September, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
[§□ 
What the Telephone Map Shows 
E VERY dot on the map marks a town where there is a telephone exchange, 
the same sized dot being used for a large city as for a small village. Some 
of these exchanges are owned by the Associated Bell companies and some by 
independent companies. Where joined together in one system they meet the 
needs of each community and, with their suburban lines, reach 70,000 places 
and over 8,000,000 subscribers. 
front yards. A second group of holly¬ 
hocks have been used to screen partially 
one side of the nearby chicken house. 
Hardy phlox, zinnias and larkspurs all 
have their own special nooks on either side 
of the fragrant box-hedged walk. 
A small but entirely practical model of 
a chicken yard has also been evolved from 
cardboard. Even the boy who feeds the 
varied broods that occupy the inclosure 
boasts the cardboard origin. The chickens 
themselves are back of the mosquito net¬ 
ting grating, which has been stretched so 
tightly that it looks like real whitewashed 
wire. They strut about in thoroughly 
characteristic way. In both form and 
color they, too, have been made to look 
as much like certain well-known breeds as 
possible. The name of each variety por¬ 
trayed is printed on the base of the model; 
partly buff cochins, with their yellow 
broods, mingle democratically with trim 
black and white Leghorns and speckled 
Plymouth Rocks! 
Cutting Off That Undesirable View 
(Continued from page 142) 
and six feet high, to which we fasten two- 
inch poultry netting. On this trellis the 
vines grow and thrive and take so firm a 
hold that storms cannot dislodge them. 
Another trellis, similar to this, is even bet¬ 
ter in some respects; instead of unbroken 
wire, it is made of the one-foot width, run 
horizontally, with six-inch intervals be¬ 
tween. This kind is less expensive and the 
dry vines are more easily cleared off. An¬ 
other sort of trellis is made of strips only, 
the kind that measure one inch by two and 
thirteen feet long. These can be bought 
for five cents apiece. A top and bottom 
rail with uprights every six feet are all 
that are required for light vines. To these 
we add soft twine, running it up and down 
between staples. For heavy growing vines 
the twine is replaced by horizontal strips 
a foot apart. The vines are tied as they 
reach the cross-pieces. Such trellises are 
best made in six-foot sections and taken 
up in the fall. A trellis, still more simple, 
is also made of strips only, and consists of 
uprights two feet apart with a top rail. 
To these our vines cling of their own ac¬ 
cord, but it would be no hard matter to tie 
them occasionally, or points for climbing 
could be provided by horizontal rows of 
twine, six inches apart, if the trellis is to 
be used for light vines. If strong “brush” 
can be neatly and securely arranged it 
makes a good trellis for vines that are not 
too heavy, because they take more grace¬ 
ful shapes and look more airy than on a 
solid and compact trellis. 
The pyramids show that only a minority 
of the exchanges are Bell-owned, and that 
the greater majority of the exchanges are 
owned by independent companies and 
connected with the Bell System. 
At comparatively few points are there 
two telephone companies, and there are 
comparatively few exchanges, chiefly rural, 
which do not have outside connections. 
The recent agreement between the 
Attorney General of the United States and 
the Bell System will facilitate connections 
between all telephone subscribers regard¬ 
less of who owns the exchanges. 
Over 8,000 different telephone companies 
have already connected their exchanges to 
provide universal service for the whole 
country. 
American Telephone and Telegraph Company 
And Associated Companies 
One "Policy 
One System 
Universal Service 
Colonial Andirons 
No stamped or spun parts—all 
solid cast and turned by hand. 
Best collection in America. Man¬ 
ufacturers of sundials, candle¬ 
sticks and architectural bronze. 
Colonial Brass Co. 
Middleboro - Mass. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House & Garden. 
