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i American Christmas Tree Now Threatened With Extbirtinr, - I a. THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. CTHUgDAT AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 15, 1921. Dor. lo. Each holidov . -..T-trs the usual story about th . ..... !v,M-w!im thr-y come from , . ;, iid the means used to bring ! f train loads of them to the ! - Christmas tree and the holly iv?r rrorns which go bo far ' ' ,i m.-iUin? thp holiday "atmos- i fiouniPd in extinction unless .jis are taken to reproduce t!i- .-t-Jte of Vermont alone fur i .... million irei s for the eastern - r !) Christmas time and un , ,-irs are taken to conserve and , ,. !i;e supply some time will ; v u:-..ci. The American Forestry , has issued a Christmas tree , , t :i on the subject. ; '.-, : -t str-p to fav the Christmas .! says, "is better tire preven ..tvVs. Wholesale cutting by i, ? vho never go into the Woods a 'his season and the 'holdup . ,.r .r e:c enies are fienounced. On n.1 proper cutting aids the ,'. , ,,f t h.i larger tree? and if prop-- i- a help. The holly is be- :! unthinking in a way that T. . ,, i -latijiiiter. and only the right , ;;:tinsr will save this valued . ... holiiiav season. K!M or FlilS. , Jh. "3 kinds uf fir trees ,vt ,.; t; - v 't-ld are native to North .'-.".!. i isht occur in the Pacific tiie Uueky mountain re . ;.; ! two are P.und in the -Fraiser j,TrK at?-S" ?nd ne of these mountain., of rtliT to, thc high and Tennessee vf la' North Molina Weste? t ou n L1"r,portant in the he Fir WhlP lht rand Fir- hw,iHM v " 11 OT"? of the V7r. : v "green trees -wjiu America. It "Ps. and other enter Larch What is "A Blessing on Your Head ? i: D. PINAUD'S HAIR TONIC of course! fl ; most n a t i vo i - frequents hn aasoniatM- vmong Arhnr i.-,- 'r - ""-American Red Pnn .7' rll'? Spruce and llie Kalaam T.-; - : isfios mam- 10 a u Ge which sat isfies many human wants bn greatest of all its -ifis th the Fir ft no mmon w"h our Balsam ries a Vr k r8 been Used lor tu- tv L-fetupen maS tree- Thc similar ui oetueen these two tre! ic , marked which may haxe hllped devel Christmas "nn , united States. On the trunk of the Balsam will be lsacsofrSbe1,nUmber, f S"tJS iikc sacs of balsam, a .... puncture the ttle blisters and T here vill flow a small quantity of balsam as clear as crystal. When refined t h i n, ,1" J??akl" microscopic slides cxcelTentScine.3150 resarded aS a" a,.CoiS andJbuds of the Balsam Fir aia, also very distinctive. The buds are almost round, about one sfxth oC an nch ion?. clustered at the end of the twi and appear to be covered with a costing of varnish. The cone, are from fin LP1'tc 1 n,lhe twi-s- Their scales r,A VI 11 , tier tne" rGac maturity ?nd leave a bare central avis ti,; an unusual habit anions evergreen SLIn the orthwoods many collect the leaves and use them in filling pn. lows and cushions, for the leaves wlvm dried emit a very fragrant oder. Th wood is soft, does not contain resin pas sages and rang-s in color from white to brown. It weighs about 24 pounds per cubic foot and is sh ovt.L.1,.,1,. lit .. - - . m-iiiuiacture of paoer nuip rr4-SIld Peking boxes. P Ft rNTY KLNUS OF SPRUCE, trees ni tWe,,ty ki,lds of P1"" -"luraii i-( imspnere i-aebt ?re rative i.o North America, thr. e lUn ound in tne eastern part and five in the Avestern part. .vl't'Pee,.reen loaves which are armed I, It nf'S. a,on the margin distiu PUish Christmas Holly. The leaves are br.ght they often reflect light as sll .'so hsli'ful means of identi.'i-.-a- , wvu, ,x, J ;il, ;i;irJ ,n -winter. An old : manuscririt. in fi-, t.J(!. ,tn oia states that the 'Hatty hah berys STd as any rose.' Devout people reeard the 1,' th IIoi'!y as a 8bol of tne Saviour's crown of thorns Lnfortunately the methods of -ol- n !r- hh very destructive. Jn man? instances the topa of the trees are cut out completely, leaving nothing h ut an erect bare trunk. We need the nin-vi,. , . i inure mSVn bP Insu'-cd. special steps -Mini kn, at om- to regulate the Lt;n"8t SUt'h a way that a11 1h ex- "'iLuiue lo produce b!sStra!"'Hantsupp- f thr CHRISTMAS IIOLIA. "The American Holly, also called f uronir and the C;los?1' related .uiopean Holly, ai-e linked with our Cnristmas traditions. Many neon? are the holly leaves and be i.es, but few of them know that thev fixmv upon trees which are common in tne coastal plain regions of the South and found locally as fur -north as Penn Ivama and along the Atlantic Coast nvSr hnrn While th Christ- mac, Holly may reach a height of ;c ' feet anrl a rl - ljo iet in Arkansas and Texas, it rarely exceeds 20 ieet in height and a few inches in uianieter in the extreme northern part of its natural range. pait "Of course, nobody, particuiarlv the yonns folk, wants to miss mistletoe It is the only parasitic plant that is used at Christmas time. It is SOm-th ,es called a tree thief, for it gets a t nourishment from the trees upon which it lives. In the South one mU- with the mistletoe. It in the form of a witches' 1-ooTn, cfone may see it dangling down frnm the branches of a tree in graceful arrav It always anronriaips fm- itc , . met the. lifeblood of the' treT uZi which it feeds. Some four hundred species of mistletoe are listed Most nth,enA0CCUr in the trPs, and nearly ail of them are parasitic. Many va-i-ties are found in the United States I hey occur from the coast of New Jer' sev southward and westward." "In Oklahoma the mistletoe ha been selected as the Stat fi-,.., Leen Question an Oklahoman about the rru sitic. plant as a State flower, he is like ly to answer that if man loanv ten -, maple tree for syrup, and the pine tree for turpentine, it is fair for the mistle too to tap trees so that it may develon and become available for decorative u Examination of-the leaves of the miV tjetoe show they are almost nerveless" 'ou, dim a maenif'vin glass will show only about breath ! ing nores to ths smwi-o . ! ., . v, Jinjii, wnue in nCr,mM-aC there occurs at least inch breathm? Prs to the square 'Large quantities. oC Trailing . pine also known as Princess Pi, Ground Hemlock are used it Christmas time.- These plants really are not pines or hemlocks, bt are closely related to i "As Christmas trees can be raised at fsf11'- ? !t is aJso Possible to raise tne Christmas holly and the mistletoe h artifical means. In that wav an ade quate supply may be insured for the wiv' f,nd a" th0 who contribute to r,Vr Isthe dcioping of successful me nods cf propagating these plants i'""- L,K Veiia, ancI happiness! ot future generations." 1 SHOP FORCES REDUCED. j 7f,ilI:' c. 13-Tho force Zr. ii uu,' llue ana Nashville Rail d ,v onhPS here was ,,ut dwn vesttr of , ,P'r ent' lelti"s 105 men out of employment. No time is stated v,hen 'hey will be reinstated HARDING APPROVES DESIGN. "Washington, Dec. 13. President Harding yesterday approved the d, sign of the medal which, under the tffi'Jf f June 5- "20. he was 2,' tboiiPd to present to the Citv of Ver dun in the name of the Congress and people of the United States. BASKETBALL EVENTS WILL BEJJNCORKED The last two days of this week will stand out brilliantly in the annals of mt nasketbali season which is now just geumtr under way. anies will be Played in the City League, by the Char- v- - ' . t:i-. -i.V.,111' schf' outfit will open its :1"-;r!aso". vfith tussle with the -..uiLuiaim luign scnool quint Fridav whi I. Ut th Y- M- C- A- This school vvnich is near Lexington defeated the t.,, IrfJ,c -vear 111 Ul season opener Lilly HarveU. member of lat year' squad, was Tuesday afternoon elected captain of the High school outfit. Coact, A. L. Paul has cut the souad to the fol lowing: Harvell, G. Cavmiohael. Ware and Schiltz forwards; Keerans, Morris orris, and Jack Brown, guards; P Carmichael, center. Coach Faul says he has no idea who vill take the floor in the initial go. Harvell will, doubtless, hold down one cu the forward stations. The other Heomeu ae workin?- neck and neck and Coach I-aul says a toss of a coin eou.d easily determine the first choice tor Harvell s running mate. The same V. Iue Ior tne guard candidates, ha SillQ. B Friday night at 7:15 o'clock before the Char otte-Chnrchland tilt Polarines and Highland Park, and Tabernacle and Hornets NepfJRiflenien will play in th City League. Saturday night the othe game in the Citv I.mh,, vs. American Trust will be played. The varsity outfit of the "Y" will begin its season offensive with a came with the Concord "5T" Saturday night The opening whistle will sound at S o' clock in the "Y" gym. "llenny" Cuthberston has been elect ed captain of the team. He is also ,Cv-rf- Howell. Cunningham, iill xates, Marsh, Milstead, and Mc Millan are on the squad. "And There Wasn't the Slightest Smell from Dead Rats." Writes John S.impkins, farmer o? Annandale. X. J.: "Rats were costin me hundrerts yearly; tried dogs. f , S Eourt T S? rid &f cakes). Lsed half, not )ivo r., ori? a plenty, l iike rat' S.NAP because r.ftr.r .-3 ' ' i L no sme! 1 a - ' 'Villi ones them up leaver Three sizes, 35c. 65c. Si -s .,j .''. ai.teed by Wohlford-Porter iTvug Co ' Charlotte Drug Co., Tryon Dru Co" feouthern Hardwai-o L- . Urug Co.. and Ciiariotte Hardware Co. For Constipated Bowels Bilious Liver m-Sf nilst catharti(j-laxative to Plosic your bowels when you have Headache Biliousness SSSft,. Indigestion tonight will emptj' your bowels com SitMby. S"1.!? and you will r,1 vvorK wtiiie you sleep. Cascarets never stir you un ?riP like Salts. Pills. Calnm.T n is candy-like Cascarets. One or k ' rL tZ te? cent, a box. ...w .uvo ttsiaireis too. I Tie Gray Shop I The Fifth Avenue Shop of the Carolinas fir I I Gift .i j: 1 jj 1 ' : - . ' '; gfM--' " ' ...mn irtlfl.,- Mm Amn ,H !JWAT:i;i u,, w. wr... aj,;w , , ' . . " , , .j ., ..4 A MESSAGE OF ECOnomy ND COMMON SENSE FOR GIFT BUYERS MAKE THIS A FURNITURE CHRISTMAS STItHr- are the qualities dated by rich and poor, aid ou l iklTfvi Vf gift "ons. Appre to the entire family the priefs and the v?HS, If n'J.,'"lt,ure 38 3 Christmas Gift sented in our store vA)1, SfT". MAHOGANY WRITING DESKS priced from 1251 t0 $150 Suggestions From Mellon's Handkerchiefs Silk Hosiery Gloves Blouses Uussian Sable Hudson Bay Sable Black Lynx Minx Coats i Hudson Seal Coats Nutria Coats Caracul Coats Parasols Low Cut Shoes Suits Coats Kimonos Silk Underwear Sweaters Hand-tooled Purses Tf it is from Mellon's it will be appre ciated Mil' l MeUon's 1 I I ' Third Floor. R 1 J " ' I! tiKA M Q Q .Mia CEDAR CHESTS FOR CHRISTMAS an article of Furniture thar. wants priced from $2QJQto$40!Q HALL CLOCKS priced from 450 t0 $800 r FIRESIDE CHAIRS priced from $45ato$100 ODD CHAIRS AND ROCKERS priced from m to $ioo 1 i a onument Sale Our entire stock of ready built Monuments being: sold at greatly reduced prices. Make your selections early. ledmont Marble Co. 01 Kst Second St. Phone 694 SEWING CABINETS priced from 31 t0 $352 TABLE LAMPS AND SHADES priced from CP? 00 to $75 LIBRARY TABLES in all the new styles and finishes. One of these tables we are showing would make a very handsome Christmas present. Priced from $18iOto$l5oa TELEPHONE STANDS priced from- "h' $15at0$25a TEA WAGONS Priced from Pa 9 I .00 to $752 mer-uaraner Carolinas Greatest Furniture Store Co. 'I w SMOKING STANDS priced from m to $35a
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