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Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Stories of Nebraska History By 4 z: Sheldon

them no help. There was nothing for the
Cheyennes TO do but TO drag themselves
across the cold pains to Fort Robinson
and surrender 20 the whites.
All the cold winter the war went on.
General Crook never rested nor gave the
enemy rest. There was no chance for
the Sioux that winter TO hunt buffalo or
elk. The terrible cavalry and the Paw
nee scouts, their old enemies. were ON
their trail. In the spring the starving
and ragged remnants of the once proud
Sioux OF the plains came in and surren-
dered on Nebraska soil at Fort Robinson.
II was a great day for the rawnee scouts
when they were mustered out OF service
May l. 1871 and returned TO Indian Terri
tory to tell the story OF Red Clouds po-
niles and Crazy Horses surrender.
After the war was over MAJOR North
engaged with w. f. Cody buffalo BID
In cattle ranching on the Dismal river in
western Nebraska. Thousands of their
cattle ranged the sand hills. Their ranch
door was wide open without price to all
honest travellers. but cattle and horse
thieves. white or red. soon learned TO
dread the fearless spirits and ready rifles
waiting for them there Many are the
stirring and true stories told Of Frank
North in those ranching days.
in 1882 the people Of Platte county
elected Major North to the Nebraska
legislature. He died at Columbus March
"a. 1885. aged 45 years, leaving a wife
and daughter. All the people OF Ne
braska mourned his loss. for he was
not only a brave soldier. but kind and
just and true IN all HIS life.
Only a few Of the famous Pawnse
scouts who followed Major North ana
kept the Nebraska border In the stormy
years OF war and frontiering now sur
vive. Those whom l saw on their reser-
walton in Oklahoma were a fine group OF
sturdy men with strong fearless faces
Their eyes light up when the name or
Major North Is mentioned. and looking
up into the sky they speak with deepest
love and admiration his Pawnee name.
"Pani-IaGzhA-"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Trip to the Mountains.

BY Alice Elvira Crandell. Aged u Years,
Chairman. Neb. Blue Side
Let us go. please let US go, mother"
pleaded Herbert and Rosie, who had just
received a letter from their uncle and
aunt, who lived In the mountains. invit-
ing them to come and spend their sum-
ner vacation with their cousins, Evelyn
and Charles.
You'll have to ask your fathers opin-
ion first" she answered. but what am
/ to do without you for such long
time?''
Edward, they are years old and able
to be help they both answered.
That evening when the children had
gone TO a picture show the father and
mother decided that Herbert and Rose
should go and spend two months in the
mountains, but the other month they
should spend with their parents and
the twins at the sea shore.
When the day came TO leave home
they did not feel so eager to go, but chung
to their parents. brother and sister as II
loath to leave them.
Now be good. children, and don't
get off at the wrong station" called
their father through the window as the
train started moving.
Wen be careful" replied Rose, try
ing hard to keep back a sob.
The train moved swiftly as it left the
city and the children amused themselves
by looking out of the windows and play
Ing games they had brought along for
the occasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31

the Indians were marched on foot 10
Fort Laramie and kept to the end OF the
war. 1t was bitter disgrace for the
proud Sioux TO have their ponies taken
away from them by their old Pawnee
enemies and Red Cloud never forgot It.
In November General Crook ordered
Major North and the Pawnee scouts to
march north for a winter campaign
against the Sioux and Cheyennes. The
Indian scouts brought news that they
had found a large Cheyenne camp in
pocket OF the Big Horn mountains so we'll
concealed that II would be impossible to
approach II In daylight. General Nc
KenEie was ordered by General Crook
to make a night march with 800 white
cavalry and 70 Pawnee scouts. All night
the soldiers rode over a terribly rough
and dangerous region with their Pawnee
guides at the head. Toward morning
they heard the sound OF Indian drums.
The Cheyennes we're dancing a scalp
dance over the return of a successful
war party. About daybreak the war
riors. tired with dancing. went 20 sleep
A little later the Pawnees and soldieI -
burst into their camp. The Cheyennes
fought desperately. for they were fight
ing Tor their homes and their winter liv-
ing. Most OF them escaped to the rough
ground. from which they tired on the
troops All the Cheyenne ponies, $50 In
number. were taken by the Pawnees
General Mckenzie ordered all the Chey-
enne lodges. all their rich buffalo robes
and winter provisions, to be piled ana
burned TO ashes, and the Cheyennes saw
them burn. heavy snowstorm came
on and General Mckenzie marched back,
taking with him the Indian ponies and
leaving the band destitute.
The miserable Cheyennes with their
women and children made their way on
foot to the camp OF Crazy Horse on
Powder river. over forty Of their num-
Der died from exposure and starvation on
the way. Stern Crazy Horse shut his doors
In their face. He was so angry because
they had permitted themselves to be out
witted and surprised that he would dive
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
New Orleans Wins Fight Against
Hay FeUer by Killing off Rag Weed

After having started campaign OF
public education in tho United States.
showing that hay fever is due to the
pollen OF weeds and that fall hay fever
the most common form. is due in almost
all cases TO tho two varieties OF ragweed
the common rngweed (Ambrosia Arte-
misilfolia), found In the middle and
northern states, and the giant ragweed
(Ambrosia Trinda). more common i'm the
moist lands OF the coast. the American
Hay Fever Prevention association has
concentrated its first efforts in New
Orleans with the first inning to its credit.
The public was first educated regard
ing the ragweeds so that they could be
easily recognized. Illustrations of the
weeds were published in the bulletin of
the State Medical Board OF Health and
the public press. and the live weeds, In
full development were exhibited In the
show windows OF tho principal street.
The city OF New Orleans. through the
commissioner OF public works. placed at
the disposal of the association twenty
convicts, who cleared the streets and
sidewalks of the outer sections Of the
city OF the weeds. in accordance with a
map prepared by the typographical COM
mittee of the association showing the
areas infected with ragweed
The State Board OF Health published
the illustrations OF the ragweeds and
abstract OF the instructions for hay fever
sufferers, and the City Board of Health
assisted by enforcing the cutting OF
weeds on vacant lots. The commissioners
Of the various parks had the ragweeds
destroyed in the public parks under the
direction OF the association.
Valuable assistance was given by the
Women's Civic league. which appointed
special committee on vacant lots, This
committee made arrangements with la
Dor bureaus so that they not only re-
ported lots infected with weeds but Of
fered TO send workmen to cut them at
low rates.
The storm OF September 20 completed
the fall work OF the American Hay Fe.
yer Prevention association in New Or
leans by almost entirely destroying the
leaves and flowers Of the giant rag
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Major Frank North and the
Pawnee Scouts
CONTINUED from Last sunday.)


The defeat Of Tall Bulls band was one
Of the greatest blessings to the Nebraska
border. The Nebraska legislature passed
a vote Of thanks to General Cars COM
mand. especially mentioning Major North
and the Pawnee scouts.
For two years the Pawnee scouts con-
tinued to guard and patrol the Union
Pacific railroad, making it possible to
run regular trains to the Pacific ocean.
In January. 1871. the scouts were mus
tered out of service. while Major North
remained as scout and guide
In the summer OF 1876 the Sioux under
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse were again
on the warpath. General Custer and all
his command we're killed on the Little
Big Horn in Montana. There were 1908
or 5000 Sioux under Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail in what Is now Dawes and
Sioux counties. Nebraska. near Fort
Robinson. 1t was feared that they would
break away and join the hostile Indians.
General Sheridan ordered Major North
to go to Indian Territory. where the
Pawnee tribe now lived. and to enlist
100 scouts to serve against the Sioux.
There was great excitement on the Paw
nee reserve when Major North came He
found the Pawnees very poor. All OF
them wanted TO go with him. tie picked
out his 100 men and was followed for
eighty miles by others begging to enlist.
With these lCO scouts Major North
reached Fort Robinson. October %, 1915.
and without resting was ordered to
march forty miles with a regiment Of
cavalry. After an all-night march they
surprised Red Clouds camp near Chad
ron at daybreak and captured 1t without
shot. All the ponies OF Red Clouds
band. over 100. were taken by the Paw
ness TO Fort Laramie and sold. while
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Turtle Captures Hawk.

The fable of the hare and the tortoise
is surpassed by the feat OF land turtle
at York Springs. near Hanover. Pa,
which captured hawk. The story Is re-
lated by Miss Mabel Griest, who killed
the hawk.
Miss Grlest was walking through a
field, when she noticed a bird in the
grass frantically beating its wings. APP
preaching she found It TO be a hawk
with one leg securely caught between the
jaws of a turtle. Though struck violently
by the hawks wings, the turtle held on
until the girl struck the prisoner a blow
with a stick killing IT,
How the swiftest of birds was caught
by It's sluggish adversary is a mystery.
The only plausible explanation is that
the hawk must have alighted close to the
turtle and been caught by its powerful
jaws.-Philadelphia Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Music a Feature at
Teachers MEETING

At the meeting OF tho State Teachers
association, music promises to be one OF
the features. Thursday. November 4,
will be devoted to music, the meetings
being held In the banquet hall OF the
Hotel Rome. During the forenoon there
will be discussion by a number OF the
prominent educators In the schools Of
the state.
The afternoon session OF the music sec
ton Of the association will be addressed
by Charles AmAdon. dean OF the College
OF Music OF York. and Osborne McCona-
thy. professor in the Northwestern uni
versity.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Little Stories by Little Folk
prize Story)
October.

BY Rose Posvar. Aged II Years. Richland
Neb.. Route l. Blue Side.
am an autumn month. My name is
october. The leaves turn brown and fall
down 30 it leaves the trees bare. All the
pretty birds fly to the south. Just a few
remain here and, oh, how sad l am with
out those beautiful songs and tones. All
the creatures find hiding place for them
through the winter.
My birthstone is an opal, which is a
precious stone. Jack Frost bites the flow
ers and all the other good things which l
like, and turns It to different color. l
am sad without all those pretty things.
Sometimes I am cold and it also SHOWS.
Then l wish I was a spring or summer
month. But have to be satisfied with
what l am as most people say. I'VE
should be-" always say. I'VE have to
take things as they come" and it's most
always true, for we cannot always change
them. This is a good motto for people
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31

then walked boldly up to a table upon
which some meat lay and. thinking 1t
smelled good. ate it at ore gulp.
After wandering around In the house
for a time he came to a library and.
sticking his inquisitive nose upon small
desk in one corner, knocked over an open
bottle OF ink, which splattered this way
and that and made black spots, large and
small, all over his yellow coat. Being
so surprised and thinking the house
haunted he left it with a yelp and a
bound and scampered to his home in the
woods, where he worked with might and
main to rid himself of the horrible black
spots, but his efforts were useless. After
that every young leopard born had a yell
low coat with black spots.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Boys Play Joke.

BY Grace Rowe, Aged Years, Fremont,
Neb. Red Side.
l read the Busy Bees stories every Sun
day and like them very much. l want
to tell you about the little box found.
One day Roberta and were coming home
from school and we saw a pretty box in
the grass and we picked 1t up and opened
1t and saw a live mouse in It. We threw
the box down and the mouse ran away
Then some boys across the street laughed
at us and we knew that they were trying
to play Joke on someone. 1 would like
to see my story in the paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Story of Coral Bead.

BY Thelma Hudson. Clarinda, la. Blue
Side.
am coral bead. l was once in the
bottom of the deep sea. lived very hap
PLY until once some divers were down I'm
the bottom of the sea hunting coral beads.
They found me and they took me into the
boat and sailed with me to New York.
When arrived at New York was put
on beautiful string OF coral beads and a
little girls bought me. / am very happy
In my new home.
am very sorry l have not been writing,
but l met with a painful accident about
six weeks ago today and broke my arm.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
The Leopard's Spots.

BY Alice Elvira Crandell Aged ~ Years,
Chapman. Neb. Blue Side.
A long time ago a bright yellow leopard
roamed around in large wood near a
coy mountain home.
The owners were out for an evening
walk and, not expecting to go far. left
the doors open so as to let in the sweet
mountain air.
This leopard was a very inquisitive fell
low and seeing the people start for a
walk thought he would go and see what
the home OF man was like. SO when they
were out OF sight he started for the
house. After circling around II two OF
three times he entered at a rear opening
ana found himself In a neat kitchen. de
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Henri Lerolle,

By Lucille John. Aged 9 Years, r.. f. D..
No. /, Elmwood, Neb., Cass Co.
Red Side.
Henri Lerolle was an artist. He was
born In Parts in Io4s. His parents were
very wealthy. He could paint anything
he wanted to. He painted many land
scapes Some of his master pieces We're.
in the Country" by the Riverside, -
''Shepherdess," Fright Into Egypt. y
Evening and the Arrival Of the Shep-
herds" / will tell you little about the
shepherds" 1t is one of the best pic
ture that he painted. In the picture Is
a picture of the Madonna. II Is one OIL
the best of the latest pictures Of the
Madonna that was ever painted. She, Is
holding the Christ child. Joseph is sit
ting by her side. They were sitting
on bundles OF hay. They were IN a
stable. 1t was lighted up. beauufuly
with large lights.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31

The baby and dog are on the porch sit
ting side by side and the little kitten is
just coming around the corner to the
porch. The little girls is looking straight
at the dog. She wants the dog to talk TO
her because she likes him for a pet The
kitten is interested In the baby. too.
/ am a new Busy Bee. / would like to
join the Red side. l go to school in dis
trict No. 101. I am in the third grade.
1 like school fine. My teacher is Miss
Ruth Reeve.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
WILL MAUPIN BUYS OUT
THE YORK DEMOCRAT

VIII Maupin has purchased the York
Democrat at York and will take posses
sion Of the property November l. The
paper vii continue TO be democratic.
Maupin's Midwest magazine will con
tinue to be issued from Omaha. though
the editorial and mechanical work will
be done In York.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
More British Gold
Comes from Canada

NEW YORK. Oct S0-Two hundred
cases containing the equivalent Of s., OOO, 900
In British sovereigns were received at
the assay office today for the account of
J. p. Morgan q Co. Late yesterday more
than 100 cases containing s2.75o.00O were
delivered Mt the assay office by the Guar
anty Trust company. II is understood that
fully s26,oOO,OOO additional British gold will
come from Canada for Morgan & Co.
during the coming week in several in
stallments.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Tell Osteopaths
Of Twilight Sleep

ostoopathio twilight Sleep was as
serted TO be superior to the twilight
sleep" induced by drugs during the
course of an address by DR.. Il. C. Dy-
mond of Des Moines College OF Osteop-
athy. before n joint meeting OF the Iowa
and Nebraska osteopathic association to-
day at the Paxton hotel.
DIR. Jennie NJ. Laird OF Omaha and DR..
]. NJ. Kilgore Of York also spoke along
the same lines.
Use The Bees ''swappsr-' column.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
The Mouse and Cat,

BY Leona Walter. Aged 10 Years, Wahoo.
Neb. Blue Side.
One nice day as Mr. Mouse was looking
out OF his hole he spied upon the shelf
some cheese and he wondered to himself
II It would be safe to go out of his hole
so warm. Well, he had thought long
enough, SO he came out, but while upon
the kitchen shelf the cat came out and
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Can't You Talk2

No. l, Elmwood, Neb. Red Side.
Mr.. Holmer painted the picture Cant
You Talk" His home was In England.
England is a country across the sea /
think the picture is pretty. There is a
baby, dog and kitten in this picture.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31

(By special permission of the author
The Bee will publish chapters from the
History of Nebraska, by A. L. Sheldon,
from week to week.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
From the Queen.

By Margaret Brown, Aged u Years, 1129
South Twenty-eighth Street,
Omaha. Blue Side.
I want to write and thank you for
the book you sent me. 1 was very glad
to get It.
was very much surprised to be elected
queen OF the Busy Bees and I hope
will do my part.
enjoy reading the Busy Bee page very
much and 1 will write a story for It soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31

I took leap at poor old Mouse. but all he
got was his tail and Mr.. Mouse went back
in his hole, while his tail remained in the
| cats mouth.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31

The second Central school the
Friday when IIaoen the eighth birthday
anniversary Frederick Castle simultaneously observed
Miss Ethel A teacher,
fortyeght little
the girls
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31

Use The Bees ''swappsr-' column.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-23
Corsets

Regular S150 Corsets supporters attached all the latest
shapes, and all sizes; Sale price 81 rs
Regular S1.75 Corsets, in all this shapes and
all sizes. This is very good wearing and very
reasonable Sale price ..~.-..-....,-..-..-..- S1.5O
Regular $500 Corsets in the famous w. B. Make. This
corset is a excellent quality for the regular,
and at the price every in this vicinity
should make it point to Sale price $1.75
Regular $3.50 Corset; Sale price .......... So. 20
Regular $225 Corset in the W. B. Make Sale price
.-...-.... ....-..-. $500
Regular $500 W. B. Corset in all styles and sizes This
Corset is guaranteed ustproof and must give first
class satisfaction Sale price ...-...-.....-. 1910
Regular $500 Corsets, made by the w. B. People only
they made in France and the manufacturers have
called imported Corset La Vida. We will give
corset in exchange for every of these that does
give entire satisfaction. Sale price 81 40
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-23
Boys Clothing

Ivy y 0IO Willis
$500 Boys Long Pants Suits; saprice $1O.75
$3.50 Boys Long Pants Suits price 1896
$1,000 Boys Long Pants Suits Sale price 81
$3.50 Boys Long Short Suits price $3.50
$500 Boys Long Short Suits Sale $6.4O
$3.50 Boys Short price $500
5000 Boys Short Suits price
$500 Boys Short price 1895
$500 Boys Short Pants Suits Sale price $500
$500 Boys Short Pants Suits Sale price $40
curl Boys pairs of pants
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-23

Pillows
We for bedding department the
any other department keeping it busted clean and in
sanitary condition. Go to the basement.
S150 Pillow good quality; Sale price, per pair, 20
$500 grade, fine quality, in the BASEMENT Sale price
per pair .......-.-.-... 81 so
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-23
Ladies and ChiIdren's
Goats Dresses Skirts
and Waists at Remark
ably Low Prices
SEE FOR YOURSELF

Ladies $500 Fall coats-,,-.--.-...-..-... $3.50
Ladies $3.50 Fall Coats. $17.75
Ladies' $4,000 Fall coats.-.....,.-...-.... $500
Ladies' $500 Fall Goats. .-..-.--..-.... 1895
Ladies $500 Fall Coats $3.50
Ladies $3.50 Fall coats..-..--.,--..-,-..-. $1,000
Ladies' $1,000 FAN Coats. $500
Ladies $3.50 Fall Coats ........... 1896
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-23
Cotton Bats

Linen Crash 15c quality; Sale price ..-..-.-.. 12kc
All pure linen Towels, regular 25c quality. Sale
IL lie and 15c buck Towels; Sale price 1Ot
15c quality Bath Towels Sal, price .-..-...... 1Oc
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-15

Young Plum Fruits-Upper Fruits
Ready for First Spraying for Cureu-
follower Fruits Still Retain the
CaIyx Tube (Shuck), So That the
Spray Could Not Cover the Surface.
furious fungous tissue. If the leaves
or fruit are covered with a substance
which is poisonous to the fungus the
spores will be killed at the time they
terminate. Substances that thus pre-
vent the growth of terminating spores
are called fungicides. AS a rule these
fungicides must be applied in summer
when the fruit or foliage is likely to
be infected. However in the case of a
very few diseases like peach leaf curl,
spraying in the early spring before
growth starts is successful.
The two most important fungicides
(sprays to prevent fungous diseases)
for summer spraying are Bordeaux
mixture and lime-sulphur.
We have two classes Of insecticides
(sprays to kill insects). For insects
that eat from the surface of the plant
a poison on the leaves or fruit will
kill the insect. Usually the spray used
in this case is some compound contain
ing arsenic. The most important in
secticide is arsenate of lead.
There are also insecticides used to
kill insects that do not eat from the
surface, but penetrate the surface with
their beaks and suck the juices from
beneath. 1t is plain that such an in
sect could not eat any poison placed
upon the leaves. but must be destroyed
by a spray that kills by coming in con-
tact with it's body. so insecticides for
sucking insects are sometimes spoken
of as contact sprays. The most i'm
portant of these are probably lime
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-15
Soldiers Queer Biscuits.

The Indian and Australian can make
their own army biscuits; the former is
a "chupatty," the latter "damper." A
chupatty results from the mixing into
stiff paste by an Indian of -four, salt,
and water, and baking it on a metal
dish over a hot fire. But the Indian
cook seems a necessary ingredient to
make 1t tasty as well as nutritious.
Damper needs -four. baking powder,
water and wood. A hole in the ground
Is the oven. Fill it with wood. and
while that is burning make your
dough Then lay it on a large stone,
cover it with tin. and cover the tin
with the hot wood ashes, and the re.
suit will be damper.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-15
Where the SIoWest Lead

when motor trucks loaded with am.
munition are dispatched to the front,
from depot in the rear of the firing
lines, 1t is now self-understood that
the slowest trucks go in front, while
the fastest bring up the rear. This
was found necessary because of the
tendency of ammunition drivers to go
at top speed. when the call for shells
ana cartridges comes. If the slow
trucks are in the rear of the column.
the latter is strung out over miles of
road. with great gaps between trucks
offering an inviting target for an at.
tack by accommodating armored motor
cars or cavalry.-Scientific American.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-15

my Things Are Mysteries.
what electricity is no one
sot the fact is not astonishing
- son knows what anything is.
carbon? What is iron? What
"a sen- What is phosphorus? No
Vows what any of these sub
u. yet, of course. there are
which explain in part. In
Ne way there is an electrical
which is only of comparative
mt origin.
ueory states that everywhere
ot the universe. filling all
I'd all substances, there d