'*’ "" "* ’ " .\ ____ W _ ,FEBRUARY_ 2s, " 1948 ‘m a fiTlTOYAL nounrro nzar¢i ’ ' ‘ ‘ ~tnttva4vartosammxvr zr-k/lv»~0 aw 1W8! H l - wu sem- ro aver/nu! uur 0-144 I molt-Muknfl£l>.'neo54,,y v >941 rues, 0v mama nwo rmymw, Wu, cow.’ " . v ) / rscegeyye - - __. . -. tgLcuAizoIAN, cnnigtowejrowis r _ '0' P. R. Freight Traffic Changes ' ' 4;. (By Thornton W. lurgess) COUSIN TilREE-TOE! Full -use of that wherewith you're blast. X: meeting Me's decisive test. —Old Mother Nature. At the toot or e deed_ spruce tree over in the Green Forest set Peter Rabbit with the fllnnlfli- look on his face. He was watching a new acquaintance at work on that tree, loosening the bark and prying it of! in pieces. It was Ladder-back, s0 namcd because the middle o1 his back for it! whole length was barred like e . ladder. The bars were black gnd Hwy,” y, 1t you don»; undeutmaqr- Whlle- asked Cousin Three<toes That he was a member of the Woodpecker iamlly Peter had known at once by his general or pearancc, the way he used liil bid!- tail for a brace when at Mark. and Then the cousins became too the imonner in which he moved’ busy W t-fllk. work and talk seldom about on the trunk of that tree. g0 tOgether. A 300d WOPXGI‘ hill l CONS WM! THE NSLE... MUM M0 Idl with three." said Lsddl" What caused the funny look on quiet tonglm The two yellow. 3.. m-ord Peters face wiis his discovery that Capped hEMlS flaw batik Ind torth W" "~--~— - - - Ladder-hack had but three toes “they loosen still more the . . HORACE WERE on each loot. lie had no rcgulnr already loose bark. and piled it Lfigigyéshtlfgcgy“ ‘I THOSE MEN ‘ y ¢ E SALESMENP hindltoes. nil other birds o! oftln pieces. When one found e mUGm/g QLESMEN” MA W; OM Peters grquaintance had four toes 7W4‘? made by a bw" he “mud SELLING / IN? on ear-ii foot, nearly nil of than hammer away with his stout with three in from, Ilild one be~ bill until he had made that hole ., _.~ . M n’ lI-_-' r .. . I 1 l , . hind. Iaddcrback seamed to turn big enough to get. that borer. Un- mpoi ant cianges ln the C. P. R.s Lrsltic department see C. E gms Outer w“ bu“; n, m“ the der the bark were beetles called gtnhigiftllleziillbg.iii/itbassgirneoptligglbgsité-o; gcriiél€illilarlllliglfigitloltfzfr;aftfir y place of TPQUiBF hind toes. bflrk beetles. and to the lwo become Svstmn frcigh, {rams manazé" at Monweal and G F Be k'l "I wonricr why Old Mother Na- Workers these were as tasty es the mgham (bwom rigsm) takin" Over ‘he t _, _' - “c ' ture gave you only three toes On borers. when that tree was . . " ~ ‘ ~" p05 of Lug)“ tmmc manager a toot while she gave all the rest; stripped of bark there would be or .- - , Zléegzlélsllllli‘, to. Western Canada and United States Pocltlc Coast o! your gammy you,» toes}! 551d few it any beetles or borers left to ' ‘ ygtel; be the cause o; damage to live "She didn't Cousin Threetoog trees later. 1 ~, \ its / / , _\\|'!n- c’ M» v t» q i€ . v has no more toes than I have. as So Peter became acquainted with you might know by his name." re~ COusin Lgdderback. the northern KEEP iN THE 5W|NG plied mdder_hnck_ Three-toad Woodpecker, and Cousin AT i "Who is cousin Throetoes? I Three-toes. the Arctic Three-toad i never heard oi him." said Peter ‘Vflildlitefikef, Whfl never was in the _, _ _ - , ~ ‘."'l‘han it is time you should meet Arctic in his life. Fvs-Ni-"fyi |:' ' B Gccr e McMmm l him. and thcrc he comes now." The neXt Story! "Mrs. Timmy B h‘ ‘J ' Al .... . ._______, __ ___‘______,_,________‘__,___ ____y__ ,_ ' replied Ladclerback, Bcccmes Uneasy." » . . ' ~ 1 - < Hardly had he spoken when an-l —— The CRY‘ Modem and Mr" , other visitor arrived on the dead Ol-4~THAT‘5 NICE OF \UJ TU CALL" M126 OQiON CAQT“ BUT I RETIRE EAIZLY WHLE MAGGIE i5 OUT OF TOWN ~dU5T TELL VOUQ HUSBAND I'LL CALL ON _ HIM SOME EVENING-V spruce, "Hi, cousin Lnddcrruack! ‘ Are you having: good eating over ‘ here?" cried the newcomer. ' CAFETERIA SERVICE ~rn. Cousin Tlirceloes! n is Cmitflwt Bndge not too hurl. I've found il good as D! JNQPNYII 5111517139! WEEKLY SAFURVDAY NiGHT DANCE OPEN TO PUBUC f“ as “'9 30m“ I gugss “'6 will ‘K»Y£{RQ§Q'~"">>¢‘¢\°'Z‘QKW Conditioned Dance Hail S-HE Qno- ANY ‘HM; sou r wusasu: 1o come wmor COMPANY - l’L\_ x0112 WIFE ovizrz ro TALK To a GLAD TD cs-r MY l$N‘T ow H212 POOQ HUSBAND come 0/512 WAY HOME— fro sec: vou 1/ COME QI- GIT ON WITH TH’ GAMEI.’ IT WAS THATQD IE4 IF HE'S GOT I'M GITTWN’ Q." \\I\'.l FCCQ-LO‘ SCME MRS G931)“ CAQT- — ANV DOUGH LONEEOAI-E mu -\/l')iJ Ml t vizwv \VHO wAs rr? WANTED us: new some __ c wows com: were ACES- , ..__i find enough for both of us once ' kfiffi ' '- ' - . . _ -- . ~ ~ i Dancing 9 O..lock Legionuires Crchesfro gdgicltlbozinikihr- llfllk oil. replied A Negleswl H“ I g). ,“; i ., “an swkéw/ig, The ll(".\' 3i'l‘i\'lli was lzirgrir than succcssru] defemp again“ the i ‘ liis r-ciisfii. Liko t'ic l' is“ c w c . l . . . . ‘ ‘ 1 h “r f-{ZIIUQ (orirart l|1 today's deal "W01. a *"""°“' ""‘“°‘ “° “M” m‘ l" t l ' i ' on his brick. Oiliciwx-isc the two 1v a: W211i lfncai) 9:. gt Ljorgfitngar‘ ' ioiisins war-o drcsscd mixi-ii alike. ii Should b‘, pp e as Pclci‘ stttrcd most lmpolilcly. He ‘jg ivns trying tn sci» lire sii-aiigcfls‘ 4 w) ierl. Whrn he ciirl w» lilllyl m, _ , _, i u) counted the toes. 'I'lici~e were hnl‘ r1011" Q9“?!- i if] ‘ three on ciirli foot_ Thosv irri. “Orupsm-“h "ulm3rabllt f§ were just 11kt.‘ those of Lrqlder ‘ § AQ ’ Q hock. v A K 7 INSURANCE‘ common. .wm g to! your iamliy who haven't four 5A6 i 9’; " g K o a 2 . .1 a a ' y) was m‘ finch fool? nskcii FGlFI‘. ‘Q84 N Q1068 t snnvrce i c ~ w r i?) ¢ Wnuclpcckci-s in this vcuntiy." #3109 S ‘K52 § /) isuid Laddrrhnck, nodding his 73 Q yoiiowm pyrtd lnhn. 4 1o 7 e4 ‘ “And so fur as l know we are tho Q J932 only three toeii birds in this coun- O93 try." nddrri his his: cousin, ‘Q59 Pctei- shook his head with s The binding; puzzled uir. “I rlon‘t understand J it." Sllid he. if“ ‘gm "What is it you don't uiider-' s. p". 3N7 P." ‘ stand?" asked Cousin Threetces. p", p.” " I" "Why Old Mother Nature simuld think you don't need gs many West opened the club lack. tors as other birds have.“ replied dummy played low and East put Pei"- ' up the king. A club return then re- W. K. Rogers Agencies ITED Queen Street Charlottetown Remember The Canadian Annual for Children Fund Anon: en—~ 1-2:! .._4 "And I don't understand why moved dummy'| blank sce. A n" n she thinks other birds need four Deciurer “ " the " " TlprY AND CAP STUBBS 7-’ “ we! when we get alOlig exactly ss ace, then led -the diamond queen. i ..';_-QUN1-1-A Us ‘East took this trick with the kin: and now gave highly belated thought to »the club situation. West's lend o! the lock had clearly marked declares with the queen, LAUGHlN' AT HER HAT-- “mtnaioiutnrl iisTLAwi ‘i motto! LET ME SEE SOME oiiiEizsf Buruiivsvou MO E CANDY -OR ICE CREAM, SOL? SHELL MAKE ONE PEAPI. IN THIS ST I ’ '. I J . - r c . n or una e y. owevor, s i Emu” W” W» . 22;?‘ :;:.i.:":li.:.ii ‘;§’$i£;“l§.°"; . ‘u’ i trick! He tried to save the situation ‘ by leading a low heart, but South j put in the nine and West had to J sacrifice his queen. The diamond suit was then clesred by giving East another trick, and daclsrer had more tricks than he needed. East should have done his think- tl/ ing about the club suit at the very .. ...-=..-.._. a» first trick! Consideration of dummy made it obvious that West “Lug THE 1'0"“ ' ,3. . .. . .< ' \ ._,.__ __ could not have sn entry. end thus ____...____._ .,_-._>_~- -~ -. . . .. . it was up to East, who was favored rfiwuoLv-Rwtoxvs v Fan GNN, A GUY 5YMPATH y with two stoppers in the suit lrom BEEN "Ncowicmus ,0 M.“ ma,‘ THATG Locks‘) which the enemy would almost cer- tainly have to get the bulk of his tricks, to create an entry for West. The wsy to do that wll to duck the first club nnd let South win rt: In SELECTING union $321!“; tfil.>"ltfif"iil‘i."éili MR3 Gllrmq 5N5 [ot in tor the rim. time in dis- “Elmllltlltlifit 2i2"dfii§ti.“il“?tt'fih“n?iniil‘tfiil _' ace,‘ end inter he returned the , club king to knock out dummy‘: f blank bee, end liter he would lead .' his lest club to let Welt run the i suit. . l; “v _ , , w ly Alex Raymond PIVIQBINJ m us.‘ m ocusf. gssfAw/irmsne iinzoionscooiia , I w . was m1 wrm mm mus-nos naooids 5am M40 ATELW®OGOT1D%WIT‘H I