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meadow mice is we'll known. and
most farmers have e these birds
In the corn fields at husking time, as
they hover in the air or sit poised
upon a fence or hedge ready to pounce
upon every mouse that escapes from
the shocks.
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-
cles whose food habits have been in
~Vestlgated by the biological survey
were found to feed upon these ami
mails. In bulletin No. 3 of the survey
1t is recorded that of 80 barn-owl
stomachs examined, Z contained
meadow mice; of 107 ~long-eared owl
stomachs, SO contained them: of 1O1
stomachs of the short-eared owl. SO
had meadow mice; 81 out of 1O9 stom.
achs OF the barred owl, 6 out of 9 OF
the great grey owl, 4 out of % 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 SO of the snowy
owl, and the stomach of the single
hawk owl, contained meadow mice.
They were mostly the common
meadow mouse (Microtus 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 pel.
let's of the barn owl, and a few OF
those of the long-eared owl, with the
following result: Six hundred and
seventy-five barn-owl pellets con.
tanned 1,123 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 |
llLloI IoAl III Tx loOu vi SuAhCS. /
Meadow mice are most easily OBJ |
tanned, but other mice, and, indeed,
most Of the small rodents, including |
ground squirrels, wood rats, prairie |
dogs and young pocket gophers and
rabbits, are eaten. This important /
service of snakes in the interest Of the |
farmer is no generally understood or
appreciated, but an inherent and deep
ly rooted prejudice induces thought |
less people to destroy them whenever
possible and for no other reason than
because they are snakes.
The value of domestic cats and of
dogs in destroying mice Is we'll
known, and many Of these animals |
learn from experience to prefer the |
large meadow mice to tho species
found In houses and barns.
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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. In the investi-
cations before the British board Of
agriculture relative to the vole plague
in Scotland in 1892, the testimony
as to a previous scarcity of carnivor-
Gus mammals and birds, in the dis
tricts affected, was almost unanimous.
While the committee in it's report re-
garded climatic conditions, not the
scarcity of c~arnivorous birds and
mammals, as the primary cause of
the outbreak, they considered the lat
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. OF
hawks, the kites and the marsh. red
tailed, red-shouldered, broad-winged,
rough-legged, pigeon and sparrow
hawks feed upon them, some destroy
ing large numbers Of the two most
destructive species, M. pennsylvani.
Gus and NJ. %austerus. Pine mice live
mostly below the ground and are less
frequently caught by birds of prey.
The habit of shrikes of catching
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
FAMiLY'S SKIN TROUBLES.
Eczema, Heat Rash, and Scalp Aztec.
tions AtfIict Different Members,
But Cuticura Cures Them.

"My wife had eczema for five or six
years. 1t was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies a trial. We
did SO and she has never had a sign of
eczema for four years. l myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. | now
have a very heavy head of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby,
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She is very
feshy, and we had SO much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the
heat up SO much quicker than any.
thing else. Mr.. H. B. Springmire, 1928
So. Capital Street, Iowa City, Ia, July
16, 1905, and Sept. 16, 1906"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

Mrs. Ellen Nagle, Ala 4th street, Green
Bay, Wis, writes:
Il have often heard Peruna praised
and it is more widely known here than
any other medicine, but l never knew
what a splendid medicine it really was
until a few weeks ago when l caught a
bad cold which settled all over me.
"The doctor wanted to prescribe, but
/ told him l was going to try Peruna
and sent for a bottle and tried it.
81 felt much better the next morning
ard within five days | had not a trace
Of any lameness Or any cough.
81 consider it the finest cough REM
edy."
PERUNA TABLETs:-Some people pre-
fer to take tablets. rather than t take
medicine in a fluid form. Such people
can obtain Peruna tablets, which repre-
sent the solid medicinal ingredients Of
peruna.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

oats. barley, rye, and buckwheat-are
often cut down and eaten. The dam
age to standing grain is most notice
able when it is nearly ripe, but fully
matured grain also is eaten. Short
pieces of the stems of grains and
grasses scattered along the runways
of the animals are conclusive evil
dences of the nature of their diet. In
alfalfa and clover fields considerable
loss is frequently caused by meadow
mice. The 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
mer 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 neal Rochester, N. Y. during
the winter of 1902 amounted to $780,
900. The animals usually inflict the
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 4 to 6 inches
in diameter, completely girdled by
the prairie meadow mouse (M. aus
sometimes to the height of a
foot or more above the ground.
The list of cultivated trees and
that are injured by these mice
includes nearly all of those grown by
the horticulturist. The biological sur
vey has received complaints of the
destruction of apple, pear, peach,
plum, ounce, cherry. and c%rab-apple
trees; of blackberry bushes, and of
grape vines; also of the injury of
sugar maple, black locust, Usage or
ange, ~sassafras, pine, alder, white
ash, mountain ash, oak, cottonwood,
wild cherry, and other forest
trees.
One Of the chief causes Of the re-
cent great increase of the smaller
rodent pests is the persistent de-
struction OF the birds, mammals, and
reptiles that h~abitualiy prey upon
them. This is true not only in
America, but also in Great Britain and
the continent, where for years
gamekeepers and even farmers have
destroyed foxes, weasels, stoats.
hawks and owls whenever possible on
he plea that they prey upon and di-
ninish the supply OF game N the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
HANGS HIMSELF IN WAREHOUSE
Akeley (Minn.) Grocer Despondent
Over Business.

Akeley, MINI, Nov. 5.-Despondent
over business reverses, Louis Grog-
wig, proprietor OF the Akeley Grocery
company, hanged himself with a rope
suspended from the ceiling of the ware
house at his place of buiness.
A few days ago l.. f. Hunter of this
village was placed in charge of the
Akeley Grocery company's business to
protect the interests of a Twin City
wholesale concern. This action great
ly depressed Grogwig.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
DINNER PAIL FATAL.

Veteran Is Hit on the Head With Il
and Dies.
Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov. s. John ",
Canady, aged s~ixty-six years, a Civil
war veteran, is dead as the result of
having been hit on the head with a
bucket. John Hayes, a coal
miner, has been arrested on the charge
of assault with intent to commit MUIR
der.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
AGED MANS HIPS CRUSHED.
He Falls Under a Wagon and Is Run
Over.

Glencoe. Mimi, Nov. 5. - Carl Jen-
sen, an aged gardener of this place.
met with probably a fatal accident
while moving his daughters household
goods. He mounted the loaded wagon
and took his seat on the dashboard in
order to drive. He lost his balance
and fell to the ground, the wheels pass
Ing owe him and breaking five ribs
and crushing his hips.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
A New View of Esperanto.

Are you studying Esperanto, Mr.
Idiot?' asked the Linguist.
Il am not" said the Idiot. II can
talk too much in English if a want to-
ut is a very fine language" said the
Linguist. Condensed, concise and
easily acquired"
NO doubt" said the Idiot. But
don't care for potted tongue"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
Torn to Shreds by Train.

st. Paul, Nov. 5.-The body of Victor
Anderson was found torn into shreds
on the tracks of the ST. Paul railroad
in Merriam Park yesterday morning.
1t is not known when the young man
met death. but it is thought te was kill
ed by a freight train during the night.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
ONE MAN DEAD FROM CHAMBERS
Another Dangerously Sick In a Hospi.

Urairie du Chen, Wis, Nov. 5.-One
man dead and n dangerously Ill in a
Milwaukee, hospital from taking care
of a sick horse has resulted in State
Veterinarian David Roberts making an
investigation on the Ryan farm near
Center, where he found CLAN
ders In a pronounced form and ordered
four horses killed Immediately and a
quarantine of 100 days put on the ami
mails in the entire neighborhood.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
COLLISION is FATAL.

Member Of Steel Construction Gano 10
Run Over.
Arlington, S. D., Nov. 5.-A wreck
on the South Dakota Central railroad
at this point last night resulted in the
death OF n man. The train engaged
in laying steel had stopped for water
before entering the yards. A freight
following crashed into the engine, de-
railing 1t and several cars. Joe Pal
vic, one Of the steel gang, was run
and died soon afterward.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
Following his Nose.

Church-See that man going along
with his head in the air, shifting with
his nose?
Gotham-Yes, I know him.
Church, suppose he believes in
taking the good, pure ozone?
Gotham-No; he's hunting for an
automobile garage, | believe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
DEPOT Burned.

Parker, s. D., Nov. 5.-Fire destroy
ed the Chicago & North Western de-
pot, three box cars loaded with freight
and the store DOM. Fire was caused
by an engine. The loss to the railway
company is $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
BLOW UP CABIN; KILL MiNGRs.
seven Italians In Coleralne Hut De-
stroyed by Dynamlters.

Duluth, Nov. 5.-Three Italians were
Killed and two injured in a mysterious
explosion Of dynamite which occurred
near Coleraine. Several Italians were
keeping bachelors quarters in a log
cabin near the mine. The cabin was
dynamlted at 4 a. m. Three were
killed, two others injured and the re-
naming two escaped unhurt.
The men recently withdrew from the
western Federation of Miners, and it
IL suspected that some of the more vio-
lent have had something to do with
the affair.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
ncw's Ihis?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for Any
case Of >atarrh that cannot be cured by HalTt
Cat8rrb Cure.
r.. J. CHENEY & O Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly hon.
orable in all business TRANSACTIONS anu financially
able to carry OCT any obligations made by his frm.
WALDING. kINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, q.
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials cent free. Price IS cents pes
bottle. Sold by Gil Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
Insane Domestic Kills HerseIf.

Grand Forks, N. d., Nov. 5.-Eose
Hajtmank, a servant girl employed by
Jacob Thall. committed suicide by
swallowing carbolic acid. She was
temporarily %deranged as a result of
homesickness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
They Also Have Trouble,

Hippo-Tm SO fat that it nearly
b~ankrupts me every time l have to
buy a shirt.
Giraffe-But think of me when I
have to buy a collar!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

Mrs. E. M. Tinney, story writer,
325 f. Nueva St., San Antonio, Tex,
writes:
During 1901 ] suffered form nasal
catarrh, which various other remedies
failed to relieve.
"Slx bottles Of Peruna, which I
took, entirely cured me, the catarrh
disappear ng and never returning.
~ therefore cheer ully recommend
Peruna to all similarly afflicted"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
M'EWEN is

Will Represent Minnesota at National
Labor Meeting.
Fargo, N. d., Nov. 5.-W. E. Nc
Even Of Duluth has been appointed
delegate from Minnesota to the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor convention
to be held at Norfolk, Va, Nov. II to
%. President Howley made the ap-
pointment last night at Fargo.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

After all, the fame that comes to the
average man is but a bubble caused by
blowing his own hor1.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

During the courtship it's tempera-
ment; after marriage it's a case Of
temper.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
STRIKE MISSED HOLE
Two Miners Blown Up While Drillinu
in Mine,

Lead, S. d., Nov. 5-While drilling
block holes in the 500-foot level of the
t1omestake mine and making tests for
rival machine companies. Dominic
Ronchetto and William Niva. miners,
into a missed hole and were
by the explosion. the former
seriously.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

It's queer how anxious people are to
lend you money when you don't need
it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

The smile Of the hypocrite is a mis-
fit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
A FROM FALL,

Flood Poisoning Develops From a
Broken Leg.
st. Peter, Mimi. Nov. 5.-Fatal in
juries were received by Matthias Lar
son of this city in a fall from a load
of hay early in the week. MI. Larson
fractured his right leg between the hin
and the knee. and after he had been
taken to a hospital blood poisoning
developed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08
And They Get Then

She-Drowning men catch at
straws.
He (absently)-So do thirsty men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

HIDES. PELTS AND WOOL.
To get fun value. ship to the old reliable
n. w. Hide Il Fun co, Minneapolis. MINI
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-08

HUNTERS n TRAPPERS' SUPPLIES
All kinds of Sporting Goods. Catalog free.
kennedy Bros. Arms Co., St. Paul. Mimi.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-06
SEDGWICK FOR NUDGE.

Nebraska will try out It's new pri.
mary system on Tuesday for the first
time The polls will be open from 0
n. m. until 3 p. m.
The most important nomination TO
be made is that for supreme Judge.
Judge Sedgwlck should be renomnat-
cd by republicans from any logical
viewpoint. He has made an excellent
Judge for six years. He Ia n man
young enough to continue in vigorous
execution OF his duties for another
term. There Is no reason for turning
him out OF office now and II would be
TO the lasting shame Of Nebraska re-
publicanlsm II he were to be ousted for
the sake OF few ofilce.seeking poll.
ticians who have stirred up campaign
against him In the hope that they may,
by making another man judge, land ap-
judge in Nebraska Is too important and
too sacred to be juggled about in the
air by few aspiring political vaude-
vile artists. Judge Sedgwick Is a fair
man and he has been fair Judge. He
has brought credit upon the republican
party and for Its own sake the repub-
lican party should put him back on the
bench for another term. Judge Reese,
the only opposing candidate for the
nomination, Is past eighty years old
and his age, before he had finished the
term, would be serious handicap.
Judge Sedgwick is in the prime of
health and all in all an excellent chief
Justice.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-06

cook on and new furniture for every
room. He is going to be able to sat.
lsfy his every want and the merchant
In turn will enjoy a busy season. In
order to manufacture the things that
the farmer will want, the laborlng
man will have all he can do-and at
good wages.
1t Is no wonder that the bank de-
posits in Norfolk today are the high
est they have ever been in the city's
history It is no wonder that the
gatherings of Wall street are having
no effect upon the prosperity Of the
country at large. For today the west.
ern farmer owns his own land, free
from debt He has been loaning
money to the east all of these years
and this year he is going to have still
more that he can loan II he desires.
His harvest Is n good one and what 1t
lacks In quantity Is more than made
up for In price, so that It matters little
to him how the wind may blow down
around New York-his winter coal
and clothes, his telephone and new
machinery, are assured and content
ment rests upon his brow.
7 "The farmer was never in so healthy
a position as he Is today-financially
socially, politically, mentally and
spiritually" says the report in the
American Agriculturalist. "The in
crease In the value Of his real estate
has been prodiglous. He owes less
money than ever before. He has
greater assets than ever. Again, the
farmers wants are greater. He is in
the market for more and better breed.
ing stock, farm implements, household
goods and other merchandise"
This report of the farms great
abundance this year only affirms that
which was issued some weeks ago by
Lord & Thomas, advertising agents
of Chicago, who had made an exhaus-
tive investigation into crop conditions.
And as a result of this prosperity for
the farmer, all lines of business will
unquestionably prepare for an except
ionally busy fall.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-06

trial the chances are 100 to against
hanging?
The facts are we have lost conf.
dence In jurles. II you have the money
you can get any evidence for a Grim.
inal you want. If you do happen to
convict him way of escape is made
easy either through the penltentiary
or the supreme court.
There Is not half the talk here over
the lynching that there is over the
articles appearing in the Sioux City
Tribune, and there Is good prospects
of libel suit. Those who happened
to be around town Monday and read
the Tribune Tuesday evening were
simply disguised to the utmost
1t Is conceded by all that The Bee
gave the facts as near as could be
given. There was no manufactured
STUFF" to sell; its editorials have been
less radical, but we still oppose pun
ishing a single man for doing what our
courts ought to have accomplished
long ago. e. j. Burke.
The state deplores lynchlng. No
doubt Bancroft people deplore 1t as
much as anybody else.
But the state, II lynchings are to be
avoided, must punish the criminals.
That's all there is to 1t.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-06
THIRD TERM EFFORT.

1t will probably be good news to
President Roosevelt that the Lewis.
ton, Idaho, commercial club has with
drawn It's resolution demanding that
the president reconsider his determin-
alton not to make the race again for
the presidency, For, in the words of
Henry Watterson, it is no compliment
to the president for these third term
boomers to continue doubling the
presidents word and thus attempting
to make 1t appear that he was insin.
cere when he announced, on the night
of election, that under no circum-
stances would he be a candidate for
or would he accept denomination.
The Lewiston Commercial club the
other day made bid for notoriety by
adopting resolutions demanding that
the president run again. Now the
same club has revoked those resell
utions. 1t appears that the first set of
resolutions were drawn up by a min.
GRITTY OF the club. When the others
heard Of 1t, there was row.
SO the resolutions were rescinded.
And to those who passed them in the
first place these words fresh from the
typewriter of Henry Watterson might
have been referred:
The very suggestion Is an insult to
Mr.. Roosevelt Ii Is an insult he
cause 1t assumes that he did not mean
what he said the night of the election
OF 1904, nor any of the many reasser.
tons he has made since then. 1t is
an insult because it assumes him a
false and treacherous friend, who pur-
poses by Taft's candidacy butchery
and betrayal, and his own advantage.
not a square deal. 1t Is an insult be-
cause 1t assumes the president not
only to be scoundrel but fool.