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TOOK FOXES IN NEAT TRAP Probably Only Instance on Record Where Youngsters Were Caught In a Horse Blanket. How four foxes were caught In a j horse blanket Is a quaint tale told by . ' R. A. Hutmacher in the Hunter-Trader* Trapper of Columbus, 0. "I happened to be driving south of j Rapatee, HI., with the implement deal- j er of that town, making business calls : on several farmers of that section, ! when, to my surprise, I saw on a very !. steep hill in the distance several young i foxes playing about as if no human j was near," says Mr. Hutmacher. "My a*m. T A^tA trir nnr lliplr ' yaiuici auu i uc\.jutu iv uj w ?~v? , at catching them, so driving on a little farther, we tied our horses and set out across the field after tliem. "When we reached the hole, they were all up over the hill chasing each other, so telling my companion to go J around the hill and cx ase them my way I threw a horse blanket over their hole and waited. As they came rushing for the hole I raised one end of the blanket just enough to hide myself and at the same time form a trap of it for them to riin into. "They all got to the hole about the same time, when I threw one end of > the blanket over them, the other end being over the hole. In the excitement I succeded in catching all four in the folds of the blanket. "We went back to the buggy and drove to town, my companion taking two of the foxes .and I two. Possibly the explanation of our good luck is the fact that the foxes were not much more than six weeks old when captured.'' ' WHERE THEY FOUND THE HAT i Joe's Use of Brother Agent's Headgear, to Say the Least, Had Not Improved It. Attorney General Palmer instructed the New York branch of the department of justice recently to gather all the German propaganda evidence it had accumulated to prosecute enemy aliens during the war and forward it to Washington, where it could be stored in the state department vaults. The books, papers and documents were placed in a wooden case five feet high, - four feet wide and two feet deep, which was put in a special Mggage car accompanied by two special agents of the department. One of the agents became tired oi sitting watching the case and said he would take a nap on it. He turned the case over on its side and laid down on it, using his handbag as a pillow, while the other laid on the floor oi the car alongside the big box. In the morning Special Agent Joe, who slept on the box, awoke and found Agent Bill searching ail through the car fei something. He asked what he had lost and Bill said that he certainly had a hat when he entered the car but it was missinc. Thev eonld not find the , hat and finally turned the case right end up and there lay Agent Bill's new fall derby under it mashed perfectly flat Tableau. Regulating Immigration. Until 1882 congress did not make any law restricting foreign immigration. On the other hand, everything was done to encourage immigratioo without regard to its character or quality. In 1882 a law was made excluding escaped convicts, idiots and persons likely to become a public charge. Since then laws have been passed excluding persons afflicted with any dangerous contagious diseases, persons guilty of serious crime in their native country, anarchists, paupers and professional beggars. Foreigners deterred by law are sent back to the country from which they came. During 191 the report of the commissioner of immigration shows 5,256 aliens, morally, . mentally or physically below the standard were returned, 4,257 of whom were debarred from entering, the remainder having been arrested and ex* pelled. To Breed Rabbits for Their fur. An organization known as the Beveren club has been formed in London, England, to breed rabbits foi Imir -frir Tho cphomo Is hoint* run rm U?\M XU&* A4*V WV44V4MV AW WV*M0 4 V*U co-operative lines. The blue Beveren and the Havana rabbits are the strain which the clufc intends to rear. The fur of the blue Beveren is of lavender blue and is long, lustrous, fine and silky. That of the Havana is of a rich chocolate color and is thick, fairly long and fine. It is hoped to produce from these rabbits natural furs the color of which will not fade. Women Build Roads. Five hundred Armenian women employed by the American Red Cross have built 100 miles of stone roads and reconstructed several steel bridges in this section within the last four months, an Associated Press dispatch from Marash, Mesopotamia, says. The roads were rebuilt In order to facilitate transportation of Red Cross supplies. There were no male laborers to be employed, so Capt. Kdward Biekel of Seattle, who had charge of the engineering work, engaged the women, who were glad to have employment of any kind. Wastage of Coal. In a statement to Pennsylvania householders urging sifting of anthracite ashes, the Anthracite Operators' association says mining experts estimate that an average home wastes al three buckets of coal a week by iw sifting, the loss a month being about $2. Arcccrrrrrf <rr rf rrrrrrrrrrr crrf ^ 1? <; 11 The Gates of 11 j( Gladness * * 11 11 11 By GEORGE ELMER COBB ! i: :: (Copyright, 1919. by the Weitera Kewapaper Union.) It wi s the longing hope of Frances Hollings that she would be able to change the gates of gloom?as she considered the portals to the fenced-in little red country schoolliouse at Appleton?into the gates of gladness. She had just arranged for board and lodging with a widow lady at the scattered settlement. "You'll have your crosses, dear," Mrs. Potter declared, "and the principal one will be the Royston boys." "Who are the Royston boys?" questioned Frances apprehensively. "Four?Jem, fourteen; Ned, his twin; Bob, twelve; Dick, ten. Did you notice the larae house just beyond the depot surrounded by fir trees?" * "Why, yes, I did," announced Frances, "and I noticed, too, a tall, grave-faced, scholarly looking young man at the gate." "That is Mr. Noel Burton," recited her talkative landlady, "and he is the adopted father of those four young torments. I fancy they have about worn him out with their pranks. They lead a rebellion at the school about once a month and your predecessor gave up his task in despair. There are other scholars who are troublesome, but the Roystons are simply unreachable. "But does not Mr. Burton try to curb them ?" J "He can't. About all he thinks about Is his books, for he is a great student. The boys overrun him and he Is too much occupied with what he calls a sense of duty to resist them. You see, when his sister, a widow, died, he promised to be a father to the little orphans, and a nice handful he has had!" All this rather discouraged Frances, but by the time the school opened she had srathered ud comDlete information as to the history and traits of all of the scholars and had decided upon a definite policy. She stood in the open doorway as the odd-twenty children trooped in. To each she extended* a welcoming hand. "I hope we are all going to be like a happy, helpful family this term," she said. Jem Royston grunted ungraciously and slipped past the extended hand, but each of his brothers returned the greeting cheeriJy. "Oh, I'm late again! I'm always late!" panted a girl of twelve, dashing breathlessly into the study room after the last stroke of the bell had sounded. v "This.is Mercy Lisle, is it not?" queried Frances kindly. "Yes'rn. And I have to help with the dishes." 1 "I know all about it," interrupted Frances graciously, and we are going to excuse you always, if you are a little behind time. You mustn't run this way, though, and get all warm and flustered. Now, children! All hands fixed their eyes on the new teacher. Miss Hollings took from the hook the ragged, discolored fool's cap her predecessor had used. She walked to the stove and thrust it out of view. Then she picked up the ruler on the desk and beckoned to the elder Roy-! ston lad. "You are stout and strong, Jem," she spoke. "Wo^'t you please break the ruler in two and throw it out of the window? We won't need that kind of thing any more, will we?" and Jem swelled up with importance at this compliment to his strength and smartly showed off in reducing the ruler to splinters. A strange spell of calm brooded over the little schoolroom that morning. Jem Royston alone exhibited some restlessness. At recess Miss Holllngs called him up to her desk. "You like to be outside, Jem, do you not?" she intimated. "Should say I did! Huh! if I had my way I'd be in the woods half the time." "That is a good trait. It shows that you must love nature, and the birds, and the flowers. I have an errand for you to do, if you will be so kind. It Is to go down to the general store and get some crayons for blackboard service. You needn't come back here till afternoon school." It was a strenuous week for the politic, though at times fearsome teacherdiplomat, but at its end she burst in upon Mrs. Porter with a radiant face. "Oh, I am so happy!" she cried. "Those Royston boys have become my most loyal champions." "And Mr. Burton was over here an hour ago," said Mrs. Porter, "wondering what new mischief the lads were breeding, for they had changed so In a week he had jrot suspicious." Mr. Rurton told the same story over again to Frances in person a week later, and he seemed to entertain so favorable and grateful .an opinion of the charming, friendly school teacher, that his delight was to stroll over to the little red schoolhouse and walk home with her. "The town trustees are dreadfully anxious to have you sign for another year," Mrs. Porter said to Frances at the end of the school term. "I?I have changed my plans," stammered Frances, in an embarrassed way. "For the better, dear?" smiled the wise old widow. "And you deserve It. You managed those unruly boys as their teacher, and as their adopted mother you will certainly make jper* feet angels of them!** / | ^*11 1 Storage Battery W lllard SERVICE STATION SERVICE FIRST ADVICE SECOND | SALES THIRD THERE'S OUR POLICY IN A NUTSHELL. First?-When the customer comes in,, find out what HE wants. Give him satisfaction at the lowest charge consistent with a good, thorough job. Second?Tell him how to prevent battery trouble. We're not anxious to repair his battery, except to make it last longer. 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