Evening journal., 1908-07-30
BY THE WAYSIDE

Is Ub AhbL hASAOL
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wild cherries are In season This
means but little to the people who
attend market To the birds, however,
liz means much Robins. hickers and |
catbirds find every tree free lunch |
counter, where they may stop five min /
lutos for refreshments, and their hut-
torng wings are heard all day Ions |
as the birds perch on or cling TO the
smaller twigs at the outcrmoat ends
of the branches, and feast upon the
fruit when the tree hangs over the
yard where some good housewife is
trying TO dry the family linen, the
presence OF the cherries Is not so pleas
ant for the birds knock off as many
as they eat. and the black pellets fail
| ing from above make dark stains on
sheets and tablecloths. not to mention
the damage to pillowcases napkins
and clean shirts After the fruit has
riponed and gone, and the birds have
lleft for other places. the caterplllars
lappear. building their nests and re-
naming until after the frosts OF Octo
lber Some people say every wise far
liner should cut down the wild cherry
ltrees on his place, but the birds and
lcaterpilars III allowed 70 vote on the
queation, would say nay.
Wont somebody buy me. I am so
lawfully tired Of staying here tied 70
this telephone pole. I am OF pretty
lgood breed and yet no one seems 10
want me and the longer I stay hero,
the more nervous I become. and / Just
10 attract attention, but / must not
bite but Oh dear If something would
only happen"
Such are daily thoughts OF a dog
which can be seen at a pet store at
Fourth and Shipley streets every day.
its owner patiently awaiting a buyer.
The dog has been there for sometime
and is invariably chained 10 a tele-
phone pole IN front OF the store
when first placed on exhibition. the
dog appeared 10 be full OF enjoyment
but now he wears "A voc begone ex-
preston which earns for him the SYM
pathetic attention Of people who pass
the store daily. One Of these days
somebody seeking a good watch dog.
will come along and take him home
and his weary vigil for a new master
win at last be rewarded.
Were you ever poisoned by poison
J ivy-rhus radicons? Mol Then be
glad. Also Learn 10 recognize poison
( ivy when you see II. You are likely
TO run up against It at picnic or dur
) ing a stroll through tho woods this
I summer. Poison ivy Is the most wide
spread OF all poisonous plants. It cliigs
by its stem rootlets to tiVes, shrubs
and fences. and is found growing alons
the borders Of woods. in open brush,
springing up in the grass and spread
ing rapidly by means Of its running
: root-stick. There are a few persons
who can handle the plant with i'm.
j punity. but TO the large majority con-
sequences more or less serious are
i liable 10 follow. Whiio most persons
are not troubled except by personal con
tact. some are 50 susceptible that thev
cannot remain in close proximity with
out being poisoned. TIE poison ivy
has THREE leaves-what people often
; take for poison ivy. and which is very
{ common about here. Is the Virginia
y creeper-ampelopsis qumquefolia. The
& latter has FIVE leaves. and is not pol
sonous. and frequently used about
I yards for a porch cover OF screen.
3 The rhus vernix-which belongs tc
the same family as the stag-horr
sumach. and poison ivy-is much more
virulent in its poison than the latter
and does not yied to medical treat
ment as readily. Fortunately th'
poison ash" is not frequent, grow:
I'm swamps and few people are apt tc
s come in contact with It. II grows int
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five feet. has from seven to twenty.
one leaflets. and resembles the whit
. ash quite little in the leaf shape.
7. Occasionally some one asks: "Hov
y long is this fad going 10 continue?'
or Where wil this post card business
\ end2" And the answer varies accord
, ing to the temperament and mind o.
the person addressed. Should he hap.
pen to be one who never became inter.
: ested in their collection, or one who
has failed to keep in touch with theil
/, exchange through the medium of The
post card exchanges. he viii probably
reply: ooh. it's most dead now. and
sel won't last much longer" But II thu
le question is addressed to an enthusias
ie on the subject, he is more than lixel,
ns to reply. Never" 1t Is unquestlon
~ ably true that the manufacture Of pos
,d cards was a little overdone at tn
j start, and the marke.s, were fioode'
no with cards by those who thought the.
es saw a "Get-rich-Quicx" future in tn
isl business. But it is jusS as true tha
y the business has settled down 10
81 steady, quiet demand Tor good loca
views and special season cards. whicl
le. IS going to be. well-nigh permanent
p The darnand Tor noat carda viii con