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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06

I've had to bring him up. Pa works
down Oh the docks and he amt home
much He's awful good 70 Us when he s
home'
This was all tie loyal little fellow
wouid say about a father who wasted
his money in drink and neglected them
shamefuliy
The newsboy Went on TO tell the
doughnut LADY as they called her how
little Dick ionged, above ali things. for
turkey. Neither of them had ever
eaten any, but some OF the other boys
had once been 10 dinner for poor
children and had told them about il.
Dick liked best OF all TO hear about
the wishbones and drumsticks- Not
the kind you drum with Jim ex-
planned. but turkey drumsticks, you
know, what's in their legs Just as
soon as ever I can I'm going TO get a
turkey for Dick I believe he'd get
well If lie ance ct turkey. And there d
be enough 10 give the other boys some.
too.
one night as Mrs. Wilson was light
Ing the big lamp the doorbell rang
again.
1t was Jim.
OH he cried. wont you come and
sec what's the matter with DicA I'm
afraid he's awful sick.
She stopped long enough to fiji a
cEt1fl ilIf DuEhEk M4ItA l4RN soup from
the kettle on the stove and then went
with him. and was horrified TO find
that they lived in a miserable. damp
basement
The hot soup seemed to revive the
poor little fellow and she went home
and brought warm bedding and some
supper for Jim.
The next day was Sunday and. after
making the children as comfortable as
possible. she and Bess started on a
little journey.
She saw plainly that what the poor
boys needed Was proper food and out
door air and she was going to see a
man who had a big farm and a big
house and above all. big warm
heart 1t would be q pity If room
enough could not be found for two
such tiny boys.
His name was John Smith. The sole
and only original, bona fide John Smith. :
he said. .-an the others being only imi-
tations,.
Mrs. Wilson and Bess drove along
tile quiet country road and drank in
the pleasant air and rejoiced in the
bright sunshine. There was snow on
ley and on the foothills it was warm
and pleasant They drove up and IN
the winding road. looking back on the
valley below and the city in the dis
tance. past great oak and maple trees
and across the little bridge that
spanRed the mountain stream.
At last they came TO the house and
the dogs. with great cIamor. came
out to meet them John Smith and his
wife followed. and Mrs. Wilson and
Bess were made 4 thousand times vel
come.
After they had dinner Mrs. Wilson
told the story OF the two little boys.
John smith said not a word. but
vent out and hitched up the spring
wagon. put on an extra seat and piled
IN bedding and warm wraps, so when
Mrs Wilson and Bess started back. a
short time after. they rode with him.
the hired man followed with the little
buggy Before night the boys were
warm and wei fed and had every pros
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
A PILGRIf1 PARTY

pilgrim party can be played by all
but very young children
For its execution pads. and pencils
are distributed TO all who take part,
and a series OF questions are pro-
pounded by the master OF ceremonies.
who instructs the PLAYERS.
prize. of course. is TO be awarded
the person who answers the greatest
number OF questions correctly
While the list of questions can be
easily extended. these few VIII serve as
examples:
/. What did the Mayaower do coming
overe Roll.
, What did it take TO cross the
ocean in those days? Thyme
3. What did a scarcity OF supplies
keep the passengers from doing2
Stuffng-
T. What was the condition OF their
drinking water besore they sighted
land2 Fowl
3. What did that cause2 Dry tongue.
s. What did the brave ones say TO
the sick to encourage them2 o. live.
: What were they glad TO make2
Port
S What did the savages give the
first white man they captured2 \ roast
.. What did the white men later give
the Indians when they dispossessed
them Of their lands? A lemon
70. What did the Indians expect the
settlers TO do when they attacked them?
Quail
IL But what did they find thsme
Game
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
A Literary Chat With the Juniors

looked 10. Both novels and general
stronger reason TO be more careful IN
the selection of the books we read. The
young man who gives himself up TO in
discriminate reading will become list
less ana nuisance. The young women
who indulge in the same style of read
ing are untitled for a mother. sister OF
q daughter-they go about their house
hold duties in a sloppy, disheyeled con-
dftion. their minds wool gathering;
they become 50 saturated with the
glowing account of the heroine they
have heen tracing through the pages
that home looks a hoveI and domestic
interests are lost.
II book with mixture of good
and bad is read the latter always pre-
dominates in the mind and makes the
greatest impression. Read only good
books-iife is too short even 10 absorb
all the good and the great things said
Our minds are ina ginative and we can
by careful cultivation take in only the
best and strongest thoughts in each
book we read. We can write them and
form q perfect flower in our minds.
which viii bear the most substantial
frUitage OF either poetry or fiction. To
do this We must not rush over the
pages IN a hurry-this is fast age
fast writer's. fast preachers. fast every
thing-and the impetus of il all natu-
rally pushes US along with the same
rush-this is the usual style OF reading
today To CLEAN only the good and ap-
preciate what we read we must digest
II thoroughly. keep a notebook; put
down the unfamiliar words: look them
UP in the dictionary. Put down also
the passages which appeal to you most
and which you might wish 10 quote
al some future time In doing this
you enlarge your vocabulary OF
words and strengthen your mind in re-
Election and investigation. Put the
precepts into practice and be sure YOU
search for quality not quantity. One
book well read is worth 80 just scanned.
We impose il on young people 10 keep
their conversation pure. and so we must
impose il upon literature TO keep IL
pure by censorship. This must be the
ground plan Gin reading booksl of
young mems and women's lives. that
the results may reach their greatest
development and fulhllment
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
Centenary Anniversaries

The year 1909 is a remarkable anni-
versary year. II celebrates the one
hundredth anniversary Of nine OF the
greatest men the world has ever
known. The names are those which
have swept the gamut of human emo
ton in literature. music and politics
America claims three OF Ihem-tWo
whose lives closed in tragedy. one
whose sunny humor and sound ana
cheerful philosophy made his writings
q welcome visitor in hundreds OF homes
Lincoln. Poe. Holmes
For Lincoln, whose centenary annl-
ve-sarv occurs February Il. and whose
birthday is national holiday, America
can never be grateful enough
Every child knows what we owe 10
the martyred president. raised by spir-
ituaI power from the humble oceupa-
ton of farm Iaborer. progressively
through several stages TO a height
where. like Caesar. he saw and con-
quered."
February u is also the centenary
anniversary of that celebrated English
naturalist, Charles Robert Darwin, who.
after receiving an education at the
fine old colleges of Edinburgh and
Cambridge. retired TO the little village
OF Down, in Kent, to pass life or
produce those works on the Darwinian
theory which stirred the depths OF
human thought
Darwin died at the village of Down,
in Kent, Eng. on April Is. 1852
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
AN ALASKAN WATER DELIVERER

were tired. a you can imagine They
plodded their way up the river. with
icicles hanging on them. 10 the water
hole where they get the water from
the river u had frozen over.
The driver broke il open again and
was hlling the wagon. while the horses
stood looking on. shivering from the
intense cold.
After hauling the wagon around all
day the horses We're taken 10 their
barn. given fine hot meal (as their
master was q kind and humane nam
and put in the stall.
About an hour afterward. while
everybody was in bed. the masters lit
tie daughter crept OUT into the yard in
the snow and cold, and went into the
barn. and going up 10 the horses. put
her arms around their necks and cried
Good. old horses. you deserve a good
meal after working all day Papa has
given you something. but I viii give
YOU something more. and she gave
each of them z handful Of oats
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06

i g. s.::s.... :::s ~. ..... ~s-. NJ. r..
Wilson. Who can that be. in
all this rain2 I wish people would give
ne time 10 cook my supper. Here,
Bess. you watch the meat while I go TO
the door"
Ms. Wilson had come home from her
work only few minutes before and
was hungry and tired and little cross.
BeSs had 10 work even later than her
mother and had not yet got of her vet
things
bill for the Daily Telegraph" cried
a CHEEKY little voice. and Mrs Wilson,
shamed into being pleasant. went and
got the money.
I was here once before, today.
ma am, but you want home
No. my boy she answered. I. too,
have TO work. but not quite so late as
yeu. But you are very wet; haven't
you any umbrella"
-Oh. that's nothing I don't mind
got through kind a early tonight and
I thought I'd COLLECT a few bills on the
way home. Thank YOU, ma'am."
We'll, mother, who was il, that YOU
mother looked around the pleasant
room and at the cheerful supper table.
the big lamp, with its green shade. in
the center
1t was the Daily Telegraph hoy.
Bess, for the money. He was such a
little fellow. his shoes were so poor
and he had no umbrella. And he looked
like Laddie Boy, some way
And he was such a brave. CHEEKY.
little fellow: said he didn't mind the
rain. and went away whistling-aetu-
ally whistling. Bess. with the rain drip
ping down on his little freck1ed nose
and the wet locks OF hair sticking out
in the back. under the old hat for all
the world like a little ducks tail.'
What a funny little mother you are
10 laugh and cry in the same breath.
1 don't like TO see you cry. Laddie Boy
didn't. either"
7 know. Bess. That's why I try TO
stop.
I'm glad Laddie Boy had every com
fort while he was with US.
I wonder if this poor little boy has
any mother
The next time he came Mrs. Wilson
sugary doughnuts-and she gave him
one
oh thank you. ma'am.' he cried.
with shining eyes
Aren't you going to eat ite- asked
Mrs. Wilson as he started down the
steps.
"oh. no. ma'am" he answered. and
was gone before she could say another
word
The next time she had a big red
apple for him and she asked him what
he did with the doughnut.
Il took it home TO Dick He wanted
me 70 take a bite, but ! wouldn't take
none-only smell He said il was
awful good ma am
And who is Dickg Seems to me he
was pretty greedy 10 offer YOU only a
bite when / gave il all 10 you"
0h. he's my little brother ma'anl
He's awful sickly. Dick is. and 1 have
TO take good care of him. You see
ma died when Dick was a baby and
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
l. l N G. O L m
1809-1865

A Nd he babe. little and Ike any other
AWan slow eyed knowing his mother knowing only her breasts
Sleeping IN the day. showing hint of pow'r!
What recked he that the walls about less than palace walls
Or that the sitting upon him through the log crevces.
Was not the dust of and gentle sars9
Rude handed they who tended hnrOugh miners with KOhnOO
And they the tools of God to help that babe bel
7 HEN succeeded and the wild nng youth
Far heights heights stood clear.
Topped by nameless glory to be
By life and love and dreless in right
And patient toll and fearless grappe with the wrong
Twas but the of a dreamful boy
But In it surely lay the unity of states.
The heightened seam of all the flags far stars
And justice done 10 men-some white some black
The and the owned.
But bondaged all until the great decreeI
A Nd Oh the soul of him
n So sawartly eubarred within its elay
Yet roaming far hating upon the shores Of his Aaersca
Crossing and deserts to up Its claim
OF universal kmshipI
We hE peOple-proudy say and with
But IN his heart he kept all and faheed them with tenderness
Almost seemed If from his IONS
This great parental man-the race had sprungI
knew couch of down. easy leveed way.
Lonely he fought his fight and gained the need of Wisdom.
Insignia of Pe and Loves semmed chaps fadeess through the years
We say that he was bon and date his death.
But while the light seeks out the wales and darkness holds them close
This shall BEL
Richard Wightman IN Hampt0n's
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
A Fine D0dger

Carols grandfather had served in the
civil war. and Carol liked 10 hear OF
the many battles in which he had
fought One day. after listening 10 the
vivid recital Of many heroic deeds.
Carol said.
-Grandfather. you went through all
those battles?"
Yes
And the shot and shell fell al
around you9-
Yes"
And soldiers were falling and dying
everywhere
Yes
well, grandfather. what a fine
dodger you must have been."
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
By Carleton Wfrfk

was cold and bleak dsy. The
! snow was flying fast Dog teams.
sleighs. cutters and skiers were rush
ing past laughing and enjoying the
sport
An icy. frosty water wagon was an
reaching Whoa. Dobbiu- whoa.
Jack said the driver 10 the horses. as
he slowed Up In front Of d cabin, half
submerged in snow.
Any water today. LADY," ne said as
the door opened Yes. two buckets
please
As be was getting the water the
Eood lady went out and giving the
horses e pat said. Poor beasts. I pity
sou working IN this bitter cold
weather" Tie horses gave q slight
V-liuny as an answer
After supplying the lady with water
The wagon started again The horses
had worked from early morning and
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
By AIrs. William EairchiId

N AEON SAYS some books are 10
TX be tasted others 70 be swsl-
lowed. and some few TO be
ehewed and digested. that is,
some books are 10 be read only in parts.
others 10 be read but not seriously and
some few 70 be read wholly ana with
diligence and attention
= reading books let Us choose only
the best. as ones reading is usually a
good index OF his character. DO not
lei your reading be ike the hour glass
on The sand for it runs out and leaves
not grain behind-or like a sponge.
which absorbs everything and returns
= in the same condition only a little
elf1lef- or Ike jelly bag. which al
lows al that IS pure TO run through
ana retains only the dregs. but initiate
me men who delve for diamonds. throw
ing All that is worthless away and re-
tanning only the purest gems
II calling upon q family we note the
DOCKS upon the center table and we
5udge their tastes. Intelligence and
spiritual enhancement by the same.
Parents should supply their children
-tn books and good ones, Il is their
aLlE- little library growing year
ny year IS al honorable part OF 4 voun.g
nan history and in this the twentieth
century Ee consider III e necessity lu-
STEAD OF a luxury IL might be UkeueI
70 the planting OF young tree. Year
q year u grows. throws cut IFS tender
branches, which become stronger and
stronger blossoms. and Yields its
precious knowledge from age 10 age
BOOKS have souls. the actions Of ..lllcl
are the only audible voices OF tie facts
oI the past. The men OF antfuust,- have
tons since mingled their ashes with
- o-t the books they left rs IS our
-Tsaeles speak from the ages pasr OF
l-elF manners and deeds which make
lnen ~ familiar 70 as as rhe events of
-s.eIcat they are our teachers
guides and law givers.
me lhulence Of q book can make tie
man and we can Judge him inst about
7A from the books De reads as the
palE ne keePs-he can choose his
BOOKS but his compan.- is often th-,.sr
upon him. The younz zf-1 in her ree1-
IS al the most impressIouabIe age ara
--e sloWing romance Of The modern
-oFel can 50 Impress her as 10 shape
-=f -lLlre actions II the mage she
-sees oe false, weak and foolish size
III o7 raise weak and foolish. TOO.
me sensational romantic stories OF To-
oaE which are low grade. crude sud
great masses of slightly educated ueo-
ie VII accept. but they musr nor De
Wholly condemned for the reading O..
such literature this s. their sole men
II 1905 IS the adventures Of che COW
"ots or lle sorrows of q pretty dress
MAKER are something better than the
prank stupidity of rheir own minds i
TIE romance be true. tender and inspfr-
e. tnen something OF its trurh ten
derness and inspiration VIII grow into
- sorl and become a part OF her very
SELF
Young men 5n their teens select his
tories books % travel ana adventure
when they read % deeds OF rusnliness
bravery and noble daring they are in
spired with the spirit or emulation and
ne seed is planted which VIII bear the
truit of endeaVor and exalted life.
Put The proper books in your L.
hraries and begin with bible, they
never grow questionable or old To
those who read this let me say make
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
A Farewell

Allow down. cold rivulet, TO the sea
Thy tribute wave deliver,
No more by thee my steps shall be,
Forever and forever
Flow, softly flow. by lawn and lea,
A rivulet. then a river;
Nowhere by thee my steps shall be,
Forever and forever.
But here will sigh thine alder tree,
And here thine aspen shiver;
And here by thee will hum the bee
Forever and forever.
A thousand suns will stream on thee
A thousand moons will quiver'
But not by thee my steps shall be,
Forever and forever.
Lord Tennyson.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
The Lost PLAYMATE

There is wind where the rose was.
Cold rain where sweet grass was,
And clouds like sheep
Stream Ger the steep
Gray sky where the lark was.
Nought gold where you hair was:
Nought warm where your hand was;
But phantom, forlorn,
Beneath the thorn
Your ghost where your face was.
sad winds where your voice was;
Tears, tears, where my heart was;
And ever with me.
Child. ever with me
Silence where hope was.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
John Anderson

John Anderson my 10. John.
When we were first acquent.
Your locks Were Ike the raven.
Your bonnie brow was brent.
But now Your brow Is bald. John.
Your locks are like the Snaw.
But blessings on YOUR frosty pow.
John Anderson my 10.
John Anderson my 20. John.
We clamb the bill Jhegither.
And mony a canty day. John,
We've had WI ane anither;
Now we maun totter down. John,
But hand in hand we-lI 90.
And sleep thegither at the foot.
John Anderson my 10
-RObsrt Burns.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
An EnigmaticaI Menu

An eniEmaticai menu may have inyi-
tstions, following tho form used TOR
dinner Invitations. and the cards on
which the game IS written are very ef-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06

fective when decorated with forks,
knives, beets. etc. in shower.
Answers
Capital OF Portugal Pea
Imitation reptile -...-.--- Mock Turtle
Largest part OF sambo's feet. .soles
An express label COD.
A universal crown Hare
To shrink from danger ----.-...-. Quail
First word on Caesars banner and
relative --------.--..-- Nenison
ROAST NEAT =
A genial English author Lamb
The country Of the crescent Turkey
BOILED MEATS ''00ss
one Of Noah-s sons. ns..--.-.-...-.. Ham
u Omans best wea pom --.....-....T Tongue
KEGETABLES
Complete upsets ------- Turnips
!. -.is f5sels
RELISHES
Pertaining TO regions underground
Elevated felines .Catsup
Comical performances -----.-.. .Capers
Lots VIE ---------..- salt
. 9 17H PUDDiNGs = am
Exactly perpendicular .-..---..-. Plum
What we don't ike to say 10 our
''' PfES Sus'
To walk In an affected manner Mince
Closely related 10 rural reservoirs
FRUITS
The historians delight ...- Dates
Happy lovers --------- Pears
T'risit that must be married At horsse
..-.-.--.-- Csntaloupe
WINES AND LIQUORS
Lovers address 10 his sweetheart
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sherry fCheriea
Pretended agony Champagne
Travellers haven ... Port
Funeral furniture ...............B Beer
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
Cost of the Census

The census OF the United States FOR
1910 viii cost the government about
s14O0o.00e
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
By Eleanor Brainerd

= ING-DING-DING. went the
door he'll
y Goodness. me- cried Mrs.
Wilson. Who can that be. in
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06

fective when decorated with forks,
knives. beets. etc. in a shower
SOUPS
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06

Game
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
Howard A.
King.
The Best Christmas | Have Spent

'Ye-yes, ma'am,' I shivered.
Just then she caught me, and I went
to bed-fast.
Next morning when I got up, I
found that Santa Claus had been there,
all right, even if I didn't get a look at
him. And you Should have seen the
things. / can't remember so many. /
dug down into my stocking and pulled
out nuts and candies and all kinds Of
things, but there was something of an
odd shape that stuck in the toe. I final
~ dragged it out, and 1t was a potato
a common, ordinary Irish spud!
Now, that didn't strike me as the
proper kind Of a gift for Christmas, so
I took the blamed thing out in the back
yard and heaved II up against the barn.
/ frescoed that spud all over the side Of
the barn. and went back in the house.
Mother suggested that I was a little
hasty, and that maybe the potato con-
tanned something besides-well, potato.
An is not gold that gdtters,' she
quoted
That set me to thinking, and dug
around the snow by the barn until I
found five-dollar gold piece that had
been slipped through a slit into the DO
tato. That was a whole lot Of money,
and 1 shivered at how close I was to
losing it. Believe me, 7 have remem-
bered that lesson, and I don't consider
everything valuable that has a shiny
veneer, nor do I doubt that axiom
about many a noble heart beating be-
meath a shabby coat. 1t works both
ways"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19

'aThis story OF another Christmas
deals with a day when I wasn't as fat
as 1 am now, and When-well, I don't
mind telling the story so long as I don't
have to tell my right age. 1t was long
ago"
In this way Howard King started the
narrative yesterday, and added to the
gallery OF gems Of Best Christmases.
Maybe it wasn't the best Christmas
I ever spent in the point Of enjoyment
he went on, "but as an object lesson it
sticks with me yet, and in that respect
was the best in my life, so far as 1 can
remember now. But, as 1 say, it was
long ago.
4 remember that was a little duffer
that Christmas, but I had my doubts as
to the genuineness of Santa Claus, and
wanted to settle the matter for all time
and place il with other myths, or put it
where it belonged with the truth and
the real. [ scoOted up TO bed early that
night, but didn't stay in bed long, and
pretty soon / came down the stairs. I
was holding my breath and creeping
cautiously to a point where I could peek
through the balustrade and see what
was going on around my stocking in the
parlOr The clandestine march down.
ward ended abruptly when I stepped on
a loose board, and it cracked.
Howard called my mother.
What, ma'am? says I, scared.
Are you in bed?
Yes, ma'am, I replied, making
ready TO beat it up the stairs.
well, are you asleep?
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
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