The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
100 Broadway

plof.. T. l.. Graham. Mitchell, ). d.
Dear Prof. Graham Your favor to
hand and we would have written you
before this regarding Mrs. Beccher,
but in the rush OF the work following
this terrible misfortune, we have
had to get some new S~renOgrapherS
and they could not do the work, so
left us in the lurch, which caused a
delay OF several days. w..
You know how very fond this. Bu-
cau is Of MrS. Hcecncr and her art.
and you Il realize how great a mis-
fortune this is to us. for we are
forced to change $ll 600 worth Of
dates in this Office.
We have read your letter very care
fully, and, of course, we will do ey-
erything in u power to give you a
satisfactory substitute.
We have many attractions we could
offer. some Of them at a less figure
than you were to have paid for Mrs.
Beecilcr.
BESIDES the above. we have availa-
bic one of our very best attractions.
The only question is the price. it
being considerable an advance of what
you were to have paid Mrs. Beecher.
We can give you December j. for
Charles Dennison Kellogg. the great
nature study man. Ills terms are
5000. Ii he can reach you in time he
would give YOU a "%Children's Matt
nee.' Yours very truly. ~
The Slayton Lyceum Bureau. 49,
Lines were Immediately thrown out
to secure the man who appeared most
desirable. 1t was found that he was
booked in only the largest courses,
including the 20 number course Of
the Central Y. NJ. G. A. of Chicago,
the largest curse in the country.
Last Saturday Charles Dennison
kellogg, The Bird Man. was
booked to appear on the Lecture and
Concert Course, Dec. p, in place Of
Mrs. Hecchcr. Nov. l6, cancelled.
The Lyceumite, the representative
organ of the lecture courses Of the
United States, has the following to
say regarding Mr.. Kellogg and his
work:
What Ernest Thompson Seton
once Ernest Seton-Thompson- has
done for wild animals. Charles Den
n'son kellogg is doing for birds and
doing it better. because it is a better
thing to do. The ''covey" is nearer
our heart than is big black Bruin,
who reaches for it with an ugly paw
and an uglier "Ugh.'
Imitation is good until Won hear
Kellogg. Reproduction then takes its
place. He ]reproduces the notes of
every Known songster-cvery ''feath-
cred SOngster, | mean. Kind dcliv-
anC from an attempt at every
'untea,hered' lis ''unicttered'' ii
letter Word2) %sOngstcr, at least from.
the one | now hear in the studio near
by. TO reproduce that would be to
rush the people out instead Of into
the halls that lie in the towns he
visits.
Mr.. KELLOGG cannot boast of an ac-
tompliShmcnt: it is inbOrn-a gift
His bird walbling, linked with mus
lcal accompaniment. together wi b
lifellkc pictures of the ''air Great
ureS,H a description OF them. their
habits. and his adventures in form
ing their acquaintance. make the
newest. pleasing big novelty in lyce-
UNI entertainment.
His throat is different from yours
Or mine-it'S d bird's-the notes come
from below the lalynX. and laryngoI-
egiStS say his register is more than
nine aud One-nalf octaveS. Each wear
several months are spent in the study
OF birds. living With them out among
thc trees and migrating from South
to North Us they migrate.