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able to persuade those insects to leave
my flower bed and board. So I turned
the place over to them.
This year, however, am having my
revenge. Our garden Is, to all appear
ances, just as usual. In the early Spring
I spaded. hoed, hummed and went
through all the motions of gardening,
while the bugs and slugs gathered from
miles around to watch me. In every
flower bed I placed neat rows Of sticks.
each bearing a label with the name of
flower on it clearly printed.
But-and here is where my fendish
cunning asserts itSelf-there are no
bulbs under those sticks. There Is not
seed in my entire garden!
The insects, Of course, do not know
this. Attracted by the mendacious
labels they continue to wait patiently
for the flowers to appear. Many Of
them have already strayed to death or
been devoured by their comrades Old
age and deprivation are accomplishing
what Paris green failed to do. Soon
they will all be gone and then ! can
attempt little actual gardening.
In the mean time I am getting my
flowers from the florist down on the
corner. Mother Nature is all right In
her way, but she isn't half so depend
able as @. PappapouloS.
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there was only Junior, the pet geranium,
who lived in pot on the window Sill.
Junior required very little attention and
seemed to thrive on dust and dead flies.
Having raised Junior from mere slip
with so little effort, was inclined to be
optimistic about the entire vegetable
kingdom. looked at the world through
geranium- colored glasses.
Phoebe" said. pointing to double
page illustration in the seed catalogue,
there is no reason why we can't have a
garden like that in our own back yard.
Wouldn't you like one Of those arched
trellises covered with roseS?"
Yes" said Phoebe. "All we'd need
would be a ribbon labeled Success
Then we could open a delicatessen."
'Of course, our garden wouldn't be
very elaborate" continued. But after
ALL 1t isn't the flowers themselves
want; it's the fun of raising them"
I'm glad you feel that way about 1t. !"
said Phoebe. 1T will save you lot OF
heartacheS."
Her lack Of enthusiasm spurred me
on, and I went out and bought Tor
nidable assortment of garden tools, In
GLIDING an English digging fork. Il
shovelplough hoe, plant spray, prun-
ing shears, rake, a spade, trowel
and a kneeling-mat Later I added
to this collection a flrst-aid kit, lni-
ment and a pair of clutches.
There are, in this age of SPECIALIZE
ton. two distinct types of gardening;
offensive and defensive. In my i'm
petuous boyish fashion, went in for
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clinging to their boot heels. Not a
sign Of any bugs or slugs crawling over
their collars. One could not blame the
dramatis personae for wanting to spend
all their spare time in such en idyllic
place. used to wonder how they had
the heart to tear themselves away from
1t in time for the grand ensemble at
the end Of Act III.
All in all. the contemporary drama
fists made garden seem most desir-
able adjunct to a home, and / deter
mined to have one some day-a small
garden with hollyhocks against the wall,
q stone bench and a sundial. I would
spend my old age there; every sunny
afternoon, with my gnarled hands
clasped over the head of my cane, I
would sit on the stone bench, listening
to the drone Of the bumblebees among
the hollyhocks and feeling the ants
crawl up and down the back Of my
neck
Well it just goes to show that If you
want something. and want 1t badly
enough, you generally get something
else. That is the law of compensation.
Here / am with the small garden, the
wall, the bench, the sundial, the cane,
the gnarled hands (the preliminary
phases Of gardening are excellent for
gnarling the hands,, the ants and the
bumblebeeS. And here, on page SO of
the seed catalogue, are the hollyhocks.
MY flower garden started in modest
A'A way, and it is continuing in a way
that is downright deprecatory. At first
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Getting Back at Nature by Outtrickng the Wary Garden

The tulips and dahlias had name
tags, too. when they were all planted
each with its stick and its label, our
garden resembled a gigantic pin cush-
ion; had to pick my way about
cautiously, like a tightrope walker,
using my hoe as balancing rod.
X \ X
RY the time the first pale green shoots
appeared (baby gladioli they werel
the Summer was we'll advanced and our
garden was seething with life-insect
life Beetles bugs and worms came
from far and near to burrow in our
back yard Holes were selling eight
weeks in advance. An army of ants
hung around the place for weeks, ap-
parently under the impression that we
were going to raise peonies.
There is something honest and unas-
Stunning about bug; it will look you in
the eye frankly without Sinking But
worms are deceitful. You never know
where you are with a worm-or when.
Both ends look alike and If you try to
pin it down to some definite course of
action it writhes around in embarraSs-
ment like kindergarten prina donna
who has forgotten her lines.
Finally, after weeks Of chemical war
fare, I realized that I would never be
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the residence Of A. C. p. Shoemaker.
Seventh street road"
Two days later The Star printed this
item:
Yesterday q large number Of our
citizens attended the funeral of the late
Henry Ould, from the residence of Mr.
Pierce Shoemaker, near Brightwood,
and followed the remains to near
Pierce'S Mill, where they were inferred
A delegation Of Beacon Lodge, No. IS,
Of which the deceased was a member,
was present
MIR. Ould was nearly half q century
ago teacher Of the school at the corner
of Fourteenth and G streets, then
known as the Western Lancasterian
School, and many of our Oldest citizens
were taught by him to read, write and
cipher"
JOSHUA L. HENSHAW began teach
ing at the First District School,
corner Of Fourteenth and @ streets, in
1896, and it is probable that Henry
Ould continued to teach here until that
date. In 1849, the year Mr.. Henshaw
resigned this position, he was assisted
in the female department by his wife,
Mrs. S. @. Henshaw, and by Miss
Frances Henshaw, the latter volunteer
ing her services.
Miss HenShaw instructed the girls in
fancy work and taught music as well,
and seems to have been the pioneer in
the District public schools in teaching
music and in instructing in manual
training.
In lS4s. the ages Of the scholars at
this school ranged from to Is years,
and in studies from the alphabet to the
higher branches of knowledge. During
this year the following received premi-
ums: Susan Clokey, Ann Emma Barron,
Mary Gallagher, Catherine Gradey,
Mary Frier. Edith Henshaw, Mary
Brannon, Margaret Leath, Joanna
Miller, Rose Connaughton, Euphemia
Baxter, Elizabeth Fowler, Anna Fowler,
Eliza Padgett, Mary Gradey, Ellen Ten
ley, Miss Willie r. Barron, Margaret
Godfrey, Mary j. Grant, James F.
owens, John 2. Collision. James Crog-
gorl, Josiah v. Grant, Charles Laporte,
Joseph Godfrey. Dennis Gallagher,
John Conner, Henry Hewlett, Howard
Hewlett. Chapman OuranG, Isaac Jones,
Jesse M. Ferguson, Robert Ferguson.
James Collins, Charles Denham, Samuel
Clokey, Joseph Plowman, James w.
Ashton George T. Cassell, James Cas-
sidy, Thomas Fowler and Joseph
Fowler.
James Croggon, we'll remembered by
many Of our citizens, with Anna Emma
Barron, were the medal scholars in July,
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Tm-hats
the Only Way Best the Pest Is to Trick Him.

both. and bought several agricultural
weapons which proved absolutely use
less except as museum pieces. The
most offensive item in my equipment
was q ten-pound bag Of fertilizer.
After some experiment in planting
seeds and watching the neighbors'
chickens eat them, decided to raise
only the kind Of flowers that grow
from bulbS-tuberoses and syringas, for
instance. 1t takes q chicken so much
longer to eat a bulb than a seed that
often you can get out of the house
and shoe 1t away before irreparable
damage has been done.
GO set out batch of gladiolus bulbs
first. placing them in holes about
six inches deep at intervals of two
hours. Above each one I placed a
stick with tag on it bearing the name
Of the flower that was expected.
Gladioluses-or gladioh Cor "glads,"
as we old flower fanciers call them)-
have names like race horses. Our first
gladiolus bed included Bengal Tiger,
Jenny Lind, Mrs. L. Douglas, Giant
Myrtle, Lady Ophelia Hendershot Rev.
A. j. Rumble, Old Subscriber and Mr..
ana MIS-. AQuASon Miner. There was
one little bulb that had lost its identifi-
cation papers, and as we did not know
what its name was, We called it John
Doe.
had some doubt as to the propriety
Of putting Lady Ophelia Henderson,
and Rev. A. J. Rumble In the same bed.
but Phoebe assured me that it would
be all right. You must remember. /"
she said, that this isn't an old-fash-
Toned garden"
1t was quite exciting lining up the
bulbs at the start and the back-fence
spectators cheered wildly. Jenny Lind
was an odds-on favorite because she
had already begun to sprout a little
before put her in the ground, but I
put my money on Purple Glory, a 40
to-1 shot. Only six entries went to
the post Mrs L. Douglas and Old Sub
scriber having been scratched by
bantam rooster who got through the
fence when I wasn't looking.
For days and days we waited eagerly
for the gladioli to appear. Meanwhile
to relieve the tension, I planted some
tulips and dahlias. TITS too late for
tulips" protested Phoebe, who had been
reading the Old Farmers Almanac,
land much too early for dahlias."
Better late than never" I replied
cheerily. And as for the dahlias, the
early bulb gets the worm."
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to this school from the boys school in
the basement of the Central Presbyte-
rian Church, and during the year 1850
the services of Mrs. Henshaw were
continued.
In 1851 the female department was
transferred to the German Hall, on
Eleventh street near F. and the Male
Primary School took its place. along
with Alfred Lindsay, whose previous ex-
perience had been with the Boys Pri-
mary School No. /, in Eighteenth street
near street northwest. Mr. Kelly con-
tinued as principal until 1884, during
which year the Female Primary School
was transferred to the basement OF
Union Chapel on Twentieth street
northwest.
In 1850 medals were awarded to Will
liam Goldsborough, Anna E. Collins and
Edith o. HenShaU, and premiums were
presented to Robert Ferguson. James
Croggon, Edward Sipe, Charles Davis
James Maddox. James Given, Samuel
Collins, Georgianna Shields. Ellen Nor
ris, Anna K. Fowler, Mary Gallagher
Elizabeth Fowler, Harriet Spellman and
| Mary Morris. William Goldsb0rough
received the medal. and under his as
sistant, Alfred Lindsay. who taught the
Male Primary, the medal was awarded
to w. D. Lindsay. In the combined
classes the premiums were awarded to
Robert Ferguson, J. P. Powell, w. T
Powell, Joseph Roberts. William God
dard, James Croggon, Charles c. Bor-
land Edward Sipe, William Gould
Walter Sims, Warren White. Charles
Anderson. Noble Magee, J. F. MADDOX,
j. B. F. Sothoron, D. w. Prentiss, c. H
Coburn, w. H. Bates, r. S. v. Talbot,
Dennis Magee, Van Buren, Triplett, w.
H. Moran, James Z. Cassidy, j. T. Cas-
sidy, Charles T'illett, Charles Bradley,
r. NJ. Clokey, L. p. Clarke, J. e. Given
and William Clampit>.
4 4 #
IN 1861 the Jefferson Stable School
became Primary School No. l and
Miss M. ]. Richie became principal in
charge Of q class OF girls. The follow
ing year Alkaline K. Lowe succeeded
Miss Richie as principal Of the Female
intermediate School and continued as
such during a part Of the years 1853
and 1884.
Helen Z. williams taught the Female
intermediate here during the years
1865, 1866 and 1867, after which 1t was
temporarily abandoned. Mrs. M. I.
Sampson began teaching here in 1870
and the school became the Male Pri-
mary School No. 9 of this division.
In 1871 it again became o girls school,
and Mary C. McGfll was assigned to
Female Primary No. 7. Mrs. Maria e.
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SAILING along through snowstorm,

SAILING along through a snowstorm,
apparently making its usual trip
with mail and passengers to Salt Lake
City, a mail plane suddenly went out
Of control and dived January IS and
the pilot and his two passengers seemed
doomed. Word went out that the plane
waS missing and other planes went out
in search of it.
Finally it was found damned against
windswept ledge of rock in the Ruby
Mountains of Nevada.
What followed is another heroic deed
to add to the long list credited to the
forest rangers of the Department Of
Agriculture.
Word was flashed of the location of
the plane. Ranger August Rohwer Of
the Humboldt National Park quickly
summoned a rescue party and started
for the wreck. Leaving at night, the
party led by Rohwer went on horseback
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RESCUE IN BLIZZARD.

| into the face of driving snowstorm
and soon found conditions so bad they
were forced to take turns going ahead
on snowshoes to break path for the
horses.
Finally, after almost superhuman eff
fort, they reached the plane at 1880 in
the morning. They found the pilot
semi and the two passengers
suffering from shock and cold.
The victims Of the crash were bun
died up and placed on horseback. and
then the grueling trek back got under
way. After six and a half hours of
lighting with the blizzard the party
reached the safety of a ranch.
The heroic action of Rohwer and his
party was recognized by the department
and Secretary Hyde sent letter COM
mending the ranger for the courage and
ability which led him so quickly to the
spot.
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BY WEARE HoLBROoK.

"A n ANY q man has set out to be
M gardener and ended by becom-
N ing an entomologisk Until
1 i took up horticulture I had
always supposed that an ear
wig was an early Anglo-Saxon noble
man. Now know better. Earwigs are
what you get when you plant dahlias.
In the short time We have had our
garden I have acquired a modest repu-
tation as an authority on pests such as
cutworms, beetles, sow bugs, snails,
slugs, grasshoppers, chickens. children
and Airedale puppies. And after weeks
Of research in various uncomfortable
positions have come to the conclusion
that where there is fora there is bound
to be fauna-not to mention larva
and poor little pupa. The combination
is inevitable. One cannot appreciate
the beauty Of green, growing things
without approaching also the industry
If black crawling things-their patience,
persistence and philoprogenitiveness. A
trip through our garden is really sort
Of parasite seeing expedition.
If EGdn't taken that course in con-
temporary drama at college perhaps
never would have been so keen about
gardens. But the lords and ladies In
the English drawing room comedies
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we're always on their way to or from the
garden. and although it was all hear
say one got the impression that q
garden must be very interesting place
The lovely Lady Eleanor invariably
paused, as she made her exit, to remark
significantly: IF you want me, Geoffrey,
shall be in the garden" The heroic
Sir Lionel was ever ready upon the
slightest provocation to go out into the
garden and give his villainous half
brother an opportunity to abstract the
will from behind the sliding panel in
the library wall. Ronald, the breathless
juvenile with buck teeth and an oxford
blazer, was eternally popping in at the
French window and gaSping, II say
dash it-where's Gwen2" And Hickups,
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mfr. Strong John Thomson, the old
est teacher in the Public Schools of
the District, died at an early hour yes
terday morning at his home, l107 5th
street.
"The news Of Mr. Thomson's death
will be cause OF genuine sorrow and
regret to a very wide circle, for during
the many years of his history as a
teacher several thousand boys sat under
him and there is not one who has not
today vivid memories OF the man who
led them along the paths of learning.
A large number of Mr.. Thomson's boys
have achieved prominence in various
walks of life and no small share Of the
credit for their success is due to the
thorough training he gave them.
NNTR. THOMSON was born Decem-
Avn Der 10, 1919, and was therefore in
his seventy-eighth year. About 10 days
before the Christmas holidays he was
taken i'll, but was able to go back for
a couple Of days. With the new year
his illness took serious turn and he
failed rapidly. He awoke shortly before
o'clock yesterday morning, but told
his wife that he would soon be asleep
again. A few moments later his breath
ing became heavy and labored and he
passed away without struggle.
"Mr. Thomsons life was comparative
ly uneventfM and yet he was one of
the most interesting men in Washing
ton and there are few whose death
would be more widely regretted. He was
born in this city and received his early
education here and later at Jefferson
College. He taught school for some
time in Maryland and in 1852 he COM
menced his connection with the public
schools Of the District. In 1854 he sue
cipal teacher of the first district male
school. With the exception of one brief
period, he had been connected with the
public schools ever since and for many
years he had been the principal Of the
Abbot School. During the regime of
Mayor Bowen there was considerable
talk of introducing mixed schools, COL
ored and white pupils together. Mr..
Thomson would not agree to such a
thing and he resigned. For several
years he was the principal of flourish
ing private school at Twelfth street
above K, but soon drifted back to the
public schools.
He was twice married, the second
time in 1896. to Georgia C. McGill of
this city, who survives him. He also
left son by his first wife. The son
lives In Maryland.
Mr.. Thomson was for many years q
prominent Mason and for more than 80
years he was the secretary of Eureka
Chapter. He brought to the duties of
that ONCE the same painStaking care
M "a a q teacher
and his loss to the order will be no small
one. He was thirty-Second-d degree
Mason, member of Federal Lodge, No.
l: Eureka Chapter. Columbia Command
cry. No. g. and the Scottish Rite. His
body will be removed to the Scottish
Rite Hall, 1907 G street, this evening
and will lie in state tomorrow. Tonight
the midnight Kadosh service will be
celebrated. There will be a command
cry service tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock, after which the remains will be
taken to GlenWood Cemetery for inter-
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the butler, was eternally replying, Miss
Gwendolyn Is in the garden, SIR"
y p
THE remarkable thing about these
l. of -stage gardens was the way the
lords and ladies could come hack from
them, looking as clean and fresh as II
they had just stepped out Of their dress
ing rooms (Which, as q matter OF fact,
they had. No scratches, no insect
bites; no cobwebs across the nose or
mud under the f1ngernails or fertilizer
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o. Henshaw and Anna e. Collins re-
ceived diplomas.
After Mr.. Henshaw resigned to teach
privately Samuel Kelly was transferred
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Rodier succeeded Miss McGill and
taught Female Secondary No. s
until 1875.
In 1872 Congress gave the Governor
Of the District of Columbia permission
to sell the property and to invest the
proceeds in other school property. 1t
was sold to Andrew Gleason, well
known Washington contractor of few
years back, for S7,70697. 1t later be-
came the carpenter shop Of Motley An
derson and continued as such until it
was demolished in 1886 to make way
for the Small Building.
It was at the Jefferson Stable School
that Strong John Thomson, noted
educator of his day, for many years
taught school, succeeding Mr.. Kelly in
1855 He was born in this city Decem-
Der Is, 1919, and died here at his home,
HOT Fifth street northwest, Sunday
Morning, January 10, 1897, and on the
following day his biography appears in
The Star, together with an account of
his funeral, which reads:
"STRONG JOHN DEAD.
THE Oldest Teacher in the Public
Schools.
HE Believed In Not Sparing the Rod.
ars,,nara1 Announcements
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1S4o, and Charles Davis, Robert Leh-
man, william Brown, Edward Sipe,
Henry Croggon, Susan B. Clokey, Mary
Kavanaugh, Amanda johnson, Edith
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