Show WORKING ON POTATO PATCHES on cites vacant lots a big source of income to one is accustomed to lo think of tho the vacant lot potato patch as comet something 1111 belonging exclusively to detroit the home of the late gov pingree the originator igi 1 of the idea it appears how hov over allek that the plan has been us used ed with effect in ili other cities rot ably in philadelphia adolp hla of 01 the results there a competent observer says each year we have saved city of phia more than wo we hae spent we AVO have saved it in ili tile the expenses of the police courts and jails A man who has a garden tor for which to care ii has as less time to hang about saloons I le lie has an object around ide his thoughts and plans may center an ali example of this is tho the caso of a colored man mail who agwu for a plot when the land was being apportioned tile the first year he haq was old partially para lyzen and very drunk it is the policy of 0 the to give land to any one who applies whether at a man mail keeps his garden or no not depends upon himself the superintendent explained tha conditions and assigned a plot to the man who made many wordy and incoherent promises tho next lay day lie he appeared in a comparatively sober condition but his alb right ht arm was almost useless and lie worked slowly and awkwardly the next day lie he was vlas too drunk chunk to work at all so sa it went on almost constant drunkenness varied by occasional spasms of industry nevertheless lie he managed 6 tos to keep there ther garden D gradually it became the intoxication which was intermittent while the habit of working grew upon him and exercise brought strength to the useless arm he still has ills his garden and each year tie he finds progressive respectability more delig delightful fitful |