The Carlisle independent., 1920-02-05
~. BEAVER TEACHES
Sunny HOW TO SAVE
ttIe 5 WOther RecOuatS Doinqs
- Industrious Animal and
ROltSeS Lad to Action

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5lown, fen on entering the
sitting room he found Willie and
Annie busy at the table with a
title booklet.
Why, don't you know" cried
annie in surprise. ''This is a
Thrift card and we are FASTING
Jul Thrift stamps in.
20, I've nea1d of Them" re-
-urLed Sammy, but I never saw
ne before. | never could get
.enty-fve pennies together to
get my first stamp.
'I've tried and tried but l
just can't. l had a dime saved
onca and the baby coaxed me for
candy so | bought it for her.
Then | got Is cents saved, but l
Gw a ball that | wanted awfully
and | just had to have that.
Inen my next two permits
went for a stick of licorice, and
1t Just seems that my money goes
every time before l can get
quarter together. -
Mother was darning over in
corner and heard Sammy's tail
Of woe. She laid aside her work
ard came up to the table.
Lets talk it over, Sammy"
she said. You would not Xix,
it i anyone would say that you
were not as smart as some ami
mails, would you2 Let Us think
awhile and sse II you are. For
instance, you've read about b5a-
Fers, have you?'
Not very much" said Sam
my. I don't know much about
them"
"Well, you know, they live in
colonies, or families in rivers and
their food IS the aSpin log. They
establish their home at first near
aspin groves. But they hate to
move.
"They like to keep on living
year after year in the same
| Place. and every year they
store up their winter supply of
aspen logs to last through the
season. They gnaw down the
sreas and gnaw off the unwieldy
limbs drag the logs to the river
edge and float them down to
their home.
IF drift or anything gets in
the way to impede the progress
Of their logs they clear it away.
They even build dams when
needed to get them ever or
round some Wy bad obstruc-
ton.
They put their whole mind
and effort into accomplishing
their work, and, although they
owe to frolic and play on the
banks and make excursions, they
stick to their work until it is
done. They have been known to
Oe so intent upon an esp acially
nard task that beasts of prey
nave sneaked up and caught
them unaWareS.
But those that are left keep
right at the work, day after day,
night after night, until it IS
done. Does that fact make you
think anything Sammy"
"Well' said Sammy reluctant
~, ''it does look as if the beaver
could stick to a thing better than
can When he sets out to
store up and save he does it.
And When | set out to save | end
up by buying candy and balls.
But I'll tell you what, I'll not
ist any old beaver have more
sense than | have any more. |
guess | can save if a beaver can.
| am going to hunt around today
to see if | can't find some odd
jobs in the neighborhood so that
| can earn money enough to start
FASTING Thrift stamps on card
of my own"
Good for you, Sammy said
Willie. and l know druggist
who wants an errand boy after
school hours. That's the way l
work, you know, and you can go
With me there today. | earn lots
Of quarters that way, and so can
you, and We pass a post office
so that you can get your card and
maybe by night have your first
stamp"
Gee, won't that be great"
said Sammy. I'll tell you what
let's do, Willie, IS runa race
70 see who saves the most and
ills card first.
"AII right, said generous vii