THE GUIDE TO XATURE.—ADJ'ERTISEMEXTS 



VII 



SHORELANDS 



Owned and Operated by 



THE SOUND BEACH SUMMER HOMES 

 CORPORATION 



SOUND BEACH, CONNECTICUT, Box 84 



NEW YORK CITY, 1 Liberty Street 



Summer Bungalows and Cottages for Sale and 

 for Rent— furnished and unfurnished 



Moderate Prices. 



Moderate Rentals. 



Telephone Connections. 



Had Lost the Key to the Situation. 



A colored man was driving an old 

 jog-trot horse toward the railroad sta- 

 tion half a mile away. A man. walking 

 rapidlv in the same direction, asked for 

 a ride.' The colored man replied. "Dnn 

 know, boss, but I'se fraid I'll not get 

 you dere much quicker dan you could 

 walk it, 'cause I'se only got dis ole worn 

 out war boss." 



The traveler, and old soldier, aroused 

 by the remark about the war horse, 

 said, "I think I can drive him better 

 than you can. I am an old cavalryman 

 myself." 



"All right, Boss, take de reins." The 

 soldier peremptorily shouted, "Atten- 

 tion!" Instantly the horse became 

 alert with new' life . "Charge!" he 

 shouted, and down the street went 

 that veteran horse at a speed never be- 

 fore known to his present owner. 

 "Halt!" shouted the soldier as they 

 arrived at the station. The horse 

 stopped so suddenly that both occu- 

 pants were nearly thrown over the 

 dash-board. 



The colored man was delighted to 



learn that the horse possessed so much 

 speed. The next day, going again to- 

 ward the station he overtook another 

 traveler in great haste, who asked 

 whether such an old plug of a horse 

 would mxake worth while for him to get 

 aboard. 



"Now, Boss, dun you worry 'bout 

 dat ; I can get you dere in time. Dis 

 boss is more speedy dan you think." 

 The traveler got in. "Attention!" 

 "Charge !" and away they went helter- 

 skelter. Within a few yards of the sta- 

 tion, the colored man showed some ex- 

 citement. "Say, Boss, I spects you 

 better jump, 'cause I'se clean forgot de 

 word dat stops dis boss !" 



The Birds of 1916 Are on the Way. 



It is now 1916. In a few weeks the 

 birds will be here. This is about the right 

 time to start your bird houses, so as to 

 have them thoroughly in harmony upon 

 the arrival of their prospective inmates. 



Write to Air. Joseph H. Dodson, Har- 

 rison Avenue, Kankakee. Illinois. He has 

 an ideal outfit of everything of the kind 

 that is needed. 



