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and with here and It “to o “in. graceful my birch of _ " ed bird-cherry. In such on environment 'wa compu- the common hum“ of our 1-minu- long birth, though I .11on has 'inclndod I stretch of Iwnmp beyond the meadow, to make no Joyous stifled: mm vlth an aunt 0! 3pm; it ml!- to CI. proporflou ol '3 rough. m hi lay. nacho. in ell-lax h n gnu) chm-hlmwhdunyuh o dimlnnqndo making! by flu red- cyed vim gull whip-poriill In it“ July. ny- I'nnk lie-110'. Honthly. We will We here on the 1m there in a Mil-Ida wood. on the, right the mudow slope. may to m rum. wtuetcu u; my.“ am. ~Am-I, and before In in the untrequented M W ”We“ kt'hNW- the bird landscape complete. and bring within bounds the red-winged bleekblrd. Spring is not complete without him; his coat is jet block and on his shoulders are epaulets of scarlet bordered with buff; he is al- ways in the shrubbery or among the' cut-tails bordering the swamp. and the music coming from there is un- mistakably his. There are never more than three notes to his song. the am one is always the lowest and softest, so that at a distance it is often lostland the third is barred ~strnngely so. If you with to imi- tate the notes. whistle F, and for the third'iong. burl-ed note whistle G and ham G two octaves lower in the bus. “The national agricultural depart» ,ment at Washington has announced recently that the 17-year locusts will appear this year, and 'fbllowing this there have suddenly sprung into eit- istence several unique methods of destroying these insects or of pre- ‘venting their ravages.” I} lumen-I Who CI. Ilske Articula- tunl Depth-em Bulletins a ' Soul-33¢ of P301“. “While agricultural depa’rtments oi ‘ the nationnl govecnment and of the various states are doing good work and their inveetigatlann and experi~ ments have been of great value to farmei's, gardeners, and stock rais- era,” said a retired farmer the other day.~“bands of sharpers take advang tage of every official announcement made by the authorities. “For instance, a department an- nounces the discovery of an insect that destroys the cabbage: Within 24 hours the shurpers are advertising ekpowder that will destroy these 'in- sects. Adepartment announces the appearance of the elm peg. In every locality in the country appear smooth-talking gentlemen who 'cleim to be able to prevent diamagetn the trees by this insect. People believe them and pay them money, only to have their trees killed by the very methods which the sharpers claim will save them from destruction by the pests. " - ~ I‘ll 8030! 0' 8W0. A Strong Light. The newest lighthouse on the French coast shows a beem visible u 3 die- tence of so nautical mllee‘ in clen- weather. It ls situeted (m the Ill. Vierge. of! the French count to the northeast of Ushant, the lantern being “4 feet above see lewel. w. lot 00"!“ ‘MW .0.- ‘n-s‘od mm- 9.17 FARMERS ARE SWINDLED. cowm ”mom m am Com ‘Iuh ml. to Put 0... Colored envelope: used by some but non houn- in m. wt of mi! m cabling are ’0“ I and «- nae my mil curl“ col-Idem may nee “d troiibb ' Aldus“: 6- atom. aim writ!“ wig]: It ”patina. m the“ a“; “penile. “on the M in will; and that most of the work in had. ":3 lama is done under mflght cud owning mull an. it will note-II velopi: u a device designed for 6018‘ ”than: discomfort. Bed in the wont color_ It fit. quo- trmn for envelope use. .3an is next. Unlu- the Mldreu is hrltten ill the blnokcst of ink it .ppeuu .- now" undu- the nrtlflcinl light. Colon u! more ”durable as they approach white. . “any poatmaqtera have had occa- sion to make special aumationl to firm that they print their envelope. and wrappers on white paper. Business homes which have adopted one color and used it no longflut it is o familiar trade mark dislike‘to make the chenge. but they recognize the justice of the request. in view of the fact that.. it will lighten the hur- den of the clerks and assist in the rapid and correct delivery of mail. A “on “at If low _ Going the non-II in Ar-y and Navy Circle. In Innlu. that .- island. "“0116 of the strangest creatures I- Saw there,"/ said he,_ “was what we called theg‘red dcvil.‘ It was the identical part of the red devil pic- tured on a well-known brand of dov- fled ham, only it had no fork to. its tail. It was in color a brilliant red. It had hands, feet and home and stood erect, walking with a military hearing, which, it possessed by on officer on regimental parade, would attract great attention We caught one. but itcouldn’t 'stand captivity and died.” “Apprehension,” laconically an- rwered the. veteran in ‘sorrowing voice. 1 '. “Apprehension! Pray. for what?" “Apprehension that it might re- ceive civil promotion." And the vet- eran fished for the slice'ot orange in the bottom of his glass. “What was the matter?" asked the young lieutenant, solicitously, after a painful pause. . Japanese AIetIo-u. At a Japanese auction the public do not call out their bids, but write their names, together with the 'aniounlt they are willing to pay. on a slip of paper. and put it in a box. These are looked through and the hrticlee awarded to the person yho has made the biggeat o‘er. III-gun! let”! for M320... 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