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square, raising their caps as they passed.
How delightful it all was
George thought that if he could spend
his days marching about dressed in SOL
dier's clothes he would ask for no better
occupation. How he would protect his
me other from-from everything: and oh,
how proud she would be of her brave son
He hoped the May or knew that there was
George Washington in the procession
the third soldier in the front rank of the
boy regiment.
That evening at tea he talked OF nothing
but tie march, adding up the number of
miles he had walked. declaring that he
was not bit tired but would like to do it
all over again before bedtime, and telling
that the Mayor was reported TO have said
that the juvenile regiment marched adj
mirably.
Directly tea was over he begged his
mother to put on her bonnet and cloak,
though the fireworks would not begin I'M
til o'clock. Aunt Kate's house was d.
rectly opposite the square, so they would
have fine view OF everything and his
little cousins would be treated to a very
near view of splendid uniform at the
same time. Very likely they would all
play games and dance quadrilles together
when the fireworks were over as they had
done at Christmas.
"Oh, do come, motherl" cried George.
l am sure it will take ever so long to get
down there - the streets are so
crowded"
Smiling at his eagerness, Mrs. Darrell
took up her bonnet and went over 10 a
mirror which hung between the windows.
Grandpa stood with his back to the fire,
watchin- George buckle on the broad,
shiny, white belt which held the precious
sword.
"Oh!" said the old man, suddenly.
"How about that letter. George? Did you
RENE Der it ?"
"Yes-no-I forgot i'll mean that L
did not think of it this morning." stam-
mered George in q very low tone, hoping
his mother would not notice W at was
said, and not daring to look up lest she
should read in his face that he had lost
her letter. He was so busy, therefore. ar
rang ng his sword that he did not see the
twinkle in his grandfather eyes as the
latter continued:
Then you did not post il, eh2'
Ives. l did, afterward," replied the
boy hurriedly. and dead silence followed.
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Among Our Exchanges.

An Interesting short story by William Black
appears in the latest issue of Harpers Round
Table.
beautifully illustrated article by our own
theodore Wores dealing with Chinese New
Year In San francisco. is one of the chief at
fractions of the February st. Nicholas.
Bright Der of Golden DAYS has Gonna to
hand. full OF good stores.
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Communications acknowledged

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 7ONIlOWINUSNU.
Besides letters published pleasant communi-
cations have been received from those whose
names follow:
Mary A. Horn &c. R. c., Genevieve Seng-
stacker, Charles Hamilton Owens, Olmpia
Lafranchi, Fiorine Hart, Lottie May Ward,
Jennie Hills, Mile Schmidt, Hattie Z, Bor-
GER Sallie Noaks, Theodore Joos &C. r. CT,
Nita c. Fancy, Ethel ShOup, Sadie McGinnis,
Carrie Mills. Mrs. F. NJ. Wertz Emma Hollen-
beck, Tom Allen Bither, Madeline Lagomar-
sino, Lizzie Gardner, Mrs. E. ]. Cafferty, Philo
Mobley, Retha Waldan &c. R. CD Edith
Waldan &c. r. c., w. W. Anderson, jennie
Mclaughlin, Ella Jegerson, Cornie l. Bartlett
&c. r. CO., Vera Chisholm, Olive Heyden, Lille
Mckee &c. r. CT
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Some CoYi;eoc f sltc.

One-quarter of all the people born die
before s years and one-half before they
are l6.
Some of the condors shot in the Andes
Mountains have spread of wing from
fifteen to twenty feet.
Copper wires are used for Mexican tele-
graph lines, so that they will hold the
weight of the birds and monkeys that
crowd them at night
The oldest book in the world is said to
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Answers Received.

Answers for February Ia have been received
from the following mem bers of c. r. c.: Fred
Antilles, Retha Waldan.
For February Fred Antilles, Ida Wight
man. Ella r. Hartnell, Alma Sea.
For January 31-Theodore Joos, Jessie Har-
kin.
Answers from non-mem bers for February
7-Nita C. Fahey, Emma Hollen beck.
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Wit and Humor.

$50 your son is in college, Ell? I suppose
he intends to be professional man."
Yes, presume so"
What particular line does he seem to
favorP'
We'll, judging from the way he wears
his hair should think it must be music"
A clergyman, on sultry afternoon,
paused IN his sermon and said:
II saw an advertisement last week for
QUO sleepers FOR railway. think could
supply fifty, and recommend them as
tried and sound"
A preacher who was asked the cause of
his impoverished condition said that it
was due to preaching so much without
notes.
What is an old lady in the middle of the
river like? Like to be drowned.
The stamp act: Applause in theater.
"Who can tell me who George Washington
wasg" said teacher in primary school A
number of little hands waved eagerly. well,
Jimmy, you may tell me-" said the teacher
He was the first prisoner of the United
States" answered Jimmy. proudly.
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Answers to Correspondents.

Carrie Gonsalves: Mistakes often happen.
l.. Gardner: Contribute to our page.
C. II. Owens: Your design was too late.
shall keep it for the Fourth of July.
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Blue CANYON. Feb. l.

Dear Editress and Readers: 1 promised in my
last letter that should tell you about big
black spaniel dog we have. His name is Jet,
and he is very clever. He will be four years
old the 14th of June. We usually keep him in
the yard, and he never attempts to get out.
There used to be dog here that think they
called mastiff; he surely was as large as
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thought to write to you while away in Sissou,
out neglected to post my letter. Papa, who is
miner, wishes us to live in Ssson, but we
nae 10 leave dear old San Francisco. love
tne Chlldhood'S Realm, and we have very ex-
cl'ihg times on Sunday morning each trying
70 get HE CALL first Since December we
nave new sister, and she is the only "native
uaugnter among us. Alem and Carmelite
~ete porn In Sydney and Franklin and l in
Dublin. We are going to name her Dicvin in
honor OF grandma, who had been married
4Iy-seven years on babes birthday.
ne IKE A. Crawford's suggestion for 6
badge.
Fiease do not throw our letter into your
wastepasket, for we wish some ono dear and
true 10 us to see it. We remain lovingly.
PATRICIA V. AND CARMELIrE DE FERR1.
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TITURRAH! Hurrah for the great, the
FG noble Washington Washington
1N1S So truly a king that he refused to
let men crown him a king!
Shout, boys, shout! Wave your flags,
blow your horns and beat your drums in
honor OF our glorious chief, whose name
can never die!
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Dear Editor: This is my first letter to THE
CALL. 1 am acquainted with Eva Navone and
like reading her Letters very much. l am
little girl, II years old. My father has taken
THE DAILY CALL for three years and thinks it
is fine paper. I enjoy reading the Child
hoods Realm. l have a little sister, 6 years
old, and her name is. Nellie. l go 10 a school
called the Bennett School, and am in the fifth
grade. My teachers name is Miss Banta, and
like her very much. We live on the Lake
County toll road, at the base of Mount ST. He
lena. There has been snow on the top of the
mountain several times this winter. If this is
put in the paper 1 will write again some time.
l would like to belong to the C. R. C. Your
little friend, EDITH MARTIN.
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Answers for February II.

Answers for February Il.
l.
KID
INCO G
PICTU RE
PL UCK
URN
E
II. Word square.
AMEN
MINI
ENA LIE
M B 2 LIE
D o L L A r
SNE E IS
III. His comb.
". (G) Because he shrinks from washing.
(b) a button is small event that is always
coming off.
V. Well-swen.
VI. Near, dear. fear, hear, tear, rear and
scar.
VII Discrimination. Dis disc scrim rim.
Mina-Nat. nation-ion.
VIII Wampum was made OF bits OF shell oY
the Indians They bored hole through with
sharpened stone. They used it in trade and
for decorating their persons. The laborious
method OF making it made it valuable. The
introdu ction of machinery.
TX H w. Longiellow.
X. Charles Dickens was born on February
= 1910
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NEW PUZZLES.

I. What partof house is like car of doorss
Why is mouse like grass
Why can all engines hear?
ARIEL WILL &c. r. c..
II. To the head of cat add the head of a rat,
then the tail of your kite and the heart of Q
man, and last ada the heart of miss, and
you'll have a dainty dish.
P AND C. DE FERRI &c. R. c.
III. Behead g fruit and have an organ OF the
body.
w. My is in money, but not in cash;
Ny is in meat, but not in hash;
Ny is in friendship, not in love;
Ny is in stocking, but not in glove;
Ny is in crescent, but not in crown;
My 6 in comedian, but not in clown.
My whole is a river of California.
SYDNEY SCHMIDT &c. R. CO..
v. Hidden fruits:
Ia They are spearing salmon here.
10 There were a great many figures on the
paper.
lei The plumes of the hat were quite pretty.
ROBERT LINCOLN &c. R. CT.
VI. A diamond:
consonant-
period of time xxx
Commerce x * x
A girls name xxx
A vowel
Words correspond, down and across.
VII. Word square:
Frozen water.
A part of the neck.
Public.
part OF the verb "to CO."
HARTLEY E. JACKSON &c. R. e..
VIII. WHAT two words in the English Ian.
guage contain the five yowels in the same
order as they stand in the alphabet
MARY A. HORN &c. R. CO..
TX. Hidden parts of the body:
(d) The boy would make fine artist.
(b) The teacher said the boy had no sense.
(c) The tramp was to eat all.
(d) The bazaar made money.
(e) The little girl was lame.
" Hog, rat, wing, seen. go.
From tho above words form the name Of q
hero.
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remains to this day, and George has never
forgotten the lesson it taught him.-Gold-
en- DAYS.
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ALAMEDA. Feb 9

Dear EdftreSS: This is my third letter to
THE CALL and not one of them has been pub-
lished, so please publish this one. On January
81 you talked 10 us about the snow. Well I
should think itwas fun back East during the
winter months. l have been there, and oh,
how Jolly 1t was TO coast down hill even when
we sometimes tumbled eff. Oh, dear, we had
so much fun. l just wish l were there now.
Please send me little badge when Won get
them for am just as anxious as can be to be
a member of the c. r. c., and I send Won lit.
tie piece. Your old reader, RUTH SApLER.
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SAN FRANcIsco, Cal, Fe

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 2, 1897.
Deer Editor; This makes my third letter to
you and my second story, but the other story
must have found the wastebasket, for l never
saw it printed. hope this will not go after
it. also send you some answers to the puz-
zies. hope you will print this in Sundays
CALL, as wish to send it to my cousin in
Europe, who went away January z, 1897 She
likes to read the ChildhOods Realm, and
wrote you letter before going away. Her
name is Adele Mecch1. ! am going TO sch DOL.
We have three small fantail pigeons. Good-by.
Your friend, MABEL c. MECCHI.
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CAMProNv1LLE. Cal. Feb. 3,

CAMFIONNILLEi Sdl reD D. lCJE.
Dear Editor: This is my first letter to THE
CALL. Ny father has just commenced to take
your nice paper. In last Sundays paper saw
an article about skeeing. and i am going to
tell you little of what 1 know about that
sport. Up here it is as common as marbles or
tops down where you live. If boy does not
know how to Slide run and walk on skees, and
does not own pair, he is considered a baby.
Why, nearly every girl even, between and Is,
has pair. But to change the subject, must
tell you have one pet, dog. Heis part New
foundland and l call him Sport My little Sis
ter Alice has pet kitten named Silver. Butt
fear my letter is getting too long. 1 do hope
you will publis h it. Please tell me what C. r.
c. stands for and how I may belong. L send
you a few puzzles and story without words.
Good-by. HARTLEY E. JACKSON,
9 years old.
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IGERNA, Cal, Feb 3, 1897.
Dear Editor: This is my second letter to The
CALL. have five pets, pony, dog, bird, a
Cat and a calf 1 named my little calf Major
Mckinley. II has been raining here for two
or three days, but to-day it is very nice. 1 read
the children's page every Sunday and like it
very much. 1 send q story for you to print. 1
should like to be member of the C. F. c.
please tell me how. I should like to get &C.
quainted with A Crawford. Your friend,
MAMIE KELLOGG.
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sAN FRANcIsco, February. ls97.

Dear Editress: J have been away in the
country for there weeks, and thought should
let YOU know that l am at home again.
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BLENHE1M. Cal. Feb. . 1907

A-1A-H' o'-4'f ASO' 1887.
Dear Editor: This is my third letter to THE
CALL. We are having no school now, as it is
vacation. 1 live on the shore OF the Pacific
Ocean, and the tide was very rough a while
ago during the late storm. There is a fog sta.
ton about a quarter of a mile from where
live. 1t is operated by steam. The steam
escaping blows large whistle twice minute
like "Chi,dhood's Realm" and try to welt
patiently till Tuesday comes, as on that day
we getthe Sundays papers and letters.
AS we only get the mail three times q week,
OF course my answers are always late. but
enjoy trying to solve them. I do not succeed
all the time, as some 1 cannot get. l sent
them in correct once. I inclose story which
1 have written, and it will give me much
pleasure TO see it among the other stories in
next Sunday paper. 1 hope it viii find lis
way to "Childhood's Realm" Your little
reader, LIZZIE NJ. WIENKE &c. R. c..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-27
Murder and Possible Suicide,

pITTSFIELD. Mass, Feb. 26.-In Falls
Village,a little hamlet just over the Con-
necticut line from Berkshire. lives Walter |.
Chaplin, postmaster of the village. Chaplin
is also superintendent of Gen. II. Bishops
trout hatchery in Sheffield. and frequently
stays at the hatchery over night. His wife
in his absence has offlciated in the post
Office. The S-year-old son of the
couple came down stairs in the morning and
found his mother and Charles Mead. son of
Rev. Henry Mead, II Methodist minister,
dead in the dining room. There were two
bullet holes in Mead's head and one in Mrs
Chapin's head. On the floor between them
was revolver, with three chambers empty.
Mead was fully dressed, even to his over
coat and Mrs. Chaplin was clad only in her
night gown. Mrs. Chaplin was an attractive
brunette of 33 years, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Morris OF Falls Village.
There is no shadow of suspicion upon her
fair name. 1t is thought Mead. knowing
that Mr.. Chaplin was to be away. went to thu,
house. and that Mrs. Chaplin, thinking it was
her husband, let him in and shot him in de-
Tense of her honor, afterward shooting her
self in terror or hystera. What complexities
matters, however. is the fact that the revolt
yer was not her husbands.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-27

PORTLAND. Me-. Feb. 26-At the annual
meeting of the Maine Society Sons OF the
American Revolution. just held Is new mem.
bers were admitted. and the following OH.
GERS were elected: President, James p. Bax-
ter of Portland vice presidcnts. John n
Chandler Of Machias, Archie l.. Talbot Of
Lewiston. John NJ. Glidden of Newcastle,
the Hon. c. F. Libby of Portland. Parker
NJ. Reed Of Bath. Isaac II. Merrill
of Bangor the Hon. Joseph Williamson
of Belfast, Edwin A. Butler of Rockland.
Edwin p Burnham and Charles J. House of
Augusta, Robert j. Gardner of Caribou.
Charles @. Burnett Of Ellsworth. Charles s.
Hathaway of Norway and Joseph G. Hol-
man of Pennington secretary, Henry s.
Burrage of Portland treasurer. Eben Corey
of Portland register. the Hon. j. II. Drum
mond OF Portland: historian, Nathan Goold
of Portland chaplain, the Rev. George VI.
Howe of Lewiston; councillors. Warren II.
vinton OF Gray. Prentiss NJ. Manning Mar
uuis i. King and Charles Ii. Boyd of Port
land and Philip F. Turner A banquet was
held in the Preble House, President Baxter
presided. and there were addresses by Mr..
baxter. Hon. Charles L. Libby AMI Rev.
DIR. jenkins. and recitation by Grace Il.
Seiders, oil of Portland.
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The Great Blond In Dead

LONDON. Eng. Feb. 26-Emile Gravelet,
known all over the civilized world as Blon-
din, the tight rope walker, is dead. He was
the first person to cross Niagara Falls on u
tight rope. This feat he performed in 1859.
He was born in France about 1880, and was
the son of II gymnast. He began rope walk
ing when four years old. In 1855 he was en-
gagged by William Niblo to perform with the
Ravel troupe in New York, and was subse-
quently part proprietor of circus. On
June 30, 1859, he accomplished the re-
markable exploit of crossing Niagara
Falls on II tight rope, and afterward crossed
with man on his back. In all his career
he never used a safety net. and never fell.
1t Is said that the secret of his success was
in the powerful muscles of his arms. which
enabled him to carry an unusually heavy
balancing pole. He never used tobacco.
He was particularly fond of music, and always
put up the rope ON which he was to walk
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-27
A TRUST BUST"
Ferdinand May Arrested for Nego.
tiating Bogus Whalcbone Deal.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26-Feriinand May. a
wholesale importer and exporter of whale
bone at Strasburg, Germany, has been ar
rested in u suit brought by the Allgemne
Elseassiech bank Gesselschaft of Stras-
burg against him and Julius We'll and
Jan We'll Arbach. his partners. to re-
cover S223,3l0. An imperial bank in
spector of Germany is here TO prose-
cute the suit. He accuses May and his
partners of securing the above sum from tho
bank on bills of exchange. drawn by the
firm on L. d. Mar1ualand. The bills, it is
alleged, were dishonored and an invcstiga-
ton showed that Mays representations to
the bank were false. Woelille AYERS that
May represented that his firm had consigned
to Marqualand whalebone valued ut over
$500, 900. and that it was stored in ware
houses in this city. Marqualand denied re-
ceiving the whalebone, and the inspector
failed to find it in the warehouses. Later
the judge who issued the warrant vacated
his own order. holding that rs all the parties
to the snit were foreigners the United States
has no jurisdiction.
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WAY OF TRANSGRESSOR.
Banker Putnam Appeals for Glenn
ency-PaDcrs EOrwa rdeu,


MANCHESTER, n. IT,, Feb. 2G-F. War
rem Putnam. former president of the de-
funct Granite State National bank of En-
eter. now serving five years sentence in
state prison for misapplying bank funds,
has made long appeal for pardon through
the press. He says
II have struggled for three years against
this cruel persecution. One and IL half
years / have been confined in jails, my
health is broken, my half century of
struggle with the world n total loss {;
stripped of all 1 had. and worst of all,
my reputation as an honest man gone.
l have grown old and gray, am branded
as u convict, and filled with bitterness at
fate, II cruel fate, to march in the workshop
gang. with locked step, bowed head. eyes
downcast. forbidden to raise them for mo-
ment, shearcd and cropped. dressed in con-
vict's garland for what2 Read ye and
Judge we. In Gods name in this justice q
Warren Towle of Exeter has filed papers
in Washington for the pardon of Putnam.
The papers have been forwarded to United
States District Attorney Oliver Il. Branch
and Judge Aldrich of the United States
court. whose recommendation in the matter
will decide the fate of Putnam.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-27
WAS CROOKED BEFORE.
Joseph A. Iasigi's Present Troubles
Not First Shady Transaction.

BOSTON, Mass. Feb. 26-It is recalled
since the recent arrest of Joseph A. lasiSi
Tor alleged embezzlement, that he was at least
once before connected with shady transac-
tion. About nine years ago the selling agent
for the Dwight manufacturing company Of
Chicopee, and the Lyman mills Of Holyoke,
found that they were being undersold on
goods bearing their own brand and that the
goods could be procured from other than their
legitimate source. The companies have u
very large foreign trade. Agents and de-
tectives were employed in various parts Of
Europe, hunting for the promoters of the
swindle until the selling agents of the mills
found that the clever schemers who were
cutting them out in their own market with
a spurious label We're located within a few
minutes walk of their own salesroom. JO-
seph A. Iasgi and three other persons were
those to whom the work was finally traced,
and Mr.. lasigi was obliged to turn over a
large part Of the enormous profit accrued by
this sort Of competition. Since the enbez-
element charge has been preferred Mr. Iasigi
has been dismissed by the Turkish govern
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THE ELECT WILL BE SAFE.
Newspaper Men Organize to Beat
Dishonest Advertise

NEW YORK. Feb 26-At the eleventh
annual meeting of the American Newspaper
Publishers association just held, these OFF,
GERS were elected President Charles
W. Knapp; vice-presidcnt, j. A. Butler;
secretary, W. c. Bryant treasurer,
II. L. Gunnison; executive COM
mttee, NJ. A McRae. :. II. kautf
man, Frederick Driscoll, General
Charles H. Taylor and W. II. Self. The OBJ
ject of the corporation is to systcmatize the
credits extended to advertisers so that pub
fishers will not be imposed upon. For
years newspapers have been vic
timized by INSCRIPTIONS advertisers,
and whenever any newspaper publisher
warned others he was liable to be sued
for libel. The association hopes that by in
corporation and sending information about
advertisers only to its own members dishon-
est practices will be discouraged. The asso-
citation voted to incorporate.