Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-25
TREATMENT OF ANIMALS.
Prize Compositions from the Public
Schools.
TWELVE THOUSAND COMPETITORS.

The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails. through superintendent Wilson. invited the
pupils OF the public schools in his charge to write
compositions under the following titles: In the
third, fourth. fl tn, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades, "kn1ness 10 Animals" In the high schools,
sour Dumb Animals and How 10 Treat Them
The invitation WAS accompanied by offer of
prizes for the best productions in the high schools,
so gold: eighth and seventh grades, each, s. gold
sixth AMI fifth grades, EACH $50 gold; fourth AMI
third grades elch, 81 silver. Notice was given to
the schools January 16 with a request that the
pupils take the subjects suggested for the regular
molthly composition work and that the compost
tons selected from each school to compete for the
prize be ready for delivery to the society by Feb
ruary II.
The Rev DR.. Rankin chairman: Professor Shute,
OF the Columbian University; Professor Chicken
Inc, OF the Deaf Mute College: the Rev. ID. w.
Paunce, Mrs Alexander Murray. Miss Jane NJ
Seavey and Miss Mary Z. McMikIn constituted the
examining committee appointed b. the society.
IL Is estiml that about 12,G00 school children
engaged in these exercises. We publish below the
compositions with the names OF the writer's re-
ceiving the prizes
THIRD GRADE CMiss F. A. Farmer teacher). ISABEL
PECHiN. age 9, pa street northwest.
To be kind is TO be good, gentle and pleasing to
everything that has feeling. Who would not be
kind to the noble and useful horse? To the COW
who gives Us milk from which we make butter and
cheese? To the sheep who gives tender meat
to eat and Its wool for cloth, its skin for shoes,
gloves and binding books? To the dog who watches
his masters houSs? To the nice pretty pussy who
sleeps by fire. Some people call animals
dumb brutes, but think they have way of talk
Ing To each other The parrot can speak words
almost as plain as people
The wild animals are tanned by kind treatment
We say the lion. wolf, tiger anti bear are very
tack 1t. or it has cubs. woman was in a field
with six bears. She wanted TO save her berries
before the bears ate them all, and they did not
modest her.
The camel Is great help to the Arabs who live
on the sandy desert IN Africa. 1t is sometimes
called ''The Ship NJ the Desert
Here is an 1Gecdote which KNOW to be true: Many
years ago, IN eastern Massachusetts,, when there
were but few people living there, and miles OF
wood lay between the houses. a man by the name
OF Grey he'd % leave his wiz, and child alone To 90
long distance Tor meal III he started early in
the morning he expected 10 return by evening" but
heavy snow 1ell and kept him several lays Be-
fore he returned his wife had very little food in
the housn, and would have stu Ted but for large
eat that every morning brought home bird or
rabbit and laid It at her mistress feet She seemed
To Know that they We're very hungry. At last the
man managed 10 make his WY tn rough the snow
10 MS family, happy to find that they Were kept
from starving by a cat 1 think that cat was al
ways treated kindly.
How crue! it seems to stone the pretty birds who
never do anything but sing for US
wonder If farmers ever think what they could
DO without the aid OF animals; and yet many are
so rough with them.
When We look around and see so many animals
-
ure We should be kinl TO ali of them. They were,
given to rs not Tor htrSh treatment, but that we
might act the golden rule
"D0 unto others We wish them to do unto Won
FOURTH GRADE. SIXTH DIVISION Miss Jane A.
Brown, teacher), LARIN W. REID, 1903 Caroline
street
Some animals are very useful They are the
faithful servants Of men. We should be very
thankful for horses and cows, sheep, and other
animlis- We should show our thankfulness by
treating them well. good man will keep his
horses and COWS in a nice warm shed or stable
during the cold days OF winter The man who
abuses his poor horse Is very hard hearted man.
think good horse IS the nobIest animal God eyer
gave 10 man. dent Ike dogs, for they sometimes
Dite; put some dogs are useful, and the faithful
friends Of mankind.
If had my choice OF animals I would choose q
good horse, few cows and drove OF sheep; and
would BIZ 50 Kind u them that they would follow
me ali over the fields think the poor animals
who have hard masters Will thank us children for
writing these compositions.
But must not forget the birds that make the
mornings merry with their songs. hope all boys
who carry bean-sh0oters VIII sling the beans or
pebbles at things which have no feeling: and the
big men should shoot glass balls instead OF pigeons
II Is cruel TO shoota bird Just for fun.
Rounds. teacher,, MADELINE BLANDY, age IL.
l4F street northwest
f R5ag; dp IN The ss asll.
Who put her in?
Little Tommy Green.
Little Tommy Trout.
on What a naughty boy that
To drown poor dear pussy cat
Who never did him any harm,
But caught the mice in his fathers barn.
Mother Goose
Why dill Tommy Green kill puss? / must saw
believe IL was because he was pretty bad bow.
and That he must have done other cruel things
before he got TO be so heartless that he could
throw puss down the deep dark well and watch
her struggle in the water. Why did Tommy Trout
pull puss out of the welle 1t may be because he
tried to save her ife and believe because he was
a brave boy and thought it was cowariIy and
wtked 70 XII helpless dumb animal when
was In his power.
Now. / have seen great many people like
Tommy Green. and great many Ike Tommy
Trout, but l guess there are more like Tommy
Trout nope 50.
He, who made all things put these dumb crea
lures here On trth with us FOR some GOOD reason
and they have their rights Well as We Domestic
gOOa friends To US
How many times has chd's life been saved by
a oig New Fouudland dog swimming into the
water tosave the child from drowning. How many
uIneS persons have been lost in snow storms M
nave been found and saved by 81. Bernard dos.
shepherd dogs have 50 much sense that they can
Take care OF flock OF sheep all day almost as well
as a man. The Arab loves his hotSs. md makes IL
almost Ike one OF his family, and the Arabian
horses are very gentle and seem almost as lDtrlIi
gent as hum n beings. Even pigs are bright ana
smart, and can De taught mary things
~ would take good while 20 tell ~! the cond
Traits OF these dumb animals TO show how they
VIII repay Kind treatment, especially our best Of
friends. the horse. When the horses got sick and
were la:d up with the eDtZOOty every body missed
thein ana knew Then how much WORK they did al
most In every business But animal should he
Treated cruelty. even II IL Is not fine Intelligent
animal. any mere than human creature SHOULD he
Ctdteu iI%ln ny, who Is a poor idiot without any
SeiaSt some people would not be cruel to animals
" AII theilla Tommy Green did but they neglect
ttein OF work them too hard OF are unktnd tn
tnein ana because the poor things cannot com
pain tacy are Often forgotten and left 10 suffer
when person bitches his horse To a most an
bitter cold day, and goes In the hes,sa tn t.v nd
tsiH a"hlle by the fire, would not the h>rsa SNEAK
II he could and say, '.Please put a bianket on
my back; l feel as II i should get q chi,t9T
But dis master often foryetS this When
poor dog - left shut up IN somebody back yarJ
On Lol summer day, if he could talk would NOT
ne SAY "Nill somebody please remember To ptt n
pan or water In the back yard and remove this
wire lncLZe hose so that can drink ?' Ir chick
ems cond Talk would they not ask not to be Arrip
nome lrrn market with their heads hanging near
the pavement? ~
Animals can't talk and have meetings. and make
Laws 70 protect themselves people DO, and so we
ought % treat them kindly and save them from
cruelty and neglect ~ AVIAN
Animals act bad sometimes Cats scratch and
steal cream; dogs light and bite sareffuc,- mi
horSeS sometimes Kick and break thinrs bst every
body has his faults, you know. Eoys ans. girls
and grown people, TOO, Go wrong things and lave