Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-11
Johns Letter.

We have Just read an address on Lin
coin By our John d. Long, delivered
Fed. u, in Boston. Edward Everett
never uttered better one in his palm
lest days.
We have to thank Hon. J. p. Swasey
for copy of his speech before the COM
mittee of the whole having under con-
sideration the bill to provide revenue,
equalize duties, and encourage the in
dustrles of the United States. The
opening sounds Swasey-ish:
"Mr. Chairman regret very much
that feel it my duty to occupy any of
the time Of this committee. If | were
TO have my choice | should take the
easier method of making a speech, a
method unknown, so far as | know, to
any other body in the world save to the
American Congress, and that is to get
unanimous consent for a minute, then
ask for the privilege of inserting speech
in the Record. am not in a situation
to do that; first, because have no writ
ten speech; secondly, it would place me
in an embarrassing position il l should
attempt to write one and then should
distribute along through its sentences
or between the sentences or at the end
of a paragraph the usual and proper
applause. daughter and applause.) II
suggested this to a leading member of
the house. He said that | need not
have any concern about that matter at
all. He said that was the duty of the
reporters" Naughter.)
Useful Birds and their Protection by
Edward II. Forbush of the Massachusetts
Board of Agriculture, is the latest book
from the library that we have read, aud
studied by every farmer and farmers
boy in a land that is given over to insect
pests. He gives list of fifty-one differ
emit birds whose chief food is the hairy
caterpillsrs aud their product, canker
worms, gypsy moth and brown-tail, and
many other pests.
Mr.. Mosher reports: "Msy %, 1898, a |
Black billed Cuckoo went to an oak tree
and ate SO forest tent caterpillars inside
of five minutes. The Black and White
Warblers were eating cankerworms and |
other Larvae, besides plant lice. The
Relieved VireoS seem TO be feeding on
more gypsy Larvae than the other birds |
that were observed" And so on through |
the entire list, showing what the little |
fellows will do for us il we will allow |
them to help US in our extremity. The
good Lord knows that the birds have
enemies enough without man-"fool
man'-joiniug the pack. 1t is claimed
that birds are destroyed to certain ex- |
tent by poisoned spray. Quite likely; |
and had the birds been properly pro-
tected from farther back than we can re- |
member, there would have been no need |
of spraying. IL the destruction still |
goes on as il has been going, man-''fool |
man'-will have to squirt poison to the |
end of time. Johnnie must get gun" |
as soon as he is out of swaddling clothes. |
He leases pa, and pa is indulgent, and |
Johnnie gets his gun, after whining a
spell. OF course a gun is no good un-
less he can kill something. Hide! Little
Bird For here comes Johnnie with his /
new gun. Too late. Your song is |
hushed, and johnnie is proud of his gun
and his craftsmanship. But johnnie
must own a gun if the skies and the
lsrks fall. The indulgent father buysJ
shells with one hand and squirts poison
with the other, and thinks he is man
of sense. Perhaps he is, but he doesn't
look it.
LEGEND OF THE CROssBILL.
"On the cross the dying Savior
Heayenward lifts his eyelids calm,
Feels, but scarcely feels, trembling
In his pierced and bleeding palm.
And BY all the world forsaken,
Sees he how with Jealous care
At the ruthless nail of iron
little bird Is striving there.
Stained with blood and never firing,
With It's beak IL doth not cease,
From the cross 'tvould free the Savior,
It's Creators Son release.
And the Savior speaks in mildness:
'Blest be thou OF all the good
Bear, as token of this moment.
Marks of blood and holy rood.
And that bird is called the Crossbin
Covered all with blood so clear;
In the groves OF pine 1t singeth
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