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shrill, piping voice, give me something
to eat"
with pleasure" the boy replied, eying
his strange guest, and when they had fin
ished their repsst not one morsel of the
three ioaves remained.
During the meal the little boy told the
dwarf of his errand, and when they were
about to separate the dwarf said:
You have been kind to me; now l will
serve YOU"
Then the dwarf stamped his foot on the
ground. and Immediately there lay at his
feet a small sword cap and a scarf.
Here" said the dwarf, handing these
things to the boy; "here is the sword of
sharpness, which, so long as you carry it,
will prevent you from being so much as
scratched, much less can any one kill you.
And this is the cap of darkness, which,
when you wear it, will make you invisible
and carry you swifter than the wind wher-
ever you wish to go. This is the scarf of
plenty: if you are hungry or thirsty you
have but to spread it on the ground, and
all that you can wish for and more besides
will appear. Now farewell, and remem-
Der me when you return this way"
When the boy, whom we will call
Sunny One" turned to thank his friend
he had disappeared, and the next mo-
ment, as ne began to think OF his sisters,
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Il Sto1y Of
O(a EYt'n.
How a Brave Boy Conquered and
Slew the Giant Of White Hill.


A long time ago there lived in the land
of Erin a weaver with his wife and his
three daughters One day, while gather
ing tagots in the wood, the father, who
was accompanied by his eldest daughter,
was accosted by a tall, strengthening
man.
will you give me that girl of yours,
my good MANI" the stranger said.
And that l will not" the weaver an
swered.
But 1 will give you her weight in gold,
said the man, and before the father could
speak there was the heap of shining metal
on the ground before him.
The temptation was too great to be re-
sisted, so the man departed with the girl,
and the weaver buried his gold and then
went home to his family.
Where is Fair One?" asked the mother,
as her husband came in alone.
"Ah! l sent her on an errand to the viii
lage," the guilty man replied.
But night came, and the girl did not re-
turn, and the mothers heart was grieved.
But the weaver thought only OF his gold.
Another day the weaver was gathering
fagots with his second daughter when
strange man addressed him:
"Give me this maiden he said
NAY, but I cannot" the father an
swered.
II Will give you her weight in silver"
responded the stranger and there in mo-
ment was heap of shimmering silver on
the ground.
So the girl departed with the man, and
the father, after burying his silver, re-
t"rned home and repeated of his daugh-
ter the tale he had told of Fair One.
ALAS, alas" cried the mother, day and
night. when neither child returned home:
81 have lost both Fair One and Bright
One. Alas, alas!"
Another day the father parted in the
same way with his youngest daughter, for
her weight III copper, but when he saw his
wife lament more for the Gentle One than
for the other two, his heart was moved to
pity and he confessed his guilt.
Then the mother wept no more before
him, but all day, out in the fields and
woods. she let her tears fall and her sobs
proke the stiffness around.
Soon after this a little bow came to
them, and often he wondered to see his
mother weep. But she never would tell
him the cause of her grief. One day, how
ever, he came running home from school,
crying:
Mother, mother, cease your weeping,
for will not rest three nights in any
house till have found my three sstersp'
The next morning, as he was setting out
on his journey, the mother gave him
three loaves of bread, but she wept when
she said go)d-by, and went into the house.
The bow however was not deDressed
The sun was shining, the birds were sing
ing, the flowers were blooming, and hope
beat so high in his heart, that he was
glad, and felt in harmony with the Joyous
mood of nature.
At noon he sat down on a messy rock
beside brook and took out a loaf of
bread to eat. But before he had taken
. bite there stood before him a queer-look-
ing man, with great shock of red hair.
NV little man." the dwarf cried out In
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have to stay in the house. short time ago l
received a letter from Clinton Harring on, our
little friend at Trinidad, and was exceedingly
pleased. for 1t was very interesting letter. 1
think that if all the boys and girls would
write to him they would feel the same as 40
was much surprised and pleased to see a
picture of the petrified arch at the Calistoga
Hot Springs. 1 have seen it often but never
knew how long it was supposed to have been
there or by whom it was built Indeed 1
never asked about it, but supposed it was put
up by Sam Brannan, the founder of this town,
when he owned that property. The picture is
just as natural as it can be, and think
know the buggy and the people in it. l was
pleased to find lot of nice poems in The CALL
yesterday, for Pm so fond of poetry. 1 also
enjoy my music very much. Well 1 must
close, hoping to see my letter in the paper
next Sunday Oh yes why do we never see
anything from Maud Mallory any more? Your
friend, NJ. EVA NAvoNE &C. R. c..
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Answers to Correspondents.

In order to become a member of "Child-
hoods Realm Club" you must contribute an
original story, puzzle or rhyme Tor our Chill.
dren's Page.
Contributors of puzzles must always seud in
correct solutions also.
What has become OF Lucy Moeller?
Besides letters published interesting letters
have also been received from the bows and
girls whose names follow:
Eugene Van Antwerp, P. c. Mulligan. w
Lyons &C. R. CT, Josephine Raspiller &C. R. C1.
Esther Indig, Margaret Harper, John Decern.
Answers to puzzles of January 10 have been
received from the following members of
Childhood's Realm Club: Alice Bell Ethel
Mcclure. For January 3-Jessie Harkin.
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New Puzzles, Questions, Etc.
-IDDEN NAMES OF BIRDS

l. HIDDEN NAMES OF BIRDS
(a) should like to be cleaner in your
field.
(b) He was second or third In the last exam
ination.
(c) On this wall owls perch at night.
(d) George is fond of swimming and Ernest
of skating JOSEPHINE RAsPILLER &c. R. c..
II. RIDDLES.
Whole am an elevation.
Change ny head and 1 am not lost.
Change 1t again ana l am an animal.
Again and am perfect.
Again and leap.
Once more and have no end
LENA WooDsoN &c. R.C.l
III. WORD SQUARE.
1. A small glass bottle.
2. A domestic animal.
3. Angry.
4. flower.
5. Affected looks
CARRIE GoNsALvEs &c. R. Gu.
w. CROSSWORD ENIGMA.
My is in rat but not IN mouse
My is In table put not in house,
Ny 3 is in marry but not in more,
My 4 is in silent but not in roar,
My 5 is in Kittie, not in Jane;
My q is in tail, also in Maine;
Ny whole belongs to Uncle Sam
Guess me quick if you can.
E. NJ. BoLGER &C. R. CO.
V. My is portion OF a whole,
My is the top of roof,
My whole is bird.
FRED ANTHEs &C. R. CT
VI Pr A PRoVERB.
Eth rome easth het sells sedpe
JESSIE HARKIN &c. R. c..
VII. BEHEADINGs.
Ia, Behead a household necessity and have
an apartment.
(b) Behead an inscription and have mascu.
line name.
VIII. cURTAILINGs.
Curtail at once and have a negative.
IDA WIGHTMAN &c. R. c.
January's Patriotic Days.
HISTORY QUESTIONS
TX. Where was Daniel Webster born2
X. Why does his name still live?
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answers for January 10.
ANAGRAMS.

ANAGRAMS.
1. Theater.
ii. Saltpetre.
BEHEADINGS.
III. (a) Cash-ash.
(b) Pounce-ounce.
(c) Stable-table.
". (a) Pink-ink.
(b) Cow-ow.
(c) Switches-witches.
(d) Farm-arm.
V. Unite-untie.
ENIGMA.
VI. Bid rats, oh, fear, feel, fog sock, get and
heart. "Birds OF a feather flock together"
HISTORY.
/. Alexander Hamilton, born January H.
1907, in West Indies. He was q strong de-
fender OF American colonies; also was a men,
Der OF convention which met to form q consti-
tuition Tor United States.
IL. Pestalozzi was born January IL, 1746. in
Switzerland. He was the originator OF object
teaching.
Froebel, the founder of the kindergarten
system, was his friend.
Horace Mann, the great educator, was his
pupil.
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BRoDERIcK, Yolo County, CAL, Jan. g. 1897.
Dear tduOr: This is my first letter to you,
and hope it will Miss the waste-basket. l go
to the Sacramento Institute school and am in
the fifth grade. l am boy IL years old,
and have little brother IL months, whose
name is William Mckinley. My father has
taken THE CALL for six years, and 1 like
the chiliren's page very much l think my
letter is getting too long, SO 1 will Close re-
naming your true friend.
GEORGE LoUGHMAN.
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sIsKIYoU. OR. Jan. Q. 1897.

Dear Editor: Christmas and New Years are
over. l shall write to you again. Santa Claus
ca me to see me and brought me several nice
presents l have four brothers and two sisters
ana am the youngest of them all. have
sister married, living in Dunsmuir, and an
other sister ID years old is staying with her to
O to sch oil this winter, as we have no school
here during this season. We are having very
pleasant weather here in the mountains and
not much snow. Your little friend,
HAZEL GREIvE NooNAN
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CARMEL VALLEY. ca. Jan. s. 1s97

I
Tear Editor: AS l have not seen any letter
from Carmel will write one. l live near the
old Carmel Mission, one of the Oldest in the
State Papa has only taken THE CALL for nine
months and likes it. This is my first letter to
any paper. Fearing my letter is getting too
long for the first time 1 remain your new
friend MARGUERITE MOsSoP.
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SANTA MARIA. Cal. Jan. 10.


Dear Editor: am IL years DID, and my papa
has taken THE CALL for about three years. and
he likes it very much. l enjoy reading the
children's page. live in Santa Maria Valley.
go to school, and my teachers name is S. B.
Schuer. He is a very good teacher, and has
taught our school for five years 1 am out for
our winters vacation. Hoping this letter will,
escape the waste basket, remain your reader,
MARY JANE MARCUM.
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- OUR ancient forefathers in Britain
E@S2 called the first month of the year
S1gA "Juis Genver," or "cold air
month" a name still given to it in Corn
wall.
In Germany, too, the idea existed that
the days grew colder as they grew longer.
Later on the Anglo-Saxons called it the
'Wo monat," because the wolves were
more ravenous then than at any other
time.
In old calendars January is pictured is
a man bent with age, carrying wood
mans ak and bunch of faggots. He APP
pears to be shivering with cold and is
busily engaged in blowing his fingers TO
keep them from freezing.
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Jane and Little Madge; two rabbits and a
Maltese kitten, whom we call 10. He is real
good, for he looks at the birds, but does not
jump at them. l should like 10 have a NOR
key for pet, for think they are very cute.
Hoping that this my first letter to The CALL
will be printed, remain your friend,
NAY PECKHAM.
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SANTA Rosa. Cal. Jan. 10.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Jan. 10.
Dear Editor: I read THE CALL every Sunday.
1 have not seen any letters from Santa Rosa,
so l thought I would write to You. This is my
first letter to you. | go to the FOurth-street
school. My teachers name is Miss Smith l
an in the fifth grade. My papa is the agent
at the Southern Pacific depot. have great
deal of fun there. AS l think my letter is
getting too long 1 shall close. Your little
reader. GENEvIEvE STONE.
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II know that you are the brother of my
Fair One, and only you can release us,
when you have completed the task before
you and killed the Giant of the White
Hill. larry here for few days, for you
are welcome"
To be conc 'uded neat week.
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HAZEL GREIvE NooNAN.
sAN FRANc1sco. Ham ID 1saz

L 4.
Dear Editor: Kindly insert this letter of
m inc in the children's page for next Sunday
As | spent the Christmas season far up n the
mountains in Calavefas County l wish to re-
late how njoyed myself far above all my ex-
pectations, because the weather was very
agreeable and the different people l came in.
contact with were very nice and kind to me-
l had lots of fun with very fine, we'll
trained dog by the name of Sullivan. l should
like to own him, but am sorry to say that he
is not for sale just now, as he is the pet of the
house Christmas day we had fine spin
down to Redding station with splendid team
of horses. Mamma and l went out prospecting
for some time, but could find no real gold
nuggets. We found lots of pretty quartz
though. The country up there is very inter
esting and valuable. l saw the Utica gold
mine and many others. / went out bear
hunting one day, but had to go home without
shooting nything, which made me very sad
until Sullivan, the dog, drove my sad looks
into smiles. Yours truly, WILLIE vETTER.
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ALAMEDA, Cal, Jan. II, 1897.
Age 8 years,

ALAMEDA, Cal, JAN II, 1897.
Dear Editor: l am little girl IL years old.
l am in the seventh grade. L wish TO become
g member of the C. r. c. Please tell me how l
may. Ny papa has taken The CALL for long
time, and 1 enjoy the children's page very
much. Your new friend, MARY CoNRo.
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CALIsToGA, CAL, Jan. IL.
Dear Editor: have not written to you for
several weeks, but could not on account of
being sick. l am much better now, but still
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BoDEGA. Cal. Jan, IL. 1897.

bODEGA, OaI., jan, IT, 1877.
Dear Editor am 8 years old. and think
am big enough to write letter to The CALL.
live in the old town of 30 lega. I would be
very pleased to see my letter in THE CALL.
My address is Smith Ranch, Sonoma County.
Good night. LINDA ToMASI.
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kin. It's cause we get up early and hurry
through breakfas' SOS to dress in time for
Sunday-school and then hurry to Sunday
school so We won't be late and then skip
inter church fore the bell stops rngin',
and then go home TO dinner and get fixed
up fur aftern DON service, an then get sup
per an go to bed so pa and ma can get
ready for evening service. That's all
we do.
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Bsnnls aAA Tie Sea.

Benny LOOMS went out with his father,
on the boundiess blue ocean to sail;
The soft gentle breezes grew fiercer
TIL at last they swelled into gale.
" Oh, papa" pale Benny moaned family,
" 10 the land let US hssten to CO.
d" l don't like the sea-" quivered Benny,
"Cause It's making me unswallow sol"
MARY F. MERRILL
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RosEvILLE, Cal, Jan. 10, 1897.
Dear Editor: This is my second letter have
written to THE DAILY CALL. My papa has been
taking your paper for several years, and en-
joy reading the children's page. l go to a
graded school. My teachers name is Miss
Skil.ipp. l have two pets; one of them is a
little calf and the other is a little dog. My
dogs name is Prince. SYLVIA THEILE.
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Sunday-school Experimentation any
of you tell me why Sunday is called day
of rest?
Little Dick (holding up his HANDY I
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p. A DAVIS
There, foe with foeman meets in ghostIy fight,
On strange dim fields in lands unknown,
affair
There Victory's LITE helm shines like star;
Or over some dead passion falls the night
OF Silence and defeat and vanquished Right.
And every chamber is fair new day,
Full OF all power and possibility,
And in our hands God lays the golden key.
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WATsoNvILLE. Jan. IL. 1897.

NAISONNlLi.E, JAN. Ii, 1891.
Dear Editor: wish you a Happy New Year
on the wonderful number seven. II there is
anything in signs, we ought to be a prosper
Gus Nation FROM this time on. McKinley's
election, followed by the lucky number seven,
ought to bring prosperity. peace ana plenty
through the four years he guides the ship of
state. My papa has takes THE CALL ever since
can remember. and an eleven years old.
like "Chidhood's Realm very much and read
1t through every week. 1 would like to Join
the G. R. c. if you will tell me how 1 can do
so. Mamma says The CALL is the only CITY
paper that is reliable or fl to bring into the
family. heard a man say once that if he res d
anything in the other daily papers he would
always go to The CALL to see If it was true. I
think that is pretty good name for paper to
have. am very much interested in the Gobo-
links. l tried my hand at one to-day and send
1t to you with short rhyme composed for
the occasion. ] have quite number of pets.
two dogs-a big one and little one. The
small one is japanese spaniel and is every-
body's favorite. Two white rats. named Lady
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A wild toy menagerie one night got away
From its keepers and mixed in a savage ARRAY,
And strewn far around where the conflict had ragged
Were the fragments of 'Ark' in which they'd been Gagged
little stuffed dogge had sprung at sheep
With furious fang and had put it to Sleep
In pain and in anguish NOAH had died.
And the saWduSt had bed from hole in his side.
A tiger had chewed on a tin turtles neck
The paint had come off and the toy a wreck
The "Royal Bengal himself knocked clean out,
And his, ears, tail and claws all scattered about
Then a fierce, brstng pig with razor-lke tush
Had gone for big grizzly bear with rush,
And died, for his foe with swpe of his paw
Had smashed the wild porker's hot, trucuent jaw.
rabbit had found giraffe in his PATH
Which became then and there the cause of his wrath
He had charged like soldier all wild to attack
And lay the field with crick in his back
A lion low crouched by the badly wrecked ark
Was sorely surprised by kid in the dark
And being unable to fight or escape,
Had been bumped by that goatet till quite out of shape.
A hungry red fox had full ravenous tried
To eat his way through a cloth elephants hide;
A poor plaster kitten, bereft of its breath,
Had probably purred its toy body to DEATH
A python had coled himself round the stair rail
Till he split himself clear from his head to his tail:
A monkey had strayed near huge crocodile
And furnished meal for the king of the Nile
A little policeman lay cold on the floor
His pretty blue uniform spotted with gore;
In keeping the peace he had given his life
And dead in the midst of that terrible strife
So with teeth and with claws throughout that long night
They had fought to the death and died in that fight
And strewn far around where the conflict had ragged
Were the fragments of ark in which they'd been Gagged
And the papers next day, with a great farng head
Told the world how they died and how they lay dead.
l,,CII1o
And said at the closing, "Nobody to blame'
TOM GREGOR
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he suddenly felt the ground at his feet
trent BILE, and in a moment he saw great
hole open, into which he fell
Down, down, down, he went. All day
he fell, but. strange to say, he felt no
queer sensation at all. Suddenly he found
himself on his feet in strange country,
just as the sun was rising there, and the
birds were singing their morning hymns
of thanksgiving for the breaking OF new
day.
Sunny One put on his cap of darkness,
and Immediately he felt himself rushing
on, outstripping the wind, till he stood
before a great palace, but was debarred
from entering it on account of nine locked
eateways. 1t was written inside his cap
OF darkness that here lived his eldest sis
ter, Fair One.
Seeing a little maid inside the gate,
Sunny One pulled off his cap, and i'm
mediately she cried ont:
$50 away, 60 away, or you will be
killed.
mo, 1 shall not CO." he answered. "But
do you go 10 the lady within and tell her
that her brother is here"
Soon very beautiful woman dressed in
gold like the morning sunshine, came out
to I'm and led him into the palace.
When Sunny One told her the story of
how she and her sisters had been sold for
their weight in gold. silver and copper, she
knew that be was her brother, for no one
else CO / have known her story. So she
told him not to be surprised at anything
that might happen in the castle.
For" she said my husband is en-
chanted, and only in the night time does
he appear as a man"
Sunny One was delighted with all he
saw in his sisters palace. Every thing was
Of gold, from the finest dust in the drive
way to the massive pillars supporting the
walls. Beautiful divans of gold. covered
with rugs and pillows of cloth of gold,
greeted bis eye on entering, and even the
water in the fountain fell in great am Der
clouds, as if the morning sunshine,
stretching in its long tinger-like rays, had
the touch of Midas.
Sunny One saw that his sister was
happy. though her face often clouded
when she spoke of the enchanted spell
that hung over her husband.
AS evening drew on suddenly terrible
noise was heard and great ram dashed
into the palace and up the broad golden
staircase. little later handsome man
came down and received Sunny One very
graciously.
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An open door where Gods great angel stands
Without the star-sown midnight and the cold,
A shroud of darkness round the dead world
rolled;
Within many-cham bered palace fair;
Along the walls, like painted tapestry,
Waiver the shadowy shapes of things 10 be
Love seli-sur:endered, crowned with COLDER
hair,
The sacrifice of married lips and hands;
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Chs Byooklst.

God loveth cheerful giver," and a
cheerful receiver is hardly less praise
worthy at Christmas time.
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ENIGMA.
HISTORY

vi. BID rats, oh, fear, feel, fog, sock, get and
heart. birds OF feather flock together"