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About Ashland American. (Ashland, Jackson County, Or.) 1927-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1927)
¡-even Rooms aria wasn Room Are SENT BY RURAL D E LIV E R Y Included in Compact House Plan By EMMA W. BROSS (C o p y r ig h t , by W . O. C h a pm an .» HE good-looking hut modest post man on Rural Route HI, Dis trict K, experienced a token of Interest and a flutter of expecta tion as he neared the half-tubular zinc receptacle labeled “ Adam Foster.” Beyond, at the end of a leafy-roofed arcade two hundred feet loug. was the substantial. Inviting-looking old farm house. It held three daughters und two sons. In one o f them young Worth Merrill was especially interested. A shy, blushing, fluttering young crea ture, the morning previous she had flitted down the shady lane to the side o f the mall cart, light und graceful as some fairy. He had haiided her some letters ad roof line Is broken by a gabled dorniet dressed to her father and a couple of window at the front, with the «amt magazines. She had smiled upon hint type of window at the hack. Tlw In a way that set his nerves tingling. house la suited to the needs of a rathet In her embarrassment she had dropped large family, it having four bedrooms letters anil bundles. Their heads had as well as the customary living and bumped together as they stooped dining rooms and kitchen. How th« ) mutually to recover them. Then both rooms are arranged anil their sizes { had smiled. are indicated on the floor plans shown “ Could you— would you— that Is, I here. must get a small package to Nellie Hluke— you know?—the next furin- house." Leaky Roof Is Often “ Surely," assented Merrill eagerly. Sign of Poor Building “ I can’t go there and I can’t wait “ No foot, no horse’’ is a very old to have it mailed." saying. "N o roof, no house” applies “ As a private Individual I am at with equally as much force. A house your service," bowed Merrill. Is only us good as Its roof. It must “ Oh, thank you I” and Pearl Foster he roofed substantially If home’s full handed him u neat parcel, smiled be- protective purpose and assurance of wltchingly and flitted away like a comfort are to he realized. frightened fawn. Your roof, like the prow of a ves The Rlake home was the last farm sel, must stem the tide of the ele house on Merrill’s route. He delivered ments. It pushes upward against a the puckage to Miss Blake and went continuous stream of destructive agen on his way, dreaming fondly of the cies. lleut and cold, rain, snow and lovely girl who had broken the Ice wind are forever pitting their under of a mutual acquaintance. » mining forces against the enduiance Merrill looked eagerly for his o f your roof. charming Ideal the next day, hut It It Is the great protector of your was raining, so she did not come down home and will faithfully perform Its to the mall box at the road. The next protective task only to the limit of Its afternoon was fulr, but the farm path endurance, it can do no more than leudlng up to the house was muddy. that. A weakling cannot he expected From the porch, however, Pearl mude to do a giant’s work. Hence, if you urgent gestures, apparently directing put on a roof that lacks the stamina the attention of Merrill to a package to grapple with heat, cold, rain, snow on top o f the letter box. and wind- - opponents Hint never weak Merrill saw that It exactly re en in their attack—you need not ex sembled the one he had delivered to pect that kind of a roof to outgame Miss Blake two days previous. It felt them. soft and fluffy and he decided it was I f the naturnl staying qualities are some article of feminine adornment, a not there, though you paint and patch, lace, collar, an embroidered handker your naif will lose the battle. Mean chief, or the like. Merrill had heard while, It has cost you more altogether that the elder sister of Miss Blake In money outlay than an enduring roof was about to he married. This new parcel, he theorized, might be a con would have cost at the start. tribution to a prospective linen shower. At all events he took It up, waved Plan Fixes Style of It at I’eurl to Indicate that he under Home; Not Exterior stood, and his pulse heightened as she vigorously bobbed her pretty head Sometimes the present-day - custom and smiled radiantly. of Insisting on stylistic luliels to de At the last delivery point Merrill scribe different types of houses Is u ( had picked a spray of forget-me-nots. source o f great embarrassment to the He released the tiny thing of beauty architects who design them. from his buttonhole and placed It be The public Insists .>n calling one tween two letters directed to Pearl. house colonial, another Spanish, an Then he went on his way. other English nnd so forth, according The next afternoon he sighted Penrt to more or less superficial qualities of again'on the porch. He hoped she the houses In question. Generally would come to the road In person for these mimes menu only thal In the the mail. Merrill even waved the let matter o f exterior sillione’ te and de ters Intended for the house invitingly. tail precedents derived from the archl- But coy Pearl betrayed an inexplica tecture o f these countries have been ble shyness. She made n gesture and drawn upon. half hid Ivehlnd a post. On top of It Is n fact, however, that the essen- 1 the mall box was a tine bouquet of red tlal character of a house chii remain roses. unchanged regardless o f the exterior “ Ah. another errand to Miss Blake?" silhouette Htid detail. And since this soliloquized Merrill, taking up the essential chsrneter is determined al pretty flowers. He raised them to in most entirely by the plan, and slm-e hale their delicate perfume. Then the plan of our houses run only he his heart heat fast. Was It fancy? as our mode of life in present-day Could It be reality? Pearl bad wafted America dictates, that essential char him a light kiss with a lighter cooing acter is fundamentally American. laugh, and had flown into the house as If hiding some conscious guilt in a breach o f decorum. Itemizes Cost of Each Miss Blake stared strangely at Mer Trade on a Building rill as he handed her the bouquet. Following completion of a three- She looked at him as If misunder story t>rl<k apartment building, a Chi standing. Then she smiled quietly, cago contractor compiled a table but she took the flowers und thanked showing the proportions o f individual , him. costs to the total construction. By this time Merrill was head over The total cost of IS cents a cubic heels In love with Pearl. His heart foot Is divided, according to percent fluttered as he hoped that she was In age, as follows: terested In hlin. But the next morn Excavating 2. masonry 10. carpen ing she did not even appear on the try and ndll work H 1-1, rooting 1, porch. The second morning she plastering 7 plumbing P, heating A, passed across the lawn, her chin high electric work t, tile work 1, sheet in the air. She actually turned her metal IV.\ painting and decorating 4, hark upon him. glazing 1, miseellaneona iron 0..\ fin The third morning there was a sheet ished hardware I. cleaning and paint of paper a cross the mall box. It bore ing up 0.1, electric fixtures l, shades one word ■ O.H. screens 0..V ’’Stupid r Approximately the same ratio ap Merrill went Ms way, pondering. plies to other buildings used for When his route was finished he dwelling purjsises, we are told. dropped the reins o f the old horse, sat back In the gig listlessly and saw life and all Its hopes and motives drop Economy in Brass Into a sea o f despairing gloom. Keep In mind that the * f v w 4 full “ What does it mean?” he murmured flow |vermtts of using brass pipe of dejectedly. “ ’Stupid'—surely! It was smaller diameter than Iron or steel meant for me. hut why? why?" pipe and that this economy applies to The horse, left gnideles*. had strayed both hot and cold lines when b aas from the toad into a thicket. In his pipe la Installed. T F ront F örch 1-1 ti-c f l n r 1 Firat Floor Plan. By W. A. RADFORD M r William A U a d f u r d w i l l > n * w r r q u e s t i o n s a n d g i v e a d v i c e H 'H K K O K C o w on a l l p rn ble m n p e r t a i n i n g t o th e a u b ja c t o f b u ild in g , f o r tha r a a d r r a o f • I'1» pap ar. On a c c o u n t o f h l a ’ w l d a a t p a r l a n c a ai> r i l l l o r , a u t h o r an d m a n u f a c t u r e r , ho la, W it h o u t d o u b t , th e h l g h e a t a u t h o r i t y on tha au bjact . A d - draaa a l l I n q u i r i e s to W i l l i a m A. R a d f o r d . No. 1117 i ’ r a l r l e a v e n u e , C h i c a g o , f o r reply. A broad porefi for Htmmier nnd n gooil sized living room for winter are two feature* of n homo that are moat desirable They are Included In thla design for a seven-room house. The porch Is 8 feet deep anil 24 feet tl Inches long. The |>oreh walls ami pil lars are constructed so that the porch may In* screened. The entrance door lestls Into the living room, which has su open tlrepluce at one end and the Second Floor Plan. stairs to the second floor at the other. The dining r*s*in, loo, ts rathef large, 12 by 1.1 feet, and Is connected with the living room by a cased opening. A small bedroom, the kitchen and a good sized washroom and lavatory complete the room arrangement on the flrwt lliHir Upstair* there are three bedrooms, bathroom and a number of fom l-tliel closets. A basement, of course, extends under the whole honse siol ia of the same dimensions. IP by 24 feet il Inches This la an attractive home, com fortable and convenient It la of frame construction and la set on a con crete foundation. The long, alopiug L It Your Nerve*? present Joyless mood Merrill allowed him to graze. His day’s labors were over and he was In a frame of mind where solitude was a boon. Suddenly, however, Merrill was startled by the echo of a vivid scream. “ That Is a woman’s voice!" he decid ed, and leaped from the gig and dashed through the underbrush In the direc tion from which the cry had sounded. He came to an abrupt halt where a path Intersected the wildwood. Miss Blake stood rigid with fear, confronted by a brawny tramp, who, cudgel In hand, menaced her. “ Out with your purse and off with your Jewelry, my pretty!" ordered the man. and then he went sprawling at a well-directed blow from the strong fist of Merrill and made off baffled, as Merrill caught the half-fainting girl in his arms. Miss Blake was hysterical with grat itude, but In a few moments had some what regained her composure. “ I had Just left Pearl— that ts, Miss Foster," she explaiued, "when that horrid man came along." “ Then perhaps that fellow has started after her—began Merrill in au anxious tone. “ Oh, she Is surely home by this time,” interrupted Miss Blake. Theji she paused. There seemed to be some thing on her mind. She finally placed a pleading hand on Ids own. “ You have been so good to me,” she spoke falteringly, “ I think I should tell you something about — about Pearl. “ Anything about Miss Foster will be o f Infinite Importance to me,” as sured Merrill ardently. “ But—but it Is a breach o f confi dence, perhaps." She hesitated. Then she burst out. "It was about those flowers." "Oh, the roses Miss Foster sent you.” "She did not mean them for me." "Indeed?" questioned Merrill puz zled. “ No. They were Intended for— you.” “ For me? Oh, I understand now!" cried Merrill In a quirk, comprehen sive gasp. “ Why, I uever dreamed of such a thing!” “ Your forget-me-nots—■* " I fancied she would scarcely notice them.” “ Was It not a floral message?" Inti mated Miss Blake archly. “ And the roses were— ” “ A reply. In the language of flow ers— you should feel honored." “ And ’Stupid,’ Indeed, was I ! ” ex claimed Merrill. Joyously. "Poor Pearl!" continued Miss Blake. “ She hud been searching the woods for some gruesome plant thut would express her heartbreak." “ She need not, if the assurance thnt I read her good will aright at last and am eager to tell her how happy she has made m e!” orated Merrill In a riotous fervor of delight “ Suppose— suppose you come over to our house tonight?” gently sug gested Miss Blake. "Suppose 1 do?” submitted Merrill hopefully. “ Pearl will be there. You, can fell her all about your modest mistake.” Which Merrill did, in n quiet corner o f the pretty garden, amid sleeping roses, and the chiming crickets, and the sweet white moonl’ ght and— love! Bakersfield. Calif.— “ I had a nerr one breakdown, unable to leave my bed. I was under the care of a doc tor, but was not getting along as well as I thought I should, so I start ed t a k i n g Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and It Is the tonic and nervine that re stored roe to health. Its soothing effect upon my n e r v e s was w o n d e r f u l while taking the first bottle, but I continued Its use until I had taken five bottles and was then completely restored to health. I have never had a physical or a nervous breakdown since, which proves the thoroughness of the ’Prescription’ in reaching the source of the trouble and then over coming I t ”— Mrs. Gertrude Higtay. 1224 Truxton Ave. A ll dealers. 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U| —AdvertIwm«n't. ** Av Sir Christopher Wren's tomb In i Paul’s cathedral hears the simp epitaph: “ If you are seeking my mo ument. look around.” I | | ! Sure Relief J 2 tom INDIGESTION tS CCHTf 6 B ell - a n s , ^ Hot water - I Sure Relief ell - a n s A pretty girl was courted by a man of great wealth and a fellow o f small , means. The former showered her with all J varieties o f costly gifts snd feted her in sumptuous fashion. The Impecuni ous one gave her only Ms devotion, for It was all he had to give. Still, devo tion Is a beautiful thing, even in these inflames LIDS modem times. 2*. NITCHlht Eva So she fell In love with the poor fel * J"** fe low. But she married the rich one. t t * " ' ,,*Me remedy fit *U ilru fftk t* — 1 *** * Bee*eL lew DON'T RU Andrew Jackson’s Politics Andrew Jackson Is popularly sup posed to have started the modern Democratic party. It was to a large extent the successor e f the Jeffer sonians. But Old Hickory himself did not apply the name “ Democratic" to hi* followers. During hts Presidency snd after his retirement to the Her mitage. in all his correspondence he called himself a Republican and spoke o f his party as the Republican party — Pathfinder Magazine 't o