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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
South City Indorses Project

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Sept s.
Governor Gilletts action in calling a
special session of the legislature for
the purpose of securing legislation to
permit a bond issue for the benefit of
the Panama Pacific international ex-
position was indorsed Monday evening
by the board of trustees of South San
Francisco. In part the resolution
reads:
Whereas. James n. Gillett governor
of the state of California, has called
special session of the legislature to
provide for the issuing of bonds for
the purpose of securing funds in aid
of the Panama Pacific exposition to
be held at the city and county of San
Francisco in the year 1915, therefore
be IT
Resolved. by the board of trustees Of
the city of South Francisco, that Gov
ernor Gillett be commended for his
wise and public spirited action in this
matter"
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

This great pic
ture, representing
the interior OF a
Z e n n 5 y.lv a MA
farmhouse after
the battle of Get
tysburg, show
the spirit OF
A m e T 1 c a n
b T o { h 9 rh O. O d
The farmer Is
loyal, as are all
{ n q characters
save the wounded
guest. The picture
was painted in
1889, and is now
in the StoeckeI
private gallery.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
Exposition DAY"
PLANNED AT SHOW
Pure Food Exhibit at San Jose
to Boost for 1915
Project
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE, Sept. 3.-Pure food and
the Panama-Pacifie international expo
sition viii be in harmonious juxtaposi-
ton at San Jose during the industrial
and food exposition, which opens in
San Jose on the evening of September
Il. The plans for the exhibition are
rapidly being perfected, and among the
great DAYS of the show viii be the
Panama Pacific international exposf-
tion day, when thousands of prominent
cit zens of San Francisco will come to
San Jose to boost the local show and
the big exposition of 1915.
The program for the opening night
Of tile two weeks show has been COM
pleted. Congressman +. A. Hayes and
Julius Kahn will deliver addresses.
Mayor Charles w. Dawson viii deliver
the address of welcome, and other
speeches will be made by ". G. Alex
ander, president of the Keystone
grocery company; II. f. Jones, secre-
tary of the retail grocers' association,
and E. w Allen, manager of the expo
SitiOn, who will greet the visitors in
the name of the executive committee
the civic bodies and labor organizations
of San Jose and Santa Clara county.
The members of the city council. board
of supervisors of Santa Clara county,
the general committee of the labor
unions, leading educators of the county,
mayors of all the Santa Clara county
towns and delegates from the civic
bodies of the county viii occupy chairs
on the platform at the opening session
The exhibition will be held in the
Auditorium An annex is being built
in which will be exhibited all manner
and makes of agricultural implements,
vehicles and automobiles
On the evenings during the fair there
will be grand displays of fireworks
in the park near the Auditorium
The exhibition of the Panama-P Pacific
international exposition will be in
structive and interesting. A large re-
lief map of the canal zone will be
shown and there viii be daily lectures
on the possibilities of the canal to
trade and the coming exposition at San
Francisco.
The California development board
will give daily stereopticon exhibit
ton and lecture on the products and
resources of California.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

In The Commuters James Forbes,
author of The Chorus Lady" and The
Travelling Salesman" is credited by
the New York press as having regis
tered another. emphatic success. The
play recently had its first production
and bids fair. according to report, to
hold its own in Broadway for some
time to come.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

Lawrence j. Anhalt who was here as
press representative for David War
field, is now resident manager of the
Lyric theater, Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
Music in the Park

Today's program by the Golden Gate
park band. Charles II. Cassasa, director,
is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

This painting,
the most marvel
Gus picture OF
Christian history,
was made by
Michael Munkac-
sy, a Hun garlan
by birth, a paint
er who received
his first tuition In
the horneiy school
Of furniture I'm
ishing and became
s one of the great
est masters OF our
time. The picture
was finished In
1881.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
The Easter Lily.

BY Helen Haggart, Aged II Years, St. Paul,
Neb Blue Side.
II was the day before Easter and the
florist had a beautiful display Of flowers
In his large front window,
Just outside on the pavement stood a
ragged little girl. 1t was cold and her
ragged dress and shoes did not protect her.
Her name was Susy. There were many
people in the warm greenhouse before her,
most of them buying flowers. and susy
envied them.
She thought of her little sister at home,
sick in bed with a fever. Many people who
passed by noticed her large, appealing black
eyes and pitied her, but they had no tune
to stop and speak TO her
Susy thought of the loneliness Of the fol-
lowing day when most people would be in
happy home enjoying the day of festivity.
AS she stood there a great temptation
stole into her heart-to take one OF those
beautiful Easter lilies home to her sister.
She had no money, but couldn't she take
one when no one was watching her?
She had her hand almost on the largest
and most beautiful Of the lilies, when she
thought what she was doing, and, unwill-
iDgly drawing her hand back. she walked
slowly away.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
(First Prize.)
The Awakening of Spring.

BY Helen Verrill Aged 13 Years, The Streh-
low, No. 19. Omaha. Blue Side.
The fairies got a message from their
queen, Rose, which read as follows:
Queen Rose ould like all her subjects
to meet at fairies bower at IL p. m. to-
night"
There was a great rushing about to get
ready and at II p. m. the fairies were all
there. The queen raised her hand for ST.
lence.
She said, ''who will help me get the
flowers out Of bed, and paint them" All
the fairies declared they would So the
next day at a. m. they woke the flow
eTs and began tying fairy ropes around
them and then pulling.
At last all the flowers were pulled up
out of the ground and the fairies began
painting them, for you know after their
long sleep and moving about in the earth,
the color came off and they were colorless.
The roses were three colors, red, pink,
white and yellow, etc.
BY a. m. the flowers were all painted
and Jimial. little boy who was very poor
lived ali alone with his mother, came out
and fairly jumped for Joy and gathering
large bunch took them in to his sick
mother, which made her much better.
And all the world FejOiosd that spring
had come again. and the fairies felt well
paid for their labor.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

much at home, only fitting away for three
or four minutes to get a scanty meal. After
a fortnight, we noticed that upon return
ing, she brought struggling worm,
aiighted upon the side of the nest and
dropped portions of It into three little pink
hoppsrs, One afternoon careful observation
was made, and it was found that she
brought food to her children every seven
or eight minutes. 1t is probable that she
made over hundred trips day for food
for her family The children grew big and
fat, but the mother grow small and thin
80 thin that she looked little larger than
bluebird. At last the fledgelings ap-
peared on the side of the nest on the
branches Of the tree, in nearby trees, and
then the family moved away.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
(Second Prize)
How John Received Five Dollars

By George Nicholson, King Bee, Aged l3
Years. Abbott, Neb. Red Side.
John Smith was a poor boy who lived
with his mother and father in a small
country town. John used to go to school
in the winter time and in the summer time
he would plant all kinds of seeds. John
used to get enough vegetables from his
garden to SELL After his mother had got
all the vegetables she wanted John would
take lot OF them and go through the
town selling them.
One morning as he was In town selling
some Of his vegetables a man came up to
him and asked him for all the vegetables
he had with him, the man told John where
he lived and John took the vegetables up
to the mans house. When he got there
the man asked him what they were worth.
John told him IS. The man had the change
so he gave 1t to John. Among the change
the man had given John were some pennies
When John was walking home he counted
the money the man had given him. He
found the the man had given him a five
dollar gold piece instead of Il penny. When
John saw the five-dollar gold piece he took
it back to the man, but the man said John
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

deep and in one corner was a huge fire
place filled with bright Goals. soft
carpet stretched over the floor and cush-
ioned seats stood about the room. The
ceiling was high and heavily beamed,
showing that a substantial roof protected
It. The windows were deep and had clear
glass panes instead OF the dingy, cracked
ones that had been In them Everywhere
was comfort, and as Papinto looked about
her and rubbed her eyes to make sure she
was awake, the fairy disappeared. And
when Papinto turned about to find her
for she wished to thank her for the mirec-
uous change she had so generously
wrought-she found herself alone In the
big, comfortable room.
"Oh, 1 am sorry she went before 1
told her of my gratitude" said Papinto.
But I'll run into the next room and tell
mamma to come here and have a look
at this splendid room and the fine new
loom. All now papa can weave much
more cloth day than on that old loom"
Papinto ran into the next room, but
stopped short on crossing the threshold.
working order The room was wide and
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

Three more days passed and now there
were many signs Of It because we saw
weeds floating in the water.
We watched until dawn and that night
we stood out on the deck. AZ we were
gazing out over the water we saw long
gray line of coast 1t was like q cloud on
the edge Of the sea. Everyone shouted ana
yelled.
We left our ship and rOwed in our htde
boats through tho calm waves to shore
we leaped ashore and kissed the earth,
The men who lived in the new world
swarmed around u.s. Their skins were dark
and they led us to large hut When they
had shown us around they found We did
not mean to do them wrong. The hut was
not far from the beach. They gave up TINS
hut as our house for the night.
Nets of reeds hung from the Walis ana
roof. The huts were made OF bouShs'
caves and trunks of trees. We laid down
in these nets and slept through the night
peacefully and thankfully.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
The Child Weaver and the Fairy
NJ Maud wGlHsz.

closely Then she discerned the figure
to be that Of a fairy, and a fairy on
wings. The pretty little thing was just
over the loom, and 1t was she who had
spoken to Papinto
She repeated the question: "And what
would you do, little Weayer?"
And then Papinto, not at all afraid, an
swered. But first she stopped the loom
from running, II would do good to all
the poor 1 know" she replied. First,
ia make mamma we'll Then Ia make
our house very. very comfortable by put
ting on a new roof and fixing up the
fireplace. And I'd fill the outhouse with
good, dry fuel. And ia put candles-the
best wax ones--on the altar tomorrow
in honor Of our holy day. And we'd all
go to the church and hear the good
preacher talk to us, and we'd hear the
holy anthems sung and we'd come away
very much better than when we went.
for all sinful and selfish thoughts would
be removed from our hearts. And we'd
invite old Dame and Master Gonta TO din
ner at our house, for they are very poor,
like ourselves. And we'd carry baskets
OF good things to the sick people who
have not the money to buy them for
themselves. oh, we'd make so many peo-
pie happy-if we only could"
The fairy came down from the ceiling
and sat on the edge of the loom. "And
what would you say TO my waving my
wand and bringing all these things TO
pass? ?" she asked Papinto.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
Honorable MentionD
The Butterfly Ball.

BY Margaret White 233 Mass. Ave- n w,
Washington, ID. c. Red Side.
In an old-fashioned garden where queenly
lilies and fragrant roses scented the air
the butterflies gave a ball. one afternoon
in juno. The guests who arrived from ali
parts OF the compass, were handsomely
dressed. Miss Flutter, who was the first
one to arrive, was ohaperoned by her
mamma. The next guest to arrive was
Miss Fleetwing, who was clad in an elabor-
ate yellow gown of crepe dechine. After
Miss Fleetwing came Sir Dandy Brown
Spots. bowling and smiling dressed In a
tuxedo, accompanied by his friend, Mr.
Rubynose.
For entertainment they had both vocal
and instrumental music. The chorus
which sang in the treetops was composed
Of larks, cardinals, grosbeak and other
pretty songsters. The musicians who COM
posed the orchestra were the grasshoppers,
who brought their fiddles; the locust, who
carried their drums; the bees, with their
huns, and the mosquitoes, who played
their flies.
The butterflies for refreshments had
honey cake served on dishes made Of lilies
petals and dew served in the golden COB
lets of the buttercups.
When the sun went down and the moon
shone brightly the ball came to an end,
and the weary butterflies turned their foot
steps homeward.
The butterflies all bade good night and
went merrily home by the light of the
FREELY and the glow worm,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

Papinto trembled with delight. "Oh,
good fairy, / fear we do not deserve
such treatment from you," she declared,
tears coming into her eyes. Il fear we
are not good enough to have a fairy come
to help us"
The fairy smiled. You are a dear. good
little girl, for you think of other people
before thinking OF yourself. And you are
most charitable, too, for If you had the
good things of life. you would want to
share them with your less fortunate
neighbors."
"oh, with all the world, dear fairy" cor
rected Papinto. mot only with the neigh
bors, but with all poor people. I could
not enjoy nice things and comforts IL 1
knew that other people were in need OF
food and clothing"
We'll. my dear child, tomorrow Is the
Holy Easter Sunday and shall make you
happy, 40 that on the morrow you may
90 to Easter service and listen TO the
good preachers words Now, beholdl"
As the fairy spoke she waved her wand,
and lol the entire room changed. In
place Of the old-fashioned, wornout loom
came more modern one. new and in good
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
Mabel's Doll
BY Dorothy Taylor, Aged Years, Elsie,
Neb Red Side.

BY Dorothy Taylor Aged Years, Elsie,
Neb. Red Side
Mabers father was a banker in the city
Of New York. Mabel was in the sitting
room when she fell asleep. Suddenly a
fairy appeared and said to Mabel, Il will
grant you one wish" "Oh. will you?" cried
Mable. Yes" said the fairy. Then said
MsbelI Il wish that could have the doll
/ saw In store yesterday" Granted"
said the fairy. and disappeared, Mabel
was now left alone to think about tho
fairy. When she said win get tho doll
that I saw and she dreamed she had the
doll, 1t was a doll one foot long with
golden curls hanging down its back.
1t had a sweet red dress on with red
shoes and stockings 1t had a little red
ribbon tied on one of its curls. When
Mabel was just about to start back from
the store she heard her mother calling to
her to try on her new dress.
Mabel told her mother Of her dream,
and her mother said: ''Do you really want
the doll Mabel?' Yes, do" answered
Mabel. las tomorrow is your birthday
I will buy you the doll for present" and
after that Mabel did get the doll and
named it Beauty" because it was 50
pretty
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

hand. Pluck a leaf. but do 1t reverently;
examining it's pctiole Uhe leaf-stock), see
how II extends up into the blade, then
divides off into veinlets and veinulets Take
an elm leaf, maple, a white oak red oak
pin oak birch, sycamore, then The ash wal
nut and any other of the compound
leaves. Aye! pluck any leaf even that OF
the commonest weeds; look at them, study
them and sec if you cannot hear them in
audibly declaring, Il am foarfuuy and
wonderfully made"
In the first article we told you about
the millions Of acres Of forests which, not
long ago, were the homes" OF the Indian
and of wild animals and beautiful birds
Did you know that the countless millions
OF trees and plants We're all manufactured
in the leaf? Such is the fact. Every little
organ that We call a leaf" Is in itself a
perfect factory, and when its season is
over 1t returns to the ground and is there
worked over by bacterial life and reduced
to a state OF decomposition and becomes
food for other living organisms. The
weeds" cursed by thoughtless mortals
are among the most beneficent creatures
to be found, making the soil for higher
vegetation Surely, as first declared.
everything is very good"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

There, too, had been a great change! The
straw bed which had lain on the floor III
one corner had assumed tho fine shape or
a great four-poster with a soft feather
bed piled with down pillows and covers
And around the walls we're hung pretty
draperies, and the windows were like
those In the big loomroom. And here also
was a cheerful fire in the fireplace, and In
front Of It stood a cradle as cozy as any
baby might want. And in big arm
chair sat Papinto's mother, fast asleep,
the baby-boy In her lap. He, too, was
asleep. And how lovely and healthy the
dear mother looked-a flush OF pink in
her usually pale cheeks, And her dress!
Papinto could hardly believe she was
awake and that all this change was real
Her mother had been wearing faded
wooden frock almost threadbare in places;
and the baby, too, had been so poorly
dressed And now both were clad in new
garments. Oh. what had the fairy done!
Papnto feared to wake her mother, lest
the sudden change should prove decep-
tion, so she tiptoed to the kitchen, and
there she found the greatest change Of
ALL The larder was filled with good
wholesome food. The flour bin was over
IlOWlnB' anu Oh lho bable- JUST "ASiD
the eye would first .fal-stood an old
pewter basin. When Papinto looked into
It she gasped for breath. for It was full
OF gold coins. oh, the fairy had indeed
made them rlchl And how much good
they could do for their poor neighbors,
too, particularly Dame and Master Gonta.
Just then the door opened and in came
Papinto's father. He was smiling and
happy. At first he did not notice the change
in the room, for the light Of day was al
most gone and the room in darkness.
Daughter" he said, Il had good luck to-
day 1 got an order for 100 yards OF cloth.
Now. II only we had a good loom we could
make some money
Papinto lit a candle and asked her father
TO look over their new palace" as she
called their house. And then they awoke
the mother, who was as much pleased and
surprised as was the father. And after Pa
pinto told them OF the fairys visit they
bowed their heads In emotion and thanked
the good fairy from their hearts And
now. wife" said Papinto's father 10 her
mother, well have a fine Easter and we'll
give a goodly sum from that pewter bowl
in charity tomorrow. And every year we'n
set aside q part OF our earnings for the
poor. and in making them happy we'll be
happy too. Come, my dear ones, let us
offer up thanks TO our Creator who made
the fairies 10 attend US"
And that Easter eve was the happiest ono
Papinto had ever spent and her parents
OtherDshapDy -On-the morrOwS
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
A Brave Mother

Second Street, Fremont, Neb. Red Side
Early in May a pair OF robins began to
build a nest in an old tree on our front
lawn, Soon the frame work OF sticks and
grass WAS finished, and the birds com
menoed bringing clay for plastsring. About
the third day II was noticed that only one
bird, the female, was at work. The male
had probably been killed by hawk, cat
or some .houEhtless boy with gun. But
Mrs. Robin did not give up. She worked
away, gathering bits Of grass, wool, cotton
and feathers and lined the nest with
great care. Soon, from our chamber win
dow we could Sc one blue egg; then two
three. For a Tina the little dame was
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

,1vvv.. a very poor man. who made
f$RM meager living by weaving com-
U34&3SD mon cloth. When Paplnto was
only years Of age she was set 20 learning
bhe weaver's trace. for her mother was
very delicate woman ana could not assist
her poor husband at his work. 1t was all
that she could do to look after the children
-Paplnto and baby boy named sando-
and her little house, So Paplnto was early
set to work. and when she arrived at the
age Of 10 she was quite proficient in weavr
ing common cloth,
But the price OF common cloth was very
low and 1t required the most economical
managing for the family to get enough to
eat. And they suffered from want many.
many times and Paplnto often tears
in her anxious mothers eyes and a look
Of deep concern and worry in her fathers
eyes.
It was the day before Easter Sunday, and
a slow cold rain was falling in the coun-
try where Paplnto lived And as she
worked at the great loom her heart was
heavy, The morrow would be Easter, and
there had been no provision made for the
holy day In that poor househod True, they
all possessed the Christian spirit, but they
would have 10 remain at home from Baster
services owing to the fact that they had no
clothes fit to wear In public,
The day grew colder and darker as the
clouds thlekened, and long before fhe usual
hour for lighting the candles the room had
grown quite dim, and Papinto could scarcely
see the threads that filled the loom. In an
adjoining room she could hear her dear
slckly little mother singing the baby boy,
sando to sleep, The father had gone to
the village, half mile distant 20 deliver
a piece OF cloth TO a tailor, from whom he
hoped to receive enough money 10 enable
him 70 get coarse food for the morrow,
And so little Papinto 10 years Of age. was
alone IN the big loom room, working away
with all her energy. She was always anN-
ious to show a good weeks result from her
iabors. And usually as she worked she built
air castles for the future-for her father,
her mother. the little Sando and herself.
And on Easter eve she began again build
ing air castles,
"Oh, II only we could find a pot of
gold under the stone floor OF the kitchen, =
she unused. we'd all go TO Easter services
tomorrow, and we'd burn candles on our
little altar in the best room, and we'd
have a nice dinner for dear papa mamma,
baby brother and me. And in the even
ing we'd sit around the fire and papa
would tell US stories OF the days when
the world began. Oh. we'd have such a
splendid day, And Easter Is such a dear
time, a time when every person should
do some good In the world"
"And what good would you do. little
weaverf" asked a voice from over the
loom. And TO Papinto's astonishment she
behld by the dim light OF the room a lit
tie form hanging above the loom. Pa
pinto rubbed her eyes and looked moro