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ence of school teachers at York, Penn, az
the closing exercises Of that institute The
affair took place Friday evening, Novem-
Der . It is estimated 2.59O teachers at
tended.
At Miss Morgan's concert, at Mendels-
sohn Hail. on Thursday evening. December
Is, Andrea Sarto- Mr.. Bsrrere and William
C. Carl will assist. In addition. there viii
be a chorus of mems voices singing old
carols of the Christmas season, accompa-
MED by number of harps- A Noel Ecos-
sails for the organ. by Guilmant- and the
celebrated trio from The Childhood Of
Christ" by BerIioz- will be rendered by
two flutes and harp
The Philharmonic Choral Club, Emma
Walton HodkinsOn conductor. will give
reception to Mrs Florence Hewett Bar
bour, of Rochester. on Tuesday evening.
December s. Mrs. Barbour who is a well
known composer. is the wife Of tho Rev.
Mr.. Barbour, pastor Of the Lake Avenue
Baptist Church. Rochester. y Y. A nun
Der of prominent musicians Will contribute
10 the programme which viii comprise
many Of Mrs. Barbour's compositions.
Nine Kitty Berger the noted either vir-
tuoso. was the soIoist at the soiree and his
toricaI lecture given by the Societe des
Femmes de France before the Historical
Society last Monday evening Nine. Ber-
ger played several selections, among others
several of her own compositions Despite
the weather. a large and appreciative as
sembIage filed the auditorium. Nine. Carlo
Polifeme is the president Of the society.
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LIFE IN A HOSPITAL.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: As
I have been in the hospital for a long while
I think I could write about 1t. It seems
very funny that people can never get sat
isfied The boys with two legs are always
walking On the boys clutches. 1t seems
funny to me- The boys come to me and
ask for my clutches and say that they wish
they could have an accident so they could
have crutches
We are getting ready for Christmas. The
little children sit around the hearth place
and look UP the chimney ana talk about
Santa Claus, but the big boys think they
know more about Santa than the little chill
dren. We are writing letters TO Santa
Claus, but if I could walk I wouldn't want
anything else. But IL I had an accident
in my right hand 7 would not have been
able to write this letter. I am glad that
can DO as much as I can, for some boys
and girls can't even sit up. I am going 10
write 10 Santa Claus and ask him IL ne
can't help me TO get better. 1 am glad
that I'm in a place where Santa Claus
visits, for yeu know Santa can't visit all
the children This is my first Christmas
here, but all the children say that Santa
Claus comes himself and visits the chill
dren and shakes hands with them, and
then goes away ana comes idleA IL bAi-
night and fills the stockings
There are forty or fifty boys and girls
here I never lived with so many Children
before, but I can't find two boys or girls
who are Just the same. I think il will be
2 great JOB TO fill forty or fifty stockings.
and I think Santa will think the same
Have you ever been in a place where
there's lots of children? If you haven't.
think It would be nice to go. for l never
knew how nice it was until I got sick In
school We make things out of clay and
you'd be surprised TO see even how well
the small children do. Some Of the things
are very funny. We have lessons and the
children that can walk march while the
teacher plays the piano. But the incest
thing is the clay work. The teacher gives
US our bali of clay and we roll it on our
boards and then we shape Ii into different
animals, some into cats, dogs or perhaps
little birds. On the walls are big pictures
Of birds and animals When the teacher
gives Us our ball of clay We roll il TIL IL
is fit to use, and then we pinch the clay
into different shapes OF animals that We
see in the picture
I think this is all l can write now. |
hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and
I hope you will have merry Christmas.
Your little friend,
tamphell COTTAGES, White Plains, y. Y.
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ne said. the Powell Was safe family poat
and ne did not care to risk that reputation
BY entering any race, although he was
firmly convinced that he had the fastest
steamboat In the world.
For the last twenty-five years her cap
tain. Z. A. Anderson, has trod these decks
in the footsteps Of his honored father, VINO
built the boat. Both are historic factors
in the success of the Powell and its trafflc-
He is a veritable chip of the old block.
born steamboat man, one of the most eff
rient piIots on the Hudson, and his ripe
experience peculiarly fits him for the work
His father. Captain Absolem L. Anderson.
owned and ran the Powell until 1866, and
again from 1872 to 1888. Then in 1850 the
present captain purchased the vessel and
has been her commander ever since his
grandfather. Nathan Anderson, was also
prominent river boatrnan and owner.
The Mary Powell was built in 1861 by
Michael Allison, Of Jersey City, for cap
tain A l. Anderson, who was then run
ming the Thomas Powell, another fast
boat. Allison was TO receive 5000 In addi-
ton TO the contract price II the Mary
Powell could beat the older boat between
Newburg and New York, even by fifteen
rriuutes Il he failed in this, however,
then this amount was to be deducted from
the contract price, Shipbuilders told him
he had a losing contract as the Thomas
Powell was then regarded as a very fast
hoat But he won. and had five minutes
70 snare and Of course he got his extra
s5oo. In fact this was the average time
OF the new boat
Nov, in order TO understand fully the
achievement of this shipbuilder. il must
he remembered that it was not until three
wears later in 1864, that the Chauncey
VIbbard of the New York and Albany
lima made her record run between those
cities in 6 hours and 42 minutes. And
si,cs then il does not appear that this
spee5 has been improved.
On this point it is interesting to note the
opinion Of the elder Captain Anderson
given to a newspaper man IN the autumn
Of 1872 said he: NV experience teaches
me steamboats, will not go much raster
Than they do so long as they are so heaV-
Bv weighted with tOphamper IL Is dili-
cult 10 see how marine engines can DC
built much better than they are now LIE
engine on nv boat (the POWELL, for ex'
ample. is as nearly perfect as IL Is PossiDie
"a mako q II works like a French clock
and no power is unnecessarily wasted .
increase the power we must increase Tue
weight OF the engine, and TO 90 that IL ta
load the boat more heavily. So you See
the two things tend TO Offset ana neu-
traIize each other
In the construction Of the Powell captain
Anderson had four things in mind-speeo'
safety comfort and lines" And IL Is saic
that Frank L. Kirby, The marine ensiheei'
when taking the lines Of the PoWeu as
guide for his modelling OF the Henorich
Hudson. remarked The man tnat ouii'
this boat was twenty years ahead Oh MS
time" Her peculiar model for speed was Q
Iucky stroke OF the designer, which oulo-
ers saw has never been equalled since. 1nA'
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8 pounds and capacity Of 5000 horsepower
under forced draft.
Her best time between New York and
Kingston is hours and Il minutes. includ
ing 8 landings, the distance being 100 miles
This she made in May, 1882. Allowing 70
minutes for the landings. would leave
the actual running time between those
points hours and 80 minutes, an average
of about g miles an hour.
In 1902 her forward promenade deck was
extended. She has always been noted for
her speedy landings and general ease of
handling. Speaking of her, former pilot
Guernsey Belts, an old boatman said, Its
as good as fruit cake and peaches for an
old river man to sit in the Mary's pilot
house and see Guernsey handle that steam
boat. 'Taint main strength and swiftness
it's just poetry. that's what I call it." A
popularity OF this vessel Is that her huge
sidevheels are placed far forward, to break
the water and pull the hull through rather
thar aft, to push her forward like wedge
In 1893 the Powell was honored by being
chosen to lead the van in the great naval
parade in New York harbor. She was
named for the wife Of Thomas Powell, of
Newburg. The present Captain Anderson
has never been absent from his post except
through Illness save on one occasion, when
he says he turned over in his bed for
another nap at his home in Stuyvesant
street here after the alarm clock went Off
in the early morning. Then he caught the
boat at Newburg by a West Shore train.
It Is said that when the Powell is finally
relieved the steamer Albany will take her
place on this route.
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But they're fun" protested her nephew
why don't YOU ever have any fun?''
why" exclaimed Aunt Jane. Il haven [
time I have SO many other things to do. p"
What do you have TO dor" he asked
.-Oh, polish the silver and dust the rooms
and all sorts of things like that
You don't need to do those things" said
Johnnie, mot all the time. anyhow. And
they're not any fun
'-Oh, but what would happen if l didn t?''
II don't know" said Johnny; but lets
find out, Suppose you take me TO the
circus this afternoon.
And after little mere arguing, Miss
Neate actually agreed. They had a won
derful time at the circus and when they
returned the house looked just well a.
ever-at least Johnny said SO. And Miss
Neate from that day began to enjoy her
self, and took a holiday every once in a
while so that she never was able to wash
the pebbles In the front path altar all.
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RAG AND TAG.

Dear Little Men and Little Women; one
winter when my father was camping IN the
Maine woods he found two CUBS Ihey
were alone in small grotto. Ihere was
q. storm and father went into the cave
He found them and took them to camp.
The men in the camp liked them and so
father kept them. He named them Rag
and Tag. When he left the camp he mad
to put everything Of any value out OF their
reach. for they would scratch and tear UP
everything.
On snany q night they afforded amuse-
ment TO the men by their queer antics.
They fought and raised havoc In the camp
every time they could by biting the men
When father wanted to come home IN
the spring it was impossible for him 10
take them with him and so he let them
loose in the woods again. Hoping you Will
enjoy my story, remain, yours truly,
HELEN KNOWLES (aged ID
No 1886 Boone avenue, The Bronx, N. Y.
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HONOR LIST.

/, Priscilla Alden; 2. Theodore Ames: s.
Nathalie Boarlrnan: 4, Karl Bran; ). Alfred
Carr; s, Leona Calleson; Z, Augusta Cohen;
8, Phoebe Cohen: g. Edna Coluccf; 10. Flor
ence Connors; II, Carol Crone; Il. Adrienne
r. Collins; Is. Mildred NJ. Davis; IA, Ella
de Birmingham: Is. John ". Dodge; is.
Mary Lulu Dryer; Il. Lillian A Ehringer;
IS. Marion Crimson; 10, Hazel Greening; 20,
Leon x. Helm; Il, Mary D Hall; e, Abb
gail Harris; %, Florence Harris; "a. Grace
Harrison; Is, Constance HART; Is, Jessie
Hebbard: q. Jonathan Higgins; IS, Olive
Rowland: %. Ruth S. Hungerford; 30, Brad
ley Hyatt: 81. Ruth Hoffman; 90, Alice In
gram; SO, Ruth Keane; 81. Bessie Kelley;
s.. Katherine Klenke; Sc, Isabelle Kuntz
man; 81. George Luedeke; IS, Charles D.
Mackey; So Mary Mclaughlin; 40. Lloyd c..
Mayors; Al, Jean Ainslee Miller: z, Godfrey
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Our Letter Box

up little by giving US the subject heat
TO write UP, illustrating our feelings on &
very hot day. I thought the Little Men
and Little Women might be interested in
reading my composition. Here It is:
The MONDAY sun was beating down as
slowly trudged UP the hill, my hat grace
fully balancing on one ear. My right arm
was bearing an enormous chocolate pie
dripping through the paper on my once
clean dress, while the other arm was bur-
dened with a rather dilapidated shopping
bag, the contents Of which were lard, eggs
and chocolate drops. With my right hand
was attempting the trick OF steering a
bicycle IN addition to holding the chocolate
pie. Ny shoes were by this time thick and
white with dust and the perspirstton was
rolling down my forehead. But I trudEed
bravely on, needless OF the hooking laugh
ter OF children by the roadside, as I cut
figure which they could not see every day
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Hosv TO d)i,1 q Prize.

in the week they are received but II s9cs
is the case they always appear in the page
later.
In sending answers TO puzzlas IL Is not
necessary TO send a letter with them Use,
If you can, paper OF the Ordinary letter
size and write your name, address, age
ard choice of prize In the upper right hand
corner of the first page II sending any
drawing or returning a C-1t-oUt. attach II
TO the paper bearing your name, etc
Address letters TO Little 1len and Little
Women. New-York Tribune. New York II
you address them simply to The Tribune
they will go TO some other department and
may not reach the Office OF Little Men and
Little Women in time % De entered IN the
contest.
Age and neatness are considered Il
awarding prizes
The contest closes on December 5.
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Miss Neafe and Johnnie

-. mas once a lady who had a spick
no, and spotless house In the coun-
=. end she spent all her time in keeping
= o-ser For" said she. If 1 did not
- 81 nv tII.le keeping il in ORDER II
80 he neither spick, nor span, nor spot
less ...- 80
= - "a II one small house, but she told
-, +bat II she ever got through with her
- she could always begin 1t over again.
che had given up hoping 10 see the day
re-. she could rest This logic usually
convinced people
.-p.Sisas'' she said. there are very many
.,.,,es wish 10 do about the house when
rp+ chance. There are lots OF things
-. ou-ht 70 De attended to.
- ne visitors would open their eyes
ard lock around at all the spickDess
"a s,arness and spotiessness and say
,..,,.aee excuse US, Miss Neate. but what
..-a+ n he attended to in this irreproach-
80 snick and span and spotless place?
.syg-77-,s said Miss %eafe, did YOU see the
-,.,Esa rarh leading 20 my door,"
..c-1,v YES" said one OF the visitors. Il
s,,'+ remember il. but must have seen It
should not have walked upon Il.
.-.,,a- yak upon things I 90 not see.
= an glad you did net notice H." said
A.. &eatA IL Is rot a credit 10 my
housekeeping
What Is the matter With the pebo4e
-7arh2" asked the visitor
II has never been washed said Miss
,css.e When : get time I shall pick UP
So pebbIes. bring them indoors and wash
-Len7 with soap in a tab. Then 7 shall
10y them out again, replace them on the
s-h and feel that i is in order I should
Sic 70 lei each pebble have its own indi-
-,5uzI place-it seems to me the proper
isss in q really well ordered path-but l
ear hat IS an ambition I shall never &C
ramnlish. But you can understand that the
ro-g before ne is En1itless."
vhsn the visitors had gone Miss Neate
sst down 10 open q letter she had received
-bst rnornirE and which she had not yet
la tine 10 look a.. This is what she
read.
Dear Sister: John and I are going away
for some months. May We ask you TO take
csre CT little Johnnie for Us until we re-
-u-n- lie is such a darling We are sure ii
xiii be q great pleasure 70 you
View, Mss Neate was rot nearly as much
upset b. this news as you might suspect
n fact. she was rather pleased at the idea
II having e little boy in the house, whom
Ehs could keep spick and span and spotless,
50 thai he would BE- q model 70 all the
other little boys IN the neighborhood.
Wien Johnnie arrived he seemed like d
very nice little boy, but Miss Neate
thought his appearance could be much i'm
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proved The first DAY he spent with her
she dressed him IN white, brushed his hair.
and sent HIM out to play with the other
little boys It was quite shock TO Miss
Neate when he came back His whiteness
was no longer white and his hair was no
longer brushed. And it was that way all
the time. until Miss Neate felt quite dis
couraged-
johnnie sine said. why don't you
brush your hair once IN a while?"
Why. Aunt Jane" exclaimed Johnnie
in surprise. II haven't time I have SO
many other things 70 do"
What do you have to do?' she asked.
''Oh, play leap frog and all sorts OF things
like that
You don't need 10 do those things.
sighed KISS NaAre-
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THE RABBIT.
Fast Hudson Boat Has Carried
Millions Of People Since '61,
But Is Now Too Small.

Kingston, Y. Y. Dec 3--And now II Is
announced that the Mary Powell is 10 be
retired et The close Of the season Of 1911
Tbs popular Queen of the Hudson this
greyhound among river steamboats,, which
has carried the golden sCeptre for speed
Il her masthead for the last fifty years,
travelled considerably more than million
niles ard carried nearly seven million
passengers, without the loss of a single
ne Is TO be taken of her route. Not be-
cause OF seuiIity or any structural or me-
chanioal weakness, for she viii come out
next spring spick and span and trim as
ever: but her present owner, the Day Line
Company, finds the steamer too small and
inadequate for the enormous traffic which
she has built I'D between this city and
New York. The friends and patrons who
crowd her decks IN the summer are often
TOO numerous for comfort She was never
designed 10 handle such vast crowds.
Yet this announcement viii bring regret
70 every resident along the central and
lower Hudson, where the Powell is loved
b. AL and where her very name has long
been household word And there are
other thousands IN New York City and
other population centres in this and for
and famous Mary Powell when she is
withdrawn from active service and her
huge paddle wheels are no longer permit
TED 70 reel OF the scenic miles OF this
glorious inland water.
The associations which cluster around
This famous boat are countless. Love
scenes, II charming contrast with the rare
lsndsczpe- hcneyrnoons, fiirtations. marital
engagements-wt every bench along her
guard rans could tel a story that would
rival ire pen CT kipIing- Ask the lovely
gl,ls from Vassar College, every one Of
whom Is Powell enthusiast Or the
csCets and graduates Of TTest Point, who
60 Out into the world 10 conquer and lie
s9nguered-by these women Who will
&rite tie charming comedy drama entitled
On the Mary Powell in june
Time has dealt gently with this vessel
she has had tender and jealous care
throughout her career. and to-day she is
co n years only. Nothing has been al
ioWeG 70 20 WFcnz and Il is often said
Ast scarcely a piece Of timber in her
graceful hui to-day was there originally.
g carefully has she been watched and
renewed. ana what successful career
sAs has had-so rery few accidents and
atl-e I9ss L time. Luck seems 10 hate
followed her Sire has always been re-
ssrdsS as z family boat. because her own
US never took any risks. Away back in
70, during the racing period. when her
''l'Insnoer Wss strongly urged 10 enter
-Ssse1 contest attn The recently completed
albany. which Captain Hitchcock insisted
S1 the faster boat, he refused because,
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Contest No. l Christmas Secret PUZZLE
Choice of a sterling silver Tribune badge,
a set OF battleship postcards, German sill
yer purse with chain, an interesting book,
q gold filled belt pin, a box OF water color
paints or a gold filed tie clasp for the
neatest and best three answers.
Contest No. Things to Think About
You may solve any two Of the four puzzles
that you like. and for the neatest and best
two answers we offer the choice of the
same prizes as in Contest No. l.
Contest No. (Our Letter BORA prize
OF 81 is given for every letter printed under
this heading. The letter may contain Incl
dents 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. Letters entitled TO the prize OF
81 are often crowded out for lack Of space
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earned. and I would like TO try again
Thanking you once more. ] remain, your
constant reader, MARGARET HOLPP.
No "a Paulison avenue. Passaic, n J.
Dear Editor: Received the interesting
book. for which I thank you very much.
am now trying to win a badge, which
also hope I will get soon Your reader,
PEARL z. WITT.
No. 9S5 Teller avenue, The Bronx.
Dear Editor: L thank you very much for
the check of 81 which you sent me. and
hope to win another price Soon Yours
truly, DOROTHY HlGLEY-
Norwich, n Y
Dear Editor: | wish to thank you very
much for the check of 81 which I safely
received. was delighted TO have been
able to interest the Little Men and Little
Women and hope to do so soon again.
Very sincerely,
FELICIAI C.. MUELLER
Bronxville, y. Y
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Continued from second page.

at the Hotel Aston. This months dates in
cluds December II, at Morristown, n. j.,
and on December Is dance at Delmon-
icos.
Willis E. Bachelor, assisted by Miss Dora
Da Vera, Miss Ida Greason and Saul Ro-
SELL, will give a concert at the Hotel Astor
on January %, under the auspices Of the
Maine Society. Among other works of in
terest will be Lehman's Persian Garden
and also Lehman's Bird Songs"
William c. Carl will give the final free
organ recital of the fall series In the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Fifth avenue and 18th
street, tomorrow evening at S15, assisted
by Miss Zoe Pyne, the English violinist,
and Andrea Sarto. barytone recently of
the Metropolitan OPERA. The recital will
be free to the public No tickets required.
Miss Pyne, who will make her first New
York appearance at this recital, will play
the Concerto in A Major, by Handel. Mr..
Sarto will sing an aria from Don Carlos -
by Verdi. Mr. Carl's list includes a new
Moroccan de Concert" in manuscript,
written for and dedicated to him by Alfred
]. Silver, the English organist.
At the Narragansett Hotel, Providence,
R. l., next Tuesday evening, Miss Amy
Grant will present the opera "Salome" as
a reading with the piano score, assisted by
Gene Ware, pianist.
A song recital. which attracted a large
and representative audience, was given last
Wednesday evening by Myrta French Kur-
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The prize winners and their prizes are
Loretta ]. keane. aged twelve Of No Al
East 18th street. New York city. box OF
water color paints; Clara Case. aged eight.
of No. $50 East 18TH street. a German silver
purse. and Eugene Ane. aged eleven Of No
go Seventh avenue, Brooklyn, q BOX OF
water color paints
Things To Think AbouG-The two prize
winners and their prizes are William e.
Ball, aged fourteen. SpUyten DUyvI, y. Z,
a. Tribune badge. and Celia GoIdstein. aged
twelve. of No zoe Eldridge street. New
York. a German silver purse
Our Letter Box.-See letters by prize win
ners.
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NUMERICAL ENIGMA.

NUMERICAL ENIGMA
I am composed of sixteen letters and spell
the name OF a famous American.
My 2. D, 10. is an animal food that is
not meat: my T. 8. Ia, g. 4 is a fluid with
out which here could be no life; my II. S,
l. 4. Is is the name of an African race: my
IL, II, 16, 5. . is a spice, and my IS, 8, s.
10 is a Biblical character whose name is
often mentioned in connection with toy
DIAMOND.
l. a consonant in rainy.
e A beverage.
g. Prepared.
T. To unite in one sum
5 A consonant IN rainy
WORD SQUARE
/. A harvest.
3 A thick cord.
g. Nots shut.
I. Instruments used in writing
TRANSACTIONS
Transpose q vegetable and make AMI
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LITTLE PApERMAkERS.

The bald-faced hornet attaches his large,
cone-shaped. paper nest under the caves
of houses in garrets. or to the limbs of
trees Collecting the minute fbres that
adhere TO the weather beaten fences and
buildings the hornets mix them with saliva
and make a crude quality of paper. To
enlarge nest, the inside walls are torn
away and the material is used to add to
the outside layer Like humble bees, the
workers and drones die in the fall, the
oueeu alternating.