THE ACADlAN OWL This little owl. the smallest of

l.

the Ditties, is perhaps better known

by it popular name or Saw-whet OIL It la smaller than a robin and itl size, together with the ab- sence of ear-tufts, makes it easy of identification. This is probably our commonest owl; 1 have had tam dead “Saw-whets" sent in for naming, one live bird brought in by 1B. L. Ihfd (1941). and I have been informed of the appearance c! others, notably one at Sourls, observed by Mr. J. Frank Stems ll! ‘Hi0 Minter Of ‘INS-G. The 1916 lht classes it as s resident, and it I Ild to breed "from the northern U. B. A. northwards" -- Beed. The nest is to be sou8ht in hollow trees, though old crew's

‘nests are sometimes utilized; and

at a. pinch the birds may build among the branches of large trees.

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Eggs two to four, white.

The Saw-what's dict is confined to mics and noxious insects. It is essentially a nocturnal bird. and if taken alive, appears stupidly tame during the day- It has two calls: a tireless repetition of the syllable "too", rqnated twice in the sec- ond; and a. reaping poise as if someone was filing a saw; the latter being the origin of its popu- lar name.

Acadian Owl. Barr-whet Owl. AOU. 3'72. A resident, vido the 1916 list. Adults: upper parts generally. dark cinnamon brown. Head vii-Ille- ly spotted white towards the neck; forehead finely streaked white; no eartufts; eyes yellow. Back spotted white; tail with s o1- 4 imperfect

nearly round,

mature birds chocolate brown; brows white. Length of adults, a inc es. Concerning Margarine When one lives a long time one sees a lot! I can recall the slight breeze that heralded the introduc- f-lflfl of. margarine into the North 0f Ehlllnd. Nobody disputed the legality of the sale, because the stuff had not beer! proved harmful to Her Majesty's loyal subjects. But so!“ Joker set it about that mlrsarine was produced from Thames sludge! No doubt some people believed that, foo; for sci- ence was nvsking up in those days, and was credited with all kinds of possible and impossible achieve- mentsl However. it was soon prov- ed that sludge was not an ingred- ient. and the rumor died a natural death. There were no vitamins i Good Queen Victoria's golden ys, so nothing about them could be urg- ed lGflih-it the new product. The ppositlon took a subtler form: mflrllarine was branded as a "but-

white bars. Underparts white, heavily streaked with cinnamon’ brown. Logs and feet heavily feath- ered buffy white, not barred. Im-

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ter substitute." Everybody knew that there was something wrong with a "substitute," for were they not adjured on every side to "ac- cept no substitutes?” That defini- tion gave the margarine p, byuk eye from which it was long in recovering. Finally the situation came to rest with the use of but- ler betakening a state of prosper- ity, and with margarine chiefly used on the wrong sids of the rail-

w.‘ tution, while the pink varieties are

and released in Central Park, New

rather "muddy" in color).

Linnaeus who first named this plant. called it Hyaolnthus non- scrlptus, because of an old story. The boy Hyaclntbul, (said the Greeks), was accidentally killed by Apollo.‘ and was changed by the god into a hyacinth marked with the letters AI, (meaning alas!) to express his grief. Linnaeus could find no trace of Al, so he called the plant non-scriptus, “unwritten" or unlettered. It is_ now be ieved that the Martagon lily wit its peculiarly marked petals, was the plant intended.

I came scross the head of a star- ling lying on the snow the other day: the body had been eaten by some animal. I have heard of dead starlings having been found here in previous winters. There are a few flocks around every summer but all that are able, leave before the wes- ther gets too cold and food ioo ICBFCQ.

Here is an abstract of the star- ling’: advent into this continent. "The European Starling, a resource- ful bird, has accustomed itself to live under many and varied condi- tions. It: was brought to the U. S. A. in 1890, by Eugene Schieffelin. a wealthy drug manufacturer of New York, who had the odd idea of importing all the birds mentioned ln Shakespeare. Sixty starlings were brought in the Spring of 1890.

York; and 40 more arrived next

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road tracks. There ‘was at no time In? attempt to color the stuff; it retained its bone-yellow color from

A“ lehfih a very successful rival

Chaffinchel, Skylarks, Nightingales, and the so-calied "English Spar- rows", but only the starlings and sparrows survived. (The stariihg (AOU-493) was called "the stare" in olden times, and probably Shake-

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poi-tent phase of planning 111C001‘ comfort l! ‘one {no often given the lent oon- sideration simply because it is not s _matorlal which can be seen. And yet it is one which is constantly with us in every room and has the greatest effect on health and comfort. It is the nir surrounding our bodies, and the pleasant indoor living is largely dependent upon_ the quality of that air.

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U050. Aft!!! n disastrous wu- for DETHHRTK. the victorious Germans had “annexed" Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. and the inhabitants had fled to the Jutland peninsula. It was a miserably desolate region, with a marshy soil, but the in. domltable Danes made it, by hard work and good practice, a5 gal-tile farmland as any in Europe. The Danes had always been dairymen, but now they originated the first», co-operatlve dairies, which may Possibly have been equalled, but certainly have never been surpas- sed. To the dismay of the Engnsh farmers these co-operatives could

1931, by Mr. J. Frank Sterns. Coma To The Fair!

Friday, May 13, 1898, I was "Winlaton Hopping". an ham couldn't find out:

a feature of such gatherings.

spears knew it by that name). The starlings gradually spread over the U. S. and Canada, and were first observed in P. E. 1., at Souris, Feby.

I turned up part of an old diary lately, which reminded me that on

annual Fair held in the quaint old village of Winlaton on the border of Dur- and Northumberland. Why the Fair was called a Hopping I perhaps it was a skit on the dancing, which was

Winlaton was a very old village

Irregular bleeding or discharge from any natural body Open- ing. Do not wait for pain. Go to the doctor.

Progressive change in the color or size of a wart, mole or blrthlnark. Do not try salvee or ointmenta. Go to the doo- tor.

Persis‘ ‘ ind‘ estlon. Do not wait for loss of weight. Go to the doctor.

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_ get these Nvlcs. Spring will_be here or near- _ the Sun enters the sign Aries on the 20th, and Spring bc- lllns . say tho astronomers. year on March 12-1.’! we had lowest temperature of the Winter "r173. and there was snow C°ld WQBUIH‘. more or less to the end of the month-and after.

A few seeds of Scllla-non-acrlpta, sown in a flower-pot last fall, have germinated and the leaves are about _ _ This Scllla (pron. Sill-a) IS‘ the English Bluebell, a _ Thcrc are white, Pjhk. flhd blue varieties of this spe- vles. but the seeds were from a plant with fine blue flowers, (The white varieties are weak in consti-

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and appeared in some ancient re- cords as Vinlakiona -— the town (ton) at the height (Vin for Ben or Pen) of the lake flak), s holch- poich of Celtic and Saxon which showed that the valley of the Tyne had once been dammed up at this spot. The village had wide but devious streets, and the houses were of stone. well built and com- modious, There was an Anglican church (some of my ancestors were buried in the churchyard), several dissenting places of worship, and a few taverns. I was greatly inter- esied in the industries of the peo- ple who in general worked in small factories. For instance my friend“ Mr. W., who had invited me to the Hopping, owned a "small factory employing half a dozen men who made iron heel-plates, hob-nails. and toe-caps for boots, while the owner visited the shoe-manufac- turers and took orders. The factory. I noted. was just across the street from Mr. Wls house.

I had a long walk to the village

sallled out "to see what we could see." The Hopping was in full swing. On the Sandhill a crowd listened to an instrument bearing the awesome title of the Gavlolo- phone, which however was nothing more extraordinary than s steam organ! Those who wished might in-

air. lose by were two brightly painted sets of hobby-horses, and beyond them was the usual com- plement of “penny shles." All the Sandhill was brilliantly lighted by flaring naptha lamps, and all the shows, eic., were doing a roaring trade.

Stretching away from the Sand- hill were innumerable stalls, all designed to coax the pennies out of the pockets of unsuspecting youth. These dealt in candies, trinkets, and a variety of articles "too numerous io mention." Near the Drill Hall was a show containing several un- tamable lions, the mcanegt of whip- ped and cowed animals that I had ever seen! Further on was another wild beast exhibition, but I'd had enough of that. Close by was n boxing booth (which we didn't patronize) and then more gondolas. But no matter where one went, there was n crowd milling about, and evidently enjoying if. One vil- lager however, informed me that I'd come a day too soon. "You ought io sec the Hopping tomorrow, when we all get paid! And if you really want to see the sights, don't leave till you've set-n the topers turned out at 11 p.m.!" However, the top- era must have been unattractive, since the narrative ends: "Home at 10:30, Mr. W. having driven me across in his dogcart.“

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clearly, as if they were alone, "lm so glad 1 came to you, Ned. I'm

-~aomo miles-and got there just in $0 811d I his“? Blmld- I Revel‘ time for tea (that ls, supper as we lived until I loved you." she, call it), after which Mr. W. and I smiled faintly.

“Here's Doc," said a voice ,as the

crowd parted.

They got Deb upon s litter. slis

was no longer conscious when they reached the dormitory. After see- ing her settled, the physician came back to examine Clay.

“Ribs and the collarbone," he

“Debi” asked Clay again. The doctor only shook his head

At first sight of the Gibson features protruding the doorway the next Clay foreboded bad news. "Is Pur- vls dead?" he asked.

An hour ago."

"Yes.

and ordered him taken room above stayed at the bedside as long as she could. But supper time came. The trains rnust changed into uniform and report- ed. So manifestly unfit for duty was she that Miss Bliss approach- ed the new

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"Can you patch me up for Deb's

ncral?"

"Not g chance. Ned Trent wants Shall I let

to sea you afterward. hlmcome?"

"Certainly. How is he taking it?"

"Quiet and hard."

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"u: me set up." he muttered. Ohris and Terry hoisted him to his feet. Cricket dropped to her knees and busted herself with the torn ill. "Where's Doc?" she cried. "they've scnti for him." '

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