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BIRDS THAT EAT MOSQUITOES

ID ECENT investigations by Government orni-
n biologists have shown that some birds
great destroyers of mosquitoes. and ought for
that reason to be protected Notable among
them are the nighthawk the chimneysw and
the killdee
The nighthawk has huge mouth and
stomach of corresponding size 1t does most of
its feeding during twilight hours, on which ac
count the malaria mosquito, which IS a night
flyer, is particularly likely to become its victim
Mosquitoes of any breed are much esteemed by
them with its mouth wide open and take them
in much as whale swallows fishes in its
progress through school
The nighthawk. of course. is not hawk at
all. 1t is otherwise known as the bullbat.
because its fight is somewhat like that of bat
When its broad bill is opened wide for prey, it
seems to be all mouth,-a most effective mos
quito catcher In the stomach of one of these
birds as MANY as eighteen hundred good sized
ants have been found by actual count and in
another case sixty grasshoppers and twenty
two beetles and bugs. There is hardly doubt
that it could eat ten thousand mosquitoes for
single meal
during twilight hours, when it feeds 1t is
very ra pid f1yer, as most people have had oppor
tunities to notice Probably it could devour
two hundred mosquitoes at repast. AS for the
killdee. five hundred mosquitoes would do no
more than provide this bird with a square meal
OF course. all of these feathered creatures de-
pend largely and doubtless mainly, upon other
kinds of insects for food but they will eat
mosquitoes whenever they can get them evil
IDENTITY regarding them as dainty And they
ought surely to be encouraged in the practice to
the utmost extent possible.
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A Sawdust Tragedian
Continued from page 10

rom page 10
occupied by other printing, and in one place it
The conductor looked at Charlie curiously.
The drummer glanced at the red lettered words,
and then began to study the toe of his shoe,
peculiar smile playing round his mouth
You'll have to ride IN the smoker on that
ticket, said the conductor rather bruskly
With his face scarlet and his head bowed,
Charlie picked up his bag and. without looking
at the drummer who kindly studied the flying
landscape through the window, he crossed the
platform into the smoker Selecting seat IN
the far end of the car he lay down and covered
his face with his hat nor did he move until the
train rolled into the Chicago station
CHARLIE was tired and hungry after his all
- night ride but not cent did he have in his
pockets. Through the crowded street he
walked, and wondered what he should do He
knew that he could find Stone and Parker at
the Dizzy. but he could not bear the thought OF
calling on them for assistance. after the way he
had ridiculed their show Toward the middle
of the afternoon his head began to swim and his
stomach to feel faint. He had eaten nothing
since the afternoon before, and had walked the
streets all day Pride began to give way before
the pangs of hunger, and he gradually found
himself drawing nearer the Dizzy.
When he reached the place he paused for
moment outside the screen doors to gather his
courage. The voices of his friends could be
heard coming from their accustomed table He
set his teeth and went in.
Shades of Edwin Forrest if it amt Char
he!' exclaimed Stone. rising and grasping his
hand.
Hows the coming tragedian?" cried Parker,
shaking his left hand, while Stone still pumped
the right
The unmistakable warmth of their greeting
raised Charles dropping spirits notch and
nerved him for the ordeal of telling them all
Where's the show? inquired Parker
Ask me-" Charlie replied, dropping wearily
into char.
Busted!'
Higher than kte!
Stone and Parker looked at each other. but
no one spoke.
Have beer, Charliea" i'm said after long
pause.
No. thanks Charlie replied, looking long
ingly at the free lunch counter. where nothing
remained of the usual bountiful repast but
few pickles and some limp and shiny an
chovies.
Prospects for my show are fine. Stone said
finally, when the silence had become oPpres-
sive. I've booked race week IN Ottumwa. and
have two fair dates offered me I've got all my
people except a man for Harris. m afraid
I'll have to raise the ante to get the man
want
There was another pause during which Stone
and Parker looked out the window and Charlie
watched the progress of fly climbing the oppo-
site wall
How much would you give?' Charlie asked
hesitatingly, still keeping his eyes intently on
the fly
Well l said thirteen: but if could get the
right man. ! might stretch it to fifteen
And cakes!'
And cakes "
Would you-make-an advance-ol cakes
-now?"
Jim looked at Charlie and for the first time
noticed that he was very pale Sure, he SAID
Charlie turned and held out his hand.
You re on Order the cakes'
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WE WOULD LIKE MANUSCRIPT that will dupl
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Miss Pettcoats,' books and plays The C. M Clark
Publishing Co, Boston, Mass
Evening star., 1909-05-23
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Transact business keep books anywhere Pres
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Bylaws and Forms Reference: Any Bank in Arizona
Stoddard Incorporating Company Box Soo Phoenix
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MINNESOTA REAL ESTATE

$40 BUYS lot 40 # #. located main boulevard
from Mime apcis Lake Minnetonka.- Terms s down
Ss per Mo Reference, Peoples Bank Write for parcu-
lars Savage & Co., Railwa, Bldg, Minneapolis, Mimi
Evening star., 1909-05-23
MANUFACTURING

LET US BE YOUR FACTORY. We make any
thing in metal Models, Patterns and Patents
developed Lowest prices. Estimates free. Tiney Park
Mfg Co. IL State Street, Chicago, Ill.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

AUTHORS
Evening star., 1909-05-23
CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE

CALIFORNIA LAND 81 cash payment. Balance
purchase month per Close San Francisco
No taxes No 5-acre Level rch clear:
Ready pillow. Irrigated Perpetual nights lmmed-
possession Particulars, maps, photographs free.
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AGENTS WANTED

If you have spare time will pay guaranteed
salary of Isc hour also commission More than
million people goods. We want men and women
look after his business for Ea
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Black & Co, Inc, Beverly ST. Boston, Mass.
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Electric Line Conducts a Hailstorm

A hailstorm followed the course OF
an electric transmission line in Van
cluse, France, last June. AS reported
by an observer. this storm swept over
an area about mile and quarter
wide and nine miles long. The storm
started to follow. n narrow valley in
the side OF mountain chain. but on
meeting the electric line, which cuts
at right angles across series of such
valleys. the hailstorm Joined II and fol-
lowed IL until exhausted. The effects
OF the storm were most violent close
70 the line ard decreased toward both
sides. Hail fell near the line. rain on
the edges OF the storms path. An
other observer reports that three balls
OF globe lightning appeared near the
cables at one point. bursting Just be-
fore the hail fell. There seems to be
no doubt that the line conducted the
storm. but probably the presence OF
the electric current had nothing TO do
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brought up the prince and made him
take an oath that he wouldn't get
mad or tell the secrets of the order
OF "Who-Whos," and then we seated
him on the plank and | said, Enc
meme, money my" and gave him a
shove, and he went down that plank
like II was creased. and struck with
a splash right in among the goldfish.
his blindfold came of, and saw some
ladies coming across the lawn to visit
the fountain, and yelled to the
prince TO cheese IT," and he squirreled
back up the plank, and was going to
paste me one in the nose. but told
him all freshmen In college had to
take their medicine that way and
while we were picking the slivers out
OF his drawers he asked ii ROOSEVELT s
son had to be hazed when he entered
college, and told him they were haz-
ing young Roosevelt yet. and the
prince said. We'll. II Roosevelt got his,
l viii took mine, and schmile all right,
but dey peter look little Quit"
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that window OF this kind admits
more light, sunshine and air than a
narrow, contracted, old-fashioned af.
fair.
One great advantage OF, n house like
this Is the ease with which the house
work Is carried on. There are many
pleasant features about the plan. one
OF which ~ the combination living
room and dlnlngroom which make
practically one room nearly ~ feet
long by IL feet In width The partial
division In The center may be hung
with curtains or not. but usually the
archw'y is left open. especially In the
summer time. II woman has hand.
some portieres she likes to display
them at the proper time, but she also
likes to put them away In summer out
OF the way OF moths and the fading
propensities OF sunlight. And I often
think that she does II to have a
change. I don't care how handsome n
curtain Ia, II II hangs before you the
year round YOU become Indifferent TO
II. In fact, you don't see Il, you don't
know II IL there, Hut n your wife
puts II away YOU miss II aud when n
comes back agnln you are pleased 10
renew old acquaintances. A reaI live.
womanly woman Ii fully alive 10 the
TACT that most men and some women
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Spinal Mennigets Degree on Him.
the board on the place where his pants
were not creased, and he yelled, Och,
fader. I will never do II again." and
one Of the servants who was helping
to confer the degree said the prince
thought the kaiser had caught him in
the act.
We took on the blindfold, and he
looked around for his father, but I
told him that was all In the degree.
and then he wanted to fight, but told
him II he wanted to turn traitor now,
they would kill him when he struck
an American college. 80 he calmed
down. and then l said was . sopho-
more, and what the deuce was he, a
freshman. wearing a hat in my pres
ence, and made him take It of and
carry 1t under his arm.
He was learning humility all right.
SO decided to have class rush,
cause he said he wanted one.
We went down to little lake back
Of the palace where there was a dock
where launches landed, and l placed
him near the edge Of the water, and
told him that when they had class
rush on the college campus. the game
was to see which class could throw the
othe. class in the lake, and that some
times one class got soused. and some
times the other, depending on which
was the strongest. see? He said he
thought he saw, and guess he did.
got the prince fixed just right, with
his back toward me, and I gave
running jump down the dock, and was
Just going to give him shove, when
he side-stepped and all l got hold of
was one of his legs. and went in the
water and dragged him with me.
When we came to the surface he
said, "Vich class was In der VOTER"
and said. 1T is a tie you chump."
and we win have to play 1t off," and
then we looked up on the bank and
there was the kaiser and his wife. and
the prince said, Och. Gott," and
said, Come In the water is fne," and
the kaiser said, "Vot kind Of a fool
business Is dotf" and the kaiserine
| said. Der prince viii catch init his
death. and got out first and made q
run for the barn. and the prince said.
Il will not catch cold. but l will
catch dot American Yankee softmore."
and he caught me by the hair. and
gave me left hook In the jaw. and q
right punch in the eye. and l landed
one In his stomach and damned him
in the nose. and the servants took
us of Of each other and separated us,
and my eye was black and his nose
was bleeding. and the kaiser said
"Vich degree was dot?" and his wife
said. 20. such nonsense. the prince
should go to convent" and the
kaiser laughed and said had better
put cockroach postage stamp on my
eye. and then we went to the palace
and washed up and put on clear
clothes and played billiards, and the
prince apologized for getting mad. ant
said, Don't mention II l will ge
even when you take the degree o.
Royal Bumpers" That's the on,
where the candidate gets his necl
broke.
Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chapman)
| Copyright In Great Britain.)
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ly to meet with approval from the
most fastidious housekeepers. The
cellarway leads down from this little
vestibule and there is also a set OF
shelves reaching from the floor to the
ceiling. This set of cellarway shelves
Is about as useful as any other feature
OF the house. For some reason II is
almost impossible to keep jellies in
the cellar without having them mold.
In the glasses. II kept In the kitchen(
the jellies shrink until the glasses are)
not more than half full, but shelves in
a cellarway built like this seem to hit
the happy medium and the fruit comes
out just as nice In the winter time as
when put up In summer. Dry air In
the house and damp cellar air meet
here and the results are very satisfac-
tory.
The value Of house is made up of
little things. 1t is the many little
things added together that make the
round, satisfactory whole. The man
or woman who wants a house to suit
them must study the details before
starting to build, otherwise the house
Will be unsatisfactory when finished.
The fact is, few families can find a
satisfactory house ready made. II is
difhcu!t for anyone to feel really. thor
oughly at home in rented house.
There are fifty little things you would
IKE to have different but you posi-
uveiy refuse to put time and expepsSa
on a house that belongs to somaC2il
eise' This is one reason why SO AZ
recommend young people to start out
IN a home of their own. II may not
be elaborate but II it fits the pocket
book 1t is very likely to prove the
nucleus OF happy and prosperous
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q prince of the Hollenzollerns, or
something like that. could be main
tained properly II his boy could be
hitched up to buggy and driven by a
woman, because he knew the blood
too well TO believe that the prince
could refrain, II the woman was an
American and handsome, from kickine
over the traces and climbing into the
buggy. But he said | could so ahead
and give the prince few degrees and
see how he caught II onto, already.
The kaiser asked me upon my honor.
II | thought he was crazy. He said
lots OF his subjects thought he was,
and he wanted my unbiased opinion.
as sometimes he saw things that
scared him. told him | thought he
looked nutty, but looks did not count,
that when he thought he saw things
TO investigate them and he would find
he was all right. but II he let things
go with no investigation he would be
like a man knew who was sent 10 an
asylum and got crazy because he did
not investigate an alarming occurrence
and the kaiser wanted me 10 tell him
about II.
told him II was an old story in
high circles in America, but II showed
how 10 deliver the goods, and he in
sisted on hearing the story. and told
him OF man whose friend sent him TO
an asylum to have the doctors look
him over. and after week OF exam
ination the doctor told him he would
be all right again in three weeks. and
he could write his folks he would be
home again before Xmas He went
70 his room wrote the letter, sealed IL
up and licked postage stamp to
stick on, when he dropped the stamp
on the floor and II fell with the sticky
side on cockroach, which the man
did not see, and the unseen cockroach
walked across the floor with stamp
on his back. the man watching the
stamp going away with no visible
means OF locomotion. He watched the
stamp reach the wall. and start up
the side and his eyes stuck out and he
felt OF his head 10 see II he was in his
right mind. and the fear that he was
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Mr.. william A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers OF TINS
paper. On account Of his wide expe-
r,ence as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer. he is. without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to william; A. Radford. NO.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
II would be difficult to design a prac-
tical house any cheaper than this. IL
is small affair intended for a new
married couple who don't require very
much room. It is very neat, pretty
little story-and-a-half house 20 feet b
inches wide by 27 feet 6 inches long,
exclusive of porches. Love in a cot
tage used to mean more or less dis
comfort in the winter time as soon as
the weather got cold, but modern in
ventions have been lately introduced
into the smaller houses and we are
applying them in a sensible way.
Besides hall we have three good
have two very good bedrooms and a
bathdoom tucked away in the roof
gables. In fact, It might properly be
called a gable end house. All the win
dows you get upstairs are In the
gables. and. by the way, these win
dows just add the necessary finishing
touches to the large gables. A house
gable was never finished satisfactorily
until the three-window frame was In
vented. and that didn't happen until
recently. There was some objection
at FIRST to triple windows like this
easement windows they are sometimes
call. until the women found out how
to dress them up satisfactorily. but We
don't hear any complaints now. The
fashion seems to have come to stay
because the women have given 1t theil
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He Intervie.us the Kaiser

II is q good deal like breaking
broncho to ride. to prepare German
prince for an American college. and
may have got my foot In II by promis-
ing the kaiser to teach his boy all the
things he ought TO know before he
goes to America and runs up against
the college gang. but will prepare
him for the worst II II kills us both.
The kaiser took me into his private
den one morning and asked me II
thought could get his son wise to
what would happen TO him as fresh.
man when he went to America, and
said, Sure. Nike and the kaiser said
his name was not Michael but VIII
helm. and | told him that didn't cut
any ice. lie seemed relieved that his
son would not have TO cut ice.
Gee, these Germans are pretty
dense lie asked me how much he
prince. and when | told him would
halter.brea him and fix him up SO he
would stand without hitching. and
when gave him his diploma he would
cat out of my hand and woman
could drive him, and II wouldn't cost
a 500 markee, the kaiser held his head
and looked as though he was going
to have fit, and he said he wanted to
think II over. told him | would give
him time TO think II over II he would
think sort OF sudden like. and he went
into a sort OF trance and ! guess he
was thinking. for when he came out of
II he said he supposed 1t was proper
for the prince to be led around with a
halter. like a horse, in America and
he indorsed that proposition. but he
could not believe that the dignity Of
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nutty caused tho sweat to pour down
his face.
The stamp kept going up the wall
till II came to the ceiling and he
watched II go across the ceiling and
disappear in crack In the plaster.
and he sat glued to his chair, pale
as death. and finally he got to his
feet, tore the letter into pieces and
threw them In the waste basket, and
said aloud to himself as he felt Of his
burning temples: Three weeks, bunk, |
won't get. out of this asylum in a
hundred years and he began to weep
all over himself.
II he had followed that stamp and
found the cockroach he would have
been cured
The kaiser laughed like he would
split. and then he said after this he
would always chase cockroaches and
never be crazy In the head any more,
and for me to go ahead and give the
prince all his hazing, enough to make
him sick, and he went of looking in
all the corners for cockroaches.
told the kaiser that II had half
dozen of American boys we could
initiate the prince all right, but he
was bigger than me and I ought to
have help. so he detailed four servants
to help me and told them to do Just
what told them to do.
Well, we didn't do a thing to the
prince the first day. First we blind
folded him and put him In box stall
in the barn. and took of all his clothes
except his undershirt and drawers.
and we fixed plank from the second
story window Of the barn with one
end In q fountain OF goldfish. and we
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Advice for LIE. cour.e.

be and continue poor. young man,
while others around you grow rich by
fraud and disloyalty: be without place
or power, while others beg their way
upward; bear the pain Of disappointed
hopes, while others gain the accom-
plishment Of theirs by fiattery: forego
the gracious pressure OF the hand for
which others cringe and crawl. Wrap
yourself In your own virtue. and seek
friend and your daily bread. II you
nave In such a course grown gray.
with unblenched honor. bless God. and
die.--Heinxelman.
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Then we put on his uniform and
made him get down on his hands and
knees, and got piece Of board and
stood back Of him and told him the
council was ready to confer the spinal
meningitis degree on him, but II he
was afraid and wanted to back out
he could, but II he was willing to go
on and become a sublime and perfect
devil, he should repeat after me the
grand hailing sign. Let 'er 90 Gala.
gher.' and he said, Go ahead. Mister
Gallagher" and l soaked him one with
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For the last ten years William Bid
dulph Cross Of Cook street. Chester
England. who died recently, was en-.
gagged In the construction OF his own
coffin, made OF empty match boxes. II
is OF the ordinary shape. and much pa
tience and skill have been bestowed on
II. There 10. OF course. an inrer shell
OF wood, on which the match boxes
are glued.
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He Needed Il.

A travelling man told southern
Kansas editor one Of his experiences
the other day. He said he was riding
in the smoking car OF an express train.
reading his paper. when q man rushed
in from the car behind the smoker
evidently In great agitation and said.
Has anybody In the car any whiskyY
A woman in the car behind has faint.
ed" Instantly dozens OF TASKS were
produced. The man who had asked for
II picked out the largest one, drew
the cork and put the bottle to his lips.
With q leng satisfied sigh. he handed
Il back and remarked: That did me
lot OF good. ! needed II. for Il al
ways makes me feel SO queer to see a
woman faint-"-From "What-to- Eat"
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King Alfonso OF Spain is undertak.
ing TO negotiate marriage for King
Manuel OF Portugal with niece OF
King Edward OF England. Alfonso him.
self being married to niece OF Ed.
ward. this activity looks like en-.
thusiasm for the family. Or is IL
that misery loves company
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Jersey justice law has ruled that II
n woman wearing high French heels is
hurt in getting of a car she cannot
recover damages. Here is another II.
lustration OF how poor women are
trampled upon by the masculine foot
of oppression.
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Michigan evangelist, who has been
talking against divorce Tor many
years, now applies for one. Maybe he
Just needs It as evidence how terrible
Il Is.
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The Swedish diet has voted for WON.
an suffrage. Any legislative body with
that name ought to give the sex that
does nine-tenths of the worlds cooking
what IL wants.
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A special appeal has been made TO
Americans for contributions on behalf
of an effort now being made TO erect
at Montpelier, France. on the ground
OF the National School of Agriculture,
a monument to the late Gustaye Foex,
the French horticultural.