RURAL ENTERPRISE S tudy Flight o f M igratory Birds B obolink and Barn S w allow F ly to A rgentina to Spend W inter. l and w ith the com ing of colder w e a th ­ e r In F ebruary a n d March w ith d raw n o rth w a rd until th ey cross th e e q u a to r and follow the no rtn ern sp rin g in Its ad v an ce to th e ir breeding g ro u n d s lu n o rth ern U nited State», C a n ad a and A rctic A m erica T h eir Itin e ra ry th u s ta k e s ad vantage of sh iftin g se a ­ son» in both con tin en ts.’’ p e cto ral, B a ird 's a n d w hlte-rum ped Lost His Hotel sa n d p ip ers, find In th e p am p as and New O rleans.—George C a rr of B u r­ in P a tag o n ia th e ir w in ter m etropolis. W ith th e se m ay tie m entioned tbe lington. Iowa, reg istered In a “sm all E skim o curlew now n e a r ly ! I f n o t a c ­ hotel on a narrow s tr e e t” and w ent to give Murdl (Iras tbe “once over." tually, e xtinct. He could not And the hotel a f te r an Follow the Spring. “A few in d iv id u a ls of th ese n o rth ­ all day search and had to in se rt an ad e rn » p e d e s a rriv e In th e »outb lu in a local paper appealing to the m an­ Ju ly and A ugust, but th e ir m ain so u th ­ a g e r o f tbe hostelry to send him his w ard flight o ccu rs from S ep tem b er to baggage. f* * # * * * * * * * # -» * * * * * * * * * * * * George O’Brien » # * # * ■ » * * * * * * •» « # ♦ * * ■ » » » ^ * * 1 KIDDIE KATYDID ¿^Arthur 5cott Bailexj “All I ask you to do is to tell th e sto ry to Mr. C row .” W ashington.—Such fa m ilia r N orth “ H e w on't believe It, e ith e r,” th e « T Z I D D I E K A TY D ID doesn’t sin g !” A m erican birds us th e bobolink au<1 F red d ie F irefly told Mr. F rog ta ilo r re to rted . th e b arn sw allow th a t bad flown ull "P e rh a p s he will w hen he h e a r s th e hurriedly, w hen they m et aguin. th e way to A rgentina to »pend our re st of th e m essage," F re d d ie a n ­ And Mr. F rog w as so su rp rise d th a t w in ter and would fly th o u sa n d s of sw ered. “ I w as Just going to e x p la in he alm ost sa t rig h t down In th e mud. mile» buck hom e to neat In tbe U nit­ "W hat do you m ean?" he cried. th a t K iddle K aty d id h a s a tric k of ed S tate» anil C anada, a re am ong the Novem ber. In o th e r word», th ey pas» rubbing his w ing covers to g e th e r to King Alf Coming "You m ust be c r a z y ! F o r th e re Isn’t m any specie« personally observed In south w ith th e com ing of fall In th e P urls. King Alfonso of Spain Is to a single person In all P le a sa n t Valley m ake th a t K aty-dld sound." South A m erica by Dr. A lexander W et­ n o rth e rn hem isphere, and below the “ F o r th e lan d 's s a k e I ” cried Mr. m ore. ornithologist. and a ssista n t e q u a to r follow the ad v an ce o f the visit th e U nited S ta te s next year. P e r ­ th a t h a sn ’t h e ard K iddle K atydid Frog, as he leaped in to th e w a ter, so u th e rn sp rin g to th e ir w in ter home, haps, like the prince of W ales, he will singing his tire so m e song on a tine Secretary of tbe S m ithsonian InatltU- convinced a t last of th e tr u th of F r e d ­ m tdsunim er n ig h t.” tlon, and described by him In the rem ain d u rin g th e so u th e rn sum m er, play polo on Long Island. “T h at—’’ rep lied F re d d ie F irefly— die F irefly's claim . “ I m u st h u rry la te st Sm ithsonian publication. T h is 1» " th a t Is Just w h ere you’re m istaken, home a t once, for d a w n 's a lre a d y on Im p o rtan t con trib u tio n to orlthno- breaking. And Mr. Crow m ay com e loglcul know ledge, com prised In an Il­ sailin g over my place a t a n y m om ent." lu stra te d bulletin, e n title d “O bserva- He landed w ith a sp lash in th e creek tlons on th e Birds of A rgentina. This popular “movie” star was born and s ta r te d to sw im ra p id ly aw ay. I'uruguay, U ruguay and C hile." Be- B ut a f te r a few stro k e s he pau sed and in San Francisce. He Is the son of a alde« valuable technical d a ta . It f u r ­ tu rn e d around. “ You m ight alm ost police chief, and has lead an extremely n ish es fa scin a tin g re a d in g for bird say th a t K iddie K aty d id Is a fiddler, active life, »tarring on many Santa lover» everyw here. Clara university teams. From assist­ m ig h tn ’t you?” he called. S e n t by G overnm ent. “ S om ething like th a t ! " F re d d ie ant cameraman and “extra.” he rose D octor W etm ore whs sen t to th e to star in a prominent screen picture. Firefly agreed a bit doubtfully. sou th ern portion of South A m erica “ I’ll tell Mr. Crow th a t, a n yhow ,” He is twenty-five, and is noted for hit by the biological survey. U nited S ta te s said th e tailor. “ It will m ake th e sto ry smile and good looks. He is a six- D ep artm en t of A griculture. H e w as m ore In tere stin g , a t least. And so footer and weighs 175 pounds. In stru c te d to gHther first-hand In­ fa r as I can see. It c a n 't do any h a rm ." ----------O---------- form ation as to the s ta tu s of m ig ra ­ And then he h a sten e d aw ay. lea v ­ tory gam e and Insectivorous birds. ing F re d d ie Firefly to get hom e as In order to throw m ore light on the best he could In th e g ra y of th e e arly operatio n s of the m igratory bird N = = m orning. tre a ty betw een the U nited S ta te s and “ You m ay a s well p u t out y our C anada In according p rotection to B B R E V IA T E D | lig h t!” Mr. F rog sh o u ted hack, a s lie th ese species. Increase In m ig rato ry d isa p p ea red am ong th e reeds. R ut he gam e and Insectivorous birds In this STO R Y i d id n 't w ait to see w h e th e r F re d d ie country bad a lready been noted since j took his advice. H e w as too m uch ex- the enforcem ent of tb e tre a ty provi­ | cited o ver the s tra n g e new s. And ns sions. but ad ditional d a ta from tb e PHRENOLOGY he sw am easily along w ith p ra ctic e d w in ter hom es of som e of th e far- stro k e s he kept ta lk in g to him self. flying birds w as greatly desired. a Pretty Clever Chap, I Am,” T X 7 A N D E R IN O a b o u t view ing the T hough m any birds from N orth “I ’m a p re tty c le v e r chap. I a m !’’ ” v sig h ts o f th e B ound C o rn e rs coun­ He Chuckled. A m erica comm only go to th e n o rth ern he chuckled. ’T v e discovered a g re a t Mr. Frog. Ami th a t's w here e v ery ­ se c re t tills night. And old Mr. Crow- ty fa ir, S teu b en V e sk ltt noticed the p a rt of South Am erica, D octor W et­ booth ot P ro fe s s o r K ism et, phrenol­ body else Is m istaken, too. T onight I will be glad to h e a r ull ab o u t It. m ore explains th a t only a relatively ogist. was lucky enough to learn th a t Kid few apeclea pass below the e q u a to r as P e r' aps he'll w an t me to belli him L oading th e planes ‘of the W ilkins p o la r ex p ed itio n on hoard th e ste a m ­ " H e re ’s m y c h a n c e to find o u t If die K atydid h a s been flailing us all w ith his n e w sp a p er a f te r this. fa r south a s P a ra g u ay , U ruguay, ship Vlctorin fo r tra n s p o rta tio n to th e ir A rctic sta tio n . th e re 's re a lly a n y th in g in th e silen c e this tim e." A rgentine and Chile. H ow ever, th ese “ And for all I know I'll h ave so of phren o lo g y ,’’ he th o u g h t. And he Include some of our best known birds. “You don’t sa y s o !” said Mr. F rog m uch to do th a t I w on't he ab le to w ent Into th e booth a n d re q u este d P ro­ • toe who dill not know th e ir Im blts ! “Then who Is It th a t sings th a t ever m ake a n y m ore clo th es fo r m y c u s­ fe sso r K ism it to feel his bum ps. lasting chorus?” would h ardly believe them capable to m e rs.” " H ’nin,” began th e p ro fesso r, "your “ N obody!" of flying such enorm ous d istan ces H e h a d n 't sw um fa r be fo re he had sta b llls tlc cu rv e is a lm o st concave— tw ice each year. ‘■Nonsense!" Mr. Frnur Loom has becom e a boom erang " ing w erw olves. people o f th a t d a y th e to r tu r e r s o f Requests From All P art» of Country th a t will not he bu rn ed over nor pas I© by M •' f,>rm le tte r tells th e last c h a n te r 2 ^ o o o o o ö o o o o o c K jo o o o o - iH y ty o o iv r . th e ir fellow-men who did n o t a g ree Exhaust Supply Offered by W ild lu red . am | . r a t t e r th e see,Is th ere " the tale. T hose who send »tam ps 5 A LIN E O' CH EER w ith th e ir opinion«. Flow er Lover. -Ihe fringed g e n tia n one of the fa- " ,,w receive the re p ly : “o u r fri,.,,,. 2 St. A m brose did not se t o u t to he a vo rlte wild flower», then w as begin- , ‘" 'o r m s us th a t he no longer has an» 8 By John Ksndrlck Bangs p riest. He w as th e son o f an office nlng to grow rare. W hen D tw tor Nor ' * « « • ." ’ 8 New York —Am erica, th e B eautiful, h o ld er a t T rev es, a n d a s a y oung m an ton chanced U|a>n thick patch es of it ' _____ O O tW û O a c c /H J o o o o o d O would he c a rp e te d from eoast to coast he stu d ie d fo r th e I hw in Rom e He n e a r Stanw tch. C o n n . he got the Idea r , $ T H E LO V E STO RY w ith the blue eyed fringed gentian If p ra c tic e d law a t M ilan a n d w a s a t one of g a th e rin g the plentiful little . ,i, Koman Chauffeurs Must th o u sa n d s of flower lovers w ritin g to tim e g o v e rn o r of n o rth Ita ly . H is In It» dried pods, and d istrib u tin g I K eep Cabs B eautiful | W r the New York B otanical gard en could k in d n ess a n d w isdom In h a n d lin g th e them to flower lover« who would g o ' he given th e seeds they seek, sa y s Dr. a ffa irs o f th e p ro v in ce n n d e r hl« a d ­ to R o w * - A lr e a d y Iwset by »cores of •L o o t retw M Iltaling hare m eadow s A n d m ake tb « ■ to r y b e a u t if u l as M. A llow e, a c tin g d ire c to r m in istra tio n so e n d e a re d him to th e I new and com plicated traffic regula- w ith Wu® MriNtocrat w o ly lo v * c a n b e * T h e d ire c to r told a sail ta le of an ppople th a t th ey u n a n im o u sly called lf » th iM h t, I Kom" n r L attffeurs now have to ’•The w td a nr® tiny h n a aif A s t o r y f u l l o f h l| n * d so rt of ta i« ton published au a rtic le In th e Jo u rn a l I fa ir «lied patch of land ’ Pl" n t " m esnora. c h u rch , l ie w ith h eld a c c e p ta n c e o f One e sth e tic m isdem eanor o u r f a th e r s u s e d t o w r i t « * ” So It w as not th e office fo r a tim e b u t finally yielded Is th e a c t of p ro tectin g th e ra d ia to r in of the New York B otanical H arden difficult to mall out th e «n tall lo ts Dnc and set h im se lf in s tro n g opposition chilly w e ath e r by covering It w ith a "T hen d oth tliy sw e e t a n d quiet eye tor Norton was Quoth t T d l i k e to d o I t . b u t I d offering the In itiated never i t d on e . to th e A ria n s— a sect w hich d en ied th e sheet of uewspa|>er o Ipok th ro u g h Its fringes to the sky. l-ast fall at l>np®r. I ’ m so c o m p le te ly gentian seeding tim e, he r u p le d e a c h equal so v e reig n ty o f God a n d J e s u s b lu e- blue he quoted th e p o d . a m i repeated th e offer Thio, say» O oveninr t re .... nest, •on- d a y in l i v i n g < C h rist. m ade th e o ffer: “ I «hall be glad te And I w o u ld r a t h e r liv e m y lo v e "T h is y e ar the unexpected happened »litotes a most undecor« <* o rn am en t. M any re lig io u s w o rk s a r e e x ta n t th a n w r it e i t a n y d a y . fu rn ish free o f c h a rg e a sm all lot of N ew spaper, m ade nows of h l. offer , If. «ays an ordinance, "special condì- F o r lif e 1» m i . h t l e r th a n th e pen w hich a re from th e pen o f fhl« m»n. seed o f th e fringed g entian to any R equests began to po u r In from Call- I I w h a t e e r th e c r i t i c , s a y . Rt. A m brose died In th e y e a r WT, nged b> M.-Clar. Newep.pvr Syndicate sh o u t slx ty -fo u r y e a rs.— W ay n e DL i a u, A ru m s , « tea a | the p rvpet tecludcal meopw" M cM urray. by MxClur« Maw MR. FROG IS PLEASED Planes of Wilkins Party Shipped O ld H ard-B oiled ‘N o n -C o m s’ Pass • W H E N I W AS T W E N TY -O N E