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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
National Forestry.


In 1891 Congress authorized the President
to create national forests in the public
domain. These forest reserves remained
for long time in charge of the general
land office, which had no men properly
trained In forestry. But another depart
ment, that of Agriculture, possessed the
trained men. In other words, the govern
ment forests were without foresters and the
government foresters without forests.
Waste of effort and waste of forests in
evtably followed. Finally the situation
was ended in 1905 by the creation of the
United States forest service, which has
stopped the waste, conserved the resources
OF the national forests, and made them
useful 50 that our forests are now being
managed on a coherent plan, and in a
way that augurs well for the future
The mineral fuels of the eastern United
States have already passed into the hands
of large private owners, and those of the
west are rapidly following. This should
not be, for such mineral resources belong
In a peculiar degree to the whole people.
Under private control there is much waste
from shortsighted methods of working, and
the complete utilization Is often sacrificed
for greater immediate profit. The min
eral fuels under our present conditions are
as essential to our prosperity as the forests
will always be. The difference is that the
supply Is definitely limited for coal does
not grow and trees do. 1t is obvious that
the mineral fuels should be conserved, not
wasted and that enough Of them should re-
main in the hands of the government to
protect the people against unjust or extor-
tomato prices so far that can still be
done; What has been accomplished in the
regulation of the great Oil fields of the
Indian Territory offers striking example
Of the good results of such policy. Last
summer accordingly, I withdrew most Of
the coal-bearing public lands temporarily
from disposal, and asked for the legislation
necessary to protect the public interest by
the conservation of the mineral fuels; that
is, for the power to keep the fee In the gov
eminent and to lease the coal, Oil and gas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
GALA FETE DAY
At JAMESTOWN
FOR OLD GEORGIA
CONTINUED from First Page.)

proving .,ne appearance Of the grounds.
He was greatly interested to learn that
squad of more than a hundred representa-
tive business men of Norfolk and the sur
rounding towns should use picks and show
els on Saturday improving the grounds.
These men worked the entire day with
negro laborers clearing away DEBRIS and
a similar squad took their places on Sun
day putting in the day in like manner. The
men We're not connected in any official ca
pacity with the exposition, but had the in
terest Of the community at large at heart.
Labor was not to be had for money.
Another Salute.
At Discovery landing another salute to
the President fired, during which time
the President and members of his party and
the reception committee stood with barred
heads. The party then marched to car
riages and drove through a guard Of honor
formed by the Georgia troops, the cadets
of the military and naval academies and
the Virginia Military Institute drawn up in
open ranks. The great throng within the
grounds stretched from the water front to
the auditorium and on the other side
crowd of far greater proportions had as
sembled on Lee parade, in front of the re-
viewing stand. Thousands Of voices swelled
the cheering, which was begun as soon as
the President stepped on land and contin-
ued until the program was opened at the
stand The police arrangements were better
than on the opening day, and the people
were kept from surging upon the stand and
endangering the lives of women and chill
dren.
On the Stand.
On the reviewing stand with the Presi-
dent and his party were Cardinal Gibbons,
Gen. Stephen d. Lee, COMMANDMENTS chief
of the United Confederate Veterans, Gov.
Swanson of Virginia, Gov. Terrell Of
Georgia and a number of other officials
from that state, the jamestown exposition
state commissioners, distinguished United
States army and naval officers, with num-
Der of the foreign representatives and
prominent members of the National Edi-
torial Association.
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Opened by Gov. Terrell.

Following a patriotic selection by the ex
position band, the program incident to the
Georgia day celebration was opened by
Gov. Terrell, who introduced w. N Nit
chell, president of the Georgia commission
and master of ceremonies. Mr.. Mitchell
presented Cardinal Gibbons, who offered the
invocation. The band played the Star
Spangled Banner" after which Mr.. Nit
chell, in an address introduced President
Roosevelt, who delivered his first address.
He was cheered throughout his entire
speech, but particularly by the thousands
OF Georgians present when he opened by
thanking them for the honor done him by
reproducing as the Georgia building the
Bulloch home, where his mother was born
and where she married
and at the conclusion he reviewed the mil
itary parade under command of Col Philip
Reed of the 23d Infantry, grand mar
shall. In the procession were foreign
and United States sailors, marines. the
artillery from Fort Monroe, United
States Cavalry, artillery and infantry
stationed at Camp Johns with the West
Point cadets, Annapo s cadets Virginia
Military Institute and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute cadets, 9Th Georgia National
Guard the brigade of the Virginia Volun-
teers and other smaller detachments of
military organizations stationed on the
grounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10

The Black Sea contains less animal life
than any other body OF water. The lower
depths are saturated with poisonous gas
which kills off the fish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
Weather Impairs Tobacco PROSPECTS,.

WESTFIELD, Mass, June lO-Tobacco
growers throughout the Connecticut valley
are experiencing one of the latest seasons
in the history OF the industry, and much
trouble with the development of their crop
because of inclement weather. The many
frosts necessitated resolving much of the
plant. and the continued cold and rain has
retarded the growth of the crop until the
season is now almost q month late The
usual acreage will probably be raised but
the crop is expected to be of an inferior
quality.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
Slept on the Snakes.

Eyes, think I'll go on a vacation
This summer, but hope l fare better
than did last year," said the clerk.
What happened last year, Bill?"
well, the first night l struck the
lake the hotel was crowded, but the
proprietor insisted he could fix me up
nice bed on the veranda and draw
curtains around it to shut it off. 1t
was hot night, so submitted. My
bed was. rather hard and l didn't
sleep very well. The next day l got
acquainted with a man at my table
who said he was q Snowman and that
he had his snakes along with him. l
become interested and asked to see
them. He led me to my improvised
bedroom and frightened the life out of
me by lifting up the lid of the box
that they had called ny bed. It was
full of snakes, and l had slept on
them. That day | moved"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
,Edison's Courtshin-

Mr.. T. A. Edison's courtship was
characteristic of the great inventor.
The first Mrs. Edison was, previous
to her marriage, telegraph operator
in his employ. One day, while stand
ing behind her, watching her at work,
Edison, who had long admired the
young lady, was surprised when. she
turned around and said: "Mr. Edison,
l can always tell when you are near
me-" How do you account for that?"
returned Edison Il don't know" re-
sponded the young lady, "but 1t is
fact, and said; I've been thinking
considerably about you OF late, and
IL you are willing to marry me l
would like to marry YOU" A month
later they were married, the union
proving a very happy one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
Eacetious Testators.

Will making often affords man an
unrivaled opportunity of paying off
old scores and speaking his mind
without any fear of unpleasant conse-
qHences to himself.
The great duke of Marlborough evil
IDENTIFY could not resist the tempta-
tion of farewell slap" at his duch-
ess when he left her 10000 where
with to spoil Blenheim in her own
way and G15,0O0 to keep clean and to
go to law with"
There is also a distinct note Of
spitefulness in the extract from the
testament of Mr.. Kerr, who, after
declaring that he would probably have
left his widow 10000 if she had al
lowed him to read his evening paper
in peace, adds: But you must re-
member, my dear, that whenever l
commenced reading you started play.
ing and singing. You must therefore
take the consequences. l leave you
1,000."-Grand Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
A Chinese Dinner.

"E. T. Snuggs. of Shiu Hing, mis-
sionary of Southern convention, and
dined with P. P. Wong, a wealthy
business man of Shanghai" said the
Rev. DR.. N. R. Pittman, one of the
two Missouri representatives to the
great centenary missionary conference
in China and the only representative
from Kansas City.
"He invited to dine with us four
Chinese gentlemen of learning and
wealth. They spoke English with ac-
curacy. The dinner was a feast. The
course consumed two hours. When
we had been dining almost an hour l
asked Sinsing Wong how many more
courses. He said Sixteen Every Is
minutes a servant brought to each
one of us hot cloth with which he
wiped our hands and faces. We sure
ly had a hundred different dishes. We
had birds nest soup. We had things
from the air and earth and sea and
brook. That dinner must have cost
Stnsing Wong 500 in gold"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
scALY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors and Remedies FruitIess-Suf.
fered 10 Years - Completely
Cured by Cuticura.

"Small sores appeared On each Of
my lower limbs and shortly afterwards
they became so sore that l could
scarcely walk. The sores began to
heal, but small scaly eruptions ap-
peared The itching was so severe
that l would scratch the sores until the
blood began to flow. After suffered
thus about ten years made renewed
effort to effect a cure. The eruptions
by this time had appeared on every
part of my body except my face and
hands. The best doctor in my native
county and many remedies gave no
relief. All this was fruitless. Finally
my hair began to fall out and l was
rapidly becoming bald. A few months
after, having used almost everything
else, thought I would try Cuticura
Ointment and Cuticura Soap. After
using three boxes / was completely
cured, and my hair was restored, after
fourteen years of suffering and an ex'
penditure of at least $50 or $50 in vain
ly endeavoring to find a cure. B
Hiram Mattingly, Vermillbon, S. OAK
Aug. IS. 1906"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
MIXED IN HIS GEOGRAPHY.
Has So Many Adventures He Won't
Celebrate Till He Gets Settled.

For his powers Of induction, syn
thesis, analysis and equation Police
man McQuade deserved a leather
medal for his capture of Frederick P.
Brown, says the New York World.
In the first place, the astute ear Of
the policeman heard boy say thief
as Brown emerged from 2153 Amer
sterdam avenue. In the second place,
Brown broke into run, bit wab-
bly,, as though his pockets we're filled
with junk. The policeman pursued
and a great crowd joined him, yelling
Thief"
Brown ran all the faster and was
doing wonders at sprinting, but the
agile bluecoat overhauled him. More
convincing than ali that had gone be.
fore, Brown was grimy and looked
like a bad charcoal sketch. OF course
he must have effected entrance by
means of a coal hole. And, lastly,
many neighbors of Brown appeared
saying:
Yes, that is the man who was
proving around and kept us awake
all night. If for nothing else. he
ought to be locked up for robbing us
of our Sleep"
But l just moved in and was
looking for my room," said Brown
II know there are only five stories tC
that house, but 1 counted 16 up anC
20 down and just when l calculated
was IA below ground came across 6
familiar face. 1t was my landlord
Mr.. Youngman."
Send for Youngman," said Nc
Quade. Youngman appeared.
Yes, this is-or was-my lodger.
fired him to-day. He moved in yes
terday He lost count this morning
about two o'clock while he was look
ing for hole that his latch key woulc
fit. l guess he tried every lock in thu
house. But he isn't thief"
did he spend the night in a Goa
hole?" asked the policeman.
NO. said Youngman, 'he lost 81
much sleep looking for the keyholt
that he went out this morning ant
slept in the back room of saloon
When he came back with all thi
black on him l kicked him out"
This explanation being satisfactory
Brown was arraigned, not as a thief
but as disorderly person, and put il
Jail.
when move again." said he, ="
will postpone the celebration until
get my geography straight"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
POLITICS WITH CHRISTIANITY

Shiminoseki, Japan.-As l leave
Japan for Korea, it is necessary to
summarize the results of three
months investigation into religious
conditions and missionary work in
Japan. find that some of the state
ments now to be set down are rather
sensational; this is due to the facts,
and not to their reporting. Indeed,
unimportant news could scarcely be
expected from the country which en-
bodies the worlds greatest political
problems, the far eastern question.
That much-discussed question, one
learns who painstakingly studies it on
the ground, is really a commingling
of racial, religious, economical and
political questions. The reader of
these articles who has not seen in
them more than a treatment Of mis-
sions and religion has not grasped
all the meaning that the writer in
tended to convey.
Playing to the Western Gallery.
The Japanese government, which
has ever before its eyes the import
snce of influencing western opinion,
has been playing politics with Chris
tianity. Like any other nation in SIM
liar circumstances, it has employed
every agency at hand that would
serve its own purpose; since the west
ern world is nominally Christian,
Japan has, throughout the present era,
displayed a favorable attitude toward
Christianity. Indeed, that shrewd old
statesman, Marquis Ito (whom many
p Americans have been led to look
upon as a sort of main prop of the
church in Japan, although, judged by
even the loose Japanese standards, he
is "a most immoral man") proposed
that Japan make Christianity its state
religion. l have the personal testi
mony OF educated Japanese that they
themselves became Christians 20 years
ago for the sake of the country,
The help Of missionaries was freely
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
Bees and Hive an Inn Sign.

At Grantham, England, a remark
able sight has been witnessed outside
q public house known as the Beehive
IIn. Over the doorway is hive in
which bees store their honey, and it
is believed to be the only living
public house sign in England.
The sunshine of a recent Saturday
had a surprising effect and the occu-
pants of the hive were swarming,
much to the discomfort of those who
desired to enter the inn to quench
their thirst Thousands of bees were
flying about and large crowd of
persons stood at a respectable dis
tance watching the landlord collect.
ing them in another hive by the side
of the footpath near the door.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
BREAKING UP A wAsP's NEST.
Insects viii All Go to Their Death in
a jug Of Hot Water.

Most people think of hornets and
yellow jackets as strictly country
products, but as fact the big vege-
table gardens in the southwestern
part of the city are very wei! sup
piled with both" says a st. Louis
truck farmer.
"Of course at this Ceason of the year
they give very little trouble, but in
the autumn, when fall plowing is in
progress, it is very common thing
to turn up a nest of ground wasps,
and then there is generally a runaway
in two directions, for the wasps are
ill.tempered when disturbed and at
tack both the farmer and his horse;
the latter takes one direction and the
farmer tracks in another.
1T is a very easy matter to exter-
inmate the wasps before beginning to
plow, so when a gardener notices
there is a nest of them anywhere on
his land he prepares for them before
he plows. He takes a common earth
enware jug half full of very hot water,
sets it down close to the mouth OF
the wasps' nest, puts on pair of
gloves, covers his head and neck with
handkerchief under his hat, gives
the nest poke with long pole, and
runs. The angry wasps come out by
hundreds, and, seeing nothing un.
usual but the jug, they attack it with
might and main, diving down through
the narrow neck, apparently under
the impression that their enemy is
hidden inside.
"The hot water kills them, but those
that are not Immediately drowned
keep up tremendous buzzing, which
seems to exasperate still further all
the wasps within hearing, and it looks
as though they can't get into the jug
fast enough. I have several times
taken more than thousand drowned
wasps out of the jug after a raid, fol
! so long as wasp is left he makes
for the mouth of the jug, and the
whole nest can be exterminated in
Sis way. 1t is queer illustration Of
stupidity on the part of an otherwise
intelligent insect, but the trick never
fails"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18
THE STORY OF A WISCONSIN
MAN IN WESTERN CANADA.
Three Years Ago Worth Only $1,000;
To-Day Is Worth $4,000.

The following is a cory of a letter,
of which the Agents of the Canadian
Government throughout the United
States receive similar ones many
times during the year:
Cayley. Alta, Dec. Z, 1908.
Agent Canadian Government,
Watertown, S. d.
Dear Sir:
Your letter dated Nov. 9th at hand
and was very glad to hear from you.
l see that you are still at work per-
suading people to move into the Cana
dian Northwest. ! must tell You that
/ owe you many thanks for, persuading
me to come out here. am only sorry
that wasn't persuaded sooner, and
there is still plenty of good chances
for many more right at the present
time. | hope that you will be able to
induce more to make start out to
this part of the country.
Now I must tell you what l have
accomplished since l came out here
and it won't be three years till the 1st
of July. l shall shortly receive my
patent for my homestead, the home
stead cost me $1,000 in all, to-day II is
worth $4,000 per acre, but it is not for
sale. Then a year ago last May
bought 800 acres at $500 per acre and
sold this fall for $4,000 per acre and
cleared a profit of $4,000. How is
that for the Northwest? I now have
800 acres OF land and all paid for. Is
head of horses, 30 head of cattle, 90
pigs, Q sheep and about $50 chickens
and other poultry. and all new ma
chinery and everything is paid for.
We also bought s lots in Calgary and
Z in High River. We gave $470 for
the Is lots and they are paid for. AT
present I consider myself worth $13,
900 90, and when I left Wisconsin less
than three years ago I had about
100000. This year thresbed little
over 1000 bushels of grain. have
about one thousand bushels of fine
potatoes and about five hundred bush
els of turnips. Mrs. Beisiegel solo
about 5000 worth of garden truck and
poultry this fall. Now there are lots
of others in this community who die
as we'll as l did in the same length o.
time.
The family and myself are all wei
at this writing and hope this letteI
will find you the same.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) PHILIP BEISTEGEL,
Cayley, Alta, Canada.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-18


ries, of all creeds, stationed in every
part of Japan. have seen them at
work and at play. l have sought out
the criticism against them and their
work that could be heard. Wherever
| have learned of critic or antagonist
of the missionaries have tried to get
the worst he had to say. From scores
of Japanese, Christian and non Chris
tian, l have CLEANED opinions of the
missionary force. Summing all up
l am bound to say that the mission
aries as a whole grade higher than
even the ministry at home. Their
devotion to their work, and to the
welfare of the Japanese is unuues-
toned. The results of their labor
are beyond doubt really great. To
say that their converts are not genu-
inc and their work superficial is
simply to betray a lack Of knowledge
of conditions that are apparent to any
unbiased observer. OF course there
are individual missionaries not a few
who are misfits and should be re-
called, and of course there are minor
points on which the missionaries are
undoubtedly open to criticism. Never
theless, these cannot affect the gen.
eral verdict, that the missionaries are
creditable representatives of the best
life of the Christian nations, and that
their efforts are bearing fruit which
justify the cost.
The Opinion Of the optimists.
This leads right back to the main
question: viii Japan become Chris
tian nation?" AS opposed to the mega
tive view of nearly all the government
officials with whom I have talked, I
find every Christian, foreigner and
Japanese, taking confidently affirma-
tive view In no case has Christian
betrayed the slightest note of uncer-
tainty on this point They ridicule
all idea of an amalgamation of Chris
tiantty, Buddhism and Shintoism, say
ing that this is Buddhist talk. Budd-
hism feels its weakness and forsees
impending defeat, and wants to capt.,
ulate. 1t may take time, say the
Christians, but eventually Japan will
become, in the lives of her people,
and, consequently in her government,
Christian nation. This confidence
on the part of the Christians is rather
inspiring; they have the faith of their
creed.
Missionaries are quick to point out
the weakness of the official predict
ions. The latter are all based on the
assumption that Christianity may be
treated as an entity, and dealt with
as the government would deal with a
monetary system, or naval code.
Christianity may not be considered
thus, say the missionaries. It does
not thrive by the approval of cabinets,
or succeed by imperial edicts. They
do not want offcial sanction or en-
dorsement; that would be as danger
GUS 20 the church as it was In Con-
st-ntine's day. Christianity is slowly
but steadily growing in Japan, and 1t
will continue to grow increasingly, by
being accepted as the personal belief
OF individuals. Its appeal is not to
men In the mass, but to men one by
one. AS a personal, vital experience,
taking first place in the individuals
life, It will exert its power and find
its place.
Thus all the plans Of the govern.
ment may be upset by the change in
e. a.