The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-19

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 made beautiful in the scriptural story, and have been immortalized by the sa- cred writers, priests and preachers, and in all ages the utility of the cedar and pine has been fully acknowledged.
 God commanded the land and sea to be separated and caused the first mountain to appear above the bounding waves and kindled the fire to produce the solar rays, as the vitalizing forces of vegetation and life. The vast noun tains, the flowers, the valley. grass and grains, the violets of the river banks, with the buttercups and daisies of the meadows and plains, all speak of the power of the solar lights, and the bril- liant colors of the prism manifested in the rainbow spanning the mountains like jeweled girdles, showing that the beauty of the hills can never fade, nor the strength of the mountain weaken The mountains of Switzerland the Alps, and the beautiful mountains of Savoy and the far away hills of France and Italy would be nothing to admire but for the trees and vines that add beauty to their tall cliffs and powders.
 All the nations of the earth are thrown into the shade as far as their forests are concerned by trees and vines of the new world. The northern portions of Canada and the United States are heavily wooded, and the for ests in these regions are improving ev- cry year. The trees are the shelter of all weak things like small vines and shrubs
 Nature and her laws are wholly un- der power above and apart from hu- man knowledge. Men have in some respects initiated everything but life, That is beyond natural skill Art can produce the body of a man in all things perfect as to his or it's appearance, but the breath will be lacking, vitality and will are beyond the reach of human genius.
 Nature itself possesses a soul, or an ever-giving power, whether it be the subtle essence of matter or the force of Deity It amounts to the infinite ram ifications of laws beyond the human power either to create or comprehend. human perception of natural law can go far, and there 1t ends. Many of the infinite laws cannot be revealed. All matter, all force, and all physics are mysterious. Men can destroy the grand forests; nature controlled by. De- ity may alone build them up again. Could the forests of America be pro- teeted by natural law for few years, our forest timber would soon become plentiful Here in New England the forests are neglected. Canada and the northwest are not much better cared far Our western and southwestern states are becoming mindful of what the forests are to the soil. Why they are useful from scientific standpoint is shown by the records of the agricul- tural department. It is becoming known as a fact that when there are plenty of forests there are no waste lands. No dry clay soils. Grass and grain will always flourish where the fields are surrounded with green and luxuriant forests. When men will seek to live In harmony with nature and protect as far as 1t is possible the pro- ductions of nature, by supplying plant food where it is needed to restore the vital forces of fields and forests, the earth will be brighter in its beauty, and will make more successful efforts to yield the best productions of her king dom for the health and happiness of humanity It will be one of the great est works of art and science when they produce a power sufficiently mighty to protect our forests and restore the waste lands of the nation to their old time vital beauty. Then every hill will produce a forest, and every mountain it's natural growth of vines and trees Valleys will be sheltered by forests, at mospheric elements will form chemical action with the earth, and the result will be a new song of joy, from the heart of nature, while her unseen fin gers play lovingly with the vines and blossoms, and all her harp strings vii brate with the strains. Hills and val leys will re-echo the strain till there will be no discordant notes in natures grand anthem of praise.
 Restore the forests, and the corn and grain will become in all things equal to those of the ancient days and every tree will produce a song of praise to God. AMOS D. SMITH, Sd.