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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-18

smashed it over McTerza's head. The
fellow went fat as dead man, but he
must have pulled up quick, for when
Neighbor, rushing in, whirled Nichol-
son into the street. the Reading man
already had his feet, and a corner to
work from. Reed the trainmaster,
wns right behind the big master ne
chanic. Rucker was up, but saHT he was
outnumbered.
"Hurt, Mac?' asked Reed, running
toward the Reading man. The blow
had certainly dazed him; his eyes rolled
seasiek for q minute, then he stared
straight ahead.
Look OUT he muttered, pointing
over Reed shoulder at Kate Mullenix,
she g going to faint The trainmastcr
turned, but che was gone before her
brother Sinkers could reach her as be
ran in. Rucker moved toward the door.
As he passed McTerza he sputtered
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-18

charged him and 1anked him-once
they surrounded him--but his starcfion
swung every way at once. Swarm
as they would they could not get a
knife or a pick into him, and it looked
as if be would clear the whole plat
form. when his dancing eye caught the
rioter at the baggageroom door merci-
lessly clubbing poor little Sinkers. The
boy lay in pitiful heap no better than
n dying mouse. McTeTza, cutting bis
way through the circle about him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
GENERAL SICKLES
Is IN BAD AGAIN
Uuless the Veteran Warrior Comes
Across With Monument Fund
He Will Be Arrested.

NEW YORK. Jan 26-GeneraI Dan
l'I r s'lCkieS remained HnuIstuTbed in
mas home today. an order Tor hi arrest
issdcd Yesterday IN Albany remaining
IN the hands OF Sheriff hamburger
VINO decided last night. upon receiy-
ing II. not Ia serve II until Monuay
hv sherIH said tonight tnat he Woutq
execute tomorrow the order Tor the
Sencra!s arrest unless the sum %.
s23. $40. FOR hiCh he has failed tO ac-
COant. u l. charged. a. chairman CT
IN" New lCrH Monuments commits ion
Is paid bcior" the snerifi depItlps
reach The SicKles home Cn tueIr er-
rand. The sheriff believed. however.
That friends of GcncTdl StCAles Wuulu
furnish bail ard that the alternative
OF placing the old soldier IN Ludlow
street jail wu,ilu not be- forced
\ movement To raise by subscription
he amount Of the general Indebted
LESS ana relieve the aged CtVil Wai
veteran irom all pc sibhity ~ going
10 jail. was started fuCdy 10y William
Sohmcr. stat comptroller Nj Sob
m"r initiated III" iuud with q su.-
scriptipn OI Sluu. 10 which SheriH
hamburger added all equal amount.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
ARMY TO AID OHIO
RIVER FLOOD ZONE
Captain Elliott Arrives 81 Evansville
to Survey the Stricken Zone
and to Aid Sufferers.

EVANSVILLE. InG.. Jan. 2G-Cap-
tain William Elliott, assistant to the
depot qusricrmast-r OF the United
states Army. at -. Louis. Mo. ar
rived in Evansville today under as
slEnmrnt from Major General Wood
10 survey food conditions in this vicin-
ity and 10 furnish any relief from fed
cral resources that may BE- needed.
The tc!e,,ram q General Wood 10
Colonel Stanley. Guartermaster at st.
Louis. gives Captain Elliott authority
10 draw upon the army stores and
funds for tents. food. fuel. clothing
and medical supplies needed to relieve
food victims until the water recedes.
Inc assignment came in response
20 appeals from Kentucky and Repre-
sentative \. -. Stlnley's proposal IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
WILSON ADDRESSES
SOCIAL WORKERS

itpH'kt.N. y. J.. ja4l. 20 PRESIDENT
eject Wilson today addressed =. private
-dt""ilnS "f prominent social workers
AT 20" home ot Airs Caroline B. Al..N-
"ndrr. where DO" ami his family were
week ~nd guests. ia "a statement given
"lt 10y Mrs AlrXau'i"r. settling forth
'''N 81 nor w llSon remarks. u. iS
quoted a. declaring Vat 20 forvar,ii,i..
'h' iii"N eti'nt Tor national bureau ~
t'"4ih lf was desirable to r-uoN. tie.
.iHl f'SSi'h f'-"i Size Governments cN-
~ 81 10 SCI ~. q medical trust T.c
COVE nor l- reported .i~ HaNIu- ~ttd
i't' tu"f' was un Intention to t.,it any
s"..t''l az m",iI..ft,. if ,.uar... of ,.t,rI,,..
~ "ilh project. but That .ilt -rhpu - Of
ht"i''L" SHOULD work iu DIruouv on
-iH'r"d ui"st Important
several spec .H,> N.t.. tr..f. .-,tl,-.,c-
.Li .f,inl+i"lI"u. 'u.'" labor. i,fi-,u ,oi.-
tract labor. workW.lis. conn .ii~.ttt,.l .t.t. D
i""i~iii al relation. ~ new ~ptp, ,fl,.ti
'"t'i mot Do" reached tonight tu make
'"Ultn"Nf "u OH" 'onf.r' Nee. tlc
-'.',''i'"t given ".' - tr- Alexander
..'lhr quote t.e ptr~id.ut--l.e: I~ say
Every >ubI-et treated here t,,i. , en-
e ed ms deep int rest aud ..utht~f.t-f,.
Wy rntrp~Id-m D. iu Trup"rtiuu g."u.r-
i'i\ e. tE' rra .flrlhi.Itt 81 q - meme,
nay" "iWHf IS been '-ig"T 20 f"rv..r.I gene.
nir' ih ~ my lungs uutii 80. ti,. i,.,--
f'dl plan. I hope. Nou vii .tIvI,- ,.,,i,..
Y" me Win ni"tss and won ma. ..r'.n. nu
i 10 '.t- ,d's t-r~" plans wiz 4ut.r-
Most "f "a" 'Hiu,~ tou have. ~..l,..,i
-. ore NlfH"ut political 'rulitI r.ts~ uI,.uf.
- 20 ~ iue hsaI'r. ,-p4rtm,nt mon.
Nlr"'dy ~ dealing WIN rn-.!i.ai. ti..,-
ION i' NrW J"rs'! S." faN, h.,d p... .i...
"trig'.ifi's. Do. qD-o ~ 'rr ,4rio,.- if.l.-
f.rra"uf SCaooi~ o. ru..li,..a, f.af lHN.
trruug r' n" aif -...,.- T.,.,. - d f.t.
J" many ,nIh' i.af 80" ar" ,Hrlt ?. -.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27

four weeks. TO the leaders of the
Unteid Garment Workers of America.
That the union representatives. ten
iauvely accepted the proposal. agree
M 10 place it before their executive
icard for final action. is accepted as =
favorable development
The propCs.t.on Of the manufacture
Crs' and merchants association AMI
the clothing contractors association,
Gs tentatively accepted. calls for an
immCG ate increase of 10 per cent for
all workers receiving Sia a week or
less: ~ per cent. for all workers re-
GeiVine more than ST. and les than
81. and for al refiving more than
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
BUSY DAY IN THE
LOCAL CHURCHES
DECISION DAY. IN MANY OF THE
CHURCHES AND MANY MEM
BERS RECEIVED
Quarterly Communion Services Held in
freSoyterian Churches-All Ser
vices Largely Attended

l'e.ielous services In q majority of
u" Churches "f Nneel.ns amt vicinity
Yesterday wer" unusually .u;,rv~tiu.:
ana favored D! ideal weItucr conditions
wcr~- a. rae. Largely attended be
'IN."n ga! was observed 10y several sab
pain >' hu"iS ami many expressed 'hei-
neriSl"n OF uniting W:iu tIr shuI,. ami
l"aliEg - 'Hristtan life. lu e. ftN Of
"c tr'S'y'rt;au churches t.- q.dIt-EtS
t.Ir morning service.
Fifty Make Decision
l'tti~ ou ia. Ws.S opSei Nrd 20 Ia, Sab
hatI sc.""l OF t.r Zane street Al T.
tN3r'l yesterday motuIng and a. Il ice
suit 81 the rrtlkal meetings of tu.. past
lew weeks. tlfty scholars declared thu
intention uf leading better lives ant vtll
30" I-r'itcd mt" 900" ,hurcH. Last even
ius Rev. = huitz delivered g. N.r, 'rr,.,.-
iJl sermon "n Eternity Tt.- cVaupc-
i.st.r m"''.r-> Will Cout7nu- for ?. N,lai
lays. iIEat-ou PERSONS nav" already
",rr .."U-ut {" tie altar "u profession
OF iaIta.
New Members Received.
W." TO" ~'dtiu- tdidti! 90 the
''Ef'b crowded Win communicate. tu..
quarterly communion service NJ. vU-
served t"stcr1av m"4U.ng iu tue stone
'fFr~ny t,fiap' c.IT'l. at Elm G..N
i;es. T.. g. T-w-ll'u raj ,uarg. scd -
nov memb. - Mere received. !. by !,ttr.
aai - "r profess uf la.ta ~. s-r-
Nlr" n|iA'u the close oi two weeks
revival
At the Y. NJ C. A.
I''r y VI. Potter. passion "f the Vance
Memorial 'hur.t. -poke 81 goo. iItu =
u.". tins at t.. ! NJ e. s S.-f.fG., az
i.iro"i. The SIb.,,t 90 has o.! frog. 81. =
IT," Life WORTH willie S.s,.t tf-~-
rnt t'"N part 800 t4' srrVt.~ ANA ~..,. lat
other Churches.
Decision l"y Wa~ "'~-tr.I h. tie
-t"itHb s'to". 80 t." T1i;a l'r--sN t,..-
i'n '."tch '"Si'ria.. and set"is' .p'r-
10y rfh-IG"i. tle Moderator. iu ,.a-r-.
ihr quarter. 81 communion s'stI.' VS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
MAY SETTLE THE
GARMENT STRIKE
Workers Have Tentatively Accepted
Concessions Made ~ the
Manufacturers.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26-The strike
q the carmen; workers OF this cit
seemed to night in 4 fair way OF set
t'~mert. so far g the larger portion
q the strikers is concerned. VI con
terence to-das q proposition providing
TO- sliding scale Of wages increases
20 be applied 10 both regular and piece
CrEeI ard ffty-twc-hour week
MAS made y representatives. of the
manufacturers employing about 5000
o. the more than 10J.Unp garment
workers who have been on strike foT
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27

Los ANGELES. Jan. % Repre-.
sentative Sylvester clark Smith. Of
Bakerafeid. member ~ Congress from
the eighf California district. died here
today after long Illness. kepr'aan-
tative Smith was born near Mount
Pleasant. Iowa. August 2f. 1853. and
came ~ California nearly three years
ago
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
STUDENTS SING WHEN
CHURCH CHOIR STRIKES.

TRENTON. y. J.. Ian. oG.-Eightecn
Princeton students We're brought here
today and in The capacity Of strike
breakers sang the morning and even
ing 81 rv,Ces of -. Micnaels Episcu-
pal church IN place of the members
81 the REGULAR choir. who had struck
beCar@C. they declared. the rector was
interfering with them and their or
aanist The Organise also had walked,
out with his singers ana a sub haG
To be engaged.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27

the House Friday for a sl.OOo.00O APP
preparation for food relief.
The expected rise in the river here
today did not maierialize. The effect
OF up river rains Icing merely to
check the rate OF fail. The stage to-
night is i4.4 feet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27

GtASStOtO. s. !. IAN. 70 John
T whitney q former president Of go,
National association cr pia-- marufac.
'.r'rs. died ~ D!s home hero TO-DAY
cii was ono Of tho founicre a. thn
Nhif-cy Glass company and was rs
wears old
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
How to Break Up a Bad Cold.

Geo. =. Phung. Of Hamburg. y y.
SAYS cham b-rlaiu's Couah Remedy
VIII break up coit In" Quickest OF
anything ! have ever -iecd This
remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic. IL b. most eG-ctiIi and
IS pleas mr. and safe 10 take. Iry IT,.
For sa!" 10y al dealers Ndy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
Clemens Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains Or
the ate lian 81 = eu.eu~. VINO died al HIS
Lrue go IilHde.phld saturday morning
was held IN the stone Church yesterday
afternoon al 3 O'Clock. Rev. u. l.. Rem.
o. the Tr'adelphia ST. r. church oufci-
Sted. with iutriiueut ia the Stone
church NrmetrIN.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
0UT.TEE-PlKE
Auto Slridded.

Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
an auto owned 10y "a Wheeling man
skiddcd while crossing the ear track on
the stone bridge 81 Elm Grove and
broke - back wheel. MI the >pOkes
were knocked out. ana ia, machine was
run into tn city ON the hub. No one
was injured.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-27
Elect Officers.

At recent meeting "f tn, directors
or the Bans OF fulton au vl-'tlouof Of
ncer~ was held r"SuIttuE 900 the r--cl.cj-
ION - IN" present officers a. follows
Pres .dcit. ". ~. ichpi~. NlCv president
otto Sch'u Nh, ANA ~ ". tdmpbr.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10

placing polygamy-a simple repudia,
ton by the husband Of his wife. pro
vided he is well enough off to pay the
nekyah or marriage settlement, which
he is legally bound to hand over to
her.
The woman of the poorest classes
can go out alone. Custom does not
oblige her to wear her veil down.
Should her husband, in a TT of anger,
wish to divorce her, he must first of
all produce the Nekyah, the dowry,
in ready money, not an easy matter
for poor man.
The real danger to domestic happi-
ness in the great mass of Turkish
homes is the growing tendency of di-
vorce, and divorce wholly favorable
to the man as against the woman.
The payment of the modest nekyah
arranged at the time of his marriage
is simple affair, and it is seldom
enough to keep the divorced wife for
the rest of her days She is forced to
take refuge with her parents or to
find shelter with some of her friends.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10
SEWING MACHINE NEEDS CARE
Much Trouble May Be Avoided If the
Simple Precautions Recommended
Here Are Taken

The best way to finish off a machine
seam is to turn the material and
stitch back for an inch. This does
away with the necessity of tying the
thread, which, if forgotten, often
causes trouble In the finished article.
Sewing machines should be treated
with great care if you would have
them last a long while and do perfect
work. After every two days of steady
work oil the machinery thoroughly,
but be careful to wipe away all super
fuous oil. Run the machine rapidly
but steadily. without any thread. for
five minutes after oiling. This will
cause the oil to scatter and the super
fiuous drops can be wiped away and
none will be left to stain the material
you are working with.
When much machine work is to be
done, fill several shuttles with cotton
finer than that used on top An or
binary shuttle will hold a great deal
of fine cotton and you will not be an
noyed by having to stop and wind a
bobbin when you are right in the
midst of long seam or a difficult bit
of work.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10

Dor and a very useful one, for it is re-
markably swift and graceful on the
wing, and is expert and persistent in
catching rose beetles, May beetles,
cucumber beetles, mosquitoes, house
flies and flies that trouble horses
and cattle. One observer records
that 80 parent martins made 1925 Wis
it's TO their young in one 1ay, each
visit meaning, probably, anywhere
from one to half a dozen insects.
The nighthawk (also called bull
bat, i probably one of the most
useful of birds. 1t feeds exclusively
on insects, and ranks next to the
golden-winged woodpecker (flicker) as
a feathered destroyer of ants, which
it takes when they are in the winged
stage. Potato beetles, cucumber bee
ties, leaf hoppers, bugs of various kinds
and enormous quantities of gnats and
mosquitoes are found in their stom-
achs They are entirely harmless, for
they never feed on fruit, grain, grass
or vegetables. Yet they are being
hunted for sport and are being exter-
minated.
The loggerhead Cor southern) shrike
is a champion pest destroyer, a large
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10
NO LONGER SELECTS THE HAT
Hubby's First and Last, Experience at
Millinery Store, Was Alto
gether Too Costly

Congressman Ralph W. Moss of In
diana did not care much for hat his
wife wore. He finally spoke about it..
Mrs. Moss admitted that it was plain,
and, instead of taking exceptions 10
her husbands remark, invited him to
accompany her the next time she
bought hat.
Il can certainly pick out a better
one than that" said Mr.. Moss.
SO they went to the store together,
Mrs. Moss said not a word as the
comely milliner displayed one beau
tiful bonnet after another 1t was the
first time Mr.. Moss had ever been in
a millinery store, but he appeared to
be at ease, and finally selected one Of
the most joyful creations in the en-
tire stock. Mrs. Moss looked well in
it. She was pleased.
I'll take that" said the Hoosier
congressman. How much is it,"
Forty dollars" said the pretty girl
without even a blink.
Mr.. Moss saw blue stars, but luck
lily had just come from the bank
and was able to produce that much
in cash. Now he let's Mrs. Moss buy
her own hats and he does not COM
plain about their being plain.-Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10
Botn Vows Broken,

Apropos of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fight against the Nobel prize award
to Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefel-
Ter institute, Prof. Herbert Satterley
said the other day in Jacksonville:
These ants contradict themselves
terribly when they try to prove that
animal research is useless and futile.
They just put themselves In the posi-
ton of one of their number whom /
met at my hotel the other day.
las this anti was dining l bent for
ward and said to him:
Pardon me, but you are, I believe.
both an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and a vege-
tarian?'
"'Yes, sir, that is correct he an
swefed.
Then said I, you will probably
be shocked to learn that you have
just eaten live caterpillar with your
lettuce salad.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10
Those Peruna Testimonials
How Are They Obtained?

refer such questions to body of men
who are already convinced of the
worthlessness of proprietary medi-
cines. To give such body OF men
the unlimited authority to decide
whether our claims for Peruna are
valid or not is a manifest violation OF
my constitutional rights.
My claims are based both on cred
liable theoretical grounds and upon
irrefutable statistics. But ! am quite
willing to have our claims as 70 the
composition of Peruna properly and
thoroughly investigated, and If found
to be false proper penalty should
be fixed. Or If | am making any
statements concerning disease, as to
the nature, symptoms or danger of
any disease, If | am making any such
statements as to unnecessarily fright
en- the people by false assumptions, L
am willing to submit to any unbiased
tribunal or investigation.
Mrs. Alice Boyle, sos Clinton ST.,
Circleville, Ohio, writes: Il want to
inform you what Peruna has done
for me. l have been afflicted with ca
| tarrh for several years. / have tried
different medicines and none seemed
to do me any good until l used Pc
runa. I have taken six bottles and
can praise it very highly for the good
1t has done me. | also find it of great
benefit to my children"
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10
OnJv the Sultan Adheres to the Old
Style Oriental nstitutior-Mod-
ern Turk Resorts to Divorce.

The domestic arrangements or the
sultan are entirely different from
those of his subjects. Most Turks
have one wife; the sultan has no
RECOGNIZED sultana Turks Of high
rank marry into their own class; the
sultan forms unions with women Of
slave origin The ordinary man may
not look upon an unveiled woman ex-
cept she be his relation or servant;
the sultan has the right to talk with
any woman in the land face to face.
Turks of position model their house
holds more or less on the European
plan: the sultan's household is orien-
tai
That does not mean that in the i'm
perial palace you would find women
slipping sherbet or smoking narghilehs
or clad in baggy trousers. On the
contrary. you would find them smok-
ing nothing more oriental than a
cigarette. sitting on European chair
and. yes, wearing corsets! But the
code of morals is entirely different,
says the New York Sun.
The imperial harem is founded on
the old court system of the Byzantine
emperors and has an etiquette and
low of its own The first fact one
must grasp is that the wives or
fayorites of the sultan have no i'm
portance at all They are nobodies.
The daughter of a Circassian peasant
may be honored by the sultan's favor
and even bear him a child, but yet
be distinguished by no other title
than the commonplace 'Kadin Enen-
d." Only the mother of the eldest
son receives the royal designation OF
sultan" her whole title being 'kha-
reki sultan
Her dignity only results from her
being the mother of possible heir
to the throne; that is, in the event
that the sultan has no brothers, for
| the brothers have the right Of prece-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10

percentage of it's food being harm
the latter including grasshoppers,
crickets and moths, which it frequent
ly impales upon thorns or sharp twigs.
1t sometimes catches young birds
Though this is more characteristic Of
the northern shrike, or butcher bird,)
but It's diet is chiefly insects and small
rodents 1t is, therefore, very valu-
able to the farmer.
The golden-winged woodpecker
(also called flicker" "highhole,' etc.
is an industrious tree protector, and
the most efficient Of all feathered ant
eaters. 1t is also feeds freely upon bee
ties, grasshoppers, crickets, caterpil-
lars, and other harmful insects, as well
as on weed seds. Yet 1t Is rapidly
growing rare because it Is much
hunted for food. 1t should be pro-
tected everywhere and at all times.
In view of the decrease already &C
complished in the general volume Of
bird life in America, in view Of the
enormous losses annually inflicted up
on the people of this country by the
ravages of insects, and in view Of the
destruction of wild life which is now
furiously proceeding throughout Amer
ica the Mclean BILL which is now be-
fore congress, to provide for the fed
eral protection Of all migratory birds,
becomes the most important wild life
measure that ever came before that
body. In view of the annual economic
loss that will continue as long as
federal migratory bird bill fails to
pass, it is impossible for anyone to put
forth one good reason-Cnless it be on
purely technical grounds gainst that
measure. The Weeks bill, before the
lower house of congress, is precisely
like the Mclean bill, and it matters
not which one passes first.
Unless the people of this country
wish to shut their eyes to their own
interests, and pay out millions Of dol
lars annually in the form Of increased
cost Of living due to the losses caused
by insect pests which would be
destroyed by the birds, they should
demand that federal migratory bird
bill be at once enacted into law. It
is Senate Bill No. 6497, and on the
senate calendar it is No. COG. We can
not afford to wait until 1914 or 1915,
and congress has null power to act
this winter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-10

for his cheerful song and his hand
some appearance, glad everywhere to
be the companion and the friend of
man when he is well treated. and high
ly valuable as a destroyer of harmful
grubs, worms and insects. Yet this
bird Is murdered literally by the thou
sands for pot-pies by negroes and
poor whites in the southern states
above mentioned, and is more or less
hunted in other states. Mr.. Z. A.
McIlhenny, who lives on Avery Island,
La, says that during the ten days or
two weeks of the robin season" Tin
January when the berries are ripe) at
least 10000 of these useful and beau
tiful birds are slaughtered daily for
the pot. Every negro man and boy
who can raise a gun is after them"
says Mr.. McIlhenny.
Although this bird causes some loss
to small fruit grCVers, it certainly
does vastly more good than harm. 1t
is constantly at work on lawns and
fields hunting for destructive insects,
which it is exceedingly difficult to
keep in control. 1t devours many
caterpillars, including hairy species,
which infest the orchard, woodland
and shade trees. Forty per cent. of
it's food is insects, and 43 per cent
wild fruit. 1t would pay the farmer
well to go some expense in order
to keep the robins away from his
fruit trees and berry bushes rather
thar shoot these birds which are SO
useful to him in many ways. To muir
der them for pot-pies is, of course,
nothing short of barbarous.
The purple martin is also fond of
tho society of man, and when not
molested by the villainous English
sparrows-and still more villainous
men by whom it is shot for food,
chiefly in the south-it is glad to
breed in birdhouses near human habi-
tations. 1t males a charming neigh