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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
By Ida M. Kervan

~ NE OF kind" can be said of
s &: or; :;;@@;' q. s; ;:s:' :s;: s
school in the city. Situated
on one of the slopes of Mob hill, facing
Russian and Telegraph hills. the Wash
ington has held it's classes in the
shack" buildings since the disaster
We draw from the Latin quarter, so
that nine=tenths of the pupils are OF
foreign ancestry Most of them are
Italians. although almost every nation
ality is represented.
We can not have some of the pleas
ant out of door exercises that some of
the schools tare having. but we do
just the same kind of good digging
indoor work they all do.
There is one thing that may be
spoken of, however, and that is the
singing. 1t has always seemed to me
that there was nothing that we could
do to bring out the gentler nature, or
anything that would refine and elevate
them more than good songs. Just a
touch of character building, also.
Some think that class of boys can
not sing well. 1t is a mistake They
can pour forth as sweet music as any
class Of girls.
We can not take much technical
work. because boys do not like it, and
they must like their work to do it well
They have to sing and it does them
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MY COUSINS VISIT
EDITH HEYNEMANN.
Agnssiz school, A Fifth Grade. Age
10 Years

I have two little cousins Who's names
are Olive and Blanche who IiNe IN a
very small town in Nebraska. in the
extreme northern part where in the
OF California I expect to have them
come out to visit us In the early spring.
so I have planned many amusernents
for them Their trip will I am sure.
prove TO be very interesting one. be-
cause they have never seen anything
or city life and its amuSene nts. The
hrst thing | shall show them is the
CNT house and the seals on the rocks
and the ocean. Next we will go to tYW
park and see the trees and flowers anE
Stow lake. / expect thkra to stav for
several months, and in the meanwhile
we can take in many different places
In and out OF the city. We Will go
across the bay Don't YOU Juniors
think they will have a fine time? I dot
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
HOW | SHALL ENTERTAIN
MY COUSIN
ALBERT FLAHERTY,
Olema. Sixth Grade, Garcia District
School. Age IL Years

My cousin is coming TO visit me
next week. I will show him the little
pigs, the calves. let him ride Tommy
horse, and watch the steam separator
run.
He will be interested in watching
the separator because it goes so fast
1t makes a hundred turns a second
If one is in the habit of running it, he
can count the seconds very easily.
My cousin will be delighted to ride
Tommy because he is so gentle. and
likes children.
/ shall show him the wild flowers
and the little oak tree I have planted.
He will like to take long walks
through the brush and up Black noun
tain. l told him all about the country
when I visited him last December. He
was surprised to hear that the separa-
tor went so fast. He loneed to come
with me, but his mother would not let
him. She promised to let him come
in March, and he is coming
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
HOW / ENTERTAINED MY
COUSIN
ELINOR MALIC,
PISS Clinton Avenue. Alameda. Porter
School. B Fourth Grade

When my cousin, Donald Jaunt, came
to see US l determined to make his
visit as pleasant as possible. thought
or many places that boys liked, but
said to myself. Il must find out what
Kind OF a boy my cousin is before [
attempt to take him to any of these
places"
One day-I found him in the library
reading Tour of the World in Eighty
Days.
DO you like it?" 1 asked.
..r 1t It's is simply, splendid, he replied
Fogg did and see all those interesting
And win the bet, too?" asked in a
Il wouldn't mind that, either" he
answered with a laugh, but truly.
cousin. / would like to see some real
mummies.'
Then I shall grant your wish, but
father and me to San Francisco"
I'll be ready he cried.
The next day we went to Sutro
baths, which is considered one of the
hnest baths in the world. 1t also con-
ta1ns museum of mummies and
stuffed animals, and I think he en-
1oyed himself more there than all the
places we took him to during the week
he stayed with u.s.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
OUR FUN
NORMAN GREEN.
Jenner, SOnOma County. Jenner Dis
trict School, Seventh Grade. Age
II Years

Jenner, SOnOma County. Jenner Dis
trict School, Seventh Grade. Age
IL Years
Last Sunday my cousin Melville from
the city came to me visit me- Mon
day we went fishing in small creek
near my home, but as there weren't
many hsh in it we went out to the
Russian guIch.
At one place a log was lying across
the creek. My cousin walked across,
but lost my balance and fell into the
creek. He laughed SO hard he could
not help me out. He helped me start
a bonfire. then he started to fish in
the hole / fell into. He had hardly
got the line into the water before
a large fish bit. He got him at last
after hard struggle. The fish
weighed pound and a half. We
cooked part of it for our lunch
The next morning l took him
through the sawmill. 1 showed him
the carriage and told him how the
logs are made into lumber and the
planer. where the lumber is planed.
Then we went boat riding. perch fish
hunting Between us we got six
large abalones, so the week passed
all too quickly and my cousin is home
to return again in July.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A VISIT TO THE CITY
419 G Street, Richmond District. Rich
mORd Grammar school. Fifth
Grade. Age II Years
ARLEIN HARRIS.

I have cousin who lives in Grass
Valley. She had never been TO the
city before. Esther came q day before
the fourth of July. She thought san
Francisco a pretty place. Fourth or
July we took an ice cream freezer tulI
OF ice cream up to the park with US
There were 81 people altogether she
had not been to such large picnic
before, and she had a glorious time
After filing ourselves up with all We
wanted to eat We went 10 the museum
and she enjoyed it. Then that night
my father took my cousin and me TO
see the fireworks at the chutes. They
started at 10 o'clock and we all enjoyed
them.
The next morning we got up and had
planned where we would go We went
to the chUtes. I took her down to the
Jug of joy. the chuJes and the Hume.
and she thought they were great We
took her every place. She had TO go
home in a day and We planned the
morning she was to go that we would
get up early and leave. the house. We
then took the car and went down TO
the ferry and saw all the fruit She
thought that was so wonderful that
she could hardly believe it, About L
o'clock she took the train and left
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

1928 Third Avenue. San Francisco.
LaENna Honda School. Eighth
Grade. Age IA Years
One day I wrote TO several of my
friends inviting them to spend the
week end at our ranch on Friday
afternoon they arrived As it was
quite late we only picked fruit and
walked around.
The next day we built a fort in the
cypress trees and challenged the boys
OF the neighborhood to a fight We
held the fort against their attacks
and hit several Of them with green
apples So the day was ours. After
supper we walked around with lighted
lanterns singing and having a fine
time.
Early next day we. started out to
the sulphur mine After following
the car track to Leona heights we
climbed up the hills. Soon we reached
the mine and followed the man with
the dumpcar in We went around
turns passing several tunnels. Soon
we came TO a chute and the man filed
his car. Afterward we saw the work
ings and watched the men digging the
ore. Later we went out and visited
the quarry. 4 Swede gave us a ride
on a little electric engine which hauled
the rock Pretty soon the men made
Us run down the hill and we watched
the blasting. Big stones fell not far
from US About I o'clock my friends
went home with baskets full of fruit
Next summer they are going to visit
me again
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

A few weeks ago I received letter
from my cousin, Daisy, in Minnesota.
telling US that she was coming to pay
US visit, and as I have several
cousins and have never seen one
was quite pleased at the thought OF
meeting her. She got here one after
noon, and talking was about all +
could do. The next day / went to the
beach and as she had never seen the
Pacific ocean it was quite a treat to
her. We went in wading, and then
had our lunch that 1 brought with me.
Then we walked along to the Cliff
house. The next day 1 took her to
the ferry building and through China
town and bought Chinese candy.
She was very much surprised at the
size of the hills. Another day 1 took
her across the bay and got the car to
Fruitvale. What she enjoyed espe-
cially was seeing so many fruit trees
in blossom. The next day I took her
to Twin peaks and let her have
birdseye view OF the city.
1 also took her to visit our beautiful
park Her visit was very pleasant
and came to an end very quickly. She
left me to visit other cousins in Pasa-
dena.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
HOW | ENTERTAINED MY
COUSIN
AGNES STEENMARK.
d street, San MateO. sixth Grade.
AEe II Years

My cousin from Philadelphia spent
last week with me. 1t was her first
visit in California. / was at the depot
when she arrived. After we had rested
we took the train for San Francisco.
/ took her first Of all TO take a view
of the Golden Gate, which she had
read so much about. She thought IL
was beautiful We also Went 10 the
Cliff House and Golden Gate park.
we STAYED over might with a friend
of mine, and she gave a surprise party
for US.
The next day we went 10 see all
the fine stores where she bought many
souvenirs for her eastern friends. Then
we took the train back to San MateO.
She thought il was just lovely in Cal
ifornia While il is hOwery here. il
is snowy this time OF the year in
Philadelphia. I took her around to
my friends, and we went picking
flowers. Saturday morning we were
up bright and early
Sunday l took her TO Sunday school
with me. In the evening IL was with
regret she bade me gOodby.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
ENTERTAINING MY COUSIN
FRANK ANDERSON
765 Guerrero street. Agassiz school A
Fifth Grade. Age 10 Years

This summer my cousin is coming to
see me- He gave me a happy time when
/ went to see him, so 7 think it right
that 1 should pay him back for his
kindness. I will take him to the new
Cliff house and show him the seal
rocks Next we Will go to the Pre-
sidfo. Next day we will go to the
Chutes. We VIII go TO the theater in
the Chutes, also the skating ring. We
shall ride on the scenic railway, the
circle swing and shoot the chutes. Com
ing back we will visit the park. We
will go to the conservatory where
to the museum 20 see the old relics
and curios. Last of all we will go TO
the wharfs and see the vessels load
and unload.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
AWARDED A WATCH
OUR SURPRISE
DOROTHY EATON,
Point Reyes Station Marin County,
Black School. Fourth Grade. Age
IL Years


II Years
Ny cousin from Oakland came TO
visit me ia the country for a few
weeks
One day as we were playing in the
barn in the new mOwn hay, we heard
a queer little noise. We listened for
a moment TO hear where the noise
came from.
We crept close up and when we got
q close look we saw that it was a
mother mouse moving her whole fam
ly. At least we hoped there were
none left behind. for very soon a small
snake, but large enough to put into a
panic the mother of four less than
half grown children, came through a
hole
The mother mouse had two in her
mouth. and fastened to either side Of
her. apparently holding on with their
mouths TO her fur for dear life, were
the other two.
We killed the snake and watched
the moving family disappear into an
other hole in the corner
We do not know whether they re-
turned after a while or whether the
father mouse put up ITO Let sign,
and Joined them in a foreign country,
but we 90 know that we saved hap
py family.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

You might be surprised on reach
ing the park, at the natural beauty
Lawns and flowers are everywhere
but this does not compare with the big
oaks and ferns and mineral springs.
Narrow bridges cross the creek and
prettyN stone steps lead IN into the
mountains. Taking one viii lead Us
and you must know, very dark There
is a curve inside and one feels as
though there is no end. but IL IS all
much fun. The cave inside is beauG-
full From the ceiling" smooth coral
looking rocks hang like icicles. wish
I could tell you more but my space lS
limited and we must wait.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MY COUSINS VISIT
ROMEO REDRANTI.
0Iema. l. Fifth Grade, Garcia District
School. Age IL Years

One day James came up from the city
to visit me and he had never been in
the country before. The first day
showed him the cows, pigs and horses
and told him the names of them.
. The second day we went up to Mount
Whittenberg and we saw a. wildcat
which frightened him very much. The
third day we went swimming in the
ocean, and he saw many sea birds flying
around. When 1t was night we went
back to the house. The fourth day I
showed him my toys. and the fifth day
We went to the orchard and / showed
him the trees The sixth day we were
going around the yard and he saw
rooster and said, "Is that a duck7" and
I said. NO. that is not a duck; that is
rooster"
The seventh day he went back to the
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
HOW | SHALL ENTERTAIN
MY COUSIN
GEORGE LoNGLEY.

When my cousin comes I am going
to have good time. We shall go
horseback riding every day. When I
go after the cows l shall take him
with me. The first day / shall take
horseback ride to Bear Valley. The
next day we shall go to Bolinas. 1t is
II miles from my place When we get
there we shall go in swimming The
next day / shall take him to the back
pasture to get a COW and calf. The
next day shall go and see my brother.
He has a nice little farm on Point
Reyes. We shall stay there one night
and go home the next day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MY COUSINS VISIT
GEORGE MARTINELLI,
ma. Garcia District school.

My cousin is going TO visit me for
a week. ! shall go in and get him. The
next day we shall have a picnic, and
he will say rs that an apple or
peach tree?" because the city people
are so green when they are out in the
country visiting. The fourth day we
will go to Inverness and go rowing
over to Millerton, and from there we
will ride on the train to Point Reyes
station. From Point Reyes station we
shall stage it to OIema. Sunday night
shall bring him in to Point Reyes
station, from which place he will re-
turn to San Francisco. | guess he will
write to me and let me know if he gets
home safely.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
HOW | AM GOING TO ENTER
TAIN MY COUSIN
U1Oh0E
ol@ Tenth Avenue. Sutro School, 3
Sixth Grade. Age 13 Years
GEORGE sTuDLEY.


When my cousin comes to visit me
next week l am going to make his
stay a pleasant and enjoyable one.
am going to show him our won
derful city of San Francisco.
On the first day I shall take him
TO see our famous Golden Gate park
and we shall visit while there the
Japanese tea gardens and the play
grounds.
On the second and third days we will
sna elslt al. al the big stores down town
shall see the monster ships loading
and unloading.
On the fourth and fifth days we will
WISH our old historic Mission Dolores
and We will Also visit the Union Iron
works.
And on Saturday and Sunday we will
visit the Presidio. where we shall see
the soldiers drilling, and we will go
TO Sunday school and church.
NOW l hope that he will appreciate
What shall show him in our dear old
Golden state.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A COUNTRY TREAT
LAUREL SIMS,
373 North Tenth Street, San
Age &c Years

Should any of the Juniors visit me.
! would take them on little trip to
Rock park. We would take a car from
First and Santa Clara streets and go
eastward. Most of this is lust an open
space of country land until We would
come to acres and acres OF the beauti-
full California poppies now in full
bloom To the city boy or girl this is
a marvellous sight. Then the car be-
gins to enter the canyon, following the
creek until the park IS reached on
both sides of the track are hills and
mountains covered with trees. rocks
and ferns.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
AWARDED A WATCH
THE COUNTRY ADVENTURES
OF MY COUSIN
aIoNTcA MccuLLouGH.

NenIO Park 81. Joseph's Parochial
School. sixth Grade. Age II Years
NY cousin came down Sunday to
spend a few weeks with US. She lives
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A CITY VISIT

DOROTHY SCHMIDT,
2S52 Twenty-third Street Near Bryant
Age 13 Years
My cousin, who lives in the country,
came to visit me for a week, and as it
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MY COUSINS VISIT ON A
NEVADA RANCH
ALICE FOLEY,
IS Il Street, San Mateo. san MateS
Grammar school, Fifth Grade.
Age II Tears

] live on ranch with my grand.
father. near the town of Tuscarora
in Elko- county, Nevada. Last sum
mer my cousin Irene came from Sar
Mateo to spend week with me. She
saw many things to interest her, bui
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A VISIT FROM MY COUSIN
DAISY
ARCHIE HALLIDAY.

973 Valencia Street, San Francisco.
Horace Mann SCHOOL, \ Sixth
Grade. Age ii Years
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
AWARDED A WATCH
CITY FRIENDS

ALBERT SIENER,
1928 Third Avenue. San Francisco.
LaRUna Honda School, Eighth
Grade. Age IA Years
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
AWARDED A WATCH
low | ENTERTAINED MY
COUSIN
JAMES WOODS,

3S Lundy Lane. San Francisco. HOr.
ace Mann School, A Eighth Grade.
Age I3 Years
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-10-12

e1N.NO 60 San Francisco and oscturm.
Tickets will be- on sale at tho Cali.
fornia Northeastern depot October
IL. is and 1, from this city to San
Francisco and return for eiS,so. on
account OF tho Portoia Festival, The
return portion viii be good until oc.
tobcr 81.
u those dcsirin. to No vii, notify
Agent Thompson aud dcposi, Ss,So
he viii, provided there Is a suf,cicnt
number of excursion,sts. secure a
Pullman sleeper. thus affording Pun.
man accommodations from this city
to San francisco, To do this eighteen
passengers are necessary.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-10-12
KLAMATH FALLS. TUESDAY. OCTOBER l2. 1909
THE Wer,d VsnN 0ov~t.

I When Bloxeins srnior on the srce'
sion cf his annual party wac obllsinv
his guests with TITS Love That Makes
the World Go Round" Master WI.
liam Bioggins seized the opportunity
to retire Tor few minutes behi,si the
japanese screen with his slre's half
smoked cigar.
The applause suhsiiing. Master blog'
gins was observed by one of the CON-
pany TO be looking far from well. uis
face had taken on the hue of r,iV(y.
and bis eyes stood out IKE small hat
pegs.
Good gracious. wIilie. what's the
mattcrr' cried Mrs. Rlogsins In alarm.
II believe you've been smoking"
Willie shook his head.
"'Tain't that" he declared uatvuth-
fully. III It's true what fathers been
singing about. IL rc-reckon I'm In
iove-'-Ipndon Express.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-10-12

Bismarck had mn intense aversion "a
H. but q vensratioD for the mum.
Der g. His reasons for his pre-
objection were that be served three
masters: be was responsible for and
fought In three great wars: he signed
three treaties of peace: be arranged
the neeting of three empsrors: be e.
tabiished the triple alliance: in the
Franco i'russian war three horses were
killed under him: be had three Uan,cs
bismarck. SchOenhausen and I.aueD.
burg: be acquired three titles count.
prince. duke,: the ancient arms ~ bis
family are Q leaf Oe clover and three
oak leaves. Ills family motto. "iD
trinitate robur" l'Strngth In trim.
ity",. was surely in Itself suai, lent to
give leaning 10 this particular dirsc'
ton. SO closely were bis feelings Ms
ISOLATED with the triple number that
the caricaturists rspreseDted him with
three hairs on bis bead. lie had three
children.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-10-12
Astronemie0l.

Some curious and Interesting astro.
nomicai phenomena are recorded In
the old Chinese annals which go hack
to q great antiquity. In sS' u. &. u
night is mentioned without clouds and
without stars. This may perhaps re-
fer to a total eclipse Of the sun. but
II 80 the eclipse Is not mentioned In
the Chinese list Of eclIp-es. In shc year
iu II. c. II Is stated that the sun and
moon appeared Of deep red color dur.
ing I'VE days. phenomenon which
caused great terror among the peo-
pie. In - r. {. II Is related that u
star as large rs the moon appeared
aud was followed In Its motion by scv.
erai stars Of ordinary size. This
probably refers TO an unusually large
bollde. or DIRE ball. In 3S B. c. fall
Of meteoric stones Is recorded.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-10-12
pusveyoas TO ROYALTY.
rks,e oieNs Constitute One - the
osehes Of leWdeN.

Tkele oioWs Ce~sstsvee one o. the
Sights Of leWdso.
She American In London. on his drot
visit 70 that marvellous city. h struck
by the number of signs over shops
with the royal Hrms painted thereon
snd announcing that the in,dcsipan
In = purveyor to their maj.stiss. Yet.
when The matter is sificd. the number
ls nat ~ large.
Otlirialiy. according To the London
News. iher~ are about ~ tradesmen
IN London who bold the royal warrant
and are eutitled To use The royal arms
m = shop align. with the accompau uyine
worvls. "By royal appointment" The
ruyal warrant has 10 be rsreiseh.
slgnsxl and seated In due foem: osber.
Wlre. u \ trade~uau styles hlmseif .
purvryor 10 4 lncml~s Of thc royal
family without this formal t,~rmi~slou.
y n guilty of IN o6ense which h
punishable by . nne not esc~~dins
Gu. Moreov~r. he h liable 10 Q stint
lhr nn~ u he uses srms 80 nearly ~
sesubllng the rpynl arms ns 10 lead
Irssple 10 believe that he h carrying an
bis business under the authority of
rUyaity. S~verai Instances have 'scur.
nd of tue enforcement ~ these g'ena!.
tIes
The warrants are rShibii~d In The
shop windows. headed by the royal
arms and iwarin4 the signature ~
the torvi chamberlain. fhr conPi roller
Of ti~ royal h.,u-rh,'id. the irsasurrr
0f the latter. oe oi tbe master of the
h"rse. etc. srvVrilng to the cirvum'
STANCES.
Ne 0t1 opoi6a
"We'1 hare m oid MaIsss " We took
lesson from The ancien, Is'shy IonIsos."
Z sptnsser xsid. -in hhhy L'n unmss.
ried women w~re orad~d ~ the s,sse
according IN Hheir k..as. tur . tsausi.
ful youne wife th~ STATE d~mandsd .
large nuut-e oe eosd i.lssss. u leO
dcsirable wife coss u smaller numt,er
oe gold J'lee~s. nnd this suonsy sas all
paid 0nt again NJ r~warsls 10 thoae
who married elderly. unaitraciive girls
Thus II rosi n fortune io marry beau
~. but " yon nmrried ueiIness . for.
tune came 10 you: h~Ds~ all was hap
pin~xs In Babylon. sud I'D maids Wsre
unk known"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-10-12
NESTS IN GULF WEED.
oessdins Place et the FLYING Fish u
the eseossso See.


tp the middle 1T the uurth AtlNptr
there Is an AREA of comparatively stilI
water almost equal to contineutsl
Europe IN rxicnt aud more az less
covered with uoatin sea weed. u was
known as the Mar de sarga,o to 20.
lumbus and the early uavisators aud
u the Sargasso sca VI modern gcV.
raphcrs
The doatinR SEA weed was formerly
supposed TO have grown Ucar the Ba
hama and Florida shores a.id to have
drified to Its prcseut position. u Is
now. however. known to grow aud
propagate Itself where Il Is found. in
It are found globular passes oi weesi
containing nsh eggs and known as Dish
nests.
Investigations show that the noating
weed Of the Saryasso sea Is the chosen
breeding place VI sprcies Of nyin. usb.
The eggs found in the nests were at
tributed TO certain s,<.cIes of Dish found
restipg on them. but careful exn'nina.
ton OF the eggs shows that they really
belong TO dying usb.
Apparently. however. the dying nsb
do not make the nests themselves.
Each end of the egg OF these nsb ts
furnished with bupcbes of very tong
Elementary teudriis. and BY means of
these the dnriy divided branches ~
the Sargaxsum weed have been caught
together 10 gIobulsr masses The eggs
may be said 10 have made their own
oest. st.-I.ondon Field.