Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07

III tAe uHlon, winch would undertake
to enforce similar regulations If they
mad the legal authority. The repeated
promises not to deal in songsters'
feathers which have been exacted
have been broken by the milliners
whenever it was for their interest. AS
their chief resource, the Audubon SO,
cleties rely upon literary bureaus for
the PRONUNCIATION of their excellent doc
trines and for better understanding
than now prevails of this important
subject.
In Germany, of several hundred as,
sociations which protect animals gen.
orally, many confine their attention to
birds C'Vogelschutz Vereine'0: and
all are recognized by their respective
/ governments. In France similar I'M
ions, consisting exclusively of women.
nave recently been formed. The high,
ly-esteemed members devote their
lives to this worthy object; belonging
to the most intellectual classes of their
communities, they exert an influence
over public opinion sufficient to enlist
large part of the entire population in
their endeavors to foster bird life. The
care they bestow on singing birds often
mas led to happy results. Wherever
their winged friends are provided with
food, drink and shelter they remain
and animate the trees of parks and
promenades. But no American CITY
except Boston, offers free entertain
ment to free birds at public expense.
IL all cities We're to follow this and the
European example, songsters that now
migrate to southern climes might stay
during the whole year in our latitude
and the number and variety of birds
With melodious voices and birds with
beautiful plumage would so increase as
10 add greatly to the attractiveness of
the parks and enjoyment of the public.
Almost all the birds appreciate kind
ness, and confide in those who treat
them well. We should plant Russian
mulberry bushes, towering dogwood
and woodbine, viburnum and smilax.
TO provide hiding-places for their nests
and berries for their food Their most
thoughtful guardians also place scraps
OF meat and basins of water under
boughs of trees that protect while the
Dlrds partake of their meals. OF mn
merous winter bids that deserve en-
couragement, | mention snowbirds
goldfinches, nuthatches. and cbicka.
does; chickadees, also called titmice
iced upon the eggs laid by insects in
Icrevices of the bark of trees
Orioles like fluff silk or COTTON
waste for building nests in the spring
They relish checkbeetles, considered
OF all insects the most destructive. For
Wrens and warblers nesting boxes.
with an opening not over seven
elghths OF an inch in diameter. are de.
slrabie, because the pugnacious Enc.
llsh sparrow cannot enter. Robins
nave taste for the intoxicating flavor
or poisonous ivy berries and bugs call
ed Dupretes: when one of these nox-
ious beetles enters the stomach of
COW it causes her instantaneous death
The lose-breasued grosbeak. TOO
often shot for it's plumage. has a predi-
lection for potato-bugs. Of summer
plrds none are more beneficial than
swallows; with open beak one of these
tiny birds will absorb during its rapi,i
flight all moths and mosquitoes it en-
counters. Their annoyance will cease
Wherever swallows congregate. Roost-
ing under caves, they like to use clay
for the construction of their homes
OF this material moistened piles should
De provided convenient to barns and
outhouses in spring time. Martins
and thrushes also are useful; the cue
koo will feed on caterpillars SO hairy
as to be despised by almost all other
birds. When the stomachs of cuckoos
were opened by Pro-. Beal In the bu-
reau of agriculture, they were lined
with the fur of caterpillars. Wood
peckers live on ants. The kingbird 10
by nature fy-catcher Contents of
the gizzards of 238 meadow larks con-
sisted of 73 per cent. grasshoppers
etc, and II per cent, of vegetable food ,
The consumption by them and Amer
lean sparrows of weed-seed is as useful
as the destruction of insects: in either
case birds save the farmers much
labor
Shrikes are called butchers of in
sects because they harpoon living To-
Gusts with hooked bills, and preserve
what they cannot eat at once for rainy
days to come. A catbird will enjoy
cherries, but for every single cherry
he picks he will consume thousayd
worms. All summer birds protect tie
foliage of elm trees against beetles, in
surfing a continuance of their cooling
shade. Goat-suckers that formerly had
the reputation of taking milk, have
been found catching flies that torment
cattle, but more good than harm is
done even by the most obnoxious.
Because an excess of the aggressive
"irds NAV discourage the presence of
others that are no less useful. but more
modest, we should endeavor to attract
the greatest possible variety; but the
total determination of any of the spe-
cies that nature has provided should
not be tolerated. Our forests and
fields may not be devastated and the
ovfirpfiou nj Efo nf all hiphar animals