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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
BIRD NOTES GIVE BIRD NAMES
Many Common Names of Singers Are
Founded on Vocal Uttcrances

TT has been left for the Americans,
perhaps, to achieve the greatest
Il triumph In the way of bird nam
ing according to the note of the bird
as IL strikes the human ear. The
"whip-poor- will" is a better suggestion
in words of a birds call than any other
that know, and it carries, too, as we
think of the suffering of will. the
unfortunate whipping boy" just that
suggestion of pathos and also or
ouaintness which the birds note car
lies All that subtle kind of sugges-
ton helps the name immensely, but at
the same time the three rather absurd
monosyilables do give wonderfui
imitation of the avine call. The whip
poor-will" is a very near cousin OF our
own might JAR" as we call him some
times with better significance tnan
that of his alternative nama based on
a habit which never was his, of goat
sucker" No doubt the "jar" by night
is Intended to convey the idea of the
birds note, which is generally written
"chur," and perhaps this could not
easily be improved on.
"Yaffe" is distinctly good local
name of the loud-laughing bird, the
green woodpecker He does not pre-
cisely appear to say "yaffie." but the
word carries vague suggestion of his
notes sound. ''Woodpecker." of course,
gives his most striking habit its right
place.
Whether Jay is a name derived
from the birds note hardly know, but
/ should guess it to be so, in whatever
language it had It's origin at first. The
corvines are rather apt to take their
names from their hoarse voices.
"Jackdaw'' is obviously the daw that
saws Jack" and "daw," again, is
doubtless from his call, so that he is
also the Jack that says "daw." The
fact that two words spelled so differ
emily can both indicate the note shows
how arbitrary II all is. The biggest of
the whole corvine family, chief of the
tribe. as he might be called, the raven,
no doubt derives his name from
Scandinavian source, as 1t is rather
proper he should, seeing that he is a
bird of the north and an ensign which
was adopted by some of the Norsemen,
especially when they went a-viking,
but the nearer you come to the Scan
dinavian way of saying the name, the
more cultural raucousness you give.
the closer you arrive at reproduction
of the birds croak. "Rook," similarly
pronounced, seems quite as like the
call of that black robber as the more
stereotyped saw" or "crow" which
gives the name to his nearest cousin.
Trace that back to ''corvus," If you
please, and you have the nursery
"saw" again. I hardly know where
wo get the mag" from In the COM
pound "magpie''-probably 1t Is q
piece of friendly familiarity-but the
"pie" of this motley bird is one of the
names which jump to the eye, so that
it cannot possibly be missed.-Cornhill
Magazine.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
Sewing Club
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
| do not know very much about clubs
but four other little girls and myself
had a sewing club last summer. We
would meet at each others house and
sew for our dolls.
Sometimes we would practice for a
show We enjoyed playing that we
were actresses. 30
Sometimes we would meet at girl s
house and she would teach us to speak
Spanish. If / could belong to club l
think | would like to belong to a sew
ing club, where / would learn to do all
kinds of sewing and fancy work. When
| am older / would like to belong to
dancing club so l could learn to dance
nicely.
HELEN MARIE BURGE,
Grade B3, age years, Washington
school, Ocean Park.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
WRITER'S CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this contest this week
One dollar for the best original submitted by Los An
gees girl boy and dollar for the best paper submitted by
boy girl living outside the city limits of Los Angeles
Papers must from $50 800 words in length written
one side paper only and with margins top and side of
each paper
All contributions must be signed with and address and
name of school and grade.
Papers this competition must be addressed Aunt Laurie
Herald Junior The Herald Los Angeles Cal and must
reach the later than Saturday afternoon April IL
Topic: when My Cousin Comes to Visit Me-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11

the cake and pie and ice cream and
oyster soup. They have some crack
ers with the oyster soup.
WILLIS HUNT.
La Habra school. Fulleron, r. F. d.
No. 8; age 10 years.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
No Clubs
Dear Aunt Laurie;

] don't know very much about clubs.
I have never belonged to one, put 1
think that they are all right. / am
interested in the Socialist Sunday
school and I wish there was one in
Santa Barbara. With love from your
niece, VlRGlNlA SMiI n.
412 West Islay street, Santa Barbara.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
Temperance League

Dear Aunt Laurie:
belong to several sewing clubs, and
I have Joined the intermediate league.
but the club / think the most of, and
am most interested in, is the Loyal
Temperance Legion.
On the twenty-ninth of March the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
An Ambitious Club

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I have not had a great deal of club
experience as became a member only
last week of a newly organized club,
but we hope to have good times as well
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
Farmers Club ,

Dear Aunt Laurie:
At the club there is cake and pie and
ice cream. The men talk about farms.
After they get done talking they eat
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-25
THE KLAMATH COUNTRY
ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES

ed at the disposal of the homeseckcrs,
the United States assuming all risk
and responsibility Tor the Investment.
klamath Falls. the county seat OF
klamath County. Oregon, and the
commercial center Of the klamath
region. Is u lively town of $500 poo
pie. with good graded and high
schools, u iinc water system. electric
light ana power plants. telephone
system. aud other city utilities. u ~
the diversion point OF the chief Gu
mails Of the irrigation project. and Is
headquarters for the United States
Reclamation Service and the klamath
Water Users Association. The hotel
facilities are good. Merrill, near
Tulc Lake. Is the center OF large
fertile section south Of klamath Falls
and part or It's surrounding lands are
already wateroo w the Government
irrigatioh system. Bonanza, on Lost
River H. the principal trading point
OF the upper project. II Is at the
junction Ol the largest valleys.
The upland soil Is chiefly a rich.
sandy lDam Of great uniformity and
lasting fertility. II Is a mixture of
disintcgratcd and eroded lava with
volcanic ash and diatomaceous earth.
The lake aud tulc lmarsh lands are
made OF finely disintegrated volcanic
material and organic matter. the lat
ter the decOmposcd vegetable accum-
ulation OF ages. Nowhere. perhaps.
can be found more fertile country.
The uplands arc very similar To the
soils of the famous Yakima Valley
In Washington. while the iowlands
are In cIuss by themselves In rich
ness. The soils are free from gumbo
and adobe characterIstics. very easy
to work. without stones, and do not
bake easily In few localities patch
es OF alkali may be found. but these
are quite inirequeDt sapd can. be cared
for by proper dralnags. The soil Is
of uniformly great depth. and very
rarely Is there hard-psn near the
surface.
The climate Of the klamath Basin
is delightful In late spring. summer
and autumn and until midwinter.
With It's scenic and hunting and fish
ing attractions. the region IL becom-
ing great summer resort. The
weather is moderately warm In sum
ner and not severely cold in winter.
lhsre is little zero weather. Destruc-
I've storms are unknown. Some win
ers are open without snow, but oc-
casionally there Is enough snow for
sleigning. Spring ploWing begins
In tho latter part of February or early
In March March and April are rain
lest months. and January is the cola
est. Very little raip falls In the sum
mcr. aud crops may be harvested
without fear Of storm.
The average number OF clear days
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-25

white In favored locations most a.
cellcnt peaches may bc raised; but
care must be- taken by planting late
blooming. hardy varieties of all these
fruits. because Of late frosts.
The evidence Of what small fruits
viii do Is found In the wealth Of wild
berries. All the berries may BE-
grown to great advantage % soon -
a market becomes available.
The richness Of the soil and the
ease with which Il IL worked make
the klamath section . vast potential
garden. Here, with irrigation. intsn-
sive cultivation will be widely prac-
tIced. The careful cultivation that
makes land In sections Of eouthsfn
California. the San Joaquin. oeefa-
mento. Santa Clara. Pajaro. Arroyo
Grsnde and other Californis valleys
worth hundreds Of dollars per acre
will produce the same result here.
The Klamath Basin II already Q
great native pasturs-lend. and whom
are added alfalfa. clover. sea., It will
be an unexcelled dairy country. Al
present cattle and sleep occupy the
fields. There are many Hsrseords
and some shorthorns. Devpns and
Gailoways. But with tho ouaiag o9
easy transportation will 4 ~ shs DAY
Of the more profitable 4 e4w--
the day Of the Hoistsin - yefssy.
The klamath Basin IL fuln 81 'ens
horses.
Well adapted to hog raising. the
pig has been almost totally lpSlsctsd
In the Klamath region. ySe VITA dis
ease unknown and crops and climate
naturally adapted to his needs. he
will later become one Of the INST I'm
portant Of its commercial dlctors.
Poultry raising awaits but trs6spor-
tation to make It OF large psOpor.
tions. though now . thriving industry
with q local demand far In excess Of
the supply.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-25

lIICh In fertile lands. everything
B'roans ana lne lakes. walled with
noble mountain ranges covered with
great pine forests. possessed Vi "a cii-
mate that ton months In the year IL,
ideal. the klamath Basin, heretofore
isolated and almost unknown, Is be-
Ing made readily accessible.
fhiB rich basin ID II plateau 1000
fest above the sea level. divided into
valleys by mountain spurs and given
variety BY several iresb-water lakes.
Of these. the three largest cover two
hundred thousand acres.
Development has been retarded by
lack Of immigration and lack VI
transportation.
The annual precipitation Of sixteen
Inches is chiefly IN the winter. In the
form Of mountain sBow. The sum
incr rainfall Is too light to assure
cropg Tho Siskiyou and Cascade
Mountains presented "a strong barrier
to railroad builders. Therefore. with
trunk line OF railway hardly nifty
miles To the west. and the largest
body Of fresh water available for ir-
rigation west Of the Mississippi at its
very door. this rich region has been
liitle more than pasture Tor cattle
and sheep. It's lakes and marshes
10 NJ ..yIl. a
fowl. and It's forests and mountains
! but the haunts Of wild animals.
All this is to be changed marvc-
| louBly by two factors -Govcrnin cnt
! irrigation and reclamation and rail
road construction.
The work Of the Government IN
divided into two projects, the upper
aud the lower. The latter. the most
important. has Tor It's principal wa
ter supply Upper klamath Lake. the
largest n1vlgaDlc body of fresh water
IN the West. The supply taken from
II VIII lessen the size OF Link River,
its outlet. but will not AFFECT the vol
ume Of water IN the lake itself. The
topography OF tho land is such that
the water from the lake can be dis
tributcd over large area by gravity.
Clear Lake. In California, H. the
source OF the upper project. II Will
become reservoir. and its outlet,
Los, River. diverted into the klamath
River and superseded largely as a
water carrier by All irrigation canal.
This oldest of streams. "mcanderinR
with u mazy MOTION" after flowing
aimlessly hundred miles. arrives
within six miles OF It's source and
hnally sinks In Tule Lake. Tule Lake.
n broad sheet of water. whose great
est depth IL about 80 feet. has nc
other water supply and no outlet
with tho diversion OF Lost River. It's
bed will be partly reclaimed.
The GovernDsnt work. Bii told.
viii represent an expenditure of Si.-
100. 900. and this investment is plac-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-25

every year Is about tree hundred.
and even In stormy weather a day
rarely passes with the suns face hid
den the entire time. The clear at
mOsphere and the elevation make
bright tho sunny days and give the
sky the deepest blue. while at night
the starry armament Is brilliant
beyond description and beyond the
conception Of foy-belt inhabitants.
Where the water supply IL limited.
sagebrush mantles the valleys with
gray. In the marshlands are many
species Of rushes. sedses and tules.
The flora Of the basin IL far above
the average In variety, for here meet
mol .hern and southern plants, oddly
con niBgling. The land is rich In
w.id riums, choke-cherries. buckle
berries. wild gooseberries. wild cur.
rants. and other economic plants.
There are many species OF nutritive
native grasses: Indeed, the basin has
long been stocknfan's summer par
adise. Many Of the smaller valleys
are simply large meadows.
The lower hills surrounding the
basin are covered with range grasses.
and scattered parks Of Juniper. noun
tain mahogany and other arid land
shrubs. The higher lands are COW
cred with regal forests OF red FIR.
sugar and yellow pine. and cedar.
In abundance may be grown the
cereals texcept corn). alfalfa. var
ious nutritious grasses. root crops,
potatoes, asparagus, celery, all hardy
fruits. vegetables and berries.
Alfalfa. which has created more
wealthy farmers In the irrigated
West than any other farm product,
may be grown TO perfection. Two
land In favored sections 'arec) crops
are cut each year. and after the last
harvest the vigorous growths permit
OF pasturage for stock.
The klamath section will rival
eastern Washington and Oregon In
wheat production. both inequality and
quantity. Land well cultivated and
with plenty OF water yields fifty BUSH
els Of wheat to the acre. while dry
farming secures from twelve to twen-
~ bushels. The average. under fav-
orable water conditions. should be
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Lakeview List No. 81.
United States Land once. ID

United States Land Once. Lake.
view. Oregon. January II. 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company.
whose post ONCE address ID *. Paul.
Minnesota. has on this 3Sth day Of
December. 1908. nled In this once
Its application (Seriai No. os4s). 70
select under the provisions Of the Act
Of Congress. approved July I. 1888
$50 Stat. 597. 620). Lot I OF section
in township 80 south Of range ~
and Lot s Of section 2 In township
80 south Of ranger. all east Of Wil.
lamette Principal Meridian. eoatain-
ing sl.s3 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ID
versely the lands described. o. de-
string to object because Of the nin-
eral character Of the land. or for any
other reason. to the disposal q ap-
plicant. should nle their a@davits oe
protest In this once. ON or before The
18th day Of March. 1909.
J. N. WATSON.
lis Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-25

Tell Muller your Sewing and zaik-
Ing Machine troubles. Phone $50.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-25
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-04
Ants VIII Eat Boil WeeyII

The Federal government will expert.
ment in cotton fields near Durant.
Okla, with black ants to exterminate
boil weevil, the most damaging of cot
ton pests, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. The discovery was recently
made by Special Agent S. w. Murphy.
of the Department of Agriculture who
Is located in Durant, that the ants will
devour the young weevil. The discov-
cry was made entirely by accident in
the following manner:
Murphy had visited a cotton patch
near Durant and secured several wee
vii which were about to hatch. They
were taken to his Office for observa-
ton under magnifying glass to de-
termine what effect, If any, the recent
hot weather had had upon them They
were placed upon a newspaper and left
upon a table while Murphy went to
dinner.
When he returned scores of little
black ants were devouring the weevil.
He wrote full report of his discovery
to DR.. Knapp, head of the Bureau of
Plant Life Industry, under whose d.
rection Murphy Is now working. Muir
ply Is confident that he has found
In them an insect which will destroy
the boil weevil without injuring the
crop, and he intends to colonize as
many ants as possible in a cotton field
near Durant next year, and to assist
him in his efforts he has asked that
a government expert be detailed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-04

ward men Is very much the same, says
Sarah Grand in the London Chronicle,
but in their contempt there is more
bitterness and less tolerance, and the
effect upon themselves of the loss of
respect for men is altogether different.
1t has been the habit Of their minds to
look up to men and to rely upon them,
and when they can do neither they
suffer a disastrous change of nature.
Mems ideals are unaffected by the pro
found conviction that woman is the in
ferior animal, but when women see
only the inferior animal In man, it acts
upon them as the loss of faith acts up
on certain temperaments. 1t destroys
their sense of duty, cuts them adrift
from old ideals without setting up new
ones, deprives them of all feeling Of
security, and leaves a yearning ache
craving for some sort of satisfaction,
and, finding none In the pursuits once
dear, but now considered Intellectual
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-04
Worth Knowing.

Smoking was penal offensc at one
/ time in Turkey
| | is said there are 100000 Egyp-
| tians who can neither read nor write.
| There are blind spots" ON the tongue
which are insensjble to certain 1ayors.
! Last year about thirty thousand per-
sons visited the birthplace of Shakes
| pvarc.
An official estimate places the number
| Of dairy cows in the United States mt
| p 100000
! Before it is completed Il champagne
/ hottie passes through the hands Of forty
| five wOrkmcu.
! Turkey has more aged people in pro-
portion to her population than any 9TH
er European country.
! On the coast Of ireland it rains on an
average of POS days in the year; in
| England about 100 days.
| Nearly SOOeU.OOO gallons Of water are
! used annually To cleanse the streets of
the city Of London
French thcaters receiving government
subsidy are Obliged TO give free per-
! formanCc every year.
| Canada produces nearly one-half the
worlds supply of maple sugar, about 49,
! oOoOou pounds annually.
! lifty-iyc million square miles is the
| area of the Pacific oCeau-the same as
! the carth's land surface.
| Germany, Great Britain and the Unit
eel States produce four hfths of the
worlds supply of pig iron.
! Guatemala now ranks next to Brazil
| in Importance as the source of the sup
| ply Of coffee. Ecuador is rapidly ex-
! panding its cocoa production.
After being ut liberty for ten days,
n canary belonging to +. Kirk of liver
! ton, England, returned 20 its cage with
| another bird of the same species.
! When WeghlnE-in time came at the
! field day of the Connecticut Fat Mems
association, Dan WadswUrth the big
| gest man in Hartford which was found
| cd by one of his ancestors, sent the beam
| to 1876 pounds ut Bristol, lie was unani-
mously elected president of the club.
| The largest grape vine in the world Is
| 100 years old. and is at san Gabriel.
Cal, planted 10y Franciscan friars. The
stalk is lil feet in diameter. s feet high,
and the branches and foliage cover 5000
square feet. Its yearly crop Of grapes
| is 2ia tons yearly.
4 splinter that has been driven into
! the flesh can be removed by the aid of
steam. Secure a Wide-mouthed bottle
aud till it nearly full of hot water. place
| the injured part over the bottles mouth,
and press slightly. The action thus pro-
duccd will drawn the flesh down, and in
Il minute or two the steam viii extract
the splinter, also the inflammation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-04
Value of "StoopinE.o

Always be civil. Try to treat rich
and poor alike. Is not the poor man s
20 shillings as good as the rich mans
pound? The working mans wife, with
her basket on her arm, says Sir Thorn
as Upton In the Strand Is entitled to
as much respect as the lady who comes
in her carriage When BENJAMIN
Franklin was ambassador at the
French court, speaking to young
man, he said The last time | saw
poor father he received me In his
study. AS | was leaving he showed
me a short way out of the house
through narrow passage crossed by
beam overhead. Suddenly he cried
Stoop, Stoopn ! did not understand
what he meant until | felt my head
bump against the beam. He was a
man who never failed to give good ad.
vice. You are going he said, and
have got to go through the world.
Stoop as you go through 1t, and you
Will miss many hard thumps.'" |
have never failed to be impressed by
this lesson of humility.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-04
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURED.
When They Work for Wages Precau
tiOnary Measures Begin.

The insurance has become in less
than thirty years part of the warp oil
German life, Madge Jennings says in
Harper's Magazine. It affects the life
of the masses like common school edu
cation with endless meaning and issue
Twelve million people have sickness
Insurance; $4,000 900 are insured
against invalidism and old age; 10,
OO0000 against accident When a boy
begins his apprenticeship at 16 he be
gins his insurance. Even children
under age who work for wages out OF
school hours are required to insure
for invalidism and old age. The men
in labor colonies must be insured, and
prisoners hired out by the state. In
every factory one meets it; in every
tenement. 1t has been estimated that
counting with the insured their fam
lilies, who are also protected by the In.
surance, one-half the population of the
empire is reached by this vast imper.
ial backing Of peace
Germany is developing very fast In.
dustrlally. The average wage of a
laborer was 80 cents a day twenty
years ago; 1t is now 60 or rs cents
and the cost of living has risen cor.
respondingly-in reality far more
Sickness pensions are reckoned In gen
eral at one-half the wages of the class
of labor under consideration. and the
pension In the lowest class IS thus sci
under the present law at Is cents a
day-an income upon which to live In
any Industrial town in modern Ger
many, however small, Is only words
words, words. One could laugh some
times at the involutions Of this vast
official comedy; one could laugh if that
were not so near which chills laughter
The acts are promptly and surely exc
cuted when pensioners claim Is es
tablished, but the official suppositjon
in Germany is always that you are
wrong; you must prove that you are
right; innumerable precautions are
taken to guard against the practice
of fraud; a sick man may spend
months completing the formalities OF
his claim.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-04
CELLAR HER PRISON,
Maple Creek Woman Falls, Dislocates
Hip and Is Forced to Remain
Alone Four L Us.

NEW LONDON, Wis, Oct. 27.-[Spe-
cial While in her cellar Mrs. A. Rohl-
off, near Maple Greek church, fell and
dislocated her hip. She was unable to
get up stairs owing to her injuries and
remained in the cellar alone four whole
days. She had gone to put in cellar
window and fell from chair. Mrs.
Furst. neighbor lady, Glanced to call
and the terrible plight was discovered
Mrs. Rohloff said that the nights were
most unbearably long and were the worst
feature of the Imprisonment In the eel
lar. She is recovering.