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Ilrd Introduced to Keep Down lnuoil Post a Disappointment--|njurious to Fruit Growers. d When fruit-farming began on an ex- tensive scale in Australia some rash persons introduced the English -starl-.' ing in the hope that it would aid in; keeping the trees free from insects.i Many of the most mischievous cater- pillars spend the day in the ground climbing the trees at night. and, as a great number of the pupae of insects also burrow in the soil, the idea that the industrious stat-ling in its quick and assiduous search over the grass would be beneficial was natural enough. Tfnfnnhaquntnlu In- .-...4.I.-.... -a LI_l... . _ - T ~- -- -7 ` " norm, Uunlop Street. 5 'll`\ .- `cl SOLE AGENT IN BARBIE FOR BARRIE WICKERWORK MFG CO. Catalogue for the asking. OOOO_OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ OOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOQOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQQOOO 's'rAnLmc-2 m AdsrnALIA" .. ., ......., ...,, .....-_..,..uu-vu uuuu uuu uuwuu uuuulu Lora WU Wuuu DU clear. 3 6 50. T . - A To go on sale with theprofit Clipped off 20 Per Cent. or 20 [Intrimmed Has and Ready to-Wears. fegu` lar $1 25 up to.$3.50. On sale. . . . . 1 GE9 .L,y1%cKERs Sale of Millinery on1y`3"'z"}BZi1I`sJ2 eTa}'T` LOT:N0 2--In ~ludes all Blaek [Coats from $7 50 apt toA$l5.O0, everyone tlge latest styles. may have for each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . There never was sue`: a. Mantle Bargain offered in Barrie and we think there never w nnlff Q7 `(I an]! n Ann.` t1n`.\wu ` w ~ - - - w - Q nrc lull? I UHF: Cardvfell Oonaervativea hold their i" h'nnua.l convention at Beet-on on Fri- ,-day. The Soomth Simc-oe meeting has ,.gb_een cs.lled,1\or one week later at the ` 113.516 xgace. A _ _ [ ' .I....._.! up A Sn131i1nEide_Ard`o_vvn Comfqrters D To be candid, we have too many LadicsBlack J ackets to put on our stock sheets, but we ufust nd a way or makeit. for an absolute cl.ea1-ance. Here s how we'll do it : . All our Black and Tweed Coats divided into twdlots, viz : ' - LOT N0.- 1 T Coats ranging in price from $5.00 up.to $7.60, along with all of last seasoifs, cvorth up to $14.00-._ You may have for each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $197 0 T I_-J_- `II TY] -I_ f1-_L_, I _ In J. A LIE, An .q q 72 inch Bleached Pure Linen Damask, pretty de- signs, regularvaluev 65c. On sale... . 49 68 inch Bleached Linen Damask. Vpopular patterns with border,regular value 65. On sale 49 A Sacrifice in Cdats 72 inchnlrish Bleached Loom Damask, oral de-9 signs with border, regular value $1.00. On u c u o co'9oou-o'aoV Q o I I o o u o c o o cal 7 2 inch Fine Bleached Damesk,very neat patterns, ne even thread, regular `value 850. On sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59 Preparations for `our annual inventory are being pushed with a vigor, and stocks in every department are being rapidly reduced. The Linen Department has pcomeunder the knife and -prices are pruned . down lower than they ever were in the history of this store. Thevalues that have always been a. magnet to this store are ignored andprices T made so tempting that you will nd it a stronger temptation tobuy. even if not in immediate need. fI\L--- _'A.-..__ _ _--L_-a.;\L-L- 2.1-- _- -_2-L L- - ..._.g._ L. ..-.-- 'I'L`_._-_ _ _____ _; ___.j V...___, _- .. . - - _______v-__..-v .-vv (These item.`9.fiiu'st;'zz__t_a;ti1;a igeawe wish to zunvey to you. If you cannot get to the store, mark the items you want and send your messenger-children can shop at this, storewith satisfaction equal to your own personal visit. ___g_ 47, __ LinAen%Boug%l\t Now at Vickers' 10;; than at anyother season ofthe Year _ ___.~- ----- it-----TGCTCX We have 28.Eiderdowh and tizie'Cotton' Comforters we want to clear. They range from $2.50 to 50. A -Iwv`HVl I Jormer . PRICES ARE Foh sPo'r CASH ONLY. k..._... ...... v-lulu so I wwu mat W88 _ overrun with mice, and there sold"tho-i .cstItorscrostaum.a.ndcurrledba.ck' I._"to hh. p9_or neighbor mgnay and good: `} whiojaauudo` Nu 1 . if; ...._-_.-V... V-0) uaunvnv-cl UL. LuuII.ll,'ll1 : the very nursery. but the tact remains that the romance about Dick Whit-_ tlngton and `His Cat" is older than Dick Whlttington himself. At any rate. _ here is a condensed translation or a very similar _story. which was anony- 1 ` mousiy written. in Latin, not later than 1888: "There were in that place"-- i.o., Venice-"-"-two citizens, one poor and the other rich. The rich one, proposing to go a-marketing. asked the other it ho had anything he could take with Inn in ion on- 1.1.... mu- -n--- -4- | Of course. it : :9. pity to destroy 11. 1B1n8 elnecially when they have been absorbed. as articles or faith,- in ` 1 tn`; vb:-v nun-gm-no hue M..- 4...; ..-.__'..___ n nuns: bl] VII Ill MEG: "'1`here. said she, "tak that 5, ask- in: him to stay all night." --g A with \u\lI I "At the same time she was not in a. I very amiable mood. Careful housewives are apt to .be put out of sorts by the advent of unexpected company. Seeing Dr. Miller in his borrowed garments, she mistook him for her husband. and as he passed in front of her she lifted the book and brought it down pretty smartly on his head. . . Ink... 1: ..._I3 ,I_ . .. - - - W..- - -u-c uuvulv W GU53 r The annual meetlngnot Innlsl dis- };r1ct' Orangemen took place on Tues- day at Thornton "when ottlcera were elected: tor the year. v (`fan-:1.-...1I I` - - - - ~ - V ' ' An exchange prints a story about Dr. Miller; at one time`a popular Con- gregatlonalist preacher in England. He had been holding services at a village in Yorkshire, and a heavy rain having come on had accepted an invi- tation to pass the night at the house of one of the villagers. The good-heart- ed host. seeing the minister's clothing drenched. brought out a suit of his own and sent his guest upstairs to put it on, ` e . The good man had made the change and was on his way back to the sit- I ting-room, _ when the woman of the house came out of another room hold- ing in her `hands the big family Bible out of which the doctor was to be in- } vited to read a chapter before the fam- ` ily retired. `AA. `AL- search over the meadows 1n"sprmg. When Bewick was young the starling l was a rare bird in Northumberland. Now it abounds there. .It is so pro- lic, and so determined to have fami- lies, that in `England there are often young starlings. especially in Devon- shire, at Christmas time after a. warm . autumn. They are so adaptable that f they will almost instantly occupy any ; articial hole set up for them in boxes or walls. '1`-here, too, by dint of early nesting, they oust pigeons, wrynedks, tits, woodpeckers and sometimes even owls. They are bullies when it suits them. and in London may often be seen chasing a tame pigeon, and prodding it with their beaks. Here they are mainly insect-feeders, but are mls-. chievous in cherry orchards when they have time, though fortunately they are usually occupied all day long in feed- ing their young, which require grubs and caterpillars, not cherries. But in the autumn they strip every berry from the elder bushes, and do great mischief tn g orchards. Still, the balance seems to be rather on the cre- dlt side of the starlings. . - Hero : 1 Warning For Wivob._ The Whittington Gui. FRAWLEY BLOCK--Between Bank of Commerce and Barrie Hotel, Dunlop Street-.. t !I(F`.D_\l7l\Dl( non nn ni- A Bargain for every caller. 23 Trimmed Hits. trimmed with feathers, birds, plumes, velvet and ribbons, regular $2.75 up to $6.75, On hmln ` 5' "" >0lii`regI1la!' 35c value, unbleached Tablintla only ` V half linen. On sale at . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 50 inch unbleached Tabliig. light weight union, regu'ar value 25c." On sale. . . . . . . [3c as inch Hmyqnalr Bleached Table Linen, a {zery popular `number, regular value 50c. On `sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -37;`: , vurnounnlvllvllla 0|: 0 UUlUUK- ' 7_'e1's&':'-. `Jacob Han] is lying very 111 (It ',h inV home on the lake ahore,,Mlnett a `joilnt. He has been under `medical `cm nor Teome weeks.` ' "nu... .-___'-_-. 70 inch Fine Bleached Linen Tabling, oral and fern designs, regular value 50c. On sale .......... ...37% AL\III Ec}7s76T%'.s.' "0"; $12. . ; . . ' B. W. soMERs, Principal. ,DOM|NlN SCHOOL [IF THE- I GBAPHY AND RMLRUMJING 9 Adelaide Street East, Toronto. THE ADVANC E lls`? Inn The big telegraph school of America is our school. It is the school that has placed more young men in railway positions during the past year than all the other Canadian telegraph schools and colleges combined. Let us send you our new telegraph book giving full particulars. IF YOUR GOODS AN 9 PRICES ARE RIGHT I i ous New Yea} T0 Ml For I906. ....' van-vans-rv I until IEVIFIIIIIGO "Allandale _.Presbytez-lane will have __thelr annual congregational stock.-~ teklng on Wednesday evening, Jan. 17th., oommenclng at 8 o'clock. H; _ "'11- '7.....|.v 1-v_n`s_ -, vrigtvand Prdsper- 6 VVVQVQNNNH MONEY they Will spend money with von.. Yoti can teach `them through ' Barrie and County of - Simcoe people heve made all kinds of .money this year. They never were `so prosperous as they are to-day. lA_8_. VIBKERS rrHtnis1iAY. J-AN. iitn.. 1903, one-fifth reduction. Merchant. -rJ---~ ------vJ\l\.n .............. . . 35_Qo Inn... ............ ---_'n 1,- ,, V V -Mwr. F. W. Morse, General Manager or the Grand Trunk Pacltlc passed through here northwards on Friday` :a;ttermocen._ _ _ _ I`R9"`' ?rEY '11`: u will blgain. These you `IO AA .'1`he Ch-1;!-etian Endeavor or .the Pres- "'byterlan_ church met on Monday even- n hing. when omcera tor the ensuing year. \ -were elected. _ _,. I .-. __- wuwvvv-uv The. Presbyterian S. S. sleigh-ride and entertainment, postponed . tronh ulut week, came of! successfully Tues- day afternoon" and evening. C. '4LIInnAnI4\ 13-...-I...L-_.I-__ ._JII _..- ------- ---w - ---v- cu. - - cv- ";'M'r.`Ha.rry Stvexfen or California V7918. a visitor at the home or. Mr. James `Gilchrist, sr., Gvowan .St., for a tewA . :daya.. A _....An,_'_ ,A `nu , up . .-_ "Mrs, D." 0. Cameron ann Miss Min- nie Clark went to '1`~ox-onto yesterday` he hear Torrey and A1exa.nder,~ the re- ` vlvallets. __ A meeting` or the L. A. (Presb.) tab R; V. huoapltalwlll take place ho-m_or- afternoon at the home or Mrs.` R. Jack. ' V o - Kiri -Blair, while on his way to _An- gus from the West, paid a short an {alt to his sister. here. Misses Nellie Steggles and Minnie Ross will go t-o Toronto on Friday `xho spend a few days. Miss Tana Bednord. who was ill; with diphtheria is mow oonvalescent. `The quarantine was raised on Friday. \I_. TY___.. QL_---__ _A l\-I)A____I_ _.,___ `I-I-ot'ner 1.8` `taking the place or Mr. J. A. Cheer during the 1a.tter s ab- -sence and Mr. P.` Heels is substitut- .1na for Mr.` Homer. "- I-.l_ __-I_lI_ -_ Ll- _-___ L- A The Guild -or St; George's church will` hold a. business meeting to-_-da _at the rectory. % Rev. G. W. Robinson of -Ct-eemor'_e` exchanged ,pu1p1ts with" Rev. J. Bed- bord on Sunday. . ID_..___.. A`! 0-- _,,_1 I\L__1__A uwu - ------v---V u Mes;-'5. Allan Wlce and Charley- 8ha;w or the West have been visiting at Mr. P. Heels`. Mesaria. G. A. Ha:-vie and R. M. (Shaver have inc:-ee.sed_'the tanks of- local brakemen. . "i;&`xT.'1?;rd. Bedtord 1'-eturned to th School of Practical Sc1e_nce,,'1`oz-onto, this week. -'SVeve'ral ~ce.nd1dates.ror engineers and conductors tried their examinations on Monday. _ , V ID__ Us .1 t\,,1A 1'%~a.1'l'\';wr'a`;'men say it we. twenty below `zero at North Bay on_Monda.y m`ornlng.. ECU: ' M_rs.-'McPhe`rabn and he:-T daughter are back mom a holiday spent in Elnora. ' M... 111' n nr..\..L. :. a... n--u.......1.. -- v -vv.-. - 517:}.'E4'eo}'.1n}iE}3}{'1s the la-.test__ `addltlro-n to the "knight bf the throt- tle!" . ' Iluuu - II4n`I3Ln-~n_ -_A 1...... A...-..I.L.._' aauuxu. M17-.3. W. B. Webb 18 in Cralgvale: at-tending her rather. who is serious- ly_l11. V I _ _ . . ._-I '___*__1a_1,L__, n__, _ Sunday's 8ntOW'st01"m was general o-v.er`the wh-ole northern d1vlslon.. 'Lc \.ll7Ul`UB Uuuruu. ` , Mrs. Lyons has not yet recovered 1mm her recent Illness. T .`--v-an uuvw uv-vu-w -----v--- In railway circles matters are very` `quiet utter the hao-llday season. c___.1-...|.. .J.._.'.. 1...: _ .:-__-_...~_.. wv v--v.w- ---- V. _- "-Sunday's Sit-|0P{I-1 iaati a:;1ve:`;`>`x'ess1ng effect on the church gttendances. ynvvanv `-January 14th. is Misslooh Sunday_ at ~t. George's church. T M :-u T.v.nnu has nnf vsf v-nnnvnv-ad .m. Arch. .G1'lclu-lat is in Orlllla nor `afweek. - V V `nun a up: a In` ,1,__ _L -t-t--a-t-M-I--1-a-1-I-1-' -3-I-!-I-I-I-H-u % ~l-l-I-A n--a-1-a--5--1--1--1--5-1-a--n-1-~:-M--3--to-1-1-_ -3-4:--:5-1-3-43%] ` l. iIeV'ing ban extra. Iafge stock jof Torse Blankete anll low gure. We have: . X I ` . % ;Lontauail Robes, worth $9.50, that we, are selling folf :\.;'Ri0b}88. We are going to gtveyou a_ chai1ce_to get one or more %MonE.Ea_l!22bes, worth $7.50, that'fw, are selling for '%5Hors}g.i;nT:'et s, werth, $2 50, that we` are selling for `I;-{.or.~3;'13gv.3kets, worth $lL._75, that we are selling for Hbrse }.3la.nl' worth $1.150, thatwe are selling for . SLOO. L j % - t 7 me Blankets and Babes Events at Busy Allandale Notes 6f the Rail-Church Items--Gossip About People % % L 1th. a Robes, giao. Ida 'n`on|rn1-a Now. is ydur chance to get a ba`.14gain..at j.____.__:{L _j. THE HARDWARE STORE. Few men were man-re w1q.,1,. known. or more highly respected -in. the go of '4|nngn... 3-... .' -o - _ at the ripe -age` or-3eghb[y-`six yeaufz L .. pI:i"d" quietly` a._v_vay_ at ` thn homenp! ,1 Vlqagon, M;-._ G. E. SAenogq;e_,,__T9r9Q2_49.L4 `V adopting electricity for some or its The C. P. R. has now. under con- struction an electric motor car which will be used on certain lines or the company in the eastern provinces. Sir Thomas haughnessy in `an interview recently stated` that the company was 1 shorter branch lines and that the day might come when this power would send the company`s engines from coast `to coast. , The Canadian Pacific has extraordinary advantages in water power," he.said, tor the ide- velopment of electricity. -In the east in Ontario, we have Niagara. -Farth-7 er west we have great falls all along. -the line or the prairies. We have `rails in the mo-untains, and altogether a grea-t part or our power could be so generated) Electrification or steam road is an innovation _on the -larger Canadian road and it will doubtless be -`considerable time before electricity is -used to any appreciable extent, al- though the C. P. R. has been consider- ing the scheme for `years. But the con- struction of the motor `car is an evi-- dence that the. movement is taking a practical form and may develop, to the same extent-`as ion several of the large `systems in the United States, England` and- `Germany. Experiments. with` the 9"e>f the wmnanv line Quebec and it trials-_trips are gsatistachoryit is ex- nearly all suburban and branch lines buslneu_._ -- ' . l '. ' motor car will be made on; branch lin- ,'pe"cte"d.that'elec tr'ictyi will be used for ` The G. -'1`. R.` haslatd about titteen tones or track at the Mimieo yards, _'.l.`he new engine house will accommo- ` date about thirty` locomotives. J The Grand Trunk has decided t=:i ex- pend more than a million dollars by placing the iiollaoiwlng exceptionally` a large -orders for motive power-Tend ten-wheel passenger engines, L3-:.cm_o- tlve & Machine 00., Montreal-; ten ten-L wheel passenger engines. `Locomotive 00., New.Yo-rk; titteen Richmond com pound consolldwted engines. Locomo- ive & -`Machine JOOL, Montreal; ix Richmond compound consolida-ted en-. gines. Canada Fioiundry Co., Toronto; 40 Richmond compound consolidated engines. La-:>om-otive & Machine Co. M-onlreal; making in all eighty-one lo- oomctlves, twenty of which are pas- senger. and sixtyaone freight engine ea As the former cost appro.t`rnu.e1y rlttcen thousand dollars each and the latter `elghteen thousand dollars each the hotel outlay represented amounts to $1,898,000. The locomotives when completed will be placed in service wherever needed , -on the sytsem, al- though it has not yet been definitely decided where. , . . Fev men Particulars tire be hand {of the death in 'Va;nc:osuver, B. C.,- of Mr. E. {Hug- gard through the explosion of gaso-_ line. ,Mr. I-Iuggard was a _ High scindai teacher and formerly` lived in Innis- til. He received his primary educa- tlsoun at Barrie C. 1. A wire and ipne child are iett ho mourn his untime- ly end. ' V The Sfot E. installed officers tor 1906 on Friday evening. Kempenzeldt lodge was never so prosperous as moaw and the tjuti-ook for an active year is exceedingly promising. Past 1 Presidents Hno-bley and G-. `G. Smith` assisted in the work -or installation. The ciolleetion in Burton avenue Methodist church -on Sunday in aid or the oonnexbonal funds amounted to $68. Owing to the inclement weath- er and the resulting email attendance this am-aunt was some $25 less than wa._s required. ls; renewing acquaintances IOfb0ther days. 'He>1ntends returning next week. Late Lhmet Sproggie. Complete recur-no from the ` vsriouo Sub- divlcionl of Essa T9. in connection with the Election of Councillor: are-an followl: _---, -- `Q! UOIDUIIGJI The regular meetings 01 the Board. will be held on the first Monday or each month. ., . ` ' ' . - $669.23 3 The Booard-elect for 1906`_oonsists or ` the no11ow1ng- V Chan-man.-Rev; `Dean Egan. Sacretary-W..J., Ross. '.l`rea.aurer.-F. Mair. 'Ex'ecu'tlve..--C. H. Basankld, A. Hay; J. F. Smith, A. F. Hunter, W. `J. Ha;1- lett, D. -A. ' M-ackay. - . MBA -A-..I-_ ._--_A.l_, , , , . .. _._ 1.45.: '({;~a';ia'c"e?};:i"IfI...'5'III.;I" Boioks and magazines .......... .. Binding catalogues Binding and re-binding banks V Printing catalogues, -etc. Miacellaneuoius, postage, etc. Balance `in hand .......... .... .. Librarians ..... .; ....... .. Interest -on mortgage; bu Interest on notes ........ .. Insurance on building Insurance on books .... .. . I-1. -I -nvadwlbb J. I)- Balance in hand .......... . . . . .53 Members au'bscript.'aons . . . . . . . .. `Barrie Tnovwjn Gomncil; grant Ontario Government, grant .... .. Rent: or halls and rooms .... \ Sales of cata.`-.0-gues ................ .. Sales or magazines, etc. .......... .. Books lost and paid for .... .. At the annual meeting on Monday, evening the following statement otte- ceipts amd expenditures of the library during 1905 was presented- I'| Irivnvuu-aura In politics he was a Liberal-Consezu vative and during the life or the late S1rJ:on`h A. Maednnald he was vigor- ` aorus in his support `of that leader. `He ] leaves three sons, William C. .0: Sar- nia. 0nt., Thomas A. of Moosomfn, Sask., and George .E. 90f Toronto, thirteen grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. H_e was a devaut Christian, a loyal and true friend, scrupul.-o-usly. honest, independent. and fearless, a strong and sturdy charac- ter and one whose memory will al- ways beheld in the greatest respect by everyone.-wh-o knew him.-Com. .- -vv---- ---g .w- - anon. a `run. vnnnvnnvo Deceased an active interest in educational matters, being one of the ftirst [trustees or the school section, -Nno.6,.Innistil, the Killyleagh school, and he afterwards `sat `nor years as a member or, the Public Schroiol Board or Barrie. In . religion he was` `a Methodit, and over half a century; ago was a local preacher" ind connec- tivorn with that denomination on the Ooiokstown circuit. He established and was the first superintendent of the first Sunday school in the Villaga'o1' Thornton. and while a resident or Barrie was a member -of the Manage- ment Board of the Collier St. Metho- dist church. Up to the day not his death he was a most act_ive and en- thusiastic member or the church or his choice. V h- , ` V (I.-aI3d:I`J_:':E31'.'J)` Office, 41 Dunlopst. VYa_rd, Mary St .. A large cement house,new and -well `built, very warm, 12 rooms and attic, 7 bed- rooms, Avery suitable for boarding house, furnace-, central, is offered for` sale- for tWo- weeks at a great bargain on terms to suit . purchaser. c This is a snap, enquire at` a . ml H res K;j{fi1.l_Vleagh,A Qsjunty Ireland}; on Augg.;22na., 1_8.1.9.*e.nd7 came` tn Canada.` -with his tether e.ndjtsmily in 1839: The tam- lly tl'rst"'1_settled Vin *B'swfdon.f Que. In 183? he was '0. member of the volun- teer torce 'engaged.in the suppression otithe _Papineau rebellion in Montreal. 3 Shortly-`after this heecameta Upper ; Canadand settled in the '.l`.ownsh'p .01. Innistil, Go-unty `oi Simcoe, near Thornton, where he engaged in term- ing until he.esta.blished the fire In- surance business which he carried on -successfully till his retirement. _ . . _ __.I L_n, ' -. mt: ,1+er tort? :1 et_ai-sf was V engagd in the fire Insurance ` vbuslness-1n\ths country. .during,the\last % twenty-tour not which, his "omens were lgcated here. He was also a corn-. missboner. : and eon-veyancer and did aflarge amount not business in this way. Exactly two years ago he retir- ed mom active business life... Barrie Public Library; Essa; Elections. EXPENDITURES; ._-L-_. 1zIa.?c.n3i13i~T THE NORTHERN ADVANCE $669.23 ..$ 1.42 266.40 .. 2oo.oo .. 55.11 .. 127.75 9.70 6.75 2.10 22A5 1830 `150. 2&35 Before turning up the record of this bird in New Zealand, where it has long been a. suspect, had the Australian legislators cared to inform themselves.- it is interesting to enquire` why the sterling` has been such an overwhelm- ing success from its own point of view. This is mainly due .to its intelligence. energy and brains. No one seems _to 1 have thought of the probable results or I iving an" absolutely free hand in s i new country. in .;. such i la. .. pmcresslve. . lIIn_ts.bl_e.... 3n,_.-,.hesd...birdL It met there - L sbunde. nt=i olifeet-`l es,l'ons~ in. Eur i :whero..,tho.Vnta.r1,Ins.h : L` o American Consul at Melbourne, the; have not only increased to myriad , but have become so injurious to the fruit-growers that whereas they were at art protected by law, these regu- lations have been repealed, and steps are advocated for their systematic de- struction. The fruit destroyed by them includes peaches, pears, cherries. ap- ples. gs, apricots, plums, grapes and strawberies. Both `vine and fruit growing are seriouslythreatened if the pest is not suppressed. As many as ten cases of apples have been destroyed by these -birds in less than half an hour." The report also adds another fact. which any one who has followed the recent history of acclimatizing would expect-namely. that the useful native birds are being "edged out." "Valuablei insect-killing birds, such as kingsher-s (these are the wood-haunting king- nshers, common in hot countries. of i which the laughing Jackass is an ex- ample. and, the common black-.and- white kingsher of India), diamond birds, tree-swallows and tree-creepers, are being turned out. of their nesting places in tree hollows by swarms of. starlings, and before long these -birds. ` so useful to the farmer, willbe driven out of the country. - The etariing is laid to raise ve broods inethe year and to multiply with amazing rapidity, In one district three years ago not one x was to be n-Q`- -- seen, ` Now there -are thou- , uvuuu. wt: wcsscuunal VVGB u.l.l.Il{Gl. UUl.lllo Unfortunately, the authors or this experiment were obviously unfamiliar with the risks attending all attempts to acclimatize wild creatures. whether, f birds or beasts. One. of the many forms or mischief possibly ensuing is due to the weli-ascertained principle that when removed to another continent they completely change their habits. or - adopt new ones to an extent which makes them a pest. This has her pened in `the case of starlings in Aus- tralia.` According to a report _.of the the Ilnvnu van! 1...]... l-....--..-A 4.- .._.._l-.I