleen shrunk from the band of
dWarfs, for she knew them to be lies
That was why they fought and hurt each
other and lived in fifth and darkness On,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

Then We viii stop and you will have found
her"
So they set out to journey that very
night, and on the following day Kathleen
found they had crossed the mountains and
were in a beautiful valley. They jounr-
neyed by foot, but 1t was as though they
were flying, for the fairy merely touched
Kathleen's feet with her wand and all
tiredness would leave them and she went
like young deer over the most rugged
places.
At noon, Just as they were passing a
fine vineyard Kathleen beheld a dark
haired woman trimming some of the vines.
Her heart went pit-a-pat and suddenly she
thought she beheld her own mothers face.
The fairy stopped, smiling. your aunt
yonder." And she pointed her little wand
towards the bending woman in the vine
yard. Go to her. my child. And your
life shall be happy henceforth."
Then Of a sudden Kathleen found her
self quito alone The good fairy had van
ished, and she had not got to thank her
for her great kindness to her. But since
she was gone there was no help for II.
Maybe the fairy had been able to read
how grateful she felt. and that was the
same as words. So Kathleen ran towards
the woman who worked in the vineyard
and Gried out to her: you are my good
Aunt Rebecca, my mothers sister. I'm
little Kathleen"
few minutes later the astonished
peasant woman, who in truth was Kath-
leen's Aunt RebeccA, was sitting with her
little niece on her knee and listening TO
the child's strange story. After Kathleen
had finished she Rugged her very tightly,
saying:
II was thinking OF your dear mother
only last night. and longing for news OF
her. And here comes the little girl to
bring it me- But in one way IL is sad
news-that shall have my sister no more.
But shah have her little SRI for my own
child and shall love and cherish her al
ways"
But isn't It wonderful how the fairy
got me out OF the cave and led me hither?"
asked Kathleen
'iAh. yes. chfld. fairies do wondrous
things-sometimes. Butt hope your fairy
will continue TO kill those dwarfs-those
lies, you know-tii the world is we'll rid
OF them"
And Kathleen whispered: Maybe We
should help the fairy. and 1t would happen
al the sooner"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27
Virst Prize.)
NV Visit.


BY Reakha Ahrea Shelton, Aged Is Years.
Checotah, ok. Box a.
Hello, Busy Bees. I just got back from
my summer visit in Joplin, Mo, so l will
tell you about my trip. 1 left Checotah at
s:4s IN the evening and got into Parsons
Kan, at 1850 in the morning and found the
depot beautifully lighted up. had to stay
in Parsons until $50 before 1 could get a
train out. / arrived in Joplin at about 10
o'clock to find no one there to meet me, az
1 had arrived ahead of the card saying l
would come, so took street car to my
sisters home. There 1 found four little
nieces and one little nephew with arms
stretched out to meet me, and began to
think 1 was going to be eaten up alive.
couldn't answer questions fast enough
After I had bean there about three weeks
my sister fixed up a nice dinner and my
two brothers-in-law, my sister and we chill
3ren went out to the falls to fish We all
went out in a big wagon When we got
there We were all tired, hot and thirsty
and one of my nieces got stung by a bee
AS was kneeling over the spring one Of
my brothors-in-lSw pushed me in. It was
funny for all but me.
Not . fish was caught but my sister
caught ''crawdab."
On our way back we stopped in the mid
OF OF the falls to let Nthe horses drink
hd my little 4year-old nephew fell in and
you'd have drowned had not one Of NV
prothers-tn-lAw jumped in after him. Then
tny two Oldest nieces and myself wanted
TO get out and learn to swim. So we did
and when we had played in the water a
while We started home, as II was growing
late We were all so tired that night that
we slept two rows at a time. After visit
ing another sister and school friends I re-
turned homo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

ingston, Mont, and while ] was there we
went through a coal mine.
It was the first mine had ever been
through, SO 1t was very interesting to me.
The small town where the miners lived
was called Maxey's, after the owners Of the
mine.
There was one store and about fifty
small cabins, built out OF logs.
The miners are a very rough class OF
people, chiefly foreigners.
My uncle then obtained q permit for US
to 90 through the mine, and Also pit caps
ana when finally ready we started through
the mine
When all had taken berths in a coal car,
and large horse, for an engine, we went
into the mine. In few minutes we came
to the hoist, which lets you on down into
the mine, for hundreds and hundreds Of
feet
Finally our car stopped and we jumped
out; our pit caps were then lighted and
we could see coal EF1@about US.
We then went into one OF the rooms,
built or tunneled off from the right of the
interior. Here we saw the men working
with picks and shovels.
There were also largo props which held
the roof from caving in. When they told
us that II made US feel rather timid about
being in that room, 30 we left and went
back to the main tunnel
We then walked about forty yards and
came to the pumps. These pumps pump
the water out Of the mine and are run by
a small engine.
From there We went to the boiler house
and saw several poor mules working. Their
driver told US that they had not seen day
light for six months.
After leaving the boiler house we once
more took our seats In the coal car, and
were hoisted up to the top of the mine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

customers She would have no more dared
to dun one for bill of year than put her
hand in a lions mouth. And now what a
change Within six hours after receiving
that letter she was saying to Mrs Adams
IF you don't like that hat you needn't
take 1t, and you'd better be paying some
thing on that old bill or quit coming here"
The two letters had reached town on
Monday and when Sunday evening came
Jess called on Susie.
See here, Susie, there's cast in your
left eye"
''what-whst on earth do you mean,
Jess?"
And you've a hump in the middle of
your nose"
"Jess-Mr. McLinticr'
And don't like the color of your hair"
"Sirl Srv'
And you don't know nothing about
grammar and you sing like a rooster. I'm
here to say our engagement is off. I've
been left legacy and I'm going to take a
place at the head" SIS,
You've got a legacy and I've got one.
too. Jess. you are hump-backed, bow
legged and deaf in one ear"
Miss Casino"
you haven't enough ambition about YOU
to throw a stone at gander. Grammar!
You never saw one. You can't speak five
words without a blunder. wouldn't marry
you IL you were the last man critter on
earth"
II don't AJAX you to-
In each case the lawyers had been In
structed to settle up things. 1t did not
take them long In one case the amount
was Sl4.O and IN the other 1850 Jess Nc
Lintic sat on the tavern steps and read his.
He read 1t three times and then went down
to the millinery store and found a weeping
woman He walked right up to her and
said, Susie, I'm idiot"
80 I'M I, Jess, didn't mean what said
that evening"
Nor t.
Hang legacies and lawyers"
I'm willing"
Then you set the day and wen be mar
rted in two weeks"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

.
she became an orphan. She
went out into the edge OF the
forest to weep alone after the
burial of her father and mother.
49, They had been very poor but
honest peasants and very fond OF their
only child little Kathleen.
Being alone in the world, KAthleen's
heart was heavy indeed. and all day she
wandered about in the edge OF the great.
dim forest Towards evening she became
tired and sought to rest a bit beside a
spring where flowed silver water. Hardly
had Kathleen seated herself on a messy
rock when q footstep caused her to look
round There, approaching her, came a
curious looking creature, a dwarf with a
huge head. His eyes stuck out and his
tongue lolled. and his nose was red and
long. Hair hung about his head in greasy
locks and his fest were in the shape Of
hoofs with long hair on them. Kathleen
shuddsred. for she feared the horrible cres-
ture that approached her.
BE not afraid. little one spoke the
dwarf. coming close to Kathleen. II am
the friend OF little ones. I have a fine
castle fun Of pretty girls and boys-orphans
who have come TO me from time to time.
They have great sport playing with fiDa
ease and contentment all the day long"
Kathleen felt treasured after the dwarf
spoke thus. for she was a very young
little girl and she knew not deceit or false
hood. Her parents had been such honest.
kindly folk and she knew OF no sin. So
she believed the ugly dwarf. and her heart
swelled with pity for him on account OF his
4eformity and ugiiness. Her parents had
always shown such sympathy for unfortu-
mates. and 1t was Kathieen's nature to be
d-hearted.
Shall lead you TO my castle. where
all the other children are?" asked the
dwarf you are lonely and without a
homA"
Yes. my father and mother are dead"
And as she told the dwarf tears began to
flow from Kathleen's eyes.
"Ah. yes, ah. yes" nodded the dwarf
pretending to feel sorry for Kathleen's
sorroW. but altar you have played in
my castle court yard you viii be happy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27
A Trip Up Hoods Canal.
By Mary Mardis, Aged II Years.
RltIa gfda

One of my most enjoyable trips was a
trip up Hoods canal.
We took the boat one beautiful after
noon in the month of July at Seattle,
Wash. 1t was an elegant steamer consist
Ing of three decks. We ate our lunch on
deck, then went to the railing and enjoyed
the scenery, which consisted of trees and
water and golden sunset and mountains.
We made some very pleasant acquain-
tances while listening to the music.
The moon vas shining bright when we
turned homeward
We arrived in Seattle tired but happy
after our first trip on the water.
wish the editor and all the Juniors
could have been with me-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27
The Story Of the Raindron.

BY Mildred White Aged 10 years, Omaha
Red Side.
Once upon time, when my life first
began, l was up in a cloud. We Travelled
for miles, when suddenly we struck the
Rocky mountains. The rain cloud burst
and we fell into large ocean called the
Pacific.
l floated along merriy day in and day
out Finally the sun got so hot that it
drew me right up.
When ! was at last up in the sky with
ell my friends in a nice large cloud,
thought nothing could be quite so nice.
Soon we struck the Rocky mountains, and
Of course the fine large cloud burst
This time we fell into a large stream.
At last we came to a mill ] went right
into the mill wheel and came out all safe
and sound.
The next thing that happened to me was
this. little girl turned on a faucet and
came out. 1 was put in vase to help
some little flowers. Soon l was thrown
out. Then l dried down to the roots Of a
tree.
Do you not think mine was a useful life?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27
A New Bee.
SCHUYLER, Neb., AuI

oCIiU LEHl Neb., Aug. 10,
Dear Editor:
am not a Junior yet but hope to be
one soon. We take The Bee and was in
terested in the Busy Bee page and
thought 1 would ask and see IL could
become a Junior. 1 would try and write
some satisfactory stories
II you win let me join as a Busy Bee
will be very grateful to you. Yours truly
Addie Kaasch, Schuyler. Neb. Box 2ls.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

several times, but received no answers. He
has a home bought. 1 was coming here
on business and he told me to see II you
lived here"
Mrs. Grant was very happy and Pearl
certainly was the pearl Of her home
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

UsY BEES There in which to 70
~ king and of the Chds
L who have not named
- II away.
The of who
have
the Chidren's VIII
lbest and the girl whose letters a
slip OF
and queen and mail the Chdren
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

Honorable Mention.)
Through a Coal Mine.
BY Clark Booker, Aged Is Years.
1 visited my uncle this summer at Liv-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-27

was I years old when
she became an orphan. She
went out into the edge OF the
forest TO weep alone after the
burial of her father and mother.
fThay had baan very poOr hut
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-03
HANDSOME COUCH COVER
| CAN Be MADE At HOME

An attractive and artistic couch COW
sr may be evolved from six and two
birds yards of burlap and some linen
esss. at the cost of about 81.
purchase two colors of burlap, three
and one-third yards of brown and the
same amount of natural linen color, if
it is to harmonic with mission fur
niture.
The darker burlap is then cut
lengthwise in three strips and the
lighter In two long strips. A strip of
the darker forms the center, with a
wider strip of the tan on either side
and another strip of the brown on
either side of the tan, having the two
salvidge edges on the outside for the
edges Of the cover.
These strips are sewed together on
the machine, one end hemmed and the
other cut to required length, then the
pieces cut off are trimmed in con-
ventional shapes to applique on the
ends and front, the dark on the light
and the light on the dark.
The lengthwise seams are opened
and pressed fiat, then the right side
of seam is cross-stitched for a finish
and to hold the raw edges in place
on the wrong side.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-03
A Deficiency.

Mrs Winifred Harper Cooley, SEQ
rotary of the Associated Clubs o
Domestic Science, said in New Yorl
to reporter:
I'm view of the formaldehyde IL
our milk, the terra alba in our choco
lates, the coal-tar dyes in our pas
try, the Easter eggs ruined by year,
Of cold storage, it is essential tina
the modern cook know chemistry
Without chemistry the modern cool
can't protect her employer from dys
pepsia and herself from ridicule.'
Mrs. Cooley smiled.
"a cook ignorant of chemistry
she said, as as ridiculous a figure a,
old Burgess Wayne, when the tele
graph first appeared, opposed it al:
'newfangled' in all the town meet
ings. He lived to see the day, how
ever, when wire was as common
place as letter. But he maintain
ed his Geographic ignorance logged
ly to the end. He would have moth
ing to do with these 'newfangled
notions.
"a neighbor who had made a mil
1on out of the telegraph stocks sale
to him one day:
Well, Burgess, what do you think
of the telegraph now?'
My friend the old man answer
ed, when l was in municipal office
give that ere question my most
attentive, not to say prayerful, con
sideration, and l maintained then
the same as l maintain now, that il
may do for letters and small bundles
but it will never take a cotton bale
sir-never!' louisville Times.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-03
KISSING UNDER
RAILROAD BAN
IS TRAFFIC BAR
While Couple Is Planting
Good Bys. Choo-
ChOO Goes.

Omaha, Nebraska. - kissing al
this gate is positively prohibited.
Painted in black, on white
ground, and in letters large enough
to be read while you run, the fore
going notice has been posted at each
of the passenger gates at the Union
and Burlington railroad stations In
this city. The notices have been
posted on Instructions from the re-
spective depot masters and are sane
toned by all of the railroad mana
gers.
The anti-kissing order was caused
by Charles Falk, young man Of
Hastings, Neb. Mr.. Falk had been
In the city a number of days and on
departing for home was accompanied
to the Burlington station by bevy
of young society girls of Omaha
The Burlington train rolled in. from
the east and the passengers hurried
out of the depot.
At one gate, the one which was
the cause of the new orders, travel
6IS WSIS COAl1 OACOu Wy y oAh eSAAu Liz
girl friends. He first insisted upon
imprinting lingering kiss squarely
upon the lips of one Omaha maiden.
This being done, second stepped up
for a parting kiss and then a third
and finally fourth.
Before the fourth kiss was planted,
the train had gone and an angry
crowd of a dozen or more persons
who had been left were discoursing
on the foolishness of kissing.
The next morning the no-kissing
order went into effect at the Burling-
ton station, and a day later it ap-
peared at the Union station. A de-
pot official said:
eve have no objection to kissing,
but if the kissing is going to inter
fere with the transaction of business,
1t must be stopped. We have had
complaints before and by investigat-
Ing have found that more persons
miss their trains by reason of kiss
ing than from any other one cause
It's perfectly right to kiss in the sta
ton, or on the street, but it will not
be longer permitted at the passenger
gates of the station, thus blocking
traffic and preventing persons from
making their trains"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-03
THE PATH TO YESTERDAY.

There's a path that leads to Yester-
day-you know It;
A rambling path of blossoms and
perfume,
You remember how the wild grapes
overgrow it
in bloom.
There's path that leads to Yester-
day through flowers,
Where the wood thrush Is a voice
of magic song;
Where the cricket snaps it's fairy
whip for hours
And barefoot boy goes whistling
all day long.
There's a path that leads to Yester-
day through dingles
Of the forest, where the wood pool
is an eye,
And the sunbeam is a twinkle soft
that mingles
With gladness of q girl who
dances by.
There's a path that leads to Yester-
day, glimmer
With the pearl and purple footsteps
of the dusk,
Where the first star leaps and flashes
like q swimmer,
On the violet verge of twilight
washed with musk.
There's a path that leads to Yester-
day that's haunted
With the shadows Of old memories
of bliss,
And the ghosts of loves that roamed
there once, who counted
Every moment by a heartbeat Or a
kiss.
oh, the path that leads to Yesterday!
It's callingi
Don't you hear it? How It calls
through many things!
Through its roses. like the memories
now falling,
And the dreaml1ke Westward f1ut-
tering of wings.
:
On the path that leads to Yesterday
we've started;
Hear it calling with It's many whip
poorwills,
Like the voices of old happiness de-
parted,
Through the darkness where the
moon rests on the hills.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.