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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01
ARBOR DAY CHESTNUT TREE.

Where do you get your chcstnuts at?"
The reading public cried.
"They are exceedingly stale and flat
We wonder when they died"
But this perennial humorst
He boldly up and stood
For those same chcstnuts which they
hisscd
He called them young and good.
"They seem to be from days of old"
The reading public said.
Nov, don't you dig them from the mold
or agcs-on the dead?"
But still this humorist upheld
His chcstnuts and he cried
As from his eyes the tcardrops welled
die brushed the tears aside:
'Nay, nay, my friends! I swear and
swow
These chcstnuts they are new,
Though rather ancient, l allow,
The tree Whereon they grew.
at was my honored grandsire's hand
When lie was but a boy,
For ye these sClfsame chestnuts planned
To give ye gladstone joy.
Upon an Arbor day he set
a chestnut tree in ground.
That tree is growing chestnuts yet
l simply pass em round"
Enough" they roared. "And, If It be
These chcstnuts keep their tang,
Twice flfty years upon this tree
Your grandson ours will hang!"
T. sAPP. JR,
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its ncighbOrs against the wind, which
might overthrow them, and the sun,
which is ready to dry up the soil about
their roots or to make sun cracks in
their bark by shining too hotly upon it.
1t cnricheS the earth in which they
stand hy the fall of its leaves and
twigS and aids in keeping the air about
their crowns and the soil about their
roots cooler in summer and warmer i'll
winter than it would be if each tree
stood alone. With the others 1t forms
4 common canopy under which the
seedlings of all the members of this
protective union are sheltered in early
youth and through which the benef-
cent influence of the forest is preserved
and extended far beyond the spread of
the trees themselves.
But, while this fruitful cooperation
exists, there is also present, just as in
village or city, a vigorous strife for
the good things of life. For a tree the
best of these and often the hardest to
get are water for the roots and space
and light for the crown. Light and
space are of such Importance because
the leaves cannot aSSimilate or digest
food except i'll the presence of light and
air. The rate at which tree can
grow and make new wood is decided
chiefly by its ability to assmilate and
digest plant food.
The story of the life of forest
crop is then largely an account of the
competition of the trees for light and
room, and, although the very strength
which enables them to carry on the
fight is a result of their association,
still the deadly struggle, in which
the victims are many times more in
number than those which survive, Is
apt alone to absorb the attention. Yet
the mutual help of the trees to each
other is always going quietly on. Ev-
cry tree continually comforts and as
SiSts the other trees, which are its
friendly enemies"
part of the business of forestry is
to help trees to help each other and to
hinder them from hindcring each 9th
ed. Scientific forestry stands as sort
of surgeon in attendance upon trees
The forester is also a physician, for
there are tree diseases which must
be treated by interior applications of
the right things at the right moment.
Only the strongest men survive, while
the puny ones sink, and this analogy
Is carried out by the trees in dense
thicket. Those which manage to get
their heads technically called Crowns"
above the surrounding mass first are
the ones which find enough light and
air for tree natures daily food, and
they are the ones which. survive.
Shakespeare found tongues in trees"
but latter day scientists have found
lungs Also showing that tree is a
breathing thing of life and energy and
requires certain favorable environment
before it can achieve its infant ambi-
tion to become king Of the forest.
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sl0Nr' these children,
and more frequently those in sections
of the city where families in better
circumstances dwell, have an oppor-
tunity to see and study trees in a way
that is not enjoyed by country chill
dren. They are taken, one might say,
TO a tree clinic, where parts of Il dis
Sectcd tree corpse are exposed to their
inspection. Sometimes the teacher of
a school takes her class in a body to
the American Museum of Natural His
tory, Central park, to study the spcci-
mems of wood on exhibition there. one
of the most interesting specimens is Il
cross section cut from the trunk of a
California giant, known as the big
tree or the Sequoia gigantca. This
variety of tree grows larger than any
other in the world. 1t is found only
in California, and in a very few spots
there. Thousands of tourists travel
every year many miles just to see
one of the big sequoia groves of Cali
fornia. Special efforts are being made
of late to preserve these groves, since
the ScQuoia seems to be feeble
propagator and but few Seeding trees
are found in the groves. Most Of the
trees are already giants. If left un-
molcstcd by fire or cutting, however,
they appear to have lease on life
that would shame Methuselah.
When a public school class goes to
the Museum of Natural History the
children carry their pencils and note
books. Teacher" carries her pointer.
The great tree section, showing that
the giant from which it was cut was
more than twenty-five feet in diameter.
with Il bark exceeding a foot in thick
ness, is set up Oh its edge, thus being
viewed to best advantage. An official
Of the museum goes along with the
teacher to aid her in pointing out the
things of interest GhOut the tree cut.
The center of the tree is of deep red
color, the ScQuoas being also termed
redWOOdS. The boys and girls some
times try to count the rings" in the
wood to find out the age of the tree
when it was slaughtered. But that is
pretty much like trying to count the
stars in the Sky. That tree was a for
est Mcthusclah when Columbus diScov-
cred America.
In the early days-about half a cen
fury ago-a California settler with
more enterprise than sentiment cut
down one of the very biggest trees in
a fine grove, sawed the stump smooth
and level and used it for dancing
platform. Needless to remark, this
novel "ballrOom" in the open air at
tractcd many dancers who We're will
ing to pay for the privilege of waltz
or hoe down. on the stump of the
biggest tree that ever was felled.
I9hn Jacob Astor, who has plenty Of
money, once conceived novel idea.
lie procured cross section from the
trunk of Il California big tree, had it
hoiSted aboard ship and taken to
England, and, after its surface had
been polished to brilliant glossiness,
Mr.. Astor caused the slab to be mount
ed as 4 table. Then he invited large
party of friends, who sat around this
niIue dining table and partook of a
meal such as only millionaire can
spread. One of Mr. Astor's objects
was to show the dubious Britishers
that America has some big things.
JOHN X. WILDE.
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An Army Of Eoresters.

The French forests have not only
code, but an army of their own, an
army of G,OOO men, foresters, rangers
and keepers, a real army, subjected to
military discipline so much so that in
time of war this troop is transferred
from the ministry of agriculture, where
all forestry services are Centered. to the
department of war. In 1860 Il law was
enacted making it obligatory for the
owner of mountains or mountain slopes
to reforeSt them if needed. In 1882 a
law was passed giving more liberty to
the landowner He is allowed to re-
fuse to do the work. The government
has then the right to pay him a fair
sum for his land and eXpel him and
plant the trees, so important is it con-
sidered for the whole community.
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gether all our lives, and we ought to
stay together. We were born togeth-
cr down there on that rocky old hill
side across the creek from Daleville.
We played together, padded in the
creek, climbed trees, built stone play
hNUses. Then when father sold out
md moved away-let's see, why, that
has been twenty-five years-and we
came together into wider world we
vowed that we'd always stay together,
Didn't we, Jimmy?"
"Oh. yes, but
Jimmy. rccollect that last day we
spent at Daleville? We picked up q
lot of loose rocks along the road down
below the house and built a little cairn,
agreeing to come hack some day when
we were men and see If that pile Of
stones was still there"
"That's So" asscntcd James. 81 had
forgotten all about it. And | also re-
call now that we dug up two tiny ce-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01

the brow of the hill and out of sight of
Joseph He approached the hammock,
lifting his hat, and began:
Madam, can you tell me-
But madam" startled by his sudden
approach, arose to sitting posture,
letting her magazine drop.
"Margaret"' he cried.
"Mr Ja'mSon, IIow-how did yOu
know | was hcre?'
Il didn't know it, but | am mighty
glad to find it out. Am forgiven-or
forSotten?'
Miss ManSur was beyond speech for
the moment, but the expression upon
her face betoliened forgiveness rather
than forgctfulncSs.
"Won't-wont you come on the porch
and sit DOWN." she said Hospitality.
Il prefer the hammock" replied
James. "Thcrc's room for two. These
cedar trees are mine, anyhow, or rath-
er, one of them, that one to the right"
"You're still a great joker"
II am not joking, Margaret. That
tree is mine. The other one is Josephs.
My brother and | set out these trees
twenty-five years ago when they We're
little shrubs and we also We're small
sprouts. We were born here. Our old
homestead was just there on your side
lawn. But tell me, if | may ask, how
you came to he here?'
Papa bought this hill two or three
years ago for his summer home, and
insisted that we build our bungalow
right where. it is, with those pretty
ccdars in front. The town is named
ior them now. 1t We; very kind of
e,u, Mr.. JamiSon, toto plant ham
'iOcll trees for me-"
y little later Joseph came up over the
hill and interrupted a romantic affair.
His interruption was not serious, how
ever, since the fact remains that James
Jamlson, c. f., still lives in Chicago
instead of in Mexico.
And every summer Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph JamiSOn spend the hot months in
their new bungalow at The Cedars, late
Dalevillc, and Mr. ana Mrs. james
JamiSOn occupy their new bungalow
adjoining. So the Jamison twins didn't
separate, afte. all.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01
IN TREELESS CITIES
Miles CT Streets Without Foliage.
Studying the Giant Redwood.
A Stump as Ballroom.

-" 70: :a.:ss'os :1:' :':'s sa:.:%: ':::: i r.: !:
FL poet who found tongues in
trees, books in the running
brooks, sermons in stones and good In
everything" might have found books
md sermons as we'll as tongues in the
Trees alone. and perhaps he did. Just
try to imagine q world without trees!
Even the fancy gives one a feeling OF
awful loncSomcncsS. Some of us go
through life III the midst of many
varieties of beautiful trees without ac-
inowlcdging the supreme blessing of
their presence Perhaps this is be-
cause they are so plentiful in most
places If there We're only one tree
in the world, the person who owned
it. granting such Il remarkable monop-
oily, could wall it in, charge admission
would be in a certain sense the cen
ter of the world.
To children who live in small cities,
towns, villages and in the open coun-
try, where trees are 50 plentiful that
they seem commonplace, it may be
surprising to learn that i'll the great
city of New York the school children
really study trees. Country children
no doubt study them uncOnsctously or
learn much about them without effort.
1t comes natural to know interesting
things about the woods when one Is
brought up in n thiCict or at the edge
of Il forest. But how about the pent-
up population in a city where there
are many streets miles long without
single tree to relieve the dead wall
monotony, the hard pavement pros
pcct? In New York, particularly in the
lower sections of the older part of the
city, which is the most dcnsely popu-
lated place in the world, live thousands
of children who never see a tree. They
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01
Tu PREVENT TREE FAMINE.
President Roosevelts Views on Preser-
walton of Our Forests.

walton of Our Forests.
The great industries of agriculture,
transportation, mining, grazing and, Of
vitality and Immediately dependent
upon wood, water or grass from the
forest The manufacturing industries.
whether or not wood enters directly
into their finished product, are scarce
ly, if at all, less dependent upon the
forest than those whose connection
with it is obvious and direct. Wood is
an Indispensable part of the material
structure upon which civilization rests,
and civilized life makes continually
greater demands upon the forest. We
use not less wood, but more. Whatever
materials may he substituted for wood
in certain uses, we may confidently eX
prct that the total demand for wood
will not diminish, but steadily increase.
If the present rate of forest dcStruc-
tiOn is allowed to continue a timber
famine is obviously inevitable. Fire,
WaStcful and destructive forms of lum-
bcring and legitimate use are together
destroying our forest resources far
more rap.dIy than they are being re
placed What such Il famine would
mean to each of the industries of the
United States it is scarcely possible to
imagine And the period of recovery
from the injuries which Il timber fam
inc would entail would be measured by
the SLOW growth of the trees them
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01
TREES L|KE PEOPLE
There Are Good Ones and Bad Ones.
How They Help and Hinder
One Another.

II T is not nature taking to assert
that trees are like people in
L. many respects. There are good
trees and bad trees, just as there
are good people and bad people; but
as in the case of people, by far the
majority of trees are good. Trees
have human or near human" qualities
and characteristics. The brotherhood
of the race applies to trees, for there
is between these forest dcniZcns Il
community of feeling ana interest
which is we'll worth studying. Clifford
Pinchot official forester for the United
States, who holds that post because he
loves trees, has made Il lifelong study
of his favoritc topic, and he declares
that trees live in communities just like
men and are helped or hindcrcd, de
vcIopcd or retarded, by each other just
as in the case of human beings.
\ forest is a big tree community,
sort of vegetable democracy. Every
Individual tree has its own struggle
for life. Yet they help each other in
various ways. Mr.. Pinchot says in one
of his reports to the department of ag-
ricuturc called "A Primer of ForcS
try" as published from the govern
mcnt printing office:
THE history of the life of a forest
is Il story of the help and harm which
the trees receive from one another. On
one side every tree is engaged in a re-
lcntlcSs struggle against its neighbors
for light, water and food, the three
things trees need most. On the other
side each tree is constantly working
with all its neighbOrs, even those
which stand at some distance, to bring
about the best condition of the soil and
air for the growth and lighting power
of every other tree"
In other words, each tree is, in
sense, its brothers keeper
The life of a community of trees Is
an exceedingly interesting one" con-
tinucS Forester pinchot. "A forest
tree is in many ways as much depend
cnt upon its ncighbors for safety and
food as are the inhabitants of a town
upon one another. The difference Is
that in town each citizen has a spe-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01
TIE JAN|SON TWINS
An ArbOr Day Romance
By R0BERTUS LOVE


E HE Jamison twins, James and
n Joseph, were about to part for
W the first time in their lives.
Joseph was a prosperous at
tOrney in Chicago. James was civil
engineer, equally prosperous. They
We're vigorous, alert, clean cut men of
thirty-tive. Now the twins We're at the
railroad station. James had transpor-
tat!on to the City of Mexico. He had
accepted an offer from Il new railroad
corporation in the southern republic,
though it must be said that he had in
NiteI the offer The work would re
Quirc his time for half dozen years.
And them" Joseph had said to him,
''yOu'll get into the mining business or
something big. down there and stay.
Don't go, Jimmy You're doing well
here and it will be mighty lonesome
for me when You are gone
at will he loncSomcr for me, joey,
down there in that Wilderness,' James
had replied. "Youre happily married,
while linn a miserable Old bachelor"
The lawyer twin was silent for mo-
mcnt He knew th"t five or six years
ago his brother had become strongly
attached to Margaret ManSur, the
young daughter of st. Louis mer-
chant. The girl had visited Chicago.
She and the bachelor twin had been
much together, and "everybOdy
thought they would be welded. Then
suddenly the girl returned to her home,
and James JamiSon became moody and
serious. From that day he had not
mentioned Margaret His brother re-
spectcd his reserve.
Look here, jimmy" the brother
finally said, you and have been to-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01
D. p. MILLER & CO.,
CUMBERLAND,
March l3 MD.


THHE BLACKSMITH SHOP on South
East corner Mechanic and Water streets
Best location in FroStburg. -" Apply next
door to JOHN HARIlG,
Dec 10 II West Mechanic street.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-01

cial calling or
occupation in
which he works
for the service
of the common
wealth, w lille
in the forest
every tree con-
tributes to the
general welfare
in nearly all the
ways in which
1t is benefited
by the COM
nunity.
"A forest tree
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lack the price
of car fare to
carry them to
the parks. Con-
scquently until
they grow big
enough to work
and pay their
way they must
remain in the
treeless desert
of the metropo-
lis.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-09
Orphans, Court.

Tuesday, July 6.--John s. wentz,
George p. Wentz and Cornelia v.
Wentz. executors OF Phanuel Wentz.
deceased. received order to sell real
estate.
Wednesday. July THE sale OF the
real estate OF Francis J. Classon, de-
ceased, finally ratified by the Court
The sale OF the real estate OF Cor
nelius r. Wentz, deceased, finally rati-
fed by the Court.
The first distribution among the
creditors OF John w. Wilson, deceased,
finally ratified by the Court.
The last will and testament of
probate, and letters testamentary
thereon granted unto Margaret e..
Scott and Anna Gait, who received
warrant 20 appraise. also order TO
notify creditors.
Letters OF administration on estate
of James +. Briscoe. deceased, grant
ed unto Minnie @. Briscoe, who re-
ceiyed warrant TO appraise and order
to notify creditors.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-09
Arranglng for Eneampment.

Chief Quartermaster Joseph w.
Shirley was In town this week and,
besides arranging for teams to haul
the equipage from the cars to the
camp, made the following contracts:
Wood, David Il. Walsh hay and grain.
n. /. Gorsueh Son & Co; construction
OF shower baths, storehouses. &c.
Chas. B. Hunter Major Shirley
closed the following contracts for food.
Potatoes and onions, George N. Hun
ter; coffee, Herman Dinst; sugar.
beans, pepper, soap, candles, pickles,
condensed milk. &c, Albaugh- Babylon
Grocery CO.: ice, Westminster Ice
and Cold Storage Co.; meat. Swift
q Co., Baltimore; bread, Baltimore
baker All other supplies will be
furnished by local people.
The officers say there will be a fun
encampment of from 1900 to 24OO men.
besides Troop A OF so men and two
companies of regular cavalry. Quart
ermaster Shirley VIII come to West
minister again on the 18th and remain
until the encampment is over.
The Western Maryland Railroad
will run excursions every day during
the encampment
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-09
REFORMED REUNION AT PEN MAR
Twentieth Annual Gathering In Blue
Mountains ON Thursday, July rs.

On Thursday, July rs. 1909. the
twentieth annual reunion OF the Re-
formed churches Of Southern Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and District OF Columbia will
he held at Pen Mar The preparations
for this reunion are extensive and
complete. The program contains the
hymns and tunes aa we'll as the order
OF the services.
Rev. Theodore r. Herman. ID. d.. OF
Allentown. Pa, viii be the orator Of
the day. DIR. Herman stands In the
front rank OF the elergymen OF the
Reformed church Everybody will be
delighted to see aud hear this young
orator and leader of men.
The 'all college hour" which was
40 much enjoyed last year. will far
excel all In the past. Rev. Clayton
Ranck. OF Baltimore. has charge OF
tor than he how 10 make an exercise
both instructive and funny
The Wayne band. OF Waynesboro,
VIII lead the music In the services,
and will also render some OF their
choice music. This has few equals
In the state.
The frequent rains this spring and
summer have greatly beautified Pen
Mar Park. The heavy foliage and
grass we're never so abundant. The
management OF the Park have made
many improvements. and added some
new amusements.
The large boarding house which
was so we'll conducted for many years
By John Il. Crout has passed into the
hands OF Milan Crout, HIS gon, who
has hnd large experience and will
keep up the high reputation of the
house. The dining room OF this house
seats $50 guests. and Is the favored
restaurant OF all the reunions.
AZ the reunion comes at a time
when the grain and hay haryeRts have
been gathered In, and at time when
the mechanics and merchants need a
day OF from labor and care, IT is
hoped that large number of friends
and neighbora from the surrounding
country and states will gather in the
beautiful Pen Mar Park on July Is
and spend the day In the cool shades,
drink the pure mountain water and
praise God the creator and giver Of
all these precious gifts.
The railroad trains and trolley cars
tain park all the thousands who we
believe will attend this Goth reunion.
All needed information can be OBJ
tanned from the Secretary, Rev. ]. b.
Shontz, Chambersburg, Pa, or from
Rev. James d. Stonesifer, Westmin-
ster members OF committee.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-09
Improved Berries.

Justice James +. Rinker, OF this
city. is an enthusiastic horticulturist.
He has in his garden several varieties
OF blackberry not found elsewhere In
this section OF the country. There is
white blackberry called the Ice
berg, this being its first year for
bearing, and the bush contains nearly
500 berries Another, equally re-
markable. is called the Hybred Phe-
nomenal, combination OF raspberry
and blackberry, with the flavor and
appearance of both. These berries
grow very large. inches long by 3
inches around. He has also a climb
Ing blackberry. which grows 20 feet
a season and covers trelIis like a
grapevine. The foliage is thick and
deep green in color, and the fruit
tastes like a dewberry. It natures
about weeks before the ordinary va
riety and is OF large size. All OF
these berries were originated by
Luther Burbank, the great California
wizard in fruit and vegetable pro-
ductfon.