Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1919 — Page 8

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BUNGALOW IDEAL FOR SMALL FAMILY

Convenient Arrangement Appeals to the Housekeeper. ECONOMICAL IN MANY WAYS Design Show* Comfortable Homo That Can Be Erected and Maintained at Comparatively SmalQCoet. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. WlUlarn A. Radford will answer questions and civ* advice FREE OF COST on all subject* pertaining to th* subject of building, for the readers of thl* paper. On account of his wide experience *a Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he la without doubt, the highest authority kn all those subjects. Address all inquiries* to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only enclose Lhree-cent stamp for reply. Planning a home now is much like buying a Liberty bond —it not only is a patriotic duty, but it is the best investment any man with u family cun make. The government is urging everyone to build so that the labor of the tountry that has been released through

the cessation of hostilities may be employed. At the same time, buying a home means providing against the future, which is worth while, no matter what sacrifices have to be made. But leaving out the considerations of patriotism and being provident, there are advantages In owning a home that more than balance any slight privation that is required to secure it. The home owner is the best man in his community. He is stable and is regarded as a real part of the life of his home town. He is the substantial man of the neighborhood in which he lives, not merely a floater, who has no ties to bind him to the social and business life that is around him. Buying a home might be compared with going in swimming for the first time in the season. The initial plunge is dreaded; but after it has been made, how invigorating and satisfying is the water. Making up the mind to buy a home is the hardest part of becoming;

the owner of one. When the initial payment is made and the owner has taken po&session, he is repaid for his action so many times that he cannot understand why he had not taken the plunge before. A home is within the easy reach of every man who has any sort of a standing in his community. Banks would rather loan, money to the home builder of their town than to almost any other individual. , No Waste in Modern Homes. Modern homes are designed so that there is no waste space in them. Every nook is utilized and floor plans are made with the idea in mind that it is not the number of rooms, but the conveniences and comfort the rooms will afford that Is of the most importance. The modern bungalow is -an exemplification of this idea. “A small house with a great many large rooms in it” always has been the ideal of the housekeeper. While this is obviously impossible, the bungalow comes near to realizing this ideal. There are few rooms but they are large and being all on the same floor give an idea of spaciousness. The accompanying illustration shows a five-room bungalow of the latest design. It will suit the requirements of a small family; has not a large number ®f rooms to be taken care of, and prorides for every modem convenience and comfort. The bungalow is suitable for any community, city, town or country. The accompanying floor plan shows how conveniently the rooms are arranged and the comforts that have been provided. The house contains five rooms, living room, dining room, kitchen and two bedrooms and bath.

Floor Plan of Five-Room Bungalow.

The plan also provides for a basement under the whole houae. Outdoor Sitting Room. The house Is 80 by 44 feet, including the front porch projection. The living room la 12 feet 9 inches, by 17 feet. Opening off it la the front porch, Üby 17 feet. This can easily be screened In the summer, and makes *, commodious outdoor sitting room. To the rear of th* living room is the dining room, 12 feet 6 inches by 17 feet. Back of the dining room is the kitchen, 10 by 11 feet. One end is cut off for the pantry, while a door at the other leads to the back porch, fl feet 6 inches by 12 feet. A door from the living room leads into a hall, at each end of which are bedrooms, while the bath is In the center. The front bedroom is 12 feet 9 inches by 13 feet and extends to a line with the front of the porch, making an exceptionally attractive sleeping room. The back bedroom is 12 feet fl inched by 12 feet 9 inches. A good-sized closet adjoins each bedroom. The basement is divided into two sections, one 17 feet 3 inches, by 27' feet, and the other 12 feet 9 inches, by 25 feet. In the larger of the two basement rooms is the chimney, so located that it rises through one corner of the kitchen. This bungalow is economical In all ways, cost of construction, cost of upkeep and If modern conveniences are installed will make an exceptloimliy comfortable home —a house that has

everything that the word “home” implies. Plan* May Be Altered. The plans for this bungalow are susceptible to almost any change that the home builder desires. While no provision is made for a fireplace, one cun easily be added. Also It may be that the lot is so located that a different exposure is wanted. Jn this case, the plans may be reversed and the living and dining rooms and kitchen placed where the bedrooms are. Consultation with the local builder and lumber dealer will quickly reveal the cost of this bungalow. Also valuable advice as to the kinds of materials and equipment to be used in this bungalow can be secured from them. As was said at the beginning, owning a home is the best Investment a man who is,at the head of a family can make. And the person who decides to make that Investment will find the banks, the real estate men and the

builders and building-material dealers ready to help him. Coupled with these facts, there is now the added inducement that by building this season, the home owner will have performed a patriotic duty.

Great Men Are Bold.

Were one to analyze the careers of 200 or 300 of our leading men of finance and Industry it would probably develop that not half of them continued in the line of business in which they started, but struck boldly out in the direction where they saw the biggest opportunities and where their Inclination lay. One of the earliest and most notable Instances of this was Commodore Vanderbilt, who was so old before he turned to railroading that his family and his advisers importuned him to let well enough alone and not to enter an entirely new field at his time of life. This readiness of brainy giants to take up new [things and to throw their whole selves into them is really one of the principal reasons why the United States has led the world in so many lines of endeavor. Wealthy Europeans, as a rule, avoid the new, avoid untried paths; they are inclined to worship precedent.

The Riches of Friendship.

We are rich when we have friends, real friends who love us, friends who see our faults and still care for us In spite of them. A palace would not be a home without such a friend in it. Money buys many counterfeit friends, but no real ones. No one could be poorer than the man who has everything but friends, and the one whose life is crowned with friendship is rich enough.—Girl’s Companion.

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MEDALS FOR WAR VICTORS

Designs Agreed on at Conferences of the Allied Nation*. Washington, D. €., April 14. — After prolonged conference with all the allied governments. General March announced today, a design has been approved for issuance to every soldier who participated in the great war o» the allied side of a "victory medal" In commemoration of his service to civilization. The design will be similar for all countries on the face, but may differ in detail for the various armies. The obverse side of th? medal will bear a winged v’etory and on the reverse will be, in the language of the country by which it is issued, the words "the great war for civilization,” and the arms of the allies. A campaign ribbon also has been adopted to consist of "double rainbow” series with the red in the center. This ribbon will be similar for all armies and is to be issued in the United States very soon. A lapel button) for civil -wear also has been adopted. It will be of bronze, except in the cases of soldiers wounded in action, when it will be of silver. This medal will represent a star in a wreath with the letters "U. 8.” for the American soldier in the center. The design for the victory medal

i • s -7 - - Fw* *' liwinpui ii' l -; st - 4 J I-*' l . Th* Steixi-Uocb C«. Next Sunday is Easter and no doubt all the men and young men will want to be dressed up ajid look /real classy. There is just one way you can look classy and look above the average and that is to buy ybur Spring or Easter Suit of us. We now have the famous Stein Block Co’s line and they are the swelled in our city. All colors, models and sizes, $25.00 to $45.00. Be sure you are one of the best dressed men in town. Be individual in dress, it pays. Just notice the many men that buys their clothes of us. Only a few days left till Easter. DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP Phone 411 C. Earl Duvall Rensselaer, Ind.

already ha* been turned over to the national art cosmnlsalon, of which Charles Dan* Glbaon is chairman. To indicate participation in the more important engagements, extra claep* will be given to be attached to the ribbon of the medal. For the American army these clasps will bear the names of battles selected by General Pershing as the most important engagements of the war. Special clasps also will designate the place of service, as in France, England, Siberia oj Italy. For the service ribbons similar insignia have been approved, in the form of stars to represent these engagements. Citations of individual soldiers will be shown by attaching a small silver star for each citation. The engagements selected by General Pershing, to be mentioned on the discharges of soldiers who participated in them, are as follows: "Somme defensive, March 21 to April 6; Lys defensive, April 9 to April 27; Aisne defensive (Chemin des Dames and northeast of Rheims), May 27 to Jyne 5; Mont-didier-Noyon defensive, June 9 to June 13; Champaign-Marne defensive, July 15 to July 18; AisneMarne offensive, July 18 to August 6; Somme offensive. August 8 to November 11; Oise-Aisnie offensive. August 18 to November 11; YpresLys offensive, August 19 to Novem-

ber 11; «t. Mlhiel offenstve, September 12 to September 1«; M>meeArgonne offensive, September 28 to November 11; battle of VittorioVeneto, Italy, October 24 to November 4, 1918." "Wte propose," said General March, "to award this medal to all officers, enlisted men, field clerk* and army nurse* who served on active duty for at least 15 days at any time between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, in the army of the United States, and whose service in the army was honorable. "As It will take some Httle time to develop the medal Itself, the ribbon will be awarded first as it can be procured. We expect to be able to start furnishing the ribbon in a short time."

Obituary

Z. L. Bwaim, son of Robert and Charlotte Swaim, was born in Carrol county, Ind., -January 21, 1856, and departed this life at the home of Fred Schultz, his son-in-law, April 9, 1919. He waff at the time of death 63 years, 2 months and

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1».

18 days of *«• H « «*“* to w per county at the age of 15, he had alnee resided. Mr. ®* ai ® was united 4a marriage to Mine Ida Clark in 1888, to which union n n« children were bora. He unitea with the United Brethren church quite a number of yearn ago. He leaves to mourn Ms departure eight children, 18 grandchildren, three brothers, his wife and one son preceded him in death. Me was a kind father, good neighbor and an industrious farmer, and will M greatly missed by his many friends.

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