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Field Mice A, Meadow Mouse; B, Pine Mouse.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Field mice, under certain conditions,
r may become extraordinarily abundunt,
, and, as they arc injurious to most
crops, methods for controlling them
are of importance Unfortunately
most of their natural enemies are be
ing destroyed or driven away from the
farms, so that theso mico aro becom
ing more and moro of a serious pest.
Altogether thero aro some fifty spe
cies of field mice known to exist In
the United States, but for the farmer
who 1a concerned only with getting
rid of them thero are only two classes
meadow mice and pine mice. The
runs of meadow mice arc mainly on
the surface of the ground, under grass
or some sheltering litter. These runs
lead to shallow burrows which bcfvo
as winter homes. In summer tho mico
use surface nests of dead grass. Tho
young may be brought forth in eithor.
Meadow mice destroy grass, cut
down grain, clover and alfalfa, cat
grain left standing in shocks, injure
flowers and vegetables In Bhort, do
larm In a hundred ways. In tho lower
Humboldt valley in Nevada in 1907
1908 they totally ruined 18,000 acres of
ilfalfa. Trees and shrubbery are also
ittacked and largo nurseries of young
lpplc trees have been known to uavo
been almost wholly destroyed by tho
nice cutting through the bark at or be
low tho surfaco of tho ground.
When tho mice completely glrdlo a
ihrub or young tree and eat through
.ho inner layer of the bark, tho action
)f tho sun and wind soon complete tho
iestructlon of tho tree or shrub. If
tho Injury is not too extensive, prompt
:overing of the wounds will usually
save tho tree. In any case of girdling,
heaping up fresh soil about tho trunk
to as to cover the wounds and prevent
evaporation is recommended as the
ilmplest remedy. To save large, valu
able trees, however, bridge grafting 1b
sften resorted to.
Pine mico ordinarily live In tho
woods and aro not, therefore, found on
:he open plains, though they like land
;hat la not frequently cultivated. Thoy
tunnel their way from fence rows,
ledges and woods into gardens and cul
tivated fields, where they livo on
leeds, roots and leaves. Like meadow
mice, they also destroy fruit trees,
particularly in upland orchards. They
attack tho trees below tho surface, so
that their work Is frequently not re
vealed until the tree is dead.
Means of Extermination,
When tho mice, both meadow and
pine, are in small numbers, trapping
Is probably the easiest method of get
ting rid of them. From 12 to 20 traps
to an aero may often bo set with ad
vantage in tho mouso runs. Whero
:ho mice aro abundant or the areas
argc, poisoning is a quicker means of
xtcrmlnatlon. The following formulas
ire recommended in Farmers' Bulletin
170 of tho United States department of
tgriculturo:
Dry Grain Formula.
Mix thoroughly ono ounce powdered
strychnine (alkaloid), ono ounco pow
dered bicarbonate of soda and one
eighth ounco (or less) or saccharine.
Put tho mixturo in a tin peppor box
rod sift It gradually over 50 pounds of
:msbed wheat or 40 pounds of crushed
Date In a metal tub, mixing the grain
:onstontly so that the poison will bo
evenly distributed.
Dry mixing, as above described, has
tho advantage that the grain may bo
kopt any length of time without fer
mentation. If it is desired to moisten
tho grain to facllltute thorough mixing,
It would be well to use a tbln starch
paste (as described below, but with
out strychnine) before applying the
poison. The starch soon hardens and
fermentation is not likely to follow.
If crushed oats or wheat cannot be
obtained, whole outs may be used, but
thoy should bo of good quality. As
mico hull tho oats before eating them,
it is desirable to have tho poison penc
trato tho kernels. A very thin starch
pnsto is recommended as a medium for
applying poison to the grain. Prepare
as follows:
Wet Grain Formula.
Dissolve ono ounco of strychnia
eulphato in two quarts of boiling wa
ter. Dissolve two tablespoonfuls of
laundry starch in one-half pint of cold
water. Add the starch to the strych
nlno solution and boil for a few min
utes until the starch is clear. A llttlo
saccharine may bo added If desired,
but it is not essential. Pour the hot
starch over ono bushel of oats in a
metal tub and stir thoroughly. Let the
grain stand overnight to absorb the
poison.
Distributing Poisoned Grain.
Tho poisoned grain prepared by
cither of tho abovo formulas is to bo
distributed over tho Infested area, not
moro than a tcaspoonful at a placo,
caro being taken to put it Irr mouso
runs and at tho entrances of burrows.
Small drain tllcH, 1 inchos in diame
ter, have sometimes been used to ad
vantage to hold poisoned grain, but
old tin cans with tho edges bont near
ly together will servo tho same pur
pose. Field mico may also bo driven nway
by thorough cultivation of Holds and
tho elimination of fenco rows. In tho
case of trees, clean tlllago and tho re
moval from tho neighborhood of weeds
and grass will prove an offectlvo pro
caution. Finally, tho farmer should rcmoni
ber that there aro many animals, birds
and snakes around tho farm which do
llttlo or no harm, and aro most useful
in keeping down tho numbers of field
mico. Among tboso owls deserve spe
cial notice. Mico aro tho chief diet
both of tho short-eared and tho barn
owl. Tho common screech owl de
stroys English sparrows as well as
mice. It stays closo to orchards and
farm buildings and Is, therefore, a
useful assistant.
TREATMENT FOR HOG VERMIN
Wise to Have Dipping Tank and Use,
It on All Stock, Whether They
Need It or Not
Lice on hogs aro treated:
By getting tho animal In a corner
and scrubbing him with an old broom
dipped in crude oil.
By pouring kcroscno on bis back
with a can (this kills tho llco and
often pretty near kills tho porker).
By hanging a blanket saturated with
crudo oil In a gap through which tho
bogs must pass, thus oiling them auto
matically. By setting up a manufactured do
vlco which gives tho animals an oiled
surface against which to rub.
By providing a hog wallow in which
a little crudo oil Is poured.
By dipping them In a dipping tank
filled with a preparation sold for the
purpose
You may chooso to lot tho pigs and
the llco fight it out. In this case, you
may bo sure, the hogs will get tho
worst of it. Tho stock farm on which
wisdom reigns has a dipping tank in
which all tho stock are dipped,
"whether they need it or not."
Most Poisonous Weed.
Wild parsnip or water hemlock Is
ono of the most deadly poisonous
plants that grow la the fields or open
range country.
Drives Nails Bowls Over Men,
Makes Children Speechless
and Burns Clothes.
Frederick, Mil. Tliroo persons lost
their speech for n qunrter of nn hour,
two were knocked unconscious and
ono was stunned early tho other morn
ing when a bolt of lightning struck
tho homo of Preston Oornnnd, Myers
vlllo, tills county.
Tho snmo bolt bur nod holes in bed
clothing, drove nulls in tho kitchen
cabinet as neatly as If thoy had boon
driven with a hummer and completely
demolished the furnishings of two
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Bowled Gernand Into the Yard.
rooms, one a bed chamber and tho oth
er a kitchen. Thoso rendered uncon
bcIoub: Mrs. Henry Gernand, Tnllahasseo,
Fla professional vocalist, and sister-in-law
of Preston Gernand; Preston
Gernand, owner of tho property. Mrs.
Preston Gernand was stunned.
Two hours after tho bolt had struck
tho homo tho entlro family had fully
recovered from tho shock. Tho light
ning did not tiro tho residence
Tho lightning struck tho chlmnoy
of tho Gernand homo, passed through
the bedroom of tho thrco Gernand
childron, burning tho bed clothing and
rendering tho children speechless.
From tho bed chamber tho bolt
passed through tho floor into tho
kitchen. Thero Mrs. Gernand and her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Gernand,
were seated waiting for tho storm to
pass over. On tho outside of tho build
ing Bat Gernand on a chair. Tho light
ning extinguished tho light, knocked
the two women to tho kitchen floor
and bowled Gernand from his chair
into tho back yard half a dozen feet
away, whero ho lay unconscious.
Mrs. Gernand recovered and lighted
a lamp. Her sister-in-law was uncon
scious, and alio found hor husband
lying on tho ground in tho yard. Mrs.
Gornaud summoned a farm hand and
sont him for a physician several miles
away. Tho family had partly recov
ered when tho physician arrived.
SO HE TOOK THE CAT HOME
Man Is Awakened by a Meowing Cat
Just In Time to Escape
Train.
Zlon City, 111. When Theodore
Dwyor reached bin homo In Zlon City
after a visit to an aunt In Covington,
Ky., ho carried a black cat under hie
arm.
"Most wonderful cat y'ovcr saw," ex
plained Dwyor. "Y'soo I dreamed 1
was In a barber shop. Tho barber's
chair and tho head rest wcro as hard
as a brick. And tho barber was using
a huge shaving brush, almost a foot
square It seemed. And thou tho bar
ber's cat commenced meowing. It hoi
lorcd bo loud It woke mo up.
"Then I found tho barber's chair
was a railroad tlo. Instead of a head
rest my head was resting on a rail.
This darned black cat was meowing
at tho moon and rubbing ber side
against my cheek. She woko mo up.
I grabbed her and jumpod off tho track
just as an express train thundored by.
" 'Cat,' I says, 'como along with mo.
You've saved my life.' My aunt told
mo I ought to bring hor homo and I
did. That was tho closest shavo I over
had in my lifo and this Is tho shaving
brush."
QUEER LETTER OF SUICIDE
HELP
FOR THE APPETITE
FOR THE DIGESTION
FOR THE LAZY LIVER
FOR CLOGGED BOWELS
TRY
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
It it a tonic, appetizer and atom
ach remedy of well known merit
V- GET THE 6ENUINE -
Saffron Beam.
"I fear Hint you aro Inclined to look
on your follow man with a Jaundiced
eye," remarked tho altruist.
"It Isn't my fault," snld tho pessi
mist. "My follow man shows on an
avorngo such a broad yellow streak
Hint tho reduction hits affected my
vision."
ONLY A FEW PIMPLES
But Many More May Come If You
Neglect Them. Try Cutlcura Free.
Cutlcura Soap and OIntmont are
most effective In clearing tho skin of
pimples, blackheads, redness, rough
ness, Itching and Irritation as well as
freeing the scalp of dandruff, dryness
and Itching, besides satisfying every
want of the toilet and nursory.
Sample each free by mall with Book.
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dcpt. Y,
Boston. Sold everywhere Adv.
Picked a Real American Name.
A somewhat unpatriotic llttlo son of
Italy, twelve years old, camo to hia
teacher in tho public school and asked
If ho could not havo his namo
changed.
"Why do you wish to chnngo your
namo?" tho teacher asked.
"I want to bo an American. I livo
In America now."
"What American namo would you
llko to havo?"
"I havo it horo," ho said, handing
tho teacher a dirty scrap of paper on
which was written "Patrick Dennis
McCarty."
CURED OF BRIGHT'3 DISEASE.
Mrs. A. h. Crawford, Mcilflold.
Mass., writes: "Dodd's Kidney PIIIh
cured mo of Hrlght's Dlscaso, and I
am healthy and strong to day and
havo been Mossed
with good health over
hIiico my euro. When
tho doctors pronoun
cod my caso Hrtght'a
Dlscuso I was In such
a sorlous condition
that thoy could not
do anything for mo.
I kept gottlng worse. My limbs from
my ankles to my knoos Bwollotl nnd
my oyes wero so swollon that I
couldn't see. As n Inst hopo I thought
I would give Dodd'a Kidney Pills n
trial. I gradually Improved annil kopt
on taking them and thoy curod mo
thoroughly."
Dodd'B Kidney Pills, DOc nor box at
your dealer or Dodd's Moulclno Co.,
Iluffnlo, N. V. Dodd's Dyspopiln Tab
IcIh for Indigestion havo beeu proved
GOc per box. Adv.
Fame In n bulihln, hut It Is Just au
well to allow someonu else to blow
yours for you.
The General taytt
WJien you find M. label on roll of AiplaJt
Rooflni it U cuaranteed by lit maker wfca
know how well II la mad. Your own local
dealer will tell you all about the retponunaUtr
that aland behind our guarantee on
Certain-teed
Roofing
Tlie Kiinrniitfe of J. 10 or 15 yerfor 1.1 or
piy t erfin-f if 11 iMCkrl by the Irrl
KooIiiikiiihI llullcllii Taper ) Milt In thcwmbl
TliUriinfiiiir tin alien excellent nervier on all
clurof ImlUIIni! for jent ami year. It
cotltMn.nl itlvrsn littler aervlre than metal
mo fin if, wool liltiglr.nnl many other .yp
of rooting CrtWn-e Hoof all over Itu
country nre outllUng tite period of Uieroar.
an Irr.
All CrlnlntfJ product are rtaaonabte la
ptlce. Auk. yourdeattr.
General Roofing Manufacturing C.
iml limMlAi torert
New Yark Cite Clldie rallta.lpUa St.
R.ita CUrtU4 rilttkorie ll.lr.lt SttFr
Clatlaeall Mloi.o.lii KiaitiCHr !
Alla.lt lleeitta LaeJea lliabirf SraWt
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IUU reasonable. Mlgheat reference, imtiwrrlora.
W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 40-1915.
10c Worth of (jjJliJD
Will Clear $1.00 Worth of Land
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Get rid of the stumps nnd grow
big crops on cleared land. Now
aa ll-io i!m n rlcnn itr vnlir fnrm
while products bring high prices. Blasting is
...:Uof linnai nnA fnai at with I .nw Freez
ing Du Pont Explosives. They work in cold 1
wcmuci.
Write for Free Handbook of Explotieee Ne, 99F.
and name ofneareet dealer,
nil PONT POWDER COMPANY
WILMINGTON DELAWAH
DIDN'T "RAISE" THE CHICKENS
Exposed.
"And you say you can't imagine how
you get your attack of hay fovor?"
"Can't account for It nohow, doo
but, say, como to think, I did run a
risk. I sat next to a girl in a car
who carried a copy of 'When Knight
hood Was In Flowor,' and I supposo I
cot a sniff of tho pollen."
How Did She?
"You can't toll mo that woman bo
Moved your story about being a gen
tleman in reduced circumstances,"
said ono weary hobo.
"Yes, sho did. Sho told mo so."
"How did she como to give you a
knlfo to eat your pio with thon?"
Fresh Stuff.
"I llko a Bummor resort which has
old legends attached to It."
"Current gossip is good enough for
me."
But Evidently Dealer Hadn't Quite
Comprehended Question Asked
by His Customer.
Hero is a llttlo story that was told
by Congressman William C. Adumaon
of Georgia when tho conversation
turned to natural misunderstanding:
A young housowlfo who lives in a
suburban town went to tho village
storo to mako somo purchases.
"Thoso chlckonB look very nlco," re
marked the customer, pausing before
tho poultry counter. "How much are
thoy 7"
"Ono dollar apteco, madam," was the
prompt responso of tho obliging pro
prietor. "You can't find bettor poul
try for tho monoy In tho wholo coun
try." "Ono dollar," thoughtfully mused
tho customer, and then added: "Did
you raise them?"
"Oh, no, madam!" was tho hasty
assuranco of tho mlsuudorstandlng
storekeeper. "That Is tho samo prlco
I offered to soil thorn for yesterday."
Isn't It 80.
"What In tho world mado you marry
him so long as you don't lovo him?"
"Oh, that Is tho easiest way I know
of to get rid of a man."
Tho brakemon ofton follow instruc
tions too closely. Somo mon should
bo pcrmtttod to forgot tholr "packages."
Hardly Complimentary.
A Now Kngland housowlfo ono after
noon received a call from a hobo ta'
whom that morning sho had give1
somo doughnuts.
Tho knight of tho road doffed ata
ragged headpiece and with great civil
ity addrossod her thus:
"Madam, this morning you gavo bmi
throo doughnuts. Would it bo asking'
too much to request a fourth?"
"I'll bo glad to glvo you another." j
Bald tho woman, as sho prepared tat
wrap ono in a nuwspaper. "So yosi!
llko my doughnuts, do you?"
"It Isn't that, madam," explained tr
hobo. "You soo, somo friends of mlao'
down in tho meadow wish to have sv
gamo of quoits."
No Need to Worry.
"Say, do you know I was fearfullyi
embarrassed last night whon you la-!
troducod mo to 'Mrs. Kiel). Do yosil
Bupposo sho noticed my clothes need
ed pressing?" I
"I'm suro sho didn't. Sho never a
ticoB anything unluss It's out of lb
ordinary." i
Deep Voice.
"Why do you call your cat Carmen!"
"Sho'B a contralto." LouIbtIII
Courier-Journal.
Fow men aro ablo to approclato gat
ting tho short end of a Joke.
Somo ofllco holders get up and howl
about tho burdon of holding a political
ofllco, but never think of resigning.
Brooklyn Man Explains Why He Did
Not Leave All His Money to
Government.
Now York. A young man who reg
istered at tho Hotel Atlan, 159 West
Thirty-fourth street, as H. Henry ol
Brooklyn, committed suicide thero by
shooting himself In tho right temple.
Ho died at Uollovuo.
Ho left a dollar bill marked "For tho
elovator man," and I noto addressed
to "Tho Judgo," saying:
"You do not soo why I shot myself,
and you novor will know why. Who
am I? That Is of no Importance to
you. I thought I would glvo all my I
monoy to tho government, but It would
bo foolish because It Is very rich, so
I gavo It to people that need It moro.
Please do not bother tho owner ol
this hotel. I think I have done what
Qod commanded me to do. Do good
to your country and kind to human bo-toga."
"DEAR MOTHER:- A good thing to
send would be a package or Grape-Nuts,
or something or that kind that is not
expensive or heavy and is of good food
value. Your son, WILL.
From a Canadian joldicr at the battle front:
reprinted from the Renfrew (Ont.) Journal
Wherever hardships are endured, wherever big deeds are accomplished, there
food is demanded that provides maximum of value in brain- and body-building
material with minimum of bull:.
In this respect no other food equals
Grape-Nits
In building the Panama Canal thousands of brain workers as well as brawn
workers kept themselves fit and in trim by eating Grape-Nuts dry from the package.
Not only does Grape-Nuts supply all the brain- and bone-building, nerve- and
muscle-making elements of choicest wheat but also the rich nutriment of malted barley.
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Grape-Nuts is highly concentrated nourishment in compact form always ready,
crisp and delicious thoroughly baked and packaged to keep indefinitely, anywhere.
Wherever time is precious and sound nourishment vital you'll find Grape-Nuts.
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