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Show CHILDREN MAY BE j SELF SUPPORTING New York. March 18 P P Clax-ton, Clax-ton, United States commissioner of j education, advocated making the chil-I chil-I dien of the public schools self supporting sup-porting In an address which he delivered de-livered before the nationa. plant, flower flow-er and fruit guild here yesterday "This work vou are doing in having hav-ing each child have his little garden plot is valuable. Gardening reaches the child and provides moie practical knowledge than any amount of dry textbooks, it Keeps him out in the open air and it can eaBil be mane remunerative. If one or two tittle boys can raise a hundred dollars worth of vegetables during the summer sum-mer months. It makes a great difference differ-ence to their families T et the children chil-dren work It is the best thing in the world for tbern provided the work Is congenial and brings into play their creative faculties" nn KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ENTER-TAIN. ENTER-TAIN. Pari .City, March 17 -The Local odgo No. 4. Knights of Pythias an tertalned their ladies aat night afip-tnelr afip-tnelr lodge session In society hall A program. dan Ing. cards and re frrshmenta were enjoyed until 12 ( ClOl k |