6 THE GOLD MINE 



If there were such a park as you might have ten miles 

 away you would hitch the team to the carriage, and 

 take your whole family to see it. Why don't you have 

 a park of your own and make your farm a sort of 

 Mecca to the lovers of nature? 



Good old Mother Mature. What a heartache she has 

 had all these years because she could not get at you 

 and go to work for you. 



She has a plan for fixing up, and just beside you in 

 the unseen she has a vision of loveliness which she 

 would like to make a substantial reality. She is ready. 

 to open the door into fairyland and let you see just 

 what is waiting for you. 



You read these lines and ask, ^'Ts this possible for 

 me ?" Yes ! !N^ow won't you fix up ? That neglected 

 piece of ground is too valuable for rooting pigs and sick 

 and disabled machinery. 



'Now every man who owes a debt ought to pay up. 

 The man who owns 160 acres of land is a king by 

 divine right. He owns down to the center of the earth 

 and up to the stars. With the warranty deed which 

 comes from the United States government and from 

 God there is an implied obligation to make the most 

 of this empire of yours. Every nook and corner of it 

 should be put to its best. The home should be like a 

 splendid picture set in a suitable frame. 



THE MISSION OF BEAUTY. 



When the whole world is so full of beauty why 

 should it be entirely ignored on the farm ? You see 



