945 
should be built. Altogether your editor 
thinks this is one of the best drawing 
matches we have ever had. 
In addition to the eight drawings 
printed, seven others were considered in 
the final selection and deserve honorable 
mention, ns follows: 
Marjory Gardner (11 years), Clara 
Kenyon (to years), Violet Bohatka (13 
years), and Robert Rice (15 years), all 
of New York State; Amelia Smith and 
Ethel Williams (15 years), of New Jer¬ 
sey. and Norman ITallock (13 years), of 
t 'onnectieut. 
The full list of those who sent drawings 
is given below by States. The figures in 
parenthesis after the names represent the 
ages of the '‘artists"’ when given: 
Germaine 
Margaret 
Rebecca 
Ceiineettciit: Riclmnl LimlcDiart 03): John 
11 oil lie I; i 131: Norman IIul lock 113): Milton An 
de,-Mm (Hi; Lillian Beach (11). 
Peliiware: Ethel Wilson (14); 
l.apping. Els e Crnsaetl.N. 
Illinois: Bertrmle (’ogtliil (11). 
Iowa: Ilea tv iic Swanson (12). 
I.nninlann: Eugenie Daviirnon 
.Maine: Christina l-'orsliloni (13): 
Nlvisnu i)3): Helen Nivlson (11): 
Silencer ill): Ruth Worcester (14). 
Massachusetts: Eleanor Hart (11): Flora 
McNeil (14): Beatrice Ishum (13); Ethel Hart 
ill): Isabel Chisholm: Helen Barker (15): Ruth 
Hroailbcnt (14). 
Nebraska: l'earl Carey (9). 
New Jersey: Anna lVrrong; Frances Smith 
(13); Irene Meilnugh ill); Amelia Smith: Vir¬ 
ginia Iteerl: .b-anne Amlerson (13): Isabella 
Siekels (12): I'red Anderson 114); .M.vrtlc Yaw 
ger (10): Henrietta Liebmnn (10): Donald 
RrmeneratO! 112): Ethel Williams (15): William 
Brad way (12). 
New York: Sylvia RatnlaU; Helen Ryan (15): 
Ruth Belt 1 12); Helen Frits, hi 1 13); Wnlter 
Frltachi 115); Esther Bchnke (9) ; Elsie Brownell 
ilii): Margery Wratten (13): Robert Itice (13): 
Anna Krotipa; Lina Werner (12): Ruth Watts 
il.yi; w Gatos (14); Eleanor NuUall (13): 
C/itherlne Nuttall (10); Ha/.e) Springer (10); 
Irene Kingsley (18): Bessie Dletrtih (12): Doro¬ 
thy Shaw (LA); Dorothy Fisher; Orhi Loper (7): 
Nellie Frecniantle 111); Donald Youpians (10); 
Leonard Loeiiheer (11): Alice Hunt; Harry 
Crawford (14): Mabel ftlanehnn! (14), Pearl 
Wilfert: Rachel Crouch (12); Ruth Foster 
Emily l'oiter (151; Matilda Lincoln (12); 
Danlortli ill)): Jesse Cooper do); Marion 
bee (15); George Benedict: Mary Rogers 
('arietta Baker: Violet Bohatka (13); 
Crotnmie (12): Ednn Fuller (14); Mildred 
(11): 
Julia 
Fris- 
(13): 
Anita 
V ih- 
bard (10); Julia Scheible: Marjory Gardner 
dll: Mildred Simmons (111: Uutli Orr: Irene 
Dnggs (12): Kate Rogers ill): Louisa Maass 
119): Irene Warner. 
North Carolina: RID; be I ■ OH- r (15). 
Ohio: Mary Zlmmi-r.v U4;- 
I’emisylvnnln: Edith Cairns (10); Rose Gang- 
ler; David Alwine (14); Veronica Rothwein 
(13): Htilli Fix (13); Margaret Reason (13): 
Genevieve Dieter; Grace Haywood (14): Frieda 
Burt; David I.elilgh; Anna Bathe (12): Frieda 
Bathe (11); Elsie Brnssman; Lon Is Xortheimer 
(10); Elinor Dible (12); Jeannette slater (14). 
Rtiode Island: Clara Kenyon (13): Ella Conk 
(13), 
Vermont: Mabel Rchroeder (11); Warren 
Brown. 
Virginia: Rntb Blosser: Matbe Cooke (11):. 
Catherine Coines (12). 
A New Rhyme to Draw 
We have a rhyme for this month sent 
by one of our readers. I think it will 
appeal to many of you, and will give us 
some interesting drawings to publish 
next time. Above all things send your 
drawings early. One of the reasons why 
we bad such good results with the chicka¬ 
dees was because you remem tiered this 
point. The “dinner-bell” drawings should 
be mailed to reach your editor not later 
than August 5. 
Here is the rhyme: 
T saw father and Rob one hot July day 
Over in the meadow pitching up hay. 
Molly the dinner bell loudly rings; 
(’mild you draw a picture of these simple 
things? 
By ANITA crdmmif. (12 years) New York. 
With Our Books 
The four new titles for this month are 
given below. Make a note of them, and 
if you have not read the books or the 
poem try to do so at the first opportunity. 
"Uncle Remus,” by Joel Chandler Har¬ 
ris. 
“Heroines of Service,” bv Mary It. 
Pa rkinan. 
“Tell Me a True Story” (Bible Stor¬ 
ies l. by Mary Stuart. 
Poem. “Flower in the Crannied Wall.” 
by Alfred Tennyson. 
1 hope we may have write-ups on all 
of these for next time, because it is in¬ 
teresting to learn in a few words what a 
book is about, and it often encourages us 
to read the whole story where we might 
not do so otherwise. 
On the titles given last month your 
editor makes the following report: 
Children's Book of Patriotic Stories 
BY ASA D. DICKINSON 
There were no write-ups received on 
this book. Can it be that not a single 
one of our readers is familiar with these 
inspiring stories of patriotism? Perhaps 
some one will see a chance and send the 
write-up this month. If it comes it will 
be published. 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
In a box on a post lived a pair of chickadees, 
Close by stood a tree that stirred softly in the breeze; 
One day out came six little birds, and they sat. 
In a row on a limb—make a picture of that! 
Dm ten by Ruth Broadbent (l.) 'tear:) Massachusetts 
Drawn by Rebecca Spencer (11 Years) 
Maine 
Drawn by Da rid Lehigh, Pennsylvania 
Drawn by George Benedict, New York 
Drawn by Helen Nivison (11 Years) 
M aine 
Drawn by Ruth Watts (to Years), New York 
Draten by Curlotta Baker, New York 
In Sunny Spain 
RY KATHARINE LEE BATES 
Mrs. Fisher (you remember her inter¬ 
est in our reading) wrote your editor 
saying that she was afraid not many 
readers would know this book, and giving 
a few words about it herself as follows: 
Miss Bates has lived in Spain. In the 
story of Pilarica and her brother. 
Raphael, she pictures life in Spain at the 
. . <>f the Cuban War. The Spaniards 
thought only boys needed schooling. Girls 
had lessons in embroidery and dancing. 
I tla not longed to study. The chapter 
• >nly a Girl” makes ope wish to bring 
the bright. lovable little girl to America 
and send her to school. There are 
glimpses of the Alhambra (what is'this) 
where Pilarica was lost, and bits of Span¬ 
ish history, plenty of wit. and some pathos, 
and every line is beautiful English. I 
am sure that our boys and girls would 
enjoy this book so much. 
Rebecca op Sunnybrook Farm 
by kate Douglas wiggin 
Rebecca lived with her mother and six 
sisters and brothers. Her father was 
dead. \V hen Rebecca was 12 she went 
to another place to live with her two 
annrs, | hey were old maids who lived 
by them selves in an old red brick house. 
Mio found it pretty hard to settle down 
there, as she had been allowed to have 
her own way, and now her Aunt Mirandy 
was very strict. And at Sunnybrook she 
had brothers and sisters, too. But she 
soon made friends and led the school, and 
the hook is full of happy doings in school 
and out. Isabel Bait. 
Aew York. 
BY JOHN r.REENLEAF WHITTIER 
this poem Whittier tells how in the 
oil \\ at* Frederick town is beseiged by 
rhe Confederates. There is a rich coun¬ 
try* surrounding ir which has many apple 
atui peach orchards, especially attractive 
to the famished rebels. 
The men of Frederick town haul down 
their flags when they see the Confeder¬ 
ates coming, bur Barbara Frietchie. 90 
years old, seems to be the only one that 
has any patriotism about her, for she 
takes a flag and puts it in her attic win¬ 
dow- The Rebels are coming closer. 
” ben Stonewall Jackson sees the flag he 
says “Halt!” and “Fire!” They do. and 
the bullets rend rhe flag finite badly, and 
as it is falling Barham Frietchie snatches 
it and leaning out on the window sill 
shakes it forth and says: “Shoot, if you 
must, this old grav head, hut spare your 
country's flag.” At this Stonewall Jack- 
sun becomes ashamed and tells the men 
not to fire. So they go on. leaving the 
flag to wave triumphantly over the 
Rebels' heads. Thus Barbara Frietchie 
saved the flag. EMILIE SKIDMORE. 
New York. 
\\ rite-ups on this poem were also re¬ 
ceived from Margaret Gillespie. Anna 
Fessenden and Dorothy Fisher of New 
York : Esther Bowman of Ohio. Anna 
Yeargason of Pennsylvania and Warren 
Brown of Vermont. 
Notes 
Elizabeth Hope, a Delaware reader, 
sent the words in rhe Box. It is fine, 
isn’t it. to have something like Our Page 
to give ns a big outlook and interest in 
each other in so many different places? 
The answer to last month’s riddle is 
“an egg,” as many of you guessed. Here 
is a new riddle sent by Genevieve Dieter, 
a Pennsylvania reader: 
I here is a little house, red roof, red floor. 
And a white picket fence near the wide 
open door. 
And in this tittle house is a nimble little 
man, 
M ho talks, talks, talks, as fast as he can. 
A New Jersey girl, Lucile T., writes: 
“Mr. Tuttle, don’t you think it would be 
a good idea, as each holiday comes along, 
to have our readers write a short story 
about it. how it came to be a holiday, or 
an experience they had on it?” Surely 
I think so. It is up to you. but remem¬ 
ber that you must plan ahead, because 
Our Page is always made several weeks 
before you read it. 
No picture of an opossum has come 
yet. but perhaps it is on the way. Who 
knows? One girl sent a very complete 
description of this animal. 
Dear me, rhe end of the page comes all 
too soon. But never mind, you have 
“riches” enough for a month, and the rest 
will keep. Now take hold and see what 
you can do for Our Page. Send yoiu* 
letters to Edward M. Tuttle, in care The 
Rural New-Yorker, 333 West 30th 
Street, New York City, 
