Junior Section The San Francisco Call
Issued Every Satuirday For the; Boys and Qirls x)f San Francisco and r California
HAVE YOU SEEN ALONZO? HE HUNTS A RABBIT AND FINDS A CANVAS BACK
LEGEND OF THE MAGPIE'S NEST BUILDING
ACCORDING to an old . story : the •
magpie was the last bird to: learn
:icst building. ..When it-became-neces
sary -for - *icr to establish -a" home,
though" she was proud ' and- arrogant,
she finally put away . her pride to the :
extent of asking the other : birds to '
sive her some Instruction in .the art. <
In their gt-nerosity - they, agreed and
asse'nfbled-.on'the appointed day to as- 1
pi?t her. :> '- C- **":•<
The materials having been collected 1
ih* blackbird, taking -up a twig, said: jl
Place that pick there," and laid it in .1
I>lace. "AJsJ? said the conceited ,mag- .<
Tie; '"I knew. "that" before." EacJi of the
other r birds -thiere assembled followed j
with useful' Fugc<?stions,. demonstrating .<
every step, "but. all through the lesson «
the heedless magpie chattered: ."Ah! .
I khew that before. Ah! -I knew that
before."
At - length". . w4ien the- nest was but «
half completed and the patience ]of her j.i
instructors entirely exhausted, • they .<
>a id with one voice: "Well, liistrosa . <
Mif,'"fitice you know all about 'it you . '
may build your nest yourself." !
From '-that day on no. bird of the J
wood would allow the foolish magpie to *
sf«? her building her own nest even. • *
and so it is . that magpies ever since ,j
have Tiuilt ramshackle nests. ,
In «lmost anY of the vailej's among ,{
*>ur western mountains; one "is likely to
find these beautiful and entertaining .j
birds in their fullest perfection,* and j
seldom are magpies ' seen alone. Usu- :
ally, except during the nesting'period, '.i
they go about in pairs, .or in late. sum- J
mer with their' families of the season. 1
When foraging they bound , over the *
•ground with charming grace, stopping !
now and then to tug at & worm, after ..
the manner of ourfriends the robins. .J
While picking their way among the
wet grasses and* low herbage or over - (
muddy places their beautiful tails; as (
'their most precious treasures, axe held ,
daintily aloft and free from alljpollu- ,
tion. as th« birds search for 'snails, ,
caterpillars, young mice and frogs. i
The ramshackle nest, wholly incom- j
patible with cither the fastidiousness i
or the intelligence of the. bird, is an |l
Immense structure of. mingled sticks '
and mud indiscriminately arranged, J
somewhat resembling one of the, great .'
tumbie weeds of th<" .western^ plainf,
placed several' feet from the ground
among thick masses of oak brush or«
similar growths in the Wilder regions,
or in more civilized territory in some ,
fruit tree. 4
That her seclusion may be more ,
complete and to protect— herself- and f
young against the incursioris'of/preda- . j
tory birds..- the maprpie,, covers -.her. :^
dwelling w|_tii a dome .-of, : twijrs», leaving* "j
two' openink 15 ? at^'-oppepite for. j
• ntrance-- aii*d^«'-\lt:.. jAs. she* sits .Trifji j
her h«"a.<i". at' -one^'^lipr.. " uri*prea«l ~. tall ' ,
sometrmJPS^prolVudes'v'visibly from: the \u0084
other." .Wihaj;ing, her wherea bouts, at a j
time ' wiren^she^is cspecially^desirons^'of \u25a0,
cscapirTg';-notic*V." - '. ( - • _ • \u25a0 j
LikeUT^jsTrobln -tiiis, bird : often-" recoh-* > t
etructslthe old *nost; from year to year, . t
and 'like* the '..wren' she often builds/^
eham' nests either"? for the purpose of -'ft
divertlngTattention from- the one occu--s
pied ;or"iio "live -in should accident be- «
falL . / BBSS "*
THE JUNIOR VILLE PEOPLE ARRIVE AT CONEY ISLAND AND FIND LONG GENE
Though the :magpie- Is' possessed- of
traits that are. far from admirable her
unfailiirg grace and-benuty can not fail
to challenge . admiration. We \u25a0 admire
her, -too, as "an example of superior
motherhood. . Zealously she. plies .her
young with; food while, in the. nest and
diligently she devotes herself to their
education- during' their first summer.»
When' reared from the'nest the mag
pie makes a most interesting pet who
delights in following and Aitertaining
her owner, but mature captives have
little value and' soon lose all their
gayety and all their beautiful irides
cence # of plumage.
•
School Feeding and Hygiene
THE international congress on school
hygiene, held at the London univer
sity, South Kensington, afforded evi
dence that- in order to* reform nations
we must begin with the children. Of
course, questions of sanitation were the
order of the .day; the , well, planned,
ventilated,, lighted and drained build-
Ing;>means for personal cleanliness and
physical development, medical and
dental inspection. But the feeding
question was by no means neglected.
The necessity for; taking measures* to
Inslife that youthful scholars, kept hard
at work" at their lessons, should not
be starved. 'Was emphasized.
Connected with the congress was an
instructive exhibition, including a'com
prenenslve. loan collection, diagrams
and statistical tables and reports from
various educational \u25a0 authorities, both
home, and foreign. It could be seen
from these exhibits that the question of
feeding school children is better under
stood on the continent. To begin with,
the means for feeding children in the
elementary,* schools are far more, sys
tematized.
Another . interesting matter was* to
compare the albums giving particulars
(often, illustrated by photographs) of
the- teaching 'of domestic economy and
cookery, in schools. In London county
council schools, schools under the com
mittee for Scotland, and public schools
abroad.. The Scandinavians, Germans
and French stand very .well in these
matters, and in the Swedish* section
there, was a. model of a kitchen at
tached to .the Adolf Fredrick 'school at
Stockholm.
Signboards; for Airships
Xow that it is practically certain
that dirigible airships -flying above
German soil will be. c humerous enough
\u25a0within the next fewy : years to-.niak«j
fomc means of -signaling '..necessary.
Major, yon \u25a0 Franke.nberg, prcsident';-:^of
the German Aero iclub, advises > that
huge signboards' shall . be placed "on Jthe
roofs "of church \u25a0 towers and . high* build
ings. :with;*a * cejtairi ;c6de >of Signals,
visible '.fro m :-airships- aloft, inscribed
upon* them. '\u25a0 He/also suggests, that the
frontiers* of- * the 'different -European
countries . shall /be " marked I byj the 'same
method, ,andr. that ', at ... night, the "signs
BhaJl,be : illuminated in, such way. as to
make i them -yisiblCi-,. Aeronauts 'would
carrj-.* £-, signals : code:;' book, \ enabling
them ftoj decipher; the tmeaningi of £ the
signals.^ The •, club -is : . now.- conducting
expieri'ments to; test \u25a0 the "• value of . such
signals^ ?', \u25a0: \u25a0'.-"*> » "\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0'.\u25a0-.\u25a0'•".'\u25a0,-. " .
SAN FRANCISCO; CAL, SATURDAY; AUGUST 7; 1909
An Interesting Game
THIS game is used by the boys , and
girls of England as one -of their
pleasantest ;of pastimes, and you of
America will welcome It heartily, for,
combined with'its'fun. -the exercise of
some wit is necessary. Soi. out : with
your "tliinking' caps"! " \u25a0"\u25a0"
'. To prepare for.the game, a number of
lists should be written like 'the 'one that
you will', find below. The players are
then seated and each one is' supplied
with a pencil and : a sheet of-paper,-on
which the list is arranged.' Here is the
list and the key to it. and you; will see
that the object. is to supply the correct
letter in the place of each "x": "' \
1., Max (first in every home).
2. Lxxe (couldn't' live without ,lt)'.
3. Xxle (the more you take from; i^
the larger, it gets).*
4. Xoox (it's all over the house).
5. I-oxx (found in the suburbs).
6. Xraxt- (gives a cold, cures a cold
and pays the doctor).
7/ Xeaxty (desirable for unattractive
women), "x:*.' " \u25a0' \u25a0 "j .. \u0084"\u25a0
8. Xrxxs - (that for .which ; -women
spend too much.money). i .
(near_ to 'every maiden's
heartj-l- • • - \u25a0•\u25a0'". - .
" 10. Txaxsxbxtxnxixtxoxaxlxnxsx (the
longest word. ln the' English language).
Of course several .words could be
evolved for each one of the 10 numbers,
but the following "key" is to' be your
standard for. the answers:
10. Transubstantiationableness.
. Either. the hostess or one 'of the play
ers is chosen as a leader, and to .that
one only should a. copy .of. the "key" be
given. Each player writes, the word
he guesses against its corresponding
number in the, list, and as one finishes
his paper may be. examined by - the
leader. The' papers may be,, corrected
again and again until the leader 'finds
one that is like- the "key," when he
announces the winner. \u25a0 . .
If some sort of prize is offered : for
the correct answer even more interest
will be taken in the test, and. if de
sired, a second - prize' may be' given to
the one who made^ the greatest number
of words out ofthe r list. "
Ingenious
A sweet little boy. who went to c school
Was. up. to all sorts of; tricks',
He discovered ', that 9 ",.» when upside
:,(Jovvn-' V ..
"Wauld^pafs -for the figure 6." '
So, "w-bpn asked^,his.;age,by a stranger
once, '\u25a0\u25a0 ' •.' * ; - - '\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'- .-. -*\u25a0; : ' \u25a0.-•
The-cute] littlp'.youngster Jjaid;
"I'm 5 when I stand Vonfmyl. feet -like
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But 6 when I stand on .-.my head. 1 "
Force of the Wind
". .Tests ; show that ithe windvmoveraent \u25a0
of 15 miles 'an'; hour. againstUtie'sideVot'
a building.will. f orce" 185j:cubic: feet' of
air- through a one-sixteenthinch crevice
in an" hour. - ' \u25a0"-. . • -
GOOD STORIES IN FEW WORDS AND BRIEF, POINTED POEMS
A Wonderful Friendship
• One of the most: remarkable friend
ships among animals is that which ex
'ists'-between' a: cat in "the elephant
house at the zoological gardens in Lon
don' and \u25a0 the large t two horned African
rhinoceros which, is I kept there.
It ! is even more strange than Aesop's
fable of j the . mouse and ' the lion, for
the little sleek mouse was ".able to be
of great service to the lion. in nibbling
the meshes .of his .net;, but the huge
rhinoceros can scarcely believe that
pussy Is able to set him 'free,* yet that
a great affection exists between the
two is certain.
'They may be often seen together,
puss toying with j the formidable head
of the . monster, who appears jto lay
aside his strength and is. as gentle as
a lamb, allowing her to do almost any
thing, even to lie sleeping contentedly
close to" his no3e,jor playfully patting
his horn with .her. paws; yet with \ one
mighty . charge that .same ;i horn could
easily^ destroy an, elephant-
. True': affection may^exist between the
most "opposite/Cnaturp!^ and* the stebng
have .it^-arway3l,.lo i -.th>lr' powe? f toi. Re
gentle to the; *Tseafc>i-Young "Folks'
Catliolic Weekly. y.
Under the Apple Tree
Under an apple tree,, with ; drooping
'1 boughs,
. One.eve*lißat to watch the day de
cline; • r '. ;
A melancholy tmood'had long been
mine,' "! __ :
By thwarted purpose brewed, and faith
less, vows
That scourged the years: But time at
last allows
A season for reflection; to refine
Untoward circumstance w-ith hope be
nign;
Which did my- mind from lethargy
arouse.- - - \u0084 -
For as I watched the slowly sinking sun;
With cloud wrought drapery around
him thrown, -: . -
• An inspiration thrilled me: And be
hold,' \u25a0\u0084 & .'\u25a0':.
A marvelous change within my soul be
gun. . .
Such as before my days .had never
\u25a0. known; ;, '
Meanwhile the,: sun was merged in
5 '.:\u25a0;;:, seas of gold! _'\u25a0.'-,. y. .
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A§ Boy Strategist
Among the hopefuls of a large family
in Washington are two youngsters
named i' Harry and ; John. One Jday
-Harry, to -the, great disgust and terror
•of • the girls : of ». the -family.'- dragged
into .the."house ; a most disreputable
looking dog. - • ...-•;"
• After a hurried : consultation on the
• part- of -his sisters it : was decided 'to
bribe Harry,: to the 'extent- of 25 cents,
cither, tofseir or. give" away. : the dog.
The - proposition was .' duly I laid
;Harry, the\ result -being -; thatjhe .soon
"marchedoff with the: niangy canine. -i In
an -hour." or -two he I returned. I his face
-exhibiting,' evidences . of :.the : candy : de
. bauch '*. he f. had* procured the' 25
1 cents. .Vjr*'V;^v.fr"»«i'V-* < - 1 -* W>- "i;"f* \u25a0'-\u25a0'-> \u25a0
\u0084«;Now,* Harry," , r . asked*. a (Sister,* "what
ihaive'.youjdone-withsthat. "awful, brute? 1 '
C-.i^Gave? hlm^itb^John," : replied Harry
-with aningeniious'leer.
To the Indian Chief
The tall green trees are around us.
Onward- the* mighty river sweeps to
' * the sea," ' --.-\u25a0' ,-- -
Before us are the Indian mounds T':Z':'~
• -The burial .place of a chief 'who Teas
'„ 5 free. ;.. . _ ;. \u25a0.-.' "J. \u25a0: ..., \u25a0 2Q
In fa'ney we. hear his fierce warcry
As hisVwild and threatening form
Draws the.tomahawk red with blood
And enters the fierce "battle's storm.
His eyes are bright with a savage flame.
His plumes .wave higtr o'er his head,-
His features -are clothed _ with a war
rior's pride ." *'
And he ; moves with. a monarch's tread.
From streams where fish abound,'
Over prairie and through woodland,.
We have -tracked -him with rifle and
spear
And scattered his faithful' band.
t ' • . . - ' . ' . . \u25a0 \u25a0'"'\u25a0;.' '
But he. will never ask for. mercy,
; You can never. makeihim-.a slave,
Ho .will breast" the sea of battle.
-Ipr her will; sing beneath Its ".wave.
I{« has struggled • long and^ well.;
He has nobly braved the'storm; _
But his warcry is ended at last, ';''_
And stilled is the chieftain's fair form.
A voice comes, forth from the dust, .
' As his burial.place we scan, - '
Is there not good and. bad in the Indian,
, The same as in every man?
'.- ''-\u25a0 \u25a0-'. • — Ella Hynes."
How to Fasten a Handle on an
Umbrella - ;^BB
Sometimes - a 'person -would-, like to
change some expensive umbrella han
dle" to. another umbrella : and fasten it
on solid. This'can be done by cleaning
out the hole left In the' handle: from
the old rod. and fill the hole-' with pow
dered sulphur. -Place the handle in a
sblidf upright 1 position.^ and after heat
ing -the umbrella rod red hot-push the
rod. down into- the ; hole the
sulphur,' 'The" hot rod fuses the sul
phur and when' cold '\u2666' it will hold' the
rod solid. \u25a0 This 'method may, be applied
to fastening rods into stone, iron or
wood. .. ,' \u25a0
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I Traveled Among Unknown Men
I 'traveled among unknown . men, ' "_ r
Inlands beyond the isea;>.'i ,
Nor, ; England! did I know? UU" then •
,• Whatloveil bore;to thee.V ;;
'Tis~ past; that 'melancholy. dream!"
Nor .will -I/qult'>thy . shore •'
A \u25a0 second"; time;* f or ' |,stlll I r seem'
To " love thee • more and more. .
Among;the-mountains-did I feel
-VTherjoy'of ; \u25a0 :'\ . . :
And -i'sheCl ? cherish e*d%t,urned -Her wheel
; Beside !an>English^fire;?:?;*;r'
\u25a0 '-• ''• ..• "' ;V^^#j^* %:;\u25a0:'.
Thy. ~. mornings showed^ thy - nights
; concealed ; k , 'vf.^^.V^ ""
:• '.The tbowers^" where fiiucy : ; ' played ; •
AndHhine/vtoo,;ls«theUastvgreen field
;.;. That Lucy's eye surveyed." .
.' . L \u0084;-—" William.W ordsworth.
Cock Fighting
* This 'is a most amusing game. 'and,
/although* only two: boys can play' at it
at one .time, they will keep the rest of
.the company in", roars of , laughter.. The
two who are to , represent the "cocks'*
having been .chosen, -they /-are .-both
- seated upon the floor. " -:
. Each boy has his\wrists tied together
with a handkerchief and his legs se
cured just above the! ankles with an
other handkerchief; his arms are then
•passed over " his knee* and a broom
stick, is pushed \u25a0\u25a0 over; one- arm. under
both' knees and out again, on -the other
side over the other arm. The "cocks",
are now considered ready 'for fighting,
and are carried into the center of - the
room and placed : opposite each other
with their toe 3 just touching^ The fun
now: commences.
.Each "cock" tries *ritti t,he aid of his
toes to turn his opponent. over on his
; back''or.side.' '. ' " , """\u25a0 ' \u25a0•.'\u25a0\u25a0
The one who, can succeed in doing"
this' first wins • the- gante: .;"".-' < '
- It 'Often happens ' that ' both' -"cocks"
turn over at the same- time, -when- the
fight commences- again.
Find Maria
Maria lost time, as she lingered on*
- . day. . "
Anil so lost her train! I am sorry to
say.
And then— what . was worse— lost her
temper. I. fear — . -
Because she had quite lost all patience,
poor dear!
At dinner she lost all her appetite.' too,
And* then lost her. head when the din
ner was through.
Now . see what ' delaying and careless
ness cost —
Maria's completely and entirely, lost!
Hidden Nicknames of Presidents
- As we sailed down the, harbor I stood
at the rail of . the little steamer and
watched the angry clouds that, hung
over the city. Xoy and then was a peal
of thunder, and. the .lightning split ter
rifically all about us. I could sec the
shore where the old, houses stood, and
saw a hickory tree' laid low by. a blast.
The old steamer - was as tippy as *a
canoe, and. young .and. old were afraid.
Three children were in tears, but. soon
the tempest was ove rand the' stars came
out one by one. It had not been long
after all. Tom forgot his homesickness
in a little while. • " : • •» \u25a0\u25a0"•\u25a0 •
Somebody /
Somebody's coming across'the" street" »
Picking-her way. with dalnfy.feet.-.£.g£; j
To keep herself all clean. and neat.
.-\u25a0\u25a0-- •.; : > V ••', "-\u25a0'\u25a0' — *A
Somebody's coat is white and -gray..-* »
Trimmed; in: black in. i a--ja,unty»waj?.-.- ,
And she wears it all and every. da*-... ,
"Somebody's eyes -are 'blue -and l bright:
They "sparkle \u25a0 by .. day - and^> glow rat
• . night;, . •- ; ...
Sbe^can hear every sound, no matter
how> light."
Oh.' somebody dear v so. soft s and fine, .
"With pretty . coat; and .eyes, that^ shine.
I'm' proud, my, pussy, that'youare mine.'
My Heart's in the Highlands
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart
;is not here;'
My hearVs In the Highlands^ a-chaaing
"-.' the deer:. * - V '"-'*
Chasing the wild deer. . and following
- the roe, - , ~.. 1
My heart's in the- Highlands wherever
I co \u25a0 ' ' \u25a0 .» "
Farewell to the -Highlands, farewell to
, the north.' '
The birthplace * of, valor, the country
of worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove.
The hills .of -the"<Highlands forever I
love."
Farewell to the mountains, high:cov
ered with snow;
Farewell, fo the- straths and -green
. valleys below; -
Farewell to^ the forests -and- wild
-hanging woods:
Farewell- to the torrent* and ;\u25a0 loud
pouring -floods.
My heart's in, the Highlands, my heart
Is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasin?
the deer:
Chasing the wild d«r, and following
the roe.
My, heart's in the Highlands wherever
I so. — Robert Burnsl
Shop Keepers
All sit together and each chowes i
trade. The flr3t may'say. "I am'a t^
dealer and have some tea to sell; is i;
animal, vegetable or mineraj?**. The
next one must reply at once, "It is veg
etable, because it b made of the "leave*
of the shrub which grows In China."
She then, goes on. "1 am a shop keeper
and have 'some scissors to sell: are. they
animal, vegetable or mineral?" The
next replies, "they are mineral^ because
they are made of steel." And so on.
Any one making a mistake in describ
ing his neighbor's goods must pay. a
forfeit.
The Fisherman
A perilous life, and sad as life may. be.
Hath" the lone fisher, on the lonely se*.
O'erthe wild waters laboring far from
home.
For some bl?ak pittance e'er compel;?-!
' to roam; .
Few hearts to cheer him through-: his
dangerous life.
And none to aid him in the stormy
; ' 'strife:. »
Companion . of the . sea and • silent\* air*
Tbt-^idneiy fisher e'er must-fare;. .J
Without the camXort. ~ hope .—j with
<. - % .» ' \u25a0 sea cee^ a - friend.'
He /looks .'through life and only sees, it^
v • Vend: \u25a0" — Barry Cornwall-.;"
How to File Soft Metals
When - filing soft m»tars, -_ »uen; a*
solder or babbitt metal.' the fii» after
a few strokes will,, become filled ."wtfh
metal, causing scratches on the.*sur
face being filed. The surface may fie
tiled smooth provided the file has.U>e«b
well oiled. The, oil prevents the -.cut
ters from clogging and also allows tire
metal, to yield eastly. . OK the flle'evety
few .minutes and use- a card :rff»
quently in cleaning and the; work" wßl
be smooth — Popular Mechanics. " \u25a0• >1&,