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Picking Blaokberries.

By Henrietta Lentz. AGED Y Years. r.
l. Box SO. Gothenburg, Neb. Blue Side.
II was Friday morning and Harold
had been playing In the fields, lie In
tended to take homo to the cook a bss-
ket OF hlsckberries for tomorrow's pie.
Perhaps x he had pcen left 20 himself
nc would have filled the basket. but he
heard some one singing on the other side
of the hedge so he ran up to the gate
and there saw n dear little girl standing
near It. She wore a large bonnet. out
OF which her little face pcepcd prettily.
why that is the little girl that lives
in the house yonder" said harold to
himself II should like to play with
her"
Then he remembered that he had often
seen his father help his mother over
gates, 50 he held out his right hand
and said all In a breath:
III you please, little girl, can't help
you over this stile. l know who YOU
are quite well. You live in that pretty
white house." pointing just ahead. and
my mamma is coming TO see your mamma
some day, and my naIno is Harold, and
II you please, what is your name?'
The little girl. after thinking a while,
decided. 1 suppose, that she liked this
polite little boy. for she smiled at him
and holding onto tho gate with her right
hand placed her left In his.
Thank you" she said. MY name
is Aline. Please tell me what you have
in that basket"
Come and see.'' said Harold as he
helped her scramble over the gate.
Il have eaten all the biggest" he said
mournfully. These are for the pie.
Had ] known you we're coming l should
have kept the best ones for you. But
we will go and find some more. il Is so
jolly in the fields, and II we happen 70
meet any cows you needn't be frightened.
L can take care OF YOU"
Aline was delighted and the two chill
dren ran off together as happy as could
be, full OF fun and merriInent.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Little Stories by Little Folk
(First Prize)
A Bird Story.

BY Helena Carpenter. Aged II Years.
Fontanelle. Neb., Box A.. Red Side.
We have many birds around our place.
We have a blue Jays nest up in a tree
close to our house; / climb up TO It quite
often. One time when climbed up in
the tree I found three eggs / watched
them closely and before long 1 saw three
little birds. was very happy TO SEQ
them, but before long a sad thing hap
pened. climbed up in the tree and saw
only one little bird. When 1 got down
1 saw one lying on the ground dead, and
] don't know what happened to the
other one, but suppose one OF our cats
got It.
One morning after a heavy rain mamma
went out in the yard and found little
bird under a tree almost drowned. She
took It in the house, bathed it in warm
water and wrapped It in a cloth. put It
near the fire and in a short time 1t was
all right and able to fly. So my brother
took It out and put 1t in the tree hope
Il IS we'll and happy now.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Alice Helps Grace.

BY Susie Pinson. Aged 10 Years, r. +. ID.
2, Platte Center, Neb. Blue Side.
Once Alice did some work for her
neighbor and the woman gave her a
quarter. As she started down the street
TO get doll with her money, she met
Grace. crying as hard as she could.
What is the matter2" asked Alice.
oh" said Grace, some bad boys
pushed me down with my pitcher OF
milk"
Don't cry" said Alice, II win give
you my quarter and you can buy another
pitcher and get some more milk and I
win go with you"
So Grace took the quarter and bought
pitcher just like the other. They got some
more milk and Alice went home with
Grace and told Grace's mother. Then
she gave Alice another quarter. Alice
now went home and told her mother Of
the incident. Her mother was greatly
pleased at Alice's generosity and re-
warded her. 1t is always good TO help
others.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
QIonorable Mention)
Old Cat Mothers Chicks.

BY Lucy Green. Aged II yelrs, South
Bend, Neb. Blue Side.
have an old cat. She is black. yellow
and white She has three kittens; one is
black, the other is yellow AMI the other
Is gray. I took some food out to the old
cat this morning ana the little yellow
kitten began TO eat
I have each OF the kittens named; the
yellow ores name is Blanchy, me black
bne's name is Midnight, and the gray
ones name is Bright Eyes
About q week ago we had some little
chickens. It was cold for them outdoors
30 we took them in whore the old cat
aud kittens we're. The old cat began to
mother them as II they were her own
kittens. They would settle down all
around her head so we had a picture
taken of them.
hope TO see my story in print for this
h the first time I have written to tho
Busy Bee page. I wish to Be on the
Blue Side.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Reads Busy Bee Stories.

Anna Moskavitzn, Aged II Years. us n,
sixteenth omaha, Nco. Rcd Side.
am reading the stories every Sunday
in the papers and l enjoy thcm very
much | wish l could join them, too.
end would be very happy TO see them In
the sunday bee. l so to the Cas- school.
I passed into Sixth \ and my age Ia u.
My birthday Is September 1 and ! have
u title white vat which In my pct Ny
father In merchant. ! love to 1.-Two In
Omaha. think 1t is nice place 90
live in. and l also love to go to school
and have my teacher teach me. Her
name Is Miss IIewett, She is vory
nice teacher. ] am glad she passed me
ana now my new teachers name ia Miss
Wallace.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Lillian and Ethel.

by Catherine Treedway Aged 10 Years.
Boone Neh. Blue Side.
once there were two little girls, whose
names were Lillian and Ethel. Ethel was
gentle and kind, but LILLIAN was rough
and selfish. Ono day their mother said.
~ you will each pick n gallon OF APP
pies. ! will give you each a big peach,
SO both OF the girls went out aud in a
little while they had a gallon Of apples.
And then they ran happily Into the
house. Their mother gave them each
nice large peach and then they went
out to play. and were very happy.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Makes Mud Pies.

By f.eona Walter. Aged . Years. wahoo,
Neb. Blue Side
once the little neighbor boy and l were
making mud pies. We made cakes, oof-
Zee rolls, douehnuts. pies, cookies. angel
food cake and all sorts of things. MY
sister and brother would come and buy
them After we had played awhile we
got tired. so I went home, cleaned up
and got ready so I could 80 to the pic
ture show. think I had very nice
time TINT daN.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Little Bird Dies.

BY Evelyn Vogel Aged IL Years 1915 Ohio
st Omaha, Neb Red side.
One morning last week while mamma
and were sitting on the front porch q
woodpecker dropped down onto the drive
way. As he did not move / ran and
picked him up, He was not dead, but
seemed to be stunned. A man who nap
pened to come along to leave circular
for a furniture house told US the bird
might have touched AN electric light
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
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Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
The Runaway.

Anoka, Neb. Red Side.
One hot spring morning my brother
hitched up his horses. Prince and Nellie
TO the wagon and started home. On the
way home he stopped TO get the papers
In some way the horses started to run.
Then my brother ran after them. but
could not catch them. They ran about
half a mile. They were both large work
horses 90 they did not run fast towards
The last. But they were both running
Yet when my father stopped them. They
are about three and four years old. We
work them every day now.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Watching the Sunrise.

IA, Thaodora Willy Aged II Years. He
~ bron, Neb Blue Side.
Nv n neat little cabin sits s. maid read
ing Her golden curls shade her face
Now and then she glances eagerly up
the narrow path that leads along the
mountain side. Now she springs up
drops her book and hsstens to meet an
aged man. whose beard and hair are
gray.
They are going to watch the sunrise on
the mountain, which IL a great pleasure
for the forester and his daughter
Now they are standing on the highest
hoint. with the suns rays upon them.
As the sun descended they descended
Many times they have climbed the
mountain and watched the beautiful
blight
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
The Young Doctor.

BY Lucille John, Aged s Years, r. F. ID.
No. /, Elmwood. Neb. Blue Side.
There was once boy and girl playing
together In a yard. The girl had doll
and q doll-bed. The children lived in
town. The girls name was Nellie. the
dolls name was Ruby and the boys
name was Albert.
One day Ruby was very sick. Albert
played he was the doctor. Nellie sent
for him to come and see Ruby. Albert
soon came. He had his papa's clothes on.
He also had suitcase with him. Soon
the doctor took his watch from his
pocket and held II I'm his hand while he
felt Ruby's pulse. After that he fixed
some medicine for her and she was well
in a few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08

pointed ono day a man came to our
mouse aud told mamma about he pest
looks in the world. She thought she
should not buy them. but finally she did,
ana they are the best books, the books
Of knowledge, J have made much use
OF them They tell about everything a
child wants to know and Il helps you in
school and in everything There IL not
n question you can ask but what is IN
the book OF knowledge.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Builds Wren House.

BY Hazel Bull. Aged II Years. Millard.
Neb. Red Side.
One day when my brother was work.
hg. told him to make me a wren house.
for he had made my sister one. An so
be should make me one too. He said
le would make me one II would get
lome boards which he could use. l fin
lily found some and brought them to
hm. Then he made me a nice little
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Reads Page Regularly.

by Mildred Wilson, 2Ol5 n Street. South
Omaha, Neb Blue Side,
This Is the first time l have writton.
My father takes The bee, and I read the
ohildrcns page every sunday ! am 10
years old and l am in the sixth grade,
would like TO Join the Blue eide; also
wish TO sec my letter In print.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
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Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Last Day at School.

BY Flora Ffthian, Aged 10 Years, Cush-
ing Neb. Red Side.
/ thank the editor very much for print
ing my letter.
1 will tell you about the last day OF our
school We scholars and our teacher
went to the school house in the morning
and put the books away We practiced
for our program a while. Then we played
games until the people came. When the
people arrived teacher helped the women
put the table up,
We children played until dinner time
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Has Many Pets.

BY Catherine Treadwav. Aged 10 Years,
Boone. Neb. Blue Side.
We have many pets. We have six lit
tie kittens. We have names for two Of
them. They are SNOWFALL and Fluffy.
My little brother. Duane, says Fluffy Is
his kitten. He has little puppy named
shep II Is black and white. I have
doll IL can sit up and hold a block
in its hand. It can also go 70 sleep. MY
sister Laura has a doll. too. We like
TO play with our dolls My dolls name Is
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08

house with a porch and a little hole
where the wrens could get In.
One day to my surprise saw two
wrens earring twigs into the house. for
had put it on a post out-of-doors.
Every day 1 would put some crumbs on
the porch OF the wren house and they
would come and eat them.
When it was getting to be winter they
went away. but have come back this sum-
mer.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
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we could do as the bird seemed TO be
suffering ana We thought he might be
saved. The man suggested a drop Of.
whisky In spoonful of water. We had
no whisky, but did have some grain
alcohol. which we tried. but the poor
bird died any way rlglt In my mammals
hand. Mamma thinks We did not use
the remedy soon enough
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
The Sparrows.

nv Madeline Kenyon. Aged ~ Years.
Omaha. Neb Blue side.
have a small stand and on It pan
OF water and few crumbs Every day
see about ten birds gather around the
stand and have their meals.
They enjoy themselves very much. for
every day they bring more OF their
friends TO help feast.
The grey little blrds are very common,
hut useful
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Play Circus.

by Evelyn Van Buren,, Aged Years.
Koarney, Neb. Red Side
II was a warm day in summer. We
thought we would have circus We
had II in hay loft. l was a funny
clown. We had parade in the morning.
when the circus was ended they all said
they liked it very much,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08

and then We ate dinner, After dinner
We played and then we ate oranges. We
children were called in to have our pro
gram. After We had our program we had
our pictures taken. Our teacher gave
the pictures to every family Of the
scholars. our teacher for next year Is
Miss Nedella BcntE
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08

Dolores. There are some birds nests
in our orchard. One day my sister and
1 were taking papa a drink, and we
found little bird out in the field. We
took It up TO the house and put IT in
one of the nests in the orchard. The
next day the little bird wasn't in the
nest.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
The Liberty Bell.

BY Enola Render Aged 10 Years. Brigh-
ton, Colo. Red Side.
have been reading the children's page
for some time and enjoy Il very much.
/ will Join the Red Side. I am going to
tell you about the Liberty Bell The
Liberty Bell came here and stopped about
five minutes. went down to the depot
to SEQ it. There a great crowd had as
sombled.
The Liberty Bell had not been used
ever since that great event In 1T16 when
Il rang out our independence. We oele-
brate the Fourth OF July 90 remember
the day when we we're declared free from
England.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08

CAV special permission OF the author,
The Bee will publish chapters from the
History of Nebraska. by A. z. Sheldon,
from week to week.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08

wire ana had q shock. We felt so sorry,
the bird was such pretty fellow end
helped keep bugs and worms off the
maple troes. So we asked the man Whist
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
Little Visitor Here.

BY Dixie Louise Mullins, Aged II Years,
No. u Angelus Apartments. Omaha
Red Side.
l enjoy reading the Busy Bee page
and / would like to Join them.
am visiting my aunt In Omaha, but
my home In In Kinssville, Mo.
would like to Join the Red Side as II
is my favorite color. hope this short
letter will escape Mr.. Waste Basket.
Books of knowledge
BY Martha johnson. III East Fourteenth.
Fremont, Neb. Red Side
My mother kept buying sets Of books.
thinking they were good books telling
ali about the world and to help me in
history. but every time she was disnp-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08

GROWN PRINCE HUM
BERT of Italy selling
patriotic emblems on the
streets of Rome in connec-
ton with the recent Red
Cross fete.
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mense number Of persons and thingR
She sang and danced in the streets OF
Italian cities when she was a child and
has known poverty and riches. slums and
palaces
Why say that anybody IL bad or why
condemn all the pianists or singers be-
cause some of them do things that they
should not? Each one Of us has some
little thing In our nature that makes "
imperfect in the eyes Of others, 80 a
long as this is true why should any one
OF US condemn any other person."
1t may be SO. and again II may not.
That is the way Nine Cahier puts Il,
Nine. Cahier IL famous on two cont.
nents for her operate work. She knows
two continents. the conditions of study
on each and the singers on each
ITO be an operate singer" she says,
demands the cultivation Of the strong
est elements Of character From the time
that one Is student one must begin 10
develop them. It y wrong to advise .
girl not to study In Europe and It ID
equally wrong from another standpoint
to urge her to 30 there at all costs.
And II the student cannot resist
temptation then the sing1 cannot. Il
mAkeo no difference whefher the stu
dent studies the plano. violin or voicA
Il al depends upon tAs student and later
upon the mt u woman the student -
eo0ass
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constantly, and whenever she has occa-
sion to move from one city to another,
ner husband accompanies her, and to-
gether they set up a miniature home in
their hotel rooms. They have never been
separated twenty-four hours since their
marriage.
"Oh, SO wrong. SO wrong that cannot
tell you how wrong it is" says Nine.
Georgette Leblanc, wife Of Maurice
Maeterlinck. famed mystical poet of Bel
GUM. Nine. Maeterlinck is both singer
ana an actress. Let me tell you how
wrong it 10.
was singing in the Opera Comiqus
In Paris when l came across beok on
philosophy by Maurice Maeterlinck. I was
enraptured. lay awake all that night
thinking Of the book and the man be-
hind tho book.
He Is mine.' thought. He is my
husband. He Is my love. the only love
have ever known. I shall meet him.
shall love him. He must love me- 1
said that over and over again.
Il succeeded in meeting him. A party
was given and l was invited. / shall
never forget that moment when looked
upon my AAeterlinck. Young. beautiful.
strong: q man among men. ] shrieked
out ran wildly toward him.
My man. my man. you are NINE
said. and took his hand. He was awed,
overcome with my audacity. Is he
thought Il to be. But It was only my
love. which had come like tempest In
. forest. Z.
1--WE have loved for All time Today
love with an infiniteness Of love that
was unknown to me then. tell you this
woman % . singer, can hold her love for
0uo man n fruIv A. ean fha moat RnaPd-
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self and her only happiness. Society.
money. stage. . voice, clothes. ali. what
do they mean at last? With love all 10
possible to . woman, and without 1t she
Is worthless.
II have heard all sorts Of wild rumors
about myself and my wicked life. Just
because am singer there are many
people who think I can be nothing else
than wicked. have only to say that
never did. knowingly, wicked or I'M
kind thing. Ny religion, II have any, Is
to detest meanness and to live up to,what
believe IL right. ! may be very many
times wrong In Others eyes. but have
only myself to give my own standards.
mo other human being has q right to
dictate standards to other intelligent hu-
man beings. Ny mind. which governs my
conscience. 10 Sufficient unto myself. II
some people care to say that we singers
are worse morally than other musicians
or other persons who are not musicians.
Il does not worry me. an my own
Judge, and Il makes no diRsrence to me-"
II don't know what you mean BY good
and bad or bottef ana wor1o." says Lima
Cavahefi. beautiful Italian pFima donna.
Who surel, hm lived . life vsried enough
- brine ~ ints eentact vftA q ~
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the desire to be. But that isn't saving
that we have no tempta tions They come
to us in person, by mail. kilograms and
telephone calls. My mother always ac-
companies me wherever l go, and it
keeps her busy acting as barrier between
annoyances and me.
When l was singing in London some
would-be Don Juan wrote me after he
had seen me in 'Rigoletto' that he had
some nice rare old lace that would he
Just the thing for my nightie as Gilda,
and that he would like to bring II to me.
As II Gilda would have rare old lace on
her n1ghtie. anyway!
In London no less than three hundred
and eighteen men-my mother kept tab
on them-wanted to call upon me to get
my autograph for their albums.
"A singer does more than sing upon
the stage. you must remember. Her stage
appearance is only the last step in long
line of hard work. I have had to learn
sixteen operas by heart. Then there is
the acting Of them to learn, which is q
separate matter for each. :. 49,
Il should like to run about, ride. drive.
see the boys sometimes and have a good
time. But I mustn't When l am not
singing must rest or study until I sing
again. Otherwise there will be no more
dia onds and rubies. .
II don't think I can stand this sort of
thing all the time. 1t Is not natural I
used to pity dwarfs, fat women and 9TH
er monstrosities who could, not go out in
public. Now 1t looks as II were in that
category myself
II naturally miss the life that other.
girls have. I can drive anything within,
shafts and ride and play tennis with
great joy. But now only take some
physical exercises for the sake Of. my
voice.
so you see. could not be bad II I.
wanted to. Like almost all the other sing.
ers. haven't time fo- It,"
There Ii Carolina White. another
American singer who is now charming
vaudeville audiences with her voice as
In recent years she charmed opera audi
ences. Nine. White. or bet: still. Mrs.
Nine. Schnitzer opinion that pianists
are better than singers Her testimony
carries great weight because Of her own
proved domesticity.
1T is not new story, this story OF
singers not being always proper. They be-
gin to be talked about when they first 60
to Europe to study. We are always hear
ing tales Of the pitfalls awaiting the
girls who go to Europe. There are even
people who believe that a girl cannot
study music In Europe without losing
her reputation.
'Iiow foolish that IS! II Is simply
silly Take Florence, for instance, where
many girls go to study II d only small
city No girl could 60 astray there with
out everyone knowing It. Would you
expect harm must inevitably tall upon
girl In .: small American city? No!
Well, then let me say that she IL 70 my
way Of thinking equally safe IN foreign
lands. And 1ust 20 she h safe during
her perlBd OF study she b safe when she
ansiiy appears on the stage .
There Is nothing more loved by Mma
White and her Italian husband than their
Aome aAa domesticity. He h with her !.
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For the Singers:

Nine. Maeterlinck, pho says:
"Wrons, oh, 30 aOrons. Just be-
cause ! am a singer there are
many people who think I can
be nothing else than yicked. I
haze only to say that I never
did, knowingly, a wrons or un-
hind thing in my life. I may
be Uery many times wrong in
Others eyes, but I haue only
myself to siUe me my own
standards"
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For the Pianists:

Cermaine Schnitzer, who
says: "Pianists are much better
morally than singers. Pianists
are too independent to haze
backers and friends. Although
they are rather scarce they are
much nicer a. a class than
singers"
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"lmpossible! Absurd! Nonsensical!
Oh. SO wrong! Ridicuious! Reprehensi-
BILE! lrritating!" This was the. chorus
that came in clear tones much shriller
than they were sweet from the heavenly
chorus of famous stars helped out by IN:
occasional contralto. all Of whom were
sure that they were as good Is any
pianist who ever lived
Ny. oh N.Y. how funny" says little
Felice Lyme. the dainty young maiden1ue
Kansas City who swept Londoners on
their feet whom she was singing 10 Ham
merstein's opera h that metropolis
$ I'VE haven't time 70 b bod 4 Ne haA