The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-05-01
SHORT BIRD STORIES.
Feathered Dudes and Llnguists -A Robin In
Church.

Feathered Dudes and Linguists-A Robin In
Church.
A very small bird of South Africa is
the Maha1f weayer.=bu it Hives in avery
large house shaped like an oil flask,
which it builds itself.
On the West Spanish Peak, Colorado,
R. L. Smith trapped handsome golden
eagle that measured seven feet four
inches from tip to tip.
The parrot has not the monopoly of
The power Of talking among birds. The
mynah, a species of startling, is very i'm
itative and says good morning very
plainly in response to salutation.
The tailor-bird makes its nest of long
leaves which 1t sews together with the
fiber of a plant, first piercing the holes
in them with it's beak. The bottom OF
the nest has a heavy layer of cotton.
A dudish bird that lines its nest with
the down of certain flowers is the fanceo-
late honey-eater. The nest is shaped
like hammock suspended from twigs
and is very deep. The ground work is
of grass and wool
The sociable weavers will unite to-
gether in building matched roof prior
to nest-buiding, the structure sometimes
being twelve feet square. Under this a
dozen or more nests will be built, each
pair of birds building it's own, and each
nest being shut out from every other.
A tame crow belonging to Mrs. Henri
eta Mcpherson, Of Herkimer, N. ",
will whip any dog in the neighborhood,
and amuses himself jumping upon a
chair with spool Of thread, picking the
end loose, and unwinding the spool in
the face of the cat As the cat jumps for
the running spool the crow will laugh
like child.
A number of sparrows with nest
over the doorway OF the Mutt House,
Charlottesville, Ind, sat in Judgment
over one of the flock and deliberately
hanged 1t. One end of piece, of Irvine
about foot long was tied securely about
the birds neck and the other fastened
to the nest The sparrow futtered al
the end of the string for at least ten
minutes, the others picking and pulling
at it continually until it died.
During the Christmas festival in a
church in England the children had just
| finished the first verse of their Christ
mas carol, when clear, rich, joyous
song from robin burst forth among the
green branches. No one had seen him,
but the minister raised his hand for ST.
lence, and the bird completed his song.
Then the rector, in great solemnity,
opened the Bible and read:--szzz-zz=z=s=zss
Yea, the sparrow hattie found a
house, and the swallow nest for her
self, where she may lay her young.
Thine affairs, o Lord of hostsp
'.This time" said the minister, "our
favorite bird, our little robin red breast,
has found lodging and breakfast in
the church, where we come to pray fol
our daily bread. Snow is all around,
covering the ground and bushes; he was
cold and hungry, and might have per,
ished in the storm, but tho good ALL
Father, in His pitying love and care,
guided the tiny wings hitber
.sThe little bird praises Him in its joy
GUS song Shall not we with far greater
reason, praise Him gladly" Chicago
Journal. y
Jupiter, Fla, can boast of the most
intelligent mule on record. The ami
NAL is twenty-one years ola. Every
night he proceeds to the life-saving sta
ton. 1t is customary for the man on
watch to discharge his coston signal Ia
red light when vessels come too near
the beach. The mule has =. Caught on
to what this signal means. So every
night at eight o'clock the sailors four.
legged friend proceeds to, walk the
beach, and II vessel comes too near
the shore the mule, instead Of a coston
signal, sends forth neigh that makes
night hideous. Port or starboard your
helm, is the order on the, ship, and
away sail the jolly tars in perfect safety
and with grateful heart to the four
legged patrolman.
Originality is on its native heath
down in South Carolina. The coroner
Of a certain county In that State owned
potato patch, and the other night as he
caught man stealing the product there
Of he shot the thief dead. He was ar
rested, but secured his liberty on awrit
Of habeas corpus and proceeded TO hold
IN inquest ON the dead thief. The YER
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