Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1911 — Page 2

THE AMERICAN HOME

Mr. WIHUun A. Radford will answer questions wad give ad vie* FREE OF IiCOST on all attbjecta pertaining to the Subject of building, tor the readers of thia P«**r. On account of hla wide experience mm Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho ta, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A Radford, No. 178 West *«*aon boulevard, Chicago. m„ and only enclose two- cent stamp tor reply. Sjjjfo .jgy.f ’zh. R*al estate dealers and speculative builders In the larger cities and suburban towns have long realised that •very dollar spent in making more attractive the Interior erf the houses that they offer win come back ten-fold in the Increased selling price that can be obtained or the larger rental that can be asked. This is something which the home builder who has but a limited amount to invest, or the builder in the smaller towns, does not always realise. Indeed. It really pays better in the end to cut down the sise of the house if it should beoome necessary to economise. rather than to omit any features which add to the selling value of the property. One may say that he la building a bouse for himself, that he has no Intention of Belling, hut expects to live In the house for the rest of his life and cut do without the frills if only the house Is big enough to accommodate the actual needs. What, therefore. Is the necessity of considering selling or rental value? There is an old and very true proverb that “man proposes, but God disposes;** and though a man may be building a home, circumstances may In time arise that make the sale or renting of the house imperative, and •very feature that adds to Its selling or rental value will be doubly appreciated. Death may make It necessary to sell the house In order to settle the estate. Business reasons that cannot be foreseen often compel a man much against his Inclinations to move to same distant part of the country; and I have found out by personal experience that there Is nothing more unsatisfactory as an investment than

real estate which is so far away that the owner cannot see for himself whether repairs asked for by the tenant are really needed or not, but must be compelled to depend upon the word of the real estate agent, whose interests seem often to be rather with the tenant than with the landlord. At such a time, the owner realises that anything which by- catching the eye and the fancy of the prospective purchaser makes a house sell more readily Is something decidedly to his advantage. The man who is compelled to borrow money in order to build his house usually endeavors to keep the sum that he borrows down to the lowest possible notch, and will cut down wherever he can in order to accomplish this object. But tt is possible to carry this pruning ton far. To the

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man unfamiliar with the cost of buildInc, the thing* which appear to be most expensive are those items of interior finish and decoration which add to the house. For the sake of saving from one to dollars— end *

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til another time are very apt to be left undoak * It would be far wiser to cut down in some of the hidden features that he may regard as essential, rather than to omit those which show upon the surface wad which make the differ ence between a box-like barracks and a home. When you stop to figure the matter out, the two or three hundred dollars additional which a man will have to borrow In order to Include those items which will make his home attractive will at most add eighteen to twenty dollars a year to the Interest charges which he will have to pay, while they will add fully a thousand dollars to price he can realise for the house, or five dollars a

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month —perhaps more—to the amount of rent he could get for It Attractive wall papers, while adding much to the selling value of the house that is erected as a real estate speculation, especially when chosen with a good taste and artistic feeling that Is now possible to command—even with the low-cost papers—can be better left for the future than any other item which the home builder needs to consider. Wall paper must be renewed every few years at best, and the paperhangers are no more objectionable to have about the house than the scrubwomen that seem to be an Inevitable

part of the spring and fall house cleaning. Oas or electric features are another item that can, if necesssary, be postponed till some time In the future, provided the houße is piped or wired for them, because there is no need for expensive or disturbing mechanical work in placing them in position; but it is the poorest kind of economy to omit the necessary piping or wiring—according to the custom in the locality —or both In those towns where both 1 gas and electricity are installed. But those features which are built into the house and which form an essential part of the construction or the finish should never be put off until a more convenient season, because the mechanical difficulty and the expense of adding them later will prevent them from ever being put in. The seat at the bottom of the stairs and which forms a part of the paneling should be built nt the same time the stairs are, and made an essential feature of the design; and the same thing is true of the built-in china closet In the dining room. The design Illustrated here, Is an excellent example of the small house equipped with all the attractive little features that are so much appreciated by the housewife and in such demand by those who are looking to purchase a home, yet, at the same time, do not cost very much when provided for in the original plan and put la at the same time the rest of the work is done.

▲ desirable feature of this design Is the arrangement of,the stair hall separated from the rooms of the first floor. This is the way It should be, in case It Is ever desired to rent a room, since the rooms on the second floor are directly accessible from the front entrance without disturbing anyone on the first floor. The economy of this design may be seen from the fact that the house has been built as illustrated, using all first-class materials, for The width of the house la 18 feat, the length *6 feet 6 Inches. There are three rooms oa the first floor and two rooms on the second floor, besides bathroom, large clothes closets, etc. The exterior appearance of honed is attractive and uptodste,

BERLIN. —A remarkable demonstration was given the other day in the Spree, near here, of a new fabric designed to make clothing so buoyant that it will keep its wearer afloat in the water. The composition of the Invention which brings about this result Is a well-guarded secret. To don a garment llnefi with it ie to become unalnkable. On the occasion mentioned, infantrymen, In full marching kit, clad In uniforms lined with the material, which rendered the clothing neither heavier nor thicker than usual, threw themselves into the water, and not only did not sink, but were able to “march” in the water and to fire. At the same time, coffee was served to a party in the water, waiter and guests being clad In the special fabric. It Is reported that recently the inventor, wearing his suit, Jumped into the water before the Kaiser's steamer to demonstrate the value of his device, and that the police arrested him for impropriety.

DEVOUR PIGS’ FEET

City of Chicago Eats 40,000,000 Every Year. Big Demand for Pickled Product in Windy City—Lovers of Delicacy Are Men of Brawn and Muscle. Chicago.—Chicagoans eat annually about 40,000.000 pigs' feet This was the estimate made today by packers and retail meat dealers. Incidentally it was announced that the pigs* feet season is in progress. Within a few days retail meat dealers expect a big demand for the article and are laying in big stocks. Chicago is said to consume more pigs’ feet annually than any other city in the country. The demand is

BELSHAZZAR CALLED A PIKER

University Professor Says Supposed King Was Only Deputy—Says Daniel Mad* Many Errors, Chicago.—Belshaxsar of Babylon was not a king. The famous host who feasted a thousand of his lords in state has been weighed in the balance of higher criticism and has lost his royal crown. Prof. Herbert L. Willett of the University of Chicago Divinity school reduced the ancient hero’s rank in a lecture on "The Appeal to the Supernatural” the other day In Haskell halL Far from being a king and sole owner of the golden vessels in the Babylonian palace, Belshazxar waa merely a deputy, the professor declared, and only “a kind of deputy” at that. The writer of the book of Daniel erred In many historical facta. Professor Willett told the students. The story of Belahs war’s feast and the bandwriting on 1 the wall was given ms bat one example of inaccuracy.

Lost Jewel In Chair.

law Angelas, CaL A diamond weighing two and a half carats, a priceless heirloom in the wealthy Lanpbar family of Mexico for more than 300 years, lay for ten days In s chair In the lobby of the Van Nays hotel unnoticed by the hundreds or mare persons who occupied the chair during that time. The gem was found by Campbell MoOavin, a bellboy, who reported his discovery to the clerk. Miss Lanphar offered the bellboy SIOO wire (ward, which be refused to accept. The diamond was given to Miguel Lanpbar by Philip IL of Spain in lMt

SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS MADE NON-SINKABLE

largest In the foreign colonies, but a large number of Americans also are fond of the product. The Germans and Scandinavians are said to be the largest consumers, many of those nationalities doing their own pickling and eating the meat at all times of the year. This year nearly 5,000,000 hogs have been received at thfe Union stock yards and most of the feet have been sold to dealers in Chicago and vicinity. “Pigs’ feet nearly always find a ready market,” said a representative of the Swift Packing company. “The big demand is In the winter. Thousands of fresh pigs’ feet are sold by retail dealers to families who pickle them. The packing companies also pickle large quantities of them throughout the year and in the fall and winter find a ready market”

Bank of England Is Sinking

Financially a Gibraltar of Money, but a Little Too Heavy for Earth—; Repairs Begin at Once. London. —The phrase “As safe as the Bank of England” is rather shaken in its meaning by news of a subsidence of the foundations of the famous old building In the city. The clerks In the private drawing ofljce—which is situated at the Process street corner of the Bank of England and communcates with the Mil office —were startled recently by a loud report coming apparently from the roof of the building. Careful examination by experts failed to disclose any defect in the roof, and the authorities, therefore, decided thoroughly to Inspect the foundations of the bill offloe. It was then found that an undoubted subsidence had taken place. The foundations have sank away from the main structure to such an extent that a rod can easily be swept through the intervening space. Repairs were at once begun, and the wosk now in hand involves the underpinning of the Princess street corner of the bank. This necessitates the cutting away of the original wooden piles upon which the hank —which covers an area of between four and five acres —has stood for nearly *OO years, and the putting in of a solid raft of concrete, six feet la depth, beneath the outer walls. In spite of the years that they have lain burled, the piles brought to the surface are

“Tea. there is always a demand for pigs’ feet among the Scandinavians,’* said Charles Erickson, meat dealer* 3212 Sheffield avenue. “Most of my customers prefer to pickle them themselves, and buy large quantities of the fresh article late in the summer of early falL However, I have found that the article is liked by other nationalities, especially the Germans: Like oysters, pigs’ feet have their* regular season. This continues throughout the fall, winter and spring, but there are many who eat them during the,svimmer months as well.” Pigs’ feet as a health and flesh producing food was commended in many quarters. “It is a notable fact that moat of (he lovers of pigs’ feet are among the men of brawn and muscle," said Andrew Benson, 3314 North Clark street “There is little or no demand for thd article among the wealthy class, but the man who toils all day in the shop or open air is, as a rule, fond of pigs’ feet.”

Daring the necessary excavations many Interesting curios In the form of Roman pottery ware, tusks of boars and fossilized remains of other -animals have been unearthed. The work now in progress does not interfere with the daily routine of the bank’s business. The vaults containing the millions of pounds’ worth of unclaimed gold and silver plate and securities remain intact In addition to the work at the Princess street oorner an enlarged stock office is In course of construction at the Bartholomew lane end of the bank, and three floors have been added to the library.

BABY IS SHAKEN FOR A PIN

Pat Swallowed It Aunt Got It and XRay Test Is Called Off—Curious Mix-up on First Avenue. New York,—“Pat has swallowed a pin!” screamed Mrs. Susie Gibbon, as she dashed from her apartments on the third floor of No. 846 First avenue, and ran with her eighteen-months-old baby in her arms, into the home of her sister, Mfs. Maty Mahoney, across the halL Mrs. Mahoney seised the struggling Pat and dangled him by the legs for five minutes. Then he was to Flower hospital. * The doctors were about to turn the X-rays on Pat when Mrs. Mahoney appeared, carrying a pin. , . - “Pat swallowed that pin, doctor,” she began, “but I shook it out of him and didn’t know it Haro’s the pin.” Then Mrs. Mahoney took Pad home,

NO MORE TOUGH STEAKS NOW

’’ E arily- f & Some astute legislator who wants to put the boarding house vote in -his rest pocket can do it by pushing inrented by a West Virginia man, as a meat grinder that Is guaranteed to make a tender morsel of the toughest ElrHHr 2r££ 'with projecting fingers along one edge, and when a jplece of meat is run un* der these rollers, as a garment is run •■; ; -

through a wringer, the iron teeth chew it to Such a condition that human teeth, even in grandfather's mouth, have no further trouble with & The rollers aTe adjustable so that they are not too dose to the troughs, otherwise the steak would he squeezed so hard that {he juice would be pressed ou>t of it

RECIPE FOR FROZEN NOUGAT

Rich Dish That Can-Be Prepared With the Aid of The Ice Cream Freezer. A rich and beguiling tidbit for the Ice cream freezer is prepared in this way: Brown delicately one-half pound shelled, blanched almonds. Add to the djuts one cup sugar and place the vessel containing them on the side of the store, where the sugar will melt slowly. Then when melted bring the mixture over the fire, but shake the pan con* 3tantly and remove when the caramel las become of a coffee color. No portion of it should be browner than a -afe au lalt shade. Remove from store and pour on greased plate to cool or an a marble confectionery slab if sou own one. • ' When cold pound it to a powder and add this powder to a boiled custard aaade of the yolks of four eggs and one pint of creqm. Freeze. When It becomes stiff open Freezer and add the whites of the eggs beaten very stiff with two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, two tablespoonfuls of orange juice and the same of pressed pineapple juice. Repack and let It stand for two or' three hourß longer, after which it is ready to make the mouth of the veriest ascetic water.

A French Pear Dessert.

Every Frenchwoman knows the value of combining cooked fruit with cereal for the family dessert Here is her favorite way of serving pears:; Peel, core and cut in halves half ai dozen Arm pears. Cook them Blowly for an hour in a sirup of two cups of water and one of sugar. Meantime boil t in a double boiler for about an hour and a half a cupful of rice in two cupfuls of milk, with a small piece of butter and sugar, and vanilla to taste. When the rice is cooked turn it into a mold. The French cook keeps the rice warm while it Is setting in the mold, but it would probably suit the American taste better to place the mold on ice. When ready to serve* turn the rice out on a round dish, and arrange the pears neatly in a border. Pour over them the sirup in which they have been cooked, flavored' if desired, with a little rum.

George Washington Tea Biscuits.

These are fine for a May party: birthday. The American flag always! figures on such occasions, and th« Father of His Country i» very closely] related to all that concerns the Stars; and Stripes. The biscuits must bo served on a large napkin folded square, with the dish coveted with a big cocked bat made by folding a* larger napkin In this manner. Into a pint of sifted flour rub ono tablespoonful of buttdr, one tablespoonful of lard and a little salt Dissolve one compressed yeast cake In a pint of lukewarm water and make a moderately stiff dough. Set in a Hot place to rise. In about an hour tho dough should be ready; mold It Into little biscuit, set them to rise again, and then hake in a quick oven. Before the baking the biscuits may bo brushed over the tops with milk ot white of egg.

Bride’s Cake.

One scant cupful of butter, three cupfuls of Bugar, one cupful of milk, whites of 1* eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one cupful at cornstarch, three cupfuls of flour, onequarter teaspoonful Of put, butter and sugar. Mis flour, baking powder and cornstarch and add alternately with milk and whipped: whites. Flavor with vaniU or almond extract and bake hi loaf tin lined with, tour thicknesses of paper. Hava ovaoi moderate.