ADVERTISER AND TIMES, FRIDAY, JODY 27. 1923.


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^ The Recollections of a Country Nobody. XXIV.


By 3 U C 0 L IC SUSAN. WOUiv T o n . TMK WKIOK.


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.•'teir'd him to l a \ o u r at once. ( •• Atiil a .-illy -s ho iv a -* ' 1 '.ii<| to mysel f at ilii.- i*oim ; ho'.s la y in g u p .a rod for In- own h a c k . ” ) Ihtt I.lie d iv in e went on i.i .-ay th a t .■'iinly eiii.MK-y may h.- . • \p e e t - . i to I ., no N-C


tinin an «‘a r t i i iy lather*.--, a n d i liat if 'ome ]ii.or rcli-'iliou.s \\ i ong-d<HT. in an « trort t<> lind c omlo r t . .-iti -r h i ' wro n g e lo in g . in th e hug.ging of tin- to\.< ;im] io \ - .n t ins uorld*' . in d u lg em e<. m ,-o d o in g i- , ' i'hnal I -ong .Sloop it \.i ii h.


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Scotch Seed & Arley Nurseries Ltd.,


ASTLEY GATE & KIWG WILLSAM ST., BLAGKBUS^f^.


At DARWEN SHOW ive wore awarded 1st ' PRIZE and SILVER CUP FOR BEST EXHIBIT in Cut Bloom Section.


Order your Wrcatlis, Bouquets, etc., at the LITTLE SHOP witli the BIG reputation for quality.


l i e joui id in.', oil-


I'hiee U) a e n n g r e g a t io n ol ahont . i l i i r lv . 'Vliirh ho n u e r l y donnimood. To i i ln. t ,-a'„.


aN . h - a r ol ^i ioiiel\ vi-ii t., ,1, . ,.ii! l i au n t s laoeU I rom th e ni i .S' iomi iv’.s miml .


f ' d he a u a e l i . - i i iimsel f to his ral l icT’s old


tl. ;, i h . ih..M. V ' l- i •’' ‘‘d i ' i ' i i ian c e ami .wiw to I t t h a t ev e rv imm- t h a t tile U iu i e l i ol ^ wa s a e r ow l e d on,. , r e a l i s in g th a t iln r ' wonid


" ,warn,Mg. u r t h a t Uimm, s i ,u in „ . - I'or , l ie . . l i s s i n . i d y , , d ' " o n j MU im.miories <i| iiu> haj ipy hol iday.


ai iiple t ime la te r , in a Imn-i r I .. ‘i ' " ’'


I ;* d a n g e ro u s '* aiv- a n esu't i.vion of thi. ' C Idea, whieii i,' h e ami f u l in i i 'C f . A iu-i lliant


.^-•rmoii.< th a t j In d ian \v<ml«l laii. I g o in g ui> io r th e .Mav wecdc |iui Im-.v I’m 'J'iie


as- th e y cease to ho useful . .Pafsley, w in t e r s j iinael i, e a r ly c a r r o t , an d


P e a s a n d h e a n s should he remAi\-Lul a.s .-oon


t l iey h a v e g rown well , udci i ig ctiro tiiaL' it" Mii!^ g e t s i iu. j th e l ie a r t s ol' th e ]>Iants. .'“'p r in k l e o u io n s wi th >a>ot. mici* o r twice a


tu'clv. pre l e r ah ly in .'>liowct y weal In.'r. P r u n e s ido .shoous o f red cu r r auL to wi l i i in


fo u r o r live h u d s o f th e base (."ee liclow) . .iVs .'^ooti ;is th e I r tu i i.s g a t i ie r cd . old ra.sp- h e r ry cam-s .sh<»uld he c u t o u t


‘


I t t rn ip sci'd siiould lie .«own now. Sow tvhi te o r yel low gj i rdmt .swod<.‘s. Celery p l a n t s mjsy Im? ea r t l iei l u p l igl i i iv if


K as


yR GARDENING FOR PROFIT AND PLEASURE By A F E L LO W OF T H E R O Y A L H O R T IC U L T U R A L SO C IETY. copyniouT. . - n im i c i t


al ly s t a r t to lo r in i'laiit I,mis ami h e a r c o p s o n to l,,lio i -cinis i to n f in l . c - of bl'aaclic.s is loinic.L \ \ lion th i s s t a g o is rcaclieti t iiov rc- ,in,i-c m t l c o r ,io | i , ;nmn g - - t in . s i ip c l i ami s s i ioois slioult l


ti t ion of .summer Ini iL I rues. .since Ihu l a t t e r g o n e r


pm- i a n t lo r linsli o r pyi 'ami t l t i e c s . cuialoas ant i . ' .spa l ic s . ami ar.st a i t o n i i o a .slioiild l„. g i v e , to llcr.v on wail s o r i c i t o s a s tlio.-o a r c alway,^ tlio ino.st lorwai 'd ni g iowl i i . Aloi'clio i ; l ,erne s . peacl ies, aectar inc.s a n d black ( iiri'ant.s dio n ld inn l,e | i rn n e d d u r i i ig s l imnicr n« c.ni,'<.* th e i r i r u i t is lor inei l ou th e .siuiot.


.''ana; l i au ' be .sur.' t l ia t no v. inng .sliouls will i Iiei. '^ ir iid , , , he h ro k en .


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now in [mUs . .Migmme l ie .'<eeil.-' tmiv al so he ! .-own in pots .


' > ir.eh p<»i-. They should he g rown *iuitc cool u nt i l tliev -how *l!..W4?r.-.


i f l l romp to i i .siock.s a r e rci|Ui i\'d for l iuwer - | in g iieM. Fi>ring. ilie seed- .-hoiikl he .'*>wn I


Now is a giK)d l ime to repot a r um liliLS. ’ s l r o n g crown.s iu i n g ,-elci-tcd a n d ni.serieti | sit iglv in (■


Move in to l a r g e r ’ pm - ail id am - of eatii- ‘ pai iuhi pvr . imidul i s th a t g i \ e no .signs of l lower i i ig th i s .sea.‘'Oii.


All th e suh; s l i . x . t - o r lai- ra - on th e maii t ; 1,,.^,,. . , , . am


Ix t i e r tm- thod is to tlo it. now r -ather th.an to [ d e lay th e p r u n in g mi t i ! w i i i t ' r . Wi icn . o d e ;


ni>et tmg hoots


IS heliK-d


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opp. 'd


week «>f . Inly \vill he a gc<nl liiiU' 1 p in n i n g in wa rm dis t r icus , how* \*-r. n e x t \ve*.-l *'i- th . ' w* . ‘k af t - i- will I"- snni< i* nt 1_\ *-ai-ly. a i i l th- lui-i!i.-r grt»wtli i.ik<*s plac*'. .-nid th'*!


ei th e i,a.-e ; ^ i. •


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POTATOl-'.S


lo .-pmy j-oiaLo crop.-> in ihi s prevetiL p o l a to di.scaso n.s


I'-'” **'’*''- Ho c a r e iu i to d i r e c t tile low. r .-tirhus.* ol i!u> h a v e s , n o t


; im- i e l \ to t in' u p p e r s i i r la c e . a n d t i le .<praying h e lo ie th e tops h av e


S p o n g e oir scale on f.-ni.s, hm do not - e ■ in. ' .et <|e- ; rovor s on the.M' plant. - .


‘ '' 'Pfu.vnig ima / ie that , .semis t l ie -o lmimi in : a n upw. i rd d i r e c t i o n ; hm jf voin- •'m>u ' i. i is


P iM'MN C ; K lU ' r r T|{ i : i - :s i n S1\MMI - : i :. ; • xtcn.-tv<'. a k n a p - a c k si»r i.ying nia eimie . . . I


s lionhl he' U'i'd, a.- th i s al lows of ilic - i i ravi i tg pro p e r ly a n d i om e n i e t i t lv . ‘ailT


h i im e i e s o i n -mt tive.s s i ionhl h<' sh o r tenml ; e<*pm-r sn lp h a tv . g ' lh - . wa.sliing .soda. ’ ami 2 0 to w i i i im l i \e Ol .si\ le.iw.- ol tit.- h.i-e. I »e I g.il fons ol w a t e r ma k e an cxt ci -dingiv .UHid


, „ imio n lo r p o i ;u „ .spraving ;-nd thi s t ‘ ktmwu


;i,^. J h i rgmid y nu.xture. ' Th e niet.hml i.s m li.--^)lve tic coj .j.c r . - i . lphate in IP gallon.- of w a t e r in a wooden n th . ili.-^olvittg th-.- -oda


l l ie jir.sl p n i i i in g will 1-- ii iilliae.l, n i l -C d . o n l d In' d e n e . , , , a ,lay when i -------------- ---


sliorti'tu'^l sid*' .‘‘lim.t.s h.c.itm- w. l! rip* ii* *i ami ! NOTH. - hhi. -stunis on (h in l . n in g of g onc rak l i rm. whi le i l ie k»u* r I.mis th -v loj, \\,.|1 a n d ^ im*T. ’s t he* ..Ill** the.* ami phinip.


Ia» rea.lei's will h*> an swe re . l I n this Duaj - f t r a in e ' . ii-uit t r - ' . s r - ' i i i i re t h i s . . p . r . , •• r;aj-*!*>ning I v l i to r . ” | ( o !m n n . hel t . ' r .s t*» W.- a<idr*-o-d to th e , i - h u l e


.' .uely n, o n e g „ l le „ wnter r t l l ' . ' .s l a l l e r , „ , „ , , d i „ „ , Uie u i r i iwr a n d •.he , . l , „ , „ „ e |d v mix ed . Tb e -p r a v in g l


' o r no wind, as th e solmiot i i- lik. !y k . 1m- Mown a lu in t nml wa s ted .


li iey p r a c u c a l ly me e t a c ro s s ilie InuAed are; i to s p r a v f i t ted wi ih


n u n , on ^put;^ -o t h a t th e y h.-iic-m iroin ^


*erm lieai' ^ P ‘ ' i."ing iiioro t l ian th e


THE MYSTERY OF BIRD MIGRATION.


■ ■ Tlio g r e a t e s t mysto i -y wli ich t l io wliolo


tiniiUtil wo r ld jn 'c so u t s .” Tlioso jiro th o words of ai l em in e n t l'higli.sh o r n i th o lo g i s t a b o u t tin* ii iigraLiun ol bi rds . A. W. Scl iorger , wr i t in g of i t in ** Ame r i c a n F o r e s t r y ” ( W jishingLoii ) s ay s tinit, lew i i a u i r a l plieiioiii- on;i h a v e been e n c umb e r e d wi th su ch highly ima g in a t iv e e x p l a n a t io n s .


IJelief in witch'-


1,0 t l imnc i l o u t , ami tliis is .Sumnic- pj -nning j.s liigiiiv j,„_


c r a l t ce a -ed iu n g h efore e d u c a t e d people rc- l i a in o d I rom w r i t in g ol .swallows d i s a p p e a r in g ill t i le wa i e r ol a p o n d Lo sj<end th e win te r in It.- inmM;.- hoLl*.iin, *jr of c e r t a in bi rds '•I'l'iidiug th e coMe s t Uionlh.s in ;t s t a t e of c**m.i in caves a n d hol low t re e s . L in n a e u s ami ev en Cu v ie r fell vic t ims to th " po n i i la r


t l ioory ol lnlM_Tiiation, a n d Colbe r t White* also i>elii'\-t?d III i t . Ho c-ont.inuos: •* C'oiUm .Math* r imagine*! tliai. th e wild


]»igeons which lu' .-aw t i isapp.ai r on tlie ap- pruaL-h of w in t e r liad .set for t l i on a cele.sti;d jo u r n e y ; he l iclieved t h a t th e y r ep a i r e d * to .-om** un d i s co v e r ed S a te l l i io . a.ccompai iying th o i'.ar tl i at. a n e a r d i s t a n c e . ’ .Many ex ­ amp le s ol t iu'se iioliefs coidd bo rit*->d I t i- ct i rmus , howev*'!', t h a t we do m..t v L kn ow


wh e r e th o c h imn ey swift, .spends live mo n th s ol th e ye; ir . •* A g iv e n h .ca l i ty ma y h a v e .several classe.s


ol migr;iiii.s, h u t th e d i - l i i ic t io u is o n e of degr*'** r a t h e r th a n ol k'ind. Th e c a t l j i rd am! B; i l t imore or iole c-nm.' i*> us in th- ' s p n i ig . real- th e i r y*mng. a n d all d e j ia r t a g a in iii i h - a u t um n . M. i ' i ,,f tlie d u c k s a n d gee?e ai-*‘. wi th u.-. - i r i c t ly hirils of passag*,’. Ou r -iiot'** ii irds. too. ivith a l*'w excopi ioi is . mei-.-!y b r e a k l i iei r jounu-y lo s t a y wi th us f.ir a nioiiU’ii t. in w in t e r th e !**iig-.-[iurs a n d reil- |>olI.'< Corn*; .- ii tiiig down i r.mi tit** n o r th wi th


th e -n owl la k . s to wiiii*.'r


I i;i;> -i 5*t;K*,*-. !-iindl\" w*' hav<* th e e r r a t i c mig r a n t s which ar** hy lai* i l ie nio.st s p e c t a c ­


u la r . (.’onc*-'riiiug t l ie a r r iv a l a n d d e p a r t u r e ol .-m b -peri.-x a< iPo snowy owl atul e v e n in g gro. ' l teak, i.o pix'diclioi i is safe. Kuropo Iia.s tiiiisii*.'*! -*.m*' i tu- re.s t i t ig . ’x amp le - of .spas- imidic in-np; ,ions of c.-i-i;iin species t a ld n g an * 'n a : i c cour s e . lit th** a u tu in t i *>f


la rge


nunil>*?r.s of n u t e r ju k e r - su rg e d ov**r Ceiili-al a n d W*-.st*Tn l-atroj)-'. a n d in


v a s t Mock-


ol c ommo n jay.s p;i-.-ed *iver 1 l e l ig o l aml : in 1-iid Ikdlaii' - a n d gro u s e , a h in l of Co n tn d Asia, ap p e a r e d in 1‘hirfip**. even r e a c h in g Kitg- laml . hut ih i - oi-nit iiol*'giral \\otid*'r paleil im*i insjgnilic.-iiic*.* iu cm i p a r i xm wi th th.* I*r«Kligy ol J - - - . wh*-n vas t mu l t i tude. - of tli*.* -am. ' bin! .-wept o v e r Knroi*-* ag a in . I h<* ini t ia l t'ansi-s of inigrati*)ii a r e oh-


-curt* a n d prohal i ly will ;dwa>s r ema in so. Ill** ih*«'ry iia.s It. .-n propound*-*! th a t in tin*


f a r - d i s t a n t p a - t . th** imn-** p.!--.*-,-ion of tlie jutw. r *>t llmht imiur ’. d in Itir*!- th»- lialtit *>i


mi g r a t io n .


si>*)t c a n 1.' appl i . 'd onl\- a limit<-d nnmhoi o| 'pcei*‘s.


"I migratiiHi i.s lia'*‘d *iii th e pi-*ihl*‘m of fn<>.i -n p p ly .


' lu r t ' ig •-:.■ ( d a r i a i l^•ri.' ‘!. tli.* hir*!' h a t -n in g h;.


:)ou ol tie* g r e a t )i'.*--h*et - in


ami n - t in g si tes. ■


of -af.' t V k .1 ; k , V of food


■ 'I'lie niani.*.*r in w]ii*-!i b i rd - timi : l ; e i rw a y n- to as.-uim* ^\•i^h .! c r t . i i n *l.‘greo w ! a t ;s t a nt atm<unr


' ix i i . ••■ii".-. t h a t of *lir*'ct i*n-.. T!ii- h\


..f whi(-h l>ir*ls win t e r in g in


k!:.h* r..*tuf:: nm'r ringl; - - t<» tlm \ ' , . in i tv *.f t l i .nr oh! ]ir.’‘’ihng-g! -nunds in ;h.- iioi-tliei-n lannispli.-r*-',


C*.-..s; line riv**!-' m; r ■ ‘ n


Arc. r.-'t t!i. ip.- tm


i- l i t t l e spor t f>f marv.'llon.s . :-,r- ‘It.' \ r.-ing."


mo u n t a in hut iini: ; ■'tn.'M. • -1 . I am! -V ■


I .i rd- h av in g ;lr ni igra;


d ay. P a r a ' lo x i r a l ■ „ly I!'. .|, 1-- '*1 l.\- n ig h t to


l.■-mi»'' an-l :•> .s,'-'iir.' I'o.ul ami .t. ma\- s.-.'in.


nlg l .t r'l-'.-ont-' :ho 'tii*!v of in ig r a t io u , Tii-' n-irnlH-'i-s . f Kir.)' kdl . d h-.- l ig! i t ] i ,oi -e- . Mr*! I . !l- . ’lit of :l;.- n ig h t , an d l u n a r oh- . - rva: ions h. r'nrni-h.-.l -m-h .1 ina - -


of ovi-h-rn'e in.


fa\-,ini . f ;,oc*nrnal iiiigr.i t i.-n th a t w*' ar*' }u-..i,.* •<-) ' • gl.'fg :h.- fan; i l iat mai iv .if ' li .- '. '


• .


, ;„i .-r • v.'i'r;,;..m‘ii-;'ai‘„i .


.1


-an:- ' ’'■ir.'k r-aa ami d*' migrat*' hv ilay.* ‘ ni:-ils arri*..' acc..:-ding fo tie*


ha' Am<,ng 'I'-- .


t*'!!-


I rr;*s:o indi*-.;: j Vi rg d a . - u r


! f,


j B.'i-toir* [ *ih'-‘,'-\-af whij'pon


•' P. *- ,:-d' . X-. Ih*


l -h.gla.d l.’iled • • ,'.-n i:' gr . it ion ina i(«:-;: , a ' i - n


!- I i*>'in,.-y I an


wi th in fa i r lv d.-finit,- l imi t ' . Mr . .^ r l iorger ml in all I'o'n-.'.i-:,-'- th - iv ;i jip--a t-a nr.* • •!


... o;.-R- Ci-.'. n, k 'o comin g of rite sowing. an.! h.‘- ‘ : nn-- for


• a: in •,'--!l I’M-i


vim'-yaids i.s wl ien lit*' storlc ap[ :c*! in ! 7P0 t lnit -d w.is th. 'n P- nM'vIv.-'n


:h a t wl'. ' tnn* oM


' th . ' hat-(‘-


tin- \v.>:itlier I'li.- gr*‘;'.t. h* n*)-. mig r a t e iintrl rh •


h,


:,;•• '■ 1 *.-,• M'-.'-! 'ha.t (In* fe;-war'! ;;•;d.-r!


wi th c-unpar ; ’-


I p-;-h li>!-wa;i| ag.i:; ;i . ,> m: : ; r a t io n \vav-*. I


I» hi!-.;': ua-


no,-. !


iiiV.ia.ng . lajMh. .imi ti


.•■ • : . -ill ..ciiio'i . r io\ - . '-making a:.*' ma r - ;.iiin,g n a i i a n d \\uni*-n


. ;ma:ii-'-i .• •mil*- u :li**y \\a-i-.- toUl : •'• 11- w :;,. ; ln" l in .laj-an was real ly ;lio


j \ \e. ' : . ' j -n ;.a-ih(Hl, .Iap;im-**' mar r iag*- - l iave ; ’. . R i r t . ■ .-.n .ir r. ii.gi-d l-y p. i i . -nt - thi-<»ngh ‘ ii.-' i


•a;.. 11-. >ir. n i ' t h - w h a i l - ,hm' u: . l


. '1 kn*- t In 'i n ' . -pi n* - i!<> : In ni gi ''a t h u r t .


ihm: - . a.- lia-;. nmi * 1 I


il. .- t iaigi i l HI.' !<*r ..ny


j ( !uh ;


'.rln. n h .— • t \ I . d -el


g ni.;:i :.il.e n


' .'1 ., gu-h-.-i e*'ii. hit; .lu .n g a n : - a - til.' Fo u r l . . a f


.•iii-.‘Urage tl;*.' .Japalle.se ir. . -ml t*> '.In-atr**.


: miM.'-. ->r .n lit-r <-i: t. i ! .1 inm* 111 aini -*• h''(-onu* I .. i-'n'-'-n;' a -..i'.h j al i \ I


.'*-,1111.' lii- Ilf.' {Mrtin.T. -.'."n;a:i win ina\- eve i i tn- rii-' <-i 111 - .-n I ' 1- - in. ' infu' r ' \ *mng m* n aiui


; w.-nn-n, o; ■.* h.iiii in f ' - rma t io n giv.-n iu a ' I'i'guh':- pnl thi ' . i i ion. mimher . - be ing g iven in-


It.' ll !q\ .jlitt.- Ili.'1.ill'


liiii. d o-.er ;'i i-.n.'i*l* 1' (a n t!'.' p.Mi- I,,.' .1 ,


.1 plan ; di.'iam-.-. i|;y:i;-g l i " . . ' - ' *<>n-


i r ; i ' f . ;-**i lip in t . r n . i l --.i-.iin-. ami th*' j um - inni *)f ill*.' •>al\'.'- g i ’. - ' •.••a\' wil l i a - l igh: * xpl ' .s i \ ' . 'otnnl. Ma k in g iiit** -pi iai . - a n d i . ' fki i ig th*' .- *,1' ,-ut. .S<ini.-tim*-' th*- '*•• *i-


«h* n->t go far . inii tli* y go t a r ■ neugl i t*» pr*-- v. Mi <iv e r c i ‘<-.v<ling w)iir-!i wotdil e e r i id n ly r*- 'ui t . if Lh*i .-•■.•1.- all i*-ll - I I . l ight to .......... . An*<tli**r in . i t in . r in wl i i ih th«‘ ''am*' plant lra^«•li» is


tli** < a r r y i n g away *»l th** .--•iK


)>y ant^. Tin- g<M*-.'gr:uss l ia- a *lry f rui t in a h u i r


t,*>\< i-*‘<l Willi li*)«.lo‘*l -pm*-.-, a n d th*- - • .soni*'- tirn*-'. (-atcli in tin* skin o r wool *>1 a j iasemg r aMi i t or -h* > p ’flu* f r u i t - d ro p ulT alt* r tin- a n ima l s l i a \ e l.rn\ell<<l sonu* ili.slaiice. ami l i lts. . .<*‘*-d.- ar** .list rihut* *1 o v . ' r a w-i*le


:i r*’;i. Th e n a g a in , t lu ' ro may he jK*rha|Ks a do/.«*ti


.s*** d s of d i f f e ie n t p l a n t s in tin* mml of th*‘ ii:.-irnlie.s. an d when th e wa t t ' r fowls fly away


*ii


! - i. 'i id of iii' Udii-r.-’ nam*'-. Ali\' uii'iiilM-r m- t :• !*■ ,l 1 ;, ani>tii*‘t- <•: tli*- o)>posit*' ,'*'X corr**s- I j-oMk ki r . in:}) tin* i.-lnh n n t ; l !"-iiig inut in- I ly ; ' 't ! . ': ; . '. ! • l i rough tin* m<*iiiim of l**tter wr i l - I ,ng l iu ' . a'-.' fo rma l ly in: rodue***! to ♦■aeh ; ' th . ' ! - i •. :;-*• pr-e-id.-nt .n tin* club. It is a : " ' tn ' - u h . ' t :onmlah*>u: wa.v of . -woelhoar t ing. j hilt it


1- -n*'h .1 i-:oiical d**paitur** f rom th e


! old me th o d of arc*-pt ing th*.* pai - t iu' r i-lu>'*’n j iqv th. ' p.-n-.'nt': th a t th.* new o rg a id - ; i t io n has I «-.'in*' nnd'**l a s to rm of IVe.-s c r i t ic i sm, in whii-li ma t .y of tin* mo*^l p ro g r e s s iv e d a p a n e - e , in i -lmiing *'ilm af ioni s l s ami ,-ocial wnrker.s, hav*. join*'*! in .opposit ion to i t .


MODESTY DOESN'T PAY. Bn.sii.e-.s men who know how to h u s t le ho-


l ieve in th e imnhTi i impt lovement .s. inc lml in g


.'Xteiisiv** a ' lv r e t i s in g , a n d o n e of t l icm {)rov**- It hv tin* lo l lowin g : ’* A\ In'ii a dock lays an **gg slio ju s t wad(llo,s olf as if n o th in g h ad hapiM*ne<l. Wl ton n hon lay.s a n eg g th e r e i.s u wh a le of a noi.so. T h e h o n a d v e r t i s e s . Hen c e t i le d ema n d for h e n s ’ in s te a d of d u ck s


eggs.


h '-- h’a ..h'.-VV.


llW-'n. ,il •'


• •Or . :h.- niglr- h. i ingh


; t ive - - ' fety. T!;.' !*— har.»v bird--. mi .-!i a.< I th." M y i ' . i l r h . ' t .1 1 .*! w-arhl. ' r '. ai-.- t ‘-mp.n-ariiv : I'h.- k'.ul h" adv.-r-.- '.i'.-a t h--r r-mdi'i*)!!':, tl '.' I n u m b ' i n :• giv--: h ’" a l i tv in e r - 'a - l ’n.: ' te- .d- ; il'" nni i l a:


fi;-,.T f\-.-*';;r.ih’ • ni..!n.",t th>*y ()<•;..h.-r 1 ^, 1 - -0 . wliile


• v.it .-rv .It Brim-i -on. Mr W. K. ,1.'*•!'\-"r.'d t i n t


•. ‘’.■-I'O!....... f -h" aL‘ r*'no- ru n n - roU' <mall


• ' ] ' a " i " g ,;*'re-.'.- ki.* •;•'■* .T tin* aUMg •.! hh'h W-'T" ' .•.-• tgtli'*-, i warh-


■h-hir*]-. Mm*h. < ainl w..edp.;ek.'r<. g'” : '


wa- -n ■ I. t inia* ed Sn!i-*''*|U''ntl\' v.irifuis


u - i r g 'h r i l a r in-1 i-nm.-n t - iigaii;-;! : ..r■l■••l ’ ifiV' ’.der.i t :i!'g a t in-iglit-


M'- at ha th a l t i r n d . ' ' ati.l talc-' a' lvat i t . ig. ' *)f ; wii.'i ' i r r . ' t . t - a "..'11 a '


gr . ' . i t -v ft-h! o;' vi-i.-ir, , \ t ;< h- ig!'.' of ahmi t thr-*-' ml!.'- tl*.' d*‘:iLitv *'f tin* a i r


i r g f r - ' f i (-'J' to l,"..p'9 f.'.-f, B' rd - tmu' :•> I 'oin tnand a oiiiv


a.h-ini o;a '-hal :' :)-a! .1 ' -.';eh'V.-I :iml f -r th i - , !-.'a-oii th. ' .i rgi im. 'nf I r is h-'**n a*Iv;'.nced tha* ; hir<l- ean :]'■ mor** ■ ii'^ilv at 'gr*''at In'ight' ; •'»n ; ;ii'i- 'lint of tin* -!......,a - - ' . l T'-'-l-ki'I*-*'* *'f th . ' ai r . : htii :t i ' -iiral!-.- Ti-'i" t in * th- ' hiiovam-y »*f - tin* a i r i*; *■.i r r . -1'<li 1;g lv «l*'rr-'a<.-d. Tin* ! h. 'g' * ma in r a in e d d u r in g f l ight is a qne- f i*'n i • fill ir-.-ltiM*' frrtm lark- of • a t i ' i f a c to rv dat : t . i ainl !t i< ih' i ihk'n l If a arit fa t ** i ti fo rma t ion on ’ •hi - :>ha-.* «-r M*H-t iirii.d migr : i t ioi i ^vill h,* ol>_ j ‘ ai r . " I wi t l ioui th " m*' ■'( n.'I< -u p p - i r t ' i l hv i 'Tat i ' li.iry h a l lo o r s .


I t is h ig h ly jirohahl** i


th:i*. tin* g:-'-“:'f.'*r riimh.'i* of hird'^ migrat*'* at | • li-* i r r . - - !•■" th a n thre-* t lnms an d f-’e* f rom


11........a r t h. •• Birils. i-il:*' a. t i tnmn leaves , f recpient lv


hi‘<'oiin* th e spor t of T.ln* winds . Af igrat ion ro n t . ' s {T'lsving larg** bodie s of wat* ' r Itlce th<« On l f t'f Af.*viej> -ml Mn* Gr e a t T.akes n n v cans.* dis;'.<t*'r. Thottg li t l ie mi g r a n t s s.-f n u t nnd'*r fa\-<»nrahle romHHon«. th e y ma y h** forr«**1 hy - to rms which aris** s n d d e n lv to *'N*]iaus< th . ' i r -tr**ngth in a fu t i le s t r u g g l e a g a in s t th e *‘l**in*'nt.s. “ fn f^epteniher . 1970. a vt*Tl*'*nt. s to rm


s t rewei l tin* ea.s tern -bore s of T*.ake Mich ig an , wi th d*'M«] hiril.s.


ft. was e**tiniate<l hy an


*ihservor. f rom tin* count , nf th e nmnlier.s on a c i ' r ta in p o r t io n of th e sltore- li jie. t i n t If th e s ame f igures hohl f«)r th e e n t i r e s h o r e a l ial f ini ll inn h in l s mu s t h a v e perish.-*<L Tn th e n ig h t of ATarch 19, 1901. a l a r g e f l iglu of T/apland lo n g sp u r s wa s o v e r t a k e n d u r i n g a n o r thw a r d jotirii**v in Al in n e so ta h y a lieav.v, d am ixsnow. Th e deai l . covei-ing th e su r fa c e of two .snndl lake.s. wer*> e s t ima'e<l a t 7.^0.000 Ag a in , a s n ows to rm on L. ik e H u r n n on th e


(••"-’ ain p a ' to r .d sj^nith-am-e. 'W'^A/-W'«/V^.‘V«^A,r'^A,rVWV-W-


n r s T ? ^ FOR IIO^FF.


BY MEG. COpyRIOHT.


I IAVK V O r I lF A B l )


i a hltl*.- wa.-hing -oda ha.*' U e n addet l . wil l k r - p h u u e r . cheo-L'. eu.'Rir*!.'-. <i*-.. mu c h Co d e r il iim if th e y ar.,* -to-xi im-fely iu plain wa t e r . Ui cour .- r it i- nei'-'vsary t i iat t.iie> anii .-lcs r'ii-Mikl t-.' :n w. - ' i h- .i- i lm mixLuie s iilUciL n u t ctiUie in cuiitacL wi th tlu'in.


P K N K .S. .Many j*.opk- . a i]i;.'< ■ lIui-,' oi ili*.' yv.t r t a k e


a g i* a i t lolight in p icnicing a n d certainly- it. i.s l;ir tnoiv plea. 'ant to l a k - one.s me als in ih eo iK-n an* of th e * • n;i i ry-ule th a n indoor s , l lowe v o r iii;in\- picnics ar*- til:irrc*.l li\- tlu- lack ot .lUoi i t i .m to th - iad - -in ilie p a r t ut ’ilio Ol gaiii,-'r.s. r ile .-pot mn - t h a iu r a l lv b.' lef t Ll> clioiei* b u t i t i.s m i ailvl.-al-le to liav*.- ih o me a l too ii*'ar w a t e r a.-> in^<*ei.s a r e f a r iiior*> a h u n d a n t h\- poml.s. ri\«'r.-. etc. W'ith rvg.trt l t " foo.l as .'VLTyoi;, w j l ap pr .wi . i ie ihus is th e m->-t iin]>«inam ii.'iii. ami a g*’*'*.l *leal of car*.i .'ia uitl he lidiL'n in ;iic elntm**.


\ \ ’hcii hi'*;i*l


ami huLicr i- m-cc-.-ary ilo imi c u t tin.- hc*- lur. liiiml. a-


1 1 w ill onlv g . ; *.lry ami ilio


h i i i l c r r an c id . Alu. iys t a k e u n c u t iu.ive.' a n d tlu' ii"*-. ' a iy . ju a n t t iy *>f hui i . - r . ’rii*' l . i i’**r


.-u!:'k-i--ml of all eoiuiiine'i ii - h u i , e ih a l - ih . 'V ar*.' *ar*.'fuUy \*Ta:>[>*d up a n d


.'•liouM h-' L-ai'. fully v. i 'apptd ;ii grea. 'o p u io f paiM'f ami ih o n iu ;i la rg e r h u l i a rh leaf . 'I’hi.s will lieep i t c*>.-I ami lii iii. Be .<ur*.- lo '.ako


el i -un-


gui shahle . AVlieii -*ift fnii i-ar*.* tak. u li ic -o - liouM be* a- f r e -h a s |>o.ssiblo •imi .-.iioaki bo be k v p t m a rhubarb- I . . -a\ e-.


p*-r.Uo i<a.-kci .iiiod wi th i l a n l hmh'vl -.-ggs n •,* -i g.*.ml


.h in g to take* .iml ti:e h . m . t lu'i i pi«-j>ar- iiig ihi'iii will b. fouii 'i Ml ■ ’;r ; i r t ic lc . ‘l .1 f*.’W


BANANA CBl'iA.M.


.'j). . 11 ca,-t*ii- .-ug;ir, 1 l>r*'.ikl.:.'l c u p wa;*-r wi l i i


l l a v . 'u n i ig -'lirrc*i in. A i.;.; ;-.n.:.', I gdi or*.nn, : p in t mi lk.


o f wai ' r ami il.iv*im ing. Wh ip i!io cr* .im :iml s'.; r ;nt*» ihv mn k .


banana.-^ in lo n g - inj>s ami line .t tiiouM wi th


Dn solvo ih e 1- •iigla.-.s ami - u g a r iu th e * ni> t 'li om- of Lii*-'


th em. Mix ti:<- c-ie;im ;iml mi lk wi th ilu* o i Ih' i- !i*iui*I ami p o u r ini*.* : !k* mould. Cu t th e *'the-r two b a n a n a s in .-mall ro u n d s ami a*ld. IM.ae-e on icv u n i i l .-vt when i t slmuKl h-' l u i i u i l o u t of th e rii.uild. Aloro whip|K-d c i e am ma \ ' he placetl o v e r i t il


re i ju i rn l .


.Mm*)-t a n y f r u i t maj* be Mil»stilu ted lo r tlu* b a n a n a s .


mi) A'OL' KNOW


k .e i ) vorv mu ch swe e te r a n d f r e s h e r if y o u k e ep in i t a howl tilled wi th b ro k e n charcsial. Tin - i.s p a r t i c u l a r ly us eful d u r i n g th o h o t


we a th e r . S L IG H T M ISU N D E R S T A N D IN G .


Mi s t r e s s : '* Mag g ie , I c a n ’t h a v e y o u e n ­


t e r t a i n in g pol icemen iti th o k i t c l i e n . ” Mu g g io ; “ S u r e , mum, a n ’ i t ’s a h ig he*art yo h a v e , r was .savin’ to Mic l iael 0 ‘F l in n only l a s t n ig h t th a t if I ’d spak*.^ th* wo rd y o ’d lo t us h a v e th* i l r awin ’-room.**


' r h a t th e atmo.spher,* of v o u r la rd e r will ; .U d io g iv .b m. ' . ;*.-iughi". 1 vb'-.~*'rt- I lea'[H)oii *n ra.-pl'i-iay or oibv-r 0 r i i . i t a ii iixinr - ul - ;dt ami wa- .- r lo whi r i i //


larg*‘r alom


Ili** *l.--ir** to ne- t in a si.clml**! r i le rn.tst rea.-*n.al.!.- ••x[>lanati*'n 'I'll.* hal .i t was doiihtle.- - iorm«'*l • .i| M". ••--It to lollow tla- cM, ami


i;;r s o u th as th e


EDEVEN


night , oi Oc to b e r 10, 1900, c a u s ed t h e d c a t l i ol o,000 bi rd s to t l io mi io of shoro- l ine . Tl te s t r u c t u r e s ra i sed by ma t i also ki l l


t h e i r th o u s a n d s . On a s p r in g mo r n in g in t l io 3’e;ir 1002 nearlj* one l iu n d r cd Jiitd f i f t j ’ d e a d bi rd s wore j i icked u p ;iroiiiuI th o AVasliington. A lomn n e n t ; b u t thi s t los t ruct ivei ics s is v e r y grc a tbv ex c e ed ed hj' Uni t o f th o n ume r o u s JigliLliouscs on o u r coa s t s , p a r t i c u l a r ly th o s e h a v in g a s t e a d y wh i t e l ig h t . Wh i le t l ie to r c h ill th e .Sta tue ul JjiherLy was k e p t l i g h te d , a s ma n y as s even l iuiul rod bi rds wore ki l led in a .single mo n th .


'J’ho Fi ro I s l a n d L ig h t


on J.»ong l.slaml c la imed 59o vic t ims in o n e n i g h t .


A few ol o u r b i rds blown o u t to .sea cros s


i t safely. Ama z in g as i t ma \ ' seem, con.sid- ei-iiig l i ie i r mocleratt* power s of i l ight . tl io c-alhird. b rown Liira.sher, ami l i lack-bi l icd ctiekoo h a v e been fo u n d in JCuropc, t l ic l a t t e r a.s lai* .sunlit a s l t a l \ ‘. 'L'lie An uTic au b i i io rn , Mj ni igainly an d slow of wing, would lind few il an\ - • h a c k e r s ’ for a t r a n s a t l a n t i c lligli t, y e t thi s .sjjocies was lirsb uiaLlo k n own to science f rom a spe c imen t a k e n in L n g l a n d ov. ' f a c e n tu r y ago.


Ih o r a t e of >pe«.Hl i l i a i cei - tain bi rds ,


su ch a s liiicks ;iud swal lows , a t t a i n d u r in g lliglit, IS popula rls - supposct l to ex c e ed ono h u n d r e d miles ;in h o u r . In ;i closed g a l le ry in l->ng!;u:d pigeon.- :iew R2.'' ni ’l**- ;iii Inmr , ami th e I 'at - t r idge r e a c h ed a .-iieeil «>i only 2^.1 mile*. D iu in g a sh o r t lligiiL of a l io u t mile.s t l ie greatesL s p ie d rccoril*'d for t l ie l ioming pjgAons is cU miles ;m h o u r , whi le th o a v e r a g e n ic in g ^>pogd is only a b o u t 3o miles. " 'rile, d i s ta n c e s t. raveiled b.v v iu io u s spec­


ies of bi rds b e twe en th e i r s umme r a n d w in t e r l iomes p r e s e n t ma n y ammia l ies . Th e la h o n r e d Might of th o r a i l s is so p ro v e rb i a l tha t , it was fonnerJ.v supposet l t h a t tiu-y mig r a t e d on 1k_


k>i s . Th e Ca ro l in a i-;iil. how-ever, cros ses th e


wikl r e a ch e s of th e Cai-riiiheaii to w in t e r in S o u th Ame r i c a . Tlie robin, a mucli b e t to r ihver, migi -ates wi th r e lu c ta n c e , a few win­ t e r in g ev en in .Southern Win co n s in .


Tlic r a n g e of th e n ig h t h aw k is f rom Ala.ska to


A r g e n t i n a , a d i s ta n c e of 7,UU0 mi les , e x c e ed ­ in g t h a t of ai i3' o t h e r himUhi rds. ” Some of th o wa t . ' f - l i i rds t r a v e l ili.stauces t r u l y ma rv e l lo u s .


Th o g o ld en plover ,


hr*--eding on th e Ba r r e n Clruunds, mi g r a te s ‘iver lam! ii> N*)va .Scotia. Fr*.m th i s p o in t to .Soulii Ame r ic a , a il i.siauce of 2 . ICO ntile.s. th e j<niniey is m:uh* e n t i r e ly o v e r tlie' w a t e r s of t i le .Vt lant ic a n d Cai-ihliean.


'Fhe Paci fic


plove r on le av in g .Ua.ska h a s a landles s coiirs** of 2 ,non mi les liC'fore r e a c h in g i ts w in u ' r hoim* in ih** Hawa i i a n Island.^. Tlie


Ar c t ic te rn in i ts a n n u a l migr ; i t ions make.s a jo u r n e y pt -act ical ly i-iptivalent, t*-) c i r c umn a v - ig.'iiion *)f th e globe. ” ' fh e a p p a r e n t c*>nsistency wi th which


hir ils t-«*turn to th** s ame n e s t in g place* h a s a ' ' tm n g htuiginativ*.* ap p e a l . Th e m a r t in s a ro hel ievcd to r e t u r n to th e saim? hou.so ami th o hlu**hirds t<» th o s ame o r c h a rd . Tho rom- ]‘:n-a(iv*‘ly r - c o n t aci ivi t.v in bi rd hanel l ing h:i5 .shown e x t r a o r d in a r y pos s ibi l i t ies of en- Iight**ning us itm thi= point as well as on ma n y o t l ie r pha.sos of migrat iem. Du r in g 1917 ail th«> wr*-*!;-. h o k i f>ld nml y o u n c . am o u n t in g to tw< i i ty - i l r o e in i iumh c r . *»rcitrring on a fai-m al CM«'voland. Ohio, wor*' hamlod. Th o t ' l l lowing y e a r th e r e wore n in e a d u l t wr en s on till' jTlare a n d *>nly on e of th em Inul th o h.iml ftf 1917. Wh o r e th*' n*'w a r r iv a l s s p e n t l l 'e pr<'r*-'Fling ';*';i.‘'^on. as well ns t h e fnl^' of th** twi'uTy-tw*> previnti*. r e s id e n t s , jc; J.-f* t<> '|>*'i*n]ation. Ou r l;u'k <>f kn*»wlo*lce *->n ma n y e f th o


sporifie phas es ami g en e ra l p r inc iple s nf mi ­ g r a t io n is sti l l so -gr*':i{ th a t wo mu s t ag r e o wi th Alfr*’*! Newto n , wlm s a id ; “ AVe ;iro h ’-oiigh; face to


wi th th e g r e a t e s t rnys- f.r-y u-l-h-h fh. ' •.'.-hnh- anini.-d k in g d om j»re- m m a I 'li! 11


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