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To my one alive to the develop
ments In the building world there Is
nothing more striking than the steady
growth of the quality Idea during the
past ten or fifteen years. Where for
merly home builders were satisfied
Sl makeshift construction and with
the cheap though gaudy effects in
building there has come to be a gen
eral demand for the best grades of
material and the most thorough work
manship united to form substantial,
permanent structures.
Take the medium-sized dwelling
souse, for Instance, such as the aver
age family requires; a generation ago
12,000 would probably have been the
top figure considered proper for Its
cost. Today no one would think of
spending less than twice that amount
if he would build with an eye to per
manent use or future sale.
The Increased cost of labor and ma
terials has had something to do with
this, it Is true, but not so much as Is
sometimes thought No; It Is the add
ed comforts and the higher standard
of quality all the way through that
have brought this about. Modern
plumbing and fixtures, modern heat
ing systems, modern lighting, cement
ed basements, permanent fireproof
roofing, hardwood floors; all these,
which are the luxuries of yesterday
but the necessities of today, mark the
advancing standards of building; and
the general building public now real
ise what the carpenters and building
contractors have known all along
In this country to be due to fire
spreading from one building to anoth
er. In the numerous tests made In
the U. S. government testing labora
tories concrete has been proved to be I years old, but It Is all on a large table,
absolutely fire resisting, and not only I ihe wherrfs of which run on rails.
Curiosities Which Attract Most Atten
tion Are the Model of a City In
Miniature, Little Gardens,
Dwarf Trees, Etc.
The Japanese section of this year's
exhibition at Shepherds Bush Is nearly
complete, says the London Express.
Three Japanese gardens are among
the most picturesque features of the
exhibition. Two of them are large
enough for many people to walk In.
The other Is pushed about on wheels.
It contains pine trees from 100 to 150
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CONCRETE AS EASE BUILDER I
In a laboratory but also In actual work
concrete has demonstrated Its lire
proofing qualities In the most con
vincing manner.
This house Is 24 feet 8 Inches In
width and 32 feet 8 Inches In length.
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The oldest tree In this perambulat
ing garden has grown at the rate of
about one-eighth of an Inch a year for
the past 150 years. It Is now 18
Inches high, and It has, been In one
family ell the time.
There Is a mighty rock with the
gnarled roots of a forty-year-old maple
tree gripping It The rock is about
six inches high, and the tree less than
two feet It Is covered with lovely
tinted pink leaves.
There is in this table garden a grove
of bamboo trees, perfect In proportion
and bursting into leaf.
A mountain made of silk is one of
the marvels of which the Japanese
workers are proud. It Is a picture of
Fuji Yama, Japan's great mountain,
covered with snow, glistening with
white at the summit, and shading
through shell pink, mauve, purple and
blue downward to the base. The
mountain fills one side of a ball, and
Is made up entirely of the cocoons of
silkworms, delicately dyed so as to
reproduce the astonishing beauty of
color which baa made Fuji Yama a
sacred joy to every son and daughter
of Japan-
Ten persons were engaged for a
quarter of a year making a model of
Osaka, the Manchester-Venice of Ja
pan. The completed model occupies
a table several yards square. It
shows the whole city and suburb of
It contains three large rooms, alcove
and pantry on the first floor and two
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floor pl 7tow. the "arrangement of Cata. a town of 1.200.000 inhabitants,
these rooms to be both comfortable There are, on the table ground. 300,-
and convenient The estimated cost 000 tiny houses in 40 styles of ar-
of this house, using good quality oak chltecture. They are about a quarter
flooring downstairs and edge grain OI Bn ,ncu &ver' uuo ul
l.zuu iactory cnimneys is mere, auu
so are the blossoming cherry trees
Infinitely smaller than snowdrops in
the gardens of th suburbs.
There are mlscroscoplc boats going
up and down tho many canals which
thread the city, tiny models of war
ships and liners in the miniature har
bor, and tinier Bailing boats with
roasts, of which about ten might be
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INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL
NOTES.
It has taken eighteen years for
steamships to lower the transatlantic
record by a single day.
The Chicago and Alton railroad Is
testing automatic stftkers on thirty-
six of Its largest engines.
Russia's wheat crop of 783.000,000
bushels for 1909 was the largest ever
produced by any country for a single
year.
A big Pennsylvania anthracite mi
ning company Is turning its accumula
tions of coal dust for years Into briquettes.
From 8,000 to 10,000 of coal slack
and pitch briquettes are manufactured
and consumed In the city of Belfast,
Ireland, each year.
The cultivation of tobacco in Spain
is prohibited, a company which has a
monopoly in dealing in It paying the
government about 835,000,000 a year.
The New York public service com
mission will make an extensive inves
tigation of concrete as a deadener of
noise on elevated railroad structures.
The highest viaduct In the world re
cently was opened In France. It
stands 144 feet above a river, took
eight years to build and cost about
$800,000.
The soil and climate of Formosa
have been found so well adapted to the
castor bean that a company has been
formed to plant 200 acres and erect
an oil mill.
It Is said that enough horsepower
goes to waste In the rivers and
streams between Austin and San An
tonlo, Tex., to run all the industries
in the state.
After exhausting research an Eng
lish arohltect has decided that the
leaning tower of Pisa was built at the
angle it stands today as a feat of
structural bravado.
While in the valleys of Abyssinia
are grown sugar cane, cotton, rubber
and other tropical plants, the uplands
have excellent pastures and cornfields.
such as may be found in England.
In British Columbia platinum is
found in many alluvial gold workings
as a by-product, but its separation Is
attended by too many difficulties to be
practical except In a few Instances.
A patent has been granted an Ohio
man on a washboard with a convex
metal rubbing surface, slightly rough
ened, so that even a light pressure of
clothing passed over it will gave the
same results as hard rubbing over
the ordinary flat, corrugated board.
mnria from nnfl wnnden match.
fhe Japs have not been content IMr'HUVhU tSUNU hUH UKIUKS
with bringing real trees from Japan;
Becomes Fast in Mortar and Adds
Much Strength to Walls Made
of Galvanized Iron.
they have made trees on the spot In
the nreat entrance hall, before the
wonderful Red Gate of Nara, with lu
crimson pillars and beams, and splash
es of emerald and peacock blue, is a
short avenue of giant coniferous trees.
Their bark, branches and foliage are
real, but they have been "made up
on the spot
Every branch, laden with its ever
green spines, Is different from every
other branch, and challenges natur
to look more natural.
nstrument Invented by Washington
Man Is Decided Improvement on
Method of Construction.
Concrete bancs for telegraph and
tt'lephone poles are not new, but the
instrument Invented by a Washington
man and here shown, Is a recent Im
provement on the method of construct
ing these bases. Where a wooden pole
has rotted at the base or an Iron pole
has worked ItBelf loose In soft ground
the trouble can be remedied by ex
cavating at the base and filling In the
hole with concrete, giving the pole
firm foundation.
Heretofore this has been an expen-
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TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
for Those Planning Seasonable
Entertainments
Picnics.
What tines that name rpcall tn vour
sive operation, but the appliance here mind? Visions of spiders, ants, toads
described reduces the expense con-
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and other horrid insects not invited?
Piles of cake, with only enough bread
to go around once the salt forgotten
to the hard boiled eggs were a "drug in
the market." The coffee bottle leaked
so half the quantity was wasted and
you went home hungry declaring It
wa9 the last picnic you would ever go
to.
Well picnics can be made most de
lightful. First of all the party must
be thoroughly congenial, all well ac
quainted, even one stranger is apt to
make things somewhat formal, but of
course this all will depend on the per
son. Ten or twelve Is a good number.
The place to go to must not be too far
away and if possible should be near
water if only a small stream. The
girls should meet and decide upon the
lunch each one knowing definitely
what they are to furnish. One will
bring tho sandwiches, another the
cake, pickles, olives, cheese, crackers
and Jelly, with sugar for coffee and
salt being divided between two more,
Potatoes to roast and butter falling to
another. Corn it In season makes an
agreeable addition.
To one may fall the responsibility of
slderably. A body portion, made in
two semi-circular sections, clamps
around the pole. Extending below Is
a strong spiral prong that encircles seeing that the dishes, coffee pot and
the pole, and the whole is revolved by table linen are provided. All these lit
a double handle. When this lnstru- tie items are carefully talked over
ment Is fixed in place and turned Paper napkins can be used and plates
around, aa a corkscrew would be, for each one cut out of white stiff pa-
turned, the spiral loosens the earth per, with quotations written around. If
around the pole fcnd pulls it up on be- liked, smaller plates can be made for
lng withdrawn. The concrete can butter. Small pieces of soft paper
then be poured in the excavation and should also be provided with which to
the pole will stand firm for many hold the potato, for they are to be
years. roasted. To the girl who furnishes
the sandwiches I will tell her lust
STAINS WOOD WHEN GROWING bow. Get a can of corn beef, remove
any gristle, chop very fine, then make
Louisiana Man Invents Process Where
by This Can Be Done Unusual
Colors Obtainable.
The Idea of staining wood as it
grows seems revolutionary, but a
Louisiana man has Invented a process
by which this can be done. By this
method any light wood can be made
that quality building is the only kind i yellow pine flooring upstairs and
which pays. hardwood trim throughout, is $3,000,
i AS a natural companion to this Idea
of quality building there has devel
oped alBO an increasing demand for
permanency and enduring qualities in
building work. The demand for flre-
Amerlcan Children.
There are two classes of rich Amer
ican children. One is never beard of.
proof construction has become more i be,ng broughtup on a Ben8lble,healthy.
and more Insistent every year until
simple life plan, being trained by Eng-
now houses which may be considered g0VerneB8ea and tutorS( wno como
wicyiuui, iciui h tat as tuo wub-
lde fire hazard is concerned, are very
common. The building of a home al-
trora a country where the training of
children is a very - fine art. hese
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most always requires saving and sac-It , ? .L "
4fl ,i . ,v, wholesome men and women with
nd It is quite natural that they should 7-"- - - "-fp r?"
rcJ' n-!f-. ? .-- t0 enloy those Pleasures and interests
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which will be theirs when they grow
old enough to appreciate them. The
children of the other class are always
in evidence. They sit through long
performances of "Die Ooetterdaem-
merung" and "Elektra," read grown
up books, and mimic the world of
their elders to the detriment of their
minds, manners, and bodies. What
will the world have to offer these
young people when they grow up 7
Every luxury which their elders have
enjoyed they are tasting of In greater
or le6s degree, and most of the excite
ment as well. They have got so far
away from the simple tastes of child
hood that they can no longer under
stand its pleasures, while all the edge
has been taken off tho amusements to
which their elders look forward.
Room Built to Display Portrait.
Mrs. William M. V. Hoffman ex
hibited to her friends on Independence
day a recently finished portrait of
herself which she had in mind when
she directed the construction and
decoration of the ballroom of her
homo in Tuxedo, N. Y. The portrait
did not exiBt when the great apart
ment was being adorned, but she had
it in mind as an Ideal. It was to be
the sole pictorial ornament of the
room, and the color scheme of the
walls and furnishings wus to harmon
ize with it
For several years she had observed
the styles of various well-known por
trait artists without finding what she
wisher, but finally she saw the work
of Mile. Marie Louise Michaels, for
merly of Paris and now of New York,
and gave her tho commission. The
work Is a pastel, yet handled so
broadly that It has unusual carrying
power, and combines the strength of
an oil painting with tho delicacy of
the lighter medium. New York Hen
aid.
A new and improved brick bond has
been Invented by a Philadelphia man,
At first glance it looks like a weird
sort of hairpin, but anybody who un
derstands building can appreciate its
merits in that glance. It. is made of
galvanized iron wire and Is strong
enough to withstand great strain: Laid
across the top of a row of bricks It
becomes fast in the mortar, which
works Its way around the crimping
and makes it practically Impossible
for the bricks to spread. Tho hook
feature of the bond Is at once a pre
ventive of the separation of the in
ner and outer walls and a time saver
for the inspector, enabling the latter
to tell at a glance how many bonds
have been used. The bond Is laid so
a dressing, like for cabbage salad. One
egg, lump of butter, salt pepper and
mustard, with one cup of vinegar, di
luted with water if too strong, is a
good rule, boll until It thickens, being
careful not to let It curdle; pour this
over the meat and mix thoroughly
with a spoon.
The bread must not be too fresh,
but not dry. Cut In thin slices, spread
with butter, then the meat Cut off
the crust or not, as you like. To look
pretty, these sandwiches can be tied
with ribbons In piles of a dozen, pack
In a covered paste board box which
can be thrown away, saving one basket
to carry home. The hard boiled eggs
can be left In the shell and each one
ornamented with a quotation, or
taken out of the shell and wrapped in
tissue paper. Cabbage or salmon sal
ad or any kind that is liked can be
made and carried In a glass fruit Jar
The small dainty pieces of celery are
nice If the distance Is not far so they
will keep fresh, but If the pieces are
wrappqjl tn wet paper, then a nap
kin or a towel put around them
they will be found very nice and
crisp. Lettuce sandwiches are appe-.
tlzlng if made properly. Use only
the small tender leaves, place with' a
dash or salad dressing between two
thin slices of bread.
The can opener and an olive fork
must not be forgotten, although a hat
pin has been made to serve very well
for the latter. Some like radishes,
and even onions aro not disdained.
Supposing the boys furnish the con
veyance and driver. Each one must
be ready when the wagonnette ar
rives. The baskets are snugly stored
away and the merry party Btart After
arriving the fire should be built and
when it is one mass of red coals, take
the potatoes, put each one deep down
under and each ear of corn unhusked.
It will take about forty minutes to
cook these properly. Meanwhile the
table Is prepared and when all is
ready, not one thing is found missing.
People never know what there is in
a potato till they have eaten one
roasted, with salt and butter. .
After the baskets have all been re
packed with the little that is left
dishes, spoons and Jars returned to
their proper owners, comes the camp
fire, around which they all gather,
songs and stoiles told, till the start
and moon Illumine the sky and all are
reminded that picnics must end. To
start at three or four in the afternoon
gives ample time, providing the dis
tance is not great which should not
be the case. Generally the mistake
Is made of going too far and staying
too long and having a large party.
Fruits, such as bananas, cherries,
plums and apples make a welcome ad
dition. MADAME MERRI.
Butterfly motifs are extensively
used.
Wide stitching is again in vogue for
girls.
There has been a revival of silver
filigree.
Some of the chiffon veils are hem
stitched on all four sides.
Parasols and stockings match the
gown, whether the shoes do or not
White wash ribbons are fast re
placing the colored ones for lingerie. .
Tint' Hoor: Plan
want to build as securely aa possible
0 that all their labor and savings
may not be wiped out in flame.
The development of Portland ce
ment during recent years has done
more to help along this flreprooflng
campaign than any other single factor.
'At the prevailing prices of the mate
rial entering into concrete construc
tion, vis., Portland cement sand and
gravel, substantial fireproof bouses are
being put up at a cost only about ten
or fifteen per cent greater than for
ordinary frame buildings of this same
design and size.
The accompanying design shows a
very attractive, wt-U-bullt house,
planned on thoroughly modern lines
tad constructed In such a way aa to
be as nearly fire resisting aa any
bouse could well be. Concrete blocks
We used for the foundation and first
tory, while the second story is of
ceme&t plaster on metal lath. The
roof la of dark green slate. It can
be easily seen that a bouse of these
materials would be in no danger from
adjacent buildings if they should be
ton fire. It is interesting to note in
ihU connection that statistics chow
fhreotourths of our enormous fire Ium
Phone Sensitiveness.
Preece has calculated that an au
dible sound is produced in a telephone
by a current of 6 to 10.13 aropheres,
and Pellat has calculated that a sound
Is produced by a difference of poten
tial between the two station amount
ing to only one two-thousandth voit
These statements give sine Idea of the
great sensitiveness of tho modern tel
ephone, but the sensitiveness of the
human ear; which perceives the in
visible vibration of tho telephone dia
phragm, Is no less remarkable.
Unappreciated Thrift.
Penjamln Franklin was fortunate In
possessing a very thrifty wife, but on
one occasion her saving ways shocked,
instead of pleased, her husband. Mrs.
Franklin had accumulated her small
savings for a long time until 6he was
able to give her husband a fine china
cup and silver spoon for his special use
at breakfast, says Home Notes.
When Uenjamln Franklin saw these
unaccustomed luxuries he said reprov
lngly: "You see how luxury creeps Into
the faralll-'S in spite of principles,
And directly the meal was over he
went into bis warehouse and wheeled
a barrelful of papers home through the
streets for fear lest the neighbors
might hear of the china cup and sa;
be was getting above his business.
The Simplified Check Book.
This is a truo story as stories go.
There was once a glided youth who
decided to live the simple life. What
did he simplify first? His check book.
He hit on a plan by which he would
Just write a note to the bonk explain
ing the matter and asking them to
send him money and then he would
send his valet to the bank with the
note and his valet would get the mon
ey and bring It back to him. In that
way he would save himself the trouble
of drawing checks.
Breaking It Gently.
Slmpklns always was soft-hearted.
This is what be wrote:
"Dear Mrs. Jones: Your husband
cannot come home today, because hla
bathing suit was washed away.
"P. & Poor Jones waa laslda th
suit" Mo4rn Society.
Industrious.
"What Is your present occupation
my poor man?" asked the housewife In
the wayside cottage.
"ColK'ftln' rents mum." responded
Gritty George, with a low bow.
"Collecting rents?"
"Yes, mum, de rents In dls old suit,
If yer'U give mo a needle an' thread
I'll collect some more an' make meself
presentable."
His First Impression.
The city man had broken through
the ice and the old farmer had pulled
him out Just as he was nearly strait'
gled.
"And, mister, thar be ten feet of wa
ter in that pond," Informed the res
cuer.
The city man blew and sputtered like
a whale.
"You mean there was," he gasped
1 "X I know I swallowed halt of it
Coloring Injected Into 8ap.
practically any darker color or dark
wood made still darker, though It will
be difficult to lighten the natural
shades. It also obviates the necessity
of dyeing mahogany or other woods
of this nature. A bucket of coloring
fluid is hung Just below the branches
of a young tree, or any tree that is in
good, healthy condition. A hose runs
from this bucket to a point near the
base of the tree and here the bark
and some of the fibers are cut out
and the coloring matter applied to
the pores thus exposed. As the sap;
flows through the tree the stain Is cir
culated with It and the wood changes'
Its color to any shade desired. The;
possibilities of such a process are al
most unlimited, and some verv un-
usual colorings can be obtained in this1
manner. The expense of dyeing the
wood later Is also saved.
Some Girls' Dresses
Wire Bond for Bricks.
that the hook hangs over the side of
the brick, and It also enables the
bricklayer to tell how many bricks
have been used. This bond also ob
viates the necessity of chipping
bricks when building a "leader" row.
saving much labor and annoyance.
SHIP AS WEIGHING MACHINE
COLOR OF SEA DUE TO SALT
Load of Vessel Ascertained by Ap
paratus Called Porhydro
meter Very Accurate.
How the load of a ship can be quick
ly ascertained without actually weigh
lng It was demonstrated In London re
cently by Edward neresford at the
Temple Pier by experiments on a two
hundred ton barge.
The apparatus used is known as a
porhydrometer, and consists of a float
placed In the water, which Is admitted
up a pipe fixi-d in the center of the
vessel. As the load is Increased the
vessel naturally sinks deeper into the
water, and the water In the pipe rises
to a greater height, and the float thus
raised throws a lever out of balanco.
A sliding weight enables one to bring
It into balance again, and the position
of the weight on a scale shows the
amount of the load. The porhydro
meter was sufficiently accurate to
how the weight of a man stepping
aboard the barge.
pure Titanium.
Titanium chloride reduced with so
dium, yields pure titanium as a metal
resembling polished steel It Is brit
tle when cold, but at low red heat can
be forged like Iron. Though very hard,
U can be shaped with a file.
Some Part Are More Salty Than Oth
ers and It Is These Which Are
the Bluer.
In its deepest parts the sea Is In
tensely blue, but where It is shallow
it is a bright green 'color. This pre
vails until soundings cease to be
struck. Some people ascribe the blue
to the reflection of the sky, and
say that If the green water which is
found nearer land were piled up in a
basin as deep as that which holds the
blue, it would be the same color. But
the true cause of the difference be
tween the two is the quantity of salt
which the water contains. Some parts
of the sea are much more salty than
others, and It is these which are the
bluer.
That the sea water la denser In one
part than another Is the result of
evaporation, less rainfall and a small
er Inflow of fresh water from rivers,
etc. It is estimated that eight feet of
water are annually withdrawn from
the Red sea by evaporation, and It Is
not surprising that it is saltier than
the Paltlc, where the evaporation Is
very small, and where there Is an In
flux of water from various streamr
fed by heavy annual rainfalls.
Hut why is the ocean salt at all?
The streams which feed It bring
with them the salts of the soli through
which they pass. As evaporation Is
ever going on, one would think that
the sea water must ever grow more
llinellke, but such Is not the case.
Torpedo Boat Without Funnels.
It Is stated from Italy that one of
the construction companies of that
country has succeeded In building a
successful torpedo boat without fun
nels. The products of combustion
are discharged from the vessel by the
means of electric ventilators, no smoke
whatever being shown. The operation
of getting up steam waa conducted
on the trial trip quite aa rapidly aa
under ordinary circumstance.
THE first is a elmplo sailor dress
suitable for either linen or serge,
the plain skirt is turned up with
a deep hem; the blouse Is slipped over
the head, therefore no fastening is
necessary; white drill or linen collar
and cuffs are worn. Materials re
quired: 4 yards 44 Inches wide.
In the second we show a useful gym
nasium dress; the tunic Is drawn In
at the waist by a belt, and is trimmed
with braid at the lower edge, so also
A Conundrum Tea.
Of all the novel and Interesting
ways of entertaining one's guests I
think the Conundrum Tea party took
the best for one given recently was
the talk of the town, for several days
after its occurrence.
The guests were 20 In number, fill
ing two tables and as two sisters were
the hostesses, one presided at each
table. Everything in the way of china
and floral decorations were simply per
fect. . At each place was found a card
with the name of the person who waa
to occupy the chair, but besides the
name, there was a conundrum. Each
guest had the privilege of guessing
her own first and If she failed It was
passed on to the next person.
The one who guessed the largest
number of conundrums received the
first prize and the one who answered
the least received the "consolation"
prize. There were prises provided for
each table. I can assure you there
waa no lack of conversation. After
tea, the prizes were distributed, games
were played and from the latenosa of
the hour when the guests departed I
are the collar and cuffs; these are of
white cloth. About 2 inches of the
knickers show below the skirt. Ma
terials required: t5 yards 46 Inches
wide, 1 dozen yards braid.
The third would also be a good style
for gymnasium; it has two wide box
pleats down back and front, and is
Bllghtly drawn In at the waist by a
band which is crossed in front Ma
terials required: 5 yards 46 Inches
wide.
am Bure every one bad a delightful
time.
To Keep Centerpieces.
A large tube or roll of art cardboard
or heavy paper, covered with linen
and embroidered or, rather, covered
with linen that has been embroidered
will keep centerpieces and like em
broideries from showing the wrinkles
of careless use. Dookcloth lines this
tube, and the whole Is fastened and
bound with inch-wide satin ribbon,
which ends in strings wherewith to
fasten the tube after rolling. Place a
sheet of blue tissue paper between
each two pieces after laying them
within; this will keep thier color from
turning yellow If they are laid away
for any considerable length of time.
Jinx's Narrow Escape.
"Jinx broke his leg yesterday, 1
hear."
"Yes, I saw him do It I declare, it
looked to me like be tried to do it!"
"I am sorry. He had promised to
come over to the house and hear my
little girl recite this evening."
"Ah, that supplies the motive."