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NUMEROUS NEWSY NOTES
Here is a group of three bright little
misses of Formwait street shcool, of which
Nirs. E. B. Gregory is the very efficient
principal. They are all honor pupils, and
deservedly so, for they are studious lit
tle girls. Their study does not seem to
inter" u « with their pleasure, for they
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Mary Laird.
Julia Laird. Florence Liebermuth.
all look happy and good natured. Mary
and Julia Laird are sisters. Little Miss
Mary is an honor pupil, with a splendid
average, of the third grade. Her sister
is an honor pupil, with the same average,
in the fourth grace. Miss Florence Lieb
ermuth, the third one in the picture, is
one of the smartest little ladies in the
entire school. She is in the second grade,
and last month made an average •! 98,
which is certainly splendid.
The honor pupil of the Fraser street
school, seventh grade, for some time, has
been Miss Louise Catching. She is as
studious as she is smart, and deserves
the fine class standing her hard work has
given her. Her features indicate that she
is given to thought rather than to play.
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Her average of 98.3 for March would seem
to be a certain proof that her conscien
tious study goes for something. It is to
be hoped that she will some day attend the
Girls’ High school and obtain one of the
three scholarships.
Our Marietta street school correspon
dent must be anticipating his vacation in
high glee. He writes a very interesting
letter of the enjoyment he has in prospect.
The way he writes of fishing and picnics
is tempting. It wouldn't do to publish
his letter in full and give all of you a
peep of what vacation has in store. It is
still study time.
The boys are going back on us in this
column, and we shall have to ask the girls
to come to our aid. Anyway the girls
have almost taken possession of it. Now.
what the girls must do is to write a letter
about school news, or parties, or anything
of interest. Don’t be backward. Let The
Junior hear from you.
FOR BOYS-
A Tool Chest.
A tdol chest is a simple thing to make,
and there is really no good reason why
every boy should not have one of his own.
Almost any kind of a box with a hinge
cover will answer for a tool chest, in which
trays can be arranged to hold tacks, nails
and small tools, such as bits, gimlets, com
passes and nail punches.
The 'illustration shows a good and sub
stantial tool chest that can be made at a
small cost.
Find a strong box made of smooth boards
at least three-quarters of an inch in thick
ness. It should be about twenty-six inches
long, sixteen inches wide and twelve inches
high, and provided with a cover. It, how
ever, you cannot get a good box of these
proportions you can make one of smooth
tongued and grooved boards. Construct a
box carefully of the size given and nail the
top, or cover, on "he same as the bottom,
then with a rip saw cut all around the sides
of the box, two and one-half inches down
from the top, and in this way the lid or
cover can be cut loose from the box.
This cover will have the upper end of the
sides and ends of the box, which will form
a sort of edging all around the lower part
of the lid, as may be seen in the illustra
tion.
Next get two long strips of wood two and
one-half inches wide and one-half or five
eights of an inch thick, and with one of
them form a base all around the bottom
of the box, another one at the top edge
of the box proper, and still another around
the lid, and with a pair of hinges, with
which to fasten the lid to the box, and a
chain to keep the cover from falling back
too far when opened, the chest will appear
like the illustration.
A pair of iron handles, that can be pur
chased at any hardware store for a few
cents each, are to be fastef ,4 to the end*
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, JR.
of the chest above the middle, also a lock
at the front will be a convenience.
One or two sliding trays can be arranged
to fit the inside of the chest of pine or
white wood, not more than three-eights of
an inch in thickness. They should be a
trifle shorter than the inside width of the
chest, so they will slide easily without
wedging.
Divisions can be made in the trays, divid
ing each in three of four compartments, in
which different supplies of nails, tacks and
small tools may be kept. .
A track, or cleat, of thin wood, nailed to
the inside of either end of the chest wjj
serve to hold the trays in position.
With the addition of several coats of paint
and your name, if you choose to paint it on,
you will have a tool chest that will be a
substantial and useful one, as well as a good
piece of furniture for your workroom.
Making; n Newspaper.
The making of a paper is a mystery to
those outside of the office. The readers of
The World will no longer remain in ignor
ance of the manner of making their favor
ite paper.
First, let me say a word about the staff.
This staff is divided into two departments,
the editorial and business. At the head of
the editorial department is the editor-in
chief, ■who directs the policy and views
of the paper and who is responsible for all
of its utterances.
Ranking next below the editor-in-chief
is the managing editor. He is responsible
to the editor-in-chief for everything that
is printed in the paper not specially ordered
by the editor.
Now we come to the part in which you
will be more interested, the making up and
getting out of the paper. The best way
to make you understand this will be to
follow a manuscript which has been ac
cepted for publication.
The editor to whose department it is
consigned reads it over with great care,
correcting all mistakes. He then sends it
to the composing room to be put into type.
The foreman has a pair of shears and a
blue pencil. We will say he has forty men
at work. The foreman takes the manu
script and cuts it into forty “takes.” Each
man will have a sheet to “set up.” The
foreman marks the pieces, w r e will say,
“B 1,” “B 2,” and so on. Each compositor
goes to his case of type with the “copy.”
He holds in his hand a “stick,” a little
metal case that holds about two inches of
type exactly the width of a column.
'When he fills his stick he goes to the
“proof-bank,” a wooden stand furnished
with brass ridges. On this he finds a tray
about three and a half inches wide by
twenty inches long, called a galley. Into
this he puts the type he has set up. The
foreman has all the galleys on the “stones,
a stone-covered table, beside which is an
other holding a “form.” The form is a
rectangular iron frame holding enough type
to print one sheet on one side.
Few of the leading papers are now' print
ed from the type. The principal reason is
that by the use of the stereotype several
copies can be printed at the same time.
The steorotyper puts several thicknesses of
damp paper over the form. He then beats
it with a stiff brush until he has a perfect
mold of the type. This mold or “matrix’
is put in a casting box and melted metal
is poured over it and almost immediately a
plate is taken out w'hich is exactly large
enough to go half way round the cylinder.
It depends upon the press how many
plates are made. When all have been ad
justed on the cylinders, the press is started
and papers are thrown off at the rate of
500 per minute, sometimes 1,000. That is
how a paper is made, and you need rot
be ranked among the ignorant any longer.
llifth School Noles.
The A. L. and D. did not have their
regular meeting yesterday, but in its place
had memorial exercises.
The following was the programme: ■
Introduction Professor W. M. Slaton
The Day We Commemorate. .Dan’l J. Carey
Senior Class.
The Lost CauseJ. T. Corrigan
Second Grade (A).
The New SouthVernon Tupper
Second Grade (B).
The Old South Eugene Thornton
First Grade (A).
The Women of’DixieSidney Watson
Second Grade (B).
The Boys in Gray Howell Woodward
Senior Class.
Lee and Jackson Eugene Brittain
First Grade (B).
Henry W. GradyJ. H. Chapman
Second Grade (A).
Our United Countryß. S. Barrett, Jr.
Senior Class.
The speeches were excellent, and any
southerner would have been proud to see
the patriotism displayed by these “sons of
the confederacy.”
The best speech was that of Mr. Chap
man, of second grade (A), and it won for
him the admiration of all present.
After the above boys had spoken, each
member of the faculty made appropriate
remarks.
There were about ten visitors.
The boys’ branch of the Young Men’s
Chirstian Association met just after school
had dismissed, and had a very interesting
meeting. There were about ten present,
and Professor Otley made them a splendid
talk; it was not only of great interest, but
instructive to those present.
Two Naughty Children.
The Lady’s Pictorial has the following:
“I heard an amusing story the other day.
It was told me by one of our best known
writers. He said that a little niece of his
had been a very naughty little girl, and
her aunt had to punish her very severely.
When she came to say her prayers at
night her little mind was still full of wrath
against her aunt, but yet the child did not
quite like to leave Tier name out of her
evening - devotions, so she compromised
matters by saying: ‘Pray God! bless father
and mother,’ etc., then after a long pause
she added, ‘and bless Aunt Julia, too—but
not much.’ I do think it is so natural that
little children should expect their small
supplications to be answered literally. I
can so sympathize with the little boy bver
his sums, who said to his governess in a
puzzled, half-indignant voice: T can’t do
my sum. I can’t, and I did ask God to help
me, and He’s made three mistakes al
ready!’ ”
Where the Blame Fell.
A lady thought her four-year-old daughter
needed a little discipline, so s.te began
when, bedtime came with, “Kathryn, I
don’t know what to do with you, you’ve
been so naughty today.” “Why, mamma,
I don’t see why, ’cause I asked God last
night to make me a good girl. ’ “But,
Kathryn, you have been so tin usually bad
that you have made me feel very sorry in
deed,” et cetera. Kathryn here interrupted:
“Mamma, please don’t say any more about
it and I’ll ask God twice tonight and see
if He can’t 'tend to His business.”
AMATEUR ATHLETICS.
How many of you amateurs know how
to bat? Don’t say you that any of you
do, for I am sure that you do not. It is
the greatest thing in the world, no doubt
many of you think, to get up to the base
and smash the ball out for a. home run,
but that is not the scientific batter’s idea
of batting, nor is it the proper idea. Then
there is a lack of saermee hitting, just
on this same account. It takes a very
powerful man and one who has what is
called luck with him, and then he does not
get a home run two times out of ten times
at the bat, and usually makes less hits.
The greatest thing to be able to do is to
place a ball —and this is the most difficult.
When you step up to the plate select a
place where you are going to knock the
ball and try your level best to put it there.
For instance, try first of all to get your
first base. A nice, easy hit will do this.
Try to tap the ball just hard enough to
get it safely over the head of shortstop
or third basemen, and not far enough to
drop it safely into the hands of a fielder
which is usually the result of an attempt
to make a home run. However, of there
should be a man on base, with no outs, it
is your first duty to try for a sacrifice.
A slow bunt towards the third base is a
good way, or a nice fly into left field will
serve the purpose. Never try to interfere
with the catcher when he gets behind you
for a third stroke; he doesn’t mind it and
it distracts you attention from the pitcher.
Never indicate by putting your bat out
where you would like to get a ball; this
is unnecessary by-play. After you have
hit the ball, even if it looks as though it
were sure to be caught or picked up for
an out on first, don’t stop running—let the
umpire call you out and then you will
know that you need not try for sec
ond.
Next week I am sure you would like to
have some good advice from one who has
played the game, so there’ll be something
about base running.
Jay Youngblood has a letter of interest
about the game this week between the
Peachtree Blues and the “Clippers.” The
score was 12 to 5 in favor of the Blues at the
end of the ninth inning, after an exciting
game, though the Clippers were never in it.
There were four home runs made. The game
was witnessed by nearly a hundred people.
A very interesting, but one-sided game,
was played yesterday in West End between
the West End Tigers and the West End
Stars, which is said to be one of Atlanta’s
crack teams. The result was in
favor of the Stars. The score was 26 to 3
in favor of the Stars. The special leature
of the game was the pitching of Guice Ray,
who is captain of the Stars. Although he is
very small in size, he is a fine baseballist.
The long drives of Johnson and Watts and
ti e playing of Caldwell on second, were
other features of the Stars. Batteries —For
the 'Stars: Ray and Johnson; for the
Tigers: McGaughey and Humphreys and
several change pitchers.
There was a good game last Saturday be
tween the Bright Stars and the Little
Potatoes Hard to Peel. Eight innings were
played and the score -was 18 to 14. Harry
Waitts is captain of the Little I’otatoes
and Ernest Linch captain of the Bright
Stars.
A very interesting and close game was
was played at Calhoun street school on
Monday between the seventh and eighth
grades. The sevenCT grade won by a score
of 11 to 7.
The Boulevard Lions crossed bats with the
Washington street Tigers and a fierce con
test was the result. The score was 17 to 12
in favor of the Lions. Adams pitched for
the Lions and struck out six men. Daniels
and Lewis made three-baggers and Murphy
of the Tigers, made a home run and a
three-bagger.
The Middlers and the Apprentices, of the
Technological school, played an interesting
game Saturday last. The Middlers won by
a score of 19 to 17.
There will be a number of games of in
terest today. The large team of West End
will play the West End Stars; the First
Team, of the Technological school, will
play the Young Men’s Christian Association
team, and the Middlers will play the
Juniors.
CULTIVATED CATS.
The compositors of The Examiner are
proud in the possession of a cat of hand
some proportions that answers to the un
usual name of Tom. Partly Maltese and
the rest just cat, like Sergeant Langford’s
pet, he is methodical in his movements,
espec ally at 9 o’clock every morning, when
he waits for the day foreman to bring him
his breakfast, and invariably recognizes his
footsteps.
Tom ranges about on the roofs of houses
in the vicinity, climbing a twenty-foot lad
der to get there. He is a famous jumper,
and instead of climbing down the ladder
as ordinary cats would, Tom makes a flying
leap from above and lands safely on a small
platform below. Living up in the third
story seems to suit him very well, as he
never ventures down stairs. He touched
the ground but once during the two years’
residence far above the usual haunts of
caw, but it was somewhat of an accident.
A sparrow perched itself on the window
sill a few weeks ago, and, hearing the click
of the type, cocked its head on one side,
and was so intently engaged in watching
the movements of the compositors that he
failed to see Tom when lie sprang at it.
Tom missed the sparrow and landed on the
pavement sixty-four feet below, and was
laid up for eight days. He wears a slight
kink in his tail where it was broken, but
otherwise is just as sleek-looking and lively
as ever, and is still eight lives tO' the good.
His bed is on a. six-inch rafter adjoining
the smokestack, where it is warm and com
fortable, and where a misstep would send
him away down many feet into the dark
ness, but Tom is surefooted.
He is a cat of rare judgment, and if by
chance in his wanderings he should “pi” a
“stick” or two of type, it is invariably
“dead” matter. People connected with the
newspaper business will appreciate his dis-
crimination. He’s the office cat, and knows
every man that holds cases and couldn’t
be Muugnt for any amount.
Rsitter Randolph Opens Doors.
A family living in the mission on Valen
cia street almost sonsiders a gray cat they
call Rudolph a member of the family, and
think he knows more than some people they
have seen. Rudolph is of the masculine
gender, and is noted for his faculty in
opci ing doors that fasten with a thumb
latch.
The pantry door fastens with a latch of
this kind and one day Rudolph, after in
tently watching different members of the
family pass in and out of the room
containing eatables, which his nose told him
would be quite acceptable, apparently rea
s.ned that the latch was used to open the
door an 1 seemed to study over the situa
tion. He was seen to climb up the doorjam
and put his paw upon the thumblatch, but
at the first attempt slipped and fell back*
ward. But he tried again and again, and
after five or six attempts he succeeded in
pressing down the latch and pushing open
tne door. , . ..
It was never any trouble for him after
that to open the door, and before long milk,
beefsteak and other articles of diet began
to disappear with such frequency that ever
since that time it has been necessary to
hide the beefsteak, for Rudolph, like some
clever fo’ks, was not any too honest where
bis own desires were concerned. He has
strong' literary tastes and prefers an open
book to anv other sleeping place, and is al
ways ready to make it his bed upon which
to take nap.
The Cat Defective.
A mention of San Francisco cats, no
matter how' brief, would be incomplete
without speaking of Sergeant of Police
Langford’s gray cat at the ferries. Kitty
is doubtless seen and caressed by more
people every twenty-four hours than any
other cat in the city. She is heavy set, gray,
striped with black, and can generally be
found in the ladies' sitting room at the
Oakland ferry. Kitty shows her excellent
taste by devoting most of her attention to
the ladies, and has many friends among
them. She regards the poor as highly as
the rich and as readily brushes against
a plain calico dress as a silk one.
With the exception of her owner she is
suspicious of the stronger sex and will
have nothing to do with either boys or,
men. During her four years’ residence aft
the depo 1 :, as Kitty has been twice stolen—
both times by men —her antipathy may be
w'ell grounded. Once she returned with an
expensive collar around her neck, and a por
tion of a slender chain, which she had evi
dently broken, and immediately sought her
home after an absence of three weeks.
Promptly at 8 o’clock in the morning
Kitty takes up a position near the ticket
window and watches fcr the sergeant to come
and deal out her morning rations. She knows
him as far away as she can see him, and
often runs out to meet him half a block or
more away from her station. “When the ser
geant wants Kitty he either whistles in
approved police fashion for her or thumps
on the floor with his cane. Kitty has true
police instincts and comes running if any
where within hearing.
iKtty does not pose as a thief catcher,
but on one occasion rendered her owner
valuable assistance. It was known that
a noted criminal who had been in hiding
would make an effort to leave the city and
on the day he was expected to make the
attempt Sergeant Langford narrowly watch
ed everybody who approached the ticket
office. Kitty was by ivitr master’s side, but
during a rush left him and was next seen
with arched back following a nervous-ap
pearing man through the door to the boat.
Astonished at the cat’s action the officer
followed the man and saw a resemblance to
the man he wanted. When taken to the ser
geant’s private office and stripped of a wig
and false mustache the officer found he had
the criminal he sought.
During the coursing season, when grey
hounds are taken across the bay quite fre
quently, Kitty is in mortal terror and often
takes refuge away up among the rafters of
the building, sometimes refusing to come
down for two or three days.
A BRIGHT CORRESPONDENT.
Leary Crutcher, the correspondent of The
Junior at Ivy street school, is one of the
brightest youngsters in the school, and a
poet of no mean merit. In a recent debate
held by the D. F. C., of the seventh grade,
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Master Leary Crutcher.
Msater Crutcher led the affirmative In a
spirited manner; the affirmative winning.
“The Old School Bell” was written by Mas
ter Crutcher, and the teacher of his grade
has adapted the words to a beautiful mel
ody, and the class will sing it on the last
day of school.
The Old School Bell.
Here I wander back again,
In the joyous paths of old;
I have roamed the world in vain
Dearer places to behold.
The morning sun is shining
The birds their chorus swell.
And loudly breaks on the summer air
The peai of the old school bell.
Now sweet thoughts fill my heart
Os our schoolboy’s happy days—
From the loved ones far apart
On the scenes 1 love to gaze.
In dreams I’ve heard repeated
My schoolmates’ last farewell,
While thro’ the air I fancy
I hear the old school bell.
I will roam the world no more—
Every distant shore goodby.
Peace and rest I see in store. ,
Here I’ll linger till I die;
With loving hearts to cheer me,
I’ll feel life’s sweetest spell,
While clear and blest, comes the tone of
rest,
When I hear the old school bell.
Had Thought It Out.
Airs. Barber noticed Ilia; her daughter
Carolle didn’t say her prayers in Lie morn
ing and questioned her as to the cause.
“Don’t you want God to take care of you
during the day as well as at night?” she
asked Carolle. “I think if God takes care
of me at night you might take care of me
daytimes,” was the quick response.