Show A C 4 OUR ANE BOTS 1 44 1 there was a man iri in our town eliom not al th ahns 5 could ply blasci Jl 0 asCi at 1 4 V 9 16 J 9 14 N i if C ale evall took a dislike lia TI listille hare brooklyn eagle or BIRDS it has been fully demons rated that mankind cin can do much toward inducing b birds rd to colonize on his premises this Is s justifiable upon it economic co basis as well as aiom the aesthetic ethical and educational ducat lonal value of our OLT feathered friends there is not a bird that lh ih es lear near the abode of man excepting DIP tile engllish sparrow bp airow that will not do far moie mole good than harm and many times ach each yeal fully repay all efforts in his behalf one of the best means of inducing ed to the kind of blid fo which it la is intended for arens chickadees and alt titmice mice it should be one and one fourth inches in diameter for bluebirds fly catchers etc two binche and for the purple martins two vino and one half inches no platform or pin should be attached outside the hole for a perch as thia this would afford a good foothold for attacking bird birda especially such as the english sparrow which might attempt to drive away the desired occupants the hole should be nearer the top than the bottom so tl ti it at it will not become filled and closed by the nesting material eich each article to contain contal u a nest should bs be firmly fixed to its place so that it will not be cuine I 1 down at a critical moment as curing a storm and the eggs thus broken oi 01 the birds killed it should be protected from cats siule aiels and small boys by 1 lands of tin and barbed wires being fastened around the support I 1 e 07 ow it do not place them in groups or clusters excepting for the purple martins and swallows most birds to hive have bleir nests some distance from others especially of the same species for martins and swallows tl it e boxes sl out I 1 be on oil in open spaces but for other species they may be more or less concealed protected or placed in trees under roots roofs etc it if desired do not pit put t tin cans or metal can co ere I 1 I 1 louses auses intended for nests where the hot sunshine will fill fall on them during the middle of the dey diy do not permit the eggs to be handled or the nests to be closely inspected too often do not feed the young birds if desired food may be placed where the parents will find it and use it as their the birds to ties nest t around the premises Is to provide them with suitable nest ing boxes or houses the tile sooner in the spring these are put up the more likely will the feathered tenants be to accept them just as soon as birds come to us in the spring they corn COM mence to look for good nesting sites there aie ale not nearly as many old hoi hol low trees and stumps with holes as there used to be and even lall fences which contained holes that were se lecter for bird homes ire rapidly dis appearing the chief kinds that nest in boxes logs or holes aie the following bluebirds wrens chickadees titmice tit mice or torn tom tits king birds demee and some other fly catchers martins and swa lows besides the omnipresent english englis the latter con can easily and effectually be discouraged by a few e well directed charges of fine shot IN hen they find the battle Is against them they soon learn to avoid the re efon ia in which they aie ale made dunwel come we phoned t this his last year by driving away the english sparrows while the song bluebirds and wrens remained and nested A few fundamental principles should guide a pei son in putting up nesting conveniences any kind of material may be used that has a cavity large enough to fully contain the nest and birds botes boxes bo tes kegs tin cans skulls of animals specially constructed houses hollow knots and limbs and barly hollow logs may be used the logs may be sawed into proper lengths the ends boarded up a hole of proper size cut and then used as boxes or houses the external shape of the structure Is not important to the birds the interior should be large and roomy small holes or cracks hould be made in the eastern and southern sides to admit air and light the light is needed for the patents to see to feed their young and the air Is feces sary for the comfort of the young birds in hot w catl ei el there should be but one hole large enough for use as a door and that should be of a size suit instinct tells them pittsburg ritts burg dispatch J 1 ARMS AND LEGS k ace according to the result of many r measurements made at the anthropological laboratory in london the right arm in human beings Is in a majority of cases longer than the left arm maille n hile on the contrary the left leg Is 1 longer than the right one sometimes however the relative proportions are exactly reversed but very seldom does perfect equality exist between the two sides the tendency of the right arm to exceed the left arm in strength I 1 Is somewhat greater in men than la in women while equality of strength in the two arms occurs almost twice as frequently with women as with menthe men the round table MRS uns n RABBITS S IDEA f ir r a a mrs rabbit now I 1 wonder if that cool fool boy thought I 1 couldn coulden t find my burrow without him coming and pointing it out for me new york times |