THK NORFOLK AVKKKLY NKWS-JOrKXAL. FRIDAY , OCTOUKll 21 , 1910.
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TelephonesEditorial : Depai tmuni
No. i2. ! Business Olllec and Job Hooini
No. 11 22.
Anyone can bo happy who doesn' '
want thlngH hu can't have.
Uncle Joe Cannon'H Inscrutabl
smile transmutes a busted pair Inti
four of a kind.
Texas Is now prepared to nmko ii |
n y shortage there may bo In the Chi
HOBO rice crop.
Chicago annouiiccH Its Intention o
having a llKht on every corner , when
corners and all.
It Is going to bo hard to gather th
npplo crop with all the bushel basket
In use for women's hats.
The Chinese are said to be galnln
fast on the Russians in the compel
lion for the Mongolian trade.
If Walter NVellman ever crosses th
ocean In an airship , the north pol
Incident will not ho referred to agali
.Toilet , 111. , has a population of 34
670 according to the new census an
yet there are a lot more who slioul
bo there.
The republican shoe ] ) at Snratog
displayed every characteristic of goat
when Teddy and Unrnsie got to but
Ing each other.
There is a widespread kick agalm
express charges , but Wall street wl
call it socialism if their profits ar
cut below 25 percent.
General Urayton , the "blind boss
of Rhode Island , is dead. Will h
realize his Ideal of heaven as a plac
of unbreakable slates ?
Aviator Urooklns says the secret c
successful aviation is to keep you
head. This is the key to success a
along almost any line.
Bob Taft is going to Harvard hr
school. Does ho not know that la1
Is learned now by playing poker an
going into ward politics ?
Berlin' goes wild over Geraldin
Parrar , the American singer , whos
ability to take some high dollar note
has been well demonstrated.
More Alaska land frauds nov
Prom the number of crooks up then
It Is hard to see how our jails dow
this way can all keep open.
The machine may be smashed 1
Now York , but the empire state woul
bo as lonesome without a boss as th
unlverso without a creator.
The sultan of Sulu has a number c
wives , but if ho remains long In thi
country he will llnd that one will kee
his time fully occupied.
If Helen Taft really wants to hel
out at the white house , she will se
to it that her mother does not hav
to milk Pauline , the new Alderne
cow.
The treasury department says ther
will be no money shortage this fal
but they clearly forgot to figure o
fitting out the youngsters with schoc
elioes.
Although a Peruvian has flown eve
the Alps , Walter Wellman has no
yet been able to get over the boar
walk on his way from Atlantic Cit
to Europe.
If the patter of the Teddyite shingl
resounds much more from Saratogr
the old guard will have an excuse fo
not crawling out of the woods befor
November 8.
Heike , t-o ! sugar trust "higher up ,
gets only eight months , and he wll
ho a free man before some fellow
Jailed at the same time for raerel
pedestrian trips about the country.
Lillian Russell speaks this week a
Chicago on "What the actress owe
to her dressmaker. " Afterward th
hallet might well talk on "what w
don't owe to the dressmaker. "
The national G. A. R. Is against doi
lar a day pensions. They believe the ;
should be regulated by the respectlv
flatness of Individual soldiers' purses
rather than the fullness of Uncl
Sam's wallet.
_
An unusual proportion of beardles
youth Is forecasted for the next cor
gross. Undo Sam must quit this mulls
nllled sporting , put on his spectacles
equip himself with a shingle am
start In keeping school.
William Mclntosh of Emerick pre
clnct , republican candidate for count ;
commissioner In Madison county , wll
make ono of the llvost and most Intel
llgent commissioners over elected t <
that board. A successful farmer , him
self , ho knows well the interests o
the taxpayers and can be dopondei
upon to look after them consclcn
tlously.
Many cities are starting outdoo
schools for delicate children. The ;
are supposed to hu n tonic almos
equal to playing hookey.
Gambling is now prohibited In Nc
vada , but as Wall street Is located oil !
side of the state , that docs not iu
ply to Nevada mining stocks.
Switzerland recognizes the Porti
Kiieso republic , but the other power
act llko the summer girl toward he
vacation friends after she geta bac' '
homo.
Anyway If King Manuel wunts t
go courting now , he won't have to gei
a power of attorney from all the m
tlons of Europe before popping th
question.
Thomas A. Edison has Invented a
Iceless refrigerator. Now , if ho wl
produce a coalless furnace wo sha
bo rid of two of our most Indlspensi
bio enemies.
Although the Vantlerbilt mote
race has been called off , the right (
the Individual joy rider to get smasl
oil up Is strictly protected under th
habeas corpus act.
Woodrow Wilson of Princeton un
verslty is proving very effective o
the New Jersey stump. And unllk
many college men , he is able to tal
the English language.
The strictly correct time to hav
stoves and chimneys and furnace
cleaned Is not now , but some col
day in winter , when you can sav
fuel by shutting down a few days.
A quarter of a billion dollars wn
spent this year by Americans In fo
olgn travel. No wonder the rest (
the world thinks we have money t
burn.
Now there has been a gun Invente
to bring down airships. That's ens ;
The man who will Invent a gun t
keen them up a reasonable length <
tlnib will make a fortune.
The cost of one Dreadnaught wl
build 100 aeroplanes , but will not tli
folly of fighting at all be forced upo
all nations if they must do battle i
midair as well as on sea and land ?
Surprising honesty is shown by n
cent returning tourists from Europi
A year of Billy Loeb , and a court wit
claws , has availed more than the wri
ings of all the moralists from Plat
down to Iloke Smith.
Harry Lander who gets a salar
of $ GOO a week , during the thcatrlcf
season , finds it inadequate. It make
little difference whether It is $6 o
? COO. It Is always Inadequate.
An Iowa man claims to have alread
solved the problem of lighting saft
ly and right side up with an airshli
That Is the man we want to go wit
when we take our Initiatory flight.
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt had to pa
$11,000 customs duties on her fall in
portation of gowns. This item adde
to the original cost of these creation
puts them in the class with luxurie
for most of us.
The Portuguese republic promise
"a period of austere morality nnd In
maculate justice. " This is a hlg
standard and the Portuguese peopl
will have to go "tome" If they live ute
to It.
The American eagle has "come o
its perch" on the seal of the state c
Washington and been replaced by th
woodpecker , which is not much fo
looks but in a fruit country con
mands respect.
The St. Louis Globe-Domocrs
thinks that ex-President Roosevelt gc
the message habit during his seve
years lu the executive chair to sue
an extent that all his speeches have
presidential message flavor.
The number of one-time popula
ortrfiBRcs who are now in destitutlo
should serve to remind girls who ai
pire to stage careers , that all is no
as brilliant or happy as it looks b (
hind the footlights and that the en
of the ordinary stage career is a moa
dismal one.
George N. Beels will make a reprt
sentative in the state legislature wh
can be depended upon to do things fo
Madison county. He Is against the n
peal of the 8 o'clock closing law. H
stands upon the republican pliUforn
Public health Is a public asset
Disease and conditions that breed dls
ease are public liabilities. A stat
ought no more to think of neglectln
Its duty toward the health of its pec
plo than nn individual should expos
himself recklessly to disease.
A national society for the dlscoui
agomont of emigration Is worklni
hard to check the tide of Swedish oml
gratlon to America. Representative
of this organization are traveling li
the United States familiarizing themselves
solves with the advantages offerci
here that they may be able to sue
cessfully offer counter attractlone
They will find the lure of Amerlci
hard to overcome , the more so bi
cause the Scandinavian emigrant I
oettor fitted to make good use. of tin
opportunities offered hero than mos
of the foreigners who como to on
shores.
The church yaids of New York Clt >
conspicuously that of old Trlnlt ;
church , are being utilized as rostln ,
places at noon time for the young we
men from down town olllces. To wha
better use could they be put tha
giving these girls a half hour of quie
.est and a breath of fresh nlr ?
County Attorney Nichols has bee
one of the most aggressive men I
that olllcc In Madison county on ret
ord. Ho has succeeded In quickly cot
vlctlng a number of criminals wh
have come under his Jurisdiction an
lie has been looking after the interest
of the county twenty-four hours n daj
He's entitled to re-election.
In I860 the renl nnd persounl prt
perty of the country amounted to sb
teen billion dollars. In the half cei
tury which has elapsed since then I
has expended to 125 billion. Durln
that half century , with the exceptlo
of a short Intermission , the republlca
party has been in the control of th
affairs of the nation. Not a bad r <
cord , Is it ?
The United States and other llbert
loving nations will follow the rise c
the new Portugal with keen Intercs
The provisional maii'festo ' gives prou
Iso that law and order shall bo th
ruling power. The republic of Porti
gal in the making will have a chanc
to show to what extent her peopl
are ready for compliance to this pron
Iso which Is the lirst essential of se
government.
It Is the time of year when th
"goosebone" and other prophets ar
working over time telling what kin
of a winter Is stored up for us. Som
say mild , others severe. As a ma
ter of fact , It will probably be aboi
on average winter and we shall nee
the usual amount of conl and wan
clothing and it is well to get bo'i ' hi
fore old Borealls gets busy.
The wealth of Alaska is almost li
comprehensible and the capitalists c
the country are each eager to ge
as big a slice as possible. At firs
they opposed the admission of Alask
as a state , but evidently they hav
decided that a local state govcrnmen
can be handled easier than the Unl
ed States congress , so Alaska wl' ,
probably be admitted into the unto
before many years elapse.
The proposition that the state ough
to pay wages to those whom it in
prisons for crime. , so that their inm
tent families may not suffer , Is gair
ing friends wherever it is dlscussei
In order to do this , however , the pris
oners must be put at work that Is use
ful and profitable. The state of Wasr
ington maintains successfully thre
great road making camps. The me
are allowed considerable libejrty ui
der certain restraints. The hard worl
and life In the open air are good fo
them and the state is building fin
highways at a minimum cost.
THE FRENCH RAILROAD STRIKE
French transportation is tied up i :
a tangle because of the railroai
strike. It Is a far more wldespreai
disturbance than has ever been see :
in our country , where most of thes
upheavals have been confined to
single system. It is significant-
economic conditions abroad that on
of the principles of the strikers is ;
minimum wage of $1 per day.
It is many years since $1 per da ;
was a minimum wage in our countrj
The grade of men that get that pa ;
In France receive about $1.50 to f
with us.
After experimenting for many year
with every known means of convej
Ing n supply of water to the citj
New York engineers nre plnnnlng t
tunnel through the solid rock upoi
which the city stands a distance o
eighteen miles at a depth of from 10
to 600 feet , following the solid rocl
formation. This tunael will be fll
teen feet In diameter at the bogie
nlng with a capacity of 500 millioi
gallons dally. It is ono of the great
est engineering feats ever attempts
and wlU cost twenty-five million do !
lars. It will give employment t
thousands of men for the next * ou
years.
Charles McLeod should be electei
senator from the Eleventh sanatoria
district by all means. The people o
Madison , Pierce , Wayne and Stantoi
counties will find their Interests wel
taken care of In his hands. A sue
cessful farmer and business man , or
orgetlc and progressive , he Is exactl ;
the typo of man demanded by the in
terests of the people at largo . Ho is i
republican and Is against any attcmp
to repeal the 8 o'clock closing law
Ho will work for a redistrlctlng of tin
state , for legislative representation , si
that northern Nebraska may get Hi
full share of power , which It does no
now have. The public Interest do
munds Mr. McLeod's election.
The Panama canal is to be fortlflei
as other important canals and strait !
are , but It Is for the purposes of keep
Ing It open nnd free to the world'i
commerce In peace. Now It Is thi
iinatilmouH opinion of the Interpnrlla
muninr ) conference at Brussels tha
nil Mit-at KtniltH nnd Interoccantc cnu
MIK ximiiiii he net * to commerce am
unhampered by any act of war Thli
demand for neutral highways foi
commerce Is an Interesting example o
the giowth of the commercial spirit
Men omo went to wni for trade. Nov
they demand pence for the sumo rca
son.
It is generally accoptcd that tin
catalpa tree Is the coming tree whlcl
Is to aveit the disaster of hecomliii
a treeless country. They grow witl
amazing rapidity nnd yet the wooi
Is more lasting than oak nnd othc
slow growing trees. In three years i
grove of 200,000 cntalpa trees , plantei
near Uuquolu , 111. , has grown to sue )
n size that it is thought railroad tiei
can be cut from them In a few yean
moie. Railroad ties of catalpa trees
have been used thirty years wlthou
' showing signs of decaying and catalpt
I fence posts have been known to las
a c'-ntury. Without doubt It Is ties
lined to solve the problem of futun
rallioad building and to furnish i
supply of lumber for nil purposes.
The great idea of an imperial federation
oration of the British Isles whlcl
Gladstrne evolved in 18SC has at las
leavened the whole lump. It has takei
these twenty-four years to bring t <
the minds of the Welshmen am
Scotchmen that their true allies an
the Irish and for the Irish to percelvi
that their mission Is not confined tt
the Emerald Isle , but Includes tin
three kingdoms and the principality
The change that Is at hand In Eng
land Is as momentous as any that Imi
previously enlarged her bounds. Tin
reconciliation of Saxon and Celt li
Imminent nnd the chief actor in bring
iug the transformation to pass Is tin
little Welshman whom Balfour onci
treated with contemptuous toleration
now Chancellor Lloyd-George.
NEED OF BETTER FARMING.
In his letter to The News fron
Paris , G. L. Carlson of Norfolk struct
the llvest Issue before this countrj
today when ho pointed out the sys
tern of intensive farming being dom
in France as compared with that ii
America. Land selling from $250 U
$1,200 per acre In France must yielt
$200 to $ _ 50 per acre per year h
crops , he says , and the general ylek
of oats Is from 95 to 133 bushels pei
acre.
acre.There
There is no question but that tht
paramount problem to ue solved li
this country is the method of making
two blades of corn grow where on <
grew before. Care of the soil musi
be given attention. And the farmei
who doesn't keep up with the proces
sion and study scientific , moderr
methods , will find that he is not mak
ing a living interest off the vahu
represented by his land.
LATTA AND THE PEOPLE.
As congressman , Mr. Lattn votet
against the postal savings bank bll
because he thought It would Injure his
own hanking business and despite the
lact that the people , through both the
democratic and republican platforms
had demanded such a bill. It was UK
special interest his own selfish spe
clal interest that got Latta's vote , in
stead of his constituents.
A man who will vote for his owr
selfish special interest In one matter
would vote for selfish , ' personal Inter
ests against the interests of the pee
pie , in other matters.
What's the use of the Third distrlcl
of Nebraska keeping n man at Wash
ington on n liberal salary , who ignores
the rights of the people and merel >
uses his office in trying to slip ovei
laws that will benefit him , personally
as n banker ?
Why not send a man to congress
from this district who has no special
, interest ties , and whoso energies wll !
, be devoted toward serving the people
who send him ?
Judge J. F. Boyd can bo depended
j upon to look after the people's Inter
j ests. He won't vote at the dictation ol
any special or personal interest , be
cause he has no such ties.
WELLMAN'S FEAT.
Wellman's luck In being found by n
steamer In an out of the way portion
of the Atlantic , when his airship gel
in distress , ought to make him glad
he's alive. It would have been no remarkable
markablo thing had the entire crew
perished nnd never again been heard
from. As It was , there was extreme
! difficulty In rescuing the men from
the lifeboat.
The feat was a spectacular ono anil
must give Wellman credit in the pub'
lie mind for more real nerve than he
'
had been chalked up with before. It
, was n daring thing to undertake for
the glory that would attach to the
achievement of his goal. If ho had
reached Europe , his name would have
j lived In history through ages to como ,
I But 3,000 miles of water , without any
! place to land , Is a long stretch to
'
cover and the airship hasn't yet been
j built that can make the trip , because
there are so many things that are
bound to happen. But Just the same ,
Wellman and his men showed grit In
backing up their faith In the America.
The Incident has brought forth once
again the wonders of the wireless , as
developed within ti few short years.
It makes one hesitate to say that auj
of the dreams of a few years ngt
are really Impossible.
NORFOLK. SE15N BY VISITORS.
That northern Nebraska made i
4001 ! Impression upon the Llueoli
'rude ' excursionists last week and thai
Norfolk , In paving Its streets , gives i
much better Idea to visitors of tin
city's rank and progresslvcness , li
evinunct'd by the article published li
the Lincoln 'I rail e Ituvtow followlni
the trip. H. M. Bushncll , editor o
the Trade Review , BOOS In Norfolk i
.1110 1'uturo wholesale center foi
northern Nebraska and southcn
South Dakota. In his magazine lit
writes :
If Nebraska cities and towns havt
a measure of disappointment li
urowth of population from the con
MIS returns , there la nothing dlsap
pointing lu the way every place li
( lie state is building and improving
Seven years ago the Lincoln whole
salers made a trade tour over tlu
Hues of the Northwestern and thlt
week they are completing another ex
t urslon over the same Hue. The
changes , giowth and Improvements
In all places visited , needs to bo scei
to be appreciated. New buildings art
everywhere : big substantial bricli
business houses have taken the place
ot fiamc buildings ; line motion
homes are In evidence on every ham
and public improvements In the waj
of good roads , permanent stone walks
and many city buildings are seen ii
different place- " . There Is permanonej
and a more finished appearance 01
every hand. In the larger placet
tin ough northern Nebraska real clt >
Improvements are much In evidence
The city of Norfolk Is adding to IU
new public buildings over a mile ol
pavement the present year. It is step
ping over the line to metropolitai
impiovements and from this on the
city will have a new value In hotl :
the eyes of its own people and those
who nre temporary visitors. One ol
these days Norfolk will take its plnct
among the cities of the state listed
as a jobbing town , for around it anil
beyond It Is one of the richest of tor
ritoilcs which Is rapidly developing. .
Norfolk has now the most complete
nnd expensive dally paper In the
state outside of Omaha and Lincoln
A paper receiving the full afternoon
Associated Press dispatches , with si
circulation of 9,000 copies dally , clr
dilating all through northeast Nebras
ka and well up In the tributary terrl
tory of South Dakota.
AROUND TOWN.
What Chance has Chicago now ?
Nix on the cnee length ones now.
And who'd a thunk It of the Cubs ?
We're sorry Wellman didn't get
there.
Now listen to the "I-told-you-so"
squad , talking about Wellman.
The News is putting 'em over the
plate lu Its reports of those world's
hall games.
Wouldn't you call It tough luck to
have to move and to have the hives
at the same time ?
Thursday night there'll be a prize
fight in Norfolk. And Thursday night
every man in town will have tc
"work. "
It's the things that aren't In the pa
per that the women want to know
about. One woman , writing to a Nor
folk relative , says : "I keep posted
on newspaper Norfolk in The News ,
but write me those spicey gossipy
things that don't get Into the paper. "
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
A mean dog Is always meaner when
he's hungry.
Socialism Is not a principle ; it Is a
political trick.
Every person In the world is a nat
ural born critic.
When a man Is hard of hearing , he
is always fond of asking questions.
There is probably nothing that will
afford more worry than the wheat
crop.
Some people do not "agree'1 with
you , as some food does not "agree"
with you.
As a boy , we used to count fighting
bumblebees as about the bravest thing
a boy could do.
Fashion note : The new fall hats
make short women look taller from
the neck up than from the neck down.
You still meet an old-fashioned
man occasionally who thinks a collar
Is sufficiently stylish without a neck-
tie.
If a man hasn't much health , he
takes a lot of trouble to care for what
ho has , and outlives his robust broth
ers.
About the only difference between
the rich man and the poor man Is
that the rich man hasn't a Sunday
suit.
Be loyal to your employer ; It pays.
There Is the case of Arthur Brisbane ,
of the Now York Journal. It Is a rare
day when Mr. Brisbane does not print
nn edltorlnl in poster type praising
his employer , W. R. Hearst. Result ,
Mr. Brisbane Is said to receive a sal
ary of $75.000 a year.
A turkey buzzard , when it finds
plenty of carrion , will oat until It falls
over helpless. It is drunk ; drunk with
too much food. When you cat too
heartily , you wonder why you feel
badly You are > drunk with too much
food , and nntuie Is making a big ef
fort to save your life ,
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
XVI. Treatment of
Floors and Windows.
By EDITH G , CHARLTON ,
In Churge of Domcitlc Economy , low *
State College.
Copyright , 1910 , by Amrrictn Prtu
AitocUlion ,
FTER the plan of rooma has
been decided upon and thu
walls have been decorated with
colors niid materials In accord
ance wllh the governing principles of
light , harmony nnd general fitness the
next point to consider tu house fur
nishing Is tlu > floor. The now house of
modern design will probably have
floors of hardwood , and some varie
ties are so beautiful In themselves that
the iicccssnr.\ treatment Is very slm-
pit1. A priming or filling coat of shel
lac to preserve the wood and cover up
tracks , followed by tine or more coats
of wax rubbed down until it has the
beautifully smooth , unpolished surface |
so much liked at the present time , |
makes the best floor finish. A very )
good prcparatli u for waxing is miido
as follows. Melt one tmiind of wax
slowly over hot water. Wlien quite
soft remove from tire and beat Into It
one pint of turpentine. If a soft finish
Is desired ntltl one cupful of paraffin
oil before using. When ready to apply
have the wax melted and the floor free
from dust. If there are any stains on
the floor remove them before applying
( lie \\a.\ . A sluing solution of oxalic
acid will romoxe black or almost any
discoloration from wood , but It will
also remove the staining substance ,
and this must be restored before wax-
Ing. When the floor Is perfectly clean
moisten a piece tif flannel with the
soft wax and rub the floor all over ,
using more wax as necessary. Let the
wax remain on thu floor for an hour or
more , then polish with a stiff woolen
cloth , piece of old carpet or soft leath
er or a weighted brush made for the
purpose.
Do not use water on waxed or oilctl
floors unless you \vNli to remove all
the finish and replace It with a new
one. The daily care need be nothing
more than sweeping with a soft hair
brush , then wiping with a dust mop
Once a wot-K nil spots should be re-
A.S AI.T1-.TK HAI It
moved v.ith turpentine and the floor
wiped with a cloth saturated with the
waxing substance.
An oak stain for pine or whltewood
floors may be made as follows : Two
cups of boiled oil. one and one-half
cups of turpentine , three tablespoon-
fills of raw umber , three tablespoon-
fills of whiting. Mix very thoroughly.
A gooj cherry stain Is made of the
same Ingredients , substituting burnt
sienna for the raw umber and using a
little less whiting. When floors Imve
been given one or two coats of stain
I they may be waxed according to the
I directions given above.
Carpets and Rugs.
Old floors can bo painted and then
oiled , or they may be treated with any
desired floor preparations that are on
the market. The hardwood or painted
floor is much preferable to any carpet ,
though to make the furnishing of a
room complete some covering Is neces
sary. This would bettor be one good
sized rug or several smaller ones , de
pending 011 the size ami character of
the room. The color of the rugs should
harmonize with the color used on the
wall or in draperies , but It should be
considerably stronger in tone than ei
ther or both the others.
One large rug Is more satisfactory
for a dining room than several small
ones , and the room which has walls
decorated with horizontal lines , as It
may be to give the effect of lowering
the celling , should have a single nig
on the floor ; otherwise such a room
will htne a patchy appearance. Most
people have learned that for sanitary
reasons the floor covering , whatever It
may be , should not extend from wall
to wall nor be securely tacked down ,
to be removed only once a year or less
frequently. Yet there are some house
keepers who cling to thu old fashioned
carpe * without realizing the dangers
there may be from germs thriving in
the accumulated dust. The artistic
ht-jso sin .Id be 1 : .Ithful also , and
tlal ) will lie largely accomplished when
there Is Just a little opportunity as
possible for germs to develop In It.
Suullght , fresh air nnd freedom from
dust give the I.A assurance that dis
ease germs are not hiding In our
homes , while thick carpets , wool dra
peries and heavily curtained window ?
are likely breeding places for them.
Nowadays these things arc not con
sidered either artistic or beautiful.
Draperies and Window C rtains.
Femininity IOM-H soft draperies much
mure- than the jm-i ige man dislikes
them , KU us ( mi ) ; as vMiuiiti is i inlire -
nt'iiui" in me nomp stic will
them at \\lialii\\s and doors , Or
tillnly llie.v ( In adtl the Mulshing touch
to a home , the final touch without
which a room never seems quite com
plete , no mutter how well chosen are
Its appoint mcntrt. Hut a word of cau
tion IM necessary In regard to draperies
both for artistic and sanitary reasons.
Window curtains should not be so
heavy or numerous that they shut out
nlr and sunlight. Wool draperies and
portiere.Hiioiild be avoided In rooms
that are to be much used , because wool
fabrics catdi and hold dust more than
any other material. For living rooms
inn ! dining room silk or linen draperies
are the best when expense need not
be figured too closely , but there Is such
big variety of cotton fabrics display
ing beauty lu both design and color-
lug thnt tine need not buy the more
costly silks unless one prefers them.
lu color portion"- mil draperies
should hnrmoi. . .e with both walls and
floors and should be a tone midway
between the two. The long folds of
the straight hanging drapery are much
moie benuilful than the looped and
festooned arrangements which were
popular a few yearn ago and which are
Ktlll used by some professional nphol-
Klorors. Window curtnlns should come
just to the lower edge of the cnsement
nnd not to the floor or spread tint a
yard or two on the floor , after the
fashion of recent years. A single pair
of window curtains made of thin ma
terlal , either plain or trimmed and
hung In long straight Hues , with Hide
curtains to match the portieres , Is tin-
best trimming for any window froir
every point of view. If the window is
ie > ry wide , making more than one pair
of curtains necessary , there may be an
ovordrapery from the top as well as
the Hides. This should not extend
down too far.
In selecting draperies keep two
points firmly fixed In mind first , don't
use flowered drapery with a flowered
wall nnd don't buy lienvy , tin washable
hniiglngs for bedrooms. Such mate
rials are entirely out of harmony with
the whole Idea of bedroom simplicity
For a flowered or much figured \\all
no curtains are prettier than plain
white muslin or net made with wide
hems or finished with a rullle. For a
bedroom with plain wall decoration a
white curtain with a flowered lniir
curtain draped at the side of the win
dow is very elTectlve.
Furniture and Where to Put It.
One Important rule to observe In
buying furniture for any part of the
house Is that It be of good quality ,
built on simple lines and suitable ftir
the service it Is Intended to give. The
Ih Ing room should have comfortable ,
substantial furniture not too much of
It. yet enough to meet the require
ments of the family. The table should
be large enough and strong enough to
support the weight of the books , maga
zines nnd other articles which may be
brought to It. The frail table , which
looks as if It might go to pieces If sub
jected to greater weight than that of
a vnsu of ( lowers tir a book , may be
permissible In the reception room , but
Is entirely mil of place In the living
room , where the family has Its Severn 1
pleasures and Interests. The chairs ,
toi > , In this room should be comforta
ble , strong anil siifllcleiitly varied In
sl/e and st.ltto . suit every one from
grandfather to the little child. Furni
ture for the living rnom , especially the
chairs , should not be cumbersome.
There can be strength without unnc/j-
essary weight , sin h as is often foirjd
lu the so called "mission" furniture.
The Hues and general composition of
this kind of furniture are good , and
the popularity of the style has done
much to revive simplicity In furnish
ing , but ot easloually we llnd pieces
that are unwieldy and awkward to
move.
In the dining room the same rules
should be followed ; also adding to it
that in this room the furniture should
be limited to that required for serving
and partaking of meals. A dining ta
ble , six or eight chairs , a sideboard or
buffet ami a serving table are really
all the pieces uoeosHnrIn the room ,
and unless there Is an unusual amount
of space to spare no more should be
added. If possible the furniture In
the dining room should be of one style
and one finish. Odd pieces spoil the
attractiveness of the room. It is a
good idea when practicable to have
the woodwork In the dining room nnd
Its furniture match. For Instance , a
room finished lu old English oak mny
have old English furniture , and this ,
with a dull yellow or pomegranate wall
decoration , is most effective in a north
room. Do not crowd any room with
superfluous furniture. There should
be enough chairs. Hufllcicnt tables and
ono or more comfortable couches , but
exaggerated creations In the wny of
seats , centerpieces nnd whatnots are
not In good tnste.
The bedroom furniture should be
chosen with nn eye to fltness nnd com
fort rather than fashion. A plain
brass or enameled Iron bedstead ,
dressing table or bureau , small table ,
nnc or two chairs , a washstand nnd a
couch are ample for any room the
prime use of which Is rest and sleep.
I would Include a couch a simple
homemade affair will fill every require
ment In every hod room. It tempts
DUO for the ten minute nap during tin-
ilny which mlfj'-t ' never be thought of
wore ih r" otil\ n trim white bed In
i ho room , ami this little rest means
t'detl .1 t > - > rs to oi-i > ' .s life.
The bed is the principal furniture li ,
the sleeping room and should ropro
-ent the largest amount of money
Have homemade dressers nnd tables If
rou must do without every luxury If
need be , but have a good bod.
Jock Scored ,
"Well , Jock , " mild a laird to one of
ils tenants , "you are gutting very
> ent. Why don't you stand up
itralght like me , manV"
"Eh. mon. " replied .lock , "ye sou that
leltl of corn o'er there ? Weel. yc-'ll
mllco that the full holds hang dooni
m' the empty eens stan' strut-lit up."J
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