The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-20
PLANT Trees URGES
PALATKA WOMAN SCLUb
A Worthy Creed for all
HOme-Makers.

Believing in the gospel of good
things, | pledge myself to beautify
and keep beauteous the landscape
from my upper window. The four
sides of my habitation shall be with
out offense to the sense of my neigh
Dor or the stranger within my sight.
The way before my door, my neigh
boris door, or the thoroughfare of
trade l will not abuse or put to I'M
worthy use. In every way consis-
tent with my station and citizenship,
l will encourage tidiness by work and
example; | will help to make the coun-
try beautiful"
"He profits most who serves best
No matter where you live, or who
you are, or what you are, or what
your family history, or family name,
or your wealth, or station-you owe
a service. To those who render their
service in life gladly, happily, I'M
grudgingly, with the aim to do the
greatest good to the greatest number,
there are flowers along the way, the
approval of conscience and the world,
and sunshine and singing birds and
green trees
The tree planting and winter gar
den season is here. And general
movement for the planting of trees is
a long stride towards public and per-
sonal righteousness. 1t is proof posi-
tive of desire for human comfort. civ
ic beauty and community. The
groves were Gods first temples.
The character of people is usual
ly in keeping with the appearance of
their municipal surroundings. What
is it that adds more to the beauty
of city than tree lined streets and
yards, of lawns green with grass and
fragrant with the bloom of flowers
and plants? These make most IA
vorable and lasting impressions on
visitors and better it creates local
pride among folks at home.
Once started the tree helps itself
along as scarcely anything else of
real value ever does. Out of a
small initial cost comes valuable re
suits. A tree grows while we sleep. |
J. NJ. Foy, who lives out on the old
Pencil road-four miles from town,
has red gym trees 40 feet high and |
"a inches around, grown from the
seed in six years. Lewis A. Smith |
of this city has a six year old pecan |
tree from which he has sold $24
worth of nuts this year.
The tree drinks in sunshine and |
gathers food from out the viewless
air. and from the watery compounds |
of the ground in which it stands. 1t |
draws in nitrogen through its leaves
acting as lungs, and these falling to
the ground help to make soil for
the use of man.
Roadways, sidewalks and buildings !
depreciate in value, but the tree keeps
on increasing in attractiveness and
worth as the years troop along,
The tree is the most valuable thing
to man on earth, next to himself and
family. 1t provides him with fruits
and materials for his habitation-his
ships, his wagons and many things,
even the newspaper he reads is made
from the wood of the tree.
1t furnishes grateful shade from
the summer sun, in it the birds build
their nests and sing, under it the
play and are glad that all
is well in the world.
1t has inspired poets to write Won
derful lines. and under it lovers have
sat and whispered sweet condolences.
A tree, one like the great spread
ing oak in the Burt Park on River
Street has millions of leaves, and
these if placed individually like
blades of grass, upon plot of ground,
will cover and beautify several acres.
Thus, this tree though it occupies
with its trunk but small space, does
and potentially for the at
mosphere what a wide spreading lawn
does in vitalizing the air and regu-
ating the temperature.
In Washington, Presidents, Con
Diplomats and other nota-
lies. have planted trees, and they are
lnown in many cases by the names