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PRIZE CONTESTS.

Some of our readers may he diSappoint-
edNto see that 10 prizeSlare offered to-day,
but we are sure that after they think
about ii n LITTLE they will like the new
'way better thanthe old. There are many
things In the' world that are pleasanter
than winning, prizes. and besides prize
Is pleasant only to the person who wins
IL. For every one who wins prize there
must be many disappointed ones who
don't, and that. when one comes TO think
of II. takes some of the sweetness out Of
the prize But piece OflgoOd work may
give pleasure not only tO(the person who
does IT, but to all tine world besides. and
nearly all the good work. In the world
mas been done not for any reward that II
might bring, but for the JOY of doing 1t
and the pleasure or profit it might bring
TO others. In fact, many great men and
women shave not only done their work
without thought or hope of reward, but
have endured all sorts Of harlships in
order that they might do 1t. We hope
none Of, you will ever have to do that,
but we offer you the pleasure OF helping
! to make this page interesting 10 each
other. and we are sure you won't want
any other reward for doing it. What do
you think about it? Please write and
tell us, and if after we have tried the
new way you want to 60 back to the old
ssone we will do so, because The Tribune
s.Junior Forum is published. not to please
! the editor, but to please you,
Z AS stated last week, wei want you to
send ns any kind of contribution that
ilyou think wonld be interesting to other
MISUNDERSTANDING photographs. bits OF
sfnformation, accounts Of personal expert
Fences sor stories. The only condition is
sthct YOU must not write too much
words is long enough for
"a story: and If IL is shorter. so much the
BETTER. An interesting paragraph will be
Must, asswelcome as longer article or
EfoYy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

All the little men and women who are
lucky enough to be spending their sum-
mer vacation near the water have won
derful opportunity to enjoy one OF the
greatest sports In the Notwithstanding
Probably a great many Of the boys and
girls who read this page have already
learned to swim and know what fun 1t 49,
For them there is only the caution not TO
stay in the water until they become very
cold, as this is weakening and Will pre-
vent any one from becoming great swim
mer.
But for the boys and girls who are just
learning to swim there are lots OF things
TO be said. The first one is that they
must remember that the body Is naturally
buoyant; that is, 1t will float II enough OF
II Is submerged TO displace its weight OF
water. Almost any one can float In deep
water II he merely stands still and keeps
his hands under the water. A great many
people are drowned every yeaX because
they do not realize this fact and because
when they find themselves In deep water
they attempt to wave their arms about TO
attract attention. And since the body has
to displace its own weight Of water. II
the arms are out. the head will sink un-
less one makes the proper motions with
the feet to tread water" Any motion
will keep you afoat in the water II made
by both arms and legs under the water
But that is not swimming, II is just
keeping afoat, and 1t requires more con-
fidence than skill. Good swimming re-
quires skill, but It is the kind OF skill that
any one can acquire by practice and the
desire to improve, and the result is GER
tainly worth trying for.
One thing that makes learning to swim
easier is to practise the movements on
land Lie face downward on bench and
bring the palms OF the hands together
near the centre of the chest. Al the same
time bend back the legs from the knees
and bring the feet together. Now you are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

Bows and girls do not usually think
IT very wonderful thing to be young.
but to grown up people II seems so
wonderful and beautiful that I'm all ages
they have dreamed of a land where none
ever grow old The Irish peasants be-
lieve that this land Of youth is right
around them, only invisible 10 their eyes
and a great many years ago the wisest
people in Ireland believed II also.
The great families all traced their
origin to those children OF light and
beauty and the poets never tired Of cele-
bratlng their deeds in song and story;
often. according to the old legends this
people of the land of youth crossed the
barriers of invisibinty and mingled with
men and women, and once beautiful
princess of that country lived among
mortals for many years, none knowing
the secret Of her birth, and she herself
forgetting II, until the beautiful prince
who had loved her in the land invisible
came and bore her back to her people.
So lovely was Etain that the Danaans-
that is what the people Of the Land Of
Youth were called-used to say "as fair
as Etain' when they wanted to describe
any one who was extraordinarily beauti-
full But her beauty brought her great
misfortune Most people loved beautiful
things. and nearly every one loved Etain.
Most Of all did Mirdir the Proud. son OF
one Of the Danaan princes, love her. But
Fuamnach hated her, because she wanted
Mirdr to love her instead Now the
Danaans practised all sorts of magic
arts. and so Fuamnach was able 10
change her rival into a butterfly and to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
THE FOURTH OF July.

Another Independence Day has passed !!
We wonder how many Of us were really
independent enough to discard the old
and barharic way Of enjoying such a re-
markable day! Why should we have
tried TO add to the misery of the world
by making our families worry about us.
ever if no accident did MAIN or cripple
us? Is it independence to cause pain
and expense to others for our own tenn
porary' good time? And more important
of all is the thought: Would those great
men--NWas hingtOn. Lafayette and num-
dreds of unnamed soldiers-would they
thinklit atfitting memorial for US to have
spent our day celebrating their great
deeds by making an unholy noise and
burning up good money foOlishly? No,
we think they would have preferred to
bave,been celebrated in song. flowers and
beautiful illumination, even as the old
Greeks celebrated their victors returning
{ from battle,
| Those of us who live in New York City
will have, seen how the city fathers felt
on this question. Indeed. they felt so
keenly that at great expense to the city
and to some. large electric light produc-
ers. and also'to private citizens. lanterns
were, strung on park trees and interest
ing uroceSS5ms moved through the
streets. There could he nothing more
encouraging TO us than the thought that
this bigt commercial city is beginning TO
think
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
A Way to Learn to Swim

ready to start Keeping the hands to-
gether, thrust them straight out In front
Of YOU When they are out as far as they
will 90, turn the palms OF the hands out
ward and sweep the arms back as far as
they will go. taking care not to let them
drop far below the body. When you are
making this movement in the water your
hands should be only few inches below
the surface. A.
At the same time you are thrusting the
arms forward and sweeping them around
the feet should be kicked outward and
backward. II you have ever observed a
frog use his hind legs you have an ex-
cellent model to follow for this movement
II is very important to get the leg motion
right because It is this motion that gives
nover TO your stroke and sends you Tor
ward through the water. The arms aid II
&c true but their chief business is to steer
AT the end of the stroke bring the hanos
and feet together In the position hrst oe-
ecr,bed the hands, palms together near
tho centre OF the chest and the feet to
eetber with the knees bent back 10
hiring the hands back to this position aiter
the end Of the stroke draw the elbows
o,osa m the body and bend the arms 50
tbat tho palms OF the hands come TO-
gether.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Americans win in olympics."

Americans VIII III Wy lhplSS'
Headlines like this appearing again and
again in the newspapers during the last
few days have attracted the attention OF
every wideawake boy and girl to the city
of Stockholm. Sweden, and perhaps some
who never thought Of Sweden before save
as a red space on the maps In school
Biographies learned that in Sweden the
boys play ball and run races and Ike silver
trophy cups just as much as Americans do.
They have learned. too. that boys and men
from a great many other countries are
taking part in these international games,
that though they cannot speak the English
language they c4n ride bicycles and swing
hammers.
about the Olympic games is the friendship
they create between men Of different ma
lions who would otherwise never have
thought OF each other save as foreigners.
and they believe that these games coming
as they do every four years are a great
help toward preventing war between the
nations
In this respect they are very much
like the ancient Olympic games which were
held many. many centuries ago in the lit
tie country Of Greece, way down In the
southeast corner Of Europe. The games
to-day are indeed a revival Of those old
contests and take their name from them.
In those days people travelled over the
mountains TO the little valley of Olympia
once every four years to engage in the
Olympic games. just as to-day people travel
over mountains and oceans and whole con-
tinents to meet rival athletes in foreign
cities. In those days. Of course, the people
Of the world had no steamships like the
Finland, no railroads. no telegraph cables
under the ocean to tell the results Of the
games TO their friends at home. so there
could not be teams from far away ooun-
tries as there are now. The Greeks In
those days were never beaten by American
teams, for they never even dreamed there
was such a place.
However, all the states of Greece sent
their star athletes, and the games took on
quite an International character. 1t was
the only way the people Of some Of the
states ever became acquainted with their
neighbors across the mountains. They re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
A SMART DOG.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: one
Of our neghbors has dog named Browne,
so called because Of his color When he
vas about two months old he was run over
by a passing wagon. His two hind legs
being hurt, they were put in sp!ints, and IN
a short time showed signs OF healing. Dur
ing this time he was not able 10 walk But
soon he was seen walking around on his
front paws At first Il seemed difficult for
him. but after a while he moved about
more easily. He was not taught this trick,
and It was because he learned II himself
that he afterward performed it SO per-
fectly.
II was not long before his legs were
healed. ana mis- smart trick was or no Use
to him. But he still performs II for the
amusement OF others.
EDMUND KEESE, Jr, (aged -.
No. Il ocean avenue. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS
Safe and Sane Pi:

Safe and Sane P1:
Green fields, green trees. blue sNes Ger
head,
Two horns. a pan. drum for Ned,
Some giant crackers, filled with sweets,
And ether kinds OF jolly treats.
A glorious Fourth, with lots Of noise,
And yet quite safe for gils and boys
The three prize winners and their prizes
are Charles r. Dorr, aged eleven, No. Ill
Church street, Poughkeepsle y. Y, q ster.
lins silver Tribune badge: Leo Stull, aged
ten No. IS Wilton avenue. Norwalk. Conn.
a sterling silver Tribune badge. and Helen
Steele. aged Cnght, No i2i North James
street Rome. " Y. an interesting Book.
Things TO Think About.-The three prize
winners and their prizes are Helen Becker,
aged ten. No. 2oSo Rycr avenue (send name
of city1. an interesting book; James Gnod.
man aged eleven, No. l57 East l3d street;
New York city. an interesting book. and
Florence Ifeaney, aged fourteen, No. ~
81. Marks avenue, Brooklyn. box OF
our Letter Box.-sce letters by prize
Honor List.-Prze, an interesting book
FOR Icing on the honor list i've times
awarded 10 Dorothea Nourse, No. : Mar
ton WAY, Worcester. Mass: LOTT
Schrader. New Springville, Staten lsIah''
and Albert Bogert, Oradell, y J.
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THE FORUM.

Z Perhaps you are wondering why we
scaIf this the "1Tihun2 Junior Forum.
land without doubt Forum is the only
IE,part|of this name that needs explanation.
z In ancient Rome the Forum was that
Ipart OF, Che city where the law courts,
SDublic Offices, etc, were situated. Public
Hepeakers, too, often ispoke from the ros-
Exrum, or elevated platform, which was
fadornedE with the prows Of ships taken
Efrom the enemy. Naturally it was here
THAT the people went for news and gen.
Feral information and also to meet their
Z friends, because at that time there were
10 newspapers. With this point in mind,
1--WE have used the word forum as the
kname Of our news centre and meeting
place.
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HONOR LIST.

/. Thirza Abrams :, Mack Ashman; :.
Agnes Bennett. I. John Bennett; o Nioio'
Ridwell: 6. Margaret Birdseye; l. Ech'c'
Brown: ). William Cahlll; 9. John Cono't.'
10. Robert Gould; IL, Gertrude Groves ~
Margaret Gummere; l3. Grace, halspy' =
Emily lIsmmctt: u. Howard Hau, FARO a,i
Hinman: 49, Ira Lacks; %. FRANCES Luz.
ION: 81 esther Lynch. o. Emily McAEsw,s .
., Gei ria MctiasTell: a. t Grace Nor S
DO, y Emma Orinhotin: s. Loretta Oi,.
40 az M ia a packer So MABEL pasl,s,s:
81, Marjorie Peeley; 50. Marsare hrs rs'N g.
70. Hazel Reynolds; a. Grace N% ~ Mav!s
1 Hoc e Helen Sanford: &c. Louise sla'yr,'
10 Anna smith: q. Katharine Spence
Iva stcne i3. John stucksy; H. fTsrsnce
Teenle: Is, Walter uuing; 70 a Gilbert
Me- Me- 10y q; %. Lockwood Wheeler 90 Cna'"
cey Williams.
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Tit ZOO 70 Dash AT OlTroA

dre to US. therefore TO win contest was
the greatest glory that could come to a
citizen When he came home from the
games he was dressed in purple robe,
riven golden chariot to ride in and drawn
about the city by four milk white horses
Sometimes the city officials tore down Il
part OF their fortilcation walls for him to
drive through, saying. we Iced no walls
when we have such strong men to defend
us" Many valuable presents We're given
to the hero, his name was placed on monu-
ments in the temples. and he was given
! a reserved seat in the front row Of the
theatre for the rest Of his life.
The games themselves were conducted
with the utmost ceremony and splendcr.
They began with invoCations and sacrifices
to the gods. and erded with magnificent
banducts and festivals The contests in
cluded running, jumping hurdlinS. wrest-
ling, archery. chariot racing and otner
sports When they were revived in modern
times, of course, many additions ana
changes had to he made In the programme.
The bcyclsts wanted to show their skiu'
as well as tennis players, fencing experts.
marksmgn and devotees Of other modern
sports.
In the ancient days the Gam'a were Wit
messed by men only. The women AM
girls were not allowed within sight pt the
stadium, and though they had travelled
many long miles with their husbands ana
brothers 20 k ep them In training ana To
cheer them on TO the games The only way
they could tell when their own hero had
won contest was by distinguishing, ms
name in the cheers One good thing about
the modern games is that women may en-
10y them as well the men. The women
OF the royal family in Whatever land the
games are held arc usually present, as wen
ms hundreds of invited guests and friends
OF the athletes. There are Il few women
contestants. to-day. as there We're Few
even la me ancient games. Ihey useo 10
permit the girls To have meets OF their own.
for the Greeks realized perhaps more than
we do to-day. the importance OF physical
exercise for young girls.
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Selections from the Letter Box

7 empty tub and gradually turn on the water.
One night, while I was watching the water
rise higher and higher In the bathtub, with
Jippy In the centre, my mother called me
away to show me a new book. Thinking
that would be gone only few moments.
/ hurried OUT but the book was so inter.
esting that I was away fully ten minutes
Then remembered THAT the water was
still running, and 7 went back; but, alas!
Jippy was dead, drowned in four feet Of
water. .....' ..
cried heartily. and my mother was 70
sorry that she did not scold me, as de-
served. But no amount of weeping could
ever restore my pet. and IL was lesson n
memory that I never forgot. Sincerely
yours, EVA RUBIN (aged B).
No sl5 Broadway, Bayonne, y. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
THIS PAGE OF OURS Is GOING TO
HAVE ITS EDITORIAL As WELL
As ITS NEWS.

THIS PAGE OF OURS IS GOING TO
HAVE ITS EDITORIAL As WELL
As ITS NEWS.
Editorials generally contain in them
the policy or ideas of the editors. Al
though those who read the paper do not
always agree with the editor, they must,
of course. be interested in what the edl-
tor thinks and in what the paper under
the EDITORS guidance is trying to do.
! For example some newspapers are for a
democratic president and against giving
suffrage to Your mothers and sisters and
aunts and girl cousins. and in their edi-
! torials YOU can see Just how they think
on these important subjects. whereas,
, in other columns the news alone is print
/ ed without personal opinion. The facts
are stated, and that is all. So. i'll our
editorials;we are going 10 take up differ
ent ideas and write about them accord
| ing to,our ways of looking at them, and
, if our readers do not agree they can
write TO ais about their own ideas: II
they do agree they can write to us. too,
if they feel sufficiently enthusiastic.
We believe an opportunity should he
given to young people to write about
what they are thinking. feeling sure that
these letters will he read by hundreds or
Thousands of others, who will read them
sympathetically whether they agree or
not
Agreement is not always necessary, for
very often i'll disagreement new ideas
iare brought out and new conditions arise
which really make for progress
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uoNos LIST FOR WEEK ENDING
''o lime 40

Theodore Ames; .. George AndIe":'
3. Mabel Andrews; H., 4 Jo ssrii nI Dayton
Eun,ce iSroT dorothy Emery; .. MarsaIse.
bons u. Marie Gerrits: 10, BlancGn s,S S
man; Il, James Goodmaan s.,e 10: II Dewey
Havana HAVANA u.s. MILDRED Hughes is GeS S1Min
jores %, Rowland Jones e; STsg Rgrse.
Judge: a. Evelyn kn Ninhri EI n. Frances
msT I,o1 80 y! MaT Gseossa eMHssvsl e sSs,
m msis0n Maciarsr; 90. Mary T otS%sy .,
Richard RAYMOND "a, Norton s, nt 81.
f Nsaa1'ae Simmons; AYarsy Ss srSNSP
a. Donald summers: 30, Haro,s TSornr.
II: Nine p,,s rompSins: a. DOROTHY W l,sy.
son Anna Veian,: as Richard ,m,.rS, 70,
e. pnbert Wiese; As. Fred Wlnafe'
Marcy willard; 50, Elaine wnsoA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
POOR JlPPY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women vi
my ninth birthday my father gave me
rather odd pet, tame rat His name was
Jippy, and soon we became so we'll &C.
ouainted with each other that Our friend
ship was really affection. 1t was my hapi'
to give him bath in the tub every week
He did not like this, and In order TO get
him used to II | would put him in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Tribune Junior Forum.

Published in the interest Of boys and
girls to furnish information and dmnse-
ment and to gire them an opportunity to
cypress themselves.
An contributions and letters should be
addressed TO the Editor Of the Tribune
Junior Forum, NcW-YOrk Tribune, lo4
Nassau street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
GOLF AND TENNIS.

Golf and tennis are probably the Oldest
games in the world Golf used to be played
with the shepherd crook instead OF the
modern golf club. Tennis got Its terms
court" and love" no doubt from me olo
romantic days when King Harry Of Eng
land played the gamA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
bwooDRow WILSON NOMINATED
A College President to Run for Presi-
dent of the United States.

on Tuesday, July 2. at Baltimore, Wood
row Wilson, who was president Of Prince
ton, was nominated as the Democratic can
date for President after a long struggle.
Mr.. Wilson, besides having been president
OF Princeton and author Of some very
learned books. is now Governor of the State
of New Jersey. President Taft, who is the
Republican nominee for President was a
klawyer, Judge and Governor Of the Philip
gplnes. 49,
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garded these occasions az so important that
they measured time from them. saying.
'Oh. yes that was the year OF the olympic
games. or the second year after the
twentieth Olympics." They soon learned
to call the four years between contests an
Olympiad and to say that an event &C.
CURED In the second year Of the twentieth
Olympiad."
OF course. these contests were very. very
different from the games OF to-day. but
It pleases the ina gn2tior OF people who
love the stories OF old TO think that they
have been restored in all their ancient
beauty and splendor Athletics we're much
more important to the Greeks than they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

Little sister. come away.
And let us in the garden play,
For II is pleasant day
on the grass plot let us sit
Or. II YOU please. we'll play a BIT.
And run about all over Il.
Rut the fruit We will not pick.
For that would be a naughty trick,
And very likely make us sick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

Nor will we pluck the pretty hovers
Because you know they are not ours.
Wen take the daisies white and red,
Because mamma has often said
That We may gather them instead.
Kate Greenaway
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-10-17
MINING AMI DREDGING EDITION NO. 3 NOME DAILY NUGGET IS NOW ON SALE
 PRICE 50 CENTS.
AMERICAN PALACE FOR
 GERMAN GROWN PRINCE

PoTSDAM. Sept 22.-Thc report that the people would be asked to pay for the crown princes new pal ace. for which ground Is now being broken. k. of course. nonsense. Tn people might perhaps be asked to build new palace for the emperor. but not for his s0ns or daughter.
 The new palace for the crown prince will be an American residence in I great many respects; il Will have all the improvements of the most mod ern New York apartment. None ui the royal palaces in Berlin and neigh borhood has these improvements. The crown princes summer home ut this place hasn't even an electric light.
 The style of architecture is old Eng fish; the buildings will occupy a space If nearly 300 feet in length and 225 feet in depth. There will be several courts.
 The crown princess. who Is a very rich woman. will bay for the furnish ings. The building will probably oc- cupy several years, as the kalser's cxchequer hasn't much cash on hand. The funds realized from the sale of e number of royal palaces last year will he applied to the new structure.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-10-17
SHOOTS
 THREE; ENDS LIFE

&EN AOl;N. Sept. 70. Policeman Anthony b,bs who arrested Harry k Thaw on the roof ut Madison Square Garden thy night he slew stanford White. shot and seriously wounded his wife Margaret today, shot two little girls who Wcrc innocent bystanders and sent ,t bullet through his own brain.
 He died two hours later in the hos pit,d on d cot near those occupied by bis wife and the children he had in Jurcd. Margaret collins and Katherine iiawkcswOrth, II.
 The shooting Was done on the side walk in front of Debs' home at 4:20 o'clock. 10 minutes after Mrs. Dcbs Had served her husband with a sum mons to th, domestic relations court on a charge of cruelty.