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THE BURLTNGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1916. The WEEKLY KnKB rRESB. S cents itr copy, BO cents for six month. $1.09 ftr year, postage paid. Advertisements and subscriptions re ceived nt tho office, 3S9 College ttreet. Full advertising rate sent on applica tion. Accounts cannot be opened for nbserlp llonii. Subscribers will please remit with rder. Names nre not entered until pay went Is received, nnd nil papers nre. stop ped nt the end nf the time paid for, nemlttaneo nt tho risk of the subscriber unless made by registered letter, or by rheck or postal order payable to the pub lishers. The date when the subscription expires Is on the nddress-lnhol of each paper, the change of which to a snbfcquent date becomes a receipt for remittance. other receipt Is sent unless requested, frhe receipt of the paper Is a sufficient receipt for the first subscription. When ft change of address Is desired, fceth the old and new addresses should fce Riven. Term fl.OO n Yenr. In Ailvnnc. DAILY iy mail Sl.00 n year In advance, ft ATE IX CANADA l nATLT $1.00 n jrnr In advance. WEEKJV fs.no n yrnr In advance. FREE PIIESS ASSOCIATION, Cnhllshcrs, Burlington, Vt. JH RLtNC.TON. THURSDAY, MA PC It Z WANTED. When you want anything, advertise. In the new special column of this paper. Some' bargains are offered there this week which It will pay you lo rend about See page two. This paper has more than I5,M0 readers very week and one cent a word will teach them all. If U is true that the Germans financed the Villa campaign as a count prlrritaut for Washington In connec tion with tho nrmcil ship Issue, the ex pedient seems to have worked llko a charm. The vote of 3-16 to U by which the House recorded its desire to keep the Jiresent tariff duty on sugar, with only thirteen democrats voting for free sugar, hhowa that the whole country Is being educated on the tariff question. The farmers of Vermont are rejoicing over n great fall of snow that Is bothering some people. Snow Is a wel come fertilizer, nnd it helps keep prass roots warm. Other things being equal. It should mean a great grass crop In .Vermont the coming year. Present condi tions arc also promising for a generous production of Vermont maple sugar. GRATrrviarn accuoacv ix ei.ec tio.v figures.. The morning after the recent Stat election the Free Press rcporteit a ma jority against tho prohibitory law of 33,8V) and a. majority in favor of the primary law of 3,423, the figures being based on returns from practically every town. Tho official figures, announced yesterday by Secretary of Stato Ratley, how a majority against the prohibitory Jaw of 13,19 and n majority in favor of tho primary law of 3,130, a difference of rnly fll and 1M votes, respectively, from the Free Proas figures that were trans mitted hy telephone and telegraph, and necessarily somewhat hurriedly compiled. In this connection we desire to express our appreciation of the efforts of the rorrcspondents who contributed to this '.ratifying accuracy in connection with election leturns for publication "Hie morning after." cheaper fuel Fim motor car. i:very owner of a motor car in Ver mont, and out of it. for that matter, ha hecn more or less disturbed by the pros pect of the altltudlnoslty of the price of casolcne. Wo have suspected all along that tho high price of this commodity in winter when comparatively few cars are in uso would serve the simple pur pose of leconclling purchasers to the material advance over the llgurcs of last f-eason where the price for the coming summer would finally rest. For example, when prices jump from sixteen and seventeen cents, tho pie vailing prices in this section last year, to twenty-six nnd twenty-eight cents, with a threat of forty-cent gnsolcni'. most of us would thank our stais If tho rrlcc ultimately sagged to twenty-two or twenty-three cents and stopped there. This would mean, however, an advance of about V per cent, over the prevailing juices of last season, a snug profit. The foreign demand, ss a result of the war, la said to have affected gasolene values. If producers could advance the price for one cause they could advance It for another. Your average American takes justifiable prldo In his independ ence, and. the short-sighted producers of Kasolene havo simply bitten off their own poses. The typical American will not lestj content now until he has discovered a way to make himself independent as to autos, by taking his choice as to fuels, 'flooner or later he will find a substitute, for gasolene. In the meantime, ho will seek every possible means of providing "more than one string for his how" In this crusade against nltltudlnous gatolene tho American Is already sum moning to his aid both legislation aim nclcnca, as well as business of tho hard Jieaded variety. Henry Find has moused the Interest of the federal trade com mission by announcing his Intention to wago war on high-priced gasolonc. After a conference with Mr. Ford, Congressman Randall of California has Introduced a measure In Congress to regulate the price of gasolene nnd other rommodltics. Charginff that the high price, of gasolene Is duo to conspiracies and combinations among producers, Congressman Sabath nf Illinois has just introduced a resolution in the House directing the attorney-general nf tho H.'nlted States to make an Investigation of conditions In connection with tho pro ducllon and salo of gasolene and prose cute, offenders. k rllgh prlco of gasolene Is promoting tho substitution of electric vehicles for HOW GOVERNOR CANDIDATES AND SO ON ARE CHOSEN. Cnndidntcs for the governorship, as well as for lieutenant-governor and other offices in Vermont, have been back wnrd about coming forward this year. Report said some of them were waiting to sec whether the State was to have di rect primaries. It was held that some could bo nominated in convention who could not appeal successfully to the peo ple as a whole and vice versa, lie this as it may, it will be both helpful and interesting to note the way in which candi dates must proceed under the new law. Hitherto, Vermont in every presidential year has held at least five sets of caucuses, to nominate candidates for town and city ofiices, to elect delegates to conventions for the se lection in turn of delegates to the national conventions, to se lect delegates to the State conventions for the nomination of a State ticket, and to congressional conventions for the nom ination of candidates for Congress, for the selection of dele gates to the county convention to name a county ticket and for the selection of candidates for town and city representa tives. Under the direct primary system the number of cau cuses will be materially reduced. Town and city officers will be nominated as before, since they arc already nominated direct. Caucuses to elect delegates to the Slate convention for the selection of delegates to the national conventions and to vote direct for candidates for the presidency if so desired, will be held under the new law, as already described in these columns. The direct primary law provides that on the second Tues day of September, which this year falls on September 12, and biennially thereafter, a primary shall be held for the nomi nation of all candidates to be voted for at the November elec tion, except presidential electors and justices of the peace, otherwise provided for. In other words in this single September caucus or primary each voter individually by his direct vote will help select his party's candidates for governor and other State officers, for United States senator, when one is to be nominated, for con gressman, for all county offices, and members of both the State Senate and House of Representatives. The first step of a candidate for governor, for example, will be to secure the signature of 500 freemen, who are mem bers of his party, to his petition of nomination, and this must be filed with the secretary of state at least twenty-one days before the date of the primary to ensure the printing of his name on the primary ballot. This number of signatures is also required of a candidate for nomination of United States senator and every other candidate to be voted for through out the State, whereas a candidate for Congress must secure 250. Candidates for county offices must secure signatures equal to at least two per cent, of the total vote cast for all the candidates for that particular office at the preceding elec tion, petitions to be filed with the county clerk, and candidates for representative to the General Assembly, three per cent., petitions to be filed with the town clerk. Ballots are to be furnished by these officials respectively. With the direct primary the candidates for the party nomination for State and other offices will be voted for on ballots similar to present ballots in elections, with each party column headed by the name of the party in plain type. Comity officers and representatives are voted for directly the same as on the State ticket. Sample ballots are to be posted so that voters can be fully informed, and all the safeguards thrown about elections apply to the primaries. It follows as a matter of course that each voter will vote in the primary as in the present caucus, but he votes directly instead of voting for delegates to select his candidates for him. For example, the voter makes his mark opposite the name of the man he wants for governor and also for lieutenant-governor, and State treasurer and secretary of state, and attorney-general and so on throughout the entire list of State officers. The man who secures the most voters for any of these ofiices is the candidate of his party for that office, with out any further action of voters or their representatives, ex cept the certification of the result by the secretary of state. The direct primary also provides for a State convention to follow the nominations, but it is entirely different from our present State convention, and its platform will be binding on the Legislature as well as all others participating, a great improvement over our present lack of responsibility. The direct primary law provides that not later'than the first Tuesday of October, upon the call of the chairman of the State committee of the party, the nominees for governor and all State officers as well as the candidates of the party for the State Senate and representatives to the General Assembly, shall meet in a State convention for the purpose of making and adopting the platform of the party, nominating presidential electors and effecting party organization for the ensuing two years. The party nominees from each county must designate a legal voter from such county to be voted on by the convention, and if elected by the convention, he becomes the member of the State committee for that county. The party members from each town may effect such organization as they see fit and may nominate candidates for justice of the peace. A political party which at the preceding election cast less than 5 per cent, of the votes may nominate candidates in the manner provided by convention or petition, but any conven tion must be held on the day of the general primary. Not less than ten days after the primary a candidate for nomination must file with the officer with whom his nomina tion papers are filed a sworn itemized statement setting forth each sum of money and thing of value or other consideration whatever contributed or promised by him or by any one for him with his knowledge and acquiesed use for the purpose of securing, influencing or in any way affecting his nomination to such office. The penalty for violation of the law is a fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment in the county jail six month, or both. It is to be noted in this connection that the last Legisla ture also amended the election laws so that the selectmen in every town must make an alphabetical list of the persons qualified to vote in a general election and post the same thirty days before the election. A candidate may cause his name to be withdrawn by no tice in writing to the officer with whom the original certificate was filed, such notice to be given at least eighteen days before the day of election that he declines such nomination. The vacancy may be filled by the political party either through the regular method or by the general or executive committee, according to circumstances. Whether this system will be an advantage over the old in every respect is a matter that will be determined by experi ence. Voters will certainly appreciate the opportunity to vote directly for candidates for State and congressional and county officers. As is the case with all now systems and as was the case with the Australian ballot when adopted in Ver mont, defects will be subject to subsequent legislation. If after a fair trial the voters of Vermont want to go back to the old system, they can do so since the direct primary was not a constitutional amendment, as some misinformed authori ties stated in connection with the referendum. gasolene, hut If it Is true that oil mag nates nio gaining control of tho hydro electric, power plants In Vormont and elsewhere, It will make littlo difference In what form the public pnya tribute lo them. Denatured alcohol nITords one solution of the problem, but powerful In terests aro seeking to block the develop ment of that substitute. Meanwhile, Mr. Ford believes that the Rlttman process f.iscoverrd in tho United States bureau of mines mill force a great reduction In the price of auto fuel to consumers. Dr. C, K. chandlar, founder of the school of mines nt Columbia unlvei slty, believes the cracking process will cut tho high cost of gasolene. In an Interview In tho New Vork Times Dr. Chandler makes this explanation of the whole situation: "Hy a fullor application of the 'crack Ing' process, which consists In break ing up tho heavier nils of petroleum, If the by-products nre not sufficient to sup ply tho nieds there Is no reason why they should not break up the burning oil. If burning oil is only, say 10 cents a gallon, and you can get (V) or 79 per cent, of gasolene out of It by 'crack ing' and sell that for 25 or :fl cents a gallon, it would he a protlUhlo enter prise, but of courso it would not bo as profitable an t ,n US8 A 0II al. 4 or 5 cents a gallon, which, by Hall's process, yields 70 per cent, of gasolene. "There nre several other 'cracking' processes besides that of Mr. Hall. For example, the Burton process, which Is used by the Standard Oil company, the Rlltman process, which is being ex ploited by the department of the inter- lor, and some others. All these pioduco gasolene either from crude petroleum or Horn tho by-products, and they all great ly Increase tho yield of gasolene. "There Is no doubt thn solution lies In this direction. The output of oil Is con stantly Increasing In quantity, and if It Is not sufficient to supply the required amount of gasolene by tho ordinary Proce of fractional distillation the yield ran he Increased without greatly Increased cost by the 'crackln' proc esses, which are not expensive. "These ptoccsses aro nil new and have not yet been put In operation on a large scale. As soon as they have bran In troduced on a considerable scale It ought to bo possible to produce all the gaso lene required at reasonable prkes. I should think It could be done so as to make It possible to retail gasolene nt from a) to 25 cents a gallon, perhaps less." In regard to the likelihood of a fall ing off of production of petroleum In the United States, Dr. Chandler snld: "The pessimists have predicted the ex haustion of oil in the United States ever since wo first began to get It; 1 see no reason to believe that there will be any exhaustion for years and years to come. I think on the other hand the produc tion mill continue to increase." If the price of gasolene continues to rise, it will make little difference with tho nuto business whether the supply Is approaching exhaustion or not. A prohibitive prlco will Inevitably force substitution. The sooner It comes the more the people will save. the ninrtAf. school a tribute. (From the Detroit Free Tress.) The rural school received an educa tional blnck eye during the recent school superintendents' conference here. Our worthy governor never lets slip an op portunity to disparage It. and we aimlt that as Ferris institute prohably obtains a fair share of Its students from the country he ought to know its limitations. From the sehoolhonso to the freckled, barefooted youngsters who frequent It Is an easy transition, and we leam they have adenoids and poor teeth, are badly nourished and don't amount to much anyway. We surrender the Utile red schoolhouse to the enemy. We will not fire a gun in its defense. But we submit that the now knowledge, largo and varied in character as it Is, gets more badly nilxel In the process of assimilation than "the three TVs." Anyway, "there never yet was n pitcher that wouldn't spill." We would remind those who decry the rural school that though It may have had Its day. it served n mighty useful purpose two and three generations ago, and that Little of all we value here. Comes to the mom of Its hundredth year Without both feeling and looking queer. The little old schoolhouse, red or white or guiltless of paint, walked with Michi gan's pioneers, hand In hand. Where they went, It went. It was church as well as school house, and social center too, when singing school and spelling bee drew young folk together. Limited nnd primitive as it was, it carried the embryo that has developed into our pres ent far-reac.hlng system, and it testified to the faith of the people lu education. It wn.s free from fads, and had the pav ing grace of simplicity. It was the educational cradle of many men whose memory' America honors: Washington and Lincoln are conspicuous among them What the school pours Into the hopper does not matter as much as what Is done with it. What the. boy thinks out for himself Is his real nourishment, nowa days we supply him with the predlRestcd food. Conditions change, and things change with them. The rural school may have outlived Its usefulness we are by no means certain that It has hut It served a valuable purpose once. It spread the educational Idea, It was the best to be had: It was a stepplngstoue however humble, and though climbers are prone to scorn the ladder by which they rose It Is entitled to respect even as a has been. If In Its present form It is not what It should be. Instead of batter Ing ll why not be bettering It? THE TOP OF MOrT MAXSF1EI.I). To the Editor of the. Free Tress: In your article about the State pur chasing a lumber tract on Mt. Mansfield It was said that the University owned the top of Mount Mansfield. Will von please say that the Summit House with other buildings, adjacent property and fond from Harf-Wny house to the Summit House is owned hy Walter M. Adams? Very tiuly yours, WALTER M ADAMS, Stowe, March IS. Why Subscribers Complain. Tubllsher of Free Press: Dear Sir; All delays lo Free Press north of St, Albans for past two weeks were due to delayed train No. 1, C. V. It. R., the Boston sleoper. This train ha,s been tunning from two to Ave hours late and failing to connoct with trains leaving st, .Mbnus north. I. F. GARVEr, Ai,st. Postmaster. DON'T SELL ALL YOUR MILK. (From the lirattleboto Phoenix.) Did you eier hear of a farmer who paid off a mortgage un his faim, or if, more fortunate, having no mortgage, piled up a handsome bank account by sending his milk to Boston? Far-met s have been stung by milk contractors who went Into bankruptcy and they have received their money when, nceordlng to the men who can analyze ami figure business, they were disposing of their milk at an actual loss. If Boston wnnts milk from the New England hillsides arrangements ought to bo made whereby tho producers can get an adequate compensation. We have a suspicion that the profit disappears some where between the producer nnd the con sumer. The farmers of Guilford Center have Just organized a co-opemtlve cream ery. There ought to be more creameries throughout tho State. Their decline In Windham county Is something that we regard a regrettable. With the prices of fertilizers soaring It will be more than ever lu the advantage of the fanner to look out for his products -to fed his calves and raise them, and to produce as much animal fertilizer as possible on the farm. NOON MEALS FOR PUPILS Mothers nnd Educators Provide fn A.i!..u.. J r i . Or ACtlMty and Development. l.unehca Where Food la Prepared Early or When Children Est Ilnrrleilly nt Home Present Hprelsl Dif ficulties. What shall school children he given to eat nt noon In tho lunch basket, at the home lunch table, or In the lunch room operated hy the school authorities? To lielp answer this question, which almost every mother and many of the educa tional authorities aro asking constantly, the United States department of agri culture through the office of home economics, has Just Issued Farmers' Bulletin No. 71?, "School Lunches." This bulletin was prepared by Miss' Caroline L. Hunt and Miss Mabel Ward, under the direction of Dr. C. F. Iangwortliy of the States relations service. Tho bul letin, after discussing the general prin ciples of feeding school children to pro vide for activity and develop them Into sturdy manhood and womanhood, gives a number of simple nnd appetizing menus for the school lunoh basket and bllls-of-faro and recipes for preparing Inex pensive and nourishing noonday meals or hot dishes for children, eithev at home, on a school stove, or In tho domestic science kitchen, UELATIOX OF LUNCH TO OTHEIl MEALS. v" In feeding a child or anyono else, the authors of the bulleUn point out, It Is not wise to think of any one meal apart from the other two. It is seldom con venient to provide nt one meal all the materials needed by a growing body, and those which are omitted from one meal should he supplied by one of the other meals. The noon meal for children, however, where food must be prepared nt home In tho morning to be eaten else where at nmn, or where the children must hurry home, eat quickly, and then rush back to school, offers special dif ficulties and deserves the caieful atten tion of parents. DIETARY ESSBNT IA 1 S FOIt THE GROWING CHILD. Before It Is possible to plan a rational basket or other luncheon for children, It Is necessary for the mother to understand the general essentials of diet for young people. These essentials In geneial are nn abundance of simple foods, carefully prepared, and of sufficient variety to provide energy, repair wastes, provide elements for building bone and tissue, and stimulate growth. To do this most effectively the three meals each day must supply the child with sufficient food from each of the following classes: I. Cereal or starch foods Cereals, eaten principally as bread, supply nearly half of the protein (commonly thought of as tissue-building material) and near ly two-thrids of the fuel or energy In the American diet. The quality of the brtal, therefore. Is extremely Important. Its crust should be crisp and deep (Indicat ing thorough baking) but not hard or burned. It should be light and free from sny suggestion of sourness or ranrldlty. The crumb should be elastic and yet capable of being easily broken up in the mouth without forming a sticky mass, or being loo dry to taste good. There qualities can be secured in rolls and bis cuit as well as In ordinary bread, pro vided they are cooked thoroughly. The objection to hot bread is due to the fact that undeicooklng may leave It soggy on the Inside, rather than because such breads are eatxn hot. The child's ap petite for bread may be stimulated bv using different kinds of bread, iwlehax and crackers, by the addition or raisins, currants, or nut meatF, and sometimes by cutting the slices Into fancy .shapes. Cereal mushes and ready-to-eat break fast foods supply nearly the same n't trients as bread, a half cupful of cooked cereal being about equivalent to s good sized slice of bread. A tablespoonf ul of I cream Is about equivalent in fat to a liberal spreading of butter. Protein-rich foods While bread and cereals come near to fulfilling one of the Important requirements of diet a correct proportion of nutrients providing fuel only and those useful for body bulldlng other foods which provide protein In larger proportion as compared with fuel should not be neglected. These foods Include milk, meat (except the very fat test), fish, poultry, egns, cheese, dried beans, cow-peas, peas, peanuts, and al monds, walnuts, and other nuts. Nuts, of course, also contain considerable fat. Milk Is an absolute essential, not only because It contains a lerge number of nourishing substances in forms easily assimilated, hut also because, In some way not fully understood, milk seems to promote growth and nelp the body of a child make good use of other foods. Milk is rich In most kinds of mineral matter particularly lime, useful in the development of bone and tissue Milk should never be omitted wholly from the diet bf a child. If not used nt luncheon It should appear at other meals, For luncheon, however, It has been found that such dishes as milk toast milk soups made with vegetables, fish or vetgetable chowders, and cocoa aro valuable foods, enslly prepared at horn or In the school, lieeause they require no oven and call only for simple uten sil, White sauces made of vegetable juices, milk, or broth, differ from milk soup largely in that they contain more flour. When considering .milk, the food value of skim milk, which contains a larger percentage of pioteln though less fat than full milk, should not bo over looked. Eggs, the next of the protein foods commonly given to children, contain much Iron nnd their yolks ate tich In fat. ?. The fatty foods-Tho fatty foods, such as butter, cream, salad oils, bacon, and similar foods, are Important sources of energy and nourishment for the grow ing body. Fats are best given 111 such simple forms rather than In rich pas tries or sweets. t. Fresh vegetables and fruits Be cause ordinary vegetables such as pota toes, greens, lettuce, green peas and beans, asparagus, and others, and the ordinary fruits do not contain much fat or protein, their value In the child's filet Is frequently underestimated. These things, however, should be considered a necessary part of the diet of the child for tho very Important reason thnt they furnish mineral and other materials to form bono and tissue as well as to re pair waste and supply some energy. Oreen vegetables are valuable particular ly because they contain Iron 111 forms which the body ran utilize, Fruits eon tnln a considerable percentage of sugar, especially when they are dried, and sugar s a quickly-absorbed fuel food. As things eaten raw transmit disease germs, rare should be taken to wash vegetables and fruits thoroughly in several waters. Many fruits, especially those with skins, can be dipped safely Into bollluc wnUr, whlln those with thick skins, such lis oranges, bananas, and tipples, limy be safely washed ovon with soap. Dried fruits when wnshed and put Into an oven to dry absorb some of tho water, nnd thus aro softened nnd Improved In taste. i ' sweets and desserts sugar, as hns I been said, Is n quickly absorbed fuel food nnd simple sweets linve their plum In tho diet nf all children. If not served between meals or at times when they destroy tho nppetlte for other nci'doci foods, there Is no objection to them. They may bo served In thn form of cake not rich enough to be clnsred as pastry, cookies, sweet chocolate, simple, candy, honey, dried or preserved fruits, maple sugar, nnd loaf sugar. In general, fruits, ficsh, baked or stewed, or raw, and simple sweets ore much better desserts for Children than rich pastry which con tains a largo amount of fat. STONE MT. MEMORIAL. Chiseled Frlere on tirnnlte. Home to Commemornlp Confederacy. Rtono mountain, a great naked dome of light-gray granite, an hour by motor from Atlanta, will possible be transformed Into n colossal monument commemorative of the sacrifice, and military endeavors mnde by the South during tho CM' war. In the upper portion of the mountain's pre cipitous fare It Is expected to chisel u frieze representative of the once formid able army of the confederacy. A baud hntne page view In the April Popular .Me chanlcs Magazine shows how lliN stu pendous piece of sculpturing will bo oo outod. The financing of this entc-prlse Is In 'lie hands of the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial association, which is beaded hy thn honorary president nf the United Daughters of the Cnnfedeiaiy. It Is es timated thn.t f2,v,rri0 will ! sufficient to cany out the undertaking, and this sum Is to be raised b' subscription lu the South. Tim entire fmadc of the moun tain, enough of Its crest to preserve lis sky-line, and an S'-acrc trait nt the nase which will be developed Into a park, have been donated for the luomorlal. This property will remain under tho cus todianship of the women, although vir tually conveyed to the State. Ono of America's foremost sculptors has been chosen to execute the work, Ills composition represents nn army divided In two wings, mounted and afoot, follow ing tho contour of the mountain. Press ing over the crest and keeping to Its right will be tho mnln bodv composed of cavalry. Infantry, nnd artillery. At one side of this, rounding the monolith, will appear tho other force headed by a bril liant group of horsemen consisting of the figures of Lee, Stonewall Jackson. ".lob" Stewart, the Johnston"", and probably other great southern leaders nf the vis. This granite army, carved lu full relief, will extend across the side of the great rod; for roughly ZS" feet. Th hoi semen will doubtless average between I" and ,"o feet In height, although thi'e and the former llguics ate merely approximate estimates. There will he altogether f"tnc l,!.fi sepatnte portialts. each uniformed In tho gray of the granite. It is possible that nearly all of these figures will rcpie sent men w-ho actually fought f"r the South. The work will thus be of sufficient size to he visible a distance of several miles. SNOW IN WESTERN FORESTS T-nilsunllr llenvy Thin Winter sntl rnnars rtnngers "ertniis Trouble. According to fort service officials the Unusuallv heavy snowfall which has slg nnlired the past winter in most of the West has materially affected national forest business. Timber -ale receipts have decreased in some regions because log ging and milling operations have been hampered by deep snow and ei eptional ly tohl weather. Tho same factors have given stockmen using the national foi- I Pst ranges much concern, although .-is et there hae been no severe livestock losses reported. The foieslght of the stockmen in providing winter feed, which N now generally practiced, makes n .recurrence of the former Immense losses vcr un likely. The damages caused bv the snow and resulting slides and floods to forest service trails, telephone lines nnd other permanent Improvements are not yet known, but undoubtedly am heavier than usual and their repairs will make much spring work for the t angers. Most of the lallronds In crossing the mountains of the northwest run for con siderable distances through the national forests. Itepnrts from the forest officers show that some nf the roads have had a strenuous strugggle with the snow to keep the lines open. Tho great rotarlcs have hud hard work to plow through the huge drifts. Snow slides have svvpt down the steep slopes, tilling the cuts, burying the tracks to a great depth, and not only blocking all traffic hut in sev eral cases destroying life and propertv. These slides usually occur on slopes where fire has destroyed the timber, leav ing nothing to hold the snow in p'uijj. according to thn forestry nflUials. who nsseit that a thrifty stand of limner on tho mountain sides is the best possible safeguard against these des'ructhe ava lanches. The deep snow Is not without its bene ficial side, say tho forest officers. It will Ho long on tho slopes and rldgc. hooping the ground molt until late In the prlnc. and thus greatly reducing the danger of early forest fires which sometimes occur with serious consequences. A spring lire usually destroys little timber, either green or dead, but sweeps rapidly over stump land and old bums, feeding or. tho dead vegetation of the piecedlng year. Ms menace to property and life lu remote settlements has been demonstrated more than onro nnd must not bo under estimated. By keeping the ground moist until it is covered with green vegetation through which flro will not run, the great snowbanks become active agents In pre venting spring (lies. HE LET HI MOTTO -PE DELAY. ile planned upon a friend to mil, Who, be well knew, for lilm would wait. But filled with matters largo and small Tho passing hours till 'Iv is too late He thought that lie a boat would build, But, ere designs were fully made, His mind with other things was (Hied, So froan the land ho never Mraicd Ho planned that he would buy a sleigh; Ho wished It for his private use; But winter quickly slipped nwny, And springtime gave him no excuse. A modcht liome lie thought to icar. Life's priceless blessings to enfold, But. put It off, year after year, Until, at last, ho was too old, He planned a neighbor to assist, Hut other matters filled Ids head; Tho opportunity ho missed; r or, when he called, tho man was dead. A score of things ho hnd In mind; Though well ho mingled work and piny, Somehow ho always was Inclined To let his Motto spell Delay. A dual word 1 would with you, If hut the same you will allow, If you Intend a thing to do, Walt not the morrow, do ll now Thomas F Porter lu llueton Globe. THIS STORY TELLER. THE WDATHElt MAN. The weather-man lay djlng It was on ly a mailer of n few hours tho doctors said. Motioning to his sobbing friends, he waited until they had crowded around his bed lo listen to his words. Ilo gnvo cnrofol directions for tho rils position of his belongings, and outlined the. general features of his funeral, then he murmured; "And I want von to not on n rtu. slonn for inc. with thse words catved on It; '1'iobably Cooler.' " NOT TO HE REPEATED In Cleveland they tell a story of a boy who eft sehool to work for a small manufacturer. Tho boy was dull and hlr stupidity annoyed his employer great l.y. So. after a week's trial, he was dls- hrirged. "Get , pny,.. manufacturer t ,lm on Saturday, "ani let thnt be the lat of you. You're discharged." It was, therefore, with KTrat surprise that the manufacturer saw tho hoy nt work In his former pla-f on Monday morning. "What, are v,, doing (his slum"" demanded "hi manufacturer angrily, "t discharged voi Saturday Yes." said the hov. 'ai don't you do It again. Ulien I told n mother she licked me ' -New V( rV Tlmts. THE HATRED OK Pl HIr iTT Some people hate pul,! p- u,- ,i young Detroit man. ilr wnn dies.ei p n tlght-flttlnc suit of tjie inic-t cut and his whole costume was n clrfm of st tut la! refinement. And I-. waa pmm embarrassed as he entered I lit, i s office. "I w.is Intenselj si-j. ncil to w.-id a notli.e In y,n,r pan,,. f ,,, . ment," lie began. ' i ( t tr . ,r , how shocked l wa 1 wa- t uv chagrined. Stt flnuce0 w.n .i1Ct,r we were nil chagrined. n,,u nuil n lf lifty copies of the p:iper''-Argona it THE COURT t.V CONTEMPT It won an Insurance cam thai was nn trial In Prescott, Ark. A wi'ne:s tc fled to an alleged ptactlm or it ,ia. , companies, whei eunon the judge iresln Ing scowled and remarked: "Ever1 io,v knows that Isn't so." The counsel f ,r the company sprung to bis feet In a rac i object." said ,B, "to the remark of the court. It Is rank misconduct." "Yo t objection Is sustained." snld his honor "I had no right to make that remark 1 Instruct you, gentlemen of tho jury. I llsregnnl the Interruption of tho court I had no right to make it; but then evnrv. body knows that isn't so," Cn.se and Comment SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS "What." w.ia asked the captain of 1 j nance, "Is tho secret of your success" "Unremitting Industry and strict ntten tlon to business," he replied ' Hu' w-a.' ! objected, "It Is a well-known fact that 1 you never reach, your ofllce before ' t o'clock and that you quit at two and spend the rest of the day plains coif ' "i.'ulte true.' said the magnate, "but that Is neither here nor there. The tecroi t mv success, as I was about to sav wh":t you Interrupted me. Is unremitting indus trv and strict attention to bi.sln'ss on the pail of my employe.." Pliiadelphla Star. I EVEN THE TREES WAVED NATUR ALLY He went to dine with a bachelor friend who prided himself that his few pic tures were gems. After having enjoyed thcinsehe.s well too well, in tact-at din tier, they adiourncd to the picture gallerv, where the host pointed out to his goes' a landscape, saving, What do you think of that, ni v boy-eh?" The follow live re ply was hU-coughcd rather than spoken: "lieautlful, old i hap- very fine -awf lly good: Ticcs wave 'Imut so nn'shallv'" Philadelphia Ledger OUR KALEIDOSCOPE. FLIES If flic., arc full of pois-on- And the world Is full of men. Do ou think It nn wonder That every hod. v die ' RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR rULl. EQUIPMENT "Jimmy, my son, the tirst thing I want .vou to eel In your head is to paddle you own canoe." "Gee. dad! that's tine I U get 'he cano If you'll get the paddle from maw I 'Richmond Tlmcs-DlspaU h . AT THE BACK DOOR Ne-.v. onier Have the neigh bors cn ied Mrs. Newcomer 1 shon'd i-n they had They've called upon me for about every thing In the house. Boston Transcript COMPLIMENTARY. He Rut I asked jou. dearest n keep our encagciccnt a seciet for the n, s ent. Sin -I couldn't help i Thai lute' i Miss odlun said th-- i-t-.isop t p, i married was oetause no fool had tiro posed to me. so I up and toll! her vou hHil, ISostn-i Transcript. NOT Til BE THUPTED .Tnrjre (on n visit to London) Let's k- oop past tir war office. Mn..a U f might see Kitchener. Matin -Weil do nothin' o' te .ir. i More'n likely ou two'd get tnlMn' ni wo'd miss our train. Punch. RIVAL ATTENTION? "I hear vou got hit by an automohllV he remarked. "Ynssah," replied Uncle P.nstus, "thai ye kindly, call but yist'dv the ole mewel kicked me, sail, nn' I'm feelln' mo' la m'self." Judue. PARI J : AS P.KUORE. American cltircn (returning f' u abroad) Thet n have been some changes In our government, 1 heir Hv the hj, who Is secretnrv of state now" Friend Same as before SYilsup HOW IT HAPPENED. "Her Ideal ix shattered " "What happened to If" "She mairled it." Detroit Free t"cs. TI lOROUGdl UNDEP.STA 'DIX'i "1 presume you understand v a 'o thoroughly?" "Thoroughly. That Is, 1 know w'e I won't inn thrio Is something iho tn.i 'er with it "-Detroit Fiee l'.c- SANITATION "Hey, Molke. and phwat no e I'lnh ot the.so new sanitary drinklu' culls'"' "Sure., Pat, nnd soon we'll luive to t m on our hnnds wid an ee dropper'" - It I vcrsity of Michigan Gnrgoyle. REASON ENOUGH This question she asked of her f. r ei pa. "Why ate my ankles pku cd whr e tiv me?" Ho said. ".My child, have vmn wits a gone? "They are placed lucre ti 1. 'lit calves fiom the corn,"