HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1914 
Roofed with fire-proof Asbestos" Century” Shingles — 
never require painting — last forever. 
N O painting — No repairing are the unique 
advantages secured in this residence 
by roofing and siding with Asbestos 
“Century” Shingles. 
These Shingles are made of cement— 
asbestos concrete by the patented “Century” 
Process, which insures uniform texture and 
durability. 
To obtain such desirable features in a house re¬ 
quires only your good judgment in selecting a con¬ 
tractor who knows the quality and value of Asbestos 
"Century” Shingles, and how to lay good roofing 
as it ought to be laid. 
Write for names of representative roofers who can 
supply Asbestos "Century” Shingles, and Booklet; 
"Roofing: a Practical Talk.” 
KEASBEY & MATTISON CO.. Factors 
Department C AMBLER, PA. 
Branch Offices in Principal Cities of the United States 
Sewage Disposal 
For Country Homes 
Without Sewers 
Heaiui and self-respect demand that dangerous, 
repulsive cesspools, etc., must go. The Ashley Sys¬ 
tem will provide scientific and safe sewage dis¬ 
posal it moderate cost. Write for illustrated Man¬ 
ual on Sewage Purification and Disposal for Country 
Homes. 
We also provide Sewage Disposal for Institutions, 
Schools, etc. 
ASHLEY HOUSE-SEWAGE DISPOSAL CO. 
116 Armida Avenue Morgan Park, Ill. 
Friction is eliminated by the 
steel bearings, and the door swings 
smoothly and softly without creaking 
or binding. These butts have 
NON-RISING PINS 
which will not work out of the joint. 
Write for artistic and instructive 
booklet “Properly Hung Doors.” 
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leaves from matting down too tightly on 
•the plants, and the coarser prevents the 
leaves from blowing away in our high win¬ 
ter winds. It is the alternate freezing and 
thawing of our climate which is so hard on 
the flowers that come from New England 
or any of the Northern States, as that pro¬ 
cess stretches and tears the tender roots, 
and soon destroys the plants unless they 
are protected artificially, even though the 
temperature never goes as low as where 
they grew originally. 
This souvenir garden of mine is an ever- 
increasing delight. Every time I go near 
it, whether to work in it or to show it to 
someone, or just to enjoy it by myself, it 
calls up pleasant memories and associa¬ 
tions, past pleasures and the kindness of 
many dear friends and relatives. 
When I stop by the lupines and Indian 
paint brush, I smile as I picture myself 
digging them up in a driving thunder¬ 
storm, crouching under an umbrella held 
in one hand, while with the other I dug 
frantically with a pen-knife, for it was the 
last fifteen minutes of my stay in Yellow¬ 
stone Park, and I knew the train would 
not wait until the rain stopped. 
The bloodroot and many of the ferns 
recall a happy fishing trip on the Minne¬ 
sota lakes, and again I can almost smell 
the fragrance of frying fish and boiling- 
coffee, when we cooked our shore dinners 
over an open fire. 
Here is a group of four different species 
of ferns which came from a farm in Ken¬ 
tucky. I met a young lady on the steamer 
one summer, going from Norfolk, Va., to 
Boston, and when she learned how I loved 
my wild garden, she promised to send me 
some ferns when she reached home. I was 
pleased with the promise, but in my own 
mind felt that she would probably never 
give the matter another thought; however, 
in due time the ferns came, carefully 
packed. They have thriven well and I feel 
grateful every time I see them that a 
casual acquaintance could keep a promise 
and so enrich my corner of treasures. 
The May-apples, wild verbenas, anem¬ 
ones and some of the ferns remind me 
how my brother goodnaturedly dug them 
up for me when I visited him in Arkansas ; 
and the wintergreen, trailing arbutus, 
hepaticas and many others bring to mind 
the lovely vacations we have all spent with 
my husband’s people in Vermont; the 
Jack-in-the-pulpits, vetch, the golden-rod, 
violets and various shrubs, plants and vines 
indigenous to this part of Nebraska recall 
many a happy afternoon’s jaunt behind 
our faithful family horse into the country 
surrounding our home, with a picnic sup¬ 
per on the roadside, and a setting out of 
the garnered plants in the cool of the even¬ 
ing. I might go on and on with the record, 
with instances too numerous to mention, 
but all contributing to the joy of the wild 
corner. 
The teachers in the near-by school, and 
the children in the neighborhood, all know 
of the corner's treasures, and come to beg 
a leaf or a blossom of this or that for use 
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were a youngster? Or did you save up 
yourself, and buy with pride that 
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hearts to read? Or perhaps yours are 
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