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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

the work which this branch OF the
United States department of agricul-
ture has been doing. The change from
a division to a bureau, and the larger
appropriation, will make possible both
an improved Office organization and
more extended field work.
Field work, the bureau announces,
has been going on during the last year
from Maine to California and from
Georgia to Washington. It includes
the study of forest conditions and
forest problems all over the country.
the giving Of advice to owners of
forests lands, and the supervising of
conservative numbering operations
which illustrate forest mana cement on
business principles This work can now
he greatly extended. Private owners
of some three million acres have APP
piled for this advice which in every
case requires personal examination,
and about 177,000 acres have been put
under management. This land is in
many tracts, large and small. and Is
owned by individuals. clubs, and cor
porations. Several state governments
have also asked the aid Of the bureau.
But the greatest demand is that of the
department of the interior of the Ma
tional government. which has asked for
working plans for all the Forest Re-
serves, with the enormous total area
OF about A. million acres"
The result of the work of the forestry
division has been to turn practical
forestry in the United States from a
doubtful experiment into an assured
success. Special studies of some of the
most important trees, commercially.
have been made, from which can he
calculated their probable future yield.
Cheap methods of harvesting the pres
ent lumber crop without injurng the
productivity of the forest have been
put in operation. Such concerns as
the Great Northern Paper company
and the Dering Harvester company
have been led to undertake conserya-
tive management of their forest prop
critics. Meanwhile, the work of tree
planting, particularly in the almost
treeless western states of the plains,
lidS bttH lui lIltltu, lIlt relation Oh tne
forest to the volume of streams. ero-
sion, evaporat ton, and irrigation have
been studied; matters connected with
irrigation and water supply have been
investigated; hopeful progress has been
made in the direction of regulating
grazing in the western reserves in a
manner fair both to the important own
ers and to those who look to the re-
serves as a source of continuous supply
of wood and water; and studies of
forest fires We're conducted with a
view of reducing the great yearly loss
which has been estimated at $50000,-
600.
Slowly but surely this patient but
effective work will tell
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
A Man of Many Parts.

When Joseph Ramsey, jr., the newly elected
president Of the Wabash Railroad. was superin.
tendent Of the Pittsburg Southern, a small road
in the coal district. millionaire coal miner
OF Pittsburg heard OF his ability, and decided
that Ramsey would he Just the man, TO take
charge OF road which he was then projecting,
relates the New York Times. Walton went over
10 the small town where Ramsey made his
headquarters in order to offer him the position.
AT the Office he was told that Mr.. Ramsey WAS
out somewhere in the yards, so the "coal king"
went out to look for him. The first man he
ran across was a erimy mechanic who was at
work underneath an engine.
where's Mr.. Rlmseyss' inquired walton.
I'm Ramsey" replied the man. and then.
climbing out from under the locomotive, he ex.
planned laughingly that there was something
wrong with bolt OF the engine, and as the
engineer didn't know how TO fix it took hand
at It myself" That made Walton desire Ram.
sey's service more than ever, and indirectly
was the cause of Ramseys rapid advance.
ment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
DOING" THE MOSQUITO.


From the New York Tribune.
For centuries the human race has regarded
the mosquito as an inevitable affiiction. Only re-
Gently has the idea been conceived that this
insect Is a removable nuisance. IL now remsins
for some man to write his name imperishably
upon the scroll Of fame by discovering a practic.
able way to exterminate the pest II John n.
Rockefeller's recently founded Institute Of Re.
search could. by bending its energies in this
direction for year or two, give to the world a
thorough exterminator Of mosquitoes it Is almost
certain that even the anarchists and socialists
would forgive the Standard Oil nagnste for
using his brains to make money. And when It
Is considered how many of the beautiful spots
upon the earth are made almost unht for habita.
tion by the presence OF mosquitoes, few will
think that research along this line Is beneath the
dignity Of the most scientific.
q
How this mosquito plague can be best and
most thoroughly abated has been puslng the
public ever since the committee appointed at
the time Of the Spanish war to investigate The
prevalence ~ malaria reported that the mos.
quito was the real cause of the extensive spread
Of the disease among the soldiers The ides has
crept northward along the Atlantic coast. filling
the people with interest, and ia now resulting IN
numerous experiments being made AT Hartford.
Conn; East Orange, n. j.. and AZ Trenton by
the state authorities in the use Of crude petro.
leum oil for the determination Of the pests.
Petroleum has been found TO he the cheapest
and most effective means of Kidding infested dis.
tricts OF the mosquito. Experiments under the
supervision Of the board Of health have recently
been made at Hartford in sprinkling literally
with oil the low riarshy areas which border on
the Connecticut river on the east side of that
city, with the result that there has been com.
parative freedom from mosquitoes this summer.
The experiments have been 50 successful that
they will probably he repeated next year on an
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

At a recent examination in Bailey, class
of infants was being questioned on natural his.
tory.
what bird is it," asked the inspector, "thst
is found in Africa, and, although it has wings,
cannot fy?'
The class unable to answer this very
puzzling question,
Thinking TO encourage them the inspector ~.
iered a siXpence to the little boy or girl who
could tell him. After brief hesitation, a little
girl OF years put out her hand,
"Well, my little dear" said the inspector.
"what is it,"
"Please, sir, a dead 'un!"-London Answers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
She Changed Her Mind.

Three years ago Joshua c. Freeman, OF Ko.
komo, Ind, wanted to marry Nora B. East,
and threatened TO enlist in the army it she
refused him.
Enlist" she said "the country needs you
worse than ! do. Perhaps when you return I
will marry you"
Freeman enlisted and recently returned from
the Philippines. BY chance he met Miss East
in town.
her.
Il meant yes" was her reply, 'if you re-.
enlist"
Squire De Haven married them and the bride.
groom departed at once for Fort Sheridan to
offer his services 70 the government again. On
the way he received a telegram saying:
You need not re.enlst if you do not want
to-"
His return is expected.-Kansas City Times
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are soon introduced was
the theme of an instructive lee
ture delivered in London recently
by German expert. DR.. Schlich.
In Europe thirteen countries are
are importers of timber and only five
are exporters. The imports exceed
the exports by over $500, 900 tons a year.
In the British Isles imports have
grown during the last thirty-four years
at an average rate of $4,000 tons, and
the price has mounted yet more rapidly.
Germany, though it has extensive
forests of its own, supporting by work
done in them about a million people
and three times as many by work in
connection with them, is also a large
importer. DR.. Schlich calculates that
the consumption of timber in the four
chief consuming countries of Europe
at the present rate of increase, will
probably have risen in a few years
from fourteen to twenty cubic feet per
head
Among the exporting countries the
forest area is extensive in Russia, and
especially in Finland, but from a vari-
ETY. of causes is not capable of very
great expansion, so the supply of tim
ber may not improbably begin before
long to fall off. In Scandinavia the
limit of productivity seems to have
been already reached.
But Europe, it may be said, is not
the world, DIR. Schlich accordingly
passes other regions in review. Some
of them are importers, but their de.
mand is far exceeded by the export of
the rest, the balance on that side
amounting 10 2,2S5OOO tons. or less by
3S5,000 tons than the European deficit.
This, however, is made up by imports
from such countries as Madagascar.
Siam and Java, which do not figure in
the tabulated return. 1t is clear, then,
that the supply, even at the present
time, can barely keep pace with the
demand, and the limit of the former
has been very nearly reached. China
If it becomes prosperous, is more likely
TO import timber than to export II.
for she has little of her own, and there
a'N nv 'Ni'cl Sc NlSlDlt reserves.
The United States hitherto has been
large exporter, the average value
of timber sold exceeding that bought
during the last fifteen years by over
Sl2,000,000 But DR.. Schlch maintains
that, Notwithstanding the vast area
covered by forest and the protective
measures now adopted, the United
States could not long support greatly
increasing demand. The position in
Canada is still worse. The waste has
been proportionately greater in the
past, and measures to check il are only
in the germ. DR.. Schlich therefore
concludes that so far as coniferous
wood is concerned, the danger of de-
ficient supply is already almost at
| hand
There is only one way to guard
against it, and that is by scientific
care of trees already grown and by
systematic reforestration. SO far as
the United States is concerned. pro-
gress in this direction, IL not
rapid. is steady. The advance
ment, effective July /, of the
division of forestry into a bureau,
with more than double last years ap-
preparation, shows that congress at
last recognizes the practical value OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

The appearance of a Japanese Eng
lish paper in New York. with it's arti-
cles printed in both languages, edited
by a young Japanese graduate of Col
umbia college. is another and fruitful
ly suggestive sign of the way in which
the two countries are drawing ever
nearer to each other. The newspaper
is called Japan and America" Its
editors name if Hajime Hoshi. An
other incident worthy of note is the
increase by Japan of its consular force
in New York city, owing to the rapid
growth of commercial interests with
this country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
Preaching and Practicing.

Rev. CasSius N Roberts is one of the wttiest
and jolest Vi divnes in Kansas, a man who
believes that smiling is a part Of a Christian
duty, and who persists in looking at the bright
side OF things, relates the Chicago Chronicle.
Needless to say, he rclishes joke, even at his
own expense. In years agone he studied law
and was admitted to the Ross county bar and
practced for many years. 1t was on recent
visit here he fell ir with number of his former
comrades and naturally they fell to talking over
old times.
"Cassius," one Of them asked at last, "how
did you ever come to give up the law and
enter the ministry
"Well, boys" he answered, his eyes twinkling
'I'll tell you. You know ] was a mighty poor
lawyer and had hard work TO get along. !
stood it for a good many years and finally came
TO the conclusion that it was a good deal easier
to preach than TO practice"
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No Value Left.

Clergymen sometimes get answers they do
not expect, even from children
One Of them was questioning Sunday school
class about the man who fell among thieves
on the way from Jerusalem 10 Jericho. Bring
ing the story to point he asked;
"Now, why did the priest and Leyite pass
by on the other side2"
scholar held out his hand.
"Wel, my boy why did the priest and
IeHte pass by on the other sides"
81 know" said the lad. "bccluse the man
was already robbed. "-London Answers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

on July % there will sail on the army
transport Thomas, bound from San
Francisco to Manila $40 of the 1000
American teachers called for by Pro-
fessor Atkinson, superintendent of edu-
cation in the Philippine Islands. There
are $40 men and 10 women in the party,
representing every state and territory
in the Union. Colonel Clarence Ed
wards, chief of the Insular Bureau of
the War Once, has sent invitations to
the leading educational institutions of
the country 10 recommend teachers
competent for the work, to complete
the entire number of one thousand at
as early date as is possible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
SCRANTON, July 16, 1901.

While the matter is pending in court
1t is manifestly indecorous to try gov
ernment by injunction" in the news
papers. The only practical effect of
newspaper interr6sition would he to
weaken the respect for law which Is
Al the base of orderly government In
the present case fair warning has been
given ae to acts which contravene the
law. and II IL A poor compliment to
The striking car builders to assume
that they intend t. ignore this warn
ing on DO ANYTHING which would bring
them within the pale Of contempt pro-
CpcdngS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
His Little Scheme.

81 understand ne attended the sale Of wine
from King Edwards cellars. How much did
ne buy?"
lone bottle"
"only one bottlcI Why, it won't last any
time at all
3 THE wine won't, but the bottle will, and Il
has the royal crest upon it. Besides, there's no
limit 10 the amount Of wine that can be poured
from single bottle-if there are reasonable
intermissions. Chicago Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

~ ISHOP POTTER'S scathing
remarks on the American
Il consular service followed
close upon the exhaustive
article in the Worlds Work for May,
which save the fullest proof that the
service which the bishop and some
other Americans think so poorly of is
by European governments considered
more efficient than their own-the prac-
structions to their consuls in divers
places to pattern after II. OF course
there is room for improvement. Where
that improvement has need to begin is
told once more in this significant para
graph from the Philadelphia Press
MIR. Stowe, who has resigned his
office as consul general in Cape Town.
South Africa, is another victim of the
insufficient pay allowed by congress to
our consuls. Mr.. Stowe is conceded to
he one of the most efficient officers in
the service but he cannot live in South
Africa, particularly in war times. on a
salary of $4,000 a year and support a
family. and thus he has been obliged to
give up the office. Good men cannot be
kept in the consular service for any
length of time. and their efficiency de-
rends a great deal on their experience,
unless congress provides sufficient re-
muneration for the services required"
The mean parsimoniousness of this
governments dealings with all of its
representatives abroad--under the mis-
cradle makeshift plea of republican
simplicity while congress squanders
millions and billions of dollars on
river and harbor Improvements"
where there are no harbors, and no
rivers but muddy creeks, and in other
ways at home-has long been a dis
grace to the nation. 1t is high time
that our consuls and diplomatic agents
in foreign countries We're decently paid.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

The experience of the stranded Ep-
worth Leaguers, who were fieeced by
pichpockets at Colorado Springs, shows
that it is we'll when in the wild west
to keep ones hand on ones pocketbook
even on a personally conducted"
tolIr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

places where tickets are offered for
sale and refuse to let the people buy.
The concessionaires claim they are
being Disseminated against because
the exposition officials permit the
tower elevators, the electric launches,
the wheel chairs and the gondolas to
run on Sundays. while their shows are
closed. They declare that next sun
day will see an open Midway from
one end to the other. Better that than
a good Lord. good devil compromise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

Paris has been again making a gen.
eral and festive celebration of her ma
tional holiday, the 14th of July AL
though she included an evening dis
play of fireworks, she dispensed again
with the firecracker, large and small
the toy pistol, and other enginery OF
manning, killing, and property destruc-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

Ohio has just produced a new Bryan
party. There is probably not a state
in the Union, however where a Bryan
party would be less dangerous than in
Ohio.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

The announcement that a quarter of
a million in dust has just arrived from
the Klondike gold fields shows that
the Pacific steamship press agents are
not all dead yet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
EDUCATIONAL CONTEST

This action taken for the purpose Of protecting legitimate
contestants and preventing the possibility any specuo from
entering the last day and purchasing ST. scholarship
by presenting the of his friends subscribers and
paying for them himself While nothing Of this attempted
last the close of the contest demonstrated that would have
taken much less than ST. to have purchased the first special
reward the winning had only secured for The
Tribune less than S4oo subscriptions The Tribune desires
to protect the contestants that working noby for and will
use its best endevo have feature Of the perfectly
fair and wishes distinctly understood that the rewards Of
fered are in for sale but will positively the
tesants who the largest number Of points, which will be
credited only Tor new and legitimate subscribers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

In April, May and June 25.373 arrests
were made in New York city-20. .O47
males and 1926 females. OF the 25,373
arrested 1923 were born in the United
States. 1855 were Irish. 1,797 Germans,
429 English, 1893 Italians, . Mexicans.
20 Chinese, and 3 Firms. OF the total
number arrested $3.50 were married
and l6,534 single. Evidently in mar
riage there is yet some saving grace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
"ArtcX" Shirts

The Cellular Linen Mesh Shirt has
attained great popularity as a Sum
mer Shirt, owing TO it's ventilating
mesh. making the lightest and coolest
shirt conceivable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
Madras Shirts

Scotch Gingham Shirts, Fine Percale
Shirts. all at the very lowest market
prices, ranging from sl.OO upward.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

The Pan-American officials are
again having trouble with their Mid
way. The concessionaiyes insist upon
showing on Sunday. The exposition
authorities station guards around the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16

The vacation schools are reported to
he again making good times for the
children OF the poor in divers Cosmo-
politan cities. blending instruction with
recreation. advancing physical, mental
and moral health in the rising genera
tions. When will Scranton arouse to
It's own welfare sufficiently to start
and support them?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
Monarch Shirts

Newest patterns, latest styles, per-
feet fitting, best workmanship. New
lines of the celebrated Monarch"
Shirts just opened, including all the
newest in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
FINLEY s
Boys Waists
and BlOuSeS.

Hot Summer weather makes the
Negligee Shirt imperative to the vaca-
tion-taker and home -stayer alike, who
desire to enjoy comfort, style and
neatness; these are embodied in our
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
Danger of a Timber Famine.

HE DANGER of a timber
famine unless more careful
methods of demonstration
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
Labor VS.. Labor.

"~HE POSITION taken by
President Shaffer of the
L Amaleamated association, in
HE ,oo,,tiatinre and breaL
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
The American Consular Service

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-07
La question filipina
Habia Aguina1do

En ula entrevista celebradA recien-
temente entire Agunadc un repre- :
Sentante de la PTensa asoclada mani
test0 aquei que para que ell G0biefnO
de los noFteamerican0S er Filpinas
pLdiera satisfaccr los tagalcs, debia
antes quo todo conformatse estrecha-
mente q la constitution. Y al pre-
gnutarsele 81 cVeia los filpinos capa-
ces de ejercer todos los privi egios ga
rantizados por ura Interpretation libe-
fal per la apicaci0n de Ia Oarta
Fundamental, no qu SO responder Sc
mosjr0 bastante reservado al hablar
sele del porvenir poiftico y comercjal
del Archipelago; y dijo que no podia
tratar csta materia, hallaudose privado
de su libertad
A la manifestation de los ofioales
del ej6rcito que expresan la opinion,
''de que 81 Sc e tieue una vista es
princlpalmcnte como una medida de
protecci6n, y en- obsequio a sn segu,i-
dad personal" contest6 AguinaIdo
que eI no te1ia enemigos, no necesi-
tand0 pOr 10 tantO de esa protection,
prefr.endO circular sin escolra en- case
de que Sc le fuega peTmitido
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-07
DOnllICllO ILUSTRE
FL gobierno de Venezuela distingue
al general Horacio Vazquez

E gobierno de Caracas ha estado
acertadlsim0 en- premiaI los reIevantes
merit0s del general domincano Hora-
cio Vazquez, confiriGndOle ell busto del
Libertador en- la primera clase de la
Orden.
Recordaran nuestr0s lectcres que. a
este j0ven h6roe, debe aquel pals her
mano ell haber salido de una de las ii
ranias mas desastyosas que registrar
los anales de estas incipientes Repd
blicas; que a 6i le cupo la gloria de pre-
sldir ei G)biern0 pr0vjs OTio, encausar
la nueva era por rumbos de liheitad =
p7ogfeso, y presdir por G'timo, las
|eleciones que trajeron al poder al ac
tual PreSidente Jmenez, tan apanii-
do y rec mendad0 p0r tdos. El gene
raj VaZque3 eY, en- So patIia, factor
prlnclpalislmo para el eostenim ento
de la p@z pGbIica, robus: eciendo la
obra patri0ti"a de, gobierno con el pres
tigio de su nombre, oI concurso 30 suS
ideas y ell core de su espada, puesUa al
serViciO de las i1stitlci0ne5 con abne
gaci6n patrj6tca.
Aplaudimos, pues ell ciiterio que ha
pIesldidO a eSta senalada distinction.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-07
Las fiestaS de San Juan
Ell KIOSCO De LA PRENSA

Esta tarda 4 las tres Sc Ia celebrate en-
la relaccl6l &c Guas5ro aprecabje eoega
"Le CorrespondeGcia una reunion de los
senores que composer la Prensa de esta
capital, con ell fin de ultimar las bases de
IN proyecto altameDte smpatoo que
dara mas importancia a las pr6ximas iiestas
de San Juan.
Sc trata de IeyantaT en- ell stio De las
casetaS, en- Puerts de Terra, un kiosco
de Ia Prensa en c0nlici6n de que puedln
visitaro las senoritas los senores de la
lsla que c0ncurran esta capital en- los dias
de ref4rencia.
AM la vista del puolico, Sc tirala un
periodic, cuyo producto Sc destnara a
obras ben6ticaS.
Celebramos que Sc lleye cabo ell simpa-
tco prcyecto, J desde luego Cfrecemos
nuestra decidida cooperation.