DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
PRETTY COTTAGE
OF FiVE
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Arranged With Cased Openings,
to Allow Largo, Unobstructed
Floor" Space.
PORCH COZf AND ATTRACTIVE
Built Under 8eparalo Roof, Dut Has
the Popular Built-in Effect House
Ha Admirable Lighting Ar
rangements Storage Space
Provided For.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Radford will nnswe
taucstionB nnd glvo advice FURE O)
POST on oil subjects pcrtnlnlnt? to th
subject of building, for the readers of thli
paper. On account of his wide experience
on Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
Is. without doubt, tho highest authority
on oil these subjocts. Address all Inquiries
to William A. lUdford, No. 1827 Prolrlo
ftvonuo, Chicago, ill., and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The porch is tho greatest factor In
determining tho impression that a per
son receives from n Iioubo. An at
tractive and cozy porch will always
help in making any houso moro pleas
ant. Porches can bo built in many
ways so as to fit in with tho gonornl
scheme of tho house design. Some
times thoy aro sot back under tho
main roof, which glvos tho built-in of
feet. Other times thoy aro detached
from tho houso proper and built under
a separate roof, which of courso con
nects up with tho main roof of tho
house.
In tho design shown hero tho porch
is built undor a Boparato roof, but it is
built so low that it gives tho built-in
effoct Just as if It woro undor tho
houso roof. Tho square, whlto pillars
combined with tho low roof and tho
overhanging oaves add to tho idea of
a built-in porch. Tho porch root is of
tho gnfolo typo, whllo a hip roof covers
tho houso. A bungalow ofToct is cre
ated by tho ovarhanglng eaves on
both tho houso and tho porch.
In email houses, cased oponlngs aro
.becoming moro and moro popular to
Join up tho rooms In tho front part
of tho houso. With a small homo it Is
.impossible to got vory largo rooms,
land such an arrangement may bo do
titrable for entertaining. This Is ac
complished by using casod oponlngs.
Tho rocoption hall, living room, and
dining room aro connoctod in this way
hero. Tho nrrangoment gives a largo
(unobstructed floor spaco along tho
jfront and ono Bido of the house. Tho
cased oponing between tho dining
room and tho Hying room Is so wldo
jthat It makes those two rooms Into
ono largo room. Tho lighting of these
rooms io taken caro of in good shapo
by four windows in tho living room
and two wldo ones in tho dining room.
A sent can bo built into tho square
bay in the living room it desired. Built
In Beats aro found now in nearly ovory
houso, and aro an exceedingly pleasant
feature. Almost any built-in seat will
add to tho cozlness of a room.
In the dining room is n built-in buf
fet that ia placed undor tho two win
dows on the aide. This buffet extends
completely along tho wall and conse
quently contains plenty or room tor
china, oilvor, or any of tho many
things that aro used in tho dining
room.
Storage spaco is often at a promium
in email houses and tho closots bo
como filled up because thoro ia no oth
er plnco to keep things that aro not
in actual use all tho tlmo. Even In
tho best-rogulnted families thero nro
always many things around that no
body Is using but they nro kopt bo
causa thoy may bo of Borvlco some
day. Thoy will probably never bo used
but they aro always kept, anywny.
Plenty of Btorago space is provided in
this plan in tho attic. ThlB extensive
spaco ia reached by stairs through tho
dining room. In addition to tho room
in tho attio thero nro plonty of closots,
Including ono in oach bedroom, ono in
the bathroom, ono In tho back hall,
and one In tho recoptlon hall.
Tim compact kitchen is of tho typo
that is so popular among housewives.
Everyone has heard pooplo remark
about tho wonderful largo kltchon in
Borne houso, If they, had to work In
that wonderful largo kitchen for a
wlllr they would stop calling It won-
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derful, but thoy would Bhorteu Us
namo down to Just largo kltchon Tho
person who works In tho kltchon has
to raovo around a good deal and If this
room is too big tho walking that has
to bo done In preparing a meal la very
tiring. What Is tho ubo, thon, of wast
ing spaco that will bo valuablo In
Bomo othor room? In planning tho
houso flguro on a small, compact, and
well-arranged kitchen and you will
never rogrot it.
In tho design shown horo tho kitch
en Is only 11 feet 6 inches by 8 feet,
which cuts tho wasto spaco to a mini
mum. Room for nil tho various
things that aro needed In tho kitchen
Is provldod by a pantry. This Is a
small room off tho kitchen, nnd is lo
cated near tho sink. In tho pantry
thoro Is a cupboard and also a refrig
erator that Is Iced from tho outside.
Tho kltchon opons on to a rear porch
that can bo used as a kitchen annox
In tho warm weather.
This houso is set woll abovo tho
ground, so that thoro Is a largo and
well-lighted basement. It is absolute
ly necessary to have a heating plant
In any of tho northern parts of this
country. To do this the house must
bo sot high enough so that there Is
plenty of headroom for the typo of
plant that Is to bo Installed. A deep
cellar could bo built with tho Bame ef
fect, but tho basoment would bo In
clined to darkness and it would also
bo damp. With this houso a laundry
can bo Installed nnd thoro would also
be room for a small workshop Tho
entrnnco to tho basement Is from tho
kitchen. A storngo room for fruits
and vegetables can bo built In a part
of tho collar that Is as far from tho
furnaco as possible
WOES OF MUNITION WORKERS
Powder House Jag a Frequent Afflic
tion Chronic State of Nerv
ousness Common.
Alcohol 1b greatly feared by tho
powder people and rightly so. Hut
they cannot ellmlnato n strango mal
ady that nppeara among their work
men in tho powdor mills. As subtcr-
rancan labor in compressed air pro
produces "tho bonds," work In tho
powdor mills creatos tho "powdor
houso Jag," which Is described as fol
lows by Morlo Crowoll in tho Ameri
can Magnzlno.
"A powdor houso Is no placo for an
unsteady hand or an unseeing cyo, but
tho 'powdor houso Jag,' a freak prod
uct of tho plants thomselveB, -Is some
thing which no amount of dlllgonco
can forofend. Largo quantities of al
cohol aro used in tho mnklng of
smokoleBB powdor, and tho air In tho
shops frequently gots heavy with Us
fumos. Men have boon known to lonvo
tho plants rooling nnd stupoflod, whllo
ono serious accident recontly was
cnuBod bocnuso a fumofuddlod work
man throw on both tho high prcBsuro
and tho low prossuro brakes at tho
samo tlmo.
"A weird nervous disorder that
steals upon powder makors has boon
called 'powdorltts.' Treading all day
with ruhbor-Bolcd sIioob In a shop
which a vagrant spnrk will chango In
to n crato, thoy got koyod up to a
norvous tension that novor runs down,
with tho result that oven when off
duty thoy nearly Jump through their
collurs at an unoxpected flash of light.
Although powdor, unless It Is con
fined, does not explode at a spark un
dor normal conditions, a powdor Bhop
may bo changed into an inferno or
wlldflro in a few seconds."
Serbians Good Infantry.
AH Serbian peasants aro great walk
ers. A servant, given n short lcavo,
will think nothing of footing it to his
homo, flvo and twonty mllos off, and
walking back aftor a short day spout
with his family. It Is quite In tho op
dlnnry way of their business for both
mon and women to bo two days on tho
road to market. Owing to tholr ro
markublo marching powors Sorblnu
troppB nro mobilized and moved with
surprising rapidity, In spite of the
groat lack, of railway communication.
And thon thoy march light. With lit
tlo in tho brend-bag that hangs at his
bolt tho Sorblnn Boldlor Is quite con
tont if only ho can roll himself a clg
arotto now and thon, and look forward
porhaps to a tot of plum-cognac.
The Family Coach.
"Family coach" ia tho gamo going
on in our social llfo, and tho stately
homes of England aro being donuded
still further of their domestic servants.
Tho boys don khaki, tho parlormaid
throws away hor cap and apron and
Bklps oft to tako hor placo on railway,
trnmcar, business office, tho pollco
aorvlco, and, moro particularly, tho
rostaurant. Instinctively tho ordinary
mlstross knows that hor servants, hav
ing tasted good wages, and thoso dear,
dollnlto hours of porsonal liberty, will
not rotum to tho "sorvantB' hall," and
thero will bo many mistrosaos who
will bo loft lamontlngl London
Chronicle.
Sugar Center In Philippines.
Tho erection of n sugar contor, far
larger than any at presont operated In
the Philippine Islands, has Just boon
atBurod by tho signing of a' contract
between mombors of tho Yulo family
of occidental nogros and allied Inter
ests, and a syndlcato of Honolulu sug
aro capitalists, who havo agrood to
advanco $250,000 gold to bo used In
dovelopmout wcrfe.
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TYPE OF BARREN ISLAND hOMEO
WELL named Is Darren Is
land. Far removed Is it
from tho haunts of civi
lized man, though included
within tho geographical confines of
Greater Now York. And for tho most
part barren nro tho 1,500 or 1.G00 In
habitants of civic or national Ideals,
oven of ambition to bettor their condi
tion; to mako tholr days and nights
conform measurably to standards such
ap othor folk onjoy who aro adopted
sons and daughters of Father .Knick
erbocker's great and growing family,
says tho Now York Sun.
Anyono with tho doslro to vlalt for
eign shores, nnd without traveling
moro than an hour or so from City
Hall park, can descond Into tho sub
way near by the municipal building,
tako a train for Cannrslo, and at
Canarsle landing stop on board u
steamboat which leaves thoro at fre
quent Intervals bound Barren Island
ward. In an hour, moro or less, tho
traveler will havo nrrlved at his
destination at a land mass, aB Arctic
explorers put it sltuato In a general
direction south by east from tho main
borough of Brooklyn. Near by, toward
the west, is SheepBhoad bay; to tho
cast Is Jamaica bay, and not far off
is tho group of Rockaways. Thus it
will bo seen that Barren island, whllo
off tho beaton track of travol, Is by
no means Inaccessible. Yet when tho
travolor sots foot on shoro there and
takos ono comprehonslvo glanco
around ho will reallzo that in all but
location ho is In a foreign land.
Tho principal "centor" of Barren
island Is its ono great Industry, that
of handling rofuso of tho big city of
which It is a humble part. This con
tral spot Is marked by tho work of
tho roductlon company, upon tho op
eration of which Barren island and its
InhabltnntB depend. Eastward from
this groat garbago plant stretches tho
ono main avenue Broadway It (s
called, possibly bo nnmod many years
ago by soraoono with a keen senso of
tho ludicrous. For this particular
Broadway 1b bounded on ono side by
a marsh, a good, ropresontatlvo oozy
marsh at that; and along the othor
sldo aro porchod tho one-story homes
of tho omployeos of tho garbage plant.
In many of these llttlo shacks it Is
said that two and sometimes throe
families exist In a majority It 1b
alleged that boarders aro taken. In
fact, some of those who havo been
looking over social conditions at Bar
ren island seem Inclined to think that
entirely too many boarders nro takon
in somo of the tiny shacks that servo
as dwellings.
Filth and Diamonds.
Not many months ago, two or threo
of Commissioner Goldwater's staff
Journeyed down to Barren Islnnd,
mndo a caroful survoy of health condi
tions and camo back homo with a re
port that caused astonishment In tho
hoalth department offices. They found
a partial supply of good wator on tho
Island; but also found that a largo
proportion of tho pooplo woro drink
ing water from surfaco wells. Further
more, It was found that modern sani
tary conveniences aro practically un
known; that babies and ducks and
cows and goats wallow sldo by side In
tho muck of "Brondwoy;" that whllo
thero is a school on tho Island there Is
no truant officer, and that becauso
of this tho children may go to school
or not Just as thoy choose. Also that
a largo majority of them prefer to
spend tholr days In rummaging Into
the mountain-high heaps of refuse,
using strong Iron forks and garner
ing therefrom treasures that their
parents can sell or barter bits of
motal, occasionally plecos of gold or
silver Jewelry, now and then a scarf
pin or cuff link, a watch charm and
onco in a whllo a diamond ring or
stud.
"It Is hard to boltovo," said ono of
Commissioner Goldwater's men, who
has been on a trip of Investigation,
"but down at Barren island almost
MEN OF AGE ENJOY DANCE
Youngsters Have Nothing on Their
Grandfathers When It Comes to
Grace and Agility.
In tho Woman's Homo Companion a
slxty-yoar-old dancer tells how peoplo
can learn tho now steps, enjoy them
thoroughly, and even cut out tho
younger generation by tholr graceful
mannor of dancing. Ho hlmsolf did
not begin to danco until aftor his six
tieth year and ho tolls of a coterie of
hoaryboadod fox trottors who aro
going ballroom mad.
"Besides Whlto," ho says, "I havo a
numbor of othor oldorly friends and
acquaintances that danco. I know a
wealthy man of sixty-eight who has
boon tuklng lessons for two years. Ho
calls up his teacher early In tho morn
ing und orders hor to his residence
and dnncos an hour before breakfast.
I havo another acquaintance who
dances beautifully with his grand
dnughtor, a girl of slxtoou. I know an
old fox trottor who Is preforred as a
partner by girls to any of his throe
roils nil of tthom aro fair dnncorB. Ho
sSfcAVliiJl
rr
ovory foroman or othor impcrtant per
sonago wears diamonds and I am
told that overy ono of them was picked
up In thoso heaps of rofuso. This, ro
membor, aftor tho refuBo haB been
scrconod, crushed and examined with
mlnuto caro for Just such valuablo
'pickings.' "
Hussions, Slavonians, Poles and ne
groes apparently constltuto the pro
dominant strains of population, al
though othor peoples are to bo found,
Including Italians. Rumor has It, In
fact, that tho political leader of Bar
ren lslnnd's llttlo squad of voters Is
himself an Italian, and a very keen
ono at that, Llfo down there may
not bo all beer and skittles although
If health department surmises are
correct a considerable part of It may
be beer or liquid cousins thereto.
But so far as can bo ascertained by
an outsider, tho islanders are far from
an unhappy community. They work
hard, It Is truo, In and around tho
reduction plant, at least tho men do;
and tholr womenfolk seem to work
Just as hard about tholr little homes,
while tho boys and girls, when they
aro not attending school, find plenty
of occupation in searching for hidden
troasuro in those hugo heaps of refuse.
Happy Boys and Girls.
Tho boys and girls of Barren Island
form tho leading part of tho popula
tion, so far as observation of tho out
side visitor can detect. Of courso
thoy do not wear clothing mado for
them or fitted to their years and sizes.
But thoro Is n delightful picturesque
ncss about their old shawls, tho shoes
far too largo, when existant at all, and
frankly lacking too or upper; about
tho enveloping skirts, tho occasional
scarecrow hat a wealth of gypsyllko
color and a most attractive abandon,
testifying to the fact that In tho opin
ion of these llttlo peoplo fine raiment
occupies but a small and unimportant
place In tho general scheme of tho
universe
And happy? Why, thoso sprites of
the rofuso heapB aro as cheerful and
Joyous as If thoy woro wading through
fields of wild flowers up In Westches
ter county and chasing butterflies and
gathering early apples Instead of
scurrying up a hill of refuse and then
delving below its surfaco in tho hope
of discovering a bit of china or a
silver teaspoon, an old watch chain or
othor trinket that can bo polished and
brightcnod and ovontually sold.
Religious llfo on Barren Island Is
represented by two churches, wherein i
Borvlccs aro held on Sunday. So far
as could bo ascertained no resident
pastor has been assigned to Barron
island for many years, if ever. It
is cited as a fruitful field for sincere
missionary effort by thosu organiza
tions of One denomination or another
which so generously provide medical
missionaries, teachers, preachers, as
woll ub schools, churches, clmpols and i
hospital sorvico for other Islands than
Barron Isles of tho South Pacific, for
example, nB woll as for Eskimos of
tho polar rerlon, tho Inhabitants of
India, Qontral Africa and many othors
In romoto parts of tho vor!d.
Sapphire Always Prized.
Sapphires havo boon favorites of
royalty, but tho best ones aro owned
til, MHrillnnln n ,t. a TH..m. "Ill.ll '
miuiuuiD Ul UIU IIUUIUU VUIIIUIIC
church. Blue signifies purity, It Is
tho color of tho Blessed Virgin Mary,
nnd dignitaries of tho church have
tholr rings of sapphires, unofficially
known as "Tho Clorical Stone." The
largest ono In tho Morgan collection
weighs 643 caratB. Biblical references
to "Bnpphlrea," Mr. Arnold construoa
to mean lapis lazuli.
Unfailing Remedy.
Anxious Fathor "Can you tell what
alls my daughter?" Doctor "She
doos not tako enough outdoor oxer
cIbo." Fathor "Sho does not feel llko
It." Doctor "Truo; so she needs ton
ing up." Fathor "What do you
rocommond?" Doctor "A now hat."
flays that ho usod to practlco in his
bachelor days with a chair for a part
ner." "Made In Amorica.
Anion! "Mndo In Amorica" Is get
ting to tho motto of tho pooplo of
tho Unltod Stntos. Tho famous dlnnor
of tho Brethren of tho Amen Corner
In New York this year was distinctive
ly American. Every dish and ovory
liquid had an American title, as tho
following menu will show: Oystero
from Capo Cod, Malno lobsters, Ohio
radishes, Toxas olives, Michigan col
ory, Florida almondB, Maryland cod,
Georgia potatoes, Connecticut mush
rooms, Rhodo Islnnd turkoy, Vermont
eggplant, Now Hnmpshlro duck, Ken
tucky pudding, Virginia sherry, Call
fornta sautorno, Now Jorsoy claret,
Emplro State champagno, Pennsyl
vania applejack and American clg
arettes and cigars. Whore tho coffeo
camo from we aro not told, says
Lesllo's. It might havo been a substi
tute from Battle Creok. But It was
a groat dinner, to Judge from tho hi
larlty In which tho Brethren lndulgod
vi tholr ovontful fifteenth anniversary.
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COACH SHOWS ABILITY
Doctor Sharpe Picked as Great
est All-Round Athlete.
Physical Director of Michigan Univer
sity Picks Cornell Man as Best
of Sprinters and Gymnasts
In Every Respect.
From tlmo to time athletes havo
boon put forwa-1 as tho perfect speci
men of all-around athletic ability nnd
development. Now comes forward ono
of tho best athletic authorities in the
country, Dr A. C. May, physical di
rector of tho University of Michigan,
to pick a Phlladolphlan for this honor.
Doctor May, a former Yale man, who
has been rated as a real Mlko Mur
phy by thoso who know athletics,
says that Dr. Al Sharpe, who now Is '
tho football, baseball and basketball
coach at Cornell university, Is tho
greatest living all-round athloto to
day. "Doctor Sharpo now Is coaching
Cornell university It threo major
sports, baseball, bootball and basket-1
ball, and getting results In all throe,"
said Doctor May. "Ho played all of
theso games with equal merit, and 1 1
say that ho was tho greatest basket-1
ball player I over saw. Ho was a
brilliant football player, especially in
tho drop-kicking department, and in
bapeball ho was a wonder. Ho had
numerous offers from tho Athletics to I
p'ay ball In past seasons. Ho could
pitch and play first baso and was an
ambidextrous thrower.
"Look nt him once and you will
seo tho reason for his success. Ho
Ib six feet ono inch tall and weighs
195 pounds. He Is ovenly proportioned
and owes his build not to athletics, but
to gymnastics, and' ho owes his ath
letic success not to his build so much
Dr. Al Sharpe.
ns to his ability to handlo his body,
which ho doveloped in tho gymnasium.
Ho can handlo himself on tho bars
and rings nnd other apparatus with as
much skill as ho can play football
and othor sports. He can turn a
backward and forward flop and he
knows tho othor tricks of a gymnast.
"Ho is fast on his feet still. In
officiating in big coll ego games I
havo seen him outrun somo of tho
fastest men on tho football field, keep
ing with them on their long runs to
the touchdowns. Sharpo could row,
run a fine relay, Jump, put tho shot,
and, In fact, do about anything on
tho athlotlc field."
Big leaguo company naturally had
its lures for Al Sharpo, the samo as
other men who havo mado athletics
and tho physical man a study. The
colleges of tho east looked upon his
work with wistful eyes. Cornell finally
drew tho prizo. His success with
basoball and basketball mado htm the
logical candidate to fill Glenn War
ner's shoes with tho football squad.
Ho was given tho placo, and If per
sistence nnd tho study of man will
win, Sharpo has a bright future
ahead.
Cavanaugh Not to Quit.
Frank Cavanaugh, head coach of
Dartmouth, is now on tho flrat year of
his Bocond threo-year contract, so
that tho suggestion mado two days
ago that Tom Keady would bo offered
the Job has not tho slightest founda
tion. Willie Hoppe to Play In Hawaii.
William F. Hoppo, tho balk line bil
liard champion, will visit tho Hawaiian
islands next spring nnd spend tho ear
ly summer months thero and on tho
Pacific coast. Ho will be accompanied
by Koji Yamada, tho crack Japanese
plnyor.
Danforth Should Help Sox.
Dnnforth, tho now pitcher secured
from tho Loulsvillo club of tho Amer
ican association, should help Manager
Rowland to bolster up his slipping
pitching Btaff noxt yoar.
Frisco Tea to Cross" Ocean.
Tho Olympic club of San Francisco
will sond a tenm of 14 basoball playora
to Honolulu, P. I., noxt Fobruary for a
sorlea of games with teams thero.
Sorensen Elected Captain.
F. G. Sorensen of Norwood, Ohio,
has been elected captain of the Ohio
State university football tenm. During
tho last sodson ho pluyod at full bail
ind left half back.
I GETTING A START l!
Jj BWWjWMi sbbms sEaaaaamniuiiniu w.ujjjwMpTB
1 NATHANIEL C. FOWLER., Jr. jj
(Ujpyrmht, IV! J, by tho McUuro t-ewspajver byndicale.)
PUBLIC SERVICE.
Tho President of tho United States,
and ovory other officoholdor and gov
ernment omployoo of ovory class, from
tho hoad of a groat department to tho
drlvor of an ash toam, aro members of
the public sorvico, and most of them
depend upon tholr salary or wages for
a livelihood.
In this article, howovor, 1 am not
considering government officials, and
thoao who hold political offices. My
remarks rofor solely to tho govern
ment employees or clerks, and othor
subordinates who occupy govern
mental positions similar to thoso in
morcantilo houses.
Governmental positions aro usually
obtalnod by appointment, but most of
tho applicants aro obliged to pasa the
civil sorvico examination, which Is not
difficult, and doos not require moro
than a common school education.
Undor the civil sorvico ono Is not
likely to bo discharged except for
cause, and 1b subject to automatic pro
motion.
The govornment omployoo, as a rulo,
recolvos a larger salary or wage at
tho start than doos ono doing similar
work for a mercantile concern. His
position is not affected by tho times
and ho Is reasonably suro of retaining
it. provided ho gives fair satisfaction
Should I advise ono to enter the
govornment employ in preference to
taking a regular business position?
My answer must be both "yes" and
"no."
The govornment certainly offers a
more permanent position, and for the
amount of work done and the responsi
bility, gives a larger salary than ono
is likely to bo paid by tho business
house.
The man of ordinary ability, who
Is economical and who is satisfied
with a Biifrtciont sum to support him
in moderate comfort, Is probably bet
ter off holding a government position
than he would bo taking his chances
in the business world at largo.
Tho minimum governmental wage Is
largo, tho maximum small, compared
with the salaries paid by business
houses.
Tho governmental worker has' little
or no opportunity for recolving more
than a few thousand a year at the
very outsldo. Tho top of his depart
ment is not of commanding Impor
tance, whllo the opportunities offered
by business aro practically unlimited;
but many men in business aro not bet
tor ofT financially than is the faithful
and competent governmental em
ployeo.
Great success Is accompanied by
equally groat risk.
If you aro satisfied with a reason
able income, and a permanent posi
tion, and if you aro willing to continue
In It Indefinitely without moro than
moderate promotion, tho government
is your best employer. If, on tho othei
hand, you aro ambitious, and do not
doslro to limit tho moasuro of your
success, you will be happier in busi
ness taking your chances with othor
men, to win or to loso, as your ability
and conditions may determino for you
Bear in mind that tho best fruit
may bo at tho Hop of the tree, the
hardest to pick, and that, in attempt
ing to roach it, you may slip and fall
to tho ground. Tho higher up you
go, the moro likelihood thero is of dis
aster. There Is safety in tho middle
of the road, and monotony, too. Ambi
tlon enters tho bypath whore it may
bo lost, and whore it may discover the
sourco of high accomplishment.
On one hand is reasonable certainty
and a living Income, on tho othor, un
cortalnty with many prizes.
THE EASY WAY.
Progression's road Is never straight.
It winds nnd counter-wlnd3 along the
shores of the sea of llfo, crosses moun
talnouB obstacles, goes down deep Into
tho valleys of despair, and also enters
tho easy-going plains of the least re
sistance. Since the day of creation men havo
hunted for tho easy way, the short
cut, the smooth, straight highway, that
they might travel tho shortest path
loading to accomplishment. Some of
them havo arrlvod at tholr destlna
Uon, aldod by what wo call luck, for
tho want of a better name for It; but
men, as thoy run, win because they
have tho strength and tho ambition to
overcomo obstacles, to leap over hand
icaps, to reach tholr goal, Irrespective
of tho barriers of the road.
I havo followed the careers of
many men of mark, thoso who occupy
places of honor and of responsibility,
JOYOUS IN THE TRENCHES
French Soldiers Retain Their Gayety,
Realizing That Today May Be
Their Last on Earth.
We had first soen the pollus In the
Interior, far from tho battle line, con
valescents and those on leave, and
these, too, wera gay, but tholr gayety
had not so impressed us it seemed
tho Joy of llfo. So wo wero not pro
pared for tho Joyousncss of tho
trenches, writes Joanno Snurln In
Southern Woman's Magazine. Ami
when wo first reached the front, at
Vlllers-Cottoret, wo woro a solomn
countenance, as of thoso In tho valley
and shadow of death, not thinking It
fit to smllo. But how our solomntty
was soon disturbed by laughter when
wo entered the smnll hotel. It wa3
tlmo for luncheon, and tho placo wus
crowded with officors. Tho garden
was filled with tabloa and tho tables
wore crowded, and with such a gay
crowd. Laughter was a running ac
companiment to the chattor and clat
tor of knives and forks for thoy ate
with great appetites, these pollus. We
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and not ono of thorn has reached his
destination over tho easy way.
That which comes to you unsought,
unstrivon for, glvos you neither pleas
ure nor satisfaction, for .you havo not
earned It. you havo done nothing to
get It.
An earned dollar is worth moro to
you than 100 droppod Into your beg
ging hand.
Whon you got that which you Btrug
glo to obtain, It Is yours, all yours,
and you havo a right to bo proud of
It, partly becauio It was not given
t you, nnd partly becauso yu won on
n hard battlefield rgalns a strong and
valiant enemy.
Fr gt that thoro 1b an eaBy way,
partly becauso you nro unfortunato if
you find it, 'argoly becauso it is sel
dom to bo f ind.
Thousands of men Btrugglo hardor
hunting for tho easy way than do
thoso who armor thomselvcs for tho
world's battlo, got out Into tho opon
Held, and are willing to fight for famo.
If you would amount to anything, if
you would bo satisfied when you reach
your goal, determine to cam what you
recolvo, to obtain It by hard and per
i to" strv lo.
Place no dopendenco upon luck. Ii
ou meet It on the rond. do not re
fuse to recognize It; but mako It
ivo - f VOi -nnst"-
li u work, you ay accomplish;
if you don't, you will remain in tho
ranks, unless unreliable chanco takos
you by the hand and makes a pauper
of you
So seldom doee the easy way ap
pear that wo may consistently claim
that thero Is no easy way; but. oven
If there wero, I should advise you,
young man and young woman, to re
fuse to travol upon it. though It ap
peared to lead to accomplishment.
Success Is not measured by what It
is, but what was dono to get It.
That which is thrust upon you,
which accidentally nrrive3, even
though It may bo excessive wealth
or famo, is not founded upon that
stablo foundation which is likely to
endure in business or In any other
department of the world's work
All that is worth having is worth
working for.
Thero Is no easy way
CELEBRATED FOR ITS LACE
Venice Has Been Known for Many
Years as a Center of That Par
ticular Industry.
Tho lace of Venice has boon cele
brated for many centuries. It was
mado originally by nuns within the
walls of convents for ecclesiastical
garments. Then, with tho fall of tho
Venetian republic, the convents were
closed and tho lace industry ceased
to exist for an entire century.
In 1870 tho Princess Marghorita, af
torward queen of Italy, took measures
to rovivo it, especially as a means of
providing employment for Venetian
women. At presont thero aro soveral
schools, subsidized by the government,
in which the art is taught,
Tho pupils aro women of all ages.
Each sits on a low stool and holds a
plump, square cushion in her lap. On
this cushion is pinned a strip of paper
marked with the pattern, into which
tho 'nlmblo-flngored worker sticks
glass-beaded pins, about which sho
twists her threads. From twenty to
fifty shuttles depend from all sidos
of tho cushion, and theso are thrown
across and back with tho rapidity
of a typist handling the keys of her
machine.
Tho process looks bo simple that It
looks like play, but tho laco produced
represents thousands of dollars Tho
Blmplo laces grow rapidly under the
dextoroua lingers of tho women, but
tho oxquislto roso point and other sim
ilar sorts aro evolved much moro
slowly.
When She Appreciated Charlie.
"I hopo you don't indulgo in gos
sir." "I'm afraid," roplied young Mrs.
Torkins, "that I llko it. Of course, I
don't try to mako any up for mysolf,
and I don't care much for what my
friends now and then mention. But
I must say that Charlie was never
so interesting ns ho was while ho was
serving on tho grand Jury."
Not Particular.
"1 understand you havo applied for
a chair at tho university."
"Yes, I sent in my application last
week."
"What one did you ask for?"
"I didn't specify. Just said som
easy chair."
found a tablo in tho dining room, be-
stao mat or some higher officers Just
back from the tronchos. Thoy were
all strong, handsome follows, most of
thorn decorated with tho coveted cross,
and some having two or three medals,
ihoy were having such n Jolly, boyiBh
good time, laughing so heartily that,
in splto of tho emotion wo felt in th
presence of heroes, we wero forced to
Join them. That was probably a mark
of sympathy, for tho oldost of them
turned nnd asked us to tako our cofToo
with thorn. Wo woro roceivod with
open arnia nnd woro soon listening
open-mouthed to tholr wonderful sto
ries Not Sufficiently Rested.
Sleeping late on rainy mornings
Bhows that nature Is not satisfied with
tho amount of rocovory from work of
the day boforo. This is the cause of
a "bad taste in tho mouth," of much
yawning, of aches In tho Joints and of
a bad tomper at broakfast time For
exactly tho samo reasons pooplo In
mountainous countries sloop much
less on tho average than thoso In th
lowlands
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