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2 NC I SALE aE Paha Loa oe Nu? oat, Th Re So Tm ae i! oy a We > i Po : 2 - wr Ta Seabirds of Gaspe Find Breeding Grounds Close to Pounding, Surf By James Montagnes in the Christian Science Monitor. While ocean liners pass close to the little French-Canadian village of Perce, no man-made booming of boat horns sound above the pound-. ing of the surf, the thunderous, beat- ing of countless wings, and the rau- cous calling of tens of thousands of birds. Though Perce is one of the first sights of land an ocean captain sces after his crossing, his whis- tles keep still, "his salutes after a successful crossing wait - until he is further up the Gaspe coast af Canadd, for the regulations call for no man-made noise blasts off the little village of Perce. For off this little fishermen's village, with its French-speaking Scots and Irish, are the two last breeding places on this continent of many types of scabirds, which flocked the coasts in countless millions when the first explorers discovered what is now the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Today Perce Rock, off the little village, and Bonaventure. Island, three miles out to sca from Perce, are the remaining breeding places of ganncts, cormorants, puffins, gulls, aulks, .murres and other sea- fowl. Loud Dblasts from hoats would startle The birds; they would upsct their eggs in their haste to take flight. + + + Bonaventure Island is about three miles long and a4 mile and a half wide. On its seaward side are great cliffs of red sandstone, whose broad ledges form secure nesting places for throngs of seabirds. It is like a huge apartment house for birds, with a sea view on all sides, Perce Rock is an isolated limestone mass about 1,500 feet long, 300 feet wide, and about as high above the sca. Brightly colored, rugged with steep cliffs which cannot be casily climbed, these two nesting are sccluded, according to the instincts of breeding birds, which pick hidden places to lay their eggs and hatch their young. Perce Rock has no inhabitants except birds; its sides are too steep for the best climbers. Bona- venture Island has a few homes. an old-church;--ruins--on its - top, rocks and can be climbed from one side, the other sides slipping almost straight down into the pounding sca. Some 10 families live on Bon- aventure Island, but back In 1600 it wey widely known to fishermen. 'The birds were 0 numerous they were like a "fog" to quote the carly explorers, ' . Later Bonaventure became the home of bauccancers and priva- teers who waged war on the ships of France. Setilers. came from the British Channel Islands, and while /their names are still of Scots "and Irish - descent, Freich is' spoken on the island, and the customs of the Channel Islands prevail, » + + When the birds on the two rocks appeared to be losing the battle of slaughter and pillaging of eggs about 25 years ago, the, Canadian and 'Quebec governments declared the nesting places sanctuaries, and forbade the blowing of boat whistles and horns. Since then bird life has made a major comeback, and annually a growing number of visitors come by highway and boat - Quite Agreeable Superintendent: "It is our custom to let a prisoner work at the same trade in here as he did outside. Now, what is your trade -- shoemaker blacksmith, or--" % Prisoner: "Please sir, 1 travelling salesman." was a "the waves in to see the birds.in their increasing _ number swarm the cliff sides. Because from the.top of Bona- venture Island. the wheeling, cir- cling birds can be studied at close range, naturalists flock. to_the is- land in Summer time. Aecrodyna- mic engineers have also' beer re- ported on the island. to study €very action of the.birds with fast cameras to aid the study of aviation, The bird roosts are reached by 'climbing the western beach along a hardly visible trail through the spruce woods. Blueberries and strawberries grow . wild for. the picker on the nartdow trail. » * * Glimpses low are seen between the thickly grown bush, and. here and there in the clearing. near the lower part of the island the ruins of old homes are passed, while from a. few ancient houses smoke curls from the chim- neys. After a long climb an open spot is reached from where ean be scen the rows of birds as they. sit in tiers on their rock ledges watching the continuous play of the sca below. Most studied of the birds is the gannet, known to ancient mariners as solan geese, a bird as large as a goose, pure white with black wing tips and a slight creamy wash on the crown and its hind neck. Lines about its eyes re- of the ocean far be- sembling spectacles give it a slight: ly comic appearance. * * * It is a large and powerful bird, measuring nearly three feet in length, and has pointed wings which spread to ever six feet when in flight. It can fly swiftly, climb rapidly, or instantly check its flight and nose dive 'from 200 feet with un- erring accuracy on a mackerel, its chief food. : When its landing area is not too small, the gannet lands on the edge of its nesting ledge, runs for several feet, sometimes falling on its breast if the speed is great. In limited space though the gannet is awkward on its feet, it ean make a perfect spot landing. Boatmen circle Bonaventure Is- land cach Summer with thie grow- ing number of visitors. From the sea can be scen every ledge and shelf covered with white as though snow had been piled in drifts on the cliffs, allowing only the dull - red color of the rock to show in a few spots. + + Perce Rock is mainly habited by double-crested cormorants. Fhey faise their young on its rocky 'roof, the only place on the promontory which allows any sort of foothold. It. is called Perce (French for Pierce) Rock, because of the unique arch at one end of its base, through which -a boat can sail, and which is passable at cbb tide on foot. Perce Rock is considered onc of the beauty' spots of -the Atlantic coast, and has drawn geologists from all parts of the world to scé its natural arch and its riot of color when a sunset plays on the limestone formation. . The birds of Bonaventure Is- land and Perce Roek are no friends of the fishermen; -and yet the peo ad of the Perce coast would miss the birds should they vanish The coming of the birds in the Spring is the signal for the ro. turn of life in the boats and on' the seal The wailing of the pulls in. the early morning and their crooning over the young at night are sounds that the fisher-folk have always heard. To them those noises arc as necessary as the surge of the sca upon the shore. =r MOPSY byGLADYS PARKER WANT A MARRIAGE LICENSE Z_- -- BUT, MISS, YOU MUST Y OH NO, YOU SEE HUNTING LICENSES]: T HAVEN'T FOUND THE GROOM YET." New Oakville Home of Ontario's Lieut.-Gov. Ray Lawson is Ballymena, here, which he is Buildings on the eight-and-a-half acre estate were erected in reported to have purchased. 1922 by the late Col. William Eaton who died three years ago. quired by A. S. Auld. The property then was ac- Lieut-Governor and Mrs. Lawson hope to take up residence at Ballymena before the end of August. Here Hon. Ray Lawson is seen with one of his Angus steers. Fiction Fun | Humble Beggar Matthew Christopher The knock sounded like the soft click of a night latch. Naomi epen- ed the door, and he steod there--a tall, humble_looking figure whose sunken grey eyes peered .unobiru- sively from a sun-leathered {ace If Philip had been here she would have closed the-door. She would say, "I'm sorry, bit" we have nothing left." Or, just, "I'm sorry." But Philip wasn't here. And she was ready to place the food on the table. "Good morning, Ma'am?" hé said. He. smiled, a tender smile that broke through his grey whiskers, "Weuld you be kind -enough to give an old man a--a bite to eat?" . Then it was as if Philip was be- hind her, staring over her shoulders glaring with those level brown eyes of his, saying, "Tell him to go 'on his way." The sun flashed a welcoming sig- nal on her bright smile, and touched the high tones of her smoothly planed face. "Come in," she said. "You're just in time." Just a Whispered "Word To The Wise" He was an old-time city editor on one of Boston's famous newspapers, a colorful figure, he had an answer to every problem. His sagacity was _in particular 'evidence on one oc- casion, Pecring over his rolltop at the close of the day, he would si- lently obscrve his reporters slipping away long before the usual quitting tine of four o'clock. Qne day, just before the daily exodus, hé station- -ed himself at the exit, just below the office clock. The customary parade, unabashed by the boss's presence, started at the usual time, but not before the city editor seized cach man by the arm and badge him a - hearty "Good night!" With it, how- ever, came a whispered comment, followed by a "now have a -good time," sce you in the morning." Strangely ' enough, five or ten min- utes after their departure, the re- porters started slinking gack to their desks, ) Sy The astute city editor had whisper- ed to cach man: "Remember, Mc- Kinley was shot 12 minutes before four!" ' / A recent purchase of 48 new diesel-electric locomotive wis bring the number in use at C.N.R. - terminals throughout the country to 127. He had a cautious quality about his step as he crossed the threshold into the kitchen, She could almost hear Philip say, "See how careful he is? You got to watch that kind. That characteristic quirk isn't, exactly human nature!" Connie ran in from the dining room, her brown curls bobbing on her head like soft coils of spring. "Go back and get in your chair, Connie," Naomi said, "We're going to have company." She gaye the beg- gar a radiant smile, and pointed to a chair in the dining room, "You may sit there. The hat can go on the bureau 'behind you." : Suddenly she saw her purse there. She had placed it there after having brought home the things from the grocer's. But tt would look silly now to remove it, she thought.- Even if he were one of Philip's characters, there was only 60 cents, to the pen- ny, tn the purse. It would have made no difference in the world to Philip that he was old. The older, the more éxperi- 'enced; the more experienced, the craftier, 'was Philip's philosophical slant on it. : Naomi heard the man chuckle as she stood at the stoye, mixing the gravy with the potatdes. She brought the food to the table, put-some in Connic's plate, and urged the man to help. himself. He did, unembar- rassingly, but h& didn't take much Just a little of each. He pushed the plate away from him when he was finished, patted his skinny stomach with satisfac- tion. "You're not through?" Naomi said, "There's lots more." He. shook his head. "No, Ma'am, thanks. U'm through. It was delici-- ous, believe me, Ma'am. I'm cer- tainly thankful to ye." Philip would 'rave when he'd hear, She'd tell him, of coursé. Why rot? She thought, if Philip could be here, now; if he could just sit in a corner and watch, he would cast out of his mind all those ridiculous belicfs he had about these unfortunate human beings. But she'd tell him, and she would, Jaugh when he'd .rave. Back in the dining room, she sat down again and began finishing her meal. - "Mamma?" "Yes, dear?" she glanced up. Connie's black eyes were staring peculiarly-at her. "What is it, darling?" "That man opened your purse," Connie said. Naomi stared incredulously at her daughter; "Connie," her voice was sharp, "Are you sure?" "Yes, Mam- ma," i ip. . Quickly, she rose from the chair, - swooped -the-purse off- the top of the bureau. She flicked it open with her -thumb, and sprawed into it with {frembling fingers. And, sud- denly-- "Connie!" Her voice shrilled high, wbell-jike. "Connie, look!" She was 'smiling radiantly, : The chifd stared blandly at the old,. wrinkled, one-dollar bill Naomi was holding in her hand. Verdict Satisfactory A man bought a house on the boundary separating Russia from Rumania, but was uncertain which country it was in, especially as he réceived demand "notes for rates frou the officials of both. A surveyor employed to determine the question had much difficulty in doing so. However, six months later he gave his verdict. "The house," he said, "is definitely in Rumania." " "Thank Heaven!" ejaculated the owner; "I couldn't possibly stand another Russian winter." : Willing 'Helper Jack: Let's give the bride a show- er. F John: Count me in-l'll bring the soap. / 2 The First Glass. Investigators seem to agree that the first glass probably was made in Egypt, but the point never has been satisfactorily settled. According to Pliny's account, Phoenician merchants carrying a cargo of soda from Egypt, landed in Syria on the River Belus, near Mount Carmel, and made fires to cook their meals; Resting the iron pots on blocks of the (solidified) soda, the heat caused fusion.of the alkali and sand, thus forming glass. The legend of Josephus states that glass was discovered when the Israelites set fire to a wood and that nitre became fused with sand: It takes 3,250 tics to 'carry a mile of C.N.R. track. There are 99,200,750 tics used in the 30,551 miles of C.N.R. track in Canada. Natural State The 'languid youth seated himself in the dentists chair to have a tooth extragted. He core a wonderful striped silk shirt, and an even more wonderful check suit. He also wore the vacant stare that so often goes with both, "I'm afraid to give him gas," said "the dentist to his assistant. "Why?" asked the assistant, "Do you think his heart is groggy?" "No," replied the dentist, "but just look at him. How will-1 know when he is unconscious?" At the "Ex." Theme of Canada's national we- men's organization at the Canadian National 'Exhibition this year is "We Build Canada". -- Immediately, she thought of Phil- Frank Brown, of Vashon Island- and 18-month-old Felix, the lion, are good pals now, as photo at right 'indicates. But neighbors--and perhaps Frank --are beginning to worry about what's" going to happen when Felix grows up. Born: in the Tacoma zoo, the lion was farm- ed -out to the Browns to raise, They and their seven children .consider Felix, who lives in a backyard stockade, quite a pet. 'Another domestic note in the animal world is the arrival of triplets for one of Hollywood's most popular movie personali- ties--Feline, the doe pictured below showing off her new family, She modeled for Walt Disney's "Bambi" and the triplets' father is buck featured in "The Year. ling." --the - young LONG COLONEL ? 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