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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
'otf'shoos'g E Realm

Little friends, am thankful, aren't you?
For the children's page in THE CALL,
With its pretty pictures and poetry, too
That comes once week TO US all.
For the little note that the editor writes
About the months as they come,
With stories written of kittens and "kites,' -
All bubbling over with fun.
For puzzles, solved quickly (by Alice Belly,
And good letters from Eva Mavone,
With stories OF mountain, river and dell,
0fforeign lands and of home.
Let's all lend a hand to "ChiIdhood's Realm"
That the whole world may better be,
With truth for a rudder and love at the helm,
And with US as mem bers of &c. r. c."
oh the children's page is the best of all,
The great big peper through,
And I'm sure the editor OF The CALL
Is proud of our efforts, aren't you?
R. MAUD MALLORY.
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SAN LEANDRo, Cal.

kAN LEANDRO, Cal.
Dear Editress: March is over and think we
are all glad, for it was very disagreeable
month. We had one pleasant day during the
whole month, and I'll tell you how we spent
it. The occasion was public flag raising, and
it happened to be on my birthday also. All the
pupils of the public schools marched uptown,
keeping time to the music of the band. We
went around the plaza, saluted the flag and
then sang and waved our own flags Mr..
Langdon, our principal, was president of the
day and introduced Mr.. Hastings and others
as speakers
Mr.. Dawborn told US about Mr.. Hastings
having been in the war, and how he had gone
from New York as a volunteer and was
wounded and had to be in hospital for long
time. How the doctor had wished to cut off
his leg, but he would not allow them to do so.
Then he went home, recovered, and after Or
ganizing another company OF voluu teers went
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A thought for the coming week-Forgiv-
ing cures and forgetting takes away the
scar.
Hurrah for April,
For blue skies and perfect, sunny hoursi
Gods love has broken the winters chain,
The earth is paradise again.
smile of sun, Kiss of showers
After this waiting, what relief
To scent the spring.
You do not know how glad am that
you like the badge.
How proud you will be every time you
look al ito think you really earned the
right to wear it.
Keep it bright. I'm sure it's a m agic
badge. and Just as soon as you grow tired
of making others happy with your pretty
little rhymes, letters and stories it will be-
come so dingy and black that you'll feel
like throwing it out of the window.
I'm anxious for you all to get your
badges before the summer vacation, for it
will be such a pleasure for you to meet
mem bers of c. r. c. wherever you may
chance to go to spend your days of rest.
When you see that little pin worn by boy
or girl you'll feel as if you'd met an old
friend. Then alter your pin has intro
duced you what jolly time you'll have
talking about the mem bers whose names
are so familiar, about the stories and
those hard, hard puzzles.
Now. dear little comrades, get ready for
beautiful Easter page.
Send your contributions as early in the
week as possible.
Let them all be appropriate TO this most
lovely of seasons, with Its hope and prom
ise, with its pure, fragrant lilies and sweet
toned bells.
Then there are the funny little rabbits
and the pretty bright-colored eggs to talk
about besides. Oh, I'm sure you'll do
your best 10 make our Easter page even
better than the Poppy page.
Remember, drawings, poems, stories,
legends and puzzles. and don't give up
trying.
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List Of Members of 6. R. 6.

Fred Antilles. Charles E Anderson, Alice
Bell, Gladys Bell, Eva M. Bolger, Elsie L.
Blodgett, Clara Banhill, Albert Brunswick,
Henry Cory, Gretta Cluff, MAZDA Cluff, Grace
clark, Annie Bailey, Antoinette Craw-
ford, Marie Chesworth, Evelina Cordan, C.
st. c. Cleveland. Mabel Cooley, Emma de
Witt, P. de Ferri, Carmelita de Ferri, Cum
mings Dickson, F. Willard Duffey, Emma
Eggers, Alva Fischer, Ethel Ferguson.
George w. Furlong, R. H. Fletcher Jr.,
G. ID. Featherstone. Arthur Fennimore,
L. Green, F. Green, Carrie Gonsalves, Beckie
Heino, Jessie Harglns, Ella Hartnell, Ina
Hansborough, Mary A. Horn, Mona Herbert,
Theo Joos, John Johnson Jr., Hartley E. jack
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Little brother-I love 10 have you come
to see sister, Mr.. Tompkins.
why, Dickie?'
"Cause she never likes that candy you
bring her, and gives it to me-"
Mr.. Rattlebone's mouth is disfgured by
the absence of one of his front teeth. His
little son surprised him the other day by
asking:
Father dear, what makes you part
your teeth in the dleP',-Golden Days.
Have you learned any fancy methods
OF skating?" asked the young woman.
mo" replied Willie Washington. az
can skate only two ways"
Which are they?"
Standing up and sitting down."
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Chs Beot e1, the
nanocntpt.
With q Moral,

WIN M0FdI.
The little village of Carlton could not
boast of having large mandatory or
anything of the sort, but her schoolhouse,
a strongly built brick structure, was the
best in the county. The walls were lined
with shelves, which were filed with num-
berless volumes OF history and travel, to-
gether with manuscript and books of fic-
ton.
Mr.. Morten, the teacher. was a good.
natured fellow and was fond of all the
children.
1t was Friday. The rain fell in torrents
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Answers to CORRESPONDENTS

J7lSWSTS 10 Correspondents. ;
Matte L. Write on only one side Of your
paper.
Charles II. Owe are always glad to have
"good ideas" suggested to our boys and girls,
r. S. NJ c. Your drawing shows great
talent, but your execution is too hurried,
Suppose you spend about thirty times thirty
minutes over adrawing for Childhood's IS Realm.
Annette E. c. Contributions of puzzles
must always include correct answers for edi.
tor s convenience.
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Notice!

Contributors must wait until articles signed
by them appear on childrens page OF THE
CALL before they are entitled to mem bership
in C. K. c..
Carrie Gonsalves of Mendocino was the
very first one to send for badge.
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Correct Answers for April 4. 1897,

OO' S0e TITS IOI r1PIII r, IOSIs
I. Crow-wren-dove.
IL The West Indies West in Ds).
III. (d) Earldom.
(bl Anchorite. (bIistake in printing!
". Finch-inch.
V. Land-band-hand-sand
VI. San Salvador
VII. Danube.
VIII. 1t was the time when lilies blow.
And clouds are highest up in air
Lord Ronald brought a nly-white doe
To give his cousin, Lady Clare
-Tennyson.
TX. Confagration. "a line was mad vert.
emily omitted.)
x. (dl April.
(b) Florida was discovered April 2, 1913.
by Ponce de Leon. He was in search of The
Fountain of Youth" He thought his discoy.
cry was an island.
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Exthan$ec.

series of "stories by Reporters" was be-
gun in April issue of Youths Companion.
Harpers' Round Table of March 80 contains
delightful short story by Lawrence Hutton,
The opening chapters of new serial for
boys, by Wilton Burton, in Golden Days.
April 10.
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sacks in the field and man comes along with
wagon and picks them up and hauls them to
the warehouse. My papa is manager of the
warehouse and like TO go there and climb on
the sacks.
l hope you will think this letter worth pub
fishing, and next time 1 shall tell you more
about how they farm in the big San Joaquin
Valley. Your friend,
T. WILLARD DUFFY, IL years.
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SoIVers.

Correct answers to puzzles Of April have
been received by the following members OF
c. z. c.:
R. h. Fletcher Jr., Mary Mccarthy, Ethel Nc.
Clure, Rettia Waldan, William Sea Jr.. l.
Nadro, Alma Sea, NJ. Lagomarsino and Alice
Bell.
For March %, from F. W. Duffey.
From non-members for March %, from NJ. L.
Jefferson.
For April 4, from Mabel Cass.
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F. WILLARD DUFFY, II years.
AcAMpo. Cal. March 80. 1897.

ACAMPO, CdL March oO, 1oof.
Dear Editor: This is my first letter to The
CALL. am a little girl 10 years old. l have
two little rabbits and a tricycle.. l live in the
largest almond orchard in the world. 1 have
two dolls, piano and kitten. We take THE
CALL now aud my grandpapa has taken it for
twenty years. The weather Is very changeable
at present where live. shall close now
think my letter is getting too long. From
your little reader MAY DUCEY
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Itt(e Sbf(afe1:

dreary place would be this earth
Were there no little children in it;
The song OF life would lose its mirth,
Were there no children to begin 1t.
WILLIAM SEA JR., c. r.
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SPRING BUDS OF PROMISE.

Retha Waldan &c. R. C.). Genevieve Farrell.
Hazel Severance, Norma Cassenelli, Minnie
McMeekin, Carrie Gonsalves &C. R. CD Emile
Kernmerle and Edwin C. McClintock.
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GRAYsoN, Cal.

Dear Editress: The poppy is our State
flower. am q native son, and like the State
of California, because it has the poppy and
the bear. There is nothiug that think pret-
tier than poppies among the growing grain,
and when the grain is green and the poppy
orange the effect is beautiful.
I live in the northern part of the San
Joaquin Valley, right in the midst of the big
wheat fields, and they are now covered with
poppies, for miles any way we may look from
our house. There are lots of other flowers, too,
but do not think any as pretty as the poppy.
az years) F. WILLARD DUFFY.
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PROPERTY, March, 1897.

fRObERTA, 1881.
Dear Editor: As have never seen a letter in
THE WEEKLY CALL from Proberta thought
would write one.
lam little girl IL years old and am in the
sixth grade. have gone to sch ool only four
years.
have three pets-a pony, q Cat and sheep.
My pony has q very long. crimpy name, and
her tail nearly touches the ground. / can ride
all over the country on her.
live about four miles from the schoolhouse
on a large ranch of 1900 acres.
Proberta, where / attend school, has many
large orchards. though it ir a small place. 1t
consists of one hotel, warehouse, postofice.
a schoolhouse and several residences.
Proberta is about five miles from the Sacra-
mento River. Red Bluff, the county-seat, is
seven miles to the north.
We take our dolls to school sometimes and
play that they go to Europe to see the many
beautiful old castles.
should like to belong to the c. R. c. and
IL see my letter published may write you
story. I remain, with q greeting to the c.
R. c., LOIS HANSEN.
sToCKToN, CAL, March, 1897.
Dear Editress: You can hardly imagine how
much pleasure your page has given me during
my late sickness. have just recovered from
q severe attack of the measles. Nearly every
child in Stockton has been sick with the same
disease during these last few months. 1 have
had great trouble all my life with my eyes and
was en- tirey blind at one time, but can see
real well now. My doctors were all very kind
to me and I love them dearly. Oh, do hope
that as I grow older my eyes will grow
stronger 1t is very hard TO be shut up in a
darkened room all day, but mamma reads to
me a great dea:. I thought that the poppy
page was very pretty and that all the little
poems were so appropriate. Ishould like very
much to become q member Of the e. z. C.
remain, your little friend.
DORIS H. ALLENMoRE
For pleasant communications received We
thank the following:
Juliet Driscoll, Mary F. Reed, Mrs. 7. j.
O'Conner, Annette Girard, Lizzie Wienke &c.
r. C.). L. Nadro, May Mccarthy &c. R. C.) Mat
tie L. Jefferson, Rose Won Schmidt. Nita,
Alice L. Melville &c. R. C), Blanche E. Stout,
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DLOE
Dear Editor: Ny sister Winnie and wrote
to you long time ago, and our letters were
in print Virnia wrote 10 you, but we did not
know it It'll we saw it in the paper, and of
course we were pleased and surprised.
can solve few puzzles, and enjoy the
WORK.
l am saving up enough money to buy
canary bird. wash dishes for mamma, and
she pays me; pretty soon / shall have money
enough for it. / think they are nice because
they sing so sweetly.
Winnie and are trying to raise some fiow-
ers; it is very hard because it is so cold up
here; we have pansies, piuks vioets and
geraniums. Some of our violets are in bloom
and they smell very fragrant.
l should like very much to join the C. R. c.
Yesterday it showed great deal, but to-day
It has just showed little Yours truly.
MARGUERITE WOODBURY..
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PARK. Eldorado county. Msrcn 30. 1ss7.

Dear Editor: This is my first letter to THE
CALL. am little girl years old. My papa
has taken THE CALL for three years. l enjoy
reading the children's page. live in the
mountains, twelve miles east of Placerville
and almost three miles from the park, where
l went to school last summer. 1 have two
brothers, one older and one younger than L
1 hope TO see this in print. From little
friend, MABEL WARING.
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blot on the manuscript "Yes, sir" an
swered the little boy. II am heartily
ashamed of myself and shall try to do
better in the future"
HOMER KEYEs &C. R. c..
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GRASS VALLEY, Cal, March, 1897.

Editor Childhood's Realm: 1 am little girl
IL years of age, and have seen few letters
from Grass Valley in THE CALL, but as none
have described the place thought maybe l
could write something of interest about it. 1t
is beautiful little city Of about 1000 inhab-
itants, situated in q kind of valley, as the
name would indicate. There are Methodist
Episcopal, Baptist, Congreg ational and Cath
oic churches; also a convent, which is noted
all over the State. One of the deepest quartz
mines in the United States is located here. 1t
is named the Idaho, and has produced mill
lion or two of dollars. There are a great many
mines here, and some have been very rich.
We have a nice climate. Being in the foot
hills we have very little snow, and the heat in
summer is not extreme.
The narrow-gauge railroad, which took the
place of the old-time stagecoach, connects us
with the outside world. 1 remain your little
reader, EDNA RoUNER.
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New Pozz(ec.

L Hidden parts of the body.
(d) She advanced toward me.
(b)I have no seat.
(c) Give me something to ease this pain.
(D The artist made many fine pictures.
(e) Do you like coffee to drink?
(OriginaD NAY MCCARTHY &c. R. C).
II. What is the difference between a jailef
and jeweler?
Explain why horse may have six legs.
L. NADRo &C. r. C).
Ill. (d) Why is the letter the merrieSt LETT
ter in the alphabet?
(b) Why is the letter like a horse?
F. w. DUFFY &C. R. CO..
". ITO of California,
Ia of Rome,
1-6 OF Nevada,
1-5 of Texas and
1-S of Delaware, make an island OF
Europe. (Originall ]. R. WARBoYs &c. R. CO..
MENU FOR A CHRISTMAS DINNER.
V. /. Rest-oys.
2. Lards-baca.
g. Pure-scoam.
A. Telmss
5. Dorc-kco.
&. Pirs-shm.
T. Soerb-fete.
g. Ketury.
g. Bees-rau-cirr.
10. Oe-sat-top.
IL. Sur-pint.
II. Mae-sot-to.
Is. Sirtuf.
Ia. Liom-pine.
15. Tusn and sir anis.
16. A-ceer-wit.
II. Foe cef and cee-she.
(original) D. H. ALLENMoRE &c. B. CO.
ENIGMA.
VI My 9, 10, IL, 3 and is boys name.
My 1, 10, 3. 13 is planet.
My 13, z, 2, 1 is country in Asia.
My II, 3, 2 and is to haul
My 8, 8, 10, 2 and is piece OF furniture.
My whole is the name of a friend of chill.
dren.
(OriginaD WINNIE WOODBURY. &c. R. C.).
VII. Hidden animals.
(a) The sea looks very stormy this morning,
(b) Phoebe, are you going out to-day?
(c) PHI go at once.
(dD Catherine is bright child.
(OriginaD E. HOUSTON &c. b. CO..
VIII. Easy word square.
]. A winged insect.
q A solution of alkaline salt.
g. An Affirmative.
(OriginaD E. EGGERs &c. r. .C.(
TX. An easy diamond.
!. A consonant in slate.
2. Pet name for sister.
3. Nimble.
4. Prououn.
3. A consonant in slate.
(Origlna) H. JACKSON &C. R. C.l
X. Make the following changes by prefixin2
and suffixing the same letter.
ld) Change a common verb to yentured
(b) personal pronoun to accomplished.
(c) An article to q group.
(d) A proposition to kind of bell.
(e) A proposition to crimes.
(O Illuminated to rents
ALICE BELL &c. R C,).
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back to the war. but was unable to serve long,
his health was too much broken.
Mr.. Hastings resides near San Leandro and
has big flagstaff IN his yard. He promised
last Iall, if Mckinley were elected. to give the
town flagstaff. So he has kept his promise,
1t is ABOUT the finest one in the State.
hope you will like my sketch so l may join
the c. r. c. have not seen any communica-
tons from Maude Malloy for long time. 1
always enjoy her poems and stories.
Once one of my schoolmates, Alison Wood.
man, wrote to you, but have not seen any
thing from him since. wish he would write
again. From your friend,
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SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO.
Dear Editress: hail with delight the fact
that the members of Childhood's Realm Club
will soon wear, exposed to view (through
kindness of yours) badge of silver. Yours
respectfully, WILLIAM SEA JR.
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GRACE BRENToN.
SANTA PAULA, Cal.

SANTA PAULA, Cal.
Dear Editor: 1 have not seen any letters
from Santa Paula, so thought l should write
one. My grandma reads the Childhood's
Realm to me every Monday night. like 1t
very much. am eight years old and in the
econd grade. have no pets now. 1 live in
Santa Paula, Santa Clara Valley, Ventura
sCounty 1t is great oil country and there
are many wells and tunnels, which yield lots
OF oil. Please print my letter if you think it
is good enough. 1 should like to join the
c. K. G. Yours, HOWARD F. PRESsEY.
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SIERRA CITY, CAL, April 1, 1897


Dear Editor: found the poppy page very
interesting. The poppy is beautiful flower.
We should have many early and beautiful
flowers in blossom here if it would only stop
showing.
A Chinaman here told me this evening that
we would have pleasant weather now Him
ALA samee heap niece weter mex Wenshda or
Thurshda. Him all samee rainee mex Flida TO
two, tlee da." he said. If his prophecy be true
shall send you many flowers from the woods.
shall get a badge as soon as / can. The
drawing of Poppy Girls by Ethel Mcclure
was very pretty. Your reader,
THEo. Joos &c. R. CT
VERNALIs, March 81
Dear Editor: 1 send you an answer to No.
VI puzzle in The SUNDAY CALL, and two
conundrums. do wish to be member of the
c. R. c. i have written to you, but my letter
was not published, SO 1 thought l would try
the puzzles, and hope that you will like them.
live on a ranch and have q horse. 1 can
ride or drive her. The other day DIR owe her
to town, distance of five miles. and saw six
teams of ten horses each blowing on one
piece of land. In the summer men cut the
grain with harvester and working twenty
five or thirty horses on each machine. They
cut the grain and put it into the sacks right in
the field as they drive along. / tell you, it is
fine fun to watch them. Then they drop the
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A thought for the coming week-Forgiv
ing cures and forgetting takes away the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-11-16

General Blanco has arrived in
Cuba with the olive branch in
one hand and the sword in the
other. General Weyier, the
modern Alva, has gone. Whether
a change will now come over
SPANS fortunes remains to be
seen. We fancy the peace offer
ings come too late, that reforms
granted reluctantly at the swords
point, granted when it became
evident to the Spanish crown
that its sovereignty over Cuba
was slipping away, will not be
jumped at by the men fighting
for freedom, for life, men who
will go down in history as rebels
if they fail, as patriots if they
succeed. And if they have the
stuff in them of which patriots
are made they will scorn Spain's
advances, her proffers of peace.
The Cubans are not reduced to
that Subsection which would lead
them to surrender with the hon
ors of war. They should be Of
fering those terms to Spain,
rather than having such terms
of susrender proffered them, for
the Spanish are the ones cooped
up in the towns, besieged as it
were. For the good of Spain,
all that General Blanco should
ask of the Cubans is to be per-
mitted to withdraw, with the
Spanish army, with their arms
and accoutrements, unmolested,
to Spain. Spanish pride will
never thus humble itself save
under the stress of dire necessity.
A little firm urging from Mr..
Mckinley might be of service to
Spain as well as Cuba, might
prevail upon Spain to make a
virtue of necessity.
Meanwhile we have a promise
from General Blanco that the
warfare will no longer be car
ried on in a way to make very
mockery of Christianity, of civil
lization. my method of war
fare" said Blanco, will never
include concentration, the star
walton of non-combatants. I
fight the enemy, not women and
children"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-11-16

nominating convention in over
whelming numbers. You-a
miserable few-gave your oppo-
sition to everything having the
semblance of Democracy. You
call yourselves 1.-THE National
Democracy" 1.-The Sound Money
Democracy" 1.-The Pure Democ-
racy." The-anything but
Democracy. You dare not pro-
fame the sacred name with, and
in connection with your treach-
cry to the American people. You
would feel guilty in calling your
selves, simply, Democrats, and
have to put on some side appel
lation, to show the world your
falseness-your self righteous
ness.
Democracy plain = simple
with no other word to pollute it,
is as dear to the American peop-
lie as the name of God, because
it is the sum of right. 1t is the
Vor PopLS VoG Del. 1t is true,
God may not inspire the people
to do all, today, in the way of
progress, or in adjusting wrongs,
that may be done on the morrow.
He knows best, and will do it all
in His own good time. Or, if
you are pleased to call it Nature,
tbs all the same. Time will
march along on the true line,
and the Democratic theory OF
government will not perish
even with time. 1t is everlast-
ing; and we hope that Col. Wat
terson has, and that the States
will see the error of their past
ways and that they will yet fall
into the ranks of the Democracy
and do good works. They are
both able to do wonderous good.
And when they shall have chang
ed their course and fallen into
line with the Democracy instead
of trying to uphold and to divide
with the money changers, it will
be better for them and for then
nation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-11-16

The Shoshone Independent of
Kingston, publishes an article
entitled; "Not the Same Bryan. :"
How unjust You certainly
know little of the nature of VIM.
J. Bryan. We have the great
est respect for the character of
John p. Altgeld. There is no
doubt but that he is a lover of
the human family; but that
should not detract from the
greater labors of VIM. J. Bryan.
And there are fond hopes that
through the labors of both our
nation may be made better.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-11-16

The Wardner News says that
diphtheria is prevailing at that
place. Try the great London
doctors cure and take untiring
care of your people and you will
have very little trouble with that
disease.