Judge — August 9, 1919 — page 14: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Drawa by Aunts L Desicn Day Frieze -Mip-SumMer Motte Plant Carefully Selected Lawn Seed By Witsast P. HY do so many people go to the trouble of planting gardens in neatly laid-out and care- fully separated plots—you know, one for the radishes and one for the lettuce and one for the beans, and so on—when there’s a simpler and easier way? Why not sow grass seed? Sueratas “Grass seed” vou say in a tone of voice registering astonishment; and I retort: “Yes, grass seed; you heard me the first time. If you think I don’t know what I'm talking about, listen?’ When my folks learned that I was due to return from an extended tour of the Continent, they set about im- proving the place. They had the house painted, the dog deloused, the fatted calf killed and were dickering with the band leader for a few pieces at the station But they were not satisfied. They saw a plot of barren land some twelve or sixteen feet square between our house and the folks we borrow from and they decided the picture would be perfection if they could induce a little grass to grow there. Nothing had ever grown there before, not even weeds, but they determined to make another effort. A perusal of seed catalogs followed. A certain brand of “Carefully Selected Lawn Seed” was decided upon and a couple of bushels purchased at comparatively slight expenditure. Following the direc- tions closely and choosing the timeof themoon that grand- father said was propitious for setting out grass seed, the planting was accomplished successfully and results were awaited with almost as much eagerness as my arrival. Lack of rain and other adverse weather conditions delaved things. I came on the scene just as the tiny shoots were sticking their noses up into the open air It was queer-looking grass; everyone admitted that but they had faith in the man who wrote the catalog and withheld judgment on him. Now. however, it is evident that the lawn seed was very carefully selected, indeed—from all the kinds they had in stock. Apparently they selected some of every variety except grass. In one corner of the plot a group of stalks have been identified as radishes. Scattered hither and thither and yon are beautiful green lettuces. A solitary cab- bage rears his head proudly in the midst of some sprouts which have not as yet been positively recognized as string beans or cucumbers, the odds being even at this writing. Identification also is lacking in the cases of half a dozen others but we know they're not grass So there you are. Why not plant Carefully Selected Lawn Seed? Go into it on a big scale! Sow whole farms with it and enjoy the uncertainty of not knowing whether you'll get beefsteak tomatoes. turnips or cran- berries. Get some excitement out of your farming. Don’t plod along in full knowledge of what’s coming up in cach and every field. Make it a sporting propo- sition and if you want a profitable little sideline, let the neighbors bet on what you'll get in certain spots. ‘The scheme has endless possibilities. This is a very big idea, as you will admit, but Iam a generous cuss and so 1 am giving the world the benefit of my d quite covery. Dracn by Doxatn Mcker INGRED Customer—Got anything in the way of headache powders? Druggist—Sure! But you don’t look as if you had a headache. “haven't! Thought you understood me—I want one!” comicbooks.com