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A HOLIDAY
IN OLD ROME
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Stories of Koraan Combats
Awaken -SchoolGirl's ...
; imagination.
By Rachel. Knickerbocker,. Llewellyn,
i . ,ourtn .
I It wu a bright, sunny day. The day
of the great', holiday J wu going to
ne- vonaeum to- see tna cnariot -races,
and. to see. the man fight the hungry
lien. We atarted early but when we
'got there-1 aaw crowd of people. '-Fin
ally we found seats in the Coliseum.
This Coliseum la a great stona build
ing.' H la beautiful to look at Inside
i there are high rows of Mats', one above
'another. I was looking around to see
' the crowds of . people when I heard a
great shout. Looking down into the
arena r saw a man standing there all
alone, and suddenly I aaw a cage rise
up from below with a Hon that had
not tasted food for three days In It
The cage door was thrown open and
the lion sprang out and darted toward
the tnan. I expected to see him kill
the man with one stroke of his paw,
but to my surprise, he licked the man s
nanas ana reet. me governor asuea
the man why the Hon had become so
harmless and this Is what he said:
"I am a alave. My name is An
droolea. When I ran away from my
master there was no place for me to-j
go except to the desert. There I hid in
a large cave. I was so tired and hungry
I. laid down to sleep. I had not alept
lone when I was- awakened suddenly by
loud- noise. Leaping to my leet i
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saw a lion In the mouth of the cave.
He on. me toward me, holding up iris paw.
which waa badly swollen, l grew bold
nd took hold of it and aaw a large
thorn In it. I pulled it out and he
licked my hands and face. We soon
became treat friends. This is the very
lion that stands hero by my aide.
After Androclcs told his story all
the people shouted to the governor to
lot the- slava- go free. - The governor
said lie would, and we often see An
drocles and his lion walking through
the streets of Rome.
- Reading For. Children
These book ran be found In the chil
dren department of the public library
BIRDS BIRD HOUSES.
Beard How to Make a Back-Yard
Aviary in nia Jack of All Trades, p
. Doubled y Houses to Let. (In her
how to Attract the Birds, p. 11-18.)
Goodhue House Hunting In Orchard
Town, tin Birds and All mature, v. 10,
p. u.i r
U How to Make a 'Bird House, (la
ou Micnoiaa, v. , p. 420-11. j ,
O'B. My Bird House. (In St Nlch
olaer v. , p, 4287)
NESTS.
- Beard Keats. , (In his' American
Boy's Handbook, p. 169-170.)
Brooks How Birds Improve In Nest
Building. . (In St. Nicholas, v. 4, p. 686-J
Curious Items About Birds and Their
Nests, (in st Nicholas, v. io, p. 627-
Gould- How the Birds Cradle their
Babies. ' (In his Mother Nature's Chil
dren, p. 1-J.)
Holder How Some Birds Are Cared
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'Two little kittens, one Btormy night.
Began to quarrel, and then to fight."
By Lyle Burtis, Llewellyn, Fourth B.
A Iferolne of tlie Revolution.
Ivawrence Jmn, Thompson. -Ninth B.
A short time 'before the battle of
Monmouth. Molly Pitcher, a red haired,
freckled faced young Irian woman was
married to an artillery man In Wash
ington's arrdy.
On that eventful day in June. 1778,
when the battle of Monmouth was
fought, Molly Pitcher proved heraelf to
Tie a Heroine, rue any was very not,
so hot that men lell dead in the ranks
without a wound, smitten with sun
stroke. Molly I'ltcher was there car
rvlng buckets of water fvtm a neigh
boring sprlne to the half famished men
'-Back -arod- forth ahe went," the sweat
pouring down her freckled face and her
bare arms blistering In the sun.
After a long time -she saw her husband
"standing by his gun, parched, grimy
and spent with heat, but it was a long
time before she could reach him, be
cause so many soldiers asked for( a
drink. Just aa she drew near him a
shot whizzed past and he fell dead before
the much longed. for water reached him.
She looked at the bleeding corpse for
a moment, only a moment, for she heard
the order to remove her husband's can
non from the field. She snatched the
rammer from the grass and took her
post behind the gun. The work was not
strange to her, because she waa well
versed in the ways of war. She kept her
place until Monckton surrendered and
the battle was won for the Americans.
The next day poor Molly, 'sad faced
with swollen eyes, was presented to
Washington and received a sergeant
commission for life. The French sol
dlers were so pleased with her courage
that they filled a hat with gold pieces
ana presented it to ner as a reward.
They christened her "La Capltalne."
The American Flag.
By Jennie Gorter, Llewellyn, Eighth 3.
in a small room on Arson street
Philadelphia, about 130 years ago, ?at
a woman busily sewing. It was rather
a picturesque apartment and its small
ness seemed to add to Its cosiness. One
side of the room was completely taken
up bv a fireplace and 'near it stood an
. old fashioned spinning wheel, seen In
almost every home at that time. This
woman was Betsy Ross. She had prom
lspd General Washington that she would
try to maKe a nag which he had c
signed.
The flag that she was making was
composed or in stars lormea in a cir
cle on a blue field and IS stripes, seven
red and six white. Each stripe stood
for one of the 13 colonies which be
longed to the Union at the time of the
Declaration of Independence, and each
star stood ror a state. Washington
remaps cnose tnese colors because
the ' meaning implied In each one.
The Wue was chosen because of the
truth and faith of his soldiers when
. they suffered during that cruel winter
at valley florae.
The white because of the purity and
fidelity of his men when they refused
to serve tne pritisn orncers ror good
pay and proper pay.
The red because of the course ihnwn
by the. soldiers all through the war.
i ney am me naraesr duties cheerfully
and many of them 4ald down their Uvea
that their descendanta might have lib
erty.
Putnam and (he Wolf.
Py Louis Mohr, Holman. Third B.
When they pulled Putnam cut his
clothes were torn and he was badly
scratched bv the rocks. This time he
took his gun. He held the burning
birrh bark In one hand and his gun
in the other. Then the wolf growled st
him. Putnam fired at her head. Then
he Jerked the rone.
His friends pulled him out. He waited
for the smoke to clesr from his gun.
Then he went In again. He tapped her
on the nose with the birch bark. Then
Putnsm took hold of her and jerked the
rope-. This time the men saw hint bring,
out a dead wolf. Now the aheep would j
hare some pace. 1
(In
21-83.)
M or wood In the Building Line. (In
his Stories of Animal Life. p. 84-95.)
Parkec Helm Birds Nests. (In
their-Uncla Robert's Geography, v." 2, p.
119-33.)
Parker A Holm Builders. (In their
Uncle Robert's Geography, v. 2, p. II
24.) v
Percy Bird's Nest. (In Arnold &
Gilbert's Stepping Stones to Literature,
r. 3, p. 103-5.)
Some Curious Nests. (In SH Nicho
las, v. 8, p. 65-59.)
Wright Birds at Home. (In her Sea
side an'd Wayside, v. 3. p. 20O-6-)
Wright Nest Building. (In her Sea
side and Wayside, v. 3, p. 193-99.)
MIGRATION.
Compton Spring Migration. (In
Birds and All Nature, v. 11, p. 138-140,
186-188.)
Miller Migration. (In her My Satur
day Bird Class, p. 99-10?.)
Pouchet Migrations of Birds. (In
Vincent's Animal World, p. 9-76.)
Strong Yearly Travelers. (In her
All the Year Round.) .
BOOKS ABOUT BIRDS.
Bailey Birds Through an Opera
Glass.
.Bailey Handbook or Birds or the
Western United States.
Bashford Glance at the Birds. (In
his Nature Stories of the Northwest,
p. U9-13Z.)
uasaett Btory or tne Biro a.
Beard Birds. (In his Curious Homes
and Their Tenants, p. 50-66, 117-43. 181
6. 210-14. 236-252.)
Beard Blue Bird. (In Birds and AH
Nature, v. 1, p. 78. K
Brooks How Birds Jly. (In St Nlch
olas. v. 5. n. 734-739.)
Brown Blue Bird. (In her Alice and
Tom, p. 55-57.)
Burroughs Birds and Bees.
-Chapman Bird Studies with a Cam
era.
Doubleday Bird Neighbors.
Doubleday How to Attract the Birds
vDugmore Bird Homes.
Eckstorm Bird Book.
Gibson April Blrda. (In his Sharp
JSySS, p. 38-42.)
Gould How Birds Learn to Fly. (In
his Mother Matures Children, p. isi
144.)
-jGrant Our Common Birds.
Grlnnell Our - Feathered Friends.
Howe On the Birds' Highway.-
Kearton Our Bird Friends.
Keyser News from the Birds.
Lord First Book Upon the Blrdi
Oregon and Washington.
Miller Bird Lover in the West.
Miller Bird Ways.
Miller Bird of the Morning. (In
Lights to Literature, Bk. 6, p. 4-67.)
Miller First Book of Birds.
Miller Little Brothers of the Air.
Miller Second Book of Birds.
Millei- True Bird Stories from My
Note Books. '
Miller Upon the Tree Tops.
Pearaon Stories of Bird Life.
Thompson Bird portraits.
Wright Clttsen Bird.
8TORIE8.
Davis Watching the Robin. (In St.
Nicholas, v. 24. p. 608-9.
Eddy Our Friends the Birds. (In
her Friends and Helpers, p. lbl-zis.)
Eyttnge wise Mrs. swallow, (in St.
Nicholas, v. s. p. ft07.)
Fox Farmer Brown and the Birds.
How Some Swallows Treated a Lio-
Abed. (In St Nicholas, v. 8, p. 731.)
James Btory of Hcraggles.
Kelly Phoebe's Family. (In her
Short Stories of Our Shy Neighbors,
p. Zl-:s.)
Miller True Bird 8tories from My
Note Books.
Stockton Large Houses for Small
Tenants. (In his Tales Out of School,
p. 64-60.1
THE LLEWELLYN, THOMPSON AND HOLMAN SCHOOLS
The Loss of the White
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By Walter Lucia, Thompson, Eighth B.
When William the Conqueror died in
1120 he left hie kingdom to his eon
Henry; as Henry waa the first king of
that named he was called Henry the
First .
Henry had a son named William whom
he loved ' very dearly. ' When William
was 18 years old hie father made Mm
Duke of Normandy. - Just before leav
ing Normandy to come home to England
a man "came to Henry and asked if he
aid not want to sail bacK to .ungiana
with him. Henry told the man he waa
verv sorrr but ha had his shloa all Or
dered, but William should saU In the
white chip. '
As the shin did not sail until mid
night three casks of wine were brought
and given the sailors. When the snip
lifted anchor there waa not a sober
sailor on board. While the passengers
were dancing and having a good .time
there came a craah. The shiD had
struck' a rock 'and was sinking. The
captain called the prince aside and told
him to get into a row boat The prince
got in ana was rowea orr ny tne. row
ers. Just after starting the prince
heard his half sister Marie call for him
to help her. He told the rowers to
row hftftlr hut when thA hnAl ra m j. .Inn
Side of the ship such a crowd leaped
n inai ma ooai was sunn. just as
the little boat went down, the big- one
went too, ail were drowned except a
butcher, who saved himself by clinging
to broken spars. On the third dav aft
er the white ship went down a little
Doy was sent i to tell tne king about the
white shin. HVlth teara in his eves
tne cnua toia tne King, it is said the
king never smiled again. When Henrv
died the throne waa given to his nep
hew, Stephens.
Our School.
By Florence Herald. Llewellyn. Fourth A.
At our school we nave a very rrettv
yard. It la two and a half blocks large.
We hunt wake robins, violets, and
Johnny iumpups In the woods near our
school. The girls swing on the branches
of the hasel bushes. The boys play
fox and hound. Our Jahltor planted a
Ice lawn, a pretty rose hedge around
the yard, and a large panay bed llm
made a shelf In our room and we have
li plants on it. we nave pictures all
around our room and oooueta or nke
rooms ana pusywuiows in tne vises.
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A Geometrical Study By Lois Rich
mond, Llewellyn, Eighth A.
Diagram of School Grounds By Nina
Cosper, Llewellyn, Seventh B.
Grandpa in War.
By Stanley Wentz, Thompson, Third B.
My grandpa was In the civil war. One
time two rebels came into fort HIa
tent was near the door. They shook it
and said. "Hev. Yankee, bring ua a
light." He was at the other side, of the
fort. He raised his gun and the rebel
raised his gun. Tliv both shot at once.
He killed the southerner.
They once were in battle, and the
rebels had a cannon pointed toward his
company. When a rebel came to fire
tfie cannon his company would shoot
them down. They kept that up for a
long time. At last they had to give up.
One kind of a gun Is called a "grape
shot." It Is a tin can with a top soldered
loose. The bottom is a cylinder. The
can Is filled with rough gun balls and
The Camel.
By Lawrence Snyder, Llewellyn, Third A
I am a camel. I live in far Arabia,
like that country. I have a nice dress.
My dress is made of fine hair. Have
you audi a nice dress T My owner is an
Arab. My feet are very flat My home
Is near a spring of cool water. I have
plenty of grass to eat My owner Is
kind to me. He has a place for me to
tay during the cold weather. My mas
ter has a wife and four children. -My
eye are big " and brown. My eyelids
are big, too. Children llKe to ride on
my back, one at a time.
One time old Arab got In a sand
storm. The horse died. I was with
the Arab and the horse. I Muck my
head in the sand. I thought it was a
terrible sandstorm. Don't you think so?
Many years ago Ihad a little baby
camel. But it died. It made me -feel
so sad to have my baby die. How sor
rowful that day was. Don't you think
you would feel sorry If your baby
would die?
Now my master is coming. We are
going on the desert. My master feeds
me well before we start and gives me
plenty to drink. Then he puts the water
and food upon my back and we are
ready to startr After a little the "sun
goes down. This makes me happy be
cause the air la cooler. Our journey
will last five days and five nights. It
is cooler to travel by night. At last
our journey is ended. We are glad be
cause we see the trees. Now we know
we shall have some nice fresh crass.
We are very hungry. Here we put up
our tents ana i must say gooooye.
The First Stanza of "The
Cloud
The cloud brings water, which it
gets from the rivers, oceans, lakes end
Other bodies of water, to the flowers
and grass. It also shades the loaves
from the hot sun. It awakens the birds
In the morning by the moisture it drops
on them. The hail comes from the
clouds too. It comes down to the earth
With great force and sometimes knocks
the tali grass and wheat and such
things flat to the ground. Afterwards
the cloud dissolve It Into rain, and
passes away with the thunder. Ethel
XSngtes- Sixth B.
In summer when it Is dry and dusty
and the leaves are covered with dust
and dirt, all of a sudden, a breese
springs up, a cloud comes up from the
west and we have a refreshing shower.
i lasts only a short time, but In this
time it has done an enormous lot - of
good and if you go out in the woods
the air would be fresh and cool. The
flowers are looking so nrettv and the
leaves are green and have no more dust
or dirt on them. The cloud also awakens
the blrda in the morn nr. Thev had
been rocked to aleep In the night by the
breeze which was blowing then. The
dew which falls every morning Is like
an alarm clock, for when the birds feel
the dew pattering on their feathers, they
know that It Is time to get up, and they
Oegln to sing and nop around In the
trees. Sometimes the rain from the
cloud is froien Into hail and at other
times we have a very hard rain ac
companlcd by the thunder and lightn
ing. Raymond jericott, noiman, eixtn
B.
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Hazel Catkins By Carolyn Schmidt,
Llewellyn, Fourth A.,
The American Indian
By Florence Wolfe, Llewellyn. Eighth A
When Columbus discovered America
he found It inhabited by a queer race
of people whom he called Indians, be
cause he thought he waa In India.
There were three classes of Indians,
the savage Indians, the barbarous In
dlans and the half civilised Indians.
In some ways the different classes
of American Indians were alike. All
had black hair, black eyes, copper-colored
skin, high cheek boneH and no
beard. The half civilised Indians were
the only class who cared to have homes
and to cultivate the soil. This class
Inhabited the mountain region extend
ing from New Mexico In the United
States to Chile In South America.
Although the American Indian was
Very kind to friends and strangers, his
nVure wa revengeful and treuclieroua.
He waa brave as to physical pain, and
would Dear torture witnoui complaint;
but In war ho was a coward. He also
delighted in torturing women and chll
dreii.
In domestic life he waa lazy, and
would do nothing .but hunt and fish,
while his wife did all the other work.
Although he was lazy, he was proud
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Study or Mythological Hero
and His Adventures In
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The Opening of Spring.'
By Zana Darlington, Llewellyn, Sixth B.
SDriner usually begins about the firs
of March. The old saying of, "April
showera oring May s riowers. does
not fit Oregon very well; for during
the month of April we generally have
fine weather.
One of the first signs or soring Is
the budding of the wild flowers. The
"Spring Beauties, small blue flowers
sometimes called uiue Hells, are
among the first.
After not seeing anything but clouds
and rain for perhaps months, it is truly
delightful to have the sun come out
and to see the flowers budding.
Violets' grow in out of the way places,
and It takes some time to find a nice
bunch. But when you do you are amply
repaid for the trouble you nave taken
Thev are so fresh and pretty.
fme reason whv itprlng J so welmme
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The Bunnies By Lawrence Krattlger, golrnan, Fifth A.
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Tonth'f Joj By Harld, ftolinai. Ftfta B
fleces of Iron. When one is shot some
Imes It takes nearly half a company of
soldiers. He was a rear guard. They
ave just aDout as mucn ugniiug
the front ones. One time he was wait
ing In a road. He had nis anapsaca on
o nA his nm over his shoulder. All at
once he heard three shots of a gun. The
men of his company told him to get out
of the road. The rebels were following
them. . . ... , .
One time tney wfrn in nur, uu -
lieutenant wss Standing up. uranups
told him a man was drawing a bead. on
lm. The lieutenant nujura i mm.
wire the gun popped, tne intra um u
illed him. . , ,
nn a rebel captain came within 13
feet of the picket line. He said, -Sur-
n.tr , rnu are dead men. Of
course' they surrendered. Grandpa was
one of them.
I)e Soto.
lienors Robinson. Thompson, Sixth A.
r "oto wss a Spaniard, who was
Terr rood 01 goia.
of arold. He wss always
and would so to other coun
tries la aewrch of gold. When he re-
ium4 from South America he beard
of gold In the new world. He started
wtta men to the new world. Tbey
i.nMt in Flnrtda. and ther had hard
ly s.r.doff -ttol-hlp colore ly
aaw some Indian. They asked the
Inrflajia where ther would find the
gold. The Indians pointed to tne wett
L)e fwito ana ni. m"u " jr-n w
.ni ih es but as tber had to
inr.l aa foot it took a long time. One
by one tlw mew fell 111 and died, un
til there were only a few left bat on
thr wnt. Or.rs they came to aa
Indian village and tnnk about l ptis-
oter. They pt iron collars on t rreir
rtrkm and made tHem o all tbe hare
oik. " At laet they came to a river
the Indians called the "Big 8trem,"
but wss aftersrard railed ! Ulnlf-
lpr-t river. Tser r,o f t threes td rmu
t ae4 as twey S""n as t l ae-rrws
I ia Titer era afraid U.e
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among the children Is because they may
now go out and play under the trees.
At noon Intermissions the school chil
dren go out into the woods and gather
flowers. The leaves are beginning to
bud and soon the trees will be covered
with beautiful soft, green foliage.
Long walks may now to taken as the
days gradually lengthen. ' All nature
neips to make spring the most pleasant
season or tne wnoie year.
A True Story.
Laura Hyldelund. Thompson. Fourth A
hen I waa two years old I put on
one of my mother's long skirts. Then
I followed the German bands. I fol
lowed them down through Montgomery
guicn. - My morner ana my slrter could
not nna me. Tney sent for the police
man and my father. They told tbe po
liceman now i looiteo. iie xound manr
omer little gins out It wasn't me.
When a lady found me ahe gave me as
mucn oreau ana mux ss i wanted. Then
she brought her little alrl down from
upstairs and wa played together. 8he
The Silkworm.
By Evelyn Russ. Thompson, Fifth B.
A silkworm comes from an egg or a
larva, which Is laid by a moth. One
mnth will lav hetween 200 and 3,00 eggs,
When the silkworm first comes out of
the egg it is a very small caterpillar. It
takes about 36 days for the caterpillar
to be fun grown, it 13 now a biuribh
green color, and naked. To make the
best silk the silkworm should feed on
mnlhnrrv leaves.
After 36 day the silkworm begins to
Wind Its cocoon. wnen me i'ikwu
finished It Is about an Inch long and
half an inch wide. The shapo of the
cocoon Is oblong. To make the cocoon
there are two glands in the lowr Hp
of the mouth of the silkworm. When it
is ready to make the cocoon It begins to
wiggle Its ncad to ana iru, nnu mo
atlcky stuff comes out and hardens Into
a delicate fiber, in order to soften the
i,i un.i kill the rnternlllar which IS in
side the cocoon they are placed in hot
water. Then the fiber is cleaned, twist
ed, doubled and wound on a reel ready
for the weaver.
The silk producing countries In Eu
rope are France. Italy and Spain. In
Asia they are China, japan and inam.
Paterson. N. J.. has more than 100 silk
mills or factories.
Portland's Harbor.
By Bessie Lang. Thompson, sixth a.
'Portland is Hituated on . the Willam
ette river and is about 12 miles from
the mouth of the river. It Is one of,
the best harbors on the Pacific coast.
Portland Is known as the "Rose City,'
The fnlted States sovernment ha-J
built a jetty at the mouth of the Co
lumbia river so snips can comp to
Portland which draw 25 feet of water.
Portland is the greatest lumDer port
In the world. It ships to other coun-
rles wheat and flour, fruit, hops, mo
hair, wool. fish, potatoes, dairy pro
ducts and canned goods.
Portland has good dor.Ks on eitner
side of the river. Four bridges cross
the Willamette river at Portland, two
of which are not used. They are go
ing to rebuild the Madison Drldge
which will cost about 42B,000. Tae
bridaes have draws so that large ships
can go through. The Willamette river
has rresh water ana ine laiise einyn
that come from the salt waters of the
rw-ean have harnacles. When ' they
come Into the fresh water the barnacles
come off. Barnacles are somewhat
like shell fish, which keep the vessel
from going fast.
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Pussy Willow By Lynn Royal, Hol
man, Third A.
By Margaret Peattle, Llewellyn, Sev
enth A.
(Written from memory for a child to
read.) ,
Ulysses was an old Greek hero. On
day a messenger came to get him to
go to war, but Ulysses was happy at
his home so he did not wish to go. He
feigned madness but the messenger was
not duped so easily as that. One day
while Ulysses was plowing with a mule
and horse and sowing salt for seed bis
baby boy was placed In the furrow a
little ahead of the plow. Ulysses turned,
tne plow aside to avoid hurting the
boy. - Then the meaSenge-r knew Ulysses
was not Insane, and he waa forced to
go to war.
it was a long war in wnicn uiysses
fought bravely. When the war was over
Ulysses went home. His ship waa tossed
about on the sea for 10 years. Landing
on a strange shore, he met the king of
the winds. Ulysses went to him ana
told him all that had happened. The
king took all of the winds but one and
tied them up In a great leather bag.
He told Ulysses not to open It or let
anyone lse open it.
A strong east wind Dlew and tne snip
sailed toward the home of Ulysses. He
had remembered what the king had told
him so he sat up for 10 days ana 10
nights. At last he grew so tired he
fell asleep and as he was asleep the
sailors began to wonder what waa In
the bag.
'Maybe it is gold, said one.
I think it is diamonds," said another.
'Let us open it: Ulysses won't know."
said oneof the sailors.
Thev 'onened the bag and the winds
sprang out with a rush and a roar. They
drove the ship JOack to the island and
Ulysses told the king what the Bailors
had done. The king would not put tho
winds back Into the bag so the sailors,
had to row the ship through the storm.
Little Mrs. Fipsey.
By ida Carr, Thompson, Fourth A.
A farmer's wife set a turkey hen on
some eggs. When the turkey was
gone for tier dinner a hen looked In.
She decided she would lay an egg. The
turkey setj on the egg several weeks.
The egg the hen laid hatched out. When
It was hatched out it was a little black
chicken with a little white place on its
head. The farmer's wife did not want
It. She was afraid the turkey would
leave ner nest. tne put it in a nine
paper bag, which she gave to a track
walker. He didn't want it So he gava
it to my brother. We gave it to an old
woman , that takes all the little chick
ens ahe can find. We named her littl
Mrs. Fipsey. She grew to a nice big
Plymouth Rock hen; "The-funniest-thing-
about her was she had five toes '
Ion each foot. One day she took a visit
about the city. I suppose she landed
In some chicken pen for that was the
last we saw of Mrs. Fipsey.
and haughty and would not undergo
slavery.
The Indian did not take to civilization
for two reasons; he did not care to
work, nor wish to own lands or prop
erty. The American Indian has been
very unjustly treated by white man. He
has been driven to territories where he
is being educated.
A Good Scare.
By Sarah Moran, Thompson, Ninth B.
The day promised to be what we
wished it. so we packed our baskets
for the picnic. We intended after eat
ing our lunch to pick huckleberries.
When we reached the place where the
forest grows dense, we separated to
find a good place to eat our lunch. Two
girls and myself set out in the opposite
direction to what the others -seemed to
by taking. Three years previous a bear
had been shot on the very trial we were
ua. and it became the subiect of our
conversation.
As wo were talking one of the girls
Said she heard a noise, as If some one
were rustling the leaves. The other girl
said maybe It was a bear. As the
noise grew louder we heard something
sniffing. This made us feel surer than
ever that It was a bear. I proposed to
sneag away perore ne snouid see us,
but our legs wouldn t move, we were
so scared.
We were expecting our end everv
minute, when I heard some one ex-.
claim, "Well, I never." and looking
around I saw the rest of the girls. Of
coursa the bear was only our dog,
"Black Prince," who was digging out a
raoou note.
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played with her doll and I played with
ner uttie lams until tne oiiceman round
me. My mother, my father and my sis-
er were vry giaa. i aee tne policeman
that found me very often. Do rnu want
to know his nameT His name waa I'o-
iicemsn Adama
The I Jewell yn School Yard.
Hj Mlaa Cosper, Llewellyn. Seventh B.
Our school yard Is a boat toe feet
wide and i feet long. Tire school house
is en tbe enaUirra end of the yard fee
ing the north. Tbe plavwround. la front
of the achaol. la covered, wits) stumps
a bash v at present bat la bains
cleared. ,
There its walks on tbe southeast and
north stdea and tetweew them and the
cbool bmnte are rove bushes. In front
ta a lawn surrounded br walks and
fti this lawa aa J shaped ran.y bed.
Tba aanaieai are all at rwehea irt.
our hol jiM is -verr different;
ra wfeet It was a free a a- (
The Parrot,
By Grace Christiansen, Thompson,
i rourtn a.
One day as Mrs. Hoch was telephon
ing in the dining-room a boy came and
knocked at the door. The boy was
ragged and askeo if he could use her
telephone, he said he wanted to talk to
his mother.
As Mrs. Hoch went out in the kitchen,
the boy was Just going to pick up the
purre. The parrot, who was under the
table, said: "Hello, where did you come
from?" When the boy heard this he
dropned the pure. The boy then picked
up Charlie's hall, and the parrot again
said: "Stop! thief! stop!"
When Mrs. Hoch heard this rh went
to see what was the matter. She aaw
that be was a thief and told him to
hurry and get out of the house She
aw what the parrot h.id done. He had
saved her purse ana ( heme s nail and
maybe several otaer things.
My Favorite Animal.
By Oscar Schulz. Thompaon, Fifth A.
My favorite ar.lmal waa my horse. I
liked him because he liked me and was
Very useful to me. I petted him very
much and gave him enough food and
a nice bod to He on. I rode him lo
school and rode him back from school.
Afterward my father sold him to
some man and I felt very sorry for him.
But tin man jald he would give him
enough oats, iriiy and water and a nice
bed to sleep on. Whenever he wanted
food or water he would neigh for It and
his master would give It to him. After
two years we went to town and lived
there. And when I went to see him he
had a new set of harness and a new
buggy and wagon. His name was Jim.
Portland's Water Supply.
Harry Thornbriee Thompson, Seventh A.
Portlands water supply comes from .
a large lake called Bull Run lake. It
Is situated in tire heart of the - Cas
cade mountains about 3200 feet abova
sea level and 32 miles east of Portland.
It is fed by large, springs and forma
a large river called Bull Run river.
The pipes are laid from Bull Run
river. These pipes are' 42 inches in
diameter and have strainers to prevent
anything from coming through. There
is going to be another pipe laid soon.
Portland has the purest water of any .
city in the United States. In summer
the people do not have to put lea in
the water because it is already cool
and refreshing when It comes from the ,
faucet.
The water supply has coat Portland;
over $1,000,000, but although the water
rents are low the water baa already;'
paid the cost '
Rice.
By Clarence Broddle. Thompson, Sev
enth B.
Japan is a great rice growing region.
It has a hilly surface so that only one '
tenth of the land Is productive. .Ric
is a very important crop. Rice la grown
mostly In the lowlands.
Rice is planted in land well soaked in
water. The native people go out in this
mud barefooted and sow the seeds. Tha
land is kept flooded all the time and in
four or five days the seed has begun to
sprout In four or six weeks it Is ready:
to transplant, the land being flooded all
the while. All through the summer the ,
land la flooded and about September it
is ready for harvest.
The men go around and cot the rice,
with sickles. Then it is tied P in
sheaves and strung on poles so that it
does not touch the ground. It Is then
run through a machine with teeth lik
a saw. Then it is sorted by the girls and
put in packages.
His "Reward of Merit" Card, 4
From 'the Indianapolis Star.- - -The
Honorable James Wilson, secre-
tary of agriculture, has fairly good rea
son to be proud over being chosen ss
adviser to three presidents. He baa
served in the cabinet for II years and
has filled his place so well ; and -h '
so admirably conducted the agricultural
Interests of the country that his fitness
for the office is admitted by common
consent. Had Mr. Taft appointed an
other man iiv his place the proceeding
would have been held to be a disregard
of the merit system.
My Favorite Animal.
By alabel Isaacson. Thompson. Fifth A.
I had a little puppy named upon.
Sport wss a very young puppy, only 1
months old He waa It Inches long and
inches high- His color was black.
Snort was as fat as a batter roll. He
liked to play all the time. One algal
I was sitting by the fireplace on a rug.
I waa playing with Snort I had a little
Teday ber wMch Sport liked te play
with very much. I threw It t the
ether side of tbe room Sport ran and
got tt for me. He earrted It in his
month. Oh! We had fun! He had heei
riarng " l"ti tha h was getting
tret, r-o i fnt htm in a t"x. I called
It his hed Sprt HkM Ma V-d rerv
welt SrTt sww fell alee la his he,
ee I jmild not r-tsy wit fclm any more
hst titgrt ftr apart had ren la
his pm 4eewtg for ajwkiie I sat down
and read a story.
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