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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-01-18

Private O'Keefe. OF the Connaught
Rangers, carries German letter OF
Introduction, which should procure
him good treatment, II he ever fell
into the hands OF the Kaiser's troops.
O'Keefe was one OF detachment
OF the Connaughts operating near
fpres, and endeavoring to catch a
body of Germans who were shelter
Ing a farm house. Within the farm
house itself were two OF the officers.
and O'Keefe decided to get them out,
He dashed up TO the door, exposed
for 200 yards to the furious rifle fire.
and demanded the instant surrender
or the astonished Germans as pre-
ilminary to peace. As they refused
o'keefe SHOT one Of them. took the
other prisoner, and brought him back
TO the regiment. The prisoner was
SO moved by the mans reckless cour.
age that he wrote note in German
IN his captor's pay-book. urging any
German, who should have the luck
10 capture O,Iseefe to "glve the best
treatment to the brave man who had
saved my life."
From this. Colonel O'Keefe got
mild reprimand for foolhardlness
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-01-18

killed in action at Lc TrouQuet
Stan officers declare that he un-
doubtedIy saved the division from
capture or anuihilation.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-01-18

The board OF directors of School
District No. /. meets this evening in
regular session.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08

would telz it to stop One day q man cmrue and bought the machine and. being SO gizd of hfr bargafn. he forget to ask the rules to make 1t stop.
 When herarrfxed home he- c0nmand- Cd It to eTind perrtdEa Sc it ground until the kitchen wN6 full He ran in the paricr. Soon tho parfnf was full Be then ran in ths opan nsfd Soon ft wa@ knee hiMh
 Then. not knowing what to do, Ac went to the nnAsfsr and beg8sd h<En to take 1t back.
 The master w11knway took it bauE. This very same day a tradsr of az1l came and bought tES machine ct q good price and he for8ot to ask the rules. He no lonssr had te % abroad for salt
 On g0fng bacn honas .hs sat1szy hizn- sekL he coznmauded H to eriad salt. He was now in the mtdd1m of the ocean So it ground ffu the. ship sank with it's powerful n1BeLk1n4 So day and night this nanhfu9 ia grinding salf and this ts why ths sea fz zalsed-
 JEANNETTE CHATTER, Ago n.
 Waurg@Mn.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08

frannds- As soon as the sun sank in tne we9t- flfs crowds began to leave the park and Nan and her new friend were quite alone.
 wans my nursess sasd the small
 Nan. saAd: .Ie9 us wait here fox her. She w11I soon come~
 No no,- cried the fired pet 1aks me homef"
 she knew where she lived, and Nan took her bT the hand and the two set out for the wee onets home in e. street not far eH
 Nan went up the brouansfuns -steps, rang tlss<Dezl. and as soon as the maid lcaxns to the door, sad in a firm voice. II found her in the park She was bost- she says she Hvea here. Is it all riRltzs
 Wish thiz somsDns came down the stairB with rush. took the wee mite in her arms and cried: My childs My petf To think what nufgft have been your 144af- and then cried % hard that Fet and Nan had to cry. too.
 Nan made e move to 20 out the door, fnr it waB I1t6 and sh@ knew that those with whom she nved would beat her and Bco.d her, but Pet hung on to her, and PeT9 M1Nmu9, wfio saw tl1at the girl lad . good facs. begged Nan to say and be the nurse maid. Nan was glad She had good home win those who knew ker worth ETTA RGRArH Ass n. Boxrahv1lye.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
JUNGLE JEDfs TALK TO WIDE AvkAKEs.

This is the season of picnics and doubtless the Wide Awalzes will have many pleasant picnics in tie next ten weeks, which will cover the season from berryfng time in the pastures to nutting time in the woods.
 How do you suppose these little pleasure trips to the woods and sea- side came to be called picnics7 You have never looked this up. Well it always pays to inquire into things.
 Pfcnics, are common to all countries. We like to go to the woods and wild places in warm weather. because in the early days Of the world men made their homes on the mountains, in the woods and by the river or seaside and a. love of that wild life has fingered in the human family from that early day.
 Away off in India the picnic is called a fools feast" because people go a long ways from home carrying poorer food than they are accustomed to in the home, and call what seems to others to be discomfort. pleasure the pleasure of eating indisestible food.
 In this part of the world we call these little outings picnics because of a biscuit known by that name which became a standby for those who took day off with ratfors that were palateable and would keep sweet and sustaining without ice until wanted to eat If it had not been for these biscuits the picnic might have got its name from sandwiches; perhaps from the one known as ~hot-dog"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
4 Days Mountain Climb.


 Dear Uncle Jed:-One day last Au- gust my friends and I who were stay ing at a summer resort in the Cat skills decided to climb a mountain peak about a mile away. There were three boys and four girls besides my self in the party.
 Early that morning we all got ready wore large straw hats to protect us from the heat. We were to have lunch picnic fashion at noon, SO we carried baskets of food and Therfnos bottles filled with cool water; and last but not least we each carried q mountain ing.
 The first few miles of the journey were very pleasant, for the sun had just risen and 1t was not hot.
 Some of the girls were in ecstacy over the pretty mountain flowers and we decided to pick some on our way home
 Towards noon it became very hot and we were looking around for a place to eat lunch Behind a large powder was a flat piece of table land and as there was no better place we decided to have lunch there.
 Then we all got busy. Some of the boys started a small fire and we soon had the coffee pot simmering on it. The girls laid the cloth and set the table so we soon had a delicious meal before us.
 I do not believe I have ever en- joyed a meal so much since as we ate in the open with the fresh mountain breezes playing around us.
 Our homeward journey was unevent- full except that we picked large punches of mountain flowers. Mountain flow CTS live very long and do not need water to keep them from whithering- PAULINE SMOLOwITz.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
Corn and It. Preduet..

There are two ways to feed the corn stalks to cattle-stlage and dry fod- der. Silage is best because the cattle do not eat the dry stalks well and therefore waste much.
 The huslks are used for mattresses and corn-husk mats. Whole corn is fed to all stock irf- cluding hens
 Ground corn or meal is used both for the cattle and when ground fine for the house.
 People used to eat more of their food made from corn and corn meal than they do now. They will use more this winter on account of the war, Corn meal ground fine is made into homfny. It Is often used for supper and fried for breakfast
 Hulled corn is soaked in lye to get the germ out. 1t Is then soaked in cold water to get the alkali out and it is then boiled until soft. Cornstarch is very widely used, to thicken pudding, also soup and ice cream
 Green corn is eaten on account of its flavor. 1t has DO special use except for this. Wheat is raised first for bread making The reason why 1t is, is be- cause it keeps longer than corn. Corn Is a staple food It is nrtri- ttous and digestable. ELIZABETH PARKER, Age 13. Mansfield. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
POETRY.
Ths1pe~ny wssdpse<sr.

The powtsy Weodpeoker. sTh9- powny is a drurf1mer@boy, his
 drum hollow limb; If people listen CT do not, it's all the
 same to him. He plays q Chinese .1neiody. ana plays
 it with c. will Wfthout another drumstfck but just
 his little bill; He isn't playing aIts for fun. nor just to have q lark He's after every kind of bug or worm
 within the bark; He is fond of every insect, and every
 insect egg; He works for everything he gets, and
 never has to beg. From weather either cold or hot he
 never runs away: So. when you find him present, you
 may hope that he will stay. -GARRETr NEWKrRK 1nBdrd Lore.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
arnduntian Exerrinnn.

Dear Uncle Jed: Now that I have my summer vacation and no more hard studying. hope tc write oftener to the Wide Awake Circies
 I passed all my examinations and therefore Was able fo grzdnztes The graduates from our high school att tended the baccalaureate. sermon on Sunday evening at the PresbSterian church
 Monday evening we attended the class day exercises which were very successfully carried out
 Our Commercial department. conn prfssd Of seven graduatsss had three of the members to write the class his- tory. prophecy, and will, then read them before everybody. My sister and could have taken part in any of these but ws did not know the school as wel1 as the others so we did not try.
 After these papers had been read the rest af the evening was passed in dancing and serving refreshments. Tuesday night we held our Conn menceasent exercises at the 0pera house in Oyster Bay. Speeches were made by the graduates: bibles and di- plomas were distributed and last of all. bouquets-
 My sister and I each received a lovely bouquet of yellow and white, the class coloEG Everybody enjoyed themselves as refreshments were serv- ed in the high school after we had all enjoyed reading last Thursdays Bulletin as the Wide Awake,s stories were interesting, and tkznk yeu foz
 LILLIAN BREHAuT. East Norwich, New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
LittIe Bens.ys Notsbook.

 < If you see a a1iirnff with 3 tales, Don't think that you are drunk, BeisAuss the AffH1fl is a elefunt And the frunt tales is it's trunk. It mite be called q trunk befSause It carrys stuff to eet and drink of. But they proberiy called it trunk
 bekause
 It's the only nairn they cood think of. Elefunts skins is tuff and thick And are sumetimes called thare
 hides, Mabe befause tl1are used to hide The slefunts irsides. An elefunts disposishin Is loving. kind and gentle, But an efefunts ears Is 50 verry large They must be partly oarnamental. An eiefunts r1atchera1 nature Is affeckshiHit and sweet, But 1t rfevvir takes prizes at bewty
 shows,
 Bseing to big erroufd the feat.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
Rent Day on the Hudson.

Kent Day on rhe ffuoSoHs
 On the great estates owned by the Patroon, events took place which were seen nowhere else in the colon ies
 The Patroon's house, usually made of bricks or stone, was of great size, often three stories high. The rooms were many and large, and frequently finely decorated. The furniture and diamond shaped windows spoke of great wealth. Orchards and gardens often extended down to the Hudson. Near by was a barn where grain was stored and where cattle found com fortable quarters.
 Once or twice year rent day came around. Then all the small farmers living on the Patroon's vast estate, gathered with rent money In their pockets. and in their wagons a share of what they had raised.
 Rent day was a holiday, and every farmer and his family were dressed in their best clothes. A great feast was prepared. An OK, sheep. and pigs had been roasted. Dozens of servants, white and black, hastened to and fro waiting upon the people who ate, drank and made merry.
 Everybody said the Patroon was a kind-hearted man. When the farmers went to their homes to begin again their hard labor, they could not help wishins their farms were their own, and that | they did not have to pay rent IRENE MATHIEU, Age If. Columbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
Early Iuhabstsres of ervsos.

Greece Cor Hellasl ts half as large as New York It is in the southern part of Europe It fs separated from the rest of the continent on the nerth by q chain of high mountains and the waters of the Mediterranean Sea near Iy surround A.
 The history of Greece goes back to the time when the people did not know how to read or write. and could not keep records of things happening. For a. long time all the Information that could be had of the tnhabftauts of GFesce was the stories told by par enfs to their children. Every time the stories were told they were slightly ehanged untt at hast they were Ike
 About two thousand years before Christ there lived in Greeve a savage race called Pelasgian& They lived in forests and caves in the mountain sides and hunted wild beasts with clubs and stone tipped arruwM They were so wild they only ate raw meat, of skins of beasts and to Hrotevt them- selves they gathered together in tribes and each tribe had a chief
 But there were far more civilized nR- tfons fin the world Among these were the Egyptians They had long known the use of fire and could build houses and erect wonderful monuuerfs. There
 were some learned men in Egypt who
 were acquainted with many arts and sciences and peculiar writing of their
 own invention.
 The Phoenicians were civilized, too. Both uations had ships. but as they
 had no compass they did not dare sail out of sight of land But by sailing from island to island they finally reached Greece and taught the Pelasgians how to do useful things. MARY A. BURREEL. Age 1a Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
Tha Liahtheuse Keeper.

On a rocky cape stood a lighthouse Beside 1t was a little house in which two men lived. One was the keeper, the other telegraph operator. He house. The two lived happily. Ships always passed the lighthouse. One day a. great steamer passed It
 The next day the operator received a telegram which said that this same ship was coming back about o'clock. ming flashed, the wind blew and it rain ed hard. The keeper hurried and lighted the light. He peered into the darkness. He was just going to go away when he saw a rocket fly. He hurried downstairs where he met the operator.
 Look" the operator said, and he handed the keeper a piece of paper upon which was s. O. S."
 The keeper said excitedIy: You tel egraph to the life savers while get a boat"
 joined the keeper. They started. but at times the waves swept them out of their course.
 At last they reached the boat and got as many people as they could. The operator looked into the darkness There were four dark objects moving along.
 They're comingi" he shouted. "The life savers are coming!"
 The life savers reached the spot soon. They took the rest of the peo- pie. When they got on shore they were made comfortable
 Next day the keeper saw the captain coming toward him. The captain said: T thank you very much for saving the people," and then they shook hands.
 GEORGE A. KASS, Ago Il.
 Mansfield Four Corners.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
Cotton.

Cotton needs a warm and dry coun- try. For this reason the Torrid and the southern part of the Temperate zones are greatly favored. The south ern states. the lower part of the Nile river, and the wet countries of India and Southern China, are the choice cotton raising regions of the world.
 If you should ask southern plant CT, when his crop was set out. he would tell you, fin the moderate pected to get two fairly good crops from 1t.
 When the cotton plant starts grow ing; you must know that the pods are green. Before they turn to brown. however, a bright reddish bIos- som appears about the size, shape. and hue of the poppy. After a while it dries up and falls of. By this time, of course, the pods have turned to brown. Then they burst open and the cotton is ready for picking. Then the whole field looks like a vast stretch of snow.
 We will try to imagine ourselves picking these queer fluffy balls. What are those hard things inside the cot ton, Why. those are the seeds. How hard they stick. Let us try to take them out of a bunch. It is not so easy as we thenk and we soon give up.
 A great many years ego man thought himself very lucky indeed, if he cleared one pound per day; but now times have changed and three hundred or more pounds are seeded in the same space of time, by the aid of the cotton gin, which was Invented by Eli Whit ney, very fine citizen of Massachu- setts.
 The cotton after going through all this and more besides, is packed in large bales and shipped to be manu- factured into cloth
 DAVID CARLYE. Age 12. Norwich,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
Mx RIaek cnt

I have big black cat. His n1me ts Beck He Is F years old He lIikes to play, and h there is a pencil on the floor he win jump after it and play for a piece of meat. He wilF jump high fn the. air- He fs sornetimes uaagfty. Thss sururnar he ate chickens. and papa had to chain him up until the chicks were grown up SO the cat could not eat them Papa said the eat never ats chickens until this summer
 PAULINE PERRY. Age II. South Wiudhnm-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
silk Making.

In the Rhone valley one sees grove after grove of mulberry trees, which are carefully tended. The leaves are eaten by the siikworms in summer.
 The ailkWorm weayes cocoon about itself. The material of which the CO., coon is made is . thread about two miles long.
 The single thread is so fine that sew eral have to be united to make 1t strong enough to weave or spin.
 The silk industry can be carried on in any climate where mulberry trees grow.
 The changes of the cocoon require much labor, skill and care.
 Silk production ts mostly carried on in the parts of the world where labor CTS will accept low wages and where the people have done this work be- fore-
 China produces the largest amount Of raw silk.
 France also produces a large amount.
 Many years ago in the Colonial days the people of Wilmington and West ford raised silkworms.
 The Cheney mills in Manchester make very fine silks from the thread produced in other countries.
 JOSEPH T. MIRTL, Age 1a. West Wilmington.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
RsIs. ssr Yesns wAtsrs.

1. Write plairly on oyies side Of the rpApeE ozflgs and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 8. Short and pointed articles will ibe gwen preferences. Do not use over 250 worlds
 (. Original storfes dr letters only will Be used. ' 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all llscomnunications to Uncle SIed, Bulletin OG9ce. , sThatever you. areBe fhatt |
 Whatever you say---B0 'truet
 Etratgh1fofward1y act,
 Be h0nesG~-fn fact.
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08

-Madse Morton. Captain of tns-aEerry Maid.
 4---tlope M. ccmstuciS, Of UncasviIIs The Automobile Girls mt Palm Beach.
 5-Esalaer SiserslruwsBeys ea rcgwfcn -The Automobile Girls at Newport.
 e-Elizahstl1 Parker of Mans1efd-.
 7-May nuns, of Bakerhs1d. CaizE. -IThe Automo6i1e Girls at Wash ington.
 a-PauIine SnoIcwiEx, of Norwich The SubnarIne Boys for the FTAg.
 Winners of prize books living fn the city may call at The Bulletin business offic8 for them at any hour after 10 q. m. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
4 1elH. Story

My home was in a- large department store. and my room was in a largo box Two weeks Def1E8 ChrfsE1na@ my ooz4- pan1onB and were talssn out of our tha shelf to be esld for Chrfskmas was considered eno Of ths most beautffaI dolls thEre, therefore I nras very proud of n1ysak [ had beautiful eyes and golden hair.
 Many people came to look at the dolls. They admired mo very much Many waure& to buy mss but when told the price they just tn<nsd aw1y, say- ing: Tt isn't worth 1t" When haard tAis tt ntad8 ne feel cheap. for perhaps I wasn't SO beautt- ful after all.
 There stood on ti1s zheff fer many days. looked af by more and more peo- ples until one day. a lady came in and Bought me. She gave the salesman ten dollars and told him t0 send it up to her house.
 Now that was sold ct last, I bexan to wonder what would become of me next. soon found out. for fnnmedf- ately was put on the Christmas tree for little E1ste. was. hung oa tho lowest branch. 70 that in csss should fall should not break. Here I hung oa the tree, thiuking o( my companions all day Saturday and Sunday. When all had sone to church and the house was sttn, an ugly look
  had never seen such an animal be- fore and felt rafneY frightened think have heard people c@ii 1t a dog He came over near the tree. smelIed of every thing until hS came to me He thought smelled very goods so he pulled me of the tree. I was almost crying to think of such an ugly looking thing spelling my l beautiful pink eress. Hs dragged me all around the floor. finally leaving he 1 under the sofas and went away.
 for me. and kept thinking if I could | only cry for help
 | Monday was Christmas. Then vaA certain that they would want me, so l I tried to creep out. but couldn't. | Monday night all the members of l and Mir. and Mrs Brown began to dis tribute the presents fer all the chiI- dren-
 | When Elsie opened her bundles she saw that she didn't have any dofI-the only thing she had wished for. She was almost crying when Mrs. Brown remembered of having bought . lovely | doll and having 1t on the tree. X soH hunt eusued, but I was no- | where to be found. At length the l housemaid came in to clean the parior
 When she found me was given tc | the owner.
 At first I was EIsie's best doil. bui
 this did not last long One day I wa, taken out to play and was dropped our
 of Elsie's hand and almost killed was taken to the hospital and pro-
 nounced cured, but was no more thu beautiful doll with blue eyes ant golden hair. but crippled doll wftl no eyes and no hair.
 ESTHER SHERSHEvSKY.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAkES.
Life on the Farm

I am going to tell you of my life on the farm. The first thing in the morning is milking the cows. We have six of them, all of which are gentle.
 Feeding the chickens is delightful My favorite hen is Specifies. gave her that name because of the white spots on her body. She eats the corn out of my hand, and when cali her she will come right up to me. am learning her to shake hands now. The other hens are all afraid of me.
 We have fifteen chicks and nine small ducks.
 Mother rings the bell for me to go into the house to help clean around a little after feeding the chickens. After my work in the house is done, l go to see how our old Peter is, for yoa must know that Peter is the pig. We raised him from a little thing He does not like this warm weather very well, and he is not a favorfte with dogs. His house is made of the top of an old wagon and the floor is covered with hay to sleep upon the rabbits We have three Of them. Their names are Pinky, Ginger and Robert. Pinkey is my own, but Ginger and Robert are my brothers. Pfnky is very tame. Ginger Is a bit snappy at strangers.
 The pigeons next to the rabbits house, live in large bird house. See ing the pigeons and rabbits are wei next go in to dinner.
 After dinner I go to play with my dog Ned.
 Preston
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
old School and Home Week.


 Dear Uncle Jedi am guing to tell you about Old School and Home Week
 Old School Week was first sug- gested by Allen B. Lincoln Old School Week was Go call back to WH1imanttc all who went to School here when they were little boys and girls.
 Thugsday was the parade for Old School Week
 President Taft spoke at the Park and the school children dressed in Red, White. and Blue. sang America- was very near President Taft and I heard him say: 'Ifff1s boys and girls had too long vacations. IL was the teachers who needed the yaea- tons"
 old School Week lasted from Juns Fist to June 18th.
 ROSE E0AN, Age .. WilfmAntie. Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
 BOYS AND GIRLS DEpARTMENT

Yeu can cline avn it's back and takes a ride
 And go in eny direcksfin, Wtch must bes lots of fun, pervidfng Thes elefunt has no up5eclzshin. I'd like to have eiefunt And be Kind to 1t and pet 1t. But it woalldent fit in our house, So I'll proberfy nevvir get. it
 LEE TAPE.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-08

Iitfle one was not com1ented and cal1-- cd out again:
 Tint 1t raining papa
 Again the father shook his read by terested.
 Soon reeching his destfnaftun. the father lTfre9 the child out, and the 1iesI9 zezf9e. happy nov tru1gsd down ehe street grAepfng his fathers hand
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