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has advanced from acres to 900 acres
an increase of nearly $40 per cent.
With more intensive methods of cultivation larger
yields Will undoubtedly be obtained from the
yet the area itself under agricultural crops will have to
be increased, especially if to remain an EXPORT
ing country
In Belgium the arabic land forms GO per cent of the
total land area, in Denmark 6S, in France 49, and in
germany A. These countries exporters of
ais although their methods of cultivation are highly de-
veloped France is especially interesting as criterion
because Its methods most intensive and it is the
only country that is sesustainng: it produces OF nor
cent OF all the cereals which it consumes There is
little doubt that population in the next so years will
reach oOOOOOOO or about so persons per square mile
whether the acreage of improved farm land will in
crease at much faster rate than the population as has
been the in the past whether it will grow at
the same or even slower rate than the population the
future alone can tell; but increase it must
In mountainous Switzerland only II per cent of the
land Is cultivated and in Sweden and Norway situated
IN an unfavorabe climate and with scanty population
(zS and IL persons square mile respectively the
proportion of arabic land is 81 per and 13 per
cent, respectively.
Land chiefly valuable for grazing will form about one
fifth of the extent of the United States proper This
land originally lay west of the hundredth meridian
In the plains and mountain Valleys but with the advance
farther west to about the hundred merid
1an This land receives but a scanty rainfall and
produce neither forest nor field but supports
vegetation OF hardy grasses 1t was formerly the natu
raj range of millions of buffalo and now the grazing
ground of herds of cattle and sheep land will re-
main largely natural range, since the which can
be irrigated and thus reclaimed agricultural pur
poses, or which be used for dry farming is COM
parativey small.
According to government estimates the available wa
ter will be sufficient to rrigate 100000 acres
acre in ~ of the whole region The reclamation SER
vice. however, does expect reclaim more than five
cent of all the arid land This area together with
that used for dry farming will barely suffice to
balance the reduction of the productive in the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03
LIKENED HERSELF TO elijah
Somewhat Peculiar Light in Which
Pious Old Lady Regarded Cats
Act Of Theft.

A reporter, during the Dayton cele.
bration, condemned the numerous
pilferers of Wright aeronautical ideas.
They pilfer so smugly, too," the
reporter said. "They pretend that the
ideas they steal were born in their
own brains years ago. Strange,
though, isn't it, that you alone pat
ented these ideas and put them to
practical use?"
Orville Wright smiled and an
swered:
"They have indeed a righteous air.
these pilferers. They actually believe,
am sure, that they have just claim
to the ideas they fitch. They remind
me of old Mrs. Harrington.
"A neighbor of old Mrs. Harring-
toms killed fine pig one day. He
cut it up and hung the pieces in his
woodshed. Mrs. Harrington's cat
climbed into the shed that night,
stole large pork chop and carried it
home to her mistress.
'The minister happened to call on
the old lady the next day. She was
Just frying the chop. She told the
minister how miraculously it had been
brought to her by the cat.
"And oh, SIR she said, piously, 1t
was most beautiful to see the way the
sweet animal brought me the pork
chop. It quite recalled to my mind
what we read in holy writ about
Elijah and the ravens Chicago
Journal,
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be more than double the present area and THIS Is en-
trev out of the question Much OF the land now unoe
forest but capable of producing crops WILL nave 10 %
cleared and titled to provide for an increased popua
tion All the evidence, therefore, is that the lana u
der forest during the next SO years be reduced 70
49, 900 900 acres and this reduced area Will nave 10
provide population almost twice as large as the
present. Nor will there be much hope for covering the
shortage production by 1mportat1ons from
abroad.
The demand for timber is constantly growing all over
the world increases at the rate of five per cent
annually If compare the total excess of imports
exports of all wood-mportng countries OF Europe
with the total of exports over imports OF all
woodexporting countries shall find that there Is
deficit for Europe of H. 100000 cubic feet which Is
met at present by imports from North America. Swe-
den Norway and AustraHungary have already touched
the highest point in their exports. Russia could prob
ably to extent its exports from the north
where there still large of virgin Forest but
the growing scarcity of timber in the other parts OF the
empire make it very unlikely that larger supplies of
timber for export will be available Canada is still able
it's exports, but the drain the Canadian
growing every and they will remain the
only of supply to satisfy the urgent needs of the
rest of world for conferous timber after Austria
Hungary and Russia to be exporting countries
The growing demand for wood material must be met,
them not by increase of the forest land by de-
pending imports from abroad but by increase in
the productveness of the forest and decrease in the
waste which chiefly is due the fact that the United
has the greatest per capita consumption in the
world.
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Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women I am willing to make my
trouble public SO you may publish
this letter. Mrs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RID Graniteyille, vt.
No other medicine for woman's Ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med
ic1ne we know of has such a record
Of cures of female ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing female complaints such as
inflammation, liberation, local weak
nesses, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, Indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
It costs but little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. and.
as Mrs. Barclay says, it is worth noun
tains Of gold " to suffering women.
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during period of defeat on the con-
t1nent that he convoked congress in
Hayti, instituted a government and
abolished slavery there. That was in
1916. Thereafter he was successful
against the Spaniards in South Amer
lea, and in 1919 at Angostura, Venez-
uela, he was chosen president with
the power of dictator. When New
Granada united with Venezuela he was
made the first president. BY 1922 the
new republic was completely cleared
Of royalist troops. sz* - ..ss >. -,
s Bolivar was summoned the same
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try. In 1909 he visited the United
States on his return from another
journey to Europe. It was at this
time that he became an enthusiastic
admirer of republics and made up his
mind to free Venezuela from Spanish
despotism. From that time on war
was his portion.
In 1913 he entered Caracas as con-
queror, was hailed as the liberator of
his country and made absolute dicta-
tor in civil and military affairs. He
met with reverses. however, at the
hands of the Spaniards and. It was
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far-sighted national policy in the conservation Of
natural resources Is to make provision for an evern-
c'esns populauon then the greatest possibilities lie
IN the direction OF developing the land in all its
ned forest and range-for Notwithstanding all possibe
economy in the of the nonrenewable
are bound to decrease as time goes on.
One hundred years the United States east of the
Mississippi river was almost unbroken forest com.
prsng something 100000 square miles, or about
7OOOOOO0o acres Now, after about century of settle
ment there are not than 900 square miles of
merchantabe forest land in eastern United States
About 100000 miles have been cleared for farm
land The remainder has been cued of its valuable tim.
Der and devastated by fire turned into useless
brush land With the growth of population and the
greater demand for agricultural land the ratio between
farm and forest land will change still further The for
ests will be more and more crowded into the
and upon soils too thin too poor agricultural pur-
be safely assumed that in so or 100 years
the proportion of land devoted the different
will change almost much it has during the past
part of the United States there the
is not confined it is in the west to high attitudes
where agriculture Is generally impractcable In the
west the forests, with few exceptions. low
country around Puget sound the mountains which
rise in the midst of semiard plains their original
of 100000 miles, half of which lies in the
Sierra Nevada and in the Cascades and half in the Rock
es has changed but little since settlement
the increase of agricultural land be
chiefly through the irrigation OF the semiarid land
we take long look ahead into the future and try
picture to ourselves what will be the ultimate proper
ton of farm forest and desert in this country
years from in the light of the increasing demand
for agricultural land and of approximate knowledge
of the climatic conditions and the physical properties
the different lands in this country shall get some
thing like the condition shown in the diagram.
The area devoted to agriculture in half century,
instead of being Fl per cent of the total area
now will be so per cent That this is not an
overestimate indicated by the fact that during the
last 50 years the improved farm land in this country
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in Nevada in Utah and in Oregon in the form of arid
basins 1ce-bound deserts found in Alaska and on
the gaciercovered mountains This land must long
the climatic conditions of the country continue
they remain unproductive.
The land chiefly valuable for growing forests will
shrink to about 360O00000 acres less than one-h of
the extent of the United States proper Together with
the wood lots which will continue to part of the
farm land the total forest will amount to approx
matey 450,000000 acres, fourth of tho total land
Will this be sufficient to provide population
OF 150000000 people with all the timber needed for
structon ties poles pulp all the various for
which wood be the only suitable material and
to protect the soil from erosion, regulate the stream
flow and exert wholesome influence upon the lives
of the people?
With the exception Of those countries which have
naturally humid climate, like Great Britain the
Netherlands the countries with forest Of only
20 cent less show Usually to marked degree bad
climatic conditions with prolonged droughts fross and
alternating floods and low water, result of the
duced forest area Portugal with forest of only
81 per Of the total: Spain, with 16 cent;
Greece with 10 cent *urkey with 20 cent and
Italy, with II per cent, are good examples
While the absolu tey necessary for the regula
ton of streams and the protection of soils be
mined only approximately and indirectly, the
essary to make country sefsustainng regards the
production of timber can he found with greater
racy If compare the exports of the different
tries with forest for every 100 inhabitants
find that countries with 80 100 inhab
tants have surplus of imports while those
with IS less have surplus of imports
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ports Apparent exceptions to this rule appear in the
cases OF Bulgaria and Serva These countries while al
present importing more wood than they export possess
considerable areas of forest inaccessible and with
the development of of exploitation and the in
creased demand for lumber they will in time become eI
porting countries
From this we may infer that country in order to be
sefsustaning as regards it's timber supply must have
an area of about 100 of forest land 100
Inhabitants The necessary to supply all the wood
needed for home consumption will vary of with
the per capita consumption; and the 100 per 100
inhabitants must be considered the minimum area, be-
cause it is based upon moderate capita consump
ton such as is found in densey populated countries OF
Europe, like Germany France.
The same minimum for every 100 Inhabitants
necessary to make country selfsustainng also be
deduced in another At present Germany imports
100000 cubic feet of from abroad To produce
this amount of timber Germany would have to
forest area OF 100000 in addition to the 0O0
900 available. In other words, she would need
100000 of forest in order to meet her tim
Der requirements, 1872 for every 100 inhab.
tants. Germany is an extremely good example with
which the productivity of the forests of all other
tries be compared, because her
forests be taken a standard Of
l prOductiVeness.
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year to. help the Peruvians, and In
1924 was named dictator of Peru. By
1925 the Spaniards were driven out
of Peru also, and Bolivar, calling q
congress at Lima, formally resigned
the dictatorship. Soon, after that the
southern part of Peru was erected
into a separate state and named Bo-
livia. and he could have been dictator
for life. However,, troubles in Co.
lombia kept him busy. Venezuela
broke away from the rest Of Colon
bia In 1929. Bolivar was denounced
for his ambition and he was virtually
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03
STORMY LIFE OF LlBERATOR

sisted in making it a republic in 1925.
Bolivar had been writing his name
large in South American history for a
long time before that date, however,
earning for himself the title of the
washington of South America" ST.
mon Bolivar was born in Caracas,
Venezuela. in 1888, Of noble and
wealthy family. He studied law in
Spain, travelled much in Europe, mar
ried and returned to his native coun-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03
Good Answer for Small Bow.

Bobby's father, who was a minister.
asked his little son If he could tell
him how God knew that Adam and
Eve had eaten the apple from the
tree of knowledge Of good and evil"
This was a hard question for such q
little fellow, and after thinking for
some time he replied: Il don't know.
papa, less twas by finding the peel
ings.' The Delineator. ia, .s5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03
In the Future.

First Ward Politician-Well carry
our ticket.
Second Ditto-But you forget our
opponent is the reform candidate, and
he will get all the women's votes.
First w. P.-Won't be any women's
votes to count.
Second Ditto-How do you know
they won't vote?
First w. P.-Because we have ar
ranged with the stores to have big
bargain sales on election day.-Balti-
more American.
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Simon Bolivar, Who Freed South
) American Countries from Spanish
Yoke Had EventfuI Career.

Bolivia, the South American coun'
try, which is just now, feeling very ILL.,
disposed toward certain of its neigh
bors gets it's name from Simon Boil
var. The land has had as stormy
history az die the .liberator who as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03

tia consumption is six times as great
as that in Germany or France and the
annual growth per acre may be estt
mated roughly as one-third OF that IN
those countries, the forest area would
have to be 1000 acres for each 100 In
habitants, or more than twice the pres
.ent area, in order to maintain the pres
ent cut. The present area Of IT'S acres
for every 100 Inhabitants at the pres
ent per capita consumption and an
nual growth per acre would be suffl'
cient to meet our own needs IL there
were not present supply OF virgin
timber. the accumulated capital OF
centuries, to meet the deficiency. With
the exhaustion of this remaining vir'
gin supply, which can last only about
80 years more, there must come time
when not only all our exports of tim
Der must cease, but there will not be
enough wood for home consumption.
Even as it is, the total exports OF
wood from this country amount to only
five per cent of the lumber cut, while
the surplus of exports over imports Is
only 49, per cent.-an insignificant
amount. This shows clearly that we
have practically ceased to be an ex-
porting country and the tendency will
be more and more toward becoming a
wood-importing country.
How shall this shortage be met?
With an increasing demand for land
for agricultural crops there is little
hone of increasing the extent of forest
,and Az we have seen. the area nee.
essary for this purpose would have to
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from nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
LyiaE.P inkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. T
never forget to tell
my friends what
LydiaE. Pinkham's
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forced to retire to Cartagena. H
died in 1880.
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gone are gone forever.

gone are gone forever.
OF all the natural resources the
only one which contains within itself
the possibility of infinite renewal is
land. The nation should therefore be
most vitality concerned with the con-
servation and improvement of this re.
source. Human control over such nat
ural resources as minerals is limited.
The only possible means of conserya-
ton is the avoidance of waste. but
their ultimate exhaustion is unavoid-
able. With agricultural and forest
land, however. it is otherwise. Land
can not only be conserved, but con.
stantly improved and it's yield in
creased. While in England the iron
ores and the coal are becoming con.
stantly harder to get and their ex-
haustion is threatened, the AGRICULTURAL
land, after thousand years of cultiva.
ton, Is now more productive than ever
The wheat fields of England, under in.
tens1ve cultivation, yield 80 bushels to
the acre. while the virgin fields of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03

Beware of people who pat you on
the back. They may be looking for an
opportunity to kick your feet from
under you. = j.
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United 5 States through
the growth of cities, the
building Of railroads and
the general development
OF commerce and non.
agricultural industry. The
possibilities for increas-
Ing the productiveness of
the 300,000.0o0 acres of
our public grazing land
are very great.
About two per cent. of
the total land area will
forever remain desert.
There are but few areas
within the United States
which, on account of the
intense heat, very low
temperatures, alkali or
lack OF rainfall, are unfit
Tor the use of man and
may be truly considered
desert land. Such land is
found in
f. :: +: :: :: : :;:: :;
G a lifornia.
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WORTH
- 4. a "a ''S
i
= ~
MOUNTAINS
OF. GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas, Barclay

Gran1tevtlle, VII was PASSING
through the Changeof Life and snffered
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mother of labor and the father of all
products necessary to sustain human life.
The richness and prosperity of a country,
therefore, depend on the presence of nat
ural resources within its borders, such as
water, minerals, forests and cultivable soils
on the one hand, and intelligent human en-
ergy on the other to shape them into the
forms necessary for the needs of man. OF
the two elements the natural resources are
indispensable, for in a country like the des-
ert OF Sahara all human effort would be
OF but little avail. The growth of nation
depends therefore, upon the extent of the
natural resources and upon the knowledge
OF how to use them with as little destruc-
ton as possible ~
The resources of a country fall natu-
rally into three groups-water, minerals
and land-which represent, respectively, re-
sources which are inexhaustible, resources
which are exhaustible and cannot be re-
newed, and resources which are exhaust
1ble but can be renewed. It may be ques-
toned, indeed, whether there is such a
thing as an inexhaustible natural resource
Even water, through the denudation of the
drainage basins, may become irregular in
Its flow, or through the careless disposal
OF refuse may become polluted so that it
cannot be used. Mines are illustrations of
resources which are exhaustible and not
renewable. Gas, oil, coal and iron once
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03

N THE last anal
ysis all material
wealth, all the
comforts and ne
cessities of life.
are the product
of two elements
nature and la
Dor. It may be
truly said that
nature, or the
art ia tho
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03

WHY TAKE ANY CHANCES
With some untred medicine diarrhea, cramps Ays-
entery, whom for 20 years Painkiller PERRY DayiS)
has beon relieving millions Of cases.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03

The smile that is honest is the ona
that won't come of.
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Don't dope yourself for every little
pain. It only hurts your stomach. Such
pain comes usually from local inflam-
Wizard Oil will stop it Immediately.
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Their Appropriate Place

Their Appropriate Place.
what is this institution"
zone where all the next-to-nature's-
heart faddists ought to co.
"Why so?"
because it is home for the feeble
minded, where all the inmates lead
the real simple life."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-09-03

Appropriate Terms.
Are Jake's rates for his aeroplane
high?"
you bet. Sky high"
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important to O0oth010.
Examine carefully every bottle o.
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy fo1
Infants and children. and see that Il
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
PIONEER OIL COMPANY
MAY SOON BEGIN DRILLING

Word was received in Goldfeld to-
day by w. A. Williams from j. g.
Sartorius of San Francisco, conveying
the information that he is having great
success in securing finances for the
Pioneer Oil company, and predicting
that within the next three or four
months a well will have been put down
on the property of the company at In
dian Springs. Geological conditions
and surface indications in the way of
asphaltum and crude oils make the In
dian Springs district one of the most
promising oil fields in the country, End
if these indications can be taken as
any criterion of what may be encoun.
tered in boring the crust of the earth
below, wells should develop a flow of
oil equal to anything in the California
fields. Arrangements are now being
made for a drilling outfit to be placed
on the property, and it is probable that
within a very short time boring will
be under way.