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Arizona republican., 1908-12-06

of the lessons he was persuaded to give to Mrs Grover Cleveland during his stay in New York Many of the wives of Americas notable states men have a liking of getting in touch with the great artists, and to listen to the anecdoes of some of them is very amusing.
 Piuttis playing has been likened to that of Rubenstein. One of his com positions Homage to Rubenstein," published by one of the best pub fishing houses in New York, has the qualities to picture Rubenstein to a remarkable degree.
 Very often an artists appearance is not an index to his qualifications of playing a musical instrument. Some artists look like they could play the piano well, and cant. Others look like they could not play the piano
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
THE STRENUOUSNESS
 OF AN EDUCATOR

A warrant was issued yesterday out of Justice Johnstone's court for the ar rest of Irving Meskimons, a school teacher on the other side Of the river, on the charge of cruelty beating four teen year old girl. Shirley Reilly, the step daughter of A. R. Jenkins. The arrant was sworn out on the complaint of MT. Jenkins.
 The offense IS alleged to have been committed on November 25 and the weapon used is said to have been the butt end of a buggy whip.
 The story told by the girl is, and
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06

and make a most surprising per formance. In either of these cases the audience is disappointed. Not so with Piutti. He not only looks like he could play the piano, but he plays it. The Vose Baby Grand piano to be given by The Arizona Republican to the winner of the scholarship con test will be played by Piutti tonight and Monday night at the Third Av- enue theater Speaking of this piano MT Piutti said it is a very fine in strument, beautiful tone with very responsive action, but this is always found in the Vose; many artists play that make"
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
The Mission

Of those corpuscIes in your blood that have been called "Littie Soldiers" Is to fight for you against the disease germs that constantly endanger your health. These corpus cieS are made healthy and strong by the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
 This medicine is a combination of more than 20 different remedial agents in proportions and by process known only to ourselves and 1t has for thirty years been constantly proving its worth.
 No substitute, none "iust-as-good."
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
TWO CONCERTS BY
 TALENTED MUSICIAN
William Piutti Will Be Heard Tonight and Tomorrow Night at the Third Avenue Theater.

Probably no more notable musician ever remained in Phoenix for any length of time than William Piutti, the pianist. MT. Piutti has suffered an annoying confliction of dates for an appearance in Phoenix. He was 10 have appeared a few nights ago at the Arizona School of Music, but the inclemency of the weather drew but half house. before which Piutti
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06

SOCIALlSM-O. A. Phelps will speak tonight at o'clock sharp, at Lamsons hall, on the subject, "Tafts Huge Prob lem"
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06

.district attorneys office after which
 the warrant was issued.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
The Wise Nan Of the Ink Well

longer" so he asked all those he met
if they had any idea how TO skip a
year But, although they could skip
rope and skip stones and skip lessons,
none Of them had ever tried TO skip a
year, and most of them declared it
couldn't be done At last, however,
some one said to him, IF you really
want to find out go and ask the wise
man Of the ink well. who knows more
about everything than anybody else"
That's a good idea" said Chester.
How shall 1 find the wise man of the
ink well?'
Why" said the friend, "you just go
so and so and such and such where's"
(you know I told you I couldn't tell
you where it was) ~and a little bit to
the west, and then come half a mile
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
The Muddle Fairy

Rummagio sat in the big armchair.
The lights were out and the fire
burned low;
The rockinghorse stood on his rockers
there,
And the dolls on the sofa all of row
The mice ran in and the mice ran out.
The spiders scuttled along the wall.
The beetles hurried and scampered
about,
And Rummagio watched them one
and all.
Then Hey with hop. and "Ho"'
with spring,
And over the floor with a skip and a
bound,
And lightly into the childrens swing.
And head first merrily onto the
ground.
A workbox stood on a table near.
Scissors and needles. bobbins and
reals;
He winked an eye and he cooked an
ear.
And he knocked it down with a kick
of his heels.
The bobbins over the carpet rolled.
The pins and needles We're scattered
about;
With balls of silk at the dolls he
{bowled.
And he turned the pincushion inside
out.
For shame. sir, for shame." cried the
dolls, in a rage.
How can you. how dare you treat
US So"
But he laughed as he opened the par
rot's cage,
And he put them inside 1t. all of "a
row.
And the kittens tail in a knot he tied.
And opened wide the canarY's door;
And the table cover with ink he dyed.
And split the birdseed over the floor.
Then he took music box from the
shelf
And set all the fine machinery wrong;
And he emptied the cupboards, the
naughty elf
And he made a hole in the dinner
gong.
And he twisted the chairs and stopped
the clock,
And he turned the tables all upside
down,
And he put some sand in the nursery
lock,
And he sprinkled ashes on the nurses
gown.
The hall clock strikes--one. two. three.
fouri
The pale moon shines and the fire
goes out;
Rummagio peers through the nursery
door
The passage is clear; no ones
aboutr'
Then down the staircase and over the
hall.
And out at a broken window pane.
He is gone on the wind beyond recall
Perhaps some day he may come again.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Young. because he's only s. and he

Young, because he's only s, and he
lives at
Whatever made you write that
DOWN." asked Chester in surprise.
i had to- replied the wise man
calmly. I'm writing down everything
] know. and please don't tell me any
thing more or I'll never get finished.
You see, he continued confidentially-
1 got tired of carrying around so
much knowledge, so I started writing
down things and then Immediately for
getting them. I've filed those 579 vol
umes," pointing to a huge pile. with
things I knew, and>now I've forgotten
them all, and you don't know what q
relief it is. I've trained myself to
forget thing the minute / write it
down, and / haven't the slightest idea
now what your name is or how old
you are or where you live. Only, you
see, it will be very convenient to have
it written here for anybody who wants
to find out"
How clever,' cried Chester. Il think
it's-ever so much harder to forget than
to remember
"It takes great mind" said the
wise man placidly, "and [ find it
great comfort. It leaves me time to do
lots of things. Yesterday I made
fountain PEN
"Oh, I know" said Chester. Uncle
has one. It's pen with ink in it.
The wise man shook his head Mines
quite different he said. Its a real
fountain-an ink fountain. Shall turn
it on for your
I'D love to see it, said Chester,
'if-if it doesn't splatter much"
1T won't splatter over here" said
the wise man. Its right in the middle
of the beach and connected, of course,
with the we'll Stand back and I'll turn
ii on" He pressed the button in a
rock as he spoke and out of the middle
of the beach rose a graceful fountain
of ink from pen standing on end
'There," said the wise man, isn't that
lovely? 1t would black your shoes for
you in a moment, But. of course. I
mustn't waste ink, and he turned it
off again. Chester was so charmed and
interested in the black sand where the
fountain had been playing that he stood
gazing at it for some minutes in
silence. At last he came TO himself and
said suddenly:
''Oh, 1 want to know. please, how I
can skip a year, because 1 don't like
being the youngest Young"
Well well.' said the wise man.
Dear mel It's years since any one
asked me how to skip a year. or course,
it's one of the first things I learned in
my youth. My father taught me how
to do it"
"Oh, I'm so glad!' cried Chester, in
delight, jumping up and down.
Only continued the wise man, "I
wrote all about it in one of my books,
So of course, I've forgotten it,
which book was it?" asked Chester,
quickly.
Il really couldn't say" said the wise
man, "and 1 haven't indexed them yet,
but, of course. if you looked over the
579 volumes you'd be sure to find it.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Bv Doris Webb

CAN'T tell you where he lives or
how to get there. because if I did
you'd 60 and ask him questions, and
that would make him cross. but you
can look for him yourself II you like,
and its very probably possible that
you may ind him. I'm talking, Of
course. about the wise man Of the ink
well. and II he ever reads this himself
sincerely hope he won't mind having
me tell all about how Chester Young
went 10 see him. Chester was the
youngest Young. but he was not so
very young at that-not nearly so
young as he had been seven or eight
years before when he was too young
70 care about being called the youngest
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

back again on the same road and,
facing the left, walk five steps to the
right, and there. right on the broad
seashore, you will find the ink we'll"
That's very clear indeed said Ches-
ter, who was a clever little boy; and
what shall I do after that?"
First" said his friend, '1et me warn
you not to go six steps to the right,
then you'd walk into the ink we'll
I'll do my best to ID careful said
Chester.
And then" continued his friend, "If
you look about you. you win probably
see the wise man of the ink well. and
If he feels like it he may talk to YOU,
and if he doesn't he won't. He proba
bly, won't"
OF course that was a little discour-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
What the Paris Doll Think,

John 10 John is his horrid name,
1 can not bear the creature;
He hasn't any style at all,
And not a single feature.
His clothes are very commonplace,
His manners make one shiver;
And yet that's not what fills my eyes
And sets my lips a-quiver.
Would you believe it, could you think
He worships poor Amanda.
The awful little German doll?
Really. how can he stand her?
And. though I know if he loved me
He'd be quite sure to bore me,
can not, can not, can not bear
That he should dare ignore me.
And when l think of how the count
At home is longing for me,
And of the Paris gentlemen
Who always so adore me,
I'd weep if it We're not too true
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Winners Of the Junior Calls Paint Box Prizes

San Francisco.
Alameda.
francisco, age 10 years.
James A. Buchanan Jr., so Third
street, San Francisco.
I; P. Weeks, 1120 Humboldt street.
Mae Andrews. 1926 Fair Oaks avenue.
Myrtle King. Concord, age 9 years.
Ruth Walker. EOS Telegraph avenue,
Oakland, age years,
luna.
Elizabeth Stone; 156 Pine street, New
Monterey.
Gertrude Harrington, s57 Fourteenth
street, San FRANCISCO. age 10 years.
Lucille Thomas $50 Fourteenth street,
san Francisco, age years
Florence Guenzel, 1909 Church street,
San Francisco.
Matilda Klfpstein. 2O7 Castro street.
Francis Sievers, s7s Fourth avenue.
San Francisco. age years.
John Giessler, S21 Hampshire street.
San Francisco.
Evelyn Durham. 2s7 Fair Oaks street,
San Francisco, age years.
Henriette Bruins. 1901 Fulton street,
San Francisco, age wears.
Alfred Abrahamsen, 421 Ashbury
street age years.
Albert Jansen, box s27. Salinas. age
Maxwell Keville SO Lundy lane, San
Francisco, age years.
Adella Grissel, Nevada City. age 6
years.
George Lohst zoos West street, Oak
land. age 10 years.
Raymond Kruger. 1915 Park street,
Alameda, age S years.
Willie Busch. Pleasanton.
Italo Mel. 1880 Mason street, San
Frsncisco age 8 years years
Lionel Prus, Ss6 Sixty-frst street,
Donald Browne 1922 oxford street,
Berkeley, age 9 years.
Inman Beck, 1919 Scenic avenue.
Mayo Dugdelf. 1sosh Clay street,
Oakland, age 5 years.
Bill Perry. 1904 Central avenue. Ala
media, age 8 years.
Berkeley, age s years.
Vernon Robinson, 212 Athol avenue
East Oakland. age 9 years,
Marie Pearce, 1912 Central avenue
Raymond E. Hummel. $40 Nicol ave-
Walter FarnIacher. 1864 Fulton
Lorraine Ely. 44s EdwarS street.
Lucille Claire RoSSen. Nevada City.
Walter Anderson, Rio Vista.
Raymond Chase, 465 Thirty first ave-
nue., San Francisco. age Z years.
Albina Rossi, 2775 Fillmore street
San Francisco, age 8 years.
Edna Schimpf, Al Valparaiso street,
San Francisco, age s years.
Gilbert Kneiss. 1924 Waller street
San Francisco, age 8 years.
Walter Ricioli, Nicasio. age years
George Carsley, Woodland, age IL
years.
Sherwin Smith, Salinas, age 9 years
Henry Codoni, Tocaloma, age IL
years
Romona Campbell, 1927 McAllister
street, San Francisco, age Z years.
Verne Van Amringe, 1856 Dimono
avenue. Fruitvale.
Roberta Brown, Lodi, age 9 years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

aging, but still, it was the only sug-
gestion Chester had heard as yet, so
he thanked his friend and started out
for the ink well at that identical mo-
ment.
He followed all his friends directions
carefully and conscientiously. and it
wasn't more than two minutes over
three-quarters of an hour before he
stood on the edge of the ink we'll on
the sandy shore. (Ee had carefully re-
Trained from stepping into the ink
weu) There, by the side of the ink
well, sitting on the sand was an old
man who looked so wise that Chester
knew him at once. He was studiously
writing in a big book and frequently
dipping his pen into the well.
Good morning" said Chester pleas
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

antly Are you very busy today?"
But the wise man said absolutely
nothing and dipped his pen carefully
into the we'll
What a pleasant beach this is,'
said Chester. Don't you think so?''
But the wise man kept entirely silent
and wrote something in his book.
Chester was beginning to feel a
little bit discouraged, but he decided
to try again.
Tn Chester Young he said calmly
I'm the youngest Young, because I'm
only s. and l live at
Dear me. dear me- said the wise
man: now have to write that down"
and dipping his pen into the we'll he
wrote carefully in his book: Hes
Chester Young. He's the youngest
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

eSoung. At that time he didn't mind
having four brothers older than him
self but at the time this story begins
81 made him feel very sad indeed When
his mothers friends said, why, you're
the baby aren't you2" he would feel
quite indignant and make UP his mind
TO grow just as fast as he could and
catch up with Allan, who came next
70 iIim. But somehow he never seemed
10 manage it. for when he was and
Allan was he would think. Now
just three months more and I'll be S,
ZOO but before he got there Allan
would jump into and leave him
q whole year behind again.
At last Chester said to himself, L
really must find way to skip a year
and not be the youngest Young any
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
In the Pasture

| love the kind old bessie cow
Who gives nice milk to me.
And often do I wonder how
That bessie COW can be
So patient in the field all day
And eat her clover meal.
With flies a-buzzing every way.
I've wondered great deal.
She looks so happy and so mild.
Now this is what I think
She says: How that dear little
VIII like this milk to drink.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

And Chester was the gladdest boy IN
town.
But there's just one other thing I'd
like TO tell you. You know that black
sand made by the fountain pen OF the
wise man OF the ink we'll sometimes
get tracked way down the beach. and IL
any time when you're digging on the
seashore you come upon layers OF
blackish sand you may be sure the
wise man OF the ink well Is not far
away.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

Chester ran away home as fast as
he could. following his friends direc-
tions backward and trying not To feel
too disappointed about still being the
youngest Young.
But when he got near his house Allan
came racing TO meet him. "Oh. Ches-
teri" he called, you're not the young
est Young any more. We've got a new
sister, and she's a girl. so she won Z
mind being the youngest at all. Aren'
you glad?"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

Marysville, age z years
Alameda.
Eula Lee Smith. 1909 Howe street,
Berkeley. age years
Josephine Witt, 1865 Sacramento
street. San Francisco. age years.
Gustav Bernhard Week, 74S Eliza
beth street, San Francisco, age Z years.
Martin Hansen, 111S Fremont avenue,
Fruitvale, age years
Percy Lea, 5514. Shattuck avenue,
Oakland, age 8 years
Ralph s. Smith, 113 Fifteenth street,
Pacific Grove. age years.
Virginia II. NJ Marsh, Box 3S, Ne
vada City, age years
Audrey Janisen, 1888 High street,
Alameda
Carrie Smith. 1909 Central avenue,
Alameda.
Ethel Millicent Cowling, P. o. box
964, Grass Valley, age years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

Theodore T. Larsen, 2o61 San Jose
avenue, Alameda. age 8 years.
Henrietta Bruse ESQ Chenery street.
San Francisco, age 6 years.
Iacy Butler, 200 Illinois street, VAL
Emma Reimann. $50 Waller street.
San Francisco, age 10 years.
George Edwards 5f cha ttanoo1,
street, san Francisco. age. 10 years.
Catherine Toll. 1881 ST. Charles street.
Alameda, age 10 years.
Leo Hummer. 254 Page street, San
Francisco. age I years
Agnes Hansen, 1882 South Sixteenth
avenue, age years
Jessie Stimson. 219 Parnassus avenue
san t,rancisco, age years.
ruth Enlow, 1900 California street,
Berkeley.
Emma Henninger.- 52S Ivy avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

That weeping spoils ones beauty;
And to preserve ones looks, of course.
Is every true dolls duty.
And so try TO still my grief
And dream of q tomorrow
When other lovers may appear
And soothe away my sorrow;
And may my doll fate, when he comes,
Be worldly, gay and clever,
And we'll dressed and Partisan;
Then I'll be true forever.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

Davis street. Fruitvale; Opal Pinckney,
429 South Sierra Nevada street, Stock
ton; Velma Bolton, Salinas, age 10
years; Robbie McCord, 1856 Fulton
street, San Francisco, age 9 years.
Murle E. Pugh, box 141, Corning, age
Z years; Logan Wagner, box 263, San
Mateo, age years.
Margaret Marr Wilkinson, 1890 Fifth
avenue, Oakland. age years.
Margaret Seyenau, is Exeter street,
San Francisco, age 10 years.
Fred Tessin. 55 North Main street,
Napa. age 8 years.
Nellie Nickson. AS Sixth street. Peta-
luna, age years.
Harding P. Ames, 1909 Caroline
street. Alameda. age years.
Beryl Lange. 1923 Chester street.
Oakland, age 6 years.
Waldo Martinelli, Point Reyes sta
Audrey Vance. 222 Second street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

And they're very interesting reading
Lots about spelling rules. and whole
chapters devoted to multiplication.
You'd be sure to enjoy them
I'm afraid" said Chester. sadly. at
haven't time. I didn't tell mother
was coming, so I'll have to go right
home again. have luncheon at l."
quite right said the wise man;
"goodby," And picking up his pen he
wrote HE has luncheon at /" in his
hook
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
The Truant
cAldren who delight Id ran

children who delight to ramble.
When it Is not holiday
And Ger hedge and ditch to scranable
All for love Of truant play,
Must have tasks and lessons doubia
To make up for time misspent.
And. besides this double trouble.
Must have proper punishment
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

of the Lemur, and since they are both
rather unpleasant animals of unkind
dispositions 1t is natural that they
should not be overfond of the Jacana,
who is a poor, innocent bird and pleas
ant to every one.
To make the puzzle cut out the 20
pieces carefully and then fit them
neatly together. Before cutting out the
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
rted down the street,

separate pieces it is best to paste the
entire puzzle as it is published in the
paper on a piece of stiff wrapping
paper. This will make the puzzle more
easy to handle and 1t will also last
longer After you have pasted it on
the paper cut out the 20 pieces. cutting
away the plain white spaces in be-
tween.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

IN today's jig saw puzzle you will find
y the Jacana, the Kinkajou and the
Lemur, three jungle people whose
acquaintance you should really make
if you haven't done so already. They
live in South America. Mexico. India
and Africa. The Kinkajou is a cousin
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

1t may be the OACANA has extremely clever feet
1t may be his Intelligence is strikngly complete
A, all events it is thing shouldn't like to try
To walk upon the water. yet keep my feathers dry
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

But as for that. shouldn't to be the KINKAj0U.
Who's rather like cat you sec, yet like monkey too
He takes his daily exercise by folding up his feet
And by his swinging tail inverted down the
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

The LEMUR on the other hand. only night
When those sly sneang frequent fright,
He looks indeed and acts besides strangely like ghos,
That all the families haunted b anches boast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-28
NOT MADE TO GIVE TO 6. 0. p.
STORY ABOUT CUSTOMS IN
SPECToRS PRoBED.
Civil Service Commission Cannot
Find They Had to See
ssMr. Plummer."

The civil service commission received a
letter. October 8. alleging that the Gus
toms inspectors of the port of New
York are compelled to see Mr.. Plummer
in the Office Of G. w. Sheldon. treasurer
of the republican national campaign CON-
up the sum of $25.
There was also a long article published
in a New York paper on the same date,
stating that from reliable sources the
statement came that the $50 customs in
spectors of the port of New York had been
assessed $25 each to help the republican
campaign, that many inspectors had al
ready made their contributions, and
others, believing it unwise to disobey or
ders even though they came in the form
of suggestions, were preparing to add
their mite to the national committee 8
funds.
Commissioner Greene went to New York
and made an exhaustive and searching in
vestigation among the customs employees.
After fnterrrogating some forty or fifty
employees in different branches of the GUS
parently frank and candid answers, and
not being able to discover a trace of CO.
ercion or assessment, or even of very
general or systematic voluntary payment
of contributions to the republican cam
paign fund, Commissioner Greene came
to the conclusion that there was no foun-
dation whatever for the charges and SO
reported on October &c to the commits
sion.