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Show Fearful Loss from Forest Firos. The tremendous losses caused by forest for-est fires in the United States during the past summer have excited fresh and deeper interest in tho subject of forest protection. A woll-known member of tho United States forest service, Mr. Raymond W. Pullman, in the current issue of Leslie's Weekly, draws the lesson of tho destructive visitations referred re-ferred to, and relates tho methods pursued pur-sued by the government in guarding its vast tracts of woodlaud from ruin bv flames. A pago of vary pertinent illustrations adds to tho points mado by the author. Tn quantity and variety of pictorial attractions this number surpasses sur-passes all its rivals. Worthy of special mention aro tho cover drawing by P. J. Monahan, showing a parachute dTop from a burning balloon; photographs of tho festivities of "American fleet week" at Sydney, Australia; views of popular . winter vacation resorts, glimpses 'of recent happenings of note in Jsew York, theatrical and sport pictures, pic-tures, scones connected with tho terrible ter-rible "night-rider" outrages in Tennessee, Ten-nessee, and tho photo prize contests. The letterpress comprises an article by E. C. Simmons, president of the National Na-tional Prosperity association, on the good work of "that organization; an unusually good bit of fiction by Clarence Clar-ence Richard Lindner, a biographical sketch of United States Senator Levi Ankeny of Washington, by Carlisle Norwood Nor-wood Greig; and a poem by Lowell Otus Reese. "Roscoo" discusses Ihe affairs of the bankrupt Greene Gold-Silver corn-pan corn-pan v and "Jasper" suggests caution in stock operations, in spite of the hotter business outlook, and ives reliable advice ad-vice to those seeking iVtnne in Wall street. |