House and Garden 
'J'HE BROUGHTON SELF-CLOSING BASIN COCKS HAVE 
BEEN IN USE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MANY OF 
THE LARGEST HOTELS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN 
THE UNITED STATES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THESE 
GOODS. ::: ::: MADE IN BRASS, NICKEL OR SILVER 
PLATED, AND IN SOLID SILVER-METAL. ::: 
EVERY ONE WARRANTED 
Manufactured only by 
E. Stebbins Manufacturing Co. 
SPRINGFIELD: MASSACHUSETTS 
WOBKS AT BRIQHTWOOD 
HIGH GRADE PRESSED METAL 
SASH PULLEYS 
Made with Plain Axles, Roller Bearings 
and Ball Bearings 
Combination Groove for Chain or Cord 
CATALOG SENT UPON REQUEST 
The American Pulley Co. 
29th and Bristol Streets 
PHILADELPHIA Z. PA. 
THE BEST SASH CORD MADE 
EVERY FOOT IS STAMPED 
^^SILVER LAKE 
The 
on 
You 
Can 
Peel 
At the 
Crank 
The slightest “feel” of the 
crank proves the perfection of MOBII.OIL. 
There is no possibility of anything but per¬ 
fect lubrication in any gasoline engine, regard¬ 
less of type. For different machines there are 
different grades of 
VACUUM 
MOBILOIL 
Our booklet tells you which is the proper 
grade for your automobile—and why. A 
copy will be sent free on request. It contains 
much of interest to motorists. 
MOBILOIL in barrels, and in cans with 
patent pouring spout is sold by all dealers. 
Manufactured by 
VACUUM OIL COMPANY, Rochester, N. Y. 
Ives Patent Window Stop Adjuster 
Prevents Drafts, Dust and 
Window Rattling. 
IVES’ PATENT 
Window Stop Adjuster. 
heamyBed 
The only Stop Adjuster made from one piece of metal with solid 
rihs and heavy bed that will not cup, turn or bend in tightening 
the screw. Manufactured only by The H. B. IVES CO.. New 
Haven, Conn., U. S. A. (Fifty-page Catalogue Mailed Free.) 
Roll’s Patent Lock Joint Columns 
Suitable for Pergolas, Porches or Interior Use 
are made exclusively by 
HARTMANN-SANDERS COMPANY 
Elston & Webster Aves., Chicago, Ill. 
Eastern Office, 1123 Broadway, New York City. 
Send for catalogue P 19 of columns, or P 29 of sun-dials, 
pedestals, etc. 
should be carefully seen to that lilies and 
other bulbs, covered with soil or ashes, 
but without the protection of sashes out¬ 
doors, do not get too much water; it 
will also he necessary to examine those 
under cover to ascertain if they are in 
need of water.— Florists' Exchange. 
YUCCA A TREE OR A PLANT ? 
I 'HE fate of an aged woodsman of 
San Bernardino county, Califor¬ 
nia, hangs on a judicial decision in 
the Federal Court, whether yucca is a 
tree or a plant. 
When the case of R. L. Cook, charged 
with cutting yucca timber on govern¬ 
ment land, came up before Judge Well¬ 
born recently, on demurrer. Assistant 
U. S. District Attorney McCormick ad¬ 
mitted that he was a trifle hazy in 
regard to the botanical properties of yuc¬ 
ca. He had a lot of definitions and 
references, but none of the authorities 
seemed to throw any light on the odd 
question. 
Attorney Stevenson of San Bernardino 
contended that yucca is a plant, belong¬ 
ing to the lily family, and that it is not 
“timber.” He maintained that his client 
cannot be punished for cutting down 
plants on government land, as the law 
plainly specifies that the essence of the 
crime is taking and disposing of timber 
that is valuable for commercial purposes. 
The government, on the other hand, 
asserted that yucca is used for making 
surgical splints, and thus has a commer¬ 
cial use. The court finally ordered 
counsel for the defendant to present a 
brief, embodying his points. It appears 
that the Department of the Interior and 
the various land offices are anxious to 
have a test case go to the Supreme Court 
for final adjudication. 
TARRAGONA 
A LL Tarragona is expressed in those 
two words, ruins and the sea. 
Whichever way one follows it, it ends 
in half-hewn rock and in a new aspect 
of the sea, and it is built out of the ruins 
of a Roman colony. The Roman walls 
themselves, of which such considerable 
fragments remain, rise on the founda¬ 
tions of a Cyclopean wall, built of vast 
unhewn masses of stone; the cathedral 
stands on the site of a Moorish mosque; 
a public square lined with houses, the 
Plaza de la Fuente, still keeps the form 
of the Roman circus. Most of the 
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