and merited national reputation which they 
have achieved. To prevent such a possi¬ 
bility, we have designed the above “Trade 
Mark” which is hereafter to appear on 
every packet, bag and label accompanying 
Tillingliast’s Puget Sound Cabbage 
Seeds, and upon no other. If you order 
expecting to get this superior brand, see 
that this Trade Mark is on the package or 
label. 
Puget Sound Cabbage Seeds. 
We are just in receipt of a letter, which, 
although not intended for publication, we 
give below for the benefit of those who may 
think our statements in regard to our 
“Puget Sound Cabbage Seeds” too highly 
colored: 
Marion, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1884. 
Mr. I. F. Tillinghast: Dear Sir, Enclosed, 
you will find Post Office Order for $8.25 to 
pay for the enclosed bill of seeds. Be sure 
to send me the “Puget Sound Cabbage 
Seeds.” 
I have been talking with a man just from 
that country who can tell bigger cabbage 
stories than you would dare to publish. He 
read what you say in your catalogue about 
cabbage in that place, and says he thinks 
“you never saw cabbage growing in that 
country yourself, or you would not be so 
delicate in whafryou say about it.” 
Respectfully Yours, J. L. Smith. 
Remarks. We readily admit that we 
hardly dare to publish what we know about 
this country and its adaptability to cab¬ 
bages, for fear many will think our state¬ 
ments too highly colored for credence. Yet 
we wish it distinctly understood that it is 
by no means the fact alone that our cabbage 
seeds are grown in the Puget Sound coun¬ 
try that makes them “the best in the 
world.” We have been for ten years per¬ 
fecting our stocks and procuring the very 
best strains of the varieties we offer, and 
the perfection with which they mature' 
enables us to critically select such as suit 
us for seeding. You might send to Tom. 
Dick or Harry", in Washington Territory, 
and procure cabbage seeds carelessly grown 
from inferior stocks, which might prove 
badly mixed and very unsatisfactory. It is 
to protect ourselves from such possibilities 
that we have copyrighted a Trade Mark, 
under which we shall sell genuine seeds. 
and patrons will do well to see 'that our 
Trade Mark is on the label when they buy. 
DROPPING A SEED, 
The land was still; the sides were gray with 
weeping; 
Into the soft brown earth the seed she cast; 
Oh, soon, she cried, will come the time of reaping, 
The golden time when clouds and tears ai*e 
past! 
There came a whisper through the autumn haze. 
“Yea, thou shalt find it after many days.” 
Hour after hour she marks the fitful gleaming 
Of sunlight stealing through the cloudy lift. 
Hour after hour she lingers, idly dreaming, 
To see the rain fall and the dead leaves drifts 
“Oh, for some small green sign of life, she prays. 
Have I not watched and waited many days?” 
At early morning, chilled and sad, she hearkens 
To stormy winds that through the poplars 
blow; 
Far over hill and plain the heaven darkens, 
Her field is covered with a shroud of snow; 
“Ah, lord!” she sighs, “are these thy loving 
ways?” 
He answers—“Spake 1 not of many days?” 
The snow drop blooms: the purple violet glisten* 
On banks of moss that take the sparkling 
showers; 
Half-cheered, half-doubting yet, she strays and 
listens 
To finches singing to the shy young flowers: 
A little longer still his love delays 
The promised blessing—“after many days.” 
“Oh, happy world!” she cries, “thesun is shining 1 
Above the soil I see the springing green; 
I could not trust his word without repining, 
# I could not wait in peace for things unseen ~ 
Forgive me, Lord, my soul is full of praise: 
My doubting heart prolonged Thy many days.” 
Beautiful Eevr-Blooming Roses. All lovers of 
Choice Flowers should send to the iJingee & Conard 
Co., West Grove, Pa., for some of their lovely Roses, 
These roses are certain to bloom, and are the finest 
in the world. They are sent safely by mail post-paid 
to all post-offices in the United States. This com¬ 
pany is perfectly reliable, and noted for liberal deal¬ 
ing. They give away in Premiums and Extras more 
Roses than most establishments grow. Send for 
their New Guide , a complete treatise on the Rose, 
(70 pages elegantly illustrated), free. See advertise¬ 
ment on another page. 
“Have some oil on your hair, sir?” said a barber to 
a customer. “No; I’ve given it up oil-together.” “Oil 
right,” said the barber. 
When you have had Catarrh long enough, just 
send 10c. to Dr. R. C. Sykes, 181 Monroe St., Chicago, 
for his “True Theory of Catarrh.” 
Clark’s Hay Carrier, advertised in another column 
has been in use for ten years. The offer to send it 
on trial speaks well for it. It is said to pay for itself 
in one season. 
Now, boys, are you going to try for Mr. Gardner’s 
prize, offered on page 17 ? Some one will gel it: why 
not you? 
