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American Agriculturist; October 6,1923 
A Breath of Inspiration 
A New Use For the Early Morning Hours 
W HEN I spade, and rake,, and hoe 
in my garden, the work is never 
drudgery, because I have visions of the 
gay blooms I’ll be carrying to this 
friend or that. For the real joy of 
possessing is always enhanced by the 
sharing. 
Now, I have something that has 
given me as much joy as my little 
flower garden and I want to carry it 
to others. Especially to those others, 
who, like me, are tied down to home 
and family, with every minute of the 
' day filled. Those who sometimes reach 
the point of wondering, “Will a day 
every come when I can find a little 
time to do some of the things I really 
want to do?” You see, I know that stage, 
I had just reached it when I found 
this panacea and I want to pass it on. 
Each one of you knows that the early 
morning hours, between the time of 
your breakfast with “The Good Man 
of the House” and the hour when the 
children begin to stir, is your opportu¬ 
nity to get the baking, ironing, clean¬ 
ing or other work well out of the way 
for a head start on the day’s duties. 
Yes, that’s the approved method for 
efficiency, but that’s not my plan. I’ve 
succeeded in capturing these fresh 
young hours of the day for something 
else. I know it’s a good time to brush 
dust and cobwebs from the corners of 
my house, but I have chosen rather 
to brush them from the corners of 
my brain and give my mind a little 
freshening, thus making for real effi¬ 
ciency in the end. 
Mental Work Easiest in Morning 
I am daringly, “deliberately and 
with malice aforethought” doing just 
what I most want to do, with this won¬ 
derful time that I have alone, in the 
early morning. And you cannot know 
until you’ve tried it the real treat 
I’m having. I have read some of the 
Classics that I haven’t had time to 
think of in years and some of the 
newer, current things that one so needs 
in order to keep abreast of the times 
and keep out the dreaded ruts. Some 
mornings I’ve just roamed around the 
place, drawing real strength from the 
hills, the trees, and fields. 
I’ve even learned the thirteenth chap¬ 
ter of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, 
that chapter that supplies one with 
all the needed antidote for the poi¬ 
soned darts of the world—the one 
I always intended to memorize but 
could never find the time for. Then, 
again, I've written long letters to old 
friends who have forgotten my hand¬ 
writing and who will have to open the 
letter to see whom it’s from. In short, 
I’ve done some of those things that 
I wanted to, just for pure delight. 
The result of all this is that I am 
able to meet the day’s trials with more 
courage and strength because of re¬ 
newed vision and inspiration gained at 
the very start of the new day. I be¬ 
lieve that this plan will help any 
mother who wants to be a good sol¬ 
dier, to withstand the daily assaults 
of the enemy, make her less liable to 
the gas attacks of friends, increase 
her invulnerability to shell-shock from 
heavy toil and finally enable her to 
stand against the shrapnel fire of 
children’s daily questionings and 
wranglings, all of which are in store 
for her when the entire family’s day 
starts.—L ucile Ward. 
THE BLACK PRINCE FUCHSIA 
One of the prettiest specimen plants 
I ever grew in a window was a black 
prince fuchsia. It was a veritable little 
tree and in the early spring before out¬ 
door flowers were yet growing that 
fuchsia was loaded with blooms. It had 
literally hundreds of blooms on it at one 
time when at its prime. It was four 
years old and I do not know how long 
it might not have lived and bloomed 
if I had not loaned it to a graduating 
high school class to take to the hall. 
It died within a week. 
The fuchsia, as I know now, will not 
stand a close, poorly ventilated room 
even for two days. I had several offers 
of five dollars for the plant, but was 
too proud of it to sell it, for I had 
grown it in an ordinary home, and 
where we had to wrap our plants up 
at night to keep them from freezing at 
that— Lewis Cobb, 
INBOORS AND OUT THESE CLEAR FALL DAYS 
O NE of the easiest aprons 
to make — and such an 
economical one too! — is 
No. 1495. It takes less 
than two hours to make 
and costs about 70 cents, in 
gingham. Sizes, small, me¬ 
dium, large. The small size 
requires 3t4 yards 36-inch 
material, with % yard 32- 
inch material contrasting. 
Price 12c. 
F ROM small sizes to large 
this smart street dress 
is cut, and the inset vest 
and pleated panels are be¬ 
coming to any figure, No. 
1878 comes in sizes 16 
years, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 
and 46 inches bust; size 36 
taking 4% yards 36- 
inch material. Price 
12c. The braiding or 
embroidery pattern 656 
is 12c extra- 
T HIS morning dress was 
designed especially for 
the woman of mature build. 
The pattern provides for 
long or short sleeves. No. 
1685 is cut in sizes 36, 
38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 
50 inches bust measure. Size 
36 takes 3% yards 40- 
inch material, 1 yard con¬ 
trasting, 3 yards binding. 
Price 12c. 
To order: Write name, address, pattern numbers and sizes clearly. En¬ 
close proper remittance in stamps or coin (wrap coin carefully) and send 
to Fashion Department, American Agriculturist, 461. 4th Avenue, New 
York City. 
“The most useful and attractive catalogue you have ever issued.” That 
is the universal verdict on our Fall and Winter Fashion Magazine. You 
want a copy of course. Add ten cents to your order and it will be sent 
by return mail. 
Redneld, la.. May 29 1923 
I have your good letter returning my 
money which I sent for shoes. 
Now I want the shoes. I am wearing 
a pair of them now and they may wear 
out some day. although 1 doubt It. 
I have been getting your shoes 
through my*father. A. E. Smith, who 
is one of the oldest business men In 
Redfield, but he is not handling shoes. 
Can't we fix ft some way so that I can 
keep on wearing Wol verine shoes? You 
might send the order I gave you to 
A. B. at your present price C. O. D. 
Postage not Included. 
I particularly want the pair of work 
shoos so let me know if there la any 
way I can get them. You have no reg¬ 
ular dealer in this territory that I know 
of. Yours very truly, 
W. L, SMITH. 
Ask for 
Hi-Cut 
King of Storms 
For oil man, hunter or woods¬ 
man, there’s no shoe like this. It 
fits ankle and instep as comfort¬ 
ably as a low shoe. Almost im¬ 
possible to wear out. Dries soft 
after wetting. 
Dries Out Soft After Wetting 
Easy to Wear but Hard to Wear Out 
All leather used in Wolverine 
1,000-mile horsehide work shoes is 
double-tanned by our own private 
process in our own tanneries. 
We make no other shoe. Our en¬ 
tire organization is devoted to pro¬ 
ducing the world’s strongest work 
shoe. We do our own tanning because 
it assures us the best leather. Horse- 
hide is naturally the 
toughest leather used by 
man. For centuries it 
has been known as the 
strongest leather for 
dress shoes. Big league 
baseballs have horsehide 
covers because it is the 
only leather strong 
enough to stand such 
hard knocks. So we use 
it exclusively in Wol¬ 
verine work shoes. 
By our exclusive meth¬ 
od of double - tanning 
we make it soft and pliable as buck¬ 
skin. And it always stays soft. Other 
leathers dry out hard after wetting. 
Wolverine horsehide shoes dry soft as 
velvet. Wear them in water, mud and 
slush as often as you please. They’ll 
always dry soft and comfortable. 
We buy select horsehides for our 
leather. And only the choice Cordo¬ 
van cut is used in Wolverine 1,000-mile 
shoes. Notice how thick the leather 
is — yet how soft it feels. Double¬ 
tanning means double wear and 
double comfort, too. You can wear 
these shoes in all kinds of weather. 
No matter how wet they get they dry 
out soft and pliable. 
You’ll find real economy in the wear 
they give. Wolverine 
horsehide shoes usually 
wear at least 1,000 miles. 
We are told they actu¬ 
ally wear 3,000 and 
4,000 or more. If you 
are naturally hard on 
shoes, you’ll find them 
the most economical 
shoes you ever wore. 
And you’ll enjoy new 
foot comfort at the same 
time. 
There’s a Wolverine 
horsehide shoe for every 
need. For farm or railroad, mines, oil 
field or woods, there’s a special model 
that exactly suits conditions. And all 
are the same tough, pliable double- 
tanned horsehide. 
If your dealer cannot supply, you 
with Wolverine 1,000-mile shoes 
we’ll see you are supplied by our 
nearest dealer. Write for catalog. 
Wolverine 
Comfort Shoe 
Tender f eet welcome these 
shoes. They’re soft and flex¬ 
ible as a moccasin. Yet wear 
like iron. And so light and 
easy, you’ll never know 
they’re on duty. For tender 
feet, or where you do not 
encounter wet weather, 
wear this comfort shoe. 
WOLVERINE SHOE and TANNING CORP. 
Formerly Michigan Shoemakers 
Dept. 116 
Rockford, Mich. 
