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GHOST WHITING.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Ghost
writing is very mysterious and exciting
Dip new, clean pen in pure lemon juice
and with this queer ink write notices or
charms Oh a number of pieces Of writing
paper. Allow the ink to become perfectly
dry. when it will fade cut completely;
then place the charms in a box and let
each girl and boy in turn draw what APP
pears TO be a blank slip of paper. After
examining it, the paper should be handed
to some grown person present who Is in
the secret and who has provided a light
ed candle. by means of which he may read
the ghost writing. All the young people
will cluster around and with bated breath
words ON the blank paper as the reader
moves the message back and forth over
the lighted candle. The heat brings out
the writing in distinct letters that all may
see. a second charm must not be taken
from the pile nntil. the first has been read
No. 27S Saekett street. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

Many as are the trades open nowadays
e women. there are few that are not
touched upon by Anna Steese Richardson
n The Girl Who Earns Her Own LiF-
ing (lSeW York: 3. W. Dodge & co...
The book is full of practical advice and
information for Would-be stenographers'
Jerks, artists, dressmakers. writers,
urses, social workers and so forth. Two
.ofnts come out especially IN Mrs. Rich
srdson's terse chapters First, that there
is generally a place on top for the girl
who goes In 10 win; second. that original
sgy always brings a good price.
Art offers wide field. says the author,
fut the girl must have sense as well as
talent. 1.-THE practical worker in any line
Of artistic endeavor can find q market for
her wares or a salaried place, but she
must not fail TO place due emphasis on that
Etfle word practical The man who stands
ready 70 pay Tor artistic products wants
MS srt-uorkers 20 be as businesslike az
h,s stenographers or statesmen. The days
II the lsckadaisical maiden with unkempt
}scks, bedraggIed skirts and dreamy eyes
caring into the blue heavens for an IN
sptration ara past, so far as the publish
sng end manufacturing world is concerned.
While such a girl waits for an Inspiration
. practical worker with perhaps less ar
Iistic ideals, but a keener appreciation OF
her employers needs and the Importance
Of punctuaIity, secures all the orders
In other words. the girl who imaRihes
that she can put her artistic talent TO
account must start out Alright, with per-
feet understanding OF the bUsinesslike at
mosphers in which she will work She VIII
have 70 work regularly. not spasmodicaily.
ehe VIII have 10 deliver her product on uine
or have the order cancelled. And she VIII
have 20 deliver the sort Of work her en-
Dloyer orders. She cannot substitute some
sudden, inspirational idea. If she rs one OF
those rare creatures, genius, an iconocias'
IN an, IL che must do things in her own
way OF not at all, then she must not enter
shat we may term the field OF commercial
art"
Ia the chapter on Work ia Libraries"
ahe author outlines the requirements, du-
ties. etc. OF the librarian. and sums up the
profession as follows: '"The librarian has
MT the same wide ecope for achievement
AID the development Of her creative fac
aities as the writer, the musician, ihe ar
fists the designer. She never really be
sssnass her own mistress. es nns EucceSStnl
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MY PET.

Dear Little Men and Little Women; one
day last summer took my dog to the
village with me. as l had to do couple
of errands for mother. He was very
good companion and he went everywhere
with me.
After 1 had finished shopping we took
the road for home, arriving there about
4:9O o'clock. Just as I was going up on the
porch noticed that 1 had only three par
GELS. instead of four. laid the others en- a
chair and hurried back toward the Nii III 81
AS the dog came after me, SAID, Ldu-
die Laddie, where's my parcel: AZ tnaI
he went running ahead of me. quite ui5
rance i'm front of me I noticed that Lao
die had stopped and was lying down soi
thought he was tired and was waluuS TOT
rne RTIt as I came nearer him l saw the
bundle between his two front paws ,a,,.
Don't YOU think he was very prIShI
dog and a good companion?
hope this viii interest yS 9I,t and r taSt
NJ. CANDLES aged ID.
West Merrick Road, Freeport' Long Island
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

Proverb Puzzle.-This proverb was, TOO
many cooks spoil the BROTH The three
prize winners and their. prizes are Ruth
Mackenzie, fifteen years old. No I'll
Jackson avenue. New York City: a set of
Scottish postcards; Margaretta Archibald,
tv elve years old, Pottsville, Penn. a box
Of water color paints; Harold Howell, eight
years old, Freeport, Long Island, an inter-
esting book.
Things 10 Think About.--The two prize
winners and their prizes in this contest are
William Savale fourteen years old, No.
3ss Scotland street. Orange, n. J., q sterling
silver tie clasp; Katharine Goodridge, thir-
teen years OLD, No 1910 North Calvert
street, Baltimore, a box OF water color
paints.
Halloween Drawings.-For prize winners
see illustrations on this page
our Letter BoX.-See letters by prize
winners.
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Wanderers Of the .Skp
BY ELIZABETH DUDDERnGE.

Every little man and woman must some
.,n,s have seen a shooting star, and prob
,b1r most Of them have seen a great many.
Aecsuse they are very common and we
r.n see them almost any evening, particu-
,orlv in August and November Sometimes
.bsse stars fall TO the earth, but they don't
iook IKE stars then-they are only black
masses Of rock-and sometimes there is a
--boIe shower OF them at once. At a place
csIed L'Aigle. in France. in the year 1903.
hstWeen two thousand and three thousand
Gel at one time
II is very strange TO see things which
sssn 70 be stars shoot raadly from their
rnheres. as Shakespeare says 1t is even
stranger 20 see a mass of rock fall from
,be sky. and for long time people refused
- believe that these strange stones really
Ala come from the sky. but after the
shower at LAigle it was impossible to
doubt IT, and now the people who study the
stars know that our earth is continually
being pelted with small bodies ranging in
size from pebbles or grains OF sand up to
masses Weighing many tons.
The shooting star was named by the
Greeks a meteor unee'-te-or), which really
means q thing in the air; but when this
thing in the air falls to the earth we call
Ii a ne eorite. II is only very few of
Che larger meteors that fall. The smaller
ones usually no bigger than a piuhead.
are burned up before they can reach the
earth. Travelling at the rate of ten. TWEEN
II. thirty or forty miles a second. a meteor
strikes our atmosphere with tremendous
force and the heat produced 10y the COLI
sion usually dissoIves Il into a vapor. As
The burning mass rushes through the upper
sir we sec a shooting star" A larger
meteor may get within two or three miles
If the earth before il is burned up: then
re see a very brilliant shooting star. =
very large one reaches the earth without
f4iDe entirely melted. Then II is called Il
f1eteorite This happens several times
every wear in some part OF the earth. Ever
50 many .nqJeorites have been placed III
museums
The largest one that has ever been found
: in IA. Museum OF Natural History, in
New YORK It weighs thirty-seven and =
half tons. and was brought from Green
land By Commander Robert Z Peary.
The origin of these meteors was for 4
lcns time a great mystery. hut astron-
emers are now convinced that the whole
solar system is hlled with these small
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
FLUFFY RUEFLES.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: This
is about our cat, Fluffy Ruffies. We have
had her ever since she was kitten She
is a very pretty cat, with one blue and
one brown eve. This is uncommon in cats,
I think.
She is very playful, too. She will push
q rubber ball around and chase it with
delight. When she becomes tired she VIII
lie down quietly for a few minutes, only
to dash off suddenly again after the ball.
with a tlnhle of little bell fastened to
her collar.
About FIVE weeks ago my great-uncIe.
who had been sick for some time, died.
He was very fond of Fluffy, as she used
to lie beside his bed. The day after the
funeral we found Fluffy lying on the rug
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
Hoe0 10 Sgsfr1 q Prize,

Contest 10. ] Things to Think About
Choics OF = rolled gold bracelet, a set OF
Scottish postcards. a sterling silver tie
clasp a box OF water color paints. an in
feresting book, d sterling silver Tribune
badge a pair Of pretty cuff or collar pins,
q pearl bead necklace or an imitation ivory
paper knife for the neatest and best two
solutions
Contest No. Comic cut entitled, when
the Bear Ran Away with Willie .-Choice
az 2 box Of water color paints, a sterling
silver Tribune badge, an interesting book.
pearl bead necklace. a pair OF pretty cuff
or collar pins d set of Scottish postcards,
q rolled gold bracelet or q sterling silver
De clasp for the neatest and best two
drawings. These drawings must be in
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HONOR LIST.

J, Olive Abeel; z, Edna r. Bauer; B.,
Edna z. Bower; 4. Edith Becker; g. Agnes
Blakston; 5. Helen A. Bernheimer; :,
Nora Barker; S. Florence Burfeindt; 8,
Ruth Bailey: 10. Isabelle Diamond; IL,
Veronica L. CoughIin: Il, Kenneth L. Con-
over; b. Mary "A. Clayton; Il, Emma Dor
mann: 10 Willard Denton; 16, Helen A
Douglas; L. Paul f. Gould; 1s. Frank
In Gardner; -. Harriet 6. Guild ~
Edith Hallen beck: q, Juanita Howell; u
Anbia Harris: q. Margaret Hunter; q,
Earle Hoskins: ., Sarah L. Hutchinson
IS. Mildred ]. Hearn: q, Anna Jennings;
g, Helen Irene Klein; q, G. Clement Kel-
Iogg: g, May M Z 1Fa95 81; Ellen Rss
tr5ce MORGAN: "a. Gerald Z. MeTriman: 81,
Mabel ord: IS, Velna Osborne; 81, Char
lotte H. Pettingill: %, Mary c. Peters; g.
Eagdalen Roenne; 80, Charlotte Rider: Al,
KeTriet Root; g, Rachel Smith; IS, olive
slraons: ~. Jacob Smith; -, De Witt Sigs-
bee: z6 Alice Stevens; 81, Mildred Eoor-
bees: Is Beatrice Walton; -, Constance
Wilcox; %. Percival c. Woodruff.
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BARNARD TAKES UP HOCKEY.

The Barnard College athletic season has
Just opened with an innovation Owing 70
the splendid weather this. autumn the stu
dents have postponed their indoor basket
ball practice. and in its place have taken
UP field hockey. The northern end OF the
Barnard campus has been marked of as a
hockey field and there three times a week
the squads meet for practice.
Al present the players are merely train
ing under the coaching of Miss Ethel Lev
eridge. who for Two years has held the cap
taincy OF the 1911 basketball team. Within
a few weeks however, the tryOuts for team
membership will be held, after which the
irterclass matches will be played off, The
hockey season is to last during The month
OF November.
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original.
Contest No. Our Letter Box.-A prize
OF 81 given for every letter printed under
this heaong The letter may contain in
cidents in your life, anecdotes of pets,
novel school experiences, things seen in
travel or made-up stories. These stories
must be original and must be written on
one side Of the paper only. Letters entitled
10 the prize Of 81 are often crowded out
for lack of space in the week they are re-
ceived, but If such is the case they Away
appear in the page later.
BE sure to give your age.
Be sure to give your choice of prizes
Be sure to give your name and address.
Contest closes on October %. Age is COLI
sidered in awarding prizes. Address your
letters and answers to Little Men and Lit
tie Women, New-YOrk Tribune. New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

carried the hat-they didn't have collection
plates-and put it in. / thought to myself
how liberal the old fellow was, but we
soon saw that he wasn't going TO pc SO
generous. after all. for while he put the
fiftv cents in with one hand. with the
other he fished out forty-fve cents change.
Hoping that my letter Will interest you
and that some time YOU will see some real,
live Indians yourselves, am, your faith
ful reader. RUTH STRANG (aged ID
No 301 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn.
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Things TO Think Aboxf.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
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the second sum and get the palace OF tns
Pope.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
STEP PUZZLE.
ROuen
enDOW
owner
erode
DeBaR
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organ
ankle
Leave
verse
ADDITION.
Mirror.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

esting play acted by the scholars in honor
OF 1t. We had all the characters of the
olden times and Indians by the dozen. all
IN costumes. | took the part of an Indian
maiden IN a scene where Henry Hudson
first appeared, landing from the Half Moon,
and my sister was Dutch girl in an act
called Rip Van Wrinkle. The first perform
the teachers. and the next week we gave
the play all over again for the benefit of
the parents. 1t proved great success, as
of having the finest set of boys and girls
in The Bronx. Your constant reader,
MAY BELL MARSHALL (aged I0l.
No. 6o0 Eagle avenue, New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
JACK.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
would like to tell you about our pony,
Jack. He isn't much larger than our New
foundland dog, but is very strong and
lively. He is mouse color and has a very
heavy name and tail. We have a cart for
him and a small, two-seated sleigh, and
We always go four and five at a time.
like TO ride him, but he doesn't enjoy that
very much The first time / went he start
ed all right, but soon stopped, got down
on all fours and stayed there until 1 got
OF then he got up. He didn't try to
throw me. nor run=iust wanted me to get
off; but he cauters nicely with me now.
Last summer. when he was loose around
the yard, he would come up every morning
on the back veTanda and put his head In
the kitchen door for something to eat He
eats sugar. candy, cake and everything
we offer him He is a dear little pony,
and we all love him. Yours truly,
JULIA H. KLIMPKE (aged 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
A HALLOWEEN SALE

The Woman's Health Protective AssOcia-
ton viii hold a Halloween sale OF hcme-
made cakes pies. jellies, pickles and other
delicacies az the home OF Miss Florence
Guernsey, No. . West S.th street. on Satur-
day afternoon. October 80. from 5 until s
O'Clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

A woman whose family Is fond Of tomato
soup prepares a big preserving kettle full
OF il in the fall and cans il for winter use.
as one would fruit When carefully done Il
keeps nicely and is an economical and time
saving process The soup is not only cheap
CT when prepared from fresh tomatoes N
the ran. but 4 Is more wholesome than "
1-a6e IS nss1sd fruzn u1ned soodA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
EoR SABBATH OBSERVANCE.

Mrs. William II. Danielson. field secretary
OF the Women's National sabbath Alliance.
will speak at the October meeting of the
alliance. 10 be held at No. 156 Fifth avenue.
on Monday az 10 10 a. m. Mrs Danielson.
who has just returned from a tour through
Pennsylvania and this state. viii give an
account OF the efforts being made for the
sacred observance of the Sabbath. All
present
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Our Leffer Box.

in his room, and when we called to her
she would not move; and when we put
her on her feet she could not stand but
fell back with a faint NEW. She re-
manned in this state for three days, refus-
ing to touch any food, even salmon, or
which she is very fond.
Some one suggested that she was griev-
ing, and so it turned out to be, for after
now she is as we'll and playful as ever.
But occasionally we still find her hunting
around in his room. Hoping this letter
will interest you, I remain sincerely yours,
WILLIAM F. SAVALE Jagged 14).
No. 3SS Scotland street, Orange, N. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
ADDITION.

Add five. an article. and a cheering bev-
erage and get a kind Of large vessel nee
esslry in many manufacturing processes;
add one hundred and an article and get
smaller vessel for holding liquids. Add
the frs, sum obtained, a facial organ, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

Dear Editor: I received my check for 81
and thank you very much for it. Ny
father has read The Tribune for twenty
five years. and 1 have read the Little Men
and Little Women's page as long as / can
remember. Hoping to win another prize,
remain, yours truly,
KATE ELINOR RAVENS.
Ryder Lane. ArOnGque. Conn.
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LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: / very much pleased
to get the check for 81 and thank YOU
for it. 1 got it this morning. and this is
the first time I have had q chance TO
write From one Of your many readers.
1 remain LURA b. SMITH
No. n Waverly avenue, Brooklyn. N Y.
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for comfortable, safe places. THE con-
scientious clerk is practically assured Of a
life post once she is installed by the
government Office politics, such as one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24
OUR SCHOOL PLAY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women; My
sister and l attend Public School a. in
The Bronx. During the Hudson Fulton
celebration we had a very nice and inter-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

new chief of d department who Gusts old
employees in favor of personal friends.
The existence of the Civil Service Com
mission prevents the latter catastrophe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

Dear Editor: I want to thank you for
the check which I received a few days
ago. l certainly was surprised and de-
lighted when / saw my composition print
ed in the paper. Hoping to win another
prize. and thanking you again for the Ons
which / have already received, ] am your
very interested reader,
NICA DE HIERAPOLIS.
No. $50 Quincy street. Brooklyn. n. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

Dear Editor: Kindly accept my most sin
cere thanks for the check YOU so kindly
sent me. 1t is the first money prize ever
won. so you can't imagine how. pleased
am with it. Thanking you again. re-
main, ELSA FRIEND.
RIVE N Y
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BEEIEADINGs.

For airships we must find the
II we should nave to live Oh
And do without our summer.
When the word for the first blank has
been found behead it to get the word fol-
the second blank and behead again FOL
the third blank.
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BY Emma Seipp, aged fourteen years,
No. 21o West 1o2d street, New York
City. Prize, rolled gold bracelet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

THE advantages of a cIerkship in the de-
partmental service may be summarized as
follows: A regular income larger than the
average salary paid in Offices; no work
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6nds in the average business house. can
moi affect her tenure OF Office, though they
NAV prevent her promotion. The Govern
p,ent does not fall nor does it install
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

BY Alice n. Taylor, aged fourteen
years, 20. 1856 Fifth avenue. New York
City. Prize, a rolled gold bracelet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-19
Dog Days are Here.

An inquirer who wants to know
something about the ORIGIN of dog
days. the season of the year when
dogs go mad, food spoils, bathing
IN streams is supposed unhealthy and
various diseases are prevalent and
more fatal, etc. Investigation shows
the expression dog days" refers
to the rising OF the star Sirius and
covers period OF forty days, twenty
days before the appearance of the
star and twenty days after, the time
known by astronomers as Dies Can
scludares' That the appearance of
Sirius has any thing TO do with the
the heat or disease was a foolish
opinion of THE ancient star gazers,
for the time of rising depends on
TIE erlatitude and is later and later in
all latithdes. In time the dog star
or Sirius will rise in the dead OF
winter and when it does milk will
contn):e ~ sour in August time
end dogs iwaM continue to go mad
Warsaw Daily Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-19
INJURED AT
TWIN LAKE
B. c. SOUTHWORTH is STRUCK
BY BROKEN POLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
Was Engaged in Erection of 10000
lb. Monument When Guy Pole
Broke.

A telephone call to the Tribune
from Twin Lake Friday afternoon an
narnred the fact that B. c. South
worth, of the monumental firm of
SouthwortiD and Son, had been in
jured, while engaged in helping to
place tfae Menominee Indian monu-
ment, at 2:3O o'clock Friday alter
noon. The men were engaged IN
placing the massive die, which was
being aowered into its position by
means of a heavy lifting crane. A
large telephone pole, being used as
guy pole, gave way under the
strain and broke off about five feet
from the top of the pole. The failing
piece struck Mr. Southworth ON the
head, left shoulder, and r arm. He
was rendered unconscious for sever
al minItes. DIR. Knott of Plymouth,
was summoned. After recovering
consciousness Mr.. Southworth bIed
profusely from the wounds.
The injuries consisted OF badly
dfslocated shoulder, besides the
bruises, according to the latest re-
trrises. Mr.. Soutiworth rs sixty-iive
years of age, and will soon recover.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-19
LABOR DAY To Be H|TLY
CELEBRATED IN PLYMOUTH
Horse and Motor Cycle Races, Balloon
Ascension, Base Ball Game, Etc.
Big Day Planned.

NAV enter this race, residents OF
Marshall county, or non-residents.
The race viii be given to the first
winner oi two heats.
The second horse race will be so
hall mile, and be awarded to the VIM
ner OF three out OF five heats. This
race will be open only to members OF
the Driving Club, Captain M, Red
Sign, and Pearl R., debarred This
prize will be 500, divided into four
prizes as above.
The motorcycle race will be two
miles in length, or four times around
the track The prize is SIS, divided
in three prizes consisting OF $3.50,
$500, and $3.50. The race is open
for all single cylinder machines.
A balloon ascension will be anoth-
er feature OF the meet The races
viii start at 80 o'clock on Monday
September 9Th Immediately after
the finish OF the races the ball game
will be held The judges, timers,
etc. for the races will be selected
later.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-19

Oscar UlEfton Williams, known as
Oscar Cressner, died at the home OF
mis- parents, on east Jefferson street
ut 10 o'clock Wednesday might, ag ID
seventeen years, two months and 30
days Death was due to pulmonary y
tuberculosis, wsdh wthich he had been
suffering for several months. His
affection required him to quit his
work on Feb 18th of this year, but
he has been bedfast for only three
weeks.
Oscar was born in Jay county on
May 18th. 1892, the SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Williams. When three
years old his father died Before the
death of his father they moved TO
Burr Oak an this county, where they
resided for three years. His widow
ed mother then moved to Chicago,
where they lived for four years, and
then came to Plymouo. His mother
was married to Charles Cressner in
1896, and the boy has always been
called Cressner.
The funeral was held at the res
fde1ce at 1000 FRIDAY morning, ser
vices conducted by Rev. Howard, af-
ter which the remains were taken
to Burr Oak, for iherment in the
cemetery there.