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Show THE KAMAS Pee KAMAS, UTAH GERMANY’S BIG AND BUSY SUBMARINES ONE OF MOST ATTRACTIVE OF OUR BIRDS | ee COURANT, et | WOMAN WOULD NOT IVEU | Though Sickand Suffering; At. Last Found Help in Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta-_ ble Compound. . Baltimore (Prepared Oriole—Brilliant hy the ment of United States Agriculture.) Orange Depart- The oriole is one of the most attractive of American birds. Both the “Baltimore” and “Bullock” varieties are described in the United States department of agriculture’s ~Farmers’ Bulletin No. 630, entitled “Some Com-mon Birds Useful to the Farmer.” Bri'liancy of plumage, sweetness of song, and food habits to which no exception can be taken are some of the striking characteristics of the Baltimore oriole. In summer it is found throughout the northern half of the United States east of the Great Plains. Its nest commands hardly less admiration than the beauty of its plumage or the excellence of its song. Hanging from the tip of the outermost bough of a stately elm, it is almost inaccessible to depredators and so strongly fastened as to bid defiance to the elements, -Observation both in the field and laboratory shows that caterpillars constitute the largest item of the fare of the oriole. The other insects consist of beetles, bugs, ants, wasps, grasshoppers and some. spiders. The beetles are principally click beetles, the larvae of which are among the most destructive insects ,.known; and the bugs include plant and bark lice, both very harmful, but so small and obscure as to be passed over unnoticed by most birds. Ants are éaten mostly in spring, grasshoppers in July and August, and wasps and spiders with considerable regularity through- out the season. During the stay of the oriole in the United States vegetable matter amounts to only a Jittle more than 16 per cent of its food, so that the pos- sibility of its doing much damage to crops is very limited. The bird is accused of eating peas to a considerable extent, but remains of such were found in only two cases. One writer says that it damages grapes, but none were found in the stomachs. The Bullock oriole is practically a and Black, With White counterpart of the taking the place of of the plains and Edgings. Baltimore orieie, that species west throughout tie Pa- Here are shown two of the kaiser’s submarines that are so busy destroying British merchantmen. Below is the U-28, and above monster U-36, one of a new type of submarines, of which this is the first photograph. The latter has a radius of 3,000 miles and can dive 150 feet. Her masts fold down when she submerges. These pictures were taken from the Dutch steamship Batavier V, which the submarines captured. cific coast region. It does aot essen tially differ in its habits of eating or in its food from its eastern relative, but it is less beautiful in plumage. The examination of 162 stomachs shows that 79 per cent of its food con. sists of insects, with a few spiders, a lizard, a mollusk shell and eggshells. One of the most interesting articles of food in the oriole’s dietary was the black olive scale, found in 45 stomachs, and amounting to 5 per cent of the food. In several cases these scales formed 80 per cent or miore of the contents, and in one, 30 individuai scales could be counted. They were evidently a standard article of diet, and were eaten regularly in every month of the oriole’s stay except April. The same family of insects other than scales, eaten quite regularjyy, make up a little more than 5 per eent of the food. They were mostly stinkbugs, leaf hoppers and tree hoppers. Plant lice were found in one stomach. Moths, pupae and caterpillars compose the largest item of the oriole’s animal food. The average consumption during its summer stay is a little more than 41 per cent. Of these, perhaps the most interesting were the pupae and larvae of the codling moth.. These were found in 23° stomachs, showing FRENCH EXECUTING A GERMAN SPY a Remarkable diers were photograph firing the fatal of the execution of a German spy taken at the moment that the squad of French sol- volley. AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE IN EGYPT USEFUL HAUL IN BELGIUM ach, and ae thay 2re verv fragile many them out and sends them to market along with his fresh spring eggs. After the eggs have been in the incubator for this period they are distinctly stale and rot very quickly if kept any length of time. Even when just taken from the incubator these infertile eggs are not fit for boiling ‘or poaching, although they may be used for frying, and are good for cake or certain eggs when however, No. other baked they are reach classified foods. the These market, as low grade 2. The mixing of incubator fresh spring eggs ers, who get their age supply in the price they pay the eggs designed for consumption must Moreover, the eggs with leads the egg packprincipal cold storspring, to cut the farmer. The spring keeping for winter be absolutely good. egg packers in the spring do not candle eggs but hold them three at a time in the hand and elink them to discover any crack and then judge their freshness by their fresh powdery look on the shell. The mixture of infertile incubator eggs with fresh eggs interferes seriously with this clinking and forces the pack- er te candle the eggs. He then deducts this added expense from the price he offers to the producer. Eggs which have once been subjected to the heat of the incubator eannot be stored, even though frozen. The farmer who sells incubator eggs to the dealer, therefore, is very liable to injure his own market for fresh eggs. When dealers find a percentage of low grade incubator or other eggs in their fresh spring egg supply they lower the price for all eggs so that they will be certain that they have covered themselves against losses from this cause. The department’s specialists advise farmers to use any infertile eggs they may take from their incubators for home consumption and to send only fresh eggs to market. ; Lamb’ for us?” Plans for Eradication Foliowed ITALIAN — proach, and keep it up until the enemy eggs, A good bird will annually lay about which can be sold same price as hens’ eggs. The cost of raising guineas nothing. for Going Trial Too the ig almost } ; : i j i§ } : $3 q Ms for ae Ei Free. <i Fe) © 7 i4 ) | f i Far. ; woman, ; att, ‘ 4q “Tt thought your husband favored. your ideas in most matters.” “He is a tyrant at heart. I asked. him whether he thought women should be permitted to vote and he said he thought they should be compelled to do so.” WILLING TO FIGHT important Examine Germans in Belgium get sport now and then and at time a welcome addition to by hunting rabbits. Here hem bringing down a fine a bit of the same the larder is one of brace for CHICAGO’S NEW MAYOR to Mothers carefully ... —- every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it. Bears thé Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria: No Time. Judge—Why don’t you look for work? Casey—Oi haven’t the toime tc waste in. such unprofitable employ-ment.—Judge. That London Fog. Church—What has London got te combat the German Zeppelins? Gotham—wWhy, her well-known fog. Does your back ache night and day, making work a burden and rest impossible? Do you suffer stabbing, darting pains ~hen stooping or lifting? 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They hunt for food in the woods and fields, and do not come home to get feed as long as left. irrigation of Egypt. the mess. Birds Are industrious in Hunting for Their Food—Large Range Should Be Given. has Skin. Hie he 4 : — Plank bridge across an their camp by the pyramids kerosene tins. MOST into consideration Little “There is no way of conquering the overbearing and dictatorial attitude of @ man,’ remarked the determined- looking Cornstalk Borer—Plowing under and burning stubble. Cornroot Worm—Crops should be rotated with oats and other crops. Army or Cotton Caterpillar—Afte1 cotton has been gathered in winter the field should be burned over, and if the worms appear the following year paris green should be used lib. erally. Cutworm—If the land is thorough ly broken prior to a cold spell and al. lowed to freeze it will serve to de stroy many of the eggs and larvae of the worm in the ground. Land infested should be planted very thickly and thinned to a stand after the cutworms have had their share. Chinch Bug—This bug spends the winter months in the thickets and wild grass areas of the field and comes out in early spring to do its devilment. It is therefore a good plan to burn over all wild grass patches where the bug is troublesome, and when he makes his appearance spray with paris green. Taking a Tender _ of Corn- PROFITABLE soe _ the They afford infants and children. great comfort, permit rest and sleep and point to. speedy healment of eczemas, rashes, itchings, chafings and other sleep destroying skin troubles.. Nothing better at any price for the nursery and toilet. Sample each free by mail with Book.. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XY,. Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adyv. Other Insects. . ARE by ‘Baby’s stalk Borer, Chinch Bug and GUINEAS ee Had. asked The vegetable contingent of the oriole’s food is mostly fruit, especially in June and July, when it takes kindly to cherries and apricots, and sometimes eats more than the fruit grower considers a fair share. However, no great complaint is made against the bird, and it is probable that as a rule it does not do serious harm. With such a good record as an insect eater it can well be spared a few cherries. - RS takes i : 3 CUTICURA SOAP BATHS FRESE A number of poultry raisers have been in the habit of putting on the market infertile eggs that have been tested in incubators from three days to a week. As soon as the breeder finds that the eggs will not hatch he ‘ sind old gentleman. “I do not care to, much as I shoulé. like to oblige. you,” replied the littlegirl with the horn-rimmied eyeglasses. “As a matter of fact, the poem has lit-tle, if any, literary value, and in addi- but KILL CROP PESTS IN EARLY SPRING Farmer Who Indulges in Practice Is Quite Liable to Injure His Own Market. i tion is not true to life as it exists to-- al MIXING INCUBATOR EGGS WITH FRESH Little ; i j ; day. Under the constriction in trade, due to the meat trust, Mary could not” own an entire lamb. She might havehad a chop, but beyond that the poet’s. imagination must be blamed/’’—Phil-adelphia Public Ledger. that they are not an unusual may have been present, béyond recognition. 8 aon This Happened in Boston, “Cynthia, will you recite, ‘Mary article of diet. No less than 14 of the pupa eases were; found in one stomothers broken Richmond, Pa. — ‘‘ When I started’ taking Lydia E. 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