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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

How to Draw il Circles.-See drawings
by prize winners.
Name Puzzle.-The names in Willie's
composition were Ada, Ned, Ike. Sam, May,
Ray Ben, Tom and Sal. The neatest and
best answers came from Marion Robinson,
aged eleven years. No. 129 Cherry street,
Eliza beth. \. J., who desires an interest
ing book: Ruth Fowler, aged thirteen years.
No. 2075 Vyse avenue, The Bronx, box Of
water color pain-s; May N. Adams, aged
fifteen years, No 318 East I97th street, New
York City. an interesting book.
Things TO Think About.-The two prize
winners and their prizes in this contest are
Paul Frederick Padden. aged twelve years.
No u Hall street, North Adams, Mass, q
sterling silver badge. and Herbert Lee
Pratt. jr.. aged ten years. No. 213 Clinton
avenue, Brooklyn, an interesting book.
Our Letter Box.-For prize winners see
letters on this page.
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Contest No. CFIow to Draw in Circles).-
Choice of a sterling silver Tribune badge,
an interesting book, set OF Scottish post
cards, box of water color paints or an
imitation ivory paper knife for the best
two circle pictures
Contest No. (Rhyme Puzzle}.-Choice OF
a sterling silver Tribune badge, an inter-
esting book, set Of paper dolls or box
of water color paints for the neatest and
best three answers.
Contest No. CThings to Think About
Choice of box of water color paints. a
set of paper dolls, an interesting book or a
sterling silver Tribune badge for the neat
est and best two solutions.
Contest No. 4 (Our Letter Box)--A prize
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feast and be glad. But at last such is the
will Of the Great Spirit, another race of
brothers shall come upon the earth, and
they shall take your lands from you and
eat your corn and rule over you, for they
shall be wiser than YOU. It is my will
that this shall be so. and this also is good
The spirit turned to depart, and as II
went il took the form of a mighty bear. so
the wise man knew that the bear was the
ancestor Of his family. and that the Great
Spirit had sent him to reveal all these
things that we should know It was thus
that the bear became the totem, or Symb
OF my family. Other families have other
totems but none is greater than the bear.
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Hot, TO 6g)i,1 a Prize.

OF 81 Is given for every letter printed under
this heading. The letter may contain IN
cidents in your life, anecdotes or 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 only. Letters en-
titled to the prize Of 81 are often crowded
out for lack OF space in the week they
are received, but II such Is the case they
always appear in the page later.
Be sure to state your age
Be sure to give your choice OF prizes
Be s,1re to give name and address.
Contest closes on May g. Age Is consld-
cred In awarding prizes. Address your let
ters and answers 20 Little Men and Little
Women. New-York Tribune, New York
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Neav Works Future Citizens.
Child Welfare Exhibit Next Autumn viii Show
How They Are Treated To-day.

every fifteen minutes one little child dies
in New York City. An eXpanse or green
baize covering a table is strewn with snali
graves, on the headstones OF when arc
marked. Died Of diphtheria," Died or
scarlet fever" and so on-nost or thefn
preventable deaths, according 70 the status
tics prepared by the committee on health
Another part of the exhibit will tell some
thing Of the thousands OF little children
VITO are driven into trades and occupations
dangerous 10 health or else detrimental 1or
other reasons. Among the Italians many
small children whole families OF them IN
some cases are impressed into the manu-
tacture Of willow plurnes. In the distrlco
east Of Fifth avenue. between 1eoth ano
125rh streets. most OF the Italian children
more than five years old were found, &C
cording to one visitor, to be at work nuing
these willow plumes. They toll early ana
late. and the work is very bad for the eyes
frequently requiring the use OF three PAIR ;
Of glasses al one time Each tiny strand
must be heightened by tying on sonletiiiies
one. sometimes two, feather fronds
How the tenement people live and Wnat
sort of houses the children come from viii
BE- questions raised. if not actually an
swered. The suggestion that the tenement
roofs be utilized for the comfort of tene-
ment dwellers by day and night, especially
in hot summer weather. will be made
Another thing the November exhibit VIII
! tell people is that more than half a nll1oii
children in New York are not enrolled III
/ any Sunday school. II will show In many
picturesque ways why this condition exists
An interesting phase OF this subject Is
that among the leisure classes the auto
mobile is largely responsible for the de-
melted ranks In Sunday schools of wealthy
churches
.I used 10 go to Sunday school, but since
we got the open car we so 10 the country
Is an excuse often heard from the children
OF the rich
Lack of attractive features IN sunday
schools is another reason. says MISS MARY
III. Read, secretary of the committee on
homes for The small attendance. The Child
Welfare Committee is trying TO figure out
Just why some Sunday schools are success
full and others are not, and the result OF JUS
calculations will be shown in picturesque
ways.
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Our Letter Box

, master tried IN vain to get some one 10
take the mail out. but every one was pussy
harvesting So finally. he had to SEND
papa, who was but ten years old at that
time.
BY the time he was ready TO start It was
late afternoon. so he knew 1t would be
dark before he got back, but he didn {
mind that. So he delivered all his mall,
and about o'clock was trotting briskly
homeward along lonely country road, on
either side of which grew many large trees
whose branches extended far out over the
road.
Presently, on happening 10 raise his eyes
Just as he was about to pass under large
oak. he saw two glazing balls of fire looking
down at him and a huge, catlike body in
the act of springing upon him. Quick as
thought he gave his horse a terrific kick
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An EXHIBIT which represents 1.e75.0oo
Future citizens is a pretty big thing, but
that Is what the Child Welfare Exhibit,
which viii III the list Regiment ArTnory
next fan with tokens Of the great war OF
to-Gsy-the war against the enemies OF
chldhood-wiu be. And at the present
moment there is going on nicroscoplcai
examination OF the I.275,00e children who
tive II greater New York. in order that
Tie exhibit nay give true and vivid pict-
IRE Of them and OF the conditions tha1
Surround them. Statistics, photographs
ana charts gre being gathered, moving pct
yrres panorarnas, folk dances. pageants
concerts and gymnastic exhibitions are
beng arranged. and if any idiosyncrasy OF
childhood IS left undiscovered. or any DC
tai Of the home, the school. the institu-
ion or the factory is missed. It Won DC
the fault Of the Child Welfare Committee,
Under shose auspices the exhibit VIII be
made
one Of the points that is TO be empfia-
slze5 next fall Is the need Of more play
erounis. An imposing array OF staustlcs
VII erlve this lesson home. statistlcS COM
Pied by Edward s. Cornell, head OF 'i-e
Aahenal Highways Protective Association
WHO Is chairman OF the committee Oh
Streets These statistics will show, for ex-
ample, that during the months OF Fen
'uary, March and April, this year, tweIVe
children were killed and thirteen injured
oy automobiles, twenty-six killed ana four
INJURED by anto trucks and seven killed by
rolleys, three killed and four injured pg
wagons. making a total Of forty-eight chill
eren killed and tvvenfy-one injured on Inc
streets. which they were forced, by the
Guys neglect TO furnish proper Fairgrounds
IoT them, 10 make the scene OF sheA
childish games
II Is said that good many accidents are
Cue u baseball and hockey playing and
.o4eT Skating In the streets. AT any fate'
Indulgence In these diversions brings many
children 70 the police courts BY means %
papler mache model representing a couiI
eth troupe % boys and girls heTded 10
eelhe-. the exhibit viii give an IDEA o' TIE
1~o cnilcren's courts, through Which OF
average Of forty-four children pass II
greater New York each day or TINS mum
ger forty are boys. arrested mostly ioi
Trivial offences. and four are girls ms
ne experts declare. is an important fact ~
Illustrating further the need Of more pun
Ac Fairgrounds
another nodel-a very grewsome one
announces the fact IN big. bolo letters s''a'
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| be in the centre OF the case, or the initials
may be placed there The initials in run
! ming script are pretty across the end, or
| If there is to be little more work, the
! first name can be embroidered The hens
can be hemstitched, finished with drawn
work or the edges can be embroidered with
! a scallop. French women make the little
cases by hand, they are hemmed with the
tiniest OF stitches, and nothing is more
| satisfactory.
| Individual pillows are frequently given
| as going away presents 20 travellers. and
| in this case a set of slips should accom-
pany them, white ones for the berth and
dark silk or linen ones for the steamer
chair.
! Elaborate pillow slips do not have as
hard wear as they might. because the girl
who has the individual pillow has another
! fad, which may be whispered incidentally
| she wears nightcap. 1t is dainty little
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A NARROW ESCAPE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: One
Fourth of July I spent in Cornwall. n. Y,
with a party of girl friends We wanted to
go out fer row very much. so We Dor
rowed a small boat, and. although none OF
US were very good rowers or could swim
very we'll we went out alone Indeed. I
did not know how to swim at all then, and
the water always frightened me. However,
we very foolishly steered for the deepest
part of the river, and were going along
quite smoothly when we were horror
stricken at the appearance Of large
steamboat coming directly toward US.
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In the side, which caused 1t to spring for
ward with such suddenness that the beast
sprang over the horse instead of upon the
boy.
When II saw that it had lost its prey 1t
gave such yell of disappointed rage as
only panther can give and started to
pursue. but the horse was so feet that It
soon outdistanced the panther and carried
its little rider safely home.
Next day crowd of men and boys
tracked the panther far into the woods and
up the mountainside until they found II
in its den and killed it 1t was unusually
large and fierce and was the first one
known of in that region to be bold enough
to attack a human being. unless in self
defence.
Craftop W
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Club and ~ociol Notes

officers are: Regent. Mrs. Samuel J. Kras
n1er: vice-regents. Mrs. John H Storer and
Mrs Oviedo NJ. Bostwick; treasurer. Mrs
Stanley L. Otis; recording secretary. Mrs
Charles Eninger: corresponding secretary,
Miss Ethel P. Bangs; registrar. Mrs Fred
erick A. Fernald. and historian. Mrs. Jc-
Siah T. Newcomb.
The Knickerbocker Chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution. Mrs William p
Stewart. regent, will hold IT'S last meeting
of the season on the afternoon of Friday,
May 20. After the business session there
will be a musical programme. with songs
by Miss AntOinette Harding. cello solos by
Arthur GoIlink. piano solos by Miss Edyth
May Clover Mrs. T. Sparks Kress win read
an historical paper.
The regular monthly meeting OK the Ma
tional California Club. Mrs. Thomas J.
Vivian president. will be held at the Wal
dorf-AstOria on Tuesday. May II. and viii
take the form OF a card party. Mrs Wall
ter II. Wheeler will be chairman OF bridge.
Mrs Charles l. Warrick chairman OF
euchre and Mrs Russell Bassett chairman
OF prizes.
The annual business meeting OF the Urban
Club was held on Tuesday afternoon. May
10. at the residence Of the senior director.
Mrs. A J. Perry. No. 30 First Place The
following officers were elected: President.
Mrs August Dreyer; first vice-presidenG,
Mrs John Biddle Clark; second vice-presi-
dent Mrs. Walter NJ MeserOle; third vice
president. Mrs. George Hills Her: recording
secr-.arv Mrs Samuel H Olmstead: cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Frederick Me
Gahie: federation secretary. Mrs. Edward
p Hampson: treasurer Mrs. James e
Wight: auditor Mrs. Philip Kunz; member
at large. Mrs John J. SchOOnhOvsn. and
senior director. Mrs Andrew J. Perry.
The commencement exercises OF the art.
Industrial and business classes OF the Ycuns
women's Christian Association. No. East
18th street will take place on Monday even
ing. MAY ls az O'Clock. There viii be an
address by the Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin.
and at The close of the exercises the ex-
hibit OF students work viii be opened IN
the class rooms. This exhibit viii also DO
omen, morning afternoon and evening. on
"Wednesday. May Is
All who are interested in the physical
welfare OF school children are invited TO
attend conference o. the Public Educa-
tien Association 10 be held az the Church
Mission House. Ne Isl Fourth avenue. on
Tuesday. May Il. al o'clock Or. c. Ward
CHAMPION viii speak on The New Hy
school Lunches
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AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: AL
most sixty years ago my papa had an
adventure which 1 am going to tell you
about. In 1882 the country along the line
between Maryland and what is now West
Virginia-it was not state then--was
very thinly settled. Many wild animals.
such as bears. panthers. etc, roamed
through the woods and prowled about the
farmers barns at night Still, this did not
cause the people much anxiety. for they
thought the animals too cowardiy to at
tack a human being as long as they could
catch a lamb or a calf.
One day during harvest the village post
master received word that the regular
rural carrier was sick and would be un-
able to make his usual trip. The post
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A BIRDS WORLD.

IT lived first in a little house,
And lived there very well;
I tho't the world was small and round,
And made of pale blue she'll
''I lived next in a little nest,
Nor needed any othr-:
I tho't the world was made OF straw,
And brooded by my mother.
''One dag I futtered from the nest.
To see what I could find:
I said, The world is made of leaves,
I have been very blind
At Length I few beyond the tree,
Quite fit for grown-up labors;
J don't klox how the world is made,
And neither do my neighbors.''
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ished with q little frilI. More or less en-
broidery is used on the most elaborate
pillow slips and there are frequently in
serts of lace showing the color of the silk
through IT. For practical use little slips
made of fine pillow case linen are best.
These will have hem perhaps two inches
deep and are closed with little pearl collar
buttons OF the removable kind. II such
slips are embroidered at all. 1t is only with
the initials. monogram or name OF the
owner. II the monogram is large. 1t may
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Place coins, pill boxes anything round
and fat upon white paper and draw the
outline with a lead pencil. Then add the
features arms legs etc. After your draw
ing is finished. go over all the lines which
are 20 remain with pen and black ink. For
the neatest and best two drawings showing
what happened we offer the choice of a
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The final meeting for the season or the
Woman's Municipal League will be held at
the headquarters of the league. NO - East
26th street, at IL o'clock on Thursday morn
ing. May 1s William II. Edwards. Com
missioner OF Street Cleaning. will speak on
Street Cleaning in New York; DR.. George
A Soper. president OF the metropolitan
Sewerage Commission. on Street Cleaning
in London" and Mrs. Percy Jackson. On
Sanitation in South American Cities" The
meeting is a public one, and any one inter
ested is invited
The New York Browning Society az its
last meeting held in the Waldorf-Astorla
on Wednesday wrestled with sch PROB
lens as THE Relation of Sentiment 10 DUTY
in Married Life" THE InteractiOn Of Soul
and Natural Scenery THE Claims OF
Physical Beauty and Charm in woman
and The Nan-soul and Woman-soul- The
Rev. Thomas r. Slicer gave a study or
James Lees Wife" Mrs. John A Le1erts
red THE Last Ride Together" and Mrs
Frances Carter interpreted Love Among
the Ruins
The General Federation Of Women s
Clubs now In convention at Cincinnati. will
devote IueSIdy u emu AdSOA "AN $1,000
trial matters. Mrs. Helen Varick Boswell.
chairman OF the industrial and child labor
committee, having arranged the pro-
eramne. John Mitchell will speak in the
morning on The Death Roll of Industry,
and will be followed by MyrOn I. Herrick.
Ex-Governor of Ohio. on Industrial Condi-
tons from the Viewpoint of an Employer
In the afternoon Mrs. Elmer Blair. presi-
dent OF the New York State Federation;
Mrs. William Cumming Stcry. Mrs Eva Me
Dounold Valesh and Mary Wood, of Troy.
will make brief addresses on child labor,
contract convict labor. employers liability
and similar topics
The annual spring lawn party CT the
washington Headquarters Association. OF
which Mrs Samuel j. Kramer is honorary
president and Mrs. Frederick Hashrouck
president. will be held at the Jumel Man
sion. Is0th street and Jumel Place. on
Thursday afternoon, May 10. at 3 O'Clock.
Exhibitions will be open for inspection IN
the different rooms and music will be furn-
ished BY band
The Washington Heights Chapter of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution will
meet at Frauncess Tavern on Wednesday
afternoon, May -. at 2:30 O'Clock. when the
officers recently elected will be installed by
Mrs. Joseph s Wood. state regent. After
the programme. arranged by Mrs. Agnes
summer Geer. chairman OF the entertain
mert committee. tea Will be served The
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LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: wish to thank you for the
check OF 81 which You sent me- II Is the
first check have ever received and an
glad If was received as prize. Thanking
you again, remain, your sincere reader,
RUTH SCHWABE-
No. 575 Southern Boulevard New York
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thing of the sheerest muslin or linen. with
frills OF lace. The girl says 1t protects
her hair &C we'll as the pretty pillow slip.
but the wise say they are sure IL is really
used as first aid to a sleeping beauty.
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Anywhere from one to four buttons are
used 10 fasten the new coats. The very
smartest tailored coats have only enc but
ton at or near the waist line. the opening
above heing utilized for the display OF
beautiful frills and jabots.
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sterling silver Tribune badge an interest
ing book. set Of Scottish postcards. a box
OF water color paints or an imitation ivory
paper knife.
Drawings will be Judged for neatnesa ex-
preston action and the most ingenious use
of circles.
Drawings must be sent fat and not
folded.
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ANAGRAM-

ANAGRAM-
Pick the tulip, JAM
Rearange the letters and find spring
flower the name of which suggests a small
bow holding forth In public place.
TRIANGLE.
9 5
6
10 II II
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Is
g. and 1, s. TO- 10, Is, a shrub
that bears beautiful. fragrant blossoms at
this time of the year
6. rs. 9 and RI, II. IA. metal that is
used in large quantities for building and
other purposes
10. II, II and 8, s, y, not high
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Pongee parasols deliberately eInproicereu
.rd having fancy sticks are SO 30. The
-eaI Japauese bamboo and silk parasols
shaped ike the gaudy paper ones sell for
s. SO.
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Dear Editor: The lovely box % paints
came in the mail the other night and I
was so happy 1 used them that very night
I thank you many times. and only hope ]
shall succeed Your friend.
OradeIi. N. J. MAE FAIR
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Dear Editor: I received the check for 81
last week and thank you very much for IT
II was the first time 1 had ever written a
letter for the Letter Box and was very
much pleased 10 see # printed. Thanking
you again, L remain. y IS -inc.rely.
FI0KENI FOUCHAUX
No. Al Van Houte- street, Paterson, n. j.
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Dear Editor: thank you very much for
the dollar received II Is the first money
I have ever earned. and I bought rabbits
with It. Yours sincerely.
vIvIENNE MUNCE-
No. 1ss Grace street. Jersey City
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Dear Editor: wish TO thank you for
the check for s. which I received.
showed it TO my teacher, who thought It
very nice Hoping to succeed again, and
also thanking you again, I remain, your
constant reader,
ALICE G. wADSWORTH.
No. 523 54th street, Brooklyn.
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Dear Editor: wish TO thank you FOR tho
book, Marie Antoineste." which received
II Is very interesting, as I Ike French
history. I appreciate It very much. and
hope TO win another prize. Thanking you
again, remain, your constant reader,
RUTH SCHWABE
No. SIS Southern Boulevard. New York
City.
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Dear Editor: Thanks for the nice copT'
Of Treasure Island which received to-,
day. I am sure that shall enjoy reading
It. I am going TO try to win another prize
Ike TO read Ike the history stories,
on the Children's Page. Your little friend,
MARGARET STEVENS
Mantle, Conn., 4
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Things TO Think About

4. 8 and IS, a. an article
s and Is, one hundred.
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PRIZE DRAWINGS.

BY Leona CaiIeson aged twelve years No.
184S Prospect avenue, Brooklyn Prize, an
lx.rr h<,oi
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THE LATE LAMENTED BROWNIE

Grafton. ". Va.
The wageworker., 1910-12-16

are Java sparrows. At street corners
in HOngkong sedate old Chinese may
be seen putting the birds through their
tricks for the benefit of strangers.
Each birdcage has sliding door,
and just outside this is pack of little
cardcases, each containing a picture
and small pot holding half dozen
grains of rice.
When the stranger, pursuant to the
suggestion of the owner, hands over
the necessary coin this is placed with
the pack Of cards at the cage door.
Then the owner will undo the fasten-
ing of the door. The bird, eying the
coin. then the cards. then the coin
again, as if he thought his perform
ance too cheaply valued. descends
from his perch, opens the door with
his beak, hops outside, draws a card
from the pack and passes it to his
master. He receives in reward one
grain of rice
The man takes the little picture
from the case received from the bird
and hands it to the stranger to inspect.
He then returns it to the case, accom-
panied by the tiniest fiat slip of bam-
boo. and shufi1es the case up with the
rest of the pack. The bird descends
and selects a case, and the stranger
opens it. to find the identical one con-
tanning the bamboo.
How can this be accounted for? The
only possible way of explaining is
that the bamboo slip is slightly scent
ed.-Exchange.