The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-24
A MAN IMPROVES A SEASON OF
COMPULSORY IDLENESS.

A Word 10 Ugly WOmen-Woman and
Her Rcsourccs--lIrs. frank Leslie-A
PIucky schooIma'am-l study Of
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a worker found himself suddenly shut OF
from he daily earnings, but he did not seek
other Involuntary idIcrs like himself TO be
wall the iIl-fortune He looked at homo for
something TO DO, and found it. Several OF
the rriortise locks on the doors refused 10
catch thrir bolts. lie took them out, and
found broken wire spiral springs. For these
he substituted bits Of rubber. and made the
locks better than before. lie washered tha
knobs Of the doors that had a rattHnS play
vhenayer handled lie put now thresholds
nud storm Guards to outer doors which had
admitted fna1 To the front hall amt 70 the
kitchen whenever the rain was from cast "r
s1--.r iTr tfghteucI r.tttIiug windows, and
who .Ha upper ami lower sashoS-ueL he
pll-T rEt strips Of wool covered with
wool d cloth ou one sid au.i edge; this kept
Cut ..-l VIC Clli wind.
T-n. stowe top was not large enough 70 hold
utr,.. sl. 80 cooking in ad,1,ion 90 others juss
lifaI ,-. Ila went &C. "a building itI process of
erection. ann was given frur pressed hri-h
He fr.fl..g frame to holt these sIla !y side
and placed i. alongside tine stove. His VIII
considered il a great convenience. Several
sheivt- were placed Whore th.y woud DO the
most .og-I Iefixcd a piece. holding num-
I,cI- of u.eotcI arms, to tn wall back of tho
stove and tIe good woman had handy dry
ing EOfs, for dish vPcrs, towels, and other
small articles. and the hars, when empty,
could Ic s-,uu5 against the wall ont OF the
vvav. The little girl had dolls, aud other play
thin-s VI ~ mguIcd. there were chairs with
broken backs and lu,-c r,;HGS which required
dovveI and clue and table with ricscty legs,
and one with a leaf hinge rottc.! through by
rust Tubs and pals were in danger OF COM
fny 10 pieces for want of hoops. He made
better hoops Of vvir. than the original ones OF
parer-thiu iron. rs cCll weather was COM
Ing. hc hung door 60 the pigs sleeping
place. door doublc-hiugcJ with leather ut
tho top. 50 as to swing both ways, AMI when
released to hang vertical
There was scant closet room III the house,
hut in tho Lit,Hcn was 80 space between a
corner. and q window where a good sized cup
hoard could D. placed. The idle mechanic,
Iut hr-v ll1, of family. constructed a
a,Irg.s=ar.~ .-r'i,d it wIi.h. after wear S
rs,. hi. y.... ..1 WIS s',, tnUdi.-s piece ui
fnrui-us. tu th.. huu~c. J., ,..t- !, fyat lpES i,v
3 f.. v5 5'.. having table If these dimen-
SION fi.. - uu.i-r r'ajsh were two drawers,
rUn..r.- .ri.s furnished with rolls, for the
draw ~ If. nearly . feet hy > feet
Il in-Iu- --i inches drcp- Under these
drawer. r..gf. two ruphnarls, side - side,
one tu.u.- fa.si with shelves. Tho sides Of tho
DIRE r r-t..lr-i above the table, at the back,
csa u .th .r about S inches, and high enough
tnr..s.5r. :! -hc've>- The contents Of these
sha,,.s ,.rIi hc covered ~ curtains sliding
Lvr.r-s I'M "a brass wire Apart from labor
this p,-- NC furniture cost less than s.
Tn, i.a.qu-c of useful home employment;
ina,-s>.p. enforced iIlcucss Is cited merely
as a Sd. -,iai: hut many Of these little job:
need unt await a strike or other compulsory
Withdrawal from ordinary work; they az,
appropriate for evenings and otherwise nm
rrsatl lr.,f Iavs-~Sceutiii, American.