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surprised over it TO say word
That's hne- cried Jerry. hlghiN
pleased as the sled came to stop on
the level ground Now lets Try
whether il viii coast up hill
Both the children were much eNclted
at the remarkable qualities OF the
sled. Jerry dragged IT proudly 10
the bottom of steep path which led
up one of the hills. and they placed
themselves upon il as before. Up lt
went like lightning. not only to the
top of the hill. bat actually over the
top and down on the other side They
were not prepared for this. and Judith
dropped her doll as they were going
down
stop. Stop she cried in great dis
tress. I've lost my new doll"'
But it was impossible to stop the
sled. and it turned out that there
was no need of it. for the doll. after
rolling over and over on the patn
picked itself up and came running
down the hill after them. II came
straight TO Judith and took hold or
her skirt. for all the world as though
it had been alive.
There were never two children more
happy than Jerry and Judith They
could not thank each other enough Tor
the beautiful presents that they had
given to each other. As for the fam
lily. they We're more than surprised
when the children returned home with
the doll and the sled Their mother
declared that she had never seen such
a doll before. an dtheir father, after
trying a ride on the sled, told them
that he had never owned one like
it when he was a boy and that they
were very fortunate to have found IT,
All the companions who came TO
their birthday party were surprised
and delighted with the two presents
They never tired of watching the doll
running about. dancing and singing.
or Of riding up hill on the wonderful
sled. They spent very happy and
busy day and both agreed that it was
the best birthday they had ever had
They were as careful as they could
be with their toys. but as every one
knows, toys do not last forever. Jerry
was coasting on the fourth OF July
when he accidentally ran into tree
and broke one of the runners of the
sled. He had il mended and it was
a good sled after that. but it was
Just like any other and he could use
it only when there was snow on the
ground
As for the doll stray dog caught
it one day as it was walking beside
Judith and ran away with il. Before
the dog could be Overtaken the doll
was severely injured
Judith felt dreadfuIly about il and
insisted upon going back to the shop
to see whether 10 could be repaired.
So she and Jerry went to the place
where they had first seen the black
cat in the window. but the shap was
no longer there. Instead there was
a great skyscraper that had been
built where the shop had stood and
nobody seemed to know where the
little old lady had gone. They never
were able to find her after that. and
the funny part of it all was that she
never sent a bill for the things that
the children had bought.
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talk and sing without being wound up
she said.
Dear mel" said the old lady. just as
she had said before. Il don't know
whether there are any left. Let us
see
She took the covering from the case
that was on the right hand side of the
shop. opposite the case in which the
sled had been, and there was the pret-
tiest possible doll, with real hair and
eyes that would not only open and
close, but would turn from side to side
How lovely" Judith exclaimed
clapping her hands.
Its the last one.y said the old lady
taking the doll out of the case. which
remained as empty as the first case had
been when the sled was taken out. She
covered the case up again with the red
cloth and then stood the doll upon the
floor. 1t Immediately ran to the end
of the shop and back again, carefully
avoiding the chairs on the way. Then
it said: How do you do ladies and
gentlemen The song that 1 am about
to sing for you is one that I composed
myself and l hope you will like it,
Then 1t sang a song in a very sweet
voice, after which it danced prettily
across the floor. turning around on
the tips of its toes, so that it's skirt
flew out around, as you sometimes see
on the stage.
IT'S perfectly dear little dol1"' Ju-
dith cried. taking it up in her arms.
She thought at first that it must be
alive and not doll al all. but when she
looked at it she saw that its arms and
legs were stuffed and it's face was hard,
Just like her. own dolls at home
DO l understand that these are for
birthday presents?" the retired witch
asked in pleasant tones.
Yes Jerry replied. She is to give
me the sled and 1 am to give her the
doll. Our birthday is tomorrow
'They We're made especially for birth
days" the witch said. Il hope that you
will like them.
I'VE haven't any money" Jerry said
doubtfully.
Never mind that" the old lady said.
I'VE shall have TO charge them"
She went to the door of the shop with
the children and said goodby to them
there. The black cat jumped solemnly
out of the window and sat on her shouI-
der, looking at them severely with its
great yellow eyes. When they reached
the corner they looked back at her and
waved their hands and she waved hers
in return. Then they made haste TO
the park to try the sled.
There was no snow on the ground
and the asphalt walks We're as dry as
they could be.
II don't believe it'll go.s Jerry said
as he placed the sled on the ground
at the top of a slope. but there's no
harm in trping-"
He sat down on the sled and Judith
sat behind him. No sooner did he lift
his feet from the ground than the
sled started off at great rate and
they went so fast down the hill that
an old gentleman who was stroIling
at the bottom had barely time TO get
out of the way when Jerry shouted at
him to IooN out. He stood staring
after them in amazement to see them
coasting on dry land, and he was too
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Jerry" Judith said. for if we don't we
shall have to so without our principal
presents. l shall be very much disap-
pointed if you don't get yourself some
thing that you want from me"
Il wish we didn't have so many
things already" Jerry answered Tt
would be a great deal easier then
1T is unfortunate Judith admitted,
but we must not be discouraged. We
must do the best We can.
So they set out and soon reached
the shops. The first one they came to
had a large window filed with uncom-
Portable looking wax ladies wearing
dresses Of all kinds. There was moth
ing there that they wanted. Then
there was boot and shoe shop. and
then a candy shop, and a drug store
and a jewelers. and a toy shop, but
nowhere did they find anything that
they cared about At last they came
TO a little shop between the large ones
It had only one small window and
there was nothing in that excepting a
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Leland HuIiing. 15S Eighteenth ave-
nue.. San Francisco age 10 years
Eugene Serpas, Benicia. age 8 years.
Edania Smith. 202S Encinal avenue.
Alameda.
Kathleen Callahan. 29O1 Twenty
ond street. San Francisco.
velma Hawkins. SS9 Telegraph ave-
nue., San Francisco.
Clarence M. Pollard. 1927 Eleventh.
avenue. East Oakland. age 8 years.
Eva Sexton. $50 North American
street. Stockton. age 8 years
Anna Waldse. Antioch. age 10 years.
Louis Este. Hotel Brule, San Fran
cisco.
Sara Finley. 1872 Sixty-fOurth street.
Emeryvile age 10 years
Cyril NicOlsOn. 230 / street. Eureka.
age 3 years.
John Albert Mckee. Redwood City.
age 10 years.
Adelaide Sloan. 5e4 Alvarado street.
Lena Jagorda. sOS Webster street.
San Francisco.
Stephanie Damianake. So Twentieth
street Oakland, age years
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FERRY AND JUDITH PITCHER
were twins and for that reason
their birthdays came on the same
day. They began by each getting
birthday presents from the other, but
they soon found that in this way they
did not get the things that they most
wanted. so they decided that each
should get the right present and make
believe that the other gave it. This
plan proved to be more satisfactory.
They were getting ready for their
seventh birthday and had already done
a good deal Of shopping without finding
exactly what they wanted to give them
selves. on the very last day before
their birthday they set out for another
sttempt As they lived in the city it
was easy for them to go to the shops.
we must find something this time,
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Sarah Fisk. 94s Sixty-first street.
Oakland. age years.
Carolyn Blakeley, 2115 BrOderick
street, San Francisco. age 8 years
Lawrence HerFgott, 157 Twentieth
avenue. San Francisco. age 9 years.
Janice Herman. 1915 Green street. San
Francisco, age years.
Melvin McKerricher. box 49S. Fort
Bragg.
Aphva West. $50 Grove street san
Francisco. age years.
Frances Noel McGettigan, $50 Page
street, San Francisco. age 6 years.
Clyde Lamborn. 1928 Norton street.
Alameda, age 10 years
Anita Kohn, 241 Devisadero street.
San Francisco, age 10 years.
Florence Apelson. 46 Arleta avenue.
San Francisco.
Milton r. .Paccassi. Oakland Bank of
Savings. Oakland.
katharyn Green, 1911 Josephine
street, Berkeley.
Ferdinand Konig. sec Claiming way
West Berkeley.
Hulda Braunbeck 515 Thirtieth
street. San Francisco.
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it was impossible to see what was in
them. In the back part of the shop
there was more light. and there sat q
little old lady. with white hair and
spectacIes, knitting.
How do you do. my dears?" she said.
What do you want to buy?"
Now it happened that this little old
lady was a retired witch. She really
knew a great deal about magic and
and all that sort of thing,
but after working hard for great
many years she made up her mind to
come to the city, where she could be
undisturbed. and she opened her little
shop so that she might have something
to keep her from feeling lonesome. She
was very kind hearted and obliging.
Jerry suddenly thought of something
that he would like, ahd he said: Il want
sled that will slide up hill as well
as down, and that can be used in the
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-08
Mothers Song

Sing. | pray. a little song.
Mother dear.
Neither sad nor very long.
1t is for a little maid.
Golden tressed Adelaide,
Therefore let it suit merry, merry ear.
Mother dear.
Childhood should be- all divine,
Mother dear,
And like an endless summer shine,
Gay as Edwards shouts and cries,
Bright as Agnes azure eyes;
Therefore, bid thy song be merry-dost
thou hear,
Mother dear2
Bryan Waller Proctor.
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The Little Boys Complaint

A little boy in Trenton. who has but
recently mastered his catechism. con-
fessed his disappointment therein in the
following terms:
Say. dad. l obey the fifth command
ment and honor my father and mother.
vet my days are not bit longer in the
land. for I'm put to bed every night at
: o'clock Just the same. ."-LippincOtt'
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summer as well as in the winter"
Dear me!" said the little old lady.
I'm not sure that there are any left.
Let us see
She rose and put her knitting aside.
and led the way to the counter that was
on the left side of the shop. She lifted
the cloth that covered the showcase,
and there, sure enough. was sled.
There was nothing else in the case.
She had some difficulty in getting the
sled out. but she managed it at last
and handed it to Jerry, who could
hardly believe his eyes.
Now, what do you want, little grip
the old lady asked of Judith, covering
up the case again.
Judith had been wondering for days
what she wanted, but when she heard
the question she thought of something
as suddenly as Jerry had.
Il want doll that can walk and
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Archie's First Theater
Experience

Little Archie and his mother sat IN
a crowded streetear. on their way to
the theater. Suddenly the lad. who had
never yet been to real theater, loudly
asked:
Mamma, did you say we were to sit
in box at the theater?'
Yes. dear. Now. sh4'
Well added the enthusiastic child.
Il hope that all the while the curtains
up they'll leave the lid open"'-Today's
Magazine.
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z. Bervl Thomson. box 131, r. f. D..
Santa Cruz. age 10 years.
Arthur Schwab, 6ff Utah street, San
Francisco
Ursa Prindle. SOFA Eddy street, San
Francisco.
Nellie Gagan. 1l7s Eighteenth street.
Oakland. age 10 years
William f. Brown Jr., 1887 Henry
street. Berkeley, age s wears
Dorothy Marett. sos Sacramento
street. Redding. age yea RS
Dorothy Myers. 1916 Market street
Oakland, age years.
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RAINY Days

It's queer how different seems the rain,
A-pattering on the window pane;
When mothers home TO think of plays
Why ] just love long. rainy days.
But when she's out / stand and look
can't like either game or book.
The rain il sOundsNsO wet and sad:
How does she make il seem so glad?
-Children's Magazine.
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Address

Ruth Morris. 225 lake street. be-
tween Third and Fourth. San Fran
cisco. age s years.
Leon T. David. Henderson, New, age
years.
Archie HunaSer. s147 Davis street,
Eruitvale. age years
Ruth Hogue, box 3S, Preside. San
Francisco
Sunset district, San Francisco, age 10
yea RS.
Virginia Treadwell. box SI4. Nevada
City, Cal. age Z years.
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Queer Occupation

Upon the soGtlern slope of a range
OF hills some 90 miles from London an
old and crippled keeper ekes out his
slender pension by collecting and feed \
ing snails. and finds a ready sale for,
them in the foreign restaurants. He
also holds a standing order for an
the autumn caught bumblebees he can
collect for expectation TO New Zealand.
These bees fertlize the flowers OF clo-
yer plants.
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large black cat with yellow eyes, which
sat looking al them through the glass.
What a lovely catD Judith said.
DO you suppose it's for sale? 1t would
be just the thing for you to give me-"
NO harm going in TO see" said Jerry.
So they opened the door and entered
the shop. The forward part of 1t was
dark. and on both sides the showcases
were covered up with red cloth, so that
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Age .............

Porter Stanley. 1867 Forty seventh
street, Emeryvilie age s years
RAYMOND V Yogel 81 Rutledge ave-
nue. San Francisco. age 10 years
Myra Hodges. 1923 Versailles avenue
Alameda. age 8 years.
San Francisco
Alice Ives. i52s sherman street, Ala
media. age 10 years.
Marjorie Ella Williams. box s19, Pa
eific Grove
Charles NJ f'isher Z Laussat avenue,
san francisco, age . years.
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to the Contest the Juniors Call
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JERRY, JUDITH AND THE RETIRED WITCH

How the Twins Found the Most Wonderful
Birthday Presents and What Became of
the Summer Sled and the Walking Doll
BY ACTON ARCHER
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22
JIMMY HAS THE PUNCH.
Clabby Routs Bob Slavin at
New Orleans in Three
Rounds.

Who said that Jimmy Clabby hasn't
a punch. 1t took just three rounds for
him to whip Bob Slavin from Del Rosa,
Cal, in fight at New Orleans, and it
did not overtax him at that
From all accounts it appears that
Jimmy ran up against something sur
prisingly easy when he took on S1avin.
AS this fight was for the championship
OF the west Hammond now may boast
of a real live pugilistic champion.
That Jimmy is rapidly climbing over
the heads of his competitors is shown
by his recent performance. A dis
patch from New Orleans describes the
fight in very unique manner. It is
as follows
New Orleans, La, March 22.-Bob
Slavin, recently from Del Rose, Cal
tried to commit suicide at the Royal
Athletic club the other night by go
ing into the ring with Jimmy Clabby
of Milwaukee for a ten round bout. The
referee prevented the contemplated vio-
lent death by giving Jimmy the fight
in the third round The men were billed
to fight for the welter- weight cham
pionship OF the west. Slavin had never
been seen in a ring here before. The
Californian was beaten into pulp and
dropped to the floor with an uppercut
to the chin in the third round. George
Kitson New York, and Bert Carrie, New
Orleans, drew in a ten round bout.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22
PLAY THE FIRST GAME
Pickups Defeat the Ham
mond Athletics on the
Diamond.

The first baseball game played in
Hammond this season was played yes
terday afternoon on the State Line
grounds in which a picked team de-
feated the Hammond Athletic clubs
baseball team by a score of 10 to Z.
The score was close throughout the
game and in the seventh inning the
score was tied and Z. Then Buehring
pitcher for the pickup team. let loose
and frightened the Hammond Athletic
team so that they couldn't hit the ball
In the eighth inning the pickup
team brought the score up to 10, and
by holding the other team down they
made them think that they were up
against something.
The Hammond Athletic club will be
out practicing this week and will prob
ably play the same team again next
Sunday. There were about fifty peo-
pie who witnessed the game and were
not at all disappointed at the outcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22
JEFF REFUSES TO
COVER FORFEIT
OF JOHNSON

New York March 22.-Jim Jeffries
snorted in a peculiarly nasty way when
told that Johnson had called off his
match with Ketchel but was willing to
leave his $1,000 forfeit UP for thirty
days for the boilermaker to cover.
That's just what / expected" said
jeff. ignoring the latest defiance at
himself and thinking only of the mid
dle-weight who took the big blacks
offer Of a match in good faith. Il
thought it was funny he would risk
so much money on anything.
Il do not believe that he would even
bet that much he is alive. Britt and
Ketchel were foolish to think for a
moment that he was acting on the
square"
But you can put up $4,000 right
away and make him forfeit if he
crawls," was suggested.
Tell him to go and throw the money
in the Chicago river or out into the
lake. He can't force me nor hurry me.
When 1 get ready to talk I'll have
plenty to say" snapped the big fellow.
And no amount of persuasion could
make him utter another word on the
subject Of Johnson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22
lake CO. MEN SEE FIGHT;
JOHNSON OUTCLASSES BURNS
Films Show the Canadian Fought Foolish Battle
Against the Man Who Conquered Him at
Sydney Australia.

Chicagoans yesterday got their first
of the Burns johnson fight, in
which Johnson wrested the champion
ship of the world from the plucky
French Canadian. The films of the now
historic battle at Rushcutters' Bay,
Sydney, Australia, were shown in Chi
cago for the first time at the Auditor
ium and the battle as thrown on the
screen shows the accounts of the IA
nous encounter to have been true in
practically every detail
The one thing that was brought out
plainly was that Burns, overmatched
in every way. lost his head and fought
a foolish battle. The white boxer.
though manifestly the inferior of the
giant African in strength. chose to
clinch at every opportunity and conse-
quently was worn down until he was
as toy in his opponents hands.
That the better Iaan won the bout in
the Antipodes December 26 last cannot
be doubted after one has had a glimpse
of the pictures of the battle. Johnson
was the superior of Burns in every
particular. Towering above his oppo-
nent until the Canadian, who held the
worlds championship by virtue of sew
eral cleverly executed fakes and easily
won battles against second raters,
looked like a toy in his hands, the pres
ent champion simply played with Burns
from start to finish.
Indeed. the battle looked as though
it was but an ordinary workout for
Johnson. The big negro was so super
Tor in strength that he did not need to
protect himself in the clinches, but
spent his time when locked with his
foe in jeering at the men in Burns
corner, and in allowing the Canadian tc
sap his strength by useless and foolish
efforts to rough matters.
Burns. according to Promoter Hugh
D. Mcintosh, is more highly esteemed
today in Australia than before his de-
feat, and right well he might be- fol-
his effort was surely a game one. He
never quit fighting from the tap of the
gong until the police stopped the en-
counter. He always was willing t.
, fight. and although he probably coulC
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22

Having been assured that Governor
Marshall of Indiana must give his per-
mission for the state militia to patrol
the Crown Point-Lowell road course
before a sanction may be secured from
the American Automobile association
for the conduct of the Cobe trophy
road race, officials of the Chicago Au-
tomobile club will this week visit In
dianapolis to talk the matter over
with the Indiana executive
This decision was one of the out
comes of the visit to Chicago last week
of Chairman Frank b Hover of the
contest committee of the American Au-
tomobile association. but was a small
matter compared with other demands
made by the easterner.
Ae decision on the part Of the board
of directors to make the big race a
strictly western event instead of a ma
tionaI is approved by those who be-
lieve that now is the time for the west
to demonstrate that it is capable of
running a race of this magnitude.
Through making it western in char
acter the club is enabled to manage
the affair from start to finish. is able
to name It's own officials and does not
have to share any possible profits with
any one.
Weather More Favorable.
A change from May 2s-31 to June
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22
EAST CHICAGO AND
INDIANA HARBOR
INDIANA HARBOR,

William Massey. employed in the open
hearth department of the Inland mill,
left Saturday for Benton Harbor, Mich,
where he viii take treatment for rheu-
matism al the sanitarium there.
Joseph Kroupa of Chicago was the
guest of his brother and sisters at the
Lake Shore hotel Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. I. Meyer saw Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch" in Chicago. Saturday
night.
c. c. Shaw spent Sunday with his
parents in Elkhart, Ind
Messrs. Walter Elkins and Chris
TOPPER Hoffman were in Chiago all last
week assisting in dismantling the Coli
scum after the electric show.
John Kamradt was in Chicago satur-
day on business.
The pastor of the Christian church
presented a particularly attractive pro-
gram yesterday, and was rewarded by
a large attendance. Sunday school was
called at 10 a. m, and was followed
by a communion service at IL a. m,
after which the pastor delivered an
eloquent sermon. His subject being
The New Life" The Junior Endeavor
society met at 215 p. m, and the minis
ter delivered another preachment at
1880 in the evening on Seeker of the
Lost
The Ladies Aid society of the Chris
tian church will give their annual sup
per and bazaar at the Auditorium on
April 18th. The supper. given Satur-
day evening at Clines hall, was not
their annual affair, but one given at the
request of the public.
Mrs. Maude Singer of Grapevine
street, who has been i'll with typhoid
fever for the past five weeks. is re-
ported muh betetr.
Mr.. L. Neff of Elm street has the
| typhoid fever.
| The Ladies' Aid soiety of the Chris
| tan hurch will meet with Mrs. Curti:
| Mattox next Thursday afternoon at
| o'clock. This will be a missionary
meeting.
Mrs. Albert Ehret is recovering from
a three weeks illness. Her brother, Mr.
Boyd Stauffer, is now suffering from
the typhoid fever.
You can get it at spiegers, Sout1
Chicago's leading furniture store. t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22
YANKEES WIN
MacF arland and Moran Cop
Six Day Race at Berlin.

Berlin, March EN- the presence of
the crown prince and an immense
throng of spectators the American
team, composed of Floyd mcfarland
and James Moran, finished winners of
the day bicycle race at 10 o'clock
last night and received magnificent
ovation the cheers of the crowd mingl-
ing with the strains of The Star
Spangled Banner"
The Americans won by a full lap. The
track measured fourteen laps to the
mile Stol of Holland and Berthet of
France finished second. The total dis
lance was 2,425 miles, 312 less than
mcfarland and Moran made when they
won the six-day race in New York in
1908.
The Americans said that they finished
fresher than in the New York race and
were never pushed to win. The crown
prince will receive them at the races
tomorrow night.