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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26
Birds as Weed Destroyers.

We have ever looked upon the
economic value of our native song
birds as resting on their services in
the destruction of troublesome in
sects, but in The Year Book of Agri.
culture for the year 1898 Professor
Sylvester ID. Judd, assistant in biologi.
cal survey for the Agricultural De
partment. points out the services of
some species in destroying innumer-
able seeds of some of our most com
mon weeds.
Some of the weeds from which these
birds like to pick the seeds, and
which, indeed. form a large part of
their subsistence in winter and fall,
are ragweed. smartweed, bindweed,
pigweed, lambs quarters, amaranth,
dandelion, purslane, knotweed and
chickweed. Then there are the
coarser grasses as the sedges, crab
grass. nut grass, pigeon grass and
others that often crowd out better
grasses in fields and the lawns.
While 1t may be said that good
farming would mean the destruction
of these weeds. most of which are an
nuals. in our cultivated fields. so that
they should not ripen their seed,
yet few can do even this. while the
r"adsides, edges of woodlands, hedge
rows and pastures will produce many
to perpetuate the pests. And what
a power of perpetuation they have!
Some of the above species are said
to produce a hundred thousand seeds
TO single plant while most of them
exceed five thousand OF ten thous-
and.
The birds most actively engaged in
this work are the sparrows and
finches. which include more than
twenty species; horned larks, meadow
larks. blackbirds, cowbirds, quail.
grouse. grosbeaks and others. Their
capacity for this work is illustrated
by few examples.
A crow blackbird will eat from
thirty to fifty seeds of smartweed or
bindweed at single meal and a field
sparrow one hundred seeds of crab
grass, and they take several meals a
day. In the stomach of a Nuttalrs
sparrow were found three hundred
seeds of lambs quarters; a tree
sparrow had eaten seven hundred
seeds of pigeon grass, and a snow
flake in Shrewsbury, Mass, picked up
one thousand seeds of pigweed for
its breakfast.
Goldfinches have been noticed busily
feeding upon the seeds of the Scotch
thistle, the bull thistle. wild sun
flowers. cone flowers, wild lettuce.
prickly lettuce, catnip and MULLEN.
and when killed their stomachs were
found filed with these seeds. Re-
member that for az east three-fourths
of the year weed seeds are the princi-
pal food of most of these varieties.
Very few of them eat much grain even
where il is grown largely. OF
native birds. including four
varieties OF sparrows. killed in
wheat field a few miles south of
only two had eaten grain
and they but single kernel each.
while five English sparrows were lit
orally Forged with wheat. In fact.
this imported pest is the only one OF
our small birds that is known to do
much damage to grain or fruit. ex-
cepting some Of the larger species.
which have liking for CD lries and
green peas.
Many CT these birds that breed in {
New England and the Central states
90 further south for the winter. while /
others, whose homes in summer are
across the Canadian border. NAV he
'ourd With US here in winter. busilv
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26
No Good.

School Teacher--Now, Bobby, spell
needle.
Bobby-N.e-i-d-l.e, needle.
Teacher-wrong. There is no ~"
in needle
Bobhy-Well, faint good needle.
then.-Tit. Bits.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

In the consideration Of the Indian
appropriation bill, it was decided 20
refer to the attorney general for an
opinion the question as to whether the
Chippewas of Minnesota are estitled
to the refund of $3.50. 900. which ,.
annually appropriated for their
benefit.
The Omaha jury in the case of Miss
Agnes Frizzell, who sued J. C. Root
sovereign commander of the Wood
men of the World. and others. for all
alleged libel, returned a verdict IN
favor of the plaintiff. allowing ner
Sl4. 900 damages
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

W. G. Patten, agent for Chicago
telephone company died in a hotel
at Pioua, O.. from dose OF morphine
taken at the bar.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

An electric scoop for grain barges is
an invention intended TO economic
in the number of men necessary to
unload grain or other bulk material
from barges and other vessels. I'm
der ordinary conditions the grain
must be handled several times to
shovel 1t to the mouth of the elevator
leg" used for hosting the grain to the
elevator. The new apparatus applies
power to the scoop. thus increasing
it's size and the amount OF work It is
capable Of performing. An electric
motor Is used to run the winding drum,
the cable extending from the drum to
the foot Of the elevator, and thence to
the scoop. On one handle of the
scoop is a push-button, or other form
OF switch which closes the circuit
through the motor and winds up the
cable to carry the grain to the mouth
of the elevator. The great conven-
ience Of this manner OF handling the
scoop Is apparent, as the power Is
applied only when needed, and is with
In easy control of the man operating
the scoop, without the necessity Of
employing an extra hand to manage
the drum.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

Electricity is TO be used to large
degree hereafter in the treatment Of
many cases at the Kings county hospi
tai in Brooklyn. n. Y. A static ma.
chine. said to be the finest in ex.
istenee. has recently been purchased
at an outlay OF sl,400. Accompanying
the static machine is an X.ray appar.
atus. which will be used on patients
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

There are many anecdotes told OF
Lord Kelvin. One, says an English
contemporary. concerns visit paid
with friend to some well-known
electrical works. They were escorted
over the workshops by the senior
foreman, a man of much intelligence
and an enthusiastic electrician. En-
tirely unaware Of his visitors identity.
he infinitely explained the details of
the plant and machinery, and lecture6
him in his role of layman quite pro-
fessionally. Lord Kelvin's friend was
on the point Of interrupting several
times. but an amused signal from the
great master Of electricity kept him
silent. When the tour of inspection
was complete Lord Kelvin quietly
turned to the foreman and asked,
What then, Is electricity This
was poser for the man. who. some
what shamefaced, confessed that he
could not say. We'll. WELL" said Lord
Kelvin gently, that Is the only thing
about electricity which you and |
don't know"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

when occasion arises. Nervous dis
eases and sufferers from rheumatism
VIII also be treated by electricity.
An electric cutter was recently put
in the shirt factory located in Butler.
Pa. The cutting is done with a circu-
lar knife, about six inches In diane
ter, which makes $500 revolutions a
minute. 1t is kept sharp by two
miniature emery wheels attached
above it. With this machine a man
can cut nearly twice as many gar
ments per day as by hand The power
is furnished by a dynamo attached to
a gas engine.
Electricity probably will supplant
the omnibus horse in the conveyance
of persons to and from the railway
stations and the hotels in Chicago.
Such is the belief following the an
nouA cement that a syndicate has been
formed to purchase and take over the
property and business OF the Frank
Parmelee company, which does most
of the transfer business.
foreign scientist has recently
made some wonderful experiments in
electricity. By plunging the negative
wire OF powerful induction coil in a
vessel Of water and bringing the posi-
tive wire into contact with the surface
OF the water, or slightly below it, he
has succeeded, so it is claimed, in
creating the perfect aurora borealis,
or northern lights.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

The post-office at Buenos Ayres has
furnished a striking illustration OF the
value of N-rays in detective work
says the Electrical Review. Jewellers
have found that smuggling in regis
tered letters from Europe was very
safe. as the government officials could
not legally open such letters on sus.
picion. and il was finally resolved TO
investigate the evil without violating
the law. The X.rays promptly re.
vealed watches, chains, rings. and
other valuables in astonishing GUAM.
tity. This evidence was sufficient ,or
a court order TO open the packages.
and more than 5000 OF property has
been confscated in a single week.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26
IN THE FIELD
OF ELECTRICITY


her body, which was burned to a crisp.
Her lifeiess body fell across both
wires, and did not drop to the ground.
This short-circuited the current and
caused fuse at the Niagara Falls
power-house to burn out. The power
was immediately cut off from all the
lines running out of the power-house.
It was two hours before the cause of
the trouble could bc located and the
charred body Of the cat removed from
the wires. In the meantime power
was shut off from great part of
western New York, and hundreds of
cars on electric railways were motion
less.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

A cat was the cause OF a great deal
OF trouble 70 the International trac.
tion company and the Niagara Fails
power company short time ago.
Puss climbed trolley pole on the Buff
falo and Lockport electric railway at
Holman, a small hamlet west OF Lock.
port. N. Y, and tried 10 walk on feed
wire. Her tail touched the parallel
wire that carried the current back to
Niagara Falls. There was fash that
could be seen for miles as the $4,000
volts OF electricity passed through
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

The advent of b. II. Kroger. who
owns over 40 retail and wholesale
groceries in Cincinnati. o.. into the
bread-baking business. by establish
ing a plant, baking bread by cleo
tricity. and thereby inaugurating a
bread war by underselling all bakers
now threatens gigantic opposition to
the United States biscuit company.
or the trust in all the big cities of the
country. In addition to his local
plant. kroger Is rapidly concluding
negotiations for one in New York. and
II 1t proves the success that is ex-
pected, he states that he will establish
other plants in Philadelphia. Pittsburg.
Baltimore, Washington. Chicago and
other big cities.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

An important patent connected with
the st. Lawrence navigation is de-
signed specially to do away with the
lighthouses, buoys and the entire
paraphernalia for night navigation be-
tween Montreal and Quebec p. O.,
and substitute a submerged electric
system which, however. will apply to
all inland navlgable waters. The
main idea is to sink an electric cable
In the center of the navigable chan.
nels with power transmitted from a
powerhouse at Montreal, and lines of
colored lights at or above the water
level each side of the channel, the
lights on one side being of a different
color to those on the other side, and
supported by cork floats.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26
Notes.

Try greasing warts on cows teats
and you will find an efficient remedy
Ihe model Of harvester is said IN
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

when occasion arises. Nervous dis
eases and sufferers from rheumatism
viii also be treated by electricity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-16
JUDGE ROBINSON'S ANSWER
Filed 10 Petition in tn. Gilman Case Auction
at Black Rock.

Bridgeport, Conn. May l5.-Judge S.
4. Robinson of the superior court. to-
day. filed his decision on the motion
to strike out certain sections of the
reason for the appeal of Edward s.
Pcrcival and Edward l.. Norton from
the action Of the Judge of the probate
court i'm appointing the Bridgeport
Trust Go. as administrator of the es-
tate of George r. Gilman, the million
airc tea merchant.
The decision of Judge Robinson
strikes out two-thirds of all the rea-
sons, among these thus stricken out
being one alleging that the probate
court listened to emisSareS of the
Bridgeport Trust Co. outside of court
before making the appointment. Other
reasons are allowed to stand for fur
ther argument.
Four hundred persons attended the
auction sale of the household effects
of Mr. Gilman at the Black Rock res
idence. today. The sale was conducted
by the Bridgeport Trust Co. Edward
S. Percival and Alfred Gilman. neph
ews of the deceased owner were pres
ent. but Mrs. Helen Potts Hall failed
to appear.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-16
DOLE, THE USURPER,
Is Home Rulers Name for
Hawaiian Governor.
Delegates on Way to Washington in
Relation to His Removal.
Sensational Speech in H.usc Against Cole by
Rep. EmmerIuth.

Honolulu. May 8, via San Francisco,
May 15.-By the steamer MaripOsa, to-
day, Home Rule Representative F. w.
Beckley. Hon Samuel Parker and Del
esate r. w. Wilcox left for San Fran
cisco.
Beckley goes to lay before President
Mckinley a Home Rule resolution
passed in the House and Senate, ask
ing for the removal of Governor Dole.
Parker mas n memorial unanimously
endorsed by the Republican members
Of both houses and by the territorial
Republican central committee, reply
ing to the Home Rule charges against
Governor Dole.
Representative Wilcox is on his way
back to Washington and says he has
nothing to do with the fight.
When the resolution was brought up
in the House to send Beckley to Wash
ington, Representative Emmeluth.
Home Ruler. made a sensational
speech against Gov. Dole. in which he
declared that the conditions that led
to the revolt in 1893 had developed
again with Dole now the usurper OF
power instead of the ex-Queen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-16
THE KENNEDY TRIAL.
Hotel People Going Over the Same Old Evil
dence Against Him.

New York. May 15.-The trial of DR..
Emmeline Reynolds at the Grand hotel
on Aug. Is, 1893, was resumed, today.
Charles McCurry, head waiter at the
hotel, identified the defendant as
person whom he saw entering the din
ing room with woman between $50
ana 5.45 O'Clock On the evening before
the murder. The witness also identi-
fled photograph of Miss Reynolds as
that of the woman with DR.. Kennedy
John F. Legg. assistant head waiter
at the time of the murder, and John A.
Davis. bell boy. testified to having
seen the defendant in company with
murdered woman on the day and
evening of the murder.
The crOss-examination of these wit
nesses brought out the fact that how
ever positive the Identification of the
defendant, they could not recall nor
describe the appearance of any other
guest of the hotel on that day.
Patrick j. Lcnahan. elevator boy, de-
Scribad the clothing of the man he
said went up in the elevator with Miss
Reynolds on the night of Aug. Is. He
said he knew DR.. Kennedy next day in
his office but could only say he looked
like the man he had carried in the ele-
vator. He had never said and could
fendant was the man he saw with Miss
Reynolds on that night.
At this point the court adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-16
FOUR ARRESTS IN BRUNSWICK
Eu! One OF the k,cn Can Undoubtedly Show
Hi; innocence

Brunswick. Me, May i5.-Thc officers
the four men arrested here. today. On
suspicion OF being implicated in the
murder Of the Allen family at Shirley.
had no connection with the affair AMI
Reuben Carter colored. of South War
rem. probably viii be released. late to-
night or tomorrow morning. He is now
being held pending the arrival of Off
GERS from Monson, and, if after inves-
tigating his story they do not care to
hold him on their own responsibility
he will be released. The other three are
held as vagrants and they may be tax
en- to Dover by the Monson officers for
fuller investigation.
When Carter was arrested it was be-
l:eved he was an Indian and that he
came here. early this morning. from
over cast in company with the three
men who had been arrested later in the
day. When taken to the station house
he said his home was in South War
rem: that he had been employed there
by the Rockland & Rockport Lime Co.
and that at the time of his arrest ne
was on his way to Augusta to see his
Wife. He said he came into Brunswick
on the o'clock train, this morning.
and that he had never seen the three
suspects held at the lookup until he
met them here. Late this afternoon.
ihe officials succeeded in getting in
communication with South Warren and
learned that Carter's story was sub
stantially correct.
\ man named Edward johnson re-
ported to Deputy Sheriff Towne. short
" after o'clock this morning, that he
had just seen four suspicious looking
charact ters. one of them an Indian
oning down the Maine Central Rail
read track, ana as he had read the
story of the Wilimantic stage robbery
he thought these might be the men
wanted.
Mr.. TOWne started out Immediately
but when ne found the travellers the
Indian had disappeared The three men
were arrested ana taken to the station
where they gave their names as Mich
ael Campue, Jos. Aubrey and Jos Char
tier, no homes. Two of the men said
they were weavers and were looking
for work.
The fact that three men had been
arrested on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in the Shirley affair was kept
rery quiet and the officers began to
search for the fourth member Of the
party. Nothing was seen of him until
this afternoon, when n man answering
The description given by Johnson ap-
peared on the street.
lie was placed under arrest and TAX
N to the police station, where he gave
his name as Robert Carter and said he
lived at South Warren.
Carter denied that he ever saw the
men before and told an apparently
strai ight story concerning himself
which, upon investigation proved to be
correct. and it is expected he will be
released either late tonight, or tomor-
row morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-16
THE PRELIMINARY HEARING
Held at Monson.. But Little Of New Value Is
Disclosed

Monson, Me-, May 1.-THE prelimi-
nary examination or inquest at Mon
son, Tuesday afternoon. over the re-
mais Of the Allen family was short.
occupying two and one-half hours.
Charles Tibbetts, Ambrose Arnold,
John Randall and G. w. Bean were
sworn and testified.
Mr. Tibbetts told of his discovery of
the charred remains of the buildings,
his stay of Il few moments at the scene
because he was afraid his horse might
become frightened, his departing be-
fore any others arrived, and that ne
did not examine for remains at the
time. That he came back home. then
went to Shirley. notified the people
there of the matter and on his return
stopped at the site of the burned build
ings and looked over the remains with
others.
1--WE discovered what I called the re-
mains of human beings, / should sa!
three, some said four. Remains Kay
one near where big barn doors Were
one where kitchen was and one IN cei-
lar. l was acquainted with Mr.. AiieH'
had been there frequently, the houSe
and she were connected but 4 space vi
and the barn. l am pretty poSitiVe
that one side of the wood pile betwee"
the shed and barn was partially Durn
ed. There were two pools Of pioou'
about 90 feet or more from the paih H.
Remains of Mr.. Allen some two .,
three feet inside the big barn door, Iee'
toward main road and head tOwaros
pool Of blood. .,o
II should say Mr.. Allen was III '"s
habit of using the small door to pai Al
in doing the chores. Saw Mr.. Ai'ei,
last Saturday night when my wi1e a"u
I went to the mills. / did not see any
people or teams go past my place 0""
(Continued on page -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-16
BURGLARS At EASTPORT.
Washington County Railroad Station Entered
and Robbed Of $3.50 or More.

Eastport, May 15.-Some time early
Wednesday morning, the station house
of the Washington County Railroad
was broken into and the safe blown
open and rified of it's contents consist
ing of about $3.50 and number Of
checks.
If the burglars were professionals. as
many think, they We're more noisy and
careless in this instance than usual.
o; the door of the safe was blown
completely off and through the match
ed board partition into the ladies'
waiting room. shattering the room fur
nshings as it went.
The station yard watchman was at
work in the round house at the time
of the burglary and heard nothing, 1t
is said, to cause suspicious of foul play.
No clue to the perpetrators has yet
been obtained.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-16
FOR MURDER.
Grafam, Hands and Brainerd
indicted at Portland.
Firs! Two for the Murder Of Clifford
Mosher at Gorham.
Brainerd for Fatally Shooting Farnham and
Buxton al Portland.

Portland, Me-, May l5.-The superior
court grand jury for Cumberland coun-
ty rose. this afternoon, after session
lasting more than a week. and reported
an unusually large number of indict-
nients.
The most important indictments We're
those for murder against Edward
Craffam. MIN. Hands and George II.
Erainerd respectively. All the others
that were made public We're Of minor
nature. the most of them for violation
of the prohibition liquor law.
Edward craffam and VIM. Hands
are charged with the murder Of Clifford
MoSter 1T Gorham. Jan. II, last. The
ease probably viii come up toward the
last of the term and the trial promises
t. he long and interesting one.
George II. Brainerd shot four men
at The POI tland telephone exchange.
where he was employed as foreman of
a crew of electricians, April -. one of
the victims. Isaiah II. Farnham of
Wellesley Mass. chief electrician for
the New England Telephone Co, was
instantly killed Earl Buxton, an cleo
trician. of Springfield. aMss.. died at
the hospital. that night, from his
wounds; and two other men. Elmer
Lane of Lisbon Falls, and James
Wadsworth of Maiden. Mass, both
electricians. are now in the Maine
General Hospital. Their lives were des-
ralred OF ror weeks, but it is now be-
.icved they will recover Deputy Mar
shal w. A. Firth also was shot. but
his injury was slight.
Brainerds case probably will not
come up at this term. as he is to be
taken to the Insane Hospital at Au
guSta for eXamna ton.