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be found in all weathers. In the house they read
the newspapers and seriously discussed the vir-
tues of Wellington and the sins of Napoleon.
Maria the eldest the little mother of the fam
ily and watched over her brood with wise and
tender care.
The death of their mother made little difference
TO the children for the first year. They went on
leading their independent little lives knowing abso-
lutely outside the vicarage. having no care
but what the busy servants could give them, and
scarcely seeing their father except meal times.
when he used 70 tell them such strange wild tales
that they hung on his words and forgot 10 eat AT
last Miss Branwell Mrs. Bront2's sister, came to
take care of her neces and nephew, and after that
life was more regular at the vicarage- The girls
did lessons with their father and learned sewing
and housework from Miss Branwell. but after a
while it was thought best to send the four older
ones away to school This fatal step, and
this time the story of these gifted children
begins 10 be very sad with chapters which
we do not like 70 Inger.
The school was a very dreadful place, which
Charlotte afterward described in Jane Eyre"
Here the children endured such horrors of starva-
ton. neglect and cruelty-of which they could not
tell their father because all letters leaving the
place were inspected-that inside year Maria, the
gentle and beloved little mother. then about twelve
wears old was taken home to die. and few months
later ten-year-old Elizabeth followed her to the
grave After this there was not much more school
for the wears daughters. They got their educa-
ton at home, for the most part O'neI PeoPie
would have thought their life lonely, but they
had world of their in which they lived
Whenever they were not busy with housewoTk or
study and not rambling on the moor and making
friends with the wild creatures they were writing
In summer they used take their desks into the
garden and eat the ripe currants from the oushes
as they wrote All this was without any thousIll
f 4,+,,re fame They were only girls and their
hopes were fixed upon BranweH
Il was only as last resort that they thoushl
of earning money with their pens 1t was very nee
essa-1 that they should earn money. and as teach-
ing was practically the only profession open 70
women IN those days they planned 10 starr
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DICK.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: l have been
sick now for two years with tuberculosis ana am
just beginning to get around crutches. Every
morning I go riding with the doctor on his
rounds His horses IS Dick. OF course ali
horses like apples, sugar and things. but DICK S
weakness is a liking for cocoanut candy. l gener-
ally walk over to the Office and get in the buggy
while he is hitched. When I half block away
up go his ears. and he starts up over the curo as
far as he can get on the sidewalk At one time
when unhitched he pulled buggy and all entirely up
onto the sidewalk
one morning when I arrived he had not been
brought from the stable, I went inside and sat
at the window to wait. I got interested in a book
and did not go right out when he came Pretty
soon l heard a commotion outside and looking out
saw that his ears were up and he was making
for the sidewalk. Just then a little short man on
cr1Itches came in view and could not help Iaugh-
ing for I saw that he had been fooled DICK
watched him closely, and seeing that he passed
without stopping gave a little whnny Of disap-
pointrnent and then backed off the curb, stamping
as he went.
Finally when did go out he gave so many Whln-
nies of delight that he could hardly MUNICH his
candy You may be sure I gave him double por-
ton AVERY HAGAN tageo 14)'
No So WhalIey avenue. New Haven
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hen would be very nice indeed and that I would
like them on my cabinet doors very much Where
upon Benny, consoled and triumphant, copied them
carefully from a picture in his animal book. and
then with transfer paper drew them on the
smooth planed doors of the cabinet, which were
waiting for his ornamentation before being put
into place
For the very young children in the wood carv-
ing class I adopted entirely what is called fiat
relief. and it is that which I now going 10
teach you. with Bennys cock and hen as an object
lesson. Carving in round relief requires certain
knowledge of drawing and modelling while fiat
relief is simply pattern cut out with tools. ano
IN Bennys case merely fiat sflhouettes N the
natural color CT the wood chselled out against a
corrugated background made with round gouge.
which, you know. is round chtsel. With good
pattern which, of course. should be geometrical
and conventionalized mot like poor Benny's cock
and hem fat relief looks very well for furniture
ornamentation. and be made most effec-
tive. For tools you will need only 10 begin
with two sharp chisels, small and a medium
size. a gouge, fiat gouge U gouge and a
hammer. Get these from good place, and ask
for wood carving tools; but do not get what
they call ''set," which is expensive, and you
buy many more tools than you will ever need
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o,,. upon time there lived in County Down.
s.,a s farmer named Hugh Bronte- He had
-. talent for story telling. so that people used
= ,-,e from all the country round 10 hear him.
s,-,onr the stories that he told q strange
- terrible tale OF founding whom his grand
- had adopted and who had afterward ruined
% .,-,slv OF his benefactor. When Hugh was i've
- old this man came TO his fathers house, and.
s,.e,ne penitence for his evil deeds, proposed TO
-, s-1ends bv adopting Hugh and making him
- - the home he had taken from his bene-
-.,-s childrea Hughs father was IN prosper
. circumstances and able provide well for his
-, but he probably thought this q fine op-
---,-v for the boy while Hugh's own heart was
= bz presents and promises. Only the mother
" - happy and during the last few days that
y .u6 was with her she hung over him with
- * eyes calling him her sweet flower" Hugh
IS not understand why she was so sorrowful
- hs believed afterward that her mothers heart
- ,oss her what no one else could see. The heart
= .ls founding was still unchanged and he meant
V 80 70 little Hugh. He broke every promise
=. be had made, and he had not even any prop
- .o- Hugh to be heir 10. having lost most Of
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a most beautiful shape The Kings Cup. which
was the gift Of King Edward 10 American yachts
men, is a prize 10 be tried for. indeed. The winning
Yacht has its name inscribed on the cup, as the
prize is yacht club property, and the owner re
ceives q commemorative medal or some other suit
able trophy. This year there have been added TO
these prizes two trophies for the longest days
squadron run the HauoH cups. the sailing yachts
will have much TO tussle over.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt cannot this year take
the prominent part in the entertaining that has
heretofore been here the wife OF the commodore
Of the feet, for her mother. Mrs Richard I. VIII
SON. has been dead only short time, and her
father slowly recovering from long and serious
illness. The EiBrtdge T Gerrys. however, are at
hand for their share Of hospitality. and well dis
pensed Will II be. for Commodore Gerry dearly
loves TO have party board his favorite yacht
Electra Besides taking conEenial crowd Of he
bo Hes and of Newport off 10 follow the races
daily he invariably gives stag dinner board
20 the owners of the racing yachts, and includes
many Of the other yacht that in port.
That Commodore Gerry's love tor the sea pervades
his whole being is shown By the situation OF his
beautiful home. and again creeps out In the ire
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PIGEONS,

Dear Little Men and Little Women: week or so
ago read an interesting letter about pigeons, so
I thought I would tell you about some we had
once When my father bought them he fixed a
pigeon house the side of the woodshed, and they
always went to bed at about o'clock. But when
we went hack to our winter home we had no wood
shed to which could attach their abode. and
father diu want il our house; so he built
a stand out by itself in the back yard This, how
ever the pigeons did like. for some reason, but
insisted on perching certain window sill every
night We were afraid that owl some
thing else would get them so mother fixed a box
just inside the window with in II. Then the
window vas raised. That night. when she heard
their pills tapping the floor Of the box. she walked
quietly over and closed the window. We carried
them TO their house. shut them in securely. and
next morning let them again.
After doing this for about a month thought
they would know their home, night failed
to set the trap When they found they could not
get they flew away, and hoped their
house, but when cook went TO bed she
found them both perchtng the head OF her bed
stead The window open in her room. and
they few in. They never got used TO their house
but few away with flock of pigeons in the spring
Hoping this letter is long to be in
terest, remain. your constant reader,
REBECCA L. RUHL (aged 16).
Mount Lake Park Nd
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sistibly delightful so appropriately given it
Seaverge.
Another veteran yachtsinan, w Butler Duncan.
has found a thoroughly satisfactory name for his
Bar Harbor possessions in The Tides MT.
Duncan was at time ardent yaehtsman. ana
during Mrs. Duncan's life contributed to the good
times at Newport. the delight OF every one, for
in those days the colony much smaller and all
were included in the various entertainments Lhe
races too were not conducted with the pomp and
ceremony attendant these days, for visitors, Kew
porters and the committees were all intimate
friends William Butler Duncan. jr., has inherited
his fathers love for The and Is successfully
gllidfng his and his friends yachts TO victory
IN the minor races. and with Mrs Duncan. is at
Newport. board the Waneche. The tioelets be
their house parties at Ochre Point and their
other parties on board the Nahma, are doing more
than usual in the line OF entertainment; the two
families combining their energies most graciously.
The {. Oliver Iselns seem 10 follow sea oreezes the
year around, and at Inchiquin for August and
early September. Mrs. Iselin, who was the beaut-
full Miss Hope Goddard. OF Providence has all her
life be find or sailing. and the Iselins. root and
branch, happiest the water. MIR. Iselin also
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has been commodore Of the yacht club so such an
event the annual races would not seem properly
attended without their presence The yachts owned
by the Iselin family IN themselves constitute 4
goodly escort for any feet. and the Reliance and
Helvetia II will both be hand William Iselin
take his choice of four yachts enter but has
selected the Vigant the best Representatives
This yacht formerly a cup defender but has
not been in commission for Two years now reap
pearing a yawl, into which she has been con-
verted.
The E D. Morgans others that have entered
into many and identified with the most
conservative element of Newport. and the name OF
their home. Beacon Rock is significant OF the
Either the Pluck of the Columbia is a good
boat for the races but the Vanish their comfort
able steam yacht is the that Mrs Morgan
uses for the race times. and both Miss Morgan and
Edwin D, jr. invite the Kanes Twomhlys Sher-
mans and Grcsvencrs their companions for the
days sport
The Berwinds whose huge house. The EIms, is
noted not only for the dinners that might almost
be called dinners state. but also for the most
delightful dinner dances for the younger set
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ceeded in getting a number of the most attractive
of the visitors for dinner that had several aT-
proprfate features and the decorations were very
beautiful A dance followed and as co-hostesses,
so to speak, were Mrs Livingston Beeckman and
Mrs GambrilI. both OF whom brought guests
from their yachting dinners to this part or the
party.
1t is hard 10 tell whether the young matrons or
the unmarried girls have the better OF II when the
yachts are in port for all are very popular when
ball is given honor OF the fleet in some private
house or the Casino. These nSn OF the heet'
when of on cruise. gay as mortals can be.
quite indefatigabe at two-step or waltz but take
them TO the same environments Tor the usual week
end absolutely the attractions. and they
will 'drape'' themselves against the doorway or in
some comfortable chair with the avowed purpose
steadfastly adhered to. Of looking On.
The navy element is its happiest during the
races for the yachtsmen far more TO its
liking than the mult-nlillionatre landsmen, and
such men as Rear Admirals Luce and Chadwick
revel in the accounts OF the happenings from bow
spirit TO rudder and from peak 10 keel. Both OF
these men OF mark have. like the majority OF men
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HONOR. LIST.

/. Nellie Ackerman; ?. Katharine Bunker; 3,
EwaId Boerner; 4, Marjorie Bangs; 5. Louise T.
Butler; g. Douglas Brown: Z, Juliette Cruiser; 8,
Edwin Cole; g. Edward J Campbell; 10. Robert
Chandler: H. Kathryn Corrigan; T. Louise E. De
Gaugue; b. Charles E. Duzenberry; Il. Irene
Davies: 10, Willie S. Dodez; is, Chester Downey;
Il Kathleen Evans; IS. Georgetta Gilbert; 49, Rob-
ert Gomersall; 20. Louise HaIahan; y, Ernestne
Herold; % Valerie Hoag; %. Marion Jordan "a. AL
bert Levine; %, Joseph May 26, Helen Morrison;
q. Chrissie Metzler; IS Allie Mahar; 90 Mary
Ntelia; 80. John C Niven; 81. Curt Olsen; 3D. Ruth
Ottrnan; 33 Helen Preble; 34 Jessie Peterson; 35
Adelaide B. Parker 36, Stanley Partridge; 81 Lii
Ian Russell; 3S. Anna Reindel; &c. Mildred Sutton;
40, Anna Drew Scott; Il. Jack Sisson; z. Sedg-
wick Stiles: 43, Jeanette Thomas "a Dorothy Tay-
lor As Max Vittaly; IS. Natalie Willets; Il Mabel
Watson; 49, Viola r Watson; 4s E WiIsey; 90.
Viola Yarton.
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LESSON VIII.

There hangs against the wall IN my room little
medicine cabinet which prize very much 1t was
made by three boys in my industrial class Joe.
aged fourteen. did the cabinet work Ned aged
twelve made the metal hinges and sconces for the
keys. and Benny. aged eight. carved the doors
after original design of his own, and ii is about
the doors that I going to tell you to-day, be-
cause they illustrate the simplest and easiest meth
cd of wood carving. process that any child of
Benny's age chat is TO say, any intelligent child
from eight TO ten} learn, and really do good
work with
When Benny told TO choose his own design
he hesitated some time, and then said decidedly
"A cock and a hen The other boys objected TO
this as being too realistic. and said a geometrcai
pattern would look much better OF course,
knew they were right but Benny looked so OBJ
stinate and teary that rather violated my own
good taste and said that thought the cock and
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sEGGAR. The TRAMP.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: About two
months ago some friends and were out playing on
the front lawn when one of US saw something gray
hidden in the grass We went what 1t
was and found poor little chicken almost starved
TO death We picked it up and put 1t IN pen with
some other chickens. It tried TO and then fell
backward. We watched It for little while. and
then went back to play. That night before they
went home went down to see how IL was, and
found that the rooster acting as q mother
10 it. keeping 1t nice and warm Now. 1t is a nice
big chicken and it will come and eat Of my
hand. rather than eat off the ground. If I let It
out It will follow all around just like a dog.
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HosU TO 6l1i7 q Prize.

Contest No. cTen'' puzzle).-Choice Of a boys
Tribune watch, sterling silver Tribune badge,
box OF dainty note paper embroidery set,-a pair
OF rolled gold cuff buttons pretty collar pin
box of water color paints. interesting book
for the neatest and best three answers.
Contest No CThings to Think AbouD.-Choice
of a novelty belt pin, an embroidery set. boys
Tribune watch, box of dainty note paper, an iEni-
tation livery paper cutter, Interesting book. a
sterling silver Tribune badge a pretty collar pin
two solutions
Contest No Drawing entitled Around the
Camp Fire'O.-Choice of an interesting book, box
of water color paints, embroidery set, an im!-
tation ivory paper cutter, pretty collar pin
novelty belt pin, boys Tribune watch, sterling
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silver Tribune badge pair of rolled gold cun
buttons for the neatest and best two original
drawings. These drawings be IN black ink
white paper.
Contest No ( (Our Letter Box)--A prize OF 81
will be given for every letter printed under this
heading. The letter may contain incidents in your
life, anecdotes of pets, novel school experiences
things in travel. These stories must be origi-
nal and must be written side of the paper
only.
Be state your age
Be to give your choice OF prizes
Be sure to give your name and address.
Contest closes on August Il Age is considered in
awarding prizes. Address your answers and letters
to Little Men and Little Women, The New-York
Tribune, New York
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:. %, ,--s, Gains He took The boy 70 live in q
1orsI where the family pig sometimes made her
80 F5s made q servant OF him and let him
grow ID in total ignorance He beat and abused
hin -7-f Al th- age Of fifteen Hugh ran away
i er+-e of these har6slips Hugh managed 10
erou up tall strong and handsome His generous
.s-g-a xas urspoiled by cruelty. and. though he
rs er1trelv uaeducated. he possessed great natu-
al intelligence. he easily obtained work as Ia
b,-sr and in the course OF few years married the
-,es- beautiful peasant g-I in the whole country
ss-s The eldest o1 their ten children was Patrick
F-ontg the father OF The famous B7onte sisters
Patrick was apprenticed 10 weaver when he was
.o,-+aAn but he became so much interested in
-sssfrg books that he could not keep his mind on
.te weaving and was constantly making mistakes
This led 10 his giving up his trade and becoming
eventually The Rev. Patrick Bronte. b A. vicar
r. HaEorth. England He married Maria Bran
vel 3 opiet and gentle little lady. who died soon
after the family moved 10 Haworth. leaving six
rt-Js children al under seven. This was in lS2l
F-orn their earliest youth these children seem 70
have heen different from other little folk The
rr-se who cared for their mother in her last IL
ness said they We're unlike any children she had
sve- seen You would not have known there was
child in the house, they were such stlII, noise
lass eDod little creatures she wrote Only the
-. tc,. F2-a79-eI was occasionally natural and
,sBg1+x tn nurse could not understand IL and
MI = down in part their never eating meat MI.
P-rutg having grown beyond The common stature
G. ulan OF potatoes. thought that meat was not
good fer children
F1- IN sutre Of this unnatural QUetness the chll-
t.ea we're PROBABLY not unhappy They were AVlng
,bei- oza little lives Just they chose, and that
ss zs,a-sII7 Iessant either for children or grown
p4o-le Thev had no playmates. but they had each
o-be- and though they had be quiet IN the mouse
50 as not 70 disturb their dying mother, they had
the vide rnoors 10 play on, and there they were 10
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school for girls school would be better man
governessing they thought and besides Emily
could not be a governess, because she became i'll
whenever she was deprived Of her freedom, while
1t was plain that delicate little Anne could not long
endure such a life Charlotte and Emily were &C
cordingly sent abroad at great expense-1roIl
the Bronta stapdpoint-to prepare for this
work but the plan was failure. Meantime
Miss Branweu had died, Nj Brontes eyesight
had begun 70 fail, and Anne, who had been
engaged as a governess, became 50 III
that she had TO come home. Branweu also came
home so hopelessly disspated that he required con-
e+ant care Charlotte could not GO away and leave
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

Word Puzze.-"Can' was the word of three let
ters on which the lists of words to be built up
The neatest and longest list containing twelve
words, which is printed below was sent by James
Seymour. age thirteen years, South Duxbury
Mass, who desires interesting book. The other
two prize winners and their prizes are Agnes Parry
age twelve years, No. 112 Alabama avenue Pater-
son, \. j. eleven words, rolled gold bracelet
and Bessie May Otis, age sixteen years, No. East
18th street FIatbush. y. Y (eleven Words a rolled
gold bracelet The list is:
Can. Cannon ball (near cannonI
Candy. Candle
Canine Candlesttck
Cane. Canary.
Canoe Canvas
Cannon. Canoeist
Things TO Think About.-The two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest are Anna Drew
Scott age nine years, No. 81 Westfeld avenue
Westfeld, y. J., an interesting book, and Natalie
Bomeisler, age ten years, No. 255 Hancock street
Brooklyn, embroidery set.
Prize Drawing Entitled AT the Camp,"-See
pictures by prize winners this page.
Our Letter Box.-See prize letters under this head
ing.
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80 centre q America don their fete day gowns
t hsstlr themselves for the giving OF dinners
GIG luncheoEs 10 the many men friends that come
s'ois from their floating palaces In turn these
.acalsinen take their hostesses and other pretty
. iHea IN for d day their yachts. 70 follow
racers and enjoy being a part Of the great
- of boats That look Ike huge white birds as
lAey sail away
ne Astor cups and the Kings Cup races are both
- iof prizes % great value and beauty. Tie
cup for The si0ops In the first named race :
o'k Of art. outside OF the monetary value Of
- Prize. and tac cup that corresponds for the
ensfs N the same races IS more than schooner
as II holds the modest drink" OF twenty
S II addition TO the tact that il is wrought into
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MOTHER GOOSE PUZZLE.

MOTHER GOOSE PUZZLE.
The omitted words, when correctly guessed and
placed one after another. will form quotation
from Mother Goose.
Phyllis is beginning TO feel -, now that she has
passed her twelfth birthday. His most
distinguished woman.
William - the Colonial clergyman and histo-
rian. was graduated Harvard in 1856
We for a walk after the sun had set
How many miles is it -
We did not find the - long.
The dishes washed and returned to
their places in the -
They have gone "
I should be glad if you could - me some BOOKS
when you are in town.
Ruth has gone TO visit - cousin
Give pussy some cream
This brave - has saved many OF the bathers
from drowning.
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POSTCARD EXCHANGE.

Dear Editor: VIII Milton Row kindly send his
address to Alison Winslow it was so blurred on
the card that could not make it out? Thanking
you beforehand. remain your friend,
ALISON WINSLOW.
Shirley, Mass. r. F. D., Box T.
Dear Editor; Please enter my name on the post
card exchange. am little girl. and would like to
exchange with other little girls anywhere in the
United States or Europe. I would send some to
''shut-ins." Your little reader
RITA CONNELLY.
No. 1872 Broadway, New York City.
VIII you please put my on the postcard
exchange? Your reader,
GUSSIE ". SMITH (aged 15).
No. IA Montauk avenue, New London. Conn
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GM0U!RI lET 1rER BOXa ~

the rooster is a bantum and the little chicken
turned out to be large chicken. The rooster cud-
dies 1t just the same as when it was small
and it looks so funny to see the little trying
cuddIe the big chicken. 1 don't think I could
ever part with this chicken. it is cunning Beggar
is its name because it came to house for some
thing to eat Hoping this letter will interest you
remain your devoted reader.
DOROTHY EXTON WOODS (aged ID.
Grace Church street. Rye, y. Y.
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all these cares Enily's shoulders. and destitu-
ton was staring them ali in the face There was
nothing they could do but to try to earn money by
means Of the family talent for storytelling. With
such inspiration Emily wrote ''Wuthering Heights
the story of her grandfather, Hugh Bronte, and
then she wondered why people thought 1t too ter
rible for life. Charlotte began Jane Eyre" while
away with her father who was having his eyes op-