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New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

What Little Man Little Woman has not
thought how delightful It would be to have wild
bird a robin, thrush, even one OF those saucy,
half tame little fellows. the sparrows, come and
perch on ones shoulder and eat out of ones hand.
Doubtless some Little Men have even followed a
bird with a handful OF salt thinking that If they
could get enough to drop pinch on his tail
he could be caught and tanned But, after al,
what you want Is not to catch him. but 70 nave
him come to you of his own accord. and they never
WILL the little creatures. Even the birds in the
parks, though they viii pick up the crumbs you
scatter, keep their blight eyes on you every min
ute and II you try TO come very near them they
Immediately have another engagement in a dis
tant part of the park. They won't believe YOU al
all when you tell them that you not like
the bad boys who catch birds and cage them and
rob nests and all that 1t is very hard to think
that because other people been cruel to birds
the birds have grown distrustful that they won't
believe any human being is their friend
stiH. there are few people. very few, whom
the birds trust. Have the Little Men and Women
ever read about Monsieur Poi. "the bird charmer
Of the Tuilertes''? He just old Frenchman'
who used TO walk In the beautiful gardens OF the
Tuileries in Paris. and when he fed the birds. as
he always did they would come and perch on his
hands on his head, and futter about him without
the least fear. Probably many a small French
child watched him wistfully and wondered how ne
did It. for though he very quiet and gentle IN
his movements they tried 20 be quiet and gentle
tho birds liked Monsieur Poi, though perhaps they
couldn't tell themselves why they would perch on
his hand and not go any one else You know
how you are willing TO make friends in minute
With one person, and another person you don't care
about at ALL and yet the other person may be Just
as nice as the one you make friends with It's
your feeling end the birds have their feelings that
way. too.
Wood pigeons. you know. are very shy birds IN
their native forests. It isn't at all easy TO get
anywhere near them in daylight Even the WOOD
pigeons In HYDE Park, IN London, are as tinl1d as
possible But every morning when : certain man
who walked across the park on his way 10 business
neared a certain side path of the Row, he found
group OF the big birds waiting for him In the
most dignifed and solemn manner they would
mount to the top of the railings. Their friend
would produce handful Of maize ana pass II 10
them politely in turn, and each bird, as the maize
was offered him, bent his head and cooked up MS
square gray tail and took grain and swallowed It
with relish Would they take 1t from any one else:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

7-boss who are born beautiful little dream OF the
,,,yes their lcss fortunate sisters are Wiling y
- g., ,r,5ar 20 acquire good complexion 10
80 sbarelv hands OF TO FIX some iea'uie' ~
women are satisfied with their persona e.,
,a,ta- in hand and be improved al no li7''e'
,vhat cost 70 purse or endurance us
--1. ,-o,,ng maid matron with nez reIIouSse
= s4svs include its making over into Gre
eiar straight and goddesske in her trip to PARIS
sIIr ti,re. weeks or a little more for the opeI-
- :. bo ac.ouplisfed For some time red
ne<s will be quite discernhle on the bridge ana
Co.. several days she viii suffer acuteiy' out Wt1n
: -, ,,ose in view what cares she for such frhes
se master bandsses spiints aud pain win every
natural breath 60. e.r
II i,er cars are too long o. stand out 100 ia'
- Ie~ head they are by various means maze 10
ioo,, N propor1ion and lie fat ike PINK tinte'
shells By deft snips the eyes AS wen eau oe IA
sss 10 take on the dreamy expression tilat IONS
roonsng eyelisls give. and The whole 4nciNliuliif
,nt the round eyes OF this young woman formers
60 10 her Is changed from aertness % a s+I'u-
ia ion of lazy indifference. This, OF course means
Aass in a darl1ened room. and IS accompanied %
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
HoaO to Sg1ir7 q Prize

tions Of the above rhyme offer the choice Of a
box OF watercolor paints q sterling silver Tribune
badge. an embroidery set, interesting book
leather cardcase, q paper knife or "A Trip Around
the World in Postcards These drawings must be
in black ink white paper.
Contest No. 1 (Our Letter Box)-A prize of 81 VIII
be given for every letter printed under this head
ing The letter may contain incidents in your life
anecdotes of pets, novel school experiences or
things seen in travel These stories must be orig
inal and must be written side Of the paper
only Letters entitled the prize Of 81 are often
crowded out for lack of space in the week they are
received But if such is the case they always ap-
pear on the page later.
BE sure you state your age.
Be sure to give your choice of prizes
Be sure 10 give your name and address.
Contest closes on March 3. Age is considered
in awarding prizes. Address your letters and an
syyers to Little Men and Little Women The New
York Tribune, New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
MY DOG BUSTER.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Perhaps you
would like me to tell you about my dog he Is a
very big dog and his name is Buster. My sister.
living about four blocks from me. happened one
DAY TO have Buster up at her house She wanted
NV mother to come to luncheon and could not
leave the house. she expected something oy ex-
press so she wrote note tied 1t on Busters 5
collar and told him to take the note right home TO
mamma He turned around and looked up AT her
as if 10 say he did not want TO go. But she made
him 60 on he trotted with his tail between MS
legs came home and whined at the door My
mother opened it and the note on his neck
She took 1t on read it. and told him he was
good dog. Ever since that time ne has taken notes
back and forth. Hoping this Will interest you, am
FORMAN SLACK (aged ~.
No. 272 Lvermore avenue. Westerlegh, staten
Island N Y.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
Beauty at the Price Of Great Pain
No Process Too Excruatng the Social Aprant VINO Longs
for Personal Charms.

very little bandaging small straps Of adhesives do
ing the work instead.
The longest and most excruciatInG of all the
.,,ee1Irv. processes is when the face is absolutely
skinned for new complexion. Many dissatisfied
,-o,1nR woman who rates herself from society
ard even from her ss@rrest friend, on account OF
nervous prostrarioB," in reality being skinned
alive and energes irsally from her retirement with
a schoolgirl complexion that is as fine as a babys
stxt1 and FAR more sensitive From three TO six
weeks Is the time required for this proceeding, and
tbos, who have confessed undergoing the ordeal
declare that they would do it again and again, so
well has the result Justified the means. but fortu-
natelv for the grateful victims once is supposed TO
be enough.
The majority Of instead of considering
the mole as beauty spot the Frenchwomen
do are only too glad when they md that by an
electrical appliance it can be removed. The same
also Is cfte efcaeious for the Elustached upper lip
that sometimes grows into actual Disagreement
Eyebrows are grated in. eyeashss too and the
rubber bandages that put on to dispel wrinkles
are an Intricate study. and make the wearer re-
sen1ble a nun Not only the forehead and sides
Of the face bound lightly, but a strap-or, rather
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
OuR PEGGY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: My grandfather
once had a cat whose name Peggy. She was
a tortoise coored cat. My grandfather liked her
very much But day Peggy thought she would
like some spring chicken. she went TO the neigh
boris chicken yards and helped herself. Then
grandfather said that he would not have a cat
that caught chickens So he put her into bag
and took her In the carriage when he went out
driving After he had driven eight miles he came
to a nice looking farmhouse Then he let her out.
About three weeks after that, when he got up one
morning and unlocked the door, he heard eat
cry so he opeued the door. and there on the steps
sat Peggy. Then grandfather said If Peggy thought
so much of her home that she could stay with
US as long as she lived Peggy is dead now. Hoping
this Will be printed remain your constant reader,
OLIVER DEMAREST (aged ~.
No "a Essex street. Hackensack, N J.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
OUR DOG NELLIE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women; an gong
20 tell you a true story about our dog Nellie she
ir a setter with dark brown coat and a white
spot on her chest Her eyes are brown and full OF
expression and she has long SEe is very fond
of sweetmeats, and viii drink tea and coffee but
not unless they are sweet enough for her taste. She
car understand what is said TO her. and VIII DO
what she is told Every morning. when she thinks
II Is time for her master TO get up she will come
and nut her paws on the bed and pull the covers on
and make her master uncomfortable 50 long as ne
lies there. Settlers generally used for hunting.
and will start the least noise, so you may think
IL strange she does not hunt But you must re-
member she lives in the city she is a spOut dog.
and will not go in her kennel, and II she cannot
follow her mistress she viii Just bark and whine
We do not think fair, for she Is the pet OF the
house and can go wherevere she wishes She Is
very Jealous if Of the cats is petted- She does
not like strangers. and especially men She is very
fond OF the kitchen q may say that is a weak
ness OF US all at meal tiTnes9 I hope you viii ike
this story for I think she is wonderful dog
Don't YOU? Yours very truly,
MABEL SETTZ aged 10)-
No. eS5 Ogden avenue, New York
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
Oar Letter Box

mother would fly up 70 the nest and back again.
coaxing it all the time It would hy up. but only 70
an OLD nest two wards below own. then back TO
the ground They kept this up for hour until
all the other birds we're asleep and It was almost
dark Then the mother bird few away. and came
back with the father. They chattered for mo-
nent and when the father few away the little one
vent with him 70 oak near the hospital sun
parIor the mother going too The father took care
of the little one for the night. and the mother came
hack alone and went right into her nest
Back of the same hospital a black hen had
twelve little chickens and some distance from her
coor was a brooder containing one hundred chick
ems She coaxed seventy-fve away from the
brooder which with her twelve. made eighty
seven TO scratch for. At night they all went into
her little COOP and those that could not get under
her wings sat on her back. Yours sincerely.
EDNA ST. GEORGE aged ID.
No. S PequonnocIz street. Bridgeport. Conn
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

Boston his hand. proposes himself sufficiently
equipped 70 tackle any Of them Where one mir
lister. naturally and by study and experiences ftte
for such work succeeds. hundreds have failed. a
will Jail and in falling will postpone make more
difficult. and. perhaps even impossible. future
cure
The standard Of knowledge and experience sug-
gesteC is no doubt. a high perhaps impossiby
high Cne nor would I be understood to assert that
such attainme1ts are common among doctors and
absent among CIergymen. 1t is only claimed thar
the doctor even if not thoroughly fitted N every
way IS able TO judge better of his ability OF
inability 10 handle such matters. and knows better
what his own limitations
1t is for these reasons. among others. that the
Emmanuel method seems TO undesirable I'M
practicable for ost ministers &C attempt however
successful I'm the hands OF its Originators. Very
few be found possessed like Dr. Worcester
of Judgment. tact. insight into men. acquaintance
with psychic processes, and, above all with
larger human interest
The use of hypnotism, whether called By that
name by that OF suggestion DR.. Mitchell con-
siders extremely dangerous. Involving great risk
Of deterioration of character the subject II often
repeated and putting terribly tempting tool IN
the hands of the user. fascinating IN ease with
which 1t can produce superficial and temporary
good results, and equally capable of beng used sor
harmful ones" All degrees o. hyplOtism Dr.
Mitchell considers dangerous TIE Integrity and
healthy action Of the subjects nervous syst m =
and the danger increases" he says with sysrx
repetition Of the hypnotization-"
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Proverb Puzzle.-'Birls Is of feather flock to-
gether' was the proverb that Willie and his sister
found on the fence. The neates- and best three
answers came from Florence Case, nine years old.
No 4GS East 10th street. New York city, who
wishes a box Of water color paints: Paul Gould,
twelve years old, No. 321 St Nicholas avenue. New
York city. a sterling silver Tribune badge and
William A Crennan, thirteen years old, No Il
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
STORY oE TWO EIsH.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: My cousin
has two goldfish. One of the little fish has a black
streak over his right eye, and his name is Peter
There is another fish that belongs TO his little
sister and she calls It Dash. because It dashes
around the water as II It mad These fish
were bought when they were very young, and now
they are quite big. They tame. and when you
tap on the glass they will come toward you and
open their mouths as If they were speaking to you
Hoping that my little story will be OF the &C
cepted ones remain JAMES MLAUGHLIN.
No. 2I6 Sk AIMS avenue. New York
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
A SPARROW AND 4 HEN.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: 1 going to
write you about a sparrow and a hen, and t'5rh
YOU will say that at least one Of them was WISE
Snarrows had built nests on every support of the
rain mines between the pipe and the wall at St
VIncent's Hospital, Bridgeport, Conn, as II they
knew that doctors. nurses and medicines were
handy in case any of the little birds were III one
mother bird had only little sparrow IN her
es+ and dav after day she fed it until II able
to Ar One day il few to the ground. and when
night came It was unable TO reach the nest The
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

Banks street. New Rochelle y. Y. an interesting
book.
Things to Think About-The two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest 81yra Hampson.
twelve years old. No 80 Victor street. Yonkefs.
y y an embroidery set and Carleton Baldwin.
seven years old. Shelton, Conn. A Trip Around
q World in Postcards"
Drawing: Illustration Of Some Little Mice
For prize winners see Illustrations
our Letter Box.-See letters by prize winners
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

Victoria KIoss; e. Sarah r. Lucas; D, Emerson
Mann. % Gilbert Megargee: go Maude Meickle 81,
Elizabeth Macdonald; g. Mary ". owens; 3d. Dan
lei Pattison; "a, Mary L. Peabody; 50, Helen L.
Paese: s. Olga y. Robinson; 81 Edith Ranger; 3S,
Walter Lewis Ross, tr-; 80. Thomas H. ROBINSON
~ Mary Schamock: a. A. Stephens; 42, Florence
Stanf: g. James Schlegel: A. Beatrice Schwartz;
* Charles c. Schonieber; 46. Walter Stapf; II.
Vida 4 TamIyn; 4s. Ruby l. Thomas; 4s. Helen
HrakeIee. % Marie Y. Washbourn.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
THE KANGAROO.

To see a creature in this state.
Because he never knows just why
Fe Jumps so often and so high
Should you begin to twitch and roll,
r hope you'll practise self-control.
And if you wish a warning, too
Look at the jumping Kangaroo
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
FOR NERVOUS WOMEN


While admitting that religion may be OF great
use to the nervous mentally SICK the ability OF
the clergy TO treat such diseases is seriously ques
tened by Dr.. John X Mitchell n ''Sef-Help for
Nervous Women" q. b. Lippincott Company. Phil
adelphal.
In many years OF observation of all kinds and
degrees Of nervous and mental ailments it has not
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
TRIANGLE
HONOR LIST.

charlotte Brandt: ?. Meyer Bailey: 3, Jane r.
F2rorver: ! Robert Chandler; .. Helen amp o. -
80 wa Cbenev- 8. Mary s Denslow; g.
1,ofert " DERBY: 10 Charles Dekens; H. hehne'h
1Du Fois; p. Emma NJ. Foley; i2. Edna franAlln u.
- Ada g. Field; Is. Alan - Ferguson H. Alah -
C.,ld. Il Walter d. Graham; Is. Beatrice cay 10
Marion Headland: 2a. Olive HaVens: a FRANCS ~
-+olI- % ATarde Heritage: o. MiIlicent Harper
o. rtbe1 R 4ine: p T Harold Harbaugh; 26
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

All. Here we have a treat FOR you.
Observe the jumping Kangaroo.
Of course he doesn Z jump for fun
He'd really much prefer TO run.
But these great jumps, must confess,
Are simply due to nervousness
1t is a very dreadful fate,
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

Dear Editor: very sorry not to have writ
ten before to thank you for the lovely embroidery
set 1 received As I fond Of sewing il proved
very useful gift Hoping you viii pardon my
hardness in writing. owing to a recent illness. and
thanking you once again, am very sincerely.
HELEN BARTON
No 195 Van Buren street. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: wish TO thank you for ths check
YOU sent me. was sick in bed with the grip and
could not answer sooner It is the first money
earned. and I was so pleased We all think the
check so pretty that hate part with it. Ny
parents are also very glad that received prize,
and We all thank you for the same. Thanking you
again. I am PAULINE WORDMANN.
Mamaroneck, y Y.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
WORD SQUARE.

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There ara four words in this square which are
a11SeG following sentences IN Ifle oIueF III
which they appear in the square: ,..s,1
NJ. were sitting stone that had pea .I.
.-ore-jnz Of moss. and Evelyn was recltlng Iile
Wrath Of OdIn'' when I suddenly asked ] ne, ,li
,,,,--,nse of a strange looking structure among q
group of farm buildings not far s"sy5 .,ars now
,1z. I-o, Rave interrupted I realize that am
oI5 and ! think we had better 90. That wlho
Izes me think OF snow
TRIANGLE.
To make sure or secure .,., ,i5
word often used in poetry for father
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
TRIANGLE.
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LETTER PUZZLE.
George washington. Father of his Country.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

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New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
PRIZE DRAWINGS OF MOTHER GOOSE RHYME.
SOME LITTLE MICE.

Some little mice sat in barn 10 spin:
Pussy came by, and popped her head in;
Shall I come in and cut your threads cr?
'Oh, no, kind sir, You would snap our heads ci
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
Gbfrgs 30 Think AboGf

TO avail ones self Of
A prefix meaning again or anew.
In poetry and prose, but oftener in verse.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
of any kind.

to uy articles
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lead him to
names of
New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

No 1s5 Van Buren street. Brooklyn.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20

n. ee 10 four feet III diameter ana
eve to six feet high. Gaping the shock
with grass. The shock is allowed to
stand until the peas and vines are
thoroughly cured.
YieId--A good crop in any portion OF
Louisiana should yield from sixty-nye
TO 100 bushels per acre. The Expert
ment Citations have produced iit.le
over 100 bushels per acre on a good
crop. The Arkansas Station reports
y.cids of from ninely-five to III BUSH
e,s per acre. Reports from smaii
arrners in north Louisiana indicate
yields in that section OF from eighty
100 bushels per acre.
Preparation for Market-To be pre-
pared for the market the peas must
lie separated from the vines and thor
oughly ridden of the adhering dirt. va
lions mechanical devices are help
ful in this work. Peanut threshers
are on the market and are said to do
satisfactory work.
Price-The price per bushel of twen'
ty-two pounds varies from so to 80
Genus. The average price for ten
years at Norfolk, Va, is said to be 20
cents per bushel.
Peanuts for Oil Production-Pea'
nuts contain from 35 to so per cent
oil. Prime oil is said to be worth IS
cents per gallon The lower grades
Used for soap stock would bring a
much lower price, as they would come
into competition with the soap stock in
the form of cotton seed oil. The residue
after the oil is extracted is valua-
Bile stock feed and should bring from
$40 to $25 per ton when the meats
and bulls are mixed, or from $25 to
$50 per ton when the hulls are sepa-
rated before the oil is extracted.
Peanut Hay-Peanut hay, when well
cured is a most excellent forage. The
Louisiana Stations have shown that
peanuts are most excellent for fatten-
ing hogs. The Arkansas Station found
taat one-fourth acre in peanuts pro
duced 313 pounds of pork, while the
same amount of land in corn produced
only 109 pounds Of pork The Ala
bama Station found that hogs pas
turing on a peanut field made much
cheaper gains than on cowpeas, SWEEP
potatoes or sorghum.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
How Prize Lambs Were Fed.

F. E. Bryant OF the Pecos valley
New Mexico, exhibited load of lambs
at the recent international stock show
and look first prize on them, demon
strating to his countrymen that he
knows how to grow good ones. The
ambs were dropped early in March,
lie mothers being Gull ewes past Their
usefulness on the range. They had
cen put on alfalfa pasture in the fall
before Through the summer the
lambs were on pasture with the ewes
until they were weaned August 10
From that time on they were fed green
COW peas and other green feeds and
alfalfa hay in the feed lot. They were
finished on corn, alfalfa, hay beets
and other root crops. Mr.. Bryantgave
the feeding his personal attention and
the result shows that he knew his bus.
mess. The lambs were eight days on
the trip to Chicago and won first out
of sixteen entries. They averaged lie
pounds.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
Slauahter Of Birds.

By killing insect-eating birds Amer.
leans are robbing posterity and per
hitting an annual crop loss of $780,.
100000 according to William butcher,
president of the National Association
of Audubon Societies. If we permit
the heritage of wild birds that still ex
list to be further wasted and destroyed,
we are robbing our children, declared
Mr.. butcher. The people, as trustees
are in honor bound to preserve these
wild birds for those that follow us. We
do not wish our children to feel about
us as we do about our fathers, who
permitted the wanton and useless ex
tinction of the bison and the wild pig
con. In the matter of bird legislation
there is no resting place; the only
price of satisfactory bird protection is
eternal watching of legislatures, for in
an unguarded moment an amendment
may be passed that will undo the work
of years.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-20
70 SEND BACK SHIPS SOUNDS.
Experiments with New safcts Uevice
for fcgJy Weather.


The United States government is ex-
perimenting in san Francisco hay
with a safety device for foggy waataor
which IS remarkable in the uniqueGess
OF its IDEA. 1t Is nothing less tAan a
fog buoy which viii make 70 nc.se Of
its own, bIt which viii be expected to
catch the Sound waves cf vessels
whistle and echo them back across the
water,
TIE buoy, or struc ure, is construct
ed Of co2ruga ed iron shee ing, placed
on piles, ard built in three wings
placed at different angles. Each wing
is 80 feet square.
The Gsa was given birth accidental,
ly. There las always been much
trouble a tie upper part of San Fran
cisco bay because the shore lights
cancot be seen when the weather is
bad. Pilots and shippers began to no.
tice, however, how clearly the CORFU,
gated steel warehouses around Benicia
returned the sound of their whistles.
and for some line have been guiding
their way along by the echoes. The
government is Colfdent that the new
buoys will act in the same manner