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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-06-01

A salesman travelling out of San
Francisco returned Immediately upon
hearing of the catastrophe. to succor
his aged parents. He found their
home destroyed, the family vanished.
Frantically he searched the crowds
packed in he parks and vacant lots.
Suddenly a soldier in one Of the stree.s
barred his way.
Fight fire!"
Il can't. am searching for my
aged parents. They have disap-
peared."
Fight fire!" was the still sterncr
mandate. Again the searcher plead
ed. The sentry lowered his gun aai
the breech-bolt snigged menacingly.
Flight fire!"
20, yes, I'll fight fire, willingly"
exclaimed the exhausted man, and for
4S hours he worked with the firemen,
volunteers and 'involunteers," if one
may coin the word, snatching a mo-
ment's repose beneath the trucks when
the work Jagged. After two days, with
a crowd of fellow workers, he waa re-
leased. Somebody who knew OF his
mission suggested that his folks might
have been taken to Oakland by the
authorities. He started to the ferryl
By the time the Oakland mole was
neared he fought his way to the bow
of the boat. The instant before the
gate was raised he looked beside him
There in the press at his elbow stood
his aged father add mother. hand in
hand. The soldier who stopped him
TO night fire had been the mean OF his
finding his parents.
| ALDlCE GOULD mamma
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-06-01

story of horror from San Francisco
such as would have appalled, the ages.
Civil law would have been impotent,
become an industry, ravishing and
murder pastimes. No hand but the
strong hand of the army could have
held the bestial passions of the Grim
inal element in check.
Praise for Men of the Navy.
In praising the regulars it must
not be forgotten that the term ap-
plies generically to the men OF the
navy rs well as the army, and
that navy includes marine corps.
To. Capt. Mcbride. of the. navy, and
the men from Mare Island navy yard
is due credit for the work OF wreck
ing the eastern side of Van Ness ave-
nue., the grewsome work of blazing
q trail" which stopped the flames at
that thoroughfare. These men, vet
Grams in the handling of high explo-
sives, experts at destruction, worked
throughout Thursday night, April 10,
torpedoing alike the palaces of million
aires, aristocratic apartment hotels,
business blocks and churches. The
destruction OF these buildings, which
would have been a crime of colossal
magnitude in ordinary times, proved
to be the sacrifice that saved the pleas
ant residence district of Pacific Heights
and the western addition, the beau.i-
full regions around Golden Gate park.
from being obliterated, and with them
the last trace of the once proud city
Of San Francisco.
A battalion of youthful sailors from
the training station at Goat island was
among the first regulars sent to the
relief of the burning city. Fresh from
the drill ground, they appeared in all
the ship-shape smartness of new leg
gings, white duck trousers, natty blue
jackets and soft skull-ceps. They
were so trim and lei appearing that
1t did not seem at times as if they
could be the real thing, but they were
With them came the far-famed handy
man." the Jolly" soldier and sailor
too" the United States marine, with
lairels from Guantanamo, Tientsir
and Samar, to which he added the
credit which long sustained and trying
duty under ~distressful conditions de.
serves, and to him. as we'll as to his
soldier and sailor brethren will thu
people OF the New San Francisco somt
day dedicate = monument.
."N" VI A..N"NI LLHWE
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-06-01

Gee, but I thought pa was all in
when I closed my last letter, When the
Indians had him bound on a board,
and had lighted a fire. and were just
going to broil him. Jealousy is bad
enough in white man, but when an
Indian gets jealous of his squaw there
is going to be something doing, and
when a whole tribe gets jealous of one
old man, cause he has taught the
squaws to be Independent, and rise up
as one man against the tyranny of
their husbands, that white man is not
safe, and as pa lay there, waiting for
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-06-01
Collar Town.

Teacher-Tommy, can you tell me
anything about Helen of Troy?
'e>mmy-Sure. She lived in Troy.
Oh de Hudson river. an supported her
widowed mudder an little brudder by
wor.dn' In = collar factory.-ChisAso
Daily News.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-06-01

How the Old Man Subdued the In
dams with an Electric Battery and
Phosphorus--He Tries His Hand
at Roping a steer--The Disastrous
Result.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

sign at all. GoldEocxs climbed up into
the Bowstring Tree to the third branch.
Then the White Elephant measured or
ten PAGES. counting them aloud. and
said. Let her CO.
The man with the tiny red hat. who
had been called the Red Halter by
the White Elephant. clapped his hands
eleven times. and hundreds Of other
little fellows. just his size. and each
looking just like the other. 50 that you
could not tell theEi apart any more
than you can sinlIets on card in a
shop window, few into view. They
seized the Bowstring Tree with Won
derful strength and bent it down.
GoIdiloeks looked to be little scared.
but when they lst go OF the tree Il
threw her directly up on the White Ele-
plants back. and there she held on
II never carried little girl like you
to see the Queen" said the White
Elephant as he prepared 10 start. "and
so 1 don't know which set Of feet TO
put in front TO do honor TO the occa-
sion. You know. IL Is best 70 put the
best foot foremost but NY feet are all
alike. know. I'll hx that up BY hav-
ing first one set of feet and then the
other set in front and here goes"
AS you will see. this plan OF going
made the White Elepant turn around
instead of going ahead. but the little
Red Hatters all cheered very loud
The noise excited the White Elephant
so that he turned his roundabout motion
into a regular Jig II was difficult for
Goldilocks to hold on. but she stuck
like a burr.
heard her laugh heartily as the
White Elephant went around a turn in
the road on her way TO visit the Queen
of the Fairies and knew that she had
seen something funny. Just then a
Red Halter squeezed the Drowsy Weed
near me and my eyes closed and could
see no more that time I knew that
would hear all when Goldilocks came
back to ms snd so was happy TO go TO
sleep while some Doodle Birds that
were perched in a tree near BY sang
the following slowly:
Go to sleep. man monster. while the
Cooley Grows
Birds and MinkwatscIa both now do
seek reposei
Where the sun has spilled its dyes
In the chambers of the skies.
Where the waters upward run
Till they melt a Candy sun;
Where the Queen her revels takes
And bread Of paint the Weevil makes
sleep. man monster. sleep-s-l-e-e-p."
(To be continued next week.
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FAIRYLAND UNDER OLD MOUNT 1
GOLDILOCKS ADVENTURE IN FAIR

swinging trunks and tried to switch the
flies off with his two tails at the same
time, but in different directions, that
even polite little GoIdilocks had to
laugh.
You don't care If 1 laugh?" asked
Goldilochs. as she saw a tear in each
one of the four eyes of the two heads
of the wfAte Elephant.
Care? No. | am glad to hear you
laugh. foF It shows that you are aot
troubled with the mulligrubs: but 1
was thinking of the poor Giraffe that
danced clog with me the other day
for tho Queen and something dreadful
happened to the Giraffe, l shall always
cry when ] think of tt
well. Wall. what was thatg"
The Giraffe got his neck tied in a
bowinot around the Windy Tree-a
tree that nsver stands still-and. be-
fore he gould get the tree to let go he
was shaken out OF his skim
out Of hts skln." gasped Goldilocks
Sure He has pesn running around
in his bones ever since and the wind
bitHN HtAHPtRfS AiAiNA-H hi0 VUHtc
just as IL they were flutes"
Goldilocks looked at the White Ele-
phsnt as IL she thought that wise ami
NAL might be joalngs but he never
smiled once. Indeed. II is hard for
White Elephant TO smile. His skin
wrinkles Up so. because it is always
made too large for him. the Elephant
tailors being bad filters that if he
should crinkle UP once into grin he
might be SC rough that it would be i'm
possible ever to press the right creases
into him again.
I've been thinking g~-begqn Goldi-
locks
'Ha. ha. hE. no. ho. no." laughed the
White Elephant through both of his
trunks at once. Thinking. t-h-i-n-k-
ing. Ha, ha ha- no, no ho,''
I am afraid / said something funny
said Gold.loclss. getting little red in
the face.
y bet you did. How can you think
wits that little bl; OF a head covered
with culls, when / with two heads. and
each as big as a hosshead. can't think
at all? Yes. yes. you are a Joker. But
come. get on II you wish 10 take a
ride"
"All right" answered Goldilocks;
but how l am to get on don't see"
There" said the White Elephant. Il
knew that you couldn't think. or that
would be the easiest thing in the world
for you TO see
TELL me
Go over there to that bowstrins tree
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Il see lo1e.'' said the lad, but why do
you love me?''
"But whose love. boy? Jamie. I am
your father. ] learned it today when
l took this letter from your mother
from the mail. 1t is her handwriting,
would swear it,
But how can that be?" demanded
Jamie. now believing that Bolton had
suddenly gone mad ''Your name is
Bolton. and mine is Drew"
Look. my boy. See here"
With trembling hands the stout.
bearded miner drew from under his
shirt a loeket and opened it reverentiy
and held 1t toward the wondering boy.
rs that not your mother. lad?'' he
asked
The boy glanced once at the fair face
in the locleet. 1t was. indeed. his
mother, but the face in the locket WAS
younger and less careworn than the
dear one that he had known so well
.rom his infancy.
1T is mother" he answered. And
are you really my father"
Jamie, my own jamie was the only
Finally the two looked at the log
carefully. From II the father shook
out a large quantity OF gold. 1T is
enough for US ALL he said.
Then look of trouble swept over his
face. Mary. my wife. your mother,
Jamie-is she--is she married again?'
No" answered Jamie 'She has
been waiting for you all these years"
Then let us go to her at once"
The next day Janlie's mother had
her happiness complete. Husband and
son were with herr and the family re-
union was due to Jamie.
Mr.. Drew, Iong known as Bolton. told
his story A blast went OFF when he
WAS mining and his head was SO in
jured that he forgot his own name. In
this plight he was taken TO santa
rum and escaped. 6ut in all the
years. while he was saving up money
and storing II away in the log that
jamie found In the creek. he could not
tell his right name. When II came
back to him life began anew.
But how about the man who stole
your treasure iog?" asked Jamie.
"IIe didn't rob US entirely answered
his father. In our happiness We will
forgive hin.''
Jamie got his $500 and another $500
with it. to be used FOR his college ex-
penses later.
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the White Elephant at once-just as
she does with every one else.
Well" said the White Elephant, "a
barrel isn't so much. l could tell you
about drinking two barrels one day
and calling for more when was a baby
elephant. but / don't want TO boast"
What is your namegr asked Goldi-
locks. who was not afraid at all any
more and who seemed TO think that it
was the most natural thing in the
world to be talking with a White Eie-
phsnt.
-oh. you wouldn't understand my
name IL ] should tell YOU
Please tell me Goldilccks at that
looked her sweetest. just as she does
when she begs for a nickel to get an
ice cream cornucopia in san Francisco.
No White Elephant could stand that
without trouble in his ieathery con-
science later. So. after squirting milk
Up In a fountain Tor a minute or two.
to pour the white iuid on a Mscniev-
Gus Monkey that was eavesdropping
to hear what was said. the White Ele-
phant answered:
Don't tell any one else. but my name
Is Ablswssiereisawelba
why" cried GoidiIoeks. elappihg her
hand. that is a funny name and I be-
lieye you are the funniest White Eie-
phant that ever was. either in Fairy
land or anywhere else. But why does
your name spell the same both ways?"
oh that is easy" answered the
White Elephant, lit is just like me-
II you look carefully you Yiii see that
have a tail on either end and trunks
at both ends-just Ike an express
wagon on the way to the cars-and /
can go one way just as well as the
other. That is. there is no going for
wsrd or backward for nne-for it Is all
forward See
At that the White Elephant ran first
one way and then tho other. and 81 had
two heads. one just exactly Ike tae
other and Goidilocks could not for the
life OF her tell when the White Eie-
phant was going forward thS best or
backward the worst To wind up thls
performance the white Elephant said
just like q spoiled child showing III
4 will show you now real simon pure
cIog DANCE By an elephant. and it is
something rich"
Rich? l guess il was. The White
Elephant really believed that he could
dance. but he was so funny as he tried
to shuttle and cut DfCeon wings and
rattle his big feet around like crazy
drum sticks, and he puffed so as he
heaved his two heads with their two
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HOW NELL STOPPED INDIAN RAID

meant Her father had told her that
once the Utes had swept down and had
murdered the unsuspecting settlers and
burned the villages That signal could
mean only one thing. and the settlers
could not see II from their side OF the
mountains, and would not they know
what II meant il they could see IT?
She ran out TO the corral and put
bridie on her horse Now. Guanita-
she whispered. the Indians are going
to attack the settlement, and we must
get there before them Gallop. Guam
ita; gallop as you have never galloped
before"
The lightning came in little flashes.
and ii thundered very low and omin-
ously as girl and pony tore down the
narrow trail
There in the woods. only a little back
of Nell. resoundcd a frightful war
whoop. The Indians were sure OF their
victory. Nell snuddered as she heard.
She knew now that she could not pos
sibly warn the settlement in time. The
Indians were mad. possessed by the
Great Spirit.
Great Spirit. She knew how super
stitious the Indians were. She tied
Guanita behind a bis, rock and scrann-
bled up on top OF it herself. drawing
her blanket more closely about her.
II was as dark as pitch. and the
bowling. yelling mass of Indians went
on and on down the narrow path
Then a great fash of lightning made
the Landscape light as day for one mo-
ment. But Nhat was enough to show
them little white figure on top OF
rock. with waving arms. wildly point
ing toward their village
Then again 1t was dark and. terri
BILE clan of thunder seemed TO shake
the whole earth The Indians stood
spellbound: then they fed. shouting.
The Great Spirit, The Great Spirit has
warned US not TO hurt the white
faces"
Nell and Cuanita crept silently back
TO lie cabin.
The Indians never learned the truth.
and II they had they would not have
believed. AS for Nell she was once
more happy and her father was no
longer troubled. The grateful thanks
OF the settlers made her glad. and no
less happy was she in the renewed
friendship Of the Indians. Things are
just as they used to be-" she said:
only nicer; much, much nicer
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16
The Share That Passed.

Young Willie was fond OF fishing and
did not much care whether he was tres
passing or not as long as he could in-
duIge In his favorite pastime.
He was busy with rod and line one
day when a gamekeeper came along
and eyed him with none too much af-
lection.
You must clear out o. this" he said.
with a whitening air OF authority. this
part of the river belongs TO the Earl OF
Ariin gdale.'
'Oh. does II? I didn't know that
declared Willie. and he submissivsly
laid aside his rod and line and began to
read
The keeper went away. but on re-
turning later found Willie busy fishing
again
~Didn't I tell you these waters be-
lonesd to the Earl Of Arilngdale9' he
roared-
~Oh. yes said Willie. "ycu told me
that an hour ago: but surely the whole
blessed river don't belong to him His
share went by long ago-~-Answers-
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

heard something splashing in the
water around a bend in the creek.
Walking carefully. SO as not to be
heard, thinking that some wild animal
bushes fringing the creek were thin,
and, peering through, saw a stout man
hauling something that was dripping
up from the bed OF the creek.
This appeared to be a log to which
! large stone was tied as an anchor
to keep it on the creek bottom. The
man. whom jamie remembered to have
seen In the village once. took up the
log, pulled from 1t plug and shook
out some shining substance from it:
then carefully drove the plug back and
put the log back in tie creek beo
AT this strange performance Jamie
made no sign. But when she man
turned away Jamie with woodcrat It
skill he had learned in camping with
Nevada Mountains followed him with
out being detected until the stranger
was several miles away. and then re-
turned to the creek
This is not yfobbery.' he said. II
will just take this log down to Mr..
Bolton to see what he says about 1t.
and them" An eager light came
into his face.
Bolton. riding homeward over the
trail to his cabin. heard the report of
a rife. then another and another
Trouble, fear he said driving the
spurs into his horse. and, regardless
of the safety of himself scurrving over
the rough trail in a way that threat
ened his life and limbs.
When he drew near the cabin there
was jamie running toward him and
saying. Hurry. hurry, for | have some
thing to show you.
is It that? lIave you found it?'
asked Bolton eagerly.
lit is something. don't know
what. Come and see.
The two went into Boiton's cabin ard
closed the door as soon as they could
Then Jamie drew from under the bed
clothing In his bunk wet log.
AT last" fairly shouted Bolton. -
Last, and through ysdr hands, my owI
DEAR dear boy
Before the surprised Jamie coult
think, Bolton had his arms around TIL,
lad.
Jamie. boy he cried. hugging tn,
boy very hard. Jamie. my lost au5
found darling. look in my eyes and sc,
what you see
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16
c'v NoT l1ELe yov1 ys7l9if c17llIU 5yr el1het1lY

great show Of eagerness
Father was injured while working
in California mine. His head was
badly hurt lie went to a sanitarium,
so we were told after we came out
here 10 look for him. He left the sani-
tarium one night and we have never
seen or heard Of him in California
Il suppose you would be very fond
OF him IL YOU could find him?"
.'Fondr exclaimed Jamie. Il would
work my fingers TO the bone for htn.
Mother says that he was the best man
that ever lived. She thinks that he is
dead. but ! don't Some day l know
] shall find him."
What was your mothers maiden
manner"
Mary Mannering
The shadows OF afternoon stole slow
IS over tie hills And the evening came.
A hard day OF work on the creek had
brought no success in the search.
Early Jamie was asleep and dreaming
with 4 smile. OF that mother like whom
there was no one In the world.
Outside Of the cabin. with his head
on his hands. sat Bolton. He stirred
uneasiiy from time to time and sobbed
once but checked himself. Thank
Cod. he exclaimed once.
Then he said. after thinking earnest
~. me lie fine lad: Just such one as
mine must De ana ne looks just as
she used 10 look" Then he sobbed
again. stirred the campfire ashes. pour
ed some water on the embers to pre-
vent them from setting fire to the for
est and went 10 his bunk in the cabin
TO sleep.
AS he passed the sleeping form OF
Jamie he bent over the lad and by the
light Of a candle looked az him long
and eagerly. The lad stirred and Boil
ton put out the candle light. Then he
waited awhile untii the regular breath
ing Of Jamie told that he was in the
deep sleep OF sound boyilood health
Thcn Bolton, Dcardcd and rough. did
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16
By David H. Walker.

T. NTER the door that bears the
words. This Way to Fairyland." as
you climb up Mount Tamalpais.
and you shall come on a fight Of
marble steps that leads down. down.
down ever 50 far. going round ana
round. and then you viii come TO see
an underground river and boat II
you get into the boat il viii sail wher-
ever the fairies wish 1t 10 60. only ii is
sure 10 stop Al some place or other in
Fsirylsnd. the land that is under Tam
slpsis Mountain.
n q should happen TO run Up along
the River Of Lilies-so called because
it is covered in spots with lilies that
rs white ss snow-you viii see a white
elephant waiting for YOU. All you have
10 DO IS 70 get out OF the boat. when il
steers itself 10 wharf OF silver and
then you viii get on the White Elc-
phsnt and he viii take you to many
queer places.
Goldilocks. who is . sweet little girl.
vas hunting for wild dowers on the
side OF Mount Tamalpais one DAY and,
al by herself found the door 10 Fairy
land. and. before il could be closed. I
slipped through not knowing where /
was going. n course. but when the door
closed. just as soon as was inside
and there was no way that any one
could see 20 get out. there was nothing
20 do but 10 go en-.
The door closed 10 ragtime music and
the music kept playing long enough to
awaken a little man who wore a suit Of
red and on whose head was a tiny, red
hat.
Well he said quickly to Goldflocks.
paving no attention to me. what do
you WANT"
Why said Goldiloeks. little
scared and much surprised. II don't
know what ] DO want
-Hs- hs. har' laughed the little man
in red. holding his sides to keep from
shaking them TO pieces with this un-
usual exercise, here is a little girl who
does not know what she wants. Come
on. anyway. and Jump on the Elephant
and perhaps he viii take you 10 the
place you would like
The White Elephant pushed out one
OF his trunks 10 a spring that was
white and took long drink. MIX.
said the White Elephant. i always
drink a barrel Of milk before I take a
walk with any one.
a barrel2 Ny. what a lot" cried
Goldilocks. getting on good terms with
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

OF course, GoldiIocks wished to take
a ride and this was her chance But
then she thought of me- How shall
my friend get on?''
Get on" replied the White Elephant.
looking me over sarcastically with his
four funny little eyes in, his two heads.
why. he doesn't go at all He stays
here to make the Little Red Halter
laugh by being clumsy
That settled me. and so / made no
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-16

something that would have made the
people of the mining camps in CalifoF-
MIA who knew him wonder more about
him than ever they had done before.
He walked over to Jamie's bunk and.
bending over, kissed the lad on the
forehead.
Papa" said the lad drowsily. half
awakening. oh. Mr.. Bolton. ! was so
happy. dreamed that papa was alive
and that | had found him and he kissed
me Wasn't that a strange DIRE am?''
Bolton made no answera but Kept
perfectly stiil. '.I guess he's asleep
said jamie Il guess I'll get up and
pray papa just as mamma asked me
to do when / came away"
"Oh. Father" thus pleaded the boy
ish voice in the darkness a minute
later. bring dear papa to me and
guard over and be good to him for
Jesss sake"
Bless his faithful little heart"
whispered Bolton to himself. "oh, ne
is so like-so iike--and | Wish II could
be true: but that is impossible"
The next morning Bolton and Jamie
were astir early II was agreed that
Bolton should go to the village and
take a note TO mail that jamie had
written TO send to his mother in which
he had said he was doing as she would
have him do. but that he could not ex-
plain yet; and that he would not be
home for the opening OF school. bat
that she was not to worry about him
at all.
jamie was to go up the creek about
two miles from the camp TO look about
and see II he could find the object OF
search. This programme was carried
out. Bolton went off speedily but not
until he had shaken hands twice with
jamie, much TO the surprise OF the lad.
who had supposed that Rnitan vu,c
without any emotion that he ever
showed
Jnnie had not been long on the
creek when he Led al Rdxenf,lre IL