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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
HERMIT lives
IN A THICKET
Boston Electrical WGrker is
Driven to the Open Air
by III Health.

BOSTON, AEar. 11.-Charles TabIer.
hermit by choice, lives In tho heart
Of the populated section of West Rox-
bury, suburb Of Boston, in ten by
twelve foot shack. surrounded by
scrub growth and birch trees and his
back yard looks like n scene near a
Maine lumber camp. Tabler is only
thirty years old and no has never
been in love. which In strictly against
hermit tradition. Furthermore. Tab
ler not only Is clean faced, but he also
Is well washed. Hc has his own swim
ming pool Clipped from solid rock,
and with spring water. cold as other.
In 1t. Tabler Ia BoSton's twentieth
century hermit.
Four years ago Tabler was n motor
car rOpairer. Long hours beneath
damaged cars inhalinE gasoline fumes
affected his heart and weakened his
lungs. He was III for months and
then was ordered by his physicians
to live In tho open and he erected his
shack on Mount Refuge. Now Tahler.
fully restored to health. asserts ho
will never return to his former mode
Of life.
House Lighted by Electricity.
Thlrty-two candle power electric
lights. charged by a generator nj
taChed to handmade windmill. dis
pei the gloom in Tnblcr's home. There
is n homemade motorcycle which takes
Tablar downtown In fifteen minutes.
A three foot bookshelf, holding Eeom-
etry. rhetoric. arithmetic, electrical
textbooks and standard novels, indl-
Gates the limo of TRbler's study. The
only thing necessary for comfort that
isn't in the ten by twelve shack is a
bed. That IL on n rough porch. When
Charles Tablcr awoke the other morn
ing he found six inches OF snow on
his covering. He jumped bArefooted
into tho backyard, did a fox trot in
the snow to restore circulation, took
a zero dip in his swimming pool and
hustled into clothing,
Nothing like It," declared Tnhler
rive got everything want, Including
the best OF health, and, exclusive of
little luxuries like clothing and car
fare, 1t costs mo thirty cents a day to
live"
Squirrels and Skunk Ills Friends.
Tabler enjoys n modest diet. He
purchases whole wheat and b0lls IL
to dough. This is then nodded into
cakes and substance made from.
boiling sweet peas and rice ID placed
between two layers. 1T LIS then baked
and Tabler asserts 1t makes n deli
eious dish, He declares he became
so fat on the diet that he had to cut
down his sleeping hours and take
more exercise 10 keep from becoming
clumsy.
Tabler's only neighbors are The
squirrels from the beechnut thlcket
and skunk. They hurry to his
cabin when they hear the door open
Tablcr supplies the squirrels with
whole wheat The skunk entnrs and
makes itself at home. Tabler asserts
the animal doesn't mind him and he
doesn't mind II.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
Boosting
BY Two Young Men Results I'M
Death of One and Injury
ofthe Other.

- 4 = = ~ II =
EVANSTON, Wyn., Mar. 11.Cal
HInkle is dead and Glenn Morrison III
rear death as the result Of bullet
wounds inflicted upon each other.
Each man was hoasting Of his phys
ical strength. Morrison thought he
could back Hihkle against the wall,
while Hinkle was sure he was strong
and big enough to push the oil man
Iacross the floor.
The men scufiied for fifteen minutes
With neither apparently having the
advantage. FINALLY Hinkle took off
Tense at q remark by Morrison and
lretorted In kind. Morrison became
angry. Then each called the other q
name and both drew pistols. Both
proved good shots.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
SEARCH FOR SOAP
Unites Two Brothers Who Had
Not Seen Each Other for
Thirteen Years.

ST PAUL. MINI. Mar. 11.-charles
Mckee, of Ray, N. D., was sent TO room
No. 322 when he registered at the
Hotel Sherman. Desiring a.shave, he
unpacked his grip But his shaving
stick was missing. ST
'SEIave you got any shaving soapT'
he asked AMMAN who wab issuing from
room 1924.
"Sure.'' was the answer. They e1l-
tered room Mo. 824 and turned on the
light. Mckee looked at tho other man
critically. ~ ias
whats your nane?' he asked.
ar. E. Mckee, of shakopee, MINI"
was the answer. /,
'I'm your brother. Charley" the
North pakotan said.
The two had not seen each other
for thirteen years.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
DOG BEQUEATHED 500 DIES;
DONORS KIN MAY GET CASH

LA CROSSE. Wis. Mar. 11.-willie,
the dog that was left 800 by his own
or. MIS-. Mary Johnson when she made
her will. is dead. Otto Amsrud; the
principal beneficiary under the will,
died one week before the document
was filed for probate. Mrs. Johnson's
three brothers and a grand niece have
filed a request in court for partition
OF the estate now that the dog is dead.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

sIf5w YORK, Mar. lit would nat
iurafly be expected that the owners o.
.laundries would oppose any device
That would tend 10 make washing or
clothes at home easier. On the other
hand. the laundry owners are In favor
lof Inc electric iron. The houekeepera
are Kidding themselves OF a weekly
bnrhear by sending their work to the
llanndries TO be returned rough dry"
finishing ii oil their leisure. In this
way the laundries get work which
otherwise would never come to them.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

About 2,240 pounds OF apples are
required to make $50 pounds OF
cider.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
MINES OF THREE
TYPES USED m WARE ARE

WAsIINGToN, %. q. Mar. 1l,-sub=
marine mines are on three types: First.
ground mines. which are usually OF
great size and laid dir sctly ON the bots
tom az shallow seas second, anchored
mines, which arc attached by a cable
10 weight on the bottom and IRE
desiared 10 float al q predetermined
depth, and third floating mines. which
are dropped on the surface Of the
water.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
DANGEROUS no WAIKERs.

NEW YORK. Mar. ia railway
company in this country has issued the
following announcement: The =-= 1910
route is a safe road to ride upon. In
the last eight years no pas e1gers
have been killed in train accidents.
itsis q very unsafe road TO walk upon.
During the same period 101 trespass-
ers have been killed. y
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
OLDEST
Woman Physician in the United States
Passes On.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Mar. H.
DR.. Lois Fitch Mansfield. believed to
have been the Oldest woman physician
In the United States, Is dead at her
home here. aged SO.
She was a native Of Fayetteville. N.
Y, and in her. young womanhood is
said to have conducted the first open
air school. In America. She has re-
sided here thirty years,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Bow Scouts Have Adventure

would be to cut the pipe where the
noise was. We loosened joint and
what do you think we discovered?
A long tall just like a rat tail, stuck
out of the pipe. | got stick and
scared the creature, which climbed
the upright pipe and then crawled
along the horizontal section and got
out at the trough. 1t went up to the
peak of the house and stood there,
as if undecided what to do.
Ma and pa then came out and so
did some more kids and | got hose
and climbed up on the house just
like human fly Ma, she was scared
because she thought | would fall off
the house. She didn't know that boy
scouts could climb a house. / turn
ed the hose on the animal and it ran
to another part OF the roof. Finally
it jumped to the alley and boy kill
ed it with club. What do you think
it was? Well, it was musk rat. 1t
must have travelled from the sewer to
the drain pipe. If its head would,
have been turned the other direction
| would have thought it got into the
pipe from the roof. And what both
ers me is to understand how it could
climb inside an upright pipe. 1t must
have been something of climber.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Stories Of Nebraska History BYE SHELDON

most popular laws ever enacted. I'm
der it Nebraska and all the great west
were settled by thousands Of hardy
pioneers eager to get free homes for
themselves and their children.
The Sioux and Cheyenne Indian
Wharf.-The war at the south went on.
More soldiers were called for and
came from Nebraska as from other
parts of the union. Suddenly while
the soldiers from Nebraska were alb
sent in the south in August, 1864, the
Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, living
on the plains of western Nebraska,
raided the settlements along the Blue
and Platte rivers, killing men, women
and children, burning houses and driv-
ing off stock. At the same time the
Sioux in Dakota and Minnesota were
on the warpath and the whole from
tier was in danger. The men of the
First Nebraska regiment were re-
called from the south and sent to
Fort Kearney to protect the settlers.
A second Nebraska regiment was en-
listed under Colonel Robert w. Fur
mas and sent up the Missouri river,
where it helped to win great victory
over the Sioux at the battle OF White
stone hills.
Nebraska Becomes a State-At this
time the people of Nebraska thought
much of becoming state. The boun-
daries Of Nebraska had been changed
several times since it was first marked
out in 1854. Between 1861 and 1868
Colorado and Idaho had been cut off
on the west and Dakota on the north.
For time in 1868 Nebraska was ex-
tended west of the Rocky mountains,
but by 1864 it had nearly its present
size and shape. In 1864 congress
passed an act permitting Nebraska to
become a state when the people there
were ready. The people were not
ready until 1866, WIN the question
was voted upon in very hotly con
tested election and carried by ma
jority of about 100 The members Of
the legislature framed a constitution,
which congress would not accept be-
cause it permitted only white men to
vote. Congress required the Ne
braska legislature to meet again and
DECLARE that no one should be de-
prived of the right to vote on account
Of his color. When this was done,
President Andrew johnson issued
proclamation making Nebraska a
state on March |. 1867
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25

and pay rs cents an acre. President
Buchanan vetoed the act.
The First Telegram-On August
%. 1850, the first Nebraska telegraph
line was completed between St. Jo-
seph, Mo-, and Brownsville and the
first telegram was as follows:
Brownsville, Neb., Aug %, 1885,
Nebraska sends greeting to the states.
The telegraph line was completed to
this place today and the first office
in Nebraska formally opened.
Westward the star of empire
takes its way" CITIZENS.
Nebraska Changes from Democrat
ic to Republican--At the election in
1860 Nebraska became republican and
remained so for thirty years. The
veto of the homestead bill by Presi-
dent Buchanan probably did more
than any other thing to bring this
about. Governor Blacks veto OF the
anti-slavery bill also helped. A third
cause was the split in the democratic
party between the North and the
south.
Nebraska Soldiers in the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln was chosen pres
ident in 1860. Soon after came the
secession of the south from the un-
ion. President Lincoln called for SOL
diers. Republicans and democrats in
the north answered the call. Cover
nor Black raised regiment Of SOL
diers in Pennsylvania, was made their
colonel and was killed in Virginia.
The people Of Nebraska were poor
and scattered, but they raised the
First Nebraska regiment Of 1000 men,
which marched to the front under
Colonel John NJ. Thayer and fought
under General Grant at Fort Donel-
son, Shiloh and in other battles
Governor Alvin Saunders-Presi-
dent Lincoln appointed Alvin Saun-
dcrs Of Omaha governor OF Nebraska
territory. He was our fifth governor,
the first republican governor and held
the office until 1867, when Nebraska
became state.
The Free Homestead LAWN 1862
congress passed the free homestead
law, giving every settler 100 acres OF
land. President Lincoln signed the
act. The first homestead in the
United States was taken by Daniel
Freeman on Cub creek in Gage coun-
| ~ few miles from Beatrice. The
homestead law became one Of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
By WILLIE, THE BOY SCOUT.

My ma and pa were eating their
Sunday dinner and | was up at
Franks house eating with him, be-
cause | wanted to talk about Our boy
scouts trip to Arlington. When |
got home about 3 o'clock ma said
she heard strange noise in the
downspout which carries the rain
water from the roof to a sewer at a
corner of the house. This pipe leads
from a trough at the kitchen porch
roof, then runs down to about foot
from the ground, then along the
side of the house for quite distance
and the only opening is at the trough
where the water goes in.
listened to the noise in the pipe
and thought perhaps baby bird
might have fallen in. But ma said the
scratching and pecking were too loud
for bird. Pa said he was too busy
reading the Sunday papers to bother
about it. Clayton came over and he
said he was sure it was not a bird.
Whatever it was, it made an awful
fuss in that pipe, which is about two
and half inches in diameter. Well,
some of the neighbor kids came over
and we decided the best thing to do
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Kindness Rewarded,

By Florence Seward, Aged 10 Years
1908 Corby Street. Blue Side.
Once there lived man who sold
bread at ! cent loaf. Every time he
came to town children far and wide
CAME and bought bread.
One time the man baked an extra
large loaf, but he was wise man
so he said, II will put something in
this loaf to make it sour. | will sec
which boy or girl will be greedy
enough to buy this loaf" Then he
made tiny loaf, but in This he put
something very sweet.
The next day boy came, and see
ing the big loaf bought it and ran
away and did not share it with any
body else.
But a little girl bought the tiny
loaf and she shared it with another
little girl.
There was something in her loaf
that made it taste like cake, while in
the boys big loaf there was some
thing that made it sour. Was he not
well punished for not sharing it with
somebody else?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25


Nebraska 40 Territory
{continued from Last sunday)
Battle Creek-Thus the Pawnee
war ended without a battle, but the
little creek where this took place was
named Battle Creek and is so called
to this day.
The First Attempt to Make Ne
btaska 4 State-The year 1860 Is
noted in Nebraska annals for the
fret attempt to make the territory a
state. The people voted upon the
question with the result that there
were 1904 votes in favor and 2,372
against and so statehood was post
poned.
Slavery Prohibited-The sixth Ne
braska legislature passed a bill to pro-
hibit holding slaves in Nebraska. Gov
erncr Black vetoed the bill, claiming
that there were so few slaves in Ne
braska it was not worth while to
pass such . bill and that the people
could settle the question when Ne
braaila became state. The lcgisla-
tnre repassed the bill over his veto.
Settler Hardships; the Free
Homestead Bill The land question
was still one Of great interest in Ne.
brsska. III 1859 Nebraska lands were
first Offered for sale BY the United
States. Settlers living on these lands
a. IE z.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25

and he would refuse to play, and
Frank would whip him and try to
make him obey, and so one time Tom
bit him. That taught Frank lesson
and he did not torment Tom any
more. This is the first time | have
written to the Busy Bee page. l
will join the Blue side.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Our Wonderful plavhouse.

By Katherine Jensen, Aged IL Years,
Valley, Neb. Blue Side.
One day Master Grant Burke, who
was visiting our 'neighbors, came over
to play in our wonderful playhouse.
He went upstairs and was acting
smart. He ran all over upstairs when
/ was going up there.
When was halfway up l fell and
hurt my knee.
At the same time Grant had won
derful fall, too. He had gone on some
boards and fell through the kitchen
ceiling with them.
We all laughed so we almost burst
ed to see the sight.
When Grant fell he got up and
said his prayer. He was white as
snow.
Then he went up and said, Guess
! will take another one"
This is a true story.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25

ed some more. The one that we
planted at first is about eighteen
inches high. 1t took the other po-
tatoes that we planted about a week
to come up. The other ones are
about two inches high. We have had
fe wradishes out Of our garden. Our
lettuce is not quite big enough to eat.
| water the garden most every night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25

children, the boys name is Wallace
Nash and the girls name is Beulah
Nash. In the evening Johnny Holz
and Harry Collins came over to play.
We played red light" There were
seven of us there. There were Harry
Coluns, Johnny Holz, my two cousins,
my sister, Blanche; my brother, Ev-
erett, and |. We played until dark
and then went to bed. After dinner
| went home to grandma's. My cous-
in, Luvon Buckley, was there She
knew me, but did not know my sister
and brother.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
prize Story
What Eva Did.
By Noreen Mccoy, Aged 10 Years,

BY Noreen Mccoy, Aged III Years,
Papillion, Neb. Blue Side.
There was once mother robin.
She had pretty mate. The mother
had laid four greenish speckled eggs
in her nest. She had sat on them
three weeks that day. Pretty soon
the father said, Il am going to hunt
for some food for you and l, | will
be back shortly" Then he few
away. While he was gone the mother
robin felt push and a crack under
her breast. When she looked there
were four little birds. Their eyes
were still closed. When the father
came home with some food for the
mother he was very much surprised
whei, he saw the little birds. He fed
the mother and then went and got
somc food for the little ones. He
came back in short time with quite
. few bugs and worms for them. He
fed them all and then asked the
mother: J.
what shall we call our little onesl'
Really" said the mother robin, u
don't know what to call them; what
Do YOU say to Jane, Lille, Eva and
Edith"
IAN right" said the father, shat is
what we shall call them.
The days went by, until at last the
mother robin said one day to the
father:
Il think that It is time to teach
then, ~ Avn
80 do i" said the father robin.
So 1t was that day they were taught
to fiy. One day after they had been
taught to hy, when the mother and
father had gone, little Eva said:
Il am going out flying. | don't
need mamma here to show me the
way"
The others begged her not to go,
but she went anyway. She few quite
4 ways. Then she alighted on the
ground and then hoped over to .
great big house. Here little girl
came out and caught her and took her
to the house and showed her to
mother. The mother Of the little cir!
told her to put the little bird out Of
doors on the ground, and then the
mother robin would find 1t and take
il back to the nest. This the little
girl did, and Eva, the little bird, flew
back to the nest. They asked her
what the little girl did with her when
she took her into the house. Eva
said: v.
"The mother Of the little girl told
her to put me out Of doors. When
the little girl put me out ] few back
here to the nest"
When the mother came home tho
little ones did not tell this time on
Eva, but the next time she did It they
said that they would tell on her.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Their Own Page

buns, punch, deviled eggs, radishes,
pickles, cookies, cake, apples and
beans.
After dinner we had our pictures
taken and then we had the program.
We had ice cream and cake later
in the afternoon.
All having had a good time, we
started for home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Our School Picnic.

BY Helen John, Aged Years, Elm.
wood, Neb., R. F. D. /. Red Side
Our school was out the 10th oil
May and we had a picnic. We had il
in the grove about one-half of a mile
from the school house.,
We had school till the first recess
then we went to the grove.
There were a few there when we
got to the grove.
Soon all came. We played a while
Then a tablecloth was spread on the
ground and we had dinner.
For dinner we had potato salad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Little Stories by Little Folk

green. hoe my garden every time
the weeds begin to grow. trans
planted some cabbage and tomatoes
and also trans-planted some lettuce
for seeds. Every year after this !
will have little garden Of my own.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Sister Has a Pet Chicken.
By Della Real, Meadow Grove, Neb.

By Della Real, Meadow Grove, Neb.
Red Side.
My sister has pet chicken. And
she thought it was very nice. Its
name is Bobbie, and it was a banty.
Alice would take it and play that it
was her baby. Our school was out
May II. My, teachers name is
Miss Iva Rhea. As my letter is get
ting long, l will have to close. |
would like to join the Red side, as
it is my favorite color.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Bluebird in Bird House.

By Elsie Penke, Aged 10 Years, Ben
nington, Neb. Blue Side.
One time last summer l built a
bird house. Then a bluebird flew in
my bird house. | watched it build its
nest. The bluebird made it out of
straw, sticks and feathers.
A couple more weeks--then the
bluebird laid some eggs. They were
colored blue. After awhile the little
bluebird Matched out of the shell. One
morning was looking out of the
bedroom window. l saw the blue
bird had worm in its mouth. 8
After awhile I made those little
brides tame. Then they afterwards
came to me. ..I
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Furnish Water for Birds.

By Lucille Griffin, Aged 10 Years,
St. Paul, Neb. Blue Side.
This spring when | was down to
Grand Island my cousin and | put
out some water for the birds. Robins
and sparrows came to drink and take
bath. They would come and jump
in the dish and then how they would
splash ..
One day we found some bird seed
and We sprinkled that around the
dish Of water and the next morning
it was all gone.
One morning there we're twenty
some sparrows and about four robins.
They all drank, ate aud took baths
together.
My little baby sister liked to watch
them through the window.
She was Is months old the 5th of
June.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Letter from Prize Winner.

By Maxine Leuter, Aged 7 Years,
Streetor, Ill. Blue Side.
l was delighted to learn that Billy
at the Circus" was in print, and es-
pecially that it was the prize story,
l am now in Streator, ILL.,, and | am
waiting very anxiously to receive my
prize, which l know l will love very
much.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Visits in Toronto.

By Edward Harris, Aged 7 Years,
511 South Thirty-first Street.
Red Side.
Last year l went to Toronto to
visit my sister. l had a very nice
time and saw very many pretty
things: | liked it very much. My
sister has little baby named Paul.
He is very pretty baby boy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Reads Children's Page.

By Dorothy R. Melton, Aged 10
Years, Bennington, Neb. Red Side.
am a new Busy Bee. This is the
first time l have written. But have
read the children's page right along
because my uncle takes the paper. |
am in the fifth grade. will join
the Red side. l hope to see my letter
in print. 80 gf &C." sf'r5
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Very Young BUSY Bee.

BY Alberta kenton, Aged 6 Years,
Nemaha, Neb. Blue Side. FL
] would like to join the Blue side.
/ have seven kittens. l have horse.
Her name is Pet. have COW and
a calf. have an old hen. She has
some little chickens. l live on a
farm. l like to go to school. That is
all this time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Honorable Mentlon.)
Experiment In Gardening.

BY Helen Abraham, Aged II Years,
Schuyler, Neb. Blue Side.
Early IN the spring told mother
to leave . patch In her garden for
me. When mother was planting her
garden ] planted mine. sent for
my seeds to Cleveland. O. ! sent for
radish, lettuce, cabbage and tomatoes
and some flowers-verOenas, petunias,
fnarigolds and asters. They were oil
/ cent package. ] planted them and
they came up in a week and are quite
big now. ! water them every even.
ing. They all seem to be nice and