Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-22
LETTER.
/. no National Capltal--Hcw
s,isrss and People
Are Sold.
AZ, Feet Mills aud Reagan.
wOman-Bessie
,,.,hal and Her Life.
,.y,eal work Of the Agricui-
IN n.,artmeut a Valuable
Aid to Farmers.

s,ar correspondent
.,ox. March 15.-The agri-
4 es.r.ment has Just established
economic ornithology, which
au,growth OF the work Of the
a nrnithologists' union in the
.od re graphical distribution
X ,merican birds. The first CO.
n .,temot 10 study bird migration
A rs,cd States was made IN the
j valley in the spring of 1882
4 .nnerlntendence OF Prof. w. w
a \. result OF the investigation
4 ',.,nortsnt that the union deter
4 ] txtend It over the whole OF
n ..nra. and appointed a special
h " 81 which DR.. G. Hart Merriam
4 Grove, N. Y, was made chair
4 g.soers oil lighthouses, light
4 ,5bsacons were called upon for
A .,nn and the reports received
u sources have been most graf
4 M entire United States were
IN M districts. The middle East
II, embraced Southern Michigan,
s. 0hio, West Virginia, Kentucky,
= east Of the Tennessee river,
Georgia and Florida, 49,
4 N Wheaton, superintendent,
Z ohio. The Mississippi Valley
eemprised Dakota, Minnesota,
IN. Northern Michigan, Nebraska,
InuOIs, Kansas, Missouri, Indian
Il Arkansas, portions of Ken
|Fs,,s. Louisiana, Mississippi and
H. vest Of the Tennessee river.
IN W. Cook, superintendent,
M. Mum. The Rocky Mountain
4 Composed Of Montana, Wyom-
IN. Colorado, Arizona and New
Il pr. Edgar A Means, Camp
llisona, superintendent.
rsr were requested TO furnish a
|eription Of the physical features
|cillheS where observations were
|rlh pathological and meteoTo-
pAenomrna of their respective
III Exact records Of every in
tsd decrease in the number of
his Of u given species over a
'Rs, we're also requested.
'Ummiitee also asked information
] date at which The first toad is
datc al which the frog is heard.
tsdate at which the first tree toad
Be date at which certain reptiles
|ltmsls enter upon and emerge
state of Information.
/ dates at which certain insects
B. dates Of the Towering Of certain
b date OF the leafug aud falling Of
|is Of various trees and shrubs.
II dates Of the breaking up and
|,innce Of ice in rivers and lakes
|hg, and Of the freezing over Of
|aiheiall.
|yAedules prepared by the American
|zlogsts union were so complete
VI have been translated into sew
|isaages, and are now used in many
|iPurope
Committees on agriculture Of both
EAaYe considered this question, and
BISON an appropriation of $4,000
|Eafed to prosecute the work under
|Hlcan 0mithologists' union.
inyestigations In economic ornl'
/ began under the department o.
|lHn July /, 1885, aud have already
Nccessiul in bringing together {
|aige amount OF useful material
zope of the inquiry is
! the collection Of all infor
/ leading to u thorough knowl
y The INTERPRETATION Of birds
gCulture, and concerns both the
|sabits and the migration and geo.
dlstribution of North American
about 1900 observers are scattered
|rhe country. Prof. w W. Cook
|llendent Of the Mississippi Vale.
has made a report which Is tn
nlrable contribution ever made Z
ect Of bird migration. tits nov
binds Of the press,
Eglish sparrow cxerts a NOR
/ defect upon the interests OF tn
ETHAN any other species of bird
'lprecedented increase and sprea
shaturalizcd exotic, taken in cor
|nElth the extent of its ravages !
4 districts, Is regarded with gray
heaslcn The study Of this littl
lhgsloped the fact, that while II dot
pGes eat grasshoppers, cicidoe an
INSECTS, the sum of its inluriou
ass far exceeds and outweighs III
alk benefits. The union have yer
hopes that congress, durin
aning session, will proyid
for the proper extensio
Z Inquiry. The practical bearin
mYesligatious are not obseur'
ne limitations of the several funni
laye been asceTtained with sun
Isfctness It will be possible to pr
Y Course which an injurious lnse'
AHs1e in extending its march iro
wy where It's first devastations o.
.lNed, and farmers may thus be Tor
g, so That those living in distrlc
y he infested can plant ditere
'ali TINS be saved large pecunia
eAue those living outside VIII q
ssFeased revenue from the partic
'Qp Affected.
americans are very gnllible pc
'na Washington furnishes It's u
" credulOus persons. Scarcely
asses that the auction houses q
'ail OF buyers who are regular
y by the wary tradesman. ia
! large auction sale of paintings
Y Which were supposed TO be I
~ reputable artists. Figures 7
na fabulous prices were paid
.palation OF spurious artists. i
" employed by the auctioneers
Naet together a lot OF rubbish fr'
.laiOs Of second-rate artists throui
n country, whose names often ot
Ilarity TO noted painters. For I
y sketch hy Mr.. CAIRO will be I