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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
THE sIGHrLEss student F NATURE AF1ELD.

private domains. listen, Now he IS
gathering away like a small fury. Tho
jay will hear him ana shout the news
from his tree-top: Look out, two men
in the woods-still sitting under the
old pine The jay is a busy tell-tale.
and he has saved mary a game bird
in his time by his warnings
The more abStruse problems of
woOdcraft most interest me do not
mucn care whether the red squirrel
makes a business of eating partridge S
eggs or occasionally rObs a nest for
sporr. nm not certain whether the
" oodpecker's nest Is always on the
east side Of the tree, but the birds and
squirrels in their song and chatter 1
do know and find delight in. know
the songs and calls and cries Of alarm
of about sixty birds, including ten
game birds One can construct a rare
woodland orchestra with that number
Of pieces. especially when all are sing
ing different Tar1s.
The call Of the cuckoo and Ihe
quail when rain threatens the flock
ing Of song birds and the flight Of
waterfowl and the places OF these
events in the human calendar. the
muskrat and the wild goose weather
representations; these are problems
which meet the naturalist and appeal
to the poets imagination
Il can never forget one glimpse I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

became a heeting memory How my
young neart thumped as / lay there
and counted forty OF those magnih-
cent waterfowl as they swept by
almost within reach of my hand
Had not been given the keenest
of vision for the first fourteen years
of my life, and had not those young
eyes been ever alert for new impress
siOCs, should have despaired Of pur-
suing nature studies II after years
But in some mysterious manner the
sensitive plates exposed in my youth
secured perfect pictures Of each pass
ing season and OF a multitude Of the
varying aspects OF nature. or TWEEN
ty-two years these plates have re-
manned in the dark room Of the soul
until today each film hIids a picture
Of rema rIabIe briIHanCy and fidelity
TO detail Only the slightest sound or
scent is needed TO slip the side and
throw the picture or the screen Of
nv memory The 'honE Of a Wild
goose. for example. brings back TO me
with startling clearness that morning
in the fog IN the pasture. and again
J see the flock rushing southwark
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
MIDDLE AGES
PRODUCED THE
BEST OF WORK

. HE 'summun bOnum' OF a mans
Efe-who shall say when or
what Il Is IN any given csse7
Il becomes almost q work OF
supererogation 70 attempt % desig-
nate any single act or performance
as the one most valuable II any mans
career. Reduced to the ultimate. it
becomes, after al, says & writer IN
The Century, only the expression OF
an individual opinion, save in those
striking Instances IN which by gener-
al consent q certain achievement is
recognized as the mans greatest
work No one would deny that in
Pa adise Lost Milton attained the
highest expression OF his mentality:
that Wellington achieved his greatest
fame when ne won the field OF
Waterloo; that BacOn's ''NOvum Or
ganum" IS mis- greatest accomplish
ment, and that Don QuixOte" eZ-
ceeded anything else that Cervantes
ever did In other life records one
act may appear equal 10 another at
different stages n Cbe mans develoP-
ment. or 10 one observer the influence
Of one deed may Tar outweigh that
OF another, and contrariwise. This
difficulty Ias been exceedingly hard
TO overcome. and without any attemEt
at dogmatiscl, but with the earnest
desire co ascertain the truth, as Tar
as may be -ssibIe. has the decision
been rna5e - the disputable records
Having been trranged IN this man
uer. the TeCOrCs gre an average ago
OF fifty for the performance OF the
MASTER work E,c mo workers the
average a. = lCrIy-seven, and for
the thinkers fl.y-two. Chemists ana
physicists &c the youngest, az
forty-one. dram. akists AID playw-tght5s
poets and inventors fellow. al a; nov
elites give an average OF 46; explorers
and warriors. A: musical composers
and actors. y; artists and divines Oc-
cupy the position OF equilibrium, at 50;
essayists ard reformers stand al 81;
physicians and surgeons line Up with
the statesmen at 50; philosophers give
an average Of "a; astronomers and
mathematicians. satirists and humOr-
lists reach IS; historians. s., and IA
turalists and jurists. IS AS nay be
noted, there is a rearrangement Of the
order at this time. but the thinkers,
as before. and, as would naturally be
expected. attain tneir full maturity at
later period than the workers.
The ccrollary IS evident PROVIDED
health and optimism remain. the man
Of 50 can command success as readily
as the man OF 30. Health plus opti-
mism read the secret Of success; the
one GOdgiven. the other inborn. also.
but capable OF cultivation 20 the point
OF enthusiasm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
Caused br Wish to Work.

HIS uapopularity seems 20 have been
occa-ioned by his desire 10 do bit
OF real work in the army. Such con-
dition OF mind Is considered prcpOster-
Gus I'm a man or tile marquis social
standing. Among tho scions Of noble
families who form the great major
ity Of the officers OF the swagscr reg
imeuts. the army Is not to be taken
seriously, but lightly. Skill at bridge
and other forms; OF gambling is con-
sidersd more Important than knowi-
edge Of military tactics. So the mar
quis has gone through several expert
ences OF Raging" which is the Eng
fish equivalent OF 'hazing" II was
the dukes second son. Lord Richard
Wellesley, WHO was married recently
10 Miss Nesta Fitzgerald, an heiress
IN her own right
Although the duke pay no rent for
Strathheldsaye. there is a unique Gus
tom which ne is bound. under the
deed OF gift, to observe. on the ami
versary OF the battle OF Waterloo he
must present to the King a minia-
ture reproduction OF the French nas
as carried on the historic battlefield
Curiously enough Blenheim, the prin-
cipal seat OF the Duke OF MARI
borough husband Of Consuelo Wander
bilt. Is also held on condition that
tenure nag is presented each year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

rustles the tree-tnps, or from the YER
hal earth there arises that whisper
that proclaims springtime, do you who
have your sight see the hidden SorceS
Of nature2
What dullard you are not to see
these things that are happening about
you. When you sit on the cushion of
fragrant needles at the foot OF the
CID pine and hold your breath while
the tree talks its immemoriaI language
DO you understand its speech through
your hearing. or are its tones heard
and understood in your soul? There
is a jays nest IN the top OF this old
tree. but neither the pine needles nor
the brown cones told me the secret
Do you not hear a soft call and the
fUtter Of wings as the old jay few
away, and then a strident squawk in
a distant tree-top? Ten to one this
jay Is a thief who has dispossessed
the rightful owner Of the nest. II
justice were done the sheriff Of the
woodland would be called at once
and the usurpinS lodgings evicted.
What was that rustic in the thicket
yonder. p rabbit or squirrel? Neither.
for rabbits stay on the ground and
squirrels do not climb anything as
slender as witch-hazel. It was bird.
probably some vireo or thrush. How
dc 1 know the thicket IS witch-hazel2
Why should 1 not? The most notice
able scent in the fragrance of the
Gods which the morning sun is steep
ing is the smell OF witch-hazel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

ing sweetness, the apple-blossom
Side IS Withdrawn Then there ap-
pears on the screen a gnarled and
twisted old apple tree. one that stood
IN the back yard Of a certain farm
house when I was q boy. The morn
ing sunlight slants through me
bOughs clarifying IN rosy tinted light
a mass CT pink and white IoveIiness-
Thus each season he's its own pic-
lures and they are waiting for the
suggestion that VIII bring them 70 my
mind as vital and Joyous as when the
eyes Of my childhood first beheId
them
Thus II Is that 7 am able 20 link
the Impressions OF things which
have seen with those Of the world
that ! feel and hear, and the two
fold knowledge shows me the trail
Leading 20 the heart OF the woods. and
gives me the golden key 70 unlock q
few OF the secrets OF the craft Of the
outdoors"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

the birds and animals that make these
forests their home. II has taken him
years 20 learn all this. but he reckons
the time we'll spent Not only has he
come 10 know nature intimately, but
he has given the world at large the
benefit Of what he has learned. He
nas done this in series OF we'll writ
ten articles on nature. he writes en-
Jertainingly. and one of the most in
tereStIng Of his contributions to lit
erature was his description Of how ne
came tc learn the secrets Of the woods.
This appeared in the Outing maEs zine,
and is as follows.
There is but one real test Of a man
IN the woods and that is his ability
TO see. II he cannot see, he might as
well sit at home on bis back porch.
on the other hand, It is easy to see
a fresh track in the snow. but to com
prehend a dozen things told by this
track which are lost on the CasUei o.
server IS to see with Understc nding,
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sell his surplus titles. With these he
is so heavily endowed that they can
not be anything but a mOckery TO
their impecunious holder. To begin
with. ne is X. G.. G. c. V. O.. and D.
l. Then he is Baron Mornington,
Earl Of NIorningIon. ViScOunt WelIes-
ley. Viscount Wellington. Baron Douro.
Condo dc Nimiero. MarQue de Torres
Vedras. and Duque da Vittoria Of Por-
tusal. Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo. and
a Grandee Of the First Glass of Spain,
Duke Of Wellington and Prince Of
Waterloo IN Belgium
These titles were all conferred upon
the first duke and handed down to his
successors. but he could not make
thcrn h,irs To hi- brains rs well as
his titles. The present duke. who sue
corded To- the title upon the death OF
his brother in 1900. has none OF the at
tributes OF his great ancestor lie is
never happy ~lcn compelled To oc-
cur, the public Iimelight for even ID"
spaC, Of Il few hours. Instead. ne pre-
fCrS Tie quiet life OF an English
EQuire, and spends most Of his time
hununr and fishing. Even we're he
abb financially to take the position
in society to which his name entities
him, II is doubtful whether London
would see him any more than IL does
nowadays.
RE was lieutenant colonel. com
handing che First Battalion Of tho
GrenadI-r Guards from 1891 to 1Sa5.
He displayed nc conspicuous martial
ability then. but developed A great
fcnducs- for the card table which
Berved ~ increase his impecuniosity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
10 the sovereign on the anniversary
OF the battle Of Blenheim-
Quaint Madrid CeremonH.

The quaint ceremony I'm Madrid in
which the duke recently participated
and IN which he was confirmed in
his right TO remain covered In the
presence OF the Spanish King, IS a
time-honored ritual. II is doubtful
whether the original duke ever avail
ed himself Of the privilege. Indeed. It
would have been a difficult matter 10
have dragged the bluff old soldier into
any place where pomp and ceremony
were compulsory.
When the King OF Spain enters the
hall in which the ceremony takes
place he says to the grandees. of
which this year there were twelve.
Cover yourselves"
Zach grandee advances two steps,
bows to the King. and then proceeds
To the middle of the nall. where he
makes another bow. He then comes
to take his place near a table. where
he makes third bow TO the King and
salutes the other grandees OF Spain
on the right and left
The King then says. BE covered
and speak" The new grandee at once
puts on his hat and makes a speech.
thanking has majesty for the honor he
has Just accorded him. Having I'm
ished his speech the duke removes
his hat. kisses the Kings hand and
withdraws. walking backward. and
bowling again.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
the King rises, salutes all the person
ages present, and withdraws
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

had OF the great southwark process
sion when ] was a boy. and before
my sight was taken from me. II
was IN the middle OF November and
the earth was mantled ~ heavy fos.
] was IN the pasture searching for
young cattle, and was waiting on a
commanding hill for the fox 20 1T.
While sitting on a rock. a great gray
goose rushed out OF the mist. hurled
by me almost at arms length. and
was swallowed behind the gray cur
tain OF fog. I saw his oUtsJretched
neck and his. black webbed feet and
the white crescent on his breast. and
then he was gone Ike q ghost Then
I heard the strong. steady swish,
swish OF wings all around me, and I
crouched lower and lower on the rock
and waited in a culver Of excitement
Close IN the wake Of the old Rande-
went one after another Of the nolE.
each flashing through my scao:y
horizon # eieht or ten feet and van
ishing in the. fog Every &c was
plainly seen for an instant and then
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

20 know with the inner vision 1t has
seemed to me trat the most impressive
facts in the stOrehoUse OF nature are
perceived or feIl rather than seen with
he eyes. ANY flrmer. for example,
might have seen the flight or water
fowl which attracted the attention of
Bryant on that autumn afternoon, but
only a poet could have perceived the
Ereat truth Of God in nature, and the
deep significance Of the spring and
fall miEratiOn. Therefore I contend
that an understanding heart is as i'm
portant in nature study as a bright
pair of eyes, and even more so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

His son, the Marquis DoUrO. is also
IN officer IN the Guards, and he has
aroused a considerable dislike among
his aristocrat tellOw-offiCers. They
have nick-named him "DO-gO," and
from all accounts heartily wish he
would
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
Sees Without Ewes.

I can take my friends afeld and,
without eyes. show them many a bird
or squirrel or flower or tree which
they failed to notice simply because
they were trying to see the whole
horizon at once. When the wind
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
How He Makes Deductions.

did you hear the swish Of a bough
as il sprang back to its accustomed
place. That was a squirrel. He likes
TO Jump from the branches of one tree
10 another. making his way through
the woods without touching his dainty
feet TO Mother Earth You old not
see him? Wait till he sees YOU and
what a scolding and barking he will
set up because you have invaded his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
FRIENDS IN NEED.

what need we have any friends, Il
we should ne'er have need OF them9
They We're the most needless creatures
living, should we ne'er have Use for
them, and would most resemble sweet
instruments hung up in cases that keeG
their sounds to 1hemselves.-Shaks-
speare.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
Recall Days Gone By.

When the wind of a Nay morning.
fresh from its ramble through the or
chards, fills my nostrils with a revish-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
HIS HEAD.

She raped him over the head"
she did,"
Yes, 1 don't approve OF that"
ssProba bly, she doesn't or she WOULD
have hit ft"-Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

7 + HAS MADE himself a master
u of woodcraft, and he spends
much OF his time cOmmuning
with the nature ne loves so
well He knows all the vari-
)us kinds of trees and plants that are
10 be found in the woods; he knows
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19

Hawkes. has SuTInOunted the many
difficulties and has come to know
the woods and its inhabitants as
few people do.
With unSeeing urbS Hawkes. will
wander for hours through forest
and dale, studying the plants. birds,
and animals. He never loses his
way, although he frequently goes
alone, and at times he will act as
guide for friends, taking them on
long walks and telling them of the
secrets he has WreSted from the
forests.
Those who know him take his
knowledge of nature as a matter of
course, but It is the stranger who
marvelS at the knowledge he dis
plays and the method he employs
to obtain this knowledge. In lieu of
his eyes this naturalist has devel-
Oped a remarkable power of deduc-
ton, and his conclusions are al
most invariably uneTing.
In a way he is a Sherlock
Holmes of the woods. Conan
DOVES famous detective hero
solved intricate criminal mysteries
by a marvellous system of deduc-
tionS, while Hawkes. solves the
problems of nature by the same
method. But it is harder for the
naturalist. The detective had two
sharp eyes to aid him in garnering
facts with which to arrive at his de-
auctions, but Hawkes. must depend
on his ears and hands alone.
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Page Three
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
Is INQWG
Sherlock
Holmes %
- r3w
FOre&yEu n

Wtth UnSee1ng Eyes,
Clarence HazOkeS
TramzbS IhroMgA
Wood and Dale,
Studying Plant and
animal Life, and
KmOz0S More A6OMt
Them Than the
A0erage Close o.
SeTUeT.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-01
o'NEILL CONFIDENT.

PHOENIX, Oct. 31.-Eugene Brady
O'Neill of this city, who has been
campaigning in Illiaois for w. j.
Bryan has returned from his stump
ing tour and will at once take the
stump for Mark Smith. Mr.. O'Neill
will speak in Yuma county and will
continue on the stump in the interest
Of Mark Smith till election day. Eu-
gene Brady feels confident that Smith
will receive an overwhelming major
ity in Arizona, and predicts that Mari
copa and Yavapai counties will give
him majorities up in the hundreds.
When informed by a local democrat
that it was being circulated by repub-
lican campaign speakers that he.
O'Neill had left Arizona to avoid
speaking for Smith he said 1t was a
falsehood-a foolish lie that he was
heart and soul for Mark Smith. per-
sonally and politically; that Arizona
owed Mark Smith debt of gratitude
for his gallant fight against joint
statehood and he would ask his
friends to put forth their best efforts
in Marks behalf. Mr.. o'Neill thinks
Bryan will win the presidency, and
that the next congress will be demo
cratic. He says the working men of
Illinois and Indiana are almost a unit
for Bryan. When asked as to his own
campaign in Maricopa county, he said
he would rather see Smith elected to
congress by big majority, and Ari-
IONA hold her rightful place in the
democratic column, than secure his
election to the council He says ne
has no fear of his ne:ghbors and feels
that not only himself but the whole
democratic ticket CT Maricopa county
will be elected
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-01
Whining, SrnGItgrS and Stock Quotations
BETTER TONE IN METAL MARKET
HELPS COPPER SHARES UPWARD

followed rather than led. Butte Coal
ition has been strong and has shown
a substantial gain.
The so-called Cole-Ryan stocks have
shown signs Of market leadership.
These interests have been accumulat.
ing stocks, particularly their own spe-
cialties, and in a more active market
doubtless will make these issues prom
inent. The Cole-Ryan and the Anal
gamated interests are in entire har-
mony. The Amster stocks have halted
temporarily. having enjoyed marked
advances. Shannon has been an e&-
ception, merely holding its own, but
the company is in better condition
than ever before, having reduced its
costs and increased its capacity. An
advance in the price of the metal
would put Shannon in position to
show good profits.
Lake coppers have been fairly ac-
tive, an quite strong. The recent de
velopnent work at various Lake prop
critics has aroused general interest in
the Lake coppers. Atlantic is open
ing excellent ground in its section 16,
and this has brought good buying of
Niit ny anu Dy bOS-
ton interests as we'll The several
companies that are opening or invest
igating the new Lake lode are meeting
with good degree of encouragement,
and the stocks Of these company have
been in demand
Lake coppers promise to be leaders
in the movement of copper shares
that is certain to come before long.
The public has great confidence in
the Lake Superior district, justified by
the history of the properties there,
and it will buy these stocks readily
whenever encouraged by general con-
ditions. Utah Consolidated has con-
tinued weak, with much bearish talk.
This is designed to induce selling of
the stock. The public, however,
should buy on the decline, which is
not justified by any developments at
the property. Utah Consolidated has
continued weak, with much bearish
talk. This is designed to induce sell
ing of the stock. The public. however,
should buy on the decline, which is
not justified by any developments at
the property. Utah Consolidated is
still the lowest cost producer of cop
per in the country, and doubtless will
continue such.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-01
PLEADS GUILTY.

BOSTON, Oct. 31-Dayid H. An
drews, president of the Boston Bridge
works, and Charles N. Fits. secretary
of the New England Structural com
pany, pleaded guilty today on an in
dictment charging collision in obtain
ing contracts from the city Of Boston.
Each paid fine OF thousand dollars
and also paid five thousand dollars
to the city for extra profits the COM
panies are said to have derived from
contracts. Indictments against three
ether steel men are pending.