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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
WAYS OF THE CUCKOOs.
Conclusions Derived from n Long Series OF
Observation In England.

The London Field tells OF tho eggs Of the
cuckoo and of the foster parents as exhibited
In a collection comprising 90 cuckoo eggs and
accompanying clutches, o. sets, of the foster
parents. These egg sets were owned by f.
Bidwell, Walter Rothschild. y. Crowley, and
q man not a member Of the British Ornithol-
ogiots' Club, II. Massey, who had more than any
other-275.cuckoo eggs. and 80 fosterers'. The
conclusions which have been arrived at In
regard to the habits OF this feathered tough
are put down in one, two, three order, accord
ing to observations recorded. These conclu-
sions give a curious and interesting insight
into the ways o. a bird, the like of which. in
SO much as the habits are concerned, is found
In the American COW bird.
The eggs of the European cuckoo vary more
In size and color markings than the eggs of
any other bird. These eggs are remarkable
in their form. the weight Of the shells. and
eggs laid in the nests Of two. kinds of birds
(Ruttcina phTnicurus md Frtngiila montifrin-
ffos"s are pa ms9ris aiI T%athe nRs ea' ef imit "l ens
are also common In nests of four other vari-
Il ft'0 seems na. from reH I THIS th hStt the '@ Gu aivsrsi h see't the
resembling those Of the duDe Iof foster ter parents arr
their eggs in nests of some particular species
Of bird, the red breasts or reed warbler for
of nests only when they cannot find the ac-
cnstomed ones. and they come to one dis
trict year after year.
The female bird lays about twenty eggs In
q year, which is more than the respectable
cause of the pIecarious existence of the eggs.
which are liable to be thrown to the ground
by the birds In whose nest they are placed.
One egg only Is placed In one nest, by the
mother bird. which usually, though not al
ways. throws out one of the original eggs:
One hundred and nineteen varieties of birds
have been imposed upon by the cuckoo, and
while most OF these birds were small ones.
warblers. fycatchers. and the like. turtle.
stock. and ring doves. little .grebes. magpies.
jackdoves, and even the shrikes -four kindsl.
have given support to this race Of beggars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
WIrH TINE FLY oAs1SRs.
Luck or Mes who Have Gone Arter Trout,
Hnas, ana gnInaou.

The fishing season has opened in n way most
pleasing to anglers. Fishermen for sport are
getting the fish they like best. the big ones.
while those who nsh for numbers arc also get.
ting them. The warmth OF spring has lin
bered NJ the trout, and they are reported as
giving fights nc to make ones wrist ache to
think Of them.
G. NJ. Rucker Is reported 10 have lost the big
gest rainbow trout ever In Long Pine River,
| Nebraska. lilo was fishing one evening In that
stream when swish away went his hook and
several feet Of line. Two weeks later a fish
was found dead floating In tho stream. II
was n rainbow trout. much shrivelled. still it
was twenty eight inches long. In It's gills was
Mr.. Fuckers 1shhook. and trailing along was
the lost line. IL was n twelve-pounder, and
tho hook lad killed It.
Tho Rev. George +. Gassncr, when fishing
at Wide Water, President Clevelnnd's duck
Ing resort. hooked and landed n twenty-one.inch
Fish Commissioner MulliHan weighed the bass,
and II is said to be the largest ever taken on
Two .keystone State anglers got 1903 trout,
averaging seven INCHES IN length, In Union
taken so far from these streams, which are
high and pretty muddy thereabouts.
Gaine protector Spencer Hawn Mt Syracuse
got Joseph Epstein at II time when. fourteen
two plckerel. and a muskallonge were in his
wagon. Since 1t was against the law TO have
these fish in his possession. Epstein is liable to
be fined over 81, 600.
Black and striped bass, channel catfish, and
crappie are being taken about st. Louis In large
numbers, the fishing In the Missouri being es-
pecially fine. Rivers thereahouts that are fur
nishinR good sport are the st. Francois, Merri.
mac, and Big Gasconade.
Forest aud Stream reports that Mr.. Stevens
of Portland. Me-, got an ll10 pound salmon
from Sehago Lake. Another man got thirty
one pounds of salmon in six fish. Rodney =.
Woodman OF Boston got nine landlocked sal
mon and three red spot trout. this being the
biggest catch so far, This is the best time of
year for Sebago Lake fishing.
w. 4. Hume Of hnrrisvilie. =: Y. says that
200 trout We're caught in the vicinity of Forest
Home, and weighed anywhere from a quarter
to two pounds each.
In n day 1ll trout and five salmon were taken
from Lake Webb, n. II. l.. Newman and u
Mr.. Holt took thirty six OF the trout and +.
Phillips and his wife two of the salmon besides
n number of trout. The trout were all over a
pound in, weight. ranging up to four pounds.
Lake Cobbosseecon tee near Augusta, Me-. Is
reported to be giving good sport. One man who
didn't, know the way to it is said to be suffering
from lockjaw.
Lake Auburn. Me-. hasn't been worth shucks
so far. Even so expert a fisherman rs Fish
commissioner, II; o. Stanley got only one trout.
1t is believed that the fish are gorged with
smelt. Good sport is expected later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

Anaheim' Doyney, Orange. and other rich por.
lions OF southern Californle What game
the hills, and / prnp maaser o, .nJ out ss fas az az
possible and move over them and down on the
,a,,ey sue, anu 80 drive out any stray coyote
This plan was adopted, and toon the hunters
cousren ionr or five OF the hills. one taking
each side sklrtinR II, another going up directly
over the crown, yet another the gully between,
thus forming a more. or less solid %phaianx.
the he horses E@s a"r ErN %So q but nab. By q, ths ,o ois1 %sd P pbs ass
scent was Just begun when a shout came from
the hili TO the west and down the slope two
observe them Mt first, but as they rounded a
rocky point the pack caught a momentary
rounded, and as they ran down the hill they saw
that escape was possible upon one side only, and
that the valley, and down they dashed.
Riding down hill at best Is "A disagreeable
feat, but when the, hill is very steep aud cut
with owl holes and sheep trails, ana withnl very
one stopped to consider this. aud no one ever
knew exactly how the descent was made. Two
horses rolled down, II dog was swallowed up for
the time In adeep wash and left In the mad rush,
waillng and bowling, while the coyotes, leaping
the 10 d ,sp., 9 rs place. ices. swept on IL lnp,tIh the wild race.
stinct in man and beast came to the surfaces;
eyes frightened, blood rushed madly through
the veins, and horse and rider became rs one In
the fierce desire to win. over n deep gully, now
down a wide sandy wash, dodping the Clumps
OF cactus, climbing the sandy banks, ever led by
the guide shout OF the master of the hounds.
Away ut n terrific pace into the open. to finally
run down the game That stood and fought as
brave n fight as wolf ever made.
Back to back the lowland wolves stood, ana
met the hounds with eyes cleaning until they
went down, but only after leaving their mark
on every dog in tho pack. Three scnlps and
tails was the result OF the mornings work, and
hard riding enough to satisfy the most am
bilious crOss-Country rider.
The law calling for the determination OF the
coyote is a most preposterous one" said the
master OF the hounds during the slow ride back.
" In the first place. 1t has hurt our sport, and In
the second, 1t Ii altogether futile, AS the coyote
Is not a mehace to the rancher to any consider
ote is the enemy of the Jack. and in exact pro-
portion to tho decrease or the coyote Is the in
crease OF the jack"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
4 q Err HUNT IN INDIA.
Fate OF . Guide who Did n FooIhardy
Thing In the Jungle.

In outing DIR. j. II. Porter describes his Indian
guide, who showed him n tigers lair, as IA lean,
black, wolf-like man whose name was Sikunder
Singh, who was n about tigers.
There are said to be stylish tigers and others
not stylish. The lordly tiger is the man eater.
He Is at once the hero and the eristocrat of
the race, and where he roamst the cattle killer
must be silent. for the man eater. though
sprung from the lowly ranks OF wild beast hunt
ers and risen through the middle class of cattle
killers, brooks not the boasting In the roar of
an inferior. 1t is In the absence Of cattle dur
ing droughts that the cattle killer turns to
man flesh. He fears men but will not become
animal hunter again. the pride of the race is
against 1t.
When the tiger has killed a steer and fed
thereon, he goes to where the karinda grows
thick and lies In the nullah. lazy with the meat
in him. and sleeping lightly. 1t is here. as te
takes his nap. that the hunters find him.. 1t
IN the hunters desire to have his tigcr fight. to
some pelt, but Dir. Porter's tiger knew better.
stripes. bolted and with cool inds ment
sTeaFe Sv from : od place wS f PlA in t like , { stu .laI h}H !. nsG.
t~ectively colored,. and away he, went up tho
gully. Ralloping like 4 horse, his soft paws
from tie brittle grass. raised by the trampling
elephants The deadly II dian. sun u beat down
some OF the less hardy ones. In the shade,
which was soon reached, a troop of monkeys
showed the way. A tiger can hide anywhere.
and In heavy cover one must look as for a
needle In a haystaok, far and near. The tiger
was found at last In the i%ungle's edge. A shot
aimed at tho beast hit 1t In the side, far back.
a wound that made the beast n dangerous one.
There was II pretty huw'de,dO, The tiger would
kill IL II got Il chance, and the heaters went
INFO trees. Sikunder Singh got of the ele-
plant and started after the tiger afoot. angry
at what he called the depravity of the men.
OF all things IA hunter can do, hunting a
wounded tiger on foot Is the most reckless.
In cover the man afoOt is utterly at the Turk
ing beasts mercy, Sikund% Singh was out
OF sight. Suddenly there was n long, fierce
snarl In the bush and n rustic of heavy
tai agony. All knew what It meant. Tho
elephants were gOaded Onward, and Wild
Wells and frantic screams arose from all sides,
the elephants Joining In the pnndemOnium.
In n little opening WAS Sikunder Singh IN
the mouth OF the tiger, his thin arms and legs
tossing as the tiger drew back. No one
would shoot through the human shield into
the tiger. but on the left n man got a flank
shot. Dropping the man the tiger sprang at
an ELEPHANTS face, tearing il down by the
head. Tho hunters came together about the
two and n bullet broke the tigers netk. The
tiger weighed 800 pounds.
first 20 denounce so foOlhardy an act as his
own, never spoke coherently again. His spine
was crushed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
DO Foxes Enjoy the Hunt

p. II. Bryson raises a question in the Amcrt-
can Field which is sure to bring out consider
able discussion among fox hunters. He wants
to know II foxes enjoy being run by dogs. He
believes that they do.
IF you think the fox does not enjoy the run
you have only to look at IL fresh fox rs it passes.
His eyes are dilatcd with pleasure-ho fear
there brush vibrating defantly in tho
face of It's pursuers. in full command of his
mental faculties. and using brain rs well AS
heels"
This same fox exercises cunning and raft
to escape instead of dropping into n hole when
it would be safe from the dogs fangs. Many
a fox has lost its life rather than escape into Il
hole. seeming almost to regard the earth es-
cape as disgraCeful. to be resOrted to in the
dires. stress only.
Bryson tells of n vixen which, with her
whelps, ran n long way and then the young
sters. being tired, went into n hole while she
continued the race for hours after. escaping
into the same hole with her young In the end.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
AN I~ADIGNINT EISH.
One Burgnli Deprived of Its Frey by the
Reckless Interference of Another.

While the burgall, known also as the Gunner,
feeds mostly on the bottom, taxing whatever
II can find there, nipplng Of the head Oft a clam
when II gets n chance, and not neglecting the
worms which Of many kinds ind II home there.
There were two burRalls In II tank at tho
aquarium. One day q nereIs showed its head
above the sand and gravel on the bottom OF the
tank. alongside a lit'!e pebble. The neU els ia
marine worm that Ives ut the bottom; tuis par
ticular nereis might have been three inches in
length and an eighth at m inch in diameter.
One of the hurgalgs saw IT rs sunn ns II lifted It's
head above the bottom, and hr began 10 make
for II at once. but not urrcipitately: In fact, ha
did not seem to motto" the Uerris AZ NIL; lie Just
loaf ABOUT in the water, aud u Just happened,
apparently, that his general movement carried
him III thut direction.
The nrreio Wa. probably looking for food.
Gradually II raised rs head uutil It was half an
inch hboNc tho .HHd; the burgall, when had
nix inches nfIt Thea 'hr other burgtll saw tho
nere!s, and this nurgn.l made "A rush tor II.
There was nothing iur tE" nT,t one Ia do now,
bur To max" u runl Tor a., too. The two bur-
gals met head on with their noses rlght over
the pebble ALONGSIDE which 'ac uvrei, had
Taisrd MS head; hat the uVTri- had disappeared.
The fuscr Or The coli, on threw the hr-t bur-
water at an angle ~ a.: hut he riEhtrl him
SELF quickly, aud Instantly started for hlrgull
No. = AMI chasst hlNu round and round tho
tank and finally up into u corner whore he held
him for a minute, and then he swan sulrmnly
away, indignant, 10 doubt, that the reck lsss
interference uf the other had cost him the Pre-
he had 90 carefully planned 70 lakss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
4 VIEW wAY OF srRINGING FIsn.
Advantages or nu Iron Chain Over the Old
Fashioned Chalk Line.

Fred j. Wells tells about the proper way to
string fsh for keeping them alive in the water.
The ordinary way of stringlng black bass or
other heh Is to take a four. foot piece of chalk
limo, tie a crossbnr of wood tho size Of II pencil
at either end. and then. ms fast as the nsh arc
taken, they are put on the line by showing one
of the sticks up through the gills and out Of
the mouth, That method plays havoc with
the gills Of the fish, and very often the fish dies
In the water, whore 1t should have lived for u
The way Wells does Is TO have n lipht chain,
Instead OF o rhnlkline. four feet long, and II
bar at one end To keep the fish from slipping
on. n heavy piece of wire IL attached to the
passed through. the lower jaw from the out.
side and out of the mouth. The advantages Of
this method are apparent. The fsh's breath-
Ing apparatus, Is not injured, and It lives,for
q long while. thereby keeping hard and palata-
BILE. The chain IL n much cleaner strinper,
since II may he boiled at the end of each trip,
and so Thoroughly cleansed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
Insects and Electric Lights.

Ono of the sights which attract the attention
of wheelmen Is the lowering crowd Of night
flying insects to be seen about each electric
light out on the cycle path that leads to Coney
Island. A swift-fiyinR bat sometimes dashes
through the fringe OF the insect cloud, in and
out of the darkness like a piece OF the shadow
itself. and such IA dash is sure to make n man
catch his breath. 1t means death to some OF
the throng. for the bat is an almost unerring
hawk of the night, q terror TO all the flies, in
sects. millers. and moths.
The man or woman VINO. riding along at
night, feels drawn toward another cycles light,
easily understands why these tiny night flyers
gather about the lights, blinded or enchanted
by the glare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
Hunting, Fishing, and Cycling.

One of the effects OF the bicycle craze on the
hunters and fishers has been to prevent the
formation Of clubs By them. A good many
cyclists clubs have drawn upon the hunters
and fishers for members, and the result is that
there are several cyclists clubs whose mem
bers combine wheeling with hunting and fish
ing with good success, since hunting or fish
ing is to be had within n days wheeling of al.
most any city. But wheeling has not dcadened
the desire for hunting or fishing n little bit.
1t has rather made hunters and fishermen Of
the wheelmen. for passing In the vicinity Of
fishing or hunting grounds frequently tend to
breed n desire for the sport, which would not
have otherwise been thought OF.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

clasped behind his back. The bullet broke the
wrist Of his hand. In the investigation that
followed the course of the bullet was traced
accurately. In firing at the antelope the bull.
Jet had hit q stone on. the hillside and, gone
bounding end over end over the first hill. At
tho nexthill another place where the bullet
struck was found. Here the bullet leapcd. up
into the air almost perpendlCularly anu when
IL came down iu the rice field 1t hit the mans
wrist. broke the bone. cut n cash in his body,
then dropped TO the. ground a spent ball. The
most dangerous bullet. save the one. in a so
called ien't.loaded gun, II the one that goes
rlcochetlnR Through the air.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
4 NAV or MODERATE MEANS,
The Few ILemarks Prompted Hy the APP
promchlng SrAsOn Of strmW Hats.

This is about time, I" said the man OF moder-
ate means, "when | get ont my last years
straw hat to wear just for a short time at the
beginning OF tho season. before getting a new
one; and lot us trust that this year | shall get u
new one; but, as n matter nt fhct, | have wound
M often by wearing the old hat right through
and then putting II away again IN the fall, 10 20
through Just tho same operation with II the
next year.
And have done just tho same thing with
clothes. Things that have put away at the
end Of a season, thinking that really | never
should want EN- again, expecting to have more
money next year, but | night just Rs well krep'em
I've been very glad, " hen next year came, that /
did keep'em and they didn'tloo 50 bad, Clothes
grow old, Rs, by tho grace OF Providence, do
not ali at once; and the difference that we note
In them, as IN 0uTsslYeA 10, happily, not great"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
TRAVELs OF A BULLET.
Fired at = Buek. Il JunPsd Over Two His
aHd Wounded = Man.

Il, II. Campbell OF the Madras Civil Corps
tells OF an incident which came under his ON
cial notice as magistrate OF HOsan, Madras.
A European was hunting black buck on a Hill
side when no got a shot with his Martini, Henry
carbine. The result Of the shot taught him a
lesson about the dangers OF long range bullets.
In II valley 1900 yards away beyond two
rather high hills and Il little pond, a native
was standing with his head bowed and hands
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-11-13
One Of the Rarest Books.

One OF the RaFeat BOOKS.
Among the books Of a comparatively
recent date, IL the seventeenth century
can be described as such, is, as the
Elzevir collector well knows, the IA
nous "Patissier Francois" a small
duodecimo printed by Louys and Dan
Tel Elzeyir, at Amsterdam, in 1855. A
faulty and poor reimpression of work
Of little value issued in Paris two years
previously, this book has become the
most sought after of all the Elzevir
works, just because it is wrongly be-
Neved to be the scarcest. It has COM
manded prices reaching in France so
high as 1900 francs. Tle reason for
the supposed rarity is, of course, that
instead Of being placed on it's first ap-
pearance on the shelves Of the curious
or the studious the little volume was
thumped to pieces by the greasy hands
OF cooks and kitchen maids. Genuine
enthusiasts in the printers art have
hoped to see the price diminished in
presence of the revelations lately fur
nished concerning it. Its market value.
however, shows no signs Of diminution,
and the one copy sold in England dur.
Ing the last seven or eight years
fetched at Sotheby's, on June 10. 1895
the sale being that of the earl of or.
ford, the preposterous price Of f1OO.-
Gentleman's Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-11-13
DICKENS DUMMY BOOKS.

The Most Delicious Satire Was In.
scribed ON Their Covers.
4 y tGad's Hilr was a merry house."
writes Stephen Fiske, in fondly recall
ing incidents of his visits to Charles
Dickens, in an article telling Of the
personal side of the novelist. dickens
WAS a well-spring of mirth. and his
humor infected the whole party. Oft
en-, when I came down to London, he
would walk out and lean against the
doorpost while was at the gate, and
we would shout with laughter over the
fun we always had and were going to
have. When everything else failed.
the library was an unending amuse.
ment. The room was lined with hooks
from floor to ceiling. even the backs Of
the doors being book cases; but the
books on the doors aud along the floor
were bogus. Dummy books had been
lettercd with titles aud pasted on the
g1ass, and the titles had been selected
by such wits as Dickens, Yates, the
Collins brothers, Albert Smith and
Mark Lemon Of sFunch.' We used to
sit on the floor to study this mock II
brary, and roll over with delight at
some clever satire. I remember The
Virtues of Our Ancestors.' volume
% thin that the title had to be printed
lengthwise; Five Minutes in India.
by British Tourist in two volumes
as large as an unabridged dictionary;
Lives of the Poets,' mere pamphlet;
Eggs on Bacon to match Coke on
Littleton;' Statutes Erected to the
Duke OF Wellington fifteen portly vol
nmes, and there were dozens of other
quips and cranks. A catalogue Of
these books should have been pre-
served, but nobody thought of writing
It out, nobody realized that Dickens
would ever die."-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-11-13
Changes Of sixty Years.

Only sixty years have passed since
the boys Of Elton ventured to beg that
pipes might be laid in some of the
school buildings so that they need not
Sfetch water from the pumps in the
freezing winter weather. and the peti.
ton was promptly rejected with the
;Sc0rnful comment that .'they would b
wanting gas and Turkey carpets nextr'
At Winchester. another big Enslish
school Ill the lads had to wash in ~
open yard called Moab" where hall
L. dozen tubs were ranged round the
Wall and It WAS the duty OF one Of the
;1nniois to 60 from tub to tub on frosty
f1nsanfne1 and thaw the Ice with an.
oomfort was deemed bad thine
51Dgg b0gG lest they should grow mn
unity aAd uamanly. 'Cold!' eaid b.
sWaot6s 8 famous headmaster Of Eton.
r. " att3s bit Of humanity whom
~ metg0 llv0f1ng and shaking In tn
|51all oot telk to me Of being coidl
[ lssr? 70 . bear it.. e! You