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On account of his wide experience u Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho It, without doubt, the highest authority n all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to 'Wllllftm A. nadford. No. 178 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cant stamp for reply. In soma locations a house of" one story and a half looks better than a higher one. Some folks like to build low houses and to make them wider. There are all kinds of houses and all sorts of people, so that everyone should be satisfied. There Is a com fortable look about the little cottage here Illustrated that I like.. It has a roomy, comfortable cool appearance - for'Eummer; and it looks as though n good furnaco In tho cellar would make It warm and cozy In the winter, too. It Is 30x45 feet long on the ground, with tho addition of two com fortablo porches. This house should face tho north. Not oyory house plan is suitable for a lot with a northorn exposure Gen erally speaking, a southern frontngo Is preferred; but sometimes a northern outlook Is desirable. It Is not posslblo to face every house to tho south, be cause there are not sites enough of this kind to go around. There are advantages iifa northern exposure, with a bouse built like this, which off set some of the disadvantages. Tho parlor, library and downstairs bed room could got, tho east sun In ihe morning. Tho kitchen would bo bright and cheerful whilo tho work Is going on in the forenoon, and tho dining room would be pleasant in winter time "from ten or eleven o'clock in tho morn ing until night. Tho hallways, both up stairs and down, could be spared for tho .northern exposure, because hall ways arc- not occupied except as pasi sageways. Thero is an opportunity In this houso to put in two grates, one in, tho library and ono In the parlor. A great deal of attention is now bolng paid to grates' and"mantels. -Homo now Cali fornia grates .are raised abovo the floor of tho room, set upon a sort of step or-pedestal. .The idea is that raising the, fire slightly gets It up where it may be seen to better advan tage, and It Is said to be a little cleaner, Sometimes the fire step reaches out in front like a hearth, ana xtends on' one side to the outer edge of the chimney. Architects and build ers are giving more attention to grates and mantels, and the result "is that some extraordinary effects are belMg" introduced- into expensive houses. It- la all right toi make an in teresting feature of a grate and -mantel; but It Is all. wrong to make any one thing in a bouse prominent above - First Floor Plan. everything else. Thoro Is Buch a x .thing as harmony in houso construe vtlos, as well as in dress or music. , One reason why open tires aro not more popular 1b becauso the draft of the chimney has so often been loft ut' of the contract. It is easy to spo- elfy the size and height, and to stlpu ' vate the amount of brick to be Incor porated In the chimney; but It is not o easy to specify the amount of air that shall pass up the flue In. a gives , length of time. The-draft, however, Is sere Important than any other part of the chimney. Without a good draft It is impossible to have a satisfactory lire. Builders of chimneys seldom Agree about the proper way to insure " 4rw." If the Are will not draw, tt't an Intolerable nutaenoe. 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When air gets heated, it naturally goes up wards; but until the chimney gets warm tho current of air is not Inclined to follow up through the flue. For this reason somo builders refuse to put a V 3"" J Iotjj Aootf I I oro oot U I I j y J Second Floor Plan. chfmnoy on an outsldo wnll; but the fact remains that soma outsldo chlm neys work flrstrato. A miner In tb foothills will build a chlmnoy for his cabin out of stone ormud, and it win work well; whllo a high-priced mason will spond considerable monoy in con structing a fine houso chlmnoy that will not accept a consignment of alt at any prlco. It is difficult to account for some things. Tlioro is as much difference In grates as there is in chimneys and mantels; from tho old-fashioned and irons to the cloood-ln chimney stoves, thero aro many variations. Thero Is also a great variety In sizes. Some grates are too small tor any practical use, while others are so large that thoy entail a great waste of fuel Some of tho closed-ln stoves, those that havo revolving grates, may be a little cleaner and easier to take care of; but they lack tho charm of the free, open grate. The fire never looks tho same In one of those expensive af fairs. It lacks Interest It is a sort of cross between the fireplace and a stove; it Is neither ono thing nor the other. ' . Building a fireplace In any house la a mistake unless it 1b intended for use. A sham ornament of this kind is a mere mockery, and It Is a disap pointment. Shums aro never satisfac tory, A fireplace that is never used Is a sham. It does not look well, and should novor find a place in a dwell ing bouse. It is estimated that a houso like tho one here shown can bo built com plete, with flroplnco, flues and regis ters, ror from about $1,800 to S2.000; and this estimate is probably correct for most localities. Of coureo, wages and cost of material are very much h!sh?r lrfmo plncnR than others, and this must bo taken Into consid eration in studying houso plans and estimates Motal Soles for Farm Shoes. Shoes with nlumlnum soles nro now mado for fnrmors nnd laborors who aro required to work In water or on damp floors, Tho top of tho shoo la of leather and tho solo Is a continuous piece of aluminum which covers the otiro bottom nnd folds up along tho sldos, Dotweon tho foot nnd the motal Ib a heavy felt Insole, and the heel has a coro of wood to decrease Its weight Lack of flexibility in the sole Is mado up for by a bar undor the ball of tho foot, which glyes a buoyant roll to tho stop and prevents flat-tooted walking. Aluminum Is usod in preference to any other metal be cause it combines lightness with great durability, the soles wearing longer than rubber and being more imper vious to water, The shoes are made In three heights and aro comparative ly lnexpealve. Popular Mechoncls. Their Money'a Worth. "I wonder why the collection is al ways taken up at our church before the sermon?" said little Bertie Green. "Why, don't you know!" asked lit tle Sammy Blaok, with a (light as sumption of superiority. "That's so the preacher can tell how good a ser KEEPING THF. STREETS RIGHT Matter That Should Appeal to Every Taxpayer, From Its Point of Economy. Nothing bo nearly approaches tho hearts of tho citizens of any commun ity as tho condition of the streets, as they aro over boforo us, and It Is for this reason that tho taxpayers cannot spond their money inoro wisely than to keop tho streets In flrst-claBs condi tion. This Ib essential not only from an esthetic point of view and to taRe care of tho traftlc, but tho character and condition of tho strcot paving is one of tho most important factors in connection with tho valuation of abut ting property. ' In other words, statistics have proved that tho valuation of property always Increases when a now street pavement has been laid and is in first class condition, nnd, to a certain do greo, gradually docroapes when tho street ' pavement is neglected and in poor condition. This has been illus trated time and timo again In cities throughout this country. Thero aro many reasons for this, and tho follow ing are a couple of Illustrations: In tho first pkico, if tho pavement Is In first-class condition it is easily cleaned, and a clean streetalways adds to tho appearance of tho street and of courso benefits tho abutting property. Secondly, It Ib always desirable from a sanitary point of view, whereas, when tho pnvemont Is in very poor condition it is almost Impossible to clean It and It becomes Insanitary, which naturally would havo a tendency to hurt tho valuation of the abutting property. It is only within tho last few yoars that tho public has appreciated tho numerous benefits to be derived from good pavements, and thoy aro becom ing mora and more critical nnd aro de manding moro monoy to be spent on and moro attention paid to tho pavo montB. Tho accompanying photo graphs bring out tho general appear ance of tho streets both boforo and aftor laying tho now paving in such a way that It must be very evident to anyone that tho valuation of property both from a routing and selling point' of viow must be vory much buttered after tho streets have been paved. This subject could bo gono Into in much moro dotnll, but it is, unneces sary, as gonorally speaking today tho public appreciates tho very great im portance of keeping tho streets In good condition and must realize that any monoy spent for this purpose is a wise expenditure. TREATMENT MAY SAVE TREE Judicious "Dentistry" Likely to Pro long Life and Usefulness of Town's Chief Ornament. Whether It Ib a shade or fruit treo a little Judlolous treatment of a cavity will often save the treo for many years of usefulness. Whether it bo a branch or tho main trunk the treatment will bo the same. First, all decayed or ap parently decaying or diseased wood should bo romoved with n sharp chisel or knlfo until perfectly sound heart wood Is exposed. Immediately wash th- wound with a solution of copper sUiphate, in the proportion of one pound of sulphate to five gallons of water, . As soon as this has been dono fill the cavity with a thlp mortar made by mixing ono part of cemont wjth thnio parts of clean sand. When it has bo come stiff but not hard faco it on tho outsido with thin cement, using a Irowel to Bmooth tho cement over all parts that have become Injured. If a cavity or Bpllt should occur near a fork of tho treo it would bo an ad ditional safeguard to put -a long bolt through both branches so as to hold them together, Whon tho cement hardens In a cavity tho trunk will be perfectly solid and decay will be ar rested. Farm and Flresldo. Obeying Instructions. It was tho busiest .part of tho da at tho railway station, says Mr, W Harvey in "Irish Llfo nnd Humor," and Michael Flynn, tho nowest porter rushed up to the Incoming train. "Change hero;" he cried. Chanjeoi for Limorlckgalwayanmayo!" But tho lynx-eyed statton-mnster war at hand, and ho descended upon Mich uel. "Haven't 1 told you boforo," ho Bala "to sing out tho names of tho stations cjenrly and distinctly? Uear it In mind. Sing them out!" "I will sir." replied tho boy. Andl when tho next train camo In, tho pas sengers woro considerably astonished to hear tho voice of ailclmel trilling: "Sweot Dreamland fnces 1'nsslng to nnd fro, Chnngo hero for Limerick, Galway, and Mnyoi" Youth's Companion. Elements of Greatness. "It Is not necessary for a city to be olthor noisy or dirty In order to be great and growing," remarks tho Buf falo Express, Indeed It Is not, for tho noisy city, llko tho noisy person,' Is undor suspicion, and tho dirty city, llko tho dirty person, is to bo avoided, Utlca Observer. Sllmneso of Mr. Stephens. Speaking of Aloxnudor II. Stephens' thinness, perhaps It was novor better characterized than by the niun In Washington who said that when he was standing on tho btops of tho capl tol an empty hack drovo up and Alex ander II. Stephens got out. "A Man's Island." "As a train went out of Paddlngton Btatlon tho other day," wo aro told, "thoro wero In n third-class compart ment two women smoking cigarettes and a mau knitting." London Punch. AmRQfmswiwyiTwrztis& L3UDQWG13GRI! That tho wild turkey can not only bo tamed but that ho Is much hardier than his tamo brothor and that tho cross between tho nntlvo wild turkey and tho Bronzo makes the handsom est bird of tho turkey tribe has been demonstrated moBt successfully by ox perlmento along theso linos. An enterprising Virginian was lucky enough a fow years ago to cap ture flvo baby wild turkey chicks they were only two days old whon ho caught thorn. I , They were given to a tamo turkey hen who already had a brood of young ones after thoy had been in captivity only two days. At first those shy little fellows seemed to distrust everything, but soon beenmo accustomed to tho Vir ginian, who paid particular attention to his mixed flock, bringing them ber ries and itothcr delicacies, at tho snmo tlmo teaching them to come to his call to be fed. Evoryono of the flvo birds grew up nnd they turned out to bo one Gobbler and four hens. It Is Inter esting to note that" although thero was a mortality of GO per cent, among tho domestic birds that season, the flvo wild turkeys were not affected in any way. At tho approach of winter a wire onclosuro was made, thla was also covered over with wire, making n perfectly enclosed spaco of 160x45 foot, and at ono end was a small treo that was enclosed In a 25-foot square of wire fencing a natural roosting placo tho enclosed spaco had a growth of bushes nnd wild vines growing upon it, also n natural sod. Tho turkoys put in this limited space must naturally be fed on such stuff as would as nenfiy as possible, resemble, tho food that nature Intend ed for them, so thoy wero given corn, wheat, oafs, wild berries, acorns, per simmons, grit in abundance,, and fresh water ad libitum. Tho winter season passed, tho birds were well and hearty. With the ad vent of spring, the hens made their nests in tho enclosure, where honey suckle vines afforded tho privacy that they so longed for. Later on tho young poults arrived, both they and their half 'domesticated mothers showed avorolon to man, their nat ural enemy--so tho broods woro taken away from the wild hens that had hatched them, and were given to some Bronzo hens, who raised 3S birds out of a hatch of 40. Tho first adventure being so suc cessful, tho Virginian followed out tho same methods with tho 38 birds that ho had used with tho original fivo, and the loss of only two birds was a striking example of tho hardi ness of tho wild birds. It is interesting to note that after tho young birds and their mothers had been given their freedom, they showed no disposition to revert to their wild. state, but always returned home at night, roosting on the upper limbs of their tree along with the other turkeys, the young birds taking more kindly to domestio ways than their parents. After two years of bard work the Virginian began to realize somo finan cial returns from his labor, and the 38 birds above mentioned, were sold at a price aggregating slightly more than $400, while tho extra eggs gave him another $250. Tho price of tho young hens was flOach, while that received from gobblers was from $12 to $20 each. Eccs easllv sold at 21 nploco. At present he is getting $15 for hens and $20 for gobblers. Keeping 11 birds during the second winter, 102 chicks were hatched, and 75 of these were raised to maturity, the losses wvro caused by accident or dogs and not by disease, although tho domestio birds on the farm that year wero decimated. Tho wild turkoys roosted undor the wlro enclosure, the domestic birds over it. Tho droppings of the latter naturally foil into tho enclosure. Nono of tho wild turkeys contracted tho fatal diseaBo, but showed themselves not only Immuno to it, but to a long spell of wet .weather. These birds hn.v bran thoroughly tostcd nnd havo shown thomselvos immune to tho drend disease, black head, as well ns from othor diseases which affect tho domestic breeds. Experiments havo demonstrated that an Infusion of wild blood will undoubtedly make a hnrdlor strain of domostio turkey. In order that thoro will not be ln- brocdlng to nn oxtont that would ro duco tho natural vitality of tho birds, lino specimens of wild turkoys from Mexico, Oklahoma, Loulslann, North Carolina, and othor sections havo been secured from hunters and others Interested in tho experiment. Bolloving that tho domestio bird of tho present day Is not descended from tho natlvo turkey, as Is commonly supposed, but traces Us origin back Helping Him to Play Better. Charles Brookfleld, tho co-censor of plays, who has been very 111 lately, haB the reputation of being ono of the wittiest men In London, says Pear son's Weokly. Ho onco ran a theatrical season at tho Haymarket theater. It was not very successful; In fact, tho theater was nearly empty every evening, and the box office returns wero heart breaking. Ono night the manager asked Mr, Brookfleld as be waB going oa the MM aaS sHbsiIIS!bHsVi V lssfssin MisBysssllllllllllllBssKCTjmsEl mWfffag ififfBBp6ffiAV.y t fc $jF3l I iiHsllllllfllllllllllilllilllBjilllllBBHmsH K '& sliiiaVsiiiiiiHLYsiVsflsiiiiiimV s ':".. ' . j . . . -. ! v X s ' v, " , isAssrif i t ' . ti mssllllllsBBsVvV Jl " TBPWl. 'i M BfeJx CjWI&Zr'ZZ Q?&KOfiZ2? '2&W2&& to the Mexican wild turkey, which was domesticated in Mexico at the time of the conquest, tho Virginian advocates the crossing of the natlvo turkoy with tho wild Moxicafl bird. Finding a couple of wild turkey eggs last summer, and upon exam ination finding they would soon hatch out, ho placed them In a basket over an electric globo which hung in his room, tho globe being of ordinary 1-candlopower. The bottom of the baskqt was protected by a piece of cardboard; over this was placed a small pleco of flannel. The eggs wero IS THE DELECTABLE TURKEY DOOMED TO PASS FOREVER By L. M. BENNINGTON. Many a city family man, whenhe comes to pay from five to seven dol lars for his Thanksglvlva turkey this fall, will be quite ready to affirm that personally' ha-has no objection to the passing of the turkoy, even as a holi day piece de resistance. Prices of turkeys this year aro high er than ever before. Last year in the largest cities, first-class birds brought from 35 to 60 cents per pound and a five-dollar bill was hardly ade quate to secure a bird that would suf ficiently serve an ordinary-sized fam ily. This year prices will be higher still, In splto of tho fact that dealers have been scouring tho country for months, making contracts in advanco, and putting Into cold storage every bird that could be secured, lpng be fore tho holiday soason opened. The fact Is that fewer turkeys are, being raiajed every year, tho decline in the industry having started six or sovet) years ago, when tho terrible dlsoaso of blackhead began to destroy the flocks In tho New England states. Tho ravages of this disease havo bo como so great that in Bhode Island, which was onco tho great turkoy state, nono nro now being rulud. Tho dis ease hns spread to other states throughout tho east, and its ravaging offects havo been so disastrous that thousands of farmers in Now York, Massachusetts, Now Jersey nnd Now Hnmpshlro all formerly good turkoy states, havo practically given up tho business. This dlsoaso has Invaded tho west to somo oxtent, but Its ravages havo been checked becauso tho means of preventing It are now much better un derstood than over boforo, owing to tho Industrious and intelligent Inves tigations started several years ago by tho Ithodo Island Experiment station, and supplemented by tho work of tho United States department of agricul ture stage: "What time shall I bring you tho box office receipts?" "Just beforo I go on in my pathetic scene, please!" Bald Mr. Brookfleld. Continuous Performance. Little Mrs. Nowlywod gavo a con vulslvo sniff and gazed with streaming eyes at the top of her irate bubby'a head, tho only bit that showed of him abovo his morning paper. "Oh," she cried, and stamped her small and dainty foot, "how I wish I'd nover, never marrlpd you, you brute 1 allowed to remain thus placed until hatched. Tho globe gave out a heat of from 98 to '102' degrees, and soon the two eggs doveloped two fine, healthy chicks. These were taken out to tho farm nnd both of them wero thriving until ono of them tried to Bwallowa small lizard, which choked it to death. These lurkeyB aro now raised with white Holland hens, and when young birds are three-fourths grown they are put under wire enclosures, raising them undor as natural conditions as posslblo. Blackhead Is a disease of the liver and intestines which produces a form of dystentry and is 'caused by minute parasites, and called blackhetd, be cause the heads of the affected birds turn black at a certain stage of the disease. In many cases birds die from com plications induced by the presence of the disease rather than from its im mediate effeots. Blackhead destroys about four fifths of the young turkeys before they are six weeks old, and of the re maining one-fifth, one tenth to one fifth die at a later period. The advice given by experts In the disease is to quit breeding turkeys wherever it appears, and this is re sponsible In a very largo degree for the rapid curtailment of the Industry in tho eastern states. The hope of the turkey-ratslng in dustry appears at present to He in the west, and thoso' portions of tho south which have so far escaped this dread ed disease. Breeders havo now learned how to prevent the disease, and in tho west where it has not pro vailed to any considerable extent, farmers have taken up turkey-breeding, oncouraged by tho tremondously high prices that havo prevailed dur ing tho past few years and by tho hope that thoy will bo able ,to escape tho losses sufferod by tho eastern breeders who did not know how to .copo with tho disease. Turkoys are great rangers, but as they quickly become nttached to their attendant, It Is not difficult to control them. Thoy should bo fed and cared for by the samo person from tho time they aro hatched until they aro ready for tho market. In this way they will learn to com at the call of the at tendant, and follow him for long dis tances, from tho fields to tho coops. If young turkoys aro carefully han dled by the samo person they can be easily driven from ono placo to an other, and when storms como on they Why, It's only a year ago you vowed my smile wbb tho brightest sunshine, and my voice tho dlvlnest muslol and n now every t time I open my m mouth, you t tell mo to s shut it!" . "Yes, I know I did," thundered tho exasperated man, as he bounded from bis chair and stamped on hlB defense lees paper, "poor Idiot that I must have been I But" clutching his head with both hands "how was I to know the band would play all day and all the year round T" can bo quickly housed. In foreign countries turkeys aro driven to mar ket in flocks, and we onco saw a flock of nearly 300 birds being driven along tho highway to the railroad station three miles from the farm, where they were to bo cooped and shipped to tho city market. Tho best-known varieties in Ameri ca are the Bronze, Naragansett, Buff and Black. The Boubon Red Is a fine bird, coming originally from the moun tains of Kentucky, whoro it flourished in a wild state for many years. Tho black turkey of America came from England, where It is known as tho Norfolk. Tho bronze turkey, which is proba bly tho most popular turkey in this country, was originated in England, through the crossing of an American wild bird upon the black turkey. The North American wild turkey was at ono time yo.ry plentifully dis tributed over the entire country from the Carolinas to Canada, and most plentiful to. the sections sub-divided, a3 Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. They were migratory, following tho food supply, often wandering distances of from 200 to 300 miles In search of their favorite food, following the crops Into the localities where the season afforded the greatest production. Theso early wild turkeys visited the barnyards of tho early settlers of tho country whero tame turkeys, brought over from tho old countries, were kept, and the result was a great Im provement in all qualities of this bird. (Breeders were quick to observe this Improvement, and sought wild gob blers to cross upon their domestic- birds. It Is from this cross thateur niguesi Biauuara turiceys nave Deen bred. They have been so carefully selected, mated and cared for, by tho fanciers, that there has been produced perhaps the most beautifully plumaged and noblest table bird In the world. Unfortunately, like the wild pigeon, tho wild turkey has almost disap peared from this country. A turkey does not mature until it is about three years old, and to obtain strong and vigorous offspring, hens from two to three years old should be mated to strong, active males of the same age, or older. The males and females should never be taken from the samo family, and no breeder should go into the business unless ho is willing to start with tho standard bred stock. The critical time In the lives of turkoys Is In tho first six weeks. They aro tender little things, and must bo kopt dry and warm until tho rod be gins to show on their lieadj. They should never be turned out whon the dew Is on the grass, but may bo con fined In a largo yard, whero they can havo plenty of exercise. When they are old enough to run out on the range with tho mother hen, they must bo brought in before every storm, and always at night. Buyers in all parts of tho country aro numerous, and aroViulto ready to take the Uvo birds on foot at tho farm, and thereby saving tho owner all trouble of shlplpng and marketing. Of-course, If tho birds aro slaughtered on the farm and properly packed In clean white paper and new boxes, they will bring a prlco enough higher to pay for tho labor Involved. Exactly. Heiress What do you suppose fa ther said about my plan of marrying you? Algy Give It up, deah girl. Heiress Yes, thoBO were his very -words. . Submerged, Gabe I hear Miss Sweet has Joined the great majority. Steve She isn't dead, Ib she? Gabe No, she married a man named Smith. Cincinnati Enqiilrer. it swi tos wr mwiK to preach." . ii.l .