Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-18

luG EIlCllhnt6 0A0 WHINING 1W -
the peIts Of the African animals which
fell before the rifle OF Theodore Roose-
welt. The scientists presumably take
interest In matters OF national con-
Germ, but they are concerning them
selves more today with the Roosevelt
African trophies than they are with
the Roosevelt American politics. In
fact, the article which follows Is
largely about Theodore Roosevelt. but
there will be no politics in It.
One of the men who is at work In
the National Museum has told sew
eral stories of the interest OF Colonel
Roosevelt in natural history. how IL
was born and how it has lived and
fiourished. 1t Is said today that there
is as much natural history talk in the
editorial Office on Fourth avenue, New
York city, where the colonel does MS
writing, as there is political talk, n
this, Of course, is saying a good e
AS the story goes, it was the meadow
lark which first turned Colonel Roose-
velt's attention to nature study. the
lark Is appealing enough In its habit
of life, In its personality and in It's
spring and fall songs, to stir anybody
to interest who is not beyond the
reach of things appealing. The lark
started Mr.. Roosevelt in bird study
and he has kept 1t up all his life and
Is still keeping 1t up, down Sycamore
Hill way. There are two meadow
larks, the scientists say, the eastern
and the western bird. They look
alike, but one is a little larger than
the other and the western bird Is
said to be the more accomplished
singer.
His Debate with Burroughs.
There is a story told Of a trip which
Colonel Roosevelt made to the west
in late May some years ago. a trip on
which he was accompanied by John
Burroughs. When the train reached
the state of Indiana early in the
morning the sight of corr OF meadow
larks flushing from the fields started
q discussion between MIR. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Burroughs that lasted through
the breakfast hour, during all of which
time the larks we're in constant sight
Of the two distinguished d~isputants.
1t was on the matter Of the lark's
song that Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Bur-
roughs disagreed. Mr.. Burroughs held
that the song OF the eastern lark was
fully as well sustained and as sweet
as that of the western lark. Mr..
Roosevelt held to the contrary. 1t
was agreed that when the home oil
the western form of the bird was
reached the dispute should be settled
by a visit to the prairie to hear the
bird in full song.
When the western prairie was
reached the Wilderness Hunter" and
THE Sage Of Slabsides" left the train
went into the field and settled the
mooted matter of the meadow lark's
song. 1t is said that Mr.. Burroughs
after listening to the bird a while will
ingly admitted that 1t was a more &C
complished musician than its eastern
brother.
Crane Now Helping Taft.
Winthrop Murray Crane, Junior sen
!. !. ator from Massachusetts, is in 6
quiet way one of Mr.. Taft's cam
: paign managers, and he seems II
worry very little over the almos
daily remark that 1t is queer Il
: see a man., who four years age wa
! fighting Mr.. Taft's nomination, toda.
working hard, If quietly, to win tn
7 president a ~second-time honor. Fou
Z years ago Mr.. Crane was n Of tn
: quiet manageable is always a quie
manager-of the campaign on behal
= Of what were called the "allies," tn
! candidates for the Republican nomina
ton who we're combined together Il
a way to defeat Mr.. Taft's ambition
! and to encompass that Of one of thei
: own members. Which one It was t
? be was not said, for all were to wor
! together hoping to defeat tie chic
= a~spirant, and each one hoping tina
! eventually he would be the favore
one.
The Junior senator from Massacht
sets is one of the studies Of Washing
ton. Nobody can get a speech ou
Of him, because, as he puts 1t hin
self. he cannot make a speech. Som
+ Of his critics say that he gets his rel
utation for political wisdom from hi
Il ability to look wise, while others sa
% that he not only looks wise, but
Or, wise.
. Doesn't Fill Hoar's Shoes.
"a Senator Crane was appointed to tn
i senate to fill the vacancy caused b
i the death Of George +. Hoar, who we
q one Of the great men Of Massach'
sctts. It would be the extreme
fiattery to say that Mr.. Crane ellis M
: Hoar's shoes. He does not, for Georf
4 +. Hoar was a man Of consummate !
+. ~tellect, of great power of expressio
and a tremendous force in ~legislatic
making.
/: Senator Crane who, while maklr
no noise. is a good deal in the publ
d. eve. seems to be entirely content
ID let -aenry Cabot Lodge represent II
h Bay state oratorically. Mr.. Gran
however, works hard In the comm
n. tee rooms, and he is always reese
ne in the senate to listen to argumen
ne Of others. The senator was at Il
d. head of a great paper manufactut
at. Dalton, Mass, at the time he w
Z. elected senator. He turned the p
~ per business over to his son, and
:, is now being conducted by that so