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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

England is not Indifferent to dis
armament 1t has decided to build
three new Dreadnoughts instead of
four.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

Throughout his long life Russell
gage saved on the average about
s1,000,000 year for rainy day
which takes the record from Noah,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

Your wife," said the physician
will not be able to speak above
whisper for week or more"
Say, DOCTOR" queried the eage1
husband, lis there any hope of he
disease becoming chronic? "-Chicagt
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

If Salvador and Guatemala have
any more fight in them let them
turn loose on the mosquitoes.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02
SHE WAS ONLY PARTIALLY RAT.
TIED.

She stood irresolutely in the waiting
room or the great passenger station
and looked timidly about as If waiting
for some one. She was TALL, neatly
dressed young woman, with pretty
face and a peachy complexion, ana
evidently unused to travelling.
Seeing her embarrassment, a sta
ton policeman stepped forward.
Can do anything for you, ma am Z!
he asked.
"Why, yes" she answered, produce
ing a baggage check. 81 want to know
what to do with this thingamajig. Inc
guy on the train handed it to me and
said that if I'd present it somewhere
in this shebang | could get my grip.
Can you show me the place, mister?'
Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02
But She's There, All Right.

Where are you going this sum
mer?"
Atlantic City.
know anybody there"
my fiancee is spending the summer
there"
Whats her name?"
Gee. | don't know. | haven't met
any of the girl yet, Cleveland
Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

Naval progress is now so rapid
that a battleship becomes obsolete
before 1t Is built
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

Broad as it is, the pure food law
does not protect sawdust from being
adulterated with breakfast foods.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

The hotel clerks viii soon be sui
fering rom shirt front stoop, due to
the great weight OF the diamond
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02

compact roses in pink, mauve and an
intense blue-a purely Partisan COM
bination of striking beauty.
There was mauve gauze foliage
about the roses and a tremendous
mauve aigrette shooting off hayward
ly to one side after the manner of fash
ionable aigrettes nowadays
Our illustration shows an effective
little frock Of khaki colored linen with
pipings of black and a black ornament
embroidered in front.
The hat is one of the strange new
shapes that is becoming unusually
popular and which, it would seem,
must have been copied after Chinese
rice straw helmet, for it is of the same
bowl-like shape with the saving grace
of cluster of ribbon bows on top of 1t.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02
A Dancer of Contentment.

If every man were satisfied
And with his fortune found no fault
We'd all sit down in restful pride
And bring the whole world to a halt
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-10-02
Nautical.

The reason why most boats go down
To Davy Jones' locker
Is either that they strike a rock
Or else they strike a rocker.
IN. Y. Sun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
: YOUR NEIGHBoRs >

Mrs. Chas. Glaybrook entertaius
for Miss Mary Ricketts, next Tues
day evening.
E. l.. Tuepkes down Rush Hill
way, paid this ofilce a pleasant call
last Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Bud" Luckie Of
st. Louis are visiting A. x. Luckie
and family Of Mexico.
Attorney F. r. Jesse and DR.. E.
S. Cave attended a Masonic meet
ing in Joplin last week.
That most excellent Christian
gentleman, Rev. E. E. Bradley, of
Burke neighborhood, paid the
MESSAGE a call Monday.
Mrs. DR.. j. F.. McWilliams left
Tuesday for Columbia to attend
the meeting of the Alumnae of Ste
phens College it being the 50th
anniversary.
Thru our young friend Oliver l..
Steele the MESSAGE has received
an invitation 20 the annual com
mencement exercises of the State
University, June 9th.
The MESSAGE was honored by a
pleasant call last Friday from Mr..
and Mrs. w. d. Pulls, who live
northwest Of Thompson. Mrs.
Pulls was raised in the Edwards
neighborhood. southeast of Mex
leo, and she feels at home when
she gets down this way
j. F. Fosseeu, northeast Of
Mexico, who moved here from
Pontiac, H.. two years ago and
bought a part Of the old Triplett
farm, made the MESSAGE i pleas
ant business call last Saturday
Good rains out his way lately and
his crop prospects are promising.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

state OF Missouri VS. tinformatlonl Geo
Helon state Of Missouri vs. Rollio
Moss State Of Missouri vs. Chas
Watts, Appellant state Of Missouri vs.
ia Goolsbay state OF Missouri VS. J
A Quick State Of Missouri VS. J A
Quick State OF Missouri VS. j A Quick
State Of Missouri VS. Luther Anderson
EIeHrEENH DAY-JUNE %
State Of Missouri vs. Bruce Icenogle
State Of Missouri VS. Bruce Icenogle
State Of Missouri VS. Bruce Icenoglc
State Of Missouri VS. Bruce Icenogle
NINETEENTH Daytime rs
State OF Missouri VS. Manuel Jackson &
Sophia Dedman
State Of Missouri VS. James Eubanks,
App'l State Of Missouri VS. John Brew
or State Of Missouri VS. e T. Parker,
State Of Missouri We L e Parker, Appl
State OF Missouri VS. 7 Manning, APP
p'l State of Missouri vs. s Manning
TWENTIETH DAy-JuNE 20
State OF Missouri VS. A ] Winseott
State Of Missouri VS. II G McFall State
Of Missouri vs. Sarah Burks ct al State
Of Missouri VS. Frank McCheney State
ex rel 7 f Roden Collector VS. james NJ
Tart ct al State ex rel I Roden Col
lector VS. Chas Davis State OK rel TT
Roden Collector VS. L \ Shootman ct al
State ex rel I + Roden Collector VS. A
NJ Harrison Edmonston h Cullen vs.
Medley 8 Morgan Isabella Matthews
vsC. b, & O. BY Co Lucy H Thurman
VS. G. b. & @ Ry co Minnie f. Thur
man VS. CB g. Q Ry Co State OF Mis-
souri, VS. Pearson State of Missouri VS.
Ben Welsh State OF Missouri VS. Ed
Davis State of Missouri We GottlIeb
Winner
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
HITTING THE TRUSTS.
The State Makes Irvine and Sells
II to the Farmers.

jefferson City, Mo-, May q.
Shipment of binder Irvine for the
coming harvest from the Missouri
state manufacture in the penitenti-
airy has commenced. Ten thousand
pounds were shipped Friday and a
similar amount will go out to
morrow. The orders naturally come
from the extreme southwest part Of
the state where the wheat harvest
is from two to three weeks earlier
than the harvest in other parts Of
Missouri.
Warden Hall has on hand / 600.
600 pounds of twine ready for ship
ment.
This is double the amount the
state had ready for harvest last
year. 1t is estimated that about
3, 200, 900 pounds are necessary to
take care of the crops of the state.
1t is sold for cash, according to
laws establishing the state manufac.
ture in the prison. The price ask
ed this year by the warden is 8 q
cents per pound.
Forty convicts have been employ
ed for the past year making the
Irvine. This force will be increas.
ed and Mr.. Hall hopes to increase
the output of the factory verv
much in the next year. 1t is ant.
icipated that every pound OF pro-
duct now on hand will be shipped
and sold within the next three
weeks.
Like the Kansas experiment in
manufacturing binder Irvine by the
state the Missouri factory is sue,
cess, and has proved a great benefit
to the farmers of the state. They
are no longer at the mercy Of the
trusts and when the capacity Of the
plant is increased to a point where
the output will be equal to the full
demand of the crop, they will b.
4
entirely dependent upon it.
Warden Hall thinks that it may
be possible to have nearly 1000,
600 pounds of Irvine on hand ant
ready for the 1907 harvest.
The price asked this year is JUS
a above cost of production. Any
farmer in the state can order di
rectly for his supply of twine but
cash must accompany the order.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
HreH SCHOOL,
Commencement Day in Mexico
Prof. Hamill's Address

An immense audience greeted
the High School commencement
exercises at the opera house last
Friday night.
The program opened with Jap
anese serenade By the orchestra.
Invocation by Rev. II. e. Truck.
s. p. Emmous, president of the
school board, introduced DR.. II.
NJ. Hamill of Nashville, Tenn.
who delivered the address to The
graduates. His topic was "Suc-
cess" 1t was a talk that held the
closest attention Of all. Success is
not in having fine time, or the
accumulation of riches, or the
possession Of a polished and brill
liant intellect. 1t may be phases
Of each of these, but real success is
the possession of a big heart; the
disposition to look up and lift MP,
the willingness and anxiety to be
helpful to the world, that it may
be the better for your having lived
in il. 1t is in having high aud
lofty purpose in life and then in
bending every energy and effort in
the accomplishment of that pur-
pose. The talk was interesting to
all who heard it, and we are sure
the members of the graduating
class will not soon forget the good
ly advice and admonitions it con-
tanned.
There were q diplomas present
ed and one certificate. Three gold
medals were given for class dis
tinctions and general good deport-
ment, and the girls allowed the
boys to get each of them. The
winners were Otto Kunkel, For
rest Gibbs and William Vaughn.
The members Of the graduating
class were:
Marquis Wallace, MeInotte San
nebeck, Iuez Coil, Flossie Hughes,
Ruth Bragg, Grace Everett, Cleo
Settle, Pearl Morris, Lena Crews,
Ocie Winscott, Katheryn Moore,
Mary Mcintyre, Margaret Cunning.
ham, Rosalie Hamilton, Kitty
Turley, Willie Whitson, Indus
Whitson, Ophelia Miller, Leta Ru-
dasil, May Belle Pryor, Lucille
Howell, Nora Vaulandingham, Lit
Vena Bishoff, Geo. l.. Vanland
ingham, Otto Kunkel, Mitchell
Boon, John Ellis, Jr.. Lonnie
Rinaman, certificate.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

rWben my friend went to the ad-
dress given to get the story for the
commissioners under the pretenee
that he was a representative of an
insurance company he was set upon
by t he ignorant Poles in the house
aud called a spy. He did not sue
coed in getting the address Of the
widow, who had been sent to Ne
braska to get her out of the way of
the Government investigation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
outburst Of J. N. Rosser.

Rush Hill, Mo-, May %, 'O6.-
EDITOR MESSAGE: Fearing our
correspondent at this place might
fail to give in his items an account
Of the approaching prosperity that
is to visit Rush Hill, l felt it best
to undertake the job myself.
They do say we are to have sa-
loon at Rush Hill, and that it's
going to bring such boom to the
town as you have never seen. In
fact, it is openly said that it will
bring ali The Germans to our town
aud that they will lie around and
drink themselves as we'll as ali Of
us rich. The same thing wasIheId
out to US a few years ago to help
build a church at this place
suppose this failing itOis but to
try the saloon.
Now l want to say to all such
nonsense that when you get your
saloon about all you will have to
support it are your American boys,
that have Inherited that seemingly
uncomfortable appetite Of orr fore.
fathers. who kept whisky in their
houses, and always made it a point
to tell you they could drink or let Il
alone.
The Germans, commonly and
vulgarly called Dutch, are inclined
to beer drinking, we won't deny,
yet they are not the class that lie
around the dives aud saloons,
Their thrift will prove them to be
stay-gt-home, a home-making,
prosperous people, and when you
hear anyone talking about starting
saloon 10 any town to bring the
Germans in, that's bosh
am not going TO say anything
10 this article about the church
members who signed the petition.
But tue members that refuse to
sign either the petition or remon-
STRANGE, / can't understand. John
said the Spirit told him to write
that he would the church at Lao
deeea were either hot or cold.
10 the good people who have
ever lived At Rpsh Hill / don't
think you need fear 3 saloon At
Bush Hill as. We have gemon-
atFatlbg people leithere that WIN
put up q strong prayer dRaipst
~ II Rossra
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
MOLlNO.


The sheep shearers are at Jno.
Ellis Win go from there to
Clay Berry's.
Mrs. Anna Lipp who moved TO
Paris last year so her children
could 20 to school moved back to
the farm for the summer last
Thursday
Little Dora Cauthorn is very i'll
at this writing.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Cauthoru
visited them parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cauthorn, near Moline, and Mrs.
Tanner in Moline. First time
Frank has been home for nearly q
years.
T. F. DowelI and family spent
Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Mum
dy.
sorry Mrs. =. y. Mundy remains
so poorly Hope she viii soon be
better.
7, r Dowell sold 1872 feeces Of
wool at Santa &c that weighed Oil
lbs. Most Of It was from late
lambs, He got Is and 20 cts. a
pound.
Little Mable Greed stepped on
rusty nail running Il thru her
foot
a mule belonging to Clarence
Harvey got mired 10 q pond aud
before they could get i ont 4 died
cenlfalia VIA hold a bic Fourth
81 july eelebrallop
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

The Rev. DR.. w. j. William
son preached in st. Louis last
Sunday on the subject, Manifest
ing the the Life of Jesus" and in
his address he emphasized the
point that honest labor is akin to
worship. To the tired brain aud
hands that sounds good, but we
know few fellows now ON earth
who will be too lazy to see the
point.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

Do you eat ported chicken, :"
or packing house head cheese, or
Beef Trust 'lardl" Then the ar
ticle on this page of the MESSAGE,
Horror in Packing Houses"
should engross your attention for
a time, even if the thoughts of it"
do get you a little.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

THREE white boys and two ne
groes were instantly killed by
lightning last Sunday at a base
ball game at Mobile, Alabama,
Let the Sunday players hereabout
ponder this lesson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

THE MESSAGE suggests that
next year the baccalaureate ad-
dress to the graduating class of
the Mexico high school be deliy-
ed by one Of its own members. 1t
would be an innovation, it is true,
but. il the right boy or girl can be
found. one who could gracefully
fll The position of baccalaureate
spiritual mentor TO those with
whom be had climbed thru the
school course 10 its completion
aud there is no reason Why he
should not be found. the audi
enee gathered to hear him would
test tbs capacity Of the opera
house Or the largest church Of the
city just as easily as is always the
case when 1 speaker comes from
abroad We believe ip eneourag-
ing home talent and 10 paironiz
ing home people end home iasiiia.
lions. hence tho aboye suggestion
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1906

SIXTEEN counties in Ohio en-
Jorsed w. J Bryan for President
the other day. That's 16 to one
better than the Republicans seem
10 think of any candidate for their
party.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

THE shoe factory goes to MOber-
ly. Moberly raised the same in
cash as Mexico but gave a site in
addition and tolled the prize away
from Mexico. Mexico will know
what to do next time Moberly butts
i'm
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

The MESSAGE is in favor of the
nomination of candidates for the
United States Senate by direct
vote of the people. We are also
in favor of State primary law.
No more deadlocks in the Legisla-
ture wanted, and the day for pack
ed mass meetings and fixed delega-
ton is also passed Let a fair
vote of all the parry supporters
settle these matters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

In England and Scotland, &C.
cording to Sir Andrew Macdonald,
no higher court reverses the de-
cisiOn of lower court when that
decision is reasonable and in
line with common sense" There
is not much inducement over there
to become a yioIator of the law.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

DR.. J. T. NJ. Johnston, pastor of
the Delmar Baptist church, st.
Louis. preached the baccalaureate
sermon for the Hardin College
graduates last Sunday His sub.
ject was The Great Teacher. +"
It was a great theme aud a great
sermon. The advice given to the
young graduates was earnestly
spoken, aud we are sure they will
not soon forget DR.. Johnston is
one of the ablest preachers Of the
Baptist church. He is a brother
of Rev. N. S. Johnston of this
county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

Two masked men at 2 O'Clock
last Monday morning vent to the
Bowling Green depot and locked
the agent and passenger who
was waiting FOR train ia a box
car aud then blew open the safe
and robbed tie cash drawer They
cot Only about $50
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
LIGHTNING STRIKES.
In Missouri as Well as In Alabama
Mexico Sunday Base Ball
Players, Look Out.

Mobile, Ala, May q. During a
ball game in an open field three
miles from this city this afternoon
a thunderstorm came up, accom-
panied by vivid lightning, which
struck in a crowd of spectators, in
stantly killing five aud injuring
about twenty-five more or less Sc
riously. The dead:
Donald Touart, 81 years old.
Stephen Touart, 10 years old,
sons of Stephen j Touart.
Arthur Moody, 10 years old.
Two negroes, John Green and
Charles Thomas.
Seriously injured:
John Yokers.
Fred johnson.
Among the painfully injured
were Fred Burch, Joe Dolbear and
George Cleveland.
At least fifteen or twenty others
were shocked and knocked down
BY the stroke, but quickly recov-
cred, and were killed or seriously
injured, and the bodies of the dead
were burned in numerous places.
A silver dollar, taken from the
pocket Of one of the victims. was
melted on both sides.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

cenlfalia win hold a bic Fourth
81 jug celebration
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
CIRCUIT coURT.
Opens Next MOnday-1sS Cases
DOcketed-Term VIII Continue
Over Three Weeks.
rrnsr nAr-MnrnAr. LIME 4

In the matter OF M. b. Guthrie. assign
ment G. +. Clark. In the matter Of
Alice o. Macfarlane, executrlx, estate
G. B. Macfarlane In the matter Of
estate Of Kate Taylor, j. P. Miller,
trustee. Edgar Threlkeld VS.. c. H..
Drake. In the matter Of Otto Urban
WERNER, w. W. Fry, trustee. In the
matter OF Nancy Newkirk, VIM. New
kirk, trustee. In the matter Of George
McEldery, estate, Thomas A. McIn-
tyre, trustee,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
TENTH DAY-JUNE I4.

Frances Wise VS. Wabash Ry Co, M. r.
Wise VS. Wabash Ry G, Brock
man VS.. Echange OF venuel Wabash Ry.
Co. Bartlett CLANCY vs. Gchange Of
venuel Wabash BY. Co. Southern
Bank of Mexico VS. Rollers Custom Mills
ct al. Southern Bank of Mexico VS..
Mexico Roller Custom Mills ct al J.
w. Moore vs.. Unknown heirs Delony
Willlngham.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31

E. D. Everett, Appellant vs.. k.H.Brown.
Inhabitants of village Of Rush Hin vs..
j A. Goolsbay Thos Roden VS. QoI
restitution Anna Helm ct al w. b,
Curry VS.. A. M. LaFon. Chas. Hardin
McPlke VS. Sallie Chamberlain, ct al
John A Sunson VS. e. p. Robinson, APP
p'l. Matthias Crum VS. CIarissa Wood
bury ct al.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
TWELFTH DAY-guNE 10.

s. II. Bise VS. Appeal r, Chi Bur &
Quincy ny. Co. Forfist @, Berry VS..
Unknown hers Preston Thomas. John
O. Adams vs.. Unknown heirs s. T..
Klrtley ct al. Lewis johnson VS. stella
johnson Jessie f. Sharp VS. Clarence
sharp. Susan A. Meyers VS. Newton
Mahan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-31
EtEvENTH pAY-JNUE Is.

P. s. Morris vs.. John w. Brewer. Ohas.
4. RICHTER VS. The Loyal Protection
Assn. A. G. Turner et al VS. w. A, Ed
monston OF ar A.G. Turner OF a. vs..
w. A. Edmonston ct al. Ira Mllligan
VS.. j. r. Frltts. In the matter q
Mexico Roller Custom Mills J. G. Nun
DIV. receiver
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-29

The learned ladies III olden times took
great comfort and pride in their skill
IN medicine. With true professional
scorn they looked down upon the regu-
lar doctors as upon quacks. For Gods
sake beware what medicines We take
OF any fyssissyans Of London. shall
never trust to them because of your
father and my uncle. whose souls God
Rssoil.'' So wrote a lady in conscious
pride She knew she could have sa.ed
the lives of her unfortunate relatives
If she had only had a chance to dose
them with some of her wonderful con-
cocttons or to have put upon them
some such plasters as those for which
Dame Margery PASTOR was famous.
Her husband sent for one Of her plas-
ters for the kings attorney, James Ho-
barst, who was suffering with an ache
In his knee, and to whom Sir John Pas
ton felt himself sentimentally indebted.
HE is the man who brought you and
me together he wrote to Margery.
"and 1 had leayer than f40 that We
could with your plaster part him and
his pain
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-29
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Helen Bertram is appearing in vaude-
Vile.
THE Danites" is to be revived by
Mckee Rankin.
Maude Fealy is to star in the "Illu
sions of Beatrice"
Blanche Ring is to star In doll.
Dollars in the fall.
Charles Klein's latest play is called
Daughters Of Men,
A new play of life on the plains il
called THE Coyote Doctor"
Frank Norris ..McTague' has been
dramatized for Wilton Lackaye-
The sum raised for the jubilee fund
for Ellen Terry was over $4,000.
A H Woods will have fifteen attrac-
tons on the road in the coming season
Julia Sanderson may be featured in
a new piece called The Motor Girl"
Olga Nethersole has announced her
intention OF playing Portia next sea
son
There will be two companies, pre-
senting The Gingerbread Man the
coming season
Fay Davis is to be starred next sea
son in dramatization Of Mrs. Whar
tons novel THE House Of Mirth.'
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-29
BIRD Souxa.

Naturalists have long been puzzled
as to how birds learn to sing. Does it
come natural to a bird of a certain
species to sing the song common to its
kind or does it learn to initiate what
ever song it most hears during the
early days of its life? Experiments
made by q well known student of bird
life proved that most birds simply learn
by imitation. Bs placed young lipnets
to be reared by skylarks, WOODLANDS.
titlarks and other breeds, and in every
case the linnet learned the song of his
foster parents. Again, a number of lin
nets We're reared where they had no
chance of hearing the song of any
bird at all. In due course they began
to sing. but their song was entirely
original. The cuckoo, however. seems
to be an exception, for although it is
almost invariably reared by foster
parents of any species but its own,
1t always sings to perfection its own
peculiar song, quite uninfluenced by
the vocal efforts of its guardians.