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Little Stories by Little Folk
CFirst Prize)
The Baby's Bath.

Bv Dora Rich, Aged 10 Years. 1870 North
Twentieth Street, Omaha Red Side.
'''Ting-a-ling! a-ling!" rang the tele-
phone. Then a voice sad, Hello! Won't
you let Alice come over to the entertain
ment?" And Alice, eager TO know what
that meant. ran across the street, where
her aunt lived. What do you think she
found? Her baby cousin had arrived on
the train and was about to have her
bath.
Now" said the mother. turn on the
water. Off with babys clothes and in
she goes-splash in the clear warm
water"
Alice cried. Isn't she dear. Just hear
her gurgle and COO. and see her splash
with her little hands"
she certainly is a preciaus treasure"
said the babys mother, such a jolly
little sunbeam, all dimpled with smiles"
"see the raindrops sparkle like jewels
on her face! Now. we must take her out.
We will dry her with the towel and then
powder her"
"oh!" cried Alice, "she looks like a
frosted cake"
.'she certainly does. Now we will dress
her. What? What? You aren't going TO
cry? No, no! Now where's the baby2
Here she is-peek-a-boO-under the petit
coats Now comes the little clean dress.
Now she may have her breakfast
while we rock-a-bye-baby-now she is al
most asleep. We will tuck her IN her
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built by Americans. Only few years ago
Bolivia and Brazil entered into treaty
by which Bolivia conceded 20 Brazil
rubber region about twice rs large as
the state Of Indiana for the sum Of slo,-
100000. This money was used to build
certain railroads for the development OF
Bolivia. Messrs, Speyer & Co., and the
National City bank OF New York got
the contract for the completion and ex-
tension OF the Antofagasta road Their
scheme involved an expenditure OF moro
than s27.OOo,OOo the capital to be made
up OF $i5, 100000 advanced by the Ameri-
cans. and OF S12,5OO.oo0 by the Bolivian
government. The American loan was Sc
cured by bonds and the guarantee OF the
government. One of the extensions to
be made was the standard gauge from
oruro 10 La Paz, another was from 'Oruro
10 Cochabamba, and a third line to
Tupez to connect with the Argentine
system. The Potosi extension was also
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the way is over vast plains spotted with
llamas and alpacas, and In plain sight OF
snow-clad peaks from 10000 TO 10000 feet
high. Oruro, the commercial center Of the
plateau, is the halfway station, and the
distance from there to the Bolivian oapi-
tai is $50 miles.
scenic Wonder of World.
The Antofagasta road is one of the
scenic routes of the world. and geo.
logically and geographically it is one
of the most interesting. The Bolivian
plateau was once a great inland sea
hundreds OF miles long and sixty or
more miles in width. Parts of 1t are as
flat as a floor. and the road soes for
miles over beds of stone and stretches
of sea sand. l am told that sea shells
are often found. and that fossils or
fishes are In evidence. Some OF the way
is past volcanoes, and you see beds and
mountains OF lava of the most wonder,
full character. The road taps the treas
ure vaults of the Andes and its freight
is largely tin and copper ore, which Is
shipped from Antofagasta TO the smelt-
ers of Europe and the United States.
BuiIt by Americans.
The reconstruction of this Bolivian rail-
way and its extension was financed and
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Three Railway Lines Now Connect Bolivia with Pacific

usually works for week or less. en-,
then leaves Sometimes he goes away
without pay talked with one Of tnt
contractors last night as TO the labor
situation. said he:
Alcohol Drinkers.
The chief trouble Is that all OF the
Indians are heavy drinkers OF alcohol
After pay day we find that we have e
lay off many OF them 80 that they may
sober up They all chew coca, and wa
allow them certain amount OF coca
with their wages. They do not like for
clEners, but VIC have to use foreigners
as foremen, for the Indians are so low
intellectually that they cannot boss on
plan. They have to be driven, and theiI
sullen looks show that they are dis.
gusted always with their job and are
ready to leave az the first opportunity"
The most important part OF Bolivia has
not yet been touched by the railroads.
rcfer to the fertile eastern section, just
over the Andes. This consists OF enor-
nous forests and high grassy plains
which viii feed millions OF cattle The
government has planned railroads, which
some day will be extended into this
region. These roads so from the CEN
ter or the plateau to the tributaries of
the Amazon. and some will be extended
to the navgable branches OF the Para
quay as we'll One road is planned from
Potosi to sucre. and another from Sucrc
TO Lagunnlas. tho two together covering
distance OF less than 225 miles. An
ether railway Is to connect La Paz and
Coripata Coroico. and thence go on to
the navlgable waters OF the Beni down
which ships can travel TO the railroad
about tho falls OF the Mamore-Madeira.
| When this railway Is finished Bolivia
viii have an outlet to the Atlantic by
, way OF the Amazon
wiu build Branch.
Another Amazon river branch IL to be
built from Coohabamba to the River Chi
more, which flows INTO the Mamore. and
! there IL also an extension from the Ar
gentne system TO connect with the same
river at Puerto Rojas. II would seem
that Santa Cruz is TO be the railroad
center for eastern Bolivia, ana there will
! eventually be railroads throughout the
whole region east OF the Andes. opening
up the country from Argentlna to Ecua-
dor and Colombia.
! II will thus be seen that Bolivia Is at
the very beginning OF It's railroad devel-
cpment. This country is one-fifth as
large as the main body of the United
states. with the addition OF Alaska,
About two-thirds OF the land lies east Of
the mountains, and | doubt not this
nmount OF good soil In the whole repub-
lie Is proportionately as large as that OF
tho United states We have now about
$780, eco miles OF railway; and II Bolivia
had as many In proportion to its size, II
would have something like $1,000 miles
or almost forty times as much as the
railways now in operation. II Is not
probable that such a system will be
built for centuries to come; but the open
ing up OF the $500 additional miles al
ready planned OF surveyed. will create ar
Industrial regulation IN that part OF the
country east of the Andes that will as
tonish the world
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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Church Parade.

BY Mary f. Grevson, West Point, Neb.,
Aged ~ Years. Blue side.
Every child and member Of the Grace
Lutheran church will be In parade on
Aug. 2.
II is in honor OF West Points chau-
tauquas. All the churches in the city will
have a parade and the church and Sunday
school classes The one church having
the best parade will win the banner.
The Sunday school teachers are making
arm bands for every pupil
We are 10 march from the church
around town and then to the Chautauqua
tent
The Chautauque will last six days.
The tent will be on the public school
grounds.
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A Lesson.

BY Alice Thomas. Aged i2 Years, Deer
Trail, Colo, Box 155. Blue Side.
Once upon time there was a little
girl, named sally. She was idle and good
for nothing She cried and poute6 when
she was told To do anything. One day her
aunt brought her a pretty new doll Sally
was very glad to have IT, While she was
playing with T.. her aunt asked her to
please go to the store for her. Sally
said. "oh. dear! never get time to play
at all. I don't want TO go, / want TO
play with my DOLL
She got no further. for her doll fell
and broke. This taught Sally always to
do what she was told to do,
Beautiful lips are those that say words
that are honest, kind and true;
Beautiful hands are those that do work
that Is honest. kind and true,
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Campfire Girls.
Rv Hazel Mcclellan, Sutherland, n


BY Hazel Mcclellan. Sutherland. Neb.
Blue Side.
Sutherland being a small town and hav-
ing few amusements, a lady thought II
would be nice TO organize a camp of camp
fire girls between the ages OF 10 and Is.
We served refreshments. ice cream, sher-
bet and cake last Saturday evening. We
took in s23. We made the sherbet and
part Of the ice cream. and baked our
cakes. We intend to buy our suits with
the money. We are going to take an
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Makes Auto Trip.

BY Lester Clark. Aged . Years OvertoH.
Neb. Blue Side.
Mamma and papa and ] went to Sum-
ner by auto one Sunday morning. the
latter part OF May II began 10 rain
about o'clock, We started for home
about o'clock. but we did not get out
OF town, because the roads were so
muddy that the auto slid from one side
TO the other. SO we turned around and
went back 10 my cousins home and
stayed all night. The next morning we
took the motor car to Kearney and camo
homo on No. q in the afternoon.
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Honorable Mention)
Trim to Colorado.
By Helen Young, Aged 10 Years, Counei
Bluffs, la. Blue Side.

By Helen Young Aged 10 Years, Council
Bluffs, la. Blue Side.
long time ago When was small We
went 20 Denver. On the way out We saw
lots OF little prairie dogs that would sit
at their holes and bark at the train. They
live in what is called prairie dog towns
Denver Is the prettiest place have seen
II has so many pretty parks with all
kinds OF animals. One park. the city
park, has a herd Of about fifteen buffalo.
They have some eagles, too. / think their
collection Of animals Is very fine and
interesting.
One day we went TO Morrison and saw
some rocks as red as red could be. We
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09
Has Mischievous Brother.

BY Esther Sirrs Aged II Years, Brad
shaw. Neb Blue Side.
Dear Busy. Bees: read the Busy Bees
page every Sunday. / would like to join
the Blue Side. l will be I'm the fifth
grade when school begins Last year
there were thirty-six pupils in my room
and seventeen pupils in my class. l have
little brother who will be four years
old in August. He is quite mischlevOus
as most boys are. This is my first let
ter. hope II escapes the waste basket
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Our Pets.

BY Edith Hawkins, Aged 10 Years, 42l9
Grant ST., Omaha, Neb. Red Side.
We once had a little gray kitten. II
was the incest kitten you ever saw. 1t
was very playful and would Jump up In
my lap and play with my fingers We
had Il for about a month, when 1t died.
We think that It was poisoned. We now
have two rabbits. One is all brown and
the other il brown with a little white on
II. We did have pigeons, but we sold
them, because we wanted the barn that
they were kept In torn down.
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RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

1. write plainly on one side OF
the paper only and number the
pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
3. Short and pointed articles
viii be given preference. no not
use over 25o words.
4. Original stories or letters
only VIII be used.
B. Write your name, age ana adj
dress aS the top OF the first page,
First and second prizes OF books
will be given for the best two con-
trtbutioua TO this page each week.
Address all communications 60
CHILDRERs DEPARTMENT.
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Second Prize.)
On the Farm.

Dorwin Wingert Aged 10 Years. over
ton. Neb. Red Side.
One day last week my uncle and l went
threshing, ont at his farm. When we
reached there We got out OF the auto
and my unclo went where the engine was.
and / got in the wagon, took the scoop
and shoveled the rye in the back part
Of H. When the wagon was filled, 1
hitched up the horses and drove 10 the
granary. aud John unloaded the rye. and
we went back TO the field and got an
other load 1 stayed with my uncle til
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09
Lives in Country.

BY Doris Frsbee, Palmyra. Neb., Aged
u Years. Red Side.
am a new Busy Bee and I wish TO
join the red side. / have two sisters and
one brother. l live in the country
read your stories very much and would
be pleased to see my letter in print
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09
Likes Music Lessons.

BY Myrtle Hawkins, Aged 5 Years 42lS
Grant St, Omaha, Neb. Red Side.
would very much like 10 become a.
Busy Bee. ! enjoy reading the Busy Bee
page. I would like 10 be on the Red Side
have just begun to take music lessons
and like II very much. ! hope to see this
letter in print next Sunday
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09
In Ice Cream Factory.

BY W. A. Averill, Seneca. Kan. Red
Side.
One OF my uncles owns large factory
which manufactures ice cream, bottled
drinks, butter and ice. The other day 1
went through II, watched the making
Of the ice cream. First the mixture Of
cream. extracts. sugar, milk, etc, is put
into the mixer that has been steamed and
secured and secured and steamed until
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09

he was large enough. He got 50 wild we
let him go. but soon Ernest gave me a
little meadow lark. We had some little
chickens in the house and every time they
said peep" he answered them. He would
not eat, so we let him 60 Do any OF
you Busy Bees think he is dead?
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Shows Right Spirit.

BY Hazel Woman. Plattsmouth. Neb.,
Aged 10 Years. Blue Side
II you do not get a prize DO not worry
Worrying will not do it, II at first you
don't succeed. try, try again. II Is a
lesson all should heed. try, try again.
hope to win a prize, but II don't 1 VIII
try again.
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poes Poetry Payf

A palatfaI touring car had attracted
the attention OF a visitor TO Boston and
he asked his friend,
carp
The Bostonian glanced In the direction
indicated and replied:
THAT Is the poet laureate OF a we'll
known biscuit factory. "-Everybody
MAGAZINE
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went through the Garden Of the Gods the
same day and saw the balancing rock.
The Irish washerwOman, the freight
depot and very many more things I
think 1t is the prettiest place there is
and l hope the girls and boys who read
this will think 30. too.
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FhstS b/ -SsasJ6Srg GEjt@~r
Aze9ezlae Taylor

4:3O p. m. Then we came home and
took bath. l dressed and ate my sup
per. After supper / went to the picture
show, and when l reached home, was so
sleepy I went TO bed
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09
Chooses Blue Side.

BY Ethel Myers, Wesley; Ia, Aged IL
Years. Blue Side
I like TO read the Busy Bees page and
would like TO join.
would like TO be on the Blue Side.
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what Every Father Knows.

where said the land agent, address,
ing an audience of possible purchasers,
where else on the face OF the globe will
you find in one place copper, tin, IRON
cotton. hemp, grain. game--
A voice replied:
I'm the pockets OF my youngest son, -
New York Globe.
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Kickers.

You have frequently heard some lazy
Iout complain because Eve wished the
apple on Adam. And now a chronic
kicker complains because Noah didn't
swat the files when the supply was lin
ited.--Atchison Globe.
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auto hike next week. and cook our sup
per over a camp fire. Won't that he
fun?
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Illinois, the ministry Adoph
children
Soom they
o
of
when their fellow
Hawkins
This awarded Rich
to
Helen OF the Blue side.
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carriage and wheel her to the porch by
the roses"
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The Busy Bees

of the boys and girls rompng about and
joying merry these vacation days. there
industrious little who going to school,
though is vacation time. Children the Swedish
Emmanuel church attend school at the church every
morning between hours and o'clock learn
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09

1914, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
. PAz-The iron horse of trans
portation and commerce has
climbed over the Andes and is
now forcing his way through
the wilds Of Bolivia. Fifteen
years ago all the RAILWAYS of
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[BY ELISHA HANSON.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-If
President Wilson is successful in his
desire to repeal the no tolls provision
of the Panama canal act, it will be
final proof Of his ascendency over con-
gress. Majority Leader Underwood,
while announcing he has not changed
his mind on the question and that he
would vote for free tolls, has said he
would not oppose the presidents plan
actively. The opposition now is look
ing for a leader in the house, demo
crat who is willing to cross lances
with the president. If such a man is
found, the free tolls provision never
will be defeated.
President Wilson will get little help
from the members of west Of the
Mississippi. The entire delegation
from Iowa probably will oppose him
regardless of politics. Senators Ken
yon and Cummins are in the van OF the
opposition in the senate.
If coast-wise vessels are forced to
pay tolls, it will be a precedent in
American history Today American
vessels, plying American waters ex-
clusively. are not forced to pay harbor
fees, toll fees or any other fees on any
of our waters.
The 500 canal, through which the
greatest annual tonnage passes Of any
canal in the world. is free to American
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vessels. Yet the government built
that canal. The locks on the Mlssis-
sippi river are free to American yes
sells, yet those locks were built by the
government and millions are spent an
nually on the Mississippi. In fact the
United States every nine years spends
more on the improvement of rivers
and harbors, for which it does not get
a cent OF return in the shape Of tolls,
than it cost to build the Panama canal
thus far and than it will cost to COM
plete it.
The meat of the situation seems to
be this: the trans-continental rail-
roads, and more particularly the Can
adian Pacific railroad, oppose the free
tolls provision. The Canadian Pacific
is not an American road, but road
controlled by Canadian and English
capital.
The railroads oppose free tolls for
two reasons First, they will act as a
club to be used by shippers in case
the rates are showed too high. Sec.
ond, railroad owned or controlled YES
sells have to pay tolls under the law.
Representative Knowland of Cali
fornia. author of the free tolls provis-
ions of the act, has a broadside which
he intends to throw at the opposition
to free tolls when the matter reaches
congress.
Mr.. knowland has extracts from the
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Murder of Englishman and
Danger to Americans
Brings on Crisis
NEW VERSION OF
CRIME IS RECEIVED
Story Says That Gen. Villa
Himself Fired the Shot
That Killed Benton

Washington, ID. c.. Feb. Ex-senator
Shively. acting chairman of the for
eign relations committee conferred
with President Wilson today on for
eign affairs generally and got all the
information received thus far by the
president on the killing of w. S. Ben.
ton. the British ranchman, by General
Villa at Juarez.
The senator said afterward that the
Benton incident was still in the pro-
cess of investigation" He added that
thus far only Villas version Of the af-
fair had been received.
Senator Shively was of the opinion
that the Mexican situation would not
be generally debated in the senate, at
least until all the facts in the Benton
case had been gathered, and then. II
it came up the subject would be intro
duced in connection with pending reso.
luticns asking that the United States
take certain steps to protect foreigners
in Mexico. The resolutions Senator
Shively said, had never been referred
to any committee. but that at the next
executive session they would probably
be referred to the foreign relations
committee for consideration.
One resolution by Senator Penrose,
republican, pending since last August
would direct the president to take
such steps as are necessary to place
sufficient number Of United States
troops in Mexico as a constabulary at
such points as In his opinion they may
be needed to properly police and pro-
tect citizens OF the United States and
their property"
1T is' hereby declared" the Penrose
resolutions stipulates. that such em-
ployment of troops is not made with
any intent that such policing and pro-
lection shall be construed as an act of
hostility or unfriendliness toward the
Mexican nation"
The Penrose resolution proposes an
emergency appropriation of $25,00O,OO0
to be expended under the direction of
the prc-id mt for it's purposes.
Ecrton Shot BY Villa.
El Paso, Texas. Feb. 23.-The fate
of the missing Englishmen, Laurence
and Curtis, and the Americans, Bauch
and Compton, in Mexico was still in
doubt today and there was no promise
that the body Of w. S. Benton would
be produced by the Juarez authorities.
No word was received of the troop
train which General Villa, at Chihua-
--------------------
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zowa Congressman to Oppose Presidents
Effort to Repeal Canal Exemption Act

debates before the Canadian parlia,
ment which show that the Canadian
government urged England, on behalf
of the Canadian Pacific. to protest the
free tolls clause of the Panama canal
act, and to insist upon its repeal.
Further, Mr. Knowland has extracts
from debate before the house OF
commons in which the foreign Office
admits that its action in sending
note to this country was a result Of the
Canadian parliament's request.
To show how the railroads fear the
Panama canal competition, for some
years past intermediate points west
of the Rockies and in the Rockies have
been paying the rate from New York
to San Francisco plus back haul
charge on their freight. To meet the
Panama canal competition the rail
roads already have decided to make
the through rate to San Francisco the
maximum rate for intermediate points.
When President Wilson last week an.
nounced the canal would be open for
traffic January next, he gave the rail-
roads official notice as to when their
rates must go into effect. But for that
notice, the rates would have gone into
effect sooner as rate conference Is
planned for Chicago in the next few
weeks. Now, however, the roads know
just when they must meet their canal
competition and they can continue
their over charges until January.
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VETERAN SENATOR
CALLED BY DEATH
COLORADO STATESMAN SERVED
THIRTY YEARS IN, HIGH BODY
AND WAS CABINET. MEMBER.

Denver Colo, Feb. 23-H snry Moore
Teller, former cabinet officer and for
more than thirty years United States
senator from Colorado died here this
morning Mr.. Teller who!wa SO years
old, had been i'll for two years and his
death was not unexpected.
Wash 'nston. D. c., Feb. 23.-Henry
Nj. Teller was one of the original
silver republicans" Many of his sup
porters contended he was, the rs. He
was so-called at any rate when he left
the republican national convention at
st. Louis in 1896 because he did not
agree with the gold standard plank OF
the platform and ran again for the
senate in Colorado as an independent
silver -epublican. He was elected with
I94 votes out of 100 and after serving
that term, the silver republicans in
Colorado merged al the democrats
and Mr.. Teller returned to the senate
that time as democrat. He served
one term as such and retired in 1903
to make place for the late Senator
Hugher also of the same party.
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LINKS ADDED
TO MURDER CHAIN

Aurora. ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Three new wit
nesses, with whom the police got in
touch Saturday. established positively,
they say, that Theresa Hollander was
dragged into st. Nicholas cemetery
and clubbed to death within twenty
minutes, from the time she left the car
on her way home.
The police refuse to give out the
names of the witnesses on whom they
count for new links in the chain of cir
cumstanial evidence they are seeking
to fasten on Anthony Petras, the mur-
dered girls former suitor
The other witnesses, Mrs. Walter
Hickman and Mrs E. rinans, fatty con-
tradict Petras' story as to his route
home after leaving the car on which
he and Miss Hollander rode the night
of the murder.