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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Dor and 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
files and files that trouble horses
and cattle. One observer records
that SO parent martins made 3.275 Wis
its TO their young m one JAY. each
visit meaning. probably. anywhere
from one to half a, dozen insects.
The nighthawks (also called bull
bat') Il probably one of the most
useful of birds,s It feeds exclusively
on insects. and ranks next to the
golden-winged woodpecker (fiicker) as
feathered destroyer of ants. which
/. 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 Tor southern) shrike
is a champion pest destroyer, large
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 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 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.. e. 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 gun is after them"
says Mr.. McIlhenny.
Although this bird causes some loss
to small fruit growers. 1t 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
its food is insects, and 43 per cent.
wild fruit. 1t would pay the farmer
we'll 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 30
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 1t is shot for food,
chiefly In the soulful is glad to
breed in birdhouses near human habi-
tations. 1t males charming neigh
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
oDoR OF CHEESE AIDS sLEuTH
stolen Llmburger In Possession Of
an Alleged Burglar Leads to
His Arrest.

Danbury, Conn.-Stolen limburger
cheese put the police on the scent Of
a burglar the other day and as re-
suit Hans Hermann. twenty-five. was
locked up at police Headquarters
charged with having burglarized two
clothing stores and delicatessen
store of money and articles worth
$500.
After the burglaries were reported
to the police in the morning, Detec-
tive Barker was assigned to the cases.
He found the muddy imprint of shoe
on a Liece of white cloth under a
window through which the night
prowler had entered one of the cloth
ing stores and he took measurements
of this. The detective. however. found
his best clue in the delicatessen store
where he learned the loot had in
cluded several pounds of limburger
cheese. The sleuth was soon on the
trail of several persons known to
have q fondness for limburger cheese.
but failed to secure evidence to con-
meet any of them with the burglaries.
Late in the afternoon the detective
learned a max VAS eating some
odorous cheese In the railroad yards
Barker hastenes there and found
Hermann enjoying luncheon Of
limburger cheese and crackers. The
youth insisted he bought the cheese.
but he was arrested When searched
large chunk of limburger cheese
was found In his pocket.
Hermann. the police say. later ad-
mitted he robbed the delicatessen
store. but denied he made the other
entries.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Roses at one time figured prom
inently in the pharmacopoeia. Pliny
caves 80 remedies compounded OF
rose leaves and petals. Sufferers
from nervous complaints used to seek
relief by sleeping on rose pillows and
one is told that Helogabalus used to
imbibe rose wine as a pick-me-up
after his periodical gormandizing
hours. The flower was also served
at table. both as garnish. in the way
parsley Is now used, and as salad.
and rose water was largely used for
fiavoring dishes. Roses as food have
gone out of favor among western ma
lions, but the Chinese still eat rose
fritters.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
FATHER FORCED HIS
LITTLE SON TO STEAL
Boosted Him Into Churches and
Schoolhouses, He Tells Cap
tors of Both.

New York.-A man with pack on
his back and accompanied by a nine
year-old boy stood at the Bryn Mawr
railroad station in Yonkers.
Policemen Kolb and Martin, after
watching the pair for several minutes.
became SO curious as to the contents
Of the bundle that they decided to
investigate. An investigation revealed
a quantity of school supplies. the pos
session of which the man, George Can
trell Of s Meeker avenue, Brooklyn.
could not reasonably explain.
With the boy. who is Cantrell's son
Ashley. he was locked up. When
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
URGES LONG STUDY HOURS
President Of Trinity College, at eos
ton, Mass, Also Would Shorten
Vacations.

Boston, Mass.-Longer study hours
and shorter vacations for school chill
dren are recommended by President
Fiavel 8. Luther of Trinity college. In
an address before the State Teachers
association he said:
THE public is an easy mark be
cause school teachers have convinced
them that the schools are giving all
they ought In education. Let's teach
more than 20 hours week. Lets
have our schools going a larger part
of the year. Let's make our children
take school life more seriously than
we have done. Let's be little more
In earnest. 1t is preposterous that we
take 10 much vacation"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

percentage of its food being harm
full rodents and destructive insects
the latter including grasshoppers'
crickets and moths, which it frequent
ly impales upon thorns or sharp twlgs.
1t something's catches young birds
(though this Is more characteristic OF
the northern shrike, or butcher birdl
but its 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 Ii also feeds freely upon bee
ties, grasshoppers, crickets. caterpil-
lars, and other harmful insects, as well
as on weed seds. Yet it Is rapidly
growing rare because 1t Is much
hunted for food. 1t should be pro-
tected everywhere and at all times.
In view of the decrease already ac-
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
TdVdReS u iuSGClS, anu III NlSV Va NV
destruction OF Wild life which is now
furiously proceeding throughout Amer
lea, 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 a
federal migratory bird bill fails to
pass. 1t is impossible for anyone to put
forth one good reason-unless 1t be on
purely technical grounds-against 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 a law. 1t
is Senate Bill No. 6497. and on the
senate calendar 1t is No. COG. We can
not afford to wait until 1914 or 1915,
and congress has full power to act
this winter
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
Only the Sultan Acheres to the Old
styIe Oriental InstitutIon7-Mod-
ern Turk Resorts to Divorce.

The domestic arrangements OF 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 OF smoking narghilehs
or clad In baggy trousers. On the
contrary. you would And them smok-
ing nothing more oriental than a
cigarette, sitting on a 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
law of its own. The first fact one
must grasp Ia that the wives or
favorites of the sultan have no i'm
portance at all. They are nobodies,
The daughter of Clrcassian peasant
may be honored by the sultan's favor
and even bear him child. but yet
be distinguished by no other title
than the commonplace "Kadin Effen
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 he'll
to the throne; that is. in the event
that the sultan has NO brothers. for
the brothers have the right Of prece
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10


exterminated, and other curlews great
ly reduced. So adverse to the
shorebirds are present conditions that
the wonder Is that any escape. In
both fall and spring they are shot
along .the whole route of their migra-
ton north and south
The accompanying Illustrations pre-
sent portraits of a group OF birds. most
of which the average person probably
knows by sight. though / fear that
only a small minority have a clear
idea of their very great economic
worth.
The jacksnipe Tor Wilson's snipe) is
one Of the shorebirds Preferred to by
Mr.. McAtee), which, as family, are
being rapidly exterminated. 1t de-
stroys large numbers of worms and
larvae. for which 1t probes with Its
long bill In the soft earth of corn and
potato fields-thereby doing the farm
er a great service-as well as along
the shores of ponds. lakes and
streams. 1t also feeds on grasshoppers
and other injurious insects. 1t should
be carefully protected. especially dur
ing the breeding season.
The kildeer plover is another valu-
able and beautiful shorebird which
is being hunted to death. 1t frequents
meadows and pasture lands. as well
as shores, and devours great Quanti-
ties of mosquitoes. crane flies. grass
-hoppers. army worms. cut worms.
caterpillars. cotton-boll weevils. clover
leaf weevils, rice weevils. marine
worms. wire worms and crayfish.
Doubtless everybody knows the rob
in. perhaps the most democratic OF o1r
birds. beloved in the northern statea
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
He's Not 4 Chicken Faneier.
Speaking of chickens, q funny man

speaking OF chickens, funny man
writing In Puck says:
They are the most dadbusted, I'M
certainest creatures that walk the
family acres. Almost everybody tries
to raise chickens at one time or an
other. Looks easy-that's the deceiv-
ing part of 1t.
And it is easy after you learn one
thing. Little chickens don't know
anything, medium sized chickens don't
know anything. II there is any change
of an Intellectual nature as the size
increases the big ones know less II
possible than the little ones.
IF there Is a wire partition In your
pen with an open door at one end the
chickens will try to plunge through
the wire instead of going around and
walking through the door"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
THE BEST TEACHER.
)ld Experience Still Holds the Palm

For real practical reliability and
plain old experience-is able to carry
big load yet without getting sway
backed.
A So. OAK woman found some
things about food from Old Expert
ence good, reliable teacher.
She writes:
II think l have used almost every
breakfast food manufactured, but none
equal Grape-Nuts in my estimation.
II was greatly bothered with weak
stomach and indigestion, with forma-
ton OF gas after eating. and tried
many remedies for 1t but did not find
relief
Then decided must diet and see
II 1 could overcome the difficulty that
way. My choice of food was Grape
Nuts because the doctor told me
could not digest starchy food.
"Grape-Nuts food has been great
benefit to me for feel like different
person since l begun to eat it. 1t il
wonderful to me how strong my
nerves have become. advise every
one to try 1t, for experience is the
best teacher.
IF you have any stomach trouble
can't digest your food, use Grape
Nuts food for breakfast at least, and
you won't be able to praise it enough
when you see how different you feel"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the little book.
THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and fall Of huAa4
hAteRe0t. Adv.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
Day on Which Women Rule.

Holland much more than in England.
but its place is taken by festival un-
known in this country. Slipper day in
the Netherlands is the one day in the
year in which the Dutch woman
claims superiority over her husband.
On that day she rules him to her
hearts content and he generally
obeys good humoredly enough. That
Is, unless she is one Of those ladies
not unknown in Holland or in any
other country who aspire to complete
rule over their unhappy partners
throughout the year.-Philadephia In.
quirer.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
HAREMS OUT OF DATE In TURKEY

dence as the elder male descendants.
And the royal favorite of the moment
will have transitory Importance on
account of the influence which she
may exercise over the sultan.
Royal princesses are considered in
ferior to the mother of the sultan. who
is the' real queen of the little world
OF the harem. has absolute authority,
a large staff of officials and the gu
preme title Of "valide sultan" Thus
1t happens that a woman of slave
birth may. II she be the mother Of an
heir to the throne. eventually become
the highest woman of the land.
Every royal princess has her daira.
or separate apartments. slaves. ser
wants and 80 on. the management OF
the household being given over to her
kalfas, or ladies In waiting-that is to
say, Turkish women of good birth
who have remained unmarried.
Royal princesses rarely take hus-
band of their own rank They are
generally married by the sultan to
the sons of mep of wealth and posi-
ton. such as pashas. Officers of state,
high civil officials and the like, a
policy which is founded on a very
practical reason. namely, that the ar
rangement makes the existence of a
hereditary aristocracy impossible.
One of the paradoxes In Turkey is
that the poorer a Turkish woman is
the greater her freedom. The rich
woman canont move step unaccom-
panied. She sees Constantinople only
from the windows of her closed
brougham or through veil thick
enough to act as mask. She may
dress as exquisitetly as mannequin
in a Paris dressmaker's showroom,
but she must not display so much as
an inch of embroidery in public.
When her husband wants to take q
second wife, or grows tired of her
and wishes to divorce her. he has
both the opportunity and the means
II he Is a rich man. It is not chic
among Turks of any education to take
second wife; but divorce 10 re
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

that have been most abstemious. I
have eaten sparingly. and have not
used tobacco. and have taken little
exercise
1T is just the reverse In my case"
explained DR.. Mitchell. II have eaten
Just as much as wished. II could get
1t: have always used tobacco. immod-
erately at times: and have always
taken great deal Of exercise"
With that. Ninety-Two Years shook
his head at Eighty Years and said.
well. you will never live to be an old
neutrality-suspicious..
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

somewhat familiar with. He was
also certain that she had been con-
firmed within the week at another
place. The bishop whispered to her
to remain after service. and said.
My dear madam, what do you mean
by coming for confirmation? I am
sure confirmed you on Monday at
such a place. Did mott" She said.
You certainly did. have been fol.
lowing you up the river and have
been confirmed every day this week"
He. astonished. said. why did you do
that?" Whereupon she replied. BE
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

-, -. thousands Tor POt-PieS
In the South.
with the result that the damage they
do Is mounting up. year by year.
1t is perfectly apparent that here
ia a situation which demands immedi-
ate action. and that this action should
bring about the vigilant protection for
all time, and In all parts of the coun-
try. d all insectivorous birds. Many
of the, most useful of these birds are
already on the tobogganslide to
ward determination, al the result OF
stupid state legislation. or the lax en-
forcement of such laws as havs been
enacted. To be explicit:
There are seven states in which the
robin is being legally killed by the
tens of thousands annually as game"
These states are Louisiana. MISSISSIPPI
pi. Florida, South Carolina. North Car
olina, Tennessee and Maryland.
The black bird Is legaiized game"
and suffers the same fate in four
states-Louisiana, South Carolina.
Tennessee and Pennsylvania-andt the
District OF Columbia besides.
Doves are slaughtered by the whole
sale in IS states, much to the loss OF
the farmers. for this bird IL great
eater of weed seeds.
Cranes, which are also very useful
birds are much hunted for food and
TOR sport In Colorado. Nebraska,
North Dakota and Oklahoma.
.,Of the sixty-odd species of shore
birds q. e.. snipe. curlews, plover.
sandpipers and the like), at least 30
feed on noxious Insects; yet all of
these birds are rapidly disappearing.
According to Mr.. W. L. McAtee of the
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Brand Whitlock, the mayor of To
ledo, was talking about discomfort.
ut is our discomfort, our divine dis
content" he said. that will make a
great nation Of US,
Il believe in discomfort. l can
sympathize even with the discomfort
ed old farmer, who said:
-Contented? When'll l be con-
tented? Well, I'll be contented when
own all the land adjoinin' mine-and
not befur, be gum!'"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
episcopal Cur. for rheumatism.

Episcopal Cure for rheumatism.
Rev: Joshua Kimber. IN his interest
ing reminiscences, which have been
running through the Living Churcn
(Milwaukee), tells the following anec-
dote Of the late Bishop Horatio Pot
ter:
He had been journeying up the east
hank Of the Hudson river. stopping for
confirmation each day at adjoining
PARISHES. When he reached Poush-
keepsie he saw q woman at the rail-
waiting for confirmation whose face
he wee sure he recognised and was
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
Recipes for Longevity.

The late John Bigelow. the patri-
arch Of diplomats and authors. and the
no less distinguished physician and
author. DR.. 8. Weir Mitchell. were to-
gether several years ago at West
Point DR.. Bigelow was then ninety
two and DR.. Mitchell eighty.
The conversation turned to the sub
ject of age. II attribute my many
years." said DR.. BiEelow. ito the fact
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
Keeping Her Word.

Josephine-Do you know to whom
Stella is engaged?
Margaret-Yes, but promised
would not tell. However. l don't
think there1l be any harm in my writ
ing his name on piece of paper for
you.-Satire.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Here's a long story about that
storm on the lake the other day. Want
IL cut down?
Does it begin. The storm beggars
Descriptions"
YES"
"well, run thse and cut out the de-
scription."
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Jumped, Killed; Stayed, SAFE.
Ernest Woods. fireman, jumped and
was killed, while Fred Lebush, en-
gineer. stayed at his post and escaped
death when the train from st. Adams.
which they were driving. collided with
an engine in the Grand Trunk yards at
Montreal Woods had barely leaped
from the engine when the baggage
car toppled over upon him.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

New York.-"Do you believe in an
Adamless Eden" asked Albert Man.
ming, q masher. accosting crowd Of
six girls. They gave him q severe
beating. and had him arrested.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
tcething, softens .Le gums, reduces inilamma-
ton, pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle. ~.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
Made a compIete job.

Mrs. Dungleford. has your husband
been cured of his cacoathes scriben-
di YETI"
I'll think SO; the surgeons took
that out when they removed his vermi-
form appendix"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
NAruRAL,z,Ne HIM.

This man doesn't seem to know
about the constitution"
But he didn't miss ball game
last season, judge"
Then guess he's assimilated."
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

I'D marry man not of words. but
OF deeds"
so would /. if they were title
Deeds"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Many a man performs his work as
though he thought he was doing the
boss favor.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10
By WILLIAM T. HORMADAY

tThe bird portraits with this article arc
from tho "American Natural History
Copyright. 1901 by William T. Hornaday.
are reproduced here by the permission OF
the publishers, Charles Scribner's Sons)
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10


HE'United States de-
partment of agricul-
ture is responsible
for the start
ling statement that.
In the year 1904. In
sect pests cost this
country no less than
$500, lOohoO. Here
are the figures of
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-10

bureau of biological survey Omitted
States department Of agriculture):
1.-THE black -bellied plover. or beetle
head. which occurred along the Allan
tic coast in great numbers years ago
il now seen only as a straggler. The
golden pfover once exceedingly abun
dant east OF the Great Plains. is now
rare The Eskimo curlew with
In the last decade has probably been