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spring until late fall. The walk at irregu¬ 
lar intervals is canopied by rustic arches, 
on which a wealth of rambler roses make 
vivid splashes of color in the spring and 
early summer. In individual beds, well 
planned to fit in with the general scheme 
of the whole, are bulbs of every variety 
and color, roses and a wealth of other 
blossoms. 
The Electric Automobile in the 
Country. 
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cost for current of two cents per mile, 
and for tires of a shade under one cent 
per mile. This is at least as good, and 
probably a much better showing than 
would result from a similar canvass 
among owners of gasoline cars, in which 
gasoline, oil and tire costs were figured. 
It serves to prove in a most compre¬ 
hensive and conclusive manner the marked 
economy of operation of the electric auto¬ 
mobile. 
The country resident finds many uses 
for the electric automobile. It is without 
doubt tbe most handy conveyance for the 
shopping trip to town or nearby city, for 
visiting neighbors, meeting trains, travel¬ 
ing to and from church or theatre, and for 
short rides about the country. It re¬ 
quires no expert attention and is always 
in running order and ready for service. 
All one needs to do to start an electric 
car is to climb in, grasp tbe steering 
wheel or lever, advance the controller, and 
glide away. Its operation is so simple 
that most anyone can learn to drive it in 
a few minutes. There is no bewildering 
array of motor and transmission controls, 
and no skillful manipulation of gear 
changes to acquire. The motor does not 
have to be cranked, nor does it stall on 
muddy roads. No dangerously inflam¬ 
mable fuel is used, and the electric car 
can be left out in cold weather without 
danger of anything freezing. It has its 
limitations, to be sure, as we have pre¬ 
viously noted, but for tbe country man or 
woman, who does not have to, or care to, 
travel at high speeds, or cover long dis¬ 
tances, these would seem to be adequately 
offset by its many desirable features. 
Some of the Garden Features of 
the Panama-Pacific Interna¬ 
tional Exposition. 
T HE setting of tbe Panama-Pacific 
International Exposition, to be 
held in San Francisco, in celebration of 
the completion of the Panama Canal, will 
be a vast garden. 
Boulevards and promenades, terraces, 
banks and avenues will surround and in¬ 
tertwine the buildings of the Exposition, 
which will be connected one with the other 
by gorgeous courts, alive with the floral 
bloom that is possible in California all the 
year round. 
can be quickly and easily installed in any 
home—old or new. The illustration shows 
Inter-phones installed in bedroom and 
kitchen. Such a set costs only $15, and 
can be purchased at your local electrical 
store or direct from us. Send us the $15 
and we will ship the outfit by parcel post, 
together with full directions for installing. 
If you wish to know more about these great little 
step-savers, write for our illustrated booklet, “The 
Way of Convenience, ” asking for booklet No. 23-A . 
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY 
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EQUIPMENT FOR EVERY ELECTRICAL NEED 
Detroit 
Western Electric 
Inter-phones 
It’s so much 
• 
easier to 
Inter-phone! 
Old ways quickly give 
place to better methods. 
Nowadays to strain one's 
voice by undignified loud 
calling to the maid is entirely 
unnecessary. So is the 
tedious stair-climbing when 
the maid can’t hear. 
How much easier and 
how indicative of a well- 
ordered household to pick 
up the Inter-phone and 
quietly give directions! The 
maid can hear distinctly and 
you can hear her replies. 
Play House 
Hodgson 
Portable 
Houses 
Cottage Garage 
Artistically designed and finished, made of the most durable materials and 
practical at any time of the year in any climate. Made for innumerable 
purposes. Erection of buildings extremely simple, and can be done by 
Unskilled labor in a few hours’ time. Send for illustrated catalogue. 
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