Wield Spade and Hoe _ To go to school in a potato patch; to say one's lessons to a farmer; to _ study in an orchard and do laboratory Work in a green-house; this is the pleasant lot of the modern girl who. é0es to a school of horticulture in- stead of going to college, or perhaps after going to college. 'If ever there was a vocation that _Scemed specially adapted to many 'women, Sardening would at first glance be the one. From the time of _ "Mistress Mary, quite contrary, _ How does your garden grow?" - down to the busy city woman who to- day takes her recreation by digging in her flowerbeds, gardens have seem- _~€d a natural habitat for' womankind, and garden activities have belonged to her by right. In various parts of the country there have now been established schools where young women may learn the ways of trees and shrubs, vegetables and flowers, and may do experimental work among the grow- ing things themselves. Some of these Schools are merely adjuncts of the "State agricultural colleges, with more or less limited courses of instruction but, just out of Philadelphia, there is a school. to which women only are real out- mely it in- W. to cere. | VOU are told. And out the old Lime-kiln road you go, until you come to a farm which spells the perfection of care in every clump of trees and every row of vegetables. Some girls in broad- brimmed hats are working in the strawberry-bed--if you go in straw- berry time--and farther on a group of women have gathered, with an over- ailed instructor, under an apple tree, the needs of which are being studied. Under some sedate shade trees, you are led to an old Pennsylvania stone farmhouse--the administration building, if you please. Beyond are the barns, poultry houses, nurseries and greenhouses, and a cottage which is used as a dormitory for the girls-- as unlike the usual dormitory as un- like the usual school.. A bee colony has its own little white village near by. Then the director, a trained woman _ landscape gardener, tells you all that _ this school of horticulture has ac- complished since its founding five years ago. "Women are naturally fitted for gardening, and for some years past ap ta have been many calls for wom- ee en to be teachers in school gardens, planners of private gardens, or land- he scape gardeners in institutions for Women. Very few women, 'however, have had the practical training to enable them to fill such positions, and five years ago there was little oppor- tunity for them to obtain such train- mg. At that time a number of women in and about Philadelphia, who real- ized the need for thorough teaching in all the branches of hortculture, not merely in theory, but in practice, or- ganized this school. The course is planned to equip women with the practical knowledge that will enable them to manage private and commer- cial gardens, greenhouses or orch- ards. Some women wish to learn how to care for their own well-loved gar- dens, some young girls study with the idea of establishing their own green- houses and raising flowers as a means of livelihood; still others want to go in for fruit farming, and even for poultry raising or bee culture. "In other countries, schools of gardening for women are holding a recognized place in the educational world. In England, Belgium, Ger- many, Italy, Denmark and Russia, such instittutions have long passed the experimental Stage; graduated from their schools are managing large estates or holding responsible posi- tions as directors of public or private gardens, aS managers of commercial greenhouses, or as consulting horti- culturists and lecturers. In _ this ccuntry there is a growing demand for supervisors of home and_ school gardens, for work on plantations and model farms, and for landscape gard- eners. Such positions command large salaries, and the comparatively few women available for them are almost certain to attain success. One of the graduates has issued a modest brown circular stating that she is equipped to supply ideas for gardens and personally to plant them; 1 + 5 | lo expend limited sums of money to the best advantage for beauty . and | Service; to take entire charge of gardens and orchards for the season and personally to supervise gardens | during the absence; | mental trees and shrubs, and prune | them; and to care for indoor plants | and window boxes. to spray orna- "She is making a success of it, too. She has all she can do,' comments | One of the women directors, who is | Standing by. 7 -- a i 7 COAL ANTRACITE COAL POCAHONTAS, Egg Size Red Jacket, Egg Size Solvay Coke Lennox Coal Co. Phone 44 LECTURE Rev. W. E. Donnelly, B.A. Under the auspices of The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A. 4 Subject: 'WagonLoads of Gold' At City Hall Monday Eve., April 12th. At 8.15 Soloist.....Miss Florence Reynolds Elocutionist..Miss Georgina Cullis: Y.M.C.A. Orchestra Piano Accompanist Mrs. Victor Mannell TICKETS, 35c Ye Olde Firme of HEINTZMAN & CO. A Heintzman & Co. Upright Piano will bring into your home the same pleasing musical individual- ity that has delight- ed thousands of others throughout Canada You will also have the satisfaction of possessing an instru- ment whose superi- ority is acknowleged by great artists well fitted to judge tone and touch. HEINTZMAN & CO. 131 Ontario St. Phone 769 Read The Mirror Ads. MAI D'OR Face Powder Possesses wondrous adhesive properties of an invisible nature --imparting a fascin- ating, soft, velvety peach glow complex- ion, in competition with youth itself. Exquisitely perfum- ed with Vivaudou's MAI D'OR. --Marvelously and charmingly tinted (in 5 shades) to meet the requirements of all complexions. Regular price $1.00 Saturday, 50c Barker's Drug Store 36 Ontario St. Phone 521 FRED HERN Dry Cleaning & Pressing No. 2 George St. Phone 78lw | FOR CORNS & CALLOUSES ALLOUS - OF A 25c box of Callous - Off will dissolve the hardest corn or callous without leav- ing the slightest appearance of rawness. On sale at drug and shoe store or sent direct post paid for 25c from laboratory. Dr. Johnston's Callous-Off Company STRATFORD, ONT. Public Stenographer Prompt and Efficient Work Moderate Charges The Fletcher Johnston Press 123 Ontario Street Phone 115w Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived mis- fortune of its power.--Seneca. wernt 6: SPACE te SNA a THE MIRROR Communication To the Editor of The Mirror: Dear Sir,--I would like to pass a few criticisms on the new method which the City Council wishes to im- pose upon the workers of this over- taxed and autocratic governed city. First, I wish to raise my pen in pro- test to such an imposition upon us, without so much as even a decent notice, as to what the worthy alder- men intend to do. What do these gentlemen think the working men (who, by the way, earn all the money produced in this city, although they cdo not get it or even a fair are working for, simply to pay taxes, buy coal, and bread and = anything they can get to put on *X, it is too far beyond their share), certainly not butter, reach. Had the men who were elected as the protectors of the poor no thought wn their minds as to our financial condition? Where do they think he can get his taxes from by July 2, after paying $17 a ton for coal for 6 Gr 7 months previous. Then again, Mr. Editor, what a farce to meet for a half-hour, which the worthy mayor and his intelligent body, spent in arranging such an im- position on the poor and then ad- journed to the chamber below to try to organize for the purpose of giving relief to the poor next winter, before the snow has melted. What a trag- edy! Far better had they spent the | evening trying to find some method of bringing a factory to the city, instead of worrying about giving them char- ity. Some advertisement for a city Where is your pre-election promise, Mr. Mayor, that you would look after the interests of the work- ers? Where were the working men, aldermen? Were they dumb or are they in a better financial position tnan their less fortunate brothers and did not care? From some of the al- dermen, however, I expect anything. A WORKING MAN TAXPAYER. jike ours. Old Shoes We take them in look- ing old and send them loowxing new. Superior Shoe Repair 119 Ontario Phone 941 Stratford Auto Wreckers Save Money on your Car Parts Parts for All Makes. Everything Half Price. TIRES AND ACCESSORIES. Store Opposite Mirror Office. G. A. STONE, sa a Proprietor Old Stairs "Covered | Refinishing Oid Floors French Doors and every kind of Wood Repairing. We can give you special prices on hardwood flooring, as we buy material direct and save you jobber's profit. W.R. BRADSHAW 186 Water St. Phone 748 iS -- THE PREVALENCE OF FAR-SIGHT This error of vision is probably more frequently met withthan any other. And in additionto being so prevalent, it is very detrimental. it is present at allages, the major- ity of children being to some ex- tent far-sighted. There is butone way to correct far-sight--placing glasses before the eyes that over- cometheerror. We have success in such cases. J. Welsh & Son Jewellers and Optometrists 83 Ontario St. Stratford HARD WOOD HARD SLABS HEMLOCK SLABS All first-class wood Cut any length. PHONE 535 N. R. Fiebig Your Boy can be made one of the hap- piest Boys in town by buying him a BICYCLE We have a big stock to choose from 71 Wellington St. WM. E. McCARTHY Phone 781J Spring Is On The Wing! How much better will the outside or inside of the home ioe mi PAINT a new coat of EVERY SALE IS BACKED BY THE JAS. K. MYERS GUARANTEE JAMES K. MYERS 51 Downie St. Phone 162 ae a * ar. Bt Fi f it ee a Bi | Bi Va Bt oe an DOWN & FLEMING Funeral Directors and Embalmers MR. DOWN _ Tel. 308 Phone. 314 Oe Peeuina Til att pre we ee ee ae ae ARMCO| Let us replace the worn- out smoke pipe on your furnace with pipe made from ARMCO sheets. They cost no more and last twice as long. Angus McDonald & Co. Phone 228 11 Ontario St. Will positively relieve the worst case of ECZEMA STANDARD DRUG bdo . | 1 'DON'T SUFFER | EZO ie ie J. S. RUSSELL Registered Architect Phone 1533F Gordon Block A Monthly Income Assured at Age 60 ct = J: eek le BRANCH MANAGER Continental Life Insurance Co. 104 Albert St. Phone 1499J We can meet your needs in Insurance DR. A. L. BAKER DENTIST Gordon Block, Phone 1533J W.B.ROTHWELL INSTRUCTION IN PIANO - VOCAL Studio--90 Coburg Street PHONE 374w Peter & Sylvester Will do your Repairs in Plumbing Heating Electric Phone 210 12 Ontario CHUTE 'Try a Hamburg Sandwich AT THE QUICK LUNCH 20 COUNTER, 52 Wellington C ~~ ---- nes <n ---------- Phone 140w Let us call for and deliver your TIRES right now and avoid the spring rush. STROMBERG CARLSON RADIO SPLITDORF RADIO Have your N. V. 199 Tubes and 201 A Tubes reactivat- ed--puts pep in your radio, 50c. a BILL KEIL 114 Ontario St. ----_ ae pom