The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09
eLUR TALK.

q so anxious to interest our boys and
- the birds, and to get them TO send
Nshlpgton for the interesting pam
n Plat are sent out by the government
~ subject. And by the bye, I think
N beautiful thing that our govern.
doing, Men are kept busy all the
'Nnding out useful things for our peo-
4 Know, having these things published
1endlng them free 10 any citizen VINO
#cr them. A number of those EN-.
N BY the government are studying
u the insects that are so injurious to
'Rps 10 hnd ont how to destroy them.
.pey have found that the most power.
|Fnllfs no The insects, and the best
"A 70 me farmers, are the birds.
49, IeadlnE very interesting
HIN called How Birds Affect the
X, ana wish that every boy and
oqr Gino could read II. You can
szY writing to Dr. T. q. Palmer. agrl.
Impairment, Washington, d. c..
n, ~ IRE writing, ask MIN TO send
"A p "oIAh ABOUT the habits of birdsl.
H. o' tue writer Of the pamphlet.
lee, tne woodpecker. and / am suTa
Falla md what he saws aboitf NIs
sAtr extremely Interesting So I am
'R'J zen you some of 1t. He save.
iaeler OF the feet and TIM "a .
- tnaoies him to cling easily to
81 ,tIllAh l1ou know lust how no
a , snsS on the trunk Of a tree, don't
~ tue way IN which his bin and
nale gives him the power ~
,toslp"s't wood ana draw our fine In.
"A So inside, The toes are in nairs
81 "a 66NvJeeting forward and the ntber
ID sbarn u are furnished with very
II KSld ~ ghWs. 80 that he can get
1.bl vsr "a tHe park. The tail is com,
}hpt ce,, I,lu teatherS, pointed an the
Ma snnn e pressed against the tpee
a know p ,h ana steady the bird"
|&hbtrv Ihlt the boys who live in
a I'M AZ SHoM all this about n wood,
& hoW Wiss YOU ever think about IT.
Ufor thIS NY Wy Great Creator Is who
Alm. win s ,,lle blrd enough to pro.
n 1iake H. complete outfit for
IN ~ HN living with? The Creato II,
~ us ont beforehand as ~ F g WE
NM oI peIause He has given ne ~
4 e'Holllon to get our own ontet '"e
d sdnsis not all that He has H.,
1s ifatbes rrof; Beal tells us "tbe
4 with . f. but stout. aud fur.
Ia And slISeishaped point, which IL
u WOOD t,aa.t iehed SO as to make n
4 is eYtendalI instrument. The.
MIMI tthnued backward Inv Two siar
lSaus of bone. each a,,o,s,',
#or Az sheath. In order Ia so,,,.I
d wif6 insects, II is 1lsuotiv ~
sides " sharp point and il 6ornnd
4 hook. Tho, nese barhs make ii like
b thai uS' gets fastened i'm fro in
NJ insect oifd has only to mn ana
lwonderfu, 'u mes. But, PERHAPS, Tho
Hcker Is hls ing or All about the
n can hear nvarIng That Is so keen
fou have erub turning inside the
Reads agslnst Ky mem laying their
|ne is iistsnI,, .ue marx, haven't Won?
lnsect Inside % me movement of
"A M anS his chisel-sbanad n pretty
+ Now nsrk and out con1as p th III
~ soc that wonderfuI9 '"e III
lry ne, Mr: Woodpecker Is
Of lnsects 'rissnd, for be lives on tbe
n thar ie Now that word ,lar,-. ~
Of ~ worth STUDYING 4rNae
sfhat r,, a. and "larvao &c tHe
Now WIS 4 mask, spectre
.nor a sS Sou know grub ~ NJ
s8utifnl srec.te, but 1t rs a mast
|hrm. A I s Is hiding itself I'm tbet
ping ,.Ios disguised as taannis
iva q mask. " So the tad1 1alipoIe Z
bling do1 re frog Words 'r az Is
/ Them. ~ you think so9 love
fad what md out where tbag loF os,, 10
b bacI they mean. t"ey came
Rd be 20 the birds, don't Won ,h,,a.
fdi1g h, sl{y 70 Kill woodnscEu.rt n.i *
re ru MI ME getting out tS SeAf iGs who
! The Gang the treesy II , W., ,us seer.
Nee a t ont Of a mans o onr.,, We're \ aIa
h. 70 tSinss shoot Won, you w T1fnnf ia
hple NM ECKER THINKS ill., eA
Eraldinee s99ot N him. same OF
d kind - Aeily Thank yon vnr. ,,,,
'lplng f,,ogsNs aud for the maSS., ng ~.
he Ae az lsi,teg Il Won try Sog re, gopil
~ ase y Ten us What y amoW th, some
printed 'gi Is The wav ~ mere,
y anls - % write somcthinr set
fsS lines. thar 'u wa,,,a even ,'l