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the most important of the shore birds
With reasonable protection the wood
cock will thrive even in thickly set
tied country. and as 1t does no harm
to agriculture there Is no reason why
It should not remain indefinitely avail
able for sport It has, however. been
seriously threatened by two factors
winter storms and summer shooting.
The birds winter as far north as they
can find unfrozen ground. In conse-
quence a severe cold wave is likely to
reduce them to starvation and drive
them into places where they can be
slaughtered numerically. In 1892. for
instance. q gale that swept the coast
of South Carolina drove them In thou
sands into the streets Of one village,
where fully two thousand were killed
In one day The shooting Of mated
birds In spring and the massacre OF
young ones in summer have contrib
uted to bring the woodcock to the
verge OF determination.
The Eskimo curlew affords an excel
lent object lesson of the ease with
which a species once abundant can be
actually exterminated. On the prairies
west Of the Mississippi vast fiocks on
their way to Labrador were formerly
a common sight: in the last dozen
years scarcely q dozen individual
birds have been seen. The close-packed
ranks Of the migrating birds offered
the easiest of marks and they were lit
orally moved down In spring before
they could reach their breeding
grounds In addition. they were
slaughtered for months In their winter
home In the Argentine. and the final
touch to their destruction was given
when both the Argentine and the
western prairies were turned into vast
wheat fields
To save our other species from the
fate OF the Eskimo curlew is the OBJ
ject of the federal migratory bird law
Since the birds are continually pass
ing from state to state. experience has
shown that the laws of individual
states are not sufficient protection and
that this can only be afforded by a
scheme comprehensive enough to in
clude the whole range OF the birds
| travels
Under the federal regulations the
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sWhat do you want?" she asked.
thinking he was . beggar.
Il Just wanted to make sure you
would let Alice stay here before ]
went away" he said.
You young scamp" said the maid,
pulling him into the hall; did you
leave that poor little thing on the
steps in the cold? You ought to be
beaten"
Jamie did not answer. He knew
that she was angry. but he did not
understand.
Here's the villain that loft the
baby she said a. lady came down
the stairs.
Are you going to keep ner?"
Jamie asked again. But Alice had
heard his voice. Brewer. brewer"
she called, running as fast as her
little legs would carry her.
Jamie dropped his bundle and took
her in his arms. the tears streaming
down his cheeks, while Alice covered
his face with kisses.
The maid wiped her eyes. and the
lady told Jamie to sit down and tell
her why he had left Alice on her
steps. Jamie told her that his mother
was dead and that the Judge had sent
his father away; that he had tried to
take care of Alice, but he was too
small to get work that would support
both of them. He wanted Alice to
have a good home. and he thought as
they were rich they might want a
little girl, and SO be brought her there.
The lady was crying when jamie fin.
ished his story.
I'VE do want q little GIRL" she said.
"We have lost our little girl and
our little boy. too. and we are very
lonely. You and Alice must stay here
until your father returns and then
we will see what can be DONE"
And 30 Jamie found a home for him
self as well as Alice. for when their
father came home he was soon sent
away again by the Judge. who also de-
cided that their father was not the
sort of man to have the care of
two such good children as Jamie and
Alice. r.-
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HOW JAMIE FOUND a HoME.
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Jamie was . little boy eight years
old, but he felt the weight OF years
upon his shoulders Is he looked at
little Alice sleeping and saw q tear
still wet upon her little thin cheek.
She had cried herself to sleep from
hunger, and Jamie felt that something
must be done at once. His mother
had been dead four. weeks now. At
first his father kept sober and worked.
and they managed to get along very
we'll. Jamie took care of Alice and
the house. but one night his father
did not come home. and then Jamie
was told that the Judge had sent him
away for six months. The fuel was
nearly gone and the food had given
out the day before. Jamie had not
eaten anything but crusts of bread
for two days. He had managed to
get milk for Alice until today, but the
last of the money he had received for
a locket of his mothers was gone
now.
II shall have to sell her ring" said
Jamie, taking It from corner of q
drawer, land she told me to keep 1t
for Alice and tell her when she was
old enough that she left 1t for her,
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NOT THE ORDINARY JANIToR
Newspaper Man Little Uncertain as
to the Kind Of caretaker He
Had Run Into.

"I can't tell exactly what i've struck
in the janitor line this time" remarked
a newspaper man whose janitors
change every few weeks. Il haven't
been able to place him yet. haven't
sorted him out, in other words. Last
night said to him when he came up
for the waste paper: ! wish you'd
ask those people on the other SIDE
of this floor not to put out their milk
bottles early in the morning to stay
out all day In the hall. II there's
ANYTHING that gets on my nerves. It
is this having to walk through an ave-
nue OF milk bottles % get to the ele'
yator. Then he looked me straight
In the face and began to talk like this:
The plaintive thing about this situa.
tion,' he said. is that after ! have
given vent to round OF philippics
to these people in the various Hats,
| find that they have failed to COM
prehend a word that have uttered.
Now. what is 1t? A cross between
a Harvard graduate doing the East
side in the garb of tanitor and
Nrh. nrs unabridged out for a lark.
or what?"-New York Letter 10 the
littsburgh Dispatch.
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Hired Mans Accomplishment.

.l recently noticed in the Chaperon
department. which ! usually read on
rainy days." said the Old Codger. AN
Interesting item about one Edward
Shaftesbury and his rules for sitting.
According to him there are SO var'e'
<les OF sitting. not including sitting up
With a sick lodge brother. sitting on
the Jury. on eggs. or on anybody whom
the coroner is viewing You may be
surprised to know that there are so
many ways Of sitting. hat wasn't.
You see, / employ a hired man
Kansas City Star.
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THE EXCHANGE

The.Man-of-Genius had such ire
mendous faculty for understanding
The Woman's thoughts even before
she expressed them that 1t made her
marvel.
Nothing like 1t has ever come into
my life before" she told him appre-
ciatlvely. "As girl l spent half my
time in explanations to my mother,
who never seemed able to understand
my motives even after had spent
hours in laying them bare. Then
when married."
II know, my dear" answered The
Man.of-Genius interrupting her re-
cital. l do not wish to hurt you, but
one has only to look into the stolid
face Of that husband Of yours to un-
derstand. Forgive me for reading
things so clearly. 1t Is my love for
you that gives me SO keen a percep-
tion."
The Woman lifted eyes filled with
pleading and gave a gesture OF pro-
test, but The-Man-of-Genius was quite
accustomed to having his own way,
70 he paid no attention.
Life is very full Of Just such TRACE.
lies as yours" he told her. "Here
you are, an exquisite bit OF human
mechanism mated to coarse piece OF
clay animated by reasoning powers
and perceptions utterly inadequate
for the understanding of mind filled
with beautiful ideas. And because of
,ome foolharvAy words you said before
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music was divine. Tickets for his
concerts were in such demand that
one had to secure them weeks ahead
or miss the treat. And always he
seemed to play directly to the heart
of The Woman. His violin carried The
appeal of his heart to hers AZ no
other medium could have carried 1t.
and when she was alone with him his
argument against her right to live
out her life with a man who was utter
ly incapable Of appreciating and un-
derstanding her finer nature seemed
entirely justified and SO at last she
yielded to his will. going away to
state where divorces are easily Sc
cured upon Just no ground at all.
When The Woman was free from
her shackles of marriage to The Hos
iery Manufacturer she married The
Man.of- Genius, and In the certainty
of the perfect harmony of her new
union she justified herself for the ter
rible blow she had dealt The Husband
in the pursuit of her personal happi-
ness until the closer contact with
The revealed to her the
abominable traits Of an artistic tenn
permanent He flew into violent fits
of temper at the slightest provoca-
tion-or with no provocation at all
and when The Woman protested
against the unfairness Of his conduct
to her he explained 1t as a part OF his
highly strung nature and seemed sat
isfied with the excuse. He subjected
The Woman to long periods OF cold
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Along.
but 1 cannot let Alice starve." he
said. "and will go while she is
asleep
He could not keep back the tears
when he handed the ring to the pawn
broker.
whats the matter. kid?" asked
the man, good-naturedly.
Jamie told him as well as he could.
for he was crying now.
The man looked around. to be sure
that no one saw him, for 1t would
never do to let anyone think he had
a kind heart: then he took quarter
from his pocket and gave 1t to jamie.
Here's the ring" he said; keep
It,"
Jamie was too surprised to say
anything but "Thank you.' and he ran
10 the store and home as fast as he
could.
Alice was awake and crying for
'brover." He gave her some bread
and milk. and then he washed her
face and combed her hair. Then he
put on another dress, which was not
quite SO ragged as the one he took
on.
"Alice go out she said. But jamie
did not answer; he was thinking.
Alice went to sleep when 1t was
dark, and Jamie put on his coat and
cap. He then wrapped q shawl around
Alice, and taking her in his arms,
opened the door and went out. He
walked long distance. and when he
came to the part OF the city where
the rich people lived he turned into
one of the streets. He looked at the
houses as he went along; one was
more brilliantly lighted than the 9TH
ers, and Jamie went up the steps.
He kissed Alice, who was stin sleep
ing, and then laid her carefully in the
vestibule; then he rang the bell and
hurried down the steps. He went
across the street and watched. He
saw the maid open the door; then
several people came. and q lady took
Alice, who was crying by this time,
and carried her into the house. 1t
took all of Jamies willpower to keep
from running across the street when
he heard Alice cry; but when the door
was closed he walked down the street.
Then he stopped. Suppose they
do not keep her." he said. land put
her out IN the cold again or send
her to the orphans home" He went
back and walked up and down IN front
OF the house. but the door did not
open again, and he felt sure Alice
had found home and he went back
to his lonely room. Poor little jamie!
He cried himself to sleep and then
awoke with start, thinking he heard
Alice cry.
The next morning he took the few
things that belonged to him and made
bundle OF them and started out. He
knew that the landlord would take the
furniture for rent, and he also knew
that he must find work or starve.
But he could not go away without
knowing II the people with whom he
had left Alice were going to keep her.
He went to the house and rang the
bell.
Are you going to keep her?'' he
asked the maid who opened the door.
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CLUBS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
objects and Methods Of Movement to
Make Rural Life Fuller and More
Appealing to Youth.

The primary object Of the boys and
girls clubs which are being organized
throughout the country with the as
sistance Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. but in co-opera-
tion with the state colleges of agri-
culture. is to aid young people to be-
come more efficient and more content
ed farmers and home-builders. By
cultivating in boys and girls habits Of
industry and thrift, the possibilities
of farm and country life are revealed
not only to them but to their elders
The best methods Of handling farm
products and preventing waste are
demonstrated. the spirit Of co-opera-
tion in family and community is de-
veloped, and :he dignity of the farm
er's vocation enhanced by presenting
1t as a skilled occupation. capable OF
returning adequate rewards to the
competent. Finally, the school life
and the home life of boys and girls
are brought into closer relationship.
and the rural school teacher aided In
the task OF making agricultural in
struction a vital thing.
The clubs may be organized under
the leadership of the county superin-
tendent of schools or any of the
teachers under him. II the education.
al authorities of the county arc not
clubs, the county demonstration
agent may take charge of the move
ment, or II there is no demonstration
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EIiaht Of Golden PIover.

The longest continuous flight Is
said to be performed by the golden
piover, which crosses from Nova sco-
tia to South America, distance of
2,40O miles. in straight line. In
foul weather they sometimes make q
halt at Bermuda or in the Antilles. but
If the weather is fair they do not stop
at all until they reach the mainland of
South America. On the Pacific side
OF the continent the golden plover
makes a continuous flight of 1000
miles from Alaska to Hawaii, and nat.
uralists wonder how they manage to
strike so small a mark IN the midst
of the greatest of oceans.
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ness and neglect only to make des.
perate love to her again, and she fell
into the habit OF watching his swiftly
changing moods with fear eating all
her heart, and when at last she be.
oNme certain that she was expected to
submerge her individuality into his
life and Its interests she held com.
munion with her soul, ard her thought
turned back longingly over the even
quiet years Of moderate happiness
with the man who manufactured
hosiery for. a living. years which now
had passed from her life forever.
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Fire and Ashes.

The wise man does not center his
attention upon effects. They are to
him as the ashes resulting from the
genial heat Of spiritual fires. There Is
no safety in his life. btrause the tire
of the original Spirit is ever new .nc
fresh. He does not Identify himself.
with the ashes consequently he neve
has to count himself a. the end of ex
istence Ashes are carried out amt
cast to the four winds bu, the f1r'
burns on and on Charles Fillmore In
Unity.
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Good PIaymates for Growing Lads
Many Poultry Partnerships Have
Been Started In This Way.
agent In the county such organisa.
tions as local chambers of commerce.
the grange, woman's clubs. ETC., may
assume the leadership The names
and addresses of the boys and girls
included in the clubs are collected and
sent to the state agent, who will fur.
nish organization and cultural in
structions upon request.
Experience has shown, however,
that the difficulty is not in organizing
a club with large enrolment OF
members, but in inducing these mem.
bers to complete their work and to re.
port on the results. The test Of ef-
ficiency is not SO much the organiza'
tion Of new clubs as continuing inter
est In those already formed. The
leaders duty therefore is to keep in
touch with the members of the club.
encourage those who need encourage.
ment. and to see that once a project
has been started 1t is carried on to
completion.
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'riest you persist in living out the

priest you persist in living out the
farce!"
Tears gathered in The Woman's
eyes, and The-Man-of-Genius. seeing.
gathered her tenderly into his arms
and showered her with kisses, which
he had no right to give nor she the
right to receive, and when at last
she released herself she was quite
exhausted with her struggle against
the ever-increasing desire in her heart
to spend the rest of her life in the
perfect harmony Of companionship
with him.
Alone The Woman spent hours in
thought. Her mind traversed the
past. She had loved The Husband
when she married him. He was fine,
substantial man, successful in his
business; phlegmatic in his tempera-
ment; generous to The Woman even
where he did not understand her, and
loving her with answering faithful
ness. She admitted his excellent
qualities Of character, but felt his de-
ficiencies in the little niceties of life.
And since she had known The-Man-of-
Genius the work Of The Husband had
seemed to her mind so prosaic and
inconsequential.
How low must be the ambition that
allowed q man to be satisfied with
the manufacture Of hosiery all the
days of his life while human souls
were wanting to be fed; minds were
craving the uplift Of their ideals; and
hearts reaching out for love and cour.
age in the struggle Of the inner life
which one must inevitably meet and
live alone. The Woman could not help
but compare the sort Of thing The
Man-of-Genius gave the world with
the manufacture of stockings. His
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" ly enforced during the
- ~ fall shooting season. In
recent years number
OF causes have contributed to diminish
the numbers of the migratory game
birds to such an extent that vigorous
measures are necessary to prevent
their total determination. The federal
government has therefore supplement-
sd the various state laws with regu.
lations which are given below
Shorebirds in particular-including
snipe. woodcock, curlew. avocet. plo-
yer. yellow-legs and sandpipers or
"peeps"-have suffered from persecu-
ton. AS late as the seventies these
birds were found In vast numbers not
only on the sea coasts and nei-r the
Great Lakes but even on the prairies
Since then. however, they have been
slaughtered mercilessly. One man In
Louisiana. for example. killed In the
course of twenty years 69.Os7 snipe.
an average of $500 birds a winter On
one December day In 1877 he shot 366.
The Wilson snipe-usually referred
to simply as snipe-offer perhaps the
best sport OF any OF the smaller birds.
They are. however. decreasing SO rap
idly that snipe shooting. like buffalo
hunting, Is likely to be q thing of the
past II adequate protection Is not at.
forded The chief cause for the de-
In the southern part of the United
States. where the snipe spend approx
imately six months. The birds nest
principally in Canada. though few
breed as far south as the latitude of
New York city. In September and Oc-
tOber they move southwark toward
the Gulf Of Mexico. offering excellent
shooting to sportsmen In some OF the
territory through which they pass In
the northern states nature provid es
In this way natural limit to the open
season. which usually does not exceed
six or seven weeks. In the wintering
grounds u the South. however. there
is no such natural protection and the
birds are continuously exposed to
slaughter.
The extent OF this slaughter in the
past has already been indicated Tc
put stop to this in the future and to
provide. with adequate protection for
the birds. equal opportunities for
sportsmen in all sections is one oh
ject Of the federal regulations. Spring
shooting is absolutely prohibited be
cause OF the waste involved in killing
birds on their way to the breeding
grounds In Canada, where they are
fully protected. II allowed to react
these grounds unmolested they will re
turn six months later with their mum
bers Increased from 80 to 100 per cent
Next to the snipe, the woodcock tt
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Insectiyorous birds protected indet.

initely. Band-tailed pigeons. cranes.
swans, curlew, and smaller shore birds
protected until September l. 1918;
wood ducks In Kansas and West vir-
ginia. rails and wood ducks In Califor-
MIA, and woodcock in Missouri are also
protected until September l. 1918.
Shooting prohibited bee sween sunset
and sunrise: or at any time on the
Mississippi river between Minneapolis
and Memphis. after January /. 1915.
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Little calleo.colored Cow.

Little caIieo-colored Cow.
Small Dorothy was visiting in the
country and spied red and white
calf.
"Oh, mamma" she exclaimed, look
at the little calico-colored cow!"
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The Defect.

There is one thing have noticed
about your men of iron."
Whats that?"
They are seldom we'll tempered
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Room for Cancellation,

eve can file cross-bill," explained
the lawyer.
mot too cross" cautioned the wife.
Il still love my husband"
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those named.
The regulations prescribe seasons
as follows:
OPEN SEASONS FOR MIGRATORY
BIRDS IN 1915 UNDER FEDERAL
REoULATIoNs-zoNE NO. I.
WATERFOWL ............sept i-Dcc. 10
Exceptions: Massachusetts. Rhode
Island .......................Oc l-Jan.
New York. Connecticut. Pennsyi-
vania. Oregon. Washington. Ida
ho .........................O Oct. i-Jan. 10
New Jersey ..................Nov 1-Feb j
Minnesota, North Dakota. South Da-
kotn. wisconsin....... Sept 7-Dec.
RAILS. cooTs. GALLlNuLEs;.; s., n..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sept. l-pec- !
Exceptions: Massachusetts, New
Hampshire. Rhode Island...........
observation-disclosures. Aug i5-Dec.
Connecticut. Michigan. New York.
Long Island. U.Dec
Minnesota, North Dakota. South Da-
kota. Wisconsin. ........S Sept. 7-Dcc
Oregon. Washington. Oct. l-Jan. is
WooDCOck .................Oct. i-Dec i
Exceptions: Connecticut. Msssnchu-
setts. New Jersey........ Oct l0-Dec. J
Rhode Island. Nov. l-Dec: l
Pennsylvania. Long Island........-..
SHORE BIRDS-BLACK-BR
AND GOLDEN FLOWER. JACK
SNIPE, YELLOWLE0S..S Sept. l-Dec. is
Exceptions: Maine. Massachusetts.
New Hampshire. Rhode Island. :,
Long Island IS Dec. I
New York texcept Long lsand>....
Sept i6-Dec.
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da-
kota. acknowledgements Sept. 7-Dec.
Oregon. Washington Oct 1-Dec. Is
Insectivorous birds protected indef-
initely Band-tailed pigeons. cranes.
swans. curlew. smaller shore birds.
and wood ducks protected until Sep
tember l, 1918. Rails in Vermont and
woodcock in Illinois also protected un-
til 1918.
Shooting prohibited between sunset
and sunrise; or at any time on sec
tions of upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers after January l. 1915.
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country is divided into
two zones. Zone No.
/, the breeding zone,
includes the states OF
Oregon. Idaho. Colo
RADIO. Nebraska. Iowa.
Illinois. Indiana. Ohio.
Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. and all states
north of them. Zone
M q the Xintering
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er's division of the police department.
That was eight and one-half months
ago. No report of their findings has
been made:
In September Chief of Police
HeaIey called a meeting of those in
favor of and opposed to the fender
ordinance. He told them that the
law would be enforced despite their
wishes, for the council had so voted.
Then another branch of big bust
ness, the express companies and
Commercial Auto Owners assn,
made their howl. All pleaded cost
and impracticability.
r The express companies knew that
if Chicago adopted auto tenders 9TH
er cities throughout the country
might follow suit. Auto tenders cost
money. So they put in their kick.
The trust press, willingly taking
stories from press agents of corpora
ton interests, have hammered and
raped at the law. The Daily News
has been especially active.
And 'tMaje" Funkhouser's testers
are still at it, although every days
delay gives the enemies of safety an
other respite and better chance to
kill the ordinance.
The State Street Merchants assn,
represented by the delegation which
hustled over to the city hall the other
day, doesn't want auto trucks made
safe Yet their autos kill and crush
hundreds on our streets every year.
If you or yours are the next victims
of a department stores unprotected
auto truck, remember who is helping
to stall things in the city haIl-that
State street gang.
OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT