Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1912 — Page 3

THE AMERICAN HOME

tic.r.Tja _.'i i£ v •"? *> r '.' Mr. 'William A. Radford will answer Questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the renders 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. ; .f This house plan appeals to me as being one. of the neatest pud most interesting low-cost houses I ‘ever built. The plan lends Itself to a splendid arrangement of rooms, both upstairs and down. It is easy to arrange the necessary conveniences when the rear of the house is wider than the front, and this object is easily accomplished with a two-section roof-on the three-gable plan—one of the post satisfactory roofs ever built. This style of roof dates back to the earliest American architecture. It originated ttt the efforts of builders to add' a pleasing front to the old-fashioned long houses built with the eide to the road; but this plan has been Miproved upon, until the completed house shows very little resemblance to the original efforts in this direction. ‘ While the front part of the house is pleasing and the arrangement Is almost perfect, the rear section is given np entirely to the dining room, kitchen and the accessories to these rooms. While we all like to see a pretty parlor and an attractive hall, we should remember that a house Is built to live In next year and for a good many years to come. The work of getting meals Is about the same, day after day: and year after year. Meals are prepared in the kitchen and served In the dining room three times dally, and a little saving in work each time amounts to a great deal in the aggregate. A dining room 12 feet wide and 26 feet 6 inches long Is unusual, even in a large house. This is not a' large house, but there is room enough for a large dining room without encroaching on anything else. • The little'square hall in the rear is

really a vestibule. It Is the right place for an fee-box, away from the heat of the kitchen, but not far enough away to be Inconvenient. 1 like to see a refrigerator close to the outside entrance. Ice comes in dripping wet in warm weather, and the man who carries It usually has more or less mud and dirt on his boots, it is & great saving on a woman’s nerves to have dirt left outside, or as near outside as possible. Then there is a saving of ice by having the refrigerator in a comparatively cool place. If we have our own ice-house, the work of getting the ice put, washing it, and putting it into the ice-box is

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considerable, so that the economy, even in this case, is advisable; bat when ice is bought and paid tor at sity for bsAg careful is much greater. Sometimes it is not convenient to When placed next to the outside wail, loci', install a piece of gas pipe with an elbcrw, and ran the pipe outside. One house that was built like this had ' "*-V - *>

WIR-ARADFORD EDITOR

drip carried to a bed of mint. We ail know how to appreciate roast lamb with mint sauce;*and when the mint is gathered fresh and clean at the side of the house, it is much more of a delicacy than when bought from the market and carted around through the dust for 24 hours before being delivered. Mint will grow fairly well in the garden if lightly shaded; but It is a water-loving plant, and does better when it gets a continual supply of moisture. If the pipe from the icebox is short, the water is likely to be rather cold. It Is better to run the water Along an open trough for a distance of eight to feet feet, to raise the temperature of the drip water. FOr this .purpose an open trough is better than a pipe, for two reasons:

Second Floor Plan.

the water is exposed to the atmosphere, and warms up much better to summer; and, if the ice-box is used in cold weather, a trough will not burst when the water freezes. Am other drain for an Ice-box that oamo under my observation, was carried to a porcelain dish for the benefit of the birds. It kept a constant supply of water in a shallow dish, and the birds

enjoyed their dally bath during the warm weather. It was amusing to see them splash the water about This was an occurrence that interested and delighted the children very much. This style of house just suits a twostory porch, and the porch seems to fit the house as though l.t grew there. It is not,, always easy to .arrange a ' porch' on three sides of a house with- ‘ out making some of the rooms dark, but that objection is eliminated in this plan. This style of porch is a finish to the building and is a great protection to both front and side doors opening into_thejiining room. I like an outside entrance to the dining room, especially where the room is large and not overcrowded with furniture. 1 think most house wives like this arrangement also. A dining room Is not furnished usually so expensively as a front parlor. When there is a side entrance the Immediate friends of the family usually step right Into the inner circle without the formality of ringing the front door bell. There is an element of sociability In this sort of thing that Induces comfort I do not believe in furnishing a parlor In such a way that it is too nice to use. 1 believe in comfort first and show afterward; hut at the same time it is considerable w?Trk to keep the frorit part of the house in first-class condition and have every member of the family running through It continually. A woman dislikes to order, the children out of the parlor, to stay out, unless they have some other place to go, and there should be a comfortable place for the children In every home. The dining room in this house offers a solution of the problem. With a good grate and a cheerful fire in cold weather, the youngsters will be round in the dining room every, time, unless the old folks are so .selfish that they are obliged to find recreation at one of The size of this house is 33 feet 6 of the porch, which is large enough to ***** *

LOVERS KILL SELVES

Sequel to Forty Years Romance of French Sweetheart. "-jy '•"■ij" , - ’ After Marriage Was Forbidden Jules and. Marguerite Met Daily ' . . - and Exchanged Vow* —Are 'a. TT Found Dead. Paris, France.—Tragedy has closed the remarkable love affair of Jules Denis and Marguerite Plezezins. They were engaged forty years. Marguerite had to nurse her father, Jules had to plan and scrape to keep his mother. Tlte first duty of each was to the parent The years went creeping on .and it did seem, at last that they* would .be married. But Jules was robbed asld lost his position and the doctor told Marguerite her aged father would live another ten years, because she nursed the old man “gS wonderfully well.” Then the next morning the concierge of a house in Belleville sent a messenger* boy to the fifth floor with a note to Jules Denis. At the same time the concierge in a street in La Villette sent a boy to the fourth floor with a message addressed to Mdlle Marguerite Plezezinski. Both boys returned with the notes. They had knocked bnt had received no reply Each concierge sent for a locksmith and the police. Jules Denis lay dead in his bed. A bottle which had contained laudanum was by bis side, and in his hand was a sheet of paper containing a last word to his sweetheart. Marguerite was found In her room dressed In white and dead, and er hand held a paper with a word on It to “Jnleß, my loved one.” There was a laudanum bottle by her bedside, too. "it The police opened the notes sent by messengers. ‘-A^ “It Is accomplished, Marguerite.” said one. “It is accomplished, Jules,” said the other. - . Jules Denis was 68 years old. Marguerite Plesezlnski was 67. They met when Marguerite was 17 and Jules •28. Marguerite was the daughter of comparatively wealthy parents. Jutes was a clerk at S3O a month. They wished to marry, but their parents laughed at them and said: “There is plenty of time to think It over.” Marguerite's parents could live without work, but had no money for a marriage portion for their daughter sufficient for a son-in-law without a reasonable income. So Marguerite and Jules met each day, exchanged vows and waited.

Married Old Man For Love

Young Bride of tiekd of United Wireless, 67 Years Old, Says Bhe Did Not Wed for Money. New York.—lt was for love and not for money that pretty 18-year-oid Stella Lewis married Christopher Columbus Wilson, the 67-yeahr-old head of the United Wireless company, she informed United States Commissioner Alexander. Mrs. Wilson, who was married the day her husband was In dieted for. using the mails to defraud, was a witness in the bankruptcy proceedings to ascertain If Wilson had concealed any of the (1.500,000 be is supposed to have obtained from the sale of United Wireless stock. He is to be brought from Atlanta, where he is now serving a three years’ sentence, to testify Dec. 22. Ai ... Mrs. Wilson, who had been a • stenographer for the United Wireless, enlightened the commissioner and Saul S. Myers, attorney for the receiver. as to why she bad married, but she did not furnish information as to whether or not her husband had

HUGUENOTS GET PAINE HOME

Secure Building as a Headquarters in New Rochelle—Celebration if Planned. New Rochelle,’*. Y.—Henry M. Lester, president of the* Huguenot Association of New Rochelle, turned over to the trustees of the association the house which was given by the state pf New York to Thomas Paine after the Revolution in recognition of nis patriotic services With the house goes an acre of ground on North ave nue, known as Deveau Park. House and ground are valued at 110,000 The board of trustees elected James 8 Haviland, president; Charles Fryer, secretary, and George F. Flandreaux, treasurer. Mr. Lester bought the old bouse three years ago. moved it to Its present site, and restored it It is now known as Deveau House, renamed for Its original owner, a Tory, who fled at the outbreak of the Revolution, it is the headquarters of the Huguenot association, and is used as a public museum of Huguenot and Westchester county relics. >- T|ie association la preparing f6r a celebration in 1913 to commemorate the two hundred and twenty-fifth an nlversary of the settlement of New Rochelle b j Huguenots. The common council and other city officials will be invited to take part la the event which will probably take the form of an old-fashioned festival, with pageants. An official delegation from the city of La Rochelle, France, is to be received, having accepted the invitation extended * Henry M Lew.

NEW CHINESE MINISTER AND FAMILY

ALFRED SZE, the new minister from China, is the youngest envoy ever ; sent here by his country. He was educated in Washington, is an allround athlete, and Intensely fond of basebalt —With * him are his charming wife and little-baby.

Jules rose somewhat, but never earned more than SI,OOO a year. As time went on they continued to see each other every day, each day renewing their vows of love. They did not dream of disobeying their parents’ injunction of waiting dn marriage until they were In “a position to do so.” Jules never went to Marguerite’s house except when her mother died, and Marguerite never went to the small fiat to see Jules’ mother. Both understood that for them marriage was hopeless—for the time. Jules must look after his old mother. Marguerite must nurse her paralyzed father. Jules managed now and then to pile another coin on the tiny heap he was saving for-the marriage v day And so time went on and he was 68 and she was 67. And then the other day Jules was sent to cash the check for nearly $5,000. Jules cashed the check at the bank.. As he neared the door a man stumbled against him and he felL When he arose the man was gone and the money had disappeared Jules was accused of nothing but

any assets lying around that a receiver in bankruptcy could get hold of. According to her testimony It would have been ipore profitable for her If she had remained with her notebook, pencil and typewriter instead of marrying a man who, at of the wedding, was supposed to be worth millions. The marriage came at the time the government was looking, for Miss Lewis to use her as a witness against the Wireless heads at the trial. It is the belief of the creditors of the Wireless company that Wilson has concealed about (750,000. One question of Attorney Myers showed It was hlB oplfiion that Wilson, prior to bis arrest In the summer of 1910, made a trip to Europe and deposited In banks over there about (450.000 This was news to Mrs. Wilson, she said. She last saw her husband at Atlanta about three weeks ago. Sbe is now residing witb ber parents at 605 West 115th street, and said .sbe was subsisting on their bounty, as all the money her husband had given her

Bigger Cars Than Ever

Pennsylvania Railroad Is Planning for For Eighty-ton Gondolas —To Use Heavier Wheels. Chicago.—Plans which provide for a tremendous increase in the capacity of steel freight car* have been for- , -mutated by the engineers of the Pennsylvania railroad. The new gondolas and hoppers are to he 62 feet long over all and 50 feet 2 inches Inside. The hoppers will have a capacity of carrying 93,000 pounds of coke, against 60,000 pounds, the capacity of the largest cars now in use. These cars will have a rated capacity of 140.000 pounds, but will he sufficiently strong to-safely carry 160,000 pounds or 80 tons of material. This great increase in carrying capacity- will necessitate the strengthening of an of the material entering into steel car construction, the Iron Trade Review says It will probably mean the entire elimination of the cast iron car wheels tor freight service and the substitution therefor of solid steel wheels. Recently the Pittsburg and lake Erie Railroad company placed in service, 46-foot freight cars, which are the largest now in use. In addition to the strengthening of all car parts, including not only the wheels and axles, hut also an forgings and castings entering into car construction, the reenforcement of many bridges to withstand the Increased loads of these heavy trains will follow. Anticipating an increase in steel car carrying capacity. the Pennsylvania ratiroatf has

carelessness. He was not even suspected but the chief partner in the firm for which Jules worked told him that be must find another post* tion. And on that same day the doctor told Marguerite that she bad nursed her father so well he probably would live another ten years. So she would be 67 years old before she could marry. She shuddered at the thought and felt a pang of shame, and then—she lost all hope. And If Jules Denis bad waited only a few' hoars longer they at last could have seen the way to happiness In marriage after their years of true devotion to tbelr parents. For soon after the discovery of Jules’ death It’ was found that biz mother had died in her sleep to the night Marguerite’s father was found in a collapse Indicating that his days were few. He is 86. When he looked up at neighbors who Went to him after the finding of his daughter’s body they could not tell him the news, and he could not understand why bis daughter bad not brought his morning chocolate to him as ususL Servants must look after him now.

since ' be was taken to prison. (550, had been expended. Mrs Wilson said tb« only property her husband bad at the time sbe married him was a house at Long Beach. He was, offered (20,000 for It, but ft was assigned to his attorneys In payment of tbelr fees for defending him. She said she believed John B. Stanchfield received (40,000 for conducting Wilson’s defense.

Plants Coronation Tree.

London.—The Prince of Wales has planted a Windsor Forest oak tree at Flemish Farm, Windsor Great Park, tp commemmorate coronation year. It was placed near the oak planted by King George* last year to commemorate bis first day’s shooting as king in Windsor Forest The spade used his painted upon It the colors of the Union Jack.

Boy Ropes a Wildcat.

Livingston, Mont —White a large crowd watched him, Gene Confarr, fifteen years old, son of Eugene Confarr, a well-known Montana sportsman, roped a big wildcat which strayed Into town and was discovered In front of a department store.

on both its main line and branches. - Heavier rails most also be need and the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey has experimented for some mouths with 125-pound rails, which have been laid on an extensive stretch of track. The wooden tie win of necessity have to be replaced by steel ties and it is -believed that a heavier tie than now manufactured win have to be used.

Houses Sink as Mine Caves.

/Scranton, Pa.— I Two houses sank 60 feet into a mine cave in Ross avenue, endangering many lives. The bouses were occupied by Warren Stephens and Patrick J. Buckley. Buckley's wife‘was preparing breakfast when the bouses began to settle.? She aroused the members of the family and all escaped, but Stephens and his wife were penned In their bedrooms. A ladder was lowered by neighbors and tbe couple was rescued.

Apes Learn to Talk.

London.—The apes at the zoo are being taught to talk, so that human beings can understand what they say. The experiments are quite unofficial But Professor Boulanger ofx&ft Natural History Museum, South Kanin charge at the reptile hou*e* < ißakea point of visiting the chimpanzees tft talking to them. ■ „ V- ..,

Thera are feaHrirnggars la Switzerland, and two-fifths the admit population have deposits la hanks. * ■-. '■ - * •-•.-iL.jsefc..:

IN THE PREVAILING MODE

H Franklin Park la * beanUfuLspet, why is Jamaica Plato? i Now if the file to a rasping tons should call the auger a. bore, - If a bullfrog wore a hobble skirt would the lily pad—and-hark? ; r to : Gan a scavenger be a cheerful mas when he’s always to the dumps? If you board a spell at a shore hotel is the billow that you pay? If ft parrot can swear can a crocus, too? Enough, ere we all grow ill. If a stogie car weighs several* jons, how much does the whole subway? _ 9 If a Harvard oarsman rows, to a shell, in what does the salmon roe? r/. _ ' If no &TBBB Is grown to the frozen -' north, what then does the Eskimo? “Hfr If a gun missed fire would a parachute? This stuff gives me a pain. If a thief broke toto a drug store, do you think that the dogwood’bark? If the house was full and the water drunk, would the hose reel all around? And If the waters oonld speak an they flow, how would Long Island Sonnd? If the water pipes to a dance? hau burst would the dancers use their pumps? ** And the monkey wrench a nut from the vise, would the plane jttst smooth things o'er? - - . * —n» - S" eg This Ift the frivolous sort- of thing that is dubbed a Daffydlll, Transcript. '

ALL SORTS.

Presumption Is the daughter of ignorance. - The sweets of married life, should never be kept In family jars. Folly was condemned to serve as a guide to Love, whom she had Minded, mm r m ' 1 ♦ *■’. . Castles in Bpain cost little to construct, but a great deal to demolish. ____ / '• f** "2 r.v There are some men frtehds are more to be pitied than tbelr enemies. - * The woman we love the most Is often the one to whom we express It the least. '.A--- A.yWlfe A suggestive shop sign: "Don’t go somewhere else to get swindled; walk in here.’’ Memory ( Is the moonlight. of.. mind, “touching the ruins of the past with a softened light. '* A man may talk and talk and not be a bore if he talks to you about your good points., A tear in the eye of a woman is ten times snore persuasive than ft rolling pin in her hands.

ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS

Every time an old bachelor meets a young widow he gfts stage fright • - ___ When seme people pray it sounds more like an order than a petition. .. A prima donna doesn’t always lose her temper when she goes np fa tfee air. ' 5 ' V Eternity seems a UmfLtimer-egoapt to a couple of women engaged fit saying good-by. “ - Many, a woman drives her husband to drink and then blames him for letting her do It '' k What a small boy can't understand Is bow a girl manages to keep her hands so clean. „ How contented most women seeg*to be who live alone—and how discontented most men are who try St! . 7',. “Hey, there!” called an old farther to a man on the corner—and three grass widows stopped and looked aipund. . v-A: 7 '

LOVELINESS.

Art ~ . . And beauty. vy .. yjr , «£ We need than. < * —. _ 1 Let as not hurry so. —“ *•*■«*■■ —r Js. We need to feed upon loveliness. ■£* •Hie contemplation of it make* -US richer. • Must we he always practical and at life’s business? Let u* lag Just a little so wVd&f In nobl6D6ss of sjfMU In To be capable of loving beauty teto bridge a discouraging gap In our between effort and attainment . | A world of enchantment is open toy is by the way of loveliness.