The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-10

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big switch and went to- find the chill
Sdren. He walked and walked until he
came to a place where whole lot Of
men and women were sitting in cir
Gle while the mosquitoes ate them.The
men and women were eating pickles
and dry sandwiches and trying to look
happy. Uncle Benz amin hurried down
the middle OF the tablecloth and CALI
Ing, Children, children, q at the top Of
his voice. Everywhere he went he
met some Of those miserable. little chil-
$dren who had run away from their
own picnic. He found them sitting on
!. the edge of a sponge cake dangling
their feet and kicking holes in the
icing. They were perched on loaves
OF bread and up on top Of plate OF
sliced ham, they were playing hide and,
seek. Some of them had climbed up
into 9 great big tin reservoir. There
were all their clothes on the edge and
they were having a swim. Res
Didn't I tell you not to go near. the
waite? " asked Uncle Benjamin, shak-
ing his cane. IN low. where do I find
you ?'' }.5 S.: VI # =$ 5=:$5. .5
Tt isn't water said all the chit
sdren ants: its lemonade sssa
It took the ants uncle more than an
hour to get all the children together. q 81
s wi by don't you come away from
here?" he said. Don't you hear all
the men and women talking and say
ing that it would be such a delightful
place here if it were not for, those mis-
cradle ants % s% &=ss
They didn't say a word replied
the children, until you came
Isl This made Uncle Benjamin so angry
that he swung his cane and chased all
the children before him back to the
place where the table of the ants pic
mic had been spread. Way over to one
side was the ants aunt all alone She
had her handkerchief to her eyes, and
was crying. as though her heart would
break. 5E
Why, what's the matter?" asked
has happened?'' = % rs s*@s !. 4
II Why, can't you see?" replied the
ants aunt. "A miserable man came
this way and stepped right on the ta-
bles and when he lifted up his foot
everything was ruined" ..ssi 81
= Come on, children said Uncle,
Benjamin. LET us all go back to the
mems picnic. After he has treated us
this way, ne deserves that. we +should
tease him and all his family !: 81
That is the reason that, when mem
and women give picnics, all the ants
in the neighborhood go & and plague
them, I'll b s IA ~ 1'SSEs T zzi.@Ss
s#& 81 Fishing with Birds. ,ss4
In this country the fisherman is a
man who uses hook and line or the net
in following his profession, and folks
would stare with wonder to see him
start off with a flock Of birds to help
in catching fish. Yet this is done in
China. There the Chinaman may be
seen in his sampans surrounded by
cormorants, which have been trained
to dash into the water at his order.
seize the fish and bring them to the
boat. Should a cormorant capture a
fish too large for it to: carry alone,
one of its companions will go to its as
sistance and together they will bring
it in. +. :zs e,5zl Pail
If the: Chinaman wishes to catch tur-z
ties he will do so with the aid of a
sticking fish or remora The fish has
on top of its head long disc or sucker
by which it attaches itself beneath
moving objects such as sharks, whales,
and the bottoms Of ships rather than
make: the effort necessary to indepen-
dent movement. 34 z=ss5 .s
The fisherman fastens the remora
to "a long cord tied to a brass ring
about its tail and when hesreaehes the
turtle ground puts it overheard, tax
ing care to keep it from the bottom Of
the boat When a turtle passes near,
the remora darts beneath him and fas-
tens to his shell. Struggle as he will
the turtle cannot loosen the grip OF.
the sucker and the Chinaman has on
" to haul in on the line, bring the tur-i
tie up to the boat and take him aboard.
!s Blue Jays in Indiana. 58!$ a SEE
The blue-jay is one of the common
est Of Indiana birds. It is eonspicu-
ously crested; above it lis purplishs
blue; the forehead, the irregular band
around the neck are black; the wings
and tail are blue, barred with black