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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

Preparsd 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. Notwithstand-
ing the deep-rooted prejudice against
these birds. 1t IL the belief that the
good they do overbalances the evil.
Hawks and owls may be divided a.
bitrarily into four classes:
/. Species wholly beneficial.
:. Those chiefly beneficial.
:. 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.
according to locality. A hawk or owl
may be locally injurious because At
that place mice. squirrels. insects 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 10 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, redtailed hawk.
red-shouldered hawk. short-tailed
hawk. Swanson hawk. broad-winged
hawk. Mexican black hawk, Mexican
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

handsome hawk wages continuous war
fare. and great is the service 1t 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 its abundance,
wide distribution and habits. 1t ia
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. II 1t were not that occasion.
ally 1t pounces upon small birds. game
and poultry. its place in the first class
would be insured. for 1t is an indefa.
tigable mouser. Rodents, such az
meadow mice. rabbits, arboreal sQuir.
rels and ground squirrels, are its IA.
vorite quarry. In parts Of the West
the last-named animals form its 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
batrachians, taking little else when
these can be obtained in sufhcient
numbers. II hard pressed by hunger.
however, 1t will eat any form Of life
and will not reject even offal and car
rion; dead crows from about tho
roosts. poultry which has been thrown
on the compost heap, and flesh from
the carcasses OF, goats. sheep, and the
larger domesticated animals are eaten
At such times.
The red-shouldered hawk, or, ~ II
10 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 IL known to feed on mice
birds. snakes, frogs. fish. grasshoppers
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

stats tAat waterfowl ass captured ~
this bird. but there II 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 roushleg IL ~ fully
beneficial as its relative. thoagh the
character Of its food differs so0e-
what. In many parts Of the country
inhabited By 1t. meadow mice. which
play such an important part in the
economy OF the other bird. are scarce
or wanting. but arc replaced By near-
ly ~ destructive rodents. the ground
sQuirrsls- Upoa thess this laRDo a1d
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Rseord-ereakins Crop. and Prices.

Denver.-Colorado is on the eve or
the greatest agricultural harvest in
its history. Crop conditions are al
most ten per cent better than they
have averaged for the past ten-year
period, which included a number OF
bumper years. Conditions In the coun-
try as whole are Ia per cent better
than the tsn-year average, but condi-
tions in this state are almost 8 per
cent better than that. These factA
are shown in a general review Of crop
conditions issued by the bureau OF
crop estimates Of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The re
port shows that prices. as well as crop
conditions, range generally above the
average.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Stations Urged by Mine Assn.

Denver.-The Colorado Metal MIN
ing Association, through its secretary
John NJ. O'Connell, urged upon Colo
RADIOS representatives in the Nationa!
Congress the need for the passage of
the Kern bill, which provides for the
erection OF ten experimental and fiji.
teen mine safety stations in the west
ern states to further the conservation
and utilization Of low grade ores. 1t
is conceded that in some Of the Colo
RADIO mines the actual waste of ore is
from thirty to forty per cent.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Although the hardwood products Of

Although the hardwood products of
the Philippine forests rank with the
best in the world for cabinet work,
construction and various uses in
which durability is an essential fac
tor. little Of the yearly output has
reached the outside world, as the
home demand is more than sufficient
to absorb the supply. The industry is
capable Of great expansion, according
to those now engaged In the business
American sawmill and woodwork
Ing machinery will find promising
market Is the numbering industry de-
velops. according to the publication.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
RESCUE STATIONS FAVORED.
kerns' Bill Mentions Four coIorad,
Towns; Miners Back Of IL

Washinston.--The mine workers all
over the country are getting behind
Senator Kerns' bill providing for the
creation Of more mine rescue stations.
Senator Ksrns introduced in the Sem
ate petitions favoring his bill from
the mine workers of Walsenburg, Tol-
tee, starksville and sopris. Colo, Su.
perior. Wyo., Jenny Lind. Ark; Mon
arch. w. Va. and sixteen other looalA.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Bank Deposits Gain $3.50, 900.

Denver-A gain Of more than a.
25O.0OO in individual deposits in na-
tional banks in Denver has been made
In the four months period from March
to June 80, according to the report
Of the comptroller Of currency, made
public in Washington. The enormous
increase in deposits is regarded by
Denver business men and bankers ~
the beginning Of return to normal
business conditions in Denver and
Colorado. They all maintain that bust.
ness has been given impetus within
the last four months, and that it Will
not be long before it has resumed its
former thriving condition.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
LUMBER OUTPUT INCREASES.
American Machinery Finds Promising
Market In Philippines.

Washington. - There are $4,000
square miles Of timber in the Philip
zines, Of which, two-thirds Is virgin
forest, according to a pamphlet issued
by the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce. The commercial output of
lumber has cuadrupled In the last
seven years. amounting to over 112..
.ooo. 600 board fest in 1919.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Body Of Aetr.s. found in River

Florence.-The body of Grace Nc
Hugh. motion picture actress, who
lost her lifI while performing in a
Western drama. in the Arkansas river
on the Afternoon Of July 1, was found
here floating face downward. The
body was seen by T. r. Williams, a
ranchman, three miles east of here,
and he managed to bring it ashore
after struggle in the swift current.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Danger In Mixing Salt,

There is risk in mixing salt in dry
mash. as 1t is impossible to distribute
1t evenly. 1t is injurious to a fowl to
eat too much Of it. The only safe way
Is to give it in wet mash. The proper
way Of mixing is to use about a table
spoonful to gallon of water. After
allowing the salt to dissolve use the
water for mixing the mash.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Good Chicken MatInos,

Good matings are six to ten hens
OF the Asiatic class (Brahmas, Coch
ins. etc.; ten to fourteen of the Amer.
lean class plymouth Rocks, Wyan-
dottes, etco, and fourteen to twenty
Of the Mediterranean class Ueghorns
Minorcas. etc..
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Plan Merger Of oraa nIzatlon

Denver.-A state commercial organ
ization modelled along the lines of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
is to be formed at once as a result OF
meeting of state associations execu-
tives at Boulder, according to informa-
tion given out by Denver delegates re-
turning from the meeting.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
win Sell zoo, 900 Acres to settI.r,.

Denver. - Two hundred thousand
acres of land will be sold to actual set
tiers in Lincoln. Ell Paso and Ebert
counties by the State Land Board
early in September. The first sale
will be held in Colorado Springs Sept.
! and arrangements for. this sale have
been completed. The second land sale
will be at Limon later in the month.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Webb and Hurten Rseer. Daily.

Wheatland. Wyo. Henry Webb.
champion broncho buster, and James
Hunton, charged with an offenss
against Miss Ethel Wilcox. who has
disappeared, have been ordered by the
District Court to report to Sheriff
Owen Carroll each morning until their
trial is called. They are at liberty
under bail Of $4,000 each.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Lawyer. Nominal. suprem. Judges.

Denver.-Judge James H. Teller of
the Denver District Court and Judge
John Campbell, former member of the
State Supreme Court, will be the can
didates supported by the Colorado
State Bar Association for the place
on the State Supreme Court bench,
made vacant by the retirement of
Judge Musser next January.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

centipedes, spiders, crawfish. earth
worms, and snails. About 80 per cent
Of its food consists Of injurious nam
mails and insects. and hardly IL per
cent Of poultry and game.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

Cause Of Disaster to Liner Immune.
Ottawa. Ont.-Because Alfred TUT.
tenes. third officer Of the collier Stor.
stad. held a Norwegian navigator's
certificate, the Canadian maritime
parliament. It was announced. has
found itself unable to punish him a.
the man responsible for the sinking
OF the Empress Of ireland. with the
loss Of more than 1000 lives. A re-
port Is being sent to the Norwegian
authorities. however. The Canadian
law will be altered 10 that officers Of
foreign vessels engaged In the Cana,
dian trade must have Canadian certif.
icates.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

Observe Colorado Day Aug. I.
Denver.-Colorado Day will be o.
served Saturday. Aug. l, by patrio.
decorations and appropriate progra
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
vALuAB[E10flRMER
Hawks and Owls Destroy Many
voracious nodents.

FsrrvSIneus Rowsh,eS 10 One q oUs
Laresst and Asst 0sasheiai oIrta
~ Il Fssds on Meadow Mies
oNd Otbsoe hammaie.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

eGA103 n 0uaA ooA3ls sanAo q ID.
~. Sl.e47 pounds a es0oae. 1.1o3, ,;s4
poanAs q lsad. and <S4.s1S DennAs o,
sins. vifA ar&oeA value & o1IA,a1A a
compared wttA ssos.77l = l31a. The
output q Hinsdals essney GAsO>A q
deereass of AfS.lsf poa.As q lsaA.
Owing to the closing = tho 0dd
Links niAs Il Ohio. 0saaiana eean.
ty's output q bsllion. sra 81 ee.osn.
tEstes sho~sd . heavy 6eeseaao for
gold. Lad and sine DreAsstiau also
dscreassd. but there vas a apsrecI
ahas Increase In silver eutput, ov,ns
to the opening Of mines e WhiAepins
and % Italian moantaiA. The output
Of placer gold froo drsAgao anA othsr
placer ooera&ioas st Dreekssssdgs,
Summit county. was e91s. .1os. - com
pared with e3s1.7ss in 1919. bst the
yield Of considerable high sr>Ae ore
from pocket mines It BrSckaaridgs
and incrsased ooatants e eolA in
smelling ore and eonesatsafas from
Kokomo. Breeksnridss and MoatAzu.
ma combined nvs . total yisld Of
gold for the county oe t4ss.11s. as
against s4ze.ol5 in 1917. Silver, lead
ard copper yields also Increased, but
the yield Of zinc decreased. owias to
the closing OF the wet mill Of the Wei,
lington company during the latter
part Of the year. although the mag
netic plant continued to be operated.
The output Of Eagle county from Red
Cliff and from Eagle Il new produc.
ing silver district In 1918. with a yield
OF 1s1.141 ounces). was S41,22o in
gold. 3o1,3s0 ounces Of silver, 41.ses
pounds Of copper. 1881 EOS pounds OF
lead. and 5,6s3.643 pounds Of zinc.
with total value OF S6C3, ,4o3, as
against S620.571 in 1912. Park county's
output Of silver, lead. and copper in.
creased. mere than balancing an ap.
preciable decrease in gold.
The Eumbcr OF mines producing
metals in 1918 was 1858. Of which %
were placers. as against $50 mines.
of which 80 were placers, in 1912.
In 1913, there were sold or treated
2.727.316 short tons (mostly dry
weight) OF ore mined in Colorado. an
increase Of 15o,690 tons over the out
put OF 1912. OF this total. 1902, ,7S5
short tons tmostly dry weight) went
to gold and silver mills. 469, ,533 tons
(mostly dry weight) went to mills for
concentration only, and 664,99s dry
tons went crude to smelters; 217,sG5
dry tons Of concentrates also went to
smelters.
From a market standpoint. 137,24o
dry tons Of zinc carbonate ore aver
aging 27.5 per cent zinc, were sold in
1913. as compared with 144,4s2 tons
OF 2s.2 per cent in 1912, and 134,457
dry tons Of crude zinc and zinc-lear
ore. concentrates. and middlings, aver.
aging 27 per cent, were sold at the
mines during 1918. as compared with
140,S6s tons Of 2S.4 per cent in 1911.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

w. = @ @ ~ M sSss i1An IN 1913 BY COUNTIES
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
Shot! Tell His Mother


should earth where the raven ana
shltorn breast
manged bodies
the wounded the brave lads de-
heaped trenches bleeding
mothers all mothers OF dear dead foes
In love with them DER dead
by oil Calvary
shall
good
murdered behest
which nourished him
birds fly All what done
OF a glorious death.
breath!
country Whose the blood that
mother will tell for deed that shams hends hell
selfseekers
might be frightened made
product mulct TOLL
nghbors should spo
people might be turned graft and
plunded
warning nations could the sesae God
She would let kin
cripple that trade might payf
paid beggary pitnce your
have side,
srchid Men, she slain sons bder
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09

An extraordinary political condition
exists in this country at the present
time. The rank and file OF the Re-
publican party is overwhelmingly pro-
gressive. A majority OF its leader
ship In congress is reactionary. The
great body OF the Democratic party
Is reactionary. IL was forced to ac-
cept a progressive platform and can
didate at Baltimore by Bryan, and
has been forced by the president,
with many a halt and side step on
the way, TO a generally progressive
course in legislation. Many Of the
candidates of both parties are bad;
the tools, the agents, the handy men
OF the special interests.
At no time In half century has
there been such urgent demand for
fearless political independence.
No man who cares for the welfare
OF his fellow men and for the future
OF the country can afford, at this
time, to blindly follow any party
standard. regardless OF the character
OF the men nominated. Be he Re
publican or Democrat, every voter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
La Toilette Has the Idea

should hold himself free TO serve his
country before his party. supporting
the better man. We are now In some
what of transitional period. Two
years may establish progressive con-
troll within the Republican party. The
progressive element In the Demo
cratic party may grow so strong that
its legislation will not be tainted with
compromise to special interests. When
either party or both parties are
purged Of this evil influence. then a
man may follow the party standard
with more confidence than now. But
while we are In this developing stage,
the highest call OF service to ones
country Is rendered In acting on all
bad nominations with an entire free
dom from the restraint which intense
partisan feeling would impose
Such independent action by the
membership OF both political parties
will teach q needed lesson. II will
serve as q lasting warning that the
nomination OF no man will be toler-
ated who IL even remotely suspected
of serving special interests.--Ea Fol-
lette's Weekly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
PenrOSe for President
In I916?---LOOkS LOqiCdl

courage the nomination OF Roosevelt,
and probably not much encourage
ment for Woodrow Wilson to seek
reconciliation. II Is not impossible
therefore. that the one-term plank IN
the Democratic platform will be taken
at Its face value. and Champ Clark
Will come into his own. or course
the White House Is not at present.
officially accepting this view OF the,
situation and this would be q matter
OF development during the coming two
years.
With the promotion OF Oscar w.
Underwood 10 the senate. the leader
ship OF the Democratic majority In
the next congress. will fall upon
Claude Kitchin, OF North Carolina.
This seems to be the generally &C
cepted belief. Kitchin Is the rank.
Ing member OF the ways and means
committee and would naturally sue
coed to this position by seniority.
He appears also TO be the choice cf
the southern Democrats. The Tam
many delegation from New York,
however, Is strong and may WELD the
balance OF power, in which case Fitx-
gerald will be n rival candidate Tor
the minority leadership. Fitzgerald
Is very able floor man and will be
remembered as the Democrat who
crossed the party line to come to the
aid OF Uncle Joe Cannon In the lat
ter's struggle against the insurgents.
The administration viii have DIM
Guilty In carrying out any Of its pro-
jected legislative program In the ace
OF the late election returns. IL Is gem
orally admitted that Democratic party
discipline has received severe jolt.
The house, which meets In December
and continues until March 4, Is the
same house which has been doing
business and will have the same large
Democratic majority with which to
work. but many Democrats sitting
will be 'lame ducks" and only the
hope of federal patronage will tie
them to the administration. They
are In many cases resentful, putting
the responsibility for their defeat on
the president, who kept them In
Washington when they wished to DC
at home mending their political
fences. They will take issue with the
president In the matter OF adding any
OF the legislative program which has
been postponed to the short session.
and II is fairly safe prediction that
little will be done between now and
March 4. except to pass the appro-
priation bills.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
By gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.--Boles
Penrose for president on the RepuD-
Dcan ticket In 1916. This Is the log
ical conclusion to be drawn from the
election returns. The tariff as an Is
sue, and the exponent OF the highest
tariff as candidate or the Republican
party. Will the Republican managers
carry the campaign 10 It's logical con-
clusiony Just now many OF them
think they will
Penrose stands for high tariff: the
repeal OF the Simmons Underwood
tariff and a return to the policies or
Hanna and McKinley-the political
gospel OF the "full-dinnerpail." He Is
openly against moral issues or any
of those things embraced under the
head Of social and industrial Justice.
lie Is frankly for business, first. last
and all the time, and by business he
means the business or Standard Oil,
the Steel Trust. the Coal Trust and
other big corporations.
The election returns are an undeni-
able endorsement OF Penrose. lie re-
ceived the largest vote OF any Re.
publican in the running. Those who
succeeded with him are men OF the
same political school-Uncle Joe Can
non, William Is. Mckinley, Jacob II.
Gallinger, William p. Dillingham;. Cy-
rus Sulloway, Ebenezer Hill. Nick
Longworth. Warren G. Harding. and
a long list OF others as Enthusiastically
standpat I'm their political records.
The voters did not In any way sup
port the Progressive party. They
did not support progressive Demo
Gratis where they had the chance.
They repudiated the progressiveism Of
President Wilson. as well as the pro-
gressiveism of Victor Murdoch. They
voted against Roosevelt and the Bull
Moose proposition. and they voted
against President Wilson and tariff
revision. trust regulation and cur.
rency and banking reform.
What the people want--if the cleo
ton returns can be trusted-is evi.
IDENTIFY no kind OF reform. but the
good old days OF government In the
interest of big business, high protec.
ton, standpatism, and prosperity. .
They want a Mark Hanna at the helm
and Penrose in the White House.
This Is the lesson which the Re-
publican managers claim to draw
from the election returns, and there
is no questioning the logic OF their
claim. There is no reason why the
party should not go TO the country
with Penrose as its next presidential
candidate. There is nothing to en-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09

The Y. M. c. A. is to have q course
in credit. II II Is the intention TO
direct a man to where he can get II, IL
may be necessary to hold the hrst
mestirg In Bennett Park.
A fire in the Michigan Central
yards caused by men cooking
soup. was put out by the fire depart
ment. The real damage was done, we
presume by water.
BY means OF a new invention, sau-
sages are now stuffed with electricity.
That must have been what we tasted
In the last order.
II the Republicans have their way.
the administration Is going to keep
that oneterm pledge, also.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
From Another Point of NieW

Calgary. Canada, has SO miles of
operated street railway
track. Maybe, after all. 1t is In Cal
gary that life is worth living.
A week ago today several Of the
had a better chance.
There are only few days left now
for the Democratic party TO find some.
thing to be thankful for.
AS we understand 1t. we are expect.
ed to go q bale for the cotton grow.
ers.
Not person died In Danville, Ill,
In three months. II seems they were
just bound and determined to send
Uncle Joe back to congress.
The newly-elected president Of Mex.
leo Is reported 10 be In jail. II he
knows when he Is well OF he'll decide
to stay there.
USELESS XMAS PRESENTS
For an insomnia victim-alarm
clock.
Side Lines Of WeII-known Men.
Judge Connolly-Machinist.