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The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13

Fourth of July" replied the boy in a tone
whose positiveness was almost defiant.
why, Willie, you know you are saving
up your money to give to the heathen.''
'Y-yes'm, but the Chinese are heather,
aren't they ="
"Yes, dear"
"And the Chinese make the firecrackers.
don't they?''
81 am told they do"
well then, the heathen'll get my
money just the same, so it's all right"
A small boy was capering around the
room the other day when his mother
remarked:
why, Arthur, you are certainly beside
yourself this morning"
Arthur paused, thought moment, and
replied:
"Why, mother, thought 1 was beside
you"
Teacher (unable 10 conceal her anger
AID disgustl-Tommy Winks, you spell
horribly"
TommY-'H-o-r-r-l-b-Ly."
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Rap0'g E Rt$btrsrs.

am the doll that Nancy brokel
Hadn't been hers week.
One little squeeze. and l sweetly spoke,
Rosy and fair was my cheek.
Now my head lies in corner tsr,
My body lies here in the other;
And If this is what human children are,
1 never VIII live with anotherl
am the book tn at Nancy read
For fifteen minutes together
Now am standing here on my head.
While she's gone to look at the weather
Ny leaves are crushed in tLe eruelest way,
There's jam on my opening page;
And 1 would not live with Miss Nancy Gay,
Though shouldn't be read for an age!
I am the frock that Nancy wore
Last night at her birthday feast.
/ am the froek that Nancy tore
In seventeen places at least.
Ny buttons are scattering far and near,
Ny trimming is torn TO rags;
And If I were Miss Nancy's mother dear
I'd dress her in calico bagsl
We are the words that Nancy said
When these things were brought to her view
All of us ought to be painted red,
And some of us are not true.
We splutter and mutter and snarl and snap,
We sIuolder aud smoke and blaze;
And if she'd not meet with some sad mishap,
Miss Nancy must mend her ways.
LAURA E. RICHARDS in St. Nicholas.
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punishment as was never before heard OF
Take ten minutes TO think"
The wizard remained upon his knees
with his head between his hands. At
the appointed time ne looked up and
said:
II have thought of a punishment, your
Majesty, but though can invoke it can
not remove it,"
mo matter replied the King; what
is itg'
at is the plague of sleepIessness. No
one IN the kingdom, except your Majesty
and myself, shall be allowed to sleep here
after"
''Goodp' exclaimed the King, forget
ting in his eagerness the Queen and the
Prime Minister, who had not disobeyed
him. at is their just desert"
That night at II o'clock everybody
awoke from a sound slumber; babies
cried, older children tidgeted aud grown
people tossed restlessly upon their beds.
So they continued all night. The next
day everybody was cross and tired. They.
al said
Tonight we shall go to bed at sun
down"
1t was still day when they retired, but
again no one could sleep. The babies were
dosed with catnip tea and soothing
syrups, but still they cried. The older
children said their a. B. C's backward
and forward, and counted up to thou
sands, and yet they were wakeful. The
grown people got up, walked about, took
hot drinks and resorted to all known
methods of inducing slumber; but all to
no purpose. At dawn they arose, but the
men were so tired they were unable to go
to their work. They sat around and
gaPed, The women scoIded and tried to
soothe their crying children.
Three days passed like this. Then it
began to dawn upon the minds of the peo-
pie that the King had something to do
with their sleeoiessness; that in his anger
he had visited upon them this punish
ment. They reso.ve to go in body to
the castle.
ITO be contiSsted merit Sunddv.(
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HOW BlLLX
BRODGRC
Gle NEWS.
90 Be contiksted nert Sunday.) J

rwilliam Keenan,, about whom the following
true story is told. has for many years been
a resident OF Llyermore. Alameda County. Call
One day long time ago, before San
francisco was so large or so fine City as
it is to-day and before California had be-
come State, little Billy keenan, and his
sister Mary were walking up and down
one of the sandy beaches which are kissed
by the waters of our beautiful bay.
High on the beach far out OF the reach
of the breakers lay the little boys boat, at
which he every now and then looked low
ingly, for it was his pride and his Joy. A
bold sailor was he, this young lad, and the
happiest hours of his days were those
spent by him either rowing or fishing in
MS boat.
The dangers of the bay were not so well
known then as now, and often it was very
rough, put little cared he If sometimes his
boat did tip over for he was good swim
mer, and an easy matter it was for him to
right it again.
Only the fear of his worrying his dear
father and mother kept him from expIor-
ing the harbor in its every part.
But to return to our story. Suddenly
the children stopped in their walk, ex-
claiming, as if with one breath. "Oh,
there she comes-we saw her first !" as in
through the Golden Gate large steamer
slowly made her way.
Hip, hip, hurrah ~ cried the children
as they clapped their hands and danced
for joy.
On, how Billy longed to jump into his
boat and go out to meet the vessel that
was bringing to the far West such impor-
tant news from the great world beyond /
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CHG
D)SeORTGNTED
KING
A TALE OF THE SANDMAN.
By Rebecca d. GradWohl

BY Kebecca q. 4radWohl
Once upon a time there was a King who
for many years had ruled over a very
pretty country. His reign had been a
peaceful one; there had been no famine,
no wars, no trouble of any kind; in fact
all mad gone so well that his rule had be-
come monotonous. He longed for some
change. One day he sat thinking if there
could not be something wrong some
where, and, like ali people who persist in
looking for trouble, be concluded he had
found it. In great haste he sent for his
Prime Minister.
Sir" said the King, as the Minister
bowed before him, ''bow lower still.''
The man did so. The King. still dis
satisfied, said:
"Get on your knees"
The man with some dificulty-for he
was large and stout-got on his knees.
THAT" said the King, lis why 1 sent
for you. The people of my kingdom do
not show me sufficient honor. 1 wish
them to fall upon their knees whenever
they see me-"
VERY well" replied the Prime Minister,
"the people shall be informed of your
Majesty's WISH"
So the Kings edict went forth. But it
was not received with the satisfaction that
had heretofore greeted his DEGREES. The
men would not have objected, though 1t
was rather hard for those who were old
or feeble; but the women positively re-
fused. at will spoil our Clothes"
they said, "and our husbands, and all
our time will have to be spent in brush
ing and cleaning" Therefore they de-
cided that the Kings mandate was un-
Just. They would not submit to it, and
By constant talking they influenced the
men so that they, too. rebeIled.
Great was the Kings wrath when he
found his command disobeyed, Again he
summoned the Prime Minister and de-
manded the reason OF this sudden rebel
lion.
''Your Majesty," answered the man, as he
slowly fell upon his knees, "the trouble is
with the women. They object to brushing
clothes day and night, aud the men fear
their wives"
''Whatl" said the King, augrily, "the
men fear their wives more than they do
their King AS for the women, they had
better be brushing clothes than gad-
ding about and gossiping. We shall
see We shall see Send for the chief
wizard"
The chief wizard came.
Man." said the King. my people have
disoheved me. Visit upon them such a
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13

I. What is that which has never been felt,
seen or heard and yet has name
Lou PARSONS.
II. If should give James IL cents and Will
liam 13 centE what time would it be !?
ALICE BELL.
III "Saw nothing" Find in these two
words the name of man well known and dear
to all the readers of Childhood's Realm.
EDDIE BOYLE.
~, DROPPED vowEIS.
Cnnn right thm,
Cnnn lit thin,
Cnnn frnt thin,
Why'd nd thndrd.
Also give authors name.
V. Behead to listen and have whatyou listen
with; transpose and have verb.
VI. Curtail worry and have vehicle; trans
pose and have part of circle.
VII. Reverse q term of endearment and have
what you like to do when this page comes to
you.
VIII. Nv is vegetable.
My 2 is a kind of oil.
The letters of these two words properly ar
ranged spell the name OF 6 month.
TX. My 1 is the dawn.
My 2 is brightness.
My whole the name of flower.
x. Pi
Hrapeips.
The name of a precious stone.
Correct answers to puzzles of September s:
Concealed birds.
L U) Owl. Cbl Bittern. (c) Teal. (O
Hawk. (e) Loon.
IL The little girls name-Little Bo Peep.
III. France.
". Celery.
V. Because he often takes fly
Correct answers to puzzles of September 6
have been received from Madalena Lagomar-
sino, Dora FriIschi, Dorothy Green, Alice Bell
and Max Selig.
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REEpLEY. CAL.. sent. 2. 1sas

Dear Editor: have written to You before.
but write now to tell you OF the happiest day
OF my vacation, which I think was one day
last July. had been wanting a lawn party
very much for long time, and mamma prom
ised me that l might have it that (Monday)
night, md while was just in the midst OF the
pleasure of anticipation, here came THE CALL
containing my first printed story, "Mina.'
How delighted was.
1 had nice time at the party. We had
apples, cake and lemonade for refreshments.
Thanks to Eva Eavone for complimenting nv
story. I am always looking for g story or
letter from her.
have written quite 3 number of stories. and
few pieces OF poetry, one of each of which I
send you. Hoping to see Them and my letter
in print, am your loving friend,
Mann M.rTopv
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HER WISH.

"My DEAR" said papa one evening,
AS he sat with his child on his knee,
You have been q good girl to-day, dearie,
AS good as a girlie could be.
Now I'll give you whatever you wish for,
Ny dear, sweet, good little girl"
He thought, of course. she would ask for
dolie with hair all acurl,
Or perhaps a great bouncing doll,
Or little trunk painted all red,
And so he was much surprised, you see,
When gently and sweetly she said,
With smile as bright as the sunshine,
smile that father would miss:
"Please, papa, I'd like it, dear papa,
If you'd give me great big kiss
z. MAUD MALLORY.
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sAN FRANcIsco, Cal, Sent. z. 1sel

SAN FRANcIsco, Cal, Sept z, 1896.
Dear Editor: read the children's p age of
THE SUNDAY CALL, and 1 am very much inter
ested in the puzzles and send the answers OF
the crossword enigma and vegetable puzzles
The answer to Crossword enigma is France,
and the answer OF the vegeta BILE puzzle is eel
cry. Hoping they are correct as this is the
first time 1 have written to The CALL, 1 remain
yours sincerely. DOROTHY GREEN.
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Il D.nesf F1or Cofk

Buy some of the largest corks you can
find. the long ones that are used in the
long-neoked green bottles, and in one end
dig out hole. Into this put a leaden
bullet. or several large shot, and stop up
the hole with putty. Round off the edges
of the cork at this end, and your dancer is
re ady TO dance.
Around the top of the other end Of the
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SAN JOSE. CAL Sent. 6. 1ss

oAN JUoE, OdI.i sept. q, 1856.
Dear Editor: As saw so many letters in the
Childhood's Realm / thought 1 would write
also. 1 am II years old and am in the high
fifth grade. / 90 TO the Longfellow School.
My teachers name is Miss Parkman and the
principals name is Mr.. Brueh. Well I guess
shall close for this time. From your constant
reader, GRACE INGRAM.
P. s. hope you viii publish this letter in
next Sundays CALL. GRACE
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The Limited" train was rushing along
at the rate of sixty miles an hour when q
five-year-old youngster, who was sitting
at the window, was startled by the rush
and roar of passing train, anu fell back
in his fright. Recovering himself quickly
he looked up in his fathers face and
gasped:
"PapaI did we swallow it2''
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Los ANGELES. sent. Q 1sa6

Dear Editor: am little boy nearly years
old ! have three sisters, whose names are
Rosa, May and Bertha. 1 go to school and
can read g little OF your paper. Ny mamma
and papa like your paper. think THE CALL
is the best paper. would like to see my let
ter in your Sunday paper. ARTHUR COHEN.
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threw himself exhausted but proud and
happy at the feet OF his sister; then, 1 as
sure you, he was praised and petted to his
hearts content.
Now, lets hurry after those editors.
Well, they got out an extra edition of
their paper, which heralded the welcome
news all over the city long before the sun
went down, and best of all TO them they
got ahead of the other fellows.
After this when you think OF the 9th of
September as the birthday Of the most
glorious State in the Union, and OF the
pleasant way in which you celeb rated it
this year, think also of little Billy Kee-
nan, who first brought the news to shore
in his tiny boat just forty-six years ago.
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"PapaI did we swallow it2'

"What do you call a girl who has done a
brave act?" asked Harry's father. "Not a
hero but a-what2"
''I know" said Harry promptly. "a
she-ro p'-Youth.
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KING CIrY Cal Semi Q 1905

Dear Editor: This is my first letter to The
CALL. Ny papa has taken your paper for many
years, and he likes 1t better than any other go
10 the Campbell District School, and the name
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13

AN Arab Proverb When you have
done any one a farOr, throw into the sea
the remembrance of it; and if the fishes
deYour it, God will remember 1t.
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of my teacher is Miss Puekhabor. lam in the
fourth grade. I have a cat who has two play
ful kittens. She catches mice, gophers and
squirrels. live on a ranch near King City.
have little sister and her name is Josephine.
She is 6 years old and goes to the same school
as DO and is in the second reader
Now, as my letter is growing long, I will
close, hoping to see it in next Sundays CALL.
Your little friend,
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"There. Willie" said the lads mother,
sis 10 cents for you. Now, what are you
going to do with it?'
Save it up to buy fireworks for the
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EMMA HoLLENpEcK tage IO Years.
FORT JONES, Siskiyou County. Cal, }
SPDtpD1 her \ 1903

Dear Editress. notice the other little chill
dren are writing to you, so 1 thought would
write too. have one brother. His name is
Elmere 9e is five years old. I have pet
kitten which is yellow and white. His name
is Goldie Blue Eyes. We have a dog, Rover.
Papa and mamma are reading. Brother is
asleep. Our school opens Monday and 1 am
going to go. have about two miles to walk.
Mypapa's name is Lewis; my mammas name is
Matilda
Ny letter is getting so long shall have to
close it. Your little reader, LELACE CLARK.
P. ST. am little girl ten years old will
write more next time. Good-by. 1 will be
pleased if l see this in print. made out one
puzzle which was as follows: Tll never miss
the water till the well runs dry. hope it is
correct. Lee.
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sAN ERANc1soo. sept. 5, 1s9

San FRANCIsCO, sept o 1cJO'
Dear Editor: VIII you please publish this
letter about me ana my kitty:
Hazel had a dear little kitty,
Who had always lived in the city;
But one day he ran up and down
TIL he found himself quite out Of town.
She looked Till she found him,
Then brought him back home
And went to the butchers for a nice big bone.
She threw 1t down right on the mat,
But Mr. Pusa ate nothing but fat.
"YOu naughty kittyI you have no senser
AT this the cat jumped over the fence.
guess Hazers pet has gone forever
For the poor little girl sees him never.
FROM A Tiny GIRL.
Note from Editor.
The letters received this week were all most
carefully written, your editor having found
but one misspelled word-namely, squirrel.
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Correct answers to puzzles of September 6
have been received from Madalena Lagomar-
sino, Dora FriIsehi, Dorothy Green, Alice Bell
and Max Selg.
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NOT A CLEVER BOY.

An original caricature drawing
by Stanley Crichton of San dose,
aged 10 years.
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William Keenan,, about whom the following
true story is told, has for great many years been
a resident OF LlYermore, Alameda County, Call
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
Bridge Coslnp,rd.

Mitchell, Ind, April Is Five men
were instantly killed and two others ia
tally injured in bridge accident half a
mile from Bedford junction, on the Belt
railroad this morning. The train
broke Through trestle. The dead are:
Charles Ogden. conductor; Sherman Car
penter, fireman; Warren Leonard, OF
Warren, Ky: Masterson and Bevius. la
borers. Charles Davis and Engineer
Menzer were SO badly crushed they can
lot recover.
The train consisted of an engine and
two gravel cars and were running at
high speed. In passing over what is
known as the Standard trestle the last
span collapsed. The locomotive was at
that time beyond the trestle, and had it
not been pulled from the track by the
weight o. the cars behind it the men on
the engine would have escaped. AS it
was, the two cars went down with the
trestle into ditch 20 feet deep, and the
engine, pulled backward in spite of the
momentum of the train, rolled over and
plunged down an embankment 20 feet
high.
All the men who were on the train
were employees on the road and were en-
gagged in ballastiug the track with gravel
between Mitchell aud Bedford. The
breaking of the trestle will blockade the
road for several days.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
Boom for Flower.

Albany, N Y, April Replying
to the question, ''lf not Cleveland,
who?" the Albany Argus tomorrow
launches a presidential boom for ex-
Governor Roswell p. Flower In the ar
ticle advocating Mr.. Flowers qualities
for the office. The Argus says: "Mr.
Flower is not seeker after the Demo.
cratic nomination and whether he wo Id
accept it at this time, when the prospect,
il must be conceded, is not the best, is
a question which the Argus cannot ans
wer. 1t Is not believed that he could re-
fuse the call of the party that has re-
peatedly honored him i'll the past In
conclusion the article says: Gould
Mr.. Cleveland do a more generous act
than to write a public letter, as he
seems soon to be expected to do, declin-
ing to be a candidate himself and nam
ing his old competitor in the race o.
1892,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
Shot In MORO Castle.

Philadelphia, April 13.-There is said
to be reason for believing that some if
not all the crew of the old Philadelphia
tug Mascot, which has been missing
since November last, may have been
shot in Moro Castle, the military Jail,
on the eas ern end of Cuba. The Mas
cot sal led from Baltimore for Port of
Spain. Trinidad on November 2S and
has not been spoken since.
Captain McGregor comma nded the
tug, which was an ordinary river tow
boat, but instead of the crew of eight
such vessel would usually carry, the
Mascot is said to have cleared with about
40 men on board 1t is known that
some shipwrecked sailors were picked up
on the Cuban coast some time ago and
imprisoned by order of Gen. Pando.
Among the crew of the Mascot was
W. L. kersey, of this city, and his
friends are about to institute a search
for him among the prisoners in the
Spanish prisons.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
. FEW DAYS ago the United States SEN

A FEW days ago the United States sen
ate passed rs private pension bills in 60
minutes There has been great flood
of private bills of this character at this
session. The general pension laws meet
almost every deserving case; and pri-
vate bill generally indicates that the ap-
plicant has been rejected by the pension
office authorities as not coming under
existing laws, which were made to cover
almost every rightful case. A tendency
is noted these days for making liberal
allowances by private bills in the way of
pensions for the families of deceased of
ficers. They are given much lmore by
these bills than the regular statutory al
lowsnce, and much more than goes to
the widows of private soldiers who died
in the service or fell in the battle. 1t is
impossible that the senate in passing Is
of these bills in 60 minutes should give
them the investigation and considera-
ton that should be exercised in voting
away the peoples money. Some of the
cases, no doubt, are meritorious. 9th
ers are not, but rest for success on the
work and influence of the member
championing the bill. OF course there
is the usual log rolling in this sort o
special legislation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17

PROFESSOR w. p. PRATT and Hugh
WIghtman, the Electro-therapeutist, and
the bacteriologist of Bennett Medical
College of Chicago, claim to have prac-
tically proved within the last week that
epidemics will be impossible in the flu
ture. They claim that Asiauc cholera
is no more to be feared than earache and
that diptheria, glanders and typhoid
must yield to the new remedy, the
Roentgen ray. Various germs were
grown in tubes in proper media. Mag
netic lines of force from the Crookes
tube were :hen passed through them.
The application lasted two hours. The
cholera germ appears to have been
wiped out entirely. The diptheria bac'
terra nave been treated tenderly and IA
vorably, but after eight days have failed
to show the slightest signs of life
There has been no activity in the bac.
terra of the other classes, and, with Ger
tain notifications, the doctors are now
ready to announce that the ray, proper
ly applied, will DESTROY any form of in
fectious or contagious germs. This is
indorsed by the college faculty.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17

IT is not becor 1g, says the Philadel-
philadelphis Re rd, in either OF the
great parties in The Urited States, con-
siderine the way in which they have
heretofore straddled the silver question,
and considering the existent division In
their ranks as to the proper solution OF
our financial difficulties. to throw stones
The Republican party, as the author OF
the baneful greenback legislation, as
Jointly responsible with the Democrats
for the Bland-Allison Silver Coinage
law, and as wholly responsible for the
mischievous Sherman Silver Purchasing
act. lives in an especially fragile glass
house. Acts speak louder than words
The Republican House of Representa-
tiyes when it refused to pass law Civ
ing the treasury the right to issue gold
bonds for the purpose of borrowing gold
made record as to sound money which
no platform declaration at st Louis can
obscure. The frantic effort which party
organs are making to push the currency
question into the background and to re-
new tariff agitation betrays fear on
the part of the Republican leaders to
meet the real issue in manly fashion.
The Record earnestly hopes that both
parties will have the courage to take up
the cudgels for the gold standard, with
out any seesawing, equivocation or hair
splitting. To this end it would be glad
to see sound money man put on
sound money platform both at st. Louis
and at Chicago. The real friends of the
gold standard should bend all their en-
ergies to the task of educating and en-
couraging both parties so that the mon
ey issue, which is in fact commercial
and not political question, shall be def
nitely disposed of after the manner
which the honor of the nation demands.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17

The following information may be of
benefit TO those who are misled by the
ignus fatuus of unclaimed estates. !"
Mr.. Edward Dowpes, United States con-
sui at Amsterdam writes: al most re-
spectfully request that our countrymen
be warned anew against the perfect folly
of spending time or money towards the
collection of what are known as ''Old
Dutch Estates" These estates do not
exist. The Bank of Holland, in which
the unclaimed millions are alleged to be
deposited, does not exist. Careful in
vestigation induces the belief that these
estates originated in the brain of some
rascally speculator, who, imposing on
human credulity, found many victims
and fleeing them most profitably.'