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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, 19 ii 
Spring and Summer Styles 
How well the summer home is furnished is a matter of wise selection 
rather than expense. 
Our advance exhibit of Spring and Summer Styles gives time for 
careful study of individual requirements in order that artistic results may be 
had at the lowest cost. 
Early inspection and consultation with our experts (involving no 
obligation) assures 
Economy and Satisfaction 
DURING THIS MONTH: MATERIAL REDUCTIONS ON 
DISCONTINUED DESIGNS AND INCOMPLETE SUITES. 
EVERY PIECE GUARANTEED BY THE FLINT TRADE 
MARK. 
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*43-47West 23-St. 24-28West 24-St. 
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IT IS THE BEST FLOOR MADE 
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THEATRES AND PRIVATE RESIDENCES, BEING SANITARY 
NON-SLIPPERY SOFT AND COMFORTABLE TO THE TREAD. 
BEAUTIFUL IN COLORS AND DESIGNS AND DURABLE. 
New York, N. Y., 91-93 Chambers Street 
Chicago, III., 150 Lake Street 
Philadelphia, Pa., 118-120 North 8th Street 
San Francisco, Calif., 129-131 First Street 
Pittsburg, Pa., 933-935 Liberty Avenue 
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Portland, Ore., 40 First Street 
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London, England, 13-15 Southampton Row 
Spokane, Wash., 163 South Lincoln Street 
tinue the contest against such great odds 
deserved to win. 
In two weeks the Newcomer had the 
elbow of the crippled arm cut loose and 
was on his feet at work again, using the 
left hand simply as a guide for the hoe 
handle. 
From then on to the end the race was 
swift and of rapid action. Gradually the 
Sunday inspecting parties drew toward the 
side of the Newcomer, but until early in 
September the race was nip-and-tuck be¬ 
tween him and the Captain. It seemed a 
foregone conclusion at that time that the 
Newcomer would win. This became more 
evident on the last leg of the l'ace, as an 
unexpected spurt on his part at last put 
him safely ahead. In the latitude where 
the contest took place a killing frost may 
be expected about the middle of Septem¬ 
ber, followed by several weeks of delight¬ 
ful weather. At the first frost the garden 
season ends. Not so, however, with the 
Newcomer. He had saved all his corn 
fodder from his roasting-ear patch and, 
at the first hint of frost, made thin shocks 
of this fodder about each tomato table and 
constructed a roof of the same material 
over his bean racks. The result was that 
his tomatoes and beans went on undis¬ 
turbed until freezing weather, weeks after 
the other gardens in town were shriveled 
and dry. 
On one side of his garden he succeeded 
in growing four crops that season—pota¬ 
toes, corn, turnips and rye—this last as a 
winter pasture for his poultry. The sand 
experiment for sweet potatoes was also a 
glowing success; great yellow fellows the 
size of smoked bologna sausages rolled out 
when he uncovered them. 
On day the Captain and the Early Bean 
Man leaned over the fence and talked to 
the Newcomer as he cleared away the dead 
vines and other rubbish. 
“We have come over to render a deci¬ 
sion in the contest,” said the Captain, 
soberly. 
“I thought that was in the hands of 
the general public,” replied the New¬ 
comer, looking up from his work. 
“Well, that may be true, but we’ve de¬ 
cided that ourselves,” looking at the Early 
Bean Man, who nodded in the affirmative. 
“What is it?” asked the Newcomer. 
“You win,” said the Captain with a 
chuckling laugh, at the same time extend¬ 
ing his hand across the fence and heartily 
shaking the winner’s hand. “Your tables 
and racks beat our poles. W r e give in.” 
What Can be Done With the 
Radiator 
(Continued from page ioi) 
with three narrow shelves. It not only 
provides an excellent place for keeping 
things warm, but the lower shelves hold 
the coffee-percolator, tea-kettle, some cups 
and saucers and other articles not injured 
by the heat, and the background of steam 
. pipes is hardly noticeable. 
The radiator made especially for din- 
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