Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1895 — FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. [ARTICLE]

FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.

THE LOSGSBT DAT. Early dawn and twilight say June has brought the longest day. v No ose stops to count the hours, \ Full of sunshine, leaves and flowers, T Grassy fields and singing birds. *. We must add with pleasant words * Kindly acts, that all may say —< The longest is the happiest day. Anna M. Pratt in Youth’s Companion. a boy’s fussy composition. A newspaper recently printed this fund/ composition, which was written by a Japanese boy, and was sent to the paper by the English teacher in Japan to whom it was handed by the boy. It was on the whale. “The whale live in the sea and ocean of all the country. He is a large and strong in among of kinds of all fish, and its length reach to ninety foot from seventy foots, and its color almost is a dark, and he has a large head. When swim in the up water he is so large as Island. When struck the water on angry he is so voice as ring great deal thupder. If he danced make the storm without winds, and also blow the water almost lay down the fog on the weather. His the form is proper to live for his front legs make hire and afterlegs is no, and the tails is a Hire that open on the up waters, and the mouth have no leaves, but have leaves that is a hard narrow beard as with horns. His bodys though is a fish, but he is not a fish, but is a creatures. His leaves is named wbalesleaves. The men make the everything with it. Every years to seven or eight month from four or five month, the whalermen catch on the sea or ocean. He may live on the sea of North-sea-way or five island, of Hirado on Higen Country ia Japan. Written by T. Hirakawa. “F. B.—The tell of the whale is more—but but I do not know fully to tell." SHOOTING A BEAR. In the “History of Athens County,” Ohio, Joseph Bobo elates an adventure in which his father took a leading part. He and one of his neighbors, a Mr Bhidler, found a hole in the rocks which they thought might conceal a bear. Mr. Bobo lighted a torch and started to explore,while Suidler stood outside ready to shoot if Bruin tried to escape. “ Father went into the cave about twen-ty-five feet, and was on the point of giving up the search, when suddenly a bear, which had been crouching behind a rock, rose up and struck the torch with his paw. The torch fell to the floor and was extinguished. “ Father didn’t wait for ceremony, but got out of the cave as quickly as possible, and told Shidler what had happened. All remained quiet, and after waiting awhile, father lighted another torch and went in again to shoot the bear. He proceeded cautiously, and the moment hi 3 eye fell on the bear lie tired, but only wounded the animal. “ Bruin uttered a tremendous growl and father saw him coming. Quick as thought father threw down the torch and lay flat on his face. The bear rushed for the mouth of tlie cave, clawing viciously at father’s head and body as he passed over him, but Shidler was ready for the brute, aud when lie showed himself at the hole, gave him an ounce of lead that settled him. “ Father’s wounds, though not serious, were bad enough to leave scars for the rest of his life. The bear weighed 390 pounds.’> TOYS OF BABY KINGS. The directors of the Grafton Galleries in arranging their admirable exhibition of “ Fair Children ’’ have not forgotten to inalude in their collection specimens of the toys and toy books, of bygone days. Here you may see what playthings the Egyptian children used ages and ages ago, so far back even as B. C. 2300. More curious even are the dolls of ancient Thebes, made out of flat pieces of wood, almost shapeless and entirely unlike their elegant, well-modeled successors of to-day. Coming to comparatively modern times, the exhibits become more intelligible and interesting. The beautiful miniature toys in silver, of the time of Charles 1., fireplace, fire-irons, and kitchen utensils on which the most careful workmanship has been lavished, or the exquisite dolls’ tea service in the same precious metal. In another case will be found an old Nuremberg feeding bottle, made of glass, engraved with coats of arms and having a highly ornamental gold or gilt top and nipple. From Nuremberg also comes a baby’s rattle made of silver (451). The little gloves worn by an infant who was christened in Watford Church in 1730. The infants’ bells of the time of Louis XIV and the miniature knife and fork and Italian rattle in the same case are interesting. A greater interest attaches, especially in the eyes of that great poets’ many worshipers, to the coral and bells used by Shelly when an infant.—Philadelphia Recorder. A VERY CURIOUS BIRD. If a child was asked what ability a bird had which was not possessed by other creatures, he would probably reply, “ the power to fly.” So a bird who could not fly would seem to him a contradiction; yet there is such a bird, and he is called the penguin, says the Boston Standard. The penguin does Dot fly, but he can walk upon the land and swim in the water. He swims in the water .as a duck does, and his pictures show him to look not unlike a duck swimming. But upon the land he sits in a peculiar upright position, with his queer little apologies tor wings tucked close to his Side. Penguins inhabit the southern seas and assemble together by thousands, sitting in stiff rows along the shore, or walking in the strange upright position. The penguin subsists, as might be expected, upon fi3h, which he swallows whole.

The penguin makes no nest. The mother lays but one egg at a time, and carries this about with her under her absurd little wing or under her leg, as some naturalists say. In this style she takes good care of it until the baby penguin appears, when both par- ' ents go out and fish for his sustenance. With two parents working for one child, the baby penguin should be well provided for, and he probably is. There are many varieties of penguins, their habits and appearance being much alike. They are very noisy birds, making a harsh braying sound. They are not afraid of men and show a disposition to fight if molested. These birds are about three feet high.