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.' i i THE OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1909.
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FISHiriG TRIP
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Boys, Find Shortest Way
Around Is Longest Way
Home.
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Nehalem river. Cc
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. companion -whose
name , was Willie
Clark, started on
a fishing trip up
the O ale Ranch
creek, which emp
ties into the Ne-
ha Islm Tha mon h
and tipper part of the creek were well
noted for large mountain trout, but the
source no one had ever seen. We trav
eled until noon, so we judged, neither
of us having watches.
We were not having much luck, nor
had we anything to eat. We had gone
probably about six miles, and con
sidered it best to cut through the woods
to the road, which cut waa about two
ml lea shorter.
We climbed the hills and then con
sidered how to guide ourselves. As I
said before, we had no way of telling
time. We thought the sun was about
three Bours from setting. We went
parallel with It. which would, if it were
where we thought it was, bring us
straight north, but vou see It waa fViree
hours higher up than we thought. We
went almost east, which would take us
almost K I T tinina urn ai ... a...
Well, not knowing this, we traveled on
until dusk. The sun was down and we
didn't have any guide, and waited for
the stars to come out, but no stars'
came, and we were left for the night
without anything to eat nor any way of
getting anything, for we brought no
guns with us and we threw away our
fishing tackle hours before.
Clark wanted to move on in the dark,
but I thought it useless to do this, as
we might get farther Into the woods
than out of them, therefore we settled
to wait for sunrise. We had probably
been down two hours when we heard a
lnud rustling In the brush a short dis
tance behind us. We said nothing and
did nothing until the noise came closer.
We became convinced that whatever the
thins was it was on our scent, bo we
concluded to move out of its way.
There was a cliff right by our feet
shout 40 feet high. We made one leap,
each one catching the top of a tree and
swinging to the liottom of the cliff. As
we -did so we heard above us the howl
of something like a man, but we both
knew It to be a cougar.
We lost no time In making good our
start on him, through the dark woods.
We heard no more of the cougar, but we
kept going all night on a fast walk
until daybreak. As it got lighter we
found ourselves above a great canyon.
We climbed down into the canyon and
discovered a small stream coming forth,
which proved to be the same creek we
were fishing in the day before, for at
sunset we found ourselves at the same
place we were SO hours before. ,
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By Edward Sk Garcia. !
On Friday, January 15, the Euklmeous
carried out a pleasing, enjoyable pro-1
gram. Mr. Bradford, the exalted pres!- I
dent, displayed his remarkable versatil
ity by delivering a humorous recitation
containing , the inapproprlateness of
grammatical criticism when mortal mind
is laboring under the throes of love.
The recitation was hugely applaudod.
Ackley In a literary report forcefully
propounded the importance and value of
the rising science of phrenology.
Throughout Mr. Ackley sprinkled its
talk with specific rules and applications,
which his hearers took advantage of by
applying them to their own honored
heads. In this way some discovered for
the first time their real trails and dispo
sitions. The criminal class it proved
were largely in evidence and one pas
sionate, emotional person was distin
guished by the abrupt cessation of his
nose.
The debate prepared for the afternoon'
dealt with the postal savings bank sys
tem. Paughman and Fraiser spoke ar
dently in defense of the system, while
Slngletary and McQuirk declaimed in
trident tones against what they styled
an evil and an outrage." The result of
the heated conflict showed that the pos
tal saving system "looked good" to the
honorable Judges, fonik verdict of two to
one jn favor of Baugnman and Fraiser
was later rendered by that august body.
Garcia closed the program with the
"Ben Hur" chariot race thundering
across the platform.
The Fhrenodikens opened their rro-
f ram with a half-humorous, half-pa
hetic recitation spoken by Norma Doble,
j ne .Brown tsaoy. mat is to say- tne
recitation was titled "The Brown Baby."
In response to a vehement encore she
recited a dryly humorous piece which
cruelly convulsed the audience. The next
entertainer, lone Lewis,. came fortWwlth
maiden modesty and read a splendid pa-
fier on Louisa May Alcott, that endear
ng authoress, beloved by all girls. The
debate followed, "Resolved that the
treatment of the Indians by the white
man is Justifiable." The affirmative
speakers, Eleanor Ewlng and Orace
Good 11, endeavored to convince their
hearers that such treatment was justi
fiable, since it wo necessarv both for
the advancement of ctvilixation and the
development of the natural resources of
the country. The negative argument
also brought out a good line of reason
ing, and ir. fact, were rewarded by the
crown of Victory. The successful expo
nents were May Rogers and Judith Joy.
As three of the debaters appeared In
forensic garb for the first time In all
their lives their work was particularly
praiseworthy. "Quips and Cranks," the
Phreno paper, was read by Grace Gris
wol.t and received its usual share of
spontaneous applause.
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JUujitxaXian tor "Hiawatha" By Evangeline Blohm, South Mount Tabor,
. Second A,
President of Dog s Litera-
ry Society
By Olive -Buckner," Falling, Ninth B.
5 We dog; have. a club, jWid as at Is
organised , for the purpose of learning,
yre call It .the Literary; club.. Every, day
we Tneet and . some dog has - to tell it
story. This time It has fallen to me.
I am a Japanese foxterrier. My name
is Teddybow, because I . am bow-legged
and brown, like 'a bear. They call me
Teddy for short I am -the president
of our club, the author of cat fights and
chief instructor of how to bury bones.
The first thing I can remember is
when I bid my mother goodbye. She
told me I had been sold and was going
to be taken away. My mistress then
picked me up. and carried me away to
a strange, place. 8he gave me to a
little boy, whom I soon found was to
be my master, although in a few days
he gave me to his aunt for a Christ
mas present, but I didn't care for he
was there Just the same.
I soon learned to speak and sit up. I
don't mind that for I always get some
thing to ' eat" for it.. When I speak I
get a bone and when I sit up I get a
dish of milk.
One day I ran away upstairs and
jumped on the bed. I knew it was
wrong, as I was never allowed upstairs,
but 1 didn't care. As soon as they
mtssed me they thought I was lost and
called and called me. At last they
started to hunt me. My cousin, Tippy,,
knew where I was and wouldn't tell on
me because he and I often play tricks
on the family. - But when people are
naughty they are always found out it
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is the same with dogs, however, and
they at las discovered where I was. My
mistress was so glad to find me that
she didn't even punish me and I felt
ashamed of myself. The rest seemed to
take the whole thing as a joke.
I think I have told you -quite enough
but there is one thing more I wish to
add; that is, the reason I happen to be
the president of the dog's Literary club
Is: 1 sometimes visit the Falling school.
"Story of a Penny and Gold Piece."
By Fred Brooker, Kern, Fourth B.
A penny and a gold piece lay in a till
in a large bank. The gold piece began
making fun of the penny, but the penny
only said, "I do not want to talk to you."
At times the gold piece would say,
"Some little black boy will get you and
plant you, thinking he will raise some
money and you will never- see daylight
again' but the penny did . not say a
word.
After a while an old miser came in
to get a check cashed. The gold piece
was given to him, and he took it. out to
Ills ranoh and hurled It. In a few weeks
be. died, and the gold piece was never
found.
The penny was still In the bank,
thinking of the gold piece and wondering
if what it said would come true. After
a while a brave soldier came in, and the
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pennv was given to him. One day a bul
let struck him,. but it was flattened out
by the penny which he had in his coat
pocket. One of hi a friends wanted the
penny, but the soldier did not want to
five up the penny that. had saved his
ife. At last, however, he gave it to
him. ' .
The man had it put on a beautiful
chain. One day a king asked him to
come to dinner. When they sat down to
eat the king asked to see the chain. The
gentleman handed it to him. As he did
so the link of the chain broke and the
penny dropped in the king's cup of cof
fee. When they got it outfit. was as
green as grae.x. Somebodv had put poi
son, in the coffee. Tlw king took the
penny and put It In his" crown, so the
nenny was of more us,e than the gold
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FAILING, KERNS AND SOUTH
Oregon
I love dear old Oregon,
I lov it well.
The beautiful state,
V Wherein I dwell.
I love the green .fields,
Wet with dew, ,
And all the snowy ....
Mountains in . view.- i
Portland's the prettiest city.
Within Columbia's gates, .
' It Is the prettiest city,
In the United States.
Frank Bartholomew, age 10, Failing
acnooi.
"Rubber or Gum Elastic."
By Margaret Weeks, Kern, Seventh B.
This' useful substance Is found mostly
in Peru, Africa, and near the mouth of
the Amazon river. It Is of a milky color
and constancy, and is obtained from
many different plants, tho most import
ant; being the rubber tree which grows
W This tree Is very tall, the bark Is of a
grayish white color streaked with brown
where the sap has oozed out.
To obtain tho gum an incision must
be made in the bark with a small
hatchet, and the sap allowed to drip Into
a cup which is fastened Just under the
hAfter the man has finished tapping
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his share of the trees, which is from 60
to 150, and takes him most of the fore
noon, he must again go over his route
and collect the cups which are now full
of sap, though they only hold a few
tabu-spoonfuls each, and there are only
a few cups on each tree.
Altogether, each tree yields from 10
to 25 gallons in a season.
After his sap is all collected, the man
builds himself a fire of palm nuts, dips
a paddle Into the rubber and holds it-in
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the smoke till it is covered with a thick
pnat nf soot, then into the rubber, then
into the smoke, and so on until he has
his paddle covered with a lump of rub
ber about as big as a six pound ham.
From the fire it is taken into the
house and put with many other such
lumps ready to ship to the town of Para,
the principal shipping port at the mouth
of the Amaxon river.
Then if we should be so interested as
to follow the rubber down the river and
to different parts of the world and Into
the factories, we should see there great
machines and many men receiving this
rubber and making it into odd and use
ful things for us: Combs, elastics.
? loves, coats, capes, hats, plates for
eeth, erasers, boots, tires for carriages,
and many other things, all of which are
quite expensive, a piece as large as a
baseball costing $1.
"Indians."
By Rose Nissen, Falling, Sixth A.
The Indian is not generally credited
with much regard or affection for his
family, but a recent visitor to Pine
Ridge agency relates an anecdote that
somewhat dispels this supposition.
American Horse is a man of much
prominence among the friendly Sioux
and when he learned that the visitor
was a newspaper man he gave his hand
a cordial shake and remarked, "How
good!" . ,
He then brought out his squaw and a
bright young pappoose of about 6 years
of age, and with the Information that
he was the youngest of seven children,
patted the little one on the head, and
gave It an affectionate squeeae.
In a Joke the visitor asked the chief
what he would take for the youngster.
American Horse did not comprehend
at first, but when the question whs
repeated with apparent gravity, he
rolnted his finger toward a bunch of
ndian ponies, then to a troop of cav
alry horses, stamped his foot on. th9
ground, with an emphatic shake of his
head, which gave his inquirer to un
derstand that not for all the horses In
the world would he part with his child.
Then he took the little boy by the
hand and walked away In dignified dis
pleasure. The Autobiography of a Snowflake.
By Anna Bllleter Failing. Seventh B.
I am a little snowflake. I have Just
fallen down from the clouds way up in
the sky. Mv home was once in the big
ocean. As mv sisters and brothers and
I were playing in the great ocean bed.
the sun came and turned us Into' vapor.
Then the wind carried us way up In the
sky, where we floated about In the form
of clouds until we came over a range of
mountains, where we were chilled and
turned into snow. We fell softly down
to the earth in feathery flakes. I
lighted on a hillside with some of nr
companions. My two brothers, with
some of their playmates lighted on a
large fir tree. . ' i
Just then a little boy opened a door of
bouse, which was near by and said,
"Sister, look; it's snowing. Won't we
have fun this afternoon?" and''off he
went to look for bis sled. Soon he was
out -riding down the illl with great
peed. His sister and other playmates
soon Joined him- in the-py--.-
My playmates and 1 stayed on the
hillside until the sun again came out
from Ixwind the clouds and changed us
Into 'drops of water. We rolled down
the hill In little streams, which car-1
rled us Into the river, and it finally took !
us back Into the great ocean, our real
bom." j
"Xxonsable Absence. '
Tacher "Johnny.' were you very sick
when you stayed home yesterday?"
Pupil "Oh, yes.- I had' It all day In
my
nc so i" coumn t stand on my
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General Custer.
By Keith Kigglns, Ladd. Seventh B.
A braver man never showed his face
on this earth.
Like Sampson in Bible times, bis hair
seemed to give him strength, not in
muscles, but in flgntlng power. He won
every battle before his long, yellow
curls were cut, but lost and was killed
in the first battle after they were cut.
He was very fond of hunting all
kinds of game; as were most men in
that day. He had sevecal large stag
hounds which were hlH pride on the
march to the valley of his death, the
Little Big Horn, where the terrible
massacra took place and where be was
killed.
This cowardice was due wholly to the
cowardice of General Reno. who. In
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slrht of the battle, rather than DnJbably
lose a few men, caused General George
Custer and his brave troopers to be
klllprl to a. ffinn.
He stood In the thick of the fray
shooting his revolvers with all his
might, until the deadly shot from the
rifle - of Rain-in-tlie-Face pierced into
his breast.
Rajn-in-the-Face had sworn' to kill
hnth Tom and Decree Custer and carried
out the latter part of It. He cut out
rjf.nt.rnl fuHter's heart 'and ate it.
If the attack nlanned had been suc
cessful General Cu-ster and his forces
would have routed the 3000 Indians and
not have been killed.
Think of S0OO blood thirsty Indians
against 277 wnnes:
At present there Is a monument on
the battlefield where the massacre took
place, a monument In honor of General
George Custer
Children s Sayings
ilovlnr.
When a photograph of the class was
shown, Ellen told Maurice his blurred
Picture was caused by his moving,
auric vigorously denied it saying. I
did not move; I live in the same house
I did last year."
Slstory.
Tn a recent history test the question
was asked, "What was William Pitt s
war policy in the French and Indian
warrr The. following reply was given:
"William Pitt was made prime minister
of England, over all the world. He put
In new commanders of France and Eng
land. He put Montcalm over the French
and Calvert over the English. Wolf
and Howe were assistance. Pitt sent
25 soldiers to the English, and they had
25, making a total of 60 men in all.
. BTaturs Is-on.
Teacher "Name three kinds of birds."
pupil "Robin, owl and Peter."
Teacher "Peter T"
Pupil "Yes, we have a papa bird.
His name Is Peter."
Grammar Errors.
First: Teacher "Changs the follow
ing sentence from active form to
passive: 'A thunderstorm often turns
milk sour."
Pupil "Milk often turns a thunder
storm sour."
Second: Teacher "How are sen
tences classified?"
Pupil- "Sentences are classified ac
cording to form, comparison and com
plexion." Heavenly Sewinr.
- "Has God got a mother?" asked
Wesley.' "I don't think so;" his mother
replied. "Well, then, who makes God's
pants?",
Tsrjr Carefol.
Charles was given a bow and arrow
and cautioned lest he should shoot some
playmate or dog, and, to show that he
comprehended the possible danger to
others, he said: "I will only shoot at
the sky and God Is able to look out for
himself."
Wild Ice.
Florence's knowledge of Ice was lim
ited to the square chunks- delivered by
the iceman, and when she visited her
grandmother, her attention was railed
to some, thin Ice that formed over a pail
of water that stood on the porch all
night.
Florence danced around and said: "Oh.
mother, I never saw wild ice before."
Pennsylvania's7 state soologist has
warned the farmers , of that' state not
to destroy turtle kn they not only reH
move canon; Due am injurious Insects.
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Elsie s. Visit to tne Moon
Judith . Carlsen, South Mount Tabor,
" Fifth A.
' tllsle' sat reading a fairy story about
an old ' Witch who lived in the moo.i.
She thought she would like to go to
the moon,' too. Pretty soon, while she
sat there musing, a large tub stood on
the floor with an old witch in it. Elsie
was so astonished that she could not
say a word. But the witch spoke first.
"I am the witch that lives in the
moon. - I came here to take you with
me to the moon in my tub. Wouldn't
you like -to go?"
The old woman seemed so kind that
Elsie thought she would go. So she
said, "Yes, I'll go with you."
" very well. Jump Into my tub and
Te'll be off in a minute." said the witch.
Elsie did as she was told, and- th.
Witch came in after her. All Elsie saw
was a flash of light. Then the witch
told her to step right out and she would
find herself in the moon.
JblBie stepped out and found herself
surrounded by a lot of .little men who
were jumping about and talking to tu
witch in such queer voices.
The witch told Elsie to follow her.
She took her to King Moon's palace,
which was made of gold. Elsie thought
she had never seen anything so pretty
in all her life. The witch told her
that if the king saw ber he would send
her out of the moon. Elsie was afraid
when she heard that. When she looked
around she -found that the witch had
gone. "What Bhall I do?" she thought.
"Lie down on this moss," Elsie looked
around and saw an old man all dressed
in green standing near a bed of moss.
Elsie lay down on the moss. There was
another flash Of light, and she found
herself In her room. On the floor lay
her tairy book. "Was it a dream?" she
asked herself.
'Our Trip to Switzerland."
By Llllie Pearl Hasenmayer, Kerns,
Fourth A.
We reached Switxerland by boat over
Lake Constance. Roman's Horn was
our first stop, from which we went by
train to Zurich, where we stayed three
days. The city lies in a valley sur
rounded by beautiful mountains. It has
a sea called Zurlcher sea.
From there we went to Thum, by way
of Bern, which lies on Thuner sea. After
viuitlng there we went to Ober hofen,
which Is visited by many American and
English tourists. We stayed at Ober
liofen three weeks, and had many pleas
ant boat rides on Thuner sea, from
which we had a beautiful view of the
largest mountains of the Alps, the Eiger
Monch and Jung Frau, also the Niesen.
The Thuner sea Is. a large and beauti
ful but dangerous seA. Steamers run
from Thun to Interlaken, making stops
at all the towns and villages along the
lake. We also visited Interlaken, which
Is visited by people of all nations. One
can see the most beautiful carvings, in
both Ivory and wood there.
'The Hunt for a Wolf."
By Julius Medvedofsky, Falling. Ninth A.
Once a farmer had many cattle, sheep
horses and goats. Every day he found
some missing. One night the farmer de
cided to watch who the thief was. Then
he saw a fat wolf coming, and he knew
that it was the thief. He went In to gpt
a un, but when he came out. thr wolf
was far away with a goat. He watched
It, and saw it go Into a large cave in a
hill. Then he called together all his
friends to help him hunt the wolf.
There were six men irt the partv.
They soon came to the ca'e where the
wolf was. Every one was afraid to go
in after IL So they hid around the
cave waiting for It to come out. They
were ready to shoot any time. They
waited all nl?ht and he did not com
out. They waited all next day, and yet
he did not come out. They thought they
would go in and see what was the mat
ter with It. When thev went in, they
saw mat me -cave lea all the wav
through the hill. Thus the men got
fooled.
The Snow flakes.
By Bertha Bllleter, Failing. Second A.
The little snowflakes were falling
raat on tne houses and trees.
a utue gin sat at a window watch
ing a very hungry little snowbird. He
was eating the crumbs which the little
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girl's mamma had thrown out to him.
The little girl asked the snowbird
where the snow came from and this Is
what he said:
"Far up in the clouds the snow fairies
live. They have big bags of snow and
when they shake them the snowflakes
com dancing down. The fairies are
happy fellows because they make all
the little children happy."
My Old Home.
By Beatrice Bflyce, Ladd, Fourth Grade.
I used to live iif) in the mountains.
The snow is very deep. In some places
there were deep snow drifts that came
over our heads. We used to have a
good time coasting. Pana made in
nice big sled. It would hold four or
P II11UI tll.
There were great tall trees hundreds
of feet high. We had to bend our
heads way back to see the tops of them.
We liked it very much un there, hut
ft was very lonely. Our nearest neigh
bors were 10 miles-' wav. llmiui ih.
only people that I saw during all that
winter were my motner, rather, sister
and brother.
'I here was no school un there na we
were free to play all winter exrent
when mamma helped us with our les
sons.
The postofflce was 'In mlle awav
Pana had to walk 10 mites to
mall, and sometime it waa over two
weexs neiore we got it.
Christmas time came, and -r were
very glad, although we had to spend
It all alone. W had a Christmas tive
and also a nice time coasting even if
we were alone.
We staid there all winter and sum
mer but the next winter we moved
away because us girls had to go to
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A News Item.
By George Baum. South Mount Tabor,
Ninth A. -
A paper has been started at the
South Mount Tabor school. It is called
the South Mount Tabor. Whirlwind. The
paper is published by the ninth B class
and it consists of stories, poems, com
ments and jokes. The paper , has been
running- for three months and it is
edited every month: The price of this
school -paper Is 10 cents for three
months, a little over three cents a
copy and has- from 20 te SO pages. It
is much appreciated by the' teachers and
pupils of the school, for It Is the first
paper 'published at this school.
Characterization of Enoch
Arden
By Eva Gentry, South Mount Tahor
Ninth B.
Enoch Arden ,was a strong, master
ful boy, and liked to have his own way
most of the time.
He was a very affectionate boy and
still the same In his manhood days to
Annie Lee whom he afterwards mar
ried. , He was ambitious in work and
wanted his children to have a better
education than he or Annie had had.
He was a man that put his trust
In God. When he left home for China
he kept his grief from Annie and faced
all of his trials bravely.
On Ms way back from China the ship
was wrecker! and he took refuge on a
lonely Island. He kept up his oournge
all tup time he was living In hopes that
he would soon be able to join his
family. After five years of his patient
waiting and trusting he returned to his
home, but only to find his place oc
cupied by another.
Enoch's sorrow was almost too hard
to bear if he had not asked God to help
lu hts grief. It was not long until he
btn-Htne very sick and then he told his
story to the innkeeper before he died.
The lust wordtt he said to her were to
t-oll Annki that he died blessing and
praying for hr and his children also.
The Life of Kngland.
By Hilda Blockley, Ladd. Fifth A.
The life of Kngland is very different
from the American life. In the morn
ing the children go to school at 9:15;
then school lets out at 12:30 o'clock.
At noon the children eat their dinner
and go to school at a quarter past 1;
then school lets out at 4 o'clock In
the afternoon.
There is a great difference between
the houses In which they live. There
are no woodhouses there as there are
here, for they are all brick and are
built In rows. Each house has four
rooms, two up and two down, but of
course there are larger houses.
The streets are not gravel but are
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ton, Kern, Seventh A.
made of a hard stone which is square.
The cars are called tram cars and have
seats on the top, but you can have a
long ride for a half penny, that means
one cent In American money. In Eng
land they have a great many holidays.
Th trains are like little carriages
and two or three people can go in
them. The conductor locks you Tn.
"A Real Trip Across the Atlantic."
By May Burffoyne, Falling, Sixth B..
We started from Liverpool in October,
190C. Our boat was called the Bmnrm
of Britain. , When we reached the ocean
there were manv wonderful thlnars to he
seen. The schools of porpoises were an
Interesting sight. After about ,four
days on tne ocean the weather began to
get very cold, and not long after we
passed several icebergs. It was snowing
part of the time, and the ocean was very
lyusu. oauiiig up me hi. Lwrenc
river we saw a beautiful sunset.
Landing in Quebec we tnolr th
adlan train to Montreal. Here were
many large buildings and Interesting
scenes. From here our train went to
Winnipeg. We Bpent a beautiful day
viewing the city. After olng along the
shores of Lake Superior we reached the
Rockies. Although our Journey had al
ready been very enjoyable, we thought
the Rockies and Selklrks far superior.
We reached British Columbia, and from
there came direct to Portland, and we
menu 10 siay in. inis Deauttrul city.
A Letter.
By a Deaf Mute. 11 Years Old, 1H Years
in ocuooi.
PnrtlnnH Cv ifi iam . . .
j eacner Merry Christmas hn nom. r
: - - - w, iiivo. my iier
pmj-u witn tne snow, fa pa threw snow
at me. I have a Christman tr. r
SUVA a nletnra r. n- L. v
v y - wiiii uu snow. The dog ran
aiier ine Doy. Kuth slipped and felL
ene cned. Yours trulv.
ALBERT HARRY.
In Holland all locomotives are under
the supervision of the government, and
are fpin i re.1 hv lav tn v, . . . v.
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devices to consume the smoke and prevent-the
commission of sparks.
Recent discoveries in Louisiana of
Indian remains and of half-burned hu
man bones verified the charges that
the Attakapas Indians, who once Inhab
ited that country, were cannibals.
Experiments are under way at Cal
cutta with a gasoline automobile, driven
by an air propeller. A speed of 15
miles an hour has been made with a
marked absence of wear on the tires. I
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YELLOWSTONE
Ht. Tabor Boy, Keen lis Trip
Through .Wonderful :
Natural Scenery.
By Carl Prier, South Mount Tabor,
Seventh B.
In the year of 1907 my mother took
brother and me to Kansas City to visit ,
our grandparents. We left here, gravel
ing over the O. R. & N. Co, for three
nights and four days, arriving there o
Easter morning hale and hearty..; Broth- '
er and I went to school there till th
end of tho term. , ' , ,. '
In the latter part of June" my father
Joined us. On the twenty-third of July
we left Kansas City, homeward bound.
On the morning of the twenty-fifth w
arrived at Livingston, Mont.' 'After;
eating lunch we too the train to Gar
diner. About 4 o'clock that evening
found us aboard one of the Wylle com
pany hacks. A few minutes later w
were driving at full speed through the
frovernment arch on the gateway which ..;
s the entrance of Yellowstone Park.
The road we are driving over Is macad
amized, and at this point runs along the
banks of the Gardiner river, a beautiful
mountain stream with many rapids and
pools. Tho hills and valleys along the
stream are grand. Some of the hlila are
high and steep and very rocky. The
rocks are of different colors. Other ?"
hills and some of the valleys are cov
ered with heavy timber. About 7 o'clock
that evening we arrived at Swan Lake
camp, after a very pleasant Journey.
The next morning, before' leaving, my
father took a snapshot of brother and -myself
seated on an elkhom bench in
front of the camp. The tents had wood
en floors and eaoh was provided with
comfortable beds.
Seven In the morning found us aboard
the haok, on our way to the Upper
Geyser basin. The distance is 43 miles. :
It is a lovely trip, with many grand
eights. The first grand sight is Jupiter
Terrace. Here we all got out of th
hacks and walked over the formations. :
The Jupiter Terrace is about 60 feet
high and is composed of formations de
posited by the boiling water which .
flows over it. We walked over this
formation for about a mile. The forma
tion is of different colors, and every
here and there there are hot pools of.
water bubbling and flowrng over the
formation. Having walked over the en
tire formation, we again' got into our
hack, arriving at Gibbon lunch tation
at noon, good and hungry. After lunch
we continued our Journey.
The next place of note is the Lower
Geyser basin, with the great Fountain
geyser, the Excelsior geyser and many
smaller ones. The Uiper Geyser basin
was reached about 5 o'clock in the even
ing. After eating our dinner we spent
the evening eating popcorn fresh; from
the campflre, singing songs and telling
stories. We spent the next day walking
over the formations, looking at the dif
ferent geysers and pools. The principal
feysers tn this basin are the Old Faith
ui, the Giant, the Giantess and the
Grotto. The main pools are the Morn
ing Glory, Emerald. Biscuit and Punch
Bowl. One of the smallest but one of
the most noted Is the Handkerchief pool.
If you have a dirty handkerchief, you ,
throw it into this pool of hot water
and It suddenly sinks out of sight.. You
stand there with a stick and wait for It
to come up. When you take it out and
let it dry it will be clean and ready to
use.
Leaving this geyser basin th next
morning, we traveled through a moun
tainous country for 19 miles to Thum-,
of-Lake station, where we ate lunch.
After lunch we looked at several nalnt
pots. These paint pots are boiling mud,
each pot being of different oolors. Then
we got aboard the boat, riding over the
waters of. Yellowstone lake. There are
several Islands in this lake. On one of
the islands the government ha a herd
of buffaloes. ....
We arrived at Lake Camp about half
past three. There being good fishing
here papa hired a guide and boat and
he and I went fishing while mamma
and brother rested at the camp. That
evening we went to see the wild bears
feeding a short distance from the camp.
The next morning- w went -to Grande
Canyon, a distance of 15 miles. We
took a stroll ud the Yellowston river'
and crossed the river on the cement
bridge of which I took a picture.
Wandering down the rugged trail for
about a mile you come to Inspiration
point, which is acknowledged - to be
the most wonderful spot on earth. This
?olnt is about 1000 feet above .th bot
om of the canyon. Tb rocks ' and
sand 'of the canyon side .are. of differ
ent colors, and while the, sun ,1s shin
ing the colors seem to change every
time you look at them. In. .this can
yon ara lot of rugged rocks, .some of
them are very tall and lUm, with, eagle
nests on top of them.
Leaving her the next morning w
continued to drive through a very moun
tainous country, climbing higher and
higher until we reached a point called
the divide. This place is called th
divide because there Is a small swampy
lake, which is full of springs.
Leaving this point we go down hill
over what Is called the Cork Screw
drive, it being called so, for Its many
twists and curves.
That evening a long and pleasant
drive brought us back to Gardiner,
where we took the train for Portland.
"The Well of St. Keyne."
By Nina Young. Failing. Eighth B.
A traveler in Cornwall, England, had
been traveling all day long, and coming
to a well of clear water, took a drink
and sat down near it to rest. While he
sat there a man came from a neighbor
lng house to get a bucket of water.
Seeing the traveler sitting there he
asked. "Have you drunk of the water?
If you have, you are a fortunate man." .,
Upon ssking the reason, the traveler
was told that the well possessed magln
virtues, having been the favorite well
of St. Keyne during her lifetime.' and
before she died she said that if after
marriage the wife should drink of th
magic water before her husband she
should forever have the mastery. Th
traveler upon hearing this went to. the
well and took another long drink, ob
serving as he did so that he was mar
ried, and his wife had never heard of
the magic well, so therefore had never
drunk of its waters.
"Are vn it mnrrilirf Hil HA TAH jftnlr
of the water first, my friend?" asked
the traveler. The Cornishman sadly hung
his head and answered. "No; Just as
soon as the ceremony was over, r left
mv wife standing on the porch and has
tened to the well to drink, but aha
proved herself smarter than I. for she
had carried a bottle to church."
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