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\. oeAeoN FLYs DINNER.

I,,tIe Men and Little Women: wit
most unusual bit Of natural his
ness ,,s other day, and thought perhaps
'O'' you'd like to hear Of 1t. 1t has al
w. been a mystery to me what insects
,non but / am now satisfied on one
"" al least. and that is what makes the
YY,s.i Of the dragon fly.
r. was about o'clock in the morning
first noticed five or six OF the mono
,..s.Iike creatures sailing and volplaning
pi.ourd in front of the house. now and then
LING this way or that at small winged
'"ascts which were arising from the
~..,ns. only TO be quickly snapped up by
~ greedy maws Of the dragons. After
etching this process of feeding for ten or
s,,.en minutes l became curious TO see
mai these tiny flying things were which
unroed 10 excite the righteousness of the
,sreer creatures. | went out and caught a
snscjmen, and examining 1t under a mi
orroscope found to my surprise that IL
rss a winged ant Later i heard that the
winged ants fly in great numbers at certain
esntbills by the worker ants. 1t seems a
nity that natural economy should force
tthese little people to be sacrificed in such
= Hholesale manner. but II they We're not
!, NAV be possible that they would become
= great oest, indeed. The sight of the
S,agon flies darling hither and thither in
cnest OF their prey was one not soon to be
sSoiIld have the capacity for taking in
sozens of fat ants. Very truly yours,
'0"' WILLIAM BRENNAN (aged 49,.
No IO3 West Hist street, New York City.
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GATHERINGS FIRST FIGHT.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: lit
tie old Miss Amelia" as the children called
her. sat drowsly sewing one afternoon.
She could not go to sleep, for there was
Catherine In the back yard, and that little
cat had been very naughty OF late. Sew
eral years before this Miss Amelas little
sister had died. and when this little kitten
had been born she had named 1t after the
dead child. Catherine and the old woman
were now the sole occupants of the end
house on Elm street.
While Miss Amelia was thus browsing
Catherine sat tapping her milk. She was
fat kitten and was just four months old.
Suddenly she raised her eyes to perceive
Tom, an old black cat, approaching her.
She lifted her paw and set II down again,
all the time looking her enemy In the eye.
Very suddenly Tom made a leap at Cath
crime. and then fur few. Miss Amelia heard
Wild squalling from the back YARD and
going out stood as though paraiyzed.
"Catherine!' she murmured, but Catherine
paid no heed Surely, her little friend was
getting the worst of the tussle. Her paw
was bloody and Tom was OF top Of her.
Suddenly the black cat picked UP Catherine,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
Selections from the Letter Box

ABOUT the walls and window seat was
pointed out to us as the one wbera JIaw-
stn aHe was fond of sitting Across the
ndn"ay was the dining room. This was
aiIosf attractive. and the thing we liked and
auiiilIeu most was the closet, in which was
IN entrance TO the secret stairway. off
lnlS room was the old kitchen. with its
enormous open fireplace, from which hung
al sorts OF antique cooking utensils The
room was sparsely filled with furniture,
ahH copper and pewter pots and pans, ali
SHINING brightly, We're hung around the
arrived In the great" chamber, and II
Wei deserved It's name. for the room was
very spacious one, indeed. A big four
posted mahogany bed with a cretonne can
opy and bedspread was In one corner. A
dresser OF the same wood, on which were
pair of old-fashioned brass Candlesticks
Whlch made You eyes glisten, was on the
otner side, and table with a big, clumsy
Bible was In the middle. Braided rugs and
mats were on the floor The next room
we visited was Clifford's bedroom. We
almost Immediately began looking for the
spring TO the hidden stairway and found il
to be in the fireplace Upon pressing il a
wooden panel slid from out Of its place
In the wall. disclosing the stairs Much
was our excitement and establishment We
went down the staircase in single file and
found ourselves once more in the dining
room, Upon being reminded that luncheon
time had arrived we prepared to leave, al
though much against our wishes for sell
dom had we spent a more enjoyable morn
ing. DOROTHY SCUDDER (aged 49,.
No. POI West &th street. New York City.
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days on the brink in the throes OF high
fever one hundred and forty persons have
been killed In aviation accidents since Lieu
tenant Selfridge met his death while max
ing a flight with Orville Wright in Sep
tember. 1905 Wilbur Wright is the first
well known aviator 10 die from natural
causes since Dying became practicable.
General Henry NJ. Baker, OF Bow, ex-Rep-
resentative and eX-national committeeman
from New Hampshire, died In Washington.
Matthew c. ID. Borden. one OF the most
prominent cotton goods manufacturers In
the country died at his summer home at
Oceanic. y. ]. Mrs Jean Whitcomb. said
at one time 10 have been the friend OF per-
sons prominent ia Washington, New York,
London and Paris. and reared amid lux
urlous surroundings. died In the Metropolis
tan Hospital on Blackwels Island. where
she had been a patient several months.
Sir Charles Christian Waller. baronet, OF
Newport. Ireland, died from heart trouble
at the Hahnemann Hospital, this city.
Alexandra Lopez de Romano. who was
President Of Peru from 1899 to 1903, died In
Lima Jan Blockx, Belgiurps greatest
composer and an authority on Flemish
music and folksong died in Antwerp. BIZ
Lewis William Wordsworth who was High
Sheriff Of London in 1892 died in that city.
His wife was Jane Graham Frost. daughter
OF Brigadier General Daniel Marsh Frost.
L. S. A., whom he married at 81. Louis
IN 1875.
Mrs. Eleanor Bigelow, widow OF Gov
ernor Hobart l.. Bgelow OF Connecticut.
died in New Haven. The Rev. DR.. William
II. Russell for more than twenty-five years
a prominent resident OF Ocean Grove, n. j..
died in that place. Philip Henry Adee. who
had been a member of the bar of New
York for many years. died in this city,"
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How to Win a Prize

little books. containing stories OF adventure
In Bugland, will be given TO every little
man or little woman whose name appears
FIVE times in the honor list. Watch the
honor list and keep the date when your
name appears. When you have five dates
send them to the Office Of Little Men and
Little Women and the books will be for
warded to you.
In sending answers to puzzles il is not
necessary TO send a letter with them. Use,
II you can, paper OF the ordinary letter size,
and write your name, address, age and
choice Of prize in the upper right hand cor
rer Of the first page.
Address letters to Little Men and Little
Women. New-York Tribune. New York. IL
you address them simply to The Tribune
they will go to some other department. and
may not reach the Office Of Little Men and
f.ittlc Women in time TO be entered In the
contest.
Age and neatness are considered in award
ing prizes.
The contest closes on June s.
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Contest No Crossword Enigma).-
Choice Of sterling silver Tribune badge,
set Of battleship postcards, an interesting
book. a gold filed belt PIN box of water
color paints a gold filled tie clasp or a
modelling outfit for the neatest and best
three answers.
Contest No. (Things 10 Think About
Children twelve years old or under may
solve any two OF the four puzzles, those
over twelve must try TO solve all four Of
them. Choice OF the same prizes as in
Contest No fer the neatest and best three
answers.
Contest No. CThe Letter BONA prize
Of 81 is given for every letter printed under
this heading The letter may contain Incl
dents I'm your life anecdotes OF pets, novel
school experiences. things. seen I'm travel or
made-up stories. These stories must be
original and must be written on one side Of
the paper 4 letter entitled TO the prize e
81 may he crowded out by other things in
the week in which It IS received, but ap-
pear later
Contest No. OHonor Lst.-A set of four
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WATERS STRIKE is sU6BLING.

Walters and other hotel employees walked
out on strike at the Hotel Knickerbocker.
Churchills. the Waldorf-Astoria, Rector's.
the Breslin and many other places. There
were instances of rIotinS and rough ana
tumble lighting between the police and the
strikers The hotelkeepcrs refuse TO rec
ognize the union and expect 20 break the
strike.
zone Of the largest judgments against an
individual ever decreed by the Supreme
Court of the United states was announced
at Washington against Albert s. Bigelow,
OF Boston He will be called upon to pay a
Judgment Of $1,000. together with inter-
est. which probably will bring the total TO
S2,5OO.OOo The victor in the suit is the Old
Dominion Copper Mining and Smelling
Company. Blgelow and Leonard Lewisohn.
of New York, promoted the company, and.
while owning its stock, sold 10 il property
at an enormous profit. Then they sold their
stock TO the innocent public"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
Constant Reader Tells What
He Missed in Last
Weeks Papers.

you'll never have a better chance 10
make a wiseacre OF an ignoramus than
you've got this minute" said Busy Man
last evening TO Constant Reader. Il don't
know the first thing about the weeks hap
penings."
We'll, III give you an allopathic dose OF
news, II that's what you're after repied
his friend.
Blame for the Titanic disaster is charge
able directly 70 the failure of the dead
Captain Smith 10 heed repeated warnings
Of icebergs ahead, but responsibility Tor un-
necessary loss OF life must be shared by
Captain Lord. OF the steamship Californian
through his disregard OF distress signals.
This is the finding Of the Senate committee
which Investigated the sinking OF the IL
tsnic, as prepared in comprehensive
speech delivered by william Alden spith.
OF Michigan, chairman Of the committee.
Senator Smith declared that responsibility
also rests upon the British Board OF TRADE,
to whose laxity Of regulation and hasty In
spection the world is largely indebted ior
the awful fatality In denouncing captain
Lord the Senator said the Titanic's distress
signals were plainly seen from the Geek OF
b1s Nccccl, SnOIt ulsthuNS a""''
For the part they played In the rescue
OF the survivors OF the Titanic captain
A. II. Rostron and 3z5 members OF the crew
OF the carpathia. Of the Cunard Lane. were
presented with medals and engrossed reso-
lutions Of thanks by a committee OF Titanic
survivors. The presentation took place IN
the main saloon OF the Carpathia on her
arrival here from the Mediterranean.
The formal thanks Of Congress to the
Carpathia's officers and crew for the rescue
Of the Titanic survivors were expressed In
Q Joint resolution which was passed oy
Congress. The resolution is the first OF
three measures introduced by Senator
Smith following the presentation OF MS
report on the investigation Of the disaster
THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
The thinning ranks OF the Grand Army
Of tho Republic turned out for the annual
Memorial Day march from I'd street to the
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ON TRAIL OF COAL MEN.

What news have you of importance in a
business way?' inquired Busy Man.
Amazed at the revelations of The Trib-
une regarding the proposed extortion OF
III anthracite coal operators and i'm
pressed by the highly suspicious uniformity
in the increase in the price Of coal, the
Department of Justice at Washington has
ordered a nationwide investigation OF 'ex-
changes and retail associations of dealers,
with a view TO determining whether there
il a monopoly or taclt understanding
among dealers as well as among the OPP
orators themselves. The Investigations are
being conducted by the United States at
torueys In the districts from which have
come complaints. A number of complaints
have also been received at the Department
OF Justice from cities In the Northwest and
Middle West. The Interstate Commerce
Commission is thoroughly alive 90 the fact
that the anthracite coal trust 10 determined
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
HONOR LIST.

I. Katherine Adams; ., Irving Ahearn; 8.
Efie Allison: 4, Archie Archer: 5. Reginald
Batter: s. Dewey Barry: I, Edna Bauer. s..
Albert Bogert: ?. Sarah Boyle; 10, Eliza
beth Bradley; II. Eleanor Breed; u, Edith
Brewer y. Grace Carson: Il. Mildred
Clark: Is. Elizabeth Cox; Is. Naomi Drey-
flis; H. Rhoda Edwards Il. Arthur G!b-
bons: ~. Helen Gordon: -. Gertrude Girsch:
q, Beatrice Hams; %. Frederic Horton; %,
Ruth Hunt; "a, John Kerston; ., Harry
Left IS. Olive Leurs; q, William Lieneck;
=. Emily McAlister; &C. Dale McCrea; 30,
Helen NcKeown. 81. Phyllis Mann; -.
Helen Moulton g. Eleanor Naumberg; "a.
Dorothea Nourse; IS. Mabel Paulsen; g..
Virginia Pettee; 81 Helen Primoshic: g..
Aveson Reams. 20. Olive Rogers; 20, Louise
schrader: a. Louise Slater: g. Ethel Still
we'll; q. Pearl summerscales; "a, Dundas
Tucker: Is. June Yaupel, is. Edith Waller,
q. Louise Weekes; IS, Lester Weinstock;
70, Jeanne Wells, 80, Robert Wiese.
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MANY CONTESTS FOR DELEGATES

when the Republican National Com
mittee meets in Chicago on June II will
be called on TO decide 20i contests. -Four
years ago 2l9 contests were submitted TO
the committee. or the 2oi contests filed
with Secretary Hayward III were present
ed by the Roosevelt faction and q by Taft
adherents. The principal contests filed by
the Taft managers are from Missouri and
Texas. In Louisiana three sets of dele
gates were elected at large, and In the LIST.
%, ith and 9Th districts two sets were
named by Taft supporters and one by
Roosevelt supporters.
democratic parsmony toward the navy
won It's expected victory In the House at
Washington when the naval appropriation
bill. without any provision for new battle
ships was finally passed. Under the party
caucus lash the Democrats rejected amend
ments to appropriate for one battleship
and two battleships. respectively"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
FEEDING THE DEER.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Last
summer when 1 was at Munich, in Ger
many, / went sightseeing all shout the
city. Just few miles outside of the town
there is a pretty park. where one may OBJ
tain beer and bread, sausages, sauerkraut
and many other German dishes. You eat
the food outside. There are great many
deer in this park. They are not Gagged. but
roam about going from table to table, to
find some one who will be kind enough to
give them something 10 eat. They drink
water out of beer jugs. ! went to this
pretty place several times. and each time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
PLAN GIFT TO MISS sTRAchAN.

'"rhe Interborough Association Of Women
Teachers is still 30 full Of enthusiasm over
the massage Of the equal pay bill that 1t
now proposes to demonstrate It's gratitude
by presenting to Miss Grace c. Strachan.
president OF the association, who was
mainly responsible for the bringing about
of the happy result, little matter OF
500 600. Letters were sent to the members
of the organization, suggesting that each
subscribe toward the testimonial a sum
equal TO that which the measure added TO
her January salary. 1t was estimated that
the amount would not fall far short of the
figure named.
twenty-five young men. one OF whom
was formerly a Roman Catholic. were
graduated from the General Theological
seminary in Chelsea Square. The diplomas
were presented by Bishop Kinsolving, OF
Texas, whose son. Walter o. kinsolvins.
was one of the three honor men to read
essays.
1.-THE Rev. DR.. James NJ. Buckley. Of New
York. known In the Methodist Episcopal
church as the bishop maker and for
thirty-two years editor Of The Christian
Advocate, oficial organ OF the denomina-
ten. withdrew from active service. This
announcement was made In the General
Conference Of the Church al Minneapolis.
Henry c. Prick formally offered to the
city the Lenox Library Building. 10 be used
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auo,JsE OF THE SEVEN CABLES

Dear little Men and Little Women: When
We were in Salem. Mass, We went to see
the House Of the Seven Cables" which
Nathaniel Hawthorne made so famous. One
morning We walked up 10 the house, and
after having raped on the door with the
old fashioned knocker We found ourselves
In a quaint hallway. with old Wall paper
and a pretty winding staircase. We went
through the doorway on our right and
there was the little shop once kept by
Miss Hepzibah. Here We could buy ginger
bread, elephants and Jim Crows" such as
are described in the story. 1t was a tiny
room and as neat as wax. The next room
we went into was the parlor, which was a
typical Colonial one, with its antique fur
n!ture, low ceiling and a tall clock such as
our grandfathers used ticking in the cor
ner. Old ancestral portraits were hung
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
THE STAGE IN sUGToWN.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: The
vast audience OF insects is now being seated
in the only opera house IN Bugtown. The
only show II Its kind is to be held this
evening. With much dificulty and expense
Anthony Roach has been staged to appear
In his "hy-o'plane"
But we must now look at the stage, for
the curtain is going up. Now, listen to
George Bookworm tell all the best jokes
he read in an old joke book where he once
lived Willie Grasshopper laughs happily.
He does not understand the jokes but he
Is green and we cannot expect him TO. We
hear many footsteps behind us. We look,
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CHARADE.

CHARADE.
My hrst is a fruit that is golden and
And I'm sure you all think 1t Is pleasant
20 eat:
My second is seen when the summer is
For fragrance and beauty /. has not a
peer.
NV whole is chosen by brides. 20 be worn
On the wedding day. their heads 20 adorn;
Ny second comes first. my first afterward
My name I've no doubt you often have
heard.
CROSS DIAMOND.
J. The beginning Of love.
@ The opposite Of night
g. An sarbor.
T. To polish. or render bright.
in by those who spend the summer In the
country
s. A remedy for all Ills.
= To stay behind. or loiter.
$ Partook OF food
g. The end OF May.
The centrals. reading down or across,
will spell something one can't enjoy with
out green grass. fine day and number
Of people.
WORD SQUARE.
!. a bill Of fare
2 The name Of the son Of Seth. the third
son Of Adam.
3. The organ In which the sense Of smell
is located
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

have n iook-in.' the Governors delegates
winning by big ma jorites in every district
except the 9th and 10Th. In some instances
Governor Wilson's vote was 10 TO I, and in
the two Essex County districts he gave the
Smith-Nugent combination so hard chase
that thsy were badly scared when the early
returns came in.
In letter received by Governor Herbert
Hadley OF Missouri. Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt asked him to be temporary chair
man of the Republican National Conven-
ton 10 be held in Chicago If the Roosevelt
forces succeed I'm getting control. Gov
ernor Hadley will accept II he believes he
can best serve his faction Of the party. 1t
is said.
President Taft, speaking at the Memo
rial Day services in Arlington National
Cemetery, made a strong and earnest ap-
peal for preserving the limitations Of the
Constitution. It's checks and balances, he
said, had been made sacred and invlolate
by the War OF the Revolution and sealed
in the blood Of heroes. They had been
maintained. he went on. at the cost OF dp-
palling sacrifices Of life and treasure. when
the nation. led by Abraham Lincoln. went
through the valley OF the shadow of death.
and It was the high duty of the people now
to set their faces like flint against light
suggestions of change I'm those dearly
bought principles.
"On a mound al Gettysburg from which
Union batteries hurled their shells nearly
half century ago Colonel Roosevelt
spoke In commemoration OF the soldiers
who gave their lives at Gettysburg and
urged the men of to-day to meet the ma
tion's problems with the spirit of the men
OF 81 II was policies rather than politics
which he discussed, although he made an
occasional reference to subjects which have
been brought up in the campaign.
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LITTLE MEN e LITTLE WOMEN

went I took with me basket OF bread
to feed them with. l travelled all over
Europe and saw a great many things, but
think this was one OF the most dehghttui
of my many experiences.
l hope some day that you will all go 10
Munich, Germany, and go to the Nymphen-
burg deer park. ] am sure you VIII ENJOY
HELEN CLARK taged I'D.
Hotel Netherland. Fifth avenue and 59th
street New York City.
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for municipal purposes. hut IN reality as
an edifice 10 suppant the Arsenal. in Cen
trail Park. Mr.. Frick made the offer in a
letter 10 Mayor Gaynor and said ne would
bear the expense Of removing the structure
from Its present site and re-erecting II
again II II were accepted. He was reported
TO have paid $4,000 for the building and
the site when he purchased II in 1896 from
/ he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

It is only Willie Centipede, who is late.
You see he had to shine his shoes and ne
had only one day to do II In. Tommy Spider,
walks across the stage. He Is about 70 yer,
one up, and shouts. "Who made this haro
biscuit?" "Katy-did, katy-did," says a
voice In the first row. Mr.. Katy-did is put
out After the "hy-o plane" all the insects
go home happy. Yours truly.
HARRY ALBERT DOLL (aged 15)
No s2l Communipaw avenue, Jersey city.
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and using all of her stregnth tossed the be-
wildered kitten down the well. Luckily for
the kitten the well was dry When Tom
had finished his antics he spied Miss
Amelia and scampered away. Meanwhile
that little lady had hoisted her pet up with
a rope, Catherine was forlorn and bruised.
but she Immediately nestled down In her
mistresss arms and went fast asleep.
Hoping you will enjoy this story, ! re-
main, HELEN b. JONES laged ~.
No 357 West l2lst street, New York City.
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to maintain a monopoly and to mulct the
consumers, as The Trihune's revelations
have shown. The commission is awaiting
itself Of every opportunity To crush the
monopoly through the readjustment Of
freight rates and the awarding of repara-
ton to independent operators who have
been victims of these ruthless methods, to
the end that the consuming public may be
able to secure its coal at reasonable rates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dear Editor: I can't tell you how de-
lighted was to receive the check for 81,
and thank you immensely for 1t. 1t is the
first one that ever cashed myself, and l
felt terribly proud while doing it. Your
reader. MARY C. LINES.
No. 1853 Archer avenue Mount Vernon, n. 7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
DEATH LIST OF THE WEEK.

What we'll known persons have died in
the course OF the week. asked Busy Man.
Wilbur Wright, the first aeroplane pilot
in the world died at Dayton, Ohio. from
typhoid fever. Death came after Americas
most celebrated aviator had fingered for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

Pansies have no fear Of Jack Frost's
sharp nips They bloom in November as
we'll as in June, though their blossoms
grow smaller and snuggle closer down
among the green leaves as the days grow
colder. II their bed is spread with a thick
coverlet Of leaves they will begin blossom
ing soon after the snowdrops come and
continue all summer long
MARARET w. LEIGHTON.