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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

it had shown previously in noWise in
tertering with the brush application
and effect Of the new stain, which was
put over it. The color of the body Of
the house would now extend to its
corners.
In its first state the body was en-
closed in blue white trim. This is a
style much affected in frame houses,
but it takes from the apparent size
of the house, besides giving a boxed-in
look that is Objectionable. On the
other hand, the color combination OF
the new occupant was extremely salts
factory. The wide porch floor was
given a more yellowish gray tone than
the body of the house, as that color
is less likely to show dusty footprints.
Frightening the Outside Show.
The liext step was the setting in of
window boxes, painted dark green like
the blinds of shutters that were used
at all of'the windows. This paint had
a glossy finish The boxes were filled
with Towering scarlet geraniums
The question of awnings had to be
considered The men of the family
favored green and white striped can
vas. 1T will be dirty brown before
the summer is half over" they were
told. RED and white will be the more
effective and less likely to change col
or" Though there may have been
some misgivings as to the suitability
Of such gayly colored stuffs for 50
sedate dwelling, the woman was per-
mitted to have her way.
Two barrels were secured and saw
ed in two, the lower halves forming
high tubs. These were given an ex-
ira band or two about the top and bot
tom, which made them entirely secure
Then they were painted a brilliant
scarlet, portion of varnish being
added to the last coat which 0aVc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

home making and identifying. She
saw in the house possibilities Of an ar
tlstlcally correct example Of New
England Colonial architecture. She
felt that consistency in form and orna-
mentation was one great requisite to-
ward successful improvement. She re-
garded good and harmonious color
ing for house and grounds as essential
10 her happiness; therefore, she looked
the place over carefully inside and
out.
Improving the Upper Rooms.
The upper rooms were dark within,
because the windows we're small and
deep-set. Her necessity demanded that
at least one of these upper rooms
should be somewhat enlarged. She
decided to throw out three dormer
windows across the front the central
one to be large enough to give the re-
CURED extra space for the nursery.
The small, narrow porch, which ex-
tended from the jog of the house to
the east end, was without a railing,
and seemed Incomplete She planned
to carry it around the corner and to
the rear, widening it ali; and she ar
gued that the portion which led to the
kitchen, if latticed enclosed, would
make good place for the laundry
tubs to be set N the hot weather.
In the beginning she had determined
to repaint the house, its monotonous
putty-colored front and nondescript
roof being particularly unattractive
and oppressive. She had the paint
mixed under her own eye. The foun-
dation was good white lead rubbed III
raw oil, and enough of clear, clean
gray was added to produce the si1very
shade she had seen in her minds eye.
The trim was ivory white Moss
green creosote stain was used for the
roof, the faint green-brown tint which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

them, riot of variously colored flow
ers in beds and borders would have
been utterly unsuitable and unbecom-
ing.
The real charm Of this remodelled
dwelling lay in the strength and sim
plicity Of the color scheme EMPLOYED.
On its west side another season will
see a formal garden Tall stalks of
pure white lilies will grow against a
wall of sweet pea vines, and roses will
blossom and fill the air with their de-
llclous fragrance beside closely
cropped hedges of the glossy leaved
box. A bed Of pansies is planned to
be edged about with the airy foliage
and little deep blue flowers Of the
lobelia, and another walk will be set
between rows of gayly colored holly
hccks. But everywhere the delicate
prlmness of our great-grandmotber's
day will be preserved.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
Ho10 fin UnaractiOe House May Be Concerted Into I'm
Inviting and Cheerful Home===Two Pictures Shoupinq
Possibilities in the LDay of Transformation

TO improve an unattractive
house and convert it into an
L. inviting and cheerful home is
a task which confronts many
people who have acquired a house
ready made. 1t is seldom that COM
pleted house can be purchased which
will satisfy the incoming owner as it
stands. Some changes will be made
sooner or later, even though the
amount of money expended may be
small.
The two pictures reproduced here
show the Improvement that can be
made in an old house by few simple
changes and carefully thought out
and attractive color scheme for its
exterior as we'll as its environments,
for it must be admitted that the way
house is set and its surrounding
grounds make a deal of difference in
the coloring it is best to choose for it..
An Unpromising Start.
AS will be seen in the picture in the
upper-right hand corner, the earlier
state of this house was not promising;
also, the grounds had been left much
to themselves, though in the summer
months an unpleasing combination OF
marigold and magenta colored petu-
MAS grew in close profusion about the
steps. No color or flower is more
effective when massed than strong yell
low, but in placing it its immediate
neighbors must be well considered, or
the good effect is quite lost.
The woman of the family who had
acquired this house had the faculty OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

General Hughes tells how he
h was given the undignifcd
nickname of Colonel
Breaches"
AT the time | was lieutenant-colo-
mel, and had been calnped on the
banks Of the Yellowstone, waiting for
orders to move after Clusters charge.
We had spent the whole summer in
the field, and had taken nothing ex-
cept packs for our supplies.
My wife had given me that ques-
tionable article called a comfort bag
just before | entered the campaign.
It was filled with buttons, thread, scis-
sors, thimble, etcetera, and this was
my first use of it.
81 was in most awful need of clothes
and began skirmishing for material
out of which to make some trousers.
The only thing I could find was a
shelter tent, and | used the remnants
of pair of trousers / was still wearing
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
WHAT THE CLERK SAW.

Charlie" answered it. When he got
back and tried to take possession of his
much needed garment he found the cat
had reinforced with three more reasons,
and the kittens were five.
Keep the old coat" said the clerk,
and, borrowing one from afriend, he left
the cat in possession.
When he got up to the Seneca club at
Twenty-sixth street and Broadway he
found that the story Of his experience
with the cat and kittens had preceded
him. Nearly every member of the club
had a picture Of a cat or kitten, and
handed it to Charlie"
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and n ey feel the need of something
N whip them up. They start out to
work hut about 10 or II O'Clock faint
or exhaust, d feeling comes over them.
and they irs, 'gine they need something
to stimulate 'hem' Some go TO the
nearest drug - pre and procure so
called "pick-me-A D. while others re-
sort to bar and J. 1oulse in drink Of
spirits There is 4 pother class who
depend upon the piA e; suil another
who would not do any = I these wicked
things, who go to the tea. 7ot- But ali
Of these are slaves to 50 nuIant.
During the sleeping hours we store
up energy to be used in carr.74' ng for
ward muscular, glandular amd d entail
activity during the day. When in
health we start on the duties of The
day with the brain and nerve cells
stored full of energy, but toward even-
ing we begin to feel d little weary,
providing we do with our might what
our hands or minds find to DO; this is
physiological fatigue. Nature says all
muscular and brain effort should cease;
man needs rest and sleep; he needs
to store up more energy.
4
amount OF energy to carry forward the
vital functions of the internal organs
during sleeping hours; for the heart
must be kept pumping, the lungs in
haling and the liver and other organs
eliminating the wastes formed during
the day.
Many, however. get to the point
where nature calls for rest long be-
fore night. This is because they have
a depleted capital to start with, and
long before that time are living upon
the reserve. When they have that ex-
hausted, tired feeling. instead of do
ing the wise and sensible thing, getting
a rest, they take a so-called stimulant
This is supposed to impart energy and
strength, but it is a deception. When
q person takes a stimulant, he robs the
digestive organs and the heart of that
which nature tries to reserve for them
In little while. if this course is pur-
sued, the person becomes a chronic
dyspeptic and finally a total wreck.
| Stimulants are not nutrients. They do
not add, but subtract energy. If this
Is continued finally the action Of the
heart, the vital pump, is interfered with
and arrested.
Hundreds of people resort to stimu-
lants, imagining that they import
strength. What would you think of
man who starts in business and invests
a certain sum of money and remains
in business for five years, and during
| that time lives upon the original capt.
/ tai that he invested yet 1attering him.
/ self that he is doing well? The time
( must come when his bankers will in
] form him that he is on the verge Of
| bankruptcy.
! This illustrates the case of man
who starts life with an excellent hered-
ity. good mental and physical powers.
and who, by the use of stimulants.
! keeps up. He lives upon and is ex-
hausting the principal, and surely
comes to the point of physical bank
ruptcy. He says: Nothing hurts me-"
His flushed face is TO him an evidence
of health. Nature finally protests in
unmistakable language and notifies him
I of his true staIs
| Much of our i'll health and chronic
lnvalidism may be traced to the use
Of these narcotic stimulan,s The sub
stances that we rely upon SO much are
deceivers, which whip up. but never
build up.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
TEMPERANCE ITEI-s.

Drink is a greater Destroying force
than all ether physical evils combined.
Henry Ward BeecAer. u. d
The Temperance forces ot Oregon car
ried their local option measure by =. 600
majority. The law applies 10 precincts.
wards and counties.
Moral suasion for the man who drinks:
Mental suRsion Tor tie Tan who thinks;
Legal suasior Tor the urunkarC maker:
Prison suasion for the statute breaker
C. w. Buugay.
And when the victory shall be COM
plete-when there shall Zoe neither a
slave nor a drunlard on the eor,h-bow
proud the title OF that land which may
truly claim to be the birthplace of both
these revolutions that shall have ended
in that vic,ory-Abraham Lincoln.
February %, 1872
The Canadian Pioneer gives . list Of
so municipalities in the province Of on
tario in which no liquor shops are al
lowed. In some cases licenses are pro-
hibited by the town bylaws. and in 9TH
er cases the licensing commissioners re-
frain from issuing licenses where public
opinion is adverse to their doing SO.
Rohrsville, Md, has no saloons as the
result of a court decision When a Pc
tition for saloon received 16 names the
| temperance people were aroused. en-
ployed lawyer and worked hard with
he result named The law of the state
requires 10 signatures of respectable
| treeholders within a radius of two miles.
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Shnwino. On e,s Cnlnrs

The superintendent OF a seamen's mis-
sion says that one of his young sailors,
who had signed the pledge and worn the
white ribbon, had to enter a hospital
later on. The physician prescribed
brandy; but when he saw the ribbon he
changed the medicine. saying: 81 can
give you something that will take the
place of it; never mean to do anything
that will rouse a dormant appetite if l
ran help it." Such an emblem, like the
badges of certain organizations. is a
positive safeguard. You'll often be
laughed at after you put on this uni
FORM" said Gen. Booth on one occasion
TO a company OF the Salvation Army,
but you'll not so often be tempted. All
the devils run from a soldier that shows
his colors."
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trail station, entered the front yard.
But drink was David's undoing. About
one-fourteenth of what had been q
quart of whisky was still in the bot
tie. From his position in the tree Da-
vid leaped for the fence, ut somebody
probably fate-had driven a nail. an
old rusty nail, in the very tip of the
limb, and there Davids trousers
caught. Straight through the seat Of
his newly acquired trousers the old
rusty nail plunged. and there David
hung. Had he drunk less freely he
might have left only his trousers to be
captured by the officers. but David
hadn't drunk less freely, and so the
charge of suspected felony was placed
against him at the county Jail
'I didn't like these old pants when 7
bought EN-" said David, who is coll
ored, "but that old secondhand dealer
persuaded me to buy EN-"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
Unchristian Conduct

A government that will sell to $50 900
Vt its people the monopoly to make and
sell fourteen hundred millions of dollars
worth of poison, the use of which Gre
ates an uncomfortable appetite which
when stated makes paupers, idiots, luna
tics, fornicators, adulterers, thieves,
liars, Sabbath decorators, suicides and
murderers; sending annually the bloat-
ed carcasses of hundred thousand of
them to the grave, and as many souls to
hell, may be a Christian government.
But, says the National Advocate, these
are not the marks by which call men may
know that it is Christian"
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ssSagsAl..A26ajIgE
5=ll}izli51|ll]fE|z'y,|.,aa
|] S-2M ~
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING"
What Former Governor Altgeld of
Illinois Had to Say TO the
Liquor Traffic.

In former Gov. John p. Altgeld' S
new book just published, 1.-The Cost of
Something for Nothing" occurs pas
sage concerning the liquor traffic
which might have been written by one
of our own reformers, says the Union
Signal
I'm America, the liquor traffic has
yielded great profits both in manufac-
turing and in retailing; and men en-
gagged in this business show, for a
time, evidence of prosperity. Some of
the most palatial homes in this coun-
try belong to- brewers and distillers,
their equipages are the best, and their
manner of living is sumptuous.
Zone generation of brewers and dis
tillers in America has passed away,
and we can study their lives and pass
judgment on their work. The most
impressive thing that strikes the OBJ
server of these men is the universalitS
of their moral ruin.
Personally, many of the men en-
gagged in this business are not only
men of ability, shrewdness and enter
prise, but they are men of kindly i'm
pulses and inclined by nature to be
generous; and some of them possess a
considerable culture.
why should a blight hang over
them? 1t is the moral faint in their
business that comes home to them
with its trail of death.
'Why say moral faint? Because the
effect Of the whole business. as now
conducted. is to cater to the weak
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
KITTENS IN CLERKS COAT
Cat Gives Birth to Family in officials
Garment and Refuses to Be
Dislodged.

When business was done and il was
time for everybody in the Tomhs police
court, New York. to go home the other
afternoon Charlie" AntheS, one Of ehe
clerks, reached for his coat. He found 1t
had fallen to the floor and that the office
cat had taken il for a bed. The cat
seemed indispCsed to surrender it
Charlie" investigated and found the
cat had two reasons for refusing. Each
was a kitten.
well. I'll be darned!" said the clerk.
Just then the telephone bell rang. and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
CHAPTER NJ.

Sorrow unmixed with remorse is the
souls education. The soul of the
woman who grieves in silence broadens
and deepens, sending down into her
own life far-reaching roots and I'M
folding upward rare auxiliary bios
SONS that I'll the life about her with
divine breathings. Such was the ex-
perlence OF Frances Brookin. Thrown
back upon herself, conscious Of inno-
cence, and feeling always the presence
OF sorrow, the sorrow Of a great dis
appointment, she saw her girlhood
slipping away faster than time itself;
for it is true that age is the sum OF
experience rather than years, and ali
OF life may be lived between the set
tins and the rising of the sun. But
With Frances this change was not the
shrinking Of the soul into forgetful-
ness; it was an enlargement of view
and perspective in which old headlands
assumed smaller proportions. New
imperative duties they seemed, arose
and met her; new possibilities pre-
scented themselves; she faced them all
bravely, hopefully, lovingly. The fine
quality Of her soul proved itself in the
had in the first hours of her misfor-
tune stormed its citadel and raised
somber banners there. The victory
over self won by this frail girl was so
msrvelously complete that no cynicism
supplanted her innocent faith in the
eternal existence Of truth and good
ness and their ultimate triumph over
evil. Her touching acceptance of life
IN its new aspect was not born in a
day. There were weeks OF anguish T;
there were months of dull heartache
and loneliness; there were tear-wet
pillows and nights of crying out against
rate; for the death of an ideal is the
sa6dest death in all the universe. since
aor this there is no resurrection. The
girlish ideal of Frances Brool1in wa.
dead at last, and slept under the petals
Of faded white rose. Richard Somers
was out Of her life, out of her heart
The man she loved had never existed
she told herself He was a dream, q
romance, an immaculate conception O.
virgin mind. The real man was the
unworthy offspring of base, worldly
passions; he was nothing to her bu
name
Political events FASTENED the cir
INTO womanhood and towards thai
large tolerance with which the siren.
soul at last Invariably encysts the in
eSplicable and unwelcome facts it can
not avoid. With one leap the ferc,
south entered the arena of war, AM
Virginia hills echoed the minpIe,
cheers of contending armies and tn
thunder of mighty guns. Richmon
seemed to have become, as in Gay
The center of intrigue and Of action
On every side flashed the gold and sill
yer OF wars rich trappings. Plume
danced in the breezes and the confed
crate gray met the eye, rest where
would. From the capitol the banne
OF a new nation 1oated proudly. an
beneath 1t echoed the tramp of marcl
thnA xzsazc,
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'nesses. 20 destroy the character and
lower the social status of men and OF
communities; and this Generalization
and ruin reaches back to the source
from which Il sprang.
Vibrations in the atmosphere move
In a circle in all directions from the
point of disturbance. and all that come
within that circle feel more or less Of
the shock. In the traffic in liquor,
both the hand that delivers and the
hand that receives the liquor become
palsied.
"If liquors were made and sold as
drugs and groceries are sold. the eff
feet would be different II men took
them as they take drugs and food, a
small per cent would he used. and the
Generalization following would be
comparatively small
But the manufacturers Of liquor
want 20 make money, and they en-
deavor to swell their sales For this
purpose they encourage the opening OF
saloons.
"These saloons become lounSing-
places. where characters and habits of
Industry are destroyed. where habits
Of drinking and carousing are formed
that pull down not only the individual
but his family; and every time the
| drunkard and his family sink a notch
! lower, the moral effect tends TO blight
the family Of The saloonkeeper, the
brewer, and the distiller. who created
the conditions from which this ruin
proceeds. 1t is the reactionary effect OF
Human conduct. The microbe of NOR
al degradation works backward as well
as forward"
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covered sufficiently to travel. he will
not enter the service again, sir; his in
juries incapacitate him."
"And is that ALP"
"All!"
MAY 1 ask why this extraordinary
interest in a private soldier?" The
presidentw smiling. his sad, kind face
questioning her closer than his lips
alone. She described the scene of her
friends heroism. the quick interest of
her nearer revealing the kindly heart
within him.
"GraDd!" he said, briefly. "I should
be glad 70 see him-but no'-and he
turned slightly towards the mass OF
' Pspers-"the crowd watt"
"The man that this soldier saved"
she said, simply, twas a--kinsman OF
mine-one to whom 1 am greatly in
debted."
"And is that ALP"
THAT is all" she answered. But un-
, der the playful. mocl1ing gaze of the
, president she felt her face grow Grim.
son. He smiled and bowed gravely from
| his chair when he noticed the tell-tale
blush.
THAT is all" he said. One line upon
sheet of official paper and the touch
of handbell, and Frances found her.
self under the guidance of a messen.
+, ger on her way to the war department.
H., At the door of the department she met
Raymond Holbin in new and glitter,
ing uniform. He was coming out, but
seeing her, stopped in surprise.
You herclf he exc1aimed
"Why not?" She gave him but q
glance, sarcastic smile playing about
her lips.
ut is no place for women; you
should be at home"
ut is no place for, men; you should
not be at home, Capt Holbin." An
angry reply arose to his lips, but he
checked it.
You know why am not" he said;
81 have been unfairly treated; but
say the word, and 1 will go even as
private soldier-if on will prom,
ise-"
1T is immaterial to me whether
you go or stay" she nd passed
in. Holbin waited a m MT and fol.
loved her, keeping out of her sight.
what was IL the young woman
wanted?" H. asked of clerk &C.
quaintance, with careless Indifference
when She was gone.
IAN order for tho parole OF n pris.
oncr aud a pass through tho lines
rs Raymond walked away in deer
thought, messenger pointed him out
20 hotel porter, ana ,he latter hand
ed him sealed envelope. Within thi,
was card bcariug tie name Lou
, ise."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
CAUGHT BY ElS TROUSERS
Tree limo Holds q E.g ht ErowIer IN
I'll Officers Of the Law Release
and Arrest Bim.

=, DaVld Brooks was arrested on thu
i linio Oh a tree in a yard at 544 Second
S 81 81, louisville, Ky. the other night
oy me police. DAVID had been prowl-
ing about William Grom's rear ward
anu When it was evident the family
yetire. "
mere is tree in the Crom yard and
powerfully high fence. David thoupht
TO reach the one by climbing the othar
Gnu 1nu 'nIS he did just as Sergt. Davis,
~ poraI Gunther and Patrolmen
VERNE and Horn, summoned from CEN
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PRINCIPAL Cause Of Crime

Lord Chief Justice Coleridge stated,
from the bench Of the supreme court of
England, that Judges were weary with
calling attention to drink as the prin-
cipal cause of crime" but he could not
refrain from saying that IF they could
make England sober they would shut up
nine-tenths of the prisons"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
LIGHTNING plays Queer Prank.

Lightning played queer prank In
the home Of Miss Ethel Spooner, at
Harrisville, R l.. 1t entered her par
Tor, striking the bird cage, and the
hook and chain by which it was sus-
pended were thrown through the open
door into the next room; the spring
had disappeared. probably being melt
ed by the bolt, and the cage itself was
blackened and hurled to the floor. The
canary that occupied the cage is still
rs lively as ever.
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The Young Papa.

"Popley's baby is beginning TO talk
now"
Has he been boring you with some
stories about it2"
NO; but sat next TO him at the lunch
counter to-day and heard him say alb
Tently-mindedly to the waiter: Dim
me jink o. water. pease.' "-Philadel-
Dhia Press.