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AIITTLE BLACK CAT.

r,s.r rs+t,e Men and Little Women have
,,t5re blzck cat which found in a lot and brought
home He has on his neck a white spot hKe
necktie No matter where he is. if he hears the
catch of the ice box click he VIII run 10 tne
Kitchen The other day mother was playing upon
tho niano and singing Dickey jumped up on a
chair near her. put his paws on her shoulder ana
looked down her throat as If he were trying 70
find out where the sound came from. We live IN
an apartnent and when the bell rings Dickey runs
" the door: when the telephone rings Dckey runs
- - ond when the buzzer in the kitchen goes he
iunns ,D on a chair the dumbwaiter READY
10 see everything. He likes to play with the Christ
mas tree ornaments He is very loving AMI gentle
Yours truly HOLLIS HALL 'a6eu n.y.
No s05 West 1Ast streAt, New York City.
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

School Puzz1e.-'I saw no rats out pets
A. anterca that Willie found. The neatest and
bes4 three answers were sent by Marion Lpootn'
age eight years. No. "A Jackson street Ne"
Rochelle. N Y, who wishes an embroidery set
Josephine DICKENS, age nine years No $50 trinity
avenue The Bronx, "A Trip Around the "orlu ~
pos+cards,,. BENJAMIN P. Cook. age nine years
No 1877 west SD street. New York City. leather
card case
Things to Think About.-The two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest are LYDIA rogers
age sixteen years, No. a5 Mountain ftoao, "es'
TJoboken n J.. an interesting book. and Robert l.
I,aIdu-, age thirteen years. P. o. Box No. Sso'
Jtcbfeld, Conn, "A Trip Around the Worio IN
Postcards"
Drawing entitled Fast Asleep."-For prize VIII
uers see drawings reproduced on this page
Our Letter Box-See letters by prize winners
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office would be superfuous and perhaps cause con
fusion: others felt thai it not necessary; but
those doing the work or the natlohal
foard felt very strongly that the time nsd coihe
to have a custodian. So Mrs. Mary l. Wood OF
Portsmouth at that time director OF the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, was appointed man
ager of the bureau of Information and authorlzed
to establish an office at her home town Ports
mouth N II. At the 81. Paul biennial, two years
later her report showed that the innovation was
a distinct success and filled long felt want Al
the Boston biennial last June number OF interest
ing things developed The bureau has proved a
necessity and the General Federation Of Womens
Clubs now allows s2.Oa0 for its expenses between
blenniaIs Established first in Mrs. Woods own
house ii has expanded into a business block down
town and secretary is employed by Mrs, Wood
20 keep I'D with the work. In this office there are
books magazines and records Of great value TO
the federation: there year books from thou
ga nds of clubs all the world. and there
over 80 thousand outlines for club study. II any
ON wants information any point connected
:. sub work she can write Mira. Wood tNo.
Congress Block. Portsmouth, n. HI and set the
desired information without delay and with the
saving OF much time and patience.
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TRIP ON A FREIGHTER.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: am going
TO tell you about a trip through the Great Lakes
which made with my father two or three years
ago We went on the Utica, boat designed TO
carry freight, but having several cabins for pas
sengers.
We left Buffalo in the afternoon, and on the way
out of the creek where the Utica lay we had 10
pass under '.jack-knife' bridgethat is to say, a
bridge which, when raised for the passage OF a
large boat breaks in two in the middle both sides
being pulled up until they almost perpendicular.
When we got out of the creek we found IT quite
rough on Lake Erie as the wind had been blowing
hard all the morning We reached Detroit Mich.
the next day, and there took on mail in the follow
ing way: AS we neared the city we slowed up and
a man with a rowboat came out to meet the snip.
When he came alongside he threw rope up 10
the deck where 1t was caught and made fast by
one OF the hands. Then pail containing the mali
to go ashore was lowered TO the man III the boat
who took out the mali from the Utica and replaced
it with the mail go aboard All this time the
boat was going at about haf-speed eight miles an
hour. Then the rope cast off and the carrier
gathered up his line TO be ready for the next snip
The next day Lake Huron, after
beautiful trip through the Detroit River, Lake St
Clair and the ST. Clair River. The scenery around
here is beautiful, one place being called Little
on piles set in the water. After another day we
reached the Saut Ste Marie Canal. This lock is
the largest one In the world, and also has larger
tonnage than any other canal There is an old lock
and a new one the American side, and also one
on the Canadian side The old on the former
side is smaller than the other one. AS the ship
neared the lock a ON the shore called to cap
tain Davis through nlegaphone; New lock lor
the Utica" This lock permits ships with 2i-foot
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The club world Is raore or less familiar with Mrs
LsckeFs adnonition - her constituency last year.
While she was president Z: the General Federation
thst they adopt the profession OF cluo"omah' out
her special pleas and directions toward that end
have not yet found their way into the news
safers They arc &c suf1ie'e-. value. however to
~srrant summing Up OF tIeir suggestions ~hcE
sin be CT service 10 clubwomen in every state and
viii give basis for work TO every state federation
The suggestions contain something for every COM
nttee. and may be condensed as fellows;
4rt-Are there any public ART works or possible
opportunities CO teaching genuine art to the chli
eren OF your state? VIVA your contribution as
state toward making this IN artistic nation?
cssos-EsEs you parks and public GROUNDS IN
every city and lerge town? How about sanitation
are any measures taken 20 prevent tuoerculosls'
E1acstier-Hov many iliiterEtes IN your STATE
asv about q compulsory law, truant laws, proper
setooiho0ses. women on school BOARDS, etc-s what
> TIE condition Of your rural schooisE
Ferestry-Is your state losing its treesg
Aeusehsld econornics-Make work at home SCI
@cs &c BE studied and loved. instead OF drudsery
g e dreaded. Spread abroad the doctriae OF good
Aosssraking through kitchen gardens. individual
.-seaias and cooking schools for the many VINO
nave 10 opportunities.
Industrial and child iabor-How many ehiIa work
sra there in your state7 What laws pIevaAT
Hew are your working women paid and cared for?
What special work ts needec In your state along
tosse lines
LNg1sistive-work for humane and Just legisla-
non indorsing very few measures and oending al
energies 20 the enforcement OF laws.
Library extension-How many free libraries have
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CANARY TIP.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: thihh you
will be interested in this letter about my canary
TIP He was given as Christmas GIT from
2 friend He is very interesting pet ana does
some amusing things. When 1 first saw him. on
Christmas morning, he was singing sweety IN 1he
window, only stopping to plunge his heao from
TINA r. time in his little drinking cup. / imme-
diately opened the door of his cage being care1Hi
70 close all the windows Of the room At first lip
seemed frightened at finding himself thus hbefated
end ceased cnirping Gradually. however his cour-
age returned and he began an inspection OF the
room, flying here and there at will Finally he
selected old rolltop desk as his permanent apoe
So attached did he become to the desk that mad
great difficulty in catching him when the time came
for him to get into his cage as he would mop into
remote corner of some pigeonhole.
Now every time open his cage he flies straight
to the desk perching the inkstand. ano otten
running fathers papers by hopping On them with
ink-smeared feet.
Hoping this will interest you, remain, yours
sincerely, GERALD w. LANE tasea l4''
No. s47 West End avenue, New York.
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Third is bv the presidents appointment There
are conspicuous objections to the last method
especially in clubs which can be accused OF ring
methods.
The nonlina ting committee has several meetings.
usually at such times and places are convenient
for the members and agrees on list Of possible
officers, II there is demand for it. or the com
mttee cannot agree, double list (najority and
,nnorftv) NAV be brought In Some clubs require
printed list Of the nominees called the ballot 10
be mailed TO every member at least one week De
fore the election This is very good way. so that
no one can plead ignorance of what is going on
In any case when the hour of election arrives the
president will introduce the chairman of the noml-
mating committee, who, In her turn. will read the
ballot II then becomes in order for some one 10
move that the report be accepted This does net
mean that the list of officers is elected simply that
the list is properly before the house for action
The constitution should provide for the manner
of election whether by ballot or reclamation. II
by ballot the president now appoints teiierS' VINO
distribute the ballots few moments are gwen
for members to look over, and If necessary 10
scratch" or otherwise change their ballot, and
then the president says:
1.-The tellers will collect the votes
After collecting the ballots the teers retire 10 an
anteroom and count the ballots, and, when they
have finished. return to the meeting where the
chairman announces the result Following Is
good form: whole number of votes cast 26;
necessary to choice III; Mrs. Smith received 1876.
Mrs Jones received ST. Mrs. Brown 6. Mrs Smith
is elected"
~ the ballot form OF election is required it is
not allowab BILE for the secretary TO cast vote for
any officer But unless the constitution and by
laws provide that each officer shall be voted upon
senarately the entire ballot may be cast at once
by the members voting If the ballot form is not
obligatory "a BYLAW, and election is 10 be by ac-
clamafton II is permissible for the secretary TO
cast one ballot provided she is authorized TO do so
bv q unanimous vote OF the members present and
vottns In the latter case, after the vote Is de-
ricA and IQx naRt-
,rous consent of this club I now cast the for
Mrs Go-and-so such-and-such an officer" filling
On the names OF person and Office. OF course. the
occasion requires In a very formal club. with
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strict constitutional requirements IL Is never ac-
visable to have the secretary cast vote for the
whole but if the rules not strict and the mem
hers are not inclined to bubble or TO take n1ch
interest in the business OF the cuo II is quite per-
rofssihle and will be found to save time and red
tape
As to whether the names of new officers SHAH De
announced separately all together. that TOO de-
nends ON the constitution and whether each must
he haoted on separately; if the latter the presi-
dent saws after the teller's report on each name
..Nfrs So-and-So is declared elected But even
IN that case 1t is we'll have the secretary read
the entire list as elected at the close OF the cleo
ton. the president saying. These officers are de-
clared elected
In some clubs it is customary to have the new
officers come forward when they are announced
and introduced together to the club; bur this Is
only custom and may be. like many another used
or not at the option of the president
THE BUREAU OF INFORMATION.
At the St Louis Biennial in 1891 provision was
made for central Office which 81 ruld be sort
Of storehouse for the General Federations fast
accommodating material Many felt that such an
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CHERRY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women must tell
you about the bird we had Its was Cherry. IL
was a mother bird and very tame one Sometimes
we would let her fly all over the room once wheil
mamma wanted put her in the cage again she
couldn't find her, but at last she found her upstairs
Cherry would sit the back Of chair and let me
wheel her all about Once she rode on mamlnas
shoulder She seemed to understand everything that
was said to her. One day, when she was about two
wears old she laid four blue eggs. She was beau-
tiful singer When we were boarding we had TO
have the wallis papered and Cherry taken up to
NV srandmother's and there she died 1 was very
sorry Three years later I had another bird named
mir Inf 7 never liked him half we'll as Cherry
yonrs truly HELEN CAMP aged 10
No 256 Putnam street, Hartford, Conn
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rs Decers Suggestions for Organized Work In ac
Parliamentary Rules.
BY HELEN NJ. wINsLoW.

,o,7 How many are useded for proper progress IN
intellectual growth? low many lonely people nave
,,o,, who are without OF obtaining the SIM
pIest reading natter
Ii,eyature-Make your programmes me ana mar
,norIous Give genuine study not only TO the NJ
erature Of our own language. but TO that OF lofeis
Countries so that may rank with eaucated
women Of other lands. -,
pure food--For the sake Of children and cilh-
drens children and the saving or the race lhs
subject should be Of vital interest
OFFICERS AND CLUB COMMITTEES.
I'm the nomination and election of officers. what
is the correct method OF procedure? Ana "hsh tie
secretary casts the ballot, what does she say "hie
casting It? And after, when announcing the cree
ton may all TIE officers be arlounced at once or
must each name be given separately writes d
club member from New Jersey AS these are ques-
tions of interest all clubs. 1t seems worth WINS
10 go into a general explanation of them In the
first place the constitution of a clun shouid al
WAYS provide the way method or the eiecnon OF
a.. odicers II there is no such provision one
should be added a great opportunity Tor posi-
he friction Will thus be avoided and much valuable
time saved The generally accepted methoa IS 10
nrovide for some way Of appointing nominating
connnittee This may be done in several ways;
First after tho annual election or oIncers' mus
nrovtding for the nominating committee year
ahead and giving II a whole season 10 DC on the
lookout for the best people TO MI Important places
second some clubs choose their nominating coh-
n,ttee from the floor two months before the an
nuaI election, either voting by psiiol OF oy the
usual way Gin vogue ct that particular ciup''
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Contest No (Proverb Puzzie) Choice Of an
interesting book, sterling silver Tribune badge.
initiation ivory paper knife. embroidery set.
lea Their card case, "a Trip Around the World in
Postcards pretty collar pin or box OF water
color paints for the neatest and best three answers
Contest No (Things We Think About).--Choice
OF sterling silver Tribune badge. embroidery
set. interesting book, "A Trip Around the
World In Postcards" an imitation ivory paper
knife, leather card case. a box OF water color
paints or a pretty collar pin for the neatest and
best two solutions.
Contest No drawing Entitled "A Little China
man D.-Choice of a box Of water color paints, an
interesting book pretty collar pin, an imitation
ivory paper knife, embroidery set, a sterIi:a
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Tonne Ways Of the DIorId

and occasionally bathing suit in the background
That the stay-at-homes or late-goers SILVER
they pause admire to make d mental note
for copying advance styles gees without saying.
for the smartest frocks are weblike in texture
and more than half composed Of lace.
Into wi;at paths of Joy does the motor lead the
owneri For whatever his particular hobby may
be- he may seek IL In any quarter and in the
shortest possible time. Sunday Is nowadays quite
given over TO out-of-town jaunts. sometimes to
the country place 10 that all gees we'll there
or for a vis:t IN remote fastness af suburb
OF which New York hos many Philadelphia
or Boston though se;@eSvaat differ ely developed
Sharp OF eye the fair tourist. and various
effects are noted OF hedge wall brook boun-
daries to adapt for their own demesne. Nor do
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Dor told him that brushes were made OF Gamer
hair, and he couldn't find any cameis. he robbed
the cat of as much hair as he wanted, greatly 10
the discomfort of poor pussy, we may be sure
Later on a merchant cousin him box of,
paints and pencils No wonder that he stayed
away from school and painted secretly from dawn
20 dark in the garnet, until the Inquiries or the
schoolmaster led TO his discovery. His mother was
inclined to be angry at first. but when she saw the
picture he had made she kissed him and promised
to ask the schoolnaster not TO punish him
AS he grew older he began to paint portraits, and
became quite celebrity. When he was fifteen ms
inarents had TO consider seriously what they Were
going TO do with him John West determined to
consult the Friends" The Friends met In
solemn assembly and it did not take them long to
decide that the ''man-child' who had been born to
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Eoe ARCH AT STONY POINT.

The Daughters OF the Revolution % New York
state have arranged to give bridge and euchrs
at the waldorf-Astoria on the afternoon OF Janu-
airy p In aid Of the fund for erecting arch az
Stony Point to commemorate the 5sttIe of SONY
Point Mrs. Ashbel p. Fitch is chan man ot tho
committee OF arrangements. and VIII os assisted
by the regent Mrs. Zsb Mayhem. ara the ether
members Of the board. Mrs. John r. Absel VIII
have charge OF re bridge. assisted BY Mrs Julian
Meyer and Mrs. David Carr VA lc5k after thozs
who want TO play eGcEre Mrs ', isiasr, T. Hatch
kin will have charge OF the prizes. which lave all
keen contributed, and Mrs. Henry W. Heller u
treasurer
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HoeO TO HUir1 q Prize.

silver Tribune badge "A Trip Around the World N
rostcards" or a leather card case Cor the neat
est and best two original drawings These draw
ings must be in black ink white paper.
Contest No. (Our Letter BORA prize OF 81
win he given for every letter printed under tnis
heading. The letter may contain Incidents In your
life anecdotes Of pets novel school experiences or
things seen in travel These stories must be orig
inai and must be written on one side Of the paper
only.
Be sure to state your age.
Be sure to give your choice Of prizes
Be sure to give your name and addresA
Contest closes on January Is. Age 10 considered
in awarding prizes. address your letters and an
swers to Little Men and Little Women. The New
York Tribune. New York
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PRIZE DRAWING. "FAsT ASLEEP"

John and Sarah West should De allowed to be-
rome an artist. To be sure. they mad heretofore
regarded painting as one OF the VAN ana oIha-
mental things of life, but they thought 1t might
~ ,t IN better uses: and after all, why were peo-
r1e horn with such talents as Benjamins If they
1,ere not to be used? So the simple Quakers ar
vrea and then the women all rose and Kissed the
Young artist while the men laid their hands on MS
head.
he now became professional portrait painter
- +ried to save money enough that he could
oroa time go TO Europe ana study. But ne did not
have to wait until he earned the money he needed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-10

Several of the overplump women OF society arc
reeaining their former willowy proportions oS
strict adherence TO the laws OF mastcation iaiu
down by Horace Fletcher TIC have slight ana
supple figure is the ambition OF every woman VINO
has any pride of person, and as the SCI son
fashions demand an almost skeleton-ke sim lette
a course OF "Ffetcherisna' is preferable to the
various rubber garments, drugs OF violent eNer-
cises that are commonly adopted to gain the de-
sired slrnness
Trailing in the wake OF those who nave oe-
parted for the baluy South evidences or sum
rner garb in all the shop windows The hitteFs
have picked and chosen. and the 'left-overs OF
newly imported stock even at this unseemly date
for diaphanous garments, are displayed IN shop
windows, with accompanying parasois' shade hats
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A JAPANESE TEA.

Little Men and Little Women: Did you ever
hear of a japanese tea? think you would ike 10
hear about Inhe. The invitations which sent mad
japanese children and lettering painted on them.
At 3 80 o'clock lovely summer AFTERNOON the
guests arrived all arrayed in Japanese garments
Their hair was done up with fans or ribbons Our
faces were powdered and rouged, and slantng eye
brows were made with the aid OF charcoal we
sat in pairs on cushions under the trees. We were
shaded by Japanese parasols and cooled with rams
we played some real japanese games, after which
refreshments were served. We had our pictures
taken and then the party broke UP. Your con-
slant reader GEORGETTE MOSES (aged 49,
No 22S Westminster avenue Mount Vernon, N Y
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The very latest to wear ones string Of pearls
is to fasten It inside high collar at the back and
al the sides Just under the ears let It arst appear
outside the collar. then bring IL downward N q
festocned line across the from OF TIE neck. Snow
ing to ADVANTAGE with the Transparent lace or tulls
or sheer gold or silver cloth collar as a back
ground. The reason. for even fashions have rea-
sons Is tat the Whitsness OF the pearls across the
collar back az the neck line destroys that desired
symmetrical height q, the back which directors
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pRlNCE THE COLT.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: We have a
colt whose name is Prince He is i've years Old
We have had him since he was a oaoy. he IS
brou, We think he is very clever because he
bites. the buckles off his blanket as fast as papa
sews them on. One day papa put some red pepper
on them and since then he has not taken them OH
I have never tried to win prize before. hope
7 will win one. MARION PORTEUS (aged ID.
No Forest street Hartford, Conn
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historical figures in the costumes that they reay
wore instead of in classic draperies This seems
to us now the only sensible thing TO DO, but at
that time people thought 1t quite baroarous 10 put
modern boots and buttons and blunderousses into
a picture Sir Joshua Reynolds didn't approve OF
it at ALL but he afterward admitted that west was
right.
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for some wealthy men came to his assistance He
went to Rome and afterward to England. and won
fame and fortune becoming court painter to
George III and president OF the Royal Academy.
We do not think much of his pictures now as
the people of his own time did. but for one thing
he deserves great deal of praise In his Death
of Wolfe he introduced the custom of painting
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to compete. without charge or consideration

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