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"Tf Erle Is In 70.
bust health, and has
slept well, and Is at
the top of his con-
dition at his depart
ure from Greenland.
his ships will reach
Newfoundland But.
take out Erie and
put In a strong.
CT man Biotn or
Thor6n and the
ships with just as
III NC h case will
reach Labrador and
New England. -
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:, N CTS n wa 5
right. The stronger
a ntan is the fuller
his chest is, the
souuder his heart
and brain and lungs
are, the further he
will sail on the
ocean the higher
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balloon, and the deeper he viii dive into
the intricacies Of his business or profess
etSa, A mans glory is his strength. The
world. has small use for weaklings, and, it
must be said, sickIy people have little use
for the wolAd But, sickness is generally
an unnecessary evil It is almost a crime
against nature 80 bs i'll If you are iii and
feel repentant, anxious to undo the mis-
chief, take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Don't be despossIeut because
your grandfather died Of CONSUMPTION OF
bronchitis, or some other equally friphtful
throat or lung trouble, There IS no sAaed
of hereditary consumption Purify yolss
blood with Golden Medical Discovery
then take more Of 1t to thoroughly
strengthen and build up your whole body
through tbs purity and strength of your
blood
There Is nothing miraculous about the
Discovery.n It Is compound of cura-
lives skiiIfnily pleaded. It will cure eS per
cent of all cases of consumption IL it Is
honestly used
Would you know yourself2 Send 81
one-cent stamps 10 cover cost of mailing
only. aud get Dr.. PieTeeis Common Sense
Medical Adviser. In tile reading OF this
book of 1908 pages is medical education
It IS complete family doctor book, written
n plaSl language thai everybody can un-
Ide5 fnsSt'a z afess ADJ
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sherin,s saIe.

By virfue ef an execution 10 me dirCs
by the clerk Of the circuit court OF jeff,
county, Arkansas, will offer for sa Il
the court house door, in the city Of Pine 4.
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In the above list are free silver,
sound money, Republican, Democrat
ic, farm and household publications,
ana every one can ind paper to
suit him. The Farm News, Farm
journal and Wonankind are pub
#2iahed monthly; the Home ana Farm
fwfes 4 month: Commercial Anneal,
Farm ;hui Ranch, Courier-J onrnal,
and Atlanta Constitution, Weekly;
New York World, three times 49,
and the New York; lzasv 81
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his Atom.

A teacher was giving lessons IN word
Illustrations and was examining the
word atom. She told tho children that
atom meant q small particle Of any
thing. It might even be SO small that 1t
could not b. seen by the naked eyas
Aftes,she had defined the word 50 plain
iss con; !, .ssaoaght tho pupils al knew
speak a seneaneo -, Noss, So 80
atom will be used corraesa sae N0fo
answered, Jimmy Brown hit N NJ, p9y
Id like to get ut him. Exchange
A new block Of fats in the west END
of London displays the announcement.
! a.: .es. -Ear Lady Bachelors 9s1ly !
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sherim,s sa1e.

aaIrs FamlIg PMS are the best
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OUR CLUBBING RATES.
Leading Newspapers at Reduced Price
whom Taken with the Semi
weekly Graphic.

The Xice-,t-w week GRAPHIC has
made arrangements with tho leading
newspapers OF the country whereby
it can secure them for its subscribers
at greatly reduced prices. The list
appears below, the nrice named lie
ing for the twiee-a-week GRAPHIC and
the newspaper mentioned both for
one year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
.oSe Aloot th@
1ooole-B

The letter from Hattie Fairchild of
Glencoe interested me very much, and her
doodle-bug rem nds me of an insect which
the children OF an Eastern State call the
ooly. They say it knows what is said to
it, for when they call, "Ooly-ooly, out the
ground" it comes out. and when they
put it down and say, "Ooly-ooly, in the
ground u in it goes. l am sure You would
like to hear more about this funny bug, so
l will tell you my story of it, and Hattie
shall read and then tell US if her doodle.
bug Is the same as the ooly.
The children of a country school took
their teacher by the hand and led her 10
an old upturned stump, at the foot OF
which in the dry sand lived the ooly-
bugs At first they saw only little pits in
the sand, but when little girl put her
lips close to one and called, "Ooly-ooly r'
there was movement at the bottom of
the pit, and Mr.. OoIy looked out, then
drew back and threw up a little shower of
sand. Then he looked out again, and
this time was taken up in the little eirPs
hand. He began to scramble backward
and looked very queer, with his short
broad body and short legs. When mt
near his pit again he was out of sight in a
twinklng, but ready to come again when
called.
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it was kept on file in the schoolroom, where
all might have access TO its pages.
Its contents were contributed by
members of the class, and consisted OF
prose and poetry, jokes and news items;
all of interest and many very instructive.
When the first number was completed
and placed on file, many visitors came to
See what they called "a wonderful piece OF
modern (schooD journalism
The local newspapers sent their re-
porters and the Student was highly
praised and encouraged in their columns,
and that sixth grade became the banner
class of the City.
The Student was a grand success, and is
still! alive and fourishing.
Now l hope these lines will encourage
all would be editors to try to follow in the
footsteps of these children. Obtain first
the permission of your teachers, then get
your schoolmates interested. and before
long you may find yourself to be one of
the proud publishers of a school journal.
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dents voted for the ones they wished to
have on the editor al staff and finally sue
ceeded in electing al editor-in- chief, liter
ary editor, girls representative and boys
representative.
The literary editor received and selected
contributions, which were then passed
upon by the editor-in-chief.
The boys and girls respective repre-
sentatives acted as reporters, and were
constantly on the alert for interesting
items.
After all the literary articles wer. in
they were sent 20 the "art department"
which consisted of two boys who were
very talented in the use OF the pen, and
who printed and illustrated the entire
paper by hand.
At the last moment the news items were
received from the representatives and
printed in columns reserved for that pur-
pose.
Then the paper was neatly bound, and,
after being inspected and accepted BY the
teacher, was read to the class by some one
who had been appointed to perform that
pleasant duty.
AS all the work was done by hand, only
one copy OF each NUM- Der was printed, but
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woods, in walking around the bend of q
stream, saw just before him small olack
bear standing quite still upon the bank.
He at first thought of shooting 1t. but
remem bered that it could not be killed
with the fine shot in the gun he carried,
and it is very dangerous to merely wound
a bear.
He was anxious to go down the stream.
vet could not so long as the bear stood d.
rectly in his way and would not run off
into the thick forest as they usually do
when man comes near.
This bear did not seem to know that
any one was around, and stood as still as
the old log beside him, with his eyes fixed
upon the water running al his feet.
He stood so still that little bird, who
might have taken him for black stump
flew down and lit for moment upon his
head and then, perhaps seeing its mis-
take, flew away again, singing loudly, but
still the bear did not move.
The man began to wonder what was thu
matter, ana forgetting to be afraid walked
few steps nearer, but still the bear stood
and looked at the water.
All OF sudden there was a great splash,
after which the man noticed large, shin
ing salmon trout founderng upon the
shore; for quick as fash the bear had
dashed his great, fat paw into the water
and thrown the fish quite out OF the
stream, almost before it had time to even
think of danger Then he began to make
is dinner upon it. This did not take
him very long, and after it was eaten he
bolted off into the woods and the man was
able 10 o on his way
He mt no more bears that day, but all
along the stream he saw the scales or
pieces OF haif-eaten fish and knew that
this must be the usual way for bruin 10
get his food before the berries which they
feed upon are ripe. For bears, you know,
are very fond OF berries, and when they
are plentiful seldom lake the trouble TO 20
fishing. CLARA LA PRICE.
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hawk took one of the cute little things yester-
day. so now we have only three. think they
are such pretty birds and they are so easily
tanned. Ours will fly to US when they see us
coming and will eat out of our hands. Our
other pet is q big black Newfoundland dog
named Rover. We have taught him to carry
in stick of wood, always paying him with
some bread. He brings wood III every day.
get tired of taking it from him
and will pretend not 10 see him. Then he
barks and makes as much noise as he can to
attract my atten ton. He is great swimmer
and loves the sport. If we throw stick into
the water he jumps after it, gets it and brings
4 to US. We have only one cat now and her
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Come hasten to climb its rainbow bar.

Come hasten to climb its rainbow bar,
10 watch the sun set in his golden car;
But fore he drives off with clear daylight,
Let's see that the gate swings to all right.
That it's anchored deep-let US all hope
And chained down strong with yellow rope
Of poppies, that brighten the hills like gold
Then the gate surely will you and me hold.
Well see that its sunlight posts, so round,
To pink seashells are firmly bound
Well whistle "Whte Wings careful to be-
When they op'n the gate to sail the sea.
For suppose the gate should drop in the sea
It would scare all the fishes away, maybe,
Unless, indeed, they liked rich bait,
And stayed to nibble the Golden Gate.
But that wouldn't matter to you nor me,
For we'd 60 fishing, the gate, you see,
Then hang it again across the bay
And swing, and swing golden hours away.
MRS. T. j. O'C(
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016ilo Poppfec.

Beautiful, golden poppies,
That nod in the soft, balmy air,
Well were you chosen The mblem
OF the lads of all lands most fair.
Who planted you golden poppies?
Were you here when the world was new?
Were you painted by the morning?
Do you mirror the sunsets hue?
Do you spring from seeds of bright gold
That are hidden away from sight?
Are you stars come down from the sky
That shine in the radiant light?
Are you golden cups o'erflowing
With jewels OF raindrops and dew?
Why are you so constant-hearted
To the State that has chosen you?
With gold you carpet the meadows
Like the glorious Land OF the Blest,r
Wild poppies-the flower emb EN-
OF the queen OF 1.-THE Golden West"
FRED ANTHEs &C. Z. C.).
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Exchanges.

The special Easter editions of the Youths
Companion and Harper's Round Table are very
attractive with their artistically decorated
covers, done in colors, and enter tanning timely
reading matter. Harper's Round Table con-
tains four exquisite panels representing the
seasons by Alma Tadema.
The Great Round World. and What Is Going
On In 1t is 8 weekly newspaper for boys and
girls. published by William Beverley Harri-
son. New York: So SO year.
This little paper will prove invaluable to
wide-awake boys and girls who wish 10 keep
well posted and up with the times. Your edi
tress advises you to send for a sample COPY
right away.
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New Pozzlec.

!. IT of Trinity,
Is of Butte,
1-6 of Fresno,
Ia of Kern,
1-6 of Lassen and
1-S of Monterey make
country of Europe.
LIZZIE NJ. wIENKE &c. r. C.).
WORD SQUARES.
II. (a) /. A body of water.
2. A relative.
g. A tie.
4. A girls name.
(O ]. Title.
2. African animals.
3. A table-land.
4. A proper name.
EDGAR RANDALL &c. R. C.l
WORD SQUARES.
III. l. A arpenler's tool.
2 A kind of tree.
3. A pronoun.
MAX sELIa &c. R. C.).
w. l. Inclines.
2. To furnish with dover.
5. To worship.
A. An ancient language.
5. Fragrant.
ALICE BELL &c. R. C.)
TgANsPosITIoNs.
v. lam a word of FIVE letters and mean at,
take goods unlawfully"; transpose my letter.
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comes out as q Myrmeleon formicalio-
that Is the ant lion in his perfect form. an
insect which looks like a small dragon fv.
When children call "Doodiel Doodle !"
or "Ooly! Ooly!' they are really playing
April fool with the ant lion. He hears or
feels the vibrations of the sound, and
thinking it buzzing fly rushes out 10
catch his prey, often throwing up his
shower OF sand for their amusement.
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While you are on your vacation this
summer look for the ant lion. You will
enjoy making his acquaintance. If you
DO not find him there are many other
creatures. large and small, about which
you may learn much that is not fou I'D in
books.
AS am much too ''grown up" to be a
c. K. c. will be to you all as was to the
boys and girls who found the Ooiytown
by the old stump,
NTHE SCHOOL AM ~
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PAJARo. Monterey County, April z, 1897.
Dear Editress long time ago, when
was very small and my little sister was
baby, mamma called me out 10 the chicken.
coop TO get the eggs. 1t was in the morning
She had not gathered them the night be-
fore, so l thought there would be a gre at
many. / took little basket and went 10 each
nest without any success. Then mamma told
me to look behind a large box. 1 did, and
there was nest full of eggs, OF all colors.
They were pretty. l gathered them up and
took them into the house. / could not think
n ow they came in that nest and how they
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SolVerS.

Answers to puzzles of April 1S have been re.
ceived from the following members of C. r. c.:
Max Selig, Madalena Lagomarsino, Ethel
Mcclure, Emily Houston, Retha Waldan, Ida
Wightman.
For April IL from: Theo Joos and Lizzie NJ
Wienke.
From non-members for April 1s: Edna
Osborn, Maggie Cockrill and Florence Doholue.
Besides letters published, we thank the fol-
lowing for pleasant communications: Ida
Wightman &c. R. CO. Jennie McCaughan &C. R.
c., Theo Joos &c. R. c. Sadie McGinnis Ellen
NJ. c. Tubb &c. r. c., Emma Eggers &c. R. C.),
Ethel NJ. Ferguson &c. R. C.), Adele Carr, Row
Warner, Olga F. Herman &C. r. c.. Olga Zeller
&c. R. C.). Hilda Kennedy. Charlie Richter,
Edna Osborn, Gertie Leonard, Florence Doho-
lue, Maggie Cockril, Gertrude Tormey, Lizzie
Wienke &c. R. C). Grace Manning, Emily
Houston &c. R. c.. S. NJ. Moore, R. WaIdan &C,
R. C.), E. L. Blodgett &c. r. CO., Harold Walker,
John Leslie Morrill, and Irene NJ. Conkey.
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90 GOLDEN GOWN
-"Babbling Brook"

jill DaUUITNg DFooK.
Put on your bonnet and silken gown,
That we may be off to Golden Town,
To swing on its gate-'twill ride us free
AS it lets ships in, then out to sea.
This Golden Gate is of opal spray,
That kisses the sky, then melts away;
lis built with beams the sun shines through.
Together its nailed with drops of dew.
Its diamond lock has crystal key,
Which opens the gate out to the sea:
Its hinges are mists of pearly hue,
lis painted the color of ocean blue.
Let's scamper way to this Treasure Land,
10 fill our pockets with golden sand,
That we may buy gray goose to lay
A golden egg for US every day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

How queer! Is it not? And how strange
that such a communicating little bug
should act in such an uncommon way.
Ii We observe closely we will find a rea-
son for the bits and manners of even the
least of Gods creatures, and school chill
dren, near TO nature, may often learn
truths that men of science have not dis
covered.
Now l will tell you what the scientist
know about the doodle bug or ooly. They
call it Myrme leon. It looks hard, don't
it? But not so hard afler all, for myrme
means ant and leon. is lion, so there is the
name OF the doodle-ant lion.
The strangest fact about this insect is
the fact that it is hatched from an egg
laid in the sand by a small dragon fly.
AS soon as he is hatched the ant lion
be ms to burrow beneath the sand and
scoops out small cone-shaped pit, at the
bottom of which he lives
TIE pit is really a trap, for should an
insect step over the edge he slides down
with the loose sand TO the bottom, where
the ant lion lies waiting to seize him.
If hy should Iumb bic in and attempt to
climb out or u tiv the lion throws up his
spray OF sand which bring him down
again.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

What is the first thing gardener plants In
his garden? IDA SULLIVAN (C. 4. C.).
Will Transpose the letters:
(a) OF a female sheep and obtain tiny"
(b) OF Shiny mollusk and obtain iron pins.
lei OF hogs ana obtain "fermented juices OF
fruits"
(d) OF small poisonous serpent and obtain
mineral springs.
TX. Rivet. Fern.
Hoop. Fewer.
Gun, Vent.
Shielded.
Out OF the above words form we'll known
saying. GRACE ANDERSON &c. r. c..
y. (a) What are the flower and stone for
May
(b) Give the sentiment OF each.
(c) What day in May is set apart In memory
OF brave hearts?
Id What historical event concerning the
United States tooA D ace in May?
t) What great Queen ives bornin May 7
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to-day and hope he will not desert US
again.
L wonder if that little girl in Monterey
County, Ella Hartnell, has lo,t all interest
in our page! Come, Ella, we miss you and
hope to have nice long letter from you
this week.
Well, we've come to the very last Sun
day in April, and what sunshiny, bright
April 1t has been. with so few showers!
and now we're all ready to greet sweet
bonny ight-footed MAY!
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SOME DAISY GRANDMOTHER.

and am thin piece of stone"; again, and
am 'storiesp; again. and am "water fowls;"
again, and am smallest; once more, and
am "tasteless from age"
BEHEADINGS.
VI. (a) I am shelter for stock; oehead me
and become an article of furniture; again,
and l am strong.
IRENE A. MOORE &C. R. c..
kitchen utensil
ARIEL WILL &c. R. c..
VII. Conundrums
Why is horse the most curious feeder in
the world 2 E. EGGERs &c. R. CO..
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The ant lion sucks as a spider does, AMI
when he has finished his feast he jerks the
remains out of the pit, seizng them in his
fore feet and going backward.
For two years he lives as an ant lion,
and then when full grown he spins q
cocoon for himself and in three weeks
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
Answers to Correspondents.

Ida Whitmsn-Have not yet decided about
our motto Glad to receive more suggestions
from members.
Sadie McG.-Do not be discouraged because
your little rhyme was not published, for it
was very good.
Blanch E. Stout-Your rhyme was also good.
C. Crawford and Harry Darlipg-Your draw
ings were simply crowded Gut.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

name is Bopeep. She is very loving and will
get up in our laps and try to rub her nose in
our faces. Whenever we go walking she likes
to go with us. She is very fond of Rover and
will rub up against him and Durr in very
friendly way. Your loving reader,
ELSIE AKELAN &c. R. C.(.
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YWDN6
GD)G6RS.

BY CHARLES II. OWENS &C. r. CO..
Doubtless there are many readers OF
Childhood's Realm who would like to be-
come young editors. so ] shall endeavor
10 explain how The sixth grade of the
Branciforte Schoo! in Santa Cruz pub
lished weekly journal in the interests of
the class.
The little paper was named the Stu
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Shielded.

answers for April l8.
L. Easter.
IL Crow-row.
Ill. Diamond P
r A n
A P z
n E T
~. Word square
W Fl T
H A r E
A R NJ S
T E T.
v. If the CRATE be empty put some coal on,
but if ne CRATE be full stop.
VI. Think before you act.
VII Liverpool.
VII. (aJ One is killed to dress, while the
other is dressed to Kill. (b) One misses the
U rain, the other trains the misses
TX. TON-NOT
MAR RAM
GOD-DOG
SAW-WAS
NATHAN.
x. Copenhagen.
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ton because great many live in the
woods up there and, besides, fish are very
plentiful IN the streams that come tum-
bling down from the nj ount aims, where the
deep snow lies all the year around.
One day a man who was out in th
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO.
Dear Editor: I have been wishing to be a mem
Der OF the C. r. e. have dog named Amigo,
which is u Spanish name, and means "friend."
She is about year old and can sit on her hind
legs aud beg. Sometimes she Will beg me to
play with her when she thinks ought to. She
W IL speak when commanded to do so, and
give me her paw. l had a rabbit called Snow
ball. but he died not long ago, and nobody
knows the cause. The rabbit ana the dog were
good friends and used 10 play together, but the
dog was rough, and 1 think she must have
killed bunnie accidentally. Your friend,
HARRY w. DARLING.
PLACERvILLE, April 13, 1897.
Dear Editor: see ,hat the &. K. c. Club is
increasing and the list oil letter-writers grow
ing longer. and that is just what we wish.
think Maud Mallory's rhyme was very NICE
like to read the letter-box, as the letters are
all interesting. Ishall send a story some time.
My naughty little dog ran away yes terday and
:ly brother has just found him. He followed
a man up TO Reservoir Hill and then followed
him back again. should have ielt sorry if
he had been lost l live at the Placervilie
park and there is TO be horse racing the 1st
and I'd of May. Our school will close in six
weeks. have about mile to go to school 1t
would not be tad walking if there were not SO
many little hills. We have been having some
BLANCHE E. STOUT.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Dear Editor : During the last three hot days
l wore my brother's broad nat. caught
number of bu tterhies with my net. l caught
some birds In my trap. Among them was
young canary, but 1 saw it was going to die. so
let 60 1 am 8 years old and go to the
Douglass School, and am in the third grade.
My father is building a greenhouse and he
says that he is going TO give me a little corner
to plant anything wish in. He has promised
TO make me big kite 6 feet high and it is to
be covered with cloth. 1 like the children's
page and read it every Sunday morning. Your
loving friend, GORDON MARSHALL.
Dear Editress: I thank you very much for
making me member of the C. R. c. send
the answers 10 last Sundays puzzles and also
a charade. sent you story few weeks ago,
and as it was not pu bllshed supposed it was
not quite suitable. But peoples first stories
usually are not published, and as am not s.
couraged hope TO soon send you another.
Thanking you again for my membership, 1 am,
truly your friend, RUBY LovELAND, II years.
P 81 had q birthday March 81.
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On C'6ay Beaty
F(gh IN G5acht1$ton

suppose that bears catch fish just the
same everywhere, but one has a good
chance TO see how it is done in Washing
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HpNil 10 Msy.
JANE ELLIS JOY.

JANE ELLIS JOY.
lam speeding away;
So, my fair daughter May,
The earth will soon be in your keeping.
You'll find everything new
And in very good form
In the air stores of dew,
And The winds softly warm,
To coax up the crocuses, peeping.
You will find the hills green,
And in valleys between
Wild violets telling the story
OF how l caresSed them
With sun-waves and shower,
And fed Them and dressed them
Yes, every small flower
That smi es in its blue-purple glory.
And nv dearest child, May,
II you find thinas delay
Like buds, which oft linger. brown-coated
Do not worry or fret,
But wait gently awhile;
That frown never yet
Did the work of a smile
Is something l of;e have noted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

The badges are going fast. Hurry, if
you wish yours before vacation comes.
As soon as you receive it, please let US
know how you like it.
Remember, it's made of pure silver, and
80 strong twill ia forever. The coloring
was done TO bring the letters out good and
clear.
We are all glad to see Max Seligs name