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SOUTHEASTERN BIRDS DESTROY INSECTS
{Prepared by the United State* Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The southern farmer Is Indebted to
most of the 460 species of birds found
In the Southeast for destroying vari
ous insects which attack his field
crops, garden truck, forage plants, and
fruit. Of these birds, at least 66 spe
cies are of service in destroying the
cotton boll weevil, which Is steadily
extending its activities throughout the
southeastern states.
The most active of the 66 feathered
enemies of the boll weevil, it was
found, are the orioles, which are
among the few birds actually taking
the insects from the squares of the
cotton plant, and the swallows, which
feed on the weevil while the latter are
in flight seeking to extend their range.
In winter the most efficient enemies of
Meadowlark, a Constant Feeder on
' Weevils.
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Weevil.
the boll weevils are blackbirds, mead
owlarks, titlarks and Carolina wrens.
The cotton worm is eaten by 41 spe
cies of birds, of which the cuckoos are
the most effective. These birds fre
quently consume from 100 to 150 of
the worms at a meal. Twelve south
ern birds attack the boll worm and
seven feed on the cotton cutworm.
White grubs, which are a serious
pest not only to corn but to strawber
ries, garden crops and grasses, are
eaten by 57 species of southeastern
birds. Wire worms and their adult
forma, dick beetles, another pest of
corn, are consumed by 128 kinds of
birds, while 56 species feed on bill
bugs, which also attack corn. Cut
worms, which often occur in the south
HOGS INFESTED WITH WORMS
Animals Are Neither Healthy Nor
Profitable—Remedy Recommended
by Missouri Station.
<Bjr L. A. WEAVER, Missouri College of
Agriculture.)
become infested with worms
Hogs
toy picking up the eggs with the food
or in the drinking water. Therefore
to lessen the opportunities for the
hogs to become infested they should
be kept in clean, well-drained lots and
should be supplied with fresh, clean
drinking water and not allowed to
drink from ponds and mud-wallows.
Fresh slacked lime sprinkled freely
over the lots occasionally will help to
destroy the worm eggs.
Hogs badly Infested with worms
should be given 4 grains calomel, 6
grains santonin—-for «ich 100-pound
he«; or 2% grains santonin, 1 drachm
areca nut. 2 grains calomel, 2 drachms
sodium bicarbonate—for each 100
pound shoat. These remedies should
be fed in a thin slop. The slop
should be made out of ship-stuff or
bran.
The hogs should be dieted for at
least 24 hour», then given the slop
containing the proper amount of med
icine. Make sure that there Is plenty
*f trough room so all hogs can get to
the trough without crowding, so eat*
hog will get his share of the slop. If
necessary repeat in ten days or two
weeks. .
A '.food remedy used at the Missouri
agricultural experiment station far
preventing worms Is: 8 pounds glau
ber salts, S pounds common salt, 4
pounds charcoal. 1 pound sulphur, 8
pounds copperas and 8 pounds sodium
bicarbonate. Mix and keep In a self
or trough In a dry place where
east in summer and fall and attack
practically all vege'ation, are eaten
by 88 specie 4 » of birds.
Chinch bugs, which ,xe extremely
destructive to corn and wheat and
which are supposed to have but few
natural enemies, the biological survey
found, are eaten by 24 species of birds.
OY the other insects attacking corn,
the southern corn root-worm, or spot
ted cucumber beetle, is eaten by 26
birds, and the brow r n root chafe: - by
21. The southern fig eater, which feeds
as well on other fruit, is destroyed by
14 species of birds, the crow leading
in efficiency.
Of the insect pests feeding on forage
crops, practically all kinds are eaten
by some group of southeastern birds.
One of the most important of these
pests—leafhoppers—are consumed by
100 different kinds of feathered ene
mies in the southeastern states and a
score or more species of birds feed od
the various kinds of clover weevils.
There are many bird enemies ol
truck crop pests also in the southeast
From 19 to 33 species of birds were
found to eat each of the following:
Flea beetles, sweet potato flea beetles,
grapevine leaf beetles, grape flea
beetles, bean leaf beetles, rice weevils,
Colorado potato beetles, and the 17
year locusts. The survey disclosed
that 49 species of southeastern birds
feed on horse flies, which, while they
do not attack plants, are exceedingly
annoying to both humans and animals
and even transmit some forms of dis
ease.
The biological specialists who made
the survey of insect-eating birds in the
southeast draw the conclusion that the
birds of this region are much more im
portant to agriculture than is general
ly supposed and that farmers should
recognize the fact and do all in their
power to protect their feathered
friends. The bulletin may be secured
free of charge on application to the
United States department of agricul
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Blackbird, Winter Enemy of Weevil.
ture as long ns the department's sup
ply lasts.
the hogs can have access to it at all
times.
Hogs that are practically free from
worms are much hardier than hogs
that are badly infested with worms.
Being hardier they are more resistant
to other diseases common to the hog.
So hogs should be kept free from
worms If they are to be the most
profitable.
SORE HEAD OR CHICKEN POX
Disease Is Quite Prevalent in State of
Georgia—Treatment Prescribed
by an Expert
(By WILLIAM S. DILTS, Georgia Agri
cultural College.)
The disease commonly known as
sore head or chicken pox is very prev
alent In Georgia. It first appears as
small, white pimples on the face, wat
tles or comb of the bird. These pim
ples grow In size and later a dark,
hard scab forms. In extreme cases,
;e unfeathered portions of the head
e entirely covered and the eyes are
•arly closed. The disease may spread
> other portions of the body.
The whitish pimples should be paint
'd with tincture of iodine and greased
with carbolated vaseline. If the fcabs
are dry, they should he removed and
burned. * , ,
The following treatment can be used
for building up the system, thus in
creasing resistance to the disease.
For three days feed the chickens a
moist mash each day containing one
third teaspoonful epsom salts for ev
ery fowl In the flock. For the three
days following, feed a moist mash con
taining one-third teaspoonful sulphur
for every fowl in the flock. This treat
men can then be repeated In this or>
der as long as thought desirable.
SHE TURNS HER
BACK ON SOCIETY
Wealthy St. Louis Matron
Touched by the Misery
Around Her.
Is
TO TRY CHARITY WORK
Young s .d Pretty Woman Decides
That Her Life's Work Must Be
That of Caring for Poor
and Needy.
St. Louis.—Mrs. Lucile Bernheimer
Lowenstein, a wealthy young widow
of this city, who has been spending her
time and money freely in helping to
prepare a code of state laws that will
govern with a kindly and sympathetic
interest the lives and destinies of des
titute children, the deaf, feeble-mind
ed, the delinquent, insane and others
of the less fortunate members of the
human family, chose the work of char
ity above that of society, rounds of
pleasure and a life of luxuriant ease,
simply because she was touched by
the misery that she saw about her and
decided that her life would be devoted
to the dispensing of aid and the ad
ministering of philanthropy.
Prepares for the Work.
In order to prepare herself for the
work, Mrs. Lowenstein studied for two
years in the New York School of Social
Economy to perfect herself for work
in her chosen field. Returning to her
native city, she plunged into the study
of conditions existing among the poor
and friendless, forsaking all social
functions, parties and entertainments
in order that she might devote all her
time to the work she had undertaken.
Mrs. Lowenstein says:
"We are working toward an end that
will mean salvation for the children of
the poor and of the delinquents. They
will have a chance to become useful
citizens. Their education will be cared
for and everything possible will be
done to give them the right outlook
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Chose the Work of Charity.
and bring them to the realization that
the world is not against them. The
fact that Missouri is the first state to
undertake the work makes it doubly
important that there be no failure
here.
Children's Court.
'Every county will have a children's
court, to which all children who break
the law will be brought. No child will
he left in a common jail with adults,
and no destitute child will be confined
In state reformatories with delin
quents. Boys under eighteen no longer
will be committed to the penitentiary,
and adults responsible for the delin
quency of a child will be dealt with
by the same tribunal that disposes of
the child's case.
"The education of the blind, the deaf,
the feeble-minded and the epileptic
will be placed under the state depart
ment of education. These institutions
now are under the direct charge of the
heads of the separate organizations
with no means of inspection. N
HUNG ON WITH CRUSHED LEG
Man 8wung From Trestle With
Wound to Avoid Further
Injury.
Bad
Cathlamet, Wash.—With one leg
crushed, P. Gossard, a brakeman for
the Portland Lumber company, held
himself suspended from the ends of
the ties of a 40-foot trestle to save
himself from being crushed by plung
ing to the bottom of the canyon. The
accident occurred late the other after
noon, when the two engines were mak
ing a transfer of loads. A truck load
ed with logs Jumped the track, throw
ing Gossard between the torakebeams,
crushing the leg so badly that the at
tending physician amputated it at
once.
To save himself from further injury,
the plucky man lowered himself over
the edge of the trestle and, despite his
injury, remained in that position sev
eral minutes until help arrived. He
was taken to a Portland hospital.
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Five Boys Killed in Cave-In.
West Baltimore, Md.—Five boys
were buried alive In the cave-ln of a
sandbank here. Four were taken out
dead and the fifth, Frank Davis, aged
fourteen years, was so badly crushed
that his death occurred a few hours
later.
LAD LIVES ALONE
. IN WILDERNESS
High School Graduate Enjoys Ex
perience as Houseboat Care
taker for Hunting Club.
Neenah, Wis.—Living alone in the
midst of a marshland wilderness, skiff
and shotgun inanimate companions
and with only occasional week-end
visits to home and civilization, has
been the experience of Wilbur Haertl,
son of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Haertl of
this city, who recently emerged from
his primitive existence.
Young Haertl, who is a graduate of
the Neenah high school and is en
rolled in a school of engraving in
Chicago, donned the huntsman's garb
several weeks ago and since that time
has fulfilled the duties of caretaker
of the houseboat owned by the Buck
Ready for an Opening Crack at the
Ducks.
Gp club, located on the banks of the
"cut" In the heart of the Lake Poygan
marshes, the most famous wild-fowling
I region in the United States.
An ardent sportsman, Haertl was
| glad of the opportunity to transform
his favorite pastime into the business
of living. Hunters who make flying
trips of one or two days' duration to
the dock grounds do not experience
the utter sense of loneliness and iso
lation which comes with a day in and
day out existence in such a manner.
To communicate with the outer
world, young Haertl was obliged to
paddle several miles to the nearest
farmhouse and telephone. Often, of
course, he came In contact with hunt
ing and fishing parties, but these were
mere fleeting glimpses, and for the
most part the sensation is one of soli
tude.
As the "simple life" and "back-to
nature" experiment, Haertl's marsh
land home was a success. He retired
early, usually about 7:30, shortly after
the evening flight; was np long be
fore daylight, bolted hot coffee and
bread for breakfast, and by the time
the sun peeped over the top of the
waving rice was ensconced in suitable
covering and ready for an opening
crack at the ducks.
Strange as it may seem to the un
initiated, there was not the monotony
connected with this mode of living
that one would expect, and when Wil
bur left his floating abode for good
it was with regret.
DEAD IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS
Secretly Married Couple Victims of
Suicide Agreement Near
Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis.—Frozen, covered
with snow, the girl's head resting on
the man's breast, while his arm en
circled her shoulders, the bodies of
Alvina Leup and David Bersensky
were found, each with a bullet hole
in the temple, In an automobile parked
under sheltering underbrush on a little
used road ten miles north of the city
at ten o'clock this morning. Bersen
sky had shot the girl as she lay in
his arms and then ended his own life.
Secretly married a month ago, they
never had lived together. Bersensky
told the friend from whom he bor
rowed the ear: "I don't know what
to do. Alvina must have a home soon,
but I cannot support her the way the
girl deserves of me."
It is believed they agreed to die to
gether.
RAGGED DRESS HELD $1,991
Mary Novak, Who Didn't Believe in
Banks, Hoarded Small Fortune
Though 8he Appeared Poor.
Cleveland.—Twenty years ago Mary
Novak came to this country from Bo
hemia. She went to work In the rag
factories here, and had been tolling
there until a few days ago. She always
seemed to be poor, and as old age crept
up she grew more needy. At last she
was committed to the Warrensville In
firmary.
Mary wept when they took away her
old ragged dress and offered her a
clean one. She said the old was good
enough and she wanted to keep It.
When the ragged dress was ripped
open, the. reason for the woman's at
tachment to it was discovered. Out
dropped §1,691 in small, dirty bills.
Then Mpry wag given a guardian for
her estate.
Truthful
Charlotte
By HI AKERS
(Copyright, 1916, by W. G. Chapman.)
Charlotte stood watching the
dancers surge past her. It was like
a kaleidoscope of glistening color, and
somehow she felt she didn't belong in
the scheme of decoration. She knew
she was not what is called pretty.
Her cheekbones were too high, and
her mouth too large. No one had ob
truded the fact on her that her hair
and eyes were good to look at, and
her smile particularly fetching, for
Charlotte was not conceited, and her
mother and elder sister being of the
Puritanic type, had taken pains that
she should not be.
The girl in all her nineteen years
had never been to anything quite so
grand as this. The festivities of the
little schoolteacher had not extended
beyond the church socials and small
dances among her few chums. Brit
Aunt Maude, who had been living in
California for six years, suddenly ap
peared in their midst, and began re
newing her acquaintance with many
whom her sister, Charlotte's mother,
had dropped or been dropped by when
the change in her fortunes had obliged
her to earn her living by taking
boarders.
Aunt Maude was quite shocked to
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"Is One Reason Why I Would Like to
Be Rich!''
find that Charlotte had no "real so
ciety," as she called it, and she began
a reform In that direction by secur
ing for her niece an invitation to the
Purcell party, the host being one of
the millionaire automobile manufac
turers of the city.
Having Introduced her niece to the
hostess, Aunt Maude had met some
old friends, and become so engrossed
in conversation that she had for the
time forgotten the girl's existence.
Charlotte was Just trying to decide
whether she would rudely break
through the circle 1 to her chaperon or
turn and fly when a young man who,
she mentally decided, was about as
plain as she \fas, came up and asked
her to dance. They swung out among
the swaying throng. Presently another
couple collided with them, and her
partner stepped on her foot. He
apologized most profusely, but the re
mainder of the dance was something
like agony to the girl, though she
would not let him see how much she
was hurt.
When the music stopped she asked
him if he would take her to her aunt
"Let ibe find you another partner
who won't be so ctamsy as to step on
you," he suggested.
"No, thank yo«, I don't care to
dance the next."
"Now, I am afraid I've put that foot
out of commission," he said with so
licitude.
"Oh, no, but please take me to my
aunt"
"Are you so very anxious to find
that aunt?" ho persisted.
But I do not wish to keep you from
dancing."
"Suppose I want to be kept?" ,
"Oh, well, that alters the case. Per
haps I can make the punishment fit
the crime."
"I don't believe you can—but you
might try," he laughed.
Charlotte decided he had merry,
wide-awake eyes, and strong, whole^
some lines about the mouth when she
met his direct gaze. A rather bad
nose and dust-colored hair didn't
seem to matter so much now. Besides
he seemed to want her company, and
perhaps he was just as lonely in that
crowd as she was. He led the way to
a wonderful conservatory where the
met over their heads.
This," she exclaimed, "is one reason
why I would - like to be rich !"
But there are other reasons?" he
queried.
. "° b ' ye8 ' P lent y- I like freedom. I
dont like being tied down to a tread
min. i try to do my work the best I
©an, out I can't say I love it. But
there-forget I said It I'm going to
m«ke myself like my worfc «
The young man smiled at the
mined ring in her voice. ..», €
"That's the way to go to II™
"Most of us have to go f
mill
B„, the«, are «»JW
. k I if I were rich, some
not have if i w *'* ... „
srouh
things
[)l 111* V" AA * , .X t*
have seen here, on g - fop instance?"
Ready? Wba * u "^' s insistence in
are
beautiful, very
There was a curium —
histone that had to be answered
""' "'but It dueah-t seem to he
stately,
l0 ^£jlU a if Teople are going to give
"es and dances like this, it's
^fo^mefit wouldn't be ab
great 'parties and
absolutely necessary
«Yes
solutely ^ only cared
could give them a
to get into my h° m0
re
some
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know that's all they
studying her curl
great crow
for me beci
good time.
"How do yo
care?" he
ously.
"I couldn't help
marks when I stood
man said to another: 'Gorgeous, isn't
it? Awfully new!' And the other one
said : 'Yes, just smells of money !' Then
I heard a girl say: 'Look! there is
young Purcell, the son and heir!' and
the other one answered: 'He isn't
much of a looker, is he?'"
Well, he isn't," laughed the young
man. Have you seen him?"
No, but I don't think I'd say such
things about my host in his own house
anyway."
"Now, as to these crushes, I suppose
rich people feel It's expected of them,
that they are obliged to entertain," he
added.
"Well, if I were rich, I wouldn't feel
obliged to be like everyone else. I'd
be glad I could be different," she
said.
You are different without being
rich."
I see," she added quickly. "Yon do
not agree with me."
He looked the girl squarely in t
eyes. "But I do," he said with
rtetion.
The conversation went oo onheediag
time. Through it all the music kept
up Its rhythmic undertone, and twixt
the palm leaves a round moon)
streamed in undimmed by the soft!
lights beyond. Charlotte seemed to be
in a new and wonderful world. Sud
denly the spell was broken by the;
sharp tones of her aunt's voice.
"Oh, there's where you are! Well,
you've given me a pretty hunt ! I
didn't know whether you were lost,
strayed or stolen."
"I'm sorry—" began Charlotte, bug
the young man rose, interrupting her.
"It's all my fault, Mrs. Twombly. I
stepped on your niece's foot. I hope I
haven't lamed her for life."
Aunt Maude looked questioningiy at
the man, scrutinizing him with near
sighted eyes.
"Well, I decl«re !" she exclaimed. "I
haven't seen you since you were in
knee pants!"
"I guess you mean Arthur; I was at
college when you left."
"Oh, yes, you're Dan. But there's
such a strong likeness between the
Purcells."
"Purèells !" gasped Charlotte.
"Well, what's the matter?" asked
Mrs. Twombly. "Has Mr. Purcell been
sailing under an assumed name?"
"I think," he stammered rathei;
shamefacedly, "ft was no name &|
all." Then he added: "Will you asS
your niece If I may call, and try to
make it all right?"
"You may cair," put in Charlotte,
with flushed face and eyes turned
away, "but I don't think I'll be home."
"I'm not easily discouraged," he
laughed, as Aunt Maude with a reas
suring smile took the dazed and em
barrassed young lady to the cloak
room.
"I believe," whispered Aunt Maude
triumphantly, "you've made a con
quest"
"I believe," answered her niece,
"I've made a fool of myself."
When three weeks had passed, and
Purcell had not called. Aunt Maude
expressed her mystification to Char
lotte.
"Oh, he never Intended to," retorted
the girl. "He saw me standing there
alone, and he thought it his duty to
ask me to dance. Then he thought
because he had stepped on njy foot so
I couldn't dance he ought toj^tortala
me—and he was being amfisedT ' Well,
I don t care whether I ever see him
again."
Which last was not strictly true. But
when a girl's heart has been toqgjg^i
and forgotten she Is really quite ex
cusable for covering up that hurt.
Shortly after this when crossing the
street, the sudden toot of a motor al
most startled her so that in her hurry
to get out of the way she tripped and
fell. Someone lifted her up, end
Mked if she was hurt. It was Dan,
Purcell.
is here. Let me take you
home," he urged.
"Thank you, I'm not hurt," was the
very ley reply, and she tamed and
walked quickly away.
That evening Purcell called. Aunt;
Maude undertook to arbitrate, and
knocked on her niece's door.
"You see," she began, "he had
to
t ° wa unexpectedly on business:
he dida t think he had any right to ex
SSy* letter ' and be ouly got back
P,2?n 0tte COnsented to appear. Mr.
certabuynudeupfor lost time
after that, and Aunt Maude seemed no
D ^ 3s *ry ia the scheme of
° De e 7f aiQ * b0 said to Char
lotte. "You know I did agree with
bl * baHroom wasn't neces
^?J°, ha P pInea *' aad y° u can have
0t ? h0me yOU Want * lf y° u ' U
let me have it with you."
The answer was rather Indistinct
A