Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1911 — Page 2

The American Home WILLIAM A. PADFORD EDITOR

Mr. William A. Had ford will tntwfr questions and Rive" advice FREE ,OF COST oi» all subjects pertaining to the subject 'of building soy the readers of tilts paper. • On account of his wide expeSfence as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest Authority on all these subjects. Address All Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. Wt Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and only enAtoae two-cent iUmp for reply. The most noticeable thing in architecture and building at the present time is the popular interest seen on All sides in regard to the planning and designing of houses, especially those In suburban and country neighbor--fcoodH. - TIW ways been more than a tradition, and this home we always think of as being located In the country or in the outskirts of the old home village. At the present time we are. just in the midst of a revival of domestic architecture, especially in regard to suburban building. The dwelling house that is at once comely and convenient aeems likely to become the typical house of rural America, and even in the foams the leaven has begun to work.

It is apt to be in the country rather than the town that this worthier type of domestic architecture flourishes. "The town house Is apt to be cramped t>7 the narrowness of its site, by the limitations of its outlook, by the build tng line and by the character of the welghboring houses. It may in itself he an excellent piece of work, but the surroundings are not favorable to It. In the country, conditions favor the Architect, not by making his task an easy one, but by investing it with Interest On a narrow rectangular plot, wedged in between existing houses And gardens on three sides and a roadway on the fourth, an architect may indeed exhibit skill in minimizing the Inherent defect of the site, but it is not surprising that he should feel little enthusiasm for such a task. As a matter of fact, he is seldom call«d upon to undertake it; stilt the owners and builders .commonly consider that there Is little call for the special skill of the architect in dealing with these commonplace city conditions.

In the country, on the other hand, the problems of building even small

bouses, are so varied, so complex and io interesting that architectural skill is essential if the buildings are to be anything like a success. To put up houses in a beautiful country district from plans prepared by an architect who has not made a special study of the planning and design of medium sized country houses would be something approaching a social crime. The

•wakened and increasing good sense of tbe building public should not allow this to oocur. The designing of a suitable home residence for a rural location la always an interesting problem, since each site presents difficulties and ad--4 vantages of its own. The design of • bouse should be governed by the nature of Its site, whether on a hilltop, on a hillside, on the open table-land, or In « valley; by the views of the surrounding country It la thought to obtain from the principal rooms, by the desire to obtain tbe nuttm-m

amount of sunshine in the living rooms.t or by the presence of trees that are to be-retained" in the garden. The material of which the bouse is to be built will also influence the design, and this will be governed In great measure by the building material that is most easily obtained in the neighborhood. He who builds in the country Is not restrained by the convention which

Second Floor Plan

rules in the towns as to placing the best rooms in the front of the house. If the house faces the north he will probably place the principal living rooms at the back, so they may get as much sunshine as possible. There is no reason why the back elevation of acountry or suburban dwelling should not be just as attractive as the front elevation. The style of building which give rise to the jibe about Queen Anne fronts and Mary Ann backs” is absolutely without excuse in the country. The typical country house tends to breadth rather than height TTie broad and low house seems to fit down more comfortably on its site and helps that sense of restfulness which is so much to be desired. The accompanying design illustrates such a resi

deuce at its best. It is broad, comfortable and inviting in appearance outwardly, and the interior arrangement is just what we would expect from the hospitable exterior. From the broad porch, extending clear across the front of the house, one enters a large central reception hall. The entire space to the left is given over to a living room, 13 by 23 feet in Bize, with an open fireplace and built-in book shelves at the far end. The homelike comfort and cheer of a room of this kind, with the entire family drawn about a crackling fire on the hearth of a winter's night, cannot be overestimated.

Opening to the right from the central hall la the dining room. Wide cased openings connect both living room and dining room with the central hall, giving an effect of spaciousness unusual in a house of this sine. The kitchen is well placed for convenient housekeeping. On the second floor four good sized bedrooms are provided, besides a bathroom and linen room and an abundance of clothes closets.

This Is a gambrel roof house, slightly colonial In design. It presents a dignified and attractive appearance, and at the same time is economical to build. The estimated cost of this house is $3,500.

Crime on Her Own Head.

Maud— Heard about poor Mrs. Green? She's been arrested for trying to smuggle a lot of la<fc ashore inside her big hat. Tom—Why pity her? Didn’t she bring it all on herself?

An Innovation.

"Startling departure in musical comedy." "How soT” "The principal male character Is pictured as being very much fa love with his wtfs."

Bears as God's Avengers

NE of the Bible passages that infidels criticise most | hotly Is the) of the killing of 42 Bethel children by two bears because the

children- had-Insulted ~the young prophet Elisha. “How cruels” cry the critics; “how dlsproportioned the penalty to the offense! What a bloody, unjust book is the Bible!" But the criticism results from misapprehension. For, in the first place, we must remember that the episode was at the very beginning of Elisha’s career. He was in a difficult position as a young man succeeding an old man, a pupil succeeding a teacher, a man with little or no reputation taking up the work of ,the acknowledged leader of the nation. In such a case the first moments tell on all succeeding days. If Elisha had allowed ridicule and contempt at the start, his life , n_i i jiiii mu jinl il >!■«■ akaw -mil-j ~■*- ■ - 1 worn, wuuiq nave ueen rinueq. In the second place we must remember that It was not a horde of Infants that insulted Elisha, but of boys old enough to know better, and perhaps even of young men. The word j translated “children” is applied to Joseph at the time when he interpreted Pharaoh’s dream, to Solomon when he was 20 years old, to Joshua when he was Moses’ chief assistant, and to Jer- I emlah when, in his young manhood, he was called to be a prophet. Besides, the boys were doubtless reflecting the common sentiment and were backed up by the opinion of all Bethel. , Term of Peculiar Reproach.

In the third place the cry, “Thou bald head,” was peculiarly offensive, since the Orientals regard baldness as a disgrace. It is not likely that Elisha, being a young man, was actually bald. The term was equivalent to “Thou uncleanness, thou leper!” In the fourth place the cry of the boys was a direct Insult to Elisha as a prophet and to the God whom he represented. “Go up,” the meaning is, “as you lyingly say Elijah went up; and the sooner we are rid of you the better!” - —-

In the fifth place it is not said that the bears killed the lads, but only that they “tore” them. They would be sufficiently punished by the rending of their clothes apd their flesh. ■“ t 4n the sixth place, the opportune intervention of the two bears Is proof that God was on the side of Elisha, and in criticising the event we are criticising God. In the seventh place, If the happening had not commended itself to the common conscience as just—and consciences then were much as they are now—Elisha’s influence would have been ruined; but he seems to have been more beloved and honored than the sterner Elijah, and the general impression we gain from the other details of his life is of a kind, mildmannered man, all of whose miracles were deeds of helpfulness, mainly concerned with such small matters as a lost axe head, an unhealthful spring and poisoned pottage. Rebuke of Irreverence. Finally, considered from any viewpoint, the incident was a powerful rebuke of irreverence. It must have sent awe through Bethel and all Israel. The entire nation became more thoughtful and serious because of those bears and the punishment of those rude children.

Shall the lesson stop with the days 3f Elisha? It is surely needed now. If ever. With our new feeling of liberty, our new regard for children, the new freedom and naturalness of family life, the father’s absorption In business and the mother’s devotion to her clubs, children are allowed. In the home, church, Sunday school and on the street, a familiarity and Independence of manner that would have shocked our 'grandfathers beyond measure. To their elders also the minister is no longer the great man of the village and the church is no longer a place for reverence and the Bible Is tumbled about like any other book. On every hand we hear the cry, “Go up, thou bald head!”

Bears are in the woods—two mighty bears! Irreverence leads to two rreat evils. Infidelity and despair—'without hofie and without God." Those bears tear not our clothes and our flesh hut our very souls. Ah, let us cover our mouths and those of our children. Let learn to remove our shoes In the holy place and to bend our stubborn backbones. Let us get that fear of Lord whlcfi is at least the beginning of the love of the Lord, and the initial point ot all wisdom.

Glory of Union With Christ.

We are recognized even in our aarthly life seated with Christ In heavenly places and invested already with the dignities and glories of our future inheritance. This is the faith which God requires from his people and which he is willing to give them,' and indeed nothing but the Spirit of Christ himself tvlthln uS oan enable us thus to belieye and testify, p _

Fighting the Devil.

The devil enters the soul of many a man through his mouth, his eyes, his ears The man thus influenced should make a holy covenant with his Reuses of taste, sight and hearing.— ftevi Wm. C. Stinson, Reformed, New York City.

ONE-SIDED BOUTS TIRESOME

Public Anxious to Bee Wrestling Match Between the Big Fellows —Mahmout Ready. If the wrestling fans of tlhis country were asked to pick the four aces of the sport there seems little doubt that Champion Ootch, Mahmout, Zbyszko, and Hackenschmidt would be the choices of the great majority. Any two of these men matched.in a finish

Yussiff Mahmout.

bout that was on the level would prove a remunerative proposition for the promoters and an attractive event for the fans. It looks like a simple proposition, but the optical viewpoint is deceiving, the problem being one of the gnarled oak variety. In times gone by the challenges used to read “man and montey ready at the Red Lion,” or something along those lines. Nowadays match-ma'klng is a far more complex proposition, says the Chicago Tribune. It Is easy to get the Hon to lie down with the lamb, but, judged by current events, almost impossible to get two lions together. It is charged the men who pull the strings control the wrestling puppets and that unless the grappler has a string attached to him about the best he can get is a thinking part. This at least appears to be the predicament in which Mahmout, the Bulgarian heavyweight, finds himself. Always sportsmanlike in his matches, and without a doubt a high class performer, the big fellow from the Balkan regions seems unable to get on a match, and the charge Is made by his friends that his failure to do so is because he is outside the “trust.” There may be such a trust, and again there may not. If there is the sooner it is “busted” the better. Stronger amusement combinations have gone to the wall. The public which supports the game wants to see the biggest fishes in the wrestling acquarium, and will not be satisfied with the whale against the minnow matches now being served up.

BILL DAHLEN MEETS POLECAT

Painful Experience Comes to Manager of Brooklyn Team While Rabbit Hunting in New York.

Bill Dahlen, manager of the Brooklyn National league baseball team, who was at Fort Plain, N. Y., recently to attend a reunion of the family in honor of the seventieth anniversary of the birthday of his mother, has “sworn off” Indulging in his favorite sport of rabbit hunting. Here’s the reason:

Dahlen jvent on a rabbit hunting trip on skis, accompanied by his two brothers and some local hunters of repute. Bill had a ferret to help him. For several hours all went well and he had bagged many bunnies. Then suddenly Bill stumbled on a hole which looked sure of housing a rabbit or two. He sent the ferret on its way and got the hag in readiness. In short order, with countless yelps and unusual noises, out dashed —not a rabbit, but a skunk. Dahlen’s friends are circulating a report that he will use Its left hind foot for a mascot during the season of 1911.

Safeguarding Football Players.

All High school football players In Indiana for the coming season will have to pass a physical examination. A certificate must be filled out and signed by the physician, and then placed on file with Secretary Giles of the state organization. Furthermore, no player may take part in high school football contests unless he files with the principal of the school a certificate bearing the written consent of either parent or of his guardian that he shall play.

Freshmen Are Barred.

President David Starr Jordan of | T .eland Stanford university, pleading for one year free from the excitement of publicity between the high school and later university years, has recommended and the faculty has ruled that hereafter no freshman shall pari Uclpate In Intercollegiate athletics.

SPORTS OF ALL SORTS

Baseball soothsayers are predicting big things for the Cincinnati Reds. President Murphy of the Chicago Cubs is said to favor a new ball for use In the major leagues. Kansas City, too, has tabooed the handicap wrestling match as the wind-up of a big show. Christy Mathewson says Johnny Evers is one of the best ever at "getting the other team’s nerve.” Dr. Roller says the world’s wrestling championship lies among “Hackenschmidt, Zbyszco and myself.” Wanted, by 16 major league managers, a pitcher whom no one can hit and a batter wh<* can hit any barter: Some clever eastern statistician has figured that Abe Attell makes about 140,000 a year taking on numerous short battles. Tony Biddle says the real gentlemen who take in boxing matches at highclass clubs should be attired in full evening dress. Kid Howard’s coming star, Mickey Sheridan of Chicago, and Paul Sikora of Detroit, fought ten rounds to a draw near Cleveland.

An inquiring fan wants to know how to become an aviator. He might try “changing his ways” of travel and Sprout a pair of wings. Eddie Collins is cutting his reportorial eye teeth and Ty Cobb is shapening his editorial material for use in case he fails to make good In 1911. Michigan university’s football eleven is $13,000 to the good. Now some of the other colleges will want to have the rules revised.

It Is a difficult task for pitchers to put strikes over on midgets. This is one advantage of being of diminutive stature. Owen Bush of the Detroit Tigers, the smallest player in the

TALE OF MOIR-WELLS FIGHT

New Yorker Qeclares Battle Between Two Englishmen Was Funniest of His Experience. “I have seen many prize fights in my time,” said a man who has just returned to New York from London, “but the one between Gunner Moir and Bombardier Wells was the funniest in my experience. “Hugh Mclntosh, the Australian, and our own Jimmie Britt are running a high-class fighting exhibition business over there, and the big hall back of the skating rink at the Olympia was packed with fully 6,000 people —lords and dukes and countesses and duchesses and the biggest kind of swells, who had put up at least tw« guineas ($10.60) a seat, at least the most of them. Wells was the undefeated champion, so called, and a 20round contest was scheduled. In the first round Wells jabbed the Gunner one with his left and knocked him down, and he was so long getting up that people began to leave the hall. In the second round both men were down, wfth the referee counting, and neither got up on time. Then, in the first minute of the third, Wells was knocked out. The whole battle was over in ten minutes. It would be a good thing if a lot of our prize fighters who are always knocking out each other in the newspapers would go over and do some real work.”

RULE ON SCHENECTADY PUTTER

PKjrTEJZ

That breach between the United States Golf association and the Royal and Ancients of St. Andrews, Scotland, caused by the edict of the dictators of the golf world against “mallet headed’’ putters. Is far from being closed. Although the meeting in Chicago did not insist upon the enforcement of the Royal and Ancients’ new rule, many golfers, especially in the east, are strong for observance of anything emanating from the venerable Scotch organization. The rule bars a lot of clubs that have been used many years, though It doubtless is aimed against only a few of the extreme type, notably the Schenectady putter.

One definition given of a “mallet headed’’ putter is as follows: “One that is wider from face to back than it is long from heel to toe." But this definition Is not comprehensive enough, for many putters now tolerated approximate this shape without actually conforming to it What the Royal and Ancients are undoubtedly fighting against is. the spirit of change with which this country attacks every sport that it takes up. The progressive disposition of

American league, received the most bases on bails. Pitcher Walter Johnson is a knockout as well as a strikeout star. He says Washington must pay him $7,000 for th}s season’s work.

Counting the days until the major league teams start on their spring jaunts seems to be the principal pastiming even in St. Louis. Clark Griffith, manager of the Reds,, is out with the statement that the National league race lies between the Reds, and the Cubs this year. Both Coster and Attell, who fought uhJac_rexiaixa._XQft. ter is being operated on tor appendicitis and Abe is -nursing a fractured shoulder blade.

Eight National league teams will try out approximately 250' players for 1911. How many of these phenoms will even have a chance to warpi benches in 1911? Connie Mack, when he reached Philadelphia from an extended honeymoon across the Atlantic, refused to discuss baseball, but admitted there was no place like home. “Red” Kelley, who lingered at the South Side just long enough to win the title “former member of the White Sox,” will coach the Notre Dame baseball candidates this year. A medical journal records 19 death* and 400 injuries due to the football season of 1910. It may be a fine sport, but it is a poor cause to require the sacrifice of so many martyrs. The Highlanders’ new ball park will 1 neat 40,000, and the patrons are to have every convenience in the grand stand they get at first-class theatres. The grand stand will be three deck* and 20,000 will be able to find seats there.

POOL PLAYER WILL RETIRE

Champion Alfred de Oro to Devote Time in Future to Billiards, 1* Says New York Report.

Alfred de Oro’s match with William Clearwater in defense of the pool championship which he won from Jo-

rome Keogh probably marks the pass-' ing of De Oro as a pool player. It ls| de Oro’s eleventh championship con-< test and he probably will quit the! game to devote his time to threecushion billiards.

/POWIL ry'&ar

Americans extends to their pastimes. Where the Britons are content to let the games of their forefathers reftiain as they were, the Americans insist on making those they adopt up to date. The Royal and Ancients cling to the Iron putter of their forebears. They do not want the center shafted monster or the mallet headed pretender to dethrone the tools that were good enough for their ancestors, even though Americans think they have proven that the innovations are a lot better than the ancient and obsolete types that existed a century ago. They have changed the ball already in this hustling, bustling country. The old guttapercha sphere once sufficed, but the American manufacturers have found substitutes th»r could produce much better results, and now the market is clogged with a variety of balls, all better than the old one. Americans, for the most part, thinkthat the new clubs are-sure to come, sooner or later. In any case, they can't see the sense In clinging to any instrument that can be Improved upon.