The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 7, 1908, Page 1

JUNIOR THE CALL SEC - R fi Junior Call with watching the children over its mind hack to s and the th co -urmn.ul to our amusement those days.” sentence in a letter out ul town mnuwndu it whi originally publication of The to contribute to the bappiness, interest d the jumiors of Califor- the purpose has been alized made every '.:wu! AT keep delight of the itents, ¥ goes ness i e s1 men And t than re more manifest. Junior Call invites sugges- ders, and particu- Iln tions from its r i larly from the teachers. It wishes i i let the teachers in the different of the state know what the other teachers are doiug, and conse- asks to be favered with the co-operation of the teachers. not wait to he especially re- uested to coutribute to the teachers’ corner, but, no matter where you are ed, prepare an article on some ct connected with your work, consider of exceptional ce or that you think should ht to the attention of other and send it to the teachers’ vently active Do loc teachers corner. The its and one training. boys has E. Davidson teachers’ corner today tenant Leonard of his classes in mannal The inventive genius of nowhere better illustrated developed than in the classes al training in the public , and The Junior Call would to hear from other teachers on same subject. Armj Of- Americah SCl’IOOl Chlldl‘el‘l tes an enor- e com- entire g hile the el members, in- e S — e 'VEMBER 7, 1908. The history contest will be con- tinued and juniors who have not already sent in their history story are requested to do so at once, being particular to have it not less than 200 words in length nor more than 300, to write on only one side of the paper and to mark tle number of words contained in the story in the upper leit hand corner of the first page. The neglect of somo one of these requirements h rendered many good stories unavail- able. Six watches are awarded each week, and the juniors who have re- ceived prizes all express themselves as delighted with them. The younger juniors this week have another interesting picture puzzle, which will doubtless bring as many correctly pasted pictures of the Apteryx as did the Frogs’ Tea Party, and in this connection it may be well to repeat that the 20 paint boxes whick are given as prizes are awarded to the first 20 answers contained in the first let- ters that are opened and that the letters must reach the puzzle edi- tor not later than Wednesday night. The roll of honor contains the names those who have sent in correct answers in addition to the 20 young- er juniors who are awarded prizes. The way in which Alonzo, The Junior Call dog, today justifies his appointment last Saturday to an exalted position is amusingly de- picted in Cartoonist Yardley’s own style. Alonzo’s career will bear watching, as will also the new town of Juniorville. When anything happens at Juniorville the whole town knows about it. See the run- away today! The superintendent of the public school army of New York has a higher salary than the pay of a German gen- eral, and only a little below that pajd to a British general, and, although he wears no gold lace, probably his work for the good of the world is greater than that of all the generals put to- gether. Each teacher really is a gen- eral, who has to command her soldiers to do deeds that may individually be unpleasant, merely . that something better and more worth while bigger, may be gained. Food Capacity of Birds Birds can eat and digest from 10 to 30 times as much food in proportion to their size as men can. If a man could eat as much in proportion to his size as a sparrow is able to consume he would need a whole sheep for dinner, a couple of dozens of chickens for breakfast and six turkeys for his evening meal. [ A BURGLAR WOQE -BR-RR-K | WOW - WOW - W+ | (MEANING - lu)_ EAT YOU LP T P ST ST S LY CHAT WITHTHE JUNIORS| A Nautical Mile By consulting any advanced arithme- tic or unabridged dictionary it will be seen that a mile in one country differs greatly from that of another country, s0 that confusion is very likely to ensue in the reader’s mind. But a knot,“or nautical mile, i§ not me: red by guess or common usage, it Te on a scientific basis and can not vary How much is a knot? This qu is asked, we believe, in every se age by some passenger or other, never meets with a clear reply. themselves do not describe it distinctly, and books of reference differ as to its dimensions. We purpose to answer the question here. A knot is one ixtieth of a mean de- gree of the earth’s meridian. This defi- nition. requires explanation, and also numerical computation. The earth’'s me- ridian is commonly described as any cir- cle whose center is the center of the earth, and whose circumference passes through the poles. This is not exact, because the meridian is not a true circle. Evidently it would be a true cirdle if the earth were a true sphere, but the earth is not a true sphere, it is spheroid, its dlameter measured on the axis being less than its diameter at the equator. Hence the circumference of a section of the earth by a plane passing through its center and the poles, which circum- ference is a meridian, is not a true cir- cle, but an oval. Bearing this in mind it will be easy to understand the meaning of a mean degree of the earth’s meridian. If 360 separate degrees be set off from the center of a perfect circle, it is evi- dent that the circular measure of each degree measured on the circumference of the circle will be the same, But if they be set off from the center of an oval, the measurements on the circumference of the oval will not all be the same. That this is the case any one may demonstrate for himself by draw- ing an oval and its minor axis, and then from the center of the oval, with radius equal to its semiminor axls, inscribing a circle in the oval. If now degrees—or rather, for con- venience, equimultiples of a degree—be set off from the common center, the geometry of the figure will show at once the variation in the circular measure. ments on the circumference of the oval. Now, a mean degree of the earth’s me- ridian is the average length of these 360 unequal measurements, and it is ob- tained by dividirg the length of the meridian by 360. Astronomers have measured the earth’s meridian and found it to be 131,259,287 English feet. Dividing this by 360, we get 364,609.13 feet as the length of a mean degree of the meridian. One-sixtieth of this, then, is a knot. And thus, by division, a knot is found to be 6,076.818 feet, or 2,025.6 vards, or 1 mile 265.6 yards. It will now be convenient to notice that a knot being 6,076.818 feet, and a mile being 5,280 feet, the proportion of a knot to a mile is very nearly as 6,076 is to 5,280, or, divided by four, as 1,519 is 1,320, which is very nearly as 15 to 13. So that, for ordinary purposes, knots may be converted into miles by taking 13 knots as equal to 15 miles, and vice versa. +0+8-0-0--0--0-00-0-10- 4. reauamenenane ane. WHO s AFRAID BURGLARS WITH THE SHORT STORY TELLER AND THE POET A Traveling Dog HE wonderful sagacity of the T Scotch collie is universally known and admired. When traveling through Bcotland, the home of the collie, one is continually coming across large flocks of sheep and droves of cattle that are being efficiently herded by one of these intelligent dogs. Miss Ethel Schewe, a little girl who lives at Manistee, Mich., is the happy owner of an exceptionally intelligent collie, who not only herds stock, but travels on the railroad trains from one town to another, changing cars cor- rectly at the proper station. This dog drives large herds of stock from Scott- ville to Manistee, a distance of 20 miles, without any help. He does not, how- ever, walk to Scottville after the stock, but rides on the cars, boarding the traln at Manistee and changing cars at Walhalla, and when he arrives at Scott- ville he goes directly to the-home .of the buyer of the stock. He has made but one mistake in changing cars, and this he discovered in time to jump on again before the train“pulled out. Tire train had stopped a short ways from the junction, and the collie seemed to think that that was the place to change. As soon as he saw his error he hastened back to the train, grabbed a rope that was hanging down from the baggage room and pulled himself up to the baggage car by the teeth, and he never made another mistake. He has recently been given a quite young collie to train, and is making a great success of the job, taking the young dog with him on his trips and watching over him jealously, and has several times prevented the puppy from being stolen. The Camel Camel, thou art good and mild, Might'st be guided by a child; Thou wast made for usefulness, Man to comfort and to bless; Thou dost clothe him; thou dost feed; Though dost lend to him thy speed; And through wilds of trackless sand, In the hot Arabian land, Where no rock its shadow throws, Where no cooling water flows, Where the hot air is not stirred By the wing of singing bird; There thou goest, untired and meek, Day by day, and week by week, With thy load of precious things— Silks for merchants, gold for kings, Pearls of Ormuz, riches rare, Damascene and Indian ware— Bale on bale, and heap on heap— Freighted like a costly ship! And when week by week is gone, And the traveler journeys on Feebly; when his strength is fled, And his hope and heart seem dead, Camel, thou dost turn thine eye On him kindly, soothingly, As if thou wouldst, cheering, say, “Journey on for this one day— Do not let thy heart despond! There is water yet beyond! I can scent it in the air!" And thou guid'st the traveler thera, —Mary Howitt. Cooking Schools in Germany 8 a result of a conference between the kaiserin and the Prussian min- ister of education an attempt will be made to make instruction in cooking and all other branches of household management obligatory in all Prus- sian schools for girls. The principal objection to the scheme hitherto has been the heavy cost of erecting and fitting out kitchens. This has now been overcome by the empress, who has promised to contribute largely from her private purse and act as the treasurer for a public subscription. It is thought that $50,000 can be collected in this way. The question will be raised at the next session of the Prussian diet, and if the legislature is prepared to vote the additional necessary funds the min- istry of eéducation will make this in- struction compulsory. e Putnam’s Ride 'Twas in the days when Tories swore, ‘When Continentals prayed, That Putnam. made his famous ride From out the ambuscade. When Tyron with his Hesslan force, Full fifteen hundred strong, March’d to the town of Horseneck small To right the *“Rebels’ wrong.” Old Put was stationed on defense With raw men, just a few— But in the dread aspect of war, His force he coolly drew. When Tyron saw this motley force He grimly smiled and said, “Dragoons, just wipe the earth with them, Then send them off to bed.” Then like a whirlwind, sabers drawn, The dragoons rushed to fray; “Put” fired his wheezy cannons off, As if in childish play. My men, just hie you to the swamp; 'Tis there that you may hide.” 'Twas thus old Putnam slyly spake, And then commenced his ride. Adown the steeps with fearful speed Old Putnam made his way, And left the dragoons there alone, And Tyron in dismay. And this was Israel Putnam’s feat, On which ourselves we pride; And when we're hedged by adverse fate We'll think of Putnam’s ride. —Frank Monroe Beverly. The Dancing Lesson “Now, Miss Clara, point your toe— Look at me, and point it so. You know, my dear, I learnt to dance In that graceful country, France; ‘And having been so nicely taught, I move, of course, as a lady ought. And only think how grand 'twill be To have it said you dance like me. So now, Miss Clara, point your toe— Look at me, and point it so.” = Wildest Runaway of the Century Brmgs Disaster to An Elephant's SENTINEL /\ Paris has had a curious experience with one of theé lar elephants. The sentinel was cientious, and always requested spectators not to give the animals anything to eat, which seemed to displease the elephant in question to such an extent that he several times sprinkled the sentry's head with water from his trunk. day a bystander offered this particular elephant a large cake. The sentinel interfered, as usual, and the elephant promptly discharged in his face a vio- lent stream of water. A general laugh ensued, but the sentinel, having calm- 1y wiped his face, stood on one side and continued as watchful as before. Soon afterward he found it necessary to repeat his admonition, but no soon- er was this uttered than the elephant laid hold of his musket, twirled it round his trunk, trod it under his feet, and did not restore it until he had twisted it into nearly the form of a corkscrew. Then hé gave a snort at the discomfited sentinel, as if to say “Now, I hope you'll mind your o business!” For A’ That, and A’ That Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a’ that? The coward slave, we pass him by, And dare be poor for a’ that! For a' that, and a’ that! Our toils obscure, and a' that: The rank is but the guinea stamp; The man’s the gowd for a’ that. Anger in the menagerie at very con the One ‘What tho' on homely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, and a’ that; Gle fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man’s a man, for a’ that. For a’ that, and a’ that, Their tinsel show, and a’ that, The honest man, tho' ne'er sae poor, Is king o’ men for a’ that, You see yon birkle, ca’d a lord, What struts and stares, and a' that; Tho' hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a’ that; For a’ that, and a’ that, His riband, star and a’ that, The man of independent mind He looks and laughs at a’ that. A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke ard a’ that; But an honest man's aboon his m'ght, Guid faith he maunna fa' that! For a’ that, and a’ that, Their dignities, and a’ that, The pith o' sense, and pride o’ worth, Are higher ranks than a’ that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a’ that, That sense and worth, o'er a’ tha earth, May bear the gree, and a’ that; For a' that, and a' that, It's coming yet, for a' that: That man to man, the warld oer, Shall brothers be for a’ that. —Robert Burns. aememens: uniorville Tnko Care of Your Eyes LS and boys should be particu- ] lm ¥ careful of their eves, and thus avold much trouble in later years. Here are a few rules which should be ob- not by school children, but by adults as well. Never read with your head down, but sit up as straight as possible. It is easy to find a comfortable position without leaning forward. - Leaning for- ward with the head hanging down brings more blood into the eyes than is good for them. Do not read facing a light. Let the light come over one of your shoulders, preferably the left, because then the hands are never in the way of the light, either in reading or In writing. Never read in bed, as that is a most injurious practice, besides you should not g0 to bed untfl the time has come to go to sleep. Always stop reading whem your eyes are tired, especially at night. If it is necessary to use the eyes at night you should rest them often. When it is necessary to use glasses, be sure to consult a competent oculist. served, only Dates and Figs While journeying across the desert Mrs. A. Goodrich-Freer, author of “In a Syrian Saddle,” met a lonely trav- eler bound for Medeba. On hearing that the caravan was bound for the same place he asked permission to join them. Incidentally he furnished an {illustra- tion of the difference between necessi- ties and luxuries. We were very grateful, says the writer, for coffee and an excellent lunch of sausage, potted meat and jam, with white bread brought from Jerusalem. We ate our dainties with some sense of guilt, as the newcomer produced his lunch of -dates and figs. Dates and figs, he informed us, were the natural food of the desert wan- derers, sufficing to the body, stimulat- ing to the mind. The wheat, the flesh, above all, the alcohol, of eivilization, were mere irrelevancies. Was it not diet such as this—and he waved a pair of sensitive hands over his ascetic larder—which had enabled him to reply to the inquiry of a person- age as to how many hours a day he could ride in the desert, “Twenty-four, your majesty. since a day does not con- tain twenty-five.” Was it not on a diet of figs and dates that he had ridden §0 hours without dismounting? Was it your meat edter, vour wine drinker, who remained sound and wholesome when necessity obliged him to refrain from ablution for 21 days? At this point he carefully counted his date stones, observed that two more were yet due to his appetite and fin- ished his frugal luncheon. Food of an Arab The Bedouin Arabs are small eaters. Six or seven dates, soaked in melted butter, serves a man x whole day, with a very small quantity 6f coarse flour or a little ball of rice.