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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
IST0RY STORIES AND PRIZE WINNERS

Captain Lawrence sailed TO defeat ana
death. Captain Broke sent cnai-
Ienge to Lawrence, but he did not Walk
for IT,
WSen the ships We're IN firing dis
tance OF each other thew bega- . -
as fast as the sailors could load
musket ball struck Lawrence in the
leg. but he would not go below me
men at the wheel Cf the Chesapeake
were shot. In few minutes the
ships drifted together Men on eacn
side rushed on board the enemy's snip
At this moment Lawrence was shor
through the body and fell mOrtaiiy
wounded As he was lying In great
pain he noticed that the hrlng had
almost ceased Calling a surgeon. he
said: Tell the men % fire faster and
not give up the ship: the colors shall
wave while I live"
Lawrence was defeated. but gained
more honor by defeat than many had
received by victory. LaWrence never
lived 10 know that he was defeated
Those famous words were remembered
forever by every citizen. girl and boy
Of the United States.
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. AWARDED A WATCH
CAPTURE OF VICKSBURG
RAY CHANDLER.
30iS EncfuaI Avenue. Alameda. Aged
IL Yenre.


Nicksburg. as we all know. was the
chief stronghold of the confederates on
the Mississippi. Ii was well garri-
soned and covered by a large force un-
der General Pemberton.
During the spring of 1863 repeated
attempts were made upon Vicksburg by
water. but without success. In May
Grant proceeded to surround the place
Johnston, who was in command of the
confederate armies in the southwest.
tried to join Pemberton. but before he
could DO so, Grant had thrown himself
between the two armies.
lie then defeated Pemberton in two
engagements and drove him back into
Nicksburg. Grant then assaulted the
place three times, but in vain. Then
having brought up all the the reinforce
ments he could to guard against an
attack by Johnston, he invested Vicks-
burg.
Pemberton held out for nearly seven
weeks. but no assistance reached him,
and on July he surrendered.
Next day, on the anniversary of In
dependence and the day after the fed
eral victory of Gettysburg. Grant took
possession of the place, which opened
the Mississippi down to Port Hudson, a
strong fortifcation near the mouth of
the Red river, now closely invested
by an army under General Banks
-Four days later the post surrendered
on receiving the news of the fall of
Nlcksburg, giving the north complete
command OF the Mississippi.
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THE MONITOR AND THE
MERRIMAC
IRENE KEssELER.
HOO Wheeler Avenue. Fruftyale. Eighth
Grade, Dewey school. Age IS Years


Grade, Dewey school. Age IS Years
The incident about which I am to
write happened during the civil war.
At that time all ships were made OF
wood and were not freproOf.
The confederates saw that they must
do something to prevent their vessels
being all fired or sunk. They cut their
steamboats, down and made them suit
able for naval purposes and then COW
cred them with thick iron plates. The
most famous of these ironcIads was, the
sci knew that it could not be harmed
by any union craft. so he started by
attacking the Cumberland, which was
powerlesS to do anything. She was
rammed through the side by the iron
monster and filed with water Even
then her commander would not give
up, but sank with colors flying
The Merrimac kept on in her work
and was about to attack the Minnesota.
when out from behind the latter came
q curious looking craft. 1t was the
Monitor, now famous in American his
-n-v and DESIGNED by John Ericsson.
This odd looking craft was composed
covered with iron, which served as a
deck On the top Of the deck was a
cylindrical turret, which revolved by
machinery and carried but two guns.
The eenfederates called il "a cheese
box mounted on raft
The two ships started to fight March
3, 1852. and at the end neither was
disabled This was one OF the most
famous sea battles ever fought. II
proved to the world that the days OF
wooden vessels were over.
The Merrimac was destroyed by the
confederates in May, 1862. The Monitor
sank In storm at sea in January. 1863
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
COLUMBUS
LILLIAN BECK,
760 Capp Street, San Francisco. Horace
Mann Grammar School, Low Sixth
Grade. Age IL Years
LILLIAN BECK,


Columbus was a native of Genoa, in
he was IA. In 1470 he made his first
voyage down the coast of Africa Dur
ing this voyage he made many maps
and globes When he grew older he
married a Portuguese woman. Her
father had been one of the Portuguese
kings famous navigators. Many years
went by and many hardships were
suffered until one Friday in August,
1892, when his three ships. the Santa
Palos in Spain. He sailed till he
reached the Canary islands and then
turned westward. The people then
supposed the world was fiat, but Column
bus believed it was round.
All other parts of the world were
unknown except the British Isles. Eu-
rope and small part of Asia. Colum
islands were out of sight. The sailors
were afraid they would never see land
again Some of them wept very hard.
They wanted Columbus to turn back,
but he would not. He only calmed
their fears and sailed on westward till
October 7, when flock of land birds
was seen flying southwest. Pinzon
was commander of one of the vessels.
When he saw these birds he begged
Columbus to follow them, as they
seemed to be going toward land. Is
he had kept going westward he would
have sailed up the coast of Florida.
But Columbus yielded to Pinzon and
about 10 o'clock on the night of Oc-
tobcr II. Columbus saw a. light NOV
ing in the distance. It was made by
the inhabitants who were walking on
a neighboring coast
At dawn the shore was seen by one
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| AWARDED A WATCH
- ~4s%-e-e%-et->-&e-e-e-&<->-<-e-t1
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN
BERTHA NJ. ELLsNGW0OD
pennsr0ve. Age ~

II was the lst OF July on which the
battles of Caney and San Juan We're
fought, and they We're by far the most
bloody OF all the war with Spain Id
was here that Shafter lost 22 officers
and over 200 men were killed and over
J. 900 wounded.
The death Of Jules Ord OF the Sixth
Infantry was perhaps the saddest OF
all He had taken his company IN
the hiil OF Fort San Juan. shouting
Come on. boys" They had captured
the hlockhouses and the Spanish posi-
fion was practically won. when a pri-
vate IN the regiment saw a Spanish
soldier lying in one Of the trenches
~ 20 se @ ~ ssoot & ,,t,,l ." ,. prisste a,,.e
called ouf Don't shoot that man; he
is wounded" The Spaniard. who evil
IDENTIFY thought thst the friendly COM
n1znd was an order 70 shoof him, fred
a. Ord killing him instantly.
At Santiago the refugees from Caney.
q procession OF unhappy, sick and
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
SOME OF THE CAUSES OF
THE AMERICAN REV0-
LUTON
RALPH b. DOUGHTY,
S039 Deaixin ST., Berkeley. lie Conte
School, High Sixth Grade.

school, High Sixth Grade.
Age III Years.
England thought that she had right
to tax the colonies, so in 1775 she
passed a law called the stamp act
which said that all legal documents,
pamphlets and newspapers should be
written on a certain stamped paper, val
ued from / cent to $50. The colonies
did not want to pay the tax. because
they did not have any representatives
in the English parliament. Riots oc-
CURED around the stamp Offices and the
of1lcers were dragged into the street and
compelled to swear that they would not
keep any more stamped paper for sale.
England repealed this law in 1776
After this act was repealed England
Ships came from England loaded with
tea, but the colonists would not use it,
In some places it was put in damp cell
lars, where 1t soon spoiled or burned,
but in Boston it was not landed. Some
colonists disguised as Indians went on
board the ships and emptied the tea
into the water. This affair was called
the Boston tea party"
England then closed the port of Bos-
ton until she should have paid for all
the tea, she had thrown into the harbor
bill"
Then England put the British troops
in Boston and the colonists had to board
and lodge them. One day the British
troops Were out and drawn up in line
The colonists called them Insulting
names and shouted, Fire If you darei''
The British fired, and as the colonists
were unarmed many We're killed. This
affair was called the Boston massacre" /"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Limericks Begin Next Saturday.

sionaries We're sent by the Spanish,
who made the first settlement When
gold was discovered in 1S4S, there was
a great rush to the west. in. which
California became populated. In 1876
settlers from the United States set up
movement for Independence, trying
70 establish government known as
the Bear Flag Republic. They We're
aided by Captain Fremont, who be-
came general afterward.
In lS4s the people formed a state
government and the state was admit
ted into the union in 1850. At first its
chief interest was gold mining, but
now 1t is state of very great agrl-
cultural resources. especially fruit
growing.
There are also other mineral mines
beside gold mines, as the quicksilver
mines, near New Almaden and st. He
lena; the vast copper mines in Shasta
county and the exceedingly Uroduc-
tive oil wells in Los Angeles. Bakers
field and Santa Paula. California has
been Inquired as one of the great manu-
featuring states. The bay of San Fran
cisco is one of the finest in the world
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starving people. who had suffered hard
ships worse than bombardment. began
10 return to their homes. and the next
day the Texas came into the bay, which
ended all fear of shortage ia proyi-
sions.
But our army was IN bad condition.
more than half of the soldiers We're
down with typhoid and malarial fever,
or just recovering. The soldiers were
too weak TO be moved and the hos
pital service was poor. The wounded
and part OF the sick were taken at
last back to the United States on re-
turning transports.
With the raising of the stars and
stripes on the governors palace the
Santiago campaign was over, won with
complete success.
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AWARDED A WATCH
- - gF~
A STRUGGLE FOR GOVERN
MENT
Eighth
RUTH LEWIS
Grammar schpsi,
Grade. Age 13 Years

After the colonies had become states
the people tried TO make a new set Of
laws. The articles of confederation
were failure, because so few states
We're represented.
Congress met at Philadelphia and
made the constitution. At that meet
ing there were two plans drawn up,
called the Virginia and New Jersey
plans. The Virginia WAS to make a new
set of laws and the other to amend the
old laws. The Virginia plan was
adopted. This divided congress into
two parts, called the house of repre-
sentatives and senate.
The people were always auaFrefing-
The three compromises vera about the
population. They were between the
different states. The results We're
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
AWARDED A WATCH I
THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE
MERRIMAC AND MONITOR
GEORGE MORGAN,
Hearst Grammar school, San Francisco.
Age 13 Years

Age 13 Years
The attention of the American people
was called TO one of the most striking
incidents of the naval warfare. After
the destruction of the federal navy yard
at Norfolk the confederates had raised
the United States frigate Merriamc, one
of the sunken ships. and plated her
sides with strong, durable armor of
iron. About this time the union fleet
was lying al Fort Monroe. When the
Merrimac was all equipped and fin
ished. she was sent down TO attack and
destroy the squadron. She reached
this place on the March 8, began the
work of destruction, and two power
full ships, the Cumberland and Con-
gress, were sent to the bottom. 1t
would go on until the Union fleet
should be utterly destroyed.
Some time before this, however. Cap
tain John Ericsson or New York had
invented and built peculiar war yes
sci. which he named the Monitor. 1t
was a single round tower of iron ex-
posed above the water line, often called
The tower was made to revolve so as TO
bring its two great guns to bear al
ternateiy on any object of attack. The
port holes were thus only opened mo-
mentarlly TO an enemy's shot. This
strange craft sailed out of New York
harbor and came around TO Fort Mon
roes just at the very time when the
huge ironclad Virginia was making
havoc with the union fleet, On the
morning of March these two floating
monsters came face to face and turned
their large guns upon each other. They
fought and fought for five hours, when
at the end the Virginia, as the confed-
crates called IL, was so worsted that
she returned TO Norfolk In a terrible
condition.
The event produced the greatest ex-
element and the navy department of
the United states turned it's energy for
the time to the construction of new
war vessels which took the name of
Monitors.
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COLUMBUS
RoBERT llcDoNALD
A1ODL4a-A A4-1f 80 III
BuritnE2Eie school BuriinEame. CALI
fOrnia, High Szfth Grade, Age

1uEAnGsctE<lc >cEoo4r 6uflAnEdmcr (a11~
fOrnia, High Ezfth Grade, Age
II Years
In the middle OF the fifteenth CEN
tury q bright boy was born The
boys name was Columbus His father
was q wool comber.
Most OF Columbus time was spent
at the wharveS- He used TO listen 10
the tales the sailors told him. COlum-
bus sailed when he was Ii years old
When he became older he asked King
John OF Portugal for some men and
some ships King John looked at the
plans. Then ne showed them TO sOme
learned men One OF these men ad-
vised the king TO tell Columbus to
leave the plans at the kingdom for a
while Columbus did leave the plans.
The learned man told the king 70
send ship OUt for himself. The king
did so and told the captain to follow
the course or the maps
When Columbus heard how the king
had treated him he at once went to
SpSin- Ee asked the King OF Spain
to help him Spain was fghtinS with
the MoOrs. trying to drive them OUT
Of the country. The king and queen
did not pay much attention to him Co
lumbus mounted a mule and started
for France. \ messenger overlook him
and brought him back to Spain The
king and queen gave him three ships.
The names were Pinta. Nina and Santa
Maria.
Columbus discovered land on October
Il. 1892
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE
ERIE WEssON

San Andreas, Cal. Eighth Grade, San
Andreas Grammar school. Age IS
During the year 1913. in the war
of 1912. the words of Captain Law
renee became famous
He was placed in command OF the
American war vessel Thesapeake
which was at anchor in Boston harbor
Outside the harbor was the British
frigate Shannon, blOckading the port
of Boston.
The Bostonians grew eager for the
Chesapeake to meet the shannon. Law
renee was as anxious as the people
mand OF the shannon, had his men
trained exceedingly well. while Law
rence's were wholly undisciplined.
They were an odd crew. gathered from
the odd places of Boston.
On the morning of June I. 1913.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
CALIFORNIA
Santa Rosa R. #. ID. 2, BOX IL. Age
IL Years
TUI,IE Hail.

santa Rosa TX. II. ID. 2, Box IL. Age
IL Years
The Spaniards We're the discoveries
and explorers of what is now called
the state of California. Their search
for gold and other riches in Mexico
had been disappointing, and besides
this their leaders were ambitious to
rule over more provinces. Ship after
ship was sent along the western coast
of Mexico about 1880, in hope of finding
a country abounding with treasure.
At last the peninsula we call Lower
California was discovered. 1t was bar
rem and rocky and anything but prom
ising. Some pearls were found but
no gold. Cortez. the Conquerer OF
Mexico. gave it the name of California,
until finally men called it upper and
lower California.
Many expeditions for exploring the
coast and interior were planned by the
officers in Mexico. Juan Cabrillo and
Sir Francis Drake were the two brave
men who went on these expeditions
Drake landed and wintered at about
brakes Bay. In 1853 Catholic mis-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

TVS the history contest which is
just closing is of a serious ma
ture and the juniors who have
participated in it have all
worked very seriously and earnestly,
it has been decided TO afford them as
much variety as possible by launching
a contest in decidedly lighter vein;
hence for time The Junior Call will
conduct a limerick contest, and the
juniors will please devote their ener-
gies to supplying the missing fifth line
10 the three limericks given herewith.
The same person may tinlsh all
three limericks or only one or two OIL
them as preferred. Those having the
hest. brightest and most original fifth
lines viii be published, and for the SIX
best published each week six watches
viii be awarded as in previous con-
tests.
The limerick is form of poetry.
which, during lthe last year, has be-
come exceedingly popular in America.
England and Canada. Its easy, lifting
meter and certainty of rhyme is pleas
ant 10 the average ear, and the great
variety of thought which the elusive
missing line produces is well worth
while, to say nothing of the immense
amusement to be derived from the
published answers.
A limerick should contain five lines
and but " rhymes. The first, second
and fifth lines should rhyme, as should
the third and fourth, and, in addition
the true limerick. il il does not really
pun. should tell as much between the
lines as in the written words. A good
illustration of this is found in the
following limerick:
The mercury went UP by degrees,
And Reggie said Now, If you please,
It's SO awfuliy hot
I can't find q cool spot
VIII you mind il sit on the frieze?
This is a true limerick because it
puns, and in fancy we see the poor,
sweltering Reggie trying to sit on a
wall decoration and cool himself on a
name.
Nov, in the California, The Junior
and the Alonzo limericks, with which
The Junior Call has inaugurated its
AA-4N44Nh NOnNCcNs AACLC - 14L4OCb CAA1-
less opportunity for a wonderful
variety of fifth lines, and the juniors
between 10 and l6 years Of age are
urged TO do their very best thinking
and write to win
Remember, you may complete each
of the limericks, or one or two, as you
prefer Also remember that this does
not mean that there is any one par
ticular line that you must find for each
limerick, but that you must do your
best to find a fifth line that win agree
in meter and rhyme with the first and
second lines.
You may rewrite the entire limerick
If you wish, or you may clip it from
the paper and add the missing line.
Publication of the fifth lines sub
mitted viii begin Saturday next, De-
cember 19. and in the meantime a large
number of answers should be re-
ceiVed
This contest is for juniors who are
between 10 and 16 years Of age. For
the younger juniors, those who are 10
years OF age and younger, the fascinat-
ing patchwork picture puzzles will be
continued
Do not send in any more history
letters, but send in the completed
limericks as soon as possible.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

Of the sailors Columbus hastened to
the beach, where. October II. 1892. he
TOOK possession of the country in the
Amerfea
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
LIMERICKS

CalifOrnia's a wonderful state:
Its fame the world over is great,
II may have its flaws.
But / love il because
] am glad when Saturdays here
And The Junior I know will appear.
] read all the rest.
But the part l like best
Il Alonzo were my very own
Every day | should buy him a bone.
For this dOggie so spry
Makes me laugh till / cry
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
LAFAYETTE
KEITH PATTEsoN

GeyserviIle, CAL Guffford School. High
Seventh Grade. Age IA Years
The marquis de Lafayette was born
of an illustrious French family on Sep
tember s, 1857. He was but 19 years
old when he embraced the cause of lib
erty in America
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
By F. NJ. Gallagher

HE parochial schools OF San
Francisco and the cities across
the bay are noted for the ex-
cetlence of the n11bIic entertain
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-02-28
Buy . Home

Adjoinins The new iair ground; two and
ons-half serss OF more, best oi garden
la,d. Two and oos-hsli acres 10 equal
to eighteen lots So1l2o isss. II umes are
good or bed yoa can always make .
good living from Il. Price reasonable,
and terms easy. Be-
l. JACOBS. Owner.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-02-28
Loose Cattle and Horses

Warning is given that horses. cows
and other animals found running loos"
within the city lim,ts will be impoand
sd. This will cost the owner y dns b.
sides The iecd. The dog tax licsnss is
due and payable March lst.
9 G. low, Pound Mastcr.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-02-28
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Movpu 70 CaGDlIoaS
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR KLAN.
ArH COUNTY.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH CONGER.
DECEASED.
Notice b hersby given that the last
will and testament Of Jossph Congss,
deceased. has teen duly proven and ID.
mittsd 70 probate and that John W.
sismens and Chas. D. willsoa have
bssa duly appointed - sxscutors thsrs.
Of. All psssoas having claims asainst
saij estats ars hereby requested TO Pre-.
cent the same with the proper vouchsrs.
within six months IRON the date Of this
notice, 70 The undsrsignsd at The First
Nssioasl Bank in The city oi klamath
Falls. Oseooa.
Dated q Klamath Falls. Oregon. this
18Th day d February, 1908.
Joux ". erENESs,
2.lS sic CuAn0 d. wiiisoS,
Exseutors ol the lest will and tesla.
msot of joseph Cougss. Deceased.
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The sun., 1908-05-15
YALE VIEW or DUAL MEET.
so Closely Matched With Harvard That
Prediction Is Only q Guess.

NEW HAVEN Conn, May 1.-THE Yale
Alumni Weekly last night made the statement
that the Harvard and Yale track teams are
80 evenly matched that an opinion as 10 the
winner next Saturday would be nothing better
than a guess comparison OF the results OF
what Harvard did at the track meet at Sol
di'rs Field last Saturday and what Yale did
in the Princeton meet last saturday shows,
according to this authority. that with only
one or two exceptions the performances at
New Haven were better than at Cambridge.
The WFckig adds;
Drawing conclusions from The comparison
Of SATURDAYS games Yale should win, but
the handicap OF a strange track will even up
Hal.'s apparent advantage, Harvard should
win from Yale the half, the two mile one OF
the hurdles, the shot, the broad and the high
iumps. and has an equal chance with Yale in
the dashes.
Ia right the quarter, the mile, one Of the
hurdles the pole vault and hammer throw
and should be able TO pick up enough seconds
and thirds TO make the total more than So
points Any slip In the programme will
mean the loss Of the meet, for Harvard u
team Ia strong and we balanced one, with
Hopeful hgurers work II out that with Butler
and stevens In form and nothing untowArd
happening 70 some one else In this unlucky
team Yale can take enough points 10 win
the intercOlleRiatee But the chances are
against them being In form and against Yale
doing better than third place 70 Pennsylvania
and Cornell