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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
The End of Summer

Down by the browning meadows,
Out from the bending trees,
The clamor and cry of the bluejays
Storm through the languid breeze.
The corn fields are seas of tassel,
And close by the corn fields edge
Snow on the mountain and golden rod
Mingle with sward and sedge.
The ruddy fruits of the orchard
Fall ripe in the aftermath,
And, ripe in the sun, the blackberries
Hang lush DER the well worn path.
The meadows are golden pillows,
The quail from the stubble calls;
The thistle tall and the ironweed
Bloom by the old stone walls.
In the air is a spicy odor;
The woodlands are filled with haze;
The grapes hang ripe in the wildwoods,
The ivies are all ablaze.
oh, the gorgeous, glowing garlands
That hang Ger each smoke tinged
path
Oh. the glorious. golden mornings
That come with the aftermath!
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
A Friendly Hand

When man. amt got cent, an he's
feelin' kind O. blue,
An the clouds hang dark and heavy an
won't let the sunshine through,
It's a grand thing. o my brethren, for
feller just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder in a
friendly sort of way!
1t make man feel curious; 1t make the
teardrops start,
An you sort O. feel a f1utter in the re-
gion O. your heart.
You can't look up and meet his eyes;
you don't know what to say,
When his hand is on your shoulder in a
friendly sort o. way.
oh, the worlds curious compound,
with its honey and its gall,
With its cares and bitter crosses; but a
good world after all,
And a good God must have made it
leastways, that's what 1 say,
When a hand rests on your shoulder in
a friendly sort o way.
James Whitcomb Riley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
Keep the Mouth Closed

The Juniors, and the adults too. for
that matter, should remember to keep
the mouth closed except when eating.
drinking or talking. The evils Of
breathing through the mouth can not
be too strongly dwelt upon. In the
first place the invisible dust which
constantly floats in the air is drawn
in directly to the lungs, fnjuring there
by the delicate membranes of the en-
tire breathing apparatus. Catarrhal
trouble frequently results simply from
this careless habit of breathing, not to
mention more serious disorders which
are quite liable to ensue. Another evil
resulting from this practice is the un-
becoming and foolish expression given
to the face by habitually going about
with the lips apart. When child is
allowed to sleep in this manner the
habit becomes an extremely difficult
one to break during the working hours
as well. The entire personal appear
ance may be greatly dishgured by care
lessness in this particular. By breath
ing through the nose the air is both
warmed and purified before it reaches
the lungs. The nostrils act as a sort
of sieve, allowing only pure air to pass
beyond their domains. A sudden blast
of icy air taken through the mouth is
often provocative of cold and even
pneumonia. Breathe through the nose"
is maxim which can not be too often
or too emphatically repeated.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
Seven Toed Cats

1 n interesting family of cats which
~ frisl1 about the Oak street police
station, New York city. is the
talk of the district. and many persons
have come from all over the city to
see them. while an expert has been
sent down from the Bronx Zoo to try
to fathom the secret of this strange
family, each member of which has
seven toes on it's fore feet.
Seven Toed Dick is the father of the
flock, but strange as it appears, their
mother. Six Toed Judy, did not develop
seven toes until she was almost a year
old. though now she has that number,
like the others.
The rest of the seven toed family
have not been named yet, but there are
six of them, about two months old, of
all colors, each of which has seven we'll
defined toes on its front paws. Their
feet are abnormaily large, too.
According TO Lieutenant Bull" Nc
Carthy, who was in every country in
the world when in the United States
navy, seven toed cats are not rare in
some countries He says:
THE island of Madagascar is re-
nowned for its freak cats, and Malta is
hundred years or so ago a ship from
the far east which was wrecked on the
Jersey coast off Fair Haven had a
number of seven toed eats aboard.
some of which swan ashore-for they
are good swimmers-and ever since
that locality has produced any number
of them.
''One big yellow one that I remember
seeing in Djokjokarta, on the island of
Java, was the pet of an old deep sea
sailor He had taught it many tricks.
1t could turn a somersault like a trick
dog, roll over, play dead cat and do
other strange tricks, but its best stunt
next to swimming was to carry the
mail, for it seemed to recolIect loca-
tions like human being and would go
for the old jack tar's mail a mile off
to the postoffice and always brought it
back safely"
Less than year ago Bull" was
sitting behind his desk on the late tour
in the Oak street police station, when
sailor who had shipped too much
grog was brought in for safe keeping.
What's your manner" asked the lieu
tenant, and the old salt drawled out
Dick Sanford" Then he proudly as
serted that he was a sailor and had
been all over the world
McCarthy's brow knitted hard as he
looked UP, but he only said, Take him
back and give him a good soft bunk in
the fo'castle and bring him to me in
the morning when he sobers up
Mccarthy saw that Sanford was dis
charged in court the next morning and
brought back to the police station.
There he restored to him mis- sheath
knife and other belongings and accom-
panied him to South street, where the
good old clipper ship Asa Eldridge was
moored.
Sanford produced from the chain
locker a little mite of a kitten and
gave it to Mccarthy. It was all he
had to give.
It was black and white and had
seven toes on its fore feet SAY
Dick" said the lieutenant 'Ill name
this cat after you. will call it Seven
Toed Dick from Madagascar"
Seven Toed Dick" at once became
popular with the men at the police sta
tion, for none of them had ever seen
the like before.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
A FAMILY CHAT WITH THE JUNIORS

the younger readers of The JUNIOR
Call will find something that will
especially interest them, namely, a
boat that was designed and built
by Herbert Alexander Dickey OF
Piedmont, who is only 8 years old,
and which is a most creditable piece
of work, and further illustrates the
fact that a child of almost any age
enjoys doing things and making
things. To design and build boat,
at least one that will sail, requires
inventive genius and perseverance.
Children should be encouraged to
experiment, and should have free
scope to develop their ideas.
Also Oh the third page there is
today a very interesting story Of her
own experience at Nine. TusSaud'S
famous WaxWOrks museum in Lon
don. by Miss Shulman of Oakland.
and any one who has ever attempted
to pass a few hours alone among the
wax people can Sympathize with
Miss ShuImaHs feelings when she
found herself mistaken for a wax
figure, as almost every visitor to
the WaxWOrkS has the same expert
enee, the wax figures being so ter
ribIy lifelike. Travel experiences
are always interesting and Miss
ShuIman's fellow juniors will appre-
ciate her contribution.
The Patchwork Picture Puzzles
are the fad of the hour, and the
younger juniors are fortunate in be-
ing able to participate in game
that is so fascinating and so thor
OughIy up to date. The puzzles,
however, are for the younger juniors
only, and not for boys and girls who
are over 10 years of age. Con-
testants in the puzzle contest are
requested to give their ages.
The story by Margaret Forester,
Jakey Klein's Thanksgiving, on the
third page, is well worth reading.
The picture of the little, mOtherless,
foreign born boy, who had never
heard of Thanksgiving and had
nothing to be thankful for, is ex-
tremeIy pathetic, and his Joy and
gratitude at the advent of his new
friend, the little "Red Riding Hood"
who appeared mOmentarily, out of
the snow, or, rather, out of a trans
continental train, is lesson to
those who have so many more bless
ings TO be grateful for.
AIOnzO, The Junior Call dog, is
also appreciative of the ThanksgiY-
ing season, as will be seen by mis-
wild rush across the center of the
stage today, in the direction of the
turkey dinner which is awaiting him.
At JuniorTilIe, His Royal High
ness, the turkey, occupies the GEN.
ter of the stage, and there is very
little question as to whether or not
those juniors are going to enjoy
their dinner. Watch them!
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
WITH THE
Some Quaint Definitions

Schoolroom humor is usually acciden-
tai, spasmodic in appearance, and
charged with varying degrees of in
tensity.
The boy who in his essay on milk
remarked that when the cow has been
MIXED it is passed through sieve"
discerned no humor in the statement
even after a demonstration in analyti-
cal grammar.
The general optimism of boys is il
Illustrated by the confidence with which
they tackle definitions of difficult terms.
in writing a description of happiness,
one boy decided that happiness means
lively jolly, and plenty of it." Another
with mind of more searching trend
said, Happiness is a living state of
being which no person can see. There
are many ways of getting it. 1t can
also be got by saving peoples lives and
going to meetings about associations,
arranging for socials and balls. A man
can be happy when he is at work and
enjoying a walk with his outdoor
neighbors."
Questions in general knowledge"
frequently provide pitfalls, hospital
being variously described as "a place
where people are taken who are not
ILL., but have something to do with
some part of their body" and "a place
where people 60 when they have bad
decease."
The difference between a physician
and a surgeon is expressed as follows,
"a physician is a man which mixes
medicines for the people, and sur
geon is a man who takes legs off when
any one requires it or arms"
There is general agreement on the
subject of gluttony, as witness the fol-
lowing definitions: "A glutton is a
person who wants all the meat to him
self; "Glutton means a man who eats
that much that he doesn't know what
to do with himself; "A glutton is a
man who thinks that he can eat all the
lot, and when he comes to the end their
eyes are bigger than themselves"
The question, What are the chief
beasts of burden in Egypt, South
America, India and South Africa2" was
answered laconically by the words,
The peasant"
One boy. conspicuous for his regu-
1arity of attendance, defined a wag as
"a person who does not attend a place
where he ought to CO.; another
described a critic as "a man who takes
everything serious"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
SHORT STORY
A Bows Song

Where the pools are bright and deep,
Where the gray trout lies asleep,
Up the river and DER the lea
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the blackbird sings the latest.
Where the hawthorn blooms the
sweetest
Where the nestlings chirp and fee,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the mowers NOW the cleanest.
Where the hay lies thick and greenest,
There to trace the homeward bee,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the hazel bank is steepest,
Where the shadow falls the deepest,
Where the clustering nuts fall free,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Why the boys should drive away
Little sweet maidens from the play,
Or love to banter and fight so well.
That's the thing 1 never could tell.
But this I know, love to play.
Through the meadow, among the hay;
Up the water and DER the lea,
That's the way for Billy and me.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
Belling the Cat

"Who will be the cat?" is a curious
old proverb, famous in parable and in
history The mice, says the parable,
held a consultation how to secure them
selves from the cat, and they resolved
to hang a bell about the cats neck to
give warning when she approached, but
after they resolved on doing it they
were as far off as ever, for who would
do it?
Both parable and proverb have i'm
mortalized themselves in history. When
the Scottish mobiles met at Stirling in
a body they proposed to take Spence,
the obnoxious favorite of James the
Third, and hang him, and so get rid of
him.
"Ay," said Lord Grey, that's very
well said. but who'll bell the cat?"
THAT will IT, said the black Earl
Angus He undertook the task, accom-
plished 1t and was called Archibald
Bell -the-cat" until his dying day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
Remarkable Memories

AS instances of remarkable memoir
les it is stated that Doctor Johnson
never forgot anything he had seen.
heard, or read. Burke, Grotius and
Pascal forgot nothing they had ever
read or thought. BothLeibnitz and Eu-
Ter could repeat the whole of the Aeneid.
Ben Jonson could repeat all he had
ever written and whole books that he
had read. Themistocles could call by
their names the 10000 citizens of
Athens. Cyrus is reported to have
known the name of every soldier in
his army.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21

Although The IHniOr Call has only
been in existence q few weeks, it
has abundant caMse TO welcome the
advent of the Thanksgiving season,
so fraught with the satisfaction and
Joy that come with the knowledge
Of complete success have been those
few weeks OF its existence. Every
day brings increased evidence OF
the popularity OF The Junior Call
among both juniors and adults OF
the west.
The teachers corner today is de-
voted to physical education in the
public schools. and Professors Barth
and Meihling. supervisors in the San
Francisco schools, have furnished
a comprehensive article covering
this important department, which is
complete in every detail. 1t be-
comes the duty of the schools to
improve the health and TigOr OF the
children, if the American people
are TO maintain an adequate physi-
cal. mental and moral standard.
Again The Junior Call repeats its
invitation TO the educators of Cali
IMLALl LW ANulA AAEAlEEANGS VI INT
columns Of the teachers corner to
assist in the dissemination Of infOr-
nation regarding the work of their
particular departments. There is no
teacher in California who can not,
out of his or her own knowledge
and experience. assist some other
teacher. as The Junior Call also de-
"a 90 NHr Frrrfnrs Coll ~
preciates the work Of the teacher. 1t
knows that the teacher is not work
ing fer individual aggrandiZCment,
nor for the benefit of any individual
child or group of children, but for
America bigger, better, greater
America. The teacher knows that
the time viii come when the world
viii demand Of the child that he do
something to further the progress OF
civilization, and that something and
how he VIII do it depends not only
upon his ability TO pass a brilliant
examination, but upon habits OF
thOrOughness and industry, and
above ali, upon his perception and
appreciation Of the moral law. Truly
the responsibility upon the teacher
is not a slight one,
In regard TO the history contest
which is continued, it is neees sary
TO repeat that the contributions
must be written on only one side OF
the paper. with ink or a soft black
pencil, and they must be not more
than 300 words in length nor less
than 200. SO maBy stories are re,
ceived that are written cn both side.
Of the paper that it is evident that
many OF the juniors do not read In,
conditions, or they would surely
comply with them. Read the par.
ticulars on the second page.
In this issue, cn the third page
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
Steamer Losses

The total steamer losses in 1907, "as
reported to July 1, 1905" were 273
boats, Of 253,613 net and 4OS,32S gross
tons. OF these. 80 were British. 10 be-
Ionged to British colonies. IL to the
United States. to Austria-Hungary
to Denmark, 1 to the Netherlands.
IA to France, 27 to Germany. 4 to Italy.
% to Japan. 20 to Norway. to Russia.
Is to Spain. to sweden. Is to other
European countries. and 10 to Central
and South America.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
A Lesson in Grammar

Now" said a teacher who was giving
a lesson in grammar, ~can any one give
me a word ending with 'ous.' meaning
full Of as in dangerous OF dan
ger-and hazardous'-'ful1 OF haz-
ard?'" There was silence in the class
for a moment. Then boy put up his
hand. We'll, John" said the teacher.
what is your word2" please. sir
came the reply. 'Pious-fuu of pieH
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21

needed some particular article A few
days before he set off on one of his
trips there arrived a parcel labeled
ITO be opened at the farthest point
north" Peary opened it at once. In
side was a small barrel inscribed, Axle
grease for the poler'
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-21
Axle Grease Tor North Pole

Perry. the arctic explorer, never
started on one Of his expeditions with
out receiving a variety Of packages
from people each OF whom thought he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-07-16

Convention Hall, Denver.-"I obey
the command of my state and the
mandate of the Democracy of the ma
ton. when | offer the nam of Amer
ica's greatest commoner. Nebraska's
gifted son, William Jennings Bryan"
It was an eloquent climax in the nom
ination speech by Ignatius j. Dunn,
aud although the mass Of people had
expected it for hours and hours. it
came like a flash of lightning on the
azure skies. and the thunder of ap-
Dlause was the unmistakable sanction.
For over an hour the cheers. the cries
and yells were incessant. If the out
burst Of the previous day had been
understandable, this one was unthink.
able.
1t was a Bryan convention from
start to finish; no other human being
could have filled the bill. Gov. John
sons name was presented, but ii
would not take.
He was a good man, but the people
wanted Bryan, and Bryan they would
GSaye, and did have.
There was never another convention
IN the world like this one. All others
were tame affairs in comparison, Great
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l4obson Gets a Frost.

How different from the demonstra
ton at the afternoon session was thai
at the night session. Another mai
was upon the platform.
Richmond P. Hobson of Alabama"-ht
of Spanish bravery and kissing popu
larity-was invited to the rostrum.
Hobson had some good ideas but HI
was too long in getting to them. HI
predicted war with Japan, and hi
prediction was met with vigorous dis
approval. He wanted to talk about &
better navy, but the altitude was toe
dry for the audience to listen to 1t
They were too far from water-and, il
their minds, too far from war. But
Hobson is persistent. He would no.
down. The climax came when Hobsor
said he had talked with President
Roosevelt a week ago and that the
president expressed his belief that the
United States would have war witt
Japan.
There were cries of mo" mo-" al,
over the convention hall. Hobson tried
to go on, but they wouldn't let him
He lifted his clinched hands above his
lead in defiance, but the frost was or
the convention and there was nc
chance for the captain. Kisses began
buzzing over the great hall, and not
until Chairman Bell threatened to
clear the balconies was peace restored
Hobson soon closed. 1t was cruelty
pathetic. Brave, noble Hobson-hero
of a war--hissed and insulted in his
party's convention. Maybe the audi.
ence is not to be judged. 1t was there
to hear of the commoner, and not Of
war. 1t perhaps loved Hobson for the
heroic deeds he had done, but it didn't
want him now Bryan was the one
mantle one theme-and courtesy
was thrown to the winds.
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ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRACY
Stirring Scenes at the Denver Con-
Vention Described.
The Big Gathering viii Go Down Into History as a Rec
ord-Breaker for Enthusiasm-The Interesting
Incidents and Side Lights.
BY A. U. MAYFIELD.

men from Europe had come to see 1t.
They marveled. They were astound-
ed. They cheered, they sang, they
wept with emotional enthusiasm as
did the loyal thousands. 1t was
mighty to behold. American to the
core, and the cheers we're heard
around the world.
The selection of John w. Kern Of
Indiana, Bryan's running mate, was
more commonplace in comparison, al
though it showed the lung power
and the enthusiasm of the convention
had not exhausted.
AS l write the story here, crowds
in upon my mind myriads of
incidents that ordinarily would be
worth reading, but so paramount
is the impression made by the UNI
p~recedented exhibition of relenting
enthusiasm that mere incidents appear
insignificant. 1t was what might best
of all success be called a bowling sue
cess. The cohorts came to name a
man, and they named him. They
came with tributes to a twice defeated
candidate, and they placed them at
his feet. They crowned him with lau-
rels, and if the leayen which was
stirred into a riot of fermentation
in Denver loses not its SAVIOR, there
will be something doing next Novem-
Der. Bryan was selected by acclama-
ton after a few rounds of strong sup
port for Johnson. Kern met hard op-
position in Towne of New York, John
Mitchell of Illinois and other candi-
dates; but by TONNES own act he
threw the support that was standing
by him over to Kern, and the owen
ton was at an end.
A Sea of Sureing Humanity.
Like the great waves of the restless
ocean, now dashing against the rocks
and shoals of the shore; now reflux-
ing in subdued tides; now roaring and
surging in the strong winds of a
mighty storm, rocked and pulsated
with human animation, sat the great
sci Of humanity in Convention hall at
~ olOlll6 vi IN SclN " NbASNh
Of 10000 souls buzzed and hUummeG
and groaned. 1t was a spectacle,
fraught with enthusiasm and expec.
fancy, that one would long remember
They were waiting-those thousands
of joyous, yet sanguine spectators
waiting to hear the gavel fall upor
the marble slab at the chairman
stand.
And then at last it came-rap, RAP
rap-but no heed was given. TIL
chairman Of the national committee
stern and determined in features, hel
aloft his hands and would have Quie
ude. But none came. The band |
the balcony struck up a tune, but tn
humming and buzzing of voices cease
not. The tension of anticipation
what would or would not happen wa
too tightly drawn, and the mainsprin
that impelled the human tongue [
wag was not yet u down.
Thus it was for nearly an hour
not al obstreperous audience, will
and hilarious, but an audience thu
was getting acquainted with itself
buzizng, humming, swaying, and goo
natured. But it was to have its Wis
out, and the time came for restoratio
of order--and 1t was had.
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A Wonderful Demonstration.

Taft waged war against Jul con
stitution, and asked us to give up our
right to liberty and self-government.
But the greatest apostle of human lib
erty advised us to accept it, and by a
majority of over 100000 Oklahoma
rejected the advice of Taft and &C
cepted the advice of Bryant"
1t was enough.
The pent up sentiment of the wait.
ing audience had burst from its bonds.
The storm cloud that had been gath
ering was upon the multitude. Like
the rush of many waters came the
torrent OF applause. 1t was spontane-
Gus, mighty and %unceasing!
Before the storm-burst the humming
and the buzzing of the opening session
paled into insignificance, This was
a powerful tumult that shook the very
walls of the auditorium, and echoed
and re.echoed blocks away.
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NOT EWES FAULT THAT TIME.
Childish Realism lnstilled Into Story
of Garden of Eden.

Realism rules the nursery. A GER
tain Philadelphia matron, who had
taken pains to inculcate Biblical
stories as we'll as ethical truths in her
three children, heard, the other day,
long drawn bowls of rage and GRIEF
fltering down from the playroom. Up
two flights she hurried, to find on the
floor Jack and Ethel, voices uplifted.
Thomas, aged nine, sat perched upon
the table, his mouth full and his eyes
guilty.
Whatever is the matter?" asked
mamma.
"Bo-o-o!" came from Ethel; we
we're playing Garden of Eden. Bo-o-o!"
But what is there to cry about?"
Then Jack, with furious finger point
ing at Tom, calculated through his
tears: Gods eat the apple!"-Bohe-
milan Magazine.