Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-30

with me and my hospitality. I then
devised a new scheme.
Procuring a number of Roman cam
dies one evening / lighted them one by
one after dark. when the boughs of the
trees were bent low with the weight of
the croaking birds, and 1 poured the
candles into the tops of the trees at
great rate. The sudden innovation
startled the birds as nothing had ever
Gone before, and they became panic
stricken. That night l was free of
them.
1.-THE next evening, however. the
habit of returning there to roost was
stronger than fear, and they began
coming in by thousands as soon as the
evening approached. After dark l be-
gan with another volley of candles, and
the birds began to realize that there
wasa.determined bombardmenti in prog
ress. They fled precipitately, and the
third evening only a few returned. A
few last shots put them to fight, and
was troubled no more.
'But what do you think those birds
did? My dividing fence runs between
the trees on my property and the trees
on the property of my neighbor, which
are equally high and suitable for
home for the blackbirds. When the
the birds were driven from my lot they
few over across the dividing fence to
the trees of my neighbor and settled.
There was no bombardment over there,
and they stayed there ever since.
This was a long time ago, but never
since the last Roman candle was fired
into them has one of those birds settled
on one of my trees. They are 'tabooed'
as effectually as though they were on
fire. The great clouds of birds each
morning and evening fly directly over
my trees, going and coming, but not
bird settles upon tree that is on my
side of the dividing fence.
another strange thing is that If any
one of an evening stands in my lawn
and makes slight noise, as slapping
his hands, there will be the widest COM
motion among the birds in the neigh
boring trees. They become restless
and almost panic-stricken. If, however,
the same person crosses the fence and
stands directly under them and makes
twice as much noise. they pay no atten-
| ton whatever to him. He can even
shoot up into them without driving
them from their perches.
II have wondered several times just
what impression those birds have of me
and my property that they have SO de-
cidedly given me the cold shoulder.
They know every tree that is on the
other side Of the fence within few feet
Of the dividing line. OF course, I have
not bothered them over there, as they
we're not my guests."-Indianapolis
| Sentinel.
Well and Truly Said.
Over the triple doorway OF the cathe-
| dral Of Milan there are three inscrip-
tions spanning the splendid arches.
Over one is carved a beautiful wreath of
roses, and underneath is the legend:
"All that pleases is but for moment"
Over another is sculptured a cross and
these are the words underneath: "All
that troubles is but for q moment"
But underneath the great central en-
trance in the main aisle j. the inscrip-
ton: .sThat only ID important which
| Is eternal" 50.
WAsHrNarON-Th national Or bitrit-
ration conference will hold = two days
session In this city, beginning We'd
nesday. Between 400 and 400 written
aoceptanCe have been reCeived from
.,,r,,Arnn,,s ~ afafAa ir1d0ea public OF.