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Manawatu Herald, 28 January 1897, Page 4

ONE LITTLE ELEPHANT. The lay of John Adolphus William Chabb, Who Dearly Loves to Bathe and Scrub. To little John Adolphvis C3mbb Your kind attention I invite. Oh > how ho loves to bathtupid scrub j Lj«si*!s£-;ai.iugru end eW at niglit! Now, John Adc'.nhtw William Chubb, A fine young elephant is he, And when he's in his little tub Ctt»t 'tis a pleasant sight to see! HE LOVE 3IT 60. His nurse, a motherly old thing, No need to coax the rogue has she. Adolphus, when ho Bern her bring The water, trumpets In his glee. Ob, how he loves the cold, cold stream Descending on him in tho tub! He feels as if he'd like to screamHe loves it so, does William Chubb. And then, tho evening's washing o'er, Though he could wish it lasted still, His nurse will say: "Come.conic.no more! You've had enough now, Master Will I" So swift he's dried, his nightgown on, A night cap tied upon his head, And to tho rattle's music John Adolphus William goes to bed. What a Ship's Flags Tell Us. . Every one who has watoheda groat ooenn steamship coming into or going out of port has noticed that flags fly from nearly every masthead as well as from a flagstaff at her etern, yet few people understand that every one of those flags is hoisted for a special reason and tells something about tho ship and her moyeinenta. A writer in St. Nicholas says It 19 easy to learn what the flags tell, for they mean the same tilings on all ship* the" world over, but first we must know tho different kinds of flngs. A flag proper is rectangular, a triangular flag is called n pennant, and a triangular flag with the end notched out is called a burgee. A flag proper, with its end notched out, is called n broad pennant, and a very long narrow pennant is called a coach whip pennant. First, then, tho big national flag waving from tbe short stuff at tho stern tells in what country the ship is owned and registered;- It tells her home. Thou the national flag at the foremast head tells tho country to which she is going. If it i 9 the same flag as that at her stern, it tells that she is just getting homo from a long journey at sea. Then at the nir.in mast head you will see a flag, or a pennant, or a burgee, whioh is not the Hag of any nation, but has on it letters ami symbols with which you axe probably unfamiliar. That is her tv house flag" — tbat is to say, the distinguishing flag of tho company to which she belongs. If you spend much time on tbe sea or lv seaport cities, you will learn many of these bouse flags by heart. Thus the Cunard line house flag is a red flag, with a golden lion in tbo center; tbat of tbe Wbite Star line is a red burgee, with a single white star in thu center; tbat of the Anchor line ie a white burgte, with a red anchor In tno center; that of tbe North German Lloyti is n whito and bluo flag, with a toy and an anchor crossed in the center of a laurel wreath, und the American line, owning tho two magnificent steamers New York and Paris that fora national flag now fly tho stars and stripes, has for its house flag a wbite flag on wbldv.is.a bluo spread eagle. The company to which a steamship belongs id also indicated in many oases by tbe colors painted on her smokescacks. You may fcol sure, for instance, tbat a steamer with tall red smokestacks topped with black and having two narrow black rings is a Cunarder; that those having black smokestacks with a wbite band near top-belong to the American line, and tbat a steamer with a cream colored smokestack, on each side of which is painted a Ted star; is one of tbe Bed Star line. A Cycling Note. The tree cyclist likes to ride not only in warm weather, but on cold and windy days. Go out before the wind, and tbe j fast pedaling will quickly warm the blood, j Then you can defy Boreas as long as ! you are on tbe move. But care should be taken that tbe gear is fast and shipshape, i A stop to tighten a crank, adjust a bear- j Ing, screw up a pedal nut, slack oft or take up the chain when the body is nicely warmed up may prove disastrous, remarks Golden Days. • " ■ Up In the World. Yon look wintry, dear old tree. Not a leaf on you I see. But there seems a lovely seat High up where your branches meet. I Here I am now, safe at last. In! your arms pray hold me fast. j 1 8houid"tbj«k. you're glad to se» : A jolly little,one like me. ' | ; ' Tbe Roman-catacombs are 580 miles in' i : extent, and It is estimated that from rV-8,000,000 to-15,000, 000 dead, ore thoro in* % terred.