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Sowing Seed. 
Now the seed catalogues are flooding 
the country, and we Iarmers begin to 
make plans for the Summer. But after 
the family vegetables have been made sure 
of there still remains an emptiness to fill 
in every normal woman’s soul. Too many 
01 us say albeit with a sigh: “I’m too 
drove t’ have much of a flower bed.” 
This quotation comes to my mind: “Adorn 
and beautify your homes with flowers, for 
the b e that is thus made sweet and 
beautiful is prepared to become the abode 
of brighter affections and more radiant 
virtues.” Do let us.have flowers. 1 know 
there i. l’t anyone so busy cr so “down 
on his luck” that he may not have this 
pleasure. 1 know because I am very busy 
indeed every Summer. 'I'llis is how 1 
solved the problem of a flower garden, 
when I had ah#ost no time at all: 
Father plowed four furrows a rod long 
beside the driveway. My first idea was 
to have a rose garden here, but the men 
folks soon convinced me the ground was 
not in fit state. 1 called down much ridi¬ 
cule on my head by planting kidiiey beans. 
Lack of care and blight spoiled my crop. 
] shelled out. in the Fall, a pint of miser¬ 
able apologies for beans; kidney or any- 
tl ; else. But the ground was richer for 
the failure cf my crop, and the next year 
1 decided to postpone my rose garden and 
have a few flowers. To begin with, I 
set out a border of tiny perennial daisies, 
and set off square beds. On the end near 
the house I set out the beginning of a 
rose garden, one pink and a white moss; 
also a blush rose bush. On the west side 
of our driveway is a line of apple trees, 
so on the east side of my garden strip I 
set out 'beginning .a the house end) a 
flowering currant, hardy Hydrangea, two 
dark red poeonies and a pink one. The 
remaining fourth was planted to sweet 
peas. Next the roses was a bed of Asters, 
then Coreopsis of flaming yellow, then 
some mignonette and a few pansies. My 
house plants consisted of five geraniums, 
a Begonia, a heliotrope and a slip of 
southernwood that an old lady had given 
me. This latter I put with the roses. 
'1 he house plants were set out and then a 
Canna and five or six Dahlias we had 
left from the cowyard fence. 'This garden 
cost me 20 cents, with a minimum of time 
and care. 
The cowyard is never a very sightly 
place at best, and one day I had an inspi¬ 
ration. We accordingly set a line of 
Dahlias to hide its ugliness. I already 
had a mound of stones filled with dirt, 
and here in the shade of a Porter apple 
tree I substituted English violets which a 
friend gave me for the traditional fernery. 
This has been a great success in spite of 
much tribulation. 'Hie dog dug and buried 
a bone there twice, and once the chickens 
were there diligently hunting for worms. 
But each time 1 arrived in time to repair 
damages. Last Fall the week before 
Thanksgiving I took Grandma about a 
dozen fragrant purple blossoms. I hope 
for many more this Spring. 
Our house is one of the old-timers, with 
low rooms roomy enough for the big, old- 
fashioned families. it is gray and 
weatherbeaten, hut its sturdy oak timbers 
are still able to do their duty. I love its 
walls of paneling, its broad open beams 
and big fireplaces, but there are no blinds 
to keep out the heat and glare in Summer. 
After all. I think I like my subsfltutes 
better. The Ruby Queen rose is climbing 
past one window in the living room, on 
the east side, with the common white kind 
at the other. This white bush is at least a 
hundred years old. 1 have it on good 
authority. The other.. v\\indows in this 
room are on the west and north. 1 he 
eastern windows in the kitchen have green 
curtains of morning glory vines, and also 
on window to the north. 'Hie door be¬ 
ing on the east side, and having no porch, 
last year I set two blush roses, one each 
side of the doorstone. When the Phila¬ 
delphia Rambler arrived its place was 
ready for it under the parlor window. 
There is a spot about six f< t square in 
the yard between the ho ise and barn. 
The first flower garden of my own was 
made there ten years ago. This land is 
very rich from much dressing. One year 
I sowed it down to Portulaca and then 
some time afterward spaded it over and 
set Salvia. The mass of color attracted 
much attention. Then I had marigolds 
and a border of candytuft and mignonette. 
I want poppies there this coming Summer 
with a border of “baby’s V’-eath” (Gypso- 
phila). 
If anyone loves flowers she ought to 
nave them, and may without sacrificing 
time, strength and but very little money. 
1 am not quite ure but we should have 
them if we don’t want them. Surely there 
is no human being so blind to beauty that 
he really dislikes flowers. T know a place 
where there are the ruins of a house and 
some once fine apple trees. I he trees are 
gnarled, broken, a pathetic silent witness 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
of desertion and neglect. And near where 
the door used to be grows a beautiful lilac 
bush, symmetrical, glossy green and in- 
sistantly fragrant. It is that which re¬ 
minds me tliat once there was a home 
here. As a child my mother used to pick 
tho~a blossoms. Some one told her about 
the* little two-roomed house there and its 
owner. She told it to me when I, a child, 
stumbled upon the spot and came home 
laden with the fragrant boughs, and the 
discovery 1 had made. 1 have always 
been fond of lilac since that time. 
ADAH E. COLCOR1). 
Some Layer Cake Fillings. 
Here are some variations of old favor 
ites which have found favor at our table 
Mini 1 / jhaha cake having been pro¬ 
nounced too sweet and characterless, we 
substituted Zante currants for the chopped 
raisins. Chop the currants, not too fine, 
stir into a plain boiled frosting and add 
a teaspoonful of lemon juice, or if the 
lemon is not at hand use a little good vin¬ 
egar. 
When making a cocoanut layer cake 
turn a halfcupful of cocoanut into the 
syrup you are boiling Lr the frosting and 
let cook till a drop will harden in cold 
water; turn over th • beaten white of an 
egg as usual, and after spreading on the 
cake sprinkle over it more cocoanut. This 
boiling of the cocoanut seems to bring out 
its flavor and gives a more moist and 
toothsome loaf. Again we vary a filling 
by frosting the upper layer with plain 
white and adding a mixture of nuts and 
fruits between the layers. The meats of 
almonds, filberts and Brazil nuts are 
shaved thin with a sharp knife, pecans and 
English walnuts are broken small, a few 
dates or figs are cut fine and sprinkled 
with powdered sugar to prevent sticking. 
If dates or figs are not at hand, one may 
use raisins or cocoanut; in any case, have 
the nuts and fruit ready, stir into a boiled 
frosting and spread on the lower layer 
or layers, after which place on top the 
layer already spread with the white frost¬ 
ing before adding the fruit and nuts. 
A iew nuts, not enough to place upon the 
table, may thus be turned to good account. 
PRUDENCE PRIMROSE. 
The Bookshelf. 
The First Book on Farming, by 
Charles L. Goodrich; 259 pages; 86 illus¬ 
trations; Doubleday, Page & Co., New 
iork. This is a clearly written and well 
printed book, usefvl as a fundamental 
work for the farm library or a school text 
book. Some of the subjects treated are: 
Root growth, soils, moisture, plant food, 
seeds, tillage, manures, crop rotations and 
drainage. Price from this office $1 net, 
postage It cents additional. 
The Note Book Habit. —The note book 
habit is a very useful one. When you 
come across something in your reading 
that you think would be of benefit, if 
tried, jot it down in a book kept for that 
purpose. If you make no note of it the 
chances are that you will never think of 
it again, or if you do the paper will he 
mislaid, and you will not remember it 
clearly enough to be able satisfactorily to 
put it to trial. A note book so used and 
often consulted will prove a great help. 
H. R. A. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
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‘‘a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
1 he Reeve Kitchen Cabinet 
AT WHOLESALE PRICES 
pi ! Wo are now selling 
' those famous Kiteh- 
on Cabinets direet 
3 from factory to you, 
. thus saving you deal- 
•fcl ers' big profits. 
Writo to-day for 
illustrated catalogue 
and reduced p r i c o 
list to 
Reeve Mfg. Co., 
27 Main Street, 
Cortluml, N.Y. 
RUBEROID 
TRAPe mark o 
OOFING 
STANDARD 
FOR 14 YEARS 
Ruberoid was the first weaHi r-proof and cl stie 
rooting placed upi n tlie market, and there is more 
of it sold to-day than of auy other roofing. lo is and 
has be n for fourteen years manuf etured sol ly by 
us. It iw the only prepaied roofing which outlasts 
metal and shingles. Po.sitively weather-proof aud Hre- 
esistiug. Any li ndy man can apply it. 
To protect you against imposliion by would-be imita¬ 
tors,we stamp tlie registered trade mark "Itl! ItKKOl 
o i the imders de, every four feet. Send for samples 
aud Booklet “K.” 
Have you seen 
Ruberoid Red Roofing? 
A permanent rooting with a permanent color. 
THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY 
Sole Manufacturers 
1(10 William Street, N.Y. 
TELEPHONE APPARATUS 
Largo No. K A Catalogue Freo. 
OWN YOUR OWN TKLKPHONK I.INE 
Our telephones are powerful, loud 
talking and absolutely guaranteed 
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. 
Telephones that work on any line. 
CONNECTICUT TELE. & ELEC. CO 
Meriden, Conn., U. S. A, 
TELEPHONES 
ANl) LINE MATERIAL FOR * 
FARMERS' LINES 
so simple you can build your own line. 
Instruction book and price list free. The 
Williams Telephone & Supply Co. 
7H Central Ave., Cleveland,O. 
PAPER WALLS 
I UNTow is Tlio Timo 
to decorate your home ; don’t buy wall papers until you I 
see our offer. Giltn, Km bowsed, Silks, ami Ingrains at f» to I 
12 1*2 ots. per roll. Wo save you M) p.c.; we defy conipe- I 
tition. Write for our free book ot samples with complete f 
instruct Iona for hanging your own paper. 
CONSUMKB8 WALL PAI’KK AND SUPPLY CO. 
278 Green St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
BICYCLES ON TRIAL 
for 10 days. We ship on ap¬ 
proval to anyone without a cent deposit. 
i!>o 5 SeT* *W to *24 
with Coaster-Brakes & Punc ture-Proof Tires. 
1M>3 & 1 fill t Models 
of best makes. • *CJ ^ M aC 
SOO Second - Hand Wheels 
All makes & Mod- $ O $ O 
els good as now O IC/ O 
RIDER AGENTS WANTED Id 
each town at good pay. IVrite at once for 
Special Offer on sample bicycle. 
TIKKS, STTNDKIKS, AUTOMOBILES. 
MEAD CYCLE CO., Dept, wso CHICAGO 
Wage Earners 
Pay You 
5% 
$25 upward, with¬ 
drawable oil MO 
days’ notice. 
Investments bear earn 
Ings from clay received 
to day withdrawn. 
Supervised by New York 
Hanking Department. 
QUIt LOANS art* secured 
" by mortgages on Huburbnn 
honitfH owned by ambltkn.s 
wage-earnern, paying all Inter- 
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You would choose Mich iuvest- 
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»r small FltOM DAY OF HK 
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t' individual morlguge Ioann. 
Wiite for particulars. 
Assets,.$1,700,000 
Surplus aud Profits, . $100,ooo 
Industrial Havings aud Loan Co. 
5Thne^HNrg^rw^N^^lt^ 
Rural Boxes 
Three Years 
After. 
| New boxes always look pretty, and many have do-funny C 
attachments cute enough for Christmas toys, but time 
and the elements are the only true test. Ii. S. Whitte- 
more of Troy, O. writes us: “On my route 1 sold 70 odd 
of your boxes in 1902 and they are just as good as the 
day they were put up. While the other makes are 
showing the effects of tlie wear more or less.” We want 
agents on every old route to replace those “other 
makes. ’’Literal discounts. Address, 
Bond Steel Post Co., Adrian. Michigan. 
KA DEXX 
^f! Cream Extractor 
Has three times the separat¬ 
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Does not mix water and milk. 
Beats Them All 
because It gets more cream. 
More butter. Greater profits. 
Easier to dean and operate. No 
waste. Durable. Antl.ruat 
throughout. Results Guaran¬ 
teed. Catalog free. Write to¬ 
day. We want rood agent*. 
KA DEW CREAM SEPARATOR CO. 
30 Ki Dexx Bldg. ROCHESTER, K. r. 
PRICE EXPLAINED 
*1*0 ROAD"WAGONS at 
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