Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-14
"A SERMO MONETTE
TO TIE YOUTH
The London Zoo an Exceed
ingiy Interesting M Spot
For Sightseers

FOR oIghtSeers
sermonette to the Boys and Girls If
America on Conditions Oh
served in Great Britain.
BY Prof. r. b. Steees, Wessington'
. Springs, 8. y.
iApplication made for registration
Under the q. s. Copyright Laws, by
the Jeranld County Review, Wessing-
ton Syringe, South Dakota.)
MY Dear Young Readers:
Since coming to Great Britain I
have seen many things in which you
would be intensely interested, and II
want to tell you about a few Of them.
Naturally you would not expect To-
find a park a very interesting place
at this time Of the year. but / shall
let you be the judges.
4 ii Is a dull November day; heavy
clouds shut out the sun; and the air
is keen with decided hint of frost.
walking briskly up Euston Road IA
street, for q mile. 1 soon reached Re
gents Park. All the trees have shed
their leaves, bat the ground lis still
softly earpeted with a covering Of
richest green; The park squirrels
are out for their morning romp. IN
the road i gentleman is enticing one
Of these PLAYFUL little fellows to search
in his pockets for something to eat.
Not binding anything, Mr.. Squirrel
makes u tour Of inspection BY climb
ing soHer the mans shoulder. " hen
be has made q thorough search hiH
kind fTisnd EaHards him with q zen.
efons supply Of nuts or other dainties:
Training for War
yonder q few men are pfacticing
SONG soft Of military drill. One can
easily tell that they have lately en-
listed In the army, for they have not
vet been supplied with khaki uai
forms. Some distance farther down
the principal drive came to three oi
fous hundred soldiers who had jusl
completed their morning gun drill
and were getting ready TO go tfroa 81
system Of gymnastics. They ma
laid their rides aside and we're taking
OF their coats SO ais not to ba troublst
by any unnecessary burdens. AS ]
have seen such exercises often, vii
not stop to see the aTornmies'' hardsr
their muscles this time. t
The English Sparrow.
And would you believe fl? Ever
the much despised English sparrov
is well treated in the parks here
Some Of them are SO time that the.
viii take food out OF ones hands
One after another / saw them light q
. mans hand, help themselves t
the crumbs that he offered them, an,
then fIy away, only to return for an
other morsel. But perhaps you don
enter into such scene very heartily
If not, you will enjoy seeing the mer
women and children feed the dove
which are very numerous here. Wha
fun it is to see them in great flock
come around those who offer ther
/ food Many Of the doves are not i
all afraid. There Is. q soldier stool
ing down and stroking ones feathers
Perhaps this scene reminds him 6
the old country home and the dea
old father and mother he lately LEI
behind
The london Zoo.
THAT extensiye enclosed area ii th
north part of Regents Park is tt
great London Zoo. 7. the largest co
lection of animals Ii the world. Thi
III the cheapast show ! ever ATTENDED
Think of Il, for sixpence one may yi
IL so different houses; cages paddocl
L ponds sheds and various other Il
closures III which the animals III
Kept Ther are several aviaries ar
some 81 them contain more than
nun dred BIRDS IN tlla parrot hous
counted neariy zoo spenit mems. Il
q i ...