Nebraska Newspapers

    FIGHT WITH A WOLF.
NOTED PROFESSIONAL. HUNTER
OF NEBRASKA.
Almost Chewed Up lr the Untie
While Ills . Horse Would Not I'ertult
Illrn lo Take Btetuly Aim Lost III
Weapon In Thick of llattle.
(Special Letter.)
Probably the only remaining wild
beast hunter In tho state of Nebraska
today, a survival of tho ploncor days,
Ib I'otor A. Watson of Chadron, who
has just distinguished hlmsolf In kill
ing a great gray wolf In a hand-to-hand
struggle, with a small revolver as
tils only weapon. Watson In a profes
sional wolf hunter, and his prowess Is
recognized by tho Nebraska Live Stock
association, which employs him annu
ally on a salary to slay wolves on tho
range, and thus protect tho young
stock.
Watson docs all his hunting on
horseback, with a pack of flno stag
hounds. Thcso dogs he breeds for his
own 1180 and always uses (tlx of thorn
In hunting. Ho rides a blooded horso
that can kocp woll to tho front In n
chase, even after tho llcotest animal
that roams the plains, the gray wolf,
(t Is nothing for him to rldo 100 miles
vltliotit dismounting, and ho covers
mt- -
DOaS DISPATCHING A WOLI
nearly twlco that dlstnncc In a day
when It Is necessary.
Ho Is alwnyn ready to tako to tho
naddlo. Ho rides Into the section whoro
wolvoa aro roported to bo killing young
stock, and moves along until a wolf
Is sighted. Ho carries a powerful flold
glass, and Is coiiBtanly sweeping tho
surrounding plains with It. In this
way ho frequently sees tho wolves be
fore they sco him. If tho game la off
and away, Watson simply notes care
fully tho gcnoral direction takon; than
ho swings his pack around bohlnd a
hill, drops out of slght.oniy to reappear
ahead of tho game, on which ho rides
with a rush,
Then tho dogs take up tho chase. Tho
wolf noldom holds out for more than a
tnllo. Sometimes a particularly strong
animal manugCB to run two miles be
foro tho hounds overtnko him. Tho
pack works together. If tho dogs did
not thoy would not laat long, as tho
nvorago gray wolf can kill In relays
any pack of hounds that over attackod
him. Hut when Watson's trained pack
Jumps on a wolf, that Is tho last of
him. Thoy fight togothor, and soldom
got moro than a scratch. The dogs
follow tho wolf closely and attack him
all together, and such n fight lasts or
dlnnrily but a few minutes. On tlioso
wolf hunts tho wolf slayer Is armed
with nothing but a largo revolver. Ho
has onvorat times boon forced to uso
this weapon In Bolf-dcfonso, for, while
wolves, not pressed, will novor attack
n man.occaslohally a hard-pressed wolf
will turn on his pursuers and mako n
moat desporata fight
This was tho ensa a fow days ago In
Box Dutto county, whoro Watson was
engaged In exterminating a number of
big wolvoa which had killed somo
young stoolt. Tho pack had started n
wolf and was far In ndvauco of their
mastor, when suddenly a huge wolf,
which had ovldontly been asleep In tho
rank uudorbruBh until dlsturbod by tho
wolf huntor's horso, sprang upon Wat
son. Tho nnlmal burled Its claws In
tho stdo of tho horso and his fangs In
tho rldor'a leg. It was a vory largo
wolf, and the suddonncss of tho at
tack gavo tho beast a distinct advan
tago. Tho attack was mado from tho right
tildo, and tho only weapon tho wolf
hunter carried was beneath tho body
of tho ferocious brute, WatBon struck
tho animal repeatedly across tho snout
with Ills quirt. Then ho thrust his
hand down under tho growling beast
to socura his pistol, Instantly his nrm
was solzod by tho animal and tho llesh
torn from tho wrist. Watson roachod
over and grabbed his gun with hla loft
hnnd. Tho wolf still had tho hunter's
right nrm botwocn his tooth nnd was
chewing it vory Industriously, Watson
retained his prcsonco of, in I ml and fired
Into tho beast '
At tho tlmo Watson's horso was
roaring and plungug oypr "the pralrlo
nnd Bcroamlug in agony. This maue
tho rldor'B aim uncertain. Pour times
ho flrod at tho wolf, and had but ono
eholl loft In his gun. Mood was
streaming from tho hunter's nrm, nnd
leg, tho horso was covorod with blood,
nnd tho wolf wus bleeding profusoly,
With an offort tho wolf slayer thrust
bin rovolvor into tho mouth of tho
furious beast, and at tho risk of blow
ing off his own hand, fired tho romaln
lug shell Into tho struggling target,
Tho wolf's head was blown oft and tho
body droppod to tho pralrlo.
Weak from loss of blood, Watson
climbed down, tied up his wounds, and
throwing tho animal across tho horse,
started for homo, fifteen miles away.
Childless I'runcu
Ono-nfth of tlio mnrvlea coup'lea In
Frunco havo no, cjilldr&u.
SHOOTS WILD HOnSES.
Shooting wild horses for a living
seems odd employment, especially for
a woman, but there Is a woman In Ne
vada who cams her livelihood In Just
that way. She is a Callfornlan, too,
and n young womnn, only 23 years old.
Moreover, she is respected for her
many good qualities by, those who
know hor; Is nn affectionate mother,
n hospltubla soul. Her mimo Is Mrs.
Maud Whltenian. Her father, whoso
name Is Wllman, Is nn old soldier, hav
ing served hlB country In both the Mex
ican and Civil wars, lie is a tail, lino
looking man of splendid physique. Ho
Is, however, no longer young, nnd the
C5 years that have passed over him
hnve limited his opportunities for
work, so ho decided to kill wild horsc3
for their hides. Ho selected a region
known ns Maud's Wells, from tho
springs that supply them with water.
It is situated twenty-thrco mllcB from
Humboldt in tho wilds of a dcsolnte
desert. Prom tho first Maud was an
nctlvo partner In this business. Sho
Is a bold rldor nnd n lino shot, and can
bring down a horso at n dlstanco that
would win a sportsinnn's admiration.
When engaged In this pursuit sho
dresses Ilka a man, donning overalls
In addition to a flannel shirt and man's
soft hat. Her pluck uml endurance nro
remarkable. Sho can rldo or drive tho
day through without seeming fatigue.
Por hor a drive of fifty miles a day Is
nothing, nor tho guiding of horses over
stcop and dangerous roads. Sho knows
nil about thcso things and can hnndlo
four horeos ns well us any man in
Novuda, In appearance Maud Is somo-
ONE ON JUDGE CHAMBERS.
Tho Compositor Kmclt Cunnlbul In tho
Ink of III Mniiunorlpt.
An amusing Incident was connected
with tho return to San Francisco, on
routo to Washington, of Judgo W. L.
Chambors, who for sovcral years has
been chief justice of Samoa, in an In
terview, published at Honolulu on his
way up, tho chief Justlco was misrep
resented so seriously In his alleged
statements regarding Snmoan mnttenw
that ho took tho wlso precaution in
San Francisco of writing out his views
on tho moro ticklish muttors concern
ing which ho was Interviewed. Like
most great men, Judgo Chamber's pen
manship would never bo taken ns a
model In a district school. A com
positor on u morning pa par to whom It
was given to sot up wus In despair.
"Look hero," ho said, "this Is positive
ly tho worst writing I evor was up
against."
"Hut that wns written by tho chief
Justice of Samoa, man. Ioolc how
much character there Is In tho writ
ing." "Chief Justlco of Samoa!" snortod
tho compositor, "That accounts for
It. Thero Is character In his hand. I
might havo known ho wns a South
Sea Islaudor, I could smell cannibal
in tho ink!"
LATEST REAR ADMIRAL.
Rear admirals aro becoming rather
plentiful nowadays, slnco tho rank of
commodore wns abolished and promo
tion Is made direct from captain to
HEAR ADMIRAL M'CORMlGK.
rear admiral, Thero aro sixteen now,
nnd moro than a scoro of retired rear
admirals nro living, while tho header
ovory bureau of tho navy department
has tho honorary rank of tear admiral.
Tho latest rear admiral Is Andrew II.
McCormlck, whoso promotion camo
last week, Ho entered tho naval sorv
lco in isr9 from Texas, and was coin
missioned a cuptnln in 1892. Admiral
McCormlck will have charge of tho
navy yard at Washington, whero a
great deal of iniportnnt work Is In
progress. During tho last Btimmor ho
has been a mombor of tho board ap
pointed to rovlBo tho naval regulations,
lie will direct tho naval celebration of
Dowoy's arrival In Washington, aud
what masculine, though not nbovo tho
average size of her sex. Her figure Is
well rounded, without stoutness. A
rather square face, browned by con
stant exposure; dark hair, drawn
plainly back to keep It out of tho way,
nnd dark, resolute cye3 that look
bteadlly at you. Sho makes on an av
erage 5 a day clear of all expenses.
This Is independent of her father's
earnings. Hides arc worth about ?2
nplecc. Theirs go to California, The
method of killing Is Ingenious. Mount
ed on horses, the father and daughter
set out for tho task. They keep dis
creetly In tho background, however,
whllo dogs drive a small herd of their
own horses to tho spring. These serve
ns a decoy. Gradually wild horses
come up, mingling with tho rest. Whon
suspicion has been quieted tho man
Btcals near, wounding, with a vlow to
disabling, the leader of tho herd. All
others of tho wild band immediately
rush away, but soon they return in
quest of their leader. Now Is tho op
portunity. Tho mounted riders rush
from hiding, shoot as many as possible
nnd follow fleeing victims until all or
nearly all aro killed.
Maud Is also a famous killer of
coyotes, whoso scalps bring half a dol
lar apiece from tho state of Idaho.
Whon Maud goes Into Humboldt, ns
sho docs about onco a month, nobody
who had Been her in overalls would
rccognlzo her. Clowned In black silk,
with a whlto Leghorn lint adorned with
feathers, on her head, her usual stride
supplanted by moro feminine carriage,
nobody would tako her for a killer of
mustangs and coyotes.
tho navy yard will furnish threo com
panies of sailors, Tho gunboats Ma
cules and Marietta, both veterans of
tho Spanish war, aro at tho yard, and
will assist In tho welcome to tho hero
of Manila,
A BASHFUL KING.
Trials or an Artist In Trying to X'alitt
n Kojul Picture.
M. do la Nezlere, who Is Just back
from tho west coast of Africa, has been
spending Bomo mouths In laborious at
tempts to paint tho portrait of Samory,
tho vanqulnhcd king, under consider
able difficulties. Tho dethroned poten
tate has tho greatest objection to nrt
lsts In general, and In particular
deemed it a ploco of gross Impertinence
on tho part of M. do la Nozloro to wnnt
to catch his Ukonoss. Ills dinky mnj
esty had to bo coaxed with Innumer
able gifts of cigarcttos, matches and
coppers into giving tho painter a sit
ting. Among nil tho presents show
ered upon him small change, which ho
used promptly lo put In his mouth as
n precaution against pickpockets, was
what ho liked best. At Inst Samory
was mollified, began to call M. do la
Nozloro by tho only French word ho
know, "enmnrade." and graciously con
sented to sit. Tho unfortunate artist's
difficulties wore not yet, however, at
an ond. When Samory saw his royal
foatures being drawn upon canvas he
was suddenly taken with a bashful fit
that lasted on and off for soveral
weoks. He used every now and then
to hldo his countenance beneath his
turban nnd rcsolutoly retuso to unveil.
Whonovor It happoncd that Sainory'a
feelings of modesty wore thus unac
countably hurt, the sitting had Inva
riably to be given up for tho day. At
other times tho fallen, but still capri
cious monarch, used seriously to dis
turb tho painter's work by sprinkling
him and his canvas with water. At
last, however, M. do la Nezlero suc
ceeded In gottlng n few sketches of
Samory, which ho has brought back
with him, and from which ho Intends
painting a llnlshcd portrait of tho do
throned king, Pnrls Corrcspondonw
London Telegraph.
Tliu tlond Doctor Frotnsts.
"I can mako uome nllowanco for tho
pressuro of war news on your col
umns," said tho Rev. Dr. Fourthly,
who happoncd at tho newspaper offlco
on Monday morning, "but I am carry
ing on n campaign against tho powers
of .rkness, nnd It looks like favorit
ism when you publish two pages of
dispatches from tho Philippines nnd
censor tho roport of my sermon down
to two inches."
Flint lo Light Htrouts by F.lectrlclty.
Tho honor of bolng tho first city In
tho United Stntcs to light Its stroets by
electricity Is claimed by Saginaw, Mich,
Its electric street lights dato back to
1880, whon tho system was built by
Cincinnati capitalists. It Is also claimed
that tho Btrcet cars of Saginaw were
tho first to bo provided with heaters,
this Improvements being mado In 1870.
ALASKA IS FEETILK
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S EX
PERIMENTAL STATIONS.
Alt Sorts or Ilnrljr Vegetables Kicet
In Flavor Those of the United .State
(Iratos und Forage Cropt Are .111
(looil.
(Special Letter.)
Tho federal department of agricul
ture has shown that fruits, vegetables,
and grain nro being grown with profit
In Alaska, and that our great Arctic
domain offers enormous possibilities,
hitherto unsuspected, for ngrlculturo
on a largo scule.
Along tho Alaskan coast tho soil Is
capable of producing grain, vegetables,
small fruits and forage plants of as
good quality and in as great abundance
as many of our northern states, ind of
supporting countless herds of cattle.
In southeastern Alaska Is n region as
largo as all New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania combined, that Is adapt
ed In all respects to cattlo raising.
Tho government is establishing threo
agricultural experiment stations at dif
ferent points in tho territory, to test
thoroughly und scientifically tho ca
pacity of its noil for producing a food
supply for its present and future pop
ulation, nnd enable the territory ulti
mately to become self-supporting with
respect to tho food It may need.
Tho stations aro at Sitka, on the
POTATOES GROWN AT KADIAK.
southeastern const; at Kadlak, on Ka
dlak Island, off tho southern coast, and
at Kcnai, on tho Kcnal peninsula, be
side Cook Inlet, about 110 miles to tho
north and cast. Tho conditions at Sit
ka represent all tho heavily timbered
region of southeastern Alaska, with its
deep moss and peaty soil. At Kadlak
tho cllmato Is somowhat cooler, and
tho soil less peaty, whllo In tho Kcnal
peninsula there Is a largo area of agri
cultural land lnsldo the coast range,
which presents favorable conditions
for farming, although It He3 north of
tho sixtieth parallel of north latitude.
Last year tho department sent to
Alaska a special agent, Prof. C. C.
Qeorgeson, a native of Denmark. He
mado his headquarters at Sitka and
Skaguay, and experimented with seeds
of over" 100 varieties of grain, vege
tables, grasses and forage plants. He
also distributed seeds to individuals in
other localities In Alaska and made
arrangements for co-operatlvo experi
ments nnd roports as to the results ob
tained. All of tho seeds wero planted
between May 13 and May 25. Tho sea
son was backward, and it was Imprac
ticable to plant them earlier.
Of vegetable seeds planted there were
nspnragus, wax beans, beets, cress,
kale, lettuce, mustard, onions, pars
ley parsnips, peas, radishes ruta
bagas, rhubarb, salsify, spinach, sage,
thyme, turnips and Windsor beans. All
these, Including In somo cases several
varieties of oach, except tho wax beans
and spinach, mado excellent growth
and produced vegetables and plants
that compared favorably with the prod
ucts of gardens nlmost anywhere In
southern latitudes. Tho peas were
especially prolific, and the turnips, rad
ishes, parsnips, parsley and salsify
produced roots as good as can bo found
anywhere. Some of tho turnips weighed
live pounds each, and somo even 10
pounds, and were of excellent flavor.
Potatoes also wero a decided success.
Many of them weighed each a pound
or moro.
A moro Important test, however,
was made with grains and forage
plants. Oats and barley wero grown
at Sitka and Skaguay with gratifying
results. Several varieties of Nor
wegian nnd Russlnn barley wero grown
with tho samo excellent result as with
tho oats. Of forago plants there were
seeded several varieties of Norwegian
clover, timothy, hairy vetch nnd Riga
flax, and all wero successful, the clovor
being especially vigorous, measuring
over two feet high.
Alnska Is pre-eminently a land or
small fruits and berries. The flavor
of most of tho native varieties is pro
nounced to bo so excellent that It is
said they aro worthy of introduction
into tho Stntcs.
Ancestors of llui Honrs.
Soventy family names predominate
among tho Doers. Thoy nro almost all
kindred, Tho Hoers now In Africa aro
descended from ninety people, mainly
Dutch, with a few Germans and Danes,
who wero granted discharges from tho
Dutch Past India service In 1G70 nnd
then took to farm life. They havo had
largo families, twelve or fourteen chil
dren not bolng uncommon, nnd from
these nlnoty persons and 200 French
Huguenots who arrived somo yenrs
later tho noors of to-day are descended,
KullroHtl Stationery,
A railroad otUcial In a recent lecturo
stntcd that It costs his road each year
about 11,000 for pins, ?5,000 for rubber
bands, 5,000 for luk, $7,000 for lead
pencils; also that It cost nearly ni
much for stationery to carry on tho
bualnoss as for Iron. Pittsburg Post.
RICH OLD BILL JONES.
Time Wns When Poverty Compel!!'
!llm to Full the Flow.
Thero died a while ago In Donoho, a
tlllago In Marion county, South Caro
lina, Dill Jones, the richest man in the
community. He was seven feet tall,
weighed 100 pounds, had ono arm, 15
sons and a dozen girls. Ho was tho
strong man of tho county, but it kept
him hustling to work n living out of
the little farm for his colony of hungry
mouths. Ono spring, Just nt a critical
tlmo in tho family finances, tho old
horse, the only ono Dill had, up and
died. Hill called his boys togothor,
nnd a caucus was held to dccldo upon
replacing tho horso. Times wero hard
with Hill always, but Just then he was
In an exceedingly tight tlx, with no
credit, excepting for a limited supply
of provisions. To buy another horso
was Impossible, for no ono would trust
Dill, knowing tho sizo of his family,
and the small patch of ground scorned
to stand no chance of being cultivated
that year. It Is true that Dill's neigh
bors expressed sympathy when his
horso died, nnd sighed when they told
him they saw no chnnco for him to pull
through. Dill was a hard worker, and
he kept at his work every day in tho
year, excepting Sunday, so his bad luck
was not chargcablo to laziness on his
part. Ho told his boys ho was In dos
porato straits, and wanted their nd
vlcc. Tho boys wero not Industriously
inclined, nnd In tho loss of tho horso
they hoped to avoid work, so tholr ad
vlco was not encouraging. Then old
man Hill raised himself to his full
height, took a fresh chew of tobacco,
and mado this proposition: "Wcll.boys,
wo havo a good many mouths depend
In' on us and we mussen' dlsapp'lnt
'ein, so we'll play horse; that Is, I'll
pull tho plow an' lot you boys hold tho
han'les an' follcr me." Tho novel idea
struck tho hoys favorably, and thoy
laughed to themselves as they thought
how tho old man would soon tiro out
and give up trying to bo a plow horse.
Hut before summer was half gono tho
old man proved to bo a match for any
horso or any six horses In that county.
The boys took hold of tho plow han
dles by turns, nnd tho old man pulled
the plow along so fast that tho boys
had to "spell" ono another often. Tho
neighbors wero amused nt first, and
then, when tney saw that old man Bill
was In earnest they ridiculed him and
vowed ho would fall to raise a crop
that year. But when all tho crops
around Donoho wero "laid by," Bill
Jones' crop was tho finest, and when
tho harvesting was dono his ylold wa3
tho largest. So old man Bill mado
sufficient money to get out of debt,
clotho his family during tho winter,
lay In a supply of provisions and buy
a horso. His success In futuro years
was the envy of his neighbors.
MARVELOUS CURVES.
Tho Alamagordo and Sacramento
Mountain railroad, which was built In
New Mexico last year, Is a lino of mar
velous curves. It Is a branch of tho
El Paso and Northeastern, and extends
from the town of Alamogordo, which
is 3,700 feet abovo sea level and situ
ated whero tho vast plain of tho Tu
larosa valley meets tho foot of the Sac
ramento mountain, to the summit of
the mountains at an elevation of 8,000
feet, a dlstanco of 19.34 miles. The
road is standard gauge, with maximum
grades of 5.2 per cent and mnxlmum
curves of 40 degrees. The length of
tho lino on tho mountains Is 14.7G miles
nnd tho percentage of tangent is 3G
per cent, and the percentage of curves
63 per cent. Altogether thero aro
115 curves on tho lino, CI of which havo
a curvaturo of 39 degrees or over cacn.
Tho curvaturo of tho other curves
ranges from 20 to 28 dcgrces.as follows:
Twelve curves, 20 degrees each; two
curves, 22 degrees each; ono curvo, 23
degrees; twenty-seven curves, 21
degrees each; ono curvo, 25 degrees;
nlno curves, 20 degrees each; two
curves, 28 degrees each. In all thero
aro 18,401 feet of track with a curva
ture of 30 degrees and over. Tho road
Is designed for hauling logs from tho
A VIEW ON THE RAILWAY,
timber belt on tho top of tho mountain
to tho sawmills nt Alamogordo, but Is
by no means a light tramroad, as It is
laid with CO-pound steol rails and II
substantially built in all respects.
Now Name for InilUns.
At a recent meeting of tho Anthropo
logical society In Washington, tho
nanio "Amerind" was proposed as a
substitute- for tho various terms now
employed to denoto tho Indians or red
men of America. Tho now name Is
compounded from tho leading syllnblos
of tho phrafo "American Indian," nnd
tho working ethnologists of tho socie
ty, led by Major Powell, wero practi
cally unanimous in approving tho word
Amerind, and roconiraendlng Us adop
tion. Tho adjectives derived from tho
now name would bo "Amcrlndlc"' and
"Amerindian"
IN TILE PHILIPPINES.
HOW THE WOUNDED OF THE
ENEMY ARE CARED FOR.
Foreign Admiration Kid ted Kxeoatlons
Conducted After MunaerFreTlent In
Calm Aboriginal Feoplo Who Do No'
Know What It Is to Wear Clothes.
(Special Lotter.)
According to tho evidence of photo
graphs, Undo Sam does not appear to
bo tho Inhuman oppressor of tho Fil
ipinos ho Is said to bo by a fow of
his critics, both nt homo and abroad.
Ono of tho photographs horo repro
duced shows how a wounded Fili
pino is being brought Into camp to be
cared for in tho hospital. This par
ticular natlvo had tho mlsfortttno to
havo his leg broken by a rlflo ball, and
A PHILIPPINE EXECUTION,
ho Is being carefully conveyed on a
light rocking chair to which bamboo
poles havo been attached to make it
serviceable ns a stretcher. Ho docs
not appear to bo greatly terrified in
fact, his expression tells qulto plainly
that ho has no misgivings. Foreign
military mou express surprise nt the
solicitude shown by tho American au
thorities for the welfare of all wound
ed, friend or foe.
Another picture shows tho method ol
execution In voguo in tho Philippines,
Tho Instrument of death is n varlotj
of garrotto, similar to the ono used foi
Hko purposes in Cuba, and introduced
In both countries by tho Spaniards,
Every ono concerned in tho partlculai
CAPTURED IGARROTES.
execution photographed appears tc
tako tho whole proceedings In a decid
edly matter of fact manner.
Somo of tho aboriginal Flllplnoi
do not favor heavy clothing. A lot o)
Ignrrotes, recently captured, wore onlj
n headgear and n walstcloth. Thc
took no Interest In what was going on
although their surroundings must have
been altogether novel to them, bul
stolidly marched wherover their guardf
dlroctcd.
Hcent Drinking.
"Let mo most fervently warn all youi
lady readers ngnln3t tho deadly habll
of drinking or sipping scents," said 8
leading doctor, referring to tho noi
prevalent vice. "Generally, meroly lr
order to do something daring, n younp
schoolgirl will tako a sip at hor moth
er's scont bottle. Tho habit grows. II
Is only natural It should, slnco when i
woman Is, as sho thinks, lnnocentb
sipping tho Julco of Bomo sweet flowed
sho Is in reality drinking a form of al
cohol much moro deadly in its effect!
than hor husband's most daring drink.
"Perhaps whon I toll you that more
than half tho serious mental and phys
ical breakdowns among society lead
ers which como under my notlco can be
traced to this secret scent drinking,
your readers will tako warning nnd
stop now Immediately. I would rathoi
foster a lovo for cold gin In my own
daughter than ono for tho finest scenl
over manufactured. Tho hold of tin
former ovor hor would bo comparative
ly easy to conquer; but onco let tin
craving for scent clutch a woman, am!
only tho grnvo can euro her."
Hinging Hchoot of Thrush,
A writer In "Forest and 8tream"
tolls of tho methods Papa Thrush
adopts in teaching his Httl
sing. "Find," ho says, "a family ol
wouu iiuuanuH una careiuuy noto what
takes place. Tho old male th rush tvlVl
sing tho sweet song in loud, clear
imio-jiKo noius, aim men stop to listen
whllo tho young birds try to imitate
tho song. Somo will utter onn nnln
somo two. Somo will utter a hoarse
noto, others a sharp note. After
nwhllo they seem to forget tholr lesson
and drop out ono by one. When nil
nro silent, tho old thrush tunes up
again, and tho young thrushes repeal
their efforts, and so it eogs nn tnr
hours. Tho young birds do not acquire
tho full song tho first year; bo tho les
sons are repeated tho following Bprlng.
I take mnnv visitors Into th
enjoy tho first thrushes' singing-
scnooi, aim an aro convinced that the
song of tno wood tnrush Is anitter ol
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