Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 17, 1920, Page 7

e S PR e . SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 19% LAYING OUT SCHOOL GROUNDS Room Not Necessary for Playing Space Should Be Devoted to Flowers and Shrubs. M. F. Ahearn, professor of landscape gardening at the Kansas State Agricul- tural college, tells some interesting points to be kept in min¢ in planning the country school yard. “There should be sufficient room for a baseball diamond, a basketball court, a volleyball court and a tennis court,” Professor Ahearn says. “In all in- stances the playground apparatus should be provided first. In many . rural districts there will necessarily ‘be only a few pupils and there will not be a call for so large a playground area as where the enrollment is larger. Perhaps the basketball court and the baseball diamond will be sufficient for the needs of the ordinary country school. “Evergreens are best for windbreaks. Elm and hackberry are best for shade. When the grounds are large enough, a “small grove of trees will be a great asset to the utility and beauty of the school. “In all instances only hardy trees and shrubs should be planted, because they have to stand the attacks of small boys and the trying conditions of sum- mer when they are usually neglected. The country school without trees and + “shrubbery is llke a picture without a frame.” KEEP THE PAINTBRUSH BUSY Real Economy, and Adds Enormously to Appearance and Length of Service. Painting adds greatly both to the . appearance and service of all buildings and appliances. One may buy ready -mixed paints, or may purchase paste pigments and oil and mix them. All surfaces should be clean and dry be- fore they are painted. Use a priming coat made of equal parts of paint and inseed oil and cover with one or more -coats of paint, which should be thor- oughly brushed into the surface. ,Whitewash is the cheapest of all paints and may be used either for ex- ‘terior or interior surfaces. It can be .made by slaking about ten pounds of quicklime in a pail with two gallons of water, covering the pail wlth cloth or burlap and allowing it to “slake for ofies hour. Water is then added to ‘bring the whitewash to a consistency which mdy be applied readily. A weatherproof whitewash for exterior qurfaces may be made as follows: (1) Slake one bushel of quicklime in i12 gallons of hot water, (2) dissolve 2 ‘pounds of common salt and 1 pound ot aulp)mte of zinc in 2 gallons of boiling 'water; pour (2) into (1), then add 2 gallons of skim milk and mix thor- ‘'oughly. Whitewash is spread lightly over the surface with a broad brush. Fruit Trees on City Lots. The planting of dwarf fruit trees, ‘including a species of pear tree which ;may be trained fan-shape on a trellis and a peach tree which will bear fruit ‘next year in the demonstration gar- idens In many states, ought to awaken ‘householders generally where detach- ‘ed dwellings are the rule to the im- |pomnce of making their yards pro- iductive. Fruit trees will thrive in any ‘zood soil. They do not require much v‘\ lattention beyond pruning and spray- .'ing. In France fruit trees have been \growing along the highways for cen- turies. They serve the double purpose of shade and profit. Charles Lathrop 'Pack, president of the American For- iestry agsociation, says that if city ‘dwellers were to give as much atten- tion to the planting of fruit trees as some of them have given to back-yard ‘vegetable gardens they would soon be producing a large amount of fruit “f. 0. b. the kitchen.” Beautify the Home. There are so many native shrubs, vines and flowers to be planted about the farm homes that their absence is a deplorable fact. In a recent drive of a thousand miles we saw only four farm houses where attention had been paild to beautify them. Naturally, they were noticed. Don’t dot the lawn with fantastic flower beds of an- nual flowers. Put hardy shrubs around the foundations, the taller gowing ones behind. Then in front of these plant the perennial flowers such as iris, cro- cus, narcissus, peony, sweet Willlam, phlox, etc. Keep the lawn open. A few ivy or wild grape vines make a hideous outhouse less moticeable, Shrubs can be transplanted in winter. Get as much soil with them as possi- ble, and tamp the roots firmly In place. —Farm Life. General Interest in City Building. It is interesting to note that in the past year the public, more than ever before, has participated in the financ- ing of the nation’s operatlons. We are coming to a thorough realization of the . fact that the general investing pubiic should be given an gpportunity to share in these operations. This is opening up for the benefit of the realty market a vast reservoir of capital, and it is giving the public an opportunity to participate in the fruits of the gen- eral development of our American cities.—Boston Herald. DIDN'T QUITE GET THE IDEAI Japanese Geisha Girl Meant Well, But American Traveling Man Remained Hungry. Baron Rempei Kondo, president of the Japan Mail Steamship company, sald at a dinner that he gave recently In New York: “The Japanese are a very clean people. I know an American traveler who will testify to this. “The traveler, half famished, made his way one day into a teahouse in a remote Japanese village. The geisha girl ushered him into a spotless, airy room, and brought him a cup of un- sweetened tea. As he could speak no Japanese, he tried to explain by signs that he wanted a full meal, but the girl, though she smiled politely, failed to understand. “So the traveleyr thought he would resort to another means. He took out his notebook and pencil, drew a fish and an egg, and handed the drawing to the geisha. This time she laughed delighted®, clapping her hands and ran from the room. “The traveler was pleased. He waited contentedly for his meal. Five or ten minutes passed. Then the door opened, and two attendants staggered in with a portable bath, brimful of hot water, and a cake of soap.” Strike Oil in Morocco. Important petroleum developments are expected from the French districts of Morocco where one small well, lo- cated at Dgecel, Is producing three tens of oil a day. Twelve more wells are belng drilled. Government com- mittees supervising supplies of gaso- line for France are considering leas- ing the petroleum springs at Pechel- brown, Alsace, a short distance north- west of Strasbourg. Exemption of pe- troleum from import duty is contem- plated, and many important industries are transforming their furnaces so that oil may be burned instead of coal. SECRETARY GETS $3000 SALARY Mr. F. W. Zehm laid a solid foundation for his life work when he took a secretarial ¢ourse at Dakota Business Col- lege, Fargo, N. D., several years ago. He now is secretary for a theatrical company in Montana at $250 a month. the Northwest employ D. B. C. bers. ternational by that firm. “Follow the $ucce55ful.” formation. Pneumonia often follows a - Neglected Cold KILL THE COLD} giLrS CASCARAE-D QUININ " BROMIDE Standard cold nmdy for 20 years —in_tablet form—safe, sure, no nplltu—brfikl up a cold m 24 hours—relieves grip in 3 das ltmly hek h hnls ‘:‘;\n‘ ith H Hlll w r. ¥ icture. 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