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New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Contest No. birthday Puzzle)-Choice
~ a sterling silver Tribune badge, SET %
battleships postcards, an interesting pooA,
q gold filled belt pin, box OF water eUioI
,,oInts a gold filed tie clasp or modeiiihs
p~tat | for the neatest and best three an
swers. ,r,,. Ahout,
Contest No. 2 CThings to THINK AoouO
Won may solve any two OF the -FOUR pu|,
z,es that YOU like, and for the neatest ana
best two answers we offer the choice OF the
sor,e prizes as In Contest No. ].
Contest No. 8 (Our Letter Box)-A prize
., q Is given for every letter printed under
This heading. The letter may contain Incl,
dents in your life. anecdotes OF pets' move,
school experiences, things seen IN traVei
Or made-up stories. These stories must De
original and must be written on one sloe
Of the paper Letters entitled to the prize
~ 81 are often crowded out for lack OF
snace IN the week in which they are re-
ceived. but IL such is the case they always
appear in the page later.
Contest No. 4 Honor LlsO-A set OF iour
LITTLE books. containing stories OF adventure
In Bugvllle, will be given TO every little
man or little woman whose name appears
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Once upon time when little Two-Featn-
ers was out canoeing he met On old warrior
who had lost an oar. let us who are
young and strong help the old" said little
TWo-Feathers TO himself, ard so he lent
his paddle to the old warrior and propelled
his own boat with his strong young arms,
When the old warrior returned the paddle.
OF reaching the shore, II had turned TO
gold, and when little Two-Feaihers stopped
to pick up his canoe to carry It TO his VII
lsge he found himself seated In II and Slid
Ing off without any effort on his own part
AS a reward for his kindness to the old
man the great spirit had given him golden
oar ard enchanted a drop Of water so
that 1t rolled along under the canoe and
made 1t so without padding. He also re-
ceived the gift OF eternal youth so that he
might always play with little men and little
women, and that is why he is here to-day.
But his canoe has been taken apart and
we must help him put 1t together. Cut out
the two sections OF the canoe ID ID, follow
ing the heavy black lines. Field them to-
gether and paste each end together up TO
the dotted lines Fold the white portions
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

c c toward the inside. creaslng at the
dotted line, and paste them fiat 10 the in
side surface OF the canoe. This strengthens
the lower edges. Now cut out the power
cone. and paste end Z over end +, up to
the dotted line. Be sure to paste evenly or
the cone will not work properly. Now bend
the two strips G G. down a. the dotted
lines and lap the short one over the long
one up 10 the dotted line. covering the
space H. This will form the seat OF the
csroe. Spread out the sides place the
power cone inside with the Fart marked
with in front. indicated By the figures
So. and see that the ends Of the seat lie
between the two dots shown on each side OF
the canoe. Paste the sides of the cone In
side the canoe. and II these directions are
carefully followed II will At evenly into
the oval opening made py the curved lines
B b Of the deck pieces. which ere now TO be
adjusted. Cut out the two pointed pieces
and s, clip the straight edges through the
short black lines. turn UP these edges. and
paste them 10 the inside OF the upper edge
Of the canoe. The piece marked 8 must be
placed In the front OF the oanoe-marked
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
THE Boy and the S1os0 Fairies
BY Helen 3. Schoonhovsn.

isn't It odd, Boy, that always when the
cold and the moisture up in the air come
together these lovely forms should come
into being? Nobody knows why crystals
form, but they do, and for the same sub
stance they are always the same shape
for the snow. always siX-sided Now, the
shape OF the snow crystal is very inn
portant To all the plants and animals that
sleep through the cold months under the
warm blanket of the snow. For the crys-
tails, being many pointed stars, pile lightly
one on the other, layer upon layer. and as
they cover the sleeping plants or hlbernat-
ing animals they still let the air through.
Instead Of being q solid mass they make Il
porous covering that keeps out the cold. but
let's in the air so necessary to all life. So
You see, Boy, these lovely little Tying heXa-
gons are beautiful and useful both, and
next spring, when the violets bloom and
the blood root pushes out of the ground,
you must remember the fairy snow crystals
that watched and guarded them while they
slept. When the warm sun melts the snow
away the water nourishes and calls to life
the flowers OF spring to take It's place
The Boy looked thoughtfuly at the piCt-
Ures and then out of the window a the
whirling dance OF the white flakes. Then
he turned back to his story OF the moose
and the hunter in the big woods, but the
spell of the adventure was br)SCn, and he
could not help thinking how tae !rAn,sr anj
the animal were both crashing through and
breaking up the beautiful crystal guardians
of the sleeping spring flowers. and strange,
dancing, six-sided figures came ever be-
tween his eyes and the printed page.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
Our Letter Boz

| donkey's back. The line OF animals pur.
sued their weary way through the humble
Arabian villages, leaving native women
with babes on their arms gazing at US
from the doors Of their mortar houses.
The day waned and nothing unpleasant
happened Occasionally an Arabian horse-
man galloped past us on his splendid
$780, StSeu, ms Tlne slung on his back and his
S,ineter I'm al ms side dangling up and down.
MY heart would beat faster when looked
aIter these hardy Mussulmans, with their
rows OF cartridges girding their bodies or
M ene NAKED head OF spear glstening in the
sun, Dut they did no harm. Finally our
course fell on line with one OF the many
nttie rivers that empty their roaring
waters ,' INTO the Mediterranean. What do
You think our donkey did? She left the
road and as IL TO perform a circus feat
nade her way right to the brink OF the
nigh. cliff, which ran down to meet the
rushing waters below II was fearful. [
can remember II distinctly. The little ami
NAL would slip now and then and seem
to almost topple over My brother was
especially frightened, for he was in tho
box which was suspended on the side OF
the donkey Immediately over the stream.
We both began TO cry. The shouting and
whipping on the part of the guides was
OF no avail. As our bearer would stumble
and the dangling wooden boxes I'm which
We sat would seem to go overheard, we
both shrieked, for We were young then.
At last we were taken out OF our places
to ride with the others. From then on
we could fully enjoy the journey ! 90 not
recollect very distinctly every little Incl
dent but what did make an impression on
my mind was the great red sun gradually
turning into the shape OF an egg and sink
ing into the Mediterranean Sea-
Since then, which is not so short a time,
have learned that IL is a characteristics
Of donkeys TO traverse the edges OF all
cliffs in their way. Very truly yours,
SIMON FELSH1N (aged i5).
No. Sc East 10th street New York
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
AN EXCITING DAY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
went to visit my aunt last winter She
lives In the country and / had fine time.
One day my cousins, with their big st.
Bernard dog, Rover and | went TO the pond
to skate. The pond was rather large, ard
as the day was cold the ice was fairly
thick. We brought our lunch along in a
small basket. We reached the pond in good
season and put our lunch under q tree.
We were skating along and had found a
special place and was alone with the ex-
ception OF Rover, the dog. Suddenly 1
heard a cracking sound and felt very cold
and shivering and could not breathe, as 1
was under the water. Then / felt a tug
ging at my coat and was dragged up on
the ice by Rover. brave old doggie.
found my cousins pretty soon and We were
all hungry, so we ate our lunch just as
calmly as If nothing had happened. Pretty
soon we trudged home. We were not half
way when a terrible snowstorm came up.
We all sat down on a rock and told stories
until the storm was past. | was terribly
cold after my bath, but my kind cousins
gave me their coats. When We got home
we were showered with sympathy, but the
next day | had an awful cold. Your loving
reader,
SARAH L. HUMPHREYS (aged 1O.
Holy Trinity Rectory, West Orange, n. j.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
ADVENTURE WITH A DONKEY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: The
wild hills and mountains Of Galilee North
Palestine, are not yet burrowed through
by tunnels, and no bright steel tracks with
their burdens of heavy trains yet wind
about through the fruitful valleys Travel
there is by mule or donkey We-that 49,
my fathers family-lived in North Pales-
tine for a while, in a colony called Ncron
Jacob. After we had resided there lor
some time we decided to move to another
colony, called by an Arabic name Metuiah'
All our possessions had been sent out oe
forehand to be transported on the backs OF
camels. We started at last on one mem
orable day Ny brother and were car
ried by a donkey-not on its back out IN
way that will surely seem strange 10
Won We were seated each in wooden
box hanging on either side of the donkey
rne two boxes were tied together by a
rope 80
back. ,zo,,,,, the
We pursued our course pleasantly the
Arab guides shouting to the mules ana
other animals Of the train. We sang sohes
~ at intervals, quarrelled across the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
Hosv TO SUfn a Prize

FIVE times In the honor list counting from
June H. the date when this contest was
announced. Watch the honor list ana keep
the date when your name appears. When
YOU have five dates send them to the. once
of Little Men and Little Women and the
books will be forwarded 20 you. The names
Of those who fail to win prizes but whose
work is nevertheless worthy Of "honoraoie
mention" are placed on the honor list.
In sending answers TO puzzles 1t Is not
necessary to send a letter with them. Use,
IL you can, paper Of the ordinary letter
size and write your name. address, age
and choice of prize in the upper right hand
corner of the first page. II sending any
drawing or returning cut-out, attach IL
TO the paper bearing your name, etc.
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
NAV not reach the office Of Little Men and
Little Women in time to be entered In the
contest.
Age and neatness are considered In
awarding prizes
The contest closes on February s.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

5-with the star exactly opposite the star
In the power cone. and the piece marked 6
lr the back marked 6 s. This finishes the
canoe, which will appear az in No. l, save
for the ball underneath.
Now, for little Two-Feathers. Cut out the
two sections of the Indian boy, fold to-
gether and paste with the exception Of the
arms. feathers and the two tabs A A. Cut
out the paddle /, place IL between the hands
and paste them on either eide Of IT,, placing
one hand below the other as shown In No.
2 Spread apart the two feathers on the
head; also spread out the two tabs a A and
paste them to the seat.
Now little Two-Feathers is all ready for
his magic ride. Place the canoe on a tea
tray or box cover and inside the power
cone put a glass ball or marble-an en-
chgnted drop of water as Two-Feathers
would call lt-of the size indicated in No. 4.
Tilt the tray in various directions and you
will see little Two-Feathers with uplifted
paddle gliding about as II the canoe were
possessed By q spirit. No. shows the toy
In operation.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
PILGRIMS TO MECCA.

Although one of the most inaccessible
cities on earth. Mecca each year has visit
ors in such numbers that It must be ranked
in this particular with London and New
York. Even the worlds metropolis on the
Thames can boast no such cosmopolitan
character as is impaired TO this mysterious
city in the wilderness of Arabia by the
myriads of pilgrims who. at the cost OF
incredible pains, annually crowd into It's
confines.
This city is the Oldest place OF resort In
existence yet OF AL the millions who have
visited II not score Of Christians are
known 10 have come cut alive. No nag
OF citizenship would save mans life were
he known 10 be a Christian within .ne M
ssored precincts Of the city. where the
Prophet himself decreed that no unpe'ieVe'
s19p'f of the ass 10000 Moslems In the world
onIy * 200 O00 live under the Turkisn nne,
Vet most OF them acknowledge the nMuiss. M
of turkey as their caltph, the succsgSp,
~ the Prophet AS Mohammed snrs"ag
Soresaw' the Mecca pilgrimage pinas s,es
ee,ber his disciples into unity WHICH
eeo,,Id he effected in no other way.
,Macca saws DIR. Samuel NJ. lwenet.
=, Arshis has become the religious can
~ ~, and the centre OF universal pllg,imTn,s'e NJ
for one-seyenth Of the human racs'
Bits.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

Masquerade Puzzle.-The liquids which
went to the masquerade ball were: l. cider;
2, ink; 3, water; T. milk; 8, oil, and 6.
cream The three prize winners and their
prizes are Constance Hottenroth. aged six
and a half. No. 2429 Concourse, The Bronx,
an interesting book; Albert Barnes. aged
nine, No. 994 Madison avenue, Paterson,
n. j., modelling outfit, and Sybil James,
aged twelve, No. 81 Prospect avenue, Mont
clair ~ j., an interesting book.
Things TO Think About.-The two prize
winners and their prizes are William II.
Cary, jr., aged thirteen, No. SO Pierrepont
street Brooklyn modelling outfit, and
Phoebe Hunter. aged ten. Osslning, \. Y,
a sterling silver Tribune badge.
our Letter BoX.-See letters by prize win
ners. ~
Honor ILst.-Prize. Adventures in Bug
land" for being on honor list five times
Robert Adler, No ll8 Lexington avenue,
New York
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dear Editor: | thank you very much for
the four books of Adventures In Bugland,
as It was q very interesting little set. Hop
ing / have lots of more luck and thanking
you again, / remain. your little reader.
MARGARET KIRSCHHOCH.
No l60 East 7th street, New York.
Dear Editor: Received your check, which
you so kindly sent me for my story, and
thank you for the same. Respectfully
yours, EDNA HoUsbMAN'
No. 46 Egbert avenue, West New Brighton
Dear Editor: | thank you very much
for the book. 1t is so interesting.
CONRAD JOHNSON.
No. 2O2 Dudley avenue, Westheld, ~ j.
Dear Editor: | thank you very mucn tor
the pretty postal cards you sent me. l am
making a collection OF postal cards and
these will be fine 10 add TO II. .
No. 6s3 Prospect street, New Haven conn
Dear Editor: | was much pleased 10 re-
oeive the badge which you awarded me
some time ago. Wishing 10 thank you'
rehia''' RUSSELL ULLMAN.
No So State street, Perth Ampoy y. j.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

:. .ho be armchair the Boy sat reading
- NJ explorations AMI adventure up
:. the big Maine woods. The hre cracked
iollv. sociable way in the open fire.
u hut outside the storm king ruled thc
III p,d Under his sway the north wind
God the wl,ite snowflakes in a whiriine
Ionce round and round in ever widening
- narrowing circles The sky was an even
0.oy spread above a world all white and
r,,stening and the air was alive with fairy
sancing shapes, gay, fantastic and strange
Is beautiful. -,
The Row was deeply absorbed trailing the
oose through a trackless forest, over
r1odfalls and under snow laden branches
~ the giant forest trees The hunter was
.,noost upon the big game, when fathers
rbIstle sounded from the foot OF the stairs
10 the Coy, deep in his tale aud far away
tron his home world, the sound came Ike
something unreal.
"ssv, Boy, where are your" The Boy
swoke with start.
Eyes. dad, Pm here
come on and help me shovel path It
will do you good"
The Boy looked a moment with regret
of mis- book, for he did long to follow that
hunter lust TO the end Of this one tran.
Rut shovelling snow with father was
rarer treat than his book, so with only d
moments hesitation he rushed for his coat
ond can. his sweater, his arctics and MS
o,oves. How the north wind stung his
cheeks as he stepped outside. and how the
snow creaked under foot! For II was a
dry. bitter cold, and the snow was light as
.Iderdown. Father and Boy bent to the
,ask with shovel and broom, and soon were
warm and breathless.
Look, Boy, on my coat sleeve said
father.
"oh, dad, isn't that a beauty Like
fallen star a perfect snow crystal lay on
the black background of fathers coat
sleeve.
"see. Boy! It has the six points. We
call that crystal a hexagon-six-sided-a
olvavs the falling snowfakes are six-sided
figures of wonderfully beautiful shapes.
Under the microscope you can see them
the lacy figures they make
cant l see them now?" said the Boy
eagerly.
Yes; run UP and bring down the little
microscope, and well see if we can catch
a few of these flying heXagons."
The Boy returned in a moment with the
little microscope they often used for field
work. and through the lens they studied
the wonderful, changcful forms of the
,now.
"No wonder people used to think they
were fairies" said the Boy.
"Yes, they are as lovely as any dream OF
fairy FORM There is a Mr.. Bentley who
looked through his microscope and saw
these lovely forms, and he determined 10
take pictures Of them and Of the frost on
the window pane. He placed :nem upon a
background Of black velvet, and he has
made the most remarkable pictures ever
taken of these crystals, that come on
winters day and then in an hour, are gone
melted with the sun, or trampled under
foot. But come inside, Boy, our path is
done and my fingers are aching. I'll show
you some Of his pictures and we'll talk
little about the snow crystals by the warm
fire."
Once more back by the CHEEKY blaze, the
Boy had quite forgotten the big moose and
the hunter OF the Maine woods, so anxious
was he to see Mr. Bentleys pictures of the
snow crystals and to know little more
about them.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
BILLY THE BUlLFlNCH,

Dear Little Men and Little Women: 7
don't suppose very many OF you have seen
an English bullfnch, so l am writing 10
tell you about one we have at my home,
which we call Billy. He has slate-col-
ored back, red breast, black head AMI
two deep, black eyes, with which he LOOKS
at you as if to inquire who You are. Every
,,orninq when my uncle comes TO break
fast Billy stands on the bottom perch or
his his cage and welcomes him with a pretty
little song, after which he peeks gneii Sn,d
finger with a very gentle peck shonli
uncle forget to go to Billy he is reminds
bv little bell, which Billy rings when he
wants attention; He amuses nimses goSJs anS ,ns
neckIng at anything he can find In ms
cage, At night he goes to bed about
o'clock. and is then covered A up 9ni SO az u
THOMAS STOKES (aged ~
Little Falls, n. j.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

and suciare de Vaunay, VINO were as
sisted by NJ. Bellenoit. Among the num-
bers which attracted attention were song
nv Marshall Kernochan. sung by MIS-
Melcber 1--WE Two Together" and an
other nv Corblauah Palmer, sung by Mrs
Ferguson. Mrs. Norton and Mr.. de Vaunay
were applauded for their work In the QUO
from ~Thais."
Miss Victoria Boshke, a New York girl
will assist Karl Jorn, tenor or the Metro
politan Opera House, at his recital IN Car
negie Hall on February 49, On February
II she will give a piano recital at Rum
ford Hall, No. 30 East iist street. MISS
Boshke, while still in her teens, made her
debut as a concert pianist In Carnegie Hall.
Later she went on tour receiving favor"
able notices throughout the country
The NTH free popular organ recital at
the Old Fret Presbyterian Church, Firth
avenue and 18th street, will be given by
Kate Elizabeth Fox. pupil OF DIR. William
G. Carl, tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
Ars Fox will play selections by Bach,
Gufmant, Callaerts. Widor and Silver.
On January 81, at the home OF Mrs.
r. w. Belts. No 6s2 st. Marks avenue,
Broossyn Theodore Ursula Irvine, reader,
gave a programme OF three Irish plays by
Lady Gregory. THE Gaol Gate" Her
travelling Man" add THE Workhouse
Maid" which were enthusiastically re-
ceivv1 by an apprecistive audience. Miss
Irvfns is making q speciality this year OF
Dickens readings and the irish plays.
Inga Hoegsbro, director Of the New York
| Conservatory Of Northern Music, gave an
informal recital by her pupils at her studio
No. 10 East ssth street. on Tuesday, Janu-
ary 30. Compositions by Bach. Beethoven
Mendeissohn, Chopin, Grieg, Sinding and
Mabel Besthoff were rendered by the stu
dents Of the piano department. Among
those who deserve special mention is Miss
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

The sololsts include Miss Maggie Teyte and
George Harris, jr. The programme Will
comprise short contrasting numbers in
tended TO represent the modern French
syhool at its best. Special features sched-
uled are the first American performance oil
excerpts from Debussy's latest choral SYM
phonic work, "Le Martyre de ST. Sebas-
ten: Chabrier's Hymn to Apollo ana
the Bridal Chorus from his "Gwendoline'
the overture Of which opera will be heard
In the Philharmonic concerts OF February
Is and Is
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
MISSING RHYMES.

Her brother BIZ sings deepest bass:
Her sister Sue wears finest lace;
Her sister Jane is fair Of face,
Though Chrlstabel has more OF grace,
Her smallest brother grows apace,
But of her charm has not a trace.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Crulili ~ ,r the Metropolitan opera House
Building, No 1925 Broadway
Pupils of Beatrice McCue, whose stuulu
,s - No 5OS West both street, are meeuhs
,,,tb success. Miss Amy Hillman' con-
traIto is singing in DR.. Parkhursts church'
"a Miss Nina Woolsey, contralto. Is sing
ing in the Russell Sage Memorial
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Mary Watson, who is considered one OF the
best exponents OF Miss Hoegsbro's method
Among others heard were Svend toyn'
pupil of Holger Birkerod, head OF the voice
department, who sang several Italian arias,
and Miss Ellen Arendrup, who entertained
the pupils and their friends with folk songs
Lillian Concord Jonasen gave taih OF
"The Art OF Plastic and It's value 10 tn'
Musical Student"
A semi chorus from the 81 Cecn'"
Choral Club, Mrs. Henrietta sp'ke-see'ey'
conductor Metropolitan Opera HOUSE
Building, No. 1925 Broadway. led the sing
ing in the opening and closing exercises a'
the Federation OF Women's Clubs meeuhe'
a. the Hotel Astor on February 2
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

A little letter girl had birthday, and in
v,tsd several of her boy friends to 1t. They
are on their way as you see them now ana
thew are practising some new tricks to try
when they arrive at her house.
rhe nuzzle is to guess the name or the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.

Miss Emma X Denison gave recltai
ior children for the benefit OF the oay
nufsery in Montclair. n. j., at the home OF
MIS-. Frank II. Jones, No. SO Plymoutn
street. last Friday. Miss Denison c3lis iiel
recltals song stories" for children TOT NV
story told Is one made up largely OF t,le
SINGING Of the twenty-four songs III '"e
Programme.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
Tblres to Think Abouf

, 8. The eleven will be there, you may de-
pend.
s. Jacob assured me that they would
| come
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
STAR PUZZLE.

Jumbled current events.
Duke OF Connaught. Princess PatrhIa
England, Canada.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
AT MUSIC STUDIOS.

A number OF Miss c. NJ. Belcher's vocal
students united with Miss Loves piaho
nupils In giving a musical and reeeptlon
al the laters home. No. 5l5 West lSStIi
street on Saturday afternoon, January 81
The many guests present encouraged tne
students with frequent applause. Althoush
M encores were 10 be allowed exceptions
were made In favor OF the Misses Lillian
lanes and Amy Bruce. Mrs. Osborne Oh
the Metropolitan Opera House studios
gave several numbers, and Miss Tiirora
sang a number of songs.
Charles Lee Tracy. teacher OF the piano
a. Carnegie Hall, reports good results Win
his pupils.
LILLIAN Sherwood Newkirk will sing at
Columbia University on February "a. TINS
ho,ng the last recital of the season In the
,r,versity course. Many of Mrs. Newldrk
nun,Is have obtained good church places
sor the coming year. Alice Esther Smith
sors at a musical given by the bridgeport
Iconp1 Musical Club on January "a. An
other promising pupil Is Mrs. Frederick Z.