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with Grandpa Trb. who was very mag
nant when they wanted TO help him down
the steep and slippery path
Il guess ! used 10 go camping before any
OF you were born" he snapped. However
for all he pretended 10 be so athletic, he
was very glad 10 sit In the big camp chair
and rest while Mother Trib made him
fresh cup OF coffee and little Polly told him
all about how Romp had frightened her no
in the middle Of the night
Then suddenly terrified scream rang
out from the lake.
IT'S Betty" cried mother. oh shes
fallen into the water" And she started to
run down the path TO the water. followed
by everybody else in camp, but Father
Trib was already dashing ahead OF her
down the steep path, jumping from rock
to rock, faster than anybody ever saw him
go before.
The screams from the water came again.
In a frightened baby voice. and the family.
turning the corner 10 the beach. saw their
baby struggling In the deep water of a
high rock. Daddy Trib plunged in. seized
the child in one strong arm and swan
back 20 shore.
Well. II was all over in a minute. but
everybody was terribly frightened. Mother
Trlb cried little over her baby and even
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really. are small insects. and especially
the aphldes who devOur our rose leaves. and
his appetite seems never satisfied. Though
It Is horrible 10 think what a selfish, greedy
little baby he Is, eating and killing day in
and day out, yet the little aphides when
make the most of his diet destroy the
green leaves and we are glad to have some
one TO help us protect our plants against
them. Tiny chap though this baby OF the
Lace-Wing Is, he IL so strong an enemy
OF the aphides that he is called an aphis
lion"
But how does he ever grow into TINS
lovely. gauzy fly, Dad?"
well, that's tust the end Of my story
Boy. One day the stomach Of the aphis
lion really feels satisfied and his snare
sickle jaws are tired Of killing ana ne ue-
cides Il Is time TO take rest Iheh he
spins q soft, round silk cocoon bed for MN
self, pure white and dainty, TT Tor Lazy
Golden Eyes to wake up In. 1t looks ike
a shining white pearl dropped on tho green
leaf Sometimes the aphis lion sleeps al
winter I'm this snug retreat When tho
waking I'D time comes wonderful trans
formation has taken place inside the small
white cocoon little circular cover Is cut
out OF the top, AMI then comes forth I'm ali
the beauty of shining, 1my wings Madam
Lace Wing. How her fine attire can have
heen hacked In that wee round box with
never a crease or wrinkle to show when she
sails forth we cannot understand and how
the ugly aphis lion can be so made over
after his months OF sleep IS another mys-
terry"
80 the Lace-Wing lays her eggs ana u
all begins over again. doesn't it, DadT'
Yes, so Nature goes on In never ending
circles, Boy"
The breeze blew back the Boys mop OF
tousled hair as he sat studying the little
golden eyed Wing in his hand. and as
he leaned back TO look up into the leafy
branches overhead and the deep blue SKY
beyond his eyes were full Of dreams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
BUILDING A TENNIS COURT.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Per-
haps you would be interested to know
how easy II is to form q tennis club and
build a tennis court, II little good man.
agement is used. The expense is next to
nothing, while the BENEFITS and enjoyment
derived from playing the game are very
great indeed To commence the project
one must first have a permit for fairly
level plot Of ground and, when this IS Sc
cured set about choosing the membership.
I did not start our club, but am one OF
the members, Of which there are eight, all
Of them older than myself After the
ground was secured each member was
allotted a certain portion Of the plot from
which to remove the sod This is rather
an arduous undertaking and Is accom-
plished as follows: Secure an old axe or
Ratchet and a spsding fork Chop the sod
IN twelve-inch squares and then, sliding
the spading fork beneath the grass roots.
remove the chunks from the site OF the
court This leaves the ground fairly hat
and free OF weeds or grass. and II should
then be raked TO common level ana
rolled We had the good luck 10 borrow
a 3Ol-pound roller and make our court very
fat and firm We then dug posthoes for
backstopG and rot about three feet deep
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Selections from
the Letter Box
ADVENTURES OF A BABY BIRD.

Dear Little Men and Little Women;
thought perhaps you might like to near
about little bird had when | was young
err l was playing In the street with my
friends, when We saw a little bird between
an apartment house next to the private
house on the stoop Of which We were play
Ing. 1t was sitting on piece OF wood. one
OF the girls found tin can and tied long
string on to It. Then one OF us let the can
down and touched the bird. 1t could not
fly. it was 80 young. So We pushed the
can so It could hop into 1t. After few
minutes we got II 10 hop In. and we slowly
drew the can up and got the bird out.
took the bird TO my home and / fixed
box with straw and cotton In the bottom
Of It, Then my mother got some OF our
birds seed and some lettuce and gave II TO
the bird and put the box on the littls porch
out Of my brothers. window. In the morn
ing | went quietly TO see the bird, and on
the railing were two old birds. thought
they were the mother and father Next
day ! went TO see II and II was gone.
think Its parents took II 10 their nest In
the trees. Your faithful reader.
AELTJE VERMILYA aged lO,
No j6j West iiSth street, New York.
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Story of Little Golden-Eyes
BY Helen 3. Sohoonhoven.

lem that troubles many grown man and
woman? Mrs. Anna Comstock. who has
great knowledge Of all these tiny creatures
Of the insect world says that Madam Lace
Wing. or Golden-Eyes, has solved the
problem Of taking care OF her children
and making them good by removing
temptation from them. and II all mothers
could do this the world would be better
and happier than It is
"Oh, go on, Dad, with your story" said
the Boy. for he saw that Father was in
danger Of forgetting what he started to
tell
"Oh, yes; you want TO know about how
little Goiden-Eyes came TO be. Mother
Lace-Wing, as we found her to-day, idly
sitting on a green leaf, has really an
important work to do in her short life
You might think that so dainty a mother
would have fne handsome babies, but she
herself knows that when her children creep
out Of the eggs she lays they will be
ugly, greedy. worm-shaped, bow-legged.
big-jawed creatures. Moreover, she also
knows that the first one that pops out Of
the egg will be so hungry, that he will
eat UP his unmatched brothers and sisters
without an instant's hesitation, IL she does
not fix 1t so he can't get at them. Now.
here's her problem. YOU see. What does
she do? When about to lay an egg she
places a drop Of thick, sticky syrup on
the leaf first. then dips in IT the tip OF her
slender little body, and raises thin thread
OF this substance as high as she can. The
cir soon dries the thread, and on the very
tip she drops her egg. So. when you find
her eggs, they will be a group of shining
white balls supported on hair-like threads.
Do you see where the shrewdness OF this
arrangement comes in. Boy? When the
little. sprswly. hungry baby comes out of
the egg down the slim thread he goes as
best he can, and begins his search for
food on the leaf below, and his little
brothers are safe from his big. sharp. cut
ting Jaws. What he wants most TO eat.
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Tommy was observed 10 dig a knuckle Into
his right eye Though. OF course he denied
II when Billy told OF II next day..
Betty herself recovered her poise sooner
than anybody else In camp, As soon as
she was warmed and dressed in clean pink
rompers she was put on Grandpa's lap
and advised 10 tell him a story. but she
wlggled OF.
Want to do hshin' adam an Diet some
fises for Dinah." she said, starting down to
the shore. Then Mother Trib issued the
first Don't" since they came to camp.
Betty" she said in her serious way,
which the children called scolding, though
II wasn't that at all, really; Betty, you
are not TO 60 TO the water alone"
Wen have a pond all our own up here.
Betty" said Grandpa. lust you and l..
and well make little boat TO sail on IT,"
So Dnah found big pan for Bettys
pond, and the boys filed II with water. and
Grandpa whitfield boat for II, and Polly
made a sail out of big leaf stuck through
a stick and the littlest Trib played there
contentedly all the afternoon.
"Des do and find anozer boat" she
murmured Grandpa had fallen asleep IN
his big chair. and nobody else happened
to be near to see the little pink fgure
todde of 20 find her boat" An hour
passed.
Come to suppah, all you folkses" cried
Dinah, and everybody came with rush.
Except Betty.
'Whar dat baby chile?" demanded Dinah.
And sure enough where was she?
They shouted No answer They rushed
down to the water. No sign OF her. Was
she lost In the woods at night time?
The dog is gone, too" they suddenly
discovered. Perhaps he Is with her"
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AN UNEXPECTED BATH.

Dear little Men and Little Women: want
70 tell you what happened to me one day last
week. There are some waterworKs TWO
blocks from where 1--we. One OF the plpes
burst and the water rushed out and niied
the lots Up like q lake. They sent an alarm
for the Are engine to come and pump out
the water. All the boys ran over and OF
course, went. too. But got too near the
edge. All Of q sudden the earth caved IN
and down I went UP to my neck. All the
other boys ran away. Fortunately there
was an iron pipe lying on the ground.
I got hold OF It and pulled myself out.
A nne looking object was, dripping wet
and all covered with fine coal dust. | ran
home where had to be stripped, MY cloth-
ing went into one tub and ] into anotner'
After had a warm bath and GOOD ruo-
bing got dressed, and was all right again
Next time I will not be quite so nosey'
Your little friend. ~
WALTER BENDER aged 3.
No 1879 Milford street Brooklyn.
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HONOR LIST.

/, Theodore Ames; 2, George Andrews; .,
Agnes Bennett; (, John Bennett; 5. Joseph
Bloys; s, George Bricker; ., Georgina
Brown S, Helen Brown; ., Winthrop Bush
nell; 10, Louise Child: IL, John Conover; H.
garet Fincke; Is. Walter Fincke; IS, Otto
Ghiglia; L. Stanley Greene IS, Jessie
Hare, 10, Vivian Henry; 90, Ludlow Hiss;
4. Grace Holcomb; %, Mildred Hughes; q,
Georgia McIFaswell 26. Mary Mclaughlin:
q, John Mcpherson; 2S Janet McQuillen;
%, Florence Mahr; 80, Herman Mahr; 81.
Mary Aiaoney; 81. Robert Meier; 80. Helen
Merriam; 81, Helen MordO; IS, Beatrice
Newman; SO. Margaret Oppenheimer; 81
Margaret Petrie, IS. Gertrude Post; 80.
Aure Rank; 30. Eva Rubin, IL. Louise
Slater; 70, Priscilla Strong; %. Margaret
Thompson, 81. Lansing Tostevin 45, Flor
ence Tyler; Is. Evelyn Van Ripper. a., Dor
othy Ward A. Marjorie Ward; ~, Mary
Young; so. Willard Young.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23

We were tramping through the green,
green woods one day. looking for some OF
the beautiful and interesting little creatures
that live all their lives out in the sunshine
and in the cool shadows Of the leaves
There were flowers and birds and scamper-
ing and flying wild things on every SIDE
We had seen much that was interesting
q beautiful green snake summing himsef
on a rock, a wonderful ant colony with
big, brown, peaked house like great wood
en- bowl turned upside down; wasp's
nest. and the tiny home Of the humming
bird. as we'll as the nest OF the ground
sparrow tucked under the wide leaves OF
weed.
We had looked at all these things and
talked and wondered about them, but we
had not paused for long. Father and the
Boy were on particular quest to-day
They were searching for little Golden-Eyes
l-Chrysopa, the scientists call her, which
which means Just the same thing in Greek.
Father had promised the Boy that II ne
could find this beautiful little creature lie
would tell him something very, very In
teresting, but little Golden-Eyes is shy. she
hides herself in all her lacey, gauzy attire
under the shadow of the greenest leaves,
and TO fms her Is no easy task LOT she 49,
in ALL less than an inch long.
The Boy had his little net, and he and
Father searched with sharp eyes all the
green crevices and shady leaf-nooKs' ana
at last they found her. resting on her very
tip-toes her lacy wings folded softly over
her slim little body, and her liquid gold
eyes shining brightly at them. She was
soon captured, and put carefully away to
take home for our collection.
"Now, Dad, for your story" said the
Boy, eagerly. We had been tramping ell
the afternoon and we were glad TO rest
under the big oak tree and hear about
little Golden-Eyes.
''wen, Boy" said Father, do you think
that Madam dressed UP in all the lacy
fnery of this wee thing could be thought
10 have sense and wisdom 70 solve prob
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rubbed his eyes and laughed. too.
Come on, fellows" he cried let's 20 In
for q swim"
So the first day In camp began.
After they had eaten a perfectly enor-
Gus breakfast, because there is nothing IN
the world that gives one such an appetite
as sleeping In a tent; there was a great
deal Of work to do Daddy Trib gathered
wood In the forest and made a big pile OF
It beside the campfire. The two boys made
about three trips each 10 the spring, bring
ing water In their pals for mother 20 use in
her cooking. and the two little girls put
away the tin cups and plates which we're
all the table silver Camp Tribune afforded.
Betty wanted to do isin" but mother said
she must wait until daddy got his hshlnes
ready and could go with her.
IL was about 10 o'clock. and everybody
was working very hard when Romp began
to bark and the boys set up a great shout
"Dinah Dinah! Mother, here comes
Dinah"
And sure enough. down the slippery Dine
needle path. stumbling and tripping, came
good old Dinah. the cook.
Laws a massy child" she cried as
Mother Tribune went to meet her: What
for you lib in no count slippery place
like dis? | mos broke ma poor old laigs."
Poor Dinah," laughed Mother Tribune;
"but what brings YOU here, and where is
father?'
Hes q comm up de road" answered
Dinah. AN me? Laws. missy. ! couldn't
sleep all night thinkin' of you alls a libing
In a tent with a no count fire Of sticks for
to cook on l Just said TO myself I'll go
long up dere wild de old massa and get
chilluns somethin' TO eat Den If I likes
It I'll stay. but II l sees q snake-golly!
I'll Jest pick UP my brella and make 70
home mighty quick See my new 'brella,
missy? Marsa Jack glib me dat to keep off
'skeeters he says. when I done told him
Use a-comin' up here"
Another shout came from the slippery
path, and father and the boys appeared
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elbow and looked around. over In the cor
ner was Baby Betty, fat. pink little face
framed in yellow cVrls; but suddenly the
fat little face woke up two big brown eyes
looked into Polly's, and Betty laughed, too.
There was q stir under the blankets. and
the two boys sat up in bed and laughed,
too It was really very funny! To wake
up lying on the ground. without any beds
or bureaus or walls or windows. and 10 be
able 70 look right out Of bed into dancing
blue pond The four little Tribs laughed
again. Just because they were happy; then
they gggled a great deal, until the first
thing they knew they had walked up their
father and mother. Dear me- how cross
Daddy was-just for a minute. Then he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23

the the" n S Contractor for 8; which len
were quite sufficient in number. nen n,yS
had planted these we Clipped In all arouh 40
and bought enough wire netiins W
for about 81. and also purchased a service We,
able net Tor the same amount. II was then
up to the members to supply their own wa
balls and racquets This we did. ana oo we
now have a great time every aIt e,hyIO ,,n
We nav a weekly fee Of 10 cents each INTO
a common treasury. and soon we hope TO
have some tournament and II our mem,
bership sweils considerably we wili g give a
silver cun to the best player Of the season
Hon,ng this viii prove OF interest to yon'
I remain. your constant reader,
GEORGE CLARK (aged 49,
No a5i East 18th street, Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23

The three prize winners and their prizes
are Helen Black, aged eight. No. 2S5 Mon
tauk avenue, New London. Conn., box OF
water color paints; Mary Costisan aged
eleven, No. l6l Washington street orange
y. j.. an interesting book; and Nellie West.
aged eleven. No IS Cleveland street.
Orange, " J., a modelling OUTFIT.
Things 10 Think About-The three prize
winners and their prizes are Albert Junior
aged thirteen, No 7O8 West Hist street
New York city, a box OF water color
paints: Philip Strong aged eleven, The
Naples. Greenwich, Conn. gold filled tie
clasp; aud William Tracey, aged fourteen,
No. % Jane street, New York city, an In
teresting book.
our Letter Box.-See letters by prize win
ners.
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CTo be continued)
DIRECTIONS.

The figures should be pasted down on
stit note paper before they are cut out.
The trees should be pasted on cardboard
and should have cardboard support pasted
at the back 10 make them stand. The fig
ures will also stand better with a similar
support of note paper. Cut through the
short black lines at the bottom Of the trees
and figures and bend the flaps thus formed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Rhyme Puzzle When corrected. th'
rhyme reads as follows:
My papa brought me home kitty.
IL IL not dear?
We played until my dOllles have
Their feelings hurt. ! fear
They need not think | love II more
Than them, the darling things,
But Il liz very much alive
And listen how II sings!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
How the Littlest Trib Was
in Too Much of a Hurry
to Catch Some Fish
for Dinah.

Little Polly awoke to find the great big
yellow sun laughing right in her face, as 1t
popped UP over the hill across the lake.
Come, little GIRL 1t seemed TO say
come, wake up. There's long, bright day
before US, and we've many things TO do"
Little Polly laughed back at the good old
sun; then she raised herself up on one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
HIDDEN FRUITS.

1. Demons are sometimes mistaken for
angels. ,,, 80.
g. The agile monkey can hang by its tail.
4. John Is hosting UP lumber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
And How She Fished in the
Dishpan Until She Went
to Seek Further
Adventures.

in opposite directions. Then sink them ID
the sand wherever you desire the figures
or trees TO stand. Color trees green. and
set them Up about two inches behind the
tent. Next Sunday we will have some al
most real trees between which ham
mock can 5e swung.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
Things to Think About

5. Beware Of the bomb, an anarchists
weapon.
g. Mary's sable cape arrived Yesterday.
T. Love me little, love me long.
s. Send the latest map, please.
Find in each of the above sentences the
name of a we'll known fruit.
WORD SQUARE.
/. One Of the vital organs of the body.
2. Not under.
g. girls name.
l. To bite off little by little.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
CHARADE.
Ice cream.
TRIANGLE.
S A II A r A
A l. ! c Z
II D Z
A3C L
RE
A
DROPPED NOVELS.
1. Geneva: 2, Elmlra; g. Newburgh: 1
Lockport; 5,.oswego; s, Kingston.
WORD SQUARE.
L A NJ p
a r Il A
VI Z A
Z A l. Z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
HIDDEN WORDS.

Form the eight words defined below IRON
the letters In the word strap" using eaci
letter but once in a word. IL,
1. to knock; 2 to stroke gently VII
the fingers or hand; 3, the circulating IulC
or Juice OF a plant: 4, small animal ina
Is often troublesome to householders' .
one OF the luminous bodies seen IN the SKY
al night; g. @ thick, resinous substance OF
a dark color: 7. TO pierce anything con
tanning a pent-up fluid; S, something usec
In taking game.
CHARADE.
I'm very small, but can walk;
I'm very young, but ! can talk
Thus spake my first In accents milo,
So you'll perceive 1t was -
MY second on my head / wear,
AS q protection to my hair
In wind or storm, equally good,
No doubt you'll say, IL Is a -
All, those were days of happiness,
That never will return to bless.
Now what think you my whole can be!
Perhaps you'll guess II, let us see.
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The Little bs Wake Up Laughing Baby Betty Soon Gets Into Trouble

Then they all shouted: "Romp, Romp
Come. Rompw and presently down the road
the good dog came trotting-but he was
alonel
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dear Editor: Thank you very much for
the modelling outfit which YOU sent me.
have used It already and had a great deal
of fun with IT, Yours truly,
ELIZABETH BUNKER.
M OF Hudson Terrace, Yonkers, y. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23

Dear Editor: I thank you very much for
the modelling outfit. II came this morning
and I am delighted with T. Respectfully
yours, IDA ALLlsON'
No e27 18th street, Brooklyn, y. Y.
Dear Editor: Thank you very much for
the dollar you sent me. Sincerely yours,
Oak Bluffs. Mass. ROLAND DOANE.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-20
P ROf. 1HORNBER HERE TODAY

The Highlands Improvement Club
has secured the services of Prof.
Thornber of Lewiston to lecture in
Kennewick today, Friday, Dec. 20.
Prof. Thornber will show how and
why pruning should be done, first
at J. J. Rudkin's pear orchard in
the Garden Tracts at 10 O. clock in
the forenoon, and in the afternoon
near the club house on the High
lands. This evening he will give an
illustrated lecture at the Princess
Theatre.
The members of the Kenne-
wick Commercial Club and of the
Fruit Growers Association are in
vited to meet with the Highlands
Improvement Club for these demon
STATIONS and lectures.
Prof. Thornber is one of the best
known and most reliable horticul-
turists in the northwest and no one
should lose the opportunity to get
what he has to give us.