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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
MY TROUBLE
PEARL QUINN,
Henicia. Fifth Grade. Age IL

Bcnicia, F1fth Grade. Ase n
One morning when I got up l must
have got out of the wrong side OF the
bed. for / couldn't find my shoes or
stockings. After I found them |
couldn't find my hair ribbons. After
found them l couldn't find the COMB
and brush.
Then I had to go with my milk.
/ put it down to tie my shoe and dog
came running down the walk and he
ran into the bucket of milk and tipped
it over and started to drink il. So |
had to go horne after more. When l
got home mamma gave me slap in
the face for letting the dog spill the
milk.
In the afternoon I did not want to go
to school. for ] had a headache. And
/ ran into lamp post. for | was run
ming when | got to school. l fell down
that evening. / felt better, so ] went
to the show. After the show / was
running home and it was dark and [
fell. When ] got home I went to bed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
NY DAY
kATHLEEN MANsFIELD.

Benicia- Fifth Grade. Age II Years
It was Wednesday morning. got
up Ieeung very cross. After i had eaten
my breakfast. ! went to bring in the
wood and hit my head against the door
feit very angry and threw the wood
on the hoor. My mother called me- a
very bad girl
1 then made a cake and when I was
"a king 1t out on a plate il broke info
pieces and then l went 10 the cuDboar5
and broke sugar bowl
In the afternoon my brother w.
brought home with his leg broken ard
Tell over chair and hurt my hand
getting a pillow. manu-
night I hit my head on NV s;st e.,s
and she woke UP crying Then NV
moi came in and. we'll I think I
naa oetter draw the curtain over thIs
when went to sleep. e@1
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
A BLACK FRIDAY"
MARIAN MILLER,
16- fremont Avenue. san Francisco.
sixth Grade. Laguna Honda
school. Age IL Years

1t was rainy Friday morning.
had promised to get up early and get
breakfast Instead i got up very late.
Breakfast was not on which made my
brother late to work.
/ started for the car to school just
in time by our clock When reached
the corner the car was block away
The conductor waited for me- When
looked for my fare il was gonei l had
lost my purse. There was no time to
look for it now. I got on the car and
hurried on to school
When / was within two blocks OF the
building / heard the tardy bell ringing.
ran UP the school stairs and was re-
ported for it.
reached the schooiroom and remem-
bered il was examination day. / was
only half through these when the
teacher said, stop writing"
My lunch had been forgotten. so I
had none
When L got home after school my
mother was away, so was locked out
in the rain
The afternoon was dreary and
ended the day that went wrong by
going early to bed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
AN UNHAPPY DAY
FLORENCE oLIPHANT,
Mill Valley. Mill Valley school, Fifth
Grade

One morning l wanted TO get up in
time to play before school. ] woke up
too late and was very much disap-
pointed.
Where ] was dressed ] found I had
not time to eat my breakfast. / hur
ried and tried to get the next car, !
missed it by one minute.
] had to transfer. When ! was about
to get on the second car the wind blew
my transfer out of my hand. / had
TO pay another nickel, which was my
last one.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22

I missed my lessons at school, and
had to stay after school.
/ had to walk home from school be-
cause l had spent my last nickel. And
so / did not get home until o'clock.
Then when [ got home the dog had
got loose and l had TO find him, al
though | was very tired, ] had to run
errands. BY night time ] was so tired
/ did not know what TO do.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
AWARDED 4 WATCH
Ny EASTER DISAPPOiNT=
MENT
ARTHUR POULIN JR..
1859 Hayes street. SAN Francisco. Dud-
lev sfore school. Third GrHde

Aiy father told me that il I was up
earig Easter Sunday morning I would
see the sun dance and md the eggs
the "bunnie' would leave at midnight
7 thought ] would keep awake and
see the bunnie. bat after / heard papa
and mamma going 10 bed I felt tired.
and next morning when ] got up it
was half past o'clock and ] had to
hurry TO church.
AFTER breakfast hurried out and
first thing / stepped on q nest Of col
orcd eggs al our front door and when
7 reached the gate ] found another
nest. but it was empty and I know
~ / had followed fathers advice and
got up earlier / would have found
something there That day surely was
a day Of appointments.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
AWARDED A WATCH
AN EARLY START
MCKINLEY DODA,
Fort f~-s school. Seventh Grade. Age
I3 Years

Fort T~-s school. Seventh Grade. Age
I3 Years
The night before last the alarm clock
was set TO ring ate4 o'clock in the
morning Ny sister Emma had the
alarm in her room.
The next morning we got up at 4
o'clock and went on top of the hill on
horseback. When we got up there the
cow We wanted was there. We started
TO drive her and she jumped over the
fence. Then the stirrup of the saddle
broke.
We got the COW home and she jumped
over the fence and went into another
field. When | was taking off my coat l
pricked my finger. / started after the
cow gain and the horse stepped on his
foot and tore off his shoe and cut his
foot. Then ] went to the>Deach and fell
down and scratched my hand. Then
went home ard stumbled on the door
and fell down. At night ] went in the
room to go TO bed and there wasn't
any more electric light and l had to go
10 bed in the dark.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
A CATASTROPHE
JOhN MEN ED1s
I30 TiIden street, SAN Francisco, Age
II Years
JOHN KEyNEDy,

II Years
As I was hurrying to school. one
morning I had about eight books with
a strap around them and had them over
my shoulder. as usual. All of q sud-
den the strap got loose some way and
The books went flying all over the
street. As I was late for school, hur-
ried TO get them together. again. When
] had nearly all in my strap one
slipped oHt, and ] could not help think
ing Of the old saying: More haste less
speed" Then I went slower and got
them together again, hurried to school
and found | was on time. j was very
glad. as / am meyer late
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
THE BABY'S NEW TOOTH
HELEN HIRSCH.
1850 Washington Street, San Francisco.
Age II Years

ZsJU WasnInktOn StretT, SIN Il THHcIscOs
Age IL Years
Saturday is always a day / expect
to enjoy after a busy week at school,
but everything went wrong today. My
sister went on picnic and / was left
to take care of the baby. She was
very cross and would not go TO sleep.
tried for about an hour, but it was
useless. | took her on my lap to play
with her and she amused herself by
biting on my fingers. Lo and behold.
discovered a tooth-her first tooth,
What surprise for daddy when he
comes home at dinner time. He can
have it gold mounted and wear it for
watehfob.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
MY UNFORTUNATE DAY
DOLLIE CASTLE.
ST. Cathcrine's Convent, seventh Grade.
Age II Years

Oh. dear me; thank goodness. this
day is over Everything, it seems to
me went wrong today First of all,
when l got up, all of my wash dresses
were done up nicely: and as we had no
school. | did not like to wear any of
them while at play and I had to put
my old tan dress on; then | went out
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
THE DAY OF TROUBLE
FRANCES HONEYMAN,
9g6 Page street. City. Croker Gram
mar school, B Fifth Grade
10 Wears Old

/ started to get out OF bed TINS morn-
ing, but caught my foot in the sheet.
falling fiat on the floor After dressing.
went out TO help mamma make the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22

not get away. Looking around 1 found
myself glued to an elderly woman by
a piece of fly paper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
MY DAY OF TROUBLE
HILL.

URSULA HILL.
san Francisco. Hearst Grammar school.
Fifth Grade. Age II Years
Ny trouble began early in the morn
ing Mamma called me to get ready
for school. She said that / must hurry
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
A DAY OF MIsFoRTUNEs
KATHLEEN kEyILLE.

KATHLEEN ExEVILLE.
20 Powell Avenue, City. Horace Mann
school. Seventh Grade. Age
IS Years
Last vacation party of girls and |
decided to go on a picnic to the Golden
Gate park We prepared a delicious
lunch to take with us. We were all
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
By MISS JOSEPHINE COIN
Principal Jefferson school

Two of the greatest problems in
primary work. especially in the
first and second grades, are em-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
TWO unscrupulous Keokuk Youths,
uee Name Of Good Woman and
Son in Obtaining
Money.
THEN HAD MORE NERVE
Went to the Home Of the Young Man
Who is III and Asked For Five
Dollars For Medi-
cine.

There are many species Of grafters
in the world and many ways OF get
ting money under false pretenses but
the most contemplate form OF graft
ing and obtaining money has just
come to light. one that should be con-
demned by every right minded citizen
and the culprit or culprits given their
just dues for such low trickery
A young man Of this city. Of a
respected family and one which gives
to him all the care that any one
could wish for during his illness has
been made victim of two grafters who
have sought to obtain money by using
his good name to secure enough to get
on several good sprees, take in several
boat excursions and have carousal
in general at the expense Of the
young man whose name they used, by
calling on his friends and applying for
money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
NINE ROBBERIES
WITHIN A YEAR
Blandlnsville Postoffice Entered and
Over Hundred Dollars Was
Taken.

La Harpe Quill: Early this morn
ing the postof1ice at Blandinsville was,
entered by yeggmen and the contents
of the safe sacked of nearly two hum
dred dollars about s125 in currency
and the rest in stamps.
Entrance was gained through the
back window by prying off the bars
and breaking the sash lock. Nitro
glycerine was used to blow open the
safe and it appeared to be the work of
those who are adept in such business.
Postmaster Horzog was the first to
open the Office about o'clock this
morning and discovered the robbery
at that time. No clue whatever was
obtained but bloodhounds from Keo-
kuk were sent for in the hopes of run
ming down the culprits. The dogs
were taken through LaHarpe in an
auto about noon, going to Blandins-
Vile.
This made the ninth postoffice rob-
berry in western Illinois in the past
year within a radius of rs miles. The
ones previous to this were Colusa
| Lomax, Terre. Haute, Kirkwood
Gladstone, Rio, Swan Creek and
Youngstown, and in all these no clues
] were obtainable. Let us hope they
may be successful in getting the Grim
/ mails this time for they are getting
4 close to "home." However, our post
master never allows enough stamps OF
money to accumulate in his office tt
make the robbery worth while or the
! loss great if it should happen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
BUILDS UP THE THIN AND WEAK
samose Makes Thin People Fat, or
McGrath Bros. VIII Return
Money.

In Samose are combined fesh-giv-
ing food elements that soon produce
a steady and noticeable gain in flesh.
Taken after meals, Samose mingles
with the food, and causes it to be
assimilated SO that the fat producing
element are retained in the system.
and you will soon get good flesh
steady nerves and healthy body,
McGrath Bros. have seen such re-
markable results following the use OF
Samose that they offer to pay for the
treatment If it does not make thin
people plump and rosy.
You run no risk whatever, in buying
Samose; it is a true flesh-forming
food and is sold under the guarantee
of one of the most repu able business
houses in Keokuk to refund the mon
ey if 1t does not give complete salts
faction.
Sent postpaid on receipt Of price.
so cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
"Doctorr From Texas.

One Of those imposters is youth Of
about twenty-five who loafs around
Third street and the other poses as a
doctor" from Texas. The other night
about eleven o'clock, the pair called at
the home of the sick youth and asked
to see his mother. An aunt who lives
in one side of the house directed them
to the next door and the young man
who claimed to be friend of her son
and the doctor from Texas, ~laimed
an acquaintance stating that they
wished to help the sick boy by solicit
irg funds among his friends, stating
that they knew any number of persons
who would be glad to help them. The
mother refused absolutely to listen to
such a plan for obtaining money for
the benefit of her boy, saying that
everything needed was supplied him
In his illness and no outside help, from
friends, by means of solicitation was
needed. One of the pair asked the
woman for her signature to secure
money by an appeal which. they had
written hut was turned down in this
and left the house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
Ed. Hejames, an Ex-convlct Of the
Missouri State Penitentiary
Broke jail About Mid
night.
NOTORIOUS HORSE THIEF
Horse and Buggy Stolen From Car
thase Man at Public Square
Returned Last Night at
Ten O'Clock.

An ex-convict Of the Missouri state
penitentiary, by the name of Ed. Be
james, broke Jail at Carthage, Ill,
shortly after midnight and has not
yet been captured.
Bejames was serving time in the
Carthage jail for horse stealing at
Augusta, H., and had been in the jail
for some time on the charge. He is
said to be a bad man and besides serv-
ing time in the Missouri penitentiary,
has served tine for stealing both at
Quincy. Ill, and Mt. Sterling, Iowa.
At the time of his breaking out of
the Carthage Jail, Bejames was the on
~ prisoner in the lookup and his es-
cape was not noticed by the Tailor un-
til this morning. A search was at once
commenced for the man an ! the sur
rounding country notified of his es-
cape.
The way in which the prisoner es-
capped is a slick and novel one, long
iron rod, in the end of which was
nick, was used to turn the key which
was in the lock. After this key had
been turned, it was no trouble for the
prisoner to lift the lock from the bar
and make his escape In safety Be-
james being the only prisoner In the
Jail it was all the more easy for him to
get away unseen. It is not known in
which direction he is headed but he
will probably be taken in short
<lv,, a = Tho c,xrrO,,pJ;,,r <rv,,fr,, boe
been notified OF the ex-convict's es-
cape.
Sheriff ,Bertchi who looks after the
Jail at Carthage, was absent from the
city last evening and during his alb
sence, his wife and son were looking
after the jail. About one o'clock when
the jail was visited, the lights we're
out and everything was apparently all
right. The escape of the one prisoner
in the jail was not noticed until this
morning, when the jail door was found
oren and the key in the lock.
Beiames has big scar under his
left jaw which extends back behind the
left ear, an old time wound received
in fracas with a negro. His identi
fication would be easy with this mark
Bejames served two years in the
Missouri state penitentiary.
Horse and Buggy Stolen.
On last Friday evening a horse ant
buggy was stolen from George Fecht
a Carthage citizen, who had tied hi
rig at the Carthage square and OF
looking for his horse found that |
had disappeared. A search was mad
but the outfit could not be located un
til last night about ten O'Clock, tn
horse hitched to the buggy, wanderers
into Fechts own door yard.
The reins were tied around tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
ROOTS, HERBS AND eARks.

You con no doubt recall the collec-
ton Of roots, herbs and barks your
grandmother made ever.t fall for the
family medicine chest.
1t is interesting to note that the
most successful medicine for female
ills had its origin more than 30 ears
ago in one of these home medicine
chests, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is made today in i'm.
mense quantities from those same
roots and herbs with extreme accur-
acy, care and cleanliness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23

4
would be detrimental to the. best inter-
ests of the association to make any I
change and, of course, that is what /
we are all working for. AT t.ae same
time always have AMI still believe
that the salary limit is vital to any
league.
"You say to me in your letter that
should do my duty at once If you
win look over our constitution careful |
ly, you will find that the penalty for
violatins, the salary limit is $500 and,
of course, can assess these fines
against these seven clubs. You will /
also find in this constitution, in Ar
ticle 8, Section 9, that a ruling or order /
of the president shall be accepted and
obeyed pending consideration by the
board of directors of tie points at is
sue. Therefore you can readily see
at the annual meeting That there would |
be seven votes to one against the ques-
tion and you can see my position in
the matter.
THE national rule also provides a
fine against the violation OF the sal
airy limit, but it states That the secre-
tary OF the national board should ar
range for meeting of the league OF
which the offending club or clubs ere
members, and said offending clubs
must submit their books for the in
spection of the secretary OF the nation
al board, or such member OF the board
as he may delegate to represent him at
such meeting and upon it being shown
to the satisfaction of the secretary or
his representative. that said salary
limit is being exceeded, the offender
or offenders shall be given ten days in
which to re-adjust players salaries so
as to get within the maximum limit
prescribed by that league. Any club
failing to comply with the decision OF
the secretary, or ais representative,
under this section, shall be subject to
a fine of SIS per day for every day it
fails to comply, said fines to be con
verted into the treasury OF the national
association.
Therefore you can also see. II they
had a meeting Of this kind and these
seven members would vote against you
or all be against you, that The major
/ ity would rule.
! have given this matter a great deal
]of thought and careful consideration
and the solution that presents itself
to me is to let tie matter stand as was
decided at Hannibal and then fight it
out at the annual meetin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23

1T cured me-" or 1T saved the life
of my child" are the expressions you
hear every day about Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
This is true the world over where this
valuable remedy has been introduced.
No other medicine In use for diarrhoea
or bowel complaints has received
such general approval. The secret of
the success of Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is that
it cures Sold by Wilkinson & Co.,
pharmacy. and ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
vagaries of a Cold.

You can never be quite sure where
cold IS going to hit you. In the fall
and winter may settle in the bowels
producing severe pain. In the summer
1t may give you collie with diarrhoea
or summer complaint Do not be
alarmed or torment yourself with
fears OF appendicitis or inflammation
Of the bowels. AT the first sign Of the
pain or cramp take Perry Davis Pain
killer in warm. sweetened water and
relief will come at once. There Is
but one painkiller. Perry Davis 1t
is now put up in large 35v size as
wall as the regular 50c size.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
RIc.1 Mems Gifts are Poor

beside this: II want to go on record
as saying hat ] regard Electric Bit.
tiers % one Of the greatest gifts that
God has made to woman. writes Mrs.
Q. Rhinevault, Of vestal Center, N.
Y..T can never forget what It has
done for me-" This glorious medi.
cine gives woman buoyant spirits
vigor Of body and jubilant health.
It quickly cures Nervousness. Sleep
lessness. Melancholy. Headache, Back
ache, Painting and Dizzy Spells: soon
builds up the weak. ailing and sickly.
Try them. Soc at Wilkinson & Co.
and ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23

the street by an uncle Of the boy who
Is III and told that they had better
stop their getting money under false
pretenses or they would have the law
to deal with He told his companion
and the pair evidently became fright
ened for they hurried to the home Of
the woman whose signature they had
secured and said they wished to see
the boy who was i'll.
The leader OF the two introduced his
pal as a doctor from Texas who was
q specialist in the case with which the
good woman's son is combating with
death and willing to do anything to
help her son, the doctor" from the
gulf state and the other rascal were
admitted. After what looked like a
professional examination, the doctor
announced that if the mother would
give him five dollars. he would gosto
the drug store and get medicine that
would Immediately cure her son.
This she refused to do, beginning to
suspect that that the pair were i'm.
posters and the two left the house.
Police Notified.
Yesterday morning, the aunt who
had found out the identity Of the forg-
sers, grafters and scoundrels, not being
able to stand the outrage longer, took
the matter into her own hands and
wisely telephoned for the police. The
marshal was notified and the case is
now being worked on. 1t is not known
whether or not the two have left
town, which is too good to hold such
unscrupulous villains after such act
ions but If apprehended. they viii be
dealt with severely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23

whip socket and the animal evidently
none the worse for wear. It is
thought, that the horse was stolen by
parties who afterward reconsidered
the theft and drove the animal within
safe distance of the house of She owa-
er and turned the lines over to
"Dobbin."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
Forged Signature.

Then the pair forged a signature to
their appeal for money from friends Of
the young man who was i'll and next
day set forth securing money every
where they went, until they happened
to strike one man who is well
acquainted with the aunt of the young
man whose cause they were falsely
soliciting in and the pair were stopped
in their proceeding further with the
petition for funds.
One Of the imposters went to Quincy
with the funds they had already secur-
ed and got gloriously drunk. That
evening he returned and was met on
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
Trinity M. E. Sunday School Brought
Out the Largest Number
June 20,

The Sunday school report for last
Sunday is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-11
BIDS SUBMITTED
 ON SEWER WORK
EnSley Council Refers Them to
 Special Committee
SC01T-J JOHNSON WEDDING
One of EnsIey's Most Popular Young Ladies Is Married to Virginia
 Man-PersonaI and General.

Ensey June 10.-(Special 1.-The city council met tonight in the council cham Der in adjourned session. The meeting was to receive bids and award the con- tract to construct the storm sewer on Avenue H. President P J. Rogers called the meeting to order and after the usual business was transacted called on the city clerk to read the bids. There were l5 bids offered, the reading of which took up almost the entire time of the session. There was considerable difference in the bids and after some discussion all were referred to a joint committee consisting of the finance and sewer committees, which will make report and recommend the successful bid to the next meeting of the council.