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El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
Cotton Tail Rabbits

CottontaiI rabbits are valuable for food
and afford excellent sport to gunuers, but
they naturally are regarded by the farmer
with disfaYor, owing to the damage they do
to truck and other crops and to the bark Of
growing trees and shrubs, There is, there
fore, says Farmers Bulletin 702, rCottOn-
tail Rabbits IN Relation to Trees and Farm
Crops" considerable rivalry between sports.
men and farmers in some sections to have
their opposing views reflected In the game
laws. The interests of the two classes do
not seriously differ, however, for as ths
author, ID. r. Lantz, assistant biologist,
points out, when rabbits arc closely hunted,
losses from their depredati0ns are usually
reduced to q minimum. StiII there Is aRf.-
ger that IN years favorable for their M
crease the animals may inflict injury to
trees during severe winters.
Cott0ntail rabbits ordinarily prefer the
bnccnHent foods, such as young shoots. rem.
der garden vegetables, clover alfalfa, and
fallen ripe traits. During summer drnughts
or when deep SHOWS cut foF their orlilary
food supplies. however, the animals attack
the bark Of growing trees and shrubs, and
may do great damage iii the orchard.
Rabbits as game are protected, accord
ing to reports l1a15), by close seasons in
the 20 states. in the District Of Columbia
and in six Canadian provinces shown in
the table, rs state, Alaska, and the other
Canadian provinces do not protect rabbits
of any kind. In Kentucky rabbits may be
taken BY the dog. trap, or snare at any
time: III Wisconsin f6 counties, mostly III
the southern half OF the state, do not PRO,
toct rabbits; while In California only cot
or bush rabbits are protected. For
t~unately for the farmer, however, in about
half the states that have a close season for
rabbits the laws permit farmers and fruit
growers to destroy the animals to protect
crop or trees. Such provisions might we'll
be incorporated In game laws Of all states
hor lack Of it farmers have sometimes suf
tered severe losses. nnd not d few have BEEN
compelled to pay fines for trying to protect
protect rabbits it Is well for the farmer to-
Re acquainted with the game laws, and ID
case Of doubt to have q clear understandIngI
with local and state game wardens before
undertaking to destroy rabbits.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
The Presidents Friend

In the March American Magazine we
learn the curious fact that the presidents
most intimate friend, Col. b. n. House, who
can take his grin to the White House with
ctt invitation was q total stranger to viii
son four years ago.
The answer may be found. perhaps, nest
ling ineonspicuously between the lines 81
Colonel Houses biography in Who's Who
in America
Among other things It says Active IN
Democratic politics in Texas. Has directed
the campaigns nf many successful Democrat
ic nominees for governor since 1902; was
never q candidate for Office
THAT last seems to be the keynote. Mr..
Wilson ig fond Of Col. House because Col.
House doesn't want anything. And when
ypa are president 0f the United States. or
Ia any other public executive position OF
Importance, It Is surprising how few per
seas OF this sort you meet. The president
u convinced that Col. House wants nothing
IN the world from him beyond the s~atistAc,
tim Of serving him.
'K1r'c the president values Col. Houses
judgment on both men and matters he ge-
gafds ksm as ct his best when sizing up
Mon. Tbs may be why there are at pros,
ent two men IN the cabinet from Col,
Houses state Of Texas.
Another particular in which Mr.. Wilson
places confidence IN Col. House Is In sens
ing public opinion. He is my eyes, laughs
Wilson, who might have said with equal
truth that House Is his human barometer, =
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
The Lesson We Get
From G. Washington
.lFrnm Judge

i##M @HI~t .#N WNNtTM Nt
Alas 1 cannot tell a lie. said Washing
ton, with streaming eye. He Just had spoil
ed d cherry tree,t with hatchet or with
snickersnee, and then his father ambled BY,
and cried what ruin greets my eye? Who.
chopped this sacred tree iii twog oh,
George Augustus, was it your
"Alas," exclaimed the weeping youth,
lFI'm badly hampered by the truth. do
not know the how or Why-I simply can,
not tell a lie; I've tried and tried until I'm
sick, but can't acquire that little trick.
Another boy, If in my place. would swat
the truth with danntless face, and say he
didn't chop the tree, and from correction
would be free. He'd blame It on some 9th.
or lads, and they'd be Iarruped by their
dads. But, as ! said, / cannot lie, though i
can't ten the reason why, | felled yon jim
crow~cherry tree, and made the same unfit
to see
The father sighed. my SON. said he,
where got You this infirmity2 TO be a
bringing slave 10 truth will spoil the plans
Of any youth, it is a fearful handicap, to
cripple an ambitious chap. II is no use to
study law, ii Hes win dislocate your jaw:
and YOU Will have no chance, / wist, as leo
turer or journalist. No statesman ever
eiambered high, who hadn't learned to fal
SHY. You're closing every hopeful gate.
because you can't pfeVaricate. You can't
succeed as %auctioneer, or even as q clerk, |
fear. And now IIl tan Your hide said
he, ff0r chopping dow my cherry tree
Thus Georges future seemed so dark as
N occasion much remark. All men who
daily soaked the truth were sorry for that
l~uclless youth and cen the women used to
sigh for one SO weak he couldn't lie.
But George, he was a pldcky chap; he
said, This fatal handicap 4 won't allow to
hold me down; III yet gain riches and re.
And you recall how high he rose; his
fame, as years pass by, still grows.
And this should teach all timid chaps to
above their handicapsI Ii Washington
rise and rise, although incapable Of
lies, how foolish he who weakly halts, be-
cause of blemishes on faultsl Climb upward
stu, on hands and knees, and conquer your
Infirmities.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
Man and the Microbe

II has come to the point when q man can
not even wash his hands IN peace.
The public drinking Gun and the public
hand towel are long since taboo. In fat
about the only thing left a man to do with
fear Of transgressing laws Of sanItati3a
was washing his hands. And. It would seem
that of ali things the ~unhampered slse 81
soap Is the most harmless and commend
able
But nov, says the Omaha Wofld-Heraid,
comes one Elliot B. Smoak, sanitary Ak.
pert. and conference.-the public bar Of soap
He declare there is danger in using a piece
Of soap another person has used because Of
disease germs lurking thereon.
Truly an uncomfortable state of affairs
for q poor mortal-enough to make him long
for the germleas days Of his care-fFee youth
when he used the same bar Of soap every.
body else used-when he could be induced
to use any at all-and when he ate, drank,
breathed, and mingled with other human
beings fearIessly and joyonsly.
But now, it seems, the simplest act Of our
everyday lives pats US in danger Of contain.
ination. The whole universe seems to
have become an immense breeding place
for deadly microbes-a place In which the
only way for an individual to be safe would
be to retire from contact with his fellow
men and incIose himself In a Theoretically
scaled case, warranted germ-proof.
At the rate the sanitary experts are lead
Ing us it will soon come to pass that we
cannot indulge in a friendly hand-shaks
without fear Of transmission Of disease
The good. oldtfashioned Observation-Disclosures
long been condemned by these gentlemen
in the science Of pathological bac
tcrioIogy.
The result is that q good people live
ii constant fear Of contamination. They
are full Of uncertainty and confusion. We
the p%aradoxical situation Of the king
of Gods creation al the mercy Of the mi
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
Twenty School Lunches

Children enjoy q variety Of food IN their
lunches. and this fact offefAa real problem
TO mothers who may make use OF the fol
lowing suggestions
Graham bread with cream cheese. Four
large stuffed dates.
Two baking powder biscuits with honey.
Two snow apples,
white bread with cold lamb. TWO oat-
meal cookies.
eight small crisp crackers with peanut
butter. -Four stuffed primes.
Graham bgead and lettuce sandwich.
Twelve saated almonds.
white bread With roast beef One
orange.
Rye flour mullins. American dairy cheese
White grapes.
Boston brown brnad With boiled haIibui
and French dressing. Two sugar cookies.
White bread with chapled asgs. Two
Graham bread With cold chicken one be.
mana
White bread with ctrrant Jelly. Twelve
English walnut meats.
Graham biscuits With %lts Of cold thin
sliced STEAK one k'peh cube maple gu
White bread with ounce marmalaae, Eff
teen fliperfs. Cue orange.
Boston brown bread with nimenEo cheese.
Ten dates stoned ana rallied D sugar,
Biscuit with saraines and lettuce Ono
WhlteNb with choppsd mats, one
cr1ller:
Sandwich made win one Slice Of graham
and one slice white bread spread with
blackberry jelly. One apple.
Corn bread With shredded herring. Two
molasses cookies.
White bread with crisp bacon Ono eel.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
VILLAGE SCHOOL AND HOMES con-
NEoTEp eY TUNNELS


rat Tyee, a small railroad point in north
western Washington which Is usually 4
most buried during the winter. sHoWsheds
connect a small frame school building Wits
the few houses III which there are children
~ school age says the March Popular Nc
chanirs Magagines IA an illustrated article
Throngh these wooden tunnels the children
make their way to and from school ID conf
fartforf while hlizzards sweep across The
fnpW banks above Them. The sheds pre-
made necessary by the character OF tho
Lilly village which has no street other than
p railroad right Of way. When snow IS drift
ed sQ that It is from 20 to 30 feet deep IN
many places. and big rotary snoWpioNs
haze cleared the railway, leaving high en-
~hankments Of snoW on either side, trail
walking is dangerous and an communities
ton dlnicuIt, Because Of this the .cltleene
have constructed the snoWsheds thrp1kh
which the children, nine ia number. PASS.
These tunnels beneath the snow also pro.
vide the people a ready means yof access
from one house to inother whey they tre
snoWbound
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
.Pay-Up


Today, Monday February "a, is the frs
day DC National PayrUp Week.
II Is also the first day Of Santa re- Pas
Up Week.
Begin early to pay your debts this week
Square up that account with your groce
that you. have been letting run along 10
months when you can pay IT as well as pot
There is a dry goods merchant, perhaps
who could use mighty handilS that hye dol
lars which you have owed him since las
October. You can easily spare the ten yol
contracted to pay the hardware man lasI
June when you got value received
Pay-up Week is not an institution prl
mariIy for the wage-earner who does his
best to pay as he goes and who get behind
simply because To pressure is too much
for him. IT is. for the business and PROBES
sionaI man who has the money, who can
easily spare it, hut who goes gayly along
contracting debts right and left and simply
doesn't bother 10 pay them
1t IS the men who Can Pay but Don't who
create discomfort ana ll.temper and pessi
mism and dissenslon ID the community. II
yoa run a meat shop aad hear a Dyonliuent
citizen utter gr~andiose views about boost
ing santa Fe, you have much less inclina'
ton to enthusiastically follow his lead
when YOU know you have had a bill against
him for a year and four months
The New Mexican believes that consclelr
tlous, sincere effort to observe .Pay-pp
Week. viii have q most wholesome intln.
ence on the spirit OF this ~comrnunity. We
are bound to have more hearty cooperation
and enthusiasm and pull-t0gether feeling Il
4 bunch Of iime.ight citizens will decide II
is time to cease making the less conspicIit
Gus tradbsman carry along the financial bur
deIlof the city.
1t is as true as gospel that habitaal mont
payment Of honest debts - d chief cause
Of municipal grouches. Probably the ma
jorlky Df the chronic nonfpayers have no
intention OF wronging their fellow citizens
Few persons Intentionally wish ODE dead
beats. indifference and neglect. carelessness
and lOrgetfulness are the principal causes
Of this condition, whose prevalence IN al
communities has resulted in the establish,
ing Of this Pay-Up Week.
o are going to have daily reminders
this week, II YOU viii heed them and do
your duty BY your fellow townsmen You will
be doing more to advance the real prospect
ty Of Santa re than BY all the boosting CON
versation ever promulgated.
And bear in mind that when you pay the
other fellow the other fellow Is going to pay
you. Make il unanimous and we will all
have what Ia coming to rs. will be- square
with the world and In q much better frame
Of mind to work together for our home city
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
Vision

The utterapces both Of George Washing
ton, whose memory we honor today, and
Of Lincoln. as well as those Of other great
men Of the earlier history OF the United
States. showed o remarkable HFescience,
One is Inclined TO compare these men and
the men of their day with modern leaders
Of national life, and TO wonder IL there is
any statesnaanship nowadays that looks as
correctly and as far into the future. as dia
the nation builders Of the earlier day. One
is inclined to the conclusion that our ma
tiQnal vision doesn't extend nearly as far
beyond our noses, beyond the business of
the moment, as it did then.
It is interesting to speculate whether or
not a group OF national leaders now could
frame a constitution, for instance, that
would come anywhere nearly being appli.
cable to conditions one hundred and nifty
years hence. There has been a great deal
Of abuse Of the venerable document which
is sim, with a few changes controlling tho
machinery OF government; there has been
a great deal Of fun made of It and contunely
heaped upon It. but it is still doing busE
ness, fairly effectively at the same old
stand When you come to think about It.,
It was a wonderful piece OF business, ram,
ing a fundamental law which would stiil
be SOUND and substantial as q foundation for
tho entirely. the vastly different supersttue.
ture that has beeh placed upon it after the
Lapse Of q century and a half.
When al is said about George Washine.
ton it is after all the far-sishted saeaeit5
Of the man that We most marvel at IL an
age Of opportunities it is more men 81 Wis
iop who are not Missionaries that This busy,
big country Of our needs; men who can per
form for the country now service that win
grow in value for . hundred years and the
benefits Of which we Shall be resping a
century hence.
From ehildhood-up we have rather been
impressed with the majestic poses, the pc,
rqke. the stock and the iongtsiled coat.
The prancng charger and the stately atlnos.
phere which surrounded the Father Of his
Country; but after All. he was a great man
because he had brains. aud used them not
for self-adYancement but for his nation;
and because he could see a long way into
what was ahead.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
What the President Eats

on course the president OF the United
States is only d human bhfng with some Of
The ~frallties and errors Of judgment that
are common to ordinary martals.
And yet the people naturally look to their
chief executive as a leader end a guide not
only in governmental matters but III every,
thing that calls for sound Judgment and
careful thinking, They expect him to- avoid
The follies that deplete the mental and phys
icaa powers Of other men who have less re-.
spopsIbiIitY and less concern for their bod
lily condition They expect him to exercise
Uncommon care ID the selection OF food and
the observance Of the laws OF hygiene and
other matters that pertain to physical well
fare.
On his recent speaohsmaking tour Rresls
dent Wilson addressed great audiences III
eight Of the larger cities. This strenuous
adventure called for the highest physical
fitness and endurances He was naturally
anxious to keep himself at topnotch condi,
tton, Here Is the breakfast he ordered ait
the hotel the morning he arrived 10 CleVe
land, as published in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer:
Grapefruit
Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Cream.
Two FourMinute Boiled Eggs.
Brolled Bacon.
Buttered Toast.
An Apple for Mrs. Wilson
Coffee.
a careful study Of this menu from a Diet
etic standpoint will Impress most Americans
with the fact that the presidents ideas Of
preparedness Do not apply alone to the
national defense, but to the conservation
of health and bodily fitness for the days
work In other words, he is a man who has
that the power 10 do things comes
from leading the simple life.N
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
RpsAlNa Ir

The State Journal sympathizes with the
good women Of the Rainy Day club, who
are rosy trying 40 undo the eject OF their
agitation for shorter skirts for Il
agrees with them that their dress-reform
movement has overshot It's mark:
However, there should be no disposition
10 eensure the women who inaugurated the
movement. They had no reason 10 believe
that their advocacy Of skirts of reasonable
length would be seized upon as On excuse
for wearing ballet and bathing suit skirts
on the slreet-SprIngfaIl State Journal
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
Longest Word Means Hash

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 2L-phis Is believed to
be the longest word IN any language known:
Observation-Disclosures
drimhnptrimmatoselphiok arabomeiitokaln
Observation-Disclosures uphphattoporlslera
MISUNDERSTANDING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Observation-Disclosures
This Is the Ereek Eord for hash. Il was
found IN a Greek lexicon h3 g. q OYertDn.
6f Dallas. lie submitted It 10 IaIge r. n
Nnse, 'of the 18th die,rict court. Who SOW
eral days nRs fsund q word cpniainlng IS
letters.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
NOT THE FIRST TINE

The ~Colonel-So the bank refused to cash
That cheek ] gave YOU. Rastus.
Rastus-Yassah. Dat cashier man dun
have positively Dc most uncanny mind All
ebah saw. sab.
The Colonel-Uncanny?
Rastus-Yas-sah Jes' as soon as All dun
tel him whose check All had he said It was
no good chen befo he dun look at It. sab
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
THE GREAT WHYIsar

hold my bat Just as Cobb does;
stand exactly AZ he stands;
FOR have studied him for years.
The angle Of his feet and hands;
Then WHY d II that when the swing
Cones ripping through With force 20
spare
Where Cobb rsps out ! threeshase biz.
bin The ART
1 hold my Club AZ Trayers does,
stand sxaetly AZ he stands;
For have WATCHED him putt for ycafe
Tho angle Of his feet and hands;
Then Why - Il shas while his putt
Drops II the cups daily text
first putt thirty inches ehort
Then smear khe nexf2
-Grantland Rice.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
X JOLLY Joker

eDld you bear about the catastrophe down
lat Browns last night2"
no: what happened2"
why MIS-, Brown gave the baby a bottle
to play With and while she was In the kIfch-
en- felt from the cradle ana broke Is
neck
what. the baby2s
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
SOUR oRApEs7

The man ] marry must have COMMON
sense, she said blushingIy4
He won't he replied hitterly-DenVer
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
eHEcks M DEMAND

Blaek and white checks Of all sorts prom.
iHe Ia have even mnfe than their usual
spFink success, and black and white checks
with occasional hair lines Of blue on green
|. OF Of both are good.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24

.cETTlNQ oLp

W" .IMHI .IUM"T""W H#|#M"tA
eqVest q sent regrets,
GETTING OLD
How IL must jar your bones
From your heels to your head
10 oYerhear said
IN Multiplying tenes
The first time or SO
THAT It hanpens, you know
re- hear some say ~ q casual way.
Here comes pll man JpnesF
Judge.
THE FOLKS who gesticulate while
talking over the telephone are said to
bs sle asnse enea Uhp applaud at the
moving pictures.
WHARH sure the Indian Who brought
the tale Of a1 uprising 81 NsaEhtan must
be heap lingo man.
WE'LL ALONG about This time next
year we shall probably pP ~Freogplsing
Hm aREMs q 10 making 4 nraltF
falf atah 1T INTRODUCING hlAsself
THE pEFnNDNRa Of tha admfnlskras
kipp's policy N pQt taking the part Of
Belgium declare the Republicans did
fhe anime thing when 1Rpan toQk pypK
kofeas This n q strange roasoning,
that What re Ala Is al flsht because
thA hAtad opposition wliusp nalIaleg We
have alWaga defesfedt ala ihe same
II |M|MW MH HN|WL WHH.|U .NHE
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
RWlseyp

fWagon Mound PantReraph.l
Evidently President Wilson Is not too
proud TO fight Tor a denomination.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24
ANY OLD RRlxN FnMr

.."HEN WFW |EHH
A Raal seFap aIQm sha TRp ol ihe
Gong.
Classy NH between Two Husky
Fighters.
A Battle Royal bstWsen Two Rpya -
Perfect Condition.
Young Bantam and HnIl TERRIER RiEs
fms Each Confident ef pulling Dawn TIE
Money.
BATTLING HnlleQn, Winner Of f5eG Hard
Fought Consecutive Ring nonseatf. Aa'
mits ho Has Fight az Islfe huk WIN Ana
Another to String Of Victories.
Fans Assured 81 Greatest np In His
tory Of Sport.
Interest Intense Among PaE Nuts n
Forthcoming Grllling Encounter BEL
tween BelEigerept nIfdseed and knock
ont Nelson.
Kid Chinmusic and Solar FEexns q.
Esser to Put Up Game and Classy Ex-
hibition For Min Maniacs.
Young Yapper Confident aa win have
his Man Mangled IN the Middle Of the
Third.
cREErlNe
always hate to say goodby,
So. when I hit the trail,
sort Of slip out on the sly
And send 4ooodby" BY MALL
so there's 10 pain when depart
And not = SIGH pr tear,
No farewell sorrow m my heart
To cloud the journeys cheer,
But when come home from ny trips
To say my fond "hellnes,N
kiss my-sMeet1eart on the lips,
No correspondence aossl
ODE 10 BOOZE
We rise up to query, now wodka-
you do when the Russlausky hod:ka-
HrIer gets rich
AS 4 piutccratvitch
~ simply deleting the yodka7
NH IG. 7. LINCOLN apparently got
just . triile too facetlous with the OH,
GERS Of the law.
THE RUSS is apparently the only one
Of the allies WHO seems able to pull of
q real coop dee eeTtat.
IN RESPONSE to q Fall resolution,
says the Wall Street journal, Mr.. Ian
sing prepared 8 wIntry reply. II the
sillg season has been formally opened,
We might add tlhkhe have heard some
one spring that summers before.
SOMH or CUR miIitaey authorities
seem to think the national guard is
NJ G..
THE LATEST submarine crisis is or.
iicially numbered No. 1888.
IT IS suggested that Villa might just
take bis wives and start out with an
operate troupe Of his own.
THE ANNUAL now crop o. George
Washington stories has made It's ap-
p~earanee.
POLITICIANS view with horror the
new theory that II was . plum tree in.
stead Of . cherry tree.
PAY-Up. even u you have to Dor
row It.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24

~ ACCORD With the Note policy. all
those unable to vote for Mr. Wilson are
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24

THE FIRST BLACK book Of the var
has appeared That says an exchange.
would seem an appropriate color for
most Of them.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-24

n IS POINTED out that there Is nev.
eF quite enough expedition about the
British expeditions.