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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
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1 which follow:
 Anyone who has read recent esti- | mates of the decrease In insectiv orous | birds and the increase of herbivorous
 insects can readily believe that as the
 mammals succeeded reptiles insects
 will soon possess the earth,-unless some agency is discovered to check their in crease
 We are prone to bear the usual and slowly accumulating burdens with dull resignation and patience The life and property losses and taxes that are .n- herited and constant we take for grant ed. IL is the concentrated and unusual cafamities that shock and excite the spi- Tit of opposition and the desire to prevent a recurrence. By tke sinking of the Titanic 1900 Ives were lost, and
 the world was filled with fear and sympathy. Tuberculosis claims 190. 900 victims year in this country and pneu- monia 160.000 yet we Aear this awful loss of life with the passing comment that it Is great pity.
 "The San Francisco earthQuake de- stroyed property to the value of s4o0, 900, 000 This loss was supe-inducing cause of the panic of 1907. which redu- ced values .by the billions. If it were known today that the country would suffer another such loss within it's bor- ders in the year 1912, the wheels of pro- gress the world oyer would halt in sympathetic fear.
 AS long ago as 1904 pr. C. L. Marlatt basing his estimates on the crop re- ports of the United States Department of Agriculture. asserted that the loss to the agricultural industries n that year caused by insects alone could be con- servatively placed at S795 100. GOO and this estimate does not include a dollar for the use of insecticides.
 Mir. Forbush in his most compre- hensiye book entitled Useful Birds, maintains that the insect pests destroy agricultural products to the value of $500, 000 a year. We use large mum bers so freeiyi in these days that hu9- dreds of millions mean more to us than hundreds of thousands did d few eyars ago, There are about 600 col leges in the United States today Their buildings and endowments have been centuries accumulating. The value of the college and university buildings is estimated &t $360.0O0, ,0oO ana the endow- ments at $2lS.o00o00 If they should be destroyed tomorrow-buildings and endowments-the insect tax of one year would replace them and leave balance sufficient to endow 32 new universities in the sum of s10,0oO.OO each.
 We have in this country today about 20,000,00o school children, and the cost of their education has become by far the heaviest tax laid upon the sur plus of the country yet it costs more by many million to feed our insects than does to educate our children. If there is any way to which this vast and de- structive tax upon the national income can be prevented stayed or resisted in any appreciable measure 1t would seem to be the part of wisdom to act without delay
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I The quail furn.sh,s an elegant article of food.
 The original Alabama quail hunter used the muzzle loading shot gun and ] pointers and settlers. among which the
 black and tan predominated among the
 pointers. and the black and Irish among
 the settlers.
 | Many of the guns used by southern
 gentlemen were imported from Engla nd
 and were beautifully corved and engrav-
 ed and of the finest workmanship. | The pointers and setters were not of
 wide range and were very cautious in
 hunting game. and when in pointing distance of quail would invariably lie
 down. After the bevy had been flush
 ed and the flight of the quail marked. l the old fashioned pointer and setter
 would come close to heel and would
 without difficulty point the singles. 1 These dogs were also excellent re-
 trievers. In fact. as late as the sos
 if pointer and setter failed to retrieve 1 in field trial contest 1t was regarded
 as being deficient in training. Of re-
 cent years with the advent of improved
 firearms. the original pointer and set l ter has practically disappeared l The abundance of quail found here. ] the desirab bilty of the country and the
 ma tchless climate have served to make Alabama the field trial center of the world
 Annually in Lowndes county . num- ber of the oldest and strongest field trial clubs on the continent hold their contests.
 While there are many who find the keenest pleasure in the pursuit of other game yet quail shooting Is Infinitely the most popular field sport participat- ed in by Alabama hunters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
1.5OO.OOO French Killed

An Atlantic Port-Franee in four four liberty and that of the world accord ing to Andre Tardie Frsnef hgh 5a Poat i, 5000 men killed and as many wounded. America owes France an an enormous debt of gratitude for. this he roic outpouring of her life's blood and also. for. the reported saving or thou throughout the world through the dis covery by French peasants of a perfect remedy for stomach. liver and intestinal ailments which it is said. has relieved incalculable suffering and prevented thousands of surgical operations. Geo. H. Mayr. prominent Chicago chemist. imports the ingredients and sells this remedy in America under the name of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It is sim pie, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach. liver and intestinal ailments, including ap- pendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded
 Green Drug Co. Hagan Dunlap Drug Co. and druggists everywhere.
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Robin Redbreosts Nest
 In Sunny South At Home
 Of Judge w. fl. Thomas

Judge William H. Thomas justice ot covered pair of rbins nesting near his home in Montgomery The judge for many months has hoard in the early morning d strange yet beautiful song of bird which, nature lover though he is and familiar with the songs of all birds of the Southland he was unable to identify as being that of any bird indigenous to Alabama. The birds had built nest in tree top near his house and in the early morning the male would burst forth in comparatively brief yet melodious song. The judge was on the alert. however, to discover the identity of the strange singer, and few mornings ago he caught sight of a cock robin m the very act of singing his merry jay.
 So far as is positively known. the pair of robins in Judge Thomas place are the first which have nestled this far south.
 The robin is a member of the thrush family. though not so shy as the thrush. In the northern states, 1t nests in the orchards and often takes up it's abode in the gardens and lawns. There the robin is regarded as the sweetest sons. bird of that section of the country, bear ing the same relation to the north as the mocking bird does to the south
 When winter approaches. the robin migrates southward; they band toge- ther iii large flocks they feed su- garberres. worms. and hollyberries and often become intoxicated by partakHg too freely of chinaberries. At the ap- proach of spring, the robins fly north ward where they nest and rear theIr broods
 Judge Thomas is highly pleased that the first paid of fcbins which have rested in Montgomery are partaking of the hospitality and protection. which he accords all birds that visit his lawn and garden.
 The Economic Value of Birds to Agri-
 culture.
 An enormous increase in song and in sectivorous birds has been noted by ev- en the most casual observer. in every part of the state. These birds serve not only as decorations for tine forests and woodlands and render creation mu- sical with the melody of their inspir- ing songs but act as natures most eff fective balance against the ravages of insect pests
 Birds are doing valuable work in aid ing to control the ravages of the cot ton boil weevil of the Texas fever tick. of moths that destroy orchards and of mosquitoes that spread fever germs. An especial increase has been noted in the Kingbird. Orchard Oriole, Cardinal. Indigo Bunting. Mocking Bird, Thrust. Brown Thrasher. Blue Bird. Scissors tail Flycatcher, Cuckoo. Chuck Will's Widow, Meadow Lark, and the Quail.
 An excellent appraisement of the eco homie value of birds to agriculture is found in the report of the committee Of the United States senate in report In g the migratory bird bill: excerpts from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
WONDERFUL
 DISCOVERY
Effective Treatment Found at Last for That Dreaded Malady-PELLAGRA
Baughnss Treatment Proves Its Value in Case of Mississippi Sufferer

Laurel, Miss-Parrie Nicholas of this place writes Seems to me if had not obtained your treatment when ] did I would not have lived much longer. am glad you discovered this wonder fuI treatment that will cure Pellagra. When I began taking Baughn's Pei, lagra Treatment my weight was 60-odd pounds; now it is 90-odd. would like to have this published and sent to suf- ferers of Pellagra.
 If you suffer from Pellagra or know of any one who suffers from Pellagra it is your duty to consult the resource tul Baughn,, who has fought and con n Pellagra belt of Alabama. The symp- toms: Hands red like sunburn, skin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips, throat and tongue a flaming red with much mucus and choking; indigestion and nausea; either diarrhoea or constipa- 'tion. There is hope You can be cured by Baughn's Pellagra Treatment. Get big free book on Pellagra. Address American Compounding Co.,. box 2O14, Iaspor. Ala. remembering money is re-. funded in any case where the treatment tailS to cure.-AdV.
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him. His typical song Is a bewildei ing medley of warbling. chirping and twitter- ing, many passages being very clever i'm itations of other birds. but the majority of 1t is improvised for the occasion. Next to the marvellous variety of his vocal ex- erc1ses is the clearness and sweetness of his notes for ths singer never sharps nor flats The amount and variety of the melody that comes from that insig nificant little gray midget in feathers is truly marvellous. Every person who has heard the free. wild bird performing in it's home thicket knows that the sing ing of caged specimens is but spiritiess imitation of the wild song.
 Strange to say, this bird not oniv sings in the daytime. but there are pc riods. especially during the breeding sea son. when the male sings at night
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Viewed from the economic standpoint the cardinal deserves favorable comment, as it does for its other high qualities. ]ts food is imposed of about 20 per cent an- fmal matter and 71 per cent vegetable Among the insects eaten are 8 few that are beneficial but at most not more than 2 per cent of the cardinals food. prob ably less, consists of useful insects, while twelve times much Is made up of in furious species Caterpillars are greatly relished. and among those discovered in the food were three pests of the cotton crop, namely, the cotton worm, the boil worm, and the cotton cut worm Ninety six of the last named erles were eaten by 31 cardinals from Texas cotton fields Other caterpillar pests eaten the pur slane Sphinx. zebra caterpillar. and cod ling moth.
 (Farmers Bulletin. No. 755.)
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That eminent author of natural his- tory, Dr. Wm. T. Hornady. director of the New York Geological Park, concern :ng the mocking bird. said:
 The mocking bird. of the States south of the Ohio River is a singing wonder. 1t is a little bundle of nerves. covered with modest drab feathers. and it's throat is tuned up to concert pitch. When it is silent, it cha be recognized by it's slen- der body. long legs and long tail; but when it is singing. only dead man needs an introduction. This bird can also be recognized by it's nervous and irregular movements, hopping and darting about. up and down and sidewise. If the mock CT feels we'll he sings as he darts about. as jerkily and impulsively as he moves
 The mocking bird loves to sing all most as well as some persons love to hear
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Vivac1ty. beauty and vocal expertness are three outstanding traits of the Car dinal Of red bird Wether the eye is held by the vivid color that suggested the birds name. or by the active. graceful movements the raising and lowering of the crest, which when fully erect gives the bird appearance of such keep at tention. or whether the ear is charmed by the rich and varied song. the in,pres- sion is one of extreme pleasure
 Though somewhat shy the cardinal does not entirely avoid the vicinity of homcs However. it prefers more seclud- ed resorts. Shrubbery is it's chosen haunt. the more tangled the better. Here the nest is built and the young reared and here they spend most of their days. High CT trees are usually sought only under the inspiration of song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
CUSTOMS
 FOUND IN SARDINIA

Rome, June 10.-Relics of Biblical pas toral life ploughiag with wooden hooks, drawn by oxen, reapng by the most primitive implements and other occupa- tions of the nomadic peoples of antiquity remain the manner of living today in Sardinia. according to Dr. Alfred P. Den- his, commercial attache of the United States embassy here, who has just re- turned from the island after making an exhaustive study into the trade possi- bilities of it.
 "Sardinians present a living picture of the remote past which has been stere- otyped and handed down from an tiouity,'' said pr. Dennis to the Asso- ciated Press correspondent. Water wheels with earthen buckets. wooden ploughs drawn by oven, the scythe and the sickle still in use in reaping vast fields-nomadc occupations unchanged since the days of the Aryan dispersion tribal costumes as gay and grotesque as the trappings of the medieval pageant all reproduce in the veriest similitude the archaic life of bygone ages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

1t seems to be best suited with prairies or rolling land with scattered trees. In settled territory 1t takes kindly to orch ards and even gardens in the near vicin-
 Song and Insectivorous Birds,
 As a result of scientific research of the most extended nature 1t has been as- certained that the cause of the prevalence of many n1aladies, and the problems of weed control Is largely attributed to the slaughter of insectivorous birds, which in the past have been wantonly murdered by the millions. Birds annually destroy thou sands of tons of noxious weed seeds and billions of harmful insects; they were de- signed to hold in check certain forces that are antagonistic to the vegetable kingdom. The Mexican boil weevil which has made such desperate ravages on the cotton fields of Texas has marched into Alabama. and it has been ascertained that birds are its deadliest enemies. A noted French scientist has asserted that with out birds to check the ravages of insects. human life would vanish from this planet in the short space of nine years he in sists that insects would first destroy the growing cereals. next wouli fall upon the grass and upon the foliage. which would leave nothing upon which cattle and stock could subsist
 The possibilities of agriculture having been destroyed. domestic animals having perished for want of provender. man. In his extremity in a barren and desolate land. would be driven to the necessity of becoming canabalized. or subsisting ex- clusively on a diet of fish. Even grant ing that only portion of what the emil nent Frenchman asserts Is true. it is easy to glean from this theory that birds are mans best allies. and should be protect ed not only on account Of their innocence. bright plumage and inspiring songs, but because they render to the farmer val uable assistance every day.
 The wholesale slaughter of our song and insevtivirous birds. which are so per sistently waged in the past. has been practically stopped: even in the cities where birds were curiosities they are now seen in large numbers to the delectation of the inhabitants who delight to hear. once more the clear. sweet notes of the trilling sonesters of the forests.
 Save The Dirds. Those who love Alabama who giorify her splendid history. who delight in her imperishable traditions. and who take pride in her boundless natural resources. are eager to preseeTe and protect all that combine to fashion our magnificent State.
 The principal vocation of our brave and patriotic pebble Is agriculture, whic. Is one of the most ancient and honorable arts known to man. Upon the yield of
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he male of this species has the end half of the outer tail feathers white and the edges of the outer vanes rusty; the female has no white ends to the feathers. These birds have small bills but extreme ly large mouths adapted to catching night flying moths and other insects of which they are very fond. They sleep during the day. either perched lengthwise on d limb or concealed beside a stump on the
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ground. their col ' nh the surroundings, Thes itisl; or in the early morning This 9ifd which Is the largest of the goat suckers is known to 6evour small birds. at times The note is q loudly whistled and repeated chuck will ll's-widow. he chuch-wiil' s-widow builds no nest. but lays two eggs. which are white. blotched with gray lavender, on the ground or dead leaves in under brush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

The beech, which is found in the tenn
 perate zone in Europe, America and Asia, is valuable in medicine for the creT osote distilled from it's tar. Creosote,
 creosote carbonate and guaiacol are med icines used to supplement the hygienlc measures which have done so much to reduce the death rate in sufferers from nulmonarY tuberculosis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

The meadow lark is terrestiai bird about ten inches long. with short tail, long legs and toes. and long. slender bill. The plumage IS tcowni.,n ahove, much streaked and barred with blaclsisli. while the under par.s are yellow. which in the mature birds are set off by a black eFescnt e the chest They feed on in-,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

The blue bird is a veritable hamburger of spring and messenger of good cheer the blue of the sky Is upon his back and on his breast the tints of its rosy dawn" As soon as weather conditions permit, they set about house building. and after the inspection of all available sites, se
 iect a nesting box. a hole in tree. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

The scissor tailed fly catcher Is found chiefly from Central and Eastern Texas and Oklahoma to Southern Kansas dur
 ing the months from April to October, and casually in Western Louisiana, Vest
 ern Arkansas, and Southwestern Mis- souri. It occasionally wanders to far
 distant sections. and in winter moves far ther south and with few exceptions, re- tires beyond the southern boundary. and 1t seems to be best suited with prairies or rolling land with scattered trees. In settled territory 1t takes kindly to orch ards and even gardens in the near vicin-
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|. The Farmers' Friends.

our fields depends the happiness an, prosperity of our citizens. When ther, are abundant crops of fleecy cotton and our gamers are full of golden grain. tn, anthems of contentment and she cadences of joy resound throughout our realm.
 We are assisted in making good crops by army of feathered friends that work for the husbandman without pay The part that birds play in protectne farmers from the ravages of injurious insect that prey upon the crops and or chards. would be well understood if all the bright colored. harmless songsters of the trees should be exterminated. With out birds, our far State would soon be- come not only non-productive but abso- lutely uninhabitable.
 Cruel men and wanton boys sometimes shoot for sport mans sfeathered, allies It would be cheaper if the rifle that dis charged the shot were loaded with gold en bullet and fired into the sea. Boys were eartwhiie allowed to catch and sell young mocking birds and red birds for fifty cents each. The State Is made at least one hundred dollars poorer by the act. It would be more economical In tho end to give away a golden bird of the same weight. The meadow lark or each one of bevy of quail in ten acre wheat corn or cotton field each erans five dol lars in single season as an Insect de- stroyer.
 Every precaution is taken by us 10 prevent thief from stealing even the most trifling of our possessions but wo are obvious of any effort to dissuade tn. gunner from shooting birds upon whose existence depends our very liyelhood
 Let us unite every energy we possess to save our friends. the biros. from de. struction: if we do this. soon every bush will contain singer. and every tree q cholr
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ify of buildings. While generally a qu. bird living on good terms with his neig! bors. it displays some of the aggressiN spirit of the king bird as regards crow and hawks, and whenever they appea near its nest attacks them with grea ,visor. The food of the scissor taile fly catcher requires but little study { show that where the bird is abundant
 is of much economic value. The bird St lects diet almost entirely of insects. l, consumption of grass hoppers alone is SUI ficient- to entitle the scissor tail to con plete protection.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-10
SUGGEST U. S. TROOPS
LEAVE SANTO DOMINGO
Letters From "Parliamentaries" of
Spain, Not Understood by
State Department.

MADRID, September 10 (Havas).-
The Spanish government has transmit
ted to Washington a letter from the
heads of all the parliamentaries sug-
costing that the United States now
has an opportunity to terminate the
military occupation of Santo Domingo.
United States marines were ordered
to Santo Domingo on November 20,
1914. when there was threat of rev.
olution there. A treaty was negotiat-
ed between the United States and San
to Domingo early in 1917, by which
this country assumed a virtual pro-
tectorate over Santo Domingo. Santo
Domingo's claims were presented be-
fore individual delegations to the
peace conference in Paris, but the
country was not included in the list
making up the league of nations.
The State Department today had
no communication from Madrid re-
garding the termination of military
occupation of Santo Domingo and Of
ficials were unable to say what inter-
est Spain might have in making any
requests of the United States. The
meaning of the word "parliamentar-
les was not clear to officials of the
department.
DIR. Fernandez Henriquez, the new
ly elected President of Santo Domin-
go, who has been living with num-
Der of other officials of his country
in exile at Santiigo de Cuba since
the occupation of Santo Domingo by
the American troops. was in WASH
ington recently endeavoring to per-
suade the United States to withdraw.