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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
William Cullen Bryant.
By William Sudman, Age g Sarbel

Neb. Red Side,
William Cullen Bryan, poet and
journalist, was born at Cunningham,
Mass. November 3, 1874. When only
8 years of age he began to write
verses. He was educated at New
Brookheld and Plainfield, Mass, and
at Williams college, but left school in
1872 to study law, In 1915 he was
admitted to practice law any time he
wished. His first work entitled, THE
Advance of knowledge" was pub
lished in 1905 in the Hampshire Ga
zette.. s
Mr.. Bryant made number of visits
to Europe for the studyrof language
and literature, His foreign letters,
written while abroad, were read with
much interest by the American peo-
pie. They were known as Letters
of Traveller" and Letters from
Spain" and other countries, both writ
ten while on foreign tours. Mr.. Bry-
ant would make speeches when the
people were erecting monuments and
statues for great men.
Some OF Bryant's best works are,
"Thanatopsis," ITO a Water Fowl
and THE Death of the Flowers" He
possessed facility Of speech and deliv-
cred many impressive public ad-
dresses, including those at the ban
quet of Kossuth, at the Burns. Centen-
NAL and at the Schiller festivities.
Mr.. Bryant was poet of nature.
His verse overlooked with the religion
Of the woods and his prose is touched
with an exquisite grace.
Mr.. Bryant ranks with Longfellow
and Poe as a poet. His last public
address was delivered at the unveiling
of the statue Of Giuseppe Mazzino in
Central park, New York City, May
28, 1873. where he was overcome by
the heat and greatly injured and
from which he never recovered. Mr..
Bryant died in New York City, June
IL, 1873.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Honorable Mention.)
A Narrow Escape.
BY Henry Tuna. Aged 7 Years, Elba

By Henry TUNA, Nged LEAFS, EIUd,
Neb., Box a. Red Side.
When Twas 3-years old, one day in
winter my brother and sister thought
they would skate in the tank, for the
water was frozen. So they got on
the ice | thought ! would go, too.
When got on my sister jumped and
the ice broke through, and, Of course,
my sister and brother were older than
|, so they jumped out, but my sister
had to get into the tank after me for
! could not get out. She was not
strong enough to pull me out, so my
brother William had to help her get
Nme out OF the tank, and just as soon
as they got me out they took me to
the house. This is true story.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
The Busy Bees

HRSTMAS almost here hard Busy Bees,
perhaps will hear the nke Of Sntas sleigh bells far off in the
distance While listening permissible look,
for Old Santa dkes to be hsannua Christmas rounds
They tell little boys and girls be their good
behavior about this time Of the because Of the expected visit of
Claus selfish
to believe i is the Chrstmaide spirit which prompts it
Wouldn't Busy
good deed they had
child less than themselves perhaps; something
recall Christmas the midst Of their happne
that each boy and girl consider carefully
family each schoomate
can do for them The Busy Bee editor that such satisfied feeling
will envop heart have will
reward tor any or extra effort to which yourself
the The will be Sunday
following Sunday the of the king and the
kngdem will be published
Hebert the Red Side prize thweek Florence
Seward the Blu eSde and Henry
Mention Z ! :.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Small Boys Christmas.
By Walter Wiese, Age a Years, Bel

nington, Neb. Red Side.
Once there was a little boy who
lived in the city Of New, York. He
lived in shabby old house in one
OF the poorest streets. His father
was dead and his mother was sick.
It was drawing. Christmas time and
the little boy felt sad because he
knew he would get nothing for
Christmas. He would stand for
hours by the windows Of the stores
to look at the toys. One day as he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17

must go to the end Of the rainbow
81 WILL said Mary Mary was not
telling the truth. So they started off,
"Bood-bye, Mary said May. But
Mary said nothing. Mary stayed in
the same place till she was grown
then got married, May, nearly dy-
ing, was found by good woman
who cared for her May told the
good woman about Mary. May lived
happy after that. | will say good
bye, s..a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Three Little Ducks.

By Dora Hiebert, Aged 6, Route s.
Hampton, Neb. Red Side.
One day an old hen was setting in
the, barn, when peep, peep, a little
4 girl came to look. There were three
little ducks, all yellow with black
!, stripes on their backs. She ran in
| the house and showed them to her
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Searching for Gold.

by IeH1cHI f1Iebcrt Aged 1T, Route
8 Hampton, Neb, Red Side,
Once upon time there were two
little girls. Their names were May
and Mary, both good looking. They
were about 10 years Of age. They
had often heard people say that
there was gold at both ends Of a
rainbow. One day they saw rain
bow. They were going to find the
gold. AT first they were both going
one way, but Mary said, Il am going
one way and you 80 the other" "But
! shall miss you, Mary" said May.
Then Mary said, Il don't want to see
you any more" But" said May, you
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
A Newsboy's Reward.

Neb. Blue Side.
Ned was selling papers in New
York, right near the bank. How he
wished he could sell enough papers
during the week to buy nice turkey
for his little brothers and his moth
er's dinner. He was trying to think
of plan, but none came to his mind,
He. only had IS cents. How could
he get enough to buy turkey, POI
tatoes, celery and many good things
he longed to buy?
As he was going by Mr.. ]. E.
Hartih's house he noticed that it was
all confusion. He asked what was
the matter. Mr.. Hartin said that
Grace, his little daughter, aged 8,
had left the house about 9 O'Clock to
go out and play AMI they had not
seen anything of her since. Ned felt
very sorry for Mr.. Hartin and he
said he would try and find Grace.
He had to go on an errand for his
mother quite distance out of town.
He was just about out there when
who should be see but Grace, walk
ing with a peddler who had a
monkey and music box, and that
was what attracted Grace's attention.
Ned told Grace that her father was
looking for her and he took her by
the hand and led her back to town.
Mr.. Hartin was overjoyed at his
daughters return. He told Ned his
mother and his little brother must
come over for dinner; and after din
ner they would go out in the car
and get some walnuts and then they
would take them over to Ned's
house. Ned was very happy and he
ran home and told his mother.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17


was looking at the toys as usual
man and little girl came walking
by. The man said to the little girl,
Stay here till ] come back When
the man came back out OF the store
he found the boy who is the hero of
this story carrying the little girl out
of the street, where she had run. The
man then asked the boy where he
lived amid the little boy told him and
about his sick mother. The man felt
sorry for him and went to his house
and then took him and his mother
to his own house to live, for his wife
was dead. Here the boy and his
mother spent their Christmas and the
rest Of their lives and were always
happy, for the man married the boys
mother.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
A Pleasant Holiday.
By Ethel Kudrna, Aged 9, Bee, Neb.
sf Red G,d~

Thanksgiving day we spent at my
grandmother's. We went in our car,
and got there about 1880. We ate
dinner in little while. For dinner
we had turkey with dressing. Ny
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
i Ny Pet Duck.
BY Max Brasch, Aged 10 Years
q 3527 Madison Street, Omaha,

NtU, DIut so1ut,
| have an Indian runner duck. He
is my pet. He looks like a goose
from far of. He always follows me
when am in the back yard. When
| am coming to feed him and the
other ducks and chickens he is stand
ing back of the gate and sometimes
he won't go away. | have to throw
some corn so they will run away from
the gate. He fixes cracked corn the
best. Sometimes when he sees me he
comes wabbling up the yard. He is
very tame. He eats out Of my hand.
| am very fond of him.
This is my first letter. ! hope to
see it in print.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
James Repentance.

- NuoSNh, neSu -, wake
field, ,Neb. Blue Side.
James had been very bad bow
in school. His teacher had scoldcd
him i'll school and he was very
angry. As he went home from
school he wouldn't notice anyone.
When he arrived home he looked
very cross and when his little
brother said, Come, James, and play
with me-" hc'responded angrily, mo,
! don't want to play with youN And
babie fell to the floor with a thud,
AS James went up the hall he turned
as he heard cry of pain and saw
his mother pick baby up from the
floor.
But James paid no attention to it
and went on to his, room. Before
long he head the telephone bell ring,
but little did he heed it until about
ten minutes later when he saw from
his window Doctor Bangs coming up
the walk as fast as he could.
James was aroused at once.
James" called his mother, come
here instantly" James went. "You
must take this bottle to the drug
store and have it filled" As lanes
hurried along he resolved never to
be cross to his brother again. Good
bye. deT Busy Bees, until write
again,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
School Days.

School Days.
By Jeanette Marie Oliphant, Aged
II Years, 402 Garfield Avenue,
Hastings, Neb. Blue Side.
! suppose all Busy Bees are going
to school nowadays. Some children
like to go, but some don't. ! like to
go to school. The first thing in the
morning we have singing, next pen
manship, spelling, reading or history,
language, and then we study geogra-
ply for the afternoon. After dinner
we recitc our geography. Then we
have arithmetic and spelling again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Their Own Page

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We had tests this morning, because it
is the first quarter OF the year, which
is eight weeks. The first test was
spelling and then geography. think
we will have our other tests in the
morning or afternoon Our singing
teacher, Miss Spaulding, is trying to
make the boys of our room sing
soprano, she said they sing all kinds
OF tunes. ] am very much interested
IN music. On Halloween we did not
have a holiday, The teacher said the
only vacation or holidays arc on
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Recess,
we girls get the ball and bat and play
base ball. We have many other
kinds OF balls, such as. basket ball,
foot ball, yolley hail, and many other
things. - We also have teeter-totters
and swings and trapeze, We also have
2 giant swing, We have physiology.
Mr.. Stephens is our director. | am
in the the fiifthA, 1 so to theLincoln
school. Our banners are gold and
purple think they are very pretty
colors,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Invited to Dinner.

BY Henry Zelenka, Aged 10, 3527
Madison ST., Omaha. Blue Side.
Last year on Thanksgiving | was
invited to my aunt's house. We
played games until dinner time. Then
we went in to cat our dinner. We
had goose, and pumpkin pie, pota-
toes, cake and cranberries. We
played, after dinner, until o'clock,
Then | had to go home.
go to Corrigan school | am in
the fifth grade. This is the first
time | have written. l hope Mr..
Waste Basket is out for a walk when
my letter comes in. Goodbye, Busy
Bees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Elsie's Christmas Present.
BY Bridget Pawloski, Aged 9 Year!

Farwell, Neb. Blue Side. 4
Elsie was a little girl. She had a
father but no mother. When her
father went to work he left her alone
with little brown puppy named
Buster. One day when her father
came from work she said, Father,
do you think Santa Claus will remem-
Der me" Her father said, mo, have
not enough money, | have to save
money for things to eat"
After Elsie's father left for work
she kept thinking it over and oyer.
Then she said, III Santa only knew
how lonesome | am and only have a
little dog and dog only can wag his
tail and bark"
When Christmas eve came she hung
up her stockings, but in the morning.
to her surprise. her stockings were
empty. She took down her stockings,
but something was at the bottom OF
lone stocking. She put her hand in and
felt something hard. As she pulled her
hand out little doll with black hair
and yellow dress, blue slippers and
pink stockings was found. She then
was happy with her dollie and puppy.
Whcnsshe got tired playing with her
doll she sewed doll dresses. After
that she was never SO lonesome.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17

Uncle Ben, Uncle Charles, Aunt
Louise and grandmother were also
present. | hope all the Busy Bees
had a pleasant Thanksgiving.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
Little Stories by Little Folk

mother. They put them in box
behind the stove. They grew very
fast. AT last she put them out Of
doors. They grew up to Cbe big
ducks. When one day the old won.
an came and cut one ducks head off
1t was picked and cooked for Christ.
mas dinner. The children ate like
they had never tasted duck before
Naughty John.
BY Hildur Lundburg, Aged IL Years,
Wakefield, Neb. Blue Side.
John was very mean in school. His
teacher scolded him, but scolding did
no good His teacher made him STAY
after school for being mean. As he
walked home that night he was very
angry and said to himself, "I'll not
go to school tomorrow. I'll say have
a headache and then won't have to
60" rs
He arrived home as his sister came
out to meet him. will you go with
me over to Martha's tonight" said his
sister, kindly.
mo, I'll not. I've got headache
and can't go tonightS said John.
"Oh, please" pleaded his sister.
You know that want you to-"
John was very angry and went off
to his room and left her standing
there with tears in her eyes.
Their mother overheard the CONVEX
sation and came in, saying, Never
mind, dear, I'll go with you" Mary
got ready quickly and they started off.
In the night, as they arrived home,
Mary told her brother allXabout the
good time she had.
"Oh," said John to himself, Il wish
] had gone along" but it was too late
Il taught him lesson. Goodbye, Busy
Bees, till | write again. N
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
PERSONAL MENTION

Attorney Steve Ragan, of Haines. lis visitor He will be here for a few days on legal business.
 J. W. Combs, jr. son of the dep' uty United States marshal at Haines. Ifs Juneau visitor
 c. F. Wiseman, representing the Groller Society. of New York, pub fishers of the Book of Knowledge, or Children's Encyclopedia. has re- turned from a successful trip to Skagway. He will leave shortly for a trip to the westward.
 District Attorney Jas. A. Smiser. accompanied by Mrs. Smiser, return. ed on the Alaska this morning from the south where they have been for the past month on a combined bus mess and pleasure trip. Mr. Smiser appeared before the Circuit Court of Appeals in cases from this court and spent the rest of his time visiting lin California.
 Mrs. D. Bakke and Miss Sidonia Beck. daughters of former Mayor John Beck. returned from the south this morning on the Alaska. They have been away from home for sev- eral weeks visiting in Seattle and other coast towns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
SABBATH DEsgcRAToRs.

DOUGLAS. June 2s. - Yesterday afternoon the otherwise Sunday stil. ness was punctured by wild cries from the beach in front of town. Tn. vestigation showed that fight was taking place and that the cries were coming from a Filipino who was get. ting very much the worst of 1t. Be. fore an officer could reach the scene of hostllities the aggressor had taken to the hills and when last seen was still going He was followed some distance but finally disappeared in the uncut. The nationality of the man who almost literally late a FL ipino" was not learned.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
DOUGLAS WAS DESERTED.

DOUGLAS. June 26.-ThIs town was almost deserted yesterday. Ow. ing to the warm weather many pie. mic parties were held and those who did not go to the woods or the beach attended the ball game at Per. Severance in the afternoon.
 The Swedish Order of Vasa was represented by a large crowd of pic. nickers who left in the morning for a days outing at Taku village. Sat urday night a large crowd of the Finnish population left for Larson creek on midsummer picnic.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
DOUGLAS EMPLOYEE HELDUP BY BANDITS
 ON A LONELY ROAD

DOUGLAS. June 26.--A hold-up in broad daylight was one of the fee. lures of Saturday when. at about 6 o'clock in the evening, three men wearing masks on their faces stopped R. Cramer on the road between the town and che cemetery and relieved him of S19.75. all that was left of his weeks wages after buying a few groceries.
 Craner was on his way to his home on the beach. and had reached a point wheer the trail turns on, leading to the beach, when the hiehwaymen suddenly stepped from the brush ordered him to throw up his hands. His coat was stripped from his back In the illching pro cess. When relieved of what money he had. Cramer was told to beat it which he stood not upon ceremony In doing. He returned here and re- ported to the police but diligent search in the neighborhood of the the attack failed to disclose any body. The beach was closely watch ed by Deputy Marshal Bach and Mar shal Shafer all Saturday night but nothing came of their vigilance.
 Cramer says only one Of the three men spoke and that his voice was that of foreigner but he was un' able to say as to the nationality Cramer Is employed on the city streets and was paid on only an hour before being held up.
 It is believed by the officers that the highwaymen were laying for Joe Wehren. foreman of the street wors. to whom $500 had been paid about the middle of tho week.
 Crrmer says two of the three men were well dressed but that the third wore clothes of laborer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26

development of the mine and the construction of stamp mill on the property.
 we are held up now by the strike in Seattle" he stated this morning. Tt may become necessary for me to hire a small boat in Seattle to bring the supplies north. There is enough of 1t to make it worth while to charter a boat and will do SO if the steamship companies can not make delivery.
 Mir Perkovich will leave tomor- row for the mimic.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
TREADwELL CYANIDE PLANT MEN TO GIVE
 A PICNIC TUESDAY

TREADWELL, June 26.-The mon ol the Cyanide plant have issued most unique invitations for pic nic to bo given tomorrow. The in- vitatlon says:
 Know ye that ye presence of Mas, ter..... .................. IS oeslreo at ye Second yearlle picnic of ye Treadwell Cyanide Plant to be hold en at ye place known as Auke Cove on ye twenty-seventh day of June, A. D.. 1916. Ye ship Amy will weigh anchor from Douglas Towne at 7:15-a quarter past ye hour of seven. From Treadwell Towne at half after same hour"
 The Cyanide Plant was completed September 18th. 1915. having been erected to treat the concentrate pro- duced by the Douglas Island mills, then shipped to the shelter at Ia coma. By treatment in this plant saving of about a quarter of the value of the concentrate over the cost of treatment at Tacoma was effected
 The method employed consists of grinding the concentrate in tube mills to expose the gold, which Is enclosed by sulphides when 1t ar rives at the Plant This is followed by several agitations with cyanide solution which dissolves out the gold and leaves the concentrate nearly valueless. The solution has the gold precipitated out of it by zinc dust. and this precipitate is then refined by acid treatment and smelting to. form the final bars sent 10 the Mint at San Francisco.
 Roughly half of the gold in the ore mined on Douglas Island comes to the Plant as concentrate. The concentrate is worth about forty dol lars a ton, whereas the ore contains between two and O half dollars ton. Over nine-seven per cent. of the gold in the concentrate Is recovered, and about a hundred tons are treat ed daily. Since the beginning of operations up to June first of this year. the Cyanide Plant has treated i76. .199.9S tons of concentrate, from which has been recovered $9,347.- 036.23, involving the shipment of 54S bars.
 In addition to the bullion from its own operations. the Cyanide Plant refnes the amalgam from the stamp mills on the Island. Accordingly, the total amount of gold handled dur ing its existence amounts roughly to twenty million dollars. or nearly three times the amount of gold paid 10 Russia for the entire Territory of Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
ALAsKA-GAsTiNEAU BRINGS SUIT TO
 RECOVER MONEY

The Rlaska Gastineau Mining Co. this morning started suit against N. c. Nelson to recover $S9722. with interest, which is alleged as a bal ance due on an account
 The plaintiff alleges that certain lumber and material was sold to the defendent to construct building on the Thane road and that certain land was leased to the defendent-
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
EuNeRAL oF W. A. MAcME.

DOUGLAS. June 26.-Funeral ser. vices for the late W. A. Mackie were attended by a large number yester- day afternoon at the Congregational church. Members Of the labor union went in a body from their hall A large crowd of Rebekahs, Odd Eel. lows and other friends of the deceas- ed accompanied the remains to their last resting place in the Odd Fellows cemetery
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
TREADWELL NOTES

TREADWELL, June 26.-The post office has received S1 new boxes, which are being installed today and will be rented upon application.
 Raymond Carroll has left for Haines to visit with his sister. Mrs. Pearl Allen.
 Bob Virch. formerly resident of this place, now rancher and mem- Der of the city council at Haines, is here on official business this week
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
DOUGLAS HOSPITAL NOTES.

DOUGLAS. June 26.-G. R. Humay, assistant watchman at Treadwell. Is improving rapidly from the effects of an operation performed for appendi. citis last week.
 Mrs. Hilda Nelson. who has been In the hospital for several days is getting along nicely.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
ANNUAL PICNIC OF
 PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY
 SCHOOL TOMORROW

The Northern Light Sunday School will give Its annual picnic tomorrow (Tuesday) the weather man permit ting. The launch Lone Fisherman has been chartered for the occasion, and will take the school and it's friends to Marmion Island. where the day will be spent The launch will leave from the ferry float, Juneau, at 9 a. m.. and will leave Marmion Isl. and on the return trip at D. m. All members and friends of the school are invited to join the crowd. and do not forget to bring a lunch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26

sma hours of yesterday morning The trip was made on the Prince of Wales and those in the party were Gladys Trlpp, Helen Smith Gertrude Held Elizabeth Held. Miss Dupuy Helen Troy. Alice Margrie, Georgia Caro. Lois Tilton. Marie Mooney Nina Sowerby. Adelaide Moodey. Er. meet Harris. Guy Johnson, William Seeley. Curtis Collyer. Perry Delo, Malcolm Wilson. Jack Johnson. Chas, Hensel. Mir. Cleveland, Edward Bren- nan. Charlie Johnson and Ned Carl son and Master Jacob Britt.