. Western field. an oblique direction to that in which thehead is pointing. Here we have an ad-mirable example of adaptation of a thick-bodied, apparently clumsy looking snaketo a desert life, and seeming an ingenuousand inevitable trend of Evolution withcreatures of such configuration: for thedesert vipers of the Old World progress inexactly this fashion. ? MARCH Vy/HERE March, the fair-haired hoyden romps in glee, With locks outstrcaming on the bracing breeze; Her joyous laughter echoes through the trees,Which ope their buds to smile pussy-willow, too, comes out to see What
. Western field. an oblique direction to that in which thehead is pointing. Here we have an ad-mirable example of adaptation of a thick-bodied, apparently clumsy looking snaketo a desert life, and seeming an ingenuousand inevitable trend of Evolution withcreatures of such configuration: for thedesert vipers of the Old World progress inexactly this fashion. ? MARCH Vy/HERE March, the fair-haired hoyden romps in glee, With locks outstrcaming on the bracing breeze; Her joyous laughter echoes through the trees,Which ope their buds to smile pussy-willow, too, comes out to see What is a-stir; and, too, the busy bees Forsake their sticky cells and drowsy wanton with the winds, so boisterous whole wide Earth is pulsing with new life And Winter stern now sees his power wane;For spring advancing urges equal strife; They struggle each the sovereignty to gain;But Spring in March an ally finds, secure;She lends her blustry aid and victrys sure. —Donald A. Fraser. WESTERN FIELD. THE JAP WAR ON OUR ABALONES By Bert Clifford Smith, APANESE abalone fishermen aresounding the crack of doom ofthose beautiful shell-fish whichfour or five years ago made thesea-cHffs of Southern Californiaan iridescent glow with theirradiance. Armed with a short-handled knife the little browndiver is exterminating the aba-lone and soon, if the vandalismcontinues, these wonderful shell-fish will haveentirely disappeared from this coast. Less than five years ago abalones clung tothe rocks along this south coast in almostcountless millions. Now the full grown shellfish are fast disappearing, the meat shipped tothe Orient to make Mongolian soup, and theshells to make handsome curios for our tour-ists to rave over. War has been declared uponthe little abalones, and ere long the rapaciousJap will have cleaned up the last baby fromthe dangerous ledges. The Japanese engagedin the trade are growing ricli. That they arebreaking the law does not deter them, as it ismost difficult
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