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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

Alice McGrath, box 121, Watsonville.
stephen Gilbert, Redwood City, age 6
years.
Clarence Murphy, 81 Railway avenue,
age years.
Juiienne C. Leggett, Santa Rosa,
route 1.
Kenneth Johannsen, Lemoore, age 10
years
Edward Rosberg, 1855 Twentieth
street, age years.
Worth Hayens Dikeman, 2511 Dwight
way, Berkeley, age 8 years.
Harold Williams, 1859 Fifth avenue,
South San Francisco, age years.
Henry Budde, 4196 Seventeenth street,
San Francisco, age years.
Philip Z. Sullivan, 308 Miller avenue,
South San Francisco, age years.
willard E, Sullivan. South San Fran
cisco, 30S Miller avenue, age 10 years.
James Murray, 1247 Tenth street,
Richmond, age Z years.
Roland Tisne, 124 Newman street san
Francisco age years.
Alberta Heinrich, 115 Alabama street,
Vallejo, age years.
Edward Tuft. 2121 Central avenue,
Alameda, age years.
Willie Lowenfels, 934 Greenwood
street, San Francisco, age years.
Ruth Smith, Laton, Fresno county,
age 10 years.
Alice Hatherly, sos Hayes street, San
Leandro, age years.
Ernest Nelson, Fort Baker, age 10
years. Sausalito
Edith Thunen. 40 Bridge street. oro-
vile, age 9 years
. Ruth Robinson, A1varado. age 6
years.
Leo Harris. 2s washington street,
Santa Cruz, age ) years.
Gladys Stone. 200 Illinois street, VAL
lejo, age years.
Katie Ludy. Inverness. age years.
Thelma Locey. 621 Tennessee street,
San Francisco, age years.
Thelma Barbieri, 3739 Sixteenth
street, San Francisco. age years.
Rhoda Hayes, AZ De Long avenue
San Francisco. age years.
Estelle Waldron, 1882 Eighth ave-
nue., Oakland. age s years.
Arthur Nelson, 1919 Dwight way
Berkeley, age years
Walter Ricioli, Nicasio, age years
Maroon Gregory. 500 Guerrero street,
San Francisco
Frances Price. Alta, age years.
Ruth Eubanks, 1907 Oak street, Ala
media, age 10 years.
Il. Herrerias. 1876 First avenue. corr
ner Sacramento street, San Francisco,
age 9 years.
Guernsey Frink. 262s Vallejo street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Chatterbox Town

The jolly old man in the moon looked
down,
And he peeped in the windows OF
Chatterbox Town,
And he said to his wife, "All the chill
dren, i see,
Are tucked in their beds Just as snug
as can be.
can't hear sound on the playground
or street,
No chatter of voices. no clatter of feet:
All the playthings are resting where
they were thrown down.
wonder why this is called Chatter
box TOWN."
Said the jolly old wife of the man in
the moon,
stay awake in the daytime and you
will learn soon
Why every one says this Is Chatter
box Town"
So he stayed wide awake when he
should have gone down.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

San Francisco, age 6 years.
Deane Terry. 2S05 Stuart street,
Berkeley, age years.
ROLL OF HONOR
The names of the children who sent
in the correct solution of the puzzle,
In addition to those to whom prizes
have been awarded, appear on the fell
lowing roll of honor:
Lewis P. Hillman, R. f. D. 2, Watson
vile, age 10 years.
Elsie Vale, 1856 Third avenue, San
Frapcisco, age 8 years
Virginia RoSelli, r. +. D. 3, Peta-
Clara Frederickson, 62ss Herzog
street, Oakland, age years.
Francis Williams, 9z5 Fourth avenue,
East Oakland. age years.
Jessie Walker, col Moultrie street,
San Francisco, age s years.
Jeanette Greenwood, 3S43 Army
street. San Francisco age years.
San Francisco, age 10 years.
Julia NJ Einselen, 2426 Fulton street,
San Francisco, age 6 years.
John Hayes, Ia Juri street, San
Enid Elan, Dinuba, Tulare county,
box 163, age years.
Raymond Smith. 931 Chestnut street,
Alameda, age years.
Christina Shea, 324 Madrid street,
San Francisco, age 10 years.
Rita Arnold. Point Richmond, age s
years, p o. box 81.
Jack Mcdonald, 900 Carolina street,
Vallejo. age 3 years.
Erald Wickersham, i05 Rodriguez
street, Watsonville, age years.
Richard Oliver, Chico. age years.
Jack Hughes, San Anselmo, age s
years.
Isabella Stafford. 3I4 A street, Red
wood City. age years.
Viola Symmons. 5127 Shattuck ave-
nue., Oakland, age 10 years.
Vivian
San Jose.
William d. Lumbard, wheatland. age
6 years.
Clyde Hooke. z47 Main street, Mon
terey. age 9 years
Harold Atwood. 2517 San Jose ave-
nue. Alameda, age s years.
Panchita Barnard, r. It. ID. /, Ven
tura, age years.
Lloyd Holden. s17s Twenty third
street, San Francisco, age 10 years.
Frances Anderson, 1923 Second ave-
nue., East Oakland, age years
Eta Besthorn, 1886 Mission street,
san francisco. age 3 years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

torn some. ! tell you
But what has that to do with your
being deserted?' asked Murty.
"Oh. that was the trouble. You
know, Buffy was so angry because L
interfered and brought my brothers.
He wanted to fight it out all alone. He
scolded me all over our tree. | guess
was cross too. But it would have
been all right. only that horrid little
girl friend of his pretended he had won.
and petted him until I was real jealous
yes, know it was wrong. but 1 was.
So next time she was feeding him in
the summer house / waited until he
had jumped down from her shoulder
and took his place quick. Then 1 bit
her ear good"
why. you naughty. sneaky squir-
relt' cried Murty. Did she scream?''
'It was mean of me- said the squir-
rel, her mouth full of Murty's cracker.
but 1 have paid for it; she chattered
on awfully, and my mate just did his
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
THE
DE S E RI ED
SOUR Ell
BY
SEWARD


back. 1t closed its eyes sleepily.
Il was wondering if you would do
me a great kindness?"
L tell yon what" broke in the squir-
rel from her tree, you'd best let that
ugly green fellow alone-he's crank"
Crank yourself, Mrs. All Ears"
croaked the frog hoarsely. Better
mind your own affairs-they are in a
pretty mess already"
Murty, to end the quarrel, walked
toward the park lake, whose cold, icy
glitter showed through pine trees laden
with caps of snow.
Il was going to ask, when she rudely
broke in, if you would break the ice for
me- If you will I'll tell you about her
sad case. Is it a bargain? These warm.
mossy paws of yours are very nice, but
I am positively drying up for want of a
bath" said the frog.
Yes, l should like to hear about that
poor squirrel she seems so cross" and
R+urty walked cautiously out on the ice
TO a thin place. He stamped his heel
and the black water rose bubbling
through the hole. spreading out over
the surface
Wei, by the Seven Sleeperss' ex-
claimed the frog, you are strong.
tried number of times there, but it
wouldn't break. Winters a dreadful
bad time. It ought always to be sum-
mer. Here's wishing you many happy
swims" Before Murty could catch him
the frog was in the water. He poked
his nose out and said: I'll tell you
about that squirrel when | come up
next spring" Then he disappeared.
We'll, the ungrateful old frogi Wait
till I catch him again, thought
The squirrel. who had followed them,
chattered from a stump near by: I'm
thinking better of you. Murty; it was
kind of you to help that cranky. old
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Spring HOusecIeaning in tht
Doll House

Now that spring is coming every
little girl should be preparing to give
her dolls house a thorouh spring
house cleaning 1t is the time of year.
too, when the new papers can be put
on the wall, the curtains washed and
up.
OF course, the first thing to do is to
take up the carpets, or If there are
rugs instead of carpets. then these
must be taken up. beaten thoroughly
and put on the line TO air. Then the
floors must be wiped up with a wet
cloth. or even scrubbed If they need
1t badly.
After that the paper should be put
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

best to make up with her, because Of
course she thought il was he who bit
her"
II remember a friend of mine, lit
tie girl who had her left ear bitten by
squirrel last October" said Murty
stroking the pretty, companionable
Fond o. Fun
We'll. Bufy left me then and l never
saw him again. 1t was her ear, though
which ear L disremember. 1 don't
know one paw from another. I have
been alone ever since. because OF that
horrid old frog, who told all the other
animals that 1 was a chatterbox. and
named me Mrs. All Ears"
We'll, it served you right, for II you
had just brought Buffy nice nuts and
been kind to him he soon would have
forgotten it."
"Yes, that's what the Seven Sleepers
all say; but I must find that nut now.
1 wonder
You animals are always wonder
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
The Patchwork Picture Puzzle Presents Aonzo Incomplete Finished Younger

y WING to the immense popularity
Of the Alonzo Patchwork Picture
Puzzles with the younger 5uniors.
the series viii be continued for a
time. and here again is The Junior Call
Dog. The younger juniors are to find
out what is doing this week Follow
the directions carefully and mail the
puzzle when complete to the puzzle edi-
tor of The Junior Call, so that it will
noon. as puzzles received after that
time can not be used. There is one i'm
p0rtant point that it is necessary to
mention, and that is that each puzzle
must be marked with the age of the
younger junior who sends It, The
puzzle contests are for the younger
juniors only. Those who are older
than 10 years viii please not compete,
they are eligible for the writer's
contest, particulars of which are given
on the second page. Twenty paint
boxes viii be awarded to 20 correct
answers displaying the greatest neat
ness in appearance
The younger juniors who have been
awarded prizes for last weeks puzzle
are:
Rose c. Hanley. 5s7 South Sixth
street San Jose, age years.
Asa Perdue Elmira age years.
san Jose, age 3 years.
Russell Avery, 2206 Grove street. san
Francisco. age 6 years
street. Palo Alto. age years.
Josephine Wiz. 1926 Broderick street,
san Francisco. age = years.
Kathleen Ford, 56S Fulton street,
Francisco. age years.
Violet Williams, Grass Valley, box
ass age years.
Milton Hosee. 13s Sanchez street,
San Francisco. age S years.
Alma Alice Coils. Brentwood, age
Edward shaser. 20 Weeks avenue,
santa Cruz. age years
Morgan Cuthbertson, Mil Valley. age
years.
Alfred Peterson, Inverness. age s
wears.
Lorraine Sober. 924 Pierce street. San
Francisco. age 6 years.
Harry Porter. 3s South Lincoln street,
San Jose, age s years.
Marie Plas. 1922 Santa Clara avenue,
Alameda, age ; years, care II. Schot-
ten.
Laura Krehmke, 1909 Central avenue,
Bernice Christopher. cIayburn. age
Ira s Kohu, zoos Buchanan street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

ing laughed NIurty. as he rose TO go
home-it was nearly lunch ttme-and
pushed the squirrel OF his knee. What
is 1t nOw2"
Perhaps you could poke a hole in
the snow for me like you did in the
ice. There's delicious nut buried
there last fall"
Murty went over to the place and
pOked his toe into the snow. Then
Fond O. Fun quickly found a large
almond under the frosted leaves.
Thank you. Murty. Next time you
come over call me. will your"
Yes. if you'll tell me who the Seven
Sleepers are. whom both you and the
frog mentioned called Murty from the
wall
He found his sled all safe where hs
had left it.
1T was a wonder" chuckled the boy.
and as he went home he planned how
he would play a trick or two on that
old bullfrog in the spring.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

on The walls must be smooth before
new paper Is put on, and If the old
paper is peeling off then 1t must be
scraped off smoothly There are sure
to be odd pieces of wall paper around
the house which can be used to make
the dolls house look like new. Two
papers of different kinds may be used
on one room, the lower part being of
one paper and the upper part of an
other.
If there is no wall paper to be had
then use plain light yellow paper.
which must be smooth and fresh, and
draw a border with crayon-a straight
band of red or blue-at some distance
down from the ceiling. If you are able
TO draw pretty we'll of course you can
make a fancy frieze. You would make
your house look very fashionable by
having plain paper for the walls and
q flower frieze. This you could make
by taking a piece of lowered paper
and cutting out a border with all the
flowers and leaves cut out as if you
were making scrapbook picturA.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

down, making the top of the hat come
opposite to the shoulders of the man
on the other side of the card.
Puncture a hole through each sham
rock on each end OF the card and tie
short strings through the hole-F'ig.
3. Hold the strings in your hands.
with the hat on the card facing you
right side up. Give the card a swing
and twirl it outward from you. max
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

1URTT DIMMICk was tired Of
coasting and he walked over by
the park fence. with mischief
twinkling in his blue eyes. For
some time he sat on the stone
wall watching a squirrel that was try
ing TO dig through the frozen crust of
snow. Presently the squirrel sat up
and seemed to observe him out of her
large black almost shaped eyes
It's 4 wonder" said the squirrel,
"you will sit there on the wall and
watch me trying TO dig through the
hard snow and not offer me any aid.
You always were a lazy boy" the
squirrel added, jerking her tail angrily,
and that's nut for YOU"
Murty leaped down into the park in
g temper.
III pull your scrawny tail out IL you
scold al me and call me lazy" he cried
hotlv. And the squirrel sprang hastily
upon tree trunk and clung with out
spread paws Then she retorted over
her shoulder at Murty, We'll, I neveri
You are quick tempered with a lady
aren't your" and whisked up into her
nest in the tree top.
"I-it's s-sad cease, I h-think,"
said a hoarse voice at Murty's feet;
but you needn't cry"
He glanced down and saw large
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

Till all of the children came out 70
their play
and chartered away.
And they pointed at him with shout
and cry.
moon in the skyg'
My stars" said the man In the ,,o.,,
with frown.
7 must hurry to bed out OF Chatter
box TOWN.
Ny ears ind the cIamor is deafeninr
quite.
Hereafter III come around only At
nightl'
But in spite of this speech you have
noticed, no doubt,
Tnat sometimes by day he comes sail
ing out,
And floats over chatterbox Town in n Y
Smiling down in really quite soc,-
able way.
-- The Youths Companion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

f YOU want to see Paddy put on
his hat and smoke his pipe cut
out Fig. 1, paste it on stiff card
board; trim the edges OF the card
board to fit; then cut out Fig and
paste it on the other side of the card
board, that the cardboard may be sand
wiched between Fig. / and Fig. 2.
Be sure TO have the face upside
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
By
LIMA
BEARD

ing 1t turn around and around until
the motion becomes rapid. Then stop
twirling and hold the strings per
fectly taut. The card will reverse its
motion and you will find that during
the twirling Paddy has put the hat
decorated with sharnrocks on his head
and placed the pipe in his mouth. II
you like you may color the picture the
appropriate St. Patricx's day green
using either crayon or water coIors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

The temperance work never made
any great progress or gained pro-
nounced strength until business men
took II up In the form of self protec.
tion against the intemperance Of EN-.
ployes which deprived them OF the full
value OF their services. This began
with the railroads. who traced wrecks TO
the mtoSication OF their trainmen.
This same theory has been acted upon
by other great employers OF labor, un.
I'll today the business men and corpo-
nations which form the strongest force
against the liquor traf,c.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

Senator Nelson or Minnesota has
compiled with characteristic thorough.
ness summary OF our most important
land laws and In publishing them as a
senate document comment on the
gross abuses OF these laws Tn con
Guiding these comments he says: Tn
view OF the rapid increase of our popu-
lation and the rapidly diminishing
area OF our public lands, no agricul.
tural land should be disposed except
under the homestead law without the
communication privilege; none Of our
forest lands should be disposed Of. but
only the large and mature timber and
our arid lands should be disposed OF
for agricultural purposes TO actual set
tiers under the reclamation law"
These wise suggestions come at very
late date, but perhaps II is better late
than never.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

put in a pile by themselves u theirs
ls enough seed without them they
should not be used nc alt II there
In not enough OF the strong seed the
other will have to be used BY put
ding Il on the warmest. dricst soil u
viii make fairly good growth.
Grading the Seed.
After the curn has been tested Il
should be run through seed corn
grader This will remove the irregular
butt and tip kernels and divide the
rest into several grades. according 10
size. II the corn In we'll graded In this
way an edge drop planter will give the
best results. For kernels OF different
sizes. however. the full hill drop ls
preferable. The celebration OF the
planter IL an important point II an
even stand IL 10 be secured. BY block
ing up the planter 40 that the wheels
are clear OF the ground and running
through a pnilful or so OF each grade
OF corn plates can be selected that will
drop the desired number OF kernels
ninety-fve times out OF hundred.
These plates should be put with their
particular grade OF corn In readiness
for planting time.
Preparing the Soil.
With graded seed OF high germinat-
ing power and planter properly cali
brated a good stand Is almost certain
The next step Is to prepare the soil to
receive the seed. In sections where
there Is any danger Of drought 1t pays
to run over the fall blowing with q
harrow early in the spring. This crum-
bles the surface and checks evapora-
ton. II also encourages the weeds to
start. only TO be- killed by the disk
later. As soon as possible after the
small grain Is In the disk should be
set to work on the corn ground. II
there Is time II pays to double disk. as
the soil Is left In smoother and finer
condition. After disking the ground
should be narrowed occasionally until
planting time.
In many cases corn follows corn, and
the blowing must be done In the
spring Spring blowing should not be
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

A writer in a medical journal claims
that II is very dangerous thing to
clean house. He insists that germs
that are aroused and irritated by be.
ing dlslodged from under carpets and
other cory retreats are much more fe.
rocious than those quietly sleeping in
some snug corner. SO this great
mans theory would evidently be. III
you can't keep your house clean day
by day let It stay dirty" re is pain.
FIJI to follow this theory up, thirty or
forty years. yet, Judging from the at.
tltude taken by many men when their
wives begin the spring house cleaning
upheaval they would be devoted TO
disciples Of this idea OF the dangers Of
house cleaning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

more important from year to year az
the county grows in population and
wealth. Mr. TAFT was first elected to
gu the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton OF Commissioner Smith and was
later elected for full term, which
VIII close with the present year. We
all know what his record has been
during the time that he has served.
.it Is not a matter OF speculation but OF
history. Has the record which Mr..
Taft has made been satisfactory II
seems TO be generally recognized that
he has been the most conservative
member Of the board. always looking
after the interests OF the taxpayers.
but not TO the extent of retarding the
movement for better bridges and bet.
ter roads. We have naught to say
against any other candidate. democrat
or republican, but we firmly believe
that IL will be good business policy
for the, Second district TO nominate
Mr.. Taft for another term.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

Senator Tillman says that the news.
papers OF the country are "humbugs."
Since the drubbing he got at the hands
Of the present elephant hunter In the
juneles Of Africa, the South Carolina
senator has not been In n happy frame
OF mind. The newspapers, fully re.
ciprcatine his opinions In regard TO
"humbugs," are not giving him much
attention, A man who has built up his
reputation and notoriety by promulgat
ing the gospel OF hate between the
races must not expect enduring regard
among an enlightened people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

Boston has a floating hospital, the
only institution of It's kind In the
world, for caring for poor sick chill.
dren. It began It's work I'm small
way IN 1894 In an attempt to make the
summer more comfortable for the lit.
tie children. The work has grown
until In 1905 new boat was secured.
II Is n steel.hulled steamer, III feet
over all, 44-foot beam and four.decked.
One hundred and fifty patients can
be accommodated amidships In the
open air. No provision Is lacking for
their comfort, In 1898, out of 5000
to whom some care was given, al.
though not all could be taken aboard,
for any length OF time, only thirty
nine died. Such phianthropists IA
Rev Rufus b. Tobey, DR.. Edward
Everett Hale, and many others Of
their class were founders of this
charity which has saved so many
children's lives.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

Germany and England continue to
growl at one another and look ugly
and meantime the American newspa.
pers are preparing to trot out that
European war cloud just as soon as
they get rid OF congress and several
salaclous divorce suits and brutal muir.
ders, now occupying their front pages.
A common war cloud only does duty In
the absence of these stirring, blood
curdling. pleasing. domestic infelici.
ties among the people who have more
money than they know what to do
with. What fools we mortals be"-to
spend so much time on mere money
bags. II Is a pity that they have not
something worth while to keep them
busy and II is more pity that the
honest. struggling, every day folks
spend so much time In reading about
their miserable vanlties and vices.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09

may hear daily that the people o. the
whole country have declared virtually
In favor Of the protective system. 80
that " may now be considered not the
policy OF any party but Of the nation.
The votes look like IL. There IL no
longer any political party srrayed
against protection In itself Demo
Gratis and progressive republicans sup.
port certain items in the new bill and
oppose others with such reasonable
certainty that they will not be called
to account It would not be easy to
name single man In either house OF
congress who will vote against the bill
on the avowed ground that he Ia hos
tile to the whole protective scheme. Tt
looks as n opposition to the system
had, indeed, disappeared.
This, following what was said at
the outset. marks the greatest danger
with which protection has been threat.
ened since the war. For It ls a cover
under which all the selfish interests,
all the grating politicians, all the cor
ruptIon OF the country Ia advancing
One has but to look at the proposed
tariff bill, to scan It's schedules 10 see
that the absence Of effective opposition
IL making them intolerable. And even
men whose opposition might be re.
spectacle and respected. make them.
selves ridiculous and give their own
interests away by standing for some
silly tariff on agricultural products,
that profit the people nothing but
take away from their representatives
any right Of effective protest. The eff
feet Of all this can be nothing short Of
an outburst OF hostility to the protec.
tive system itself, and this the coun.
try is about TO see
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-07-09
PROTECTION IN DANGER.

A principle, a system OF government
a dynasty, is never in greater danger
than when all open opposition 10 Il
seems TO have disappeared. That is
the pause before the storm. That is
the moment when excessive conn.
dence, begettine abuses, begins to
work its own destruction. We have
had more than one apparent political
ERA OF good FEELING" ia this country
and each was the prelude to an out
break OF party strife unprecedented in
bitterness. Look all history through
and YOU win nnd this rule repeating
itself, because IL is a rule based upon
the facts o. human nature itself.
In the debates in the senate one