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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17
Good Roads In Kentucky.

Louisville, Ky, Sept. IA good
roads convention, at which many
methods for improving the highways
Of the state will be considered, was
opened today at the Kentucky State
fair. Sessions were also held today
by the Kentucky Horticultural So
ciety, the Beef Cattle Breeders asso-
citation and the editors of the STATE.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17
SteNXart Must MIKE Good.

Washington, Sept, 16.-It was an
nounced today that the war depart
ment would soon order Col. Stewart,
the TT. Grant exile, to appear before
the retiring board. He will appear be-
fore the medical board and will be
given strict physical examination.
II in the slightest unfit Col. Stewards
retirement will be made compulsory
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

Sulphur. Okla, Sept. l6.-Veterans
of the new department of oklahoma
Grand Army of the Republic, gath
cred here today in force for the first
reunion since the consolidation of the
Oklahoma and Indian territory di-
visions. Many Rough Riders and
other veterans of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war are here as the guests of
the civil war veterans The reunion
will last three days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17
Troops Leave I'm january.

Havana, Sept. l7-It is now ap-
parently decided that the United
States troops will evacuate Cuba on
January 2S of next year, President
Roosevelt having agreed with Cuban
leaders on that date As the day will
mark the birth anniversary OF Jose
Martl, the Cuban patriot, as well as
the return OF self-government, a great
celebration will probably be held.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

Kodol will, without doubt, make
your stomach strong and will almost
instantly relieve you Of all the symp-
toms of indigestion. Get a bottle Of
1t today. It is sold here by Tallman
& Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17
Antletam Anniversary.

Lake Compounce, Conn, Sept. IT,
The forty-sixth anniversary of the
battle Of Antietam was observed here
today by a reunion Of the survivors
OF the Sixteenth Connecticut regi-
ment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

ness. The course in packing will last
all the week and possibly a few days
longer. Boxes and apples have been
furnished by the union and instruc-
tins are given free of charge
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17
CANDY ROAD FOR
CANDY FARMERS
L. S. GOVERNMENT BUILDS
HIGHWAY OF MoLAssEs.

Department of Agriculture Plans
Unique Roadway for Use I'm Dusty
Districts - Molasses. oil, Lime
water and Rock Form COmblna-
tiOn--TO save Farmers Thousands
in Hauling Costs - King Louis
Road of Sugar.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

Join the Fraternal Brotherhood. In
surance is n duty which, least OF all.
can afford TO wait. You insure your
home against fire. Why not your life
against death. Do II now.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

DeWltt's Carbollzed Witch Hazel
Salve is the best thing to use for piles
Sold by Tallman G. Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

The ministers who are returning
from their vacations find Satan still
on the job.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10

amount of gram. fruit and insects COM
bined. In this characteristic. ii resent
bles the lufned grouse. When the chill
Utah winds drift snow into the ravines.
causing most game birds almost to
freeze and starve, the quail is actually
fattening on leaves. 1t eats grass,
chickweed (alsine mcdia). fern leaves,
geranium, oxAlis, groundsal bush
(baccharis), alfilaria leaves terodiuml.
alfalfa and clover Son.a gardeners, in
Utah, have noticed that the quail pecks
in their domain occasonally; but the
damage Is not as yet appreciable. as
our gardens are mostly III the lowlands.
not on the hiilsides where the quail
makes its home.
WEED SEED DESTROYER.
1t Is however when we consider II in
relation to weed seeds that the quail
ucites our greatest surprise and praise.
Nearly so pei. cent of its annual food
consists of these seeds--a quantity
cnIal to almost five times the amount
of fruit and grain above referred to!
This fact. alone. ought to settle. for
ever th. question concerning the cco-
nomic status of the California quail.
The weed seeds, it destroys are Of in
Vulnerable variety and description. 1t
takes clover seeds from the pod and
swallows tlam II once without regard
for the spincs and bur. Alfalfa. tvetch,
cassias,) clover and locust tobnia)
seeds arc eaten similarly at all times
and most of the legiminous plants in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10

The evidence which l have thus far
gathered shows that the quail do pick
at the punches of grapes, and not alone.
those punches which are near or on
the ground; but the damage which they
cause seems orerestimated. Too often
mutilated punches of grapes are SUP
posed 10 be due to the presence of
quail in the vineyards: but ethere are
other birds and mammals. also, which
vary their diet with grapes. have
examined a number of quails crops and
gizzards without finding the presence
of grapes, although the birds had been
shot near and in vineyards. quaiFs
crop sent to me from Los Gatos by
MI. A. H. Hawlcy contained % small
grapes: others had a few graves. seeds
and poison oak berries"
In Utah, however, the quail has
not the opportunity for such de-
struction. as our vineyards are
comparatively few, Fruit con-
stitutes only about I per cent Of its
annual food, and, as by far the greater
part Of this is eaten in December. when
apples and other ungathered fruits are
rottng on the limbs. it surely does lit
tie damage to the horticulturist. Like
the cedar bird or waxWing, the quail,
in this respect, becomes more OF "a sea-
venger than q destroyer
Probably the most astonishing food
habit of the quail, however. is its eating
of leaves to the extent Of about % per
cent of its annual fare, or double the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10
the list come: within the category o

the list come within the category of
weeds.
4 The quail eats also many thistle
seeds. 500 to 500 Of the spiny seed of the
4 bur thistle tcentaursa melitenss), for
instance, having been taken from one
stomach. Many u troubled farmer Will
thank the quail for this service in the
constant battle against the bothersome
bur thistle. The seed of Marsh Elder
diva xant1ifoli;l. mayWeed tanthemis
cctula), Wild lettuce, tar weed NADIA
sativa) and wild carrot are all agree
able to the taste of the thrifty quail.
j. S. Hunter has. according to the
biological survey. taken 1000 mayweed,
seed from one quail's stomach. One
can hardly realize the amount OF good
Quail are very fond OF he seed of
the turkey mullen (croton sctigelus),
sometimes disteading their crops with
as high as 900 seeds. Many II shee.
man. TOO. will appreciate the service Of
the quail in its destruction of that weed
the seed Of which burrow into sleeps
Wool and. at tines. even pierce the
SKIN. i refer to the alfalfa (erodtum)
The seed of this weed is spear shaped
with cnrkscrew avn ending in a long,
thin spine IL Is. In fact, n seed Welt
adapted for the working of misery up
on roth man and beast: and therefore
| II may be we'll 10 state en- passat,t that
| nearly every bird or tbe ,ynst does It's
! Shnrn In consuming the pest. When
| we realize that a Quail sometimes
| swallows 1900 OF these little cork
| screws at a meal. we certainly ought
| 10 hesitate before the next gunshot
I lii like manner. if the uuails had their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10

i ject to great variation in marking and
somewhat also. in size Ordinarily
they measure 1870 inches in length by
one in breadth; and have ground
color OF creamy white, which. however,
Is freckled and marked with shading
of olivaceous-drab or burnt umber
Other eggs may have larger markings
of rusty-drab shade; and still more
may contain large spots of chestnut
brown.
WHAT A QUAIL FEEDS ON.
The usefulness of the California quail
is probably SO little appreciated by the
average agriculturist that n detailed
description OF it's food habits is oppor-
tune. Its annual fare considered in
toto, consists of insects, 216 per cent
and fruit, seeds and leaves. 1856 per
cent-a fact which proves this quail TO
be one of the most largely vegetarian OF
our game birds.
Two and one-half per cent would
scarcely be more than the pepper aud
salt of Il mans food; and very likely
insects occupy just such a place in the
quails meal. He eats more beetles
than spiders, more grasshoppers and
crickets than beetles, and more ants
and other hymenoptera than grass
hoppers Our mountain benches are
SO varied In their vegetation that he
ought not to look In vain for any par
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10
QUAIL SHOOTING STARTS NEXT WEEK
Claude Barnes Writes Regarding Habits Little Known Game Bird Which
Popular Among Lovers Of Gun All the World Over-Demonrates
hat he IS the Friend Of the ancer, orculust sheepman

she is similar to the male with these
exceptions: She has no white ard black
on the head; her throat feathers are
brownish yellow streaked with brown;
she has no buff and orange brown, un-A
derpeath, and her crest is very short
1t IS quite essential that we thus OBJ
serve closely the characteristics of the
California quail uophortyX Californi-
cus) in order to distinguish it especi-
ally from CANDLES quail QophortyX
&GanlbGlD. which Is found, however,
most frequently in the extreme south
ern portion of the state. The bob white
5(ortyx Virginianus) may, too. occasions
ally be seen; but unfortunately this
faNorite Is far too rare.
PROTECTED IN UTAH.
The imported California quail, called
in California the valley quail" has
been protected and welcomed in Utah
to such an extent that it is timely to
consider its interesting habits and it's
economic relation to agriculture. Many
a weary professional man looks for
ward to the few days in October, when
,heslaw permits the hunting of these
birds. as Il time of long needed recrea-
ton midst the tinted oaks OF the low
mountain sides; but not all appreciate
the real merit of the bird they pursue.
In Utah, this quail manifests a pref
erence for cultivated districts, being
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Z .st r = 4. j,
IS a white band. which forms almost
n complete circle around the throat
from eye to eye. The belly Is pale
buff. anteriorly, and white. Literally,
each feather being margined abruptly
with black, which gives the whole
under surface a scaly appearance. In
the middle. however. underneath, Is
rounded patch OF orange brown. Inc
feathers on the sides of the body, like
those of tho back, are streaked, cen
tral1y, with white, while those Of the
top and sides of the neck have both
margins and shafts of black. this latter
marking appearing like a tiny anchor
painted on each feather the under,
tail coverts are buff broadly stresked
along the middle with brown, ss1
Probably the most conspicuous 81
actcrlstics of our quail, however, n
crest consisting of two to six. le1Fa -
ed dark brown feathers. which
from the vertex or top Of the h 81
striking wedge shape, The sf,s'
the feathers lie in the same vel
plane overlapping each other u
5ening toward the tip. A
We procure a female; and findaN tsfat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10
HIE-r-' Whir--r- Whir-r-!:
Bang! Bang!--gone! Such.

Bang! Bang! gone! Such.
each year, during the ten
days following October the
fourteenth, is the experience of many
a hunter whose hand and eye are not
quick enough to catch the California
quail, as, with his brood, he fushcs
with confusing suddenness, and buzzs
off Dan oak patch, nearby. One IS apJ
to stand for a moment as surprised
as the birds and wonder how il all oc-
Cured so quickly. Finally, however,
one, male Is taken, and an oppor-
tunity is afforded to scrutinize The
beautiful creature.
He is a plump little bird not quite 10
Inches long; and he strikes one at once
rs being one Of tho handsomest of his
Kind, The anterior half OF his body
and upper parts ave of plumpeous COZ
or, though the bSc1 and wings ars
CLOSED with olive brown The fore
part of the head above, is brownisn
yellow; and, behind this. runs a white
transverse band which passes along
the side of the crown. Within the white
is a narrow black suffusion The crown
and hind head are light brown. The
chin and throat are black, though
margining them, laterally and behind,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10
NOT TIE sANIE.

hillary said the Young girl, lifting
for moment her fair, fond head from
passionate beating of your hearth"
Finishing. The proud AMI sensitive
youth BIZ his lip.
You see. since my smash-up in the
aeropane. ! have been temporarily OBJ.
liged to carry one Of those 99-cent
Watches"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10

DAVIS COUNTY SHOOTING
ticular delicacy among the families
Inent innel .--l-- 80. 49,. 49,

ticular delicacy among the families
mentioned.
Among the beetles, which he devours
in both the larvae and adult state are
the following: Leaf-eating beetles
(chrysomelidae) including the western
representative of the destructive twelve
spotted cucumber beetle: darklng bee
ties tenebrionidae); wire worms (elat-
seridae), which alone destroy millions
of dollars worth of grain in a year;
ground beetles (calabidae); ladNbirds
(coccinellidae(: snout beetles and flea
beetles of the genus Haltica.
VERITABLE ANT-EATER.
Our hillsides are, in places. conspic-
uously spotted with ant hills; and there
we may expect to find the quail dis
patching thousands with a relish. He
chooses usually the formicidae and
myrmcidae, as high as fifty individuals
being swallowed at a meal.
The quail eats caterpillars and their
pupae among those taken being cut
worms (agrotis), the destruction of
which, alone. atones for a multitude of
sins, if, indeed, the quail have any sins;
measuring worms tgeometridae);
sphinx caterpillars and bollwor,ns.
Our birds. too, nip with delight many
q destructive bug, such as stink bugs
&(pentatomidae). leaf bugs. turnover
bugs, leaf hoppers (jassdae), tree hop
pers, and plant lice. 1t takes also some
flies Qucillia caesar, spiders and snaiIs.
With such variety of animal
matter entering into the animal
food of the California quail, one
can hardly believe that nearly
% per cent of its fare consists
of vegetable matter; but such, however,
is true. for. though we may like the
fact that the quail eats many Rocky
Mountain locusts and other insects
ruinous to the Utah farmer, we must
be resigned to the belief that these
delicacies are only the spice in his
meal.
So often are flocks flushed from grain
fields that one, at times, judges the
quail harshly in this respect; but OBJ
seryation leads me to believe that very
little if any grain Is taken While it is
uncut. have found as high as
$50 kernels of barley in one birds ston-s
ach. but invariably such specimens
were taken while they We're cleaning
ina field from which the harvester had
long since driven away. Grain thus
gathered from stubble fields would. II
left, be OF little or no value to the
farmer. When.i however, they do eat
grain, quail evince a preference for
barley, taking -four times as much as
of wheat corn and oats. But after ALL
only per cent of their annual food
consists of grain--a fact which ought TO
dispeI all fears in this direction.
r. go, 4
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10

seen most frequently along the noun
tain benches, where grain fields are
mingled with patches of oak trees,
which linger with pristine beauty ana
Witness. In the breeding season. the
bir1s are seen only in pairs: but later
they gather in coveys consisting or
from Il dozen to 100 individuals. The
male is very wntchful over his brood.
being fond of sitting on q stump or
log which overlooks the weeds or
grasses in which his mate and nest are
concealed When thus situated, ne ire
quently, in the morning, at least, utters
his cry, which some think to be repre-
seited by the syllables ''kuck-kuck-
kuck- ka,'' the three first notes being
repeated rapidly, and the last prolong-
Eed with q falling Infection When dis
Etu,bed, however, his common note IS
IL sharp, clear pit, quite like the call OF
the grcsbeak: and 1t Is always given
with sufficient loudness that the dlngy
white chicks invaria bly, get the warning
to8hide. How cleverly they disappear.
is astonishing, for one may fire at Il
hundred by the roadside, and, rushing
up. hear not Il sound ana nave diili-
Guilty in discovering one BIRD even
though all are known to be in the same
5patch of brush. In fact, in q wooded
country, the California quail. when
flushed, runs or flies. invariably, to the
trees where it squats quickly length
wiso on a branch and rests with con-
tttdepce under the protection of its in-f
conspicuous celebration. Its short strong
wings enable 1t to get up speed, M
stap,ly, and to be gone before the un
initiated hunter has time ever to aim.
BEST WAY. TO HUNT.
This quail will not lie we'll to a dog,
but runs until forced to fly. The best
way, therefore, to hunt them is to keep
the dog ut heel until the report OF Y
gunshot scattersi the covey, and then
individuals viii be found to lie fairy
we'll to q. trained pointer.
The quails have an undressing habit
of posting sentinels. when feeding. one
will occupy the top of n short tree from
which the neighbprhood can De
scanned; in a few moments, another
will take his place; then another, ana
50 on until the meal is finished. In the
night time. also, instead OF squ .s i, IA
q circle on the ground as does the BOD
white, the california quail roosts IN
bushes or low thickly foliaged trees
IN the evening when they are pfepaf.
ing thus TO spend the night. their cal
| note Is very plaintive and sweet, re
sembling somewhat the words. cut-
| cut-cut-ine-too, uttsiea VIII p s''>
! ing soiicitude.
! These birds yield readily, to SENT
| dornestication, often making their home
| in the thick wild roses and WILLOWS
| hahind the barn. and even venturing to
eat with the chickens in the orchard
II Usually, the nest Is made in an open
oa,a nr Mt the foot Of a thick Weed,
ma ia constructed of loose grasses ar
ranged without much care. some,
ttr,ns however. the eggs may pc found
! I, 'ii,a barc sand under a little DRIFT
,rnos a. In the shade of a bush.
/ The eggs, Il to 1s In number, are SUB
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10
Best Stomach
Remedy Free

1t is an old saying that II the ston-&
ach is sound the whole body is safe.
because 50 much depends upon the
proper working of the stomach Many
persons find themselves with a dis
order of the stomach which pro-
duces dyspepsia or a peculiar state OF
bilipuSness.
If you suffer from both stomach trou-
Bile and constipation you are on the way
TO a very serious disease. From just
such conditions come appendicitis, rheu-
matism, skin diseases and similar dis
orders. because the waste matter that
should have been dspelled from the
system through the bowels has found
Its way into the blood and Initiated it.
What is needed at this point is not
simply II violent cathartic tablet or
salt. which usually does more harm
than good, but q gentle laxative tonic
| like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. which
people have been using for these ALL
| ,nents for nearly a quarter of celi-
! turS II cured J. c. Lanham. of War
! rensburg, Mo- of stomach trouble Of
| long stancng, also William Nol of a03
\ Ellisson ST., Louisville. Ky, who had
/ the trouble for fifteen years.
| However, if you have stomach trou-
| Bile you want TO know from personal
| experience what nr. Caldwelfs Syrup.
| pepsn will do for YOU. If so, send
your name to the doctor and free trial
| boltle VIII De sent you. You are utSeu
to send for the free bottle, as the re-
| suits from it VIII be the best recom-
\ mendation of Dr. Caldwell's syrup Pep
sin. Then you will do as over two
million people did last year--go TO your
druggist and buy q regular bottle at 80
/ cents or 81. according to the size YOU
| prefer. We could mention hundreds
and hundreds OF families who are new
CT withoutt. You can never tell when
some member of the family will need
81 laxative, and then no time should be
lost taking Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10
THEY LIKE GRAPES.

an uncnviabe reputation, being of suf-
flcient number as to be pest to some
of the grape growers in California. w.
e. Bryant says Of conditions there:
IN some parts of California, there Is
a strong prejudice against the quail,
owing to alleged. damage to the grape
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10

II there is anything
about your ailment that
you don't understand,
or If YOU want any
medical advice. write to
the doctor, and he Will
answer YOU fully. There
is no charge for this
service. Tho address is
DR., w. 3. Caldwell, S2o
Caldwell Bldg, Month
cello. III.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

the midnight express trains between
New York and Boston on the Shore
Line route OF the New Haven. They
were placed In service last week on
the Owl express train, leaving New
York at midnight The new style
sleeping car affords the traveller the
privacy and exclusiveness OF a hotel
or club. Every car Is divided into ten
luxurously furnished apartments that
approach in size the average single
room In a modern hotel. They have
every toilet convenience except bath
tub There are connecting doors be-
tween each apartment so that the
rooms may be arranged in suites. The
apartments open on a corridor that
extends along the side Of the coach
There are two berths in every room
New splendor and luxury are re-
vealed in the decoration and furnish
ings OF the cars.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
Election of Directors.

Motion was made by Durland that
an informal ballot be taken for nine
directors, ignoring the vote that had
been cast by mail. This led to con-
siderable discussion, and resulted in
the adoption of a substitute motion
that committee of three be appointed
by the chair to canvass the mail bal
sisted of Matrau, Durland and Stur-
geon.
A motion by Tyler that vote of
thanks be given the directors of the
club for the interest they have taken
and the work they have done during
the year, was carried.
AS a result of the difference of opin-
ion in regard to the method of elect
ing directors, committee consisting
of Hoffman, Parish and Butterfield,
was appointed to draft change in the
bylaws covering the election. This
committee reported as follows, and
the report was adopted:
Amending Article VII of the by
laws: The election of directors shall
be by ballot and shall be held at the
time of the annual meeting. Each
member shall be furnished ten days
previous to the meeting, list of the
sustaining members, and shall deposit
his ballot, with the number of shares
to which he is entitled to vote to ap-
pear on the reverse side of his ballot,
at the time of the meeting in a suit
able box. In case a member finds it
impossible to attend in person he may
have his vote deposited by duly au-
thorzed proxy. The ballot to be
counted at the meeting and the nine
members receiving the highest number
of votes shall be declared the direct
ors for the coming year."