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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYRUM, UTAH Hire Kitchen Cabinet IS (). I It sometimes takes courage to lot insist that you are right, but awere more to admit that you iiamp MR. RED FOX Pring erfoi wrong. Here in the zoo, said Mr. Red Fox, they think we must all sleep at night and be awake in the daytime. They like to have us all do the same thing, that Is, they dont want us to eat the same food, but they like us to have certain hours for doing this and that, and those hours arent always the ones we and espg. mat alorj ilues at e of ABOUT BREAKFASTS The first meal of the day should be a happy, satisfying one, starting the family off to their various duties In a cheer-fu- l frame of would choose if we could. Now, when I was free, and If I were free now, I would go out every night. I would hunt and get a good breakfast and dinner and supper. But I would get all of these during the 3 of ones and mind. Most oeople enjoy a bit of sea- night. Jted Now Im supposed to be asleep, but oh, how many nights I dream of the days when I rested and of the nights when I used to hunt and roam, roam by bin- ton- - ark, and hunt. I hardly ever used to come home before the morning so I was really up In time for breakfast. Yes, I was In lots of time for breakfast, anyone might say. Now that the weather is not quite so hot and before so very, very long, the snow will be here, I keep thinking of the nights I used to go over the snow in the winter, trying to make my I Packs puzzle those who would follow. Here I dont make tracks. That is, I dont get a chance to hunt and run and play and get the meals. It doesn't matter how I run along and whether my back feet go in the marks of my front feet, so as to make my tracks look single, or not. Who cares in the zoo whether I am two footed or four footed and so who cares about tracks? One doesnt have to be smart in a zoo. One doesnt have to fool people and always be on the lookout for oneself. No, in the zoo, one can be as stupid ns stupid can be, and one will get along just as well. But out in the great world one has to be smart and clever and think up tricks to fool the enemy. Yes, h much of it of poor quality and some of It of no present merchantable value, and 81,000,000 acres of burned and r lands, idle, unproductive, and for the most part unfit for farming. Of the original forest there is left In area h and in bulk of timber less than The northeastern states cut 55 per cent of the nations output In 1850 ; in 1920 they cut 6 per per cent. cent was the output of the Paciuc and Itoeky mountain states in 1890 ; In 1920 logged-ove- one-sixt- one-thir- it was 35 per cent and increasing. The regional shortage has marched across the continent. Today 75 per cent of the virgin growth and 60 per cent of all the usable wood are con- centrated on one-four- th age of g of the acreland in the states of the Rocky mountains and Pacific coast states. The states from Wisconsin and Illinois east to the Atlantic seaboard consume 50 per cent of the national cut, the supply mostly coming from the South and Far West. The railroad haul from the South Is about 1,200 miles, and from the Far West about 2,750 miles. The railroads carry annually in excess of 3,500,000 carloads of timber and wood products. The freight bill is between $250,000,000 and timber-producin- $300,000,000. In the national forests in 1923 forest fires covered 373,214 acres ; the timber and property loss is set at $494,905,000, with intangible losses Incalculable. Insect pests cause an annual loss In excess of $100,000,000. The forest service expends more than $2,000,000 a year for fire protection and protect- ion against insects and tree diseases. Lumber prices have increased all out f proportion to a point where they obviously bear no relation to the cost of Production and distribution. Per capita consumption has decreased In consequence, but this is offset by increase in population. Moreover, there a still a housing shortage, and 1925 a apt to set a new building record. The papermakers have their own separate and distinct problem, which they regard as even more serious. They ave been using spruce, fir, hemlock and aspen and hope to be able to use rch, beech, maple and other woods. whl makes interesting the Town Forest movement which is get-n- g under way in the East, and especially in Massachusetts. For there Is n possible doubt that a town with a successful forest of Its own Is In luck and from many points of view. Anyone interested should send , to the American Tree association, 1214 Sixteenth street, N. W., D. 0., or a booklet Just offWashington, the press, "Town orests : Their Recreational and Economic Value and How to Establish and Maintain Them,' by Harris A. Reynolds, secretary of the Massachu setts Forestry association. It is free distribution for the good of cause. The Town Forest. booklet carries a foreword by Charles Lathrop Pack, president and founder of the American Tree association, who gave Impetus to. the movement by presenting demonstration forest a thousand-acr- e to the New York College of. Forestry at Syracuse university. His association, Incidentally, is unique In that there are no dues, and the only way to become a member Is to plant a tree and register it. And anyone who asks may have tree planting instructions and a tree day program", free. Our Idea, says Mr. Pack, is to get the stranger to trees interested in one tree. With the individual sold on one tree, we then introduce him to the large phases of the subject. The Town Forest is one of these phases. In hundreds of European towns the citizens receive a little check every year instead of a tax bill because of town forests. Rather an engaging idea, I think, in these days of income tax returns and the high cost of living. Mr. Reynolds sets forth in one chapter that In 1913 a law was enacted in Massachusetts providing that cities and towns might set aside lands for the express purpose of growing timber. That law authorizes municipalities to purchase lands or to accept gifts or bequests for this purpose. A town may Incur debt within the legal limit, and any town can establish a vote of any regforest by a ular town meeting, or a city by a similar vote of Its council. When a forest Is established by such official action the state, through Its conservation commission, will give trees to the town to reforest the land. The Massachusetts Forestry association started a campaign of education to persuade the cities and towns to acquire forests under the act. In the last three years, since the association has offered to plant free of charge 5,000 forest trees for any city or town which will establish a forest of one hundred or more acres, the idea is gradually being accepted. January 1, 1925, 42 towns had set aside land for town forests or voted to do so when the committee could obtain the land. In the aggregate over $25,000 has been appropriated by these towns, 8,500 acres have been Included in town forests, and nearly half a million trees have been planted. The association has planted 60,000 trees (about 60 acres) for 12 of these towns that haye qualified with 100 or more acres. Of the town forests already created have been obmore than tained through gifts of land or of money from citizens interested in forestry and In the future of their town. The city of Fitchburg has 109 acres two-thir- , one-fourt- h la Washington's Day In 3020? Today of woodland in four tracts, established in 1914. The maintenance cost of the forest has been $4,405 and the returns from lumber and fuel wood sold has been $3,518 ; it will show a net annual profit, Plymouth appropriated $3,000 last year, bought 150 acres and planted 15,000 young trees. Thus 42 towns now have their town forests. There are 105 others with committees appointed, and a large per cent of these towns will take favorable action this year. It might fairly be said that the town forest idea has been sold to Massachusetts and eventually every town with Idle forest land within its boundaries will have its town forest. It is possible for about 300 of the 355 cities and towns in Massachusetts to have forests, and with each of these planting a few thousand trees annually the result will be The creation of a town forest from the legal standpoint & simply a matter of routine. There are a few states that have specific laws pertaining to town forests, and these outline the method to be followed. Where no such laws have been enacted the general laws applying to municipalities will probably be found adequate to enable the city or town to acquire a forest. The states that have special legislation regarding municipal forests are Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. There are thousands of towns in which many acres of land are lying idle, producing little or nothing for the owners and only a few cents per acre in taxes. In its present condition it is more of a liability to the town than an asset. The average owner of such land either cannot afford to reforest it or is unwilling to put his money into such investment. But the town, a a corporation, can afford to wait for the crop to mature. Byputtlng this land to work now the town will eventually reap a handsome profit. The booklet points out that the town forest stands at the threshold of the American home. It is the property of the people, maintained for the people and operated for their common It is theirs, within their benefit. to enjoy and to use, protect. reach, It pays its own way, yielding a regularly maturing crop of timber on which, for local consumption, no railroad collects the freight. It stands as a constant lesson in forest protection and respect for common rights, which may be neither wasted nor abused. Without conflict, healthful recreation and pleasure may here go hand in hand with common dollar profit. It is a vital aid in the education of school boys and girls. It naturally becomes a sanctuary for the birds and wild Ufa. g. long-tim- e 192S. Western Newspaper Unlon.1 its good to think of those wonderful nights I had when I was free, and though Im safer here, Im glad the first part of my life was, spent where I had to show what I knew in order to get along! But I am going to tell now of a narrow escape I once had.. Of course you know Im supposed to be a crafty fellow, sly and able to fool and trick people. Well, in those days my hair was red as it is now, or perhaps I should Well, anyway they say my fur. thought they were going to catch me, for they could see me quite plainly, By they I mean the enemy, the people. I had been having a fine time catching chickens. Oh, what chicken din- ners and suppers and breakfasts had had They sound good, the others were listening to Mr. Red Fox. They sound good, they repeated, and smacked their lips. They were good, said Mr. Fox, and I know how to pick out the farms where the chickens were of the besl kind and quality. Oh, a smart old fellow was I. Yes, yes," agreed the others. Now one day when I was In mj hole, taking a rest, I heard some steps outside. They were human steps, th steps of people. They have found me, I thought and I thought correctly. They said that they knew I always built my home with three holes, or three rooms, so that I had different entrances to my home. vTliey said that showed I was clever, for If one of my holes was closed up I could get out of another. But they thought they were clever. They had planned to try to burn up my home, and start the fire so that all three rooms would go. But oh, friends, they couldnt get ahead of old Mr. Red For. What do you suppose I did? I escaped from my secret hole which I use In time of great danger, and so I fooled them, the old fox fooled them, he did. "Ha, ha, ha." 1 said-wh- sonable fruit to start the morning meal, then n dish of cereal, cooked or ready prepared; hot breads, waffles, toast, griddle cakes, eggs, bacon and ham are all good breakfast dishes A cereal which is most wholesome Is the whole wheat taken right from the granary, carefully picked over and washed, then cooked for hours until the tough outer coat of the kernel Is softened. Serve with top milk. The children with their sharp little teeth will learn to masticate it well and like It better and better. Heavy, hearty foods should not be served the Inactive. When after a meal, one feels stupid and dull, It Is time to fast and eat very slightly at breakfast. Baked Mackerel. This Is good prepared with salt fish, but Is especially delicious with fresh. If salt, soak well over night, then put to bake with a very little water to steam; after ten minutes cover with cream and finish -- baking. Scrambled Eggs. Break three eggs into a pan with two tablespoonfuls of butter, stir and add one cupful of milk, a few bread crumbs, seasoning to taste. Cook until the egg has thickened the milk, then serve at once with or on buttered toast. Cakes for Porch Teas. During the summer months cakes are served very freely and a good one is appreciated. The following are choice recipes which will add variety to those already cherished : Almond one-thir-d butter, Cake. Cream of a cupful of add one cupful h of sugar, cupful of milk, the yolks of six eggs well beaten, and one cupful of flour sifted with one teaspoonful of baking powder. Flavor with the grated rind of a lemon. Beat the whites of the eggs until stiff, add one cupful of sugar and one cupful of chopped almonds. But on top of the cake when It is ready to go into the oven. Bake In a slow oven. This may be baked In layers and put together with whipped cream, making a very delicious cake. Currant Ice. Take three cupfuls of currant juice, two cupfuls of sugar, and one cupful of water. Cook the suone-fourt- gar and water till it spins a thread, take from the fire and add the currant juice. Chill in a freezer and freeze. When nearly frozen add the whites of two eggs beaten to a stiff froth with two tablespoon fuls of sugar. Freeze until firm, pack and let stand to ripen. When baking apples, vary the flavor by adding grated orange or lemon peel, rubbing a loaf of sugar over the fruit to get the flavor. Insert the sugar In (he cavity. Raisins and figs are delicious stuffing for baked apples. Sponge Cake. Beat the yolks of six eggs until thick, add one cupful of sugar gradually and continue beating; add one tablespoonful of lemon juice, the grated rind of a lemon and the whites of the eggs beaten stiff. When the whites are partially mixed add one cupful of flour and a little salt. Bake one hour In an angel food pan. Rochester Chocolate Cake. Cream of a cupful of butter, add one cupful of sugar gradually, and then add two squares of melted chocoeggs, late, two d cupcupful of milk one and fuls of flour mixed and sifted with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, f and teaspoonful of salt Beat well ; add one teaspoonful of vanilla and bake in a moderate oven forty-fiv- e minutes. Cover with; Ice Cream Frosting, Boil two cupfuls of sugar and six tablespoonfuls of water to a thread. Pour the sirup gradually over two egg whites, beat until thick, flavor with vanilla and spread over the cake. One cupful of sugar, one cupful oi soir cream and one cupful of nuts, adding the nuts after the sugar an! cream are cooked until thick, makes a most delicious cake filling. Asparagus which seems too tough to cook may often be peeled and then makes a tasty dish. one-four- th well-beate- n one-ha- li one-thir- one-hal- well-beate- 'Huolc n JWirttC. |