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men's to niy collecLioii. Of the warblers 
that breed with tis, the Golden-wiiif^ed, 
the Chestnut-sided and tlie Cerulean are 
the most note worthy. Last season we 
added the Short-billed Marsh Wren to 
our list of breeders. 
The thin<^ that is occupying our minds 
at present is the preparation of a bill to 
extend the protection of the law to cer- 
tain species of Hawks and Owls. It is 
sliameful to note the wanton destruction 
by man of these useful birds, owing 
largely to an ungrounded predjudice 
that exists in the minds of '-small boys" 
and farmers toward these birds, wh(sse 
very existence depends on the destruc- 
tion of the farmer's greatest enemies: 
mice, gophers, beetles, etc. The Bul- 
letin now nearly C(»mpleted on the 
Hawks and Owls of North America, 
l)ublished for free distribution by the 
Agricultural department, should be pro- 
cured and read b}^ everyone interested in 
the preservation of our native birds. Jt 
will be profusely illustrated and is worth 
a 2c stamp. 
I And 1 have omitted the mention of an 
old male Bald Eagle that my father and 
myself saw to our great wonder, as he 
majestically sailed past, scarcely one 
hundred feet from where we were at work 
in the woods on Rowge river flats, in the 
winter of '85. Neither of us had ever 
seen so large a bird and the audible rush 
of his wings, as they beat the air, inspired 
us with awe and doubtless laboring un- 
der momentary excitement my paternal 
juicester shouted "give it to him boy!" 
and away he started in full pursuit, his 
most formiable weapon being a cross-cut 
saw. xVs the Eagle, however, began to 
grow fainter and more faint to our vis- 
ion as he wended his lonely way toward 
the setting sun, father came back, but 
the spirit of industry had received a set- 
back and we '-silently picked up our 
tools and wended our solenui way home- 
ward." 
Exchanges and Kfcviews. 
My Life with Stanley's Bear Guard, by 
Herbert Ward, New York, Charles 
L. Webster & Company. 
The interest shown by the reading 
public in all that pertains to the '-Dark 
Continent" will find in this work, as a 
continuation of the controversy com- 
menced by the friends of Major Bar- 
telot and James S. Jameson. The author, 
states that the work was written upon 
Mr. Stanley's suggestion, and deals with 
the different matters in dispute. A sketch 
map of the route is a ])art of the work 
which aids the I'eader to follow the 
Congo river valley. The book should 
find a place on every libi aiy. 
The Future of Science, hy Ernest Benan 
Boston, Boberts Bros.. 1891: 
To the American student, accustomed 
to taking one of the phaces of scientific 
study, either for or against the reconcil- 
iation of the teaching of science and re- 
ligion, the work of the eminent French 
philologist, will afford much matter for 
careful thought. Trained for the church, 
the author achieved great renown in the 
tield of religious controvesal literatare, 
but soon threw off the yoke of the church 
upon the grounds that blind acceptance 
of the mandates of the church fettered 
the mind and reduced one to a state of 
credulit}^ He says; "To sum up: if 
through the constant labour of the Nin- 
teenth century the knowledge of facts 
has been considerably increased, the des- 
tiny of mankind has on the other hand 
become more obscure than ever. Science 
will always remain the gratification of 
the noblest craving of our nature; curi- 
osity. It protects him against en-oi-, 
though it may not reveal the truth to 
him, but there is an advantage in beini.j 
certein not being duped." 
The mechanical work of the book is 
to be highly commended— large elear 
t^ype —and it will prove a valuable ad- 
dition to the library. 
