FOREST AND STREAM 
741 
Dec. 6 , 1913. 
Autas dmimgs 
Forest and Stream 
extends to all its subscribers the 
heartiest of Xmas Greetings. 
We hope 1914 brings to you 
all health, happiness, prosper¬ 
ity, and sufficient leisure time 
to get out in the open country 
to indulge in your pet recrea¬ 
tion, whether it be hunting, 
fishing, archery, or what not. 
IWay We Submit A 
Seasonable Suggestion ? 
In our Library of Outdoor 
Books we have a fine assort¬ 
ment of wholesome subjects 
which make especially fitting 
Xmas gifts for the sons of out¬ 
door sportsmen. These books 
are all authorities, and are not 
only interesting reading, but 
contain the basic knowledge 
which will start your boy on 
the right road to become a 
True Sportsman, and teach 
him the modus operandi of 
the woods and waters and the 
denizens thereof. 
Why Not Give Him This Chance ? 
Here is the list we submit, and 
we unhesitatingly recommend to you 
any and all of them. 
My Friend the Partridge.$1.00 
S. T. Hammond 
Training vs. Breaking. 1.00 
S. T. Hammond 
Woodcraft. 1 00 
Nessmuk 
American Duck Shooting. 3.50 
George Bird Grinnell 
Camp Fires in the Wilderness. 1.25 
E. W. Burt 
Uncle ’Lisha’s Shop . 1.25 
Rowland E. Robinson 
Hitting vs. Missing. 1.00 
S. T. Hammond 
Trapper’s Guide. 1.00 
S. Newhouse 
Log Cabins and Cottages. 1.50 
William S. Wicks 
Angler’s Workshop . 1.00 
Perry D. Frazer 
Manual of Taxidermy for Beginners. 1.00 
C. J. Maynard 
Canvas Canoes and How to Build.50 
Parker D. Field 
Houseboats and Houseboating. 3.00 
Albert Bradlee Hunt 
My Sixty Years on the Plains.. .. 1.50 
W, T. (Bid) Hamilton 
and bill are red. The female is distinguished be¬ 
cause she has less white on the throat and neck, 
and more brownish red on the sides of the neck, 
her white wing patch is divided, and the crest at 
the back of her head is double. 
The sea robin is an expert flyer, swimmer 
and diver. Its flight is marked by silence and 
speed and in diving and swimming under water 
it will charge into a school of fish, seize a num- 
bei with its saw-toothed bill and then come to 
the surface, swim ashore and enjoy a full meal. 
Very few shellfish are eaten, principally be¬ 
cause this bird is so swift and sure that it has 
no need of worry about fish diet being exhausted. 
It prefers salt water, although it does go inland 
quite frequently. 
It is a curious fact also, that the females and 
young go south to the warm climates in winter 
while the males, being more hardy, stay in the 
colder northern waters. They breed from the 
northern border of our country and those border 
states, northward to the Arctic coast. In winter 
they are seen as far south as Lower California, 
and once in awhile in Cuba. Specimens also have 
been reported in Hawaii, but they are very rare 
there. 
The baby, awakened by the noise, began to 
wail, and Mrs. Strong soothed him with one 
hand, while with the pole in the other she warded 
off the bear. The little girl clung, crying, to her 
mother’s skirts; but the boys each had a long 
pole, and prodded the bear through the rungs of 
the ladder. The big brute finally shuffled off 
toward the door. She pulled down the blanket 
and tore it into shreds; then she went out, fol¬ 
lowed by her cubs. 
“She’s gone!” Johnnie said. “Do you think 
she’ll come back, mother?” 
“I expect she will, son, but we can manage 
her—if we keep awake.” 
“/ won’t go to sleep 1 ” groaned Johnnie. “I’m 
too hungry!” 
Nevertheless, the silent wait in the dimly 
lighted loft made them all drowsy, and before 
the bear returned, Mrs. Strong knew by their 
heavy breathing that the children were asleep. 
It was near midnight when the bear came in 
and renewed her efforts to reach the loft. Mrs. 
Strong rapped her sharply with her pole, and 
there was a roar that brought the boys to their 
feet. 
Dazed, and only half awake, Johnnie ran 
across the loft. His foot slipped into a gap be¬ 
tween the poles, and as he fell, other poles spread 
apart. Down he went into the room with the 
bear and her cubs. The bear did not see. him 
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Springfield, Mass. 
