The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 28, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 7 November 1929 — Page 3

Unusual Roof Lines and Window Arrangement Give Artistic Touch JF flr\ » f 4 Wwr « Ml? - ?■.-aas»h f » fc*., The roof lines and window arrangement in this house with the numerous gables give it a very unusual and attractive exterior appearance. The dimensions are 24 feet by 29 feet. There are six rooms and a good-sized sun porch. One bedroom on the ground floor is a convenience.

By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William*A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home 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. 407 South Dearborn Street, Chicago. 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp tor reply There is a fascination a shingled home. Shingles used on outside walls of a modern house are a silvered gray, which is an imitation of the stained shingles of New England seacoast towns. The silver effect comes from the action of the salt sea air on the unpainted wood and gives it a most pleasing and artistic effect. The beauty of New England homes now can be had anywhere in the country through the use of these treated shingles for exterior walls. A fine example of a home of this type is shown in the accompanying design. Here is a house 24 feet deep by 29 feet wide, containing six good-sized rooms and an unusual large sun parlor at the back of the house connected with a large living room. The unusual roof lines and window arrangement this home building design S— 89'0~ 1 rndl Sjnßjbch | ta Ml "■ I * _. .jl— j i iblNfiAUXwii |drorx«o-n « First Floor Plan. with the numerous gables give it a very unusual and attractive exterior appearance. The house is. In reality, a story-and-a-half but the steep pitched roof lines and the many gables give it the appearance of a full twostory building. The room arrangement of this home Most Important Part of House Is the Roof The roof over a home is more than a covering over four walls. It is an important part of the house exterior and should receive the same architectural treatment and consideration as the rest of the house. Good tile roofing insures weatherproofness. It resists and protects the house from all kinds of weather conditions. Concrete is recognized as the most lasting of all building materials. Haws thorne tile is made from a rich mixture of portland cement and. a clean and correctly graded sand. The curing process, developed after a long period of close observation, prevents the disintegration customary on the surface of ordinary coarse concrete construction. Spectacular tests have proved that the tile will not burn, although the rest of the building may be destroyed. Most of Walnut Used Today Is Grown in U. S. Following close upon the heels of tobacco and corn, one of the first exports from colonial America was of considerable quantities of American walnut. ; The English cabinet makers of the seventeenth century, ever alert for ew materials, soon learned from visors to America of the beauties of merican walnut as distinguished •om European species. So, at their ■quest, a returning visitor first im>rted into England some American alnut in the year 1629.

/oman Converts Old House Into Modern Home How an old house can be modern*d through the laying of oak floors, modeling of the roof and other imovements, was strikingly demonated by Mrs. Charles Treas, of Ableen, Miss. Mr. Treas was obliged to take the ise, built 80 years ago/in payment a debt He did not think much of • place, but his wife saw possibili--5 in It. He turned it over to her. She ripped’ off the roof and reced it with a new one,” said Mr. ■as. “She tore away the old porch t built on a new one. She bathed entire place with fresh paint. She sed a fence around it. She added fend rejuvenated the outbuildings, used much concrete and finished the outside appearance with much abbery. then she went Inside. There she new oak floors throughout, redeced the walls and added touches of nel work where needed. She built iw stairway, added an extra bathi. a sleeping porch and a sun,

and the sizes of each room are shown on the floor plans accompanying the exterior view. It will be noted that the arrangement on the first floor is unusual as the living room, dining room and kitchen are arranged along the front of the house, while at the back is a bedroom, bath and a large sun porch. The gabled roof entrance vestibule leads directly into the living room which occupies that end of the • 11,11 "C Bed Km. J l -T~iHALL / lo erwe- ft [J-mmf, IL j ? BedKoum >l-j Second Floor Plan. house. This room Is 11 feet 6 Inches by 15 feet 6 inches long and is connected with the sun porch at the back by double french doors. At the left | and at the front of the building is | the dining room or dining alcove, as I the architect has designated it. This room is connected with the living room by doubled case opening. This room is 8 feet by 12 feet, which is not a large dining room but of sufficient size to accommodate a family that can live comfortable in this house. Stairs to the second floor run out of the end of the living room and lead to a large hall on the second floor. Here are two bedrooms. The one at the front of the house is unusually large being 12 feet by 19 feet and is made possible by the pitch of the roof. It has at the front a series of three windows and at the side two j more windows, which make it a very I attractive room. The other bedroom | is at the rear corner and is rather small being only 10 feet 6 inches i square. This building design will appeal to prospective home builders who want a home suitable for a corner site. It will be seen by the illustration that this home fits nicely into a surrounding of lawn, shrubs and trees. Since that time exports of American walnut continually expanded until 1913, when about 30 per cent of the American walnut produced was shipped abroad. During the World war the use of American walnut was regulated by I the government, which required many millions of board feet for the manufacture of gunstocks and airplane pro- | (tellers. Since the war a tremendous demand for American walnut was developed in the United States and in Canada. At the same time exports have increased until in 1928 nearly i iMNHJOO feet of semimanufactured walnut lumber was shipped abroad. Os this - large percentage still goes to England, though since the war Germany has been an increasingly large user. The wood is used by many of Europe’s most noted cabinet makers. Water Drains of Lead Made Thing of Beauty In houses of the English Tudor style, leader heads of elegant patterns are often cast in lead. Sometimes architects specify pressed copper, ; washed with lead. These practical water drains, frankly exposed, are made things of great beauty. — Light Woodwork Takes Antique Finish Well An antique finish on woodwork may be used over any color which is not too dark. While raw umber is the most popular for the glaze, any one of a great variety of colors may be used for this purpose. A darker shade of the base color is always a good choice.

room. New windows relegated the old ■ to the junk heap and new wiring and i fixtures graced the spots where the old had died a natural death from old age.” V When the house was completed Mr. and Mrs. Treas gave up their apartment and moved into it. It is one of the most attractive homes in Aberdeen. Painting Shelves Makes Them Clean and Lasting In order to last, shelves should be protected with paint or varnish on the bottom as well as on the top and sides. Decay is no respecior of surfaces, and will attacjc and wear away one side as well as another. Therefore It Is best to paint or varnish the entire shelf as soon as It Is put up. Concerning Walls Os the many types of walls, each has advantages as to cost, durability, decoration, insulation, application, etc. Which will give you the best average , for the Job you have in mind?

• ®irafarf° FERTILIZERS ARE HELP TO ORCHARDS Devitalized Trees Respond Quickly to Chemicals. Does it pay to apply chemical fertilizer to orchards? If so what kind should be used and when should it be applied? Experiments planned to answer these questions have given somewhat conflicting results. The application of fertilizer to trees at the exj perimental station, Summtrland, B. j C.» has not materially influenced the i yield of fruit produced. On the other ! hand, in experiments conducted by Mr. Ben Hoy in several Kelowna orchards, the use of chemicals has produced remarkably beneficial effects. The explanation of this apparent contradiction lies in the fact that the nutritional conditions existing within a tree largely determine its response to fertilizer treatments, writes R. C. Palmer in the Farm and Home. The trees in the experimental station orchards were in a very vigorous condition, whereas those which showed the greatest benefit in Mr. Hoy’s experiments were more or less run down when the fertilizer was applied. In where the trees are making strong growth and clothing thhmselves in luxuriant foliage it is neither economical nor advisable to apply much fertilizer. Devitalized orchards, however, often respond wonderfully to the application of chemicals, especially when their use is accompanied by improved cultural methods and unii form distribution of irrigation water. The nitrogen deficiency may be rectified by the use of legume cover crops, organic manures or chemicals such as ammonium sulphate, sodium nitrate and calcium nitrate. Legumes are undoubtedly the cheapest source of nitrogen. Barnyard manure never fails to give satisfaction where it can be secured at reasonable cost. Nitrates j give the quickest results and, where j the need is urgent, may well be apI plied at the rate of from five to twelve pounds around each tree according to its age and condition. The fertilizer should be spread thinly over the surface of the soil occupied by the tree roots. Excessive Pruning Bad for Young Fruit Trees While the greatest need with regard to orchard pruning is probably encouragement of the practice, at the same time there are those who are so enthusiastic about pruning in their ! orchards that some caution should be ' exercised by any such enthusiasts. There should be a good reason for ' every cut made on the young trees, i It is particularly important that the i annual pruning of the young trees just I coming into bearing be moderate and I certainly no more wood should be removed than is absolutely essential to proper shape and form of the tree. i It has been shown that practically ' all varieties of apples and many vari- : eties in particular, may be expected to fruit earlier when unpruned than when moderately or severely pruned. Also, it has been found that unpruned trees ; have made more growth. Yet some pruning during the first few years of the orchard’s life must be done. It is necessary to direct the growth of the framework of the tree, so that as the tree matures it will be sturdy and able to support large crops without breaking or splitting down. In obtaining the desired shape of the tree, prune moderately, rather than slashing right and left ; otherwise, the man who carelessly does no pruning at all, may harvest fruit long before you do. Control Leaf Curl by Spraying in Winter Peach leaf curl starts in the early spring from spores carried over on the buds and twigs. These spores germinate, and the fungus begins to grow about the time the buds begin to swell. The fungous growth soon gains entrance to the buds and leaves, and after that time it is Impossible to conI trol the disease for the season by spraying. In order that spraying may be es- ; fective, application must be made durl ing the dormant season. Many grow- | ers wait until just before the buds ! begin to swell, as the material is believed to be most effective at this time. However, bad weather often prevents application at this time until it is too late for the spray to control the disease. For that reason, many growers are spraying for leaf curl in the fall or during mild spells in the winter. Bordeaux or lime-sulphur should be used. Mounding in Fall After cleaning away dead grass and mulch material from the base of the tree trunks in the fall before freezing starts, the soil may be mounded about them to a height of four to six inches. While mounding is not absolute proof against injury, It usually reduces the amount. This will be especially true during winters of light snow fall when the mounded soil extends above the snow. The mounded soil should always be leveled as early in the spring as possible. < Warming Grafting Wax For use, ordinary wax made of resin, beeswax, powdered charcoal and linseed oil, must be heated to brushing consistency, but do not apply any hotter lest it injure tree tissues. Carrying the can in a pan of hot water will keep the wax thin for some time, but for a large job a heater will be found convenient. A ready-made one may be purchased, or one may be made out of a (Jan, in the bottom of which is placed an alcohol or kerosene burner.

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Island May Be Turned Into Bird Sanctuary One of the most romantic—and the loneliest—places in Britain may soon be left to the sea birds. This is St Kilda, the little group of islands in the Atlantic, whose population has now dropped to 38. At the beginning of this century It was 77, and in 1851. it was 110. It has now been proposed that the island should be evacuated; and homes found for the inhabitants on the mainland. There are some hundreds of sheep on the Jsland. but these are kept for their wool, and only used for food if the supplies run short." Sea birds’ eggs and young sea birds are the principal articles of diet, with potatoes when the crop is good—which isn’t always the case. The life of the Islands is thus a hard one. and the fare is apt to grow monotonous But the Kildans are attached to their homes and don’t want to leave them. The population, if now very small, was smaller still 200 years ago, when, following a smallpox epidemic, the numbers of the islanders were reduced to 3a Work of Patient Artist In a shop at Nantucket, says the Boston Globe, some New Bedford (Mass.) girls noticed what looked tike a cherry stone set on a base like that of a collar button. They inquired what it was and were told it was a spoon holder, and when they looked incredulous, the proprietor of the shop removed the cherry stone from its base and shook out of It two dozen silver spoons. Each spoon had an unmistakable bowl, yet one which would hold no more than a microscopic drop of tea. The novelty was the work of a Nantucketer whose keenness of vision and skill in handicraft excited admiration and wonder. Those Party Lines The old cat belonging to a woman in a Colorado village died. Her telephone Is on a 12-party line, and she told her mother over the phone that she would have to get another cat. That evening two cats were left in her yard. The next day a sack con taining a mother cat and five kittens was left at the gate. And within a day or two. three half-grown kittens wandered in, evidently having been left close by. Just say to your grocer Russ Bleaching Blue when buying bluing. You will be more than repaid by the results. Once tried always used.—Adv. Jud Tunkins Jud Tunklns says ne never lost a friend, but he has met several folks who started In friendly, for business purposes, and afterward strayed off on their own account—Washington Star. Daughter was married in mother’s wedding gown—that is. she made hers out of one of the sleeves. For Best Results in Home Dyeing You can always ■ — give richer, deep- I JMr r--/ er, more brilliant colors to faded or / out-of-style dresses, hose, coats, LL / draperies, etc., with Diamond Dyes. And the colors stay in through wear and washing! Here’s the reason. Diamond Dyes contain the highest quality anilines money can buy. And it’s the anilines that count! They are the very life of dyes. Plenty of pure anilines make Diamond Dyes easy to use. They go on evenly without spotting or streaking. Try them next time and see why authorities recommend them; why millions of women will use no other dyes. You get Diamond Dyes for the same price as ordinary dyes; 15c, at any drug store.

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Lake on a Roof A summer garden on the roof and a winter garden on the ground floor will be features of new Hats being built on a corner site In London. Mr. Martin W. Harvey, the builder and architect, said the building will have ten floors, each covering an acre. The roof, 100 feet above the street level, and reached by four lifts or by marble stairs, will have two golf putting greens, a miniature lake, pergolas, rock gardens, and shrubberies. First Norwegian Book Eiling Eielsen, in 1841, walked from LaSalle county. 111., to New York city to get the Lutheran catechism printed in English, the first book to be published by a Norwegian in America.— American Magazine. Never Too Late Some of the best work ever produced on earth, even in the realm of art, has come from the redemption of failures.—American Magazine. One can grow old gracefully, but growing old disgracefully Is more exciting.

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That Was That “1 think you shouldoShow your parents some respect and ask them if you can do things before you do them,” said her dad sharply. “Be a waste of time, dad," retorted his modern daughter, “you’d say no, and I’d do them anyway.” Not So Cheap Words are not little things: the progress of mankind has depended on them. Abolish words and the race would be done for.—American Magazine.

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