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Junior Section The San Francisco Call
Issued Every Saturday For tfe Boys San:r ; Hraincisco arid California
HAVE YOU SEEN ALONZO? JUNIOR CALL DOG FOOLS MISTRESS AND GETS FOOLED
A CHAT WITH THE JUNIOR FAMILY
There are two April Fool stories in this issue of The Junior Call,
each of which is of exceptional interest. On the third page there is
Frances Kent's story, "Teddy's April Fool," Teddy being a particularly
intelligent and kind hearted dog, and how he helped the three delightful
children to make friends with the "cross old ( man" will appeal to every
junior who loves a dog. i ,
In "The Twins' April Fool." on the fourth page, Eunice Ward tells
of the extraordinary manner in -which Betty and Billy each earned a great,
round silver dollar by perpetrating an absolutely new April Fool joke.
It is a foregone conclusion that all the juniors and younger juniors will
be delighted with both stories.
For the many juniors who are interested in* travel and foreign
countries there is an excellent article about life in St. Petersburg, which
depicts many of the commonplace realities of everyday life, and shows
that things are not so different after all, even at a great distance
from home.
The Interest manifested by the juniors in the present writers'
contest has been so great that the subject "How I Shall Entertain My
Cousin" will be continued, and if you have not already written your story
begin at once to imagine that you are going to have company for a whole
week, and tell the other juniors what you will do to interest and amuse
your cousin- The letters thus far received demonstrate conclusively that
the juniors are never so proud and happy as when entertaining their
friends, and especially when they have the co-operation of father and
mother in giving the visitor a grand, good time. Read the directions on
the following page carefully and send in your story at once, addressing
it to the editor of The Junior Call. Stories must contain not more than
250 words nor less than 100; must be written on one side of the paper
only, and have the number of words contained therein plainly marked in
the upper left hand corner of the first page.
The purpose of the writers' contests is to develop among the juniors
a love for writing and facility In the art of expression. The following
letter just received from Earl Sears, a recent prize winner, Is one of many
proving that this object is being attained.
"Dear Editor — For my watch, which I received Thursday, I thank you.
I can cot explain tow pleased I was to get it. I want to thank you, not
only for the watch, but for The Junior Call, which has helped me in many
ways., The story and letter contests have made me take more* Interest in
composition work and penmanship too. I was delighted to win this time,
and hope the other boys and girls who have been trying will win also. I
like to be one of The Junior Call children. ,
"With best wishes to you and The Junior Call, I am
"Your true friend,
"EARL SEARS."
In the teachers' corner today Miss Ida M. Kervan tells about the
interesting work of the boj's of the Washington Grammar School in San
Francisco, who bring to that busy educational center so much o£ the
poetry and music of the old world.' In the teachers' corner next week
Miss Pauline Hart, principal of the Golden Gate Primary School, will
discuss some of the interesting phases of primary work.
Have you seen Alonzo? The Junior Call Dog doesn't 'do a thing to
the Easter hat, and It is a question who is fooled the most — Alonzo who
is looking for a bone, his mistress whose Easter hat is ruined, or hisj
master who has to pay for the hat!
Of course it would be impossible for the spirit of All Fools' Day not
to have its effect at Juniorville! Pity the unfortunate stranger within the
gates of that progressive town!
HEALTH OF A GROWING CHILD
WHY this dread of outdoor air In
the sleeping room? asks H. Ir
ving Hancock in the New Idea
Woman's Magazine.
Outdoor air in the sleeping r«otn
can't hurt little ones, but It can do
them a tremendous amount of good.
The oxygen of pure air reaches the
blood and other tissues, destroying and
burning up impurities, these impurities
APRIL FIRST IS CELEBRATED AT JUNIORVILLE AND THE STRANGER IS STUNG
being removed by breathing or else
through the skin or kidneys. There is
often a dread that the child will kick
the bedclothes off and be exposed to
cold blasts. They are the children
sleeping in closed rooms, where the air
hourly becomes more foul, who, kick the
clothing off. They, do :thls writhing
and twisting In the uneasy torments of
bodies, that can not rid themselves of
poisonous impurities. Children asleep
not far from an open window curl up
in the clothes, hardly stirring until
SAN : FRANCISCO/ CAL.,SATUKDAY r MARCH27iI9O9
morning, when they wake wholly re
freshed. Children who breathe fouler
and fouler. air through the night wake
In the morning fatigued, listless, head
achy.
Some systematic form of gymnastics
is needed by every child. These exer
cises need not take more than 20 min
utes of the day and should not be
heavy, but brisk and snappy. The
calisthenics provided at school will. not
take the place of home gymnastics.
Physical exercise in most -of our
schools Is not supplied In sufficient
quantity. In many towns and cities
there are private gymnasium classes
for sphool children on Saturdays.
These classes are often excellent, but
exercise on merely one day in the
week will not keep the body in heajth.
Children play and perspire a good
deal. The parent who does not insist
upon a cleansing bath seven'times a
week is breeding trouble for his child.
Yet it Is at the table and in the
pantry after ail that most of the mis
chief is done. It is beyond question
that the average American sclfool
child is permitted to cram himself with
food until the wonder is that so many
of our young people grow up to more
or less useful adulthood. Not only is
the child fed heavily three times a
day, but by many a fond - mother Is
allowed to feed almost inordinately be
tween meals.
"The child is growing and must have
plenty of food on which to build his
body." Well, is he building his body
or is he breaking it. down? Is the
young son or daughter being taken
away from school when he or she
should be marched away from the table
or driven from the pantry?
This Is no plea for a "starvation
diet." A'child,shouldbe well fed arid
thoroughly nourished,; but ~K should -\u25a0 bo.
done -stith discerning intelligence. The
body needs a certain amount' of food'to
enable It'to perform its. functions; the
child needs another certain amount
"over" to provide for bodily growth.
Yet any more than the right amount
of food forces the employment of. the
body's machinery r in eliminating un
absorbed nutriment. This extra work
weakens, " not strengthens, the body.
Herein is the germ of the truth be
hind the breakdown — "at school"— of
so many children who, gorge at table
and cram between meals.
With intelligent guidance- the child
can be made the judge of what his
body needs in the amount of food.. If
the child be taught— compelled— to
chew every mouthful of food thor
oughly, and. to swallow it before tak
ing another mouthful, and if he be de
nied any fluid to drink at meals, then
he can not overeat, for appetite will
be satisfied before he has swallowed
too much. -\u25a0\u25a0- "\u25a0-;
No beverage should be allowed with
meals, nor for an hour and a half
after a meal. Between meals plenty
of fluid should be drunk, and if the
child is not at first inclined to drink
between meals he should be taught.
But there should be no food" except
at meal times. If at first the child
complains of hunger, or faintness
between meals do not be alarmed.
He does experience a' craving for the
former between meals "bites," but it
is not a normal longing and ho will
soon forget it. - . '\u25a0
When a child's appetite fails we are
all familiar with the spectacle of
"tempting" that, appetite." if the child
can. not' eat much, land , yet ,1s not
actually ill. nothing but harm will re
sult frofri tempting the appetite. What
every child needs is; the proper amount
of very plain, wholesome: food. If
the child's appetite is ; In a. really bad
way, then the brief fa6t Bhould be re
sorted to at Intervals, j nor need any
anxious parent fear/ that his child will
collapse from a skipped meal or two
now and then. Did youever note: how
a dog, even a puppy,»will avoid meals
once in. a while and then, promptly re
cover appetite?. Indian youths, as , a
part of their training, were compelled
to make long journeys through the
GOOD STORIES IN FEW WORDS AND BRIER POINTED POEMS
How Washington Looked
Washington was six feet two inches
In height. His hair was brown, his
eyes blue and rath,er : cold, , his skin
clear and ruddy. His nose was prom
inent. In youth he was slender, but"
during his service In the army he
weighed 200 pounds. His hands and
feet were enormous. His boots were
No. 13- He was broad, Mhough not
deep chested, and exceedingly strong.
He could lift with one hand a tent
folded about the tent poles which usu
ally took two men to put into the bag
gage wagon. He could hold a musket
in one hand and fire it. His taste in
clothes was plain, but fastidious. He
was very careful ' about his personal
appearance. He never ' wore beard or
mustache and acted as his own barber.
In his old age he wore false teeth,
which gave to his face in the later
portraits a severity of expression ab
sent in the earlier and probably more
truthful likenesses. Stuart's portraits
of Washington are somewhat idealized.
Portraits by Trumbull and Sharpless
are considered faithful in most re
spects, while that painted by Joseph
Wright in 1782 was highly approved
by Washington himself. The Houdon
statue at Richmond has generally been
accepted 'as the most accurate Image
of the first president.
A Lost Chord
Seated one day at the organ,
I was weary and ill at ease.
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys.
Ido not know what I was playing, .
. Or. what* l was dreaming -then, ..'_
But I struck one chord.pf music
_ Like the sound of' a' great amen.- \u25a0
It. flooded the crimson twilight :
Like the close of an angel's psalm.
And it lay on my fevered spirit ;
With a touchof infinite calm.
It quieted pain and sorrow, .
Like love overcoming strife,;
It seemed the harmonious echo ,- \u25a0 \u25a0'.
From our discordant life."
It linked all perplexed meanings
Into one perfect peace.
And trembled away In silence '
As if it were loth to lease. ;.
I have sought, but I seek it vainly,
That one lost chord divine,
Which came fronvthe soul 'of the organ
And entered into mine. .
It may be that death's bright angel
Will speatf in that chord again —
It may be that only in. heaven
' I shall hear that grand amen.
—Adelaide ' Anne Procter. »
Improvements in Wireless
The various steamship companies are
taking i steps -to apply ;'to ; their." wireless
apparatus the »lessonslearried. from the
Republic disaster, jsays the t Scientific
American. It will be -remembered that
the flooding of engine room put
out'of "commission'the'generator which
supplied - the current -{for the '•< wireless
plant of that ship; and this'facti has
shown ..' the . necessity.; for ; providing , an
auxiliary.' source of current'^ supply, lo
cated 'preferably: on' one of the upper
decks. : The j North ; German Lloyd com
pany use •; for this purpose V- two dyna
mos in^separate compartments: and
two emergency "dynamos located in the
Marconi» house on .the .boat. deck. To
this j equipment is:; added two sets of
storage "batteries. This is -character
istic German thoroughness; it should
serve as a model for all trans-Atlantic
passenger ships.;-- -~. /..'\u25a0•. \, \u25a0>.
forests -while abstaining from food. 'In
the feudal 'days of .'Japan, the child of
the military; samurai had the same or
deal'thrust :upon> him ; for : his health's
sake. ,; The -Indian, and Japanese
today furnish types of endurance.
The Fatherland
Where is the true man's fatherland?.
Is it where he by chance -is born?
Doth not the yearning' spirit scorn
In such scant borders to be spanned?
Oh. yes! his fatherland must.be
As the blue heaven,, wide and free!
Is it alone where freedom Is,
Where God Is God and man Is man?
Doth he not claim a broader span
For tlje soul's love of home than this?
Oh, yes; his fatherland must be
As the blue heaven, wide and free?
Where'er a human "heart "doth wear .
Joy's myrtle wreath or sorrow's
i gyves,. '.
•Where'er a human spirit strives
After a life more true and fair,.
There is the true, man's birthplace
grand,
His is the worldwide fatherland.
Where'er a single slave doth pine.
Where'er one man may help another.
Thank God . for such a birthright,
brother,
That spot of earth is'thine and mine!
There is the true man's birthplace,
grand.
His Is a worldwide fatherland!.
; — James "Russell Lowell;
An Interesting Guessing Game
A game played with a sheet of paper
and a pencil for each contestant -re
quires so little preparation that It \s
always a welcome one. j Here Is such a
game.- and it .will afford -you untold
fun. Place on the table a number of
articles of various size,. length, weight,
quantity.'age and dimension.. < Distribute
the pencils and papers and invite the
company to view the display -and to
write down -their guesses as to the
various t details in connection with the
objects. The players may be allowed
to handle and otherwise examine the
articles, all of which should be dis
tinctly numbered and the guesses writ
ten,; beside- numbers corresponding to
those .on the objects.
The details about the articles may
be ascertained beforehand if desired,
or tested after the papers have been
collected, the " latter affording much
sport as the proofs ! are demonstrated:
The best guesser, of course, wins the
prize, if one is offered.
The following articles are offered as
suggestions, but available objects may
be used In their stead: .
1, number .of. beans in- a glass; 2,
weight of : Webster's Unabridged Dic
tionary; 3, length of .a ball of twine;
4, number of sheets of paper In. a small
pad;, 5, height of a pole; 6, number, of
seeds in an orange; 7, quantity of water
In a pail; 8, number of pins In a pin
cushion; 9, age of a baby (from photo
graph):-
A Child's Thought of God
They say that God lives very high!
But If you look above the pines
You can not see our God. And why?
And if you dig down in the mines
You never- sec Him in' the gold, .
Though from Him air, that's . glory
: ? shines. •
God is so good, He wears a. fold ,
Of. heaven and earth across His face,
Like secrets kept,', for love untold.
But | still I feel that J His embrace
Slides -down by thrills, through : all
ftj things"; made;; V; ... '.- , *
Through sight . and sound of every
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As if my tender mother laid
- On. my shut lids her kisses'; pressure.
Half Vwaklng me at~ night and said. %
"Who { kissed you through the ; dark,
•-: dear, guesser?'':
: -—Elizabeth. Barrett Browning.
American Museum of Natural
The last year of. the American Mu
seum of Natural History has been the
most notable in the history of the
institutipn, says the Scientific Ameri
can.
.. In the last eight years the museum
has expended directly J932.00S on its
explorations and collections. The esti
mated total value of the collection se
cured during this period by explora
tion, by purchase and by gift to the
museum, is more than 52,000,000. For
every dollar which has been expended
by the city more than a dollar has been
added to the enlargement of the col
lections. The present endowment fund,
including 1 the Jesup bequest. Is $2,048,
156.61. To keep pace with the very
rapid growth of the city and the de
mands It is making for public scien
tific education an endowment fund of
15.000,000 is sought In every part of
the world the advance of civilization
and. the spread of firearms are render
ing more scarce the objects of natural
history of all kinds, including the
works of the primitive races of men.
It Is deemed vitally important to push
the explorations of the museum in all
parts of the world while it is still
possible to secure these fast vanishing
works of nature and of primitive man.
1 — • — '\u25a0 ___
Violets
"Welcome, maids of honor!
You do bring
In the spring.
"And waitaipon her.
She hath virgins many,.
.. 'Fresh and fair;
Yet yo v are
More sweet than any.
You are maiden poises;
And so graced,
.. Tov> be placed
'Fore damask roses.
Yet, though thus respected.
By and by
Poor girls, neglected.
—Robert Herrick.
Civil War Youngsters
\u25a0 J. C. Rock of "Washington claims tha
distinction of being the youngest civil
war veteran, considering the age at
which he enlisted and the length of his
service. He enlisted in the Sixth Ver
mont volunteers i n October. 1861, at;
the age of 14 years and 2 months, and
was mustered out in September, ISS6
after acting as clerk in the freedmen's
bureau the last year. Another corre
spondent cites the case of Joseph Guy,
a former law partner of* Justice Bar
nard, who enlisted in the One Hundred
and Fifty-fifth New York volunteers at
the age of 12% and was not 15 at the
end of the war.
According. to the official records nei
ther; would be* entitled to the honor of
being the youngest soldier in the north
ern army. As a' matter of fact 25 boys
af 10 or under, 225 boys of 12 or under,
1.523 boys of 14 or under and 844.891
lads of 16 or under enlisted during the
war. At the "age of IS or under there
were 1,151,438 enlistments, and at the
age 0f, 21 or under. 2,159,798. The total
enrollment of the northern army was
2,778,309, leaving only 618.511, or barely
21 per, cent, who were 22 or over at the
time pf entering the service.
, Few persons today realize that the
union, army : was literally made up of
boys— boys In their teens.
She Knew Him
Ernestine, said ' a fond -mother to
her- daughter, "do not play with ,that
dog. You know. I, forbade ,you to touch
animals that -you didn't know."* i "But,
mother,"; said the little girl, "I know
him; he Is a poodle."
It Doesn't Cost Money
It doesn't cost money, as many suppose,
To have a good time on the earth;
The best of its pleasures are free unto
those ~ '\i'
"Who know how to value their worth.
The sweetest of music the birds to us
The loveliest Cowers grow wild.
The finest of drink 3 gushes out of th©
spring —
All free to man, woman and child.
No money can purchase, no artist can
paint. V •':
Such pictures as nature supplies
Forever, all over, to sinner and saint.
Who use to advantage their eyes.
Kind words and glad looks and smiles
cheery and brave
Cost nothing — no. nothing at all;
And yet all the wealth ilonte Crist*
could save
Can make n9 such pleasures befall.
To bask In the sunshine, to breathe th©
pure air.
Honest toil, the enjoyment of health.
Sweet .slumber refreshing — these pleas
ures we share
"Without any portion of wealth.
Communion with friends that are tried.
true and strong.
To love and be loved for love's sake—
In fact, all that makes a life happy an<t
long,
§Are free to whoever will take.
. — — •
Origin of the Matinee
As everybody knows, the principal
and etymological meaning of the
French word "matinee" is morning
time, or better, forenoon; how it came
to be applied to afternoon perform
ances is not generally known. Some
25 years ago concerts of classical mu
sic became very popular in Paris and
were given at 11 in the morning, and
therefore called "matinees musicales."
but the fashionable ladies soon found
this hour too early and too exacting,
following so closely upon the balls,
soirees and theatricals of the previous
night. The hour was changed to noon;
then to 1 o'clock, and later to 2 o'clock.
The success of these concerts prompted
the theater directors to try day per
formances also, and they were called
"matinees theatrales." From Paris the
custom passed to London, then to
America, the name "matinee" being re
tained.
Truth
There Is a little Cower, Truth; thero is
no gem
So priceless In the monarch's diadem
As this white flower, whose seeds have
fallen here
From some white flower, In some diviner
sphere:
There is no crown so beautiful as Truth.
To wear upon the brow of age or youth.
— S. R. Cowan.
Hammersmith, Falham and
Putney
The origin of the name Hammer
smith Is traced to a quaint legend
connected with the churches of Ful
hara and Putney, in England. Tradi
tion states that these churches wer«
built by two sisters of gigantic stat
ure, who only had one hammer to us*
between them. "Whenever the ham
mer was wanted it was thrown across
the river, but once It fell upon its
claws and was unluckily broken.
The pious sisters were much per
turbed by the occurrence, but luckily
a smith who lived near set It to rights.
Henceforth" the locality was known a3
hammersmith, to commemorate . tiia
kindly deed.
