The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-03

| Ne Tells what lae Expects 20 DO In the
| Way ~ Bisbing-A Great Colony Of His
| Kind ON the Danube River.
| Here sit in my nest Of sea-wecd.
waiting for my dinner. You may call
me Tom All-alonc, II You like; but In an
other fortnight you won't sec me on this
rock, for then shall be able to fly OF
and provide for myself. You want TO
know nv real name? Well, I'm cor
morant. and am given to understand
that that word means q sea-cow.
daresay that is quite right. though ! can
not be said to bear any resemblance to
your old friend Jim.
/ am fond Of eating. People say
that cormoranis are great and greedy
caters, and they are not far wrong.
We kill a tremendous quantity Of
fishes. and for that reason
are not popular in many To-
calities-inland places especially. That
is why, as rule. we prefer to live by
the OCEAN. where our finny prey are
plentiful. and there is no one to COM
plain Of our taking just as many Of them
As we please; but case is recorded of
Of some of our folk settling in the mid
die Of town. and choosing the church
tower for their headquarters.
think that the cormorants may be
proud Of the way in which they sustain
the good name OF the bird for intel
ligcnce. Though you would not ex-
pect us to be skilful at fishing for others.
see nc that we are so fond Of eating all
that We catch. I understand that our
Chinese brothers are regularly taineu
ana trained . nsh .h lol man ;.s ms ' Thar
ing begins rom tne'r infancy incy
nave naru.y lcl' Tue sncl, ps.ots W. ~
are taken 70 tne Wa'e, anu I"Sn' - ~
what their master 'eiis 'nc'n anu -
bring 70 MN Inc hsnes "h'cn 'nes
can,ure.
Inc Chinaman goes on. on the wa'cI
on a bamboo rait. wn'cn he MY, IT.. aDyus
WIN P~lu'e. anu cacn ~ ~ $3.50 =.
three or four cormorantS- Inc only m
timaton iha' me p'ru gs's VIII " ~ =
wanted 70 angie y rousn pusn ~ .,e
RAFT should " DC unMiinhg OF .oo
lazy 70 nsh' tne man str.kes INC wa'el
with MS panule' Of eIsc gises 'ne solino-
rant tap WIN " whercuPon :. u'ses -
escape the blows. ~ soon ~ y secuIcs
nsh y rises 20 tne surface. anu. nasu-
rally enough. uies 70 swa'ivw ~ -
TIM BUT o. course; 1onn Snlnaln q !,
has no intention 70 allow y q ENJOY me
fruits o. ~ laoor. TOW uoes ne pr
vent thlsr wise n we are; man y ~. W.T.
ana 90 tnc cunning Ial,s' '. -
sirlng' or Ias'ens ,ne.A llng' 'o e.s'
the p'ru neck, wh,cn prevents I'LL
swallowing any pu. INC smA'e ~
fishes Inc cormorant e''ne, prings y,
prey 70 tne rait, Of sise tns iai. 4
swiftly rauu.eu .owa.us =. -. 'nc -,
. escape; for me Diru mas oI'sn 'ongn
!. struggle before !, ca'cnes ar Isl
a net = cieseriy thro"n over .nc oIu !
ana y = nauleu ~ me TAFT lnc nsn ]
then iorcca rom ~ anu P'cnrs
INTO pig BASKET "n''e w col,no, -
y rewaruea WIN mou.niu' - loon:
wnich " ~ snaoie :" Pai 'aAc ~ ''o l'nt
: being - 80 -, IN - ".
sonnet me- ~" ~ nano @ 81
: tempt 70 escaP.' - 'nls 80 'nc Nn'na
man lanu'es Mec' = anu spo v, ~. ls a.
y; pnt - oiuet - lush ~ w.. cno' ! J.
a,'eI l,eeuon. - 7 o'en VIZ ."s'yI 49, =
cnan 'ne ev'n'o's IN ~ - -. -" -.
hcaru mat w - ~ D ~. w ~.
Icl IL ~ ~, Nv, ~" $3.50 ~. ~"
them nas caugnl anu 'naa w unsu -,
ccssiui amer WI - "nsS cnasc ~
more lcs'u MAJ n" nv, ~. w - ,s neP,,s'
- y" In1- aa n,s 1870 ; ~ -
u oalap's ~ lsa.'y o ~" ~ = is a,,-ss
ines 's,i' I'm. eap s,.c,a,n n xbo shon
.vr ,,ir - ~. u, :, ,,.nos ~ rcl;n J,
IN h.ve ~ admission 10 ~ ! trained fish
I, - Sor after Iii. Il i slavery - com
= ,arcd w,th the life ~ ia viii cormo
4 nts mo can f;sh n tie ~ shc Who'll
!. day Il they Choose. and only To- thcm
selves and their children.
> have heard there ara colonies 81 cor
9 r,orartz ~ sorne AZ The islands ~ n
= Danuhc river a partv n sportsme,
9 once visited them. and were receive
!, with shouts Of laughter BY the olde