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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

now a fairy, seemed afraid of him.
Upon the great gold bedstead her
mother lay, very sick, moaning and
tossing with pain. The troop of
fairies pressed around tie pillow.
Nobody noticed them, apparently,
but the face of the queen gradually
grew more peaceful.
Then the beautiful white lily fairy
laid her hands upon her eyelids, and
soon she slept sweetly. And next
the crimson rose fairy brushed with
fresh, healthy perfume across her
nostrils, dispelling the sitting odors
of the sick room. The blue-bell
fairy swung up and down, making
a soothing lullaby. Cant | help
her, too?" said the little willful prin-
cess, softly, and she pressed closely
to her mothers face, feeling so sad
that she could not make her heed
her presence.
"Ah!' said the king, turning to the
court-physician, If our little daugh-
ter could only be found, then | am
sure the queen would recover"
Through the long night the little
willful princess fairy sat there, filled
with sorrow that she could not be
changed into her old self-her moth
er's little girl!
Just as the morning light stole
into the room the fairies whispered,
Now we must CO." and away they
flew back to the fairy palace. Breath
less with haste, she jumped off her
faithful robin and, running up to the
fairy queen, cried, Make me little
girl-make ME my mothers own lit
tie girl again. And she knelt be-
fore the queen and sobbed as if her
heart would break Only change
me back into a little girl, and | will
promise never to be willful again"
why, here she isl" exclaimed
voice, and, starting up, the little
princess saw her Cousin Rupert
coming across the garden. Her pet
monkey. who was with him. ran for
ward to greet her.
Il must have been dreaming" said
the little princess, rubbing her eyes;
Il must. have fallen asleep out here
on the grass. Monkey, dear" she
whispered in his ear. throwing her
arms about her faithful little pet, 81
had such a strange dream-I'm-I'm
so glad it was only dream
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
BIRD MUSIC.
PERHAPS it seems strange to
you that birds have the same

you that birds have the same
- song to greet us with all the
time; that is, birds of the same kind.
Yet the little brothers of the air" do
have changes in their set songs, as |
found out once. 1t was up at a
town on Long Island one day that
| found this out.
| heard a song sparrow singing
his little song, and it seemed so dit
ferent front the rest of the song
sparrows that | wrote note to
John Burroughs, who knows every
thing about birds songs, you know.
John Burroughs is the author who
has written so much about birds and
their. habits that sometimes people
call him "the bird man"
Very soon note came back to me
from Mr.. Burroughs. 1t said that
song sparrows and other birds, too,
do make variations on their set
songs sometimes. He said that he
had noticed song sparrows putting
an extra turn in their song, Some
OF this type OF bird sang Just the
plain song Of the song sparrow,
which is very pretty one.
! think Mr.. Burroughs called lit
tie warbler who put in extra quirks
and thrills in its song, "a prima
donna" But then | have preserved
Mr.. Burroughs letter to me on birds
and | can refer to it and find out
certainly. 1t was a bit of fun, of
course, for him to call the bird the
prima donna of the company. |
havee number OF John Burroughs
letters to me, on different subjects,
and l prize them very highly.
1t will be a good exercise for you
children to keep a notebook about
birds songs and habits, and if you
notice any difference in their songs
or learn any new habit they have
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

Every. WELL" answered the fairy
queen, If you will be good and
obedient you shall try it for a few
days; then, if you still like it, you
will be turned from the little will
full princess into a fairy, the like
ness of any flower you may choose"
20, let me be a peony, they are
so big and red!' cried the little
princess.
wait and see how you would like
to be a sister to Mrs. Poeny, who
is the only one of the family here"
answered the queen. "And, let me
tell you, we don't play all day. We
have to collect flower petals from
which to make our dresses, and
gather the silver cobwebs just so in
order to make our evening gowns
and wells, else the delicate ma
terial will tear Each one of us
has duties to perform, for it is not
all play by any means in fairyland."
i The little princess hung her head at
these words. :
There suddenly exclaimed the
queen, Mrs. Peony is coming this
way. I'll introduce you.
Just then a tiny fairy carriage
came driving up. Mrs. Poeny was
leaning back in the cushions, fan
ming her red face with a white rose
leaf. She stopped at sight of the
queen, however, and, gathering UP
her crimson satin dress, jumped
from the carriage.
This little girl, as she would be
called in the world where she has
always lived, is anxious to become
a fairy, and she thinks she would
like to be your sister," said the
queen. Take her home, if you
please, and teach her all you have
to DO"
my. she is so big" answered
Mrs. Peony, that could only
carry her little toe home in my car
riageW
"She will be reduced to the proper
size, should she ever really make
one of your family" answered the
queen. AS you cannot take her in
your carriage, | will show her the
way to your home on foot"
To this Mrs. Peony only replied
by a respectful bow. as in obedience
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

put up was counted and looked over
and it was found that Esther had
canned 290 pints and Nick $50 pints,
a good deal more than anybody had
canned. Each won a goodly pile of
thrift stamps by their energy, as
well as having all the nice fruit
and vegetables to eat this coming
winter. Nick did not send his
canned good to the fair, and Esther
only sent a few cans, but she won
a first prize on a can of corn. No
mere picture can show you how de-
licious the fruit and vegetables look,
but those who have had the pleasure
of tasting them say that both Esther
and Nick are excellent Gamers and
the results of their summers work
are we'll worth eating.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
A Bird of War.

In spite of the enormous stimulus
the war has given to aviation and
to invention, in some directions it
has necessitated return to ancient
and long discarded methods. Trench
warfare, the use of hand grenades,
and defensive armor are simply re-
incarnations of things the spirit of
which had already disappeared. One
CT the more picturesque revivals at
the front is the use OF the carrier
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
S'Vict0ry Girls'' Help
i'm War Fund Drive


Each to earn or give S., is the
part Victory Girls" are to be called
upon to play in the United War
Work campaign, and Victory Girls
all between the ages of II and 20
will number, the country over, more
than 100000 strong.
Rallying Nebraska girls will be the
work of Mrs. Charles J. Hubbard OF
this city, state leader, and of Miss
Rhoda Foster, Minneapolis, town
and country secretary of the Young
Women's Christian association
north central field committee, state
director. Miss Fosters work will
correspond with that of Paul H. Nc
Kee of this city among the Victory
Boys of the state.
As with the Victory Boys, the
girls contribution to the war camp
recreational fund must be earned or
sacrificed. There can be no appeal
for the funds of fond mamma or
stern papa. Money already saved
for hat, boots, piece of fur or other
need or luxury, may be given, pro-
vided the hat or fur is gone with
out. Otherwise it is real work, in
certain prescribed channels, that
must net the contribution. In So
Letting the Victory Girls quota, the
value of the $5~gift will be stressed
as providing one fighter for five
weeks with the recreational privi-
leges OF the seven merged war
work societies.
wherever you are is the western
'front.'" is the slogan that is rallylng
the girls.
What they have already done is
not to be ignored" says Miss Foster
They have been a big factor in
helping to create proper attitude
around cantonments between the
girl, and the boy in uniform; in
raising the social standard at home;
and in promoting COMMUNICATIVE
war and recreational work"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
MY PALACE.

. EACHING toward heaven in
~ glory, -
To touch the white clouds thai
float by,
Embracing full many a@story,' o..
My palace stands forth 'gainst the
sky. =.
My father ruled there once, they tell
me,
And they tell of his daring deeds.
too;
Pm las proud of that palace as can
be,
And | wouldn't part with it, )
Would you?
The walls are adorned with fan
flowers,
In summer the tapestry's green;
The Tyre is played in the towers;
My kingdom from there can be
seen.
The homes on the hillside, so merry;
The gardens, the forest, the lea.
My thrones interlaced boughs of
cherry, -
My palace is only-a tree.
BY Gertrude Ryder Bennett.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

message, thus the chance of safe
arrival in the dove cote will be in
creased and the transport of the
precious document at the speed OF
a mile minute insured. Taking into
consideration the modern marvels
of telephony and telegraphy. this re-
vival of what was an obsolete meth
cd of communication seems all the
more interesting and furnishes yet
another illustration of the way in
which, by simple laws, the prompt
lngs of instinct, man attains a de-
sired result when his own complex
inventions have been thrown out
of working order"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

English book as to behavior at the
table ran thus:
Never sit down at the table till
asked and after the blessing. Ask
for nothing; tarry till it be offered
thee. Speak not. Bite not thy
bread, but break it. Take salt only
with a clean knife. Dip not thy
meat in the same. Hold not thy
knife upright, but sloping, and lay
it down at right hand of plate with
blade on plate. Look not earnestly
at any other that is eating. When
moderately satisfied leave the table.
Sing not, hum not, wriggle not.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
In the Old DAYS.

The child of colonial days had but
little connection with the world at
large. He probably never had seen
a map of the world, and if he had,
he didn't understand it. Foreign
news there was none, in our present
sense, writes Alice Morse Earle in
Child Life in Colonial Days" Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

Please don't speak to me; Pm
afraid I'll drop a stitch" says little
Madge Airline Peterson. This little
girl, who is only years old, is knit
ting a square for soldiers blanket,
and she loves to do it, too. Madge's
home is in Auburn, Neb., and when
her mother goes to the Red Cross
meeting she goes, too. and sits and
knits just like a groWn-up lady.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Look, the Sea!

Look, the sea-how it lifts me in
its arms like a child!
Oh, how | love to ride on the white
foam of the waves
And dive down into the deep bot
tom OF the seal
Look, the sun-how it burns me
like a leaf!
Oh, how | love to battle in the hot
rays of the sun
And burn like a fame in the sandst
Look, the moon-how it rides me
in skyl
Oh, how | love to sail on the shin.
ing edge of the clouds. s.
And sleep in the cool DEPTHS AZ
the blue
William Zorach in Poetry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Little Stories
[Prize.)
Somewhere in France.
By Lisle Phillips, Aged Is, Star,
Neb., Blue Side.

Neb., Blue Side.
To Mrs. Scarlet Tanager:
am over in france now carrying
messages from the hospitals to the
trenches. ! will tell you of one of
my adventures.
| was sitting in the bottom of
trench eating some crumbs that
soldier threw to ME. Just as got
through eating, an officer ran up,
picked me up and tied a message to
my leg, then he pointed out my di-
rection and | started. My. but |
flew fast. | soon reached the hos
pital | started for. l few in an open
window ar.d lit on doctors shout.
der, and he united the message, read
it, wrote another one, tied it on my
leg and | returned to the trench
Well, / must close now. From
Tootsie Wren.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Just Americans

Just Americans
. 1t amt the guns, nor armament,
. Nor funds that they can pay,
. But the close cooperation
. That makes them win the
. day.
You must not call them Sam
. mics,
You should not call them
. Yanks,
And if you call them Dough
boys,
. Loud laughter splits their
> ranks;
You will not call them Buddies,
. And when on Kultur's track
You need not call them for
|. ward,
. You cannot call them back.
> London Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

Women, street car conductors in
Sioux Falls have been admitted to
the local union.
The army and navy union has
voted to admit to membership yeo-
women, nurses and Red Cross work.
ers, who have honorable discharges
from service. "a
Women employed in the Operations
Of tramcars and omnibuses in Lon
don receive an average weekly wagt,
of $40. s
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Busy Bees i'm War Time
EAR CHILDREN:-Are not
these lovely. crisp DAYS? | ex-


these lovely, crisp days? | ex-
- pect you scurry along to
school for the breezes are certainly
nippy, see numbers of boys and
girls hurrying along, their cheeks
just matching their pretty red
sweaters.
l think you all must be very busy
for you are not writing as many
stories as you once did. I am always
glad to have your stories and hope
that you will sharpen you pens and
your wits very soon and write me
some pretty ones.
Don't forget, too, that | am eager
to hear of your little clubs and So
cieties. The Sammies' Sunbeams are
working industriously | hear. All
last winter these little maids made
scrap books for the wounded SOL
diers and you can just imagine their
delight, when they received letter
from France from a Sammy, who
had enjoyed one of their books,
while he was in the hospital.
Lovingly, MARGARET.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Children in War Times.

All those of who' live in Omaha
demember the birthday celebration
which was given in honor of General
Pershing. You probably saw the
huge cake with its many candles,
heard the bands play and saw the
people marching, Wouldn't you be
happy if your birthday. fell on the
18th of September. too?
We have two Busy Bees who are
real little patriots and they are very
proud of the fact that they could
celebrate their birthdays with our
great general. Little Miss Charlotte
Still, who lives at 1880 Henderson
street, is one of our Pershing girls
and little Miss Fula Maxine Pace is
the other one. Eula lives in Union
Neb., and she was just 4 years old
this fall
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Soldiers Quilt.

by Nud NaTF, N8ed To, Donlphans
Neb. .-,
Last year at our school we made
quilt. l. made three blocks. Ny
brother made two. In all we had los
blocks. There was big red cross
in the middle We hope it will
keep some soldier warm. We like
to help the Red Cross.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Matinee Dance.

Matinee Dance.
The children have had such good
times this summer dancing at Sey-
mour Lake club. Last Saturday
was the last one of these parties,
for the club will soon be closed. Lit
tie Miss Jane Roberts was hostess
for 80 tiny folk, who romped and
danced all afternoon. Just as the
sun began to cast long shadows on
the grass they had supper, together
with pink ice cream and candies.
Birthday Dinner.
IN Bertha Mae and Martha Ri Brad
ford were birthday girls this week
and a lovely little birthday dinner
was given in their honor A cake
with cunning little candles decorated
the table. After some games the lit
tie guests departed wishing the
twins many, many happy birthdays.
A number of the girls from the
Garfield school gave penny show"
last Saturday. They all wore pretty
costumes with long flowing draper
les and their audience was such a
large one that they made 81. This
money will be used to buy maya
zines for the soldier boys at Fort
Crook. Three sisters, Vera Zieger
and Mona Zieger, and Mae have
two brothers in Uncle Sans service.
One Of them is in France with our
Nebraska base hospital unit, and the
other brother will be there soon.
Next week we. will have a picture
of these pretty girls and you will
see their two baby brothers holding
up huge flag which is draped be-
hind them. The other girls who
made the show such a success were
Edna Moberg, Mary Schmidt, Ellen
Nevins and Mae Roberts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
bV Little Folk
Honorable Mention.)
My Pony,

BY Bernice Johnston, Aged II,
Doniphan, Neb., Blue Side. p
About four years ago when was
riding my pony, he wanted to eat
some hay. | couldn't get him to go.
Papa was near and he picked up a
stick and hit him. .... .-
The pony jumped and threw mo
of on the ice. broke my right
arm. 1t is still crooked. | am in
the sixth grade at school.
Busy Bees, write to me.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Of Interest to Women

Women bowlers OF Montreal have
formed league.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-18

It makes no difference what your wants may be. you can have them SUD- piled by using and reading The Re- publcans Classified pages.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-18
REVEALS METHODSO OF
 GERMAN SPY STEM
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CHICAGO, July 17.-Revelations of the methods of the German spy system in the United States were made today by Gaston B. Means at the $3,000,O00 King will hearing to determine the Ie- gality of one of two instruments said to have been left by the late mil lionaire
 Means. who appeared as a witness for the heirs If Mrs. Maude A. King. for whose alleged slaying he was tried and acquitted in Concord, N. C., last summer, freely admitted receiving money for acting as a secret agent of the German government before the outbreak of the war with the United States.
 He said he received $S5,0O at one time and $92, 1000 at another for his ser vices to Germany and of delivering ST. 30O,000 which he received on a check to Captain Boy Ed one of Germany's chief spies in this country, who was subsequently expelled. He received the check at railway station. he said.
 Asked regarding the services for which he received the 1000, Means said:
 Asked regarding the services for which he received the $92, 1000, Means said
 Indue that money the way lots Ot other Americans did some of them the i biggest lawyers in New York. I can easily tell "ou the place where l col lected it-right in Trinity churchyard at a designated tombstone"
 The witness also admitted that he and German spies in this country were to tie up the building of electric boats, the mosquito fleet building for the allies in this country Means said he found that the boats had gun emplace- ments and that Captain Boy-E called this to the attention of the neutrality board at Washington
 President Wilson then very prop erly asked him why he was doing de- tective work in the |. s." declared Means, and now for the first time the was sent back to Germany. l turned all my information over to the gov public knows why Captain Boy -EC ernment." .s
Arizona republican., 1918-07-18
MOONEY PLACED IN
 PRISON DEATH CELL
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SAN FRANCISCO. July 17-Thomas J. Mooney, under sentence of death fol- lowing his conviction of murder in con- nection with the preparedness day bomb explosion here in July, 1916, was trans ferred today from the county jail in this city to the state penitentiary at San Quentin to await execution, now fixed for August 23
 Moneys transfer was accomplished quietly. He was taken by automobile to the ferry station and thence by steamer to San Quentin. Sheriff Thomas J. Finn and one deputy guarded him. At the prison he was put through the usual routine. being regist- cred, photographed garbed in prison clothes. and assigned number. He was then taken to a cell in the section of the prison reserved for persons un- der sentence of death.
 T fear the gallows far less than Dis trict Attorney Fickert of San Francisco fears new trial for me- Mooney said. My being sent to the penitentiary to- day should be signal for action on the part of labor throughout the world to see that justice is done in my case"
Arizona republican., 1918-07-18
REPUBLICANS NAME
 STATE CANDIDATES
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, July 1.-The republican state assembly to- day designated the following candidates for state offices
 Justices of the supreme court: John H. Dennison of Denver and HaZlett P. Burke of Sterling.
 For governor: William A. Drake of Fort Collins and Charles A. Ballreich of Pueblo.
 For lieutenant governor: George Stephan of Delta.
 Secretary of state: William R. Mur- phy of Las Animas.
 Treasurer of state: Harry F.. MulniX and F. R. Harper, both of Denver.
 Auditor of state: A. M. Strong of Alamosa and Ben C. Carten of Clear Creek county.
 Attorney general Victor c. Reyes of Greeley.
 Superintendent of public instruction, Mrs. Florence M. Stote of Colorado Springs.
 Regents of the state university: Charles F. Southard of Greeley and Charles R. Dudley of Denver A vacancy committee was named to act after the primaries, consisting of $. D. Nicholson of Denver, Judge Brad field of Weld county and Jeff Farr of Huerfano county.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-18
FOUR TRUSTEES OF
 YAVAPA| ARE FREE

AdVices from Prescott that four trusties had escaped from the Yavapai county jail there Tuesday led to the arrest yesterday of Felepe Acosta by Policeman Grove of the Phoenix po- lice.
 Grove in his report said that Acos- ta's description tallied with that of one of the men as described by the Yava- pai authorities. and that on a recent visit to Prescott he met Acosta at the sheriff's office.
 In his possession when arrested was a new watch, new knife and a new automatic 32 caliber revolver. Accord ing to advices from Skull Valley a store there was entered late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning and a number of articles taken, among them being watch, knife and an au. tomatic 32 caliber revolver, corre- spending to the property found on Acosta, the police report states. So far as Grove was able to learn from talk ing with Acosta, Acosta was the only one of the four men who reached Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-18
CAPTAIN |S LIABLE
 FUR STEAMER LOSS
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WASHINGTON, July 17-Responsi- hllity for the sinking of the excursion steamer Columbia on the Illinois river between Peoria and Peking, July D. with the loss of 92 lives, is placed upon Captain IT, r. Mehl and Pilot George T. Williams in a report received to- day by Secretary of Commerce Red field from Reese V. Downs and George R. Bower the steamboat inspectors who investigated the disaster.
 Secretary Redfield approved the de- cision of the inspectors to bring charges of inattention to duty and in capacity against Captain Mehl and of unskilfulness and negligence against Pilot Williams.
 Conviction would carry a penalty only of MSS of license. If the hearing of the case showed criminal negligence however. officials said the record would be placed at the disposal of the department of justice for any criminal action that might be deemed neces sary.
 No evidence of unseaworthiness was found against the Columbia and the life saving equipment was found to be Tn good condition and available fo1 immediate use. Improper seamanship and that alone was held responsible Tor the heavy loss of life.