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New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

Contest No. (Mountain PuzzIe).-Choice
of set of battIeship postcards, sterling
silver Tribune badge, box OF water color
paints. a German silver purse with cnain
or an interesting book for the neatest and
best three answers.
Contest No. CThings to Think Abouo.-
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 Box)--A prize
of 81 is given for every letter printed under
this heading The letter may contain incl
dents in your life. anecdotes of pets, mover
school experiences, things seen In travei or
unade-up stories. These stories must oe
original and must be written on one SIDE
OF the paper only. Letters entitled 10 the
prize Of 81 are often crowded out FOR lack
Of space in the week they are received. put
II such is the case they always appear IN
the page later
Be sure TO state your age
BE sure TO give your choice or prizes
Re sure to give name and address
Contest closes on October s Age Is con-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
A VISIT TO BRoWNIELAND.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: One
day, I lay in the hammock, idly swing
ing TO and fro, e group of children riding
on ponies passed. 'Oh, dear." 1 sighed,
enviously, why can't I have a pony, too?'
why not?" said a little squeaking voice
in my ear. Looking down, l saw a tiny
man. about three inches high, holding a
mouse, all saddled and bridled, by the hal
ter. He gave me little pill and said: Eat
this and mount my fine horse, and then ge
will visit the king Of the Brownies, for
am his page" After eating the pill / was
greatly surprised to find that I had shrunk
to the size of the little page. without any
difficulty, / climbed up on the mouse's back,
and, gathering up the reins, followed the
page who ran at a great speed. Soon L
noticed a white castle in the distance, and,
riding up TO the gate, dismounted and fol-
lowed ny bearer into the presence Of the
King of the Brownies.
He was a funny. fat little fellow, with a
crown on his head, seated on jeweled
throne and surrounded by number Of
courtiers. His majesty asked me what l
wanted most in the world.
"Of course. she wants a pony most, your
majesty" piped up the little page for me.
The king then gave me a green card, with
OnS pony NTlllSI OIl IL AAtCi NAAoAAAAA--o .
him, I turned to go home. but stumbled
against large stone and fell, closing my
eyes and Shedding tightly TO my precious
card. When I opened my eyes found my
self lying in my hammock, grasping in my
hand a leaf from the tree above. Hoping
that the story of my dream will interest
you I am, sincerely,
SARAH A MOOREHEAD (aged 15).
No. 2125 NostranG avenue. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Flag Puzzle.-The flag OF last week repre-
sented Siam. The body OF the flag should
be red with white elephant in the centre
The prize winners and their prizes are
Josephine Schaefer, aged fourteen years.
No 645 Monroe avenue. Elizabeth. y j. a
silver purse with chain: Helen scnWar'z'
aged ten years, No AZ Mansion street
Poughkeepsie. y. I. a sterling silver TriO-
nm. badge. Karl z Brann. aged eleven
vaars- No. 81 5sth street. Brooklyn, an III
teresting book
Things TO Think About--The two prize
winners and their prizes in this contest ara
Minnie Chapkowitz. aged ten years. No III
East 1Ooth street. New York City. silver
purse with chain. and Emma W Booth.
aged ten years. No 81 Wsverly street,
Yonkers. N L. box OF water color paints
Our Letter BOx.-FOr prize winners ss
letters on this page.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

49, s,v little nice who live in the SKY
-. o,,. one night. and, jumping from
- n star made their way TO the moon
,-h.-a +hev set about their regular even
..r The old moon was nearly gone
O.. su that was left was the rind. :
--..,s,, moon. We call it. The six little mice
-. ,n a hurry 20 finish it, so that they
might begin on the new moon. for the 0iO
-,oon was getting rather dry and tasteiess
sna they were looking forward to the neN
- ,ba+ Was being left TO ripen in the
fkv cheese factory. -.
So the six little mice ate away 81 'No -.
moon with 2 Will. when all at once INC.
heard a sound that made them ;" W :.
listen with all their twelve ears
came again. far Of among the s'"'0'
tious. velvet-footed tread. a =,
The sky cat.' brestheo the hi'07'
O., ,,s+snt thev had left the moon ano were
running 70 their holes fo1 oe@E ne
when the sky cat pounceo upon .1'0 -, -,
AL she found Of the mice YVES '-40
OF their teeth .vv
Now the sky cat was kept up AI1 -.
,o ia, I'D the milk IN the MILKY VIC. -.
Ger ages and ages and ages OF tnls N'eN
te5 crown weary and had lonsed 1or a
delicious sky mouse, so she hao -ei' 'Ne
HFiIkv way and had gone mousins-
-r-,is va. very wrong Of her. OF course
,o- who would have eaten the moon II IL
la5 not been for the mice? And If she neg
l..,s5 % drink u2 the surplus OF the Milky
yVsv. who would do Il?
The sky cat, however. wanted e taste Oh
H.. -,ouse so badly that she put all these
oo1s,6erations aside and hid behind
c,o,d 20 wait for the return Of the mice
she waited all that night and all the next
a., ,,r-il the new moon came rolling down
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
Uncle Sam on MIX
Worried Mothers Told How to Protect Helpless
Little StomechS.

Sam says. and a filthy bottle may not oe
cleaned sufficiently 70 avoid all Danger %
the next consumer.
All utensils with which milk comes in con-
tact should be washed in pure water never
In water which h been used for other
dishes. and should have their own private
dish towel il they are TO be wiped at all
The baby-s bottle, OF co --se. should %
scaIded every time II IL us6i Z, and the nip
pie should be kept abs0lut 8 clean Dot
tie with corners which collect germs anu
are hard 10 clean. or a long rubber tuoe
between bottle and nipple should not be tol-
Grated
The modern dairyman scrubs his cows.
the up-to-date dealer keeps everything
spotIessIy clean. and II the American house
keeper and bottle washer does as Cncls
Sam tells them the babies Of the land VIII
be in no danger OF taking impure milk into
their helpless little stOmachs.
Irhe pamphlet is published by the United
States DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture. and WI
be sent free 20 any one who applies TOR =
IL is listed as Farmers Bulletin Az
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
HONOR LIST.

l. Frances Brooks; 2. Ralph Brundage;
8, Anna 2. Baker; 4. Walter Boege; 3, Mar
garet Bradshaw; 6, Helen Chapman: 4,
Claude D. Case; s. Genevieve Coleman; 9,
Robert Day; 10. Howard Earl: II. Helen
England: u. j. George Frainie: Is, Marion
Gimson; IA, Katharine GoOdridge; Is, James
Gaddis; Is, Mary C. Gray; II, Ruth Herzog:
IS. Bertha W Hasler; 19, Lester Howard;
20, Edward A. Hill; q. Alfred Hood; q.
Isabel Hill; %, Matte HIggs; "a. Harvey
Jacques; 25, Helen A. Jeanne; rs, Leo
Jacobson; 27. W. H. Knox; 2s. Gertrude
NJ Kortz; %, A Lawrence; 80. Adelaide
Landon: 81, Townley Meeker; 32, Rosalie
B. Montgomery; 80. Emma Maronn; "a.
Florence McNulty; 35, Anna r. Noon; 36.
Margaret S. Pitt; 81, Harold D. Pulver; 3s.
Miriam I. Pitts: 80, ]. P. Ruyl: 40. Josephine
Richards; Al, Katharine Spencer; AZ, Doro-
thv c. Schooley; 43. Lewis Sims; A. Isabel
Shaw; 45, Louise A. Smith: 46, George TIL
Iotson; A., Florence Taylor; as, Frances
Wilder; 4s. Harry T. WoOley; 80. Ida zet-
terstrOm.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

Molly was twenty. She had five brothers
Al home and no sisters. She helped her
mother 70 do the endless housework and
cooking Molly also played the pipe organ
twice on SUNDAY. and was much IN demand
A. funerals. being q sweet, reliable girl
with music singing in her, who could be
depended on 70 DO a kindness
Molly was not only unGerWeight. but her
cheeks were paIlid. her lips We're palhd
her finger tlps were palid. with no rosy
flushing under the nails. such as every
young creature should show
The family knew il, and Molly had been
sent 10 the doctor several times. he said:
Molly is anaemic-has poor blood and
sent her home with g prescription for
large bottle o. prepared iron There was
q transient Improvement il color and ap-
raefire. and then the empty bottle sailed into
the alley. and the half-Won field was lost
very little investigation went 10 show
that Molly was a house plant She was 50
busy at home that even on Sunday morn
ings she washed little faces and tied neck
ties all around and was dressed herself
lust in time 10 take the last car for morn
ing service thus missing even that chance
for walk in the magical sunshine.
she did not care for tennis; had. in fact.
all the exercise she needed, 50 she said.
playing on her beloved organ. The organ
stood in a dark chancel. and there was
5ust as much chance for Molly's pigment
cells 10 develop there as for pO1ato sprout
TO turn green in a dark cellar.
Finally one morning Molly faiH'ed away
a. the organ. just after the reocssi0nal.
and once more the doctor. another doctor
this time, was consulted. The doctor had
1rJle card for measuring the richness Of
The blood. The card shows ten bars OF red,
varying from the yaguest shade Of yellow
tsh pink 10 a deep shade which is a cross
between scarlet and carrine. A drop Of
blood drawn from M0lly's finger 20 a sheet
O "fa'- h.gttiug paper, far from match
NJ ne oarmine sample that indicates per
-ee' health. registered just half way down
'1e scale toward the weakest shade COM
Tsra'e win life.
Mc-y.- the doctor said. you are 70
CON" 70 ne every week till you can show
r21 sample oe blood that matches the
caruine. and then every month for one
year yCI must continue 10 show me the
same"
No doctor ever showed me that test be-
fore. or examined my blood at an said
Molly; but Oh, doctor. what can do? ]
can't eat. and have taken so much medi-
cine! I don't believe its much good any
way
We'll" SAID the doctor who was once a
girl herself. I am going 20 have a gypsy
supper tonight on the other side of the
island II you can meet ne at the boat
house al $50 We Will talk II over"
A long row around the north end Of the
island brought a rocky wooded bank. with
q shelving shore in view. Here the doctor
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
CRADLE A BACK NUMBER
Along with Hand That Rocked II, Il
Has Fallen Into Disrepute

Like so many time-hOnOred Institutions.
from Plymouth Rock 70 patent medicines.
the hand that pDcks the cradle has fallen
into disrepute. and the cradle itself. says
Dr. Frances n. MaCCarthy in her recently
published handbook OF Hygiene for Mother
and Child" is now used so seldom that
IT has become almost a curiosity" The
modern mother has discovered that the
low cradle was so close 70 the floor that II
exposed the baby 10 drafts and dust
Moreover. rocking made the baby nervous
and the more he demonstrated the more
he was rocked until his little brains were
added and his little helpless stomach sadly
upset. No longer can IL be said 20 wOm-
ans glory that the hand that rocks the
cradle is the hand that rules the world.
for the wOman-hater viii retOrt sarcastl-
cauy that the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that makes a great deal or
trouble in the world
But the modern mother has some fdilinSs
stiH. so DR. MacCarthy implies. She d0ss
not nut the baby TO bed AT regular hours,
she does not leave him alone on his little
back 20 go TO sleep mcooped, and shs
leaves a light IN, his room. thus fostering
that most pitifuI OF childish troubles. fear
os the dark There was Once a dear child
In a story book who defended her plea for
a bedroom candle By quoting the Bibls'
Let there be light" and as the head OF
that household was a clergyman the child
won her case. A physicians baby would
have been left in the dark TO sleep much
more sOundly.
Darkness Is lust as important at the
other end OF the night. too Many chill
dren awake very early. chiefly because ths
morning light shines into the room Slated
Minds painted a dark color are suggested
a. preferable 20 dark curtains. as they
allow more air to enter the room
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
5be Six Little Mice

their holes crept the hungry mice and be-
gan eating with a great appetite.
When the foods subsided. and the extin-
guished stars were left high and dry. the
sun ordered matches to be struck TO light
them once more, and as each match was
struck the people on earth cried: "See the
llghtning!'
At length the sky was restored 10 its &C
customed order. the cat was drinking the
milk. the mice were eating the cheese, and
each star was lighted and shining its best.
Then. with sigh Of relief. the sun betook
himself to his bed, and the newspapers got
out more extras to say that everything was
over.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
In Quest Of Scarlet
How Molly Made the Acquaintance OF 'i'e
Tanager and What Came of 1t.
Bv Jacolyn V. V. Manning. M. D.

raaobas the boat. while Molly was asked
), ill nm 1rifrwood The doctor built a
fair sized fire under a natural rock chlIn-
rey and left il TO burn 10 Goals She
showed Molly how to cut a forked stick OF
grean wood for a broiIer. and a stouter one
with pointed end. TO thrust into an ear OF
green corn for roasting. That was INC
e-,nnor Toasted bread, roasted corn
hroile5 lotn chops Of tender, juicy clover
fed lamb. with salt Molly ate her one-ra-I
mound chop Ike a little savage Hun anu
said. 49, J.,
Nothing ever tasted 50 good 10 me- HI
my life, wish 1 had another.
.f+er s,i7-er-there were no dishes-they
,,.a+ol,ad rha sunset. Before the dusk had
fsllen call. "Tchk. tchk'-- caught
,I,l,,-,. attention. She was resting OF her
hack. and began cautiously 10 rise say ii4s
Ir, -epressed excitement
..Toc-or. t,.re Is a bird-in the oranch
-,s,l,+ over YOUR head. You will never pc
80 such a bird could be-it IS the coior
Of a glowing coal
ca IN bv herself Molly discovered the
-. 80, doctor brought her out 70 its haunt
= SOC The scarlet tanager. his curiosity
...,sea7- for il was Unexplained matters
>, his family. and then began his evensong'
,,,,,i7g with a note that is only inner
woodland version Of robins carol
-rt-ea davs later Mollys father tele-
,,bo,ed 70 report the marked change IN
IIonv-she was eating everything IN sight!
..1yo,, must be a priestess OF nature, ne
concluded 10 the doctor
earfes Of simple outings, a feW words
Of advice. which were needed by young
,,-,,,,an once her confidence had been
,.,,ua5 md week by week that color record
climbed TO normal.
..ou- strength is sapped. the very
so,,rces of our vitality are cut of by
+,oors and pavements,' says Bliss car
IN his The Making Of Personality.
..-rt-e5 nerves may be wonderfully re-
80 bv sleeping on the naked ground
,ba-e their janglIng rhythns may De re-
s.rrtnea by the great unseen magnetic
Currents Of the earth
T-sa alternative action OF the golden sun
erir. one summer afternoon transmitted
t,,,iiffersnce 20 zest. and started the pallid
,.,,l.. ,,r,,,sscIes OF Molly's blood on such
,-i,le,,+ chase for iron that they seized
- ,c1,5ng "a every atom, drawing II from
- ,o.,f chon and the atmosphere and
-, kno,e-perhsps from the very rock
On which Molly was resting!
..pv tb. way, doctor, she said. long
1 ae,er,rard. when her lips were like petals
= ,ack roses. what did you take me
/ o,,, 70 see that first afternoon the scarlet
/ tana ger?' .,..a -.
..7rb. scarlet tanager,' assented the doc
tor -. 49,.
/ Wei. l guess that was right 100 said
/ Molly any one that could oeneVe In a
/ .carlet tanager could believe uleS might
get weIl!'
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

Dear Little Men and Little Women: 1 am
going 10 tell you about my first fishing trip
which was marked by many incidents, and
I am sure that 1t will interest you very
much.
Not far from my house there is small
lake, where a few OF my boy friends one
day were going to fish. They stopped and
asked me to join them. which did AFTER
walking about a mile we found ourselves
at the lake. Soon we secured enough bait
and Immediately began to fish. In throw
ing out my fishing line l almost threw OUT
myself; that started my nishaps.
MY line got caught on to some plants
which were growing below. After little
while 1 got 1t away I then put new bait
on to the hook. and In throwing the line
out again I lost my hat, which soon sank
in the lake 1 thought that I had a bite
but soon found out that my line was tan
gled up with that of one of my compan-
ions. After considerable trouble we sepa-
rated the lines and once more started TO
fish. Not long afterward one of the boys
yelled for US to keep quiet, for he had a
bite. But upon pulling up MS line he found
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

This is Felts DomesticG,
With whiskers, tail and claws.
He sleeps all day and yells all night
When he is out of doors.
Just now he also yells all day,
Because we keep him tied,
And if he ever broke his bonds
He'd-run away and hide.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

What Rama Escnlentd means
l simply hate to say,
And even if you don't know now,
Perhaps you will some day.
This Rama is quite puffed and proud
Observe his seat of state
And, though, of course, it's just his pose,
His legs are really great.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
Our Letter Box

fish and in that we made little float for
POnto. He never bothered the fish, as he
was a water turtle and did not bite. We
fed him on flies and meat. Every day
father took him out of the aquarium and
put him on a small table He loved to have
his head scratched When he saw any one
hand near his head he stretched his neck
away out and put his head up for us to
stroke il. Was that not a clever thing for
turtle to do? One day while he was sup
posed to be in the aquarium we missed him,
and when looking for him found him at
the other end of the room under rug.
How he ever got out of that high aquarium
has always been a mystery to US. he re-
feated this several times, but one day while
sitting on his float we noticed that MS
shell was very soft and that he would not
eat. IN a few days he died We all felt
very sorry. Although he was only a turtle,
we had become very much attached to him.
Yours truly,
FRANCES H. PAYNE (aged 14.
Dat n i
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
BETIElADINGS.

Behead a chain OF bones that supports
the body and leave a tree; a cooking utensil
and leave a puzzle; TO broiI and leave a
streamlet; value and leave q grain.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
POOR PONTO.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: l
once had a little turtle a little larger than
a 0-cent piece. We called him Ponto. One
dav I found him in a brook and brought
him home. We had an aquarium of gold
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
Hosv TO Hg)f,1 a Prize.

sidered in awarding prizes Address your
letters and answers TO Little Men ana LAItle
Women. Nev-York Tribune, New York
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dear Editor: I wish to thank you for the
dollar which I received for the story
wrote entitled Clever Jack" I think The
Tribune a very nice paper and recommend
it 10 all my friends | remain. yoqT con-
slant reader, IhrNA0 Ina -N<AA-''
Tivon, y. Y.
Dear Editor: The two prizes for the poet
and flag puzzles have been received, and
thank YOU very much for them. think
they are too good 10 be given away for so
little work Thanking you agaip, and
houtng TO win some more prizes, rnlaln'
very uuiS '0U ALBERT vAssALLO.
No. sa4 Broome street, New York
Dear Editor: I want 20 thank you Tor tne
check Of 81 which received from you. L
hone will win another prize soon Aoui
III DOROTHY H. ZERFASS.
No. 22s Prospect avenue Mount Nei-'I'
~. 7.
Dear Editor: I received the pretty silver
nurse YOU sent ne and thank you very
much. II is the first prize have ever Won
and am very much pleased with II. toNh
friend. MIIOtzz!Eg MILL z!,g,e1ood. y. J.
No Is West End avenue, Ensle"ooN' A. ="
Dear Editor: I am sorry 1 could not
z--f+a before to thank you for the cnech
of e which I received last month L 7iiai4
,-rf,a another story soon and hope Tor tne
COMO s,,ccess. I remain, yours TuIy;
same MARY SCHIFFENHAUS.
M 35 Eckert avenue. Newark n d
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

When the words OF this puzzle have been
guessed correctly and placed one below an
other. the initials reading downward, will
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.

My 4. 5, s. is 20 give up: my I. 5. IS
silent: my Z, s, Is boys nickname: my
l, 2, s, 8, IS damp, and my whole. which
is spelled with eight letters, IS an insect
that Is often troublesome IN summer.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

HIDDEN WORD SQUARE.
One word OF the square will be found
concealed In each one Of the following SEN
tences:
l. The car took a different turn
g Are all OF you going?
8. / had an awful dream
4 Who tanned the MOn2
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
Things TO Think Aboxf

spell the first name Of cne OF the greatest
men our country has ever produced. and
the finals will spell his surname.
1. A spirit that can be burned In a lamp
to make afternoon tea
:. A band Of robbers
g. A kind Of dried grape thar is oilen
found in puddings and cakes
g. Like an angel
> An exclamation used 20 call tne alleu-
ton Of a person ar a distance.
8. Awe Inspiring.
Z. To grfeve-
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
RIDDI.EsNIEREE
Maple
- BEHEADTNGS-
Skin, n-ever,- a-lott-
WORD SQUARE.
W "
N z
HIDDEN ANIMALS.
Goat. dog. lamb.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
AN eveNrFUL FISHING TRIP.

FRANCES H. PAYNE (aged 1D.
No. IA East 18th street. Paterson. n. ].
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

0ea- Editor; I want 10 thank you for the
.t.oL, ~ & which ! received from you L
tona will win another prize soon Your
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-09
KEEP BABY's SKIN CLEAR

Few parents realize how many es-
Unable lives have been embittered
and social and business success pre-
vented by serious skin affections
which so often result from the neglect
of minor eruptions in infancy and
childhood. With but a little care and
the use of the proper emollients, baby's
skin and hair may be preserved, puri-
fed and beautified, minor eruptions
prevented from becoming chronic and
torturing, disfguring rashes, itchings,
irritations and chafings dispelled.
To this end, nothing is so pure, so
sweet, so speedily effective as the con-
slant use Of Cuticura Soap, assisted,
when necessary, by Cuticura Ointment,
Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
sole proprietors, Boston, for their free
S2-page Cuticura Book, telling all about
the care and treatment of the skin.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-09
GOOD ONE ON DOCK WH!TTLE
First Sight Of Railway Train Made
Him Run Away With His
Wagon. @r

"Lemme tell you a good one on
Dock Whittle." said the waggish
mountaineer at the crossroads store.
Last week Dock hitched up the old
mare, piled his old woman an the
kids into the wagon, an took EN- over
acrost the mounting to where the new
railroads been built, jest to see the
kyars.
None of EN- had ever seen a rail-.
road train. Dock, ner the old woman
an the kids, ner the old mare, either:
so Dock he feels sorto uneasy. Think.
in he'd be on the safe side, he on
hitched the mare an tied her to a
saplin'; then he went back where the
old woman an the kids was, a-settin
in the wagon in the middle of the
road. Dock thinks he'll pull EN-
down the road piece SO they kin see
better. so he takes hold of the shafts
an started; but jest then 'Hoot!
Toot!' come that train of kyars. an
jumpin' Jerushy! Dock run away
with the wagon, the old woman an
the kids began to scream an holler.
an away they went down the side OF
the mounting, an like to adjusted
ever'think to pieces.
lock says the old mare was the
only one that wasn't skeered plumb to
death, an next time he's gcin to leave
her alone, an tie lisself to saplin'."
-Mack's National Monthly.