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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15

After all, black eyes, such as these
were. might easily rival any blue eyes
he had ever seen. (Which goes to
prove that mans ideals are not built
as solidly as might be.)
do you speak English" she asked
abruptly In that tongue, with q full
glance to note the effect.
English Is spoken to some extent
In the United States" he answered
gravely. He did not evince the least
surprise at her fluency.
do you write to the humorous pa
pers in your country"
"Only to subscribe for Them" said
he.
And again they laughed; which was
very good sign that -hings were 60
ing forward tole.N bly, well.
And then the miserable fellow Of
smith had to come out and announce
that the strangers horse was ready.
"I'n warrant the shoe" said Bauer.
You haven't lost any time." said
Max. his regret evident to every one.
The girl smiled approvingly. She
loved humor in a man, and this one
with the yellow hair and blue eyes
seemed to possess a fund of the dry
sort. All this was very wrong, she
knew. but she wasn't going to be the
princess this morning; she was going
to cast off the shell of artifciality, of
etiquette.
How much will this shoe cost me?"
Max asked.
Half a crown" said Bauer. with a
sly glance at the girl to see how she
would accept so exorbitant a sum.
The princess frowned. But some
times" added Bauer hurriedly, 81 do it
for nothing"
Bauer. your grandfather was rob-
ber," the girl laughed. Take heed
that you do not follow in his foot
steps"
Il am a poor man. your-mm-Frau-
lein," he stammered.
Here's a crown" said Max. tossing
coin which was neatly caught by the
grimy hand Of the smith.
Are you very rich?" asked the girl
curiUusly.
"Why?" counter-questioned Max.
uo BE coNTINUEDJ
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15

seen in month of moons. II Doppel-
kinnn, now, were only more after this
pattern!
Yes. this is my first trip to Bar
scheit." He had very engaging smile.
You are from Vienna?"
NO"
"Ah, from Berlin. l was not quite
sure Of the accent"
Il am a German-American, frank
ly. 81 have also spoken the language
as If it we're my own, which doubtless
it is"
"America!" she cried, her interest
genuinely aroused. That Is the coun-
try where every one does just as he
pleases."
Sometimes" (What beautiful teeth
she had, white as SKINNED milkD
They are free?"
Nearly always"
"They tell me that women there are
all queens"
I'VE are there, or here, always your
humble servants"
He was evidently gentleman; there
was something in his bow that was
courtly. And do the women attend
the theaters alone at night?"
IF they desire to-"
Tell me, does the daughter OF the
president have just as much liberty as
her subjects?"
Even more. Only. there are no sub
jects in America"
mo subjects? What do they call
them, then?"
Voters
And do the women vote?"
only at the women's clubs"
She did not quite get this; not that
it was too subtle. rather that 1t was
not within her comprehension.
1T is a big country?
Ever so big"
DO you like it?"
Il love every inch OF It. have even
fought fer it,"
In the Spanish warr-visibly ex-
cited.
Yes"
Were you a major or a colonell"
Neither; only a private"
Il thought every soldier there was
either a colonel or a major"
he looked at her sharply. but her
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15

meadow mice is well known, and
most farmers have seen these birds
in the corn fields at husking time. as
they hover in the air or sit poised
upon fence or hedge ready to pounee
upon every mouse that escapes from
the sho cks.
Crows destroy many young mice in
the nests and sometimes kill the
adults. and, no doubt, Investigations
will show that meadow mice form a
considerable part Of the diet Of bit
terms and herons.
Owls are especially efficient as de-
stroyers of field mice, and all the spe-
cies whose food habits have been In
vesdgated by the biological survey
were found to feed upon these ami
mails. In bulletin No. OF the survey
it is recorded that of 80 barn-owl
stomachs examined, contained
meadow mice; Of 1917 long-eared owl
stomachs, So contained them; of 101
stomachs Of the short-eared owl, 81
had meadow mice; 81 out Of 109 stom-
the great grey owl. 4 out OF 20 Of the
saw-whet owl, Is out Of 254 Of the
screech owl, II out of 1877 Of the great
horned owl, 10 out of 3S OF the snowy
owl, and the stomach Of the single
hawk owl, contained meadow mice.
They were mostly the common
meadow mouse (Aicrotus pennSylva-
nicus), as the birds were collected for
the most part where this species is
common.
The examination of owls nests and
Of the curious pellets cast up by owls
reveals much as to the nature Of their
food DR.. Fisher has recorded the re-
suits OF the examination OF many pei
let's OF TIE barn owl. and a few OF
these OF the long-ee-ed owl. with the
following result: Six hundred and
seventy.five barn-owl pellets con
tanned 1873 skulls of the meadow
mouse; so pellets OF the long-eared
owl contained ia meadow mouse
skulls. This is an average Of almost
two TO each pellet
Next to Insects, mice form the most
imuortznt item in the food OF snakes.
Meadow mice are most easily OBJ
tanned. but other mice. and, indeed.
most of the small rodents. including
ground squirrels, wood rats. prairie
dors and young pocket sophers and
rabbits. are eatsa. This important
service Of snakes In the interest Of the
farmer is not generally understood or
appreciated. but an inherent and deep
~ rcoted prejudice induces thought
less people to destroy them whenever
possible and for no other reason than
because they are SNAKES
The valus OF domestic cats and OF
dogs in destroying mice is well
known. and many Of these Animals
learn from experien se to pref. the
large meadow mice to the species
found Ia houses And barnA
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15

In recent years the department of
agriculture has frequently received
complaints of damages to, meadows
and pastures by field mice. The COM
mon meadow mouse IN. pennsylvania
Gus and it's various subspecies) is usu-
ally the offender In these cases, al
though the prairie meadow mouse I'M.
austerus) also causes considerable
loss in the west. Both these mice work
under the snow in winter, burrowing
along the tops of the sncculent roots
of clover and other plants, and some
times destroy entire meadows, which
have to be plowed up and resolved.
Such damage usually occurs where
thick growth Of grass is left In the
field in fall. Closely moved or closely
pastured fields are not usually badly
injured by mice.
The meadow mice are destructive to
market gardens. Strawberry fields are
especially liable to attack, because OF
the mulch used to protect the plants
and because of the animals fondness
for the succulent crowns Of the
plants themselves. These mice de-
stroy seeds in the garden, hotbed, or
cold frame, potatoes in the ground,
and many other growing vegetables.
In the fall they destroy beets,
turnips, carrots, parsnips, celery. ap-
pies and potatoes. when piled on the
ground or stored in pits. The depre-
dations may to great extent be pre-
vented by the careful burning of
weeds and other trash which harbor
the pests.
The destruction of corn and wheat
in the shock by meadow mice is
common. and growing crops-wheat,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15

handsome, with yellow hair, and eyes
as blue as the sky is when the west
wind blows.
He raised his cap, and the heart of
the girl futtered. Wherever had this
seemly fellow como from?
Good morning." said the stranger
courteously. II see that you have had
the same misfortune as myself"
you have lost a shoe? Rather an
noying, when one doesn't want a SIN
gle break in the going" She uttered
the words carelessly, as If she wasn't
at all interested.
The stranger stuffed his cap into a
pocket.
She was glad that she had chosen
the new saddle. The crest and coat
of arms had not yet been burned upon
the leather nor engraved upon the sill
yer ornaments, and there was no
blanket under the English saddle.
There might be an adventure; one
could not always tell. She must hide
her identity. If the stranger knew that
she belonged to the House Of Barscheit,
possibly he would be frightened and
take to his heels.
But the Princess Hildegarde did not
know that this stranger never took to
his heels he wasn't that kind. Prin-
cess or peasant, it would have been all
the same to him. Only his tone might
have lost half a key.
Bauer called to his assistant, and the
girl stepped out into the road. The
stranger followed, as she knew he
would 1t will be seen that she knew
something of men, II only that they
possess curiosity.
What beautiful place this Isl" the
stranger ventured, waving his hand to-
ward the still lake and the silent,
misty mountains.
There is no place quite like it," she
admitted. you are stranger in Bar
cheit?'-politely. He was young and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15

oats, barley, rye, and buckwheat-are
often cut down and eaten. The dam
age to standing grain is most notice
able when it ia nearly ripe, but fully
matured grain also is eaten. Short
pieces of the stems OF grains and
grasses scattered along the runways
of lie animals are conclusive evil
dences of the nature Of their diet. In
alfalfa and clover fields considerable
loss - frequently caused by meadow
mice. me ground is often Uttered
with leaves cut from the plants.
Stomach examinations Of a dozen
specimens OF Microtus austerus cap
tured in alfalfa fields during the sum-
ner of 1905 showed that their diet
was almost exclusively leaves Of al
falfa. When field mice occur In
normal numbers, the losses are not
serious: but when local conditions
have favored an abnormal increase
of the animals, the loss Of crops is
enormous.
Meadow mice have been known to
almost wholly destroy large nurseries
of young apple trees. 1t was estimat'
ed that the losses sustained by nur-
serymen near Rochester. N. T.. during
the winter OF 1903 amounted to $780,
600. The animals usually inflict the
damage by burrowing under the snow
and girdling the tree just at the
surface OF the ground. Some species
burrow below ground. and. like the
pocket gopher. eat the roots Of trees.
thus completing their destruction.
In some cases older trees are at
tackled and ruined The writer has
seen many apple trees, eight to ten
years transplanted. and to inches
in diameter, com pletely girdled by
the prairie meadow mouse IN. aus
terus). sometimes to the heieht Of
foot or more above the ground.
The list of cultivated trees and
shrubs that are injured by these mice
includes nearly all of those grown by
the horticultural. The biological sur
yey has received complaints Of the
destruction of apple. pear, peach.
plum. ounce. cherry, and crab apple
trees: OF blackberry bushes. and OF
grape vines: also Of the injury of
sugar maple. black locust. Usage or
ange. sass sfras. pine. alder white
ash. mountain ash. oak. cottonwood.
willow, wild cherry. and other forest
trees.
one Of the chief causes Of the re-
cent great increase OF the smaller
rouent pests is the pers stent de
struction OF the birds. mammals. and
reptiles that habi.ually prey upon
them. This Is true not only in
America. but also in Great Britain and
on the continent. where for years
zamekeepers and even farmers have
destroyed foxes. weaseis. stoats.
hawks and owls whenever possihle on
the plea that they prey 1pon and d.
minish the suDrly Of game IN The
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15

certainly the best-looktag man she had
eye was rowing. He became suspic-
ious. She might be simple, and then
again she mightn't. She was worth
studying, anyhow.
II was cavalryman, with nothing to
do but obey orders and, when ordered.
fight. / am visiting the American con-
sui here; he was a School-mate OF
NINE"
"Ah! l thought recognized the
horse"
You know him?"-quickly.
"Oh, "-casually,-"ev one here
about has seen the consul On his morn
ing rides. He rides like centaur,
they say; but have never seen CEN
taur."
The stranger laughed. She was
charming.
HE ought to ride well; taught
him." But the gay smile which fol-
lowed this statement robbed it Of its
air of conceit. You see, / have ridden
part of my life on the great plains OF
the west, and have mounted every
thing from wild Indian pony to an
English thoroughbred. My name is
Max Scharfenstein, and l am here as
medical student, though in my own
country have the right to hang out
physicians single"
She drew aimless figures in the dust
with her riding-crop. There was no
sense in her giving any name. Prob
ably they would never meet again.
And yet
81 am Hildegarde von-von Held
eloff," giving her mothers name. He
was too nice to brighten away.
The hesitance over the won" did
not strike his usually keen ear. He
was too intent on noting the variant
expressions on her exquisite face. 1t
was a pity she was dark. What fig
ure, and how proudly the head rested
upon the slender but firm white throat!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15
MEADOW MICE ONE OF THE
MENACES TO AGRICULTURE
Their Natural Enemies-By
d. E. Lantz. Biologist, Biological Survey.

parks and preserves. In America the
same opinion Is widespread, and has
led to some unfortunate legislation
against species that are wholly bene-
fetal to agriculture. Ia tie investi-
cations before the British board OF
agriculture relative to the vole plague
in Scotland in 1892, the testimony
as to previous scarcity Of carnivor-
GUS mammals and birds, in the dis
tricts affected, was almost unanimous.
While the committee in its report re-
garded climatic conditions, not the
scarcity of carnivorous birds and
mammals, as the primary cause OF
the outbreak, they considered the kat
ter as the most important contribu-
tory factor
Among the wild mammals Of the
United States that are known to prey
upon meadow mice are wolves, lynxes.
foxes, badgers, raccoons, opossums,
skunks, minks, weasels and shrews.
The majority Of these animals destroy
mice habitually; and this service, to-
gether with their well-known habit of
destroying noxious insects, goes far
to compensate for the damage they do
in other directions.
Among birds that feed on meadow
mice are hawks, owls, crows, shrikes
cranes, herons and bitterns. or
hawks, the kites and the marsh, red
tailed, red-shouldered, broad-wiHged,
rough-legged, pigeon and sparrow
hawks feed upon them, some destroy
ing large numbers Of the two most
destructive species, NJ. pennsylvania
Gus and M. austerus. Pine mice live
mostly below the ground and are less
frequently caught by birds of prey.
The habit OF shrikes of catching
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15
The Perkins Poison Report.

Topeka. Kan. Nov. G.-According to
the report of the commission Of ply
sicians anroipted to ascertain the
carse Of the desth of L. H. Perkins
of lawrence. whioN was fled In the
federal court here Tuesday. four grains
of morphine were discovered in the
stomach. The report further states
that Mr.. Perkins had several ribs
broken by the fall from the roof OF
his home and that one bal pierced his
lungs. The Mutual Life Insurance
company. in which Mr.. Perkins was
insured for 100000, is contesting the
payment on the ground that Perkins
committed suicide. The case will be
tried in December.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-15
A Cure for Diphtheria.

Munich, Nov. s.-Prof. Rudolph En-
merich. professor Of Hygiene in the
University Of Munich. declares that he
has discovered a cure for diphtheria,
which is effective even in the most
dangerous cases in a very short time
after its application. This remedy Is
called "pyiocyanase" and is produced
from the assimilation Of the pyocy-
anaeus bacilli developed In liquid
cultures. This matter Is blown into
the patients throat and completely
destroys all lie diphtheria bacilli.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
Bonanza Poker.
(Scrap Book)


Poker. say those who can remember
back to the times of the old west, has
seen it's best days. No longer are such
royal battles waged over the green
cloth as when the newly fedged min
ing millionaires met with money to
burn and with plenty of sporting spirit
to burn 1t.
ut was in the famous Silver Bow
club at Helena. Mont, that they used
to play big poker says a man who re-
members. "At the game one night
sat Marcus DAILY, Senator Hearst and
j. B. Haggin when there burst in a
radiant New York drummer who had
a two weeks card to the institution.
He marched up to the players and po-
litely asked if he might take hand.
why yes; come right in said
DAILY.
's,rhe drummer threw hundred dol
lar note on the table. Let me have
chips for that he said gravely.
He went to hang up his coat and
hat. When he returned the bill still
lay on the table.
"'Whats the matter, gentlemen"
the travelling man haughtily inquired.
Amt my money good?
"'Why. yes. to be sure said DAILY.
Hearst, give the gentleman one white
Chin"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
Mr.. Investor!
Mr.. Farmerl
Mr.. Tenant!

How would you like the idea Of buy.
ing land at fifteen dollars which can be
made income producing from the start
netting from ten to fifty dollars per
acre per year, with the certainty OF
steady rise inside Of ten years to one
hundred dollars and more. the land 10
as good as the best Iowa soil, the cli-
mate even and healthy all the year
round The location is in Jackson Co..
Texas 80 miles north Of the Gulf, and
the land will produce field crops OF
rice. cotton, corn, sugar cane, sweet
potatoes, hay and millet; all fruits do
WELL and no better country for vege-
table and melon growing can be found.
1t is in the rain belt with perfect
drainage and has good water. 1t -
the land of the future, has no severe
winters, and will make an active and
industrious man rich inside OF ten
years.
We have 80 sections. one as good as
the other, ten miles from the county
seat Etna, at from $3.50 to $500.
Terms, n cash, balance in five years
at Z per cent on or before. Further
particulars on demand. Real estate
men who can produce buyers are cor
daily invited to correspond with the
H. & P. Co, West Union, Iowa. Lock
BOX So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
Duncan's Salary.

Norman Duncan, the novelist, was a
few years ago a slender lad performs
ing the duties of assistant town clerk
in little town in Ontario. His re-
Enumeration was the princely sum Of
SIS a week: but after all. he was very
Young and the work and hours were
very ligh-.
Duncan worried about that salary
a good deal. 1t didn't strike him as be-
ing lust right-and to Duncan. in those
early years. not to be right was to be
very wrong indeed, for he had been
reared under the strictest sort of sur
roundings. He knew it was his duty
to perform his work properly. and he
also knew it was due to himself that
proper salary be paid.
SO one day he approached the chief
clerk and. with some hesitation( for
the clerk was an elderly gentleman
who took personal interest in MIND
suggested that the amount OF salary
might with propriety be altered.
The clerk looked at him for a few
moments i'm dumb amazement.
do YOU mean to tell me. Norm.
that YOU want your salary changed y
he almost roared at length.
Yes sir said Norman, bravely'
"because---
see. her. Norman, isn't your work
light enough -
Eyes sir. but
"And you don't have to stay around
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
Diseased Trousers.

when you get pair of trousers
that bag unduly at the knees, you may
consider them diseased said tailor.
I'm fact, they are incurably diseased,
and, if you are careful of your dress;
YOU may as we'll throw them away.
1--WE have all had trousers that, no
matter how thoroughly and carefully
pressed they may have been, bag at
the knees after the first half hour. 1t
is because the wool in them is dis
eased, weak. 1t has come from dis
eased, weak sheep. 1t is brittle, and,
instead of bending, it breaks.
1t seems odd to speak of diseased
trousers, but cloth merchants will tell
you that the phrase is an accurate
one"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
stockers and Feeders.

SIllCdSo. July -.
Business was on a steady basis in
this department yesterday. Receipts
were light, and there was not much do
ing on the part of local buyers. but
there was some outside demand that
helped along little. Yesterday specu-
lators took advantage of the big run
and bought more cattle than for a long
time. AS the country demand was
slack they did not succeed in getting
rid of many of them and so yestec-
day the supply on hand was rather
large. Inquiry from the outside was
only fair, and there was no quotable
change in the condition of the market
compared with yesterday Choice feed
ers were scarce, as usual, tho few
reached the SIS mark. There was a
sprinkling of sales at s450@4.S5. with
the bulk of the trading at s3.60@4.50
and some common light stockers at
s2.75m35O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
A Queer Little Girl.

Il am glad said a Montpelier
woman, that Mrs. Ruth Burgess is
painting the portarit of the kaisers
fourth son, Prince Augustus. She de-
serves her success. She gets great
deal of character into her portraits of
the young.
once in her Montpelier studio,
saw a full length of rema kably pref
ty little girl There was something odd,
something quaint, in the child's face.
Mrs. Burgess told me a story about
her.
She said she was queer mixture
She was always saying queer things.
Dressed in her best, the little girl went
one afternoon to pay visit to an aunt
and she had no sooner taken her things
off and gotten seated than she said
calmly:
Now, auntie, if either of the chill
dren are naughty today, please don't
hesitate to punish them because l am
here"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
New Kind of Trousers.

Captain DeForest Chandler of the
United States signal corps, was Ia
menting in Washington the numerous
balloon accidents that have recently
occurred.
Captain Chandler, himself an expert
aeronaut concluded:
But inexperience is usually to be
blamed for these accidents. The acre
naut goes up alone before he has thor
oughly learned his business. Indeed,
have seen some aeronauts SO untried
that they remind me of an episode that
befell my tailor.
"a young man visited my. tailor the
other day and said:
"I'm a rover, and 1 want to be
measured for two pairs of rowing
pants-the kind with the sliding
seats.'"