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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
A Kind Deed.

in which thoy had first rescued her
from the tower.
FAIRY Peggy" said the note. this
night AZ II is the hour set by my
perfectly prim and proper Aunr
Prue for my wedding to Jonathan
Cash, the ugly old rich man to whom
she has promised my hand. You
know that I love Hal, the young
musician. have told Aunt Prue
cannot wed Jonathan Cash. She
says I can and will, and when Aunt
Prue says ! can and I will she
means ! can and Will But you
and Fairy Billy have come to my
aid in the past. ! know that you
will come now and bring my lover.
Hal, to me.
"You can't come by the great
stone wall. for my Aunt Prue knows
of my former escapes and has put
live electric wires all around the top.
And even il you get lover the wall
you couldn't come through the tan
gled wood and through the. tunnel
because Aunt Prue has filed them
with barbed wire, But come any,
way. Your poor Penelope"
Peggy stared at the note and then
at Homer Pigeon! How can we
eoiio anyway sue tHuScQ dH4"
iously.
That's just what I say" an
swered Billy Belgium, poking his
head through the window, and then
he showed Peggy a note from Pene-
lope which Carrie Pigeon had
brought to him. 1t was just like
Peggy's note.
I'VE can't let that poor girl get
married to that ugly old rich man
and break her heart and that of
Hal, too" declared Peggy.
No. not if we have to smash the
great stone wall and cut the live
electric wires and burn down the
tangled wood" cried Billy. Come
with>me."
Balky Sam, the army mule, was
waiting outside. and on his back
Peggy and Billy galloped downtown
It was easy to find where Hal was
for he>was playing his violin before
great audience In the largest thea
ter In town. but it wasn't easy to
get into the theatAr because 1t was
packed to the doors.
Peggy and Billy had to wait out
sida until the concert was over, and
1t seemed that 1t never would be
over, as the crowds cheered and
cneereQ ana asked Hal to play more
and more and more. But finally the
concert was over and Hal came out
to climb into the big automobile that
was whiting for him.
BE glad with mel" he shouted
to Peggy and Billy when he saw
them. u am winning fame ana for
tune and now I can ask Penelope
to be my BRIDE
ALAS, you will be too later
cried Peggy, and she told Hal about
Penelope's note.
Speed swift to the rescue" cried
Hal to his driver. Climb In" III
said to Peggy and Billy. and they
hoped into the car,
"Hee-haw. Move overt" brayed
Balky Sam. and he hoped into thu
big back seat with them. 1t sure
| was funny for an army mule ID
| climb into an automobile. but be.
fore any one could say a word the
big car was racing toward the castle
where Penelope was shut up.
Tomorrow will be told how they ge
/ past the live wires and the tansles
/ Woeds.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

heavy load, fact that her offsoling
did not realize. Bent on playing a
prank. he wound his little trunk
about one OF the chain traces aud
pulled back with all his strength.
Conscious OF the suddenly in
creased weight, the mother stopped
and looked around. She saw the
youngster back there, and shook her
head solemnly, but paying no further
heed to his teasing, bent again to her
work. Meanwhile, however. the lit
tie rascal with his mischievous trunk
had loosened the ring that fastened
the traces to the load.
While the mother was straining to
set her burden in motion again, her
raseally son pulled with all his might
against her, and pulled SO stuydly
that she was quite unaware that she
had been disconnected from her
load. Then, suddenly, the youngster
let go. Naturally enough, the moth
er was thrown to her knees, and her
driver hurled in wide circle from
her back.
The culprit sought a huge wood
pile that seemed to offer hin, at least
temporary protection. His
mother, however, was soon In pur-
suit, and he had to fee. Round and
round the wood-pile he lodged, but
his mother, with her iron harness
changing noisily behind her, kept.
close at his heels.
: Although the little ones greater
agility gained some space for him
at the corners, his mother eventu-
ally overlook him. The first blow
of her trunk drew from him a bawl
of pain. At the second he sank,
quite humbled, to his knees; and
then he endured without murmur,
although with many tears. a sound
thrashins. Finally the mother let
him UP. With tears still streaming
and with dropping trunk. he took
his consulate way out Of the yard.
The little fellow had won the
complete sympathy OF the observer.
Consequently. he was overjoyed to
witness during the noon hour
touching reconciliation, The mother
did all she could to comfort the
penitent little sinner; she caressei
him with her trunk, euddled him up
against her, and looked at him as
it to say. you still have a mother
who loves you"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
w hi PIP oor-Wills w ere
Heroes to Little Ones
of the Alps
Whip -PoorsWll Has Cousins and Is Surprised to
Learn How Small Is the Family of Mr.. and
Mrs Moon Beam-Ray and Shine.

Moonbeam. Who wouldn't like to
ride around on the soft, fuzzy back
Of big fat goat!
Just At this time, real smart
Whip-poor-will was flying about for
his luncheon. He saw that the in
sects were bothering the goats. He
also saw that the goats were try
ing very hard to get fat and
healthy, to be able to give lots of
fresh milk to the little boys and
girls, who live in the beautiful Al
pine mountains, and who delight in
goats milk.
:" This will never do the Whip
poor-will said TO himself So be
gave the council cry and in a few
minutes all the members OF our
family. for miles around had gath
cred in the beautiful pine trees that
lined the nearest mountain sides. =
.Whip-poor-will told the family
air how the bugs were bothcring
the goats, and how very kind
hearted the little goats were. and
that they were trying SO hard 70
help feed the little folks 81 earth.
Instantly, all the Nighthawks and
Whip-poor-wills, and the other mem
bers Of the family present became
furious. They decided to make war
at once on the despicable bugs, who
would dare torment such kind.heart-
ed and generous goats So they all
prepared for the battle. They as
sedbled in one long, straight line.
They sharpened their bills and open
ed their mouths ''ide, from ear to
car, Then, at a, g.ven signal down
they all dashed from their great
height, with tremendous speed.
|. "They caught the bugs mapping;
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
BY MARGARET McSHANE.
Twelfth story If the Nirhf.


u never knew, Whip-poor will,
that birds had cousins, until you told
ME the Nighthawk,' Chimney Swift,
and the Humning bird were your
first cousins. l always thought such
things as relatives only belonged to
the humans of earth. We have no
relatives. Our family consists only
of Father and Mother Moon, and
my two brothers. Ray. and Shine.
No aunts, or uneles, or first cousins,
or distant relatives have ever ex-
listed in our family. IN fact, Inever
heard Of such things, Until ! began
visiting Earth"
Well, you see, Moonbealn,' con-
hded Whip-poor-will, that is be-
cause you do not /elong to earth.
You are one of the Astral family,
beautifully~unattaehed. 1t is only
earth beings that have relatives.
I'VE Indispensable belong to 4
very large family with most Ia
mentable name.
From time irnmemosial we have
been rovers, and have wandered all
over the world. Years and years
ago in Switzerland, a herd Of goats
were feeding on velvety green
pasture. A swarm of insects gath
cred on their soft woody backs,
Their backs looked so luxurious.
covered with the deep long WOOL
The bugs began to probe into
the wool, and nipped frequently at
the soft delicate flesh Of the gots.
It tasted very, very sweet to them.
Then, of course. they loved to ride
around on these broad. comfortable
| backs. That was very natural,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

Peggy's mouth when she became
aware OF tapping at the window
pane.
Tappity-tap-tap-tap !' some one
was trying to draw her attention.
Happily tap-tap." came the
sound a second time while Peggy
was peering through the glass try-
Ing to see the Taper, who was hid.
den by the dusk of the fall evening
Peggy threw open the sash that she
might learn what was wanted. Is
Into the room fiuttered Homer
Pigeon. "A rush message" he an
nounced, all out Of breath from an
extra fast fight.
He held up his right leg and from
it Peggy took a neatly written note
1t was addressed to Fairy Peggy"
and az once Peggy knew it was from
Penelope, for Penelope still thought
that Peggy and Billy were good fair
les because Of the remarkable way
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
How Baby Ele-
PLAT Was T aught
M

In recent exchange It is stated
that elephants are amazingly ike
human beings in the way they dis
cipline their young. In proof. it
tells an amusing incident seen by
a French traveller in an extensive
lumber-yard in Burma
While the adult elephants were
faithfully at work, the youngsters
played about the yard. The elephant
that attracted the travellers particu-
lar attention was hauling. in her
chain harness. huge tree trunks from
the bank. of the river. She had a
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Stories by Our Little Folks

break me. | know he does because
he took me W il his arms and | was
afraid he might drop me, so caught
him by his whiskers and oh, how he
did boiler. And | know that il ]
was to fall | would break, and
mamma couldn't put ME together
and she wouldn't have any darling.
Well, my dear Aunt Belle, goodby.
Your BABY BELLE.
wish some of the Busy Bees
would write to me. I will answer
all my letters.
A Little Nurse.
BY Edna Mae Sanderson, age .. Colon.
| am 9 years old and my mother
calls me her little nurse. for have
to take care of my little brother that
is 2 months old. School will soon
commence. Ny, sister and brother
and l go to school. ! an, glad that
school will start. | will be in the
fourth grade this year. Well, | will
say good-by, Busy Bees.
A Snake.
BY Hazel obermann, Age ~, Snyder, Mob.
Ienjoy reading the Busy Bee
page very much. ! am going to
Join your hive. am now going to
tell you about a snake. AS was
going 10 get the cattle snake
crawled right over my foot. !
tainted and mother came and carried
me to the house.
Well, as my letter Is getting long,
viii close.
A Happy School.
Car olinc Mlraskv.t 1884 South Twelfth
steet Omaha. Neb, Adged IL
Dear Busy Bees: | saw my story
in the Bee, and | was glad to see
it there ! am in the Fifth A.
60 to Lincoln, School, my teachers
name is Miss Nelly. Hike her very
rluch have one brother and one
sister. I would be very glad il
some Of the Busy Bees would write
to me. I will close now because my
letter is getting long. Good bye
Busy Bees.
MY Pet Dog.
by Elaine swoboda, Aged . Years
Verdigre. ,Neb
Dear Busy Bee: This is the first
time I have written. | have pc,
Cog named Prince. He is Scotch
collie. My father bought him II
Omaha and had him shipped tc
Verdigre. He is a very pretty dog
and everyone admires him. He viii
stand on his hind legs and beg fol
| food. We take him swimming ever,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
CHAPTER !.
Hal Wins Fame.

y EGGY was reading in the daily
1 newspaper when all of a sud
den she gave cry of joy. There
before her was a picture of Hal, the
young musician who had made all
Birdland weep with his sad. sad
tunes until Billy Belgium had turned
him into a glad, jolly player. What
made Peggy cry out with joy was
that an item with the picture told
how great crowds were rushing to
hear Hal play, bringing to him the
fame and fortune he was seeking
that he might marry Penelope, the
girl in the tower
Happy, happy news" sang Peg
gy. Now Penelope need not fear
being forced by her perfectly prim
and proper Aunt Prue to wed that
ugly old rich man."
Scarcely were the words out OF
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

his fare with dollar bill and the
conductor having only 5 coins,
which totaled 81 cents, was In a
quandry. Never mind" said the
squire, as he pNketed 50 cents,
there's another GENT so you can
buy a good two-oent smoke" What
five coins made up that Ga cents
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Copyright, 1919. by Sam Lloyd.

that car cannot be connected to
the front of an engine.
1t shows the way OF passing trains
before the advent OF double tracks
and modern methods, and the puzzle
is to tell just how many times it is
necessary to back or reverse the en-
gines to accomplish the feat, each
reversal of an engine being counted
as move in the solution
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

make, OF find, Samuel Johnson.
Is. Wide was his ftown. in New
York;. and houses far asunder.--
Chaueer.
IA Save. save, o save me from
the candid (town in Nebraska).-
George Canning
IS. When with eagle eyes he
stared at the Clown in Missouri).--
Keats
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
DREAML AND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
.erHE RUNAWAY BRIDE
By DADDY.

I'm previous adventure of Pesgy and
Billy, Penelope. the girl in the tower, has
met Hal. The young yielinist. In this story
Peggy and Billy help the two in their
elopement.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Towns in Literature.

Each OF the following quotations
has been deleted of word which
corresponds to the name of an
A., erfcan town. How many can
you find? |. Pl,ilogist who Clown
II Michigan painting syllable
Cowper.
2. Till heart with heart in (town
in N H.) beats. Wordsworth.
;. Her blush Of ttown IN N, NJ
j, 4 ftown in Wisconsin, that like
love is warm. Moore.
5. He shall not blind his soul
with Clown in West Virginia, -
1cnnyson.
s. All that tread the (tewn In
Ari1opa, )--Bryans.
2. "a day, an hour Of virtuous
It. wn in Virginia, 1-Addison.
s. The steep where Fan1e's proud
ttown In Texas) shines afsr,--Beat-
lie.
9. Surer to prosper than ftown In
South Carolina) could have assured
us.-Milton.
l0.-With all such ltown in Penn
sylvania) as was never rcad.-Pope.
II. There's {town In Nehraska)
Of roses by Bendemsers stream
Moore. As
10. Our own (town in Ohio) we
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Tipping the Conductors.

MY HlcnQ,
the squire,
never fails to
take advantage
OF an oppor-
tunity to ex-
hibit his talent
for quick Rg-
urine. On a
Main street
car the other
day he paid
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

time we 60. He loves 10 swim.
Prince is 2 years old. Dear Busy
Bees, ! would like to join your hiye,
A Colorado Bee.
By Annabel Ross, Age 10. Yuma. Colo
Dear Busy Bees: ] read the chill
dren's stories every Sunday and
think they are just splendid.
l am 10 years old and am ia tbs
fifth grade, My teachers name Is
Miss Cleavland. | think she is very
nice. | will write a story some
other time.
April Rain.
BY Nellie Cowell. Age ~. Peru, Nsc.
Dear Busy Bees: This is the sec
ohd time | have written to you and
in seeing. my story in print was
encouraged to write again. This
time | am enclosing a poem OF MY
own writing:
April Rain.
Pitter, patter, hear the rain,
Beating 'gainst the window pane.
See that robin hopping nigh,
Looking at the leaden sky,
Of 10 the barn the children run,
They are going to have some fun.
You can hear them ali the day,
Laughing and playing in the hay.
Long and loud does their laughter
ray,
Seeming to call and to welcome
spring.
And now against the window pane
Comes the torrent of April rain.
Rainy Day Letter.
BY Edward F. Morteile, Z years old
Newport. Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: | 60 to school
and ! am in the First grade. My
teachers name is Miss Jorpin, 1t is
raining today. ! haye got the
,numps and have to stay home
from school | will have to close.
A Young Swimmer.
BY Beulah Clark age 7. Union. Neb.
Last summer my sister Dorothy
and myself went swimming with my
aunt Ora Dorothy fell down in
the water She thought she was 60
ing to drown and began to cry. We
had to dry her clothes, so she could
go home.
On the way home in the woods
we found some wooden spoons and
some tin cans, where some tramps
had beer canning
We had to cross high bridge.
and it made US dizzy, but finally we
got home all right,
A Kind Deed.
BY Anita crabb. Ago TO- Omaha. Nsb.
Once there was a little kind girl
and next. door to her lived a little
poor girl. All the boys made fun
of her because she was poor. The
kind, girl did not like it very well.
On Christmas time they were going
to have play; the poor girl did
not have any nice clothes to wear,
so the kind girl gave the poor girl
nice pink silk dress to wear and
to keep all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
A Classic Riddles
Director-SAM LLOYD

The ancient Greeks. especially the
Athenlans. WHO were famous for in
curing, active minds, were very
fond Of sitting around swapping
riddles. This is one of their favor
ties.
Know'st thou the creature that a
tiny brood
Within llef bosom keeps securely
mewed?
Though voieeless all, beyond the
ocean wide
TO distant realms their still. small
voices glide.
Far far away. whome'er to address
they seek
Will understand. vet no one hears
them speak.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Problems Of History.

Before taking up the history OF
the world, contained in those nine
big volumes, the boys decided to in
vestigate the covers which appeared
to fit in with their arithmetic les
sons. In experimenting with the
arrangement Of the books on the
two shelves il was found that by
placing the four volumes above the
eight, as shown in the picture. 672o
over l3458 equalled one-haff.
That was a good start, so they
proceeded to mix up the books. al
ways employing them all, SO as to
produce fractions the equivalents Of
one third. one-fourth. one-hfth. one
sixth. one-seventh. one-eighth and
one-ninth.
1T is series of simple puzzles,
without any mathematical difficulty,
so II is presented to the young folk
as IN instructive study of the digits.
How many of the fractions can
you maker
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Primitive Railroadine.

In this specimen Of primitive rail-
reading we hive an engine and four
cars meeting Nn engine with three
ears, and the problem, is to ascertain
the most expeditions way OF passing
the trains through the medium of
the switch, which is only large,
enough to held one engine. or one
car, at a time.
No ropes, poles or fying switches
are 10 be u>si. I'D - !, understood
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
Domestic Eecnofny."

Mrs. Jones was the daughter of
Smith and the niece of Brown. so
there were but four persons. One
hundred dollars was contributed. $92
spent and each received 81 in the
distribution.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Dame Trot Puzzle"

| Tostake the shortest route. Dame
4 frot visited her neighbors, in the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

Lillian Upper. Age 10. Osceola. Neb, from
tBaby Belle to Aunt Kelley
Dear Auat Belle: Did you know
had lots OF toes right at the end OF
my feet? They aren't on very tight.
But ! cannot pull them off for I've
tried and tried. There's a new tooth
in my mouth. There isn't anybody
else in the house who has tooth
But oh! How their fingers tasted.
! tasted every one's fingers in the
house and even Uncle Jacks. Papa
wants to drop me to the floor and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
A Sailor True.
BY Frances Burdick, Aged 3 Yea'

Teddy was sailor boy, brave and
true. He went to fight in France and
wore uniform of blue. Teddy was
a sailor. His father had been .
sailor. and was killed in the war.
That was the reason he wanted to
be sailor. He had enlisted one year
ago. He had been gone 20 years and
never returned. When he did get
home his mother had died. Then he
got married and lived happy. I hope
some OF the Busy Bees write to me.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-27
Ell ANDARIN EMILIO ACEVE-
DO LEGO DE SU TOURNEE.

A las doce del dia del sabado
lleg6 de su excursion a la Isla ell
agil corredor portorriqueiio Emf
lilo Acevedo. Como recordaran
nuestros lectores, Acevedo salio
por Bayamon, llegando a Aqua
dilla despues de entrar EN- todos
los pueblos de la ruta. De Aqua
dilla fue a Mayagiiez y de Maya
giiez a Ponce. De Ponce a San
Juan ha venido Acevedo por la
|carretera Central, pasando por to-
dos los pueblos del camino. En- srl
viaje alrededor de la Isla, ha in
Ivertido Acevedo doce dias. Como
recordaran nuestros lectores ell CO
nocido corredor iba anunciando
la gonna "Fisk".
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-27
HOMBRE ARRoLLADO

En- la parada 212 de Puerta de
ITierra, ell truck No. G. p. 10 de
Francisco Ramirez, residente ell
la Texas Co. guiado por el chau-
ffeur Heraclio Pagan, No. 1881,
residente Ell Puerta de TERRA,
arrOll0 a Diego Adorno resiGente
en- el mismo bario, causandole una
fuerte confusion en- el pie izquier
do, siendo curado Ell la Sala de
Socorros, pasando luego a su resi-
dencia.
Investigate ell case por Ell cabo
Rafael A. Colon, Y testigos Ber-
nardO Marrero Y Alfonso Ramos,
resulto que el truck subia por la
pendiente del sitio mencionado, V
en- mOmentos que venia otro auto,
ell chauffeur del truck paro dicho
vehiculo para ponerle un calzo,
pero patino, alcanzando con una
de las ruedas de atras al mencio
nado Adorno.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-27
NOMBRAMIENTO

Durante ell receso del Senado el
GobernadOr ha hechO los siguien
tes nombramientos:
Para Alcalde de San German al
Sr. GenarO G. Nazario.
Para concejal de San German,
al sr. Ricardo Cumpiano.
Para concejales de Santa Isa-
bel los seilores Miguel Santiago,
Jose Aponte y Ventura Rodrl-
guez.
Para concejal de Yauco al ST..
Jose Ramirez.
Para concejales de Patillas, a
los seiIOres Luciano Stella V Juan
B. Bernier Rivera.
Para cOnceial de Bayam0n al
seilor Leandro f. DelgadO.
Para concejal de Quebradillas
al Sr. Arturo Umpierre.
Para cOncejal de Ponce, al Sr.
Pedro Tarrats.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-27
ECOSE DEL PUEBLO DE LOS
ALAMBIQUES
Mtormaci6n de Ponce.

Ponce, octubre 26.-No cs que
los poncelos intentemos apropiar
nos un record, como Sc dice ahora,
que, Ell NADIA vendr1a a satisfacer
nuestro orgullito de habitantes
de la Ciudad del Sur, de la pobla-
ci6n mas portoriquelia de la Isla,
que dijo alguien, sino que efecti-
yamente corresponds a nuestra
localidad el primer lugar entire
los pueblos de la Isla, 81 10 re-
lacionamos teniendo Ell relaci0n
el n1mero de alambiques descu-
Ibiertos- Ell cada termino munici-
pal, desde que Sc establecio La
'prohibicion.
Aqui han aparecido cecca de
.sesenta aparatos de destilar y hay
domingo que ell nGmd drO de los
iIWninddOs ''mete miedO'.
Esta madrugada, de dos a tres,
los policfas AlOmar, Alvarado y
Leon Ramos descubrieron en- la
Gale Protestante un alambique
'funcionando, en- ell hogar dc Ma
'nuel Lopez. Este emprendi6 la
fuga y hasta la hora de escribir
esta information no Sc sabe d6nde
para; pero. fueron detenidos los
que estaban con el, 0 sean; Flor
Torres y Antonio Ortiz.
Estos declararon incuIpando a
Lopez, y fueron puestos inmedia-.
tamente Ell libertad.
Para el martes Y miercoles
pr0ximos anuncia sus ultimas fun
clones el aplaudido Circo de los
Hernanos Saenz, que ahora ira.
baia en- la progresista ciudad de
Guayama.
-Se nos informa haber falle-
cido en- su residencia. calle de la
Cantera, el apreciable vecino
Isaac Rodriguez que disfrutaba
de generates considerations v SUI
entierro fue muy concurrido.
Cotresponsol,