Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-21

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Tbsss ass Z hundrsd ways In which
Mains On better hsr psofis In the merit
ten ysaes, bot ~ cannot even mention
half Of than hsrs tonight. am going TO
talk NV minutes aboat soms Of my own
hobbs, and yoa may have the whole
week for tbs discussion Of yours aftsr.
ward. 90 shall mot mention butter hi.
miikmaids Of fsRmsfs' unions, but viii
dwell On . low interests which are some
what diflsrsnt, but stali Important.
Dirigo Il direct, l issd) u the motto Of
this oommonwsalth, snd in many ways
the Saats hos proved true TO this ambi-
sious declaration. No state has been
bsttsr Known abroad BY its sfIlcisut and
honest sons. In Congress the pesdomi-
usting power Of TIE Maine dslssstion has
been . provsrb for gsnsratiou past.
Al hone the otsts 10 now showing her
self to b leader In the forefront Of
progress In many ways; shs has the only
clear typ Of stats university east Of tbs
Allegheny mountains; she recently
adopssd . rsisrsndum and initiative
systsm Of lsgislation; her inland fisheries
and eams laws are among the best, II not
the bsss Of the nation; her forestry regu.
iations and peotsction are unsxcsilsd any
whers in ths country; her systsms Of
taxation and charities have features that
are patterned after BY many sister states.
There are many other lines Of progress In
which The State has stood ct the front aed
Is still advancing. However, there Ar still
some directions In which the State can
make impeovsmsnt and realise further the
ambitious claims Of her motto.
Malss has not led In the Development Of
good roads and rural schools, bat this 10
due partly TO the scattered population and
the low vaius Of property - compared TO
the great distances 70 b covered BY her
Highways But re are making rapid
strides 70 place ourselves among the best
in this particular also.
row vuHsnxn 10 LEAD.
Allow me now 70 mention few ways in
which che people Of the State can carry
out bsstermens interests and still further
lead in orr own unique way:
I. Beaatify the country home. In her
evergrssns Maine has the most beautiful
decorative trees, summer and winter, that
grow upon the planet. There are thous-
auds OF country homes In our State sand
bare and cold, unprotected and shivering
in tbs vintry wind and snow, that might
- made jsvsls In . setting OF warm ever
green, their beauty increased. their value
enhanced and body OF sentiment built
about them In the hearts OF tho people.
Lane she walks with cedars. grow =
background OF spruces, and here and there
let towering, murmuring pine, like .
great harp, turn every wintry Wind into
gentle music. Now IL the time to set out
trees II you don't want 70 grow them from
seedlings. Almost any size Of tree can
be sst over II enough dirt IL taken up with
IL. Bsiect your tree in the pasture, dig .
trench around Il before the ground is
frossn deep. leaving . radius of dirt &C.
sording TO tie sise OF the trse; then, by
and By, aftcr the ground 10 frosen. pry out
the round solid mass with the trce and
You will and transportation easy and
trsnspisnta,ion safe. Transplanting can
Be done in the spring with care and safety,
but thsrs IL much more trouble with the
looss dirt; and than, that 10 the busy
season.
This Btate can make more Improvement
in this decade, according to the money
spsat, BY tree decorations than BY any
other method Of improvement.
SCHOOLS, cHuacHns, STATIONS.
We need . long campaign for the
beastifying OF churchysrds, school
house yards, railway stations and such
public places. Our bare and cherries
eharchysrds advertise the dryness Of
our religion and indicate weakness Of
feeling for the beauty Of this present life.
Many churches ars 90 located that they
cannot make much decoration, but with
nearly all Of them some things can be
done 10 show that II 10 . place where
beauty and ideals arc stimulated.
II u not to b wondered that our chill
drsn grow mp without feeling for and
idsas Of beauty in Some OF these things,
whom 20 many OF our school yards are
totally devoid Of everything that appeals
to the eye or that Gale for care and pro-
lection. Childrsn can not grow up aud
play among these battered fences, bare
yards and cherries surroundings OF our
public school grounds without thinking
that they are all right, and afterwards
they arc liable 70 be satisfied with such
things about their own homes. II Ii .
crime against the next generation TO allow
the children to get their education under
such conditions Of careiessness and
roughness - are found in most