AUGUST 15 1951

-strange But True

up F. H. MacArthur

The impulse is so strong with wild mothers to nurture infants that: they show little discrimina- lltlll between their offspring and the young of an entirely different species. A mother cat that has lost her kittens will go out and kidnap lnoy rabbits and nurse them her- self-

When this writer was a small boy he discovered a nest with three young squirrels which he carried home and placed under the care

at ti. foster mother - a cat that had lost her little family when gyzmdfather gave 'em . the water treatment.

Cat mothers will sometimes ,.;.,apt tame rat babies and bring

them up as though they were their own offSprln8-

the number of mama cats that l:.u-1, parsed young foxes I in this prnvlllfe is such a widely known fact that no specific instance need be given here.

The reason cat mothers take up 5.,..h an assortment of creatures .1. wards, is because they are so nfliill frustrated in their mother- lined by persons like grandfather v.l'o drowned their kittens. ,

A live mouse trap in Grove. 02.2.... adopted a week old ground hut: which her owner, an Indian. ftmurl on a hunting trip. When nrtnm cat spotted the ground hog in u hox. she picked it up by the hope of the neck and iugged it off ill her own quarters.

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A tabby owned by a south shore ru:-.;iciit had three kittens of her can but cheerfully added a couple nl baby skunks to her litter. uzlricntally, the milk of cats an . almost all sorts of mammals. , few cases have been reported whee dogs have also mothered otilrr animals than their own. but time instances are so rare and lriti-iiilg in authenticity that I have p...-scd them up.

ilost baby birds will follow any ,....;hcr- bird that takes care of the.n. instinctively. It's an amus- lit; sight to see a group of duck- iiugs strutting about after a hen that hatched them.

lii lieu of it mother. soslings lli1l(' been known to regard the one who tended and fed them as ”:noiher." '

I once knew a small farm lad who had a troupe of goslings tag- gmu him single file every time he crossed the barnyard. This child had a. pct lamb that acted ditto.

This would lead me -t.o believe that it is not a sense of love or de- votion that makes the young tag alter the mother and st-.y close to her. Instead. it is a sense of de- pendence, a strong desire to be pro- tected and guided.

All young creatures will attach themselves to the first animal will- ing to care for them. when the In- i.ms used to kill the mother buff-

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alo. the calf would follow the In- diana and lick their hands. Famous hunters tell us that when a moth- er rhinoceros is shot. her offspring will trot along after the human slayer of its mother. and follow the men right back into camp. I 0 0

We an amazing fact that, when water is scarce and the. heat in- tense, some reptiles and amphi- bians, such as frogs and crocodiles, go into extinction during the hot weather. parallel of hibernation.

The higher we go on the volu- tionary scale. according to scien- tists, "the more necessary sleep be- comes." They further state: "Every mammal with a highly developed brain needs a lot of sleep. If you keep I dog awake for five straight days he will die from lack of sleep, yet he can go for a month without food. And if you force a higher mammal such as a dog to stay awake against his will, he will be- come neurotic, and his intelli- gence will appear to deteriorate."

Bears do not cohabit after mat- ing for nobody has ever yet found an adult male and female in the same den.

Itis not the man in the city that determines Prince Edward Is-

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land's destiny. It is the tillers of our million acre farms. They re- present eighty per cent of our

population: they are the backbone of our Island.

What is a tigon? it's the off- spring of a lion and a tiger. one of the rarest of hybrid animals.

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Had it not been for the A. S. P. C. A.. we might now be housing bullfights in Canada and the U. S. A. Back in 1880 P. T. Barnum at- tempted to establish bullfighting when he tried to get the Madison square Garden in New York for such a conflict. bu: the A. S. P. C. A. said "no."

According to the Koran. every good Mohammedan will go to Heaven where he will be rewarded by having a supper of 300 courses, perfect health, a palace with O0,- 000 servants, and '12 beautiful women whose beauty never fades. No wonder there are so many Mo- hammedans!

The old-fashioned religion is on the out - at least in the U. S. A where 20,000,000 Joined 1,000 re- ligioua cults in the past half cen- tury. These spurious cults were mostly organized' and run by racketeers who promised their dupes. health. prosperity and peace and good will on earth and .in heaven. Wealthy fanatical follow- ers showered their money on the promoters. many of whom he- came quite wealthy. . .

There are more nuns in Tibet than there are people living in Prince Edward Island. Tibet has an adult population of 2,000,000

"0 of these are none. while 400,000 of the males are priests and monks of Lamalsm.

There are 2.000 midgets and 55.- ooo dwarfs in the world. Midgets are perfectly formed humans whereas dwarfs have abnormally short legs.

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HOWARD MMINNIB F001 tvI'-'Als at 175 Queen Street.

DUMP-We have a place on our wharf for clay. clean ashes and stone. A. Pickard at Go.

REDDIN 3303-. will he the only

Drug Store open this afternoon and evening. :11 MRS. .l0llNSTON'S LADIES WEAR. Special Sale. Dresses. Suits. Coats.

OLD SYDNEY COAb-A..Pick- ard A: Co. are unloading cars of Old Sydney Mine coal.

FOR. TRULY flattering Hosiery, try Cannon Nylons. Sold at Kon- r.cdy's Ladies' Wear. '

SEE OUR NEW wheel spinners. also aerial antennae. lianton Ac- cessories.

RITE WAY CLEANERS on vac- ation August 13th-18tn. Have your cleaning done now.

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ENGAGEMENT. - Mrs. llC'lX'y Curran. St. Teresa's. announces the engagement of her daughter Helen Lois, of Dorchester, Mass. to Joseph Vernon Boiger. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rolger. I-lope River. Marriage to take place the latter part of August.

THE DEATH OCCURRED in the P. E. Island Hospital on .luly 30. 1951. 'of John F. MOCKM-. following a lengthy illness. Mourning his passing are his widow. the former Laura Smallwood of Bunbury, and a host of friends.

RETURN HOME. - Mr. and Mrs. George Littleboy who have been holidaying on the Island le- ncwing old acquaintances have left for Quebec by motor on route to their home in St Catherine's. Ontario. Mrs. Little-buy is the former Dorothy Wauglzan of char lottetuwn. -

CI-IIIRCII OF SCOTLAND. - Communion services. Cape Trav- erse. August 5th. 10.30 A. M. 730 P. M. Preparatory Services Thurs- (lay and Saturday 8 P. M. Thanks- giving service Mondui 10 A. M. Rev. Donald Macxinr,-on, Mi..is- ter of the Free Church of soot- land. Kennoway. Fife, Scotland. will assist as these services. Rev. J H. Bishop.

Personals

Miss Ann Hughes and Mr. Charles Murphy are visiting bro- thers nnd sisters in this city and in Morell.

Misses Ella Costello and Doro- thy Costeilo have returned to the City after spending their holidays at their home in Lot 05.

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Boothe of Toronto are visiting at the home of Mrs. Boothe'I brother. Keith Bryenton. Union Road.

Mrs. Margaret Arsenault of Howian and Mrs. Sadie Connors frqrn New York, spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs M. Martin. Emerald.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Arsenault, Howlan. Mr. and Mrs. James Klnrh. Alberton. and Mrs. Frank Richard. Duvar. spcnt Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Martin. Emer- aid.

Mr. Johnny Arsenault and fam- ily of Charlottetown was a visitor at the home of Mr. and- Mrs. M. Martin, Emerald on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Roland McDonald and daughter, Amherst. N. 5.. vis- ited Mr McDonald's mother in Emerald recently.

' Mr. and Mrs. Ewen Todd of Rose Valley visited at the home of Mr and Mrs. M. Martin, Emerald, rec- ently. I

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Huntley and family of Halifax. N.S.. were re- cent visitors at the home of Mrs. I-Iuntleyfs sister and brotl:er-in- law. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dingwell.

Mr. C. W. Speirs, Toronto” who long represented Schofleld Paper Go. (now Howard smith) but is now retired. is visiting the Island renewing old friendships.

Mrs. .I.A. MacKinnon.V Church- ill. has received word that her brother, Mr. Lemuel Lamont, is in a critical condition in the Halifax Hospital.

Friends of Mrs. Justin Mc- Carthy. R. N.. of Morell. are glad to know that he is improving. Mrs. McCarthy i. a patient at the Charlottetown Hospital.

Mr. Walter H. Hooper of Port- land. Mt-., has arrived to spend an extended vacation at the home ol his brothers, Percy and Robert Hooper, North Milton.

Miss Thankful Gurney. Char- lottctcwn. left recently for non. t-on. Mass. on an axtaialed visit. Em-outs she will vlait her sisters. Mrs. Roy Williams. Mrs. Cecil Adams and Mina Iva Gurney of Maiden. Mass.

;THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

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THEY'RE HERE. The Ship '1: Shore and Co-Ed Blou.-.t-s for Fall. The most exciting cver Kennedy's Ladies' Wear.

not better Photo.

.tickets for Flora MucLeod Banquet at lll-: Charlotteton Hotel, Friday night at; 7.30 can be picked up nt Ben. ton'a Auction Room.

NOTICE-The U...

HOLDING SEAT ticket hobd. era in arrears must have tickets tlaid in full by August 315:. Make payment now at Forum.

HOLDING scars-Get your holding seats for the coming Forum each day

season at the 9 to 12 am. and 2 to 4 pm.

Mrs. i(Dr.) W. J. P. Mac.Vlillan. Charlottetown. was a visitor to Kensington recently. the guest of her aunt, Mrs. McKinnon Mrs. MacMillan was accompanied by her mother, who is ninety-two Years YOURS. and her sister. Mrs. McKlnnon, accompanied the par- ty to Summersidc for dinner. K

ENGAGENIJNT-Mt", and Mrs!

announce the engagement of their daughter Vertls Eileen to Willard Martin Betta, son of Reuben Betta. New Dominion. Marriage to take place in August.

ENGAGEMENT-Mr. and Mrs: James D. MacEachem, Mermaid. wish to announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Marion Ruth to Wilfred Gordon. son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Mutch Mount Herbert. Marriage to take place in the near future.

Macllonald-Lone Wedding

Large baskets of white snap- dragons. lilies, gladioli and doi- phinium, and tall burning white tapers in wrought iron candle- holders formed the setting in Ep- worth United Church, Kingsville, for the wedding of Miss Betty June Long of Windsor. youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.G Long of Kingsvillc. to Mr Rob- ert I-I. MacDonald of Chatham, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. MacDon- ald of Mermaid. Prince Edward Island. Rev. J.T. P. Nicholls of- ficiated.

Entering the church on the arm of her father who gave her in marriage, the bride was lovely in a gown fashioned with fitted bo- dice of lace over satin with tiny buttons in the back from neck- line to waistline, a high round nylon yoke outlined in a leaf de- sign and long sleeves which end- ed ln points on her hands. This lace in the skirt tapered from a peplum effect in the front to a fishtail effect in the back. the double net skirt joining the lace and falling in t1. short train Her three-quarter-length veil of double illusion was caught to her head in a tiara of seed pearls which had been worn by her sister, Mrs. Robert Graham, on her wedding day. She wore a single strand of pearls and carried a cascade bou- quet of white roses and stcphan- otis from which fell satin stream- ers studded with stephanotis.

Mrs. William Carmichael of Windsor. as matron of honor. chose a gown of hand-painted white organdie over a strapless yellow taffeta slip. The fitted. sleeveless bodice featured a port- rait neckline and the short bolero had a bertha collar of rows of accordion-pleated narrow organ- die ruffles. The skirt was very full and she wore a yellow taf- feta Dutch cap and a matching sash which tied in a large bow at the back, and carried a basket of mauve daisies.

Miss Marjorie Butts and Miss Barbara Burrows of Windsor. as bridesmaids. were gownccl identic- o.lly. only over green taffeta. They wore matching green Dutch caps and carried yellow daisies.

Mr. George Hartos of Windsor assisted as best man. and thr- ushers were Mr. Harold Long of Kingsville, brother of the bride; Mr. William Bailey of London, and Mr. Hugh Rogers, brothcr-ln- law of the bride.

The wedding music was played by Miss Marjorie Allen and Mr. Robert Graham. brother-in-law o.' the bride. sang ”Becausc" and "Through the Years".

A reception for 65 guests fol- lowed. at the home of the bride's parents on Main Street. the house being decorated with large bask- ets of snapdragons. roses and ciclphinium. The bride's table was attractively laid with at ince- trlmmcd cutwork cloth and cen- tered with a three-tier wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and hridecroom in an arch- way of lilies of the valley. anti embedded in white tulle scattered with pink rosebuds. .011 either side were tall burning white tap- ers in low bowls of white snap- dragons and bridal roses. Assist- ing in serving ucrc Miss Virginia Webster. Mrn. Lloyd Bailey. Mrs. Marion Weir and Miss Margaret Iove. .

Mrs. Long chose for her daugh- ter's wedding a street-length dress of navy blue faconne over taf-

feta. fashioned with a scalloped

James Hall. Canoe Cove, wish to .

EMBARRASSING. WHAT? right in her own bathroom, stands in the toilet bowl. Fireman Ken the emergency, finally had to smash

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Fourteen-month-oltl. Candy Johnson, of Los Angeles. who apparently thought she'd found an ideal wading spot

by uncomfortably. her foot caught Worthy, callcd in to cope with the bowl to free Canrly.

square neckline, scalloped elbow- lcngth sleeves and a. flaretl side drape on the skirt. She wore navy accessories and a corsage of or- chids. Mrs: Joe Sinai. the bride- groom's sister. wore a gray gabar- dine suit. white accessories and a Corsage of rubrum lilies.

Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald left on a wedding trip to Muskoka. the bride travelling in a coral

shade gabardine suit. and wear- ing navy and white accessories and an orchid corsage. They will

live in Chatham, Ont.

Stetson - Netleli Wedding

The home of Mr. and Mrs John Hcffeli was the scene of a very pretty wedding on June 21st, 1951.

honeysuckle and June flowers, marriage vows were exchanged be- tween their daughter, Hazel An- nie, and Vernon Harry Claude Stetson. son of Mr. and Mrs Wil- lard Stetson, both of Freetown. Rev. Mr. Campbell of North Bed- eque performed the double ring ceremony. Mr. Robert Reeves played the Wedding March.

Given in marriage by her fath- er, the bride was lovely in her floor-length gown of white nylon net. low sweetheart neckline, fit- ted bodice with full skirt. Her fingertip veil was held in place by a wreath of baby pink roses. and she carried a bouquet of Pink Delight roses. The brides- maid. Miss Agnes Heffell. sister of the bride. was gowned in bllw taffeta and carried a bouquet of Talisman roses.

Little Brenda stetson. niece of the groom, acted as flower Em and wore Pink orgimdv W"-h Dink roses nestled in her hair. She car- ried a basket of lovely June. flow- ers. Master Ian Drummond, cous- in of the groom. carried out the duties of ring-bearer. Mr. Melvin Stetson. cousin of the groom. cal!- abli; acted as sroomsman.

uring the signing of the 1'05- istcr. Mr. Robert and Miss Rose Reeves. cousins of the bride. sweetly sang "0 Perfect Love .

The bride's mother chose .for her idaughtcr's weddini l WWV” crepe dress with corsage of yel- low roses. The In-ooms mother was attired in a white floral Jer- sey dress with a corsage of Pink roses. g

A reception for sixty-five Kuesin was held on the lawn. WYIPFB "19 bride's table was centered with a three-tier wedding 9'" lowed with a miniature bride and groom. Those assisting in serving were Misses Edythe Stetson. Mill'- garet Stetson. Phvim Dmmmmd and Mrs. Orville Reeves.

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number of friends gathered to of- fer congratulations and best wish- es to the bride and groom for many years of continued happi- ness. Mr. and Mrs. Stetson then left on a trip to the Annapolis Valley. The bride chose for trav- elling a grey gabardine suit with pink accessories.

Previous to her marriage, the bride was employed at the R.C. A. F. Station, Summerside, and the groom is a prosperous farmer in Freetown, where they will re- side.

MacNevin - Stewart Wedding

A quiet but pretty wedding was ysolemnized at the Manse, Char- llottetown. on Wednesday, June 127th when Florence Ellen. young- est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stewart. New Argyle. was un- lted in the holy bonds of matrim- ony to Watson Malcolm, son of Mrs. Catherine McNevin and the late Duncan McNevin of New Haven by the Rev. J.H. Bishop. The bride lookcd very winsome in a dress of light blue over lace. Her shoulder veil fell from a cor- onet of roses and she also were a corsn-go of red ice box roses. Mrs. Alex Giills as bridesmaid. sister of the bride was attired in a gown

of yellow sheer with matching headdress. She wore ll. corsage of deep yellow roses. The groom was attended by Mr. Alex Gillis. Fol- lowing the ceremony a reception for 40 guests was held at the bride's home. The bride's table was beautifully arranged with a three-tier wedding cake. The usual band of serenaders arrived to tender their best wishes. The number of beautiful and valuable gilfts received testified to the es- teem in which the young couple are held.

Mr. and Mrs. McNevin lclt on a honeymoon trip to the United States. the bride travelling in a blue gatbardine suit. with whiia accessories. On return they Will reside in New Haven where the groom is a prosperous farmer and his many friends join in wishing him and his bride many years of wedded bliss. Previous to the wedding the bride was tendered a shower at the home of her par- cnts. Mr. and Mrs. John Stew- art where she received many lovely and useful gifts. After a few well-chosen words of thanks by the bririe-to-be, all joined in singing ”For She's A Jolly Good Fellow." A delicious lunch was served by the hostess and friends. The remainder of thcrevenlng was spent in music. singing and social chat. All then dispersed to their homes wishing the brlde-to-

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Returns After 43 Years

Mr, and Mrs. Charles R. Smith. New Orleans. La.. spent a week visiting on Prince Edward island. This is the first visit Mrs. Smith (the former Anna Farrell.Tignish, a. sister of Dr. Philip Farrell. Boston) has made to her native Province for forty-three years. While on the Island Mr and Mrs. Smith visited with Mr and Mrs. Swithin McKenna. Chelton, Sister St. John. Bishop's Resid- ence, Charlottetown. a cousin of Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Sandy Shea. Tignish, and several of Mrs. Smith's cousins in the western part of the Island.

Mr. Smith. a marine engineer and a native of Louisiana. was Very much impressed with the beauty of the Island. this being his first visit. He hopes to make a more extended visit next time.

, race -t-mum Scotch Pastor To Preach In P.E.l.