Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-10-22
BIRD B0tRDERS.
SUMNER o. ARTERs FOR soNGsTeRs
WHOSE hISTREssEs ARE AWAY.
a fancler's Discourse on the Voices and
rlumage of Popular Pets-More
Canaries soid-The Mockin.
Bird-TaIking Birds.
HhiladeIphla Times.l

Amid the batel o. shrill nuise' in birl
store on Ninth street young lady came in
AMI Caz ID burriedly from one cage TO an
other. She was sunburn; and brown, and
ihi' tact, together with the travelling COS
tune which she wore, made il evident that
SIZE had been seeking nealtl aud pleasure
ont of the city. With a disappointed lo1x
she ut last turned e the att5ntsrs and a ked:
"Is Beauty alive and weilr lie attendant
went 10 "a distant corner of tue shop, TOOK
down an expensive cage anl handel IL t.
the young lady.
Are you glad 20 Sc me, Oh, yOu dear
little lYve!' and the birl hoped around
and .aUg anl in many ways showed that il
recogniz Il the owner After being assured
that the bird hal rec i've the best OF care
all summer, the la.Iy pail t. boarI bill aud
went out caresing the little ilgss ani call
lng II all kind, OF pretty name
We have teen boarding the bril- while
she was away explatl.l tie atten lant
we have great many b arders here. but
they are being taken away now. When
people s. away for ths ,umm.r an / have
tneir hou e. clp eI they take tasir Dir Is 70
a store where blrd, are boarIeL I've got
tfty-two boarIer, Lett. hut they viii all be
gone in a couple ot week
" I'M 4 -flA = lENIN A hEEk.
Birds are boarded fr - cents week
and We take no risk IN tIem We don't in
sGre them AMI il tIey die we are not the
10 er We have oms very fa,tidlou, birls
brought T. u They are used 70 many
little ATTENTIONS at home which it would b.
impossible for u u give them. SJms Of
them are allowel 10 hon AROUND ths room
at home. Others are "a ed % being hung
out IN the yard, whore tney can joy the
ire ii AIR and sunshine anl W. can It give
them the little indul .enre. \ great
many pct birds too. are taught to eat GER
tain things for which they sometimes de.
velop great love, and when they are
brought "a u, wnere they are placed on
regu.ur bird fopd trey don't like IT, In
,aci, sOrIs Of then relel against common
fare and won't eG until hunger drives them
"a it.
"There is an OF fellow there il that hand ;
some cage said the birl-store man, point.
ing To a sedate looking Dir whicl haI one
eye shut. "Iie Is regular old sport, anI
you would bs surprised 10 see the air, he
puts on. We call Kim the parlor boarder,
because be pays, OF rather his owner pay,
more FOR his board than We get for any
other bird here. Tie must have eggs and
fruit every day, and il ne doesn't get them
he makes more fus, than a dy p.pt.c OIL
bachelor"
THE POPULAR CANARY.
Are m-ny pet bird, sold nowf was
asked.
More than ever before; but / can't say
just how many. There are rearly lUO bird
stores in the city Tuere were not hall that
number five years ago. There are mors
f.rFf ssft ta- Il A.
They are not tue best singers but they are
very pretty and they are easily kept The
best singing canaries come from Germany
where they are trained We sometimes re.
Ceive as much as SO for fine singer Some
are sold as low as s.
The best singer OF the feathere tribe is
tie American mocking bird, Hs is the
acknowledged king og them all The
smartest OF these birds come from Virginia
and North Carolina, wnere they are
caught while young. They are very hard
20 raise until they get % be Q months or
a year old. After that they give little
trouble. Tney begin TO sing when they are
a year old and are in their prime at 4
year, They will live by proper attention
Tor 10 years ard have known them 20 at
tain l3 years. The young birds are secured
at this season OF tbs year and in the spring.
The females are worthless pets, as only the
males sing. | have known a mockiHg bird
to sell for $50. The average price for a
good singer, however, l. SIS.
In big cage was North Carolina red
bird. He said the attendant, as valued
for his plumage. He is not Of a musical
turn, and only gives forth a shrill whistle
This bird had blood-rei body, with black
head AMI the tip Of the wings were black
They average ia price" said its owner,
"about 50.
TALKING BIRDS.
Slow many kinds of birds talkf'
Lets see-there Is the startling, the mag
pie, the raven, the parrot and the cockatoo
which is in reality species OF the largo
parrot family. Does the crow talkl Yes,
once in a while a crow can be found which
with hard and careful training can be
taught To say one or two words. But we
don't count him with the talking birds. /
sold the mate 10 that cockatoo you see there
to a gentleman last week for 500. and |
would not take much less for this one.'
The bird stood doing ON psrcl, perfect
picture OF grace and contentm He was
almost as white as snow, except
his head. which was bright yellow. He
was much larger than an ordinar y-sizsd
parrot, and when he opened his eyes hs
looked very wise.
ave divide birds into two classes,' ex-
planned the attendant There are hard
bills and soft bills, and each class has its
kind Of food. Our hard bills eat seed and
the soft bills eat soft preparation which is
made OF honey and canary seei. We have
birds here from every CLINE. There are the
love birds, which are parroquets from
South America, and those birds over there
are from Africa. You see. they haven't
much beauty about them and they can't
sing.
TROUBLED WITH CoRNs
HNone Of the African birds sing. The lit
tie cut-throat has rather a soft whistle. but
that is all There is the English blackbirt,
which belongs to the singing family. The
parrot family is very large The best par
rots are OF a grayish color AMI they are
brought from Africa. Each kind OF bird
requires a special kind of care. IL - not
necessary 10 clean the cages every day of
the smaller birds. but great care should al
ways be taken that their perches are Kept
clean or the birds viii get corns on their
feet Didn't know that birds could get
cornsi Certainly they can. That comes
from their standing on rough perch We
are often called ON 70 doctor sick birds and
find them suffering with corns. Thay soon
come all right after the perches are cleaned