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Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
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AS daylight broke. Grover, the head
scout. exclaimed, Look at the IndiRnsv'
The hills an both sides OF the little valley
swarmed with them. lone OF the scouts
had ever before seen 50 many hostile In
dams in one body.
Lieutenant Forsyth saw the situation
at a glance. few hundred yards away
In the middle OF the river was a sandbar
island. having one cottonwood tree and a
growth OF willows. II was the only cover
in the valley. At the word OF command
the scouts dashed forward through the
water TO the island. livery man tied his
horse strongly TO a willow bush and drop
ping on his knee held his rifle in one
hand and dug hole in the sand with
the other. This move was complete
surprise TO the Indians. They had ex-
pected TO eat up the little band at one
mouthful. They now cav them making
fort out OF the little island. The In
dams crowded up 20 the bank on both
sides of the river and filled the air with
a storm Of bullets and arrows A num-
Der OF scouts were killed and wounded,
while the poor horses plunged and strug-
gled In misery until they fell In death.
The fire of the Indians was very hot
anu hNNhAANts AAtuAtndUN EnIHNln nhu
his leg broken by bullet and his second
in command, Lieutenant Frederick H..
Beecher. nephew Of Henry Ward
Beecher. was rdlled. Forsyth cut the
bullet from his leg. which he bandaged
with his own hands. telling his men to
be steady. 20 help each other and TO
make every shot count. In the course Of
an hour the men became calmer. They
were getting a good cover with sand and
dead horses, Every time an Indian
showed himself within range bullet
went after him. This discouraged the
Indians so much that they drew back,
while the scouts took the time 70 care
for the wounded and to throw up more
sand.
About noon there was a great gathering
OF Indians on the hill I'm sight of the
scouts. Warriors came riding in from all
parts of the field. Among them was one
whom every scout knew at long distance.
He was Roman Nose. over six feet tall,
the tallest Indian on the plains. and one
Of their greatest chiefs. IL was evident
a big plan was under way. The council
broke up and the plan appeared. Roman
Nose led body of mounted young men
out into the valley. Others Joined them.
They drew together in line facing the
island with Roman Nose at their head
The plan was now clear. This chosen
body Of 200 or 800 men was to charge
straight on the island, while the rest OF
the Indians crept up through the grass
and fired as fast as they could at the
scouts in their sand pits to distract their
attention.
Roman Nose gave the signal and his
horsemen started for the island. Lieu
tenant Forsyth had ordered his men not
to fire until the first pony reached the
rivers edge. The scouts were armed
with new gun, the Spencer seren-
shooter carbine. The Indians knew wha,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
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To whiten and beautify the complex
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preparation than lotion made by dis
solving four ounces Of spurmax IN half
pint OF hot water, then adding two tea
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Rncc. and will make anyone's skin clear,
smooth and velvety. 1t does not show
or rub off like powder; in fact, Il seems
part OF the skin; and for removing tan
and freckles lie unequaled.
1t Is necessary to shampoo more fire.
quently In the warmer weather because
Of excessive dust and the fact that the
head perspires more and is usually more
exposed to the weather. The easiest to
use and quickest drying shampoo that we
can recommend TO our readers can be
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teaspoonful OF canthrox, obtained from
your druggist. In n cup OF hot water.
This rubbed into the scalp creates thick
lather. soothing and cooling in lie action,
as well as very beneficial to scalp and
hair After rinsing. the scalp IL fresh
and clean, while the hair dries quickly
and evenly. developing a bright luster
and soft fluffiness that makes II seem
very advertisement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Celebrates Halloween
By Jeanette Oliphsnt Aged 10 Years, 4O5
South Garfield Avenue, Hastings,
tGiha

By Jeanette Oliphsnt, Aged 10 Years, 4O5
South Garfield Avenue, Hastings,
Neb. Blue side.
am going to tell the Busy Bees what
1 did Halloween. In the morning I got
up very early. I washed my face and
hands and had breakfast. After break
fast 1 went out into the pumpkin patch
and got ten pumpkins. 1 decorated my
room. was preparing for my Halo
we'en party. After l had things all
fixed We had dinner. After dinner
mamma and I washed and wiped the
dishes. Mamma and 1 brought pans and
sugar and all the things mamma had
TO bake in her pumpkin pies and straw
berry-flayored cake. Mamma baked each
child a small jack-o'-lantern.
Now Comes the Fun"
l had invited all the children. When
they had all arrived we played games
and We played with our JACKIE Lanterns.
had ten jackie lanterns lighted. 1t
was as dark as hollow dark, which is
the very darkest dark there is. After
we played a long time we had luncheon.
which mamma served. Then We played
the most cunning games! Then all the
children went home. saying them enjoyed
my Halloween party very much. hope
all the Busy Bees were happy, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Honorable Mention.)
Bad Bows.


BY Gladys Yetter, Aged 10 Years, Fuller
ton, Neb. Blue Side.
One night papa and eleven other boys
went out to get some chickens to roast
over fire out of doors. They all met at a
school house not far away and sent three
of the boys out to steal some chickens.
They found the chickens, but when they
attempted to get away with them it was
not so easy, the chickens giving them
away by squawking and. of course, this
reused the people and they had to drop
their chickens and run. They got on
their horses and made them go as fast
as they could. OF course. the other peo-
pie were following them. But they were
going as fast as they could, and going in
so many different directions that they
thought they would loose track of them.
Finally they reached the school house,
where the others were and told them
about It, Ny Uncle VIII and Uncle Ed
gar were with them. After they had
told the rest they decided to go to church.
and on the way they met the people
that were after them. This scared some
of the boys and they started to run their
horses. One of them said that he bet
they wouldn't catch him. Papa ana
Uncle VIII were on a mule together.
One of the boys pony gave out and they
caught him and tried to make him tell
who the others were, but he wouldn't
The next day was Sunday. Uncle VIII
and some Of the other boys went to see
him. When papa was in Colorado this
fall no saw one OF the boys that was
with them and they were talking and
laughing about it This is the third story
1 have written and want to win a prize
as my cousin did.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
By A. E. Sheldon

one-shot rifle was. but had never seen
one that shot seven times without load
ing. on came the line OF Indians. yelling
and whipping their horses. Just az the
rivers bank the rifles Of the scouts
flashed from the sand pits aud groups
Of riders fell from their ponies. on they
came. Another volley and more Indiana
fell, Another, and another, and another.
and another, with a steady aim and terri
bic effect. Roman Nose himself fell
dead from his horse and the indian line
broke and scattered. Lieutenant For
syth turned anNiously to his scout,
Grover. Can they do any better than
thRtg" he asked. II have been on these
plains. boy and man. for twenty years
and | mover saw anything like g." an
swered the scout Then we have got
them replied Forsyth.
The battle now changed to siege.
while from the hills arose that most her-
rowing OF all sorrowful cries. the wall Of
the Indian women for their dead.
Through many hours this haunted the
ears Of the men on the island. There
were no more attempts to take the island
by storm Starvation was the Indian
plan. At the frat OF the fight the scouts
had lost their pack mules with all thotr
provisions. They had nothing but river
water and dead horse. Attempts were
made after dark to creep through the
Indian lines and carry word to the rail-
road hundred miles away The first
attempt failed. The Indians were too
wRtchful. Another attempt was made,
two scouts crept out In the darkness and
did not return. Those left on the island
could not know whether their messengers
were dead or not. They could only hope
and watch the line where the sky and
prairie met For whole week they lay
In their sand pits. drank river water and
ate horse meat. The hot sun glared from
the sky. the smell OF the dead filled the
air, and flies buzzed and the Indians
glided stealthily about the hills A little
charge would have captured the island
now, but the Indians had suffered too
much TO try again. They preferred to
starve the scouts
II was I'm the forenoon of September
20, when a dark moving patch appeared
far off on the prairie. It grew larger
until the watchers saw that II was an
ambulance and a column of cavalry.
They knew then that the battle and the
Siege of Beecher Island was over. The
Indians fled as the soldiers came near.
and soon the starving and wounded were
being cared for.
General Custer said that the Arickaree
fight was the greatest battle on the
plains. At Wounded Knee, S. D., lives
tall wise Sioux named Fire Lightning.
He was in the Arickaree fight and told
me this story one summer afternoon ait
ting In the shadow of his log house and
looking out upon his garden. He said
the indians lost nearly hundred men IN
the fight and showed by gestures with
MS hands how fast the white men fired
from their sand pits and how Roman
Nose fell from his horse.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Thanksgiving Coming.

By Flora Fithlan, Aged 10 Years. Cush-
ing, Neb. Blue Side.
I have not written to your happy page
for quite long while. but will try and
write.
Thanksgiving will soon be here, won't it?
The time that is a reminder of Christ
mas. because of the happy time we have.
Last year we all went down to Phillips,
Neb.
We went on the train at about o'clock
in the morning of Thursday and came
home on the night train Saturday.
The song birds have all flown south
and the trees are all bare. Winter has
begun. suppose the Busy Bees are busy
going to school. My teachers name is
Miss Nedelia Bintz. I will write again
and will answer all letters that receive.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
FlIcLer. FIicLer FaciIe ringer.

Every Industry nowadays evolves its
own literature. We observe movie en-
and throbs" IN n new offering; five
reels OF punch, pep and plot, pluck. periis
and pitfalls. The plodding pawns Of
pcnury crass and recross the primrose
raths OF plenty, plagued by pltilcss per-
tidy, down, down, doggedly down to the
defeating dusk OF disasters doom Then
fate, the tickle fiddier's fancy. shifts aud
from out the tortured tangle love leaps
and laughs and links the lucSlorn lives
with loops OF gold.'
The movie, rejecting the maelstrom OF
modern life. long ago swallowed the best
actors and dramatists. Now Il Is evil
IDENTIFY widening to devour the more re-
fined literary talent. Did Robert Cham
bers write that 'ad" or was IL "Hea'
james, And are we TO witness all litera-
ture to become reely7-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
The Battle of Arickabee Fork
or Beecher Island

On September II. 1859, was fought the
hardest battle between the white men
and the plains Indians In the annals OF
the west. 1t was fought on the Arickaree
fork of the Republican river, a few miles
from the southwest corner of Nebraska
and not far from the present town OF
wray. Colo. on the Denver line Of the
Burlington road. Fifty-one scouts and
frontiersmen under the command OF
Lieutenant George A. Forsyth. stood off,
on a little sandbar in the river, the COM
bined forces OF the Northern Cheyennes.
Arapahoes and Ogalalla Sioux for nine
days. They lost more than one-third
their own number in killed and wounded.
while the Indian loss was many times as
great.
For months these Indians had been
numbering the settlers and travellers in
western Nebraska and Kansas. Soldiers
weresent TO pursue them. but always
arrived on the scene OF their action after
the Indians were gone. finding nothing
but the melancholy duty Of burying the
murdered citizens. Lieutenant Forsyth
raised a company OF fifty frontersmen
Many OF them had lost their dearest
friends and relatives by the Indians.
Some of them were noted scouts. All Of
them enlisted to fight.
Early in September this little command
started from the place of the latest In
dian murder near Fort Wallace, Kan.
They struck a trail leading to the Repub-
lican river. Following the trail up the
Republican river in Nebraska it was
Joined by other trails. and still 9TH
ers, until the little party OF fifty men
was travelling great beaten road, as
wide as the oregon trail. made by thou
sands of Indians and ponies. and with
hundreds Of campfires where they stop
ped at night. II seemed a crazy act to
follow so great trail with so small a
party, but the little band had started
out to find and fight Indians and kept
on.
On the afternoon of September 16. the
Indian signs were very fresh and Lieu
tenant Forsyth resolved to go into camp
early, rest his men and be ready to strike
the Indians the next day. An extra
number of men were posted on picket
duty to prevent surprise. In the earliest
gray Of the next morning, the men were
up and saddling their horses when there
came a volley Of shots from the plckets,
followed by the yell and rush OF Indians.
The savages had expected to find the
soldiers asleep and their horses out feed
| ing. Their plan was to stampede the
horses and leave the soldiers on foot in
the open prairie, where they could easily
surround them and cut them off. They
found their horses saddled, every scout
ready with his rifle. and soon retreated
out Of reach of the white mems bullets.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Little Stories by Little Folk
CPrize story.)
How Plants Grow.

BY Margaret Brown, 2s1s Charles Street,
Omaha Blue Side.
My. but II IL wonderful how plants
grow. oh. II our eyes could only keep
on them long enough to see them spring
UP into beautiful and wonderful plants.
! have seen them myself only in motion
pictures. but that has given me a won
derful idea how great they are. 1 saw
the picture of how the narcissus grow
and keep on growing until they are one
OF the most beautiful flowers on earth.
The narcissus, which is kept In sand and
water in the shape of bulbs, must be
kept in dark room for some days, and
then they just look like worms wriggling
their way to the top of the ground. out
of the midst OF these green leaves spring
a beautiful stalk of white lilies. and then
you will have one OF the most beautiful
and fragrant flowers that grow upon
earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Honorable Mentien.)
Adventures of Shil ing.

BY Helen Zeplin, Aged IL Years, West
Point, Neb. Blue Side.
was found on the side of q mountain
near a cottage of Peru and made a voy-
age to England in an ingot under the
convoy of Sir Francis Drake. Soon after
my arrival was taken out Of my Indian
habit, refined. naturalized and put into
the English fashion. with the face OF
Queen Elizabeth on one side and the arms
of the country on the other. was
shifted around from hand to hand so that
before / was five years old ! had trav-
eled almost into every corner of the
nation.
But when was about on my sixth year
l came TO the hands OF a miserly old fell
low, who put me into an iron chest, where
i found 500 more who were with me. After
an imprisonment OF several years we
were taken to a clothing store for a suit;
from there to a clergyman. then was
sent to the missions homes.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
CUBAN SUGAR CANE
PROMISES GREAT CROP

Correspondence OF The Associated Press.)
HAVANA, Cuba. Nov. s.-seasonable
rains have raised high the expectation
OF the Cuban sugar planters and splendid
reports OF the growing cane are coming
in from all parts Of the island. II gentle
rains continue, followed by a spell OF
cool dry weather. the most extravagant
estimates OF the crop, which viii un-
questionably break all records. win be
fully justified
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Consumption Of Milk
In Berlin Limited

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Nov. S--The Berlin magis-
tracy has already considered the eventual
issue OF milk cards. patterned after the
bread cards, to meet n threatened short
age In the milk supply OF the city. In
any event. Il IL announced. arrangements
will be made to see that enough milk
shall be available for all children under
. years old. Possible limitations OF the
consumption will apply only to healthy
children above that age and 20 adults.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
The Halloween Party.
YalIeY, Neb. Blue SIDE.

Valley. Neb. Blue Side.
Friday night I went to our Sunday
school Halloween party. Each one Of us
was to bring a sheet. Papa was in
Omaha, 30 did not come right in time.
1t was from to 10 o'clock We played
games. The first thing we played g game
l do not know the name Of. 1t was this:
Each one was supposed 20 have a chair.
Then We would take one away. Must
clans played. Then we all marched
around the chairs. When It stopped each
one was supposed 70 have chair. One
would not have a chair and she would
have to stay out We played this for
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14

while. Then we played spin the butter
plate" There were fifteen of us. One
would have to spin the plate and say a
number below fifteen. The number she
said would have to get it before 1t was
flat. If she caught it before 1t was flat
she would have to spin it until she did not
catch it. Then we played criss-cross
answers. Then we had a fine lunch and
went home. 1 received the prize book. I
want to thank you very much.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Continued StorY2

Edith Kenyon. 1922 Cunning street, Omaha,
Neb. Blue side.
Would you like me to write a con-
tinued story? If you would. plea-e let
the editor know the answer in the col
umns. AS soon as I find out, l will
think up a nice story and continue 1t
every Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14

ERE is picture Of zota Smith, piest
talented Busy Bees
but already her beautiful has a
favorable mention and brought
When she was old, Izetta the silver
medal the
Christian
the gold medal and is eligible medal
little
deal Of time him giving all
Our faithful little
most dilgent little scholar
The rnnh annual convention Of the American
ton opened at st. Augustine
protection
best this
prize
Helen zepin Blue
honorable mention
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Stories of Nebraska History B

CBy special permission OF the author.
The Bee will publish chapters from the
History of Nebraska, by A. K. Sheldon,
from week to week.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14

lngly effective as a. mixture Of one-half
pint Of alcohol. a half pint Of water tor a
and aieohon and one ounce OF beta
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so-called tonics sold. and It's results In
railing and giving a beautifui head Of hair
cannot be equalled, Your comb will never
have on II a tangled mass OF dead, sick
psf Hna you % make S up your MIND
to use this formula and absolutely discard
everything else you may be using as
hair treatment.
MISS PATIENT-You.I never be able
to pinch out all the blacltheads from your
face. My positive method IL to sprinkle
some powdered neroxin on q hot, wet
sponge and rub on the blackheads. After
few moments non rubbing Ing wasn OF ana AM,
stSr star I" y SS You can get herOxin at any
drug store.
HANNAH M. B.-I am not surprised
that you have failed TO remove your su-
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way Is to dissolve them away. instead Of
hairs with simple suifo solution, which
you can obtain at the drug store. every
hsr the Seavys ana 5nl the oth sn' har SIMPLY ps
movers. leaves no mark or spot. but
leaves the skin soft smooth and clear. Il
live the skin or how heavy the growth.
MISS HEARTS, am sorry you could
not obtain the "Suratt Face Powder at
your druggists, but II you VIII address
Secretary TO Valeska SurRtt, Thompson
Bldg. Chicago and enclose fifty cents.
saying whether you want white or flesh
tint. my secretary will see that you get
II at once.
WONDERING-My following method
Is the only safe one for developing the
bust. Though success In such develop
ment can never be assured, the method
given Is well worth trying. II anything
can succeed. this certainly should. Vacu-
um cups and other ,contrivances should
be avoided. To a half pint OF cold water.
add two ounces OF ruetone. and half a
cup OF sugar Mix thoroughly. or this,
take two teaspoonfuls after meals and at
bedtime. You can obtain the ruetone at
the drug store.
MRS. L. o. R.-.oult those, supposed
blood cleansers and use my pimpie for
mula. which is mixture OF twelve
ounces OF sugar dissolved In a pint of
water and one ounce Of sarsene. taken in
doses OF three or four teaspoonfuls three
or four times a day. Get the sarsene
. IN the original package. bv the ounce,
at the drug ore.-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14

Right now, when your thoughts
are turned toward the pretty gifts
you mean to crochet for your
best friends, this offer of special
instructions should be helpful.
You have been reading the Klos-
tersilk advertisements as they
have appeared-with their illus
trations of the actual pieces that
are so beautifully crocheted with
Klostersilk.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
vaisska suratt Gives Some Of the
Beauty Secrets That Have
Made Hor the Famous
Beauty Actress.
d. vALnsKA suRATr

BIZ VALGBKA HuRATT ~
THE thousand and one prepare
tons sold for improving the
complexion really make Il very
dufcult, instead OF easy, tcr a woman
to attain the object OF her desires
A beautifying cream must be used
very literally In order to be sue
cessful at alt-but at the price at which
such creams are sold, the beautitying
process y tedious indeed. Besides, the
ingredients lack strength. The only sure
way TO DO successful N TO make up the
Following formula yourself at home: Mix
two tablespoonfuls OF giyceIine and one
ounce OF zintone In pint OF water. This
results In a satiny cream, and makes over
pint which Is several times more than
what you obtain In the stores, and besides
you nave beautitier which mas no equal
for quick and positive results. II will re-
move every blemish. red spot and freckle,
and all muddiness, and the result Is a per-
Which Is exquisite n' The 'S ainsose can H aS
secured at any drug store. would adj
wise every woman 70 abandon at once the
rS hsy s Sse% WIN ' me, Se %snS and
MRS. AMANDA FL give you here
the only, really, successful method by
which all wrinkles. both big and little,
can be thoroughly and successfully re-
moved. This has the peculiar property
OF making the skin plump and vigorous
appearance which 10 really startling. MiS
at home. in half-pint OF hot water, two
tablespoonfula Of ElyCerine and two
ounces of eptol. This will make half-pini
or the cream at cost of several times
less than you ordinarily pay for so-called
wrinkle-creams at the stores. The epic
can be secured from your druggist. Uss
this cream literally and faithfully and
YOU will find at last that your dream Of
youthful face has come true,
| ARABELLA M.--Dandruff may nov
be dissolved away completely. This can
not be done by soap, because of the alkal
II contains, II Ia done quickly and thor
| oughly by using as a head-wash one tea
spoonful OF eggol dissolved In half cul
OF hot water. Enough eggol TO make owe
dozen OF these shampoos can be OBJ
tained from your druggist at small cost
MRS. l.. NJ. Yves. make every effor
to save your teeth, especially those In tn.
front rows, Gold and store teeth dis
figure one so much. The tenderness oil
your teeth. the loosened condition, swolleT
gums and little dark spots will soon dis
appear II you will use what a. dentist
told me, plain fluid ergan. which yov
can obtain from any drug store. Sway
II In the mouth to and fro night and
morning.
MFoS. OTTO r. H.-The ordinary hall
tonics bought these days merely stimu-
late the hair trifle for the time being
they cannot and do not make hair grow
haN u l. klwsar Nak x.ftII
Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14

MFos, OTTO r. H-The ordinary hair
tonics bought these days merely stimu-
late the hair n trifle for the time being:
they cannot and do not make hair grow.
supply the proper nourishment TO the
scalp, and hair roots. In this way putting
an end to the sick hair, dandruff. etc.