The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-02

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mates must their register number and lock number
all queries submitted for publication Inmates of
will not be published only initials of each querst
being used. (Ed.)
O:-What does 'Utopia'' mean?
Alt means, literally. "pace'' nowhere. Sir
Thomas Moore author of ethiopia chose this his
imaginary island of perfection and hence the
piled to any place of ideal perfection.
Q:-What is the fatal disease?
A-The Census Office published in 1909 report of Nor
tally Statistics of States and cities which ordn-
requiring the of deaths represented
uaon of IS of the population of Con-
tnenta United States There eighteen and
District of Columbia, with cities non-regseed
Stae included in the registration of 1909 According
this tuberculosis of lungs the fatal dsease
ing 1904 DEATHS pneumonia ( fom causing 7OO33,
and heart disease third causing s. 971
O:-Kndly give me idea of a Photograph and how
far messages can be with it,
A-Heograph is movable mirror used in signalling sur
veying flash beam of light distance signal
ing the flashes caused follow accordance
with signal CODE The mirror mounted a tripod and
has of the sveng removed from the back the
Two sights provided at the front by The tripod
is and distance station is sighted through hole
the mirror. The beam of light then directed through both
sights and the distance station. By OF the
Morse Key which the mirror through limited
Geographic signals can be flashed a distance.
O:-Can you give me "Repor of the Forest Service of
19l4-15e
A:-Our forests 55O0000 600 acres. about
onefourh of the United States Forests publicly owned
tain fifth of all timber standing. Forest privately
contain least fourhs of the standing timber The timber
privately owned only four times that publicly owned but
it is generally more valuable
The original forests of the United States contain timber
quantity and variety far beyond that upon any
similar size in the world They covered $780, 900 acres
with stand of less than 000 900
able timber according present standards of use There
five forest regionshe Northern the Southern the Gen.
trail, the rocky Mountain and Pacific.
The of cutting is three the annual growth
of the forests of the United States The great pinees
lake States nearing exhaustion and heavy
made the supply of valuable timber throughout all
of the country.
The heavy demands for timber have been rapidly pushing
the of lumber industry toward the South West
In consequence the State Washington led
in lumber production, followed in order by Louis
ana Mississippi Oregon and Texas Among the soft woods
the production of yellow pine lumber about fifteen
billion feet the Douglas fir of the Northwest holding
place with than five and oneha billion feet while white
pine with and onehalf billion feet ranks third;
first among the hadwoods with three and fifth billion feet
chestnut. birch and beech.
We take from forests yearly, including in log
gng and in manufacture, than D. cubic
of wood valued at about 81, 375, 100000.
We in single year 80 OOO cords of fewood,
y 49, Ooo 900 board feet of lumber ties
y slaves. 44O 900 board veneer,
$780, of heading, barrel hoops
600 cords of native pulp wood cubic
feet of round mine timbers nearly cords of wood for
dsation 4O 900 cords for excelsior and nearly $780,
600 telegraph and telephone poles.
About cords of wood used
of paper of which about 1000 900 cords imported pacti
cay all from Canada. The demand for wood pulp making
drain the forests which furnish principal
supply though number of other woods such poplar hem
lock- pine, and basam, being used in considerable
quantities Tests by the Forest Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture have shown that pulp suitable
in the manufacture of news and wrapping paper be
made from species of woods including Sia
spruce, Western Hemlock, Engeman spruce red fir white fir
and lodgepole pine.
larger drain upon forests is made by
demand for railroad ties White oak hitherto the chief
of supply, not plentiful enough this demand indie
fney and in of the country the supply chest
cedar, and cypress dwndling In place high
y durable woods cheaper and plentiful ones such
Southern pine, Douglas fir tamarack and hemlock
ing into largely in consequence of the
by preervaives which etad decay great saving
has been effected in the naval industry largely
through the work of the Forest Service by the introduction of
the socaled cup systems of turpennng place of the old
destructive system of 'boxing" The systems insure
larger product of better quality and poong the life of long
leaf pine forests upon which the industry depends