The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

Miller, Ruhe's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VINO
was born and lived in the little village OF
Grunenplan, near Affeld, in the province
of Hanover, Germany $50 years ago. Means
of transportation were limited in those
days, so Henry Miller used to travel atoot
with a huge crate of little wooden cages,
each containing one bird, on his back He
hired men to help him move his living
merchandise. When his stock ran low
he would send his porters back to the home
village for new supply. In this way ne
Travelled over Europe, laying the founda-
lions of the business which has been so
enormously increased by his descendants.
A Great Bird Chorus.
In Mr.. Ruhe's New York establishment
he has TWO floors devoted exclusively to
canaries. Think of a chorus sung by $500
of these yellow songsters. Each bird is
in little wooden house six inches hlgh
six inches long and four inches wide.
One corner of the floor is partitioned off
for an exercising room. After a canary
has been in one of the little wooden cages
for a certain length of time he becomes
stiffeued and cramped Then he is turn
ed loose for a few days where he can fly
about, battle and converse with his several
hundred companions.
The roar room is devoted TO a select
company of very aristocratic birds, known
as est. Andreas canaries." These are the
Jean de Reszkes and the Campanaris OF
the Canary family. They are readily
saleable at 500 a Dozen while the ordinary
kind wholesale at $1S dozen.
There is a large variety of beauty ca
uaries, including some of a shimmerinS
reddish gold color. They are freaks bred
in England. The beautiful color is pro-
ducod by diet of red pepper begun when
the birds are of a very tender age. They
are moor singers Another variety of ca
nary has a gray topknot so bushy that the
bird is nearly blinded by it.
Herr Bismarck.
one of the most singular occupants of
the store makes his headquarters on this
floor. He is a sedate-looking Thomas cat
which his owner being a good German
calls Herr Bismarck" A bird store is
about the last place where one would ex-
pect TO find a cat but Herr Bismarck
lives among his feathered neighbors with
malice toward none and with amiable
good-nature for all. His presence is very
necessary as a protection against mice,
which are attracted by the birdseed, and
which often kill the birds.
On the fourth floor pandemonium reigns
without ceasing. for this is the floor set
apart for the parrot stock. Several hun
dred of the gaudy birds lavishly endowed
nv nature in the matter OF dlscordant
voices. practice industrlously from morn
till night trying to acquire novelties in
distressing sounds. There are parrots
from Australia that can go without water
for months at time. They make the voy-
age from their distant home without
drop TO drink This ability to do without
water is a provision of nature 10 enable
them 10 exist in a land where drought
prevails for six months or more in every
year.
FavOrite Christmas Gift.
"Our busy season begins about Oct J."
said Mr. Ruhe. land continues until May
/. November and December are the bus
lest months Of all, for the holiday sea-
son seems to have a stimulating effect on
the bird market.
'Canaries are the most popular OF all
birds. They are the great staple in the
bird business. / handle 100000 canaries
every year / expec. a consignment Of
1000 canaries next week and another Of
5000 the week after. They are shipped
from Aneld. near Bremen IN charge Of
men who do nothing else the year round
hun escort birds across the seas Our
family employs thirty-hye men who eail
the ocean year IN and year out caring for
birds la transit. There are birds coming
from Germany for sale here and there
ore hooking birds ana cnriinHis eolfff
from here 70 Germany ~ " distributed