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U. S. Naval Forces Landing at Bluefields
Flrwt photogrnpha of the landing o f A m erican m arine« and B ailor* bi
W uettohla. Nicaragua. A detachm ent of the men la seen going ashore In a
barge, aud at the rig h t Is Com m ander Lew is su p e rin te n d in g the landing.
Substantial and Spacious Five-Room
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Mexican Names
Sprinkle News
A verag e A m e ric a n K now s
L ittle o f the 28 States of
Southern N eig h b o r.
Names ut M exican M ilieu most
d ifficu lt fu r A m ericans h ik I llie lr
ap p ro xim a te p ro iiu n c liitlo n s u re :
Chihuahua, che tvuh w a ll ; Coo-
b u lla , ko-a-wee-la ; Zacatecas,
sa-ka-tay-kaa ; Jalisco, ha lees
k o ; M lchoacan, m e-daea kun ;
G uerrero, g u yr-rn y ro ; Oaxaca,
w uhukah;
G uanajuato, gwa-
i i h I i w u I o ; Q u e re lim i, kHy ray
lu ll-rn ; T lu x ru lu . ta ls ka li I h I i
W ashington— D ispatches fro m M exl
co have been s p rin kle d w ith names o f
th e U n ited Stale« o f M exico: J u II hco .
Durango, Tabiistst and others.
Mexico baa 28 slates. Does the a v
erage A m e rlciin know w h e th er C h ia
pas la on the t’ lir lf lc o r A lla n tic c o u a l;
w h e th er N a ya rlt la In the n o rth , cen
tra l n r aoulh In M e xico ; I f Aguasca
Rentes la a large M ule o r a sm all one;
n r I f Campeche la lu the euM or weal
In Mexico?
“ 'Nam e the tw o te rrito rie s o f M exl
co,* la a question on w hich many
Am ericana, who can name the 48
A in e r liu ii M ate cu p lln ls a n il the C a
nadian province«, w ould fu ll." aaya a
b u lle tin o f the N a tio n a l G eographic
society fro m Ila headquarters In Wash
lu g to n. D. C.
, "L o w e r C a lifo rn ia , d ry, a rid , moon
tainoua and sparsely populated, la one
M exican te rrito ry not yet granted ala
tua o f a Mate. F ifte e n hundred uilleM
away from L o w e r C a lifo rn ia Ilex M exl
cp's oth er te rr ito ry , Q u in tan a ltoo.
fa rth e st south and fa rth e M e a s t
As W id e a t I t le Long.
"It
la common In th in k o f M exico an
a great horn sp ro u tin g aoulh from
southwest U n ited Slates, T he post
tlo n of the tw o M exican te rrlto rle a
p u nctures th is geographic u ty ili Max
Ico la not a th in na tio n. I l la Just a«
w ide as It la long
W h ile Ila western
most c ity la T lu ju a u a . o ve r the In te r
n a tio n a l line fro m Sail Diego. C a lif.,
the outerm ost p oint o f the Yucatan
peninsula Ilea as fa r east as In d ia n
a p o lln
"T h e C u lle d St a lea has one sm alle r
» tale than M exico's sm allest. Rhode
Is la n d Is .'«HI square m iles sm alle r
th a n T la xcu la , w hich Ilea .*«1 m iles east
o f M exico C ity. Colim a, a sta le on the
I'a d flc coast o f M exico d ire c tly west
o f the ca p ita l, measures less Ilia n
I*elaw are.
Ilu t the largest state o f
M exico, Chihuahua, across the border
fro m New M exico, Is much sm alle r
than the Am erican g ia n t, Texas.
It
a p p ro xim a te * Oregon o r llllm d a and
In d ia na taken together.
"T h e stales o f M exico were o rlg l
H ally la id out Io coincide ro u g h ly w ith
the areas occupied by the In d ia n
trib e s w hich the Spaniards conquered
Then the conquerors apportioned the
d is tric t* among themselves.
Thu*
Hernando Cories was 'M arques del
V a lle ' o f Oaxaca
As 'M arques' he
la id waste the Znpntec In d ia ns' ch ie f
tow n, b u ilt a new d t y on the same
site and named It Anlequera. a fte r a
tow n o f Spain near M alaga.
When
M exl co won Its ludcpcudcuce fro m
Spain, the c ity resumed Its old Za
potec name, llu a x lu c a c (m odified In
Spanish Io O axaca) and the sla te took
the same title .
T h is is a s to ry re
peated w ith v a ria tio n s many lim e s In
M exico.
P ra c tic a lly a ll llie slates
have resumed th e ir In d ia n names
T h e re are exceptions, such as the
states o f Vera Cruz. San l.u ls I'oto a l.
G u a n a ju a to and Nuevo l^-on.
A lth o u g h the ancient Aztecs, Zapo
tecs, and M ayas are responsible fo r
the boundaries o f modern states o f
M exico, the borders often o u tlin e dell
n ite geographic units.
T h e re Is a
elassl Heal Ion handy fo r M exican states
w hich o u r re p u b lic cannot use to ad
vantage.
In M exico there are low
states, high slates and h ig h e r stales
T he low states are the eastern sea
board u n its from n o rth to south, Ta
m aullpas, Nuevo lam n, Vera C ruz and
Tabasco.
The
Y ucatan
peninsula
group o f Campeche, Yucatan and Q uin
ta n u R on also hugs sea level.
Pa
c ific coastal states are, fo r the most
p a rt, low slates, to o ; hut not so low
as e a stco u st slates, Sonora, Sinaloa,
N a y a rlt, Colim a, M lchoacan, G uerrero.
Oaxaca and I'h la p u s. Then come the
high stales, th a t Is, those w hich are
Jt.tMMl feel above aea level, C hihuahua,
C onhulla and Durango, a ll o f w hich lie
In the R io G rande basin betweeu the
wide open arm s o f th e m ou n ta in
ranges th a t b o rder the 'fam ous valley
o f M exico.
Most Populous and Richest.
"S o u th o f D urango are the h ig h e r
states, and It may he added, the
suwiller, and the most populous and
the richest states o f M exico.
T he
average ele va tio n o f 11 states and the
federal d is tric t Is m ore than a m ite
above sea level, tlrlz n h a peak, 125
tnlles southeast o f M exico C ity . Is the
key pin o f a g ig a n tic p a ir o f d iv id e rs
opened to a flO-degree angle. Each
arm o f the d iv id e rs Is a m ountain
range, the le ft a rm connecting w ith
tlie Rocky m ou n ta in s und the rig h t
losing Its e lf at M onterey.
"B etw een the arm s spreads the fe r
tile m ile-high o r h ig h e r region o f blue
lakes and f r u it f u l valleys, elevated
enough to have an equable clim a te
Juat as the m ou n ta in ranges converge
on O rlzahn, an th e tra d e routes con
verge on M exico C ity, l ike W ashing
ton, the M exican c a p ita l lias been Iso
lated w ith in a s n s ill 'D ls t r ld o Fed
e ra l,' a d m in iste re d by the n a tio na l
congress. Rut th e re Is th is difference,
M exico C lly is the New York as well
ns the W ashington o f Mexico.
Its
p o p u la tio n o f (MHI.IHH) n e a rly equals
th a t o f the most populous o f the na
tio n 's provinces.
"J u s t as the I'n lte d S tales has. In
the sta te o f W aahlngton, a common
w e a lth named fo r the hero o f its revo
lu tlo n , no M exico has honored the
fa th e r o f Its freedom fro m Spain
Cadre llld a lg o was a p a rish priest In
Dolm en, In the state o f G u a na ju a to ,
u n til lie led the re v o lu tio n In 1810
Dolores has now become D olores i l l
dnlgo. A nearby area o f S.tkHI square
m iles o f the valley o l M exico has been
carved out to make the s ta le o f HI
dalgo. South o f M exico C ity a n other
re la tiv e ly sm all sla te , Morelos, hou
o r* a n other hero o f M exico's re v o lu
tion.
" D iffic u ltie s o f p ro n u n cia tio n are a
h a rrie r to a developm ent o f Am erican
/
in te re st In M exico. A iiih ii co n fro n te d
w ith (he in lin e ‘O h x iic h * 1« in clin e d to
lo t the w hole m ibjeet d r o p !
“ M exican neiiiea are d ittic u lt.
In
M exico there are fu r more nam e* In
honor o f the In d ln n th a n in the U n ite d
Staten.
Aztecs and Maya» loved ‘t ’
and *<•’ and *x.* O f course they had
no w ritte n language In te llig ib le today
So the c ra c k lin g In d ia n names must
he expiPNBed In »oft Spanlah
In the
I ’n lte d States we have a n g licized the
S p sn l»b*Indlnn name». T he name o f
M exico and It» c a p ita l nerves a» a
good exam ple. T he ce n tra l a h rln e o f
the Aztec c a p ita l was dedicated to
M e x ltll, the w a r go»I. Spaniard» re
vamped the name to Mexico, pro
nounced meh he-ko. As fa r n o rth as
ce n tra l T exas 1» a to w n M exia, pro
n o im rw l ‘ma he-n,’ but M exico, Mo.,
hHH the hard Anglo-Saxon ,x ’.M
G e rm a n y M illio n s A h e a d
by D itc h i lg R o yalty
B e rlin .—G erm an ta xp aye rs are find
lu g th a t a rep u b lica n fo rm o f govern
m enl pays In cold cash. W here th e y
used to he assessed $10.000.000 a n n u
a lly to m a in ta in the ro y a l heads o f
slate, the presidency th is year Is to
east only $228,000.
President von llln d e n h u rg 's n o m i
nal sa la ry Is o n ly $15,000, hut va rio u s
personal allow ances b rin g Ills real
s a la ry up In $70.000. T o th is Is added
a n o th e r $150,000 fo r th e e xe cu tive
s ta ff expenses.
V o d e r the m onarchy the S tate of
Prussia Hlone paid the llo h e n z o lle rn s
$4 ,500,1HHI a year. In a d d itio n to keep
in g up n e a rly TO castles, p n lu ’es. hunt
lug lodgea, yachts, rld lu g horses and
m o to r cars. President von lllu d e u
b u rg gets o n ly tw o lim ousines, one
c h a u ffe u r and a h u n tin g lodge. In ad
illtio n to the exe cu tive m ansion. The
la te S ocia list P resident, F r lt lz E lie rt.
I ih i I n com bined sa la ry and peraoual
expense account o f o n ly $17,000.
H e W o n ’t Q uit
New
Y o rk.— "P o p "
lle r h s t
vows
th a t he's going to stny r ig h t on the
Job t ill flred. H e’s e ig h ty -th re e years
old and has been w o rk in g In a Hour
m ill fu r 72 years.
300oaooooooo<K nsooooi
V ir g in ia Recovers
R a re C o lo n ia l Book
E lizabeth, N. J.— A hook o f
records, said to co n ta in w ills o f
re la tiv e s o f George W ashington
and proceedings o f the S ta ffo rd
C o u n ty O rph a n s’ c o u rt o f Vir
g in ia d u rin g R e vo lu tio n a ry days,
wus tu rn e d o ve r to 11. II. M c ll
walne, lib ra ria n o f V irg in ia , hy
.the V illo n C ounty H is to ric a l s ir
cle ty.
T h e book was taken fro m the
S ta ffo rd co u n ty courthouse In
1882 hy I. S. H a skin s a mem
her o f th e U nion forces, w h ich
occupied the b u ild in g d u rin g a
C iv il
war
b a ttle
there.
II
reached the society a fte r pass
tug th ro u g h th e hands o f several
|>ersons.
C o m m u n ica tio n w ith G overnor
B yrd o f V irg in ia , a fte r the so
c ie ty decided to re tu rn the
re lic, caused M r. M c llw a ln e to
m ake the tr ip because he was
" a fr a id (lie hook m ig ht he lost I f
sent by m a ll o r express.”
Am ong th e w ills Iti the book
were those o f John and H enry
W ashington.
the
degree
of
whose re la tio n s h ip to th e first
P resident was not learned.
F ie ld mice, w h ich som etim es destroy
la rg e num bers o f f r u it trees by g ir d
lin g the tru n k s and tlie roots, ure lik e
ly to he worse th is w in te r th a n in the
past, a ccording to the o b servations o f
G. C. tid e r k ir k o f the U n ite d States
b io lo g ica l survey, w ho is co-operating
w ith the college o f a g ric u ltu re , U n i
v e rs ity o f Illin o is und the Illin o is state
n a tu ra l h is to ry su rve y in the co n tro l
o f rodents.
An e xa m in a tio n o f o rch a rd s near
Vincennes, lu d ., by t id e r k ir k shows u
g re a te r In fe s ta tio n th a n last year.
T h is w l'l u n doubtedly resu lt in serious
in ju r y th is w in te r i f unchecked. The
heavy ru in s und Hoods In low laud
have caused m ice Io leave Helds and
seek sh e lte r on high ground In grass
and sod between row s und under the
roo ts o f trees. A v e ry heavy In fe s
ta tio n o f house m ice Is also uppurent
In orchards th is fu ll. T h is species sel-
dum causes in ju r y , a lth o u g h tlie b u r
row s w h ich they d ig near the trees
make homes fo r m ig ra tin g pine m ice
M eadow and pine m ice u s u a lly cause
the most In ju ry . P ine m ice liv e in u n
d e rg ro u nd b u rro w s und feed on roots
and bulbs, w h ile m eadow m ice live
la rg e ly on the s u rfa c e under m atted
vegetation und feed on stems o f grass
and o th e r u vu 11 a h I e food above ground.
M eadow mice a tta c k and g ird le at the
base o f the trees to a height o f fo u r
o r five Incites. T h is In ju ry Is often
th o ug h t to lie caused by ra lih ils . Pine
m ice u tta c k the roots, o fte n g ird lin g
the e n tire roo t system. T h is in ju r y
Is most serious as it passes unnoticed,
in most ciises, u n til too lu te to heuetlt
the tree by b ridg e g ru ftln g o r o th e r
means.
Wooden mouse tra p s h a lte d w ith a
pinch o f ro lle d outs is a means o f de
te rm in in g the siieeles In fe s tin g the o r
chard. T ra p p in g Is also an effective
m ethod to use In rid d in g a s lig h t In
fe sta tion in sm all orchards.
In large areas c o n tro l measures con
sist in p roper c u ltiv a tio n , use o f non-
legum e cover crops, and s y s te m a tic
poisoning d u rin g the fa ll und w in te r.
F u ll In fo rm a tio n m ay he o b tained hy
« r i lin g the Illin o is S tate N a tu ra l H is
to ry Survey at U rbana.
F lo o r Plan,
Resetting Old Orchards
With Strong New Trees
I t has lieen cu sto m a ry am ong Or
e l a id i *t s to ta ke out und esira b le tr e e s
and set In new young trees In th e ir
places, and to set lu new trees w here
o thers have died. W h ile It seems to
w o rk out very w e ll In m any cases it
Is not a very d e sira b le p ra c tic e when
the old trees are q u ite th ic k and very
old. It lias not been proven th a t the
decaying roo ts o f an o ld tre e w ill s e ri
o u sly in te rfe re w ith th e g ro w th o f
ro o ts o f a new tre e h u t in some cases
th is m ay be true.
I f th e tdd trees w h ich stand are
lu rg e and ra th e r close to g eth e r the
ro o ts o f the id d trees w ill in te rfe re
w ith th e feeding roo ts o f the new
trees, und th e y lim y not th riv e w ell.
T he ro o ts o f most t r e e s have about
the same spreud o f roots us they have
o f brunches, and unless th e re is a
good
sized ope ning
between
the
branches o f th e sta n d in g trees It
w o u ld p ro b a b ly not he s a tis fa c to ry to
expect ne w ly set trees to th riv e well.
I f o ld trees are fa r a p a rt it w ould
p ro b a b ly he s a tis fa c to ry to set in new
t revs.
Soy Bean Inoculation
Is of Much Importance
T he Im po rta nce o f in o c u la tin g soy
beans cannot lo o s tro n g ly he em pha
sised. Some fa rm e rs have the idea
th a t it lit t le In o c u la tio n in one p a rt o f
the Held w ill q u ic k ly In o cu la te the en
tir e fa rm , and lid s m ig h t a c c id e n ta lly
be tru e in some Instances, hut usu a lly
It w ill not he tru e . In o c u la tio n spreads
v e ry s lo w ly and by f a r the best plan
even f o r the g ro w e r who has th is crop
on some Held every year, is to Inocu
la te a ll seed th a t I* p la n te d every
year. T h e cost Is v e ry s lig h t, and the
adva nta g e Is m arked.
Com m ercial
c u ltu re s th a t are e n tire ly successful
fo r such In o c u la tio n are now on the
m a rk e t a t ve ry reasonable cost.
Dormant Spray Needed
c a rry la u n d ry, clean o ff snow In w in
te r and cut grass In sum m er, operate
pressing clubs and c a rry on va riou s
I o th e r lin e s o f a c tiv ity .
So fa r as
know n th e re Is not a case on record In
w hich one o f these students has lieeti
w o rth o f swine, the beginning o f
ta rd y at a class unless heesuse o f
w hich was the pig, bought w ith b o r
Illness o r fo r some eq u ally good rea
rowed money. W ith th ia money he has
son.
tuild his way th ro u g h high school and
la now In college, going "on hla o w n ."
EARN WAY THROUGH SCHOOL BY
RAISING PIGS, COWS AND HENS
T h ro
In
K en tucky
F a m ily
W o rk to
Pay E n p i n n i of T h t lr Col
logo E ducation.
London, K y.- T h ia la the story o f a
boy w hom a hog "ro o te d " to college,
'l l»«' yo u th Is a b ro th e r o f a lad who
owned a c a lf w hich la "h o rn in g hint
th ro u g h high school," and both have v
s is te r who aaya she w ill hiive a chicken
to “ scratch her th ro u g h both high
school and c o lle g e ”
T he th re e liv e on a sm all fa rm In
tlie m o u n ta in s o f th ia county, and are
th e c h ild re n o f J M F e ltu e r
E ig h t
years a g o the o ld e r b ro th e r Joined au
a g ric u ltu ra l clu b fostered by the I 'n l
, ,-rs lty o f K e n tu cky.
Before he en
t.-red high school he b o rro w e d money
und bought a pure-bred pig. By ca r
lu g fo r the p ig aloug act e n title tinea, as
Io- was ta u gh t w h ile a m em ber o f the
J u n io r I a rm club, he reaped p ro fit.
Koine lim e ago he had sold $1,800
T he m ou n ta in yo u th declared the
pig had rooted h lu i th ro u g h school.
Then hla younger b ro th e r asserted he
w ould raise a c a lf th a t w ould prod
him to an education,
t ic Joined a
pig club, and w ith hla pig and some
chickens bought a pure bred c a lf Now
he lias a herd o f six Hue c a ttle and
lias enough money le ft to c a rry him
th ro u g h high school.
T he slater la p re p a rin g to s ta rt a
chicken to s e ttin g und when chicks ap
pear, the g ir l la s ta rtin g o u t to make
her own w ay also.
Not o n ly In the U u lv e ra lty o f Ken
tu rk y hut In va riou s o th e r schools In
the state, students w o rk in g th e ir own
way are nntnerous.
T hey w a it on
table In re s ta u ra n t*, d e liv e r pupers.
Study " V o ltm e te r"
I t A p p lie d to Pupils
P h ila d e lp h ia .— P u b lic school e flld e n
cy Is now tested In P h ila d e lp h ia Just
as a ra d io b a tte ry la tested, w ith a
v o lt toe ta r.
T he v o ltm e te r o f the p u b lic school*
la
d iv is io n o f ed u catio n a l reaaarch,
headed by P h ilip A Boyer
I t haa Juat com pleted a survey o l
the a rith m e tic cou-ae and found th a t,
aa M r. Boyer w orda It, "a lesson which
cuocerns the nieasurem enta o f a dress
on w h ich a g ir l la w o rk in g , the m ess
urem enla o f the in g re d ie n ts In * rake,
o r som ething else concre’ e and fa m il
ia r. loses the m onotony o f one w hich
deals In te xtb oo k figures and unfa
m ilia r s itu a tio n s ."
T h e d o rm a n t o r rest period fo r
fr u it s Is fro m th e tim e the leaves fu ll
In O cto b er o r N ovem ber u n til the sap
rises snd the buds s ta rt ra p id develop
m ent the next s p rin g E xp e rim e n t has
shown th a t p ru n in g done at any lim e
d u rin g th is w hole p e rio d Is o f equal
value except In th e i-ase o f f r u it p la n ts
th a t are p a rtia lly tender. T he d o rm a n t
p ru n in g o f these should he delayed un
t i l n e a r th e end o f the rest |>ertod.
T h is d e la te .I d o rm a n t p ru n in g applies
p a rtic u la r ly to bra m b le s and the hy
b rid v a rie tie s o f gra|ies.
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Horticultural Notes
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I f peach trees have not beon trea te d
with Puradh-hlorohenxene. retnovo the
worms from Ute roots.
• • •
O f th e d iffe re n t ra s p b e rry diseases,
anthracnose Is th e o n ly one fo r » hlch
s p ra y in g la e ffective. E very o ther dis
ease Is o n ly c o n tro lle d through selec
tio n and care in h a n d lin g nursery
stock.
By W IL L IA M A R A D F O R D
Mr W illia m A. R a d to r d w ill a n s w e r
q u e s tio n s s n d g iv e a d v ic e F R E E O F
CuHT nn a ll p r o b lè m e p e r ta in in g to th e
s u b je c t o f b u ild in g , fo r th e r e a d e r s o f
tb la p ap er.
On a c c o u n t o f h la w id e
e x p e r ie n c e a s e d ito r , a u t h o r an d m a n
u fa c tu r e r , b e la, w it h o u t d o u b t, th e
h ig h e s t a u t h o r it y on th e s u b je c t. A d
d r e ss a ll In q u irtes to W illia m A. R a d
ford. No. 1827 P r a ir ie a v e n u e , C h ic a g o ,
fo r r ep ly .
1 Ids Is a b u ngalow w h ic h w o u ld look
as w e ll on any Hrst-class re s id e n tia l
street as It w o u ld on th e fa rm o r
ranch. T lie reason fo r th is is th a t it
meets w ith c e rta in e lem ental re q u ire
m ents any good house should h a v e ; It
looks w e ll, th e re are no gew gaws o r
fa n cy trim m in g , It Is s u b s ta n tia lly
b u ilt, and Its in te rio r la ve ry con
v e n ie n tly hthl out.
To begin w ith , tlx- o ve rh a n g in g ro o f
shelters and s im ile s Hl th e same tim e.
Perhaps th is w o u ld m ake It appeal to
those liv in g in th e w a rm e r sections o f
I he c o u n try . T he snubbed gables give
a cozy look, h u t are e xce lle n t In the
places w here w in d s become more
stron g th a n agreeable. T he fra m in g
could h e stained b ro w n , w eathered
finish, red u cin g upkeep in th is respect
to a m inim um .
The por< h Is re a lly an e xtension o f
Die ro o f to a sh o rt d lstu n ce above tlie
fro n t door. T h is Is lik e th e w in d o w at
the le ft, re a lly a F rench w in d o w . W?
e n te r fro m the te rra ce in to th e liv in g
ris im . 13 feet by 21 feet »( Inches, and
w ith a firep la ce and w in d o w s at one
end, w hich, to g e th e r w ith th e w indow s
on the same w a ll us the e n tra n ce door,
leave a good expanse o f w a ll space
elsewhere fo r the p ro p e r hanging o f
p ictu re s and tlie convenient pla cin g of
fu rn itu re .
F ro m the liv in g room we e n te r the
d in in g room. It is 15 fe e t by 18 feet
a n il lias three w indow s. The kitch e n
Is rig h t o ff the d in in g room and has a
«Ink hy the window s, w ith am ple shelv
ing on both sides o f it, a p a n try w ith
outside icin g and a re a r porch o ff the
e ntrance ve stibule w h ich makes a good
place fo r the housew ife to do her lig h t
kitch e n chores on a hot day.
T h e re are tw o bedroom s o ff the d in
ing room, reached th ro u g h a sh o rt h u ll,
w hich also fo rm s the connecting lin k
to th e bathroom . Both bedrooms are
I I feet by 13 feet and have lig h t on
tw o sides, nnd am ple closet room.
T he fa m ily In th is house would, we
feel, take p roper p ride lu It. See how
the p ro p e r landscaping o f the lo t, ac
com plished w ith very lit t le e ffo rt, has
produced a pleasing fro n t ya rd . We
lik e those ta ll hollyhocks ea|<«clall;,
and the Junipers.
Hble place, w ith rooms not too cram ped
o r too large, and w ith a lit t le garden
at the side o r the back s u p p lyin g the-
table, w h ile one in th e fr o n t supplies
flo w e r beauty fo r the senses o f sig h t
and sm ell.
In b u ild in g , it lg u su a lly best to le t
th e co n tra c t out to a single c o n tra c to r
o f good re p u ta tio n fo r the e n tire Job.
T h is way the ow ner knows at the s ta rt
w here he is at. o fte n separate con
tra c ts are made fo r the lig h tin g , h e a t
in g and plum bing, b u t on most sm all
houses th is can a ll be taken cafre o f 'in
th e one contract.
I t does not pay to supervise th e
b u ild in g o f y o u r house yourself, unless
you Hre a b u ild e r hy trade. The tim e
Is gone and you Hud you have n o th in g
to show fo r y o u r trouble. A good con
tr a c to r o r b u ild e r is w o rth lo o kin g fo r,
and leaving alone when you give h in t
the contract.
Small House Offers
Big Chances for Beauty
The sm all house, w h ile a ttra c tiv e
to the m a jo rity o f homeweekers, is a p t
to m inim ize Its charm and d e s ira ld lity
by Its po o rly conceived decoration.
W hy the sm alt house should be s lig h t
ed In th is regard is hard to under
stand. Much tim e and e ffo rt are g iv
en to the decoration o f large and im
posing houses whose m arke t Is, In a
sense, w a itin g fo r them, hut the lit t le
house m ust lim p along w ith In d iffe r
ent decoration.
As a m a tte r o f fa c t, th e lit t le house
offers fa r more o p p o rtu n ity fo r o rig i
nal and a ttra c tiv e decoration th a n the
big house and at sm a lle r cost. W h a t
ever one saves In skim p in g on e x te ri
o r and in te rio r decoration Is lost In
the d e s lra td llty und a ttra ctive n e ss o f
the house. A fte r all. I f a house is n o t
q u ic k ly «old. i f It does not In trig u e
and d e lig h t Its buyers, and I f It does
not add to the re p u ta tio n o f the b u ild
er. w h a te ver money Is saved In p e r
fu n c to ry decoration does n o t meet th e
u ltim a te loss.
Insulation Saves From
Annoyances of Dampness
The co n s ta n tly changing tem pera
tu re s o f a ll seasons w ill w o rk no h a rd
ship on you o r y o u r fa m ily I f you liv e
In a w e ll-in su la te d home. W hen th e
d riv in g ra in comes y o u r home w ill he
free fro m dampness and the a nnoy
ance and expense o f m oisture stained
w alls. In s u la tin g lu m b e r In w a lls
and roo fs makes the home u n ifo rm ly
co m fo rta ble fro m the ground floor to
the a ttic In a ll seasons o f the year.
One th in g th a t should not be f o r
gotten lu b u ild in g th is hoase, o r any
o th er Imus.-, la th a t it w ill he th e cen
te r o f tlie fa m ily life fo r many years.
W ill R t< the kin d o f a place w here
frie n d s w ill feel proud to come fo r a
Ten years ago th e c lin k e r b ric k , so-
call?
W ill the ueighlm r c h ild re n by
called because It fre q u e n tly came o u t
preference fa -o r y o u r c h ild re n 's y a rd
o f the k iln w ith the fused appearance
more than ^ ie ir own? These are o f a real furnace c lin k e r, was a to ta l
things which w ill add to th e pleasure
loss to the m s n u fa c to re r and u s u a lly
Of life . Slid It w ill he In s u rin g th e ir
was chucked Into the rubbish heap o r
presence in th e ir best as|>evH I f you the dump
Today c lin k e r b ric k arw
build so th a t tlie house w ill become «
used In th e co n s tru c tio n o f the m ost
home as soon as you move In and get
a ttra c tiv e h rlc k houses and sell a t a
settled A ll the fa n cy trim m in g o f the
higher p rice than the run o f k iln
usual house b u ilt fo r show becomes
h rlck
The percentage In any k iln
n o thing I f we do not have a co m fo rt- la sm all.
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