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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, ign 
W Description 
9 Size: Height, 
H 7/^ ft., weight, 
ft 150 lbs. Orna- 
|&» ments:Topor- 
^ naments brass 
polished and 
lacquered. Both 
doors French crys¬ 
tals. Dial 121^ 
inches square, 
black Arabic fig¬ 
ures. Movement: 
Eight day. Visible 
pendulum. Strikes 
hours and half- 
hours on soft- 
toned gong. Guar¬ 
anteed to keep 
perfect time. 
State if oak or ma- 
hoganized cherry 
is wanted. We 
refer to any com¬ 
mercial agency. 
Made in our own works (est. 1865) and sold 1 
direct from factory to home. Our modern meth- 
ods of selling direct to you enable us to offer our j 
product at a large saving in cost to the purchaser. A 
SPECIAL INDUCEMENT: We offer this beautiful ^ 
HALL CLOCK, like illustration, for $32, less 10% cash with 
order, or $28.80 ; and as a special proposition, we will put 
your monogram, tastefully designed, on dial of clock, 
WITHOUT CHARGE. This clock is a thoroughly reliable timepiece 
and fully warranted and guaranteed to keep perfect lime for ten years. 
SHIPPED ON APPROVAL, FREIGHT PREPAID. Satisfaction 
guaranteed—or return at ourexpense and money cheerfully refunded. The 
cabinet work is splendid workmanship, a most attractive ornament, adds 
a charm to the hall or room. The movement is of our standard construc¬ 
tion, being made by skilled mechanics, of selected material, and techni¬ 
cally correct in all respects. Kindly give the name of two business 
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The Largest Manufacturers of Hall Clocks in the World 
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I am never satisfied until I have 
brought these birds to my window, where 
I can note their every action; but it is 
frequently necessary first to place the food 
box near some tree, and then gradually 
move it until it stands where it is under 
my eye as I work in my study. My box 
is placed upon a stake five feet high, 
which is made with a base so that I can 
move it as I desire. 
If one’s home be on the outskirts of 
town, and near timber, a little grain will 
bring tree sparrows and j uncos, but 
neither of these birds remain with us dur¬ 
ing the summer, so that feeding them is a 
matter, not so much of profit to the gar¬ 
den, as of personal pleasure, and this 
pleasure is apt to be marred by the trouble¬ 
some English sparrows. 
It is with birds as with people those 
who would have friends must show them¬ 
selves friendly. There are no better 
friends of orchard and garden than birds. 
The secret of bringing them to our help is 
to love them, and to provide for their 
needs. 
Designing the Living-room by 
Itself 
( Continued from page 88) 
kitchen, — one ring for a maid—two rings 
for tea, or as the housewife may arrange. 
The cost of the furniture used in this 
room, covered in cotton, made from the 
architect’s drawings, would be as follows: 
i8th century sofa, rolled ends, $90; and 
it requires 31/6 yards of 50-inch goods 
to cover it. Low-boy with drawers, $90— 
size 2 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Tip-top tea 
table, 38 in. in diameter, $60. Martha 
Washington wing chair, $54, in cotton; 
requires 5 yards of 50-inch goods to cover. 
Martha Washington armchair, $40, in cot¬ 
ton ; requires 2 yards of 50-inch goods to 
cover. The crown ladder-back side chairs 
would cost about $35 each in cotton, and 
the armchair to match, $40. 
The beamed ceiling, door and window 
casings, mantel and wainscot in the room 
would cost about $450. If the wainscot 
were omitted about $75 would be saved— 
the mantel and marble facing cost about 
$100 separately. 
Grow Your Own Fruit 
( Continued from page 91) 
Margaret: Oblong, greenish, yellow to 
dull red. 
Clapp Favorite: Very large, yellow 
pear. A great bearer and good keeper— 
where the children can’t get at it. 
Howell: A little later than the fore¬ 
going; large, bright yellow, strong-grow¬ 
ing tree and big bearer. 
Duchesse d’Angouleme: Large green¬ 
ish yellow, sometimes reaching huge size; 
will average better than three-quarters of 
a pound. The quality, despite its size, is 
splendid. 
Seckel: Small in size, but renowned 
for exquisite flavor—being probably the 
most universally admired of all. 
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