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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-06
Regsmaty, Pangfsg als
Reysg.

There are some experiences in life so JOY
ful that they never die out of remem-
brance, and there are some so sad that
after many years the briefest mention of
them will bring back the old pangs and
awaken the old anguish. Such are some
OF the remembrances of the war we waged
for freedom. How dreadful were those
days! Mo. hers and wives. old men and
maidens, and even little children felt the
home grow suddenly dark when the young
men went to the war. There was danger
and death in the tented field, and many a
time deep sighs broke the silence around
the campfire at night; but there was
anguish also In the homes, and breaking
hearts kept solemn time TO the rolling of
the distant drum. And when the short,
sharp message came, as it did thousands
OF times. breaking the suspense OF some
quiet home with the sad news that son,
or brother, or a husband had been shot,
then many wife and many mother
bowed the head IN speechless sorrow, and
many gray-haired father broke forth in
sobs: Would 10 God l had died for thee,
nv son my soni"
II all the stories of great grief that
wrung the hearts os fathers and mothers,
of wives and lovers. could be fully told
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Tte gto1s
FoS done.
"Who comes with summer TO this earth
And owes 10 June her day of birth,
With ring OF agate on her hand
Can health, wealth and long life command.

JUNEs FLOWER.
June pauses for a moment on the
threshold of the summer world and gazes
with rapture upon the wealth of gorgeous,
heavily perfumed blossoms as they nod
and sway in homage before her.
Her cheeks glow, her eyes shine, her
bosom heaves with pride as she haughtily
puts forth her hand TO pluck the most
brilliant one of all. But see, she hesitates |!
From her face all pride vanishes and ten
der love and gentle charity shine there
instead.
She turns and slowly wends her way to
a wooded glen. STOPPING beside little
stream that murmurs and gurgles at her
feet she plucks a sweet 'wild rose
emblem of simplicity with which to
deck her queenly brow.
Each month as it comes along in its
order in the grand march of the year
seems the best, for some good reason !;
but know you boys and girls are quite
positive that June is the jolliest month OF
ail-that is, you think so just now-be-
cause It brings to you-why. examinations,
of course. Oh. no; please excuse me, [
meant to say vacation. Well, if you don't
shun the first ''tion" M sure youth enioy
the second "tion"
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came suddenly very i'll and was confined
10 MS bed suffering greatly. One morn
Inc his landiody sent a message to Mr.
Granger stating that the doctor said
Frank could not possibly recover and that
she would like them to come to see him,
as his friends all lived in distant city.
Mr.. Granger had gone to the seaside for
the summer so the message was delivered
to the head clerk, the one who had los.
his watch. He had always thought a
great deal of Frank and FASTENED to his
bedside. What was his surprise on OPEN
ing the door to see his beloved watch
lying on the table by the bed. He could
scarcely believe his own eyes and ex-
claimed, "My watchv' Frank who was
almost at the point of death, with many
tears confessed to having committed the
crime and also told the motive which had
prompted him to do it. He said: at was
not for the money the watch would bring,
but was jealous of Ben and was afraid
you would all love him better than you
did me. Oh, sir, if 1 could only undo the
wrong l have done before die Will you
write 10 him for me, sir, and tell him how
sorry l am?'
Certainly, my boy; say no more about
it."
Just then the doctor entered and the
gentleman returned to the store. That
evening letter went from him to Bsn,
bearing the glad tidings that all suspicion
had been cleared away from the name OF
Ben Gray, and that the real culprit had
confessed.
Mr.. Granger learned all about it on his
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and told him that he had secured for him
the much-desired place. in a large dry
goods esta blishment. The next morning e
found Ben and his uncle at the store
where Ben was to commence his work in
the great city. Mr.. Granger, the man
ager, shook hands, and pleasantly said
Pm glad to see you, Ben. You look like
an honest lad, and I'm sure you will do
your duty. l shall give you 81 a week to
commence with, and shall increase your
salary if you prove faithful"
AS Ben was not 10 report for duty until
the next morning Mr.. Thomas and he
spent the remainder of the day in sight.
seeing.
At o'clock, bright and eager. Ben was
at his post, ready to begin his work of
unpacking and delivering goods.
Among the other clerks in the place was
a boy named Frank Guno, who was a few
years older than Ben. As soon asFrank saw
Ben's willingness TO work, and pleasing,
courteous manners, be became very jeal-
Gus of him, for he knew such a boy was
bound to be a favorite. He determined
right away to get him discharged if pos
sible, and succeeded in his evil purpose
before Ben had been WORKING q month.
1t happened in this way: One morning
one of the clerks had to take down q large
case of goods. Before doing so he took
from his pocket a handsome gold watch
which ne priced very highly, as 1t had
been given to him by mem bers of the
firm. He laid it in safe place on a shelf
and went on with his work.
The case was heavy aud it took long
time to get it down and up on the elevator
Meanwhile Frank Guno, ever on the
alert for chance to accomplish his OBJ
iect had seen the clerk place the watch
on the shelf and thought, "Now's my
time! I'll take it and then arouse suspi-
cion against Ben Gray. Darn him, with
his Yes, sirs.' hate him."
So, when he was left alone he slipped
the watch into his pocket. and when he
went home to his lunch, which was in a
some old papers at the bottom of trunk
il his room.
When the clerk returned to get his
watch before going to the salesroom he
found, of course, that it had disappeared.
He Immediately reported his loss at the
office, and one by one the employees were
called aud carefully questioned, among
others the newcomer, Ben.
The clerks knew nothing about il. and
they talked it over earnestly among them
selves. All save Ben had been working
for the firm for years, some of them hav-
| ing commenced when younger, even, than
the orphan boy.
On Franks return from his lunch he
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the record would be enough to make the
angels pause ana change their songs for
tears. Many of these heroic souls are liv-
ing still, keeping greenest of all things on
earth the memory of their soldier dead.
Every soldiers grave has become an altar,
and it seems that since our heroes died
there are fresh reasons why the month of
May should cover all the land with flow
ers. We bring rose mary for remem brance
OF their gallant deeds and pansies for
proud thoughts of their devotion and
roses that remind US of their hearts blood
so freely shed and lilies as graceful and
fair as their young lives offered on the
altar of freedom. They being dead yet
speak to US. They bid US forget all the
bitterness of that dark time, and while
we cherish loving thoughts of them they
bid US love and serve the land for which
they died. THOMAS w. HANFoRp.
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fl he&en0 o5 the Roce

An early English explorer and writer
tells the following pretty legend about the
origin of the rose:
Once upon a time there was a lovely
Jewish maiden named ZilIah. In love
with her was one Hammal, man m most
cruel and degraded.
Her nature being as pure and sweet as
her person was beautiful she repuIsed the
love and advances of such a man. This,
OF course, made him very angry, and to
be revenged he falsely accused her of hav-
ing committed such terrible crimes that
she was condemned to be burned at the
stake.
When brought to the spot the flames
did no harm to the innocent girl, but thew
reached out and consumed her cruel lover.
She prayed to her Father in heaven for
help when the fire began to burn about
her, and her supplication was Immediately
granted, for the flames were qSenched.
Right there the burning brands turned to
beautiful red roses and the others TO white
ones.
Those were the first roses that any man
ever saw.
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found al of his fellow-workers in stc to
of great excite ement. He was indignant
when he, too was called 10 the office and
questioned concerning the missing prop
erty.
He stoutly asserted that he had not been
in that part OF the basement all day, and
as stoutly affirmed that he had seen Ben
go there about the time of the loss. He
managed during the afternoon, by look
now and word dropped once in a while,
to awaken a great deal ofsuspicion against
Ben, who felt that he was suspected of
having committed the theft So it was
with sad heart and slow step that our
little hero answered the second call that
day from Mr.. Granger's office. 81 am
sorry, my boy" be said. "Of course, no
one saw you do it, but have never before
had anything stolen in my establishment.
My other clerks are all tried and true.
Here is your money. Cor
Poor Ben! With a heavy heart he re-
turned to his uncle's home that night and
poured his troubles into the sympathizlng
ear of his only earthly friend.
"Uncle, tell me-" he cried, ''you trust
me, don't you?"
Trust you, my boy, why of course 1
trust you. You brace up, laddie, trust in
God and all will come out right in the end
for you, see if 1t don't"
Ben waited day after day, sometimes
with patience and sometimes very impa-
tiently. 1t seemed as though his heart
would burst with such a cloud hanging
over his young life
Meanwhile Mr.. Thomas had gone to the
dry-goOds house and had long talk with
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GloOt the Roce.

The rose is the symbol of beauty. 1t is
also the emble m of secrecy.
Roman soldiers had it engraved on
their shields as a sign OF secrecy or loyalty
TO their views.
The rose is closely associated with the
history of England. 1t was adopted as
the emblem OF that country, and one OF
its most bloody wars was called "The
War of the Roses" one political faction
having chosen the white rose and the
other the red.
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A Little Wiseacre.

"Now what do you think, dear mammar'
heard q sweet child say
As she came TO her mothers bedside
Soon after the dawn of day.
"Now listen TO me, dear mamma,
And PlI tell you what was said
By beautiful white angel,
That stood beside my bed.
"She said There came from heaven
A bIue-eyed baby boy,
He fell right into your mammals arms
And filed her heart with joy.'
"And have come, dear mamma,
To see if this is true,
And to see the blue-eyed baby
That the angels gave to you."
And when showed her the baby,
She said as she looked very wise:
"Mamma, we don't want to keep him
If he makes up such faces and cries."
ADDIE F. BARTLEY
willie" said his mother, did you say
your prayers last night like a good little
boy2'
mo, ma'sm." replied Willie, 'I said
'em like bad little boy"
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A BASKET OF JUNE ROSES.

return to the city and Immediately sent
for Ben.
Ben, my poor boy, forgive me; forgive
us all. You may come back to me, if you
Will; not TO your old po >ition, but to one
much higher. Ny boy, shall try to make
you forget the great injustice done you
by my firm"
And he aid. In year Ben had climbed
still higher up the ladder, and now,
though but young man, he is one of the
most active and trusted memb bers OF the
largest dry-goods firm in the city.
Poor Frank, he never recovered, but a
happy smile fitted across his face the
day that Ben whispered in his ear,
That's all right old fellow; forgive
you-freely forgive you.'
JULIETTE DRIscoLL &c. r. CT,
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Correspondents' Gol,lmn

Mary A. ana Mary R.-Please send answers
to contributed puzzles for convenience of
editress. Write on only one side of your
paper.
e. H. O.-The policy of THE CALL does not
admit OF the Offering of any prize whatever.
Lighthouse Boy-Members Of the c. r. c. are
making inquiries about you constantly.
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the managers. From there he went l.
Tectly to the detectives Office and Sc
them to work to solve the mystery.
But to return to Frank. Some way he
didn't feel so happy after all to be rid OF
his rival, and almost wished he had not
played such mean trick on the fellow.
In few days it happened that he be-
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You cannot dream, you do not know,
The jog to hold tiny form.
To gather closely TO your heart,
To feel its loving kisses warm,
To hear it cooling, soft and low
Unless you own, you cannot know.
You cannot guess, you do not know,
The pleasure that baby brings
Until you cuddle in your arms
This dearest of all earthly things.
To watch its dimples come and 60
Unless you own, you cannot know.
r. w. RIGGS
Written for Chfldhood's Realm.l
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Letters Received.

Besides letters published. pleasant COM
munications have been received from the fol-
lowing: Mona Herbert &c. r. C.), Ethel Nc
Clure &c. r. C.), Beckie Heino &C. R. c., Alice
Bell &c. R. C.). Marie J. Parish &c. R. Cl.
Charles H. Owens &C. r. C.), Mary Alves, Mary
Rodger, Ariel Will &c. R. CO., Alice D. Johnson,
Ellen NJ. C. Tubb &C. R. CO.
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Answers for Nav 80.
SolVers.

Answers to puzzles of May 80 have been re.
ceived from the following membe of c. R c.:
Eva NJ. Bolger, 6; Alice Bell, 8; NJ Eva
Navone, z; NJ. Lagomarsino, g; Retha WAL
dau,7.
From non-members for May %: Elsie
Davis, 5.
For May 80: Elizabeth Wells,
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The children had written compositions
on the giraffe. They were reading them
aloud 10 the class. At last the time came
lor little Willie Doran to read his. It was
as follows: "The giraffe is a dumb amin al
and cannot express itself by any sound,
because its neck is so long its voice gets
tired on its way to its mouth"
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SAN LUIS oB1sPo, CAL, May 25, 1s.

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, CAL, May 25, 1897.
Dear Editor and Readers Of the Cali: have
never written to The CALL before so 1 shall
write to-day. l see that the C. R. club is in
creasing all the time, and the letter-box too.
Our school will be out Friday. 1 am in the.
fifth grade. My teachers name is Miss Lawer-
ence. Our schoolhouse is made of brick. 1t
has eight rooms in it. We have good many
pigeons. 1 try the puzzles in every Sundays
paper. I will send in a story some day, Your
constant reader. LUCIL DART.
PSI should like to belong to the c. R. G.
would be happy to see my letter in print.
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Master-Who can tell me what useful
article we get from the whale? Johnny
Whalebone. Master-Right. Now, what
little boy or girl knows what We get from
the sealf Tommy-SeaIing wax.
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Childhood's Realm CLUB is composed OF
boys and girls who have contributed either
stories, puzzles, drawings or rhymes to
the children's page of THE CALL
The badge of the club is made of silver,
and is of a very pretty design.
AS soon as you have become a member
OF c. r. C. you may obtain your pin bv
sending so cents for same, with cents for
postage. Address all communications to
editress.
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New Puzzles for dune.

Word squares:
IL. Aid.
3 Wrong-doing.
3. To exist.
4. supplication.
Original EVA NJ. BoLGER &C. R. CO.
Ill. ruler.
2. An image.
3. A sound.
4. A valley.
Original. F. ANTHEs &C. R. C.).
I'LL. The name of 8 month.
2. Employs.
3. The pole of cart.
4 To see. EDITREss.
IV-Diamond
1. A consouant in able,
2. winged insect,
3. A girls name.
4. measure.
Original. MAX sELIe &C. R. C.)
V. STAND TAKE 2 TAKINGs
U THROW MY
Selected. r. o. LINCOLN &C. R. CO..
VI. Two as, two RS, two ms and q G,
Put them together,
And spell what you see.
Original. BECKIE Helms &C. R. CO..
VII aaseaa, bb, ddd,
eeeee, +, 6, j. N,
ssss, TIT, u, Wv
The above letters, when properly arranged,
form a maxim containing nine words.
HELEN E. SEE &c. R. C.l.
VII. CROSS WORD ENIGMA.
Ny is in red, but not in white,
My 2 is in box, out not in fight,
My is in son, not in daughter,
My 4 is in bread also in wafer.
To ME, Nature has given richest dover,
For of ali. am the fairest flower.
Original. ELSIE DAVIS &C. r. C,h:
TX. IT of Wyoming,
Is of Nebraska,
1-6 of Kansas,
Ia of Utah,
Is OF Illinois,
LILO of California,
1-6 of Oregon,
IT of Montana,
1t of Arizona and
1t of New York,
Arranged correctly. spell the name of city in
the United States.
Original LIZZIE GERDEs &C. R. CT.
X. Patriotic days of June.
State briefly what occurred on the given
date and in what year.
(a) June IA.
(b) June 15.
(cl June II.
(d) June 23.
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Exchanges.

Weeklies for Young People,
Har per's Round Table.
Youths Companion.
Golden Days,
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Babv.

You cannot tell, you do not know,
The magic of a child's caress,
The tender pat from baby hands,
Or how they can the heart impress
With gentle laughter, soft and low
Unless you own, you cannot know.
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He-I ran across grandmother in the
park yesterday.
His Aunt-Oh. dear! I didn't know
that you rode a bicycle.
Darling, did you sing any pretty songs
at Sunday-school2 ?"
Yes, mamma; We sung lovely one
about Greenland icecream mountains. -
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VERNALrs. Nav 25. Is97

FI-Ls-NzA414li AHAUy H8o3 AN'of'
Dear Edttress: should like to be a member
of the c. r. C. My brother Willard is mem
Der, and is very proud of it have the incest
pet, I think, of any little girl that has written
to you, and 1t is my baby brother. His name
is Elwyn. He is so cute, and plays and talks
with me. used to live in the City. but now
live in the country. think 1t lot nicer, and
will tell you why next time write. Your new
friend, NELLIE NJ. DUFFY.
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The Girl and the Cup.

a little girl wiping the dishes one day
Picked fine piece OF chinaW are up.
= Now, May, do be careful" her mother said,
Be sure you don't drop that cup.
. For If you do you'll catch it. you knowF
why, mamma" said May, don't you see
II drop 1t and catch IL it cannot break,
SO why should you punish me ?''
Drawings and rhymes by
MARIE JEWELL PARISH &c. r. C,A
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BENIuA, CAL.

Dear Editor: have seen many little boys
and girls letters in THE CALL, but none from
Benicia. have two doves, a horse, some
pigeons, duck and a canary bird. I am four
years old. have a brother six years old.
enjoy hearing the Children's Page read to me.
1 hope my letter will escape the wastebaskets
Your friend, ALICE SHADE.
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ROSrrIrrr

INUSENILLEs
Dear Editor: 1 am little girl years old
and have pet dog named Leo. We have
nest OF young birds in a honeysuckle vine
over our window. Our school will soon be out
ana shall be sorry, tecause like to 60 to
school. attend Sunday-school every Sunday.
We had our pictures taken the other dav
This is my first letter to The CALL From your
new friend, Aida L. ALLERY.
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Dear EditresS: Here is my story of ''The May
Queen" from Tennyson's poem: 1t was the
last day in April. Little Alice came running
to her mother, exclaiming: 30 mother! to-
morrow will be the happiest day of the year
for Pm to be queen OF the Mayr" Asshe said
this her face beamed with pleasure and she
continued: 'Tney say there's many girls with
black eyes, but none SO bright as mine, and
that I'm the fairest in all the land"
81 must sleep sound all night, for Unjust
waken early and gather knots of beautiful
flowers. Oh, think of the joy to really be
Queen of the Nav" She almost danced with
JOY as she thought of it.
"Little Efie, and you, too, mother shall %
TO see me crowned as queen; and all the
shepherds from far away Will be there.
"The flowers seem to have blossomed on pur.
pose; for there is the honeysuckle on the
porch, and the sweet cuckoo-fiowers in the
meadow, and on the marsh the marieolds
shine like fire." she said
She was so happy that every thing looked
bright to her. She thought that even the stars
shone clearer as they passed.
1.-THE valley will all be green and fresh and
the cowslips aud crowfoot will be blooming
on the hills, while the little river will dance
more gayly through the fowery dale,
"You must call me very early, mother dear.
Tor tomorrow Pll truly be Queen of the Nav. u
With that Alice ran off TO bed to dream OF
being happy May Queen.
ETHEL F. MCCLURE &C. r. C.).
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SIERRA OlI13 N6L
Dear Editress: received my badge safely
and am very much pleased with it. The Chill
dren's Page is very interesting this week 1
forgot to mail the letter l wrote last week
laid it on the table and forgot it, but shall
not let it happen again. My dog named Mike
was drowned last week in the river. The
water is so high that no dog could get out. He
was very smart and he would sit up on his
hind legs ana pack mail, wood buckets and
anything he could get in his mouth. Ny
horse is here, and go after cows. II is very
nice ridiEg 6 on the horse. Your reader,
THEo. Joos &c. R. C.)
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A thought for the Week.
Aim high IN this life, but not so high
that yoa cannot hit anything.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Or, June l. 18e

KLAMATH FALLS Or, June l, 1897
Dear EditreSs: 1 read the chlldreu's pspa
and like il very much. should like TO be a
member of the c. R C. We live on a hillside
and have nice green lawn. We go camping
every summer up on the Klamath Indian
reservation. have been going to school three
years and am in the fourth grade.
Our town is close by lake, and every sum.
mer number OF people from San Francisco
come here on their way to Spring Creek to
fish. JESSIE HALE.
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Written for chndhood's Realm.l
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-18
Notice of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.


 PRESCOTT, Arizona. an. l9 1897 Complaint having been filed in this ofhce by William Crump against Charles E. Thomas for abandoning his Hd. E. No. i03o made August s2 1894 for the lots I, ?, 3 and f. sec. g. twp. N. R. II E. Gila and Salt River Meridian. Gila county. Arizona, with a view to the cancella- tion of said entry, contestant alleging that said Charles F. Thomas has wholly abandoned said entry and changed his residence there from for more than six months since making said entry and next prior to date of filing his affidavit of contest in the U. s. Land office at Prescott. Arizona, and that said tract of land k not settled upon and cultivated by said Charles E. Thomas as required by law.
 The contestant filed his affidavit of contest in this office on the 18th day of Jansry, 1897. and also on said date filed in this office afli dayit setting forth that after using due din gence he, the said contestant, is unable to get personal service upon the said contestee and asks that said service be had by publication. The same is granted and the said parties are hereby summoned to personally appear at the office of A. J. Howell, Esq notary public in and for the county or Gila and Territory of Arizona, the office of said notary public being in the village of Tonto. Gila county. Arizona. on the 18th day of March A. D. lS97. at 10 o'clock a. m., to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment. Hear ing before the register and receiver of the U. s, land office at Prescott. Arizona. on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1897 al 3 o clock p. m.
 P. W. O'SULLIVAN. Register