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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-21
Report of the Condition
OF THE
Merchants National Bank

At st. Johnsbury, in the State of Vermont
at the close of business, Jan ID, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, 1892, OO9. %
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured, $50
u. 5. bonds to secure circulation, 100, 10000
Deposits, 1000. 90
Bonds, Securities etc, 100000
lures, 10000. 90
agents 27,7a7.57
Checks and other cash items. 1885. 2S
Notes of other National Banks, 4,O35. 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents, 397. 90
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
IegaI-tender notes, 42,573.oo
Redemption fund with U. s.
cuiation5, " ~ ~N 1900 90
Total, $1,443, 523. Pr
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, $3.50, 100000
Surplus fund, 100000
and taxes paid, 5000 ga
National Bank notes out
standing, 14o,o47.oO
Due to Trust Companies and
Savings Banks, 3,135.07
Dividends unpaid 1,o5762
Individual deposits subject to
Demand certificates of deposit, 10000
Certified checks, 2,OO2 O5
Cashiers checks outstanding, 2,399.9S
Postal savings deposits, 2,5o4.13
Total. 81 ,443 ,523 "a
STATE OF VERMONT
Caledonia County, IS.
I, Charles w. Ruiter, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
CHAs. w. RUITER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of January. 1914.
JOHN T. RICHIE, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
ELMORE T. IDE.
GEO. ]. ASSELIN. : Directors.
HARRY BLODGETT,
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The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
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A Popular Role.

Girl Ito prominent actorl-I suppose
there is some role you take special In
terest in. Actor-Yes, my dear young
lady, the payroIl.-BostOn Transcript
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Brown and son
Gordon visited Mr.. and Mrs. 5. S.
Emerson at Passumpsic last Sunday.
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G. A. CRAMToN, Nj. d.

St Johnsbury. VT
Specialist, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
ONCE, 20 Main St. over Post Office.
Office Hours-9 a. m. to p. m. Eve
nings, except Wednesdays, from
until $50.
Appointments for examinations Of
the eyes for glasses can be made In
advance by letter or telephone.
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We never have leisure enough to
atone for the things we do in haste
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-21
Report of the Condition
OF THE
First National Bank

At ST. Johnsbury. in the State Of Vermont.
at the close of business, Jan. 3. 1914.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. S4O1 55s.1S
Overdrafts. secured and unsecured. ,142.45
u. S. Bonds 70 secure circulation, 200, 10000
Deposits. 100000
Deposits. 100000
Premiums on u S. Bonds, 100000
Banking house furniture, fixtures, 100000
Due from National Banks mot
reserve agents). 24.9o7.e3
and Bankers, Trust Companies,
and Savings Banks, 021.55
Due from approved reserve agents, 90. ~ a.62
Checks and other cash items. 9.9S7.79
Notes of other National Banks. $4,000
and cents, e27.2e
Lawful money reserve in bank. viz:
Specie, $14,736.66
Legal-tender notes, 100000
-- 17,7s6.e5
Redemption fund with U s. treas
urer, (hve per cent of circuia-
tom, 100000
Total. S7e1 .4s5.1s
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. 5000. 10000
Undivided profits, less expenses 10000
and taxes paid. 15.s2s.s2
ing. 1916. 10000
ings Banks. ee,454.s4
Dividends unpaid. 1,o9o.7s
! Individual Deposits subject TO
check, 1856, 666.14
Demand certificates of deposit, 1,S94.75
Certified Checks, $500
United States Deposits, 1S,525.69
Notes and bills rediscounted, 32,7f7.14
Total, 1871. 1876
STATE OF VERMONT, |
Caledonia County, IS.
/, Homer E. Smith, cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief
HOMER Il. SMITH. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of January, 1914.
RICHARD c. BAKER, Notary Public
Correct-Attest
A. II. MCLEOD.
]. c. CLARK, Directors.
FRANK II. BROOKS,
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enjoyed, and refreshments served.
The center piece was a large birth
day cake lighted with Is candles.
She received many gifts of silver
ware and table linen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-21
Report of the Condition
OF THE
Caledonia National Bank

At Danville in the State of Vermont, at
the close of business, Jan. ID, 1914
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, S51S,916.16
Overdrafts secured and unsecured, 51O.14
U. IS. Bonds to secure circulation, 100. 10000
Bonds. Securities, etc, 29,O75.0O
clearinghouse, furniture, fixtures, 100000
Due from State and Private Banks and
Bankers, Trust Companies, and
Savings Banks. S7.47
Due from approved reserve agents, IS, 7s1.3
Notes of other National Banks. 10000
and cents. 1850
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Ieegai-tender notes 100000
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas
urer % per cent of circulation), 100000
Total. $71e, es2.74
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in, 100000
Surplus fund, 25,oOo.oo
and taxes paid, so,e44.s1
National Bank notes outstand-
Due to Trust Companies and
Savings Banks, 269.78
Dividends unpaid. 12e.7e
Individual deposits subject to
check. 44S, SO2.44
Demand certificates of deposit, 1,s74.O2
Cashiers checks outstanding, 464.9S
Bills payable, including obIga-
tions for money borrowed, 100000
Total, $716,6s2.74
STATE OF VERMONT,
Caledonia County, IS.
J. Asa Wesson, cashier of the above-uamed
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief
A. WESSON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of January, 1914.
c. S. DOLE, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
PETER WESSON.
FRED b. STOCKER, : Directors.
w. A. Kicker,
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The rs cent piece was made ia
Gus by the American Liver Tablets,
the perfect laxative.
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MRS. A. Z. GROW
FOOT SPECIALIST

Every ailment of the human foot
scientifically treated 20 Pearl St
Thursday Friday and Saturday. to
~. to 6. z to 9.
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CHARLOTTE FAIRBANKS, Nj. ID.
G. A. PREVOsT, NJ. d.
nv. j. ALDRICH. M. D.

& Cherry Street, st. JOhnsbury, VT.
General Surgery and Gynecology'
Once Hours: 1 to 2 and z to p. m.
No patients seen mornings or Sundays
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JAMES BURNS

2 Paddock Street. St Johnsbury. Vt
Cut Flowers and Floral Designs.
For sale at all seasons of the year
on short notice. For Immediate at
tention order by telegraph, telephone
or specal delivery
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At St. Johnsbury. in the State Of Vermont
at the close of business, Jan. 13, 1914.
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#. e. FARMER, M. d.

20 Main St.
observation-disclosures of Children
Hours / to and to y. m. NO
Office hours Wednesday evenings or
Sundays. N. E. Telephone.
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SYNOPSIS.

Enoch Wentworth, journalist, and An
drew Merry, actor, play hand at poker,
the stakes absolute control OF the future
Of the loser Wentworth wins. They de-
eide to keep the matter secret. Dorcas,
knowing from her brother, Enoch. OF
Merry's shortcomings, tries to arouse ms
ambition. Andrew outlines the plot OF
play he has had in mind and she urges
him to go to work on it. When the play
Is completed Merry reads 1t to Went
worth, whose life ambition is to write a
successful play. He demands Merry
play as a forfeit of the bond won In the
poker game. Preparations for staging the
play are begun, but Merry. who is to take
the leading part, is missing. Dorcas
proves success in the leading female
part at rehearsals. She Quarrels with ner
brother for taking credit for play sne
knows to belong to Merry. Dorcas nnos
Merry among the down-and-outs IN a
bread line and persuades him to take ms
part In the play. The producer SUCCESS
certain changes in the play, which, Went Vent
worth tries to induce Merry to make. Inc
actor refuses, but finally consents on con-
dition that Wentworth cease his atten-
tons to Zilla Paget the heavy woman m, IN
the play, who has bad reputation. me
play proves a great success. DorcaS &C,
cuses her brother of eheft. The. blind
child of Zilla Paget appears and Is heart-
tessly repudiated by the mother.
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worth. er on any lady dat want dom
all dem kind OBJ wicked tings."
Rubbish"
81 swar to de Lawd hits true" cried
Emiline appealingly. I've heard my
granny tell hit many time"
Dorcas laughed. Although the story
was absurd, her skin had grown chilly
while Emiline talked.
"I'll tell yo'." The girls voice grew
intense. Don yo' member she had
dem tuqquoises on las night when yo'
come in wild de little blind boy? Lawd.
l could er choked her dead wild my
own hans! She was de OIL debil his
self, en- der's a judgment a-comin' on
her. When yo' was gone, de things
she done say was curdlin' to de
blood!"
Miss Paget is not a good woman
know, but"
Good" interrupted Emiline. "She
didn't murder nobody den, en- I reck-
on she amt since, but dar was murder
in her heart! En- den, dis mornin'-
fore she woun' out bout de tuqquoises
-somet'ing queer happened, something
terrible queer!"
"What?"
"She come upstairs wild er bunch oh
letters in her hand, right arter lunch
time. She laid dem down; but befo
she done took off her things she took
anodder one out er her muff. 'Fo' she
took her hat off she opened it en-
read it. She dropped de envelope on
de floor I saw it. Hit want adj
dressed to her, hit was somebody
else's letter. The negro girl paused
irresolutely for moment.
"Well?" queried Dorcas.
Hit was TO- Mrs. Alice v. Bourne,
Gotham Theater.
alice v. Bourne!" Dorcas jumped
to her feet.
"Yessum." Emiline's tongue ran on
excitedly. Miss Paget, she was took
wild de queerest fit yo' ebber see arter
she done read it. She lay back en-
screeched en- laughed. She got clear
hystericky. Den, all Of er sudden, she
started to fire questions at me bout
little Julie Bourne en- Mrs. Bourne. en-
where dey lived en- where dey come
firm. I didn't know muffin but where
dey lived. l went up once to Harlem
wild Mrs. Bourne to help her bring
some stuff OBJ Miss jules to er."
Where did she get the letter."
asked Dorcas.
"Yo' kin search me-" answered Emf
line briskly. dat oman 'ould steal
er murder er any OF ting"
There was long silence. Emiline
rose to go.
Mis- Wentworth" she asked hest
tatingly, "ef 20 hear OBJ er good place,
would yo' send TO- me? Jason, he
knows where to fin me anytime" She
paused irresolutely. you dom want
a nurse TO- de little blind boy, / reck-
on. Use er born nurse. l like it,"
Il don't know yet, Emiline, what
plans can make, or what will be done
with Robin; but I'll try to find some
work for YOU"
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MAKING LIBRARIES OF USE
How to Pluck a Turkey Only One Of
the Many Odd Requests That
Are Made.

Some notion of the queer requests
made at public libraries is afforded in
an article dealing with the library Of
western city. These instances are
given:
Recently a man came in and asked
for some of the arguments against
woman suffrage. The proper articles
were sought out, and the librarian sug"
gested that he might care to look at
those In favor of woman suffrage as
well. mo matter" he replied YEARLY.
Il get those from my wife,"
The widespread belief that a liz
brary can furnish book on any sub
ject, no matter how vague, is illus
trated by this request:
81 have been asked to write COM
position on what l saw on my way to
school today. Can you give me any
books on it?" Thus a boy in the
eighth grade.
And then there are the high school
boys who, in a period Of revolt from
poetry, return the "Idylls Of the King"
and ask if they can't get "this crazy
stuff in prose-"
Children about to participate in a
debate cause some inconvenience.
The following subjects are not easy
to give references on: (Which Is Necs
essarier, Water or Fire?" Which Is
Mightier the Pen or the Sword?"
The impression which some persons
have that a library can give informa-
ton on any topic is not only odd but
pleasing. 1t may be set off against
the opposite notion, equally exagger-
ated, that library is Of no practical
use whatever.
AS sample of the first idea, cone
slider the woman who called over the
telephone the day before Thanksgiv-
ing and asked how to pluck turkey
The librarian hunted it up in a cook
book, and read it to her over the tele-
phone, too And the one who asked
for brief sketch of the French revo-
luton over the phone.
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X X
A KINDLY IMP ULSE
BY ALVAH JoRDON GARTH.

"Going back home, are you Earl?"
inquired Clyde Forrest of his cousin.
YES came the sharp, somewhat
irritable response. 'I'm going back
to Durham thoroughly cured of my
fancy for rowing. I'll put what is left
of my 5000 in the bank. l wish
had never drawn it out. I'm going to
buckle down to work and keep right
on my old Flooding sensible pro-
gram. My high and lofty ideas have
taken drop, can tell you!'
Earl BARLEY acted and felt some
what ruffled. His story was a simple
one. He had lived at Durham all his
life. His father had left him small
but steady real estate and insurance
business. There were no big profits,
but the regular collection of rents for
clients and some notary public bust
ness resulted in fairly good added
income.
Earl "had a girl" Mary Evans was
pretty, popular, and, best of all, prac-
teal. Earl earned enough to dress
well and take Mary to the occasional
entertainments Durham afforded His
Father had left him the family horse,
but slow and old now. Also a buggy
chat had seen it's best days. Mary
declared that she enjoyed drive on
a safe basis. Whenever some of the
more fortunate young bloods of Dun
ham dashed by with their automo-
biles, however, Earl felt chagrined
and behind the times.
tits not justice to a. nice girl like
Mary to ask her out with slow poky
old Dobbin," ruminated Earl. wish
l had an automobile. l could get
around fast and double my business.
Wish l was making more money"
Then he had visit from his cousin
Clyde who lived at Rowland. That
town was having boom. There were
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valid and l was foolish to venture so
far from home In my condition. This
ends automobiling for me! II you will
| consent to drive me as far as Cory
don, you can get a train there to
Durham early this evening and III
be glad to settle for your trouble"
Never mind that end of it," said
Earl, and spirited up at the thought
of seeing Mary that evening after ALL
During the next hour Earl learned
that his companion was a whimsical
young man of wealth, who fancied
himself an invalid. The brusque, free,
energy of Earl made his acquaintance
quite companionable. He reused out
of his timidity about dusk.
"I'll relieve you at the Wheel" he
observed. "Wish 1 had your splendid
physique and nerve, my friend" and
he spurted up the machine, quite
pleased at gaining courage from the
proximity of Earl.
Just at dusk they went whizzing
by farm house. Earl had turned on
the refectors and Short, quite reused
up with his valiant efforts at the
wheel, was putting on the speed when
he suddenly drew back with a posi-!
tive scream.
Great heavens" he gasped-'T
have killed somebody"
Only flashing glance Earl had of
PROSTATE figure in the middle of
the road. Then the swift machine
passed over it. There was an unearth-i
ly yell. Earl's flesh crept. Short had
dropped away from the wheel and
sat huddled back in the seat, his
hands over his eyes and chattering
madly in an excess of wild terror.
If Earl had not seized the Wheel
just in the nick of time, the machine!
would have gone over the side OF the
road to sure destruction.
'Be a mani" he adjured his frantic
companion and ran back the road.
He returned almost instantly.
cit was a dummy figure, trick
of the farm boys to scare race fiends,"
he explained. Come, come, brace
up!" he urged the abject, nerve-raeked
Short.
Il can't-oh, this excitement will
kill mel" chartered Short. Get me
out of this and will never enter an
automobile again. Please, please, ask
the farm people to get steady rig
and drive me home! I'll pay any
price"
"But the machine?"
"Yours-take it, keep it. l vow new
er to enter one again! If you don't
take it, I'll send my man after it and
have it sunk in the river, I'm in earn
est. It's yours-oh, get me home!'
And that is why Earl BARLEY drove
into Durham that same evening the
proud possessor of a two thousand
dollar touring car. 1t built UP his
business as he planned, and there
came an opportunity to sell some
property for Mr.. Short, which squared
the deal.
"And all our good fortune because
you followed a kindly impulse to help
a poor fellow in troubled" said Mary
sweetly the day they were married.
Copyright. 1914. by w. G. Chapman)
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possible grand openings for an enter
| prising young man, so Earl left his
business temporarily in charge of an
assistant and went down to explore
conditions at Rowland.
1t took Earl month to find out that
whatever there was of good property
chances had been already cornered
by wide-awake. residents of the town.
1t took him another month to discov-
er that the cause of the boom, the re-
port that two large industries were
going to locate at Rowland, was false.
The bottom Of the boom fell out. Then
came a plaintive letter from Mary.
She missed him, she was lonely
come home"
WELL" said Clyde, Give and learn.
You've had rest and some expert
ence, anyway"
Tive had my nonsensical ambition
knocked clear out of me-" retorted
Earl. Il fancy home-faring life is the
best Good-by."
All Earl thought of under the in
fuence of the pathetic letter from
Mary, was to get back home and
buckle down to hard work along the
old lines.
1t was two miles from the home of
his cousin to the railroad depot. Earl
swung along the country road calcu-
lating he had just time to reach the
station for the last train Of the day.
AS he made turn in the road he was
hailed loudly.
A well-dressed young man sat help
lessly surveying a. stalled automobile.
One wheel was stuck in a rut. He
presented a picture of frantic anxiety
and nervous worry.
"See here" he called out, come
this way, won't you? My machine
has gone dead, I'm in rut and /
don't know what to do"
"Why, get out and fix it," advised
Earl, a little nettled at the useless
ness exhibited by the owner of the
auto.
81 can't. 1 don't know how" almost
walled the young man. "Pm an inval-
id-nervous wreck! Doctor says
must be careful. Please help me out,
that's a good fellow"
Earl glanced at his watch. He had
no time to waste. A thought of Mary
spurred him on. Common sympathy
urged him to act the humanitarian.
He set at work on the machine. At
the end of one-half an hour he had it
in right trim.
"I've got to catch train" he said.
st suppose you'll take me to the
station?"
Eyes, but I'm too nervous to run the
auto myself" declared his new ac-
ouaintance, so Earl took the wheel.
He sprinted, but they arrived at the
depot just in time to see the train
disappearing around bend. He ex-
planned his predicament to his COM
panion, and none too pleasantly. for
his mind had been set on reaching
home that evening.
I'm dreadfllly sorry that I've
caused you all this trouble" remarked
his companion. "See here, though, you
can do me further FAVOR and help
yourself out, too"
"How Is that?" 9ueried Earl
brusquely.
"Why, / live at Corydon. am
Leslie Short. As told you, I'm an In
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a commotion in the lower part of the
house. From wrangle Of voices In
the hall rose the clear tones of a
woman. He jumped to his feet with
CONSERVATION in his eyes and flung
the door open. While he stood mo-
tionless listening his forehead wrink-
led in perplexity. A cabman was car
rying a trunk upstairs. 1t was SO large
that it blocked the stairway. A few
steps below Jason tried In vain to
pass.
"Yo' amt got no right to tote dat
trunk up dar without Marse Went
worth's say So" cried the old negro.
I'm gwine tell him bout hit
When woman's voice from the low
er hall answered. Enoch's face went
pallid white.
"You dippy old black fool. ! know
my business. Cabby. take up that
trunk as tell you to-"
Wentworth could hear Jason expos
tulate again. "Marse Enoch dom know
you're comm. Missy Dorcas am out
en- she amt glib mo no orders bout
company
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has other inhabitants, great masses OF
rock. 600 in number. each carved into
the semblance of human figure, the
origin of which is mystery. These
statues weigh on an average from ten
to twelve tons each, some of them
reaching weight of 40 tons. A few Of
them stand on strong platforms 40e
feet long, and many similar platforms
stand untenanted.
AT the quarry. which is a crater
(for Easter island is Of volcanic orr
gin), number of these images lie
half formed as the vanished sculptors
left them.
There is another crater where the
crowns Of the figures were made frou
rock Of different SORT Here. toA
are found unfinished speciEasnAs-
ChurchmAn.
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MYSTERY OF EASTER ISLAND
None Can Tell Of What Race Were
the seuIptors Who Carved the
Immense Images

Huge and grotesque stone images
stand and lie over the fertile surface
of a deserted island far south in the
Pacific. It is a place that Poe might
have sung into existence or Rider
Haggard created for the scene OF some
fantastic romance. Even it's name.
Easter island, seems more literary
than geographical. Easter island.
2 600 miles from South America and
1 400 miles from Pitcairn island. has
on all the As square miles of Its area
less than two hundred people. But Il
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mornin',' Emiline paused as in terror
of repeating it, dis mornin', Mis-
wentworth, ez sho' ez Gawd made me,
dem tuqQuoises was turned green"
Dorcas sat staring at her.
II screamed when I sot my eyes on
DEM" The girls teeth chartered. "She
asked what was de matter, en- I toll
her de story oh de Of Coloners Misses.
OATS when she whaled me cross de
mouf"
But" queried Dorcas with puz-
zled frown, what does it all mean?"
"Lawdy, dem tuqquoises would have
stayed sky-blue on 70, Mis- Went
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-22
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Irony of Fate.


Wentworth locked himself in the IL
brary one Saturday morning. Oswald
with quiet insistence, had continued
the demand that he break away, go
home, and begin work on another play
Business can be carried along with.
out you." was his daily assurance.
The House Of Esterbrook' is good
for another season. perhaps for more
than one, and we ought to look ahead.
I am asked every day if you are writ
ing another play. You ought to strike
while the iron is hot. The luck we
are having should be an inspiration to
YOU"
The Waverly Place house was per-
fectly still. Enoch seated himself be-
fore the desk, cleared OF the blotter.
laid out heap Of copy paper. filed
the ink-well. and adjusted q new pen.
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Young cuckoos Are Jealous.

The English cuckoo. like the Ameri-
can cowbird, leaves its single egg in
the nests of birds much smaller than
itself, like the hedge sparrow, the pied
wagtail and the Meadow pipit. When
the young cuckoo-a veritable giant in
comparison with its nestmates--is a
few days old. it pushes its companions
out OF the nest and thus becomes the
sole object of the care of its tiny fos-
ter parents.