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Plant Burns, Loss $12, 900.

ROCHESTER, n. y. August 16-The
plant of the Blackboard Produce Company
at Adams basin burned yesterday; loss.
49, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-16

Secretary Nagel Back From Beverly.
Secretary Nagel of the Department of
Commerce and Labor returned to Wash
ington today from Beverly and brief
vacation. He expects to be here for the
balance Of the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-16

F. F. Martin named in the foregoing
could not be identified here this afternoon
as a Washington man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-16

Aero Detachment for Missouri N. G..
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. August 10
Adit Gen. Frank NJ. Rumboid of the
National Guard of Missouri today issued
an order directing the organization of
an aero detachment. which will he part of
the Signal Corps located at st. Louis.
Fifteen aerouauts will be enlisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-16

First Prize in Land Drawing.
SPOKANE. Wash. August 16-Allan
Newton, aged twentyfour. of Helena.
Mont. drew No in the Spokane res
ervation today,
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ABOUT mat time MIR. Linthicum and
others who frequent the store at Trav-
iiah began to wonder what had become
of 'Hense' Poole. He did not help Mr..
Linthicum i'm the thrashing the day he
promised. and no one had seen him since
the evening before. Two of the boys from
Travilah were near Poole's shanty at
Muddy creek a few days later and peeked
around the house. but saw nothing of
Poole and found the house locked
When the boys returned to the store
Harris was standing inside
Say. dad young Lnthicum told his
father. Il was up TO Hense' Poole's
place, and it's all locked up. There's the
biggest lot of green flies inside you ever
saw"
He had no sooner said that" re-
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

they were prizes IN some fascinating
game. 1t was not a game that fas-
cinated Jenny; she drew the booby
prize. Having gone from bad 10 worse,
she was now put back to the very be-
ginning of the book. For this disgrace
her new pride in cleanliness supplied
no balm. She was the fat embodi-
ment of woe.
Miss Myers still adhered to her re-
solve not to encourage Iaziness." and,
absorbed In counting up mistakes in
notebooks, she had no eye for the ap-
pealing glances that Jenny directed to-
ward Kathleen; but suddenly looking
up, she was-as she expressed it,
''pained" TO see Kathleen pass a note
to Jenny Gowles. The pain was SO
overwhelming and dismissing time was
so near that she quite forgot to capture
the forbidden fruit and Jenny marched
out with II tucked inside the cover OF
a book Kathleen was detained.
I am very much surprised" be-
gan Misa Myers. as the child stood be-
fore her with downcast head. her
fingers twisting and untwisting a cor
ner of her dress, ito think that a little
girl who never broke the rules before
should be disobedient -ow-" There was
an impressive pause. What did you
write to Jenny Gowles7.
Kathleen only shook her head. The
question was repeated with the same
result. Miss Myers was very tired II
was Friday afternoon of a hard week
and she had taught school 30 years
You might as well tell me first as
last Kathleen"
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The child looked the woman fun in
the face i can't tell you. Miss Ny
ers.'
You must tell me. I viii not be tri-
fed with" The words resounded
through the room and Miss Myers, out
wardly like adamant. wondered what
was her next move. The small person
looked determined: corporal punish
ment was out Of date and she wouldn't Z
have laid a finger on Kathleen it shs
could; moral suasion took time-and
the dressing bell had rung.
As she glanced up at the clock Miss
Myers saw the stodgy form OF Jenny
Gowles coming down the hall with un-
accustomed speed. she burst into the
room and thrust a crumpled bit OF
paper into the teachers hand 4ts
my fault" she waited. Il asked Katn-
Ieen to help me. but I'll get my own
lessons nOw-if il kills me-" she added.
with a heroic groan.
Miss Myers unrolled the bit OF pa
per. There were three lines. The
frst was The queen to the poet gives
a rose" round childish hand had
penned the words with care. The Sec
ond line read. IT IS the dative case.
Beneath this was Lovingly. Kathleen. .
with two smudgy hearts entwined
Miss Myers slowly folded the paper
again. then she adjusted her spectacles-
The quiet was broken only By the tick
ing OF the clock as the two girls tremb-
lingly waited for the teachers word
When at last she spoke she was gentle
ness itself. I'm view OF Jenny's prom
ise you may both 60" she said
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But in the next breath Kathleen an
swered her own question. Jenny
doesn't have time to dance. She's al
ways eating sandwiches. That's what
makes her fat
There is no must about It." Miss
Trench explained "But if you will put
yourself in Jenny's place you'll know
just how TO be kind"
Kathleen sighed. I'll try Miss
Trench
And she did try. BY the time she
had asked three days in succession If
she and Jenny might lead the line the
teacher in charge of the walk was mys-
titled and Jenny's face was wreathed in
smiles 1t was a clean face. too, with
the outlying districts well attended to.
At prayer Kathleen declined seat next
to senior and by Jenny's site listened
so earnestly to the parable OF the good
Samaritan that Miss Trench wondered
ii she had stimulated the child's fmagi-
nation overmuch.
Meantime the Latin was progressing
we'll. Kathleen was taught alone and
picked UP declensions as eagerly as If
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

such long way UP It was-that Miss
Trench smiled, then hastily bit her
lip, and asked:
do you think. Kathleen, that you're
quite kind to Jenny Gowles?"
Kathleens fingers. that had been
fdgeting with her leather belt, now
clutched it convulsively. and her voice
trembled as she said: Jenny doesn't
scrub behind her ears"
.'Ali the more reason why you should
be kind to her There's no credit in be-
ing friendly with the girls you like.
Poor Jenny has a great deal to contend
with, and a little attention from you
would help her to remember what she
SO easily forgets.'
Do L have TO say ears whenever l
see her, Miss Trench2"
No. Neither is it necessary to make
faces at her behind her back. I have
seen you doing that.
The culprit hlushed and the principal
went on. You see. Kathleen. you have
a great deal Of influence with Jenny
and want you to use 1t to help her. .
Must / dance with her at recess %
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when Kathleen tiptoed down the aisle.
Miss Myers was correcting note books
with red ink. The red ink Of many years
had entered into her soul. Kathleen
stood on one foot. then on the other
finally she coughed
Miss Myers pushed back her specta-
cles and looked up; then she looked
down at Kathleen.
'Well2' she said.
I've finished all my lessons" Kath-
leen complacentiy announced. What
shall do2"
Miss Myers glanced at her pile Of
note books. "Oh. go and play
There isn't anybody to play with"
That's so. poor baby" murmured the
teacher. with unwonted sympathy.
Kathleen WINGED, but Miss Myers un-
heedingly went on: AT your age had
dolls"
oh, Miss Myers,-' The tone and ges-
ture indicated Kathleen's embarrass-
ment- Miss Myers changed her tactics.
Well. Kathleen" she confided as one
grown Up TO another, Il really don't
know what to do with you. What would
you suggest
The black eyes danced Please let
me study Latin"
Latin7" No wonder Miss Myers
gasped. She had never before heard
this request Latin? How old are you?'
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

already burdened with too many cares.
But the WIkinsons insisted that Kath-
leen would not cause any one mo-
ment's anxiety. The teachers would
be surprised 10 ind how dependable
she was. whsie the very fact that she
was there would guarantee success in
The sick woman's search for health. To
leave the child at al was hard enough.
unless they could leave her with Miss
Trench they might as well not go. Al
this Mrs. Wilkinson wept-and the
DAY was won.
II turned out. TO be a good day for all
concerned. Kathleen. who had been 2
littIe pale in the beginning. soon grew
round and rosy in the healthfui regi-
men OF the boarding school. The way
she didn't miss mamma was matched
only by the way she did look after her
seif Weary house teachers. vending
their despondent way through disre-
Earded cautions about rubbers and
flannel petticoats. welcomed her sensi-
bly, clad, trig figure as a life saving
station IN the slipshod ranks She
never had to be questioned on the in
innate details OF the bath; her appoint
ments for shampoo and manicure were
kept 70 the minute, and the top drawer
q her bureau was as neat as wax. Con-
seeuently. everybody in the house made
pet OF her.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

Kathleen ignored the question. "Jen-
ny does" she said.
Miss Myers grim features relaxed
halfway in a smile. 'yes, Jenny does,
occasionally"
We'll, If Jenny does"-, Kathleen
began. but Miss Myers dipped her pen
into the red ink and turned abruptly to
the note books. Now. you run away
and amuse yourself till dinner time. 1
will speak to Miss Trench about the
Latin
Kathleen drew a long breath. as IL
she had accomplished something. picked
up her books and tripped out into the
hall. In her Joy she dropped her pencil
box and its contents cIattered on the
marble floor. The girls in study hall all
laughed. and Miss Myers-that stickler
for good order-never said a word
IN explaining to Kathleen why she
had decided TO allow her tc take Latin
Miss Trench complimented the child on
her lessons and good conduct In fact.
the principal declared. she had only
one fault to find.
AT this the mite gazed up 50 solemnly
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

in tears exclaiming. Those poor people,
can not stand it another minute,'
Perhaps she, too, had an attack OF
homesickness. and the exquisite beauty
of the night had helped to bring about
the hysterical explosion. In the morn
ing. however, she was quite recovered.
I'm the morning, too Naples looked
very different. A flaming sun, a white
capped sea, mountains rising, soft and
luminous. one above the other, and
Vesuvius, no longer a dread sentry.
lege girl who had come over with us
discounted all previous descriptions by
nonchalantly remarlng Yesuv looks
quite nifty this a. m
Our first drive about the streets dis
closed much that pleased, but more
that shocked US. The first individual
that I remember noticing was patri-
clan lady, with aristocratic lineage
written on every feature. and denoted
by the exquisite simplicity of her at
tire. taking the air in the cool of the
early morning behind a spanking team.
While we were completely absorbed by
her beauty, the cab gave a sudden
lurch there was volley of excited
language from eur cabman, which for
tunately we did not understand. and
we realized that we had almost driven
over anotner WOiHdh-d poor creature
who was actually lying in the street,
with several small children about her
We gasped-this time with horror, not
with admiration,
And later when we had gone on to
the north, out from my most treas
ured memories OF Naples. the caressing
atmosphere, the whispering leaves. the
deep roar of the breakers. the pale
violet of the mountains, there always
defiantly stood the picture which had
first shocked our sensibilities. the con-
trast OF the patrician lady and the
gutter snipes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
SCHOOL NEWS
Lincoln Grammar school

San Francisco. jan 5, 1909
Editor Junior Call: The pupils OF
Mrs. Perlets class. NTH grade, OF the
Lincoln grammar school read your
Junior Call every Saturday morning
and enjoy the pictures and stories
Alonzo seems to be a great dog; he
must have been circus trained Our
principal tells US that he rather
guesses that AIonzo lives In story
books all alone by himself
We have been promoted up into ths
grammar grade and we are going 10
try TO break the record.
Yesterday we formed an improve
ment club. Its object is TO have
busy. orderly class IN this way We
expect to save the teachers time 50
that she can just teach We have
established a number OF fines for eases
Of disorder. untidiness or neglect OF
duty OF course we can't collect fines
unless the members are willing to pay
fines, but we can drop them from our
roll and snUb them
The plan has begun to work all right
and we hope TO see il a great success
The officers of the club are: Ralph
Newman. president. Florence Lockyer.
vice president; Frances lookout. treas
urer. Katherine Heriey. secretary
Henry Prick. manager: Allison SchO-
field. press agent
We are talking about establishing
fund so as to get different things to
tighten up our schOolro0m- Some OF
these days the board OF education viii
build a big handsome Lincoln school.
but until that time comes we must be
satisfied with what we have
Several months ago the 6. A R. came
down here and presented a bronze
tablet to the school This shows US
that the old veterans are looking after
US and Will see TO IL that we shall get
a school worthy OF Lincoln.
ALLISON SCHOFIELD,
Press Agent
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
Autumn

With what a glory comes and goes the
year,
The buds OF spring, those beautiful
harbingers
OF sunny skies and cloudless times
enjoy
Life's newness and earth's garniture
spread out
And when the silver habit of the
clouds
Comes down upon the autumn sun. and
with
A sober gladness the old year takes up
His bright inheritance of golden fruits.
A pomp and pageant I'LL the splendid
scenes -LongfelloW.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
AStudxHaIIS Samaritan

The DAY teachers, too did their best
10 spoil Kathleen. but then she did her
best for them In recitation her rapid
fire delivery OF facts obviated for a
restful interval the necessity Of en-
plOying the usual methods by which
haiIinE misstatements were extracted
from reluctant lips. The faculty
agreed IL was too good TO last Either
Kathleen would get sick or she would
be corrupted by Jenny Gowles. The
faculty We're wrong Kathleen never
even had a cold all winter. and such
was the condition OF Jenny's finger
nails and Of the region just behind her
ears that the small person sniffed self
righteously when their paths crossed.
il was Just the other way. Jenny. a
5 year old lump Of laziness. had more
respect for kathleens scorn than for
all tho punishments the teachers could
devise. She wanted to be friendly with
Kathleen. but Kathleen held aloof.
Jenny had troubles Of her own. She
was beginning Latin" several years
too late. and the normal misery of be-
ginning was in her case intensified. The
girls Of her own age were in Caesar
now, and from the belligerent territory
OF "all Gsul" flung back unseemly gibes
upon their heavy weight contemporary,
who was plodding through the realms
Of the beginners book that perennially
bloom with poets. roses, queens.
IN study hall Jenny trailed back and
forth for help in Latin till Miss Myers.
who had helped Jenny's progenitors
through the selfsame spot and regarded
the biblical statement about the sins of
the fathers as a personal asfront. turned
IN her tracks at last and told Jenny she
must hereafter depend upon herself.
Scarcely had Jenny dumped herself
into her seat and despairingly flung out
her arms as a cushion for her hapless
head as this ultimatum was conveyed
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
Automobile

was raining so hard that Tommy
was little b,t surprised when Unoie
Dick showed up as usual at the wood
shed on Saturday morning. He must
have looked st too. as the old gentle
man remarked.
Didn't think 7 was coming, eh7
Wei ! never let the weather interfere
with my plans, unless. Of course. my
-he'ainssls-a Is ooshersng ne Anyhow.
7 was SO anxious 10 show you this new
stunt that ! think I would have come
Over today even = had had & touch OF
the rheumatism
was over 10 ses Mr.. Smith the
other night and found the whole family
Paying q new game They call Il aa-
tomohile adventures II seems that
Bil Smith had started out n s touring
car The other day and had had several
adventures He had IN mind a beauti-
ful stretch Of road out near Railway
where he could speed a Bit Il there
weren't any coustsbles TO interfere.
Wei, before he set TWO miles from
home he nearly ran over g chicken. OF
course. he didn't stop for a little thing
Ike that, but bang came a loud report
and lot OF hirdshot fell about his ears
You may be sure be stopped then to
apologize 70 The farmer. He got under
way again and was beginning to get
enthusiastic when his sister. who was
II the car with him, cried. oh, Billy,
look out, here comes a pussy Sure
enough there was an independent little
cat coming along the road and Bill
slowed up just ia time to save pussy.s
iire.
Again the machine started and thev
were getting I'D speed beautifully. al
though BIZ kept a sharp lookout FOR
trouble The trouble came. Il was
constable holding a metal alarm clock
~ one hand. while he waved q red nag
with the other
He was an honest constable and the
automobile driver. guests and mechanic
were conducted 10 a Justice OF the
peace BIZ left hundred dollar bill
with the magistrate as bah and they
started again. Their next stop was
short one. The constable who ar
rested them was dishonest and accented
: a ten dollar bin from Mr. smith ssv
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
Game by Uncle Dick

which came barking across their path
and frightened little sister almost TO.
death. because she was so afraid it
~ould get hurt
This game Is the result OF the trip
The boys got II up and BIZ says they
have never had anything IN their fam
lily which has been so much enjoyed BY
every member OF the household.
Draw three circles on heavy card
board and number the spaces. as shown
in the drawing. After the magistrate
the constable and the other objects are
gGnnaed on. cut out the arrow and uss
a pin for pivot Then you are ready
10 play As many can play as desired
First divide your counters Cnztches or
pins ufil do). Take box with Two
dice. such as are used in parchesi. and
proceed Move the arrow around the
circle the number OF points you throw
II you stop on q number which IS
back two points, The can OF gasoline
sends you back ave points II you stop
IN the bailiwick OF the dishonest con-
stable II viii cost yOu ten dollars. or
counters. to get out " the scrzps- Tia
honest constable II a 1ore serious
proposition. and you must go back hve
points as well as pay ten dollars But
the redoubtable Judge Soaken1' Is ths
worst OF all He not only charges you
ten dollars. but sends you back ten
points Keep account Of the number OF
throws Il takes each player TO make the
circle: the one accomplishing the feat
with the fewest throws wins the game
and takes all the counters deposited az
fines"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
She Dwelt Among the On
trodden Ways

She dwelt among the untrOdden ways
Beside the springs os Dove.
A maid whom there were none to
praise.
And very few TO love-
A violet by a messy stone
Half hidden from the eye,
Fair as a star. when only one
Is shining IN the sky
She lived unknown. and few coulo
know
When Lucy ceased 20 be:
But she is IN her grave. and. OIL
The difference TO me,
William Wordsworth
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

And everywhere we went we seemed
to be unconsciously pursuing that same
study in contrasts; from the vigorous.
muscular. well dressed. prosperous ap-
pearing men, with clear, ruddy com
plexions, auburn hair and large ex-
pressive eyes that were as blue as their
native skies. to the wizened. servile.
filthy. ragged beggars that bounded
our every footstep, and followed our
cab for blocks at a time.
"On our way to the magnificent con-
vent of San Martino. rich with its
treasures of art and commanding one
of the most beautiful panoramas af-
forded by nature. we passed through
narrow. tortuous, winding streets and
wretched alleys that were overhung
with balconies and hung with rags,
and populated by people who, too
were literally hung with rags, bediz-
ened. jabbering, gesticulating. and L
found that part of it rather dreadful
You see we don't have those dread
full contrasts of life in America, and
it takes a little while to get used to
it. l remember one English woman
in Rome who seemed TO be astonished
at my interest in what she termed the
people, saying one day, Why are you
so interested in them? Is 1t possible
that you have no poor in America? :?
And after thinking a moment, I re-
piled, No. I really think we have no
poor in America; as of course we
have not, in the sense that ii is under
stood in Europe, and I could understand
then as never before why the poor
people from foreign countries are so
glad TO come 10 America and are so
loyal TO Ii when they are here. for it is
a wonderful thing for people who have
been oppressed for generations TO be
able to avail themselves of our educa-
tionaI system and become citizens Of
a government like ours"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

= Al HLEEN was the littlest girl in
~ study hall OF course there were
babies IN The kindergarten
whose nurses came for them at
y o'clock and children in the pri-
mary department OF the day school who
rolled hoops IN the park OF afternoons.
n-t kathleen was boarder and her
status was quite different
she was going on" i. with 4 long
way stl 10 60, and was small even
Tor ner age, but her program was full
SIZE. she had regular lessons tiI the
session closed at j o'clock. sat wide
eyed VITA the big girls al luncheon.
walked as demurely as the rest in rhe
line or Fifth avenue and then came
hack 10 study hall. where till half past
. her rogUisn face was bent above
aer books To be sure. the dark curls
boobed sideways 81 times 10 signal to
b the soplOmores or the sturdy legs
kicked AZ the girl in frent but for
the most part the new stsrched pique
frock, punctuated IN the middle By a
leather belt. was the robe OF right
eousness- In moments OF stress Kath-
leen might kick or cough or even try
70 sneeze- but she never wrote notes or
whispered, which same was against the
rules.
When Kathleen's father and mother.
tlc-l Ink Oh a. ZIP alDLlu llE WOrlls
Decessltated hy the mothers state Of
health, left their only child in the resi-
cent department Of Miss Trench s
school for girls. il was with the dis
rinct understanding that no change in
the complicated machinery OF school
discipline could be made for her. IN
fact Miss Trench reluctantly consented
TO accept Ksthleen-she had never taken
p pupil 50 young as 10 into the home,
she said, and her STAFF OF helpers was
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

lN/ ES," said Clarice, when Char
lotte and I asked her about her
visit to Naples. Il was glad to
leave the south OF Italy. for in spite of
its beauty the place always seemed
charged with danger, and there was
always the sense of impending doom
and tragedy.
We had had a particularly lovely
trip across from New York in very
small boat which had been built for the
Indian service. and in fact there were
only is passengers on board, so that
IT was precisely like a yachting party
We had been II days on the Atlantic
and 4 days on the Mediterranean,
which. by the way. was very rough, so
that IL was a pleasure 10 enter the bay
OF Naples on a night when the elements
were at peace. Swiftly the ship sped
on over the smooth. black waters to-
ward the lights on the quay, ranged
like the footlights on a stage. A full
moon cast its refuigence over The star
lit sky, and a glistening path upon
the bay. Above the town Vesuvius kept
his unceasing watch, two red eyes
burning bright and sinister At that
time there were two openings in the
volcano through which the fire showed
at night.
In the steerage there were quite a
number of Italians who had been en-
ployed In New York during the sum-
mer, and who were returning to Italv
Italians are always singing, you know.
at every possible time and place, but
that night there was something singu-
larly pathetic about the folk songs that
were waited Up to the deck, where our
party was sitting, and suddenly an ex-
eitable German woman sprang to her
feet. dragged her husband from his
steamer chair and rushed from the deck