Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1911 — Page 3

The American Home WIĹIAM A. RADFORD Editor

Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and* give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining' to the subject of building, for the readers of this . paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, .Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 178 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only 'enclose two-cent stamp for reply.

The extreme popularity of the bungalow style of architecture for suburban homes and summer cottages attracts renewed attention to it each season'. The combined elements of picturesqueness, comfort and convenience serve to make this type of house building more and more attractive. The word bungalow is variously used to designate rustic camps, onestory, seaside cottages, low, broad one-story structures and also twostory houses in broad extended lines with a low pitch to the roof. With all of these a wide overhang to the roof is a prominent feature. This protects the side walls from rain and - sun and makes for coolness. There is something about' the bungalow that is wonderfully taking with home builders, and It must be that it, more than any other type of dwelling', harmonizes best with ordinary outdoor surroundings? Set back away from the road, preferably on a knoll or slight rise of ground, and set oft with a few trees and shrubs, nothing can be more pleasing than the low, broad-eaved,' wide verandaed bungar

low, with its homelike air of comfort; it is a perpetual and standing invitar tion to hospitality. Q* While the general idea may be the same, the plan of a bungalow is capable /of many modifications and changes to suit special needs. In feet, the ingenuity of the skilled architect, making a specialty of the designing of small houses and bungalows, is tested by the variety and excellences of his bungalow plans. Builders will tell you that all cottages are just alike; they are, but bungalows are apt to be different. In the hands of a skilled designer each one can be given distinctive features, both In outward appearance and in the arrangement and disposition ot the space inside to meet the special needs of any family. With a bungalow a man has no need to fear that his house will be just the same as all his neighbors*. This is of more real importance than is sometimes thought; .for, if a

Itwr PUB bouse Is ever to be sold to advantage It must have individuality. Too often home builders construct dwellings that lack style, and when a rainy day comes and they want to sell there Is no buyer because the house Is "like thousands of others.” ." The striking thing about bungalow . dwellings Is that they do have individuality. There la something about them that makes the passerby turn again to such a place and say "How cozy, and how different from most houses.” This Is the kind of a house you want to live in, and this is the kind of a house It pays to build. The design Illustrated herewith shows the bungalow at its beat This is a little structure Ideally suited for a summer cottage, or, if more substantially constructed, for a permanent residence the year round. It has six large, well-lighted rooms, three of these being bedrooms and affording an abundance of closet space. The arrangement at the front of the bungalow, comprising the living room, dining room and reception hall, de•srves particular attention. Them

three spaces' connect together freely, being simply marked off with colonnades. The ceiling all the way through in this part of the house is divided into square panels by means, of wood beams, and the design for the columned doorways works in exactly with the paneled ceiling design.' In this way a useable living apartment Is secured 12 feet wide by 34 feet* long, unusual spaciousness for a cottage of this size. Divided up the way it is this room, or rather group of rooms, loses nothing of coziness or contort. • ' ' • • The kitchen is arranged conveniently to the dining room and is nicely fitted up with built-in cases and cupboards. The bedrooms are conveniently located and yet provide more privacy than is had in most bungalows. The general outline of. this ’ bungalow Is very nearly square, being 38 feet in width and 36 feet 6 Inches in length, not including the porch. Using first-class materials throughout, it should not cost more than $2,800. The perspective drawing herewith shows this bungalow finished with cement plaster. This is a very popular exterior coating for buildings of this kind at the present time. The cement plaster is applied either over wood lath, metal lath or plaster-board and forms a durable, warm and weatherproof exterior. t

For those who prefer<lt, an exterior finish of shingles, beveled siding, drop

siding or rough boards could be very easily substituted in its place. Altogether, this will be found an tremely desirable model for those wishing to build an attractive little house of this kind this season.

OATH TAKEN BY PHYSICIANS

Doctors Swear by Hippocrates, Styled Through the Ages as the “Father of Medicine.” Hippocrates, styled through the ages the “Father of Medicine," was born on the Isle of Cos about 470 B. C.» and living over ninety years, he was the contemporary of Pericles, Socrates, Zenophon, Plato, Herodotus, Thucydides, Phidias, and many other illustrious men. Himself a descendant of Asclepios, he studied medicine under Gorgias and Democritus and also under that Herodicus who first taught that systematic exercise was a cure for many ailments. . The oath of Hippocrates, long the pattern of a physician’s obligation, ran as follows: “I swear by Apollo, the physician, and Asclepios, and I call 'Hygeia and Panaceia and all the gods to witness, that to the best of my power and judgment the solemn vow which I now make I will honor as my father the master who taught me the art of medicine; his children I will consider as my brothers, and teach them my profession without fee or reward. I will admit to my lectures and discourses my own tons, my master’s sons, and those pupils who have taken the medical oath, but no one else. I will prescribe such medicines as may be the best suited to the cases of my patients, according to the best of my knowledge, and no temptation shall ever Induce me to administer poison. I will religiously maintain the purity of my character and the honor of my art, Into whatever house I enter, I will enter It With the sole view of relieving the sick and conduct myself with propriety toward all the members of the family. If during my attendance I hear anything that should not be revealed I will keep It a profound secret. If I observe this oath may I have succeees In this life, and may I obtain general esteem after ft; If I break It, may the contrary be my lot —“Doctors and Surgeons,” by Charles Winslow Hall in National Magazine.

Fair Proposition.

There has been an amusing sequel to the theft of forty shoes from the window ot a store in Now York. The owner of the stolen property has now advertised as follows: “It the man who stole the forty shoes from this window a few nights ago will bring me back twenty of them, so as to mate with the ones I have, I will give him twenty to mate with the other twenty.” Surely a fair enough proposition for any thief!

STORM CENTER OF BATTLE OF AGUA PRI ETA

THE Mexican federal forces in the battle of Agua PHeta seemed to have concentrated a good deal of their fire on the bull ring, which is a conspicuous feature of the little town. They did this for the reason that it was occupied by a strong force of insurrectos. After the fight was over the ring gave evidence of the storm of bullets that had deluged it. The towers at the entrance were literally shot to pieces. A rivulet of blood was seen pouring from one of them into the dust of the arena. Other buildings and the grand stand were riddled by missiles from rifles and machine guns. Dead bodies were lying in the ring or against the remnants of the walls.

FASHION IS WRONG

Mrs. Robert Burdette Scores Overdressing. '' ■ , 5., . _ i . • I - Young Woman Should Choose Style of Dress Best Suited to Her Figure and Coloring—Men Also Come In for Advice. Chicago.—A word picture of the model young woman—a fashion disdaining persons skns “store” hair and French heels—was drawn for the benefit of Lake Forest university coeds by Mrs. Robert Burdette, exponent of “the revised simple life." While the masculine members of student body and faculty smiled broadly and the immolated votaries of fashion flushed a deep, deep red, Mrs. Burdette criticized the girls who buy their appearance ready made—complexion, coiffure and figure—in the marts of trade. When she had finished her remarks concerning the habits of women Mrs Burdette availed herself of the opportunity to alm a shaft at the male members of the faculty, most of whom are bachelors. She said man never can be at his best without a helpmate. “Girls and women should forget all about fashion," she said. “What suits one will not be at all becoming to another, and therefore the basic principle of fashion is wrong. A young woman should choose the style of dress best adapted to her figure and coloring, and have each succeeding dress made in the same way by the same dressmaker. s

"Powder and French heels are abominable, and woman should make use of neither. Colleges should have a special course on the art of dressing, and require each girl student to attend. They should be taught not to paint or to wear those ridiculous high heels, and should take private lessons, if necessary, in choosing their clothing. “Girls vie with each other In following fashions blindly for two reasons. They wish to excite the jealousy of others of their sex and they Want to attract men.

“Live simply. Do less dancing and theatergoing. One can’t live a purely social life and amount to anything. I advise you, girls, to get married as

SPINAL CORD IS SEWED UP

Remarkable Surgical Operation Performed on Policeman and Restores Him to Health. Mt. Vernon, N. Y.—Patrolman Pasqual J. Ruffalo of this elty, who was shot through the spine in a saloon brawl a few months ago, has been discharged from the hospital completely recovered, thanks to the unusual operation which was performed on him. It consisted of stitching together two-thlrds of the spinal cord, which had been shot away, and sewing up the envelope which covers the cord. The surgeons at the hospital marvel at the recovery of the policeman, because he was seized with paralysis In the lower limbs, add it was generally believed he could not live.

Eiffel Tower Wireless.

Paris.—The hew musical transmitter of the Eiffel Tower wireless station has proved its superiority over the old system by enabling the operator to transmit messages to Canada. With the old apparatus the Eiffel Tower was able to receive marconlgrams from Glace Bay, Nova Beotia, but bad been unable to send messages itself over that distance.

soon as you can. Man or woman cannot do the best work without a helpmate.”

Several members of the faculty who evidently had been enjoying the discourse and the discomfiture of the coeds bit their lips at this point The smiles of the male undergraduate, Beau Brummels of the campus, widened perceptibly, but were effaced when Mrs. Burdette calmly resumed.

“Men as wtell as women dress too extravagantly. I see before me many who rnigh’ be classified as 'college dudes.* College boys will not be so extravagant in matters of dress when they begin to pay for their own clothes. They will find then that silk woven neckties, spats and other expensive accessories of the wardrobe are not so necessary as they now seem.” Mrs. Burdette’s address created a stir such as the university seldom has experienced, and which probably will be Intensified at chapel, for Rev. Robert Burdette, husband of Mrs. Burdette, in whose church in Pasadena, Cal., the “revised simple life" was born, Hi on the program to deliver more “advice."

WOMEN LUCKY RACE BETTORS

London Bookmakers Bay That They Are Able to Pick Long ShotaOne Big Winning. London. —A bookmaker confirmed the report that he had paid a society woman 130,000 on a bet on the City Suburban. This led to an inquiry among bookmakers and at Tattersail’s in regard to women betting. All have the same story to tell. . All agree that with a few exceptions the women bet a small amount and go for a long shot. They seem to get the first wind of a good thing when there Is one going, and they are bad payers.

Some of the bookmakers will not accept their accounts unless they are guaranteed by their husbands or other references.

One big bookmaker said that many women were clever and get excellent tips, so that he Is chary of committing himself deeply about even the rankest outsider when any one of a score or more women he knows takes a fancy to back it

DUDE DOG IS BURGLAR ALARM

Leads His Owner to Shop Where Clothes Had Been Stolen—Thinks Pretty Much Like Man. St. Louin —Just because a dog wears tailored clothes and goes around with a pipe In his mouth does not signify that he is only a dude dog and good for nothing. Sam, a bull terrier owned by Herman Williams, a tailor at 3563 Lindell avenue, was considered in that neighborhood a frivolous fellow who thought only of hu clothes and his pipe and who had no serious alm in life except to advertise his master's business. He had earned this reputation by years of loafing'on the streets, always dressed in coat, waistcoat and trousers made by Williams, with the advertisement of the tailor shop on his back. But from now on Sam will be looked up to as a dog who not only wears clothing like a man, but who thinks pretty much like a man, too. Williams has been In the habit of taking Barn's clothes off each night and leaving him to guard the tailor shop. Williams lives at 3709 A Olive street. At 8 o'clock the other morning Williams and his wife were awakened by the barking of s dog In their back

AMERICA EXCELS IN ROSES

English Horticulturists Claim, However, That Their Lilies Are Better Than Ours. Philadelphia.—“ Philadelphia is it, as you Americans say, both as a city and all that is best in horticulture, so far as we have been able to judge from our limited visit,” said one of the members of the company of visiting English florists, last evening. "When we return from visits to other cities we hope to be able to speak more in detail of a city which offers such attractive inducements to a student of horticulture." The visitors, who were quartered at the Colonnade hotel, include twelve of the most noted nursery men and authorities on horticulture in England, and the party is in charge of J. S. Brunton of the Horticultural Trade Journal of London. He is also head of the British Carnation society. "While you Americans surpass, us In roses and carnations, we beat you in lilies and hardier garden plants," said J. S. Ginni of Birmingham. “When an Englishman admits your superiority in roses it means more than the mere words express,” added another of the party. The visitors spent the day seeing Philadelphia. The guests of W. Atlee Burpee, they lunched at the Harris club, where ex-Congressman Wanger addressed them. After the luncheon they were driven'to various points of interest throughout the city, reserving a more detailed inspection of the city’s nurseries and horticultural establishments for a return visit, which they will make before returning to England.

GOAT MAKES BED IN A TREE

Animal on a Farm Near Fulton, Mo m Goes to Roost Nightly—No Danger of Falling.

Fulton, Mo. —A goat roosting In a tree Is the newest bit of scenery on the farm of Robert Rogers, two and one-half miles northeast of Fulton. Recently Mr. Rogers shipped a load of goats to St Louis, and upon counting them missed one of the animals, The other day a pedestrian discovered the strange retreat of the missing quadruped. The tree projects from the bank In a slanting fashion, which enables the goat to scale it The branch on which the goat makes his nightly bed Is curved in a peculiar fashion, making It possible for his goatsbip to lie down without danger of falling.

yard. Williams went down to the kitchen to see what was the matter. He heard the dog scratching at the back door and whimpering. He opened the door and was surprised to see that it was his own dog. When Sam saw him’he ran to tbe back gate, turned around and barked, ran back a few steps and then ran to the gate again. “Something wrong down to the store,” said Williams to his vrife. He got into his clothing and went with the dog. At the shop ho found tbe front door open. Thieves who had entered by prying open a back window with a jimmy had stolen two suits of clothing, and in their stead had been left two shabby overcoats.

To Fly Up Broadway.

New York.—Albert Flleux, the man who traveled by the air route from Paris to London with the late John B. Moisant of Chicago, la in New York with a 50-horsepower Gnome engine Bleriot of tbe latest type. He said he planned to be the first man to tty down the whole length of Broadway, circle the Statue of Liberty in the bay and return uptown to Van Cortland park without a stop.

POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

■ Fly time is the season for aerwplMftiDg. Some people will take any old thins —except a hint He who lives upon hope will probably die from starvation. No man Is happier than when he i-ctlng as his own press agent. A man must learn to -hold Ma tongue if he would hold bls own. A woman of beauty is a joy forever—if she keeps her face closed. mW t' Some people would like to live is clover—but not the hay fever victim. —■ One girl is always saying about another: “She’s just crazy to get married.” A married woman wastes a lot of time trying to pry her husband loose from his coin. Occasionally an old bachelor thinks . of'marrying—which may possibly explain why he doesn’t. A woman can derive thirty -seven times as much pleasure from shopping as her husband can from buying. - —Chicago News.

SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

My liberty leaves off where the , rights of another begin.—Victor Hugo. To assert that the law of brotherly love is impracticable to the needs of society is simply to deny the very first law by which society exists. — Richard Le Gallienne. A man should be upright, not have to be kept straight.—Marcus Aurelius. That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; , Whom none can love; whom none can thank— Creation’s blot, creation’s blank. —Thomas Gibbons. Difficulties are things that showwhat men are.—Epictetus. Still I must wander and wait Still I must watch and pray, Not forgetting in whose sight A thousand years in their flight Are as a single day. —Longfellow. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is tried, he shall received the crown of life.— • James.

RAM’S HORN BROWN

A fact never apologizes to anybody. Nothing can ever block the way for a man like his own bighead. Casting pearls before swine is still the poorest business in the world. One of the stubbornest facts In the world is that chickens will come home to roost. Holding a dollar within an inch at a man’s nose will make him blind to everything else. Nobody has ever been kept out of heaven because he did not know all there was to know about theology. The little sin we are determined to keep is the one that opens the door for the devil to come in with all the rest. The man who knows his Ignorance will soon be knocking at the wicket gate of wisdom, but the man who thinks he knows it all will never seO his coat to buy midnight oIL

COGITATIONS.

Champagne one day generally mean* real pain the next Some people never succeed In getting In solid till they come to the \ grave. MM» ' $ The only man who never makes a fool of himself la the one whom Nature saved the trouble. The man who is wise enough to take advise seldom finds any one wise enough to give it to him. Sr ' We do often get something for nothing in this worid—usually. however, something we're not looking for. Words come to the man who han something to say; it Is the one who is trying to talk without saying anythink, who loses the thread of his dipcourse.

UNDERTAKINGS

He who fears to undertake a great task will never accomplish one. He who pretends to undertake and does not perform is a cheat and a liar. He who will undertake a task which he knows to be beyond his abilities ta a foolish person. ,T He who undertakes as much aa he can perform and carries It out thoroughly is a worker worthy of name. i • V."’