, 1873-01-04

were commenced In the bottom Of thu collar,
and in tho wintor n atovo koops out tho lrqstt so
that wo do not mood to bank up tho colia which
Sam. eays Is groat amount OF uhclom labor.
1he old bedroom ncar tho ltftclion Ia nov used
for strnw-roorn, and the old attic room In sort
Of 1umbor room. On Tho first floor wo llaye only
living room, and n llall and parlor. Tho we'll
nnl ciHtorn aro within a fow feot OF tlo titchon-
door, ms Ia also tho coal-l!ouhe. No ubpa aro
thrown or the ground, ns tliey go into Tic olor,
for tue purpose of focdlng tho pigs Tie second
floor contains hn1l aud three rooms, nli of
which nro provided with tluos. for BtcyoA in oaAo
OF mood.
Tor house Of Its s!ze, I think tho plan I,
worry good ono, ns tho aim las boon to mnko 1t
as handy ag possible for oaso in doing tho Aouso-
work. Bctwoen tho kitchen and dining-room,
tlloro is double cupboard tnsortoa In tho wall,
Of space, and Just in tho right place There ase
largo porches On oaoh stlo Of tho kl.chon, which
| afford good cool p1aco in summer for washing
and ollurning. Tic men I'LL tho water~takk on
tho atoyo In tho morning, md bring in supply
Of conf for tho day. ns wo uao soft Illinois coal
for working.
When we planned tho now part Of tho house,
Sam Haid ho would consult MI architect. anu
hnyo c nice house. we'll he ,a dd - and ,hs
S25, 1t being a simple ontlino plan. without
working details, though 1t would coBt twice what
We we're a6lc TO put into houHo; but tho archi-
tect said that it was q cheap. cottage houao. I
do not believe that ono Of those mon knows
house, II had $5b to spare, / would orer 1t as
o prornsum for tho best plan Of farmhouse
tlnt should consist Of four rooms bolow md four
above. do not suppose that $50 would draw
ont any great amount of talont, but that is just
what wo wapt,-a small amount OF tn1ont,-for
it ia ovi1ons that too much talent has bcon spent
IN this direction. Well, after tho plan camo, as
said, we mhdo our own plan. Gnm said, Now,
Polly, you must 1i1 the size of tho rooms,
I moan an tint tho rooms shall suit you,
aB you hare to stay in them to do your work; In
s s ss 70 the ehs yGh xea and noshuf
is TO be doue with that further than to put good
wide porchea on eacfi side Of it. Tho dining
roonl--well That bhnll bo at leaBt throc rooms in
In gss Ss by st1sros%a fs sna al iii s s
nining-room If you ploase, but It Is, in truth,
most Of tho waking hours. Az parlor must
be had, as sort Of ornamental appondage, We
will have Tint 10-by"1a foet for, III caso Of sick
1ess, 1t can DO used as bedroom, and will then
sorvo good purpose. It will DO so handy; or
wo may use it for bedroom whom VIC got too
old to &c, up stairs. Then wo will hayo place
rooms below, including tho atore-roou.
The upper part wo divided into throo bed
rooms. Though VIC do not bonst great n,,na-
Der of rooms, yet wo have plenty OF room for
Tho ain, should bo rathor comfort than fino
outside appearance Many people are ablo to
build much finer house than tlg, but the groat
number OF farmers cannot do.no. Last summer,
Judge Bonner stayed with uH over night. Ho is
the County. Judge, and 10 said that all Of tho
through tho County Court onco in thirty years,
come Of It sooner aud some later, and that re-
minded mo that farmers should not inyost moro
In house than their real needs require that iH,
f11ntn n nf 311ut frr
the sake OF ahow.
I hayo seon q largo number OF great whito
houses standing out for show, and Bomo OF
those with q rail fcnco In front Of them, without
no home about such house, hut simply q big
cage for Homo woalthy bride, or the bride OF
Bo1no wealthy farmer who has inherited rathor
than earned his money, and haa little idea of tho
real needs OF a homo. 4 house must hnyo a
conntenauco, and it Ia that which makes It
attractive ut first.
PIONEER HOME WITH couE7ENANoE.
onco visited old Dr.. .Konnicott, at "Tho
aud just east q tie Doaplaines river. liz liz
house vas Of logs, nado in the primitive
most attractive countonancc, for there
forest treos, ind tho vinos, md The roBeB, 30
lovingly embraced the old log house that you
would hardly believe your own eyes TINT it was
log house with puncheon iloors and long~riyed
oak-Rhakes for the roof. and thon the garden
Of roBes, that bfoomed from May until tho frost
looHened tho footstalka Of tho loaves for tho
storms Of November to make merry with. I am
told that 1t was great place OF resort during
the lifetimo Of tho old Dootor,-not to aeo tho
old log house, br. it's countonanoe, md tho sur
rplndings that mado it q homo indeed. do not
advocate log houses, but mention this incident
to show how oven log house may hayo moro
attractions than those Of grcnter pretensionH.
Tho olief fault Of our prairie fnrnahouses is
that they aro divided into too largo number OF
small rooms; md, II theso cannot bo changed
By cutting away partitions, we should aco that
they bo vontilatod without turning cnrront of
mir on the slooper. People ofton fake cold with
out really suspcoting tho cause, which n,ny have
omen window near tic head Of T tho - uucongciona m
s1ooper. Respectfully yours,
Mrs SAM JONES'