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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
INTERESTING DOCUMENTS
FOUND ON PRISONERS
(Ry the Associated Press }

Paris, Sept. 18.-The inVentoIN -
the pockets of German soldiers fni>tn
prisoners is as thorough at hr
beginning of the war, though i rart-
ly disCloses anything important 81
cept occasionally in the case of 9TH
GERS SO taken by surprise that ~
had no chance to make away ".IA
interesting documents.
The men drawn up IN hn' g..
empty their pockets on the ground
before them. The first thing Is Gon-
orally a knife, and the artlclc Z r
common after that is the note .oor.
The knife is COnfiScated and tht h1le
book is held for careful tranSIa' @'..
to be returned if not found of lntl-
tarY value. It is generally G"-
pository of sentiment. often utter
SperSed with verses. addresses +Id
minute accounts Of money spent I'hL
or borrowed. Rarely does II c"uia-I
any revelations of Interest to 'hf
staff 1t requires careful crosS-eA-
animation by the best German SPA -
ing officers to bring these out
Tobacco in some form IS a.".N7
to be found mixed often with hr1 ~
pieces of cholOcate and the last fiil -
that is generally produced heSltatiE-
| ly, from some inside pocket IS "A ph",'-
graph of a woman or a child
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

Gardens at ST. Louis during one sum-
mer caught 800 sparrows ia six
weeks.
In setting q funnel trap a place
should be selected where sparrows
are accustomed to assemble. Often
there are several such places in a
neighbOrhood, ia which ease it is ad
visable to move the trap daily from
birds appear to associate the locality
rather than the trap with the distress
of their imprisoned comrades Canary
seed, hemp seed, wheat, oats, and
bread crumbs are excellent bats. The
bait should be scattered in the ante
chamber and first funnel and also,
Sparingly, outside about the entrance.
A live sparrow kept in the trap as a
decOy kill facilitate a catch. In case
native birds enter a trap they may be
released without harm. Trapping
| may begin at any time after young
| sparrows are able to take care OF
| themselves. Each days catch should
| be removed from the trap at night
! fall, and if a dccoy is used it shoulC
be comfortably housed and otherwise
cared for when off duty.
In removing sparrows from either
a funnel or a sieve trap receiving
box will be found useful. 1t should
| be about inches square and i
| inches long, inside measurement
The door hinged at the bottom an(
| turned inward is controlled by tht
| part of it's wire frame extending
through the side Of the box to form
! a. handle
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

The English sparrow among bros,
like the rat among mammals, is cum
ming, destructive, and filthy. It's nat
uraI diet consists of seeds, but it eats
great variety of other foods. Whlie
much of its fare consists Of waste
material from the streets, in autumn
and winter it consumes quantities of
weed seed and in summer numerous
insects. The destruction of weed seed
should undeniably count in the spar
rows favor. It's record as to insects
in most localities Is not so clear. In
exceptional cases ii has been found
very useful as destroyer of insect
pests. For example, during d recent
investigation Of birds that destroy the
alfalfa weevil in northern Utah, Eng
lish sparrows were feeding their nest
hngs largely on weevil larvae and
cutworms, both of which are very in
furious to alfalfa. In this case the
sparrows, attracted by grain in fields
and poultry runs and by the excellent
nest sites afforded by the thatched
roofs OF many farm buildings, had left
the city and taken up their abode IN
the country where the weevil out
break subsequently occurred. Unfor-
tunateiy, however, farmers can rarely
expect such aid against their insect
foes. Wherever this bird proves use
full, however, it is entitled to the full
est protection and encouragement in
proportion to it's net value. Under
normal conditions it's choice of insects
is often unfavorable. Out of 522 Eng
lsh sparrow stomachs examined by
the Biological Survey Al contained
noxious insects. 10 held beneficial in
SectS, and 81 contained insects Of lit
tie or no importance.
On the other hand. much it to be
said against the bird. 1t destroys
fruit as cherries, grapes. pears and
peaches. 1t also destroys birds and
flowers of cultivated trees. shrubs, and
vines. In the garden it eats seeds a.
they ripen, and nips off tender youns
vegetables, especially peas and lettuce
as they appear above ground. 1
damages wheat and other grains
whether newly SoWn, ripeninE or IL
shocks. AS a flock of SO sparrow
requires daily the equivalent of
quart of wheat, the annual loss caused
by these birds throughout the coun
try iS very great. 1t reduced the mum
bers of some of our most useful AM
attractive native birds, bluebirds
house wrens, purple martins, tre
swallows, cliff swallows. and bar
swallows, by destroying their eggs an,
young and by usurping nesting places
1t attacks familiar species, as tn
robin, wren. catbird and mockin
bird. causing them to desert park
and shady streets of towns Unlik
our native birds whose place it uSurps
perative. 1t defiles buildings and or
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
WINK, WITH GLASS
EYE. STlRS L ,t,,-
Accused OF MisHsins Mails in ,d.o-
tising for Wife When He HI

New York Sun
Uncle Same does not wish
courage matrlmony but a. de-.
leCt when young man who er-
has a wife uses the mails - -.
ether one, and especially when -
young man represents hIn4..+
young. whole and healthy ana = f.
tc have a glass eye
Such, the Federal authorizes . .
the case of Charles T. Wink.
eyed young electrotyper. who uaS
rested by Post Office IRSne,
Schaeffer yesterday and sent + ~
Greenwich street police station ~.
night on a warrant issued bv I-r.,..t
States Commissioner Houghtou .b--..
ing Wink with violating the I,e,
laws by signing n false name to- c,.n.-
municatlonS sent through the m,4!s
Wink, however. insisted t. AS..s+
ant United States Attorney Edwif NJ
Stanton that he was not trvIra -
hoodwink the girls with whom S.
corresponded. He merely warteJ !,
wide field of choice, he said in select
ing a successor TO his present utf+
| whom he intended to divorce II he
| found a matrimonial applicant h, In.
proved of.
Wink, Assistant United States At,or-
ney Stanton says, always tried t. III
| duce his correspondents to com, -
this city. In at least one cas-, lt =
| believed, he was successful Hc a.
vertised it is charged. in CUPID Co.-
umns of ST. Paul Mimi. the Ifle, II
Franklin Park. Ill, and the cone
spondent Of Toledo. Ohio, all of Wi.,h
are periodicals devoted exclusives a..
the publication of matrimonial 4dl,r-
| tiSements.
His advertisement in the Currc>pon-
dent in June, 1914, proclaimed Nm II
be a young man of good education
and an electrician who trtv,lea n
the best society He also l;ud ,l.lll.
to considerable property. some uo.ev
in bank and a $4,000 yearly Incrm,
jolly disposition. some ambition md
a love Of music.
He was correspondnely exaetn2 in
his demand for certain qualities u hs
prospective wife. who he insisted
should be about 8 years old te,t s
inches tall, a blond, Of good health
and good education as well as aH te-
complished pianist and singer a,.ng
a view to early matrimony
Captivated by the advertiser de-
scription of himself the daughtor oS
a letter carrier at MavviIe Ch~4ta4-
qua county, n. Y. IS said e ha,e ..l-
: swered the advertisement ana II haee
entered into correspondence Wlth
: Wink. who signed himself Pam A.f-
: Wink in his letters to the Glr y
r charged, addressed her endearr4l II
' as "Marguerite.'
| Wink lives at 245 West 145th street.
2 His wife gave the Federal authorltle =
much of the information on which ~
s is being prosecuted. She SAID sl4
I worked as a cigarmakcr to helr pav
. the expenses of the household Wink
G will be arraigned before United states
f Commissioner Houghton this mornng4
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

bucket, box or barrel, and in pouring
from one vessel to another care should
be taken that the apples are as close
as possible to the bottom of the vessel
in which you are placing them before
the pouring begins. If pail is used
to pick in, it should be small enough
to lower into the boxes and even then
holding back the apples with the
hands is a good idea, as it breaks the
fall and lessons the bruising. No apple
which falls from the tree should be
allowed to go into the first grade
apples
FirSt-claSs fruit in first-class shape
will probably develop an inquiry for
more of the same kind.
| There is almost much in the
selling Of apples as in the growing.
Watch the markets and always have
your fruit ready to sell when the prices
are most favorable.
| 1T is folly to spend years in bring
ing up good orchard and then allow
the buyers to come in and take them
at their own price.
or course it pays we'll to raise fancy
apples II all the details of packing
and selling are attended to, but #
must be remembered that the bulk of
the fruit consumed is of the standard
variety.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
FRUIT MUST BE HANDLED WITH
CARE.

Few people realize the Importance
of handling apples with care while
picking, packing and marketing. APP
pies are bruised very easily and espe
Cially those varieties having a tender
flesh or skin Bruises mean not only
an unattractive appearance. but a real
waste Of fruit by having to cut out the
bruised tissue. Probably the greatest
damage from bruises however, results
from the fact that the bruises furnish
an entrance for fungus or rot spores.
These spores, Or fungus seeds" are
as fine as dust and float in the air. If
they happen to lodge on a. bruised or
broken spot on the apple they take
root and grow and spread through
the apple, causing it to rot. Wrapping
or covering the apple may not always
protect it, as the spores may have
lodged on the apple before it was
picked. However, if the skin and flesh
of the apple can be kept intact and
not bruised or broken, there is not
much danger of the fungus or rot find
ing its way into the apple.
To prevent bruising, apples should
not be dropped or thrown into a
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
Expect Great Fair at oxford.

oxford, Sept. 1S.-Mr. + y IT
ham. the chief marshal Of the t'fth-
vile county fair is making Imperial
arrangements for the street pa t''e
and other attractions under ms 4I.'t-
vision, which promises an exceed
ly fine program for the annual '.<'
Mr.. Eugene Crews is leaving no p.
undOne that Will make the Gr'iI. Il
county fair a big success. The h'H.'-
coming of many of the Granville j.''-
pie Will be a pleasing feature "hyh
old friends will greet each other " wv
welcome ha shakes.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

Receiving Box for Removing Spar
rows from Traps. The Box As 1t Ap-
pears Is Ready To BE Placed Before
the Open Door OF "a Trap From Nt,ici,
Birds Arc TO BE Driven.
namental trees, shrubs and vines with
its eXcrement and with it's bulky
nests. The evidence against the Eng
lish sparrow is, on the whole. over
whelming. and the present unfriendly
attitude of the public towards it is re-
fected in our State laws. Nowhere is
1t included among protected birds
One Of the greatest objections to
the English sparrow is it's aggressive
antaSoniSm toward the small native
birds, especially those familiar species
which. like itself build their nests in
cavities. Nest boxes provided for
bluebirds, martins, or wrens-brds
both useful and pleasing-too often
fall into the possession of this grace
less alien, either by the right of dis
covery or by piratical assault For
tunately II il possible to aid the native
birds by selecting suitable nest boxes
Thus. a box having an entrance | inch
I'm diameter will admit house wrens
but not sparrows. Boxes for larger
birds may be constructed so that un.
welcome tenants can be easily evictef
and at the same time acceptable t,
more desirable species. When a spar
row has had it's nest and eggs re
moved from box. ii not only as
rule seeks another place for it's mex
nest but is likely to avoid that typ
Of nest box in future.
When a place has once been Cieare,
Of sparrOws some time elapses befOr
&c rs reeccupied. This was shown dur
ing an experiment with flock in
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

has no loose parts to become disar-
ranged and requires no tools TO keep
it in order Although somewhat
bulky, il weighs but little. and when
painted green CT gray Is lnconSplcu-
GUS IT is easy to construct, ana the
cost of aterial is slight The fun
mel trap has been tested on the Ag-
riCultural Grounds in w aShlngtOr
with excellent results. and one sent
for trial to the Missouri Botanical
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

or persons unfamiliar with the native
species, as otherwise valuable birds
may be destroyed under the belief
that they are English sparrows. Oc-
caSiOnally they build large covered
nests in trees, but as a rule they
build open nests in bird houses, cleo
tric-liSht hoods cOrnices, water
spoutS, and similar places. While it
is often difficult to reach nests by
hand, they can usually be torn down
by means of a long pole having an
iron hook at the tip. BY concerted
and continuous efforts to destroy
every nest after the eggs are laid
the numbers of English sparrOws in
any locality may be rapidly reduced.
The sparroW's habit of nesting in
| cavities can be turned to account
against it. BY providing one-room
| bird houses. or even packing boxes
! or tin cans, and putting them in
trees or on poles or buildings at a
! height Of about ten feet, the birds
may be captured after dark with a
| long handled net. The net should
have deep bag and a small hoop.
After the net has been quietly placed
over the entrance, a few raps on the
box will send the occupants into it.
BY distributing a number of nest
boxes about orchards, shade trees,
SPARROW TWO-F AND M
and out buildings, and catching the
SparrOWa that occupy them, the
work of determination may be car
ried on at a season when other
methods are least effective.
Neither law nor public sentiment
will allow the use of firearms or the
unrestricted use Of poison in the ex-
termination of sparrows. The use
Ct traps. therefore, is strongly re
commended. Besides being safe tC
employ, properly designed traps
have other advantages. The fact
that native birds when caught iI
sparrow traps. can be liberated un-
harmed. is particularly important ir
suburban localities.
Sparrow traps may be classified
according to their nature, as nest
box traps and bait traps. Inasmucl
y as sparrows usually feed in flocks
but approach nest boxes only Singl,
c or III pairs. the annual catch of
bait trap will exceed that Of nest
. box trap many fold. During tn
. breeding season, however, nest-bo
traps are decidedly useful
A neSt-boX trap, as its name i'm
: plies, looks like an ordinary mes
Il box. The weight of a bird enterin
= such trap puts into operation
, mechanism which catches the bir
IL and sets the trap for another Their
are a number Of devices to &C
) complish this. In designing a nest
: box trap should bear in min
e that English sparrows. like othe
; birds, dislike drafty quarters, and tha
N a mechanism delicate enough to 1
3 operated by a SparrOWS weight
er likely to get out of order unless tt
n parts are few and well prOtecte
I'd from the weather
10 When extensive trapping is unde
r taken, the traps employed must fu
e fill certain requirements in additic
to ultimate efficiency. Especially in
Xt portant are simple and prompt a.
pc ton. portability. and cheapness, a
or which are found in the funn
ed trap.
re Numerous eyner;r,ontv chow -,
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

Rome Sent S-Detern4 latt4
attacks northwest OF ArSirT
and at Monte Nalpiana are rep"Iie4
in an official communicated t"dat.
The statement says the assaults a.
were repuIsed with heavy uSiIi'i-'
losses. Italian advances were IadS
at several other heavy AuNlIi1.- =
losses. Italian advances were maj
at several other points.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
THE ENGLISH SPARROW A
NUISANCE.

The English Sparrow Was Introduced
Into America; About Sixty-FiVc
Years Ago, and Il Now Distributed
Over Nearly All of the United States
and Southern Canada-ThiS Kappa
Dissemination Is "a Result OF the
BIRDS Hardness. Diversity Of Food.
Aggressive Disposition. and Almost
Complete Immunity From Natural
Enemies.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

BY tar too many Of US seem to think
that after fruit trees or shade trees
are once set cut, they need neither
care Her cultivation
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-01-01

was of course no secret 10 the English
government, iiussia began preparations
ON large scale, We even believe larger
than Grrnaay knew, or she would
have made her counter arrangements at
an earlier date. France, too, showed
great activity and England herself
worked double shifts in her navy yards.
When all appeared 10 be ready, England
took the lead. She. would not allow
Russia TO hang back another moment,
and France had TO join in the execution
OF the conspiracy, the object OF which
With true English hypocrisy is labeled
the Destruction of Prussian militar'
ism. What Is really meant is the dis
armament OF Germany. Carthage
must be destroyed" was the watchword
Of ancient Rome, when she discovered
that this African maritime nation was
an impediment to Rome's design TO con
quer the world. And ''Germany must be
destroyed is Engiand's wstchword,
for the same reason. But England is
rot Rome and Germany is not Carthage.
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1emtidDes 8 1heafer.

mir fino nnnmtbr IN Der 9agt BE
rid,ien 3u t5nnen. bdb oas Dtntfh.
1hsnisr nn 10. adnliar bsiiimnt iei'
ne pfcrisn ipitber sr5Httn ruIre.-
Wie bertits mita,ibeiIt, bat ii4 5srr
DIRECTOR 8. &. GfjmiD auI Wunid
Der WliigIisoer on oeren SpiBs &C.
felt IT, er boffi nit SiIfe Der unef'
ibsiltsn Spmpatbisn nes ssfammien
OeutId,.bums, bic SpisI5tit 5n sinsn
gitsn Gnoe su brineen. lin BEN
iperiben publitum CUR erOffnungs
rorIttlluna nit elmer Ropiidf uuftpdr'
ten su t5nnen, bat iid) 6err Dir. 8. 6
St,mib an ieinsn aclIeaen. aerrn
Dir. RuboIf gbriitians in Rem BORT
nit Der Bite gsipanbi, fir BIN Rel
Der SoiJcn ieins Ropiidien dut ihm
Sur gfuffiibrrne 3u iibsrIahen. Di,
rsiicr R. Gbriftions CAB nntiirIif 10.
fort bereiiipiliisii itlfgrapbifhs gu
iaae unb 10 fam nm SoHntas. b:r
10. sanuar bic ent5iidenos luitipisi.
nopitdt, ,Sommsripui" arfeefiibri tuer
cen, Sommeriput'eripies iih nidh fiu:
inOeutiflaue als Elm GROCER S8lascr.
icnoern bate aud bel isinsn auffiibe
runssn in Rem gori. Wilmauiee unc
ct. qouis iteis siu.n srpben Grfcls
trruns.n. Die proben beginner BIZ
reils am Samitag uub tuerben ti
aan5e nGHite Dod, iorietitBt, iobat
tine ipirtlih quite aufiiibruHs 81 srs
tparisn III. Csb,nio eifris III Rap q
msiiier Sd,iHbnbn nit Der einituoi.'
rina Der Opsrstt. bsltdiiisl, ipslS:
an IL. Sdnuar in Ssens sshi. Jiir
bic srIts alaifitsrporitsuuns III .Mil-
helm 3sn" dH1sisbi Ipcrtsn. elfl,ss
Rdbtre ii5er @OrDsriauf unb qberss
n.msnts ipiro am Scantaa al oisitss
StsIls bstann. e,aeben ipsrbeu.
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@euiabr 1915.

Oas Sabr, pds mir beute antreten,
bietet ni6ts llubetdnntes, pa mir bds
pi4tisits Grsignib bes DerflOiensn
Sabres in ben neuen 9eitabI9nitt bins
iibernebmen. 4uh liesen feline buntlen
SaIeier oariiber, beHn jsbsr 9suti9
empfinbet es aus tiefitem !osrssn als
sins 9stpibbsit, bag bic erobe S6id=
iaIsprobs, Die osm Deuti9tbum Der
saH3eu Delt auferlsgt iporosn 1T. eli
neu fir biefes befrisbigeubsn @er!auf
uebmsn ipiro, bsnn anbers benten,
biebe an Wabrbeit unb 9ere6tigtsit
DtrarsifsIn unb bab oisis iisssn mill
len, III cine uebsr5sueuNe, bic 9eltide
poH jsber iid niai ba6eu rdub.n
Iaiien.
Hpd ME 1T 10 i9psr s.gsn cine
Rdtion sefiinoiat iporoeu, pie ssssn
9eutihlanb. Bitten i'm tiefften sSriee
ben lsbsnp uHo bic &iinite pflegeno,
Die Hur unter ben Spnnenftrdblen bes
5riebsns reifen tDnneH, tpurbe es BON
md4tigeH JeiHoeH iiberfdllen, Die iid
f9on felt Sabren bas Wort segebsu
batten, oas Bolt 5u pernidten. bas ibs
rer Raubiuft i'm Wess itanb. sic
biirfteH aber ieBt fboH 5ur giniidt ses
fommeu fem. baB ibr i9mGbIiher Qnz
idlag miBgliidt III. Sbatid6lid ses
iteben iie oas ielbft 81, tr0iten iid5 abtr
nit bem @ebantsn, odb iie nur 3sit
brau@en. nm neus ardfi. gu fomm.ln
uHb alsSaun tpsrbs Deuti@lanb BEN
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-01-01
Der 3med Ses iest NIT neusm

Der 3ped bes ieBt NIT neuem
Gifer in ausriff seHOmmsneH Sub
Dapeplanss 1T in sriter Reibe. bic
eleftriihen 2anbbabnen. bic iosendnns
ten Suburbans, pirett nah Der Stabi
5u bringen unb 10 bas rmitsissn, 10.
pie bic 8eaabluns Der Grtrafahrt mad
Der Stabt aussuihalten. IS pirc
BON ben Gei6Gftsleuten bebauptet. bab
bic &oitipielist.it unb ShtperfdIisteii
Der Suburbaus uns piel 5anoel in
nsrbalb zines llmtreiies BON hunbert
Weilen sutsossn unb mad anbsrsn
Stdotsu, ipeoi.a SuSianappIis, abs
selentt bat. Der pettere 3red bss
planes lit, eiils i6nellere 8erbinbuna
Stpiihen unisren @oritdOten, tpie Rors
ipoop, Spbe 1urt u. (. tp. bersuiteasn,
mas neue Wobnbeoirte erDffnen uno
pisI 5ur Sebuns bes Grun6eisentbuma
in unierer Stabt beiirasen tpiirbe.
Obue Srase iiHb es iddBenspertbs
gortbeiIe, bic bur1 bic seplante 8ers
beHeruns 5u erlanseH pdren. Sest
bIisbe Bios nod 5u ertpdsen, Oh lie bic
DeranftIoeten Rotten bon 5ipolf Wils
IiOnen Dollars pertb udren, reip. Oh
bic 3inien ouf bic fir bisieH 3rpet
gu perausgebsnbeu Bombs einsebradt
tperosu t0nnen, ba ppbl nidt Die Ib<
iiat beitebeu Diirfts, bic 3inieu unD
Die 5ilsuns Der Bombs ben Stsuer<
5ablsrn DON Cincinnati auf5ubiiroen.
Mr erparten. bab bic Gefddftslsute
unierer Stabt senau nodre9nen fpers
ben, oh Se Ginnabmen uno auseaben
bes llHternebmeHs penisitens eiuisers
maben i'm gIei6seDi4t sebaIten lu.rz
ben tonnen.
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eeboien Bot unb als Der bon Gnelnnb
angtregte unb senGbrte Deutf9enbdB
ii4 eirl5uitenen bssann. ipurbsn MIR Elm
einis Bolt bon 1riiesrn. Das TT elm
gelpinn nift Bios fir uns. ionoern
|duh fir bic san3s amerttaniihe Waz
tion. bic iebt msbr als is bon bsutf@em
Settle erfiilt tperpsn fpirb. Ditiem
Gripahen bes Dsutidtbums baben mir
obne 3peifeI bafiir 5u bantsn, bdb mir
ben prObibiiioniitsn cine ooppeIte gait.
Derlase ourf 0srtDerfuns bee prcbi-
bitionss unb Nnnabme beg 1ome
Rules selmenbsments beisebruht baben.
Das iino srfrsuIiHe 1bat,n unb bab
oas Deutidtbum BON ameriia in Gus
tunft iif 10 sl6n5eno bsibdtissn iperbs,
ipie i'm psrfIoHenen Sabre. 1T Der irs
nisite Wunid, ben mir in bi,ism neuen
Sabre begen.
llnieren 9eisru piinifen mir Slid
unb Segeu.