The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-21

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visitors about earn their daily waE5
with half the usual effort because the
guided ones In large majority are tho
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
The guides who are Obliged to talk
themselves tired explaining things to
thessrdinary tourist simply walk ahead
.pf the daughters ana point to pictures
Dr. bust, and the tongues Of the daugh-
sters do the rest. If there Is anything
that these descendants Of revolution.
lry sires don't know about American.
history. or II there IL any face or hx-
nre in the whole Nne OF colonial an
cestry that they haven't impressed
deeply upon their minds, the guides
Of the capitol have yet to discover the
weak point In the armor Of tho dau4h.
ter's knowledge.
Show Their Birth.
The Daughters gather from all the
states in tho Union. It was not hard
the last time they were here to sspa-
rate into localities of birth and bring
Ing up those who attended an after
noon service at ST. Johns Episcopal
church. It was not service for the
daughters. It as just a plain everyday
evening prayer, and the daughters had
lropped in to see the historic build.
Ing from pew view. The spirits Of
their ancestors still dwelt within
them. There were those from Massa-
chusetts with the 1ronside blood in
their veins, and those from Tonnes
zee and Kentucky who In tho person
the old Covenantors live again. Then
there were tho Virginians, the New
Workers and tho South Carolinians-
daughters, 80 to speak, Of the old
brick sanctuary at Jamestown, tower
Ing Trinity and gray st. Michael's.
At evens0ng In st. Johns tho daugh~
ters OF New England. Tennessee and
Kentucky looked upon marble altar,
cross and candle 1eick aud apparently
ielt stirring within them something Of
the sternness Of the spirit of their an
cestors who struck hard-hsted blows
1T things savorins Of prelacy. True to,
family tradition and to the division
line of things spiritual, the descend
ants OF tho Independent and Presby-
terian sat bolt unrisht during the
chanting Of the creed. Their sisters.
whose ancestors had stood for church
and king until they were forced to cut
the bond and to help kick the king out
OF the partnership, made all amends
for their companions' ritual and splr.
ltual SHORTCOMINGS, and knelt ana
ttood, and even genufiected at times.
IN a good old high church way that
would have delighted Archbishop
Where eIackblrds Are Safe.
- John Burroughs once wrote a book
which contained chapter on the
birds of Washington. It was thirty
years ago that this book was written.
In it he spoke about the crow black
birds. otherwise called the purple
grackles, which "stalked" across the
lawn Of the treasury and The Mall in
front of the Agricultural building.
The crow blackbirds have Just come
back to Warrington from tho south.
In other places this bird is pers ecuted
and In most of tho states he IL allowed
to be shot because It ts supposed that
he 10 a pest, but in Washington he IL
protected and hero he will pick up
crumbs at your feet unafraid.
A landscape gardener OF tho gov.
eminent turned surgeon once and am.
.putated the limb Of q mulberry tree
(which Ill the while ran sap" The
crow blackbirds watched the amputa-
ton from . distance almost too short
to be safe had the gardener operator
seen At - turn his instrument from
tree to bird. When the limb was
topped and the gardener had come
down from his ladder the blackbirds
fought for 4 place on the stump. Two
1t time they gained precarious foot.
hold. The birds leaned over md
drank sap. and royal feast they had
Of it. It isn't at an probable that muk
berry tree zap 10 poisonous. but about
the time that several Of the trees Nsro
Swing up their life blood ten Of tho
crow blaokhirds gave up Ill Of theirs.
The ten were found dead on the grass
Of the lawn, eome soulless one who
doesn't nke blackbirds- doubtless had
sprs2d = tempting but fh&al poison
&sest and. Asmptsd and 1oaoeaaG, ~
BIRDS Dal a. penalty, .'7z