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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
Little Stories by Little Folk

yard, and when / run, she runs after
me One day papa was standing in
the yard talking with man, and
Brownie was standing back Of papa,
She stood on her hind legs and tried
10 put her fore legs on papas Shout
DER But papa was not quick enough
10 get away and one OF Brownie S
hoois struck papa on the right shout
der and paralyzed it for few mo-
meuls. Brownie col a good scolding
for this. Brownie was very gentle
until she came in contact with
one Of the other horses, which was
very wild. When she was with this
horse we could hardly do anything
with her.
/ One day thought would ride
\ hcr. ! got on her back and before ]
knew il ! was lying on the ground
1 But ! never gave mp, So ] tried until
4 ] could ride her as well as ! could
any horse. Nobody could ride hcf
but me When my birthday came papa
gave her to me for my very own,
was very glad for we were always
good friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
Ohserves Robin.
BY Marie Mokry 1928 South
Eleven Street, Omaha Blue Side.

BY Marie Mokry 1928 South
Eleven Street, Omaha Blue Side.
Saturday aftetuoon, May 20. was a
dark aud dreary day, as il was rain
ing all afternoon My father hap
peued TO go around the window on
the front porch and saw a little baby
robin on the bench, and after while
the mother robin came TO feed il with
an earth worm in her mouth, and il
was glad it had something to eat. II
opened It's mouth and then flew away
aud after while the mother came
again and had another worm, and
she kept ON until she brought the
fifth one Then we thought it could
not fly aud my father said il II fell
on the porch he would get il and
we would keep ii until it was able to
ily and then VIC would let il go. hut
after while the mother flew away and
did not come back ! suppose she
flew to her nest and my father went
out "a catch H. hut II could tly and
flew away. This is a true story.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
NEBRASKA AS A TERRITORY
tContinued from Last Weekl

Continued from Last Week.
The First Legislature The first
Nebraska legislature was the only
part Of the government elected by
the settlers. II had a council OF
thirteen members and a house OF
representatives of twcnty-sx mem
bers wenty-one members came
from the North Platte and eighteen
from the South Platte. By the count
Of the first census there were nearly
twice as many settlers IN the South
Platte region as in the North Platte,
The Dividing Platte The Platte
river cut the scattered settlements OF
early Nebraska sharply into two
parts. The people were too poor to
build bridges, the river was too wide
and shallow for ferries and its sandy
bottom was too soft 10 make good
iord8 The fight between the North
and South sections began at the first
session Of the legislature and contln-
ued through the years
Iowa Law Becomes Nebraska Law
There was much for the first leg
islature 10 do, First there was a
contest for permanent location of the
capitol In this Omaha won A body
OF laws was needed 10 govern the
territory The legislature met this
need by taking a book Of Iowa laws
and enaetlng them for Nebraska. In
this way most Of the Iowa law was
made Nebraska law, The eastern end
Of the country between the Niobrara
river and Kansas was divided into
counties by the governor and the
legislature. All the rest OF the great
territory was an undivided wilder
ness, Laws were passed for making
roads and ferries Public roads were
made sixty-six fect vide and CON
tinue to be so al this day. A law
was passed prohibiting anyone from
selling or giving away liquor Whisky
had made much trouble with tine In
dams in Nebraska while il vas still
the Indian country and in 1884 the
United States had forbidden its sale
here
Land and Claim Clubs The first
settlers Of Nebraska were not sat-
isfied with the land laws The United
f3ldAta law dHOWNu Il liidN ~ ldhN lDD
acres Of land and after living on il
for six months to Duy il by paying
TO the United States SIPS per acre.
The settlers said that the first pio-
neers should have $40 instead Of 100
acres. In order 10 hold this land
Claim Clubs" were organized. Each
man in a claim club promised to de-
/ fend every other member in holding
his $40 acres. When the later set
tiers began to come they would be
driven off by force II they tried to
settle on the land held by members
Of the claim clubs. The first legis-
lature passed a law giving each mem
Der OF a claim club 800 acres. This
was contrary TO United States law
and was therefore illegal For sew
eral years there were quarrels and
wars between the claim clubs and the
later settlers. In the end the claim
clubs disbanded.
Governor lizard Arrives-The sec.
ond governor OF Nebraska, Mark w
lizard, democrat, OF Arkansas arrived
at Omaha February 20, 1855, and act
ing governor Cunning became again
secretary OF state
The Council with the Pawnees-
In the spring Of 1855 Indians stole
cattle from the settlers ON the Elk
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
A NEW NARCOTIC DISCOVERED
Plant Chcwed by Indians Contains
Properties ms Deadly rs
Opium.

Discovery that the roots and bios
SONS Of plant known as peyote,
chewed by the Indians of the Uinta
basin, contain properties like unto
opium and which are deadly in their
effect, has been made by Herman
Harms, Utah state chemist So seri-
ously does Mr. Harms. regard the
menace OF the weed thaANhe recon-
mcnds that the next legislature take
proper steps TO include the plant in
the list of prohibited narcotics.
Peyotc constitutes the dried roots
and dried blossoms of a small cactus
plant that grows in the southwestern
section Of the United States. Some
OF it grows in Utah, notably in the
Uinta basin Ute Indians, many OF
them, are habitual users Of peyotc
and some include it in certain forms
OF their religious ceremonies.
Al the present time, Chemist
Harms says in his report TO the gov
ernor Of Utah, the Ute Indians hold
their peyote service every Saturday
night until Sunday morning at Rand
lette Utah and from all accounts this
evil habit IS growing at a rapid rate
with decidedly demoralizing effects
on these people
The growth OF the use Of peyote
among the Indians and the subse-
quent effect upon them attracted the
attention Of some OF the white res
idcnts OF tile Uinta basin, including
Senator Don B ColtonA He called
the attention OF Governor Spry Ia
the matter and the governor ordered
an immediate and thorough investi-
CATION
Peyoic Is something new in the
way oi narcotics, as Mr. Harms found
out during the investigation. Here is
a cactus plant common enough in
ibe western states, that contains
Juices rs powerful as opium or NOR
phiue Mr Harms consulted the lead
ing medical and pharmaceutical
books but none ot them contained
even "a mention ct peYote He also
wrote Ga lde Thomas Nelson research
and information bureau oi New York
Tor information about 1t, but received
uo reply Mr. Harms then vet about
au exhaustive Investigation ot hts
oWH with tbc samples BIC had Tr-
trNEd irem thc lmta country
Beth the roots aud blossoms al tbs
prNaie plant ave ehcWrj hy the iu
daus alter Jhc manner n which
Nfguvlaus derive the effects at Ca
sd'He ifunt chewing eueaa leaves lbf
blossoms 8ft more detachable boo tu9
ewes ot thr ttgtnua dt the haHN tNau
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
tpriae story
Billy at the Circus.

By Maxine leuter Boz "a. Grand
Island. Ncb., Ace TO- Blue Side.
Once there was q goat whose name
was Billy. He thoaRht he would Ike
10 BE In the circus So ore day, OH
he started toward the circua grounds
He walked right IN tie tent and in-
quired for a position. One oi The
circus men said, "Oh, Dol you want
TO belong to the circus. Well, al
right. but you will have to work
every day" They then took him 10
the back eud Of the tent and gilded
his horns
Day after day he praeticcd his per-
Torrance over and over, Until AZ last
one day he learned 20 do It real we'll.
Iie had 10 dance around the circus
ring with a monkey on his back, who
was also dancing lie had % pull a
cart with a clown HI Ii, who did many
hicks After Billy bad performed for
i week, the men packed the large tent
Ind everything that belonged 10 the
circus except the animals, and they
we're in the wagons
N One OF the circus men told Billy
that they were going 70 city named
Omaha, which was in Nebraska.
When they were in Omaha the first
day, Billy said 10 himself j do not
like this city and / am going to run
away" When no one was looking,
Billy ran out hi thc tent He ran
and ran and ran. AZ last he came TO
large park, where were kept many
animals He went in and saw a man,
so he turned the other way. There
were many animals. but Billy saw no
goats. He wandered around for some
time, and al last came 10 the grave Of
some animal There were many
flowers on the grave and Billy
thought they would taste nice SO lie
began to eat some OF them, One OF
the men that worked al the park saw
him and went near him Billy did
not see him coming aud kept on cat
ing The man went up 20 him and
took him by the horns. He took
Billy TO a small meadow that was
fenced in There was little brook
running through IL The nice green
grass and clear stream looked very
appetizing 10 Billy There he stayed
happy and contcnted
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
Their Own Page
Stories of Nebraska History !: !: By a e. s4sae.

tie knowledge of books, and many
amusing stories are told of the exam
nations given by them. Sometimes
the school board and teacher got into
an argument over what was the right
answer to question. The law pro-
vided for a county superintendent, but
the salary allowed was so small that
few cared for the office and in some
counties there was none. SO these
first Nebraska schools were run very
much as each neighborhood wished.
There was so little money to pay the
teacher, that she often boarded
round" the district, a week at each
house. The schoolhouses were rough,
the books few and the term only a
few weeks in the winter. All the chill
dren were eager to 60. The grown
up boys and girls recited and studied
in the same room with the little ones
and made one big family in their stud
les, in their outdoor play and at noon
when they ate their lunches together
seated about their homemade desks
The First Churches the social
life and in the formation Of the pub
lie sentiment of early Nebraska, rei-
gion had its part Missionaries taught
the first schools and pioneer preach
ers were among the earliest settlers
in the territory. Nearly all OF the
churches in Nebraska OF today trace
their beginnings here to little groups
OF settlers inspired by a common faith
who gathered in the cabins and sod
houses to hold their first meetings
and sometimes in summer in groves
for the larger assemblies There was
great warmth Of good feeling in the
pioneer churches, as in other pioneer
associations The members were
nearly equal in riches and in poverty
and rarely did any misfortune come
TO one which was not shared by all.
The pioneer preachers we're pc
culiar class, fervent and untiring
in spirit, always poor and always
welcome in every settlement where
they brought messages Of good will
and the friendly news from settle
ments at distance TO found schools,
colleges and libraries was the dream
OF many of these early missionaries.
In some cases the dream was real
lied. Many Nebraska towns and
country neighborhoods today bear
the impress in their social ideals Of
these early preachers and the churches
and the schools which they founded
Bellevue, Brownville, Fremont and
Fontenelle are examples.
The year 1856 was one Of promise to
Nebraska settlers. Timely rains had
fallen. The few little fields of wheat
and corn had borne good crops. Gar
dens of plenty smiled by the side of
log cabins. Elk, deer, antelope, grouse
and wild turkeys were everywhere
Buffalo were abundant just west of
the settlements. The Sioux had been
badly beaten at Ash Hollow by Cen
eral Harvey and desired peace. Fifty
thousand dollars had been voted by
congress to build a new capitol at
Omaha and $4,000 more to make a
good road from Omaha to Fort Kear-
ney. The joy of living in a new coun-
try and faith in its bright future were
in every heart.
CONTINUED Next week)
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
Honorable Mention }
Wrens Nest in Can.

Ruth Elseman, Age 7, Willard, Neb.
Blue Side
Two little wrcns came here last
summer. They built their nest in the
iwine box on papa's binder. Soon
there were six little eggs in il. The
mother wren sat on the eggs while
the father wren sat in the cherry tree
and sang his beautiful song. In two
weeks there were six little birds
II was time TO cut the grain before
the little birds could fly So papa
put a can on a post near the binder
aud placed the nest with the little
birds into the can The mother wren
soon found them and brought them
something 10 eat They were soon
large enough TO fly This spring they
came and made their home III the can
again. II is not very far from our
house and we can hear them singing
al most any time Of the day | hope
Mr. Wastebasket is out watching the
wrens build their nests. viii join
the Blue Side.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
tIlonorable Mention }
Kindness to Birds.

(By Florence Seward. age 10. 1908
Corby Street, Omaha, Ncb)
am going to tell you about a little
bird found on the school grounds
at noon time ! put it in little
corner OF the school where there was
soft grass. took il IN my hands and
talked 10 IT, Az recess found it
sitting on a little bush. Every once
in while ! went out 10 see IT, The
bird seemed to know me, hut when
ever anybody else came It was afraid
The janitor said he saw the mother
bird come aud sit BY its side This
morning when looked again It was
gone. The mother had come after
II and taken II away hope ! win a
prize. Well, Goodbye Busy Bees.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

horn river near Fremont. Governor
lizard sent John M. Thayer and o..
d. Richardson to hold council with
the Pawnee tribe With them went
Rev Samuel Allis, who had been
missionary to the Pawnees for many
years and spoke their language. A
council was held with Petalesharu
THE great chief OF the Pawnees, at his
village on the high bluff four miles
southeast of Fremont The Pawnees
said that the Poneas killed the cattle
They promised, however, to keep the
peace This was the first council
held by the territory with Nebraska
Indians Fifty years afterward, a
monument was placed on the site OF
this council and General John M
Thayer standing for the second time
on this bluff, made the speech Of
dedication
The First General, John M. Thayer
Soon after the council with the
Pawnecs John M Thayer was made
general OF the Nebraska militia, COM
posed Of settlers, who were armed to
protect the frontier. The militia was
first called out in July, 1855, when
Sioux Indians made a raid into the
I.lkhorn valley The soldiers made
a camp on the river. They saw no
Indians, but caught many catfish
This is sometimes, in jest, called the
catfish war"
The Rival Cities, Omaha and Ne
braska City--During the year 1855
settlers came slowly into the new ter
ritory. The census in October of that
year found 4,494, of whom l,549 were
in the North Platte section, 2,945 in
the South Platte section Nebraska
City had become the largest town in
the territory, the leader Of the South
Platte section and the chief rival Of
Omaha
The First Schools IL The first
schools in this region were held in
very early days There is good rea-
son to believe there were children Of
the garrison at old Fort Atkinson
as far back as 1920 and school for
them The next schools were for the
Indian and half-breed children. Such
schools were taught at Bellevue by
the first missionaries, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill, in 1888 for the Otoes, and
soon after for the Pawnees by Rev.
Samuel Allis and Rey. John Dunbar.
/ The Mormon schools came next.
Thousands of Mormons wintered in
log cabins and sod houses why're
Florence now is and also near Belle
yue in l846-47 while on their way
across the plains to Utah. Schools
I for their children were held during
/ the winter.
Free schools came to Nebraska with
] its first government. The terms we're
short and the schoolhouses made OF
rough logs, but wherever there were
children schools we're started. Some
times the first school was taught in
log cabin home by the mother, the
children sitting on benches split out
OF trees. One of the acts Of the first
territorial legislature, dated March 10,
1855, was to provide free common
schools Each school district could
vote what studies should be taught
4 in the district. Teachers were very
hard to get. The district school
board examined those wishing to
teach and the subjects in which they
must pass examination were reading,
writing, spelling, arithmetic, gram
mar geography and United States
history. These examinations were
oral.
The School Boards and Teachers
Frontier school boards were often
good hunters and trappers, having lit
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
The Happy Birds.

Rosie Posvar, Richland, Neb, Age II
years K. +. ID, No. 49, Blue Side
| suppose every child saw the birds
this year | am gong to tell you
about Mr.. and Mrs. Oriolc Mr. and
Mrs Oriole came back from the south
a tcw weeks ago, They live in tree
west OF our house They have a love
~ home. Mr., and Mrs Oriole go ous
for a stroll every morning They sing
happy songs every day Mr. Oriole
was picking up the strings and thread
close 10y our house ! think he wants
to make another home ior his family
l think Mrs Ortolc WAS happy when
Mr. Orloie returned with that thread
and string ] wish many snHy day.
to Mr and Mrs Oriole.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
Memorial Day.
By Ruth Ribbed, 1ll4 South Thirty
second ST., Omaha. Blue Side.

ny KUN KtDDtlf lis 3Ouln UlIty=
second ST., Omaha. Blue Side.
What a racket; what's the mat
ter" Grandma reused from her after
noon nap, threw up the shade and
| looked out Of the window There
was no sleeping in such a noise.
Guess those university boys have
won the base ball game"
NO grandma, schools ont and the
boys have come home with me to
practice for Memorial day" said Her
bert.
1t was a very fine company Of boy
scouts IN Herbert's eyes,
There wasn't a boy in IL younger
than years, and their arms were
something wonderful.
One boy had a real rifle that would
shoot Another had a pistol that
wasn't broken very much.
Another had cartridge belt and
Herbert himself had a real sword
which he had saved his money ever
SO long TO buy.
When they marched along with
their drum beating and their wooden
guns held very conspicuously they
made fine show.
Fellows said Herbert, Tets do
something else besides march on the
j0th Of May; lets decorate the sol
diers' graves in the cemetery
Let's do il, echoed the rest Of
the company.
But maybe there aren't any sol
dlcrs' graves in our own cemetery"
said one Of the boys.
Yes, there are grandpa says so,
only they haven't been decorated"
So, on Memorial day a round-iaced
company OF little soldiers, each
splendid with arms newly cleaned
and a red cheese cloth sash tied over
ono shoulder, marched to the GENE
terry with bouquets OF flowers.
The boys sisters and their friends
heard Of their plan and they bought
flowers, too Each soldiers grave
was covered with blossoms
( The boys were highly compli-
mcnted for the good work they had
done.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

By Annie Hansen. Age 90 years,
Creighton. Nrb Red Side
The other day I saW "a blackbfd
and ms mate and She was making "a
nest Sae WORKS So hard ta get 10
done and she finished h yesterday
! aw lF sitting u t aud IL looks
90 hc q 0iee one She hsa laid SOME
eggs ~ it already Papa aHA sll a1
us watched her make ID We watched
hen pl,s efass iFem Ihr RfamA htr
mate always wHh hrf lhr moist Be-
tu a tree W ihe south side ui ihe
house H tbe Eaul lht NESS Is made
nn HNe and htg ani bias enough roEW
lof hsf 4aA ht mate AIi at is m made
ut grass and FaN Sc Wl letter Is
NfttHs 'ms ( Wal JIase
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

brother came out with me to see II
we could get il out, and | dug it out
and SO ! got il out. Then ! took the
mother cat out of the summer kitchen
and put it by the little kitten and they
ran under the fanmill and played i'll
the corn, | think / will close now,
because my letter is getting long.
would like to see my letter in print
/ would like to Join the Red side
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

would cat and drink, but it got cold
and so one morning when he went
out to feed them they we're awful
cold so he put them in box by the
stove When we came home from
school they we're all dead but one and
il ran off.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
Competition Too Sharp.

The wise old doctor was impressing upon
hts little patient the essentially OF masti-
cation. my lad" he advised. mo matter
what you eat, always chew each mouthful
thirty times"
But Jimmy shook Is head significantly.
THAT wouldn't do at our house, doctor ;"
And why not, my son p
Because I'd always be hungry My eight
brothers and sisters would clear the table
before / got through with that one mouth
full, "-Chlcago Herald
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
A School Picnic.
By Oric Strodtman, Belyidere, Ncb,
Blue Side.

Blue Side
We had a picnic on Friday and
there were lots Of people We had a
good time School lets out on the
Goth day OF May Next year think
my teachers name will be Mrs. More
land She is a very good teacher and
| think | will like her very we'll
have nine months of school and
think it is very long do not like
to have such long days OF school
am glad school is out and mamma is
very glad it is out. My school is oui
the 10Th of May. This is all for this
time, SO good-by, / hope 10 sec my
letter in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
The Life Which Pays.
By Viola Hansen, Aged II Years,
Creighton. Mob.

Creighton, Neb.
If you look al life with a serious
mien and see mid the lines trouble
twisted between; II you sigh il will
and say to you, if you can be sad
then we will too. il you look at life
with a glad, happy smile and think
that living il is worth while, ii will
smile back and in voice full of glee
ii you can be happy then so can we
Then when you choose. choose the
glad, happy life and learn to forget
all life's struggles and strife And
then you will say ere you live many
days, oh, the glad, happy life is the
life which pays.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
One of the Most Notable Achievements of the
Twentieth Century Farmer
it's.
NATIONAL TRACTOR FARMING DEMONSTRATION



These tractor demonstrations
have been marked successes and
have attracted worldwide atten-
ton, Men have come to see them
from practically every state in the
Union and several from foreign
countries.
The effect Of these first tractor
demonstrations has been marvel
Gus. Every corn belt state now has
one or more annual tractor dem.
onstratlons, Farmers are learning
the better way Of farming by
powrr-manutaeturcm are learn.
Ing the type and size Of tractor 20
build new tractor factories are
spriuglngup over night all over che
country implement trade publ.
cations are even changing their
name To include the word tractor
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04
The Busy Bees
OW MANY BUS BEES have planted gardens:

- MANY BUS BEES have planted gardens?
n And how ha taredf
IL The Busy all about gardens
so that the may printed for the benefit OF other Busy
~ n 10 Will have special contest LOT
which a beautiful book will be given
gardening" subject which shall write
Every little the Busy Bee invited TO Try
will last throughout the month june
prize winner to be Anced the first. Sunday in July 49, p,
This week by Maxine leuter o the Blue
side Maxine is Busy Bee Honorable mention won by Ruth
Eseman Florence Seward also of the Blue side
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

tBy special permission OF the author The
Bee Will publish chapters from the History
Of Nebraska by A. H. Sheldon, from week
to week.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

farm papers, daily newspapers,
and monthly magazines are devot-
ing columns of space to the subject
Of tractor farming.
Besides being the originator Of
the tractor demonstrations, the
Twentieth Century Farmer Is the
only farm paper that has conduct.
cd It's demonstrations entirely with
It's own organization,
This summer a circuit ~ proba.
bIy eight demonstrations In that
many different states, win BE- con.
Quoted by the Tractor Manufac-
turcn Association, and TWEEN.
tieth Century Farmer man has
been selected "a the manager Tho
plans and deld rules originated by
the Twentieth Century Farmer win
govern each demonstration.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-04

The Twentieth Century Farmer is the Missouri
Valleys most active and influential farm paper