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Mr. William A. IUdford win enawer
queftlona and rive advice FREE OF
COST on all subject pertaining to the
lubject of bulldlnr, for the readers of thla
paper. On account of his wide experience
aa Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 178 West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago, 111., and only
enclose twe-cent stomp for reply.
It ifl not At nil ntrnnca (tint n crrpnt
many people want to build "6omothlng
different." They feel that tho ordi
nary square cut house, whllo all right
and good enough for Smith or Jones
and entirely comfortable and satisfac
tory bo long an ono Is renting, is hard
ly the dcslrablo thing whon one comes
to build a home for oneself. This feel
ing is ontircly propor. Whllo wo would
not for ono moment want to seem to
ndvocato tho extromo and outlandish
styles which often pais for originality,
still a varloty is necessary; and orig
inality, or rather individuality, if prop
erly directed, develops some good
ideas in houso design.
A well designed houso costs no more
to build than tho plain, ordinary look
ing affairs that are often put up; in
fact, they are apt to cost a good bit
less, sinco tho well designed house la
built from complete architect's draw
ings and specifications. Then thoro
aro tho other kind which are put up
by the carpenter who plans as he goes
along and is never quite sure JuBt how
the houso is to look when finished.
For any one who wants something
having an individual touch, the accom
panying design is offered. There Is
nothing extreme about it; in fact, it
is planned in tho best of tnt va if
has certain features which make It,
enureiy ainereut rrom bouses ot tho
same sl7e as they are usually plnnned,
The living room, 13 feet by 24 feot
6 inches, extends across tho entire
front of tho house, while tho dining
room, occupying tho alcovo extondlng
both back and to ono side, Is separated
from the living room by a cased open
ing set cornerwiso, or at an angle of
45 degrees, between tho two rooms.
This is an arrangement rnroly seen,
yet It Is ono which affords a maximum
of roominess downstairs, at tho samo
time separating the dining room
space to a certain extent from tho
living room. An open stairway going
up along the rear wall ot the living
room also adds to the apparent apace.
This arrangement affords wonderful
possibilities for attractlvo interior
decorative effects. Such a space is
also very easily furnished for comfort.
Another desirable fenturo ot this
plan is the bedroom and bath on tho
first floor. This is a featuro vory
much desired, but in tho ordinary
house plan ot this size it seems to be
a difficult matter to arrange.
The kitchen is tho proper size and
shapo for convenience and Ib well sup
plied with cases and tho sink is well
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located by a window whoro the light
is good. A small entryway accommo
dates the Ico box.
On tho second floor there are two
very nice bedrooms, besides one large
store room and threo closota. Ono ot
tho bedrooms has a small alcovo or
dressing room, which is a good fea
ture. Tho exterior ot this houso is very
attractive. Narrow siding is used
from the water table up to the second
story window sill course. Above this
cement plaster is usod. It is suggest
ed that both clapboard and plaster
urork should be painted dark brown,
while the trimming should be white.
While creosoted shingles make a very
good roof for this design, other forms
of roofing of a more enduring and
fire resisting nature could well be
used, In one Instance, where this de
sign was carried out to very good ef
fect last year, the root was covered
with metal Spanish tile.
The cost ot this house runs some-
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whero between $2,800 and $3,800, do
pending on tho quality of materials
used and tho fixtures and equipment
installed. In tho Instance Just refer
red to, where this house was built, the
entire first floor was finished in oak
with hardwood floors in the living and
dining rooms and the second floor was
finished In yellow plno. Tho roof was
covorod with tho best quality metal
Spanish tile. A hot water heating
Second Floor Plan.
plant and plumbing rystom costing
$600 and electric lighting and fix
tures costing $65 were Installed and
all tho Interior walls were frescoed in
lead and oil; tho entlro uctual cost
was $3,700. This 1b a striking ovi
dence of what can bo accomplished in
attractive home building by the use ot
properly designed building plans.
That Flute by Wireless.
It is an unprecedented phenomenon
In wireless telephone and telegraphy
which is told by Capt. Schmidt of tho
German steamship Solfels,- who re
ports whllo bound from Calcutta and
Coylon to Philadelphia ho heard tha
clear notes of a fluto at St. Michaels,
305 miles dlBtnnt from the Solfels.
On tho night of September 29 Wire
less Operator Dlltz called Capt
Schmidt's as well as Chief Officer
Lampe's attention to the' fact that
some one was playing on the flute,
the notes of which were clear and dis
tinct to both Operator Dlltz and Chief
Officer Lampo. As the nearest land,
tho Azoro Islands, was approximately
400 miles away, all hands wero inter
ested to know whore the music came
from. The muslo continued, and a
wireless mcBsago was sent to St.
Michaels, the capital ot the Azores. A
reply stntod that It was a natloual
holiday, and tho man at tho fluto was
playing "God Savo tho King."
As tho wlroloBB nppnratus op tho
Solfels wns of the Tollonfunken type,
which Is practically a telephone nnd
wireless telegraphy outfit combined,
thoro was no troublo lu detecting tho
sound, although a long distance away.
Most Civilized Nation.
Tho question, "Which is tho most
civilized nation on earth!" Is dlfllcult
to answer. Civilization Is a vory elas
tic term and is, understood differently
In different times and placos. In sci
entific attainment, education, wealth
and all tho things that go along with
woalth, tho United States. Croat Brit
ain and Germany would appear to lead
the procession, with some othor na
tions following closely. But, taking
all things Into consideration, eliminat
ing tho sole matter of wealth, the most
civilized country on earth Is probably
Norway, In that far northern land
tho Ideal civilization, that Is, tho civi
lization that rests on common Bonse
and Justice, seems to havo matured
to a grontor extent than It has any
where else.
Italian Wins Prize.
Out of 142 models for the monument
to Alexander II. of Itussla sent In by
Fronch, Gorman, Austrian and Italian
sculptors, that proBented by Prof.
Itaffaelo Ilomanolll of Floronco has
been selected by the czar for tho first
prize, and tho modol, with certnln
modification suggested by tho czar,
will form tho basis of tho monument.
Rash Promise.
Wife (complalnlngly) You prom
ised boforo wo wore married that
I should have all the money I wanted
Hub I must havo thought there
was much moro of It in circulation.
Used to Hard Luck.
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Zoological Park Mystery Solved; Ivan Is Guilty
NEW YOHK. No longer is there any mystery to bo Bolved in' tho Now
York zoological park. Ivan is tho guilty ono, and now tho pollcomon de
tailed to the park, tho night watchman, tho keepers and all the officials of the
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their coats soon learned this trick anu paid no attention to It after a tlmo.
nut just kept on working and golpg into tho cave when they 'were ready to
loavo tho den and get their belongings from Ivan's hiding place. He realized
tno joke was getting old, and then ho tried playing dead.
Half n dozen times Dr. W. Reid Illalr, tho chief veterinarian of tho park,
was called to put tho official seal of approval on Ivan's death, nnd then when
tno ofllclnls were almost ready to start weeping over tho body Ivan would
sit up and havo a laugh on thorn d,U. Ho tried mnny other tricks, but that
has nothing to do with tho myatory
Two weeks ngo Policeman Martin "of tho Dronx park Btatlon heard three
BUarp blaBts of a pollco whistle. In about two minutes It was repeated, and
ho started to run In tho direction ij which tho sound came from. Ho was
suro that a brother policeman was In troublo and needed help. As ho ran
through the park two watchmen Jolted him. Tho squad looked for tho sus
plcloua policeman who wanted aid for half an hour and then gave It up aa
hopeless and returned to their postn. About an hour later tho whistles wore
aealn heard and another search wan ntartcd. Again no one .was found
This kept up every night for two weeks. Then by chanco Charles Sny
der, tho assistant curator of small n-iimmals, happened to forget his umbrella
ono night nnd returned to tho park Ho was JuBt walking back of Ivan's den
when ho heard tyio throe distress vhlstles given. Ho wus not on tho path,
but on tho grass, so Ivan could no hoar him walking.
Peering through tho bars Snydor saw Ivan standing eroct, and while he
watched him ho heard tho bear giro threo moro calls that sounded for nil
world liko tho blasts of a policemen's whistle.
"Ivan, shut up!" shouted Snydor. ,
Ivan did, but beforo ho dropped down to his feet again he turned around
and Snydor says ho actually roared with laughter. Ho knew ho could not
koop his Joko up nny longer, but he showed that ho enjoyed tho way ho had
kopt very ono In tho park busy for a week.
Pawned Jewels to Feed Cats; Husband Objects
ETItOIT, MICH. "Cats!" said the
"Hats!" said the court.
All tho troublo In tho James' household was brought out tho other day
in u uiu ior uivurcu iueu uy joun u. james,
and a cross bill filed by his wife, Anna L
James.
According to the complainant, his wlfo was
so fond of cats that thoy occupied his piaco In
bed, driving him out Into tho chilly night.
Also that tho cats were fed by tho whllo hand
of his wlfo with tho choicest of meats, whllo
ho, tho complainant, had to cat what they dis
carded. Also that she became bo Imbued with
tho spirit of her pets that she scratched hla
faco, and otherwlso caused him Biich lntenso
physical anguish that from a largo, strong man
ho dwindled down to a sickly, nervous person,
a shadow of 102 pounds.
In her cross bill tho wife assorted that all
cats brought Into tho houso wero brought in'
by the complainant, wha "persisted In feeding said cats whole handsful of raw
meat, which ho cut up himself."
"Is It true that your wife pawned her watch and her wedding ring In order
to obtain monoy with which to buy cholco cuts of meat for the cats?" James
was asked, and ho admitted that this wns tho Bad truth.
"Is it not a fact that you yourself brought tho first cat into tho house?"
tho court naked, and thlB, too, Jnmes was forcod to admit.
"You also brought the second cat Into the house, und these two cats
wro ,Uio ruault of moro cats. Ib this true?"
Jamos admitted the two first cats and tho resulting cats.
"1 think that nolthor of thoso parties is entitled to a divorce," said
Judgo Lacy. "Thoy havo mado tlmr bed, and they muBt Ho In It If neces
sary, along with tho cats."
Flip of the Dice Wins Rich Oklahoma Oil Land
KANSAS CITY, MO. A Knnsas City business man who lives at tho Hotel
Baltimore ho says ho wouldn't have his identity known for anything
In tho world received tho other day a big brown envelope. It contained the
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The two adjourned to tho bar and had a glass of buttermilk. And that
was all, too, so ono of tho principals of tho story said.
"I'll Bhako you for tho land," tho oil man aald.
"That's a go," tho Kansas City man sold.
Tho two adjorned to tho cigar counter. Several guests of the hotel sur
roundod thorn. It was ngreed that ono roll of tho dice Bhould decide who
should havo all the land nnd who none.
Tho oil man flipped tho dice box
five Ivory cubes.
Two fivee!
Tho crowd gasped.
Tho Kansas City man rolled next
Four sixes I .
"The land's yours," tho oil man said.
And that Is how tho Kansas City
carao to recolvo tho brown envolopo tho
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PHILADELPHIA, PA. A waiter spilled a plateful of soup on n ward work
er in a restaurant tho othor day. Tho ward worker mado known his
objoctlons In tho manner usunlly adopted for roforraors who try to stand
guard at the polls in that city. In othor words,
ho started a rough houso. But tho waiters
finished what ho started. WalterB have a
habit of doing that At the J'Hey, Itubol"
signal thoy gathered merrily around and alter
tho ward workor had boen reduced to a stato
of semi-consciousness with a loaded suction of
garden hoso, a beer mallet and thro chair
legs, ho was chuckod into tho street.
Thon he did an unprofessional thlag. Ho
would not havo boen guilty of It bad bo boon
In his right sonsoa. Ho complained to tho
police and had tho waiter who annotated him
arrested.
Now comes tho unexpected climax of this
little, overy-day Incident of life In Philadelphia,
Tho police magistrate boforo whom the pris
oner wns arraigned discharged him with the momentous decision thnt It Is
not unlawful for n waiter to spill soup on tho patrons ho scnes. Tho news
spread and It did not tako long for Philadelphia to become as much agitated
over It rm It can become agitated over anything. It wholly faded to perceive
tho deep, basic principles of everlasting truth underlying the decision.
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zoological society noed not worry. Ivan thinks
tho whole matter a Joko, and If any oie who
thinks a bear can't laugh and enjoy being the
perpetrator of something that worried his
friends and kept them on tho Jump for a cou
plo of weeks let htm go up to the Bronx and
havo a talk with Ivan.
Ivan (s a big, brown peninsular boar. He
has been In tho park for nearly ton years, and
whllo ho Is tho pot of tho keepers and the
most popular animal In tho bear dens ho Is
always In mischief. Stealing tho keepers' hats
and coats whllo they aro cleaning his cago
and hiding them In his cavo Ib an old trick of
Ivan's. For a tlmo It was plenty of fun for
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Vn lfnnnnm wtin nmittrl hmrn trt rrr iVte
complainant
deed to 40 acres of land down In tho oil belt
In Oklahoma, worth between $3,000 and $4,000.
Thero aro witnesses at tho Baltimore who aro
willing to tako oath that It happened thus:
Tho Kansas City man, who is western rep
ropreBontatlvo for a largo furnishing goods
houso, and a woalthy oil operator, who has
holdings nt Paoll, Kan., nnd Muskogee, Okla.,
owned Jointly tho 40 acres each a half lntor
ost. On a recent aftornoon they met at tho
Hotel Baltlmoro.
Tho oil oporator wantod the Kansas City
man to soil his half Interest to him. While
no oil has beon found yet on the land, It Is In
tho middle of oil bolt, and tho Kansas City
man didn't want to let go. Ho proposed that
tho oil oporator soil him his half IntorPRt.
first
Out on the counter rolled tho
man who lives at tho Hotel Baltimore
other morning.
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Spain holding In her arniB her youngest child, Prince Juan, who wns born
last June. Victoria is fond of domestic life nnd devoted to her children.
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Aviator Tells of Flight From
London to Manchester.
Eccentricities of Motors Improved
Mechanism and Dual or Treble
Motive Power Will Do Away
With All Accidents.
London. Thus an elderly and iras
clblo gentleman: "Flown for fivo
years? Then, thank God you're alive,
sir, and don't fly again."
A view, no doubt, that might repre
sent the opinion of many. But I do'
not purpose to retire, writes Claude
Graham-White In Harper's Weekly.
Instead of profiting by experience, I
hope to pilot aeroplanes for moro
thousands of miles through the air.
How have I, In a pursuit reckoned
so perilous, preserved myself intact?
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layman; nnd if I had to respond mere
ly "yos," or "no," I should be obliged
to eay "yes" But qualifications aro
needed and Important ones, too.
In tho category of impending acci
dents, which examination falls to re
veal, should be placed that which be
fell Mr. Loralne, when flying tho Irish
sea. His machine, like mlno, had
been pronounced In perfect trim; but
when a waste of water lay below and
no ships wero In sight his engine
"pop-popped," and ceased Its work.
Commonclng to plane down, ho won
dered how long his biplane would ro
main afloat. But then, tho engine,
which was still turning slowly, began
abruptly to flro ngaln nnd ho Hew
ahead onco moro. Thrlco did It piny
this trick, stopping merely to stnrt
again, and giving its pilot, each time,
tho foretaste of a watery plunge. And
then at last, whon the airman wns
close upon tho Irish shoro, It actually
stopped for good. The machine foil
Into the sea and Mr. Loralne com
pleted his Journey with a hundred
WONDERED WHY HE SMILED
And When They Found Out Young
Couple at Wharf Vowed to "Get
Even" With Friends.
Philadelphia. There's a certain
young lady who lives on Boat Balti
more street near Patterson park who
Is very indignant She had planned
to visit friends In Norfolk, and a night
was set aa the date for the departure.
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yards' swim. This eccentricity of tho
engine had, It was found, been due to
tho presence In the petrol tank of
some loose pieces of solder relics,
quite evidently, of its making; and
these, with tho swish to and fro of
tho petrol In the tank, as the machine
rode the dusts had momentarily
blocked tho mouth bf tho outlet pipe,
only to bo washed out again. In tho
end, as might have been expected, a
fragment Jammed Itself In the orifice
and refused to come out and it was
then thnt the motor failed In earnest.
Onco only, I think, when a motor
has stopped In flight, havo I felt that
Intake of tho breath which probably
represents the sensation, "having your
heart in your mouth." It happened
during my second "London to Man
chester" flight Pursuing tho victori
ous Paulhan, I determined to make up
ground by a night flight, then an un
heard of exploit, and aBcended from
tho little village of Iloade, some sixty
miles from London, Paulhan being so
far ahead of mo as Litchfield. It was
pitch dark, and I rose Into a vague
black void, nothing showing in front
save tho outline of my elevating
plane. Soon, however, somo bright
specks twinkled far below; they wero
tho lights of the local railway station.
At this moment my motor, which had
been firing smoothly, spluttered sev
eral times and stopped. Mechanically
I tilted down tho machine, It being
tho only thing to do, and dived toward
the shrouded earth with not the
vaguest notion whore I should alight,
or what obstacle I might strike whon
I did so houso, tree, church or wall.
And. then, as unexpectedly as It had
stopped, and whllo I was seeking In
vain to pierce the pall through which
I was speeding, the engine resumed
Its task. But such an experience,
though it lasts a bare two or three
seconds, is not readily forgotten.
Tho risk of engine failure, while in
fllcht. was over nresent in the mind
of the pioneer. But the pilot today Is
not appreuensive, oven wnon over
mountains or seas; modern motors,
indeed, havo a reliability which was
undreamed of a yenr or so ago. When
Blerlot flow tho channel ho did so In
dread that his engine might stop-at
any moment.
LAWSUIT LASTS 37 YEARS
Original Judges All Dead, and
Still Hangs Fire Final
Disposition Promised.
Case
PottBvllle, Pa. Long delays of the
law wero Illustrated in court when
Judges Beclitel, Brumm and Koch re
ceived application from George L.
Brown, a surviving member of the
firm of Lawieuco & Brown, coal op
erators, asking court to make a final
disposition ot tho Injunction proceed
ings brought by tho firm against the
Heading Coal and Iron company, 37
years ago.
Although tho case has beon pending
since that time, nono of the Judges
now on tho bench evor heard of it,
tho Judges who originally acted on
the matter being all dead.
Court promlsod Anally to dlsposo ot
tho caso.
Travel Far for New Pastor.
Now York. After traveling 16,000
miles, n committeo from tho LewlB
Avonue Congregational church, Brook
lyn, finally solected Itev. Frank I.
Hanscom ot Providence to succeed
their present pastor.
I keeping company with a young lawyer
for somo time ana Dame Humor has
It that they were soon to be married.
Tho lawyer had arranged to ac
company her to tho boat He hired
a taxlcab for tho trip. Some of tho
couple's friends heard of tho trip.
That started the mischief.
Tho taxlcab was decorated with
placards announcing that the occu
pants "Just been married." Stream
ers of fancy ribbon were freely used.
When the couple arrived at the
j wharf they wondered why everybody
Where Anthony Hope Did Much of
His Writing Emlle Zola's Early
Days Gray and Goldsmith'
Poor Lodgings.
London. Happiness, It has been
well said, depends almost entirely
on tho constitution of ono's habits.
Which of us does not know some one
or other who is unhappy solely from
sheer and stupid habit? Individual
cases whero persons aro unhappy be
cause they havo got into the way
the habit of being gloomy are as
common as flatfooted policemen. Just
sb common, Indeed, are opposite
cases, where men and women are hap
py for no other real reason than that
it Is their habit to bo happy. Such
cases as these are tho following cases
whero great men havo been happy
from habit, even In garrets.
Emlle Zola, tho great French novel
ist and essayist, allowed tho whole
world to know, through the pages of
tho Journal des Concourt, that some
of tho happiest days of his notable
life were those spent away back in his
youth, In n garret Thero he lived
and worked on tho seventh -floor, in
downright Grub street fashion.
Anthony Hope, ono of the most gift
ed and famouB among modern British
authors, the writer of tho "Dolly Dia
logues" and several successful plays,
occupied for years a high room, which
his friend called a garret. It was
situated In Buckingham street, off the
Strand, London, and there he did tho
great bulk of tho writing that has
gone out Into tho world to cheer
those, among others, who lounge In
the easy chairs of cozy drawing
rooms.
It must not be imagined that Mr.
Hope worked whero ho did from rea
sons associated with eonomy. That
Is far from tho case, as a glance at a
list of tho donations and subscriptions
he regularly mnkes on behalf of less
successful brothers and sisters would
amply prove.
Robert Buchanan has Informed ub,
in his eloquent way, of his days in
London with the poet Gray spent in
a garret in tho neighborhood of Stam
ford street To be sure, they sought
oheap lodgings, and that is why they
wero content with a garret At first,
Anthony Hope,
when full of hopo nnd confidence, thoy
knew a happiness that only comes to
a few. The guiret was the silent wit
ness of that great Joy experienced
only by the craftsman who Is con
scious of a creative spirit, and Bu
chanan, when ho arrived at compara
tive wealth, looked back uton the al
most overpowering delight that was
his for a time during the days spent
in Stamford street.
The dark ending of Gray's youug
life was, of course, fresh In Buchan
an's thoughts to tho laBt; yet Just as
fresh was the memory of their winged
moments of ecstasy. The enthusiasm
of their waking hours In the garret
burnt in his soul whenever he looked
back and again pictured himself there
with his poet companion, anxious and
ready to conquer the world of letters.
The world famous poem, "Tha Farm
er's Boy," by Robert Bloomfleld, waB
written In a garret. The admirers
of this English poet are'awaro that hQ
began his labors In tho literary field
In n garret in Fisher's court, and later
in another garret In Blue Hart court,
which are both In tho locality of Cole
man street, within five minutes' walk
ing distance of the Mnnslon house.
Besides writing "Tho Farmor'o Boy,"
ho wrote his well known "Autumn,"
as well as his "Winter," In tho gar
rot In Blue Hart court.
It Is related that when the great
Goldsmith began his literary work ho
rented a miserable room, with next to
no furniture in it, In a part of the Old
Bailey known in those distant days as
Green Arbour court. Subsequently ho
went to Wine Office court, to tho his
toric apartment in which tho celebrat
ed Doctor Johnson so unexpectedly
discovered tho lramortnl "Vicar of
Wakefield."
Doctor Johnson himself might well
sympathize with Goldsmith, for it is
known that ho worked In most hum
ble circumstances within tumble down
lodgings in Exeter street, Strand.
Janitors Want -Feather Dusters.
Jersey City, N. J. Because the
board of education will not give them
feather dusters In lieu of cheesecloth
now In ubo for dusting furniture In
public schools here, the Janitors
threaten to strike. For hygenlc rea
sons the board decided upon the
cheebecloth method ot dusting.
looked at them and smiled sweetly
They began to get angry when the
looks developed into stares, and their
moro daring members of tho crowd
wished them "Good luck."
Suddenly the young lady pointed in
the direction ot the taxi. Then they
understood.
Both the young lady and the young
lawyer have vowed vengeance on
their friends. They aver that when
they really do get married none of
them will receive invitations to tb
wedding.
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