Show entertainment and instruction for the STRANGE CREATURES C OF THE SEA J B ALBERTA PLATT ti s ID you ever notice particularly the cuttle bone which Is often stuck within the bars 0 a canaras can arys cage tor the little bird to peck at when it wants a taste of lime or chalk the bone comes from ATLANTIC SQUID the isoldo ota curious flah belong lne to tha class known as the word cephalopod Is from two greult onea tha first signifying bead th aeo nd toot what were supposed to ba the teet are ramped around its mouth in reality however taft feet are much more like anna and very long ones these reach out and fah wa mothr creatures that CT the odd thine about lb cottlo bone la that it la simply sd loosely in the body 0 the aatmar the ixko may ean be shaken out of the atter the creature crea tare la captured it la really no bone at all but a biliske bI lilke choso whoso use Is proto aMy to hold the bot eacie firm y to the class of belong some 0 the fiercest ugliest monsters ot the sea among them the octopus and the giant equla the octopus has eight long arms the squid and cuttlefish mostly have ten these arms are strange terrible weapons they are provided with suckers which the creatures use as a boy uses the piece of wet leather that holds the atone in his sling in the large picture you will eee on the right hand the underside of an octopus where the terrible suckers are shown the suckers also serve the purpose ot holding the octopus fast to a rock whenever it wishes to be to held it can then not be dislodged without cutting on its arms even after its anna are cut off it the octopus Is allowed to go tree the powerful feelers will crow again and be able to reach out after victims as before the octopus does not grow so large as the squid still its jellylike body grows to nine feet in length while its great aerna spread around it sometimes twenty eight feet 1 i the largest octopuses oct opuses in this hemisphere are found in the west indies and along the pacific coast but not long ago a diver who went down into the aea on our eastern coast suddenly felt something grab him with a feeling as though his body were being into a whirlpool he signaled instantly to bo drawn to th surface of the water but the creature held fast to him and was drawn up too when the diver was hauled out of the water by his comrades the thing still held him and the men were amazed to eee it was a great octopus not till they cut the creatures amis loose from the dver could they extricate him fratin its frightful suction my but be was scared instances when an octopus or a giant arnld or attack a man are gewren luckily rare all oades have a siphon in their bodies which they draw water in cuttlefish and out they also have an inside sack or bag filled with an inacy black fluid suppose now a squid fanda itsell in danger and wishes to bade out quick from where it Is it instantly sucks the iphon tube full of water then forces it out with great violence the force ot the spurt drives the squid backward and out b that instantly at the same time the stream ot water rushing into the face blinds and confuses it as the stream from a hose pipe would giving the ingenious squid a chance to escape in safety it the stream of water Is not BUR clent the ugly creature has yet another UPPER AND UNDER SIDE OF OCTOPUS means of defense squids and cottlo flah have many enemies and very hungry ones among them sharks and whales now suppose aba bag pop eyes ot the squid or cutt lenah catch tight of a large elsh bearing down on him too rapidly for him to escape at the same time the fisli la so big that a stream of water will not disturb it then quick as a wink the squid or cuttlefish squeezes out through the the inky black fluid contained in the small sack inside his manue the water all about there becomes so dark and murky that the large elsh cannot fand the squid he Is a very cute creature that cephalopod squids sometimes grow to immense size the long armed are sometimes called because they are BO strong and ugly and have euch terrible tentacles some ot them are quite small others immense once a gentleman in newfoundland saw something floundering upon the beach it was a gigantic squid that had been caught in shallow water when th tide went out first it would great streams of water from the siphon mouth upon its head trying to force itself backward but could not next it would spurt tta ink all over the shallow water about it but neither did that help it any it could not get away and finally died it was measured and found to be eighty feet long from the tip of its tall to the and of one of its forward tentacles or arms abe in alc C tha of age of honor to king edward of england Is one which is much desired and aa a rule it Is bestowed upon a boy whose family has been connected with aba coyal house hold for instance the son of lord knollys the kings private secretary has obtained the post recently occupied by the son ot sir arthur bagge extra equerry to his majesty when in attendance at any state function the pages are sent tor in a royal carriage and conveyed home again in the same manner they have certain privileges and of course their duties abt court necessitate a holiday from school now and then an opportunity tor evading lessons which even a page in waiting tally appreciates aunt at any boy clever at whittling with wood can produce an amusing lawn game by means ot a few blocks ot rough wood oblong blocks ot wood about a foot ion are required having secured twelve blacks whittle out a head the head Is a quarter of the whole length it the block be a toot in height the neck will be cut out three inches from one end A rough head la whittled out with a sharp knits the front or face portion beane shaved out flat when the head is cut out and the fiant smoothed flat a arlak application ot sandpaper will do alt the further smoothing necessary eyebrows are painted on boldly in black the forehead and chin are painted v alte and the cheeks flesh color alpa and cheeks ara colored with vald red ayea ar painted in brown or blue it la as well to make a variety in the twelve faces it possible A nose may cither be carved out in the itself or painted on tho nostrils being outlined in black paint A band of black hair is painted on after the fashion of tha wooden dolls while the painted faces are drying aunt sallys clothes are in progress ahe may be dressed in anything bright she stands firmly on one end of her block and this must be left uncovered to secure her a firm tooting on the lawn any bright pieces ot silk will make her a dress sha roust have a bright cap also well trilled round her vivid face contrast in colors must be aimed at in making her dress round au her twelve necks she must wear huge bow 0 bright fellk she has no arms nor hands and her dress must just clear the ground when there Is a garden party she la admirable all that is needed Is to set her in a row on the lawn mark off a place where the throwers th rowers are to stand then try to knock her down with a soft ball arises are given to the winners in each throwing contest aunt sally may be set up indoors as well as out A queer I sharks egg is one of the oddest looking things imaginable it has no shell but la protected by a thick leathery covering almost aa elastic as india rubber the color is almost black and the average size la 2 by 3 inches A mamma come now dear its gel tine dark aej time you were in bed the little birds have gone dorothy yes but the lettla birds got up at daylight and I 1 PUZZLE PICTURES the first circle shows the names of something that la seen in the aay when e the rain comes down and the sun shines tha second drawing shows a number of figurea twisted into the form f peculiar bird try to find out their total amount GOT UP WHONG she ilka the morning and she knew that it would rain she like her breakfast and pushed it back again at noon th anever and sha cried tor cakes and pie she eat her dinner and she would sit still and cry pouted till the 0 thlu ery horrid day and all because so early sha got up the wrong war young hostess in a grownup voice and mine august who towns hii angelina says that the poor miles als ure is the despair of her life A tool A ot anve summers vent out to a tea party and during alie evelln her sash became untied tie my sash please she said to h hostess cant you tie it yourself that lady ot course I 1 cant why not because im in front sat ne child surprised at her elders dUy antte a conff walt anna to years and a halt old was told to up a pillow that ha dropped to the door she awa at it with all her tiny strength but li was too heavy up at hec papa she said 1 I tant papa why not daughter he asked too heava avas the reply then a bright thought struck her and she added wait till gets |