VOL. LIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., AUGUST 12, 1899.
NO. 32
'gxptxizut* ij.jepa*irajettt
Name the Books and Papers That You
Have of Your Own.
1st Premium.—I have a great many books.
They are very nice. I like to read tbem. The
names of my books are: Holy Bible. It is
nice. I Uke to hear the stories. I have the
Wonderful story of Jesus. This is a large,
beautiful book, and has such, nice stories. I
like to hear them or read them. A book of
"Bible Stories for children" is another large,
lovely book. "Black Beauty" is a very nice
book about horses. I have three other books,
"Leaves from nature;" they tell about bugs,
worms, bugs and animals and their curious
habits; also a little poem about two wise
owls. A big book called "Wood's natural
hietory," I learn lots from. I have seen
many of the animals. I have six little books
called "Fairy tales from Shakespeare,"
"The circus day." I learned about bears in
this. "Little farmers" tells about ants.
"Stories from history" tells about George
Washington cutting down the cherry tree,
Abraham Lincoln was a great man. I have a
book about him. "Rhyme upon rhyme" Is
one of the six little - books, "Robinson Crusoe," "Uncle Tom's Cabin." I enjoyed
that very much. "Hawthorne's wonder book"
tells many queer stories. One about Pandora
who opened a box and let all trouble into the
world. Also "Grimm's fairy tales." Besides theBe, I have my school books. I read
ln third reader. I am seven years old. I
have a lot of nice books with colored covers
and pictures. "What the Five birds said" is
a lovely little book with stories ln rhyme.
"Alice in Wonderland." Mamma has many
books. I like "Longfellow's poems" and
"Mother Goose." I like my "Bible'slwonder-
ful story of Jesus" and "Bible stories" best.
We have lots of papers come by mail. Frank
Leslie's magazine and the Cosmopolitan have
many things about birds and animals that
mamma reads lo me. There are a gooa many
birds here. I found some king bird's nests;
euch cute little nests, made from hair
strings, bits of rags and moss. I went to a
church where some swallows had a nest on
the Bill outside of the window. "I like "Wee
Wisdom" best of any paper that comes
through the post office to me. The Fabmib
has beautiful flower articles in. I like the Indiana Fabmeb. It ls good to let ug try for a
Prize. Evangeline Milleb.
S. D.
2d Premium.—I am seven years old and I
live in Paris Kentucky. I can't write very
well, so my mama is writing this for me, but
I am telling her what to say. The papers I
get through the post omce are Junior Build-
era, my little Missionary paper and Child's
Garden, a magazine for little children. My
big aleter takes the Youth's Companion and
ehe reads it to me. I like Ohild Garden the
beet. The book which I own, all by myself
are "Dotty Dimple," "Stoties about children," by Charles Dickens, "Water babies,"
^'Among the giants," "Edltha's burglar,"
'The birds] Christmas carol," "Ohild's Ufe of
Christ," "Bible story, land," "Those dreadful
mouse boys," "Cats and dogs," "Four feet,
two feet and no feet," and "King of the
Bolder, river." I Uke the "Bird's Christmas
carol," because the Ruggleses are so funny
and Carol is so good, but I  didn't like for
h m *° dle< J llke "Dlcken'« rtorlea about
children," becasue mama reads about the
eame children in his big books, and I like
Black beauty," because I love horses and
my little black pony so much. The other
oooka I Hke  best  are  "Under the  lilacs,"
"Little
women,"  "Tanglewood tales," and
"Stories of industry.'
Paris, Ky,
H. H.
3d Premium.—I am not quite ten yeadg old.
The Uttle library of books I own are "Christ
our Savlor,"an interesting story about the life
of Christ, "My mother's bible stori-as," "Pilgrim's progress," "Gospel pictures and etory
sermons," "Bible stories for young children,"
and "Dollies," beeides several primers and
"Mother Gooee stories." It ls hord to tell
which I like best. "Black beauty," I gueee.
It makes us want to be kind to all animals.
We must love love them, and never treat
them wrong; then they will love us.   The colt
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. SWINE EXPOSITION BUILDING, STATE FAIB GBOUNDS, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
"Wrestler of Phillips," a Btory of the early
chrlstains, and best of all my Testament.
These are my Sunday books. Besides these I
have a few other books, namely, "Anderson's
fairy tales," "Moses from an old manse,"
"Ten boys," "Dearborn speaker," "Mother
goose's rhymes," "The lost kitten," and
"Klndergardtjn stories." 1° have read all of
them except "Mosses from an old manse,"
and my testament, which I haven't quite read
through yet. I have read a good many school
library books and a good many of the home
library books. I love to read. I have a dear
old Grandma, eighty-three years old, who Is
almost blind, I often read to her. I take one
paper, "Over sea and land," a little missionary paper. The two books I like best are
"Titus," and "Little women." The papers I
like best are "Over sea and land" and the
"Youth's companion. Hazel McKinney.
Fountain Co.
I see in your paper a chance for children
under ten to write, but as I am eleven I would
like to contribute to its columns. I have one
shelf in the secretary filled with books of my
own. They are the "Bible," "Longfellow's
poems," "Whlttler's poems," "Bible chats,"
"Dairyman's daughter," "Jessie Wells,"
"Ohrlstaln family," "Gospel primer," "Bible stories," "Recitations," "Becky's XmaB
and its mamma can tell a friend as quickly as
a child can. Mamma says I will learn that
"Sandford and Merton." Is a good book,
which teaches children not to be selfish and
that a kind heart Ib to be desired above all
riches. Rex Romine.
Fonntaln Oo.
The books I have are "Pets of the farm;"
"Mother Goose's melodies;" "Little Prudy's
Bister Susie;" "Little ones' delight;" "The
three bears;" "Santa Claus' surpriBe;" "Black
Beauty;" "Young folk's Companion;" "Uncle
Tom's cabin;" "Story of bad boy;" "Little
May;" "Little Red Riding Hood;" "The
Youth's Companion." The papers I have
read and like best are the "Youth's Companion," "Scattered Seeds," and the "Indiana
Fabmib." Such nice stories in the firet two,
and papa reade to us all from the Fabmib all
about chickens, eheep, calves, hogs and how
to raiee a nice garden. The books I like are
"Little Red Riding Hood" and"UncleTom's
cabin." Liona Belli Fussell.
Pendleton.
I have of my own 10 or 12 books; they are
"Hawthorne's wonder book," "Robinson
Crusoe," "SwIbs family Robinson," (Alpha
library), "Pilgrim's progress," the "Bible,"
"The Hoosier schoolmaster," "Dasle'e autumn pastimes,"  "Menagerie of animals,"
cattle ixpositijn buildino, state paib gbounds, co:.umbus, oh o
dream," "From Santa Claus," "Daisy Dell's
stories," Home epun yarns, and "War atlas."
I take the "Young people's weekly." I go to
the United Presbyterian Church and Sabbath
School and get the "Evangelist." I like the
"Youth's companion" and "Young people's
weekly" the best of any papers I ever read,
and Longfellow's and Whlttler's poems the
best of boots that I read. I aleo take books
from the public library which I like.
Princeton. H. E. B.
I waB nine years old the 3d day of June.
Here Is a list of my books: "Flossie's pet;"
"Wood's natural history;" "Happy days of
childhood;" "Merry Christmas;" "Our boys;"
"Sandford and Merton;" "Good tlmee;"
"Brownie year book;" "King frost;" "Ohild's
history of animals;" Four-in-hand;" "Our
playmates;" "Black beauty;" "Grim Griffin"
list of baby books and papers this week. I
send to each great baby soul a special "thank-
you," to be put safe in his or her kind remembrance bank, away down in the heart,
and their ltttle letters were so much alike in
merit that I have arranged with the Indiana
Fabmeb pay man who also likes little men
and women, to divide the premiums so as to
give the first 75 cents, the Becond 50 and all
four of the reet 35 cents each. Little H. E.
B,, of Princeton is honest enough to say that
she is past 11 but wanted to write. We thank
her for her kindness, but can't give' her a
premium this time.
These bright children give us a list of 103
different books and papers. Sixteen of these
103 were taken by more than one of them
and all told were duplicated 24 times. I
think we have never received on any one
topic so great a variety in the content of the
letters written. I truet most of these books
and papers are owned and cherished "all by
my own self."
I wish every little child could read "Black
Beauty." Ab little Rex says, it teases us to
be kind to lower animals. I saw a little boy
one time hold a snake over a fire to see lt
twist. How cruel! I met boys the other
day shooting birde. I told them the law was
to fine them, and they quit. Next winter if
you see some man's cow or horse out in the
cold you must tell him that it hurts the horse
as it hurts little children to be cold. A good
man said one time that "all flesh ls linked
and kin." Did you ever think children that
any body can kill a thing, but not one of ua
can give it life? Thig good man said that
"pity makes the world to soft the weak, and
noble for the strong."
How many readers of this review have
children who never pretend to have a single
book or paper for "my own self?"
"Along the Atlantic," "Pretty etory book,"
"Pleasant pages," "The pathfinder," and my
school books. In my own name I get "The
Youth's Companion." I have read more or
lees in all the above named books and papers
and also ln "Columbua and Columbia," "The
treasures of the Bible," and reading circle
books, the "Indiana Fabmeb," "The Herald
and Presbyter," "The Greencastle Demo-,
crat," "The Roachdale Newe," "The Ladoga
Leader" and "The Breeders' Gazette." The
two books I like best are the "Swiss Family
RoblnBon," and "Three colonial boys," and
the two papers are the "Indiana Fabmeb,"
and "The Youth's Companion."
HOWABD H. HOSTETTEB.
Roachdale.
BIVMW.
Our little men and women give us a nice
No. 180, Aug. 19.—(For Btudents of an Agricultural class at Purdue.) Name some of the
opportunities and advantages offered to both
boys and girls ln the four year course, the
two year course and the winter course ln Agriculture at Purdue University.
No. 181, Aug. 26.—Give experience with
irrigation, for crops, garden or fruit. How
do you manage lt, and how does it pay?
No. 182, Sept. 2—What variety of wheat does
best with you? Does it pay to sow two or
more kinds mixed? How do you Improve
your wheat? What were the conditions that
made some wheat near you yield 35 or more
bushels per acre?
No. 183, Sept. 9—Name some cheap, good
feeds for horses ln winter. Is it economical
or beet to feed hay and grain the year round?
Is it not a costly curse to feed a horae ten ears
of corn two or three times every day?
No. 184, Sept. 16—Describe a handy way of
keeping cabbage, turnips and other vegetables
for winter uee.
No. 185, Sept. 23—What causes that sour,
pungent smell even in some houses that
seem well kept? This is especially noticable
If closed a few hours.   What is the remedy?
No. 186, Sept. 30-(For children under 14)
Write from memory, in your own language,
one or more good stories, you have read or
heard.   (Not over 250 words in all.)
Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents will
be given to 1st, 2d and best articles each
week. Let copy be as practicable as possible
and forwarded ten dayg before publication to
Oarmel. E. H. Collins.
New Live Stock Exposition Buildings.
On the opening of the State fair, at Oolumbus, Ohio, Monday September 4, it will be generally known that Ohio has made a complete
revolution in the manner of public exhibitions of live stock, having taken an advanced
Btep ln the matter of live stock exposition
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