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The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

A DAINTY bit OF embroidery to pick
~ up at odd moments is little
white apron for sewing. chatting
dish, or afternoon tea wear. These are
not meant for real utility. these wisps
of lace and muslin-they are merely
delightfully."- feminine little creations
which women like to don. especially
when they stir things up with spoon
in the popular chafing dish. Then. too.
they do protect the gown little. espe-
cially light summery one.
The apron must above all else be
the last word In fneness and exquis-
ite daintiness-even though very
simple The materials must be fine.
Hand embroidered aprons are the
prettiest models In the whole apron
family, apd any girl or woman who
knows how to embroider should lose
no time In adding one Of these at
tractive trifes to her summer outfit.
or make One or two for the coming
winter.
The apron sketched Is a becoming
shape. and easily made. The three
panels are Joined by strips OF lace and
edged with frill OF valenciennes.
The belt is Of fine lace beading
through which blue or pink satin
ribbon Is run. which forms the strings
to tie the apron.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

The Cincinnati man who carries his
own street railway strap is giving the
public OF that city an example of ultra
precaution in the battling of stray
germs, There are doubtless germs
without number on car straps. but II
the man with the individual strap
were to carry his precautions into all
OF his daily activities he would be
very lonesome. However. happy
medium in the struggle against germs
would doubtless soon reduce the mum.
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Novelty.

81 thought you told me you had
something original In this libretto."
said the manager. scornfully. Here
at the very outset you have lot OF
merry villagers singing, We are hap
py and gay!'"
You don't catch the idea at ALL"
replied the poet, wearily. THE e. Is
soft. 1t should be pronounced 'hapr~
and Jay"
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

The foreign professors at the I'm.
perial university in Peking insist that
q chair of housecleaning be installed
II they are to continue in their posts.
Even the lore of the ages is the bet.
ter for an occasional dusting.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
THE ALWAYS USEFUL SERGE
Make Up Admirably In That
Material.

A serge dress. as well rs being
smart and wearing well.t always use
ful. The princess part OF our model 10
taken to Just pass the hips. where the
plated skirt is Joined to II under q
hem. Straps with pointed ends are
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
incorruptibIe.

The lady Of the house .hesitated.
Are my answers all right?" she
asked.
Yes. madam" replied the census
man.
Didn't bother you a BIT. did II"
mo, madam"
Feel under some obligations to mo.
don't your"
Yes. madam"
Then. perhaps you won't mind tell
ing me how old the woman next door
claims to be-"
Good day. madam" said the census
man.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

taken across the shoulder and brought
through openings which are cut each
side front and buttonholed or bound.
The material over-sleeves are quite
plain; the under-sleeves and yoke are
OF lace.
Hat with velvet brim. edged with
straw; It has chiffon crown and Is
trimmed with roses and an aigrette.
Materials required: Six yards serge
4S inches wide. 1X yards lace.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

the floor with o ut
my heart futtering
and / could not even
receive o letter.
Every month ! had
such q bearing down
sensation, as II tho
lower parts would
fall out. Lydia Il.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
|ble Compound has
done my nerves .
|great deal of good
land has alsorelieyed
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

a hasty glimpse at the children's
magazines shows that they are In.
structing the youth of the land in the
method of making airships and wire.
less telegraph outfits. At last the
boys are finding something to play
with that their fathers cannot show
them how TO run.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
OLD GUERRILLA CHIEF OUT

Col John S. Mosby. the famous Confederate
guerrilla of Civil war days has lost his position as
a special attorney in the department OF Justice.
after eight years there.
In the absence OF Attorney General Wicker
sham no explanation was made at the depart
ment. Old age. that nightmare Of superannuated
government employees, It is understood. was the
main reason for the dismissal
Col. Mosby is about seventy-three years OF age.
To his old friends he appears active and energetic
He has been blind in one eye since he was a
young man. and lately has been getting deaf.
The colonel's history fighting man, his
achievements with a small band of guerrillas dur.
ing the great war between the states, has given
him a plnce In history that has marked him for
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

II the man in New York who now
has a jawbone of solid gold possesses
IL addition a tongue OF silver, an iron
nerve and grip of steel, he may apt.
iy and accurately be described as a
nan OF mettle.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

The sultan Of Sulu. who is coming
to visit this country. will be welcome.
md the peoRIe would be glad to see
TIC celebrated wizard Of OF at the
same time.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
IN THE L1MEL1cHr
TO HEAD MONEY HEPTARcHY

]. Pierpont Morgan. Jr. whom Thomas Ryan
says fs to head an American financial heptarchy
recently has been visiting some OF the vast prop
erty interests to which he is to fall heir. Young
Morgan marveled at the huge steel plants In
Pittsburg, a part OF the United States Steel cor
poration--the trust-which Is controlled by his
father. He also visited the mills at Gary. Ind
which are growing so rapidly. and found much
to ponder over there.
Although the impression Is fer from general
young Morgan Is In many ways much like his IA
ther He may not have the latter's organizing
genius; that remains to be seen.
But he has the dominating personality and ap
titude for business that made the elder Nor
gan even a decade ago and before he crowned
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

The Zeppelin airship was exactly
on time at every station. perhaps ow.
ing to the fact that she was not com.
PEELED to wait anywhere for little
1erk-water airships to make connec.
tious.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

When We have intercollegiate avia-
ton contests the rain OF undergrad
uates from the skies is likely to make
football seem a tame and effete diver
sion.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

There seems to be practically no
limit TO the uses to which the auto
mobile can be put. The latest is the
automobile plow. an experiment on a
large scale in Indiana haying demon,
strated the value of :he machine as a
saver q labor and cost. VIII the
next thing be plowing. sowing and
reap ng by the aid of an airship2
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

A Judge having speed maniac be.
fore him. advised the prisoner to see
Il doctor. But the Judge failed to give
his advice the fullest effect, since a
reliable prison doctor would be able
10 give the most effective treatment.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

distinction appointed
the middle this
him President
investigators the which
Colonel Republican
eyng the method
a
sions be
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

Says cable from Calcutta: Three
men are reported frozen to death. and
six killed by sunstroke in India. to-
day" India must be nearly as big as
Texas
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

Aeroplane torpedoes directed by
wireless! II Baron Munchausen had
thought of this, his stories would have
been rejected as too fantastic to be
funny.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04


h
spite this Sir Arthur ardge
newapponted India There
nothing
generally accept the idea that the taking the exprsdents d
vice and will rule In with curb bit in the future
them
followed
plain In effect he that Britain
should n
establish
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

II you take advantage of this dis.
couraging spell and let yourself be
coaxed artfully, you can get pretty
fair rate at the beach hotel or the
farm boarding house for the summer.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

The average salary Of the American
preacher is but s663 a year. This is
pretty small when you remember what
II costs the preacher to have dona.
ton parties at his house.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
GORST EGYPT'S REAL RULER

The famous speech which.Col. Theodore Roose-
welt made in London. following the ono which he
made in Egypt, has attracted attention to that
country, and to Sir Eldon Gorst British agent and
consul general in Egypt, who was the real ruler
in that part Of John Bulls domain.
Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cromer in
Egypt a little more than three years ago, but
previously he had had much experience In that
country. He first went to Cairo In 1886 as an
attache and has been promoted gradually to his
present position. The criticism against him is
that he is too conciliatory; that he has not been
sufficiently firm in dealing with the Nationalist
press which even goes far as to advocate as
sassination Of the British government represent
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

Massachusetts, man wishes release
from the bonds OF matrimony because
his wife keeps thirty.one cats. Why
didn't he buy dog or so?
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

With s3o.ooo.Ooo worth OF irrigation
bonds on hand there should be no lack
of moisture for the crops Of the west
AMI northwest.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

The small-boy fatality is likely to be
pn the increase. now that the aviation.
experiment craze has seized upon the
fancy Of adventurous youth.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

An aeroplane-motorcycie-auto race
Is q novelty today, but what would II
have been ten or fifteen years ago7
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

By general consent Professor Wood.
who declares that skunks are good to
Eat. will be allowed to have the entire
supply fer his own use.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

A New York doctor who has tasted
III days lost 35 pounds. But II should
be noted that he had them to lose.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

Once in awhile an automobile driver
runs down a pedestrian, and once in
nwhile a motor cyclist doesn't
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

Now some scientist suggests the
Vaccination Of foodstuffs. We don't
believe It will take.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
RAIL CHIEF HAS A SCHOOL

II. E. Byram vice-president Of the Burlington
system, has been teaching school In ST. Louis
Naturally II is a railroad school and notable from
the fact that the occasion was the first upon
which the man who recently shouJered the re-
sponsi6lities of operation of the Burlington Sys-
TEN had been IN st. Louis.
From the time Mr.. Byram left the Chicago
headquarters he became peripatetic pedagogue-
a travelling teacher II werc-for he is going
all over the Burlington System, meeting members
of the operating and traffic staff at division and
district headquarters and holding little educaton-
al meetings.
He had school composed of local celebrities
in st. Louis One was w. A. Taloe assistant gen
eral passenger agent who is studying the question
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

II aeroplanes are used for carrying
the malls. will the franks Of the con-
gressnsD entitle them to free rides?
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

Patience is essential to fishing"
says the Detroit News. So is good
bait.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

Upon all handsome or dressy gowns,
sash, girdle. belt or bow effects Of rib
bon appear.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
Hotter even than Marchl

They're polishing the sands OF the
seashore.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

An Illinois professor says skunks
are edible. So are onions.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

comfortable riding
William freight Missouri
solution the question the rapid and
freight compensatory
Knight is making study division
of the general
Delapane
Chicago
las examination a remarkably average.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04

An aeroplane does not seem TO be
mightier than its motor.
The Jackson herald., 1910-08-04
MORE
PllKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo, Mo.-"I was simply ner.
vous wreck. I could not walk across
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
BEAUTIFUL SWITZERLAND
RAFAEL MADRID
White Sulphur Springs. yaIIeio
Hunter school. Age IS Years

The reason why so many tourists
visit the Alps of Switzerland is to see
the beautiful scenery The Jura noun
tains border it on the north and the
Alps on the south. Between these two
great mountain ranges is a high pla-
teau, from 1000 to 1000 feet high A
person would not think that there
would be much OF population Of this
small country, but il is almost as great
in population as France and much
greater than New York state Many
tourists visit the largest city, Lucerne,
which is situated on Lake Lucerne 1t
is noted for It's railroad center and
manufacturing of silk and raw mate
rails.
The St Gothard tunnel. which CON
meets Italy with Switzerland is nine
and half miles long. While passing
through switzerland on the train, i'm
order to get on the right level to get
into the main tunnel one would come
out directly over the tunnel that he
just went through.
Another beautiful spot In Switzer-
land is Geneva, situated on Lake
Geneva. 1t is place that many tour
lists go TO spend the summer months
The River Rhone flows out OF this
beautiful lake.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
WOULD TAKE ALONZO TO
ITALY
HELEN WEILHEIMER,
202I Baker Street, San Francisco.
Eighth Grade, Pacific Heights
school. Age IA Years

Italy is the country / am most anx
ious to see. Old, romantic Italy, with
it's ruins and historic cities, the birth
place of Caesar anu the home OF the
popes. II l go 1 know 1t will be lone
some on the steamer and sometimes L
will want a friend from home to pro-
tect and guide me, so l will invite
Alonzo and. of course, / will have the
Junior Call sent to me. for what would
Saturday be without it.
If | was on my road now my first
stop would be at Naples. AS we en-
tered the harbor, beautiful and serene,
Vesuvius would loom up, gigantic and
forbidding. l would like to see its
treacherous crater. to peep into the
fearful pit anj to hear the horrible
rumblngs which are SO frequent.
| would certainly not miss seeing
PompeH or Herculaneum the fine old
cities which this volcano ruined.
Next we would go to Rome. There
are numerous sights, the beautiful
cathedral of St Peters, the most ma g.
nihcent and largest in the world; the
Vatican, with its old paintings by great
artists: We would not miss seeing the
ruin of the amphitheater. the Coliseum
where many contests were held between
man and man and man and beast.
Then Venice, the city | most long to
see, with it's peaceful waters, gondolas
and beautiful buildings and magnificent
bridges that cross it's canals.
When l had seen all this | would go
home TO my own California, quite con-
tent.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
OPPORTUNITIES GREATER
IN AMERICA THAN
ELSEWHERE
VALENTINE REINHOLD.
1926 Army Street Near Castro, Noe VAL
ley school, II Third Grade.
Age 13 Years

l am an American boy. l am glad
that / am going to grow up to be
citizen of free country, where any boy
has chance to become the ruler of
great nation, and when / become Of age,
/, with other men, can vote and help 10
select our president, who rules the
greatest republic there is.
The poor boy has great opportunities
cause he has chance to get so much
free education. The wages are bet
ter here than in any other country.
Many people coming here from other
countries have made their fortunes.
We have great factories, farms and
deal of land which has not yet Deen
cultivated waiting for settlers.
This country has no slaves, and is
one of the most free, as a person can
speak his opinions, and the newspapers
can print almost anything without be-
sible if we had king or other ruler.
The climate is very healthful; the
scenery is beautiful. We have great
lakes, fine rivers, majestic mountains,
immense forests, opportunities FOR all,
and a great government.
We have a flag that we love and
honor 1t is red. white and blue; l3
red and white stripes 10 represent the
first l3 states, and in the upper left
hand corner is a blue square with white
stars. representing the number of pres
ent states
When we salute our flag in school
we say: Il pledge allegiance to my flag
and the country for which il stands:
One nation indivisible, with liberty and
justice for ALL" / think that there is
rich or poor high or low, who when he
sees his flag unfolded and waving in
the breeze, but has "A feeling OF pride.
May our Nag wave forever.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
ADDITIONAL COMPOSITIONS FROM THE WRITER'S CONTEST

sand, stones and lava. I would also go
TO Castellamare and visit the great hot
springs caused by, volcanic fires.
The other places around Naples that 1
would like to visit are Solfatara Vir-
gils tomb, the grotto of Posilipo and
Pozzuoli, where the apostle Paul
stopped on his way to Rome.
And then L would go to Rome and
there would see the beautiful temples,
churches and museums and all the little
towns OF interest around Rome | would
go to Genoa and see Columbus birth
place and all the other places of inter-
est Next would be Venice. oh, imag-
Inc myself riding in a gondola on a
must be!
do not think one could ever forget
a trip like that.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
PROUD OF OUR HEROES
CHARLOTTE WAGNER.
1923 Valencia Street. Horace Mann
school, Seventh Grade. Age
13 Yenrn


Why am | glad | am an American?
Because | am so proud of my native
country.
The United States stands forth on
the pages of history as an independent
republic.
Think of the American flag, The
golden eagle, the king of all birds, for
ever guarding our flag! oh, think of
the patriotism of George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln! Imagine what
they did for their country!
Is the United States afraid of war?
No, indeed not. War could be de-
clared tomorrow and the American flag
would still wave at the end of the war.
Think of our wars and our victories!
| can just see the small army and
navy of the United States compared
with that of Great Britain in the war
of 1872.
How proud must we have felt when
we defeated England! How proud must
Francis Scott Key have felt when he
composed the beautiful words of The
Star Spangled Banner''l
All these facts help TO explain why |
am glad | am an American. l think
these will fit this story:
"Breathes there man with soul so
dead
Who never to himself hath said;
This is nay own, my native landg
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event noted are the winners deter
mined. Then the winner and the first
and second place men are notified and
after these weeks of waiting receive
the congratulations of their fellows.
OF course a lad knows that he may
have lowered the standing record but
not until he receives official notice
from Columbus does he know to GER
tainty that some other competitor has
not done ever so little better and that
his efforts have gone for naught.
Here among our own schools the
climax of suspense is thought to have
been reached when two track teams
have a score so nearly equal that the
relay must decide it; but just imagine,
not a suspense of minutes but of
weeks before the honors are decided!
Here indeed is patience virtue, and
here does the best sportsmanship con-
sist of the greatest patience.
The best of the athletes in the
sprints in the school across the bay is
James Sheppard, a lad 1S years old.
He can travel the so yard course in
61-5 seconds, the rs yard dash in 1-5
seconds and put the shot above 35 feet.
The events in this national simulta-
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

the work. The pupils like to play, but
in consistent training their interest
wanes.
I'VE have an annual tug of war with
the mutes and great interest centers
in this contest. due to the house ri
valry
Also we have football and baseball
teams for both the mutes and dthe deaf.
At the present time, of course, base
ball holds sway. Our teams often en-
gage in games with outside high
schools and in 1889 we had all of
the local schools cleaned up in those
two sports. Just now, though, the
number of big boys in school is COM
paratively small so we have not been
quite so successful as in former years"
And so in their own patient way
these afflicted ones of the California
Institute for the Deaf and Blind en-
gage in gigantic field day that boasts
more contestants than the Stanford in
terscholastic or any prep" school meet
that the coast can show.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

neous field day for the blind consist Of
the 80 and 20 yard dashes, IL pound
shot put, the standing broad jump,
running broad jump, triple standing
broad jump. standing high jump Gin
which the contestant is allowed to feel
the position of the string before jump
ing) and the baseball throw
For children under II years and 6
months the events are so yard sack
race, three legged so yard race and
a baseball throw.
AT the present time the eastern
schools have a wire with a sliding
spool upon it which the runner grasps
to guide himself, but here the ath-
letic Instructor. Raymond Henderson,
stands just beyond the finish and calls
to the competitors through a mega
phone, and they run to him.
aa4 ~ regard the track athletics as the
most important branch of our athletic
work for the blind pupils said Mr.
Henderson, but l find it very hard to
maintain a high degree of interest in
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
z/QHH kEOftARD
By JOHN E. RABER


Track athletics for the blind! Sounds
strange at first, doesn't it? Yet on
May II on the athletic field of the Cal
ifornia Institute for the Deaf and
Blind in Berkeley the athletes of this
institution will engage in competition
with the track and field men of the
various schools for blind throughout
the United States.
For the struggling sprinters who
fight up the stretch to feel the break
ing tape upon their chest no pay col
ored pennants will flutter or eager
rooters raise their lusty shouts.
Even when the race is over the win
ner may not feel the laurels on his
brow, but with the patience that to
these sons of darkness is instructive he
must await the result of his efforts for
several weeks.
The meet is an annual affair
conducted by the National Athletic
Association of Schools for the
Blind, and not until the various
times for the fastest men in each
school have been mailed to the
national headquarters in Columbus o.,
and the three best results in each
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
WOULD SEE BEAUTIES OF
UNITED STATES
MARGARET STEWART,
20 Hoffman Avenue, Noe valley school,
Fourth Grade. Age II

l am glad / am an American, because
it is my native country. We are free
and have republican government,
ment There are public schools and
Libraries, and our army and navy is
large and good.
here. The great Salt Lake, which is in
Utah is the largest salt lake in the
world. The Yosemite valley is known
all over the world. TO me America is
the most beautiful country in the world.
l am very proud to be an American
girl. IL ! could see any part OF the
world that | wanted to / would see the
beautiful sights of America.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

everything in the way of vegetables
and grain, while every kind of mineral
gold, silver and iron) is found in all
parts of the three different islands.
The Maoris (the natives) are very in
telligent and some of them are mem
bers of parliament and are said to be
very kind to each other. The fruit is
most delicious, and l wish l was there
to taste the peaches, grapes and apples,
as / am sure l would like them very
much. The forests are said to abound
in beautiful birds whose plumage is
varied