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Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Second Prize)
Stranded in Europe.

By q. r. Enochson. Aged 70 Years. Schuy-
Ter, Neb. Blue Side.
when VIC heard that the countries OF
Europe were going 20 war my companions
ana were touring in Europe. We did
not think there was going 20 be war, for
wo thought It would be settled peacefully
We then stayed another month. When
the month was over we went 70 Berne. 20
20 by railroad to the coast. but 10 our
surprise we heard that all the countries
were mobilIzing their armies and that all
the tourists we're leaving. We could not
get on at Berne, for the trains were
packed and there were people crowded
all around the depot We then decided to
get some horses snd travel to the coast
on them. We had 70 cross the Swiss
border into France
BY that time tho countries had their
armies all along the borders.
While we were crossing the Swiss bor-
der we ran into French army. Then
We were stopped by French officer taxi
ing us for spies. They searched us. but
found nothing that showed we were spies.
They kept us prisoners for four days
Then they gave Us our horses and we
started again. That made US very late
when We got 20 the coast. When we
reached there the ships we're all crowded
30 we had to wait for another one that
came two days later when we were so
ing TO get our ticket wo didn't have
enough money. Then we had 70 wait I'M
til President Wilson sent ship full Of
money for the stranded tourists.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Urges Bible Study.

BY Fayne Smithberger Aged II Years,
Stanton, Neb. Blue Side.
The one great point In life is TO follow
the commandments Of the Bible Bear
your troubles and when you are sick
think TO yourself, II am not bearing as
much pain as Jesus did. My pain is not
great"
Girls. you know when you receive n
doh or buggy. dishes or beds. you never
think that God gave them to you. You
think that Just your mother. father.
brother sister. cousin or other relations
gave them TO you. and you only thank
them. You are wrong. for God made
the man that made these things and put
II into the minds OF these people to get
them for you. You ought to thank God
for your things.
II Is the same way with the boys. men
and women. Who gave you your home
father. mother, relations. wives, hus-
bands. sorrows. troubles and joys? Who?
God. OF course.
How many OF you say your prayers?
That is something everybody ought TO do
whether they are tired or not. II you
have not been doing It. start now. for It
is not too late.
DO you so TO Sunday school every sun
day? Isn't 1t lovely to sing the pretty
hymns and hear the wonderful stories
about God and His Son? know you will
feel bashful at first. but you will soon
get over that Start 20 go next Sunday.
We eiris and boys ought not to romp
and play on sunday. although know I
do soraetimes. All of us should read out
OF tho Bible every day. and mors on sun
day. Everybody should read the Bible
through before they die.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

BY I.averne T. Coleon. Aged il Years, s.
south Logan Street. Frcmont
Neb. Red side.
During a severe snowstorm several
weeks ago was sitting in the window
and was watching some little birds fly
ing from limb 10 limb In our apple tree
happened TO think how hard x was
for them 10 get food In the wintertinie.
especially when the snow covers the
ground.
/ talked with mother ana We planned
several ways we could feed them. There
- an apple tree on the south SIDE also
a lilac bush. and II seemed 90 US there
always were few birds there. One OF
the limbs OF the apple tree having died
last summer Il was sawed off, 90 We Sc
cured a square board and nailed Il onto
the limb. When this was done gathered
some scraps Of bread and put Il on the
table. Then 1 came to the window and
watched to see II the BIRDS would find
tho crumbs. II didn't take very long
tin counted twenty-five birds eating
and chipperins. as the song we're. Thank
you! Thank your
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
A Lesson Learned.

BY Reva Rosseter. Aged II Years, valen-
tine, Neb.
Anna, Florence, Bella and Samuel lived
in a small city in Nebraska. Anna could
tat and Florence wanted to learn. She
got herself a shuttle and tried to learn.
but Anna could not teach her One even
ing Miss Hlllrnan (the primary teacher)
asked the three girls to come up to her
rooms. Anna and Florence took their
shuttles and Bella, of course. took none.
When they arrived Miss Hillman said
she would teach Florence how to tat
so she put the thread on her fingers and
showed her the stitch. Anna took her
.tatting out of her bag and started to tat
Pretty soon the clock struck nine. 1--WE
must go home.' said Anna, and laid her
shuttle on the table to go and put her
coat on.
Next day Florence said. II wound my
shuttle with some OF your blue thread"
Later Anna wanted to tat. She went to
her bag. but her shuttle was not in it.
Now. Miss" she said 70 Florence,
Xwhere is my shuttler' II never had
itF' answered Florence.
you we're the last one at my bag and
so you must have mislaid It. You are
always losing something OF mine" So
they had quarrel.
In about two weeks Miss Hillman asked
them TO come up again. so Anna and
Florence went Bella was sick and could
not go. When they got up to her room
Anna said. II couldn't find MY shuttle
so I could not bring It,"
why. you left It here at my house,
Miss Hillman said. =
Anna blushed crimson. on their way
home Anna said. Excuse me. Florence.
for saying you took 1t. will never again
accuse anyone until am sure"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
RuIEs roR YOUNG wRIrERs

i. Write plainly on one side
OF the paper only and number
the pages.
2. Use pen and fink, not PEN
ell.
3. 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.
First and second prizes of
books will b e given for the
best two contributions TO this
page each week.
Address all communications
to CHILDREN'S d K p A X T.
MENT, Omaha Bee, Omaha,
Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
The Way to Happiness.
BY Esther Hahn. Aged 10 Years, David
CITY. Neh Red Side

ByN Esther Hahn, Aged 10 Years, David
City. Neb. Red Side.
There was once a girl called Lucille
Her father was very rich and lived In a
large house. Lucille was very selfish
She had all the dolls she wanted. and
for Christmas she would get a good deal
OF candy and toys. Now just across the
road from where Lucille lived was a poor
family They lived In an old house with
four rooms in It. There were six chill
dren In the family Lucille did not like
them. They had girl about Lneile's
age. Lucille did not want TO play with
her. but when she would say 10 her
mother. Il don't have anything to do
her mother would say. go over 10 Mary's
house and play Il hate her." Lucille
would answer.
One day she saw Mary going up town.
Il win wash her face with snow" thought
Lucille. SO she ran up to her and pulled
her down. Mary's face was nearly frozen
when she got up. She did not say a
word. but went on up town.
The next day Lucille went out skatlns.
Mary was coming along when she saw
Lucille fall. She ran and helped her up
and helped her home. Lucille did not
tell her mother about what Mary had
done for her.
The next day Marys mother gave her
a nickel TO buy some candy. When Mary
had bought IL she heard Lucille say. Il
wish l had some candy. but / would
have 10 80 all the way home TO get the
money" Mary turned around and called
her. Lucille came and Mary gave her
some candy. when Lucille came home she
told her mother what Mary had done for
her and said she made up her mind that
Mary was better sirl than she was.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

BY Mary r. IRE. zoos Blnney street.
Omaha.
! am a little brown coat I Just 1T
little 6-yeay-oid Alice. One day az
was hanging IN the hail heard Alice
say. ''Oh, mamma, my teacher told aus
about a ship that is going over 20 Eu-
rope with presents for the poor little
boys and girls whose papas are IN the
war My brown coat II too small; 20
can't send az" why certainly" said
mamma. 50 that Il how I started on my
most wonderful journey.
That night / was folded and pat IN
some tissue paper. I could see through
that. 70 / didn't care much. but OH how
dark Il was when they put an old piece
81 brown wrapping paper around me.
didn't know whether / wanted TO so or
not
Tho next day / was taken 70 school and
put IN n pile with many other things.
We lay there for long time but finally
NC started. felt myself moving Tor
quite awhile. then We were piled out and
taken down 70 New York bay. whore we
were put aboard ship called the
Jason" Early the next morning felt
myself moving and somebody called out.
Now were Off" We an stood up and
waved bood-bye 20 the crowd that had
gathered % see us 80 and 20 the dear
Dnibd states. We stood there until the
great city had faded out OF sight. Then
We All sat down and We were of for my
lansesi trip
The trip was . pleasant one and in q
few days We sas the city OF Devonpori
come slowly into slght noticed as VI
went through The city there were many
American flags flying and AZ we came
into Davenport two English vessels came
OF and went IN with the Jason"
When We arrived a the building IA
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
GrandmOther's Birds.
BY Ethelyn Berger. Aged 10 Years. Q
North Nineteenth Street, South
Omaha. Blue Side.


Omaha. Blue Side.
Reading the story OF THE Birds
Christmas Tree" made me think of an
old custom that my grandmother used TO
have.
Grandmother and grandfather were al
ways great friends OF the birds. Grand
father had built a large house on the
top OF the barn where he raised pigeons.
This house held forty birds. Near the
barn are a lot OF trees-seven-in row.
In each one OF these he had placed bird
house.
Grandmother had three little boards
with smaller boards fitted around the in
sido. Within these smaller boards she
placed deep tin dishes. The birds could
drink from the sides or battle IT. the
dish without fear OF its tipping over
These boards were placed in the back
yards and every day birds would come
to drink.
Every Christmas Il was always grand
mothers custom to give the birds a holt
day feast. She tied bits OF suet, bones.
bread crumbs and strings Of popcorn on
the tree. In R-few seconds there would
be nothing left OF the feast
On Christmas day she went out 70 call
the birds and gave them cake crumbs
This cake was baked on purpose for the
birds and had things she knew they liked
All OF the birds knew grandmOther's
call and grew very tame, They would
eat out OF her hand. but the least move
and away they would so.
Grandmother never missed q single
Christmas for the birds. and when she
was toe sick to leave her chair she sat
by the window and watched her friends.
In the summer they would fly by the
Window and she threw crumbs from
her chair. They were great company for
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
On the Farm.
Street ssa s sSs Omaha h hSSS' sd s'

BY Helen Yost. Aged Ii Years. 2Si4 Y
Street. South Omaha. Blue Side.
last Christmas l was out on the farm.
and had very good time. l was out
there for two weeks. Christmas evening
We went 20 church IN a sleigh, and IN
the church there was a big Christmas
tree. And everybody got an orange and
an apple and has OF candy Christmas
day We went 70 church ssnin. and after
church We went to a big house Here
We had a big dinner. ] ate 40 much I
thought ! would burst Ono day the man
told me 10 80 and help my friend feed
the cattle. 80 did and ! fed the horses
and calves and cows and piss New
Years day my mother came after me.
and then We went 20 another house for
dinner and stayed until o'clock On our
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
In Warning Countries.

BY Gertrude Nielsen. Aged IS Years, Gen.
eral Delivery. Fremont. Neb. Red Side.
am going to tell you about war. l do
not know II 1t viii interest you.
Now. think II We were In Europe: We
could get but some dry bread7 and for
whole day could not taste a hit OF
bread. And do you not think that the
mother gets tears in her eyes when the
children come and ask where their father
Is. or for some bread and she has nones
viii tell you one story I read A
woman whose son was in war found out
that he was hurt. 30 she went 10 see him.
The first time she came he said. viii
be all right soon" But the third day
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Girls Sewing Circle.

BY Fern Peterson, Aged Years, Kear-
ney, Neb. Red Side.
Last week I started sewing circle
among the girls at the Kenwood school.
There are eight girls in It. One Of my
best schoolmates and I started, it I had
them at my house last week and next
time It will be at one of the other girls
house. We each bring our dolls along
and sew for them. We made badges
with white. red and yellow paper. We
give prize each time. and last time Ger
trude won the prize. 1 so to the Ken
wood school My teachers name is Miss
Berger / hope Mr.. Waste Basket "
asleep.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Sunday School Picnic.

BY Fave Rosaiyn Hubert, Aged 10 Years,
Oakland Neb.
One Sunday we all decided on having
picnic. We decided on where to have Il
and what TO bring. Tuesday we all met
at the church and started at 10 in the
morning. We went in hayracks and ar
rived there at II o'clock. We played and
then we had dinner After dinner we
went down to the water and threw IN
sticks. and then we went to what they
called Pixies Peak. We stayed there
a while. and then sopaeone told us the
men and boys were going TO have a play
inh German, French and English. We
watched them and then got-fn line and
had ice cream cones had five or six.
After while we went home. We ar
rived at the church at about half past
six and then went home enjoyed It
very much.
My story is getting long. so will close.
i hope MIR Wastebasket is on tour.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
The Months.

BY Myrtle Peterson. Kearney, Neb. Red
Side.
January is the coolest,
February is the boldest.
March Is the time whole
In April birds come and go.
May brings out the flowers. you know.
June makes the corn grow.
In July the flags go by,
In August the farmers cut the rye.
September turns leaves brown or yellow,
October Jack Frost comes, merry fellow.
In November our pretty leaves fall,
In December was born Christ child
small.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

saw me and took her broom and knocked
IT down. Then 1 went in another place
and began to spin another. Then little
girl came running out and said; Mamma,
dear. come here and see this big fly. ,"
Her mother came and Said: THAT is not
a fly. it is spider" The httle girl got
a board and they drove me out OF the
house. Then I went down in the shed
and spun my web. and no one bothered
me.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

her and helped pass a good many hours
that would have been lonesome IL not for
her birds.
When grandmother went away she had
us promise to be kind to the birds, so
every Christmas we have a tree and a
feast for grandmother's birds.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

way home we shot a jackrabbit and we
had the rabbit for dinner the next day.
Then after dinner we packed our clothes
together end went upstairs TO dress.
While we were upstairs they hitohed the
team and took us TO the depot. On our
way we had a big farm wagon. which
my little sister called the ice wagon.
My story is getting long. so I will close.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

MARION BENNETT GRIMES, little girl who has seen
the world likes New York best II love New York It's
the best of a is what this old said her arrival
with her fathers regiment the Thirteenth regular United
States infantry route from Alaska to Pattsbug She
has been to Japan and the Philippines, California and
Alaska.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
New BUSY Bee

Iuell Gibson, Clarks, Neb. Blue Side.
read this page every sunday and enjoy
II very much. so 10 school every day
and like my teacher. l wish to Join the
Blue side.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

she came again. Now" she said there
must be something the matter. for you
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
snider.

BY Vera Prior, Aged 10 Years. Council
Bluffs. r. y. ~ No. 4 Blue Side.
am a spider one day I was spinning
my web In a woman's house. aud she
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

And that night when they were all
safely tucked in bed the good sisters say
the last thought in each little head be-
fore the sandman came seemed to be of
Lady. the beautiful dolly that came to
live with the orphans.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

well. wiz tell you. When I was out
! got one arm shot off.
Now do YOU not think that we ought to
thank God that we are not there3
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
GHouorabie Mention)
Our Birds, Restaurant.

by I.averne H. Colson. Aged II Years, s.
south Logan Street, Fremont,
Neb. Red side.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11
The Montreal Falls.

Majestic, Montreal Falls,
| love thy shining wave,
Thy relentless spirit calls
Me unto thy watery grave.
/ hear the monotonous sound,
OF thy dull incessant roar,
As ! watch thy waters bound
Importing thy rugged shore
Thy unchallenged powers sink,
Deep in my troubled soul,
Thy omnipOtence makes me think,
AS / watch thy waters roll.
Onward thou ceaselessly flows,
Unassuaged in thy mighty power,
Like the life of humanity goes;
Thou forever, life every hour.
F. b. Shamrock
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11
IMITATION DIAMONDS.
They Lose Their Sparkle When They
Lose Their Sharp Edges.


Only the expert can tell an imitation
diamond from a real stone when the
imitation Is new. but after the fake
stone has been worn for a little time
Ii soon loses its lustre. 1t is this which
makes Il real diamond valuable. No
matter how long 1t Is worn it will keep
It's sparkle almost as well as ever.
The real reason for this is the hard
ness of the diamond. 1t is not due to
any special quality in the stone itself,
except its transparency and Its hard
ness.
The sparkle OF diamond depends on
the sharpness OF the edges and the
points OF it's facets. When the light
falls on one of these IL Is reflected TO
another facet. lying at different angle
and Is rerracted again, and so on.
many times Each time the light is
reflected it gives point of brilliance
and, I'm most instances, splits up the
light so that the red and blue rays are
seen.
The imitation stone. to begin with.
seldom has as many facets as q dia-
mond. But. even IL 1t had. the sharp
ness OF these edges would wear Off.
Even exposure TO the air will wear
away any substance that IS not ex-
tremely hard And Just as soon as
there is any dulling Of the edges of a
facet. SO soon there Is a dimming Of the
brilhance OF the stone.-New York
American
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11

Holland, where art has always found
a hospitable home. If one may judge
by the multiplicity of pictures in
which Dutch windmills, wooden shoes
and dlkes are the chief features. is
finding it necessary to treat the artist
with unusual niggardliness owing to
tho exactions of war. 1t is said that
really fine paintings are selling as low
as $40 apiece. Some dealers have
been forced out OF business and are
seeking to make a livelihood in other
ways. The harvest reaped from tour
list trade has dwindled to nothing.
Even the government has withdrawn
its annual fixed credit at the disposal
of art museums for the purchase OF
pictures. The artists have organized
for mutual aid and are doing what
they can to believe the more needy
members of their craft.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11

Consul Byington reports from Leeds
that Dewsbury and Bailey in the
Leeds district, recognized as the cen
ter of the woclen rag trade of the
world. are suffering from a shortage
of rags. which is reported to have
been equaled only at the time of the
epidemic Of cholera on the continent,
about twenty years ago, when. as q
sanitary measure, imports were pro
hibited by the government. Prices
are going up by leaps and bounds. The
usual imports OF American rags arc
being stopped by the high ocean
freight rates and chiefly by the din
Guilty in obtaining railway transporta-
ton from Liverpool.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11
COLLEGE MANS VACATION.


That a college education does not
necessarily mean preparation for what
used to be styled the learned pro-
fessions" is, of course, we'll un-
derstood. It has been a long time. in
deed, since that was the meaning, says
Providence Journal. Is not the oldest
living graduate of the present time
as likely to be a retired manufacturer
or merchant as a lawyer, doctor, edu-
Gator or clergyman? The legend rath-
er sticks to the colleges, nevertheless;
SO that statistics showing what men
90 to college for nowadays and yo-
cations they pursue are apt to be
surprising as well as informing. An
examination of this matter, just made
by a Yale professor, covering the oc-
cupation of $4,000 living graduates.
shows that the drift away from the
old professions has been greatly &C
celebrated within the last ten years. OF
the increase In the student body in
that period by far the larger percent
age has turned It's back on the So
called professions, and has prepared
for Industrial. engineering. CONNER
clal and scientific occupations. Ten
years ago, for example, there were
four times as many Yale lawyers as
engineers; but since then the en-
ginecrs have increased 1876 per cent,
the lawyers only "a per cent.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11

Glass, OF which England is threat
eoed with scarcity through the clos
ing - Belgian sources of supply, used
at one time TO be made by a most aris-
tocratic set of workmen. A French
law passed under Louis TX allowed
none but men Of noble birth to set up
glass-blowiug establishments, or even
to work therein For many centuries
this was the only industry which no
blemen could engage in without losing
caste The art Of glass making came
to England originally from France, and
in early days in this country the
workmen styled themselves gentle
men glass blowers"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11

dy cleared, sometimes on account of
old forest fires or the work of the log
ging crews. In such cases it is con
venient to begin growing crops on
this cleared land. The hardwood
stumps are not nearly so serious a
problem as the pine, since after a
short time they have rottei suffici-
emily 50 they can be jerked out with
a stump puller.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11

The man doesn't live who can play
a lone hand. Your success is depend
ent on others. The fellow who ESQ
lates himself soon finds himself on a
limb OF lost usefulness. Experience
without education is preferable to ed
ucation without experience. The man
who is too busy to know anything
about personal iealousies n-~er need
fear getting knitted in the back.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11
State of Wisconsin,
County Court for Iron County.
In Probate.

NfOhhbJ COAl III lLOll OuAL
In Probate.
In Re Estate of David Dubay, deceas-
ed.
Letters Testamentary in the estate
of David Dubay, deceased. late of the
town of Saxon, in said county, hay
ing been now here issued to Lena Du-
bay:
Therefore, 1t Is Ordered, That the
time within which the creditors of
said deceased shall present their
claims against such estate for examin-
alton and allowance, be and hereby is
fixed and limited to four months from
the date hereof:
1t Is Further Ordered, That all
claims and demands against said de
ceased be received, at the Court Room
of said court on any day hereafter I'M
til the expiration of the said four
months, and be examined and adjust
ed at the Regular term of said court
appointed to be held at the Court
House in said county in the village of
Hurley, on the first Tuesday of Feb
ruary, 1916, at the opening of Court
on that day, or as soon thereafter as
the matter can be heard:
And, 1t Is Further Ordered, That
notice hereof be given to all persons
interested, by publication of this or
der for three consecutive weeks in the
Iron County News, a newspaper pub
lished in said county, the first publ
cation to be made within fifteen days
| from the date hereof.
BY order of the Court,
p. II, Aspinwall,
County Judge
| (Seal of County Court
Dated September 7th, 1915. 37-4C
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