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4 FOUR SPLENDID FOUNTAIN PENS WILL BE AWARDED FOR SOLVING THESE PUZZLES WRITING CONTEST \ ••Arrangement' 1 of papers: . V WRITE^ON ONE{SIDE ; 6f THE PAPER ONLY || - *\u25a0 , -WHAT -CHARACTER TN THE OF THE WORLD \u25a0 FROM THE BEGINNING UIVTO DATE INTERESTS YOU MOST, AND^.\VHY?: \u25a0. \u25a0;X;;,.;." >./;.. . -;, .; : ;,;....'. ...- '\u25a0 \u0084: - ,-.. Tliis is somewhat similar l ii~ respects to the question asked a few weeks! ago) /'Whom do you , consider the greatest: American in'^Hisr ;-\u25a0\u25a0 lory?" "Y6itTrcsponded;witli such splendid 4 letters on the former; occasion^ that the editor has been. encouraged to .try you out once more^ v ,* ''*?;*'\u25a0 * Most; of you are studying history -and are > more or 'less. famiHarvwithv'. thedifFereht periods of progress, in the old world. Look back ;tlir6 l ugh,^ the years' a.nd chobse the persohi that appeals :to: you most/ Some, pf'us admire strength, sbni'e "of us^beauty, and others different -traits : of ; ; char-T actcr. Sit down and think it*over and. then' write;the very best letter;yet>- OPEN LETTER SECTION x -.' Any junior'may write a letter for : this sectipnon some topic \oi public J interest. t Keep track of the letters from week to wee do not take | subjects -already written bni unless !you do; not agree with some (writer arid wish ; to- answer in a 'letter of your, own! /The 'letters may, be from 200 to - 400 ' words;" must be ; in - 1 by Wednesday, of each Aveek, and must - be on. a subject of public interest. - • . - The letters-given below were sent in answer to. the- question, "What was . the \u25a0 finest' act -of , courtcsy'you ever witnessed ?" which was published in .The ' Junior Call of August. 2l. The first four are.-prize winners. The. fact tliat ypur, letter has 'not drawn a prize<does not necessarily condemn it; 'it may be inferior to the prize winners in only one little, detail, and the following week may see youth* successful .competitor, so don't give uphope. ;Keep ontrying. •\u25a0"\u25a0 \u25a0':..'. ; : "' \ AWARDED: A PRIZE A SOLDIER AND OUR FLAG DOIIOTII Y FR IEDENTII AIi, 10«4 Larkln Street,; San Frauelneo. A . Eighth Grade. Pacific Height* School. Age; 12 Year« : Iwheri *; Taft visited San 'Francisco after his lnauguration.rrthe children from nearly all: the schools In; the; city assembled on Van Ness 'avenue .\ to see him pass. The boys and girls from. our school threw flowers ;at,Taft when- lie came by, and togather; with her bunch of ., flowers, one: girl threw \u25a0", a: small American flag. . '\l, \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.' . - - • Keither the bouquet , nor "the flag reached the- president, but feir directly in front ~> of the :line of march: of the soldiers from the presidio, who escorted him. i The little 1 Hag 'lay safely aside •from the llrst few lines, .but a horse from one'of > the lines farther over was nearly upon > It; I , was., wondering whether , the soldier would notice ' the small piece of, goods which represented the nation: he ; was serving.' But he had seen t he* silken, scarf just in time and turned, directly out of the llne.ofmarch, so 'as < to avoW: trampling: on it. No other ahorse, was near it, for there were only two more lines, and It was picked up after the parade. The soldier might have thought noth- Ing-about -this little incident,- and for gotten. 1 it as, soon as It' was over,*- I do not know, whether any one else saw it, or if some one did happen to notice, it might have passed out of his mind without . remembrance. vßut it im pressed me " greatly, and 1 think the .soldier showed an equal amount of ten- der reverence, and love for; the Hug In this little incident., with the great ,, crowd along the avenue, who,' with cheers and enthusiasm, greeted -the representative of our great republic. AWARDED A PRIZE AN ACT OF COURTESY WHICH IMPRESSED ME CA'riIKHINIS HOTII, 201.1 l.« Bun« Street, A i:i«liMi Urutle, I'iiHlll* llnlKl'tM Stbool, A ire Jjji Yejtrn . It was a cold, bleak day in December. The Know lay on the ground forming a soft covering for the hard ground. Glancing out of my window I saw an old man tottering through 1 deep snow while behind him were groups ;of chil dren, throwing -stones' and snowballs at him.'. ... .\u25a0.,.'-;.;/\u25a0\u25a0; \u25a0 ,v.', -v. ...Suddenly a : boy about 12 'years of ; age came around theicorner,,. When he saw the children' treating ,the^ poor old man in this manner with no'.one" inter fering,. forgetting his own danger, he walked up, to. the- old. man and helped him;down the.streettill- hewas outof \u25a0the reach»of^. the rude-; children. \u25a0 Then - he ' returned to the : place where he had first seen the old. man,, and from my^statlon by ;the^window I- saw; him standing; in the i midst of ;the group tell ing them- his opinion of their. behavior. Many/times after that I saw the same boys -that., had. been' bo rude, but. never playing the. same trick. "Life is not so short, but that there is always- time for courtesy." . I AWARDED A PRIZE | Helping the old Xl I,KK\ y II(IVM:I(, J i 140S Uru«h> Street, Oaklund. jLl.afiayette \u0084S chool, A sixth (iratle. Aise 11 YenrM • One dayl noticed a very, old lady try ing to cross a very busy street. The street was always crowded at this par- \u25a0 tlcular crossing. School had just been dismissed and the children* were hurry ing home. . A crowdof boys stopped on the corner, to watch the old lady, when' a* little ragged, newsboy happened along, and, running up to the lady, • asked her if he could asisst her. He took her hand and helped her safely across, She turned and said, "May Cod bles« you, my littlti'.man." And the lit- . tlo fellow went on his way smiling happily. AWARDED A PRIZE REAL POLITENESS ANITA IIAM.EGO, 033 Cupltol street, Vullejo. l.huola tjirauimar School, I^lKbth Grnde, Ag« iit Yearn One day as I was walking down the street I noticed across from me an old lady.. £>:« JiM 2, l^r^tL liS^^wnicn. ZT *«5 ElTo wulked, must have been veryUieavy. 1 also noticed that none of the many boys that passed offered to help her. At last a boy of about 14 was just about to pass her when lie noticed the heavy basket and also how old she was. Going up to .her he tipped his hat, and asked ifi he could not carry it for ;ifr. The old lady's face lit up and she drew a sigtnof relief vrts she*g:ave it;to',him. I- passed, the boy on h ls. way ; back. He was whistling and smiling, but- I don t believe he would; have been so. happy if he had not been polite. . . ' AN ACT OF COURTESY - " ; JIAItJOniE'MAIJXV, O'Farrell .St.". Ptielfic llelghtm. "A*' Eighth Grade. v Arc ,14 Years "Make some' one liappy every . flay nnd bright iwill beyour.own pathway.' \u25a0 There are many ways In this world by ' which we can be courteous to our fel-^ low men: ; An: important .thing is love . and' -kindness i to ;our-: fathers and i" mothers; : Remember, Juniors, they :t: t Avould up "their lives, for us,' and •'while they live' we must try to make 'every minute "of their. ; lives liappy. \u25a0 . \u25a0 .'Another is the disrespect shown to ' old people. - The men and women of are. not as courteous .as 'those ..of ( olden times. When; we chil dren 'see. an old 'lady enter the car. or a woman witir.a l ;baby we should jump ':up' immediately, and offer her v a 1a 1 seat. Think of the ;!'Gqlden Rule":. ''Do and feel ; unto others/ as-you would ;. have them do and feel unto you." -Is -, that not a splendid : saying? Put yourself in. their, places and see how it is. . ' If T 'every citizen followed ; the "Golden Rule," what a grand nation of true ladies and true gentlemen this would' ' be. )\u25a0; \u25a0 . ' ' '"\u25a0 ' '." \u25a0.'•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0 • ;\u25a0;• , The other day while crossing Mar ket-, street In front of, the Emporium I .noticed a , remarkable scene. .An old lame beggar woman was vainly; trying to cross the .street. .Autos almost ran over her. ;Boys.on bicycles thought it fun to frighten her. -Finally 1 she reached the safety station and there stood in despair, while she anxiously \u25a0 waited for some onet to^help-her. \u25a0 * ; At : last a middle aged gentleman : spied her and politely lifting his- hat asked,' "Little mother, may I assist you to "the sidewalk?,'! . After seeing '.her safely .across he' gave her a quar ter and pursued his way. No doubt- that'Kentlenian'was.think ing of his own'.,mother, but his little act of courtesy; made an impression on me-which J will never forget. A KIND ACT ir.;KLIX«, 2500 Shattuek Avenue, Uerkeley. l.ouKfellow School . ' The kindest 'act I ever witnessed happened the . nther f day while I.'was sitting at- my window. /On our street there-are new train tracks ' being .laid and they are not quite finished. It was In this train track' tliat I saw n blind man stumble., Ofcourse the poor man did not know where li« had fallen and could not grope his. way out. 1 myself was just, going: to go . out .and help him, when I saw a boy of about 6 years go over and helphim to the Bidewalk. The blind man was so pleased that he actually , hugged the little* .boy, and then, too,; his surprise to find It was such a small boy, was touching. , . Now, • my Junior friends,' 1 think it pays us all to do just;such a kind. act to everybody when, they are in need, no matter how small the act may be. SAVED FROM A LONG, TIRE SOME WALK rilA.Mv JV. .> OYBS, lUON !•: Street, Sneramento. .Saeraiuento Urainuiar, II -.Seventh Grade. , . ' Ab« 13 Yearn Some people are impolite, not be eauso-they mean/wrong, but, as you say, they are, always in v hurry and do not think. As I was going uptown on the. car last week an old* woman boarded the car In the outskirts of the city. In a few minutes the conductor earne to col lect the fare. I noticed the old woman fumbling nervously about her pockets. -'.Tve loat my pocketbook. What shall I do!" "you'll have to get off," said the con ductor, as he rang (he bell to stop. "Walt l" £ald a young man on the oar. "I am a little short of money, but I'll pay her fare. It's such a long way uptowru" . NOW," Juniors, probably everybody on the car- would nave don? that kind act. but they didn't think. Ho It Is elvayd best to thllUL anil ji?e lp/ou c&fTt help some one, it T s eaey eTlCugh to l>e polite if you would only think. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1910.— THE JUNIOR CALL 1 CHIVALRY NEVER DIES CJRKTKUDI? UODDV, 2515 Street, San Fran. -. «>lf«eo.' Commercial "\u25a0 High School, Senior Year. Ak* 15 - Vearx ' 'Three years, ago. while paying visits to some N of >my: relatives in n town in -Indiana/I saw an "act of courtesy which I never; will forget. until the nlay when my heart ceases to beat. It; showed; in one sense, that the spirit of chiv alry, so prevalent in earlier days, was not: dead: that, some^ of the" boys grow ing up, trained, to 1 bo -cold, calculating businessmen, have the spirit of-chiv alry in their blood — the -heritage of their ancestors. It slrowed that some of them, have mothers who trained them torespect the old — to respect age. The little ; town -had '.one Important feature— the ;state; university. , Here boys and, girls from?all over the state came,' to -acnuire' an ; t education; . - The little, town. is.so n pretty with Its rows arid rows of little, cottages with ivy. covering the; porches.' "The /lowers each contributed a .speck of {color to the, mafils \u25a0? of ' green nil around them. Kach ; llttlei cottage had :a small lawn with a- magnolia tree, ; sending its scented fragrance to ..the The streets- were so clean and the two small parks 'were so pretty ' that one' could hardly stand at the window, while the .fresh air,, the golden sun .shine and even the little white clouds up in. the mass of blue seemed to say, "Please come for a*, walk.", ./ / . I accepted the Invitation and went out to - the large buildings of stonfl with their ' green -lawns. ; In short. l went out to the university grounds. I sat - down on 'one \u25a0 of . the lawns, and, taking out "Eight Cousins," by Louise May Alcott. prepared myself to enjoy a half hour, of reading. I read on and on. . I am afraid the half hour ex tended almost. to an hour when I heard a. boy's voice saylng.VLook at th>> old woman! Say, boys, wouldn't it be a joke if the old , lady fell in the large hole.?'! :. I raised my eyes from the book to see a sight which is printed upon my memory. * An old woman; about SO years of age, with I white hair and a wrinkled old face, .'looked '-'. at -' her -tormentors with Hashing eyes. Following her glanoe, I saw- four or- five boys, college students, undoubtedly, laughing at. the poor :ohl lady. " One of her feet was in a : hole at the edge of the street. Being intirm, she could not pull her foot up, but stood there, never saying a word, look ing at those cruel boys with those won derful flashing eyes of blue, taking in the. boys' rich, attire and, surveying them from, head; to foot, as much as to say, "You are boys, lnd«ed; I think you resemble the monkey in some respects.". One of these cruel— ahull I say boys or brutes — noting the old lady's soru tiny'of them, said tauntingly, "How are you feeling, queen of •-" i He,never linished ' that sentence. A boy sprang across. the lawn, gave Die speaker a Kood punch in the face, went over to the old lady, helped her out of the hole and then turned to his classmates and Buld: "You are rloh, ;sons of wfalthy men. yet you make fun of an old lady and would not, hfllp her. out of a hoi' 1 . AVhen you are out among: your, friends you prido yourselves upon your inan iuts, yQur chivalry. Yes. when you are ALONZO AS DRAWN BY A JUNIOR Juniors*! Answers to puzzles MUST be submitted on post cards only. Other wise they'" WILL NOT be considered.'^' i "-.'/."'"; I /. supposed to show respect to a rich old lady or. man. \u25a0::\u25a0\u25a0 But when the person is poor you can not help them. You say they are vulgar, 'perhaps, you can not soil: your, white hands helping a poor person. -Suppose this old lady was, your mother and four or five boys stood laughing at her. predicament, would you stand there and-let-'them do it? .You would not. The Hionor of; the univer sity, the life of the students here, and.' above all, the honor of your manhood has been trampled today. We are trained here for 'our position /in life and to make, our. lives good arid pure we must preserve our honbr.: Boys, I hope that the university will not have to teach us courtesy. This matter is closed. I will take the old lady home." . • " 'Ah. old lady ami a boy walked home in the twilight, while four or five boys said to each other: "Sparson Is a fine' fellow; let's dpwhat he says." ~ ' . With the, aureole of the sunset cast ing golden; lights around; I walked home with my book under my. arm. SOUTHERN COURTESY PAULINE WALSH, lUS9 ' : Fulton St. ! St. Asrneft Academy. Fifth Grade. Age 11 Years . While California, born, yet I have often read- of. 'southern'. hospitality and courtesy. "But I must tell my junior friends of a oase I witnessed. : *.H Easter Sunday'l went'to'visit an old family friend at the Home of the Aged, out on Pine street, and as the day was very warm we'sat on the porch and talked of folk she and my family knew. Some of the other inmates would join us. But one^ sweet old lady, I noticed, kopt to herself.' ' *:Who is that; dear *one?" I asked. % "We call her 'My I^ady, 1 . " said, my friend; "she will do anything to help one in need .or show you - some new stitch In fancy work, but every after noon she Is ;in. that certain chair and waits for her old schoolmate. He also is an inmate here." /While we were. talking a handsome old man came along and seemed greatly ex cited. I-rcould not help watching them, and after awhile she came to us and said: "My friend hag an Invitation to "go for- a buggy- ride and he wishes you would join us. I .'.': > Pur friend did not like to leave me, butl insisted, as 1 would be going Boon<anyway,and I knew she seldom left , the 'grounds. It was : touching to "see how gallant litt was to those two souls. He wrapped the rug around them after he had care fully handed "them in, and they rode away happy as children. * My friend, told me when r saw her last that he entertained them with stories of his youth and she was sorry when it -came' time 'for the return trip. Tliis. old southern gentleman died a few months ago and his schoolmate Is pining awuy from loneliness. HELPING THE POOR AUCEMURPIIV, 1140 Cantro Street. Mlhnloii Hlßh School, Flmt Year. > ~Jl ge 14 Yearn HwiiH a cold December evening. ..The snow fell fast and' the ' wind . moaned and j shrieked among the "leafless "trees. But in spite of all this discomfort the little, hall of the small New' Kngland village • -was fairly ' thronged with people. ; All were anxious to see -the play, which was given and'nothing save illness would have kept them from going. •\u25a0 : • ; . ' ; "" , The performance was over. Among the many who ushered ,forth' were a band of jolly boys.-.' The" play \u25a0; had pleased them very much .and they now sliowed this to be so by 'singing and Skipping as they.walked, along. And why,. should they snot jolly? They knew nothing of the sorrows of the world. Life to them as yet was naught but: sunshlm* and gladness. Comlne: along on the oth(>r side of the thoroughfare, was an, aged woman, whose face told , a far different tale. Her. thin-shoulders were exposed to the biting cold;, as the ragged waistvwhlch covered them ' could- pot keep it off. ; .The boys looked at hera moment and then passed on. She was of no interest to them. But oneof^the lads, who was the least bit \u25a0: jovial- was more serious, and in his eyes kindled a fire, which be trayed a true, honorable ' : nature '• if .it could but be cultivated. '. It .was he who gave the w<jman a second look; he who glanced at her again -and -again; he; too, wlu) before the eyes -of his, com panions walked; back to ,the woman; pulled off ills own. warm cloak from his shoulders and placed it on those of the woman. : \u25a0 , \ ' How. the woman's eyes did sparkle! how her face did shine! and if the noble lad had stopped to listen he would have heard her whisper: "Of such- is 'the kingdom of heave.n." But this he did not do, as he. believed what he had done was merely his duty. '., He little dreamed of t what; he had done for the woman, ' but. unconsciously " he had given her new. life and new hope. , She began to feel that the was not. "suclr a bad >.place. after all, that it still contained many kind and sympathetic people. .This, as you: will all, agree, was the very noblest -sort of courtesy, and you may .travel the whole world 'through, even ;to , the palaces of the greatest monarchs, and rlndno finer specimen of it.' AN ACT OF COURTESY HRTA LAWRENCE, 40K llerniiinu Street, San FrnnvlMco. Mlhmloii High School. Affe 13 I- have read of. many courteous acts In tiotion and have- witnessed many in real life. In books that I have read I find that Sir Walter Raleigh's " gal lant courtesy w to Queen Elizabeth outdoes all others. But Raleigh's so called. gallantry was prompted more. by selfish greed for j royal favor, than by real courteous feelingß. In rear life the most courteous act I ever 'witnessed happened^in< the following manner: -\u25a0 • . The other-day. I -was coming homo from down . town- on the Halght- street —^-— ; ;—:; — : .v cars. 1 The section of the carl was in was not crowded, but. the S'jats were all occupied.; It was, not time 'for ; the workingmen, to come homeso that, the car was filled with a class Jof \well dressed-, ladles -and;. gentlemen.'- In one corner, of the car,'however, ; was a shab by hard worked looking man. At Stockton street'aMadyof'about^S fame in; carrying \u25a0 a wee baby "in her arms. She • was.-; heavily laden, with packages, .and in addition to-this. she had a boyof 3 clinging to her skirta. : The, men in the car kept on reading their papers without making; any' at tempt to give t life lady a seat." But in thecorner-of the car the shabby, tired looking, gentleman got; up and offered her his seat. She looked. at' him grate fully and sank into it like -a drowning person would climb into a rescuing lifeboat.- '{•\u25a0'. -;\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0.-\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- ,:-\u25a0. -< '-' -:.-v .,? -This is what I call an act of .cour tesy prompted by rear honest manliness and generosity. \u25a0 v\u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 , - , A CAPTAIN'S COURTESY JOHN r.ORMAX, 4431 Twentieth .Street. Age 14 Year* ; .All the -events of the. field day ex cepting the'relay race had taken place. Fairville and:.Staiiton were 'evenly di vided in- points and this- event would decide the championship of the state. , All was in readiness, for. the final test, and the runners" crouched on their hands and feet, all their muscles strain ing 1 , ready for the race of their. lives. • ' "Crack!" sounds the starter's; pistol. The runners are off . ;';\u25a0. How 1 : the fly over the ground!; Up the .track they,, come; and' then tag the hands of their team mates, who arc; off, ; running faster than 1 ever before. They continue on their journeys, neither man seeming to be &h\e to draw a^vay from his op ponent. Not an inch seems to separate them. -.•'\u25a0\u25a0 . \u25a0' '^^f^SS^^wWi^tr^i-i-^ ; Soon the third set of men 'are •". off, and continue in the same manner as those .' preceding them, neither side seeming' to.be able \to? gain an advan tage.' But when- the 'fourth set of men started, Stantonigained a, slight lead in the process of tagging, and the run ner maintained that lead until he came tot,he last turn; when he.trippel over a misplaced pile /of 'cinders , and I fell. Here .the Fairville. runner , passed him, and came up to the tape ahead, of 'his unfortunate rival. '• Fairville won!- .;\u25a0: * What a shouting of jubilant , voices there was! Every one seemed' to rush' forward,- seeking to shake the hands of the victors." One crowd of students rushed forward* to' seat 'the' Fairville captain on their, shoulders. But Jhe ig nored them! He 'made his way through the crowd to the place. where Stanton's captain was; standing.- v . "Scott," he said (for- this was the captain's name) ','we do not want that race. I want you to run it over. .; I feel'in my heart that we did' not win fairly." • . "Do you 'mean that?" exclaimed Stanton's captain, as he reached out for the Fairville captain's hand. " The* ruce was run over and FalrvMle lost. The championship was forfeited, just for the sake;of courtesy." .The next day a large bundle arrived at ., the- Fairvillev school. It proved to be tho.cup that was offered as the prizo for the .winning 'team; Insido was* a note on which was inscribed, "To show our appreciation of your captain's act of courtesy." GAINING CREDIT BY HELP ING THE AGED AUIII2MA < ' A I.UAK/.1, 2521 Twenty-fourth Street, San Fran* clmco. .Colombia .School, II Fifth Grade, Agre 13 Yearn One day as I was going to school I saw a very aged woman. , Hhe looked at me in a troubled way, ho 1 walked over to her and asked her If I could do any thing for. her. She said: "X can not walk very well without my cane." _I ' asked the lady where her cane was and she eaid: "My mischievous son has hid den it and I can not find it."' 80 I took her arm and helped her home. .She thanked me with these few kind words: "God bless you." That day I was late for school, but the teacher did not scold me, and did not take credits away from me. Bhe )ust said: "Those whom you help will n-ll» you." 1 think it is a very good idea to help Home one that is in trouble. In that way we may gain credit some day. "A kind deed is always repaid." THOUGHTFULNESS ; ADDA B. TRAVIS,v 3247 Sixteenth . Street. : \otre" / Dame School, Sixth, Grade." Age, 13 Yearn On the morning of April-18, 1906, I and rhy parents' watched the^ fire.' from our home'on Rlncon' hill. . .-" We .never; thought sit ? would reach; us; and qiany \u25a0 more 1 : seemed ..to • think , the- same,"*- for people from • all-parts of the city tlocked'ito the hill. > : f ; , , i \u25a0•«' Father, is a captain -of a. small . bay schooner/ and although he saw., no \u25a0im mediate,: danger 'he : told .us• to liave food .and r , our most valuable ;things; ready, to start to the ; boat, in case^of. danger. • • ' . , \u25a0 '-. . ; :':' ; \u25a0 ' One* old couple: came v nnd ' rested ion our stairs; they had a few thin-blankets •and seemed 'very weary. :.: Mother, gave them ' some refreshments . and /they seemed so I grateful. When ,we, found . our home was ."doomed 'we j acked 'the' old couple to \u25a0 come, on the boat .•with, us, and- although .'we , were a vlittle crowded yourselves we found a little ; corner, for .them. - \u25a0"\u25a0:.. .: > \u25a0 . \u2666\u25a0'•; Father.l took; us to: the Oakland side,' and from .[there our old friends sought a- daughter's home in, the^'c'ountry.' They,- are. there \u25a0= yet -and .very ..happy. - y> ..'Every; year .we ;. receive an; Invitation to .spend our. -vacation on the ranch. We also receive' boxes of fruit and. a big turkey ; at Christmas; ' ! -:This 'family;, always remembers' father's ; kindness, and - although: it seems like boasting, I think Whim a dear; myself, v ' THE FINEST ACT OF COUR TESY I EVER WITNESSED RUB Y V. M UI.AXAX, P. O. Box 047, Tulare, Cal/ . Tulare School/High Fifth tirndc. Age 14 . The finest act of courtesy I ever i wit nessed 9 was ;. the courtesy./ shown ,>to i*al half blind man of Visalia, who was vis- : iting inthls:town. " . . • *:, » ;\u25a0 I was walking on one side the street \u25a0 and he came' slowly .and wearily down the other. side.- He got.along all right, until- he came to ;the- suburbs iof .the town, when , he -nearly; ran 'into -some' electric 1 wires.; Just as I was- starting across the street to l show him the right path 'a ;- little,; boy of my. acquaintance,' only 9 years of; age, ran up to him, say ing: '-"Please'let mehelp you." - Ho taking hls^arm'. the little boy, led him to anice ,walk % and'got him started on < the -right way. Then -he ran off whistling, happily, to his home.V- KINDNESS ARTHUR POULI.V Jr., 1640 Hayes St. High Fifth Grade. ; Agc.H Yearn -\u0084 >•\u25a0:•; Alohzo Is right,, and I hope his les son on courtesy will 'not . fall on hard ground, but take root in all our heads.' .An act of courtesy I was a witness to not 1 long ago' will "always, remain In -my mind.* Some* of the neighbors from our district went poppy picking. We walked v out around- Dewey boule vard and did not notice how/ far we were going from a car* line, and: after lunch we discovered we had wandered very far indeed. • Some ,of ' the people were middle . aged and .felt the - walk more than us youngsters. v . ., \u25a0\u25a0 Well, -we . started . back to the . main road and sat there for, a little rest, soon a big auto came along, * and for fun one of: the boys asked for a "lift." We were surprised when the, machine turned and came back, and the chauf feur laughed at the crowd as he stopped the machine. ."Now, boys and girls," Baid he, "you can walk. I will tell you of a short cut to ' the cars. But if the older, people will not mind the crushing 1 think I can squeeze them all In." , Well, when w« arrived home we found he had given them the time of their lives, taking them out to the. (Hit and home through the park in that short time, I really think some of us were a little envious. But mother said the, driver enjoyed the excitement as much as the rest of the folks. A THOROUGH GENTLEMAN JIKMCN J. HA MB I, V, Lou Gntoft, Cttl., It. 1\ I>., Dox 1-4. Ulgfath tirade,' HmerMou Kebool, Axe 14 Year* One day when I was walking up Market tsireet behind a group of col- Winners of Puzzle Prizes -' Four very: fine fountain.pens wlll;be given away each week for "correct' an swers to ;' the [puzzles. .This^doesfnot mean^that ;, every - one answering f the puzzles" gets a prize/,- : BiitVif^youiper-; sist, ' your will" surely ,;get Vone. ", If., j'ou do not ;get \u25a01 1 th fs Iweek keep Ton!, try ing. Perhaps :. you '\u25a0; : , will 1 be'i siicce'ssf ull;next time. Oi.The* Junior*.; follows.'S the,* fairest possible ; ,method;{of awarding; its: prizes. -'All answers. niust be speliedfcjorrectly, written • neatly, ; and ' sent; mC oiv v poßtal cards. ' Those V received", in; other -ways wiir/not. be'eonsidered. '; : ' ' . • ' The ; correct^; answers to ; the . puzzles published in the' Junior Call of August 21 J kre as; follows^,; Vj .; '' /', ' :"" '*\u25a0* , :'. ,*' (1) ShutteV; ! (2)"Chipmunk; (3) Coop er; (4) Vicar; .(5) , New -Haven; \(C) Mason. .."•', ;, '.'•. '."•,\u25a0 -.- .-\u25a0•'.- ' ['< ' \rt\.L-'c ,'\u25a0 JPrizes, were, a warded to the following who answered theni correctly:.;..- v, - '"{ J nines' It.' ThrnllM, -152 9 A." Lincoln ave nue, -Alameda. : : V \ \u25a0 '". '. \-. -'\u25a0 ' :*: * > * Merle Inraelsky, '459 Noe street, San Francisco. •'..''' '/ . • \u25a0'.['• -*; ; : - Il'uth Herdman, 935 . Cowper street,' Paio ; Alto.v \u25a0; ,; - l; -';'.' .•.;.;\u25a0;•;';. \u25a0";;}.:; ' Lloyd ; Croeker, 33 Belvedere, street, SahFrancisco.. > ,' . - lege boys, > I <\u25a0 noticed an ; old colored woman w l th "a. shawl;over; her. lfead \u25a0 and a \u25a0\u25a0' large a basket f. on ') each '• a rm,' : ; vainly attempting 'to. cross : ; Market "street at Fourth. :. ; She -• had . tiome ", back \ twice ) and stood /. looking,^ bewildered,' ajt; alii, the cars and" teahis.'.wlicnonet of the young men "(mother J thought "he; was "about'; 18 or. 19 years old) \ excusing "himself ; from his companions, wontto the old'.wonianj took one lof - her^ baskets, 1 then taking her,- arm,, led 1 her. safely ? to -the other side, her -basket \u25a0\u0084b ack,' .lifted his • hat,, and. rejolned™his< companions. Th is , was ; the 1 most courteous act ; I have ever witnessed. /' v '\u25a0 \u25a0' Make Your Own Motor \u0084; T he\m otor. is , the most \u25a0-. interesting,. • as:it is the most important,^detail /of \ the .aeroplane.' v Although; it > Is possible,* to buyilthe^propellers ; for l the f; motor,*,;' it . is /advisable 'that' every,^ boy -should.'; work 'out : this problem'; for«»hlmself.- An effective motor/.is. easy; to tbuild. and ? costs practically j nothing. \ ; , The ,, length ', of ..f: your... propeller,.; blades'. v should^-•be»' equal / to. about i one-third ; the \u25a0 of your largest .plane. .For ;thls • you 0 will need 'six strips "of; some light 'wood, such ' as pine or ash, jalthough^a 'cigar ' box wood,: if; the grain be straight, will .• answer.- Cut- the • strips Vto ' measure' •' about half,' an- Inch* in ..width: and .'an eighth of an , Inch .thick. \u25a0;. v .. - • • '.-•; . ..-"•' The "strips .should ;be. covered with a "\ thin glue, and laid", one ""ofn f top !of van- ' other 'and ;a^; very.:, thin ' nail ' carefully..' driven 'through the* little "iplle^at .' the •'" exact f center." between' the 'two »,ehdg; i While the 'glue f is. still soft, "turn- the ; sticks on the axis', formed. by, the nail, bo that 1 they" make \u25a0 a ;'double';' fan,; spacing, the, outers edges about a 'quar ter of an inch apart. "'Be>*certaln that the. fan is regular and, then - give; the < nail a final rap to tighten -its hold . and. keep all the , glued' surfaces' to gether and, aefaway to' dry. If you can prop up the ends it will be better .." to put* a' llatiron 'or "Other weight 011 .each- end. to , make the glue to gether tighter.— -Francis Arnold Collins in St. Nicholas. •\u25a0 ' - What Makes Mirrors Reflect ? . Mirrors that are made of glass have metal placed on one Hide of the glass. The light will puss through the glass, but will not pass through the metal backing. L.ight has the property of bounding from a surface, that it cun not penetrate, the same as a ball would when thrown against a surface that it can not penetrate. The light passes through the glass of the mirror, meets, the metal backing and then bounds from it. This bounding of the light from the metal surface is called reflection, and mirrors are said to reflect. — "Na ture and .Science" in .St. Nicholas. 5