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A PAGE FOR THE YOUNGER JUNIORS
JAM ON BOT SIDES OF HIS BREAD OR WHAT
HAPPENED TO THE DISCONTENTED KING.
OXCE upon a time a king lived
in a beautiful Ivory palace. I
don't know where they ever got
enough ivory with which to
build it, but there it was, and. if one
may believe the old time stories it was
quite a common thing for a monarch
to have a palace mada of that 'sort of
stuff.
Now, this king was not one bit con
tented, for no matter , what he had or
how much he liked it at first he very
soon began to see flaws In it, and if he
oould not find them in the beginning
he kept on hunting until he did.
On the day that I am going to tell
of he was feeling particularly cross and
fretful, and what do you think it was
about? Nothing that would have trou
bled a reasonable person at all. It was
this: A day or two before a king friend
who lived a few countries away had
Bent him a large box of jars of the
. most delicious jam of every kfnd and
a few kegs of the finest butter ever
made. The king enjoyed them tremen
dously and had some for every meal.
But all of a sudden as he eat munching
away — for even kings munch if they
really like what they are eating — he
turned to his favorite a.nd said, as soon
as his mouth was empty enough:
"What's the use of having all this jam
and butter if I can't eat it on both
sides of my bread? My next slice
must be fixed that way."
Now. that may seem easy enough
when you first hear of it, but it is most
inconvenient when you begin to try it.
In the first place, the king liked his
jam and butter spread on very thick
p.nd smooth and even, and though the
servant managed the upper side very
nicely, as soon as he tried to turn it
over hi* troubles began. It stuck to
tho plate and smeared things generally,
and pretty soon the servant was In
despair and the kins: was cross Tie
cause he. had to wait.
At last one piece was fairly respect
able looking, and the king began to
try to eat it, but he could not manage
it and keep his fingers clean, and that
displeased him, for he was rather
fussy about sticky fingers. I suppose
you think Jie might have taken a fork,
and so he might If there had been
such a thing, but In the time that
ivory palaces used to flourish there
were no forks in the world. ,
Perhaps it was just as well, for if
the King had had a fork he was just
the sort of person to have stuck his
fingers or his lips with it. or he would
have complained that the tines of it
WINNERS OF THE JUNIOR PAINT BOX PRIZES
HERE is the picture of the Kirl and
.the. flowers, and another fine
chance for the artistic and indus
trious younser .ianior to do some mow
beautiful CDloring. The boy feeding the
sv.-ans brought a very large number of
lovely pictures to the office of The
Junior Call, and the editor hopes to'
havt- cv«: more next w«>ek. • ,
This picture work is for the younger
junsor« only, those who are 10 years of
age and younger. Twenty paint boxes
be av.-arded to 20 pictures most
«.- rustically r t fi<J m-aL'y colored.
j Color your picture as quickly as pos
sible and mall It to the editor of The
Junior Call, so that it will arrive not
later ihan Wednesday afternoon, as
pictures received after that time can
!:<>i be used. • '^£w
There is one point upon which the
editor oosires the children to be a
little more particular, and that is to
write their names and addresses as
plainly as possible, and In all cases. to
K»ve the city or town as well as the
street and number. This is very im
portant, indeed, because the editor has
no means of knowing whether the city
is San Francisco, or Oakland, or Berke
ley, or Sacramento, or some other town,
unless it Is written on .the picture that
Is submitted.
The younger juniors who have been
swarded prizes for painting the picture
of the boy feeding the swans are:
Bennie Gotelli. 946 Bryant street,
San Francisco, age 7 years.
Charlotte Bell, 1816 Eighth street,
West Berkeley, age 10 years.
I!. Kenneth Thompson, Kenwood,
Eonoma county, age 8 years.
Edmund O'Connell, 66 Carmelita
sireet. San Francisco, age 6 years.
Huih Little, Dixon. age 6 years.
Evelyn Maxine Compton, Princeton,
as?e"t> years.
Elinor Wood. 82 Fell street, San
Francisco, age 9 years. —
Dobler Corkill. box 18. Carmel. age
S years, care of J. Hitchcock.
Ruth Westlur.d, 811 Santa Clara ave
nue Alameda, age 8 years.
Enid Hobson. 2137 Virginia street,
Berkeley, age 9 years.
Loretta M. Garbarini, box 27. Jack
son, age 10 years.
Joseph Hecview. 3737 West street.
Oakland, age 6 years.
Gladys Lyle, 1912 Buena Vista ave
nue. Alameda. age 7 years:
Mabel Mclntosh, box 54, Petaluma,
age- 7 years.
Eddie Finnigan, 617 Aeh avenue. San
Francisco, age 8 years.
Thelma Hoffman, SO2 Oak street. San
Francisco, age 9 years.
Mabelle Bradley. 246 North Fourth
street, San Jose, age 8 years.
Margaret Coles, 157 North Whitney
Etreet, San Jose, age 7 years.
Anna Osterhout. 5 University cottage,
Berkeley, age 8 years.
Dorothy Heimore. P. O. box 575, Mill
Valley, age 10 years.
roll, or hoxok
In addition "The Junior Call Is very
happy to be able to publish, the follow
ing long roll of.honorr
Fred A. Pech."B3o Castro street, Oak
land, age 10 years.
Edith Byde. 723 Fifth avenue, San
Mateo. age « years.
Dorothy B. Hohn. 203 Hoffman ave
nue. Kan*FranH*co. ape,» yearfcTSßliß
Alice Irene Cooper, Hayward, age 10
years. riVKMBKfEKfetfB&MPariBI
Colina J. Peterson. 408 A street. San
Francisco, aj?e 10 year?. MMMBM
Fllomina Rometta. 424 Laurel street.
k San Francisco. i^PßawßßßDßßW* ' ' . V
Mildred Madsen. Hayward, age 9
• yea rs. ' .
Rose Crotty, 208 Texas street, San
Francisco.- ag* 10, years.ljJ^|Bß*fWWSß
Amelia Snyder, ;l7B;Highland avenue.
t?«n \u25a0 Francisco. "-•\u25a0' ". -\u25a0 - -'\u25a0\u25a0-
Agnes Harden, 2615 : Twenty-fifth
street, San Francisco, age 10 years,
r' Anita -Anderson, Rio .Vista, age ..7
y«ar«., - \^aaß^aqoßflßtfaßlo^NtafeflPi
Myrtle Fielding. 572 Thirty-seventh
street, Oakland, age 3 .year*. ....
' Martin Fleming,- Larkspur, box 1302,
lajre 6 years. :\u25a0 - '
Richard Brasesco., 215. Texas . siceet^
San» Francisco." age: € years. \u25a0 • \u25a0:\u25a0, :
Donald K. French; 3011 Capp street,
Frujtvale. ' .. . . . V \u25a0'\u25a0:-. . . . .
Eddie Brown. South San Francisco,
Bge.'.S years. . \u25a0. '- . '
Edith de Bretteville. 1741 Walnut
street. Berkeley, age 10 year*.' - :
Minnie Pedro, .673 Keyes; street. -San
Jose., age :»' years. ; . -\u25a0 :\u25a0 ' "
L*nore^ London,.- 1157 Treat avenue.
Sen " Francisco;"a jre -$ ,*years.c^ \u25a0\u25a0•-\u25a0:
. H«irJe, Gertrude Griffin, Lonoa^c, Mon
terey county, age 9 "years.
were dull or bent, or some.such matter.
He might even have drummed upon
the table with it when he felt im
patient, not, of course, because it was
polite; but because he was a king and
conld do it if he chose.
Without any fork and with a strong
longing for double spread jam and
butter and bread and clean fingers all
at once he said in a grumbly voice:
"What's the use of Having a favorite
if he can't think of some way for me
Helen Webb, Richmond, age 8 years. ,
John Hanlon, 1007- South M street, \u25a0
age 9 years.* ..... . •'. \u0084•-.• -• —
"Daisy Christiansen, 1232 Fourth ave
nue. San Franciacb, age 6 years.-* •
Oscar Arnesen, 40 JLundy lane, San .
Francisco, age 7 years.
Edna Miller, 1 Kentucky place, Po
trero.
Robert McKinley, 337 San Jose ave
nue, San Francisco, age 8 years.
Audrey Cannon, 4128 Bartlett street,
San Francisco, age 6 years.
Hilda Lehrke, 422 Lyon street, San
Francisco, age 10 years.
. Margaret Jones, 756 Filbert street,
San Francisco, age 7 years. ,
: This is the picture to be colored. Paint it in s water colors or crayon and send immediately
to the Editor of the Call
The ; San r 'ff fanciscolCall^ Saturday^) u]jil/rfo9Q9;^Tlie ; Junioiv? (Jall^
GERTRUDE CROWNFIELD
The Cup Bearer Found It Mere and More DifficultjoJPlacc ;
the Morsel Properly io. His Mouth ; -
to ffet what I want?"
When . the court heard these words
they all came as near to -staring as
court, people ever- do come, for the
favorite had been the ' only . person * so
far who had^never .been? found < fault
with by the king. The favorite him
self grew quite white with 'dismay,
for the, problem was difficult, bnfhis
brain began to work as fast as it could
to think of some scheme r by, which the
king's desire could be accomplished.
Hazel Rains, Talraage, age S j ears.
Athol Smith, 902 Oak street, San
Francisco, age 6 years. ; » . ' , .
Cecil Smith, 902 Oak street, San
Francisco,' age 9 years. ' : \u25a0 •. • .
Henry Segaler, 285 Ninth street, age
9 years. " .. ; \u25ba -:\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 . •
Thomas Wishard, 1525 Eighth ave
nue, San Francisco, age 7 years. .
Grace \u25a0* Elizabeth * Guth, Novata. .
Dorothy Helen Zentner,' 1372 McAl
lister street, San Francisco, \u25a0 age 9
years. : - ,\u25a0 >.\u25a0 -.;. '••- • -, \u25a0. . :•.' \u25a0 >-...
Dorothy Dukes; 223 Eighth avenue.
Pacific Grove, age S years. .. \u25a0••'
Lawrence Gann, , 184 ; Colllngwbod
street, , San Francisco, age 8, years. ,-•
TH E : ' G I RL'f'AXD S,THE % FLOWERS
;: For a few minutes it was very-quiet
in the. ivory banquet hall. Yes. that
was \u25a0' ivory, -too,- all * over .everywhere,
except twhat was pure gold,' with a
certain number/of rubies and diamonds
and "emeralds " and amethysts- set" In; it
to brighten things up. Then the favor
ite bowed very respectfully to. the king
and ' sald>- with '\u25a0 his most \u25a0 pleasing, man
ner: "Perhaps it --' a could ;be managed,
your majesty ," if your "cup; bearer would
cut; it up -in. small pieces and present
"r Helen /"•Noe,". 357 Third avenue; : San
Francisco,: agOi 6' years. ,; .. . ;.
! Margaret 1 Poage;;Ukiahr age 7 years,
v- Bernanllne./Ahern.'Menlo ;Park, age
7. ; years.' .; .v. s\ '•\u25a0>. •': •--. .\u25a0*\u25a0\u25a0--\u25a0\u25a0. ; " \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0• \u25a0
< Lucy : Pepe.' 1708( Broderlck street,
San Francisco, age" 9 years. . . : -
Stanley "G.. Holmes;-, 1250 Twenty
third iavenue, Oakland,, age .7 years. "\u25a0\u25a0
Helen Bonn." 440 Capp street, age 8
years. - ; ;-^ -.; ' - \u25a0 ' \u25a0-.\u25a0 \ :\u25a0 .
Vlolav Loveland. . 1812 . Sixth street,
West Berkeley, : age* 10 years.
Virginia Treadwell.. Nevada City, age
7.-years. ' - : -.' '\u25a0 \u25a0'"':"\u25a0 - \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0' . ; \u25a0-'
: Marie I. Steven, 118 Fourth street,
Marysville, age 9 years.
It to your lips on a long dagger. > In
that way; you need not soil your royal
fingers." ».
. "That: is an idea," cried the king, and
he' looked; pleasanter'iit once.
\u25a0 This • way :. of "doing-,, was \u0084 tried and
went very 'nicely Indeed ' for a while, so
long * as the. king paid attention:. to
'his food, ..but ; before longr he became
Interested in talking, and the cup
bearer :fpund - it more and more difficult
/to;, place the ; morsel properly in his
. Elwood .Franquelin. .812 . Petaluma
.avenue, .San" Rafael,, age 9 years. .
. Margaret, Decker, 22 Hoffman ave
nue.-age 10 years. :
Myrtle Leahy; 321 Valley, street, age
9 ! years. . A . -,-\u25a0 \u25a0 -.•• /,; --V .. - \u25a0 \u25a0"\u25a0 \u25a0•-.
Walter O'Brien, 15 Dwight road. Bur
lingame.^age 9 ? . years. "\u25a0-\u25a0% \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'' : \u0084 •
•<-' Lolieta? Brown; 202S Magnolia street,
Oakland, • asre MO- veojrs. \u25a0••;•: :-. . . c ••\u25a0
Rowland H.iGass., ll2B Tenth street,'
.Sacramento, age 5 years. .' ? . -
Fred Northon.. 6sll Raymond street,
Oakland, age 10 years. '
".Geneva McCarthy, Sixteen Mile
house.; Millbrae. San Mateo, age' 9
.. years. |p \u25a0 \u25a0 v.v. \u25a0 \u25a0 .- ;\u25a0 '\u25a0 , '
Dorothy Chase, .225 Church street,
Salinas/ age ' 9 years. • . . •
•Dorothy Welch, 1814 - Sixth street,
West Berkeley, 1 age 7 years. 1 ',
Ruth iWelch. 1814 Sixth street, West
Berkeley,, age 9 years. .
,' iTorrey, 2208 Parker street.
Berkeley, age 7 \u25a0« years.
. Josephine \u0084 W itt. \u25a0.1926 - : Broderlck
street, San Francisco, age 9- years. \u25a0"
J.J '. AnninkaPlanzer. Mount Eden, age 8
years. • :< -\u25a0-..:; '" " ,:• - - •' .\u25a0\u25a0' --"\u25a0\u25a0:
r Harriett Stowe. : ,' ll7O McAllister
. street. San Fraiicisco,''age'7-years. .
:~ Frank Simpson. , 623 Andover street.
San ; Francisco,";, age VB . years.
\u25a0 Mary Philllps, ; ll7o Treat. avenue. San
Francisco," age 10. years. .
; Genevleve Brohen, -box. 203.' Xapa,
- age -8 years. e^.?. !'\u25a0*''\u25a0\u25a0 ~> \u25a0* v * - .-l.^ ~'' L '\u25a0-'"':-.
. Adele : Leahy, 321 Valley street, San
-Francisco, 'age; 8. years.* ; . \u25a0
Ethel r Knapp,' ; 862 . Guerrero street,
\u25a0 San" Francisco, age 9 years.
Vernle Lltch. P. .O. box 364. Chico,
age.3 0' yoars. , '
Raleigh. Peabody, Vacaville." age 10
;years^-- .\u25a0--/."-•\u25a0 •'..•• -. : ..--- ; \u25a0.\u25a0..\u25a0 :^',;. --\u25a0"•
Bessie Iris Prater, 28 Sierra Nevada
street/ Stockton.; age 9 years,
v Edward .Breitli;: Santa : Clara, age 7 .
"years. --, ': \u25a0"\u25a0< - : : :-".\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'"- \u25a0\u25a0> '\u25a0-' ,\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0' "
\u25a0;.\u25a0: Lizzie .Bourdette,. 39Bl Eighteenth
street, San Francisco, age 9 years.
Irene lllrshfield.f323 Lyon street, San
\u25a0 Francisco.'age ;10 -years..' •' \u25a0 " .•'.• : .
' ' Genevieve^ Everson, \,985. Lombard
street. San Franciscu. .'age ,10 1 years.".*
. /Alice >i Leary.v ls ll " Golden; Gate ave- .
\u25a0.nue.iSan^FrancJsco. age-'loiyears. , .
'Mabel .Brink.' 632 'Lincoln avenue,
' Alumeda," ace 10 years. ;\u25a0 ' . : . .
'.' •* Joy- Morris, 229 Twenty-
oiKhth street; San Francisco, age 10
'\u25a0 years.- .'::.- \u25a0'-;. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:'\u25a0.'.'\u25a0\u25a0 \":r":~. \..\ ' -.. — :. \u25a0
:. Gertrude Dunn, .117 Treat -avenue,
. Fan "Francisco; age 10; years.
- Gladys; Smith.v Ocean - View, San
Francisco. 'age: lOiyears.-
EnidiVolquards, S3ovDouglass street.
San.'FranciscoV age 10jy£ars. V .
\u25a0 : Murphy ::,sCobb,V, 2s2s .Dwight way,
J i3erkeley,;ase S-years. ;
"/»• Muriel * Cavaflaugh; .\ 227R Fulton =
. street." San Franciscu, age- 6 years./ -
' Melvin ; Joy.^.Dixon," age; 7 ;^ears. ;.
/John Engler, : . SBS \u25a0Al varado street,
'•'San \u25a0 Francisco, r '.age*i6'«years.." "\u25a0- ;• , ; : ;
'\u25a0-: ißbsaliaV Hippey," 1964;.Gr0ve street,
San* Francisco, -age : 9 years. '
iLeidl,, 11 Prentlss^street,
Fruitvale.v age>lovycars. ~ . -
i£S Lucille \u25a0 Marsh, i Nevada City, age.- 6
;f; f y ears.'tf'V^-'-. : ' .'v •'\u25a0' '-'-^'^SWBHBSWHIS'fiwI
\u0084: Alice Dodße',,l3S Poplar avenue,"Fres
no.: age ,!) = years. ," . .>
;\u25a0 Frank jAverj-.v 1109 ; Ellis street, San
Francisco. 'agre:-?' years.; . • .;
.John -Ramsay. 114 Kentucky street.
;.Vallejo;f age ao- years: . ". ;v \u25a0".
A. M. Prosser' Jr.,. 2016 .: San Antonio
- avenue. cAlameda.iag^ S years.
L-Irenei'Rart>e,^ls33, Pacific avenue, San
'Fra.ni;isco.iaj!ce- 10. years. ; •. . . :
?.s \u25a0:;•?. Elton Kane, 864 . Hulght street, /age \u25a0
'••6 ••years. \u25a0 "\u25a0 •\u25a0\u25a0• \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0'-\u25a0.; .": • - .' ; \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 - \u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0
; - \u25a0; born? -Blacklock/ Bullfrog. .Rhyolite
kV aO." NevaduTKase- 7'years. '--.\u25a0•'.
'Edna V-.Barthold.v.44s.;.Tenth avenue,
San -Franclscd.^aße'O. -years;. .\u25a0;• v-'-*il£sß*g
.»; Adrian i/'PrOthero.'^ 690, "Brockhurst
•••*street,VOakland,":age>lo-. years,
"v ..Paula r Rltter,"; 759 Webster street, San
! - Francisco. P \u25a0': -Xtc S
.Marjorie Doyle, > 1623 > Scenic avenue,'
.-Bcrkeleyi:age9.>ypars.T; \u25a0 .
.Terry ;H.'Connitt,;-6295' Colby: street.
\u25a0 'age ' ! R-'.' years. ' f-K'j \u25a0 '\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0'\u25a0
\u25a0:.: Gladys ; Lewetz., 2514 . Pine streetr age
"'S- years.\- ' \u25a0\u25a0 .' S" ;. ' "; ';": ' \u25a0'; '' \u25a0. . \u25a0
- .-Harvey: Anderson. 39 , Hardy, street,
•'age ?»; years/. "'\u25a0\u25a0*- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ' \u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0-'.'"-\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0•-•.' -, : v. "
;(.)lga-Hustedt; 205'J vTaylor street, age
S : . year?. ':•\u25a0• \u25a0':'\u25a0'."-\u25a0 ' \u25a0;' s°-?, r!^ r v '•.;-'- i'. 1 - V.
; Aj?nesl : Tlioma?.;, R.. R.'-No. 1, Chico,
afif>:<t ! y«ars." \u25a0\u25a0"•' \u25a0 , •. -o^?3^Si;§BfflMosK
\u25a0i?;? Olive 'Blanch - Hay ward, 'age
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Anabsll^vßarker, ;438 Cl«ment street,
\u25a0'ajre^S'" years."* .-?".".\u25a0"..• : :'-'\u25a0;"', .',; \u25a0
'\u25a0,' May^Olson. : , 195-, Page, street. ;age ' 10 ;
"•'yeßrs/--."«-- : '. " -^v ;-':/:'^.v.j^X' '\u25a0:'\u25a0\u25a0 >\u25a0' • ; / ...
-: Lillian iDeluche*llßo9fEastv Lafayette:
street^Stockton^age jS; years. , • '. ; v
.-;',; Alfred;.- Donovan, . *Octavia,'- age ;
:^years.~*T-' ; "",~'- f -/.'V".-l^ .'Jj^--\'- :;'-,~.: ;'-,~. :.'>.'• \u25a0 : ~. \u25a0 .-- : -,
i;^* Anita* Chlappari;|so,o i Somerset-, street, ;
?v: ... .
' \u25a0 ; Luluj Gales', 4^ Sausallto3 age s SVyears/ "
v fc -Alfr.efiC % Gales3iSausal^to.sage;7;,years. ! >
-':\u25a0/'\u25a0 EHzabeth" i; I vhyner.Yyl 505 -.Kentucky ;
Sistrtretj rip.i-T S ,\ears. \u25a0\u25a0, \u0084\u25a0.-,- >\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0.= \u25a0•...\u25a0:; -.\u25a0 • - .
"mouth, until at last, all of * sudden, the
king Amoved his head too; quickly as a
splendid jammy." buttery pieoe was go-
Mng \u25a0': in, and - the -\u25a0 poor ' ; cup ' bearer not
only had the piece knocked off tie dag-"
y ger,f down on the king's new silk robe,
which ' hV ; . was :; wearing . for the . first
time,- but he actually • pricked his maj
esty In the lip.' so : that the blood came.
Of Icourse the king flew into a rage
at once, and things began to look pretty;
black for the cup bearer, who trembled
so" : violently," even to ; the" 'tops of -his
f: toes, that- if his" boots had* not been
strong ' and heavy he would , have tum
bled down. To be sure, the favorite
came in 'for a share of the .scolding,
because the' idea had been hli y in the
flrHt place.' and he began to realize
that he would ;have !to get. a better
idea for the next meal, or lose his
: nlace as-a favorite, even if he didn't
Pose his 'head. \u25a0 '
'.'Pardon "us. your majesty," \he said
lV '«ry humbly, "for. not naving .done
things tb suit you.' If you will give
me another trial -I will do my best to
have things; more to. your desire be
fore the next meal comes around."
The king scowled a little less, but
looked pretty much disgusted, on the
whole;, still he was willing to give
the favorite one more chance. -. . -
?Theyall went away from the table
in a rather bad humor. " Dut only the
King had the right to " show how he
felt: the rest had to look pleasant.
The ,cup. bearer hurried ' down, to the
kitchen to tell the cook and take some
hot food to cheer himself up. The
favorite had to go off alone, in a
high tower, to think . like everything
and try -experiments before, another
jam time came around, and every once
in a while, when 'his, head felt sore
from, so much thinking and he was
almost desperate, he would look.out
of the. window 'and see ;all the rest of
: the court having a -good time playing
skittles,' and, he wished, with all his
heart, that he was there too.
At least I suppose '-.it", was 'skittles
that ! they, were .. amusing themselves
with, though maybe; they '.didn't play
skittles in the days of ' Ivory palaces;
but; it must have been some.such. Jolly
named game as that anyway. How
ever, thatwas, the favorite wanted to
be ; there Instead of In. the tower.
When the. king came to breakfast
next morning, he was all ready to find
fault. If ; there was any chance; for it.
The favorite stood .by his w ivory chair
with a smile on his face, though he
looked pretty tired, , for he had been
up allnight: At the. King's palace
stood a small frame, just big " enough
to hold. a" slice of bread nicely. It was
mounted •on -"a*- little .tripod, which did
not -interfere with the frame.
"Permit me. your majesty, to prepare
apiece of bread for you," said the fa
vorite. '--.\u25a0.-.
\u25a0 : "By all means," replied the king,
"and do put on plenty of jam and but
ter."
..The. favorite spread if most beauti
fully . on v one side, and then took the
little frame by the handle and turned
Eva'Bentop. Sausallto, age 10 years.
Estelle; L. Hannah, -74 Palm avenue,
age 7 years. ,
Arulna Armsby; Newark, age 7 years.'
Cecilia O'Connell.'- 66 Carmelita street,
San Francisco, age 8 years. •
.Muriel Amaranth Boysen, Le Grand,
age 7 "years. ";
-Loraine Marie Bresse, 211 First
street. Redwood City,- age 5 years,
-lima R., Boyson, route 4, Petaluma,
age 10 years. £ \u25a0 .
"< Muriel; Davis, 137 Van. Ness avenue,
. San Francisco, age 6 years. - '•\u25a0'
Mina Ellen Wade. 414 Goshen avenue,
Vlsalla; v age 10 - years.
Margaret Drehen,: 915 Hewitt avenue,
Oroville, age'B years. /-
Ceres Hill Clifford, 530 ' Hazel street
Chlco," age «7 years.
Thelma Tipton, Hammonton, age 10
years. \u25a0
•Ralph: Woodman, South San Fran
cisco, age; 8 years.,
Geraldlne Murray,- 331 Bay View, San
Rafael. . .
Karl Erlcksen. 35 Bache street. San
Francisco, age 10, years.
; Josephine Kamenzind, 617 . Wyoming
street, San*Franclsco, age 9 years.
Hortense Metcalf. 922^4 J. street, Sac
ramento.- age 10 ;years.
\u25a0 , ; 'lna Nlcolaysen, Bethany, age 8 years.
; James Francis McNamee Jr., Fish
Rock,- age 9 years."
; John- McDermott, 617 : Rhode Island
street, age 9 years.
Earl E. Wilts, 164* Highland ave
:nue, Elmhurst, . age 10 years.-
Ruth^ Strong. 4 4 i Baker street, San
Francisco, age. 10 years.
\u25a0Edwlna Pratt. 274 North Fifth street.
-San -Jose.-" acre 10 years.
Elton. Kane. 864 Halght street. San
Francisco, acre 6 -years.
~: Marlon French. 220 "Burrows street,
San Francisco, age 10 years.
I Marian Peterson, Santa Rosa, age 9
years. : -^^*^SP^9tBBSt^SBM9^
. Carmel Frlscia, Marshall, age 3 years.
rAlice Gales, Sausallto. age 9 years..
; Jennie Gales. Sausalito, age; 10 years.
Freda 1 Hazen. Chico. age 9 years.
• Florences Brown,' 2573 Carlton street.
Berkeley.- age 9 years. .
Elizabeth Hoyt, Birds Landing.
. Eva^Frazler. Ric-hmond.
Dorothy .Hall. Eagle Nest.
Teeny-Weeny
' Every evening, -after tea, \
' .. Teeny-Weeny conies to me.
And." astride my willing knee,
-_• \u25a0 Piles his lash and rides away;
f-.Thougf -.Though ;that ; . palfrey, all too spare,
. Finds ihisf.burdenj ; hard tobear,
• Teeny-. Weeny, doesn't care —
He commands, and I-obey!
. First^ it's trot;. arid gallop, then—.
Now:: it's iback.lto ;trot again*;
Teeny-Weeny likes it when.
He ,ls. riding fierce and fast!
Then his -dark eyes 'brighter grow
'\u25a0-•_ Arid, his cheeks are all. aglow—
'; /"More!? he cries. 1 and never "Whoa!"
• Till the horse breaks down at last!
Oh, 1 - the strange and, lovely; sights t
v Teeny-Weeny^sees ofrilghts. .
Aa ; he 'makes! those, famous flights
, : -On. that -wondrous 'horse,, of his! '
-,Of Centimes.* before he knows,
Weafylike" his' eyeilds close,
: 'And., still smiling; off hegoes
Where the land of By-low Is.
.There he, sees the folk. of fay
: Hard " at " ring-a-rosle- play,
' fAnd-he; hears; those fairies aSy.
."Come;, let's chase iijm to and "fro!"
_ Butf^-with. a 'defiant shout,
.Teeri>-. 'puts that host to: rout
'Of this tale I make 'no: doubt— -
. Every night he; tells it- so! :
;: So I.feeK'a -tender pride
iriVmylboy who "dares'/to ride.
; r (That [.fierce' horse of his astride)
Off into those misty*; lands;
J And as on my, breast he .-"lies,-:
.Dreaming," ln' that wondrous wise,
I 'caress, his (folded eyes— C
Pat^his "little"; dimpled hands. :
: On a/time ; he -went ; away.
. Justi a 'little- while to. stay,
„ And I'm'not ashamed" to'say
I ' was .;very:*lonely -then;- .
\u25a0 I^ife r witr/>ii_t i himr'was Iso"- sad.
j.^You'^cfi n\« fancTy.\l was/ glajjTr
: And '• made ? merry ; when *I ; ha d .' .
" .Teeny-Weeny; back ''again:
-".-- For of ~- ev en in«rs.r after tea.
% When- he toddles cup^to-.me^.
And soes (u^slngvatVmy; k'nes. ' •
the; other "side, of the bread up. The
slice did not tumble off, for the frame
. held -It quite firmly by the crusts.
When both sides were ready the .'fa
vorite 'said, "If your majesty will put
, your :• knife point Into the part of the
slice that you desire I ; will cut care
fully around :lt, and you can yourself
convey It to your mouth without dan
ger! ' By .beginning near the center of
the slice it can be managed without
trouble."
, The king was not at all shocked at
r tlie idea of eating with his knife, for
everybody did it In those days* so he
began at once, and enjoyed it very
much. He became so pleasant, at las r.
that everybody cheered up and the
court had a really happy day, for the
'scheme worked to perfection.
In spite. of that when the king went
to bed'that night he was heard to mur
mur, just before he went to sleep:
"Yes, . if works very, nicely, but it. does
not taste quite so good as if .1 could
take it in my^ fingers. I think I shall
have to ask the favorite to try to man
age it so that I can do that too."
.When the favorite came to the break
fast tabl* next mornins all ready to
enjoy the day, for he felt as though
he had earned the right to It. he wast
very much disappointed and astonlshe.l
to find that he was expected to stay at
home and give his time to inventing
some means of satifying: the king's
new wish. He felt almost as discon
tented as the monarch himself as he
'took his way up the steep and narrow
stairway to the tower where he did his
\u25a0 thinking and planning.
The day was very long and hot, and
no matter how the poor favorite cud
geled his brain not a single idea would
come to him. and as he walked slowly
down to his supper that evening he
felt very desperate and heavy hearted.
"Well." said the king, "where is
your new Invention? I am' ready to
try It this evening."
"Your majesty," stammered, the fa
vorite, "I have done my best, but — r~''
' "Now don't begin with excuses."
thundered the. king Impatiently, as he
pushed away the tripod which a pag«
had placed \. before . him., "If yoxi
haven't enough Ingenuity to supply my
heeds I shall have another favorite
without loss of time."
The poor favorite turned quite white
and was just about to beg tor more
time when a messenger came from the
kitchen with a most urgent communi
cation.
"Your majesty." said the boy. bowing
very low, "the .cook has sent me to
say that your majesty has eaten so
freely of the Jam and butter that were
presented to you that there is no more
left." '
"That settles It, then," said the kins
crossly, "for the butter and jam that
we have in our own country are not
worth eating or planning for."
So the favorite took his place at tho
table and ate his supper with a happy
heart.
George A. -Powers. 525 North Grant
street, Stockton, age S- years.
Leo Sutton. 529 Thirty-first street.
Oakland, acre 10* years.
Ramma-Rowe. -1214 Scott street.. San
Francisco, age 7 years.
Maud Collins, 501 Lyon street. San
Francisco, age 7 years.
Ellen- Still. Annette, age 7. years.
.Harold Ross. ISO 6 Seventeenth street.
Bakersfield, age 7 years.
Harry^Uevine. .1322 Q \u25a0; street, Sacra
mento, age 7 "years.
Mary Carmel Hurry, ill X street,
Sacramento, age 7 years. '
"• Charles A. Willis Jr.. Corcoran, age
S years. ,
C. Roosevelt Tunbs. 36 Prague street.
San Francisco, age 3 years.
Katherine Alary HiMinsell. • Point
Richmond, age 7 years.
" Reta Helber-. Schellville. age 5 years.
\u25a0 Victoria Beyrle3. SausaUto. ,
. Anna Holm, Tahoe City.
Ruth Stevenson, 1623 Woblsey street.
Berkeley. *
: Fred Levens. 432S Eighteenth street.
Oakland. \u25a0 V" •
. Keyes Curran. 3325 Twenty-fifth
street, San Francisco.
-Elsie Keen. 845 Bryant street. Palo
Alto.
• Ruth Hazen. box S9.>. Chico.
Jay Shurtz. Stevinson.
• Richard C. Hoyt. Birds Landing.
Phyllis Hltder. 717 First avenue. San
Francisco. Richmond district.
Esma Hamlet, 246 Grove street, San
Francisco.
Alberta Collins, 501 Lyon street. San
George Haddock. Wataonville.
Rose Wallis. Le Grand.
•-Edith McSharry. Merced.
Eleanor Manning. 3675 Clay street.
San Francisco.
Tlllie Salmi, Vlsitacion Valley -school.
San, Francisco.
Bertram Van Cleve. 1412 Ninth street.
Evelyn Murray. 331 Bay View, San
Rafael. - :
Ted Peck. S3O Castro street. OuklamT..
Frank Roberts. 173 Dorland street.
San -Francisco.
' Robert Plasberg. Healdsburc
,Ida.M. Jones. * 4-4 ' Fair street. Peta
luma.
\u25a0You should hear his palfrey neigh!
You. should see him prance ami shy.
When,, with an exulting cry.
Teeny-Weeny. vaulting high.
Piles his lash and rides away!
- — Eugene FIeUL
The Sugarplum Tree
Have you ever heard of the sugarplum"
» tree?
'Tis a marvel of great renown!
It blooms on the shore of the Lollipop'
.In the garden of Shut Eye.Town.
v The fruit that it bears is so wondrously
sweet
(As those who have tasted It say>
That good little children have only to
eat '\u25a0;*;"
Of that fruit to be happy next day.
,When you've got to the tree you would
have ; a hard time
To; capture the fruit- which I sins:
\u25a0The^tree is so tall that no person could
climb BRH
To the bough where the susrar plums
swing!
. But-up'in that tree sits a chocolate cat;
\u0084 rAnd a gingerbread dog prowls below;
And this is the. way you contrive to
set at
Those sugar plums tempting you so:
You, say but the woril to that ginger
bread' dog:, ;
And he barks with such terrible zest
That the. chocolate cat Is at once all
*. As her swelling proportions attest.
And the chocolate cat goes»eavortinj£
, around
: leafy Umb ; unto that.
And the;suj<ar plums tumble, of course,
"\u25a0 ito ' the - ground.
Hurra^i for; that chocolate cat!
'There .are • '.marshmallows, grumdrops
, and ' peppermint canes,
» With stripings ot scarlet or. gold.
» And. i you carry, awar of th« treasure
that rains
'As 'much 'as your apron can hold* *
:So;s come, little child, cuddle • closer to
jSfl^me, Imißl • '--
- In your dainty white nightcap and
gown,
And rilrock t you away to 'that- suKar
,plum;tree* */
; In the cardett of Shut Ey« Town.