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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10

Jack Frost. Not only was the farmer
benefited by the wood felled in his
forests, but the inhabitants of the
neighboring town clustered. around
the sleds, each containing about a cord
of wood cut cord wood length"
which, on certain days, were to be
found in the public square, on sale.
During the whole day bartering went
on, and when load had been dis
charged, and the good dollars re-
ceived therefor invested in provi-
sions, the owner turned the heads of
his patient oxen homeward, thinking
his wood lot one of the most satisfac-
tory sources of income on his place"
All THAT is now changed. Forests have
been leveled and the timber stripped
from the small farms, so that their
owners are compelled to purchase coal
or cut the small growth which should
be allowed to develop.
The Alleghenies, denuded of their
natural covering, are a melancholy
example of forest waste. The trees are
fast disappearing from northern Mich
igan and Wisconsin. With their alb
sence have come changed climatic con-
ditions. The demand for all sorts of
wood and timber has never before
been SO great as now. Telephone. tele-
graph, electric light poles, railroad
ties, furniture, houses and the num-
berless and increasing needs of civ
ilization are drafting too heavily on
natural growths. Waste has been, per-
haps, a greater factor than all the
rest.
There is much discussion about
planting. trees, and here the question
of quickest and best wood production
arises. Red oak natures somewhat
earlier, but is less valuable than white
oak, which requires 100 years, if al
ready started, to acquire the diameter
of 80 inches required for quarter-saw-
ing. Lumbermen consider that pine
suitable for use must be $50 years old
With soil and other conditions favor
able, a size for milling may be reached
by a yellow poplar in so or rs years.
A cypress tree has been growing since
Columbus landed in America and has
attained diameter of four feet. The
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10

frock; and the new materials should
inspire even a home dressmaker to
artistic feats.
Lent is favorite time for home
sewing, and many a girl is doing severe
penanee by keeping seamstress to
fashion summer gowns; while the girl
who scorns homemade costumes has
either filed her trunks with thin
frocks and fitted southwark or is con
ferring with her dressmaker and pre-
pairing for the summer campaign.
For the home dressmaker the gowns
shown in the illustrations are not
problems too appalling, though no
prettier models of a simple sort are
to be found in the dress making shops,
and all are designed from ideas fur
nished by expensive models.
With the rise of the blouse and the
loose effects has come the triumph
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10

md shlrr1ngs and flounces and tuck
ngs, the rose garlands and violet bun
:hes-they belong to the slender girl
sh figure and the youthful face. Stout
natrons will seize upon them. Faded
bellies will try to rouge and powder
themselves into harmony with them,
out the reigning modes are unques-
ionably youthful. The debutante has
ZONE into her own.
Of course there is gorgeousness and
elaboration enough for the older
women; but the gold and silver, the
eweled laces, the rich embroideries
SO much in vogue, do not express the
reasons spirit as does the simmer
-ng daintiness of the lowered NOUS
selines, with their laces and pretty rib
bons.
Picturesqueness will be the keynote
IF summer fashion, and though the
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ter standing in good condition at the
present time. In 1886 Sir Walter
Raleigh presented a tree which he
carried from Virginia to Sir Francis
Bacon. 1t may still be seen growing
in the garden of Gray's inn.
1t is expected that the sides of rail-
road tracks will present thousands of
miles of avenues of beautiful catalpas.
In 16 years, a tree will produce five
cross-ties, which will last 35 years;
and $40 trees planted on either side of
one mile of track will provide 5000
ties, sufficient to relay the mile.
When a catalpa is cut or broken
down, new shoot, arising from the
stump, quickly, becomes tall, vigor-
Gus tree, as the wide-spreading roots
afford it plentiful nourishment. a
growth is permanent, as only few
trees would be cut each year to sup
ply locally railroad ties and poles for
electric wires. The present large cost
for transportation would be entirely
done away with if they are in the To-
cality where raised.
One-year-old trees are procured at a
cost of from five to ten dollars per
thousand. If it be necessary to use
seeds, rows should be drilled about
four feet apart, covered lightly, and
kept weeded. There are about 10000
seeds to pound. All the weeds must
be kept out. y sod of grass will ruin
catalpas. Vegetables may, if desired,
be planted between the rows of trees,
which should be cultivated until about
five years old. The land should be
in a sufficiently good condition to pro-
duce a good crop of corn.
With land at $50 per acre, the aver
age cost of producing an acre of trees
is about SIS. This includes taxes, Ia.
Dor, trees, interest, and all incidentals.
If, at the end of eight years, all but
the permanent trees be removed.
about ITO to an acre viii be left. Each
removed tree supplies two posts at ten
cents each, $40 trees, 1,o20 posts, or
over 500 per acre. This more than
covers the first cost. The plantation
has paid for itself, and the owner now
has a permanent grove, which. In the
twentieth year, gives $50 feet of-lum-
Der to a tree, or $4,000 feet. which, at
$50 per 1000, equals $3.50. The in
creased and permanent value Of tho
land (from renewed growth from
stumps) is said to represent an eight
per Gems. interest on $1,000 It looks
like easy money. Time viii tell.
EDWARD JULIAN
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We have changed all that. The thin
summer frock turned out by an artist
is still, in a majority of cases. untub-
ba Bile, but that is because of its sheer
ness, its, laces and intricate handwork
and general elaboration not because
of its lining. The unlined blouse and
skirt are much in evidence and all
severe lines are taboo.
To obtain the proper neglige effect
without crossing the line of slouchi-
ness, to compass the artful artlessness
of the correct summer frock requires
care and thought. In the first place,
the under garments must be adapted
to the frock.
Badly fitted corset covers, petit
coats, ETC., can spoil the lines of any
thin frock. There should be no awk,
ward fulness around waist and hips.
The petticoat should reach to the floor
and have the correct fulness and flare
around the hips.
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pines are going rapidly, but few oaks
are left and the walnut has nearly dis
appeared.
No matter what misleading reports
are made, every thinking person must
acknowledge that the scarcity of trees
is the cause of the high price of lum-
Der. Arboriculturists realize that the
only way to secure wood for future
use is to plant trees in the place of
those which have been stripped away.
According to their various needs, man
ufacturers are demanding that differ
ent kinds of wood be cultivated. Fur
niture men desire chestnut, oak, wal
nut and birch. Railroad men those
which will soonest produce the best
quality Of ties. In this respect they
are especially favored, for they own
the land, on either side of their lines,
on which more trees than they are able
to use may be planted.
Whenever conditions are such as to
allow of fits being grown, the catalpa
tree seems best fitted to solve this
problem. The entire trunk is avail
able for lumber. Of which a tree 20
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years Gle, and as mar a.
ameter, contains about $50 feet Its
color is a fine shade of brown anS it
will serve any purpose for which but
ternut or walnut are used. Its open
grain renders it readily adaptable to
receive any color of filling, so that
an imitation of most woods may be
easily made from it.
There are about $50, OG0, 900 expended
annually in the renewal of 112 ,0OO,-
coo of the 7SG, 100000 of railroad ties
IN use to-day. In the next 20 years
3,oo0,oo0,o00 will be required. From
what source are they to be obtained i?
All sorts of metal ties have been tried,
but with our varied china tic conditions
and mum berless curves they are not
satisfactory in this country. Again,
they cost about $4,000 per mile, while
those from our rapidly disappearing
oak may still be obtained for 1,5G0.
The trouble in the artificial raising Of
catalpa in the past has been over
crowding, causing them to be dwarfed
and lacking in vigor. The roots extend
laterally as far or farther than the
branches. If they are planted too
closely the wood growth must also be
restricted.
The catalpa speciosa, the-species de-
slrabl for cultivation, is found at it's
best along the banks of the Wabash
and tributary streams. The trees
here grow so far apart that roots and
branches have all the space necessary,
the trunks shoot up tall and straight,
the lower branches are far from the
ground. They frequently attain a
height of $50 feet. In contrast with
most quickly growing trees, the wood
of the catalpa is very durable, the anti
septics which form large portion Of
its chemical properties serving as
preservative. The speciosa variety
has always been regarded as much
more valuable than the kind found in
the. south. Its beautiful blossoms
have caused it to be widely cultivated.
The two kinds meet, and a sort of
hybrid is formed in Missouri. In early
days the Indians in the vicinity of
the Wabash recognized the value of
the catalpa speciosa. 1t furnished the
favorite material for their canoes and
various implements. The early set
tiers constructed their forts, boats and
houses of this wood, many of the lat
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10
THE DOG AROUND TOWN.

Have You Toasted to-day, old fellow?
Had a snim of some meat or a bone?
were you gen rously fed upon gravy and
BY some one who called you their own ?
our ribs. sir! How plainly they're show
fngs
Your legs seem uncertain and weak!
nave you searched every street for a
morsel TO eat?
Are you just town dog. sir? Come.
speak,
Were you housed from the snowstorm last
Did you sleep within some warm bed ?
Did you hear the wind roar past the closed
stable door
While dreams of green fields filed your
head?
Or did you crawl into some alley
To curl up and shiver, and know
The voice of slow death in the winds icy
breath
Meath your soft, creeping bla1:et of
snow?
Has anyone patted your head, sir?
Or noted your great, sunken eyer
Have your unkempt ears heard any kind,
gentle word
From some human friend, passing by?
Or have folks just kicked you aside. sir?
Why, you're trembling now, where you
standi
Have they struck you so much that you
quake at my touch
And cover at sight of my hand?
ATS the way OF the world, poor old fellow!
just a struggle for bread, or bone;
And some of us know how you feel when
you go
To your bed in the alley alone!
Were you sleek and well cared for and
handsome
Friends would feed you and love you
on sight;
De- Inn loco
cur,
Just a dog around town! There. good
night
Colorado Springs Gazette.
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A SPRING STREET COSTUME.

come into fashion-plain trained
skirts to fit hips perfectly, then grad
ually flow out round the feet, finished
with vandyked trimmings in passe-
menterie, appliques, etc.-a pleasant
change from the founces, tucks, etc.
Stitched straps and fiat braids trim
many Of the new woollen goods and
the new short bolero sacks make the
smartest of outdoor garments for
spring. They slip on easily over the
blouse, and reach to or nearly to the
waist, giving a very trim appearance
to the figure.
For golf, cycling and other outdoor
sports, the latest creation is knitted
or crochet bolero coat, double-b breast
ed. fastened on the one side with large
buttons, the waistband pouched in
front, and with bishop or banded
sleeves. The neck opens a trifle to
show a collar and tie, and very smart
colors.
These knitted boleros are lined with
plain silk OF satin, or with quilted
silk, as may be preferred.
Many of the new spring coats ART
sack-shape, and made after the style
Of the japanese coat, showing most
handsome embroidery.
Later on, when the warmer days are
with us, we may expect much variety
in the way of small but smart capes.
and pelerines. ELLEN oSMoNDE.
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and as to variety, there never were
more charming models shown. Some
are tucked, plated, or plain, with or
without yokes; others with plastrons;
others with shaped trimmings in ap-
plique designs; while many have loose
or short jacket fronts, which certainly
afford a change, although they do not
suit all figures.
There is every indication that the
thoroughly well-cut gored skirts will
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10

tucks and furbelows, or, in other
words, not SO many stitches will be
needed in frocks of the future, but
trimmings, in the way of appliques,
'elvet facings and inlets, silk garni-
lures, ETC., will be in vogue.
Passementerie is to be much worn,
especially on the smart bolero coats
which will be favored this spring,
willie silk cords and tassels adorn al
most every outdoor garment.
The shoulder cape gains favor, and
many of the latest bolero coats show
cape of some sort, and it is said they
will take an important part this sea-
ION. In consequence of this, deep lace,
IS well as applique collars, are pre-
pared to droop we'll over the sh oulders.
Some of the new boleros reach near
V to the waist, and are left detached
ike a short sacque coat. some having
olaits, others being plain; and as to
;he neck finish, it is matter of choice,
;or there are small turnover collars,
xide-shape cape-like collars, or no
sollars at all.
1t is an interes ting fact that sleeves
will be much smaller and palmer, yet
;he bishop or banded shape will hold
is own for long time to come, and
,e arranged into all sorts of fanciful
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10

Of the unlined
summer fro k.
There was a day
when a frock in
tended for tub
bling was of neces-
sity made by some
unimportan't per-
sdnag e. The great
dressmaker S e {
the laundress at
defiance and would
not make even =
dimity w ] t bout
lining and bones.
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tailor frock and
shirt-waist S III t
will preserve a de-
gree of severity,
even these con-
servatives show
frivolous leanings
toward dropping
shoulders a n, d
loosely f a Iii n g
st.o,les and arts
tically designed
sleeves; while the
lreSsier frockS
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cuffs, as well as finished with strap
pings and ornaments, etc. Some Of
ihe new cloth robes are trimmed with
,ppliques of velvet and silk. cut out
n both materials, and machined with
contrasting silk.
With these French dress robes are
.ouave pieces for the bodice, and SO
handsome are the appliques as to re-
iuire NO other trimming, save a little
ace to soften the neck part
The skirt with fitted hip-piece, and
narrow attached front breadth, is the
eading one for the resent, and it is
shape capable of being adapted to a
rain. or the new frottoir length. The
tide breadths and back are laid in wide
'olds.
This shape skirt is an excellent one
.:or street wear, made JUST to escape
he ground.
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Latest Craze In Qualt..

Autograph quilts are in vogue. They
are formed of patches on which the
names of contributors are written in
indelible ink. The name Of celebrity
is surrounded by those of lesser I'M
portance. in square, circle or dia-
mond.
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are fashions, as
there are mate
rails that are in
trinsically youth
full, subtly in har-
mony with girlish
freshness a n d
grace, and this is
a season of just
such fashions. just
such materials.
All these flmy
materials, these
hower-strewn sur
faces, these hut-
tering scarfs and
laces. these frills
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FIax straw utnixed.

ThousaFds- of tons of straw pro-
duced in raising flax for its seed in
Minnesota and the Dakotas has hither-
to been burned. 1t is now found to he
valuable fnr making both binding and
pay-s puln
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10
CATALPA rs USEFUL.
Railroads Depend Upon It for Flu
ture Supply Of Ties.
Scientific Forestry Is Now Being
Practiced on a Large Scale by
Western Transportation
Companies.
Especial Los Angeles tcaD letter.

VI JHILE= the United States has
w been shivering for want of
coal this winter, the thoughts
of many people have Travelled back to
the good old days" when the timber
lot furnished the wherewfthal to COM
bat the chill attendant upon visits of
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frankly rank themselves on me side
IF the picturesque.
Much of this effect is gained at great
Expense, but the picturesque frock is
oy no means necessarily costly
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10
Fashions Favor the Youthful

Youthful charm can carry off sue
.essfully almost any mode, but there
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-10
Notes of the New Spring Modes

HAT fashion is aiming at
complete and thorough
change is very noticeable
to the professional eye
although naturally the
change is but gradual
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Happy
Shadows
By MARY 6. PADEN
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Copyright. 1913, by Daily Story Pub. Coz

nH, 1 do want somebody to
play with me! Nobody will
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-09
INSTINCT OF BIRDS.
1t Enables Them to Hide Their Nests
So SkillfulIy That Enemies
Cannot Find Them.

The brilliantly plumed birds of the
tropical forests are exposed to many
dangers, and if they were not gifted
with queer yet useful instincts they
would fall ready victims to their en-
emies. Chattering monkeys and big
snakes steal and eat their eggs, while
their fledglings are preyed upon by
foes on every side.
But it takes sly monkey or snake
to get ahead of the mother tailor bird.
She hidej her nest so skillfully that
her enemies cannot find it, no matter
how har>t they try. This she does
by using her long, slenddS bill as a
needle.
With the tough fiber of a parasite
plant ab.lndant in the tropics as a
thread, S ne sews & dead leaf taken
from the ground to a living one near
the end of a slender and hanging
branch. and between these leaves she
builds he's nest, where neither mon
key nor snake can approach, because
the branch will not bear their weight.
The Indian sparrow is equally inge-
NOUS. She makes her nest of grass,
which she weaves like cloth and in the
shape of a bottle. Then she covers
the outside with fireflies to scare away
the bats that prey upon her young
ones.
The oriole of North America makes
it's nest of hemp, woven like a cloth.
The pincpine of Africa is called the
felt bird, because it makes its nest
in the style usually adopted by felt
makers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-09
THE JACK AT PLAY.

arrange under it, in their proper
places, the two arms and the two
legs, giving them a position of rest,
the arms down along the body, the
legs drawn together
Now to put the limbs and the body
together you stick pin through both
at the joints. Then fold in two one
of the matches, so that it's two parts
may be as close together as possible.
The match will be only partly broken,
for some of the tibers of wood will
bend, but not break.
Place the match thus bent i'll such
way that, the two branches being
united by drop of sealing wax, the
one to the arm, the other to the body,
the part that makes a joining shall
be in close contact with the pin. Do
this with the other arm, and the two
legs and the dancing jack will be fin
ished
Now let us give "Jack" some life.
Pour very thin layer of water into
plate, and lay your jack in it, the
match side down. In a moment or
tNOs tine hOcIS VI "oOu IidU are bellL
but not broken will absorb enough
water to make them swell, and that
will cause them to make an effort TO
straighten out. AS they do this, they
will give our little jack series OF
jerky movements that are very anus
ing. He will throw out his arms and
his legs just like the little fellows
that are put together with strings
Brooklyn Eagle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-09
CAT STOLE DOUGHNUTS.
And Then Divided Her Plumber with
Dog Friend Who Was Al
ways Near Her.

This is a true story that my grand
mother told me about her cat and dog.
She used to find the cover off her
doughnut jar, and also noticed that
her doughnuts disappeared.
One day she heard noise, and
found that her cat was on the shelf
where the doughnuts were kept.
Then it put its paw in the jar and
drew out doughnut and pushed it
off the shelf; and the dog, who was
looking up at the eat, caught the
doughnut in it's mouth and ate it.
When they found they were caught,
they acted very guilty.
Then there was a cat who did not
allow any cat or dog in her yard, and
had a special dislike to the cat who
thought it owned the next yard.
One day the latter cats mistress
went away to have a good time for
several weeks, and left her cat with
no food, as people too often do.
Then the cat, who before this would
not allow any cat in her yard, actual
" coaxed the abandoned cat into the
outer shed where her meals were
served, and fed the cat in that way
till the people came back. After that
it would not allow the cat there any
more than before.-Our Fourfooted
Friends.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-09
THE HOT-WATER CURE.
Nothing So Promptly Cuts snort sore
Throat or Serious Congestion
OF the Lungs.

Hot water is not only relef Tor
many ills, but from its quick appllca-
ton many cures are effected. IL is SO
easy to obtain hot water in these days
of gas ranges that many a severe IL
ness may be ayerted if the Application
is only given in time
There IS nothing so promptly cuts
short congestion of the lungs or sore
throat as hot water The great thing
is to apply it in time, and then to be
thorough in the application.
For toothache or neuralgia not
waterwlll usually afford prompt rei1et'
A towel folded several times and
dipped into scalding hot water, and
then wrung out, should be iald upon
the painful part. The same treatment
acts like magic in applying the heated
towel to the stomach for collie.
Headaches most always yield to
the simultaneous application of hot
water to the feet and back of the
neck.
A soft pack is the most effective
method known for alleviating infiam-
nation and getting rid or irritation in
rheumatic govt. To afford relief every
night a piece of flannel should be APP
piled. This flannel should be saturat-
ed in brine and then wrapped around
the affected joint or joints. The fan
mel should then be coyered'with rub
Der or oil-sillz bandage. Both should
be kept on all night.-Cincinnati En-
C11irnr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-09
An Ariatocratic Cnddx.

Probably the most aristocratic
caddy in the country is the one EN-
ployed by Justice Harlan, of the Unit
ed States supreme court, who is an en-
thusiastic golfer. The caddy is 4
bright-faced lad of IL, polite and at
tentive to degree. When the justice
reached the links the other day the boy
was not to be found, and he took an
other boy. AS Justice Harlan APP
preached the fourteenth hole the hand
some victoria of rich senatorial fam
lily drove up. The boy who had been
the Justices caddy the previous cay
jumped out. He ran up to Justice Har-
Ian, cap in hand, and said: Il am
awfully sorry L couldn't be here at'two
o'clock, but, you see, mamma had a
luncheon for Senator Depew, and |
just couldn't get the carriage to come
out in any sooner"