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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1911)
Waste iiv Our I Lumbering Methods &9 ^ A*_ r^\ O irmrti has b-en tau! aad written :a recent years shoal the totrlul waste «I (he h«fwt«y u4 Is at hr flag ft\' l Cftlodt pmuni ta llir I'BI e«i .. e H aem.gr p.-n.n without a •ery taiUnMte h.. >• ledge Iwh sore that the rase must he egaggcraied. Acd :b nee a<gne be is right. (!r~ai as hate been . ___ -• testers who have gar t.ered the wealth of osr :* with a tree hand, they .is scarcely hero guil'y in the <c sure that has been charged id mi r quarter* lad. moreover. there is a.i doubt bat that ta most rases the pr*w. igal policy has been the result of tgis -a»re rather than :.'oapted by a wsa'.oa spirit as sow of the critics would hate as better* The general public has beard mow' r-_ srditg the wastefulne** and extravagance tsitnra r.etbod* of lumbering since tbe • vr logmen: * it bln Ik# past fen years of tbe mrwMMnt in behalf of tbe 'or>fr»atl<>B of our eat-rai rrsoorre*. However, for years before •iat cTtmartr began, and with redoubled energy lit e recurred European travelers bare been exclaiming upon tbe contrast between forest*r a - - £» ta tbe old world and the new. Now. tt aa been very lmprenrtre to bear boa in I'rtMS and Germany great forests are culti *.:*d with tbe rare at a well-ordered garden. •*& bow even tbe twigs that fall froii the era are peeked up and sold for fuel, but as naCer at fact tbe boasted German methods ' rc-»*ry would not be at all suited ta The t'wred States 11 < sewer, for all that, as has been hinted. 'Vrt are two sides to this questin' of the wasteful American methods at lumbering the !a<-» remain* that our people hr.re not made "b* moot at tbe priceless heritage of our for ce Nor bas all tbe fault in this respect t» « at tbe door of the professional lumber men a bo. given n seemingly almost teexha-. I *b> source of supply, naturally gained a con tempt for small sources of waste. In some meaaurw responsible, x!*o. have beer, the farmers who were tbe pioneers in the settle u* of tbe varlot:* sections of our country Kaye.* to clear tbe land they bad taken up and to ret to tbe actual work of tilting tie soil. ‘ -ewe weXGer* were prone in many instance# te think only of tbe quirkes-t and cheapest wa-r of getting rid of the timber In maty eircc they took ea pains to get the most out • the standing timber or to so cut it •’tat a raiiaue. yi« Id would be insured. f* Is the professional lumbermen who have, fir ratlweiy speaking slashed tight and left wpbon* nusrh regard.to consequence* «a get t e- out tbetr timber Trees hive beer, f-lied - ill-out the reaps r regard to the damage done •* other forest monarcha in tbe ernes of the looey trunks to earth und log* have been ' aiu*kcd~ or dragged owl of the fore#t w ith few. tf any. prwrautloas against dan-age- to the yoteg growth—tbe nanrre of the lus.be' sup. p!y of i‘-morrow Added to these, and worse •ban nH efe* sa effect, is tbe deadly destrur dos wrought bp forest lire* These wholesale cUcding • mb-T lou been twjHBmn rxrefansnexs and in extinguish . . - ‘ tmm* at liijn.an n*-g bg-wre that precipitate the fires and sbort mgfctodneas in not providing ad--.*'#- alarm western* and firefighting rwcilitiew to combat •be tames, once they have gaiwel bradwav A very spectacular form of lumber waste, and one that newer falls to jptwnf Kur> j>ean# •rbo tour (be I sited State* is tbe lavish use made at marketable -.mber in providing facll Pies for logging operation# In the states of Oregon and Wnnbington. for iaatame. there ~aj •# ween In tbe lurot—- regions pc.nderrm# bndgra tbe piers at wbi.-h are formed from croswad logs placed crisscrosc on top of one another It to no exaggeration to say that au#h ■ bridge contains *h<- makings of lumber sw^ciegt to b«dld all she houses and other frame *imeturra Is a geod-sixed village ,\n '•'be# uiHty of ite American lagging system • hat consumes a surprising quantity of ma teria! is the "skid road" which forms the artery of commerre between a logging scene and the nearest loading point on the railroad A "skid road” may be several rnUeB in length and it is composed throughout this en tire length of logs or greased skids placed crosswise of the highway to form a smooth and comparatively level pathway over or along which the logs fresh from the forest are dragged by a heavy steel cable attached to a donkey engine of several hundred horse power. Similarly the familiarity that breeds contempt has prompted many of the .oggers to ai t as spendthrifts in the use of large and sound logs to form a skidded platform, load 'tic stage, etc., at the railroad siding where the logs are placed aboard the cars that ara to carry them to the mills. To pursue this same subject further there might be cited the immense amounts of lumber that have been used in the construction of the flumes or artificial canals mounted on trestlework In which logs are floated when other means •»f transportation are not available, some of these flumes being 40 miles in coating nearly as much as a railroad. Perhaps the greatest hue and cry that ias been precipitated by any phase of America s wasteful lumbering methods has gone up a* a result of the plan employed In felling * giant trees of the Pacific northwest. It * one of the first principles of the new con servative policy of lumbering that the sever ing of the trunk of a tree by sawing or chop ping should be done at a point as near to the ground as possible, so that the waste rem nant in the form of the stump should be re duced to a minimum. No wonder, then, that jieople who are of this way of thinking gasp with astonishment when they go to northern California and the famous Puget Sound coun try and witness the methods of felling trees In vogue in this region, so plentifully endowed with timber wealth. The timber "jacks" of this favored region, far from attempting to make their “cut” as near the ground as possible, are no. even content to stand on the ground and swing their axes on a level with their waists, as did j£> g. x. . igSgriM the old-time lumbermen of Maine and Michi gan. Instead, these Pacific coast fellows con struct a “shelf" on the side of the tree to he felled and at such a height that the chopping and sawing is done at a point at least ten or twelve feet above ground. The result is. of course, to leave a huge stump containing enough material to build a small house. The lumbermen justify their action by the tradi tion that the “swell" at the base of one of these big trees is of inferior material—pre sumably too poor to bother with. However, most of the expert foresters of the country say that this is uot true, at least not in the majority of cases and that this method of mutilating timber in the cutting is a flag rantly wasteful one. One of the most seriously wasteful methods of lumbering in vogue in the United States— looked at from the standpoint of future gener ations—is the practice of taking from a forest annually an amount of lumber far in excess of new growth. Obviously this will serve to either speedily wipe out a forest or else to render it of little value for many years to come, whereas it might be made to serve as a regular and permanent source of income. Indeed, this plan of intelligent harvesting of the timber with reference to the supply of fu ture years is what renders so steadily profit able the admirably conducted forests of Ger many and Switzerland Of course the American lumberman is en gaged in logging as a source of livelihood and his main defense against every charge of wasteful lumbering is that there is so much timber in proportion to the population that it does not pay. as a business proposition, to take any more than the better part of each tree felled. Unquestionable there is a grain of truth in this, provided a lumberman is thinking only of prosperity in the present gen eration. but at the same time there is much waste in lumbering that it not only unneces sary but is actually costly to the lumberman himself. However, conservative lumbering is making headway and is supplanting the old wasteful methods in many sections of the country. The new ideas of conservative lum bering are based on three principles. First, the forest is treated as a working capital the purpose of which is to produce successive crops. Second, a systematic wcrking plan is followed in harvesting the forest crop. Third, the work in the woods is carried on in such manner as to leave the standing trees and the young growth as nearly unharmed by the lumbering as is possible. In the actual oper ations of tree felling the new policy calls for greater care, so that no tree trunk may be split or broken in falling and likewise are there precautions so that the bark of valuable standing trees will not be rubbed or torn by the tree trunks that are being "skidded" out of the forest. Finally a ban has been placed on the wasteful practice of cutting promising young trees for corduroy or skids simply be cause these happen to be convenient ami are straight. Under the old plan the waste does not end when a log gets to the saw- mill. There Is a further loss of nearly all the slabs and edgings and all the sawdust not used'for fuel, so that It is doubtful if more than half of the cubic contents or the standing tree is finally used. Bullet Wound Saves Life —— - «r— R»eiarSat'r Ret fit of OMTin-e Ccm bat on Se-Calied 'Field of Hotter.' Am iMdrr bttflfcc ftxigtt- t«o duels , •• The Oafc* aid eease nuances w hich »lf- 'eat. liable though hr name off ». roof beet In both, relates the \e* Orleans Mrayaae The list of these , 4«et. arms atth M Anguilla. abo after arard I era toe district judge and gen real of the Ixralsiaaa legion Angus , !r far hl< sword into Graiihe's lungs Oid the la'ter hovered for a long time between life and death, and when at ast he did come out of his room he *a* bowed like an octogenarian. •*>ir plications had onsued and sur eerv was not what It Is now. The loot or* declared that it was only a natter r.t a short time until he would lie However, that did not prevent ’ Sin: from getting into a quarrel with 1 rvionel Mandeville de Maringy and i challenging him to a duel, ft was fough* at The Oaks. The weapons were pistols at 15 paces, each to have two shot?, advance five paces and fire at will. At the first shot Grailhe fell forward pierced by Maringy's bullet, which struck the exact place where Augustin’s sword had entered. Ma rlngv, pistol in hand, advanced to the utmost limit, when Grailhe, although suffering intense pain, said. “Shoot again: you have another shot." Mar ingy raised his pistol and fired into the air, saying: “1 never strike a fallen foe.” Grailhe was carried home more dead than alive, but instead of sinking rapidly, began to mend and some time afterward walked out of his room as erect as ever and soon regained his health and stately bear ing. Mnridgy's bullet had penetrated the abscess which threatened his life and made an exit by which it was drained and his life saved. Noiseless Lawn Mowers. "My noiseless lawn mowers." proud ly remarked a suburbanite to a vis itor. pointing to a cage full of guinea pigs. “When T get a few more I’m going tr hire them out to the golf club to keep the green clipped. •T put a low barrier of wire netting arouml the lawn that 1 want cut and then tarn in the guinea pigs. They attack the worst weeds first—plan tains, dandelions, etc.—because they like them the best. Then they take a little rest and tackle the grass. In a short time the lawn looks as though It had been cut by the closest ma chine. I‘m sure that a golf green clipped in this way would be as fast again as It would be mowed In the or dinary way.” The Truth About Talking Dogs _ «___* ' I Or. I for MWni mo««ih« a doc named -Ona.' «Ucfe accordut| to newapaper aetaafijr rpeaka or artiralate* dogs performance. He finds that the dog in reply to questions barks a re-1 spouse which can be interpreted as "hunger,- -rube,- or “kuchen.- Indi cating that he is hungry, sleepy, or wants a biscuit Don seldom answers promptly and correctly, and evidently doe* not understand the meaning of the questions. He does not even ut ter his own name correctly, as he. ~annot press his long tongue firmly enough against bis teeth to produce the true sound of “d." The rowel sound is likewise imperfect, so that the name is a monosyllable, and with indistinct vowel. "Wow” as like "Don.” To the question. “Was hast duf Don responded with barks, some of which suggested the word “hun ger.” The word ‘haben” was “spoken” almost as a monosyllable, and with In distinct vowels, so that It differed little from “Don.” The words “kucb en” and “ruhe” were also much alike. as the •ch.” "h." and “n” were indis tinct. and the initial consonants were almost imperceptible. The indistinct ness of the •W” Is surprising, as many dogs produce this sound involuntar ily. In Dr. Prochow’s opinion Don differs from other dogs only by a more highly developed imitative facul ty and by the ability to produce sev eral peculiar combinations of sounds which suggest spoken words. He shows no evidence of extraordinary mental ability, and often answers In correctly. In the Wrong “Pew." He was a rather overdressed youth and attracted much attention when he entered the car. He occupied the only vacant V seat beside a rather elderly gentleman. When the conductor came for his fare he fumbled for his money, and then suddenly became very pale. “Oh. I'vb been robbed." he gasped. “There Is nothing but a bit of an old cigar in my pocket." “My boy." said the deep bass voice of the man by his side, "would you mind taking your hand out of my pocket?" _ UK Pilgrim mothers endured all the hardships the Pilgrim fathers endured and the Pilgrim fathers. THE ETERNAL QUESTION. ✓ Three meals a day is the endless chain that encircles the housekeeper w ith the never-ending problem of what to have to eat It is not so much the daily duty which disheartens and weighs upon her; but the thought of three meals a day through the years to come smothers her with their accumulated weight. The old fable of the clock w-hlch refused to work because It had to tick so many times a day. teaches us a deep lesson; the clock was only required to tick one tick at a time. We need not bear the burdens of the future, nor give needless thought to the days to come. “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” One of the things to be most thank ful for is a good appetite, which usu ally goes with a healthy body. Any body who finds it necessary to cater to a finicky, fussy appetite certainly needs sympathy, for there is nothing more discouraging to the author of a good meal than the hirdlike habit of turning over food and playing with It. It is to be regretted that the best intentioned people in the world often have no appetite, and they must be fed and cared for just as well as those who can digest shingle nails. We must remember to appeal to the eye in preparing dishes and arranging the table. If the eye is pleased the palate usually responds, and things which taste good will be better di gested and will consequently better build up the body and repair waste. We learn that a mixed diet is net only pleasanter but actually neces sary for our best, as is proven by the variety of foods that a wise Provi dence provides for us. Oily fish and pork are accompanied with lemon and apple sauce, not only because it appeals to the taste, but be cause the oil needs the acid to aid In its digestion. We find that lamb served with mint sauce, roast goose with onions and sage are not combina tions following a fancy, but because it was discovered that the richness of these foods is modified by the sauces. So it is well to remember that it is not wise to neglect these accessories when serving such foods. People past middle life will find that the general health will be im proved if they eat less, drink more, worry less and play more. when 1 preaches T loves to have an In telligent consresatlon." LEFT-OVER PROBLEMS. When any bits of vegetables are left over, if in a white sauce, they may be washed off and the vegetables added to a potato salad. Beets, string beans, peas, green corn, tomatoes, and in fact almost any vegetable improves the po tato salad. It is wise not to have too many colors, like carrots and beets, as the two do not look well to gether. Any bits of cold left-over meat mav ^ be put through the meat chopper, sea-’ soned. mixed with a little salad dress ing and used for sandv .ch fillings. A sponge cake pudding is a dessert which will fill a long-felt want. Cut the cake in slices and between each layer place a layer of sliced dates with the stones removed. Pour over all a custard made of two cups of milk, the yolks of two eggs, half a cup of sugar and a teaspoonful of flavor ing. Bake twenty minutes or until the custard is seL and spread over the’ top a meringue made with the whites of the eggs and half a cup of sugar. Bake until brown. The aim of every housekeeper is to have no waste, and to be able to serve the left-overs in such an at tractive manner that they do not an nounce themselves as left-overs, but a dish peculiarly pleasant, which makes one long for more. A delicious pudding sauce is one that needs no preparation at the time of using. Just nice ri<*h Juice poured over the blanc mange or any simple pudding, and If there are always a few bottles of grape juice on the shelves of the fruit closet and some cake In the box. a dessert may be quickly pre pared. When there are only a few stalks at celery and not enough for a meal, stuff the stalks with cream cheese sea soned with paprika. Worcestershire sauce and salt. The cheese may be tinted a delicate green if desired. Chill and serve as a relish with the dinner. Nut Roast.—Take two cups of bread crumbs, one cup of walnuts chopped fine, and a cup of celery chopped; add two eggs well beaten, salt and pepper to taste and cream enough to moisten, and make into a loaf. Bake in a par* with a small amount of water in which has been added a little butter. Baste occasionally and cook an hour. HEY are as sick that surfeit with too much. As they that starve with nothing. —Shakespeare. THE WHOLESOME TOMATO. The tomato is such an appetizing fruit vegetable, if one could call it so, also it has the reputation of being a good tonic for the liver. When one finds the skin producing brown liver spots, it is time to give the sluggish liver a jog. Tomatoes may be put up and served in such a variety of ways that a housewife who has a few dozen cans is independent. She may have soup, pickles, catsup, preserves, to say nothing of the numbers or dishes to be made in combination with other vegetables. A small family, if fond of the vege table, will consume sixty quarts and then not have enough. Fill all your empty jars with the tomatos. using only a little salt, and when thoroughly scalded seal in well sterilized cans. They keep as fresh as the day they are put up if the rubbers are new and the cans screwed tight One good housewife makes catsup as she needs it by adding ibe spices and pepper to canned tomatoes, i For preserving tomatoes the small yellow one is the most satisfactory, adding lemon in slices, removing the seeds. Weigh the fruit and add to a pound ot the tomatoes three-quarters of a pound of sugar, cooking slowly until the tomatoes look transparent One cause for failure in canning tomatoes is that often they are over ripe. Perfectly sound, well ripened to matoes if put up in air tight jars will keep for several years. A dozen well-cared for tomato plants ; will produce enough fruit to supply the 1 table and have some to put up, besides ' having plenty of green ones for pick ling and chow-chow after the frost comes. The following is a very excellent i chili sauce recipe: Peel and chop twenty-four large ripe tomatoes; chop six green peppers and four onions. Put into a kettle with three tablespoonfuls of salt, eight ta blespoonfuls of brown sugar and a cup of vinegar; cook slowly one hour. ; Then put into bottles and seal. I.EASURE and revenue Have ears more deaf than adderi to the voice Of any true decision. —Shakespeare. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. A pair of sleeves to slip over a good gown with a large apron will allow one to safely get a meal in a best dress. When putting down the stair car pet. a great deal of the wear can be ! saved by first tacking down pieces ol old comforters or bed quilts, cut not quite the width of the carpet. This saves buying carpet paper or padding made for the purpose. When putting up curtains, if the windows are close to the floor, put the curtain poles up a foot or more above the window, and when the curtains are hung the space is covered and you have windows with a much great er height, in appearance. If plants are ever frozen or frost-bit ten. sprinkle well with cold water and put in a dark place, well covered. They will often be entirely restored in a few- hours. When making soup for Immediate use and the fat is removed, use a piece of ice. The fat will quickly hard en in it and It can be easily removed. Have your kitchen table covered with zinc and save the time U3ed In scrubbing for other and better things. Slip the hand in a paper bag when polishing the kitchen stove. The hands will be saved and the bag may be burned. When food has cooked on In any granite dish, put a little washing soda in it For callouses and corns on the foot use surgeon's plaster, which comes In a smalt aluminum box and will last a long time. Cut a piece to fit the tender spot and wear one all the time. It keeps the com soft and It Is then easily removed. Keep old ribbons and pieces of vel vet from last season’s hats, and you may often find use for them in facings for dresses and even for trimmings if not faded. Very pretty corset covers may be made of lingerie waists, by cutting down the neck and trimming the arm bole after removing the sleeve. Use a quart of water for each pound of meat in making soup. Dog Days. Dog days Is the name applied to the heated season of the year at the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius the dog star; that la, the time when It rose just before the sun. They usu ally lasted for about 40 days. W« still retain the expression of dog day* as applied to the hottest season of th* year, but owing to the procession ol the equinoxes it la no longer the tlm* of the heliacal rising of the dog star. Effective Wall Paper Border. Recently there has come Into wall paper fashion a type of border that is cut along the bottom to follow the lines of the design, usually vines, leaves or the like. Against a plain wall pa per such a border is particularly ef fective. as all who have seen it can testify. At first this border had to be cut out after the design was print ed on the paper, but a New York man has invented a machine which does the printing and the cutting at the same operation. Coffee to Relieve Fatigue. The question is sometimes asked: VN hat will relieve fatigue more quick ly than anything else? Clerks U stores and men generally as well ai women shoppers become at tlmei very tired. Fortunately the Brltisk ““ Crashed the question out “d *'*• kind of decoctlos that could be thought of. and we mat profit by their experience ThSy IThlt t0 C°r,ee- and declare Omm? ,UPer‘°r “r «*ual \