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,
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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. In
lMiu ho formtHi a partnership with John
R aud EUm Wright of lit ton, In the firm
of J. 8. & K. Wright & Co. 'Ihe firm ojmn
ed a brunch lu Now York, and Mr. lilias
took charge of it, Siuue then his home
has been in New York. Cpon the death
of the senior partner the firm beeame
Wright, liliss Ht Fahyau, and later it be
came liliss, Fnbyau 6c Co., one of the lead
lu dry giMsls commission houses of the
United ri lutes. His large buimss Interests
have caused Mr. llliss to decline nomina
tions for public oliioe several times, and it
was for business reasons in part that he
duutlued some weeks ago to be a mombor
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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.
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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.
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