Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 176, 10 June 1916 — Page 14

PACE TWO

THH ItlCIIMONU PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, JUNK 10, 1916.

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"Poor old Fluffy," sighed Fred Fred in delight. "Get the rope and as he lay in the hammock, lazily i bring it to me." Fluffy seemed to swinging under the cherry tree, understand. Fighting with all his T " . ' I strength the dog managed to reach I am afraid his time is almost up(the canoe and graspecl lne ropo iQ

-he is getting blind and useless, Terhaps it would be a kindness to let htm dh? painlessly." Fluffy, a big, brown, curlyhaired Better, lay on the ground watching Fred. His nose was between his outstretched paws and Ms soft eyes seemed to read the bey's thoughts. Presently he rose painfully and walked over to the

lad, resting his big, shaggy bcad!nand8-

lovingly on the boy's knee "You're a mighty fine old fellow," sighed Frod, with a mist in bis eyes. "How I wish you could stay with ub always." "Oh! Fred, come here!" called a voice over the gate. . A moment later Donald Gordon ran into the yard. "Why, come on out with us boys," cried Donald. "We have Uncle Frank's boat, and five of us arc going for a row down to the Three Sisters Island. We have a lunch and are ready to start." Fred and Donald raced down the path toward the river bank. But fast as they went they did not see a brown dog following them on the other side of the hedge. Just as they leaped inio the boat and were about to push off they noticed Fluffy standing on the bank gazing at them wistfully. "You can't go, old fellow!" shouted Fred.' "You would upset the canoe." So Fluffy sat down on his haunches on the cliff and barked mournfully at the boat fast speeding away. Then, as if taking- a MfJawari? mot Midden thought, he started on a slow trot along tho river bank in the same direction the canoe had gone. ' "I do believe Fluffy is following iia up the rlrer," Bald Fred as they turned a bend. "I can see a brown speck coming In this direction." In half an hour the boys lar.ded on the island ana commenced to cat their lunch. When that was finished they proposed to swim to the bank opposite the side from which they had Btarted. Fred did not know how to swim, so he sat on a rock to watch the others. After the boys had gotten to the other side Fred noticed the sky had grown dark: Then he saw that the water at his feet was rising rapidly. The boys on the shore called to tiim to get into the canoe at once and row to land. Fred race,d to the shore, but when he reached the beach he saw that the boat had broken loose and was drifting slowly down tho river. He was helpless - now. The sky grew inky, lightning flashed and Thunder rolled, but no rain fell. "There has been a cloudburst up the river," whispered Fred to himself, his voice shaking with fear. "The water is rising and in half an hour will be over this island and I cannot swim." In agony he watched the boat arming suu siowiy, tor u naa not reached the swift current in the middle of the river. "We have sent Donald back to Harrison's Landing for a man and boat, Fred," called the boys from the bank. "Keep up your couiage till he gets here." But the lad knew the landing was three miles down the river and it would take an hour for help to come. Then out of the bushes on the bank from which they had started he saw a brown body leap like a shot Then battling with the current, he saw the shaggy head of Fluffy swimming toward the boat. "That's it. old boy!" shouted

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his mouth. Then he started up the river toward Fred. It was a hard tight. The rising water spun and danced. Sometimes it swept over the dog; then he dould come up with a brave shake, still holding the rope in his teeth. Fred stood on the top of the rock to get out of reach of the water, which had now risen to his knees. At last Fluffy tugged the rope into the boy's You get in first, old boy," naid Fred, as he slung the almost lifeless body of the dog into the bottom of the boat and climbed in himself. "If you had been ten minFISHING IS GOOD. Fishing has been exceptionally good this month, report boys who have tried the fishing holes in the creeks north and south of Richmond. Some of the biggest catfish ever seen in this part of the county have been hooked by boys in the last week. The muddy water, due to the rain, has prevented good sport. Boys are waiting for the weather to clear so that they can indulge in the sport.

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utes later I would never have seen home again. 1 guess you are too tired to upset anything now. so I will row back." Fluffy lay quiet on the bottom, while Fred raced the canoe down the river. The swift current of the water helped, and in half an lour he was at the home landing. Then he helped the dog rise. Holding Flulfy in his arms, he called a carriage and drove home in state. "Nothing to good for Fluffy after

this," he said to his father in the library that night, pointing to the dog lying asleep on a big rug before the fire. "He saved my life and can live In ease as long as I am around; can't you, old boy." Chinese Make Straw in Hats Do you know from where the straw in your straw hat conies? At one time the straw braid for hats was plaited in the United States, Canada, England and Scotland, but the Chinese have gradually secured a monopoly of the business. They use wheat straw exclusively. Out of the wheat straw the middle section about two feet long is cut, discarding the tips and about a foot near the root. The clear straw is split by hand into two, four or seven pieces, depending on the width and style of braid to be plaited. Chinese straw plaitera average only a cent or two a day.

Pigs Careful What They Eat

Do you know that pigs are very careful what they eat? We some times believe that a pig will eat anything, but that is a mistake. Mr. Porker is very particular about his food and he is very choicy. Other animals, such as the horse, cow and sheep, are not half so choicy as grunty Mr. Porker. Out of 243 plants, hogs will eat only 2 and refuse 171. Out of 575 plants, goats eat 449 and refuse 126. . Out of 528, sheep eat 387 and refuse 141 plants. Out of 494 plants, cows eat 27G and refuse 218. Out of 474 plants, horses eat 262 and refuse 2U!. This ought to prove to you that Mr. Porker and the little piggies are just a little bit more choicy than you thought they were. ROBIN OUTWITS CAT. Mr. Bill Robin who makes his headquarters in the South ShJe park is keeping a sharp eye for cats. A big black cat has made several attempts to catch him for dinner, but Bill has eluded them easily. Bill has become so accustomed to the stalking of the cat that he fools him now and then. The other day he let him get within five feet before he flew to a maple tree. There he laughed at the cat as it stole out of the park, ashamed and angry.

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INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT THEM 1 SUPPLIED BY THE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL 'SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTI MENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 1 n i i . ji mr u NIGHTHAWK (Chordeiles virginiauus) Length, ten inches. Not to bo confused with the whippoorwill. The latter lives in woodland and is chiefly nocturnal. The nighthawk often flies by day, when the white bar across the wing and its nasal cry are distinguishing. Range: Breeds throughout most of the United States 'and Canada; winters in South America. Habits and economic status: The skillful evolutions of a company of nighthawks as the birds gracefully cleave the air in intersecting circles is a sight to be remembered. So expert are they on the wing that no insect is safe from them, even the swift dragonfly being captured with ease. Unfortunately their erratic flight tempts men to use them for targets, and this inexcusable practice is seriously diminishing their numbers, which is deplorable, since no birds are more useful. This species makes no nest, but lavs its two-SDotted eerirs on the bare ground, sometimes on the gravel roof of the city house. The nighthawk is a voracious feeder and is almost exclusively insectivorous. Some stomachs contained from 30 to 50 different kinds of insects, and more than 600 kinds have been identified from the stomachs thus, far examined. From 500 to 1.000 ants are often found in I a stomach. Several species of mos quitoes, including Anopheles, the transmitter of malaria, are eaten. Other well-known pests destroyed by the nighthawk are the Colorado potato bettle, cuoumber - beetles, chestnut, rice, clover-leaf and cotton-boll weevils, billbugs, bark beetles, squash bugs and moths of the cotton worm. F. T. Narrates Story of Cat The following story was written by F. T., especially for the Junior: A cat lived in a house where there were many rats, but where, also, there was another cat whoso industry made the rats very shy. Tothe first-named cat this was very distasteful, because it made the rat business so dull she often had to work nights to make a living. Whereupon the cat of the first part thought of a very .slick plan to work as follows on the rats: Going into the room where (he rodents were wont to scamper, she climbed to the wall and suspended herself head downward from a hook, appearing as if she were dead. The rats came in and were very much pleased at seeing l.ow the cat had got the hook. They gathered about on the floor beneath her and rejoiced greatly. While they were doing this, all of a sudden she dropped among thm. A good way to kill envy is to honor those whom we envy. Setting a good example is not enough; it should be an attractive example.' If you want t make sure that your words will carry weight, weigh them. Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

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