Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18


diers came they took the Germans and
praised Mamma for her bravery.
She was given a war cross and was
made Red Cross nurse.
How to Help Win.
By Cleora McMillen, Aged IL, Box
224, Stanton, Neb.
The world in all its history has
never been engaged in SO great
war as the one that is now raging.
1t includes nearly all nations and
every spoken language. At the be-
ginning Of the war we did not realize
the task that was before us, but now
we realize the necessity of helping
Uncle Sam through this crisis. Our
flag has never known defeat, but un-
less we help all we can it is not for
us to say what may happen.
There are three kinds of money.
Which kind is yours3 The true pa-s
triotic money that is helping win the
war, the idle or boarded money which
does no one good, or the awful trail
torous money spent in wilful opposi-
ton to good sense and judgment.
In buying Thrift stamps it is merely
plan put into practice by which the
small wage earners can lay aside
little money each week until they get
enough to buy Thrift stamp. After
a certain amount of Thrift stamps
are purchased they Can be exchanged. !.
for what are termed baby bonds.
Thrift stamps do not bear interest.
but baby bonds do
When we buy bonds it not only
helps the government but it teaches
thrift and economy, which is inpor-
tant to nations as we'll as individuals.
Just think how much easier it h for
us than the boys at the front, Mho
go and will always go so readily to
their country's call. They sacrifice
their lives, their hopes and plans for
the future and we should do all we
can to make clean surroundings for.
them. And when the world is free.
we shall say, II did my BEST
How Elizabeth Overcame Her II
Selfishness. $751; I'll
By Neva Prindle, aged II, Kearney..
Neb., Route 2.
Elizabeth lived on farm. She had
a mother and father. They were very
wealthy.
Elizabeth was very selfish and
thought she was better than other
girls who were not wealthy. Wheni
she went to school she always had
many rings on her fingers and would
laugh at the girls who did not have
any and she got many playthings when
she went to town because her father
gave her much money. The girls did
not like her because she would laugh
at them and they would not play with
her.
One day her playmates went to
town and she went too. The other
girls had some money and they were
going to get war saving stamps.
Elizabeth was going to get candy and
she went to get some money from her
father, and he asked her what she
was going to do with it, and she told
him, and he asked what her play
mates were going to get. She told
him, and he said to get the same
thing.
She did not obey him, but got the
candy. When he saw her, he said,
What did you get?"
He knew when he saw her that she
got candy. He never gave her any
more money for two months and then
he went with her and saw that she
got war saving stamps.
Writes During Outing.
By Ethel Cunningham, Aged II,
Excelsior. Mnn.
Dear Friends: Am enjoying my
vacation and, having nothing else to
dc | will tell you the story OF
NERO.
Help! Help! rang out on the, lake.
Launches were speedily put, out and
racing toward the spot. When they
reached there they couli see no one.
Life savers Immediately jumped over
board and all around the place where
the cry came from. They could not
hnd any one. Loud excited barking
on shore attracted their attention.
So they went back to the shore.
There stood Nero, barking beside the
body of a man. Nero by the way.
was beautiful stray collie. The men
quickly brought the man back to con.
sciousness. When he revived and
learned that Nero had saved his life
he was deeply grateful to the dog and
knew there was only one thing to do
as Nero was a stray dog and he was
lonely man. SO Nero had nice
home and they were both happy If
each others company. k
A Letter. y,
By Leona Fahrenholtz, Aged 9
Tamage, Neb. ~
! have not written for long time,
Once there was a little girl whose
name was Marie. Her birthday was
the next day. She wanted some
candy and ice cream. Her mother
said she could have 25c every week.
so the next Gay she went up town to