FltESIDENT M'KLNLEY The inauguration ceremonies at the national capital. A Brilliant and Hlntorle Pn(ant JnnIlM Fnllnr Ar!mlnlters the Oath i,f (IMm o MeKlnl.T The rarails lJnd Command of ft.n.ral l'ertor. WAPHI!CllTO!t. March "..At high tinon Thursday the decree of the polls rendered n NotmiiNt lnt wm consummated, nnd William MrKinley of Ohio and Garret A. Hubert of Now Jersey were formally In din ted Into thnnnion of president and Tire president With splendid pngivint snd mid the plaudits of assembled thoiiBiidk the transfer of power sunh an In wlolded by scarcely nny potentate In the world was peacefully effected without friction and In a spirit of loyalty and cheerful sub mission to the will of the mnjorlty, whioh furnishes another proof that here love of lllierty and ronpeot of law are not Incom patible with each other. The ofllolal ceremonies In oonneotlon with the change of administration began with the dopnrture of President Cleveland and President Elect MoKlnlny and Vine President Kloet Holiart and the senate committee of arrangements from the White Holme to the onnitol, whore the oath of office wan administered. Major MoKinley drove over from the K.libltt House to the executive mansion at 10:!)0 and met the president In hie private ofiioe. The presidential party, with Its escort of 6,000 United Htntos troops, Troop A ol Cleveland and the Dlstrlet of Columbia national guard, left the White House at 11 o'clock and reached the copltol about Bonn. The avenue was densely packed With an eagor and Jotllng throng of spec tators, who cheered lustily the outgoing and the Inoomlng president. Vine President Stevenson administered the oath of office to Mr. Hobart In the sen ate chanilier. The party then proceeded to the stand at the east portloo In front of the rotunda, President Cleveland and Mr. McKlnloy leading, the supreme court Judges, sena tors and representatives following two by two. Hore, In t he presence of a vast assem bly, which filled the pla7a, President Klent MoKlnley took the oath of ollloe, which was admlnlstorod by Chief Justice Fuller. The new president thon dellvorod his In augural address, at tho ooneluslon ol which hewns escortod by the parade to the White Houso. The p'iriido was a grand pagonnt, sur passing In some respeots any that has evci esoortod a newly mado president from tht capltol to the exocutlve mansion. Qenernl Horace Porter was the grand marshnl. There wore fully 80,000 mon in line, 18,0011 of these being regular and state troops and 8,000 comprising the civic branches of the parade, mainly made up of the po litical club which wore conspicuous In MKINLKT TAKING THE OATH, the late campaign. Tho line was composed of four divisions the federal troops, un der oommand of Goneral Wesley Merrit the national guardsmen of the various states, oommanded by Governor Asa 8 BuBhncll of Ohio; the Grand Army voter ans, under oommand of Oenoral O. O. Howard, and the olvlo branch, oomposud of oampalgn organizations and marohlnp olubs, oommanded by Marshal 13. H. War ner. Inauguration day closed with an olabo rate pyrotochnlo display In tho early even lng and later the Inaugural ball at the pension building. The enormous hall novel Was to beautifully and artistically draped and fostooned and lighted as on this occa ion, nor was It ever filled with a uiort richly attired and brilliant assembly. The weather for the oeromonlos of tht day was Ideal, the details of the event ad mlrably executed, and altogether It may be set down as one of the most Imposing, pleasing pageant that has been witnessed In connection with the Inauguration of a president. PrMtdant MoKlnl.-r-a Address, The following Is President McKinley't address outlining the policy of his admin istration: Fellow Citizens In obedlenoe to the wlb of the people and in their prtwwnoe, by the an thorny vutttfcd m me by this oatu, 1 assume the arduous and responsible duties of presi dent of the United States, relyiug on tho sup port of my countrymen and invoking tbe gutd- anos of AunishtT God. Our faith teaches that there Is no safer reliance than npou the God of our father, who has so singularly favoreo the American people in every national trial, and who will not forsake oh so long aa we obe his commandment and walk humbly In hit footstep. The responsibilities of the high trust at whlcb 1 have been called always of grave im "Nothing else like it:" The most refrcslune: and pleasant Soap for the skin. 5WTWIE0US It Lusts twice as long; as others. A trial will convince you of Ma jrsat mint. Wiii yietiM Ua mu huiudiuua, CHARLES F. MILLER, .. I ifk NCH Mil l I t Hll tf fcUAfb AM) I'LKrUMLKlf ' Lancaster, Pcnsu mkm'm mML I Wm i mm I ,ep. Jill fsurvAwvtrmc fos mi J ji (uii.ll Musw IV-jiBAIH 1 5-d porwtifw nm nnirmpnfcPfl hr tho prevAlllrtt rlllini Iftttor nnd to iisMfnl piitrprtupn. 1hi (Minn try ii HHtTrinir from induntrUI rii( urbnnr. from whih prty rchff rnnut l IiikI. Our flnHnfifil nyHtem T)fln wmin ri'Viston. Oor mnnny nil koo1 now, but tt-n vnlun mn not fnrthor be thrntf-TiP(l, It nhonlfl nil hn put tiyxm an enduring bnri, not nn'ijer to enoy uttnk, nor it utRbillt.y to rir.ubt or dfn pnte. Our mirrenry nhonld (tnnttnne undff the nuTerTlplon of the gnTernment. The m-v-ernl form of onr pspr tnonpy offpf, In my Judgment, noitntnnt einbnrrnnTpnt to th ?nTernment nd n safe bnlenoe In the tronmry. 'herefore I belleTe It newnsnry to doTiwe ayntflm whinh, without diminishing the nirou ettng medium nr ofturing a premium for tti oontraotifin, will present n remedy fF thoee nrrnngementti which, temporary In thfir na ture, might well in the yearn of oar proetwt Ity hare been displaced by wifwr provtMioiin. With adequate reTenue eured but not until , then we can enter upon aueh ahangea In our j finance lnwa m will, while Injuring aufety and I lame to our money, no lnngnr imp npfu , the goTernnient the netws.fty of maltititinlug o large a gold reeerye, with its attendant and Heritable tmmptiitiona to speculHtion. mon ; of our flnanrial laws are the outgrowth of en-1 pertenre and trial and should not be amendrd Uh out .nreetlgntlou and demonstrntlon 01 the wisdom of the proposed changes. We must be both "sure we are right" and "mnke haste slowly. If, therefore, congrena In Its wisdom nil deem it expedient toe rent a oommiHton to take under early consideration the revision of our coinage, banking nnd currency laws and give thein that exhatiNtlve, careful and diHpas- ilonrtt-e einmtnntion that thfir Importance de mands, I shall cordially concur in such action. If such power is rented tn the president, It i my purpose to appoint a oomniiwtnn of prom inent, well Informed oitlanna of different par ties, who will command public oonddence lmth on aooount of their ability and special fit net for the work. Braliiese experience and public training may thus be combined, and the patrl otlo seal of the friends of the country be so dl reeled that such a report will be made as to receive the support of all pnrties and oui finance cease to be tbe tub jet-1 of mere parti an contention. The experiment Is, at all event, worth trial, and, in my opinion, it oan but prove beneficial to the entire country. International Rl metal 1 Ism. The question of International bimetallism Will have early and earnest attention. It will be my constant endeavor to secure ft by co operation with the other great commercial pownre of the world. Until that condition if real! sod wbeu the parity between our gold and sliver money springs from and la supported by tho relative value of the two metuln, the vnliif of the silver already coined and of that which may hereofter be coined must te kept con stantly at par with gold by every resource at our command. The credit of the government, the Integrity of its currency and the Inviola bility of its obligations must be preserved. This was the commanding verdict of the peo ple, and It will not be unheeded. Economy Is demanded in every branch of the government at all times, but especially in pe riods like the present of depression In bUHinem and distress among the people. The severest economy must be observed in all public ex penditures and extravagance stopped wher ever It Is found and prevented wherever In the future it may be developed. If the reve nues are to remain as now, the only relief that enn come must be from decreased expendi tures. But the present ttyist not become the permanent condition of the government. It has been our uniform practice to retire, not Increase, our outstanding obligations, and this policy must agnij be resumed and vigorously enforced. Our Revenues should always b large enough to meet with ease and promptness not only our current needs and the principal and Interest of the public debt, but to make proper and liberal provision for that most de serving body of public creditors, the soldier and the aallora and the widows and orphan who are the pentdoners of the United States. The government should not be permitted to run behind or Increase its debt In times lika the present. Suitably to provide against thlB is the man date of duty, the certain and easy remedy fof moat of our financial difficulties. A deficiency is Inevitable so long a the expenditures of the government exceed Its receipts. It oan only be met by loans or an Increased revenue. As to Revenue. While a large annual surplus of revenue mi) Invite waste and extravagance, Inadequate revenue creates distrust and undermines pub lic and private or edit. IS either should be encouraged. Between more loans and more revenue there ought to be but one opinion. We should have more rev enue, and that without delay hindrance ot postponement. A surplus In the treasury cre ated by loans is not a permanent or safe reli ance. It will suffice while it lasts, but It can not last long while the outlays of the govern ment are greater than Its receipts, as has been the case durlug the past two years. Nor must it be forgotten that, however much such loans may temporarily relieve the situation, the gov ernment la still Indebted for the amount of the surplus thus accrut-tl, which It must ultimate ly pay, while Its ability to pay Is not strength ened, but weakened, by a continued deficit. Loans are Imperative In great emergencies to preserve tbe government or Its credit, but a failure to supply needed revenue In time ot peace fur the maintenance of either bos no ju hi in cation. The best way for tbe government to main tain Its credit Is to pay as it goes, not by re sorting to loans, but by keeping out of debt through an adequate Income secured by a sys tern of taxation, external or Internal, or both. It Is the settled policy of the government, pur sued from tbe beginning and practlcod by all parties and administrations, to raise the bulk of our revenue from taxes upon foreign pro ductlons entering the Unite! States for sale and consumption, and avoiding for the most part every form of direct taxation, except in time of war. Tariff Taxation. The country Is clearly opposed to any need less additions to the subject of internal taxa tion and Is committed by Its latoat popular ut terance to the system of tariff taxation. There oan be no misunderstanding, either, about the principle upon which this tariff taxation shall be levied. Nothing has ever been made plainer at a general election than that tbe oon trolling principle In the raising of revenue from duties on imports is ae&lons care roi American interests and American labor. The people have declared that such legislation should be had as will give ample protection and encouragement to the in dun trie and the development of our country. It is therefore earnestly hoped and expected that' oongrose will at tbe earliest practicable moment enact revenue legialation that eh till be fair, reason able, ouittfurvativfj and JubL, sud whirls, while supplying sufficient revenue for public pur poses, will still be generally beneficial and helpful to every section and every enterprise of tbe people. To this policy we are all, ot whatever party, firmly bound by the vcire ol the people a power vastly more potential than tbe expression of any political platform. Thf paramount duty of oongrees Is to stop defl denotes by the restoration of that protect! Vf legislation which has always been the ttrraesl prop of the treasury. Tbe passage of such I law or laws would strengthen the crtlit of tht government, both at home and abroad, and gc tar toward stopping the drain upon the gold reserve held fur the redemption of our our renay, which has been heavy aud well uigL constant for several years. Reciprocity. In the revision of that tariff especial atten tion should be given to the ro-euautment and extension of the reciprocity principle of th iuw of iouu, under which so great a stimulus was given to our foreign trade In new and ad vantiweous market for our surplus agriuul tiu'al ud luunufauturtMl products. The briuJ trial given this lfgitfltition amply just ill us t further experiment and additional discretion ary power lu th making of commercial trua ttets, the end in view always to be the opeuint up of new markets fr tbs products of oui country, by grunting con uestsi unit to the prod nets of other lands that we noed aud csiiuot produce ouritolves aud which do not luvolvt any loss of btbor to our own people, but tunc to mcruasa their employment. The depriuiuu of the pfut four years ha. fallen Wllh especial verity upon the greai body of toilers of the country, and upon nojt more than tuts nobler of ttiuall furius. Agrl culture has lan mailed aud labor suffered Tbe revival of nmuutticturiiig will ba a reltel to both. No pur lion of our population is niurt devoted to the institutions of free government or more loyal in their support, while uone beara more cheerfully or fully its proper share In the maintenance of the government or is better entitled to its wimj aud liberal care and protection, irt-gixiution helpful to producer U 1 telle lie ltd to all. Th depressed cumiltion of imluesiry on the furtu and in the mtue and factory hris krt-ued the ability of the people to meet th demands upou them, and they rightfully aspect that not only a syutem of reVonu fcihatii be battubllbhed thut Will Seuurs tt.a. l.ruMl l. u will. tli. IfeMatfc linrrlnn. bill ' thttt evry Mieans wiU U Witeu to doorea-s rnther than increase our public expenditures. FtmlnoMS condition are net the most promis ing. It will teke time to restore the prosper ity of former years. If we cannot promptly attain It, we oan resolutely turn onr fnona in that direction ami aid Its return by friendly legislation. However tronV.leeome the situa tion may appear, congress will not, I am sure, be found larking In disposition or ability to relieve it as far as legislation can do so. Thfl restoration of confidence and the revival of bnslnes, which men of all parties so mneh de sire, depend more largely upon the prompt, energetic and Intelligent action of eonirres than upon any other single agency affecting the situation, Pros.clent McKlnley refers briefly to the lnssnn taught by tho Into election, which, be snys. Is "thft the cltlons nf the t'nlted Ftntcw are both lnw respecting; and law obhlln.fr people, not eaRily swerved from the pftth of patriotism ana honor. Our nntiirnmntlan and linmftrrfttlosi lnwa,' he nnvn, "ahnnM be fnrthnr Im proved, to the constant promotion of a tnfer, a belter and a higher citizenship." In referring to International commerce the president says, " Congress should give prompt attention to flie restoration of onr American merchant marine, onoo the pride of the seas In nil the great ooean highways of commerce. " Referring to our foreign relations, which by Inference oovere the Cuban question. President MoKlnley says: It has been the policy nf the United States since the foundation of the govenrment to cul tivate relations of peace and amity with alt the nations of the world, and this accords with my conception of our duty now. We have ftherWied the piHy of noninterference with the siT tlrs of foreign governments, wisely In augurated by Wanhington, keeping ourselves free from entanglement either as si lies or foes, content to live undisturbed with them the settlement of their own domestic concerns. It will be our aim tr. pursue a firm and dignified foreign policy, which shall be Just, Impartial, ever watchf .1 of oxtr national honor and al ways Insinting upon the enforcement of the awful rights of American oitinens every- here. Referring to arbitration, the president says: ''Peaoe Is preferable to war In al most evory contingency. Arbitration is the true method of settlement of interna tional as well as local or Individual differ ence " He urges the early aotlon of the senate en the pending Anglo-American arbitra tion treaty, not merely as a matter of pol ioy, but as a duty to mankind. Kxtra Bens Ion of Coasjrwss It has been the uniform practice of eaoh president to avoid as far as possible the con- veiling of congress in extraordinary session. It Is an example which, under ordinary oiroum- itunoes and In the absence of a public neoes lity, is to be commended, but a failure to con vene the representatives of the people In con- rress in extra session when it involves neglect )f a public duty places the responsibility of mch neglect upon the executive himself. The mnditlon nf the public treasury, as has been ndlcated, demands the Immediate considera tion of congress. It alone has the power to provide revenues for the government. Not to convene It under such circumstances I oan view In no other sense than the neglect, of a plain duty. I do not sympathize with the sen timent that congress in sestiion Is dangerous to onr business Interests. Its members are the agents of the people, and their presence at the seat of government In the execution of sov ereign will should not operate as an Injury, but as a benefit. There could be no better time to put the gov ernment upon a sound financial and economic basis than now. Tbe people have only recent ly voted thnt this should be done, and nothing Is more binding upon the agents of their will than the obligation of Immediate action. It has always seemed to me that the postpone ment of the meetings of congress until more than a year after It has been chosen deprived congress too often of the inspiration of the popular will, and the country of the corre sponding benefits. It is evident, therefore, that to postpone action In the presence of so great a neoeantty would be unwise on the part of the executive because unjust to the Interests of the people. Our actions now will be freer from mere partisan consideration than if the ques tion of tariff revision was postponed until the regular session of congress. We are nearly two years from a congressional election, and poli tics cannot so greatly distract us as if such contest was Immediately pending. We oan ap proach the problem calmly and patriotically, without fearing Its effect upon an early elec tion. Our fellow cltisens who may disagree with ns npon the character of this legislation prefer to have the question settled now, even against their preconceived views, and perhaps settled so reasonably, as I trust and believe it will be, as to Insure great perm an en oe than to have further uncertainty menacing the va ried business interests of the United Status. Again, whatever action oongress may take will be given a fair opportunity for trial be fore the people are called to pass judgment on it, and this I consider a great eVaontial to the rightful and lasting settlement of the question. In view of these considerations, I shall deem It my duty as president to convene oongress in extraordinary session on Monday, the 16th day of March, lfW7. After a few congratulatory words the president said In ooneluslon: Let me again repeat the words of the oath administered by the chief justice, which, in their respective spheres, so far as applicable. I would have all my countrymen observe: 'I will fulthfully execute the office of presi dent of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, pro toot snd defend the constitution of the United States.' This is the obligution I have reverently taken before the Lord most high. To keep it will be my single purpose, my con stunt prayer, and I shall con fidently rely upon the forbearance and assist ance of all the people in the discharge of my solemn responsibilities. President MeKlnlay's Cablnat Washington. March 6. President Mo- Kinloy's cabinet was con firmed today by the samite, which held Its first session of the bUty -fifth congress, Tbe following Is tho list; Secretary of Stute John Sherman of Ohio. Hecretnry of the Treasury Lyman J. Gxtffe of Illinois. Secretary of War Russell A. Alger of Miohtimn. Attorney General Joseph MuKenna of California. Postmaster General James A. Gary of , Maryland, ! .Secretary nf the Navy John D. Long of Massachusetts. i Secretary of the Interior Cornell us N. Bliss of New York. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson of Iowa. Up to within less than 48 hours of the time of President McKinley's Inaugura tion there remained one vacancy in the cabinet, owing to the declination of Colo nel J. J. He Cook to accept any portfolio other than the attorney generalship, for which Judge McKenna had been Blated. Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss, who had prerious ly declined the secretaryship of the navy, was prevailed upon by New York Hepub licans to accept the oflioe of secretary of interior, thus completing the president's otlklal household. Mr. Bliris was born at Fall River, Mass.. In but went to New Orleans In his youth, and his first business expurieuoe was in that city. In lttiti he went to New England and was employed by James M. Uoebe & Co. as a clerk, but in a short time his ability cuustnl Mm to be taken Into tho firm. 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ALBANS, VT. Advertise in the PRESS. a TRIAL ORDER. moot THE TEACHERS' WORLD. All twhrft nnd Mcnda of fHlurntlon uro otinhnily inrltnl Ut pt.tri(uto whrttvor limy Ih hcltifn) tr miffirnBti vo to othfru in this linn nf work. CiuimimnioftMons will o plwlly iTCf'ivti:! hy Mio editor ot tills do pHrtint'iit. 8rnGKsrru von arhoh day. t'o frpsh twi?9 for " IxnitKHinlcrt's ' fur ArlMr J)ny. IMnlNfl lonros make pretty sashos for Ihc little girlrt. llnvo n rnll-cHll with response! nbout ' nr flowers. In phintinK trees aiifl shrubs, mid a vine here mid there. Hvp tho pnplls yote by biillot for a state tree and flowtr. Arrnr;o n prr-tfrnm sultKl ti the nge and iihillly of your pupils. I't the enre of eneh tne, shrub, and vine bo nssirnetl to one or inoro pupils. Mnke the wheelbarrows and Implements attractive with the class colors or other oi nnmentdtions. No pronun is eomj.lete that does not Include " Columbia's Kmbleiii' liy Kdna Dean Proctor. Have a Cominlttee on Implements, that spades, wheelbarrows, rakes, and all mo dern conveniences, may bo at hand. Have a banner carried by each schiHil.on one side of which Is the nnmoof the school represenU'd, on the other appropriate quo tations. Have the chief kinds of wood that grow In your statu nprese?itel by une pupil who descrilM'S In characteristics, value, lo cation. Have mnrehlnff mnoncr the trees A!th singing and waving of flags. Have one of tho older pupils give inter esting Arlxtr Day statistics or notes. Cull attention to names connected with trees given to towns, rivers, lakes, etc. por example, Klin hako. C'hesnut Hill, Oak Square, lied Oak, et. Tho statement concerning the person to whom the trees are dedicated should be carefully prepared and delivered by one of the older pupils or the teacher. Have tho text of law ((iovornor's Pro clamation) of your state relating to Arltor Day read by one or the cutler pupils. Also have the circular of the state superinten dent read. Tho Iwst of Arlw.r Day misio can Ik found In the Codas ((jinn & Co., Hoston,) Kranklin Square ( 'ol lections ( Harper tin 't hers. iew Y ni K),in tn' various schi Kong books and the Ailjor Day manuals. An Instructive exercise in any district where Arlxtr Day has lecn previously cele brated is an examination of the trees which have lieon previously sot out, to see what proport ion of them are thrifty and have made a good growtn. One successful teacher divided the Ar- hor Day work into tour classes: (1) iroc planting and pruning. (2) Improving inlerior of school room. (8) Jmprov intr irrounds and fences, (4) Supply- iiux material for Arlxtr Day work. Kach of thene departments was in charge of a committer of six pupils, who were to lie re sponsible for the carrying out of all work in their respective lines. The committees were named respectively, "Tree Commit tee," "Schoolhouse Committee," ''Ground and Fence Committee." nnd "Supply Com mittee." To these was added a "Program Committee," instructed to prepare a suita ble program to be rendered at the close of the day's work. A meinlter of such com-mitt-te was chosen, to act as overseer of the work of the committee of which he was a memlier, and to record the comple tion of each item of work on a sheet of paper, on which was outlined the work was lie done. The overseers handed in their reports at the end of each hour to the teacher, thus giving the latter an idea of the progress of each department of work. TREE FACTS AND FANCIES. In Arcadia, tho children In tho schools, after seeing that their immediate sur roundings and the grassy lanes about them are made pleasant with fruit nnd shade trees, are said, in a spirit of frolic some gladness, to select one near-by home after another in that country of good will, aud plant alout it until the entire neigh borhood has caught tho charm. The requirement in a ccrtjiln part of Germany thut no pupil shall roceivo gradu ation paers who has not planted one or more glowing trees, is wise and full of sug gestion. Year by year the winters in Russia are becoming colder, the summer hotter, dryer and less fruitful, owing to the clearing of the wotMlland which has caused evapora tion to such an extent that many once capacious water courses are turned to swamp or desert land. There are oaks in England plantinl before the Norman Con quest, yews still older. An oriental proverb worthy to be re momliered is " With time and patience each leaf of tho mulberry becomes the softest silk." The most remarkable trees as to Bize are the baobab of Africa, the coniferae of Up per California, the banyan of India, the lindens of Germany, and the oaks and yews of England. There is an Arabian Croverb that, with the planting of a tree, a lessing comes to him who drops the seed. A strange avenue of trees is owned by tho Duke of Argyll, aud it is year by year growing longer. Each of tho trees in this avenue lias been planted by some notable person, and a brass plate is fastened to the iron fencing surrounding the trees, signi fying by whom It was planted. Whenever any remarkable guest visits Inverary Cas tle, ne is invited uy the Duke to plane a true in this avenue, which is situated on the banks of Loch Fyne. There are some sixtv or seventy species of the maple, nearly half of them belong ing to (jnina nnd Japan. In -Nortn Amer ica only nine species occur. The people of ancient Greece believed that iu every tree dwelt a protecting nymph, or tiryad. These dryads were thought to perlnu with the trees which ha been their abodes, and with which thev had come Into existence. To willfully des troy a tree was therefore, an impious act, and very often severely punished. Trees grow much faster and to greater perfection iu the United btates than in kuropeaa countries. TREKS AND PLANTS TO DEDICATE. (These authors have written especially upon the trees and Howers here named for dedication.) John G. Whittier White ash, trailing arbutus, palm. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sugar, elm, maple. James Russell Lowell White birch, willows, dandelion, elm, oak, pine, violet. Cary Sisters Busswood. William Culleu liryaut Ouk, apple, yew. Henry Wodsworth Longfellow Rod uiuple, hemlock. Ralph Waldu Emerson Iron-wood. Mrs. Hemuns Apple tree. Robert Hums Duisy. HISTORIC TREES. The Charter Oak at Hartford, Conn., was so named from the fact that it preserved in the hollow of iks trunk the charter of the Colony of Connecticut, and thus became idt-utiiicd with American liberty. The Kim Tree at Philadelphia. Beneath the wide spreading branches of this elm. 'with the sun, the river, and tile forest for witnesses," William Peuu met with the Indians anil made with tliem a treaty of peace aud friendship that was never broken. The Elm Tree at Cambridge, lu the amule of which ai-hinfii-on lirsi look com mand of the Continental Army, July 8, li"ib. The French Apple Tree, near Fort Wuyue, lud., where Little Turtle, the Mlnnil olitcf. irnHioml hl warriors find flrMl thorn wHh hia elw(unno. The irrnnd M'lirrmljn Trw noftr Charles ton, S. V., under which lnoln held ft council of war before surrendering tho oily. The irrenl. Pernn Tre near New Orlonns. under which Uenurnl l'Rckenhnm win Imriiil. Tho " Weeplni Willow." In a burrlnir irround near Hunker Hill, frrew from a linwit'li tnken from a In e tlmt. shndiil tho ffravo of the ttnwt Nfipohon at St, Helena, and now waves over that of (Jot Mm Mather In New hnglantl. The "Carr Tree." nlanted bv tho alwtern Altoe and 1'hielm Cary. An the sinters were returning from school one day they found a small tree In the road, and carry loir It to the oimoHita side thev dug out the earth with sticks and their hands, and planted it. When these two children had (rrown t womanhood and removed to New York City, thev never returned to their own home without paylnir a visit to the tree they had plant4t. I hat tree Is the lnrire and ticautifttl sycamore which one si's in passing along the Hamlltm Turn- pme troui College Hill to Mount Pleasant, Hamilton county, Ohio. Arbor Day Man uel. King's Onk at Windsor, a favorite with William tho Norman. The Croydon oaks which afforded shel ter to the Roman army when It first oon- quered ilrltaiu. King John's Yew, In the meadow near which tho Ureat Charter was signed In 1MI5. The Parliament Oak under which Kd ward the Confessor hold a Parliament. The Dursoyne Kim, Albany, N. Y. ESSAY SUBJECTS. Why should we observe ArBor Day f What trees furnish for use. A sugar camp. Historic elms (Old Lllsrty Elm, Boston; Washington Kim, Cambridge; Penn's Elm, Philadelphia.) Onr school grounds. Associations with trees. Trees in myth and history. The scboolhouse a home: our duty to beautify it. The best tree to plant. How beautiful school grounds educate us. Color In the plant world. Historic willow (Arnold's Willows, op posite West Point; Gate's Willow, New York City; Pope's Willow, Twickenham.) RULES FOR TREE PLANTING. Aocording to Tho Cultivator, the fol lowing rules should be observed for suo oessful tree-planting: First, prepare the ground. Lot tho soil be deeply and thoroughly mellowed. Take up the tree with plenty of roots long enough to hold It erect without stak ing. If the roots are bruised, pare of the bruised portions. Shorten In the hend enough to corres pond with the loss in cutting the roots; al ways do this before the buds swell. Hprejtd the resits equally on all sides and fill in lliiely pulverized soil, leaving no crevices or cavities. Plant no deeper than before taking up, hnt raise the earth an Inch or two to allow for nettling. Allow for the length of tne roots as great as tho height of the tree and cultivate to a corresponding distance. Never set young trees In a grass field, but always where tho ground can booultivntcd and made mellow. If tho roots chance to bo frozen when out of the ground, they may be restored with out injury if compactly buried in mollow soil before thawing. If thawed when ex posed, they will perish. Watering atree in dry weather only wets ' and crusts the surface. A few inches of tho top surface should be removed before watering. TREE SENTENCES. (The merit of this exorcise in tho use of a very good sentence. Accept no formal expressions.) Write a good sentence about, The ash-tree. The birch. The elm. The maplo. The walnut. The popular. The pine. The chestnut. The pine needle. The hemlock. The oak. The willow. The apple tree. The cellar. The maple leaf. The elm branches. The acorn. The willow boughs. The pine cone. The birch bark. The nuts of walnut. The branches of oak. The burrs of chi stnut Tho wood of the cedar. The leaf of the chesnut. The kinds of apple trees. STATEMENT OF GRADE IV. 1NTKBMEDIATE SCHOOL, MILFOHD. a 8 ARITHMETIC. 5s Bessie Armstrong . . Arthur Smith Helen Hart Nora Degen Frank Gehrig Harold Armstrong. Jesse Resor Lila Ryman Edna Lauchantin.. Myrtle Ryd?r Florence Ia;,timoro Gouvey Kmerson , . Arthur McCarthy . . Juo. Palmer Mabel Van Ktten . . 100 100 vnA 87X 85 at) 80 75 75 73 78 60 So ft Womaa'i Hour. "Please state to the court exactly what you did between eight and nine o'clixsk on Wednesday morn ing," said a lawyer to a delicate lookinsr little woman on the witness stand . "Well," she said, after a moment's reflection, I washed my two chil dren and got them ready for school, and sewed a button on Johnny's coa t, and mended a rent in Nellie's dress. Then I tidied up my sitting room and made two beds and watered my house plants and glanced over the mornin paper. Then I dusted my parlor and set things to ri'htH in it, and washed my lamp chimneys and combed my baby's hair and sewed a button on one of her little shoes, and then I swept out my f rout entry and brushed and put away the children's Sunday clothes aud wrote a note to Johnny's teacher, asking her to excuse him for not being at school on Friday. Then I fed my canary bird and gave the groceryman an order, and swept oil the back porch, and then I Hat down and rested for a few minutes before the clock struck nine. That's all. Chicago Chronicle. There are only twenty distinct acts performed in the sixty minutes, yet she rested a few moments of the hour It was an absolute waste of time thut she did occupy those few minutes lu writing a couple of col ums for tbe Chronicles ladies puge on how to wash bubies, or manage husbands. ! f
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