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Bolens Power Hoe 
and Lawn 
Mower Tractor 
It seeds, it 
cultivates, it mows 
the lawn. It supplies 
power for operating 
light machinery. 
The bolens has a patented arched axle 
for clearance and a tool control for accu¬ 
rate guidance in close weeding and culti¬ 
vating. Adiffer- 
ential drive makes 
turning easy. All 
attachments have 
snap hitches and 
are instantly inter¬ 
changeable. A boy 
will run it with 
delight. Used by market growers, florists, 
nurserymen, farmers, home gardeners, 
parks, cemeteries, etc. 
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2 ply— 1.05 cents per roll 
3 ply— 1.40 cents per roll 
SLATE SURFACE 
Per roll—$1.75 
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101 Broad Street Utica, N. Y. 
PAINT 
$1.25 
PER 
Gallon 
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Factory: 372 WAYNE ST., JERSEY CITY, N. J 
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“useless” work of the woman remain? 
These lilacs could not feed and clothe 
and shelter this family. Was not the 
work of this strong man most worthy? 
Why, then has it all been lost? I think 
the answer is clear. These simple flow¬ 
ers, fed by love and watered by tears, rep¬ 
resented the spiritual side of that home. 
They stood for the hunger and thirst of 
the human heart. 
“The fever and fire of the brain, 
Which grasps for the fruitage forbid¬ 
den 
The golden pomegranates of heaven 
To silence their fever and pain.” 
For this hunger and thirst of the 
heart has never been satisfied, and it 
never can be satisfied with the material 
things of life. 
“Not the labor of my hands 
Shall fulfill my God's commands.” 
And this humble woman, far back in 
the years, untaught, uncultured, without 
fully realizing what she was doing, put 
so much of the love and holiness of that 
home into those lilacs that they have 
lived to carry their fragrant story, 
though all else has passed out of mem¬ 
ory. h. w. c. 
Perennials for Partial Shade 
What is the best way to grow fox¬ 
gloves from seed? Are they hardy per¬ 
ennials, aud will they grow in rather a 
shady place? What perennials can be 
planted around a porch which faces due 
north? mbs. m. f. m’g. 
McKee’s Rocks, Pa. 
The foxgloves commonly grown are 
properly biennials, but often persist long¬ 
er, like perennials; they are hardy, and 
do well in a shady place. Seeds sown in 
the Spring, or in the Fall, will make 
flowering plants the following year. Well- 
established plants that are allowed to 
ripen seed often self-sow freely. 
Other perennials that will endure shade 
are monk’s-hood, alkanet, lupin, Japanese 
Anemone, columbines, bleeding heart, 
Funkia, rock cress (Arabis), pinks, 
crane’s-bill, Trilliums and lily-of-the-val- 
ley. A shady place is very desirable for 
lily-of-the-valley which, after once becom¬ 
ing established, spreads rapidly. 
Improving a Perennial Bed 
We live on a farm, hut my especial 
pride is my flowers. We are on the State 
road, so besides my pleasure in them 
they bring me in a small income. My 
bed of perennials is now five years old. 
For the first two years annuals did well 
in the spaces, but since then the seed 
germinates, grows a few inches, and dies 
or stands still. The bed was dug deeply 
and well dressed with dressing from the 
cow barn. Every Fall the bed is covered 
lightly with dressing. Still no results 
with annuals. Bulbs and perennials do 
well. The big bed is in front of the 
house and is a great attraction to the 
place as long as it looks well. But then 
comes a time in late Summer when an¬ 
nuals are much needed to supply color. 
Can you advise me what to do? I have 
bonemeal, hardwood ashes and dressing 
from the barn. Do you consider any¬ 
thing can be done without uprooting the 
whole bed? mbs. e. n. d. 
Gardiner, Me. 
You would improve conditions very 
much by using hardwood ashes and bone- 
meal liberally. Your .bed is now filled 
with the roots of the perennial plants, 
and annuals that need a deep rich soil 
would not be likely to succeed. We should 
not expect asters to do well there, but 
unless extremely crowded you should be 
able to grow Zinnias, marigolds and corn¬ 
flowers. You are evidently giving good 
care, but you do not say what perennials 
you are gx-owing. If they include lark¬ 
spurs, cut the spikes down to the ground 
as soon as flowering is over, and as they 
start into growth again, give an occa¬ 
sional watering with manure water ; you 
should have fine Fall spikes from them. 
Gaillardias will give you flowers through 
the whole season, right up to frost, and 
are very satisfactory for cutting. Gai’- 
den varieties of our hardy native asters 
will make a great show in Fall ; there 
are some varieties that have lovely rose- 
colored and mauve flowers. If peonies 
and hollyhocks take a considerable space 
in your bed, you will find it hard to es¬ 
tablish other plants near them ; they root 
deeply and feed greedily. We think, 
however, that marigolds and Zinnias in 
the vacant spaces will give good results. 
If grass has worked in among the peren¬ 
nials it may be necessary to lift and re¬ 
set, and it may be that some of the 
clumps need division, hut there does not 
■appear any reason for uprooting the 
whole bed. 
Nebvotjs Woman (to persistent beg¬ 
gar) : “If I give you a piece of pudding, 
you’ll never return, will you?” Beggar: 
“Well, lady, you know your pudding bet¬ 
ter than I do.”—Chicago Tribune. 
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Bouquet Soap — 25c 
If your wisdom teeth 
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“Use Colgate’s” 
“Be good to those teeth of yours, my boy, 
and they'll be good to you. 
“Good health is a blessing—you’ll find that 
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* * * 
Sound advice that, for every one to follow. 
Colgate*s Does Not Scratch Enamel 
Colgate's "Handy Grip" 
Shaving Stick — 35c 
Colgate’s Rapid-Shave 
Cream — 35c 
It is a safe dentifrice to use because it 
contains no grit — it “washes” and pol¬ 
ishes. Grit is dangerous,* because tooth 
enamel, once marred or worn down can 
never be replaced. 
•The U. S. Public Health Service in its book 
“Good Teeth,” Keep Well Series No. 13. 
1921, warns against grit in dentifrices. 
The Colgate habit is a health and beauty habit, 
easy to form and safe for a lifetime. 
Farm Folks know 
the Name "Colgate” 
on Toilet Articles 
corresponds to 
"Sterling" on Silver 
Large tube, 25c — at your favorite store. 
COLGATE &. CO. 
Established 1806 
Truth in advertising 
implies honesty in 
manufacture 
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ROOFING and FENCE 
For Immediate Acceptance Only. Send Your Order. Frt. Paid. 
29 gauge Wt. 28 gauge Wt. 
*4.75 77 tbs. 
4.80 77 lbs. 
6.0 5 78 lbs. 
5.1 5 79 lbs. 
1 Oc pound Leadwashers 
35” No. 12 filler fence ... 
2 V Corrugated 
1 H” Corrugated 
2 V Crimp and 1 stir 
3 V Crimp aud 1 stix 
Nails 
No. 635 
*4.85 84 lbs. 
5.00 84 lbs. 
5 20 85 lbs. 
5.30 86 lbs. 
20c pound 
27 rod 
33^0 rod 
38k>o rod 
45c rod 
83.81 each 
4.09 each 
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Quality guaranteed or money refunded. 
CONSUMERS' MFG. & SUPPLY COMPANY 
Moundsville, W. Va. 
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No. 635 35” No. 11 filler fence 
No. 635 9^-35” All No. 9% wire - 
No. 635 9 -36” All full No. 9 wire 
80 rod 2 pt. cattle barb wire 
80 rod 4 pt. cattle barb wire 
STANDARDIZED PLANT NAMES 
’"PHIS is an authoritative work prepared 
"*■ by Frederick Law Olmsted. Frederick 
V. Covilie and Harlan P. Kelsey, of the Am¬ 
erican Joint Committee on Horticultural 
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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West 30th Street New York City 
FARQUHAR 
GRAIN and BEAN 
THRESHERS- 
are not surpassed for clean, fast threshing. The “Quiver Shaking 
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