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E. J. STEELE 
Did you ever try? We did. I mean the Madame and I. The story: 
January, 1892—Newlyweds: Business—A salesman. Assets—A shoe¬ 
string. December same year, a boy born. 1893—the Panic! Ouch! 
Traded 40 acres wild land for a house and lot out in the "sticks” with 
overhang of a big mortgage. Bought furniture, etc., $500. Though 
half paid for, the store repossessed everything. 
Made a barely comfortable living, but lost sales commissions $3000. 
Boy, did we need to get rich quick! 
1893— Sold pansy plants $23.00. Taught school $60.00 month. 
1894— Plant sales $480. The Madame in charge. 1895 sales $2000. 
1896—Sold first ounce of pansy seed to George Betz, florist, this 
city, price $14.00. 
Thirteen years as principal in Portland Public Schools, and the 
Madame in charge of five children, and she says, "of the business, too.” 
Yes! You can get rich, but maybe you won’t "get rich quick.” 
Anyway, Carry On! 
Preparing Bed for Germinating Seed 
Have your soil clean and pulverized to a depth of six or more inches. 
On the level surface spread evenly a layer of pulverized manure, compost preferred, to depth of at least 
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one inch. 
3. Overlay manure with half inch of the best soil you have, thoroughly pulverized. 
4. Rake down and tamp surface true and smooth. 
Soak down the bed several inches. 
Sow in drills or broadcast—drills are better. 
Cover as lightly as possible with your best soil or sand, mixed 50-50 with peat moss. 
Use spray of water to moisten surface, after muslin or light burlap cover is on. 
Allowing plenty of ventilation, keep your beds moist, quite moist, but not soaking wet, until plants come up. 
We use cheapest grade of burlap to retain moisture. As soon 
as plants begin to come through freely we remove burlap per¬ 
manently, and sift tops of beds with thin layer of peat moss. To 
avoid damping off, water young seedlings very sparingly. 
Never allow your beds to become dry. Any dryness after seeds 
sprout is absolutely fatal. These directions are for sowing in the 
open field, but will apply when using flats or cold frames. We 
use 100 to 125 square feet to sow an ounce of seed broadcast. 
Alternate your pansy crop with some other crop. 
THE UNUSUALLY HIGH GERMINATING QUALITIES OF 
STEELE’S MASTODON PANSY SEED is a revelation to all 
extensive growers who use our stock. 
CJ Mat 
Manager 
There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a 
little worse and sell a little cheaper and the people who consider price only 
are this man’s lawful prey .—John Ruskin. 
"Many things worth less are worthless .”—A philosopher. 
But Why Worry ? 
The legs of the duck are short; the legs of the stork are long. We can¬ 
not make the duck’s legs long, or the stork’s legs short, so why worry?— 
Lincoln County Leader. 
One of “Bud's" Mastodons 
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