. TTIE SPXPAT PRECOMA. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 19. 1915. - " ' " '"' ' ' : " ' IBILL DOES HIS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ALL BY HIMSELF Mr. Gretnc Is a "RWlar Fellow" to Many People of AU Ages and Conditions, Who Watdi Shopper at Shawl Counter, Where He Meets With First Unhappy Experience. (a. J XJL doing hla L-. 5 Y naaal Impersonal ( -A j . ipr.Hl.a aad r flS ,tn, a-raed GRIMkT mur poopl of all age ItlMi w BUI OfMm Christmas shopping tae otbar day A P-l paaead t"l stately floor walk- lously replaced their Ure wits a friendly oor. . -.11 He might oi r " a parson of the opposlto dean In publle tiltu hls years younger tbaa nlno or year older than" It. Be- tboao acta thr i ' lr,to plant reomm.c.tlv.h might ha o Put . a thought laio ar b4 lor all tiro. SvV" boost cattlvatlag a haughty aloof VX nea from I.jO teat of tbo orl4 potal4 n"l Ibotr cempMloM ami r- T4 Ilk a shawl, pleas, mi'in." way to tbo took department, whera ho stifr:r conaunea a '""- H. bota.'t.farUtoo.. e.t- -Got anything for a . womanr ho 4 oat bla onr aoberly aad waited a.k.d in a worried way. for bla par-keg. Tbo comfortable The young- woman beatowed a con- yeuag wosnan aa wrath4 In mlls descending glance on him and shoved But If Will BM) own out a trsy liuca "im m. "Addre.a book awfully amart thl season. he explained. Q!ve mo a man customer OTery time." aho whispered to- her fellow worker behind the counter; "they're never fussy." "And now then." ld tho big- fellow, "Ufa go up In tho engine department. I have to buy an engine; got a' little coualn that needa an engine awful bad. Languid young aonta clorka wbo' 1 li Liu Zirm . .IF? ne aao neve, a. .ro - ; B . tr.fK!molbar'a pr.aant -Hotnaa aad tbtldran flraU" bou aiaoo ' 1 " f. . in k. alvlaaa. bo . of lb. race whoa. cbl..ry ba4 ul hol ' " " J srsr -rrab;: -rC-S na a.o4 alck.1 by aick.l a.d U .oo, trowda of paaay by paaay for ma ay a weak aa "d omon. tbo ilat of ltft to wbom bo maaat to A Cataaroab. glir. praaaau opo.od with '"0' aom.tblog h.pponl. Tb.re waa a&d mother: toaa tamo tho baby. an4 . . . Kih war. th, autara. BUI algbad gad UbI Jt within tbo booth, weadarad If bla money would raacb aa with brlgbt ayaa. dassllag teatb. gold far aa Pop. Ho bopod ao. lie Ukad an hair and gllatenlng finger nalla. Ebe i'09. aad aa Baeomfortablo fooling roue uro4 la BIH'a direction and audden blgb la iho regloa of bla heart aa be thought of Pop wltboot a praaant. But tban thay two ware man. Ho fait quite aura that bla father would an4eratan4. lie hod never an bla graadmotber la bright ecarlet. and yet ho foci4 that color. Aa he J attlre4 ta P aomehow ly inundated him with a awaotly fra grant abower. Without giving Mm a bit of warning aho had aqulrted per fumery all over him. Bill atarted away 'violently, lie ran traight Into aome one much larger aotarly looked over the moat brilliant of than hlmaelf. He looked UP end eaw a tbe woolly acarfa dlaplayed on the Blg fallow wbo waa alao leaping wildly counter a plump, comfortable-looking away from the perfumery couater. The youag woman bant toward him. fch n!s fallow looked down at Bill, and aa aaw a pareoo aged about t wltn eartoua c. atd ao tbe axpreaaloa of Irritation Bi3 rsraWrrJ Vl i- PC P Jjjs1 King brova area and a frlanuiy amu. "Mhat la It, dearie r aho laqulrvd. Bili'a heart eeak. Ob. wall-lataetlonad young woman. how could you have done It? avawal Toairhev Ktaa.i Him. Pi;l raraambarad with a pang tbe achool taacaer. youag and kind, wha one ly la bitter anforgotteo past had ktaa4 blm. and la front of toe oth er fallow, too. There ware lota of other people at tn counter, and Joet at that moment eotn bore ware paoslng. claaplng their mother haada. alternately holding bach and dragging and ruahlag for ward and pulling. Neverthalaea tbay had time la tbe and horror on hie face changed Into aa appreciative grin. "Did the ahrapnel get you, too. Bill?" aald tbe big fellow. "I'm all In and no ambulance ta algbt. But peril a pa we ran gat to a fTeah air hoepltal. Ifa the only poealble cure abort of the dry claaera. ' . "Fallows dont want cologne on !cm." aald Bill Oreene. eerloualy. - "all, rather not," aald the big fel low. Ho 14 the way to tbe other and of tbe atora. where there waa a door Into a aid street. "Perhapg we can stanch each other's we jo da," he remarked grimly, and. taking bla han4krehlef. he tried . to wipe a little of tbo dripping perfom- mldat of this activity to hear tho sales- ery from Bill's aasloua brow. "Well, I better be getting Bsck. I rutaa." veatured Bill finally. "You woman's pbraee. "What la it. dearie? tbey mimicked. . Till swallowed bard. It was atmoat enough to make a fellow give up chop ping and never come Into one of tboao etoree again. He didn't wonder at all tbal hla father batad It so wnea nia eae. I've got more of my Chrlatmaa ehopping to do." The big fellow bad aa Inspiration. . "I'm doing mine, too," he aald: "sop- poae w go together. You come with x j V Tkiidkst Rz&wm&. &v 7MfejEi? The tl fellow pirkrd one up gin gerly and looked It over. -Look a protfy nifty." bo remarked; Til take half a do ten of 'em yea, lefa .,., wanted him to do errands for mo for a few minutes and then I'll go see. there are three aunts, slater. Cou- - II..H. Da-a'ai ar-i Ia ' Vai tit TaT bar at tbo a bop. Bat Bitr-eraa made of sturdy staff. with J&a." 'n Hattle and Bene wire: yea,, aix . Dill agreed. The big fellow led the will go the rounds." His mother thought I might get him a rice writing deek and my. mother thought I ought to get him a violin, tut I think he'd rather have an en gine." Women, no mater how intelligent, would not have been able to under- .i. atand whv Bill and the big fellow spent two happy hours In the engine department It is doubtful whether even the granting of full suffrage to women will empower them with the ability to drink in the pure and never ending Joy which all masculinity de rives from hearing a small stationary engine emit short, growling, puffing, snorting sounds in an endless succes sion of little explosions. Even the smallest of Bill's sisters would have insisted that in order to be thoroughly respected the engine must accomplish something. But to both Bill and the big fellow any sort of accomplishment on the part of the en gine was beside the question. The en gine in action waa to them the true exponent of art for art's sake. AU It bad to do to be loved and worshiped was Just to be an engine. The big fellow would probably have stayed all day in tbe engine depart ment, but. BUI had a conscience. He was by inheritance a New Englander, and the transplanted person of that kind is a good deal more tenacious of his sense of duty than the Puritan who has remained' on fixed post. "I got to get the rest of my pres ents." he reminded the big fellow. "I should think marbles would be nice for the baby," suggested his new found friend. "The baby put a bean up her nose," Bill confided to him earnestly aa a reason for not making this desirable purchase. "Oh, well. If she's that kind of a baby," agreed the big fellow. "Has she many bubbles coming out of her mouth T' he asked presently. "I've noticed that lots of babies have; If she has. you might get this to mop her up with." , He pointed out a powder puff, and Bill sighed with relief. He hadn't thought of It before, but it seemed to him 'that he bad noticed just such an object somewhere around the baby. The powder puff was promptly purchased. For his mother he finally selected a cake of pink soap and a nutmeg grater. He remembered hearing her say that she needed a new nutmeg grater, and the cake of soap was beautiful and sweet smelling. It had also a beautiful face carved in relief on the top and It was displayed in a red box with gold wrappings. , There was a queer alligator in the mechanical toy - department. It ' wabbled splendidly. Bill watched it with delight. He wondered if the little sisters would like an aligator between tbem. Certainly this particular alli gator wiggled enough for four or five, let alone for two. ' He counted his pennies. Tes, the al ligator would have to serve for both or else be given up entirely. BUI faltered. He felt a little guilty. Nevertheless he boldly demanded the alligator. " They'll like it" he assured the big fellow, who looked at him a little dole fully. "Besides, if they don't. I'll keep it and give them something that I'll get for Christmas." "Oh. I know that game." the big fel low assured him. J LltU SisUr uU Lice dn. jit Then there was his father. Anxiously he scanned the counters and tables and booths heaped with thousands of varied treasures appealing to the Santa Claus. purse. He and the big fellow tramped stead ily between these enticing avenues of Christmas gifts. Bill grew more and more eager and even feverish, for in all that great array there .didnt seem anything that would really do for Dad. After thinking the problem over carefully, backward and forward and up and down, he did what most of us do at Christmas time when we are particularly anxious to select a won derful present He chose something that was strange and seemingly en tirely unsuitable. It was a red horse, a little tin horse with no particular appeal of any kind save its bright color. Wearily he part ed with the last of his moneyi Wearily he received the package containing the red tin horse. He knew that It wasn't exactly the thing for his father, but then, what was? Side by side he and the big fellow made their way out of the store. It was .within a few minutes of closing time. The lights were out in the street and he wondered what they would say to him at home for staying away so late. . The big fellow looked down at him kindly. "You know. Bill," he said, "that was a great idea of yours, getting that horse for your father. It's Just the thing he'll like. I can tell by myself. Why. if I were' your father and you were to bring me that horse I'd be crazy about it." - Hla Shopping Over. Bill smiled. Out in the fresh air again his troubles all slipped away. He walked sturdily along beside the big fellow, who seemed to be going his way. They crossed tracks together, tramped up several blocks, crossed more streets and presently came to the big apartment house where Bill lived. Bill was whistling happily by this time, and the big fellow was whistling, too. As they came to the steps the big fellow had an impulse. He hadn't spent quite alt his own Christmas" money. Besides, there was plenty more In the bank he could draw on. He felt much like sharing a little with Bill, reimbursing him for the Christ mas money that had vanished by slip ping or bill or two In his pocket to be found later on. But when he looked at the small in dependent chap he changed bis mind. Bill wasn't splendidly dressed. His home was not in an elegant neighbor hood; his shoes were pretty ' weU stubbed out But the big fellow didn't slip any money into his pocket. H shook hands instead. "Goodby, old man; Merry Christmas to you," he said. "Same to you," replied BUI. Tho big fellow stood for a moment on the steps and watched- him -mount the stairs to his home, his' body wag ging happily from side to fide arid his pockets bulging with Christmas pack-ases- . ".-.' is. I3f All it had to A to lc Loved ind. ust iobednlM tit Idea ooturS Gci- 'at Veer i a-f JTf i 7? . dlIcMjrKii AMOUNT OF PROFIT IN POULTRY IS DEPENDENT ON CARE THAT IS GIVEN W. Lrntwir PainU Oat Haw rradactivitr May B Incrvsaed by l'e af Proper Food and fcy Payta Attention to Breeding and Management af Flock During Critical Periods. T W. LtDWI'l. Pot'LTRl baaNandry la tb moat hi-M .t.-U!ii4 of all tbo liv-ata- b In4itrlae and rnuira more prvporatMa. aludr aa4 ekltt and a Tnar arrrlatln of lb artistic la Itvlna an4rn than any other of toe tiveatock 1'IHrklh ta rap'"al la rwitrad t bla and t tlm l ! for th raeull of breed ing trf iiea lo botn apparent, afnl H ofr.r. .. ,r..t rawarda when a good gtratm baa hn a.tabll.bad. Notwithstanding- tb rawarhaMa roc vi of in Airi-ait . II la und.nl aM. that hr profit could be greatly iv-rat be bi.r car an. J maaaga raat. liar ararag j.arljr lay of eg, arrardlm to tb laat raneue. caa b graatly Incr.aa'd. va 4oubLd. Ta r'lta of lb tnlrd annual In t.rnatlonal aag-Uylng rontt at ftorra. C'owiv. whicb eloaed lb laat of Ortebor. fumufia much valuabl la formation. T toltoarlng attracts from thair bwlt.tlnj will re to abow what baa bn aerompliehed during tb tbtr year of tb contest. lib th esraellon of tb prl snantal groon aocad twbr. all pana war fad and bai!d In tb nam gen oral way; that la to aay. t aam read ing formula war Head for all brd and larl.tlm. Tb management fait at tbrtv. bowevar. la f-d lrgr or ant!ar amouata. ar41n to lb in- iiUimI aade of tn aoaarnl pna. Tiata baa a dipoeltian lo some r1r ts rrltlcta thla procedure On too ground II at t food riolrennla of tie aovaral braod war different evrthaloa It aoom to bo a fat that rommorftal aoiltrrmoa follow exactly th earn pLaa. Broxiere wbo hoop Itod and Lashorna. for In.tanr. will nauaily bo found f-adina lb two br.a4 out of lb aam pail, but pr baoo varying tb amount. aartematSr rdo t nod. Tor tb frat alt moot ha of tb ren ..t a well-haon-a automatic feador waa amatoved. tmrlng tbo ether hair of lb yeor grain waa fad by band, ba raua II waa bottevvd Ibat aa latolll g.nl f.ader ro.jld boat any automatic alavw fo 4lpnalna gram. Tb ma lor part of tn grata ration waa fad In tb aft.raoon from J to a arl.k aro4!nc tawalti aw tb rood lio of tb waalbr. but cblafly on tio him f tb year. Tb birds war f-4 aorliar. f eourao. o dark dais sad tm in Winter wftan lb aft.mooo. art idmi. tn-iag tb Wlstar aart k-ularlir anor grata waa fad Iban ta ban M;a conaum Ibat algbt tboe loavlng a MHo la B Hilar aa aa lvU tor to bi.4 lo bogla work a aa tbay i.rt in. raooia la lb naorolna. Lna roul .y and ta damp w.albar ban, a a lltlla d apooad to b Ml. To tafnm. iba grala waa not larre aoanii f4) two or tbro tlmoa during ti foroooow. but la ry am 11 anMauata. Jaat aaougb to bap tb haaa buav A a bow war pormlttad fro ec-oa t maa.t. grit. aai and fiarvoaL Tba 4rv nuk waa aunoliod lJ a al-qrt circular aartaanwax rapialo wlta straight aide. A wire g'r4 laald ra rapiacl lay looooly on top th nail and rodocd waate to a minimum. 'Sucrut.nt food coaalated principally of man a. I boat during lb Vlntr. About tb flrat of May tb hen wr allowed tb run of tbe yards la which ry. clover aad graee ar growing: Iheao auppllod aufflriant natural green until loaard mld-ummr. o ban aom of lb yarus bx-am mora or la 1 pietod. Maanwbll a small lot 1a flftn of an arrf ) had ba planted to rap and Owlne chard: thoa war cut and f-d four or flv times a weak to oup pl.ra.at tb natural irt.ni la tb tarda. It waa difficult to kap aa ax act rooerd of tb amount of groan food roneumad by each pea, but tb coat of tba boats, rap. Swiss chard aad a few oats that were apronted amounted I approximately II par paa. or It cents tor each baa for th year. Tb averac amount of food con- aumed by tae heavier brda. Rocka. Rada and Wyandotte, waa l 41 pound of maia and 7 pounds of grain, or a total of t.l pounds for aco ban a year, bach La (born averaged to con sum during tbe year Jl pound of maab aad I pooada of grain, or a total of Ti t pounds of food. Tbua from tbo aaalyao of tb faode It appears that each of tb heavier bans rjulr4 for tbe .year 11 Ji pounda of protein, 4 SI pounda of carbohydrate. 4 pound of fat; or. In other words, th nutritive ratio of her ration was 1:4 . Tbe Leghorn baa coneumed 11.44 pounda of protain, 4I.TI pounda of corboby Oraiaa. 1.44 pound of fat. aad tbe nu-eotrttlve-ratto of bar ratio was I I t Those figure do not tab Into account aay co-fflclot of dlgaatlblllty. . The following ratioas were used throughout lb year: BWatcb crate Cnxa corn Wbal H-o.r okllo oal.....c ari- . , bafr aara Mo'kafcaol Oct aa.k Car, okoat brae . ... for sa.al o at. fo t'.rov.e aoa a-aa-tar mlodilaa. ... T'a orroo P f orra Lot s--J floor....... Tbo experimental pans - conaleted cblofly of tw groups of flv pans each. Pane 1 to II eompoed.of White Rocka aad pan 1 to 41 wr While Lag bora. Tbo two group made a dupli cate experiment for tb matter of breod. Peas 1 aad war fed tbe coeteat rettoa throughout: all otbor pane bad their ration suppiemeutod by milb: pan aq 41 rvrd ao greoa food, pons IS au4 41 ao maal. aad pen II and 41 oalther moat aor araan food. Tb" alogl tt eams to ladlcate that milk may be substltutoi for graea food aa la poae 1 and 41. tor meat a la pan I aad 41. but not for both. It to Interacting to not that ail tb mllb. fad poaa e ar.pt tboao from which bo lb moot aad groan foo4 aver withheld outlaid tbalr roaporttvo chock pane that roroiveo onjy the regular ratloa- II saoaid bo added that ta autaaar .. SO poonoa . .. oo oaO. ... o pooa4. ... SO pouaoa ... i pooaa ... IV roo pooad ....lu powaU .....loo poooo. .....H- pooaO. ..... poood ..... 4 povad. .. . 43 poMd 2i puad. when th birds occupied the yard, peot and 41 and II and 41 obtained some natural grn food along with the oth er a. but they got no boots during the Winter nor rape and gwtaa chard In tbo Summer. I'ena I and 10. Buff Wyandotte. wr handled Ilk pan 1 and t of tba Rock group and 1 and 40 of the Leg horn arouse: that la to aay. pen 11 re- ralvad the regular corneal ration and pen 10 the eame ration supplemented by milk. Th agg yieia lor tn two pons was Ul and 141 roapctlvly. tb milk -fed pen being outlaid by egg. Aa with tne otner group. iu number of hoa Involved la. of court, too amall to Juatlfy definite conclu sions, particularly from a single trlat Pas T and IP centt grain, central maah. barf aad flab i--o food: r.guiar rattan I . laid, IU1-1S. Pane S aad 40 teontaat grain, com. at ma.b. loaf and fl.h. ( food, eour milk E teld. tuo-iaja p.na aad 41 Icontaet araln. ronlaat maah. boat and flab, aaur mllkt 1 laid. !1-I3. pna 10 and 41 (conical craln, contaat ma.n. r.m food, aaur milk) (! laid. l3-roaA paaa II snd 41 contl grain, contaat maaa. eour ml!k Ecs laid. 1071-lall. It waa found that th weight of eggs from the different breeda varlee considerably. . The Leghorn egg averaged to weigh Juf a .hade, ever tbe standard. IV, pounda to tbe doxen: the Wyandotte eggs war. below standard, weighing only 1.411 pounds per doxen: the Ply mouth Rock eggs weighed I.EM pounda and thoae from the Reds 1. 401 pounda per doxen. Th average for all breeds waa Lai pounds. The average price received for eggs during tbe 13 months wss 14 cent, but the fact thst more eggs ware Laid dur ing th season of low prices reduced the average actual value to 11.0 cents per doaen. Ttie following table give the average val'J a doaen for the dif ferent breed, baaed on total number of eggs aad total value: Piraaonih Racks - Wyendottee . Rhode l:aad Reda te borne Mlaca.'.aaaoua AU breede -"O tjulte a nimbor of bird became broody, but were broken up as soon aa poaatbie. Th following table shows a comparleoa of the different breeds with aspect to broodlneee. Only tho birds which eomolotod a full year's record ar include! In th table. Th hlgheat percentage af broody bird Vii founo In tbe Rhcde Ia:and Reds and the low est In tba Logborna. It Is interesting to note, however, thst whn a Leg horn doa go broody ahe loaaa more time than a bird of any other breed. Ry time loat due to broodlnaaa la meant tie number of days between th last gg laid and belor th first egg after a broodv period Th overaa number of dav loat by th avarag bird of any of th four breede Is perhaps tb beat metrod or comparing tbam In reaprct to thla character. Thus the average Had uat 0 days during .the year to broodtavrs. while the average Lagborn oat during the ssme time only 1.1 days. The average for all breeds under ob servation was 10.0 days, while each broody ben lost S days. Wyar.dotara K. I. Kada ... l.lhorne . ... Mteccltan-ou. Total . . . . v. f. -. 0 O " .a o- r -r h 3 H a z i Is J 5. 1 Vz II 'S ' . t : n : : : g i"i?Tm 41 l. lrt.l ! .VI n i! 3 s.a : 14S h -j 1. 1 l. a 114.1 i3 l i.s :i. li t H I P IS.T 4I i"aioaoT I 3 I 2.9 I !- At th end of th contest the average weight of Individuals of the four breeds moat largely repreaented was as fol lows: Plymouth Rocka. i.4 pounds: Rhode Island Red, i.5 pounds: Wyan dotte. 1.45 pounds; Leghorns. 2.11 pounds. The mortality during the year amounted to 70 Individual, about per cent of the :o bird entered In the context, or an average of a little less thsn one death per pen. From the poat-mortem examlnationa the several deaths may roughly be clssaifled as fol lows: Nine due to colds, which In some Inatances developed Into roup; 11 to enlarged Uvera. 17 to dlaeaaes of the reproductive organs such aa Inverted oviduct deposition of yolk In the ab dominal cavity, broken egga In the ovi duct etc.: and 18 miscellaneous cause, such as accidents, bleeding to death from the comb. Internal hemorrhage, in. tin l wnrma and cannibalism. Tbe average waa MiO egg, or 14S a bird and la somewhat lower than In i . 1 Thla mar Drrhaoe be pertly explained by the Increase from five bird in me prtnoui ivi"- . ,a kl.il. - n.n Tho 10 peiu:ona iw 1 " " - - bens were housed In the same quarters with the same numoer 01 irn ....iin. inir. and ao on. as the five had previously enjoyed. Further more, tne laci m.i quired for each pen may have meant In aome caae. at any rate, that not quite such good specimens were se lected for the pen. Another factor that may have had some Influence was the Winter wostner. parm-uiany i .... . . -.. mi flrat of mKzaie 01 jnw.u. - March. During this period there was recorded the longest anu w"'"' spell on record. The coat of feed to produce a dozen eggs wss, in the esse of the Plymouth . tho -A'vandnlten. 14. lc: for the Rhode island Reda. lS.lc and for the Leghorns, li.ac. i no iim i- . . j i - k u - 1 1 r f 1 hlrh. owinar iif nrgi ' . .. (- . - to th fact that there were three very low-producing pens, in .-'. . i- I .--h ,r valued at 12 roil, gram " - - oar 1'0: grit snd she!L i5 cent per r . . . - 1AI -m tnl'V IS ice: cnarcoau a- p cent per 100. .... . . The production of principal breed: The report of thl contest does not attemnt to aav whether increased pro duction In the milk-fed pens waa due to the milk itself or simply to added protein, regardless of source. To es tablish definitely the value of milk In feeding layers the ration without milk should of course have the same nutri tive ratio. The experiments in substituting milk for meat and green food are especially interesting. The general lmpresion is that milk may be substituted for meat up to a certain point but not beyond that. It would not be difficult to ad- Just ourselve to the Idea that milk can be substituted entirely lor meai. But if it can be substituted for a food so totally different a green food what do we feed green food for, anyway? The laying contests connducted throughout the country have brought to the poultryman's attention that there are hens in each and every flock that are not producers. As evidence of the almost unbelievable difference In hens It may be pointed, out that the Individual production in the different laying competitions range from no eggs at all up to lit. the score of a White Leghorn. In the North American con test, two birds laid below 10: one 1 and the other 7 eggs. Between 10 and 10. two birds Isld 11 eggs apiece. Skip ping all the figures between 10 and 40. one individual laid 44 eggs. Begin ning at 60. three birds laid less than (0. and one bird laid SO eegs. Laying above 70 and Irs than 100 there were twenty-seven individuals. These thirty seven birds are all below the profit line, and. of course, will never be used ss breeders. In a flock of 600 layers. 7.4 per cent Is low for non-producers, snd proves the effect of breeding for egg production. . , Twenty-seven pens contained these I Individuals, lsylng less man iu or 17 per cent of all pens entered con tained recessive- partial sterlles or Just poor layers. This percentage is sbout correct for general breeding as laid down by Mendel's law of heredity; the few pens containing poor layers sre not representative of the entire possibili ties In breeding for egg production, and this percentage is gradually being de creased by poultry raisers.. MAD RIDE IST0 SAVE DOG Man Learns House I Burning and Drives 4 0 Milea to Rescue Pet. ANOKA. . Minn, Dec. 11. Anthony Bryson drove an automobile 40 miles In 45 minutes over froren country roads to save his dog and cat from fllBryson's home on Elk River took fire while the owner and his wife were away. He was called on the telephone, and the race began. Bryson arrived too late to save tbe home, but rescued the pets. MUSIC OF INDIANS IS STUDIED IN RESEARCH Bureau of Ethnology Declares That Human Interest Is Evident in Songs of Aborigines and That They "Are Not Petrified Specimens." p'jrmou-.h nocks... frn ara Brat p-l ftvantlottae ....... --n av.iaa P-.t prn priot l.l.nd Red. I'an tvrrmfr ...... Uthnmi f'.n a v-wrage ...... p p. a Mtorr'lanaoue ..... P..O l"Ti . Total fan aeree Ec , 1 1 13. SO 1 SI 1 t II I. e. mi ..no i.tl ovi 4T2 ..2 . as 0 0T1 SOT .117 4 . 1.4M WelcM of egx p-r dx. 1. .-. l...-" 1.4: 1.l1 1.41 1.40O l.iwl- l.'il'S 1..VM 1..104 l.ino 1.51 1.S4I I.J.T7 1,47 Valua of of -. 47 3H..-.P IT.M 41" ..'Id 41. AO S2 J4T.M M.SS 1.14. 4S 4.44 .-.3.21 312 HP 31. ao 13.0 14 Coat of of feed I ;i.v;o 11. si i!.:o 1S2.HS 1S.S1 21. in S70.::s 1S.02 5'. IS lti.(7 1 11. M litis ltS T9 . 17.10 Return Ibove cost. S 23.ii 17.71 Ii).6:i J.IT.SS 2:1. 71 39.71 277.31 1..V 8J0.O5 24.37 42.52 131.10 15.H 11.7O0.M . 21.27 W5HINGTON. Dec. 18. (Special.) The Bureau of American Ethnology under the Smithsonian Institute at Washington has for many years been conducting most interest ing researches among the American aborigines, or Indians, whose original habitat 'included this whole country, but is now limited to a few reserva tions. This once great and powerful race is rapidly becoming extinct and but for the labors of this Government bureau we would be Ignorant of many of their interesting customs, arts and industries, as well as their history itself. Among the researches carried on. a studv of the music of the early owners of this continent is being made by Miss Frances Densmore. In this con nection it was necessary to record results in such a manner as to make them available for reference and many songs have been recorded phonograph Ically. making a permanent and ac curate record. These records ae sup plemented by abundant field notes con certng the musical performers them selves, their surroundings and the cir cumstances under which the songs were rendered. As each song is studied and analyzed, the results obtained are found to be much more than a simple collection of Indian songs. They include some thing of the human element, the singer's personality, as well as the technical analysis of his music, and its division into melodic and harmonic groups. Music is a key to much of the eth nology of the people, especially to all that is sacred, their intimate feelings finding expression in the beauty, hu manity and poetry of their songs. Thus far the study of Indian music has Included five tribes, the Bureau of American Ethnology having already published two memoirs on Chippewa music. Some Are Generally Know a. In referring to the songs in gen eral. Miss . Densmore says that they "are not petrified specimens; they are alive with the warm blood of human nature." Music seems to be one of the Chippewas' greatest pleasures, ex pressing every phase of their lives. Some of the songs are generally known, while others are the property of a single person and transferable only at his discretion, but usually sold. Visiting Indians take pleasure in learning new songs and bringing them home with them. Certain of the songs are to commemorate events, others pertain to ceremonies or In itiations into societies, while others are connected with medicine, love, games and dances. Miss Densmore has collected about 1000 songs with the use of the phono graph, provided with a specially con structed recording horn and recorder Great care in selecting the singers la always' necessary to insure old and Important songs: a good voice, as well aa a free and natural rendition of the song is dexired. A. number of the songs obtained from the Chippewas have to do with the be lief in the Mide (Miday), or Grand Med icine, which is their religion and teaches many Found and practical doc trines; that long life is coincident with goodness, and that all evil Inevitably reacts on the offender. The chief aim of the Mide is to obtain health and long life for its adherents, and music forms an essential part of every means to tha end. No reference to war and no allusions to enemies have been found thus far In the Mide. Among other things, the members of the cult are taught that their membership docs not exempt them from the consequences of their sins. Lying, stealing and the use of liquor are strictly forbidden. Moat Song Handed Down. Naturally, most of the songs are handed down and learned by ear, but great exactness Is required in singing them. These particular Indians have a method of recording their songs in mnemonics on a strip of birch bark. The record, which is little more than a picture, serves as a reminder of the essential Idea of the song, but leaves the words to the memory of the singer, or to his own ingenuity. Besides the songs pertaining to the Mide initiations and ceremonies of tbe Chippewa, there are interesting songs relating to religion, war, social dances and daily life, healing of the sick, hunting and other occupations bearing upon the securing of food, and love. In the latter classification one song was sung In a coy and bashful manner by an elderly, withered and dirty woman of the tribe, at Red Lake reser vation, who said the words meant "What are you saying to me?" "I am arrayed like the roses and beautiful as they." Dream Songa Collected. This was a "charm song'" of the Mide. and the diagram illustrating it crudely depicts the head, neck and trunk of a woman, with flowers blooming in her heart. No further information could be obtained from this singer, as the next day she was threatened with calamity by certain of her sisters if she contin ued the singing. Later it was found that this . song was known by other members ofthe tribe, located at White Earth, Minn., and a woman in that res ervation recorded three other songs, completing a series of four. A number of songs known as dream songs, collected on the White Earth and Leech Lake reservations, are said to have come to the minds of the In dians when they were in dreams or trances. These tongs have a strong mental influence upon the Indians, to whom the supernatural is very real. No songs except those believed to be of supernatural origin were used in the treating of the sick, either with herbs or by the use of "Jugglery." They were all believed to be essential to a cure, and could be sold by one "doctor" to another. Indian music, except for the songs of daily life, is closely associated with the supernatural, which is one reason why IV is so closely guarded by them.