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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

(By special permission OF the author
The Bee Will publish chapters from the
from week TO week.
Story of the poncas
When the first white men came up the
Missouri river they found little tribe
Of Indians living In that beautiful part
Of Nebraska by the mouth OF the Mo
brara. which Is now Knox and Boyd
counties. They found clear flowing
streams. wooded hills. grassy valleys and
back OF them the buffalo prairles. There
we're iess than thousand people In the
little tribe. They were tall and fine
looking, and from the first were friendly
to the white men and were never at
war with them. Their land lay between
the Sioux country on the west and the
Pawnee and Omaha country on the south
and cast, The language they spoke was
related to the Sioux language. but more
Hike that OF the Omahas. They were
often at war with the Sioux. but gener-
ally az peace with the omshas. so much
40 that great many OF their young
men and women were intermarTied with
the omahas. Although such little
tribe. they had their own name, Punka
or Ponce; their own traditions; and they
had lived 40 long In that part OF Ne.
braska where the first white men found
them that they had no other home. onlS
stories Of a far-off time when their faith
ers had come up the Missouri and set
Tied al the mouth Of the Niobrara.
After a time white settlers began 4
come into toe Ponca country. 20 TAX
land and XIII off the game. In is5s IN
United states made treaty with tn
Poncas by the terms OF which the POnca
gave up all their land except that par
between the Niobrara river and Poncl
creek. The richest Of their land beioV
the mouth OF the Nioorara was opened /
the white settlers. The part which IN
Poncas were to keep was on the horde
OF the Sioux. their old enemies country
but the United states promised In IN
treaty 20 protect the Poncas. TO pa
them money every year. 20 build theI
houses and 20 give them schools 10
their children.
Two years after this treaty the slou
made a raid on the Poncas and stol
more than half OF their horses. tn
Ponea hunting sround. where they use
} to KIN buffalo. was covered with siou
. hunting parties and the Poncas could nc
j get their winter supply Of meat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

4RIX got away from the reserva-
ton again. Gone from home
ten days and given up for lost
or dead. He Is the white fox
I4TNlNI terrier dog we told you about
vee1 a few months ago. lie Is the
same dog and yet he is not the same dog.
Before his recent trip he was a regular
runabout. had no regard for meal times
would come home at all times OF the
evening and just seemed to think he did
not have to be a good dog. He's changed
now since he was away ten days and re-
turned TO his home. Yes. Trix came bact
Twas at s o'clock the other evening,
when he whined at the kitchen door. his
head hung low and his white hair al
dirty just as il he had been in some Goa
bin for week.
He was hungry and tired. too; and SO
meek-you never saw such a meek dos
before. You just never saw a dog gladdei
TO get back to his nice warm home, with
an old coat under the kitchen table al
night time and lots of bones and meal
to chew on Trix has had experience and
he seems to believe there is no place like
home.
A few weeks ago--it was on wash day
Trix struck out to make the round of tbs
neighborhood. Being fox terrier, you
know. he was given to roaming whenever
no felt like 1t. Perhaps when he lef
home he thought he would get out Of th'
way because it was wash day. and he
never did like wash day. anyway. HI
just went and kept on venting" for h,
did not return that night There was M
scratching on the kitchen door that nigh
to let n little dog in. Next morning cam
and no dog, Mrs B.. his mistress. cried
because she had learned to like Trix yer,
much.
"Oh, don't cry, he'll come back. Yol
can't lose a fox terrier" kindly said Mr.
b. to his wife.
well, II he Is only dog 1 can't hell
crying. He was so cunning and faithful
Didn't he watch the house at night times
and one night when 1 hczrd a strang,
noise at the window Trix barked and
just know he scared the burglars away
How many burglars have you frightene,
away?" asked Mrs. B. of her husband.
Mr.. b. did not want to start any famil,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Muskrat Trapping.

BY Harlan Preston. AGED Years. Lyons,
Ncb. Red Side.
This fall oar neighbor boy and thought
We would trap muskrats. The first one
we caught was at their creek And then
we went TO another creek a little further
away. One morning We went down TO
look at our traps before Sunday school.
Ne caught one. Another cold day we
caught another. we caught another one
later. We caught eight altogether. We
stretched the skins. We hung them In
a DOS house, One night after school we
took them off the boards. We sold them
10 Lincoln fur company. And they sent
us q letter back and said they were
poorly handled. Ne got IS cents for
them all
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
A BAD Old Dog.

BY Leo Them. Aged 10 Years. Cedar
Rapids, Neb. Blue Side.
We have an old dog. II years old. Ills
name Is Poodle. We once had company
and we played drop the handkerchief"
and a boy ran after my sister. The dog
ran after and bit him and tore a seam IN
his new pants. Once mother went to
Albion IN a carriage. sat in tho back
seat TO hold the dog. When We were a
few miles from Albion he jumped out.
He followed US for a way and then we
lost track OF him And when we got
home from our visit we thought this Is
the time we got rid Of him. About tive
weeks after that my brother had 70 dc
some work in the night. He came run-
sing TO tell that our old dog was here
lie was all skin and bones. for he had
had nothing TO eat for long time. wher
saw him he came up to me and licked
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
(rIonorable Mention.)
Saves Money for Christmas.

By virginia Campbell. Aged Years. 3s5
n. Davis ST.. Helena Mont
Red Side.
Would the Red Side Ike new mefn-
herr / was born In Omaha and have
dways been a member OF The Bee fam.
~ as my papa has always taken H.
surely enjoy the Busy Bee page. ! an
eoing to tell you how ] have money
ahead with which TO buy my Christmas
presents for others. As soon as one
Christmas a over I begin 10 save my
money for the next one. I already have
ba cents saved. / thought others might
i,l.e 10 follow my plan. II this escapes
the waste basket I will write stories Of
life HI Montana.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Honorable Mention)
Pet Chickens.
Nv Ernestein Henry. Aged 10 Years Ie-
kamah. Neb. Red Side

- kamah. Neb. Red Side.
Early thls fall, while playing. heard
Some chickens peeping. l wondered where
they were and when found them there
was exactly seven chickens. told
mamma and she said that seven chick
ems wouldn't be worth keeping. but l
said II abe didn't want to keep them l
would snd she told the I could. There
wers two ROSTERS and five pullets. This
winter I coid my ROSTERS and got %
cent? for them. I have my puIlets vet
but a short time ago papa said they must
GO out 10 the hen house with the big
chickens. ana now can't hardly tell
them from the rest excepting they are a
little tanner This IL a true story. hope
10 win a prize some day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
A Faithfnl Doc.

By Mildred Rawson. f0la North Thirty.
third Street Omaha. Red Side.
There was a boy ABOUT Y years old
who had a very faithful dog. The boy :
name was MAleom. and his dogs name
Was Nero. One day as they were out
on the river near their home. the boat
hit something In the water that made
d lip over. and Malcolm fell out into the
river and was about TO drown when he
felt a pulling on his waist When he
realized where he was he knew Il was
his dog who had saved his life many
other times The dos got Malcom 20 the
shore safely. then went farther on. Int
the ciir. and barked 50 loud that IL drew
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

BY Alvin French. AFod n Yeare To-
kamah. Neb. Red Side,
Il was IN the month OF May when little
Evelyn sot lost. My Oldest sister and l
we're going TO town. We had just started
when mamma and papa began to wash.
They washed for about an hour when
they missed little Evelyn. whom they
thought was IN the front room with the
ether children. Mother asked ~ baby was
with them. and they said mo" Then
they began to search. They searched
through the house first and then they
went outdoors to look for her As the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Reads Busy Bee Stories.

Bessie Beroun. Aged II Years. Box ia.
Schuyler, Neb Blue Side.
am girl 10 years old. We take
your paper and see the Busy Bee page.
I've read SO many of the stories, ana I
thought they were very interesting So /
thought l would Join tn Blud side, for
like blue better than red / am in the
seventh grade and my teachers name is
Hiss Grogan. / think she is a very nice
teacher. l hope to see this letter In
print
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

my hands and face. Tie is very afraid
Of lightning and thunder. because he was
shot twice. still he Is a good old dog.
My mother wants to shoot him, but will
not let her. lie IL too good dog to be
shot. But one day my sister saw him
run after a chicken and XII II. When
heard Il ! wanted him 10 he shot. But
one cold night he went down to the grove
and died. So that was the end Of Mr.
Poodle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Swimming and Fishing.

BY Anna Sulc. Aged 10 Years, Box 80
Schuyler. Neb Blue Side.
One bright summers day the birds
were flying and singing. the flowers
looked brighter than ever While last
week II was raining as hard as It could.
My friends and had planned to go
swimming. When the day came we
could hardly wait to get there. We
took our lunch because we did not want
TO go home. When we got there we
each took turns going in the bath house
to put on cur bathing suit and went
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Plays With Old Cat.

BY Martin Lane, Aged Years. Genoa,
Neb. Blue Side
One day Helen went out to play. She
hunted up the old cat and she was play
ing with him around the tool box. Then
we never thought any more about it.
And papa found him tonight. This is
true story. My sister is writing a story.
too. Her name is Vora Lane.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Earns from Poultry.

by Franklin Br0adneld. AGED i0 Years.
Shenandoah. Is. Red Side.
think that the Busy Bees win be in
teresled in something about poultry be-
cause they can earn money that way
Like my sister and myself. We feed the
chickens and clean the chicken house
every saturday. The chickens are worth
50 cents 70 81 apiece. too. We are
going 70 raise lot more this year. Ny
sister Dorothy and l get credits on our
school report cards for working at bone
AZ wei az az school Mamma and papa
think that a fine idea, Don't you. too
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

swimming. All OF us did not swim. Two
girls stayed on shore to serve lunch.
When they had it ready they called us,
After we were through eating we saw a
fisherman. We asked him If we could
use his nets. HesRaid yes. We caught
some fish and gathered some flowers
When we came home we gave the fish
and flowers to our mammas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Their Own Page

and leaf and the dwsrfs. When they
had finished their mother said. your
father has gone out to hunt for you.
VIII you 20 and find him and tell him
that you are homer They said they
would and started. They soon returned
with their father and they lived happily
ever after.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Little Stories by Little Folk

peoples attention. So they followed him
and found the boy In his wet clothes
lying faint on the shore. TheS took him
10 his home, and his mother wrapped
him IN blankets and pnt him 10 bed
Malcolm got UP before supper time so as
to have the Joy Of giving his dog a good
supper.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
New BUSY Bee.

BY Doris Howard. Aged Years, Loup
City, Neb. Blue Side.
would like to join the Blue Side. This
is my first letter to the Busy Bees am
in the third grade at school.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
The Busy Bees

furnishes ample ma
month OF birthdays
ever great having been born in this
interesting to all
OF the
St valentines then there the
the Winter
Sports ALL the editors desk promises to be
flooded with BusyB ee
their birthday February
be to Write
should have
fine celebration think so?
prize awarded Katherine Jensen of the
OF the Red
side and Enesten Henry sde honorable mention
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

2IX got away from the reserva-
ton again. Gone from home
ten days and given up for lost
or dead. He is the white fox
terrier dog we told you about
a few months ago. lie Is the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
LiebBnecht Makes a
New Charge Against
German Government

Berlin, Germany. June S--The ire
pressible DR.. Idebknecht has launched
a new set OF accusations against the
military authorities and viii openly
voice these in the reichstag the first
time he is able 10 induce that body to
listen TO him.
He accuses the German government
OF prosecuting the relatives Of young
men Of Alsace who have failed to take
land The military authorities. unable
10 compel these men TO return, are re-
venging themselves by cOnfiscating the
property Of their parents. against all
German law
The military judges themselves he
says. "tacitly admit they are violating
the law In as far as they prosecute the
parents for having helped the young
men to desert and find them guilty OF
this charge without any evidence what
ever They are not even given a chance
20 defend themselves
quite on par with this is the action
or the military authorities in forcing
All Belgian subjects who have lived
three years or more in Germany to take
up arms against the country of their
Dlrtn- Here, too, the authorities show
a certain sense Of shame over their
own acts in as far as these Belgians
are 1irst offered a chance to become
naturalized German subjects. a chance
Wnlcn IS invariably refused Actions OF
TINS kind are a disgrace to our nation
10 say nothing OF the fact that they
must convey the impression TO our
enemies that We are in even greater
neeo OF soldiers than we are of food.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03

/ see that no one gets across from the
/ Iowa side, or from the Illinois side
An Arsenal Idle
The arsenal is, theoretically. i'm
pervious, but. in two years, there haE 6
been several attempts TO wreck me
plants. Suppression OF the stories has
saved a world OF scandal
Six shops on the island are USE -.
for store houses. or were until lett
few weegs ago. Saddles. clothlng,
rness-kits. brides and halters are piled
ceiling high And the shops, thus
used. are closed TO the business 1or
which the- were built-manu1acture
OF artillery and small arms ammuni-
ton. and of field artillery, machine
guns and small arms Maybe We oon {
need the products. but there VIII GER
teinIv be an extended yell from our
nubIie II We ever face an ordnance
shortage in times Of war, and the puo-
lie comes to learn Of the hours anu
davs. and weeks. and months OF IDLE
ness that have put layers OF oust O'ei
our Rock Island arsenal shops
The AirpIane Failure
And finally, there IS the army joke
word-'.aviatiOn-"
army department. because the AVIATION
section has been called upon 70
demonstrate more fully than any other
army department. the work II Is sup
More thoroughly has it been shown
that the aviation section has been an
organization efficient on paper. but
woefully lacking in actual service
Planes of No Use.
When the troops We're ordered into
Mexico after Villa the first aero
squadron was ordered 10 Columbus
Eight planes answered the call They
we're Curtiss tractor biplanes. with a
rated horsepower OF go. one orlght
AFTERNOON. about five o'clock, the eight
planes were given orders to fly 10
Casas Grandes and join the American
column. for air scout Work,
Six planes managed TO lily the 4Iv
miles though one of the six, attempt
ing to rise the second Gay. was
smashed And newspapers have car
ried the tale of how one by one, the
planes went to pieces, UNTIL at the
end OF a month, only two remained,
and these two so damaged that they
were condemned as worthless by
board of survey
Rush Orders For Planes.
The immediate sequel was con-
Sresslonal appropriation OF SSOe,Uyy
for emergency airplanes. Aviators,
conversant with flying conditions,
asked for two Curtiss planes. two
Sturtevants and two each OF Two 1or-
eign makes.
Answering the call four Curtiss
planes, duplicating the underpoWered
machines that had gone to pieces in
month, were sent to Columbus The
aviators unlocked them. looked them
over. tried them out, and boxed them
uP again They represented an out
lay OF $4,000, but were, for Mexican
lying purposes. worthless.
A board of survey looked them over
and sent them away
Finally Good Planes Arrive.
A delay Of ten days followed Then.
on an aNpreSs train, came four big
boxes. that cost the government 500
each IN express charges. UNLOCKED.
the big packages proved TO be four
Surtiss tractor biplanes. but Of
larger and more powerful design than
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
Nursing Money Doubled
For German Mothers of
Twins By Government

Berlin Germany. June "A mother who
gives birth 10 twins, or to triplets. in Ger
many. is entitled not only TO the ''nursins
money and the weekly war assistance
which the government provides for its needy
women. but may collect the prescribed sum
IN duplicate or tripiicate according 20 the
number OF children born. according TO a
ruling published by the imperial Insurance.
bureau.
The decision was the outcome OF the suit
OF Berlin woman. who. giving birth 20
twins. refused nursing money and the
weekly war allowance for more than one
child The insurance branch bureau in her
district held that the law permitted only one
payment regardless OF the number OF chill
dren born
The imperial bureau. which controls all
the municipal branches in the empire. holds
that Il IS OF the utmost importance FOR ev-
cry mother 10 be uourished in the very
best possible way. and that two three
children require more nourishment from tbs
mother than one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03

the previous offerings. They had a
greater wing spread, different con-
trolls, and rated horsepower of 100
That was over three weeks ago
Today the new planes are still on
the ground. though test flights proved
them efficient in all but one respect
Their propeuers split under the dry,
high air
To Try What Europe knOWe.
When new propeIlers arrive, and
kilograms u the aviatOrs assure them
that the propellers are en- route,
aviation may be resumed as part OF the
punitive expedition. And experiments.
In line with the work of European
aerial affairs. are TO be carried on.
Light machine guns-the first by
the way ever adapted for American
army aviation-have been sent 10
Columbus. They will be mounted, II
present plans carry through, on the
new planes. and tried out No one
knows whether the experiments viii
prove successful but they viii De
tried
Bomb dropping devices. such as have
been used with success IN Europe Tor
two years. Will get their first trial on
American army planes during the
coming summer months. Aerial pnoto-
graphy is TO be another experiment
Necessary to Direct Artillery
And wireless apparatus viii be at
tached TO several planes At present
army aviators have no way OF com
munica ting with the ground except by
dropping notes. such system. oD-
viously, is useless in directing ar
tiIlery fire-one of the chief uses Of
aviation in Europe
As has been said. all these expert
ments will be tried II present plans
are carried through
But il shows, only too well, that the
declaration Of the big majOr-that the
United States army waits until actual
field necessity requires il 70 try out
essential military works holding
true.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
MAY POSTAL RECEIPTS ARE
GREATER THAN MAY 1915

The postal receipts for May at the
local pOstoffice show an increase over
any previous month in 1916. according
to the report of Milton S Burleson, as
sistant postmaster.
The receipts for this month totaled
S2O.236.96, as against S16.702.77 for May.
1915. May is usually a dull month in
the matter OF postal receipts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
LOONEY IS CAMPAIGNING
IN PANHANDLE COUNTIES

Austin. Tex. June Attorney gen
eral B. F LOoney has opened his cam
paign in the Panhandle and west Texas
He spoke at Big Springs yesterday, is at
san Angelo today and viii speak on
June at Lubbock. On June he will be
at Plainview, on the next day at Tulia.
in Amarillo on June 10. at Baird, June
Is. and Abilene. June IL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
InUents An Artificial
Hand That Can Grasp
Like a Human Member

Munich Germany. June 5.-One Of the
many remarkable artificial hands invented
during the course Of the war Is one just per
fected by mechanic named VIII. who
claims TO have solved the problem OF Great
ing fingers which can be moved independ-
entity Of one another and which viii grasp
an object does the human hand
The fingers OF this artificial hand ara
made OF slender pieces OF steel. three to a
finger. connected and attached by tiny
hinges TO the metal constituting the palm
By a system OF wires running 20 the elbow
OF the shoulder the fingers can. IL is claimed
be crooked 70 any desired degree so as 20
supply the power 20 grasp twist OF the
arm releases the grasp Of the fingers on the
objects they hold.
Wits invention was made possible. It is
declared by the German museum OF Munich
one OF the worlds famous technical institu-
tions. VIII conceived the idea OF the hand
and laid IL before the museum authorities
who then placed at his disposal the neces-
sary means and assistance 20 perfect II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03

lalIIIH uHILIOUl when my regiment
came 10 the border, was short. Had
we been forced into action in the
frst 10 days we were at Columbus,
we would have been out of shells at
the end Of a three-hOur engagement ."
From an officer recently sent to the
Columbus base from the government
arsenal 81 Rock Island, came some
lnking OF how things are going
there
The reservation at Arsenal Island
l. some 1900 acres he said. during
one OF the free-for-all discussions 1t
Is guarded night and day. by sentinels
VINO walk along the waters edge. to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
GRAYISH BLUE ARM BAND TO
DESIGNATE PROVOST GUARD

Members Of the provost guard will
in the future be designated by a gray
ish blue band worn on the left sleeve.
with the initials M. p" for military
police. done in white. according to or
dcrs issued by provost marshal Capt.
James Allison, Friday afternoon The
bands have been distributed and will
hereafter be a part Of the equipment
or the guard There are at present
about so military police on each shift.
making a total of $50. not including the
two companies who camp in the court
house building.
Tenement collections Sc Lee Newman.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD.

II you suffer from bleeding. itching. blind
or protruding Pies. sa1d me your address
and I VIII tell you how 10 cure yourself at
home by the new absorption treatment: and
viii also send some OF this home treatment
free for trial with r. ferences from your own
locality II requested. Users report fmmedi-
ate relief and speedy cures. Send no money.
but tel others OF this o. Write today to
Mrs. NJ. Summers. Box 2. Notls Dame Ind
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