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New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

The Budget some weeks ago promised
second article on the hands. OF course,
those who do not use their digits except
for purposes of gesture. writing. or playing
the harp violin or piano find those meni-
bcrs fairly easy TO take care OF. But II
may comfort the young wife, whose made
quate help" calls for practical assistance
many times a day, and the busy eiuer
daughter of a large family, to know thai
her enforced activities need not lessen the
beauty of her hands.
An English woman. whose roseleaf palms
and tapering fingers tipped apparently WIN
pale pink coral shells. worked very hard
at her pet passion-gardening- without
gloves,
"What are YOU doing. aunties"' asked a
little niece. puzzled by her relatives action.
She was about TO begin grubbng among
the roots Of her beloved flowers. and as a
preparation she scraped her fingers several
times along a cake of soap.
Filling my nails with soap answered
the fair gardener. promptly. Else they
would be filled with dirt.
The Budget can recommend this TO any
woman whose work is liable to fill her nails
with dust. Just scrape them along CAKE
O, good soap. and when you wash your
hands YOU will be glad you did.
Chapped hands in winter often result
from indulgng too freely in the luxury OF
very hot water. This temptation should De
resisted. Use tepid water. IL your skin is
Of the thin. easily infamed sort, avoid
SOAPS as far as possible. and keep bag Of
oatmeal in a bowl on your bathroom she'll
This Is much better than putting borax in
the water. by the way
Take time over your hands. If you can
afford it, let them benefit by the services OF
a good manicurist al least once fortnight
-oftener, indeed. II you can. Az other
times. having washed them, with a bag OF
oatmeal. in tepid water. followed by Dath
in clear. tepid water, sit down very com
fortably on a low chair, spread tower
over your knees, have your implements on
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
MoNoLoGUEs FOR SUFFRAGE.

Miss Marjorie Benton Cooke VIII give
recital of original monologres to help on
the cause of votes for women on Wednes-
day evening at Carnegie Lyceum under the
auspices of the College Equal Suffrage
League. Those who are interested In the
cause will probably hear themselves as
others hear them when Miss Cooke deliV-
ers her programme, consisting OF Mr..
Baumgarten on Suffrage" "N.coleta," IAN
Anti Study from Life "Heroines' and
"A Suffrage Monologue.' Official an
nouncement is made, however. that tho
programme will not be offensive to the
'antis." DR.. Anna Howard Shaw will pre-
side. With this assurance prudent public
may venture in 10 swell the purse or the
college suffrage society. The proceeds or
this entertainment are to be devoted 10 "A
special fund for establishing central bu-
reau for the dissemination OF suffrage
propaganda among Eastern colleges and
alumnsa who have succumbed 10 the per-
suasions OF suffrage orators. Among the
patronesses for the occasion are Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait. Mrs. Harriet Stan
ton Blatch. Mrs. Henry Wise Miller, Mrs.
Fannie Garrison Willard and Mrs. Vladimir
Simkhovitch
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HARD TO SATISFY.

"Why is il that women are expected to
know only how TO cook and manage the
home?" 1t is n Young man who asks, Dut
he is an Englishman. The voices OF some
American husbands are still raised in pro
test against their wives knowing anything
else However, il was sad experience That
brought the Engishman to this revolution
airy point OF view. \ London paper prints
the poor mans complaints.
"Mv wife is thoroughly efficient in house
keeping. he says, FOR she has been trained
in a brides school. and our nome is al
ways In good order: bCt she cannot helr
me in any simple business matter why
do not the teachers and the brides schools
add to the subjects taught the study OF
architects plans? | am ct present having
a small house built IN the country ana II
is necessary that one Of us should occa-
slonally overlook the progress or the WORK.
Stree | made the contract with the aren't
tect much important business has come
into my hands so that | have no time 10
keep running up and down TO the new
house and seeing that all is going salts
factorily.
But when I suggested TO my wife that
she might undertake TO do this. she eX-
pressed utter ignorance Of any kind or busi-
ness connected with the matter. As the
house ard its arrangement are much more
important to the woman than to the man,
l cannot understand why this part Of her
education should be neglected. For her
own comforts sake, tf for no other reason,
she should be able TO superintend the erec-
ton Of the building which she is afterward
10 manage"
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
The Beauty BxdGef

chair or low table at your right hand
and help YOURSELF Push hack the cutcle
from the base OF the nails, very gently.
DO this with towel. II any discoloratlon
exists on the nail itself, dip your orange
wood stick into bottle of some trustwor-
thy preparation OF peroxide and remove II.
Then, while the nails are still soft cut
trim. pare and file. BY the by, be careful
about your file Let IL he az soft ana neXl-
BILE as possible-those sold without handles
are usually the best. Then put on the
powder. take the buffer and DO the polishing.
30 il, Don't oyerdo it. Four nails should
not look metallic. A cold cream. worked
into the hands by clasping the palms to-
gether. interlacing the fingers and wiring
ing" them. as old-fashioned tragedy nero
ines used TO do. Will complete the ritual.
You should work your hands I'LL all the
cream poss BILE has been absorbed, and then
wipe off the rest with fine, soft, old
towel Some like dust OF powder as
postscript.
Many recommend oil. 10 which has been
added little very finely powdered chalk
as an effective whitener. But good CIR
oulation is the best thing for the hands
Oil. by itself rubbed and worked IN Is
excellent. feeding the hands and counter
acting the effect. disastrous enough, OF the
dry heat generated by the furnace
4 little scent IS surely admissible on the
hands. If anywhere. 1t should take the
form of perfumed oil, if possible Ordi-
nary perfumes should not be used neat
as the alcohol III them has drying ten
dency.
Benzoin should not be forgotten II some
bleach is absolutely needed Used In COM
bination with either rose or lavender water
bay rum ter witch hazeD and glycerine, 1t
is very beneficial
The following proportions are recon-
menoed: Benzoin (simple tincture), two
ounces: lavender water Tose. II you prefer
it,. two ounces: witch hazel ebay rum. II
YOU like ii better), two ounces; glycerine,
twelve ounces.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
PET TURTLES.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: l
Eant 10 tell you about five turtles which /
Keep in a very large pan. They have
rock 10 sun themselves upon and are IN
Place where the sun gets at them. We
have always fed them bits of raw meat
Which they eat very readily, and in summer
files and bugs. Lately they seem drowsy
and do not stay in the water very long
Ny little brother enjoys playing circus with
them He places a turtle on a spool
slender bottle or other support that cannot
be reached by his legs. l have noticed that
MS swimming and walking movements may
easily be studied while on a spool or other
eoiect. l remain, a constant reader
RUTH +. KANE (aged l9.
No ll5 East SD street New York
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The last three are mixed first and the
benzoin added, drop at time, after. Inc
mIantitles given will make large bottie
that ought TO last the greater part OF
winter. II you prefer it the quantities can
be halved.
A word to the busy housewife: Do not
wash your hands every time you SOIL them'
especlally in winter Dip them into al
mond meal or powdered oatmeal, ana ruo
brisklv or work some cold cream wei
into them and then dry with towel Use
a bit OF pumice stone or half or cut
lemon. but not soap and water more fre-
auently than you can help. Some women
contract a foolish habit OF turning the
hot water faucet on their poor fingers and
palms at every touch and turn OF the days
occupation Don't do It. Dry clean,
sometimes.
A word or two about gloves seems ap-
propriate TO paper on hands. They
should not be tight. for tightness means
cold fingers and checked circulation and
checked circulation results in chilblains.
In winter gloves should be larger, II pos
sible than in summer. The heavy almost
indestructible. kid gloves are best for cold
cramp or restrict the hand. LINED cotton
gloves do not look pretty. but II one has
10 go far on a day when the air bites
shrewdly they will be an immense COM
fort Some physicians do not advocate FUR
lined gloves, but If they are unwise, they
are likewise very delightful.
The fingers. the palms, the wrists Will
benefit from gentle exercises. Here are
a few:
Shake the hands loosely from the wrist
as If you intended to shake them Off. DO
this first with the palms down, then with
the wrists reversed and the palms up.
Clasp the hands, interlacing the fingers
Work the fingers as much as possible, let
ting the thumbs pass and repass the
knuckles.
Clasp the hands vigorously, letting the
thumb OF the right hand alternately fall in
front of and behind the thumb of the left
hand.
Shake the fingers from the first joints,
then from the second joints, then from the
knuckles The first will give you more
trouble than you expect. Try each fnger
separately at first until concerted action Is
possible.
Remember that hands have expression
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
Hose TO Hl)ir1 a Prize.

OF 81 are often crowded out for lack OF
space in the week in which they are re-
ceived, but il such is the case they always
appear in the page later.
In sending answers TO puzzles IL is not
necessary to send letter with them.
Use, IL you can. paper Of the ordinary let
ter size. and write your name. address. age
and choice OF prize in the upper right-hand
corner of the first page Do this with each
contest. and use a separate piece OF paper
for each one.
Address letters TO Little Men and Little
Women, New-York Tribune, New York.
II you address them simply 10 The Tribune
they will go 10 some other department and
may not reach the Office Of Little Men ana
Little Women in time TO be entered in the
contest.
Age and neatness are considered in
awarding prizes.
The contest closes on Marc. !:
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Our Letter Box

paper day" This was my first dab in
printers ink, and | soon got my fill OF 1t
on my hands OF course, the first thing
I did was 10 size up the place in general,
then to look at everything and handle near
~ everything in II. Part Of the first page
lay in the form. and l occasionally glanced
al it just as the men were making 1t up on
Thursday moons and just before 1t was
thrown in"-taken apart. Ii was an eight
page sheet, and had TO go TO press twice,
the first part Wednesday night.
| was compassionate be sure had a
real case of caps" and "lOwer case (capi-
tails and small letters and a real stick"
"a little metal pan in which to set the type
and rule, Most Of the paper was filled with
locals" They were usually from two 10
ten lines and / liked TO set them up, but
IL was tedious work TO set up articles or
reprints clippings from other papers) from
forty 10 over a hundred lines. once, re-
member / tried 20 set column in one day.
but never succeeded. The best a full
Aedged printer can do is TO set two or two
and a half columns in ordinary body type,
and at that he is doing well. Then, too. /
originated and set up five or six large
ads" CHARLES II. ia WOOD.
No Dix street Worcester, Mass.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

Contest No. (The White Knights Puz-
gIe,.-Choice OF sterling silver Tribune
badge. a set Of battleship postcards
German silver purse with chain an inter
esting book. a gold filled belt PIN ooN
% water color paints or a gold filled tie
clasp for the neatest and best three an
sWers.
Contest 40. tThings TO Think About
Won may solve any two Of the four puz-
zIes that YOU like. and for the neatest ana
hest two answers we offer the choice oil
the same prizes as in Contest NO l.
Contest No. (Our Letter BONA prize
~ 81 is given for every letter printed under
this heading. The letter may contain mel
dents in your life. anecdotes OF pets mover
school experiences, things seen In travel or
made up stories These stories must De
original and must be written on one side
Of the paper. Letters entitled TO the prize
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
LAST WEEK S PRIZE WINNERS.

Mother Goose Puz2le.-The parts Of this
puzzle. properly arranged, make a picture
OF Little Boy Blue. The three prize win
ners and their prizes are Cecilia Brady.
aged seven, No. l94 Church street New
York. an interesting book. Gustave Mag
nus. aged eight. No. 5i5 West Nth street
an interesting book. and George Brown. jr,
aged fifteen. No 1j0 Broadway New York
Drawing Contest-The two prize winners
and their prizes arc Olga Moses. aged four
teen. No. 22s Westchester avenue. Mount
Vernon. y. Y. a gold filled tie clasp. and
Gertrude Rider. aged thirteen. No. S5 Fair
field avenue. South Norwalk. Conn, a ster-
ling silver Tribune baage.
Things to Think About-The two prize
winners and their prizes are Edna l.. Wan
amaker aged twelve, Suffern, n. Y, and
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

and reflect the character. Hands have IN
divduality. too Avoid playing with them
too much, twisting the fingers, fiddling with
rings. The Latin races gesticulate with
the hands more than the Saxons do, but
moderate use Of gesture, IL natural ana un-
conscious, adds TO the vividness or one
narration But II they are to be displayed
thus. they must be rendered as beauutui
as possible by ultra-care in grooming.
FRANCES HARMER.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

Hanssman; 10. Elsa lille; %. Alfred Jane
son; p, Louis Jantzen; %, Gertrude NJ.
Kartz: %. Hortense Karpf; q Berrie Lock-
wood. %. Florence Lane; 26, Jeanette
Lucks: % Anna McCabe; ~, Sara Mann.
20. Walter Meyer; 50. Mathlda Merle; 81.
Elizabeth holland: -. Annis Noxon: SS.
Elizabeth Otis: 3i, Marguerite w OndeI-
donk: IS. Kathleen O'Reilly: 81. Myra A.
Platt: 81. Natalie h. Peabody; IS. Amy Pat
terson: 50. Anita Palmer; 90. Thomas Rey-
nods: a. Theodore Rev: i2. Katherine
Rvan; E Bertha Spock. q. Herbert SUIT
ton: a., Marie Sergeant: i5. Martin Sher-
win: AZ, Lansing W. Tostwn; iS. James q.
Vedder: 70. Willis Irving Ward. and ~.
Alvna Zerbe.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dear Editor: I wish 10 thank you very
much for the Tribune badge which | re-
ceived Thursday morning. II Is very
nice pin. I shall wear it every day. re-
main a constant reader
MARION ERNST.
No II Emerson avenue, Elizabeth. " J.
Dear Editor: | received your check Tor
81 to-day for which many thanks. am
very proud % II. as my letter was my first
attemnt and the dollar was the first / ever
earned. / am, your truly.
KATE GUSTS
No 1895 Bristow street. New York.
Daar Editor. | received the book and
thank YOU very much. Yours truly
RUTH L. KILLER
No 416 East i43d street, New York.
Dear Editor: | hereby acknowledge the
recent OF the prize book which you kindly
sent me as an award for the picture cut
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
INSIDE A PRINTING OFFICE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: ! am
really interested in the newspaper bust
hess. Are any Of you? l think this line
orsrs fully as much in return for hard
work as does any other. and, added to that
mere Is certain fascination about the
s@k that appeals 10 me- Probably you
es'e never thought how this page Of ours
made up, nor how the sketches you send
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
CORONATION LACES.

Many beautiful specimens Of exclusive
design for the decoration OF robes, etc, in
connection with the coronation festivities
in London are being supplied by the IA
nous Irish Warehouse" OF No. 1i7 Regent
street. London. The reputation Of this firm
for exquisite workmanship in real Irish
laces, produced by their own workers IN
Ireland, is well known to all connoisseurs
af
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
HONOR LIST.

I Louis Alderman; ?. Marvel l.. Avery;
Margaret Bleecker; 4. Charles !. Brandln'
ir Samuel Cheyalier: s. Margaret j.
casey :. Cecie Dudley: 8. Francis w.
Doyle 9. Helen |. Dunbar; TO- Irene E'n-
cry: II. Dudley Eaton; Il. Frank tl'z-
water; 10. Eileen Freeman; II. John Ford
Ia Edith Guggenheim; l6. Winifred Gre
nellie. II. John +. Howell; Is, elizabeth
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

teens the dernier cri is to have their frocks
and hats copied from the paintings OF the
masters Of the eighteenth century. with
the long skirts trimmed with frills and
puffs. the long sash tied high, and the en-
chantments OF the hats of that period,
these little maidens are good to see.
NJ. A. +.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
TROUBLES OF THE RED HEN.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: I
have read many Of your letters, so | will
urite ono. II is about a red hen 1 had.
ono dav we put some duck eggs in her
nest when they were hatched inc niue
ducks ran right down to small pond Ihe
red hen tried 10 make them come out Out
they would not. The next tlme she sat
little chicks we're hatched. She trled to
make them go into the water, nut they
wouldn't ALBERT hAMhhNN'
No. III Abbott street. Roseoank' staten
Island.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

one day 1t rained and the hen turkey ran
up to the hen house and left the little tur-
KEYS alone in the field. The old gobbler
went up TO them and spread his wings
over them until IT stopped raining. Then
the hen turkey came back and got them.
After they got big enough TO roost the old
gobbler sat on the fence and spread his
wings over them. The gobbler tended them
long after the mother had left them. Yours
truly, FLORENCE A"Ai' '"eo" iO''
sheffield Mass
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

out Of your valuable paper. Thanking you
very much for your courtesy ! am.
JOSEPHINE BERNHARD.
No 1852 College avenue. Bronx.
Dear Editor: Thank YOU so much for the
German silver purse. II was just lovely.
Yours. ANNIE f.. BELL.
Blacksburg. Va.
Dear Editor / received your check for 81
and thank you very much. Yours truly.
LILLIAN CREIIAN.
No % Main street. Danbury Conn.
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IL was there for about fifteen minutes "heh
mother heard all the chickens cachilhs'
She went TO the door and they had eaten
or carried off all the candy. 1t was very
sticky and their feet were stuck up WIN IT,
ADA IRVING MILLER taged I'D.
No 3l4O Kingsbridge Terrace, The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

a are made 10 appear exactly as you dre"
.aem. No doubt It is this way: The origi-
va drawing is photographed, then put on
.hc and etched-that is, engraved by biting
wi the design with an acid. Although
some time.
N summer worked in a country print
,- ohce' The paper was a weekly, but,
hmeisss. there was work enough TO do
1nVsdAy to Thursdsy-which was
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
DOUBLE DIAGONAL.

There are FIVE words of five letters each
In this puzzle. When they have been round
and nlaced one below another the diagonals,
from the upper left hand corner TO the
lower right hand corner will spell the name
Of a month. and from the upper right hand
corner 10 the lower left mana corner soi.e u'
aninaIs that are popularly credited with
being less sane during that month than al
other times.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

I. A fruit that grows on tree.
9 Freedom from pain or suffering
g. one OF the grand divisions or the
globe.
4 Genuine.
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ANIMAL, PUZZLE.

ont OF the following letters make four
animals. using any letter as often as -
necessary:
G o VI r Y l. A NJ r..
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
THE CHICKENS AND THE CANDY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
would Ike TO tell you about our chickens.
One day not long ago my mother made
some candy. When II was made she put
Il ON the back porch to cool and harden.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

Walnuts and raisins chopped together
make nice filing for layer cake. MIX
them with a white frosting
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
DIAMOND.

/. In sheep.
2. A beverage.
2. A fruit that grows on n tree.
4. a deed.
D. In sheep.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

Grated orange rind or strips OF candied
orange peel make delightful addition 10
mince pie
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

Helen Kernstock, aged twelve. NO 'Vi
West 10Th street. box Of paints
our Letter BoX.-See letters by prize
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
Things TO Think About

l. To chew noisily and greedly.
2. Deadly.
3. Weary.
4. To extend 10.
5. The Christian name OF one OF the
greatest living actresses
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
THE moTHERLY GOsBLER.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: We
had a gobbler turkey and hen turkey.
The hen turkey had some little turkeys.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
RIDDLEMEREE.
Longfellow.
WORD SQUARE.
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G O II u
T. y ID ;
HIDDEN POETS.
Wordsworth, Browning, Shelley, Byron
DIAMOND.
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W AT r. r
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THE WHITE KNIGHTS PUZZLE.

The White Knight a puzzle ut is plain sad Ne
Lust | puzzle. SO he called on IWeeuIeuee'
Said Tweeleiee: cannot guess How answer you!
should stand upon my head tWouu uo'
The laughed 30 Tweededee y lWeuiue' 'o
here must be IWeedeuun'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Y.
Ely MINI. Ian. 10th 1911

Ely Mimi. Jan. 10th 1911
The Regular meeting of the
board was called to order by Presi-
dent Trezona at SIS p. m. All
members being present except Mes
sers Torinus and Thomas.
The minutes of meetings of Dec.
Is, 10 and 81 were read and ap-
proved.
A communication from Jno. A.
Wilson acknowledging receipt oil
letter and warrant for $500 in
connection with the High school,
fire was read and ordered filed.
A communication from the First
National Bank of Ely advising
$1661 "a to the credit of the
treasurer and Sc. 81 interest to Dec.
31st 1910 was read and ordered
filed.
Supt. Barnes reported that eight
teachers had failed to report for
duty on Monday morning Jan. 9th
and also stated time late for each
person. On motion duly carried it
was ordered that the Sec'y deduct
the amt for time teachers were
not on duty, from the salaries of
the current month and to notify
the different teachers of the action
of the board.
A communication was read from
M. A. Torinus rendering his res
ignation as member of the board.
1t was moved and duly carried that
the resignation be accepted with
regrets.
The board on motion went into a
committee of the whole and on
being again called to order the
following resolution was offered.
Whereas, M. A. Torinus has
served faithfully on the Board of
Education of Independent School
District No. IL, St. Louis County,
for the past three years and
has been helpful, generous and
business-like, and
Whereas in the resignation of
Mr.. Torinus District No. IL loses
an efficient officer and citizen and
the children and teachers a good
and true friend who always stood
for right things and the squaredeal
who has shown excellent Judge
ment, intelligent, forethought and
wise discretion.
Resolved by the Board of
Education in committee of
the whole; that we express
hereby Our high appreciation of
Mr.. Torinus' services, and in ac-
cepting his resignation, we do so
with much regret and extend to
him and his most excellent family
our very best wishes.
Resolved that copy of these
resolutions be sent to Mr.. Torinus
and be spread on the minutes of
this meeting"
On motion duly carried, the