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C- that this sort of a guardian of the 80 to 100 acres, the city man, who VrlitO tic V C2gp yfiWYtf Offyf V fields so little resembles the farmer was wont to ask: "Why, that fellow f C. ' 1 9rr )ftOAD l6lllLLY at wol"k that the crows and loafs all day long over that corn- 'Lk f CIME Off BEST other enemies of the agricul- field," the crows and the farmer's wife are sorry. 7 X. MA 'SARTORIAL turist would perchance pluck the And they have reasons, too. The romancer who YL TjPl)F WHJ fiF flower from his buttonhole, but the mentally tore off yardsandyards of poetry about the m CAPFCOhf expert argues that the more uncom- pathetic plight of the guardian of the chicken coop ' ' ' and oat crop, must wend his way about the plan- HMaaHHHanMBHHH tation of his country cousins in constant fear of because of the fact that SjT jjEi -B S touching a live wire and he has no more such his grandson is now Jfe, . 5Bfe ojJSS) f$0!k, St lifelike themes for his alleged poetic ability. holder of a high office sSTTrfP?!! JStytfr CO The small farmer is sorry to see his brother at Portland, Me., dis WSjtryMM J?V -V 0m H'r of larger worldly goods take a step forward by covered that the crow: W VIWVXWW -. MSBKS proclaiming the scarecrow extinct. flew away at the sight V 'MjJ1Jl! MeMifiPP The city man may no longer w ler . the art ot and he S0D Hm, W: mBWnm A' of putting the sham together and his suggestions !r? tlred "' hls worf YCMJWm: iV Hi about "giving it a touch ot decoration'' is positive- f",," T'Xui f vfIW '' ' flvMW U As"h?or,Plhe crows. It is the duty of every century scarecrow and Uj )f 71 mother crow, as well as the father crow, to teach put , the invention ,0 'Iff W 1 XM Wi , 'Wi,M?WPA' V "V Its young that the scarecrow is the friend of all Then he spent f I i I SBotM' Mf II ' crows Hence, the silent friend of winter and das ozing un- MCf 7 (I " summer can no longer be perched upon by the der, a l'"e! .ln the Pp,e XtW , WM you,,,; cr.ovs in learning to fly, and the figure ?T?r h's employer P37 l!f ' U fSfiWM 4" M i j which was intended to be the crows' god of ill- .'' "'f ' s" f - 1 lltV fW omen, but which in the eyes of the dark-hued du, ,at feedlng -f.. , , ';, N, 1 WISSSk vW'i III'1 ' minions of the air was an indication of the ?r0"nd . 'e crows. - , ; Iff j , k I f , whereabouts of edibles in the shape of corn, -JS- Since that time his idet ' ,ff' 'PSiP ' ally, i8 to be swept into oblivion. has been greay . ,' , 1 The farmer's wife hates to see the scarecrow f.r0ved' bu lh,v ' M ' go because of pleasant associations. During the SSSf0 66 ' ,f Wjk p&f 1 long summer days while she is alone, the men ' Ml I 1 ' 7 and boye being off in the fields, the silent stiff- e tled Lwo sticks ' armed policeman carries on a silent conversation crosswise and simply mgmmmmmmmmmmmHmmmBmmmmm with her, and she has surprised city people by in- ,eSJ hls ed tP?0MT 5CfiRO?0W WSSw fTTACHMMr. serting a corn husk in the scarecrow s upper left- J , , ucvll-e- lnls nut , t,.iht ti,o PT,it nt scared the crows worse to say nothing of a pair of tan shoes and an occasional posey in the left lapel of a light gray overcoat, and you have a Holland scarecrow scare-crow in holiday attire. Critics might declare . that this sort of a guardian of the Of 7E fields so little resembles the farmer )iHlY at work that the crows and TB5T other enemies of the agricul- 'TORflL turist would perchance pluck the roTlrc. flower from his buttonhole, but the ftOh expert argues that the more uncom- because of the fact that his grandson is now holder of a high office at Portland, Me., discovered dis-covered that the crows flew away at the sight of him and he soon grew tired of his work. So he rigged up a crude imitation of a twentieth century scarecrow and put the invention to work. Then he spent his days snoozing under un-der a tree in the apple orchard, his employer believing him still on duty at the feeding ground of ' the crows. Sincethattime his idet has been greatly improved, im-proved, but then it was the pinnacle of Yankee ingenuity. He tied two sticks crosswise and simply rested his tattered coat over the device. This scared the crows worse .. . ' NrNfr their work are glad. Romancers, the flArf-P farmer possessed of perhaps only cnTDry 80 to 100 acres, the city man, who VMNtdr was wont to ask: "Why, that fellow i "QT loafs all day long over that cornfield," corn-field," the crows and the farmer's wife are sorry. And they have reasons, too. The romancer who mentally tore off yardsandyards of poetry about the pathetic plight of the guardian of the chicken coop and oat crop, must wend his way about the plantation plan-tation of his country cousins in constant fear of touching a live wire and he has no more such lifelike themes for his alleged poetic ability. The small farmer is sorry to see his brother of larger worldly goods take a step forward by proclaiming the scarecrow extinct. The city man may no longer wonder at the art of putting the sham together and his suggestions about "giving it a touch of decoration" is positively positive-ly obsolete. As for the crows. It is the duty of every mother crow, as well as the father crow, to teach its young that the scarecrow is the friend of all crows. Hence, the silent friend of winter and summer can no longer be perched upon by the young crows in learning to fly, and the figure which was Intended to be the crows' god of ill-omen, ill-omen, but which in the eyes of the dark-hued minions of the air was an indication of the whereabouts of edibles in the shape of corn, -jsu-ally, is to be swept into oblivion. The farmer's wife hates to see the scarecrow go because of pleasant associations. During the long summer days while she is alone, the men and boye being off in the fields, the silent stiff-armed stiff-armed policeman carries on a silent conversation with her, and she has surprised city people by inserting in-serting a corn husk in the scarecrow's upper left-hand left-hand pocket as a tribute to the vanity of the Inanimate farmhand. Always absolutely safe to talk to, never "answering surlily, always silent under the most scathing arraignment, is it any wonder that the scarecrow will be missed by the women folks? Thus a score of years may see it extinct. Amid gnashing of teeth by the old-time agriculturist, tears by fair conversationalists, caw-caws by crows seeking the cause of the new vogue, mourning mourn-ing by the city folks and others, the curtain is to be drawn over this piteous individual. The word scarecrow signifies Its realm of usefulness use-fulness which is to scare crows, hawks, rabbits, quirrels in fact, most anything or being which is liable to inflict grievous wrong upon Mr. Farmer. While the scarecrow itself may become extinct, the art of making scarecrows will always live, agricultural experts declare. The realistic scarecrow scare-crow is a work of art. A touch of realism here and there will often chase away tramps in the summer time near-sighted tramps especially. The scarecrow is purely an American institution, institu-tion, Invented for the purpose of helping the farmer protect his grains, but reversed by thieves and made an ever-present food indicator. Nobody No-body knows who invented it and nobody cares much. One story which has found so much credence is that told by a New England farmer, who remembers remem-bers the times before the war. At that time he knew a farm hand In Maine who was by natural Instinct a shirker of work. His employer learned this after the man had been In his employ three hours. Seeing that lie was practically useless in general farm work, he set him to watching a prize cornfield, hoping that-by Ihis method he might utilize util-ize the man's services and save his corn, for the crows were hungry and there were lots of them. For two days this suited the son of rest fine, for ho could lie down and doze, the mere sight of him scaring the crows for miles around. The shirker, whose name cannot be dimity, .1 than he himself had and he was much pleased. The adage reads: "Necessity is the mother of invention," but in his case "That tired feeling was the mother of the scarecrow." Every theatergoer remembers the "Wizard of Oz," sincenlcknamed the"Gizardof Was." George Stone, an old-time athlete of marked ability, capered about as the scarecrow in that musical comedy and his movements were typical ofthe "silent bluffer." Stone is double-jointed, and inhis part resembled a scarecrow scare-crow so much that the first part of the play, in which he stands immovable and limp for a period of 18 minutes, it was often thought that he was a piece of scenery, adjusted by the "property man." Stone was the first imitator of the scarecrow and that show embodied the only character which ever tried to look like the minion of the cornfield. He was so limber that his twice-a-day stunt was to fall down a staircase on his face, which he did regularly, without denting the stairs. Cal Holland, former Chicagoan, but to-day a prosperous farmer, located three miles from Benton Ben-ton Harbor. Mich., is the one and only, first and original scarecrow expert. His farm is a veritable scarecrow convention. They stare at you from the front yard, from back of the chicken run, from the back door of the farmhouse and the fields are dotted with them. And Mr. Holland's scarecrows are some scarecrows. scare-crows. He has boy scarecrows, men scarecrows, girl and women scarecrowesses. the latter being equipped with phonographic apparatus to make them realistic. He is now working on a dog scarecrow, which, when complete, will make the brindle bull pups of the fiercest mien wind their tails between their legs and trace their steps thither. Of local color in Mr. Holland's scarecrows, there is no end. Imagine one equipped with a neatly ironed pocket handkerchief, cigar stub in the place generally supposed to contain its physiognomy, physiogno-my, a hat set raklshly on the left side of its head, Mr, Holland's worn-out trousers neatly creased, mon the scarecrow the better it scares, so we'll let it go at that. A woman from Chicago recently visited MrB. Holland and commented favorably upon the farm, except for "those rubes in the back yard who are continually staring at a person." Usually the agriculturist has use for every garment. gar-ment. They are made over for the children and the oldest son, as a rule, retreats into the father's discards, at least vhile doing the work about the farm. When the clothes have passed the period of usefulness, they ar-e handed over to the silent sentinel, senti-nel, where the elements play with them until there is little to remind the farmer of his ex-apparel. That is, the elements play with them if the knights of the side door Pullman don't happen upon up-on the scene and divest the scarecrow of its clothing cloth-ing before storm and wind do. There are dozens and dozens of farm stories about invasions of hoboes and their art of effecting ef-fecting stealthy clothing trades with the guards of the cornfields, in which case the friends of the crows always come off second best and far more tattered. In such cases it takes the scavengers of the air some time to make the acquaintance of the revamped re-vamped sentinel anew and thus the farmer is aided, despite the fact that he and his dog hate the "bo." But the scarecrow is absolutely and positively to make his final appearance soon, it is said, and modern methods of saving the crops are taking away one of the most picturesque features of the American farm, the poets murmur. Action of the Magnetic Needle. The magnetic needle comes to rest pointing north and south because the earth acts as if it were a great magnet. A compass needle would come to rest pointing lengthwise of a bar magnet placed under the compass needle, just as it doe under the influence of the earth. For this reason we think of the earth as a great magnet. The north pole and the north star have no lnlluence over tut compass needle. |
