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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

many OF them being utterly unfit for use. Deal
ers such as these rare. 1t is true; the major
ity of them are honest.
To the dealers, whom the railroads designate az
the consignees come the little fellows the traders.
These also represent almost every phase of hu-
man character. Many up few hundred dol
lars and visit the freight yards with their teams.
buying the trees In less than carload lots In this
way they can see just what they getting.
Most Of them are shrewd fellows and drive a
hard bargain. Your upcountryman is ofttimes
shrewd. however. as the "piker" dealer and many
amusing hours may be spent freQuenting the
freight yards in the railroads where the trees are
stacked or exhibited for sale.
Each year there many new additions to
the company of dealers. The lure of the adven-
ture the chance to realize money upon an invest
ment that is practically certain to bring a 80 per
cent. return attracts many to the business. Trees
can be purchased in half carload lots, even In
hundred lots for about go cents apiece. II they
can be sold for a dollar. or perhaps more. the
chance to make money quickly is Irresistible to
many investors.
Not always does the investor succeed His
fingers are sometimes pretty badly burned The
market may be glutted. he may have rival on the
next corner, or perhaps his trees not sufficient
ly attractive to cause the public to patronlze him
Perhaps he has held OF. waiting for better prices.
till the last moment and finds himself with half
a hundred spruce his hands, which he must
dispose Of as best he may.
Usually, however the business is lucrative. The
wise dealer buys trees In hundred lots. peddles
them out quickly. and comes back for more He
does not walt for high prices but sells his trees
for what he get.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

versary OF the nativity 10 IN danger
OF losing Its loving purpose. II has
degenerated In many cases to q mer.
cenary exchange gift for a gift.
The spirit is frequently absent.
This should not be. Women rep
resent the greater number Of gift.
givers. Let us then revert to the
underlying love and reverence that
prompted the Wise Men to lay their
offerings at the feet Of the Holy
Baby. Let US give little Of our
hearts with each present. and II we
cannot give q tangible expression OF
our love. let US give a hearts wish
instead.
In your hands lies great power for
good or for evil. A woman influences
thought and action. II is your duty.
then. TO discountenance the heartiess
offer and to smile your approval o.
the spirit OF the day.
Then. indeed. Christmas will mean
all that he would approve. The
guiding star of love and good Gin
that shone 30 clearly In the blue
night long ago should never be LOST
In our minds. and the love 10 which
II pointed should epitomize our %
forts to honor this great day.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

And Ceremony doff'd his pride.
The heir. with roses In his shoes.
That night might village partner choose:
The lord underogating. share
The vulgar game Of post and pair
All halrd. with uncontroll'd delight
And general voice. the happy night.
That to the cottage as the crown
Brought tidinss of salvation down.
The fire. with weil-dried logs supplied.
Went roaring up the chimney Wide:
The huge hall tables oaken face.
scrubb'd TN Il shone. the day TO grace.
Bore then upon its massive board
No mark TO part the squire and lord.
Then was brought In the iusty Drawn
BY old biue-coated serving man:
Then the grim boar's head grown'd on
high.
Crested with bays and rosemary.
Well can the green-garb'd ranger tell
How, when and where the monster fell.
What dogs before his death he tore
And all the batting OF the boar.
The wassail round. In good brown bowls
Garnish'd with ribbons. bitterly trowls.
There the huge sirloin reek'd; hard by
Plum porridge stood and Christmas pie;
Nor faird old Scotland TO produce
Al such high tide her savory goose.
Then came the merry maskers In.
And carols roar'd with biithesoms din:
II unmelodious was the song.
IL was q hearty note and strong.
Who lists may In their mumming sec
Traces Of ancient mystery.
White shirts supplied the masauerads
And smutted cheeks the wilson's made;~
But. OF what maskers, richly digit
Can boast OF bosoms half so light.
England was merry England. when
Old Christmas brought his sports again
Twas Christmas broaen'd the mightiest
.rwa. cbristma. told TN, rnerris.t t.i..
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
A SURPRISE BOX.

Something which would densh
any little invalid Is . 'Surprise boz.
This may be planned tn last q week
or any length OF time one wishes
and should contain Q package for
each day. with the date on which II
Is to be opened written plainly on
each one. Dolls. toys. books an.
many other things dear TO the child
ish heart may be nut In these pack
ages and the little one will surely 70
toise TO have his Merry chsistsaas'
last 40 many dAya
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Ln6 Llme tndt the securing IL pihut
ed In the soft. friable soil. to the mo-
ment II returns to its primal element.
the dust, as q handful OF embers on
the city lot. q Christmas tree rep
Iesents a money valuation Of SIS.
This is q total expenditure OF ST.
Is0o. 900 annually. OF course. this
Agure is purely imaginary. The trees
- not actually cause that amount
~ money to change hands In a sim
pse buying and selling transaction.
Bxt there is actually that much loss
10 the regions which supply trees.
0 all the trees In an average load
"a Nat car were to be stood upon
their butts. in the natural way In
which they would grow. they would
cover a ten-acre lot. Multiply this
ny 1000 and the amount Of timber
stripped annually from the hills viii
become apparent at once.
Just at this time OF the year the
Christmas tree industry Is In Its most
nourishing condition. All Of the trees
Cor this years market have been
cut Many OF them are In transit. but
'ssGe Of them are even now stand
fag In the freight yards OF the rail-
reads. waiting for the retail dealers
tn purchase them.
Deaiers are gradually awakening
u the fact that II is better To chip
cnoir trees early. sell them all at
Zoo price. and save the trouble and
expense OF remaining a long time In
the city bartering their wares.
The dealers In Christmas trees ara
syprs. They are all queer characters.
yoa cannot pick out one that has not
ssszne popularity. As In all trades.
sA<re are tricks 70 the business OF
esyins ana selling Christmas trees.
Yos would think that the disposal
az ear load Of railroad ties. with q
layer OF trees piled on top. TO an un-
~srT eus,opef. would bar the deal
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

As you pass some windy corner Of these
blustery nights before Christmas Eve and see
the long Of evergreens laid against the wall.
or ignobly lying prone upon the ground bethink
you of the place in which they nrst saw the light
The kindly hills. snow covered engirdng valleys
fragrant with spicy odor; picture them bare. 1T
tered with the waste OF cuttings. and the unsghtly
stumps OF trees.
Picture the broodlng OF those trees as they grew.
II took them 20 years to reach age and
size where they might prove marketable. No
more will the wind moan and sough through
their branches. The hills are bare. The snow
will melt In the spring. and the soil will not
absorb IT, Water will run into the streams and
the streams become foods. and the floods breed
calamities.
The trees. noble fellows all OF them. will have
their tops hacked OF to accommodate them to
the STIFFNESS Of our little box-like homes. A.
the heat of rooms dries up their sap. their
lives will 90 out slowly. day by day They will
end on the bonfire.
Yes. buy tree Buy one and take II home to
your children. When 1t Is bravely decked out In
all its gala nnery. gather your family about Its
spreading branches. which exhaling their last
breaths for you and tell them the story Of the
life and death Of the tree.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Heap on more wood.-the wind u chill
But let II whistle az II will.
Well keep our Christmas merry still
Zach age has deem'd the newborn year
The httest time for festal cheer;
And well our Christian sires OF old
Loved when the year Its course had roird
And brought bliths Christmas back again.
With all his hospitable train.
Domestic and religious rite
Gave honor to the holy night;
On Christmas eve the bells were runs;
On Christmas eve tina mass was sung:
That only night In all the year
Saw the stoled priest the chalic rear.
The damsel donn'dhher kirtle sheen.
The HAN was dress'd with holly groeni
Forth to the wood did merry men 20
To gather In the mistfetoe.
Then open'd wide the baron's hall
To vassai. tenant. serf and all:
Power laid his roa of rsls aside
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
pf1NlzNG N17URf 6OR
n MG/1IS 2EHcSURf

ers from coming again
to the spot where
they had practiced
such deception.
Yet II never does.
Year after year they
practice the most dis
honest tricks upon
their patrons. One
man last year got a
high price for 20 OF
the finest trees ever
seen In Philadelphia.
He told the buyer
that the rest Of the
car on which the 20
were loaded was Just
like them, but when
they were unloaded
and placed for sale.
they proved to be
small and scrubby,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

may have a nights pleasure by defacing natures
work with cheap tinsel and candles After that
what would have been the forest of the future il
discarded forever. beyond the power Of man to
restore and the work of nature for years to re-
Dlaoe.
The bulk OF the trees now come from Canada
More than 100000 are used annually IN Phiadel-
ph.a alone. New York. Chicago. Baltimore and
hundred towns between them use three times
Ahat number every year.
In the wild hills of the Canadian provinces the
trees are still plentiful But It is only a ques-
tfop Of a few years time with the increased de-
nand for them. when their price will soar. No
attempt is made apparently. to rejuvenate the for
ests.
In few scattered places throughout the coun-
Try. II is true one or two men have started nurs-
cries In Christmas trees. Intelligent planting and
sutting within three generations may make them
useful patches from which to CLEAN hardy trees
But elsewhere. In spite Of the talk Of conserva-
tion which we hear so much about nowadays. the
trees are stripped ruthlessy from the hills and
valleys and no attempt is made by the greedy
narketer to replace them.
This has resulted in the present dearth Of the
nzuch-desired spruce trees Vermont already
charges an additional stumpage of FIVE cents upon
trees which are shipped out of the state.
Let us consider the Christmas tree situation In
philadelphia. Each year more than 1000 nat
freight cars. loaded with the trees which
piled In double tiers reach the city The capacity
o. the NAT car averages 3O0 trees.
Therefore. approximately 100000 trees used
IN Philadelphia annually. Sentmentality apart
tAis Is enormous waste of material. when II
b recalled that the trees serve no economic pur-
pose. and the majority Of them furnish fuel for
ennfres on vacant lots two weeks after the hob
SHAY
II "a expensive proposition considered In any
hight. First comes the cosy OF sendins men into
scgiors where the trees grow. They are experts.
They are able to size up the marketable value Of
= patch OF woods after a days tramp through
them Then comes the cost of cutting. stump
ase. hauling and shipping to destination After
hat II 10 mainly a matter for the retail dealers.
vho buy trees either as they stand In the for
ests at the freight yards In the cities to which
they are consigned.
The small dealer must make his profit. He
tacks on an extra price which the consumer must
pay. Then comes the expense OF decorating the
greenwood with tnsel and glistening ornaments
This costs little fortune in ITSELF Finally. It
ts usual to pay the ashman to cart the tree away
after the holidays are over.
u has been estimated that from first to last from
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
4kzM;~z


II Mrs. Jones buys her coffee at
Smiths each week
II the coffee in your store Is bet
ter than Smiths and cheaper
Why. TELL MRS. JONESi
Don't dash wildly across the
street to tell her. though: she'd
laugh at you. Insert sane, force
full advertisement in this paper
about your coffee.
Well catch her eye by making
your ad. attractive. Then oil that
Is left for you TO do is to take in
the money for the coffee MIRA
Jones buys.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

for charity, or do you adver-
tise for direct resultsf
Did you ever stop to think
how your advertising can b
made 4 source Of profit to
you, and how its value can be
measured in dollars and
cents. II you have not you
are throwing money away.
Advertising is a modern
business necessity, but must
Be conducted on business
principles. II you are not
satisfied with your advertising
you should set aside a certain
amount Of money to be spent
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
THE SPIRIT OF THE DAY.

Have you time for little sermoni II will
take but a few minutes. and today. II ever. our
thoughts should be turned toward inward to the
heat Of things. To you. whose hands rock the
cradles of humanity and indirectly rule the world.
let us ask question: Are you forgetting the
real spirit OF the day? Gift giving on this amir
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21


uupposition that within the next Is
years the supply Of the evergreen
trees with which we deck our living
rooms annually at the feast OF ST.
Nicholas will be SO small that folk
sn the ordinary walks of lifS will not
be able to AFFORD a tree.
Year after year tho forests have
been denuded. New England. a gener.
alton ago, was thought to have an
almost inexhaustible supply. Today
her hills are bare. Nearly all her I'm
mense forests OF spruce and ar have
bocn sacrificed to the sentiment OF
.Huietide.
The middle states have been ran
uacked for their treasures. The farm
'er. although he receives but two cents
apiece for the trees. is afraid to look
the future In the face and walt until
the tree is full grown. Neither does he
show any discretion In cutting, but
every year he rushes to the woods
and cuts everything that he can lay
mis- hands on IN order that some one
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
lzz>~


Every man and woman is anxious
to buy some necessity or
luxury-every day Of his or her life.
Single handed II would tISke you
months to seek out those interested
in your line Of business.
An advertisement in this paper
does the work instantaneously.
II corrals the purchaser-sbrings
him to your store-makes him buy
things you advertised.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Tho Right Kind Of
Reading Maff0S'

The homo news; tho doings of tho people In this
town; the gossip of our own community, that's
tho first kind of reading matter you want. It 10
moro important, moro interesting to you than
that given by tho paper or magazine from tho
outside. world. 1t Is tho 1rst reading matter
you should buy. Each issue of this paper gives
to you just what you win consider
The Rigk1f KIs,d Of
Reading Matter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21
Enlarging Your Business

annually. and then carefully
note the effect il has in in
creasing your volume Of bust
ness; whether q 10. 40 or 30
per cent increase. II you
watch this gain from year to
you will become intensely in
terested in your advertising.
and how you can make it en-
large your business.
II you try this method We
believe you will not want to
let a single issue of this paper
90 to press without something
from your store.
We will be pleased to have
you call on US, and we will
take pleasure in explaining
our annual con tract for so
many inches. and how il can b
used in whatever amount that
seems necessary to you.
II you can sell goods over
the counter we can also show
you why this paper will best
serve your interests when you
want to reach the people Of
this community.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

II you are in
business and you
want to make
more money you
will read every
word we have to
say. Are you
spending your
money for adj
vertising in hap
hazard fashion
as IL intended
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

ILL the children In
1926 have Christmas
treesf This question
is being asked by
thousands OF people
th Dug out the
United States. Indl-
catiooe mint IN the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-21

Ioopy rishl, IA, ~ W. SUl
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
A Born Orator

There was discussion recently in the
store of Brooks & Boyle as to what was
meant by born orator. "The matter
was elucidated by Mr.. Brooks, who is a
pretty good off hand talker as follows:
Ordinarily man would say. That twice
two is four, but the born orator would
enlighten his hearers by saying: When
in the course Of human events it becomes
necessary to take an integral Of the Sec
Ond denomination and add to it an inte-
gral of the same denomination the result
will be four, and | say without fear Of
successful contradiction, that the result
is correct and will stand the closest
mathematical investigation by the most
learned mathamaticians. 1t was just
as plain as twice two is four no more
nor no less, but the explanation puzzled
John COughlin and sent the editor of the
Leader home to study over the simple
pl Oolem in multiplication.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
So Even So


The WatertOwn Gazette says: "The
last issue Of the Reeseville Review had
36 columns of home advertising. Home
ADVERTISING keeps trade at home, and
business men all over are beginning to
realize it. A little more Of it here in
v atertoWn would be great trade stim-
ulatOr." "A little more of it here in Juhe-
au would not alone be trade stimulat-
or but would keep many dollars here
that are annually carried out of town
Telephone.
Yes. And Mail order houses in Chica-
go are spending hundreds of thousands
of dollars annually tc take away the
trade from the local merchants all over
the country and then the local merchants
howl about keeping the trade at home
when they are too penurious to spend q
few dollars to tell the public that they
have goods to SELL
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
Skdt League Meet

A delegate convention of the Wis
cOnsin Skat League is called to be
held at the banquet room of the Re-
publican House, corner Third and
Cedar streets, Milwaukee, on Sunday,
January 29, 1911, at o'clock in the
forenoon for the purpose of receiving
the annual report of it's officers, to
elect officers, and to transact such
other business as may come before
the convention.
The apportionment of delegates to
said convention is upon the following
basis: Every duly organized skat
club in the state of Wisconsin is en-
titled to one delegate up to the first
25 members and one additional dele
gate for each fifty members or major
fraction thereof therea ter. Every
city, town or village in which no or
ganized skat club exists, if represent
ed by one or more Skat players, at
the ensuing tournament, such city,
town or village shall be entitled to
one delegate. The names Of all dele
gates with their postoffice address
shall becertified to the secretary on
or before January IA, 1911, who will
issue proper credential to each del
egate
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
Should Get Appointment

DR.. A. Fl. Hartwig of this city, has been
having his troubles during the week.
He has been an active and prominent
member of the Wisconsin Society OF Vet
erinary graduates, which held its annn-
al meeting at Madison Tuesday and We'd
nesday, charges were perferred against
him, charging him with unprofesslonal
conduct and violation of professional
ethics. The charges were referred to a
committee which DR.. Hartwig knew to
be hostile to him, so he withdrew from
the society and will aid in organizing a
State Veterinary association. he Is a
prominent applicant for the appoint
ment as state veterinarian and there is
but little doubt, but that the move is Of
a political character 80 defeat his ap-
pointmenG, which under the clrcum-
stances, should he given him by the gov
ernor, to show his enemies that he dis
approves of the methods employed to
bias him.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
Elevator Company

Considerable business Of import
ance was transacted at the annual
meeting of the Farmers Elevator
company Of Redwood held there
Monday. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Peter Thauer
Of Emmett. The old officers were re-
elected as follows:
President-Peter Thauer.
Vice President-F. J. Mccall.
Secretary-John Scheberle.
Treasurer-E. M. Uehling.
Directors-Edward Barnick, Frank
McHugh, Ernst Krueger, John Thauer
and Peter Solon.
Resolutions were passed to pay the
claim of the Waterloo Fire Insurance
company; that the elevator boiler be
moved off the railroad grounds; that
money left after dissolution of the
company shall be divided according
to shares pro rata.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
Into the Shadows

In the death recently at Hustisford
of Samuel H. Randall, Dodge county
lost one of it's pioneer settlers, Mr..
Randall settling in Lebanon in 1S4i
where he pre-empted claim of 80
acres of land. He built small frame
house on his land, which is still
standing as a reminder of old times.
At that time the country was new
and unsettled, but he bravely bore
the hardships and privations of pio-
neer life, knowing full we'll that bet
ter things were in store for him. so
he labored patiently and as his
means permitted, he made improve
ments and increased his acreage, and
had handsome residence, g pod base
ment barn, excellent sheds granar
les, etc., and was the owne- of $40
acres o. as fine land as there is in
the county. There was but one house
between his place and Watertown
when he first came to this section,
and where now nothing can be seen
but finely cultivated land, then was a
wilderness.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
Back To The Old Trails"

The January Sports Afeld, besides CIV
ing its readers another installment of
Back to the Old Trails (fredway Elliott 3
stirring autobiography, contains great
many Other articles of equal interest.
In louisiana Deer Hunt we have a
capital account of sport in the Sunny
South, which is appropriately followed
by A Vermont Christmas Hunt, Days
Afeld in Minnesota, Camping on the
Pend c'Oreille, and Deer Hunting in
Cuba. The life history of Bill Anderson
Guerrilla Whose bloody career was one
of the tragic episodes of our Civil War,
is of unique historic interest; while
every baseball fan in the country should
make it point to read Ross Kiner's story
of his own home team, The BriartOWn
Red. A Birthday Rabbit Hunt and In
Rabbit Time are both full of the inimit-
able sportsman spirit, and the issue is a
finely illustrated one. Your news dealer
can supply you; if not, send Is cts. to
Sports Afield, 35S Dearborn St., Chicago,
Ills
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-01-13
A State Reputation

The DOrnfeld-Kunert Co. in this city
has established state wide reputation
for good work. Recently, it repaired a
five steamer for the city Of Ft Atkinson
and it was exceedingly satisfactory, in
fat, fAe steamer Was better than When
new, and now, the Company has received
a steamer from Racine to be overhauled,
equipped with a new boiler and made
servicable. 1t seems strange, that with
Milwaukee so near, that work should be
sent to Watertown, but then, it must be
remembered, that the DOrnfeld-Kunert
Co. can do the best work at moderate fig.
ureS.