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TUTC OMAHA SUNDAY JlKK: AriUL 4, 1915. 7 A OMAHA GARDENS TO BEAUTlfr THE CITY Ciyio League Begins Its Active Spring Campaign for Improv ing Home Plot. PLANS FOR ITS SUMMER WORK The cnrdrn contest rommlttaa of tjie Clvlo lrngxifi entrra upon Ita third yrar with the hopra of proving- Ita value to the city on broader llnoa, and enlisting; thi hearty, sympathetlc'co-opcratlon of tverv j. man, woman ana cnua in Ita earneat er v fort to make the city a cleaner, more beautiful one to Uve in. We have thn ! materials, the climate, the opportunities and the people to do It, aa It la being done ! y other places, splendidly, enthusias tically, and certainly we muet not fall In rank-behind other cities of our class. Sprlntr ,1s the xeeason of energy. It hrlnprs new stirrings, and everyone. In spite of himself and his cares. Beta cheer ful and (rows optimistic. The simplest garden may reveal a love liness the "most elaborately designed one may never know. There la no age limit,' id no fee required to enter in the con test now opened, and it la hoped that among the entrants there will be Jiiany hundreds of children, for the home gar den movement ties the Interest of the little ones to their own homes and gar dons and such property as may be avail able o them. t'oiiiui'Hfi's In t'hnrarc ' The committees of the Civic league that will have charge of the gardening in Omaha during the coming season are: Harden Contest Committee 11. C Pe ters, chairman; Mis. Lowtle Chtlds, Mts, Z. T. IJndjey, Mrs. Ueorge A. Joalyn, Mrs. Ourdon V. Wattles, Mia. Albert W. Jefferls, Mrs. Milton T, Barlow, Mrs Ar thur C, Smith, Mrs, Luther Kounlte, T, It. Klinballf P. V, Kuhns, H. Kob'ers. H. noorly. 1'i-ot. E, t'. Graft, H, 8. Welter. C. C. Chase, C. W. Hamilton, P, A, iJro Kn, Kdftar H. Hoott. Kobert Cowell, Roy 'fowl, secretary.- v Advisory Committee T. R, Kimball, chairman; Mrs. Oeorge A, Joalyn, Mm, Iowrle Chllds, Mrs. Ourdon W. Wattles, Mrs. Albert V, Jofferls, R. C. Petern, Henry Duorly, Francis A. nrogan. - Southeast Visiting Committeu Mrs, Vic tor Caldwell, chairman; Mrs. Charles ; Oifutt. Mrs. Theodore H. Ringufalt, Mrs. ii nu rit Chase, Visa Uthel HolmquUt, Mifs Uretchen McConne.l, Dr. Harold Gif ford, Victor B. Caldwell, Clement Cliaa. Northeast Vlsitlns Committee Mrs. OeorK" U. Prliia,. chairman Mto, Chr.es N. Dicta, Mra. SS. T, Lindsay, MUs Gladys Peters, Miss Elizabeth Pickens, Guidon W. Wattles, C. W. Hamilton, Herbert K"gers. ; . Southwest Visiting Committee Mrs. U ,F. Crofoot, chatt-mant Mrs John Bald win, Mrs. Juanph Barker, Mlaa Daphne Peters, Miss Catherine Thumtnel, Charles T. Kolintse, Mrs. Edward isaan, h.ar If. Scott, Osgood T. Kastman. ' Northwest Vlattliig Committee Mrs. Y. I Kltkenclal!, chairman; Mra. A. L.. Reed, Mra. -C. M, Wtihalm, Mra. Wwrren si. Blackweli. MlssHarrt H. fcinlth, Miss Helen ticobie, C, li..-' Wllhjlrn, - jojopti Baldtige. Henry Wyman. i Dtvlalon luto Districts. Districts The city' is divided Into four districts "by Farnam and Twenty-fourth streets. The southeast district lie ai'uth of Farnam and east,, of Twenty.fourth, the northeast dlstrlot lies north of Far nam and east of Twenty-fourth ' the ' southwest district-lies south of Farnam and west of Twenty-fourth, the north vest dlstrlot Ilea north of Farnam and west of Twenty-fourth, and all are within j 'the city limits. '.V ',. v . : Prises In each of the ; ' four district ; there will be awarded vthree cash prizes for the greatest Improvement .In any tot or group of lota, made during, the sessen-of 1516. The first prize will be $16, the second 10 and tr third C " Entries Application- blanks may .be v filled out and mailed to oy TowL 112 City Natonal bank buildlrlg, Omaha, on orbefore May 16, 1916. Judgment will be made in September and the prizes awarded ahortly thereafter. Bailee ( Competition. First The object of the competition Is .improvement. Improvement to the lot or lots of the competitors, -with consider ation for adjoining property and the city generally. Second The competition la open to afl, ' without age limit or entrance fee. ' Third The importance of the work to fee done ia valued as follows: - General clean-up of premises and sur ' rounding with Improvement to buildings, fences,-walks, etc. . General plan of gardening, design, group planting, avoiding geometric forms, leaving open spaces, conalderatlon for general effect and Influence on neighbor ing premises. Areas and condition of lawns. Trees for shade, general effect and hid ing unsightly objects and outlooks. Hhruba. vines and perennials. -. Temporary Improvement, annuals, etc. Vegetables, quality and quantity, with out detriment to appearance of lot. i Ne competitor ia barred from retting all the hem he or she can set. Any number may club together to im prove any lot or group of lots. - Stery of tfce Prise Wlauer. Ijist year's prjte for first place waa awarded to O. W, Preaton ef 512 Marry street Perhaps the most 'mportant lee son to be derive from' Mr. Preston's ex perience is the knowledge of what can be done in the face of seemingly insur mountable difficulties. 'If a beautiful garden picture can be produced in a single season from a bare day bank, what can't be accomplished on the aver age Omaha lot where the natural soil la almost the beat to be had anywhere. One thing Mr. Preaton failed to enumerate among the tools' with which he worked, la brains. The work that m ak.es a garden possible must be Intelligent and must com from a desire that la boroonly to those who love nature. Mr. Peston tells how he made his garden possible In the following: "Having Hvtd in my home for a year Itefore f bought it. I waa quite well ac quainted with the work to be done to make the grounds surrounding the house . presentable. - "My lot to &3zU7 feet facing south and on account of Its extreme length four lota facing west bark up on it. Then my neighbors to the east do not happen to have their yards enclo 1 so during my year's oceupanry aa a tenant I noted nearly all of the grooery boya.x laundry men, peddlara, milkmen, tramps, etc., canvassing or delivering to these houses 1 to the east and west of me made a run way across the rear of my lot. j Plane Well Tkoarkt Oat. Txng before my year's lease was up I had tentatively determined to buy thesl place. In consequence, I did a good deal of thinking and jrfanning as to just what I would do in the way of beautifying the grounds and had eomfi to th? conclusion that if I bought it, I would protect my self from the ruthless destruction done shrubbery, flower and garden beds -by the aforementioned grocery boys, .jnilk men. laundry men, peddlers, tramps, eta, by bidlding a fenre around the back yard, w hich I il4 at a cost of t7S. This expense Includes the construct Uki of a grape arbor. "The soil I had discovered was nothing Ir-- OEORGE W. PRESTON'S PRIZE WINNING GARDEN- Upper picnic snows Mr. Prea ton and his family on their beautiful lawn. Lower picture chows the place before he began hi3 work of improvement. This change was vT0w5ht in a single summer. I . , ' v- r ' - ' i ' " t i It 1 ' l--. ! .ft U '&r : ''i-fc;:iVl ' f - f " ty&y ' i 1 yellow play and that itwould necessary to enrich It by fertilisation which I have done by the use of twenty! loads of well rotted manure (at W .per load); 2tX pounds of bone njeal; 4O0 pounds of. ground sheen manure and several loads of rich tilaek dirt. In fact, I hava spent in the n-hhorhood of $100 on soil. "After haviiiK determined upon my plans, I proxeotcM. myself as much as possiMe' from tho vandalism of the gro cery boy and others and having brought the soil up to a satisfactory state of fer tlllty, I then bought and planted shrub bery, roses, grapes, berries, etc., etc., to the extent of about $100 and began play ing golf as I expressed It with epade, rake, hoe, shovel, garden hose, lawn mower and. other garden tools, with the result pictured In the photographs taken last summer by your committee. Hiding; aa I'nplenaant Vblert. 'Yau will notice In the first picture a garbage can la seen standing behind a little ckerry tree. In tho subsequent pic ture the can is not in eight For tho beneltf thoae who would like to con ceal their garbage cans I would say .do aa I did, buy an oil barrel, sink it in the ground to within two Inches of the i top then make a strong substantial cover whlejj must overlap the top of the barrel, than paint both green and you will have converted, an eyesore into a thine of Jbeajity and In the meantime it has lost none of its usefulness. '. . . ' "In conclusion I want to state that last summer In my vegetable garden I raised potatoes In sufficient quantity to lat. us until after Christmas. Tomatoes were so plentiful as to enable mo to pick 173 dozen and 'more than that number went to waste, this because I could not give them away. Green peppers to the extent of forty or fifty dozen were gathered and the 'rosr caught the bushes loaded with many dozen of great big fine onea. Onions beets, radishes, letture, beans, peas, apln ach, etc, etc.,, were ao plentiful as t permit aupplylng my neighbors and many friends, living at a distance, liberally with "garden truck" and though I am quite a busy man I found the time to do all of the necessary wortc wnlch to me was a great pleasure .' w. PRESTON." My Garden f th'e Heearrei-l Ion. One of the . best known women In Omaha has written most entertainingly on the topic of gardening: "As I sit ip my spretty sunroom In tewa, with lfs waving ferns and bloom ing hyacinths and Jonqutis, my mind ' Application to Enter the Omaha Civic League', 1915 Lot 1 hereby raako application enter tlTe Omaha UivicTe'a 1915 lot improve- ment competition. The property to be improved. is No lStrm . '' It ia about.., ..feet wide and feet long. ' " . . Mail this application rironjptly to ROV lOWL, Secretary Omaha Civic league, Cltjr National Bank, Omaha. - - . : c m i turns unconsciously to4 certain garden on a distant hilltop, and I know that un derneath its gray and somber exterior there lie burled a fiont of Jlttla earth souls that In May will send forth tender shoots of green to gladden my winter worn eyes. . "These plants are--the perennials, of one'g garden spot. Once planted they come up every year, and the clumps grow stronger and the flowers more lovely .with, each succeeding season. . "Who has not wandered with a glow ing heart through some old-fashioned garden plot, with its wealth of peonies, tands of Iris, great masses of 'varl cdlored .hlox. and Its rows -f stately hollyhocks! , "A conJV'lentlous and thorough first planting and a dressing of fertilizer In the fall keep these picturesque tenants of one's gardenMn perfect condition, and they make a solid and beautiful back ground for the more gay and evanesceat annuals. , , "e trees, the shrubs and the peren nials are the permanent loveliness of the garden; I would call them the ancestral dwellers: the annuals are the frivolous and frolicsome visitors. "An old friend -Is always the best friend and so I believe that the perennial plants and flowers are the most beautiful - to have, and the most satisfactory. "If you should be sick, vou couldn't plant the annuals and tend them, but tlie perennials would come up Just th same and call to you from thelrfamlllar placea, 'Here we are. Just as wonderful as ever; look at us trpm your window and we will help you get well.' "A very great man, named William Morris, who accomplished In his lifetime a stupendous amount of work, always bad a perennial garden wherever he lived or labored. At bis great plant at Merton Abbey there was a garden, and at Kelm scott House there waa a heavenly gar den. In the spring he writes from Lon don. I aln well, but sulky at leaving Ketmaeott!' , ' "So, gentle reader, . plant a garden with perennials. If you bare not one al ready. Make It a peaceful shelter from the turmoil of the market place. Have your food served there on pleasant day and sit there In t.s aim, Vlth a good book. - I "am not afraid to auy that It will mean the resurrection of many in spiring truths and half-forgotten beauties through the renewal of health and bope. "u, L. .Omaha. My name is. My address i. Si telephone number is. Omaha Now, a City Of 'Well. Built and Modern Dwellings There , hss been remarkable progress In designing and construction of resi dence building In the lost few years, and Omaha has" surpassed a great mahy teT the progressive cities of our land In build ing these modern homes," said E. B. Norrle of Norrls Sf Norris. , "A modern home must not only be at tractive In design, "but must be planned with the view of the strictest economy t in household work arranged to avoid a single unnecessary step and' at the samel time be artistic, cozy, Inviting. "This IS the age of elebtrlfity and to-1 day nearly every woman uses the electric 1 Iron, sweeper, toaster, etc., so that among the many little things that go to ffiae the modern home are tho. electric sockets' placed oonvenlently in floors, base boards ! and walls. BmeJl closets oft of' kitchen i and butler's , p- itry for brooms, table! leaves, etc. (Vuthce chutes and dust' I chutes are great labor saving devices, ana are today as much a part of a mod ern home as lighting fixtures. The sun ' room or sleeping porch Is' Indespenalble. I it I . "ne of th0 "trange things I sometimes ' , Tmeet with are the persons desiring to I purchase and want te buy a home. 'Built I by the owner,' believing that thy ran actually get a better house than one con structed by a reliable building company. It does not require much business knowl edge to see their error, because In very many cases the said 'owner' haa built not a permanent home, hut a hous to sell, or has become 'dissatisfied with his building efforts and wants to unload. Ho could not possibly build as cheaply as a large building company, for the simple reaeon he would pay at leaat 20 per cent more for his material, to say nothing of what always' happena to the bullilina- in wv r Inferior material and workmanship whenl u. icu mmum a competent builder to direct and demand the proper material and work. "I predict for Omaha a very busy sen son in the way of building, and mam beautiful homes are going to' be built Our firm will build more and costher resi dences this' year than we did during the last twelve months. ' ImproTement ComDEtitinn .1915. i ! Ure and Smith Busy at -Lincoln " to Extend Terms Alwtum t f various politivlnns In thej. iiiirn , !iv ((! on ntol fiMv v 1 l.rt In. the -y '. l.-.tniv. th m: pose of Vhlrh Is i to ext i l the trrms of county officer till i IP!?. Bi-ioidiiiir I inforin:itnn from i.. coin fi-.m iv!! )'if f ..nr, rs. ! l'lattli't t'lerk (tul i-rt sniitli and Tiihis- urt-r 1i the l.u;i;l.ix rMmtv n'firii.l son, n; to xt.-nit their tcrmc. without lettinM the inters buve n iv Rb(,nt it, have Um-ii In l.lnroin ti e mmlei pint ,f ti t) time ful two we. K.i r more. They have spent nv st n t!iiili time nt the Utulell hmel. The folloaliig trafr ,r,a bo-n pretty well i.vt.-,v-;vhi d. . I 'is saM. In retain f;- tl-.c suiT'rt M" S'imtors Howe'l and Hettford for their term ex tupnlm M'l, Smith. "d l're are to turn over to Howil! and Hedford In the eity election the Influence or their court-huuse-wntcr board tw.tltlosl machine In Omaha. IVmocreU -.i.i.aed to Senator llltohick und county officers out lii the state a.. Sal.i to have als., been enllut.l tror the measure by making them believe , mat tlie rower IoshI Issues entering into i Hltclu nek s canipaipn next year the more , easily ho will ! defeated. The prom-nt Isw prevents Treasurer t'r from taking a third term, which accounts for h's liit.iret n the extension hill, al though nothing has occurred during his mi MSsWJ - - - ' I gsfcc;.'7.aP!' s-?iMtrfBs f w p j. iisie learn jus sn nn m ,mm ismsmw u jiji.jh.sjm mi'iiwiiwiiiM ..ns 13 BFt n n d r ? tm rsa ' 11 lrt us with a big stock of the World s Best Pianos on hand. Our ni-w spring stock, contracted for months ago, Is beginning to arrive, and in order to make room we are forced to adopt extraordinary" qulck-eelllng method:' I v Our fitctoi) conned limn enable us to sell a liniltod auinber of PIaiioh illrent to Mho eonsuiner t WIIOLI'HAI-K lMHKS. v . " ' ' We guarfintce to save you from $100 to $150 on any Piano Purchased Daring This Sale Now Pianos Go at $175. $195, $220 arid $243 , Come early this week. Remember all theBe Planoa are'ADSpLDTBLY NEW, of high" grade manufac-' (ure, and you are protected by our iron-clad guarantee.' , v HIH' HTtMllj, VKKK Kt Allr ANI KUKE INSCIUNCK ll.H(jAI IN VSICD PIANOS. Former Price. $30l Illchter, Iprlgbt . $:t.K SclUUInK. rprltfht r.275 Kchinoller & Mueller, Vprlght .17ft Sieger Hons, I'prtxliJ KlttMl Htcger A Huns, Vprixbt, 4UIOO Hchmoller & Mueller, rprUcht $334) flickering & Hons,, Upright . 9150 Htrfrcr Hons, rprlKhK hi rilKK HTOOIi, KKKH Ht Allr AMI MIKH IJKK INHrilATVCK WITH KVKRV PIANO HOLD. , HMAMi MONTIILV OU WEEKLY PAYMENTS. Our stock consists of auch high trade makes aa Ktelnway, AVelieV, Ilardman. Sieger & Hons, Eniernon, MrPhnll, Limleman & Hosih, Bchmoller & Mueller, and the complete line of Aeolian Pianola Planoa. Headquarters for Vlctralos and Cirafonolas, Ilerordg and Kupplien. ANNOUNCEMENT-! NILES - ' (FORMERLY AT 1506 FARNAM) ' ' ARE NOW LOCATED I N THEIR NEW STORE Corner 18th and Harney WHOLESALE AND okajia bib TAKE THIS COUPON ami 1 tic to your narat Hpoon Htatlon and thny will Ive ynu this hanilavnif, nujicrrinn Wis. lODIal BUI oswumm SoiiTMlt Bpooa. MAIX. OBOES DZJtECTXOsTS ddrtas BOVTIiinBCPOOK BClBiV, Bntar prlaa UlAg., aCUwankas, Wis. 8ml Stunpa or Money Onlnr. lie auie lo liirlnrt. ('ul'rtJN anl 16c for ach Hpoon with Zc aiiilltloral for return tutar, and Imllvlilual dux container for ona spoon. Ail. I lo for eaU uillltlonal spoon ordcrnl. fclU.S Hfc-UK. WriU plainly. am . ..-r. , Cfrv : , City lZMX-CJ-. J. j 1 f 'If you have a "Sunshiny Koom." let peopje know about it in this column of Bee Want ads. - I term of office whtrh would cause him t j frar going before the Vetera again. Smith's fee grabbing l assigned as his reason 'or desiring to avoid a verdict of' the voteis on him. Weaver Takes Look at the Prinz Eitel I Attorney Kmnk U Weaver has re- I turned from Newport News, where he stood, alongside the tlerman cruiser Print 1 Kltl Krcldrlrli, Which was being coaled. ' Hcyond the threo-inlle line this Omahnn I fvr "x battleships waiting to pounce upon the Kltel should H put to sea, Mr. Weaver left Omaha a week ago to look r.p estate mutters at Dover, He trured a will which wna dated In W find smnncd court rcorrts written on parchment. Uuiing tho trip he Was on board the I'nlted 8tntea rmttleehlp Delaware, saw the Alabama and Phila delphia, thre submarines, three torpedo boats and attendml a session of the leg islature in Trenton, N. J. The Hoe Want Ads Are Host Kuslnesa Hoosters. ' I , . Krin CT (In t. ll P Pfl m fl P ! UL 1U& UU LUb IttlU-Ut-i Says Colonel Welsh Joy to the world; the Faster weather will be propitious for the stylo parade. "Heater will be a good bonnet day," Forecaster Welsh promises. He predicts fair weather for Omaha. u IS Offered to tho Public at OTLEflLE f RICES . ' v - i v r Wo have a tmrplus of I'Uniw that MVHT be remoted from, our floors AT ONCE. - ' " The geuural business dein-etialon all over the. country during; October, .November and December, tbree heavy selling months in the Piano business, naturally curtailed our sales the past' winter; and has Former Price. $1,04H) Chirkerintf . . . flHltt IVIce. . SlOO 91,100 KtcLnway, Grand r.0 Hertlch, rprtght 27X Mueller. I lirlirlit $150 175 i:::::H ..... 8210 f !23 Kmerwon, $SfM) Hrhiii."r 9 tnu jvnaDC, t pngnt . . I3II-I3I3 THE M0SER - R0GERS CO. RETAIL. COUPON f- Armn. 4. ltia -mtiw wCSvsjb vtats aaal C Btata OOOD CITIL VIID .1 7.;t. --n 1-t-i.i. nM -- -ft, Eat Less Meat . If Back Hurts i. Take a filnss n Salts to F1iih KId nrjra If Hladdcr Iltlipr Vou -Drink 1a1 of Water. Kntlng meat regularly eventually pro duces kidney troUblo In some form or other, says a well-known authority, be cause the uric acid In meat excites the kidneys, they become overworked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly backache and mls ery In the kidney region; rheumatlo twin ges, severe headnches, fccld stomach, con stipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder nnd urinary Irritation. ' Tho moment jour back hurts or kid neys aren't arting rlKht, or lr( hladdcr bothers you. get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablojrnoonfu In a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will tlicnact fine. This famous salts is made from the actd of grapes and lemon Juices, combined with llthlo, and has Iwen used for generationa to flush clogged kidneys and Btlmulate them to norma activity; also to neutralise thai acids In the urine so It no longer irri tates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Halts cannot Injure anyone; makes a dellKhtfiil effervescent llthliv water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease. WITH E'KKV PIANO SOIvD. V 1 & Son, Grand Rale " IVice. $200 S450 8 85 8125 MOO llaUH.-l prlRht l?h I'prltrht $2!H) & Mueller, Upright ......8105 91 I 7;i clfe IB Farnam Stroot TEL. DOUG. 2861. .:. - J .'V 1, k' v r ; : i ..''-':n-. ii' ;! . v :' ?! Ba-aia-alsTj J . it t f1 - m - P - - - .tr- aMaavaaacakMNaMiwiiW