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The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
The Bird Or the Cat?

THE Bird or the Cat?" has become scratch
ing subject which is making the feathers fy IN
many heretofore peaceful neighborhood Bra
lovers who have attempted to establish sanctu
aries for their feathered friends have been conf
PEELED to revise their visiting lists according to
where her royal highness Tahbykins holds sway
The bird man who has found to his sorrow that
any bird and cat combination means catastrophe
even while he is taking the mangled body OF the
little feathered tenant. that he has worked for
months to attract from the clutches Of the limo
eentlooking. fluffy, four.footed murderer, will be
assailed by the catowner who Indignantly de
cares that while other lowbred creatures may
catch birds, she knows her own blue hlooded
darling Flufykins Is too well bred and too well
fed TO do such deed,
Naturallsts statistically rank the felis domes-
tcus as third in the bird destroying agents hold.
ing every roaming cat responsible for the lives OF
at least fifty birds year game warden who
reports 200 quail killed by a mother cat In less
than year on the game preserve advocates the
wholesale determination OF cats under the super
vision OF game warden
The value OF the eat to catch mice or rats Is
disputed by a bird enthusiast who maintains that
this Nero OF the animal world will hush forever
the joyous song of any little feathered chorister
simply for his own amusement when not in need
Oh loOu. NNtn he ulues ne goes ailef cOlu Dlfu
in preference to any other decacy. and will
catch mice or rats only as last resort to keep
from starving.
The most serious arraignment against both the
domestic and stray cat Is made by the boards
of health who have found these animals to be
carriers of scarlet fever, diphtheria and other
diseases most fatal to their human associates.
successful business man says that II a cat
kills a little chicken In the yard OF the average
farmer, the cat is made away with II the four.
footed hunter comes home with quail, he is
petted; yet the quail is Of greater economic value
to the farmer than is either the cat or the
chicken He thinks for humane reasons the wild
or stray cat left on abandoned farms should be
put out OF the way.
A cat.a-eomb where feline providers may be laid
permanently to rest, Is considered a necessary
adjunct 10 every bird sanctuary by bird con-
seryationist, who has tried, without success vari.
Gus methods to prevent cats from killing helpless
song and insectvorous birds so valuable to man.
Another long sufferer from cat depredations con-
siders a nearby deeper bath, in which to i'm.
merse and leave the savage depredators, Is the
only way in which bird bath may be maintained
Some friends Of the birds think to license the
cat and hold the owner responsible for his pets
destructlveness will solve not only the yexing cat
but also the kitten. quest on. They conclude that
II a person pays for a ,ense he will not be so
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
GROWING NUNS NOT LUCK
BY HELEN WATTS M'vEY.

There is no luck In growing chrysan-
themums, just care and common
sense. and right smart amount OF
work and looking after The plant
will grow without care, and bloom;
but 1t does so wonderfully much bet
ter with care that it pays to give it.
The greater part of the work Is now
done-the growing. the pinching-into.
shape, the disbudding, and we are now
ready to anticipate. Do not let the
plant set too many buds, keep clean
from Insects. give plenty Of water and
fertilizers, and stake up from the raw
ages of the autumn winds.
II the plants are still in the border.
lift the pot. after days soaking of
the soil. Take the plant up after
sunset or as late as it can be done,
give thorough watering and shower.
ing the tops. and set away in the dark
ness of the cool cellar for few days
until it RECEIVERS from thesshock. Do
not water while in the darkness, and
bring gradually to the light.
II Is a good way after the plant
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
OVERLOOKING ROSES

Eyerblooming roses should be at
their best during the fall months.
Tea roses must be fed liberally; old
rotted manure, cow-manure is best
but bone meal is good.
Dig several big spoonfuls of fer
tilizer about the roots of each rose
planted, replacing the mulch.
Cut back the blooming branches as
soon as the flowers fade; work the
soil under them and give good soak
ing with manure water early In Sep
tember and you will have abundant
bloom until frost.
Sharp pruning and good feeding is
the sure means Of getting fall roses.
Keep down all insect pests with spray
Of sulpho-tobacco soap used according
to directions ON the package.
A tendency to blight of buds at this
season means insects at the roots.
Dissolve a peck of fresh lime in bar
rel Of water and give the ground a
good soaking with the solution, using
only clear water on top.
When pruning the roses, use all cut
tings four or five inches long for root
ing. Insert the cutting In well-worked
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20

ant TO desert his cat leaving 1t dependent upon
hunting for a living
optimists who still believe that cat nature may
be educated or restrained suggest that bells and
bright ribbon be placed on pussy so that warn
ing will preoede her fatal spring. Others adyo
cate that the poles or trees on which bird houses
are placed should be sheathed in tin or wrapped
in barb wire TO prevent the cat from climbing
up and destroying the halfgrown nestlings before
they can fly to safety thorny rose bush Is
advised by another humane person. but the ever
present cynic thinks ii much better to plant the
cat at the roots Of the rose bush, where he is
sure in time to evolve into harmless fertilizer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20

soil. leaving one eye above the sur
face, firm the earth about them, give
good soaking. and turn over them q
glass fruit jar. pressing 1t into the
ground. Draw the soil up around the
jar, but not over it, keep the ground
moist. and leave until spring.
Rose cuttings may be rooted In
moist sand in any warm place, but the
sand must not be allowed to dry out
at any time. When the rcotlets are
half an inch long. transplant to soil.
and give good care. They may be sci
in the border and a glass covering sci
over them.
Most cuttings consist of three Oh
four points. or eyes, with healthy
leaf at the top. Discard every cut
ting that does not hold the leaf until
the plant begins to grow. as the fall,
ing Of this leaf means deliceto
plant, even II 1t lives and roots.
IT Co.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20

ton-concernng whose physical basis and nature
We are entirely In the dark. 1t seems to be
sense common TO most animals. II is extremely
well developed in horses and dogs. and likewise
In fishes, who year after year come back to the
same stream to spawn. 1t is possessed to lesser
degree by man, being more pronounced In the
savage than in the civilized man, probably be-
cause In the latter disuse has duled its percep-
tion.
The speed at which birds fly during migration
probably varies according TO the natural capacity
of the species Nevertheless. in such flights
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20

has about Strengthened up, to 81
out in the dew Of the night. retur
1t each morning to the cellar.
Do not neglect to provide for
late fall flowers. Cosmos are
but too often the frost catches
They are too tall to take up AM
for the house during the early AZ
nights.
For the chrysanthemumE,
some in boxes or large pots,
them not later than July or
II you want very large, fine
thin the buds mercilessly and
plenty Of fertilizer and good 81
conditions.
When the asters come up,
plant some Of the finest to bo1
pots while small; sink the boz
the soil and as the weather
cool remove to the veranda or
shed. They will bloom bead
until the house must be clos
with heated air inside.
The California poppy may be
planted the same way and its
ing period prolonged till long
frost. 1t is lovely In flower ar
age
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20

they display a speed and endurance entirely ou'
Of their ordinary wont little sandpiper. which
summers in northern Siberia near the Arctic, hai
to fly over the Himalaya mountains in order to
reach India, where 1t passes the winter. In doing
this ii must rise to heights OF four miles and up
wards to clear the towering ranges. WILSON'S
petrol is known to range from the South Ant
arctic ocean to the northern limits OF British
America. As ducks and geese are almost the
only birds whose migrations have been seen IN
the daytime many telescope observations and
instantaneous photographs have been taken OF
them during flight These observations indicate
that the fight OF ducks particularly teal. must
frequently reach speed OF 100 miles an hour
and over Even with the slower flying birds II
ia possible to cover long stretches in one night
as the flight seems to be pursued without rest
"all throught the night The probable choice
of night for flight is that the day may be de
voted to feeding. Besides, the dangers OF the
birds Of prey other than owls, are thus avoided
The ducks that reach this latitude In the spring
are frequently very thin and poor, evidently ow-
ing to the strenuousness of their voyage.
One of the remarkable characteristics OF MI
grafton IL the regularity OF Its annual movement
among the different species, often the same DAY
each fall and spring marking the departure ana
arrival The flights seem invariably TO Dc IN
aocks whether the species be gregarious OF
otherwise No sooner is the destination reached
than the nongregarous species separate either
singly or in pairs One exception to this are
robins. which are nongregarious in the North,
but invariably go in hoeks in the South. Just
why some birds OF the lame species stop In one
latitude while others go farther on is not known
though probably the question OF food supply is
The determining factor. The whole subject OF
migration is one of the interesting phenomena
in nature which has been matter OF common
observation for some thousand years and yet OF
whose essential nature We have only the scantest
information.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
MYSTERIOUS JAGS.

"Boffels says he makes II rule never to take
a drink before six o'clock in the evening"
"Ahem,"
''Well?"
Il frequently see him full during the day and
! was just wondering II he had hit upon some
way to take his liquor hypodermically.'
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
IN THE eueENIc HOUSEHOLD.

These eggs are exactly as like them, Hor.
tense
Yes, Archimedes. | submerged them In water
at 212 degrees Fahrenheit for exactly two and
one-haf minutes"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
PUZZLED.

Il never can tell what you men are talking
about" said the debutante with pout
What's the matter now, Celestine?"
Il met Mr.. Brokerly just now. and he said he'd
been up to his neck in wheat all morning, yet
never saw him look more immaculate"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
NOT THE RIGHT KIND.

Il don't see how you can. stand these bowling
students with their class ye1ls for everything"
Well yoa see. they're such CHEEKY sort"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
SPLENDID FOR HEDGES

The saliva is a splendid nlaA 4
hedges, for massing, and for bordeI
as well as for general planting.
does best grown by itself.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
NATURAL DEDUCTION.

Il wonder how those spirit messages are writ
ten?' remarked the dense party
with medium pencil. imagine" replied the
wise guy
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
TOO BULKY.

Stout Wife-How do you like my masquerade
costume? I'm page.
Husband-Page? You look more like a vol.
ume--Princeton Tiger
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-05-20
HIGHB BRoWS.

she-Didn't you think the people at Mrs Gan.
ders reception we're all extremely dull?
Yes. but you know 1t was authors day.
Life
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06
GERMANY PUTS ALLIES
 LOSS AT 5,OOO,OOO
Estimate Includes All Soldiers Killed, Wounded And Cap
 tuTed Since Beginning

BERLIN, July 5-More than 5,0O0- GOO soldiers uc the countries at war with Germany, 1t is estimated, have been killed wounded or captured These figures, compiled almost exclu- sively from papers or magazines pub lished in foreign countries by Herr Und PoliHk," are presented in an ei- fort to show that ltaly's entry into the war cannot hope to offset numerical ly, the losses of her present allies
 Heer Und Poliuk purposely goes outside of Germany for estimates of the French, English and Russian loss es, so far as possible. in order to err on the side of conservatism and not lay itself open to charges of imitation. The French estimates are taken in part from Italian papers-the French journals publish no losses-and some of the Russian figures have been se cured in the English publications
 Russia is shown to have been the heaviest loser, with more than 3,0OO,- 000 men, 1t is estimated The figures are obtained in the following fashion There are more than a million Rus. sian prisoners of war in Germany at present according to the German gen. cral stan The London Times, as long ago as January, placed the Russian dead and wounded list at 100000 Since then there have come Co the Masurian Lakes battles and the Car pathian victories, with Russian loss es estimated by allied papers even at 650,0OO men at the very least
 In Germany at present there are over 100000 French prisoners of war in addition to which the French losses are known to have been huge The Italian paper, Corriere Della Sera, es ! inmates that the French army has lost half it's strength in dead and wounded and the London Daily Mail places the French loss in dead, wounded and cap tured at l,600,OO0 as a minimum.
 The balance of the estimated five million is made up, Heer Und PolitiE believes by the British and Belgian losses of all kinds and the total il feels, is rather too low than too high From its statistics it draws the con clusion that "the accession of Italy tC the ranks of our enemies will mol snatch victory from us"
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06
CAPTURED TRENCH OF
 GERMANS SlNGLEHANDED

LONDON. July 3.-The story of a British sublientenant who was SO am gered at the loss of a pair of fine field glasses that he charged a trench of Germans single-handed and thereby earned the victoria Cross, was told at London University in a lecture by Professor J. II. Morgan, who has just returned from the front
 "This sublientenant." said Profes- sor Morgan, possessed a pair of bin oculars Of which be was very proud. and be used to bore everybody by talk ina about them and exhibiting them. One day our men were driven back from their first trenches by a German attack, in which We lost heavily. They retired into the support trenches, and the men were being mustered, when suddenly the young officer exclaimed, Great scour and started at 8 gallop back toward the trench occupied by the Germans
 He was given up for lost but a ser. geant who was very fond of him, ran after him. After an interval the ser eeant came back alone and reported to the commander Sir, he has cap tured the trench
 "The commander collected some sur ports and went up. When he gor around the corner of the traverse, he found the young officer with a revol yer in each hand, facing a row Of Ger mans who were holding up their handi {. having laid down their rifles.
 " This is a very fine thing, sai' the commander to the youngster yol . will get the Victoria Cross for this
 but it was a foolhardy thing to dc
 What on earth did you do it for?
 We'll confessed the sub-lieuter ant, T didn't intend to recapture th
 trench ] merely went back to get m
 binocularsn
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06

wake. but the Honorable Artillerymen shut an thought of war out of their minds for the moment and soaked in the sunshine
 "When the IT, A. c. took over the portion of trenches assigned them the enemy was engaged in improving his dcfcuses amid certain ruins. Sand bags were brought up at night and utilized as a breastwork against the shattered walls. Then came prolus- iCn of machine guns.
 "Tue force of enemy infantry was really very small, but the enemy coun- ted az usual on machine gun defense as being more encacious than rife men, In a way they are right. Ma chino guns cannot bolt when troops attack
 During the week the Germans be- came bolder and bolder in their move ments behind their defences. The II. C. bided their time, and at the right moment they brought down groups of workers who dared to show themselv- es out of cover
 "A stan officer came down one day last week to inspect the new GermaT ] defences. and his contempt for Brit ish craftsmanship cost him his life. lie could be seen walking behind the brcastworEs, giving orders and other. wise emphasizing his importance.
 "A certain crack shot waited quiet beside his rifle The German officer came up to the breastwork and looked
 through a loophole at our trench. The
 markings on his cap could be plainly seen. There was a shot, and a scream . The bullet hit him squarely in tho
 face.
 Immediately the Germans turned . loose their machine guns in a blaze {, of impotent fury That in itself wa F sufficient assurance that the office l had been killed. No one was hurt, al , though the parapets were peppere'
 with bullets. When the enemy wa l tired Of shooting they shouted threat 2 and imprecations across their sa1 r head
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06
WILD GARDENS GROW
 ON SERBIAN FIELDS
Departure Of LaborerS To The War Leaves Flowers
 Free To Spread

USKUP, Serbia, July 5.-Great sec- tions of the fine agricultural lands of Southern Serbia lie uncultiyated this year, owing to the departure of the laborers to the war zone further north. As a result, these tremendously fer tile fields are given up to a profusion of weeds and wild flowers which pre- sent a spectacle as brilliant as a Cali fornia garden multiplied in area until is stretches over the whole valley. Everything grows in great luxuriance and in the most vivid colors.
 The more familiar wild flowers seen here are daisies, poppies and huge thistles ten feet high. The pop pies are of a nintense crimson, while here and there are patches of culti- Ivated opium peoples, in full white l flowers More riotous in coloring are 1 flowers not easily identified by an clover-like plant with tiny blossoms of intense coralred, toll lilac flowers clumps of blue and silvergray vari ] lous types of yellow and crimson bios , soms. Here and there the solid tapes Itry of vegetation is broken by little lakes or ponds, fringed with rushes as thick as mans arm and tail as small trees. over the water are 1 sprinkled masses of white waterlilliea
 Birds and butterflies vie i'm colorns with the flowers. Some of the butter !. flies are of great size and wonderful coloring. and the connoisseur rrcog nizes varities which are very rare ir the western world. The bird world ii dominated by the storks and buzzard. the former spotlessly black-and-white the latter yellowish brown
 The railroad from Salonika to Us kup makes its way in more or les. straightforward fashion through thi' whole region of the Vardar valley crossing the winding stream al ire Quent intervals, once on bridge tha was blown up six times during th' Balkan wars The river itself would be scarcely more than a good-size' creek in America. and the water fl tinged a muddy brown In the dis tance, on both sides nf the railroad, [ broken line of To whills is alway
 visible.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06
TRY TIE REVIEW WANT ADS

"The peril is not SO much from sub marines as from the lack of disipline on the part of the English crews and the imperfect nature of the life-saving About half the crew of the Lusitania was saved or we should say saved themselves, while scarcely one-dfth of the passengers escaped. That says much Whoever travels by English ships can count himself as lost in the event of a mishap That was the case before, and it still the case now"
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06
SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES
 FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.

AMSTERDAM, July 5.-The next important field for German submarine
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06

can. declared Vice-Admiral Kirchhon of the German navy in an interview with the correspondent of the Dresden Anzieger. Coming events before the Dardanelles," adds the vice-admiral, Twill be of a nature never before witnessed in warfare and will have a potent influence on the whole course of the war"
 Discussing the Lusiatnia disaster, Kirchhoff remarked that the chief les son to be drawn is as to the unsea- manlike character of the British sea- man, who is unable to rise to an emer- gency like the German sailor
 "The last ten days of the third month of the submarine blockade says the vice-admiral, "have produced positively brilliant results In one week alone our submarines sank 32 enemy ships, including many of great tonnage, around the coast of Great Britain, and the total of ships torpedo ed now exceed two hundred.
 "But the greatest influence on the reduction of exports to England and on the shipping of all natonalities to British harbors was eXerted by the de- struction of the Lusitania on May z. Withing the last few days much has been written on the vorious aspects of this achievement, but little em- phasis has been laid on the danger which threatens those who embark in large ships
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06
RAILROAD WINS

PHILADELPHIA, July 5-The de- clsion was in faVos oi the defendant by the United States court in the gov enments suit to dissolve the Reading Company and separate the New Jer- sey Central from the Reading
Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-06

Surgeon John D. Long of the U. s. public health service is the new di- rector of public health of the Philip pine Islands and is now on his way to his new post. The position was created under the new Philippine health laws and Dr. Long has se- cured am indeterminate leave of ab- sence to permit his occupancy of tho post
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-19
PICNIC DRINKING
CONCEALS DANGER
DR.. Dixon Gives Some Plain Hints
in Regards to Providing
Food as Well as Water

Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, state COM
missioner of health, has issued a
warning that people should be just
on a picnic as to what they eat. He
points out the dangers of drinking
water which might be contaminated
and calls on people to protect them
selves and their children.
The commissioner says:
The picnic season has begun. Every
alluring spot for miles around in the
vicinity of the towns and cities will
be the Mecca for pleasure seekers
from now until the frost comes.
Almost everybody attends a picnic
sometime during the season. Now
that the automobile has made even
the remote districts readily accessible
for city dwellers, the number of ur-
ban residents who seek an occasion
al days relaxation in the country, has
tremendously increased.
Nobody thinks of going on picnic
without taking a generous supply OF
food but few people are far-sishted
enough to carry their drinking water.
Some spring, brook, or farmers we'll
they feel, will be sure to supply this
| essential. AS a result of this indis-
criminate dependence upon unfamil-
lar sources of water supply, there are
hundreds of pleasure seekers, who
contract typhoid fever every season.
| That period of the year when ty-
phoid fever is always most prevalent
| is that at the end and Immediately
following the vacation season. While
this is not alone the result of picnics
they unquestionably play an import
ant part in this annual toll of illness
and death.
1t is not difficult matter If one
| is taking an auto trip to carry sup
ply of drinking water from a source
| that is known to be uncontaminated.
Moderate priced vacuum bottles or
other forms of containers can be Sc
sured which will keep the water cool.
If local water supply, with which
one is unfamiliar. must be used boil
ing the water for 20 minutes will
make 1t safe. Unfortunately clear
water is by no means always pure
water. Many a sparkling, crystal
clear, roadside spring is open to pollu-
| ton and no matter how attractive the
| little brooklet which babbles along
under the overhanging trees may ap-
pear. one must needs follow it to its
source to be certain that it is free
from contamination. So for safety
sake carry your drinking water in the
picnic basket.