The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-02

gopher come from the root-wora, which
divided into many cell like partitions and the
gopher, with his tunnels thoroly honeycombs leagues
erng Hence in honeycomberi gopher but
eomys Tuza the first be called gaure farmers
quickly turned him into has re-
manned in spite of schools and students.
Some patriotic countryman the Stars and
Stripes to little gopher Mississippi
Vaey from the plains beyond border
TO Texas The naturalist has spermophilus
aecem lAneatus Do you catch the meaning
language name for this lively sharp-spoken striped
back? Seedloyer is literal trns,a
on OF ms book name but Stars and Stripes very
p nlcrame 70 those who recognize him by his
bands and seven wider bands decorated at
regular intervals with small white spots
Down in Moi land buros that steal into the corn
elds have their long punishment Peraps the
reason why the striped gopher because
by natural roes of his race had
their ears clipped close stealing His short fat tail
win somewhat bushy hairs when posing as
picket PIN or fence stake but no horse aria has e
yet been fastened his body The western horse
man knows him by this which suits him well on the
prairie lands whose under surface i" fn1 - h m @
The Ways of Human Foes
Country children learn nusances and
lnd great sport in this of shoot them
oy the dozens Striped habit of standing up
right their hind motioness as brown sticks their
snort front legs relaxed deprecane droon
while their large bright eyes scan the horizon ~ behe f
the enemy who near. custom of being their
own sentines gives the who has learned to dis
tnguish colorng from the brown or th
chance to make his victim many Of these keen
Wted bright spermophes the dust of their own
aoorWays Others are strangled and
OF refuse rags or other material substance
which sends their subter baunts
and the outside world them no more
A girl once kept pair striped gophers for a
re" days IN small henhouse in which weakling chicks
We're being protected until strong enough to endure the
rainy weather outside The furry and strpes did
not secure their regular grass roots bur
neither did they suffer time perhaps half
Jay had elapsed the girl FOUR
footed two-ooted possible navmatas sbe
found her little friends happy OF her friends
IN feathers there sign bones and some
hprous clothing The Inference that there been
survival OF the strongest great liking
or 1eathered bped Feathers found proved
the gu OF these supposed vegetarians their lives paid
the penalty -
There are dozen or varieties underground rod
ents known gophers to grooved
ana ungrooVed neisors is interesting those who
care to investigate still further family
ers From the liveest of tree squirrels vss
ent of nocturnal underground gophes signs family re-
latonship be easily traced.
One of the connecting links is the chipmunk Ground
Hacee ground squirrel striped squirrel as he known
IN different localities Nine long of
chestnut brown color black stripe down the middle
of his back and on either side showing where
the bears foot according to the Indian legend
this little chpmunk with merry chatter runs along the
fence to be your companion he tires of you
Chpmunks social Perhaps that is wby thew
will stay under ground but spend the da Wine in tho
sunlight They to choose bushes or fences and
stumps rather than the tall trees.
How this happy, chatterng eater who delights to
dash about with his shoulder blades
can ever settle down in long, dull stupid sleep dungeon
deep is one OF the mysteries of the
hlpernateS
row. but he is late to bed RISE he may be
seen late in October day or earlier he is
out II the weather will permit breakfast
TINS long nap IS what makes him
and and later suffer Men help
the hawks and foxes and the chipmun grow thin
But the chipmunk is not gopher only as I have
said of those who above and below the
ground for his home and nest usually turf
Tho often of he keeps family secrets well
to himself, and for he is well known bv sight hs
history has been little known by and boys Only a
careless observer in the ever confuse t
ch1pmunk with the striped gopher you know each by
sight and
A DAINTY DISH OF sNALs.