We have specialized 

 in First Mortgage 

 6fc Notes for fifty 

 years, with the sig- 

 nificant record of not 

 a single loss to an in- 

 vestor of principal or 

 interest. 



A Capital Investment 



Nowhere in the United States has realty the 

 consistent stability that exists in the National 

 Capital, by reason of governmental associa- 

 tion. Thus 



First Mortgage 6% Notes 



offer an absolutely safe investment, return- 

 ing an interest generously satisfactory, with 

 no speculative feature nor fluctuating 

 liability involved. 



We solicit your interested inquiry for de- 

 tailed information. Address 



Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co. 



729 Fifteenth Street Washington, D. C. 



Garden Full 

 °f Darwin 



Tulips 



for$]50 



In anticipation of again placing 

 CLARA before our customers a collection of 

 r Darwin Tulips we have had a suffi- 

 cient quantity grown so that we 

 can offer 



50 Giant Darwin Tulip Bulbs, 

 Finest Mixed, for $1.50 



selected from fifteen named varieties 

 Few spring- flowering plants rival the 

 Darwin Tulip for brilliance of bloom. Borne on 

 strong stems often exceeding three feet. They are 

 a wonderful addition to the flower garden. 



Plant any time before the ground becomes frozen, and they 



will bloom from the middle of May to Decoration Day. 

 Mail this advertisement with check, money order, cash, or 

 stamps, and secure this exceptional collection, sent prepaid to 

 any point in the U. S. east of the Mississippi. For points West 

 and Canada, kindly add 25c. to cover cost of delivery. 



Our 1919 Fall Bulb Catalogue, containing complete list 

 of bulbs for Autumn planting, sent on request. 



&MiJpp§ufo/tefi& 



30 and 32 Barclay Street 



New York 



TOWNSEND'S TRIPLEX 



The Greatest 

 Grass-cutter 

 on Earth 



Cuts a Swath 

 86 Inches 

 Wide 



Floats Over the Uneven Ground 

 as a Ship Rides the Waves 



One mower may be climbing a knoll, the second 

 skimming a level, while the third pares a hollow. 

 Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, the 

 TRIPLEX will mow more lawn in a day than the 

 best motor mower ever made ; cut it better and at a 

 fraction of the cost. 



Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, it will mow more 

 lawn in a day than any three ordinary horse-drawn mowers with 

 three horses and three men. 



Does not smash the grass to earth and plaster it in the mud in 

 springtime, neither does it crush the life out of the grass between 

 hot rollers and hard, hot ground in summer, as does the motor 

 mower. 



The public is warned not to purchase mowers infringing the 

 Townsend Patent, No. 1.209,519, December 19th, 1916. 

 Write for catalog illustrating all types of Lawn Mowers. 



S. P. TOWNSEND & CO. 

 27 Central Avenue Orange, New Jersey 



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