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Glris Going Merrily to the Ceremonies
in Every
Which Have Now Become a Fixture
State.
4 Arbo
Arbor Day was instituted in Nebras-
ka in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, af-
terward Secretary of Agriculture, and
has since made its way from State to
State until provision for its observ-
ance exists in almost every State and
Territory.
The central
the intelligent
ing of
planting is
exerc
press
and ulness of
lend the
ature
Arbor Day Is
iative plant.
The
idea of
and apprec
by school cl
usually ac companied by
which are intended to im-
upon the children the beauty
trees thus to
of a bit
Day has un-
inculcate a
trees
ises
usef
and
to the value
Arbor
done much to
wosrle
work
¥
brought
restry by
for car
orest work.
Arbor Day
successful
frequently been disap
entirely
or orna-
been used. Still
ran
iien
n spec
fe 8
taer economic
have
in
lure
sufficient care
and neglect of the
are planted. In this
ch of thd educational valne of
By leaving the trees
nprotected from animals, insects
and other destructive agencies the
intended good example is turned, for
want of a little care, Into a negative
one,
But
been
ried out
work of
the
more common causes of fai
been the lack of
doing the work
rees after they
way mi
the work is loat
even when the planting has
well conceived and wisely car
there is often lacking, in
this nature, all reference to
larger aspect of forest planting.
The ultimate aim of the day might
well be to prompt and encourage not
80 mua a sentiment for trees as a
pentiment for the forest. Yet the
practice has been to plant individual
trees rather than groves, and the
relation of the single tree to the for
est has not been pointed out. Talks
on Arbor Day have not dwelt enough
upon the economic side of forestry,
or have tended to give a wrong im-
préssion of the whole subject by la
menting all cutting of trees. The
effect of this has been actually op-
posed to the forebter's teachings.
Arbor Day is the time for dissem!
nating sound, practical knowledge re-
garding forestry in its broader as
pect. The mere act of setting a few
trees, without reference to the com-
mercial utility and the protective
value of forests, is but a small part
of the work of the day.
The proper season for planting is
ch
ray
not everywhere the same. South of
the thirty-seventh parallel, especially
in the more hamid regions, fall plant
ing is perhaps preferable, but north
of this the winter comes on so quick:
ly that the trees have scarcely
to develop roots strong enough
support them until gpring, and spr
planting is therefore more
The right time to plant in
when the ground hag ceased to
and before budding Degins.
ing
spring
their planting cannot be avoided the
roots must be kept ‘niolst by standing
them in a “puddle” made of earth
and water mixed to the consistency
of créam. or “heeled in” by nearly
burving them in fresh earth. In set
ing the treds it 18 important to place
them about three inches deeper thar
originally, and to spread
roots and the soll firmls
wbout them. Two Inches of soll at
the top should be left very loose, to
act as a ‘mulch to retain the moisture
Large trees are by no means al
ways the best to plant Small goed
lings may be secured easily and
cheaply, and are ‘much more likely
to live. If these are set out in good
numbers after the pattern of a com-
mercial plantation they will become
in due time a true forest on a small
scale,
If only a few trees are planted,
usually the case, it Is still pos
sible to make plain the true rela
tion of such work to forestry. Nn
matter how few the trees, may
be made to illustrate planting for
commercial or protective use,
The scope of Day
may sometimes be broadened
curing permission from @ public
gpirited citizen or nearby farmer for
the children to plant a small block
of trees on his land. This 1
made a practical demonstration
how. such work Is on a
scale,
Outside
ney stood
Ls
out “the pack
as
is
they
planting
by se
Arbor
me
could be
of
done larg
actual
mind
day
gent
need
the scope of the
plantation, it is well
that Arbor Day is not
on which trees deserve the
thought of children
care throughout the
ing the plantation thrive under right
treatment greatly adds educa-
tional value of the
leaves but. a slight
is all important
should become a
along
years the «
to p int with
of their school
to bear In
the only
intelli
Th
season. Vatch
the ey
to the
which
im ofesalon
the
work, other
It
tion
that
model of what
¥ a
those
done lines
should
able action to the
Many cast a favoral
fruit tree.
greens may be planted somewhat
later than hardwoods. The day to
plant is almost as important as the
geason. Sunny, windy weather is
rery unfavorable; cool, damp days
are the For this reason it is
well to leave the date for Arbor Day
unfixed, so that the best opportunity
may chosen. Such exercises as
are desire can follow when the
planting is done,
The careful selection of trees for
a specific use and situation is essen.
tial to success, and proper planting
is equally important. Though less
fastidious than agricultural crops in
their demands upon the soll, trees
cannot be set in a rough soil at ran-
dom and then expected to flourish
They should be planted without al-
lowing their roots time to dry out
from exposure to the air. When de
jay between procuring the trees and
best
be
GOSSIPS,
Deep in the woodland you will hear,
If you but lend attentive ear,
A murmurous talk from time to
And all the words will run to rhyme
By light of sun and light of star,
The wind and the gossips are;
In whispers to the questioning trees
The wandering wind tells all he sous
For he can roam and roam and roam,
While all the trees must stay at home
-—linton Scollard, from “A Boy's
Book of Rhy used by permis
sion of the author
#legy
tine
frivs
yme",
Arbor Day Hints,
Conszider the trees
Above all, don't forget
monarch of the forest. Choose any
one of the half hundred native
The scarlet oak is a favorite, its
the oak, the
sorts
automnal beauty being tremendous.
¥
"ARBOR DAY.
By Grace Eby.
With Joy we hall Arbor D§y, egpect
ally for its influence on the children.
May every collect a good sup-
ply of and shrubs with which
fo adorn ita grounds, and may
be added to ervyuy home
attraction. 1 would seg our
and houses ted by windl
of sturdy evergreens,
each home
rustic
farm
at noontide
harvest
school
trees
gome new
farms
reaks
and at
nere
prote
growing
$5 Le
seats
ad a
might
cozy corner, w
the weary
ie and
the heated
the worn
retreat for a little
invite
4
tO nl
sha
all through
and
quiet
the kitchen
althful resort
returned from
walk from school; and
precious the hours of even
when all the family is gathered
for a little while of sweet commun-
fon and quietude otiring
If farmers would hig a clump
two of shade trees in the pasture
flelds and grateful kine would
ciate the kindness and vield a
and more wholesome flow
than if toiling in a broiling st
whole livelong day.
A few trees by the
such a comfort to the he
yes, and to his
plant trees
here and there some
fruit,
att
Who does not
a part of the country
to have been planned for uu
fort and than
some dreary, locality,
over k
hands cooling rest
time give
housewife a
after
and a he
dren just
and heated
oh how
tide,
rk
for
time wh is done,
chil
long
the
their
hefore
or
api pre
large:
milk
the
of
mn
roadside are
sated traveler;
Then
with
tira
req
beast.
by the wayside
luscious
and
ghborhood
through
seems
inviting
to the
the nei
to travel
ling value
ractiveness to
ad farm
love
where all
lity, com-
beauty, rather
unsig!
uncomfortabl
htly
unshaded
Trees of Histaric Note.
The Burg: Albany
d the Burg
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ne ein as
day
prisoner
at Ph
Penn
lante
brought th
The elm
$114 )
am
with ni
re a
tree
neteet
The ch
ae se
arte:
the liberties
tulin
The
s11ah
tiefield
Littie Tommy's Arbor-Day Speech.
had
invited all the DeO
Miss Smith t
. a : Lp # Ye
ple in the neighborhood to attend the
Arbor-Day exercises She had said
dren
ant
care of
make this schoolyard so beaut!
ful that in five years it §
wil
like a different place. And j
% £4
ts the e
. We
take EB
- if
trees, and
can
will pl good
Odd
bare
we tham, we
+H
four or
just
think how pleasant it will be for the
children who wiil go to school here
ten years from now,” she added,
{wonty years—or thirty!”
With this idea in mind, the chil
dren had worked with a will, and
when Arbor Day came the holes were
all dug. and rich earth had been
filled in around the roots. At 230
each pupil was in his place, ready
the song, or speech, or recita.
tion. which he was to give before
pianting his tree.
Miss Smith led the visitors from
to place, and everything went
they
“or
When Miss Smith saw his excited
and the trembling of the hand
held the pine tree, she was sure
that he had forgottn his versed, and
she was just about to prompt him
when he started out on his own hook
“This is a pine tree,” he gasped
clutching at it as if for support. “And
—and 1 hope it will grow upon into a
a forest and—and de a comfort to
ANTICIPATION,
1 am going to plant a hickory tree,
And then, when | am a man,
My boys and girls may come and eat
Just all the nuts they can!
And 1 shall say, “My children, dear,
This tree that you enjoy
1 set for you one Arbor Day
When 1 was but a boy.”
And they will answer, “Oh, how kind
To plant for us this tree!”
And then theyll erack the fattest
nuts,
And give them all to me!
—<From the Country Gentleman
Irish Wit,
Jno. F.Gray & Son
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TRIP ON A FREIGHTER.
1 am going to tell you about a rip
through the great lakes which I made
with my father two or three years
ago. We went on the Utica, a boat
designed to carry freight, but having
several cabins for passengers.
We left Buffalo in the afternoon,
and on the way out of the creek
where the Utica lay we had to pass
under a “jack-knife’ bridge-—that is
to say, a bridge which, when raised
for the passage of a large boat, breaks
ir , both
are
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two in the middle
2 ae
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IANeG up
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found it quite
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MEG
» next day,
the follow-
oat
he
i up
, where it was caught and
by one of the hands. Then
to go
man in the
from the
the mall
s the
and replaced
All
about half weed
aboard boat
{e ight
» TODR WAS
gathered
to gO
was going at
miles an
cast
his line
off and
, to be 1
The next day on Lake
ron, after a be trip th
he ‘Detrot River, Lape St. Clair and
{ne 8t. Clair The scenery
around here is beautiful, one place
being called “Little Venice” from the
way some of the houses are built on
piles set in the water. After another
day we reached the Sault Ste, Marie
Canal. This lock is the largest one
fn the world, and also has a larger
tonnage than any other canal. There
is an old lock and a new one on the
American side, and also one on the
Canadian side. The old one on the
former side is smaller than the other
one. As the ship neared the lock a
man on the shore called to Captain
Davis through a megaphone: “New
jock for the Ulica.” This lock per
mits ships with a twenty-one-foot
draft to go through it. The waters
of Lake Superior are higher than
those of Lake Huron, When the
Utiea entered the lock an iron gate
was closed behind her, and as there
was also one in front of her she was
in a sort of box, and the water in
ront of her was higher than the wat.
er she was in. Then some pipes lead-
ing under the gate in front of us
were opened and the ship, as the wat.
er came into our “box,” gradually
rose until we were on a level with
the Water in the other part of the
Jock. Then the gate in front of us
was opened and the Utlea sailed forth
into the waters of Lake Superior. Af-
ter passing through the lock we had
a trip of a day and a half on Lake
Superior to Duluth. We stayed in
Duluth two days, and in the mean.
time took a trip to 8t. Pau! and Min.
neapolis, which we both enjoyed very
much. This trip occupied a day, and
when we got back we found the ship
ready to sail. We went aboard and
were soon on our way to Buffalo. We
passed the “Soo” (Sault Ste. Marie)
jock at 4 o'clock in the morning, but
f was up to watch the process, which
up
} r for the next ship.
Hu-
rough
we were
~utiful
River
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