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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
ATE THE KINGS FINGER

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t was about o'clock in the afternoon
of a bright summer day when / threw
myself down Under an elm tree to rest.
/ had not been there long when a little
man about three feet high appeared
and asked to show me the way to the
Ginger Mans Land. His request was
gladly answered and off we started.
We arrived at a gate made of ginger
bread which had flowers growing on it.
Inside met a sight my eyes had never
before encountered. The queen, who
sat on a gingerbread throne, bade me
come nearer:
All the ladies of the court stared at
me in wonderment, as if they had never
before seeen one of my kind. They
pattetd my head and looked at the
bright flowers | carried in my hand.
The queen ordered that l be given
some food They brought me some
fruit on a gingerbread plate. and were
very much astonished when L ate plate
and all.
The king gave me his hand to kiss,
but bit one of his fingers off, and l
was cast into gingerbread prison.
l waited until nightfall and ate my
way out and escaped home.
/ was hardly inside my gate when /
awpke. and not a queen was sitting
on her throne but the sun was peep
in.y over the hills.
WALTER w. TAYLOR.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
THE WISHING STONE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day as / was out walking in the
woods 1 came to a little spring As |
walked along the banks 1 spied gold
stone lying there.
I was about to throw it in the water
when to my surprise little brownie
came up to me and touched me. He
was so small he could not reach to my
arm.
| asked him what he wanted, but his
voice was so fine that / could hear
but half of what he said. So l sat
down and he hoped on my lap and
said
keep this stone and every time you
come to an elm trees drop this stone
at the trunk of the tre.'
Then he disappeared quicker than ne
came was so surprised that walked
about half mile, when to my JOY L
saw large elm tree. L got up close
to it and dropped my stone. No sooner
had done it than l found myself in
large room, where there were about
fifty little bakers all dressed in white.
One of them came up to give me
chair. | went to sit down and broke
it. The next moment L was taking
seat on the floor.
Everything was made of gingerbread
They gave me a ginger cake about the
size of a quarter and told me that they
usually sold them at $3.50 | ate twenty
of them. | tried to stay all night with
them. but when | went to go to bed 1t
broke also. They all laughed at me.
When morning came 1 was in bed.
And mamma called to me to get up
I would like to take a trip to the
GRACE DAVIS.
Sawtelle city school. sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
A GRAND BANQUET

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day little May was baking cakes
with her mother.
MAY l bake a ginger bread man?"
she said.
Her mother consented, so she baked
a very nice one She did not eat him
that night.
AS the clock struck II she was awak-
ened Some one was calling her. At
first she thought it was her mother,
but soon she saw that on her pillow
was the same ginger bread man she
baked
"Come with me-" he said, "and 1 will
bring you back safe
The window flew open and they all
flew away. Soon she arrived at Gin
gertown. The gates were guarded by
two fat ginger bread men who bowed
very low as they entered. They went
into a palace which was made of gin
ger bread. There was table set. The
plates, cups, saucers, knives, forks and
spoons were made of ginger bread.
Soon the guests came. They were all
ginger bread men, but they wore beau
tiful costumes.
The king sat in the big chair with
May on his right and the queen on his
left. The supper was delicious and
May was sorry to leave for home.
When she awoke her mother was
shaking her and asking if she was go
ing to sleep all day.
Your loving niece,
MARGARET ELLIOTT,
Twenty-first avenue school, age II,
B6, 424 South Avenue 20, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
MOON is MADE OF CHEESE

Dear Aunt Laurie;
Once upon a time there lived woman
who was the wife of a wood chopper.
They had several children, so one time
she baked q great quantity of ginger
bread. She had some dough left over.
so she made a large gingerbread man.
When she thought he would be done
she opened the door of the oven, and
out Jumped a nice brown gingerbread
man.
As soon as he saw the wife of the
wood chopper with such surprised
look on her face he was afraid and
tried TO run away. The woman called
to her husband and children to catch
him, but they soon gave up the chase
because the gingerbread man ran so
fast they knew they could not eaten
him. The gingerbread man ran on and
on. fearing his pursuers, After he had
run quite a while he saw some boys
irving to fly kite. All at once the
kite seemed to get heavier The GIN
gerbread man had given a jump and
landed on top of it.
The kite sailed higher and higher
until 1t reached the moon. There the
gingerbread man jumped off the kite
and landed on the mooon. He found
stairway and descended into the moon.
Soon he came to a town, where they
welcomed him and set before him
cheese which came out of a cheese
mine for the moon is made of cheese.
After he had eaten he told them his
story and they were interested.
After q few days stay he asked to
see the imam in the moon" They all
laughed and said there was no man in
the moon, but just gingerbread people
there. BESSIE LUDfOhD.
Long Beach. r. f. D. No. 1, box 261O.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
LEARNED VALUABLE SECRET

Tommy Tommy! Come here
quiclSlyi" cried Mrs. Tucker II would
like to have you go to town for me"
What do you want, mamma?' asked
Tommy.
II want you to bring me some ginger.
as I want to make some cookies and
gingerbread" said Mrs. Tucker.
'Is that all?" asked Tommy.
"Yes that Is ALL" she replied.
Away Tommy went, whistlng a tune.
Have you been waited on?" asked
the grocer.
mo, SIR" replied Tommy.
What will you have?"
"A box of ginger. please" He
handed the money, and with good
by returned home.
Mrs. Tucker made some cookies when
Tom entered, and when they were made
he took some and then asked, when
will you want me again?"
Not until o'clock; it is only now,"
she replied.
Tom went to the hammock under the
old oak tree and fell asleep Soon he
went to the land of the Gingerbread
Man.
9Why. hellol Tommy. Come to see
me. eh?" he asked.
eyes, sir, and 1 want you to tell
me how you make ginger cookies"
"Colne with me-" said the ginger
The gingerbread man was made of
ginger, his house was made of ginger,
and all he ate was ginger.
He told Tommy how to make ginger
bread, and then Tommy asked what
time il was.
1T is 5 O'clock" he said.
"well," said Tommy, its time for
me to go home"
Tommy awoke and found that he
was still in the hammock.
"Oh, mammal" he said. 81 bet you
can make some ginger cookies"
"Tll take the bet" said Mrs. Tucker
"All right. If can't make any you
can call your friends to eat: and IL 1
can, I shall call my friends to eat
them," said Tom.
The next day Tommy set to work to
make the cookies, and, sure enough,
Tommy made the best cookies that Mrs.
fuckers friends had tasted.
Tommmy went many times to see
the gingerbread man, and learned
many ways to use ginger. Your niece,
MADGE VAN NESS.
Compton, Cal. Compton grammar
school, grade 7; age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
QUEEN TAKES HIM FOR A RIDE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One night l was sitting in front of
the fire and thinking about the queer
gingerbread man had just been read
ing of, when | saw a little brown fell
low standing beside me. He was
made of gingerbread from his hat to
the soles of his little brown shoes.
1 was very much surprised when he
said: wouldn't you like to go to
Gingerbread town with me?"
Il thank you" 1 said; Il would like
to go very much"
"Then come with me-" he replied,
and jumped into the fireplace.
But l can't get into the fireplace"
1 said.
"Yes you can," said he. "Just try
it,"
I was much amazed to find myself
small enough to get in there. The
gingerbread man took my hand and
l felt myself going up-where, did
not know.
Pretty soon we arrived at Ginger
bread town. There was a high wall
all around the town, and it was made
of gingerbread. All the houses and
trees were of gingerbread, as were
the people.
Now come on said the ginger
bread man, and I'll take you to see
the king and queen of Gingerbread
town."
We entered a gingerbread carriage
and went up to a big house made of
gingerbread and went in, and on two
large gingerbread thrones sat the king
and queen.
They came down off their thrones
and welcomed me to Gingerbread
town. The queen stopped down and
kissed me. She took me to a carriage
and we drove around town.
All of a sudden I heard a terrible
noise, and / looked up and found my
self sitting in front of the fire, where
had been all evening. My brother had
been carrying a pack of books and
had dropped them, and that was the
crash L had heard. Your loving niece,
LORETTA e. FRY.
1106 Crocker street, st. Josephs
school. aged II years, Los Angeles,
Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
TURNED INTO GINGERBREAD

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Carl once visited the ginger bread
men in italy. They wore paper clothes
Their ovens were under ground.
They wore paper clothes because it
was so hot that they could not work
very long around the ovens. They had
to change them every day, because
they got black and sooty
They baked the bread so fast and
there was so much of it that Carl did
not see how they could sell it all.
Carl liked to watch them very much,
but he could not stand 1t long.
Once he ate so much that he turned
into ginger bread. The little ginger
bread men felt so badly that fairy
came and turned him into a boy again.
KENNETH SA1ELLIE.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

floor and the lady picked up the small
est gingerbread man, cut him into
pieces and laid him on a plate. She
gave me piece of it and also cup Of
coffee. I ate the piece of gingerbread
and it was delicious.
All at once a fairy came into the
room. She took her wand and touched
each gingerbread man and changed
him into a Brownie Then she disap-
.peared and left the Brownies dancing
around the table.
After a while the man got into his
auto and took me home and asked me
to come again sometime When. /
awoke 1 was disappointed, because it
was only dream.
NELLY CLAVELOT,
Sixth grade, Sawtelle city school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
ONLY A DREAM

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One night about o'clock my mamma
told me 1t was time to go to bed.
jumped into bed and soon fell fast
asleep.
I dreamed that a man with an auto
mobile came after me. 1 got into the
auto and he drove up to beautiful
palace. / walked in the big glass door
and there stood ten little gingerbread
men. They had tiny pearls for their
eyes. There was small stand table
in the middle of the floor and these
gingerbread men were dancing around
it. One of the ladies told me to sit
down and have some lunch. so I sat
down to the table I'm the middle of the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
ATE THE GINGERBREAD MAN

Dear Aunt Laurie:
| went to visit the gingerbread man.
but he looked so good thas l ate him
up.
Oh, the gingerbread man!
The gingerbread man;
The round little, brown little ginger
bread man.
He had sugary eyes,
And a sugary nose,
And was sweet from his head to his
sugary toes.
oh, the dear little, queer little gin
gerbread man!
The gingerbread man;
The poor little, sad little gingerbread
man.
For he lost both his arms,
And he lost both his feet
And he lost his poor head
1t was so good to eat;
And his vest bottoms tasted uncom-
monty sweet.
oh, the poor little gingerbread mani
Your nephew,
ORIN BLALON.
1888 East Eorty fifth street, aged
10 years old, Vernon Avenue school.
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it into the face of the lion.s 1t hurried
away, sneezing.
We sent word to the king that we
were coming, and he told us to come
on. that he was about to have BAN
quet. He received us kindly. The
banquet consisted of gingerbread and
ginger ale.
There was to be q great program.
The program began by the queen CIV
ing the address of welcome. She arose
and threw a box of ginger in our faces.
We considered ourselves welcomed.
Then the band was to play. Just as
they were about to blow the first note
Mr.. Gingerbread Man grasped my hand
and gave a jump and I heard papa
whistle for me to get the milk pan. l
hurried to do so, thinking how vivid
my dream had been.
KENNETH MURDOCH.
Chino, Cal, r. F. ID. No. II. Chino
grammar school, grade g.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
STAYS IN THE PANTRIEs

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The Gingerbread Man is very fat
little fellow He is brown like a
brownie He is made of gingerbread.
There is a gingerbread man in each
persons pantry, and they all look like
the head gingerbread man. Sometimes
they are lazy, and they make the maid
make the gingerbread. He makes fine
gingerbread. AT Christmas time when
yoI have that good gingerbread for
dinner, that is the bread that a gin
gerbread man" makes.
Sometimes when a gingerbread man
forgets how to make gingerbread, or
when he is too lazy, he goes out of his
pantry and out of doors. When he goes
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EVERYONE MADE GINGER BREAD

Dear Aunt Laurie:
one day I went to visit the land of
the Gingerbread Man. Everything they
smelled, tasted, heard of or knew of
was gingerbread.
| went to a house and raped on the
door. A man came who had ginger all
over his face and hands. He told me
to come in. I went in and there I saw
a lady at one stove and man at
another making gingerbread and GIN
gercake.
| went to several houses and they
were the same. The last house | went
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

DO you call, ,''Come winged creatures,
Come sip sweet honey from my heartT'
Do you cry. ''Oh. blessed Springtinse.
In this world I'll do my part?''
Tell me glorious tulips,
Flaunting gaily in the sun;
Are you thankful for all blessings
Give loud praise for every one?
Do you scatter sweetest fragrance
Through the glowing sun-lit air?
Do you call unto the sun King,
THANK thee King for all thy care
Mary c. Kenderdine. in Phila. Record
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

to before I left was an old shack just
about to tumble over. I went in and
there I saw an old lady sitting by the
fire eating a piece of gingerbread, and
q girl about Is years old standing by
the stove making gingerbread.
When | left that house / went home
and told mother what had seeen.
RUTH LARSON.
Sawtelle city school, grade s.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

Tell me gorgeous tulips,
FIaunting gaily in the sun;
Do you love all tiny creatures
Serve them well, yea! every one!
Do you cry unto the Mikes,
Come and hide YOU from the coldr'
DO you call unto the Pixies,
REST within my cup OF goldf''
Tell me glowing tulips.
F1aunting gaily in the sun;
Do you sing unto the children,
Dearest loves my heart you've wonr'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

cakes. He drove white mule hitched
to a little brown bakers wagon.
He had many customers and sold all
that he could make. He and his wife
baked the bread and he went out to
sell it. He had a little boy who Travelled
with him and went into the houses to
sell the bread.
RAYMOND OSTERMAN.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
A GINGERBREAD PEDDLER

Dear Aunt Laurie:
At my home there was man called
the gingerbread man. He came around
early in the mornings selling ginger
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isn't as funny as It soapGA7
"fiumerus- humorous Pretty good :"
he cackled " must say YOU keep up
your spfits pretty well considering
everything
Yon seem to nave escaped injury
parried. He was fumbling for some
thing in his pockets.
Yes, escaped, he replied abb
stractedly. Remal kable thing, too.
haven't a doubt would have broken
my neck, but landed on--youll never
guess what landed head first on
the very pillow which WAS under in.
snection al the time Of the wreck You
remember, don't you? Where did
put that PACKAGE
lie found II finally and opened it on
a table, displaying With some theatric-
alism a rectangular piece Of muslin
and a similar patch Of striped tick
ing
You recognize it?" he said The
stains, you see, and the hole made by
the dirk tried to bring away the
entire pillow. but they thought / was
stealing It, and made me give it up"
Richey touched the pieces gingerly
"By George" he said, and you carry
that around IN your pocket! What Il
you should mistake it for your hand
kcrchief?"
But Mr. Hotchkiss was not listen
ing. He stood bent somewhat for
ward, leaning over the table, and fixed
me with his ferret.like eyes
Have YOU seen the evening papers,
Mr. Blakeley?' he inquired
glanced to where they lay un-
opened, and shook my head
Then | have disagreeable task
he said with evident relish "Of
course, you had considered the matter
cf the man Harringtons death closed,
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FIRST published IN Guthrie Daily
Leader, March 81


FIRST Published IN Guthrie Daily
Leader, March 81
The Oklahoma Agricultural & Me-
anical college win receive proposals
1t saltwater, oklahoma, until ~
o'clock noon, March 25th, 1910. for
ne construction of an earth dam 10
cast approximately $1200 the dam to
ne constructed on the College Farm
at saltwater, Oklahoma.
payment for the above dam win
= made in cash
plans and specifications may be
sen at the office of Prof r. +.
handler A &. NJ. College, Stillwater
Oklahoma. or at the office of the
state Boa d of Agriculture at Guth'
rie, oklahoma.
4 certified check for per cent OF
he amount of each proposal SHAH ae-
ompany said proposal as reluirei
the specifications.
Prospective bidders may obtain one
e Of plans and specifications 'itcF
Narch 10Th by depositing with r ~
aandcr, saltwater, Oklahoma, @
emlfied check for $40. The propos
/ should be crclosed in sealed en-
oiope. aud marked bid For DAM
N addressed to pres. j. II. Connel'
saltwater, Oklahoma. The Collegs
cseryes the right to reject amy anu
81 bids.
.T,r Oklahoma state Board Of Agri-
culture by !. =. Counors, Pres
Chas. f. Barrett, See.
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Confined tomorrowD

There Is more Caarh in this sec
tion OF tie country than all other dis
ssses put together, and until the last
few years was supposed 70 be incur
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. csc bed local remedies, and By
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were her roses, and anyhow they We're
meant for me. Richey left very soon,
with an irritating final grin at the
box
"Good-by. sir woman-hater," he
jeered at me from the door
So he wore one Of tho roses she
had sent ne. to luncheon with her,
and I lay back among my pillows and
tried to remember that it was his
game. anyhow. and that wasn't even
drawing cards. To remember that and
to forget the broken necklace under
my head
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protopias
The strength of this was lost on
Hctchkiss but the invitation was
clear They went out together, and
from my window watched them get
into Meningitis car. Ii vas raining,
and al the corner the Cannonball
skidded Across the street my detect
i've Johnson looked after them with
his crooEed smile As he turned up
his collar he saw me, and lifted his
hat
| left the window and sat down in
the growing dusk SO the occupant Of
lower seven had got on the car at
Cresson probably with Alison West
and her companion. There was some
ore She cared about enough to shield.
| went irritably to the door and sum
moned Mrs Klopton
You may throw out those roses"
I said. without looking at her They
are quite dead"
They have been quite dead for
three days she retortod spitefully.
"Euphemia said you threatened to
dismiss her If she touched them
(Continnpd tnmOrrOWl
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GETTYSBURG WANTS MANEUVERS
Business Men Ask Secretary of War
to Hold the Annual Army
Event There.

Washington, Mar. Ga delegation
representing the business men of Get
tysburg. Pa, called on Secretary Of
War dickinson, asking him to order
that The annual maneuyers of The ma
tional guard of Pennsyvauia. Mary
land. Virginia. New Jersey. Delaware
and the District OF Columbia, this
year be held at Gettysburg. The sec
retary promised that If the report Of
the inspector general Of the army on
the application should be favorable
Gettysburg would be considered in adj
vance of other places.
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after the wreck did myself As far
as | was concerned, ! meant to let it
remain so. There were no other sur
yiyors. at least none that | knew of.
and in spite of circumstances. there
were number Of points in. your fd-
yor.
Il verified your identity for in
stance, as soon as | recovered from
the shock. Also--I found on inquring
of your tailor that you invariably wore
dark clothing
Mcknight came forward threatening
ly Who are you, anyhow" he de-
manded And how is this any busi'
ness OF yours?' Mr. Hotchkiss was
entirely unrufled
Il have a minor position here," he
said, reaching for a visiting card. Il
am very small patch on the scat Of
government, sir
Mcknight muttercd something about
certain offensive designs against the
said patch and retired grumbling to
the window Our visitor was opening
the paper with tremendous expendi-
ture Of energy
Here it is Listen" He read rap
idly aloud:
The pittsburg police have sent TO
Baltimore two detectives who are
looking up the survivors Of the i'll
fated Washington Filler. 1t has trans
pired that Simon Harrington. the
Wood street merchant OF that city.
was not killed in the wreck but was
murdered in his berth the night pre-
ceding the accident Shortly before
the collision, John Flanders, the con
ductor of the Filler sent this telegram
to the chiet OF police;
Body Of simon Harrington found
stabbed in his berth. lower ten, ON.
tario az G.3O this morning.
"J0HN FLANDERS. Conductor
at Is hoped that the survivors OF
the wrecked car Ontario will be FOUND,
to ten what they know Of the discog
cry OF the crime
Mr. John Gilmore. head of the
steel COMPANY for which Mr. Harrng
ton was purchasing agent, has signi1ed
his intention ot sitting the matter to
tho bottom
so you see, Hoichkiss concluded,
there's trouble brewing You and |
are the only survivors Of that unfof-
Innate car"
did not contradict him, but knew
nl two others. at least Alison West.
ana the woman we had left beside Tie
road that morning babbliug incohef-
emily her black hair tumbling over
her white face
J'niess We can find The man Who
occupied lower seven" suggested.
u have already tried and failed. TO
hud him would not cieaf YOU OF
course. unless we could establish some
connection between him and the mur.
dered man II is the only thing
sec, however, ! have learned this
much" Hotchkiss concluded: Lower
seven was reserved from Cresson.
Cresson! Where Alison West and
Mrs Curtis had taken the train.
Mcknight came forward and sud
denly held out his hand Mr. Ilotch
kiss, ne SAID, lin sorry II I haye
been offensive thought when you
came in, that. like the lrishman and
the government. you we're forninst
US II yon will put those cheerful
relics out OF sight somewhere. I should
be glad 70 have you dine with me a
:. ~ l...-l-inr - lllis nafne for his
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stubbs Would ston l.anninn

Topeka, Mar 6.-Goy Stubbs and
state officers will appeal to President
Taft 10 commute to life Imprisonment
the death sentence which was Imposed
by a jury in the federal court two
months ago on Charles O'Neil. a sol.
dief.