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Always on Guard 
February, 1913 
they have to dispose of. Even so, the 
planter may test the seed houses, to try 
several before lie settles on any one as the 
best. 
Vitality, strong germinating power, is 
a prime requisite in good seed, and the 
slight trouble required to test the seeds for 
yourself will be well repaid. It is better 
to start them in soil, in a moderate tem¬ 
perature, than in wet cotton or a blotter. 
Good breeding, however, is just as im¬ 
portant as vitality.' We must know not 
only that the seeds will grow, but what 
they will grow into. A hint to beginners 
that I know will prove of practical value, 
is to go over several' catalogues carefully, 
and as far as possible order each of the 
•sorts you want from the-house that intro¬ 
duced it. Then you will be pretty sure to 
get both vitality and good breeding in the 
things you want. ' Stick mainly to stand¬ 
ard, well tried out sorts, however. The 
much praised novelties often prove very 
disappointing, as most seedsmen mention 
only their good points, leaving the cus¬ 
tomer to discover the bad ones. A list of 
tried and true sorts will be found in this 
month’s Garden Department. 
Old Philadelphia Houses 
(Continued from page 115) 
.all of them of ample proportions. As there 
is a gambrel roof the third floor rooms 
have more space in them than the usual 
third floor rooms under a pitch roof. 
Heavy white oak was used for stairs and 
banisters and all the interior woodwork is 
remarkably beautiful and wrought in a 
, simple and vigorous pattern. 
Harold Donaldson Eberlein 
Serviceable Garages of Good Design 
(Continued from page 114) 
lathe and drill press and to supply current 
to the electric rectifier for charging elec¬ 
tric. vehicles. Gas has been used where 
electricity was not available for lighting 
No matter where a ship may be along 
the American coast; no matter how dark, 
or cold, or stormy the night, the coast 
guard is on watch, patrolling the nearest 
beach or rocky cliffs. 
This man, always on guard, could, by 
his own unsupported efforts, do little to 
save life, or to guide ships away from 
perilous points. 
As a unit in an efficient system and 
able, at a moment’s notice, to command 
the service of his nearby station, he be¬ 
comes a power to whom all ship owners 
and passengers are indebted.. 
In the same way, the Bell Telephone in 
your home and office is always on guard. 
By itself, it is only an ingenious instru¬ 
ment; but as a vital unit in the Bell System, 
which links together seven million other 
telephones in all parts of this country, that 
single telephone instrument becomes a 
power to help you at any moment of any 
hour, day or night. 
It costs unwearying effort and millions 
of dollars to keep the Bell System always 
on guard, but this is the only kind of 
service that can adequately take care of 
the social and commercial needs of all the 
people of a Nation. 
American Telephone and Telegraph Company 
And Associated Companies 
Every Bell Telephone is the Center of the System. 
WONDERFUL FALL-BEARING 
STRAWBERRIES 
Fruit.in fall of first year, and in spring 
and fall of second year. Big money¬ 
maker. - 
500 plants set in May yielded from 
Aug. 23 to Nov. 11 nearly 400 quarts 
which sold for 25c per qt. The past 
season (1912) we had fresh straw¬ 
berries every day from June 15 to 
Nov. 15! We are headquarters for 
STRAWBERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT 
PLANTS OF ALL KINDS 
Big stock of best hardy varieties at very low prices. 
Plum Farmer, Idaho and Royal Purple Raspber¬ 
ries, also Blackberries, Gooseberries, Currants and 
Grapes. 30 years’ experience. Catalogue tree. 
L. J. FARMER, Box 392, Pulaski, N. Y. 
BEAUTIFUL 
ORIENTAL RUGS 
are hard to buy at the right prices. 
It is my hobby to pick one out of a 
thousand rugs through several chan¬ 
nels, and my collection is yours to 
select from. My antiques are thick, 
lustrous, and far superior to new rugs. 
1 send them on approval, paying ex¬ 
pense both ways. 
Write for free booklet and price list. 
Rugs prepaid for approval. 
L. B. LAWTON, MAJOR U. S. A., Retired 
181 CAYUGA STREET, SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK 
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