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reward for the faithful toiler in the master's vineyard, then 

 that old servant as he bows heavy laden before the throne, 

 will lose his burden, and passing through "the gates ajar" 

 will wake in the dawn of a brighter day. In many of our 

 institutions of learning, arbor day has been incorporated into 

 the course of study, and every year upon a certain day, trees 

 are planted, and the necessity of preserving them is instilled 

 into the mind of the student. A few days ago I read an 

 article in the Atlanta Daily Journal commenting upon a recent 

 visit of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to Mount Mitchell, 

 North Carolina, "the highest peak east of the Rockies." The 

 Secretary criticised severely the denuding of the forest for 

 "commercial and mistaken agriculturial purposes," and com- 

 plimented the effort to obtain from the Government an appropria- 

 tion for a forest reserve. Mr. Wilson made the startling disclos. 

 ure that while the north and the west had more than 70,000,000 

 acres of forest reserve, the south had none. But one move be- 

 gets another, and the day is not far distant when the trees, as 

 well as the birds will be better protected in this Southern land. 

 North Carolina though the first Southern State to forge to the 

 front will find others as energetic us she, that will follow closely 

 in her wake. 



It is a noble undertaking for some tree and bird-loving 

 spirit, though a tedious journey over a rough unbeaten path, 

 and one upon which few foot prints have yet been made. 

 ROBT. Windsor Smith, Kirkwood, Georgia. 



A Late September Horizon at Cairo, Ills., Includ= 

 in§: a Brief Visit to "The Point." 



While visiting in the Southern Section of the state last fall, 

 it was the writer's privilege to spend a single hour on "The 

 Point." 



To those who are unfamiliar with the topography of Illi- 

 nois, let it be stated that the above expression applies strictly 

 to that lovv flat, alluvial tract of land, situated at the junction 

 of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and extending southeasterly 



