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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
BOERS WILL NEVER YIFII
Only With Death of Last Man, wonI
and Child Can Struggle End
KRUGER's SOLEMN DEC, ,D,r,.
Ex'President Tells Citizens Of Nor.,m.
Complete determination Alone wlU y.
nate the South African war.lmD,...'1
Reception of the Distinguished S,,'' vl,0''
the Mediterranean Port. '

Marseilles tBy cablc).-p,,, -
former President of the Son't niuge
Republic, arrived here. ATTIC
Mr.. Kruger cannot but bc o,,.,
the warmth of his receptlon 'd'eu ave
people of Marsellles. He mon Wy Y
to have been borne on an Isro w si|
wave of enthusiasm from tbo Lssu iarsI
stage to his hotel. The hro,d 'auuln
and boulevards through Vsu wb,.nuea Snuea
route lay presented perfec, "a.
human beings, all attracted Nv, Sea
unanimous desire to wclcomc h!
Boer statesman. '"e az
From the moment the wbt.
cared barge left the side og Nv
derland with Mr.. Kruger uho hhe "
peared TO be In good health snT,II
her stern, surrounded by the Roor
resentatlves, including Dr. Loyis n
Messrs. Fischer and Wcssols ~"
OF cheering broke and never ro,.o5 ~ a1'
I'll Mr.. Kruger entered his bo,d ~
then, vast concourSe of M
mained in front OF the bu;lGInrp' p'e
Mr.. Kruger appeared on the bslon
where he had to remain for somo ~,
uncovered, acknowledging tbn .a
nations of his thousands of ad,nT. %
who continued cheering until ~
were hoarse with shouting.
Replying to the addresses ~, J..
come OF the presidents Of tho pa
and Marseilles committees NJ 81
ger spoke in Dutch and I'm low rn
accompanying his words with III
getlc movements Of his hat. which
held In his right hand. After tba j
ing the committees for the ~
OF the reception accorded him and
pressing gratitude for the symnaA
he had received from the French q /
ernment, he spoke Of the war as tor
Bile and barbarCusly conducted nv
British. He said:
Il have fought with sayapes
the present war is even worse h
will never surrender. We are det.
mined to fight to the last eytrcmI +
and If the republics of the Transv1
and Orange Free State lose their hi
pendence it will be because thev h,
lost every man, woman and child"
This declaration dispellcd at al
any impression that he intends TO k
cept any compromise from the Britf
Government. His announcement =
greeted with a roar of cheers and "A
of "Vlve Kruger!" "Vive les Boe1A
"Vive la Libertc."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Killed BY a Trolley Car.

Dorothy Wescotte, the 4-ycar-old
daughter Of Charles Wescotte, of Rut-
ledge, was run over and killed by a
trolley car on the Philadelphia, Morton
and SwarthmOre line. The child, with
her little brother was crossing the
tracks at Linden avenue, near their
home. The motorman saved the lad s
life by the most heroic efforts. While
the car was running he reached out
and pulled the hoy from the tracks.
The children had hold of each others
hands, but released their hold as the
motorman caught hold of the boy. The
body of the little girl was horribly
mangled
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
Win BE Held at New Orleans and Discuss
Various Live Topics.

New Orleans, La. (SpcciaD 1.-The ar
rangements for the Southern Indus
trial Convention, which will open in
this city next week, are completed, and
the attendance, Judging from the en-
rolled delegates already reported, will
be the largest Of any gathering for a
similar purpose ever held in America.
The list of subjects that will come be-
fore the convention covers almost
every interest of the South, and these
will be discussed by some of the
ablest men in the nation. There are
% different States represented among
the enrolled delegates.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Killed With an Ak,

blow from an AK received by Mrs.
John Noone, of North Scranton, will
render her insane for the remainder OF
her life, physicians say. The AK was
welded by Stephen Doyle. one Of her
neighbors. They had dispute over
the ownership of some property and
Mrs. NoOne thought to scare Doyle
away from the place by assuming the
role of a ghost. Covered by a sheet,
she made visit to Doyle's place and
pretended to be a visitor from across
the river Styx. Doyle saw the pre-
tending ghost and attacked her with
an axe, fracturing the skull. Mrs.
Noone's physicians say she will re-
cover, but will not regain the use OF
her faculties
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Sentenced Ten Years After Crime.

Convicted of the crime of stealing
a horse from DR.. d. Fl. Shenk, OF
Lititz, ten years ago, James Warden
Moore was sentenced to an imprison-
ment of ten months in the county Jail.
The reason for the delay was Moore's
incarceration for the past ten years in
the Eastern Penitentiary for q similar
crime committed in Northampton
county. When released from the in
stitution two months ago he was rear
rested at the gate after making dash
for liberty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
FIELD OF LABOR

There are $500 union Darpo,s, i,,
Japan claims 5000 union , p,'"Il
Japan has 1000 newspapers
800. .,,,,ohlle a
Chicago has an au'ohOO
union. 10, nos
clerks will join the fe0''''
Labor. , ,,aced
Paris trademarks are pIa'''
York sweat shop work o,,rott,
Greek and Egyptian va e'sI
ers of New York orgahiAou
Land in England is SUO S0o ',nuy yeors
uable now as it was ZOV y' ',.,cl,
Charleston carpenters, ,,v 9TH n,
timers, and plumbers envy
hour day. whosl
Chicago stenograpne!tsS' : ,S pe2
age wage is from 30 "
are organizing. ,os be|
The eight-hour day ,hn Re' aid
forced in almost al -"
towns of England. paris 4
About 1000 people in ,p" p"'f Of
ployed in the prepara''0
hair for the market v,,ton
7Tbe miners of the h%vSol
Alaska, S employ $3.50 men men "'
I'm average Of 81 an hVu'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Lynching Feared in Texas.

Austin, Texas (SpeciaD The peo-
pie of San Saba county are greatly ex-
cited over the murder of Dr. N. Bur-
Lesson, one of the prominent citizens
of that section.
r. j. Reeves, who committed the
crime, is confined in Jail at San
Saba. There is strong talk of lynch
ing, and as the jail is insecure the
mob would have little difficulty in
carrying out its plans.
DR.. Burlcson was sitting in his Of
fee when Reeves entered and shot
him without word. He was pursued
and captured.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
More Riots Reported.

Canton (By cable).-Refugees
have arrived here report tnay
Christian riots have broken .
the Province Of Kiang-SL .,.
The non-Christians are w
badges, and all persons not ~
Grated are in danger OF Gea,Hi @ +,
The Viceroy Of the province u, ~
pointed a deputy to sellIe W, W,
turbance, and French ganooSsa' Sa
accompany the latter WIN 'H'
of enforcing his orders.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Fatal aside Swipe."

Savannah, Ga (SpeciaD. - The
northern fast mail train on the Plant
System colllded with a freight at a
siding at Green Pond, S. G. II was
what is called in railway circles a
"side-swlpe." The freight was par.
TALLY in the siding when the mail train
struck ii. Engineer T. N. Jones, OF
the mail train, was killed, and his fire.
man, Thomas Lester, was seriously in
jured. A number OF the freight cars
were wrecked.
The 400 striking miners at the Malt
by colliery of the Lehigh Valley Com
pany returned TO work
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Euyiueer Killed and Five Persons lIpI

GAINESVILLE, Ohio tSpeciaD,-A
senger train on the Wheeling and
Erie Railroad, ran into an open s.
here, badly wrecking the engine
engineer. John Somers, oI thlsI
jumped, but fell under the WneelI
was killed. Four tralnmen we're
by jumping, and Mrs, sarah sc.
of Louisville, KY, was, thrown u
seat and badly bruised.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Feud Ends In Tragedy

Cheyenne, Wyo. lSpeClIH,j, pS.Hj,,
and Albert Alderice ana ioJ''i J
ner. cowboys, fought i,.i dlel
mountains near otto, Wyo' =,
horses were killed and ia,al the A
brothers were seriously lnlu'Vl q,
received a ball in each arm .b n
bert was shot in the S'olli"IS ~,
two families have been a. N,
some time. Further trouo'' ."
gnn
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Fled 10 Escane Arrest.

Mldd.eGboro, Ky. (SpeciaD 1t is re-
ported that John Powers and Berry
Howard, under indictment for the as
sassination of William Goebel, have
left the mountains where they sought
refuge from arrest. Powers was at
Harlan and Howard in the mountains
Of Bell county, both places being 20
miles from any railroad.
The men, ii is said, left two days ago
accompanied by several mountaineers
and started through the mountains for
West Nirginia.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Down With 10000 Tons Of Ore.

Buffalo, N. Y. (SpeciaD.-A Sc,
of the Minnesota ore docks, situate
Blackwell Canal, in this harbor
lapsed under the weight Of $4,000
of ore. Two boys were killed and
man was badly injured
The property loss is cstimateI
$15O,000. The crash came wit
warning, 300 feet of the dock d
pearing beneath the surface of
water, the top of the great pile OF
which had stood twenty-five feet
on the dock, just showing above
water. The ore is owned by Pick
Mather &. Co., of Cleveland. TheI
was recently rebuilt and fitted wiz
latest and most expensive machine
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Five Washed Overheard aud Lost.

Detroit (SpeciaD.-A Special from
Newberry Mich, says;
Word has been received here by d.
n. Mcleod, lumberman, that one of
his scows, used in transporting freight
from Sault Ste. Marie to Deer Park,
where he has a number of lumber
camps, was caught in a storm on Lake
Superior, off Deer Park, and five of
the six men on board We're washed
oVerhnard and drowned
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
State News In Brief.

Two lives were crushed out in the
Pine Brook mine of the Scranton Coal
Company. William Lammon, miner,
and Joe Markotsky, laborer, were the
victims. Several hundred tons OF rock
fell, and it was five hours before the
men were dug out.
An unarmed posse rounded up IN the
woods near Arisonia a gang of tramps
who had held up and robbed an ltal-
ian workman. The tramps refused to
surrender and several OF them, draw
ing revolvers compelled the posse to
retreat,
Mrs. James Hamilton, of Lebanon,
may lose her left hand as the result
of an explosion caused by her picking
a cartridge with hatpin' the hanu
was badly mangled.
An operation for appendicitis per,
formed on Mrs. Frank A. Garrison, ol
Willtamsport, revealed the presence II
the appendix Of pin an inch long ano
badly corroded. The pin Is though'
TO have been swallowed by Mrs. Gar,
rison about a year ago 1t mad entered
at the opening OF the appendix ano
had started to work It's way out ~
the other end the point having passed
through.
ThOmhS renr, vi Naihu0PNiH -"
atruck by a Lehigh Valley passenger
train at the New England and Pough
keeusie Bridge, near Slauington, anC
instantly killed. Fehr was walking OF
ahe railroad and failed to hear the en-
gineer's warning whistle.
Eli Bollnger, a signal man, wa
struck by train on the Pennsyiyana'
Railroad, near GreensDurg' ana III
stantly killed.
The Postal Telegraph ana Capl
Company has resumed the work
erecting poles for It's bunaio eXtensIo
from Heading northward, the Council
~ Pottsyille having granted permis
sion 10 the company to enter that bol
ough.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
"Dodger" Thrower .Iailed.

John X. Duffey, of Philadelphia, was
the first victim of the dodger ordinance
in Norristown. He came to town and
was caught distributing medical alma
macs. He was arrested and given
thirty-six hours in jail. His employer
came to town to pay the fine of $40
and costs, but as the defendant had
only twelve hours to serve 1t was de-
cided to let the more vigorous form
OF punishment, take its course.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Express Train Kills Former Soldier.

Thomas A. Boyle, an Englishman,
aged SO, was struck by the Philadel-
phia express while walking on the
Reading tracks at the curve near Bin
gen, and was instantly killed. On the
dead mans body were found papers de-
noting that Boyle had enlisted in the
United States Army in 1898 for a term
of three years. before the expiration OF
which he was honorably discharged.
His home Is unknown.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Tragedy in West Virginia.

Cumberland (SpeciaD. - Informa-
tion reached here of the shooting of
j. II. Madigan, an official of the Fer
guson Construction Company. build
ing the Grcenbrier railroad by C. J.
McGinty, paymaster of the company
at Huttonsville, near Elkins, w. Va.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
100 More Galveston Storm Victims.

Galveston, Tex. (SpeciaD. The
United States surveying corps found
over 100 dead bodies in swamp just
west of the city on the island, where
they had been deposited by the storm
of September s. The unburied dead
were in an out of the way place, near
the county road, and had not been dis
covered by the burying parties sent out
after the storm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Ministers Weakening.

London (By cablc).-A dispatch to
the Times from Pekin, dated Novem-
-ber 10, says that the Ministers are
weakening regarding their demand
for the infliction of the death penalty
on the Princes and high officials
guilty of completely in the Boxer
movement. They have reduced their
proposal to the severest punishment
provided for by Chinese law, forget
ting that the Princes are beyond the
reach OF the Chinese common law.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Student Falls 40 Feet.

Princeton, N. j. Especially While
attempting to climb an iron ladder
running up the side of the high water
tower on Mercer Heights, just outside
OF Princeton, Leonard M. Nash, Of
Bradford, Pa, student here lost his
hold and fell about 10 feet. He was
instantly killed
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Plunged Into n Well.

Henry Kelsey, a prominent farmer
of Elstonville, Penn township, died at
his home from injuries received by
plunging thirty feet down well at his
home. Kelsey had been engaged in
digging we'll and when lowering
himself into it the rope broke and he
plunged backward He was frightful-
iy mangled, one foot hanging only by
shrcds of skin
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Freight Trains Wrecked and Burn ID.

Savannah, Ca (SpeciaD. - Two
freight trains on the Plant System
collided thirteen miles out of this city
and William Smith, colored, of Sa-
vannah, was killed. Engineers Dell
and BrOome and their colored fremcn
jumped and were severely injured. The
wreck took fire and was burned. The
trains were laden with cotton, turpcn-
fine and rOSin
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Tramp's Turn Next.

Washington tSpeciaD. The Indus
trial Commission has appointed Prof.
John r. Commons of the Bureau of
Economic Research, New York city,
as an expert to investigate the effect
of immigration and the problem of
the unemployed, especially with n
view to the study of the tramp ques-
tiOu
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Lost Both Legs and Died.

George w. Taylor, of Norrisville,
Md, was run over by the shifting en-
gine and draft of cars on the Fred
erick division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, east of York, and had both
legs terribly mangled. He was i'm
mediately removed to the hospital,
where both legs were amputated above
the knees Taylor died soon after the
onarntion
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Famous Woman Spy Dead.

Detroit (SpeciaD. - Mrs. Hiram
Hinsdale, who distinguished herself by
her herolsm during the Civil War and
who rendered valuable service to the
government as spy, is dead at st.
Nays Hospital, at the age OF "a.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Treasurer Gone With s1s.OO0.

Chicago (SpeciaD Robert j. Stell,
secretary-treasurer of the Monadnock
Loan and Investment Company, has
disappeared. 1t is said his books
show shortage of $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
Captain McCalla on Trial.

Manila (By cable) Capt. Bowman
II. McCalla, of the United States
cruiser Newark Is undergoing trial by
courtmartial convened by Admiral
Remey.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29
THE KEYSTONE STATE.
LATEST News Happenings Cleaned From
Various Parts.
lsn0OTING AFFRAY AT SCRANTON

played Ghost; Hit with an Ax.A Woman Had
Her Skull Fractured by Man With Whom
She Had Dispute..Llttle Girl Struck by
Trolley car''iienry Kelsey Plunged Thirty
Feet Into a Well and was Badly Mangled.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29

ConstantlnopIe (By cable), United
States Charge d'Affaires Griscom
called upon Tewfik Pasha, Minister for
Foreign Affairs, to urge a settlement
of the difficulty in relation to the
granting Of an exequatur to Dr.
Thomas II. Norton, who some time
ago was appointed by President Nc.
Kinley to establish a consulate at Har
poot. The Porte, however, is firm in
its refusal TO grant the request for an
exequatur.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-29

Anthony Comstock, in behalf of the
Society of Suppression of Vice, threat
ems war on places OF vice in New
York.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-12
IT have also recon-
mended these medi-
cines to my friends
who suffered from
female weakness" "

/" was troubled for three years with ulCcra.
ton and female weak ness and my doctor gave me
but little rclict" writes Mrs. Lulu Hunter OF
Attention. 81 Louis Co, Mo. II saw an ADVERTISE
incnt in the IIpcr of Dr. PicrCc'S Favoritc Pre-
SCIiptipn. | began the Use Of il about a wear ago
tool; FIVE bottles # it, and one bottle Of Golden
Medical Discovery and my health is better now
these nlcdcincS to some Of my friends who s,Ii
i"Icd from female weakness, and good results
have followed"
The greatest advertisement Of Doctor
PicrCc'S l'avoritc Prescription are the
women who have used it and been cured
by il. 1t i not common d" Curc-all. "
II has a single purpose, the cure Of dis
eases peculiar to women, and this pur-
pose il acconplishcS thoroughly and per
mancntlv.
There is no alcohol or opium, or other
narcotic contained III DR.. picrce's Favor
tic Prescription. Such claim cannot
be truthiully made Tor any other prcpara-
ton put up specially for women ard OH
sale at the medicine stores. Accept no
substitute.
Every sick or aling woman is invited
'to consult DIR. Pierce, by letter, free of
charge. Every letter is held as strictly
private and Sacrcdly confidential All
answers are sent in sealed envelopes,
bearing no advertising or other printed
matter upon them. Address DIR. r. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-12
THE REARING or IIEIFER
CALVES.
Corn cSpOndCnCc of PrOprcssivo l,,r,,

Corn cspondoncc of Progressive Eoruor
rcihlic calves arn our dairy rccruiis
and ON their proper rearing LARGELY do
pcndS their future usefulness
Some dairymcn Of scant cyno,,,,.o
imagine that when Il calf dcvcInn. ~,
to the proportions Of Il COW, no nn,inr
what vicissltudcs she encounters I'm, ;,,'.
her growth, that she is then ready 10
become II paying animal. Dairvmn,,
should Danish such false notions from,
their heads if they desire to possess
cows Of any merit Remember, thai
calves cannot BIZ raised too well. IL
pays to force their growth ali that you
can. DO not slop them much with sour
whey or old butter milk, Fccdh both to
them in II fresh state.
They should have the free run of a
partially shaded pasture, in which
there is GOOD growth of mixed grasses
containing some clover. Offensive
surroundings, like proximity to 4
barnyard or stable is inmcal To the
healthy development of growing calves.
Sweet SKINNED milk as il comes
from the separator or creamery will
make bone and sincw for calves, cs-
pcciallv if Il little oil meal is added to it,
Never try to raise Il calf that lacks
good natural vitality. There are
plenty enough animals born that can
be grown INTO profitable healthy COWS,
without trying TO raise the puny ones.
once knew Il farmer SO economical
that he put his calves and pigs in the
same enclosure. What was the re-
suit? Why, in a short time the poor
calves were in such sprawny state,
that although speedily transferred TO a
fresh pasture, they never fully recover
ed from the effects of swine companions
ship in all summer. The trouyhs or
buckets out of which calves are fed
lhciv milk or whey should be washed
and scaldcd at least once daily. Neglect
IN this direction is Of frequent occur
cncc, and is one cause for failure in
rearing good calves.
Another thing that | consider not
Il bit sentimental, and when put in
practice of great practical value, ls to
make pets Of the calves. These young
animals arc very amcnablc 10 kind
gentle treatment, and if daily fondlcd
at feeding time, will grow up to be
docilc COWS, which adds TO their com.
mcrcal and milking value at least 2,
per cent. If you do not believe so
just try the plan and sec.
GEORGE +. NEWELL.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-12

OF the sheep In IL" northwest the
Washington POst-Intclllgcncer says:
"ln eastern Washington, where sheep
raising IS one Of the important indus
tries, the sheep owners have found
wOOlGrOwing 10 be profitable again,
ana the nocks have increased both In
number ANA IN value. 1t Is reported
that many Of the shccpmcn have seen
their property virtually double in value
during the past four years. In Oregon,
which is even more Of a sheep state
than Washington, the same gratifying
change Is 10 be noticed. Something
Ike 3,5OO,OO0 sheep are now owned IN
that state. IN 1896, according to the
government reports, Orcgon's hocks
numbered 2,G3O,049 Recent investiga.
tons demonstrate that IN Oregon at
least there IS no other industry which
has been stimulated and made more
! noticeAbly proHperoug than that Of
shean raising"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-12

The war which has been made
against the English sparrnws in De-
troit. with the very agreeable result of
community, so that song birds are said
TO be returning, calls attention to the
ill-adviscd fights which are frequently
made upon BIRDS which are sometimes
supposed to be great enemies 10 the
farm, whereas they may in reality be
Just the opposite. For instance, the
various species Of American sparrows,
since they are sometimes seen eating
gram and are found at times IN con-
siderable ilocks are thought by some
farmers to be an injury rather than a
benefit to the farm. AS Il matter of
fact they cat but slight amounts of
number of their st0machs show that
they are indcfatigablc weed seed de-
stroycrs during the late fall and wint cr
months. 1t is estimated on very
conservative basis that thousands of
tons of weed seeds are eaten every year
by these llny forager3. On bright sunny
days during the winter they can be seen
in SwarmS III almost every briar
patch and hedge row busily engaged in
picking around for weed seeds, and
were ii not for them it is impossible to
estimate what the natural increase of
many hurtful weeds would be. a
French scientist has stated that with
out birds to eat insects ard weed seeds,
the earth would IN il few years become
uninhabitablc for man. When II Is
considered that the almost cntiic food
of the majority of birds consists OF
seeds of some sort and insects or
worms, the statement is not improba-
bic.