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SCHARLECOTE,”” the Residence of ‘C. H-: Stout, Esq. 309 
Tue Moper House: Some Successful Suburban Houses Costing from $6,600 to $7,700. 
By Durando Nichols 
Winpow Boxes, Ornamental and Useful By Ida D. Bennett 
ELECTRICITY IN THE HOME By Harold Stannard 
NATURE STUDY IN SCHOOLS AND ITs EFFECT ON 
THE RaApip Growru oF Birps 
‘AN OLtp COLONIAL MANSION 
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Spring Work in the Flower Garden. New Books. 
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