I have not been able to find any authority for this, otherwise I
should have written sooner.--Yours sincerely, F.B.J.
[Illustration: FOOLS'-CAPS FOR CROWS.]
FOOLS'-CAPS FOR CROWS.
My acquaintances the crows are very fond of corn, and have a way of
picking it out of the ground with their bills just after it has been
planted. So the farmers try all sorts of plans to keep them away. One
of these plans is shown in the picture.
Paper cones are set point downward in the ground, and baited with a few
corn kernels; then some bird-lime is smeared around the insides. When a
crow reaches down for the corn, the paper cone sticks to him, looking
rather like a fool's-cap, and he does not get rid of it in a hurry. I'm
told that it takes only a few of these cones to keep off a whole flock
of crows. They are afraid of making themselves ridiculous, I suppose.
ANCIENTS AND MODERNS.
Now then, my dears, here's a capital chance to show your knowledge of
history. Who can answer this question?
Boston, Mass.
DEAR JACK: Will you please ask some of your chicks to tell me when
the ancients left off, and the moderns began?--and you will greatly
oblige. F.
LUMBER AND TIMBER, AGAIN.
The Little Schoolma'am says that "timber" generally means "felled
trees," but is used sometimes to describe trees that are yet standing
and growing; "lumber" means timber that has been made ready for use, by
sawing, splitting, and so forth.
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