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e. Very Welcome Comeback \ Bu*y Fellow Prove* Worth M Natural Engineer. Washington.—Th« American bearer is staging a comeback. Sharp-toothed end Industrious, the little fellow 1* proving his worth as a natucal “engi neer. “Once sought bj white men and Indians alike for his skin, the nervous, thick-tailed creature, measuring a scant three feet from chin whiskers to tall tip, was slaughtered ruthlessly. But ‘ now, thanks to his enterprising nature, hi is more valuable alive than dead. > “Hundreds of thousands of beaver •kins, warn and heavy, were shipped from the New world during Colonial times," aays the National Geographic ■odety. "In one year |he Hudson's Bay Pur company exported 1715,000 hides from what Is now the United States and Canada. As early as 1063, a gentleman was not In style without his beaver hat A good one cost more than four pounds. “Beaver pelts provided funds to build the first parish church in Quebec and Its furnishings. In western United States beaver peltg often served as currency. “The Adirondack region was home to at least a million beavers when the white man came to New York, but by 1806 naturalists declared that If every stream were searched, no more than five to ten would be found. Vigorous new stock has since been Imported from Yellowstone National park, how ever, and under strictly enforced game laws, a rapid Increase has taken place. Beaver Ponde Put to Uee. “In Minnesota's Itasca State park, wherein lie the headwaters of the Mississippi river, bearers under pro tection are multiplying year by year. In 1024, when the Irrigation supply of the Minnesota and North Fork valleys ran low, the fruit crop was about to be lost Fourteen large beaver ponds located above the head of the Irriga tion canal were tapped and the water carried down into the valleys to save the orchards. “Beavers have' made it 'possible for cattle to graze on several ranges In national forests of Colorado which once were almost useless because of lack of water. The busy creatures dammed up the streams, built ponds and con served the water, making it available throughout long, dry months. In Gun nison National forest, beaver ponds have proved effective barriers In check ing forest fires. “One of the most recent beaver proj ects Is In Lake county, Oregon, where the active little fellows are getting under way with an engineering job which forestry officials aver will pre vent soil erosion, preserve timber sup ply, and beautify landscape. Live beavers are captured In huge, basket like traps and transported from places where they are not needed, to depleted^ areas. There they are liberated to’ liulld dams across mountain brooks- that dash down the hillsides in* early spring, washing away the top soil. Build a Dam, The<u House. “Beavers begin a dam at a site where the stream's bed is firm and the banks surrounded by young trees. Working from the upstream side, they carry ° sticks and stones, sod and mud, laying the debris across the brook until the water piles up. More sticks are brought to the dam, pushed over the top, and allowed to lie criss-cross against the outer side. The ends of the branches are bound Into the struc ture with mu^ and stones untyl it Is strong enough to withstand the pres sure of the water against It, and high enough to make a 'lake' at least 6 feet deep. As the pond rises, the dam must be extended in length to keep water from running around the edges. Some times a'completed dam is many times the width of the stream. One built on the Jefferson river near Three Forks, Mont, was 2,140 feet long—over a third of a mile. “Not all beaver-built dam* are made Widow Pay* Off Debt in Silver Dollart Worth little Bock. Ark.—Mrs. B. Fleschner, eighty-one years old, paid off a *1,000 mortgage on her home recently In silver dollars. g. J. Finch, holder of tb**mort- gage, was offered a cashier’s check on a local bank for thf amount of his mortgage, but refused, asking that he be paid in legal tender. Mrs. Fleschner returned to her bank and obtained the sum needed in coin. ( * . Because Finch could not deliver an abstract after the mortgage had been paid, attorneys for the aged' widow deducted $28 to be held by the county clerk until the paper was delivered. Finch was forced to call upon his bank for an armed messenger to carry the sliver there for deposit of mod and willows. In 1890 several dams of coal were discovered Vln North Dakota. Beavers had dug the hard black substance from a nearby cliff. “Around beavers have grown up leg end and . fiction. Indians linked the warm-coated animals with deity, and some tribes carried a 'beaver bundle,' a sort of a sacred medicine bag. One vernkiold-bv white TTion frh* though long since disproved. Is that beavers use their broad, flat tails as trowels In spreading mud; as stake drivers; and as sleds on which to transport sod and earth.* Simple Rules for Guidance of Those Fond of Sponge Cake and ike in Slow Oven Her Birthday Party in the Air Sponge cake and angel food are In a class by themselves, and although hey are called cakes, they are made so differently from other cakes that they need a column to. themselves. Every kind qf sponge cake has eggs as its basis, and In large ppe- portlon. It also has sugar and flour la email proportion. Usually It baa besides, a little add—vinegar, lemon juice or crfeam of tartar—to help stif fen the beaten eggs which lighten the mixture. . Quicker cheap sponge cakes which economise on eggs have a small amount of baking powder to help raise .them. This type of cake may not have the fine texture of real sponge cake, but It Is so easy to make, so certain to turn out consist’ ently, and so good with Ice cream, whipped cream or crushed fruit, that It Is a standby In many households. I am giving you my grandmother's recipe today, says'* culinary expert It was the first dish I was allowed to when I was a little glrL. Tradition made It necessary to beat the eggs and sugar together for ten minutes with a silver fork, and loved to relieve a tired arm for moment or two. In later year* found that a wheel egg beater re duced the time for beating at least half. i This Is still my favorite sponge cake because It has more flavor than the more expensive cakes with their finer texture. The success of any sponge cake depends first upon using fine granu lated sugar, well sifted (severs times) flour, and preferably cake flour, and upon the baking. A tube pan Is 4he best for this purpose am a slow oven (about 820 F.) gives best results. This allows the cake to rise slowly and form a crust evenly. This means baking for a long time—about an hour for a large cake in’a tube pan. When the cake comes out of the oven, turn it upside down on a cake cooler and let it come out of the pan, as It shrinks slightly with cooling. If It does not come out of Itself, aft er It Is cool, loosen carefully around the edge. Grandmother's Sponge Cake. t «sss I cup sugafr 1 cup floor •• .s. % teaspoon «aft t teaspoon baking powder t tablespoon leiuon Juice, or I spoon vanilla Befit the eggs and sugar together Ive minutes. 81ft flour, salt and baking powder together and fold Into the other mixture. Flavor and bake n a long bread pan or In muffin pans 25 to 80 minutes In a Alow even (820 F.). Angel Food Cake. I'cup sifted pastry or sake flour 1 cup egg whites teaspoon salt % teaspoon cream of tartar V tehspoon almond extract 1 cup sifted granulated sugar 81ft flour once, measure, and stft flour four more times. Beat whites and salt with egg beater. When foamy add cream of tartar. Continue beating until the eggs are stiff but not dry. Fold In sugar, little at a time. Add flavoring. Fold In flour4he same way. Pour batter Into angel food Fan-i slow oven (325 degrees F.) for one hour. Remove from oven and Invert pan. | Inexpensive Sponge Cake. > eggs 1 cup sugar - 1 cup cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Salt cup cold water Break the eggs Into a bowl, add the sugar and beat together ten min utes. Add the dry Ingredients, which have been sifted together, alternate ly with the water. Bake In cake pan In slow oven, 325 degrees F., for about one hour. C Ball Syndicate.—WNTJ Sarrlsa. * What Is Wealth? A woman has said In court that with $200,000 to her name she would not call herself rich. In another court a bankrupt said that be did not feel wealthy on $10,000 a year and sometimes was very hard up. An actress who had moi£ than $20,- 000 a year has told how she had ta spend $30,000. These people have missed a lot of fun. A man who feels rich because he has a dollar in his pocket Is fifty times as well off as any of them. His Is a grand and glorious feeling. — Manchester (Eng.) Sunday Chronicle. TREES AND RAINFALL Thera Is much controversy Bus* die question whether trees sad other heavy vegetation bring rain or not A great number of forcible points are dted both for and against this * question. But we cannot help noting with Interest a report from dm Sot* let government In Bussta.n oom stderable area, was planted with trees In 56 foot stripe TOO'feet apart Rainfall in the area of tbeoe strips was carefully checked against rain- , full In surrounding untreed areas. The results were astonishing. The Increase In rainfall in the area bor dered by the foreat strips was from 18 per cent to 27.2 per cent |p die" treed areas the evaporation between the stripe was from 20 to 85 per cent leas than in the open. Uidly BUck Widow spidor’t bit* it docldodly dnnoorous to pooplo. Kill All for tiiom In faraqos, cot wHK FUT.TOX. It (bo Mb FUSS. _ irross FLY-TOX ■ Quick, Pleasant Successful Hiniaatiofl Let's bo frank—there’s inly one way for your body to rid Itself of the waste material that causes acid ity, get, headaches, bloated fadings and a dozen other diacopforts. Your Intestines must function and the way to make them move quick ly, pleasantly, successfully, without griping or harsh Irritants is to chow a Mllnesla Wafer thoroughly. In so* cordance with directions on the bob* tie or tin, then swallow. . ; Mllnesla Wafers, pure milk of magnesia in tablet form, each equiv alent to a tablespoon of liquid milk of magnesia, correct acidity, bad breath, flatulence, at their source, pmi enable you to have the qtddc» pleasant, successful elimination so necessary to abundant health. MUnesla Wafers come.In bottles at 35c and 60c or in convenient tins at 20c. Recommended by thousand* of physicians. All good druggists carry them. Start ualng these pleas ant tasting effective wafers today. Because Jean Schmidt of Newark, N. J., obtained good marks In school, ner father gave her a special treat on her fifteenth birthday. He allowed her to have a birthday party in (he air In ohe of the Airline planes. Ted Schmidt, father. Is the head of the American Airlines flight department at Newark air- port Hera la Jean cutting h * r MrthAay ***» ^ spears a one I Yeteran Diver to Hunt La Salle’s Ship Hulk in Lakp Michigan May Be Mystery Craft t * Menominee, Mich.—Efforts to Iden tify the water-soaked hulk In Le* Cheneaax Island waters, believed to be that of the Griffon, first sailing ship to ply the Great Lakes which myste riously disappeared in 1679, will be re sumed this summer. John Beattie, veteran diver of De- Tour, Mich., has offered his services free In an attempt to learn more of the Griffon, built by the French ex plorer LaSalle 256 years ago. * The ship last was seen at the site of the present Detroit harbor, Washing ton Island, Green bay, where It Was loaded with valuable furs. LaSalle sent the ship on Its return voyage un der the command of Luc, a sailor. The explorer remained to probe Into the secrets of the ‘Utrange" surrounding country. In letters friends after the ship was never seen again, LaSalle ex pressed the belief that Luc betrayed him, stole the fnrs, and scuttled and burned the ship. Some historians, however, believe the ship sank In s storm, carrying all hands down with It Efforts to raise the hulk In Les Ghenaux waters were abandoned In the winter of 1933-34 because of flnan- HEADS NEW PARTY clal difficulties. It was found that a large hole had been made In the bot tom near tbq stern and thgt the upper part of the craft had been burned. Hon. H. H. Stereos; former Canadian minister of trade and commerce, who has accepted the leadership of * new political party having for lt« object a “reconstruction and reform program” inch as Its has been advocating for the jpiat 18 months.' ~ ~ ' - Couple Stive Pennies to Provide Park Vacation Yellowstone Park, Wyo.—The old maxim “a penny saved la a penny earned," multiplied 12^07 times, pro vided a neat Yellowstone.Park vaca tion for Mr. and Mrs. George R. Swal- ley of Glendale, Calif. Bach day' aa Mr. Swalley, a confectioner, totaled np hla receipts, he separated hla coppers and, metally repeating the old .adage, dropped the coins Into a large* sugar sack. - When the collection reached an ag gregate of 98 pounds, the conple spent several hours on an inventory and fonnd that their savings were worth $122.07. They then decided on a va cation to Yellowstone Park. The sack ful enable them to go from their Cali fornia home to Omaha and return by way of the park. Water Control Project Starts Big Boom in Town New Philadelphia, Ohio.—A boom has started In real estate and building activities In the Muskingum watershed conservation district, where a $34,000,- 000 flood-control project la getting un der way. JobB/fSh more than 1,800 persona al ready havV-bfeen created, resulting 1* a shortage of houses. Building trades employment has increased 25 per cent Real estate transfers are the highest In five years. Most sales uf land following the acquisition of land for the project have been cash transactions. The district has paid $881,496 for land so far. Along with increased real estate ac tivity, rents have been Raised $0 to *10 a month In some localities. Fat Teachers Not Jolly — Enough; Board Bart 'Em are opposed to fat teachers oh esthetic, physical, and psychological grounds.' The f*t are not jolly, It’s said. That Is the aftbatance of an expla nation of Its refusal to license over weight teachers, presented by the board of examiners to state commissioner of education, Frank Graves. For too years the board has been refusing to license fat teachers. There had been no formal, protest until It turned down Miss Rose Freistater. She weighed 182 pounds when abe, took her examination In 1981. The board gave her six months to reduce to 150. Miss Freistater made heroic efforts, but In vain. Dieting and exercise took off only 20 pounds. She did not get her license. She appealed to Commis sioner Graves. The principal reason for its act, the ward said In Its report. Is that med- cal experiencee Indicates that mark edly overweight or underweight per sons have a relatively high mortality rate, so that hiring fat teachers would deplete the pension fund. “Teachers shonld be acceptable by-, glenlc models for their pupils,’’ the r port continued, explaining Its esthetic opposition to fat people. RAINY DAY FOOTBALL HERE V0U ARE, JOE THIS BOMS WILL SLOT msm ' ANO ALL YOU GOTTA , DQ JOB, IS TO THROW J IT WHEN THE GOVERNOR GETS IN THE REVIEWING STAND ir mmmsi SHUCKS I ANY RUSHER COULD HAVE SPEARCO IT — ANO YANKED OUT THE FUSE IF IT HADN’T BEEN FOR YOU, C'O BE BLOWN TO xv»' r=t §1 Arthur “Dutch” Bergman, football coach of Catholic university, Washing ton, D. (X bolding the new “rainy day” football that may be adopted this fall. The ball was demonstrated daring a convention of football coaches is Brookline, Maas. 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