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in the editorial Office of the At
lantic Monthly. It is five years
since the late Horace E. Scud-
der resigned the editorship of that
magazine; ~ years have passed since
Thomas Bailey Aldrich held its edi-
torial chair, and William Dean How
ellis relinquished the control of the
editorial fortunes of that publica-:
ton Fl years ago. Notwithstanding
these facts single delivery of mall,
the other day, brought letters to Will
liam Dean Howells, Thomas Bailey
Aldrich and Horace Scudder, each adj
dressed in the capacity of Editor of
the Atlantic Monthly. And occa-
sionally letters are received for
James Russell Lowell and James T.
Fields, from persons who believe
that the fortunes of the Atlantic are
still actively guided by one or the
other Of these long departed wor.
thies. Fl
The honors of an editorship dis
charged with distinguished ability
would appear to be well-nigh as inn.
mortal as almost any other form of
literary service. ,- ~.
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grass annually eaten by these pests in
1862, 500 head of cattle. Hence, it is
no wonder that the annual loss from
prairie dogs is said to range from so
to Is per cent. of the producing ca
pacity of the land and to aggregate mil
lions of dollars.
When person approaches a dog
town the animals see him long way
off and keep close watch on his move
ments. AS he comes nearer an alarm
note is sounded, at which those away
from their burrows rush to the en-
trance mounds, where they sit or stand
erect, nervously twitching their tails
and chattering and barking excitedly.
If he continues to move toward them
the excitement increases, and most of
the animals on the near side of the
colony lunge headlong into their bur-
rows. Some withdraw more slowly.
and for some time their heads and
eyes may be seen peering up from the
funnel-shaped openings of the mounds.
Those near by are usually silent, while
those at little distance continue to
scold and chatter. This chattering or
barking, as it is usually called, can
often be heard after the animals have
gone down out of sight in their holes.
Along railroads the animals have be-
come so accustomed to the trains that
they no longer take fright as the great
noisy engine rushes madly by, and they
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A-Mound. B-Funnel Shaped Entrance to
Burrow. C-Main passage ~ inches in dame
ter. about Is feet in length. D-HorizOntal pass
ages ~ feet in length E-Unused nests filled
with earth and refuse. F-Unused part of hori.
zontal passage. G-Nicle large enough for one
prairie dog. H-Nest Of grass. J-Absorbent
matter, Exposition OF prairie dog as found
after use of bsulphide OF carbon. L-Dept of
horizontal passage II feet = inches.
or so to the acre. In old towns many
holes are abandoned, or used only as
refugees, so that it is difficult to ascer-
tain how many animals live in stated
number of holes. Another difficulty
lies in the varying number of animals
in the occupied holes, for in winter
and early spring the usual number is
two "a pair), while after the birth of
the young the number is at least quad
rupled, and then decreases with the
advance of the season, as the young are
killed by enemies. 1t is certainly con-
-servative estimate to assume the av-
~erage number of animals per acre to
be rs. On this assumption, the num-
Der of prairie dogs in the great Texas
COLONY must be at least 100000, 600.
According to the formula for de-
~termining the relative quantities of
food consumed by animals of different
sizes, 80 prairie dogs consume as much
grass as one sheep, and ESQ prairie dogs
sas much as one COW. On this basis the
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draws the characters of his railroad
heroes. Few readers of recent short
stories are unacquainted with Bucks"
who figures conspicuously inseyeral OF
Mr.. Spearman's best sketches. Re-
Gently young man wrote to Mr..
spearman stating that he had deter
mined TO 60 into the railroad service
and that there was not a railroad
man in the country under whom he
would so much like to learn the bust
ness as Bucks. A stamp was inclosed,
with the request that Mr.. spearman
would forward the address of Seen
eral Manager Bucks The young
man was no doubt disappointed on
being informed that he would find
a Bucks" in authority on almost
every railroad in the country. =.
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given {. dropping curve on each side
by fiat band of cloth heavily
stitched. The lace insertion and
pieces of stitching are arranged to
present the appearance of panels in
the front and back. The full sleeves
are drawn into gauntlet cuffs made
of solid incrustation of lace with a
border of stitched cloth. Outlining
the cut-out neck is a fancy silken
cord that loops once at the bust,
then is permitted to fall to the lower
edge of the garment, while an orna-
ment Ct the same crocheted design,
with two pendants, marks the join
ing of the yoke and sleeve.
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In the New York shops may now
be seen the elaborate display Of fall
hats that is feature of every au-
tumn. They represent, so we are
told, the very best of the Partisan
styles, and we should imagine they
represent all of them from the great
variety that is offered.
Flat hats are to be more worn than
ever, while laces will be extensively
used, and the long scarf in the back,
that has been such feature of the
summer millinery, will be seen again
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are best observed, perhaps, from the
windows of passing trains. Their III
difference at such times is amazing. I
have often watched them from the
"overland limited," some standing
erect on their mounds; others chasing
one another about or quietly feeding
within 40 or so feet of the roaring,
train, without showing the least out
ward sign that anything unusual was
happening, One would think the
fury and deafening roar would be too
much for their nerves, but they appear
to regard it with absolute unconcern.
On ranch lands prairie dogs have
proved destructive to variety of crops,
among which are alfalfa, grain, po-
tatoes and sugar beets, and on graz
ing lands they are said to consume, or
bury under their mounds, so much
grass that the capacity of the land for
supporting stock is reduced, as already
noted, from so to Is per cent.
The general apathy of a few years
ago, when land was plentiful and of
little value, has given place to wide
spread and active effort to rid the coun-
try of the pests. Wherever our field
experiments have been made, from the
Dakotas to Texas, the inhabitants
were found fully awake as to the neces-
sity for immediate action, and hun
dreds, ii not thousands, of them had
already expended time and money in
single-handed efforts. The recent at
tempt of the national government to
ascertain the simplest and most eff
cient means of combating the evil has
been received with universal approval.
With one or two exceptions govern
ment field men were granted free ac-
cess to private lands, and in most in
stances were enthusiastically received
and accorded every assistance and
courtesy. In some cases, where the
animals are rapidly increasing, the
actual and prospective losses are so
great that ranchmen expressed their
willingness to pay for the destruction
OF the animals at rate per acre ex-
ceeding the actual market value of the
land.
In the case of prairie dogs, as in the
case of gophers and ground squirrels,
numerous remedies have been suggest
ed and tried, most of which have met
with certain measure of success.
Few, however, have proved available
on large scale. 1t is easy to destroy
isolated animals, and to completely
exterminate the inhabitants of iso-
lated colonies, but, as rule, the prob
lem confronting the sufferer from prai-
RE dogs is one of larger dimensions:
to cope with it means the employment
of measures and remedies that are
simple, easily handled, available on a
large scale, and last, but not least, not
too costly feither for materials or la
bor) to be used over areas comprising
thousands of acres. The cost on large
ranches should not exceed IS cents
per acre, and should fall as far short
of this as possible.
Among the measures that succeed
well enough on a small scale or under
special conditions are trapping, drown
ing, destruction by domesticated fer
rets, and capture in sand barrels and
straw barrels placed over the holes.
On large scale, poisoning and fumi-
eating have yielded the best results.
lid. Ii: @.s .:=-sssS C.. HART MERRIAM.
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" n CKOSSlNG the united
~ States by any of the trans
N0NT continental railways the
a traveller who looks out of
the car window on the Sec
ond day westward from Chi
-cago is sure to have his attention ar
rested by colonies of small animals
about the size of cottontail rabbits.
These animals are prairie dogs. Some
stand erect at the mouths of their bur-
rows, viewing the passing train; others
are engaged in feeding or running to
and fro about the colony. The land
they occupy is the broad expanse OF
level and slightly rolling semidesert
country known as the Great Plains, a
vast tract which stretches from the
Rocky mountains easterly to the west
ern edge of the Mississippi valley, and
from Montana and North Dakota
southwark to Texas and Mexico.
The prairie dog loves sunshine and a
dry atmosphere, and in ranging easter
ly from the arid plains toward the
humid prairies of the Mississippi valley
becomes less and less numerous, till
between the ninety-seventh and ninety
eighth meridians he disappears alto
gether. Not even the luxurious vegeta-
ton of the prairies is sufficiently at
tractive to lure him into the humid
belt adjoining his chosen home. That
he is fond of rich vegetation and pre-
'fers it to the dry bunch grass of the
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during the early autumn, and it has
the great advantage of being easy to
assume with any dress.
Another pretty model that comes
just between the three-quarter and
ordinary coat in point of length.
This, too, is of smooth finish cloth,
and the color is the most delightful
tawny shade with insertions of lace
to match. An unusual feature of the
coat is the entire absence of collar
or trimming that in any way sug,
gests this part of an outdoor gar
ment. In the front is deep yoke
effect of Irish lace, and to this is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-03

on winter hats, only with longer
scarf ends than before. Some of the
prominent houses are showing bright
red as the keynote of their smartest
hats. The grass green which has
been shown so much favor is still to
be worn. In a season, however, when
pale blue and pastelle shades promise
to be extremely popular, and gowns
in all light tints are to be much in
vogue, many picture hats in all black
are shown as giving the artistic touch
which completes such costume.
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pie in foreign countries, who for the most
part have renowned allegiance to the land
OF their birth and eErolleGt themselves un-
der other flags. To prevent continuance
of this state of affairs will be one Of the
primary duties of the national school As
means to accomplish this. we announce
the following programme for the young.
men placed in this school: g@5,
~ A thorough course in economics.
(O The infusion Of German character
and civilization, so that the same will re-
main uninfuenced by the habits and GUS
toms existing in other countries in which
these young men may locate.
(O A practical and theoretical course in
agriculture, horticulture and different
trades.
8. ~ To establish boys between the ages
Of nine and Is years IN good families for
the purpose Of better Instruction and dls-
cipline, where they may at the same time
attend the public schools. SIS
90 Three years preparation for the ma:
tional school, between the ages Of Is and
i. in commercial, technical and agricll-s
tural subjects.
From the latest newspaper reports.
this school has been ablished in
Vert eim-on-the-l in. It will be for-s
mally opened this "a IL.
ERNEsTsL. HARRIS. 3.
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5zIaL1Elal al{Lz1
How Brand Whitlock Was Forced
Into Politics..

THOUGH Brand Whitlock,
the author of "The Thir-
teenth District" writes
some of the best stories of
political life to be found in
current magazine litera-
tire he has resisted all at
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HOSE grumblers who af-
firm that America has pro-
duced no abiding .reputa-
lions in the field of letters
are contradicted by the
facts of a curious incident
..ooan4l11 froncnirod
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was pay AAS tAe IOAe VI re-
formed crook" he gained Mr.. Fried
mans confidence and one night volun-
teered to conduct thenovelist through
the toughest tenement in Chicago. The
invitation was accepted, but before
starting the author, in the presence
of his host, emptied his pockets of
his valuables and left them with a
police officer. Then the pilgrimage
was made and he was given view
of squalor in the criminal quarters
not often seen by member of the
literary craft. IF there hadn't been
so many of 'em," consolingly re-
marked his guide as they came out
from between the lines of hunks,
''your life wouldn't have been worth
so CENTS" In proof of the novelist's
faith in this statement he at once
cut the acquaintance of the famous
Sleepy and frequently crossed the
street to avoid meeting him.
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81 .,t1ff III
H. c. Chatfield-Tay1or's Conscienti-
BUSINESS.

r. H. C.. CHATFIELD-TAY-
LOR enjoys the distinction
of a greater popularity
among the working news
paper men of Chicago
than any other member
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k1,., 1T d
wanted to work for s.Buck..'

WESTERN railroad oficial,
who enjoys an intimate
acquaintance with Frank
H. Spearman, tells this
story as an illustration OF
the remarkable fidelity
80. u ri ~ 4 8 = i . 4 "a = thor
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Miss Liljencrantz's First Serial.

ISIS OTTILIE LII n
CIR A N T z, whose Morse
novel, 1.-THE Thrall of Left
the Lucky" has brought
her substantial recogni-
ton, wrote her first serial
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Some Little Anecdotes Of Many
Of the Popular Authors g = *
"a re.
Friedman's Narrow Escape.

K. FRIEDMAN, author of
"By Bread Alone" and
Poor People," believes in
studying conditions at
first hand. When the cell.
ebrated ''sleepy Burke"
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There Yor Are

s. IN eResY 00# Are.
3. dNever mind old man. IS
5svom ma zvery off means:
'.yes. {,
.Ss ON But she didn't say sslhs.
said snit. (;hicago
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-15

Mckee Rankin is back in New York
and explains the failure of Narca
y Nell in London as the result of a
dead set against American actresses.
AS the London stage nowi full of
American actresses who are welcomed
with enthusiasm his statement may be
taken with a very large pinch of salt.
Ihet act Is that he put forward Nance
ONeil in a set of characters which
mad been played over and over again
by actresses who were her superiors.
and she suffered by the comparison.
Rankin has turned up in New York,
but he has left a mourning companv
OF players behind in London, who won
der what has become of the ghost"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-15
FEWIr4E IN kOREE.

The people of Korea seem to be in a
bad way. The crops have failed and
large part of the population is in a
starving condition.. A report from Ell
mer Hardin, a Methodist missionary,
gives the most narrowing and pitiful
details of this famine, a recently pub
lished account says:
"Mr. Gable attributes the cause Of
the famine to a complete failure of the
crops, and states that the natives of
some of the towns and cities are almost
panic-stricken, and are fleeing, with
out money or food, expecting to be aid
ed by friends, only to fall and starve
by the wayside. The tales of suffering
are more pitiful than were those of the
sufferers in star ing india. At one
town 1000 out of 5000 houses are empty.
Women and children are found dead
upon the streets and in the roads from
starvation. Mr.. Gable illustrates the
feeling of the people in regard to the
famine by the following incident: a
Rev. G.. H. Jones, in charge of num-
Der of the native churches, was pass
ing a swamp, in which the water had
all evaporated, and in which were hun
dreds of small fry fish, all bleached
and dried up by the blazing sun. Point
ing to the fish, the native preacher who
was accompanying Mr.. Jones remark
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-15

ed: That is what most of the Koreans
believe will become of them on account
of this famine
Under such circumstances Korea
ought to supply good field for obtain
ing labor. We can offer work, good
food and good wages, and the starving
Koreans would find homes and plenty
in our islands. The Russians found
the Koreans excellent laborers upon
their trans-Siberian railway. Thou
sands upon thousands were employed.
SO much did the Russian government
think of their thrift and industry, that
Koreans have been induced to remain
in Siberia as colOnists.
FaXon Bishop, who is now in the
Orient, was to look up the subject of
Korean emigration. He seems likely
to have reached the country at time
when the inhabitants are in need OF
an outlet. There is not the objection to
Koreans that there is to Chinese,
though they are kindred races. Decid-
edlv a strong effort should be made to
get this form of labor, and there is
nothing like striking when the iron
is hot
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-15

Large quantities of coal are being
drawn from England to supply the
want caused by the Pennsylvania coal
strike. The situation does not appear
to be any better than it was. and the
efforts of President Roosevelt to bring
about an understanding have been
quite Intellectual We shall be very
fortunate If we get through the next
month or two without blood shed and
destruction of property A long strike
tends in this direction as time goes on,
and the pinch of poverty and hunger is
felt. Almost every strike has the
same ending. 1t may cripple the en-
ployer, but it is fatal to a large mass
of the employed. Upon some of these
the blow comes and there is no recov-
cry
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-15
AS TO COAL.

Old King Coal inst jolly old soul
just now.-Hartford Post.
Coal is now in the same class with
appiness-money can't buy it.-Balti-
more Herald.
He has coal in his bin" is the new
manner of describing a person of
wealth. ashington Post
1t would take a most forgiving person
to heap Goals on anybody's head at
present prices.-Milwaukee Journal.
The coal barons appear determined to
teach the public how to get along with
out anthracite.-TOpeka State Journal.
Just now there is far more concern
over securing hard coal than over the
finding of the north pole.-Toledo Blade.
This is the football season, and in
consequence of the scarcity of coal
nearly every one is kicking.-Boston
Globe.
1t is confidently believed that the
consumer will soon get so hot under the
collar that he won't need coal.-Detroit
Free Press.
When coal gets 16 dollars to 1 ton
there will be a renewal of kicking in
the east over the divine ratio as inter-
preted by President Baer-Atlanta
Constitution
With the price of coal still going up,
it won't be long before we can all APP
preciate the hardshlrs that these polar
expeditions have to suffer. Atlanta
Journal.
In view of Mr. Morgan's attitude on
the coal strike it may no longer be
doubted that silence is golden so far as
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men to meet his destiny. There is
nothing more broadening than the
meeting with men of other races, of
other ideals and of other schools Of
thought than your own. 1t is the very
best kind of schooling, and in this di-
rection Kuhio has thoroughly schooled
himself. When he leaves the Islands
for Washington, he does not go a raw
and untried youth, but he goes as a
young man who, though born in the
center of the Pacific, on an isolated
group of islands, has travelled and is
acquainted with the manners and ways
of thought of men in many parts of
the world.
with these advantages Prince Kuhio
has been breaking down prejudice after
prejudice. Wherever lie has gone his
keen common sense and his manner of
going straight forward to the very
heart of an argument have won for
him enthusiastic friends and support
ers. He has captured Kauai, he has
the strongest kind of hold on Hawaii,
and he has gone to turn Maui repub-
lican from Kaanapali to Kahikinui
Maui is prepared for a strong Repub-
lican development, and Kuhio's visit
will strengthen the party enormously.
There are always waverers and it is
the waverers that he can bring to the
standard.
The last effort of the Republican
leaders will be on oahu. The Island
has been thoroughly canvassed, and
the preliminary meetings have stirred
up the voters to energetic work. \
fore taste of our meetings was given
on Monday night when the greatest en-
thusiasm was evinced by the rally at
Raymond Grove. This gave Kuhio his
first great opportunity of talking to his
supporters, and he won enthusiastic
friends right and left, as he will win
friends up to the day of election, when
the party will sweep away all opposi-
tion at the polls and place the Terri
tory upon a basis which will ensure
prosperity and advancement. The Re-
publicans are marching to victory, and
every one who desires the prosperity
of the Islands will do his best to make
the victory complete and solid.