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JRDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912.—THE JUNIOR CALL 1 . ICAN BOY OF TODAY •on it in a tent. He owes n hj g lot, but of this he ay .tjfiat indicates plenty of njft» get rigM down and hat i can get it all paid winter. Then next spring to put it in cherry treeF, and vegetables. I am go *n the Hniiniil in a tent and t nij little farm my«elf." tnotlHT hustling American 'ho Mil undoubtedly "get right. There are others. ey Jltz," Boston's get-up '« iiayor, once went cry ers «i the streets of Bos ?rtty dawn of the morning "hen the day was done, and Edison likes to hark back when he was a "newsie" boy, who had to hustle in helped to develop the self -1 the industry of his later > state of Florida is proud s young' suns, Robert Ful- Ift, who is only 18 years he won the Rumrill sehol larvard. and in doing bo •r into competition with l South Carolina, North entucky, Tennessee, Geor 'ida, Young Webb received iongrutulation from many ien. Governo-r OHchrlet of k the trouble to ."end a ongrat ulation and also a the shape of a half penny ight from the Netherlands, •c Is a young fellow up WWI«IMCHEF&. f9*6ov Cecturer at 'Whom the state is be feel proud because of his ileal achievements. He is years old and is manager band in the state. Hβ was re old when he organized drum corps in the public lontpelier that became the the world, for it had 90 rhe name of this musical r. D. BartJett, and he not :s a large band and an or he also composes many of he band and the orchestra as a mandolin club as a nd when be wants a little cken Race War tal issue has arisen in our the commuter. "Before I an afraid the civil war ght all, over again. Any uthern friends are sure to some fire eating language. snt #f our village, who' ;o raise chickens, received »wle from a South Carolina a. the neighbors learned chickens came from they v. must get chickens get lickens. They don't crow iuch as southern chickens, me thing in ■ the climate that makes a chicken crow as often as a chicken in any other part of the uliarity of southern chlck vs to the amateur poultry noticed, however, that his illy did crow more persist more vigorously than any ■ns he ever had known, and perienced poulterer assured tey always would, because ickens always , do, he sold juglit New Jersey chickens w he is in hot water with i families in our town, and • knows how the squabble ite." —Philadelphia Ledger. ,—. • school Opens days prophetic eyes the schoolroom saw c heroes, presidents, mers of the law. ,c other side the aisle it a giggling horde, led angels who would be c and reward. laj'B the schoolroom holds lam presidents, cssTfumen who shall rise ■ and power immense. ,c other side the aisle foreseeing scans f freckled tads who grow Iβ also rans. —McL&ndburgh Wilson. change from so much conducting and composing he goes out with the base ball team, of which he is manager. It takes a good deal of a sprinter to get ahead of him on the football team, and hie athletic achievements are al most as unusual as his triumphs in the world of music. He has plenty of the spirit the American boy is some times charged with lacking. • Mhen it comes to the boy on the farm wo have abundant evidence to prove that lie is achieving results be yond thOfte ever achieved by the boys of a few decades ago, for no boy of the olden time, when boys were sup posed to be of so mqch "account," ever equaled Uie corn growing achieve ments of the boys on the farms In our own day. The corn growing clubs that have come into existence in recent years are in part responsible for this. The United States , department of agriculture never did a better thing for the rural youth of the land than when it organized theae corn grow ing dubs, to which thousands of our American now belong. Some of them bnv'p finhievfi mit'' ,r> ii '•f""it;i- STEPKEfIC. LUCE. tlon. like "Jerry" Moore of gouth Car olina, the boy who grew 228 bushels of corn on a single acre of. ground. More than $50,000 worth of prizes have been given to t,be boys of the south for their corn growing exploits and last year there were nearly 60,000 boys' corn clubs in the United. States. Burly Seagrave, a boy at Riggers, Ark., netted $695, including prices, from a single ncre of corn he cultivated. Junius Hill, "Bennie" Beesoon and "Ben" Leath, three boys down south, each grew more than 200 bushels of corn to the acre last year, while 62 of the boys of Georgia received diplomas from the governor of the state because they had produced an excess of 100 bushels of corn to the CHARCUTERIE VS. DELICATESSEN "A 'charcuterie , is just a Frenchified delicatessen shop," briefly explained a New York housekeeper to an Inquiring newcomer In an apartment house neigh- ' borhood. As a plain statement of the fact, no better explanation could have been given. But to have omitted the ad jective "Frenchified" woul<J have been a sad mistake. It is Just the Frenchy element that marks the difference be tween the charcuterie and the delica tessen. With the addition of the word "char cuterle" on the sign of *he up to date delicatessen dealer cc > a slight though perceptible chant, . the goods offered for sale. Importe; of foreign delicacies, because of this change in - name, feel warranted in urging upon the progressive dealer a variety of French eatables that were formerly not considered strictly necessary. The well stocked charcuterie carries mushrooms in many forms —mushrooms fresh, mushrooms dried and mushrooms in glass and in tin. What, pray, would a French entree amount to devoid of mushrooms There are also truffles in many forms, and, when obtainable, one finds here the queer looking green hazel nuts and almonds, such as the Parisian loves to munch as he walks back and forth from work. There are bowls of' stewed fruits or "compotes," which are both healthful and economical. The French know the secret of using: dried fruits instead of fresh to the best pos sible advantage. In season there arc baked pea us and baked peaches, such as an American cook would never dream of preparing. Candied fruits that were never a part of the stock of the delicatessen shop are to be found at the charcuterie, for these assorted fruits are necessary for the decorating of French pastry and for ornamenting fancy desserts, as the French know so well how to do. The thrifty housewife may buy only a quar ter's worth, perhaps, for she knows how to make a little go a long way. She clips the cherries in halves, she snips the piece of preserved pineapple into tiny wedges, and she cuts the strip of acre and the common impression re garding Georgia has always been that it was "ivo great shaJtes , ' of a corn growing state. Bernard Hagglund, a boy of the knee trousers age in lowa, last year produced the best 10 ears grown in the state in a junior corn growing contest and the achievements of the boys in lowa as corn growers prove that there is plenty of the hust ling spirit in them. One has only to look over tho full list of the Carnegie Hero commission awards to discover that our American boys are not lacking in heroism and that their courage can run high on occasion. Of the 583 awards made by the Carnegie Hero Fund commission up to January of the present year 107 Rave been to boys under 19 years old and some less than J 6 years old. The youngest boy in the list is Charles LEE McMAHAN. Champion Speller of the West. F. Falvey, a lad of 10 years, who lost his life while trying to save another boy from drowning. Erford 11. Coon and Hector L.. Mac Donald, lads of but 12 years each, lost their lives, while trying to save other boys from drown* ing. One of the boys to receive not, only a medal but $2,000 Iμ cash for his education is Frank F. Berg, a boy , of 14 years, of peexla. 111., whp saved a woman from, drowning after she had fallen into the Ohio, river. The full report of the Carnegie Hero Fund commission contains many pathetic instances of boys who, have been brave at the cost of. their own lives, and one can not read this report without feeling like taking off one's hat to some of the,brave lade, of America. The way in which the boy is mak ing good in the business world is worthy the attention of those who are disposed to apply the discreditable angelica until it simulates whatever she has in mind as to decoration, whether it is a vine of email green leaves or a sunburst effect for the center of her dish. French estragon, chervril and tarra gon for flavorings are to be found in these French establishments, and these green herbs, finely minced and strewn over lettuce or romalne, constitute the typical French salad. Fancy vinegars for salad making and for flavoring sauces are to be found here also, and are a useful hint for American cooks who long fpr the secret of French flavorings. French entrees in tin, spicy little fish in quaint earthen ware pots and othe#e in glass and tin are put up in French fashion either in oil or white wine. Roast veal, ham and pork, cooked long and carefully and seasoned a,s the French chef alone knows how, are among the cold sliced meats of the eharcuterle. There Is beef and mut ton sold here, and rarely corned beef. It is from the sliced meat feature of the business that the charcuterle takes its name. A glance at a French dic tionary will tell one that a charcuterer is a slicer of meats as distinguished from a seller of uncut meats. The charcutlere is his wife, who, in a really French establishment, takes an active part in the business of the chacuterle. —Now York Times. Thought It a Fly Hector yon Bayer, architect of the bureau of fisheries, was telling fish stories in Washington. "I was once fishing for bass in Lake Sunapee," he said. "Old Jakie was my guide. Jake chose the fishing ground, and he also selected the flies. "The fish rose well till after lunch eon, then they vanished. After an hour of, vain casting , , I said to Jake: " i guess they're taking a siesta now, eh? , "'I guess mebbe they are, , the old man answered from his armchair in the stern, 'but any other fly with a bit of jailer in it Avould do just as well. , " FRANK F. BERG. Fourteen Years Old When He Received Carnegie Medal of S2.CCO for Saving. iWoman from Drowning. term of "no good" to the American boy. Joachim Rfckard of Lynn, Mass., a Harvard freshman, is director of a corporation having large interests at stake, and he attends every meeting of the board of directors. Stephen C. Luce of Vineyard Haven, Mass., is re futing the commonly accepted opinion that a boy has "no chance" in a bank In our day. At 20 years of age young Luce is possibly the youngest bank Cashier in the country. He is cashier of the "Martha's Vineyard National batik and is also a notary public and treasurer of the Vineyard Haven public library. His opportunities have been no greater than those of the average American boy. He Was. educated In the public schools and In a business col lege, and then he became a bookkeeper in the bank, of which he is now cashier. Seldom does one hear of a boy of 11 years making his bow to the public as a lecturer, but this is what Karl A. Richers, a boy of 11, living at Salem, Mans., has done. After having spent a summer on a farm at Hermon, Me., he prepared a lecture to which he save the title," "A City Boy's Vacation on «■ Farm." He took about 100 photo graphs and had them put on lantern elides, pn hjs jreturn to Salem the boy, gave bis .lecture before every grade of the public school he attends In Salem. He also gave it before sev eral clubs,' including %he Salem Fra ternity. Roger L. Marble of Brockton. Mass., Is a youngster who wiH-surely make good in the years of his manhood if he .'keeps up the pace he has set himself In the Says of his boyhood. He won over 203 other contestants who were trying to win the Pettee memorial scholarship, which give him tuition at Brown university. Job Outdone Walter Damrosch, at a dinner In New York, was talking about the troubles' and trials of orchestral conductors. "A conductor/ lie said, "needs the patience,' not of Job, but of Liszt. I'll tell, you a story about Liszt that my father told me. "Two men once made a bet that they could make Liszt angry. So they ' visited his house, found out from his servant thai the one thing above all others he Insisted on was a well made bed and bribed the servant not to make Uszt's bed that oight. "The plot, however, failed. Though Liszt slept badly, and rose haggard and pale, he taid nothing. "So the servant was again bribed not to make the bed and still Liszt said nothing. , "After the third night's bribery, Liszt summoned the* servant and said to her gently: " 'I see you have decided not to make my bed any more. Well, so be it. The thing annoyed me at first, but I am .quite used to it now.'" i ♦ The Quality of Mercy Mayor Gaynor of New York had be friended a poor "down and outer," and for this a lawyer took him to task. "The fellow's no good," the lawyer said. "He has only got what was com ing to him. With his yellow streak the duffer deserved " But Mayor Gaynor interrupted the harsh lawyer with a smile. "Did you ever hear of the mother," he Raid, "who visited Napoleon on be half of a son condemned to death? The emperor said the young man had twice committed the same offense, and jus tice demanded the forfeit of his life. " 'But, sire,' cried the mother, 'I don't plead for justice, but fox mercy. , " 'He does not deserve mercy,' said the emperor. "'Ah, no; he does not, indeed, , the mother admitted, 'but it would not be mercy, sire, if he deserved it. " 'Well, then," said Napoleon quietly, 'I will have mercy.' " A String to It Representative "Billy" , Murray, th«; young member of congress from one of the Boston districts, numbers among his constituents a great many voters of Irish, Italian and other foreign nation alities, and, of course, hears a great many stories about them. Also, he; knows how to tell• these stories in an; effective manner. Here is one: MulvUiill and Cassidy had been sworn enemies for years. Tho two had en gaged in a hundred hand to hand battles in which brickbats and clubs had been called to "Cinforce heavy Irish fiets, and, a meeting between the two was alwaya ; the signal for a fight. One day, however, Mulvihlll fell off; the top of a building on which he was; working and was hauled away to the hospital, where the surgeons said death was only a matter of a few hours. A friend carried the word to Cassidy. "Now," said the friend, after telling of! the accident, "poor ould Mulvihlll is: about to die. Will ye not make it up wid him, so he will not go to purga thory wid hate in his hear-rt f'r ye?" "I will not," said Cassidy, prpmptly. But at last, won over by the argu-; ments of the mutual friends, Cassidy; consented to visit his lifelong enemy' and effect a deathbed reconciliation. At the hospital Cassidy, stepping softly, approached MulvihiH's bedaide. "Mike," he said, "I do be hearin' ye ar-re kilt entirely be th , fall ye had, and I'm here f'r to make it up wid ye be-! fore ye^o.'S "An , , Dinnis, ,, replied Mulvihlll, '"Uβ', glad I am to see ye widout a brick in yer hand, seem' I'm not able to hould wan in mine. Me so near dead, it seems a shame we've been fight in' all these years, whin we might as well have been the good frinds. An' I'm glad to know I'm goin' widout an inimy in the wor'rld now, so let'e shake hands, Dinnis." The two clasped hands and talked for a few minutes on the foolisluies of strife and the pleasures they might have had if they hadn't been too busy fighting and Cassidy started to leave. Aft he reached the door, however, Mulvt hill called to him, "But, Cassldy," was the dying man's remark, "raymlmber, if I get will, all this hot air don't go. Raymlmber that!" -—Washington Star. Jizo of Japan Among the Buddhiets in Japan it is believed that the souls of children go after death to Sui-no-ka-wara (the; stony river bed) and there the ? remain Until they, reach maturity under the: care of Jizobosatsu, who is represented as a priest with a long cane In one hand and a ball in the other. lie is said to stand in the center of, the kawarft, says the Christian Herald, where he preaches t<? the,children as they pile up stones, one for the salva tion of their father, one for the mother,; the third for brothers, the fourth for sisters and the fifth Cor their own sal vation. When night comes on and the wind! blows hard, a gigantic evil spirit ap pears and with a huge iron rod knocks, down the heaps •of atones which the children have made, and they are so frightened that they.. run to Jiso and hide themselves in the, bis sleeves of his kimono, "which have a miraculous way of increasing in size according to the) number of children who seek refuge.. Then the evil spirit disappears and the children begin again the work of heap ing up stones. . " Passing through cemeteries in Japan one sees tombs that have the wage of Jizo carved upon them, as the parents, take that way of gaining the special; favor of Jiso for their children, and one. will see the little piles of stones built up by the parents and brothers and sis ters of the children with.the hope of! helping in the tedious work ot the little! ones in the kawara. . Mummified Merriment I mad* a joke and uttered it Beside a mummy In -a case, And I could swear he muttered it, For, when I looked upon his face, Though many year* bad taken flight Since he had been upon the earth, Hie countenance wai very bright. He actually smiled with mirth. "Why, oh, why," I cried, ''time grin? I What is it that excites your glee? ,. He answered, "It is for a tin Committed in the years B. C. Three thousand times- I made that jest* Since then three thousand times each year I've been aroused from my long rest. And cursed each time that I'd hear. It is my punishment," quoth he, "Whene'er that hoary Joke is said, Hilarious I'm doomed to be, Although I'd rather far be dead.- , —Stover Cunningham in New York Sun. Somewhat Like Eve Rose Pastor Phelps Stokee, at a din ner in New York, was describing a par ticularly intelligent tyttle "country weeker." "In a eoft and wistful August twi light," she said, "this little girl and I stood watching the milking. The lit* tie girl was complaining about her shabby clothes —the gift of some char itable organization. " 'Eve, , she grumbled quaintly, as she looked down at her old fashioned and ill fitting dress—Eve bad nothing but leaves to wear; and I have nothing but leavings.' " 5