The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-07
PIRATE or THE AIa
~sLVE D4TTEe~ a TERROR 70
cricNs t@D PROTECTORS
N<ny Wrongs Nsy - Laid a. shs
Dor N IRIS sersssss koy- nGas
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HAWKS as1 Reputation.

WEss tho bg4e dsfter" axrts sev-
sfas Things happen Most ikegy Dan-
dsmcndsm viii yfeak loose rszEt away.
and fIse farm VIII Decome the stAgs
M eas u skie most famous ehara1s
tef's most faeiD6faFnatie scenes. IL al
th@ eoWatrY there "a no otter ons
creature capsule n sfasfing 20 much
eofgaction ~ iris Ihno1sns. gooking
bird, schnetfmse e4iIed the blue DAT.
Def because, a. ne farm wife ex.
pIaine. M dabs down from nowhere
rad takes the DSettlest little white
chick of alI the isens brood. 10 hooks
tfgis pirate N me aif has the name of
cooper's hawk aoieDtlaoaIIy sye4slng
Aceipltef Cooper
Ths girssh u that oId farm story
about the woman Who turned over
tfs tfafh % ne caE Witch jumped
and scratched ne dcg. which fright
ened the eaif and made II ruu into
tfe hive N bses. whieh ail bat stung
her husband to death N tFa, the
whole thing vas started by this same
innocent looking hird. IIc Rad dartcd
The chickens dld b perfectly natural
thing II setting iip = disturbance try.
nv u eae0pe tbe dart And next 70
the baby'g cfy, tbe sound lbat travels
gaickfst % The gopd houeewlges ear
10 her poaltrya 4 o y
Several other wrongs are laid st
he feed ~ Aoeipter Cooper besides
NE dead chickca and ~ the attend
ah evils Iie has been The cauee Of
ali ibs other hawke getting bad
name Many Il big. peaearal. rod
tailed hawk las becn ehof because
~ hls smaller relatives reputation
for chicken stealing Nov this big
hawk - net such moral fellow that
he wili no steal chicken once III
= whiie bot hes honeat.hearted pre-
feffinK ,gonhefa inler. Hparfows and
Insects 10 great Is ils appetite for
different farm pests that chicken
now and thcn IS only small wages for
MS good services
snt tiiere la another hawk which
hhofra win llle blue daaers not only
hls evil reputation bnt nlso goes No
fur ~ e desefyc H. being a confirmed
chicken bd bird kliier. This is III,
sharp Skinned Accipiter velox. which
ls about lalf tie size Of The other
Accipter
The case Of tho hawks is Just nn
Other one Which goes to show that It |
won't do 70 put al people, or The
aame nnmc ia The same class Onel
Mr. Hawk may be chicken ihief and
another Mr. Hawk may De strenu
oug VOL for the public welfare. aud
that's just Pc fact about this bird
fanDiy ln ia IeHa 70 the hawks II
should bo remembered that most of
thcm are our eflleieut fricnds The
Two AteipltetB mentioned are tbs only
onilnws of The family commonly
known over the United States
Save your ammunition for the
blue durier' aud his smaller kius
mau That's tho advice Of those who
know The hawks Observation and ex
animation have shown that all the
members of these two triboe are hope
lessly guilty Of the murder OF domes
tie fowls, game birds. songstcra and
other feathercd friends.
True Il IL that both the Accipiters
do luii a sparrow now aud then, in
this way they aeem to think they can
make up for the harm thoy do Per
hnps they could II they killed spar
rows enough. But they don't The
Nirht Of either OF them should be The
signal for every farmer TO snatch his
gun and shoot 10 kill. llul he should
be sure Il isn't one OF his frionds.