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Show New England Chestnuts Doomed. Our nativo chestnut tree, for all Its long tenure of our hills and pastures, Is oftlclully reported as facing complete extinction. "Cut at once and market quickly," Is the Htnte forester's advice. Unllko moth and borer, the bacterial blight thut Is killing the chestnut trees attacks with nn Infection us subtle as tho breath of "a pestilence. Tho dls- j ease Is working across tho state from west to enst, as If with tho prevailing winds. It hns already overrun Ave countlei niul has established centers . through the rest. As ono in every six of our timber trees is a chestnut, tho coriiiuerclnl lem In many areas will bo severe. No more farmers will send their boys mid girls to college, winter by winter, from tho sale of ties nnd planks and posts from tho rapidly growing htiuulH of straight chestnuts. Hut tho sentimental loss will entail een more regret. The chestnut tree, llko Its close coiisln, tho beech nnd tho oak, has made Its oyn placo In our rugged New England life. It enters our stories and poems and preside talk us olive nnd palm enter tho legends and songs of tho Mediterranean. Its , furrowed bilrk and open branching uc-1 cord with our scenery and climate as tho durability and hold figure of Its wood "accord with' the old-stylo virtues of Now 'Knglnnders themselves. Bos-ton Bos-ton Herald. |