April, 1911 
Write for our Free Book on 
Home Refrigeration 
This book tells 
how to select the 
Home Refrigerator, 
how to know the 
poor from the good, 
how to keep down 
ice bills, how to keep 
a Refrigerator sani- 
tary and sweet—lots 
of things you should 
know before buying 
any Refrigerator. 
It also tells allabout 
the ““Monroe” with 
food compartments 
made in one piece of “Sand at Factory Prices. 
solid.unbreakable 
WhitePorcelain Ware Cash or Monthly Payments 
over an inch thick, with every corner rounded—no cracks or 
crevices anywhere, and as easy to keep clean as a china bowl. 
Gh° Monroe’ 
The leading hospitals use the ““Mon- 
roe” exclusively, and itis found in a 
large majority of the best homes. 
he*‘Monroe” is never sold instores, 
but direct from the factory to you on 
our liberal trial offer, Freight Prepaid. 
Easy Payments. We are makinga 
Always sold DIRECT 
tadical departure this year from our 
rule of all cash with order, and sell the 
“Monroe’’ on our liberal credit terms, 
to all desiring to buy that way. 
Just say ‘“ Send Monroe Book”’ ona 
postal card and it will go to you by 
next mail. 
Monroe Refrigerator Co., Station P., Lockland, O. 
HARTSHORN 
SHADE ROLLERS 
Bear the script name of 
ws Stewart Hartshorn on label. 
Get “Improved,” no tacks required. 
Wood Roilers Tin Rollers - 
BROOMELL’S VACUUM CLEANER 
Ghe ““VICTOR”’ 
“Tis the finest in the Land.” 
Electric Portable 4 H. P. motor—a perfect 
machine. Electric Stationary 1 H. P. motor. 
You can install it yourself in two hours time. 
Only one pipe required made from slip joint 
nickel-plated tubing, furnished with ma- 
chine. Buy direct and save money. 
Victor Cleaner Co., Manufacturers, York, Pa. 
SO THAT EVERYONE MAY BUY 
~The Standard Aw f Proper Styig 
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- YORK MAKE- 
<ITHUGHWILLOW, 
FURNITURE: 
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High Quality NA and Good Value” 
(a2) THE ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET, 
Group Pictures with Prices, Leaves of Special Offers 
and Freight Concessions—all are mailed Free on request. 
(6) THE PORTFOLIO OF SKETCHES 
with Complete Pricelist is mailed for 25 cents, 
allowed on first order sent for McHughwillow Furniture 
(c) THE MCHUGH BAR HARBOR CHAIR, 
of full size, with soft Seat Cushion in any color preferred 
1s shipped on receipt of $5, Money Order or N. Y. Draft. 
JOSEPH P. McHUGH & CO. NEW YORK 
42d St. WEST, at FIFTH AVE. 
Opposite New Public Library 
(Only Address Since 1484) 
NO AGENTS—NO BRANCHES 
the Sun-God began to peep out from under 
a big cloud, and looking down, kissed the 
pretty tear-stained faces and bade them be 
happy again. 
Then all the Hollyhocks nodded and 
opened wide their pretty petals and glowed 
under the Sun-God’s warm kisses, until it 
was almost time for him to say “Good- 
night.” 
JPME IIE 
It was that beautiful time in the evening 
when Grandmother loved to walk in her 
garden. 
The flowers knew she would come, they 
had ceased to talk and now listened, but 
was it she that was saying: 
“How beautiful they are! You dear old- 
fashioned flowers, how long has it been 
since I saw you, a wee little girl, and 
Grandmother has grown you all for me.” 
The soft summer breeze stirred the 
leaves and flowers. They nodded and 
whispered. “Not Grandmother, but our 
little girl that played among us so long ago. 
Can.it be? Ah yes, now we shall know 
our ‘Queen’—Queen of the Hollyhocks.” 
The soft summer breeze sighed, ‘She 
knows, she knows.” 
In and out she went among the flowers, 
talking to and caressing them. 
“You are all lovely,” she said, “and to- 
morrow you will smile back at me among 
the sweet grasses and ferns.” 
And so she passed on until she reached 
the pretty white flowers that grew among 
the sweet grasses and ferns in front of the 
South bay-window. 
The soft summer breeze lightly stirred 
and the leaves and flowers all listened. 
“You pretty white flower, how I love 
you; you are Queen of the Hollyhocks, 
Queen of the garden. Grandmother’s own 
little girl planted you, but that was ever so 
long ago—I can’t stop now to tell you, for 
here comes Grandmother, and she is not 
expecting me until to-morrow.” 
The soft summer breeze stirred the 
leaves and flowers, and each one nodded 
her homage. 
The Sun-God, going to sleep in the West, 
cast her bright golden rays on the pretty 
white flowers, on the Queen of the Holly- 
hocks—Queen of the garden. 
THE ORIGIN OF BULLDOGS AND 
PUGS 
HE history of most of our domestic 
Ap animals is shrouded in mystery. The 
breeders of former times did not 
realize the importance of keeping records 
of their methods and results; or they were 
too ignorant to understand just what they 
were doing, getting results for the most 
part through an occasional lucky hit amidst 
many routine misses. 
A German investigator attempts to work 
out the history of the bulldog and of the 
pugdog by studying the pedigrees of dogs, 
goats, pigs, and cattle that showed the 
characteristic shortening of the skull! 
that distinguishes these breeds of dogs. 
After considerable comparative study of 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS Vii 
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It’s the only reel that re- 
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water flowing through the hose. 
It will keep your hose 
free from kinks or twists 
—make it last much 
longer. Can be at- 
tached and detach- 
ed instantly. 
—_ To attach, 
+ : simply put the 
reel on the 
faucet, set the 
clamp, turn on 
the water and you 
can pull the hose 
off in any direction. 
To remove, wind 
up the hose with the 
reel on the faucet, loosen 
the clamp and lift it off. 
1 he hose is drained easily. Special 
faucet comes with each reel. You can get the Detachable 
Hose Reel on trial. Ask your dealer for it, or write us.~ 
Send for a copy of "Useful Things for the Lawn." It 
fully describes the "Detachable" Hose Reel, the "Easy 
Emptying" Grass Catcher for Lawn Mowers and a 
stabs of other mighty valuable lawn articles. 
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