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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
ST. LOUIS PARK

The Methodist Aid society met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Bost.
An ice cream social was given Mon
day evening by the St. Louis Park
band at the Women's hall.
A number Of people. went Tuesday.
on an all day trip down the Mississippi
D. K. Yorgey and family, Mr.: AMI
Mrs. E. M. Kenkley and Mrs. II. j.
Freeman.
Mrs. Boyce entertained the Aid So
ciety of = the Congregational church
Wednesday afternoon.
The Methodist church Sunday school
picnic will be given Tuesday at Minno-
haha Falls. -
c. Il. Williams, formerly Of the Park,
has gone to Spokane, Wash, where he
will make his future home.
Miss Clara Christianson of White
water, Wis, is spending few weeks
with her uncle, Thomas johnson. J.,
Mrs. Mason of Minneapolis, with
her daughter, Edna, spent several days
last week with Mrs. William Gould. :
A fair, sweet satin skin secured using Satin
skin cream and face powder. 20c.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12

Montana and PACIFIC CUaSI.
Call at the Northern Pacific city
ticket office, No. 19 Nicollet House
Block, and ask for information regard
ing some of the wonderful western
tours. We will take great pleasure In
supplying all information.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
Lake Breezes.

A house party Of young people was
entertained at the; eW. sB. Morris cot
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
Yellowstone Park,

A fair sweet satin skin secured using Satin
skin cream and face powder. 20c.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perkins will en-
tertain at large family picnic on Big
Island today for their niece, Miss
Daisy O'Brien, whose marriage to Neill
G. Hall takes place next week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06

Des Moines, Iowa, boasts of a baby
that changes color three time a day.
1t is the child of Hindoo parentage,
said to be the first one to make that
claim ever born in America. When
the little fellow awakens at sunrise he
is pretty pink. fair compexioned
boy. At noon he changes color and
within an hour is Of the dark ginger
color of his princely ancestors AT
night he becomes an alabaster white
The mixture of bloods is said to be
accountable for the strange phenome
NON
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
NORTH HOOSlCK

Alfred Spears was in Troy satur-
day.
There are several cases of humps in
town.
Rye and grain are looking fine in
this section.
j. 2. Byar's daughters have been
visiting him.
Mrs Levi Brooks was in North Ben
nington Tuesday.
Ira Fisk and wife were at Hedges
lake Decoration day.
Romano Mooney was in Boynton-
Vile Decoration day,
Mrs Levi Brooks was in South
SALISBURY Decoration day.
Mrs Herman Niles and daughter
were at G S. Haswell's Monday.
Mrs Whitaker of Hoosick Falls Wis
tied her brother ID. c. Eldridge Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Washington
spent Decoration day in North Ben.
nington.
Mrs Smith of Springfield has come
here to make her home with her father
Mr. Sraub.
John Clark is digging a cellar for a
new house which is to be built just OPP
posite the depot.
Mrs +. 7. Howard and Mrs Soos
and daughter visited Oakwood cemete.
ny Decoration day.
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SOUTH SALISBURY

2. Eddy was in Albany Tuesday,
T. E. Rice is in Winchendon, Mass,
n is week.
b. Smart and wife were in Troy Sat.
urday afternoon
G. Brons IN is stating his house in
stead of Smuggling it.
r. Moon and wife returned on
Saturday from Hedges Pond.
There are measles 10 the home OF a
Swe lie iamily on East street.
J. S. Ball expects to move into /.
W. Coles house that the Whistles va
cate.
The Village Improvement society
$ making plans for another gala day
July 1.
Mr. Griffith has vacated G.. Bronson's
tenement and gone onto Cleveland
avenue TO live.
DR. and Mrs f. Dean we're in Pownal
on Monday. Mrs Rodney Barber,
Mrs Deans sister, visited them last
week
Miss Alice Young spent Friday
night at her Uncle Wll's and spent
Saturday and Sunday with Miss Bees
sic Niles
The first quarterly conference com
mnnion will be administered Sunday
morning next. The usual love feast
will proceed.
VIM Cole has charge OF the field
sports on July ith. Assisted by com
petent persons they promise good
full dry Of sports.
/ Mrs r Wltsie expects soon to 60
away, her husband, after vigorous Of
1 forts, having secured a furri he'd
1 house for the season
Charles Munroe spent his usual
week OIL at home and took his mother
down to her home. As soon as she is
strong enough she will resume house.
keeping again.
Winston Stevens, wife and youngest
son arrived on Saturday and are guests
OF Mrs NJ. NJ. Bruce. They are en-
route for Plymouth, N. H., where they
will be present at the graduation OF
their sou. Winston Jr
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
in the church parlors on Friday after
noon OF this week. The president.
Miss NJ Galusha, reports work, so
come early Supper will be served
from $50 until all are served.
I George MirGeld and wife of Joliet,
/ ILL.,, arrived on Thursday and we're
\ guests of his mother, Yrs Sarah Mir
1 field until Tuesday Miss Bessie Mir
field came from Casteton Friday eve
ping to visit them and returned on
Monday,
Miss Jennie Hastings reports for the
month in the primary department,
scholars present every day: Alice Gun
ason, Charles Harrington, Elsie Har-
rington, Olive Knapp, Emery Maths
on, Katherine Mattison, Rupert Mont
/ gomery, Marguerite Mooney, Rather.
inc Murphy, Florence Pleasant, Chas.
Wood and Lois Young,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
va coRrLANpr HANDICAP.


Acronnut, Z 90 1 shot. Captures First
Money al belmont Park.
NEW YORK. June G.-Aeronaut, Z
to shot, won the Van Cortlandt hand.
leap at Belmont park. The time, los
for seven furlongs on a circular track
equals the worlds record, which was
made by The Musketeer at Saratoga in
1902.
RudiSe broke Aeronaut Off in front
and he set a fast pace. In the stretch
Dolly Spanker The fayorite. made -
determined challenge, but Radtke,
clearly outriding Miller on Dolly
Spanker, landed his mount a winner by
short head Game Cock. an added
starter, won the Meadowbrook Hunt.
ers' steeplechase.
orion Dobble landed the private
sweepstakes, four furlongs, easily by
three lengths from Victory Belle, who
was played down from to to Z to 3,
fayorlte. One favorite won. Radtke
rode two winners. Summaries.
First Race. Belgrayia, first; McKit-
fridge, second; Bayonet, third.
Second Race.-Iaunty, first; Loyal,
second; Gold Lady, third
Third Race. King Cole, first; Aucas-
sin, second; Jack McKeon, third
Fourth Race.-Aeronaut, first; Dolly
Spanker, second; Flip Flap, third.
Fifth Race. Game Cock first Paul
Jones, second; Oleroso, third
Sixth Race. Bad News, first; Masa-
niello, second; Ostrich, third
Seventh Race -Orton Dobbie, first
Victory Belle, second; Stepaway, third
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06

Austria for weeks past has been dew
as ated by fearful grasshopper pest,
After all the scientists of the empire
had exhausted their efforts to discoy-
or means of staying the plague, a
farmers wife discovered that solu
ton of soft soap will stay the pests
Train loads of soft soap are being
sent out by the government and the
dead insects are being piled in great
heaps aud burned with rejoicing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
La Veita Gets CIipsetta stakes.

CINCINNATI, o., June 6. ~ w. NJ.
Hayes La Neita, at to in the bet
ting. easily won the Clipsetta stakes
for twoyear-old FLIES at Latonia Ca.
per took second money, while Victoria
b., which was coupled in the betting
with Altuda finished third Two ia.
yOrites won
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
prince Henry on the Auto.

FRANKFORT ON-THE-MAIN, Ger.
many. June 6.-prince Henry of PruS
sia, who dined at the Automobile club
here, said that automobiles would he
the vehicles in the future for indus
try. sport and other purposes, adding
we must rejoice that the race goes
beyond the German frontier and that
the north and the south join in it, foi
the Herkomer race gives us an oppor
tunity to visit our Austrian neighbors,
who are closely connected with Ger
many and the emperor"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
TABLE or PERCENTAGES.
Philadelphia women Won at Golf.

NEW YORK, June Elm the first
golf match of the annual series be-
tween the wOmen's teams of the Phla-
delphia Boston and Women's Metro
politan associations played at the Mas
sau Country club the Philadelphia
tenn won from Boston by nine match
es 70 six Miss Pauline Mackay, the
national woman champion. after being
3 up at the turn lost to Mrs. X. NJ Bar
low Philadelphia. by up and . 10
play. The cards were Mrs. Barlow 30,
4l-91, and Miss Mckay 4G. 46-92
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
state stops Tuxedo cIub's right.

PHILADELPHIA, June g. The
management of the Tuxedo Athletic
club has announced further postpone
mcnt of the Fitzsimmons- Burns fight.
which was to have come off tonight
because of the Interference of state
authorities, The clubs attorneys are
in communication with Governor Pen.
nypacker
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
Leonard and wright Champions.

AUBURNDALE, Mass, June &c.
w. Leonard and Irving G. Wright
challengers. defeated +. j. Sulloway
and ]. b. c. Larned, defenders, in the
championship match in the Massachu.
sets tennis doubles at the Braeburp
Country club three sets to one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06

The great increase Of popularity oil our 19c SALES,
shown by tine large that attended them has been very
gratifying u.s. The pleasing results Of previous Sc
SALES have encouraged to plan this on broader,
boderer lines than attempted before.
Nineteen will buy here during the continuance
this sale than you would ordinarily expect to receive for
25c to Soc visit to the will prove the truth of this
statement
Many of our customers have declared that they
unable to understand how sell much goods for
nineteen cents We couldn't do it not for the fact that
we sell hundreds and hundreds of these 19c offerings
You really cannot afford miss these niaeteencent bargain
opportunities if you in the least for true economy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06

The home merchant should be pat
ronlzed by the home people and he in
turn should patronize bis fellow
tradesmen when in the market for
goods not carried in his own stock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
FOR SALE

All the real estate owned by G.. II.
Darling, situated on Mccall street in
bennington village, and consisting Of
the following parcels:
lst The two story frame dwelling
situated on corner of West Main and
Mccall streets, together with an ample
lot.
Ind The two story frame dwell
liug known as the "Victor Alvey
place situated on the east side Mccall
street.
3rd A building lot east side Mccall
street.
9TH. A building lot on the northwest
corner OF West Main and Mccall
streets.
9th. A building lot Just south from
above described corner lot.
ath. A two story, three tenement
house on vest side Mccall street.
It'll a building lot just south from
said three tenement house.
Sth A two story frame single dwell
ling on west side Mccall stree.
The above property will be sold in
one lot if desired or in separate par
cells, and is offered al q reasonable
price.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
FRANK /. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

A Chicago genius has invented a
baby buggy that shuts up, But he
emit invent a baby that will do it,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
Trinity PLAYED an ErrorIess Game.

HARTFORD, Conn, June 6.-Trln'
ity defeated Columbia in baseball here
3 TO l. The Trinity team played an
errorless game, and Badgley held the
visitors down to four hits; score, to l
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06

Soothes itching skin Heals cuts or
burns without scar Cures piles, &C.
zema, salt rheum, any itching. Doan's
Ointment. Your druggist sells it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
TABLE on PERCENTAGEs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMININAN LEAIUL.
AT ST. Louis
New York mil O1OO2 O1 o.
ST. Louis .........3 o i o -
Hits New York. - St Louis. Is. Err
rors New York. Vs. 81 Louis, D. Batteries
Griffith and Thomas; Smith and Hickey.
At Chicago
Philadelphia ....0 o o. OIL
Chicago ........... o 5 o 2 -
Hits Philadelphia, ]: Chicago 10. Err
rors Philadelphia. /; Chicago o. Bat
teries- Waddell and Schreck; White and
Sullivan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
BASEBALL SCORES.
Games Played Yesterday Iu the Ma
tiOnnI and American Leagues.
NATION TEAGTTE

AT New York
Chicago .........2 0 OOS 0 o i 8
New York .......O o 0 o 0 o O. q
Hts-C Chicago y: New York 9. Errors
Chicago. /, New York, 4. Batteries
Brown and King, McGinnity and Bower
man.
At brooklyn
ST. Louis .........O o 01O OIL 0 o. .
Brooklyn ........O . o l o 0 - 3
llits-St. Louis, 8: Brooklyn, l. Errors
ST. Louis. .; Brooklyn, 3. Batteries
karger and Grady, Stricklett and Bergen
Az Boston
Pitisburg .......2 20 3 o 0 / 9
Boston ...........l 0 2 . 0 o. 3
Hits -pittsburg II; Boston, s. Errors
Pittsburg, 2; Boston. 8. Batteries-Leever
and Gibson; DOrner and Needham.
AT Philadelphia
Philadelphia ...5 0 o . - g
Hits-Cincinnau, 10, Philadelphia IL.
Errors Cincinnati, 3; Philadelphia, 8.
Batteries-W Wicker and Sehlei; Pittinger
and Doom
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
Dartmouth shut out.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. June g.
Wesleyan shut out Dartmouth in a
baseball game on Andrus field, 3 to 0,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06

Entered nj the post-oilice Bennington,
VT, Dec. il, 1903, as second class
mail matter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
THE EVENING BANNER

Published every day except SUNDAY
and HOLIDAYS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
Grand List Of Nineteen-Cent Values

Chlldren's short sleeve Vests,
high neck, buttoned front, val
ne 50c, l9C
pairs Children's gauze Pants,
value i0c, l9C
: Children's bingham aprons, val
ne zoe, l9C
yards of fancy figured Lawns,
value 30c, l9C
spools Thread, POO yardsin spool,
value 3Oc, l9C
4Ladies' fancy turnover collars,
value 4Oc, l9C
3 Ladies' fancy turnover collars,
value 45c, 10
2 Ladies fancy stock collars. value
3Sc, l9'
Ladies' silk lace collars, value BIC, 10,
10 gilt collar buttons, value BIC, l9'
3 yards of linen toweling, value
PC, l9'
II papers pins, yalle soc, ~
SOC worth OF hair pins, l9'
doilieS, value 3Sc, l9C
pair rutiied sash curtains, value
soc, I'D
SOC Bureau Scarfs. 10
SEC ,tand covers, ~
sec pillow shams, -
SOC Leghoru hats, ~
Flower wreaths, 39c values, ~
2,ooth brushes, value SOC, l9'
Ladies silk mitts, 39c value, ID
I Children's sleeveless vests, value
40c, -
, Children's fine ribbed sleeveless
vests. valLe 3D., l9
Soc Ladies best quality ribbed
vests, l9I
? Ladies l5c sleeveless vests, 10,
10 Ladies Handkerchiefs, value
SOC, l9'
Ladies' muslin drawers, value Doc, ly'
Boys 29c balbriggan underwear, l9'
Ruching, DC quality, per yard, l9C
, whisk brooms, value SJc, l9'
h .bies' 25c and 800 bonnets, l9j
| yards of &c crash toweling, l9'
towels, value 25c, l9'
Boys 25c Waists, ~,
Boys knee pants, pc quality, l9'
| doz. tea spoons, value 36c, 10
- doz table spoons, value Soc, l9'
, combs, value 30c, l9
, fine combs, value Soc, l9'
yards elastic, value 24c, l9'
: yards of loo fancy elastic ~
25c hand bags ~
Is bone collar buttons, value 25c l9'
} prs Children's l0c side elastic, ~,
, yds. 4-inch ribbon, all shades,
value Soc, l9'
3 yds. mosquito netting. value 25c, ~
I skeins embroidery silk, value 2Sc, l9'
| Ladies' tine linen handkerchiefs,
value 40c, ~
The Boston garter for men value
25c, ~
BIC fancy arm bands, fancy boxes
free, l9
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
Bids Wanted

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Trustees OF Bennington, VI until
s D. M, Monday. June 4, 1906, for an
extension of GsS feet of six-inch vitriiied
tile pipe to the present system Of sew
ers. Plans and specifications can be
seen at the Office of the town clerk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
For Sale

The Margaret 7. Iowrie residen c located on
Washington Ave, large modern nearly new
house with plenty OF land terms easy.
The nearly new modern tenement house 100
Dewey street
arge modern house next north " Amerle m
House on North Street IN village of Bennington
Two good houses ON Depot street.
Two large modern houses on Jefferson Ave,
with good barns.
Fifty farms located in Bennington, SALISBURY.
Pownal, Arlington, Manchester. HOOsick and
White Geek, send Two cent stamp fer spring
catalogue. JOHN NASH
Bennington. W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-06
NOTICE
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of New York.

All persons holding policy IN this company
are requested 10 meet at the Van Ness House
Burlington. Friday, June LIST, at O'Clock I.
to organize State Association aud to consider
what II any action 1t Is desirable 20 take 20
conserve their interest. II any policy holder
cannot attend this meeting please send to one
OF the undersigned letter giving your views
ana wishes IN the matter. direct 10 the van
Ness House. Make an effort TO be present.
You can In this way best attend TO your own
CARROLL 4. PAGE
WM. n, DUBOIS,
JOSEPH AULO,
W. r. HAWKS
HENRY D HOLTON.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-05-23
Church Pillars.

The joke of the Vicar of Withyeombe
Devon, ut the Easter Hestry as 10 his
laggard churchWarden being not d
pillar" but "buttress' of the church
because he supported II outside re
minds one, says correspondent OF
another Joke OF the same Kind deliver
ed from a London pulpit 10y the Rev
John Mcneil. John was minister of the
Scotch church" Regent square, at the
time and In his own homely way was
driving his points home with telling ef
feet He suddenly paused, after eA
horting his congregation to be work
ers. and then. with Il twinkle In his
eye. said. You know. | always think
of church members being divided into
two classes pillars and caterpilars
London Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-05-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Too much publicity spoils good
deed
Signing your name 10 "A friends note
Is II bad sign.
When riches come in at the window
friends tiock to the door.
He who has no faith in himself IS
destined to become II successful fail
ure.
The brave and fearless man manages
to get there curly and thus avoids the
rush
\ wise man doesn't attempt 10 pull
himself Out of trouble with cofk
screw
II nnn is unable to stand pros
perity he should sit down nnd give his
wife chance
The suspicious man keeps one eye on
his neighbor, hut the wise man keeps
both eyes on himself.
Unless a man Is willing Ia take
chances he never takes anything else
that happens TO be lying around loose
Chicago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-05-23
CuLTlVATlNG THE CHILD.
How Any Trait May lie Fixed In n
Normal Human Being

There il not single desirable attri-
butte which, lacking IA plant, may Lot
be bred into IL Choose Wtat improve
meut you wish in Hover a fruit or II
tree. aud 10y crossing selection cult
Walton aud persistence you can fiN this
desirable trait lrreNu.ahly. Pick out
any trait YOU want iu Neur child, grant
ell that he Is normal child. be- il hun
esty. fairness. purity. luNahieness. in
dustry. thrift. what not by surround
ing this child with sunshine from the
sky aud your own heart. 10y giving the
closest communion with nature. hy
feeding him Wen balanced. nutritious
food. 10y giving him ull that Is implied
Ia healthful enyironuental Influences
and by doing all IN love yOu can thus
cultivate ia this child aud fix there Tor
all his life all Of these traits-natu-
rally not AWAY to the fun In all eases
AT the beginning Of the work, for he
redity will make itself felt first. and, as
In the piant under Improvement, there
will he certain strong tendencies to re
version to former ancestral traits, but
In the main with the normal child YOU
can give him all these traits by pa
tlently. perSistenflY guiding him IN
these early formative years.
And. on the other side. give him foul
air Ia breathe keep him in dusty fac-
tory Or an unwholesome schoolroom or
crowded tenement ZIP under the hot
roof. keep him away from the sun
shine. take away from him music and
laughter and happy faces, cram his lit
tie brains with 81 called knowledge.
all the more deceptive and dangerous
because made SO apparently adaptable
to his young mind; let him have asso=
ciates In Ills hours out Of school. and at
the age OF ten you have fixed in him
the opposite traits. lie Is on his Way
10 the gallows You have perhaps seen
Il prairie IRE sweep through the tall
grass across Il plain. Nothing can
stand before It; II must burn Itself out.
That is what happens when you let the
weeds grow mp In chlld's life and
then set IRE to them by wrong environ
ment Luther Burbank In Century.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-05-23

An Instance of great presence of
mind WAS narrated by John Russell
Young, says writer in the Grand
Magazine Once during the civil war,
mand, he was accommodating alone near
the enemy's lines. Suddenly he found
himself confronted by one or the Con
fedcrates' plckets, who was for arrest
ing him. "Shol Shol" said Grant, with
the utmost GOODNESS cant you see |
am accommodating In the enelnys uni,
form? Don't nuke noise. | shall be
back directly" And he walked away
quietly until out of the picket's sight,
then ran as nlmbly as he could
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-05-23

TO east dust in ones eyes perfect
" explains itself 1t Is, however. In
terestlng To know that Epaminondas
at the battle of Tegea defeated the
Spartans by masking his movements
with large body OF cavalry. He
caused the horsemen TO gallop 10 and
fro In front Of the enemy In such way
as to raise a cloud of dust and 40 veil
ed the movements Of his infantry and
enabled them 10 take mp new and
more advantageous position.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-05-23
THE GOlDFlNCH.
Changes Ia PiumaEe That Are Pax-
ding To- the Novice.

ding to the Novice.
Most every one in America il ac-
quainted with the g0ldtinCh, but many
people know the bird by the name Of
lettuce bird on account of Its bright
yellow color. Goldtinch Is II very mp
proprlate name, us the bright yellow
Of the male when In breeding plumage
Is like FURNISHED gold. The female
goldhnch IL more modestly dressed
tinn her mate The changes in plum
age of the male are very Interesting
aud 10 The novice somewhat puzzling
Until the student becomes acquainted
with the bird he may wonder Why he
sees no males during The winter. The
truth Is ut this season the hocks Of
supposed female goldhnches are really
OF both SEXES. The male bird having as
stunned In the previous fall, usually by
the end OF October, "A plumage closely
resembling that OF the female and
young bird of the year The mule re-
talns this inconspieuouS dress until
late IN February when one can no
tice II gradual change taking place In
some oil the birds This renewal of
feathers Is actively cot. iuued through
March and April, and ~ the first OF
May our resplendent bird is with us
again The song period with the male
goldfinch continues AS long as he wears
| his gold and black livery, for II com
mences as early us the middle Of Mnrel
uud ends late Ia August. tioldfin, lies
are very cleanly IN their habits aud
battle frequently. Their nests are ex
qulsite pieces of bird architecture the
inside being lined with the sottest
plant down. The mother bird Is the
| builder her handsome Consort during
the nest building time devoilng most
OF his efforts to singing to cheer his In
dustrious mate Philadelphia Press.