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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
THE BABE IN THE WOODS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: /
would like to tell you Of little child who
was lost in the woods. In our glen, near
the old stone paper mill, stood an old
house, in which a poor family lived.
Every day the father of the child went
down 10 the mill TO work. One lovely
spring day as he was going down his little
daughter. only three years old at the time,
followed him as far as the railroad track.
Along this track was suspended barbed
wire fence. One day she crawled under
the fence and followed a path up into the
woods AS il was now growing toward
night she stopped under large pine tree,
took off her shoes and stockings, as she
was accustomed TO do when she went TO
bed. and covered herself up with pine
needles. AL the time the child had been
away the mother had spent most of her
time weeping. All that night several
young men were out with lanterns look
ing for the child. Everybody supposed
that. of course, she had fallen into the
creek. which was near by. and no one
found her that night The next day. two
young girls were out i'm the woods look
ing for early May flowers AS they came
near this tree they discovered the child
who had lain there all night long until
the next forenoon. Then they took her
home to her mother, who was so glad Il
see her that she didn't know how TO thank
the girls Yours respectfully,
MARY AUSTIN (aged 13).
Jefferson Heights, CatSlill, y. Y
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A PLEASANT OUTING.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: One
day my brother and planned to so up the
mountain for blueberries. We were TO start
early in the morning, take our lunch and
stay until we had picked six quarts each.
We were up bright and early and ! pre-
pared the lunch. We had some soda water
bottles, which l filled with lemonade.
Cracker boxes served as lunch boxes as
they could be thrown away. We started
up the mountain. picking berries as we
went along. We had four quarts picked,
when we decided that ii must be nearly
noon. We sat down, ate our lunch, and
thought we would explore around us.
Leaving our berries in a safe place, We
started up the mountain. There were
places all about where deer had been lying
down. which could be distinguished by the
grass that was trampled down smoothly in
something the shape OF a young deer.
There was herd of deer on the mountain,
and We had seen them from the lake. We
looked 10 see them now, but-there was no
sign of them, As we were exploring
around | found a thrushs nest, with one
small blue egg In II. The thrush was hop
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Aviation Puzzle-Owing TO slight IN
dIstinctness In printing some OF the little
men and little women counted forty-nve
dots as the score which Mr. Waterbug
kent OF Mr.. Roachs flights, and some
counted forty-six, and either OF these an
swers was regarded as correct The. three
prize winners and their prizes are Row
land Jones. aged seven, No IL Tompkins
Place. West New Brighton. Staten Island
a set OF battleship postcards; Catherine
Mitkiewitz, aged fifteen, Neurological lnsu-
tute. No. i49 East 67th street, New YORK.
an interesting book, and Gertrude Kings
bury. aged twelve. No. S7s Orange street
Albany. an interesting book.
Things To Think About-The two prize
winners and their prizes are Howard
Nichols. aged twelve, No. 200 Ravine ave-
nue.. Yonkers. n. Y, set OF battleship
postcards. and Natalie Scott aged thirteen
Goshen. ~ Y, German silver purse.
our Letter Box.-see letters by prize win
ners.
Honor I,ist.-Prize for being on honor
LIST Ave times. Adventures In Bugland."
RAYMOND Walker. De Lancey. Delaware
CountyI y. Y. and Mary Z. Atkins. NO
80 Willow avenue. Hoboken, y. j.
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Story of Some Queer Babies
By Anne Guilbert Mahon.

,.,,ras In tha field seem to ind lneif
,rootaet eniovment I'm climbing UP the
HIGH mounds OF stones which are placed IN
,beir wards These stone piles are l"0
nearest things they know TO the steep
maintain heights climbed by their lathers
and erandfathers, whose love for clmoihs
they have inherited.
Cunning little faces have the DaDy ioAes'
and their bodies are covered with ousn9
red hair. They run UP and down unceas-
inglv in their big cages and pens, and act
as IL they were trying all the time 10 get
out They do not seem as con'eh'eu al"
happy as the baby monkeys, the youhs
camel. or the little lambs and deer
The baby wolves look very much ike DID,
gray puppies, and appear TO he harmless
little animals, as they cluster together Just
like a litter OF puppies under the Dig over
hanging rocks which form q shelterlng
ledge for them In their pen
The little black and brown bear chos
also resemble great shaggy puppies ana
look very kind and harmless. These babies
are very fond Of eating snails. gruos ana
insects They will overturn big stones ana
tear apart the decayed limbs OF ialieh
trees looking for these things, when they
look upon as great dainties.
Among the smallest of these queer BABIES
are the little brown, downy ducklings.
Some OF them have odd. square little
wooden houses, built on small stream
of water which runs through their yards
From this stream they get their drinking
water, and in Il they learn to- swim, when
they are very young. Others, called sum
mer ducks" or tree ducks" who come
from the warm countries. live In nests
built in hollow limbs of trees, some ais
lance from the ground. They paddle aroun1
under the trees with their funny, nat
three-toed feet. and seem very happy. too
Perhaps the queerest OF this queer col
lection OF babies is the baby tapir. Al
though hts mothers skin is a dull brown In
color, the little tapir has long stripes and
spots Of bright yellow on his back. This
is to protect him i'm his wild state from
enemies which might be proving around
for the yellow and brown colorng on his
back is so like that of the foli2ge around
that he is able to eude his pursuers But
the baby tapir at the zoo has no fear OF
enemies, for he and his mother are safe
and comfortable in the big pen which is
their home.
There are many other strange babies in
the garden, and they seem just as happy
90 live in such queer homes and enjoy
themselves in what seems to us such a.
strange way.
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and A. P. Husband. OF Philadelphia. de-
Hvered the secretarial reports OF the year.
The forty-second annual convention Of
the Master Car and Locomotive Painters
Association OF the United States and Cam
ada held a three-day session at the Hotel
Rudolf. In Atlantic City. during the week.
More than one hundred delegates were In
attendance.
The New Jersey State Game and Fish
Commission is after the men who use
purse nets in fishing within three miles
Of the coast Two were arrested recent
~ on this charge One OF the men ar
rested had been fined $500 about six
months ago for the same offence.
Steamboat service has been begun be-
tween Atlantic City and New York az
we'll as between Philadelphia and this re-
sort Regular sailings Of vessels carry
ing freight 10 and from New York began
Monday September II. A new steamship
is being constructed for the Atlantic City
Transportation Company that will sail be-
tween Gotham and the Queen City by the
sea. and will carry passengers as we'll az
freight. For many years there has been
demand for boat facilities between the
city on Mammalian isianu ana the one ""
Absecon Island, and the final installation
of The line will enable passengers to en-
10y the sea voyage between. the two coast
cities.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burrows ana
their daughter. Miss Helen Burrows. OF
New York. are at the Hotel Holmhurst
Mrs. ]. A. Breckell and family. OF New
York are at the Majestic.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Weinberger. OF Ne"
York, are at the Rudolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sullivan. OF New YosA
are at the Hotel Fredonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Purcell, OF 10"
York. are at the Hotel St. Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyd and family OF
Nav York, are at the Hotel Westmont
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GRATITUDE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: The
other day 1 was riding home on the train.
II was during the busy hour In the even
ing when the laborers stopped work. Ny
thoughts being occupied by an interesting
story | was reading. | paid little attention
TO what was going on in front OF me.
Presently somebody stepped on my foot.
l0lied up and there | saw stout man.
perspiring and breathing heavily and quick
ly. | pitied him, although he did remind
me of hppopotamus. | got mp and Of
fered him my seat for which he readily
lifted his hat. Then he began TO use his
handkerchief anew, looseping his coat and
vest and doing everything 10 keep cool
Holding the strap | wanted to plunge INTO
| the story again. but the train stopped. AZ
/ II was my station, | had 10 get out. Tht
man again lifted his hat TO me and smile
/ OF thankfulness lit up his countenance.
| also raised my cap and felt very happy,
! PHILIP FLANNEL (aged lb).
| No 1879 Longwood avenue, the Bronx
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and then hard work before election VIII
be under way The Republicans are talk
ing CT naming Harvey b. Green, clerk OF
the Board OF Supervisors for County Reg
lister. The Democrats have several can
didates. among them Alderman Tobin, OF
Yonkers, and John II. McArdle. of Mama
roneck. Mr.. Green has been clerk OF the
Supervisors Tor several years and Is pop
ular.
The Democrats of Westchester County
have arranged TO hold their county con-
vention at White Plains on october o.
There will be i75 delegates.
With a view CT assisting in the prelimi-
nary work looking toward the construction
of the Bronx Parkway, the Westchester
County Board of Supervisors has passed
resolution appropriatins $500 for the sur
veys, preparations OF maps and other de-
tail work. The new parkway when COM
pleted will cost close to s,op,co.
4 special committee. made UP of Super
ylsors Edward A. Forsyth, George Turner,
John j. sinnctt, g. Fletcher Allen, Frank
g Reynolds, Edward p. Barrett. Fred L.
Merritt and wellington Lounsbury, has
drawn UP resolutions of sympathy on the
death Of County Register Edward b. Kear,
and an engrossed copy will be sent TO Mrs
Kear.
Many of the leading Republicans OF
White Piaias believe thai President John
]. Brown is the logical candidate for the
nomination for the Presidency. Under a
new law the Village President. who has
been appointed by the board Of trustees
Is to be elected by the voters at the fall
election. Mr.. Brown has been President OF
White Plains for many years
The fall terms of court VIII convene
al White Plains OH October 2 fart OF
the Supreme Court will be presided over
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York City, the Corporation OF the Small
Memorial Baptist Church OF Christ. the
Five Points House OF Industry, the Presby-
terrain Hospital. the Presbyterian Home for
Aged Women. the Board of Home Missions
Of the Presbyterian Church, Washington
College, Tennessee. and the Tuskogee
Normal and Industrial Institute Of Ala
bama. Each Of the foregoing received ST.
600. The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
gets $4,000 and the Board OF Missions for
Freedmen OF the Presbyterian Church
5000. The remainder of the estate was
divided among i've nieces OF the decedent.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miles, OF Mount
Vernon. who have been spending the sum-
mer at Myrtle Beach, Conn. have returned
home.
Mrs. A. p. Harrison, of Mount Vernon, Is
entertaining her sister, who is a resident
OF Washington.
Mr. and Mrs Mark d. Stiles, Of Chester
Hill, Mount Vernon. have returned from
their vacation.
Miss Mabel wolgast OF Grove street.
Mount Vernon, has returned from her vaca-
ton. which she spent at Ridgewood. n. j.
Mrs. Thomas Birmingham, OF White
Plains Is now In Belfast. Ireland, al the
Prince Edward Hotel.
District Attorney Francis A. Winslow has
returned from his summer vacation, which
was spent In fishing and golfng at Rangeley
Lakes.
The members OF the University Club OF
White Plains will hold their first regular
fall meeting on the evening OF September
81. A special programme Of music will be
In charge Of committee made up OF John
Y. Lavery. Joseph Allen. Robert f. Farley.
Y. d. Sherman and +. II. Squire.
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What would you think If you saw babes
only a few weeks old running over the
grass. climbing trees and rocks and FENCES
swimming In the water devouring all sorts
OF indigestible food, such as sweet potatoes
and peanuts, and even digging under big
stones and in the limbs of decayed trees
for such dainties as grubs and insects?
Would YOU not think these were very
strange babies? Yet they are perfectly
natural, healthy and contented in the queer
nurseries in which they live and grow
up These strange babies live with their
mothers in the big geological garden
The baby who enjoys sweet potatoes is
a baby monkey, with a short. stuoby tali'
agile feet and a funny little face like an
old mans. His home is in big pen, with
q high fence all around it, attached TO the
monkey house. lie lives there with his
mother, and with several other baby
monkeys and their mothers. At the back
Of the pen there is a big stump of an old
tree, with outstanding branches, shaped
something like ladder. This is where the
baby monkey plays, running up and down
this tree stump. and climbing the wire
fence which surrounds the pen He seems
perfectly happy, as he leaps and jumps
and climbs around his nursery, and he
seems very glad when the guard comes
around with a feast of green lettuce leaves
and big sweet potatoes. which are broken
In half and which he seizes and devours
with great enjoyment
The baby who thrives on peanuts has a
larger nursery than the monkey, for he is
the baby camel, and he and his mother
live in a large enclosure I'm a field. He is a
big, ungainly looking baby, with his queer
feet, long neck and enormous mouth-and
with the funny hump on his back; but he
looks very mild and gentle, and he comes
right TO the fence and pokes his head over,
asking for food from the passersby as
plainly as ne knows how.
In big green field near by, with big
shade trees around IL. live some other dear
little babies, whom most OF us know we'll
the little lambs. They are, perhaps, the
dearest OF all, with their soft, smooth,
snow-white skin, and their gentle little
faces They keep close TO their mothers.
and lie happily about under the trees or
play around ON the green grass. although
they are only few days old.
The baby deer have little park for their
home, with many trees in It. where they
may run about as they please. Some OF
them are quite tame, and come to the
fence and gaze at the people passing with
their big, expressive brown eyes.
The little kids, who live with their
mothers, the mountain goats. in other en-
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Hoss, TO EVin a Prize

five times on the honor list counting iroih
June II. the date when this contest "Ss
announced Watch the honor list ana Keep
the dates when your name appears "neh
you have five dates send them 10 the once
~ little Men and Little Women ana 'he
hooks will be forwarded to you. some on
the little men and little women nave ssAea
how TO get In the honor list Inc haii'eo
Of those who fail to win prizes out whose
u,ork Is nevertheless worthy OF 'honorao'e
mention" are placed in this list
In sending answers to puzzles II hot
necessary to send letter with then' os,
II YOU can, paper OF the ordinary letter
s,ze and write your name, ADDRESS age
and choice of prize in the upper risn' nsna
corner OF the hrst page. IL sending any
drawing or returning cut-out attach i %
the paper bearing your name. ETC.
Address letters to Little Men ana Little
Women. New-York Tribune, New YORK IL
Won address them simply to The tribune
thew will go 10 some other department ana
,,,ay no, reach the office Of Little Men ana
TI,t,e Women In time TO be entered IN 'Ae
contest. J.,
Age and neatness are consiuereu ~
awarding the prizes
The contest closes on September 81
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Our Letter Box

ping around on bush. very much excited.
| had noticed 1t before finding the nest. but
could not see any reason for its being
afraid OF us. We left and started back
again to get our berries. AS it hap
pened the men were moving down In the
field and we could hear them shouting at
the horses and hear the noise OF the NOW
ing machine We were lost and could not
find our berries. So. following the sound OF
their voices, we started down. We stopped
to find a garter snake that ran through
the grass. Ny brother killed II and we
went on Coming TO tree which we re-
membered seeing on our way up, we start
ed from there and found our berry pals
with only a few ants, spiders and crickets
tired, but prepared to go the next day
without getting lost.
LEWIS V. ANDERSON aged 49,.
No. % Summer street, Newport, X. /.
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dotted lines. as shown in model NO. Z.
Repd .he four flaps marked /, 2. ana
outward as shown in model No. ana
paste them to the bottom OF the CO..
shown in Model No. 3. BE sure 10 nav.
the flaps marked and toward the lron'
OF the car, Just forward OF the front whe.io.
Now paste the two figures and steering
bar together, bend the seat down al .ne
lower dotted line and the figure up al inc
upper one where it is seated DO no.
paste the seat parts together. but spreao
them across the auto so that the little ng-
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her. but that is a very simple matter. Cut
along all the heavy black lines, Including
those around the figures and lower parts
OF the wheels indicated by the AFRO"
heads. Fold all parts toward the INSIDE
OF the auto at the dotted lines ana crease
Paste @ over H. entirely covering the
white space, and crease at dotted lines
This forms the back Of the ear. NOW
bend round and paste over B~to dotted
line thus forming the front OF the car
Paste c over d, entirely covering the
white space. and bend the part In curve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17

condition is shown in the quarterly re-
port Of County Treasurer George T. Bur-
ling The balance in the hands OF the
County Treasurer on August ! was $ISe''
ai744. the total disbursements for the
preceding quarter having been s976,2+6 IS.
When Mr.. Burling issued his last preced-
ing quarterly statement the balance in his
hands was s59s.455 10 and the total re-
ceipts during the quarter amounted TO
s1,774.464 20.
Mr.. and Mrs George w. Mahlstedt, OF
North avenue, New Rochelle, and Miss
Margaret Heiselman have returned from
an automobile trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs John r. Gray and her daughters,
the Misses Fannie and Florence Gray, ana
Mrs Edgar Wilson, OF New Rochelle
have returned from an automobile tour
through New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hubbell, Of Cali
gini avenue. New Rochelle, have returned
from their vacation. which was spent in
New England and the White Mountains,
There is complaint from the mctormen
on the electric Trains OF the hhIieH anu
New Haven systems that boys have been
In the habit Of throwing stones and even
bricks from the street near the mouth OF
the Park avenue tunnel near Goth street.
Most OF the trains which have been stoned
have been those running to the Grand Cen
trail Station from White Plains on the
Harlem and from Stamford on the New
Haven. One motor car driver who runs
a fast train says that on two occs-
sions ne was forced 10 dive behind the
steel framework OF his cab when some
one hurled a brick at him.
Election Day is drawing near. and poll
ticians in Wostchester County are begin
ring to talk about candidates. Both
parties will soon hold their conventions,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17

tensely interesting 10 the hundreds OF visi-
tors at the Hotel Chamberlain has been
the constantly changing marine panorama
In Hampton Roads. for. with over forty
ships, including warships Of the Atlantic
fleet, torpedo boats, submarines. auxiliary
cruisers. supply ships and private yachts,
the scene has been an animated one. The
officers on the tender Yankton gave a
dinner on board last week. the following
guests being present: Mrs. Howard r.
Page, OF Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Won
Schroeder, of st. Louis; Mrs. Ward Ellis
and Mrs. y. III. Merritt. The yacht Marga-
ret brought a party OF guests to the Cham
berlin on Sunday. Sir Edward and Lazy
Boyle. OF London. England, have been
guests at the Chamherlin during the week.
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The principal forthcoming event IN west
chester County Is the county fair ana
horse show. which will open at the White
Plains Fair Grounds on next Tuesday and
continue throughout the remainder OF the
week IT is expected that Governor Dix
and his staff will be in attendance on
Thursday, which will be known as the
big" day of fair week. There will be
special band concerts, extra racing of fast
trotters and automobile races.
Corporation Counsel Watson OF New
York City has given public notice that on
September 80 he will present 10 Supreme
Court Justice Keogh, at his chambers in
New Rochelle, the fourth separate report
OF the commissioners OF appraisal in Sec
ton IS of the cstskill aqueduct proceed
ings.
William L. Ward, chairman Of the West-
chester County Republican organization
has called the county convention 20 be held
at ST. Jehn's Hall. White Plains, on oeto-
Der 8, when a County Treasurer County
Register and two Coroners will be nomi-
mated The convention vill be attended by
e4S delegates.
Addison johnson, former warden OF sing
Sing Prison and resident OF Port Chester
IL foreman OF the Westchester Grand JurI
now In session at White Plains.
The Rev Charles II. Tyndall. pastor of
the First Reformed Church Of Mount YER
non has returned with Mrs, Tyndall from
g vacauon In the Province OF Quebec.
A party from westchester County 10 now
cn a months ashing trip at Ontario. Can
eAa. Il includes William ]. Ackerly.
Charles H. Chambers, John L. Snow and
r. g. Voorhis, Of white Plains
That the finances Of Wcstchester coun-
~, which Is one Of the wealthiest coun-
49, ia the state. continue in satisfactory
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HONOR LIST.

I Helen Altmark: 2. Curtis Bogert; D.
Minnie Baum; 4. Adolph Buch; o. Mathe
Carroll; 8, Elizabeth Cox; !. Mildred eros
sett: S. Grace Crossman; .. Horace d.
Davis: 10, Elery Denison; IL. Charlo''e
w Ellenbogen: l:, Edith Fiero; IL, JACK
Flaum, jr.: H. Floyd Fisher. 10. Hannah
GefYsn; l6, Mildred Howe; H. caroline
Haubert IS, De Wolfe Honey; ~, Aoisali
Harris; %, Elizabeth Holley; IL Els's
Jones; %, Estelle Jacobs; %, Annie jones'
q. Christine Keane: Is. Anna Kightley; %
Edmund Lavenburg; q. Marjory Lee; %
Dorothy Lowell; 20. Laura Mckinley @V'
Irene Muller: 81, Grace Moore; %. Deborah
Murphy: SO, Mary McEvoy; a. Nelson "
Ord: IS, Margaret Payne; g. Lois NJ Pol
lard; 81, Anne Piper; Ss, Flora Rincones'
80, JuanIta sarson; 40. Theodore sandoo'
IL, Elizabeth Stillmsn; A. Ethel stliiweh'
as, Frank NJ. Taylor: ~, Christina Thomas
Is. Donald Warner; 10. Arthur l.. walker
ir.; A., Mabel Walters; Is, Pearl +. VIII
~. Dorothy J. Willis; 50. Mary C. Ward.
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over your finger. This will give an archeu
top 10 the front OF the car Ike cyin'ueI,
To form the floor OF the car fold + ana
under II and paste over each other eA-
.c,,v nm 10 the dotted lines; next past
over J, bend under the car ana paS''
the bottom. You now nave your ,''''o
standing firmly upon its four wheels Ieauy
for the power cone" TO be pasted 10 'ns
bo,tom. Cut out the cone. fold arou''o anu
haste s over g. being sure TO nave u"e
dotted lines exactly over each o'ne'
cease the cone together at both ends az