Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-30
AN ORNAMENTAL FARM

conducted with tobacco or wheat are
a1terrated with beautifully kept lawns.
These are shaded. but not too denselM,
With tree specimens. and flower beds
show what can be done with Canada =
largo variety or blossoms
One unusual feature or the grounds
is long patch OF different hedge
specimens. planted Ike so many rows
Of potatoes, There IL row OF ycT,
and closn beside II Il row OF sprucs.
and SO on, for a large arm II gives
the effect OF n display in shop. the
strips Of hedge suggesting picture
molding samples. or something of the
sort.
Another feature Of tho farm is the
floral run-dial. the dial Of which Is
marked out In red. yellow and green
coicus The dial is about 40 feet In
diameter. II Is laid out like the ordi-
mary sun-dial except that flower beds.
take the place Of the stone plate with
its lines Tho shadow is cast by a long
pole set at the proper angie.
This dial in said to give accurate sun
time hut the government docs not
depend on It. Just hack OF the SUN
dial is tho government observatory
which supplies standard time by mas
ter clocks.
Besides plant Investigations the gov
crrrnent conducts poultry and stock
experiments at tho Ottawa farm. Tn.
poultry section has n sign out over one
group OF cocps marked egg laying
contest Each year. II seems. Cana
diac farmers enter their hest hens in
government contest Of this sort The
hens are boarded at the government
farm and their laying records carefully
kept. Tho winner horome- a famous
bird. and other hens that rank high
arc consequently valuable to their
owners Last year the winning bird
laid "a eggs.
one of tho features Of OTTAWA which
attracts a good many Americans liz the
Archives building The United States
has hoen talking for a good many
years about a suitable storage place for
ats valuable documents and records.
Canada has such building. We read
on the brass plate outside that IL was
EugEcE ID in 112l. but like the United
States. Canada did not wish to rush
hastily into the matter. Nearly two
centuries Of thoughtful consideration
inieryened. and IN 1905 Canada erected
"a gray stone archives building II Is a
large building, but already. thu Of
f,oialr say. II is Inadequate.
Visitors soc only the halls and the
library on the first floor. Once. a good
deal moro was displayed to the public
and valuable documents shown. But
tourists insisted on handling tho fraE-
lie pa prs, and this resulted In crump-
! led edges, torn places. and dirty spots
So pradusily tho officials have become
less noSpits hle
only last week" the guide re-
marked in disgust, "A woman pokcd
her umbrella thru this valuable paint
ing. And he pointed to an obviously
patched place she Just wanted to
show her ftiend something in the pic
ture."
The library pf this building contains
few Of The old Canadian historic
papers protected under glass and
watched by a guard There arc aorVe-
Mrs Of General Wolfe hero. notably
his baby shoes and letter written by
him, And there are many tattered old
Tags Of Canadian wars.
PLANS FOR A MUSEUM
A few exhibits Of what Is eone DIV
going TO he fine Canadian war Mn.
scum are here. too. Canada's war irc
rhted and souvenirs are now packed
to the roof of specially built wsrr-
house As vet no plans are going for
ward for museum. not until the war
and its financial burdens are laid
aside
OF the war things here th- one tina,
strikes people as being especially in
tereattnE is the military hesddrass Of
Prince Joachim, one of the eons OF
the FORMER Kaiser. The cap ls gray
of Australian oppneum. with scarlet
woolen flap across fhe top and Osprey
feathers sticking un In thn front
IT is difficult to see ottawa without
comparing and contracting II with
Washington. Rideau Han. where the
Governor General Of Canada. now Lord
sNnE, lives Is very different from our
White House. II Is an old farm house
set far hack in . park of nearly 90
acrea long avenue Of Canadian
Naples lends up to tho mansion. Re-
tween the dense foliage and hish
fence all around tho Erourds. visitors
can only glimpse the house thru the
trees.
Only by special permission or hy in
Nltauon ,n the gates open to siranr-
ers. Tho Duke of Devonshire. n for.
iner Governor General did however.
establish n precedent in this connec-
ton. He opened part Of Rideau Hail
CrntlnNs To the Children of rb,.