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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
HOUSES OF CINDERS
Liverpool Is Making Useful the: Remains
Of It's Garbage, e.. .... Is

Liverpool has put other cities in it's
disposing of city rubbish may be made
the solution is, "'tBurn the rubbish; build
houses Of the cinders. - - Il.
Concrete is already considerably used
in this countrysin building, and bids fair
to perform useful part in architecture
by husbanding wood and sparing the
forests. A part that is likewise per-
formed by artificial stone, but in Liver
pool the cinders left from the burning
Of rubbish at the municipal destruc-
tors' are crushed and moulded with
cement into great wall slabs, each with
It's door and window openings nodded
in place, and even an interior fron
framework for putting the whole to-
gether. The slabs, some Of them weigh
ing eleven tons, are handled by derricks.
When set up the iron frames are bolted
together and the joinings closed with
cement. --; ... E:+ .sr.s,
An entire block Of buildings has thus
been erected upon the site of a dilapi-
dated quarter which was destroyed as a
measure, of necessity. The new houses
are described as neat, healthful and
very cheap, and are expected to yield
to the city per cent upon it's invest
ment.~
American cities throw away every
year elements of great value which Eu;
ropean cities. use. on their sewage farms
If ashes of burned 'swaste may be
used in architecture, what a limitless
field opens to the economizing Of sucf
/ debris
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Homemakers' Notes.

The ceiling having become blackened d
with smoke, mix UP some starch and
water and coat the place with this.
When the starch has become dry brush
it lightly, using a. soft brush. The black
will disappear with the starch, as it is
brushed. 49,
A very extreme bit Of Arts. and
Crafts furniture is a side chair, of oak
or maple, in silver gray, with a very
high and narrow back. 1t is upholstered
with .twilled woolen cloth, of gray
blue. edged with a fold of, the cloth,
nailed on with tacks with balf-inch
cloth-covered heads. In the very narrow
panel of the back the cloth is embroi-
dered with single bud, worked in
bright yellow, outlined with black silk
cord which forms the stem.
The pencil marks left on the paint OF
woodwork by little fingers anxious tc
WELD a pencil are easily removed by
rubbing the spot with a piece Of cut
lemon, and then with a little whiting
on cloth. h.
Mixed with cold water and applied
with a knife it will do away with un
sightly breaks in the wall, and over the
break small piece of matched wall
paper may be applied. This same plaster
Of paris, mixed with dissolved gun
ltragacanth, may be used to mend broker
china, statuary or marble. Clean Thu
broken edges, apply the cement, then tie
the pieces together after fitting them
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Look Blackboard Is
Full Of Surprises
inneapoLans Fail to Realize Marvellous Grouvth Which
Has Been Going On Before Their Very Eyes beautiful
New. 7heaters Bank Buildings, Business Blocks,
Hotels Apartment Houses and PaLatial Residences.

in customs collections, the increase in
postoffice receipts and addition of
countless utilities that were unknown
building has been feature Of the same
period and the addition of several new
school buildings, which the arrival at
school age of youngsters in increasing
numbers has made absolutely necessary
to add to the school room capacity of
the city.
Possibly no better evidence Of the
gain of the city in the way Of popula,
tion is the appearance Of the streets
during business hours, the arising of an
army Of restaurants to take care. of
business men and clerks at noontime
the crowds on the streetcars, notwith-
standing the addition Of 100 long cars
in two years to the Minneapolis and
interurban equipment of the Twin City
Rapid Transit company.
All one has to do to become aware of
the continual growth of Minneapolis is
to look around. s1 .l.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
"Plain Dealing Country Home.

Mrs. Roosevelt recently bought "a
country place near Charlottesville, Va,
and has given it the appropriate name
of "Plain Dealing.' The whole place
is said to have cost but $400, the ground
including about fifteen acres. The en-
tire lower floor is thrown into one room
with large brick fireplace. One corner
Of the room is used as a dining-room.
It has a narrow shelf about eight feet
from the floor to hold plates and china.
The kitchen is the back porch, with an
oil stove. The whole place is on the
camp-i in the-woods order. r.
On the upper floor are three bedrooms,
and this spring Mrs. Roosevelt spent
considerable time ransacking Washing
ton shops for old mahogany furniture.
There is not piece Of new furniture in
the place except three small iron beds
for the children. The old beds are hung
with valances Of dotted muslin and fig
ured chintz. and the windows have the
simplest white curtains. Rag carpets
relieve the baroness Of the floors.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

floor, or one made simply sof plain
boards, it must be in harmony with the
color chosen for the wood trim Of the
room. Also, it must invariably be
darker than the woodwork, if the effect
OF restfulness is to be preserved "A
floor that strikes higheranote Of color
than the woodwork above it, even if it
be otherwise harmonious in tone, gives
the room a top-heayy, glaring effect
that no furniture or decoration will re.
move. Also, it should be unobtrusive,
background for rugs, not only should
the floor be darker than the rest Of the
room, but the choice of rugs should be
governed by the same requirement. Il
a parquet floor is preferred, the design
should be simple and structural rather
than striking or elaborate, and, the eff.
feet should depend on the. choice OF
subtly blended tones of natural wood OF
stain, and on the excellence of work
manship, rather. than on the more OBJ
trusive qualities that often make the
floor the main feature of a. room. S.
The most satisfactory floors are laie
double. The lower floor may be of hem
lock4or other cheap wood, J. and the upper
oneSofs oak maple or any hardwood pre-
ferred, OF of comb grain pine. This last
is the ordiaryS southern or yellow pine
but. quarter sawn, SO that the grain il
straight, like the artificial granting done
by the grainer s comb, from which ap
pearance it takes it's name. Quarter
sawed pine is very durable, as only the
edge Of the growth-rings are exposed
and it wears smoothly and evenly, with
out slivering, as is apt to happen whe1
the softer parts of the wood are exposed
as in straight sawed pine.
The finish of all hardwood floors is tht
same. After the floor is stained a thi1
coat Of white shellac should be applied
When this is quite dry. the boards
should be carefully sandpapered ant
then filed with a prepared .wood7flle
made from Underground slick. AS thi
| little of the same color with which th'
! floor is stained. so that the tone may b'
! preserved, The filler should be rubbed
carefully into the pores of the wood. 4
piece Of common burlap or sacking i
best for this purpose, and the rubbln}
should always be done across the grain
The filler should be used on a floor: TO
precisely the same reason that is shoul!!
be avoided in the treatment of furni
ture and interior trim. as it destroy
the texture of the wood by covering i
surface. Texture is not needed in #th
wood of a floor, which should be a
smooth and as non-absorbent as DOS
sible. After the floor has been staine'
and filled in the manner described, tw
coats Of thin white shellac should b
applied, and each coat carefully sand
papered when dry. Prepared floor wa
should be rubbed on next, and if
small quantity Of spar varnish is adde.
: to and thoroly mixed with the wax;
i will not have to be renewed so ofte
and will not spot so easily. safe .prc
portion to use is about one-fifth 1of th
varnish to four -fifths wax.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
ORIENTAL RUG NAMES
Among Dealers a Variety Of Names Are
Used in Indiscriminate Fashion. II
: Harper s Bazaar,


;a.. : Harper's s Bazaar. g. "a n
In selecting rug it is hardly neces-
sary to know the names of the different
kinds other than the general divisions.
Even then each dealer has his own gen
eraI terms which he uses to the extinc-
tion of all others. One will talk Of
nothing but Persian and Turkish with
a possible reference to a Bokhara. Still
another classifes everything other than
the Persian as Anatolians, and any ef-
fort on the part Of the would-be pur-
chaser to show an intelligent interest by
demanding. Kurdistan, a. Koulah, or a
Kabistan, is met with Blank Indifference
and furth er exhibition Of varieties of
Persians, Anatolians, and Bokharas
The best possible method lis to demand
an oriental rug and select the best
colors that one s. pocketbook will allow
The %Persians, with their graceful floral
designs and velvety texture are gen
orally the most expensive. One three
and a half by five and half will aver
$75 or $10O. A large modern Persian
$125 to 5000. A Turkish rug of the
same size with it's angular flower de-
signs will cost from $50 to $1O25, while
the small ones, known. as Anatolian
mats, may be found as low as $40, and
from that up to $40. Those Of Caucasian
! weave, more distinctly geometrical in
design, may be had from. $15 up to $75
in the smaller sizes. These rugs, the
Kabistans, the Shirvans, the Kara
baghs, ETC., were once generally known
as Daghestans. The Turkomans which
one dealer designates as the Afghans
and which include the well-known Box
haras, range from 500 up to 800 fol
the smaller sizes, while the, large ones
entails are not included in any Of these
prices. They: are simply the. best Of
1 the reproductions which are being made
at the present time, with an honest eff
fort, to retain the designs, the colors
and the texture Of the older models.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
,Coloniiaz Well Suited
i to American Tastes
Modern Architecture and Decoration Should Be
Done in the Spirit of the Olden Days Rather
Than in Slauish Imitation of Exact Details
Breadth, Dignity and Simplicity a Necessity
to the Real Colonial Type

value for reference to all whose color
sense is not keen. The colors nameC
are in all cases the spectrum colors ani
most of the combinations given al
moderate'' or "fair' can be i'm
proved by darkening the lighter color
In the "harsh' list they may bt
brought into better harmony by darken
ing both colors. r.. i +
Excellent. 8
Orange and blue !.
Orange and turquoise. =
Orange yellow and violet
Orange-yellow and blue. -. ~
Yellow and violet. 3
Greenish- Fellow and violet.
Very Good. -
Red and blue.
Scarlet and blue
Vermilliol and blue.
Scarlet and turquoise. =
Fermillion and turquoise. d,
Orarge-red and blue. -
Orange-red and turquoise. =
Orange and blue-green.
Orange-yellow and violet. (
yellow and blue. e @-.', 4
Yellow and purple. .>-' -. Z.
Greenish- yellow and blue. ;'Sg' =
Greenish-yellow and purple. =
!, B1u1sh-gree and violet: 49, =, : S.,s.ltF
Fairly Good.
Red and yellow-green.
Orange and green. Q :.
Orange and violet. .-.,
Orange-yellow and turquoise.
Orange-yellow and purple. =.
Fair. !;
Red and blue green. ,'~
Yellow and turquoise.
Greenish-yellow and blue-green.
Greenish- yellow and green.
Bluish-green and scarlet.
Moderate.
Red and yellow.
Red and orange-red.
Scarlet and yellow. ii,
Fermillion and yellow.
Orange-red and yellow-green. =: - :
Orange-red and yellow. - =. s
Orange and purple. - : = = u :
Orange-yellow and blue green. as- %l@t'f =
Yellow and green. &
Yellow and red. ,... ...., ~ 4
Green and violet. 7
Poor.
Orange-yellow and red.
Greenish-yellow and turquoise 4
Green and blue. Il
Harsh.
Red and green.
Scarlet and green.
Verm1llion and green. "
Orange red and blue green,
Greenish- yellow and red. :
Green and purple.
Green and red.
Bad.
Red and violet.
Scarlet and violet -
Vermillion and violet. ,...
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
COLOR COMBINATIONS
List Showing the Varying Degrees OF
Harmony of Spectrum Colors.

The following list of classified color
combinations from James Ward IS Col
or Harmony and Contrast" will be of
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Paneled Parlor Walls,

Perhaps the most elegant wall treat.
ment for the parlor is the French panel
A moire or two-tone damask filler, with
a narrow floral border or a molding, is
particularly effective in parlor of the
French type, and for almost any parlor
in fact.
In general, delicacy and grace, IN
unobtrusive elegance, should be sought
for in the parlor, while true comfort and
usefulness should, as elsewhere, charac
terize the furnishings. s~ -, ~ Fl. ..--....>
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Using Water Stains.

It is we'll known that water stains
To at.least reduce this grain raising,
when you apply he=stains be quick quiz about
it, and wipe off at once; ;rlet dry, and
if you wish to make a deeper impress
sion, give another quick coat. Still an
other way is to first wet the wood with
clear water, to raise the grain. all that
it will raise, let dry, then stain. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Hotels and Apartments.

The tremendous addition in two years
to the directory Of fats, apartment
buildings, triplex, duplex, twin and de.
tached rentable houses is mark Of
rapid growth. Hotels have been added
to the list and the total room capacity
in this line is marked. The opening Of
the: Plaza hotel, which has been built
the last two years, is an epoch marker
in the history Of Minneapolis. The new
armory which is soon to be completed
IS one Of the accomplishments Of. the
last two years, made necessity by the
growth Of the city.
The tremendous jump in bank clear
sings could be used as testimony Of the
gain Minneapolis has made. the gains
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
block of buildings has thus
FLOORS DARKEST TONE
Color and Pattern Should Form an Un-
obtrusive Pattern.

. One of the most important elements
in the success. Of a room designed to be
beautiful in structure and color scheme
as a tWhole, is the floor. Whether it is
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Good BuildingLots

$1,000 Each-Dupont av s, 26th and
9th, west front, 40x12S.
$1,000 Each-Humboldt av S, Franklin
and 22d, 41x129 each.
81, 10O-Girard av S, 22d and Oath, 4ox-
1877, west front. :.
81, ,15O.-Irving av s, near 22d; east
front, 50x150.
81, ,650-Colfax av S, oath and 25th,
east front, 45x12S.
81, ,7oo-Irying av s, Franklin and 22d,
F y 100x150; if sold this week.
So, 0O0-Lake Of Isles boulevard, 22d
and Oath, 90x1S9xl00.
So, O00-Aldrich av s, Franklin and 22d;
5Sx134, east front.
50 50O-Corner Fremont and Lincoln,
50xl35; west front.
50, ,O00-89x165, on Pillsbury av and
25th; west front.
$4,000 Each -75x24s, Park av and
9th; west front.
Sc, 800 S0x165, sPillsbury av, 22d and
/ Gath.
So, ,0OO--Mt. Curve av between James
| and; Knox, 100x380.
! SO, 9,O0O-12Ox135 on Colfax av s and
] Douglas; east front.
SO, 900 = 144xl65, Blaisdell av, corner
22d.
/ $50, OOO-211x144 on Mt. Curve av and
Summit. The most slightly location
L. on the avenue.
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
EUGENE YSAYE BEST
Of LIVING WOL|N|STS
Plays With Symphony Orchestra and
Adds One Star to His Coronet
of Fame.

Eugene Ysaye. the noted Belgian vio-
Iinist, was the star last night in the
weekly concert given in Chase's Theater
by the Washington Symphony Orches-
ira. The artist repeated his triumph of
several weeks ago and served to bring
to the theater the largest audience
which has every attended symphony
concert.
The public and critics of two conti-
nents have acknowledged Ysaye to be
the greatest living violinist. and from the
exhibitions given in Washington this
season alone no one can dispute his
claim TO the title. Extreme beauty Of
tone, technique perfected to an almost
indescribable degree and an artistic
temperament to guide his interpreta-
tions are the characteristics which have
launched this artist into the front rank
of the worlds violinists.
! Ysaye played Mendelsshon' concerto
in e minor and a Scotch fantasy by
Max Bruch In both compositions he
displayed his remarkable musical ability
and at the conclusion Of the Bruch num-
ber he was given such an ovation that
he was compelled to offer another num-
| ber.
| The orchestra's numbers included Web
| er'S Invitation TO the Dance, F1otoU
| ''Stradella" overture and BizetS charm
| ing suite 'L'ArieSienne.
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
HOUSE OF WORSHIP
FORMALLY DEDICATED
Fifteenth Street Christian Church 1:
Opened With Ceremony-Prayers
by New P1stor.

The new Fifteenth Street Christian
Church. at Fifteenth and D Streets
southeast, was dedicated a 3 oclock yes
terday afternoon, the Rev c. c. Jones,
Of the Thi-ty-fourth Street Christian
Church, opening the services with the
Lords prayer.
Andrew Wilson, of the church build
ing committee, made a brief address, re-
viewing the history of the church and
saying the building and the lot had cost
over $1,000
General Secretary George w Muckley,
of the Church Extension Society OF
Christian Churches of the United States,
preached a sermon on THE Value of a
Church Building to a Community, and
following this an appeal for funds to
meet the Indebtedness Of the new church
was generously responded to-
Pastor j. Z. Stuart. who was called
from Hiram, Tenn, to take charge OF
the new church, delivered the salutation
and the dedicatory prayer.
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
STIRLING AND HIS WIFE
AGREE TO SECOND WEDDING

1t is seldom that a man and MS wiIe
find it necessary or agreeable to go
through the ceremony of marriage
twice. but such is the case with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Alexander Stirling, who were
married for the second time Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Stirling, formerly Miss Taylor,
of washington, was married in London
last October to John Alexander Stirling,
a wealthy and distinguished Scotchrnan
The ceremony was performed by mag
jstrate. The groom's mother requested
that the marriage be solemnized by
religious service, and the young people
agreed
license in the name cf John Alexander
Stirling and Clara Elizabeth Taylor, and
were married by Rev. DR.. Hubbard.
rastor of the McKendree Methodist
Church
The Washington times., 1905-01-23

Funeral services viii be held tomor-
row over the remains of the late Will
lam H. Veerhoff, who died Saturday
evening Prayer services will be held
at the family residence, 1436 Park
Street northwest. at 1:30- Later the
usual services will be held in the Con-
cortiia Church, Twentieth and G Streets.
of which the deceased was a member,
at o'clock The Rev. Paul A Menzel,
pastor of the church, Will officiate. The
body will be inferred in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Mr.. Veerhon is survived by his wife,
Mrs Sophie Veerhoff; daughter, Miss
Louise Veerhoff. now at school in Cas-
sci, Germany, and by a son, Otto l.
Veerhoff. who will succeed him in
charge of the Veerhof galleries at 1217
Street.
Mr.. Veerhof was born in Germany. in
1S4S. and came TO this country when
only seventeen years old He settled
in Baltimore, where he was edu-
Gated. and where he remained until he
obtained a position as a craftsman in
the Pension Office. In 1873 he left his
position there and went into the art
business. He built up a large trade,
and soon had a fine reputation as a con-
TloiSSeur.
He was a member of National Lodge
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY;
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE

The Fire Department had a busy day
yesterday, answering several alarms
during the day. None of the fires.
however, amounted to much. The first
occurred at the home of John Rasmus-
son and James Cook. at 344 NJ Street
southwest An oil can was upset and
a lighted match accidently dropped in
the oil did the rest. Mrs. Rasmussen
was burned slightly. The fire was ex-
tinguished without much difficulty The
loss amounted to about $50
Later in the day fire broke out in the
residence OF Annie Woodward, at 91o S
Street northwest and $500 worth of
damages were sustained before the fire
was put out. An overheated stove
caused a fire in the home of Arthur
SmackJIm. in Georgetown. in the after
noon The damage was s..
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
An Interesting Little Booklet

Entitled Some Facts About Wills, Sim
ply Told" may be had gratis of Union
Trust & Storage Co., 14I4 F st.
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF w. II. VEERHOFF
Will Be Held Tomorrow in Concordia Church--lntement
in Rock Creek Cemetery--Career of the
Late Art Dealer

No. T. F A a NJ. and Eureka Chap
ter. No. 4, Royal Arch Masons. He was
also a Knight of Pythias, trustee of
Concordia Lutheran Church, and a di-
rector of the German Orphan Asylum
Mr.. Veerhoff had been in poor health
for several years, and last summer he
made trip to Germany with the hope
that the symptoms of heart trouble
would disappear. After his return ne
was apparently in the best of health.
but last Saturday he had a severe at
tack of lung trouble. from which he
Eever recovered.
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
TWO FOUND DEAD
BY ASPHYX|kTlO ION
Coroner Thinks Tragedy
Due to an Accident.
HAPPENED AFTER A QUARREL
Friends of the Man Declare Their Be
lief That it Was Premeditated
Suicide and Murder.
HAPPENED AFTER A QUARREL

George Neville and Vivian Naun were
found dead in n room at 1858 Ohio Ave
me northwest yesterday about noon
Although both gas jets in the room were
turned on, winch would have indicated
suicide. ether evidences pointed so
strongly to accidental death that Coro-
ner Nevitt issued a certificate 10 tnat
effect Both were intoxicated when the9
went to the room about O'CLOCK sun
day morning, and it is believed that uh-
knowingly one of them turned on tue
gas.
Both Neville and the Vaun woman
were married, and Neville's wife 1Veo
only a few doors away, going py She
name of Ida. Wood The woman nlarrieo
man by the name Of powers aoout
Two years ago, but never went py MS
name. He came to see her almost every
day. and on many occasions tried 10 IN
duce her 20 leave the house IN orcer le
get away from Neville
The Two Quarrel.
Neville came TO the house Saturday
night about IL O'Clock and asked Tor the
#Vaun woman, and was told that she was
not there. He went out to find her,
and they returned together about :
O'Clock, and went up to the woman
room. The man was in an ugly MOOD
and they auerrelei while after golns
upstairs. About O'Clock the landlady
went into the room and they were ap-
parently friendly once more
A strong smell of gas. was noticed
about noon, and on opening the door the
dead bodies of both were found on tn'
bed.
The accident theory is hooted at bI
many who know both part1es- NeViIi'
has often threatened to Kill h1mseH
His wife said ne had often threatenes
TO kill her and she was positive ina
he had turned on the gas.
Little Known of Woman.
Very little is known of the Vaun Wo
man She came here about two year
ago and has lived south of the Avenu
since her arrival. Nobody knows exact
ly where she came from. one report nav
ing it that she was from Connectlcu
and another that she had relatives
Alexandria. Recently she has been pos
ing for artists and was a hne plahls
and a good singer
NeviiIe's body was taken TO IN
rnorpue and his father, George NeVlit
SJ7 Eighth Street northwest, was not
fed. The body of Vivian Naun was sen
10 Lees undertaking establishment. an
if possible relatives viii be found All
notified
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
Times Want Ad Branch.

Want advertisements for The Evening
and Sunday Times will be received at
regular office rates at V. Hugo EiSen-
beiss' Pharmacy, corner Seventh and B
Streets southeast.
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
WILLIAM KLINE DIES
AT THE CENTRAL HOTEL

The dead body of William J. Kline
was found on the floor OF his room at
the Central Hotel, Tenth and E Streets
northwest. last night about $50 O'Clock.
Coroner hewitt was summoned, and
pronounced death due TO heart disease.
K line was forty-five years of age. and
had worked in Washington for years.
The Washington times., 1905-01-23
DECLINE TO PLANT TREES
ON TAKOMA AVENUES

No more shade trees are considered
necessary on Vermillion or Carroll
Avenue. between the railroad and the
District line. At least Superintendent
of Parking Lanham does not think 1t
advisable 10 plant more, though re-
quest for trees was received by the
Commissioners from Mrs Morris Bien.
of Takarna Park.
Mr.. Lanham reports that the greater
portion of the thoroughfare in question
is abundantly shaded by fine young
oaks. and only about thirty more trees
could be planted, and these would have
to be scattered