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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

man has no terrors for you, there Is no
reason why you should not set It out In
white pine sylvester pine, or what
ever species your state forester specifies as
suitable for the soil and climate. Keep cattle
and running fires out OF the woodlot plant out
your spare acorns every chance you get use
up the weed trees for cordwood. and take out
worthless trees wherever they crowding
the young oaks, and you will soon be In a fair
way to own a valuable oak stand. The same
IS true OF small forest tracts OF few hundred
acres. the ideal sportsmans retreat. You can
practice an immense amount OF culture for
estry during your hunts and camps and wan
derings about your tract. Here and there will
be predominating areas of valuable species
which only need little encouragement to take
UP the whole land. You are always using fire
wood out OF the tract. Make that tirewood pay
by planting the room each tree leaves with a
half-dozen oak or pine seeds or, better, keep
little nursery OF white pines and white oaks
and draw from IL you take out worthless
stuff A white pine twelve years old Is a very
respectable little specimen twenty feet high
and three inches across the butt. In six years
1t is higher than your head, and wants at least
twenty square feet OF room, so, before you
know 1t. what was once clump OF soft naples
and white birches is now a thicket Of thrifty
young pines. AS regards the oaks, sharp
stick and your heel is all they need to put the
acorn down two inches into the mulch. There
ought to be one Seeding every ten PAGES, with
a reasonable chance at the sun, all over that
part of your forest where oaks are wont to
grow.
AS the oaks are the most important family
Of the hardwoods, and one In which every sports
man is interested, | will just run over in re-
view the most widely distributed members OF
the family in our country. We are blessed
with many species suitable to all kinds of soils
and climates. At the head OF the family stands
the white oak. quercus alba, the noblest tree
In our forests. You will know him by the
familiar deeply notched leaf with nine regular
lobes disposed four side with one at the
end Along in October it turns fine copper
color and then brown hanE'Sg cn all winter
SO that. whom snow Is on the ground. II you
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

lshed commercial enterprise with u.s. whereas
our present system of taxing annually the en-
tire value of the stand is most unjust and one
OF the biggest hindrances to the introduction
of commercial forestry in place of our present
speculative numbering.
The Prussians have worked out commercial
forestry to a mathematical science. They
know to a dot just how long given forest or
kiefer or sylvester pine, will take TO reach ma
turty just how much thinning Is best and when
TO do it, just the right age and soil for the
plantations every known disease of the tree
and its remedy and just where to market eV'
cry splinter OF 1t at maximum profit. And
their government encourages them with com
pulsoTy fire protection from the railroads ana
just tax laws. The same system prevails with
the spruce and fir of SaxOny and the hard'
woods of Hesse and Westphalia, so that they
make from $3.50 acre per year In the spruce
of Wurtemburg to $3.50 in the sylvester pine
forests Of Prussia and the annual yield from
but thrty-ive million acres OF forest Is four
and one-half billion board feet, But we are
far from any such exact knowledge of our tree
species as this, and have over n hundred
species where they use but seven And II Is
q welknown fact that many Of our expert
ments In clear cutting and planting nave SO
far failed After ten or twelve successive gen
erations OF foresters have studied out our best
species TOR pure StdDu TdlSlHS anu We u'HN' 90
II we're grown up with our forests and know
them as do the older nations, this system viii
be applicable on a large scale with us. 1t Is
being applied now to a certain extent with
white pine as witness the numerous success
full though Young stands OF white pine in New
England The total area of planted forest with
MS is now about 100000 acres. The total land
that would yield best on planted forests is
more than So 900 900 acres.
The French system OF futaie regulaire. or
standard forest, Is the more likely one for us
to use or rather to grow into for we are In
for at least fifty years OF selective forests be-
fore any extensive use Of standard forest can
he introduced In the French system three
cuts are necessary when the forest reaches
maturity: The seeding cut is first made. let
ting I'm sun on the forest floor, and varying In
amount widely depending upon the species OF
the tree The next fall Of seeds from the seed
ing trees results in dense floor OF young
inmate and to feed the young trees with sun
light Then follows the secondary cut when
the trees have reached the age OF five years
and are tough enough to allow cutting opera.
tions without too many OF them being killed
This cut takes nearly all the old trees, leaving
enough TO protect the young thicket from wind
frost and drought. The terminal cut follows
when the young trees reach about ten years
of age and takes the last OF the old stand
First thinning begins five years later and con
tinues every ten years until the man stand
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

your memory against the time you want
very hard wood Otherwise leave II severely
alone, except to clean it out as forest weed
1t belongs to the bristle-tipped and pointed
leaved families Of oaks. of which the red oak
is the representative and most valuable spe
cies. Seeding is biennial Sylvicutural treat
ment OF red oak about the same as white oak,
except that the seeding cut must be trihe
more open. The red oak is claimed to be a
faster grower than the white and 1t GER
tainly overtops 1t and crowds it out In direct
competition. | am of the opinion, however.
that if the white oak is given equal amount
OF sunlight it will give a crop Of mature trees
within ten years of the corresponding panta-
tion of red oak From the carpenters point OF
view there is no comparison between 1t and
the white oak nor is there when it comes to
market value as the white commands nearly
double the figure Personally | find red oak
much easier to work, rather brashy, and no.
where near so strong as the white IL is a
hardy, aggressive grower in the forest, and
you will know it by its large, dark-green,
shiny, pointed lobed leaves and its big blunt
acorn with the fiat saucerlike cup. This acorn
is the distinguishing feature, as the black oak
has a very similar leaf but it's acorn is half
enclosed in a green, scaly cup. The red oak
has the smoothest bark of any of them,
nearly black, greenish tnged on the north
side. Leaves turn deep red, late in October.
Now that white oak is getting so high priced
the red Is used a great deal in interior house
trim 1t will grow on dry soils, which fact
often decides its choice as the forest species
when choosing between it and white oak
It's cousin the black oak. and the scarlet
oak, q. cocinea like it in leaf that all
that can be said Is that the leaf is more deep
" notched and heaver-vened. You must
look to the acorn TO be sure. Both scarlet and
black have deep-cupped scaly acorn, and the
inner bark of the black oak is orange-yellow.
making fine dye. used in medicine querci-
tron and in the industries for tanning. Wood
sells as red oak" The scarlet oak is much
smaller tree growing best in plenty of sun
light: inner bark reddish, kernel of the acorn
is white while that OF the black oak is yellow
Both OF them have gorgeous orange and scar
let foliage in October and useful for orna
mental trees.
All through our moist ravines and creek bot
toms you will find tall slender oak. growing
in natural pure stands, with notched, peaky
leaf like the red and black oaks. But under
the tree you are sure to find abundant small
round acorns with shallow cups, almost
smooth The little acorns are half an inch
long and very pretty. sometimes with delicate
light stripes running longitudinally. This tree
is the Pink Oak or water oak, O. palustris
Wood is coarse and not durable sells as "sec
ond" red oak. Pin oak beech and black gum
are however. the three toughest woods In the
forest Sylviculturally the tree has value;
when you take one out replace 1t with SWAMP
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

tougher wood. 1t is also called the over-cup
oak technical name quercus macrocarpa. Lear
has a big lobed head with two very deep
notches about halfway down. Bark OF twigs
always has corky wings, and the acorn is very
large with scaly, fringed cup. This tree grows
across the whole United States to Montana, as
far south as the latitude Of New York CITY par
allel 40 degrees. All these white OAKS VIII
grow sylviculturally under the same treat
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

see a patch or brown
foliage amid the
bare tree trunks,
it's either n white
oak or a beech.
Look under the tree
in early October or
late September and
find the long oval
acorn, brown and
light yellow. They
grow usually In
pairs with n rough
knobby cup. not
scaled, bowl shaped.
The bark is light
gray, s o m G W h a I
rough. and young
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

trees have many little tufts Of twigs up and
down the trunk, which will develop into side
branches If the least sun gets down TO them
The wood is strong and fne-no comparison
with such a brashy specimen as the red oak.
Just try the two with plane and saw, and
report on the difference in working. None but
sharp-edged tools need apply with white oak.
In forestry the white oak that is It's equiva-
lent quercus robur is grown, pure, In big for
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

have but little
fire risk and no
patrol expenses,
as something Is
always going on
I'm nearly all the
sections so that
there are plenty
OF W 90 q s IN o n
about to head off
incipient fl r @ 8.
When we get a
sane system OF
state forest taxa
tion taxing only
the value Of the
yearly Trimmings
and the final for
est crop, such
forestry will be-
come an estab-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

ests In Europe. Seeding
cut somber. giving a quite
shady forest floor with
not very many trees re-
moved, and be careful 10
do It evenly so that no
very open spaces are left.
Scratching up the humus
with the three tined for
est rake TO allow the
acorns 10 find plenty OF
crevices TO drop into is
imperative just before
the fall OF the acorns.
Seeding should be COM
pleted in one fall OF
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

lobed leaf. and the
rather small bottle
shaped acorns, in
pairs on a stem
anywhere from an
inch to { n r q e
inches long. The
leaf is something
like that Of the
black jack. but the
acorn, the bark
and the size of the
tree will prevent
confusing it. A
third tree in the
white oak class is
the Burr Oak, but
with harder and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15
Father Now in Second Place.

She was a prim miss OF thirteen
who stood before the rector OF we'll.
known New York Episcopal church
and looked him squarely in the eye.
Please repeat that fifth command
ment again" he said, for he was cate
chising her with regard to her knowl-
edge OF the Scriptures apropos OF the
coming confirmations. Honor thy
mother and thy father, that thy days
may be long in the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee" was the
response. Honor thy mother and
thy father" mused the rector. Who
taught you that?" Mother" was the
response. These are certainly suf-
fragist days upon which we have fall
en-" remarked the minister. Father
used to come first"
Mixed the Orders.
A local doctor once sent his man
with box Of pills to a patient, and a
hamper containing six live pullets to
be left at the house of a friend Un-
luckily the messenger bungled over
his errand, and took the hamper to
the patient and the pills 10 his mas
ter's friend. Imagine tho consterna-
tion OF the patient on receiving along
with the fowls the following prescrip-
tion:
Two OF these to be swallowed
every half hour"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

reaches maturity
The thinning cuts
are worth about
one-third the value
Of the final crop.
This little outline
will give an idea OF
how much knowl-
edge and judgment
is demanded of the
forester Unless he
knows exactly what
he is doing. the
method is danger
ous and apt to re-
suit I'm failure Of the
reproduction, requir.
Ing excessive plant
ing. In France sue
cessive generations
of forests have
worked n ont TO a
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15
BY
WarreDAMiIler
eOeIR/G/rT er E/EZO AHo sTPEAH

ment, and all seed annually. The flowers are
miserable little catkins OF green. pin-headed
fiowerets, in clusters of four five catkins on
a sheaf
No forest would be complete without few
specimens of the chestnut-oak family. II you
pick up a leaf with scalloped edges and find
big acorn with long oval nut, over an inch
long with fne scalp cup, that's q. prinus' the
Chestnut oak 1t has very strong. hard wood
durable in soil and water used for fencing
and railroad ties. Bark is fine for tanning op-
erations and it grows we'll as simple or stand
ard coppce. as described in my previous series
on European Forestry. Another form OF chest
nut oak is known as Yellow oak, with a leaf
startlingiy like the chestnut itself, but the
acorn gives It away. The illustration shows
a representative leaf. Both the chestnut oak
are annual seeders and their value In forestry
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

sm all private tracts, is a
combination OF the French
system with ordinary se-
lective forestry. that is,
taking out ripe trees here
and there as they ma
ture. If you have a fair
sprinkllng OF good oaks
on your woodlot, there Is
no reason why you should
not encourage them a lit
tie by giving them a
chance to extend. II you
have a tract Of barren
land hardly worth pastur-
aUa and fp. ubicb the TOW
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

Great personal advantage follows
the daily use OF Dentacura Tooth
Paste. It's cleansing properties are
faultless, its action in preserving the
teeth from decay unique. Nothing else
Just as good. Endorsed by thousands
Of dentists For sale at stores 25c. q
tube or direct by mail. Dentacura
Co., 8 Alling St, Newark, n. J.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

right handy TO good transportation and con-
tinually producing an annual yield, would be
ideal for the trees grow so straight that ev-
erything from the threench Trimmings up to
the sixteeninch fullgrown trees are market
able al profitable rates and have their use in
the economy of the national life OF Germany.
The trees reach sixteeninch diameter I'm sixty
year revolutions are protected from fire along
the railroad rightof-way by fire borders and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

science for the eight species of trees that are
used in their forestry operations. We will ac-
cumulate this experience for our own species
In time
But the kind OF forestry which we can begin
TO practice right now, both In woodots and in
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

w.&H. Walker, Pittsburgh. Pa make over 500
daily household necessities and sell direct by
mail to familieseverywh saving middlemens
profits. losses and expenses aud To customers
they give clothing, furniture, etc, representing
the savings in value for 81. Write Tor ~
page Catalogue No. -. Nou can be secretary
OF Walker Cooperative Club. Learn how.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15
a Mild SUGGESTION.

why" asked the benevolent trust
magnate, as he wiped away furtive
tear Of regret. "oh. why is the world
so down on u.s."
Perhaps" suggested his friend, 1T
is because you persist in holding II
up"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

is best In the
shape of tan-bark
coppice.
A widely dis
tributed and in
teresting oak, but
OF no value in
forestry Is the
Black Jack. You
will know II at
sig ht b y I h e
blunt-ended leaf
with three lobes,
roug n b ! a C X
bark S III o o t h
higher up the
tree) and small
StemieSS a c o T II
with scaly cup.
AS a woodsman,
nut II down in
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

XCEPT for purely commercial
forestry, am sure our people
would not want our forests 10
be like those ! saw this year
during an extensive trip over
the German forests, where
only three out Of over two
hundred forests were by nat
ural reproduction. all the rest
being planted For the lum-
herman these forests, located
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

white oak. The
name pin oak
comes from its val
ne for tree nails for
house building.
Two more oaks
that have their own
peculiarities are the
Willow Oak, O..
phellos, with tiny
scale-cupped acorns
and long willow-like
leaves, and the Shin
Gle Oak. with per.
fectly smooth mag
nolia-like cave s
smooth bark and
small shallow-cupped
acorns. Both OF
these woods split
easily. and the vii.
low oak is tough
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

It's the contrariness OF her sex that
induces woman TO agree With a man
lust when he doesn't want her to.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15
her OpportunitY.

Edith-Isn't Alice the lucky girlf
Just as she had decided to throw Jack
over he broke the engagement
Tom-Well?
Edith-Well. now she's going TO sue
him for breach of promise
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

The woman who cares for a clean.
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath.
will find Paxtine Antiseptic Joy for
ever. At druggists, 25c box.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15
A Cruel Thrust.

He-Old age has no terrors for me-
She-It needn't have II it's true
that brainy men live long
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15
Rather Rough.

why is It that they can't find .
white hope. MAJ"
Because they first have 70 find .
man who is white"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

and pliable enough when none better can be
had for the purpose. In conclusion | would
mention the Post Oak OF the Southwest. the
white" oak of that section. deeply lobed
(sevenl strong wood. small. sweet acorn.
scale-cupped.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

Why suffer under the curse OF Dyspeps.a
when Garfield Tea can remove i'll
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15
To CrRr A COLD IN ONE DAY

TaNe LAXATIVE BRONO Quinlne hhlet
Druggiss refund money " ~ fails ~ cure. n W.
GR5VEs signature is on each bO1. 10
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

Politics might not be so bad but for
some of the people In 1t.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-03-15

Lapland is q great country for small
thildren-
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-04-26

to Confederate veterans of the
Camp and of the county the an
nual attendance Of divine service
on Easter Sunday, believing this
would be an appropriate custom
to observe among Confederate
veterans everywhere as long as
they live.
Resolved, that at such meet
ings those haying same, wear
their crosses and their uniforms.
DR.. 7. e. Wier was unanimous.
ly elected an honorary member
Of this Camp.
Hon. Thomas J. Wood. on his
application and petition, was
unanimously elected a regular
member of this Camp.
There being no further busi-
ness the Camp adjourned until
the next regular meeting unless
sooner convened in special ses-
sion.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-04-26

Watch and listen for our
Spring poet.
We're We lady this would be
our motto: THE lips that touch
wine shall never touch mine."
Our young friends Messrs.
Dart and Tommie Neely pulled
the mud to Maben Saturday.
Mr.. w. O. Belts, the cattle
king OF Double Springs, has been
quite sick but is up again.
Rev. J. E. Thomas, Presiding
Elder Of Columbus District. held
Quarterly Conference DIT the NJ.
E. church Saturday and Sunday.
Unless we "jump cog" we
will tell you later on when our
memorial will be at Double
Springs. We will invite you.
Yes, we are as ''blue as indigo"
out here-just rains all the time.
Can't do anything but read. We
have read everything from Jul
ius Caesar to Boss Maconly.
The man who has shot gun
and a spike-tailed dog is just
about making his living in the
woods out here in the west these
wet days.
Miss Daisy Lee. a beautiful
young lady, closed out her school
at Union School-House and de-
parted for her home in Maben
last Friday.
We have just completed our
course in reading about CDR.
Syntax SketchingAfter Nature"
Would you advise US taking up
John w. Murrell' Or Jesse
james,"
Now we close with our best
wishes to the editorial staff and
we are glad that you are setting
so many new subscribers to your
very interesting paper,
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-04-26
Meeting of the u. G. VS..

Oktlbbeha Camp No. 1911, met
it regular session at the court
house. Starkville, Mississippi.
April 20, 1912, at 2:30 o'clock p.
IN. Roll called. There being a
quorum present the Camp pro
ceeded to business. Comrade
Wiley N Nash, in the absence
of Commander DR.. J. L Crigler,
was unanimously elected to pre-
side over the present meeting,
Commander Crlgler being absent
on account of sickness. The
Camp then proceeded to the
election of officers for the next
term which resulted as follows:
Comrade w. Ell. Reynolds was
UNANIMOUSLY elected asCommand-
err; Comrade Fl. It. Saunders.
Adjutant; Comrade l.. D. Mellow
ell, 1st Lieutenant; Comrade W.
r. Lanier, End Lieutenant; Com
raue d. w. Outlaw, 3rd Lleuteu
ant; Comrade f. E. Hearon, 1st
Sargean; Comrade N Q. Adams,
Chaplain; Comrade DR.. William
w. Edwards, Surgeon; Comrade
Amos Ward, Commissary.
Comrade Tom N. Shearer and
Comrade Jonas p. McManus
elected delegates to the Re Union
at Macon, Ca, and Comrade E.
T. Saunders and Comrade F. E.
Hearon, alternates.
A committee on Neurology was
appointed TO report at the next
regular meeting.
Resolved, by Oktibbeha Camp.
u. C. ". No. 1871, that the un-
dying thanks of this Camp are
due and hereby rendered to Mrs.
FL. r. Saunders. wife of our be-
loved Comrade. for the great in
terest she has manifested here
tofore in aiding the veterans to
attend the Re-Union of U. G. V.
some of whom could not have at
tended without such assistance.
Resolved, by Oktibbeha Camp
u. C. V. No. 1911, that the Camp
hereby notices with pleasure and
with pride and heartfelt approy-|
al the action of a number OF our
members in attending dlVine SER
vice in body in Starkville on
Easter Sunday, April 7th, 1912.
The Camp hereby recommends
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-04-26
The electric storm Monday

The electric storm Monday
morning before dawn was very
destructive IN the western part
of the county, especially IN the
vicinity of Emelina. There
LIGHTNING burnt out the switch
hoard wires of the Mason lines
and many phones We're put out
of commission. People in that
vicinity say the rain was the
heaviest that fell in some time.
Hail also fell during the Storm