1958-05-17 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1958.

FOR

FEATURES

THEODORE ROOSEVELT...

THE

BOYS

AND GIRLS

THE PRESIDENT WHO LOVED DOGS

I dogs!

President loved huge beast,

In that simple statement is summed up some of tho greatness that was Theodore Ruosevelt, 26th president of

ready to

dratroy

them. Bat Rolla was, a clifi- dica's dog, and be protected the president's children as efflelent- ly in the Secret Rervice men who always hovered near,

T. . kept dogs at his ranch

the United States, whose hunting camps, as well us

at the While House centenary is celebrated this Sagamore H

year.

Born in New York City in 1858, Roosevelt was a soldier, rancher. Nobel Prize winner. big game hunter, president and a deg luver,

All types of dogs appealed to the prudent. He liked them big, and he woked them small.

Despite the strenuous duties of his fee, he sumchuw mail- Eged to find time for his family and his dogs,

T. R., us Housgeelt was called. had many pestthe beliefs. One of them was the dictum that nothing could take the place of family life. He was the father boys and of six children, four two giand all of them wert animal lovers like their famous

father.

So it was not surprising, then. that the Recsevelt dogs were permitted the free run of the While House, and the family homir, "Sagamore Hill," at Oyster Bay, N. Y.

INCLUDED IN the prest dena kennels were a rat fer- rier, a bull terrier, several dogs that were merely "muits," and big friendly Saint Bernard who responded to the name of Roliv.

No doubl visitors to the White House or Sagamore #F!!) WETE often starlied to see the Roose- vell children racing across the Jawn, pursued by the bounding like some Rallo, who looked

SHORT STORY

ONG

the Great

L Spirit of the uns

made the raven's feathers as white as milk or He was a handsome bird.

snow.

The other birda did not te him because he stole from them. Whenever they Baw him cum- ing, they hid the things that But in some they liked most. way, he always found them and took them to his nest in a large pine tree.

One day, according to Indha legend, the raven heard a le

bird singing. it was an oriule with greenish-yellow

feathers.

It looked like an orange among the green leaves of the tree.

--will have that bird, said the raven. He scoped and reized. 1.

On one of his western hunting Hiplo trips be picked up n ferrier which be named Skip. The Hitle dog soon became his pol. Whenever the closest president hed

felsurely moment, Skip clways managed to draw to hle lap.

Then one day Skip strayed off the Sagamore Hill property and was killed by a car. The death of the lifle terrier hit the press- dont and his family quite hard. Quentin de- Little Archie and

cided Skip must have an appro- printe ecin, so they built one.

When Skip's funeral was held at three o'clock that afternoon, the president and Mrs Roosevelt were part of the sad procession that marched down the hill-to- word the dog centery that way,

HAL Sagamure port Incidentally this dog cemetery in sul maintained al Roosevelt's old home.

انه

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EVEN AFTER seven and IL hal years in the heelle job of being president, T. R. refused to retire. Instead, he took his son. Aftici where they Kermit, to

Fifty of went after big game. the emuls killed were mounted at the Smithsonian Betitution,

where they may Be toray.

viewed

In Africa Roosevel! used the Hirek African hunting dogs witch worked in packs much as foxhounds. He also do our hunted behind the swift Salukt

This old print of Theodore Roosevelt, with two of his đoạn,'

was one of his favourite pictures.

and fleet Afghan hounds on the desers,

And buck at home, when he hunted small geme and irds, he used sellers, pointers and spaniels,

At his North Dakota raneh he found the fast-running frish

Ideal

and Russian wolfhounds for tracking wolves, coyotes and mountain lions.

Yes, the president loved dogs. Thry were a part of his busy, colourfut life.

GROVER BRINKMAN

Why Raven's Feathers Are Black

HELP! HELP/

The orlole fluttered and cried, "Help! Help! Will no one save mey"

Because the other birds were

away they did not hear her

cries.

"The oven will kill me," she erled, "Help Help!"

Now of that time, there was a worm boring into the bark of

FRAME FLOWERS FOR A PICTURE

GOLDEN frame,

red

velvet background, golden vase and rich, 'dried garden flowers make up this gorgeous modern wall pic- ture, suggesting Oriental splendour in decoration.

The best blooms of fantasy marigolde, tiny golden, dalsy- like zinnias, graceful leaves and stems were dried between cala- logue leaves for 2 weeks (ple- ture at left).

We found this lovely golden Agree frame and removed ginsa and case back. Red velvet was stretched tightly over the easel mat and glued in place. The vase -after much trial and error and fitting ploces together-wos made by Atting the ends of dried trumpet Bower pods to- gether..

the graceful.. maklog curved, flower holder. We paint- ed it with gold lacquer glued it in place.

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and when

We dried Bells of Ireland and leaves, We saw that they had to finish out the arrangement.

The completed picture (shown goldenrod without pressing, for symmetry and grace before gluc B

the at right), is rich and lovely since graceful, three-dimensional was appiled, erect,

pressed flowers and leaves were the colours are so outstanding. Then came the and

arrangement in place, then we arranged the of the different flowers and Belts of Ireland and goldenrod GERTRUDE SPRINGER

Merlin's Game Of Tag

-The Magnificent Magician le Also Mischievous-

By MAX TRELL

MR Merlin, the Magnificent

the Magician, heard noise-all the laughing and shouling--and

came out from behind the bookcase to see what it was all about,

He found Knarf and Hank, the Shadows with the Turned- About Names, playing a game of tog with Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, and Mary Jane, the Rag Doll

They all stopped playing to

The orfole flew uwoy. Then the worm brought grass, twigs.! and birch bark. He put them Steel Mr Merlin,

found the foot of the tree. Then he set them on fire. Scon the lames were leaping up the pine tree.

"Firet Fire!!! shouted the

bebine. The warm heard the rave. "Help me, My nest son bird's cries and sald, "That Are!" yellow blid hes been

good to me, I should do what I can to The other birds were not help her even though it isn't forry for the Tavei They very much."

thought him a mean bird. They "He is a thief. Lei hiem said, Intrn in the fire."

At sunset, the raven went to sleep. Then the worm crawled up the pine tree to the raven's nest. Then he bound the raven's feet together with grass, twigs. and pieces of birch bark.

"Fly away," whispered the worm softly to the oriole. "But come back sometime to see me. I must teach the raven not to be cruel to other birds."

By and by, the flames burned and twigs that had the graĖS held the raven's feet fast to gether, the raven flew away.

He was not burned, but he could no longer be proud of hir shining white leathers for the smoke had made them ze black as coal.

-LOUISE JEAN WALKER

BANDS TELL THE STORY OF BIRDS.

WHEN WILDLIFE MEN

W found the pintall duck

During past

In the United

even mition birds have been Dr l'au: Bartech of Smithsonian

banded in the United States and Institution,

on Palmyra Island, 1.100 Canada! Or this number, only Today, many organisations, miles south of Hawail, they about 600.000 bands have been individuals and government de were helping to prove that the pintall is the fastest and strongest Byer among ducks,

But we telf inter- parimtats engage in bird band-

How did they know? Because

the pintall had a band on its leg. And the band had been put on In the state of Utah just 02 days before.

In that time, the pintail had travelled over, three thousand miles.

How long do birdy live in the wild? How far do they travel and how fast? What are their inleration hablis

returned. esling stories.

For instance,

ing. All the records are kept by

During the last 55 years, over

幽 walerbird 1,080,000 birds have been band-

called the Caspian tern holds ed in the US, and Canada.

the record for the longest life. the Fish and Wildlife Service at

It was 26 when the band was Laurel, Md.

recovered. A ted-winged black.

bird was 14 when shot.

birds

Which species has the longest Around 600 species of migration? Records reveal that have been banded. But govern- it is the Aretic tern. I travels ment agesicles are more inter- around 25,000 miles a year. One ested in banding waterfowl

in Maine banderi

was found such as ducks, geese and swans, dead in the Niger River della and game birds such as quali,

Onc bonded

wild turkey in pheasant,

And of Africu;

in grouse. Labrucior was

Various methods are used to South Africa,

birds for banding.

recovered

Who started bird banding? It capture

ZOO'S WHO

1

Curious Thing

Now that's a curlous thing”-

he said, as he sat himself down

on the top of the lamp shade. Meriin chuckled as be at down

was just thinking to myself,

o few minutes ago, that there's Bothing in the world I'd rather de this rain” afternoon than play a game of tag.

on the lamp shade.

And there was Mr Merlin, sitting and smiling on top of the inmp shade. "Come play with us, Mr "Dear me," he said. *You childreh don't play tog nearly as Merlin!" Hanld shouted.

"Fine," sald Mr Merlin:

well as I thought you could. However, just as they were Now why can't you tag me?" about to play the

game, M

But neither Knorf nor Hould Merlin said: "1 think I play tog nor Teddy nor Mary Jane tried

They just sat in a little differently than you do

any more. "How do you play it?" asked heap in the four corners of the Knart.

room, holding their heads. Thuy Mr Merlin explained that he wouldn't play tag any would run, and all the others that day, with such a magnificent

(and mischievous) magician should chase him.

me first, Mr Merlin! "Whoever catches

he said, wins the game,

Not The Same Way

Although this wasn't quite the way that Knarf and Hanld and Teddy and Mary Jane were ac- customed to playing lag, they agreed to try Mr Merlin's way. "All right," said Mr Merlin,

more

MAKE A CORIC

HOWA

Your Puzzle Column

ANIMAL REBUS

ANIMAL CROSSWORD

drew this

Puzzle Pete has hidden four Cartoonist Cal animals in his rebus, Can you week's crossword puzzle on the uncover them? Use the words silhouette of a FOX to dress it and pictures to full advantage. up.

ANIMAL MIX-UPS

Rearrange the letters in coch row to find the-three animals Puzzle Pete mixed up here:

SAW EEL

HELP ANTE IRENE RED

TO NECKLACE -Try Them

1.CUT 4 LARGE CORKS Here we go! Cutch me if you INHALF.

can!"

With that, he dashed toward

a corner of the room.

Mary

Z.PUT A SMALL

110

Now it seemed to Knarf and Hanid and Teddy and

that

it would be Jano, irouble at all to tag Mr Merlin. They were four. And he was one. Furhermore, there he was

at this very moment stuck in a corner!

They all rushed forward.

They Were Amaxod

To their dismay and utter amazement, they saw Mr Mer- Bln go silding up the wall like a dy. Even more surprising, he went skidding across the ceiling and down the other woll.

"Well," k

Brid

Mr Merlin,

he

sat baseli

Thoy

SCREW

EYE IN THE NARROWEND OF EACH HALF.

3.DECORATE THE ROUND PART OF EACH HALF....USE COLORED INK OR WATER COLOR PAINT

him 4.CUT AN EXTRA HEAVY

BLACK THREAD AND STRING THE CORKS ON IT.

These and many other ques is believed that a schoolmaster, Usually some type of portable

is used. But waterfowl helper, the canine ducknapers chuckling, as tions are answered by the 14 native of Denmark, began it. tray, different types of aluminium H. C. C. Mortensen was his bonders have a new method for can catch from 20 to 50 ducks down on the lump shade again,

ducks now. They use trained tach day. And they do it with- "why don't you catch me?" bands put on the legs of birds. nome.

dors.

cut harm to the quacking vic- Once more, Koprt and Hanle These retrievers were used in tims.

and Teddy and Mary June United Canada and the Foth

Bands on birds are important closed in on. Mr Merlin.

had they States this last year. Young for they show human beings

SUITD were

How could hy surrounded, finallard ducks were the peinel- how to help birds.

tal targets of the dog "duck- catchers." Along with a human

But gel away he did! For, suddenly, just as Knari was about to lag him, Mr Merlin magically bocame as thin as a bit of thead. Ho slid down the Irmp between Knart's fingers

The Bitted: peraas the Aoor, faster than a mïouse.

THE MAGNIFICENT IVORY-BILLED. WOODPECKER, ONCE COMMON IN

THE SOUTHERN": UNITED STATES,

IS ALMOST EXTINCT... GO AWAY!

SOME NORTHERN BATE FLY SOUTH WHEN WINTER BE - GINS, OTHERS HI- BERNATE INSIDE HOLLOW TREES AND CAVES WHERE THEY MAKE, THEIR HOMES.

KEM TIREDAT

THE KATYDID RASPSITS WINGS TOGETHER AS MANY AS FIVE MILLION TIMES IN A SINGLE SUMMER.

By Ferris Weddle possibly get away?

Rupert and the Silent Land-35

Feding very worried Rupert does among the peaks 'is' a jolty buildi

· not dare to speak'ngain and he can ing and when the ship, asitles on think of no way to escape from the tabe, terrace he is shown how to silcar people, though he is allowed "land; ** [t's folly cold here.". he' to walk round the strange cloud thinks. Then he notices steadily **abio xa iz imores smoothly and that even when be stampo duand on swildly towards the jazzed nutilizes (what looks like stane bit footstepe of the dinant tuduntains. Se make no sound,

ALL KIONTS BEREKYRD

Then begon an exciting chase. Hanid rushed to seize Mr Mer- n. He slid under her feet and went "hopping across the room like a Toad! T

Teddy tried to grab him-and Mr Merlin jumped over Teddy's head and wont 'swimming arqual the room like a Fisht

Like A Ball

Mary Jane clutched at bli

Mr Merlin and

aksimumed through her bands and vegna bounding around the room like

ball,

tour of the childroo como: rushing in to seing him and iber vel diverted thaik kenda together

FILL IN THE BLANKS to I make words that will fit the

descriptions,

1. POP-

A tree.

2. FOR

A fabrie

3. POP

4. POP-

.

6.

A quick bread.

California's State Flower.

POP

Candy on a stick.

POP

Eple poetry.

7. POPgn hangile

Number of inhabitants of u

country.

8. POP

Movie refreshment.

V. POP

Generally liked.

10. POP

Empty talk.,

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ACROSS

1-mouse

t Snake

Requires

DOWN

1-foot Lacko 2 Fish

1 Dutch city

4 Conducted

5 Doctors (ab.)

HIDDEN ANIMALS

Puzzle Pete has hidden an animal In each of these sen- tences. Can you find them? You have to use parts of words.. but, the name ' of cach Isin rolon when you're right:

abhors everybody, new bridge was planned to span the river,

ANIMAL DIAMOND

The CHEETAH makes up the centre of Puzzle Peic's word diamond. The second word is "a defalte articld"; third is a plural of "this": fifth " natural fat: and sixth "something you hear with." Complete the din- mond, using these clues;

CHEETAH

K

(Bolutions on Page 19)

UP AND OVER

This game is fun for one or more. Grip a bean bag Annly with your ankies. Jump and

kick your feet backward, trying tinyníba ́'o 'naestog a fungal to throw the bean bag over your

das dedition head. Score 10 for every suc

*do* ' * ' 'dod z cessful "up and over." It's not

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as easy as it sound, but

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HOW MANY of these "puz-member, practice makes perfeci, zling Sam" words'enus you com- pleta with the assistance of the descriptions given?

1. SAM ---

Identical.

2. SAM-

+

Course hominy.

3, HÀ

Chinese, bout. 4. SAML Specimen,

0. SAM- quite the

Bible strongman,

6. SAM

Old Terlament Prophet, 7.. BAM - la part soun

Class of Japanese

retothem.

·0, BAK—-—and intere potenti

Piece of needlework.

PoMumien tea urn. 10. BAM

military

He helps he fellowmen,

POTAMBUADILIEgg van Exojching '9

1500

MEASUREMENT

is the differenes be-

"What tween two yards!"

"A fence,

TEATIME

"Will you join me in a cup

of tea?"

"Do you think there's for both of us?"

com

“All God's Children”

I can love an old brown.worm, Although to touch him makes

me squirm, i

Book

him too:

I know. God made

A living creature

Big Stretch

just like

"A twisted- nijke flamant," Anor

«tang anda páska? Və kadung 'g i than a hair,, will stretch Eve or dungpung ESRULMASINY

alk inches to the yard...