It is not generally known that it is "unlawful in Ohio to keep any native songbird in confinement. During a month twenty-eight people were arrested in Cincinnati for this offence, and it is estimated that over 25,000 birds have been, given their freedom within the past year. An almost incredible performance was that of a little girl of six years of age named Edith' Bignell, living in Australia, who lost herself in the scrub and wandered about for six days. At the end of that time she was found ninety miles away from heme. Mistress: "Why, Mary, you have dated your letter a week ahead." Maid : " Yis"m ; it will take over a week for it to get to me
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 69691, 6 December 1900, Page 3
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119Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Star (Christchurch), Issue 69691, 6 December 1900, Page 3
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