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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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