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'NEW ENGLAND PLANTING TREES
Opportunities the Region Offers For PpOfita.
BILE Forest Culture,

Corporations and private citizens
throughout New England are begin
ming to realize the opportunities
which this region offers for profitable
forest planting. This year about
$500 acres have been planted in the
six New England States by private
citizens. In addition, a number of
water companies have adopted a for
est policy. The largest plantation of
this character, which comprises over
1000 acres, belongs to the Metropoli-
tan Water and Sewerage Board of
Clinton, Mass.
One Of the most important phases
of reforestation in New England is
that of planting abandoned farms
and other waste land, which at pres
ent is bringing no income. In Mas
sachusetts this waste land amounts
to ten per cent. of the total area OF
the State, while the latest reports in
Rhode Island show 22S abandoned
farms. 1t is this type of land which
is now being planted. Wealthy men
here see a good investment, and a
number of them have planted tracts
Of at least fifty acres each this year,
with the intention of increasing the
size of the plantations annually. One
owner in Massachusetts who started
a white pine plantation of sixty-three
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the battleship Maryland of the Pacific
Squadron carries off the honors, win
ming the trophy by the fine score of
76,470; the cruiser trophy goes to
the Albany, having a score of 1924,
while the gunboat trophy was won
by the Wilmington, whose record was
67,44S.
AS the successful achievements of
these creditable and record-breaking
performances are due almost entirely
to a particular method of training,
it will be Of timely interest to picture
and describe the dummy drill gun.
BY the use of this device the men be-
come experts in lifting and loading
the heavy shells, and develop into hu-
man automatic machines, handling
the weighty projectiles and showing
them into the breech with great
rapidity and skill. The main object
of the dummy loader" is to give the
shell men an opportunity to acquire
speed and proficiency in the handling
of the shells without wearing out the
breechblocks Of the guns. OF late
much attention is being paid by all
the ships In the navy to these drills,
for in actual service much depends
upon the promtness and accuracy OF
the shell man. Should he "muff" a
shell at the critical moment, or let 1t
roll away from him, should he drop
fin short, should he fail to send
it home safe and true when the
breechblock of the big gun Is swung
open for him-the consequences
might be serious.
The dummy loader" is the latest
invention of the Ordnance Depart
ment, and is a facsimile of the breech
and powder chamber of a big gun up
the point where the rifing begins.
Loading it requires the Identical mo-
lions that are employed in the load
ing and firing Of the real weapon.
One man opens and closes the breech;
the shell man grasps the projectile
and quickly rams it inside, followed
by the dummy charge of powder in
a bag; the shell comes down the
return chute on the left side Of the
apparatus; the "take-of" man catches
the shell as it falls out at the end, and
shoves it again to the loader at the
front: The dummy powder charge is
handled in the same way, and the
whole makes a continuous operation
for the loader. BY the time he has
put in the last shell and the breech
is closed and locked, it is ready to be
swung open again by the plug man,
and an additional shell showed in.
A marked economic Improvement in
the saving of the life of guns is thus
obtained. The breechblock Of these
costly weapons would soon be worn
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-28
Making a Newspaper.
BY JOHN H.

The managing editor of the metro
| politan newspaper sat at his desk,
with a weary look upon his face.
There was nothing stirring and his
mind was sick with lethargy. Sud-
denly his eyes frightened and a tri-
umphant smile played around his
thin lips. Selling the telephone re-
ceiver, he put in a long-distance call
to the Washington correspondent.
Then he lay back in his chair and
rubbed his hands together in cheerful
satisfaction. The bell rang.
Hello! Is this you, Siggs?" he ex-
claimed. "This is Smith. Not much
going on, is there? Say, Siggs! Get
up a scandal on some government
transaction and telegraph it in right
away. Don't lose any time. Make it
sensational and be sur it isn't so.
We don't want a word of truth in it,
understand"
The editor hung up the receiver
with an expression of delightful and
keen anticipation.
It'll bring one Of those fierce and
frenzied denunciations," he said, half
aloud, land then our paper will
spring into immediate popularity and
renown. We can help the thing
along, too, by raving about the free
dom of the press.'-From Judge.
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A Snake Rat Killer.

Rigdon Johnson, a farmer living
neal New Harmony, has a rat exter-
minator which he says beats a whole
pack of rat dogs. MI. Johnson's rat
exterminator is a chicken snake about
six feet long, and it has taken refuge
in the barn and granaries Of the farm.
All the year it wages incessant war
on the rats and mice about the place,
and as a result of the snakes strict
attention to business Mr.. Johnson
says he hasn't a rat or mouse on his
200 acres of land. He says he never
has any corr eaten by the rats. He
has given instructions to members OF
his family not to injure or modest the
snake in any way, and intends to al
low it to make its home on his farm
as long as it cares to remain. A
chicken snake is not a thing Of beau
ty and appears to be a vicious reptile.
It is a black snake with white spots
covering the back. - indianapolis
News.
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CONFESSIONS OF A CLOWN.
At Last, There ts on Sale 8 Book
Brffnful of American Kumor.

At Last, There 1s on Sale 8 boo3
Brfmful of American Kumor.
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest Of his customers
is for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the ace OF American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale Is therefore predicted for
the Memoirs OF Dan Rice" the
Clown Of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guar
anteed to make you roar with laugh
ter. The author presents to the pub
lie q volume Of the great testers
most pungent Jokes, comic harangues,
caustic hits upon men and manners.
lectures, anecdotes, sketches Of ad-
venture, original songs and poetical
illusions; wise and witty, serious,
satirical, and sentimental sayings OF
the sawdust arena Of other days.
Old Dan Rice, as proprietor Of tie
famous lone Horse Show" was more
Of q national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book Of 500 pages,
beautifully Illustrated, will be sent
postpaid to you for $3.50. Address
Book Publishing House, 1874 Leonard
street, New York City.
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Wanted Her Money Back.

George Cohan, the player, tells ola
theatrical combination that encoun-
tered much bad business in its tour
of one-night stands in Ohio and Ken
lucky.
The "date" that proved fatal to the
life of the organization took it to
Marietta, in the Buckeye State. The
first performance was a matinee. and
the audience was a number not much
larger than the proverbial 4corporal's
guard" The disconsolate business
manager was hurrying out Of the
Office on, some errand to the back
Of the house, when he stumbled over
a little girl dissolved into tears.
whats the matter, little one?"
he asked, forgetting his own troubles
at this sad sight.
II wants me money back!" yelled
the youngster between walls.
Don't you like the playa" asked
the manager. Don't get discouraged.
You've seer only the first act"
II don't care nuthin' bout the
play" howled the little girl. I'm
afraid to set in that gallery all
alonei"-Lippincott's. .
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the gun crews are kept at systematic
and continuous drills with the dummy
loading machine, consequently the
men have acquired the top-notch in
speed, coupled with a mathematical
precision in the handling Of the pro-
jectiles, powder charges, etc. When
the vessel reaches the range, and as,
at the speed assigned, a very short
time interval is allowed for the run,
it is important to begin firing at once
with the rapidity consistent with
getting on" the target. The size of
the target varies according to calibre
and practice, but the target screens
for the great guns are about twenty
one feet in length and seventeen feet
in width and are distant from the
range about 1900 yards. The Navy
Department provides four trophies
for excellence in gunnery-one each
for battleships, cruisers, gunboats and
torpedo craft. In addition, money
rewards are distributed according to
gun rank or rating among the sue
cessful crews.-Scientiic American.
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manufacturers who have assured
their labor supply by apprenticeship
systems and trade schools. Is it only
a coincidence that these are the three
oldest successful plants in the coun-
try?
Another tomorrow department is
that which looks ahead and provides
new and wider markets. A New Eng.
land carpet manufacturer had enough
orders booked to u his plant at
full capacity for three years ahead,
but he realized that within that time
other carpet manufacturers could OBJ
tain a foothold and make inroads into
territory which he could not reach
now but which he would need in the
future.
So he launched an advertising cam.
paign that was designed to obtain
these results slowly and to impress
upon the consumer the superiority
of his goods, and as carpets are not
bought by the householder every day
this slow process had it's effect and to-
day this manufacturer has a national
business.
An Eastern manufacturer of a
household article saw more than two
years ago that his line was bound to
become highly competitive. There
were no patents on his goods; small
capital was needed to start his bust
ness; overproduction was inevitable.
So he took a trip abroad, started in
a very small way a foreign trade by
mail, gradually established agencies,
expanded his trade.
To-day he does only a foreign bust
ness. He is the most prosperous
manufacturer in his line. While 9TH
ers are fighting for the profitable
home market he has a non-competi-
tive foreign market.
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Revival Of Maine Whaling.

Southwest Harbor plans a new in
dustry during the coming summer in
a revival of whale fishing. Whales
are said to be plentiful off Mount Des-
ert Rock and vicinity, and John Stan
ley and sons have bought the steam
yacht Princess from Castine summer
parties, and will utilize it for a whal-
ing craft during the coming summer.
The Princess is a flyer, very fast, with
215-horsepower and is s~eventy-two
feet long. Bomb guns will be fitted
on her decks, and she will go after
the whales in dead earnest. Each
fnny monster is worth something like
$500, and after he is captured he will
be towed to Southwest Harbor, to go
the way Of all dead whales. The
prospect for the whales this summer
is by no means DISQUALIFICATION
Journal.
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THE NAVY's DUMMY DRILL GUN
By Walter |. Beasley.

The recent brilliant and surprising
scores made by the ships at target
practice at M~agdalena Bay shows a
marked advance over previous years,
and demonstrates that the men be-
hind the guns have been trained up to
the highest point Of efficiency in the
various operations connected with
firing the batteries, such as quick
handling Of shells, ammunition, point
ing and sighting, and other matters
entering into the performance of sue
cessful naval gunnery. AS recently
announced by the Navy Department,
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At a country fair out in Kansas a
man went up to a tent where some
elk were on exhibition and stared
wistfully up at the sign. I'D like
to go in there" ne said to the keeper,
but it would be mean to go in with
out my family and 1 cannot afford to
pay for my wife and seventeen chill
dren." The keeper stared at him In
establishment. "Are all those your
children?" he gasped. Every one"
said the man. "You wait a minute"
said the keeper. I'm going to bring
the elk out and let them see you ALL"
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"The pink envelope which heralds
dismissal in the modern business
Office is doubtless effective" said a
man who had just received one, but
it is not as picturesque as the method
which Uncle Jimmy Gilbert used to
use in his printing Office. When a
new man came Uncle Jerry drove a
nail in the wall for him to hang his
coat and hat on. One morning the
man would come to work and find the
nail driven in up to the head. He
knew that he was through them
Boston Record.
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Caraway Seeds Fetch EN-.

Speaking about bread-and who
is not speaking about it," said the
old East Side resident-"I have no.
ticed that people who have lived in
this part of town for any length OF
time always come back to the East
Side to get their rye bread, no matter
where their improved circumstances
enable them to live. 1t is the cara
way seeds that fetch them. Our
bread has more caraway seeds in 1t
than the rye bread made in any place
else in town, and people who have got
used to our caraway loaves don't feel
satisfied with any other. New York
Press.
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by the constant slamming and the
denting of quickly-thrown shells.
The new device is manufactured
entirely in the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
N. Y, in the ordnance machine shop.
1t is made mostly of steel; although
there are a few parts Of brass and
cast iron, the supporting framework
and return chute are entirely Of steel.
The one shown in the accompanying
illustration is the latest seventeen
model, and is on board the battleship
New Hampshire. 1t is seven feet
four inches long, four feet four inches
high, and weighs about 1900 pounds,
costing the Government 1915 to man.
ufacture.
Before reaching the target ground,
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acres this year, expects to plant fifty
acres annually for the next ten years,
while others intend to plant tracts Of
various sizes ranging upwards to 200
acres apiece next spring.
White pine is, of course, the species
most generally planted, but other
species which make excellent growth
and are being used more and more
are Norway spruce, for timber and
puip-wood; chestnut, for telegraph
poles, posts, ties and lumber; red
oak for piles and ties; black locust,
for fence posts, and sugar maple. for
a variety Of products.
1t is not only on these tracts of
waste land that planting is beginning
to play such an important part. The
practical farmer in this region now
realizes that the cheapest and best
way to get the special wood products
which he needs on his farm, is by
planting the trees. He realizes, too,
the protective value of plantations
which serve as ~shelterbelts and wind
breaks. Altogether, this region Of
fers excellent opportunities for tree
planting.-From Forest Service, u.
s.. Department of Agriculture.
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Maybe he had labored desperately

Maybe he had labored desperately
trying to cut a large amount Of salad
on a small plate with a fork without
putting his foot on the salad. May
be he was a one-armed man. How
ever that may be, he devised an i'm
plement which has many advantages.
1t is a fork with a slot in the shank.
In this slot is a wheel with a PEN
knife edge which acts as a rotary
cutter, cutting the food when rolled
over it. The uses Of such an imp1e-
ment are manifold. 1t is handy in
cheap restaurants, as it reduces the
necessary stock of table utensils and
saves time in washing.-Boston Post.
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Fire Will Not Scorch.

The most careful of cooks with the
many different viands in the course
Of preparation under her eyes will
slip up occasionally and relax her
vigilance for a second, when some
one of the articles on the stove Is
touched by the finger of fire. Scorched
food is one of the most inexcusable
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Knife and Fork in One.

Probable the Indiana man who in
vented the combined table knife and
fork was alarmed by the reckless
ness with which his rural a%cquaint-
ances handled their cutlery, and
wanted to save them from cutting
thnir threats
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E Pluribus UnuIn.

Her fingers toyed with the fringe OF
her mantle.
NO" she answered, Il fear l can
not centre my affections upon any n
man."
A smile played about his thin lips.
I'm the light of modern progress"
he exclaimed, Il cannot ask it. now
have the honor to inform you tina a
syndicate is backing me. '-1nde-
pendent.
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It has been demonstrated by nu-
merous experiments in Europe as well
as in America that the pulp possess
ing the best fibre for paper, and the
most practical to make, is that de-
rived from the wood of the spruce
and fir.
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One of the biggest pieces Of engt-
neering in New England is a $500
horse power dam in the Union River
at Ellsworth, Me. 1t is constructed
of hollow concrete and cost nearly
$500, 600. N.Y.-2S
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Do Your Feet Ache and Burne

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Hot, Smarting and Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Sold by all Druggists
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
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offenses of the cook. A simple piece
of apparatus to prevent this mishap
has been devised. 1t consists of a
metal affair resembling an inverted
pie plate, generously perforated with
small holes. This rests on the bot
tom of the kettle and effectually pre-
vents the contents from coming into
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-28

The Emperor of China and the Viceroy
of India between them govern more thar
half the population of the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-28

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
~teething, %softens the gums reduces lntiamma'
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Of the 1000, 900 married couples j
France nearly 100000 are childless.
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Friendships never are the better
for being p%unctured and then patched
up.
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The vineyards of Algeria produce
the greatest yield to the acre.
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paradise Lost" was sold by Milton for
$50.
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Prophetic Eye in Business.

"To-morrow Departments" Of the Great Industries
Railroads Securing Fuel Half a Century Ahead
Tanners Buy Up Forests-Brck Makers Get Clay
Banks-Training For Work Of the Future 100000.
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Germany is the chief land of duels
at present.
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what Liver or Bowel medicine you
are using, stop it on. Get q loo
box weeks treatment of CAS-
CARETS today from your druggist
and learn how easily, naturally and
delightfully."- your liver al be made
to work, and your bovels move every
day. There's neto life in every box.
CASCARETS are natures helper.
You will see the difference! g
cAscARETS Ioe a box for a weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
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A Sight For the Elk.
The Trail Of the Hammer.

Book Publishing House, 1874 Leonard ST.. N. Y. City.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-28
LEAPING AND JUMPING
CONTEST WITH NORRIS & ROWE

An act that has always proven of
circus is the long leaping and high
jumping contests that brings the en-
tertainment TO a close and Norris &
Rowe have paid special attention to
this feature this season and promise
odd contests of a NOSE exciting nature.
The sight of men flying from a spring
board over the backs Of horses camels,
dromedaries Ilmas and elephants, is
always spirited and interesting. II
shows the courage and physical per-
fection of the trained athletes and that
is what the young American glor!es
in. The clowns follow the leapers in
a burlesque of their flights throug the
air and this supplies abundant fun for
the children.
The leaping tournament has been
revived this season by the Greater
Norris & Rowe show upon a scale in
keeping with their all new circus.
Many leapers vaulters and high jum-
ers famous in Europe as we'll as in
take part In the tournament. A
contest on the same order has been ar
ranged for the acrobats and gymnasts
In which the Bonvard troupe, the La
Verne troupe, and the Lemayne troupe
will take part.
Their is considerable rivalry between
the acrobats and the professional
leapers and the most dashing and
spirited feats Of skill are being ac-
To increase the inter-
est, a corps of lady gymnasts and
physical culture experts have been ad-
ed. Norris & Rowe will give a purse
Of gold and a diamond medal TO the
one whi shows the most grace, skill
and daring in successfully leaping the
high barriers and clearing the backs
Of animals and obstacles.