The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-07-13
NO. 6.

of timidity and shirking that makes
them adopt these tactics? The
mother who waits upon her child
who. as we Americans say, .spoils,
her child, does so because it is in
finately easier to govern ones self.
in little things, to exert ones self
for small services, and to accept
small sacrifices than it is to demand
the highest ideal from those around
us. 1t requires more strength Of
purpose to demand attentions, civil
tiles, and service from our subordin-
ates than to forego them. There is
nothing so easy to be, nothing that
requires less moral stamina and pur-
pose. than household drudge or
person used by others, instead OF
person with objects interests, pur-
suits, and definite Intentions. On the
whole, when we look around and see
the helpless and useless people, they
are nearly all folk who, at some time
or other, had the excuse Of self
sacrifice. They are the women who
did not go to college because mother
would have. been lonely: or the wives
who have no resources or interests
because they waited on their chill
dren all day and entertained their
husbands every evening. In the end
it is true that 1t is the self-helpers
who can help others; those who
would not give their oil. hut indus
triously burned their lights.'' AZ
There is danger, however, In,
self-development, as the writer ad-
mits. 1t is the danger of forget
ting that one is, after all. but alit-
tie screw in big machine, and
whatever purpose the big machine
serves, at any rate it was not created
for our self furtherance." Moreover:
III one recklessly goes In for self
development, 1t must be always with
an end in view, and that end must be
helping others. There is nothing
after all. the world needs quite so
much as kindness; and IL in the
cause Of self-development we choose
20 forego the minor services and
haphazard kindness, 1t must be real
ly with the larger service and the
greater help in view. Intellectual
development may be taken In the
same spirit as sanctification: For
their sakes l sanctify myself
modern essayist, in q recent very
interesting book upon death, tells. US
that when he thought himself dy-
ing and tried to go over his life, the
thing that distressed him most was
remembering that once when he was
writing he turned away his sister
who came to him with some papers
for criticism. 1t reminds one Of
Trilby, who, when she was, dying,
could not forget the little brother
whom she refused to take with her
tothe Bois, and she kept seeing him
again as he stood in the doorway
crying after her."
How National Forests Serve Public.
'"The Use of the National Forests"
a publication just printed by the De-
partment Of Agriculture, is "a brief,
clear manual for public information
as to the forest policy OF the nation
|al government.
It is too true. as the short preface
to the public says. that many peo-
pie do not know what national for
ests are. Others have heard much
about them, but have no idea Of
their true purpose and use." It is
the object of this publication to ex-
plain just what the national forests
mean, what they are for. and how to
use them.
In the first place, it is explained
how the forests are created and how
their boundaries are drawn. Next,
their direct use and value are shown
from the point of view Of the home
seeker, the prospector and miner,
the user of timber, the user of the
range, the user of water, and other
users. of forest resources, Third.
1t is shown how the forests are I'M
tended for maintenance Of home;
how on all of them the timber is
protected from 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 a great public play ground
and are as breeding places and ref
uges for game.
Finally the management Of the
national forest is described.
Hare g., <ho% %I,o
ness of the forest is brought out
most clearly and strikingly; for the
forests are managed by the people
in their own interests, and every
means to meet the desires and wants
of all forest users half way by deal
ing 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 manual lies in its showing that
the forest policy Of the government
both in principle and practice, Is for
the benefit of the ordinary man, for
the benefit Of every citizen equally.
There is still a tendency to think Of
the National Forest as preserves
closed to use, and to. leave the pub
f&alands exposed to ,rnregulated
individual exploitation. Where these
misaprehensions still prevail "The
Use Of the National Forest will 60
far to correct them.
The book is written by Mr.. Fred
arick Il Olnafnad su,1,nan a,.&a.. 80