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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Carried the Pork.

BY Leona Walter. AGED 10 Years. Wahoo
Neb Blue side,
farmer owned a large dumb-looklng
dog that was useful around tie farm
but had never been taught many tricks.
A city friend owned smart little fox
terrier that he'd been taught Camong
other tricks to carry the meat home
from the meat market. one day the city
friend was explaining to the farmer and
Dragging about the nmartness OF his dog,
and 20 Illustrate, he called NJ the meat
market and gave the dog package of
pork chops TO carry home The city dog
went ahead with the package OF meat.
closely followed by the farmers dog. As
the city dog turned the corner IL Jared
the package loose and a pork chop fell
out. which the farmers dog quickly
swallowed. and then kept on following
tho other dog. Soon another chop fell
out, and by the time the city dog reached
home II was carrying the wrapper and
string while the dumb country dog was
carrying the pork chops.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
prize Story)
Spring is Coming.

BY Clarence McAullffe. Aged II Years,
s1i9 Seward street, Omaha. Blue Side.
am very glad the spring IL coming. for
this is the time OF the year that the
flowers begin TO bloom and the trees 10
have leaves. also like the spring be
cause II Is the time our national sport
base balt-begine. Many other games can
also be played at this time Of the year.
The children are especially glad because
they know they soon shall have their
long summer vacation. Everyone begins
TO start life over. It seems, when spring
comes. Tho air IL fresh in tho morning
and e n much better during the day at
this time Of the year than in summer. l
am sure the old people as we'll as the
young are always glad when spring IL
coming. AZ this time Of the year not
only the people OF the earth, but every
thing on the earth seems to get full OF
gayety and Joy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Stories of Nebraska History

the round was covered with their dead
bodiea
Most Of the people on the frontier were
very poor. It was hard times even be-
fore the grasshoppers came. There was
a great panic in the land. Many settlers
had nothing TO live on during the winter
but their sod corn and garden These were
gone. II looked like starvation. The future
held no hope. for the very soil was filled
with eggs which would hatch hundred
times as many srasshoppers the next
spring Those were the darkest days fer
the Nebraska pioneers. Their covered
wagons used TO pass with this painted
on the canvas:
"EATEN OUT BY GRAssHoPPERS.
GOING BACK EAST TO LIVE WITH
wIFBsS FOLKS"
During the fall and winter those men
brave enough TO stay took the teams
and worked wherever they could get a
Job In the older settlements. Some hunted
game and lived as the Indians did on
dried buffalo meat. trading the robes
for other supplies Relief funds were
raised farther east and food seed alfss :
clothing distributed to those not too
proud to apply for them. Thus the dark
winter Of lS74-75 was lived through.
In the spring the settlers sowed their
small grain and millions OF young grass
hoppers Matched 70 eat IT, These little
fellows could not ny. They could only
hop short hops. So the settlers made
bitches and drove them In. -vindrows Ut
straw were laid across the fields. The
young srasshoppers crawled into the
-
Il on fire. Bushels Of them were caught
IN wide shallow pans with kerosene IN the
bottom which were set low and drawn
across the flsldA Mature helped tho
settlers. II was a cold rainy spring which
froso the young brood. Little parasites
bored holes In the eggs ana in the little
fellows. The birds, then as now the far-
msrs best friends, came from tho south
and Joined In the good work Of fighting
grassh0ppera.
For the nex4 two OF three years there
were some srassh0ppsrs ana the fear os
more along the frontier Then the Roely\
mountain Grasshoppers disappeared 'front.'
the settlements. They have never beep(
seen IN such vast numbers since ana the
hard times tnsy brought on the laid Will
probably newer again return. Those wAoA
left thcfr claims have wished many times
that they had stayed by their farms,
which seemed % worthless In those early
years. Those VINO held on to their land
through haFdshtp and suffering, with
hearts tsrOng and faith firm IN the future
Of Nebraska, have lived to see their later
years made glad by generous crops and
hauUy homes where children asking for
stories OF the long ago are told the story
OF the dark days when the grasshoppers
came
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Grandma's Story.

~ Vera Frances Bradley, Aged u Years
1olo Center Street Omaha Blue Side.
Grandma. grandma. tell US a story.
tell ~ a story" cried Jean. Doris and
little Bob. as they ran and sat down by
their grandma. who had been reading.
very eager for her 20 begin.
oh. goodness. what shall I Seil them
about" though poor grandma. and then.
aloud. We'll since you insist on my
telling you a story. viii tell you one OF
my experiences when I was little.
Once when / was visiting my grand
parents on the farm. one OF my aunts
was there also with her little adopted son.
Francis. Francis wasn't mean child, but
he liked 10 tease me.
"One day ] Was walking over a pond
near the house on a very narrow board.
Francis saw me and ran ana turned the
beard. OF course / fell into the water.
screamed and Francis ran into the house
70 get help. They had a terrible time
getting me out got a cold which after
ward turned into pneumonia.
While I was sick Francis came in
every day to see me and he always
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
CIonorable Mention)
The Swimming Hole.

BY Walter Preston, ST.. 10i South Thirty
fourth Street. Omaha. Red Side.
After we got through with the chores
We decided we would go over TO a creek
shout three miles away and go in swim
ming
This creek was called Thomas creek,
on one side was a steep bank about fifty
feet high. II had a ledge about two feet
above the water that we dove off Of.
There was e strong current flowing. II
was very hard 70 swim against II. We
would so way up stream and float down
with the current
Where we dove off. the cliff extended
out In the water and formed a deep hole.
This was good place to dive In because
you would not strike bottom. This place
WAS about nine feet deep.
The water was quite cold, but II sure
felt fine on a hot day.
You could see many and sometimes
large fish. Many times schools OF fish
would swim by and we would dive into
them and scare them away.
p. s,-This. creek ran through q farm
IN Sacramento valley. California. From
that ranch you could see Mount Lassen
smoking. The people on the ranch saw
Il in eruption last summer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Fido,s Adventures.

BY George Fletenfeycr, Aged s Years.
south Side. Omaha. Blue side.
Fido was little dog who lived In the
suburbs Of New York. He had often
heard from tho tramp cogs what good
time they had at night and what good
things they had to eat out OF the garbage
cans. so he decided to run away asd
have good time for himself. He ran
along an alley until he came to can
where a big dog was just sticking its
nose in, Fido walked up 20 Il and said
Good evening, may have some Of your
supper"
Go away you little shrimp. and at
tend your own business. | haven't any
time to bother with YOU"
Fido said, what's the matter with
your DO you think you own the town.
Maybe you think yeu do. but you don't.
At that the dog jumped on him and gave
him an awful beating. although Ffdo
growled and showed his teeth terribly.
Fido skunk home with hts tail between
his legs. and never went back again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Paris Takes Kindly
To the Movie Show,
Trying it in School

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
PARIS, Feb. 25.-The motion picture as
a factor In public education has been the
subject Of inquiry by a parliamentary
commission, which has Just published a
report recommending the official adoption
OF picture instruction by all government
schools and colleges.
Military Hospitals have been using
moving films for the physical re-educa-
ton Of disabled war victims, and one
primary school in Paris has introduced
cinematograph projections in its curric-
ulum. In both cases the results have
been most encouraging.
The report explains the application OF
film education in its general outlines. In
primary schools, for example, spelling
writing, arithmetic. geography. and espe-
cially history. can be illustrated on the
screen with greater vividness than by
the teacher. whereas in more advanced
schools the study of foreign languages
can be profitably supplemented by views
OF the countries where these tongues are
spoken. their customs and institutions
In high schools the cinematograph would
play an even more important role. espe-
cially in the study OF science. Chemistry,
botany. biology. mechanics. etc, particu-
larry in their comparative aspects. lend
themselves more than any other studies
to film illustration. particularly as 1t is
possible 10 stop The film at any Moment
so as to emphasize or reiterate some
point. Public lectures and patriotic in
struction arc also. as has been repeatedly
proved. greatly aided by the cinemato-
graph. The commission Is OF the opinion
that the ministry OF public instruction
should either create a special source OF
production for these films. or. with the
help OF editors OF clnematograph films.
establish a repertory of already existing
films which could be utilized for educa-
tional purposes. and give orders for ere
ating new ones TO suit the needs Of
schools and colleges. The widespread
continuous demand for such films would
amply repay the cost of production.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12

BY Bdythe Olsen, Aged 10 Years, Weep
ing Water. Neb. Red Side.
February n was our teachers birth
day. We had a surprise for her. She did
not know anything about II. About
O'Clock all our fathers and mothers came.
The school house was about full We did
not have school the rest of the day. Our
teachers name is Miss Hltchman- am
in the sixth grade. We teter-tottered
ana played games until about o'clock;
then we had lunch. For lunch We had
sandwiches, pickles. ice. cream and
cookies and coffee for the ones that liked
IL Then we went home.
hope Mr.. Waste Basket IL out playing
when my letter reaches you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
The Boy and the Frogs.

BY Fred Bertram. Aged II Years. South
Side, Omaha. Red Side.
Once a boy was having great pleasure
In throwing stones at some frogs In a
pond near his home. lie enjoyed this
sport for an hour or more.
As he had been up the night before
and was very sleepy. he lay down under
a large tree after time and went TO
sleep.
lie dreamed that he was frog and
boys were throwing stones at him. one
stone hit him on the head. another hit
him on his leg. Just as another stone
was coming through the air he awoke.
Oh, how glad he was that ne was not
a frog, but boy. After that he realized
how much Il hurt the frogs. and decided
not 10 throw stones at frogs any more.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Find Home the Best.

BY Margaret Crosby Aged Is Years,
Sutherland. Neb. Blue Side.
In March we come to make tho March
SHOWS and winds blow. We are dressed
for this month with orr white caps, like
the snow. and our yellow pantaloons and
red Jackets. with large white bottoms.
Our tiny legs are brown. with shoes that
go to the peak at the end, our hats are
the same shape at the peak. only II IL
red with trimmings of white. The lady
lmphs and girls have short yellow si1irts.
We live In the leavings of leaves and
the followed trees. We can make q fine
home OF any place. This Is our descrip-
ton. And now / will tell the whole
story of one OF our families.
First comes father Imph. Mother Imph.
jamie Imph, Johnnie Imph. and last and
least comes Baby Imph. The tiniest is
the best OF all.
One day they were invited out for ain
ner so they all dressed in their best
clothes and started to Mr.. and Mrs.
Squirrels feast. When they got there
they unwrapped and began to get ready
for the feast But. of course. dinner
wasn't served until evening. though the
lmphs thought they would have dinner
at noon. instead of at evening. So they
waited and waited for the meal. until
at last dinner was served. Now. OF
course. Johnnie and jamie and baby
were tired and didn't want much to eat.
The first course was nuts and TO be
sure the poor Innphs could not bite the
hard nuts as the squirrels did, because
they had very sharp teeth and the Imphs'
teeth are very dull. Another thing they
had was called winter salad. They didn't
have tea nor milk nor water and this
was very hard to eat without things. The
two courses were all they had. then the
lmphs went home and never wanted TO
so whiting again. They went home
happy and said at last they saw that
there was no place like home, after all.
was glad TO think that I got the
prize for the month and hope TO receive
the book soon. / liked all the other
stories also ON :wintSr Sports"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Honorable Mention.)
The Fisherman.
~ Robert Reynolds. Aged 10 Years, 10
North Thirty-first Avenue. Omaha.

~ Robert Reynolds. Aged 10 Years, 1Oi
North Thirty-flrst Avenue Omaha
Blue Side.
A silent figure stole along the bank OF
Rocky mountain stream. lie was
clothed IN brown ana a basket hung at
his left side. while in one hand he held
a fishing rod.
Then he waded into the cold. shallow
stream. casting his rod in each pool as
no made HIS way upstream. He never
gets discouraged. though he loses many
fish,
Now he sees something and gives his
line a Jerk. Ali He has hooked large
epeckled trout. and now comes a battle.
He lets out his line. giving tho fish mis-
freedom for a minute; then he slowly
reels In his line. Ito does this again and
again; each time tho fish gets more ex-
hausted until finally he pulls It out. II
Is dark color with many black spots on
its back. lie puts the fish in his basket
and slowly continues his upstream
journey.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Nine.Year.Old Soldier.

BY Donald Woodland, Aged Years, Ne
braska Military School, Lincoln,
Neb. Red Side.
After heard you were going to print
my picture I thought would write
letter. am q big soldier boy, almost
years old. My home IS at Shenandoah.
Ia. but so to school out here. am a
military boy. A boy gets more attention
here than he does in the public school.
and he has lot more TO do. too. That's
what keeps fellow out of mischief. and
II q fellow Is a lazy drone, they make
him work. so after a while he gets out
Of the habit of being lazy. We have ten
teachers and sixty boys and surely do
have lot OF fun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Tale of Indian Maiden.

BY Merle Devenney, Aged Years. Te-
cnmseh, Neb.. Blue side.
enjoyed the story OF girl who lived
in Munising. Mich. because she was
schoolmate OF mine. There lived In
an Indian village three sisters. The
smallest sister had 10 do all the work
and the oldest sisters would put her
head In the ashes and scars would come
on her face. There was an Indian chief
also and he would marry no one but
pure people. So one OF the older sisters.
put on her beads and went TO see him.
His name was Team. Teams sister
asked. Can you see Tesms" and she
answered. Il can see him very we'll" 'of
what then is the cord made off, and she
said. 1t Is OF moose" The sister drove
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Auto Trip Muddy.

BY Blanche Hail. Aged Years, Hayes
Center. Neb, Blue Side.
would like to join the Busy Bees. So
I will tell you of mamma. papa and my
two sisters and one brothers trip which
we took to Omaha last fall in our auto.
We had nice roads all the way to Omaha.
We went to the Omaha Ak-Sar-B and
1t rained so hard while we were there.
We went to friends and had a nice
time while there. and when we started
for home we travelled In the mud from
Omaha until we passed Crete. Neb. l
guess that is over $50 miles. Then the
roads were good again unfit we reached
home, and It started to rain again.
hope my letter viii miss Mr.. Waste
Basket. 1 like to reaa the Busy Bees
letters very much.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Poor Sport.

By Marie Thomson. 1919 Emmett Street.
Omaha. Red Side.
once had very beautiful dog named
Sport. I used TO play with him and had
lots OF fun. But one day some boys
hit him with stick with nails in It..
The dog was so mad he bit the boy.
The boy went home. His father called
the doctor. It was not a bad bite. but
the police said either shoot the dog or
take him away.
My father sent Sport away with a
friend that had farm.
Sport killed so many chickens that they
killed him. That was the end of Sport.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12

By Maurice Boyle. Aged s Years. Route
., Fremont. Neb. Red Side.
One day as / was taking care OF my
little sister I heard an awful noise in the
bushes. didn't know what II was. but
pretty soon | saw a big black animal
with fiery eyes. He was coming nearer
to May and me, but Jack checked him
by jumping at his neck and killing the
old wolf. ran with my sister to the
house and told papa. lie went down and
skinned tho wolf ana took the hide to
town. We fed Jack some good meat and
bread for supper. We got some money
for the fur, but Jack made every bit OF
IL. Jack is good dog and hero. /
want TO be on the Red side.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Enjoys Reading Stories.

Hy Vera Terry, AIRED 8 Years. Crescent.
Ia Blue Side.
80 to the Crescent school ana I am IN
the fourth grade and in the third room
My teachers name Is Miss Mae Adams
and like her very much. i enjoy read
ing your stories. 90 I thought 1 would
write. have one sister and two brothers.
Ny sisters name Is Grace Irene and she IL
II months old. My oldest brothers name
is Merle and he Is years old. My young
est brothers name is Harold and he 10 3
years old We have lots OF chickens,
two colts. two mules. two COWS and four
horses. We have a little pet dog named
Midget. II my letter escapes the waste
basket I win write again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
OPEN N0STRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

= Count fifty! Your cold in head or ca
tarrh disappears. Your clogged nostriIs
VIII open, the air passages OF your head
viii clear and you can breathe freely.
No more snuffling. hawking, mucous dis
charge, dryness or headache; no strug-
Cling for breath at night.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm
from your druggist and apply little &c
this fragrant antiseptc cream in your
nostrils. II penetrates through eveN air
passage of the hear, soothing and heNt
ing the swollen or inflamed mucous mems
brane, giving you instant relief. Head
colds and catarrh yield like ina-ic. DoT't
stay stuffed-up and mi3eUablo. Ec.isi
IS sure.-Advcrti -crsenI
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
An Automobile Accident.
BY Irene Sutherland. AGED Years, Ell
wood, Neb Red Side.

BY Irene Sutherland. AGED Years Elm
wood. Neb. Red Side.
One day last summer my sister and
went into the orchard to get some apples.
We saw a car come down the hill. My
sister said to me: That car had better
slow up or 1t will run off the bridge"
We were watching It when we saw It hit
the railing. The man could not stop It in
time to turn. We looked again. We saw
. woman thrown out on the bridge. We
ran 70 the house to tell papa. He went
down to the bridge to see II any of them
were hurt. We all went down to see it.
We all thought It an awful sight. It
took the man the whole afternoon to get
the car out of the creek. There has been
many other cars run off OF that bridge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
The Grasshoppers

Inc Bee VIII publish chapters from the
History OF Nebraska, BY A. q Sheldon.
from week to week.
The Grasshoppers
0rasshoppers were among the worst
enemies OF the early settlers OF Nebraska.
They were not the common green or yell
low kind which you see jumping in the
fields today, nor yet the red, yellow and
biaok-winged ''dustry roaders'' which
boys chase down the lane These were
the Rocky mountain grasshoppers. with
slender bodies. light gray wings and enor-
nous appetites. Their home was on the
high plains and among the hills at the
foot of the great mountains OF the west
Here they lived and raised their families
In dry years there were more children
and less food at home. Then they assem-
bled and flew away IN great swarms to
the east and south. They Travelled hun
dreds OF miles. Sometimes IN clear. warm
moonlight they flew all night. More
often they settled down late In the after
noon to rest and feed. ana pursued their
journey on the morrow.
It was a sad day for the settlers where
the grasshoppers lighted. Eight times
between 1857 and 1875 some parts OF our
state were visited by them, but the great
6A@oohOPRNH NhAu NsAAllo On July kUs Al ana
o. 1874 Suddenly, along the entire from
tier of Nebraska, Kansas, Dakota and
Minnesota the air was filled with grass
hoppers. There were billions Of them In
the great clouds which dax1nened the sun.
The vibration OF their wings filled the ear
with a roaring sound lke . rushing
storm. followed by q deep hnah as they
dropped to the earth ana baRan 70 dsvour
the crops.
All the corn was eaten N q single dsy.
Where green fields stood az sunrise moth
ing remained at night but stumps of
stalks swarming with hungry hoppers
struggling for the last bite. ThsY stripped
the garden patches bareI they gnawed
great holes in carpets ana rugs put out
to save favoritO plantA The buds and
bark OF fruit trees were consumed; they
followed potatoes and onions into Ghs
earth. When they had finished the gar
dens and green crops they attached the
wheat and oats In the shook and tho Wild
grass In the unpiowed zelda Only two
green crops escaped them, broOuncorn and
sorghum cane They did not seem to
have a sweet eyetooth. Everywhere the
earth was covered with . gray n1aan of
struggling, biting grasshoppers. Turkays
and chickens Toasted on them: dogp and
pigs learned to eat them. II was hard to
drive team across q field because tna
swarm of grasshoppers flew up IN front
and struck the horses I'm the eaoS with
such force.
We thought when they were n1e6 Shsy
would ny away. Not at all They Ifsed
us so well thSS concluded to leave their
children with us. The mother grasshop-
pers began to pierce the earth with holes
and fill thu holes with eggs. DaGn one
laid about 100 eggs. Then they died and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Bows Find Gold.
BY Rosa Hshnke. Aged ~ Years, Rock,
VILE, Neb Blue Side

By Rosa Hshnke. Aged ~ Years, Rock
Vile, Neb. Blue Side.
In the Rocky mountains once lived a
poor family. The father was gold
seeker. There were two boys. John and
Charley. The children could not go to
school. one day as their father had gone
to seek for gold, the boys went half
mile from homo to play. Where they
played were some large rocks John saw
some yellow spots in the rocks. lie called
his brother. Charley, who said, They
are not gold" That night, when their
father came home. the boys went to
meet him. They ted him about the rocks
and they went over TO see them. The
father said. They are gold" Then the
father worked hard 10 dig the rocks loose.
Then he sent the rocks to Denver 10 be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-12
Saves Birds Life.

BY Mabel Geiser Aged 10 Years, Column
bus, Neb. Blue Side.
One day last summer my sisters and
I were playing in the haybarn and 1
said there is something in the hay, so
went to look and It was a little bird
almost dead. took it in the house and
gave It some crumbs to eat and some
water. then took It and put It in
its nest. When put IL in the nest 1t
flew away. Then II came back TO the
neat and stayed there. Well / think 1
Will close. This is a true story.