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choral society or mandolin club. II she goes
IN for cards she belongs 20 a bridge club II sha
Is rOnd or horses YOU Viii find her ar the race
track OF a Saturday afternoon. calmly placing
VIII ind her president OF this society or thai
with married women looking up 70 ner for bust
nesslike. terse Instructions II she likes The,
theatre she belongs 10 club which Witnesses
ali the notable performances OF The season, and
II she can afford il you viii md her among The,
nrSt -nlghters- When vacation days arrive she
htes herself 10 mountain or seaside arraved nor
as the lilies OF the field her frivolous butterfly
cousins or eighteen or twenty bur as q success
Iul. Well gECOmed. interesting woman should be.
N dlgnlned raimeut relieved by countless dainty
feminine touches. She never considers herself
out OF the matrimonial race. but she locks the
neId over with discriminating eyes. She is apt
10 prove more attractive TO q man OF Years and
experience than the blushing girl in her drsE
season. and her coquetry is fully potent,
She does not always marry. but she is happy
IN the belief that she could II she wanted 20.
She feels independent Of marriage, II the right
man comes along well and good, but she Is
taking chances. She recalls this friend
whose husband ernbezzled and fed the country,
that one whose children three in succession.
a cousin who has grown thin and hag-arG put
ting two sons through college Old ciassmare
who has acquired gray hairs from keeping her
daughters IN the social swim. Then she thinks
OF her bachelor apartments. her deft maid whose
mission in life Is 20 make her mistress COM
music her appreciatfve friends. and she sighs
not regretfully bur happily. Perhaps as years
gather over her head she may adopt some de-
pendent Young relative. and lavish the pent-up
affections Of years upon the girl giving her
every advantage, reveiliug in the purchase Ot
gtrlsh finery for her, travelling VITA her. and
finally marrying her or well. and settling down
- &Ss haired great -auntShiP
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SLEEPING IN THE BARN.

Dear Little Men and Little Women; One hot day
I felt like doing something out OF the ordinary
Finally I thought that would like to try my luck
shawl and by fixing them up cIothesine sue
ceeded in making respectable tent. Ny four best
friends came and had lovely time play
ing.
Toward night we thought II would be run 70 sleep
in the tent but father thought it too COOL and pro-
posed sleeping upstairs in the barn. We were all
willing to do that. We went In the barn TO pre-
pare beds. and chose a corner where there was
straw We each took comfortable and a
pillow. There was an old feather bed. and Edith
preferred that she pulled IL over beside our bed.
The horse disturbed disturbed the morse,
trice and Florence were afraid OF rats and got my
mother to come with a lantern, and poke over all
the hay. We talked and dare0 each other to 60
TO the other side Of the barn and touch GER
tain objects which we imagined were ghosts
We were Just doing or when the horse made
noise IL walking the cement floor. We all
jumped up with fright. and said that was going
in the house took up my pillow. tucked Il under
for the stairs. I stumbled. the girls heard and
induced to stay. for they thought II was time
for the horse to go to sleep / went back 10 bed
and had fallen asleep when Florence. who slept
mouse! Oh. II ran right over my 1ace! AFTER
that we could not go to sleep again We crept to-
gether hardly daring TO stir for fear Of the mouse
After a while we got up and dressed ourselves
red and ate them for fear the mouse might come
out to help eat the crumbs. Edith looked at
her watch. It just 4:30 o'clock We went
downstairs jumped wheels and went on on
CHARLOTTE ESTELLA PLUMB
No. ST Lafayette-st, Bridgeport, Conn
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HONOR. LIST.

Dorothy Applegate, OF No. 931 Flatbush-ave
Brooklyn; Richard S. Agneau, Of No. 235 Virginia
ave. Jersey City. n. J.; Lennox Brennan OF No.
"a Centre-st., Brookline. Mass. Ethel Y. Bishop,
Hill Country House. Garrison-on-EIu Hudson. N Y:
Edith R Cahen, Of No. 354 Central Park West
New-York; Olive c. Dinnick. Of No. 425 Washing
oon-ave. Newark, n. J.; katherine B. Decker Of
Johnstown, n. Y: Marion Decker. Of Johnstown,
n. Y; Geneveve Ettinger Of No. Warren Place,
Boston; Ester Eberstadt. OF No. pa Glenwood-
ave, East Orange. n. J.; Elizabeth Fol-
ger, Of No. 231 West AIarket-st. Akron.
Ohio; z. ". Fedeser. Of No North Mum
ave. East Orange, n. J.: Augusta Hid
Park-ave-, East Rutherford. y. J; George P
Hughes, No. 23S West 134th-st.. New-York; Beatrice
Kelley. No. Il North Brtghton-ave. East Orange.
\. J.; Leslie N Leland. No So Sanford-ave Plain
field, \. J.; Rudolph Oser Troy. N Y; Frederick
Ritz. No. West 134th-St., New-Yorl1: Albert e.
SOM, No. I50 2d-ave, Newark, N. J.; Sophia
Seither. No.. Gl Caunon-Et., New ork: Norman
Stanton, No. "a Groye-aye-, Westerly r. l.; Ella
Semi No. 1006 WillOughby-ave., Brooklyn; Frances
J. TOmpkins, Coeymans. n. 7; Nancy Thweatt
No. 635 West 142d-st., New York; Flora Thurston
No. 80 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn; Katharine p
Van Dusen. No. 240 West Evergreen-ave. Chestnut
Hill. Philadelphis; Thomas Werner. No. 7y7 Glen
more-ave.. Brooklyn; William Westring, tr No
$751; Fulton-st, Brooklyn; Lloyd Wilson, No 4ss
Chauncey-st- Brooklyn, and Mabel Stanwood No
1102 Dean-st-, Brooklyn.
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Twoscore Years Have Marked Out a
Great Emancipation for Her.
Copyright. 1905. by anna S. Rioharason-}

neighbors she was poor. dear Miss Betty.
And al because, having lost her lover in the
Mexican War she had refused to be comrorted
bv other masculine attentions and had elected
70 remain single. She lived alone in the old
homeseesz. using only the 'L" and keeping the
best rooms closed up and camphOr strewn. No
one knew exactly how she eked out the small
income which her father had left To be sure.
her married sisters sent her an occasional "bak-
,nss' or a new dress. but she had no visible
means OF support When there was illness in the
home OF relative or neighbor,, Aunt Betty was
Summoned post haste for her teas ana oandages
were respected. particularly by the country doc
tor When the minister's wife found her stock
ing bag or rnending basket overfowing she in
vtted Aunt Betty to spend few days with her
ana heIp her catch up" When there was a
wedding in town. Aunt Betty was pretty sure
to have a finger in the cake and to set many
stitches in the bridal hnery.
Pay for this? Why. bless you. no. Wasn't
Aunt Betty getting her board free?
The children who hung around her back
door or front gate for cookies grew into young
men and women. who pitied Aunt Betty because
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Betty, the plainly parted hair, the simple, tight
fitting basque. finished with a narrow. nat ruch-
ing at the neck. the STOPPING shoulder the mar
row chest, the gentle, depreCaT1ng smile and the
wistfuI lines about the lips. Then he gIances at
the tall commanding figure OF his daughter, clad
for business or theatre-at the carefully waved
pompadour in which no trace OF gray can be
seen, at the long graceful, sweeping lines of her
gown and the we'll moulded shoulders which rise
above the bodice If she is bound for dinner or
dance, the firm but not hard lines around her
red lips. the self-sufficient bearing. and he Won
ders if even a hero Of the Mexican War would
dare ask this queenly, independent. money
making woman to share his lot.
IF you have anything in the B & C.
Trust Company. father, you had better pull out"
she says. she fastens the clasp Of her long
gloves.
II have this tip straight"
Her father mods his head mechanically. He
has nothing to worry about but hts friend Jen-
kins- Then he fOrgets Jenkins. because he
must see his daughter to the carriage. paid for
partly by her earnings, and he Is wondering
how Aunt Bettys voice would sound handing
out financial tips. Dear me, il seems no more
Jimmy. take that like a little man, and mebbe
have a fat peppermint in my pocket some
where's"
But he is proud OF this well preserved, per-
1ectIy gowned spinster daughter. He would not
change her for Jim Cranes worthless boy, nor
away with her dancing master. No. no! Betty
is all right-onIy- Who VIII ever dare TO
marry her? And he is Just old fashioned enough
TO think that some one ought to-for her sake.
But Il must not be thought that money max
ing IS the sole aim OF the modern old maid.
and at others, backed by inheritance large
or small she enters the social arena The spin
ster who takes up philanthropy as a life work
does not scatter her energies and her benefac-
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MEN AND LITTLE WOMEN.

minutes they were to dive into the water and
then-swim.
Some Of them looked frightened. whils others
tried to cheer them by saying funny things. AS
sat watching them saw. to my surprise, my
cousin come in dressed for the contest
He was quite small, and looked smaller
among the other boys, who seemed TO laugh at
him.. heard of them say that he dldn t
stand any chance. as he had not been there TO
practise.
At last. to the delight OF the waiting spectators.
the bell rang to summon the boys TO get ready.
A commotion in the rear Of the spectators caused
me to turn and when looked again at the boys
I saw that they had started. A tall boy, whom
had noticed before far ahead OF the others.
Suddenly out of the water close by him another
boy to bob up. and TO my delight I saw
that it my cousin. The boys almost
together. but my cousin gaining inch by inch.
1t seemed almost unnatural strength that he could
gain bit.
Suddenly in the stream a huge log seen float
ing across their path. The larger boy for moment
stopped to push aside the log but the other dived
under.
The larger boy. soon seeing the other far ahead.
tried with might and main to get near him but In
vain; nv cousin was already hero of the day,
saw him placed in chair covered with flowers
and carried about by the boys in triumph.
MARION DECKER (age 10.
Johnstowu N
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in unusually good English. but others show the
struggles through which some OF these children OF
the wigwam are passing the road TO civilization
For instance. from the industrial cottage last
week came the following:
7 am learning how to make butter Last time 1
L. W. B.
Also
The industrial cottage girls are learning how to
girls said that she doesn't like to milk. and I told
her that not going to stop milking until she
gets forty pounds. P NIX
This from the tailor shop:
I make the pant good Mr.. hogen show me how
that she make the pants. 1 make off1ses pant
And whent I don't nothing Mr.. hOgen talme
that she make. J. A. Second Grade
From another. classroom patriotic reporter gives
this advice TO the boys;
Boys, leave off your handkerchiefs because that
looks like the Old Indian. We are the New Indian
From two little maids in the sewing room come
these items:
We girls all enjoy work. We have SO much work
much harder than do when have halr
down ears. Eleven little girls work on
the stockings. S. V.
Just before Thanksgiving this local sent
in by of the little woman reporters:
Every day say turkeys for dinner" we never
a cross face the girls, but did try
the boys. I don't think will a smiling face
for boys don't often take jokes. We might II they
like turkeys. We saw a boy hitting the turkeys
Of the poor turkey he hit when he alive
s V.
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Hos0 TO EOfr7 q Prize.

Contest No. Z tC5rcus Maze) The choice Of a
boys watch. a box Of water color paints, base
ball q sterling silver Tribune badge or a mounted
photograph is offered for the neatest three solu-
tens Of the maze
Contest No. 2 fruit Rsbus) The choice Of a
sterling silveE badge. fne book, a baseball a
box OF water color paints is offered for the two
nearest printed solutions Of the rebus
Contest No. g. Original Drawtng) The choice OF
8 mounted photograph. a box Of water color paints,
3 sterling silver Tribune badge. baseball a fine
book IS offered for the best drawings Of sum-
scene. Something that you admire that at
tracts your attention while you the sea shore
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Eslf century has worked out the enahcipa-
ton OF the old maid. In fact the old fashioned
old maid is little seen except on the stage ana
IN the pages Of comic papers The opproorlun
Of spinsterhood has fallen from her. She IS
envied By her married sisters, laden with do
1sstic burdens. She carves out her own future
a. calmly. Il not as happily. as II the question
e r1zt1mony had never disturbed her mind
shs las learned 20 make home without man
Z hs instinct OF motherhood is strong within
aef' sad shs has true twentieth century cour-
age. abe Aies herself TO an orphanage or char
ny association and adopts some fortunate little
VAL She knows how 20 make money. and she
Knows how 20 spend it Judiciously. She dresses
a. zhe plesses goes where she wiz, and-carries
= Atehkey. To DO all these things she does not
necessarily assume the title OF bachelor maid.
ADo sae may live IN an humble, vine clad cot
S-Se In small town as well as in a studio apart
1'sas IN busting city.
consider. II you viii, the estate Of Aunt Betty
S"Aes who In 1855 was just IL the prime OF life.
- women look at their age to-day. She had
s-st psssed thirty-nve. She looked nearly fifty
- Asr relatives she was poor Betty" To her
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she was single but who never thought TO include
her in their merry -makings. The mothers whose
babies she had pulled through the second sum
mer," the fathers over whose homes she had
presided when wives were down with fever"
looked at her stopped and Uasied form and said
that Miss Betty" was certainly getting a bit
queer And then morning the children of a
third generation, scampering past her door on
their way TO school. noticed that it closed.
An ominous quiet enveloped the narrow L. and
so neighbors broke in and found her silent in the
sleep that knows waking. with the picture of
soldier under her pillow.
Poor Miss Betty"
They could not believe that even IN death she
spinster! The brand Of spnsterhood was
burned in dull gray letters in those days.
Now look at the estate OF her namesake Miss
Betty Jones. of 1906 The good old name has
been handed down by men and women who an
preciated Aunt Betty's" kind offices long after
her gentle lips had ceased to speak comforting
words Her namesake despises the title bachelor
girl. She says II smacks OF cheap Boherutantsrn
This Miss Bettys father was we'll to do hut
he believed that every girl should be taught
some trade or profession that would make her
independent in case OF bis death or financial en-
barrAssment- So Betty, aged eighteen went to
a business college to study bookkeepinR She
developed remarkable talent for figures and as
she devoted more and more time to her work
and widened her business acquaintance she se-
father continued TO prosper. He did not know
whether he really liked to have his daughter in
business but the die was cast
Sometimes he looks at a picture OF his Aunt
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cOachman. to -et the team OF horses ready Aboue
got 70 Verona Lake mother asked Us II We wanted
20 90 on the merry-gO-rOUnd. and we said yes. 7
went around once. then won brass ring and
went around again I had three free rides fusc 5y
yrag Winning rings, When We E9t home we were very
No. Irving-st-, M0ntclair. y J.
Dear Little Men and Little Women: You WIN
Join me know. IN thanking Anna Marguerite
Neuburger for her letter box idea. We all en-
10Y It. am sure, and. as have read many en-
toyable experiences related in your diEsrent Ist-
tiers. perhaps you win ike to hear hnw 7 spent
one day OF this long vacation
There is casino and bathing beach near cur
house. and one warm day IN June We-my sister.
few friends and myseIf-planned to spend the day
there. taking luncheon and eating it under the
trees by the water.
The day clear and warm and when We ar
rived at the beach and saw the cool water could
hardly wait 70 go in bathing
aAS the tide about right " arrived. We
went right in Ny sister and I swim, and
had great fun watching the others trying to learn
far. got frightened and fell under water. We
were all very much alarmed, and, though we res
After this we went IN the casino and bowIed
we were all mighty hungry by this time. YOU
may De sure, and quite ready 70 do Justice 70 the
nice luncheon that wss in the basket
When We finished eating We went rowing, and
girl who had the accident while We're in bath
ing, wanted TO row We did not want TO be upset.
and John. who rowing. gave her the oars
You know. rowing looks easier than IL really
lost the oar. and we had 20 paddle home with one
II seemed though We would never reach -shoFea
We were all sorry go except May She said
Il had been day OF accidents Tor her, and quite
agree with her; don't YOU Your ~ IRENE
Pfermont RockIand Co., y T
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or the mountains. or wherever you are spending
your vacation This drawing must be In black ink
white paper
Contest No 4. photography The choice OF a box
Of water color paints, boys watch. a baseball or
sterling silver Tribune badge is offered for the
best photograph any subject
Be sure TO state your age.
Be sure tc state your choice Of prizes
Be to make your drawings in black ink on
white paper.
Fifty Little Men and Little Women who are not
prize winners, but who do excellent work will re-
ceive lead pencils marked in gilt letters with their
names and with the words Honor List n Y
Tribune. - Contests close Wednesday, July &C.
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spectators who watched the programme with in
tense interest. The last, and when the
minor races mad been contested the points stood
as follows. Our club, the Meteor Boat Club, mad
curry Athletic Club 10 and the Alliance Field Club
g. As our club and the Reliance were the only ones
thought capable of winning the great race, the cup
was EirtuHiy between US two
There six competitors. but the other four
only there to settle personal disputes and the
like The race from the judges stand to the
pier and back. Intense excitement reigned the
parting shot fired and they were or!
Bert and Baxter took the water simultaneously
and seemed TO be swimming one man to the
pier with the other four trailing in their wake
When they turned for the homestretch a launch
in the hands OF inexperienced skipper cut across
Bert's path. Quick to his advantage Baxter
shot ahead and leading by three yards before
NBert recovered. Not to be outdone, Bert changed
his stroke started after Baxter and in spirited
Anish won by a yard. Palmer, of the Alliance
Field Club. was a poor third eight yards away
from Baxter.
After the race Baxter stepped up to Bert, shook
his hand warmly and said You beat fairly
this simple expression of friendship than with the
medal. The spectators who had been enough
to hear and the action also commented it
favorably AS points went TO the winner of the
race TO the second and to the third. the final
total of the clubs follows: The Meteor
B. c.. 19; the Reliance A. c., 13: the Mercury A c.,
TO- and the Alliance F. c, T. Thus club got a
leg on the cup. and we hope to duplicate the feat
next year and thus become permanent pOssessor OF
the trophy. g. P HUGHES (age ~.
No. 23S West 134th-st.. New-York City
A SWIMMING CONTEST
The boys stood shlverng in their striped suits as
the cold November wind blew them. In q few
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PRIZE SWIMMING STORIES.

The swimming stories received IN this contest
were all good that It difficult to tell Just
which two were the most interesting. We have
selected the stories written by George P. Hughes
fourteen years old, OF No. 29s West 134th-st, this
city, who desires camera, and that OF Marion
Becker, fourteen years old, OF Johnstown. n. Y.
who also wishes camera.
WINNING THE CUP.
II Friday afternoon, the eve of our great
swimming races. One of our wealthy citizens had
donated a handsome silver cup to be given to the
club scoring the largest number of points in the
meet
There were four clubs In our town. and all
seemed 10 have equal chances Two weeks ago
the Reliance Athletic Club had the record that
counted most-namey, the senior swim OF half
mile, seemingly by the crack swimmer of the
town, Daniel Baxter. During that time however,
not being swimmer myself, I had busted myself
IN another line. and had finally induced friend Of
mine Bert Hartley, to and join our club.
After a few days practice Bert came out and beat
Baxter's best time trial by fully three seconds.
This was hailed with delight by most Of the towns
people. who disked Baxter. because they said he
was bully and the club only tolerated his pres
ence because his swimming powers would help
materially to win the cup When Baxter heard of
Berrs time he said nothing but it evident
from the amount Of time he practised the next day
that he regarded Bert dangerous factor in the
coming Bert indulged in NOR time trials,
but practsed daily. and brought to perfection pet
stroke of his, by which he claimed he would lower
Baxter's colors.
So great was the rivalry between the two that
the donor of the cup offered medal TO the winner
This was hardly necessary, but It increased Bax-
ter's III feeling toward Bert which had existed
from first, and was now at its height.
The day dawned clear and warm and at D. m.
the banks Of the river were thronged with eager
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16
SOME INDIAN LETTERS.
Struggles of Little Red Men and Women to
Learn to Write.

Out in Phoenix Arfz.. there is an Indian school
where hundred little red children. represent
ing more than forty different tribes, receiving
education which will make them able to their
living.
A little weekly paper called '"rhe Native Amert-
can" IS published by the school, and the pupils
take great delight in writing for it about the work
In their special department. Many OF these bits
of news that come from the pens Of the little
Apaches Navajos. Moquis and Pimos written
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49, THEY FoueHT.

Mrs Smith went out calling one afternoon re-
Gently and left her TWO little children in charge OF
new ulIrsenaaid- That evening, after the tots had
been put TO bed. the mother SAID 70 Molly
How did John and Helen 0eE'-Ne "Il--e NaS
"9I5 Ta.a-I'' answered the kindly maid. they
were Just lovely Ihey dldn A54-- At l--- -4'1-1
WHY did they fight them questioned Mrs
Just to decide said Molly. which was oehav-
lr1arh hRS
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he rHoueHT He WAS RIGHT.

The employer found his new office boy doing
nearly every time when needed, says I1J-6Its anc'
- last 6IIed with wrath he said, See here. YOU
o,,7,e Rim Van WiukIe only hired you yesterday
ss1d believe you've been asleep ever sllSe. -.
IS--y,st's what tn ought YOU wlsned- slI WtS ne
s11ar Here's your advertisement ~ an ye'i =
Sfice boy not over sixteen must steep On lhs
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DIAMONDS
a LILLE ORPHAN.

Little Willie wandered into his fathers study tns
other day. says answers" cIasping in MS hands
a forlorn looking little chicken, which had sIraSeo
from A neighboring incubator -.
Willie said the tlrnef sLerIi.Ss t-Ao ---~
chicken back 10 its mother al once
''Aiu'r dot any mudder,' answered w Wll-le-
ssVTaIl then take iu back TO its father, said tna
areuT determined 10 maintain parental authority
Amt dot any fadder said the cll-o All ~
- n NJ ~
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6bines TO Think About.

Lloyd Wilson, age thirteen years. Of No. 4ss
Chauncey-st, Brooklyn N Y. is the prize winner
in last weeks contest. The successful contestant
IN to-day's Things TO Think About will receive
fine book. Send your answers TO Little Men and
Little Women. New-York Tribune, New-York City,
by Thursday, July 20.
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JUVENILE LITERARY ENIGMA

7 am COMPOSED OF 40 letters, and a quotation
from Through the Looking Glass
/ Ny So. o. 80 Al 3. q. Il. u 81 q and II IS an
ancient celebrated authOress known to all children
? Ny 2 z. 90 8. 60 is a living poet who has writ
ten much Of children -
g. NY 49, 90. 26. H. II is the name Of little
girl in a book who took some very wonderful
l. My 5 . g Is, %, 4, ?, 81. is the Indian hero
Nv a. sI : ST. 45 % q 3. a. 10 20. 10. &c
ard y Is the name Of d famous pirate story
6 Nv s 3 45 10 5. - 50. 35, and 10 wars q
Young lady who terribly frightened by a spider
Z Ny 10 8, IS, IS and 80 has written great
number Of stories Tor boys
NV 81 40 iS and a writes army stories