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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
HONOR LIST.

!. Edward Adolph; 2, Ward ". Ackiey; g. Lucy
Brown; !. Marjorie Braine. 5. Lionel T. BONNER;
g. r. A. Coburn: :. Catherine Collins; s. Helen o.
Calhoun; g. Helen Chapman; 10. Cetriona Cole: Il.
Margaret Cutler; r. Josephine Cappelletti 1s Ruth
Clug; L. Claude Edwards; Is. Donald Fletcher; ls,
J. GOdram. L. Elizabeth Hecker: Is. Aaron John
SON u. Frank keppler; %. Marie Y. Kip; q. Julia
II. kimgke; p. Ruth Loeble: 8. Joe Lane; "a.
Viola Morse: %, Lillian Marine Is Sara Mann; q.
Isabelle Massonneau. IS Ethel Mapes; %. Sidnan
Macintosh, 50. Mabel MacNulty; 81 Catherine
Mackenzie; 80, Jessie C Macintosh; 80. Elizabeth
McCue; 81 Carolyn e Post; s5 Joseph Petraniss So
George Seibold; 81. Elizabeth Sweeney; 49, Jennie
Storms; 80. Martha Schwartz; 40, William Sunder-
land; a, Fredda n. Sims; AZ, katherine E Shove:
43. William Stern; a. Jane Taylor: 45. Daniel E
1nsworth; As, Henrietta Vosel A., Muriel Wishsrt:
-, Lillian z Ward: .s. Dorothy E. Willard: 60.
Carl Zahn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
THE CAT AND THE THRUSH,

Dear Little Men and Little Women: This Is a
true story of how Persian cat protected thrush
on her nest from the attacks OF other birds. The
cats is Buff and she Is the pride OF the resi-
dents OF Broad street, Middletown N Y. The
owner OF the cat has several shade trees in which
robins. bluetays orioles thrushes an occasional
wren hold forth. The other day there a great
commotton in the trees, and investigation showed
that a cuckoo attacking nesting thrush
Buff was seen climbing craftily up the limbs
and her presence only added the confusion. Her
owner. thinking she after the birds gave her
a sound cutting. The next morning there was an
other rumpus In the trees. and the cat was seen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

Dear Li.tls Men and Little Women: One NINA
while IN tho country wers suddenly avnkan01
BY tho barking OF our dog. We got Up and inveott-
gated. ou. could ind nothing wrong. thought
that perhaps rs had heard soma ono pAsstn0
the road. and again retired for tho night
Tho following morning rs again searched the
barnyart and found that tho horse missing
We looked all over the grounds, and finally found
hin, stuck IN tho swamp.
There wers four men staying ~ tho house. and
they tried 10 raise the horse. but their Efforts
failed. for he sunk deeper and deeper. They then
went across the road and asked neixhbor for
assistance He, knowing the danger OF tho swamp.
responded Immediately, bringing With him his
son, a team or horses and two OF his boariers.
The eight men worked for about three hours be-
ing In great danger themselves OF slipping into
marsh OF being hurt by the horse. who
fighting all the while for liberty. At last their
efforts were rewarded. for they succeeded in get
ting rope under his legs. and with vigorous
pull raised him enough 20 pu. plank under him.
Then. with another pull. he was raised frrn
ground
out OF the swamp that he could hardly stand but
AFTER good treatment for two or three days he was
himself again Every precaution has been taken
70 prevent him from ever getting in there again.
Your interested reader.
MARGUERITE z. BENDER aged ~
No. iss Milford street. Brooklyn. n. T.
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will be given for every letter printed under tih,
heading The letter may contain incidents 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
SIDE of the paper only Letters entitled TO the
prize Of 81 often crowded out for lack of spacs
in the week they received. but II such Is the
case they always appear IN the page later.
Be TO state your age.
Be TO give your choice OF prizeA
Be TO give your name and address
Contest closes on August Of Age is considered
IN awarding prizes. Address your letters and an
swers 70 Little Men and Little Women The New
York Tribune New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Proverb EuzZle-The provero that Lulu found was
"A bird In the hand is worth In the bush"
The neatest and best three answers came from
Mildred Otis. age thirteen years. Hilltop Farm.
Williamsburg Mass. who desires a sterling silver
pencil holder: Henry Ellenbosen, aged twelve
years No. lS9 Avenue c, New York City. rolled
gold stick pin. and Paul BONNER. aged thirteen
years. No. 255 Argyle Road Brooklyn. n. Y. in
teresting book.
Things 20 Think About-Ihs two prtz. winners
and their prizes IN this contest Lett,e Stewart
aged thirteen years Portland Conn. box OF water
color paints. and Victor Collins aged ten years. No.
279 McDonough street. Brooklyn. n. Z, an inter
esting book.
Our Letter Box-See prise winning letters printed
this page.
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contend with and has something 70 say sxtenuo.
ton OF his crimes. The demand o. this torturnr a
youth for parrot-liks faculty for x.v1nr out
things exactly as they came IN "a not. no aayn =
wholly unreasonable one. though the faculty IN
question is OF trtiins value In the ordinary Ansar~
OF life. The work of the examiner Is light And
ne can test the memory with and SUM-
ness that are impossible with the other powers Of
the mind IL he asks for the OF tn. harrJe ~
Hastings. even though he may have forgotten n
himself. he can easily look IT up and know beyond
a doubt whether the answers given are right or
wrong IL. on the other hand. he asks for aa
account OF the relations OF Henry III and rncnaa
a-BecAet he may % told that tho King WA. =
tyrant and the Archbishop martyr or that the
King was sage rsformer and sarsixhte,, states
man and the Archbishop a proud and pig headed
rebel Authorities are To be found s.ppor, either
view and the examiner may be further haYnrs.rra
by an opinion OF his own The awarding OF mark.
under such circumstances would ee so compl,c .taa
an affair that IL Is not strange X the Aver>xe
examiner. who Is likely 10 b gifted With
phenomenal mental powers. takes refuge in aues-
lions the answers TO which can Be- tested VIII
mechanical eXactness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
The Battle of the Trees

trees begin to touch deadly struggle bsginA The
leaves cut OF the Light from ono another. tho buds
broken OK and tho growth OF all the lower
branches II checked The upper branches are now
tho only that grow freely. and the tree
whose upper branches grow fastest wins tho game
Sometimes tho young trees are evenly matched
that for q while mono get ahead Of ths others
Then they AL come to . standstiu and grow s!ckly
and puny. Ike babies crowded IN a tenement. But
sooner later sure to shoo. up above the
rest. They may have better soil f,wer enenleA
may b they Just naturally stronger than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

they slipped from the smooth surface. Beauty
had dear little basket and blankets all TO him
self Every morning and evening I washed him
with sponge, and he came. TO like this
process. In the night tucked him snugly into my
room. He very restless. and often kept me
awake. He also very particular 10 his
meal hour and resented the non-appearance OF a
bottle at by various sGuealS and funny little
banks Now comes the sad part OF my story. After
staying up several nights with my puppy. mother
said he TOO much work and too young, so
! gave my poor little doggfe away. A veterinary
surgeon is row his proud owner. while his former
one never thinks of him without sigh OF regret
Yours truly, AUDREY p. DERING Jagged 16).
No. Landscape avenue. Yonkers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
AN EXPLOSION.

Dear little Men and Little Women: I am soanx
to tell you about the explosion had. Il hap
pened at night. which was best. Some friends were
visiting Us. and we all sat together around the
table. About 10 O'Clock heard far OF rumble
IL came nearer and nearer, and then We heard a
report 1t shook the house and everybody was
afraid. Most OF the people went IN tbs streets
IN the pouring rain Some people said 1t was a
thunderbOlt. others earthquakes, and soma said
IL was explosion, which il We teIephon4J
later and found IL the glycertns house In ths.
dynamite works The paper said IL made a hois
thirty or forty feet in the ground. Your constant
reader MAVTS c. ROSA
Barre. Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

Every year during tho summer months thou
sands OF people big and little. from the cities
TO the for~.s-clao noun tains and many thousands
more would n they could. Grown people say
they love the forest because II IL peaceful.
The trees. they tell us, do not quarrel and fight
taken. for the forest Is more peaceful than the
city. The only difference is that tho trees don't
light In the way we do. They have no guns or
fists or tongues and they don't make any noise.
except the very beautiful that the wind makes
when II blows through their branchAs and leaves;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
BEAUTY.

Dear Little Men and lxtsls Women: For many
years had lons~d for = pet especially puppy.
On my last birthday I was presented with tiny
two-weeks- old dog. Ny delight knew no bounds
After . long consultation We named hin, Beauty,
and . very Appropriate name It WA We made
many futile attempts to fsed him from saucer,
but no put his head and feet into r. 20 we gave
that up Finally hit upon the plan OF using a
baby bottle Ny little pct became attached 20
4. that he hated to Part with II He soon began TO
try TO hold It with his little pAWA but, q ooUrsa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

thrush
Tho cuckoo, which - too hsy 70 hui1d heman63 =
nest. drives lexs w1r!ko birds from theirs and
takes possession. This cuckoo was .crsaH'fnS
away 1T the thrush and cat and tho tayO W~rS
chatterfns In anger, which pair OF .lasseo hed
by the gardener Clearly showed directed At the
thrush The cuckoo few directly at tho thrush
and the cat made a sweeping thru0e At hin. Sew
eral times the bird renewed the attack. but each
time the glasses showed that Buzz drove him or
Tho cat retained her position until The intru1ee
lawn.
For tho last three mornings the eat hA0 ~
NAMED on duty while the mother thrush nsW
away for food for the nvs young t.uushss that
have been hatched Other birds have Discovered
that tho cat means no harm, and they ~ close
thrush's nest
Hoping this VIII interest you - much . ssnso
OF your stories interest remain. your sneeeo
friend MADErJON w LANE aged ~.
No. UT West l35ch street. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

shell Ike horseshoe and . tail like a spike. ana
he begins 10 live In the water and swim about IN
his turn he means 70 raise family OF little trilo
bites OF his that will day grow up into big
horseshoes. Thus the last OF this OF ancient
monsters seems likely to be with for many q
year to come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
Things TO Think About

ENIGMA.
As reached the last !. 2, s. OF my natural
history book in which I had been reading about
s, s. those wonderful insects that keep slaves
and build fine houses underground. my uncle came
In and began telling us about the !. e. 3. s. =
that are being prepared for the Hudson-Fult
celebration
TRIANGLE.
Fifty. 4. To put question to-
E A vegetable. 8. A beverage
8 Smallest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

the window glass and all tho decorations and fur
nishinzs are OF this hue At night tho electric
light shines through blue globes. HIS aim IL TO
make his patients sleep much posahls and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
DROPPED LETTERS

DFtDk'EhD LETTERS.
Ned rowed over this morning and he said Their.
was beet in his garden that II would bs hard 10
beat for size. Tom going see Il and when
he was getting into the boat he took a wrong stem
and got his boot full of water
ENIGMA.
The letter T.
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PUT TO NEW USE

Crawford-So your wife doesn't make miaoe pteo
any more
Crabshav-No one usaD n H. eAAD a. -
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Tome Ways of tie World

French doctor VINO conducts rest cure be-
lisvss tha, blue-not green. n is commonly sup
nossA-s the most rsstfVl color To eAxry hi.
thsory be hsaps hh patients IN rooms IN winch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

absolute silence is enjoned throughout hi, estah-
lshment- The doctor depends physical agents
such fixing the eyes bright object or tho
monotonous ticking OF clock. hull the senses
of his patients
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

Dear Editor My prize bracelet arrived. and
am exceedingly pleased with It going 20 try
TO win another prize IN the future Thanking
you again for my bracelet I remain, your reader,
MARJORIE w. BRAINE.
No 30 Decatur street. Brooklyn.
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certain English writer who seems 10 be FULLY
aware of the injuries inflicted the rising ssner-
alton BY the school examiner 10 nevertheless able
% psrosfvo eno dn3csAtSao fx,psionAry ~ 70
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Dear Eci;r: I 10 thank you for The check
you sent received 81 yesterday, having Just
returned from the country Thanking you again, Z
remain, gratefully yours -
MABEL. RUNNER.
No. ls9 Richmond street. Brooklyn. y. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

Dear Editor: Please accept my thanks for the
check which I received this morning. l indeed
very proud OF Il. wishing much success 10 the
over welcome Tribune, am. your reader,
Lebanon y. J. FLORENCE Z. KNOX.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: / am writing thank you for the
lovely silver badge which arrived few days ago.
As live in q little seashore village the Sunday
paper does not reach us until Monday. Two weeks
came the news that 1 had the silver badge I
DO not think I valued any present more highly than
that announcement. Your devoted reader.
CONSTANCE G WILCOX.
Oakleose. Madison Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

Freak hats with defOrmed crowns and brms are
again shown. but merely pour passer Ia
temps until the real fashions announced for
fall millinery. The floral trimmings and plunes
also appalling so the wary merely looking
instead OF buying
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

Saratoga is agog at the new fashion of corsetle,s
women, which the boxes at the races have shown
TO be the latest departure IN the smart set. From
shoulder TO hip an almost straight line exists in
this new. unbound figure A brassiere alone con-
fines the curves on any we'll developed form. and
the princess lingerie gown Is made TO suggest
rather than to define the poin, which a trim -
inch belt formerly adorned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

A bride be has ordered her everyday towels
OF fine bird's-eye. embroidered In fancy scaIIops
the ends. with two rows OF large eyelets above
the lower coming in the scallops. form and the
top above the scallops- The initials are done
In eyelet and solid embroidery combined and a.
lot Of household linen is the result
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

The letter E,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-19
THE VALUE OF RHuBARB.
Best Methods Of Growing II and the Pro
at Of the Plant.

II Mr.. Burbank or some other natural
lat should discover fruit or vegetable
which would prove as valuable an addit-
ion 10 the home garden or market truck.
man as the rhubarb plant, surely the
whole world would know II, and their for
tune would be made. Rhubarb is one
Of the hadiest and most easily produced
vegetables on the market, says the Rural
New Yorker. IL has a good sale at re-
munerative prices from Christmas until
about May when il becomes too plentiful
in some markets. The summer prices
range 75cents 10 81 per bushel, while earl
Ter In the season two cents per stalk Is
o common price. An acre of rhubarD
will yield approximately 1000 bushels in
year, but to obtain the highest prices OF
course II must be forced in greenhouse
or celler. To do this the plant Is lifted
before the frost comes--about October
and place in good earth, where they
have warm temperature, but sunlight
is not necessary.
A bed may be started by either sowing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-19
MONTPELIER

William @. White Of Middlcsex, Is
the first man in this section reported
to have made maple sugar. he tapped
his sugar place "Wednesday and found
the sap running we'll, 50 well, in fact
that he made ten pounds of sugar, and
bfot ght IL to this city yesterday.
Tho funeral Of Mrs. Persis Royce,
mother Of w. J. Royce, occurred at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at her late
home, Rev. A. J. Hough officiating The
bearers were w. j. Royce, Rufus Bag
ley, Calvin L. Parmenter and Henry
Silloway. The body was placed in the
mortuary at Green Mount cemetery and
in the spring win be taken to Morctown
for interment.
Cornelia A. Howard has decided to
Dora Belle Dow, her daughter, property
on Berlin street, nominal considera-
tion being named in the deed. Mrs.
Howard died Monday and the deed
was filed for record yesterday, il being
specified in the instrument that this
deed was not TO be Of any effect until
after her decease; then TO be made a
matter OF record. 1t was made April
30, 1908 and was given on condition
that Mrs. Dow should pay the incum-
brance and debts of the grantor at her
decease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-19

tho seed or planting the reefs. II takes
year longer to get started II the seed "a
sown, and the plants are set with roots.
These are set In the ground about two
inches deep. The rows are four feet apart
and the plants are set three feet apart in
the row. October or November ia the
best time for planting, but Il may also be
done In early spring. After planting and
when the ground Is frozen hard ii Is all
covered With three or four inehss deep
with course stable manure. In the spring
the course manure IL raked off and the
finer part Ii forked or cultivated In be-
tween the rows. Very little cultivation
ID then necessary except TO keep the
weeds down for short time, when the
large leaves practically cover the ground
which keeps the weeds from growing.
bed started in October win yield q small
crop the first year and full crop the sec
ond. At the end Of the second year the
plants can be used for forcing, but they
should only be used for this purpose once
in three years. This can be done by
using only a part each year. Rhubarb,
or pie plant, as IL Is sometimes called, Is
valuable as both food and medicine.
When canned for winter use 1t keeps per-
fectly and is always relished-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-19
Good oid.FashiOped Dishes.

In the woman's Home Companion for
March, Fannie Merritt Farmer gives
some tried recipes for old-fashioned good
les
For corn meal crisp, pour slowly one
cupful OF boiling water onto seven
eighths Of cupful Of granulated yellow
CORN meal. Stir until perfectly smooth
and add two and one half tablespoonful
OF melted butter and one half teaspoon.
full of salt. Spread as thinly and uni
formly as possible (using a long broad
bladed knife) on a generously buttered
inverted dripping pan. Bake in mod.
crate oven until wen Drowned, and cue
at once into three-inch squares. 1t is
absolute necessary that the water used
in the preparation OF these should be pour
ed from tea kettle OF boiling water.
For southern spoon corn bread, pour
two and one half cupfuls of freshly boil
cd water over to ciqfuls of fine white
corn meal. Cover, and let stand until
cool; then add one and one half table
spoonfuls of melted butter, one and half
teaspoonfuls Of SALT the unbeaten yoiks
of two eggs and one and one half eupfus
Of buttermilk mixed with one teaspoon.
full of soda Beat thoroughly, and add
the whites Of two eggs beaten stiff. Pour
into a well buttered pudding dish, and
bake in moderate oven from forty TO
fourty FIVE minutes. Serve by spoorfuls
and accompany with butter.
For those who have supper at night
sally-lunn tea cakes are always popular.
They tast just as good for breakfast or
luncheon bread to us who have dinner at
night, and there do not need to plan
for supper dishes. Put two tablespoon
fuls Of butter, two tablespoonfuls Of
sugar and one tablespoonful of Of salt in
bowl, and pour on one cupful Of scalded
milk. When lukewarm add one half
yeast cake Dissolved in two tablespoonfuls
of lukewarm water, three well-beaten
eggs and enough bread -four tonce sifted)
to make a stiff batter, the amount re.
quired being about two and one fourth
cupfnls. Cover, and let rise until very
light. Pour into buttered tin or tins,
again let rise, and bake IN hot oven.
This mixture may be baked in a sheet,
IN muffin rings or in gem pans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-19
NORWICH UNIVERSITY

Blank forms were issued to the corps
TO be filled out and returned 10 w. A,
Ellis, N. u, '97, who Is compiling rec
ord history Of Norwich university I'M.
der the direction Of General Granville
NJ. Dodge, N. u, 80 BY means OF
these blanks. complete history OF
every man ever connected with the uni
yerslty win be attained.
The accommodating Telephone
system" Is being installed In the build
ings Of the university. Instruments
have been put up In Carnegie hall,
Dewey hall and the heating plant. The
system Is 80 arranged that by the press.
ing Of button connection Is made with
the party desired and they may be
rung up without ringing the other par
ties. Instruments viii soon be INSTALL
ed in all the buildings.
Recently Lieutenant William A. Shaw
local forecaster, United States weather
bureau, gave lecture in Dewey hall
TO the seniors and members OF the corps
Of cadets on some features Of the work
of the United States weather bureau.
He outlined briefly the founding OF the
weather bureau in this country by the
head Of the signal corps Of the army
shortly after the Civil War, and It's de-
yelopment until the present time, when
about 500 men are engaged in this work
at about 200 different stations through.
out the country. Lieut.. Shaw explained
with the aid of a stereopticon the diff
ferent pieces II apparatus used in de-
termining the wind velocity, duration
of sunshine, amount OF rainfall, maxi
mum and minimum temperatures and
the pressure OF the atmosphere as re-
corded by the barometer. All this data
IL compiled each day and reports sent
throughout the country and forecasts
of the weather for the next "a hours
are made. He also showed with his
slides several stations of the weather
bureau, interesting cloud formations
and snow crystals. This lecture viii be
followed by another in the near future.