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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

following morning, among his errands
was to Investigate the chances of
making money by an exhibition of the
wild pig. which, all unconscious of the
plot against him, dozed and grunted In
the swampy recesses of the island
The wind was brisk, and before
many hours the boat lay beside the
wharf at Boynton, and Frank scram-
bled ashore to make his purchases.
AS he passed UP the main street his
eye was caught by flaming posters an
nouneing that in 10 days time famous
circus, with its wonderful menagerie
would pitch its tents in the town The
bills were not yet dry, and Frank soon
came to the pasty looking individual
who was putting them up. Near him
stood another man who was apparently
overseeing the work.
Among the group of animals depicted
in startling colors were huge wild
boar, standing. with CORY tusks and
flashing eyes, over the mangled body of
a dog.
sudden thought came to Frank.
and turning to the second man, he in
quired whether he was connected with
the circus.
Eyes. sir; I'm the advance agent.
Biggest show on earth. Hope you'll go
to see it,"
DO you know whether they would
want another wild hog?" asked Frank.
with some timidity.
We'll. don't know. You got one to
sell?"
Yes cried Frank. boldly; "and he's
as big as that one. too
TELL you what" said the man. You
go up to the Ocean house and see Mr..
Verger. He's the general manager
just here for a day because the show
had trouble about its license. He can
buy your pig if he wants to-"
Thanking him, Frank hastened to the
hotel and inquired for Mr. yerger
whom he was fortunate enough to
catch just emerging from the barber
shop.
The general manager listened to him
courteously. and finally said:
We'll, 1 shall be here again on the
day the circus arrives. Have your ami
NAL here, and, if he is what you repre-
sent, / will give you s20 for him. Is
that satisfactory"
Delighted with his success. Frank
closed the bargain at once and. for the
rest of the day, thoughts of the wild
pig, and schemes to capture him. min
gled with all that he did When he
reached home he fastened to inform
Curtis of the result of his trip. and the
wo boys put their heads together and
soon had their plan arranged
A quarter of a mile from, the light
house, on the beach. was small log
cabin, long ago deserted, and with lit
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

Cut the features on your orange only
deep enough to take off the outer
yellow of the skin. leaving eyes, nose
and mouth white: then cut small parts
of the eyes deeper to represent the
colored portion, which may be at one
corner or exactly in the center, depend
ing upon the expression You wish to
give the face. Puncture deeper holes
in the nose for nostrils and cut the
center of the mouth deeper. The ears
are made by cutting the orange skin
at top. bottom and back of the ears
as far west as Louisiana.
The gray squirrels are only about IS
inches long and are in build much like
the foxes. They have a wide range
Florida. Pennsylvania, New York. west
to Missouri.
The southern gray has the same
range as the above.
The northern gray-Alleghanies, into
New England, southern Canada and
There are two others--the bayou
gray and the everglades gray The
bayou grays are found in the. bayous
of Louisiana and Mississippi, and the
everglades only in Florida
l think the readers of The Junior
Call will be pleased to know that wher-
ever they may chance to travel they
will find this clipper. beautiful little
animal and that he is willing to live
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
AMIE. what in the world are
YOU doing2"
Nothing PARTICULAR"

It. AMIE' what in the world are
Nothing particular"
We'll. what are ail these
-tlifngs for? Here's wood. and string.
:aand wax. and I don't know what all.
Tel me what you are up to. and III
help you. You know I am good to
ayhittle"
Thus spoke Frank Knox to his little
brother. Jamie. on a morning in July.
when the sun shone hot on the white
beach Of their island home, and the few
trees about the dwelling east a CRATE
Tul shade on the ground beneath
Alr. Knox was the keeper OF a light
house situated on a small island of
The coast of Georgia. and he and his
family were its sole human inhabitants.
for the sandy spot, swept by the ocean
'glhds. offered few attractions. and far
more desirable homes were TO be found
IN the near vicinity.
Alr. knox's family consisted OF him
self his wife and three boys. Frank
was Is. Curtis \ year younger, and
@Janaie was 12. They lived in a sub
stantisI house. built near the foot OF
the tower, and they did not mind the
loneliness Of the island; in fact. il was
not so very lonely after all
Fine steamers. bound for pleasure
resorts; busy tugs and white sailed
vessels OF all nations passed within
sight, fishermen stopped TO tell the
latest news. and they had their own
'sailboat in which a visit could, when
ever necessary, be made 10 town.
though even with a fair wind L took
q full day TO go and come
=. The TWO Oldest boys hunted. fished.
sailed and assisted in the care Of the
3fght. and the time did not hang heavily
on their hands. but Jamie-ah. il was
aTferent with jamie, A fall when he
was 'oplv A baby had hurt his back, and
nov. he could only walk a little with
his crutch. and spent most of his time
5n a-cUshioned chair, in which he could
lie. carried from place 10 place.
Fortunately. unlike the other boys,
lie had no taste for active sport, and
svas fond Of his book and indoor games;
hut. more than all. he loved music, and
81 was q constant source of grief to
ar. Knox that his poverty forbade him
10 crafty this taste Of his youngest
child
The small salary which he received
safided only 10 feed and clothe his
1aR)ila. and allowed no luxUries, so
sJ&sil5e -sig ghed in vain for one of the
various musical. instruments on which
1ze feasted his eyes whenever Ire went
10 tow-n. and. knowing his fathers po-
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Interesting Stories Direct From Nature for Junior Readers

SlSHI he mdue ITdckS Tor Il tall tree
and soon l could see him peeping over
limb high up in the tree, his body be-
hind the limb for protection. This curl
osity often cost him his life, for his
peeping could not be done without ex-
posing enough of his heal to afford good
aim, and down he would come at the
crack of the gun. The squirrels make
good pets and are full of pranks in cap
tivity.
/ had fox squirrel that afforded us
infinite fun for two years. / bought
him of a little Choctaw Indian boy in
the Indian territory, the state of Okla
homa now, when he was but a few
weeks old. 1t was more than 500 miles
to my home in Kansas, but he went the
journey safely and was called Check.
For few days he was kept in confne-
ment, but he soon got so tame that he
was allowed the freedom of the house
and yard. A box was placed in tree
that stood within q few feet of the
house and this was Checks bedroom.
He was always there at night and
usually had nap during the day.
When the squirrels are not molested
they become quite tame. The city OF
Council Bluffs, Iowa, is noted for the
protection it gives to the squirrels.
No one is allowed 10 kill them and
they are fed during the winter at pub
lie expense. There are hundreds of
the pretty, cunning animals in the
parks and trees along the streets and
in the trees in private lawns. They
are so gentle they will come and take
nuts from your hand. In Evanston,
H.. the squirrels receive protection
and they add charm to other fea-
lures of pretty suburb.
Sometimes squirrels migrate from
one part of the country to another,
travelling in great numbers. 1 have
seen such migrations in Illinois. They
swim rivers and keep their course
over whatever obstacles present them
selves. That they come and go to
and from certain localities is a fact.
Some years there would be plenty OF
squirrels and in other years but few
are to be seen.
The farms that lie next to the woods
are subject to the depredations Of the
squirrels. They invaded the corn fields
when the corn is in roasting ears and
ravage the first rows. They get fat
at the farmers expense, and he gets
even by making them into pie
There are eight kinds of squirrels in
the United States.
The fox. or cat squirrel is the larg=
est, so inches from tip to tip. These
are found in the mountains of North
Carolina and Virginia
The northern fox, which is to be
found in North Carolina and Virginia
is smaller in size than the first named
The western fox can be found in the
regions along the Mississippi and as
far north as Dakota. The southern fox
is another large squirrel found in the
pine woods of Florida, Virginia and
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
By WILLIAM F. FILE


Il HAVE been saving the story of the
squirrel for some time. 1t seems
more appropriate to write about
them in the faH, for then they are
busy getting together their winter
supply Of food.
The squirrels live on nuts, aeorns
and corn. and in winter they live in
hollow trees. Their homes in the trees
ere warm and the beds they sleep in
are made Of soft leaves and bark They
lake advantage OF the holes made in
the trees by the woodpeckers- L sup
pose YOU have seen the woodpecker
hammering away at a tree, using his
biIl for a chisel and his head for a
mallet He pecks. pecks, pecks. max
1nE the little chips Of wood fly as
carpenter does with msllet and chisel-
once in a while he stops and turns mis-
ear 10 the. hole he is making TO listen
for the wood borer. He can tell where
he is and about how much more work
he viii have to do before he gets his
dinner.
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on friendly terms with the boys and
girls who will treat him fairly and share
with him some of the good things they
have.
THE FLYING SQUIRREL
The other picture is one of the fly
ing squirrel. 1t is smaller in size than
the other squirrels, is nearly always
the color of the fox squirrels, though
{ have seen some that were entirely
black.
They are not able to rise and fly as
a bird. btit can make long leaps from
tree tops. the membranes between the
front and hind legs spreading out like
a sail and forming a parachute to ar
rest their descent.
1t is interesting to watch them as
they glide through the air., They are
swift runners and their homes are to
be found near the ground in hollow
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your thumb and second finger as arms
for the orange man you can make the
little fellow do all sorts Of funny
stunts Even moving the head up and
down and waving the arms will cause
a laugh from all who witness it, Talk
for him and make appropriate ges-
lures, twisting his head this way and
that, covering his eyes with his hands
and so on. When he puts his hand
into his mouth he is very comicaL Ex-
pertinent with vegetables and other
fruits and find more funny heads.
logs or under logs. where they can get
protection. I have found the mother
with four young flying squirrels and
they were very pretty babies The
wings were almost transparent and
covered with the softest fur.
All squirrels are rodents or gnawing
animals. Their front teeth are adapted
to gnawing and. never cease growing.
They wear them down gnawing the
hard substances of the nut shells and
the wood, but this is not enough TO
keep their front teeth short enough.
and bone and other hard substances
are gnawed to reduce the length of the
front teeth If they did not do this the
teeth would get so long that they
could not close the mouth close enough
to chew their food. How perfectly has
nature adapted everything to it's sphere
of action.
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they stand out from the head a. in the
pictures. Make hole in the bottom
of the head only large enough to
squeeze your first finger into, and do
not fear that the orange juice will
drip down, for experiment. shows that
the juice seems TO run in toward the
orange center. Place a mans hand
kerchief over your first finger, allow
ing it to cover your hand completely.
then slip the orange head on your first
finger over the handkerchief. BY using
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-06
Cbe Jeffersontan
Mercy on us!

How this angry Parson Scovile does
founder! We know that he's as mad as
hornet, because he has to resort to person
alities and abuse. He can not argue the ques-
ton without reviling Mr. Watson, whom he
calls by the blasting epithets of "a disgruntied
and decadent politician"
That's awful isn't it?
The Parson reminds us that )esus ted the
hungry Thank you, Bro. Scovllle thank
you very much When Christ fed the famish
ing, he fed those nearest to him. He fed his
own people. Not single one of those loaves
and fishes did he export to China, Hlndustan,
Korea or Japan. Even when the scraps were
gathered up, the provisions were kept at
home.
Thank you, Parson. Upon the whole, we
think you are about the funniest man,-Wlth-
out being aware of t,-that we ever had
tilt with.
The gist of all our reasoning has been, that
we have no moral right to do more than pro-
claim the Gospel of Christ to the heather, I'M
til we have first fed Our, poor, clothed
our own Naked housed our own homeless,
educated and Christlanlzed our own ignorant
and irreligious population.
And we defy any parson on the face OF the
earth to find any Scripture which proves that
the Jeffersonian is wrong.
If it be crime, deserving of abuse and per-
secution, to stand UP for the poor, the gno-
rant and vice-surrounded people of Our own
country, in preference to distant Koreans, and
Japs, and Chinese and Hindus, we will have
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to take the penalty. Our motto is FIRST
our own flesh and blood our own boys and
girls, our own hungry and sick and naked!
AFTER THESE ARE RELIEVED, then
give any surplus to foreign blacks and browns
and yellows.
60 ye and proclaim my Gospel!' does not
mean dispensares, secular education, star
boarder pupils, and hireling converts"
But does it not occur to you, dear reader,
as curious thing that Parson Scovile should
publish Watson as a liar, for saying that a
part of the work of foreign missions was to
furnish necessares of life to the heather, and
then turn right around, and claim that we
ought to feed the hungry foreigner ought to
clothe the naked foreigner, and ought to give
medicines and medical tratement to the sick
foreigner?
Scovile argues that because Christ, by the
Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, fed the
hungry multitude which had focked to Him,
we must, without miraculous help, send food
to China and India. Scovle furthermore ar
CUES that because of the parable of the sheep
and the goats, to which he especially alludes,
it is made Our duty to relieve the enormously
wealthy upper-classes Of China and India Of
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that Protestant mission work began there in
1893. Referring to the reckless and wicked
Watson, the Parson says, "This is another
illustration of the way he would mslead his
readers"
WE'LL let us keep COOL and search for the
facts. Here is an official publication of "The
American Board of Missions" Is that good
evidence, Parson?
Turning to page IS, we find the statement
that missionary work was begun in India six
centuries ago, by the Catholics, and two hun
dred years ago by the Protestants.
How about it, Parson?
freed again. amt you?
Now for the results, which the Parson says
are highly encouraging This official publ
cation reports that the principal faiths, by the
last census, including Burma, numbered their
adherents as follows:
Hindu 2o7,I47,o26; Sikh, 21o5,33o; Jain,
1334148; Buddhist, 9476,75o; Parsee, a.
100; Mohammedan, 62,458,o77; Jewish, 49,
228; Christians, including Catholics, LESS
THAN THREE MILLIONS"
Here are nearly three hundred millions of
heather" on whom Christian, missionaries
have been spending time and money for six
hundred years, and yet the Christian converts
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Pars0n Sc0biHe Again Floors the
old Nan.

In the Jeffersonian of April 1st, we made a
few feeble remarks in response to Parson v.
P. Scovile, who had mangled the old man
to a painful extent, concerning foreign mis-
sions. In the Whigham Journal, of April
23rd, the Parson almost monopolizes the avail
able space of the obliging editor of that pa
per with a comeback, solar plexus, desolat
ing and terribly complete and savage assault
on the old man.
Our readers may remember that Parson
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on the old man.
Our readers may remember that Par
Scoville had denounced as absurdly
ridiculous and absolutely false" our
statement that foreign missionaries
furnished the heather with the neces-
saries of life, as part of the mission i
work.
That was a grave charge to bring
against the old man. But Parson SEQ
vile made it over his own signature, /
and had it published in a respectable
paper
In support of our contention, we
produced extracts from two good att
thorities. One of these books was writ
ten by Methodist minister who had
been IS years in China; the other was
by Baptist preacher who had been SO
years in China
By the Methodist witness, we proved
that famine relief was one of their
golden keys" to effect an entrance into
pagan homes. In other words, when
(routh brings dearth, the foreign mission
feeds the hungry
By the Baptist witness, we proved that
order to induce pagan parents to send Il
children to the missionary schools, the +
sions had to furnish the children with fc
clothing and MUCH ELSE" Part of
much else" was small sum in cash paic
the child for each days attendance on
school,
When Mr.. Watson introduces this evide1
what does Parson Scoville do?
Not single word does he say about
Baptist witness, who testihes to the feed
clothing AND BRIBING of heather pu
to attend mission schools.
Don't you think that Parson Scoville o.
it to the cause of truth to impeach Crawl
or to disprove the facts to which he testit
or to acknowledge, manfully and Christia
that he had been too hasty in denoun'
Watsons assertions as absolutely false
But what does Bro. Scoville do with
Methodist witness? How does he get arc
the evidence of Rev. A. H. Smith?
By abiding to the fact that Christ fed
furnishing, and by saying "it would b
hardhearted infdel who would stand by
coo LITTLE child StarVe 70 death"
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the moral responsibility for starvation IN their
midst. and to take that distant burden upon
ourselves.
First. he denied, as absolutely false" Wat
sons statement that foreign missionaries did
these things, and then, when Watson proves
It bv two Chinese missionaries, the befud-
died Parson Scoville hops to the other side,
admits that they are doing just what Watson
alleged, AND JUSTIFIES THE PRACTICE
ON THE GROUND THAT CHRIST FED
THE HUNGRY MULTITUDE OF HIS
HOME PEOPLE!
This parson ought to Join boys Debating
Society,"" They would make it hot for him,
the first few weeks, but perhaps he could
learn, after awhile, how to avoid tangllng
himself all up in this comical fashion
The good Parson informs us that most of
the schools and hospitals founded by the mis-
sionaries in foreign lands are self-supportlng,
or nearly SO"
Good Lord! What whopper
In the book, EMISSION Economics, we find
a table showing the total cost of the schools
and native workers maintained by the Bap-
fist Missionary Union, of America, from 1875
to 1884 inclusive and also the amount of
money contributed by the natives. This table
(page ~, proves that the schools conducted
BY these foreign missionaries in Japan, China,
Burma, Assam etc. cost the American Union
$632333,6o, and that the total contributions
of the natives amounted to the meagre sum
of thirty-four thousand dollars.
'Self-supporting, or nearly so! Heavens
above! !
Our space in the weekly Jeffersonian
is too limited to admit of further evil
dence on this point, but in the June
number of the Jeffersonian Magazine
M#M there will be special article dealing at
#A8 length with the whole subject Of foreign
missions. The Jefersonian is in dead
earnest about this matter and intends
to do all in it's power for the destitute
men and women boys and girls of our
sSSSsSs own country, who are being shanefully
60 neglected in their squalid surroundings,
while Our misdirected charity is drain
sSSlN ing the land of millions every year to
- feed, c1othe educate AND SUBSIDIZE
- heather black brown and yellow people.
49, Parson Scoville pounces with glee
ssasNs somewhat ghoulish, upon Our state
80 ment concerning "the centuries" of
mission work in India The parson
laughs loud, hard laugh, and says
that Protestant mission work began there in
1898. Referring to the reckless and wicked
Watson, the Parson says, "This is another
illustration of the way he would mislead his
readers"
Well let us keep cool, and search for the
facts. Here is an official publication of "rThe
American Board of Missions" Is that good
evidence, Parson?
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REMITTANCES must be made in money
orders or exchange. Local checks cannot be
accepted, unless ten cents is added for ex-
change
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-05
The Savage Pike.

There are several instances on rec ord of bathers being attacked by pike, and an old writer. Crull. tells of a giant pike inside which was found the body of an infant. Not long ago a good sized retriever which was swim ming in the Thames just above Chitty's boathouse at Richmond was tackled by pike, which bit one of its hind legs so badly as to sever an artery. It was another Thames pike which at taclied that well known naturalist and fisherman, MT. Cholmopdeley-Pennell. He had actually landed .se fish. when it sprang from the ground and fixed all its sharp teeth into his leg just above the knee. The creature hung so fiercely to its hold that stick had to be used to pry its jaws apart.-Cham- bers' Journal
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-05
No Sufferinn Too Great.

Not long since young woman suf- fering with an incurable disease ap- piled for admission to a hospital in a southern city.
 q know I must die" she said simply to the attendant physician. but do something to keep me alive for little while for my babies sake. In few years they will not need me so much"
 Her one chance lay in very pain ful operation, but her heart was so weak that the surgeon dared not ad- minister an anaesthetic. Very gently he explained the situation--the opera ton would make. but years differ ence at most: it seemed hardly worth while to suffer so much for so brief a respite; she would best go home and wait. But the little woman shook her head.
 With mother love shining in her eyes. she allowed herself to be strapped upon the operating table and there willingly underwent the torture of the knife that gave her a few months to devote to her precious babies.-Deline- atoF.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-05
Why Tailors Sit crosslessed.

A taller making a dress coat sat crosslegged on table, like Turk. "Why do tailors always work in that uncomfortable positicnf' asked d yis- itor.
 "Women's .tailors don't. Only mems do" was the reply. And for mems tallors 1t is the most comfortable and the most convenient position possible, You see, the sewing on mems clothes is very tine. The work must be held up close to the eyes. Well. in this position lean the work on my elevat- ed knees. and thus it is nearer my eyes, while at the same time my back remains straight. Analysed. the posi- ton is fine one. It keeps the back straight and the chest out. the knees make Il table close up to the face, and eye strain is avoided.
 "Tailors for women sit on chairs For one thing. the sewing on women's clothes is less fine than on mems. For another. the woman's tailor has to get up every few minutes to go to the manikin. and all that rising, if he sat crosslegged on the floor. would tire him too much in the days run."-New York Press.