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mmrnmsm. IMP mm f. THE McKESJtY PLAINDEALES, McnENRi. ii^l. OULD "Johnny Appleseed' nail BB wfty to thousands of our schools this fall he would see something that would well repay him for all the weary miles be walked planting apple seeds years ago. In many states Arbor day comes this fall, but the school children of the country promise to make almost every day Arbor day this year and during the spring of 1920. Hundreds of towns and cities have been entered on the national honor roll being compiled by the American Forestry association at Washington. The association hopes to see every young American citixen become a "Johnny Appleseed, Jr." You.remember the story of Johnny Appleseed, as they called him, who, many years ago, went up * • and down the land planting apple-tree seeds? That was not his real name, but that is what he came to be called. Of course a lot of people laughed at him, for there were so many trees then. Many , thought him crazed. But now his idea is taken to - be a good one. For many things have happened^'- * since the day of Johnny Appleseed. The world war has set our people thinking about many things. One of these things has been the way lumber Is being consumed. Then, too, there is the" high cost of living that agitates everyone. In many places the planting of nut and fruit trees is advocated, and a campaign is on to have every victory gardener plant a nut or fruit tree in his garden or * back yard. Another fine opportunity for planting lg memorial trees along the motor highways and » good roads that are In the process of building.. To these calls of the American Forestry association the people of the couptry are responding In hearty fashion. So to the school children of the country comes a gre&t chancy to enter actively Into the study of outdoor life through the planting of trees. The American Forestry association will send any one a free planting day program and instructions how to plant a tree. Coming Arbor days are: Georgia, first Friday In December; Hawaii, first Friday in November; Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hanfpshire, New Mexico, Nopth Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington and Wyoming all have days set aside by proclamation of the governor; North Carolina. Friday after November 1; Porto Rico, last Friday in November; South Carolina, third Friday In November; Tennessee, No vember date set by county school superintendents. With this day before us, Charles Lnthrop Pack, president of the American Forestry association, sends this message to the school children of the United States: "No finer memorial can be erected by any school or class than by the planting of a tree. Every pupil will have a close and Intimate interest in that tree and therefore the school after he leaves. I need not attempt to picture what that tree or avenue of trees will mean to the class of 1920 when it comes back to the old school for the class reunion In 1940. A space on the campus or a walk near the town can be lined with trees, one for each member of the class. The American Forestry association is registering all memorial trees in a national honor roll and urges that all tree planting be reported that It may keep Its rolls complete." ' What Is Best to Plant. - Last spring and" fall hundreds of tree* were planted, but much bigger plans have been mafia for tree planting this year and next. If you are not planting fruit or not trees you will want to study what best to plant and here Is a list of such trees divided for you by states: , New England states, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio. West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa: Hardwood-- Sugar maple, Norway maple, scarlet maple, green ash, white ash, American white elm, red oak, white oak, pin oak, American linden, scarlet oak. Evergreen--White spruce, Colorado blue spruce, white pine, Scotch pine, balsam pine, hemlock, arbor vltae. Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Viiv ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia^4 Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisi- * ana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas: Hardwood-- Tulip, sycamore, pin oak, white oak, scarlet oak, black oak, red oak, white ash, bald cypress, Norway maple, scarlet maple, red elm, American white elm, Kentucky coffee tree, American linden, red gum, black gum, hackberry, willow. Evergreen-- White pine, longleaf pine, magnolia, live oak, cedar of Lebanon, American holly. -Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho: Hardwood--Bur oak, linden, Norway maple, green ash, wild cherry, larch, American $lm, black walnut, hackberry, honey locust, black locust (less desirable, cottonwood, box older). Evergreen-- Scotch pine, Austrian pine, white pine, Norway spruce, Colorado blue spruce, white spruce, red cedar, arbor vltae. • New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Nevada: Hardwood-- Hackberry, honey locust, green ash, American elm. bladt locust, bur oak, valley d*tton wood, mountain cottonwood, mountain ash, box elder. Bvergreen--Arbor vltae, deodar cedar, box, euonynius. California. Oregon and Washington (coast region) : Hardwood--Large-leaved maple, European Itnden. sycamore, weeping willow. Evergreen-- t)eodar cedar, Monterey cypress, Monterey pine. California, Oregon and Washington (Columbia • il '! rhM > ••»•" * >'»' A CftOW* Nllt • • till MU« ©/itorrj Kfln»y OfldT or 7mrjLYS/C/*3£/fa? 7K&5& PtCNVt tr A tUHYOOTMf SNU M Kwtn ROOT uva wrm (TUNC #f HOW 7V PtLA/fr 7W£ 77?£f HWTfM/ttf&fQfidAi. m££ATCAMD£n, H.d. basin): Hardwood--Norway maple, European linden, sycamore, green ash, fcilver poplar, Russian ppplar, white willow. Evergreen--Lawson cypreto, bigtree. ^ On the planting of a tree you will want to pro- Oied with the greatest care. • For the best results, or^ani/.e a tree-planting program In your town. If there is no shade-tree commission or city forester, interest yourself In the proposition. In selecting trees for street planting the following qualities should be considered In about the ortfer named: Form, hardiness or adaptability, rapidity of growth, shade protection, neatness and beauty. If there Is any doubt on the question it is advisable to consult the state forest "commission, the local forester or some other authority who can tell what varieties are best for a given locality. No general rules, of course, can be given, but Ip a larger part of the eastern United States It will be found that for narrow streets the red maple, red gum or ginkgo can be recommended; for wider streets, Norway maple, basswood, horse chestnut pr pin oak; and for wide avenues, white elm, white oak, red oak and tulip poplar. • Qualities Needed in Street Trees. Street trees should have hardiness and adaptability. They should be vigorous, be able to recover from mechanical injuries and be as resistant as possible against' insect attack and disease. It is not desirable to have trees which cast too much shade, particularly on narrow streets. Houses and sidewalks need sun, even In summer.' Deciduous, broadleaved trees are most satisfactory. Again, the question of neatness should be he considered; and the tiees which will break up the pavement, such as silver 'Naples, or those which cover the pavement with theu bloom In .fhe spring, such as cottonwoods and poplars, should oe avoided. Black locust should not be planted because It is likely to be destroyed by the borei worm. Beech is a slow grower and casts to* dense a shade for any street. ,Trees planted along a street should be of the same kind, the t same site and uniformly spaced. On narrow streets trees planted every 40 feet apart, and alternated on opposite sides of the street, will be found sufficiently close. On wider streets they should be from 40 to GO feet, or even farther apart, the distance being determined partly vby the size which the tree Is likely to attain and by other habits. 0 , Every tree should have at least six square feet of earth above its roots. It is more important that there be plenty of space where the pavement and roadway are paw »1 with concrete than If brick or other loose-Jointed materials are used. Keep the Roots Moist "l In planting a tree, move as many of the roots as possible. A cloudy day is better for transplanting a tree than a bright, sunny one. because a bright tpn quickly exhausts the stored-up moisture. An Important point is in regard to packing the earth around the roots. They should have close contact with the ground. To do this, fill in around the roots with finely pulverized earth, working it under and around the roots by hand and compacting It. If the earth is wetted down as It is put in. It will make n much better contact. IMany trees which are unsuited for one reason or another for a sidewalk are most attractive and ornamental in a park or on a lawn. The beech, for instance, which^has no value for street planting. rt£AJC/?XAL PLAJYTJ/YG ATLYHCH8I/J0GL VA makes a beautiful lawn tree; either the native or the European species may be planted. The sour or black gum grows under most adverse' drcuun stances, but apparently is not well suited fo* street planting, although as an oramental tree It deserves a place. ^ Purchase trees from a reliable nursery; beware of tree peddlers. .Choose healthy, well-formed trees. Trees two or three inches In diameter and ten or twelve feet high are large enough for any purpose. Where smaller trees can be used, they generally give better results, because the root system is less disturbed by transplanting. Do not expose the roots to the sun, wind or frost. Keep wet blankets or canvas wrapped tightly about the roots until the tree Is ready to be set out; then plant with the least possible delay. Trim off any broken, torn or Injured roots. Use a fthnrp pruning knife and make a clean, smooth cut. Remove all broken branches and cut back one-half to $ four-fifths of the previous year's branch growth. The size of the top must be proportioned to the size of the root system or the roots will be unable to supply sufficient water and food for satisfactory growth. Forest-grown trees have poor root systems and must be severely pruned by removing the greater part of the side brunches. Never cut back the main stem or leader. Dig Wide, Deep Holes. Dig wide, deep holes. Trees become root-bound and make poor growth or die If the roots are cramped or twisted. The holes should be a foot or two wider and deeper than Is needed to ao» commodate the roots. For street trees, the hole should be about twice as large as the root system actually requires. Partly fill the hole with rich loam and pack it down well. If poor soil must be used, mix with well-rotted manure. Green or partly decomposed manure will burn the roots and must not be used. Do not plant the tree too deep. The upper roots should lie only an Inch or two deeper In the soil than they grew originally. Spread out the roots In their natural position and work soil around them, a little at a time, compacting it firmly with the fingers or a pointed stick. Occasionally tamp it with the foot so that no air spaces remain. Also see that the stem of the tree is kept perfectly vertical. Now water the soli generously. The final Inch or two of soil should be left fine and loose over the top of the hole to act as * mulch. After planting, the tree should be staked to prevent It from swaying In the wind and growing crooked. The stake should be long enough to support the trunk for two-thirds the height of the tree. Trees exposed to traffic, horses and children should be protected by suitable wooden or metal guards. In case any Injury to the young tree re^ suits, apply tree surgery methods at once. Shallow cultivation of the soil for three feet around the tree is beneficial during the first few years of growth. Loosen the top soil with a spade or hoe several times during the season to keep down weeds and grass. During the hot, dry summer months watering should be done not oftener than twice a week. Tree planting should form a permanent part of the improvement program in every city and town in the United States. It should not be undertaken in a temporary or haphazard manner; but it should receive the constant thought and attention of those who are Interested in making the community attractive and at the same time in adding to the future timber resources of the United States. It must be remembered that what Is done In one city or two serves as an inspiration to others. Let us keep In mind a thought of future so well expressed In the po<*m by Lucy. JUrew. . ' V. ;• V v.Aif'4 "He who plants a tree, He plants love. Tents of coolness spreading out above, Wayfarers he may not live to see." So in honoring loved ones let us of the present look to the future and by memorial tree planting make this a better country in which to live, which, after all. Is all the memorial those loved ones ask. Yet what a memorial, if It be accomplished! ;5! . . 1 . t- ""a • -t * Smallest Republic in the World The smallest republic in the world, •o far as area is concerned, is St Goust, situated In an almost inaccessible part of the Basses-Pyrenees. St Goust is hardly a square mile In area, with a population of practically 130 persons, who rule themselves. The president is elected by a council of twelve; chosen for live years by the people, and be Is likewise Judge, Assessor and tax collector. This little republic has been ruled. It Is said, for more than 2,000 years throujgh'fc council of elders. The smallest self-governed state in the world In regard to population is Tavolara, an island but little known off the north coast of Sardinia. It is about Ave miles long, with an average width of half a mile, yet It Is a free and independent republic of about seventy Inhabitants, who are their o,wn rulers. Firs* National Census. ' Hie first national census was began August I, 1790, and was a model undertaking, whose results were fully stated In an octavo pamphlet of 50 pages, while the report on population in the census of 1910 fills four quarto volumes. The census of 1?!90 recorded only the heads of families, dividing the members to a number of classes. By 1840 the schedule had growrn so unwieldy that for each family there were as many as 70 spaces In which jetytrles might be made. In this period there could be no tabulation of statistics in the modern sense of the word. In 1850 a radical change was Introduced. and for the first time every inhabitant was recorded by name, the questions being answered by each person specifically. This change necessitated the1' ^stabUshqieM. Of a office. In Washington. ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE Mam* "Bayer" H on Genukii Aspirin tiiy Bayer Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" In a "Bayer package," containing propdirections for Headache, Colds, Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheumatism. Name "Bayer" means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin toxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlcacidester of Salicyllcacld.--Adv. One ton of coal Is equivalent to tw6> cords of wood for steam purposes. A SUMMER COLO A cold in the summer time, as VTQiy* body knows, is the hardest kind of a cold to get rid of. 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