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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
Saw Hop o. MY Thumb

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Teddy had been to a picnic and he
was tired. He had just closed his eyes
when who should he see but Mother
Goose.
Wont you come take trip to
Mother Goose Land?" she chimed.
"Oh. that would be fine exclaimed
Teddy.
Mother Goose put him in her basket,
and, giving a sweep with her broom,
flew away into the air.
Pretty soon she let the basket down
to the ground and Teddy found him
self in "A wood.
Get down" cried Mother Goose.
why" said Teddy, Il don't see any
one"
Look over there in that lily" said
she.
Teddy looked there was n little boy
about the size OF his thumb.
THAT is Hop-o'- -My-Thumb," said
Mother Goose. And here is Jack. y
Sure enough. there was Jack the Giant
Killer. Jack bowed to Teddy and
passed on.
Mother Goose took his hand aud said,
"Come, let me show you some of my
people" They walked on and Teddy
saw a little girl sitting on the grass
eating. and on looking he saw 1t was
curds and whey she was eating.
"Oh!" she jumped up and ran. Teddy
looked and saw a spider. "Oh. how
funny" he said. Then they came to
a meadow and he saw a little girl
vhom he knew must be Little Bo
Peep.
A little girl and boy came running
down the hill and then they fell Lit
tie Jack Horner was sitting i'm cor
ner eating pie. Then the Little Lame
Prince came by i'm his coat.
ooh, take me home" said Teddy, and
lust then he opened his eyes, and, 10.
he was in his bed at home.
LEATHA HUGHES.
Grade 6, El Centre school, FL Centro.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

he asked. Eyes; there is Banbury Cross
just ahead of u.s." she said.
They saw large hill in the distance,
and when they got there they saw
small house under it. An old woman
came out and said, "Good morning,
Lettle. Teddy thought when he say
her
"There was an old woman
Lived under the hill;
If she's not dead
She's living there still"
They came to a house that was ap-
parently deserted. They peeped in and
saw a boy sitting in a corner eating
a pie. "Hello, Jack he said. But
Jack was too busy pulling out plums
to answer. They saw water in the dis
tance, and going to it they saw three
men floating around in a tub.
AS they flew away they saw an old
woman riding on a broom. When
asked where she was going she said,
'"To sweep the cobWebs off OF the sky"
Lettie blew on a tiny silver whistle
and instantly all of the folk they had
visited appeared. They told Teddy
goodby, and he flew away home. lie
stepped on the porch and took off the
shoes, which flew away to Lettie. He
heard, Teddy, wake up! Mamma and
l are going out for drive. Come on
if you want to go" His book of Moth
er Goose Tales lay beside him, where
he had been reading before he fell
asleep. ETHEL BARNHART
916 Sunset boulevard; -Ipine street
school, grade Al; age y years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
Met Many Favorites

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When Teddy tumbled in to Mother
Gooseland he was surprised to meet 50
many old friends. He shook hands
with Simple Simon, who had cornered
a tamale man. and was begging for
a pie Jack Be Nimble not having
any candIe-stick handy jumped over
the tamale wagon and said hello to
Teddy, and was off again on the jump.
The pipers son was playing while
the lady with rings on her fingers and
bells on her toes danced to the music.
The little old woman who lived in
the shoe had just turned her kinder
garten loose There was such a din
and confusion with all the inhabitants
of Mother Gooseland crowding around
to greet him, that Teddy in panic
to get away caught hold of the handle
of the broom as the old woman sailed
by on her way to the sky. He was
carried off.
He had only gone part way over
Mother Gooseland when he lost his hold
and fell right down beside little Miss
Muffet. She arose and gave him her
tuffet and invited him to share her
bread and whey, which he did, telling
her in confidence that when he re-
turned he meant to write up his ex-
periences for the Junior. There would
scarcely be a page left for the other
Juniors stories, for he had made such
a hit in Mother Gooseland he knew
he would have many more experiences
and then he saw all the Mother Goose
folk coming toward him again.
DOROTHY MILLER,
% Ditmon street. age H. grade A.
| am still using your old address,
Dorothy Why not put the correct one
on your next letter?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
An Angry Giant

Dear Aunt Laurie:
With a weary sigh, Teddy put down
the book he had been reading and
leaned his head contentedly against the
soft sofa cushions. The book was
Mother Goose in Prose and Verse"
Suddenly Teddy was startled by
hearing a shrill voice near at hand. 1t
seemed to come from the book. Let
me out!" it exclaimed again.
"Eh, what's that?" questioned Ted.
"Oh, yes, of course; let you out"
He opened the book and out stepped
Mother Goose. She looked Teddy over
and said, "Come with me-" and she
stepped back into the book. Teddy
felt himself grow small, and minute
later he stepped into the book, and, to
his amazement, found himself in a
beautiful meadow. Looking to his left,
he saw a maid hanging out some
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
A Cold Awakening

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Teddy was tired of reading, tired Of
everything and everybody. II wish [
could see something new, something in
teresting. / wish" but no sooner had
he spoken than a very queer little old
lady appeared before him. How would
you like to go home with me, Teddy,
to Mother Goose's Land?" said she.
Teddy clapped his hands in glee. for
that would be very interesting indeed.
Come on then" said the little old
woman, mounting her brOOmstick.
Jump on behind me-" So Teddy got
on and out they flew through the
window.
They were not long in coming to the
top of the sky where Mother Goose
knocked three times. Immediately
door flew open and they passed
through. They found themselves in the
most beautiful place Teddy had ever
been before. They passed through
cornfields, where cows and sheep were
destroying the corn at a rapid pace.
"Some more of Little Be- Blues
work. said Mother Goose II shall
have to break him of this bad habit"
Presently they came upon a very
funny looking house. Built just like
a shoe" declared Teddy. "Why that's
where the old woman who lives in
shoe and had SO many children she
didn't know what to do lives Well
stop in on our way back" said Mother
Goose.
"Oh. look" said Teddy, pointing to
a COW jumping over the moon, there's
the cat playing the fiddle, and the dog,
and the dish running away with the
spoon" Tommy Tucker" said Mother
Goose, addressing a little boy nearby,
"will you run chase that dish and the
spoon? they are so troublesome" Then
she turned to Teddy and said: 'I will
ring a bell soon and call all of my
children together, so that you may see
them ALL" But Teddy felt something
cold tricklng down his face and opened
his eyes. He saw his sister laughing
lv pouring water over his face. Wake
up, ,'~she said, dinners ready"
NELLIE BRANSCOM,
Downey Downey Public School,
grade 8, age 13.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

clothes, when a blackbird came along
and bit off her nose.
Mother Goose told him to follow her,
and they soon came to a palace. On
entering they found three fiddlers play
ing before a fat and jolly king. Teddy
instantly recognized him as Old King
Cole.
They left the palace and were walk
ing up a road, when the Lady of Ban
bury Cross came riding toward Mother
Goose. She whispered something TO
Mother Goose, who showed alarm and
said, in an excited tone, to Teddy,
"There is a giant who lives in a story
book next to us and he is angry be-
cause 1 have brought you here, and he
is coming to eat you. We must fly"
FRANK TOM HOWELL.
455 Third street; Boyd street school,
sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

in my land" With that she was gone.
Little Boy Blue advanced, and, TAX
ing Teddy by the hand, led him to a
large table, while the others followed.
The table was set with the dalntiest
lunch imaginable.
After their feast Teddy was intro
duced to a great many whom he had
read about, and chatted merrily with
them all. Then followed games and
dancing.
Soon-too soon 1t seemed to Teddy
1t came time for him to go home. Many
farewells and invitations to come again
were given when Teddy felt that he
was slowly sinking. Suddenly he was
STILL and. looking around, found him.
self in the quiet shade again. He sat
there a long time thinking of his ad-
venture and wishing he might go again.
ZOE TOBEY.
219-215 North Los Angeles street;
age 13; grade Z.
Give your school when you write
again, Zoe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

road stood a large house. He walked in
and saw maid hanging out clothes.
She told him the king was counting
money, so couldn't be disturbed, and
the queen was eating in the pantry.
on the porch sat boy, eating pie, and
near by stood a girl with a shepherds s
crook.
A lady passed on a snow white horse,
and he saw a girl planting flowers,
while near by stood boy planting
beans
''Oh, dear!" he said. "Where can my
dish and spoon be?"
Then he heard some one say, why,
here is your dish and spoon, in your
lunch box" Then he opened his eyes
and saw his teacher smiling at him.
LOIS WAGNER,
Ell Centre, Cal. Ell Centro school,
grade 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
Teddy in Africa

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 have heard that you wanted a story
on Teddy in Mother Gooseland
have read in The Herald that Teddy
has killed a great many animals. He
has been travelling all around Africa on
his big hunt. The fact is he will kill
great many more. l hope he will
and 1 hope he will not get hurt on this
big hunt and that he will arrive home
safely to the United States. In Africa
it is very hot, and all the water in
Teddy's water bottles and the water
bottles of his men, was used up But
they oOn came to a place where there
was a lot of water Teddy made his
men heat the water before they drank
it, so that they could keep cool for a
while Your loving nephew,
LOUIS WINTER,
Box "a, Mentone.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
Gave HeraIds to Mother Goose

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Teddy arrived in Mother Goose Land
safe and sound, and as it was getting
rather late in the evening he went to
a hotel to spend the night. The hotel
was a quaint, old fashioned one, and
I am sure Teddy thought so, too, for
he hardly slept a wink that night.
The next day he visited the beautiful
home of dear Old Mother Goose, which
was situated on a gently sloping hill
with many fine lawns and beds of
pretty flowers scattered here and
there. He went to the door and rang
the door bell, and a funny little dwarf
appeared and escorted him into the
parlor, where Mother Goose sat spin
ming
They had a pleasant chat together,
and Mother Goose related many in
teresting stories and poems to Teddy.
He was very much interested, and be-
fore going away he gave several copies
of The Herald to Mother Goose that
she might learn something of Los An
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
To Join Juniors

Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is my first letter to you, and
I hope you will accept me as new
niece. I am interested in the Junior
and should like to become one of its
contestants I hope you will be pleased
with my letter. Your new niece,
LEONA STICKELBAUT.
Ninth street school, grade AS; IL
years old.
l wish you would try in some of the
Junior contests, Leona. See rules and
topics on page and on the page with
verse contests.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

but as she had nothing in the cup
board they did not stay very long.
The spider scared Miss Muffet so
badly she ran away before they had
chance to. speak to her.
When it began to grow late Teddy
was whisked back home with a book
of Mother Goose Rhymes under his
arm. When mamma was told she said
it was all a dream, but Teddy knew
better. FLOSSIE ZERMON,
605 South Sycamore street, Santa Ana.
Grade AS, First Street School,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
A New Junior

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 have been reading The Herald
Junior for some time and thought L
would like to become your niece. L
like to write stories and draw. I am
glad it is now vacation, but will be
glad when school opens again, for L
like to go to school. I made two grades
in a half year term. Next week 1 will
be 10 years old.
Enclosed you will find limerick.
FRANCES WEED,
55 Sonora street, Redlands Lowell
school, IA; age 10 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

geles, the great city in which he spent
so much time. The wonders of Mother
Goose Land are too many to be ex-
planned, but Teddy enjoyed them all,
and says that he will always remember
his delightful visit to the land Of
Mother Goose. Your nephew,
ARTHUR MOBILES.
Twenty eighth street school, grade
B g. Age 10 years. S24 East Twenty
seventh street
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
First Glimpse of Ocean

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In my unfinished story I described
my feeling as nearly as 1 could, for
1 saw the ocean for the first time this
morning. 1 felt that l was very, very
little by the side of the vast ocean.
This evening 1 am going in bathing.
I never have seen the ocean before be-
cause l live in Kansas. l hope to be
one of your new nieces. Lovingly,
MIRIAM M. THURMAN,
San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01

In Humpty- -Dumpty's Kingdom
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Teddy was asleep out in the ham
mock, which was in the large orchard,
Continued on Page Four)
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-29

ed to classify train accidents first by
grouping the railroads of the country
in ten groups and also classifying
the victims, and as far as possible
the cause OF accidents, but figures
have been known to be very incom-
plete. The number of employees killed
and injured were subdivided in Off
cial reports to show the number of
train1nen killed or injured and o
they were injured. but the totals nave
shown a wide discrepancy between
them and the total of known victims
and no reliance can be placed upon
the figures. In 1907 the total number
killed in the various way was enum-
Grated: handling traffic, handling sup
plies. getting on or off locomotives or
cars, etc, SHOW a total of only $40
as against the known total of 4,534.
The total number of persons reported
killed at highway crossings in 1907
was one notwithstanding the total
number Of deaths was in the thous-
ands.
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A Handsome Woman

Every woman may not be hand
some, but every woman should
keep with care the good points
nature has given her. No woman
need have sallow skin, dull eye,
,lotchy complexion, who pays
proper attention to her health.
Where constipation, liver derange-
ments, blood impurities and other
Irregularities exist, good complex
ion, bright eyes and sprightly
movements cannot exist. Internal
arrangements reveal themselves sooner
,r later on the surface. Headache, dark
1nss around the eyes, sallow skin, a con-
;tant tired feeling--mean hat the liver
nd digestive organs are needing help and
Correction Chamberlain Stomach and
liver Tablets give this necessary help.
They work IN natures own way. They do not
merely flush the bowels but tone up the liver and
lkomach to fulfill their proper functions. So mild
and gentle do they act that one hardly realizes
hat they have aiken medicine. Chsrnberiain's
Tablets can be relied upon to relieve biliouaneas,
srywhere. Price IS cents.
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THE SLAUGHTER AT RAIL
ROAD GRADE CROSSINGS.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-The slaughter
by the railroads at grade crossings
the country over will be brought
nome to the public as a result of the
enactment of the Esch bill, according
TO the prediction made by a League
for Public Safety from Chicago head
quarters. The Esca bill requires rail-
roads to make monthly reports to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
of all railroad accidents. The reports
have been incomplete. but snow the
actual number of passengers killed is
only one-tenth as large as the num-
Der killed on rights of way at country
road and city crossings where ade-
quate protection is not provided. Fui
ly a tenth of the trespassers are
children. In England effective precau-
tons are taken to keep people out of
danger. The total death toll reported
by the railroads in 1907 was 1883,
of which number only 60 were pas
sengers, 4,534 were railroad employ
es, 5.612 were t~respassers, 1,O44 were
not trespassers, and his k no ac-
count of the children who add ten
per cent to the total. The Interstate
Commerce Commission has attempt
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elections Is that Republicans may
quarrel among themselves before ell
ection day but they always get to-
gether and vote together on election
day. With the Democrats 1t is diff
erent. They are usually men WAC be-
lieve strongly in the rights of the
people, AVE strong personal opinions
and will not swallow their convic-
tons for mere party success. This
has been shown many, many times,
and it may be necessary to be snown
once more in Roswell. 1t is unques-
toned that a majority of the peo-
pie of Roswell are in favor of submit
ting the saloon question to a vote
of the people, and the Recor believes
taat such a demand will be made
and Will be enforced. OF course there
viii be opposition to this and efforts
will be made to head it off under var
| ious guises, such as a business mems
ticket, straight Democratic ticket, and
| the latest, the effort of the local Re
publican organ. working in the inter,
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-29

IL is asserted from Washington h a
Congress will pass some kind of .
statehood bill, but il is also believed
hat the Republican leaders will in
sist upon certain conditions. such as
those indicated by President Taft,
a7d that the bill, should one be passed
will be SO framed as to delay state
hood for at least Z yea and posi-
bly, two, and provide for a number of
conditions to be observed in the fran
ing of a state constitution. OF course
If such be don il Is merely another
effort OF the special interests to avoid
having another state with a constitu-
ton framed In the interests of the
whole people. and protective of their
interests. Oklahoma has such a con-
stitution. and a desperate attack has
been maintained upon IT ever since
IL was first given out to the public.
OF late President Taft has been the
leader in the assaults upon the Okla
horna constitution ana IL Is believed
that ne will use all his power to pre-
vent the formation and the adoption
of a similar constitution In New Mex
leo.
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ed by ladies' quartette. ladies' Choir
MS. and the full choir. Mrs. Cooks
selection. Bach's Aria for the G
String in her violin solo was rend-
cred in her true artistic style. Miss
Baker, who has had charge of the
choir work during the past three
months, is to be commended highly
for the choice music which the choir
produced under her leadership. The
music lovers Of Roswell who were
not present missed r very pleasant
hour. .
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Robert X. Fleming. who was injur-
ed by being kicked by a COW waile
shipping cattle out of Kenna a few
weeks age, is still confined to his
home and walks about the house on
he was advised that the leg was only
bruised. but 1t later developed that
n of n of the lower leg was
broken just below the knee. He now
hopes To walk without crutches soon.
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Death from tuberculosis.

James Hughes. aged about 81 years
at ten O'Clock last night at st.
Mary's hospital, where he was taken
in a helpless condition Christmas
Day. He came here about a year ago
from Kansas City, seeking cure for
tuberculosis. He was about Main
street and the court house park much
of the time and had made many &C
quaintances and friends. He is SUI
vived by a sister. WHO resides IN
Brooklyn and his body will be kept
at n Dilley undertaking parlors un
til word is received from her.
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est of the saloons, is endeavoring to
induce the Republican leaders to put
out a straight Republican ticket. or
course all this is done. no matter I'M
der what name or by whom promoted,
to stave of an expression of tle will
of the voters regarding the saloons.
1t is possible that the local Republi-
cans may try to take advantage OF
che situation, but the Record e not
believe that the leaders of that party
care to play directly into the hands
of the liquor people. and We are just
as confident. If not more SO, that the
Republican voters. themselves, will
not be hoodwinked In this manner.
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BY the way. what has become OF
the "Man who does things?" We lave
heard very little from him in connec-
ton with the present statehood bill.
1t Is possible that ii has been found
by the territorial leaders of the Re
publican party that Bulls" partici-
patton in territorial affairs Whenever
they come before Congress is a det-
riment instead OF an aid
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make an extended visit. Mr.. Barnett
will make trips to Roswell as business
interests demand, but his family win
remain at least six months. and posi-
bly, until next fall. 1t has been report
ed that the Barnett family is leaving
Roswell to remain in California per-
manently. but this Mr.. Barnett states
is not the case. They still call Ros-
well home, he says
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talk" II this be so, we wonder how
the New Mexican will reconcile the
attitude of Secretary Ballinger and
President Taft with Pinchots talk?
II is very evident that Pi1chot is not
at all In harmony with h present
administration, and 1t is further evil
dent that the Roosevelt Politicies"
have indeed been carried out. feet
first.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-29

Statehood for New Mexico is to be
delayed until after the 1910 census
according to reports from Washing
ton. OF course such action will be
merely an excuse to refuse granting
IL. OF course the Republican National
Platform solennly promised 'inmedi-
ate statehood" but then that was on
ly a political promise. and worth not
one battered cent.
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. Eckel, of Kankakee,
Ill, who nav een here two months,
left this morning for San Antonio,
Texas, to spend he remainder of the
winter. They spent the winter of
1907-0S in Roswell and are very much
pleased with the place.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-29

The Santa Fe New Mexican is aav-
ing a hard time these days straight
ening out its opinions on the coltiict
between Taft and Roosevelt. After
printing an editorial on the address
of Forester Pinchot recently made in
New York City. the New Mexican pro-
ceeds to call it straight R~ooseveltian
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-29

In 1907 over eleven thousand per
sons were killed on the railroads In
the United States, and this. conpar-
ed WITH the railroads OF England. IS
a most unfavorable showing. However
il seems as though the payment of
large dividends is more important In
this country than the protection of
human life.
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II the Sherman antitrust law Is a
failure and If il is impossible to re-
strain the trusts, as many of the
leading Republican politicians % as
sert, thea 1t is pretty evident that
the Republican party has failed in
the greatest matter before the Amer
lean people today, and il is up to try
ing the Democratic methods.
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