Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
BIRD MAN TO SING
FOR VOICE RECORDS
Charles Kellogg, Who Has Appeared
in Webster City, is in Des
Moines.

having had the opportunity OF hear
ing Charles Kellogg about nine
years ago at :. the Congregational
church, when he gave one of his
wonderful exhibitive, instructive,
interesting and wholly delightful
evenings upon bird life, illustrating
the same with steriopticon slides,
will be interested in knowing that
he is now for a few days in Des
Moines visiting with friends. From
there he will go to Camden, N. j.,
where for the first time, his wonder
full bird notes will be recorded for
the Victor talking machines.
:. His evening in this city is very
clear in the memories of many who
recall that not only did he demon
strate his wonderful gift Of bird
tones but also delivered some peril
nent Kelloggisms upon Fear"
The Sunday Register and Leader
has the following to say of his visit
there:
II don't believe that wild animals
die unless molested by man or that
they struggle with each other, be-
cause have not seen them do eth
err"
81 will not admit compasses, locks
or firearms into my life because. they
are all symbols of fear, which is the
basis of SIM
II never tasted fish, flesh or fowl,
yet I am not vegetarian"
$50 far as remember have new
err read book through-print dis
turbs me-but believe in the teach
ings Of the Bible Gas I have heard OF
them from others) because ! have
seen them proved in my own life"
81 do not know my age and
don't think it makes any difference
what it isl
These are some of the startling
statements made last night by
Charles Kellogg of California, a re-
producer of bird sounds, who is on
his way to the Victor studios at
Camden, N. J., where his voice Jug
glery is to be recorded. Mr.. Kel-
logg is the guest of James B. Weav-
err, Jr., 331 Twenty.eighth street,
whose son Eastman has been close
comrade of the woodsman during
some of his wandering in the wilds
of California.
81 come into civilized society only
when the call of friend proves too
strong to resist" said Mr.. Kellogg,
who spends nine months of the year
in the great out-of-doors. II love
best to roam about with the wild
creatures who know that I love
them and therefore do me no harm.
,."I have wandered through the
wildernesses of California, Alaska.
the Hudson bay district, Labrador,
and the West Indies.
I have never carried weapon or ev-
en- compass and have never been
harmed.
"Love-the absolute circle Of
trustfulgess-that's the secret of 1t
ALL I love the birds, the snakes, the
society person, the academic, and the
baby-all creatures of the universe
are alil(e, and they will never harm
you unless you fear them. AS soon
as you single one of them out-the
snake, for instance-and make OF it
or of him an object of fear, that ere
AZURE will strike at YOU.
"Fear-that's what causes all sin
fear of money, fear of getting
caught, fear of wounded vanity, fear
of public opinion, and all the rest"
Mr.. Kellogg believes that man is
out of tune with nature, and gives
this as reason why no two records
of the same human song can be play
ed together with harmony.
'I can take the recorded songs OF
a thousand birds, and they will be
he said. That's be-
cause they are in tune with nature,
while man and his instruments need
to be at-tuned."
Among the celebrities in whom
Mr.. Kellogg has found kindred souls
during his wanderings around the
globe are John Burroughs, the nat
uralist, with whom he made an eX-
tended trip through the West In
dies: and Autuste Rodin, the famous
French sculptor, who has given him
a photograph bearing an inscription
recording "a puisante sympathie.
The woodsman will leave Des
Moines in a few days. On his way
to Camden he will stop at Buffalo,
N. Y, where he will hold mixers
with Eastman Weaver,
who is studying in one of the east
ern colleges.
Books for bookkeeping at Teed's.
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