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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

Tusla, so that the widows who still
work in the city may get to work and
back home with minimum loss OF
time from their children. Neither
widows nor orphans pay fare on this
line. In order. however. to make per-
manent establishment of the new town.
which he called Sand Springs. the phil
anthropist induced factories employing
women to come there. They attracted
other workers. and the town grew. Chill
dren Of widows employed IN the factories
are cared for during the day by nurses
who are themselves widows.
Widows have come from many states
TO this town, but not to receive charity.
It Is Mr.. Pages theory that widows
with families desire only an opportunity
to help themselves. and his whole plan
is to make this a little easier. There
are such things as free fuel. gas, rent.
car fare. medical service, kindergartens,
etc, but the chief aim OF the enterprise
is to enable widows to find work. and
work is provided in abundance. Widows
coming from a distance 10 live in Sand
Springs must pay their own expenses,
and they usually make advance arrange
ments about work and a house. but they
are never turned away. Men callers. as
long as they are industrious and honest.
are encouraged. and many OF the
widows marry and continue to live in the
town. The project will not dies with
Charles Page, for he has provided I'm his
will for its maintenance and develop
ment as a permanent institution. 1t is
also provided that no child who shows
special aptitude for profession shall
lack the necessary training. And whe..
the girls marry they have start in III,
and a pretty home wedding.-New Yors
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

girls name was Mary. The boys name
was VIII. These two. children were in a
little cart. They had a dog hitched to
the cart AS they were going along tha
road the dog saw a cat The cat was
running along the road pretty fast, SO
the dog started to follow it. Soon the
cat saw a tree and headed for it. AS
soon as the cat had climbed the tree the
dog ran to the tree and jumped up on
the trunk of the tree and threw the chill
dren out of the cart. This made Mary
and Will very angry. Mary started to
walk away from the boy very quickly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Encounter with Lion.

By GLADYS Yetter Aged = Years. Full
lerton, Neb Blue Side.
One day Roy and his sister Ruth were
out playing in the sand II was about .
O'Clock In the evening. Roy was 10 and
Ruth was TO- His father called him to
go after the cows. because they hadn't
come up. but he didn't think that they
were very far away. but he was very
much mistaken. because they were. His
sister wanted TO go with him, but her
father wouldn't let her. Roy didn't want
10 go after the cows because he thought
different from his father. He had al
ways been going horseback. but this time
he walked. After walking for about a
half mile he saw four Of the cows and
started them toward home and he went
on to look for the other three and walked
for about another half mile.
He didn't see anything Of them and be
gan calling. Come. Bossy; come Bossy!
And pretty soon he heard a loud roar
and Il scared him, and he started 10 run,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Honorable Me>don.)
King and Fisherman

By Willie Perlman. 24S4 Patrick Avenue,
Omaha. Age 10. Red Side
Once upon a time king gave a
FEAST He wanted to have some fish.
so he called a fisherman and told him
to get 100 pounds Of fish. The fisher
man got the fish and cooked il, but
while cooking 1t he burned 1t. When
the fish was set on the table no one
could eat it, so the king said he would
punish the fisherman. II will give you
three things to choose from. You will
either eat the fish. be whipped 100 times
OF pay $780, As the fisherman was very
poor he said he would eat the fish. He
began to eat 1t, but 1t was so bad that
he couldn't eat 1t, so he said he would
rather be whipped. But when he was
whipped 1t hurt so much that he said
he would pay the 500. So the poor
fisherman had to eat the fish. was
whipped and had to pay the money.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
VENERABLE SUPERSTITION
Curious Beliefs that Persist and
sway the Conduct of Many
People.

II you shiver. someone Is walking over
your future grave.
wher your nose itches something win
happen 10 veX you.
When your right eye itches 1t Is a sign
OF good luck; when your left eye, OF ba.
luck.
when rocks desert a rookery It for
BODIES the downfall Of the family on
whose property IL is.
A spider descending upon you from
the roof is a token that you will soon
have a legacy from friend
Candle and other lights are supposed To
burn blue and dim when Invisible belnss
are present. especially II they 5s evi
spirits
II Is good omen for sal ows 10 ,iA
possession Of place aud bui.d tne.i
nests around Il; while e IL unprJpi; o Z
for them to fors1ke . ace which an.
have once tenantcd.
The maybe Is deemed bird 81
omen Its unluckinoss has been account
for by its being the only bird walch g..
not go into the ark with Noah.
II you have any white marks on YOU
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

nails. commonly called gifts" you may
expect as many presents as there are
marks. as soon az these get up TO the
nail ends, in the course of their natural
growth.
A new shoe placed upon table for in
spection will lead the wearer into un-
lucky paths.
When an experienced shepherd sees the
first lamb in the spring he notes whether
't~ hoa7 or tai is turned toward him. II
the former, he will have plenty OF meat
" cat curing the year; IL the latter. he
looks for nothing beyond milk and bread,
and vegetables without beef. and per-
haps ham.
IL you see the new moon through glass
you will have III luck through the month.
II you see 1t in the open and turn the
silver upside down in your pocket you
will be wealthy for the month.-New
York World
Use The Bees ."swapper" column.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

CToBER is the month Of nutting
tang so that feel exhlarated
miles and miles That the time the woods,
nutting.
And not only that the Department Agriculture
agricultural colleges
aeavong to interest boys and girls sections
ou OF apple culture both profitable pleasUable
one day this month aside Apple
DRAFTED quite widely clubs
organized Information
parment Clubs
girls than Is
qualify. members these
tell the other readers the
Helen the Blue Side the
Perlman Red Side. 80
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

1t became louder all the time, and in a
little while he looked behind him, and
what do you suppose he. saw? 1t was a
large lion coming right after him. There
was tree close by and he cl mhed IL
1t became dark, but the lion still stayed
at the bottom of the tree. Early in the
morning Roy heard voices talking. and
one of them sounded like his father, and
sure enough It was his father. They
came closer and closer, and pretty soon
his father said: There is lion at the
bottom of that tree. and maybe Roy is
up in THAT tree"
Finally his father saw him, and Roy
called out: XIII him. fatheri" And the
men got after the lion. The lion began
to fight with them, but in a little bit a
man came up behind him and killed the
lion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
The Pawnees

Concluded from Last weekly
Tho skidi tribe OF tho Pawnoe nation
was the largest and most .wsrllke. II
kept up the old customs longer than any
other tribe. among them the custom OF
offering human sacrifice to the morning
star. Prisoners taken In war were OF
fered in these sacrifices In order 10 gain
TO the tribe. The last sacrifice Of this
kind known took place sixty or seventy
years ago. There arc old Pawnees who
say they saw Il. Tho Pawnees often
kept prisoners as slaves and other tribes
held captured Pawnoes as their slaves
There was also a custom among the Paw
nees by which young men and boys who
had as yet made no name for themselves
by their deeds, lived az servants in the
families OF chiefs. Here they we're fed
and lodged, and in their turn did all
kinds of errands, such as caring for the
horses and carrying messages Older
men who had not made n success In life
lived In the same way. receiving support
and protection from the chief In pay.
ment for their services Ia all this the
Pawnee custom was very much like that
OF the feudal systom IN Europe. when
the common people served the lords and
knights.
Tho Pawnee nation "a whole was
never at war with the white people. AZ
times some of the young Pawnees had
trouble with the settlers over stock The
so-called Pawnee war OF 1850 was to pun
ish few such thieves Pawnee men,
women and children were frequent visit
tors In the homes of early Nebra ska set
! tiers. and q Pawnce camp near ranch
served as n protection against hostile
Sioux and Cheyenne.
All the other Indian tribes OF the
plains were at war with the Pawnees
Sometimes peace would be made for a
! short time, but through the years the
larger tribes OF the plains. the Conan
Chez. the Cheyennes. the Utes. the Ara
pahoes, and especially the Sioux. we're
the constant and bitter enemies OF the
Pawnees. Always at war with these
great tribes about them. II Is little won
der that the Pawnees became fewer In
number.
One hundred years ago the Pawnee
people were estimated to number 10000
The Republican. or Kithehahki tribe. had
villages on the Republican river near
Hardy, and near Red Cloud. The other
three tribes lived in the valleys OF the
Platte and Doups. Graves and lodge cir
Giles extend for many miles near Linwood,
in Butler county; Osceola, In Polk
county, and Leshara, in Saunders county.
marking the sites OF Pawnee villages
south OF the Platte. In the North Platte
region the valleys of the Loups and OF
Shell creek in Colfax. Platte. Merrick.
Nance and Howard counties, are thicSly
dotted with the remains OF Pawnee VII
! lagos.
BY a treaty with the United states In
1898 the Pawnee nation ceded all its
country south OF the Platte and agreed
10 move UP on the Loups, part went
but in 1876 the Sioux burned one Of their
villages there and tho Pawrees came
down the Platte. making their homes
near Bellevue and Fremont
! In 1s49 the cholera swept away nearly
! / 900 Pawuees, ana every wear Their
enemies, the Sioux. made raids upon
them, no that their women hardly dared
| to hoe IN the fields OF corn.
! In 1857, the Pawnee nation ceded &c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
\ (Ifonorahle Mentions
Fine Time at School.

BY Katherine Jensen. Valley. Neb. Blue
SIDE.
This time ! am going to tell you about
Iur country school The school board
got us lots of things. They got us
eeter toters. swings and tropeas for the
'oys Last year they got us an oil
.tove. We cook every day. We cook our
Inner. We have creamcd cabbage,
.reamed onions and creamed beans
Zach day each one of us brings some
hing for the things we make. We brin~
'ur dishes and spoons. We are lear
ng how to sew and are making a 8.
ng book. Last year we made a C,
md started to make an apron. w
lose. as my letter Is getting long. W
have twenty-five pupils in our school.
our teachers name is Miss Hilma
Blamquist.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

MOST OF US do not realize how mar
VI NeiouEly beautiful and how quickly
the skin may become BY the proper
method pursued Years OF time and effort
are spent with expensive weak creams so
extensively advertised and with only one
result disappointment I have had the
and waited for the beauty promised un-
I'll ! decided TO find the magic way my
sell. l can assure you that the slmplic-
ity and ease OF the proper method OF
beautifytng the skin are really astonish-
ing. An illustration OF what can be done
to the skin Is shown by the result OF
my, following formula:
Simply mix two tablespoonfuls OF glyo-
crime In full pint OF hot water and add
one ounce OF zintone, which any drug
store can furnish you. Stir until cooled.
Il Is then ready 10 apply, This should
be used on the hands, arms, face and
shoulders, literally. every day. This
quickly turns a skin. previously muddy,
sallow or spotty into one of exquisite
I9 Iy ses pure IN 's INT spotless as
and every day faithfully and you will be
grateful for following my suggestions
MISS N. II. s.-Here is my famous
wrinkle formula. | am proudest OF this,
because there Il no wrinkle eradicatOr I
have ever known that has such prompt.
visible results Add two teaspoonfuls OF
half pint OF hot water. Stir constantly
until cold. Use very literally The epfol
you can obtain at any drug store. Mix
the formula yourself at home and you
will have quantity OF wrinkle cream
which would cost a good many dollars
were you TO be able 20 buy IL In the
stores II makes the skin youthful amt
plump, and all lines OF age. wrinkles and
crows feet disappear In very remark
able way, and you will look years
younger
AFFLICTED You viii notice a tre-
mendOus difference in the lustre OF your
hair In Its fast increasing length, and its
fluffineEs. N you Will make up the follow
ing formula yourself nt home and use Il
literally every day OF 80: Mix half a
pint OF water with half pint OF alcohol
Tor take a fun pint OF imported bay rum.
n you prefer IN and Md 10 this one
ounce OF beta-quinol. which you can OBJ
tain at any drug store. This makes over
a pint of this remarkable hair grower. a
quantity which would cost you many dol
lars N you could buy Il at the stores.
You will find that your hair will not
come out BY the handouts on the comb or
brush az II ala before. and you will be
almost as proud OF your head OF hair as
have right TO be OF mine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Chicken Had Crutoh.

BY Mary Grevson. Aged 10 Years. West
---. Point. .Neb. Blue. Side.
One day when was feeding the chick
ofs l found little baby chick which
had one leg broken. took 1t In the
house and took a stick about one and a
half inches long and then tied It by the
broken leg and up to its wing. 1 kept
II in this position for about one week.
L then took the stick off and the leg is
now In place.
The chicken is quite large now, and II
is very tame. Her name Is "Dotty."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Fined Over Dispute
With Taxi Driver

Jim crawforS, an o'NeiIl stocltman.
came to Omaha Friday and after dis
posing of his herd at South Omaha, met
a taxi driver with whom he became
quite friendly. Later the driver at
tempted to collect &c. which he asserted
Crawford owed him, but his efforts were
without success. Crawford was arrested
and fined SIS and costs when srroigned
in police court
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITER'S

/. Write plainly on one side
Of the paper only and number
the pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not PEN
Gil.
8. Short and pointed arti-
cles will be given preference.
Do not use over $50 words.
4. Original stories or let
ters only will be used.
s. Write your name, age
and address at the top of the
first page.
A prize consisting of a book
will be given to the writer of
the best contribution printed
each week.
Address all communications
to CHILDREN'S ID = p A r T.
MENT, Omaha Bee, Omaha.
Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
Ant and Cricket.

BY Philip Davis, 24S2 Charles Street,
Omaha. Red Side.
Once upon time there was a cricket.
1t danced day and night. When winter
came the cricket went to the ant and
asked for food and shelter. The ant said:
I'VE ants never lend-we never borrow"
And the cricket said: II dance all day
and night because my heart is light"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
OMAHA BANK CLEARINGS
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR

Omaha bank clearsnss Tor last week
show a gain OF nearly 100000 over the
corresponding week OF last year. The
clearlngs this week were S2s, SUE, l9s, and
last year 1857, 32i
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
The Tax.Gatherer.

BY Leona Walters. Aged 10 Years. Wa
hoo, Neb. Blue Side.
And pray who are your"
Said the violet blue,
To the bee. with surprise
At his wonderful s ze.
In tho eyegl9ss of dew,
81, madam" quoth he,
"Am q publican bee,
Collecting the tax
OF honey and wax.
Have you nothing for meY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

So Perle, large balls.
or Art sua Perle, large
skeins.
BoudOiT caps. baby
hooteeS, Ar. $40 Satin
Gloss, white, coloTs,
50 OILS.
Iniants' jackets, An.
7s1 crochet floChe,
white, balls.
For EmbF0iderins
Cross stitch, initials,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

ATt.7s7 Mouline ,ooloTs,
white, Skeins.
French knot, heavy
initials, ATt. 500 PeTle,
oolors, white, skeins.
French embroidery,
Initials, Ar Yos flOche,
white, tkeins.
Eyelets and Mono
grams, Art 500 Broder
Special, white, gkeins.
Padding and solid
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

embroidery, An, z7s
Jeannette, white, balls.
Shadow work, Art.
7s2 floche, white, balls.
Towels, pillow cases,
An. s1I, Ivory White,
skeinsOr Ar. 64a,White,
holders.
Colored embroidery,
An So, India OF Art.
S45, Rope. holders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
A Lively Ride,

Gle John. Aged Years, Route /, Elm
wood Neb. Red Side.
Once upon time there were two chill
rem going to visit their schoolmates. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10
BE Beautiful
GeN QikL
Beauty Secrets That Are Real Gems,
Revealed by Valeska suratt, the
Brilliant Actress, Famed for
Her Self-AIade Beauty

MILDRED cen appreciate how you
dread the periodical visit TO the dentist
10 have your teeth scraped. Fortunately,
You can dis1ense with that painful task.
plain fluid ergan will effectually keep
aV0v those black or yellow films which
form on the teeth. az well, as tartar and
gritty substances. Just get a few ounces
OF this from the druggist and every day
gargle your mouth with about tea-
SPOONFUL OF II. I'm sure the results Will
surprise you greatly
MRS. PII.GRIM.-As you were unfor-
tunately not able to secure the Bulfo So
luton (for removing superfluous hairs)
ut the drug store, write to my secretary,
as follows: Secretary 10 ValeFka Sur
nit, Thompson Bldg. Chicago" enclosing
the price. which Is one dollar. and this
unequaled hair-remover will be sent TO
you BY return man.
MISS PRETTY. You will understand
cannot assure you, any more than can
anyone else, that the bust can be surely
developed. Nevertheless, the formula I
give here Is admitted to be the most ef-
two ounces OF ruetone, half cup OF SUI
gar and half pint Of cod water. This
makes a safe mixture. OF which take two
teasponfuls after each meal and at bed
time.
MISS PEPPER.-Yes. II is possible to
rid the face OF blackheads In few min
utes by sprinkling some powdered ner-
water, and rubbing this on the face on
the parts affected with blackheads.
There is no use pinchipg out these per-
sistent blemshes, as this spots the skin.
You can get the neroXin at any drug
store. consider this one OF my best
formulas.
MRS. w. II. DIN a great many face
powders there Is chalkiness which
makes the powder visible. That's why
! use my own face powder made after
my own formula. No one can detect IL
gives PXfTaOFdtnaFW INF
and smoothness to the skin. This Va
leska Suratt Face Powder can now Re
obtained at many drug and department.
stores. IL you find difficulty In getting
II write 70 NV secretary as suggested
above TO Mrs, Pilgrim, sending fifty cents
and saying whether you want white or
flesh tint.
MISS ANXIOUS.-A remarkable prep
ara ton to prevent excessive perspiration
In the armpits Is hydrolized tale. IL IL
absolutely safe, keeps the armpits nat-
uraly fresh and dry. and you will have
no more gowns ruined because OF per-
you II also destroys the odor OF per-
spIration and other Objectionable body
odors.
MISS PICKET-My advice Is not %
use any Of the sunerfluous hair burners
advertised as one can easily detect the
fact that you are afflicted with wild hair
Also, they leave a red spot or burn irri~
tate the skin. and sometimes remove the
hair uneVenly Use instead simnle sulfo
solution. which almost ms gicaliy dis
solves the hair leaving no mark or in
jury. The simple sulfo solution can be
secured at drug stores
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

The above cut shows the float of the
six OF Sixteen Mitchell and the twin
children of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Stewart,
I'd, who rode the car. This float ;
thought by many to have been the most
beautiful one OF all. representing. as it
did, huge big orchid. the setting being OF
natural asparagus fern. 1t brought up
the rear OF the Mitchell exhibit in the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

(By special permission OF the author.
The Rec will publish chapters from the
History Of Nebraska, by A. Il. sheldon.
frnm Meek 10 NNnekA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-10

The cat and the dog dislike each other
very much.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-09-09
GRAIN YIELDS BEYOND BELIEF.

There are so many wonderful stories
of big yields told that the average re-
porter begins in fear and trembling of
the greatest thing yet heard of in the
Inland Empire says the Idaho Post. A
few years ago when Mr.. Northcutt of
Pullman grew 1924 bushels of wheat
on a single acre it was thought the
limit had been reached, and we have
heard of nothing since that surpasses
that wonderful yield
But now come along Albert Feilke,
who produces for our eyes to behold a
stool of 240 heads of wheat grown from
one kernel of Little Club wheat The
bundle of stocks measured about 90
inches around, and the 240 heads
averaged go grains to the heads, max
ing 14,400 grains from one seed. These
facts are scarcely believable, if told in
the eastern states and the teller there
of would Immediately be placed in the
Annanias club organized by Theodore
Roosevelt and presided over by the
rganizer.-Cottonwo Chronicle.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-09-09
TO LECTURE AT FAIR.
Prof. D. E. Willard VIII Lecture Each
Day at Spokane Fair.

The Northern Pacific railroad has
arranged with the Spokane Interstate
Fair and Live Stock Show Association
to have its Development Agent, Prof.
d. F. Willard, lecture at the fair. He,
with five other prominent lecturers
and instructors, will speak each day at
the fair on the care and feeding of
dairy cows, growing Of beef cattle for
profit, the most profitable breeds of
farm animals and breeding of herds, the
feeding of calves, hog raising, horse
raising, farm feeds, silos and silage,
the Standardization of dairy products,
and the marketing of farm products.
These men will also, each day, judge
cattle, and practical work will be done
in the show ring near the stock barns
where the lectures will be held. The
demonstration work will be done with
the cattle, sheep, hogs and horses
brought to the show for exhibition by
the various farmers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-09-09
BOSTON POST TELLS TRUTH
ABOUT RECEPTION.
Continued from page ID


lged statement created quite a stir
among his coreligionists.
This was quickly dispelled by Ma
than Heller, who presided. He said;
Il want to correct any misunderstand-
ing about the report circulated in the
newspapers, concerning the alleged
statements of our distinguished guest
Whatever his excellerry sad was
spoken in private. He granted no in
teryicw, and if overhead was deliber-
ately misquoted. He is as loyal and
upright jew as there is in this hall
tonight.
Cheer HelIer's Disavowal.
Here he was interrupted by wild
demonstration of cheering, whistling
and shouting Governor Walsh, him
self, taken away by the enthusiasm of
the evening. arose and led three cheers
for Governor Alexander. 1t was fully
Is minutes before order was restored
and the chairman introduced the first
speaker, Governor Walsh.
He said 1t is indeed an honor to
welcome to Massachusetts 50 noble a
son of your immigrant people. ! know
of no better, no more industrious, no
more loyal people in this state than the
bygones be bygones, and let us all
stand together to work for the ideal in
people of your race.
q. We greet him not only as the first
man of an important state in the