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Junior Section The San Francisco Call
I Issued Every Saturday For th^^ Francisco ari^^alifo^nia |
HAVE YOU SEEN ALONZO? EASTER EGGS BRING JOY TO THE JUNIOR CALL DOG
A CHAT WITH THE JUNIOR FAMILY
In "Freda's Easter I-ily," Edgar Cowan has given to the readers
.of The Junior Call today a story which is a little classic; a story which
will be read and reread, and then told and retold by the Juniors who
have read it. ar.d the hearing of which will bring great, salty drops
to the eyes of many grownups. The Junior Call knows that the jun
iors not only read the ?torie< which are published in its columns week
\u25a0by v.'eek. but that they tell them also, because almost anywhere that
a representative of The Junior Call may happen to go there is evi
dence to this effect. .. •
Another interesting story today is the one about the market women
o/ Paris who have helped to make the history of France, with illustra
tions of the Easier displays of flowers in that gay city and in more
somber London. - - - -
Also will the juniors read the quaint Eskimo legend : about Ihc
origin of .swallows, and other interesting data regarding that cheerful,
companionable bird family.
The teachers' corner, however, contains the most interesting story
in The Junior Call today, the article about the elementary schools of
far off England, Scotland and Ireland, by Mrs. .OR. Pechin, who was
one of the 500 American teachers who recently visited Great Britain
in the interests of education. Says Mrs. Pechin:
"Having been frequently asked in the last few months why 500
American ; teachers were invited to visit the schools of Great Britain
and Ireland, I think a brief explanation of the cause may prove gen
erally interesting. .
"Over 15 years ago. the mines of . South Africa were in- English
hands and were fast losing money. The~ De Beers company decided
to employ Gardner Williams, a graduate of Berkeley, to take charge
of its affairs. At that time. Mr. Mosely. an English diamond :inerchant
who happened to be <jn the ground, observed the improvement that
soon took place in the management of the company's affairs, and drew
his own conclusion?, from which the following: . , _.\u25a0'.
" 'To Gardner Williams, the California engineer,;belongs the honor
of being the rirst to put ' mining in South Africa on a' paying basis.
I -ouis Seymour; a ' f rien<r*TTf"*Mr. ' Williams, "was" instrumental in building
roads and doing other engineering work of great advantage to the
English during the Boer war. The success of these engineers turned
my attention to the United States. So far as I was able to ascertain,
the form of education given in the United States is responsible for much
of its success.* . . \u25a0
"Mr. Mosely, having reached ,this conclusion, "wished, to' prove
through personal investigation the correctness of his opinion, and pro
ceeded to organize a commission which became known as 'The Mosely
Commission,' composed of legislators, merchants and teachers, who
came to the United States to study our system of education. They
visited schools of all types in the large eastern cities, a few of the com
missioners finding their way to our distant shore. They were afforded
every opportunity of pursuing their investigations, were everywhere
cordiaily welcomed and most courteously entertained. Thoroughly
apprecialing this kindly reception of his commission, Mr. Mosely felt
that it would be a gracious act to invite us in return to visit their
schools. The National Civic federation became interested in the pro
ject, and the result was that every important and progressive center
in our country made it a point to send its quota of representatives in
answer to the invitation.
"Mr. Mosely said further in his report:
" "What struck me in going through the public schools, whether
primary or college,' of the United States, was the success attained in.
making the scholars self-reliant, in bringing out their individual qual
ities and in teaching them to reason. In some respects this seems to
me to be the most important factor of all in American education," and '
I think it largely account; for ihc success of the pupils in after life.'
"Let us continue our work along the three lines so approved by this |
thoughtful, intelligent philanthropist and patriot— for who can be a
greater patriot and benefit his country more substantially than he who
spends his wealth and devotes his best efforts for the proper develop-,
ment of its youth? Let us have in mind the ultimate end of 'all our
teaching, the self-reliance of our pupils, the development of their indi
vidual qualities and their power to reason. You will agree with me that
thus equipped they will be prepared foT the work we expect them to do
as our successors. In them lies the hope of the world!' \u25a0 :
Ever bearing in mind the necessity for plenty of good, healthy
amusement. Alonzo, The Junior Call dog and the progressive citizens
of Juniorville make it a point to present each week some new, original
and striking proposition for the entertainment of their friends. Observe
their activities today! \u25a0 . . .
Waterproof Paper
Japanese waterproof paper is made of
fibers of bamboo and eucalyptus, mixed
with fibers of the gampi and other
shrubs. The fibers are. torn apart,
rirfed. cleaned, scraped, boiled in weak
lya and washed with water. Thr>y are
Then beaten and mixed with a viscous
-~- \u25a0---..--..-. — --. \u0084,. . . .
THE JUNIORVI LLE EASTER PARADE SURPASSES ALL PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
infusion of certain roots and a solu
tion containing camphor, caoutchouc
and rosin. The sheets formed from the
pult are calendered at various tem
peratures. The paper is light, wash
able and very difficult to tear. It Is
used to imitate leather and India rub
.ber, and for a great many purposes. —
Scientific American.
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;s^#RANCiscp;;i6^f^^
A Dramatic Moment
A writer .in "Le Temps"; tells this
story, of the French admiral, . .Dupctit-
Thouars, who had been intrusted. with
the - mission of -exacting .reparation
from an African bey who had' insulted
a. French consul. _ / ..:.-._,•
As Dupetit-Thouafs' demands -were
supported by- the forcible 'argument "of
loaded cannon,' the bey acknowledged
that he had been -too hasty, and prof -
fered many apologies. He even ' in
vited tlie admiral to his table "and had
a sumptuous, repast -prepared for : his
guest. . \u0084;.._ '< \u25a0\u25a0 \ , \u25a0; ' '\u0084.-:
The' consul warned the admiral to
be on his guard. .^ ' .
"The bey is inclinedtobeixnalieious,"
said he, "and when, he .strokes his
beard and smiles, you 'may be sure
that he" is concocting some mischief."
"We shall see," was Dupetit-Th'ouars'
reply.;, : ;. . '.- ' ;;\u25a0 ;; ;- ; ' ', ]_\, :~\
He reached, the bey's 'palace in good
time. Profuse compliments and saluta
tions were; exchanged. All at once -the
admiral's foot met some, substance: on
the carpet under the table. -He. bent
down and saw a huge lion showing his
formidable teeth. The bey smiled •'arid,
stroked his beard. ; , f
Dupetlt-Tbouars -did not wince, but
called his dragoman. "\u25a0;'\u25a0?
"My pistols,"* was -all he; said.
-The servant saluted. I , retired, arid, re
turned, bringing^ pair of pistols. The
admiral took them "and; placed fthern on
the table ' -before Jiim^ r 'But Uhe bey
still smiled and continued' stroking liis
patriarchal beard. {\u25a0•;•' .'
f "Tell - the»c6rnmandbr.V;he/said ,to the
dragoman,' • "that if f 't hose ;f pistols are
for -the; ' purpose 'of
lion's brains they are quite r irisufHcient
and perfectly useless." • : ; - '
Then, like a skilled'fericer countering
his 'opponent's ; thrust, after- the ".bey's
ironical advice 1 had '?been translated,
Dupetlt-Thouars replied:?' 1 ' ;
"Tell the bey -thatmy-'pisttjls'are not
there to kill his lion; but -to blow out
his own brains at the flrst : movement
of this objectionable carpet." i
Gravely, but a little pale, the man
interpreted. ' \u25a0:'.\u25a0: \u25a0\u25a0, •;.':'\u25a0 " \u25a0
'i The smile died away on tho bey's
lips , and he no longer | stroked hia
beard.
"My lion." said :^he. : "is too : well
trained even to scratch one' of my
guests, but since he "is not wanted
he shall be sent away."-.,;-'
At a word from the bey- the lion left
the room like an obedient dog.
Sewing Club
In AJbany, N. V., a very pretty idea
for a sewing club was carried out last
winter by. nine. young ladies.; They. met
every Friday evening, "-taking'; their, own
sewing, ahd always . accompanied, if
possible, by . their mothers. Each one
sewed as much or as little as she. de
sired, and there was generally music
or reading. Simple refreshments were
served by the hostess of ! the .evening,
but nothing elaborate was allowable!
Once during the; winter^they, had a
supper, and at another time a sleigh
ride. But the most delightful part of
their program was the charming asso
ciation of mothers. and daughters that
is too often overlooked in our social
plans. The oldest: member' of the club
was over 70 .and the youngest 18. "
The Blossom
Merry, merry sparrow.
Under leaves so. green,
A happy! blossom -.1;
Sees 'you/ swift 'as ;.arrow v
Seek ' your'; cradled narrow J
"Xear' my-bosom.^ * * -' -j \u25a0
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/ Pretty, pretty robin. •/ ; ;
Under leaves soigreeiv*
\u25a0 Ahappy blossom" ;\u25a0:\u25a0;-:
-•" Hears you sobbing.-sobbing, .:
- i Pretty, pretty robin; ;.
Near, my bosom.- "
. : \u25a0 — Wil Ham ; Blake.
GOOD STORIES IN FEW WORDS AND BRIEF, POINTED POEMS
Feasts That Lasted Hours
Sir Robert Hart, the^veteran inspector
general -of the- Chinese customs, says
die Xhicago. Daily: News. 'speaking, at a
dinner .in London ; the 'other' day said
that he once in Peking; sat- out a .ban- 1
quet that lasted 17 v consecutive hours.
There were 125 courses, and he tasted
them all. Mr. Ward, the American
envoy to China, who tried, to secure an
interview with"; -the Emperor- 'H long-,
Fung in- 1859,' teljsjhow, he was enter- j
talned k at> a --- dinner; that lasted from
noon ' one' day. uritil 6- o'clock .-oh the
evening of',tlie day.; following. .^ Ward
mentions that .he had to give in after
partaking/: of 138 -different .dishes,
"whereupon '-Ills l hosts great
ly"—presumably at his abstemiousness.
Probably; however, the Eskimo ban
quets'^last-;-longer"-;",than \u25a0;: any. other '
and- the tjuantity.of food; swallowed is
also - ! proportloiia tolyi r greater. . Ross
records seven of his party of na
tives once ate continuously. for 33 hours,
during ', which \ timo'; they:- consumed j2OOj 200
pounds- of ;seal.; meats. V^'Europeans ex
posed ..to -the : sarne" cliriiatic: conditions
act in : much the safne* way. r Captain.
Scott; of | the : Plscpvery^ on \u25a0'}. his return :
from 'hisvlong sledge;- journey, over '.the;
inland ice ! of the Antarctic-continent did
nothing*. but' eat andTslcepfor^the space'
of three daj's.and rilghts, v and even then'
he was -still, hungry.; . v . . V i
Coirimaiide'r! Peary and his' party, jre- ;.
turning ; famished, from'aheirfutilei dash'
f Or^the; pole' in', 1 306,Yslaughtered a -li^rd ,
o t "seven lriusk oxen J cm ; Hazcn island, \u25a0
off. thgf-bXtjniir.-'^i^rth ;•: of , .Gre«jiLand—
Fi j_r .' t wo *'• days and \u25a0 «.' n i ? h'ts ; ' tfi e rea f ter .
they croticlied:; Inside 'thefr snow, huis/
eating rcontiriudusly,;' arid-' whoritliey
had" finished I*the1 * the ]pile - of bones,' out-
side was "as high asa-tall man's chin.'.' ,
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Under the Greenwood Tree
Under \u25a0'. lf.he . greenwood tree,' \
Who loves'to He ;^ylth me,' !,
' " And note .
Unto ,tlie f'sweet'- bird's : throat,'
Come hither,; come, hither, 'come ihitlier;
Here "shall" he' see . . ' ;
_\u25a0 No enemy, /; .;,;,. ">'f, . .
But winter and rough weather.
Who' doth ambition shun.;
Anil loves to "lie. i'the.sun,- .
Seeking the food; he eats >:' -' \' 0
'And 'pleased with what he gets, -
ConiV; hither, come hither, come hither!
. Here h'liall he -see
But winter arid rough weather.
'—William Shakespeare.
Ingenious Johnnie
.Mother, had a, bright red^ apple which
she wished to givts.-to.tho'; children :at
tho same : time; teaching .the- little
brother a lesson in generosity. -John
nie had a peculiar fondness for apples.
' Calling, liim,;.to her "- ; side she ; said,
"Now, dear, mamma. has a nice.'rosy ap
ple to give ! you; . and Bhe,- wants tyou to
be generous." That word was' not in
Johnnies 'vocabulary, ; so' . ho'-:"."- said,
"Mamma,i.what do you.mean by being
generous?'':-: \u25a0\u25a0 .
.'.\u25a0 "Oh, dear, that .means "you ' are to
divide-: the= apple into two parts, '- arid
give'slster the larger." . r. 1 .
Johnnie ;' was r silent. * Suddenly his
face : brightened, .'as ; he. handed the'a'p
ple to •, his; niother, saying, ."Mamma,"
give it to sister and tell her to be gen
erous."—The v Delineator. ..''*-'
Scotland's Strange ; Birds
From, the- small island of* StrKilda,
off. Scotland, 20.000 young) gannets : and
an immense number' of eggs are" annu
aJly:collected, arifJ,*'^ although 'this'bird
lays only one' egg; per annumVandT.is
four yearsin obtaining its maturity, 1 its
numbers r do. npt;diniinish: /-. Obviously
such birds must 'reach a great age or
they '_»woulrl long ago have ;been . ex
terniinatcd:: .?.-. .''.\u25a0•.;-'. '. ; '. ; ' '..'
The Graves of a Household
Ihey.grewin beauty, side, by side; -
£ They rilled one home ' with ;glee; .
Their" graves are severed i, far and wide,
By mount: and stream, and -sea. :
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The same fo; .. pother bent; at night
\u25a0 O'er each IT-., ;,sleeping brow;
She had fiacl':'l)lded flower in sight-
Where" are.; ose dreamers -now? 1
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One midst the forest of the west
--. By a. dark, stream is laid;[
The'lndian knows his place of rest,
Far in the cedar ; shade.
The sea, the blue, lone sea, hath one;
. Helies where pearls lie deep;
'He was -the loved 'of, all,"' yet. none . . .
O'er his low _bed : may weep.
One, sleeps "where southern vines are
\u25a0r} dressed \u25a0 \
. Above the noble slain; ~ - '
He wrapped the colors 'round his.breast
On a blood red field of Spain.
And r one— o'er her the myrtle showers
| Its leaves'-byvsoft; \u25a0winds .fanned; ' , :
She 'faded mldsti-Italian flowers— •
The last of. that bright band.
And, .parted thus, they restvwho played
-....Beneath' the same, green, tree,
; ;Whose T voices.mingledas:they prayed
-\u25a0;' oue parent: knee. '
They, that ;wlth'Emiles^Ht up the hall,
-'^i:Andicheered,\with' song; the hearth— -
Alas for;' love, • if. Thou ,wert all - .
/Arid -\u25a0 naught rbeyond, p dearth!
- :.'.\u25a0- '. —Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
A, New Star
The examination of . some .photo
graphs" taken at the observatory of
Arequipa (Peru)" has" revealed what
appears to. be. a new. star. \u25a0 .According
to | Professor Pickering of Harvard unl
versity" this .star. was', of less . than
eleventh magnitude' June \\, 1906. -It
rose to a magnitude of : 8.9 -from June
14 to July 2, and; then -.diminished in
brightness.' At the present 1 time It has
again fallen below the eleventh mag
nitude. 'VThis star is probably .not new
in the /strict* sense .of j the \word, f but
is a variable ' star of. longi period, or
perhaps rather of irregular period.
The Arequipa. photographs happen to
have caught one of. the" maxima of
brightness. :.. It Js a matter . j of the
greatest" scientific interest to make a
close study .of such " new /stars- which
continue 'to -\u25a0 remain, visible; for. there
is always the possibility that they may
manifest some. .unforeseen phenomena
of great importance.— Scientific Amer-
Aeronautics
Twice lately , have the- Wright broth
ers given exhibitions before. royalty. A
few weeks, ago] King-Alfonso >XIII of
Spain visited. them, .and was greatlyUn
terestedTin their flights.-' Last week
King Edward of Great Britalnalso paid
them avvisit. : On this occasion Wilbur
Wright' first rriade ; a flight: of seven
minutes.; In which he performed dlnV
cult -evolutions ; 7 with. great . precision.
He 'afterward "took- his sister, . Miss
Katherlne.'for.a'slx minute spin in the
"direction J of .-\u25a0 Pau. King ; Edward .was
greatly '^pleased, .and -.congratulated
Mr: Wright upon; his [achievement. - In
a few weeks Wilbur Wrightl r expects
to/gb | to l ßome arid make .exhibition
fli ghts.V^He ;; lias j started ; the 'construc
tion ; of Hal f a r dozen aeroplanes ' in , Eng
land," iriladdition to thejl 4 already near
ing; completion -in {France.vy. Several of
his 5 pupils ;.a t . Pau have | mastered I the
machine,' ;: and have made - successful
flights alone. ; .
v? Paid in His Own Coin
"I've got nothing else, and you'll
have to take? it." said the consequen
tial man in the tram car. .'
• V'But we ain't supposed to change
half sovereigns," said the conductor.
'"Can't help that.'V said the passen
ger. "You'll have to find change; that's
all. I'm not.going to get off." .
~A man : in the corner with a big black
bag beckoned to the conductor.. There
was a whispered confab, and a smiling
conductor : returned to the wealthy
passenger. • \u25a0
"A gentleman has offered to give you
change." he*- said.'
"Ha, ha!' So you had to find change
after all. my fine fellow, eh! Well.
here's the half sovereign."
It was, five minutes before he got his
change. *•'-
When the conductor brought it, it
was In.a double handful. "There you
are, sir," he said. And. dumping down
119 pence arid -a penny ticket upon-the
cantankerous one, he left him • to - gasp
out his expostulations.'
The man with the black bag was an
automatic gas meter collector. — London
Tit-Bits.
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Rhythm in Nature
"Buzz-z-z,"; said the. golden bees.
They meant they were too busy;
I watcheda spider splna web.
Until myjhead grew. dizry.f-
Plunge, went the i. recile^Lf rog. . .
I saw .the. waters dimple,— "
I heard the cawing of a crow,
His story, seemed so simple. ,
"Sweet.V sang, theirobin red;
,"No' sweeter"; teased* the sparrow; ,
I saw a pigeon wing its flight —
As straight as files an arrow.
"Kling" \ rang -the pasture chimes, r*
I'love their silvery tinkle; .
The golden coined bright dandelions
The fields and 1 pastures sprinkle.
"Honk," came a distant call—
The^wlld goose mate is crying;
I watched a hovering kingfisher—
Low o'er the small pond flying.
An \ acorn fell — that frisky squirrel,—
He's thinking of the future; . .
I learned upon my country walk,
There's rhythm in all nature. ..
How He Corrected the Sentence
"Father, Miss WesV gave. .us- each a
sentence ,to correct, arid mine- was. 1
went to the tonsorial parlors to get a
hair cut.' " - "And how did: you correct
it?" asked the father. : "Why, I corrected
it the only-way yon could correct it, of
course; and Miss West laughed when
she read it; and. then she read it aloud,
and every one in- th^ class shouted.
/They didn't know it was. my sentence,
but I did." "But what did you write?"
••Why, father! What would any » one
write?" • I wrote, , 'l went to the. tonsorial
parlors to get my tonsils cut,* of
course!"— rYouth's Companion, t,
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Wishing
Do you wish' t^ie world were better ?
' Let me tell you what to do; .'
Set a watch upon 'your actions,
; Keep .them' always straight, and true;
Rid your mind of selfish motives.
< Let your thoughts be clear and high;
You can make a little Eden ;
; Of the sphere you occupy. : - -
Do yoU'Wishthe world were happy?
: -Then'remember.day by*day 5
Just to scatter seeds of kindness
"As yoii pass along the way; *\u25a0'
For, the" pleasures of .the many . "
May be ofttimes traced. to one. V
As the -hand that plants the acorn
v Shelters armies from the sun.
Her Malady 5
It's been the awfulest longest while
, My mother's . been away! ..
You see, my grandma's pretty sick, •
And don't get well so very quick; "
'Course mother has to sty.
Aunt .Van is kind, but she don't make
The Tightest kind of curls.
Or know, just how to button me;
She isn't used "to It, you see-
She has no little girls. '
And father, well, he doesn't know '.
Just how I go to bed. .
He gets things all hindslde before.
And hangs my clothes up by the door.
Away above my head. i^.s v ::>*.- v
Now, mother always puts them 'cross >
My little willow chair;
That's pretty, coxnfor*ble. I think — "1
She brings me something nice to drink.
And then she braids my hair.
But father sometimes he forget*
To wash my hands and face. ; ,
And he can't ever remember where
He stopped in telling 'bout the bear;
He just forgets the place.
There's something father does I like*
"When I have said my prayers;
He tells me stories in the :dark; »
They're .full* of whist, "and hiatl and
And lovely "creepy scares. , ' •
But- then when I'have snugged 'down.
All comfor*bly In bed,
I wish that .mother would come in.
And cuddle me, and?then begin
To sing and smoove my head. \u25a0
Of course Aunt Nan and father do
Their. best — I know they've tried;
And everybody's very kind — ' -Vv r :
I try my hardest not to mind.
But something- aches Inside. '
I don't believe it's homesickness
That makes my eyelids prick;
I wish I knew what 'tis I've got —
'Course, home's right here— but math*
er's not!
I believe I'm mothersJck!
—Edna Kingaley Wallace in The
Century-
"Influence"
A little bit of sunshine.
A gentle shower- of rain,
A little cloud and shadow
And then the sun again.
A little bit or melody
As birdies sweetly sing
A bursting forth of verdure
And then the welcome spring:.
A kindly word of welcome
May bring to you a friend.
A little loving sympathy ,': j -
May cruel sorrow end!
A little help you've given
To some one in distress
Unconsciously may carry
The laurels of success.
And loving smiles from you. dear.
Or whispered words ,of love
Shall raise me from life's pitfalls
To spirit realms above.
If fills with pure endeavor .
This troubled soul of mine
And bind it, dear, forever
In perfect. love to thine.. . \u0084 \u0084 .
Police Dogs
As. a result. of the successful, work
of ,the 10 Belgian hounds doing, police
work In Brooklyn, their working hours
have been /lengthened and 'thehr beats
will be extended. Police records show
that since the advent, of the dog*,.'about
a i year ago, the number of -burglaries
has been at 'lea3t. 50 percent.
They previously occurred at the rate of
about three "a week.".