Because You Live in the Country 
The Countryside Magazine is for you. And Editor and conducts the Motor Service; F. F. 
this offer is for you. Six great special Rockwell, Jessie P. Frothmgham and Parker 
, .,, ^ ® , T. Barnes write on Horticulture and Garden- 
numbers, With gorgeous covers by Paul ing. Frank A. Waugh writes on Trees; Pro- 
Bransoin; a wealth of beautiful pictures, fessor Hugh Findlay will conduct "The Coun- 
'ind ‘irticleti on pverv nlnsp nf cniintrv liv- tryside Garden Laboratory,” a great new gar- 
anc! aiticies on eveiy pnase or countiy JlV manual to appear in The Countryside 
ing, tor only One Dollar. The numbers every month. 
are: 
February .... Spring Building Number Not0 ThcSC NuiUCS 
March.Annual Garden Number The roll-call of contributors under the new own- 
... c . T>i »i 1 ership includes such names as: Margaret 
April • • - • - Spring* rlanting Number Woodrow Wilson; Zona Gale, author of Friend- 
Mav.Liftlp House Niimher ship Village; George Madden Martin, creator 
may Lltne nouse numner ^ JJ Truesdale, President of 
June In the Country Number the Lackawanna Railroad; Rev. Harry Emerson 
, , o c 1 . M L Fosdick, of Union Theological Seminary ; Mary 
July oumraer oports number Sargent Potter, daughter of Professor Sargent 
. . of the Arnold Arboretum; Hudson Maxim; 
PblS is the limited offer Ot the new owners Joyce Kilmer; Edna Dean Proctor; George W. 
(The Independent-Harper’s \yeekly) to Cable, author of "Old Creole Days” ; Stewart Ed- 
enable you easily to make the acquaintance ward White, author of "The Blazed Trail”; 
of the greater Countryside Magazine. Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor; Kathleen Norris, 
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Good oulj if joll accept befoie Maitb _0. John Burroughs; Norman Harsele; Max East- 
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to live there some day—or go there now London; Wilfrid Wilson Gibson; Cecilia Beaux; 
tor rest and recreation. The Countryside Herbert Reed (Right Wing) ; P. A. Vaile; Mar¬ 
is your magazine. garet Deland ; Mary Roberts Rinehart; Marion 
Harland, and many others whose names stand 
Tivery important problem that concerns high in American literature, 
your comfort or enjoyment as a country 
lioiiseliolder you will find discussed in The Note This Proqram 
Countryside by recognized authorities who " 
stand highest in thieir chosen fields. Here are the specific interests to which The 
. 1 . Countryside devotes its attention primarily: 
lOacli niiinber has its big central siibiect ^ , 
in season—but every number is a garden House Buildino;— The acquisition of land, s^ 
, 1 „ „ I__ „ f,,,. lecting the building site, placing the house, sci- 
liiimher, a building number, a house fui- entific construction, modern efficiency, buying 
llislllllg luiniber, a decoration number, a the best building materials and equipment, 
poultry number, a motor number—a conn- choosing the house plans, dealing with the 
try living number in every sense. The architect and builder—on these subjects the 
Countrvside service never stops, in any country house owner needs sound advice. He 
part of its field Countryside Magazine. 
Interior Decoration —What is new in flooring, 
XUaca Poafiivac " 0,11 coverings, mantels, bath room fittings, 
I^Die 1 nese reaiures lighting fixtures, wood finishing? The Coun- 
ti-yside has articles and pictures about every- 
Space permits only brief mention of the edi- thing that goes to make the house inside com- 
torial plans of the new owners. fortable, beautiful, sanitary and efficient. 
Aymar Embury II, with five articles, inaugu- House Furnishing —Choosing i-ugs, curtains, 
rates "The House Livable.” Harold A. Caparii, hangings, furniture. Every object that helps 
former President of the American Society of to make your life indoors complete you will 
Landscape Architects, is presenting a series of find discussed in The Countryside by writers 
ai’ticles on "The House Outdoors.” J. Horace who know their subjects well. 
McFarland launches- our campaign “Better -r, . , , . 
Roses for America” with an article in March Outside the House— Preparing and keeping up 
illustrated in four colors. grounds to make your house in the countiy 
beautiful in its setting, putting up greenhouse 
"The Whole House-Room by Room” is another and garage, buying seeds and bulbs, planting 
new feature to begin soon—a series of monthly the garden, choosing efficient tools, planning the 
manuals—taking up the problems of construe- flower bed, selecting porch and garden fumi- 
tion, decoration and furnishing as applied to ture and decorations, enriching the soil, rais- 
each room as a unit from bedroom to library, ing small fruits, keeping poultry, dogs and live 
Churchill Ripley writes during 1917 on Rugs; ^^"^rupL't^ Thl''gounti4sirby'^exp^ 
mon?h) ; ''Ha?oW°"D.'^Ebfrlein" anrAbbott® Me- but*1n^"su™h® a^ wav tharlvmwone'^m^aruX^’ 
Clure write on Furniture ; William Haynes and nd^nT^eceirU'^^maSm 
Mrs. Leshe Hall write of Dogs and Kennel In- pleasure from their reading and from the pic- 
terests ; Charles Dexter Allen tells what is new tu^eg 
in Textiles; Harold J. Howland supplies a 
monthly editorial on the Spirit of the Country- Horticulture —Here again The Counti-yside en- 
side; Theodore M. R. von Keler is the Motor joys unusual distinction because of its excep¬ 
tional sources of information and its scientific 
and accurate presentation of horticultural 
knowledge. 
Sports and Recreation —Life in the open air 
is a big factor in your scheme of country liv¬ 
ing. In The Countryside, as the seasons come 
round, you will find striking and picturesque 
articles on motoring, golf, tennis, riding, driv¬ 
ing, skating, shooting, fishing, camping, boat¬ 
ing and other sports—to help you get the most 
out of your life along the countryside. 
The Neighborhood —Good roads for your motor 
car, better schools for your children, proper 
lighting for your side-walk, the country club 
for your recreation, the suburban church for 
your woiship, improved i-ailway stations and 
train service for your suburban travel, more 
attractive approaches for your town—these 
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