The National tribune., 1892-12-22
BOYS PRIZE LUNCHES.

G. @. Recruits Describe Their Favorite
School Fare.
For the best account of a boys lunch, written by
himself, penmanship, composition and general
style considered prizes have been awarded
enumerated below. The letters of the competitors
are given just as they were written.
FIRST PRIZE LUNCH.
G. G. badge has been awarded tho boy who
wrote the following account:
BELoIT KAN, Nov. l6, 1892.
DEAR EDITOR: Ny fnyorite lunch consists OF
bread and butter with jelly; piece of beef
chicken, with celery; piece of cake, and u big
am nine years old. and go school at Beloit.
two miles away from home. ain in the 4 4 class.
Willie F. Hicks, Beloit, Kan. p. o. Box 537.
SECOND PRIZE LUNCH.
The second prize, Our Nations War Sonpsp
has been awarded for the following:
VIEcEsNEs. IND. Nov. g. 1892.
After seeing yonr request in THE NATIONAL
would write. am little boy living in the country,
four miles from Vincenpes. will be II years old
next March. / 60 to scnool 10 the country, and
take my lunch. My favori,e lunch is light b. cad;
fresh meat lean fried eggs. buiter, swee. potato,
and piece of apple pie. ! take it in small bucket
to school.
Yours truly, OSCAR MCCORMICK,
Vincennes. Ind.
THIRD PRIZE LUNCH.
The third prize, Grand Army Song Book" in
awarded the following
SHARON SPRINGS. Nov. 6, 1892
DEAR SIR: saw in your paper some prizes given
Tor the best lunch sent 10 your Office. a country
boy; am 10 years old. My lunch is as follows:
Ono ham sandwich, Two hard boiled eggs two
pickles, small glass Of jelly. apple pie, two dough
nuts. Hoping to hear from you soon, remain
yours, truly, CHARLES s. MERENEss
Sharon Springs, Schoharie County, n. Y.
BOUND 'Tb WIN
Here is boy who is bound to win prize one of
these days. He has get the pluck, and composes
wei He 1ea
and use pen and ink rsiead of lead pencil when he
writes letter. The editor would like help this
boy with his traps, well ss with his letters
Mr.. EDIToR: saw IN THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
your wish TO know the best lunch for u country
boy. l shall have to tsllsy What have to do
first go one mile to my traps every morning.
milk one COW, go TO school one mile and three
fonrths Now. when tell you what ] eat don't
think am n giuton What like best is four slices
OF bread and butter good slice of venison, pick lie,
half section of mince pie two fried cakes piece of
jelly cake, three apples piece Of cheese. gooseberry
jam. live in northern Michigan, am IL years old,
my name is so ~
Lutte ReoT, Glare, Clare County, Mich.
LUNCH LETTERS WORTH MENTION.
RIO, WIS, Nov G. 1892
am country boy nine years old. My school
lunch consists OF good rye bread and butter, o
boiled egg, and sometimesfrun
HILL Cry KAN. Nov. TO- 1892.
u. 4
herein give you description Of country school
dinner. have bread and sorghum moiasses and
some TAT pork, and once In while have piece
OF wid-grape pie; anu that Is all.
lrerlain, as ever. yours truly,
BERT ELLSWORTH.
SMICKsBuRG. Pa, Oct. 81, 1897.
EDITOR LOYAL HOME WORKERS DEPARTMENT.,
NATIONAL TRIBUNE: My favorte lunch is Two or
three sandwiches with cold sausage and u piece
OF eustard pie; bread spread with apple jelly, and
A. j.. KIRKPATRICK.
HAY CREEK. MINI, Nov 81, 1892.
DEAR SIR: read your paper, THE NATIONAL
what country boy likes for his scl,oo-lnuch I
like for my lunch grape jelly. bread and butter,
slice OF jelly, and piece Of nice roast chicken. ~
Yours. truly, EARL EEENIYGs
FROM A COUNTRY BOY.
BEAR CREEK, Wis Nov. T. 1892.
My fayorite lunch is nice bread and fresh butter
and nice piece Of beefsteak and a nice boiled egg
with little salt; and in Summer like nice cup
OF strawb berries with cream and sugar and n nice
rosy checked apple. 1t is put In q tin pail for my
school-lunch am ii years old.
JAMES BEsAw
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: When my mother
gives lunch for school, this is what she some
times gives me: A piece OF two kinds of bread
graham and wbe8t--both spread with butler; 81
small piece of cold boiled beef piece OF cake or q
couple OF cookies, whichever ma has baked; then
she puts some sauce in u small cup. and then she
will put ii all int little tin pail little baske,
and cover II all over with napkin, and then go
of to school. Whentt comes noon eat my lunch.
ply age is II years; my name is Edward Mason.
Leland. Mich.