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Brown ThrasherAbove, Bright Reddish Brown; Below, White; Breast and
Flanks Spotted With Brown.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
According to a now bulletin IsBiicd
by tho department of agriculture, en
titled "Some Common Birds Useful to
tho Farmer" (farmers' bulletin No.
C30), tho wren, brown thresher and
catbird are three very useful neigh
bors to tho grower of crops or frult3.
Tho diminutive house wren fre
quents barns and gardens, and particu
larly old orchards In which tho trees
are partially decayed. Ho makes his
nest In a hollow where perhaps n
woodpecker had a domicile the year
beforo, but ho Is a pugnacious char
acter, and If he happens to fancy ono
of the boxes put up for bluebirds
he does not hesitate to take it. Ho Is
usually not slow to avail himself of
boxes, gourds, tin cans, or empty jars
placed for his accommodation.
In food habits tho house wren is en
tirely beneficial. Ho may be said to
live upon animal food nlone, for an
House Wren Above, Reddish Brown;
Below, 8olled White Wings and Tall
Barred.
examination of 88 stomachs showed
that 98 per cent of the contents was
made up of insects or their allies, and
only 2 per cent was vegetable food,
Including bits of grass and similar
matter, evidently taken by accident
with the Insects. Half of this food
consisted of grasshoppers and beetles;
the remainder of caterpillars, bugs and
spiders. As th-i wren ia a prolific
breeder, frequently rearing in a season
from 12 to 1C young, a family of thuso
birds must cause considerable reduc
tion In the number of Insects in a
garden. WrenB aro industrious for
agers, searching every tree, shrub and
vine for caterpillars, and examining
every post and rail of tho fence and
every cranny in tho wall for insects
or spiders.
Tho house wren is only one of a
numerous group of small birds of simi
lar habits. There are within the limits
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of the United States 34 species and
subspeclet of wrens, occupying mora
or less completely the .wholo country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With
the exception of tho marsh wrens, they
all appear to prefer some cozy nook
for a nesting Bite, and, as It happens,
tho farm buildings afford just tho placo
desired. This has led several of the
wrens to seek out tho habitations of
man, and ho Is benefited by their de
struction of noxious Insects. No spe
cies of wren has been accusod of harm,
and their presenco should be encour
aged about every farm, ranch, vlllngo
or suburban residence.
Tho brown thrnshor breeds "through
out tho United States east of tho
great plains, and winters In tho South
Atlantic nnd Gulf states. It occasion-
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ally visits tho garden or orchard, bui
nests in swamps or in groves standing
upon low ground. Tho thrasher's fa
vorito time for singing is in carl
morning, when, perched on the top
of a tall bush or low tree, it gives
an exhibition of vocal powers which
would do credit to a mocking bird.
Indeed, In tho South, where the hitter
bird Is abundant, the thrasher is
known-us the Bandy mocker.
Tho food of Iho brown thrasher
ronslus of both fruit and Insects. An
examination of Glifi stomachs showed
3C per cent of vegetable and 64 of
animal food, prnetlcally all Insects,
and mostly taken In spring beforo
fruit was ripe. Half the Insects wcro
beetles and tho remainder chiefly
grasshoppers, caterpillars, bugs and
spiders. A few predacious beetles
were eaten, but on the wholo the work;
of tho Bpecles as an insect destroyer
may be considered benoflclal.
Eight per cent of Its food Is mndo
up of fruits like raspberries or currants
which are or may bo cultivated, but
tho raspberries at least aro as likely
to belong to wild as to cultivated va
rieties. Drain, mado up mostly of
scattered kernels of oats and corn, is
merely a trifle, amounting to only 3
per cent. Though some of tho corn
may be taken from newly planted
fields, It is amply paid for by the de
struction of May beetles which aro
eaten at tho same timo. Tho rest of
tho food consists of wild fruit or.
seeds. Taken all In nil, the brown
thrasher Is a useful bird, and prob
ably does as good work in Its so
eluded retrcnts as it would about tho.
garden, for the swamps and grooves
aro no doubt tho breeding grounds
of many insects thnt mlgrato thenco
to attack tho crops of tho farmer.
The catbird, like the thrasher, is a
lover of swamps and delights to mako
its homo In a tanglo of wild grape
vines, greenbrlers, and shrubs, where
It is safe from attack and can find its
favorlto food in. abundance. It is
found throughout tho United States
west to tho Rocky mountains, and ex
tends also from Washington, Idaho
and Utah northward into tho prov
inces of Canada. It winters in tho
southern states, Cuba, Mexico and
Central America.
Reports from tho Mississippi valley
indlcato that the catbird is sometimoa
a serious annoyanco to fruit growers.
Tho reason for such reports may pos
sibly be found in tho fact that on the
prairies fruit-bearing shrubs, which
afford so large a part of this bird's
food, are conspicuously absent. With
tho settlement of this region comes an
extensive planting of orchards, vine
yards and small-fruit gardens, which
furnish shelter and nesting sites for
tho catbird as well as for other spe-
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cies. There is In consequence a,Iargo
Increase in tho numbers of the 'birds,
but no corresponding gain in tho sup
ply of native fruits upon which they
were accustomed to feed. Under
those circumstances what Is more
natural than for the birds to turn to
cultivated fruits for their food? Tho
remedy is obvious: Cultivated fruits
can bo protected by the simple expedi
ent of planting tho wild species which
aro preferred by tho birds. Some ex
periments with catbirds In captivity
show that tho Russian mulberry Is
preferred to any cultivated fruit
Feed for Balancing Ration.
Every locality in tho country can
produco a kind of feed capable ol
balancing up the corn ration.
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Inaulsltlvcnoss is not gcnorally ro
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when Inciulsltivcncss is properly di
rected, It is one of tho most useful
habits of mind. A story illustrating
thlH point is told by John J. Arnold,
vice-president of tho First National
bank of Chicago. In a talk to em
ployees of tho members of tho Chi
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ho had known ns a boy In a wholesale
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started his career as a helper to a
salesman.
"Ho got hold of certain classes of
goodB," Mr. Arnold said. "Tho names
appealed to him. He Bet to work and
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An Unfit Companion.
Mrs. Atherton had tried to Impress
upon her young son, Eugene, that he
should play only with good boys.
"Mother," said Eugene, bb he camo
in ono day, "you don't want mo to
play with wicked boya, do you?"
"No, Indeed," said tho mother,
pleased that her son had remembered
her teachings.
"Well, if ono littlo boy klckB anoth
er littlo boy, isn't it wicked for him
to kick him back?"
"Yes, indeed, it is certninlyvery
wicked," wub tho mother's reply.
"Then I don't play with Richard
Whitney any more," said Eugeno;
"ho'o too wicked, I kicked him this
morning, and ho kicked mo back."
Slight Absent-Mlndedness.
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Aunt Mlttlo Mills enjoyed a wide
reputntlon among her acquaintances
for all tho household virtues. She was
as neat as tho proverbial pin. Once,
however, in order to sustain that repu
tation, sho admitted resorting to de
ception. A neighbor, an intimato friend, pass
ing her homo, discovered her Indus
triously scrubbing her piazza floor,
and sought an explanation.
"I thought," said Aunt Mlttlo, catch
ing a breath, "if passers-by see this
plazzy clean they wouldn't suspect
how my kitchen looks." Youth's Com
panion. Didn't Break Her Word.
"Maud married! Why only last Juno
sho told me sho wouldn't marry tho
best man that walks tho earth."
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