September, 1912 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS xiii 
been covered with rubbish and débris. All 
proposals for its purchase had resulted in 
nothing on account of the prohibitive price 
which its owners placed upon it. The un- 
expected success of the “Flower Fair” 
made possible the securing of the triangle 
and its being made into a tiny park, suit- 
ably planted and beautified with a small 
fountain in the center of a lily pool. But 
perhaps the most important result of the 
“Fair” was its leading to the formation of 
a society or crusade for the improvement 
of the Village. With such work definitely 
in the hands of some of the most enthusi- 
astic and public spirited of the villagers the 
aspect of the entire place has become 
changed. Trees have been planted and are 
being cared for during their period of 
growth; the most objectionable of the busi- 
ness sections of the village have been 
wholly removed and the buildings which 
remained have been greatly improved. 
Co-operation with the railroad officials re- 
suleed in the beautifying of the grounds 
about the station which is highly important 
for many people who know little of a 
village judge entirely by what is seen from 
a car window. 
This may suggest the forming elsewhere | HE YALE DOOR CHECK is a mechanical doorman 
of some similar plan for the encourage- : 
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eee cialcinie which: means ‘50 that never gets tired and never forgets It closes a door 
much for the average village or small with a firm swing that ends in a slow, quiet push. And it 
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pene eco oe cicicd to) tt cannot fail. There is no other door check made which gives the 
may be made to produce some helpful and : ; j 
durable means of adding to the beauty and | | same unvarying quality of service through years of constant use, 
eee iene commmenity. mos! without repair and even without adjustment. 
everywhere there exists opportunity for ee ; 
some stich form of village adornment and | § Yale Door Checks are made in sizes and designs for every need, 
“TSCERL 3 OSL Fas a aay mace ot ae and in finishes harmonizing with all Yale door fittings and builders’ 
complishing such an achievement which | [ 
also lends encouragement to individual hardware. You can get them at any good hardware store. 
garden makers and affords social enjoy- : F 
ee ach waliie:-. Théte is no Aengiis Yale Night-latches Yale Hardware Yale Padlocks 
the value of concerted and united effort The Yale Night-latch No. 44 is There areahost ofnewdesigns, There is only one way to open 
7” Are lilee aril : EE a dead-locking night-latch and as handsome and tasteful asthe a Yale Padlock—with its own 
ee IP LOVE MctILeS a night-latching dead-lock, com- older ones, which may be seen key. The name Yale means as 
the thing aimed at. The value of in- bining a high degree of conve- in the salesrooms of leading much on a padlock as it does on 
dividual effort is multiplied many times nience with absolute security. hardware dealers. the most elaborate bank lock. 
when the individuals are banded together 
in some form of organized work. The 
villages which are the slowest to respond to 
such united action are usually those where 
If you haven’t seen our booklet, “The Quiet Life,” let us send you a copy 
The Yale & Towne Mig. Co. 
the most need for such work exists and are Makers of YALE Products 
almost always the places where the great- (Cuicaco: 74 East Randolph $ T 7 
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marked improvement noticed as soon as| § Canadian Yale & Towne Limited, St. Catharines, Ont. 
such a plan for systematic village better- 
ment has been organized. 
NUMBERING FARM HOUSES 
HE Kenosha Automobile Club of Wis- ~ 
consin is working on a plan of dis- M ] d B 
tricting counties which will greatly facilitate onop anes an iplanes 
travel and make it as easy to find a farm| || Their Design, Construction and Operation 
house as it is to find a city residence. The 
plan is a new one in Wisconsin, and is at- ee y . 
tracting State-wide interest. The Kenosha dike AAD TEHON CS ACESS WSO gi WAAR Gy Oe Ee 
Club plans to block all highways in the escription and Comparison of the Notable Types 
county, then name each and number the By Grover Cleveland Loening, B.Sc., A.M., C.E. 
farms. The main features of the plan are 
outlined as follows: 
1. The roads of the county are first 
carefully studied by experts, and then 
aligned, or arranged, into the fewest and 
longest lengths suitable for naming and 
blocking. 
2. To each road, as aligned, is given a 
short euphonic name. 
3. The roads are then blocked, which 
consists of carefully measuring them along 
the surface, giving traveled distances, and 
divided into miles, which are then sub- 
divided into tenths of a mile, or imaginary 
blocks of 528 feet of road frontage. The 
blocks are then numbered, commencing at Munn & Co., Inc., Publishers 
the end of the road nearest the county seat, 
and the block numbers are taken as the 361 Broadway, New York 
basis for numbering farmhouses. 
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