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again wished he were safe at home, when
all at once-gee whizl he sneezed, and he
sneeZed so hard that he rolled out from
under the table, and frightened the peopl G
so, that they all ran out of the room as
fast as they could go.
1t was very funny to see them run, but
he was too hungry to laugh, and was soon
too busy eating the good things that were
| lett, to think much more about them.
| After while one of the doors opened
wide enough to admit an old man riding
on the shoulders of another old man, fol-
lowed by two servants.
They came directly over to the fox and
talked to him in strange language. He
could not understand single word, and
as he still was very hungry he growled
and showed his teeth. The poor old men
were as frightened as could be and got out
OF the room in a jiffy.
He was left alone in peace until his ap-
petite was almost satisfied, but just as be
was finishing up in marched band of
soldiers. When he saw them it was his
turn to trembe. ''I'll try the growl once
more" said he to himself, land if it don't
go it's an end of me. sure" So looking
soldiers threw down their weapons and
ran away faster than the others had done.
The little fox next amused himself by
walking around the room. He found
little side door, and upon opening it saw
that 1t led down into a beautiful garden
full of fragrant blossoms and green trees.
Glad to escape from the room where he
had gone through with so much, he entered
this lovely place, and as he strolIed up
and down the shady paths he was very
happy.
His wanderings finally brought him to
the top OF hill. at the foot of which was
small lake, where lovely little girl was
feeding some swans. AS he gazed at the
fair maiden he wished he were a boy
again so she might be his own dear sweet
heart.
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BLUE CANYON, CAL. july 20. 1897.

BLUE CANYON, CAL, July 20, 1897.
Dear Editress: l think the idea of doing
some thing nice for the poor little children is
very good. have never been near an orphan
asylum, and have OF the least idea what it is
like, but my parents tell me some very sad
stories about them. Up here in our little
town we don't see many poor or sick chill dren,
and have often asked my mamma to take me
to visit children's hospital. think should
be happy if / might go and see the helploss
children and do something for them. Mamma
says she will take me to San Francisco some
day and will take me to the Children's Hos
pital, and shall indeed be pleased to go.
am sorry could not solve more puzzles,
but some way feel q little dull lately.
My mamma and lady met California lion
few days ago as they were walking along a
path about mile from this town, and ever
since that our household has been little up
set 1t is said that California lion is Just as
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KAISEN DISTRICT, CAL.
Dear EditreSs: have not written to THE
CALL for long time L have been putting it
off until am ashamed to write, but promise
that l shall work harder tor our page here
after.
Now Tll tell you what did on the Fourth
Papa. my two brothers, my sister and started
in the morning and went down to the Albion
River about three miles from here. Mamma
my older sister and her little baby stayed at
home. The river is beautiful in many places
the water is so shallow that the bottom can be
plainly seen, but in some places the water is
quite deep
All along the green branches of the trees
overhang, and the leaves seem to be playing
in the water. Sister and 1 gathered nut and
waded. We had nice time and returned at 3
o'clock in the evening
thin the plan you offered in regard to our
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whirled away in merry, merry dance,
leaving the little boy TO kiss the little girl,
which he did, and much to their Joy they
found themselves grown up-he to be a
fine, big man and she the most beautiful
woman in the world
Then they kissed each other at the same
time, and the wicked old witch fell out OF
the sky dead at their feet.
But still they kept on kissing. and prob
ably would have been kissing yet if an old
priest had not come in and put stop to
all their fun By marrying them right then
and there.
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a Thought for the Week
"I DIDN'T THINK. -

81 DIDN'T THINK"
If all the troubles in the world
We're traced back to their start,
We'd find not one in ten began
From want OF willing heart.
But there's sly, woe-working ELF,
Who turks about youths brink,
And sure dismay he brings alway-
The elf 81 didn't think"
He seems so sorry when he's caught,
His mien is all contrite,
He so regrets the woes he's wrought,
And wants to make things right.
But wishes do not heal wound,
Or weld broken link,
The heart aches on, the link is gone
All through 'I didn't think
half believe that ugly sprite,
Bold, wicked ~ don't Care"
In LIES long run less harm has done,
Because he is so rare;
And one can be so stern with him,
Can make the monster shrink;
But lack-a-day, what can one say
To whining Didn't thing?
This most unpleasant imp of strife
Pursues US everywhere;
There IS scarcely one whole day OF life
He does not cause US care.
Small woes and great ne brings the world,
Strong ships are forced to sink,
And trains from iron tracks are hurled
BY stupid Didn't think"
When brain is comrade to the heart,
And heart from soul draws grace,
81 didn't think" will quick depart
From lack of res ting place.
II from that great unselfsh stream
The Golden Ru'e-we drink,
Wen keep Gods laws, and have no cause
To say Il didn't think"
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. in Youths Com
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Two Pictures.

at sunrise dear little laughing lad,
With mischievous dark blue eyes,
And dimpled mouth and saucy nose,
On the beach sat making pies.
He smiled in his mothers tender face
AS she watched him at his pley
And on them both the suns bright beams
Like benediction lay.
At sunset dear little blue-eyed lad
In 8 silence sad and deep,
With his hands clasped over his quiet heatt t.
Lay sleeping his last, long sleep.
His mothers tears fell thick and fast
AS she bent her stricken head,
And the suns last beams like q soft prayer
lay
On her and her lovely dead.
FRANK c. SELBY.
Written for Childhood's Realm.
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WRIGHTs. Cal.

WR1GHTS, Cal.
Dear Editress: This is the first letter have
ever written to THE CALL. / have written
some poetry and also some conundrums for
the chiIdren's page, which hope you will ac-
cept. 1t is my first attempt at poetry-writing.
and l wrote it when The leaves were begin
ming to turn. live in the Santa Clara Noun
tains, at the foot of Iona Prieta. This noun.
tain IS $3.50 feet high We have lovely view
from the top.
Our house is built on the side of a hill. and
we can see San Jose and Santa Clara on the
north and Santa Cruz on the south. At night
we see the distant lights. Ishouid like to be-
long to the C. r. C. MAY VINcrSr
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Only members of c. R. c. are entitled to
wear the pretty little silver pin which we
have adopted as our badge. These same
boys and girls have earned the privilege
by contributing to our page.
1t costs but 30 cents, and is sent to all
mem bers as soon as they remit this sum
with 2 cents for postage, to the Edi:ress of
Childhood's Realm, CALL Office, 10 Mar
ket street, San Francisco.
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from large caverns in the rocks We couId
hear the water bubbling and boiling from the
earth. All took drink with the exception of
myself. We then went home by way of the
rallroao track Hoping to see this letter in
print, remain, your loving reader,
ANToINETTE CRAWFORD (C, RCA
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Answers to CORRESPONDENTS.

Mary Maggs-Nicknames of States were pub.
lished on last Sundays Page.
Members are invited to send in their photo.
graphs for C. r. C. Gallery.
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Besides letters published pleasant communi.
cations have been received from the fol,
lowing members of C. r. c.:
Juliette Drisco Alice Johnson
Alice bell Beatrice Bailey
Annie Detes Grace A nderson
Robert Lincoln Beckie Heino
Etne Yields Christine Laplece
Charles Owens Max Selig
Waiter w. Clark A. THOMPSON
Nj. Lagomarsino Retha Wadau
Lottie T.. Denmise
Letters received from the following non.
members:
Hilda Knutsen Ethel RIovd
Bessie watson Jennie Edwards
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Exchanges Received.

Weeklies-Harper's Round Table, Youths
Companion, Golden Days.
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". Diamond.
letter in geography.
An insect.
To Knot.
letter in geography.
O.-GERTRUDE KLEMM &C. r. C.).
V. Charadc.
am composed of three parts
My l is a human being.
My is a head-covering.
My is to make brown.
My whole is the name of fashionable re.
sort. O.-HILDA LIPPI &C. R. C.).
VI Conundrum.
Why is an actor more prudent than
valiant? MAX SELIG &C. R c..
VII. Hidden fruit.
1.-The man goes for his cows every night.
2-His papa went to the city.
3-The ostrich plumes are beautiful.
4-Look at the camel on BOARD the ship.
O.-JENNIE EDWARDS &c. R. CO.
VIII Pi.
tcauoyer ofebkniht A we'll known
saying. O.-ALMA SEA &C. R. CO..
TX. Addition.
Carpe nters tools.
Joy full ia consonant.
PA propeller to force to lead astray
3-One who lives in a monastery+a
vowei+to rest.
HARTLEY E. JACRsoN &C. &. C.).
K. Word squares.
(a) Hall
2-Name applied to Ireland.
"a place where money is coined
"A proposition.
O.-FRED ANTHEs &C. r. CT,
(bl IA linear measure.
"A mental image.
"a look of contempt
4-To gain by labor. ED,
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". 1 8 o 2 500 A
l ate nothing 10 d ay.
l ate nothing to-day.
V. Seer sucker.
Challie (shall +iie).
Dimity (dim fl tea).
Pique or peakay (pea+k)
vi. Wang-gnaw.
VII. Noe "e"-Noe street
VIII. Milan (m1ll-l+sn).
For its cathedral.
TX. Milton.
X. Ohio.
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II. Transpositions.
Transpose the letters of portion and
have snare; again, and have "trsn-
sported in ecstasy."-Ed
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@tSan8e 4sve1toSec q
a ls{tt(e Fox.

A STORY FOR TINY TOTS BY R. ". RIGGS.
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SolVers.
Letter Writers.

Jennie Edwards .......!
The herald., 1897-06-04
THE MAKING OF ANARCHISTS

From yesterdays dispatches we Gull
the following:
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June IA con-
stable elected the family of Bert Crow
ley because the rent was not paid, and
of the six children who were down with
the measles, five have died and the
other will die from the exposure.
Over the graves of those children the
headboards should bear the legend:
Murdered by law at the dictate Of
fiendish greed" When the rights Of
property become so sacred that they
overslaugh all rights of humanity; when
the machinery of organized society is
turned into a means of slaughter in
stead of protection, then is it a sign that
civilization has accomplished its cycle
and is returning again to barbarism.
Who could blame the father of those
slaughtered children if. in crazy des-
peration, he should turn upon society
that has done this ghoulish thing, and
become henceforward an Ishmael, his
hand against everybody? 1t is in this
way that the army of anarchists is re-
cruited.
The herald., 1897-06-04
GERMANY's KICK

The beet sugar industry in Germany
has been developed to immense propor-
tions through the granting of bounties
at first on production, and latterly on
sugar exported. The object in paying
export bounties is to enable German
producers to undersell competitors in
foreign markets. Sugar has become one
of the largest items in Germany's ex-
port trade.
1t is proposed to embody in the tariff
bill now pending before congress pro-
vision which adds to the general duties
on sugar a rate enough higher to equal
the export bounty paid by any govern
ment. The German government objects
to this, and claims that it is in violation
of the most favored nation clause in our
commercial treaty with that country
In this contention that government is
in error, for such an additional duty
will do no more than place Germany on
an equal footing with all other nations
which pay export bounties, and if the
payment Of such bounty ceases then
the higher duty which our law imposes
will be imperative.
A tariff would afford no protection to
our sugar industry as against the Ger.
mans if the export bounty paid by their
government is equal to the duty imposed
by our law. On account Of the proposed
provision that government threatens to
retaliate by not buying of us. Such
threat carried into execution would do
us no serious harm, for the Germans
fiimsy pretexts. They shut out the meat
on the claim that our cattle have pleuro-
pneumonia and our swine are afflicted
with trichinae. AS the Germans man.
consume, they do not need our cereals;
and if at any time there is a deficiency
they go to Russia, which is contiguous,
where they can procure wheat cheaper
country need encouragement and pro-
lection, they are the agricultural, for no
class of our people suffer so severely
from low prices as the farmers. The
Germans buy some of our manufactures,
and they will continue to do SO as long
as we furnish better and a cheaper
article, whether we impose discriminat-
ing duties on sugar or not. We import
sugar to the amount of $100,000,0 COO an
nually, and nothing, scarcely, can be
more advantageous to us than to pro-
duce sugar to the extent of domestic
consumption. No other section of the
nation is so deeply interested in the de-
velopment of sugar production as South
ern California.
The herald., 1897-06-04
BABY CRIMINALS

1t is only a few days ago that Oscar
Wilde was released after serving lis two
years of imprisonment, in London. and
already he has caused sensation among
the hosts of the unconvicted. Oscar was
an esthete of very bad morals before hie
incarcera tion, but the Christening infiu-
ence of the English penal system seems
to have developed some of the higher
qualities in Mr.. Wilde, and he comes
now to the front as the champion of
babyhood against the abuses of the
English prisons. Wilde has written
most powerful arraignment of the
prison management in it's treatment of
children. Little tots of humanity, too
young to comprehend prison discipline,
its motives or ite punishment, are
starved and terrorized by a course of
systematic cruelty that is little short of
fiendis'h. But it Is not at all likely that,
Wilde's letter, alone and unaided, will
bring about the needed reform. Even.
minor details Of an established system
In England. which seem insignificant
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tional character. In the meantime, with
: harbor at San Pedro from which no
one of the several railroad systems op-
ersatinE here need be excluded. we should
surly be hacking in energy II we should
fail to hold an equahty Of advantage
a. against Mexican port. even with the
Southern Pacific and Mr.. Huntington
thrown in
Nor can we admit the premise that
San Francisco 10 helpless at the feet
of Mr.. Huntington. albeit that city has
not the advantage of the railroad com.
petition that we enjoy in the south.
One has only to glance at the great daily
newspapers of San Francisco, even
were all other sources of information
wholly wanting. to easily determine that
the community which parades its busi-
neso there is not just now suffering from
any particularly fatal results"
Upon the whole. Mr.. Widney has not
convinced our Judgment that the time
has arrived at which we should take
the oath of fealty to Mr.. Huntington.
AS yet we do not know that congress
can be wholly debased or debauched by
any power that the Southern Pacific can
command, but we do know that there
are men in the senate that 1t can never
control with a united representation
from California, even a weak executive
may be compelled to break his bonds
and fulfill his inaugural obligation to
execute the laws. The manly policy is
the true policy here as elsewhere.
A harbor once completed at San Pedro
would be a public harbor forever, and
also a great national improvement, with
every advantage Of shelter. approach
and habitability. With this now as
ured us. If there is any faith or honor
in our institutions. it is not the time for
vacillation.
The alternative means a breakwate-
built to protect a private harbor at the
foot Of a perpendicular bluff more than
two hundred feet high. at once exclus-
i've, unapproachable and uninhabitable.
There can be no honorable compro-
mise by whole community as between
the conditions that are presented here.
With free harbor at San Pedro we have
The assurance of the future commercial
greatness Of Los Angeles. With an ex-
elusive harbor at Santa Monica, we
have the assurance of the continued
subserviency of the people and the SUBJ
ordination of all our local industries to
the will of the Southern Pacific Railroad
company, and We know the temper of
this master.
The herald., 1897-06-04
MUST BE WATCHFUL

The people of Los Angeles and the
southern counties are doing we'll to be
forehanded and vigilant in their fight to
secure the expenditure of the money
appropriated for San Pedro harbor. 1t
is a grave national scandal that such
precautions, such continuous endeavor,
should be necessary after the justice of
these claims has been so abundantly
demonstrated. 1t is to be deplored that
a cabinet officer should be found to
place himself in the position of lawyer
who puts in "a time demurrer" alleging
by way of excuse reasons which might
be made with little change to apply to
almost every appropriation clause in Il
river and harbor bill. A lawyer who
wants delay never has much difficulty
in finding what he terms uncertainty"
in the allegations or provisions by which
he is confronted. If it happened that
Mr.. Alger were ready and anxious to
give effect to the will Of congress he
would have no trouble in overcomin 1,
the difficulties that he has discovered
in the same way that similar difficulties
have been met in the case of other ap-
propriations. To carry out the ex-
cuse of the secretary Of war
to its logical conclusion would
be to require congress to include
minute plans and specifications for work
in every river and harbor bill. 1t has
been the practice to intrust such mat
ters to the engineering bureau.
Let every credit that is possible be
given to Mr.. Alger for honest intention.
1t may be his misfortune, not his fault
that he appears to have lined up on the
side of Mr.. Huntington. We cannot ac-
cord to Mr.. Huntington the same cou-
tesy regarding honesty Of intention
that has been offered in the case Of
Mr. Alger 1t is plain that Huntington
still covets that three million dollars.
which he hoped would go to his private
harbor at Santa Monica. Mr.. Hunting
ton is a dangerous man, and he. never
sleeps and never let's go chance. He
appears to have Secretary Alger on his
side, and the way of San Pedro is
blocked. The people of the southern
counties give large Republican majori-
ties. 1t would be natural to suppose
that they might have quite reasonable
influence with this administration. They
are a unit on this question, the justice
Of their position has been absolutely
proved-not once, but three times-and
yet the administration sides with Mr..
Huntington.
1t is therefore, we repeat, grave ma
tional scandal that they should still
find themselves compelled to insist on
their rights. They find it necessary and
it is necessary, to send General Rose
Grams or other men of influence and
repute to Washington to advocate their
cause and secure the expenditure of the
money which ought to be theirs with
out question.-San Francisco Examiner.
The herald., 1897-06-04

date someone In = polite way. The or!-
entail minister decorously suggests that
unless the Hawaiian government sees
fit to furnish particulars Of its reasons
for refusing landing to Japanese he
may be compelled to go home. and in
such case he really does not know what
may happen. In view Of the pusillani-
nous attitude of the United States govt
ernment towards Cuba, its lack of cour-
age and firmness in dealing with a
power by no means superior to Japan.
our Hawaiian friends will be prudent In
not placing too much faith in the active
''godfathership" Of Uncle Sam in case
they become embroiled with the formid-
able little Japs.
The herald., 1897-06-04
A STRANGE CASE
Involving Most Unusual Amount Of
Lying

Lying
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-An al
legged forged deed formed the subject Of
judicial inquiry In Judge Hunts de-
partment OF the Superior Court yeeter-
day. The trial was sensational from the
fact that it drew from one witness a
virtual confession of forgery and from
another witness a direct confession Of
perjury.
The controversy before Judge Hunt
involves the ownership of lot situated
on Lyon street. The property formerly
belonged to Catherine ]. Wallace. 1t
subsequently passed into the possession
Of Wallace under a deed purporting
to have been executed by his mother on
December 9th, six days before her death.
The deed ie now attacked as forgery
by jeremiah Sheely, who sues as ad-
ministrator of Mrs. Wallace's estate.
The deed was acknowledged by Eugene
McManus before Notary. Some months
ago the dispositions of McManue and his
wife were taken. McManus swore that
he drew up the deed, and his wife swore
that she was present when Mrs. Wallace
made her mark.
When Mrs. McManus testified she re-
pudiated every statement contained in
her deposition. She said she had made
the false deposition because Notary
O'Brien told her that if she refused to
do so che would be sent to San Quentin.
Eugene B. McManus testified that he
drew up the deed at the instance of Wal
lace some days after the funeral of the
,atter's mother.
II signed her name to it," he testified.
The charges made by Mrs. McManus
are fatty denied by Notary O'Brien, who
ewears that he never saw the woman
The Notary also fatty contradicts Nc
Manus
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when measured BY the American stand
ard. are things of grave circumstances to
the mind OF the conservative Briton.
Only an upheaval outside of the prison
walls in England win ever be likely to
effect the conditions that prevail within.
But euch an upheaval IL by no means an
imposslbility.
The British conscience can be reached.
and whenever It is found It gives re-
sponse in no uncertain language. Ordi-
narily It is wrapped up and smoothed
over by coverings Of chartism and ritual
and complaisant eelf-sunicieucy. but be-
meath these coverings 1t IL probably
quite as honest as the best national
conscience upon the earth. Dickens
found the popular conscience when he
assailed the debtor'e prison through the
romance Of Little Dorritt." and 1t re-
sponded to his touch.
In some such manner the abuse which
Wilde. the ex-convict. now comes for
ward to expose upon authority that none
will dispute, may find remedy.
In dealing with crime, and more par
ticularly the crimes Of children, We are
more humane on this side Of the Atlantic.
An institution here that would under
take to correct the vicious tendencies or
to punish casual crime in children by
subjecting them to the discipline pre-
scribed for hardened criminals would not
be tolerated for a day. yet this is just
the state of things that Wilde hae ex-
posed
Our cousins who give us 20 much good
advice upon matters affecting our inter-
nal affairs generally. might send COM
mission over here to ascertain how the
faulte Of criminal childhood may be
rectihed without violation of the
humane code.
The herald., 1897-06-04
Army Appointments

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Acting Sec
retary of War Meiklejohn this afternoon
announced that appointments had been
made to the command of two of the army
departments of the country. Brigadier-
General Wade hae been assigned to the
Department Of Dakota at st. Paul, ana
Brigadier-General Graham to the De-
partment of Texas at San Antonio This
leaves vacant the Department of the
Columbia, which will be assigned to
Colonel Merriam when he shall have
been promoted next week to be Briga-
dier-General.