Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-27
MOVING HOUSE AND HOME.

Even Carpets Are Taken Up.
As a general thing man knows where
to look for his house when lie goes home
from work. A two story dwelling is de.
veloped strongly in his bump of inhabi
tiveness. In world of mutations it Il
usually content to remain at the old stand
till the wreck of all things earthly over.
takes it. Let man once build house
on lot 90, block 8, and he can leave il
in the morning with pretty safe assur.
ance of finding it right there when he
comes home at night ''H ."--'s
But houses do sometimes stray away,
and while they leave certain ancient land
marks they make others as they 60. It
often happens that man residing on his
own property sells the lot at good figure
and moves the house to a less costly loca-
tion farther on. These are the times
when the rule finds exception, and the
head of family who closed his front
door at Adams and Wood streets this
morning is likely to open it tonight at
Garfield park. The housemover comes
when he cannot when you are ready
for him. He shoves lot of rollers under
your residence, bitches windlass horse
to it and snakes it along the highway,
while your family remain inside and
continues to pursue their daily avoca-
tions. In northwest Chicago this spec
tacle of quiet domestic scene in wan
dering residence is very familiar People
are changing the face of the country so
rapidly that homes give place to four story
buildings at the slightest notice. The
daily programme of breakfast, dinner
and supper go on, though three grocers
may have to be patronized before enough
provisions are obtained. The lifted hulk
goes drifting through the street, approach
ing the revolving capstan and chasing it
away, forming the one thing which can
stop Mr.. Yerkes' street cars without caus-
ing all the passengers to bless the Phila-
delphia baron. When man goes home
at night or goes to the place where he ex-
pected his home would be and finds but
an aching void in the old familiar place
he has only to step into the street and
take up the trail. Persistent following of
this will bring him at last to his retreat
ing domicile, when he may mount the
back steps as he would car platform
and resume his disturbed relations to
the fdmily.
Ladies who 60 to call on women who
are being moved-house and household
do not leave their cab standing at the
corner, but direct the driver to keep up
if he can, while they sit in comforta-
BILE drawing room and enjoy the shifting
scenery. Children can be kept in the
house so readily while the latter is being
moved from one part of the town to an
other that it has been suggested to have
the state hire licensed raisers and movers
who shall draw domiciles about from
place to place as often as "infants ter
rible" demand a change of scene. AS
the progress is continued day and night,
policemen who call to see the cook may
greet her in Capt. Schuettler's domain
and give her farewell in Simon O'Don-
nelrs territory.
This moving family and house to-
gether has its disadvantages for fellows
who sell patent rights and women who
canvass for the book "Clear Skies" For
these bores are limited to certain terri
tory, and it is awfully trying on solici-
tors nerves to see the house in which she
has her victim treed just approaching
Belmont avenue, knowing full well that
once across that street she dare not sell.
Think of the moving housewifes thought
less dalliance. An hours work and hard
talking have induced her to subscribe,
but she wants to object little longer,
and while she gratiies that wish her
place of residence has changed from
Lake View to Jefferson, and the agent
has lost sale. Fellows with coal bills
and grocers with unbalanced accounts
can find one of these elusive households
any day, and they are likely to run along
in breathless fashion at the rear entrance
or back off from the impending, advanc-
ing front door, pulling the bell as if they
were tweaking its nose and then retreat
ing as if afraid it would resent the insult.
These buzzards who float around a family
ell transitu may as well be paid; they will
camp wherever the house is deposited,
and it doesn't look well to be introduced
TO neighborhood by bevy of bill col
lectors. @ @& 81
Taken altogether, the business Of NOV
ing house and household, family and !
familiars, without taking up carpet or
packing boxis deluding. A man never
knows where to look for the thing, and
life is too short to go andsit down on the
vacant lot till ID comes; his neighbors
know too much about him from the start,
and his family cannot rub out old scores
and begin anew nthe legend side of life.
Chicago Herald. S' ''a