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' THE BARRIE EXAMINER ; SS | $ Pp , k t f / ® Heise ag sg Slag fishing 'season. On i A Pac et oI=-- + read eta Ba Sa et re $4 : e the cedars to compare. catches. | " | DA" Thursday, May, 1,1919 A. number of bluejays kept' up incessan harsh calls. "'Those jays call fok rain "Call for nothing; got a nest up there on that limb over the creek."' "Where?"' In o moment I was~climbing up to the nest, had to see those eggs. I was! near the nest, and shouted to my compan- ions, ""Bluish eggs with brown spots, nest made"'--Wizs! Whack! Whack! Whack! | I was doing my best to get back through New Inventions We take pleasure in announ the future the Phonola will bee; ! Tea, will : 4 i } the thick bush and fimbs. If I dropped . Tt is the Unit be . go farther on infusion and give F would fall tate the pools: these woror ed 'and' the nly coe that will aac necaly tter satisfaction than any other Tea thing for it but to take my punishment. records perfectly, When I reached the ground, head, neck and face were covered with white blotches | having a discolored spot in the centre of obtainable,...., aa The Phonola will also be equipped with a new Aluminiam lucer fitted with a special insulated rubber connection metallic sounds from being transmitted 4 i ¥ Not a shadow of doub' t_ about this. TRY IT! OUR NATURE S Bird Houses 'The notes in The Examiner of April 17, regurding bird houses were timely. There is no mvestment that will give the farmer, market gardener or florist @ better return than s few cents spent in buying a cedar post--bollow, of course--or an elm limb or other hollow timber, with bak on preferred. A couple of hours' work will put up a few bird houses of this kind. Cut into blocks ten inches long; one end squsre across for bottom, the other end cut st an angle of 45 degrees for a roof to be nailed on, Bore a 1% inch hole for en- trarce for birds, also a half-inch hole to pluce s perch in about three inches below the entrance. Clean ll rotten wood' out insicie and whitewash the inside with a wash of common clay. Put n little dead grass in tv ttom and nail to side of tree or on top of post or shed and await results, About thirty years ago T put up several of this trout hole. Like most boys, we knew the natural thieves, the pirates of the bird kind at my home at Edenvale and a few dest pools. This particular pool was clore|world, Having a quantity of beech and! Double Disc DEALERS--There are some localities in Canada where we to our homes, unknown to all but a few.|maple nuts one winter, I put a few out Record: Fequire good, live representation. Tne "Phonola" agency is jA large elm and cedar tree had fallen|each day for the chicsdees and nuthatchen ecords 90c getting more valuable every day. Write for our proposition. (273 ealth Washerwomen are scarce and TUDY COLUMN are still doing service. Dozens of broods of bluebird have been raised in these houses; on several occatigns two broods in oe season. We usually had three or four pairs of" wrens nesting in them and for several years, tree swallows occupied one house. English sparrows may take possession of some of the houses but Jeven this despised chap will repay any kind- {Bess shown. Remember they bring forth about four broods each season. The young are all fed on the larvae of various des: tructive moths and grasshoppers while in the neste, thus leaving a balance in its favor, MARK ROBINSON. Notes on Birds from An Old Diary. The Blue Jay Going fishing? Come on, going to the across the stream some years before and considerable timber and tree tops had floated down stream and jammed agsinst them. All was covered with a dense growth 'of Virginia Creeper, while vigorous grow- 'ing, low-branched cedar shaded all, Under the jam was a pool about ten feet deep jTn the bottom were springs, also scores of {speckled beauties. 'This was our special own washing" each blotch where their sharp beaks had struck, My companions rolled on the ground with laughter. "Put on my big straw hat and try it again; "tie it down'. The next five minutes was spent in fixing up, then up the tree once more. The way the jays whacked the straw hat caused much amusement; at last tired out they sat on the branches close by uttering harsh culls. The nest was made of «mall twigs and dead weeds lined with a little gras; altogether it was a crude affair that held the four pretty eggs which we left undis- turbed. On arrival at home a look of hor- | ror spread over my mother's face. What had happened? Amid laughter, my com- panions, told of our adventure' i} I visited the nest almost every day until the young left the nest. The old birds, ut last, would permit me to handle the young without protest, but let one of my. com-| panions go up the tree there would be a/ battle. They knew the difference | To feed their young they dint estate to rob amaller birds' nests of the yoling or eggs for themselves and I have it from a number of reliable persona thst jays) kill off our small birds during the moulting | season. I have seen the latter. It is beyond dispute that bluejaya are more | destructive to our small birds when nest ing than eny of our hawks. They are These they would carry, after feeding, to hide in cracks in the bark of treea close by. In s couple of days after I had started to put out the feed 8 number of bluejays came around. 1 was much amused to see them hide in the hemlocks and watch the little chaps hiding the nuts which' eliminates "Phonola" then go and steal them, One day my atte tion was drawn to 8 number of bluejays | quarreling with a red squirrel. Water had | 8 seam on one side of the tree exposing & mouse's store of beech nuts, Red was doing his best to claim the lot. Evidently the jays thought differently, for they would | fly to the top of the seam and make quite a show. Red would rush there, then other jays would dash at the seam lower down, | seize 8 nut and knock several more down to the ground ere Red could return, 'Thus the game continued while I watched them. Early this winter a box with bottom knock ed out was placed upon u stand outside our shelter house window, A few amall branches and evergreens were placed on the side and top to help form shelter and resting places. Here we placed the refuse from the table to feed squirrels, chicasees, Whiskey Jacks, etc, In a very short time it became a regular feeding place. The bluejay was there, very suspicious, sel dom visiting the box but always on the watch, steuling from the caches of the other got into a hollow tree and frozen, opening . Food Prices Will Be High (The Weekly Sun) A serious situation faces us for next fall, in the opinion of men competent to judge. Eggs are already being stored at higher prices than ever before for this season in the history of the trade. Butter prices are remarkably high, also constituting a new record. The same may be said of most other lines of produce, As pointed out elsewhere in this market report, there is every indication ot the present time that prices will be exceptionally high in the small fruit market All these point to extremely high living conditions next fall and winter. Unfortun. ately, at the same time, the "post pay" of our army of 400,000 men or so will be expiring. This will mean that every penny will be squeezed in parting, and made to 0 as far as possible, / GIXAFSGaTt} The price of the "Phonola" is from $10 to = $25 less than other high-class phonographs. We make the "'Phonolas'"' complete right here in Canada in our two factories at Kitchener and Elmira. The model iltustrated is one of our best sellers. The Phonola Co. of Canada, Limited ii yhen he visited Toronto lust week, Dr. | R. J. MeFall pointed this fact out to the produce dealers, and while admitting that values at present are on a basi of supply c It is a large cabinet, standing 4234 inches high, 181; inches wide, 20)( inches deep. Mahogany, Oak or Walnut. All metal parts heavily nickel-plated. Double spring motor. Other "'Phonola" Models from $25 to $340. "Phonola" Records Very Popular Every month the demanc is increasing. They play with the sapphhire point--no needles to change, A new list of beautiful, clear, full-toned double disc records issued each month. Bande, Yocal, Instrumental. Look for the "Phonola" trademark on each Kitchener, Canada Treat yourself to this ready- prepared dish! 'AKE a can of Davies Pork and Beans from the Pantry shelf, place in boiling water for fifteen minutes, then turn out the contents. Serve with bread and butter--and lunch- eon's ready. There is. abso- lutely no trouble about pre- Riemer ratss| fh Snonrs CANnOr POR ONTO CANADA aa Ses 15 cts. for 16 oz. tin und demand, urged that they should be kept down to the minimum, in an. effort to meet the serious condition ahead ns well dear--so she just used her brains; she had heard about paring birds. One morning a red squirrel wax trying to carry s piece of bread that gave Sunlight--she bought it, read the directions carefuily and now has a better, cleaner wash with far more satisfaction than ever Before Sunlight Soap Rubbing the bar of Sunlight over the wet clothes--putting them to sosk-- him trouble; he dragged it up on a stump which had a «mall tree growing beside it. | Immediately pair of jays were making a lot of noise in the tree a couple of feet above Red which appeared to be more than Red could stand for. Up he darted, at them. Like » flash, one of the jays mace a dash for the bread but Red was too quick and sprang back in time to save his bresk- fast. Nor did he leave it until it was safely hidden in a tunnel in the snow, when | he jumped upon the corner of @ rock and! chattered saucily. The jays were sppar-| ently unmoved and soon were stealing the pieces of bread that were being carried | off and cached by a pair of Whiskey Jacks, | as possible. Dr. MeFall is quite right in his view point, and the produce men, a» well as the farmers, will be the last people to demand their "pound of flesh' from a "straighten: ed' market. If farm produce sells at a fair profit over the cost of production, far- mers will have nothing to complain of, nor will they complain. But in passing we would draw attention to that "IF" It in a potent word. In the past year, the Department of Agriculture in Ontario has found the profit in dairy farming was far from excessive, and indeed it could hardly be called @ profit at all. In passing, is hard to understand Hon, Geo. 8 Davies _ Pork and Beans They come to you practically ready to serve. The hard work has all been done. The beans have been carefully hand picked and perfectly cooked with a ten- der piece of choice pork to give added flavor. If you prefer them plain we have them. Ifyou like tomato sauce, you may have tomato sauce. Try Davies Pork and Beans for lunch tomorrow. Compare them with any other brand you have ever bought. See if they are not as delicious as we claim, Keep a supply always on hand --not just one can--get several, Always appetising, always wel- Davies Pork and Beans with come, always handy. rinsing them--and banging out to dry © doesn't sound very bard, does it P It's the Sunlight way. It's « perfect cleanser because it's perfectly pure. LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED, Toresto. Bluejays are very sociable among them: % elves and devoted to their young. Pad |eOty® ling slong the shore of Lyndia's Lake one evening we were surprised at the noise and number of jays in the woods close by. "Tormenting some animal," said my com- panion. Landing to ascertain the cause, | we saw.a hawk standing upon the ground | with a full-grown young jay screaming | under his claws, So desperatéiwas the on- slaught of the many jays arriving every minute that the hawk made no effort to rise with its prey. I walked quite close, made a motion with my paddle that caused it to rise releasing the jay which flutter- | ed short distance and died. The an guish and distress of the parent birds was touching to watch. They tried to raise the' wounded bird with their beaks and it in many ways until death end. ferings. Then they sat around on low, twigs in a most disconsolate man- ner. Here they were joined by a num- ber of jays evidently returning from pur- | suit of the hawk across the lake, All appeared to share in the grief. Jays are great torments and appear to take pleas- | ure in tormenting hawks, owls and animals after the manner of the crow to which family he belongs. Still hunters will tell you not to despise the call of the jay, as they always meke a fuss when they see any animal moving near them. I remember a veteran hunter driving along rosd past a swamp when a score of bluejsys were making 9 great fuss near the ground. He stopped his horse for a minute, then drove on, saying "Lay low, boys, until T.come back," which he did in a short time with a rifle, In less than an hour, guided by the noice of the jays, he had 'shot a fine bear. Since then I have taken more than passing notice of the jsy snd found the hunters invariably right in their observations regarding the jay. (MARK ROBINSON) "renssuring"' words in the Le 'ature last week, when he seemed to think | 5 that agriculture 'iy flourishing as never bes | Order from your dealer : fore--but feared to appoint a commision ate " Pa |to prove it; or, when he, at any rate, re-| The William Davies Company, Limited fused to permit the appointment of » com-| Toronto and Montreal mission to investigate. | Canada Food Board Packers' License Nos. 13-$0 and 13-54 101 Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff | : slasets --<ée = ns -- < "Kills rats, _DALLEY -- . mice ,b Pure Food Products When buying COFFEE, BAKING POWDER, MUSTARD DRESSING and EXTRACTS, see that the word is on the package-- and thus be sure of the finest Puire Food Products, _ The name hes stood for quality since 1848. -- The F F.DALLEY CORPORATIONS Limited, Hamilton, Ont, 7X] BT Leaving Midland Midland Argus--Rev. Mr. Smithson, pas- tor of the Baptist Church here tendered his resignation a meeting of the church members on Sunday evening Iast, In do- 'ing so he spoke of the extremely cordial relations that had existed between the con- gregation and himself since the very begin- ning of his pastorate, and declared his re- gret that pressire of circumstances com- pelled his return to Scotland. The resigna- tion will take effect on June 22. Advertising pays--both the advertiser and the purchaser.