New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12

headed male Acadian owl. found sleeping like q
dormouse in a low pine
AS he was a few inches too high for the hand
Ned told jim TO make q snare, TX il TO the Iath
and softly place 1t over the cOmicaI, droWsy
head. "Easy now he said; don't jerk and hurt
him; just give a little pull he wakes up and
he'll start 10 fly. Otherwise his claws viii cling
70 the bark and yCu'u surely injure him.
There are various styles Of awakenings; this
one was exceedingly funny. As he felt the wire
the small chap slowly rounded the erstwhile long
wee bill in a threatening way, then slowly
turned his funny head, and finally, though he
had just begun to take notice, he stifened to the
-ull Of his trfIng height and stared in indignant
lmCzement, though stricken with wonder
hat he, Of all people in the world, should be dis
uroed by the pranks of a pair Of giggling fools!
was an c-u-t-r-a-E-e. and he would leave at
51ce and never patronize that vulgar park
gain; SO there. de did that very thing too
Ut not exactly as he had intended. AS he
-arted 10 fly Jim gently pulled him earthward,
nd in minute he lay fat on his back, his eyes
furry feet feeling desperately for something,
anything. in which TO bury the polished. needle
sharp black hooks Ned's glOved hand secured
the tips OF the soft wings and gently transferred
them 10 the other hand: then the gloved hand
removed the wire, in spite Of vigorous swapping
anG all sorts OF funny grabs by the nimble feet;
and so they bore him 10 a small cage, in which
he could doze all he had a mind TO-
Another story Of genuine value is Mr.. Win
tnrop Packard'5 THE Young Ice Whalers'
Houghton. Mif1in & Coz Two bright young
fellows are stranded accidentally in the Arctic
regions, and before they are rescued, long after,
they 20 through many deeply interesting expe-
riences, ending with the discovery of a gold
mine While travelling through the land Of ice
in search Of a wandering ship off the coast they
are captured by a band of Ankut outlaws and
are walled into an igloo. or hut, with a pack of
ferocious half-starved wolf dogs, there to meet
a horrible death. AS they await the attack of
the dogs they hear outside shouts and laughter
and the rude music Of tom-toms.
The Anlzuts were feasting in celebration of the
cruel death which they thought might be already
coming TO their enemies About this time both
priCked up their ears with vague feeling Of
hope. Somebody something was scratching
and working at the wall OF the lsloo outside.
lamity TO g thought Of hope sent thrill OF en-
ergy through each. Yet there was renewed
danger in il, too. for the sound reused the wolf
dogs and made them more restless. They began
TO groWl and move uneasiy about. II was an
cminous moment. Then there was the scraping
Of a stone and bar or ught shone INTO the
gloom Of the igloo, bringing with it voice--the
Harluk. II was tremulous with excitement ana
apprehension.
ION. my brothers" It cried. ARE you there?"
Yes. yes" answered Joe. quick. Something
10 fight with"
dogs were already croUchins and snarling.
And then came the attack and the escape. de-
scribed in a fashion calculated to give youthful
reader the most desirable cold creeps
The usual group OF books devoted to tales Of
treasure hunting turns up this year, and some
items of the group are more than commonly en-
tertairing with the Treasure Hunters" q. B.
Ifpplncott Company, by James Otis. tells
lively story of q search for the rich treasure OF
sunken gaIeon off a Florida cape. This is an
adventure conducted with all manner of agree
able adiuncts-with yacht and launch and sail
ing vessel and coneTdam and divers and other
loval workers-but trouble comes with boatful
Of roughs from the mainland, and there is plenty
Of fighting and suspense 70 worry the gold seek
ere What boy reader win refuse to be stirred
nv the statement that silver vessels, heavy
candlesticks of gold and yellow ingots were
ll-+,ored about the deck of the Mermaid as if
they had been Of no value?
"BlaIe Redding" GIttle. Brown Coz is an
animated story Of boy life by Natalie Rice Clark.
The hero is a manly youth, whose many virtues
are viyidIy contrssted with ths sneaking |'ys