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Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21

orately treated, but it must seem natur-
al and not appear as ''tacked on orna-
ment.
This plan has been we'll studied with
a view to getting convenient and
roomy house, with an artistic and we'll
proportioned exterior effect, at mod
crate cost. There is neatness about it
that renders it a very attractive cottage.
It has four main rooms on the first floor
and four bedrooms on the second, with
plenty of good closet room. The con-
venience of the interior is apparent on
examination of the floor plans. The en-
trance is from the front through a
small .vestibule into either the parlor or
dining room. For the sake of economy
the stair hall is located to the rear of
the living and dining rooms. This might
seem an objectionable feature to some at
first glance, but it is something easy to
become accustomed to and well-liked
after q trial. IL allows the 8locatio Of
the stairs to be such that il serves aa
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER
DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECll
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The houses more than the people
give the general aspect to a locality.
The buildings are the larger inhab-
itants, and they impress you more.
They possess great individuality and
strong physiognomy. How striking is
the expression of gloom or gayety, bold
ness or bashfulness, which they give!
Wherever you may live you are on good
terms with some of the houses you have
to face daily, and with others you are
on i'll terms. Certain houses you like at
ixst sight, while others never gain your
favor or friendship.
The improved taste displayed in
house building during the past few
years has served to educate the people
to appreciate better work. No matter
how small the structure may be, the
owner will strive to embellish the de-
sign as much as his pocketbook will al
low, and will sometimes even sacrifice
space for the sake of appearances. On
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
FILE FOR RECEIPTS,

is most appropriate. Don't put ribbons
on to tic it either, but make leather
band, with button on one end and a
rubber loop and buttonhole on the
other, so that it can be easily fastened,
or a broad silk elastic band will do
nicely. Men do not like to tie and unite
ribbons If the cover is of leather it
should look as much like book as pos
sible.
Make the decorations quite simple,
and do not forget to mark each en-
velope with the name of the month, the
receipts of which it is intended to hold
A variety of suggestions as to styles
OF covering will occur to the minds OF
those undertaking the work, but the
use of durable envelopes and the meth
cd of fastening them together with tape
or bands of linen are two essential
points to be observed if the case is to
be really successful, as ordinary envel
opes wear out quickly, and when prop
erly bound the whole thing keeps in
much better shape and the envelopes
turn more freely like the pages of a
book, when handled.-Boston Globe.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21

It has been found that the ordinary
leaden cartridges when used in Krag-
Jorgensen rifle are too soft, the lead
clinging to the barrel of the rifle until
it is finally clogged. Steel cartridges
sometimes tear the barrel. C. w. Bates,
chemist, and E. Jerry, surveyor,
of Springfield, ILL.,, have discovered So
luton with which they coat lead cart
ridges and render them superior to
steel. With smokeless powder and
Krag-Jorgensen rifle they have, at a dis
tance of 80 yards, bored hole through
an AK handle and also through fiat
iron. In the latter case the bullet PEN
etrated tree six inches. Bullets coat
ed with their preparation would costthe
government, to whom they offer to sell
their secret, 90 cents per pound less than
the steel bullets now used.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21

side is very similar to a nice sideboard.
Opposite this in the kitchen is located
the sink and drain table, with locker
under for pots, kettles, etc. From the
kitchen and beneath the stairs to the
second story are stairs to the cellar,
according to the requirements of such
a dwelling. The kitchen is provided with
a range, hot water boiler and sink. The
bath room contains porcelain tub and
water closet, while a wash bowl is
located in the hall. The stairs from this
hall land in a small hall above, from
which are accessible the four bedrooms
and the stairs to the attic The size of
the building is 35x3S feet, not including
the projection of the front porch and
steps. There is a cellar under the whole
house six and one-half feet deep. The
first story is nine feet in height and the
second story eight and one-half feet.
The materials and workmanship are of
the best throughout. The foundation
is of stone up to the grade line, thence
frame underpinning 20 inches high Of
two by six studs, sheathed and papered
outside and covered with sheet steel
brick. The outside walls above the
foundation are studded, sheathed, pa
pered and finished with pine siding for
first story, and with shingles for the
second story and roof. The walls out
side are painted three coats and inside
are finished with hard plaster. The
interior trim is of natural finished
woods throughout the house, sycamore
being used in the first story and pine
in the second.
For compact, convenient cottage,
with every facility for doing the work
Of the household with the least number
of steps, in which all the modern con-
veniences are introduced; for an at
tractive and picturesque dwelling, with
moderate prices attached, we do not
know of any plan more appropriate
than this.
The cost of the dwelling illustrated
in this article, including modern i'm
provements, is from 81, 800 to So 1000. In
some places it might be built for less.
E, ALLEN PAYNE.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21

both front and back stairs, thus reduc-
ing the cost of good house. The stairs
starts up between the walls, but above
the first landing it is open and prettily
designed, with turned ballusters and
neat newell posts. In easy communi-
cation with the hall and with each
other are good sized sitting or living
room, dining-room and bedroom, being
connected by wide sliding doors. The
dining-room communicates with the
kitchen through a pantry by doors
which are hung with spring hinges to
swing both ways. Also through large
china closet built between the rooms.
The lower or base shelf of the china
closet is two feet six inches high and
above this are five shelves, with two
pairs of doors opening on each side,
thus allowing free passage between the
rooms. Below this base shelf is built
case of drawers for the dining-room.
In all, the finish on the dining room
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
YOUR SILK UMBRELLA.
1t Can Be Easily Ruined by Careless
Treatment.

>AAS AssAeACSA w SS&HcACSb
Treatment.
Many a fine umbrella is cut off in
youth through the carelessness of it's
owner. Take, for example, good silk
watershed. If you will examine the
weave, usually twill, you will notice
that it is extremely sensitive.
Silk is moderately strong and elastic,
long and patient sufferer, but when it
does begin to give out it gives out very
rapidly. You will notice that it is not
bomb proof, neither is it hand proof.
Now, the more you put your hands on
the silk the worse it is for the umbrella.
1t is therefore great mistake to catch
your closed umbrella around the silk
and go swinging along as if it were il
club and could endure any amount of
rough usage.
The moisture of the hand Injuries the
silk far more than does the occasional
rainstorms. When carrying an UNI
brella, whether for protection or for
style, hold it by the handle. Another
point regarding the umbrella: When
closed do not hammer the walk with the
fcrrule as you pace along. This spoils
the top of your umbrella and is not
good for the ribs.
Close-rolled umbrellas are now the
rage-have been for some time. The
modern silk umbrella is intended to b.
a graceful addition to mans style, as
well as his protector. The way to roll
an umbrella is simple, but the rule IS
commonly ignored; hence the number
Of those badly rolled.
To dry an umbrella, open it, secure
the catch and rest it with the end on the
ground. To roll all umbrella shake out
the silk until no part of it is confined
between the ribs but all hangs free.
Then place the top of the handle in the
palm of the hand, with the fingers
closed to form circle. With the right
hand, palm down, grasp the tips of the
ribs; turn the umbrella from you with
the right hand, at the same time turn .
ing the left hand toward you with d
downward motion. Then hold the uni-
brella firmly with the left hand, while
with the right you take fresh grasp
at the same place as before and turn,
until the left hand reaches the right;
then when the strap or ribbon is Sc
cured the umbrella will be perfectly
smooth, with every fold neat and snug
and the tips in an orderly circle near the
handle.--Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
THE WORK TABLE.

is screwed to the shelf the edge of the
shelf is placed resting on the cleats or
ps of wood, and the bracket is
screwed to the box and the shelf to the
cleats. Thus securely fastened the shell
becomes immovable, and there is not
the slightest danger OF it's slipping or
tipping.
y work table can be made of any or
dinary square topped table one may
happen to have, or small kitchen table
with legs painted white is even better,
as one may drive tacks into it's wood
without compunction.
The illustration shows how the table
is covered with mating, with flaps
hanging from it's four sides. These
flaps are turned up at the bottom to
form pockets for papers, magazines
or sewing. The tea box mating will be
found best for this use, and any folds
or creases may be pressed out of it by
just dampening the mating, then
spreading it out and placing on top fiat
boards and heavy weights. When the
mating is dry it will be smooth and
fiat. The pockets can be made to cling
closely to the flaps by pressing in this
way. The edges of the mating are
bound with turkey red cotton.
How convenient such a bepocketed
little stand must be anyone who has
tried to keep her possessions together
when enjoying a breezy day on the
piazza will understand.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
Rams Horn Blasts,

The congregation needs to stick as
closely to the text as the preacher.
The religion that is only seen on Sun
day is not the kind that is needed in
the middle of the week.
r Which is the greater transgressor, the
man who breaks the week in idleness, or
the Sabbath by work? .-.
= When Jesus said: "Let your light SO
shine" He was talking to those who had
light that did shine. --s
The man who is always prating that
former times were better than the pres
ent. deserves no credit, as he had no
hand Ia making them. -.ss'-....H -'.z.E.S: !:
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
PrTH AND POINT.

She is decided brunette, isn't
she?'' 'Very. They say her husband;
can't call his soul his own."-Puck.
Bobby (admiring the India-ink tat
tooing on Dickey's arm)-"Did it hurt
much?" Dickey-"Not till my mother
saw it."-Boston Transcript.
Impossible -"Whom were
you just now walking with, Edith?'
Nobody, mamma" That's what I
suspected. You must drop him at
once."-Detroit Journal.
docs your wife object to your
staying out so late of nights?" "a
little; but what really raises her wrath
is for me to come home so quietly that
she doesn't know when I get in."-In-
dianapolis journal.
-Husband-"I've some bad news for
you, my dear; that old bachelor
brother of mine has failed-lost his
entire fortunes Wife-"Oh, John, how
dreadful! and just as we had named
the baby after him. .''-Tit-Bits.
More Information.-Tommy-"P -"Paw,
teacher wants us to give definition of
patriot Mr.. Figg- well, patriot
is man who does something for his
country or does his country for some
thing, I'm not just sure which.''-ln-
dianapolis Journal.
Parts We Play.-"It may be true
that all the worlds STAGE" said the
gloomy man, ''but the statement that
the men and women are players is
gross f1attery in most cases. "What
would you call them?" ''Supes About
900 in every 1000 are just plain, ordi-
nary, everyday supes, who are not
even entitled to be enumerated among
the members of the company support
ing the star" Chicago Evening Post.
Aunt Ada was trying to teach her
four-year-old nephew the value of pa
tience and the futility of crying on the
slightest provOcation or without any
| provocation at all. Herbert" she said.
"once there was little boy who cried
| and cried until there was nothing left
of him but a tear-drop, and presently
that drop dried up, and there was moth
| ing left Of that little boy" The small
listener looked at the narrator of the
story with large, round eyes, and asked
in a solemn voice: What became of
his soul? ?"-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
| graph.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
Mistakes Made by Mothers.

A woman is out of her element un-
less she is acquainted to certain ex-
tent with the science of bake-ology,
boil-ology, broil-ology and mend-ology.
How often we see mothers busily en-
gagged in domestic duties like slave,
in order that the girl may enjoy every
luxury and do nothing; indeed, many
hardly let their daughters soil their
hands, says a quiet observer. There
never was greater blunder than to
substitute good looks for good quail
ties. Every girl ought to be brought
up to have regular domestic duties.
Idleness should be forbidden her. The
only dignified life is useful life.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21

things outright, and there is really no
need. for here are divan, at five o'clock
tea table, and a work or reading stand,
all to be made at homo.
This is made of box covered with
mating. The box chosen for this pur-
pose should be of a convenient height
and with square ends if possible. After
the mating has been neatly tackled on,
shelves made of wood and painted white
are secured to the box with either iron
or wooden brackets as shown in illus
tration. In putting on the brackets it
is best to screw to the box two narrow
strips of wood just below the place the
shelf is to occupy. When the bracket
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21

every side we see in the picturesque
homes that dot the landscape the result
of this education in architecture. Ex-
perience has proven that good substan-
tial materials and work are less expen-
sive than flashy, meaningless and per-
ishable ornaments, which quickly de-
cay The exterior of the house should
have the appearance of the welcome
and comfort within. It has been said
that sit costs no more to build beau
tiful home than an ugly one." This can
hardly hold true in every case, as every
thing depends upon the standard of
beauty by which it is judged. 1t is an
undisputed fact that a simple and even
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR.

plain house of good proportions and
outlines will look better than an ornate
building of improper proportions and
incongruous ornamentation.
The plan here offered is that of well
arranged and neatly designed frame
house in an attractive style of archi-
lecture. The style of the house de-
pends much on the location and the
nature of the surrounding landscape.
The first necessity in making house
beautiful is stability. To have the true
meaning of the word home rest, quiet
and simplicity-the house should be so
designed. The house need not be bare
and simple in every part. Certain parts
both inside and out can be more elab-
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
Love Messages on Flowers.

South American lovers have pretty
custom. It is we'll known that when the
petals of the great laurel magnolia are
touched, however lightly, the result is
a brown spot, which develops in a few
hours. The fact is taken advantage of
by the lover who pulls a magnolia
flower, aud on one of it's pure white
petals write motto or message with
a}hard, sharp pointed pencil. Then he
sends the flower, the young lady putsi il
in in a vase Of water, and in three or four
hours the message written on the leaf
become ute Bile and remains so.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
WOMAN AND HOME.
PIAZZA FURNITURE.

How TO Transform I. Veranda Into nm
Out-Of-Door ParlOr.
There was a time when in our more
northern towns and villages furniture
adapted especially for use on the
piazza was unheard Of; when even a
chair was considered blot upon the
fair surface of the shining floor, and
the barren, spotless cleanness of the
~'front stoop' was a thing to be won
dered at. Nowadays things are differ
ent, says the Kansas City Star, and even
in puritanical New England one sees
brilliantly colored hammocks and COM
fortable' rocking chairs cleaning
through rim-covered trellises, which
shelter this same front stoop. These
,out-of-door parlors can be made de-
ightfully charming and. fortunately,
simple and pretty piazza furniture is
within the reach of almost everyone.
Hammocks, of course, are wanted, pro-
>ided one has space enough to hang
them.
And easy chairs, divans and tables
It is not everyone who can buy these
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
FILE FOR RECEIPTS.

An Appropriate and Easily Made Gift
for Man Woman.
A convenient and appropriate gift
for either man or woman can be made
very simply and will prove exceedingly
useful.
Twelve heavy envelopes, bound to-
gether and covered with suggestive
outside case, will make a receptacle
for each months receipts, and file them
away in such order that they may be
referred to at a moments notice, dur
ing whole year. The best and most
durable envelopes for this purpose are
the heavy brown paper ones, or those
linen lined, used often for legal docu-
ments.
These may be just tied together with
narrow ribbon, if one does not wish to
regularly bind them, but it is much
better to glue narrow strip of linen
to each envelope and sew them all light
ly together, after which the cover
should be attached. The style of this
latter should depend upon the probable
preference of the one for whom the
gift is intended. A dainty embroidered
linen cover with ribbons to tie makes
pretty finish for the nicely-appointed
desk of "milady" who perhaps has Dres-
den fittings.
In this case the cover might be en-
broidered in Dresden design and tied
with blue ribbons, or a heavy paper
can be painted in water color in the
same way. If this file is intended for
a business mans desk, heavy brown
linen cover, or one of leather or chamois
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
Fuel-Saving Furnace Door.

A furnace door has been patented in
which the smoke is disintegrated and
disseminated over the whole fire sur
face, and those portions which are of
value are consumed. It is said to save in
the cost Of fuel, as smaller and cheap
er coal can be used. The doors can be
lifted to any kind OF furnace, while tha
boiler is still at work. u jSsSIs
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
Starting Right with Baby.

Baby can be trained in the first year
to derive profit from the instruction the
rest of it's life. Good habits grown early
are thousand times better than all
the worlds health facts that appeal to
the mind in after years. The mind is
a servant to the heart, and the heart is
born and formed in early life. Gather
wisdom for baby's sake. ....~
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
Device to Catch Sparks.

A spark catcher, for use in stacks of
locomotives, steamers and factories.
has been patented in Stettin, Germany,
The idea upon which it is based is very
simple. By its use particles of glow
ing coal are collected in receptacle,
which must be cleaned out from time to
time. One great source of danger from
fire seems to have been overcome.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
OPIUM SMUGGLED ON BICYCLES
A New Trick Said to De Practiced on
the Frontier in North Dakota

"A New Trick Said to De Practiced on
the Frontier in North Dakota.
The smuggling of opium and small
and valuable articles has been carried
on across the international line near
here for many years, and large sums
hive been made in the operation. OF
late years the United States officials
have been SO careful that the business
has greatly languished. From reports
along the line it is now evident, how
ever, that new scheme for defrauding
the government has been put into prac-
tice. 1t requires the aid of the bicycle
in its execution. The frame tubing of
wheel is found by smugglers to be
most convenient hiding place for small
articles. It is a very simple matter to
remove the seat post, stop the lower
end of the big central tube with a cork
to which is attached long string, and
fill the space from cork to seat with
opium or other valuables. This space
will hold several pounds, and the ma
chine can be ridden across the line from
town to town in few hours, and the
profits secured. There is said to be
regular line for this sort of trade be-
tween Crystal City, a town on the line
of the Canadian Pacific road, and Wood
bridge and Hannah, along the northern
edge of this county. The receipts of
opium in the county are said to amount
to several hundred pounds month.
Crystal City is the home of Premier
Greenway, of Manitoba, and has been
the seat of long-continued smuggling
transactions by reason of the fact that
it is the nearest point on the Canadian
Pacific line to North Dakota. The con-
struction of line of railway from
Langdon to Hannah and Woodbridge,
and the employment of hundreds of
men at this time, aid materially in pres
ent smuggling operations.
The last unique smuggling operations
carried on in this section were brought
to a sudden end some four years ago
by secret service officials. An unusual
ly large number of cattle were being
driven across the line to the North Da
kota markets, and the officers deter
mined to investigate the matter. For
lawful operations, but finally an acci-
dent revealed the fact that the nostrils
of the cattle we're stuffed with opium
wrapped carefully in tin foil, thus con-
siderably more than doubling the value
of each steer in the bunch. Hundreds
of animals had been driven across be-
fore the discovery was made, and it was
estimated that some $4,000 had been
made by the transaction. The origin
otors of the fraud got safely away.
The Manitoba government pays very
little attention to the collection of Gus
toms along these exposed boundaries,
and last'fall hundreds of farmers living
south of the line, but nearer to the
Canadian Pacific than to any other rail-
road, hauled their wheat and oats across
to Crystal City and nearby markets for
sale to Winnipeg merchants, and did
not have to pay any import duty to the
Canadians either. The government was
generally supposed to know of the
transactions, but the cost of collection
would have left little profit to the in
terror department, and it made business
for Canadian railroads.&c.. Y. Sun.
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
A Country Without a Railroad.

To railway builders out of work
Alaska offers a great if not an inviting
field. With a territory ten times as
large as New York state, it has not a
mile of steam road, or any other kind
of road. Thousands of citizens of the
United States are ready to emigrate
thither long enough to pick up what
gold they want, and yet our govern
ment has not built a single railway for
their accommodation. The only trans
portation line into the gold fields is
. owned by selfish capitalists, non-resi-
dents at that, who expect to make a
profit out Of the indigent gold seeker,
Railway Age. 81 .s.ss. 80
Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
For Protection of Infants.

In France it is punishable offense
for anyone to give infants under one
year any form Of solid food unless such
be ordered by written prescription
signed by 8 legally ualitied medical
man.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-16
A Flight of Imagi,latipu

There is Spanish and Spanish; at
least one would think so on reading a
heading in the last number of the Re
vista of JuareZ. At the head of an
article narrating public serena lie and
salutation to Mayor Arricla. is the
folio wing: Ell retrete en- homer del
s.. Teniente CorOnel Tito Arrio!a. =
Vela>quez' Lexicon gives the Eng!ish
OF "el rete'e" as water closet, and the
natural query is what in time has Il
water closet got TO do with pu ii c
ovation? The article does not go to
show that there was any long line OF
G osets carried in procession on this oc-
casiOn, in 'ull and noisy hla-t; and the
only conclusion IS that the editor Of La
Rsvista must have b en- allli d with
ringing in the ears, and II able for the
time being to distinguished between
the banda municipal which was It the
head of the procession and the wild
wierd song of the not very ornamental
but Indispensable contrivance herein
before mentioned.