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The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-24

tunneling under them and eating the
roots OF grass. This mouse also de-
stroys grain and various kinds of veg
etables, especially tubers, but proba-
bly, does even more damage by grid
ling young fruit trees.
The roughleg is one of mans most
important allies against meadow mice,
feeding on little else during It's six
months s~ojourn in the United States.
1t thus renders important service in
checking the ravages of these small
but formidable pests. The roughleg
Is somewhat crepuscular in habits, be-
Ing on the alert during twilight and
early dawn, when small mammals are
most active. Other mice, rabbits and
ground squirrels are eaten occasion
ally, and some of the older writer's
state that waterfowl are captured by
this bird, but there is no known in
stance of its attacking birds. Stom-
achs of specimens shot in locations
teeming with waterfowl contained
nothing but the remains of meadow
mice.
The ferruginous roughleg is as fully
beneficial as its relative, though the
character of its food differs some
what. In many parts of the country
inhabited by it, meadow mice, which
play such an important part in the
economy of the other bird, are scarce
or wanting, but are replaced by near
ly as destructive rodents, the ground
squirrels. Upon these this large and
handsome hawk wages continuous war
fare, and great Is the service it per-
forms in keeping their numbers in
check. Rabbits, prairie dogs, and oc-
casionally pouched gophers are eaten.
The marsh hawk is one of the most
valuable on account of it's abundance,
wide distribution and habits. 1t is
more or less common throughout the
United States, and may be easily rec
ognized by its white rump, slender
form and long, narrow wings, as it
beats untiringly over the meadows,
marshes and prairie lands in search
of food. If it were not that occasion
ally it pounces upon small birds, game
and poultry, its place in the first class
would be insured, for it is an indefa-
tigable mouser. Rodents, such as
meadow mice, rabbits, arboreal SPUR
rels and ground squirrels, are it's ia
vorite quarry. In parts of the West
the last-named animals form it's chief
subsistence. Lizards, snakes, frogs
and birds also are taken
Abundant proof is at hand to show
that the red-tailed hawk greatly pre-
fers the smaller mammals, reptiles and
b~atrachians, taking little else when
these can be obtained in sufficient
numbers. If hard pressed by hunger,
however, it will eat any form of life
and will not reject even offal and car
rion; dead row from about the
roosts, poultry which has been thrown
on the compost heap, and flesh from
the of goats, sheep, and the
larger domesticated animals are eaten
at such times.
The red-shouldered hawk, or, as it
is sometimes incorrectly called, the
"hen hawk" is common, and very val
liable to the farmer. 1t is more nearly
omnivorous than most of our birds Of
prey, and is known to feed on mice,
birds, snakes, frogs, fish, grasshoppers.
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according to locality. A hawk or owl
may be locally injurious because at
that place mice, squirrels, insects and
other noXious animals are scarce, and
consequently the bird is driven to feed
on things of more or less value to
man, while in other regions where its
natural food abounds, it does absolute
ly no harm. A good example of this
kind is the great horned owl.
To the wholly beneficial class, the
squirrel hawk or ferruginous rough
leg and the four kites-the white
tailed kite, Mississippi kite, swallow
tailed kite and everglade kite-belong.
The chiefly beneficial class contains
a majority of our hawks and owls, and
includes the following kinds: Marsh
hawk, Harris hawk, red-tailed hawk,
red-shouldered hawk, sh~ort-tailed
hawk, Swanson hawk, broad-winged
hawk, Mexican black hawk, Mexican
goshawk, sparrow hawk. Audubon car
acara, barn owl, ~long-eared owl, short
cared owl, great gray owl, barrel owl,
western owl, Richardson owl, Acadian
owl, screech owl, f1ammulated screech
owl, snowy owl, hawk OWL burrowing
owl, pygmy owl, ferruginous pygmy
owl and elf owl.
The class in which the harmful and
beneficial qualities balance includes
the golden eagle, bald eagle, pigeon
hawk, Richardson hawk, Aplomado
falcon, prairie falcon and great horned
owl.
The harmful class comprises the
gyrfalcons, duck hawk, sharp-shinned
hawk, Cooper hawk and goshawk.
The rough-legged hawk and the fer
ruginous roughleg, or squirrel hawk,
as it is sometimes called on account
of its fondness for ground squarrels,
so destructive in the West, are among
our largest and most beneficial hawks.
The former breeds wholly north of the
United States, migrating south in Sep
TENDER and October and remaining I'M
til the following April. The latter
breeds extensively through the great
plains region. The winter range of
the roughleg is determined more by
the fall of snow than by the intensity
of cold, the main body advancing and
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SPOKE WORDS THAT ENDURE
Lesson In Courtesy That Mas Taught
by the Savior 1900 Years
Ago.

After-dinner speeches in our day arr
famed for wit, for nicely and brillian-
cy, and they r soon forgotten, or
spoken Of as "%frills." But the words
of Jesus at the Pharisee's dinner were
given with grace and dignity beyond
compare, the Christian Herald re-
marks. Not one syllable has ever been
forgotten, or ever can be, for his words
belong to eternity. Jesus connected
his theme with the dinner and the
place where they had eaten it. That
was wise, because the people who lis
tened would be impressed through the
law Of association. He reminded
them that as they came in they had
selected the best places at the table,
leaving the least desirable ones for
those who should come after. In do
ing this they showed that they thought
too much of themselves-that they
were conceited. And he told them it
was better form to take the poorer
seats, and be invited to take better
ones if the master of the feast should
choose to ask them. 1t was a well de-
served rebuke, but no doubt it was
courteously given, and it was ended
with the assurance that "whosover
humbleth himself shall be exalted .
That lesson in courtesy is just as ap-
plicable today-1,900 years after it
was spoken-and it has been in force
during all of the intervening years and
will never go out of date.
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UNSIGHTLY SKIN ERUPTION

1881 Penn ST., Reading, Pa.-"My
trouble began with a red and swollen
appearance of the face and neck &C.
companied with a terrible itching and
burning which was especially distress
ing during the night. Upon the skin
being rubbed or scratched blisters
filled with pus appeared. The disfg-
urement spread to my arms and shout
ders. The pain caused by contact Of
my clothing was intense especially on
my arms. My face became so insight
ly that I was compelled to remain in
doors all the time. I could not rest
in the day time nor sleep at night.
after four months unsuccessful
treatment with remedies, 1 read of a
similar case being healed by Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and I secured a
sample at once and experienced the
first relief since l had been affected.
In six months I was healed" (Signed)
Miss Nellie Martin, May Z, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
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NEW BELT FOR OLD FRocK
Accessory That VIII Give to Faded
Costume Just the Touch That
Is Needed.

A little accessory that a be bought
to add a smart touch to a homemade
or old frock is always welcome.
Perhaps that is one reason for the
popularity of the neckwear If this
season and last. Frilling and rucn-
ings of tulle and net and lace
TRANSFORMED many simple frocks and
the addition of one of the new organdy
collars to a staid serge dress takes
it out of the realm of dowdiness.
So it is with a new little belt that
can be had in the shops.
It is really only half a belt, for the
back of the skirt or coat, to reach
from hip to hip.
1t is made in many combinations.
One that is very attractive is made
of grey suede, cut out to show three
or four pieces of Japanese silk crepe
printed in blue and red. This little
belt costs a $1.35, and is fitted with
three or four pockets on the under
eide SO that it can be easily fastened
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EASY TO HAVE SHAPELY FEET
May Not Be Perfect, but 1t Is Ones
Own Fault If They Are
Deformed.

A perfect foot is very rare. heard
a fashionable shoemaker say that out
of every ten women who came in to
be fitted. not more than one has a
Ghapely foot, and the greater proper
ton have more or less deformed ones.
Their feet have been spoiled by care
lessness and neglect, by ill-itting or
cramping shoes and by ~ungainly, u +.
graceful walking.
II you want to keep your feet rs
shapely as nature made them, and
free from corns, calluses and similar
disflgurements, observe the following
rules:
1. Never forget that the feet are
hard workers and have to bear the
burden of the whole body. Sit down
when tired. Do not rest n foot at
the expense of the other.
2. Battle the feet every night. Use
soft warm water, and be liberal with
soap. A little salt AIDED to the bath
water braces and tones the muscles
and skin. A few drops of eau-de-coy
logne in the rinsing water is soothing
when tired.
8. Thoroughly dry the feet, dust
ing with a mixture of equal parts of
boracic powder and the finest pow
dered starch.
4. Massage the feet for a few min.
utes every night. Begin at the toes
and rub with firm, but gentle, pres
SUI with an upward movement to-
ward the leg. Put a little warm cocoa
butter on your hands. This treatment
helps to make the foot narrow and
arched and and ankle slender.
5. Change the stockings every day,
and e that they are not overdarned.
6. Never wear cheap shoe leather.
1t is the reverse of economical. See
that your shoes are well made, and
not only wide enough, but sufficiently
long. Short shoes are a frequent
PURGE of corns and bunions. Also
they cause the joints to contract and
enlarge and otherwise distort the foot.
Do not constantly wear the same
shoes, however comfortable they may
be.-Chicago Journal.
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CATTLE LOSS FROM DISEASE
Estimated by Department of AgricuI.
ture to Be 1913 Per Thousand
Head During Last Year.

Losses Of cattle from disease during
the past year are estimated to be 1913
per thousand head, which compares
with 20.5 similarly estimated last year
and 20.5, the 10-year average of such
losses, according to the department Of
agriculture. Losses from exposure
are estimated to be 1919 per thousand,
which compares with AL similarly
estimated last year and 1875, the 10
year average of such losses. The to-
tai losses per thousand, from both dis
ease and exposure, if applied to the
estimated number and value of cattle
on January l, would indicate a loss of
about 1,737,0OO, at $3.50 per head, a
total of $68, 611,00O.
The condition as to healthfulness of
cattle on April l, 1914, was 96.5 per
cent of normal, which compares with
SO similarly estimated a year ago and
"a, the average for 10 years.
Losses of sheep from disease dur
ing the past year are estimated to be
about 21.7 per thousand, which com
pares with 24.6 similarly estimated a
year ago and 25.2, the 10-year average
of such losses. Losses from exposure
are estimated to be 81 per thousand,
which compares with PSI similarly es-
timated a year ago and 1928, the 10
year average. The year is thus seer
to have been favorable. The total
losses per thousand from both disease
and exposure, if applied to the approx
innate numbers and values on January
l, would indicate a loss of about g.
124.0 0 head, at $4.04, a total of 49,
581, 600.
The condition as to healthfulness of
sheep on April 1, 1914, was 96.6 per
cent of normal, which compares with
SO similarly estimated a year ago, and
94.8, the 10-year average.
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An Anti Joke.

when a sufragette is Grating at
the top Of her shrill lungs, it is a
good thing for you men to yell at her,
'Ah, go home and wash the dishesl'
or All, go home and mind the baby!'
That shuts her up; it shuts her up
every time"
The speaker was the bitter, perhaps
too bitter, anti, Mrs. Miriam Mills
Alden of Woonsocket. The occasion
was an anti-suffragist lecture. "Famin-
ism and Free Love"
Mrs. Alden here paused in her inn
FASHIONED argument to crack a little
joke:
"All suffragettes," she said, are not
homeless, but some of them are home
less than others"
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RECORD AOME RUN
Minister'S Tact That Brought
Youths to Recognize the
Day of Worship.

Hello, Lick Spring? This is Mary
ville's captain talking; we would like
a game with you next Sunday"
Sorry, old chap. but Lock Spring
doesn't play Sunday baseball now;
some other day"
The aInazement of Maryville's zap
tain might not have been SO great had
he been acquainted with a certain
young pastor. w. F. Bradley.
Bradley, now second-termer as Mis-
souriYs Quiet-Hour superintendent. got
his theology at Missouri Valley col
lego, where as a ~by-product, of much
service since, he learned baseball.
Undoubtedly he was a sturdy play
er, and scored many hits for the glory
of M. v. C. No matter! There was
n aspect Of the great game which he
did not learn until he left the campus
and began to preach.
Then 1t was that baseball to Brad
ley, '06, was found to be much differ
ent to Rev. w. F. Bradley, Presby-
terrain pastor, who now saw the boys
and young men focking en- masse on
Sundays to the sunny ball diamond.
No Mccormick rake ever left more
slender picking than was spared of
men for the scanty Lords day wor-
ship. Baseball had become a very
real and difficult affair to the young
pastor. This new game required
more headwork.
Saw the Way to Victory.
Now Rev. Mr.. Bradley might have
entered the sure retreat Of the Sun
day pulpit and preached and scoIded
blisteringly. What he did was to join
the practise-squad one day quite In
advertently. The fellows were not
slow to respond to his unaffected com
radeship, nor backward in ~appreciat.
ing the quality OF his play. Before
long he was the reliance of the team!
His pitching had made Lock Spring
~invincible.
Naturally, while the preacher
seemed to enjoy the game immensely
the church session could hardly be
asked to give him his Sundays off!
So the team argued. Therefore the
members, being good ball-players
were good sportsmen, and, being that
they played fair with the pastor who
had proved himself the best mar
among them. Surely Bradley, 'O6
never made a home run so worthy OF
record as thisi
Needless to say, the change to Sat
urday games has been only n result
of the influence of the Christian lead
er- upon the lives of the young mer
of his town. 1t is a tribute to the
enectual manliness of the ~present-day
clergy. Bradley is a Man-preacher O
whom Missouri Endeavorers are very
proud. In spirit, in action, in accom-
plishment, he is a young giant Of
Christian Endeavor.-Frank Lowe. Jr.
in the Christian Endeavor World.
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CHANGING COLOR OF EYES
Garniture Has Much to Do With Their
APPRENTICESHIP Things Worth
Remembering.

Have you noticed how the color of
your yes changes sometimes with the
weather, and sometimes with the col
or you wear?
With almost everything but the eyes
it takes contrast to bring out color.
For instance, a portrait Of a blonde
woman almost invariably has blue in
the background, and somewhere about
the portrait of a brunette you will
find pink or red, blended to accentu-
ate the dark skin and hair.
1t is exactly the opposite with ma
ture; a color brings out a color. You
will see a rosy-cheeked girl with a
r~ose-colored hat % her head; remove
the hat and replace it by a brown or
green one and she will look pale.
A blue hat or veil casts a blue
shade over the face, SO that the sweet
est natural complexion will appear as
if painted.
You a make your blue eyes or
gray-blue eyes deeper in color if
you like. If you wear a blue facing
or much trimming upon your hat the
same shade will be reflected in your
eyes,.
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GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons who
have found relief from many chronic
ailments by changing from coffee to
Postum as a daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only a simple question Of try
ing it for oneself in order to know
the joy of returning health as realized
by an Ills. young lady. She writes:
Il had been a coffee drinker nearly
all my life and it affected my stomach
caused insomnia and I was seldom
without a headache. l had heard
about Postum and how beneficial it
was, so concluded to quit coffee and
try it.
Il was delighted with the change.
l car now sleep we'll and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has got
ten strong and l can eat without suf-
fering afterwards. l think my whole
system greatly benefited by Postum.
My brother also suffered from
stomach trouble while he drank cof-
fee. but now. since using Postum, he
feels so much better he would not go
back to coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
6oiled-15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup OF hot water and. with
cream and sugar. makes q delicious
beverage InstantIy-S0c and soc tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
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PLUMPNEss NOW IN ORDER
Day of the Slim and ~"SIouchy" Wom-
an Has Disappeared for the
Present.

The craze for slimness is passing,
and the thin, bony woman is disap-
pearing before the plump, bonny type.
Women cheerfully own now to a
waist of from rs inches to SO inches.
In fact, the very slim, "slinker-slouch"
woman is now considered to be ugly
and deformed.
The a for slimness, a beauty
specialist said, produced the irritable
woman, the nervou woman, the neu-
rotic woman, the poseuse.
ITO be healthy" said the specialist,
"a woman should, as everybody
knows, have a full bust and an I'M
cramped waist.
IF a woman adopts the kind of
'slinker-slouch' figure her chest con-
tracts, and nothing is worse for the
general health than a contracted
chest.
IF you want to grow beautiful or
to retain your beauty, do not indulge
in sarcasm"
This is the advice given by another
beauty doctor. 4
why should anyone be habitually
sarcastic?" she asked. The person
who is always on the alert to take
it out of someone else has probably
just as many faults as those on whom
he or she looks with contempt.
"The sarcastic woman has the least
chance of any woman to keep beauti-
full. Nothing draws out the wrinkles
as much as a sneering c~ountenance.
"a woman who really has suffered
can retain her beauty even though she
is somewhat lined, but the sarcastic
woman can never hope to be beauti-
full. She becomes dyspeptic and
| miserable"
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Some advised me to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ihad
taken SO much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so l told my
husband he might get me a bottle and I
would try it. By the time I had taken
it ! felt better. I continued its use, and
now | am we'll and strong.
81 have always recommended your
medicine ever since / was so wonder
fully benefited by it and l hope this
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering. p
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box 1144,
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands of
such letters as that above - they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger it has stood the
test for years.
III there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia e.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfidentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and
nei0 In strict confidence.
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Hard to Impress the Truth.

Sir Edward Grey, the British secre-
tary for foreign affairs, recently said:
The great difficulty in diplomacy is
not to tell the truth, but to get the
truth believed when you do tell it,"
How often the ambassadors of the
court of heaven have occasion 10 rec
ognize the vivid and profound truthful
ness of this declaration. IF / tell
you the truth We will not believe me-
was the accusation Of the king him
self.
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o Lord, bless each of us as we may
severally require. Be with us in all
the struggles and conflicts Of daily life
when the light burns low and our
hearts are heavy, Help any of US who
may be in any special kind of trouble,
sorrow or perplexity, speak thy
Strengthening word, and help any of
US whose feet may be well-nigh gone
and u steps almost slipped to plant
ourselves upon the Rock. And do thou
establish our goings, and lead US out
of evil into light and order, and make
the way plain as well as smooth before
our faces, in so far as it is good for
US. Through Jesus Christ u Lord.
Amen.
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To Build Iona BRIDGE.

Survey has demonstrated the prac-
ticability of constructing a bridge on
the rocky reef called Adams bridge,
which connects the Island of Ceylon
with the mainland of India. The dis
lance is % miles, and an estimate
has been made giving the cost of the
work, which probably included a good
deal of causeway, at about 100000
an amount much less than was pre-
~viously thought necessary.
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UNICs OF ALL SORTS
GARMENT MAY BE AS VARIED AS
WEARER DESIRES.
No One Particular Style Has Been Sc
lected for Explicit Approval
Frocks That Seem In Fair
Way to Be Popular.

The catch-word of the season Is the
tunic- Sometimes 1t is formed of cir
Gle after circle of founces or formed
of shirrings and pufings, and other
models show tunics which extend to
from three to four inches of the skirt
bottom. One very smart and novel
model taken from the modes of the
time of Louis XVI was made with
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PRAYER.

Keep the stain from my star! Let
me blight not by my bloom, rufie not
by any rose, wound not my wealth,
Stay not by my song, corrupt not by
my courage, tempt not by my tender
ness, beguile not by my beauty, debase
not by my devotion, lower not by my
love! The lights which come from
thee should be lights to Paradise;
let this not lead me into temptation,
o LordI"-George Matheson.
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cretonne Novelties.

While the dainty madeira sets are
attractive and most useful for hot
weather, cretonne sets would be most
acceptable. They are easily made and
If the cretonne is of a cool pattern In
blue or one of yellow and the center
piece of yellow or blue flowers to
match, a most attractive result will be
obtained. Mark the plate size with
the largest dinner plate and either
crochet an edge to these or apply one
of Irish crochet that can be bought
for very little q yard at any Of the
shops.
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a long Lunlc or
black taffeta, fin
ished at the bot
tom with deep
s C a p s, and
placed over a
white lace skirt
the underskirt be-
ing scarcely Wis
ible.
Black taffeta or
taffeta of some
som tone, is
considered e x
tremely S m a r t
with the white
lingerie materials,
the somber note
usually appearing
in the shape of tu-
mic trimming or
o n of t h e
swathed girdles,
W b are SO
much in vogue.
Three frocks re-
0o0f1v copn aro a
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vALUABLETOFARMER
Hawks and Owls Destroy Many
Voracious Rodents.
Ferruginous Roughleg Is One Of Our
Largest and Most Beneficial Birds,
as 1t Feeds on Meadow Mice
and Other Mammals.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
According to biological authorities
of the United States department of
agriculture, certain hawks and owls
are Of value to the farmer in destroy
Ing %voracious rodents. No~twithstand-
ing the deep-rooted prejudice against
these birds, it is the belief that the
good they do overbalances the evil.
Hawks and owls may be divided ar
bitrarily into four classes:
/. Species wholly beneficial.
2. Those chiefly beneficial.
8. Those in which beneficial and
harmful qualities about balance.
4. Harmful species.
1t should be stated that several birds
of prey belong to one or another class,