Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05
Wise Animal~-The Parrot.


Indicates that something more than
chance control or mere instinct
prompts acts. ard utterances OF the
animals which ariiculate words AND
sentences.
Now comes the account from Ore
gon City OF u parrot that was up &c
two years ago owned by Mrs. Petty
from which she had been separated
that length OF time. The parrot &C.
cording to the Oregontdn was almost
frantic with JOY upon meeting It's
former mistress, and kept up loud
chatter for more than two hours.
Its greeting of her old time mis-
tress was: "Oh, mama; here's your
baby; pet me-" and she became al
most wild With JOY.
1t was after a prolonged search
that Mr, Patty found the bird wanted,
and its owner consented to return it.
and he hurried with his bird to the
hotel where his wife was waiting in
the dining room, but polly had eyes
only for her old mistress and
screamed for her to come and take
her.
The STANDARD is so fortunate as
to have two of those delightful birds,
One is known by the name of Coco.
and the other is simply " Polly
and they serve to while away many
an hour that might have a void with
out them. The appropriateness OF
the phrases used often compel belief
of complete realization of passing
events. For instance, the first greet.
ing of the day is GOOD Morning"
and the "good-by" or good-day".
come for the later hours OF the day.
Cooo's expression of dislike is zee,
out" and on extreme occasions &C.
companied by the epithet you old
devill"
The laughter of both birds is life
like and apropos, and the lamenta
ton of one of them is wonderfully
like the cry of a child.
The affection of a parrot is remark
able; equals in intensity that of the
dog, the horse, or any other domestic
animal. But is it always for ont
person of the family. Others arr
tolerated, but the loved one secure:
all its manifestations OF fondness ani
love-caresses Of beak, wing and body
4 GARDEN PEST IN SOME PLACES
There has been no moro trouble
some insect affecting garden crop.
than the root maggot this past year
Unfortunately there is no treatmen
that will insure complete success
1t is suggested that the grount
where the plants were affected b.
thoroughly cultivated during the fal
to destroy the grubs OF this maggo
in the ground where they stay t,
pass the winter. The insect that &C
casions this trouble resembles closely
the common house fly, but il some
what smaller. In some districts il i.
the commonest fly to be found il
houses. Treatment Of the soil will
wood ashes, lime, etc.. are usually no
very seccessful and hardly pay TO
the trouble to apply them. Som
success had been had by treating
the soil with tobacco or kerosen'
emulsion early in the spring. Th'
object Of this is to deter the file
from laying their eggs in the protect
ed places. Growing plants unde
muslin cover early in the season will
of course, keep the flies away, and il
some places is extensively practiced
Cabbages can be protected by placin,
. three-inch disc Of tar paper as ,
collar around their stems at the tim,
Of setting out. Spraying the sol
about the plants several times dur
ing the early summer with car
bolated lime is perhaps the bes
remedy. This spray can be made BY
adding an ounce Of crude carbolic aci(
to ten gallons Of milk Of lime.