54 ARBOR DAY. 



who come after us will point with pride to some beautiful 

 and stately tree or grove and say, our fathers and our 

 mothers planted and carefully tended it, and we rejoice in 

 its beauty and protection. In central Europe, the streets 

 are lined for miles with productive fruit trees, planted by 

 the authorities, and they are a source of profit, as well as a 

 beautiful feature of the landscape. From them at ripen- 

 ing time the thirsty traveler may satisfy his needs, but is 

 not allowed to waste or carry any away. We are afraid 

 this plan would hardly do in the Northwest, even if the 

 trees grew and yielded fruit as they do in Germany, as, to 

 Young America, the law of " meum et tuum " is in most 

 cases a dead letter. But trees may be planted which will 

 afford grateful shade and protection in summer, and in 

 winter be landmarks, and break the force of our blizzards 

 and storms. 



SOCIAL PHASE OF ARBOR DAY. Those of our people 

 who live in country homes, more or less isolated, have too 

 few opportunities of meeting each other in a social way. 

 We often fail to recognize the worth of those who may 

 live quite near us, because we do not know them. But on 

 Arbor Day we can, by a little previous arrangement, meet 

 together on a common plane, to help each other, to advise, 

 and to be taught. Friendships will be formed which will 

 be as enduring as the trees we plant which will grow 

 with their growth, and strengthen with their strength. 



