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' ,A & A ,. if rflL fa 4 mew j ' T li but natural that the people ol , " Iff H VYU ""'TViJ!!'! jl I the United States should take an ,- Jf VA jyl f V : rtr . - , jl I e8peclallntereetlnArborDay.be. , ""' A V S f.J'Z&'X! II cause Arbor Day has been from the t H l AiSt' f ill outset a distinctly American boll- '' A I tT'1'."jir''''' M day. Year by year It has come to It ' p f have a more and more general ob- I r ' " , - , a f sei-vance. All over this country Ik i N "v V ! 1 "V,l f I and In parts of Canada this Inter- f " 1 ' M I I eating annual occasion receives, 1 r H1 1 ; . Vf VS I I each successive year, an increasing I 1 I "W I amount of attention from the pub- r I i-U ' J i ii l I I lie. It has also become tbe custom " j i ifyjn . - '( ' nn.ii I I In later years for the president of I ' V t "'I j tn unitea Btates to issue a procla- 1 ifi.j .1 v. 'I IM n jfe r?; J nation to the school children urging them to de vote the dsy not only to special exercises but also to actual tree planting. Nor Is it difficult to discover the main caue of this growing attention to the observance of Arbor Day.' It lie In a deepening realisation of 1 the importance of trees to ns as a nation. The American people have suddenly awakened to tbe fact that not only is the lumber supply of the country being exhausted at a dangerously rapid rate, with no prospect of replenishing, but, worse yet, the wanton waste of our foresta has a sequel tn climatic changes that may mean hardship for many citizens of the republic. Indeed, some ex perts go so far las to attribute to this cause the terrific heat of last summer and the approxi mately exceptional cold of the past winter. "Tree Day" would be quite as appropriate a name as Arbor Day for tbe spring holiday and a notable feature of Its observance In the average community consists In the planting of trees and shrubs along roadsides and In other suitable places. In some instances the work devolves, by decree of time-honored custom, upon magistrates, local officials or public-spirited cttlsens, but for tbe most part It Is in the hands of tbe teachers and pupils of publlo and private schools. - It Is not too much to say that Arbor. Day,' like sev- eral other of the spring festivals, Is primarily a young people's holiday. - - For all that most communities observe Arbor Day In April, tbe fact remains that It Is a mov able festival, and there are some sections of the country where, owing to the climate, It la desir able to have the tree planting exercises at some other time of year.' In a majority of our states the date for Arbor Day la either selected by the state legislature or by tbe governor of the state acting under legislative authority. , Usually, su-. perlntendents of schools supplement the guberna torial proclamations on the subject of Arbor Day by tbe Issuance of open letters beating upon the aim and object of the' holiday and with due ref erence to the lessons It teaches. . . The state of Nebraska gets credit for originat ing Arbor Day, for.lt was the pioneer In what has become a national movement. ' Tbe Individ ual who was tbe original author of tbe scheme was none other than Mr. J. Sterling Morton, who afterward became Secretary of Agriculture In the Cabinet of. President Cleveland during the lit ter's second term in the White House. It was In 1872 that Mr. Morton conceived the Idea of this unique holiday and he forthwith Introduced be fore the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, of which he was a member, a resolution setting apart April 10 of that year as "tree planting day.'' The legislature finally adopted the resolution as proposed by Mr. Morton, although some of his colleagues thought that "Sylvan Day" would be a better title for the newly-created festival, and there Is a portion of tbe public that Inclines to this belief today. The new scheme proved an empbatlo success and more than one million trees were planted throughout Nebraska on that first Arbor Day. Not only were the children of the public schools interested from the outset, but Individuals and local societies of various kinds participated. This was due In part, no doubt, to the fact that tbe Nebraska State Board of Agri culture, which created the holiday, offered a prize of one hundred dollars to the agricultural society of that county which planted properly tbe largest number of trees, and provided a farm library and a purs of twenty-five dollars for the person who planted the largest number of trees. The next year Arbor Day was observed through out Nebraska with Increasing enthusiasm and In 1874 the governor, by official proclamation, desig nated the second Wednesday of April as Arbor Day for Nebraska. In 1885. when the legislature of tbe state formally designated Arbor Day as a holiday the date was changed to April 23. If Ne braska can be taken as an example, the influence of Arbor Day is certainly most beneficial and the only pity la that other states could not have placed tbe holiday on .their official calendars as early as did Nebraska. Statistics show that In a period of sixteen years following the date on which Farmer Morton secured tbe adoption of the Arbor Day project a total of three hundred and fifty million trees and vines were planted tn Nebraska as the direct outcome of this move ment ' '-.;.?'''" The first states to follow the example of Ne braska In adopting Arbor Day were Michigan and Minnesota, which took action In 1876. Thereafter there followed a steady procession of other states, the legislatures of which became converts to the popular idea. In 1887 tbe movement took' root In Canada, tbe Educational Department of On tario setting apart a day on which the trustees of. every rural school and incorporated village were desired to plant shade trees and make flower beds. Oddly enough, the State of New Tork did not fall into line in this movement until the year 1888, but when the state legislature did take up the matter It enacted very explicit legislation, prescribing for exercises in the public schools tending to encourage tbe planting, protection and preservation of trees and shrubs. Thus far only one foreign country, has adopted the American holiday known as Arbor Day. The nation that has paid us this compliment of imi tation Is Spain, but In the land of the Dons the festival Is known as Festa del Arbol, meaning the Fete of the Tree. The Spanish holiday was inaugurated in 1896 and is celebrated earlier than in this country namely, on March 28. On the first Tree Day in Spain tbe young King Alfonso with the queen regent and tbe ladles of the court proceeded to grounds situated near the village of Hortazela, some two miles distant from Madrid. Here the king planted a pine sapling and two thousand children selected from the schools of Madrid, Immediately followed bis example. Then gold medals commemorative of the event and duly Inscribed with the date were distributed among the youthful tree planters. Although only Spain has actually copied tbe Tankee customs of Arbor Day, several other countries, notably France, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand, have holidays that are very similar to our tree planting festival. It is probable that very few of the children who plant trees or assist tn planting trees on Arbor Day realize that the United States government maintains a big institution tbe primary purpose of which Is not merely to encourage but actually to carry on tree planting. This establishment, for the employes of which every day in the year Is Arbor Day, Is known as the Division of Silvi culture and Is a branch of the U. S. Forest Serv ice. In the average year Uncle Sam's official tree planters set out upwards of half a million trees, most of them located in tbe national for ests. Moreover, not only does Uncle Sam main tain his own nurseries as a source of supply for his perpetual tree planting campaign, but he also aids private owners who desire to set out trees on tbelr property. Finally, Uncle Sam Is con ducting valuable experiments In nursery opera tions and planting work In co-operation with nine different universities and ' state agricultural ex periment stations. . Tbe object of these experi ments is to ascertain what species are best adapt ed to different regions and to Improve methods of planting and cultivation. ! Hurt Her Womanly Dignity Fair American Would Not "Stand for" Time-Honored Custom of House of Lords. "At his wUe'e behest, a travel-stained American whom I met In LoaMon wrote Innumerable letters and made six different trips to the American embassy to secure a ticket admitting them to the House of Lords," said the traveler. "Even when backed up by an embassy, gaining admission to the House of Lords la no trivial perform ance. Through historic balls and lob bies and up staircases guarded by policemen the applicant makes his baiting progress until the door of the lords Is reached, where he sits cool ing his heels for another ten minutes while the seal-bedecked doorkeeper without and the Black Rod within debate the genuineness of his creden tials. After an Interval which strain ed the Americana' patience to tbe breaking point tey were ushered in to -I tbe august chamber, where the woman was given a seat in a little back pew on the main floor, while the man was - accorded the privilege of standing behind ber. Once Inside the hall, the man's political Instinct as serted Itself, and be became deeply interested In the debate, but, to bis dismay, his wife got up after about five minutes and said: ""Come on. I can't stand this. , "Wonderingly be followed her In to the lobby. What on earth la tbe matter?" be asked. ' , " 'Matterr she said.- 'Just look at those men. They've got their hats on. Tou don't suppose I am going to stay any place where men keep their hats on In my presence, do youf I've never been used to It at home, and I shan't get used to It here." ' "With one regretful look backward at the noble earl who then held the floor, the man said, "Very well.'' and humbly accompanied her. home." : 7. Bath of Sentimentality. Of John Orier Hibben. the new pres ident of Princeton, a Peoria man said the other day: "Hibben had a keen Intellect . Hence I'm not aurprlsed at bis success. Why, fata fine, strong mind, hts hatred of sentimentality and gush, were remarkable even in bis boyhood here In Peoria. "As a boy I was rather gusher myself, I once went to a matinee with Hibben. The play was one of Daly's a sentimental piece and In the sec ond act I began to blubber. Mlas Re ban spoke beautifully ber silly, sen timental lines,, and big tears flowed, one after another, from my eyes. "'Why. you're crying," whispered Hibben. " - ' "'Well.' said I. In a play as sad as this I ain't ashamed to show a lit tle feeling.' " . ' S;- " 'Feeling? Hibben looked at my wet and teary cheeks, 'Oh, he said, feeling Is all right, but f-ou dont need to waah your face In It' " ., , Make It easier for your fat friends by calling them portly.' Wants a Rational Calendar British Columbia Man Boldly-Asserts That He Can Improve on the : Present One. - The calendar and the hours of the day seem to most of as almost like part of the natural and Immutable order of things, and however much trouble tbe present indefensible sys tem caused, men have felt that It waa rasa almost Impious to 'Suggest a change In It "Give us back our elev en days!" cried tbe mob when the Gregorian calendar was Introduced Into Great Britain. From the days of Julius Caesar to our own he has been a bold reformer Indeed wbo would suggest changes In the disorderly pro cession of months. Now enters Moses B. CoUworth of Victoria, a C with a proposal for a rational calendar. He would divide the year Into thirteen months, each-of twenty-eight daya, which would leave one extra day In the year, and this he beautifully plans as a free day for every , one free from Interest charges on money, the necessity of work, the wage scale, etc Then each month would commence on Sunday, and tbe first, eighth, fifteenth and twenty-second days of each month would be 8undays. President Hadley of Tale Is quoted as saying that tbe month of four weeka "will come as a commercial necessity." The adjust ment to the change would be very small compared to that neoesltated when standard time was Introduced on transcontinental railways.'' Mr. Cotaworth baa literature to distribute, poking fun at tbe present system. If be wins, school children need no longer learn "Thirty days' hath Sep tember." Medical Journal . . Women need not be beautiful every day of tbeir lives; it Is sufficient that they have moments which one does not forget and the return pf which one expects. Victor Cherbulles. ' . .-'- fBESPASSEBS ON RAILROADS Many Lives Lost Every Year From Tnls Cause Reasons Why Tress v passing Should be Stopped. Washington, D. C Statistics com piled by the Interstate Commerce Com mission are ' directing popular atten tion strongly to tbe large number of peoplo who are annually killed and In lured while trespassing on the proper ty of the railways of the United States Referlng to this subject In an address delivered before tbe Railroad Club of Richmond, Va., President Flnley, of the Southern Railway Company, said: "While speaking on the subject of preventable accidents, let me call at tention to tbe great loss of life on American railways by trespassers on railway property. I will make no men tion of the thousands of cases of per sonal Injuries sustained annually by persons trespassing on railway proper ty, In connection with which the rail ways are called upon to pay out an nually large sums, or of the great dam age done to railway property caused by acts of trespassers, I will simply refer to the loss of life. "Tbe statistics of the Interstate Commerce Commission show that no less than 51,083 people were killed whlto trespassing on the property of the railways of this country during the ten years, 1902-1911, and that out of the total number of people, 10,396, kill ed for the year ended June 80, 1911, 6,284, or more than 50 per cent, were trespassers. Tbe railways, at an ex pense of millions of dollars for the in stallation of block signals, have car ried the prevention of collisions so far that the total number of passengers and employees killed in such acci dents annual is about 400. While we should aim, through greater efficiency of operation, to eliminate these act dents entirely, is It not worth while for the governments to take some action to stop the evil of trespassing which costs an average of over 6,000 lives annually. "If for no other reason than for the protection of those who participate in it, trespassing should be abolished in some way. I mention this in the hope that not only those Interested in the welfare and prosperity of our rail ways, but in the welfare of the nation, will do everything that is within theli power to aid In bringing about the enactment of such reasonable and helpful legislation as will result In a great saving of life, and, at the same time, relieve the railways of the coun try of considerable trouble and expense." Recreation of Authors. Emerson Hough, author of The Mis sissippi Bubble, 64-40 or Fight, The Purchase Price, etc., spends several weeks each year hunting and fishing. Frederic Isham Is a confirmed globe trotter. Tbe Social Bucaneer and other novels from his pen have been written as he traveled. James Whitcomb Riley Is a lover ol nature. Now he spends much of hit time In a big motor car. Wells Hastings, who wrote The Mat In the Brown Derby, is an art critic. Much of his leisure time Is passed in the galleries. Harold MacGrath Is fond ofHravel and visiting with friends. He sayi The Carpet From Bagdad gave him a fine excuse to go to the Orient. Kate Trible Sharber, who can claim At the Age of Eve as ber very own, it a great reader of serious things. William Johnston wrote The Yellow Letter for recreation. During work hours he is a practical newspaper man. Lloyd Osborne Is an enthusiastic member of the Lambs' Club. A Person of Some Importance was partly writ ten in tbe club-house writing room. Mies I. A. R. Wylle studies interna tlonal questions. The Germans adml rably sets forth her ideas on this sub Ject. " ' Howard Chandler Christy, the artist Is fond of out-of-door life, plays tennli and takes an active Interest in th work about his farm. v ' Henry Russell Miller cultivates back-yard garden. The Man Hlghei Up was written for recreation, bul His Rise to Power was a serious effort Harris Dickson, who has made Ok Reliable famous, visits Now Tork Cltj and his college at Washington, once i year. . , Mrs. May Futrelle, author of Secre tary of Frivolous Affairs, cultivatei rare flowers. : Leaders Stand by Economy Idea. , Washington. Democratic leaders ol the house have determined to stant by their plans for economy in the ap ppropriatlon supply bills and have served notice that the first clash wit soon come In conference on the arm) appropriation bill. The senate com mlttee on military affairs added to thi house bill 37,537,453. Tbe house Demo crats declare that If anything will de lay an adjournment ef Congress It time for the national conventions II will be a refusal of tbe senate con ferees to yield on the supply bills. ' A Rich Young Grand Duchess. London. The new Grand Ducbesi Marie of Luxemburg will be very rich for she succeeds to nearly all the Im mense fortune of her father, the lats grand duke, who was very wealth) and spent large sums on the duchy He used to pay the diplomatic repre sentativea whom he maintained at Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Brussels and The Hague. In London Luxemburg it represented by the Netherlands min ister; The grand duchess has been very carefully brought up. She has learned many languages. The King's Gardener, ; London. The head gardener at Windsor Castle finds : himself very ousy at this time of the year. He re ceives almost dally visits from the rep resentatives of some of the leading firms of horticulturists both at home and from abroad. The "travelers" in bulbs, roots and ahrubs come with Il lustrated catalogues and price lists of the various plant and shrubs that may be required for "forcing" pur poses. The plant that are ordered now will be delivered at Windsor! la November. s '. toMTIONAL awrsoiooi Lesson (By A O. SELLERS, Director of w.vn- Inn Dtpartmtnt, The Moody Blbl In. stltut of Chlcaco.) LESSON FOR APRIL 21. THE APPOINTING OF THat TWELVE, LESSON TEXT-1:M and Matt. :!- I. GOLDEN TEXT "T did not choose me, but I choie you. and appointed you that ye so and bear fruit." John ii.U (R. V.). Things do not happen In the realm of religion, they come to pass. No man can alone aocomplish any great task. Every great leader has been blessed by one or more equally great helpers. Luther bad bis Melancthon; Wesley had his brother Charles, Whit field and others; Moody had Whittle, Bliss, Sankey and more. These lead ers but followed "In bis steps." Jesus' ministry made him very much observed and at the same time greatly multiplied his duties and bur dens. When, therefore, be chose these disciples be desired not only to ob tain help and to begin to teach those wbo were afterward to take up his work, but like every other act, he de sired to teach a lesson to those wbo were so carefully observing his life. So It was that the significant num ber of twelve, corresponding to the twelve tribes, at once confirmed his assumption of the Messlahshlp. This meant that In him those wondrous propheclos were being fulfilled, and It also served to stimulate those upon whom tbe choice fell. Moses who led this people out of Egypt had to be helped (Ex. 18:17-24) In bis work and a greater who Is to found a new kingdom calls about him those wbo shall do a greater work than merely to Judge the people. Why greater? Because they are not only to Judge results but are to change results by altering causes. They are to have power over demons even as the Mas ter, for evil has no rights. Tbe source oi their power Is to be Jesus for he Is to be "with them" power and pro tection as well So with us. (Matt. 28:20.) Their power Is to grow with usage, for we learn by doing, hence be sends them forth. Their going is for the proclamation of the facts of this new kingdom they are to preach, not to argue. Apologetics are well enough at time, but tbe disciple, wbo brings things to pass Is he who does not so much plead for God as be wbo wit nesses for God. Those who are sent need never fear for not only Is he with them but they are given author ity to do this specified work, and with the authority is also given wisdom (Luke 24:49). Some Thing It Teaches and Why. This lesson Is different from our previous one where Jesus first called hts disciples. Luke tells us that these twelve were selected from among tbe rest of the disciples. The greater nearness and more extended author ity of these "messengers" called upon tbem greater testings than the others wbo were disciples or "learners." Matthew tells us what Jesus said Is to be the character of bis repre sentatives. He likens them to salt and to a light "Nothing Is better for tbe whole body than salt and sun" were the words of Pliny. Salt Is a great cleansing agency; it Is a strong tonic; It has great preservative quali ties; It Is a great preventive against corruption, but Jesus adds. If salt loses Its saline quality it becomes like any other earth; It has no dis tinguishing essential, characteristic. Let not the Christian, who is "the salt of the earth" lose his identity, lose his saltness and become like tbe world about him. If he does he is fit then only to be trodden under the foot of man. These disciples are to be tbe light of the world. It is a good thing to preserve, to purify, to cleanse, but it is a greater thing to energize, to direct to lead. The disciple Is not only to be salt but sun as well. He is to be one wbo shall have no deal ing with those who are the workers of darkness; he Is to be a light, a city set upon a hill, one who shall direct, Inspire, enthuse, energise. He Is not to be hidden from men but note, he 1 to shine "before" men and not to be seen "of men." And It Is by tbelr good works that the Father In Heaven Is to receive his glory. How Men Are Saved. : These apostles came from many walks in life and represent varied tem peraments. The aggressive Peter and the other "son of thunder" who would call down fire upon those who walked not with Jesus. The reflective cau tious Thomas, the plotting practical Judas, "who also betrayed him." These are the men who are sent forth, some as public heralds (John 1:36) and some by personal solicitation (Jas. 1:41) to win yet other followers. Men are saved through saved men and those whom he sends forth are those who have first learned to fol low. Their work is made permanent only as they "abide" in him. God wants the hearing ear, the believing heart and the confessing mouth (Rom. 10:14). Those whom Jesus sends are to of fer bis kingdom to men not to force It upon them. They must expect to be received as he was received and bow that shall be he plainly foretells (Matt. 10). ' Their work shall ' bring variance upon earth, ym even among those of the same family, but tbe man who refuses to go, to take up this cross, is none of his, "is not worthy of me." :' - , ; -".-..;. . ""' Jesus called men (not angels) to help him establish this new kingdom because he needed tbelr help. He took them apart often during the three years of . their preparation. He prom ised to be with them In power, to pro tect them. He told them what to ex pect and his purpose In sending tbem out as his representatives. Jesus saw plainly that the victories of hi kingdom are often hindered rather than helped by the presence of great crowds (v. 12. . WHAT WILL CURE MY BACK? Common sense will do more to cure backache than anything- else. Twill tell you whether the kidney are sore, swollen ana aching, it will tell yon In that case that there Is no nse trying to cure it with a plaster. If the passage are scant or too frequent proof that there Is kidney trouble is complete. Then common sense will tell you to use Doan Kidney Pills, the best recommended special kidney remedy. A TYPICAL CASE Fred A. Campbell, Atlantic Ave., Booth bay Harbor. Me.,says: "I cannot describe tbe awful tain I endured. Tbe kidneys were in terrible condition ; paiuinvoiu- ufan-y ing urine was Ptelura intense and Trllta often I pasNed Story" blood. For weeks I was laid up In bed. Doan's Kidney Pills permanently cured me aft relief." AT AIL DKALKRS 50c t Box DOAN'S-'p1?,;," (Jdlll.lllir CURED A BAD SPAVIN. Mr. B. H. Iry. Maria. N.C. write, i " My hone had a rery bad case of tparta and nothing; did any good until I tried your Mustang Liniment. I rubbed tbe aparin frequently with tha Hutment and soon saw an itnproTement, I did this three or four times a day and my horse waa com cured. It Is sort to cure if properly tree or lour H Dr. n. G. KREITZER'S i oc SALVE 25c has been in nse over ;o years. Should always be kept in the house ready for any emergency. Its soothing and healing quali ties make it unexcellea in tne treatment of SWELLINGS. FRESH WOUNDS, BOILS, BURNS.CARBUNCLES.FELONS, SCALDS TUMORS, ULCERS, CORNS, BUNIONS, SORES, ETC. For sale by druggists or mailed direct on receipt of price. For s cents we will mail, you a sample box. W. C. POWER a C0..1S36 If . 4th SL.PhOadelphhi.Pi. "Leaiot Bus. CoL smith Potassac n For 49 years we have trained met and women f' tslna First bual n -col lag -n Virginia, an second In south to own :a building. No vacations. Writa for Catalogue A. VERY GOOD REASON. .. . ?,w Am., Startem Why didn't you net a big ger automobile T Shovem I wanted one I could push up hia Marie Tempest's Nose. At the Lenten musicale at the Wal dorf-Astoria a young matron related a bon-mot of Marie Tempest's. 'Miss Tempest's nose is frightfully pug, Isn't It?" she began. "WelU I met ber at a tea once, and she Joked about her nose as If it had belonged to some one else. . . . " 'When the Creator,' she aid, 'wa looking for a noee for me he took, you see, the first one that turned up.' COFFEE HURTS On In Three, - It 1 difficult to make people believe that coffee la a poison to at least one person out of every three, but people are slowly finding it out, although thousands of them suffer terribly be fore they discover tbe fact A New Tork hotel man says: "Each time after drinking coffee I became restless, nervous and excited, so that I waa unable to sit five minutes in one place, was also inclined to vomit and suffer from loss of sleep, which got worse and worse. 'A lady said that perhaps coffee waa the cause of my trouble, and suggested that I try Postum. I laughed at the thought that coffee hurt me, but aha insisted so hard that I finally bad some Postum made. I have been us ing It in place of coffee ever since, for I noticed that all my former nervous ness and irritation disappeared. I be gan to sleep perfectly, and the Postum tasted as good or better than the old coffee, so what wa the use of tick ing to a beverage that wa injuring meT'.-:.: -, ;.v:: ;, .,' 'One day on an excursion np the country I remarked to a young lady friend on her greatly improved appear ance.. She explained that some time before ahe had quit using coffee and taken to Postum. She bad gained a number of pounds and her former pal pitation of the heart, humming in the ears, trembling- of the hands and leg and other disagreeable feeling bad disappeared. She recommended me to quit coffee and take Postum and was very much surprised to find that I had already made the change. She said her brother bad al.o re ceived great benefits from leaving ct wffee and taking on Postum.' "Tt e' a reason." '
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