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manner which causes them to lose their self- 
respect to bring about the desired results. 
For instance a customer recently added to 
his order several items which we do not 
keep or advertise. In filling the order we 
substituted what we thought was of equal 
value from our stock. Our friend hastily 
writes back that he wants what he orders 
and orders what he wants and shall cease 
to trouble us in future and send where he 
can get what he wants and that only. We 
reply that he ought not to get mad because 
we do not send what we do not advertise, 
and offer to refund his money. Here is 
his reply, and do you not think he feels 
much more satisfied with himself, and re¬ 
tires to a sweeter repose after posting this 
than he did after his previous communi¬ 
cation ? 
“I am sorry if in my weakness I expressed 
any svmptons of “madness,” warmth or 
impatience, and hope to be forgiven, for 
I have respect to the ‘recompense of re¬ 
ward’ and try to recollect the injunction, 
‘Whatsoever ye would that men should do 
unto you, do ye even so unto them’; and 
also to remember there is a solemn after¬ 
scene beyond this cabbage business that is 
of infinitely greater moment to every one 
of us than all things else. 
Let us not forget in the hurry of business, 
that ‘here we have no continuing city’, but 
are ‘strangers and pilgrims on the earth’, 
hastening to an endless eternity.” 
A PRIZE CONTEST. 
For the amusemement of the readers of 
Seed-Time and Harvest, and to ascertain 
which varieties of vegetables are most pop¬ 
ular with the people, we propose to take a 
vote. Each subscriber is entitled to one 
vote. No vote fo be counted that is not 
written upon the blank which will be found 
at bottom of <12d page of this magazine. 
Those varieties which receive the greatest 
number of votes shall be declared duly 
elected and considered to be the most pop¬ 
ular vegetables of their class. 
After counting the votes and ascertain¬ 
ing which kinds of each vegetable get the 
most, we will re-examine each ballot, and 
to the voter who has the most of the suc¬ 
cessful varieties on his or her ballot, we 
will award as a prize $5 00 worth of seeds 
such as they may select from our catalogue. 
Cut out the blank, after filling in their 
proper places the kinds or varieties for 
which you wish to vote, write plainly your 
name and address and mail to us as early 
as February 20. The successful competi¬ 
tor will be notified by us and given his 
own selection of seeds from our catalogue 
for the amount of the prize. Now try 
your luck one and all. 
N. 15. In case of tie votes, the awards 
will be made in the same order in which 
the ballots were mailed to us. So send in 
the ballots at once, and if the plan meets 
with general approval, we will send out 
blank ballots for other vegetables and offer 
new prizes in March and April numbers. 
Conditions of Prize Contest. 
One blank ballot furnished. 
Voter’s name and address with date of 
voting must lie plainly written upon the 
ballot. 
Ballots must be received by us, on or 
before February 25, when polls will close. 
Those kinds of vegvtaoles receiving the 
highest number of votes will be declared 
elected. 
You need not necessarily vote only for 
those on our list. If there are better varie¬ 
ties than we have, we want to find them. 
To the person who has the most of the 
elected kinds on his ballot will be awarded 
the pi ize. 
Should there be a tie, the prizes will be 
given in the order in which the ballots are 
mailed ?o us, as shown by the post-mark of 
office where mailed. 
Successful voters will be notified by us 
and given their own selection of seed from 
our catalogue to the amount of $5.00, which 
will be sent free to them. 
Address Seed-Time and Harvest, 
La Plume, Penna. 
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no other that can be compared with Lovett's Guide 
to Fruit Culture. It is really a valuable work on 
Horticulture giving, as it does, full instructions for 
planting, pruning, culture and management of fruits 
of all kinds, and impartial descriptions of all worthy 
varieties. It is a book of over 70 pages, with an 
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with hundreds of engravings and several colored 
plates true to nature. Everybody at all interested in 
fruit culture should send to J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, 
New Jersey, and get a copy. See advertisement in 
this number. 
