It nffdi-ils us iiiiu'li pleasure to ii s^'ni 
to 1)111- reailers the likeness and a sUctL-li 
of one of Missouri's rising men. Edwin 
Wdters was Ijorn in SeotliAud County, 
M 1 . 40 years auo; his father, Dr. J. W. 
Waiters', of Sh'elliy Co., Ky., emio'rated 
lu Miss()in-i at an early day, and married 
Miss Rhoda A. ilicl<man. of Howard ("o.. 
Mo., tlnrd dau.:;-iiter of Edwin T. iliel<- 
man, one of tlie eai'ly settlers. 
Dr. Walters with Ins family moved ro 
the froniiei' of Kansas about a geiiera- 
lioM ao'o;the Border war was in pro<;-ress 
at this time, .-md the subjeet of this 
sketch p:i~s d through many stirring 
scenes and incidents. Tin- family re- 
Uirueil to Missouri in iStiO. 
Prof. Walterstaught scliool inSoutliern 
Iowa immediat(dy after the civil war. 
.and then began a systematic course of 
scientific reading, supplemented by per- 
sonal field work as a surveyor, the fruits 
of which are shown in many treatises 
and papei-s. For fourteen years he was 
engaged ill surveying in dift'erent parts 
of thi' West, gatlieriiig a fund of nsrfiil 
k'nowledge. btitli economic and scieniitic. 
Suine niontiis ago. Prof. ^Valjers 
accepted the position of scientilic editor 
of tlic K.aiitas ( 'ity .Touriial. which i)osi- 
tionheuow lioiils. Nature liuilt Prof. 
Walters up. mi a generous mould, and en- 
dowed him with brilliant qualities of 
head and heart. A well b.ilanced. sha pe- 
ly head, placed uimhi a well knit, muscu- 
lar frame, every motion denoting self 
p'dse and strength, yet with that gemi- 
ine modesty which always denotes true 
worth carefully weighing all evidence 
|)resented .and slow to condemn; possess- 
ing that ipiality of mind so recpiisite in 
the si'archer after truth — freedom frmn 
bias. 
Of Prof, ^\'alters■ .scientific work, the 
readers of the Kansas City Journal en- 
tertain a veiy high opinion, as many 
calls from dift'erent sections, to lecture 
on Geolog3' and tlie allied sciences at- 
test. We r(>gret that our limited space 
|)reveiits a more extended account of 
Prof. \Vs scieiititic work; we however 
cannot retrain from alluding to the ma]) 
defining the Natnr.il C.is P)(dt surround- 
ing Kansas City, the surveys and eleva- 
tions being his work. At first it was 
rcci i\'ed with incredulity, only to be re- 
peatedly shown correct in every instance 
and now accepted as authority. 
A Day's Collectings in N. H. 
On the 80th of May, 1888, a 
fellow collector and myself start- 
ed out for a day in the fields, it 
having been arranged pievions- 
l.y, we got an early st;irr, and at 
about 9 o'clock arrived at the bank 
of a I'iver, where we enjoyed rath- 
era cool bath, ^\'hile bathing, we 
discovered a Kingfislier's nest, and 
on digging it out found but one egg. 
Leaving the river, we entered a 
pasture where the grass was low 
i.iid thick. A Spotted Sandpiper 
flew up from almost under our feet. 
After a little searching, we found 
the nest. It was only a slight hol- 
low in the ground lined with grass, 
and contained 4 very |)rintv eggs, 
which proved to be perfectly fresh. 
After these eggs were blown and 
carefully prcked away in our box- 
es, we eiitei-ed the woods to look for 
Crow's nests. At first we were uii- 
,'ucccssful, but after awhiU' 
comijanion shouted that he 
found a nest, and could see 
the old (U-ow. We rushed up to the tree 
and the bird tlew oft', when it proved to 
be, not a (.'row. but a (Jooiier's Hawk. 
The nest was placed in the fork of ri 
large <''hestnut tree, about :>") feet up. 
After a hard climb, 1 was rewarded 
with a fine set of tw o eggs. They were 
easily blown, although incubation was 
advanced. The nest was made of coarse 
twigs, lined with a few feathers. While 
we were blowing the eggs, the <dil binl 
Hew around in the trees, utterint; from 
time to time, a loud whistling noise. 
After packing away the eggs \ve start- 
ed for home w^eie we arrived 'it about 
3 in the afternoon, tired and hungry, but 
well satisfied with our day's journey. — E. 
E. K., Milford, X. H. 
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BAHAMA CUCKOO EGGS. 
This valuable set af eggs cost us .^jlOO.dO 
but they can be had now for pO.Od. in- 
(dudiiig the uest. This is the only set ol 
Bahama (.'uckoo eggs in the world. A 
rare chance for some one to add a rare 
set to his collection. — Trouslot & Co. 
We will mail the Oologist complete 
for 1888 to any one foi' 20 cts. in .stamps, 
.\d(lre.ss the editor of this paper at once. 
New York Notps. 
Writtev for TiiP Notvralist. 
One morning in April of last year, 
while visiting in the country, I set out 
with the hope of increasing my collec- 
tion of bird.s' eggs. After about three 
hoius of tramping, 1 found myself in a 
dark woods, perhaps two miles from any 
house. It was my desire to obtain some 
Hawk's eggs, as I had but one imperfect 
specimen. With face turned skyward. 
1 searched the forest for many hours, 
uow and then experiencing a thrill of joy 
at sight of a bulky mass of twigs in the 
top-most branches of some lofty pine. 
Many tiuK S did I have my hopes dashed 
to tlie ground by the discovery of a last 
year's Crow's nest after a hard climb of 
50 feet or more. 
I had concluded that it was too early 
in the season for any kind of birds to 
lay, although 1 had heard of Hawk's 
eggs Ijeing found in March, and turned 
to retrace my steps. Presently, I spied 
another nest, similiar to others I had 
seen. I hesitated before climbing to if, but 
as it was only about 30 feet from the 
ground, and the tree being easy to climb, 
1 ' shiimed'' u}). The uest contained one 
large, claj'-colored egg. My joy vyas so 
great at this welcome sight that for a 
moment I forgot where I was, and near- 
ly f(dl trom the tree. 1 contained my- 
self, how ever, and examined the nest as 
w as my wont. The foundation wa.s con- 
structed of Liranches ot the hard jDineand 
hemlock, son.e of which were three- 
foiirtlis of inch in thickness. On these 
were laid smaller branches, and the 
whole was lined with coarse pieces of 
baik, evidently torn from the hard pine 
tree by the iiarent birds. The nest was 
only slightly hollowed, and insecurely 
lodged. A slight iiush would haA'e suf- 
ficed to have thrown it to the ground. 
I returned with my trophy and resolv- 
ed to come back next day, and perhaps 
get another. I returned the following 
day and found another egg; and still a 
third a day or two-later. Although the 
eggs w ere warm in eacii instance, in no 
case did we see or hear the parent birds, 
they evidently having taken alarm atom- 
first approach. 
From what 1 could learn. I concluded 
that it was a (.'ooper's Hawk's nest, and 
as siieh, two of the eggs repo-ic m my 
cabinet. -A. A. !)., New York City. 
Will collect lociilspeciniens of any kind m 
exchange lor eggs, in seis, willi data: also 
e.xc liange eggs. K. H. Nutter. Tioom 14, Kicli- 
ards r.lock, Minneapolis, Minn. 
THE SPECIAL FEATURES 
of Tub; Voc rn's Uomi'.vnicn lor the coming- 
year, as anniunii-( d in the Colored Souvenir 
we have recciveil, include six Serial Slorie;',. 
and (Jne llunilred and hitly short sioi-ie> 
fully illusl raled. A l.-o 'I'a le.s of Advenliire, 
lUnslriiled ^kelches of Travel, Huinorons 
Art iclcs, I lonseliold Art iclcs, One Tliou.'^and 
.\necdotcs, timeiy hd il orials on I he h ading 
(ji. est ions of the day, and a wliole iiatic each 
week for the little ones Tni-: t-'o.-M I'A N loN 
liiis « on a place in I he home Hie obtained b\ 
111) oilier |iai>er, and is rend evei-y week iii 
neirly a ilalf a Willimi families. With its 
double II<)lida>- Nnuibcis at Thanksgiving, 
(diri.sl mas. New Year's and Easter, its week- 
ly Illustrated sniiplcmcnts, its tine jiaper 
iiiid beniilifiil jiictnies, no other weekly pa- 
)ier can iipproach it in value. It is really a 
if2..")U iialier for only ^t. 75 a year. 
