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CHRISTMAS TREES
DAMAGE FORESTS
BAD RESULTS DUE TO INDISCRIA1LNATE
CUTTING OF YOUNG TREES.
OUGHT TO MAINTAIN CUSTOM
No other use of trees contributes more to-
the joy of man than use by children
on Christina ! ; , but cutting should
be under Forest Management ,
Washington , Dec. 26 The
country's forests again have been
called upon to supply about four
million Christmas trees , and
ngain many persons have asked
themselves and have queried the
United States Forest Service ,
"Is the custom a menace to the
movement for forest preserva
tion ? "
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In the millions of happy homes.
over the country where the
younger generation has made
the Christmas tree the center of
pl.-iy since early Friday morning ,
then : arc many mothers and fa
thers who have given the ques
tion more or less thought. From
Sunday school and other organ
izations also , which hold an an
nual celebration around a gayly
trimmed evergreen for the bene
fit of the little ones , has come
the question whether it is con
sistent to urge conservation of
forest resourses and then to cut
millions of young trees every year
to afford a little job in the pass
ing holiday season.
"Yea , it is consistent and pro
per that the custom should * be
maintained , " has been the an
swer of United States Forester ,
Gifford Piuchot , in every case' .
"Trees are for use , and there
is no other use to which they
could be put which votild con
tribute so much to the joy of man
'j as their use by the children on
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Feed in large ana small quantities at both -wholes * 1
and retail.
Special attention given to filling- orders lor coal
hi any quantity.
Broken Bow , - - Nebraska
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"I don't know what to have for
Supper DinnerLunc h. H o w
many times have you said that ?
NEXT TIME JUST ORDER
Everybody likes " "
"Sealshipt" they are * every
very different from other oysteis.'Sealshipt"
Oysters come direct from the choicest beds in
the country. They are packed by growers who
know oyster-quality. No water with "Seal-
shipt" just solid , firm meats plump , but not
artificially bloated. The flavor and color arc- !
natural. The price is higher , but the cost is
is less , because you get so much more for
what you pay.
"Sealshipt Sense" is a booklet about "Seal-
shipt" Oysters with some special recipes that
will make your mouth water yours for the
asking.
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Pnono 58. Broken Bow
this one great holiday of the
year.
year.The
The number of trees cut for this
year is utterly insignificant when
compared to the consumption for
other purposes for which tim
ber is demanded. Not more than
four million Christmas trees are
used each year , one in every
fourth tat'.Sly. If planted four
feet apart they could be grown
on less than 1,500 acres. This
clearing of an area equal 'to a
good sued farm each Christmas
HON. ANDREW L. HARRIS ,
Governor of Ohio.
should not be a subject of much
worry , when it is remembered
that for lumber alone it is neces
sary to take timber from an area
of more than 100,000 acres every
day ol the yeai.
"It is true that there has been
serious damage to forest growth
in the cutting of Christmas trees
in various sections of the country
particularly in the Adirondacks
and parts of New England , but
in these very' sections the dam
age throuh the cutting of young
eveigrecns for use at Christmas
is infinitesimal when compared
with the loss of forest resources
through fires and caless methods
of lumber. The proper remedy
is not to stop ubiug trees but to
adopt wiser methods of use.
"It is generally realised that
a certain proportion of land must
always be u 'd for forest growth
just as lor other cropb. Christ
mas trees are one form of
this crop. There is no more
reason for an outcry against us
ing land to grow Christmas trees
than to grow flowers. "
The Forest Service upholds
the Christmas tree custom , but
recognizes at the same time ,
that the indiscriminate cutting
of evergreens to supply the holi
day trade has produced a bad ef
fect upon many stands of mer
chantable kinds of trees in dif
ferent sections of the country.
Waste and destruction usually
result when woodlands are not
under a proper system of forest
management. Foresters say that
it is not by denying ourselves Un
wholesome pleasure of saving a
bit of nature in the home nl
Christmas that the problem ol
conserving the forests will be sol
ved , but by learning how 'to use
them wisely and properly. The
ravages through forest fires must
be checked , the many avenues of
waste of timber in its travel from
the woods to the mill , and thence
to the market must be closed , and
almost numberless important
HON. WILLIAM WARNER ,
United States Senator from Missouri.
problems demand attention be
fore the Christmas tree.
Germany is conceded to have
the highest developed system of
idrest management of any couii-
tryyet its per capita use of Christ
mas trees is greatest. 'I he cut
ting of small trees for Christmas
is not there considered in the
least as a menace to the forest ,
but , on the contrary , as a means
of improving the torest by thin
ning and as a source of revenue.
It is therefore constantly encour
aged.
There is little doubt but that
the time will come when the
Christmas tree business will be
come a recognized industry in
this country , and that as much
attention will be given to it as
will be given to the growing of
crops of timber for other uses.
This time may not be far off , it is
already understood that only
through the practice of forestry ,
which means both the conserva
tion of the timber which remains
and carefully planned systems of
reforestation , will it be possible
to supply the country with its
forty billion feet of lumber need
ed erch year , as well as the few
million little trees used at Christ
mas time.
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FAIL TO FIND WILD ANIMAL
Round up Near Callaway Fails To
Locate Beasl.
Callawa } , Neb. , Ucc. 27. Thu
round-up ior the wild atntnai
which is runningat large south
of this city and killing- stock al
most nightly , took place at >
bhcdulcd. Although about 150
men and boys with guns and dogs
took part in the round-up , noth
ing was seen of the animal
Bought. A large number of coytes
were in the circle , but nothing
larger. Reports continue coming
in regarding the depredations ol
of the animal , however , another
hunt will be made for it in the
near future. It is reported that
the animal followed a sou of Nick
Kepi Tor a considerable distance
one evening recently as he was
returning home with a team
hitched to a wagon. He report
ed the occurence upon arrival
home and another boy went with
his gun to the point , but failed to
find the animal. The Kofp boy
describes the animal as being
higher in front tnan behind , very
shaggy head and a little hair on
the end of its tail. Many persons
still believe it to be a mountain
lion , while others think it is
cither a panther or a buffalo wolf.
One Callaway man , who
was returning home from a
drive to Oconto one night recent
ly , says he heard a scream which
he took to be that of a woman in
distress , but when the dog
which he had in the buggy with
him crawled into his lap and
would not be put down , but sat
there trembling and shaking ,
it was evidence to him that it
was something out of the ordin
ary , and he maintains that the
animal is nothing more thana
panther State Journal.
President Cornett left Monday
morning for Litchfield to look up
some prospective students for
Custer College.
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