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before our forests will be things of the 

 past, and how shall we manage then ? 

 We want shelter from such storms as 

 the one that caused such loss of life in 

 the Northwestern States in January, 

 1873. (Remember that storm passed 

 over Manitoba, too). We want to see 

 our grain stand up instead of lying 

 down, as it only too often does now-a- 

 days. We want to get rid of our hail 

 storms and check the progress of the 

 insatiable "hopper," and tree planting 

 is the only remedy for all these evils. 

 To surround ourselves with trees will 

 make us happier, richer and better — 

 for man generally feels a better man 

 when living in the midst of beauty than 

 he does when living in a dull, monoto- 

 nous plain. 



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