House and Garden 
Little Talk on Decoration 
The room reproduced above is from Haddon Hall, one of England’s most magnificent old 
buildings. Here the rich dark oak of the paneled wainscot in combination with tlie wonderful 
tapestry hangings and furniture covering produces an effect which is impressive aud beautiful. 
In this day of period furni.shing, in numy of the handsome homes of America reproductions 
of such rooms are desired. The unique stains made by Chicago Varnish Company finished with 
Dead-Lac will give an exact replica of the oak of the stained woodwork seen in the Old World 
cathedrals and castles. 
One coat of Chicago Varnish Company’s Ilaronial oak wood tint Number 325 , followed by 
one coat of No. 20 Surfacer and one of Dead-Lac, will supply the rich soft brown tone to the 
wood which gives the appearance of age that is so desired. 
In deciding upon the wood stain or finish to be used in any room, it is quite necessary to con¬ 
sider first the character of the room, and the draperies, wall coverings and furniture with which it 
will be fitted. When these are considered together an harmonious effect is insured. 
Where advice is desired upon the selection of wood stain, finish or enamel to be used in com¬ 
bination with appropriate wall covering, draperies, floor coverings, furniture, etc. this will be sup¬ 
plied FREE upon reqiiest to all customers of Chicago Varnish Company. Where floor plans are 
sent, sample panels showing treatment advised for standing wf odwork and floors, together with 
samples of wall covering and draperies, will be forwarded. 'This method of laying before the client 
the full color effect of all rooms under consideration is found most satisfactory. 
Margaret Greenleaf, Consulting Decorator for the Chicago Varnish Company, is located at 
345 Fifth Avenue, Room 1007 . Floor plans or rough drafts of same can be submitted to her. 
Exposures should be clearly marked on the plan and the character of the wood used for standing 
woodwork and floors mentioned. Miss Greenleaf may also be personally consulted at the above 
office, where samples of the wood finishings made by the Chicago Varnish Company may be seen. 
35 DEARBORN AVENUE PHIP A VAPINIIQH Pfb 36 VESEY STREET 
CHICAGO, ILL. l/lllUrlUl/ V/llliliOll lyll* NEW YORK CITY 
NOTE.—This offer is made only to those who use the materials of this Company. 
CORD 
the ])oorest cord for a Avhole house, will not pay 
JT'-' for the annoyance caused by one window hung with 
; uneveidy wearing cord, or the expense of repairing it 
when broken. Save annoyance of broken sash cords by 
having your windows hting Avith 
SILVER LAKE SASH CORD 
ESTABLISHED 1869. Ovjr narrve is stamped or\ every foot. 
English bloodhounds and mine were 
consigned to me by Mr. Edwin Brough, 
the best known breeder in Europe. 
THE BUSY BEE 
^ I ^HE value of ^25,000,000 placed on 
the annual output of honey puts 
this farm crop only slightly behind raw 
cane sugar, which had a valuation at the 
refineries of $28,000,000. Comparisons 
with the output of sixty-four beet-sugar 
factories, which have a capacity of 
49,500 tons of beets daily may seem 
odious. Yet the product of this coddled 
and fostered industry—$45,000,000— 
was less than double that of the busy hive 
communities. 
The bee in effect pays the interest on 
the public debt—$24,310,326. Shall 
not the insect Avhich Napoleon made an 
imperial emblem have some state recog¬ 
nition such as Massachusetts gives to 
the codfish in its legislative halls ? As a 
matter of fact, the products of the New 
England fisheries, which have been the 
subject of treaties and international con¬ 
ventions and occasionally raised the 
spectre of war, amount in value to only 
half the bee’s product. 
At least the See deserves a share in the 
national affection which is lavished on 
the hen. This industrious worker main¬ 
tained its reputation during the year by 
giving poultry products a value of 
$600,000,000, exceeding that of the 
w'heat crop. That the dairy products 
counted for more than any crop except 
corn testifies to the importance of an¬ 
other of the humbler farm industries. 
The great proportions to which the lesser 
agricultural products have grown, the 
orchards with their minor item of 
1,754,927 barrels of cider, the $113,000,- 
000 worth of miscellaneous vegetables, 
the 5,000,000 tons of cottonseed, once 
plantation waste but now furnishing the 
equivalent in value of seven 20,000-ton 
battle-ships, make a nature wonder 
story of never-failing interest. — The 
New York World. 
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MONTH 
(Continued from page 104.) 
THE GARDEN 
your dealer in fertilizers or seed can¬ 
not furnish you A\dth shredded cattle 
manure it is suggested that correspond¬ 
ence be had with the Pulverized Ma¬ 
nure Company of Chicago. There may 
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