Arizona republican., 1909-02-17

we become as little children, loving the
 weak and tender things, finding a soul | and a brotherhood in all of Gods ere ations, fearing nothing, loving much, hating none, trusting all-then heaven, the right condition of man, will come. The lion, the strong one, will lie down with the lamb, the weak one, and the
 little child will lead in simpler phras-
 ing, the child will have his right, and
 right is might, for none will need
 when man rids himself of greed. There will be no factory children, no under fed children without a birthright, no children without a playground and a garden, for every man will have his rightful inheritance; a piece of land, his home, his family Then will come the international peace for. which great souls are pleading, but never through naval and military parades at exposi- tions or cruise of our battle ships around the world as today. It is to come through the great silent thought of the masses of simple and home loving people who see the folly of such when we talk of peace, and who feel the extravaganza of such when our country has hungry men and women' and children. When the mind of men is in harmony with the bind of God. like the Galileaen who came a Prince of Peace. and not of Purple, we will seek to conquer the world for good to all, through love. We will rather serve than to be served and know that back of gift received is the nobler impulse. 70, that I might have been the giver." Any one can be served-the mindless, the heartless, the wicked, the weak, the liar. the thief-but to be a good ser want in its largest interpretation one must be intelligent, true hearted, fear less, strong, industrious and faithful in a loving service. Child and poem and plant, thought and word and deed must bear the stamp of God to live on through the eternity of years, for the good in each is that which never dies.
 I for one will teach my little chil- dren. the Garden Cadets, that real soldier keeps Gods commandment: Thou shalt not kill" He serves his country best before the world who from love for humanity and respect for reason substitutes the tribunal for warfare and blOOdshed. Is it not a
 wiser way to train our children for this highest service of citizenship than to instill in their minds the more bar barrie form of service and self sacrifice 1 that is involved in the giving of lives in war? We of the garden seek to , let everything live its life. Even what we call the weeds tug at our heart
 strings, for some of them are very | beautiful, and are not some of our ] choicest flowers cultures of the com | mon weed? When we turn up the soil | and find grub worms and angle worms we never kill them, for we know they blow the ground and make it light and soft underneath. There are so many l little horney toads," as the children call them. in our garden, we would not hurt them for the world. The young
 sters have caught a happy thought and account for their presence in this ] way. that they. too, have a kindergar- | ten in our garden. We never tell the story of Peter Rabbit that some little one does not pipe out with Peter can have all the carrots and radishes and parsley he wants from our garden" so one of the first beds planed is the car rot bed for Peter
 How is the child's character affect ed by a garden environment? In ev- cry way for good. Ones character is what one really is. in height and depth unmeasured save as one looks up into the blue. In breadth and width 'tis doubly distance, reaching as far as north is from the south and east is from the west and still further on with no limit to its growth. Where best can one expand to such measurements? Only out of doors. We are told here there is but one living temple in the universe and that is the body of man. How shall we lay the foundation stones for so magnificent a structure? Put the child before he is six into daily com munion with nature Each child is, in his own soul, an artist. Where can he best learn to express his art? In a garden with nature as his teach
 CT, for nature is the art of God. He may look into the heart of a flower and find a secret of his very own. He may gaze into the sky and receive an answer to his questioning mind which no one but himself can under stand and yet to his own satisfac tion. He listens, when alone in the open, for sounds have in them the harmony of the spheres; he hears and symphonies are set to music in his soul The bird sings to him and for him; the warble in the birds throat awakens the child to a belief in him. self; he is his own discoverer and finds he too has a wonderful instru- ment. He pauses to catch the trill and the vocal in him receives its in spiration. He touches the soil, the seed. the plant, the flower, the tree, the stick, the stone; the great sense of feeling is his and unconsciously he knows with Festus that
 We live in deeds, not years; in
 thoughts, not breaths;
 In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs.
 He most lives
 Who thinks most, feels the noblest,
 acts the best"
 In the garden, the sense of smell becomes rarely exquisite. While breathing, the lungs are filled with fresh, pure air and the whole being is permeated with the sweet Odors of rose and violet, of umbrella tree and alfalfa, of mint and lavender. The selfhood in the childs soul rises, the will reaches ont for in him the