Show I Wage Wage- Winning Women's Prize Contest I I I II I The Time prize contest grows glOws more Interesting rime Tho Republican believes wa wage wage- winning inning women can cami write THe that man mummY many of them have literary ability and ami that I c-I opportunity should be e them for this expression s lon Toda Today Ute the first prize will wiil 1 be awarded to the tho author authol of oC the time story tOJ entitled rAn An Exploit of or Frnk Pranks Franks it I line has the tIme elements of or a complicated romance and many a man and many I woman long settled in Iii life lre will i smile smie at the recital of or Franks Frank's embarrassment I An And time thoy th will wi appreciate the lie goo good temper l of or the woman who recognized that I Isho sho she had been playing second liddle I Maybe Mayio the time stor story could be Improved d In the time treatment That IK is II reasonably to bo be expected If I there is a fault Caul it I Is In the tIme lack of ot definiteness of detail I I u hero hl big writers succeed Is in mal making n each ench incident incident each each et essential Incident nt at least Il least vivid There can bo ho no imo mistaking The They choo choose e just the right word I Critics fay Ca- a- a of or that he lie scarcely ever missed selecting th the tha right word tho word that lint would woul express ju just t the thu necessary shade and of ot mcanin meaning mean mean- I in ing required For second prize there Is the whimsical story stOr to of or Tommys Aspiration The Time application of the stor story is c evident 0 The third will wH be awarded to the time author of ot the tIme amusing verses 0 w Wh n Papa Sells a Gold Mine There I Is just the su suggestion e of or haste hate and carelessness at time the co close e. e The rIme measure limps a Itc little Poetry is Absolutely Absolutely Ab b rhythm mu must t be bo secured If IC possible Only a r few w are arc great enough to neglect i It There here are two or three poems that It I will wi do one good to read especially If Ie one likes les to express sentiment in iner er verse c One Is 19 Byron's Byrons Destruction of Sen Son There lucre Is ono one lapse of grammar grammar but but tho the rhythm and the time measures are arc perfect That poem is a model model There arc are not more marc than 1 tWo to o or three In Inthe tho the language 0 so nearly absolute b perfection Gr Grays Gray's R EJe Elegy in a Country Countr Churchyard is il another that helps help the careful student People do o not reach thc these e heights casH easily Besides Beside th the Inspiration tho ability to speak on in poetry thieve there Is la tho time tedious labor of what has been called caled the mechanics of or verse The Time Idea Is preserved II but the tho medium I Is exact u Yu have found foun however that our winning wage women can cnn write Can Cana a any aimy ny of thc them write an any better Let us see fec next Sunda Sunday 1 I Hut But ut besides these that have hayo been given II en tho lie prizes there are arc three others that we want to print because the they arc re good Tho first is 18 a n poem b by a little girl gIrl who Is not working and Is 19 not therefore In competition at all al But the time versos aro iio el very sweet nd and we believe c belc readers of or Time The Republican will H bo Le glad Ia to to see thorn them Another Is 15 a pathetic and convincing little lle stor story by br another child It I Is possible some will wi think It should have JULe had ono onu of tho the prizes It I ha has however required some sonic correction But tho the material of a life drama Is there Let Iel us hope that the time troubles of or the tIme little writer wrier are forever over and that only happiness happiness hap hp- flirt mi may bo lie reserved for her through h the time rest of the tho years And then the time plain statement of or another writers writer's estimate of oC mans silent friend tho the dog dog 01 There Is a pretty good thou thought ht The dog clog 0 has ha no ax to grind He lIe doesn't caro care what the tIme people sa say about his ml mistress Ho lie Hois lieis le leis is stron strong for her Imer all nl the time time There arc are many more we would Wee lute to print but can not give II c the space An Arid And yet ct It is a L sore soro SOI temptation because of oC e especial qualities here an and there thero through h all al of them Maybe next Sunday we can give Jle a larger room to tho the letters leters that come conic to I the he office of or The Republican I in the time Wage Women's Prize Competition Tills his s the First lilac S. ST t c AX AS I OF OP XI FRANKS S Frank was vas In iii a fx fix lix He lIe le trusted trusted to i his wit wi and his luck to got him out but I Ifor for once It failed him His Ills scheme I would woul have worked ed beautifully but hut for forne forone forone one ne hitch and this is lion how hoIt it happened I Monday morning he ho ac asked ed Manilo to accompany him to tho time dance on the following FrIda Friday night I Ill Il lot Jot you ou know was as her imer aner answer I On FrIda Friday Frank tired of or waiting stopped one or of the younger high school Instructors in the tho cOll corridor ol and asked Wont ont you ou go to time the dance with wih me i Miss Mies Iss Cameron Why h I didn't intend to go tonight she replied We Ye go hOlSO back bach riding up tho the rivet river rl er early In him the time morning for just little you ou come conic a while he plea pleaded c Tes Yes I will wi if It you ou leave earl carl early Ten minutes later in general assembly assem amern- bly Frank received the tho following note nole You ma may call can at tonight Me ie MeSo e eSo So Mamie Mamle had seized tho the last minute to let him know No won wonder er people called her hem a flirt frt Sho I knew new enough to keep him hint expectant a week weel He Tie telegraphed back his thanks with wih his cy and then timen with wih n n. sinking sink ing of the heart he lie remembered about InS Miss Cameron He He lie could not go to her hel and sa 13 nay I 1 cant can't take talc you OU tonight ht because Minnie Mamie will wil go o with wih inc mo Yet If Jf ho missed his chanco chance with wih Mamie Mamic- Thoy had parted at the tho close of ot school chool not on tho the be best t of terms and this was vas vasto to bo ho lo tho ho test to seo see If It who ho ho would malta mako up with IUt him Su Suddenly ho had an nn Inspiration Miss US Cameron ron had said nl that she elmo would woul leave leavo orlY early So Io Frank as ns usual when whon In doubt did hl nothing nothinG an and waited iou for tImings to develop Conversation Con in iii time the parlor was be becoming he- he coming strained d. d Tho clock struck a quarter quart r past nine better come and go RO with wih r and amid me ice su suggested CI Clyde dc after ner a silence S must have haye happened I dont don't believe Franks Frank's coming Co in Xo No Ill I'll Il keep m my part of or the time agreement agreement agree agree- ment men s-ald s fald Miss Cal ron wih with an unpleasant lau laugh h Mrs lr Harper came In to toll tell tel a disagreeable die dis agreeable story about a girl rl whose c es escort escort es- es cort didn't didn't come There sho she sat eat all al dressed up playing the lie piano plano piano until until until- 1 The TIme door 1001 bell ben rang ranJ Franks Frank's voice was ws heard in the hal hall hail Miss Cameron I deliberately wound her scarf around I her hel head oblivious of time thc drooping drooping droop droop- I in ing rosebud she hind had saved from her hem cluster for Franks Frank's button buton hole The lime hue was not alluded to but hut I Frank seemed ill 1 at ease After the tIme i first danco Miss Cameron did not see him ago agnin in until late into when he came camo for rOI forthe the time l Military Ill Il sw eta stay till UJ the dance cance is out out Im I'm Im having ha a a glorious s time Our hunting party doesn't start till ti eight anyway anway she explained Im Im awfully glad hind said Frank FranJ k wen weakly Ho 10 doesn't seem eem overjoyed o about It It thou thought ht his partner When the orchestra played Home Sweet Home Home Frank Frnk had Mamie on one arm and he extended tho time other to Miss I s Cameron CameronI I el guess U IS ho is seeing her hor home thou thought ht Miss I s C C. It 1 is real good of or them to tako take mo me home first Still when thoy reached the thc veranda and she sho could turn and amid talk about the time next days day's trip to Clyde she sho felt fell Cel rd ed relieved I eyed Mamie was as fooled as S much as S I 1 Iwas Iwas was i said alc Miss Is Cameron with wih a laugh laush telling tho story stor afterwards She and I were the lie only ones In the thc hall bali hal who did not know that Frank had both of or us lS there When I didn't go JO home homo earl carl early he tried to get set her to go goby goby by saying he was sick The he worst part purt about it it H. thou though h. h she added ruefully rue rue- fUI- fUI fully was wan that I 1 played tIme the second f fiddle dle all al tho Wa way through h. h ELIZABETH CANNON This Thi hi i tho tue Second Irl Pric TOMMYS TOMMY'S Tommy omm sat at ut at his ills mothers mother's feet on the time ru rug bv hy tho the fr fireplace In deep thought He lie le had been very YeT quiet for or somo time an and finally sadly mil said mid Mamma lamma I want to be u a big man a areat great reat man somo some do day Well YeU you ou can Tommy If Ir you OU tl try my myreal real hard hard No I cant can't because I have ha c red hair Billy said so 50 His papa Is a great lct man oman mind and ld so IB is I tho time President of or time the United States and tho they thoy haven't red med hair The hc mother patted her childs child's s 's head consolingly I dont don't seo wh why yon yOm 1 0 cant can't be he great in a anyway my son Semi Listen Liston she said sai after a short pause I 1 know what you youcan youcan OU be can Tommy c. c nestled closer to his mother mothel and lomm looked Into her earnest earlest face aceRed ace Red she slowly and conf con- con Red Is a dangerous color and It f takes alcoa a dangerous man to be 10 a I policeman Why II cant can't you be 10 chief of police At the time worth word policeman and amid chile chief chit hair his Tommy Tomm jumped up every cry on head hend standing standinG out omit in tIme the light like n a golden thread his blue eyes bulging out Golden each freckle shining like liko Je a diamond din dia with sith and mond his mouth open wih awe mone enthusiastically clapping his hands hand exclaimed I will m bo be a policeman mamma Then T I will wm be great rent wont won't I 11 Thenceforth Tommy insist insisted cd on having hav ha log ing his new suits stilts trimmed with wih brass brals buttons Tears passed 1 sed and amid Ane Tommy became a abig I big man no so 10 large that he even evon out out- o I grew rew his fathers father's suits But Dul he lie ne ne el er fOl forgot ot his boyhood re resolution and day dY b by da day climbed the time mountain of or success So hard did he Ime work worl that bills bis were often for forgotten oten and nd collectors collect collect- ors were given I en a cold sneer as he ambitiously am nm- biliously climbed steadily upward One day a new chair chah was put on top of oC Tommys Tommy's goal a n lar larger er chair than usual an and this gave ra c his fresh re hope and amid strength Ho lie 10 finally faintIng fainting faint faint- In ing reached ached the th top but his hi strength had imad given out nn and amid Just as qa he ho was to toI fall tal back exhausted the tho large ar e hand handor I of or the A American party came behind him him and boosted him Into the time d dI I seat Ah Ahi what hat a feeling of or self sat sl to realize ones one's aspirations Solomon Solmon in all al his glory lo Tommy Tomm thought was not ara arrayed e In a blue coat brass buttons and a silver siver star atar tar But the coveted co scat set did not proto pro prove I to be made to order For ono one tIny ilay after aner his strength th hn had returned and ami ul Tommy had sat at in the time chair so O lon long he had hind become accustomed to it some som somI red 1 lights were swung past him and he hc h. h 1 I jumped to avoid the time contact So Ion long lone had he lie remained quiet that his limbs I out on him and UR sad ad but bul I ru i-ru truo ho lie fell tel out of or the tho big chair chah and anil found himself again at tho the bottom of I tho the Pitt Pit bruised cd and shaken shalen up Alas la fallen allen talen forever RESOLVED That red Is a n dangerous danger r ous color that policemen are danerI dangerous danger daner- otis ous that two clash reds coming In I contact do not harmonize I ANITA AlITA EAR EARDLEY OLE Y I I lI Ihl i is I level i OS Third l 2 ri 2 2 JJ X PAI PAPA A sisi is A GOI Gold n MIX f L I When hen papa Isola a gold II v vIll Ill I'll Il tell tel you what we well we'll 1 do 0 D But Dut t please do ch not r repeat It It For Ill I'll Il tell tel none but vonWell von ou OU Well We'll 01 sell fell el our grocery corner And nd bu buy n. n house so line fine lne Well We'll el live lve in peace penco and amid luxury When hen papa sells sels a mine When hen papa sells a gold Jd mineWell curie mine Well We'll ol send scud tho the word mord co to lack That he lie can Cnn stop stol his wo working And hurry 1 and I I conic como h back c He lie le can enn drive an I And marry Ad f 0 O m my wont won't h no tie b ii l Mappy mapp I When papa soils sells a When papa sells a a gold mine You bet our Bob will wi dance For hell he'll go o to Annapolis lies He's been waiting for the tIme chance I hell Holl Hol dress up like a soldier In a uniform so tine fine You Tou bet het he lie wont won't ont be sorry When papa pap sells a mine When papa papa sells els a gold mine And Anti w we send the word to Jim The Time poor boy will J stop top growing Twill be bo a shock Jo tO him He can caim live Jc on Ice cream o soda aoda oda And And lie le abed till tl nine I pl pity pit poor Jims Jim's stomach When Whon h n papa papa sells els a amino mine I I When hon papa soils papa sells a sold gold mine mimic mint I And Buster hears hear hear that tale Hell He'll Hel wonder If Ir were we're crazy I And rush oft off of to tho tims mall mall Holl Hoil Hol como come homo borne on the tho next shin Across crOS the tIme rolling roiling brine I hell he'll get a nove nov on I Ihen When hen papa sells cUs a 1 mine mino I When hen papa sel sells a a gold And Amid sissy gets to know kno Shell She'll bo lie yelling tram front the tho hou housetop lop All Al about her daddys daddy's dough Shell She'll have to wash wah no r. But nut rido a non Jon ony fine You Tou bet shell she'll have hao it easy When hen papa sells seUs a mine When papa sells a gold goll mine To hab baby wo we will wl send At least ono big round remind dollar dolar doU t For him hun to go Jo and amid spend lies He's bc been n he begging all al Ma his lifetime For a nickel or a a dime But he shall have ha e a n dollar When papa sells a mine r When hen papa sells a gold f Twill Tf be a happy happ da day For FOI w well we'll 1 have a dozen doxen R servants And we kids can cn always play But please do 10 not ot repeat tI this For as S I said in Il the time first lin ihm All Al these tImings things s will wi happ happen When papa sells sels a a. a mine OL OLIVE OLI VE F n. K MOTHER l Mothers Mother's love is strongest Mothers Mother's heart Is fondest fonde t Mothers Mother's love lovo is truest Mothers Mother's faults fauls are fewest fewel Iother's Mothers smile smie is dearest I Mothers Mother's name Is nere nearest t. t Mothers Mother's words are calme calmest l. l I I Mothers Mother's hand Is II warmest Mothers Mother step Is lightest t. t i Mothers Mother's eyes are Mothers Mother's car ear Is keenest Mothers Mother's name Is cleanest VYRLE VYRLE PETrITA PETrIT A STORY OF Oi 01 MY IY OWN LIFE LIPE The Tho sun was 01 a shining |