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ta Wa«lwigta» • ' Tod«y hari TheirEranomicand Recreational \folue By JOHN PICKINSON SHERMAN timber shortage In the ■ United States which the I experts have been predict ing for many years. Is no longer a theory, but a con ditlon. Here's the sltua- BflESr tion: The original forest KfWß' totaled 822,000,000 acres. There now remain 138,000,- j 000 acres of virgin forest; 250,000,000 acres of sec ond-growth -»or third-growth forest, much of It of poor quality and some of It of no present merchantable value, and 81,000,000 acres of burned and logged-over iunds. Idle, unproductive, and for the most part unfit for farm ing. Of the original forest there Is left in area one-sixth and in bulk of timber less than one-third. The northeastern^states cut 55 per cent of the nation's output In 1850; In 1920 they cut 6 per cent. Five per cent was the output of the Pacific and Rocky mountain state? in 1890; in 1920 It was 35 per cent and Increasing. The regional shortage has marched across the continent. Today 75 per cent of the virgin growth and 60 per cent of all the usable /wood are con centrated on one-fourth of the acre age of timber-producing land—ln the states of the Rocky mountains and Pa cific roast states. The states from Wisconsin and Illi nois east to the Atlantic seaboard con- Hume 50 per cent of the national cut. the supply mostly coming from the South and Far West. The railroad haul from the South is about *1,200 miles, and from the Far West about -,750 miles. The railroads tariff an nually in excess of 3,500,000 carloads of timber and wood products. The freight bill Is between 250,000,000 and *300,000,000. In the national forests in 1923 forest fir** covered 373,214 acres; the timber and property loss is set at $494,965,000. with Intangible losses Incalculable. Insect pests cause an annual loss In etcess of $100,000,000. The forest serv ice expends more than $2,000,000 a year for "Are protection and protec tion against insects and tree diseases." Lumber prices have increased all out oi proportion to a point where they ob viously bear no relation to the cost of production and distribution. Per capita consumption has decreased In consequence; but this Is offset by-In crease in population. Moreover, there is still a housing shortage, and. 1925 Is apt to set a new building record. Tl»e papermakers have their own sep arate and distinct problem, which they regard as even more serious? They have been using spruce, flr, hemlock and aspen and hope to he able to use blrcti. beech, maple and other woods. All of which makes Interesting the Town Forest" movement which is get ting under way In the East, and espe cially in Massachusetts. For there is no possible doubt that a town with a successful forest of Its own In luck— and from many points of vjew. Any one Interested should send to the American Tree association. 1214 Bix teenth street, N W„ Washington, D. C.. for a booklet Just off (he press. "Town Forests: Their Recreations! and Rco n«*nlc Value snd How to Kstabllah and Maintain Them." by Harris A. Keynolds. secretary of the Maasacbu- African River in Flood The Vaal river la flood ft* an out come of continuous rains baa drawn thousands of sightseers. The barrage *aa steadily regulated tbe flaw. The quantity of water which was let down through tha pier gates In one day would have been strißclent fo supply tha Hhatf with ItMXJOjQOO gallon* a day for two years. Tha oaly tributary of Tha Vaal which bad not given say ap- Mociabie response to the recent rains setts Forestry association. It is for free distribution for the good of the cause. The "Town Forest" booklet carries a foreword by Charles Lathrop Pack, president and founder of the Ameri can Tree association, who gave Im petus to the movement by presenting a tliousand-acre demonstration forest fft the New York College of Forestry at Syracuse university. His associa tion, Incidentally, is unique in that there are no dues, and the only way to become a member is fo plant a tree and register it. And anyone who nsks may have "tree planting instruc tions" and a "tree day program" free. "Our idea," says Mr. Pack, "is to get the stranger to trees Interested in one tree. With the Individual sold on one tree, we then Introduce him to the large phases of the subject. The 'Town Forest' Is one of these phases. In hundreds of European towns the citizens receive a little ehecjc every year Instead of a tax bill because jof town forests, Rather an Engaging idea, I think, in these days of income tax returns and the high cost of liv ing." Mr. Reynolds sets forth In one chap ter that in 1913' a law was enacted In Massachusetts providing that cities and towns might set aslife lands for the express purpose of growing tim ber. That law authorizes municipali ties to purchase lands or to accept giftrf or. bequests for this pnrpose. A town may incur debt within the legal limit, and any town can establish a forest by a two-thirds vote of any reg ular town meeting, or a city by a sim ilar vote of its connciK When a for est Is established by such official ac tion the state, through its conservation commission, will give trees to the town to reforest the land. The Massachusetts Forestry associ ation started a campaign of education to persuade the cities and towns to acquire forests under the act. In the last three years, since the association has offered to plant free of charge 5,000 forest trees for any city or town which will establish a forest of one hundred or more acres, the idea is gradually being accepted. * January 1, 1925, 42 towns hjd set aside land for town forests or voted to do so when the committee could ob tain the land. In the aggregate ov«r $25,000 has been appropriated by these towns, 3,500 acres have been Included In town forests, and nearly half a mil lion trees have been planted. The as sociation has planted 00,000 trees (sbout 80 acres) for 12 of these towns that have qualified with 100 or more acres. Of the town forests already created more than one-fourth have been ob tained through gifts of land or of money, from citizens Interested In for estry and in the future of their town. The city of Fltchburg has 109 acres was the Zulkerbeacb, which drain* ib* Heidelberg-Nigel dlalrtot. On March 18, aix years ago, a tremendous flush of water -ame down—four times the quantity registered this year, alien the rate of flow averaged 10,000 cable feet per second.—Family Herald. r \ Harmh Word* for Dmmm British labor baa no lore for Deafl Inge, who extols the virtues of the old aristocratic order in Britala and dcaooorea the level las ummrmmm «f of woodland in four tracts, established in 1914. The maintenance cost of the forest lias been $4,405 and the returns from lumber and fuel wood sold has been $3,518; It will show a net annual profit. Plymouth appropriated $3,000 last year, bought 150 acres and planted 15|,0(X) young trees. Thus 42 towns now have their town forests. There are 105 others with committees appointed, and a large per cent of these towns will take favorable action this year. It might fairly be said that the town forest idea has been sold to Massachusetts and eventually every town with Idle forest land within Its boundaries will have its town forest. It Is possible for about 300 of the 355 cities and towns in Massachusetts to have forests, and with each of these planting a few thousand trees annually the result will be far-reaching. The creation of a town forest from ths legal standi>oint Is simply a matter of routine. There are a few states that have specific laws pertaining to town forests, and these outline the method to be followed. Where no such laws have been enacted the general laws applying to municipalities will probably be found adequate to enable the city or town to acquire a forest. The states that have special legislation regarding municipal forests are Massa chusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl vania, and Vermont. There are thousands of towns In which many acres of land are lying Idle, producing little or nothing for (Be owners and only a few cents per acre In taxes. In its present condition it Is more of a liability to the town than an asset. The average owner of such land either cannot afford to reforest It or Is unwilling to put his money into such a long-time investment. But the town, a corporation, can affprd to wait for the crop to mature. By putting this land to work now the town will even tually reap a handsome profit. The booklet points out that the tof-n forest stands at the threshold of the American home. It Is the property of people, maintained for the peo ple and operated for their common benefit. It Is theirs, within fbeir reach, to use. to enjoy snd to protect. It pays Its own way, yielding a reg ularly maturing crop of timber on which, for local consumption, no rsll rosd collects the freight. It stands as a constant lesson In forest protection snd respsct for.common rights, which msy be neither wssted nor abused. Without conflict, healthful recreation and pleasure may here go hsnd la hand with cotwno" dollar profit.' It ia a vital aid In the education of school hoys and girls. It nsturally becomes a ssnctuary for the birds ami wild life. the new democratic forces. The labor press hits at the doughty dean at every opportunity. He did not escape Its barbs even oa hla re cent visit to lha United gtataa, as Is shown by tbe following comment by the Dally Herald, organ of the British Labor party: "I-ecturtng at Tale nnlveraity on Monday '■«», Dean lag* declared that modern min isters, who sought aotarfety were a poslUve danger to the Christian church. W«U. surely ha aught la Nra" | ——-——— Uady Exercise for Owners of Millions % Clipping Coupons: Strip, don gym trunks and tuke bonds and scissors into steam room of Turkish bath. Raise bonds and scissors over head. Inhaling slowly, and elevate right knee as high as It will go. (If left-handed, elevate left knee.) Lower bonds and scissors to level of knee, exhaling slowly, and use knee-cap for a desk, resting bond upon ft and clipping cou pon. Repeat until day's supply of bonds is eichansted. Opening Safe Deposit Box: This exercise. If faithfully followed, is a certain reducer of waist measure. Se lect safe deposit box on tier of boxes nearest floor and. refusing proffered aid of vauU attendant. lean dowd, bendftig from the. waist, with knees rigid and feet together, Insert -key and unlock box yourself. Do this dully until apoplexy cluims its victim. Pushing Push Buttons: Have large flat-top desk In private office fitted with row of push-buttons within convenient reach of your chair. ' Inhaling slowly, Instruct your secretary to cnrry chair around to opposite side of desk. Lean forward Hat across inkwell and push buttons, calling in turn production manager (exhaling), sales manager (inhaling), efficiency engineer (ex haling), building engineer (inhaling), and special cop in the main bull (exhaling). Note: Care should be taken to inhale only after exhaling, otherwise half the benefit of this ex ercise will be lost. Pounding Desk: This exercise tr.ny be taken alone, but more satisfactory results are obtained In the presence of a room full of people, preferably your employees. Inhaling slowly, summon employees, and, clenching fist, pound desk. Exhaling, raise arm. bending at elbow, and pound desk aguin. Keep this up ten minutes, or until employees are mildly fatigued. If deemed desir able, words may be spoken briskly dur ing this- exercise. Develop ego. Picking Petals: An admirable ex ercise, especially for back, shoulder and urm muscles, whfle riding to and from business conferences in .limou sine. Lenn back In padded sent and, reaching forward with right arm, pick petal from rose in vase across the. cap. Alternate right, left, right, left, until no petals remain. As you become pro ficient, and your muscle and wind war rant It, daisies may be substituted for roses. They have more petals and more resistance. —A. H. T., in Kansas City Star. Unconacioua Prejudice Senator Edwards said in a prohibi tion argument In Trenton: "We cant argue prohibition and squarely because we are all prej udiced about It one way or another. W v ' claim wele unbiased, but we soon give ourselves away. "We're like the man whose name was drawn for the murder Jury. ' " 'Mr. Jones.' they anld to him, 'be fore we take you on this Jury we must,, find ont whether you have formed any prejudice about the de fendaut's guilt or Innocence.' " 'No,' said Jones 'Xo, I ain't formed no prejudice whatever.' "'And, Mr. Jones, have you, or have you not. any conscientious objections to capital punishment?* "'No objections at all,' said Jones, ,'ln a case like tills.'" Cultivation of the Snail Tlie harvest of the succulent snail of the cultivated S|>ecles for Kuro pean consumption has begun In Switzerland and France, and thou sands of men and women will be busy throughout the snmmer In this curious Industry. Tlie annual production In both Is about three million pounds, but as demand Is far greater than the supply the devices of the adulterator supplement nature, and pieces of meat, generally veal, are Introduced Into the empty shells. The large fields which ar« prepared for the propagation of the snail gen erally lie at the edge of a wood or forest, sheltered from the sun. The soil of Hie farm Is well sanded and limed, and round It Is built, a wall two or three feet high. Foolish Suicide Walter X. Gilford, who at forty la president of the American Telephone and Telegraph comimny with Its pay roll of 340,000 employees, said in a recent Interview In New York: **! saw ID todsy's paper an account of the suicide of a young lawyer. He had a good future before him. but be permitted one or two failures to drive him to-despalr. Vet the most success ful men Jiave more failures than suc cesses to their credit. "This sad caae." Mr. Glfford ended, "la Just another proof that a man la never too old to learn, but often too young to realize IL" Looking to the Future A gymnasium will be provided for the dormitory which Harvard univer sity la erecting for its medical school In presenting SI~VOQO for the gymna alum, the donor, Mr. H. 8. Vanderbllt, stated: "The students will learn from experience of the good which If haa done their own mlnda and bodies, the benefit which would aert-ue to thdr future pstlenfa and mankind by pre scribing and encouraging exercise of a similar nature." Marble* With Toes Found guilty of bad poature. Im proper shoes and other foot defects, more than 100 girls at lbs Colorado Agricultural college have been or- dered by tbe athletic department to play marbles with their toes ss s cor rartive exerdaa. feSCABINCTSi ■ - Western Necfpnper Union I When you taste a blueberry pie thai yo\j have Juat made and feel the I brill uf pride a t its delicloua flavor, always remember that you didn't make the blueberries. WHAT TO EAT j - One may litive a green salad drew lug by >imßig u cupful of cooked, sift ,tHS lo " ** ul i In appearance, hut ' |t in more nour- ishing and enjoyed by all. Boiled Dressing.— Bent two eggs light, without separating; add one cupful of mild vinegar (dilute with water if tlie acid is very rtrong), add one tea*, oonful of salt, one-fourth ; teiiH|>oonrul of pepper, one-half tea ;• spoonful of sugar, and one-fourth ciip j fu! of butter, melted- Mix vveii and i put over hot water. Stir constantly ! until Hie dressing Is thickened; cool and serve with an midition of whipped I cream or olive oii. Fish Dinner.—Take two pounds o 1 haddock, cod or halibut, tie In a cheesecloth uad boil In salted water until tender. Cook a of rice in boiling salted wnter. Chop one quart of cooked spinach, season with but ter, arrange with chopped beets In smgll mounds around the fish. Serve very hot. Cucumber Sauce. —Pare two cucum bern and cut into quarters lengthwise, remove the seeds If 'arge, chop fine, and squeeze dry. Season with salt, paprika and vinegar and stir in one half cupful of thick cream whlpi>ed until stiff. A small grated onion may be added if liked. Fried Green Tomatoes.— Cul off both ends of large yeen tomatoes, cut Into thin slices, roll In sensoned (lour and COOK 'n hot butter In a frying pan. If onion flavor Is liked a slice of o - don may he ndded when frying. Wilted Cucumbers. —For those who find the Juice of the cucumber dis agrees with them, cover with strong salt and wnter and let thein soak for two hours. Toss 'ln' a salud bowl, dress with sour cream and serve. Tongue Bcramble.— Take one cupful of finely minced cooked tongue, add six well-beaten eggs, season to taste with grated onion and chopped green pepper. Cook in butter and serve very hot. Household Hints. In cutting raisins or candied peel, rob a bit of butter over the chopping knife or the scissors to «keep them from becom ing sticky. Marshmal lows will cut into pta-es quickly with the scissors dipped into cold water occasionally. Fry spring chickens by patting catting Into pieces) Into n deep Scotch kettle with a tablespoonful or two of wattV; let steam tightly covered for H few min utes, adding n little fat If needed. Cook until tender, well covered, add ing a tenspoonful of water when needed. Season well when partly cooked and cook until well-browned. Cooked this way chicken will be tender and Juicy. Long, slow cooking brings out the flavor. I'our ho. coffee from the twnkfast pot into the saucers of the geranium plants once or twice a week. The coffee cools before It reaches the roota and a wealth of beautiful blossoms will reward the effort. Coffee grounds worked into the soil around ferns and other plants will lighten the soil. Rinse and aave all pieces of paraffin taken from jelly glasses. .Keep In an old coffee pot and when ready liaise, melt and pour over the glasses. When food Is burnt oh In a granite or alamlnum dish, dust a thick rout ing of soda >\fr the bottom, cover with water xnd let stand for a few hours, then remove all rie|>oslf wfth steel wool. If this does not remove the spots mid a little lye and let stand a few inlnotes; this will usually clean the most obstinate deposits. A few drops of muriatic add added to water to wash brasses will remove sll stain*. Minxe well and rub with oil.; polish with a chamois skin. Asuaragus. |x*as, beans. If left ,'rom may INS rinsed with cold water styl sdded to tlie salad for luncheon the next day. llake a practice of using a card In dex. Housekeeping Is a business and should lit- 'srrled on In n business Ifke way. When slntnlnutn pans and dls'ies he-ouie discolored, boll up a few ap ple peelings or leaves of rhubarb In ttiem. Tlie add will dissolve the de posit. To remove a cork that lias beer pushed Into a bottle, tie a small bnt ton to a cord and drop into the bot tle. pull up the string and the cork and button will come out. If mayonnaise curdles in the mik ing. start all -over again, beating a fresh egg and add the curdled mixture a few drops at a time until all la welt- Mended. Having a Hat of boxes and thd* intents will save much rummaging fOr things. In caae of Illness In the family those unfamiliar will he all* to locate needed things. "KttUc vcdJL Are You This Man? I want to hear from the man who wants not only to sell honest mer chandise, hut render RKAL service to the Farmer. Hundreds of men are now engaged with me In this work. Many of these men are farm men. They came to us without selling expe rience and we trained them to selL We are the makers of the famous Colt Lighting and Cooking System— the largest Arm of its kind. Write me if you are really Interested In learning our selling plan, drive your own car and are over 25' years of age. H. F. Relss, Vice-President, 3C East Forty-second St., New York. —Adv. Week-End Price Boosting Working class and middle class women, testifying before the food commission In London, said that it was a common "trick" of dealers to Increase prii-e.s at the week-end. To Have a CI oar, Bweet Bkin Touch pimples, redness,*' roughness or Itching, if any, with Cutlcura Oint ment, then bathe with Cutlcura &eair and hot watejr. 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As a re sult of taking it my back has stopped aching and the awful bearing-down feel ing is gone. I feel stronger and do'all of my housework and tend to my little girl. I have also taken Lydia E. Pink '-ham's Liver Pills for constipation. I have recommended these medicines to sometrf my friends and yon may oae this letter as a testimonial if you wish. I will be pleased to answer letters of ether women if I can help tbeca by tell ing them what this medicine has done for me."—Mrs. PRICK, 147 W. Summit Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota. .ftagSfK Atecharwrf»dk mm^Sl.2s- B»dfc» in* Beauty BooUrt. AFTAU vntM. —■ c. m. riaw co.. mrt mm*** c— mm FOB SALE—AT BABOAIX. S4S A (BBS KH>FT farm and cilnu land. Sumter county. Florida, two mlla* south of Wttatcr. nm and near highway. For price and terms apply owners: Branch A WhMler, Wtbaur. Fla. MEN TO SEI.L KIJSCTBIML IJOBTOa flit UREA direct from our factory to home balldera. Our price* Ti% cheaper than re tall More*. We pay bis cmiraMou OA aalea. 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He rout-hided: "Ho the business men who are try- Ins in build up our mercantile marine for lis will soon.he In the poaitioa of the medico If they don't watch out. "The medico was dashing uions at a good pace when his horse pulled hp uliort before ,a certain house. The medico frowned as black as a tbtin tler cloud and Rave the horse an angry •■m with the whip. " 'On on.' he hissed. 'Go oa, ye« fool. He's dead.'"
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