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signed for the message. Then she nerv-
ously tore open the envelope. after which
she turned CHASTITY white. Mr.. Davis or
dered Jennie and her baby brother out OF
the room and read the message, when
said:
Doris very III. Call at once " you
wish 10 see her. Get 1880 train"
Doris was Mrs. Daviss oldest child,
who attended college. She had written
home saying she had cold. but mother
should not fret. But this sudden news
worried both mother and father. II was
decided that Mrs. Davis should go at
once as Mr.. Davis had important bust
ness 20 attend to. Hastily dressing, Mrs
Davis directed Jennie as to what she
should do while she was away. She did
not know where or why mother was
going, as Mrs. Davis never worried her
little children unnecessarily.
When left alone Jennie burst into tears
for this was her holiday Baby was al
most In tears. for her little Denny" was
"twyin" This checked tho shower Of
tears Issuing from Jehnes big blue eyes.
and she smiled sweetly TO Baby Edwin.
She decided TO make the best Of IT,.
and was soon flying around putting
things to rights. This took nearly all
morning, and az Edwin was fretting the
good little sister amused him until lunch
time. After a meal Of hot milk and
graham crackers, the baby fell asleep In
the hammock. Jennie gently carried him
into bed. as the sun poured down on the
porch, making It very hot.
1t was such a long afternoon! She
could not do any sewing on the doll =
clothes as mother had not cut off the
piece OF material which she had promised
her girl. and Jennie would never take
the liberty OF helping herself! SO she
had 10 amuse herself as best she could.
She found the message which father had
left on the chffonier and tried 10 read
IT, All she could make out was, Doris
and III" but this was enough for even
70 small a girl to understand. She
complained no more about losing her
holiday, and when mother came home
with the joyful news that Doris was
| rapidly recovering-that the crisis had
been passed-Jennie flung her arms
around her neck and kissed her.
Mother" she said. my only sorrow
| now Is that my holiday was lost"
Mrs. Davis smiled, saying You have
been a brave little girl. and now go in
| and see the pretty clothes | made for
your Amy when my little girl was in
Sunderland last night"
This was not Jennie's only SURPRISE for
that night her father told her he would
take her up to Clareville TO see her sis
| ter Doris whom she had not seen in a
| long, long time.
When she went TO bed she said to her
mother: my holiday will be the very best
have ever had when I see Doris.
mother" And II was her happiest day,
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IT'S much that thou art still aliN"
Having once been between my teeth.
Then in reply the crane said the two
other verses
T-reratcful. doing no good:
Not doing as he would DC o"n' ~
In him there ~ no gratitude
To serve him is useless.
His friendship is not won
BY the clearest good deed.
Refer softly withdraw from him.
Neither envyinS nor abusing
And having thus spoken the Gran. few
And when the great teacher. Gautams
the Byd9hs, told this. tale nc nsed 20
ada. Wow AZ that time the Hon was
Devadatta the Traitor hut the white
crane was I myself
Osv permission Of g. r. Pu'nam's sons
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Solvers of Puzzles

Mary II. Willins. Bogota. y. j. I'aiPh
Rates, Lansing, Mich; Eleanor Jones
BROOKLYN: Maud Burns, Newark u d.
John Anderson. New York city ALVIN
Brown. Boston, Mass; Mary Hunt New
burg \ Y: Paul Enders, Chicago HI
Cole Jones, Albany, y. Y; roster MAJ
shall. New Orleans, La; Florence CAR
penter. Philadelphia, Pa; lnez Peters
Philadelphia. Pa; Helen Bull baltimore
Md: John Goldberg, New YORK 'l,S ;
Howard Martin. New York City; Martina
Wentworth. New York city; lsaoor
Stein. New York City; Saul Strauss
BROOKLYN, y. Y.
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Boy-Made Toboggan

\ tobogean that is strong and safe Is
not such a difficult thing to make. IL
should be made of hickory. Three boards
S-l5 inch thick. 8 inches wide and feet
inches long form the moor boards. These
are secured with six battens inches
wide 2. inch thick and IS inches long.
The first is placed three inches from the
back end. tho five others are twelve inches
apart. Another batten. forming the head
piece. IL placed even with the front end
and AT the bottom Of the boards. II Is
- inch thick. II. inches wide and Is inches
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ROCK LISTS ARRIVING.

We have received some book lists
this week. but we want great MANY
more. Next week we will publish all
that we have received up to Wednes-
day, January Is. Do not forget TO
give your name. age and address. and
do not forget that these lists must in
ciude ali the books that you have read
or that have been read to you in the
last two years.
Address the Editor Of the Tribune
Junior Forum. New-York Tribune. No
154 Nassau street, New York City.
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ANNOUNCEMENT AND ACCU-
RACY.

Ii will be noticed that few names
apnear to-day under the head of Cor
rect Solutions to Puzzles" This is
due 10 the fact that only a few
readers read correctly the announce
ment which was published last sun
.dav. The announcement read as fol-
lows:
~ The names of those solving all the
puzzles correctly will he published next
Sunday. Address Editor of Tribune
Junior Forum, York Tribune, NO
1874 Nassau street.
This meant that those sending in all
the correct answers would have their
names recorded This is what hap
pened: Many letters came to us with
one or two puzzles solved correctly
and containing requests to have the
names of the writer's published. - In
order TO live up TO our agreement OF
course we could not fulfil the requests
We all know that announcements are
made 10 he read: they are to be sure.
but beyond this they are meant to be
read cdretulN If they are not read
with care there Is absolutely no ex-
cuse for their having been written or
of reading them at all.
All during our lives, especially IN
school and college, we will be reading
announcements. For many of them we
will, be held responsible, so much so
that should we not follow them care
fully the consequences may he very
serious. Therefore, let us try very
hard to make oWa.readings accurate.
This is one OF the things that will give
us start in forming the habit OF
accuracy, which is an invaluable pos
cpScinO
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him why. Il could. free thee from that
bone, frend but dare not enter thy
mouth for fear thou ;nnlEbtcst eat me,
Don't. he afraid friend. IN not eat thee.
only save my life" :'Very WELL says
he. and caused him 10 lie down on his
left side. But thinking TO himself. Who
knows what this fellow Will DO. ne
placed small stick upright between his
two jaws that he could not close his
mouth, and inserting his head inside his
mouth struck one end Of the bone with
his heak Whereupon the bone dropped
and feiF out. As soon as he had caused
the bone TO fall. he got out OF tho lions
mouth, striking the stick with his e"ak
so that it fen ont. and then settled on
branch. The lion gets well, and one day
was eating a buffalo ne had killed. The
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The Weeks Poem
A WINTER SONG.
nv william Shakespeare.

When icicles hang by the wall, =.
And Dick, the shepherd, blows mis- MAJ
And Tom bears logs into the hail.
And milk comes frozen home IN paiA
When blood is nipt and ways be FOUL
Then nightly sings the staring sse
Tuwhoo,
Tuwhit! Tuwhoo! A merry note,
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot
When all aloud the wind doth blow
And coughing browns the parsons sA''
And birds sit broodins in the snow
And Marian's nose looks red ana raw
When roasted crabs hiss in the BOWL
Then nightly sings the staring OWL
Towhool
Tuwhit, Towhoo! A merry nots'
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot
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Tribune Junior Forum

Published in the interest OF boys ana
girls. to furnish information and omp$e'
ment and to girc them an opportunity
10 cypress themselves. =.
All contributions and letters Shout1
be addressed to the Editor Of the 4k'O'
ane Junior Forum. Neic-York 1fioH"e'
1874 Nassau Street.
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THE WATER BEETLE.

Now, the water beetle IL you catch him
I'm a pond and put him in glass. VIII
whrl around on the top Of the water Or
dive down into IT, just as excltedly as did
the piece of potassium lie will knock
his head against the side Of the glass
not minding It a bit. for il won't hurt him
and he will dash from side to side, won
dering into what queer kind Of pond
he has got where there are no kind weeds
TO hide him, and where he seems to" be
all alone in the world. And, after
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Puzzles
HIDDEN PRovERe.

Take one word from each line 20 form
the proverb.
There's funny old man living over the
square,
And many a day. when he's taking the
air,
A bit OF a cane he holds tight in his fist.
For fear he might slip and his ankle
should twist:
'Twixt meal times he sometimes imbibes.
for his cheer,
A cup OF cold water his noddle 10 clear.
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STAMPS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune Junior
Forum
l. have had a stamp collection for
5 long while, and it gives me great
pleasure II you can get book with
the value Of stamps II is often very
exciting looking them up to see how
much they are worth. Very truly yours,
HELEN 3. CLARK. p
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SLEEPING PROVES
THAT ONE IS ALIVE

while. just ike the piece Of potassium
that we. were talking about. he will stop
at last. and remain perfectly still. lie Is
tired ont and wants a rest,
But here comes the big difference.
After he has rested for a while the water
beetle VIII commence his exploring about
the glass once more. Time and again he
will 10 this. for II Won give the beetle
enough food and the right change Of
water he will stay i'm the glass long
time and every DAY he will be active and
every day he will need to rest The piece
Of potassium never would become active
I'm the glass again, no matter how. long
was the rest. This is one Of tho big
secrets Of nacre-that..a liking creature
10 a fhinr that can 70 n.
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RAILS AND STANCHiONS.

Hand rails ! inch wide. :. inch thick
and . feet inches Ions are supported
upon ten stanchons of wood 10 inches
vide. 9 inches long and / inch thick.
Clark crochet cotton spools, No. 20. will
answer admirably for the stanchions. pro-
vidins the right number can oe obtained
The rails and stsnchions are held In place
with rlyets q. inches Ions long These
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10 The Bodhisafra was at one time born
in the region Of Himavanta' as white
crane: now Brahmadatta was at that time
reigninS in Benares. Now.it CHANGED that
as a lioT-was eating meat-a bone stuck
In. his throat. The throat became swollen.
he could not take food, his suffering was
terrible The crane seeing him, as he
was perched on tree looking for food
asked, What ais thee friend?' lie told
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THE. LION AND THE CRANE

crane thinking Il will sound him. SET
tied, ON branch: just over, him. anu III
conversation spoke this first verse
q service have We done thee
= To the best Of our ability, .,.,
King of the Beasts. Your MaJesH
What return shall we get from thee'
In reply the lion spoke the second verse
As feed on blood,
And always hunt for prey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
JANUARYS POSITION.

Yet January, the narrow isthmus of two
seasons, watches and does not say word.
II is like the rudy oak tree. without a
leaf and apparently dead. but in reality
very much alive! Underground its roots
are resting and preparing TO send forth
much new life, wonderful green leaves to
shelter and protect the birds and give
them nice place TO build their nests and
rear their babies where no one will dis
turb them. And later many acorns to
feed the squirrels. But look at the tree
now! On its bare brown branches hangs
dilapidated old birds nest. filled with
|, snow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
POTASSIUM IN WATER.

There are lots Of things which behave
as II they were alive. although they are
not. Suppose YOU take. small piece OF
q metal called potassium piece about
the size Of a pea-and throw II into
glass Of water You will find, as soon
as this little piece of metal touches the
cold water its bursts into flame And
not only that, but IT will rush about
fixing and naring as though il were some
sort OF an angry water beetle with a
flaming lamp on its head Put all that
excitement and fuss is over In half a
minute or so. Then the fame goes out,
the piece Of metal stops ifs wild race
over the water, and what remains or II
becomes quite still. And never, never, no
matter how much YOU may poke II with
q lead pencil or piece Of stick, can you
get that potassium to move and fare up
again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
HOW JANUARY GOT ITS NAME.

A long. long time ago some people lived
who were called Romans. These Romans
had imagination. and they did not know
Of the one great God who rules the uni
verse, but they believed that there was a
god or goddess In everything. The wind,
the water. the flowers. the earth, the
trees and so on. These gods and god
desses were each given an appropriate
name and it is about the god Janus that
wish TO tell you. January is named for
the god Janus January comes at time
when all nature seems at rest. Even the
sparrow seems less noisy. But let impa-
tient spring send a few, days OF warmth
and Mr. Sparrow, always ready TO re-
spond to temptation, begins his domestic
joys.
But winter is jealous for her season
and says: Not yet, Mr.. Sparrow! Just
wait awhile. Do you not see the sun
hangs crimson in frozen skye
Then Mr. Sparrow sees his mistake,
and the biting cold makes him careless
about his appearance. All day he sits
ruffied up under the caves or on the
water pipes. drearily chipping. I'm sleepy
tones. How he wishes for, crumbs and
worms. His keen little eyes are ever
watching the flower beds to see a crocus
peep out. That would be the signal that
spring was near at hand.
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SCIENCE FOR CHILDREN.

It is .one Of those queer things that are
really always happening, that sleep dur
ing which one seems the least lively, Is
the one thing that shows how very lively
we are An animal sleeps, stone docs
not. and that is one Of the principal dit
ferences between them. The more work
or play one does The more rest is neces-
say. so that instead Of the sleepy child
being the lazy child it Is very often true
that being quite ready for sleep in the
evening shows that the day has been well
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zRs{ ZZHlHH Y TRIBUNE JUNIOR FORUM

With two we'll known Englisn "oros
T foretell their glee;
She'll be Anne 81, then,
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of things TO DO than'the Invisible 'ie"'"io
Of which We were speaking. and so ush
needs regular rest. He can't close MS
evee NJ course. because fish hasn't any
eyelids. but he sleeps just the same.
- THE DOG AND REST.
A dog is high up among the animals.
He has r. great deal of intelligence ne
can do a great many things, ne mas
brain that can be trained 10 remember
lot of tricks. and even when ne is NOT
living with man his life is very Dus!
one. And you know how a dos sieepS'
Dreams. too. and shores! You can prove
for Yourself that a dog snores by listen
ing lots of times: and that he dreams Is
u,eu known because a hunting dog, which
rover ..vaps" except when he is hot on
the trail of the animal he is chasing and
which would be ashamed to make such
mistake in the house II he were awake
often "yaps" in his sleep, showing that
he dreams he is close on the heeis OIL
rabbit or fox.
HUMAN BEINGS NEED SLEEP.
And when we come to people. their lie
becomes so full of things TO do tnat II Is
almost a wonder We do not sleep all the
time, A child really has a much ousler
brain than a grown-up, because a chiiu
has 10 learn all the things that the grown
IN knows That is one reason why we
need so much more sleep when we are
Young. and why a baby sleeps more than
q schoolboy And the more one Is learn
ing the bigger is the need for rest y
child needs more sleep during school une
than during the summer holidays, ana
the quick. clever boy or girl needs more
sleep than the dull one. 1t is pity that
often this works the other Way-the dull
heavy child sleeps the most. But instead
OF doing good. sometimes this is very pad
A le-abed child often shows that the
mind has not been active enough one
doesn't always want TO go TO bed early
and protests But. mother. I'm not
sleepy" And wise mother, who knows the
way that the will fights back the message
Of the Dustman, smiles and insists that
YOU must 20. And-is it not strange?-no
sooner do you go to bed than YOU fall fast
asleep. Perhaps. although you did NOT
know II. you were sleepy, after all.
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CHARADE.

Annie is a blooming maid,
Bonnie is her beau;
Some fine day the two will wed,
For they told me 50.
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all the statues OI JdHus Ndu TWO races,
because he represented the end and also
the beginning of year Besides, he had
a. key in his left hand, a sceptre in his
right This not only showed his power,
but that he opened and closed the year.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
The old Romans believed that what.
ever they did on the first day Of the year
they would do the same things through
out the year. But we should remember
that We are not the only people that cele-
brate New Years Day. There is not
nation on the earth that does not In
some way celebrate the beginning Of
new year. The Chinese and the Jspa.
nese both make much Of the New Year
and their customs are very similar. Thsl
Chinese do not follow our calendar, So
their New Year commences several days,
later than ours and their celebrationa'
continue longer. Their houses are deco
rated during this season Of fesivitie4
with lanterns OF all shapes and coloss.
All work ceases, and the people dress Inf
their best clothes and appear on tbs
do not go out, but stay at home. They
greet each othor when they meet much
as we do. "Kung-hf' means II wish
you JOY" Much like our own Happy
New Year" The men only receive calls.
and always from those who are below
them socially, and they may make calls
on those above them. The Japanese have
adopted our calendar, and so they osls.
brate the first Of the year when We do.
GERMANS AND RUSSIANS.
The Germans and the Russians make
much over New Years Eve. In their
native countries they gather 10 make
merry, and their streets are brilliantly
lighted on these occasions. The Rus
slams, unlike the Germans, end all merry
making before midnight that they may
20 to church to watch in" the new year.
PILGRIM FATHERS.
Our Pilgrim forefathers considered II
wicked TO keep New Years Day. because
the month with which II begins was
named after the heather god Janus. To
this day the Quakers refuse TO call II by
it's name. January, but refer to it as the
first month.
THE DUTCH IN NEW YORK.
A long time ago the Dutch settled New
York and brought with them a custom
of making calls on New Years Day.
But their custom was very different from
that Of the Chinese. The men did all the
calling. We admit, but not on each other
They called on their women friends
Young and old. What charming Gus
tom, And il seems too full of cheer
and good will &c have passed away.
Such are the attributes Of wintry
JanGary-Jack Frost is abroad In the
land. the little brown rabbits ar. hiding
under the tall grass in the parks ana
the sparrows are grumbling for sprins
IN come. But shall we not rejoice In al
these things? And remember what jan
usry means!
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rivets are countersunk AT the bottom BY
boring holes in the floor boards so that
the rivet heads will rest against the
under side Of the bsttens. The washers
used on the top are l-l6 inch thick
heavy iron is placed under the heads OF
the rivets. so that they will be tight NV
eted This will hold the rails and stanch-
ions firmly in places.
ClINCHED NAILS.
When mailing the battens in place nails
that will clinch without breaking must
be used. These nails are put In from the
bottom. and. when not sunk into the
wood sufficiently. their heads should be
flied flush with the face of the wood. a
good clinch can be made with nails q
inch long. The nails are clinched after
they are driven fully into the wood. their
heads resting on a heavy iron. and the
nails struck with the hammer on their
pointed ends They should double com
pletely into the wood.
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TWO DIAMONDS.
8 l. A T p
ID | A VI o y ID
6 7 - r \
f. y y
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T. y ID

Puzzle Picture: Boy was Juggling with
Il hoops.
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Puzzle Answers
e,,e,eo CAPITALS OF EUROPE.

BURIED CAPITALS or GonS
/. London: ., Paris: 8. Madrid; T. LIS
bon: 5, Berlin: g. Vienna; Z, Rome; D. beI-
grade; ., Constantinople: 10, Athens IL
brussels. u, Cettinje; 10, Copennaseh'
a. stockholm; 15 Christiana,
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all the statues Of Janus had two faces,
because he represented the end and also
the beginning of year. Besides, he had
key in his left hand. sceptre in his
right This not only showed his power,
but that he opened and closed the year.
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Of things TO do than the invisible creature
of which We were speaking ana SO ns"
needs regular rest. He can't close MS
ewes. of course, because fish hash any
eyelids but he sleeps just the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
BY Royal Dixon.

At last the middle month Of winter has
arrived, January, with its two faces, one
turned toward autumn, the other toward
the month OF daffodils. One face is hlled
with regret, the other happy with resolve.
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COMPLEX ANIMALS.

The more important tho animal or. as
tho people who write a great deal about
science would say the more complex II Is
(and that means the more different kinds
OF things IT can doI :he more IL needs
sleep. There are some very tiny creatures
SO small that you have to look at them
through a microscope, because several
thousand OF them could use the head OF a
pin for balrOOm-and their lives are so
simple that for long while II was
thought that they did not need any rest
at all. So a very clever man took some
Of these tiny creatures and kept them by
themselves watching them closely two or
three times q day. And he found at last
that although tho only work they did was
splitting themselves into halves that
doesn't sound SO easy, does itO, at about
the forty-ffth split they became tired,
and unless they had a rest they died.
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FISH AND SLEEP.

Now. let us 20 a little higher-perhsps
as far up the scale as fish. Fish need
but very little rest, because their bodies
are so nearly the same weight as the
water in which they live that It takes
only a very little work to swim. They
have only one kind Of food to look for
and only ono kind Of enemy to fear. But
still their lives have more different kinds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
GERMANS AND RUSSIANS.
PILGRIM FATHERS.

Our Pilgrim forefathers considered 1t
wicked TO keep New Years Day. because
the month with which II begins was
named after the heather god Janus. To
this day the Quakers refuse TO call It by
it's name. January, but refer TO it as the
first month