Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-04
Personal Observations in Natural History

Personal Observations in Natural History.
Last spring the publishers Of Popular
Science News offered fine Acme No. J
microscope of the celebrated Queen man
ufacture, for the best record OF personal
observation in natural history through
out the season, kept by any member of the
Agassiz Association. The number of
papers entered for this competition was
large, all excellent in their way and the
matter of deciding was not an easy one
Finally after due consideration, the com
mittee decided to award the prize to Miss
Matte wadsworth of Hallowell, the
young lady naturalist Of whose fine col
lection OF insects the JOURNAL gave
some account last spring In making
this award the committee says: Miss
wadsworth's observations of plant and
animal life in her neighborhood indicate
true love of Nature and unusual skill
ia observation and they are all the more
meritorious in that they were obtained
and recorded under anusual difficulties :"
The sketch Of Miss Wadsworth's obser-
vations is published herewith in full
Besides being extremely interesting in
Itself and fun OF minute and curious in
formation it is to be hoped its reading
may beget love OF nature studies among
the younger readers of the JOURNAL
-, tho
Miss WaflsyOrth's Prize ESSAY.
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on the htSt uay Vi may V'e P'",Iei
bumoleDee Oh the SEASON. anhuuse W
her loyIol DuHH'hg tlaC spf.ng iao ~ la''
arrived even N our co''l lnaille N'ie'ale
NJ this season OF t'ie wear We SEE uu'
httls or summers gte'h' anu "'ily lh'
whlte Dt'ch ana w''u ehtI,y van 7ii1"
tinY leaves carry a. /, Is, however nv
f"e Vattl ''iI"is n,',.,,oit'
r"a0l have e'nerged itotI thetf eggs WI "
Vofaclous aPPfIltes' auu 'ii' "s''N"'
webs may be seen 10 Si5@I P'oius'on pn
the Wild cherry trees. hheV can no" D,
easily destroyed' SO on NAY stp'!tr.e Gu
and kiIl'd several th''u-}h.' vdttT pit'4Is
thereby wihultg inc Eta'ituue % III,
farmers near fnr 'ne ape tte'S Sre .,le
second cholee OF lHest Ptsts va tile
fourth ~ Nay l'uhn my o'a V4uaiu
teace' fufg0a,a t"''', NY ing j'o'.'lE W.
the leaves IN tue "oons' t"f"S'"l@ can
dam with orillant gola leat 'haensatlpns
on the wing covers lhe itrlueseen'
tHrHS tteHFS' ana many oti'Sr Pteua
ctuus beetles
A coid time anu n l'ost "iiet' viie ouns
we're swelling almost nut not qulte
Injured the prospects fof goud crop OF
cherries, ana not uhtii me ''Vh were tHe
trees wflte WIN p'oSso'hs % ~'ucu
we're aLtr@ctei oeeS' lno.As an" our
heaHhfnl northern huhlatug piiuS y"
this daV sa" oFilt@hJ ulaie oFloie
taking money from tne blossoms WIN
evident satisfaction teIctiea On som
twlg, he Would thrust .is oiii lhCo every
tower eltnlh reach with gIeat sN.ii "hu
rapldiLy. Vaterso MN ao luis ior al
hour.
ON the 2dth captured tfe nrs' dragon,
fly, LtbeHhe fedaFaMof af"ta' WINE
LOOKING III the "oods ior pianss Anu ~
sects on this date, l saw smali oisck
wasp seize gray SPIDER three tunes hei
size, when she stuhg shu Ienueieo
powerless, Iheh proceeue" 70 conNey W
her nest. draspins the spiaer' SOME
times by the nfst paii Oh iegs, ana
again in some other manner; sne mace
quite good progress pacE"ar over Tue
sticks and otner obstacles IN tha way,
never turning OUT III Ine iea.. 70 hnu 40
easier pain once enc ieit tne spiue!'
and during her sosehee an ae.iye ans =.
tempted TO cohhscate IT, on ner return.
they had quite Iu,sIe nelore .ne any was
vanquisned MIS-. "aspaet.aiy uIasxeu
the SPIDER TOT t"o roos peiore ner h,sl
was reached which iest proves lhae sue
possesses great strength.
Win the n's. Oh june Ialne oeau'liully
warm ana pleasant wsse'ier fot c'i-
iector OF lnsest-, '".s - .ne uaune'
month OF Tue year outteih mes are nv
ibg here ana tnere, otes aha in"V'is are
on the macs, aho the str AROUND my
fayorite hunting GROUND seems Almost
full Oh drasoo-hies Anong lhese, ="
dnfid scm'eqaea y sue tno'e aouhoaht
while the anger D.agn,"i,s lfahstsT'' ana
sfn-tier LsHfofas"'" t"''ot" may % seen
IN All dlrec'i ms.
On the lehIh Oh me saw su ANUS
ing sight IN tue "o us rem t'e pr
fridge WIN very young ail'e Hehs' startled