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Show CHRISTMAS Kttb, FOR iDS URGED Mrs W Mont Ferry Makes Request on Behalf of Revolutionary Rev-olutionary Daughters. CHANCE FOR A LARK Says Much Good Can Be Done if Suggestion Is Followed Here kldd es s a chance to do i l u nane act for some songbirds and at the sane t me lave a lark out of it That ast was not ntended as a pun Give a Ch stmas tree party for t? b ds T e suggest on comes from tne Daug ters of the American Revolut on at w ose eq est Ms W Mont Ferry w fe of the mayor e ect has . wltten the fo owing appea to the ch ldren of ait Lake Th s appea s made o you on be ha f of e birds wh ch ha e not n S ated fo the w nter but are s ajlng ere w th us enduring the cold and f os and op ng doubt ess they mil) chance to s rv e unt 1 BPrne The e feathe ed fr ends w 11 have a a fl t me to keep f om star Ing arvt need your he p VI tt e thought ard wo k on jour part and a 1 tt e ep , f om or parents wll resu t nsav S ng t e ves of thousands of b rds g To al ev ate the suffer ng of these I p cky tt e fellows wi 1 be not only a act of k ndness but it will result J1 in rea benefit to the trees shvabs and flowe s The b rds protect these grow s from t e ravages of Insects and they also play an important part n the rep oduct on and bringing to perfection of plant 1 fe It is wel known among sc entlsts and bird lo e s that manj ins ances are of record show g freedom from i ftct plague of local t es th ck y inhab ted by bl ds wh e n a cont guous local ity where b rd 1 fe vas scarce the Insects had devastated fie ds and gar dens Therefore the conservation of t d fe resu ts not on y In the grati neat on of eie and ear but also in great p act cal benefit to plant 1 fe The Daughters of t e American Revo ut on 1 ave taken th s matter up and have asked me to suggest to vou the h rds Chr stmas tree Such a tree can be easl y arranged A live t ee may be used or a freshly cut tree stuck firm y In the ground To the bran hes may be hung net bab fi ed with such th ngs as the birds can eat E nest Hero d Baynes In his book W d B rd Guests surges a c umbs and small chunks of bread and meat and a I kinds of g a n. sucl as cracked corn wheat millet oats and bar ey Care should be taken to a range these bags so that cats and dogs cannot mo est the birds Wate sho Id be p ov ded also and It wou d be we to provide some she ter for the I tt e fe lows which may have he come chl led JH After you have had your generous Chr stmas emembrances urge your v f ends to jo n w th you in provid ng a tree we supp led with food for our feathered fr ends and see to it that the supply of food is maintained dur Ing the cold days and n ghts. |