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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

happiness is over. Farewell! Fare.
WE'LL"
Penelope ran to Balky Sam and
mounted to his back. Before he
could gallop away, however, there
came from the violin u wall SO dole
full that it struck black MADNESS into
every heart. Tears gushed forth.
and Balky Sam was so blinded by
those that poured from his eyes that
he could not see which way to go.
Sad as. the violin of the young mu-
stefan had been before, 1t was a hum
dred times more sad now. 1t SEEM
ed as If everything in the world had
gone to smash for every one.
Peggy Iwept with. the others, but
even as she showered tears she knew
that they were silly and would do
no good. /. So she grasped the arm
of the sad young musician and
stopped the woeful music.
Playing sadness will not help
Matters she sobbed. "But maybe
If you play courage and hope you
can make things come ont right"
This idea seemed to astonish every
one, and it astonished Penelope and
the sad musician most OF all. But
at the same time it sounded like
was quick to act upon it.
He drew the. bow across the
strings Of his violin, and now the
sadness was all gone. In it's place
was strong, brave note that made
every one feel better at once. 1t
seemed to say: Cheer up! We are
young and Of good heart. All things
will turn out well if we fight despair
and work with hope"
AS Penelope listened her face grew
bright again.
Il will not we'd the ugly old rich
man." she cried. Il will wait for,
you, my musician, Be of good cheer
until we meet again.
y Farewell! The love of my heart
goes with YOU" replied the must
elan. When you hear great things
of Hal, the violinist, you will know
that ! am working for you'll
And he played again message of
hope and strength. Balky Sam gall
Hoped away briskly and Penelope
waved and smiled until she was out
on sight. Louder and louder sound
ed the violin. 1t told that Hal was
sure of success--sure that he would
win Penelope as his bride.
And then suddenly the tune
cHdiiStu dBdiH--liilS tiHlS lHto u gem
ale lullaby, and the birds and ami
mails who had been kept awake SO.
long by the sad, sad music dropped
quickly off to sleep. Even Judge
Owl began to snore, although it was
his hunting time Peggy was
laughing at him when she felt her
own eyelids growing heavier and
heavier, and soon she was as sound
ASLEEP as the others. And she slept
and slept until she woke up in her
own bed the next morning.
(In the next story will be told how
Penelope elopes with the aid of Billy Peg
gy and the magic yiolin1
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
"Grandfather's Age Puzzle. "

grandfather must have Il upper
and seven lower teeth. Such eombi-
nations as ? and AZ, or I and
2f which multiplied together, pro-
duce "a. the number of his wears,
are, OF course, out Of the question,
since,a full complement OF teeth al
lows but 10 teeth in either jaw Six
and IA, multiplied produce 81, but
this combination is barred OUT Tor
the reason that the old man had
plainly lost three upper teeth and
several lower teeth, SO that he
could not have had IA in either jaw.
1t is a rare old man who can boast
II 19 teeth in his S4th year; but as
he did not commit himself as TO
whether some OF them were store
teeth. we must accept his statement
as he made il So the answer is--
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
Whip-poor-will resettled himself,
HOPPING and squatting on branch

! Whip-pocr-will resettled himself
HOPPING and squatting on branch
Opposite.
Secure in his new quarters he
said with much feeling: Mrs.
Whip poor-will and / are the best of
friends even though we are not
constantly together.
You know, Moonbeam, the great
test thing to do with bird is to
win its confidence. That is what
you have done tonight in just lit
tie while"
With a saucy tilt of his head, Mr..
Whip-poor-will looked fixedly into
the eyes of Moonbeam and said
Now, what is it you would like to
know"
Just this, Whip-poor- will. Why
do you not stand upright and alert
and let Us see your pretty little toes
clasping the branches? Don't you
know that the way birds delicate
tapering toes catch to a twig or
stray. shoot is one of-the prettiest
things about him?
We'll, my word, is that ALI" said
Mr.. Whip-poor-will, Struggling his
shoulder feathers conspicuously.
Good gracious, Moonbeam, you
we're so serio6s, | supposed you
were going to ask me something
about my life"
Without waiting for Moonbeam
to reply he added hurriedly:
Il have a very good reason for
not perching as other birds do. My
feet are too small and my legs 100
weak to support my body perching.
If you watch closely, you will also
see me select a branch to rest on
that is broad enough to hold my
whole body, and there | squat and
rest comfortably My cousin, the
Nighthawk, and my distant rela-
tives, the Chimney Swift and Hum
ming Bird have the same way of
sitting while at rest and for the
very same reason--small feet and
weak legs. II you think a minute
you will remember that you have
never seen a Nighthawk, or my
other relatives perching."
81 could not think about them,
Whip-poor-will, because I never
have seen any of those folks"
DO you mean to tell me. Noon
beam, that you have never seen any
Of my relatives! Oh, of course not.
| forget that you are only on earth
at night. and these are daylight
peeple-all except, the Nighthawk.
But even he does not love the night
like L do. You may see him al
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
OUR PUZZLE GYM
TRAINING FOR NIMBLE WITS
Dnc1or-oAM cpugMp bysmL
Director-SAM LLOYD

word in the first blank, then remov-
ing, its initial 1ettef to fit it for the
second blank and decapitating it
again for the third blank. Can you
discover the three words?
Pretty Marion took IA,
Began to dress her raven-.
Assuming a coquettish -.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

Y upper teeth and seven lowe,
teeth
Comparing Heights"
Toms height was six feet and hls
cane 56A inches long. 5ehn's
height five feet II LAS inches and
the length of hisrane 1874 inches.
Words to Trsnspose.
The first verse is answered BY tn,
words veil, eyil, yile/ Levi and live
in the second verse the original
word is Spark, which beheaded gives
successfully, Park and Ark.
THE Pen Puzzle"
The animals are placed in their
proper pens by moving them IN the
following order:
Nos. j. 8, ,. 4, 5. 5, i, ,, 4. 3, 5,
4 ,, !, 4 aud 5.
"przzling Benevelonce.
Johns age was 40 SO months;
lamez 50 SO months and Joshua
q so months.
"A Roman Riddle,
The answer is XIII 1t cut III hali
horizontally, YOU see the upper hat
is VIII.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
The Cyclone Bows.


BY Elsie Bowman hs aged u, rekamahr
1t was very hot day in June and
Donold was cross He had no
brothers and sisters and he lived on
farm. OF course, he loved the
farm, but he had no one to play
with.
He had had "a brother, but he had
been carried away in a cyclone when
he was 10 and his mother thought
him dead now. But Donald would
not believe it and imagined him as
a soldier. ~
This day had been terribly hot. In
the evening black clouds began to
come from the south. Distant peals
of thunder could be heard. The
clouds were moving very swiftly
and i was a cyclone. Donald's par
cnts stood near the cave door ready
to go in. Then through the dead
silence that came over everything
came the roar Of wind. Before
Donald could reach the cave he was
taken of his feet and whirled into
the air. His mother tainted when
she saw her other boy 60 up in the
cyclone cloud.
He went up and up, then bumped
, into something. looking up, Me saw
young soldier sitting on piece OF
wood. The soldier grabbed his
hand and soon he was seated beside
him. The soldier smiled. then said !:
Are you taking the same kind Of
trip | am, sonnyi"
Il guess l am" came the reply
This is the second cyclone ride |
have had" said the soldier sadly
Then Donald was all alert
whats your manner" he demand
ed.
1T was Chester Smith, but its
But before . he could finish two
arms were about his neck.
You're my cyclone brother, ne
said.
"My name is Donald Smith.
Mother just told me about you again
yesterday"
But before they could say any
thing more they felt themselves fall
ulg llEcuSH an u iiCt d tHuHIp anu
they fell in farm yard. When
they got up they found themselves
in their own yard fhe cyclone had
made a circle and had dropped them
when it came hack.
Mrs. Smith had gained consciou,
ness and ran up the steps. She was
very glad to see both boys back
home again. After that the boys
were called the Cyclone Boys
But there never was more happy
home than the Smith home that
night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

The rain came pouring down the
Then Marion was in a 49,,
For she intended to go -.
Take walk through the field of
There, perchance, she's meet her
Now the plan she must give -.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
CHAPTER vi.
Penelope Says, "l'n Not"

fCHtIOIW SHySt 7tNVp'
A 5 THE young musician played on,
n his magic violin poured out to
Penelope. Peggy, Billy. the birds
and the animals all that was in his
heart. There was new-found joy
in living. a downing love. freshly
awakened hopes.
a. shall be a great artist" the
musician seemed to say through his
playing. ~ shall play for. great
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
A Family in France.

IS Dora Schmidt' Age Il Aiexandria.
s Neb,
Dear Busy Bees: | am going to
tell you about family in France.
In certain part Of France stood a
little cottage. it had maay beautiful
trees around it, In this cottage
lived man and woman and three
children. one girl and two boys
When, the war started the boys had
to go and help fight Two months
after The parents received a tele-
gram, saying:
"Your son killed in action"
This made very sad family
Later the father had to go, and it
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

most any hour of the day. while
Honly appear when the shadows
of the Night begin to gather. But
you must meet cousin Nighthawk.
He is likeable fellow and looks
very much like me.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
Stories by Oar Little Folks

left Marie and her mother to make a
living. Ma:ie's mother did wash
ings; al d. THIS brought little sum
H.. They saved all they could and
bought thrift stamps. They worked
hard for a long time. thinking OF a
brother that was coming when the
soldiers would some home. Months
past and the war ragged on. The
French were about to give up. when
one day they heard good news The
United States was going to help
them in this, great struggle. Marie
and her mother were among the
happy French people.
Marie's mother felt she could
work longer and wait till son and
husband would come home. Ma
rie's mother worked hard and saved
little for \ thrift stamps. News
came to the FRENCH that the war
was nearly over and their soldiers
would come home. ltwas not only
said, but came true, for one day two
soldiers came to the little cottage
and it. was father and son. n
And now, little Busy Bees. let us.
hope they will not have to part
Her Pets.
BY Esther Anderson, Aged D. Oakland.
e This is my first letter to he Busy
Fees. | haxe 81 white rabbits and
six little chickens. 60 Is school.
My teachers name is Miss Carlson.
! have three brothers and three sis
tiers. have one baby brother. and
there are nine in the family. Our
school was out June g. We had ice
cream and cake. | passed into the
fifth grade. My sister graduated
from the eighth grade. My letter is
getting SO long | will close.
Winning Flag.
BY Myrtle !, pansl Seb Aged T. c'ark-'"
About two weeks before school
was out two or three years ago our
teacher said if we knew the Star
Spangled Banner before school was
cur we WOud, ger all American nag.
SO | go. my song book and mem
orized it. When the time came l
was the only one that could say it
They last day of school | got big
flag two feet six inches by four feet
two inches. i am proud Of it. /
hope to see my letter in print.I
ss-----
The Shipwreck.
BY Mary, Turlern, Aged O. 400 West Sixth
street North Platte. Neb, =
1 Dear Busy Bees; This is the
first time | have written in the
Busy Bee page have read the
Busy Bee page every Sunday and
enjoy III Now | will Write my
story. Once upon "a time, there
we're some American soldiers, COM
ing home from France, aud when
they got almost here, the ship
started to sink because there was
storm. and they took row boat
and rowed a ways and then they
had to walk on sand in the water
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

uleu, MS niece
kept house for
him. = S m i t h
W as also a
widower and
lived with his
d a ug h I e r.
When Jones
got married,
he and his
wife suggested
that they all
live tarati,ar
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
DR. EAML AND
ADVENTURE
BY DADDY.
.THE MAGIC VIOLIN"

"a sad young musician playing a sad
violin nasAfilied AN Birdland with woe,
Billy plays glad. tune on the violin,
bringing JOY to the birds and animals and
to Penelope and the Young 1useian.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
A Surprise.
belle johnson, Aged Is Years,

A Surprise.
BY Maybelle johnson, Aged Is Years, y
Waterloo, Neb
1 ADear Busy Bee: I'm going &c
write YOU story as 1 haven't writ
ten to you for long, long time. |
Just finished reading the Busy Bee
page, and thought Id better write
again. r..
Helen was sitting in her comfy.
chair looking scornfuliy at her
mother as she stitched the cloth that
lay on her lap. 1t was Helen's
birthday and there was vnothing to
do, 'cept Sit around,'s. as Helen
thought! lust because her mother
told her that she could not have a
birthday party, Helen was "pouty.
She snatched up the Blue Book
that she had been reading. and be
gan turning the leaves scornfulN
when the door bell rang. MRS.
Weird told Helen to answer the
door bell. So she slammed down
the book and went to the door. She
opeued it and before her stood a
bunch" of her girl friends with.
smiling faces and packages in theii
hands. A sneaking flush covered
Helen's face as she said suffering
ly, "WAw-why, come in girls" Mrs.
Weird lead the girls into the fron:'
room and then the presents were
laid on the library table, and such
beautiful PRESENTS! Helen thanked
the guests for the presents in the
kindcst way. The evening was spent
in PLAYING games and other amuse.
ihents. \ At $50 delicious lunch
of ice cream and cake was served
and at 10 the guests put on their
wraps and started for home. After
the guests were gone Helen went
up TO her presents and looked at
them with smiling face, then
turned to her mother and said.
Mother, Pm sorry I acted the way
did this afternoon. I'll never do
it again. And then she went up
stairs to bed.
Joan.
BY Emma Becwar age 10. Exeter, Neb
Once there was little girl named
Joan. She lived in little cottage
in Belgium.
Her father and mother had been
killed by the Germans. She had
hardly anything to eat and to wear.
One day two American soldiers
came to the house. They asked oan
for something to eat and drink.
She had nothing in the house but
a sniall loaf of bread and some wa
ter. But she gave them all she had.
The soldiers took what she gave
them and went away. The next day
the same soldiers came to the house
and took Joan with them and few
days later she was on her way to
America to live with family that
had adopted her, She lived happily
after that.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
Her Second Letter.

Her Second Letter.
BY Martha Tritten. Aged 3, Monroe Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: This is my
second letter to The Bee. I read
the funnies and the letters every
week aud enjoy them very much.
Our school was out the 10Th OF
Nav. We had a picnic the last.
day. Ny letter is getting long SO
| will close. l wish some of the
Busy Bees would write to me. |
would gladly answer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

because the row boat could not hold
the soldiers in a storm. So they
walked to shore and were saved.
4 | will write longer stofy next
time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
Honorable Mention.

~ Alice ,Brees, Aged II Years. Plain
4 view. Neb.
Bear Busy Bee: | want to thanl,
you for the wonderful prize book.
The name OF it is "Children's Plays
/ an III years old and am in the
sixth grade. ~ am writing a few
versds for the Busy Bee: ~
Leaves afoating through the air,
Leaves of colors very rare.
Some Of yellow gold and red
Are taking mother earth for bed.
Leaves Of yellow, gold and brown
Are sinking softly to the ground,
Some of yellow, some Of green
Still restless, on the treesNare seen.
When winter comes with cold and
chill,
The leaves on the ground lie
brown and still.
Nature covers them softly with
snow,
And the winter winds over them
a blow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
The Width of a River.

Two ferry
boats started
from opposite
sides of the
river at the
same instant
and met 100
yards f r o IN
I h e nearest
shore. They
q ~, ~Srad :,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

contribute $2s on the first Of the
month for households expenses. and
what renal med atsthe end of the
month was to be equally divided.
The first months expenses were
S92a When the remainder was dis
tributed each received an even mum
Der of dollars without fractions.
How much money did each re-
ceive, and why?
Dame Trot Puzzle.
Dame Trot lives i'll house No. 10,
whence she started to call upon
her Is neighbors. Can you tell her
the shortest route that will take her
to all Of the cottages and home
The Boy Scouts Puzzle.
When the Boy Scouts held their
big target shoot, which resulted in
tie between,General Dick. Colonel
Tom and Captain Harry. consider
able argument arose<as to who made
the bulls eye. It was acknowledged
that each had scored II points in
six shots. Can you pick out three
groups of six shots each, which total
II points?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

their respective ships 10 minutes
and on the return trip met 400
yards from the other shore How
wide was the river
Triple Decapitations.
Each OF the three stalzas is made
comnlete by inse rtinp a certain
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
(Prize.)
Tine Red-Winged Rlackbird.

By Pau Thompson, Age H. Alliance, Neb
Out in n, swamp where the catta'ls
grow =
There's one little spot that no one
hWill know. ~
It's a little nest carefully hidden
away
On the Stem of a eattail and in It
lay
-Four little eggs Of very pale
blue; 4
And beware to the person that
harm tries to do.
For, up in the air cjreiing round
and again,
Is the red-winged blackbird guard
ing its den.
This is a good story for all little
boys AID girls to know, but it is
not a .lew one by any means. The
stories which we print in the Busy
Bee seftion should not be Sopied
Not even the ideas Should be copied
or bor,o we'd from something read.
We want all our little friends to
play. fair with us and we hope to
play fair with all Of them.-Editor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

Qn the next story will be told how
Penelope elopes with the aid of Billy. Peg
gy and the magic yio1in1
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

i've tUECtTfcT.- O1fc
party, (male and female) was to
Arizona republican., 1919-09-30
Shipbuilders Will
 Defer Strike Call
TRepualican A. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-Although no definite statement was forthcoming following an all day conference here today of executives of E international unions having members in the ship building industry. the concensus of ex- pressed opinion was that the workers would take no drastic action to enforce their demands for repeal of the recent wage increase order until after the in- dustrial conference called by President Wilson for October 6.
 The meeting today was preliminary to a conference tomorrow between rep resentatives of the shipyard employees and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and Director General Ack- erson. of the Emergency Fleet corpora ton.
 The wage increase order to which the workers object was promulgated recently by the navy department and the shipping board and provides spe- officially that no wage increases after October 1, the date of the expiration of the existing Macey award, shall be permitted in navy yards or in yards constructing tonnage for the govern ment.
 The navy department and shipping board hold that wage increases would advance living costs and would result in no benefit to the workers in the long run.
 Shipyard workers on, the Pacific coast are threatening to strike on Oc- tober 1 unless the order in cancelled so that an agreement with the builders for an advance of 64 cents per day can be put into effect.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-30
[ YEAR SENTENCE F F0R K HUN SPY

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-"Count' Max Lynar Louden. former German agent, who included among his exploits plot to kidnap President Wilson and invade Canada with 150, 900 German reservists, was sentenced to three years in Sing Sing prison today for attempted for gery. The Count was recently re- leased from the same prison where he has spent his time since April, 1916. serving an indeterminate sentence for bigamy.
 When he was not engaged on his plot to invade Canada. Louden occu- pied himself with promoting a company to manufacture an unsuitable" ship he claimed to have invented. He sue ceeded in. interesting several financiers in his project, among them being Will liam Bernard, president of the Inter- national Salt company and director of the Irving National bank Later MT Bernard swore out warrant for his arrest after he learned that Louden was trying to influence other finenciers by exhibiting check for s10000 to which he had signed the bankers name
 Louden was alwtys a count during his American career but the remainder of his name changed as fancy or cir sively known as. Count Albert Marie de Passy, Count Gebhard von Butcher and. Count .Chmang.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-30
Masked MenK NegroRaviishers 0fWhite Women
rRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Sept. 19.- Miles Phifer and Robert Crosky. me- groes, the latter a discharged soldier. were taken from county officials five miles from Montgomery late today and shot to death by mob of 25 masked men. Both negroes were charged with having assaulted white women.
 The negroes were being taken to the state prison at Wetumpka for safe keeping when the mob held up the au- tomobile carrying them. The mob forced the county officials to surrender their arms, led the negroes into a wood and opened fire on them with shotguns and pistols.
 The negroes were in the custody of three deputy sheriffs when the mob blocked the road and demanded that the prisoners be turned over Realizing that resistance was useless, the dep uties gave up their arms and the ne- eroes
 Leaving one of their number to guard the officers. the members of the mob took the negroes into the wood, released them and told. them to run
 Completely frightened the negroes made little effort to get away and were only few yards distant when the mob opened fire. Phifer was instantly killed Crosky lived for several hours after he was shot down.