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The Long Serpent.

THE greatest boast of the Viking was
his ship. The Long Serpent, which
was the greatest pride of Norway, was
the longest craft that ever sailed from
its waters. The sides, Ill feet long, gave
room for 6S rowers benches, half of which
were placed on each side The strong
oarsmen hung their shining red and white
shields on the outside as a warning that
they were ready to fight. AS with all of
the Viking ships. huge carved dragons
head decorated the PROV, but at the back
the long tail Of a serpent curved over the
steerSman.
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKESPEARE !

'TTTST TTTTTTT ~ r S<,
received It's name from

- TRATFORD received its name from
the old paved ford which is sup
posed to have been built in Roman
~ times. But the first mention of
the town Is in connection with the
monastery founded there by Ethelred,
King of Mercia. This was about the
year 700 A. d.
The right of holding a market in the
town of Stratfords once week Original
ly on Thursday but later on Friday was
granted by King Richard /. And King
John granted to the Bishop of Worcester
of his time 1.-The right to hold fair m
Stratford of two days continuance upon
the eve Of Holy Trinity" During the
reign Of Queen Elizabeth Stratford was
doubtless a bustling market town Of some
importance. somewhat larger than 1t IL
today. Henry VIII 1t was who instituted
the commission Of inquiry for the purpose
of ascertaining the fighting strength Of
England, and Stratford was found to con-
tain 135 able-bodied men who might be
called upon to do active service In times
Of war.
During the early boyhood Of William
Shakespeare, his father, John Shake
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he comes. I had half expected him TO
send some excuse for his non-appear-
ance."
Sam came into the horse lot and walked
nervously toward the group of boys who
awaited him. Smithy touched the match
to the straw and soon the air was filled
with the odor of broiling meat.
''Ah, here's our hero cried Jack. wav-
ing hand toward Sam. Now We are
assembled to bear witness to your courage
and strength--courage to eat of snake
and strength to sit the back of buck
ing bronco
pony stood, head down. beside the fence,
a huge saddle and a bride on the ground
close beside him.
Guess you'll want to eat your snake
before saddling the bronco said Smithy.
and he lifted one piece of cooked meat
fl ON the fire and put it on tin plate
with a slice of bread. Here this will
remind you of the wild and woolly west.
Here's the snakes skim You see, he
was a big fellow" And Smithy ragged
spotted and ugly. Gle had procured the
skin from an old trapper who made a
business Of selling animal and snake
skins).
Sam was seen to shudder perceptibly.
Then he said:
Say. boys, 1 hate not to be game on
this occasion, but but l am not feel
ing well today. Have bad stomach.
you know"
But snake-well cooked like this-will
bring your appetite back urged Jack
Yes. 1t will make you feel like wild
man." laughed Harold.
Sam reluctantly took a piece of the
meat lifted a bit of it toward his mouth
then let it fall back to the plate again
while his face turned ashen white from
the nausea which seized him. Say
boys" he said. L can't eat It'll can't"
But you were Dragging about having
eaten snake said Smithy Now. you
must either make good-or we'll know i,
was all bluff on your part. And what
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Game in Shadows.

WIDE the company of players into
two parts, one part of which is to
be the audience. while the other
half act In the next room. The acting
half must guess and perform certain
occupation which the audience have de-
cided on among themselves. but do not
tell to the acting half. AS guide the
acting half should be told the number Of
letters in the name Of the trade. Be
tween the two rooms a sheet should be
drawn so that the shadows of the players
may fall where they can be seen in the
next room. II the occupation is correctly
guessed the sides change places. If in
correctly guessed another trial is made.
For all shadow games the players must
act between the light, which should be
placed low, and the sheet. A bicycle
lamp is usually convenient and very
successfully used in such games.
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an shall tell you at the beginning that
lady black bear. And Jinko, Minko and
Polo are her cubs. Jhko and Polo are
boys and Minko is girl And Jinko and
Minko are twin brother and sister. So
they shall always be spoken of in the
same breath, for they usually speak at
the same time and say exactly the same
things. oh. Jinko and Minko are very
funny little cubs, and their baby broth
er Polo is still funnier. but the latter
is sometimes very naughty.
The three small Furrys heard their
mothers voice and came running to her.
1t was in the cool Of an October even
ing. and Mrs. Furry was out of doors.
sitting meath big tree which grew in
the yard of her cave.
What have you to tell us, mammal"
asked Jinko and Minko.
Yes, what have you to tell us. mani
MAJ" asked Polo, usually repeating his
brothers and sisters question.
We'll, dear babies, it is getting quite
late in October, and we will soon go to
sleep for our winters nap. as you know.
Now, I have decided to give party for
our friends before we go into our sleep
..Oh, hugely, mamma" cried Jinko and
Minko.
"Oh. bigly. mamma" declared Polo,
wishing to introduce a new word.
well, you shall go out in the morning
and issue the invitations to our friends"
said Mrs. Furry. 1.-The party shall come
off in the evening of the day after to-
morrow. In the meantime shall prepare
the refreshments"
"Oh, what shall we have, mammal
asked JinkO and MinkO
Yes. what shall we have to eat?'
asked Polo.
Il know where the bees have a great
store of honey smiled Mrs. Furry
And I know where to find some deli
cious nuts, too. And. oh, 1 shall have
cake baked by my baker and some
candy made by my confectioner. Wen
have a feast. my dears. And then we'll
four or five months"
''Oh. joy, OH joy!' Cried Jinko and
Minko.
Joy. oh. joy. OH cried Polo.
went about the neighborhood carrying
invitations to all their friends. And
great was the rejoicing among the
neighbors. for they knew that Mrs. Fur
ry would honor them by giving the great
est party of the season. And many
plans were made as to procuring fetch
ing suits and gowns for the occasion.
At o'clock sharp the evening of the
party the guests began arriving. Mrs.
Furry, Jinko, Minko and Polo were in
their very best finery. The table was set
in the inner cave, where the Furrys din
ed. The outer cave was used as a re-
ception room.
Lets have dancet' cried q staid old
chap, the judge Of the distric.. and q
bear who seldom lost his dignity. But on
this occasion his joviality got the better
of his reserve and he was the merriest of
the merry.
bear-strung up his violin and began to
play a lively tune. The bears paired OF
in couples. old-Inen bears and old-lady
bears remaining In their seats watching
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The words of the zigzag contain four letters
each. II the words are rightly guessed and
written below another their zigzag letters.
ending With the lower left hand letter will spell
the name Of a wild animal found only In Africa.
The cross words are: a. valuable metal:
tree. "a small hopping insect t5) The
place in the harm where the hay is stored. t6)
Denoting distance. % That which Is wicked.
Conundrums.
Why is the King of England a poor man.
Ans-He possesses but one crown
When does public speaker steal lumberf
What light - could not possibly be seen in
dark room? Ans.-An Israe-lite.
Hidden Proverb Puzzle.
A well known proverb is hidden in the fol
but Or one wore word Of the proverS II the words are
rightly guessed and written In their correct or
der the proverb will be formed:
Partners in wrOngdOing always have q dark
secret between them.
There Is no end to time.
The ways of men are most strange.
Learn 10 walk before you run.
The word In the sixth sentence 10 the same as
that in the third sentence)
The energetic farmer is up with the dawn.
Answers to Last Weeks Puzzles.
Zigzag puzzle-Sparrow. Cross words: a. Shot
e, Opal 90 Play. ~ Fear. 90 Hare. Is,
Primal Observation-Disclosures. Cross-word.: 10
Bride. (2l TIMBER. C3) Frost. ~ Flour. Is,
Extraordinarily Appear, pear. "a Baton, ton.
CurtaiiingsT(D Tailor, tail. (9 Bayou. bay.
picture puzsie-violn Words pictured: ~
Vulture. (2) Ink. 90 Oar. a. Link. 90 Iron.
(6, Negro.
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Place, and was buried in Holy Trinity
Church. stones throw from the spot
where he was born. From the choir stall
In the church one may look down upon
the slab which covers the ashes of hin,
who has made the name OF Stratford- on
Avon revered in every civilized country of
the earth. On the simple stone are In
scribed these lines:
Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare
To dig the dust encloased heare;
Bleste be ye man vt. spares thes stones.
And curst be he vt. moves my bones"
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Discoveries of Iceland, Green
land and VinIand.


A BOUT $40. or one hundred years
~ after the Norwegians had made
their first settlement in Iceland,
Erikr Rauthi, a large. red-haired. red
faced Norwegian nicknamed Eric the
Red fled to that island from Norway
In his home he had been charged with
murder. so he was glad to escape pun
lshment by leaving his native land Soon,
however, he was in trouble in the new
land which he had sought, so he was
pan1shed from Ice. and. This time he and
rev OF his friends sailed west to an
Island upon which no traveller had ever
landed. An Icelander named Kraku had
sighted 1t centuries before, but no one
had ever cared to sail there Finding
the island to his liking, Eric return to
Norway. where he secured colonists for
tn new land, which he called Greenland
Inere at Bratteled, the present Eskimo
station of Igaliko, the little band made
lts nome At that place today can be
lound traces of the walls of about seven
teen dwellings. one Of which bears evil
oence of having been Eric's home
bJarn1, son of one OF Erics COM
panions, settled close by. where have
been found tombs containing wooden cot
ms with skeletons wrapped in coarse
hairy CLOTH The tombstones, marked by
DOM pagan ana Christian characters tell
Of the introduction of Christianity by
the Norsemen at that early date
Lief Erickson called Lief the Lucky.
son Of Eric the Red, has been recorded
as Jealous sower OF the seeds of Chris
uanity among his pagan companions.
This daring man, following the natural
bent of his race, sai,ed the wild seas at
Will In the year 1909 history records
that he landed on what is now the coast
OF New England. but which he called
Vlnland on account of the quantities of
wild grapes he found there. The old
stone tower at Newport, R. l., is sup
posed to be relic of Lief the Lucky's
settlement.
On account of the resources of the new
land, quite a fiourishing trade sprang up
among the people of Norway, Greenland
and Vinland. This lasted as long as the
settlements in Greenland were prosper
Gus, or until about the middle of the
thirteenth century.
AT that time Hakon Hakonsen of Nor
way induced the Greenlanders to swear
allegiance to him. From that time decay
went on. until finally the people Who had
prospered for nearly four centuries dis
appeared from history. 1t is supposed
that they were carried off by the black
death in the fourteenth century, or that
the Eskimos annihilated them.
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NameIeSS Women.

TN Korea it is claimed that women have
no names, and that they are merely
referred to as Look here you!' The
Korean women resemble very much the
wives OF the American Indian, being forced
to do all the work about the homes and
the greater portion of the labor afield.
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Horseshoe PaperWeight.

THE rusty horseshoe found in the coun-
] try and brought home for luck is
lust what is needed. Gid carefully and
tie on at the top a pretty pen wiper of
oblong pieces of chamois skin or cloth.
Keep 1t on your desk as q weight for
papers and for the inky pen which should
be wiped well after using.
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The American Flag on the North
Pole.
r INSTEAD of playing the old game Of
l pinning on the dOnkey's tail make
new game. Try pinning the American
flag on the north pole. The players
should each be given one OF the little
paper or silk flags which are sold by
the yard like ribbon. For the north pole
draw on a large sheet of white cotton
goods or paper an irregularly shaped
the old donkey game. each player being
blindfolded and placed at the opposite
end Of the room from the pole and told
to pin the flag on at the proper place
TO the one who pins his flag on the top
of the pole or nearest the top a large
flag or flag pin is given. Those who pin
anywhere on the pole are rewarded with
smaller flags.
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Smithy,
Walt and Jack
were holding a
very secret meeting
in an empty barn
that stood on an
untenanted lot at
the outskirts of the
town. They had
assembled there
after school. and
as each Of the four
had certain chores
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After a copy Of the Droeshout engraving.
speare, was elected a member Of the
town council. The records Of the town
council of those days are most unique
To copy from the council book. under
date Of May 9. 1865 we have the follow
ing:
"Yt Is agreed by the belyf, master
alderman. with the rest Of the aldermen
and burgesyz that forasmuch as William
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They were ready for the broilng.
Say. Smithy. the snake meat looks SO
natural that to a real western wild man.
like Sam, it will be most appet:zing y
And Harold laughed.
Yes, but where's our man." asked
Walt. "Who invited him.
81 did" said Smithy II told him we
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were anxious to see him display his
horsemanship by breaking-or busting
rather-our new and wild Texas pony.
And 1 confided to him that I had a fine
snake ready for the killing and roasting.
so as to put courage in him for the bron-
co busting You should have seen his
face. 1t was really .pitiful. But-there
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. Shall We helm

about riding the bronco: Shall We help
you to saddle him?"
Not now, boys said SAM his face
turning red from shame. He felt that
his comrades had found him out. T.
/ am not well today"
Just as we thought" said Walt.
Truth is. Sam. We have been playing
a trick on you about this meat-it's plain
beefsteak cut into strips. We wanted to
test your courage-your bravado."
s sad We Jack Eve to h ssssh %.,.
been fond Of you. and 1t made US sorry
to see you becoming one Of those dis
tasteful brasgers, not to say an exas-
gerator."
ment then turned to depart. The boys
stood watching for him, waiting for him
to speak. When he reached the gate he
paused, and. turning toward the group.
said:
i've deserved the dose, boys II has
been a bitter pill, but I'll have to digest
it. ] reckon. All ask Ia that you don't
make 1t too hard on NEEDN'T say too
much to outsiders. I'll stop my brasgine
romanced a bit. as you know. about my
western trip. / never ate snake. and
what's more. I never can eat snake"
The boys laughed heartily over this
speech and Smithy came to the front and
explained just how. he had worked the
snake gag" as he expressed II. And.
Sam, I hope you'll be just a plain. COM
mon meat-eating citizen again-from this
day" he added.
Iii be glad to be one OF you'll you'll
have me-" said Sam, joining the group.
II never realized that I was making
fool of myself till this evening I shall
try to mend my ways-if you'll reinstate
me in your good graces again.
And four hands were held out to Sam
and four voices declared that he had
taken his "cure" like a man. and that
from henceforth he was to be one OF
1.-The Honest Band and would be re-
quired to live up to the rules OF the band.
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PUZZLES.
Letter Enigma.

My first is in window, but not in door;
My second Is In iron. hut not In ore;
My third Is in new. but not In old;
My fourth 10 in metal, but not in gold:
My fifth is in whale. but not in fish;
My sixth Is in platter, but not In dish;
My whole is season that all children love,
And they'll know what IL is when they solve tn
above.
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.ILDREN, chill
dren, come here
this moment, for I
have something to
say to you that will
please you might
ly!" So called Mrs.
Furry to her three
little Furrys, Jinko,
Minko and Polo.
For fear that you
might think Mrs.
Furry was a Wom-
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he had behaved himself nicely. like Jinko
and Minko, SO that he might have re-
manned up for the party. And with a
heavy heart Polo fell asleep, not to wake
again till the spring sunshine should call
him forth. for it was time for bears to
"hole-up'' for the winter in that far
northern country.
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Indoor Game.

The American Flag on the North
Pole.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-15

ceIlent surface. Sawdust. tanbark. the
refuse Of sugar cane. straw. dax ana
swamp grass have all been successful
ly utilized.
In the stone road the process as far
as it goes is exactly the same. The
roadbed must be surveyed, graded.
drained, shaped and rolled. In gen.
eral. two kinds Of stone road are In
use, the macadam and the telford.
named from the two Scotchmen who
first made practical application OF
their principles. In both broken stone
Is rolled to a compact. curved bed, Mt
tingly drained. The main difference Is
that the telford road has subpave-
ment OF hand laid rocks, over which
smaller courses Of gravel are spread
and crushed. In both cases the stones
must be fairly uniform and angular. so
as to fit together under pressure. To
cement this mass water and stone
screenings, but never earth or clay. are
rolled into the surface.
The qualities required Of gravel to
be available for constructing a mac
adam or a telford road are. above all.
hardness and toughness. Stones con-
tanning flint or quartz. for instance,
are bad, because. although hard, they
are brittle. Most kinds Of granite are
undesirable. since they decompose rap
idly, but the darker one. containing
hornblende instead Of feldspar. are
better. Slate and sandstone are USE
less. Some limestones are good, but
the best material is traprock. This Is
hard and tough. In case enough trap
cannot be got an inferior stone may be
used underneath and the trap for sur
facing.
A stone road thus carefully con-
structed is an expensive undertaking,
but once built it Is there for all time
and serves all corners. Over a good
road the traffic Increases year by year.
The Dutch boy who stopped n food
by thrusting his arm into the hole In
the dixie understood the principle Of
water wear This same principle ap-
plies to roads as we'll as to bikes. Once
a channel is started destruction is sure
to follow. A wheel rut cutting into an
unforeseen soft spot or patch Of loos-
ened stones may If unmended be the
beginning Of hundreds Of dollars Of
waste. Nothing deteriorates SO rapidly
as a neglected road, and few things
are so easy to maintain in perfect con-
dition II slight continual painstaking
inspection Is allowed to rule.
In some southern states, especially
those in the valleys Of the Mississippi
and its tributaries. burnt clay roads
have been used. The process is simple.
The clay roadbed Is plowed up and
roasted over open wood fires. much as
bricks are baked. The "gumbo" or
"buckshot" thus loses good deal Of
it's water and when mixed with I'M
cooked clay and then thoroughly rolled
forms a smooth and durable surface
William Leavitt Stoddard in Youths
Companion.
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surface drainage is an absolute neces-
sity. Dry roadbeds are as essential
for good roads rs dry powder for sue
cexsful fighting. If water is allowed
to get at the foundation of the road it
undermines. freezes and eventually
loOsens the soil. Everybody who has
foundered hub high through spring
mud knows that this is only too true.
Subdrains are in the end inexpensive.
They may be constructed Of field
stone, of logs or fagots Of wood or
bundles of brush, of brick or, best of
all OF tile ard stone.
The general shape of all roadbeds,
as well as of all finished highways,
should be in cross section, q shallow
curve or else a shallow truncated cone.
In this respect, as we'll as in regard to
drainage, lies the superiority of the
modern over the Roman road. The
aim today is to build a hard. smooth.
well graded and well drained, water
proof and compact pavement on which
wheeled vehicles may travel in safety
and with speed. One inch to the foot
is successful curve.
The preliminary grading, after the
stumps and large stones have been re-
moved and the general smoothing"
has been done, is accomplished by
means of the road machine, which
may be adjusted so as to spread the
earth, shave it away ut the desired
angles and roughly white the bed to
the required form. BY 1t also the side
bitches are partly dug out A road
thus Crowned" or rounded off, even
If nothing more is done to it, will give
better service than its old. fiat. I'M
drained predecessor.
The next step is to roll the road
with a heavy steam or horse roller till
the surface is firm and hard This
process is slow and expensive, but II
through and prevent wasteful ruts
and washouts it must be done. In
some country districts where the ap-
preparation Is scant traffic Is now ad-
mitted, and. although this earth road
is the least permanent highway made.
yet it is incomparably better than the
former unimproved. wet and ungraded
wagon track. Constant slight repairs
will maintain such road in good
shape indefinitely.
All sorts Of materials have been
used in the construction Of highways
Where stone is too costly some top
dressing rolled firmly in tends to pro-
long the life of the road. Sand alone
or clay aloNc is utterly impracticable.
When mixed in the proper proportions
and rolled, however, they make an ex.
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CITY FIRE ALARM BOXES.

Below Is given the location of the
real and imaginary boxes, the latter
being marked with an asterisk co.:
sBox No. 4-Young and Thomas,
North Aberdeen.
BOX No. 5-B and Cleveland
streets, Highland Home.
*Box No. Terrace avenue and
D street. High School.
"Box No. S.-Burrews' Dock.
BOX No. 9-Hume and K streets,
Northern Pacific Railroad Depot.
BOX No. 12-Boone anc King
streets, South Aberdeen.
Box No. 15-Wilson Bros Mill.
Bog No. It's. E. Slade Mill.
Box No. 21.-Market and F
streets.
Box No. 23.-American Mill.
Box No. 25.-Heron and F streets.
Box No. 27-Fourth and G streets.
BOX No. 31-Tranklin School,
Market, between Jefferson and M
streets.
Box No. 32-Hume and H streets
Box No. 35-AndersOn & Middle
ton Mill.
Box No. 37-Heron and Broadway.
Box No. 38-Third and Broadway.
Box No. 42-Hart-Wood Lumber
Co.'S Mill.
Box No. 45-Western Cooperage.
Box No. 47-Hume and Washing
ION streets.