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The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

fellow-men. He could take rank as
the greatest living authority on bird
life If he chose to write about birds
instead of living among them and
learning more about them.
The COnfidant of the Birds.
Imagine" sai@ friend of his, "a
human being calling birds to him and
understanding all the little worries and
troubles in their seemingly careless
lives. Could anything be more Won
derful? He can tell you all about their
wooings and their love songs, all
about the long-drawn, happy notes of
the mother bird who has just Matched
her young. His face in those moments
tells the interesting story of his lonely.
yet happy life with his feathered
friends in the forests of the far West
and the jungles of the tropics.
There is not bird note which Mr..
Kellogg cannot initiate perfectly. He
does not whistle or sing the notes, as
an ordinary man would do; he MARBLES
them exactly like the birds.
1T is not imitation" he tells his
friends. ITO put il briefly and badly,
nature has given me a bird-throat.
cannot explain it-nobody can. Many
scientists have examined my throat
and listened TO my notes and trills.
They all confess themselves puzzled.
They say there is somthing peculiar
in the formation of my throat which
enables me to sing like birds without
merely initiating them. I have never
met another man who possesses this
curious gift
Mr.. Kellogg spends the greater part of
the year camping out in the woods
alone, or with his wife-another en-
thusiastic bird-lover-and perhaps a
sympathetic friend like Mr.. John Bur
roughs. He has Travelled all over North
America, from Alaska to Mexico
making friends with all sorts and con-
ditions of birds, and he has also pitch
ed his tent in Jamaica and other West
Indian islands in search of birds which
have been exterminated in the United
States, such as the blue heron.
lie is not fond of taking people with
him into the woodland he will take
no one unless he knows that person is
lover of birds. He treats the birds
as a gentleman treats his friends, in
Producing only desirable acquaintance
to them. Men who have accompanied
him into the woods speak with amaze,
ment OF his intimacy with everything
that flies.
la the Woods with the Birds
Friend.
1.-THE moment We entered the shady
precints Of the woodland" said Ste
phen Chalmers. a planting overseer,
who accompanied him on one OF his
expeditions In Jamaica. "KellOgg's
manner changed. He had been talk
ing 10 me about his adventures IN
various parts Of America. but instant
~ h. forgot my very existence and
began calling 90 his beloved birds
what puzzled me was that the birds
Ieemed - know him
Somewhere among the trees "A
woodpeckef called fhe cali Mns an
sNered, seemingly ~ another bird
where kellogg was Standing Again
the Noodpecker called. and again lt
Wa replied 40.
DID you 90 thatT asked On
amnEHrrnt
staring ~ fhe treeH. ID d lflf NLlie
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14
A GOOD OLD GAME OF CAT.

Middle-aged men can remember
that when they were boys. in the days
before baseball became so popular
in fact when that game was almost
unknown-they used TO play "one
hole cat''-a game from which, some
say, baseball was originally derived.
There is an old Scottish game Of
much the same name as the popular
game of the fifties, but which is con-
siderably different in the way II Is
played. The game is called cat in
the hole" and. old as IL is, II IL capa-
bic Of affording some good sport yet.
In playing this game six shallow
holes are dug, rather nearer together
than the bases In baseball, and ar
ranged 30 as to form a diamond. In
the center stands a boy with a ball
Ia his hand.
A. each hole is a boy with a stick,
one end 81 which he rests IN the hole
b. is guarding when the boy with
the ball sings out. "caf ln the hole
an the other boys change holes.
A. they Do ~, the boy with the ball
fries 90 throw Il into one N the holes
before ANY boy gets his stick into a.
~ D. fucceeds. fhe boy who is slow DO
changing, end nnGs the ban 30 the
hole before hie slick. is our re then
has ~ take thq ball himself
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

I At Salem, in New Jersey, there is an
immense rookery, whittier crows flock
at certain seasons. of the year from
hundreds of miles around. This was
the scene of one of Mr.. Kelloggs great
est exploits.
For many years it had been the ar
dent desire of many ornithologists to
obtain a photograph of this rookery
when the vast fiocks of birds were as
sembled. No one had ever succeeded
in achieving this difficult feat until
Mr.. Kellogg did it. This was how he
managed it.
decided that the only way to succeed
was to ambush during the day, and
trust to a flashlight camera to take the
photograph at night. In stalking
strange birds with which he is unac-
quainted, he uses artificial hayricks
and bushes, under cover of which he
moves slowly towards them.
One winters night, when the crows
arrived at their usual meeting place.
they observed nothing unusual in an
ordinary looking hayrick which had
found it's way to the spot. Inside that
ha yrick was Mr.. Kellogg with his pow
erful fiashlight camera. There he lay
all night in the snow, with the tenn
perature several degrees below zero,
taking photographs, while the deafen-
ing cawing of a hundred thousand
crows made the night hideous.
Mr.. Kellogg was the first man to
tackle the celebrated Bird Rock" in
the Gulf of st. Lawrence, and take
photographs of the millions of gan
uets that nest there. He was lowered
down the face of precipitous cliff
in a rope chair, with his camera slung
around his neck. Swinging dizzily on
the rope. with hundreds of gannets
shrieking around him and beating him
with their wings, he took several pic
lures, which have proved to be Of
great value to naturalists.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14
FIG. Il. THE HIPE :.

Physical culture in its most scientific
form is found in that style of wrest-
ling known as Cumberland and North
cumberland
This is due to the fact that a fall in
Cumberland and Northumberland must
be gained from one hold, which must
be kept under all circumstances until
the bout ends. In view of this distinc-
tive feature of Cumberland and North
CUMBERLAND it can easily be realized
that every bit of physical and mental
ingenuity possible on the part of the
contestants must be brought into play
both in offensive and defensive work.
This one hold bars all ground wrest-
ling; every fall must me made from
the feet. AS a result. the agility de-
manded is even greater than in ener-
getic catch-as-catch-can Indeed, such
activity on the feet is required, in or
der to avoid tripping, that the wrest-
1ers must dance around continually
AS test of aIertness, endurance and
powers of breathing, Cumberland and
Northumberland is in the first class.
BY reason of the one hold that is
fair in this style of wrestling all ten
dency to violence is practically elimi-
mated. There is no danger from ham
mer locks or strangle holds. The only
care necessary is to see to it that the
fall, which is from a hight, is not too.
hard. A little experience will show the
wrestlers how this can be worked with
out DISTURBING or altering either posi-
ton.
The tall man should be especially
adept at Cumberland and Northum-
berland, and for men of this class it
is an exhilarating exercise. Young,
overgrown boys, however, should be
wary of it, for they are liable to injure
their arms and legs, which are weak
by reason of their owners too quick
Epringing up.
Cumberland and Northumberland
gets it's name from the two countries
in England, where it originated and is
most popular.
Since the days of knighthood, wrest
ling tournaments have been held
yearly at big fairs lasting several
days in these counties. The champions
of the different towns take part, and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

stand and love birds as he does, and
in this he is successful. Sportsmen
go away from his lectures vowing
they will not slaughter another bird,
and women make up their minds
never to wear another feather in their
hats.
A fashionable woman, wearing a
bird in her bonnet, sat in the front
row of the audience at one of Mr..
Kellogg's lectures. AS he talked about
the romance and tragedy of bird life,
making the loves and sorrows of his
feathered friends seem as real to his
hearers as their own, people looked at
the offensive bonnet with reproachful
eyes. The poor woman blushed vivid
ly and tried to remove the bird fur
lively. At last the lights were turned
down TO enable lantern-slides to be
shown, and when they were turned
up again the bird had disappeared
from the bonnet.
81 never felt so bad in nv life -
said the woman afterward 1.-The peo-
pie locked at me as if they would have
liked to treat me as the bird had been
treated. But that was not the worst
of it. l felt such a monsteri I'll not
wear another bird or another feather
as long as I live"
Animals as we'll as birds love Mr..
Kellogg on sight. He visited a house
where a fierce daschshund was kept.
The dog always flew at strangers and
had bitten several.
Take carei" cred the host. as KEEL
logg walked into the garden. THE
dogs loose"
The dog, hearing a strange footstep,
rushed out intent on slaughter. But
when it saw the Californian advancing
with outstretched hand, it stopped
with a puzzled look and wagged its
tall doubtfully. Kellogg tapped its
head lightly with the tips of his fin
gers and looked steadily into it's eyes.
Immediately it rolled on the ground
with delight, licked his boots, and
could hardly be induced to leave his
side.
Don't pat dog or stroke it's head, -
said Kellogg, turning to his host.
Tap its head lightly with your finger
tips and IT will love you forever"
There is only one animal which does
not indorse the naturalist, and that
is the harmless, necessary cat. He
doesn't like cats, because they prey
upon his beloved birds When a cat
Is around he delights in giving the
fiuttering cry OF a bird with a broken
wing. Pussy. seeming an easy
mark" PUSHES vainly about the room
until she Is nearly frantic, but, of
course. she cannot find the bird.
The Camera In the Woods.
Mr. Kellogg WAS one OF the first OF
the new school 81 sportsmen who huat
with the camera instead of abe gun.
lie has found photography Of great as
sistance Ia probing the mysteries OF
BIRD life. Sor'f ~ hif snap shots are
wonderful They show the mother
bifd ieeding her young, Or quarreling
Win the intrusive. cuckoo.
one series ~ ph0togra phs illustrates
tbe love conrtehip, marriage Bnd fam
ilY life ~ pair ~ wrenf Great pa
unnce ara care were needed 10 secure
thee Views The phofQgrapher had ~
conceal hif cauefa in msnfie ~ fol-
iaHr. Win Dnlg co. ifna visible, and
naif ioI aaye a. ea satisfactory
fnaDfhpt,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

that is another occasion of humiliation.
I can't dive worth a cent. When l go
down to the slip behind Fulton mar
ket--they sell fish as Fulton market
Just follow your nose and .-ou cant
miss it-and see the rows of little
white monkeys doing nothing but div
ing, 1 realize that the old swimming
EGlc with all it's beauties, its green
ienfiness, it's clean, long grass t. lie
W on while drying in the sun, or to
pull out and bite off the tender,
chrome- yellow ends, was but rrovIn-
cjal, countrywide affair. There were no
watermelon rinds there, no broken
Ferry baskets, no orange peel, no notn-
ing. All the fish in it were just COM
NOR live ones. And there was no div
ing. But at the real, prope city
swimming place all the little white
monkeys can dive. Each is gihbering
and slrieking: Hey, Chin NEE:
Chin-lnee! Hey Chim-mee! Chim-meei
Hey, Chinl-mee-ee! How'ss t'iSS?'
crossing himself and tipping over head
first. coming up so as to 'lay his hair"
giving a shaking snort to clear bis
nose and mouth of water, regainng
the ladder with three overland strokes
feYery one of them with that natty lit
tile spat that I can't get), climb ng zap
to the string piece and running for
CHIMNEY, red-eyed, shivering, and
dripping, to ask: How wass t'at?"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14
Copyright, 1908, by BasSett Staines.
BY BASSETT STAINES.

nearer and nearer, and presently the
female ground dove flew into the clear
ing, perched unhesitatingly on the
mans hand, and talked to him as If
he were her mate.
This man whom the birds of wood
and forest treat as one of themselves
is an American named Charles Den
ison Kellogg. He was born in Cali
fornia, the son of a "forty-niner" who
used to be known as the Grand Old
Man of the Mines" From infancy he
was a dreamy impractical child, with
a great love and tenderness for all
living things. In boyhood he used to
lie down in the woods and listen to the
birds instead of going to school or
playing with other lads.
All his life he has studied the Ian
guage and habits of the jewellers in
the woods in preference to those of his
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

A traveller was cutting his way
s Through the jungle which clothes the
peak of Mount Diablo, in the West
Indian island of Jamaica. Suddenly
he halted, with uplifted machete.
''Fee-fee, so tender Fee-fee, 500
DO tenderP'
1t was the call of the ground dove,
and seemed to come from low bush
a few yards to his left. Away in the
distance he heard the answering cali
of the ground doves mate.
Peering through the bushes the
traveller saw not a bird, but a man. He
was lying on the grass in a small clear
ing, warbling the ground doves call as
perfectly as if he were a ground dove
himself The answering call drew
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

each wrestler is urged on to victory
by his partisans, who bet on their ia
vorite as an American on his horse
or college boy on his alma matters
football tenn
This form of wrestling is little known
in this country. 1t is practiced only by
professionals or those Englishmen who
have come here from the bouts home.
The hold is described below, with
three movements that are used in every
bout. Others can be easily studied out
and will occur to the wrestlers as they
strive together.
First Hold in Cumberland.
Each wrestler places the left arm
over the others right shoulder, and
the right arm underneath the left
shoulder interlocking the hands. To
start with, the chin is placed on the
opponents left shoulder, in order to
prevent butting or pushing with the
head at the beginning. (Figure IL
The bodies should be separated as far
as possible so that danger from trip
ping or other sorts of leg wrestling
will be lessened. AS in all kinds of
wrestling, have the feet spread suf-
ficiently to insure a firm base
This is the only hold in Cumber-
land, and it must not be changed at
any period of the bout. 1t is perms-
SlDle TO lmprlSon an arm of the OPP
ponent by slipping one of your arms
over 1T, or to turn back to back, or
to get your opponent on your back,
etc, so long as the same hold is kept
But the moment the first hold in Cum
berland is changed the bout must be-
gin all over again. Professionally,
changing the hold is a foul
The Back Heel.
One of the hundred or more dis
tinct movements in Cumberland is the
back heel. To secure ii much spar
ring and working of arms is neces-
sary, in order to get the opponent
close enough. When this is accom-
plished. squeeze in the opponents
back toward your abdomen by slip
ping an arm down his back as far as
possible. At the same time trip with
a heel thrown back of the opponents
closer foot, bend forward at the waist,
and press on his chest with your head
(Figure % If this movement is cor
rectly done, the opponent must fall
straight on both shoulders, and you Will
fall with and land on top of him, as
a matter of course.
In falling, the grip must not be
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

a tiny woodpecker f1uttered on to a
tree near to us and then on to KEEL
logg's outstretched hand. 1t looked
up into his face, opened it's little beak
and talked volubly to him, while he
talked back. They kept up friendly
conversation for several minutes and
then the Woodpeeker flew away
don't know what he said to it, but it
seemed to me that he was asking
about the health and prosperity of its
brothers in the woodland.
Presently we saw a black-and-
golden banana bird fluttering around
plantain blossom. 1t suddenly stop
ped and uttered it's sweet call. Tom
Paine! Tom Painen Kellogg instant
~ responded, and the bird looked at
him and flew nearer. Then, for quite
five minutes, they kept up an ami
mated. melodious conversation. At
last the gaudy-colored bird flew away
and at the same moment the natural
list wheeled around and replied to the
'Coo-coo-coo-coo' of dove in a cot
tonwood tree"
The Secret of His Poer.
When he is asked to explain the rea-
son of this instructive friendship be-
tween himself and the birds, Kellogg
replies:
1T is love. Anybody who goes into
the woods with the spirit of love in
his heart and without the faintest de-
sire for destruction or for possession
can make friends with the birds if he
is moderately tactfu and patient Birds
can read the heart better than men can
They know their friends, and are ready
to love them.
I'm all my travels I have never car
ried gun and have never found it
necessary to harm bird. beast or man.
The man who carries a gun in wild
parts is likely to make trouble for
himself; the man without firearms is
practically certain to find peace and
warm welcome wherever he goes"
Mr.. Kellogg owns a big Newfound-
land dog, which usually accompanies
him on his expeditions into the woods.
He has taught IT from puppyhood to
love all living things as he himself
loves them. Wild birds will perch on
this dogs head as they do on the
hand of its master.
Once the Newfoundland found a
sparrow with broken wing fiuttering
on the ground and bounced upon II.
All" thought Mr.. Kellogg "the
desire for prey has broken out again."
and the teaching Of years is undone."
But II was not so. The dog lifted
the sparrow gently In its mouth and
bore II unframed 10 it's master. evil
IDENTIFY desiring him to mend the broken
wing. The bird WAS in hospital for
some time. and every day the dog Wis
tied II 10 inquire sympatbetically how
the wing was getting on. When al last
the bird few away rs canine friend
barked ioyougly and rolled on the
ground with delight More marvellous
etill, the SPARROW returned several
times 20 pay q friendly cali on the dog.
The birds Missionary.
Now aud then SIR KELLOGG enerFes
from the woods 90 visit be friends
and give "a few lectures on birdcraff
He if an unDfacflCal man quite out ~
BE- cafee nothing Tor money He
would luFf af eaon De- Ff fnf nofhlnR
na for ratr ffia 0rlb yarruaf Dol ier-
fuuug a a. teach pegIlo to under
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14
Greatest Merchant in the World.
From the New York Press.


Who is he? The list of great ones is
long. Possibly we shall have to yield
the palm to Sir Thomas tombstone Lip
ton. He is about the only merchant on
earth who can afford to advertise teas
by spending half a million annually on
a yacht designed to capture the Amer
ica's cup. Over here in the United
States we have syndicates of million
aires behind our defenders. Upton
stands the racket alone. He is worth
$4,000, 900. Twenty three years ago he
stood behind counter waiting oil Gus
toners. Thirty years ago he worked in
the rice fields of South Carolina, and
was So poor that he slept with the ne
groes in the woods. To-day he employs
1900 Persons in his various estaolish-
ments, and is the pet of the King of
England. In 1906 he will be an earl.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14

changed or broken 1t must be kept
until the bout is declared at an end.
The Flying Mare or Cross ButtOcl<s.
To accomplish this picturesque and
effective movement, slip around the
opponent by turning your back to
him and getting his head in your arm
Both by pulling down hard and rails
ing up your hips, lift the opponent
off the floor, and heave him (Figue
81 ever your Bonded back to the
floor again. This time he will be on
his shoulders instead of his feet.
The opponent denfends himself by
pulling upward and backward, thereby
trying to keep you from bending and
throwing him headlong.
The Hipe.
This is conceded to be the most
scientific movement in all wrestling
To execute it properly takes years CT
practice.
The movement is also remarkable
,, for the reason that he who appears
at a disadvantage really has great
advantage.
1t is necessary for the wrestlers to
face each other in trying for the Hipe,
which is executed as follows:
Slide your arms well down over
the opponent until your hands are
at the small of his back. Then bead
backward; and, as you do so, lift the
opponent clear of the ground. AL the
same time lift the opponents left leg
high off the floor on your right and
throw him down sidewise. (FigHre
A. AS soon as he is entirely clear Of
the ground, he is at your mercy. Or,
lift up the opponents right leg on
your left, or both his feet on either
your right or left foot. te
The grapevine, which will be de-
scribed in Cornish wrestling, is per-
missible in Cumberland and Northum-
berland Other movements are the
outside and inside click-tripping by
placing the heel on the inside and
outside of the leg.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14
The Boys Swimming Holes.
Eugene Wood in McClure's.

EIuBtHt WUOU III MCOIUIt >.
We used TO think the old swimming
hole was a bully place, but 1 know bet
ter now. The sycamore leaned well out
over the water, and there was trapeze
on the branch that grew parallel with
the shore, but the water near it was
never deep enough to dive into. And
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-14
THE MAN WHO
TALKS WITH BIRDS

Charles D. Kellogg Lives in the Woods and Talks to the
Birds Like One of ThemseIvesThey Fly to Him. Perch
on His Finger and Tell Him All Their Pains and
Plea ,ureS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
Tendency of the Times.

The tendency of medical science is to- ward preventive measures. The best thought of the world is being given to the subject. It is easier and better to pre- vent than to cure. It has been fully demonstrated that pneumonia, one of the most dangerous diseases that medical men have to contend with. can be pre- vented by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Pneumonia always results from & cold or from an attack of influenza (grip). and it has been observed that this remedy counteructs any tendency of these diseases toward pneumonia. This has been fully proven in many thousands of cases in which this remedy has been used during the great prevalence of colds and grip in recent years, and can be re- lied upon with implicit confidence. Pneu- monia often results from a slight cold when no danger is apprehended until it is suddenly discovered that there is fever and difficulty in breathing and pains in the chest, then 1t Is announced that the patient has pneumonia. Be on the safe side and take Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy as soon as the cold is contracted, 1t always cures. For sale by all druggists
 Adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
COLD WAVE.
Freezing Temperature for This Morn l ing-Riyars Rising.

Freezing Temperature for This Morn
 ing-Rivers Rising.
 Freezing temperatures are expected here this morning. Such was the warning is- sued by the Weather Bureau yesterday. The temperature here then was about 5s; this means a drop of over % degrees in twenty-four hours to get below S2, or freezing point, here by this morning. It is thought it will make this fall though; in fact. it may go to about 26 or 2s de- gress, as the temperature within the cold area over the West yesterday was 26 be- low zero at Bismarck and 26 above zero as far South as Abilene. Tex.
 Really, the temperature gradient yes terday was just 100 degrees from 26 below zero over North Dakota to "A above zero at Key West. Fla.
 The cold change is a blessing as regards fruit. as many trees were beginning to bud under the forcing warm weather of the past week. Now 1t is hoped the cold may drive the sap back again and proven, blooming until danger of frost has passed
 The rainfall was quite heavy over the upper Coosa Valley night before last. Al a result ,the Coosa is rising rapidly and the local office of the Weather Bureau is- sues warning for a steady but not dan- gerous rise in the lower Coosa and Ala bama during the next few days.