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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-09-09
DR.. FENNER'S
KIDNEY and
BaCkaChe
:, All Ia. diseases Ilss Of Of, Koidn .y, OHM
Also Rheumatism, Back
ache, HeartDisease Gravel, VNL
Dropsy, Female Troubles. w

Don't become discouraged. There is a
cure for you. II necessary write DR.. Fenner.
He has spent n life time curing just such
cases as yours. All consultations Free.
81 suffered a long time with what the doctors
claimed was lumbago. Was down in bed I'M
able to move without great pain. Two bottles
Of DIR. Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure
completely cured me and have had no return
Of the trouble nor any signs Of rheumatism.
FRED BRANDT, Dyer, Muncie, Ind
Druggists, SOC. a.. Ask for Cook Book-FREE
For Sale BY Short Il Haynes
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-17

skill and the ditch is working lik,
Il charm which is wonderful feat
tor ditch the first year of its ex-
lstence as breaks and leaks are gen
orally the order of the day. But in
this case it has been the reverse.
1t has worked as well as an old ditch
and demonstrated that the irriga-
ton system here is as perfect as
human skill can make it.
Mr.. H. J ohnson met with an ac
cident the other day i'll which his
right eye was seriously injured. He
was on his sons place and happen
ed to I've near the stone masons as
they were breaking arock. A piece
OF rock struck him with great force
hitting the right eye and bruising
1t severely. He was taken to the
house and DR.. Hewetson attended
the injured member. He is i,nprov-
ing nicely and the eye is gradually
healing, but it will take some time
b.fore the evesight is fully restored.
o. l.. Hanson who is to succeed
Mr.. Russell as superintendent of
of the Northern Pacific Irrigation
Company has for the past twelve
years been been connected with
the engineering department of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and for
the past four years has been engi-
neer in charge of the railway con-
Struction and maintenance on the
Idaho division of that road. He
owns considerable land under the
kendewick canal, and is at present
interested in the cultivation of 30
acres i'll section I.
Il. ID. Pike and family went to
Weiser, Idaho, in place of Iowa as
was repeated III our last issue.
County Commissioner l.. Pace
came down from Sunnyside yester-
day, and is spending day or so
here looking up road matters.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-17

ding upon their ranches south of
here in the Horse Heaven count
ry.
Moore and I.undy are receiving
sacks aud are otherwise preparing
to handle grain for this section OF
the country with alacrity and dis
patch. Considerable wheat is
expected to he hauled into town
in a few days.
| For Sale---Ten acres Improved
Garden tracts in section seven.
Good house Oh same, for $4,000
per acre. Also 20 acres III section
20, all cleared with good house for
sos. 90 per acrc. Inquire of Julius
JaCot, section seven.
/ Mrs. D. l.. Root is putting UP a
business building on her lot adjacent
to the post office. Messers Schrad-
er 4 Callahan are doing the work.
MIR. Cantrill has rented the place al :.
ready and will put in stock of
goods when completed.
Quite Il reliable party told us that
Jno. Prentice and ]. keck were not
as neighborly as they should be.
Prentice 5 cows are often seen tres
passing OH keck's alfalfa, and
keck's chickens are running Prent-
ices garden. Hence the supposed
or reported tangle.
! Reports come from Horse Hea>>
ven that Don Cresswell had leg
broken just above the ankle yes.
terday morning by a horse falling
upon him. DR.. Pallister went out
20 set the injured member. Fur
/ particulars about the accident are
at present unobtainable.
Miss Margie. Fulkerson, of North
Yakima, has purchased the furnit-
IRE and rented the rooms in the
Pioneer State Bank block heretofore
conducted by II. +. klaas. The
rooms will he thoroughly renovated
and everything placed i'll first-class
order. Those desiring lodging may
apply at room 7.-Ritzville Times.
Mrs. w. S. Helm is spending
the time at Gle Elm on a visit,
Her child has been very sick, but
is reported better. Mr.. Helm has
become citizen of Pasco being
now the proprietor of the drug
store there. He has not forgot
ton his Kennewick friends and Wis
its his former haunts frequently.
Charley Lum came tn town ear
ly Thursday morning for medical
Treatment. In the night he was
bitten by all insect, presumably a
a black spider and small Jumps
appeared under the skin almost all
over his body. He was treated by
DIR. Pallister and the reports are
to the effect that he is improving.
Fred Engle arrived from Seattle
the other day having come here
on account of health. He is stuff
ering from pulmonary difficulties
and found that the climate on the
Sound was too severe for him,
and consequently came to Keme-
wick. He will undoubtedly i'm
prove here as this climate is adj
mirably suited to alleviate such
ailments.
Frank Cardwell expe IT'S to leave
kennewick to morrow, going to
Pomroy where he will reside per-
manently. His father conducts a
large mercantile establishment at
that place, ard he has been offered
a liberal interest in same if he will
devote his entire time and atten-
ton thereto. He has decided 10
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KENNEWICKLES

y nfie Howard, pest iiiiSticSo AZ
.a.r was at Wilcox Tuesday.
marry Cows. Two or three
M ones for sale. Write or call
W. M. Scott Kiona' Wash.
n ". Owen and J. Sercombe
-. at North Yakima last week on
,siness.
Work is progressing rapidly OH
! new depot. 1t will be an i'm
paug structure when completed.
Rufus Fullerton went to North
aki,ua Tuesday returning the next
~. \
Abs McReynolds is building
puse upon his homestead in the
ase Heaven section.
0uite a number Of the boys
D mt to Pasco the other evening
make in the sights Of the city.
|. Sercombe has been somewhat
disposed of late, but is improv-
Z.
The real estate Office. recently
7ip by H. A. Hover. is now be-
8 papered and will soon he ready
occupancy.
The Woodman Lodge will give
ice cream festival tomorrow
suing at the Woodman Hall.
D are invited.
.eveling and getting more ground
shape for seeding is going on in
egartlen tracts. This will be a
, latiful spot in time.
&C. Seals is rapidly recovering
pm his long siege Of sickness aud
expected to be able to be out
a about again as usual in a
xt time.
Mrs. Robert Scott came down
m North Yakima Saturday to
vt her son. Mr.. J. n. Scott
( was we'll impressed with Ken
wick and vicinity.
\. L. Riggs is expected to re-
m from Sand Point, Idaho, III q
y days where lie wen, sometime
p on account of the illness of
wife.
lohn Prentice returned last Fri
y from trip to Seattle and other
ast cities. He has been away a.
ut one month. He says that he
da fine time while away
FRED Cresswell was in frouS
olse Heaven yesterday ard re-
prs that harvesting is in full
'lng out there. The yield is ex-
c'ed to be fairly liberal.
cashier Anon ofthe Exchange
INK iniorns us that the deposits
increasing and that there seem
N considerable money in the
untry.
'unfrer weather has come at
n IT is warm, but the heat is
st'tikig like i'll the east, nor 50
ense as i'll the south, The nights
= Always deliciously cool. Come
k Xeunewick for climate.
"ec carpenters have ceased work
on the residence of Amos 1ohn-
W account of non-arrival of
40Ss and other finishings.
Will resume work in about a
ek.
-'ssroVe 4 Hanson sold a 20
tract in the valley to Fay +.
- Chicago attorney, who will
1'u 70 kennewick within the
I. 1aohth and put his land under
n, p Martin, comptroller of the
"'aern Pacific interests in the
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Advertised Letters.

p. ]. Neuin, Mrs. 5. J. Plumlee,
Dave Ogsloy, J. A. Kenoyer, Abra-
ham Peabody, Fred J. Ahlgrin.
/. d. Morain, p. NJ.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22
THE CLUB,

,.mners are the young people
! eippI ~ Who read the Youths De.
ais.i The Houston Post, Ihere are
I charges Of any kind c3nnectea
! e IA. sba Boys and girls who read
~ XXX. XVI be enrolled ns active mem
~ ssi PANE, age and address.
~
!, The t!appyhamners' Club;
Y eirl 10 the United states can
VI q .tsher Of the club by sendlAg
I a,a 70 the editor Of the page.
y na 10 addressed Houston Post.
d ISs Department. Houston, Tex
...,s an both sides OF your paper
N Vim 10 use q fancy name, send
N H XII name TO the editor. No let
\ \ printed unless this RUE Is con-
ns 4. name "Happyhammer" or
IN capital letter.
y. nb,eet OF an klappyhammers TO
y bsnpiness when and wherever
" uspc, Inc club name and motto.
,arsr IL The violet. the club tree
~ ~ and inc club pet Is the mock
n hoinr chosen 10y the members
" Tho fnvorlte dog OF the Happy
~. no Scotch collie, or shepherd
n IN s,cinrs arc rose and gray. These
w Y, attended to be worn with or
W. cInh button or pin They are
'Mo badge by plnnins or sewlns
\ fvo pieces Of narrow ribbon, one
. An ana the other Of light gray.
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CLUB TALK.

-, ..t..-..
snnttst for the prizes offered by Mr..
~ -. mn. !,
Oh tue SUBJECT OF ne use OF
snong them being the four that
l.. Fn,lor Of w,chtto rons ana
r. Rocket Of yolney among the
nd Vivian Mann of Verdi and Bes-
4 nh'0le and heaotiful things have
j II aOOu' Tue pros but no more than
asfe, una l am heartily glad to sec
rOp'e are waking up to the fact
/ NJ N q, q, destroying good friends when
~'u'' ihihN' too' that the time
~ 70 make laws to prevent this
'" upon the dear little things,
/. '''u co"nruly' does 1t not? to kill
.l,a 'ley are so helpless. And when
helping US all they can, too!
S.,s 1sef think what wondrous beings
4, 1 ,sn mink who made them, and
Az, Ky 'sgght
= !. tuey speak whore melodies
IA sue interpreters or thought?
t,w sN''Hoiu words are songs In many
VA r.
ss,h,, non instrument Of man e'er
i lssi.,,i.
| l,E,aIons IN the tree-tops even
6s,.nWW houses on the road TO
u'
.'4ug OF new Happyhammers today
smallest have ever Ind IN record
Astls because tho Iotto.a o.. 49, ,1,,.5
3He almost all yyrttten hy ola IIo,s
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For The Happyhammer Page.
All things were created for purro'e,
We have Just begun TO realize the great
value Of birds. the specific purpose for
which they we're designed The great
awakening has dnwned. May u soon SHINE
forth fin all its radiant splendor. ana our
birds OF every species he protected. IRcF
are Of great values ms planters or forests.
consumers Of Injurious weed seed pubic
sravengers and destroycrs ~ rodents n
scots, eggs and larvae. Many valuable
crorR have been DESTROYED by Insects on
account Of the scarcity In numbers Of t9elf
natural pnoinlce. the birds. which scarcity
hns hccu causci by the unrestricted slaugh-
tor OF these innocent and useful creotnrCS'
Several species exist wholly upon the ie-
strlctive pests OF held, orch9ru, glyden
md forest Even our night birds are never
tdle bpt contribute their share Of work
toward the extinction Of moths nnd o,uot
nocturnal inserts rate ana nice. ING
gouotic birds food unon many sneclPs or
Insects. which pass their earlier st1gcs or
whole lives I'm the water Cranes ana n.I
forms nrov upon crawfsh when cause lpu,H
damage Inv making holes IN Tho emhnnk-
mcnts Of rice helds ReTideS. tho erect
hcneft birds afford thnv arc beautiful 70
GOO and We enjoy watching the grace they
EXHIBIT In Alght We can learn heautiiul
lesson ~ lovo and industry from them ~
+bov sit patiently unon their nests leen
tbolr pttlc ones and protect them from
borr And when many note ot Erhnu
music shall have heen forgotten Inp.F
svrcnt serene songs will echo IN our sour:
II is Iamentnhle indeed. that hunoreus oL
thousands Of those h"rutiful llttle crtNlu'.s
80 tlllod annually for millinery purposes
ne ne IT, f"otbers is harharous custom,
y, 80 sbould he willing n forego any
,n,iooo,,ra thot encourages the DESTRUCTION Oh
our foalnere' '''"0' Bessie L. Dupree,
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, saw HAPPYHAMMERs.


|. lfissmner Page.
tie any bbsl Boys PrlzeA
!. '...sssie5 usefulness can hardly be
n. y laws HAere people are mot re.
~ en- III we most useful and harm.
4 y ui5s,S i di by thousands for mere
|. sHs "a ,geses such wanton destruc.
ittN q nshorance and lack of an.
~ hoS lsr usefulness. Probably
lsn plan,Ig useful they were I'M catch
setfstsnsss forests, etc, we would
~ Ever why they should be
olrd, from the tiny hum
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Or Ethelwyu Wetherald)
|hh to get a barrel Of ink,
|srd st. Valentine.
vst a ton Of paper I think,
lnust drop q line
|ir than a million little boys
I dss too, by the way.
h ~ you please TO make no noise
! thlnk what to say
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7 40 A;q>RAzzztz6b47lb|A1547lS<
apOs7~. zsO1@s~ "a No cSS11,1 =,

m o. our tropical ciimes 10 ths
70 reS, condor Of the Andes, has Its offlce
70 70 perform. Even the buzzari fbe MI
seFYisa OF all birds, renders valuable
u o,,,,, animals, which would otherwise To-
rem rem ID oGiSSnslye and cause disease. Many
S s,aa and rabbits It klns moro than com Sru
Y erS"'e 40, Tor the damage done In the poultry
SHiIu' Ihe owl, too, lives npon ratS ond
f fiigr, aud is thus true friend TO the The
fo,,t,,,.. hut Inc most useful birds TO tbe
~ i,,' l'eIs are the warblers The thr1abes
jji fnno,s swallows N!, come next, and otaers of
IN! ul.llpoit4hcc are hummingblrds why yvj,rs
,Srtttl"iyds' hoopocs, crcopers ana troe"S,s
IN NJ worms and insects they devonr 3oIir
iT exceed their damage TO fruit aud rraiS
~ ~ th ruEhes are noted songstcrs, no tbis
,%m.ii! utiongs the mocklngbrd, which mas
ppWrts or Imitation surprising fin variety
it !. cry: other bird. The music OF some birds
II SWccter by far than any made on rnnsi'
,aI instrument. Who has not been cbormeJ
py me song OF the mockinrblrl ne be
inmates l FIRST one and then unothar Of bis
ieathered friends or listened With dcugbf
10 tne sweet thrilling music of the niybt.
i'sH'e' the bluebird or the robinY
Chas. r. Fuller
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For the HNppyhammer PAGE
I&ppnpA D,,.fr Mt. ,

m Second Boys prlzcO
ne uses OF birds to the farmer ore
varied. They are the farmers rrpatest
friend Tor without them insects would h..
conc SO numerous that they would greatly
harm, II not totally DESTROY farm crops.
ana II were not for birds we would have
no IfUt Tor the curculae ana many other
insects wouli destroy IT, It rs true some
9ifVs' such as the woo1peCker and rnockiur
plfd are harmful to fruit. but tbov both
more than repay for the fruit eaten by
inc insects they destroy. Doves and HoId
lafts pun up corn and oats I'm tho snrius
anu are really the most harmful birds We
Ia'c bat they also destroy hundreds of
insects The quail or partridge, eats grass.
hoprers and other insects that are hSrmrul
70 wheat, corn and cotton The little wren
IS also OF great help to the farmer. ms II
dcs, rows numerous Insects IN the winter MS
wei MS In the summer. The crow deprc-
oates on watermelons and corn but is also
n hclp 10 the farmer The robin is also ~
great help In the ,winter The mocdug
hird destroys some grapes. Int repays for
them In the destruction Of Insects aud ny
its beautiful song. The woodpocker de.
firovs thc worms that iufest trees, thereby
lengthening the life Of the tree and he
also carries ncorns some distance and stores
them away and I'm this way plants groves
The crow docs likewise, sometimes plant
Ing rare trees. There is no bird that docs
rot repay the farmer for the fruit or grain
eaten, Hosea II Rocket.
Nolncy. Texas.
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"a tae Happyhammer page.

Yoca, Texas ,-Taere are great Inang
uses OF birds Just think II all Of
ne birds were TO die, where would
we rof We would finally 50 % our
graves Some OF YOU don't believe
lIsbe insects would get so numerous that
there could be no vegetation: we could have
no corn or wheat 10 make bread, no cane
TO make molasses or sugar, and there would
he not1Ing for th stock TO eat They would
soon ale OF sta. alton, so we would NOT
bcTe meat TO eat, and what would we eatt
Nothing. and that's the way we would
so 70 .onr graves God bless the brlsl
1rbev give MS life and happiness. Now let
every hoy and girl consider this ani al
vrsys he kind Ia the dear little birds.
uogs alwavs think before you throw n
~. and Eiu the Innocent birds Think
now much we are indebted TO them. II
is the object OF every Happyhammer 10
hammer happiness when and wherever
he ann. ana this is a great happiness TO
Every Kind heart, not 20 Kill the birds.
we Alma Taylor.
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Ebony, ya.-Dear Happyhammers ! Will
try and tell something about the use OF
,,scful Is no buzaard; they clear away all
Kinds of dead bodies that would cause all
Kinds Of diseases were Il not for these
,,Li,,h Ga 80 upiustly accused OF damaging
trees, b very Useful II only borcs into
he holes that insects nave made TO get
tbcu out to eat. And even the Owls, thaL
useful. for they make no little havoc
ewoTg rats. mice and other smaller de
str1ctivc animals This should induce PEG
In on harm doors MS Is the stupid custom
I'm some places. Black birds, roSns, orioles
warblers ana hummiqg birds are great de de-
trnvers OF gnats aud other insects LIE
Ityytcb H. very valuable for It's plumes. Its
SS rt, are SO very valuable MS Food. Many
BIRDS are useful as food, such as the
partridge aud quail and, besides |hat
EWonid We do without our song bird5?.
"'1'1 Lucy s. Drummond.
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Katie Ludlow.

we Dcar Uappyhnmmers.
nv, 80 Won Mi this pleasant EVENING"
am Feeling ane. Haps, doesn't It make you l
feel GOOD TO look at our page growing I mi,
every Eve dSyi How did you al spend tne non non,
daysG had a me tune aIS Ion iTa and left
w we Two sisters and me TO stay with our
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For the Happyhammer Page.
Glsdstone Texas-Birds are useful ~
estroying the numerous insects that XII
the trees and destroy the vegetables, and
msny sad aud lonely heart with their
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RIRpS

Who is 1t that is cruel enough to Nil
A poor, little innocent blrdf
And forever stop the music that fills
This wide, wide, wonderful world.
God gave US the birds TO destroy the In
scots
That ruin our crops today,
Ana what would man do with all these
pests
If the birds were taken awayf
And they have planted the forests green
by dropping the little seeds
Thereby furnishing wood for man
And shade from the leafy trees.
Now. let MS protect our little friends
And shield them from all harm,
For TO LII them would be q sin
And the world would lose sweet cnarm'
Lucy Jennings,
Nursery. Texas.
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I'VE lINNtiEA NAAAs ANNA
\ found a path that we must find.
|,g 50 little and $50 sweet,
ID not llnger, left behind.
r-ble seeking, day by day.
N, traveller! Who VIII send
\, 10 point us ont the way
Ia you at the journeys endf
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Josner. Texas. Dear Happyhametmiers On
do think birds are the sweetest ln a,i.bt to
w oor,h and I don't think any one ought 60
~, t, There are lots OF birds here auu
some S, .t sing the prettest songs MY Protneps
SOM ,,d rans NM wouid not klll one, for they eat
un M ali the Insects Our cotton never Ee 70
eaten up by worms. think mere h,r IssF from
DE- pe i.iIied do not wear bird feathers IN ~
NV pyl' hat With love TO Mrs. Foster ana an
the Haps. A true Hap x.uo ludlow.
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Harrington. Texas.--Dear Happyhnmtpers,
WIN you please open the door 10 a little
boy way on from home and give mo n
hammer, too, for / want TO Join the club
In hammeriDg happiness. Now for the cor,
test--Which do the most work, bows Or
girls? Oh. we'll OF course VIC ali know
a boy does more work than a Girl for
mat was what boys were made Tor. Al
least, that's what I've often heard. and
from all appearances girls were only made
70 have what they can "a Jolly time"
BOYS have 10 DO great many things that
girls turn up their noses at, such as har-
messing a fractions mule in n very muddy
lot or driving a bunch OF pigs through n
pasture that is thick with briers. There
y plenty for boys 10 do at all times OF
the year; IN the spring IS the crop 10 be
planted, which lasts from the nnst of March
TIL the last OF July; then comes the piow-
ing and hocing all through the hot sum
mer days, while ''miiadi' sits up In the
shade and languishes over a bit OF patch
work, or worse, novel. grumbling be.
cause there IS nothing to 80 70. Then.
even before the blowing IL done, some
Of the crops are ready to gather Some Of
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Tracy, Texas.--Dear Happyham am Fs mr
you alt to toin 't YOUR happy band7 Mamma IS
any aGay o 50 p'T visit and have much to LOOK
aw WY I aovers chickens, house and every,
Thing hing can do. II gives me pleasure 70 ' Ps
best I can My papa Is g ph ,,ns and is a
mas st 20 " reader e Of the dear old Post,
s shon J" tIis Kit the waste basket VIII sun
be Tor the ll"pS Annie Price,
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Y. she went her way, alone.

M traveller went her way
N us all who loved her so.
-,ysyed forth at break of day
=, lcng way she had to go,
~ we're paling In the sky
Ind eyes must have seen her start.
IN not sec: we could but cry,
=, BACK to US, dear heart, dear heartw
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Cedar Valey. pxas.-oSr country Is
covered with brush. hence there are
great many birds here Some OF them
stay here all the winter, some go farther
South, while others, as the robin. only
spend the winter with Us. Among the
most useful birds are the doves large
hock Of about 200 or 300 live In our field
examined tho craw Of one aud found
that II was filled with seeds OF various
AeM grasses which gives the farmer.boy
so much trouble lust thing OF how much
labor Il would require TO kill the grass
that would spflng from the seed consumed
by 300 doves ia three mopths. Other birds
the sparrow and blackbird, render effective
service as seed CATERERS. Another very
useful bird IS the woodpecker. lie pa
uently pecks at the hard oak and finally
secures the worm which ne Is after. There
Is no doubt that ne saves many orchards
By peckius the worms out Of the trees.
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For the Happyhhmmcr Page,
Why are not birds protectedf II we only
knew their real value Il would be worth
our trouble 70 protect them. II there
are only I700O0,O00 birds in Texas and we
allow ench bird twenty-Eys insects for one
days diet IN one day the whole amount
tho birds would eat would be 4,250,001O 900
insects. have been told that II takes
10000 insects TO oil busheL Then II
would take $4,000 bushels Of insects TO
feed our birds for one day. How can
any one kill the bliti7 They seem to me
10 be the greatest insect destroyer known.
No man, I'm sure. could destroy SO many.
II what / have heard about different birds
Ia true A robin was said TO have eaten
III caterpilaTs; n chlckadee. 400 eggs Of
car kei-wo rm: a barn swallow, 1873 dies
and other Insects IN one single day.
Just think Of our mockingbird as song
stert III he did NOT destroy Insects be Is
worth great deal Just as a songster
They destroy lots OF grapes: TO be sure;
then our fathers want 70 Kill them; But
when the grapes are gone they forget their
hatred for him and Instead love him There
was one stayed IN a tree near our house
and ] have heard father say he would
not take $40 for L.
Some people XIII the dove, who ceens
so Innocent and COOS so sweftly. mot that
he Is good 10 eat. bat "iust TO get him
out Of the way" they Will say. have
Heard that the. crop ct one dove eontained
1900 weed seed.
Note--This was pronounced very good
BY the committee on Awards Editor.