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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
The Yule Log

A Christmas in the olden time,
That makes demand on modern rhyme,
To bring back from the past the play,
The mummers, masque, and roundelay
The laughter and the Christmas Slee,
That echoed here from sea to sea;
When folk on all the country-si
Made merry at the sChristmastide.
How can we sing it? When it seems
That Christmas only lives in dreams;
When cynics bitterly have said,
That Christmas merriment is dead;
And scoffed at carols children raise
AS foolish customs of old days
All me. There is not too much mirth
To cheer us on this dreary earth.
Despite their sneers, with all good will
Well try to keep our Christmas still;
Be ours to cherish while they last
Traditions of the buried past;
And though the silent tears may flow
For those who left us long ago:
Well try to keep our Christmas still;
Bring in the honored logs of yule.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
A Family Chat With the Juniors

This issue of The Junior Call con-
tains many features of unusual in
terest. Notable among them is tie
Junior detective story, "The Little
Partisan Detector," by Woodbury. ).
Brintnaii, which viii particularly in
terest the boys of the Junior family.
The girls viii find equal interest in
the suggestions for Christmas pres
ents by Mrs. Sallie VI. Moses. and
the recipes for homemade Christmas
candy. aad both boys and girls will
be delighted with the puzzle, The
Magic Squares, by GGOfirey L. Nor
gan, and with the games. The
boys viii also be interested in
The Junior Call automobile, which
Aubrey and Howard Irwin of PaIo
Alto built from Instructions given
in The Junior Call some weeks ago.
The Junior Call would like to know
whether any other boys have built
this automobile and what success
they had with ii.
In the teachers corner today there
is an Interesting account OF an Oper-
eta which was produced by the boys
of ST. AnthOny's school in East Oak
land. A play produced entirely by
Young boys is somewhat unusual,
and the readers of The Junior Call
will undoubtedly be interested ia
knowing how il was d0De. The teach
ers' corner is open TO the teaea-
ers Of California, who are invited
to contribute to its columns any
information which viii he OF bene-
Mt to themselves or their pupils
regarding the work in which they
are engaged. The teachers corner
is an important feature of The
Junior Call, and one that has aroused
q great deal of interest and favorable
comment.
Although The Junior Call is a
Junior paper, it enjoys the distinc-
ten Of being read by many adults.
which is entirely as ii should be. 4
wise parent or guardian exercises a
careful supervision over the COM
pani0nshiD and surroundings of his
child or ward, and should be equally
circumspecf in regard TO literature
and ali other influences that affect
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

the Development of character. Youth
is the foundation which determines
life's building. The choices of youth
are the all important ones.
The shores of the ocean OF life are
strewD with wrecks of human craft
craft that was freighted with mag
nificent mental and physical equip
ment, supplemented by the highest
education the colleges of the world
could affOrd, and yet, because the
moral sense was not properly de-
VelOped, because the will was ex-
erted only in the direction of selfish
ment, because the sense of the re-
spORsibility of the individual
toward society was lacking, the
craft went down, carrying with
1t lesser craft by the score. 1t
is the sacred duty of every American
man and woman to see that the
American esdId is surrounded with
the influences and receives the
training that will not only prevent
such waste of life and its p0ssibili-
ties. but win develop that life to the
highest possible point of usefulness.
The history contest closes today
aud next Saturday, December 19, the
publication of the fifth lines SUBJ
mitted in the limerick contest will
begin. Juniors who have not en-
tered the limerick contest should
hasten TO send in their fifth lines, i'm
accordance with instructions given
on the second page. Six watches
viii be awarded each week in the
limerick contest, as heretofore.
In the puzzles for the younger
juniors, those who are 10 years old
and younger. only 20 paint boxes are
awarded each week. Prizes are not
given to those whose names appear
on the roll OF honor, and either the
children themselves, or their par.
entS, should read the particulars re-
garding the puzzle contests care
fully. so that no misapprehensiOn
may exist.
There is a keen rivalry between
those delightfully."- original people.
The Juniors of JuniOrviIIe. and
AIOnzO, the Junior Call dog. Notice
their activities today!
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
. And Good in Everything

A well known resident of Portsmouth.
Eng, rails at the Inconvenience he
suffers on account of an incurable slut
ter. which. however. on one occasion
proved decidedly advantageous. He
was anxious to buy a pony for his son.
and during a visit to a local dealer saw
the very animal he wanted. The dealer.
anxious to effect a sale, pressed him
closely You won't get better little
'orse than this anywhere" he asserted
Now. come. sir, name a figure: make
us hofferw Very we'll" replied the
customer; "s-say s-ss-ss-six-' He
intended to offer 10 pounds, but before
he could complete the stammered sen
tence the dealer broke in, Done with
you, sir-done with you for six pun"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Cats and Sunshine

1t is related of Charles James Fox.
that, walking up st. James street, in
London, from one of the club houses
with the prince of Wales, he laid him
wager that he would see more cats
than the prince in his walk, and that
he might take which side of the street
he liked. When they reached the top.
it was found that Mr.. Fox had seen
13 cats, and the prince pot one. The
royal parsonage asked for an explana-
tion of this apparent miracle Mr..
Fox said, your royal highness took,
of course, the shady side of the way,
as most agreeable; ] knew. that the
sunny side would be left for me, and
cats always prefer the sunshine
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Abou Ben Adhem and the
Angel


Abou Ben Adhem emay his tribe in
crease)
Awoke one night from dream or
peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his
room.
Making it rich, and like lily in.
bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
bold.
And to the presence in the room he
said,
What writest thou2'-The vision
raised its head.
And with a look made of all sweet ac-
cord.
Answered: "The names of those who
love the Lord"
"And is mine one?' said Abou. NAY,
not So
Replied the angel Abou spoke more
low,
But cheerily still; and said: 4 pray
thee, then,
Write me as oae that loves his fellow
men,
The angel wrote, and vanished. The
next night
1t came again with a great awakening
light.
And showed the names whom love of
God had blessed,
And To- Ben Adhem's name led all the
rest. Leigh Hunt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
The Worm

Turn, turn thy hasty foot aside,
Nor crush that helpless worm,
The frame thy wayward looks deride
Required God to form.
The common Lord of all that move,
From whom his being flowed,
A portion of thy boundless love
On that poor worm bestowed.
The sun, the moon. the stars he made
For all his creatures free;
And spread Ger earth the grassy blade,
For worms as well as thee.
Let them enjoy their little day,
Their humble bliss receive;
Oh. do not lightly take away
The life thou canst not give.
Thomas Osborne.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Up, Upl Ye DANES and
LasseS Cav!

Up, up. ye DANES and lasses gay,
To the meadows trip away
'Tis you must tend the fiOcks this morn,
And scare the small birds from the corn.
Not a soul at home may stay;
For the shepherds must go
With lance and bow
To hunt the wolf in the woods today.
Leave the hearth and leave the house
TO the cricket and the mouse.
Find grandma out a sunny seat.
With babe and lambkin at her feet.
Not a soul at home must stay;
For the shepherds must go
With lance and bow
To hunt the wolf in the woods today.
IS. T. Coleridgc.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Willow Pattern Plates

HOSE who are so fortunate as to
possess some pieces OF their great
erandmother's old, blue, willow pattern
plates and platters. as well as those
who are privileged to see them oeca-
sionally viii surely be interested in
some Of the numerous legends and
poems inspired by this famous ware.
which was made first in China thou
sands Of years ago.
-Four thousand years ago, one legend
runs, there lived in the celestial en-
pire a wealthy mandarin who had one
lovely and accomplished daughter.
Naturally her beauty and talents, not
10 mention her prospective wealth,
brought many suitors for her hand, but
her father refused all the young and
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

handsome candidates for the position of
son in law and chose an elderly gentle
man. few years older than himself. as
his daughters prospective husband.
The daughter had already given her
heart TO young poet and purposed
that her hand go with it,
Upon learning the true state of af-
tairs the stern parent warned the poet
lover off the premises, but Li-thai-pe
the lover so far from being discour-
aged. used to anchor a small fishing
junk close to the nandarin's garden
and at this safe distance would sere-
made the object of his affections with
love songs of his own manufacture
One fateful day while the father was
away making the final arrangements
for his daughters marriage Tsing-len
lee. the daughter, communicated the
fact to her poet lover in the fishing
junk. With unusual promptness for a
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
The New Moon

When, as the garish day is done.
Heaven burns with the descended sun.
'Tis passing sweet to mark.
Amid the flush of crimson light.
The new moons modest bow grow
bright.
As earth and sky grow dark.
Few are the hearts too cold to feel
A thrill of gIadness Ger them steal
When first the wandering eye
Sees family. in the evening blaze.
That glimmering curve of. tender rays
Just planted in the sky.
William Cullen Bryant.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
TELLER AND THE POET
To a Butterfly

Stay near me-do not take flight.
A little longer stay in sight,
Much converse do 1 find in thee.
Historian of my infancy
Float near me: do not yet depart,
Dead time revives in thee:
Thou bring'st. gay creature as thou art.
A solemn image to my heart.
My fathers family,
Oh, pleasant, pleasant were the days,
The time when, in our childish plays.
My sister Emeline and I
Together chased the butterfly
A very hunter. r.did I rush
Upon the prey-with leaps and springs
I followed from brake TO bush.
But she. God love her feared to brush
The dust from off it's wings.
William Wordsworth.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Friends of Fur and Feathers

The Norwegians are great bird low
ers. and often fix boxes and followed
logs in the trees to induce little birds
TO build there. Directly the feathered
tenants take possession. the greatest
care is taken to protect their dwellings.
and leather bands. studded with spikes.
are placed round the trees so that
when cats attempt to climb up with
murderous intent their progress is
most effectually stopped.
At Christmas there may be seen out
side most farm houses a sheaf of corn
fixed to a poise for the birds to eat.
and the same care is shown during the
long and terrible Norwegian winters
for all those animals which would per-
ish if neglected
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
What the Words Mean

At a travelling circus which had
erected it's tents in a country town,
girl approached the leopard's cage, put
her hand between the bars to stroke
the animals head. and was badly
scratched and bitten One of her COM
panions, having hurried home to tell of
the accident. exclaimed. ~Oh, mother. do
YOU suppose Annie will have leprosy
now? Another story is told of AN
elderly woman who informed her neigh
Dor that she had suffered from gastritis
for nearly year, and that the only
way that she could account for it was
that the gas stove was defective.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
STORY
The Minstrel Bov

The minstrel boy to the war has gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find him
His fathers sword he has girded on.
And his wild harp slung behind him.
Land of Songi" said the warrior bard,
Though all the world betrays thee,
One sword at least thy rights shall
guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee"
The minstrel fell,-but the foeman's
chain
Could not bring his proud soul under;
The harp he loved ne'er spoke again,
For he tore its cords asunder;
And said, No chains shall suly thee,
Thou soul of love and bravery.
Thy songs were made for the brave
and free
They shall never sound in slavery
Thomas Moore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
No Horses in the Sky

Warming to Aeronauts.="NO. sir
said motorist, the airship is utterly
fmpracticabIe." do you speak as a
scientist2'' mo. sir-as man OF ex-
perience. Suppose your engine breaks
or your gasoline gives out and leaves
YOU stuck away up yonder in a cloud
bank, how are you going to get team
of horses to pull you out2
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Holly and Misletoe

The holly was dedicated to Saturn.
and. as the fetes of that deity were
celebrated in December and the Ro-
mans were accustomed 10 decorate
their houses with holly. the early
Christians decorated their houses in
the same manner while they We're cele-
brating their festival at Christmas. in
order that they might escape observa-
tion- The mistletoe was dedicated TO
Friga the Venus of the Scandinavians.
and as she was the goddess of love.
hence arose the custom OF kissing un-
der the mistietoe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
ArithmeticallY Correct

Have you any brothers and sisters.
my little man?" asked an old lady of a
boy. "Yes'm, was the reply. Il got
one sister and one and a half broth
ers. "Nonsense." said the questioner.
Its right. ma am continued the boy
two half sisters and three half
brothers,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Kind All Round

HAS my boy been a little defender
and been kind to dumb animals today?'
Yes. grandma, let your canary out
of the cage, and when my cat caught
it / set Towser on her
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

Two little brides flying high,
Chinese vessels sailing by.
Weeping willows hanging DER,
Three men walking, if not four.
Chinese castle. there it stands
AS if it were the land Of lands.
Orange trees with oranges on.
Fence below to end my song.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22

Friends of Miss Jennie Parr,
who lived in St. Joseph for so
many years, will regret to hear of
her death, which occurred at Fort
Worth, Texas, about two weeks
ago. Miss PARIS mother, Mrs.
Valley, who has always made her
home with her daughter, was liv-
ing with her at the time of her
death, and has since been placed
in the Old Ladies' Home i'll New
Orleans. Mrs. Valley is about
the oldest of our Tensas people
and is certainly an octogenarian,
if not possibly centenarians The
death of her daughter and only
child is a great blow and her sur
yival cannot be long. Miss Parr
had conducted business in ST. Jo-
seph for number of years and
also served as post-mistress under
the administration of President
Hayes. She was the sole support
of her venerable mother and step
father, to whose comfort she de-
voted her entire life. After the
death of Mr.. Valley, some three
years ago, Miss Parr left st. Jo-
seph and located at Fort Worth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
TO ACT OF MOOR
P0RATION OF LOVE AND
TRUTH SOCIETY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

PARISH OF IENSAs.
BEFORE ME, Louis BucSner, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the Parish of Tensas, State of
Louisiana, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and sobscrib-
ing hereto, personally came and appeared
James Fraueis, Secretary of the ''L0YE
AND TRUTH SOCIETY," of Tensas Par
ish, Louisiana, who declared, that at a
regular meeting of said Society held on
the 18th day OF March, 1905, resolution
was offered, unanimously adopted and
entered in the minutes of said meeting,
as follows:
Resolved, That an additional article
be added to the original act of incorpora-
ton, which article is to be numbered and
designated as Article VII of said act OF
incorporation and to read as follows:
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have the right
and power to grant charters to subordi-
nate Societies and to pass all rules and
regulations necessary for the government
OF the same, which said subordinate So
cieties or Association shall be under the
supervision and control of this corpora
ton.
Thus done, passed and signed at my
Office in Newellton, Louisiana, in the
preserr- % YIN. s. Dixon and w. w.
Middleton, competent witnesses, who
sign this act with mc>said appearer and
me said Notary this 18th day OF rsfssl.,-
1908.
JAMES FRANCIS.
49,. WIN. s. Dixon.
-A''N0' w. w. MIDDLETON.
[SEALl
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22

The faculty of the st. Joseph
High School, entertained the WIS.,
iting teachers very delightfully."-
at a reception in the kindergarten
room at She High School on Fri
day evening.
The guests were entertained by
an interesting musical and lit
erary program. Beautiful vocal
quartettes and solos were rem
dered by Misses Brunette Lewis
and Mcdonald and Messrs. Mob
ley and Smith. Instrumental solos
by Miss Emma Briscoe, of Port
Gibson, and Mrs. A. E. Green,
a reading from "Uncle Remus"
by Miss Bergman, and humorous
recitations by Misses Kidd and
Lewis.
A musical guessing contest, Mrs.
Snodgrass as instrumentalist, was
next on the program. The prize
for the greatest number of cor
rect answers, paper weight, wss
won by Mr.. Am. Smith, a con-
ISOLATION, a tin horn, by Mr.. Groes-
beck.
A paper hat making contest was
next INDUCED in, which resulted
in victory for Miss Annabel
Mounger, whose hat was a pig
nant success and vastly becoming.
Later in the evening delicious
ices were served.
Those who enjoyed the evening
were Misses Blanche Jewell, Eliz-
abeth Gorton. Bergman, Jennie
Guthrie, Emma Briscoe, Annabel
Mounger, Hughes, Matte Lewis,
Clara Palm, Mrs. Dunbar Newell,
Mrs. Thos. Snodgrass, Mrs. A. E.
Green, Messrs. B. +. Bonney, Ma
gruder Smith, John Hughes and
Rollo Groesbeck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
PIcKETS FOR SALE.

1000 ASH PICKETS 1x2, 6 foot
long, just the thing for poultry
or garden fence.
CYPRESS PICKETS 1x4, 4
foot and 5 foot long.
ASH, s12 90 per 1000, CY-
PRESS $25 90 per 1000
Inquire Smitha' Stable or write
Alex Mcleod, Marydale, Saint
Joseph, La
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
Meeting of the Teachers Association.

On the 18th and 18th insts. the Parish
Teachers Association met in this place
and carried out one of the most interest
ing and beneficial programs of the term.
Among the interesting features was a
brief biography of Eugene Field given
by Miss Matte Lewis; discussion of
Grammar School English, by Miss Il. l..
Kidd; a type lesson in High School En-
glish, by MIR. Groesbeck; type story
by Miss III. b. Lewis. Miss Gorton gave
type lesson in primary number, and
Miss Guthrie a nature lesson. Thorn
dykes principles of teaching were dis
cussed by Messrs. Mcseley and Mobley
and Miss Jewell, Miss Bergman led a
discussion on "a Days Work in the
Kindergarten" and Mr.. Wade made
clear the value of Mental Arithmetic.
Little Miss May Young gave in pleas
ing way, "The Raggedy Man," from
Riley.
The meeting was also enlivened by in
teresting accounts of the State Teachers
Association, given by Mr.. Groesbeck and
Miss Palm.
The teachers present were: Misses
Hughes, Bergman, Yewell, Gorton, Palm, |
Mcfarland, Munger, Kidd, b. Lewis, |
Macdonald, Briscoe, Guthrie and Guice,
and Messrs. Wade, Groesbeck, MoseIey |
md Mobley.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22

MIR. j. ID. Miller, a popular attorney
OF New Orleans, attended Court in st.
Joseph, Friday.
Representative G. Fl. Clinton came up
from Baton Rouge to-day to spend sun
day with his family.
Mr.. John $. Boatner, Jr., a prominent
attorney of the Concordia bar and Mayor
of Vidalia, was visitor to st. Joseph
Friday ON professional business.
A case that attracted unusual interest
in Court on Friday was that of Ikerd VS..
Blackman, involving poker debt. The
Court took the case under advisement.
Thos. ]. Reed, the ''Meu's Wear" man
OF lr.tchez, has just received an attract
i've line Of siffpssssss goods for men and
boys, such as light weisnss underwear,
straw hats, shirts, hosiery and mems nd
boys spring suits. Give him an order.
Having resigned her position as oper-
ator at the telephone exchange, Miss
Ruth Ellis has returned to her home in
Madison parish, to the regret OF our peo-
pie, among whom she has many warm
friends, who wish her we'll wherever she
may go.
With the view of always interesting
their patrons with new attractions, the
Valley Dry Goods Co., of Vicksburg, Of
fer from week to week many bargains in
ladies' dress goods and home necessities
that must appeal to the economical house.
wife. To-day, however, aside from FEM
mime requirements, they are making cut
prices in mems cashmere and tropical
worsted trousers and negligee shirts that
must attract more than passing notice.
See the lad" on the first page.
Miss Katie HARDWOOD, who is 30 kindly
remembered by our people, among whom
she formerly lived, but who has for some
years been conducting boarding house
in New Orleans, is DESTROYS of entert aim
ing some of the teachers who may attend
the Summer Normal School to be con-
Quoted at Tulane University this sum.
mer. Miss HARDWOOD has large, roomy
house, with quiet and pleasant environ
ments, and conveniently located, being
only three blocks from rllane-Searcely
five minutes walk-which works not only
saving of car fare to teachers but enables
them to come home for lunch The place
is especially suited for their acconmoda-
ton, and the terms-fve dollars per
week-are quite as reasonable as can be
desired. She can be addressed at 1926
St. Charles Avenue.
The white man, T. G. Hair, who
was held in the Tensas Jail for
several months awaiting trial for
murder, was tried in Vidalia last
Saturday, a hung jury resulting
and a mistrial being entered. The
case attracted vide attention III
Concordia parish, where the crime
was committed. The trial began
on Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock
and continued until midnight
when Court adjourned until Mon
day, the jury being locked up
where they remained in delibera.
ton until Monday morning,spend
two days and two nights in the
jury room. The Judge was booked
to open Court at st. Joseph Mon
day and had therefore to conven'
Court in vidalia again at A o'clocl
Monday morning, to enter mis-
trial and discharge the jury, be
fore train time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
louis BuCKNER, Notary Public.
STATE OFLOUIsIANA.

Parish OF TenSaS.
/, Hugh Tullis, District Attorney of the
10th Judicial District Of Louisiana. do here
by certify that have examined the above
poration OF LOVE AND TRUTH SOCIETY"
and finding the purposes thereof legal, and
nothing contained therein contrary to the
Constitution and laws of the State, or OF the
United States, do hereby approve the same.
HUGH TULAIS, Dist. ATTY, 10th Dist.