Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-12
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property OF his observation-disclosures so Tar
as birds and harmless beasts are con-
cerned Not only has he named his mine
after the pets of his early prospecting days,
but all along the road leading from the
mine to the quartz mill are posted notices
which read:
''Notice-Birds and harmless beasts must
not be killed on this property. 1t Is cruel,
also it is against the law. Any employee
of the Camp Bird mine needlessly killing
or cruelty treating any bird OF animal will
be discharged"
Camp birds" are Mr. walsh's special
favorites- Long before he owned the mine
which has made him envied by kings Mr..
Walsh found the solitude of the wilderness
more endurable because of the presence of
these little camp followers No prospector
is long in the mountains before being dis
covered by these birds and having q retiuue
of them in his train. They follow when
he moves his camp, and sometimes remain
a whole season with one miner. They live
on the refuse of the camp and soon be-
come so tame that they may be fed from
the hand They are of a most sociable
nature and seem to appreciate human COM
partnership. Their chatter, which closely
resembles that of magpie. does much to
relieve the oppressive solitude of the noun
tains.
A little coterie Of friends were standing
in downtown cafe few evenings ago,
when a seedy individual sauntered In and
took a stand near by. He listened atten-
lively to the conversation and occasionally
cast a wishful eye toward the strangers
as they quaffed their potions. One Of the
men finally spoke to the newcomer and
asked him what he wanted.
Il merely came in here out of force of
habit" the latter replied. II am accus-
toned to paying visits to places like this
and 1 always feel more at home than IN a
hardware store or gents (gentlemen's, I
should say more properly furnishing en-
porium."
The apparent ease with which the new
conner expressed himself attracted the at
tention of the group of FOUNDERS and they
began pressing him with questions
You are a man of more than ordinary in
telligence and l am at a loss to understand
why you should be in your present plight"
said one.
Il wish you would not talk to me in that
manner" said the newcomer. Il have
troubles of my own-troubles greater than
you can possibly have any idea Of
And what are they?" queried another.
For a long time / have had something
on my mind that have felt it as duty to
confess he began.
'What?" broke in one of his listeners
Can it be that you have committed
some"
Crime; yes. that's it. 1 have committed
a serious crime against the public and
realize that l am amenable to the law. 1
have refrained from making a confession,
a clean breast of it, fearing the punishment
that must surely be my reward
"A murder" suggested one of his listen
No, it's not quite so bad that. but it
is bad enough.
Pray, then, what are you guilty OFF,"
asked another.
We'll. you see it was like this Seven
years ago 1 was married. 1 had every rea-
son to believe that was marrying only one
woman, the one stipulated in the license
A few months later l found-hear me, 1
know you will not think harshly of me
that l had married the whole family of a
mother, father, three sisters and two broth
ers. 1t was a terrific blow to me. 1 found
there was no use. l quit and have been a
wanderer since. l have felt that I could
look none of my fellowmen in the face until
l could make confession. Give me over to
the law. If you will. / am ready to do pen
nance"
The way he made this confession attract
ed to him the sympathy of his listeners
Another round was ordered, and still
other. An hour later the newcomer shuffied
down the street muttering to himself that
1t was better to be born lucky or a humor-
list than rich.
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With the winter meetings of the local
scientific societies and the publication of
their reports will recur the inevitable con-
fusion of the scientific names used to des-
ignate various departments of their work.
Anticipating THAT, tne IOllOW1nS tiSL OF
science names has been prepared at the
Smithsonian Institution. It will indicate
at glance the proper name for each of
the more important divisions Of science:
All mankind as natural objects anthropol-
ogy; what man is structural anthropology;
the embryo of mankind and the life of the
Individual ontogeny: the body of the man
Specific and Comparatively, anatomy; the
functions of the body, physiology; form and
color, weight and number, anthropometry;
the nervous system in relation to thought
psycho-physics; natural divisions Of man
kind, ethnology.
What man does, functional anthropology;
to express his thoughts, glossology; to
supply his wants. technology; to crafty his
desires. aesthetics; to account for phenom-
ena science and philosophy; to cooperate
in the activities and ends of life sociology;
In presence of spirit world the science of
religion.
The past of human life and actions as
studied science; in things decayed or dug
from the earth. archaeology; in the deci-
pherment of inscriptions. photography; in
the acts and sayings of the unlettered,
folklore; in written records, history
Sciences helpful to anthropology: To de-
termine the material of art products, min
eralogy; to fix the age of relics geology: in
studying the mutual effects of man and
the earth on each other. geography; to de-
termine mans place in nature and his ac-
quaintance Herewith, botany and zoology.