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tent. They came quickly, and, in the same low, monoto- 

 nous tone of voice, one was directed to step very delib- 

 erately where the saddle lay, the other to remain at the 

 foot of the blanket at the door of the tent. With the 

 greatest possible deliberation each bent down together, 

 and catching the four corners of the blanket, they, with 

 a simultaneous swing, sent the snake skilfully through the 

 door of the tent, out onto the prairie, where it was, iti a 

 few moments, shot and cut into mincemeat- 



SMALLEST RATTLE SNAKE 



Fig. 17. This Pigmy Rattler (Sistrurus tniliarius) was captured 

 in Florida by Mr. F. W. Walker, and photographed from life by 

 the writer. It is of an elegant gray color, beautifully marked 

 with large black blotches down the back, with a series of smaller 

 ones down either side; there is a reddish streak on the back of 

 the head. 



Little sparks from bonfires. 



Caused by a careless hand. 

 Make our giant forests 



Into devastated land. 



A little care and forethought. 



Administered now and then. 

 Will save our mighty forests 



For the benefit of men. 



Daily News, Inteniiouiilain District. 



National Photo FOREST PROTECTION WEEK CELEBRATED BY DISTRICT SCHOOLS 



OENATOR FRANK B. WILLIS, of Ohio, spoke to 

 ^ two thousand school children in Rock Creek Park, 

 Washington, D. C, at the American Forestry Association's 

 demonstration for Forest Protection Week, following 

 President Harding's proclamation. Mrs. Susan S. Al- 

 burtis, of the Nature Study Department of the Wash- 

 ington schools, was assisted by Smith Riley, Park For- 

 ester, and P. J. Joyce, Park Superintendent, in staging 

 the program. Alton Bishop and Barry Bakersmith, of 

 the Ross School, made a "living picture" of the Berry- 

 man Cartoon in the Washington Star as one of the fea- 



tures of the program which follows : Song, "America" : 

 Harding's Proclamation, Granville Lief, Central High 

 School ; address, Senator Frank B. Willis, of Ohio : 

 "Trees," (Joyce Kilmer), Paul Lewis, Johnson School; 

 "The Song Sparrow," Everett Johnson, Powell School : 

 forest guide rules, Dunbar Forseythe, Cooke School ; park 

 pledge, Alton Bishop and Barry Bakersn'ith, Ross 

 School ; song, "America the Beautiful" salute to the 

 flag; dismissal, "Tnere's a long. Long Trail." To Elaine 

 Hartley was awarded a prize of $30 for making the best 

 copy of the Berryman "Keep the Parks Clean" cartoon. 



