July, 1911 
HOUSE and garden 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED 
FIRST: The only Sanitary method 
of caring for garbage, deep in the 
ground in heavy galvanized bucket 
with. bail. Odorless, proof against 
rats, cats and dogs, or the smaller 
death dealing pest, the house-tly. 
Health demands it. 
f UNDERGROUND GARBAGE RECEIVER 
i j UNDERFLOOR REFUSE RECEIVER 
[UNDERGROUND EARTH CLOSET 
SECOND: This clean, convenient 
way of di .posing of kitchen ashes, 
cellar ar.d yard refuse, does 
away with the ash or dirt barrel 
nuisance. Stores your oily 
waste and sweepings. Fireproof, 
flush with garage 
floor. 
THIRD: It supplies 
a safe and sanitary 
method to keep your water supply safe from 
pollution. It prevents the danger from the 
house or typhoid fly, around camp or farm, 
disseminating its poisonous germs to your 
family. Sold direct. Send for circulars on 
each. Nine yearn in practical use. It pays 
to look us up. 
G. H. STEPHENSON, Mfr* 
20 Farrar Street, Lynn, Mass. 
A Camp Necessity 
MOW YOUR HEDGE 
Don't cut it; save time. 
The Unique Hedge Trimmer 
mows a 13 inch swath 
easily, evenly and quickly. 
Five days' work in one 
day’s time. Hedge con¬ 
tractors quadruple their 
wages and profits. NO 
LOST MOTION, EVERY 
MOVEMENT COUNTS. 
Every man can trim his 
own hedge in one-fifth of 
the time. Workmanship and material indefinitely guaran¬ 
teed. If not satisfactory after one week's trial, can be 
returned and money refunded. 
Sent prepai d 00 
on receipt of 
Refer to any bank in Philadelphia. Write for 
Booklet. 
Fountain Cutlery Co., p^Jej'^Pa. 
THORBURN’S LAWN GRASS SEEDS 
Containing a mixture of the finest grasses; Quart 25c. 
2 quarts 45c. 4 quarts 80c. Sent prepaid by mail to 
any address in the United States. Dept. 2. 
J. M. THORBURN & GO., 33 Barclay Street 
New York 
ERIAKEA 
( Name Stamped indelibly on every 
foot, 
The man who builds a house without 
asking about the sash-cord to be used 
is laying up trouble tor himself. In 
sist that the specifications mention 
SILVER LAKE A. Its smooth sur¬ 
face offers nothing on which the pulley 
can catch Guaianteed for Twenty 
years. 
Write for Free Booklet , 
SILVER LAKE COMPANY 
87 Chaiincey St., 
Boston, Mass. 
Ma ers of SILVER 
_L A K E solid braided 
clothes 
lines. 
The Practical Workman is 
■ Sure to know the"Reason Why 
JAPAN BAMBOO STAKES 
Strong, durable—can be used year after year. 
Do not decay like Southern cane or wooden 
stakes. Suitable for Itoses. Gladioli, Lilies 
Chrysanthemums, Pot and Herbaceous Plants. 
Green colored, 
Green colored, 
Natural cane, 
100 
2 «. $ 0.75 
2y 2 ft. 1'.35 
ti ft. 1.00 
250 
$1.75 
2.50 
2.00 
500 
$3.25 
4.50 
3.50 
1.000 
$6.00 
8.00 
6.00 
For the support 
young trees, we 
of Dahlias, Tomatoes, Pole-beans, 
offer extra-strong stakes. 
shrubs, 
ft f f lO’^g, 3 to 
'8 “ “ “ “ 
l^in. diameter 
12 
$1.00 
1.25 
100 
$7.u0 
8.00 
Fall Bulb Catalog ready jfuly 15th . Send us your name. Address 
H.H. BERGER, Dept. 37, 70 WarrenSt., New YorkClty 
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Are you melancholy, blue, 
With no special reason for it? 
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Address LIFE, 
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N.Y. 
BULB DISPLAY NOW 
Darwin Tulips for the Permanen 
Garden Our Specialty 
There is no better subject for the PERMANENT GARDEN. 
Will last a lifetime; each year producing finer blooms. 
OUR SPECIAL OFFER 
One Each 35 Varieties (35 Bulbs) Sl.OO 
Catalog further describing these grand Tulips on request. 
STUMPP & WALTER CO. 
Desk A 50 Barclay St., New York 
PLAN YOUR NEXT 
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