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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

is our annual ball, and it's a great
privilege to witness it."
Suddenly the grass all around them
became brilliantly lighted, as if from
a thousand tiny electric lamps.
Twinkle looked closely, and saw that
a vast number of hre-hies had formed
a circle around them, and were il
Illuminating the scene of the ball,
In the center OF the circle we're as
sembled hundreds of grasshoppers, of
all sizes. The small ones were of a
delicate green color, and the middle
sized ones of deeper green, while
the biggest ones were yellowish
brown.
But the members of the orchestra
interested Twinkle more than any
thing else. They were seated upon
the broad top of a big toadstool at
one side, and the musicians were all
beetles and big-bugs. A fat water
beetle played a bass fiddle as big
and fat as himself, and two pretty
ladybugs played the vioiins. A scarab,
brightly colored with scarlet and
black, footed upon a long horn, and
a sand-bettle made the sound of a
drum with its wings. Then there
was a colcopto, making shrill sounds
like fute-only, of course, Twinkle
didn't know the names of these
beetles, and thought they we're all
just bugs"
When the orchestra began to play,
the music was more pleasing than
you might suppose; anyway, the
grasshoppers liked it, for they COM
menced at once to dance.
The antics of the grasshoppers
made Twinkle laugh more than once,
for the way they danced was to hop
around in circle, and jump over
each other, and then a lady grass
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
prize Story.)
Bad, Bad Blue Jay.
By Helen Abraham. Aged l3. schuy-

By Helen Abraham, Aged IS, Schuy-
Ter. Neb., r. 3, Box e..
will write a story about the dread
full jay and how he destroyed two
happy families. One day while l was
out with my baby sister pair OF
happy orioles were flying around a
big elm tree, where pair of spar
rows made their happy home. The
orioles were flying and chirping
merrily. They were selecting safe
place for their beautiful home. l
watched them for a while.
The next day l found they had be-
gun their home. In a few days a
beautiful nest was hanging on the
branch.
The mother oriole was sitting on
her tiny eggs and in three weeks there
were four hungry mouths to be fed.
They all lived happy, till one morning
l got up real early and went out OF the
house and heard the shrill cry of the
jay by the elm tree. In little while
the sparrows began to make big
noise. | ran up to the elm tree to see
what was the trouble and when ! got
there what do you think l saw? 1t
was the jay, pershed on branch by
the orioles nest. He had taken two
of the babies and had them torn to
pieces. The parent orioles were cry
ing mournfully. When | saw what he
did / began throwing sticks at him and
chased him away. Now there were
only two babies left the parent orioles,
which were once the happiest pair OF
birds, but we're now the saddest piar,
and the sparrows' nest was all torn up
and l don't know if they had some
thing in it or not. I shall never try
to protect a blue Jay.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Children i'm War Times

Magnet. Neb., has a bunch OF pa,
triotic young folks and they are help.
ing flll the quota of comfort kits for
the "Sammies over there These
kits are full Of interesting things for
the comfort of the soldiers and are
really little personal message oi
good cheer and affection from home
Some of the girls who have helped
are Jeanette Lynn, Eliza Bugenhagen
Matilda Gillian, Florence Snygg, Mil
dred Woolston, Mary Boedeker, Edna
Williams, Ruth Johnson, Edna Daw-
son, Cecilia Walton and, Helen
Bloomquist.
It's great fun to make a hospital
guilt, for even though you are moi
an expert knitter you can make a
square. Many Of these squares. knit.
ted together make a warm and com.
Portable quilt for our sick soldiers to
use.
The children of Alliance, Neb.
made such nice quilt and wrote
cheery little notes to the Sammie,
which they put on the squares they
knit. These busy workers are: Es.
ther Dedmore, Janice Wills, Goldie
Edwards, Delbert Cole, Glen Hughes
Charles Shrewe, Lillian Suceirn, OpaI
Burron, Elizabeth Malek, Emme,
Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Edward Bar,
ton, Evelyn Roach, Ida Lee, Etts
simpson, Grace Thompson, Bruce
Epler, Charles Wolfe, Raymond
Lackey, Wayne Thompson, Ralph
Cox, Esther Floth, Leo Bayers ant
( Nell Gavin.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Twinkle and Chubbim@ g

covered a pretty grasshopper perched
upon long blade OF grass nearby.
Did ! hear you speak" she in
quired.
"Yes," replied the grasshopper.
"I'm Prince Nimble, the hoppiest
hopper in Hoptown."
Where is that?" asked the child,
"Why, Hoptown is near the bottom
of the gulch, in that thick patch of
grass you see yonder. It's on your
way home, so I'd be plased to have
you visit it,
Won't step on some of your"
she asked.
Not if you are careful" replied
Prince Nimble. "Grasshoppers don't
often get stepped on. We're pretty
active, you know"
"All right" said Twinkle. "I'd like
to see grasshopper village"
Then follow me, and I'll guide
you," SAID Nimble, and at once he
leaped from the blade of grass and
landed at least six feet away.
Twinkle got up and followed,
keeping her eye on the pretty Prince,
who leaped so fast that she had to
trot to keep up with him. Nimble
would wait on some clump of grass
or bit Of rock until the girl came up,
and then away he'd go again.
How far is it," Twinkle once ask
ed him.
about mile and half" was the
answer; well soon be there, for you
are as good as mile, and I'm good
for the half-mile."
How do you figure that outi' ask
ed Twinkle.
why, I've always heard that a
miss is as good as mile, and you're
a miss, are you noti"
Not yet" she answered; "I'ni only
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

to her little sister" over here, and
no one who hasn't lived and worked
in the war zone knows just how much
a letter from home means. This move
ment is expected to extend to all the
100000 Camp Fire Girls in the United
States, and as there are $500 Camp
Fire groups, that many Red Cross
nurses on the other side may have an
available resource of which they nev-
er dreamed on which to call for 'the
things they can't get"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
NO SPACE TO PRINT

The Busy Bee editor regrets
that lack of space made it impos-
sibIe to print the very excellent
letters and stories received this
week from the following:
Frances Jones, Winnebago Neb.
Sophia Kopke, Bennington, Neb.
Elizabeth FarnswOrth, Garnd Island,
Neb.
Pearl Mathews, Oxford, Neb.
Elizabeth Skinner, HERMAN, Neb.
Irene MOller, Atlantic, Ia.
r Ora MOller, Atlantic, la.
George Haney, Rising City, Neb.
Helen Ahlemeier, Fremont, Neb.
Kathryn Ellis, Weeping Water, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Prince Nimble.

..- Prince Nimble.
HNOOD graciousl' said this lit
(T tie girl, looking around her;
~ I'm as good as lost in this
strange place, and ] don't know in
what direction to go to get home
again"
So she sat down on the grass and
tried to think which way she had
come, and which way she ought 10
return in order to get across the
gulch to the farm house.
"If the Rolling Stone was here, he
might tell me-" she said aloud. "But
I'm all alone"
"Oh, no, you're not" piped a small,
sweet voice. I'm here, and / know
much more than the Rolling Stone
does"
Twinkle looked this way and then
that, very carefully, in order to see
who had spoken. and at last she dis
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
CHAPTER VII.
The Grasshoppers' Hop,

WiihlC IoW oSSdH ~ lear SuG
wouldn't get home to supper, for the
sun started. to sink into the big
prairie, and in the golden glow it left
behind, the girl beheld most beauti-
full palaces and castles suspended in
the air just above the hollow in
which she stood. Splendid banners
floated from the peaks and spires of
these magnificent buildings, and all
the windows seemed of silver and all
the roofs of gold.
What city is that3' she asked,
standing still, in amazement.
That isn't any city," replied the
grasshopper. They are only Castles
in the Air-very pretty to look at,
but out of everybody's reach. Come
along, my little friend; we're almost
at Hoptown."
So Twinkle walked on, and before
long Prince Nimble paused on the
stem of hollyhock and said:
"Now, sit down carefully, right
where you are, and you will be able
to watch my people. 1t is the night
of our regular hop-if you listen you
can hear the orchestra tuning up"
She sat down, as he bade her, and
tried to listen, but only heard low
whirr and rattle like the noise of a
beetles wings.
That's the drummer" said Prince
Nimble. He is very clever, indeed"
Good graciousl It's night" said
Twinkle, with start. Il ought to be
at home and in bed this very minute"
""Never mind" said the grasshop-
PEI; you can sleep any time, but this
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Goat Immune to Dynamite.

A western household was terrified
recently by the discovery that their
pet goat had eaten two sticks of dyna-
mite. The animal was carefully driv-
en to a safe distance, according to the
Milwaukee Free Press, and tethered
~ q stake. But days and weeks
elapssd and the goat did not explode.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Honorable Mention.)
Belgian Bertha.

BY Ruth Eye, Aged z Years, Te-
kamah, Neb.
In France, near the line which
separates France from Belgium, lit
tie French girl lives, whose name is
Bertha. Bertha is 10 years old.
Bertha has two sisters younger
than her. Her mother works in a
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
To Help Allies,

By Billie Bennett, Aged 9, 92o D
street, Fairbury. Neb.,
Blue Side.
Once boy about II years old was
given money to go to foot ball
game. He was cleaning the yard
when his father gave him the money.
He went out into the yard to finish
his work in the morning so he could
60 early.
While he was working he lost his
money. Oh, how badly he felt. He
told his mother and she said she was
awful sorry, but they couldn't give
him any more. So he went back very
sad to his work.
While he was burning some grass
he saw something glittering and it
was his money! Oh! my, he was so
tickled.
But he didn't spend his money for
the foot ball game-I should say notl
His sister had been telling him about
thrift stamps and war savings stamps
and how they would help Uncle Sam,
win the war, so he sacrificed going to
the big foot ball game and bought
thrift stamps. Have any of you Busy
Bees made any sacrifices to help the
allies?
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Party at Grandmother's.

John Hedlund. of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, and Elloise Barnhart, the
grandchildren of Mrs. John Barn
hart, had a party at their grandma's 5
last Tuesday. They had lots Of fun
with their little friends who were:
Helen Butler, Marie Schwartz, Janice
O'Brien, Mary McMorris, Airline
O'Brien, Eloise Barnhart, Adele
Barnhart, Marjorie Tillitson. Charles
Hedland, John Hedland, Herbert
Schwartz, Lloyd Osborne, Elliott Nc
Clure and Robert Powell.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Knit and Dance.

Louise and Dora Wiese, daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Wiese, asked
q group of their girl friends out to
Happy Hollow club Thursday after
noon. They spent the time knitting
and dancing. The girls who made up
the party were: Marion Jones, Mary
Leslie, Eloise Green, Evelyn Ban
croft, Florence Dow, Jean Dow. Mar
jorie Dow, Enid Lindberg, Mildred
White, Doris Berry, Lucille Ely, Lula
Miller, airline Carncroft, Mary Gra-
ham, Lillian Adams, Esther Adams
and Mrs. r. E. Wagner.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Rules for Young Writers

1. Writ pia MY on one side of th'
paper only and number .hs pages
2. Use pen an0 ink, not nencil.
8. Short and pointed articles win D.
given preference DO not use over
ESQ words.
4. Original stories o. letters only
will Dc useG.
S. Write you. name, age and I'd
dress at the Cop Of the first page.
A prize book will oe given each
week for the best contribution
Address all Communications g.
Uhildren's Department. Omaha Bee
Omaha. Eeb
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Quilt for Red Cross.
By Elizabeth Gimple, Aged 10 Years,
242S South Seventeenth

2428 South Seventeenth
Street, Omaha.
L am writing to you because you
seem to be pretty busy and l am
the same. 1t is Tuesday and I am
going to the Red Cross club this aft
ernoon. We are very busy making
a quilt for the Red Cross and we are
quite proud of it. I have a name for
the club and will tell you next time /
write if they take it. If see my
letter in print, I will surely write
again. My letter is getting pretty
long, so I will close. Goodby and
good luck to you Dear Busy Bees.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Escapes Germans.
By Constance, Amy, Aged II, West
Point Neh

In a little town in Belgium, where
the sun shines bright and war is
never thought of, lived a little girl
named Ann. She and her mother lived
peacefully. One day Ann went to feed
the chickens. She heard noise. She
did not think much of that but went
on with her work. The noise seemed
closer. Ann became frightened. She
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Home Again.

Helen, Emma and Billy Hoagland
returned last week from a six weeks
outing at Waterdale Ranch, Love-
land, Colo. They had great time
swimming in the lake and riding the
horses. Emma made friends with a
colt and when she was asked its
name, she said II don't know SO
her uncle abbreviated the phrase and
calls the colt "Dono.' Bill enjoyed
feed. ig two calves that were twins
and had nice soft black and white
noses.
Helen spent her lime riding for she
Il quite an expert and rides with sad
die or bare back. Each Of the chill.
dren are tanned q nice Indian shade
but don't mind it at all, as they had
perfectly dandy timel
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Patriotic Miss.

BY georgia SWlggart, AGED Is, Elva,
Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: My mother and I
live on a ranch in the east part of
Grant county.
My father died March u. My moth.
er and l are alone.
! have one brother that l expect
will have to 60 to war.
| am doing my bit to help get the
kaiser. / have joined the war saving
stamp society and buy thrift stamp
each month. Ny mother is secretary
of the society.
l have bought one war saving stamp
and eight thrift stamps, besides what
I am supposed to buy each month.
My mother also has a fine garden,
which will help to whip the kaiser.
If l see my letter in print will
write again and try to do better
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
! Dancing Party.

Janice O'Brien gave very jolly
party at the Field club matinee dance
Friday. The music was "jazzy" and
1.-The floor just fine and smooth and as
all her guests had dancing feet they
enjoyed every number. Those present
were Janice O'Brien, Katherine Allie
man. Jeanette Driebus, Edna Tubbs,
Helen Butler, Mary McMonnes, Vir-
ginia Tubbs, Vance Hart, Beatrice
Ainsworth, Shirley Hart, Marion
Orlloff, Mildred Steuben, Eleanor
Evans, Margaret Shotwell, Parke
0'Brien, Lloyd Osborne, John He'd
land, Charles Hedland.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

hospital near, while her father was
killed in the battle of Vimy Ridge.
She takes care of her little sisters
and keeps house while her mother
works.
Bertha lives where she can hear
the big guns, and where the wounded
are brought to the hospital.
She is very dutiful child and does
not complain.
Bertha is also very polite and has
said when the war is over she hopes
to come to America.
She is the little French orphan
whom the Presbyterian Juniors
adopted. They will provide food and
clothes till the war is over.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Have Garden Club.

By Elsie Bowman, Aged Is Years,
Tekamah, Neb.
enjoy reading the children's page
very much.
I will tell you about our garden
club. We will all be in Eighth grade
next year.
am president Of our club. Elmer
Russell is secretary. Our club 10 di-
vided into two sides. The side that
has the lowest percentage in the looks
of their garden at the end of garden
time, have to entertain the other side.
We have captain for each side.
They are both girls, their names be-
ing Elizabeth and Lola. l am on
Elizabeth's side. We also have
guardian. Her name is Miss Russell.
We all like her very much.
There are eight girls and eight
boys in the club. We have had one
weinie roast, which we enjoyed very
much.
We have learned many songs.
was singing one of the songs to my
self the other day, when | happened
to think of some words that will 60
to the tune Of Keep the Home Fires
Burning" very nicely.
Here is the song:
Keep the Home Guards serving
For our Uncle Sam,
Although they have q duty,
They dream Of France.
They must keep on serving,
For the Hun is lurking
They must keep their trust in God.
Our brave Home Guards" would
like to hear from some of the readers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Gertrude's Birthday Party.

BY Dorothea Diamond, Aged 10
Years, McCook, Neb.
Gertrude's parents were very rich
and thought Gertrude was rather
spoiled. She stayed with her maiden
aunt, who loved her, but didn't caress
her, for she thought it spoiled chill
dren.
Gertrude's mother was a Red Cross
nurse over in France, her father was
a major in France, also.
Gertrude was sitting in the window
seat when sharp, shrill voice said:
Gertrude, Oh! that child is sitting
in the window seat again"
"How many days before my birth
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

Kaiser Bill went up the hill
To take a look at France,
Kaiser Bill came down the hill
With bullets in his pantsl
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Ruth's War Garden,
By Violet Irene Rydlund, Aged 10

BY Violet Irene Rydlund, Aged 10,
Funk, Neb., Box l0l. Blue Side.
Ruth was a girl of IL years old,
daughter of a rich man. Ruth loved
her country and was anxious for the
Americans to win the war So one
day she asked her father to buy some
Liberty bonds and war savings stamps
and give money to the Red Cross But
what did Ruth do? She asked if she
could go downtown and buy some
seeds to make war garden. Her
father said she could. So she went
down town and got some seeds. When
she reached home she fixed her gar
den and. hoed and watered it. When
the things were big enough she sold
them and received lot of money,
That way she bought some war saw.
ings stamps with the money. | wish
some Of the Busy Bees would write
to me,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

Pickles are great when done right
and the right way is told in a free
book the National War Garden Com
mission of Washington will send fas
a two-cent stamp for postage
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

listened longer. Soon men on horse.
back came galloping over the hills.
Ann saw it was German officers. She
told her mother and they both fed to
the cellar. The Germans never saw
Ann and her mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

I. NOTE-Busy Bees will please
I send their society items to Mar .
. garet Shotwell, Busy Bee So .
I ciety Editor. care Bee Office.
..s***s:a***.s***s'-*'s-s.s..'s..'ss
!: The Farmer
(sonw from q Chinese opsra) .
I A LIFE Of ease Is not my lot.
{ u Dig, dig. dig.
49, The weeds grow fast, the
: weeds climb high. .
: Big, big, big.
I A gentleman rides in his chair.
I Swing, swing, swing.
!. A lady sips tea in her silken
I room,
{ Sing, sing, sing.
I The merchant piles his silver ,
I high,
+ Rich, rich, rich.
& The tailor sits on his table
/ smooth,
I Stitch, stitch, stitch.
( Ny back is turned to rain or I
+ shine,
T. Bare, bare, bare.
I My prayer must turn the wealth
q er-varle
I. Fair, fair, fair. ..
E My pigs grow thin, my debts :
! grow large,
+ Sigh, sigh, sigh.
Z My children, cold, beg me for :
I food,
Z Cry, cry, cry.
4 My wife Is old before her time,
+ Old, old old.
& My hair Is thin, my hands are
7 hard,
I Cold, cold, cold.
I (rranslated by DR.. william L. Hall =
T for Asia.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
EEE BUSY BEE SOCIETY #A

NOTE-Busy Bees will please
send their society items to Mar
garet Shotwell, Busy Bee So
eiety Editor. care Bee Office.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

a little girl. But papa will be sure
to miss me if don't get home to
supper."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-06

changes in milk.
Pasteurization lowers the infant
death rate.
Prudence demands that all unin-
spected milk be Pasteurized.
If the health of our picked manhood,
the army, demands Pasteurized mil
surely Pasteurized milk will not have
"a detrimental effect on civilians.
The people of Americas are to be
congratulated that the U. S. Public
Health service has placed a trained
sanitary inspector at their service. At
best the duties of sanitary officer
ARE onerous. He needs and deserves
the hearty cooperation of every citi-
zen in the performance of his duties
You are the benefiiciaries of his SER
vice, all he CTS is a samll salary and
plenty of criticism.
If you can't boost, don't kick.
PETER F. BAHNSEN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-06
CLEAN, WHOLESOME
MILK is NATURES
BALANCED RATION

Babies cry for it, invalids sigh for
it, and strong men and women with
normal appetites enjoy it whether
served as whole milk or is manufac-
tured products, butter, buttermilk or
cheese.
The ideal conditions for home milk
supply is for each family to own,
care for and milk it's own cow To
own COW and depend on some sleepy,
Islouchy negro to drop around some
time during the morning to pull few
quarts of milk from the cow in abb
solute defiance of all sanitary pre-
caution or without regard to the de-
mands of even ordinary cleanliness, is
dangerous if not suicidal The truth
fitness of this simple, blunt state
ment is generally recognized Few
people, except those that live in strict
ly rural communities, desire to burden
themselves with the responsibility of
looking after their own COW twice dali
ly for 365 days in the year.
However, disposing of the family
COW does not quench the thirst for
milk or its by-products and that's low
the dairyman gets started in bust
ness. He undertakes to supply de-
poand a human yacaccitv
The milk supply Of Amreicus, when
Is also true of all other cities, has at
times been good, more often only
fair and at times real bad and I'M
satisfactory from sanitary or healt0
view point. The quality of city's
milk supply depends upon the eff
cheney and scope of sanitary insepc.
ton Without adequate inspection the
quality Of the city milk supply is al
most invariably unsatisfactory. Dairy
men that would gladly supply a clean,
|unadulterated product are forced to
compete in price and service with
those who spend neither time, energy
nor money in an effort to produce the
best The result is that mediocre milk
lis made the standard
All of these facts were well known
Ito the government prior to the var.
Thru various agencies the govern
ment conducted an educational pro-
paganda, and each state supplemented
this with regulatory inspection ana
supervision to improve the quality of
our milk supply. But like other pub
lie improvement, progress was slow
When Congress sounded the cath
to war the T. S. Public Health service
was in tructed to safeguard in every
possible way the health of our army.
Food and eating places were carefully
inspected and some received their first
real, honest to goodness cleaning I'M
der government supervision HINGE the
shop opened up. The milk supply was
not as Caesars wife should be-above
spicion-therefore the governmen
was forced to adopt policy that would
safeguard the milk supply for SOL
oiers. This could only be done in one
of two ways, viz: rigid sanitary dairy
inspection Including every producer of
market milk, or by pastuerization at
a central plant The first would call
for small army of trained inspectors
which, of course, are not available,
therefore pastueriztaion became a ne
cessity
Briefly speaking. the following adj
vantages are argued in favor of
pasteurization:
Pastuerization preceuts the spread
of conta gion ty infected milk
PaSteuriz1 ion checks bacterial
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-06

Longer, but come Will time is yours
and we have the goods to deliver. NEW
GOODS for hot Sc ason received in last
few days, and we are able, just now, to
show nearly every fabric produced by
the loom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-06
Always Tagging Round.

A child, whose mother had endeav.
ored to impress upon her tender nind
the fact that God was ever in her
presence. became annoyed at the cat
one day for following her about the
house. Stamping her little foot and
shaking her tiny finger in defiance at
the poor cat she said: Now you &c
back-it's bad enough to have God
tagging me wherever l go without you
doing it. too!"-Zim. in Cartoons
Magazine