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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06

Ital rose to his feet with a shout Of
defiance which for an instant attracted
the attention of the lion and delayed its
spring. The boy hastily fitted an arrow
to his bow. The string twanged; the
buzzing arrow flew straight to the yell
low side of the lion and buried itself
in the beasts heart. With piercing
scream the lion leaped straight up into
the air and fell upon its side, rolling in
its death agony. Ital dropped his bow
and ran forward fearlessly. With a
blow of his hatchet he split the skull
of the lion and it lay dead at his feet.
Montezuma now came forward and
his courtiers pressed around him, Civ
ing thanks for his escape all the more
earnestly as they had not themselves
protected him. The king was a hand
some man, tall and SLENDER with
grave face. His garments were COW
cred with jewels and he wore a chain
OF gold about his neck. He looked with
admiration at ItaIs sturdy form, clad
as it was in rough garments Of skins
in the manner of his own country. Ital
returned his gaze without fear.
who are you?" the king asked. in
musical voice.
I'VE are rulers of men like your
SELF" 1tal boldly replied, "and we have
come from land far distant to pay you
a visit before we return
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There they found large cities built Of
carved stone, miles OF cultivated fields
watered by canals, great gardens filed
with all kinds of beautiful plants and
flowers, aged animals and birds, won
derfU1 palaces of carved stone, richly
carpeted and with walls hung with
gay pictures made Of cOlOred feathers
fastened upon cloth. In MOntezuma's
palace they first learned what music
and dancing meant and tasted strange
dishes prepared by skilled cooks. while
dwarfs and jugglers performed mar
velous feats of dexterity. At last they
reached Mexico. the capital city, built
upon its beautiful lake and reached by
long causeways extending through the
water. They had not supposed be-
fore that there were so many people
in all the world as had been brought
together in this great and splendid
city. with its enormous temple pyra-
mids, from which they learned at last
the sad secret Of the gloomy shadow
which hung over all the land.
MOntezuma, the king, became very
fond Of them and he was deeply inter
ested in the history of their wander
ings- He gave them places of honor
in his household and would not permit
them TO leave him. For their sake he
relieved the sad To1tecs OF the bur
dens which oppressed them And so
their long journey ended.
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they had satisfied their longing to visit
the dreaded Aztecs.
They journeyed for several days
along forest tracks which led them
gradually down from the mountain
sides. More than once they stopped to
gaze with wonder upon the ruins OF
the buildings constructed by the Toltecs
in the days of their power. These
ruins, as they are today, showed huge
blocks of stone, not rough like the
blocks used by the Cliff Dwellers in
their houses, but@cut and squared on
every side and fitted together with ex-
actness. Often the blocks were covered
with strange carvings, which their
mountain friends hads told them con-
tanned the record OF their race Only
few of the older Toltecs still had che
skill to read it.
Ita1 was delighted to find game of
many kinds in the forests, and Nam
was equally pleased by the sight of
numerous birds of bright pIumage
which fitted through the dark branches
They passed towns and villages, but
the people in them did not seem to be
friendly, and therefore they decided to
avoid them as much as they could. go
ing around them whenever it was pos-
sible to do so. They had brought with
them supply of dried corn, and this.
With the game Inat fell before the
arrows of Ital, furnished them with
sufficient food for their needs. AS they
advanced the roads became wider and
smoother and were evidently kept in
good repair, and the villages were
larger and more numerous, with some
large buildings although they consisted
mostly of huts made of mud plastered
over a wooden framework. The people
cultivated large fields. but everywhere
they seemed even more serious and
gloomy than the mournful Toltecs.
II wonder what makes them so sad ?"
said Nam. I'm this beautiful country
they ought to be happy"
They look as though they were
afraid Ital replied.
Passing along a highway broader and
smoother than any they had seen be-
fore, the boys came one afternoon to
great forest They had not advanced
far into its cool shades before they
were stopped by some men who were
stationed by the roadside.
What do you want?" Ital demanded,
proudly.
You can not pass here" one of the
men answered, and at the same time
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produce, even taking our children from
US. So we are sad in our hearts, for
our children never come back to us
after once they have been taken away.
And Of all our toll we are permitted
TO retain barely enough Of what we
raise to support our lives. Therefore
We pray daily that some evil may be-
fall the Aztecs"
This news made the Cliff Dwellers
and the Mound Builders less anxious
than they had been before to press on
to the Aztec capital. They decided to
halt where they were until they learned
more, and they ended at last by maxim g
up their minds to join the sad and
friendly Toltecs and dwell with them
rather than trust the fierce Aztecs.
So they settled upon the mountain
slopes, which We're so much more at
tractive than their own rocky and
barren valleys that they were well
content to remain there. They built
houses of wood In the Toltec manner
and were content.
But Ital was not satisfied. The more
he heard of the wonders of the Aztec
capital the more anxious he was to
see it with his own eyes.
we have come so far" he said one
day to Nam, that 1t would be a pity
TO stay here for the rest of our lives
without seeing what there is beyond
Let us make visit to this great Mon
tezuma who rules over our cousins,
the Aztecs.''
Il don't know that he would permit
US to see him if half what they have
told us of his power and his greatness
is true" Nam replied
Why not?" Ital said promptly. 1--WE
are leaders. and rulers, too, even though
our people may not be so many as hisr'
Nam really wished very much to see
the Aztec capital, and, as Ital was so
eager to go. he finally consented. Af-
ter learning ali they could of the road
they should follow. they quietly slipped
away without saying anything to their
followers. since they desired TO go
alone, and they knew that many of the
young, especially those in ItaIs guard.
would want to accompany them If
they found out what their plan was.
Both the boys were sorry to leave the
people with whom they had spent so
many months but at last they had
saved them from the Red Men and
they no longer needed assistance now
that all danger was passed Besides.
they expected to return to them after
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they lowered their spears threatening,


ly.
Because this is the hunting ground
of the great Montezuma," replied the
man, who seemed to be the captain of
the guard. ..He is hunting today and
no one may pass for fear that the game
may be frightened AS you seem to be
strangers 1 have explained this to you,
but now you must turn back or we
must make you prisoners"
Ital was about to return a hot an
swer, but Nam saw that the man really
wished to do them a favor, and he
checked his more hasty companion.
we will turn back" he said, "since
that is the command of the king, and
We thank you for telling u.s.
That is wise" the captain replied.
As the captain seemed so friendly
Nam determined to ask him a question.
You are right in guessing that we
from place that is far beyond the
borders of your country SO that we
might see the wonders of your capital,
of which We have heard But one
thing has much~ surprised us. Why is
1t that your people are so sad:"
But the captain shook his head with
a look of alarm and made no reply.
Whatever the reason was. it was plain
that he did not dare to tell them, so
they took their leave of him and turned
back along the highway.
Ital stopped when they were out Of
sight of the guard. II don't propose
to tramp back over the ground we
have passed." he said. Let US turn
aside here and climb up the side of the
mountain. There will be no guard
there, and we can find our way through
the forest without the aid of the road.
We have done it often enough before"
Nam considered this plan and finally
consented to It, "Only we must go
carefully" he said. for it would not
do TO be captured
Trust me for that said ItaI
They turned from the road into a
narrow footpath which led them into
the forest. The path was soon lost,
but they did not need it to guide them.
as their experience and skill in wood
craft made 1t impossible for them to go
astray.
Buried in the depths of the forest,
they came suddenly upon one of the
huge deserted ruins, such as they had
noticed farther up among the noun
tains, and there they stopped with the
intention of spending the night. While
they were examining it they heard the
sound of many voices near them in the
forest.
1neTe are Ine hunters, Nam SAID
Perhaps Montezuma himself is with
them. We must hide ourselves"
They had scarcely concealed them
selves among the fallen masses of
stone when a herd of deer fed by, pass
ing on either side of the ruin. Close
behind them came a troop of hunts
men, of whom one, a tall man with
rich garments, ran a little in advance
of the rest.
"Montezuma," Ital whispered to Nam
in their hiding place.
Suddenly there was a cry OF dis
may from the hunters. The boys saw
that not a dozen PAGES from the king
there was crouching large mountain
lion which had been disturbed by the
hunt. Two cubs crouched by its side,
and the animal was. evidently prepar-
ing to spring at the king. Montezuma
stood as though transfxed, gazing into
the flaming eyes of the fierce beast.
4 vail of horror arose from the cour-
tiers. but they all shrank back and not
one advanced to the rescue.
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[ VIII

I will go out" Louisa cried,
No matter for the rain:
1 will not always be denied.
l tell you so again"
Wait till tomorrow" Patty said,
And then the sun may shine;
Louisa needed not the maid,
But said, 1T then was fine"
Away she went; a shower came on,
And wet her hat all DER;
1t was not fit to look upon,
Though new the day before.
Mamma no other will allow;
And wlTen her child complains.
Answers, You had your Will, and
Must wear this for your pains"
Mary Elliott
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MonteZuma seemed astonished at the
assertion that the two boys. wearing
such tattered and rough clothing, could
compare themselves with him, and he
smiled at the Idea, but replied kindly:
1T will give me pleasure to listen to
your story" he said while you re-
main here you shall be the guests of
Montezuma." He turned to his cour-
tiers. who had been looking scorn-
fully at Nam and Ital and making re-
marks about their wild appearance. 1T
is my WILL" he said, haughtiIy, that
such honors be paid to these boys as
are paid to princes of the royal bloodr'
With one accord the courtiers bowed
low, murmuring that the command
would be obeyed.
I'VE will hunt no more today" the
king said, and motioning Nam and ItaI
to walk on either side of him, he turned
away, followed by the astonished cour-
tiers.
Thus the two boys. by fortunate
chance. became the friends of the most
powerful ruler of the entire western
world before the white men crossed the
sea. They had passed through many
strange adventures since they set out
from the far away Mountain of storms
and they had seen many strange Deo-
pies. but nowhere had they dreamed of
the wonders of the land of the Aztecs.
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"a AM and Ital, after defeating the
M plot made against them by the
treacherous cIon and his allies
led the Mound Builders and the
CIin Dwellers for many days southwark
across the plains until at last they
reached the lofty and mountainous
country in which, as they had been told,
end to the privations which they had
endured in their long march. There
was an abundance Of game and wild
fruits and plenty of water in the cool
streams which flowed down from the
snow capped mountains.
They had not proceeded far into this
country. which we now call Mexico,
before they began 10 meet with scat
tered villages and the wild tribes who
inhabited the rugged sides OF the
that they were on the outskirts of the
Aztec empire and that they had only to
keep on TO reach the capital, which was
described to them as a city filled with
ma gniicent wonders.
All this sounded very attractive, and
they hastened their march for q time
until they arrived one evening at an
extensive village belonging TO a kind
hearted tribe in a pleasant valley
among the mountains. Although this
village was surrounded by fruitful
fields and the people appeared to pos
sess everything TO make them happy
they had an air Of sadness. When the
strangers inquired the reason for this
they were told that il was due to the
cruelty and expressions Of the Aztecs.
They viii not leave US in peace -
said the people OF the mountains we
are OF the blood Of the Toltecs and our
ancestors once owned all this land
You may still see in the forests the
ruins Of the mighty buildings of carved
stone which they constructed. They
came from the south and harmed no
one, but the Aztec people came from
the north and conquered them. de-
troying the buildings which it had ia
ken so many years TO erect Our faith
ers fed before them and came here
among the mountains, but even here
they have now followed us and they
demand from US half of all that we
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The Worm

As Sally sat upon the ground
little, crawling worm she found
Among the garden dirt;
And when she saw the worm she
screamed
And ran away and cried and seemed
As If she had been hurt.
Mamma, afraid some serious harm
Made Sally scream. was in alarm
And left the parIor then;
But when the cause she came to learn,
She bade her daughter back return
To see the worm again.
The worm, they found. kept writhing
round
Until it sank beneath the ground.
And Sally learned that day
That worms are very harmless things.
With neither teeth nor claws nor
stings
To frighten her away.
Mrs. Elizabeth Turner.
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San Francisco, age 10 years
Judson Doane Levensales 1898 Wash
ington street, San Francisco, age 8
years
Julia Einsden, 242s Fulton street.
San Francisco, age 6 years.
Harriet Price. Alta, age 5 years.
Nellie Nickson, 415 Sixth street, Pet
aluma. age years.
Ruth Forey. Mill Valley, age 5 years.
Ethel Millicent Cowiing, p. o. box
es4, Grass Valley, age years
Mary Garcia, Colma, age 9 years.
Carol Cowden, Dixon, age years.
Herschel Campbell, 175 Fair Oaks
Gladys Goding, 1899 Twenty ty-fifth
street. San Francisco. age years
Margaret Olney. 1910 Twenty third
street. San Francisco. age years
Emile Thomas. $50 Fourteenth street
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A Chance for Uncle

Little Mary's uncle is a bachelor, and
when she asked him why he had no
wife he laughingly told her he couldn't
afford one. One day she saw a news
paper advertisement in large type an
nouncing the opening night prices of
admission to a local theater and at
once hurried TO her minated relative
with the news.
"Oh, unclew she cried, there's goin'
to be a show at the opera house to-
night and you ought to co.
why so?" he inquired.
"'Cause it says Ladies Free Maybe,
If you go, you can get wife,
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street San Francisco, age years.
Lloyd Holden, 3179 Twenty third
street, San Francisco, age 10 years
Warren A Clintsman, 1893 Park ave-
nue.. Alameda. age years.
Erla Cooley, 21I9 Central avenue,
Alameda. age years.
Alma Hofieng. Hayward. age years.
Elgie Jackson, Sebastopol, age 6
years
Virginia Levy. 1921 Masonic 1vanue,
San Francisco. age 10 years.
Carrie Heslip 1903 Devisadero street,
San Francisco, age years.
Iohn Murray, 1347 Tenth street,
Richmond. age 3 years.
Inez Wilson, Dixon. age 9 years
Clarence b. Magetti, Marshall
Anita Parker, 1928 Mckinley avenue,
Berkeley. age Z years.
Harry seaelclSe. 5soA Harrison street
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Winners of Fhe Junior Paint Box Prizes

GEOGRAPHICAL puzzle is pre-
n sented today and the younger
juniors are required to name the
bays. CULTS and seas in the puzzling
waters. mailing the puzzle when COM
plete to the puzzle editor of The Junior
Call so that it viii arrive not later than
Wednesday afternoon, as puzzles re-
ceived after that time can not be used.
Twenty paint boxes will be awarded
10 20 correct answers displaying the
greatent neatness in appearance. The
puzzle contests are for the younger
juniors only, those who are 10 years
OF age and younger. Those who are
older than 10 years will please not
compete, as they are eligible for the
writer's contest. particulars of which
are given on the second page. Each
puzzle must be marked with the age
Of the younger junior who sends it.
The younger juniors who have been
awarded prizes for finding the Vis-
cacha are:
willnette Berry. 90 Elm street, Wat
sonville, age 10 years.
Martin Schlesinger, 263 Seventh
avenue. san Francisco. age s years.
Gussie King, route 2, Petaluma, age
years.
Ruth Block. 1880 Ninth street, Ala
media, age Z years.
Worth Havens Dikeman. Psi Dwight
way. Berkeley, age 5 years.
Elmer Gambini. Valley Ford, age
S years.
John Friedemann. 2s4 octavia street.
san Francisco, age s years.
Ruth McCurdy. 2479 Mission street,
san Francisco. age years
Stanley Prime. Henet, age 9 years.
street, San Francisco, age years
Florence Gilbert Redwood City, age
s years.
Clarence Rodgers. 80 Fourth street.
Petaluma, age years.
Annie Buckley, 703 Chenery street,
san Francisco. age 9 years.
Genevieye Curry, 81 Oak street,
San Francisco, age years.
Earl Biggart, 2234 Encinal avenue,
Alameda age 10 years.
Raymond Ross. 2els Peralta avenue.
FruitVale, age years.
Delina Buletti Valley Ford, age 10
Dorothy Wrinkle, watsonville. age
dermien Brauer P. o. box so, Los
Gatos, age 10 years.
Howard Griffin. 4032 Twenty third
street, san Francisco, age z 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 fol-
lowing roll OF honor:
Catherine Weber, 1909 Central ave-
nue.. Alameda. age 8 years.
Myra Barbieri, 375s Sixteenth street,
san Francisco.
Emile spotorovia, us cole street, San
Francisco.
Frank widina, 162 Connecticut
street. San Francisco, age years.
Leo Duhield, 1881 Larkin street, San
Francisco
Herman Brauer. p. o. box so, Los
Gatos. age years
Ruth Girvin. 1903 Berkeley way,
Berkeley. age 6 years.
Elizabeth peasants, p. o. box 277,
Winters. age years.
Harold Williams, corner Fifth ave-
nue. and L street, San Francisco, age
s years.
Eta Besthorn. 1886 Mission street,
san Francisco. age 9 years.
Ruth Holden. 5lf9 Twenty-third
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San Francisco, age 10 years.
John Paul Holm 1913 Forty-seventh
years.
Henry Reynaud, Mill Valley, age
Reuel whigam. 1888 Twenty third
street. San Francisco. age years.
hurst
: Margaret Carr, 911 street, San
Rafael.
Edward Sinclair. sos Third street,
eureka, age 3 years.
Charlie Stevenson, 1719 Lyon street,
San Francisco, age years.
Wesley Sorensen, 1855 Fulton street,
san francisco, age s years.
Francis Kane, San Pablo age Z years.
Janice Bartlett 2S19 Forest avenue,
Berkeley
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CarI's Aspirations

Little Carl, 6 years old, had been
teased great deal by his uncle about
the vocation he would choose when he
became a man. One day he overheard
his mother and caller talking about
a certain gentleman being a bachelor.
When the caller left, his mother no.
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seemed to be in a deep study. Finally
he said to her: Mamma, is bachelor
a good trader"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-17
WORK ON THE JAIL.

The interior Of the upper story Of the
jail has been torn out and the heavy
concrete floor has about been COM
pleted, ready for the installation of the
steel cells, which are on the ground,
waiting to be placed in position.
The carpenters were wonderfully
surprised at the construction Of the
prison section Of the Jail, enforced and
reinforced by double and triple
floors, and numerous bars Of iron. Il
do not see how anybody could have
ever gotten out Of here" remarked Mr..
Jim Gardner, especially without tools
and while they were being watched,
because we have had all we could do
to tear the place to pieces with all the
tools we need, and paid by the day
to do It," Mr.. Mitchell, another Of
the carpenters, said that they had torn
out three floors, aggregating six inches
in thickness, and all Of them nailed
down with forty pennies, five inches
each way. I'VE used crowbars, claw
on one end and chisel at the other,
but we could make no headway with
the claws, because the nails just
wouldn't come. The only way to do
it, was to prize with the chisel end and
two men had to prize at the same time,
one backing up the other"
Lying down on the ground, there
are tons Of wrought iron bars that
have been used to re-enforce various
parts of the prison, and enough two
hseh flooring, it looks like, to cover the
spindle room of a good sized cotton
mill One Of these floors is Of stout
sound oak and the others are Of pine;
but as Mr.. Mitchell says. las hard as
bone"
While 1t appears to the carpenters
that the Jail was secure, Of course, it
wasn't People thought 1t was all
right to hold Reese and Luckie; but
they went out ever so easy. Then
there was a lot Of patching up, and 1t
was declared that nobody could get
out of there after that. But only a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-17
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Prof. E. P. Castles is to have charge
of the Santiago school this year
Mrs. ]. l.. Moss Of Yorkville No. 3
is visiting relatives in CASTOR county.
Miss Maude Youngblood of Glover
has taken a position with the Thom-
son company.
Miss Mary starr of Yorkville left
this morning to enter Elizabeth COL
lege, in Charlotte.
Mrs. S. r. Moore and daughter, Miss
Mamie of Yorkville are spending some
time in Shelby, N. c.
Miss Winnie Crawford of Yorkville
left this morning for Nashville, Tenn,
where she will enter Wards Seminary.
Mr.. Walter H. Quinn Of Kings
Creek, left last Tuesday morning for
the 19O9-1O session of Erskine college,
Due West.
Miss Farie Quinn of Kings Creek,
left last Tuesday afternoon for the
19O9-1O session of the Bethany High
School, Glover.
Mr.. d. c. Clark carrier on r. F. d.
No. l, leaves tonight for Rochester,
n. Y, as a delegate to the National
Rural Letter Carriers convention
which meets in that city.
Mr.. John L. Thomasson and family,
who have been spending some time
with Mr.. Thomasson's father, Mr.. NJ.
l.. Thomasson. near Yorkville, have re-
turned to their home at Knowles, Fla.
Mr.. c. J. Hughes resumed his opera
tions in connection with the Cooper
ative Demonstration work last We'd
day, and will continue on the active
list up to December Is.
Miss Belle Quinn Of Kings Creek,
who has been employed in the Flag
ler hospital, st. Augustine, Fla, has
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-17
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Lodge No. 81, Improved Order Red
Men, was organized in Yorkville We'd
nesday night with the following OFF,
GERS: ]. H. Carroll, Sachem; John w.
Miller, senior Sycamore, Samuel john
son, Jr., sycamore; ]. R. Killian,
prophet; P. B. Conner, chief Of records;
M. E. Jennings, keeper Of wampum;
Holler Barron, collector Of wampum.
The Yorkville Cornet band has
volunteered to give its services on the
occasion of the dedication Of the Kings
Mountain monument free Of charge,
and Prof. R. j. Herndon will put in
five or six nights next week coaching
the members Of the band for this es-
pecial engagement. 1t Is Prof. Hern-
dons purpose to make Mrs. Clara
Dargan MacLean's lyric a special
feature of the dedication repertoire,
and at the suggestion Of Prof. Hern-
don, Col. Coward requests local voices
to practice this beautiful selection
with the band accompaniment. The
idea Is for the singers to meet in the
court house with the band each even
ing.