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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
SOME SILLY SUMS

Said Jack O Lantern one fine Hal.
lowe Ell: when they get through
sticking candles in me they will boi
me down and I'll make five pies
Then when each pie is cut into quar-
tiers 10 children will have two pieces
each, Nov, how many pieces will
be cut in all?
"Oh,' said Bobbing Apple, Gag
erly: There are party of young
folks who are each waiting to take
bite of me tonight. But there are
only four bites in ME, and that is
but one-half Of the whole party
How many children are there here!'
Swinging Apple heard the two dis
cusslng the Halloween party, SO he
butted in with: when the Riddles
try to bite me as | swing about. |
hit one of them on the nose, one OIL
the head, another in the mouth, and
three Of them manage to bite me.
Now can you tell me how many chill
dren are in my party"
One of the boys at the party had
sock with four cupfuls of -four in
it, and he went about slyly using the
sock over his friends backs. But
he found the -four only flied a part
OF the foot of the sock, and the leg
of it would take one-half as much
again, SO he scratched his head and
said: Il wonder how much flour in
all y you will need to fill you proper
ly" Can you tell us?
While the boy was waiting for
Sock to reply to his question an
other boy came up with his coat
turned inside out, as is the custom
on Halloween. He laughingly said
Mr.. Coat here has six chalk marks
on his back, but third of the
party missed it as | ran away with
Mr.. Coat. but want to know how
many boys chased ME with chalk
! viii you please tell me this?"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
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comes upon the

looked he could Sc nothing but
sugar pluns. They were in the
drawers of his desk. in the waste
basket, the pockets of his office coat
and even in the clock which had
stopped running at one. He now be-
gan to understand some things and
didn't remain long viewing the
wreck of his Office but went imme-
dlately up to the rooms of the
Gnomes, intending to give them
good talking to. When he got there,
of course all was quiet and there
were no Gnomes to be seen. By this
time Santa was prepared for the aw-
ful truth and went direct to the
kitchen.
In the pantry, still bound to her
chair, was poor, abused Dinah, all
bumped over, fast asleep. She was
indeed sorry sight to behold, and
scarey one too, when Santa awak-
ened her. Her head and face were
all covered with flour and her big
black eyes popped out through the
HIltSilCes. IUl Tue SCNOHu TIME
Santa came to her rescue He took
the napkin out of her mouth, cut
the ropes that bound her, and helped
her to her feet. She was so weak
she could hardly stand 1t was some
time before she was able to tell just
what had happened,
Santa didn't wait for her to finish
her tale, but asked her to try to find
| something for him to eat, as he was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Copyright 1913. by Reilly & Britton Co
CHAPTER Nv.
Santa to the Rescue.

DRIP-DRIP, drip drip, drip-drip.
IL The bed clothes on Santa
bed began to heave and toss
annd over he Topped, prepared to
take another little snooze. But what
was wrong? What was annoying
him so he couldn't go back to sleep?
He kept tossing and turning and
finally gave up in despair and sat
UP in bed, Drip-drip, drip-drip. All!
that was it-that sound Of falling
water had aroused him. He was
wide awake now and with a bound
he leaped out of bed and rushed to
the window. The sight which he
beheld made the dear little old man
gasp and rub his eyes to see If he
was awake.
In every direction, as far as he
could see, the snow and ice were
melting and forming into puddles.
But what was the meaning of the
yellow glow off toward the east?
Was the sun coming out this early,
fully three months ahead of time
Had Jack Frost's plant shut down?
And why was everything so still ex-
cept for that steady drip? He asked
himself hundred such questions as
he quickly got into his clothes and
lost no time in running downstairs.
When he reached his Office, Santa
stopped in dismay. Everywhere he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
WHEN IT RAINS IN
FLANDERS

Often in the actual firing line
there are no dugouts, as they might
millitate against the wakefulness of
the troops, says London Daily Mail
Each man has an overcoat, which,
once wet, remains sodden for days,
and a waterproof sheet. He sleeps
on a firing platform some Is inches
wide, and he cooks his lunch over
bucket with holes in it, containing
any fuel he has been able to get
in his neighborhood. In the sun he
is comparatively happy-and then it
rains.
The walls Of his trench--sand-
bags filled with eartt-become
liquid mud. so that if he puts his
waterproof sheet over himself he
has to sit on a firing platform COM
posed of squelching GOODNESS, and if
he SITS OH his waterproof sheet the
rain pours down his neck and soaks
into his clothes. His fire spitS,
gasps. and dies out; he has no
chance of drying his clothes when
the rain stops, for he may not take
them off, and he would have nothing
to wear if he did. The water
trickles into his pack where are his
letters, his toothbrush, his rations,
his towel, and any other treasures
he may possess. His boots, his
hands. his face, his hair collect yell
low mud whenever they touch any
thing. The floor Of the trench,
which can rarely be respectfully
drained, becomes a canal. His
clothes grow heavier, his equipment
more uncomfortable, his limbs cold
er and sitter.
In quarter of an hour he is thor
oughly unhappy; in half an hour, in
misery that far outstrips the feetest
imagination, he is busy with spade
and pick endeavoring to stop the
walls of his trench from subsiding
altogether, while the place where he
had been sitting-the only dry spot
in his part of the -trench--absorbs
every raindrop in laudable effort
to make up for lost time; in one
hour, Just when he thinks he has
made the parapet secure, the base,
undermined by the canal along the
bottom of the trench, suddenly dis
solves altogether, aud the whole
bank of shapeless sandbags slides
down across the firing platform.
Ten minutes after the shower
finishes he is whistling or singing!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Pet Dog Trix.

BY Angela oKecfe South omaha, Ncb
Dear Editor of The Busy Bee:
This is my first letter have >ecu
lots Of letters in The Bee about ami
mails so | am going to try to win a
prize. | am II years old and in the
eth grade. | have five brother, and
enc sister 4 years old, One OF my
brothers is in the 5. A. !, e.
| am going to tell you about my
pet dog. His name is lriX, He is a
good watch dog. When We leave
Linn at home he will not let one get
in the house. lie is playful, too, be
cause when we play ball he will not
let no one have the ball when he
gets it, He can play tricks also, for
when we hold a piece OF something,
bread or meat, he will jump for it.
He will jump for rope also. We
have lots OF fun holding rope
up in the air and letting him jump
for it. He will Jump about 1--we
feet for it. When he gets ii he tries
to jerk it out of our hands. | guess
| will close for my letter is getting
long.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Four Cats,

BY Elaine Peterson, Aged 3, Stanton, Ia
Dear busy Bees: Once mad a
cat named rlOSSle. Sue CouIQ 40
Jew tIICAs. When was nol lOoK.
ing she would 50 III the Deuroom
anu cnmD up III my brother BED
and 90 to sIeep. linen | would go
in the bedroom and md her a5Ieep.
One Gay / let ner out doors ana
she QIu not seem to come Ill the
mouse Ior lew days. fOne Gay /
went out IN the barn and / found
uer win three BABY klltens. l ran
i'll and tOlu mamma ana sue salu
Wnen they got little older / can
take them III the house. 80 l couid
Aaruly wait until they got a little
oluer. One day mamma said / could
take them Ill the house. went
out in the barn and took them III
tue mouse. Wnen they got a little
older / could put them i'll my lap
and they would go to sleep. one
Qay some one stOie them and that
was was the end OF them. his is
true story.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
A PUZZLE GAME.

Here is pencil and paper game
for the puzzle loving. 1t can be
played by any number, Starting
with one given word, the test is to
change it into another given word
by changing only one letter at a
time, and the winner is he who
arrives most quickly at the result
and by the shortest process.
For instance. suppose the word
dog" is given to be changed into
"cat." The best method would be
dot. cot, cat OF course longer
words are more difficult, but u.s.
ually patience will bring success.
For instance, the word fast" may
be changed into SLOW" by the fol-
lowing steps: Fast, last, lost, loot,
SCOT, slot, slow. Perhaps there is
shorter way that a little study
will discover. If the party is large
it is more fun to play the game
with groups of two as partners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
The Thrift Habit.
BY Annette Lieb, Aged IL, 24Os Pinkney
Street, Omaha, Neb.

!
Street, Omaha, Neb,
Dear Busy Bees: Now. with all
this peace talk we should buy all
the Liberty bonds we can to say
nothing OF war savings and thrift
stamps.
Everybody should get the thrift
habit. Ii you get this habit while the
war lasts, of being economical and
thrifty, of saving when you can, Of
putting the money where it will
bring more interest, you will prob
ably not lose this habit when peace
comes back.
You will have gained the habit
of saving more OF what you earn,
and if the American people get that
habit they will be better off.
There are many other ways OF
saving to help win this war. They
are as follows:
|. Put out unnecessary gas and
electric lights and save fuel
2. Don't travel unless you need
to. Let the government use the
railroads for war purposes.
). Save gasoline and rubber;
both are important in war work.
4. Save clothing Buy only
things that will wear we'll and wear
them as long as they last.
5. Cut down on amuscments. 1t
you have been going to the movies
twice week go but once and save
the money
6. Save tinfoil, wrapping paper,
newspapers and Irvine. All can be
sold.
]. If you buy anything carry it
home if you can and SO save the la
Dor that would be used in delivering.
8. Do not eat so much candy as
it contains sugar, and sugar must be
saved and sent to the boys over
there"
| hope all the Busy Bees will try
and keep up with these rules as it
will help them bring back liberty TO
the world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
BY

died Vixen, his favorite and fastest
reindeer.
In great haste, he rushed back to
the kitchen, snatched few bites to
eat and told Dinah to look after
Mrs. Santa and not leave the house,
Then jumping on Vixen he was off
with a chatter.
The thought that sprang into
Santa's head when he first saw the
ice and snow melting, was of Jack
Frost. Now as he rode on lie
couldn't help but wonder if Jack was
having labor trouble too, and if the
leaving of the Gnomes had anything
to do with it. That was the only
way he could account for the sud-
den warm weather and the coming
o. the sun. The sun surely was do
ing its best to shine and if some
thing wasn't done mighty soon, ii
would be impossible for him TO
make his trip; for once the sun got
up, it would soon melt all the snow
and what would Christmas be with
ont any snow? Worse still, he
couldn't trasel in daylight. His
tcjndeers were like owls and
couldn't see by day. Even now,
with just faint glow i'll the sky, he
had trouble keeping Vixen going in
the right direction. But few min
utes more and he would know all,
SO why worry until he did know tor
sure what the trouble waso
CONTINUED Next Sunday)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
and the lad did not even know what

and the lad did not even know what
work was like.
He knew the war was raging. He
knew the prices of everything were
sky-high, but why should that worry
him, a mllionairc's son? He called
this United States his country, but,
alas, he was not worthy of having
a country. Being brought up in
idlenesS the rich lad had not seen
the SERIOUS side of the struggle.
Then there came to his school
one day a man in the service of
Uncle Sam, who gave the boys a
serious tai on the importance Of
raising war garden. The man was
so much III earnest that his very
words made the Watson boy feel
like a Stacker. Tom began to see
the situation in different way now.
IFS real pro-German to use all
that space for a base ball diamond
when it could be plowed up for a
garden" thought ON after the
speaker had finished.
A few days later. on seeing the
base ball diamond all plowed Up and
arranged in rows ready for plant
ing, Mr.. Watson asked his SOL the
meaning Of it.
I've finally learned lesson OF
patriotism, dad, and intend to raise
this war garden as my bit for Uncle
SAM" Tom proudly explained.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
LOVING A CHILD,

Loving a child is key
To heavens mystery.
Loving child, and giving
1t knowledge. this is living
Loving a child brings pain,
And is life's greatest gain.
Loving a child is knowing
The fierce Joy of a sowing
That shall cause mighty reaping;
Loving a child is weeping,
And fearing, too, and praying;
This. there is no gainsaying.
Loving child is being
A part of God, and seeing
The world beneath ones hand
Enlarge, expand.
Be different, and grow
To ones thought. Even SO.
Loving a child is key
TO every mystery.
Loving a child is laughter
And heartache after.
--Heartache an grief and pain,
But always joy again.
Mary Carolyn Davies in Goo
Housekeeping.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
The Kind Man.

BY Fern Baker, Aged ~, dorchester, Neo
Mr.. Crawford was on his way to
the city. tie was gong to buy d
wagon wheel.
On the way he sped small child
waking slowly III the same dlrec-
ton.
AS he was kind and thoughtful
he asked the child to rlde with him.
And she, although very DaShlul, &C
copied the otter.
Mr.. Crawford asked, What is
your name:
She told him it was Margaret
Green.
The man then noticed a young
dog trottng along beside them.
And as Margaret was watching it he
said. is that your dog?" She nodded
He stepped to the ground and
picked up the dog, then climbed TO
his seat.
They reached the stores and al
ter buying the wheel, he went into
queer store $50 Margaret
thought. When he came out lie
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
BLITHE LITTLE BEE.

BLITHE LITTLE BEE.
Thou blithe little bee in thy trap
pings of velvet,
Thus flying alone yet 50 briskly
away,
What mission of pleasure or duty
has called thee
To wander abroad on this sun
shiny day
Il fly and | seek through the
meadows and gardens
Where flowers are blooming"
the cheerful bee said;
Il must hasten to gather the stores
of sweet pollen
To make into wax, into honey
and bread.
The hours pass quickly, fair
weather is fleeing,
The summer is gracious but
never will wait;
The hive must be filled ere the
blossoms have withered;
II autumn o'ertakes us twill then
be too late"
All, true is thy teaching, thou
brave, busy worker;
No summer will tarry for thee
or for me.
also must hasten my harvest to
gather,
So away on thy mission, thou
bithe little bee.
Our Little Ones,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Jeans Bear.

By Ruth Eye. Aged u, Tekamah, Neb,
There was once a boy whose name
was Jean. He lived with his mother
and grandfather, because his father
and grandmother were dead.
His grandfather was a woodcut.
ter, One day Jeans grandfather
found small bear cub. He brought
It home to Jean, who was delighted.
Because it was so fat he named it
Tubby. He also taught it many
cute tricks.
They lived in the edge OF small
numbering town. Jean often ran
errands for his mother and neigh
bors. Once he had to take a box
Of fruit to all old blind woman be-
you'd the depot
Jean always took his bear with
him on these errands. When they
were coming back a troop train was
at the depot. When the soldiers
saw the bear they exclaimed: What
is his manner" Jean said it was
"Sammle, which was not true. The
soldiers said: Wont you give him
to us2' Jean said: NO" for he
loved his bear very much. And then
the soldiers said: Don't you want
him to fight for Uncle Sam?" Now
Jean was sure a patriot for he had
a Liberty bond and many Thrift
Stamps. He thought hard and long,
but he finally said they could have
"Sammie," which was now his new
name.
Jean saw many pictures Of his pet
in the paper, which made him very
lonely. But Sammic was in good
hands. lie was made mascot and
was soon in France,
Once, while terrible battle was
going on, captain whom Sammic
loved was injured. The soldiers
were afraid to go and get him, but
as soon as Sammie heard them tall-,
ing about it he went after him. lie
soon was back with his precious bur-
den, but he was limping. Sammie's
foot was found TO be broken and
the bone splintered. 1t was .per-
atcd on and lie was honorably dis
charged and sent home TO Jean.
Sammic WAS so glad to see lean that
he really kissed him, But Samnlie's
foot was always lame.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
RULES FOR YOUNG
WRITER'S.

l. Write plainly and number
pages.
3. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
3, Short and pointed articles
will be given preference. Do not
use over $50 words.
4. Original stories or letters
only will be used.
S. Write your name, age and
address at the top of the first
page.
6. A prize book will be given
each week for the best contrlbu-
ton.
Address all communications to
Childrens Department, Omaha
Bee, Omaha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
children DEAR: Our ami

THILDREN DEAR: Our ami
| NAL stories were a great sue
~ cess, and little girl who lives
on big farm out in the state, Bern
ice Jones, won the prize. We are
always glad when our far-away Busy
Bees write us, and that shows that
we have many friends in our hive.
| expect you are already beginning
to save your pennies for Christmas.
After the Thanksgiving Kris Krin-
gle is just around the, corner with
his merry bells and jollity. This
year he will leave many gifts for our
brothers and sisters across the sea,
we hope, for many .of them are very
sorrowful boys and girls this Christ
mas. Our stockings wilt not be so
full this year, for we must all sacri-
fee to bring a little gladness into the
lives of others less fortunate. Low
ingly, MARGARET.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
THRIFT STAMP SONG.

Sing song of thrift stamps
Upon little card,
Bobby has gotten them
Just by working hard
Doing things for mother,
Chores for father, too,
Will bring the dimes and nickel
And a baby bond for YOU.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01

BY Marjorie Berkshire. Aged ., Oakland

la.
Once upon a time there lived a
boy named Harry Ward. One day
as he was crossing the railroad
track on his way to town he noticed
tuat the railroad track was washed
out. tie knew 1t was ABOUT time tor
the tram to come, when was IuIl OF
SOIQlcr OOys. lie Qld not know Wnal
TO DO. tie noticed that there was
d COuaSe near. 80 he ran ana asked
Tie Woman Tor her RED laOIe ClOtn.
one SAID he cou4d have II. lie ran
DdCn TO Tie track. lie could see tue
tram coming down the track. tie
began to wave the tdDle CIOtn.
lucy stopped the tram ana got oil
the tram. Iney saw Wndt was tue
matter. Ihey SAID he mad Deen SO
brave they would make up purse
Tor nlu. Nnen he got nome ne
lounu he had YIUO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
DEW DROPS.

When I am fast asleep at night
The fairies come, | know,
And play at games with diamonds
bright.
But when dawn comes thew go.
They go to Fairyland at dawn.
But often leave behind
Some diamonds, glistening on the
lawn,
For little girls to find.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
BUSY BEES IN WAR TIME

by millions. Black walnut was badly
needed for gun stocks and airplane
propellors. The forest service, in
giving the total of the figures as
submitted to the ordnance depart
ment, says that the scouts had re-
ported l4,05S,560 board feet, about
1907 carloads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01

You all remember our little poet
ess, Elizabeth Patfenrath, who has
written so many beautiful verses
FOR our page. Little Beth was quite
iii with the influenza in November
but she is all we'll again and one
of our busiest Bees. While Beth
was sick a number of her little
friends would come to the window
and wave and smile at her, thus
making the tedious days much
shorter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
In War Time Patriotic Scouts.

BY taking a load of magazines,
books, cake, fruit and candy to the
army cantonnient at Monmouth
Park, N. J., troop ] Of Lorg Branch,
n J.. earned the graf. 'ude of the
! 100 signal men shattered there
Throughout their visit they found
the signallers ready to assist them
and they acquired some valuable
pointers about wig-wagging. The
srmy men were surprised at the
speed of some OF the scouts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Liberty Bell.


BY Violet Hauss, uehhug, Neb'
Dear Busy Bees: May | JON your
happy hive; am 10 years old.
Once upon d time | had a kitty
named Liberty Bell. She would
come whenever | called her, My
little kitty could do trlcks-she
could stand on her hind legs and
put her lore paws on a little tree.
One night lett her out after night
and she ran away. | could not ind
her. | do not know where she is to
this day. This is a true story.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Toms War Garden.

BY Jaunita Jane strope, Aged II, Tobias,
Neb
Tom was an athlete. He was now
practicing with the school squad
every AFTERNOON: From the time
school adjourned until the sun dis
appeared below the horizon Tom
labored on the base ball field.
Behind Toms palatial home was
base ball diamond made for the
boys own pleasure. for you see
Tom Watson's father was a banker
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Red Cross Horse.

"Woodrow" Saaki, of small
Sumati district school in Placer
county, Cal, does not show his pa
triotism only in his name. Wood
row donated his horse to the Red
Cross after he heard a Red Cross
speech and guaranteed the horse.
you just orter see him trot when
his insides gets food" he said. The
horse was Immediately accepted
From November Red Cross Maya
zine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01

handed big package to her, When
She reached home what JOY! \
brand new dress WAS there IN the
package.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01

$50 you don't approve of the old
masters? exclaimed the artist.
Not much" replied the aviator.
They made general custom Of
depicting angles with wings that
wouldn't be of the slightest service
in practical flight"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
NV Dog.

hope to sec my letter III print
I had a dog and his name was Sport
Ono day VIC were away and when
VIC came home my pretty dog was
dead.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01

in a great hurry. Then pulling on
his fur hat and mittens he went out
to the stable and sadded and bril-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-01
Boy Scouts.

hoy oSOutS'
To accompany four paintings by
Norman Rockwell of Boy Scouts in
the Novem her Red Cross Magazine,
the following figures are given,
showing the excellent work the Boy
Scouts have done:
There are now more than $4,000
duly registered scouts and 10000
scout leaders.
In three Liberty loan campaigns
they secured one out of every %
subscriptions received by our gov
eminent. The total reached l,349,-
los subscriptions for 06,l79,l50.
The sales of War Savings stamps
and certificates by the Boy Scouts
OF America can be measured only