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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
A Perfect Dav

by Alice Bondesson. Aged 10 Years, e7ls Redck
The wind blew softly through the trees,
They swaycd in the tiny, gentle breeze,
The sky pink, the was red
And all the birds were going to bed.
The evening of bright August day,
Perfect in every single way,
The pink sky turns to pale gray
AS the last sunbeam fades away.
The stars come out from the curtain Of night
Shedding their tiny, golden light,
And that silver crescent comes out too
Known the moon, lighting the world so true.
Midnight and goes again.
The clock strikes one, two, three and then
The stars slip one by one away,
Behind the curtain of the day.
In glory is the eastern sky,
And quietly the moon gides by,
The and the cocks crow,
And anxious is the world below.
Now the is very bright
Moving toward its midday height;
From there 1t goes again to rest
And lights the world beyond the west
Now it is evening once more
The sky is pink as twas before
Again the breezes gently sway;
'Tis the end of another perfect dayi
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
Knits for Red Cross.

BY Bernico Mutum Aged 10. Walnut. Ia
Dear Busy Bees; This is my first
letter to the Busy Bee page. My
grandfather has been taking the
paper for a long time aud | have
been reading the Busy Pse page
every Monday have been living
with my grandfather since my father
died six years ago. My grandfather
died last January at the age of IS
years.
The first of next March | am 60
ing to move with my mother and
brother on my mothers farm.
My older sister married a soldier
boy who is now in France.
| have been knitting for the Red
Gross. have knit sweater and
help knit another sweater and he'll
met Our school has been closed
four weeks on account OF the Span
ish influenza. | don't know whether
this will be printed or not because ]
am LETT handed and not very good
writer. If see this in print | will
write story next time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
My Dog.
BY Elsie Moeller. Aged IL. Grand 1sla

BY Elsie Moeller. Aged IL. Grand Island,
Neb.
| have a dog which my neighbor
gave me. She was then only two
months old. My brother brought
her home, wrapped in cloth, in his
pocket.
! put her in ny doll cradle and
rocked her to sleep. She soon grew
very fat. She is now Q years old and
weighs % pounds. and is IS inches
high when standing on all tours.
She has yellow legs and feet, the rest
of her is black. Her name is
Topsy. | can put dresses on her
and play with her almost any way |
want. She does not like little chill
dren very we'll because she thinks |
will play with them more than her
self She doesn't like other people
to handle her. She sleeps in the
barn in box She likes to lie close
to the stove when it is cold. would
like to join the Blue side, as blue is
my favorite color. Goodby, Busy
Bees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
STORIES BY LITTLE FOLKS
Nv Pet Cat.

By Neva France. Aged Is, Fulton Mo-
have a pet cat that is very cute
His coat is striped His name IS
Thomas France. He would play
hide and-go- seek with me: When l
was living down he would Jump up
and plav with me. In the winter
time he would stay in the house all
dav and at night | would put him
ont Of doors. About Il o'clock at
night he would come to the door
and make a noise to get in. Mamma
would get up and let him in. tie
would get on mammals and papa S
bed. and lay there till morning
When papa got up he would let nm
out of doors. Two nights he ma
from US. We looked all over tor
him and we could not find him. And
when we did find him he was IN the
closet and the other night we could
not find him. He was upstairs on
nv sisters bed, He got sick and
died. This is a true story.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08

little glass globe We bought
large globe for them and we put
sand, pebbles. seaweed and shells
in it. The fish like oatmeal and
bread crumbs.
| feed them fishfood every morn
ing. One morning one OF my FISH
jumped out of the globe. | was
very sorry to have it die.
A few days after that my sister
gave me three other goldfish. They
are smaller than the others we're.
One day one of them died and
now | only have three goldfish.
This is true story and | wish to
sec il in print.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
Our Black Cat.

BY John C. Dauble. ir, Aged 10, zoos
Ohio St
have a black cat, his name is
Black Imp. The reason why we
named him that is because he always
played with the mother cat and he
also likes to tease her.
This is my first letter to the
Little Busy Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
Travelling East.

BY Phyllis Brown, Aged .. Wahoo, Neb
We started from Wahoo, Neb., to
Illinois on one bright December
day. We started good and early,
too, about 3 o'clock in the morning.
We.went to see my uncle and aunt.
We went on train, We went about
500 miles, hope Mr.. Wastebasket
is out calling. so, goodbY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
BUSY BEES IN WAR TIME
Children Dear:


thinking that VIII have call this little Story
have another beautiful tale for We all love
fairies and pretty prncesses give you hint that there
wicked who plots the will be hurry
to the
Verysoon teller will have real Christmas tale for all
ngng bells and oly be watch for It'll Write and tell me
Christmas plans and better still which of write the
very Christmas that would be the best present
could send
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
An Auto Accident.

BY Lucille Malloy, Aged 3. Cedar Blnfis'
Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: | thought |
would write and tell you about my
dog Buster. One day papa went to
town and of course Buster had to
90 too. He likes to ride Ill the car
very well. When papa went to go
home Buster got run over by car
then papa had to go and get HIM,
He put him in the car and took
him home. Buster was very SICK
and not very long after that he ran
away and we never saw him again
But now | have a real little dog.
| will write about him next tune,
Well, goodby, Busy Bees. | hope
some of you Busy Bees will write
TO me some time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
Has Two Pet Dogs.

by Naomi Foster, Aged s, Bruning, Ncb.
Dear Busy Bees: | wish TO join
your happy circle. am little girl
8 wears old and am in the fifth grade
at school. | live one and one-fourth
miles from school but / like to go
to school. We have Junior Red
Cross but we have not had school
since we organized. have two pet
dogs and they like to draw a little
wagon, My big dog can shake hands.
always get wood and cobs for my
mamma. | have three War savings
stamps and | am still saving my
money.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
NV Pet Fish,

BY Anna K Meier, Aged t. Box 2. Route
., Wayne, Neb,
Dear Busy Bees: ! want to tell
you about my goldfish. One day
my brother brought two large gold
fish home for me. They were in a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-08
Patriotic Girl.

BY Thelma Hirsch Aged 10, BelYldere
Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: | am a little
girl 10 years old and am i'll the nth
grade at school. | belong to the
Junior Red Cross and | own three
war savings stamps. | like TO save
money to help our soldiers. | have
two dogs. Each evening they help
me carry in wood and cobs. | wish
to Join the Bees and be on the red
side. Goodby,' Busy Bees, please
write to me.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
ROYALTON

-. S.
Dec. l9.-Nick Muller died Wednes-
day, Dec. II, of the influenza, ct his
home in Buchanan. Mr.. Miller at one
time was employed by Herman Meyers
and operated a dray here.
Mrs. Frank Karlinsky is reported to
be victim Of the ''flu.'' =.
Mr.. Dunlap, now connected with the
consolidated schools at Meadow Brook,
in the northeastern part Of the state,
was Royalton visitor the past week,
enroute to his home in Charles City.
"A very successful Guild sale was
held Saturday afternoon in the Galley
especially attractive and the sale Of the
Christmas articles also were very good.
The amount realized was about 5000.
James Friary was called to Minnea-
polls the last of the week by the sud-
den death of brother, who fell from a
car, while unloading Christmas trees
and died from injuries received.
Mrs. John Watson Of Holdingford is
here with her children to spend the
Christmas holidays with the DR.. A. NJ.
Watson family.
Rautz home the past week.
Nick ~Kukluck has been mustered out
| Of military service and arrived home.
Harris Noggle has rented the Orth
hotel for year and took possession the
past week.
The Orth family are now occupying
the N. Petit residence on Center st.
Officers elected by the A. F. & A. M.
lodge at recent meeting are as fol
low: w. M, A. A. Fitch; S. W., Ed.
/ Miller; J. K. G. A. Hollenbeck; &c.,,
H. M. Logan; Treas, E. J. McCollum.
Joint installation with the .. Il. s.
will be held Christmas week..
Oren Fleck, son Of Elmer Fleck,
was working in lumber camp in the
northern part of the state, came home
Saturday with an attack Of "fu.''
Sunday service flag was dedicated
in Holy Trinity church. Those offciat-
ing were Father Plachta, Rev. Peter
Roy of st. Paul, Rev. R. Golkowski,
of :Holdingford, Rev. John Muschia]
of Little Falls, Rev. Staney Kuzenick of
Perham and the Rev. Joseph Janski
of Bowlus. There were thirty-five
stars; one large one for Rev. P. Krall
who is chaplain in France, and an
other for Nurse Gusilla Kobe.
G. J. Peters, former N. P. operator
here, is reported to be very Ill with
"fu' at his home in Willard.
Mrs. Fred Cairns and daughter of
Rice were Saturday visitors at the home
of Mrs M. F. Street.
Lieut.. and Mrs. E. w. McGonagle
have returned from Camp Dodge.
! Hugh Turrittin is here from Minnie
apolis to spend the Christmas vacation
at the home Of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. [. w. Bouck.
| The Red Cross Drive is meeting with
excellent success in Royalton and the
surrounding country. Up to date a
hundred and twenty dollars have been
| taken in and it is more than probable
that the amount will be largely increas
cd before the drive is over. Several
farmers east Of Royalton gave SIS each
Another patriotic business man Of the
town bought six buttons.
! Miss Janet Bale leaves Friday for q
visit with Winnipeg friends.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20

tain packages. THIS puzzleQ 0lms 1u9
his mamma had told him there would
be no gifts this year and he did mot
expect any except what Santa Claus
would bring. Bobby asked his moth
or If what she brought in was intend
ed for Christmas, but she gave him
no satisfaction, though she took him
In her arms and gave him bear hug
and a dozen kisses. She seemed as
happy as If she expected Santa Claus
to bring everything she wanted for
Christmas. -
The day before Christmas mes
senger boy came with telegram for
Mrs. Sawyer. She tore off the envel-
Ope and read it, and looked very hap
py, giving the messenger half dol
lar. Bobby asked what the telegram
was about. She told him it was about
a Christmas gift she and all the rest
Of the family were. to receive, and
when Bobby kept asking again and
again "What is it mammal" she gave
him another bear hug and smothered
him with kisses.
Bobby had sister, Edith, twelve
years old, and brother Jim, ten. Both
of them were too old to sympathize
with Bobby in his faith in Santa Claus
bringing him the gift he had promised
him in his letter. Indeed they didn't
believe Santa Claus really wrote let
tiers to children. Bobby tried his best
ito get out of Edith or Jim what made
their mother so happy, but they would
not tell. Indeed they seemed almost
as happy as she. Having failed with
them Bobby tried Peter the postman.
Peter said he suspected Santa Claus
had something to do with the family
happiness, but he was not sure. So
poor Bobby was obliged to swallow his
curiosity and wait for Christmas morn.
ing.
Bobby went to bed on Christmas eve
determined to resist the sandman and
keep his eyes open all night, so that
he might get glimpse Of Santa Claus
and see what his remarkable gift was.
But the sandman soon began to drop
sand in B0bby's lids, and he was asleep
in ten minutes after his head struck
the pillow.
When Bobby awoke the sun was
quite high in the heavens. He heard
the word 'Bobby!" shouted in his ears
and at the same time felt himself gent
ly shaken. He did not awaken by de-
grees, but all at once. And there
standing before him and looking down
upon him, smiling, was his papa.
|, "Why, papa!'' he exclaimed, II
thought you were never going to come
home any more"
"Santa Claus told me that he was
to bring me home to my little boy for
a Christmas gift.''
Bobby threw his arms around his IA
theirs neck and Rugged and Rugged,
and it seemed that he would never
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
HEARTS OF THE WORLD

If you love children you will love
D. w. Griffith IS latest triumph "Hearts
Of the World' for there are several Of
the dearest and cleverest children in
the cast that have been seen on the
screen. Possibly it is because Mr.. Grit
fifth loves children himself and in his
mastery way knows how to make them
act without their knowledge and still
remain absolutely natural that he gets
the results he does from them but what
ever it is the fact remains that his little
ones are more real than any others who
have stood before the camera. Little
Benny Alexander in "Hearts af the
World" tho only five years old is a
veritable star and shares honors with
Lillian Gish and Robert Harron. It
is worth spending an evening with MIR.
Griffith's entertainment to see this
little fellow alone. "Hearts Of the Wor-
ld' opens it's local engagement at the
Milo Theatre Thursday and Friday, Dec.
&c and 81 with matinees daily. The seat
sale starts Monday at L. D. Browns
adv.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS Of LONG AGO
Poignant Pangs Come Instead Of
Peace, as Season Causes Thoughts
Of the Past.

Christmas, singularly enough for a
festival that is supposed to celebrate
joy, is characterized by sadness. The
time of year, which is supposed to be
fraught with good cheer, is laden with
pain. Instead of peace, there are ex-
perienced poignant pangs.
Nor is it cynicism which says so;
the average man in the street will tell
you the same. Neither is, grabbed age
sponsor for the crotchets of the time;
unless, indeed, Grabbed age begins in
this hurried era when man passes
his majority. Nor is the tragic contrast
between the cloud, which now for the.
fifth Christmas darkens Europe and
the world, and the bright star of Beth
lehem the reason for the somber tone
that sounds beneath the gay notes of
the season, as the deep diapason of the
organ rolls beneath the ripping mel
ody. No; it is none Of these things
which imparts to Christmas the SOM
berness which is apparent to every
body who has passed into years of ma
turity.
It's memory that does it. Memory
plays tricks with us on these days.
Perhaps more than on any other holi-
day our minds revert to Christmases
that used to be. We like to think about
it; we like to read the Christmas
Carol, because it puts in everlasting
words the emotion Of gladness which
used to dominate that day. No mat
ter how humble the home, memory
paints it in wonderful cOlors on this
one day, from the time we jumped
from the warm bed long before dawn
and scampered across the cold floor
to get the stocking which somehow
had been stuffed during the night, to
the end Of the plethoric home festival,
when, candy-smeared and filed to the
point Of repletion we were rescued
from the wreck Of toys and packed
YEARLY of to sleep, more or less
troubled with painful suggestions Of
turkey and mfnce pie.
There is only one thing that can
make Christmas real to a grown-up,
and that is to do something for some
body who cannot pay it back. That
otherism is, we begin to suspect, the
thing which dominated the Christmas
es that used to be and made them so
real that they remain warm in men,
DRY. Unless you would have memory
become dry specter, you yourself
must make real for little children of
the now the pictures which memory
centuries up for you of the Christmases
that used to be.-Saturday Globe.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20

their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. Heidi
Of this place the past few weeks,
Friday for their homes in Minneapol
N. Simones and family were In Lit
Falls Friday to do some shopping.
r. A. Nygaard resumed duties
Operator again Tuesday after thre!
weeks illness with the influenza.
B. E. Nygaard attended to bushes
matters at Minneapolis Monday betweel
trains.
MI. and Mrs. 3. E. Nygaard were j
Little Falls Tuesday to do some shob
ping.
Mrs. J. Classen Of Little Falls visite
with her sister Mrs. r. A. Nygaard 9
this place Tuesday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
Wrote HE Letter.

VvIOS0 TITO AS1sSTs
kave It to anybody but Bobby, saying
that Santa Claus required him to give
any letters marked from Kris Krin-
gle" to the child to whom it was ad-
dressed and to no one else. Bobby
opened it and read:
Dear Bobby:
II have received your letter and will
bring you the finest Christmas present
you ever received in your life.
=. "SANTA CLAUS"
! Bob Of course was delighted with
ehis, and he noticed that from the
time Of it's receipt everything about
the house seemed to take on a certain
cheeriness. Bobby laid in wait for Pc
ter when he came again and asked him
j lot Of questions as to how and where
Santa Claus gave him the letter. Pc
ter sold that he was not permitted to
tell children anything about Santa
Claus They must hang up their stock
m9D and wait for him to fill them.
This was three days before Christ
49, Bobby who was very watchful
6eeeeted his mother smuggling in CO...
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
"Why, Papa!" He Exclaimed.

let go. Mamma, and Edith and Jim
came in and so great was the excite
ment that Bobby forgot to look for
what was in his stocking.
That was certainly the happiest
Christmas the Sawyer family ever
spent or ever would spend. Bobby
was too young to have it all explained
to him, but when he is older his mother
intends to tell him that his father was
on vessel that was torpedoed and
sunk. Mr.. Sawyer was reported MISS
ing, but he was picked up out Of the
water by an American cruiser and in
time managed to get home. After word
came that he was saved the letter was
written to Bobby by his sister as from
Santa Claus, and afterwards tele-
gram came saying that his father
would be home on Christmas morning.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
75 =, 9 8. 2.
GUSHING

Dee. 17-Mrs. B. F. Kearfott Of Lit
tie Falls where she visited her daughter
Mrs. R. A. Nygaard Of this place Thurs
day and Friday.
B. E. Nygaard attended to business
matters at st. Cloud Thursday.
F. Anderson was u caller in Randall
Friday.
Elmer Nygaard and VIM. Elk were
County seat visitors from this place Sat
urday.
John Hanson was a visitor in Randall
Saturday.
Mrs. A. Hawkinson and Mrs. M
Sjogren, who have been visiting with
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
a Gtrtstnaas Orr
By G4arlea Btrte,,a

y NAesAA eu Os4kS1Ao
! have been looking on this ]
evening at a merry company 1
J of children assembled round :,
, that pretty French toy, a
Christmas tree. The tree was J
planted on the middle Of a
great round table and tow !,
cred high above their heads.
It was brilliantly lighted by J
a multitude of little tapers /
and everywhere sparkled and !
glittered with bright objects. :,
, There we're rosy-cheeked dolls
hiding behind the green
leaves, and there were, real /
watches with movable hands, !
; at least, and an endless ca
pacity for being wound up) J
dangling from innumerable ]
twigs. There were French j
; polished tables, chairs, bed
. steads, wardrobes, eight-day )
clocks and various other ar i
ticles of domestic furniture /
wonderfully made in tin at .
; Wolverhampton) perch ed
, among the boughs, as If In ]
preparation Cor some fairy /
housekeeping.
There were Jolly, broad 4,
. faced little men, much more 1
agreeable in appearance than !
many real men, and no Won /
: der, for their heads took of !
& and showed them to be full ,
Of sugar plums. There were J
f1ddles and drums. There /
were tambourines, books, /
: workboxes, paint boxes, peep :
. show boxes, sweetmeat boxes !
and all kinds Of boxes. /
There were trinkets for the !
older girls, far brighter than
3 any grownup gold and jew
els. There were baskets and !
pincushions in all devices. !
There were guns, swords and
s banners, real fruit, made ar
: tifcially dazzling with gold !
leaf; imitation apples, pears !
and walnuts, crammed with !
: surprises. In short, as a
E pretty child before me de-
lightedly whispered to anoth-
er pretty child, her bosom
friend, 'There was every ,
8 thing, and more"
~ " x ~ xx1 w.. xH w.. ~ " ~ !
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20

Miss Edythe Tanner, who is taking
the nurses training course at St.
Luke's hospital, Minneapolis, is expect
ed to arrive Monday for vacation.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20

Arthur Munson, who is attending the
Milwaukee school of Engineering, ar.
rived Sunday to spend a vacation at his
home. On account of the prevalence Of
the influenza the school has been clos
ed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-20
A Repeated Message.

Every year Christmas repeats til
message: "Fear God no more. He
brings liberty to the enslaved, light
to the despairing, purer joy to the
glad. He is the Comforter of the,
sorrowing, the Physician Of the Sick;
the Healer Of the sinful, the Friend
and Companion Of man.-Wibur d
Nesbit. q.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-19
Suitable Clothing important.

Still another factor in the produc-
tiOn of colds, pneumonia and other re-
spiratory diseases is carelessnesS or ig-
nornnce of the people regarding suit
able clothing during the seasons when
the weather suddenly changes, sitting
in warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
what is even more common, especially
HmcHg women, dressing 50 lightly that
windows are kept closed in order to be
comfortably warm. This is a very in
furious practice
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-19
U. S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING
Increase in All Respiratory Dis
eases After the Influenza
Epidemic Probable.

influenza Expected to Lurk for Months.
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Coas tiighly Catchine--lm-
portance of Suitable C!othing-Cou!d
Save 100000 Lives.