The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-27
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Ah0O6 DAu.
Under the proclamation Of Gov. Mc0ra~
today hss bssn designated ~ Arbor day
and he recommends that IL be observed
"by the planting OF trees. flowers and
shrubbery al our homes, schools and pub.
lie places, that the beauty thereof may be
enhanced: and that in the schools such
exercises be induiged in IS may be mos,
appropriate TO the occ aston"
Today IL "Arbor day in the great state
Of Pennsylvania, and Gov. Pastison in bis
proclamation urges that trees shouid be
ct along the public highways and
streams. in private and public parks. about
the public scheoihouses. around the places
OF pubic worship. and in the college
grounds, In gardens and on the farms"
Arbor day is . good thing viewed only
from the point OF sentiment; IL ministers
20 the development Of sense Of outdoor
beauty which We Americans ~ . people
grossly lack. We like horse racing, ball
play. athletic contests OF oil sorts. but
che average American has small sensibil-
ity 20 ontward beauty OF nat urai scenery
and environment.
Niagara Ii TO him nothing but a enor-
moss water power gone TO waste; the
beauty OF woods. lakes and streams has no
attracssons for the average American ex-
cept when the woods contain game and
the lakes and rivers fsh. The average
American viii kill more fish and game for
thc mere sake of killing IL than any body in
the world. always excepting. Of course, the
EngiIsh tourist, who since the in vention of
repeating rides has done his best to exter-
inmate our big game.
We made a great fuss over the protec-
tion of our srsl herd against the poachers
Of British Columbia, and yet we suffered
without protest the hunting parties OF
English tourists to do much toward ex-
terminating our bison and elk. Within
twenty-five wears the bison roamed In
herds Of thousands: he 10 gone as
completely today as the great aux, q sea
bird whose eggs today are . prize to q
naturalist since the determination OF the
bird In isl4
Our wanton destruction Of valuable food
nsh. of elk. deer and bison; our reckless
CELEBRATION of valuable timber trees are
Ill evidences Of the grossly utilitarian
and boyish quality Of our American civil
isation: we do not love or care for out.
ward beauty in nature; when We are no.
grossly usiiitsr,an We simply seek to be
amused with coarse picture book or ex-
cited over an athletic contest" which
means blood from start TO finish.
Such q utiiiiarian. non.poe.c people
need badly 10 he educated in youth 10
some sense of the beauty as we'll as Of the
utility of the outward world. and for this
reason 'Arbor day" is worth maintaining.
Then from practical point Of view Arbor
day helps to encourage the feeling that er-
presses Itself in village improvement. .o-
eiesies. which seek to make the environ.
ment of tho home, the village beauii ful.
attractive and comfortable by tree plant
ins and road Improvement.
In the CID countries OF Eurore even the
common country fols seek TO make their
humble homes attractive by the planting
Of shrubs and fosers. Even in TIE srsa,
manufacturing cities OF England the
humhlesi homes show some .isns Of thi,
ell Enxlish love Of trees and tlower..
ohskspcarc's plays are fail Of allusions IN
aowers. roses. daisies. marlEolds. four
c'e.ocks. ladies' smoeks. violsss, OF lin.
meadow gchss, tho iris. the aaFoIu. prlm.
roses. rosemary. rue and carnations. Per
attain ''fhe Winters Tale" overfiovs
eloquent discourse concerning aossrs. and
opaeiis 10 her madness wesyes garlanls
OF famiilsr Wild losers. and in ''Cymhe-
lire" flowers are placed upon dead FRINGE
Clesea's grave by the ingenious youth.
uha slew hlm.
The ealivation IT the hyacinth "a. nar,.
sssr tn Europe as fss back IS the AIad.s
Ages. and the sne!rn, craze of the Dutch
ever the cultivation Of the talip Is an OF.
tel tsle. The ancient Greek had his
aoser myths concerning the origin O! The
vjd hyae'nta and the nareissus. Tn.
cary Christians had also their flower
myths. assoeialing the origin of the snow.
SFop sah the expulsion Of Adam and Ev.
Rom ls-aiiss The rose, the narixola
end the LILY are aossrs that are ths esn,.,
Of many legends Of the early Christian
sharca.
In Herman countries there is a Leland
that az the creation 81 the dover, Cfi h,a
named them one by one, but IN. lt,,t,
blue flower had been neglected. 81 il ltasa
tss tiny head II hgmasty snl whi,r.,..,,
"forget rue not fae Lord sAsa n.s.,..,
II 10 ITS owa ~or,is. Another lsrr,s a..
thss swo German lover, wers uakinx sv
. stream, gathering siowsr. fsr n. hr,8.,
wreath. The bride longe4 for h!n.
Sewer crossing in tAs water: tie bride.
groom. trying Go reach It "a. carried
away by sae current rhros.ns the lit,..
noseF on the bank. 10 ertsd, ''F0rrsl ne
no." AMI ssak- His dying word, became
she name of tie listls dover
OF countries that are nearer the eAllA.
heed ~ civilization are fuller Of this love
~ natural beauty in tree and Hover tAAa
Ne are ia America, here 90 ieos al tae
psas sRa s@A -.,a admiration eagy hs-