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Show r ttfoe Sentinel's pete. Lee Bench, Age 9, "Oak Trees" There t are good many things made out of the Oak tree there are tubs aud other things made out of that large tree the Oak trie it grows iu three zones the south temeret north temeret and torid the ' cabnit makers like the lumber of the oak tree to make bedsteds because they , can get a pollish on it aud it will shine. ; Henrietta Madsen, Age, 9, "The Mul" barry Tree" There aro two kinds of Mnlbarya the red. aud the black. : The bark is taken of the tree i and in made into brown paper, The Tree 1 is cut down and is made Into furniture. I The silk worm feeds ou, the. leaves.- of the mulbarry tree. And its also a I beautiful shade tree and the berry of It is used for making jelly, The mulbarry mul-barry Jrte was first Imported first im-poited im-poited from France. Black, A native of Pearls but thrives in a northern cli- ' mute. It is late iu p.uttiag fourth its leaves bntthe fruit forma very quickly. The berry is large, long, black aud of a rich aromatic least. It is used iu making wine ..cider , rrixed with apples. j "-'1 ; ? ' v. g 7 .. William Westenskow, Age 12, "Tea," The tea plant is a native of China and Japan. A place where tea is raised, is called a tea plantation. Tea is raised on hillsides so when it rains the water ( can run off. Tea cannot grow in wet 1 soil. The leaves of the .ea plants are picked four times a year. It is an ever-gitenehrub. ever-gitenehrub. On one acher of land, there is raised 300 pounds of tea. There are about 1500 plants on' one acher of land. The tea is dried In two ways, and they are by thoj eun and by the heat of fire. The two' kinds of tea are - the green tea, and the , Mack tea. The great tea di inkers are the Inglish, the Dutch, the Russians, the. Australians, aud the Americans. On one' tea plant there is raised one fifth of a pound of tea. i i n . I t . Louise Jorgenflon,:Age 10, '"Coffee" Coffee is a native of Abyssinia, atd Abysinnia is in tha eastern part of Africa. After wards they took it to ArabU. They tcokMt?to the West Indies and the West Indies is loathe southeastern toundery of the United States. The coffee that we use, is a wixture of Mocha, Rip and - Java. The coffee plant is an evergreen shrub. Where there are lots of coffee is raised is called a coffee plantation.. One third of the coffee used in the World is used In United States. It is dried in eopper boilers or in the sun. Then It is parched or roasted and ready to be drank. Elmer Ludvigson, Age 11 -Dear Sentenel. I once had a dog that was named Lez, we wonW-jiflt-a note in the baskdt and send her to the store, we chould send her. to the.beafshop to get some beaf, we could hetch her ou the sleigh. And I have some other little pets I have two ribbits the oue is white the other Is black, And I think in the spring I will taveralofcof "younge rib-bits. rib-bits. I think they are some pretty little pets when they are full grown. . I would like to write some more another time if the Sntenel will print it. Velora Peacock,-- Age H, "Spring" Spiing is the first -season in the year. There are three -'months In Spring, namely; March, April and May. . The first signs of Spring begins with the budling of the trees, green grass spront. lng np and the birds singing. Spring is a lovely season, it comes laughing and melting the ice and icicles from which stern old winter has frozen. It sends the brooks bounding on their way. It sets free ponds, rivers, and springs, which has been frozen so they could not tro on their way, but was bound up in fitures of ice. In spring the flowers begin to bud and blossom and sending forth sweet perfumes. Many long for spring to come and to see the flowers, which have slept under the ground and also to hear the birds sing their sweet songs and to hear the bees bnzzing over head. In the month of April the holi-oav holi-oav is sometime ' spent in- pleasant weather, The holiday is called Eastern Sunday. Lillian LudvigsoD, Age 14; "Springs-Spring "Springs-Spring is the first season of the year, there are three months namely, March, April and May. The first Bigna of Spring begins with the budding of the trees, and the sprouting of the grass. It-sets It-sets free ponde, rivers and springs. Way is a beautiful season in which ihe children have many sports. In spring the flowers begin to bloom and send forth sweet perfnme,. they have been sieeping under the ground.- The birds are singing iheif sweet songs, and the bees humming aftout the doors and hives. Many long for Spring to come eo that they can play ball and many other games. There will be no snow. The holiday is called Easter Sunday which is in April. |