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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
GIRLS LEAD IN
 STORY WRITING.

April F will be the last day to mail stories to be placed upon the boys and girls competitive pages. The girls are making much better showing than the boys up to date. The boys must move with more energy or the girls will be liable to be easy winners. Washington and Oregon and many towns and cities in California are represented by the ju- venile writers who have entered upon the competition. This indicates that there is widespread interest in the original query, "Is there any superior- ity of sex in literature?"
 It has been decided to increase. the number of judges. There will be fif- teen judges, eight women and seven men. They are all engaged in educa- tional work and are all outside of San Francisco. Their work will not be ar duous, but it will require good judg- ment. They will say whether the boys page or the girls page is the better. Each judge will be requested to write a brief judgment for publication. This will not be the least interesting feature of the affair. No one will take exception to giving the majority to the women in making up the bench. A better aver age view will be taken by a larger than by a smaller number. This is the req son for having fifteen instead of five, as originally intended. Fifteen commu- mites will be represented by the judges. That will insure variety, interest and freshness of thought.
 Juliette Driscoll, 25 DorIand street, San Francisco; R. Maud Mallory of Reedley, Cal, who was one of the suc- cessful competitors for place on the Young Authors Page, and Eugene P Conway of Los Angeles, who enjoyed similar distinction, have forwarded very valuable suggestions concerning the pending test of literary ability. Miss Mallory thinks that there should be; essays, but that point has been settled. The matter will consist of stories. Miss Mallory will find no diff culty in peopling with imaginary be- ings the scenery which she so well de- scribes and-there is a storyi
 There is some discussion concerning the age limit still. It will be recollected that the younger writers had as good chance as the older ones in the pre- vious competition. Young children are as original as older ones-perhaps more so-and, in the long run, originality is reasonably certain to excite its full share of interest. Originality will be one of the leading tests applied in se- lecting the stories for the competitive pages. Only about one fortnight re- mains for the boys and girls to mail their stories. Do not forget that the final date is April 12. To have place on the pages will be an honor.
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and lay there, trembling, hearing the Bears growing outside.
 Presently there came a loud knock ing upon her chamber door. r
 Goldilocks made no noise, but went farther under the bed clothes and stopped breathing to listen. "Oh, oh!'' she thought, the Big Bear and the Middle-Sized Bear and the Tiny Bear have broken into the house and they will drag me out from here, and-and- what shall I do?"
 The knocking continued. Goldilocks stood it as long as her fear would per- init. Then she jumped out of bed, thinking that there might be a chance for her to escape by the window. Lo, the house. Goldilocks- breathed easily again. But who was that knocking at the door?
 'Is that you Tom?" she asked
 "Yes, let me in" Tom was Goldi- locks big" brother. She was glad to hear his voice and she hastened to open the door.
 a nice pickle. Pa and ma have gone to town and will not be home for a week. You and I are here to keep house and here are the Three Bears, who will not even let me go out to get wood to build fire. There is not much in the house to eat. Now, what shall we do?"
 Tom was twelve years old Goldi- locks was younger-hardly ten These two children had to plan how to outwit the Three Bears. They went to the kitchen to talk it over. There were three windows in that room, a big one, a little one and a middle-sized one While the children talked three shad- ows fell into the room. The Three Bears had smelled them and were now looking in, the Big Bear at the big window, the Tiny Bear at the small window and the Middle Sized Bear at
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the three Java sparrows, always as- cended to the window cornice and sat in row to sleep-a yard of birds!
 "Cheto" was saucy and passed most of his short life in trying to coax a quarrel with "Bochie," one of the mock g-birds. We'll, he picked at his long brown feet so hard one day that "Bochie" lifted his wings high, stopped down and picked him up in his beak and swung him about so hard that when he fell he was deadi
 Every day when all the other feath- cred friends were taking their siesta the two paroquets would put their heads under their wings and sing cor rectly the songs they had learned from the mocking-birds.
 Trixie had one unruly pet, a hand some coated gray squirrel He would not yield to kindness, neither to ad- monition, and once he bit her cruelty
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Three Bears once lived in a little house Their. cupboard once was bare! For Bears who much loved to carouse They found this hard to bear.
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GOING AFTER BERRIES.
BY CLARE sTRATToN.

Where were the children? They had gone with the others to pick blackber- ries. Their mother did not want them to go; but they leased so that she fin ally yielded, telling Ethel and Clyde, the older ones, to take care of them. But they saw some berries and ran off. leaving the little ones to look out for themselves.
 They saw some berries, too, and ran off to get them, and when they had picked them they ran after some more. Pretty soon they were a long way from the big children. It was late in the afternoon when they looked around and saw that they were lost. Helen, only three years old, began to cry. Harry, who was older, tried to be man, and told Helen not to cry. They wandered until it was dark, and they were tired out. Then they sat down and cried and cried. Soon they saw COW and Harry milked and they drank the milk. Then they picked some grass and put it all in pile and lay down on it and went to sleep.
 While they were doing this, their mother and all the children were look ing everywhere for them.
 After time they saw Helen's sun- bonnet They followed on until they came to the river. There they lost the trail and they thought the chill dren had been drowned But they went over the bridge and, when they had crossed, they found the tracks again. Three miles froll the river they found the little ones lying fast asleep. Their mother woke them up and they danced and laughed
 When they got home and were eat ing bread and milk, Helen started to cry hard. She said she was crying be- cause she was lost.
 But you are found now," said her mamma.
 'Well, I didn't have time then; so am going to cry now" And she cried herself to sleep. Her mother declared
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the middle sized window.

Gurrough. Gurrough! GurrCugh!
 The Three Bears flattened their noses against the window panes and growled in chorus. Goldilocks' was dreadfully scared, but Tom said: Wed better break out the windows"
 Yes" agreed Goldilocks, trembling violently, perhaps, if we let them in, they will not be SO cross.'
 Tom unbolted the door and said, in a loud voice: Will the Big Bear, the Middle Sized Bear and the Tiny Bear please come in and have some supper?"
 The Three Bears did not wait for second invitation. In they walked. The Great Big Bear took the easy chair; the Middle-sized Bear sat in a rocker and the Tiny Bear took Goldilocks' little chair. There were three sharp
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Bears like honey more than they like little girls. AS long as the honey would hold out there was no danger for Goldilocks to fear.
 Your health, Goldilocks!" said the Big Bear, taking long drink of pure honey.
 Health echoed the Middle Sized Bear.
 Great sport" said the Tiny Bear. '"Rah for Goldilocks!"
 The Three Bears ate until they could not hold another morsel. Never in their lives had they been so feasted. They talked about moving and making Goldi- locks their cook. Such goose! Such cakes and pies and cookies And-oh, myi-such honey
 "What will we do next, Goldilocks?" asked the Big Bear.
 we might have some music," Goldi- locks said, demur ly.
 Just the thine all the Three Bears responded Let's sing. You ought to hear us!''
 Goldilocks sat at the piano and played while the Three Bears sang. The Big
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Bear led off and the other bears came in on the chorus, about as follows: M
 THE BEARS SONG.

THE BEARS SONG.
 Three Bears once lived in little house, Their cupboard once was bare! For Bears who much loved to carouSe
 They found this hard to bear.
 Choyns.
 Then Goldilocks came to the place
 She would have fed us rarely But off she skipped-with weeping face Oh! She escaped us barely!
 When the Three Bears roared the chorus of this queer song GoldilockS laughed so that she forgot to play the accompaniment. Up jumped the Big Bear and took her place at the piano. Up jumped the Middle Sized Bear, drew up another chair and began to drum. Up jumped the Tiny Bear, found a lit tie chair and pushed it to the piano. All Three Bears played and sang at once. Their big hairy paws thumped out strange sounds; their hairy 'throats made stranger noises; anon their long red tongues hung from their mouths and they laughed uproariously.
 But all things must end. They grew tired and sleepy. Goldilocks and Tom insisted that they should sleep in the house. There was one huge, wide spring bed, with snowy sheets and soft blankets. for them to rest upon. They slept well, but in the morning, there was a strange hub-b bub in the little cottage. Tom had set the bed like a trap. One strong pull on stout cord that was fastened to the bed, and it shut up at once!
 Never were Three Bears snared so be- fore! Never before did Three Bears growl, threaten, coax and cry sol Tom saw that they were securely trapped and, locking the doors, drove away with Goldilocks to the house of neighbor, who was a. great hunter. The next day the Three Bears were sold to- a menagerie. Goldilocks had the house of the Three Bears for playhouse.
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"It's going to rui1,'' said G1adys
 And s7ae looked both merry and wise "Why, how do you k7ao1O," cried .Nadee and Flo
 WIth wide aud 1conde1171e eyes, "For you cn71't read, and papa snys
 .The 1Ueat7aer clerk don't kaoW?" ".Nipe does, guess" laughed Gladys. "Yes,
 Just Uait a7ad he'llte1l you so" 47d sure enough, from tue garczen, Where tue Wiads of spring bJev strong, Canae c funny croak Htat seemed half c joke,
 The Uiolet beds among. The7o z1ert tt zC0s under tue rose trees,
 .Aud the curious children spied fl speckled and b1o1O1 frog hopping -do1e7a
 Zn tue thicb green leaues to hide. While "Rain, more rai1,' he called for
 IilI .Mad9e a7ad Flo soid, "Well, You're pretty clerk of the 1Oeot7aer, your 1Uork Is nothing but play to tell lt's going to ruin and spoI OUT 1ttn,''
 But he solenanly ansUered. "Rtin,' W1lile the clouds bleU lo1O into piles of snouU
 .4nd 1rogsy was right, tt was pzai7a. For fast and ha7ue7 ca71e vaind1ops,
 TiJ tue chilezrezo ran inside, But though surely soahed that frog stiN crouhed,
 .4nd for "Roin, more ruin, /" he cried You don't beIieUe [? Listen
 Some day near c pool or bog. .A71d "Raiz1, more 7ui7o, he 1Oill tell yo pzaip
 zHis uoeat7aer sza1p of frog.
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AN EVENING DREAM.
BY MAY REIh.

BY MAY BETH. By my window I sit thinking, While the sun sets in the vest The herds come homeward clinking Their bells and seeking rest. Its silver radiance bringing The moon illumes the air. The church bells, softly ringing, Call young and old to prayer. The choir's melodiouS voices Come to me, sweet and low; My heart of hearts rejoiceS In dreams of long ago.
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E TIER Goldilocks, fleeing from the ~ Big Bear, the Middle-Sized Bear A and the Tiny Bear, had reached { \ her home in safety she bolted the
 door of her bedroom and looked out of a window into the nearby for est. She saw the Three Bears looking at her earnestly. She ran from the window, hurried into her bed and pulled the bed clothes over her nose
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-26
TIE MARKETS..
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock Ccnters.

Latest Quotations From, Grain and
Live stock Ccnters.
st. Paul. Aug. p. - Wheat - Quota
tons given are for new wheat; old
wheat of corresponding grade COM
nands premium: No. l Northern,
G5Gt6Sc: No. y Northern. 62M64c. Germ
No. ) yellow, 30 1-2M33c: No. 3. 33220l
80 lie. Oats-No. , white. 251l25 1-ooc;
NO 3. "a 1-2M24 Sic. Barley and Rye
Sample barley. 24M32c: No. . rye, II
Ci42c; No. 3 rye, 4OM4O3-4c.
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. p. - Wheat -
Cash, No. l hard. 6S Lie: No. / North
err, 81 Lie: No. = Northern. GA Sic:
No. , spring, 30 Lac: to arrive. No. l
hard, Csc: No. l Northern, &c; Sep.
TENDER. No. hard 80 1-2c: No.
Northern, Ga 1-2c; December. No. l
hard 20 3-Sc; No. 1 Northern, g. 3-Sc;
oats. 23Gi24c.
gust closed at Sic: September opened
at 63 1-Sc and closed at 81 Sic: De-
cember opened at 3-4c and closed ut
SO Use On track = No. l hard. new,
65 3-4c: No. Northern. Ga sic: No. .
Northern. 81 3-4c.
Chicago, Aug. 81. - Wheat - No. .
red. 20 1-2c: No. 3 red. 6SGu69c: No. 9
hard. zoe; No. 3 hard, GSM69c; No. $
spring, nothing doing: No. . spring.
G4G7O 1-2c. 'Corn-No. .. 31M31 lie:
No. 3. so Liable. Oats-No. ,, 2O1-2
ago Sac; No. 3. 2OM2o 1-2c
Milwaukee. Wis, Aug. 21.-Flour is
lower. Wheat steady; No. Northern.
&C: No. . Northern. 66 1-2lGG Bic;
September, 65c. Oats lower at 24M27c.
Rye lower; No. 1. 43 1-2c. Barley quiet;
No. =. October. Is lie sample. 335dl51c.
Chicago. Aug. 81. = Hogs - Light,
S3.3oM3.9O; mixed, S'.55M3.95: heavy,
S3,o0M3.93: rough. S3.5OM3.G5. Cattle
Eeeves. $4.3Ot15.65; COWS and heifers.
$2M4.S0; Texas steers, $325Gi43O:
Westerns. '$3.7755M4.7O: stockcrs and
feeders. $'.4GM4.SO. Sheep - Natives,
S3M1.Go; Westerns, $3.7O0I4.5O: lambs,
$3.75MG.5O.
South st. Paul. Aug. 81. - Hogs -
$3.6503.S5. Cattle - Cows, S2M3.6O;
stockers. $3.3O0I4. %: heifers. $3.50.
Sioux City, Iowa. Aug. p. - Hogs -
S3.nM3.7O. Cattle - Gamers. 50 p
COWS. 81: heifers. S3.3Osu4.25; bulls,
S1.75M3.G3: stockers.' S4M4.3O; year
lings, S4M4.4O; calves, $4M5.55. Sheep,
$3.4CM5.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-26
RErRExcnMExr NOW THE ORDER,
CurtLilzac0t ia the Manufacture OF
War Supplies.

Curtzilacnt ia the Mnnrfactnre of
War Supplies.
Washington. Aug. II. - Eetrench-
mcnt in nearly all branches of the
army is following close upon the ces-
sation Of hostilities. Notably is this
the case in the ordnance. quartermas-
ter and engineer bureaus, where the
need for the supplies required and the
men employed for the eNigencies Of
war no longer exist. In the ordnance
bureau, the force at the various
arsenals is to be reduced in all cases
where it can be accomplished without
dctriment to the service. The Rock
Island arsenal probably will be af-
!ccted more than any other. There. be-
fore the war. We're employed $40 men.
When the peace protocol was signed
there We're approximately 1000 men
engaged. and orders have been issued
which will reduce this number by two
thirds. before and during the war
large numbers of contracts were made
with ordnance firms for supplying MAJ
tcrial In many cases these We're con-
di'ional so they could be terminated
"i'hil1 al iSN H:H , illpf l!ic ctSSillOu
CT ho>tlitics. and the department. has
in every case awaited itself of this
privilege. At the end fthc Civil war
the government outstanding contracts
for furnishing large numbers of large
STA coast proicctiles. but as these were
Regarded ls Unnecessary
when hostilities came to an end, am
,cable arrangements We're matte with
the companies by which their contracts
Were cancelled. At the present time
contracts are in existence also for fur
niShinS sea coast projpctiles, but as
the government is DESTROYS of obtain
ing all contracted for there will be no
Necessity to- resort to such action as
WAS taken ut the close Of the Civil war.
The GuartcrmaSters department is dis
ren>ing as rapidly as possible with
several of the transports that We're
chartered and for which there is 70
necessity. considerable labor is in
volved in this work as a board of sur
vey has to be appointed to determine
the various incGt ntal questions that
arise pending the return Of the vessels
to their owners. In the engineers
department the service of electricians,
mechanics and laborers engaged in
the work of river and harbor defenses
and of boatmen employed to patrol the
adjacent waters to warn approaching
craft of their danger also are being
discharged as rapidly as is consistent
With the good of the service.
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Important to Mothers.

Tho manufacturers OF Castoria have been
compelled to spend hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars to familiarize the public with the sig.
nature Of Chas H. Fletcher This has been
necessitated by reason OF pirates counterfeit
ing the Cas,oria trade mark. This counter.
feiting is . crime not only against the proprie-
tors Of Castoria, but against the growing
generation. All persons should be careful to
see that Castorla bears the sigma ture of Chas.
H. Fletcher, il they would guard the health Of
their children. Parents and mothers, in par
ticular. ought to carefully examine tho
Castoria advertisements which have been ap-
pearing in this paper. and to remember that
the wrapper OF every bottle OF genuine Castoria
bears the fac-simile signature OF Chas n.
Fletcher under whose supervision 1t has been
manufactured continuously for over thirty
YearA
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-26
WAITING FOR THE REPORT.
Authorities Anxious tn Get n List of
Casualties From Merritt.


Washington, Aug. q. = There were
few developments of Importance in
the postwar situation yesterday. The
authorities are still waiting for Gen.
Merritt's report on the list of casualties
and the state, war and navy depart
ments are interested in knowing the
exact terms on which Manila was sur
Observation-Disclosures the city alone, or if
the Philippines were included. 1t was
the Philippines were included. 1t was
stated by officials that nothing addi-
tional on this point had been received
up to the close of office hours. The
efforts to restore the Manila cable con-
tinue. but they have not proved sue
.cessful thus far. The claims made in
Madrid that the protocol and not the
capitulation controls the status of nf-
fairs in the Philippines will not be dis
'cussed by state department officials,
The Madrid discussion is looked upon
as rather academic, as it is taken for
granted that claims will be made on
both sides that the Paris tribunal will
be the final arbiter of the case.
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Thursday. August is,

Roosevelt may resign his commits
sion.
Two transports loaded with troops
will sail for Manila Saturday.
The president has decided to muster
out Of the service from $4,000 to 1OO,-
600 of the volunteers.
The loss to troops at the battle of
Manila is reported ut from six to eight
killed and forty wounded.
Admiral Dewey reports the surren-
der of Manila. No vessel injured: no
casualties on the squadron.
y delay of two days in the peace ne
gotiations would have seen Gen. Hen.
ry in possession of Arc"ibo, Porto
Rico.
In reply to Il joint request for in.
structions, Admiral Dewey and Gen
Merritt have been cabled to enforce
law and order and treat all law-abid.
ing citizens equally.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-26
FROM PORTO RICO.
Over Two Hundred Sick and Wound
ed Soldiers Arrive at New York.

ed Soldiers Arrive at New York
New York, Aug. p. - The United
States hospital ship Relief has arrived
here from Porto Rico with sick and
wounded soldiers. The Relief left
Ponce on the 18th. and MayagueZ on
,ne 18th inst. She carried 24S sick and
wounded soldiers from Gen. Miles
army. Ten deaths from typhoid fever
occurred On the voyage. Nine of the
victims were buried at sea. The fol-
lowing sick and wounded Wisconsin
volunteers We're aboard the Relief:
Robert E. Es,abrook, private. Company f.
Second Wisconsin: Henry B. Hargraves. cor
poral, Company D. Second; Herbert S. Stern
berg, corporal, Company d, Second; Fred
Armstrong, private, Company l. Second; Ed
Second; Rober. Morton. Company a, Third;
Robert G. Foyle private. Company f, Third;
Wilbur II. Elmer, private, Company NJ Sec
end: Robert Gray. Company NJ, Second: John
Klaze, corporal Company NJ. Second Bernard
J. Yunt, pricvate, Company l. Third; Louis
r. Jensen; private, Company 3. second;
John McDougall, private Company NJ, Sec
ond; Thomas B. Young. private. Company b.
See9 TSr sa obn Nj Lewis
Second; John H. Johnson, private, Compa ny
L. Second; Frank Mayer, private. Company F,
Second Sec III, Bedford j. kinnie COMPANY |, Sec
Richard J. Ruthernberg. Company 1, Second;
Melton c. kias. private. Company D, Second;
Henry ]. Frcmhoz, private, Company L. Sec
ord William p. Appleby, private. Company
N, Second; Jesse Coke, private. Company Il.
Second; Gustave Pawasaret, private, Company
A. Second; Allen r. Billings. Emil thinner
man. Charles Hahn, Stephen Richer. John p.
Juett. Henry Wright. Roscoe G. Carpenter,
Walter Weise. Otto NJ. Iskel., Jud Leman,
John Bowker( NJ. J. Nicholson, James Cohen;
privates. Third Wisconsin. Hans Folsom. Mel
son Parsen, Fred n. M=cksnhasen and Martin
Haughe.
Officers: CAPT. Arthur H. Lee British army:
First Lieut.. Charles H. Hunter. First ar
tillery; First Lieut.. John P. Hanes Third
artillery: First Lieut. Joseph c. Byron, A.
D. c., Eighth cavalry; Lieut.. Charles Green.
Company A. Second Wisconsin,; Capt. Agar C.
Barnes, Second Wsce nsin; First Lieut.. Frank
p. Lytton. Sixth Illinois: First Lieut.. Joseph
II. Showalter Sixth Illinois: Second Lieut..
Ralnh Z. Sherman. Sixth Illinois; Maj. Nor
ris F. Cauley, surgeon. Fourth Pennsylvania.
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THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
Many Difficulties VIII BE Avoided by
American Annexation.

London, Aug. p. - The Times says
editorially that it foresees circum-
stances which may compel the United
States to permanent occupation OF
Cuba, and adds: IF America is pre-
pared to undertake the responsibility
of the government of. the whole Philip
pine group it is hard to see how any
other power could legitimately inter-
fere. If the United States repudiates
such responsibility very periious
state of things might ensue, because it
would not be easy to dispute the right
of other powers to terminate the state
of anarchy. Therefore. many difficult
ties will be avoided by American an
nexation. In any case no European
power need reckon upon finding the
United States so easy to coerce as
Japan"
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WAR SUMMARY.
Monday, August IL.

All of Skaters soldiers will have
left Santiago by Wednesday or Thurs
day.
The adjustment of affairs in Cuba
ana Porto Rico will receive immediate
attention.
The Spanish commanders have &C.
knowledged the receipt of orders sus-
pending hostilities.
Washington resumes it's usual Sun
day quiet for the first time since the
Maine was blown up.
News comes of a severe fight near
Coamo. Porto Rico, in which one
American was killed ana several
wounded.