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the pressure of war was removed, New York recuperated, like the tree, so that 
there is no parallel for the growth of that second city in the world. 
As merely a beautiful shade tree, as merely a producer of delicious nuts, the 
hickory is unsurpassed ; but as atype of vigorous, productive New York, it has 
.no equal, and can have none. 
Florence Painter. 
SILENCE IS GOLDEN. 
'^T'HE flowers have no tongues. I do not mean that you must not talk. God 
1 has given us tongues, and means us to use them. But let the silent 
beauty of the flowers teach us to do all the good we can and make no fuss 
•about it. Never be in a hurry to tell people you are Christians, but act so that 
they cannot help finding it out. 
Did you ever watch beans grow? They come up out of the ground as if 
they had been planted upside down. Each appears carrying the seed on top of 
his stalk, as if they were afraid folks would not know they were beans unless 
they immediately told them. But most flowers wait patiently and humbly to 
.be known by their fruits. 
From “ The World to Come.” Chautauquan^ February, 1888. 
What a noble gift to man are the forests ! What a debt of gratitude and ad¬ 
miration we owe for their utility and their beauty ! How pleasantly the shad¬ 
ows of the wood fall upon our heads when we turn from the glitter and turmoil 
of the world of man! The winds of heaven seem to linger amid their balmy 
branches, and the sunshine falls like a blessing upon the green leaves; the wild 
breath of the forest, fragrant with bark and berry, fans the brow with grateful 
freshness; and the beautiful woodlight, neither garish or gloomy, full of calm 
.and peaceful influences, sheds repose over the spirit. 
Susan Fenimore Cooper. 
The project of connecting the planting of trees with the names of authors is 
;a beautiful one, and one certain to exert a beneficial influence upon the chil- 
.dren who participate in these exercises. The institution of an “ Arbor Day ” is 
.highly commendable from its artistic consequences, and cannot fail to result 
in great benefit to the climate and to the commercial interests of the country 
.when it becomes an institution of general adoption. 
.Prof. B. Pickman Mann, Son of Horace Mann : Extract from Letter. 
Plant the crab where you will, it will -never bear pippins.” 
