lht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1061 
Oat in the fields where hay is raised, 
A mother horse and her little colt grazed. 
Around the field there was a fence, 
And in the distance a forest dense. 
A few small clouds were in the sky. 
And Shep. the collie, stood faithfully by. 
This, altogether, makes a picture clear; 
Take up your pen and sketch it here. 
Drown by B. 8. E. (13 Years), Massachusetts 
Drawn by Isabel Henry (13 Years), 'New York 
Drawn by John P., New Hampshire 
life. Bird, flower and insect charts could 
be made and birds’ nests and other things 
could be brought to study. This. I think, 
could be done, without neglecting the other 
studies; also rambles in the fields and 
woods out of school hours would help, too. 
I tli.uk making those drawings is great 
fun. My sister and I are sending in some 
drawings, and I am axso sending a rhyme 
for a picture. I will close now, as this 
letter is getting long. From a reader of 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
New Yox-k. Carrie Phillips. 
Next month’s Nature Puzzle is a good 
one, and comes from a little New York 
girl. Alice Louise House, who is eight 
years old. She says: “Now this is my 
What Is !t? 
I dipped up a little black speck from 
the rain barrel with my hand. Then I 
passed my finger over it, when it fell apart 
into a great many pieces. What is it? 
My grandmother said she must put a 
spoonful of kerosene in the water. Why? 
Our Drawings 
Once more you will find on this page 
a number of fine drawings. They were 
selected from 101 which your editor re¬ 
ceived before August 0. Such a job it 
was to choose between them ! Thank you 
all for helping. Besides those that are 
printed, honorable mention should be given 
to Dorothy De.Witt, Michigan ; Elizabeth 
lleiss, Indiana; Norman Hallock, Con¬ 
necticut; Herman Tharratt. Albert Hake. 
Althea Travis. Ruth M. Watts and Hazel 
E. Duntz, of New York. 
The full list of “artists” follows: 
Connecticut--Conrad T„ Joseph M., 
Norman IE. Frances C., Itowena I’., 
Blanche E. 
Delaware—Grace C.. Elsie G., Frank 
II. 
Florida—Beulah F., Frank F. 
Illinois—Henry L. 
Indiana—Elizabeth II. 
Maryland—Enel] II. Marian M. 
Massachusetts—Laura D., Beatrice I., 
Etta C , Caroline 1*., Mary H.. Alma F., 
B. S. E., Frances O., Marion D. 
Michigan—Elizabeth W., Dorothy D., 
Rosalie H. 
Minnesota—Reuben G. 
New Hampshire— John P. 
New Jersey—Julia I>., Anna P.. Fred¬ 
erick W., Fritz S., Lillian K.. Mamie S., 
Susie S., Helen W., Grace K., Dorothy A. 
New York—Dorothy A.. Stanley T., 
Louise K., Edith C.. Hugh G.. Thomas C., 
Lucille B„ Florian S., Margaret P., 
Marian P.. Clara II.. Alta E., Virginia S., 
Ruth W., Althea T., Rosanna IE, Isabel 
IE. Carroll IE, Thelma D.. John M., 
Marian I’.. Albert IE. Oscar It.. Florence 
It., Elwyna. Chrystal .T.. Hazel D., Sylvia 
It., Frieda l\, Elenora W.. Herman T„ 
Charlotte I... Vera T.. Helen R. Beulah 
II., Mabel S . Florence S , Helen 1 Ag¬ 
nes N.. Fannie I„ Janet I., Alice S., 
Mary S. 
Ohio—William X., Margie S. 
Pennsylvania—Alice C„ Edith ('.. Mau¬ 
rice S.. Thelma S.. Elinor D., Martha II., 
B. M. K., Sumner P. 
Rhode Island—Arthur N. 
Vermont —Gabrielle ('. 
Virginia—Lois A. 
West Virginia—Pat IE, Mary II., 
Annie II. 
State Cnknown—J. C. G.. Carrie P., 
Mary S. 
Several have asked the question as to 
whether the drawings must be in ink. It 
is better if you can use ink, because a 
pencil drawing has to be inked before it 
can be printed. But if you are not al¬ 
lowed to use ink. don’t hesitate to send 
your drawing in pencil. 
I think, if you will agree, that we will 
skip a month or two before we have an¬ 
other set of drawings. There are so many 
interesting letters and pictures coming 
that we really ought :o use the space for 
them for awhile. But we will come back 
to the drawings again, and in the mean¬ 
time you can be sending rhymes, or little 
sketches of your own choice. 
Before we close a few 
Important Items 
should be given. These little notes that 
come near the end of each page are as 
important as any part. They keep us in 
touch with what is going on and with the 
spirit and interest that are growing among 
us. 
It is a pleasure to have a Box this 
month from a boy, Warren II. Libby of 
Maine. I was surprised on looking back 
to find that it is a whole year since the 
last Box by a boy. This has just hap¬ 
pened so, for I have a number of good 
statements from boys about the purpose 
and spirit of Our Page. 
Don’t you think the picture of the swim¬ 
ming hole is a fine one? Some of these 
hot days make us wish we could jump in 
and cool off. The photograph was sent 
by a New York State teacher, Mrs. Angell, 
who more than once has been a very good 
friend to Our Page. 
Your editor has received several letters 
saying that the full names of those boys 
and girls who help Our Page along should 
be given with their letters, drawings, pic¬ 
tures, etc. Each one states that there can 
be no harm in this if the addresses are 
not given, and that it is only the full name 
that really identifies the boy or girl. 
There may be many Henry D.’s, for ex¬ 
ample, in New York State, but perhaps 
only one Henry Y. Davis. I have thought 
it all over carefully, and have decided that 
those who have written in this way are 
right. If you have done something well 
enough to have it. put on Our Page, yon 
are entitled to the personal credit for it. 
When I could, I have given full names 
this month, but the lists were made up 
beforehand. However, beginning next 
month full names, States and sometimes 
ages will be given. We shall soon have 
to put the lists into small type, because 
they are growing so long and take up room 
that we need for other things. I hope 
the new- plan will please all of you. 
Perhaps you remember that the ques¬ 
tion came up in Our Page for May about 
writing to a paper where you are not 
paid for it. I have been hearing from 
some of you on this point. All who have 
mentioned it seem to feel alike on the 
matter. Here are three statements. The 
first says: “I wouldn’t want to be paid 
for any of my efforts, because I love Our 
Page better than I do money. I really 
think wo want a page full of love instead 
of efforts to be paid for. I hope many 
more will feel the same.” The second 
says: “I think that wanting money for 
writing to Our Page is rather a silly idea, 
don’t you, Mr. Tuttle? I never thought 
of the idea until it was mentioned in 
May. I think enough of Our Page to 
write to it without receiving pay. What 
do the other children think of it? ” And 
this is the third: “One does not want 
to acquire the habit of expecting some¬ 
thing for everything—it makes one crab¬ 
bed in soul, and selfish, and it forms the 
wrong opinion in one that others are very 
stingy if no reward is given for the thing 
written. We get your advice, too, Mr. 
Tuttle. You should expect something in 
return for it. It is worth more than you 
might imagine sometimes. And if we ex¬ 
pected pay for these letters I’m afraid 
there would be a very small check some¬ 
times awaiting us. Then, too, we like to 
think we have a free opportunity to 
speak our thoughts—we might not have 
that chance if letters were bought; they 
might have to conform to certain lengths 
and ideas. So T thiuk we are all more 
fortunate that we can do something with¬ 
out having to expect pay for it.” 
I still receive letters from boys and 
girls asking what you have to do to join 
Our Page. You don’t have to do any¬ 
thing except to read the page, take an 
interest in it, write a letter to your editor 
now and then, send a picture or a drawing 
or a verse or a nature puzzle or a “box” 
or something else to help when you can, 
and spread the good news of Our Page to 
all your friends. Perhaps you will think 
this is a good deal, but you do not have 
to do these things unless you are really 
interested. What I mean is that there 
are no rules about it at all. You just 
belong if you want to. We are growing 
into such a big family. Wouldn’t it be 
wonderful if there was a great big field 
somewhere that we could all gather in and 
look at each other? We would be as big 
as an army. 
I had a letter not long ago from a 
County Agent down in Virginia. lie is 
afraid lie is too old a boy to belong to 
Our Page, but he says: “With our edi¬ 
tor’s permission I should like to ask who 
can give the longest correct list of birds 
that walk—that is, the birds that step 
first with one foot and then with the 
other, like a chicken, instead of hopping 
with both feet at once.” The editor 
gives permission gladly and thinks it is a 
good suggestion. Of course, this means 
the birds of this kind that you know by 
observation—not a list that you have 
looked up in a book. When I get your 
lists I will put them all together and see 
what our friend has to say about these 
walking birds. 
The other day I received a “What Is 
It?” that is not exactly a nature puzzle, 
but I thought some of you would be in¬ 
terested in trying to guess the answer. 
You will have to think hard. Helen S., 
of New York, asks: “What is it? Nearly 
everyone likes it, especially the boys and 
girls. It is about one foot three inches 
wide and one foot nine inches long. It is 
black and white.” 
Good-bye! Write soon to Edward M. 
Tuttle. West 30th street. New York 
City. N. Y., in care of The Rural New- 
Yorker. 
