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Welcome News to Dog Owners. 



A personal letter from Spratt's Pat- 

 ent (American) Limited states as fol- 

 lows : 



"Yon may care to note that we shall 

 probably be permitted to continue the 

 manufacture of dog cakes, etc. This 

 will be welcome news to dog owners, 

 for Spratt's Dog Cakes, Puppy Bis- 

 cuits, etc., are now looked upon more 

 as economical necessities than canine 

 luxuries. 



"In Great Britain it appeared likely 

 at one time that the manufacture would 

 be prohibited, but it was soon shown 

 that the use of these foods really re- 

 lieved the strain upon foods of various 

 kinds for human consumption. The 

 Food Controller therefore gave the 

 necessary permission for the continu- 

 ance of the manufacture of Spratt's 

 Dog Cakes. The same view has been 

 taken here, at least for the present, and 

 it is hoped that it will remain effective." 



Subtraction of Natural Objects. 



The teacher was hearing the youth- 

 ful class in mathematics. 



"No," she said, "in order to subtract, 

 things have to be in the same denomi- 

 nation. For instance, we couldn't take 

 three pears from four peaches, nor eight 

 horses from ten cats. Do you under- 

 stand ?" 



There was assent from the majority 

 of pupils. One little boy in the rear 

 raised a timid hand. 



'•Well, Bobby, what is it?" asked 

 teacher. 



"Please, teacher," said Bobby, 

 "couldn't you take three quarts of milk 

 from two cows?"-— New York Evening 

 Post. 



It Is Now Wilt's Restaurant. 



The tide of favor and the line of ex- 

 cellence change from time to time. It 

 is Wilt's now because he has estab- 

 lished and is conducting a highly pop- 

 ular restaurant. The place is popular 

 because it is clean, the prices moderate 

 and the service cordial. 



This item is written not because Mr. 

 Wilt has become an advertiser in this 

 magazine, but he is an advertiser and 

 was invited to become so on account of 

 the good qualities that prevail in his 

 restaurant. 



Iconoclast. 

 A puppy 



Ambling sidewise 



Intent upon the memory of some bur- 

 ied bone, 

 Halts before my pool — 

 A hollow place within the walk 

 Filled by this morning's rain. 

 Thirst satisfied, 

 He waddles off, 

 Doubtless never knowing 

 His rotund stomach holds 

 My mirror of infinity. 



— Murdock Pemberton in "The Even- 



ing Post." 



Three Sets of Twins. 



The father named the first pair Pete 

 and Repeat. He liked that sort of idea, 

 so the second was named Kate and 

 Duplicate. But when the third set 

 arrived he felt that even a good thing 

 might be carried a little too far and he 

 called one of these Max and the other 

 Climax. 



"Oh would I were the pine tree," 



A tiny floweret said, 

 "That towers, tall and mighty, 



Far, far above my head." 



The tempest raged with fury, 



The pine tree is no more; 

 But the lowly little floweret 



Still blossoms as of yore. 



— Emma Peirce. 



China has long furnished the stock- 

 example of a country ruined by cutting 

 off the forests. A newly organized De- 

 partment of Forestrv will attempt to 

 remedv the evil. 



