Animals that Advertise 



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out of the shadows and fawn upon the victor of 

 the tournament, who to-morrow must again 

 fight for them in the arena or lose their allegi- 

 ance. 



In northern forests, when the long sweet days 

 of Indian summer suffuse the air with golden 

 radiance, the bull moose and wapiti tell the world 

 the same story of desire. They publish it from 

 hilltop to hilltop in sonorous, bell-like calls that 

 summon eager contestants for these advertise- 

 ments never fail of an answer; and if the new- 

 comer can vanquish the old knight of the herd 

 the meek does are his. Many of the smaller 

 animals thus challenge and fight for supremacy. 

 The game-birds do so, and the drumming of our 

 grouse is an announcement of such purpose. 



But milder measures prevail in the larger 

 part of animal society, where the beaux seek 

 to recommend themselves to the belles less by 

 prowess than by accomplishments. Their ad- 

 vertisement of a desire to marry is the putting 

 on of gayer dress, or the exhibition of their 

 graces and attractions. Even the " cold- 

 blooded " fishes (many of them, at least) glow 

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