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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1912)
fl DAKOTA CITY HERALD JOHN H. REAM, Publisher. DAKOTA CITY. - NEBRA8KA, MEN TEACHERS. Recently there baa been much ells cusslon In educational circles of the need of men toachora in the higher grades, and same effort has been made to attract them to the work, without any npprcclablo rcsulto Thcro must bo something about the calling of the teacher cither Its pecuniary rewards nr IIr ranir of opportunities that Is Inadequate to attract and hold meu who might tako up this calling as o lifo work. The avcrago mnn teachor ti6C8 hie position as n makeshift, n stopping-atono and means of livelihood while ho studies for the law, the medi cine or bouio other profession, says the St. Paul Pioneer Pres3. Usually tho man teacher leaves at the earliest opportunity for moro flattering and ilucratlvo fields of endeavor. It would 'seem that teaching would bo tho most enjoyablo work for tho student of Looks and of human nature, but tho fact remains that men ns a rule do not so regard it It must bo admitted th t tho profession of teaching docs mot hold tho flnarclal attractions of men that aro offered In other profes sions. The yenrs of ir"i arntlon re quired, tho constant Btudy necessary, tho investment in books and other ex penses malto a sovero drain on the teacher's Income, which Is Bmnll nt best. If It bo true that there Is a real demand for moro men teachers, tho chances are that tho demand will bo supplied when tho compensation in mado commensurate with tho services rendered. Tho statistics of the flro department of New York show that at least 25 per cent of the fires in tlmt city aro caused by tho careless uso of matches and of lighted cigars and cigarettes. Is 11 not time that this awful risk to others by careless smokers should bo taken account of by tho law? It is not a trivial matter Tho tossing asldo of lighted mutches and cigar btittH without seeing whero they land should bo ns much of a penal offenso as bomb-throwing or incendiarism. A careless cigarette, aB far as known, caused tho great flro in Baltimore, ono of tho biggest In tho world's history nnd wholly preventable. A careless match caused the iccont flro In New York, with Its loss of valuable lifo and much loss of property also wholly preventable. Tho cnrelcss user of a spark of flro Is an enemy of tho pub lic welfare and ought to bo treated as such. Wo are as yet prlmltlvo in out outlook upon vital facts. A very pleasant prediction hns been mndo by a colic-go sociologist that thu United States is duo for war In 1930 and that this nation will ho In. tho wrong, ns probably by reason of lta wealth nnd Importance, It will hnvo "becomo nn international bully. Ho bases this assertion on tho evidence of history. Hut to ofTset this aro tho facts that the direct rulo of tho peoplo is becoming moro and moro tho na tional ideal of government, and that with tho peoplo as a whole vitally in control, tho peace sentiment will bo Etronger that over it is upon tho masses, not tho classes, that tho hor rors of war chloily fall, and tho elo ment of Bclf-lntcrcst will then bo moro engaged In tho preservation of pcaco than over before In tho history of the world. In tho meantime, potential P':udomlc wnrs need not seriously nf l'ct tho national peace of mind. Professor von Wnascnnan has In formed the Berlin Mcdlcnl Society ot amazingly successful exporlenco in treating enncerous ulcers In mlco with Injection of n preparation contnlnlnfl cosin, tolllurlum and solcnlulm. Ho Fays that uflur tho fourth Injection ul ccrous affections nlmoBt entirely dls p.pponred, nnd nt tho end of ten days come of tho animals woro entirely cured Hut ho Is not ccrtnln, ho says, tlmt similar results would bo uttnlu nblo ir tho cano of human beings. A Harvard professor says that di vorce is symptomatic ot a dlscoso which ho calls Amcrlcnultts and has rumethlng to do with nerves. Ho is probably right, for thero Is novor n divorce unless ono party gets on the nerves of tho other. If, aB a French physician charges, a man can got rid of his superfluous flesh by eating flvo liberal meals per day, arc wo to infor that an emaciated per p?n can tnako hlmsolf fat by starving! A woman In a western city Jumpod .ipon tho stage In a moving picture enow nnd by singing stopped a panic In tho audience. Thero aro some things moro startling thnn an nlnrm of flro. Ono hundred nnd elghty-flvo mur c'.ers wcro committed In Chicago in liio year which ended December 31, 1911 an avcrago of moro than ono u day. No wonder thoro aro thoso who call Chicago "tho Wicked City." A Chicago dog, transported to a burg In Indiana, walked 237 miles to get back borne. And yet they nay that Jocs havo intelligence. Tho gaekwar of IJaroda, who tamed liia back on tho king ot England, li .one ot tbo fow men who havo backed jthelr way Into fame. Acroplano operators who morely in rvent new ways ot risking tholr nocks lire not contributing much to progress, EM MR 1IMUJ (BMW- UEISKTO as SGOEtF. HOW I COOKED A DINNER. COMPANY Dy Martha McCulloch Williams. IJoing reasonably vain of my cook ing when 1 go nnd learn now ways tho next thing in to show thorn off. Honco, my course-dinner paper bag ged of courBO. Likowlsc, a company dinner. It would bo a deadly insult to good food oven to thlnx of serving it in courses to ono lone fecdor. My guests camo n trlflo late by the time they had ofT hati and wraps I was ready to tako them in tho kttchon. This becauso of a shrewd suspicion Hint they thought I had been telling fairy tales they could not conceive of real food, coming real ly cooked out of a paper bag. My people sniffed gratefully as they entered tho tltcucn. Truly thlngo were not half had, by tho Bmoll It was very mild hardly moro than nn ngrccablo taint. A hot dish sat ready upon tho paper covered table. I lifted out tho broiler, set it beside tho dish, slipped tho edgo of tho dish well under tho bag resting upo tho brollor, shoved It well tc tho mlddlo nnd opened it. Then camo forth in full strength tho smell of flsh not rankly offensive but Inviting. Inside tho bag there was halibut, a la mln-uto--lt had boon cooking flfteon minutes, wns dono to a turn, flaky, flavorous, and literally swimming In a suuco of its own Juices, mingled with thoso of tho tomatoon covering it, tho lemon that had been squeezed on It, nnd tho butter with which it had boon liberally dotted. To go with it .hero woro baked po tatoesbaked In a bag, and mealy, without n traco of scorch. Tho diners vowod thoy had a new, a singularly flno flavor, somowhat approaching that of a roasted chestnut. They praised tho fish and ato In a wny to show It deserved tho pralso. Still, I think thoy wondered a bit was this ono bagful all thoy wero to got by ffllUWUWUBBe SeT .jicrCrVv S Some of My Favorite Fish Recipes By Nicolas Soyer, Chef Cod Bourgeol6e. Take two rIIcos of cod, E"in with Rait and popper, and lay thorn in a wcll-buttorod bng. Placo two mushrooms nnd two sliced tomatoes on top of tho flsh, ndd a chopped shallot, dot ovor wlMi butter, squeozo over with lemon Julco, seal up and cook for fifteen minutes. Cod a la Valewska. Tako a cutlet, spread each sldo well with butter, dip into seasoned flour, then sprluklo vory thickly with grated choeso. A mixture of PnrmuBau nnd Gruyers is beat, but any k.nd, even Dutch, will do. Qrcaso a bng well with butter. Put In tho fish and ndd to it olth- a gill of good flsh stock or flavored milk (1. o., milk in which a slice each of onion, turnip und carrot, and a hit of celery, havo simmered for fifteen minutes). Seal bag and cook twenty to thirty minutes, according to the thickness of tho cutlet, In a moderate ly not ovon. Turn out gently on : a hot dish. Pour tho sauco over. Biirln- klo flaked shrimps on top, and sorvo. Tho shrimps should ho mado hot, not cooked, in a little roll of well-greased paper bag, soparatoly. Halibut a la Minute. Season n bIIco of halibut about an Inch thick with salt and popper nnd roll In flour. Slico two tomatoes, lay them over tho flt.li, squeezo lemon Julco upon them, dot with bits of buttor rather thickly, put into a thickly buttered bag, und cook fifteen minutes In a vory hot ovon. If the ovon heat has to bo slacked, cook for tn minutes longor flsh requires nhvnys to bo well dono. Cod Slice threo pounds of flsh. season Null with salt and popper, add n small onion choppoi. ard n few Ewoct herbs. Mix to a smooth pnsto nn ouncu of buttor or beef dripping, a lnrgo tablospoonful of Hour, and threo parts of a glass of milk Any sauco can bo used to flavor tho yusto, though nono 1b necessary. Put the paste and tho flsh togother into a well buttered paper bag, seal tight, and cook in a hot ovon twenty minutes. Smoked Haddock. Clean a smoked haddock weighing ubout two pounds, season it well with cayenne popper, but no salt. Pour upou It two largo tablcspoonfuls ol milk nnd n llttlo whlto aauco. Sprluklo with Parmesan choeso and a few breni1 crumbs. Add enough, melted butter 'o niolBten tho crumbs, put tho fish In n well-but-tored bag, Fcal, and cook for twenty minutes In a very hot oven. Patient Mae Centuries of Inefficient Bureaucratic Administration Have Made Him Resigned to Anything. HuBsIa 1b distinctly tho land of "Nlchovo," tho couutry whero nothing really muttorH a fact which Is promptly Impressed upon oven tho casual traveler as soon as ho crosses tho frontier. The man who must needs curry with him on a Journey his own country nud all his fixed habits had bettor remain at homo. An English writer Is nuthority for tho statement that on nearly overy railway in Russia, including tho Trans Siberian at Moscow and at Khnrbln, nftor bolng Informed nt tho ticket of fice that no sleoplng-car accommoda tion was available a coupo has been forthcoming on thu train us the result of largeseo to tho conductor On ono occafclon. boarding the Ilovtl-Pctert. Luu c .,r-' it We'll .rn Station nt 4 ,i r t was ltiforp,-J by ho ion t. , H i I'u ' m io rotui tx way of rcwa. I for comln- r th" way to Harlem? Thoy had not noted that tho stovo wns s.Ul In commission possibly through seeing noithor pot nor pan on top of it. Iltit when they worn graciously per mitted to hcl.) tako away thu flsh. course and ceo tho taking up of a steak, nl o In a bag, '.hey evidently felt better. Especially wh tho po tato bag yielded sweets, which had been cooked along with tho whlto ones, nnd kop. warm underneath, nnd still another bag furnished tomatoes stuffed with scraped corn. The totnn toes hnd cooked a little too long, and came out pretty much huddled, but good for .ill that. They woro eaten to tho last uhred tho otcak also looked prcti ghostly r.t tho llnlsh, Since this wbb a bag dinner salad was conspicuously absent. Room isuct bo left for tho applo dumplings. When they camo on, my dlnnor guests plnln ly suspected mo of tho black art. Tho dumplings, mado ready in ndvnnco, had been bagged ns tho I ell was ring ing, popped in tho oven aftor I had welcomed my company, and had cooked thoro whllo wo ato tho other things. Tho sauce for them, also pre viously prepared, had kept warm over hot water, In something covered. If anybody over mado bettor dumplings, it was never my luck to eat thorcof. Black coffeo, fruit and cigars for tho gentlemen, wound up tho perform ance. In threo hours, working single handed, I set my table, cooked my dlnnor, having all material- in hand, read an evening paper, and even loaf ed a mlnuto or two now nnd then. EXCELLENT FOR ALL FISH. Cook flsh by M. Soyor's paper bag method for sovcral reasons. Tho first but not tho best of them 13 to save smells. Exporlenco has shown that tho Bmoll, though not absolutely pre vented Is bo mlnlmled ns to bo in offensive. Tho second reason Is, tho saving of tlmo nnd trouble. Thoro Is absolute ly no danger of scorching nil tho watching necessary Is a look in to seo when tho bag Is brown enough to havo tho heat lessened. It takes 'rora threo to ten minutes depending something on the wnather, B-inethlng on tho fuel especially i' it Is gas and something on tho grates or Jots In which tho burning goes forward. When tho bns-corncrs turn a dead leaf brown and tho upper surfaco is faintly yellow, Black tho heat either by '.urnlng out llamo, pushing in dam pers, or setting tho ovon door ujur. It la this lowored heat that prevents the possibility of scorching a pro vontlon which anybody who has over cookod will appreciate (Copyright, 1911, by tho Associated Literary Press.) of Brook 5 Club, LonJon. Stuffed Fresh Haddock. Cop u cookod onion with threo tablespoon fulfl of breadcrumbs. Add an ounco of buttor, salt and poppe. to tasf, a llttlo chopped parsley and a beaten egg. Mix thoroughly, stuff tho flsh with tho mixture, tlo up, roll In Hour, plnco In a bag well greased, dot tho fish ovor with buttor, seal tho bag, and cook for twenty mlnuto: in a hot oven. Flsh Croquettes. Mix ono pound of cold flsh, freo of tho skin and bone, with two tablcspoonfuls of whlto sauco and season well with salt, pop per, cnyenno, and a little chopped parsloy. Form Into croquettes, roll them In eggs and brendcrumbs, place In a wollgrcaBod bag, seal and cook far twenty minutes In n very hot oven. PAPER BACS LUNCHEON. Grille a la Indlenne. Uso cold mut ton, beef or oal. Slico and cut Into rounds or squares. Molt a pleco of butter, about tho slzo ot a lnrgo wal nut, on a plato In tho oven. Add a te.ispoonful of Hnrvey's sauco, and salt to tiiBle. Mix thoroughly, lay tho moat slices In tho mlxturo nnd lot stnud nn hour. Mnko ready as ninny frlod croutons ns thoro nro meat hIIccs, placo tho latter on these, and put thorn In a well-greased pnpor bag. Put on broiler, and cook for eight minutes. Servo with mushed pota toes and Portugnlso sauce, or with beef, horso radish suuee To make Portugalso sauco rub a pound of rlpo tomatoes through a hair sieve, put tho pulp thus obtained in a clean en ameled saucepan. Add pepper and salt to taste, a tcaBpoonful of pow dored sugar, n dessert spoonful of vinegar, a teiibpoontul of onion Julco, or aa much chopped gnrllo as will go on tho point of a very small knife. Poll down a little, then uso. Baked Bananas. Uso rlpo but firm fruit. Peel, dip in melted butter, roll In Biigar, put In a greased bag with tho Jute.- of a lemon to six bananas. Seal, and bu't- twonty r-.ln -to3 In a hot ovon (Copyright, 1911, by Sturgls & Wnlton Company.) After allppln' on n banana peeling Inst Sunday Uov. Krost faced his con gregation with n clear consclenco. is the Russ copt in tho corridor, only to dlBcovor that every coiiipnrtment was occunlnd by a Blnglo passengor with a single ticket, each ono of whom hud paid tho conductor for undisturbed privue-. Tho patlonco with which tho nvorago Russian, suckled In tho "Nlchcvd1 creod, endures thoso things, is nt "r t a source of constant surprise to t,,e foreigner; only a race that has br,:i.o for conturlos with bureaucratic in olllclency could thus uccopt thoni us part of the eEtahllshod order of things Immutablo. Children's Story Telling. MiB3 Kutu DoubIhsb Wlggln, known In private lifo as Mrs, Goorgo Rlggs, says that story tolling for children has assumed such Importance as an olomoiit or educntlon that sho thinks It ought to Ubo to tho dignity of n iircimHiuu ono would havo moro I Mndrr-nituis In tho country and Petroleum Known to Egyptians. mi rr wirun tr. lut.il to ull stories to Agea boforo tho Roman empire pc tr"drai i roloum was used by tho Fpyptlona. IMHME MMM KMmW k - l II 1 . - - - i i - i I -TtSTia m LWE WENTM r a tt ' TfT tiijiixN M ,raiJ52iYii5- EH sr-T . , , refcv H i .1 VSISS3 &-' sXv. $.;&&''' xKHSkhRKuKv -l.V' im .: M'.yKr,v' mmmmiMmwmmvitmfmxitf:m -? IJL H Byr V. mmwmu& wumm. . .sw wtrar.n f- ?cz7zr StZXrt CX7&LC. u NCLE SAM has found tlmo to look into the agricultural pos sibilities of the canal zone, and ho proposes to turn tho llve-mllo strip of land on each sido of tho canal into one big vegeta ble garden. Ho Intends to seo that tho thousands of vessels from all ovor tho world passing through tho canal will bo ablo to replenish their stock of fresh meats and vegetables when they rench tho Isthmus without the loss of a mlnuto In traveling time. At present vessels leaving New Yorlc for a trip ijwn tho coast any great dlatanco must stop at one or two places for fresh meat and vegetables before reaching their final destination. Uncle Sam had his explorers ox amlno every foot of ground within tho ton-mile limit of tho zone, irom tho Pacific to the Atlantic, including a portion of Costa Hica on ono side, nnd Panama on tho other. Tho In vestigation has now reached tho stage whero it can bo safely iibsurted thero aro exceedingly bright prospects lor tho building up of n lucrative agricul tural and stock raising Industry along tho Panama canal. In nddltlon to tho great quantities of fresh meats nnd vegetables required for steamers jmsslng through tho canal, it must "be reinoniliorotl thero will always bo a great number of canal omploycs living along tho lino of tho canal. Tho majority of thoso em ployes will undoubtedly bo married, with families and children, and all theso mouths will require vegetables to fill thein. Also a number of minor industries may bo built up along tho canal, which will require Us quota ot human beings, who will also require feeding. Hut asldo from theso minor considerations are tho vast number of Bhips expected to pass through the waterway some authorities claiming tho traffic will bo so heavy as to bo ono continuous lino of ships irom ono end of the canal to tho other during tho entire lit hours. About ft year ago tho investigation wns blarted by tho Bureau of Soils and tho Bureau of Plant Industry working together. Hugh II. Bennett nnd Wllllniu A. Taylor, two of Undo Sam's scientific explorers In the de partment, wero tho men detailed to make tho investigation. In speaking ot tho fanning on the canal ami Its possibilities In the future, Mr. Taylor said: "Though tho Isthmus of Panama has been for four centuries tho most important portage of tho western hem isphere tho lands through which suc cessive routes or travel havo passed across It bhow little agricultural de velopment. Man's Impress on ttic country, excopt In tho Immediate vi cinity of tho Panama railroad com pleted in 1851 nnd tho canal route, which lies closo to tho railroad through most of its length, is chiefly apparent through tho destruction of practically all tho moro vnluablo tim ber trees that nindo up tho original forest." Hugh II. Bennott, who assisted lu the investigation, said tho mobt prom ising lino of attack upon agricultural problems of tbo canal zono will be to dovolop n permanent mixed tropical ugrlculturo with a distinct hortlcul tin al trend. In which hand labor or tropical origin will bo tho main de pendence for UllHgH. In this wny exist ing and prospective conditions would favor tho production of high-priced products requiring regulnr and fre quent transportation service, such na will doubtless bo available promptly after tho opening of tho canal for use. "Ono lmportnnt feature," continued Mr. Bennett, "will bo tho early work ing out of a method of mixed cmpplng in which soli maintaining and Improv ing leguminous Intercrops can be con tinuously used to replace tho wild and lntrnctablo native vegotatlon or tho present shuck-farm agriculture. "Agricultural operations in tho ennn! zono nro now confined mainly to tho meager elTorts of tho nativo ami West Indian population and nro ro Btrlcted to patcli lornilng. Tho pro duction ot local -:laplo products, prin cipally tropical vegetables and truits, rice and corn, is llttlo In c.ncosb of actual lood requirements of tho op erators. Tho greater number of theso farms, although occupying tho smooth er slopes of tho larger valleys and never distant moro thnn flvo miles In a direct lino trom tho canal, aio Iso lated and Inaccessible, owing to the broken topography and abKcuco or good highways Thoy are re.ictioil only ly narrow, winding trolls, at nn tlv p. fcnl 'p tor n-hlcles and (,tuu Names From Dickens' Characters. Although Dickons ia commemorated In Btrcot names abroad thero is no Dtroot named after him in Ix)ndon. But there is a near approach to It lu Copporflold road. Stopnoy, not far from tho Peoplo's Palaco, and to provo that this was Inspired by "David Cop perflold," wo And a Dora street and an Agnes streot In closo proximity. well-nigh horses. or quite lmpnssaulc to. "There is plenty of room for ex tension nnd Improvement of the stock raising industry. Upon a lorgo pro portion of steep-hill laud suited only for forestry and perhaps the produc tion of certain fruits, Riich ns pineap ples, mangoes, etc., good grazing can be secured through tho establishment of guinea grass pastures. A number of nativo grasses, such ns thoso which flourish upon tho savanna lands, at- ford good grazing, while Para and i Bermuda gross, cowpeas, velvet beans, corn, tno Eorguum Known ns uuinen ; houses with othor dwellings on tho corn,' sugar cane, and peanuts do well I Btreot nut they didn't look right col upon tho lower-slope soils and constl- loctlvely because they appeared crowd tuto excellent forago crops. Another ctL Ho offercd them for sale at $3,500 good stock food Is cassava, a crop that each but no ono seemed to want gives Imgu yield with a minimum ot , thenii Tnoy dldn,t Eell unU, ,)L re. attention, it mignt uc wen to say hero that fine cattle, particularly tho large, strong oxen as draft animals in portions of Costa Rica, aro fed al most exclusively upon chopped stalks of plantian, banana and sugar cane "In tho latter part of the dry sea son tho grasbes of tho canal zono are generally so parched that very little sustennnco can bo secured from cleared pastures. But stored forago and crops llko cassava, sugar cane, sorghum, banana stalks, etc., could be depended upon to carry stock trirougn tho dry months to tho rainy season tho season of green grass and other tender vegetation. With such possi bilities for tho local production of forago crops there Is no necessity tor the prooont relatively largo 'importa tions at high prices ot grain, hay and othor feeds by tho low who aro oper ating stock and dairy farms. At the time ot this survey the price of shelled nativo corn was $2 gold por 80-pounu" sack, while bran was bringing 512.5U por 100 pounds. It Is not at all sur prising under such conditions that the demand for milk is so much greater than the supply and that the prices aro exceptionally high. Milk from dairy farms of the savannah section is sold in the city or Panama at 'Zb cents per bottlo containing oiie-fltth of a gallon, less thnn n quart. "Very few hogs and goats arc raised In tho canal zone. A considerable number of hog3 and goats aro Unpoll ed from points along tho Pacific coast, and hogs principally trom tho Province i ot Chlriquo. in tho high northern por tlons of the Republic of Panama Some poultry Is raised by native and , cannl employes. In view ot tho ruling high prices thero Is unquestionably a j good opening for raising both pork and poultry. Away trom tho noisy activities of canal construction the I depredations of wild animals such as tho tiger cat and jnguar would likely entail some loss to these industries. "Small farming, including the pro duction of vegetables and choice trop ical fruits, such as the nvocado, man go, papaya, pineapple, orange, guava, anona, etc., can bo carried on profit ably with tho application ot intensive methods, coupled with proper enro in the selection ot crop varieties and bOil. "Such a variety or ornamental plants thrlvo on this soil that there seems llttlo doubt that many ot these could lie extensively and profitably grown for shipment to tho United States and other northern countries." For Violent Transit. A recent book by Mr. Edwin J. Dingle, entitled "Across China on Foot," contains a bit ot practical ad vlco about the manner In which American goods should be packed tor trnnspoitntlon In tho Interior of China. Conditions aro such that tho pack ing should bo thoroughly done The Germans and tho .lapancso under stand this; British and American ninniifucturerb nro either careless In this respect or Ignorant of whnt is de manded by tho conditions or trans portation over roads that are mainly eight-inch tracks along tho tnco ol precipices. Ono ot Mr. Dlnglo's friends, need Ins n typewriter and knowing the country wrote homo explicit direc tions as to tho packing. "Pack It ready to bhlp," ho wrote, "then tako it to tho top of your or lice stairs, throw it downstairs, take the niachino out nnd inspect, and tt it is undamaged. Bond it to mo. "if dnmnged, puck another machine and subject It to tho same treatment until you nro convinced thnt jou nave one that can stand uelng thus handled and escape injury." Youth s t.oiu j pnnlon Less Cost and Trouble. Tho average man Is moro ready to lend his cars to a hard luck story thnn to lend a band. But Less Valuable In Life. It is much moro easy to win ap plause by Bkill, In games than by abil ity In moro vnluablo pursuits. Voman'a Best Work. As a rulo women's best work Is dono by Influencing man, und not by competing with him --rW VJ j-.c wjy -iSrf'rtfcl- BrtiaSiywatsw ,, i-jXA .: r&n 7A-;,i vvl Tm.vrH.fi txTL j. i i i--. ie . . c Tt w tmrm n n m iu y' f N mHJ fH W(w m M m n F imuL&mmsrr 9 "T" L'z.t.,AVi l LS .. ' KJ If S&i '... I m$r- WM.A.RADFORD, Mr. AVilllam A. Radford will answer Questions nnd glva udvlcci FHEE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to tho subject of building, for the readers of this impur. On account of his wide csp"rlen'-e as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, lie ia, without doubt, the highest authority on all theso subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. rtadford, No. ITS West Jackson boulevnrd, Chlcnpo, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. A very Interesting houso for a deep narrow lot Ib shown In tho accompany ing design. Wo must build houses to fit tho ground wo havo at our dls- l poBal. Thero is more to this part ot the houso problem than some of us realize I llko to see a sldo veranda or a loggia sheltered by tho houso proper and loss exposed to tho public street, but nover when tho lot Is so narrow that the sldo projection appears to encroach upon its neighbor. You may havo a legal right to build clear out to your lot line You may havo a good many othor legal rights that you will find it better not to enforce. I know a man who bought three 40- foot lots on a good residence street and buUt four houses on thom houses tnat compared favorably as Individual duced tho prlco to $2,500 for tho mld dlo houses and $2,700 for tho outside ones, prices which Just about let him out even. Ho mado nothing and cheap ened tho whole street. His neighbors mado It so hot for him that he pre ferred sorao othor part of tho city for his futuro operations und ho hates nolghbors now. But It was his own fault becauBO he neglected to use good Judgment In proportioning tho lots to tho street and In fitting his houses properly to tho lots. Thero Is no hard and fast rulo to follow except to leave plenty of room on tho sunny sldo of tho house nnd to lie decent with your neighbor on the other side Thero aro so many stylos of houses and so many good house plans to choose from in tho various iies ilia,, it should be easy to select something to suit any lot. that Is both satisfactory to tho owner and that will fit tho lot and the location. Hero is a plan that provides six rooms with all tho necessary closets, cupboards, cozy corners, bathroom, etc., with a width of only 2." feet, but tho houso is nearly 50 feet long. Thero aro other advantages In a houso shaped liko this besides having it fit nnd look well on a narrow lot. With "V" First Floor Plan. a width of 25 feet end plenty of win dows on both sides thcro Is not a dark cornor In tho wholo houso. Tho fashion of Into Is to havo moro light In ft houso than evor lcfore It has been brought about largely through tho recent tuberculosis agita tion demanding more light and better ventilation in dwellings. Tho living room in this houso has four good-sized windows plaoed sldo by Bide This Is a Btylo of window" that women ob jected to when It was first Introduced, because they found It dilllcult to dress up nicely with curtains. But after studying tho tUfforcnt nrrangemonts, unusual opportunities for artistic dis play woro discovered; so that now a woman dc-oon't want a houso without such a window. It Is only .fair to add, however, that architects havo Invented now and bet ter ways of building tho windows. Tho first ones wero built with single sash. Sometimes tho aash wero hinged and sometimes pivoted. Tho theory of this plan could bo very nicely explained by a clover talkor, but In actual practlco tho windows wero kopt closed to anvo tho firtaln- from suro destruction nee th" r' n of framli"; tho windows ' ' - c'tr the fashion UlustivJud rHl&t'WS . i -tvst&tm&g&Z tKJM!5, L msi afc8'3K5Mi,L. siisi&;vxw "-wua fflmmgw&mffimkwmmffl& ijtjKlTCMEM lOVXIOt" kWfWJ rjitnucRM iS -y- IflHInG KM. Jj 2f r" . Living Rm. .--j ix-raiso I lylfiooM 1 iji i EJ ( ' -Vest Porch 3tAT PP inCTISY)' I &-', IWfV H a KBUSv f Ql C- fit A am IH U..I ! ! - uii iiii-t. - i m!tm isr rvi 1 1 rmi w UHjKJg&JUJUAIllV) ,tWt.n4-Hls v,w and hanging the sash In tho usual way wo hear no objection to these multiple windows. An Interesting effect Is secured by dividing the floor level ot thu froiil vestibule by tho two outside steps nnd two inside steps lending up to the gen eral floor level. This tldca works In well with tho front loggia, which 1b walled In and Is furnished a3 tho out door living room. In building a loggia It Is well to arrango It on this plan. The posts aro square and plumb nnd Second Floor Plan. the architraves are straight so thoy can be easily fitted with frames for sash to hold glass In winter or wire screens in tho summer time. Some times when tho position is somewhat exi.o&tid It is desirable to leave glass In ono side nil summer. Glass on one side Is a great protection to the porch furniture, rugs, etc. More attention Is being paid to such outside rooms every year. Moro elab orate furniture and smart decorations $ .rt-g 'fes .. ..WWM-fi - -( .j(W)i'Wnw- of different kinds are being manufac tured to dress up such open-air parlors until you feel that tho comfortablo live-dollar porch rocker Is a sort of poor old friend that you have to apolo gize for. You can pay sixty dollars for a three pleco set of grass woven porch furniture and tho clerk who takes ybur money will wear tho Inno cent smile of youth and absuro you It Is tho proper thing to do. Tho cost of this stylish-appearing modern dwelling is estimated at $4. 000, using good materials throughout. How It Was. During a certain court-rnartlnl trial hold In New Mexico, a colored sergeant was called to testify against a lieu tenant, formerly his troop commander, now charged before tho court with in toxication and neglect of duty. "You say th,it the nontenant told you to march the troops down to So-aud-So's tanch uid there go into enmp?" nskod tho Judge-advocate. "Well, from pre vious t."sttmony, "it seems that your troops went that night without wa ter." ' No, sah; wo didn't git no wa tah." 'Well, how was that? Thero was plenty of water at tho ranch. They didn't prohibit you from getting wa ter, did they?" asked tho judge advo cate. "Oh, no, sah! dey waru't no pro'bltloti about it. Dey was watah dero, but dey Just wouldn't let us hnb it" Trail of Onions. "On my Inst trip through tho west I struck a trail of onions a thousand miles, long," said tho traveling sales man. "It was sproad by touring the atrical companies. At nearly every small town I stopped most of tho gue3ts wero members of some troupe. Tho Incenso of onions was offered up In their honor. At this time of tho year nearly overy actor and singer on tho toad has a cold, and almost with out oxcoptlon they swear by onions ns tho sovereign cure Their prediloctlon for that remedy Is so well known thnt as scon ns a country hotel keeper gets word that a company Is expecting to put up at his houso he lays in a supply of onions." Needed. "1 any, my dear." exclaimed a "gold en youth" to a pretty nurao maid in Hydo Park, "I wish I was a youngster In your chargo!" "So do I," responded tho girl. "I should then havo the chanco of teach ing you better manners!" Red Hen. Divided Ownership. "Kin 1 eat some of tho snow off your lot, lndy?" asked tho hobo, hoplnc to nrouso compassion, "I'm not Bure," tho woman replied, uncertainly. "T,o only rent tho up FT flat." uir"n beo rm i ' , jl S4W0 JV''' BeoRm. Beo Rm. ww maw i LILJ