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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1912)
;y "fl4 1 1 ! fc rtrf ii nrt lit nrr I i j I I J I! r, u ,'r LiiL 1 i u tun ImS IT' L' n u mm H t IB J. !l . 1 L ) UU DAKOTA CITY IlEItALI) JOHN H. REAM, Publisher. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. THE CAT. From tlio standpoint of utility, ex cept In go far as dccorotlvcncss is utility, not much can bo said for tlio avcrago cat theso days. Tho cat en joys Us privileges -without greatly con corning Itself with tho responsibilities. And In point of fact, Its services In Inost houses would bo superfluous. ffio mousetrap now docs for most households -what tho cat formerly did. Nor Is tho cat particularly distin guished by tho affection for It's mas ter which Is so conspicuous In tho ivc. Its solo domestic rlvwl for tho ,"warm spot under tho kitchen stove. K you will noto tho cat carefully, you jwlll observe that It usually wants omcthlng of you when It comes around. None of Its calls arc courtesy calls. Tho arched back and tho "mow-mow" are eloquent of Its de sires. If it docs not receive thesp marks of attention and falls to And anything else that Interests It, say, a nlco warm spot In your lop to take n doze on, tho cat moves majestically nnd Indifferently away. Your person ality has no particular clmrm for It It admires tho radiator more than it docs you. Thcso characteristic symp toms of Bclf-ccnteredness and gravo detachment nro reinforced by tho eyes of the cat A cat's eyes look at you, but they seem to bo looking beyond you. They arc like tho eyes of tho caged lion, which always seem to bo seeing tho distant desert that It loves and that Is calling to It by night and day. Prom year to year thero havo corao reports of tho Increase of dqer In Con necticut which western pcoplo have found It difficult to beltovo. Last year thoro wero complaints that tho pro tected animals wero destroying far mers' crops. This year comes tho story that tho Connecticut gamo war dens havo given warning that motor men on Interurban electric cars must exercise tho utmost care not to run down deer which happen to got upon tho track, or thoy wlbo mado to Incur tho full penalty of tho law for killing deer out of season. It 1b sold that a considerable number of deer havo been killed In this way, espe cially at night, when thoy wero at tracted by tho ncadllghts. Deer stalking with an electric car Is cer tainly a modern method of ncqulrlng venison; but they wero alwnys an ingenious folk In the state of tho wooden nutmeg. A honflro was hold by tho Postofllco Department of over 170,000 Christmas postal cards, barred becauso of tholr tinsel decoration, notification having been inndo that thcso cards nro un ma'ltablo on account of danger to tho clerks in handling. Tho number sent In spilo of tho warning shows that men and women nro but children of a larger growth, who kcop on doing things apparently because thoy havo been told not to do them. Census returns of tho foreign-born inhabitants of Greater Now York show that thoro aro moro natlvos of Italy residing in tho Emplro City than thoro aro lu Palermo. In a similar way the Russian-born population of Now York far exceeds tho entire num ber of inhabitants of so characteris tically a Russian city as Klov. Tlio Hussion-born Now Yorkers number al most half a million and tho Italian born Now YorkeVs exceed 340,000. Tho patient Qriseldn's famous rec ord for meekness nnd enduranco has been beaten by a woman In Chicago. For twelve years she supported her husband with patient resignation, but finally decidod that having to tako boatings as woll as glvo earnings was a little too much, even for a modern Grlselda. A medical Journal has slnrted n campaign against tho boloved stu dent plpo, alleging that students who smoko aro not thoso standing high est In their classes. This Journal Is behind h tlms( holding the anti quated Idea that collego students In theso strenuous days go thoro to study. Sixteen bablos in a courtroom in Now York upsot tho court's dignity and yelled their contempt of court till tho latter waa driven to ignominious surrender In an adjournment Which proves that tho Infant of tho species Is moro vociferous than Judicial prece dent 1 "When I read I don't llko to think," Is a romark credited to Thomas A. Edison. A good many others fool tho same way, which Is a possible ex planation for tho abundnnt output of light llteraturo that calls for no thought in tho process of Its perusal. The puro food board has Issued a definition of mincement But It has offered no bets that it con doflno tho things mincemeat produces tho night after. The Supremo court of tho United States has amended its rules so as to Teduco tho cost of litigation. Now If It could amend its rules so as to bur out about nino-tentbs of tho litigation jsomething would really bo accom plished. ' Tho ruins of an ancient city of the linens have boen discovered by a Yalo (expedition. But what's that to win ning tho college football championship? MMffB mm w m mmamwMim mmmsmssm B feS I COOKING THE LORDLY TURKEY. By Martha McCulloch Williams. Tho lord of the whiter purl; or wedding anniversary feast Is, of courso, tho turkey and know ye, good housewives, ono nnd all, that be can bo cooked to a delicious turn by M. Soyer's method of paper bag cook eryl In fact, tho ontlro dinner can be prepared and cooked to perfection in paper bags,, and after it has been eaten to tho last turkey, bono and last slice of pumpkin pie, tho good housowlfo will not bo confronted by a groat pllo of pots and pans to be clennod a task that has taken tho edge off tho happiness of many a housowlfo who has served ono of her old-tlmo famous meals for her guests, or her children back homo to help the old folks celebrate their annlvcrsajy. Menu Grapo Fruit aux Rhum, or with Raw Oysters Salted Nuts Toasted Chceso Crackers ItoaBt Turkey Sweet Potatoes In Syrup Spanish Onions Baked Pears Cranberry Sauce Celery Olives Radishes Sweet Pickles Creamed Salsify Smothered Chicken (Alternative to Chicken Pie) Apple Pie Mince Plo Pumpkin Pie Hickory Nuts Apples Pears Grapes Illnck Walnuts Dlack Coffoo Wntcr Wafers Pimento Cheese Beverages Cldor Cup Mineral Water Tea Lomonudo Grape fruit, with rum, is, to my mind, the Ideal appetizer, but if oys ters aro insisted upon, put throo smuM raw ones lu tho mlddlo of tho pre pared fruit and season with suit, pep per, Worcester sauco nnd tobasco. Kcop tho oystors very cold, arid add them to tho fruit very shortly be foro serving, thus tho two flavors 10 inaln distinct to accent, rather tbnn to muddle each other. I Called Nuts. I mado two bugs almonds and pecans and hereafter shall novor buy them ready proparod. Tho almonds wero blanched and dried, tho pecans, bought ready hulled, picked over, scalded by pour ing boiling water through them In a colander, nnd Instantly dried. Then both wero put In thickly-buttered bngs, sot In a very hot ovon for half a minute, then tho heat was reduced throo-quartora, and tho nuts left to brown for ten minutes. Thoy came out crisp and beautiful, needing only a sprinkling of suit. Tho Toasted Crackers I prepared wero tiny oyBtor crackers, nB fresh as possible They wero put In buttered bag, lightly sprlnklod after thoy wero In, with moltod butter skimmed clean of froth, then given a tablospoonful of gratod Parmesan, which was shak en well through them before sealing tho bng. Sealed, $t went Into a very hot oven, which after two minutes had tho hoat turned as low ns pos sible. Eight mlnuteB of It mndo them not qulto brown enough a peop-holo in tho bag top assilrod mo of that so I loft them In throo minutes longer. A few of them stuck together, but In tho main, thoy looked as good as thoy tasted. Tho Turkey. Choose him as young, as tender, as fresh as you can. But If by 111 chance you must tako an old bird, thoroforo a tough ono, then, lndeod, you will find In papor bag cookory, surcoaso from tho sorrow of toughness. A tough bird will ro qulro a lot of grease In tho bag with it also long and slow cooking. But tho end will crown tho menns lie will como forth tender and dollclous, also woll browned, but not too brown, and simply bursting with Juloo. Ex tra care must bo taken In trussing him tin down Jeu and wings beyond any possibility of springing. Tough fowla have a. way of stretching out tholr JointB under tho influence of boat, that, without this precaution, mny mako tho legB and wings dan gerous lo tho Integrity of tho bag. Get tho bird lu hand oarly tho night boforo if possible. It ho comes drnwn, so much tho bottnr; f In a Btnto or nature, pick, draw mid alnuo at once, taking pains to get oft all plnfenthers, nnd cutting out tho oil bag upon tho "parson's nose" other wise known as tho root of tho tall feathers. Wash tho bird thoroughly In very cold wator. If thoro Is tho saMi BW WM FUNNY BUSINESS DIDNT PAY Broadway Comedian Tried It on the Manicure Girl and Got Worst of Bargain. It doesn't always pay to bo too rip plngly funny. Tho othor day ono of Broadway's brightest little comedians began tho day with n green mouldy grouch. By tho tlmo ho had reached Forty-bocond streot ho hud quiirroled with every ono hut tho subway guard. That Individual seemed to bo n bit Irritable himself. Tho c'oniedlnu went into John, tho barber's. "Shavo, Blr?" asked tho barber. "Naw," snarled tho comedian. "I novor want a shavo at this hour In tho morning. I camo lu for a llttlo morry chrtttor." Saying which ho plumped himself down In tho chair and dragged tho apron up uudor his chin. Ho wagglod his hand at tho lather cup as nu Indi cation of his needs. Tho munlcuro girl approached him, Just as tho bar ber was concluding his ministration least sour smell, icnld out by pouring through boiling sodn water, followed by a cold rinse water. Drain well, wipe dry, insldo and out salt very lightly, and hang up In a cold pltco until morning out jlde, unless the temperature Is below freezing, or there la danger of thieves, four of two-footed. A city housewife will do well to cover tho turkey whllo thus hanging out with cither n loose ly fitting grocer's paper bng or a square crash or eheco cloth. This keeps ovny toot nnd dust, which, once tolled on the skin, defy wash ing off. bet the stuffing ready boforo taking In the bird. Dash cold water over nnd through It teforo putting In the stuffing, wipe Inside nnd out with a soft, damp cloth, then rcsnlt but very lightly outside and in. Since the turkey Is apt to require tho whole oven and long, slow cook ing, better put him on early, and tako him up before beginning tho other things. Sweet Potatoes In Syrup. Choose smooth, even potatoes of medium size, boll twenty minutes, drop in cold water, pool, dip In melted butter, roll in sugar, put Into a buttered bag, with sugar, butter and lemon Juice enough to make a fairly rich syrup. Seal bag, and cook for twelve minutes In a fairly hot oren. Pour tho syrup from the bag around them Into a hot dish. Spanish Onions. Parboil for fifteen minutes Spanish or Bermuda onions, chill thorn In cold water, then cut a V out of tho hearts. Fill tho spneo with butter, after dusting It well with salt and pepper, put tho onlonB In a bag with a lump of butter and a very little water, seal and cook twenty minutes In n hot oven, or thirty min utes In a very moderate ono. Creamed Saltlfy. Boll tender, drop Into cold water, peel and cut In two Inch length strips, steep In a dress ing of butter and crenm, lightly sea soned with pepper nnd salt. Put In well-greased bag, seal and leave In the oven a few minutes only. Smothered Chicken. Havo a good sized broiler cut Into Joints, taking caro not to leavo sharp bones to the Joints. Snlt and pepper them lightly, dredgo with flour and lay In a well greased bag upon thin slices of ba con. Cover with moro bncon slices, taking caro to keep the chicken spread rather flat Add a teaspoonful of wator, or a couple of peeled and sliced tomatoes. Shreds of groen popper ndd somewhat of flavor to tho tomatoes. Seal In bag and cook for forty minutes, slacking heat almost halt aftor tho first five minutes. Mako a pecp-holo In tho upper sldo of tho bag near tho middle, and If the bacon and chicken ui'o not as brown as you like, cook flvo to ten minutes longer. Serve on a hot dish with gravy from tho bag. Good pics domand good crust shorter than- any temper, easier brok en than promises. Mako It by M.' Soyor's rcclpo, then bUiuly U will bo up to grade. Horo Is tho rcclpo: Tako ono pound of flour, three-quarters of a pound of butter. Mix tho flour with wnter and snt lightly until tho consistency or butter. Leavo this dough for half an hour, then flnttn with your hand and lay your butter on tho top of tho pnste. Then fold four-corner way, and glvo It two rolls, as usual. Leavo your pasto In a cool place for forty-flvo mlnutps, and then roll twlco more. .Leavo It for forty flvo minutes nnd then roll twlco again. Bnko all your ifles In bnga; It may seoin oxtravagant, but tho gas-saving moro than pnys for tho bags. Uso thin plo tine. Roll out nnd 1111 as usual. Set pans lnsldo bags and set tho bags on trlvots. Cook two pies at once, but shift thorn midway tho cooking, from upper to lower shelf, nnd vico vorsa. Thus thoy will brown top and bottom. Greaso tho bags but lightly underneath; ovon though thoy crisp thoro It does no harm. Tho essential thing Is to keep the uppor surfaco covered nnd maintain steady heat. Hav tho oven hot nt HrBt, hut clack hoat after a little as soon nH the bng corners show rather brown. Average pies, with averago heat, rcqulro twenty-five to thirty minutes. To make tho cider-cup, cut thinly the yellow peel from six oranges and six lemons, squeeze out the Julco nnd put In with tho peel nnd thrco cups of sugur. Mako a gallon of sweet elder very hot, but do not lot It boll, pour It upon the peols and juice, nnd lot . tand In a cold place for twenty four hours, stirring It several times. Tho peel can bo drained out, lnit It looks ruthor pretty In glnssos. For tea lomonado, tak the Juice cf a dozen well-washed lemons and throe Hwet owingx, out th fipiezd fruit In rings, nnd ndd It to the Julco. Put In five cupa or sugar nnd strain over tho whole a gallon nnd a quarter of weak ton, boiling hot, then add a cupful of rum. This nlso Is better for standing it keeps sovoral days in a cool place. Tho ruin can bo omitted If thoro nro Bcruples regard ing It. In that case tho strained Julcu of a plnenpplo Mint has been shredded and allowed to stand twenty-four hours In snenr can take Its place. Dilute this ono-fourth with minora! wator In tho glasses. (Copyright, 1911, by tho Associated Llternry Press.) -,v. "Suro I want my nails fixed," ho roarod. "And I want 'om fixed quick." Tho girl brought her llttlo table, and tho rest of her pnraphernnlla. Tho grouch dabbled tho fingers of ono hand In tho bowl of water, dried them on tho towel, thrust tho lingers of tho other hand Into tho bowl, dried them on tho towel, mid then bnrked nt tho girl "Thoro," said ho. "I'vo been manicured. Best nnd quickest l'vo had In n month." "Yes, sir," said tho girl. "Fifty cents, pleaso." Ho doesn't precisely know yet why ho paid It But ho did pay it. Also when ho loft tho barber shop ho wasn't nearly so grouchy. He told a friend a llttlo Inter that ho didn't think his humor Is qulto up to par theso days. Now York Letter to tho Cincinnati Times-Star. I'coplo who prato nt being willing to pay tho prlco usually ilco at tho first figures URGES NEEDS OF PUBLIC DOMAIN Immediate Legislation Is Im perative, Says the President. ASKS NEW LAWS FOR ALASKA Rules Governing Acquisition of Arid or 8eml-Arld Lands Should Be Modified Commission on Cost of Living. Washlncton, Feb. 3. A special mos no on tho work of the Interior de partment and other matters waa read to Congress today. To tho Senate and House of Repre sentatives: Thero Is no branch of tho Federal Jurisdiction which calls more impera tively for immediate legislation than that which concerns tho public do main, and especially the port of that domain which is in Alaska. Tho progress under tho reclamation net has made clear tho defects of Its limitations, which should bo remedied. Tho rules governing the acquisition of homesteads, of land that is not arid or semi-arid, are not well adapted to tho perfecting of title to land mado arable by government reclamation work. I concur with tho Secretary of tho Interior in his recommendation that, after entry Is mado upon land being reclnlmed, actual occupation as a homestead of tho same be not re quired until two yoors after entry, but that cultivation of tho same shaU be required, and tbat the present pro vision under which tho land la to bo paid for In ten annual Installments shall bo so modified as to allow a pat ent Issuo for the land at tho end of flvo years' cultivation and thro yoars' occupation, with a reservation of a government Hen for tho amount of tho unpaid purchase money. This leniency to the reclamation home steader will relievo him from occupa tion nt a time when the condition of tho land makes It most burdensome and difficult, and at the end of flvo yenrs will furnish him with a title' upon which ho can borrow money and continue tho Improvement of his hold ing. I also concur In the recommenda tion of tho Secretary of tho Interior that all of our public domain should bo classified and that each class should be disposed of or administered In tho manner most appropriate to that particular class. Leasing of Government Lands. The chief change, however, which ought to bo mndo, and which I havo already recommended in previous messages and communications to con gress, Is that by which government Col ln.1 ..,4 nt.n.nkn,M n .4 nt. mineral lands containing non-metalliferous minerals, shall be leased by tho government, with restrictions as to slzo and time, resembling those which now obtain throughout tho country between the owners In foo and tho lessees who work the mines, and In looses llko thoso which have boen most succcssrul in Australia, Now Zealand, and Nova Scotia. The showing mndo by Investigations Into tho successful working of tho leasing sybtom leaves no doubt as to ltB wis dom nnd practical utility. Require ments as to the working of the mlno during tho term may bo so framed as to prevent any holding of large mining properties merely for specula tion, whllo tho royalties may bo made sufficiently low, not unduly to In crease tho cost of tho coal mined, and nt the same tlmo sufficient to furnish a reasonable Income for tho use of tho public In tho community whoro tho mining goes on. In Alaska, thero Is no reason why a substantial lncomo should not thus be raised for such public works as may bo deemed necessary or useful. Would Build Trunk Line Railroad. I am not In favor of government ownership where tho same certainty and efficiency of service can be had by private enterprise, but I think the conditions presented in Alaska are of such a character as to warrant the government, for the purpose of en couraging tho dovolopment of that vast and remnrkablo territory, to build nnd own a trunk lino railroad, which it can lease on terms which may ho vnrW nnd changed to meet tho growing prosperity and develop ment of the territory. I hnvo nlrendy recommended to Congress tho establishment of a form of commission government for Alas ka, Tho territory Ss too extended, Its needs aro too varied, and its distance from Washington too romote to en nblo Congress to keep up with its necessities In tho mattor of legisla tion of a local character. Tho governor of Alaska In his re port points out certnln laws that ought to bo adopted, and emphasizes '''vnwaaaaaa ------ - irii - u - Delicate Criticism. A woman woll known In Now York for her exquisite taste as well as knowledgo of tho decoratlvo and ar chitectural history of the world called on the wlfo of a multi-mllllonalro who had recently built and furnished a Fifth avenue mansion at great cost "This," said tlio hostess proudly, as rlio threw open a heavy door, "Is my louls Quatorzo room." The visitor Ka7! about her for a moment nnd I 'i niiide answers "What makes ou Boss Among Vultures The most beautifully colored of all vultures belong to tho Now World family; It is tbo truo king vulture of South American forests. Its plumage Is of a dullcnto cream, with black quills, nnd the baro head (s brilliant ly colored with red nnd orange. This handsomo bird exercises regal authority over black vultures and tur key buzzards, In tbo samo way as the Pondlcherry vulture does ovor grlf- what I havo said as to tho Immediate need for a government of much wider powers than now exists there, if It can bo said to havo any government nt all. Lower Colorado River. Thero Is transmitted herewith a letter from tho Secretary of the In terior sotting out tho work done un der Joint resolution approved Juno 25, 1010, authorizing tho expenditure of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as might be necessary, to bo oxpended by tho President for tho purposo of protecting lands nnd property In the Imperial valley and elsowhcro along tho Colorado river In Arizona. Tho money was expended and tho protec tive works erected, but the disturb ances in Moxlco so delayed tho work, and tho floods In tho Colorado river wero so extensive that a part of the works havo been carrlod away, and tho need for further action nnd ex penditure of money exists. Waler-Powar Site. In previous communications to Con gress I havo pointed out two methods by which tho water-powor sites on non-navlgablo streams may bo con trolled as botweon the state and the national government. It has seemed wlso that tho control should bo con centrated in one government or the othor as the active participant In supervising Its uso by private enter priso. Tbo Secretary of tho Interior has suggested another method by which tho water-powor site shall bo loasod directly by tho government to those who exercise a public franchise un der provisions imposing a rental for tho water power to creato a fund to bo expended by the general govern ment for the improvement of the stream nnd the benefit of the local community where tho power site Is, and permitting tho stato to regulate tho rates at which tho converted power is sold. The latter method sug gested by tho Secrotary Is a moro direct mothod for Federal control, and in view of the probablo union and systematic organization and weld ing together of tho power derived from water within a radius of 300 or 400 miles, I thlnk.it better that the power of control should remain in tho national government than that It should bo turned over to tho states. Under such a system. tho Fodoral gov ernment would havo such direct su pervision of the whole matter that any honest administration could eas ily prevent the abuses which a monop oly of absolute ownership In private persons or companies would make possible. For some years past tho high and steadily Increasing cost of living has been a matter of such grave public concern that I deem it of great public Interest that an International confer ence bo proposed at this tlmo for tho purposo of preparing plans, to bo sub mitted to tlio various governments, for an international Inquiry into the high fects, and possible romedles. I thoro foro recommend that, to enable the president to Invito foreign govern ments to such a conference, to be held at Washington or elsewhere, tho con presB provide an appropriation, not to exceed $20,000, to defray tho expenses of preparation and of participation by tho United States. Commission on Industrial Relations. Tho extraordinary growth of Indus try In tho paBt two decades and Its revolutionary changes have raised new and vital questions as to the relations between employers and wage earnors which havo becomo matters of press ing public concern. Industrial rela tions concern tbo public for a double reason. Wo are directly Interested in tho maintenance of peaceful and sta ble industrial conditions for the sako of our own comfort and well-being; but Bociety is equally Interested, In its effectively civic capacity, In seeing that our Institutions are effectively maintaining Justlco and fair dealing between any classes of citizens whose economic Interests may seem to clash. The magnlturo and complexity of modern industrial disputes have put upon somo of our statutes and our presen mechanism for adjusting such llfforences where wo can bo said to huvo any mechanism at all a strain thoy wero never intended to bear and for which they aro unsultcd. What la urgently needed to day Is a re-exam!-Misbranding Imported Goods. My attention has been callod to the Injustice which Is done In this country by tho sale of artlclo In tho trade purporting to bo mado In Ireland, when they aro not go made, and It Is suggested that tho Justlco of tho enact ment of a law which, so far as tho Jur isdiction of tho federal government can so. would prevent a continuance of this misrepresentation to the pub lic and fraud upon thoso who are en titled to uso tho statement In tho sale of tholr goods. I think It to bo great ly In the Interest of fnlr dealing, which ought always to bo encouraged by law, for congress to onnct a law making It a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or Imprisonment, to uso tho malls or to put Into lntorstato commerce any an tides of merehandlso which bear upon their face n statement that thoy have been manufactured In somo particular country when tho fnct Is otherwise. irn - iru - utxrmj - i 8aved. "Dearest," she asked, taking advan tage of tho fact that It was leap year, "will you be mlno?" For a moment tho young man feared that ho was up against It. Then, struck by a happy thought, ho replied: "You will havo to ask mother." Reply In Kind. "If you had a leap year proposal from a pretty girl, what would yoo do?" "I'd Jump st it." fonsji etc., so thnt if any dissatisfied In dian vulture succeeded lu reaching South Amorlcn; ho would find somo now bossos awaiting his arrival. Tho American boss, howovor, is not ns large and strong as his Indian rela tive named Pondlcherry Both of thcso bosses, It should bo mentioned, are much more strikingly colored than the subjocts over wlch thoy exercise nu thorlty. Rosary Magazine i i . i. i. . - -T Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and glvo advice FRE13 OF COST on nil subjects portalnlns to tho ubject of bulldlne, for the readers of this paper. On account of hln wJdo experience an Kdltor, Author and Manufacturer, ho Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to TVIHlam A. rtadfotJ. :;0. 173 W8l Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., nnd only ncloss two-cent stamp tor reply. Did you ever get married, nnd start housekeeping In a neat little cottage that you could dress to your liking, making it look comfortable and cozy? If have never had that pleasure, you will regret your misfortune ns soon as you study tho possibilities of the llt tlo house design hero shown, unless you already have something along this line in prospect Tho tlmo was, when llfo In a cottago meant discomfort, con fluctuant to two or three rooms that wero awkward, badly ar ranged, and barolooklng, In spite of every effort to mako them home like. Thoro was a shivery bedroom opening off tho kitchen, and a squeaky, boxod-ln stairway which led to tho un finished or rough-plastered loft whero the other sleeping quarters were found. But women demanded so many changes for tho better in small houses, that architects have wonder fully Improved their designs for homes of this clnss In recent years. They havo found out how to put lum ber and other building materials to gether to form very pretty five-room and six-room houses a thing they considered unworthy of their time and ingenuity not many yeara ago. Tho fact is, It Is much moro diffi cult to make a good, llttlo house than to mako a good, satisfactory, largo house. The planning of a small house runs Into a thousand difficulties; In fact, architects aro checkmated about every third move when they try to mako a thousand-dollar cottago cater to tho refined nnd cultivated tastes of girls who have been accustomed to good homes. Formerly love In a cottage meant happiness during warm weather only. At the approach of fall It was neces sary to go and visit mamma or hunt boarding house. Tho sympathy of friends followed tho young turtle doves Into their little suburban seclu sion, becauso tholr friends knew that Inconvenience lurked In every corner First Floor Plan. or the llttlo habitation or four walls, baro and utterly devoid of artistic beauty, nnd ns innocent of modern conveniences as the cabins or our forefathers, without their redeeming big, wood-burning fireplaces. But i. old-tlmo sympathy has changed to now-time envy. The girl with a five room modern cottage now has as much comfort, less worry, and more tlmo for social duties and fancy work, than tho moro ambitious young lady who marries into an eight or ten room houso with tho usual responsi bilities. For about fl,100 this cozy little combination of three rooms down stairs and two bedrooms and a bath room upstairs can bo built In almost any of our smaller cities or towns. Tlio living room, dining-room and kitchen aro perfect in arrangement. They are largo enough for two nt all tlmey, with room for occasional com pany; and they are light and airy, and can bo made very pretty Nobody wants a "parlor" any more; parlors aro out of date. Wo want a large, pleasant "llvlug room" that wo can decorato with pearl-tinted wall and celling decorations, nnd furnish with good, comfortable, every-day con veniences which aro good to see and not too good to use. Wo want n big couch or davenport, with nt least a dozen pillows of appropriate sizes, covered with soft material In colors to match the other decorations We want a morris chair by tbo window, and, In ono corner, shelves containing our favorite hooks We llko to dec orate the wulH with pictures that bilIIv baik cur Ideas of cLccrailne-s K3 -.- tJ!'.Y.'flS, VtZL'J&l rs JZ-r n m ii" rfiwfr'.4n a (rwwirtM u-t. - zsKciJ nYftmvi i . w kwmmlsttjrtu' IL jskKJJJ 1 - ! ....- I WFt pwwr ftoavt . 51 a joamto I axx fl 1 SE&SjfOR, ?:Sk- kI IHH I w I iM HUL !uiiiim BY - .- tliAJAi,t,b, WMARADFORD, w In this room wo rccelvo our friends, and enjoy our evenings together when; ut home alone. Wo go upstairs from tho front halt In a Chrlstlnn-llko manner, where wo havo a bedroom for ourselves, with another to fimr, and a good, romfort ablo bathroom between. Advantage Is token of tho low roof to design several clothes closets. Every girl wants plenty of such nccommodatlona whether she needs them or not Where you have plenty of storage Second Floor Plan. room of this kind, you don't need no attic; so these closets are economical as well as useful. What an interesting little homo this is for young folks! It Is not neces sary that they should always remain In a llttlo cottage. They may branch out when prosperity smiles-If they want to; but In after years, when the silver hairs appear and thoy havo quit romping with tho children, they will confide to their friends that ther novor enjoyed llfo anywhere as they did In tho little five-room cottage they began with. DENTAL ART IS AN OLD ONE People of Early History Not Only Knew All About It, but Also Did Good Work. Dentistry, though considered pecu liarly modern, has beon found highly developed In tho past. Actual speci mens of ancient dentistry may bo seen in various European museums. Tho most Interesting or theso speci mens, because tho oldest, Is a Phoeni cian examplo or brldgework found In a tomb at SIdon. Tho specimen Is now in the Louvre nt Paris, and con sists or a woman with tho teeth united by gold wire. Two or them are trans planted teeth fastened lu by gold wire. In tho museum of Oorncto (which wns the ancient Tarqulnll, the capital or the Etruscan rerteratlon muy be seen a number ot marvelous specimens or dental work or the sixth and seventh centuries berore Christ They consist mainly or brldgeworK. done by riveted bands ot metal. The satiric pootH ot Rome, especial ly Martial, reter rrequently to artifi cial teeth. Martial speaks or an old woman who was so scared that as she ran away her teeth fell out. In one oplgram ho answers tho question wny ono woman's teeth nro dark, while another's aro whlto, though both nre of tho samo age, by saying that ono ot them buys her teeth, whllo the other has her own. Tho Romans had n number ot different kinds of den irillces, and took great caro or their teeth. Really Pitied Parker. Sir Gilbert Parker Is fond of tell ing how ho onco met In Ontario a breezy typo ot Canadian, who nlwayB added tho tag, "Give my lovo to tho girls," to everything ho said. Ten years atter first encountering this lively Individual Sir Gllbort wns again staying In Ontario, nnd while going down tho hotel corridor heard tho well known phrase echoing onco more In his ears "Well, give my lovo. to the girls." Recognizing the mnn, ho went over to him and spoke, but the Canadian did not remember tho former meetlns until his distinguished interlocutor recalled tho circumstances. "Well, well," said tho Canadian, "and what aro you doing now?" "Writing books," was tho answor. "Is that so? And l'vo struck it rich," camo the elated reply. "Got a little provision store round tho corner. Can 1 do anything ror you?" Montreal Star. Sounds Like It. "Pop, Is that n gamo In tho pack ers' trlnl In Chlcngo?" "What's a gamo, my son?" "What they wero telling about the AtH I &SOfJOQM I I -'OiZ-'O' i J 'Blind Pigs lu a Pool?'" A A , -,. , ,