Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-26

er birds or animals a. the secretary Of |
agriculture may declare Injurious to the
interests Of agriculture or horticulture is |
to be prohibited. The measure passes
congress none too soon.
Thirteen years ago this spring the capt. |
toll grounds and the parks of his city
were filled with robbins, bobolinks. and
other song birds. The sward below the
piazza Of the house wing of the capitol
was dotted with songsters, the robins
running in every direction for worms and
insects, and the trees alive with music. J
Today it is a rarity to see a robin in the
city of Washington. I heard two chirp-
ing on Capitol square early in the spring.
Two weeks ago I saw a robin on the
square pecked to death by English SPAR
rows. When I reached him he was lying
with dropping head and outstretched
wings upon the grass in the park. From
two to three hundred of these English !
sparrows surrounded him, tormenting |
and attacking him. l took the bird into
the house and gave him a drop of the best
brandy. 1t revived him and he flew to
the back of a chair. A moment after
wards. however, 1 am sorry to say his
head began gradually to 0roop and he fl
naiiy uiopPeu lloAi nt9 petNn ~ ~ q
pet. Five minutes afterwards he gasped
for breath and died. On examination I
found one eye bloodshot, and discovered
thai the bird as terribiy lacarated under
the "llss. Ihe piiis " az ep@iio"S %
pierced him TO the vitals.
LAST summer spent III 1he ousqusnah-
ma Valley. Twelve years before this I
had summered in the same spot. The lit
tie yellow cherry bird was there then In
pTofusion. The ground chippy darted UNI
def the FENCES 40 mas It's hest ~ the TAI
siass. ne !"iioW haiisilier "a9 lheie
unouiatlnS from tree 10 tree. Inc tap
ping of tfe was tearu m tne
passNoou anu otRsf tFtes'aliG the l"lltsl
OF the pnoepe bifd ana the plalntlVe nole
OF the peWit. me klldse ana the plover
iieN oNef hllls alo tne kl'silshsf ahu lhe
httle tlp-tD were seen upon lhe shoits
OF the rive. BehWhlte mace hhr 'elt
neafd IN the meadows, ana DAINTY Wo ~
co1k new Out OF tne deis toward ni5nt-
fail. All the varieties OF blids fahiillar
To Us in boyhood days We're there, lnciud-
ing the catoird, the brown tArasner. ana
the klnSDlrd. IN tnat same region TO-DAY
thera IS not one OF these sons plrds where
Twelve years ago thefe were HitS:
ihe WIG pigeon IS a bifd OF the past.
l have not seen one on the wing for SIX
years. As tue correspondent or a great
american newspaper l Vtslled fofrest
County "a, twenty years aso 10 descrlpe
the last pigeon roost TINS SIDE OF the MIS-
siss-pNl. Inc p-rds were nestilng IN the
forests, covering the trees lor twenty
SQUARE miles. fuhdfeds OF lnulahs from :
the New York state reservations We're
thefe king the olfos ahH satHsiihs Tue
Sguaos. NpoFtsNsn Wefe neltlhs them ~
the tnousano. ana po1 hunters were SEM
ing great loacs or thern 10 narAet. when
q BOY IN wayne county fa,' ! nave seen
l!oehs OF these pigeons slFeLc4n.iS acfo,S
the SKY from aay!lsHt 10 HiShttail heau-
eo tor the "esl. ! aouot Mhetnsr quay
YOU couia llno ons III ~ Mnoie 49,
wayne COUNTY. AN nave ~olsappeafeu ln%
N2St foost IN the Dnlteu states was O.
si1osen IN lhe lho.ah tglIiloly "pou.