Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23

things7 Are you merely q boss gardener,
working through other hands, or hard
working deliver In the soil with your own
fingers7 Are you a fancy gardener just
experimenting or are you common gar
dener, practically cultivating the luscious
tomato, the savory onion and the costly
tuber?
Just for instance, there's Edison Rich the
lawyer for a railroad, and there's Lucius
Wakeley, the railroad man. To take the
last first, Mr.. Wakeley has recently let
II be understood he has trifled with a gar
den to the extent that he has received an
income Of 39lh cents. something like that,
for an outlay OF anywhere from $50 to $7.
Evidently Mr.. Wakeley Is not a natural
born gardener and doesn't easily make
friends with the vegetable family that pays
so many bills for other people. At that,
he may have secured a great deal OF salts
faction from making anything grow, and
possibly some flower or shrub that has
won his loving care may have recompensed
him for all his effort. And let It be said
here, no effort in a garden is wasted, for
esthetically or in his physical improvement
man wins some profit.
Mr.. Rich was becoming of portly habit
or indicated a leaning that way, which
Naturally, too, being connected with the
Union Pacific railroad. Mr.. Rich believes
in irrigation, so a garden close at hand
that could be worked with a hose was not
the thing for him. He secured a lot across
the street from his home which is we'll
below grade, so that he would have to
take walking exercise while at the same
time carrying water to his vegetables to
show the virtues of hand irrigation. The
descent to the garden from the street level
and the trip back was exactly needed TO
properly stretch and exercise certain mus
cles So faithfully has Mr.. Rich stuck to
his gardening that he has lost a good deal
OF waist line, is brown and healthy, rapidly
becoming athletic and hard and has al
ready enjoyed the fruits of his toll on his
own table with Joyous satisfaction. II
would have required considerable money
to get those early vegetables away from
Mr.. Rich He knows that his method of
gardening pays and has a more elaborate
scheme inepbating for next season.
Dewey Has "A winning Plan.
Frank Dewey the deputy county clerk,
bought an extra lot next to his home
several years ago wherein to prove some
theories OF his own concerning the right
way to run a home garden. He first bought
uSu 10 sCtdlCn Nne 6Tounu properly dnu
later solace hungry hour. Then he saw
to 1t that his three boys were imbued with
the right spirit TO become successful tend
ers of a real garden. He encouraged them
in every way possible to develop a love
for the work OF planting, pulling weeds,
hoeing and cultivating. AS a result Mr..
Dewey Is one OF the most successful
gardeners in Omaha. far as variety OF
product goes, and the Dewey garden has
won prizes at the Young Mems Christian
association vegetable shows for the last
two or three years. Mr. Dewey works two
lots at least the boys put in lots OF work
on papa's preserves and are happy In their
success II makes Dewey happy 10 see
the boys SO industrious and he IL proud
OF his garden.
"CAp' Thomas a Specialist.
Captain Dexter L. Thomas Is an expert
eneed gardener. who works in his own
truck patch like q hired man. Colarabi
is his speciality at this particular time
because 1t u so rare q plant in Omaha