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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
THE DOG AND THE HOBO
ALICE ZIMMER.
Cottonwood, Shasta County. Age 10
Years

Once had dog. He was black and
white. His name was Bruno. He was
a large dog, and was also a good dog
for watching the house.
One day a hobo came to the house
and Bruno did not want to let him
come to the door. Bruno stood back a
little ways and watched him.
The hobo did not like to come near
so he started around the back OF the
house, and the dog followed him. The
hobo did not know what to do, so he
thought he would knock at the door
The dog ran at his heels and would
have bit him. but my sister came out
side for something and saw that the
dog was going to bite him, so she told
the dog to go and lie down, and then
she gave the hobo some lunch and he
went away.
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OF course. he was our baby, and in
winter was allowed to come into the
house whenever he chose If Ire We're
left outside by mistake, early in the
morning there would come a rap at
bark. and Princie would have to be
left in. He would skip alternately on
three legs, and go contentedly to the
stove to lay down there.
A mealtime he watched us closely
and if we took no notice of him we
Were soon made aware of the fact by
his queer little bark. He would sit
up at papa's place near the table and
beg.
But little Prince grew older. and to
our sorrow was afflicted with mango.
On account of his sufferings from this
he was killed and we buried him in a
little grave near our home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
MAJORS HONESTY
WILLIE IRWIN,
1I64 Ocean Avenue. Oakland. Age 16
Years

Some time ago 1 visited some rela-
tives, who own a large shepherd dog,
who is known 10 all in the neighbor-
hood for his sagacity and faithfulness.
My uncle, who found him upon the
him a home and called him Major. Af-
lection sprang up between dog and
master, and they became inseparable
companions. Among the many stories
which showed the intelligence of Major
the following is the one which inn
pressed me the most:
1t was my uncle's custom to take
Major with him when he went to the
grocery and while there to buy a piece
of candy for him. He let Major carry
the penny and taught him to put the
coin upon the counter. The clerk
would then give him the candy. 1t
was not long before he learned TO go
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
MY DOG BROWNIE
CHARLIE SUMMERFIELD,
Cotati, Cal. Fourth Grade. Age 1O
Years

Through The Junior Call I shall try
to let my young friends know some
funny things that my dog can do.
him to my papa when he was a little
pup, about three years and a half ago.
All of US like him. He will shake
hands with us and when my brother
plays his music he tries to sing with
him. My papa keeps chickens and
when Brownie sees them running to
their houses he runs out and protects
them from the hawks that come to
steal the little chicks. He sleeps in
the house at night and we can sleep
good because Brownie is taking care
of u.s. If anybody comes near the
house he will soon let us know. and
his barking will send the bad men
away. He likes to ride in the wagon
and sits on the seat.
Brownie is not a fighter. he had
rather call it square; but If some mean
dog comes along and wants scrap
Brownie is right there.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
THE RESCUE
ULRICH REMENsPERGER.
1884 Howard Street. San Francisco.
Horace Mann school, ID Seventh.
Age IL Years

On the corner of crowded street a
dog lay sleeping. He was a beauti-
full animal of the Newfoundland breed.
Crowds were passing TO and fro when
suddenly there was cry and the peo-
pie started to run.
"A runaway runaway shouted
the frantic crowds in their ende2vors
to escape. The wild horses were pi1ng
ing madly. The coachman had no con-
troll over them. There was a woman
and child in the carriage. The woman
was white with fear. but the child was
clapping its hands with delight.
Mower MOWER" she cried. "see
how fast our horses are doingi
Yes, darling. and the mothers
heart almost broke at the thought Of
the awful doom ahead.
"They are going To be dashed to
piecesi" cried some one in the crowd
The horses were plunging more madIy
than before. Surely there was no
help for them.
Then suddenly from the crowded
thoroughfare a dog sprang out. Catch
ing up to the horses he pulled at the
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
A BRAVE DOG
RITA CLAsEN.

Wallace. Eighth Grade. Age II Years
Once upon a time there were two
little children, a boy and girl. playing
in the street A dog was lying near
them.
A carriage was passing by. but the
dog did not get out of the way in time
and it ran over his foot. The poor
dog could not walk.
The little boy and girl felt sorry for
him. They picked him up and carried
him home They bathed his foot and
took care of him till he was well
again.
One day the little boy and girl were
playing on a BRIDGE The dog was
with them. The little girl was lean
ing over the bridge and fell in. The
dog plunged in after her and held her
by the dress and swan safely to shore.
Every day he went in to see the
little girl The children were very
kind to him ever after and he had
nice home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
STORIES ABOUT OUR DOGS
NORMAN EGILBERT.
SO West Street, Reddings Grammar
School. Grade Seven. Age 13 Years


One of the dogs l am going to write
about rejeiced in the name of Muggins.
He had been, with us for years and
was devoted to us all. You could not
find a more affectionate dog than he
was. He got very sick and we tried
every remedy we could think of to see
if it would do any good; but no, he
got worse, so we took him to the yet
erinary surgeon; but it was too late,
he breathed his last a few minutes
after he got there. l cried because
we had him such a long time.
Our cat was so fond of Muggips he
would go and lie down and cuddle up
to him and bury his face right in
Muggins' hair. | never saw a cat be-
have like ours did.
Now we have a bird dog called
Rover. He is black, with white feet
and breast. We got him when he was
ii pup. He was so fat he could scarce
ly walk. He grew full of r1ischief and
would pull the clothes off the line on
a wash day. He is getting a big dog
now and just loves a good romp. The
cat likes him also.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
MY PLAYMATE
STELLA RosENFELDT.
So Treat Avenue, san Franchises. Sixth
Grade, Horace Mann Grammar
school. Age Il Years

I have a large st. Bernard dog whose
name is Major. He is very playful and
very mischievous and also very vicious.
He is my playmate This kind of play
mate never quarrefs nor gets mad al
play, except when he chewS any of my
things up, which he does quite often.
He has also another playmate called
Nigger.' 1t is a black cat, which he
likes very much, in fact so much that
when one of our neighbofs took fancy
to the cat and locked her up for three
days, not knowing it was ours, Major
ran around the place whining and
would not eat a bite. The third day
] found where the cat was and went
over and brought her home. The dog
was so happy and overjoyed to see the
cat again that he knocked me down.
They eat together out of the same
dish and are living very happily to-
gether, as all stories end.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
A HERO
RAYMOND BREwER.
800 Fillmore Street, San Francisco.
Hearst Grammar School. Seventh
Grade

Ronald and his little sister, Susie,
had gone to- the country to visit their
grandparents.
The first few days they spent most
of. their time swinging in the ham
mock under the pine trees in the yard
They soon grew tired of this sport
and one day Ronald took Susie, ae-
companied by Jack the faithful shep-
nerd dog. to see the pretty water lilies
which grew around the edge of the
pond. Leaving little sister playing
with Jack. Ronald began gathering a
bouquet of lilacs, which grew close by
Splash. splash, went something in the
water. and on turning around Ronald
saw Jack spring into the water and
drag little sister to the bank, where
grandpa, who had been working near
by, pulled her out and carried her to
the house. In a short time the red
began to come back to Susie's cheeks,
and in a few hours she was playing a s
merrily as before.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
THE ACCIDENT OF MY DOG
JUMBO
WILLIAM BREEN.
Milton Grammar school, Milton. sixth
Grade. Age m Years

l have a dog named Jumbo one
day crowd OF US folk went down the
CalaveraS river, where the dredge was
running. We got to throwing sticks
into the river. He went after stick
too close to the dredge and it's sue
tiOn was so strong that il drew him
under it. He went under one side
of it and out the other, and went
down the river till he came to a
couple of stumpS and climbed up on
them and rested Then ne attempted
to swim the swift river. When he
got through he was so tired that he
could hardly walk.
He is my pet. I don't think I could
get along without him. He will hitch
up in cart and pull a little baby
named Doris DOnner. i have a pic
ture of him hitched up and the baby
in the cart.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
AWARDED A WATCH
BRAVE DOGS EXPERIENCE
EDNA MOORE.
1I2 Chattanooga street., san Francisco.
AEe II Years


Shep belonged TO a farmer and was
afterward sent 70 ranch IN the great
la Plata valley. When he came to
this new home he was allowed to wan
der over rhe pampas and watch the
cowboys lassO cattle.
Then came the day when he was
a be trained to take the cattle home.
u went out with his master and as
sN1n as they reached the field the
olAer men crowded around them. Shops
master gave one of the men leave TO
train the dog in. This new training
master was very kind TO Shep and he
learned very quickly
one day when Shep was crossing
the railroad track he sheard sorrow
ful cry. he ran TO the place and dis
covered a small bundle lying IN the
middle of the track. Shep knew it
must be baby. Just then ne heard a
whistle The train was coming
All Of sudden he sprang forward.
taking the bundle in his teeth and
swung il gently on the grass Just
tnea the train whizzed by
The babys mother had come 10 the
spot and she knew in a minute what
had happened. She rewarded the brave
dog with handsome collar.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02

dogs being punished. severely at times,
Lady becomiug so sick that she had
10 go to the house for "a drink but re-
turned at once and stayed with the
other dogs until the skunk was literally
torn to- pieces. The puppies looked on
in amazemeni. During the night we
were awakened by tfse barking and
growing Of the: puppies and thought
Mr.. Skunk must have had. a partner,
but in the morning we discovered that
the pups had sought bigger. game and
tackled a big brown bear. 1t was fully
destroyed. nothing. being left of IL but
a. piece llere and there Our dear baby
had lost her Teddy Bear !:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
JIM
PAULINE WEILHETNER.
2021 Baker street. san Francisco GrRnk
school, II Fifth Grade.
Age 10 Years
PAULINE "

named Jim. He was brown hunting
dog with such silky hair. Each morn
ing when we started for school he
would wag his bushy tail as il he
wanted to go and sometimes il was
hard To refuse him. If i ever hadsany
nuts he would break the she'll and take
out the kernel as any one would. He
would rOmp and play among US in such
games as hide and seek and would hunt
for us as we hid in the bushes.
IL ever we would lake a walk he
would jump on us and lick our faces
until We said. You can go. Jim.'
Such things went on for about six
years. when We were called to the city
Poor Jim, his heart was broken even
when We had left him with friends.
once or twice we visited him. and on
such jumping and barking as he per
formed. Aftrr we had lived in the
city five months news came that he had
died, being heartbrOken
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02


). Sport was: 'tro4ting along fhe- road
when he saw a parcel. with a string
around it,. Now you must know that
Sport. had: been taught to. carry pack
ages =. -
Sport went up to-: the. package.
snqelled OF it, then. picked liz up and
sta rted for home.
! When he got. home: the people were
i'm. great dismay.. What could be the
.mafter? Why, sports master had lost
q pareelsof valuable letters: and papers.
Well Sport didn't care. a bout any pa
pers, :arid so lying down by: the parcel
soon went off to.the land of many bones
-With much meat on them.
Sport was just: chewing on. "a large
bone wlren lie was awakened by loud
Shout, and not knowing what it. was,
leapeds up with a yelr.
= His master was looking over lot of
papers and when he saw the. dog
aw aiken and Was told: that the dog had
brought 1t. home was sure.that instinct
told him. to tal1e-.it home. Sport was
made much OF and: is as playful as
ever and. I do. believe a. little like our
dear ..Alonzo.r.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
LITTLE PRINCE
MYRTA METZNER.

81 tHi. <tec 10 cdEs
Several years ago we were the proud
posseSsors of the dearest doggie [
have ever seen. He was a little black
and white fellow. with a white breast
a white tipped tail and four white feet.
His face bore the prettiest expression.
Little Prince was very intelligent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
FRISKY
BEULAH LEA,
Point Richmond, Point Richmond
school. Fifth Grade. Age IL

a small white dog by one of my friends.
he having unexpectedly appeared at
their home. For while papa was
inclined to think he was what some
might term a tramp dog. and was
somewhat reluctant for him to have
license, but he soon made it plain
to u.s. however, that he had come to
stay. l named him Frisky, and we be-
came great friends. He seemed TO be
intelligent and anxious to learn.
One of his tricks is to run and meet
the paper boy and take the paper and
bring it to US. He will also go get
the eggs that we can not reach, after
which ne.will stand and look up at the
cupboard l could keep on writing, but
/ think I have written enough to let
you know that he makes a good COM
panion, and one ! dearly enjoy playing
with
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02

alone. and it was my unele's delight
10 see him run of to the store for the
sweet.
One day the clerk put some pepper
upon the candy, which burned Majors
mouth. With a leap he was upon the
counter, and, taking up the penny
which he had just brought, he ran out
of the store. He went quickly TO his
master and returned the money. He
never entered the store again, nor
could he be induced to go near it.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
AWARDED A WATCH
OUR FOX TERRIERS
MIMI FONTANA.
Batavia. Age II Years

11'11IFI y. 1T ID i EsITN
One evening we heard one of the
dogs barking furiousiy in the orchard
SO we hurried out and found our 70 {
terrier. Judge in the chicken house
holding up a big TAT skunk. who had
been having chicken suppers nightly at
our expense. We had set traps and
tried IN every way 10 catch the sly
creature. but so far had not been sue
ccssful Calling Lady and Jerry TO
assist Judge IN the fight. and with
every one on the ranch TO encourage
them. they so0n finished Mr.. Skunk
The battle was short but fierce, the
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
TRUE FRIENDSHIP

MAUDE REESE.
1925 Grand street, San Francisco, Age
13 Years
The hero of the story I am about to
write is black cocker spaniel about
years old. About six months ago we
got kitten. At first she and Chubby
that is the dogs name. and the cat were
not inclined to be very friendly, but
now IL is quite the other way. One
night, not long ago, we missed cur kit
ten and ] went out into the yard. The
dog seemed very anxious to get out
opened the gate and away he went In
about an hour he was back with the
cat and he had evidently gone and
found her
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
HOW A DOG ESCAPED HIS
BATH
JAMES WOODS.
- Powell Avenue, San Francisco
Horace Mann school, A Sixth
Grade. Age ~ Vears

Hr'uC' n Hest i OUH"
one Saturday as I was making paste
for my sister TO put the patch work
puzzle together i left the cover off the
flour barrel
Our dog Sport, who was Just about
to get his bath, disappeared. Mamma
called him. but he did not respond to
her call. Mamma said we must have let
him out when we mailed the puzzle.
We all went TO bed heartbroken. He
was nowhere to be found. In the
morning when / got up the kitchen
floor was covered with Hour and Sport
a sight to behold.
That WIS the way Sport escaped his
bath, by hiding in the -four barrel.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
DOG A LIFE SAVER
LESLIE TARIEI.
29I7 Chapman street. FruitvaIe. ST
EIfzabeth's school. Age Ia Years

/ recently read the following story
about a Newfoundland dog living in
Nova Scotia The dogs master lived on
the side of q hill. the street sloping
toward the waters edge One day 4
little girl. left in charge of her baby
sister sleeping in a small carriage,
turned away to talk with a school mate.
In that moment a sudden gust of wind
took the carriage and bore ii along
down the hill toward the water. The
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
A DOG STORY
CLARENCE R0ss,

s515 Twenfy-second street. San Fran
cisco, Asassiz School, B Third
Grade. Age II
When I lived in the east I had Z
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
CJNlOR DOG STORIES AND PRIZE WINNERS

bride until they were stopped 1heh
the dog walked quietly away
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
AWARDED A WATCH
A DOCS. ADVENTURE
LELAND GooDMAN

7J6 e Church street. stockton. Jef-
= fers0n school. Seventh GRADE: Age. ::
.l3 Years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03
HYMNS IN SIGN LANGUAGE
MARK SERVICES FOR THE DEAF
Eighty-Five in Convention See Speech
Nothing New Under the Sum-"

VANCOUVER, Wash, June 81
Eighty five adult deaf of the state Of
Washington, whom Thomas p. Clarke,
had invited to visit the state school
for the deaf. have arrived. Sunday
afternoon services were held in the
chapel of the school and We're con-
Quoted by Supt Clarke. He spoke on
the text, There Is Nothing New I'm
der the Sun" Hymns were signed by
the young ladies of the class of 'O9,
of the state school for deaf, Lead
Kindly Light" by Marie Hickman, an
Nearer My God To Thee" by Eunice
Reeves, Elsie Peterson, Elmyra Ford
and Grace Pritchard.
In the evening Olof Hanson, an ar
chitect in Seattle lectured on "Stead-
fastness of Purpose After touching
upon some noted examples in history
of men who gained their end in stick
ing steadfastly to a purpose, he men,
toned also some deaf people who did
likewise He spoke of the difficulties
deaf man encounters in doing ar
|chitectural work. Hearing people,"
he said. always look askance at
deaf man who offers anything they
never have seen done by deaf per-
son. His address proved an inspira-
ton for his listeners; it gave them
a renewed determination to stick
more steadfastly to their different
purposes in life.
Monday morning the convention
was formally opened with eighty-five
deaf persons present by an address OF
welcome in the sign language by Prof.
Clarke, who called their attention to
the fact that the educated deaf of the
state could be Of great assistance to
the administration in building up the
institution.
Mr. Clarke closed by saying that he
was proud TO have taken the initiative
in bringing about this gathering and
offering the use Of the school building
for further meetings of this kind.
l.. A. Divine was chosen chairman,
and w. F. Schneider secretary, of the
temporary organization. Regular or
ganization will be perfected later.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03

gone behind in the pacif;o
IN the intercollegiate orator soate and
TEST sl04.s5. Mr.. Oldrightt con.
the student body to do on n' advised
Things, either support this a. OF two.
or drop it from the Lis, department
ties hst Of activ,
The college paper the .n,
accorolng to the reports of ;,i ~
ager. Otto Johnson, has al, us man.
isned the most successfr, :. fin.
season in its history. The Ne. FINANCIAL
from subscriptions and adI proceeds
were $3.50. OF this the aoeSvtertislns
students receive ten per cent .SSocisted
ance gong to the management ,''e oal'
John Lyman, president of ~
dent body, summed up tho me one Stu
ing that the various department. say,
ABOUT come out even, and tbas mad
student dues, amounting mat ia The
would apply toward paying W. 400
sociatlon's share of the col. as
Coach Blanchard. This share amy OF
to half, or $3.50 and the ~,nounts
$3.50 represents the total indeht@annlnns
of the Associated Students euness
Lyman stated that Mr.. R,aro,Mf
would be retained for the com;nn uarf
at an advanced salary of s1SOo year
A resolution was adopted nv tba -.
dents rendering Coach Blanchard 'u'
vote of thanks for his successful Nc. =
during the past year. "OfA
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03
NORTH YAKIMA SALoONMEN
DEFY NEW CRIMINAL CODE
But Prosecutor and Sheriff Say They
Will Enforce the Cigarette Law.

NORTH YAKIMA, June 3.-The sa-
loon men of North Yakima will not
comply with the provisions of the new
criminal code relative to removing
screens until they are ordered to do SO
by the authorities. They say that on
June IL they will open their places of
business as usual, and if the authori-
ties find objection to the manner in
which they are conducting their places
it will be up to them to serve notice.
On the matter Of the enforcement of
the cigarette law, Prosecuting Attor-
ney J. Lenox Ward and Sheriff Lam
caster say that they will see that it
is carried out to the letter. The sheriff
backed by the police force, intends to
arrest every man found with cigar
cites Or the '4makings," and the coun-
ty attorney promises to prosecute all
cases brought before him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03
POT ROAST STARTS FIRE.
Mrs. Stephens Forsets Dinner and Po-
ficeman Rescues Meat.

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-There
was much smoke but little fire in a
blaze that caused great excitement but
small damage at the residence of Mrs.
Mary Stephens, 2143 Coral street, at
supper time last night. One fine large
pot roast was burned to a crisp and
the hopes of good supper ruined, but
otherwise no one was any the worse
for the mishap.
At $50 O'Clock Mrs. Stephens
started her preparations for the even
ing meal by putting on the draft
Then she went across the street to
talk hats with a neighbor. About a
half hour later Elias Professor, po-
liceman of the Trenton avenue and
Dauphin streets station, saw clouds of
thick smoke pouring from the back
door of the Stephens home. Vaulting
tire fences he dashed into the house
prepared to make some brilliant rescues
when he discovered the source of the
alarming fumes. With a pair of tongs
he threw the offending meat in the
back yard and the fire was ended. The
engines We're not called.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03
MAN JUMPS TWO STORIES
AND HITS DOG; SHOCK
STARTS CANINE BARKING
DeIirious Patient Makes Wild Leap
But Life is Saved-Bystanders
Give Alarm.

GRANDVIEW, June 3.-As a re-
suit of the nurse leaving the room fol
| a few minutes and because he was in
delirious state, Roy Green last Sat
urday jumped out of the second story
window of the Mabton hospital. The
young man was operated on for APP
pendicitis by DR.. Pool of this place,
some time ago, but he became so much
worse that he was removed to the
hospital
The nurse had left the room for
Ia moment and the young man arose
in delirium and jumped out Of the
window His fall would have result
ed fatally had it not been impeded
by lighting upon a large dog that
was taking a rest under the window.
The result of having man attired
in hospital garments fall out of a
window and upon him was such a
surprise to the canine that he started
barking.
His bowls aroused the attention of
some bystanders, who at once noti-
fled the hospital authorities. The
shock of falling out of the window
may result fatally to the young man.,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-03
Indian Fighter Dies.

TACOMA, June 3.-George w. Man.
vile, a pioneer, who crossed the plains
in 1854 from the Missouri river to
Puget sound, died at the old Manville
homestead near South Tacoma last
night Manville fought in the Indian
wars of the SOS, and following the
coming of peace, settled on the prairie
south of Tacoma, where he had lived
ever since. He leaves six sons and
three daughters, they being George L..
Frank B., Chester w, ]. D., John F.
Manville and Mrs. Addie Patterson, of
II. D. Cpuickshank, both of Tacoma.