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regular pin butts for elaborate ones. A 

 latch should be provided either of wood, 

 to be old fashioned, or of iron. Turn- 

 stiles are quaint adjuncts to fences in old 

 time gardens. They are seen more in 

 England than here but are often useful in 

 connection with a large gateway for vehi- 

 cles. 



WIRE FENCES 



I dare say for general utility and length 

 of service the wire fence with iron posts 

 gives the best results for the amount of 

 money expended. They are quickly 

 erected and need but a few repairs. How- 

 ever, the possibilities, artistically, are 

 limited. The posts are set in iron anchors 

 which require little digging and spiral 

 wires, with a flat cross section, are run be- 

 tween. The greatest objection to this 

 fence is that it is easily climbed and con- 

 sequently, not only allows the ingress of 

 intruders, but causes the wires to be broken 

 or pulled out from the fastenings at the 

 post, which consist of wire elliptical rings 

 passing around the horizontal wire and 

 through a hole in the flange of the post, 



