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NEWPLANFOR “W\RVESTING OFFORESTS” |3 m*m. Mich., Nov. 10.—A plan pr “harvesting of the .forests” as op- Josed ¢o the present: system of denuding the wood tracts of this and other states pnnlb:dvlnu;evus may r industry of the his been pitt into execution by Heénry Férd on a section of land about fwo milles from Stdnaw, Houghton coun- dnd that, if it revélutionfzé thé Tum Bountry, ty, Mich. its basic principle the . conservation of i Michigan’s fast-dwindling timber sup- ply. The section ‘chosen for. the experiment is a part of Mr. Ford's holdings in the upper peninsula. The idea, in biief, Is to remove from this tract only the ma- ture_trees, - Underbrush and the waste wood left in lumbering operations are to be carefully, cleared away to protect the The thkt is httrhoting consider- | remaining trees against-fire. The youns wble a mn &mong lumbermen, has as | young trees remaining will be permitted : to attain maturlty. In the meantime == 'they will seed the ground about them ¥ A and when they, in turn are cut, the next {crop will have been started. Thus har- - soge— | vests may be wade mo-,zch of a period ! of years Indefinitely. One feature of the afterward apply gently— plan is to leave sufficient space between the growing young trees to permit thefr rapid development. B | Mr. Ford and his associates admit that ;’ YAPORuUB | T 0 rearing trees in this way wui L e be greater thin g}‘ nfwig! obtaining lumber, but points out that un- less conservation remedies’ are applied |- at. once the future will see the forests depleted ang that the COUNry -in-tu# fu- vare will pay dearly, for its past neglect. E. G. Kingsford, a member .of a: Ford concern said -eo! ing the venture and its possibilities: ». “Mr. Ford is convinced that the pub- lic interests demands & fundamental change in treatment of our forest wealth, The inevitable resuit of the present sys- tem will- be denuding of our . forest, lands. As this denuding continues lum- ber costs . will advance steadily. Finally denudation will be carried to the point where the need of remedial measures whil be realized everywhere. At that time re- | forstation will be the only hope for the future and this is a slow and expensive Dprocess. “The harvesting of trees is a practical alternative. . In our present test we will cut trees with a minimum diameter of 10 to 12 inches. We nut only will remove all wastage from thke trees felled to guard against fire but will cut away all of the balsams and other trees that £8-0D oth i g mflwfiw.%fix Sl o Iitd “genbral- use. ‘We are séeking . tobiaze a:tratl: in the effort' to convince W t. the idea at least af"mm of ylndegn ment.” — POST OFFICE HOURS A Ban ¢ Day, The menés @‘ carriers’ Window! The city drflu‘s vmu:;‘ de- livery at 7.45 a. mi, i¢h will include a collection from all stréet letter boxes. A collection will.be.made-at 4 p-m. from the boxes thaf 4re collected on Sundays. 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Johnny—“Well, we read that ‘people multiplied on the face of the earth.”— Boston Transcript. Mother— How was it that you dldn’t win_the spelling prize, darling Susie—“Oh, just because I put too many s's in scisgors, mother.”—Chicago News. “Of course vou all talked about me as £00n as I left.” “No, dear, we thought vou had at- tended to that quite sufficiently.”—Bos- ton Transcript. “Woman _is a delusion!” exclaimed the old bachelor. “And man is always hugging some de- luslon or other,” was the witty girl's re- tort.—Toronto Evening Telegram. “Why is it” sald Mrs. Naggem, “I say why is {* that men Ilke you al- ways snap and bite.at vour wives?” “I__dunno,” -said Naggem, discon- solately. “I reckon it's the same in- stinct of self-defence that makes a dog growl at his fleas.”—¥Exchange. “Who is this fellow who tells people how to succeed. How did he get his money?”" “Married & rich woman."—Louisville Courier-Journa;. “The girl§ don't seem to de wearing any more ‘as 711 géts colder.” _"Oh, they put on an extra,cost of pow- der or two.”—Chi¢ago Times. “The doctor wanted to know what ex- ercise I got. Thén he.asked to see my tongue.”. “I hope he didn't order any more ex- ércise, for your tongue.” — Louisville Courler-Journal.- Young Housekeeper—I'm afrald those soles I bought from you:yésterddy were not fresh:” “We Kad them for dlarnsr, and my husband said they weren't at all nice. -Fishmonger—Well, -rrtt'am, that's your fault, not mine. I've «Vered 'em to ver | every day this week and you might 'a’ *4d et o Monday if you'd a liked.— Exchange. They were seated Reneath a tree in the park, and the moon was shining tc make one’s thoughts turn to love. Presently the gir] sald: “Oh, James, | dear, I can’t understand why you lav- ish your affections on me above all the other girls in the w#£ld. Do tell me why 1t 1s” “Blowed if I know, Jenny,” he replled. “and all my palls say they're blowed it they can maks it out, either!”—London Telegraph. “The fair defendant has a smart law- yer, but it seems to me he has just been killing time since he produced her In eourt.” “He's giving the ladles of the jury al chance to take in the details of her cos- | tume, o they Will then he able to pay some attention to the testimony.”—Bir- mingham Age-Herald. KALEIDOSCOPE Smekelegs coal is said to be the omly cuay for London's fogs. When a chameléon is biindfolded 't is said to lose the power of changing lts color. Documents rscording the verdict in the case of Henry Hudson's mutinous crew were lost. Cameroni, the strong man, racently { FOI_L_WRAP_EEQ_ el 1 afeguar'ds the’|| | fine complexion || | - first aid to || | the blemished || | skin.. Apure ol‘u/e' ! 01 5 ————————_"W{river in the Mac | Increasing or 4 MODEL B 132 MAIN STREET oty msnm:-'oarmmcnon TBeRedCrouShoesAreaSmJoy toorhkefrunmshppl- ness. There is much pride in being well dressed and much satisfaction in being comfort- able afoot. 35 Styles to Choose From IN BROWN KID BOOTS BLACK KID BOOTS BROWN KID OXFORDS BLACK KID OXFORDS SATIN PUMPS KID PUMPS SPORT OXFORDS STRAP PUMPS ALL SIZES—ALL WIDTHS OOTERIE NORWICH, CONN. THE UNKNOWN SOLDER Within this Nation-hallowed Tomb An Unknown Soldier lies asleep, Symbolic comrade of all those Who on the land, on sea, in air, In that red death across the saes Sealed with their blood the sacred truths For which our Country ever stands: That Righteousness is all the Law— That Justice is true government— Man’s Liberty the gift of God— In memory of the faith they kept. Here through the ages all the land As Honor Guard on watch will stand ! . —By Annette Kohn. “_N—‘ puiled an automobile two miles by a rope held between his teeth. Premiums for fire insurancs in'this coun’ry amount to $850,000,000 annual- 1y. There are 220.000,000 pounds of tea in England now, compared with 99,000,000 poupds in September, 1913. Two tons of ‘wood pulp will produce one gallon.of cymene, from which six pounds of TNT can be obtained. The air in large citles, it is said, is usually as fresh as that found on moun- tain-tops, by tho sea, or in deserts. Drake did not know whether he wou'd be beheaded or praised when he returned to England with his first Spanish plun- der, Dr. Helen A. Pepoon, dean of women at Whil n Coilege. cently retired af- ter nearly thirty ytars of sergite as a member ¢f the college faculty. An expedition is Dbeing organized to search for the gold mine of Lost zie _ river country, ig as walnuts were where nuggets as {once found. The oldest fire chief in the United s, in point of vice, is Thomas G. Gleason, who has been at the head of the fire dcpartment of Ware, Mass., for more than fifty y Elihu Burritt, tne wrote down this Wl‘dom lc#ned Rlacksmith, “No human his world without ing the sum total being can come Into of human happ! The first Bri savings bank was ed by 2 woman, Priscilla Wakefle'd, at Tottenham, near Leondon, in 1789. It was for children and was followed by one for adults in.1804. A granite monument has been erscted at the Polo ground, New York, in mem- jory of Captain Edward L Grant, the only |big |the supreme sacrifice in the Wworld war. league baseball player, who made Charles Garland, of Buzzards Bay, Mass., who sprang into prominence a few months ago by refusing to accept |his _$1,250,000 share of Lis father's es- tate, has refused another million from the estate of an upcle. Four kiftens joined so tightly together that they resemble a small knot of fur, with fourteen legs 2nd four beads stick- g out all around, have as their puz- zléd mother; 4 cat belonging to Mrs. | Margaret Widman, of New Orleans, La. It requires nomore effort to say “Pos t Toasties” thanito;say corn flakes,” But iwhat : a ! difference ,m‘w 2o {8 in- the flavor of COLUMBIA ‘The adjourned hearing on the admis- sion of the will of the late Denison Avery was held before Judge of Probate J. White Sumper of Bolton at the town hall Tuesda morning. The contestants wers represented by Attorney Biake of Gara- ner, Mase. - Edward P. Lyman, executor of the will, was not represented by coun- sel, éauther Church testified that in the preserice of other w'tnessez he saw Mr. Avery sign the will, also that Mr. Avery had told Kim that i knew his daugh- ter was alive he would have remembered her in his Mrs. Blakeley testified that Mr. Avery had said that he had more property than people thought. D. A. Lyman testified that Avery came to him for advice and he did not think that he had been influenced in the making or his will,” in which the Saxton B. Little fres library of Columbia is named as residuary legatee. Airs. Marion Avery Pearl of Manches- ter, sister of Mr. Ave d ned at firsc lly testified that she visited her brother several times a year, that he always sent for her when he was sick, and that he always wanted her to give him money. She ed half of the real estate claimed by N hadl been willed to h answer to the uestion e regarded her brother as a literary man, and especially interested in the library she said she did not think so, beyond reading the daily papers. She was with him when he died and he wanted to make a new will, saying that he wanted her to have the property, but ne died before the will could be made. Mrs. Lucretia R Mr. Avery's daughter, of W Mass,, identi- fled a she said she sent him 16 nd which was acknowledged bx a r. Since that time sBe bas not se‘fi 'wr heard from him, 3gnd was not mnoti hat be ¥as in a hospital. She said Ehe wrote to him once from Bristol, but the letter was not gnswered. Judge Sumper reserved decision for one was the reuest of cob Rubenstein of Leopard Br feeble minded, be committed to the state training sthool and hospital at Mans- figd A physiciap w2s present and ex- amined him, certifying to the whereupon the commitment papers made out by the judge and he wag taken to Mapsfield. ge. being Farmington—Frederick Miles was ap- pointed ‘the official delegate at a specisl meeting of James Palache post to repre- sent the post and take part in the cere- monles Nov. 12 when a special degree is ta be conferred on Marshal Foch by Yale upiversity. " NOURISHMENT :fiefltfig first aid to Scotf's Emulslén mptmty n goaduus