davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Ladies! Darker
Your Gray Hair
Look years younger! Use Grand
mothers recipe OF Sage Tea and
Sulphur and nobody will know.

The use Of Sage and Sulphur for restor-
ing faded. gray hair to its natural color,
dates back to grandmother's time. Sc
used II TO keep the hair beautifully dark.
glossy and abundant Whenever her hair
fell out or took on that dull. faded or
streaked appearance. this simple mixture
was applied with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home Is mussy and out
OF date. Nowadays by asking at any
drug store for 80 cent bottle OF "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you Will
get this famous old recipe which can be
depended upon to restore natural color
and beauty TO the hair and is splendid
for dandruff, dry. foverish. itchy scalp
and falling hair.
A well-known downtown druggist says
II darkens the hair 80 naturally and even
ly that nobody can tell II has been APP
piled. You simply dampen sponge or
soft brush with II and draw this through
your hair. taking one strand at a time
BY morning the gray hair disappears and
after another application or two II be-
comes beautifully dark. glossy and
abundant-Advertisem
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
B1ackbird
CWazhinga-sah-ba-)

Wazhinga-sah-ba-)
The first Nebraska Indian whose name
we know is Blackbird. lie was head
chief of the Omaha tribe and lived more
than 100 years ago an the Omaha coun-
try, which then extended on both sides
OF the Missouri river from Bow river in
Cedar county to Papillion creek in Sarpy
county.
Blackbird died about the year 1900. be-
fore there were any white settlements in
Nebraska. He left behind him fame
so fierce and cruel among the Indians
that it enduTes to this day. During
BIackbird's life Nebraska belonged to
France and Spain, and French and Span
ish traders camo up the river TO deal
with the Indians for furs Blackblrd was
one of the first Indian chiefs on the Mis-
souri, to do business with tho white trad
ers. He was very shrewd in his dealing.
When a trader came to his village he
had him bring all his goods into the
chiefs lodge and spread them out Black
bird then selected the things he wished
blankets. tobacco, whisky powder. bull
lets. beads and red paint-and laid them
to one side, not offering any pay for
them. Then. calling his herald. he or
dered him to climb to the top of the
lodge and summon all the tribe TO bring
in their furs and trade with the white
man. In few minutes the lodge would
be crowded with Indians bearing beaver.
buffalo, otter and other skins. No one
was allowed to dispute the prices fixed
by the white trader, who was careful 20
put them high enough to pay five tines
over for all the goods taken by tho
chief.
When a boy he was captured by the
Sioux. but escaped and fought them
afterward until they feared his name
He led his warriors against the Paw
nees and burned one of their large
towns. He took scalps from the otoes
and from the Kanzas tribes. To his
ability as a fighter he added the mys-
FERROUS art of making medicine which
would overcome his enemies. once when
following the trail of a hostile war party
across the prairies he fired his rifle often
into the footprints of their horses, tell
ing his band It would cripple them so
that they would be overtaken. lie did
overtake and kill them all. and his tribe
looked upon the fact as proof OF the
wonderful effect Of his medicine"
The Ponea Indians lived at the mouth
OF the Niobrara river. in what is now
Boyd and Knox counties, and were
neighbors OF the Omahas. The two
tribes were related and spoke languages
much alike. A party OF Ponca young
men made raid on the Omahas and
stole a number OF horses and women.
Blackbird gathered all his fighting men
and started TO eat up the Poncas." He
drove them into rude fort made by
throwing up a wall Of dirt The Omahas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Trip to Pennsylvania,

BY Leila Stahl Aged 10 Years. West
Point. Nob, Red Side.
We Travelled to Chicago by way of
Omaha, arriving there Monday morning
First. we saw the revolving bridge over
the Chicago river. we next went to see
Lincoln park. The most interesting things
20 me were the wild animals kept there
At the north end of the park we got on
small steamer on Lake Michigan and
rode back to the city.
That afternoon we boarded a Pennsyl-
vanis train for Pittsburgh 1t is n
very smoky city. Between Pittsburgh and
our destination we passed through Johns
town. the place which had such a terri
BILE flood a number OF years ago. and
around the noted Horseshoe Bend
One OF the things we noticed there
very different from Nebraska, were the
winding roads. The only way stranger
has OF telling directions is by looking at
the sun or stars.
We visited Niagara Falls and saw the
shredded wheat factory while there. on
leaving Niagara Falls we rode for some
distance through Canada on our way 10
Detroit, Mich. From there we went to
Chicago. Having the day to spend. we
took the elevated railway to Jackson
park and ate our luncheon on the lake
front.
That evening we took the train for
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
An Ocean Trip.

BY Margaret Crosby. Aged 70 Yearu.
sutherland, Neb. Blue side.
While living in California, we took
trip to Portuguese Bend. We went in
a motorboat, which had about fifty peo-
pie.
We got on the boat at Long Beach and
went around the breakwaters at Sun
Pedro. then into the ocean II was rather
rough, the swells were as high as the
boat The boat went up and down and
/ got sea sick. which wasn't much fun.
When We got there, they anchored the
boat and got into little rowboat. We
could see the bottom OF the ocean, there
were sea weeds which looked Just like
trees, only lots smaller. There were also
beautiful shells and little gold fish. the
water was clear and the sky was blue
We spent the day there and then went
back I'm the boat
The sun was going down as we reached
home and we were very tired.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Stories of Nebraska History
ny A. Il. SHELDON

greatly outnumbered the Poncas and
were about to kill them all. The Ponoas
sent a herald carrying a peace pipe.
Blackbird shot him down. Another her
aid was treated in the same way. Then
the head chief of the Poncas sent his
daughter. a young girl. in her finest In
dian suite of white buckskin. with the
peace pipe. Blackbird relented. took the
pipe from the girls hand. smoked II. and
there was peace between the tribes.
The Ponca maiden became the favorite
wife OF Blackbird. She had great influ-
ence over him. but in one of his violent
fits Of anger he drew knife and struck
her dean. When he knew what he had
done his rage ended in violent grief. He
covered his head with a buffalo robe
and sat down by the dead body. refusing
TO eat or sleep. He answered no one.
The tribe feared that he would starve to
death. One of them brought a child
and. laying Il on the ground, put Black
birds foot upon it's neck. This touched
the chiefs heart lie threw off his buff
falo robe, forgot his deep sorrow and re-
sumed his duties.
Blackbird. the great chief, was finally
stricken. His friends gathered about his
dying bed TO hear his last word. He
ordered them to bury him on the top Of
the great Hill which rose several hun4
dred feet above the Missouri and from
which one could see up and down the
river for thirty miles. Here the Indians
watched for the coming OF the white
traders, and the latter as they toiled
against the current saw its summit with
Joy, for they knew great springs of cold
water gushed from the sandstone rock
at the foot OF the Hill and there were
rest and food and friendship for the
white man in the lodges of the Omaha
village. On the top OF this hill Black
bird desired TO be buried. seated on his
favorite horse, so that his spirit might
overlook the entire Omaha country and
first see the boats OF the white men as
they came up the river.
The dying chiefs command was car
ried out. The horse was led to the sum
nit of the hill with the dead chief firmly
fastened upon his back. Then the sod
and dirt were piled about them In a
great mound until both were buried from
sight. A pole was set in the mound and
upon It were hung scalps Blackblrd had
taken in battle. From time TO time food
for the spirit OF the dead was placed
upon the mound by the few Omahas who
survived the smallpox scourge Of 1900.
When Lewis and Clark came up the
river In 1904 the mound and pole were
yet there. All the other early writers
mention the mound. II was the great
landmark OF the Nebraska shore. In
1882 George Cstlin. the painter and tray-
eler. who spent years among the western
Indians painting their pictures and learn
ing their life, came down the Missouri
and climbed up Blaekbird hill There
was a gopher hole In the side OF the
mound. lie dug into II and a skull
dropped down. lie quickly wrapped II In
a blanket and carried II 20 Washington.
whore II was placed in the Smithsonian
museum
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Conundrums,

BY Dorothy A. Darlow, 20S South Thirty
sixth Street, Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
What did Queen Elizabeth take her pills
in? In cider Inside herr
When is a sailor not sailor? When he
is aboard.
When is a newspaper the sharpest :
When it is filed.
What was 1t which will be yesterday
and was tomorrow? Why, today, of
course,
What girls name does p. S. stand for?
Ad-e-line Moore!
Why didn't they play cards in the Ark ?
Because Noah sat on the deck.
What word is composed OF five letters,
from which, II you take two, one re-
mains, Stone.
Why are laundresses no better than
idiots? Because they try 70 catch soft
water when It rains hard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

HIS week. Thursday celebrate
special significance all holiday
originated with Nebraska observed
Il state
The late j. Sterling Morton Nebraska City the
first conceived the idea
Mr. Morton Nebraska while
ment and established the first
News Mr. Morton
agriculture in the cabinet of President
Arbor holiday
served on dates by the The
according to climatic
In schools
pupil being permitted to throw soil
raught with dignity child in this
feel that he is taking the creditabl
tons shrubbery public
time It promises to be a beautiful highway.
This week first Elizabeth
Side;
ton to Julia Hruby OF the Red Side.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Tommy 0'Gorman, Who Won the Bicycle

II Just seems as though nearly every
thing In the world worth having comes TO
pour boys
There was Abraham Lincoln, who
couldn't even afford shoes and made his
Twins splitting rails
And there was Garfield. driving horses
along the canal.
It's hard TO find any great men who
were rich when they began life.
And now here's Thomas OGorman, p
years old, soing on IS. winner OF tho lat
est Bees bicycle contest.
Thomas Is starting out like other moor
BOYS who became great lie is poor. But
what does Thomas care for tbatg
Doesn't he sell lots OF papers aud doesn't
he mako plenty OF money TO help his
mother and hasn't no lots OF friends,
Huh who cares for a little thing like
money which cant brins happiness any
way?
Thomas hasn't any father lie is both
father and son in the family, and his
mother says he is as good q father as he
Is son, and that he couldn't be a better
son than he Is lie is busy all tho time
outside OF school hours selling papers
aud doing things to make money 20 help
his mother.
He isn't very big for his age. phys
ically. But what of thatg Napoleon
wasn't big either. in body.
In activity and industry Thomas is az
big as any boy Of his age In all the
world and a whole lot bigger than most
boys. He doesn't have to go 10 the ant"
TO learn habits OF industry. It's more
likely the ants should come to him.
Thomas would show them thing or two
about activity.
Thomas has sent In his thanks to The
Bee for the motor bicycle, which he
thinks is a beauty. and he wants 10
thank the readers of The Bee who helped
him win.
Last year he won Shetland pony.
harness and cart. for which he refused
an offer of $3.50. Ny. my, II isn't safe
to have contests any more. for fear
Thomas o'Gorman of Grand Island will
win them all. Next thing he'll probably
be winning tho Nobel peace prize Of So
0OO
Thomas finds time in his leisure mo-
ments when nc isn't going TO school or
selling papers or winning bicycles and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
CSecond Prize.)
His Mischievous Pet.

BY Beulah Nielsen. Aged 10 Years, 3S09
Ninto Street, Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
have been reading the stories I'm your
page every Sunday. I soon became so
interested that I thought I would join.
1 am going to write a story about my
pet dog. He is a mlschievous little ras-
cal When l come home from school
put my rubhers on the porch. and he
viii be sure to come and take them and
drag them away.
one morning when / was all ready to
go to school I went out on the porch to
get my rubbers and found they were not
there After much hunting and search
ing found one in the neighbor's front
yard and one out in the barn II was
not much fun looking for them.
go to the Windsor school and am I'm
the firth grade. My teachers name Is
Miss Cathroe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Lucy Has Rad Fall

By Bertha Wulff. 1896 North Fifty-eighth
Avenue. Benson. Blue Side.
Once there were two children named
Lucy and Arthur. They were very rich
and never liked what was given TO them.
One day they were out playing when
Lucy hall fallen, so Mrs. washburn went
into the house and told his mother that
Lucy had fell. so Mrs washburn went
out to see what was the matter. They
called the doctor and he said her leg
was broken, so she had TO stay in bed
and many children came to see her. She
soon got well so she could be out ana
play with Arthur.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

things, to study music. and out IN Grand
Island they say he is the finest musician
In tho city for his age. And yet some
little boys who have fathers and plenty
OF money don't want to take time to
practice their music
The Bee representative in Grand Is
lana writes in that Thomas IL the la
dies favorite down here" and that
speaks lot for Thomas; you can he
pretty sure that a boy who Is the ladies'
favorite is all right, You can't fool the
ladies.
There's one United States senator at
Washington now by the name of OGor-
man. He is tho gentleman from New
York" Some day there may he another
senator of that name in Washington
But let us not speculate 30 far in the
future,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

Win the regular matlneeS.
Every loving son of Old Erin will be AT
the Gayety TO welcome Bert Baker. the
Typical Tad. and his Bon Ton Girls"
company. There, OF course. will he
thousands of others, too, during the
week. but every lover of true Irish wit
knows Bert Baker is the king OF ireland
in comedy. natural as he is. no makeup,
no red whiskers or wigs, Just real Irish
gentleman. same as Old Erin has at
home. he brings those dear memories OF
Soanlon. Kelly, Emmett and Murphy all
back TO us, I'm just natural flood OF
pure fun. Tho action OF the farce takes
place at mountain tavern, II being near
n girls school, where men are as scarce
no hens teeth. The unexpected arrival
OF the wives after the bubbles have told
countless Hes produces q situation that
for laughing purposes has no eqaul. New
and up-to-the-minute musical gems are
introduced, yet through Il all q breezy
plot is carried, so that the interest In the
fun is never lost. The singing OF the
company will measure up to the standard
of an opera chorus, and most OF the songs
are special, all copyrighted, therefore.
you do not have TO sit and be bored with
songs heard in almost every show that
comes along. II is a big two-dollar show
at popular prices. A treat is in store
for those that get In on opening day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
(Original.)
Jack Locked In.

BY Mary f. Fisher. Aged 10 Years asas
Lafayette Ave, Omaha. Red Side.
one day little Jack was upstairs play
ing In big room. He saw key in the
door and turned IL. Soon his mother
wondered where he was so she went m
stairs to see. She tried to open the door.
out II was locked and she could NOT
open It. She told the little boy TO open
me door, but the little boy could not
lie little boys mother said. DO NOT
cry but put your ear to the keylsole and
VIII tell you stories until your papa.
comes home" So the little boy nut his
ear to the keyhole and his mother put her
mouth 20 the keyhole and began telling
nm stories, Finally Jacks papa came
nome and took a big ladder and climbed
up To the window. opened the door and
let Jack out. The little boy was very
slad to get out Of the big room. where ne
mad stayed so long all alone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
His Pet Cat.

BY Bessie Sitz. Aged Years. Kearney,
Neb. Red Side.
My cat Is all black except one white
spot under her neck. She used TO be
mean when she was little. When l tried
to catch her she would run under the
corncrib. Then l would chase her around
till I caught her. Then she would lie
down and 80 to sleep like a baby.
would dress her up i'm my dolls dresses.
used 20 give her merry-go-round rides
in the umbrella. When she got dizzy
she would fall out. Now she is big. so
do not play with her any more. She
catches rats. mice and ground squirrels
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Little Stories by Little Folk
(First Prize.)
Successful Gardener.

BY Elizabeth Simmons. 1s Years Old, SO5
Main Avenue, McCook, Neb. Red Side.
In our back yard I have a space OF
ground for my garden. The soil lie not
very rich and we never thought any
thing would grow there.
Last year planted a small flower gar
den. Around the sides 1 put candytuft
and baby's breath. and in the center
put asters. zinneas, daisies and peoples.
Each day. about shutdown, watered
these flowers.
1 took a small rake and dug the ground
loose about the roots, and by watching
the flowers carefully I had very pretty
bed during the rest of the summer.
am planning to have another this
year ] got my seeds last year through
the school and am getting them the same
way this year.
l would like to hear from any of the
Busy Bees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
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.
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 e P A r T.
MENT, Omaha Bee, Omaha,
Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Springtime.

By Jake Clayton. jr.. Aged Years,
Bertrand, Neb. Blue Side.
love the beautiful spring. when the
robin comes back to cheer us with his
pretty song, while other birds are build
ing nests in the trees and under the caves
of the houses.
When the young grasses shoot up from
the bleak, wintry looking ground. the
trees get buds. In the spring every
thing looks the way God meant It to
look.
Then Mother Earth robes each growing
plant in a dress OF green.
How wonderful is this beautiful green
earth of ours!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
A Lesson Learned.

BY Gwendolyn NJ. Smith, Aged II Years.
Tilden, Neb. Blue side.
One day we went out with n younger
cousin 60 gather the eggs and my
cousin dropped one. When we We're
through, my cousin and found n bottle
and managed to scrape the broken egg
into IT, Then we went forth to get some
more. Coming to large tree, we saw
a nest, and a large limb directly be-
meath, and IL seemed to say Just 30
temptingly: Just try mo. can just about
reach that high" And. well, the saucy
limb jumped right into our hands and
went to humping away at that nest. and
the next minute four blue eggs fell to the
ground. and, oh, what remorse. when
we saw lying on the ground four baby
birds, just about mstured. We both felt
sorry. I glanced at my cousin and saw
tears trimming in her eyes. and they
were courslng down my checks. We
promised never to do It again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Active Young Lad.

BY Edwin Cults, Aged IL Years. Giltner.
Neb. Blue Side.
This is the first time that have con-
tributed to the Busy Bees page read
the page every week. My father who
takes The Bee, Is postmaster in this town.
am IL years old and am in the Eighth
grade of the Glltner public school. l
work in a store downtown on Saturdays
and after school. and get H.B week
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Helen and Alice.

BY Fern Zellers, 26O7 North Fifty-eighth
Avenue. Benson. Blue Side,
Helen was 10 years Of age and Alice
was 9 years old. Helen's parents were
rich, but Alice's parents were very poor.
One day when Afice's mother went 10
town she left Alice and her little sister,
Grace, who was only years Of age. home
Grace fell and hurt herself. Alice asked
Helen II she would help her. Helen said
NO because Alice would never help
her.
When Alice's mother returned Helen
went home.
Several days later Helen was running
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Honorable Mentlon.)
Likes to Raise Chickens.

BY Julia Hruby, Aged II Years. Fender.
Neb. Red side
My parents take the Omaha Daily Bee,
and l love to read the Busy Bees page
often wanted to Join, but there was
always something that kept me back. but
when ] read Of Pauline Burkett OF Her
man. Neb.. that made me write at once
dearly love to raise chickens. Ever
since i vas years old 1 always had
hens setting. Every year I would raise
from sixty to a hundred chicks. And I
rove to help mamma make the garden
Mamma calls me her little worker
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

we had prizes for the ones who hit the
crock. and we ran races. BY that time
II was almost lunch time. and my sister
came out to call us in for lunch. When
we came in there was a cake with ten
candles, and they were all lit They
had ten because ! was 10 years old.
After lunch we had ice cream and II
was very good. After we had our ice
cream eaten we talked a little while and
then they all went home. for It was 5
o'clock. We all had a very nice time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Blue Favorite Color.

BY Harley Butler. Aged 3 Years, Cres-
cent la. Blue Side.
This is my first letter to the Busy
Bees. I have been reading the letters
and thought I would like 10 Join the
Blue Side because blue is my favorite
color. have two brothers and three
sisters. ] go to school and am in the
Third grade My teachers name is Miss
Brownell I like her very well. l hope
to see this in print.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

along and tripped and sprained her ankle
and could not walk.
Alice saw she had hurt herself and ran
and told her mother. Alice went home
with them TO see II Helen got hurt very
badly. Helen asked forgiveness from
Alice. Helen and Alice were good friends
ever after.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Visits Indian School.

by Eola Gass. Aged Years. Columbus.
Neb. Blue side
Last Fourth Of July, we went 10 Genoa
for car ride. We had some ice cream
and bought some buggy whips the In
dams made. We saw the Indian school
there. There was a -go-round. II
went fast, but I did not go on II. When
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
A Chautauqua Picnic.

By Alice Scan, Aged Years, Gothen-
burg, Neb. Blue Side.
One morning the children who attended
chautauqua aud who were between the
ages Of and "a years. met at the depot
at o'clock.
Each child took basket OF breakfast
and : cents. with which marshmallows
and weenles were bought.
We walked to the river. a distance of
about one and three fourths miles. When
we reached there we all got TO work pick
ing up drift wood for q fire. This being
done soon and our fire built, we toasted
marshmallows. roasted the weenies,
roasted eggs and made coffee. While
few did this. the rest waded in the river.
Soon we had breakfast. My! but il
tasted good. don't believe ] ever en-
joyed breakfast so much before.
Breakfast over, we had some pictures
taken Of us while in the water. Then we
came home
I'm sure everyone had a good time ana
wished we could have stayed longer.