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your memory against the time you want
very hard wood. Otherwise leave it severely
alone, except to clean it out as forest weed.
It belongs to the bristle-tipped and pointed
leaved families of oaks.eesff which the red oak
is the representative and most valuable spe-
cies. Seeding is biennial. sylvicutural treat
ment Of red oak about the same white oak
except that the seeding cut must be trife
more OPEN The red oak is claimed to be
faster grower than the white and 1t GER
tainly overtops it and crowds 1t out in direct
competition. I an Of the opinion, however,
that IL the white oak is given an equal amount
of sunlight 1t will give crop OF mature trees
within ten years of the corresponding planta-
ton Of red oak. From the carpenters point of
view there is no comparison between 1t and
the white oak, nor is there when it comes to
market value as the white commands nearly
double the figure. Personally / find red oak
much easier To work, rather brashy. and no
where near SO strong as the white It Is
hardy, aggressive grower In the forest, and
you will. know 1t by its large, dark-green,
shiny, pointed, lobed leaves and its big blunt
acorn with the fat saucerlike cup. This acorn
is the distinguishing feature as the black oak
has very similar leaf but its acorn is half
enclosed in a green, scaly cup The red oak
has the smoothest bark Of any of them,
nearly black greenish tinged on the north
side. Leaves turn deep red, late in October
Now that white oak is getting so high priced
the red is used a great deal in interior house
trim. 1t will grow on dry soils, which fact
often decides its choice as the forest species
when choosing between It and white oak
It's cousin the black oak, and the scarlet
oak. q. cocinea, are so like it in leaf that all
that can be said is that the leaf Is more deep
II notched and heavier-veined. You must
look to the acorn to be sure. Both scarlet and
black have deep-cupped, scaly acorn, and the
inner bark of the black oak is orange-yel1ow,
making fine dye used in medicine as querci-
tron and in the industries for tanning Wood
sells as sred oak" The scarlet oak is q much
smaller tree, growing best in plenty Of sum
light; inner bark reddish, kernel of the acorn
is white while that Of the black oak is yellow
Both Of them have gorgeous orange and scar
let foliage in October, and are useful for orna-
mental trees.
All through our moist ravines and creek bot
toms you will find tall slender oak growing
in natural pure stands, with notched, peaky
leaf like the red and black oaks. But under
the tree you are sure to find abundant small
round acorns with shallow cups, almost
smooth. The little acorns are half an inch
long and very pretty, sometimes with delicate
light stripes running longitudnaly. This tree
is the Pink Oak or water oak, q. palustris.
Wood is coarse ass1 not durable; sells as "sec-
ond" red oak Pin oak, beech and black gum
are however, the three toughest woods ID the
forest. Sylviculturally the tree has no value;
when you take one out replace it with swamp
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Scarlet Oak.

Eshed commercial enterprise with us, whereas
our present system Of taxing annually the en-
tire value of the stand Is most unjust and one
Of the biggest hindrances to the introduction
Of commercial forest y in place OF our present
speculative numbering
The prussians have worked out commercial
forestry to mathematical science. They
knew to dot just how long given forest OF
kssfer or sylvester pine will take to reach ma
trrity, just how much thinning is best and When
til do t. Just the right age and soil for the
plantations, every known disease OF the tree
and its remedy, and Just where to market eY-
cry splinter OF 1t at maximum profit ana
their government encourages them with COM
pulsery fire protection from the railroads anu
Just tax laws. The same system prevails WITH
a the spruce and fr Of Saxony and the nard-
woods 0f Hesse and Westphalia. 80 that they
Z make from $3.50 an acre per year In the spruce
Of Wurtemburg to $3.50 in the sylvester pine
forests OF Prussia, and the annual yield from
hut thirty-hve million acres OF forest Is four
and one-half billion board feet! But we are
Mr from any such exact knowledge OF our tree
species as this, and we have over hundred
species where they use but seven. And 1t is
q Well-known fact that many OF our expert
ments In cleay cutting and Wanting have SO
VI far failed. After ten or twelve successive gen
erstions OF foresters have studied out our best
species for pure stand raising and we have, as
X were, grown up with our forests and know
them as do the older nations, this system will
be applicable on jIye scale with us. It is
being applied now to certain extent with
white pine, as witness the numerous success
ful though young, stands of white pine In New
England. The total area Of planted forest with
us Is now about 100000 acres. The total land
that would yield best on planted forests 10
more than 100000 acres.
The French system of futaie regulaire, or
standard forest, Is the more likely one for us
% use, or rather to grow into, for we are In
10Y 81 least fifty years of selective forests be-
lore any extensive use of standard forest can
% introduced In the French system three
cuts are necessary when the forest reaches
maturity: The seeding cut is first made, let
ing IN sun on the forest floor, and varying in
amount widely, depending upon the species OF
Ae tree. The next fall of seeds from the seed
ING trees results in dense floor of young
shoots, for the suns warmth is present to ger
inmate and to feed the young trees wit4 sun
hshi Then follows the secondary cut. when
'as trees have reached the age Of five years
xaa are tough enough to allow cutting opera
IONS without too many OF them being killed
laas cut takes nearly all the old trees, leaving
saoush 70 protect the young thicket from wind
i'ost and drought. The terminal cut follows
0han the young trees reach about ten years
y y age, and takes the last OF the old stand
e1fss thinning begins five years later and con-
anues every ten years until the main stand
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trees have many little tufts Of twigs up and
down the trunk. which will develop into side
branches If the least sun gets down to them.
The wood is strong and fne-no comparison
with such a brashy specimen as the red oak.
Just try the two with a plane and saw, and
report on the difference in working. None but
sharp-edged tools need apply with white oak.
In forestry the white oak, that is, its equlva-
lent quercus robu1s Is grown, pure, in Dig for
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sght handy to good transportation and con-
anually producing an annual yield, would be
AL for the trees grow SO straight that ev-
.rrthing from the three-inch Trimmings up to
No sxteeninch full-grown trees are market
.h1a at profitable rates and have their use in
~ economy of the national life of Germany
me trees reach sixteen-inch diameter in sixty
YEAR reyoutions, are protected from fire along
tbe railroad right-of-way by fire borders and
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tougher wood. 1t IL also called the over-cup
oak technical name quercus macrocarpa. Leaf
has a big lobed head with two very deep
notches about halfway down. Bark Of twigs
always has corky wings, and the acorn is very
large with scaly, fringed cup This tree grows
across the whole United States to Montana as
far south as the latitude of New York City, par
alle1 40 degrees All these white oaks will
grow sylviculturaly under the same treat
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see a patch OF brown
foliage amid the
bare tree trunks,
it's either a white
oak or a beech.
Look under the tree
in early October or
late September and
find the long oval
acorn, brown and
light yellow. They
grow usually In
pairs with a rough
knobby cup, not
scaled, bowl shaped.
The bark is light
gray, ON e W h a t
rough, and young
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lobed leaf, and the
rather small bottle
shaped acorns, in
pairs on a stem
anywhere from an
inch to t h r g e
inches long. The
leaf is something
like that Of the
black jack, but the
Aarn, the bark
and the size of the
tree will prevent
confu sing it. A
third tree in the
white oak class is
the Burr Oak, but
with harder and
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ests in Europe. Seeding
cut somber, giving a quite
shady forest floor with
not very many trees re-
moved, and be careful to
do it evenly SO that no
very open spaces are left.
Scratching up the humus
with the three tined for
est rake to allow the
acorns to find plenty OF
crevices to drop into is
imperative just before
the fall of the acorns.
Seeding should be COM
Dleted in one. fall of
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have but little
fire risk and no
patrol expenses,
as something is
always going on
in nearly all the
sections so that
there are plenty
of W 90 d s m e n
about to head off
incipient Fl r e $.
When we get a
sane system of
state forest taxa
ton taxing only
the value Of the
yearly Trimmings
and the final for
est crop, such
forestry will be-
come an estab-
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is best In the
shape of tan-bark
coppice. E.
A widely dis
tributed and in
teresting oak, but
of no value in
forestry Is the
Black Jack. You
will know it at
s i g hit by t h e
blunt-ended leaf
with three lODes,
rou gh b l a C x
bark { S m o o t h
higher up the
tree) and small
stemless a cor m
with scaly cup.
AS a Woodsman.
MT If DOWN In
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s y maturity.
The thinning cuts
are worth about
oaethird the value
Of the final crop.
This little outline
vin Give an idea o,
nov much knowl.
sage and Judgment
y demanded of the
forester. Unless he
moss exactly what,
he is doing, the
= ~ Il
'Mstaed Is danger
ous and apt to re-
salt IN failure of the
eHoduction. requir.
~ excessive plant
ny In France sue
essave generations
9 forests have
worked 1t out to a
EEfEnrn e. -,
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small private tracts, Is a
combination Of the French
system with ordinary Sc
lectiVe forestry, that is.
taking out ripe trees here
and there as they ma
ture. II you have a fair
sprinkling Of good oaks
On your woodlot, there is
no reason why you should
not encourage them a lit
tie by giving them a
chance to extend. If you
nave a tract of barren
land hardly worth pastur-
\ n
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kept for purely commercial
forestry, l am sure our people
would not want our forests to
be like those I saw this year
during an extensive trip over
the German forests, where
only three out of over two
hundred forests were by nat
ural reproduction, all the rest
being planted. For the lum-
herman these forests, located
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If You Are q Trifle Sensitive

About the size Of your shoes, you can
wear size smaller by shaking Aliens Foot
Ease, the antiseptic powder, into them.
just the thing for Dancing Parties and for
Breaking in New Shoes. Sample Free.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. 4.
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A woman doesn't care what her
husband earns; It's what she gets out
OF 1t that counts.
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Their Use.

what is the object Of repeating
rifles?"
"Of course, TO make every shot
tell
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Drucgi ats refund money ii 1t fails TO euro. H. w.
GROVES signature - on each box. 2sc.
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Mrs. WtnsloWs Soothing Syrup for Children
seeshing, softens the gums, reduces inhamma.
tion. alIays pain, cures wind collie. &c bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30

The simple life is best. Let your only
medicine be Garfield Tea, the pure and
proven remedy. AL druggists.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30

THE DREADFUL DISEASE MALARIA
quickly cured by that wonderful remedy
elixir Babek.
1.-THE result has been an absolute cure
to me, and 1t affords me the greatest
pleasure to recommend 'Babek' to ali
who are suffering from that dreadful
disease known as malaria. Clarence
Elmo Ergood.
Don't suffer from chills & fever, ague
or grippe when you can get prompt res
h lief.
EIsxfr Bahek, TO cents AL druggists,
or kIoczeWski & Co, Washington, q. @.
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nses I, I. 1T ING eight species of trees that are
enn,, - sheir forestry operations. We will ac-
Il ~. THIS experience for our own species
NJ. the Kind of forestry which we can begin
acA right now. hath in waadlots ana In
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NJ nRTyE OUT MALARIA

40 DRIVE QUIZ MAlAEsIA ,,r Z, .,,,,,,,rr.r
Take the Old Standard GROvH'S TASTELESs
CHILL TONIC. Yoa know what you are taking dI,,gs
shaving it ID simply Quinine and Iron In tastoless
form and the most efectual form. Boz grown
people and children. 80 cents
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Even il man does kzow his own
mind he may not have cause to be
proud of his acquaintance.
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PerYersitY Of Nature.

y q 800
His father was busy and had cau-
toned him not. to ask foolish qNes-
sions, SO he said to the boy WheH he
came into the room:
AS long as this isn't a fool question,
what is it?''
And this is what tae bog PROFOUND
ed;
When you've a sore throat, dad,
and it hurts you to swallow, why do
you want to swallow all the timer"
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Talented.

aiented.
..Dubsley would have a brilliant ca
reer on the stage
"Why do you think so
He can Wiggle his ears and imi-
hate a cow to perfection.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30

Platonic friendship and perpetual
motion are all right theoretically, but
they refuse to work.
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white oak, The
name pin oak
comes from its val
ue for tree nails for
house building.
Two more oaks
that have their own
peculiarities are the
Willow Oak, q.
phellos, with tiny
scale-cupped acorns
and long willow-like
leaves, and the Shin
gle Oak, with per.
fectly smooth mag.
nolia-like lie yes,
smooth bark and
small shallow-cupped
$500 ,iFs..4 81 5,.f5--55--
acorns. Both OF
these woods split
easily, and the viii
low oak is tough
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Awful.

lis my hat on straight"
aNo. One eye shows. Life.
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and pliable enough when none better can be
had for the purpose. In conclusion, would
mention the Post Oak of the Southwest the
white" oak OF that section deeply 1obed
(seven); strong wood; small, sweet acorn,
scale-cunned
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-30

BEST EARLY SWEET POTATO PLANTS.
Circular free. Bass Pecan Co., Lumberton, Miss.
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var nEEFT7 great opportunity 70 men or
Wv La VA 4sAS women agents. Write for par
dculars to NORTHWOOD MFG. CO.. potsdam, n. 7.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-23
B. 30. GROSS GAIN
NEARLY TAPER CENT
net ALSO Increased over s4f4sf1
october compared With
Year Ags

BALTIMORE, Nov. u Operating
revenue OF the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for the month Of October
was the largest in tue history OF the
company, according TO the figures
made public today Compared with
the corresponding month year ago
the increase was s1,14s,540. or near
~ Ia per cent. Net operating revenue
also showed q substantial gain, the
Increase amounting 10 s4l4,511.
That this showing was not made
at the expense Of upkeep OF the
property is indicated by the fact that
$196,022 more was expended on main
tenance of way and structures and
S135,995 on equipment than in the
corresponding month scar ago. In
the fourmonth period gross operating
revenue increased $2,955,035, but ex-
traordinary expenditures, amounting
as they did a year ago, enabled the
company to save only $426,S04 more
for the net than IN the corresponding
period In 1911.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-23
RAILROAD CREWS
KEPT VERY BUSY
All Men Making Much Extra Time
and New Men are Being EN-
pioyed Daily

Since the rush started on the B. &
o. the crews have been making much
extra time. II is no strange occur
renee for them to be kept on duty
several hours every day, and i'm some
instances they have bur little rest.
In addition to the regular crews, the
extra ones have been called into ser
vice. and are given all Of the work
they want to perform. To assist in
the dispatch of business new men are
being employed daily. and they, as
well as the regulars. are given all Of
the time they see fit 20 make.
The carpenter force in the yard
has been busy for several days re-
pairing cars, and getting out material
for those that are expected to arrive
later. The damaging Of the cars in
wrecks has kept the repair gangs
very busy of late, and that added to
the extra work in preparing new ma
terial has given the men much en-
ployment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-23

Madam Deans Pills" appears daily
ia the Evening Times and has ap-
peared III its columns for months
past, over my name unauthorized and
! have been reliably Informed that If
am guilty Of any infringement Of
the postal laws the "Evening Times
in sending thousands Of its papers
through the mail containing the al
yertisement calling attention to its
subscribers that am one If the dis
tributors of MADAM Deans Pills" in
thereby causing the inquiry Is equal
ly guilty II ! have ever received any
inquiry I have no recollection of IT,
u trust the public will suspend
judgment until the matter can be set.
tied fairly and impartially"
Mr.. Turner said further that he
was charged with sending a letter
and pamphlet advertising Madam
Deans Pills which are denied the
use of the malls, although the adver
tisement has been carried by a local
paper for years. Mr. Turner said he
had no knowledge OF sending such a
letter although his prosecutors claim
TO have a copy Of 1t.
Druggist f. P. Shaffer denies that
he ever sent out advertisements but
admits he did send a box OF the pills
by mail on order and this he has been
doing for years. The pills in ques-
ton are the ones referred to in the
prohibited advertisements. Druggist
Shaifer retained the order for the
pills. The published pamphlet, 1t
would appear, is placed in the wrap
pers OF a number OF connections.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-23
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

Baltimore, Nov. 21--The follow
ing prices were paid in the Balti
more wholesale markets today:
Wheat Spot, No. 2 red 1914 ;
November, 1914.
Corn-Spot. go.
Hay-No. l timothy, $2050; clio
yer mixed, IS; No. ! clover, $3.50
to $14.
Eggs-Virginia, West Virginia and
nearby firsts, SO and a.
Butter-Fancy creamery, "a; do
choice, 80 and SO; Virginia and near
by dairy prints and rolls, II to q ~
Poultry-Live young chickens, 10;
do, 2 lbs and under IA; small to med
ium hens, IA; young ducks Is to IA;
young pigeons, 20c a palr; do, old
zoe. pair.
Turkeys, young choice, s lbs and
over, per pound 1sc; old. ped pound
Ice.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-23
DON'T PULL OUT
THE GRAY HAIRS
A few Applications of a Simple
Remedy viii Bring Back
the Natural Color.

Pull out one gray hair and a dozen
will take its place" is an old saying,
which is. to a great extent true, if no
steps are taken to stop the cause.
When gray hairs appear it is a sign
that Nature needs assistance. II is
Natures call for help Gray hair,
dull, lifeless hair. or hair that is falling
out, is not necessarily a sign of ad-
vancing age for there are thousands
of elderly people with perfect heads
of hair without single streak of grlv.
When gray hairs come, or when the
hair seems to be lifeless or dead, some
good, reliable hair-restoring treatment
lists say that one of the best prepare.
tions to use is the old-fashioned sage
tea" which our grandparents used The
best preparation of this kind is
Wyeth's Sage and sulphur Hair Rem
edy, a preparation of domestic sage
and sulphur, scientifically compound
ed with later discovered hair tonics
and stimulants. the whole mixture be-
ing carefully balanced and tested by
experts.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur is clean
and wholesome and perfectly harm
less. II refreshes dry, parched hair, re
moves dandruff and gradually restores
faded or gray hair to its natural color
Don't delay another minute, Start
using Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur at
once and see what a difference few
days treatment will make in your hair.
This preparation is offered to the
public at fifty cents bottle. and is
recommended and sold by all drug
gists.
Special Agent Browning's Drug
Store
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-23
UNITED RAILWAYS
EARNINGS GROW
Expect to snow So 100000 in Gross
for the Present Year. The
Greatest or Record

II would surprise no one who Is at
all well posted If the United Rail
ways and Electric Company shows
gross earnings close to sS,500,000 for
the year ending December 81.
For the quarter ended September
30, 1912. the park tax, which the com
Dany pays TO the city on it's gross re
ceipts from passengers carried with
In the limits OF the i-ln.cipality, be-
ing per cent OF such receipts,
amounted to s13S,1l2, as compared
with $190,899 for the corresponding
quarter Of last year, an increase Of
S7,212, or 5A per cent
If the increase in park tax for the
period mentioned was 5b per cent
it is fair to presume that the gross
receipts Of the company from both
city and suburban traffic for the three
months referred TO at least equalled
that increased percentage.
The preceding quarter that ended
June 30, 1912, was e phenomenal one
from a gross and net earnings stand
point, due largely to the holding of
the Democratic National Convention
N Baltimore in June. and the increase
in gross earnings for that period was
close to per cent. as compared with
the same quarter in 1911.
II is learned from trustworthy
source that the gross cor October
showed a considerable increase in
cent, and so far this month that per-
centage of increase has been main
tanned
The first quarter Of the year also
showed considerable increase in
gross earnings, and, taking a most
conservative view of the situation, It
appears extremely probable that the
company viii close the present cal
endar year, which Is also its fiscal
year, with an increase in gross of at
least per cent, as compared with
1911.
AS the gross for last year was APP
proximately $S,000.0o0, it should
and the net surplus after all charges
amount to about So 100000 for 1912,
will probaly show about 6 per cent.
available for dividends On the increas-
ed amount of outstanding common
stock. which makes a per cent dis
bursement on the issue next year
strong possibility