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I wish tu add, also, for your information, tliat our city council, at 

 its meetine; held last evening, passed an ordinance to take over the 

 block or plot of ground down here near the depot for a park. When 

 you come again, as I hope you will, we will have a park down there. 



I wish to take advantage of this opportunity to express my gratifi- 

 cation with the splendid work that the women in this country are doing 

 for the uplifting of the world. 



The Chairman: Our next number is by Mr. G. S. Christy, of .Tohn 

 son, entitled "Fruits for the Farmer's Garden." 



FRUITS FOR THE FARMER'S GARDEN. 



G. S. CHRLSTY. JOHNSON. 



It requires some time and exnense to furnish a good fruit garden for 

 the home and the question naturally arises, will it pay? Yes, in the 

 added pleasures and comforts of the home and it will doubly pay in 

 the saving of doctors' bills. Fevers kill many people in every new 

 country as they lack the fruit acids as a system corrective. Fevers 

 incident to smallnox and measles have killed more Indians than the 

 white man's bullets. They are not fruit eaters. When it Is generaaly 

 understood that the fruit garden has to do with health of the family 

 as well as the pleasure and comfort, there will be more atention given 

 <o it. 



Children deprived of their proner supply of fruit will, when opnor- 

 tunity affords, eat too much unrine friut, but this never occurs when 

 they are sunnlied with plenty of fruit every day. And the ideal fruit 

 garden in Nebraska will furnish fresh fruit every day from May 15 until 

 snow flies. 



In buying trees or plants be sure to secure the ones you know will 

 do well in your immediate neighborhood. Avoid buying varieties that 

 have done wonders in Texas, or New York, or that are guaranteed to 

 accomplish imDOssibilities.. First, see how much cash is back of the 

 agent selling such goods. 



Strawberries are the first fruits to ripen and a liberal supply of 

 Bederwood, Dunlap, Gandy or any of the standard varieties will do 

 well in Nebraska. Then there should be a good suuply of other small 

 fruits followins: along later— currants, gooseberries, raspberries and 

 blackberries. Some of the hardiest and best varieties are Houghton 

 gooseberries. Cumberland and Farmer raspberries, and Early King, 

 Snyder and Mersereau blackberries. 



Be sure to plant cherries enoueh for the family, some for the neiarh- 

 bors and a eenerous sunnly for the birds. Be sure to provide for the 

 birds, for they will have their share whether you get yours or not. 

 Early Richmond and Montmorency are standards. Plant where you 

 have a good, deep subsoil, as a little hard-pan near the surface will kill 

 the trees at an early age. 



