By Thornton

SALLY SLY CHECK UP

To (" ark and counter-check you'll

5 i ' ,.,-.-1 llliffip a lot for peace of mind. -Old Mother Nature.

ggliy sly the Cowbird is at sel- -ls), person. selfish people think uogtly or only of themselves. Sally ziy is that kind of it person, She Iild several of her friends were mssjpmg. They were up in the )ld Pasture where they are on lriendiy terms at all times with he Cows.

Lpng ago they learned they can mt very good living in the easiest Lay by keeping close to the feet of (rating cattle. Insects of several rinds are disturbed by the feet of "I16 cattle and hop, run, jump or 'IK' So the Cowbirds catch them --1iIl0liI the trouble of hunting for .hPill.

"Did you ever ieu?" asked one. i

"No," replied Sally Slv. "I'm not that foolish. Why go to all that work when there are plenty of 1'hEI'5 to do it for me? I don't be- ieve in doing any more work than .' have 10."

Two or three of her companions

try to build I.

W. Burgess

who overheard her nodded av- prcvingly. "That is where we Cow- blrds are smart. We always have good nests for our babies. yet never have to do the work of building one, or of sitting on the eggs after they are laid," said one,

"By the way," said another. turning to Sally Sly. "how many eggs have you laid this year?”

sally Sly flew down from the back of in Cow where she had been ri- ding. "I really don't know," said she. "I'll have to check up. Yiaid one in E. nest of Little Friend the

Song Sparrow. That was the first one. Mr. and Mrs. Little Friend nested early this year. The second egg I left in the nest of the Chip- ping Sparrows." .

"I don't like their nests." spoke up one of the other Oowbirdsf "They are too small, and are not deep enough. Then, too, my eggs are so much bigger and look. so different from the Sparrow eggs. that I am always afraid thrv will; be noticed and kicked out nf that nest." '

"I feel much the sziine war." fi- tzreed Sally Sly. ”The eggs of Mrs. Little Friend the Song Sparrow do not look so very different from my own eggs. Mine nro a little bigger. but they are not as likely to be no-

ILLUSTRATION STATION

FIELD

DAYS

The Dominion Department of Agriculture in cooperation with tho:

w.-mvmcial Department of Aqriculturc will hold Illustration

Station

acid Days on the following dates - rain or shine:

Farm of J. W. Macxenizie and Son. Rose Valley. August. in. 2:00 p.m tpeakers: Mrs. R. C. Parent; R. C. Parent; F. M. Cannon: W. Ry

Iliaw.

Farm of Robert Woodside and Son. Knutsford, August it), 2:00 p.ni. Speakers: Mrs. R. C. Parent: R. C. Parent: F. M. Cannon; W. R. Shaw.

Fsrm.of Hugh .1. MacDonald, Monticello, August 20. 2:00 p.rri. speak- Mrs. R. C. Parent; R. 6. Parents

H1:

Farm of James E. Daly and son. Iona, August 21. 2:00 p.m.- Speak- r-rs: Mrs. R. C. Parent; R. C. Parent; 1''. M. Cannon; S. C. Wright.

A tour will be made of the station fields; and fertilized pastures, meadows. cereals. root. and potato crops will be observed. Managed wood-

lots will be inspected, and selective The experimental work active on reviewed by the Supervisor.

Take this as an opportunity to meet your iieighbors. to converse IHII1 departmental representatives and view the work that is in pro-

RTE!-I.

l

, I". M. Cannon: 5. C. Wright.

cutting measures will be discussed. the Illustration Stations will be

W. N. Black. Agtronomist, Supervisor of Illustration Stations for Prince Edward Island.

.Sally Sly the Cowblrrl II I nef- tish person.

ticed as in some other nests."

"Dldgyou ever leave an egg in the nest of Welcome Robin?" asked another bird.

Saliy.SIy shook her head, "Not me," said she. "That would be I. silly thing to do. No Oowbird with M" room at rll will lay -her eggs in the nests of folks as big as she

"Why?" asked a young Cowbird. This was her first season and she had much to learn,

"Because," replied Sally Sly, "if.

you lay an egg in the nest of a bird your own size, your baby won't stand half the chance that it would in Fl nest of smaller folks. The baby that is bigger and stronger than the other babies in the nest will be able to get more food and will grow faster than the others. so sl- ways choose a nest of some one smaller than yourself, some one who will lay smaller eggs than Vou do and so will have smaller babies."

"I like Warbler nests." declared mother of the gcssipei"-2

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WOOD ISLAN DS-C1-SRIBOU FERRY SERVICE

(Sailings June lilth to Sept. 28th Inclusive) Daily including Sundays- Standard Time. From Each Terminal.

'1 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 am. 1 p.m.: 3 p.m.: 5 p.m. RESERVATIONS: May be made for a limited number of vehicles by contacting Head Office In Charlottetown. at least 48 hours

in advance for:-

(ii--First and Second sailings from each terminal each morning.

tE)-For perishable: sndfor Live- stock in truck loads on any sailing. (3)-For all sailings on Saturday and Sunday until June 12th. For Daily Report listen to CFCY first Weather Broadcast each week day.

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contract Bridge

Dy Josephine Culbertson

A QUESTION OF DEFENCE

, Why is it (many duplicate bridge players want to knpw) that on I certain board which looks perfectly "flat". a dozen declarers will easily make the game contract, while one declarer-perhaps the best in the field-may be defeated.

The answer usually lies, not in the lone deeiarer's own play, but in the defense he encountarerl. Consider this case:

North dealer. ,

Neither side vulnerable; A A Q 5 O 9 8 6 Q A Q J 9 7

'4 10 9 4' 9 6 '

K 5 7 4

Q Q 5 4 2 N . 2

O 10 8 6 W E 9 K 7 I

Q K 5 3 2 S O K 1

r" 4. io 3 7 in J 5 s ' " Iv A J 10 i0 54 3 , jh A,Q J 4;

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Every South in the field landed at three notrunip. usually on such straightforward bidding as one diamond by North, two notrump by south, three notrump by North. some Wests opened a heart; others, a club, but the outcome was the same: at least nine tricks for North-south.

Only one West shied away from both of his weak four-card stilts and opened the spade ten. with that beginning, and with except- tonal cooperation on East's part, the plot unfolded as follows:

South naturally called for dinn- my's low spade. and East unhesits.t- ingly played the seven, (Not the eight-that would tend to show up West's lead as a short suit.'i South won with the lack and naturally took it diamond finesse. East. not as naturally but very shrewdly, tossed tossed his diamond deuce on the table! New South tried the club finesse. West did not hold up his king: he won the trick and return- ed the nine of spada. Dummy's queen was smothered bv the king, and the spade ace was then remov- ed. - West's showing out of spades gave south s little pause. but with- out seeing East's hand, there wasn't much he could do to save himself. He cashed the two good clubs. then took another diamond finesse-and "the ceiling fell on him". East, winning with the now- blank king, set the contract with spade tricks. . It is easy to criticize south for heing trapped by East's hold-up of the doubletcn diamond king. nar- ticulariy at; match-point play where every trick has added value, there was nothing wrong with South's technique. It was simply his mis- fortune to run up against the com- bimlion of R. shrewd opening lead and tricky defense thereafter.

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asses st ewrsu ' I'LL TAKE TWO

MOTHER is TERRIBLY UPSET! HER swewe TEACHER 1oi.D HER THAT SHE HAD NO NATURAL VOICE AND ADVISED Hsiz TO ABANDON HER CAREER!

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