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New York fat. One taught music, the other art.
They loved the country, they loved music, books,
and a quiet, orderly life; they hated the rush
and scramble of the city Possibly this project
would not have suggested itself had they not
gone to spend a summer with the parents Of the
elder Of the two their farm in New Jersey;
but they did go they raised a few chickens for
fun. and liked IT so well that they resolved 70
become chicken farmers in good earnest.
Down eGge of the farm was mill,
which was seventy-five years old, at least. and
which had not been used in the memory Of the
present owners. The girls decided that ii would
make most artistic home with little patching,
and. in spite of the brook that runs past it. not
too damp. They went down early last summer.
as soon their teaching stopped. and fixed it
up. The big upper room. where grain was stored
probably in the old times, they turned into
living room The carpenter Of the firm sealed
the walls 10 make them rainproof. but the cell
ing was ali right, and they left ii as it was
fascinating rafters. stained by time There Is
one great door that swings open. and shows
Couches, numbers of sketches by the artist
member of the firm, pinned on The walls, piano
and lot of bookShelves, put in by the carpenter,
furnish the room. Below is the Kitchen and the
kitchen table is bench twenty feet long. which
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dressed In soft gray. The mother was given 70
the young farmers and then the kittens nap
pened along, >and the firm thinks that IL III can
bring itself to sell such beautiful creatures II
can drive a thriving trade in Persian cats The
kittens are named Quaker Lady, Pussy Willow
and BluebeIl, and their chief function ar present
is to play tag over the beds OF the farmers at
o'clock in the morning.
The firm has hired man. He is Patrick,
aged ten. the nephew of one Of the farmers, and
so attached to his job that when he was offerets
a vacation recently he utterly declined TO take II
When he took the place last spring he said he
really must have wages. The partners felt anx-
ious for the funds were not extensive. How
much did he want?
Fifteen cents a week. he said firmly: and
Is cents a week it has been since
"Of course, our farm is an experiment. SAID
the senior partner But the other day we Wis
tied two women who have chicken farm not
far from here; they began eighteen years ago
with a small capital. and they are not only
NAL king their living, but good many trimmings;
they investing their profits in New Jersey
real estate. So we are hopeful OF course, it's
a great advantage to have our land rent free. but
then, there are abandoned farms for sale very
cheap. Are happy here? Perfectly L give
you my word that when L have to go to the city
1 am thinking of only one thing all the time, and
that is, how soon can get out of it again
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MAxlMILiAN,S PALACE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: ! would
Ike to tell you of the many beautiful things saw
last summer the Continent. but If were to tell
YOU about all Of them II would fill book / must
be content with telling you about beautiful
place. which is the palace of Miramar- 1t is situ-
ated on the extreme coast OF Trieste. and II you
catch glimpse of II from afar ii looks like
isle I'm the 1t is built of white marble. which
is made dazzling by the brilliant rays of the
The palace is surrounded by exquisite gardens
filled with flowers of every hue which bloom all
the year round. The aquariums are inhabited by
fishes of every color OF the rainbow. and through
the thick foliage of the trees the bright plunage
of birds can be seen. There shrubs OF all
sorts In these gardens from tiny Brazilian shrubs
TO big trees centuries old.
The rooms of the palace filled with priceless
treasures decorated with wonderful hand-woven
tapestries and on the walls are landscapes and
portraits painted by great artists.
The owner Of Nranar was Macmillan AInnaror
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PETERS ADVENTURE.

We have little fox terrier named Peter lie Is
white, with big black spot on his back, ana q
smaller one on his head.
think il might interest some Of the little men
ana women 10 hear about an adventure he had
Well one evening Peter and another dog, named
I-addje went out hunting, but when supper time
came and Il began get dark Iadoie came nome
but Peter was nowhere 10 be found We caIIed
and called till we got tired and went 10 pea
thinking he would surely be at home IN the morn
ing but when morning came Peter was stun mss
ing. -,,, =, ..z,.
Then we began think that possibly he might
have tried 10 Jump through a fence and got caught
in * SO We walked all around the field by all the
sences hoping TO find him, but we came home
ernptv-handed. All that day Peter was missing
and also all the next II ever found him we
Ta5 All made M our minds 10 see him dead. be-
cause now HI had been gone three days That
night father came home from New York, and he
and my sister walked all around the field AGAIN
looking for Peter. They also took Laddie with
them. thinking that If Peter barked or made any
noise he might hear him. After being out a long
time they came home with no better luck than
before The next morning a little boy came TO our
house and said that ''he had heard dog down
a making a great noise. and thought
he must be OURS Two men went down there.
and. sure enough. down by the stream, under the
roots Of large oak tree. they found poor httle
Peter. He must have been after a rabbit ana
followed it under the tree going in and out among
the till he got twisted up he could not
get out again So when we got home from school
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a WINDY DAY.
CismOnt,

Dear Little Men and Little Women; About three
miles from here there is a large lake. which we
use I'm winter as skating pond The distance IS
somewhat long 10 walk cold winter day, but
the road is sheltered side by mountain
On the other side the scenery is very beautiful
first large fields and orchards, and then great tall
oak and chestnut trees.
lake. 1t quite windy. although we hardly
noticed IL along the road. But when We reached
the Omen field in which the lake was situated we
noticed that there pretty stiff breeze AT
first we hestated about going on. but We dld not
like TO turn back after walking so far so we put
ON our skates and started out As the wind was
against our backs. found it very easy TO skate
across the lake-in fact. the speed and faclhty
with which moved was so great that we eftlftiy
forgot the wind. But we soon reached the oppo-
site shore and turned about TO skate back We
rnent we found ourselves skating rapidly back
ward toward the shorei Our skates struck the
hard ground, and we sat down with constdera Die
and uncomfortable force This served TO bTlng US
10 our senses and knew that II would be nm
possible to skate back. AS the lake branched eli
in several places could not go around unless we
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ESSSSW
NHEARTHUSA, BOUDOIR/
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Simple Life at 1'bffe WINGS.
An Old Mill the Quaint Home of
They Wear OveralIs When at Work

White Wings is the name Of the farm. This
might mean the chickens. which are White
wyandottes, those which not Rhode Island
Reds, or Il might mean the chicken raisers who
dress in white overalls. The firm is feminine.
and the rest OF the working costume is a dark
blue shirt and canvas shoes.
Skirts VIII not do IN work like this" said
the Junior partner, she sawed board TO the
required length and fitted il In fits place in the
chicken run she was making. The Junior part
ner is the carpenter Of the firm, and built the
chicken houses. besides patching up and making
heb,table the ancient mill in which the two
young women live as long as the weather will
let them. The Junior partner is planning to
build q weather tight home in a year or two. In
the mean time they take refuge in the winter
with the parents Of the senior partner on the
edge Of whose farm they have their place
Nobody seems to mind our overalls' said
the senior partner, who greasing Elizabeth
Barrett Browning ard her young family with
kerosene. they being afflicted with lice. Coca
sionally small boy catches sight of US through
the fence, and yells, Oh the lady in pants.'
but beyond that we've created absolutely no
stir IN the population"
Two years ago these young women lived in
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HONOR LIST.

/. Harry L. Irwin; 2, Lois NJ Cunningham; s.
Minnie Bauer; 4. Blanche Levy: s, Clara Stroll;
g. Alice Spiers; Z. Margaret Cnaplin s. Mly III.
Stewart; 9. II. e. Dodge; 10. Eleanor Marseus; IL.
Minnie Downy; II, Amy Carter Ely; Is, Constance
Hunt: A. Alice T. Murray: TO- Elsie Friend; 16,
Marjorie Mead; II. Dorothea a. Peterson; Il, Nor
ris Cohen: 49, Ruby l.. Thomas: 3D. Mildred Thomas;
q, George Gavey; 2. Katharine 4. zizibin: 2s
Edward Dodge; q. Katharine u. Cuyer 20, Bertha
Moss; 26. Audrey Dering; z. Edith Ranger; Is,
Elsie Thomas: %, David Flannery; so. Mildred II
Armstrong; 81. Therese O'Driscol: 50, Edgar VIII
son. &c. Mabel Hummer; "a. Florence Hummer; 60.
Jack Hayden &c. Katherine II. Grady; 81. Dorothy
White Ridgway; 49, Mary Halsted SO, Helen
Wakele; %. Audrey 7. Riker; Al. ormond Daye sr
port; A. Mary Haskell; 40, George Gale A. Phillip
Ritzheimer; 45. Mabel b. Gardner; 46. Jacob stan
ton: AZ. Moses Roseman; IS, Edgar q. Wilson; AZ.
Edith Woodruff; 90. George p. Hughes
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and then we raise our vegeta bles. and have
plenty Of eggs and chicken to eat. We are go
ing in for White Wyandottes and Rhode Island
Reds-oh, and few bantanS, because they are
such dear little mothers. They don't step on
their families. and they have some sense But
we stick TO the incubator and brooder mostly.
They're the best mothers. See those chicks IN
the yard with the brooder, there: l know TO
the old fashioned eye It looks trifle pathetic
like a big orphan asylUm-but they're better off
than chickens with hen. They have no lice
I srppose YOU know how many kinds of lice
chicks get from their mothers and mostly they
mean death TO the chicks. And those CHICKS
little as they are, know enough to run undeT Ire
breeder when It rains while half the hens
haven't the sense to take their babies under
shelter when it's wet
BRoODER TRAGEDY.
1--WE had a brooder tragedy, though" said the
other girl "As a rule, we don't so away. both
of u.s. at the time. but last spring we
yielded to the temptation to go to the city TO
attend a symphony concert together And whiie
we were away a brooder caught fire from the
lamp somehow, and the chicks wouldn't leave
if and they were burned to death. fifty of them
Eternal vigilance is the price of chickens. me
eggs in the inCubators have TO be turned twice
a. day the lamps must be filled ana kept puTH-
ing; the chickens must be fed ana, nowadays
Won know there are certain foods prepared for
layers and other foods for chickens to be rat
tened, and it requires no end OF study 10 care
for chickens property.
The firm mas nearly a hundred layers now, and
of course it is constantly selling chickens. Ii
has Its special customers hOln Tor CtiiShttS anu
eggs and although it has never advertised the
demand for it's products is greater than 1t can
supply; and it raises other things besides
chickens.
1T isn't well to confine yourself to one thing
said the artist partner. We're going to branch
ont in every direction that seems promising.
We've begun with rabbits, you see. SO far we'V
lust sold them around here for pets at % cents
apiece but ii can make up our minds TO sell
them for market we may get 10 cents. Next
year we shall raise mushrooms for the market
Then we raise ducks and geese and guinea hens
guinea squads are in demand-and we also, as
you see, raise cats"
The cats are four beautiful Persian cats, ell
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the local carpenter and tell him what they wanted
when he sent in the plans he appeared TO nave
gained hazy Impression that they wanted a staDio
or a chapel. and he not sure which Inen
they did what is always humiliating, but some
times necessary-they consulted a male frleno- .
cousin, and be consulted with the carpenter ana
between the four of them they evolved a satis-
factory hut
II is a square hut by 10 feet, made of weather
boarding with the north and east sides Soho ana
the south and west sides Open The west side Is
provided with three large adjustable shutters ths
middle one Of which bolts into roof and noor ana
holds the others firmly in place This prevents lIo
rafting that would otherwise happen on stormy
nights when the shutters have TO be put up
The south side has 'dadO'' three feet nlShs ana
FIVE small shutters, of which one or any nunIoSE
can be put in, according to the way the wing -
blowing The rOOOf slantS very sharply, anu -
tarred and covered with felt as well, so there -
no danger Of the occupants being rained on
Then the hut was fUrnishGd-xery slrn 11
hangincs or upholstery to make II seem IKE an
indoor place The useful cousin suggested a bed On
the principle of berths IN ship-One above the
other. IL is mounted on casters 50 10 can %
moved about according to drafts There IS a rousn
table deal form and a basket chairs ana Ihae
is ali except btIilt-in seats along the "dadof Oh
tie south side. Plenty of seats are necessary pc
cause the sisters entertain most OK their calierS
in their garden As they dress N their Deo-
rooms in the big house, no toilet HJtlnSS are 80:
auired where they sleep Their two GOgs gda1o
them at night. they sleep without lear S.nco
this garden room built the sisters nave LOSE
one of the things they formerly had-their pooH
health.
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the uncle Of the senior partner once used for a
work bench. Big as il is the girls need It all,
now their poultry business is broadening out.
We clean It once year." said the junior
partner.
BUILDING A DINING ROOM.
The little dining room, which juts out over the
brook, was a mere open space without a floor
when the girls took hold of it. The carpenter
put in the floor. made window and fitted the
walls with shelves for dishes, and then the other
girl, who is the artist, stained the floor and the
shelves to make them look old. like the rest Of
the mill and did it SO well that every one says.
How lucky you were to get old boards TO fix
this room With
They built the chicken house before they did
their home though. The materials for the
chicken house cost 500 The girls did the work
There is feed room at one end, there are
roosting compartments and compartments for
the fowls to scratch in when the weather Is
bad. and there are rows OF nests, WIRE nests
lined with hay, ngeniously arranged so that
the hens be In the privacy they find con-
genial in laying, and yet the nests can be let
down to be cleaned every day. Outside the
chicken house is covered with stucco, the gray
of which blends in pleasantly with the dim col
Of the old buildings and the green OF the
surrounding woods
How did we learn to make stucco?" said one
Of the partners Why, we read about It in a
book, and then made mud pies until we got stuff
that would stick. If you look at the front It
makes very good appearance, doesn't 1t!
We began with the back"
II is a busy life the two young women lead
there They get up with the chickens, and go
TO bed with them. too, They ready to do
the latter They still go TO their classes in the
CITY in the winter but through the rest OF the
year their only Journeys to the city are for the
purpose of delivering chickens and eggs to their
customers.
we hope in time, to give up teaching said
the senior partner. Our plant is young yet,
Won see Robert Browning the first chicken
Matched in our first incubator, is n youthful
rooster still. The last time balanced ac-
counts we found plant had more than paid
rg.NrfTv I'D %
plant buying more incubatOrs and brooders and
SO on We make something toward our living,
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THEIR GARDEN ROOM.
Two Women Evolve Ingenious Place in
Which to Sleep Outdoors.

There were two women who had poor health and
4 garden-along with two dogs. little money and
a few other Things. That was early in March of
this year They decided that If they could live out
doors day and night their health would improve.
but how were they to do IL in the seasons when a
cold wind whipping the garden trees? In the
winter of course, it entirely out Of the dues-
ton but there is a great deal of fn-between
weather. when the sun tempts people outdoors ana
vet IT is too cold to stay long in the open. These
two women solved the problem by having garden
built
lied their ideal. Ii was easy enough TO hunt up
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"MY PUSS!ES S."

Dear Little Men and Little Women: / am sure
you would like to hear about the twin pussies
have. They coal black and are very wee and
plump. Their Soft Fur and Velvet
Ears. They very mischievous and love To play
bail in the hail One day l playing ball with
Velvet Ears and the ball fell downstairs. The
pussy started go after it. She thought that the
nearest way get at it jump through the
bannisters ard before I could catch her she fell
through and broke her neck At first Soft Fur
was very lonely. but she is getting over her sor-
row for her twin sister.
MARION BEATRICE WADE (age 81.
No. I1S East 18TH street. New York.
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NATURE STUDY PUZZLE

NATURE STUDY PUZZLE
/ What animal Is made Of vegetable. q facial
organ and a word used In addressing horses9
. What animal is made of body OF water. an
article and n beverage?
8. What bird is made of vegetable. an article
n form Of the verb be doubled exclamation
and = beverage?
T. What bird is made of something worn by the
Chinaman, a pronOun article, facial organ
and measure of length!
3. What part of 4 plant is made OF a vegetable
an exclamation and river in Scotland?
g. What part of a plant is made of a form OF the
verb to be two cxclamatCns and n beverage
7 What part of n plant Is made Of an insect, an
evergreen tree and a river In Scotland?
g. What part of q birds clothing Is made OF
something worn by the Chinannan. an evergreen
tree a pronoun and measure of length doubled2
What natural division of time Is made Of a
river in Scotland. article and river in Eng
land? g -
study he made Of form OF the verb TO he. q pro
noun, a form of the verb To be, an article and a
measure Of length2
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Contest No l CThe Arithmetic PuZzle)-Choice OF
n boys Tribune watch Tribune fountain pen, an
embroidery set. interesting book or box of
water color paints for the ncatest and best two
answers.
Contest No. . (Things to Think Ahout.-Choice
Of a Tribune fountain pen. n lea Their card case,
embroidery set interesting book. boys Trih-
watch \ h0x OF water color paints for tho
ncatest and best two solutions.
Contest No 3 Dra EIng: Picture entitled "A sum
rner PaefiTna' Choice. OF Il box of water color
paints, interesting book, embroidery set, 4
boys Tribune watch n Tribune fountain pen, a
leather card case "a leather pencil pocket for tho
neatcst and best two original drawings These
drawings must be in black ink white paper.
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COLLECTING COINS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: | started TO
collect coins about two months ago. and now
have twenty-cight.
The first coin ] got was an English penny. which
is very hard get. ] now have cCins from Itay.
China, France. Belgium. Switzerland. Canada and
an American penny l0i years old.
One day took Chinese coin and showed II to
a Chinaman. and he said: "One penny China; no
worth much here
] hope that If other little men and little women
collect coins they will find ii interesting as do
WILLIAM II. ARMSTRONG Gage S).
Green Inn. Monmouth Beach, n. j.
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Hos0 to Hg]i17 q Prize.

Contest No (Our Letter Box).-A prize OF 81 VIII
be given for every letter printed under this head
ing The letters may contain incidents IN your
ufe anecdotes of pets strange accidents novel
school experiences things seen in travel or hction
These stories must be original and must be written
on one side of the paper only.
BE sure to state your
BE sure give your choice of prizes.
BE sure give your name and address. some OK
our Little Men and Little Women neglect 10 DO
this and therefore lose the chance of winning q
prize. , ! l..
r,iinq prlzes Address your answers and letters
10 Little Men and Little Women. The New-York
Tribune. New York.
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Of Mexico and brother of the present King Of
Arstro- Hungary He lost his life when sent on
that unfortunate mission to Mexico. where he was
condemned death by court martial on June ~,
1867 His wife. Charlotte, crazed by the grler
which the death of her husband caused her she
can no longer dwell in the beautiful homo In which
she must have spent many happy hours 1t now
belongs 10 the government.
There IS a guide who is always eager TO give
YOU all the information you desire for small tip.
He wears on his band of black and yellow.
with a two headed eagle embroidered upon H. the
symbol CT the house OF Hapsburg -
ELSIE PAI.OTAR (aged 49,.
No i1s East 65th street New York.
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cared to walk five or six miles So we took off
our skates and began journey across the ice
on foot. At every gust OF wind we were Obliged
10 sit down. Thus crossed the lake. When
we reached the shore rested for some time,
and then started horrrwGId with doubt In our
minds al to the truth OF the old proverb, Look
before you leap,' / hope You will like this cool
story in the hot summer time.
NINA NJ. NORRIS Gagged 49,.
No. II Mary street. Port Jervis. N y.
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A ST. BERNARD DOG.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
Would you like TO hear about dog that lives
In the same house with ne? He is large 81.
BERNARD with brown hair all over him. except
n bunch of white his breast His name Is Lion
He is very fond of children and kittens He Will
go up TO baby or kitten and lick IT'S race. lie
will not hurt a cat unless the cat starts for him
first He loves to go to Coney Island for swim
when he does 20 1t is hard TO make him come
home he likes IL we'll
GEORGE GAvEY Jagged 49,
No s23 St Johns Place. Brooklyn, n. Y.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLEA
WHEEL PUZZLE
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS =
The unfinished picture puzzle: Tho neatest and
best two answers were sent by H Payne. eleveu
years old of No. IA East 18th street. Paterson.
N j. who wishes fountain pen. and Alice Bern
heiner nine years DID, OF EIberon Square. Eloeron.
N J.. an interesting book
Things to Think About.-The two prize winners
and their prizes David Leo Bergin. tweivo
Years old of No. 5g2f Fourth avenue. Brooklyn. a
book and Lillian NJ. Sheehan. thirteen years old.
of No 124 Spring street. Ossininss " Y. a Tribune
DrayTingGA picture entitled Blowing Soap
Bubbles" See pictures this page for prize
winners
ours Letter Box-see letters by prize winners
published in this contest.
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LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor / received the lovely fountain pen,
and thank YOU very much for II. 1 was delighted
TO think won a prize. and hope to win another
one The pen works fine. 1 will close now and
remain your friend r. Il. GILBERT.
BinEhamton, N. 7.
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Dear Editor: The check came this morning and
I thank you very much for it. 1 hope all the
Little Men and Little Women pleased with
their prizes as am with mine. Sincerely yours
DOROTHY WHITE RlDGWAf.
Lake Luzerne Warren County N. Y.