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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-29
ENDOWMENT OF CHAIR
 OF SILVICULTURE AT
 YATE FORREST SCH0OT

There is at present an unfortunate lack of authoritative, scientific in formation in regard to the reproduc- tio1. either natural or artificial of American forests, of their growth, and of the best time and methods of cut ting them. The recent $1O0, ,OO0 endow- ment of the Morris K. Jessup Chair of Silvicu!ture at the Yale Forest School much data on these subjects and it's widespread dissemination.
 The United States has been so rich 1y endowed with natural resources woods has come late. We have been unavcidably ignorant and therefore ex- cusab1y needless. By a careful con spectus made within the last two years of all the wooded area of the country, it has been. learned that our total stand of timber is now between 1,500 and 20O0 billion feet. In score of years consumption has been doubling on population, and lumber prices have shot up. In President Madison's day the state east of the Mississippi com prised over 100000 forested square miles, or 100000 900 acres. To-day there are not over 300,000 square miles, or 10.000,000 acres of merchantable forest left in this section. At present about twenty-one per cent. of our lands is devoted to agriculture; a half century hence it will probably be fifty per cent. We had 13,OOO,00O acres in farms in Lincoln's day: we have AIS, ,OOO, 900 to- day. For each citizen there is required one full acre of forest land, if, in the coming years the United States is to be self-sustaining as regards it's timber supply At present, each citizen has seven and three-fourths acres to draw from, but in truth he is actually draw ing from an accumulated surplus of sixteen acres per inhabitant- At this rate, we face a timber famine in a comparatively few years.
 Cur National Forests form only oI@o of 1n1 dC four-fifths being private forests. It is essential, therefore, to have the general principles of forestry understood and practiced. This endowment will help materially toward actual conservation of our wooden areas and reforesting of those already laid waste.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-29
FIRE DESTROYS
 STAMFORD SHOP
Special from United Presso


 Stamford, May 29.-The automatic department of Stollwerck & Company Incorporated. the American branch of Stollwerck Brothers, chocolates, was destroyed by fire Thursday. The loss which included automatic machinery, material for the manufacture of vend- ing machine, and raw material from which chewing gum is made, is esti- mated by the company at S70,000. A section of the south walls of the main chocolate buildings and the east walls of the building used for office pur- poses and for wrapping chocolate and chewing gums, fell in sections or were cracked.
 The destroyed section of the plant was a one-story frame building about 100 feet deep by 125 feet long. The machinery consisted chiefly of stamp ing presses, lathes, dyes, drill presses etc. There was also an engine.
 About fifty persons worked in the building. Most of them will be em- ployed in other departments and the burned structure will be replaced by one of concrete. The loss is covered by insurance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-29
TEN NEW TIN MILLS.

Pittsburg, May 29.-Announcement is made that the McKeesport Tin Plate Company of McKeesport, Penn, will erect ten new mills in Portvue Bor- ough, a short distance from here, the estimated cost of the improvements being $500 000.
 Six hundred additional men will be employed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-29
Killed by Whiskey.

Sarah Hutchings, wife of James Hutchings, of Stamford, was found dead in bed, Wednesday morning, sur rounded by her dogs. Medical Ex- aminer Sherrill decided that death was caused by alcoholic poisoning. The woman was known to have drunk a half-pint of whiskey before retiring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-29
Killed bv Runaway.

Shrewsbury, Mass. Earl Studwel1, a Stamford young man, is said to have been killed instantly recently. He was 21 years old and was an enthusiastic motorcyc1ist, A runaway horse dashed out of a side street upon MT. Stud well. The was killed instantly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-29

No other drink has the refreshing cooling quality of Williams Root Beer. Try it this summer. It is grateful.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18

Many the tales they tell Of the wonderful things
he made when he was but little boy. Precocious he
must have been. and early he became indispensable
bis foster father, Joseph.
Joseph, learn. from. these legends, too
good carpenter-that Is judged by the modern stand
ards Of carpenterng Often he would cut pieces Of wood
that too long too short for his OF
urement faulty. What then, did Jesus do but take
the wood and stretch 1t shorten 1t to the desired
length.
People told
Strange tales of those hid days-now. his toll.
Touching a plank, stretched to rightfu length,
shortened his will-the dead quick
To live again and serve him.
In those days. It il related Joseph awarded .
commission to make throne for king at jerusalem
It to be elaborate affair all thrones with
twisted legs and grotesque carvingsone
of those things only kings like to sit in.
Jesus spent much time watching Joseph hewing and
carving the wood. Joseph worked patiently from MORN
ing until night and the work required two whole years
And then. imagine the carpenters disappointment
when 1t taken to Jerusalem and he discovered that
II too small for Its place
Alas! he had made grave error. Yes. they had
given him the right Dimensions but often happened
and carpenters do stil he made the mistake Two en-
tire years Of labor vastsdi The poor man vas dsco
solstsl ~ sf q g M
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18

lus clouds All great souls alone and lonely in
the midst OF men, About beautiful life humanity loves
build legends and the simple life which leads to spi
itual must to men be made unusual with halo
of miracles. ss eststs
Many stories are told Of the child Jesus having raised
people from the dead In the little known days Of hs
childhood 1t is related too that when his parents took
him to Jerusalem--on the same journey when he hae
the discussion with the learned doctors In the
tempehe paused the sight Of Jerusalem. and spi
It OF prophecy revealed to him its doom. VAR
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18
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chenk amazed,
declared he could teach the child nothing
Some Of The legends unworthy the minds that
created them the child struck his teacher dead
blindness In the world Of legendary lore. where
ngenuously simple and charming, it Is to
be expected also. that there are crude and cruel ira
ditions. ~
According to some stories the children of Nazareth
must found Jesus wonderful playmate There
hardly any wish Of theirs which he did not funll
One day, il is told Of the little wished for
fruit
.oh how would like an applet" said
And I some fgs." rejoined another.
How would love ctron and grapes." quoth
a third
Jesus looked upon them and they all seemed hun
CRY and anxious that he made sign in the air and
spoke a mystic word And 10!
A green sprout curied from the ground. Pale green
leaves burst forth. The plant and and up.
"Oh!" gasped all the children with great wonder
before their gaze the plant higher and higher.
spreading out limbs-growng larger and stronger and
blooming with flowers Then the tree as they looked.
bore fruapples and citrons and grapes and figs and
whatever their hearts wished
Here is another story Of those childhood days.
house was being built near the small and modest
home of the holy family. One day great uproar
Joseph stepping from his carpenter shop that
a man had waen from the roof and had been killed.
ALAS! Mary" he said entering the shop where Jesus
playing, "a has fallen and broken his limbs;
methinks he is dead"
springng from the floor the child. with expression
OF great solicude his face rushed into the street
The little crowd parted before him.
He peered into the white face of the dead Then
his voice rang clear and sweet:
81 say unto thee arise and do thy work"
The dead mans eyes opened the blood disappeared
from HIS face and his injuries healed And he and
went back to his task
At another time Jesus was payfns with some chill.
dren roof-one of those simple. childish games like
that OF tag" to-day The children very happy until
one falling full length went tumbling the para
pet. cry Peerng the stone wall the
of Jesus turned white-his little playmate was dead
Imagine his distress when the parents Of the child ap-
peared and accused Jesus Of having pushed the little
playmate the WALL Imagine the anguish Of Joseph
and Mary at the accusation! Then Jesus turning
to the dead child. called:
"zeno! zeno Arise! Arise zeno. and tell them IL
1 cast thee down"
And Zeno arose. laughing. clasping and kissing the
hand of Jesus. murmurng tendery, gratefully:
"No. no. Thou didst not cast down."
Until his manhood. when he began his mission II IL
believed he piled the trade of carpenter Many indeed
the stories OF hs life in the carpenter shop OF Nag
arsth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18

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Jesus, who was with him. This
is readily amended. Be at peace"
Then he directed Joseph to hold
one end of the throne. while he
took hold of the other. Both pulled.
and behold! the throne assumed
the proper size.
One Sabbath morning, with q
half-dozen playmates, the child
Jesus, one old legend runs, went to
play by the banks Of the River Jor-
dan. There had been a heavy rain
the night before. and the tall trees
were still dripping and the sand
was wet.
Sitting on the sand, the little
ones began to fashion, children
wise, animals of various kinds.
Jesus, fashioning dogs and cats and
all manner of wild things, raised
his hand and spoke-and. 10. the
animals of sand lived and moved.
The children shouted. Their
laughter of delight rang through
the fresh morning air. Some OF
the animals ran away, others were
changed into sand again.
Then digging his small hands In
to the sand. the child said:
'Tll make IL sparrows."
And he sat them In row be-
fore him.
BY this time several Pharisees.
who had seen the children playing
happily on the Sabbath, returned
with Joseph. whom they said
should censure Jesus.
Thou are breaking the Sabbath
my child" said the old man.
The child pondered, looked at the
birds of his creation. then rising.
he
Clapped His hands and loi
They chirruped. spread their wings
and few away.
In these old legends there Is q
great deal Of the fanciful, the leg
end OF the boy and the animals OF
sand shows the quaint conceits OF
the early Christians. who delighted
in miracles and whose imagination
was excited by this unknown period
of the Saviour's life.
One can we'll imagine him az .
child wandering away from Naxar-
eth, all alone, and sitting BY the
Jordan or forest streams and COM
muning OF the great things that
came to him.
He could not have been like 9th.
err children, for he was wise beyond
his years. One can see him. as
fair as the lilies and roses them
selves. caressing the flowers as he
passed by in the meadows Of Ju-
dea, and Of his sitting crowned In
an aureole OF sunbeams. listening
to the divine rapture of the birds
singing their morning hymns.
He must often have been alone
for with the petty quarrels of the
other children of the town. with
the little rivalries Of his relatives.
he could have had little sympathy.
Doubtless as q child, his poets soul
scared into the skies, and his seer's
vision saw the future In the cumu-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18


10 the amazement of the beholders. who sank
their knees the serpent obeyed. Then drawing away
IL writhed In the agony OF its poison
to DEATH
Arise" said the child laying his soft hand on the
face OF the one who seemed dead.
moment passed. Those nearby looked on breath
iessly Then the face Of the dead boy broke into a
smile. as though he having pleasant dreams and
he opened his eyes,
1t is related in the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy that
afterward the boy Simon Zeotes. became one Of the
disciples of Jesus.
OF the days and doings Of the boy Jesus in Nazareth
the four gospels tell comparatively little. 1t
natural therefore that about this unknown existence
Of the Adorable Child the Christians early church
deeply pondered and that the imagnations OF me
dieval times should have woven vesture Of tradition
airy lore.
The holy family returned from Egypt when Jesus was
old enough to walk. In many of the old pictures
the Divine Child leading mule or clinging close
to his mother OF that early life In the land Of the Py
amids, too, early tradition has pleasing fabric
of legends.
Among the oldest of these the ancient belief that
whenever the blessed Mary placed the clothing the
holy babe trees to dry the barren limbs burst into
bloom.
Another is that child wandered into the for
est. where lions and panthers and all OF wild
beasts lived. they forth to do him homage.
stl another that. during the flight from Bethlehem.
when Herod pursued them mountains opened receive
Joseph and Mary and the holy babe into ref
that hot days. they reposed under trees
boughs bent over to shield them from the and that
they passed along flowers sprang up in their path
from the arid sand. and that the barren desert
bloomed where they passed it.
1t is told that when they journeyed through forest
all the trees bowed low In worship of the Holy One that
passed by. and that only one tree-the Appended
aloof proud and scornful 1t Is also related that the
babe gazed upon the tree and that with
it began to tremble and has trembled since.
Only the aspen stood erect and free.
Scoring to Join the voiceless worship pure;
srue 70 the sSs
It is also told that when the holy family came in
sight the sphinx the great beast told the eternal
cret and they passed the temples the old gods fell
from their thrones
coming nigh 70 On
Where stands the house Of Ra its mighty god.
Cut In black porphyry prodigious. feared,
Fell from his seat
Some writer's Of old say that the holy child
went to school They love to write of his wandering
alone into the forests and talking to the birds and in
sects. And they tell how dumb beasts were endowed
with speech when he with them.
Many old legends the early schooling Of the
boy Christ II is related that when child he taken
to Zaccheus who began teach him the alphabet
my teacher" the marvellous boy IL said 70 have
uttered hou wouldst teach e, but shall teach thee"
And then. while the old listened thunderstruck
- repeated an alphabet which the other had never
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18
Prophetic Bssthovsn.

Has anyone remarked the startling resemblance Ia
the sharp of horn those fourmes repeated
double notes in Beethovens Second symphony" which
demonstrates how great Imaginative genius may be- mr.
ahead Of his contemporariesf The classic example q
Shakespeare the telegraph When these familiar notes
heard in the symphony the audience may be ssen 70
look anxousy the shoulder prepare TO cut and
run.-London Chronicle ,5 81 ~ ff w f>
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18

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Nazareth. In Judea. was astir. there
trooped from the village crowd OF
merry children, laughing for sheer
happiness, as II their hearts sang
with the song OF dancing sunbeams.
Running and skipping along the
road they went. blithe and gay. I'M
til they came to a great tree by the
roadside, where they stopped. and
clustering about a child In their
midst. proceeded to do a strange
thing.
They cast their mantles and o.
rics from them to the ground and
Frustrated themselves before the
one in their midst; then left him,
and, running into field, gathered
flowers. He that sat alone. PEN
sive look upon his youthful face.
had the appearance Of an angel.
Soon the little playmates. their
arms laden with blossoms. returned,
and weaving wreath OF glory flow.
ers, crowned his head. 1
Into his hands they placed scep !
ter of burning gladiolus. And about
him they joyously scattered the
fresh, odorous blooms. and while
he smiled upon them they pro-
claimed the little playmate. Jesus.
the son OF the village carpenter
their king.
While they delighted in their wor-
ship of their little playmate, along
the road In the distance coszld be
seen two men coming. with heads
sorrowfully bent. carrying between
them the dead body Ct n boy
What has happ@osty" The chill
dren cried.
"Alas!" responded cns III the men.
the child was playing IN the forests
yonder and meshfnks, like many
boys. robbed the nests al snme Ifrtle
birds.
Presently. climbing . nrss, lle
did put his hand into the NEST Hnd
10! there was hitteu a pnisuunus
serpent. that sank MS tEr.Ef intp
his flesh. He suffered tsrriiiils nruuy
and. sliding from the tree, lEr until
he died. There we fCszz1s ann"
Come" the boys said 4Enf 1aI
our king"
Before the crowned one rhsy
paused and told the story.
Rising, he said: follow me
Silently they wended their WY
back to the woods. Lead us TO the
tree" said the child king And
there he paused.
"Oh, treacherous serpent. I co--
mand thee to come down" he called
And 10! above the nest appeared .
venomous head. and soon the long.
glistening body of deadly snake
came writing down the trunk.
Go, suck from that child's hand
all the poison thou didst place
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18

Judge (sternly Three times IN month"; what a. ~
make Of this. sir? { "a N ~ ~
Rastus (apoloseticaly) Deed dosn make NUM- ~
fellows up here seem be de only ones dat ~ ~
ary profit out Of hauling me up.-Puok '
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18

NE bright. sunny morning
In the month Of Adar. at
the end of winter. short
ly after the little town Of
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23

der made them all wipe their feet
upon a green mat before entering this
room. and when they were seated he
said. politely:
please make yourselves comfort
able while l go to the door Of the
throne room and tell Or you are
here"
They had to wait long time before
the soldier returned. When. at last,
he came back, Dorothy asked:
Have you seen Oz?"
"Oh, no." returned the soldier; 81
have never seen him. But l spoke tc
him as he sat behind his screen, and
gave him your message. He says he
will grant you an audience, II you SO
ter his presence alone, and he will
admit but one each day. Therefore,
as you must remain in the palace for
several days, will have you shown
to rooms where you may rest in com
fort after your journey"
Thank you,' replied the girl; that
is very kind of o.
lie uoN DleW d eTetH
whistle, and at once young girl,
dressed in a pretty green silk gown,
entered the room She had lovely
green hair and green eyes, and she
bowed low before Dorothy as she said:
Follow me and will show you
your room"
So Dorothy said good-by to all her
friends except Toto.- and taking the
dog in her arms followed the green
girl through seven passages and up
three flights of stairs until they came
to a room at the front of the palace.
1t was the sweetest little room In the
world. with a soft, comfortable bed
that had sheets of green silk and a
green velvet counterpane. There was
tiny fountain in the middle of the
room. that shot spray of green per
fume into the air, to fall back into a
beautifully carved green marble basin
Beautiful green flowers stood in the
windows, and there was shelf with a
row of little green books. When Doro
thy had time to open these books she
found them fun of queer green pic
lures that made her laugh. they were
so funny.
In wardrobe were many green
dresses. made of silk and satin and
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23

Even with eyes protected by the
green spectacles Dorothy and her
friends were at first dazzled by the
brilliancy of the wonderful City The
streets were lined with beautiful
houses all built of green marble and
studded everywhere with sparkling
emeralds. They walked over a pave
ment of the same green marble, and
where the blocks were joined together
were rows of emeralds, set closely,
and glittering in the brightness of the
sun. The window panes were of
green glass; even the sky above the
the sun were green.
There were many people, men. wom-
en- and children walking about, and
these were all dressed in green
clothes and had greenish skins. They
looked at Dorothy and her strangely
assorted company with wondering
eyes. and the children all ran away
and hid behind their mothers when
they saw the Lion; but no one spoke
to them. Many shops stood in the
street, and Dorothy saw that every
thing in them was green. Green
candy and green popcorn were offered
for sale, as well as green shoes, green
hats and green clothes of all sorts. At
one place a man was selling green
lemonade, and when the children
bought 1t Dorothy could see that they
paid for 1t with green pennies.
There seemed to be no horses nor
animals of any kia1; the men carried
things around in little green carts,
which they pushed before them.
Every one seemed happy and con-
tented and prosperous.
The Guardian of the Gates led them
through the streets until they came to
big building. exactly in the middle of
the City, which was the Palace OF Or,
the Great Wizard. There was a soldier
before the door. dressed in a green
uniform and wearing long green
beard.
. Here are. strangers said the
Guardian of the Gates to him. ''and
they demand to see the Great o."
step inside" answered the soldier
''and will carry your message 20
him."
So they passed through the palace
gates and were led into a big room
with a green carpet and lovely green
furniture set with emeralds. The sol
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23

Slittered so in the sun that even the
painted eyes of the Scarecrow were
dazzled by their brilliancy.
There was bell beside the gate.
and Dorothy pushed the button and
heard silvery tinkle sound within.
Then the big gate swung slowly open.
and they all passed through and found
themselves In high arched room. the
walls Of which glistened with count
less emeralds.
Before them stood a little man
about the same size as the Munchkins.
He was clothed all in green. from his
head to his feet. and even his skin
Was Of . greenish tint. At his side
Vas . large green box.
When he saw Dorothy and her COM
panions the man asked:
"What do you wish in the Emerald
City,"
I'VE came here to SEQ the Great
Os,- said UUrothy.
TAs man vas 80 snrprised at this
The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23
answer that he sat down to think it

answer that he sat down to think It
over.
1T has been many years since any
one asked me to see o." he said.
shaking his head iI perplexity. He
Is powerful and terrible, and II you
come on an idle or foolish errand to
bother the wise reflections of the
Great Wizard. he might be angry and
destroy you all In an instant"
But it is not foolish errand. nor
an idle one." replied the Scarecrow:
1T Is important. And we have been
told that Or Is gocd Wizard
so he is" said the green man; "and
he rules the Emerald City wisely and
well. But to those who are not hon
est. or who approach him from curl
osity, he is most terrible. and few
have ever dared ask to see his face.
am the Guardian of the Gates, and
since you demand to see the Great
Or must take you to his palace. But
first you must put on the spectacles."
Why" asked Dorothy.
Because If you did not wear spec
tacles the brightness and glory of the
Emerald City would blind you Even
those who live in the City must wear
spectacles night and day. They are
all locked on, for Or so ordered it