Make Your Yard Look Spring-Like

"Do you keep paint here?" asked t'ihe cus. tomer of tihe retail lumberman.

"We DO," emphatically replied the lumberman.

"Instead of keeping it, why don't you spread some of it over your sheds and office?tt replied the other facetiously, as he chucklbd and walked away.

They say you can't always tell by the looks of a frog how far he can iump, but our impression is that you can generally tell what to expect from a retail lumber yard by the appearance of the place.

Winter has a depressing, darkening effect on most retail lumber yards, just as it does on most otrher places. More so, perhaps, for there is a big chance for things to get a little out of line, for odds and ends to get scattered, md for the general appearance to get muEsy, around the average lumber vard during the winter.

And before you start your orvn spring campargn to get the other folks to clean up, and repair up, and fix up, and paint up, you should look your own place of business over very thoroughly, and do to your own place what you would have others do to THEIRS.

Renew and brighten any paint that has become darkened or drab.

Put some oil on the office floor.

Take a good look at the inside of the office and see what you can do to make it more attractive, fresh and bright.

See that the odds and ends are picked up around the yard, and put neatly in their place.

If the ends of any of the piles have turned black, use the spare time of every man, and turn them around with the bright ends out.

Remove the weeds. Cut the grass. Plant some flowers. Throw out all rubbish. See that every fence and gate is in good condition.

REPAINT YOUR SIGNS.

Have every window polished. If you have display windows, put them to work showing something fresh and spring-like in character. Give the neighborhood and the passerby the impression that spring has come to the lumber yard.

It might give THEM an idea.

It will make yourself, your force, and everyone else who sees it, feel better. It wil| heh busineEs. The average sonaumer likes to see a merchant use his own stuff.

Trvo Irishmen,-one accompanied by his wife, met on the street.

Said Pat to Mike;-"lsf me Dresent mv wife to ve."

"No, thank ye," repliecl Nlike. "Oi got one of 66isyn."Exchange.

Time For All Things

Husband-I feel as though I were going to dicitis.

Wifie-Well, I need a new g'own, so you'll wait.-Pittsburgh Panther.

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