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HEN a naval aviate-*. Lieut.
Ellvson was Munched
in an aeroplane from a
catapult recently and his
flying machine bore him
gracefully aloft without
slightest tendency toward
stumbling it market an
important advance in the
use of airships in the
navy.
The aeroplane as an ad
junct tu military operations has al
ready shown its value both in Tripoli
and iiv Turkey. Besides dropping
bombs upon Turks and Arabs it has
proved of greater usefulness in re
connoi^ing the position of the enemy.
The Bulgarians have gene a step fur- j
there f.nd have used the aeroplane for
fire cc itrol purposes, enabling the bat
tery commanders of the field guns to
train their weapons so as to make
them fell most effectively against the
oultaVs forces. This matter of fire
control is as vital to a navy as to an
arm; in action, especially when the
guilt of a fleet are searching out the
weak spots in the land defences. But
heretofore the aeroplane has been less
available for navy than for army use.
The catapult tested in Washington
is the invention of Captain Chambers
of the navy, and is the outcome of va
rious lessons learned while trying to
ad^pt the aeroplane to the needs cf
thfc navy. The practicability of send
ing aeroplanes in flight from a suit
able platform on ^>oard ship was
errly demonstrated, but there were
various minor problems to be solved.
The launching platforms employed
were both long and cumbersome. They
took up space that would not be avai’.
t blc in time of war, and they blocked
the fire of some of the guns.
The long runway or sloping plat
form was therefore prohibitive. With
a short track substituted which could
be easily and quickly put in place
and just speedily demounted and
stored out of the way, there arose the
question of a means of starting the
aeroplane effectively. For this pur- j
pose Captain Chambers devised the
catapult. For years he had spe
cialized in torpedoes and was familiar 1
with the devices successively tried
in getting those weapons overboard
from a boat. The catapult tried at
Annapolis last summer was a sort of
modified torpedo launching outfit of
the earlier type, and compressed air
was employed to give the initial push.
The trial mechanism was of necessi
ty rather crude, but this fact did not
deter Lieutenant Ellyson from sub
jecting himself In a hydroaeroplane
to the extren e shock of the device in
order to find out the effects of such
a concussion, not only upon the air
pilot, but likewise upon the motor
attachments and other fittings which
might be wrenched loose or deranged
That test was entirely satisfactory ’n
its lessons, but the aviator and his
machine got a ducking.
The catapult lately tried at the
Washington navy yard is devised so
that the hrdroaeroplane attains its
launching speed without violence, and
this insures the launching of the ma
chine without fear of deranging any'
of the apparatus or dislodging the
aviator from his seat. The runway
or starting track is short and can be
put in position in several places ou
a fighting ship without interfering
with the maneuvering of the guns or
impeding any other operation of im
portance.
Of course the demonstration at
Washington over the Potomac river
vnder fairly Ideal weather conditions
is not a counterpart of what may con
front the r.aval aviator at sea. but so
tar as the actual getting away from
tho ship is concerned that function
can be promised under any circum
stances which on shore would warrant
an aviator In trying to go up in the
air. The other side of the problem
is that of returning to the ship again,
and here success is likely.
Git nn H. Curtiss has devised a form
of float or l>cat for his hydros which is
capab'e of sustaining the flying ma
chine when waves of considerable size
are running, and this will be taken ad
vantage of when the hydroaeroplane
returns from its scouting expedition.
The aviator will alight with his ma
chine upon the water on the sheltered
side of the vessel, and. thus protected
from the stronger sweep of wind and
wave, the air pilot and his apparatus
will be easily hoisted aboard.
Developments in other directions
are increasing day by day the relia
bility of the aeroplane and its value
as a military implement. Just as the ,
self-starter has added to the conven
ience of the up-to-date automobile, a
similar device is contributing to the
efficiency of the hydroaeroplane as
part of the equipment of a fighting
ship. With a good self-starter, by
which the air pilot can set bis motor
going from his seat, and with a
launching apparatus like that devised
by Captain Chambers, the aircraft will
be able to assume its own propulsion
the instant it leaves the runway of the
catapult.
It is not enough, however, simply to
get the flying machine into the air;
the scouting aviator has a lot to at
tend to after he Is aloft and started
upon his mission.
Until a short while ago the air pilot
had his hands dangerously full of
things to be manipulated in order to
sustain him safely in flight, and a mo
ment's inattention was pretty certain
to invite trouble if not disaster. He
had no opportunity to make observa
tion of the land beneath him or to
release bombs intended to hit a cer
tain spot on the landscape below The
airman therefore needed a companion
whose duties should be limited to re
connitering and to dropping projec
tiles upon the enemy.
N'ow it happened that the machines
used by the Italians In Tripoli were
not weight carriers, and it was there
fore out of the question to support a
second person in them. Accordingly
the aviator had to do all the work
himself, and this explains why bombs
dropped from aeroplanes so often
failed to hit -their mark. The Italian
dirigible balloons, on the other hand,
because they could be maneuvered
deliberately and could lift a number
of persons, were successful as bomb
throwers, and what they did showed |
what could be expected of a flying i
machine properly built for military
work.
As a result of study a number of
devices have been developed which
make it possible now to insure to a
large degree the automatic control of
an aeroplane's equilibrium, and other I
apparatus is being perfected which
reduces the demands upon the avia
tor. Quite apart from the military
importance of these later Inventions,
the physical and nervous stresses
upon the aviator are fewer. These
have proved so exhausting during the
war between Italy and Turkey that
the pilots have become incapacitated
after six months of service, and doc
tors declare a rest period of at least
two years is needful in order to In
sure their recuperation and fitness ;
again for duty with the flying squad
ron.
Among the helpful apparatus now
being developed by an American firm
is a gyroscopic device which gives
promise of success in maintaining the
stability of an aeroplane in flight,
captain Chambers is engaged in the
construction of an aerial compass
which will not only give directional
guidance, but will also compensate \
for the drift or sidewise movement of j
the flying machine.
On the other side of the Atlantic in
strument makers have been working
away at the same problem with more
or less success. The market supply of
such apparatus is not large. That
there is need of just such an aid to
aerial navigation is evidenced by the I
fact that a German firm was suddenly
denuded of its supply by the demands
of the war In the Balkans. It is safe
to say that no small share of the ef-1
fectlve aid rendered by the Bulgarian ,
flying corps has been directly due to
these instruments.
In the past aviation generally has
been encouraged more as a sporting
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proposition than an art susceptible ot
practical benefits, and this has really
hurt aviation more than it has helped.
Speed has appealed pre-eminently to
racing men and to what may appro
priately be termed the nautical acro
bats, and in some senses this speed
has saved more lives than it has sac
rificed under the hazardous circum
stances of its employment The vic
torious Vedrines strongly advocates
speed on the score that it makes for
safety by offsetting or combating more
successfully atmospheric vagaries
while in flight, but this element of
high velocity multiplies the hazard or
the difficulty of alighting as well as
increasing the danger of engine trou
ble and shortness of the life of the
motor.
For war purposes an aeroplane mo
tor should work efficiently at different
speeds because varying drive power
will be needed for dissimilar services.
A motor of this sort would lend itself
to relatively low speed so that the
flying machine could return to thS
ground much as a vessel slackens her
headway when coming up to her dock.
Captain Chambers has a very definite
opinion upon this subject, which he
explains as follows:
“A weight carrying aeroplane, such
as a hydroaeroplane, necessarily needs
a motor with considerable range of
speed, and the same kind of motor is
needed to reduce the danger of alight
ing. I think aviation would be im
proved if the terms of future speed
contests were arranged so as to re
quire each contestant to go over the
course twice—the second time at an
average speed 20 per cent, lower than
his highest average.”
The layman has heard so much of
anti-balloon guns and other weapons
for the annihilation of all kinds of air
craft, that he pictures the flying ma
chine as being knocked into bits by
the precise fire of these weapons. As
a matter of fact, during the war in
Tripoli the Italian aeroplanes were
but seldom hit, never disastrously, and
when up in the air three thousand feet
they were not touched at all. Ameri
can naval aviators with their hydro
aeroplanes, have i -oved that it is en
tirely feasible for them to reach this
height, and so fai as endurance of
flight is concerned, they hold the rec
ord—Lieutenant Towers of the navy
having traveled for six hours ten min
utes and twenty seconds in a stand
ard navy Curtiss hydroaeroplane. In
ventors have developed an aeroplane
wireless outfit of very moderate
weight, and with this equipment
aviators are able to cover a range of
fifty miles.
The next naval conflict is likely to
find hvdroaeroplanes a feature of the
essential equipment of all large roen-of
war. and the flying machine must be
considered seriously and not as a mere
fad or a mechanical achievement of no
material value. In peace-time maneu
vers- the French have clearly shown
that the aeroplane is capable of doing
scout duty of an important character,
detecting not only ships upon the wa
ter. but the presence of submarines
supposedly hidden below the surface
of the sea; and recent experiments
with armor piercing bombs—dropped
from aircraft—ha7e turned a new
page in the art of warfare.
Old Fight Renewed.
"My old barber has left the city.”
"You seem very regretful.”
"Yes; he had been trying to sell me
a bottle of hair tonic for the last 15
years, and bo far I had succeeded in
standing him off. Now I shall have to
start the battle all over with a new
man.”
CUT OUT FOR A Dl PLOMAT |
A Laboucl.ere anecdote which has
not been done to death is given in the
new volume of recollections by Sir
Henry Lucy (‘ Toby. M. P."), to whom
it was tolo by Labby himself. It con
cerned the younger son of a peer, who
thought that a berth in the diplomatic
service waa as desirable a place as
any for one who took life' rather
easily. He knew nothing of the spe
cial subjects upon which the prelim!
nary examination was based, but
there was at least the promise of a '
lark. As far as he could make out, he
did not supply a single correct answer :
to the long list of questions. Never
theless, he came out first in the com
petition. It was a surprise even for j
a confident yound lordling. Meeting j
one of the examiners at dinner a few
days later, he ventured to ask how the
thing came about “We at once saw !
you knew nothing,” was the reply.
“But your manner was so free from
constraint under what to some people
would have been peculiarly embar
rassing circumstances that we said
‘o each other, 'That’s the very’ man to
make a diplomatist.' So we gave you
a start on your career.”
Ungaltant Chinese Proverb.
“A woman's heart.” says the Chi
nese proverb, "is like the moon, it
changes continually, but it always has
a man in it."
Uplif; of Bassball.
A ball game on a summer afternoon
serves to take a man’s mind from rou
. tine matters au-t refreshes him. It
gives him an otiti«*t for his feelings as
well, for the opposing team and the
umpire are the scapegoats of Ameri
can grouches. But for the boys there
is another aspect of baseball. The
player who ranks high must be in
good physical condition and he can
not be in such a condition unless he
cares for himself in the proper way.
The boys of the large cities have
their heroes on the ball teams, and
will seek to emulate them. And know
ing that physical perfection, or any
thing approaching perfection comes
only with abstemious living, these
young hero worshippers will be in
fluenced to care for their physical na
tures. Many a boy hopes to make a
ball player of himself, hence will de
velop his muscles. This is an excel
lent thing for him to do, for although
in later years the halo about the bail
player's head grow dim, the founda
tion for good health will have been
strengthened. So let the national
game, the greatest of all games, be
upheld and kept free from decadent
influences, for it is worth our while.—
Greenville (S. C.) News.
One Indication.
“Well, dear, do you think it is going
to be smooth sailing with our new
cook?"
- “Im afraid not, Jack. I rather
think from the way she handled the
supper dishes there are going to-be
breakers ahead."
Union College Plans Memorial to
Author and Diplomat.
Committee Raising $100,000 for Reci
tation Hall and Professorship at
Schenectady institution—Was
17 When He Graduated.
Schenectady, X. Y.—Plans are rap
idly being perfected at Union college
for the establishment of an elaborate
memorial in honor of John Bigelow,
the author and diplomat, whose long
life of service ended in New York on
December 19, 1911. John Bigelow- was
a Union man of the class of 1S35, and
was for many years the oldest living
alumnus of the college. The memorial
is to take the form of a recitation hall
which will bear Mr. Bigelow's name
and a professorship in political science, j
and for these two purposes at least |
$100,000 must be raised. A commit- I
tee, of which Joseph H. Choate is;
chairman, has dedicated itself to the !
raising of this fund, and the circulars
calling for subscriptions will soon be
sent out.
"It is felt," says this committee,
"that the most fitting memorial would
be a building erected on the campus of
his Alma Mater at Schenectady, X.
with lecture halls and rooms devoted
to the studies he loved, history, poli
tics, and literature, and the establish
ment there in of a John Bigelow pro
fessorship of political science. The
building would be named the ‘John
Bigelow Memorial Hall,’ and would
stand on the main avenue of the col
lege grounds entered through the gate
way erected to the momory of John
Howard Payne, author of ’Home.
Sweet Home,’ a member of th.e class
of 1810 at Union college.
“The service of John Bigelow to his
country in the dark days of the Civil
war should always be gratefully re
membered. While William H. Seward,
his fellow-graduate of Union college,
was managing brilliantly the affairs
of the department of state, John Bige
low, as minister to France, was suc
cessful in the delicate task of main
taining our national credit In the
countries of Europe. Throughout the
whole of his long life he devoted his
powers without stint to unselfish and
untiring effort in the service of his i
fellow-men.
"He held a place in the esteem and
affection of his countrymen held by no
other man, and when he died at the
age of ninety-four his right to the ti
tle of ‘The First Citizen of New York’
was not questioned. We are confident
that this plan will be received by many
as a welcome opportunity to serve at
once the double purpose of stimulating
the spirit of patriotism and of doing I
honor to the memory of one whose j
name should be held among us In
_
John Bigelow.
grateful remembrance. In the last few
years of his life Mr. Bigelow turned
with peculiar affection to his old col
lege, and a memorial serving such a
useful purpose in the fitting of young
men for citizenship is one which he
would warmly approve.”
Contributions may be sent to the
treasurer of the committee, Oswald
Garrison Villar.d of the New York Eve
ning Post. Other members of the com
mittee are Justice Charles E. Hughes.
J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry Fairfield
Osborn, George A. Plimpton, Eliphalet
Nott Potter, Andrew Carnegie, Elihu
Root, John L. Cadwaladar. Joseph B.
Ransdell, and President Richmond of
Union.
Declares Slim Men Cranks.
Boston.—“Beware of slim men, for
they’re cranky ninety-nine times out
of every hundred,” is the warning
given by Mrs. Blanche Mae Chandler
of Revere, the profesional nurse who
said that earning one’s own living was
a far easier task than being a wife.
Mrs. Chandler is being sued for di
vorce.
“Never marry," she said, “until you
are certain that the man you intend
choosing has perfect poise, both men
tally and physically. Stout women
should never marry slim men.
“Couples engaging in marriage
should understand each other and be
fortified with a knowledge of the
classics, politics, etc., So that they may
hold intelligent discussions on topics
of the day.”
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Bishop Works as Coal Miner.
London.—The Bishop of Birming
ham, Dr. Wakefield, worked as a coal
miner, when, provided with a miner's
coat and lamp, he descended the pit of
the Hamstead colliery, near Birming
ham. After watching the men at
work. Dr. Wakefield assisted in obtain
ing some. coal. He expressed pleas
urable surprise at the comfortable
conditions under which the men work
ed. The bishop spent about an hour
In the pit and traveled about a mile
from the shaft.
INCREASING DEMAND FOR HEAVY HORSES I
Two-Year-Old Percheron Stallion.
The breeding of heavy draft horses ,
is one of the most profitable branches
of live stock farming. Few farmers
realize the importance of size in a
draft horse when put on the market,
either in public or private sale. A
horse that weighs less than 1,500
pounds is not considered a draft horse
in any of the horse markets of the
country, yet the mares kept on the or
dinary farms are usually lighter than
that. This accounts for the small,
scrubby lot of horses that are con
stantly being put on the market at a
loss to the breeder.
This was well illustrated at a sale of
grade horses recently held in the La
mer sale barns at Salina, says the
Kansas Industrialist. Here the horses
of good size were readily bought at
good prices, while some of the lighter
ones could scarcely be sold at any
price. There is an increasing demand
for heavy draft horses in the cities in
spite of the fact that many firms are
using the motor truck in their delivery
work. The motor truck can be used
profitably only on long, heavy hauls
where the roads are good and speed is
essential. The motor requires good
roads for its best operation and can
be used to advantage only in the
paved streets of the city or on good
country roads. These remarks were
made recently by the manager of a
large express company at Chicago.
The delivery manager of a big pack
ing company at Kansas City, says that
the motor truck cannot be used on
short delivery on account of the heavy
expense of operation. The motor
truck has its place on the farm. It
can be used for plowing and heavy
hauling, but can never replace the
draft horse. If the draft horse Is a
permanent part of agriculture, more
attention should be given to Us pro
duction.
There is an increasing demand for
heavier horses on the farms. Deeper
and better tillage must be practiced in
the future, and this requires heavier
machinery and more motive power.
There are two ways of increasing this
power. One is by increasing the num
ber of light horses. But the most eco
nomical way is to increase the weight
of the horses. This will reduce the
farm labor force; will decrease the
amount of equipment necessary in re
quiring less stable room and less
harness, and the cost of feed will be
lessened.
All farmers and breeders who are
breeding horses for commercial pur
poses should replace their small mares
with heavier ones. This must be done
gradually by adding a few good draft
mares to the herd every year and sell
ing the poorer ones. Sometimes good
colts may be reared from inferior
mares by mating them to a good stal
lion. but better ones always will be
the result of the mating of better
mares to the same stallion. There are
plenty of good stallions throughout
the state, but the mares are lacking,
and until the farmers come to realize
the value of the right kind of mares
the profit in breeding will be low.
POTATOES GROWN
IN STRAW STACKS
Unless Ground Is Reasonably
Fertile One Should Not Ex
pect Satisfactory Results.
Years and years ago potatoes were
grown in old straw stacks, and this
suggested hauling out straw to cover
the ground no matter where the pota
toes were planted. I have heard a
great many praise this plan, while
others give it as a flat failure. I have
tried it with success, and in some
cases have failed, but in that failure
learned the cause thereof.
One cannot control the season, and
for this reason, early potatoes in
straw have been an indifferent suc
cess, while those planted later are
almost always better than when given
cultivation and the straw not used.
If we have a cold, wet spring, potatoes
planted in a deep furrow under straw,
are not likely to do well, while if they
are planted a little later, when the
sun is w-arm, they will not lack for
moisture, and the potato must have
sufficient moisture.
I prepare the ground and lay off
rows with a single shovel just as if
I were going to plant in the regular
way except that the rows may be
some closer together. The potatoes
are then dropped in the row, and bare
ly covered, so that in some cases one
side of the piece shows. It is often ;
as well not to cover with dirt at all, j
but it is, safer in case of dry weather ;
to cover a little. j
Then with a wogan haul out oat or
wheat straw and cover the ground 1
solidly to a depth of six inches or a
foot. Never fear, for the potatoes, j
they will come through the straw, and j
so will nettles which are akin to the j
potato vine in this respect, but other j
weeds will be smothered, and the patch !
will be perfectly clean except for j
the rows of green potato vines. It j
will not be necessary to cultivate with I
either plow or hoe, and if a few bull I
nettles should be found they may ;
be cut off with a blade. The potatoes
will form right at the top of the
ground and in the lower layer of
straw. There will be some elements
of feritlity in the rotting straw, but
unless the ground is reasonably fertile
one should not expect any better re
sults from this plan than by cultivat
ing.
At digging time begin on one side,
fork the straw over and pick up the
potatoes, then take the next row fork
ing the straw from it over on the row'
that has just been dug or rather
picked. The potatoes will be white
and clean, and you will get all of them, I
whereas by the old method of culti- !
vation and digging among the weeds i
as high your head you get maybe not t
more than half. 1
Where this plan has been a failure
it was on account of wet, cold weather
' early in the season which caused
the potatoes to rot before coming
up. We usually use clean straw, but
half rotten would answer the purpose
probably as well. This coat of straw
which may be turned under the next
year, enriches the ground for subse
quent crops whether of potatoes of
grain.
SOME PUNTS ARE
BIG LABOR SAVERS
Require No Greenhouse, Hotbed
or Window Garden—They
Are Hardy.
(By JOSEPHINE DE MARK.)
It is not too late in the season to
urge busy housemothers who love
flowers, but who have little time to
give them, to grow herbaceous plants.
These plants are labor-savers; for,
once established in good, deep soil,
they require little care or attention;
they bloom profusely, and if a good
selection is made, abundant blooms
may be had from early in spring
when the moss-pink (phlox subulata)
covers itself with flowers, to late fall,
when the hardy chrysanthemums
withstand the early frosts.
These plants require no greenhouse,
hotbed, or window garden, for they
are really hardy. However, it is well
to protect the young plants their first
winter.
Herbaceous plants are propagated
in several ways—by seeds, division,
cuttings of tops of roots. Cutting of
the roots, although not usually prac
ticed, is easy and successful, and
should be better understood.
If you will carefully dig up a plant,
say. a one-year-old golden glow, you
will find on the main roots little
shoots close together. These are fu
ture plants. All one has to do is to
cut the root in small pieces, being
sure to allow one shoot or eye to the
piece, and plant them in the ground.
If one has too many plants, it is
easy to exchange with one’s neighbor,
and thus acquire a new plant
White Geranium.
A good white geranium is a jewel
which, when found, should be kept.
Select one or two zonales for ornamen
tal foliage, and keep them bright by
giving the plant as much sunshine as
possible and a dose of ammonia once
a week—a teaspoonful in a quart of
water.
Intolerable Nuisance.
Moles in a garden prove an intoler
able nuisance. While they may be
trapped, the only sure way is to in
ject bisulphate of carbon into their
runs.
Set Out Peppers.
It is not too late to set out peppers.
This plant should never be set in the
open ground until the thermometer
stands at about 60 degrees through
the night and all danger of frosts is
passed.
Begin Spraying.
Spraying vegetables should be com
menced the very moment the insects
are seen. Every day thereafter makes
the work of observing them more dif
3cult.
Potato Spray.
Arsenate of lead is replacing paris
green in spraying potatoes because it
adheres to the foliage better.
Keep the Hoe Going.
Keep the wheel hoe going all
through the month, particularly if the
ground is dry.
Strawberry Plante.
Do not set out fresh strawberry
plants next spring in a bed that was
occupied by the old plants this year.
The only consolation failure has Is
to sneer at success.
Literal.
“Does Jimps ever make a move at
the club meetings?'*
“Ever make a move? Why, that
man’s never still.”
Kr«. Winslows soothing Syrup for Chlldrsi
teething, nofteus the gums, reduces inflamma
tion,allays pain,cure* wind colle^Sc a bottleJUt
Strictly True.
“Mayme was bragging to me that
she had married a man in high life."
"So she has. He works on sky
scrapers.”
The Latest.
“I wish you'd state that I am going
to star this summer.” said the choru3
girl to the affable reporter.
"Nobody believes that stuff any more
about chorus girls. Hut I will say that
you are engaged to a steel millionaire.”
Square Foot and Foot Square.
There is no difference in area be
tween one square foot and one foot
square, though there may be a differ
ence in the shape and dimensions of
the surfaces. For instance, one square
foot may be inclosed by a circular
line, a hexagon, a triangle or a rec
tangle. One foot square is an area
of fixed form, the four sides being
equal and the four angles all right
angles.
You’re Out!
If you have not perfect
digestion, liver activity
and bowel regularity. .
These should be daily
functions in order to
maintain health.
Hosfetter’s
Stomach Bitters
will help you when those
organs become weak and
lazy. We urge a trial to
day. Insist on Hostetter's.
Affection Causes Dog’s Death.
Natural affection on the part of a
dog was instanced in a remarkable
manner at Beaumont, in the province
of Soane-et-Loire, France, a few days
ago. One of the inhabitants drove out
of the town into the forest to gather
firewood, taking with him the dog.
which he left to guard his coat and
basket of food while he wandered
about gathering wood. In his absence
the dog gave birth to three puppies,
and the wood gatherer, when he start
ed home, forgot to place the puppies
in the cart with their mother. During
the nig"ht the dog jumped over a fence
and ran the whole distance, some ten
miles, to the spot where the puppies
had been left, and brought one back
in her mouth. Then she made two
more journeys in order to bring back
the other two. Altogether she cov
ered a distance of about sixty miles
in the night. The next morning her
master found her dead in the yard
by the side of her puppies, which were
alive and well.
Factories That Float.
Floating factories have become an
important part of the development
of the forest resources of India. In
certain parts of the country forests
are only accessible through the water
courses, and the great expense of
erecting land plants for the utilization
of the lumber resources makes such
a course impracticable. Therefore
sawmills and other manufacturing
establishments are built on floating
platforms and moved up the streams
as they are needed.
After the lumber Is prepared in a
sawmill it can be packed In a way
that makes transportation much more
economical than any system of log
ging. Plants for the preparation of
tannin extracts have also been estab
lish in this manner. The plants are
built on flat beats, 200 feet long, by
27 feet wide, capable of carrying a
load of 470 tons.
Please the
Home Folks
By serving
Post
Toasties
They are among the
good things to eat, but not
in the cook book, because
they require no cooking.
Toasties are always crisp
and appetizing—ready to
eat direct from the pack
age. You save heaps of
time "and avoid hot work
in the kitchen.
Some rich cream—sugar
if you want it—or cool fruit
juice, with these fluffy bits
of com and you have a
dish that is fascinating for
any meal of the day.
Toasties are sold by
grocers everywhere.
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