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Howe, Faculty of Forestry, Univer- sity of Toronto, at the recent annual meeting of the Commission of Con- servation, He showed that not only is the present supply of pine; spruce, and balsam diminishing rapidly, but that the methods of logging and the repeated ravages of fire are killing off the young trees. The result will be in a few years the end of an in- dustry which 18 exceeded only by agriculture and manufacturing as a producer of wealth to the country, People are aware in a general way of the enormous loss to timber caus- ed annually by forest fires, but the most destructive effects of these fires are not generally recognized or ap- preciated even by those who have our forests in their keeping.. It is the re- peated fire which is the most vicious agent of destruction, for it kills the young trees which are to. make the future forest, and it also kills the mother or seed trees, which might if allowed to live replace the young that are destroyed. He examined 80,000 acres of cut-over and burned- over pine lands in the central portion of old Ontario and found 110 young pine trees on the average acre of area burned over once; 14 pine trees per acre on areas burned over three time, and only three pine trees on the average acre of areas burned over four or more times. It will take several hundred years for nature to restock these areas with pine. "This is not an exceptional case. Repeated forest fires are producing similar results on thousands of square miles throughout the Dom- inion. One-half of gur commercial timber lands have * been burned, 'Keeley Jr100.0, || 3 Y > 0. No: 2 for Hi YOU WA. SOON BE NEEDING THEM TOKEETHE LAWN IN GOOD ORDER ee Lawn Mowers. We carry the famous Smart line: 12 in. 8 blade .. .$6.75 A4 in. 4 blade .. .$7.75 16 in. ball bearing $11.00 Garden Hose: 1% in. smooth, foot . .15¢ 35m. ribbed, foot .20c Lawn Sprinklers : The Tuxedo (low down) 20¢. 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SeAMY ATTIRED 70 ORRUINE PACKETS: Even if there never were another forest fire, one-half of sour future supply of timber should come from these burned areas. Every fire de- creases that possibility by destroying the young commercial frees. We have knot only killed the commercial, rev- enue-bearing trees on one-half the timber-producing area in Canada, but, our forest policy has been such that we have virtually decreed their chil- dreh shall not live." The original forest in the st, Maurice River Valley was dominated by white pine from 3 to 6 feet in diameter and from 100 to 150 feet high, towering 50 to 75 feet above the associated birch, maple, spruce, andl balsam. Judging from' the stumps left, the trees ran from five to 30 per acre, but to-day there is only an odd pine standing on some inaccessible bluff. The original giants have disappeared from the forest, and, worse still, no young pines are rising to take their place. In order to prosper the pine requires plenty of light overhead, but the openings made in the forest by the removal of the original trees were allowed to fill up with hardwoods, which overshadowed and stified the young pine.shoots, It was further shown by Dr. Howe that both spruce and balsam. were also in danger of extinetion. Taking 97 acres of severely culled areas fro which 26 spruce trees per acre had been removed, he found that the pres- ent number gf spruce trees per acre was: Seedings below half-inch, 422; half-inch to three inches, 28; four inches to seven inches, 19, and eight inches to eleven inches, 7. Although the. total came to 477 new trees, it will be noted that the mor- tality increased very -rapidly with the growth of these trees. The net result is that there will. be only 7 spruce trees to take the plate of the 26 per acre removed by logging operations. Taking the same severe- Iy-culled areas based on sample plots totaling 97 acres from which 32 balsam trees per acre had been re- moved, he féund that the present number of balsan trees per acre was; seedlings below one-half inch, 2,477; half-inch to three inches inclusive, 58; four to seven inches, 27, and eight to eleven inches, 12. Appar- ently there would be over 2,600 bal- sam trees per acre tu replace the 32 removed, but again the rate of mortality increases so rapidly with the growth of the trees that there will really be only 12 trees per acre where 32 had been taken away over, 7 out of the 12 will be cased as to be unfit for pulpwood, | #0 that the net result will be only pulpwood-bearing balsams. where 3 were originally. : Dr. Howe states that the funda- mental problem is how to guard the | torests properly from fife; that in the fast decade about $10,000,00 been spent in protection, a the forest has n so by 0) . More- 50 dis- trees through uction there is al 1ension of 1 ment, t timber supply. tha us eur- exh , of our . He declares that e fire ac it methods of forest va that when they are made reasona sate trom fire other Jiepsures are re- quired to make th continually productive. "It people would retiest more they Hy be brighter, and if they were And foi "the city hall; the pa : Jearters are now busily smgaged = it} ALS , THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1819. | "THE BEASTS OF HUMANITY." To Be Seen At Griffin's Theatre Next ' Week. ) "The Hearts of Humanity," one of the greatest of pictures to ¢iscrimine ating phetoplay patrons, rank as a third of a triumvirate &f great picturgs produced since the inception of the film industry, The first two are "The Birth of a Nation," and "Intolerance." Allen Holubar wrote and produced this masterpiece; while Dorothy Phillips, one of the noted emotional actresses on the screen, gp- pears in an important part. The picture, unlike the majority of war subjects, passed off on the public, has a deep undercurrent, a theme of absorbing interest, a theme well summed up in the title "The Heart of. Humanity," is- the first all-Can- adian picture. It is so real, so big. containing so many cross-currents of human interest and human love that it fairly beggars description. Miss Phillips portrays the role of Nanette, a Canadian girl who follows her hus band to the front as a Red Cros nurse, with all that marked abiliy that has brought her to the . front rank of moving picture actresses, The film starts off ,with scenes in a Canadian village where Dorothy Phil- lips is portrayed as the ward of a Catvolic priest. Bhe is engaged to one of the eldest of five sons of a widowed mother. Then comes the news of the great war. One by one fhe sons enlist and Dorothy marries her soldier lover before he leaves for France. She meets him in the war zone later. This colossal pro- duction is dedicated to the mothers of Cenada and is considered to be a portrait of histrionic immortality bearing*an unforgettable moral, Al- together there could not be two hours spent to greater advantage than viewing this great tribute to a Canadian wife and mother. It is coming to Griffin's next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday direct from the Allen theatre where it is playing to ¢ipacity houses at every perfor- mance. There will be an enlarged orchestra and all seats will be re- served for the evening performance. ~--Advt. PERSECUTING JEWS IN RUSSIA AGAIN Fifty-six Killed in Pogram--- The Boisheviki Even Flog Jewish Women. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, May 1.---Fiftysix Jews have been killed in a pogrom at Pingk,'aceording to an announcement from the central office of the Zion- ist Association. Forty persons were imprisoned and britally treated, it is said, and three women were flog- ged; ome school mistress being ren- dered insane by torture. The syna- gogues at Pinsk are reported to be closed and the Jews have been im- pressed at forced labor. Military leaders are said to have demanded 100,000 marks, threatening to shoot Jewish leaders if that sum is not paid within twenty-four hours. Probs: Rain to-riight and most of Friday InnnEEEEEEY nT | The intimate article of dress f knewn as the Corset which tha 5 : majority of women wear but know very little about. MME. LYRA LA PARISIENNE D. & A. CORSETS NEMO CORSETS GOSSARD CORSETS LA REINE CORSETS AMERICAN LADY We are sole agents for the majority of the above named corsets, and with our highly specialized fitting service reflect our sincere ap- preciation of the important relation a properly fitted corset bears to your health and to that perfectfigure poise that gives the elusive charm of style. np 5 Gossard Corsets ONE OF THE BEST GIVEN. A Musical Event That Was Much Enjoyed. (From Our Oyu Correspondent.) Napanee, April 50.---~The last meet- ing of the Napanee ladies' Literary apd Musical Club was held in the town hall Tuesday evening. The vis- Ming artists were 'Boris Hambourg, 'cellist; Eva Galloway, Farmer, pi- anist, andl Isabel Jenkinson, soprano. The recital was one of the best ever given in Napanee. The club is to be congratulated on securing the ;ser- vices of such brilliant and talented artists. The audience, which was a large one, was delighted with the splendid rendering of the various selections, Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Herrington en- tertained Boris Hambourg for the evening and Mr& (Dr.). Cameron Wilson entertained the ladies after the recital, * Miss Carolyn Perry, Smith's Fails, spent Monday and Tuesday with her parents, Mr. ¢hd Mrs F. H. Perry, Napanee. v Mrs. (Dr.) A. L. Howard and lit tle daughter, Claire, returned to Avonmore on Tuesday after spend. ing the Baster week with Mrs. C. L Maybee, John street. 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Stanley Sweet, South Fredéricksburg, was called to pay $25 and costs for failing to re- port for a second medical examina- tion. SL nd i ¥ gui REV. BEN SPENCE GUILTY. Fined $300 or Four Months at the Jail Farm. Toronto, May 1.--The evidence ing case of Rev, Ben. Spence, on trial|® pubMshing Parasite," was faded yesterday afternoon before Magistrate Kingsford. 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