The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-17

- showing how quick The young idea i "a
shoot:
A mother vss trying To break her fve-
yess-o d Inv al . habit al lying b. tslliaG
him that oil liasa vent 70 he'll. She gave
him 4 moving account u the .esross Of that
place, vhereupoa he exclsimed: "Why,
mother. I couidnt STAR ia" But you
would be mad. " Stand it," said che ~Oh,
cell, !" said the y"un9ases, ali ! could stan
il don't care"
Thus II will b. se~n that any man vho
starts . peni'entisry can clear over 1000
per month. Young man. think Of this, and
buy peniientiary the frat thing.
The close observer will notice thu. the
wind blow. more fiercely ihrogh our street.
nos than il did !" the long month Of
August, and when the wind blows 6erceiy
the Close observer gill discover many thing,
perhaps. iha, have heretofore e.caped his
notice. Ah"u' the moss helpiea- things in
| . gale ri wind are womsn and ten dol.
lar plug hat. One Of the mnsI sublime,
Wild, weird writers Of the realm thus de-
scrihrs the former:
And the Winds blev upon the woman and
vhirled her hist over the fence, ami tuRRed
enthusiastically with her ovrr-kist, and.
when che held the front d0xn the back aew
up. Ard siraiyhtway the fiery spirit of
her sex ar~e within her. and she barked
up against the fence. shut her knees Ia.
grther an the front breadth nj everything,
p0ked her hair aUay from her eyes and
smiled sveetly, while the wind hovled and
shrieked around her; and mosnsd, and
aoLbed. snd dsried bri~crn her ankles; and
found msughi that il coulI wivgle except
the Loose end 81 her shoe stsing.
For beauty and Psih"s, the above take.
the r., "a the bush.
The church bells are ringing. reader, and
we must haste to teach the Bible class.
Remarkable Natural Provision.
In the struggle for life which Is go
ing on perpetually throughout the
whole Of animal creation, il u inter-
est'ng to notice the wonderful provi-
siOns which nature make. tor the pre-
servation If the weaker and more
helpless animals. In many cases the
color Of the creature is adapted in q
wonderful way u its nude Of living and
place Of concealment, and contributes
very materially to its safety. We
know how difficult it is to distinguish
the grass hopper from the leaf or blade
where he is resting till he betrsys him.
self Ivy moving. rhose birds that sing
in the he,lge-row have feathers On
their hacks which hxrmOnize with the
leaves ab'ut which they lit. while the
feathers Oh their breasts borTO~ The
white line frOm the clouds above
them. The partridge can hardly be
distinguished from the stubble where
il makes It's nest. while in northern
countries the winter dress of the hare
and parmigan is white, like the snow
On which they are seen. The same is
the case with the inhabitants If the
water. The irogs which live in the
pools aud muddy bitches are known To
vary their color xccording to the ma
ture of the sand ar mud in which they
live. The tree frog. on the other
hand. is green. and thus is with diff.
Guilty distinguished from the tree to
which it adheres. Fish. especially
those which inhabit fresh water, are 50
like in color to weeds and stone among
which they lie that it is often very
difficult to detect their presence.
One Of the must wonderful instances
Of natures care in providing for the
protection Of the more defeDceles
creatures is found in the apparatus for
defence with which the cuttle-6sh Is
furnished. As soon rs It's quick eve
catches q glimpse Of an approaching
enemy, knowing the impossibility Of
saving itself by fight. it prepares at
once to seek safety in concealment.
With this object it sinks downwaris
and throwe out from . vessel with
which it IS prepared. . black stream Of
inky fluid. This entirely surrounds
aud conceas It. and Is it takes Q con
siderable time tn disperse. the enemy
is generally baffied II. however. the
cuttle-6sh is still in danger. it pours
out another food Of ink, and remains
quiet until the danger is passed
Wonders of Nature.