Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-22

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divided into seven classes; the birds
of prey (the eagle); perching birds
Qark): climbing birds (wood pecker);
domestic fowls (pigeon); running
birds (ostrich); wading birds (snipes);
and the swimmers (swanl.
| Most birds have four toes on their
feet, a few have three toes, and the
| ostrich has but two toes. Birds use
their feet for different purposes, be-
sides walking, for protection, as the
ostrich when he kicks or the king
bird when he scratches. and some
birds use their feet for building nests
and for swimming and for carrying
| food.
Some birds have long fiat bills some
have short hooked bills like the dove
| and parrot and other birds of prey
and others have short fiat bills like
the ostrich. They use their bills to
help make their nests and to carry
| food.
The tail and head of birds are often
decorated with bright feathers in
many forms and shapes. The birds
witt. brightest colors live in the
| tropical regions. The male birds al
ways have brighter feathers than the
female birds. These bright colored
birds are not always the best singers
but the little, dark somber colored
ones make the sweatest music.
Birds eat grain, leaves, weed seed,
little animals, fishes, bugs. and some
time smaller birds. They make their
nests under caves of the barn and
chicken house, on high rocks, on the
ground, in the wheat fields. and, on
nigh branches and little boxes that
people make for them The nests
hare made of sticks, leaves, twine,
thread, sleeps wool, grass, hay,
straw, clay, and feathers. They are
! all shapes and sizes. Some are sewed
together, some plastered and some
woven.
The birds are good to eat worms,
to sing, to carry seed to different
countries and different places, and
they are good to eat, and some of
them are good for their feathers. We
should always put out food and water
! for them when they cannot get it
easily. And we should have houses
for them SO they might have places
! to build their nests. We should
always treat the birds well and help
enforce the bird laws.
Dist No. Al, Miss Susie Acre,
teacher.
LITTLE ToMMY''-MAY TILToN,
9TH GRADE.
Little Tommy is black and white
cat. When Tommy was little he was
the incest kitten his mother had.
His mother loved him very much.
Tommy was not only handsome but
he was clean, nice, always cheerful
and happy. When he was six months
old he was taken away from his
mother, brothers and sisters.
He was so sorry for he wanted his
mamma so much. "Meow, meow"
said he, 81 want my mamma, 1 want
my mamma"
Tommy's new mistress name was
Eva. She was nine years old. She
was very kind to him. Every morn
ing when Eva got up Tommy would
say s'Meow, meow, 1 want my break
i fast, / want my breakfast" Then
she would give him saucer of milk.
Tommy wanted her to pet him and
rub his back.
He had a pretty white ribbon on
1 his neck with little bell tied to it.
When Tommy ran it would go ting-a-
ling, ting-a-ling.
One day neighber's dog got after
him Tommy said $50 away, naughty
dog" but the dog would not go away.
Tommy had to run up tree and
wait until the dog went home before
he dared to return to his little
mistress.
i In the fall Tommy went to school
with Eva The children liked him
so well that he soon became known as
the incest and best cat in Trego
county
Dist No. Al, Miss Susie Acre teach
er-
i (Note-The above is well written
story but Little Tommy's adventures
would fill small book so it was
necessary to omit several pages. We
must not tresspass to much on the
editors good nature. We shall try to
limit an stories to two hundred
words. Choose an interesting subject
4 and try to tell about it in way that
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