Show UM metropolis in war wa on dirt and unsightliness for years kansas city has baa had its spring cleanup clean clead up campaigns Ailt agitation atlon and organization have proceeded e d led for or a few weeks with intensive efforts at actually improving the altya appearance lasting for a shorter period something worth while has been accomplished complis hed each year but its effects soon have been lost work that should be continuous has hag been rv re striated strict ed to a small fraction of tho the year A clean and attractive city cannot be bad that wa way A condition of 0 order and cleanliness that Is iii sable to the individual home or place of business and its pie premises applies to the city as a whole it la s constant vigilance keep keeping ingan an eye out for dirt and and shaping an assault against both wherever and whenever they appear in the citywide city wide beautification movement started by the real estate board and am now yell well advanced there la Is pr promise out that this condition of attractive nes fessand sand cleanliness will be met the movement no has enlisted tho the support of various elvic civic and other organizations about town no doubt it will carry it a strong stron appeal to others tho the almis alm Is to allot definite portions of the work to those agencies that are specially equipped to deal with the them m to divide the city into dIst districts ritts to fix responsibility in each of them and to wage incessant warfare against dumps against ugliness of whatever for dormand mand against conditions with r respect to dwellings and surroundings the plan la Is not untried and it ts Is not lacking lael cing in practicability it lias has ill ali ready demonstrated its value in attract ac tive the restricted areas of this city and of other centers it Is the only method that enn can be relied upon to betre get results it ought to have ns as well as a general public support kansak city times good citizen one who gives grass a chance smith college famous institution for girls has appointed grass coats copts who are certain girls named to whistle nt at the students when they cut across the corners of 0 the lawns and wear down t the e beautiful gratia grass most moat cit cities tips alq nn towns need some grass c cops who shall cure people of the wretched hal flat if of nf cutting across places reserved for turf there to n hasty ImPat impatience lence about alou people that lenila leads many of them to cut neross the corners of their own lawns and those of their neighbors and to wear down the ends anil and corners of grassy parte park spaces which has a tendency to spoil the beauty of any town it if scarcely takes a second tonj longer zer to follow the walks and streets and allow the grass to grow wherever it belongs A community where people are careful of their grass spaces looks like one that holds itself up to a high standard in all respects newcastle ind courier rules rule for planting vines aln it yuu you want decorative vines on your hou house seand and in your garden watch the plants to see that they behave themselves with your property advises the american home and be careful where you place them never plant a vine that clings by stem roots near a wooden wall never plant a twining nine lae where it if can ascend a sapling always watch a tendril climber to make sure it strangle str anglo some gome other part of itself by encircling it with a tendril never plant a rank vine where it can bury shrubbery or other plants with its dense foliage care of small garden size does not limit a gardens beauty he fluty however small the space or unfavorable tho the location at the disposal of nn earnest gardener something can be grown there which will give pleasure the small garden often calls for or a grenter greater effort to produce nn an artl tie and attractive result just as in the furnishing and decoration of it a small room in the house we take more care in each detail of the effect when successful we are repaid by the tha small ga garden aden ns as by the little room wath an intimacy and association not always felt in more loul surroundings serving one a home town A mans worth to tt a community i measured mn aured by what he contributes bute t tf its welfare this Is an age of service rendered not rec received elved there can be no higher ambition than to so serve that fellow citizens shall rise up and call us u blessed western ore Clack clackamas amas review why not school gardens gardenal rl aar gardening denIng Is taught in primary and elementary i schools hoo as tn in france and ought to he be here wrote wilmer atkinson in the farm jour will na for slay mayo fifty years have passel and so tar far no na the great brent majority rif of conr schools are concerned it still ought to be call of duty join against dirt and unsightliness see that your proper property la brightened up |