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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

of the music OF the mocking bird
that the wonder grows If the writer's
ever heard the evening hymn of our
sober-clad wood thrush. The mock
er's song is ambitious and of wonder
full tone quality. but there is some
thing holy about the hymn of the
wood thrush that falls upon and
moves the heart. 1t is a call to
prayer.
The wood thrush places its nest
ordinarily in sapling about Is feet
from the ground, but there are many
exceptions to the general rule. More
than half the nests-at least SO runs
my experience-have a bit of cloth
In them. The bird seemingly has a
fondness for streamers. and the longer
and narrower the piece of cloth that
1t picks up the better 1t Is pleased.
Lacking the wisdom of some of its
fellow birds, the thrush often fastens
only one end of the cloth ribbon to
the nest and leaves nearly the full
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16


times doubt If some birds know what
odor is. II they do they can stand
much In the way OF things oftensive-
The Maryland yellow throat. gem
of bird. frequently builds its nest
within the leaves of skunk cabbage.
There is much better opportunity
to watch the predatory habits OF the
great northern shrike than there Is
to observe those of the loggerhead.
The northern bird is with us in WIN
ter. and hunger drives him into the
cities. where he carries ON the lauda-
BILE work OF killing English sparrows
One OF these birds daily visited tree
in front of my window overlooking q
busy city street. Almost invariably
he caught sparrow. Once after
he had struck a victim 1t es-
capped from him and fell fiuttering to
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
DIFFERENT NOW
Athlete Find. Better Training Food.

1t was formerly the belief that to
become strong, athletes must eat
plenty OF meat.
This is all out Of date now, and
many trainers feed athletes on the
well-known food. Grape-Nuts, made Of
wheat and barley, and cut the meat
down to a small portion once day.
Three years ago." writes a Mich.
man. having become interested in
athletics. found would have to stop
eating pastry and some other kinds
of food.
II got some Grape-Nrts. and was
neoon eating the food at every meal.
for / found that when l went on the
track, ] felt more lively and active.
Later. began also to drink Postum
in place OF coffee, and the way l
gained muscle and strength on this
diet was certainly great. On the day
Of field meet in June weighed 124
lbs. On the opening Of the football
season In Sept. weighed 140. / at
tribute my fine condition and good
work to the discrimination OF i'm
proper food and coffee. and the using
OF Grape-Nuts and Postum. my princi-
al diet during training season being
Grape-Nuts.
Before I used Grape-Nuts never
felt right In the morning-always kind
Of out OF sorts with my stomach. But
low when rise feel good. and after
breakfast largely OF Grape-Nuts
with cream, and cup OF Postum.
feel like new man." There's =
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to-
Wellville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
SONG or THE WOOD THRUSH

F all the sounds OF sum-
mer there are few
which in pure sweetness
~ excel the song of the
wood thrush. The sing
er seeks the seclusion
ESS[e Of the thickets. and
- you must go to him
to hear his exquisite solo. 1t is a
tinkling song, seemingly best at sun
set-a silver vesper bell sounding in
the quiet woodland as the shadows
lengthen.
Only one other bird-though some
persons with ears attuned to nature
say two others-surpasse in the pure
music Of its notes the song of the
wood thrush. The hermit thrush, a
brother bird. breaks the silence OF the
northern wilderness with a song that
Is unapproached and perhaps unap-
proachable.
1t is long journey to the home of
the hermit. while the wood thrush
nay be heard within sight of the city.
II he there have found a bit OF wood
land with thicket retreat that suits
his Ideas of summer home. Frank
M. Chapman says that the song Of
the wood thrush is an invitation; that
the bird sings again and again Come
to me" Come to me-" The compari-
son is apt, and he who accepts the in
vitation may listen to song that is
full payment for the trouble OF the
journeying.
The wood thrush has discovered
that In the cemeteries, even though
lthey be within the city walls, there
lis comparative seclusion and safety.
"A few pairs build every year in those
burial places where the landscape
gardeners have held that the best ef-
fects are produced by giving nature
fairly free hand and have left much
OF natures handiwork.
+ There is excuse enough for dwelling
upon the song of the wood thrush. So
much Is put down in prose and poetry
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

a snow bank. picked up the spar
row and killed it TO put 1t out of its
misery. 1t had clean, round hole
in its skull How the shrike made
such a perfect circle with Its hooked
beak has been puzzling question to
this day.
On another occasion I witnessed
bit of. shrike strategy. The bird knew
apparently that the crevices In the
cornice of big city building af-
forded retreats for the sparrows. 1t
flew along the cornice fluttering Its
wings and literally beating the coy
erts." A frightened sparrow flew out
and the shrike gave chase. The spar
row zigzagged in its flight, bothering
Its pursuer not little. The shrike
"overran" the sparrow time after
time, but finally seized 1t Just as 1t
reached the edge of thick bush, in
the heart of which 1t would have been
safe. The victim was killed and It's
brains were eaten with an appetite
sharpened by the chase The shril1e
is smaller bird than the robin. 1t
sings well and it is hard to account
for its predatory habits
ooHitlniuS WAS Stlu Recently dDOuL
goldhncs which sheltered its young
from the heat of the sun by spread
ing its wings and forming feathered
canopy over the nest. DR.. Dearborn,
assistant curator of birds at the Field
Columbian museum, secured photo
graph of goldfinch doing this act of
kindness for its little ones.
Something has been said of the ap-
parent disregard of birds for odors
that are offensive to man. Possibly
we should not regard such indiffer-
ence to bad smells as being particle
more peculiar than are the tastes of
birds in the, matter Of diet. The robin
loves angle worms, while man regards
them with loathing. The black billed
and the yellow-bilied cuckoos think
hairy caterpillars the most epicurean
of repasts. Nearly every other spe-
cies of birds turn away from the cat
erpillars. which, were 1t not for the
cuckoos, would soon denude our trees
of the beauty of their foliage. The
| buzzard dimes OF dog and considers
that he has feasted. What is little
thing like a smell to an organism that
can thrive upon the repulsive things
of earth?
I have seen birds of many kinds
drink OF the waters of spring that
smelled to heaven, while not ten
yards away was sweet flowing
fountain To be sure, the spring
where the songsters drank was me-
dicinal, and man partook freely
while he held his nose. Possibly long
before man came the birds had found
the virtue that was In the waters.
The rose-breasted grosbeak, one of
our common summer residents has
in recent years developed food fond
ness for which the farmer rises up
and calls him blessed. The grosbeak
has found potato bugs to his liking
and he destroys the pests by the hun
dreds. A pair of grosbeaks in po-
tato field will do all the service of
barrel Of paris green and will leave
no poison traces behind to mar the
results of their work. The rose
breast is the very Beau Brummel of
birds. His appearance would denote
taste for ambrosia, but potato bugs
are to hig liking, and who will quar-
rel with preference directed along
the lines Of such usefulness to man
kind?
EDWARD B. CLARK
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
An Accident.

A perfect lady" was charged In the
police court with having broken her
umbrella over the head OF another
perfect lady"
What have you to say to the
charger" asked the magistrate.
1T was an accident, your honor"
do you mean to say that after
smashing an umbrella over this wom-
ans head you claim 1t was an acci-
dent?"
Sure, yes; but I meant not to break
my umbrella"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

the same cows and In tho same or
der
When the mixers are ready the
gates at the rear OF the stalls are
opened, one COW enters each stall and
the gates are closed. The cows eat
their grain while being milked and
pass out through the gates at the front
OF the stalls into the other side OF
the shed. AS the manger and gates
divide the shed. the cows that have
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
WHY NOT PLAN FOR A
COVERED BARN YARD
One Man who Has Done So with Success.

Superintendent Frank H. Hall Of the
Illinois farmers institute, In addition
to being one of the leading agricul-
tural educators in the middle west. is
practical farm operator on his own
account One of the features of his
dairy farm is a covered barnyard in
which the cows run loose instead of
being stalled.
A good idea os his stable arrange
ment is shown in the accompanying
Illustration. AS reported in circular
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
Mean Man Defeated fo- Honor That
He Coveted.

A letter written by woman decided
contest for the office of president
Of mems club in New York few
days ago. There were two candidates
for the place; one a clerk In New
York financial institution. whose
young wife had been a working girl.
the other a wealthy manufacturer.
with a reputation among his neigh
bors for "closeness." The day before
the election each member Of the lit
tie club received typewriter letter.
signed by woman whom all knew,
which began with these words: If
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

Think How the Hog FeeIs-Try II
and see II you can live through the
summer without any green vegetables
from the garden. Then try to imagine
how the hog, especially the growing
pig. can get through the summer with.
out pasture. II you have no money to
put into fencing for pasture, sell hall
the hogs and provide pasture for the
other half. You will have as much
money and the pasture besides at the
end of the year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
WOMAN TURNED CLEVER TRICK

what I write you is not true, 1t is
libel" Then she said that the club
should not honor its 'meanest man"
and related some amusing incidents to
demonstrate that she was not mis-
taken in her estimate Of the man. In
closing she wrote, what do you think
Of a man who has his barn painted
and says to his wife: That's your
birthday present II you can afford to
elect that kind Of a man for your
president, go ahead!" The alleged
"meanest man" was defeated.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

stopped. But 1t cannot be done ex-
cept through combined effort Of the
dairy and cfeame-ymen Of the state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

New York's MIX AppetIts.-The
product OF $4,000 dairy farms is re.
quired to supply New York. and some
of Its milk comes 400 miles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

cowpess.-Cowpeas are grest milk
producers. advise all dairymen to
grow them, as they give large yields
and are beneficial to the soil.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

Losoerhead shrIke, Nest and Young.
length of the material as a plaything
for every passing breeze. The result
is that the little house constantly
flies a flag, as IL to denote that the
owner is at home. This pennant at
tracts the collector-for collectors.
sadly enough, are everywhere-and
the home is often harried.
The man who can listen to the song
Of a wood thrush and then rob the
nest is the fellow whom Shakespeare
had in mind when he wrote about the
man who has NO music In his soul,
though possibly this particular species
of nest robber has no soul In which to
stow music. There is some reason for
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
EpiarammatIc.

However, 1t isn't always the man
who talks the loudest that is heard
the farthest on.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16
A vEsPER HYMN OF EXQUISITE
sWEETNEss-NEsTs IN CITY
CEMETERIES.
DEvILTRY IN THE sHRIKE
Fond Of Bird Brains and Kills With
out Mercy-erosbeak Eats Potato
6ugs-Habits OF Other Feath-
cred Folk Of Prey.
BY EDWARD Q. CLARK.

associate Member American Ornithol-
ogists' Union.)
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowies.)
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17

- JACKET and skirt bands 1o- Alteration roo-n
Apply s1pt..s Office from 3 70 II a N. Hal
BROS. he. Market ard s1h sls-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
CHURCH NOTICES

TAN Unjust JUDGE viii he Robert l-urd
NtFt subject sunday night 81 Tie West side
1Af-stlsn church SuadsT school. q.z5 8. m
Eacesfc-.- $50 p n Commulloa II p T.
Serlne1 topic Gods Things Al seats free
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17

II COUNTRY TowS. position as manager cf
nen's clothing O. furnishing goods depart
De1t hy thoroughly competent Fasn. best OF
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
FENALE HELP wAyTED-Coat,na~a

EXPERIENCED AIT DEPARTMENT wos1sN
Ntd--CoupeTeRt 70 tske clarre - de7srr
ment and instruct IA aeedleHark sad lsa-ae;
burning 70 20 20 Steekton- Aualy HALE
BROS, NC. 1lth and TashiarIan S. Cal
land Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17

Knox. z43 Pl7e-SGlts. liens and srtscnnenrs
une ehks- cashed; debts collected sre-ywhe-s
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
MALE HELP wANTED-continued

FREE FARE NORTH
NEAR
KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
900 lsbo1ers. 1eansIers rock men. drfllers etc. !;
ship you daily: free fare
SHASTA AND SISKIYOU.
FREE FARE
50 te6msteTs, scraper and wagon work.
100 isbOrers. grading and track work
SOUTH
SAN LUIS oBISPO.
. tesmsters and 50 lzborers On the S. C. P
z. r.. So day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
MEETINGS

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A-cl Ldso-s- are ilTfrs6 - essen II - ~
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reLalr ST. TO-DAY A. I o-cio-E tEFX
participate ~ rhs cerezouIes 81 s5
~ .sTllg = TIE cornerstone q r.. 1E1lal
les-llc temple.
Il g. PRINcE. se.re.srr.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17

-Hr r-relfc Daucllg CLUB VII gire
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rrae- Page znc fliiD0re SIS.
SaTURDAE EVENING. Octoo'sr
lrsh ard American cnnces-
F~hFrtrsuz IL Gaelic ca1c-1g d
80 crfl1re1 under clrecrsuc q lie
Guen sisterk Geaerzl z1uizsioa
. cents
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
EMPLoYMEyT waNTEp-Male-cen.

GERMAN. good al sround kitchen hand wants
work city country Address HENRY
YOUNG. 5eo Sacramento II
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17

JAPANESE young bcT, Just raTne from Philadel-
ph1s- Wants position schooibeF gaIteod night
school from 80 , D-a in small family. city
\ ITO. 50 Dupont st: phone Darglss 1856
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17

JAPANESE lsEndryEnsn. first class IN all kinds
CT work. wishes situation IN private family.
city or country Address 1925 Gezry 81,
san Francisco.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-29
BUSINESS COLLEGE ENDS SUC-
CESSFUL TERM.

The spring sessions of the Little
Falls business college will come to a
close today noon, completing one of
the most successful terms Of college
work in the history of the institution.
This was banner term for the school
in more ways than one. During this
school year more floor space was
leased, until now the college occupies
the entire third story of the large
Realty Improvement company build
ing new and p-to-date fixtures were
installed in the banking department !;
a number of new machines were added
to the equipment of the typewriter
room, bringing up the total to twenty
six standard machines; all the rooms
of the college were entirly remodeled
and many other changes for the better
were made The enrolment of the
school has also substantially increased,
being at present about 142 students.
Despite the unfavorable time large
number Of graduates have been placed
in responsible positions, and are max
ing good.
Prof. Ralph Mil]ard attributes the
success Of the college to judicious
amount of advertising, and expects to
secure an enrolment of 200 students,
when the college re-opens on August
31st for the fall term
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-29
FINISH SCHOOL STUDIES
Graduating Exercises To-
Neutrality-suspicious. Will
Receive Diplomas

This day will be long remembered
by twenty three young people of this
city, who will be awarded their di-
plomas Of graduation at the com
mencement exercises at the court
house this evening. This is the
crowning feature Of their four years ,
high school work, and naturally they
feel that the many years spent in their
studies has been we'll employed, when
they are presented with the sheep
skins.
The names of the members of the
1908 graduating class and the program
was published in last week s issue
of the Herald. but owing to some
slight changes made since, we publish
the program again. 1t is as follows:
God OF Our Observation-Disclosures
Cans Chorus
Invocation, .....Rev. G. A. Billig
OrdI1On .Am0TlCdu 1OllGlCS
J. Claude Hosch
Ihe Mlller's WOOlng....... ...... Iannlng
Cans Chorus
Reading The Last Word. Van Dyke
Mabel Latel Cochran
Grafton. Natures Influence on Writers
Goldie Laurel Bacon
Grafton. Battle of Lake Erie
Charley R. Rose
Glass Will Lulu Francis Price
Minnehaha ....... ..... ....,.... Loring
Cans Chorus
Presentation of Diplomas F. W. Lyons
Spirit Immortal. ...A Arr. from Attilla
Cans Chorus S.
BenedictlOn ....."...........* ...........
The exercises will start at 8 :15 p.
m. sharp, but holders Of reserved seat
tickets must take advantage Of their
tickets before s O'Clock, for at that
time the front door of the court room
will be thown open and the general
public will then have access to all
seats vacant, whether reserved or not.
Up to 8 o'clock, only holders of
reserved seat tickets will be admitted
and these only through the side door
of the court room.
No children will be admitted to the
court room for these exercises.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-29
new TRAIN SCHEDULE
Several Changes to be
Made--New Train to
be Added

A new schedule in the passenger
service on the Northern Pacific will 20
into effect next Sunday, May 81, and
trains will be run on it June 1st. Ac-
cording to this schedule, no change in
time will be made in the run OF No. /
and 3, the west bound trains which
arrive here at 80 p. M and 1 80 a. m.
respectively, and in No. 2 and 4,
east bound, which arrive here at II :O1
a. m. and 4 05 a. m. respectively.
No. 5, which at present arrives here
at 1901 a. m. will arrive at about
2 80 a. m. No. 6, the through coast
train, which arrives here at 3 :O9 o.
m. will do local work here, arriving
here at 3:45 a. m. and taking the
place of No. s. No Z, westbound
local to Jamestown, Will arrive here
at 1906 p. m. as usual. No. 8, east
bound, will be the afternoon local in
place of the present No. IA, which will
be discontinued. No. 8, the Brainerd
local, will arrive here from st. Paul
at about 10 :15 p. M. instead of at :55
;p m. its present schedule. The same
train, returning as No. 10 from Brain
erd, will arrive here at :45 a. m. as
at present A new main line day
train to be known as the Winnipeg
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-29
MORRISON MINNESOTA.
DEC GRAFTON D.
Rev. M. B. Milne Will
Deliver Grafton at
Exercises

Saturday will be Memorial Day, and
again the surviving members of the G.
AR. and the general public will unite
to offer homage to those who took part
in the Civil war and are now resting
in the local cemetery. Having saved
the Union with the sweat Of their
blood they have no more worry. We
can honor their memory by decorat-
ing their graves, and taking part in
the exercises held on that day.
I. L. Warren will be the marshal of
the day and will lead the procession
which Will start at p m. from the
city hall to Oakland cemetery. Mem
bers of the local Workman post of the
G.. A. R. will follow In carriages
headed by the band, which will play
music appropriate to the occasion.
The program at the cemetery is as
follows: prayer by chaplain, singing
by high school choir, services by the
Grand Army, reading of Lincoln's s
Gettysburg address by G. E. Vasaly,
oration by Rev. NJ. B. Milne,
"'America' " by choir and assembly,
and music by band.
Following is an up to date list of the
old soldiers, who have been laid at
rest at local cemeteries:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-29
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATING
EXERCISES.

The Eighth grade graduating exer-
cises will be held this morning, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock, at the court
room Of the court house. Seventy -one
students of the Columbia and Haw-
thorne schools will be given diplomas,
and will take part in the chorus and
class song in the exercises. The pro-
gram to be given will be very good, as
the different parts have been we'll
fehearsed and mastered by the mem
bers of the class, who Will give them.
Following is the program:
Chorus. .......Old Glory Leads The Way
Invocation ......,.....Rev. W. 81. Farrell
Essay ......... .Clouds....... Laura Steele
Piano Solo ..................G Gladys Brown
Recitation. Mrs. Blake's Visit to the
White Mountains. j.. Rosebud Fortier
Chorus Voice of he Woods
Hawthorne Girls
Hawthorne Glass Prophecy ............
................... Ray Matteson
Recitation .... ....Aunt Elnora's Hero
Mabel Dahlstrom
Piano Solo ...... Erma Warren
Original Story. An Instance Of True
Courage ............ ....Dessle Dewey
Columbia Glass Prophecy. Louis Hoff
Vocal Solo ....All Through The Night
Rose Bourassa
Recitation The Organ Builder
Katherine Chance
Address to the Glass .Supt. NJ E. Barns9
Presentation of Diplomas
Glass Song. ng...................... School
COlOrs-Lilac and Cream
Motto-Success
Columbia Glass Roll.
Ellen Anderson, Carl Anderson,
Frieda Anderson, Rose Bourassa,
Gladys Brown, Award Baker, Hazel
Berks, Regina Burton, Lucille Butler,
Katherine Chance, Lillian Courtney,
bessie Dewey, Joseph Diedrich,
Gustav Blk, Albert Enke, Rosebud
Fortier, Eddie Fearing, Aileen Friend,
Hattie Gottstein, Delma German,
Kate Jones, Louis Hoff, Helen John
son, Gust johnson, Victor LaCnance,
Marie Lucia, Chester Longley, Doris
Mathieson, Florence Lemieux, Loyd
Magee, Clara Nordstrom, George
Richie, Reinhold Rocene, Anna
Stevens, Lydia Spliman, May Simmons,
Nettie Schemerhorn, Eba W1nterquist.
Hawthorne Glass Roll.
Drew Amo, Alice Berg, Phoebe
Gotta, Frank Connell, Walter Collins,
Ross Dunphy, Mabel Dahlstrom
George Gibson, Emma Goodmanson,
George Green, Grace Hall, Olive
Harrison, Mildred Jenson, Lottie
Lakin, Elmer Madison, Herbert Muir
ply, Ray Matteson, Wilma Notion,
Marguerite O'Shea, Mae Parshall.
Eta Rundell, Lille Reid, Edna Roth
we'll, Beatrice Richard, Conrad Sund-
strom, Laura Steele, Erma Warren,
Florence Schallern, Blanche Battles,
Rose Waninger, Bertha Boyce.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-29
PICNIC, ON june p
Moodmen Of the County
and Vicinity Will Large
Iy Attend

The Morrison county WOOdmen will
hold their picnic at Sank Lake. near
Sauk Centre on Tuesday, June 23th.
This was decided at a meeting of the
representatives of the different ca mps
of the county at the Commercial club
rooms Monday night.
1t IS planned to have a special train
leave here at a. m. for the picnic
grounds, and the return from Sauk
Centre will be made at 7:3Ofp. n.
Arrangements will be made, so that
the Motley and Royalton people win
take the special at this place.
The affair promises to be a most
successful one, as camps IN the snr-
rounding terrlotry, outside Of this
county, have shown a desire to "a attend d.
Officers of the association were
elected as follows:
President -Chas. Rhoda, Royalton.
Vice-President-T. L. Wiley, Ran
dali.
secretary-C. W. Cross6eld, Little
Falls. s.I~1 80
Treasurer-O. o: Torgerson, Motley.
Committee on train service-C. E.
Vasaly, Little Falls.
Committee on sports-W II. Hall,
Little Falls; 0. o. Torgerson, Motley:
Joe Doty, ROyalton.
Advertising-J. T. Hobllt Little
Falls; L: J. Pick1t. Lincoln; A. W.
Bouck, Royalton; B. b. Cox, Swan.
vile; NJ. Cary, Motley, and S. C.
Cochran, Randall.
Those appointed on committees are
live ones, so there is surely something
going to be doing.