

JULY 20, 1907.] 
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FORESTS AND THE PUBLIC. 
“THE Use oF THE NATIONAL Forests,” a pub- 
lication just printed by the Department of Agri- 
culture, is a brief, clear manual for public in- 
formation as to the forest policy of the National 
Government. 
It is too true, as the short preface to the pub- 
lic says, that “many people do not know what 
national forests are. Others may have heard 
much about them, but have no idea of their true 
purpose and use.” It is the object of this pub- 
lication to explain just what the national forests 
mean, what they are for, and how to use them. 
In the first place, it is explained how the. for- 
ests are created and how their boundaries are 
drawn. Next, their direct use and value are 
shown from the point of view of the homeseeker, 
| the prospector and miner, the user of timber, the 
user of the range, the user of water, and other 
users of forest resources. Third, it is shown 
how the forests are intended for use, for the pro- 
duction of usable products, and for the estab- 
lishment and maintenance of homes; how on all 
of them the timber is protected fromi fire, the 
water flow is kept steady, the forage on the range 
is increased and guarded from abuse; and how, 
in addition, they serve as great public play- 
grounds and as breeding places and refuges for 
game. Finally, the management of the national 
forests is described. 
Here it is that the great usefulness of the 
forests is brought out most clearly and _strik- 
ingly; for the forests are managed by the people 
in their own interests, and every means is used 
to meet the desires and wants of all forest users 
half way by dealing with them in the main 
directly on the ground and in all cases with the 
utmost practicable dispatch and freedom from 
red tape. 
In a word, the special interest of this manua 
lies in its showing that the forest policy of the 
Government, both in princinle and in practice, 
is for the benefit of the ordinary man, for the 
benefit of every citizen equally. There is stil 
| a tendency to think of the national forests as 
“preserves” closed to use, and to leave the pub- 
lic lands exposed to unregulated individual ex- 
| ploitation. Where these misapprehensions stil 
prevail “The Use of the National Forests” wil 
| go far to correct them. 
The book is written by Mr, Frederick E. Olm- 
sted, whose intimate knowledge of conditions in 
the west and the policy under which the national 
forests are managed especially fits him to deal 
with the subject. 


LEATHER FROM WHALE SKINS. 
Tue British consul at Chicago has made a 
report to his Government concerning the whal- 
ing industry carried on by Newfoundland fish- 
ermen. They have been attempting to make 
whale leather a.commercial product, and are 
said to be meeting with some success. The 
average whale hide covers a surface of about 
I,500 square feet. A square foot of the hide 
weighs from 2 to 5 ounces, and is priced as 
high as 50 cents. The leather is very tough, and 
is said to have great wearing qualities, and may | 
therefore be adapted to the covering of furn- 
iture, buggy tops and seats, and also automo- 
bile uses. It is also claimed that it can be used 
for boots and shoes. Leather made from the 
intestines of the whale resembles kid, and is 
very thin and tough. It will take color readily; 
and is to be offered to glove manufacturers for | 
making the long-sleeved gloves now worn by | 
women. : 
ENGLISH SPARROWS USEFUL. 
A Mepora (Ill.) letter says that 13-year 
locusts have appeared in large numbers in | 
Macoupin county, in the woodlands, and fears | 
are expressed that they may damage crops. The 
discovery has been made, however, that the Eng- 
jlish sparrow, condemned as one of the farmer’s 
| Worst enemges, is an avowed enemy of the 
locust, against which it is waging war and killing 
it by the thousands.—Country Gentleman. 
Mr. Blanks says: 
the Grand American Handicap. 
which my other guns gave me. 
favorite.” 
Agency, 
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G.T. BELL 
Montreal. Que 
MODERN TRAINING. 
Handling and Kennel Management. By B. Waters. 
Illustrated. Cloth, 373 pages. Price, $2.00. 
The treatise is after the “modern professional system of 
training. It combines the excellence of both the suasive 
and force systems of education, and contains an exhaus- 
tive description of the uses and abuses of the spike collar. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
Men I Have Fished With. 
Sketches of character and incident with rod and gun from 
childhood to manhood; from the killing of little fishes 
and birds to a buffalo hunt. By Fred Mather. Illus- 
trated. Price, $2.00. 
It was a happy thought that prompted Mr. Fred Mather 
to write of his fishing companions., The chapters were 
received with a warm welcome at the beginning, and 
have been of sustained interest. The “Men I Have 
Fishel With” was among the most popular series of 
papers ever presented to Forrest AND STREAM readers. 
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In connection with 
Grand Trunk Railw 
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FOR INFORMATION ADORESS 
General Pass. & Ticket Agent. 
Grand Trunk Railway System Northern Navigation Co. 
Remington 
AUTOLOADING SHOTGUN 
WINS. 
GRAND AMERICAN 
Although on the market but two years, this year—its second attempt for the Grand 
American, in a field of 500 guns, against overwhelming odds, the Remington Auto- 
loading Shotgun was shot to victory by Mr. J. J. Blanks, of Trezevant, Tenn. 
His winning score was 96 ex 100, and 18 ex 20 on the shoot-off. 
‘| cannot say enough in favor of the Autoloading Remington which won me 
It is the perfect gun. 
It handles quickly and easily, and as a game gun it is my especial 
| now have none of the bruises or headaches 
Shoot the Modern Gun. 
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Uncle Lisha’s Shop. 
| Life in a Corner of Yankeeland. By Rowland E. Robin- 
son. 
Cloth. Price, $1.25. 
The shop itself, the place of business of Uncle Lisha 
Peggs, bootmaker and repairer, was a sort of sportsman’s 
exchange, where, as one of the fraternity expressed it, 
the hunters and fishermen of the widely scattered neigh- 
borhood used to meet of evenings and dul] outdoor days, 
“to swap lies.” 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
187 pages. 



Trap-Shooter’s Ready Reckoner. 
For ascertaining at a glance the Division of Moneys in 
Trapshcoting. Paper, 26 cents. 
There are forty tables, covering varying entry fees, 
prices of targets and the number of entries, and it is the 
work of only a moment to determine the purses in the 
various events. Such a reference book ‘as this is as use- 
ful to the trapshooter as his interest tables are to the 
bank clerk. 
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