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The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29

Longley; Officer of Guard, Henry b.
Stevens: Quartermaster, H. E. Hale;
Chaplain j S. Woodsome mastering
officer, B. B. Wells.
Reports from William Huntoon, who
Is in Portland hospital say he was
resting comfortably up to Tuesday
this week.
]. R. Everett of Presque Isle, Is In
town for a few days looking after the
care of his brother, E. B. Everett, who
Is critically i'll, but we all hope for
his speedy recovery.
The Smithfield road residents had a
Christmas tree Monday evening in
the Gould school house. A large
number were present and many gifts
were distributed.
George Snow of Mercer, passed
away last Sunday.
Since the rain last Saturday the
proprietor of the Star store has quite
skating pond in front of his store.
The young shavers are improving the
time skating.
DR.. j. d. Ames went to the Maine
General hospital Tuesday, accompan-
led by Ansel Nickerson of Mercer
WnOSS Wlle 10 III luS lOopiIdl dhu "hi
be operated on for appendicitis.
At the regular meeting of Quinne-
basset lodge of l. o. o. G. t., No. 109,
Monday evening, the following officers
we're nominated: Herbert Crosby, N.
G.; A. H. Blaisdell, V. G.; Ernest
Gilman, Secretary; Eben Miller,
Treasurer The third degree will be
worked next Monday evening.
Mrs. Harry Everett Is suffering with
a bad cold.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Guy Emmons were at
home for the holidays, guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles EN-
puB I'M 10 puB lesIls lodSQ 'suoW
Mrs Williamson, in the rural district
Mrs. Fred Dunlap has been confined
to her home with bad cold.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dyer and son,
emery, of the Dyer Dry Goods Co..
Skowhegan, were guests of Mrs. Geo.
Porter, proprietor of the Porter
house, Christmas day, where they par
took of a fine turkey dinner. Mrs.
Lizzie Jones entertained the above at
tea and during the evening, Mrs. Dyer
remaining her guest over Christmas
and Monday.
Henry Hagan is working for the E.
E. Barker Granite Co., Depot street.
B. B. Wells has been on the sick
list several days.
The Blueberry Corner entertain
ment Tuesday evening was quite
largely attended considering the con-
dition of the weather.
Postmaster George Carr and wife
spent Christmas with Mrs. Carr's par
ents in Skowhegan.
The Odd Fellows distributed their
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Miss Olive Moore of Madison was q

MISS Ol1Vo MOORE Oh MduI5On WdS d
recent guest at T. M. Stewards.
Merle Mitchell bids fair to be an
expert electrician, having recently
been employed by the Waterville Co.
to wire the remodeled State house and
now Is employed by the same COM
pany at Bingham.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Norton was the scene of Christmas
festivity on Monday, the 26th, when a
company of seventeen gathered to en-
joy a bountiful dinner, which was
served at one o'clock. The Christmas
tree brought happiness to one and all
On Sunday, December 25, Arthur
Clark of this village and Miss Luetta
Richards of Freeman were united in
marriage at the home of the bride
Both of the young people are grad
ustes of Arson academy, and the
bride has taught many terms In this
and adjoining towns. Mr. Clark is
clerk in the Union Cooperative store
at Madison. and they will reside in
that town. Their many friends extend
congratul/ /tions.
Christopher Thompson, who died in
Lewiston December 90 was well
known in this vicinity as his brother
Albert Thompson was longtime
resident of this village. Mr.. Thomp-
son was born In Embden, the son oi
Christopher and Annie Gray Thomp-
son. and he is survived by two broth
ers, Abial G.. Thompson of Lewiston
and Lyman G. Thompson Of Boston
and one sister, Mrs. Elvira Veasey oil
Madison. besides several nieces among
them being Mrs. Melzer Eames of No
Anson. Mr.. Thompson was veteran
of the Civil war. He died of heart
disease and his age was So years.
The regular meeting of the Sun
shine society will be held at Mrs. Wal
lace Emery's on Tuesday afternoon
January 3.
News of the death of Mrs. Ross
Dun OF Millinocket was received here
last week on Wednesday Mr.. and
Mrs. Dunn were former residents o.
this village. Besides her husband
she leaves six small children. Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Perkins went to attend
the funeral.
Edward B. Williams of Twin Falls
Idaho. former North Anson boy
sent to his brother w. H. Williams
samples of the potatoes and apples
raised in Idaho, which arrived here
at Christmas time Your correspon
dent was remembered by Mr.. Williams
and the products of that far away
land are very palatable.
The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29
MADISON CENTER.

All in this place were made sad
when the news came that Hiram
Moore had passed away. He lived
in our midst many years and was a
good friend and neighbor and will be
greatly missed.
The Golden Glow branch, l. s. s.,
will meet Saturday, December 81, in
stead of the first Thursday in January,
as first advertised with Mrs. Rosa
Danforth.
The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29

Christmas presents from their hall
last Friday evening to all who were
nraSpnt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-17

famous persons. Tho American the
ater Is almost entirely in the hands of
Jewish managers In literature the
list of Jewish names is long. including
Zangwill. Gcorg Brandes. Catulle Men
des. Lombroso, Sidney Lee and many
others of familiar mention.
VIriIity of Jewish Race.
The virility of the jewish race is ono
of the wonders of the world Despised.
prosecuted. ruthlessly downtrodden for
centuries by national decree and by in
dividual prejudice. the Jew has made
his way to opulencc and power. to the
respect and veneration of the thinking
world. The Jews are people who hang
together. That ancient. ineradicablo
national feeling has kept them one
people wherever they have wandered.
The orthodox Jews cling to their re-
lieion with a flrmer tenacity perhaps
than do any other religionists.
The signs of the times in Palestine
seem to indicate that things will bo
happening there ere long which will
vindicate tho so called Missionaries Of
Zionism.
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Back to the Farm.

In re the cause of high prices Stewart
Browne writes TO a New York news-
paper:
The greatest cause for the increased
cost of living in the United States Is
too largo a percentage of labor pro-
ducing luxuries and too small q per-
centage producing necessarics.
Necessaries are food and drink.
clothing and housing, and all things
that help to cheaper their production.
The ideal nation is the nation that
uses only what is absolutely necessary
in quantity and quality to bring up the
individuals productive power to its
most effective point in producing the
necessaries of life.
France more nearly approaches this
ideal than any other nation, and the
United States Is farther away from this
ideal than any other nation.
Every bottle of champagne drunk.
every canvasback duck eaten and the
original cost and the cost OF main
tenance OF every pleasure automobile
in the United States is dead loss to
this nation because It does not add
even an infinitesimal point to the pro-
ductive power of the individual. and
so with every luxury.
The worlds food products are not
keeping pace In numbers with the
worlds food consumers
Back to the farm is the only remedy
for the above
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Jews already may be said to rule Pal
estine in everything but the actual
government and they have increased
hope of dominating that
AS indicated by the overwhelming
prepondcrance OF Jews in the popula-
ton. Jerusalem now is essentially a
Jewish city More than a hundred
Jewish schools have been established
there. Banking is monopolized by the
Jews They are dominant I'm every
branch of trade and industry. Recently
the Turkish government has found 1t
necessary to organize a company of
Jewish gendarmes to cooperate in po-
licIng the city From Europe and
America. 1t is reported. large sums of
money are being sent into Palestine to
enable the poorer Jews, the prosecuted
refugees from Russia. Roumania and
Gallcia, to build homes and establish
themselves on the farming land. Hos
pitfalls. invalid homes and synagogues
arc sprineing up here and there.
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
still belongs to the Moslems. of course.
but photographs show many Jews
mingling IN the throngs incident to the
worship OF the various Christian bodies
who hold services there.
a recent correspondent declares that
land has quadrupled in value since the
Jews began to flock into tho country.
HarVcsts such as the ignorant natives
never imagined have been produced by
the up to date Hebrew farmers. who
have supplanted the ancient tools of
agriculture with modern implements.
What zionism Means.
A Zionist banking and commercial
institution called the AngloPalestine
company Is engaged in a determined
campaign in behalf OF Zlonism. The
Turkish government is facing a prob
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by Rabbi Leon Harrison OF st. Louis
Rabbi Samuel Salo and several other
noted preachers of the race. They
have considered the Zlonists dreamers
and visionaries ZIonism. aside from
the ancient desire of the Jews % pos
sess Palestine. grew out of the perse-
cutions OF the Jewish people in Russia
and other nations where ant-Semitism
is rampant. Many thousands OF these
prosecuted Jews have made their way
to America, but many other thousands
have found refuge in Palestine. The
Zionists are spending much money to
enable the downtrodden Jews to get to
Palestine and gain foothold.
II IS not believed that any consider
able number OF Jews will leave the
United States tn settle in Palestine
There arc now In this country approx
mately 100000 Jews. About one
fifth of the 100000 people in New
York city belong TO that race Through
out the land the Jew Is found proml-
nent and prosperous In almost every
limo of industry He has sat IN both
houses of congress He las been in
tho cabinet Oscar S. Straus. who was
secretary OF commerce and labor under
Roosevelt and now for the second time
is ambassador to Turkey. was the first
Jew to become q cabinet minister. His
brother, Nathan Straus. is one of the
nations most noted philanthropists-
Isidor Rayncr. the eloquent senator
from Maryland, is Jew. Julius Kahn.
an aggressive congressman from San
Francisco. Is a Jew.
Benjamin Disraeli. Lord Beacons-
field. one of the most celebrated Of
England's prime ministers. proved that
tho Hebrew in politics and statesman
ship can become a maker of history.
To the stage the Jewish race has con-
tributed Sarah Bernhardt and other
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LATEST Edison Dream.

Thomas A. Edison appears to have
perfected at last his "trolleyless troll
ley car-in other words. the electric
car that runs without an overhead
wire OF an underground conduit. Mr.
Edison has been working for several
years on a storage battery which, he
has promised. will do away with any
connection with power house, The
car is to carry its own power along
with 1t, stored up. Recent test trips
on limo In New Jersey have been
fairly successful. but the public still
awaits an actual. practical demonstra-
tlon of the value Of the storage battery
in regular service. Mr. Edison. who
has achieved many wonderful things
declares his storage battery car will
supplant all others now electrically
controlled
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$4,000 900 acres This Is about one
fourth of the area OF the country. APP
proXimately 3c0.000,000 acres have
yielded to the demandc OF agriculture
and building. being cleared Of timber
either by the pioneers AK o. the lum-
berman's saw.
1t is pointed out by the experts In
the forest service that there are vast
areas of cleared land. practically aban-
doned now because the soil has become
poor. which could be reforested. It Is
the aim of the service to reforest tho
burned over or bare regions in the ma
tional domains and to urge private
owners of unused Streeless lands to
plant them to useful trees. This work.
to be sure. IS largely for the benefit of
posterity. but IT Is the highly ethical
theory OF the forest conservers and
creators that no man lives for his own
generation alone
There are large bare spots in many
forests which should be reforested. On
the Pacific coast the cut over areas
frequently are stocked with a very
scattering stand OF trees and q dense
growth of underbrush.
According to a recent publication of
the forest service only about 20 per
cent or our present producing forests
Is saw timber-that Is. of size and
fiber mt for cutting into lumber. The
same authority says that from so to
i5 per cent could be made saw timber
through concentration OF growth on the
best trees by trimmings and the hold
Ing of the crop until 1t reached good
size.
Tree crops grow slowly. That seems
to be why the people now on earth. for
tho most part. fail TO devote their
time and energy to tree planting and
cultivation. Potatoes and corn bring
immediate returns. Trees belong TO
the future so far as their harvest Is
concerned. But for all that the plant
ing of trees is for the benefit OF tho
very next generation as we'll as those
10 follow Our own children will reap
the harvest
Overton w Price. recent associate
forester. says. Under present condi-
tiops chestnut cypress. redwood. yell
low poplar. red and black oak. loblolly.
jack. red and white pinc and western
yellow pine Will grow post timber four
to eight inches in diameter in fifteen
to thirty years We arc already get
ting mine props in twenty-five TO thir-
ty-flve years from red or black oak and
loblolly pine. from white oak in forty
five years, from lodgcpole pino I'm sixty
years. from western yellow pine and
Douglas FIR In the Rocky mountains in
/ nifty years and on tho Pacific coast in
thirty-flyo years The time now needed
to grow a tic in our forests runs from
thlrty-fve years for rcd gum to $50
years for white cedar and tamarack in
tho northern swamps."
Without the forest service a treeless
nation some generations hence seems
to be inevitable. since destructive
agencies have been making inroads
upon the wooded area from the timo
of first settlement Tho forest service
not only has called q halt. but 1t has
started the impetus In the other d.
rcction ARTHUR G. BRINTON,
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the service about 200 trained foresters.
Mr.. Graves has had large experience
In our western forest work. In 1897
he made the reconnaissance forest sur
vey in the Black Hills country. a work
of high Importance. President Hadley
of Yale, when told that Professor
Graves had received and accepted the
appointment. said: II consider the ap-
pointment q most excellent one. Mr..
Graves has q full knowledge of for
estry and Is n clear headed business
man."
When we take into consideration tho
vast ramificatlons of the forest indus
try as developed under Mr.. Pinchot 1t
becomes evident that clear headed
business man is required to fill the
place National forest reserves con-
tain one fifth OF all the timber stand =
ing In the United States. The timber
privately owned is generally more
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lem which engages the interest OF man.
kind throughout Christendom. Zionism
Is an organized effort TO restore the
rule OF Judaism In Palestine II possi-
BILE and, failing that, to acquire land
holdings to such an extent that the
Holy Land will be a Jewish nation in
everything but government. Some
years ago 4 movement for the pur-
chase of Palestine from the sultan was
set on foot The plan embraced auton-
omy for the Jews. with all the great
nations uniting In protectorate, The
United States was to join the Euro
pean powers in this capacity. There
was a branch of Zionism which con-
tcmplated the creation of a nation OF
Jews In East Africa. where a large
area of land was offered. After several
conferences this proposition was re-
jected. The Jews could not and would
not be turned away from their de-
termination to possess their ancient
fathcrland.
The present ZIonistlc movement is
only about fifteen years old. The late
DR.. Theodor Herzl was at the head of
the project in fits incIpiency. Max
Nordau also took a prominent part.
Israel Zangwlll. the novelist and play
wright is one of the most enthusiastic
of European Zionists. In America one
of the leaders is Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise. pastor and founder of the Free
Synagogue In New York. Rabbi Wise
was pastor of Beth Israel congregation
in Portland, Ore. for several years.
He is a native of Budapest, but has
lived In America nearly all his life. He
served as secretary of Zionism for the
English speaking world in the early
days of the movement
Opposed by Noted Rabbis.
Zionism is opposed as impractIcable
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Appeal From Lincoln University.

President William Stooksbury of
Lincoln Memorial University For the
Education of the Masses at Cumber-
land Gap. Tenn, has sent out an ap-
peal for money to replace ono of the
principal buildings OF the institution
recently destroyed by fire The plan is
TO erect building to cost about $780,
900. but the students will do 100000
worth of work upon 1t On Jan. 81
there was 1000 in the fund for put
ting up the building. Lincoln univer-
sity is memorial to Abraham Lin
coin. the late General o. o. Howard
having been Mt tho head of the pro-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-17

va ROFESSOR JOHN MUIR. the
H. great California nature lover.
discovercr of the Muir glacior
n and many other wonders of
nature in the mighty west. is leading
the fight for the preservation of the
Hetch Hetchy valley. an important
part of the Yosemite National park.
A new bill before congress proposes
to grant to the city of San Francisco
a perpetual right to use the Hetoh
Hetchy valley as n source of water
supply In the last congress a similar
bill was introduced. but such was the
opposition from all parts OF the United
States that Its supporters permitted 1t
to die in committee. According to the
opponents of the measure. this wns
done only to permit the advocates of
tho bill to try again When the meas
ure was reintroduced at this term Pro-
fessor Muir and his associates began a
systematic campaign to defeat It,
When James r. Garfield was sccre-
tory of the interior he gave San Fran
cisco In 1908 q conditional grant of
this section of the national park. 1t
was known as a "revocable right" so
1t was by no means final Former Sec
retaries of the interior had resisted all
permitted to Invade the park.
The contention OF those who seek the
use of the reservation Is that San
Francisco has no other available water
supply, tho present source being in
adequate. Those who oppose tho TAX
ing over of Hotch Hetchy aver that
several other watersheds will furnish
sufficient supply to tho city. which
wants this one because 1t will be
cheapest and will save money to the
taxpayers.
The struggle has aroused attention
oil over the United States, An .di-
torlal writer In q New York magazine
says. IF municipal waterworks is
permitted to erect its plant in the
Hetch HetchJ valley it means that the
Yosemite park VIII become the bacls
yard OF a great municipal utility in
stead of n recreation ground for all
tho people of the country"
This is very small valley. the pres
crvntion of which has become thus a
national issue, "The floor of the val
ley" says Muir. "is about three and a
half miles long and Is partly separated
by bar of glacier polished granite,
across which tho river breaks In rap
ids" But Hctch Hctchy is highly
picturesque. 1t belongs In the high
Sierras- "Hetch Hetchy valley" TO
continue quoting Muir. rs a grand
'endscspc garden. ono OF natures rarest
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New Chief Forester and
His Work For POsterity
Importance of Industry Now Headed by Henry Graves
Conserving and Increasing of Forests His Study

IT is interesting to note that the
new chief forester of the United
III States. appointed by President
Taft to succeed Clifford Pinchot,
removed for insubordination. has held
for nearly ten years the Pinchot pro-
fessorship OF forestry IN Yale univer-
sity. The Yale forestry school was
founded through the efforts OF Mr..
Pinchot. Henry S. Graves. the new
forestry chief. was assistant chief OF
the bureau of forestry under Forester
Pinchot from 1895 to 1900. He is q
Yale graduate of the class of 1892
Like his friend and predecessor in his
present important post. he was trained
in forestry In this country and In Eu-
rope. Forester Graves has made this
his life study. Forestry may be termed
one of the learned professions-a COM
paratively new one. but undoubtedly of
increasing Importance. There are In
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valuable than that publicly owned. and
II is the duty of the forester and his
associates so 10 conserve the national
forests as to increase the value of their
timber. Tho fact that hard work is be-
ing done on the-e national reserves Is
indicated by the recent official state
ment that forestry Is now practiced
on 70 per cent of the forests publicly
owned and on less than ! per cent of
the forests privately owned. or on only
Is per cent of the total area of for
ests." This indicates also that private
forests are sadly neglected. simply left
to shift for themselves. while public
forests arc carefully coached to do
their best toward attaining q high
standard of value and service to tho
people.
Originally the forests covered about
S50.000.000 acres of United States ter
ritory. Now they cover only about
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One Year Aoc Limit For Eoos,

How do the eggs taste which are
served to you nowadays? DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley chief of the bureau of chem
istry in the agricultural department
and pioneer in the pure food crusade.
says he favors the enactment of a law
providing that all eggs placed in cold
storage in the course of year should
be sold no later than the 1st of Feb
ruary In the succeeding year, when the
hens begin to lay more plentifully.
'T don't think there is any excuse at
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and most precious mountain man
sions" or its two chief waterfalls
Professor Muir says. mo two falls
could be moro uniille-Tueelala out In
the open sunshine descending like
thistlcdown. chantln' soft and low like
a summer breeze in the pines; Wa
pama in jagged, shadowy gorge roar
ing and thrrd ring. pounding Its way
with the weight and energy of an
avalanche"
grounds In the Yosemite National
park Hetch Hetchy valley IS ono of
them the others being tho Yosemite
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all for keeping eggs in cold storage for
moro than nine months" says DR..
Wiley. IF they are kept longer than
that they arc held over into the next
year and arc not put on the market un-
til they have been in storage more than
twelve months. After as long period
as that they are not as good as they
were when they were put into the
warehouse
What is the most certain method OF
assuring oneself that an egg Is abso-
lutely fresh2" he was asked
Watch the hen." replied DR.. Wiley
II want to know when an egg seems
TO be fresh and starts verging on the
passe." persisted his questIoner
"I'll answer that" replied Dr. Wiley
If you VIII tell me when a pig ceases
to be pig and begins to become a
hog"