Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-18
placing him in the palm of your hand with the
thumb across his neck
THICK CANAHlES.
Here's nv sweetheart" said (


Here's nv sweetheart" said the bird man,
as cute little canary hoped ont of its cage
onto his hand and stuck its bill in the fancier's
mouth. 1T took me Just one week to teach
the bird that trick and a month to get him up
to his present condition. I'll show you what
he can do"
Going to a case near by the bird man took
out large old-fashioned revolver and primed
it. Bidding the bird to defend the fort the
little fellow hoped on the barrel Of the pistol
and cooked his head as though he wanted to
see that everything was ready. Pulling the
trigger loud report hushed all the birds in
the midst OF their songs and set the parrots to
screeching. Not SO with Gen. Grant for that
Is the birds name. He shook himself and then
burst forth In a sweet song.
That's what patience and perseverance
do said the bird man.
How in the world did you ever teach that
bird such tricky
Why, easily enough" reioined the fancier.
anybody can train canary who has little
patience in their make up. but then kindness
and decision of character are great helps Some
people," continued the fancier, use kindness
in teaching their birds, while others resort to
cruelty and starvation. My way is the former
and kindness coupled with little perseverance
will work wonders. Birds which are to be
trained should know but one master. and
that master in order to thoroughly train the
bird must first set out to gain its confidence;
after that Is obtained it's easy sailing. But
some one Will want 10 know now 10 commence
to gain that confidence. Hunger will always
produce the desired result, but it's a
cruel method and should only be resorted
to when all other means tail. Talk to your
bird constantly while feeding it and soon your
voice will be recognized and the approach to
the cage will be greeted by great tapping Of
wings. Now the bird knows you. Gently in
sert the hand in the cage. talking the while,
and hold out your finger with dainty morsel
on it. The bird, of course, will shun you at
al
faith on patience and perseverance and got to
Jerusalem, SO also will you accomplish your
end in time. As soon as you can get your bird
to light on your finger take it out and let it & Y
around the room. 1t will be sure to come back
to you. The rest is easy enough. / cannot be-
gin to tell you of the tricks that can be taught
but everybody has seen a trained lot of birds
perform and can accomplish the same things
by perseverance and kindness"
Did you know that canaries could be taught
to talkY' continued the bird man. as he re-
turned his trained canary to its cage. The re-
porter smiled. but the bird man continues:
"Yes, the canary has been taught to talk and
had one that could say 'Dickey' quite dis
tinctly. Young canaries just beginning to sing
are the best pupils.
DISEASES OF cANARIEs.
This is the hospital" continued the fancier,
as he pushed open side door, "and here
treat all diseases
do birds often get sick?'
''Well, yes; they are so delicate that any change
is likely to affect them and they can't stand
exposure. A bird need never be sick if only a
little care and discretion are exercised. In the
first place. the cage should be absolutely clean.
Then again the perches should be about twice
the size Of a lead pencil in diameter, SO that
the bird can get natural grip. Too small a
perch distorts the toes and makes the bird
peevish. But there, I'm giving away all my
secrets, come around again and will tell you
of the diseases of birds and how to cure them"
Written for TIE EVENING STAR
A New One.
Banana-peel and orange-skin long held the field
alone
In "doing up the muscles and SCATTERING the
Banana said to orange: There is none that can
compete
With US in gathering mortals from of their
mortal feet"
"Oh, no. spoke up the orange, "we're the sur
geon's greatest friends,
And when beneath the leather then the human
form unpends"
'Ah! hal" spoke up the new one, 81 am with you
heart and soul"
am not 80 devilish slippery, but, gosh, how can
roll
Though newly on the market my record it is
bright:
I'm the remnant of a carbon from an arc electric
light"
-J.CM