THRUSHES EAT INSECTS
Over Thirty Per Cent of Vegetable
Food Is Wild Berries.
Domestic Fruits Are Eaten So Spar*
ingly by the Birds as to Be of No
Economic Importance—Devours
. Many Harmful Beetles.
(Dy F. U BKAI.r.J
Th« thrushfs aro pronounced
groimd fcedt'rs, and may ol'tcu bt; nt'en
picking snuill fruit tJiat has iaU<-n to
the grountl. TIio vegotablo jtortion of
their food (40.72 por cont t is lur^;«'ly
composed of fruit, v.hicli foiistitute«
over :M per <-ent of tho total food. Of
this IIO.SS j)tT cent is niado up <*f wild
berries, vvhieh outvveiKli the douu t-tic
varietieu witli every npeeies. In all.
1>4 i^iu'cies of v.ilu fruits or bi'rrit s
were d in Ih.' Ktoi;;arlis oi
tln-r.t* birds, alflio ,!;h it is not a!\va.\s
praelit ahle to itlei l:[y pueh maUTial
unlePS feeds « non > otiier i l*.;.; .u ttrr-
istie fiarl;'' are prcs.'af. Ar. fus iy uot.
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Wood Thrush.
often the <ase. a ctinsM«Tab!e portion
of tlie itciraeh ei>tit< nts muyl hf jiru
mujiu'ffi IH!]; uiilHuii t'nnher
idenliutatitm; th’.’s probaluy in:niy
ii’ore fiirei. nr*' i .j-:; ihnn rre re^
ear.t Tiiiirrfn in the of
I'.'uits. ii is nc5 ;ur,--sible to uis-
*^e^,,.1 l)y tlH'* tlKit
III ny : ! < ii .-■ j;o uiiri’co^lii. i d exempt
;;s so IJomeslie rrnits an- «‘ui-
• 1! ^l;i■•il;.l:ly by tii.- thrusl;t‘s as lo
1 ' i>f 111- 11-'nnmir ii;:nortaiu e.
'iV,I's.ii ilinisl! i:i disiribni'il over
the (as!.Til ]':i;t th-' I'niteil Stat<>s
vhtTfVt-r i«uitab!(» entidiiioas! art
found. 11 a lov-.-r of npcii j;roves
and hui^hy pas{iir*‘K. i.iul luay be- found
aUuii; !;;:!(> trav>’lrd nuuLs and, iiear
ii \v bnsl'.v Fwar'i’S.
For the Idof the fom!
habits vi t’.M wood thrusii 171 slor.i
aclis v.’cri! avai!aMt\
coil'.'t;tivi,''iy (2f'.4') per
ccnt» «'on;;titi::.' t!; ■ iarrc^^t ii Ta c*
atilra;;! food,. Of r.:::; p*t e«*i.t
are the ^rc-.lucu-'’..- f,r<tu-ui iHfi',; .■ j* ■;)-
f'rall.\" eri:jMid<-re-i; r: ..‘ftii. Hie r. :n‘iia-
der or b*;-:-?
I'.iiri^iM.’i fat’;ilii.'<. whi'h t!i<‘ \hiy-
f':;!iily aoitsiiist t:) !ti.i7 per
cent.
-Mon* tl:an iiirH'-le-uths of the v.-p-'-ta-
ble f."'-.i of t’.H AVui'd T’arusij ran l;e
i:!fii:(!. d in ri ; item fre.it. Cul-
tivj!i-d, tri!’!. er whai wa*: tticnijrlit to
U<' ■ : !i. ^v;•s in Ptonu-i bs :aK>ni
Xrr.rji .lane lo inrlu;-ivr. It
wa.s . u r- v>t!arly a;.d HKs.b-raieiy.
an-l t!;.- l-'ta’ for the Avas ::.74
pi-r c'-nt of the whole food. Wild
One of the Most Important Matters to
Be Considered in Construction
of Public Highways.
(By E. L. GATES, Illim>i.^.)
WTien It comes to building roads
there aro a good many problems to
! Holvo and not, <>asy ones at that, liid-
I iuB alonj? in an auto it is easy enough
i to .‘■ay when yon sUrike a sni(!oth
I Blreteh, “tliis is fine," and tiirn on a
I little jnort* ga.”!. but \vli«*n you Iiit a
! niudholo and ruis you may get your
i foot on th • \vro!\g jiedal and tbi' load
I coniniist'ion eatchrs it.
I It talivs labor, lime, gof»d mtitcrial
j and money to have <;ood roadr. K'. ery-
('nt( \\a!(ts tin- roads, so v.m' will all
I have to woriv, :ind spctid some of our
tir;t‘ and nion y an i boost for b *!t.. r
! roads.
i (b’o of the thir.rs most net'did is
b<‘tli'r dr;ii!i::f:f‘ fei' tlie re'ads as v.«*ll
as for tlh‘ fr.rie.s and at Ibi.< tiiiie \vf
will ronliiK* t.'iis a. t !<■!'' to tlu' su!:ji'ei
uf diaiiia;;e.
Hr;, in.-’.i;'* is the most ini;iorlant
r.iafJ« r to lu* considen'd in the eoii-
strueiitui of roads. l>rainage alone
will oftt-n ebaage a Ttad rua l i’sto a
n:o;Mi <'Ui‘ v.bib' the bi'st stiiue roatl
may b.- d>'s(ruy.'d fnMU a lack prop
er draiia
Tlu'ie are three pystems of draiiiago
(hat we ran use to advan(a/e. ami
tli< se arc underdraiiuige, side ditches
and suriV.ee drainag*-.
\Vb* re wat'f stand.®! on a road iin-
»}cn!rainasr>' 'svithout any grading is
bett*‘r than grading without uuibT-
draiuage. mdt'rdrainage is not to re
move simply th(' sui’r;"":* wat( r but its
gr« ;*UKl hell) is to lowertht! water lev
el in 111!' sidl.
The aeiion of the sun and win«l will
linally dry the surface of the road but
if tlie founilation is wet and soft the
wlf i'l;; V, ii! \vi ,'ir nits jui.l ilieso g(*t
lUled wlih wat -r iluring tin* lir;\t rains
and the road be<-on!es a sticky mass.
An u’ldraiii’d soil is a pour founda
tion up('!i wliirh to build roads as well
as anyii.iiig « i;.e. When frost is l<'av-
ing rbt> ground the thawing is <niite
as much from t!ie bottom as from the
top. If undf-rdraina^c is provided tho
Wi'ter ii-' immediately nnnoved.
The besi and chf*ai’''St method to
st'curf^ undt-rdrainagc is to lay a lino
of i'arm drain tile on one orbf-th sides
<;f the road. The n«‘w road lav.- pive.s
tho highway eonnnissioners pov.er to
eontraet with adjoining property own-
< r.s to Jay larg''r tile t'nan is nee» ssa’\v
irt drain the road and t(j perr.iii the
eont:’a( ; i’ig parties to drain ;!i* i.'
lands. This lu-lj’s tin- roads an.i at
::me ii:n*' is a great b.Teht to
:j--;:;i’!g land.
!' dU. fhf's are neees.^ary to all
bu: liC ri'ad e;:n !ie niain'ain'-d
t:’e 'litell litiiding the wat« r un-
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Hermit Thrush.
fru,its or berrii'S (;.f -1! Kpeeies wcrp
fount! in 7J stouaeiis. dirtributed
through every montli of the bird’s
stay at the Xortu.
The hermit thrush in’iabils the
tastern stuletj in winter as fur nonh
as Massachusetts and hr* eds fron; Ihe
ru(#untains of .'darjiand and I’enir. yl-
vania and from northern .''lieh.igau
and rtuitral Minnesota northward to
Alaska.
Inipiiry into the food habits of this
bird covered ri'jl t>iomaehs. colbn'ted
in L’i< stales, the IMstriet of Colutabia
and (’anada, aud rejtresenting every
month of the year, in the primary
analysis the food was fouml to eonsisi
of per cent of animal matter ami
r.f).4'J per cent of vegetab:,*. The for
mer is mostly composed of insects,
witli some spiders, while the latter is
largely fruit, chielly wild species.
Beetles constitute l.l.K’. per cent of the-
food. The ants destroyed—li;.4t> per
CGiit of tiie food—keei> up the reputa
tion of thrushes as ant eaters. Cater
pillars, eaten in every mouth and
mostly in goodly quantities, appear to
bo a £9.vorite food of the hermit
thrush. Plies comprise ii.Oii per cent
Ui the food ot this bird.
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Well-Drained Rord in Illinois.
til ji evasiorates. In iii'ist cas'-s it is
p.j T t-! g -I il.e wat*-r av.ay fro;.i
tmad tlUiH tO' try to lii't the mad
oul of it.
!>c=metlines reads on tlit' liillsides
are !'•:'* without si«ie diieh-'S. Thi;- is
a inisral.e. i ;r if an.v inad. net ds a
diH'h it i.s the one un a hillyide', for
whfi’e th< ri- are no diti hi-s the v.;;te.~
run.'i along the laiddlB of ih,t* rt'ad and
v. ea.’'s gullies and us v. e all kuow,
nia’Kcs a bad road.
'j'he road.s should lie so rr;:\vned
that water can reach the lile or
dit<!ie.s.. ]f all ruis and mudhcle.s are
li!i' fi. ihi* v.atf'r will liavt^ a tx ttt'r
(liane,> to run off. Th<*re are several
machines Uutde to ki'ep the roads ii>.
shape and tiiese need to la* used oftin
and at the right lime. It is not neces
sary to sp* nd half a day in trying to
gt't iiold of a road eommissiuner to
help open a cub ert or let the water
out of a hole in the road. lUtier
sp.eiui tii(. linic in doing it youi>;eifand
you will feel better aud y(Jitr neigh
bor will thank ytm.
MASONS TO EUCT OFFICERS
At tlu* rof.;iilar «*iinn»nini<'a1 iorj of
Urevunl \ia.'=on.v, l''riday iii;,'ht tbe
aiuilial oltu'tifHi nf oflicers w ill be
tnaile and tor this t*\er>t a fjood at-
teiulanct* is virgeii.
Service for
isiSIag
MANGER TO CROSS APPRECIATED
“The P»lan”‘or to tho (’ross” j>ic-
tiiru Hhown at Mm Auditorinin iin-
jdertho aii.spices of tlu* iMotlKulist
jeliurch was tseen ai,<l ajtprecijite«l
! i*y a ^<Kid h(»nsi) vVetliti^s.ijiy afler-
I noon and ni^lit.
I The r.pectators oiitered into tlio
1 spirit of tho pictur«! arul nnusutil
! (juiot for a pietun^ show ])ri*vail('<l
throufjh ont the solemn drania, pnr
I porting'to jdftnro tholif(>of t’hrist.
IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTRIES
Easter Celebrations Have Their Own
Arrangements, Which Reflect
the People’s Ideas.
DON'T WAIT
Is therft son:etfiinff you
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See \7imt We €an Bo
I'ako Advantiijfo of a Waynes.
vHlo Citizen’s Experience
I When tlu* back begins t<> a<-he,
I Don’t wjiif until hiiekaclu
; comes chroiiic ;
■'I'ill kidney troiibb s deveb'ii:
''I’ill nrit.ary troubles xlestn
nij^lil's r“st.
I’rolit by a W'ayne.svilit
ex |»el ie»ice.
.1. F. Ml I la n y. ’>ron. uf
Killi.an HI ., W'aii“sviih .
savs: Ii:ive tised Down's kidiiev
Pill.--aii<l I kn'iAv tliey are a lin -
tnedieiiu^ for J;i.itu-y t-cnbb* atid
bafiiaclii- I liavit tiu liesit.tlion in
rceiUTifoeil'iillij: t lli'Tt luotheis V.lio
suf'er in tliat way."
I’! ire .‘lOc, IIt all dealers Don't
simjdyask fura kidney rf'tnedy—
‘It*t Doan's Ividiiey Pilis—thi* safoi*
that Mis. rsl'dlally luoi. j'uster-
Milbnrnt'o., Props.. iJtilTalo. X. V.
be
eiti/.ell’s
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To Cure Hiccoughs.
To c’lre hic< oiigns, fill a glass with
water, draw a def«p breath through the
tnouth, take a niouthful of water, hold
ti.e glass befort' ycu abovo your her.4,
raifa' your «^yes so that tliey can see
the bottom of the gk.ss v.iihoijt throw
ing your head bacit, swallow the wa
ter and then breath out slowly througii
the mnatli. j
Throughout Tuba and Central Amer
ica, tho presence of soldiers dignifies
tlie clumr,y qunintness of the Easter
celebrations, (’rowd;^ gather ourly ia
the plazas to watch the life-sized,
waxen image of .lesus borne out of the
cathedral on a high-draped platform.
Ac(dytes, bearing censers, precede it,
and behiml it trail clouds of priests,
bandii, and flags. The procession
moves slowly through a main thor-
€)ughfare until it meets a second llg-
ure, resplendent in blue paint, curls,
and linery. There is a pause as the
two liRures confront each other. *Then
tho sect)nd—Mary Magdalene ia
turned lab*.; iotiKly about and galIop4
away with its joyful nows. It ea-
counlers a. tliird Jigtire. painted yeilow
a?ul deeked vvitli gold, as befits the
Latin-Amenean c.uiccption f»f the Vir
gin Mary. W ith the gilde*! figure lead
ing. the tv-o .\!aryr: lrr>t back through
the crowded streets ‘;o the firsL imag<*.
As the three me';, their draper! plat
form;? ti;» fuivrrrd in solemn, silent
bows, w.hile tiiousaiuis of awed be
lievers watch iti sileucf!. Forming ii.-to
line. ih«i thr'-e imai" s an* borne back
to the <'athedra!. the trtiops lire a
salvo, and the Hasli r services b< gin.
Responsibility Surrendered.
“Yrnir wife is aa enthusiastic ad
vocate, of woman suTfragp-'’ “Yes." re-
plied .Mr. .Meekton. ‘ .*\iul I'm glad of
ft. She's going to t.ikt^ her turn at b-t,
ting me ask irrelevant <iuestions, wlii’e
sbf' cri<‘s to fxidain v.liat's being deae
in politics.”
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Marciware Uompany
Brevard, North Carolina
Arteries of Community.
Inirroved public roads aro dir.?ctly j
rel it<'d to bettiT country homes and ^
;^eho(;h-i. tti the reach and inllueneo of |
‘•luntry churches, to the timely mar-
l:*‘t c liters. They aro the arteries of
o:ta:ii/.ed commuuiiy life.---llome aud i
Fireside.
Road Drags for Upkeep.
i The road drag is not aa eijuipment
for v'onstructing roads, but it is in
tended for ujtke' p. it should not move
any large quantity of earth, but takes
a small amount of wet earth to or
away from the center of the road. It
; is iiiiportant to remember that the
road drag does not build roads, but
. heliis to keen them in repair.
Using Taxpayers’ Money.
Therp- is no better way to use the
♦a:vt»ay.?rs' money than by draiuins o ar
roads.
Deering Mower Assets
A TTIOK'OUGIILY dependable mower i.s a bii^
^ ^ asset at haying time. A j;()od mower sliould be
r.blc to cut trrass in any condition saiisfactoril\, and in thi.-i
respcrt the Deerinjj Niav ldv:i\ is a prc>noiuiccd leader.
I he ilt'xil>hj movement of tiie cutter b; r which permits clos3 cutting
over roUk;h ground, the oiie-iiiece main rame with all holes drilled in
Oiie operation to secure perfect alignm it of part^’, the covered geai.^
r-nd the sjHtcial quality steel ball ai' roller bearings, ctc.
Still another point—the ledger plat, on the Deering mower extends
the full length of the cutting surface oi thegu.ard, giving the advantage
of a complete shear cut, wdiether the knife section is old or new. Tliis
does aw%'iy with all clogging (if tlie grass between the kuife section auJ
tlie rear end of the ledger jtlale.
Drop iu and bee us and wu will show you the mower in detail.
The Deering Binder—A Helpful Friend
NO reasonable man ever turns down an old friends
Also, when a friend has proved himself particu
larly helpful and deinndablc, you have no hesitation
recominendinj^ him to oilier [>eople in need of a friend.
Tlie l)eering lunder has j)roved itself a good friend to so large 3t
number of farmers iu this neighhorliood, and has proved its helpful
ness through so many years of successful service, that it lias a gooJ
claim to consideration from any farmer who has any idea of buvui« a,
hinder this vear. Because of its reputation and years of service, %&
recommend tiie Deering binder to every grain-growing farmer.
Don’t buy a binder uutil you have seen the Deering, until vou know
its record, and until w^e luive had a chance to present all"its gooJ
points to you persoually. Cumc iu aud see us.
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C. DOYLE
Brevard, N. C