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The evening times., 1897-02-08
RESEATING A CHAIR.

Whether Governor Bushnell shall appoint
the monosyllabic statesman, Jones, or the
equally so Mr.. Kurtz, to the chair which
SO long has held the venerable form of the
golden apostle, our sympathies are def
nitely with Mr.. Hanna The presence OF
Hanna in the Senate would serve to accus-
names, against the approaching day of
doom, when ladies will wear the toga, and
drink cold tea during all-night sessions,
just like the hitherto monopolizing male
Senator.
A side from that important considera-
ton, il is a modification to the whole
country TO think that it has fallen down
before the triumphal car of this Cleveland
Juggernaut, and smiled even while squirm-
ing, as the ronderous machine rolled over
the adoring victim, only TO see that car
stopped by the one-strand bard-wire fence
OF Mr. Foraker and knocked over by the
toulless boot of mere Ohio governor.
Things like this are calculated TO crush
national pride, and to make us suspect
that, after all, there may be something
in the idea that a part is greater than the
Whole, and that if Governor Bushnell is
TO pass into history as a bigger man than
old Hanna, we may expect to see Ohio
recognized as a bigger place than the
United states; with all which that would
imply and lead to.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
PLAYS and PlaYgOers.

An editorial in the Home Magazine says:
LAS it is we criticise the sensational
trash that, without one element of real
dramatic quality. vet draws Gro wded houses
night after night for months in succession
We depreeate the bad taste. the lack of
discrimination, the cOarseness, that can find
such plays attractive, forgetting that there
must be, with all the eoarseness of the play,
some fiber OF common human experience,
something felt that we all might feel, some
thing said that in like circumstances we all
might say-and that it is this thread oftrue
feeling on which the meretriciOus parts are
strung 1t is not the outward shell of vul-
gar, Haunting evil that attracts as often as
it is the common human interest and kin
ship with the deepest feeling of the play.
How to keep these simple, common
heart touches, and to eliminate or to out
grow tile lower elements, is our educational
problem
The evening times., 1897-02-08
Surprises in a London Hotel.
From the Chicago News)


The American visitor to London who
stops at u certain hotel in that city
finds many novelties and convepiences
that are not known here in America,
where hotels are supposed to have
reached the acme of luxury. 1t has an
American-plan dining-Iooni, but only a
French bill of fare 1t has an Indian
room, where an Indian chef, in the cos
tune OF his country, prepares native
dishes for those who desire them.
In this hotel each guest is known by
the number of his room instead of his
name, and it is rather odd TO an Amer
lean to bo addressed as Mr.. $780, as
though he were convict IN the peni-
tentiary On each floor, day ana night,
are TO be found maid, a valet and
waiter, who are at your service, and have
free access to your rooms When yOu come
home at night, if you are man, you
find your clothes pressed and cleaned
and carefully packed away in a chest
of drawers If you are "A woman the
maid attends to friIls aud furbelows as
though she We're hired by you especially
Guests never IOtheT with their keys-the
maid or valet on the floor takes charge
OF the key and is ready at any time
to open your door.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
Were the -washingtons Late?
(From the springfield Republican.

(From tne Sprlng1letu hepuDhcan-l
To be a member of 1.-THE Pennsylvania
State society of the founders and patriots
of America" recently organized. the appli-
can't must prove direct descent from an an
eestor who settled in the Colonies prior 70
May, 1857. George Washington himself.
were he alive, would find it difficult TO join
this society We know that his great grand
father, John Washington. reached Amer
lea from England "abOut 1851" as the
encyclopedias and books OF reference say,
but it is very doubtful that George could
prove that his ancestor arrived before May
OF that year. Many other Americans who
have rendered their country distinguished
service In peace or war would be shut 0ut
entirely. but we need not enumerate them.
now that it appears that the Father of His
Country would mud The new patriotic
organization too exclusive. Such is the
The evening times., 1897-02-08
Croker saws secretary Lamont

When Richard Croker was at the Capitol
the other day, it is said, he confided to a
few friends that it was almost a certainty
that Tammany Hall would put up Secretary
Lamont for the mayQraity of Greater New
York. Col. Lamont unquestionably stands
better with the organization than any other
man in the Empire State who supported
the candidacy of Palmer and Buckner With
a practically solid Tammany support and
tile Endorsement of the Whitney end of the
New York Democracy, Mr.. Lamont would
stand q very good chance to be elected
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Exact American forest statistics are no
where in existence. If il had been other
wise it would have been easier To arouse
public interest in the national danger in
cident to past treatment OF our fast-van-
ishing forest area. But the Forestry Di-
vision has collected all available data, and
approximate estimates sconservatively made
will disclose the true situation closely
enough for all purposes of discussion and
exposition. The forest area of the United
States. exclusive of Alaska, is something
under 100000, 900 acres This does not
include much brush and waste land of no
present and little prospective economic
value.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

This area is represented by seven-tenths
on the Atlantic side of the continent, one
tenth on the Pacific Coast, one-tenth on
the Rocky Mountains, and the remainder
scattered over the western States. The
New England and the Southern States
have still 80 per cent of their area
under forest cover, hut in the former the
merchantable timber has been largely re-
moved. The prairie States, with approx
innate area of 4O0,O square miles, have
only 4 per cent of their territory in trees,
while there is not any forest growth, eco
nomically speaking, on the 100000
square miles of the arid or semi-arid
regions.
What the Forestry Division terms "a
very rough and probably very liberal esti-
mate of the amounts of timber stand
ing in the various regions ready for the
axe gives, ioard measure: Southern States,
700, 900 900 feet; Northern States, 500,-
600, 900 feet; Pacific Coast, 100000
600 feet; Rocky Mountains, 10O, 900 900
feet; in all, 2,3G0, 100000 feet. The total
annual cut, according to latest returns, now
amounts to 10000, 900 feet board meas
ure. To this must be added the consump-
ton of wood for fuel, amounting to prob
ably 1s0,OOO.000 cords, waste in woods
and mills and loss by fire. 1t is estimated
that these factors will bring the total
annual wood consumption OF the United
states up TO 25,OoO,OO0 600 cubic feet. or
the equivalent Of so cubic feet per acre
of the total forest area,
This is atodt the annual increment of
wood growth in the government forests
Of Prussia, which for years have been
subjected to the moot careful and scien-
tific metl ods of forest administration and
conservation. Gn this country the average
annual increm&nf is certainly OF half that,
and re obody with hAmericanforestexpe
OF any extent believes it TO be third
of fifty feet per acre, inclusive OF all
The evening times., 1897-02-08
Still Jollytng the Porters.
IC-o,,, tha Ha rtforfi Times /

Tie appointment of Mr.. John Addison
Porter to be tile private secretary of the
President elect will have at least one very
fortunate result. 1t will add TO tile Wmte
House circle at the beginning OF the new
administration a lady, in the person or Mrs
Porter, who has already had an experience
of Washington social life and who is ad-
mirably fitted to perform the duties that
fall to the hostess in the gay and brilliant
official society of our National Capital.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
Bicycle Tires a s Ice Bags.
From tIie Medical Record

Recently having occasion to apply an ice
bag to limited area OF the face. and not
being near supply house, l had the pa
tents husband make a bag from a section
of an old inner tube of bicycle tire. One
end was sealed with bicycle cement, and
after the cracked ice was put in the other
end was folded over and encircled by a
cord This plan could be used in making ice
bags for the face, larynx, spine, or. in fact
any part where the application of ice to a
limited area Is desired.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
Furntss Likes Mr.. Gorman's Face

Mr.. Furniss has been In Baltimore study
ing faces, among them that Of Senator
German, in which he finds remarkable
resemblance to the late DR.. Benson, arch
bishop OF Canterbury, though he says Mr..
German "has decidedly the more clerical
and thoughtful face Of the two. The diff
ference between his face and that of the
English prelate lies in the nose. Mr.. Cor
mans nose is larger and more regular
The evening times., 1897-02-08

The subject OF national forestry reform
and administration presents grave diff
culties. The Southern States, including
Missouri, West Virginia, and Kentucky,
possess 230, 900 900 acres of standing
timber, nearly half of the national area,
and about 81 per cent of all east or the
Rocky Mountains With the exhaustion,
now practically complete, OF the North
western pine area OF Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, and Minnesota, the prospect that
high tariff will be put on Canadian luIh-
ber, and the comparative Indifference Of
public sentiment at the South, this mag
nificent resource, almost entirely in private
and careless hands, seems doomed 10 early
destruction.
There is little hope in this or the next
generation for results from reforestation
in the Northeastern area. The problem in
the far-Western states and Territories is
complicated with boundaries, as well as
individual possession aud rights. The
forest protection of streams that traverse
and irrigate the lands of one State are
found in an adjoining one, and vice versa.
Obstruction and dilemma mark the march
OF the movement at every step; but IL
must go on and win in the end, with the
alternative that our posterity Will have a
treeless, blasted, desert continent for their
heritage.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
Fort Fisher,s Real Hero

Had the foremost hero of Fort Fisher,
Gen. Galusha Pennypacker of Philadelphia,
says the Record, been az the banquet OF the
Loyal Legion at Delmonico's the other night
there would probably have been no un-
seemly dispute about the battle. All
would have recognized the real hero and
behaved accordingly.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
And She Went Quickly

mamma has Just gone across the street,
ma ann said the demure little six-year-oid
to the caller. ',Did she say when she'd
be back?" asked the lady. ''Yes'm,' as
demurely as before, "just as soon as you
had gone, ma am. st. Paul Dispatch.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

See here, Ola Marylander, we can't begin
to think Of the Montgomery county fair
until Inauguration is over.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
r,,ts cen Miles Very Hard.

GEN Miles was never quite so haru hio
by an enemy, says the st, Louis Repubiic'
as by his fool friends who are Deegihg
for money to buy him house IN wash
ington.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Observe that the project to open in
Paris theater at which only moral play S
viii be produced wasn't presented until
Ned Wolcott arrived there.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

DR. Nansen VIII soon be much better off
financially than If he had failed to come
back from the Pole alive.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Brooklyn has gone to League Island to
swat the opening OF the base ball season
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Mr.. Slattery's box office will regard
his damaged frontispiece with equanimity.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

The Rev" Henry Williams perhaps
thinks that as the world will have To be
burned sometime, it is no harm to start
things.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Mr.. Morgan's pernicious Amencanism
continues. Now it is tie Cuban recogni-
ton.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Householders are being reminded that
Inauguration season is on, when the rob
bers nest again"
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Anxiety for bottom facts has been oc-
casioned by the delay of the warshps in
reaching Charleston.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

A witty Nebraska lawyer has relieved
himself of the charge Of arson with arsenic.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

People who rob a hothouse could not be
trusted where there was a stove Of THE
same diathesis.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

With Cleveland at Princeton and Olney
at Harvard, the "EX'' ray in Education
will have a boom.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Spain's affection for Cuba includes fond
ness for the mint sauce which comes with
the lamb.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
THE WEATHER TO-DAY
GOOD AFTERNOON!

Gar Nicholas has fits TO spare. He might
give some 70 the Sultan
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Perhaps Mr.. Mckinley may be thankful
that he is to have fewer pension agencies
to fill
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Reduced wages and a strike at New
Jersey silk mill show results of the ter
rible campaign tax.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

We wonder if the ticket purchasing clause
OF the Sherman anti-scalping act will pre-
cipitate fight.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

DIR. Depew should not hurry to resign his
railway Job. Mr.. Mckinley promises to
80 slow.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

With the Canal out Of the way, British
arbitration should have no further i'm
pediment
The evening times., 1897-02-08

We advise the South Carolina recalcitrants
20 see Mr. Hanna. There Will be post
offices!
The evening times., 1897-02-08

The Lying cry of the Loyal Temperance
Union suggests familiarity and experience.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Between LeXow and the Supreme Court,
column.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

pass this patriotic society business has
cOmeto. Not even George Washington could
Join!
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Many things recently have combined to
excite both local and local governmental
interest in the subject. Serious changes
in climatic and rainfall conditions; the
drying up or frequent flooding OF former
normal and reliable water courses; in
crease OF winter cold OF of droughts, in
many places, have directed alarmed atten-
tion to the denudation OF the forest pro-
lection OF stream headwaters, and the
loss OF windbreak barriers.
The governor OF New York this year
warns the Iegisl ature that more than
$50 900 acres OF the 1000, 900 compris-
ing the Adirondack region are now subject
10 fire and the ak. This means that most
OF the streams Of the State are in immi-
nent danger, and, OF course, the country
depending upon them. Gov. Hastings, OF
Pennsylvania, saws OF his State, which
was once the best-wooded OF the Eastern
States, that it has suffered two terrible
floods since it was largely stripped Of its
timber.
Millions in bridges have been swept
away, and the amount OF individual prop
eTty destroyed is almost incalcuIable. OF
the waters that fall upon cleared areas,
upon forest areas are nearly all saved
The result is dest ructive floods at one
season. drought at another, and a killing
VI land by soil dEift at another.
The vital and immediate need of forest
conservation in the arid or seini-arid re-
gions, where large areas are dependent for
cultivation upon irrigation by streams
from tree covered highlands, now being
exploited for lumber has made this Ques-
ton a burning one in parts Of the far
West. Generally the movement, as report
ed by the executive committee of the
American Forestry, Association, is spread
ing rapidly, New State forestry associa-
tions have lbeen, added in Connecticut,
Michigan and Montana. Wisconsin has pro-
vided a forestry course III her School of
Economics. eThe University of Washington,
at Seattle, has just instituted a. well
planned coufse OF lectures on general for
estry topics, and atthe Kansas Agricultural
College a specific course on the technical
questions of forest planting is success
fully carried on A notable advance has
been scored during the past year in the
organization of forestry committee by
the National Academy of Sciences, the
official adviser of the government in mat
ters scientific through the efforts OF Dr.
Fernow and the executive committee OF
the American Forestry Association.
Viewing the question at large, it would
appear that it has passed beyond the
academic phase and will now become al
most everywhere a live economic issue
with the thinking people of the States
and Territories
The evening times., 1897-02-08
JOKES OF OUR OWN

And how much will the postage on
these papers be?' asked the lady editor OF
the woman's edition, thoughtfully.
"Weil," said the postoffice man, 1.-THE
regular rates sonsecond-class matter are"
Il don't care what the rates on second
class matter are" intcrposed the lady edi-
tor, imperiously. This paper will go as
first-class matter or not at all"
Such stuff as dreams are made ola
Welsh rabbit, for instance
$50 Ponsonby is heading petition for
the revision of the Constitution drawled
Jimsby.
We'll, he needs constitutional amend
ment to ma Ike him of anysuse.'
First Gamin (excitedly)-"I say, did yer
know dere's goin' to be a conspiracy ter
shoot de President when he's inaugurated?'i
Second Gamin-'' go way boy, some
body been stringin' yer"
mo sech ting; seed it in ewspaper''
"Well, de newspapers don't always tell de
trufe Sometimes dey say hit goin' ter
rain and hit don't"
"Dats all right. Denis de Lawd's
doin's; but desc yer's mems doin's. OATS
de Offence"
1--WE had an awful time in the office this
afternoon" said the city editor, mopping
mis- heated brow.
''why, what was the natter" asked the
society editor.
That fool compositor that set up your
stuff on young Swiftleigh, who got engaged
to Miss Goldrox. Everybody knows she's
got all his debts TO pay up, but he didn't
seem to like to have her called his 'finan-
cee'''
The evening times., 1897-02-08

THAT man must have been famous for
his good drill in the army said the club
ma n, after the veteran had gone.
''why?r
because he's such consummate bore
now"
The evening times., 1897-02-08

Ifthe grand average increment OF growth
over all this vast area of 466,0oO 600
acres of forest, is 20 cubic feet per acre,
and certainly it will not exceed, If it
equals that, and the consumption is
90 cubic feet, a quantity, be it said, GER
tain of Increase, since wood consumption
regularly advances faster than population,
then it will be seen that there is a net
loss to our forest capital OF 80 cubic
feet per acre per annum. 1t may be set
down as an axiom that the Northern
forests will not cut TO an average of
more than 1000 feet, board measure, and
the Southern not more than 5000 feet
per acre. The giant growth OF the Pacific
States will cut. perhaps, 20 900 feet, board
measure, per acre. on this basis OF the
lowest cut it would only take a few years
to use up the merchantable timber, al
lowing an annual loss of 80 cubic feet
per acre, while at the maximum, for the
Pacific timber, considerably less than d
century would do the business.
The evening times., 1897-02-08

regions, various growths and everything
else to be considered.
The evening times., 1897-02-08
FIRE, AXE. AND FORESTS

The Arbor Day movement has spread all
ton, splendid and civilizing educational
diversion. The children of other lands
have similar Institutions. In Sweden they
plant 100000 trees annually. People
must not suppose, however, that the Arbor
Day idea is either a solution or proximately
liable to lead to one, ofour national forestry
question, which has attained a serious,
and within a few years may reach an
alarming stage. Nevertheless, it is good,
because 1t opens the minds of the young to
better appreciation of trees and forest
growth, with,aIl that the subject involves
in the way of conservation of water courses,
rainfall, successful agriculture, and so OH.
than unhappily has been common among
the mass OF americans, who have enter
tanned little regard for our forest cover
beyond its utility for fuel, saw logs and
fence rails. it
But the practical benefit stops there, and
it remains to craftsmanship, and economic
science, to undertake the problem and to
apply the reforms and methods that must,
if anything shall,I save the United States
from the awful disaster OF actual de-
forestation within the succeeding two, or
at most three, generations.
1t is startling fectthat the consumption
OF available merchantable American tim
ber is proceeding at ii rate which must de-
stroy the forests within a time approx
mately measurable, unless something ef-
fective is done to bring the slaughter within
recuperative limits. For years the forestry
division OF the Department of A gricUlture,
in charge of DR.. b. E. Fernow, one of the
most competent authorities on scientific
and practical forestry In this or any other
country. has been working sturdily and
patiently to awaken American sentiment
to the dangers of the situation.
Until recently that effort has had small
visible effect, but a change is rapidly
coming. States and communities at last
have begun to understand that an ascer-
tanned consumption and destruction or
forest products at least twice as great
as the annual increment Of growth, and
probably much greater, must bring the end
OF our timber supply in sight before the
death OF some children already born.
The meeting in Washington, on Friday last,
OF the American Forestry Associate on,
makes appropriate some comment upon
the general topic.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-11
GOOD TEMpLARs ACTIVE.
District Lodge Meeting-Banners
Presented.

An interesting session OF District
Lodge, No. !, /. o. q. T., was held at
Powhatan Hall, Fulton. Tuesday night.
There were twenty-three delegates and
visitors present from subordinate lodges.
and considerable business was transacted,
plans being shaped to revive many lodges
in adjoining counties. The reports OF the
officers were commended. and that of the
Committee on State of the order. OF
which Mr.. Joseph II. Shepherd is chair
man, with recommendations, when exc
cuted, will show good results.
The banners were awarded as follows:
First, the largest number initiated dur
ing the quarter to Fulton Lodge; second,
next largest number initiated, to Surprise
Lodge, Williamsburg; third, highest ave-
rage per cent. in attendance, to Howard's
Grove Lodge. Mir. Shepherd presented
the first in most fitting and eloquent re-
marks; Mr.. Hobson presented the second
In well-chosen words of commentator.
and Mr. Crew the third in happy and
encouraging words to the lodge and MEM
bership The lodge was grateful In their
entertainment by extending a vote of
thanks to the members OF Fulton Lodge
and Mrs. Nelson.
Rescue Lodge held a large and inter-
esting meeting Monday night at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. NJ j. Qucsinberry, No. ia
east Clay street.
After the usual order Of business was
disposed of the election of officers for the
ensuing quarter was proceeded with, and
resulted in the following:
Chief Templar, Herbert NJ. Lyle: Vice
Templar, Mrs. NJ. j. Quisenberry; Secre-
tary, Miss Nettie Spencer Financial Sec
rotary, Mrs e. Nj. BEDFORD; Treasurer,
Miss Sue Johnson; Chaplain, Rev. }. a.
Rood. Marshal. Charles Vass; Deputy
Marshal. Miss Virge Quisenberry; Su-
perintendent Juvenile Templars, Mrs. Nj.
j. Quisenberry; Guard, Mrs. l.. w. Larke,
and Sentinel Il. f. Eckles.
The following delegates were elected 10
District Lodge, No. /: Mrs. NJ. j. Quisen-
berry, Miss Sue Johnson, and Miss Net
tie Spencer. Alternates-H NJ.
LYLE. Rev. j. A. Rood. and Il. f. Eckles.
The lodge will for the present meet at
Mrs. Quisenberry's, No. PA east Gay
street.
Towards Grove Lodge will hold an
open meeting tonight rev. r. F. Bead
les. pastor Of Fairmount Methodist Epis-
copaI church. an eloquent and magnetic
speaker, will make the address. Profess
sor Mitchell will have charge OF the musi-
cal programme.
The newly reorganized lodge Charity
on Church Hill, will hold their first meet
ing in Hasker's Hall, on north twenty
fourth street. between n and o streets,
on Friday night.
The lodge starts out under very favor
able auspices, having on its rolls forty
one members, including two ministers
and many OF the good people OF that
vicinity.