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Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Bows Help Mother.

BY Genevieve Ruth Rounds, Aged II
Years, Emerson. Ia. Red Side.
One Sunday afternoon there was two
little boys sitting on the steps. All day
Saturday they had tried TO sell papers,
but nobody would buy from them They
were ragged and hungry; their mother
lay in bed from lack of proper food.
The youngest boy said, II have an idea.
We will dress up in nice clothes and
then they will buy papers from us"
But his older brother said, Where will
We get the clothes to wear?'
''Oh. that's right, didn't think OF
that"
Then the older boy said. "Oh, know
what we will do. We will sell our dog,
sport"
So the next day they took the dog and
went to their neighbors and asked them
to buy Sport as they needed the money
for bread. The neighbor said, YES" and
dropped a dollar into the little boys
hand
They went away very happy and ran
toward the city and bought bread and
meat.
As they ran in the house, their mother
} said, How did you get it2'' I'VE sold
Sport, mother. dear" answered one of
her sons.
I'VE will save the rest of the money
till later" said she.
"Rnt we have bread and meat and
money lert, and before 1t is gone we can
earn more money and do not think you
will remain sick any longer from lack OF
proper food" said the boys.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Harry Helps Mother.

BY David Cohen, lil6 North Seventeenth
street. Omaha, Neb. Red side.
once upon time there was a boy and
his mother was very III. So Harry started
out 20 look for nurse lie came 60 q
drug store and saw nurse standing
there. Ho asked II she would como and
take care OF his mother. Yes" she said.
So Harry took the nurse TO his house
and he said TO his mother. II am going
to look for Job" when you have a
Job come home and tell me-" said his
mother
SO he went back to the drug store, the
place where he found the nurse and he
went into the drug store and asked the
man ~ he wanted a boy for work. Yes.
said the man.
Then Harry ran home and told his
mother Il have got job at $3.50 a
week" he said.
Tho next day Harry went to work
and did very nicely. lie soon made
enough money to pay tho nurse and the
doctor, and his mother grew well rapidly
Then they lived happily ever after.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.


spell cat the teacher said. and Willie
Spoke up in accents clear. distinct and
Kat" he said. and smiled as one
whC praise expected for task we'll done.
But teacher frowncd and cried, Don't
you know yet
That cat spells cat7 Now. don't forget
And Willie. wondering, silent, took his
HUT pondered deeply over his defeat
Then, rising slowly, Teacher, won't you
Us. please" he begged, What does
Aunt-winie. the stork has broush; you
q nice. new baby brother. wouldn't you
like TO, sec him?
wulie-Naw. but I'd like to see the
stork.
TeRcher-Can you multiply concrete
numbers by concrete numbers?
Small Boy-Yes. mR'am.
Teacher-well, suppose you we're to
multiply a dozen apples by eight ounces
OF roislns. what would the product be?
Small Boy--Mince pie.
Some time ago the teacher OF a public
school was instructlng class In googra-
ply. and when Il came time to hand out
n few questions she turned first TO Willie
Smith
"willie," she said. can you tell me
what Is one OF tho principal products Of
the West Indles?"
mo. ma'am." frankly answered Willie,
after a moments hesitation.
"Just think Bit" encouragingly re
turned the teacher; where does the sugar
come from that you use at your house2''
sometimes from the store" answered
While, and sometimes we borrow It from
the neXt-door neighbor,"
Boy-Miss Jones, you are very beauti-
full.
LRdy-Thank you, Bobbie
Boy-Oh. that's ali right Us Boy
Scouts have TO do one kind act every day.
'Ps, mans wife Is his better halls
| isn't she?'
I'VE are told so. my son."
Then IL man marries twice there
isn't anything left OF him, is thereg"
| After pondering at the window for a
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20

Ing that time went to school. had to
wear wooden shoes which clattered very
much, especially when there were a group
OF us going to school We had to take
our books, slate and pencil to school in
the morning and carry them home at
night after school. We had to carry them
in large school bags, which we slung over
our shoulders. Everybody had to buy
their own books and school supplies. And
when we came back to America had
forgotten the English language. but t did
not take long to catch onto it again.
Then we came to Omaha. where we have
lived ever since.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Trip to Denmark.

BY Mary Andersen. Aged 12 Years, S20i
Maple Street, Omaha. Red Side.
Six years ago / went with my parents
to Europe We went to New York first
and when We came there We bought
tickets for the ship Kaiser Wilhelm II,
which took twelve days 70 go across the
ocean.
Then we arrived In Brener Hafen and
from there We Travelled through Ger
many to Denmark. where my relatives
live. When my grandfather saw my
mother he did not know her because he
had not seen her for nine years.
1 could not understand the Danish Ian
guage. but It did not take me long to
learn II.
We stayed over there one year and dur
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Grandpa's Youth.
BY Herbert Edee. Aged IL Years, Pawne
City, Neb. Red Side.

BY Herbert Gdee. Aged l2 Years, Pawnee
City. Neb. Red Side.
We were all sitting around the fire
place one cold November evening.
"Grandpa!" said 1. please tell us a
story. You haven't for a long time
''All right" he answered.
What about?'
"oh. about Thanksgiving of course"
we all answered.
We'll" he began in his droll way.
The children in the town where
lived never celebrated ThansgiYing like
they do now.
They had been planning for Thanks
giving for about a week
Thanksgiving would be in four days.
The women had started their cooking
already and some had bought turkeys
"At last Thanksgiving came. 1t was
an ideal day.
About five or six inches Of snow had
fallen the night before.
About 10 o'clock l started to the foot
ball game
There were to be two games that day.
one in the morning and one in the after
noon.
'As neared town the people were all
in furry. The men were shouting and
the boys were laughing. stood on the
bridge lover the small creek that ran
through town. and watched the fun.
In the middle of the creek was an ice
berg with Mr. Johnston's turkey on.
They were trying TO get 1t with ropes.
canes and sticks, but they all proved
too short
/ 1t Just stood there and opened its mouth
as II 1t were Laughing. at them.
| Little Willie Jones while coasting down
the bank OF the creek went sailing into
the icy water with John England close
after him.
Dick Smith and ROLAND West were
making snow balls Con top OF the Smiths
house) and throwing them at the pass-
| ersby.
John, Dicks brother had a bucket of
water and he poured II on the pumpkin
pies his mother had set out to cool whiIa
another boy was stealing one.
FARTHER on, the Perkin boys were lean
ing out of their upper windows w,Sh
lishing poles and lines, catching the
other boys hats.
AFTER the sights went on TO the foo.
pan field and watched the game.
On the way home I glanced into tbo
'onhstons front door, but no turkey was
10 DC seen on their dinner table.
All mas changed now" he murmurs.1
as he finished. o
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
A New Playmate.

By Mary Goldenstein, Aged 10 Years,
Glenerl, Neb. Red Side.
Mable was sitting on the porch. looking
wistfully at her neighboT's house. Some
one had moved in there yesterday She
knew that boy and girl had moved in.
because she had seen them get off the
train. 1t was four days till Christmas
and she thought OF something. She sent
her pretty little purse, with a card say
ing Merry Christmas. from your neigh
Dor. Mable johnson"
The next morning she found a little
book, and inside on the first page 1t
said, ITO my nelghbor. from Alma Jack
son." The next day Alma came over and
the girls became fast friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
The Magic Diamond.

BY Mary Fischer, Aged 10 Years, 500
Lafayette Avenue. Omaha. Red Side.
Once upon a time there were two beau
tiful princesses. These princesses aid
something the king did not like. so he put
them on the top OF a very high tower.
One day as the two princesses were sit
ting on the tower q bird came. Il was
holding a diamond in its beak. AS 1t
came nearer and flew on the tower It
dropped It at their side and the bird flew
away again.
The princess took the stone or dia-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Rid of Fear.

By Irene wellman. Aged II Years. Full
lerton. Neb. Blue Side.
Once there was little girl and her
namo was Jenny. She was afraid 20 q"
up to bed alone and her mother would
have 20 go up with her and leave the
lamp up there until Jenny was asleep.
One night as Jenny and her mother
were going up TO bed, Jenny's father
said Jenny lie big enough TO go 60 bed
alone" SO Jenny took the lamp and
went up alone. She heard a sound under
the bed and II frightened her so that
she could hardly sleep. Pretty soon she
felt something soft on her cheek and
she screamed so hard that It brought hel
father and mother to the bedside ant
they found Jenny's Newfoundland dog II
bed with her. Jenny was never fright
ened any more
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Their Own Page

ing IL was not very cold that day.
Muricl. my brother said that no did not
believe It was Frozen hard enough. but
he said we might try H.
We soon arrived at the pond. First we
went to the shallow part by the walnut
trees, There was Just little ice float
Ing around in there, 30 we went 10 an
other part. The ice looked quite hard
in there so Helen thought she would try
and see Il 1t was strong. She stepped on
Il and II went In and so did she. Helen
caught hold OF mo to get out and pulled
me In, We both got out and went to the
house. II was ice cold, and We thought
It was not the right time OF year for q
bath. We did not like that experience
in skating very we'll.
wish to see my story in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
(First Price
Gifts for the King.

BY Laverne T.. Colson, Aged IL Years!
Fremont Neb. Red side.
Dea9 Busy Bees: Christmas Is near 1
want to tell you how our sunday school
has planned for this year. In place of
santa Claus and treat each child brings
a, certain amount OF money to help pack
the box. Ny class is COINS to give stock
ings. towels, bibs, flannelotte and many
more things. These things go to the or
phans home. II is called our gift to the
King" I think it Is a fine plan TO give
20 the children who have no father or
mother. And l think the whole Sunday
school will be happier this year than any
year gone by. Don't you?
p. S.-I wonder what the other Busy
Bees are doing now,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Honorable Mention.)
HarrY's New Book,

BY Nadia Shallcross, Bellevue, Neb. Box
6. Blue Side.
1t was getting near Christmas and
Harry had read the book OF The Way
to Maryland" Then Christmas eve came
at last Harry hung up his stocking and
went to bed. He was very happy, for he
knew Santa Claus would not forget him.
He lay very quietly and soon fell asleep.
In the morning he saw, beside his tops.
sleds, drums and skates a book he had
been wishing for. THE Way to Mary
land"
He was very happy with his new book.
II was about a shepherd boy and his
sheep going 10 Maryland.
He had a Merry Christmas that year.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
0ur Thanksgiving.

5y Agnes y ,en. Aged II Years, General
Deliy- fremont, Neb. Red Side
We a goose for our Thanksgiving
ainner. We fed it for a week. The first
Two days we had il in a box. but It got
,ut the third day. Then we put II down
n the cellar in a little box. But it got
,ut again. then We let it go out tiil
THANKSGIVING. We chopped the head off
1 and in the morning the other two
geese called It, but II did not come. We
aad il for dinner and II was good.
Il was lonely down in the cellar and
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Narrow Escape.

By Frances Churchill. Aged Years, Nc
Cook, Neb. Blue Side
have never written TO The Bee before
and am going to tell true story.
wish to Join the Blue Side.
One winter. Helen, my sister. and I
wanted TO go skating. There was a pond
down in the pasture where we were g,,-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Busy Rec Latter.

BY Everett Juderine. Aged 10 Years. Bell
wood. Neb. Red Side.
would like to join the Busy Bee club.
My teacher is Miss Pearl Burch. am
IN the fifth grade. / have been very sick
and had TO miss school 1t showed here
and some OF US boys took our sleds TO go
riding. Wen. guess 1 will close for this
lime 1 hope 10 see my letter in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
Little Stories by Little Folk

that was why 1t got thin. l will have to
close for my story is getting long. hope
this story escape Mr.. Waste Basket. I
wish could win dear and sweet little
doll
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20

mond. "Only," said they, Il wish we
were home again." and sure enough they
were back home again. The two
princesses were never sad after that and
always lived happy ever after.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20

COLUMBIAN.
AfaheA

Miriam Basaett.
Victor Button.
Louis Beindorff,
Gladys Nickel.
Josephine PlatneF.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
BUSY Bee RHYMES.

Blu Ruth Thistlewait and Marion Keefe
Beatrice. Neb. Blue Side.
Now listen to a sweet story,
And / know YOU won't be sorry,
or Pete and Tom one night
On the way TO A. c. G. by starlight
These two lads are very we'll known,
Although yet from capers they've not
flown:
So into mischief they thought they'd get
And tell It to no one. you bet.
To Miss Gilbi1de's house they came
And thought they'd have a thrilling game
But. no, Rhe did not hear
Someone else did-to their fear.
On hike they ala jump
Into n tree Tom went bump.
And flat on his back did faAl,
While Pete laughed at 1t ali.
Now these two were very brave that
Pete had a nice pistol and Tom a flash,
light;
Now on their way home In the dark
They thought they'd have another lark
On up the street they weren't so brave
Nothing nor no ones life DID they save:
At that corner a dog at them did run.
And scared them out OF having some fun.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20

Ions time he delivered his childish con
illusions.
Mother"
Yes, my SOM
The trees are moltingT
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
In the Cold North.

BY Dorothy Virginia Smith, AGED II
Years, 26l4 E Street South Omaha,
Red Side.
In the north, where Il Is very cold.
Lives fur-clar warrior bold:
The children call him Santa Claus,
And II you ever saw him you would never
pause
But run right into his open arms.
Where are hidden wonderful charms.
And Christmas night when the children
go to bed.
| have often heard II said
That old Santa comes and takes a peep
TO make sure that they are fast asleep.
Christmas.
By Bernice Etnier, Aged II Years. 7oio
North Twenty.fourth Street. Omaha.
Blue Side.
l.
Hark. the Christmas carols are ringing
From the old church steeple far above
In honor of the little baby king,
Whose crown had many stars
Each night the stars shine bright
But on this night they seem like
Christmas carols.
II.
On this night comes the memories
Like the lightning flashes,
And II dies like the roses;
That night comes the spirit
OF a kind old fellow-Santa Claus,
While we still think OF little king far
watching like a sheperd boy.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
YRANILH.
BoVonth !

Margaret Parish,
Rasanna SWenson.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
RM RLuERNIA7.es>
cHILDREN.REcEIVNGTH THE HIGHEST :MARK. IN. MORE
.ThAN.HALF HEIR. SUbJEcTS. LAsT. MEEk.
PARK.

Sixth y.
Josephine Chidester
Mar uer.te FallOn.
Katherine limerick.
Mildred ; hields.
Ruth sunderland.
Q.
Ellen Evans.
Ruth Parrott.
Alice sunderland.
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Are Near Ostrnd.

The Germans have occupied BmRcs
and probably at present are near
Ostcnd Their main force is lehcyed,
however TO have proceeded south
ward TO assist In the attempt Of the
Germans to establish themselves IN
the French coast With the forces Of
the allies occupying Ypres ana doubt
.ess other troops between that city
and NieuWpoort, ten miles southwest
OF Ostcnd, the Germans probably will
he compelled to fight their next seri-
Gus battle along the roads and rail-
ways running eastward from the
coast Again they NAV join General
Won Kluck's army which occupies
Lille and the country north Of that
city. The residents OF the country af-
iected are rapidly making their way
10 the coast ports ana 10 England.
They bring reports OF the prevalence
Of conditions approaching panic
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-16

Austria. which next % Belgium Is
said 90 have received the hardest
knocks of the war has suffered am
other blow in tho damage done bv
fire 20 new hattlcship and several
destroycrs which were about COM
plctcd az M0ntalcojue The fire was
inccndiary and shows to what lengths
Austria's internal enemies will go TO
cripple her. The tattleship was to
have been launched Sunday with i'm
posing ceremonies
The British cruiser Yarmouth has
made AN important capture in seizing
the steamers Markomannia and Pom
toporos. which had been acting as
supply ships for the German cruiser
Emden. The Emdon has not been
heard from since she sank dozen
British steamers in East Indian wat
crs
Tho MarEomaunIa, which was Of
the Hamburg-Amcrioan line. was
taken and sunk lu the ncighborhood
Of Sumatra Tho pontoporos. winch
IS q Greek steamer. was taken 10
port
The Australians also have heir,d
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re- Phone 3Is5.
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The Washington times., 1914-03-17
BOB DRY EXPECTED
IN CITY TOMORROW
Selman's Opponent Will Meet
Sporting Fraternity Before
TackIing Hard Task.

Bob dry, Teutonic middleweiSht
champion, is due to arrive in this city
tomorrow where he will make mis- final
Preparations for his fifteen-round ba;-
tie with Gunner Selman Thursday night
at the Ardmore club. The big New
Yorker is already in prime condition,
but he wants to get a sample of Poto-
mac water before entering the ring.
II is expected that he will call upon
the sporting fraternity.
Sciman announced today that he was
at weight and would complete his hard
training tonight. The seaman gunner
is in superb shape for his long battle
and says that he ought 10 win.
AS an added attraction. Matchmaker
Phillips has put on Big Cady. George
towns candidate for the white hope
class, and Battling Bernard. who drift
ed into town last week with d chal-
lenge to anybody in sight Cady Will
weigh 200 pounds and Bernard but 49,
but the latter says he will he at no
disadvantage on this account. They
will travel six rounds.
In addition to these two bouts Kid
CO rdOn and Young Blackburn will open
the show in an cight-round affair and
the Semi -windup will be between Mike
Ukraine and Young Herman Miller, of
Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

But is either Bender or Plank any
better than Walter Johnson? And how
much better ball did either of them
pitch last season than did Joe BoehifnS
OF course, the two veterans were
backed up by a crowd of youngsters,
but a year ago did these recruits look
any better than Jim Shaw. or Jack
Bentley. or Harry Harper. or any OF
the rest We have here?
.'Of course. these Athletics know how
to hit, and they can often offset poor
pitching by hammering in the runs. We
went through about half of our cam
paign without our regular third base
man. and time and again our club was
all shot to pieces with injury. but u you
will look up the record you will find
that We fought Philadelphia to the
very last, and were not SO very far be-
hind, at that, when the race was fin
ished.
I'VE are not concedinE thing to any
team in the league. or course, every
one knows we have not had an even
break of luck in the matter of weather.
but a few more days Ike the last two
and We may be just as we'll able to
stand a hard start in the North as
some OF those clubs that have been
sweltering in the sun in the far South
for the past couple of weeks"
And the encouraging feature of the
whole thing is that the managers conf
dence is reflected in his players The
writer has taken occasion ito talk to
several of the regulars on their views
of the probable termination of the next
race There is an almost unanimous
opinion among the players that they
have good chance. and If there is
anyone here who does not think that the
Athletics can be beaten he is among
those who were missed in these discus
SionS.
Beating as often as the Nationals suf-
fered at the hands. bats. feet. arms. and
brains of the Mackmen is not calcu-
lated to arouse enthusiasm over coming
still the Griffmen are pretty
militant crowd, and they
would rather face the Athletics now
than any other club in the league.
The illness of Joe Wood at Boston
and the detection of Falkenberg and
the injury to Ray Chapman at Cleve-
land threaten to kill off two teams that
promised to be troublesome. With the
danger removed from the rear the Ma
tionals are now looking to the front,
and the only possible shadow which
they seem to see in their path is Phila-
delphia.
No matter what may be said in com
plimentary way of the pitching ability
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
GEORGETOWN MAKES
READY FOR. OPENER
Blue and Gray Would Like to
Have Mt. st. Joseph's Call
Off Contest.

Georgetown is getting ready for its
first game OF the season scheduled fo-
Saturday when Mt. st. Joseph's. OF
Maryland. will be taken on at the HILL
top. Georgetown remembers the con-
test of two years ago. and is hoping for
fair weather during the next few days
when Coach Banny Coogan will have
his lads well in hand.
The visitors have q number of pitch
ers, among them Galliyan, Whit.
Burns. Linhard, Clark. Yates. Meadows,
and Smith can be counted upon to hold
u against the Blue and Gray onslaught
Today the Blue and Gray players are
expecting to get action upon the
diamond some forty-seven candidates
trying for the nine
The Mt. St Joseph's game is rather
e:,rly and Manager Waldron IS hoping
that the MaryIanders cannot find enough
practice TO come over, as Coach Coogan
Urld like to have two Georgetown
teams in a tryout on SATURDAY.