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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
NOT ALWAYS JOYFUL.
Angry Chidings of Birds Sometimes
Taken for PIeasurable Paeans.

Angry Chfdinss of Birds Sometimes
Taken for PIeasurable Paeans.
From knowledge.
When a cat or dog snarls we know that
the sound Is intended to express hatred and
threat of attack The lowing of COW or
of a calf, the bleating Of kid, the snorting
of horse and it's whinneying can hardly
be misunderstood. But the meanings of the
cries of birds are less obvious. The cooling
Of dove the warblng of a fluent singer
may seem to be as expressive as any note
of the auadrupeds just mentioned but when
attention is given to the actions which ac-
company the cries of birds an observer finds
that some very pleasant sounds are Incl
dental to very unkind behavior. In a few
cases the combativeness Of bird is fairly
well suggestive by its cry-as occurs in the
common fowl, whose Crow Is as defiant
as bugle blast. The shrek of the wood
land Jay, also, Is very expressive. These
greatest passion. We must listen to birds
actually engaged In combat in order to
hear the expression of their utmost hate
their worst language. and. listening thus.
accompanying an attempt at murder Is
closely like sometimes apparently identical
With sounds which seem to be joyous
song. The little brown wren mounts to the
top of the hedge and sings sprightly song
The notes seem to be the spontaneous out
pouring of joy. Twenty yards further along
the hedge another wren mounts to the top
most twig, perks its tail and utters SIM
liar lively tune. No. files little way to-
ward No. 2 and sings again. Here, then, is
a pleasing sylvan duet. But soon the wrens
are fighting furfously, tumbling over and
over each other at the bottom of the hedge,
while at intervals snatches of the same
dainty ditty are heard They sing in the In
tervals Of fighting what seemed a song of
peace and love. In view of what the birds
are doing, 1t may be surmised that their.
language at this moment IS very bad In
deed. But instead Of the sprightly wren
II singing robin be watched, and espe-
cially In autumn, he will be seen to attack
any other singing robin which may be near:
yet the birds Will be singing all the while.
songs Of the species. though tribe SHARPER
In tone. The music Ii evidently intended to
convey the animostty OF the birds. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
Spiders of CeyIOn.

From the Pfttsburg Dispatch.
Far up in the mountains of Ceylon there
is spider that spins web like bright yell
lowish silk, the central net of which is five
feet in diameter, while the supporting lines
or guys, as they are called, measure some
times ten or twelve feet; and, riding quickly
in the early morning, you may dash right
into 1t, the stout threads twining round your
face like a lace veil, while, as the creature
the middle, he generally catches you right
in the nose, and though he seldom bites or
stings the contact of his large body and
long legs is anything but pleasant. If you
forget yourself and try to catch him, bite
he will, and. though not venomous, his jaws
are as powerful as a birds beak, and you
are not likely to forget the encounter.
The bodies OF these spiders are very
handsomely deco ated being bright gold or
scarlet underr eath while the upper part is
covered with the most delicate slate-coIorel
fur SO strong are the webs that birds the
size or Iafks are frequently caught therein
ana even the small but powerful scaly lizard
falls victim. writer says that he has
often sat and watched the yellow monster
measuring. when waiting for his prey, with
Eis legs stretched out, fully six inches
strldlng across the middle of the net and
noted the rapid manner in which he winds
his stout threads round the unfortunate can
tive. p
He usually throws the coils about the
head until the wretched victim is first hind
ed and then choked. In many unfreouented
dark hooks o. the jungle you come across
most perfect skeletons of small birds caught
in these terrible snares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

From the Chicago Record
From Maine to California throughout our mighty
land ~ -e1|'
Tiers somethln' agitatfn' us a child could under
stand $4,000
\ patriotic sentiment strong an warm an trua
As ever cheered the heart Of man an thrilled 1t
through through; -
20 partisan or race or creed or low upper crust
Can gather In this feclin' an control it with a
trust
An pretty soon from mine pit up to heavens dis
tant dome 800
That pent,up fee!in' will explode-for Dewey,s
comm home.
Theirs never been admiral who had better
way
OF takin' up argument an settlin' it to stay-
For when his side has had its say-his broadside
in word
The opposition argument is very seldom heard
When he is maxim history for the United States
Wen knock that cheern' galley -west-for Dewey
comm home.
He's modest as they make EN- an there's no one
charges that
Since he has his victories he wears a bigger
hat. -ee~
He's had all kind, of trials an there's no one
said
NO wonder that his countrymen will swear that
he's about ~
As perfect an American ground out
so hurry up. Olympia. an churn the brny feau-
An everybody whoop 'er up-for Deweys comm
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

hedge sparrow twitters In quite subdued
tone when fighting; yet. It nevertheless
seems to be singing: The willow wren sings
rival The nightingale Is somewhat pugna-
cious. and have several times seen two
fighting q once saw three), but no song
notes were then given.
Among the finches and buntngs a combat
Is often accompanied by slight twittering,
somewhat similar to rapid repetitions of
the call note. malice and love having thus
the same tone; but some species employ a
particular note. The chafiinch has only one
cry when fighting, be his enemy bird or
beast. That cry is the common note.
'tink." or fink" The male house sparrow
Is one of the most silent of fighters. When
male sparrows intend to fight they hop
about restlessly near each other. their
feathers held very close and their tails f1irt-
ing up and down almost continuously. Pres
emily one of the birds darts at the other
and tries to give him a lance thrust with
the BILL the other springs aside and the ag-
gressor alights near and the flirting of the
tails continues. But all this time the birds
utter no cry. When the contest has reached
the stage of struggle in the nest place,
however. there is some noise, scuff1ng and
screaming. The cries are not the tones of
love; they are expressions of fury.
There are many species which give the
full song during the combat + have heard
the full song of the tree pipit sung by a
bird fighting furiously. When first seen the
birds were lighting in flight: they fell to the
ground together and in this position, and
when l was not more than three yards dis
tant one of them uttered the full song in
Guiding even the final "whee whee whee"
which Is usually uttered while the bird is
descending on outstretched motionless
wings. The common pied wagtail when at
lacking another, utters cries which seem
to be his ordinary call notes, and the same
incident may be observed in the skylark
Last summer lark was singing as usual
above his meadow and another singing lark
approached and swooped at him. The new
conner was vigorously repulsed, though not
until 1ome pretty flying and STOPPING had
been performed, and the birds were singing
all the while. They were evidently rival
neighbors. but in this instance. as in those
ABOVE mentioned, mere rivalry and emula-
ton would not account for the behavior Of
the birds: This must be credited to hatred
and ill-Will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
PEMNICAN.
Its Value as an Up-to-Date Army
Ration.


From Forest and Stream.
The value of pemmcan as food ration
is not by any means confined to excursions
where means of transportation are limited.
It's value has been demonstrated many
times on the frontier, where fresh meat
was abundant and easily obtained.
My attention was first called to it in 1868.
while encamped with some Red river people
north of Mouse river, in the British north
west These people were in the habit of go
ing out to the buffalo range every spring
from the Fort Garry settlements and put
ting up tons of pemmican for the winter
trade and to supply the northern trading
posts. The mode of making il was as fol-
lcwS: Buffalo meat was sliced with a knife
in huge slabs of about one nchess or less
in thickness and suspended over frames
for drying in the sun.
A small fire was built underneath
to keep off flies until a thin glaze was
formed on the outside of the dried flesh,
which effectually protected it from attacks
of flies. When thoroughly dried the meat
would have shrunk to less than one-third
of its former thickness. Then it was roast
ed slightly to make it brittle, when it was
pounded with fails and reduced to fine
particles. The whole was poured into raw
hide sacks and Incorporated with melted
marrow fat.
When cooled the sacks were stored away
in dry place and would keep for years.
This was the crude process used for the
trade, there being several grades of this
pemmican.
The value of weIl-made penmican lies
in the fact that 1t contains the maximum of
nutrition with the minimum of weight and
space added 70 its keeping qualities 1t is
always palatabe, whether eaten in the
raw state cooked.
While in the interior of Alaska with
Capt. Glenn's exploring expedition, in July
1898, L had occasion to dry a. quantity of
mountain-sheep meat to keep it from spoil
ing When 1t was perfectly dry l roasted
1t slightly some Goals at the campfire
and afterward pounded it in a canvas sack
In this state it was delicious 1t served
many a time for refreshment on the trail.
even when fresh meat was obtainabie. Once
handful of it mixed with boiled rice sery-
ed as treat for twelve hungry men.
Its excellence as a food ration for SOL
diers on the march cannot de disputed
Soldiers in camp can take perishable meat
and by drying and pounding 1t in the meth
Cd described have most acceptable susie
nance in small hulk lasting many days.
have never Known it to cause bowel dis
orders or othef complaints, such as are
sometimes indu ed by a sudden change to
a fresh meat diet.
AS an economical food ration regard
pemmcan as of great value. An authority
states that it was introduced into the
British navy Victualing yards in order TO
supply the arctic expeditions with an easily
preserved food containing the largest
amount of nutriment in the smallest snace
For arctic regions l would add sugar to
pemmican. as ! found by actual trial IT
was very agreeable. Sugar in my estma-
ton, Is equal to chocolate in sustaining
power and the desire for it in Alaska is
quickly. -'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
The Royal Game of Golf.


From the Chicago Times-Hera
ig wore pre- coat OF scarlet and little grayish hat
ne naa ms airy trousers rolled up nearly to his
His face and arms were FURNISHED in the sort of
manner that ~ "a
Distinguishes the royal games unfailins devo-
Oh he played with all the vgor that he had at bis
His eye was simply beautiful, or so heard him
His driving and his putting We're immeasurably
in form today!'
Three up and two to play" had stolen sadly
He called little crowd Of his admirers around,
And they . stood and talked about it on the final
He told n them ,s. hew he'd 'Iofted from behind
lie rehearsed to them exactly his performance
And eihs he tsemSsea with s,e,tsm.n. .. ;,
the score.
But for them he would have beaten all the
If the s wind sft had not opposed him he'd have got
He'd have made the eighth in four II 1t had
IF that stimie had not happened he'd have
saved a stroke at six;
His foot slipped just little when he drove for
aivot turned the ball ut - and put him in flz.
And the putting green just a bit uneven at
eleven.
left him az the sun was slipping down behind the
hill,
When the fragrant breath Of evening lightly
swept his Furnished cheeks;
He was going over IFS" and knights" and Spec
ulat1ng still
On ths way ae had been hurt by faulty bulser..
Oh. the royal game Of golf Il all the adjective i'm
plies:
There g scstacy In putting and to drive ia
But Tie gsatsat thing about II is In looking very
And gTsvely thsorizins when the game ,tself i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
LOnesOme Little Willie.

I'm Just as sad as l can be! I'm lonesome too,
all day.
They amt no ne to play with me when papa s
gone away
I'd like to romp with Johnny Dix the boy 'at
lives next door,
But he won't let me cause he's six and I'm Just
only four.
Il wisht at I'd grow offul tall some night when
I'm asleep,
And Johnny he'd stay Just as small as he is now
and keep
But only six while got ten nine or 'leyen-oh
bet he'd like to race tben!-I wouldn't LET
him. thought
HE says at can go and play with little Eddie
West; :.
But he wears kills and any way. like big boys
1t amt no fun fer me TO be with such little
thing.
Cause he's just only half-past three-and was
four this spring.
II wisht myspapa didn't need to work down at the
store;
II he could stay home always we'd show that
there boy mex. door!
Ny papa he's the best Of all. for he amt never
Ne I'm no good. is. cause I'm small. and only
four years old
- u KISER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
ODDLY NAMED STREETS.
Mexico City Said to Surpass All Places
in Queer Nomenclature.
Erop

in Queer NOmenclature
From Modern Mexico
The street names in Mexico CITY are
somewhat really appalling to the newcomer
Some years ago the streets of the city were
renamed Systematically with numerical
avenues running east and west, and streets
north and south, but although the new
names are prominently posted on all the
corner houses, they are never used except
in official documents. Every one uses the
old names. Many of these are place names
or streets are named for some occurrence or
tradition, or for the character of the trades
that formerly predominated in them The
number of names is infinitely multiplied be-
cause each block is regarded as street
and has a separate name. When the name
of street continues the same through
more than one block, the various squares
are designated as first, second, third, etc.
Many of these street names seem very odd
to foreigners. Those named for the Deity
and religious personages are numerous.
For instance, there are the Heart of Jesus
street and the Street of the Holy Ghost;
Ave Marie street and Avenue of the Love
of God. Others are the Street of the Saint
of the True Cross, the Arches of Bethlehem,
and the Graves of Saint Sunday street: the
Bridge of st. Peter and St. Paul, and the
Street of the Crosses of Sorrow. Not only
are often found in the most incongruous To-
cations For instance. if you walk down
Jesus street, and continue in the second
block, you will be startled to find that you
are then on the Street of the New Slaughter
House. The Alley OF the Egg and Potato
street are just as likely to be the prolonga-
ton of the Back of st. Teresa street as any
other The Street of the Seven Princes
may no longer be inhabited by royalty, but
the Avenue of Illustrious Men was named
for real persons. The Street of the Lost
Child derives it's name from popular ira
dtion, but the Avenue of the Fifth of May
was named for a famous battle with the
French.
There are a large number of the capitals
streets named for living things. There are
the Street of the Little Bird, Street of the
Fish, Bull street and Goat street. and
streets of the Flies, Rats and BOOSTERS.
One short block glories in the name of the
Street of the False Entrance of st. Andrew.
The Alley of the Little Candle Shop. the
Street of Heads, Street of a Thousand Won
ders and the Square of the Thief are other
oddities. 1t is not recorded exactly as to
whether Sad Indian street and the Street
Of Crazy People were named after those
who endeavored to learn all the street
names OF the City of Mexico, but If you at
least feel inclined to swear after trying it
yourself you should first go over to Devil
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
On the Ma.GM,

From the Atlanta Constitution rs.
Don't know where she's goin' to-this country o
the free;
She's got the land, an now har hand: IN reaebfns
for the sea!
Her ships on all the waters-ths rollin' Of her
Is heard where nations mu,mur: ..shs comes! She
Don't know where she's goin' to. but stu she's
blast.
Her soldiers march In miilions-ths blue hnksd
with the gray, :
And the stars and stripes are wsxin' across the
"o''@ 'ooas' IF r.
Don't snSy where she's soaa' %, bat stormy day
In peace In stfifeor death A, 1,es ur eea,mtrvss
g0in' right!
Her haSs ON ever oceanr-tha ausic Of her drums
y nesra Mnef sn aatsons mrrmur: "ahe eon,asi ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
why Birds Egg. Vary In shape.

view FFeSB.
Nature has a reason for everything, even
in the shape of birds eggs. The eggs Of
the owl are almost spherical, and thus
moved easily by the parent bird in her de-
sire to secure an equal amount of warmth
to each during the Matching. AS she nests
in a hole, there Is no fear whatever of any
of her clutch rolling away and being
smashed. On the other hand, the guillemot.
which nests or rather lays her eggs on nat
bare rocks in high, exposed latitudes. Laws
single egg SO elongated and so curiously
shaped that when stirred by violent gust
of wind or the birds sudden fight it does
its axis like a top. In the case of ployers
snipe and other birds that lay four large
eggs. the eggs narrow SO rapidly toward
the smaller end that four of them In a nest
practically form a square, thus enabling
the bird to cover them the more effectuaIly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
AnAuful Po..,halitx
From the CHICAGO Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.
Anyway. there are no babies being
named Atkinson"
You don't know. You haven't heard
from the Philippines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
Poor Dawsonl Hes been Tilted"

Poor Dawson! He's been lifted"
"Jflted? Dawsonf'
'sYes, Tilted. He went fishing with Mise
Higgins. his fanos.. and when he baited
her hook she called him a brute for having
no sympathy for the poor worm; and when
the next day he refused to bait her hook,
she said h didn't love her. and called It
ofG.".Harp rss Ba1aE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
II

Nearly hundred years elapsed between tho
Conquest and the accession Of Henry IL who
with tho exception of Cromwell, and possibly
OF Edward l.. was the most richly endowed man
intellectually who has welded the power n m
English sovereign in 800 years The mischief
wrought by Williams concession Of n rcparg,,
law system TO tho clergy, and the resultant cs,qb
llShment OF nm impcrium m t1.ycrio hqI morn,
disastrous fruit Ilcnry's lifo was srcrt ~, a,
attempt to uproot the evil, an attempt that MIGHT
have bcca successful but for Rockets mart,tI,p,
The stale o! things which Henry strove 10 rercI,
will 10 found set forth in pages So and 80 nj ,,,,
authors first volume Prom the repression ID,
lay crime the King turned TO repression of rim.
among the clergy and, at the same time In rno
reotlhc"uoh % the boundary limo between tho
ecclestlasticNl and the civil Jurisdictions WuI,,,
INC .oh'"'foI "hIo he stcruy repealed rapaI
cncroachm"nt had so far complied with IIi-h
Chuf'h lt'h'lNlcs as TO divide ecclesiastical hris.
dicuon IRON thc civil. Ecclesiastical tribur,,s
were uSHfWhF suits really civil, such as thuse
'''"'''T To- property, WHEREVER ms in cases 81 mar.
''"S'' ana I'S'nmncy, the Church cDplI pretend
70 voice ana to advowsons; Will" behind them.
were creeping onward u the subycrsion Of royal
"u",'N ana OF national inlrIculcace, tho
"p,'h''o jurisdiction and the au,orracy Of tho
H"S see There was, IN TACT no asslgpah,cliu limit
We rfrlensipnS oi the Church or OF tho Pom,
as ITS absolute head, Man cannot he diy,lrI
mo Sp"l ana body. lie WHO'S master q, the SOM
N master OF the man, and he who hol Is the EcvS
VI heaven and can cut OIL from eternal liie ia mas
Yer oi Tic soul. The conflict hctUern the ecc,cs;.
AHheal and the lay power in the Ali.lIl, A,es yos
n'optessihs and internecine Mr.. Goodwin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17

II Is further to be observed that besides constitut-
ing a bond Of union among petty Kingdoms Inn
perfectly consolidated. the Church, with her HER
archy. furnished the pattern Of organization. II
has even boen said that the first synod held in Eng
land was tho FIRST national assembly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17

IN.
II 10 well known that Mr.. Goodwin Smith has
given large part OF his life TO the attempt to
heal the schism Of the Fngish-spcaking raco
upon this continent One naturally turns TO tho
page IN which he records the severance Of the Thir
teen American Colonies in 1884 THE loss was q
gain IN disguise, so far as military strength COM
mercia profit or real greatness was concerned
The colonsts had refused to contribute TO imperial
ornaments or submit to imperial legislation
Trade with them. instead Of being diminished
by their emancipation from tho colonial SYSTEM
greatly and rapidly increased. To suppose that
Great Britain could have held even a nominal
suzerainty over them 10 this hour would be abb
surd. The parting was sure 10 come What
was dcplorable was the manner OF tho parting,
which entailed deadly schi7n OF the race, and
left long train Of bitterness and mutual ami
mosities behind Tho children OF Spain In tho
New World though Spain was far worse mother
than England forgave or forgot. but the children
OF England cherished against her a persistent
hatred. Much Is due 10 the retention OF Canada
and the continued presence Of Great britain on
The American continent as political and military
hoMer IN antagonism 10 the United states For
ms, however, Americans have themselves TO
thank There were at the time Engllshmen
who would gladly have Withdraw n from the Ameri.
que ton o. policy those counsels r ght lave pro
vailed, I'ut policy was controlled by honor.
lh7'hh oi 'lo'lIR Nne civil war with amnesty,
the victorious party in America chose 10 expei
ne vanGui'hed and thousands OF loyalsts,
Tories as their enemies called them, testified by
going into exile their mistaken attachment to
ihe mother country For these home had 10 30
iound under the British flag, and II WAS found in
canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. on
grcSS, rejecting or cvading by nm ironiral refer
ence To the States claim for Indemnity Cisent
britain gave the oyalists indemnity 10 the ant
Of three millions at,' half"
We should have liked also 10 exhibit what tho
author has 20 say about the extent and chnrar,eT
Of the change wrought in the British electorate
by the Reform act Of 1892, and about the subse-
qu"nt concession Of large powers Of self govern
m"n' TO many Of the British colonies There arc
scores, Indeed, ri interesting topics which We mugt
pass over with regret. how could there fail 10 bs
snch In work which transports US with vision
S iha' " nryer dimmrd ana pinion That never
extracts az are here presented will at least make
pan exactly whit il that tie author has e,,nyrd
todo lIiSnoi social history, much less military
history but a rpii'lChl history which Mr.
,'o'l"ln smith has gwen Us. l hc field which
ne has chosen he has conquered, For Ms book
there - no substitute. In respect oi thorough
neSS Of knowledge, depth Of insight and breadth
OF view It stands alone NJ w II