The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-22
m LAST MAN DIES.
Then Birds viii Have Sway
and Rule FROM the
Skies.

fho Chieaso Chronicle saws. fn the
course of tsW minoa yoafs tle humau
aoe uiH ~ estirot oa his earh. ac-
Dordns o i'fof samuei wDston. pioi-
esssl of iaie1nt5iosy at The UaIyeisiis of
/ Chicago. und remfed hy the Chicase
! Chronicle. lhe oiofcaso. limited that H
lis opinion ,he etrih would Be dominated
] bt birds Instead of men at thls iutare
Ic3te. which. he toij TIE students wonld
h 81 come fof soioelhins IKE 3ooooo9
actrs.
he was ieeturins on de future Of the
| earth mhabitanis wtu DE dade tlis
statement PROT Willi-ton is considered
ono of the leadins experts IN palcontoi-
cst Do this counuE and bias written
several trea Uses on evolution.
10 wll only he natural course Of
! events that will ultimately drive men
from tne dominant sphere on osrth,
tanss Prof winston. First cimc ths
I fshes sail DEE. Thcy were dominant
ior q while and had 10 Civ. Way % the
Iamrhibiaua. rheJ came the reptiles and
suou they ended o. the mammals Now
the mommais are weakening. and the
rcwest Glass the hieds. is growing in
Prominence. ana in time may bc exc
/ wctcd To- bc ne dominant inhabitants
iof tie earth.
Each Of these cl,sses says tho profes
sor. has dN moped TO hisn degree of
! specialization and then boetp 90 wone.
Man is developed 20 the highest desrec
ow and iittle more cen ne expected
from bim
I'll life continues long enough oh earth
f..
lencc She domiaalt type OF animal life
win nave had It's origin In some type that
ls now very lcs ttissui.al or ths next
;ype lower 'tau The mammal-thc bird
nan IS already nigaiy fpeciulized ard Gene
lrot chang, ans further Tile c4t, horse.
elephant. and other mammals have begun
10 die out aud * IS already evident that
The mammals as "a trpo are Weakening.
4 I san not say definitely .hat the dominan,
class ttAt win .ollow man wnl be birds.
tut birds would follow in the ratmal
course of events OF course. tbis is q
Ilawely scientific discussion. and assure
you that J see no fear for the present
his VIII come to pass n the yciy dis
tani future. possibly m about 100000
Years"
Asier the professor had concluded his
llccture the students gathered iva groups
end ,ried so Ggurc ont What sort of q
bird was 10 dominate The earth accord
ias 20 the professors theory, The proc
licssor refused to orcdic. whether the
comron sparrow. now dominant OF its
class or soue new superior kind Of
lnhd pcculin TO iis day would rule The
loung scientists of The university con-
Cmded that undoubtedly the parrot Is the
foretuHnor OF She type of bird that will
iule, and that me monarch OF the earth
in A. %. s,000,0oO would be a composite
of the ostrich for strength and size, the
birds OF tie tropics for plumase. the
b ighrngale aad parrot fol vocal powers.
the owl for wisdom, the eagle Cor grun-
lGuer and the turkey gobbler iof pride. But
Prof wnllgton refused TO hsten to these
prophecies.
Mo lern college ath.etcs are FAR from
icing the best form OF exercise FOR young
people according TO the most expert
lrhysicians says Dr. l.. t. Barker pro-
fcssor II anatomy at the University Of
Chic go He addressed the Junior coli
lepe students OF the university. and told
tLem tlHt rmnis eof a. YWinminl
were far preferable 20 ootnn. tastbail
and rlek athla.ies
He declared hat few college athletes
esruped some permanent injury sucl