New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-03
TRIALS OF A GARDEN.
Its Products Nipped in the Bud by
Youn gsters' Curiosity.

Roosevelt strest ~ the vicinity % Cherry Hi IS
not precisely q rursl retreat but al Tire vacation
playground in Public School - they have set N a
family q BUTTERFLIES sad q cornheld and = bean
patch snd nast--1iurn bed. The butterflies are
yellow and white and where the exquisite Great
ures originally came from n that wilderness 90
raRpickers' cellars lines q unsnowy washing and
rows - filthy tenement houses Is a mystery which
none q THE little mothers. or the big mothers
e.tLer. who have fr-guented the place since July
cs- solve.
PERHAPS they migrated from the Jersey wilds on
ore 81 Ire FIRST daily bouquets which Miss Anna r.
Raeder. lie young principal. brought with her for
distribution among Ter gazeue-eyed tangle-haired
italian charges. Anyway. the little immigrants
are there ana when school opens early arrivals
0iI ENJOY the pretty sight % butterfly fitting
atout under the roots OF Brooklyn Bridge. among
Gle depressed looking sunhowers and the blasted
The e.rls practically ate THE sunhowers Up in
81 olr love f1r polly seeds and the corn viii
lr GOOD for anything. because TIE same enter
ur-sirr Hounr persons keTc pulling the ears open
- ~." laT t-er were getting on. The consequence
was ,hly G-lat scr a. al
FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES.
Tie playground was one O: fifteen Instituted this
Tr-- hv r.e Board ~ E6lca-iC1 FOR mothers ana
children solely LATTE mothers and little fathers
WHO brought babes were admitted. 50 Madeline
who IS only hve herself. has come every day. lug
Firs in her arms the fat brother, aged one 20
whose care she oevutes aer waking hours
de- RI weight = her .auliuo-
Madeline speaks 20 English she smiles ~ you
good Language. al things considered. Then, any
way she can see that the 1tEe. little mothers lay
baby falls asleep IN soup = has 70 be taken out
g MAKE room! To- ~11-avake baby All. clever
htue notlers. l5sy pineh their babies % keep
oniv chs1oe they have 70 crochet TIE eTeTIas,i-c
cotton laces and red wool HhaVls os the East Side
work Wanted 70 have ven ih6a EspBy ssi5 i Mss s
Raeder. And that's what they are-these so 20
90 children. those - OF 50 motAers Happiness and
bs-6 ard fast FvsfSr1 q frs-rlctio aT6 i-s--r1s-
rion, but pleasant and elastic round % singing.
,Soss Nc W. ana for iis Others. housase9irg
81 cute little hack stoop. CT SAND gardens rama
weaving
UNIQUE VACATION.
oas young gu. who is employed in printing O.
Gee spent her two weeks holiday tending babies
a. the playground - gave tie babies little moth
ere a respite ana she-oh. she had such good
tina, she said u we a. the vacation she had
TIE toregr. shy nothers most CT whom spend
their dsyH picking -lgs learn thing OF two when
they For ;nsJance, how il feels 70 have some
s TIE ssS io5k Ina, N sweeps 50 ssfo s' tStr
Faces the nTsl time this strange experience hap
Ss.roes.svs Of me aen aaS boys to rash tor tie
only chair. sKclSiulinE = got i"
Dreaming OF Ter q week AID Crying about when she
woke % came frls-the playground closed no
paper sae dressed & materials brought by the
sir.s ana Ssshee sspecis-!y tQr me purpose, cause
elers' CAP. 81 Co2ey tslsEds n sand or III Troya-
Touss Il ne to S IN CO Ha Ps G:1 new few
days Ggo 4 al sIn.abls sailor hGd not pulled her
~ s,;tis tsth..S 10 BABY ass-iy as big as Elm.
eek are fnoonsolsb,e- BIT none OF them feel as
OF Showing OF her rev baby. But the baby is only
thcee Gays ola-qaite 100 young for exhoition pm,
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