The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-11-27

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The fall Is tho best season in the
canary bird trade. Yes, 10 eauery
birds there is trade with seasons,
and tricks, too, Just as much as there
is Ia pig iron. The tricks come
through the determinations against
the weaker sex the new woman so
much reseuta Female canary birds
arc a drug in the market; you can
buy ono anywhere for so cents, where
ne the New York price for guar
anteed singer is 80, sometimes, in the
case Of very dne musician, IS. You
can get male bird not guaranteed
for $3.50. Until the females are
sufficiently imbued with the spirit OF
the age to sing like their fathers and
husbands, they are likely to be more
appreciated by the bird fakir than by
the public.
They help the fakir to get dis.
honest living. He puts eight or ten in
a cage and with them one or two
singers, and then he plants himself
and his cage at some corner, probably
on a street leading to a ferry, and
awaits results. When one of his
singers breaks into a song he is pretty
sure to be questioned as to his prices.
"Any birred in that cage for 90
cents, " is his response.
Someone astutely points ont the
bird that sang, and says he will take
that one. Will he2
The fakir reaches in and adroitly
catches one. He says it is the bird
wanted, but he alone, you may be
sure, is able to tell one bird from an
other after the futtering his pursuit
has produced. 1t is not likely
when the purchaser gets the bird
home that be will ever hear from it
anything more than plaintive ehirps.
Still, as form of gambling, this way
Of buying a bird has attractions, be-
cause sometimes a fine singer is OBJ
tanned.
No matter how you buy bird, you
must not be dishoartened if it does not
sing for a week or two. A change OF
surroundings is very disturbing for
many birds, To make friends with
the little golden atom is a real help
toward getting his music; when he
becomes happy and feels secure he
will be apt to feel like singing. The
common necessities of bird life, 6
clean, sunny cage, fresh water and
seed and cuttlebone, you will, OF
course, provide him; but some further
attentions will add much to his happi-
ness. The best bird fanciers do moi
approve the plan of feeding canary
on seed alone he should not have hit
cage fitted with luxuries and varieC
viands, but leaf of lettuce or BIZ
OF apple are particularly good fol-
him, and once in n while n piece of q
hard boiled egg will make him fee
that life is a gormandizing glorious
spree.
If you want to tame him there i
one simple yet cunning trick that i
worth any other instruction that cal
be impaired. 1t is this: Make believ
you are afraid of him. You think b
WON'T understand? You altogetherun
derrate his powers of comprehension
ii you have any tact in acting; if yoI
play the bufoon well enough, yor
will find how to put your finger ont t
him and then draw it back in alarm
how to approach his cage and then fal
buck in terror; if you talk your era
ven sentiments aloud and implore hi
mercy, you will help your own ex
preston, aud though he may not un
derstand your English, be sure he wi
your tones; and then, and this is yer
odd and funny, he will begin to pla
the bully; will spread his wings an
Jump at you; but if You are meek an
offer a lump Of sugar, say, in prope
spirit, he will grow merciful, and afte
that all is easy.