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produces a looseness which will be very apparent to the ear. Every motor sings its own song— most of them songs of happi cheer. If we learn to distinguish the first. note of complaint, howe: to investigate the cause of dissatis much roadside trouble and expensive repair bills may be eliminated. tat The Forest Prime Evil by Sophie E. Redford W HAT is to be done when the for- ests have all found their way into the wastebasket? There will be a few libraries left as monuments to the forest primeval, and what then? Necessity, that good mother of in- vention, will raise up inventive minds without doubt to solve the problem of the printers, but who will take care of the nature monger? “Poems are made by fools like me But only God can make a tree.” This couplet rings like a prophetic warning, uttered as it was, by a man who could make poems, real poems, but who counted himself a fool for his rhymes compared with the excel- lence of a noble wood. Joyce Kilmer felt it a sacrilege to turn trees into poems. How about the reckless rhymesters who help to make up the 13,000,000 mile by 73-inch wide strip of paper that North America alone turns out yearly? Why don’t poets and column writers and advisers of the lovesick, and the platitudinarians write their heroics in the sand or throw them on the screen? Humorists could utilize the billboards in conjunction with the other advertisers on the highway—it would mean larger space rates, name in bigger type, and save a lot of gymnastic reading while hang- ing to a strap. One might even utilize car space advertising, with a degree of comfort, reducing the news sheet by having philosophies, poems, and BROOKSIDE Fpay se | INN ft “yy ~ # CHICKEN DINNERS: ide A SPECIALTY J The disk-cuss thrower. ory paragraphs posted in the cars, leav- ing the papers free for Senatorial gossip, market reports, spiritual wickedness in high places, and di- vorce proceedings. If some of our modern poets would take to the woods, instead of taking so much of the woods, we might turn out more Sidney Laniers and George Pope Morriss to “Loiter down lone alleys of delight And hear the beating of the hearts of trees, And think the thoughts that lilies leave in white wood pools and pleasant pas- Haste ye, inventive sprites, and let’s on with the garbage can papyrus and save the forest, the groves, that were God’s first temples ere man! learned to hew the shaft or clave the architrave, wherein the same little squirrels barked, orioles trilled their bubbling songs, cardinals tripped from tree to tree among the leaves, owls enlivened the night, and pollens pungent with indefinable perfumes from unfolding leaves scented the) wood. The old homestead. Adi rf U. S. SHIPPING BOARD | costs as little (or less) to travel to the Philippines as it does to live in a large hotel. If you are seeking an ocean trip, investigate this one! Few people appreciate the really wonderful travel opportunity of a trip to the Philippines on one of the Amer ican flag ships of the Admiral Oriental Line fleet from Seattle! Manila is a beautiful modern city with a charming Old \ Spanish quarter to explore, with splendid hotel accommodations, 1 and a dozen delightful resorts all | within easy reach of the city. The ships call enroute at Yo- kohama and Kobe, Japan, at 4 Shanghai and Hong Kong, China. And the expense is amazingly low! There are sailings every 12 days: Pres. McKinley Aug. 30 Pres. Jackson Sept. 11 Pres. Jefferson Sept. 23 Oct. 5 Dec. 4 Oct. 17 Dec. 16 Write for Booklet Send the inform complete inform travel descriptions, obligation, Write now, Oct. 29 Nov. 10 Nov. 22 Pres. Grant Pres. Madison INFORMATION BLANK To U. S. Shipping B Info. Office_B2386 Wasi If 1 go date will be about My name Address For reservations address local agents or miral Oriental Line State St. New York City W. Adams St. Chicago, Ill. mith Bldg. Seattle, Wash, ding Operators for Owners of the vessels comicbooks.com