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1 seashore shells tell odd tales collectors seldom know the stories sometimes tragic back of the empty conches and cockles mussels yield silk almost every seashore visitor col lects shells yet few of them know any thing about tho curious little creatures that built them on almost any jer sey or long island beach collectors can find shells of conch or moon snail and shells of clams and mussels somo are pierced by neat round holes that cause idle wonder these little per forations really tell an interesting ftory the small holes in the clam shells ore often made by the moon snail it inhabits tho spirally coiled whitish shell known among children as tho bulls eye it walks on an enormous foot toting its shell on its back along tho edge of tho water until it scents a clam rapidly approaching it grasps the clam in its foot thoy re main immobile for about an hour after which the snail upholds its foot and saunters off an empty pierced shell showing that murder has been done drilling a hole while the snails foot held the help less victim the radula or toothed ton gue of the snail uncoiled and its end was used to drill the hole then tho probosis in which the tongue is located turned itself inside out as if it were the finger of a glovo and inserted a pair of sharp scissorslike jaws into the clam and chopped it up after that the snail sucked out the juice as though the probosis were a straw this same moon snail is a good and painstaking mothe in spite of her way of obtaining breakfast on al most any june or july day the beach comber may find a johnny cods house as the children call it it looks liko a bowl from which the bot tom has been knocked out it really is the irish excell in breeding light horses at a tfco allireland polo club opened the season with a displayed polo game in phoenix park dublin series of three ciiukker matches and provided some exciting contests in which much skill was sunday school lesson their throats coiled lingual ribbons armed with chitinous teeth tho limphet commonly known as dutchmans boat is a shell dear to boys its curious shape round at one end and pointed at the other and the little diaphragm on the inner side re sembling tho forecastle doubtless win for it the name of boat the builder of this shell uses its teeth to scrape pebblecovered bottoms if one if for tunate enough to find a bed and rest above it on silent oars onsynay see tho very interesting sight of live scal lops zigzagging through the waters opening and shutting their shells as though they were wings it is fitting that the heart shell by putting a plank between the stones but now tho plank had fallen down too and there was a hole big enough for a cow to walk out theres the cow said dog wow pointing across the pasture with his paw and theres the hole if that cow finds the hole she will walk right together its food living organisms life the is intriguing for l l t is the beachcomber who comes upon cockles as the tide is coming in fastens itself tho little creature that bulds this shell has a homing instinct for them th literally seem to leap like a carrier pigeon and always re turns to the same spot on the same rock the eggs are laid in bags which are fastened to the rock coloring of scallops scallops have so various a coloring and so fanlike a shapethat imagina tion makes them mermaids fans practical children turn them into the incubator that the mother moon dishes and mako tea parties with their should have won fame as the cockle j out r then twill be goodbye of mary mary quite contrary in cow maybe she wont find the hole said little cat she might said dog wow whats she doing in the pasture at this time of night said little cat she ought to be in the barn thats just it said dog wow snail builds for hatching her children aid the building of this egg case is an all day undertaking as fast as the eggs emerge the mother covers them with a gelatinous mass that gradually hardens she holds tho case close to her shell until it has traveled clear around it and this process gives it shape then she leaves it half buried in the sand the babies begin to incubate at once and hatch in about a month crumbling the shell the waves help the process and scon the little ones start in search of food the waters either crumble the empty johnny cods house or else wash it upon the beach where it turns a whitish color and in time is eroded by wind and weather or becomes a childs toy the snail family the snail family is a large one in cluding the whelk and the conch there are two conches on the atlantic coast buccinum undatum and tho fulgar genus tho buccinum is of tho same species as the whelk ot europe which is much sought after as a food the fulgar is known to children as the pear conch the poet speaks of the whelk as neptunes wreathed horn and all children at some time or other learn to hold it to their ears and listen for the beating of tho sea- waves within in joy from the sand to meet the waters aside from food pleasure fertilizer and shell for state roads the shell creatures provide man with other use ful materials the common black mussel which clings to posts of piers and lives in colonies fastens itself to its anchor by means of silken threads hese threads have been successfully juno 24 lesson xiil jesus the 8aviour zeph 3 1417 golden text choose you this day whom ye will serve josh 24 16 aim to challenge the class with the claims and appeal of jesus to v accept him as their saviour and crown him king of their lives introduction about whom have all our lesson this quarter centred in which gospel have we been btudying tho lifo of jesus who was mark whore did ho get his knowledge of tho life of jesus where ln tho lifo of jesus did wo begin our studies this quarter presentation have an outline map before tho class and then calling for tho places of interest such as ciesarca philippi tho mount of tnansfigura tion tho road to jerusalem bothnnyr jerusalem tho mount of olives geth- semane golgotlw havo them marked by tho scholars on the map and the events of interest associated with them told give a short account of each of th following 1 the transfiguration 2 on tho way to jerusalem 3 the triumphal entry 4 tho trial three rosy children tilly milly and willy had looked out of the windows of jesus 5 the story of tho cruel they would have been surprised and i axiom wondered what dog wow and little what did jesus teach about the fol- i d w njlo 1 being a christian at cat were doing but they got the 2 how to great g thj board at last to the hole in the wall cost of discip 4 about hlm- shes still there said little cat i see her fill in the blanks in the following im glad you do said dog wow between his teeth if shed got out it would have been goodbye cow i wish youd stop saying good bye cow said little cat what shall it profit a man whosoever will come after me suffer little children whosoever will be great it wont r unto caisar the stone which the builders scallops live beyond the surf on used for making silken hose little cat by ralph bergengren incubator of the sea buccinum undatum buildj a curious incubator a mass of triangular- shaped parchmentlike shells which are sometimes called sailors soap the fulgar lays its eggs in a long string of incubators that resemble parchmentshaped pill boxes set ono on top of another the string tapers like a tail and is flat at the end by means of which the mother fastens tightly to a rock the little snails have complete it miniature shells by tho time they leave the case children uellght in these empty incubators and pretend they aro necklaces the fiercest of tho snails that drill the lttle holes in the shells of other creatures suck not only the shells of the clams and mussels but also of many of the univalves thus fulgar or buccinum may cause tho death of tho moon snail all have hidden in it was a beautiful spring night with a cute crescent moon but nobody in the houso where littlo cat lived was awake to look at it it was past tho time of night when little cat usually got up but thero he was in his basket behind tho kitchen stove sound asleep with his head on his paw the kitchen door had been left open that evening and when this happened little cat was able to hear the radio so he had sat up till as late as 10 oclock listen ing to the music little cat sometimes sang himself so he knew a good deal about music and enjoyed it greatly the night was so mild that tho kitchen window looking out on the porch had been left part way open about half an hour after the time little cat usually woke up dog wow stood on his hind legs on the porch and looked anxiously in through the open window he had his hat on tho side of his head and was very much excited when he saw little cat asleep in his basket dog wow barked a very small bark for he was a thoughtful dog and never barked in the night loud enough to wake people up bowwow i said dog wow a little louder than before but not loud enough to wako anybody up except little cat bowwowwowwow bowwow this timo little cat really woke up and jumped out of the basket ho camo to the window oh its you is it said little cat i thought i heard something its me said dog wow how many times began littlo cat havo i told you well its i if you like that any better said dog wow but wo havent got time to bother with gram mar not a minute farmer jenks best cow wait a bit till i get my cane said littlo cat and ill be with you and do put your hat on straight its way over your left car so dog wow took his paws off the window ledge and straightened his hat and by the time ho had done that little cat had come out of tho window with his cane under his left patched him admiringly wagging his front leg and had stood up on his and so they had for they had put thats a very smart cow shes got tho no trespassing sign exactly whore out of the barn and the next thing you know shell find that hole and get out of tho field wcvo got to stop that hole up little cat said dog wow seriously but i dont see how we cant lift back that plank e me think said littlo cat let me think little cat stood leaning on his cane and thought dog wow snt down and be goodbye cow now because weve they did eat jesug took jv got the board just where she can t got general questions on the lessons- out without seeing it what disciples did jesus take with tail hind logs and was leaning on his cane and looking at the moon liko a littlo gentleman a wonderful night what a night what a night said little cat oh thoso people w those people they think im asleep i j v t j they put up a board with letters in my basket and here i am up and i out enjoying the beauties of nature is it a riddle i have it ahha cried littlo cat how do people keep other peo ple from coming through a hole with out stopping it up if thats a riddle little cat said its too much for me on it said little cat i i see what you mean now said i dog wow it says no trees pass- i lng or something like that j i know where one of those boards i was put on a tree and it has fallen youd havo missed it if i hadnt waked you up said dog wow farmer jenks best cow i was up late explained little cat listening to beautiful sounds j off sa little cat there was a lady singing who sang so little cat and dog wow hurried iso much like me dog wow that i back along tho way they had come simply could not go to sleep until she tin they came to an oid w00 road had finished it was wonderful you tncre wa5 a tree ncar the entrance have heard me sing of tho old roa an a board with let i have said dog wow but we iters on it that said have no timo to stand here and talk about singing farmer jenks best cow that is the third time you have said farmer jenks bc3t cow said little cat- what is on your mind about farmer jenks best cow she will get out of tho pasture said dog wow she will run away thero is a holo in the wall and if that cow finds that holo all i can say is that it will he goodbye cow you come with me little cat and ill show you so dog wow and little cat hurried along tho street past the smiths no trespassing polico take notice lay at the foot of tho tree it works with people said little cat and perhaps it will work with a cow anyway when weve put it whero the cow can see it well have done the best we can dog wow and thats doing much dog wow lifted the board with his strong teeth but the best he could do was to lift one side of it littlo cat tried to lift the other side with his teeth and then he tried to help lift wiui his paws and then he tried to get underneath and lift with his head house whero dog wow lived in a i b he was really no help at all and houso of his own in tho back yard i dog wow had to walk backwards and and past the joness house where the joness pig lived in a pen of his own in tho back yard and so on past the perkinss house and tho robinsons houso to the pasture of ichabod jon athan jenks the farmer which was just beyond the house where farmer jenks lived with his stout wife sarah and their three rosy children milly tilly and willy farmer jenks barn was at ono end of the pasture which had a stone wall around it and in one place the stones had fallen down and farmer jenks had mended the placo drag the board after him little cat walked behind like a little gentleman and pointed with his cane in the direc tion that dog wow ought to go back ward so he was some help after all i hope that cow wont find the holo before we get there said dog wow between his teeth if she docs it will be goodbye cow were doing our best said little cat if she gets out shell get out but it wont be our fault it took quite a while and if farmer service 73 wost adelaide st toronto jenks and his wife sarah and their p sent by return mail perfect simplicity a sports dress is smartest of course when its simple stylo no 837 is ex tremely popular it is particularly fetching made of striped novelty sheer woolen with the stripes reversed for tho front panel the belt is attractive slipped through openings and tied at side 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buried what throe women came to the tomb that first easter morning what was the impression that jesus made on 1 the disciples 2 tho i people in general 3 tho priests and pharisees 4 pilato 5 the cen turion application who do you say that jesus is do you let him govern your life would you follow jesus if it meant to loso your position or your wealth how have you answered pilates question of what to do with jesus will you accept jesus as your saviour and crown him the king of your life no cow could come out of tho field with out stepping over it oh those people thoso people said littlo cat they think youre asleep in your house and im asleop in my basket and here we are up and out enjoying tho beauties of na ture and keeping farmer jenks best cow from getting out of the pasture what fun what fun away from city pests visitor how is it that you have so many beautiful wild flowers and shrubs growing on your place gentlemn farmer oh you sea im oft the main highway women will leave politics mussolini has not much faith as regards women in politics re cently ho rocolved a wellknown amorlcan lady lecturer he told lior that in fifteen years tho am erican women would not tako tho slightest interest in politics it is in womans nature ho said soon to tiro of things ex traneous to her nature among such extraneous things ho places politics soon ho added women would listen again to tho call of nature and would tako greater interest in their homes nnd families than in bridge and motor cars i mutt and jeff bud fisher sar is there no limit to jeffs inventiv ability