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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
THE FEDERAL JURORS
List of Jurors for ths June Term st
Fort Dodge.
lnntn 4 IN mi mo 9. n v,t,t,1enav :,

A1anS Oh OurOr0 IOrStn0 June Term ~
Fort Dodge.
Spetal to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, April 25.-The list Of fed-
| eral court Jurors for the June term,
which will convene June 12, has Just.
been made public, Several important
cases will be tried, among them Mont
gomery Ward & Co. We. the Post Pub
fishing Co., which is a suit for $40 600 for
libel. and was carried over from the last
term of court.
Following is the list of jurors:
Grand jurS-G. w. Wild, Allison: b.
q. Richardson. Rock; John Keith, Gold
field; G. NJ. Brunson. New Hartford;
Charles Eaton, Williams; A. Price,
Clarksville:: James Laughlin, Relmond;
WI. Tyson. Emmetsburg; John H.
ironing, Sheffield; Frank Walters.
Rockwell City: n. b. Payne. Eagle.
Grove; c. T. Chubb. Algona: NJ. r. Pee
bles, Lake City; T. ]. Harton. North
wood; q. g. Vaughn. Fonda; Archie
Bryce, Emmetsburg; II. W. Beacham,s
Farnfanville: e. j. Johnson, w illiams;
4. P. Mccallister, Rockwell city; F. q
Beyer, Fenton; ELAN French, Rem
wick;; p. Enninhewer Fer.!le; George
Downing, Thornton; Gilbert Thompso on,
L
w. b. Harris, Jolley; Jesse S. Hunt,
Britt: r. Stevens, Green; Emmanuel
Tenneson. Thor.
Petit Jury-S E. Loomis Parkers-
burg; II. 5. Lee, Webster City: Frank
Baker. Clarksville. John McBeth, Fon-.
Ida; H. o. Harmon. Silver Lake: T. b.
Kaufman, Belmond; F. G. Fahley. Ayr
shire; ]. r. Tool. Laurens: H. j. To-
bias, Hampton; David NJ. Wilcox, Cur
lew; I. Sporan, Ruthven; John A.
Schiller, Garner; John Prichard, Ma
son City; William Kelly, Hampton: j..
p. Thompson, Forest City; Christian
Dan. Algona: William Bush. Gilmore
City; Martin Mcnamara, Mason City
Julius White, Rolfe; William Schnei-I
der, Garner: I. NJ. Saxon, Chaplin; w.
w. Wiltse, Lake City; John j. Clifton.
Webster City; John A. Peterson, Pom
eroy; ]. w. Hanson, Ruthven: a. w.
Eshbaugh. Rockwell City: g. r.. Hen
derson. Plover: j. l.. Hunter, Gilmore
lsCity; j. c. Middleton, Eagle Grove
Clark Carr. Clarksvllle: Archie John
lson Curlew; T. NJ. Brown, Britt; Ohm
Daniels. Forest City; William Bowel,
Clarksville; o. L. Virgins Bristol;
| Nels Anderson. Baskerville.
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Iowa,s Empty corn Cribs.

Eagle Grove. April PA stranger
passing thru Iowa on the train seeing
50 many empty corn cribs at different
stations, might be tempted to think
that lowa's corn crop for 1899 was a
failure (for it is Il fact that most of
the cribs belonging to shippers are
empty. But investigation will show
that the cattle being fed in the yards.
in the fields, in the pastures, are all
eating Iowa corn. the feeder paying
more than the shipper can afford TO.
\ This looks like business, keeping the
product on the farm while thousands of
cattle are being fed in Iowa and bring
ing good returns for the money invest
ed. Farmers all over Iowa are now
Very busy in the fields, blowing, SOM
ing and cultiyating, giving the mer-
chants III town time TO do a little gar
den work for themselves.
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MARK Els BY WIRE
ch,cneo 1.-Two STOCK.

Chicago. April %.
Cattle Estimated receipts. $4,000;
steers generally steady butchers stock
slow 5beeves. 4.10I5.s0; COWS. ;.00M4.50;
Texans, 4.o0M5.25 stockerA. SS.3O@4.So.
Hogs Estimated receipts $4,000;
opened stronger To a nickel higher, and
closed with the advance lost: mixed,
.5.sOM5.55I1il.;; heavy. 5.45a5.6o; light. so
@l5.55.
sheep Estimated receipts. 1000;
weak; a dime lower: sheep, 4.1515.Go:
lambs, steady at 5.5oa7.sO.
chicago Produce.
Chica so, April %.
Wheat-April. s57s. July, s1a..
cornApril, 39ls; July. 4o7s.
Oats-April. 23is:: July, asss M23A.
Pork-April, 127i221s;; July. l2.sI!..@
1890.
Lard April ll71s: july. rs
Ii Ribs-April, 7.o5; July, 7O1ss177 10.
Rye-53h ta54.
Barley -36044.
F'lax1.73.
Timothy 22.45.
Clover--7.o0
Butter-Fism. creameries, 1901 !:
dairies. 12;.Ml5t..
Eggs Firm; l0a..
Dressed poultry-Firm turkeys. %
l.; chickens. Slscua1..
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SAME THING HERE.
pennsylvania Repeats the Repul
lican SforY-A Word for Ouax

Pennsylvania Repeats the Repub-
lican story-A Word for Quay.
/ Harrisburg, Pa, April 25. The repub-
lican state convention held here today
nominated Senator f. d. Hardenburgh
for auditor general. and Galusha A,
Grow and Mr.. Foerderer for congress
men at at large.
Thirty-two presidential electors and
eight delegates at large to the national
convention were chosen. The platform
adopted reafiirms the last national re-
publican platform; endorses the pres
ent administrations; instructs the ma
ltional delegates for Mckinley. An
amendment to the federal constitution
for the election of senators by the peo-
pie is demanded: continued belief in
the political and personal integrity OF
Quay is declared and Arm conviction
of the governors right to appoint him
to the senate Is recorded.
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81. Loul. eroduce..

St. Louis. pril %.
Wheat-Cash, IL. July, 677sss.
C'ornCash, BIZ: July. S9ls.
Oats--cash, %. July. 2SlAa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
Iowa nappenin g a, n ash,np,on

E iowa ltappen1n Is mt w aslltnRtOn.
Washington, April 25.-Iowa patents:
John "A. Brown, lonia, stack forming APP
iparJtus for threshing machine; Alexis
Burmister, Fort Madison, metallic rail-
way tie; Ghauncey 1. Burt Davenport,
stock fountain; John "A. Carlson, STRAIT
ford, tensions device for grain binders:
Lewis II. Pagan, Onslow, draft equaliz-
er; Franc Il. Hull, Oskaloosa, portable
sprinkler; Arthur NJ. Kaufman, Four
Corners, mop holder; j ohn Shelienberg-
er, Davenport, vehicle wheel; Jesse II.
Stice, Allerton, apparatus for operating
hay stackers or the like; Franklin G.
Tallerday, Waterloo. bending roll;
Waste 1yesterbrough, Early, shovel.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of James T.
Whiting of Mt. Pleasant, Robert S. Gill
lis. Mrs. Julia NJ. Whiting, w. d.
Worthington and James T. Gillis for au-
thority to organize the First National
bank of New London, Ia, with capital
of s25, OO0.
The comptroller has authorized the
First National bank of Dayton to begin
business today with capital Of $35, OO0 j.
g. Cheny is president and C. d. Water
bury cashier of the new bank.
Pensions have been granted to Iowans
as follows:
Original-Thomas Greenley. Durango,
Sc: Robert Watson, Marysville, Sc; Hir-
am II. Williamson. Hamlin. Sc; special,
March 80, George H. Clark, Lone Tree,
50.
Additional-Harvey Brooks, Ogden, So
to IS.
Increase-John NJ. Mclaughlin, Atal-
lisa, $6 to IS; William Comet. Gowrie,
IS to 80; Edgar b. Witcraft, Fonda, $14
] to Ut; Lucius r. Fitch. Mitchell, Is to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

Mrs. Frank Culver. Birmingham,
Ala. writes of Beggs' Hair Remover.
the well-known guaranteed prepara-
ton; 1t gives me the best results OF
anything; 1t does what 10 claimed for
it.-makes the hair grow and keeps the
scalp always clean and healthy
George 2. Powers, dsngstst
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
White Stockings 8, Minneapolis 2.
Milwaukee s., Kansas City ..
Indianapolis a. Buffalo 3.
Detroit 4, Cleveland 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
St. Louis A. Chicago L.
Pittsburg 5, Cincinnati 8.
Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn 0.
New York 4. Boston 5.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

nearly correct as IL is possible to OBJ
tain. The quotations are for prices paid
by dealers, corrected Wednesday after
noon.
GRAIN AND FEED.
w. II. Sloppy reports the following
prices:
Nyheat-52Q54.
Oats-211s.
Comb.
Rye-45.
Barley 80.
Timothy-.90
clover.-4.2 90
Hay-Tame. $50: wild. $50. selling
price.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
ipany quotes price Of III: cents per
tbushel for corn Of No. 8 grade and bct-
ter.
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts today, 536.
Britain & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices for hogs In wagon load lots:
Selected light, 40 to $50 pounds, 500.
Selected heavy. over $50 pounds, 500.
Stays and piggy sows graded accord
ing TO quality after reduction. Rough
includes thin OLD sows, milky bellies
and hogs unfit for packing Premium
hogs must be smooth and fairly well
fatted.
All hogs subject to government In
spection.
PROVISIONS.
Marshall.own grocers quote the fol.
lowing prices for country produce:
Potatoes-25 cents per bushel.
Bears. go per bushel in trade.
Eggs-11 cents.
Butter-1s92u cents in trade.
POULTRY.
Butchers, commission and cold stor-
age houses are paying the following
cash prices:
Ducks-51h cents.
Young chickens-5 cents.
Old chickens-4h cents.
Old turkeys cents.
Young. plump turkeys. s cents.
Eggs-9 cents.
Butter-Sweet, II cents.
HIDES, TALLoW. AND WOOL.
II. Willard. SoE & Co. are paying the
following prices:
No. green hides cents.
No. 2 green shides-5 cents.
(; Pelts-40@s0 cents.
I Horse hides-1. 6e@2.oo. /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
la.us zudusdp pr IS loon

IS; Douglas Norwood, Fort Madison, S.
to $40.
Original widows, special accrued,
March Phoebe e. Dunlevy, Peoria,
IS; Lydia A. Davis, Pleasanton, $l2;
Martha ". Auken, Columbus Junction.
S.
Mexican war widows, special accrued.
March 2s-Loyina Mickey. Washington.
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I,eorin Product.c.

Peoria, April %.
Corn-Firiner; No. . ., 30.
Oats-Firm; No. 9 White, %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
TIE ONO PLATFORM.

Strong Resolutions Endorsing the
Rcpublicnni Government Adopted.
Columbus, April e5.-Upon the reas-
|sembling this morning of the republican
state convention the reports of the com
mittees were adopted. The temporary
Organization was made permanent and
the only contest was settled by seating
half Of each delegation
Gen. Grosvenor, from the committee
on resolutions, reported the platform.
which was adopted. 1t declares allegi-
ance to the principles Of the st. Louis
platform. calls attention TO the restored
prosperity f9the country. saying our
foreign trade Is greater and more prof
lltable today than ever before. ard the.
country outstripping all other nations:
jsendorses the wise, patriotic administra-s
l.tion of Mckinley, and says the admin
isistration has faithfully redeemed every
j{pledge. The course of the president and
congress In relation to the War With
tSpain and the handling of the problems
! growing out of 1T are most heartily ap-
proved, and says the sovereignty estab-
tlished over the Philippines must not be
ireDudiated; encouragement and promo
iltion Of the merchant marine are ia
INo.ed: favors regulation of injurious
denominations. or so-called trusts: en-
dorses the administration of Governor
Nash and the Ohio legislature. and de-
clares for a uniform system Of munich
lpal government.
The following ticket was nominated:
Secretary Of state, L. c. Laylin.
/ Supreme judge. John a. Shank.
A School commissioner, Lewis D. Bone
brake.
Member Of the board OF public works
4 Charles a. Goddard.
Food and dairy commissioner, Jo-
seph A. Blackburn.
Delegates at large, Foraker. Nash,
Grosyenor and Dick.
Hanna positively declined to be a del
I3egate at large Adjourned sine die.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

ANS'4h NIbNrAN
Mr.. w. 7. Stead once very happily OBJ
served that, but for MIR. Rhodes. the
Gapc-t to- Cairo line would have got itself
built in sections and II would never have
been discovered that 1t was Cape to-
Cairo line until the last gap had been
bridged and the trains were actually
running. There is considcra BILE truth In
this. Attic We have evidence that the
Cape-Cairo idea was foresh allowed by
others than Mr.. Rhodes. yet 1t was re-
served for him to. as II We're. crystallise
the idea and fire the fancy OF his fellow
men with a seemingly impossible and
daring project. Perhaps IT was In 1890
the year OF Mr.. Rhodes first PREMIER
ship at the Cape-that the Cape-Cairo
scheme began to be talked about. For
three years. however, the iron horse re-
NAMED stabbed at Vryburg: and In 1899
the Beshuanaland Railway Company
now known as Rhodesia Railways, Linn
ited-was formed for the purpose OF
constructing and working railway
from Vryburg to Aiafeking and thence
northwatd towards the River Zambesi
NOT, be 1t observed, merely to Palapye
or Bulawayo, but right away north TO
the Zambesi The section to fMafeking
was opened for traffic In October, 1894,
and the net earnings for the first ten
months were equal to per cent per an
mum on the cost OF the section. The line
to Gaberones-110h miles-was opened
In July, 1895, and two years later the
whole section In Bulawayo was .tri-
|umphantly completed. From Cape Town
to Bulawayo u I, 2eo lmiles-J. H. Knight
10 the EnGineerin0 Magazine for April.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
New York Producc.

New York, April 225.
Wheat-July 70 70 y
. Carn-suiS 46ls.
ButterFirm. 151sals.
Eggs teady;; 12@iS.
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Cnrd.
We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on a o0-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup Of Tar II
1t fails TO cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee q 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Henry g. Steg. Geo. r. Powers
G. A. Seely & CO.. Marshalltown.
H. Maytag. Laurel
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Locni MARKETS.

The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as it is possible to OBJ
tain. The quotations are for prices paid
by dealers, corrected Wednesday, after
moon 49,.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

New Departure: From Chicago, 2 p.
M: into Boston, 8 y. III. mex day 81.
New Cars: Sleeping. dining. buffet
and library smoking cars and coaches.
Old Route: Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern, New York Central and Bos-
ton & Albany.
On the same date train No. IA, 3 p.
m. VIII be discontinued. The New
York and Boston special, 1890 a. M,
and the Lake Shore Limited. $50 p. M,
Will run as heretofore NJ S. Giles. T.
Y. A., Chicago; f. NJ. Byron, q. w. A..
Chicago; a. j. Smith, G.. r. & II. A.,
cleveland, ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

New England Limited: In service
April 20 and daily thereafter.
New Time: Twenty-six hours Il
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Hugh Alexander. clerk at the Metro
politan. has taken a vacation OH account
of poor health, and will try to recuper-
ate on a farm.
Henry Booknau is enthusiastic over his
plan TO abolish culverts on the highway.
He tells of removing two highway
bridges that cost S45 by using IS worth
of tile. Besides he says that while the
bridges would require constant repair,
and occasional renewal, the thing once
put down, and put deep, lasts forever.
& This evening, at the residence OF the
brides sisteA Mrs. William Wells, on
the Goodfellow farm, will occur the
marriage OF Mr.. George Givin and Miss
Dell Prather, both of this city. Rev. Mr.
6Stoddard, of the NJ. y. church, W i'll per-
form the ceremony uniting them for
life. Miss Prather is one OF our best.
young woman. and has lived here all her
life. MIR. Givin is highly re spected cit
izen and the many friends OF the con-
tracing parties wish them joy and hap
spiness in the new relations in life.
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THE GRlNNELL NEWS.
DIR. E. G. Bliss severely Injured In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Runaway-I4ocnls.
Grinnell. April 25-Afonday evening,
after it became dark. DR.. Il. c. Bliss was
driving near Oak Grove. where he had
been attending patient, when his
horse became frightened at passing
train and ran away, throwing DR.. Bliss
Out of the buggy, breaking his collar
bone and some of his ribs. 1t was feared
he had sustained internal injuries. as he
spit blood yesterday. The wagon road
where the accident occurred runs close
to and parallel with the Central railway
for more than a mile, and for greater
distance not far from the railway.
Mrs I. F. Riley returned to Oskaloosa
last evening. having visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Cooper. since satur-
day.
W. ]. Rapson has gone to Cobb, Wis.,
summoned there by telegraph on ac-l
count of the serious illness of his faith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

Bishop DUDLEY. of Kentucky led the
opening exercises at today's session of
the ecumenical conference The regu-
lar days work in Carnegie Hall was
the consideration of educational work.
During the afternoon sectional meet
| ings Were held in various churches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
GRAIN AND Feed.
w. II. Sloppy reports the following

The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes price Of III. cents per
bushel for corn OF No. grade and bet-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-21
Letters in London.

The traveller is interested in getting
his letters promptly. At his London
hotel there are Is deliveries a day.
He may drop card in post box at
eight in the morning, get an answer
at 6oon and mail a reply which will
get to his friend before evening With
in the last three years, says the
Forum, whenever the post office bill
has come up in the house of represent
atives, there has been discussion as to
the practica bility of the pneumatic
dispatch. One might as well discuss
the practicability of the telephone.
They would smile at such suggestions
in London or Paris, where slight adj
dition to the postage will secure a
rapid delivery by pneumatic dispatch.
Another great convenience in the
postal system abroad is the method
of paying money orders. One is not
obliged to go half mile to a branch,
or three miles to the central post of
fee. to get his money. The postman
who brings the order brings the
money with him. You receipt for it.
and that is the end oft.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-21
LOAND HIS ssBUFFALOn HORNS
Tow the Willy Red MINI Of the south
west Utilities a Product Of the s
Slaughter House.

The Montana Indian is something
OF schemer himself. He comes to
town and sometimes walks all over
the place without saying word to
any one. says the Anaconda Standard.
Sometimes he brings in few sets of
polished mounted cows horns, which
he sells for a dollar or two set.
He never frequents saloons. He looks
into clothing store windows, but
never bucks the slot machines in
cigar stores. He frowns as he passes
a restaurant, but smiles while walk
ing through the sweet-scented alleys
back of cheap boarding houses.
: In horse trade he takes the prize,
if there's one to be4taken, for he was
never known to get the worst of such
a bargain. The reason of this, how.
ever, may lie in the fact that he be-
gins the negotiations with nothing
to lose and everything to win. How
ever, he has the reputation of a
schemer. ST #a DIN
Where his schemes shine brightest
is in the sale of polished "buffalo''
horns. He lives out near one of the
slaughter houses on the south side,
and there he secures his "buffalo''
horns. all sizes. curves and consisten-
cies. He picks out set of OK horns
of symmetrical proportions, scrapes
the scales off and boils the horns in a
solution of glycerin, wood ashes and
water. This treatment softens the
horns, so that a case-knife will easily
remove all the exterior accumulation.
Then fine sandpaper is used to give
the first polish, followed by thor
oug1 rubbing with a flannel cloth
slightly saturated with oil. A varnish
or shellac is then applied, and the
horns are in condition for mounting.
Then the work is turned over to til.
squaW, who does the really artistic
work. Red flannel and braid, beads
sometimes, andSa strip here and there
of bucksl1in, a few brass-headed lacks
and the mounted buffalo horns are
ready for the market. &
Mr.. Buck comes to town and the
tenlerfoot asks him where he 'ketch-
EN- buffalo horns.'' III. 44
in Yellowstone Park" grunts the
big buck. E
''How much?" asks the intending
purchaser.
'Two dolls" -."
''Too muchee." .L~
mo. no; cheap; thue dolls, ugh"
The tenderfoot inspects the work
and satisfies himself that they ere
really the horns of an almost extinct
species of the majestic western ami
NAL, and he hands over the coin and
walks away proudly with his prize.
The Indian moves off down the
street. turns the first corner and dis
appears up an alley.
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fC|t|1lI|GG|UIIl|lg|R|I.
BUFFALO TREE HOPPER.
Recent Circular OF the Kansas
Experiment Station.

Numerous inquiries from different
parts of this and neig boring states, ac-
companied by specimens of apple twigs
and branches showing the work of the
buffalo tree hopper, lead us to believe
that the aPple-growing public is be-:
coming awakened to the abundance Of
this orchard insect. though not aware
Of the methods Of avoiding the injury
OF its numerous punctures. The facts
brought forth by correspondence with
those who report the damage confirm
the previously published deductions of
this station, where the true nature of
these injuries was first made known.
Upon inquiry as to the condition of the
injured trees during the previous Au-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-21
PROTECTING SONG BIRDS.
Measures Lately Adopted by the SyviNa
Government for This
Purpose.

Switzerland has not many feath.
consul at St. Gall, according to the New
York Tribune, ''but those that do ex.
ist are carefully protected, not only
by law. but by the fostering care OF
the people, particularly the German
speaking people, of Switzerland. In
1875 a law was enacted prohibiting the
trapping or killing of song birds, or
the robbing or molesting Of their nests,
in any part of the Alpine republic. But
in northern Italy bird murder is cpl
demic, and this spirit has spread over
the Swiss-Italian canton of Tessin,
where the willow wren, hedge sparrow.
blackcap, swallow, nightingale and lit
tie singers of al kinds are victims of
the trap, the net and the gun.
AS the seasons come and go the
the Swiss birds make their pilgrimage
south, and in going and returning
across the land of northern Italy and
the Swiss canton of Tessin they are
mercilessly pursued by hunters Of all
ages and ali classes. On the Lago Mag
giore it is estimated that at least co.
900 of the feathered songsters are
trapped or killed every year. and in the
region around Bergamo, Verona, Chi
ayena and Brescia many millions are
indiscriminately slaughtered to salts
fy the demand of the tables and of the
millinery establishments of the world.
Zone of the schemes is to cover the
limbs of trees and the rocks, and even
the telegraph wires, along the line of
the bird migrations with a certain
paste of such adhesive qualities that
whenever the birds stop in their fight
for rest or food they are held helpless
captives. Hundreds are often captured
in very small space by this simple
means.
During the last year the border po--
lice of Tessin captured and destroyed
$4,000 bird traps set to imprison these
weary little flyers. Authorities are be-
ing urged to take the most rigorous
measures to suppress the evil. The
criminal courts are having many more
bird lay violation cases than former
", and bird catching and killing crimes
which in former years were either
overlooked or punished only slightly
are now enforced. and the song birds
of Switzerland may yet survive the at
tempt to eSterminate them