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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-08
Increase of Grade.

Considering the official import figures of the Oriental countries, MT. Austin said that china's imports from the United States in 1908, the latest year for which official figures are available, showed a larger percentage of her imports drawn from the United States than the annual average of the preceding decade, and that this is true also of Japan. the Philippine Islands, and India. In the decade ending with 1907 China took 91a per cent of her imports From the United States; in the year 1908, 101a per cent. In the decade end- ing with 1907 Japan took 17.4 per cent of her imports from the United Statesi in 1908, IFS per cent. In the decade ending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-08

The sxplanation of this remarkable fact. that the greatest cotton-producing country of the world supplies such an extremsly small shors of cottons import a by ths Oriental peoplep, Iies in the fnct that the Amey1eeo manufeetwerI
Arizona republican., 1910-08-21

1 DUR REASON for this enormous re-
 V duction is simple. QAugust has the reputation of being the quiet fur niture and house furnishing goods month of the year. Our profits depend upon the volume of business done during this dull period. Our big selling force must be paid every day, and so on down the line q It is better for us and better for you to have the sweep ing reduction in prices which will move
 great quantities of furniture andhouse- furnishing goods.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-21

DRICtS DURING thlS sale will be Y great deal less than the new freight rate schedule we are going to give you the benefit. Everything in the establishment goes at a great reduc- tion with the exception of a few artic- les where we are not allowed to cut the price, New goods which are arriv- ing daily will be included during this sale. Now is the time to furnish your house complete at a small expense, or perhaps you only need odd pieces, in either case don't delay, but come ear ly and make your selection.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20

intense heat of the tropical sun of those lands
where they most flourish.
The Eucalyptus globulus generally called
the blue gum from it's bluish-green leaves, is
the variety most successfully grown in Califor-
nit. 1t has also been introduced and f1ourishes
in India, Natal, Egypt, Algeria, and in various
parts of southern Europe and in some other
warm countries. 1t cannot stand the frost and
so must be classed among tropical trees. Per-
haps only in the state of Florida and Califor
mia can we expect to see 1t in perfection In
this country; yet although it's introduction into
California has been of but recent date, already
its value to that state has been very consider
able
Some of the species of eucalyptus are much
more valuable than others. There is also a
great diversity both in their appearance and
worth. One of the most valuable is the Euca-
lyptus marginata, popularity called the Jarrah
wood. It grows to a great size and its tim
Der is so hard that it is found to be especial
ly valuable in the construction of wharves, as
it resists the attack of the ship worms and
borers that are so destructive to ordinary wood.
Because of this quality it also enters largely
into the construction Of ships and Is utilized
in other marine uses.
Some varieties of the eucalyptus yield
kind of astringent gum resin called Vino,
while from others species of MAMMA hard
little, sweet substance-is obtained in consid-
cradle quantities. AS antidote against ma
laria and as being valuable in wardng off or
disspating malaria in regions where malaria
abounds, the eucalyptus has obtained con-
siderable reputation. Expert opinions seem to
be divided as to the way in which it's benef-
cent results come about Some think it Is the
result Of the volatile oils which these trees
give off through their leaves, acting as neu-
Trailing and even destructive mower against
the malar1al matter in the atmosphere; others
maintain that its benefcent results are caused
by the fact of the trees being such rapid grow
ers. and the great quantity of water they thus
absorb and then give off purif1es the atmo-
sphere Whatever may be the cause, the fact
is evident that their presence in goodly num-
bers, planted in malarial regions, has produced
most benefcent results
The Roman Campagna especially has been
greatly benefited, SO much SO that large por
tons once considered almost fatal to human
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
A COOL,
PROPOSITION
And a Sure One.
Inc BODY Does Not Feel Heal
onpleasantly II 1t has IN
Proper Food
Grape=Nuts

People can live in g. temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degree
cooler than their neighbors enjoy by
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat ent,relv for
breakfast; use a goodly allowances Of
,fult' either fresh or cooked. Then I'll.
low with a saucer containing about four
neaping teaspoonfuls of Grane.Nuts,
treated with little rich cream Addto
tns ABOUT two slices Of crisp toast With
q meaeer amount of butter. and ons
cup OF well-made Postum.
by this selection Of food tho hodslv
energy is preserved, while the hot. car
Donaceous foods have been left out.
Inc result is very marked differences
~ me temperature of the body, I'd
~ inns comfortable condition ID addhd
.ne certainty of ease and perfect Ages
s a for the food being partially b.
ases.ed Is quickly assimilated by ito
digestive machinery
experience and experiment IN food,
anu us application to the human boay
nas brought out these facts ThsJ
t "a ~ Do made use of and add materialIf
70 .ne comfort Of the user.
aead the little book "The Road Vi
MELVILLE" in pkgs. "rhere,s = Rsssosl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
EUCsAlXp7US rs EEE/w
CIRCZl/hfZ.REW[F

life, and stunned and feared, are now the
abodes of numbers of people who find, since
the introduction of the eucalyptus trees, but
little traces of the dreaded malaria that for
ages once caused those regions to be so
stunned and deserted
In the low malarial regions around the Cape
of Good Hope and in similar unhealthful
regions around Algiers and elsewhere, the
same benifcent results have followed the intro
duction of the eucalyptus trees.
AS yet no variety has been discovered that
is able to withstand even moderate frost, but
the fact that millions of these trees can be
raised SO easily and quickly in California and
Florida and perhaps in the warm places on the
Gulf of Mexico, and that it's timber can be so
widely utilized Is a matter for congratulation
to all who are interested in the conservation Of
our forests and also in the Introduction of new
varieties of trees that will add to the timber
wealth Of the country.
II general eucalyptus may be successfully
planted in the sections Of the United States
suitable for the culture of citrus fruits. They
are grown in nearly all the agricultural Sec
lions of California, along the coast of southern
Oregon, and to a limited extent in Arizona
New Mexico and western Texas. Several spe-
cies have also been planted in Florida and
along the Gulf coast Here, however, occa-
sional frosts have killed or severely damaged
the trees, and for this reason planting has
been discouraged.
The blue gum Eucalyptus globulus) has
phenomenally rapid rate of growth Seedlings
stands will average a height growth of so feet
in 6--years and 100 feet In 10 years. Under
very favorable conditions individual trees have
reached a height of 1876 feet and diameter Of
SO inches in years. In sprout stands growth
Is even more rapid; trees frequently reach
inches in diameter and 35 feet in height in
months, while in 8 years a diameter OF inches
and height of 70 feet are often attained. In
California under favorable conditions, trees
have attained height of 175 feet and a d.
ameter of feet in 20 years. Although some
times irregular in form, the tree tends to de-
velop straight gradually tapering unforked
stem. In plantations the trunks become rap
idly cleared of branches to a considerable
height, but in the open, trees branch moro
widely and gradually develop short crown
of massive, spreading branches
Blue gum is practically immune from dis
ease Where trees are reproduced by sprouts,
the old stumps frequently decay slowly at the
heart, while the sprouts remained unaffected
Growing trees are not attacked by insect enc
mics, but felled timber lying Embarked upon
the ground Is subject to injury by wood-mi
ming insect.
Blue gum rarely suffers any breakage of the
limbs by Winds and the spreading root sys-
tenn renders the trees very wind-frm-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
1t Was the Other Way.

"Mr. JONES'" said the senior partner
in the wholesale dry goods house to
the drummer who stood before him In
the private Office, you have been
with us for the past ten years"
Eyes, SIR"
"And you ought to know the rules
Of the house. One of them is that no
man Of ours shall take a side line"
"But I have none, SIR
But you have lately got married"
Eyes; but can you call that side
line, Mr. Jones?'
Technically, 1t may not be-"
"You needn't fear that having a
wife is going to bring me in off trip
any sooner"
"Oh, I don't. It is the fear that
having wife at home you'll want to
stay out on the road altogetherl"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20

dispatched, and no other operator is
trying to get the wire. In this case
the telegraph instrument in Philadel-
phia is likely to click off; Say, Jim, l
just heard new story. It's good
one.'
when Jim gets Jack at Chicago or
Pete at st. Louis on an idle wire, the
new story is passed along. And so in
a single night cracking good story
may be passed from New York to San
Francisco.
But, I'm afraid that stories won't
circulate now as quickly as they used
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
WrzLNALIs: CNLIF0RW4-

by the late Bishop Taylor from distant Aus
tralia, its original home.
1t was a surprise, as well as revelation to
find on our recent visit to Australia that in
that far-aWay land, under the Southern Cross,
were growing trees that lowered in the air $50
feet higher than the great Sequoia, the famous
red wood Of our American west and yet such
is the fact, as some specimens of the Eucalyp-
tus amygdalina reach to the great height of
480 feet. Specimens abound that are from 100
to 200 feet in circumference. They are prac-
ttcally of no use for commercial purposes, as
the expense of cutting down such enormous
trees and then getting their logs split up into
pieces that can be handled is so great that
these monsters are passed by the thrifty lum-
bermen for the smaller ones that are more
easily handled.
The Eucalyptus amygdalina is the tallest, if
not perhaps the largest, tree that grows Speci
mems over 400 feet high are frequently found
while some have been measured towering up
to 47O and 48O feet. The timber Of these great
specimens is easily worked, and, as it does not
warp readily, is much used in carpentry
The eucalyptus tree is genus of trees and
shrubs OF the natural order of Myrtacea, en-
bracing about $50 species All but four of
them are natives of Australia and Tasmania
only. The eucalyptus trees are so abundant
in many parts Of Australia that over vast areas
they are practically the only trees visible The
fact that the fully developed trees are desti-
tute of symmetry and beauty robs the great
Australian wooded regions of that attractive
ness and charm which gives such pleasure and
delight to the primeval forests of America.
One striking characteristic of several varie-
ties of the eucalyptus Is that, while they never
seem to shed their leaves, they cast or slough
off their bark In long strfps every year The
leaves, which have leathery appearance, con-
tain a considerable quantity of volatile OIL The
tincture or oil extracted from them has bit
ter aromatic taste and is extensively used as
a remedy for various diseases.
On the young shoots of many species the
leaves in pairs are opposite to each other, as
they appear on ordinary plants, while on the
older branches the leaves are arranged alter
nately and grow in such way that they pre-
sent their edges to the sun. This seems to be
natures provision to protect them from the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
Send Good Joke Doun Line

them. But that isn't how it's done; 1t
doesn't make any difference If we
tract on through express, we fire.
quently find that a brand new story
we heard in Philadelphia has reached
San Francisco ahead of u.s.
"The explanation is simple enough -
said the old telegrapher. ''It simply
means that electricity Is faster than
steam; while you were travelling to
Frisco on the railroad the joke was
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
travelling there on the telegraph wire"

mo; no one goes to the expense
that's on the telegraph company. You
see, it's this way: The operators at
all the big telegraph centers over the
country have speaking acquaintance
with each other. They call each other
by first names, though the chances are
that they haven't the slightest idea Of
each others appearance. During the
night the wires are often quiet. Now,
suppose message has just been sent
from New York to this city; for the
time being there is nothing more to be
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
TeIegraphers Said to Be Responsible
for Quick Way That Stories
Travel.

Nov that's something I've often
wondered about" said the old CONNER
cial traveller to a Philadelphia Ledger
man. How does a new joke travel
over the country so quickly? I've
heard the explanation that it is we
commercial travellers who spread
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20

to. You see, the companies have
Weakened up to the fact that many Of
their wires are idle during the night,
and so they have instituted the night
letter. notwithstanding at night
a 50-word message at the same price
that dispatches 10-word message in
the day"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
Wonder Whv-

Said the proprietor of the big drug
store with a soda fountain annex to
his white jacketed dispenser: Jimmy,
you will have to cut out that new drink
Of yours; I notice that every man who
comes in and tries 1t Immediately be-
gins to feel around for the brass rail
with his foot"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20


add to our enjoyment and happiness good
degree of success has already attended their eff
forts and doubtless much more will yet be &C
compished by them.
Owing to the rapidly increased price OF
timber and lumber the matter of fCrest-groW-
ing is of vital interest to the great corpora.
tons like the railroads, manufa curing and
building companies, that must have, for their
very existence, vast quantities Of timber and
lumber. The timber required by the railroads
for the one item of railroad ties not taking
into consideration the quantity used in the con-
struction of cars and buildings, consumes the
output of many hundreds of thousands of acres
of timber lands every year.
While undoubtedly the valuable trees in
digenous to America will be most largely re-
planted and utilized, many others that are not
natives Of this continent, when found by ex-
pertinent to be easily grown and of value, will
also be imported and largely cultivated.
In the case Of the eucalyptus this has already
been DONE and extensively is the tree now
grown in California, and so many and valued
are its uses, that it will be news to multitudes
to hear that there still live many who remem-
Der when it was first brought into that state
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
Reformation,

Reformation.
You say you are reformer?N
yep" replied the local boss; "of
the deepest dye"
But you were not always So"
mo. The reformers reformed our
town last year and want to reform
It back again"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20
An fnsinuation,

Mary, Mary. take the parrot down.
stairs at once. The master has lost
his collar button. Christian Reg
lister.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20

Young girls ought to make the most
OF their birthdays, for in after years
they cease to have them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20

You know they're
best; so do a few
others I But the
general public-are
they informed7 Tell
thenl Don't keep
II q dark secret.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20

t'RADE MORAL-Nobody would
have known the Good Samar-
itan's kind act were II not for
Our Saviour's parable. Be the
home folks Good Samaritan
Mr.. Merchant; make this pa
Der your commercial bible;
write your own parable and
put it Ia our advertising COZ
unns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-20

N THESE days, when the reforest-
ing of the waste lands of our
country is becoming a question of
such national Importance, the
study of the relative value of diff
ferent species of trees is naturally
very essential.
Scientific parties are securing
the earth in search for new
p1antc frl1itc and yppat HES to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24
THE MAESTRO.


The night has gone, crept to the Vel
: vet Room,
or dreadful silence but eternal
peace,
Where stored are all the glories that
We're Greece.
abloom.
The morning star grows pale and
wisps away;
The lark winds heavenward: the
robin calls;
The sparrows chtrp; the morning
madrigals
From bough and sky announce the
nascent day.
The evening comes; the tolling of a
A mellow note sends on its solemn
way,
And through the mountains aeon
Sabbath day
The sea is signing in broken she'll
The laying dog, the restless cattle
cease
Their sounds and in the fragrant
summer airs
Lifts tremolo the music of His
sphere
In lasting measure of the splendid
peace.
John A. Moroso.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24
SUSPICIOUS.

Every time YOU stop to tell
OF mans successes,
Jabez Jones, he says, ooh, Well,
We kin make our guesses.
Don't know how he managed 1t,
But in our positions.
We kin speculate bity-
I've got my suspicions!"
When the world is echoin'
Cheers and song and laghter.
Jabez comes a-buttin' in.
Hintin' at some CRATER
Who has played a game to change
Natural conditions;
Talks mysterious and strange,
Havin' his suspicious.
Talk about the germs that make
Life so grim and painful!
Jabez Mirly seems to ache
With his pangs disdainful.
When see him givin' these
Envious exhibitions,
'Druther have a real disease
Than his blamed suspicious!
Washington Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24
THE BURDENS OF WEALTH.

one spring for some reason, old Eli
was going around town with face of
dissatisfaction, and when questioned
he poured forth his voluble tale OF
woe thus: "Marse Geo'ge, he come to
me last fall an he say, Eli, dis gwin
ter be hard winter, so yo' be keerful
an save yo' wages fas' an tight An
b'lieve Marse Geo'ge, yas, sab,
b'lieve him. and | save ap' l save. an
when de winter come it amt got nc
hardship, an der was I wild all dat
money jes' frown on nah hands!"-
Everybody's Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24

question If the nations. business
nerve has not been weakened by too
prolonged prosperity, since it now
takes unnecessary fright at the slight
est sign of reaction. 1t has long been
insisted upon in these advices that the
country would be benefited by some
sort of readjustment; our industrial
machinery being out of gear because
some portions had advanced much
more rapidly than /others. We are
now going through a period of this
character in which equilibrium is be-
ing restored. There is no occasion
for undue anxiety, and after period
OF moderate retrenchment we may
look forward to renewed activity, pro-
vided the harvest realizes expecta-
tons At present the crop outlook is
promising, although containing spots
OF disappointment, Considerable in
jury has unquestionably been done to
offset by larger corn crop. The
same remark will apply to the coun-
try as a whole. A large screage of
cotton is in prospect, and it is still
too early to indulge in pessimistic
views regarding any of the crops. A
cool and backward spring can hardly
be considered detrimental when ac-
companied by adequate moisture: and
il should be remembered that a few
warm days will quickly place the
crops upon satisfactory footing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24
\ PROPER REQUEST.

Douglas county people have gotten
cut circular urging the voters of the
state to postpone the creation of any
new counties until a law has been en-
acted providing that only residents
of the territory affected shall vote on
division bills. The circular sets forth
some very good reasons for the re-
quest.
Commenting upon the action of the
Roseburg people the Eugene Regis
ter gives its endorsement of the, plan
in the following words:
1--WE are glad to see the Douglas
people getting hold of the right end
of this proposition. This is what the
Register has been preaching vigor-
ously ever since the several new Coun-
ty propositions came up in this state
and we know that such method of
settling county division disputes will
meet the general approval of the vo-
ters Of the state who are not anxi-
Gus to mix in county division contro-
versies in which they have no direct
Interests. are not personally concern
ed, and are not in position to pass up
or the real merits Of the case. 1t is
a matter that does, however, vitality
affect the territory directly interested
and should be left with the people in
said territory for settlement.
A campaign waged along the line
oe asking the voters of the state t5
vote mo" on all county division
schemes until such time as genera
law is enacted by the Legislature con
fining the vote to the county or coun.
ties affected, ought to meet the heart
lest support and approval Of the vot
ers everywhere, who are disposed t.
give sll sections Of the state squar'
deal by allowing them to settle thei
own family quarrels."
This. too. is the view Of the Eas
Oregonian. Ask the voters to re
quire that all division questions b
withheld until they can be settled /
proper manner. There are man
signs that the people are going to tur
down all division bills this fall. The
are going to resent being dragged int
local fights in various parts of tn
state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24
A REIMBURSEMENT.

There is no question but that re-
adjustment to a lower base is going
on in industrial and mercantile af-
fairs, a readjustment that will prove
highly beneficial and pave the way
for renewed activity at a later date
cial review Unfortunately, the coun.
try has become so accustomed to high
pressure activity and advancing prices
that II cannot experience any move.
ment in opposite directions without
becoming unduly discouraged. 1t Il
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24
Layins Mile Of Track Daily

Vale, Ore.-The big track layer and
engine with a railroad gang of 65
men have arrived at Vale and have
started tracklaying on the Malheur
valley railway grades to the new town
of Brogan, a distance of 25 miles from
Vale. One mile of track will be put
into place each day and engineers in
charge state that they will reach the
city of Brogan, the center of the Will
low valley irrigation district by the
middle of June. Trains will be run
ming into Brogan by July 1 and ar.
rangements are being made for 8
large celebration in that city on July
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-24

Representative Rucker of Colorado
was in a strange town during the. late
campaign and wanted a drink. He
has a constitutional objection to
drinking alone, and called hobo who
was standing in front of the saloon to
join him. They walked into the bar
and Rucker ordered two highballs.
Then he thought he might nave Of
Tended his companion and said:
Il beg your pardon; l neglected to
ask you what you would like to have?'
What did you order?" asked the
tramp.
1.-TWO rye highballs," answered Mr..
Rucker.
That's all right; I'll take the
same"