◄ THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY : 24, 1958.;
FEATURES
FOR
Oldest
BOYS
AND GIRLS
Long Ago-Finding World's Oldest Village Short Story---
ROM time to time selen-
FROM
tinta dig up a city or town that is older than any- thing discovered before.
Shortly after World War I an expedition from the University of Chicago un- covered the village of Jarmo in 'northern Iraq. It was 7,000 years old.
This was the oldest setile- ment: ever found whose people were farmers rather than hunt- ems or fishers.
*
Jarmo is about the size of a elly block and about 300 to 400 people lived there.
The houson are of mud but indst of them have three or four rooms. Thcso included Two bedrooms, a storage room and klichen. The livestock was kept in the kitchen.
No metal or cloth was found in the rule but there were plenty of animal bones and vessels of pottery and store.
THE HOUSES ARE MADE OF MUD
WORLD'S
OLDEST VILLAGE
the
ex.
The diggers also brought Braidwood, wife of 125,000 fint back to the United pedition's head. States with them. Classifying Crops raised were wheat and There was the job of Mrs Roberi barley. A mortar for grinding
the grain was a part of every household.
Mrs Braidwood used one of them to grind the coarse suger she used in her Christmas bait- ing. In Iraq it was not, possible to obtain the refined sugar that we have at home,
hirs Braidwood, was probably the first person to use this mil
THE BIG SWITCH IN NAMES
THE others are down-
"THE
stairs in the recreation room," Mrs Burt told Beatrice." A name meeting
slone since the vfilagers left 1ijof some kind, isn't it?" there almost 7.000 yesky ago.
*
"Yes," Beatrice answered hurriedly as sho' dashed Seven thousand
years la down the stairs to join her jon Ume and It is only atx six classmates.. Her fingers
aince yeurs
the
expedition grasped the library book sho inished
this spol. Ugging on But, niready, we have evidence was carrying. "I hope this that people were raising crops book helps mo keep my
friends," she thought.
before that time.
Elsewhere in the world, say scientists, remains of cultivated
He was the only tone standing. "Hello!" Arnold greeted her, plants have been found that we were about to start." 8,000 years old.
Ав Beatrice took her place
ott the four, Arvuld “We seven were the
So, you see, will be long with the others, sitting cros time before we can be Bure that we've discovered the oldest 20god civilisation built by men. There went on: are still thousands of butied towns and villages of which we know nothing.
R. S. CRAGGS
How It Happened-They'll Never Forget 'Pip'
IN
TN the heart of the Berk. shire hill country, in Massachusetts, there is a hotel where a dear little
house cat has left a
and tender memory.
The
"Pip."
cat's name
warm
was
He has been dead for over 25 Tears, yet the people of the Williams Inn at Williamstown stike to tell of the days when their house cat went out of his way to greet all the
KUISITE.
It didn't matter whether the visilor came from the town just. over the mountain, or from the other side of the world. Pip's friendly greeting was always the same. He would come quiet ly into the lobby. walking ciclselessly on his little alien toes. When he saw a stranger, he would try to make him feel at home by rubbing his head gently against in knee, and looking up at him in the kind- Liest way.
Everyone who came to the uld inn looked forward to see ing him again.
:
him in the same way Joe did uf Pip.
that'
strange one
ones in English class who sald we didn't like our names. We've called the meeting today to Johange them..........officially."
Beatrice, wished now thn hadn'i said she wanted to change her name. Why hadn't the known sooner what a benu- tiful name "Beatrice" was.
ARNOLD WAB saying: "As I call your given name tell what you would rather be called and from now on we'll call ouch other by names we really ko. Okay?"
"Ever the best of friends, uren't us, Plp?" they'd eay.
Plp made so many friends
It did not
seem at all
"Yes!" everyone' nodded, ex- day when a man vept Beatrice. She squirmed came to paint the cat's portrait. uncomfortably. Would they make If rip was flattered he did fun of her when she told them not show ft. He tried to help the had changed her mind, or William Fuller Curtis all he would they get mad at her?.
He settled himself on could. the window sill between two potted plants and the artist went to work.
ནི་
*
When Mr Curtis was
"Donald, you're first,” Arnold said,
"Call Пье Spike," replied Donald
"What's your cholce, Stellat* Arnold asked next.
"I think, Chiquila is a beauli-- done, ful name," Stella said. even Plp must have been
"And you, Bernard?
What pleased with the result. The new name would you like?" large picture, now framed, Bearnard squared his foolball hungs in the lobby of the inaboulders Os he announced: From it the postcard in blac-Punt." und-white, Illustrated here, was
made. Guests send these out for and wide in his memory.
Poor Pip! The time came af last when he was too old to get around. When he finally passed away on Oct. 13, 1930, he had reached the advanced age of 19 When a man becomes
Many weople reinemberca fond of the young chap who that Pip had been named for a boarded with him. very famous character na arc He would always greet, the of Charles Dickens' novels. The lad with the words, "Ever the boy Pip was the hero of "Great best of friends, aren't us, Pip?" Expectations," who lived in * This greeting brought a warm humble bome with 3 black- glow to the beart of the young
mith named Joe Gorgery,
hero of the story. -oor-Joe Gorgery had qulia As the boy in the Dickensyara
hard time of it. His wife novel had been greeted in that 100, he is no more celebrated ecolded him day and night, so pleasant fashion, 60 many than yas Pip at 19, for his great his life was anything but cheer- people, loving Pip the cat in the Cui, No wonder he grew very Williams Inn, came to think of PAUL V. D. HOYSRADT
HANID "AND PURR PURR
-It Was Useless To Try To Teach The Kitten-→
By MAX TRELL
WHEN Hanid, the
Shadow
War, quid into the room, she stopped suddenly, jusi in- side the door.
"Oh dear!" she sold. "Oh deart Oh dear!"
There, in the middle of the room, was Purr Purr, the Black Kitten, all wound up in a ball of
It Took Time
yarn.
1
It took Hanld quite a while to untangle the Kitten from all the yarn. Then it look an even longer while to get all the knots out of the yarn and to wind it neally back on the ball,
When everything was done, Hanld sat Purr Purr on her lap
New
"One of the things you can do. is to sit quietly in a corner and wash your face with your paw. Have you washed your face yel this morning?"
Didn't Say
and said to Her in a very stern voice: Pur Pri
"Now listen to me carefully, It isn't right for kittens-or for cals, either to roll ball of yam around the room. Do you understand me?"
Hanld looked down at the Again, Hand looked down at Killen und the Kitten looked up Purr Purt and Purr Purr looked at the little girl. But Purr Purr up at Hanid. But Purr Pure said nothing.
didn't say whether she bou washed her face or not.
Honid went on.
"I do hope she understands me," Hanid said to herself,
Loud Voice
Then she went on in a loud voice:
"There are lots of things you ean do, Purr Purr, that are much better than chasing a ball of yarn all over the floor,
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"And after you wash your face, Purr Parr, you could go down the cellar steps quietly and visit all the dark corners. You could look for Mice. Now
Purr Purr had two needles and a ball of yarn,
wouldn't you like to do that?" would really please her and
Hand waited for Purr Purr to say something. But Purr Purr remained silent,
Hanid sighed,
keep her out of mischief at the same me. Oh, I know?"
Hanid lifted Purr Purr up and looked straight into her big
Beatrice began...."I think most people don't really appreciate
their names."
"Alma?"
Beatrice sighed and said: "This is interesting. For in- stance, Donald, wants to be called Spike. In this book. It Bays Donald moans rulor. would think Donald would rather be called 'ruler thart. 'spike' which means a big nail." "Go on," one of he girls said, "Stella" means star, Chiquita imerane small. Star really suite. Stella best because she stary in volleyball and plane.. But she Don't small."
"What about Bernard?" Bor nard asked the question for the second time; "Bernard
means 'brave and unafraid, which is better thun 'punt which means to klęk a dropped ball, And as for Alma ... well Alma means 'dear and "cherishing.' Babe is cute a Alma Boys. It's cute because It's abort for "baby,***
"AND WHAT ABOUT my name?" asked Sara.
"Bara means princess'.... Fu, it sy bero, has no par- ticular meaning,
Then she looked up at Arnold mying: You have an exciting name, Arnold. It means 'strong az an eagle.' The name you've Beatrice began what sho
chosen for yourself, Dexter, "Dabe is cute," said Alme, hoped would be a satisfactory means "a dyer'""'
explanation: "Sara?"
"What about your. OWIL "I've "I've always wished I
been reading Up
on name? Arnold wanted 10 been
called
names and I hink most people know. something
don't really appreciate their names. When you find out what в пате belter."
had
like,
Fis.". "Dexter sounds good to me."
"As for me," Arnold smiled,
*
THEN HE ADDED, as he looked around the semi-circle. "Oh, excuse me Beatrice. didn't mean to leave you out.
do What you want to be called?"
"Beatrice," she sold quietty "What?"
Arnold exclaimed looking at her as if she had betrayed a sacred trust,
"What's the big idea?" asked haughtily.
Our World
.
Valley's Weird Sights
you want to see atrange
I sights, both man and
nature made, you will find them in Death Volley.
This weird, colourful place is a national monu- ment in eastern California.: and Navadn
4
Ti was part of an inlani, sem millions of years ago. Then, one day Mother Nature shook the earth with a joli that left it. helter scelter.
A
acorching sun gradually dried up the water End such mineral deposils
borax, DE exppor, gold, silver, gypsum and salt were formed.
mtd
dunes, United
There
"Oh
SRTQUI
"Beatrice meng 's happy girl, and thala what I hope I του like it will always be. 86 I decided to
keep my name,”
ya!" Bernard anortea.
"Anybody else want to decide "Give one instance. West does that way too?" Arnold asked. Bernard mean?".
"Yes" came the reply. "Then the meeting is ad. BEATRICE STOOD UP and journed," Arnold taped his
the table "I's Art on opened the library book,
In gavel all in here, Pl tell you all fashion. "And I think we should give Beatrice a vote of thanks about your names."
"All right," Arnold agreed, for helping us appreciate our but she could
see he wasn't nomes,"
"You're right!" they all much in favour of listening to Sare what he thought was going to agreed.
be a lot of dull reading.
—EVELYN WITTER
YOUR PUZZLE CORNER
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Male
4 Youth
7 Bustle
& Fruit drink
9 Light touch
10 Used by fishermen States. Strangely Sheller place
DOWN
1 Head -
* Another girl
a Ideca
4 Flags
8 Poem
Today the floor of this bugn valley covers 550 square miles, Moch of it is kali finis peculiarly shaped sand The mercury rises to 137 de enough at the same time your 12 Also greek For more in the summer eyes would scari the highest 14 Consume
two inches of rainfall a peaks in the country os Bod-17 Girl's name
water is less than 80 miles Can | 18 ---- Grande River year is considered "normal.”
Do you wonder now how the the crow files) from My Whitney 19 Residence (ab.)
which towers nearly 15,000 feet 20 Crafty valley got its name? entered Death Valley.
In 1849 the first white men in all its grandeur,
They
aro footprints and "Of course," she said, "it would green eyes.
of prehistorio animals be wonderful, Purr Purr, it you I've just thought of come-were trying to discover a short fopulta
the gold fields of and birds. Carvings on rocka could learn the alphabet. Be thing that I'm sure you'll like," cut to
which. : have boun upturned cause if you learned the alpha- Hanld said. "I'm going to teach California land became lost.
Needless to say they endured reveal the works of ancient bet, you would be able to read a you how to knit, Wouldn't you untold suffering.
However, it people now wylinet, book. Then you could sit right like that, my dear?" under the window and read Without waiting for Purr Purr most people think, but the lack within easy range. One of the 12 Old sailor
@ Sult stories every day. I'll tell you to answer, Hanld put her on the of food and water that brought best lanown is the site of the 13 First number what I'll do, dear. I'll teach you
floor and gave her the ball of laster to them.
old Paciile Const Borax Com-15 Be sick the alphabet right now. Shall yarn and two knitting needles.
Upon leaving the valley, those pany at a place called Ryan 16 Plaything. She showed Purr Put how to who survived decided to give it which is several thousand fest Purr Purr didn't answer, use the needles. Then Hanid the appropriate name it bears brigh. Here the 20-mule teams "Or else," said Hünid, "I could went to dinner.
today.
pulled their loads, teach you numbers. 10 teach Did Purs Purr learn how to It is truly a unique place. It To cap the climax, the crater you how to add and how to sub- kit?
(you were to climb 6,000 feet to of en veciinct volcano in Liver Behead "close" and have tract and how to divide and how When Hanid looked into the a point named Dante's View, northern part of Death Valley to multiply. My, what a wonder- room an hour later, she stopped you could see a spot called B11-, would make you gasp as you ful Cat you would grow up in consternation, There was water which is 280 feet below looked into it. fio ber"
Purr Purg, all tangled up-in the ca Jevel, the lowest in the ICAROLYN M. CRANE Purr Furr stil! diṛn't 285 any- ball of yarn even worse than before. And with the two
IP
Ing.
She Doesn't Like Them knitting needles, kilsking out like
quills on a 'porcupinel 7
"I don't think the likes any Hanid shook her head. There any, use 'tring to
of those things," Hanid mur- Just wasn't
mured to herself. I wish I taach Furr Part anything use. could think of something that full,
Rupert and the Silent Land 41
The other little creatures wen!!! Mỳ, la lucky that the controls' to understand the orders of these are not ser oft fur is to in up,?! ha lander, without my word ⠀ being thinks. "We should have but le spoken and they nun nutskay JAC for ever it! Then in realiana Ernes minute‘ister Rupert in Jed out 'ta--thele signs that the others want to find that the. Prófésair's balloon... :: be shown" how it works," an hala has been taken from the cloud-ship Eastens himself its arid makes it visu "and"is, being; held on the terrace... wantly above their astanlibid Lacas.
was not the blistering heat, as Ghost mining camps are
ZOO'S WHO
DE AMERICANEE JACH RABBIT: REALLY IS A HARE AND IS
CORRECTLY CALLED PRARE HAREK
TWO MONTHS"
MARCO POLO MENTIONED SILVER BANDS ON HUNTING-FALCO IN ASLA IN THE 134 CENTURY, AND THE FALCON ERS OF BUROPE MARKED HAWMO IN FA SIMILAR WAY, IT WAS NOT UNTIC THES
END OF THE 19 CENTURY THAT BANDING WAS SYSTEM- ATIZED IN EITHER EUROPE OR THE UNITED STATES
BEHEADINGS
"part of your head"; beltend this
and have an abbreviation for "Army Reserva."
Behesd "to repair" and have Finish!!;... behead. this and håve an abbreviation for North Dakota."
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WACKY COMPASS
START AT SOUTH:
AND READ EVERY- WSECOND LATER. SYON DECOR DURYCZNA
"TO FIND PUZILS PETES HIDDEN
MISSING VOWELS
There are all wom, on head
somewhere in the world, but. Puzzle, Pats left out, the Nowels. Can you complete the
:
WORD" TRIANGLE"
- Puzzle Pete' has based his word triangle on a hospital INTERNE. The second word is an abbreviation for "registered
nurse"; third to harden, BE cement"; fourth "ceremony" Afth "an Oriental guitar"; and sixth "to keep." Can you com- piste the triangle?
INTERNE
(Solutions on Page 19)
HOW CARROT STRING 1.CUTOFF A 11INCH PIECE FROM BOTTOM OFALARGE
FAT CARROT..
2.SCOOP OUT THE INSIDE OF THE BOTTOM PART WITH AN APPLE CORER.
PUSH A MEAT STICK
THROUGH
THE
SIDES ABOUT — IN, FROM TOP
TIE A STRONG CORD TO EACH END OF STICK AND HANG IT FROM A WINDOW
LATCH
FIX Z MORE CARROTS |_ THE SAME WAYANDHANG. ONE UNDER THE OTHER.
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