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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

II T. is difficult Ito decorate a dining
room successfully, and this for a
- variety Of reasons. Softness with
out dimness, warmth without stufhlness,
simplicity without baroness, and plenty
of light with no suggestion of either
garishness or glare, are apparently con-
flieting' demands by no means easy 70
Ethel NJ. Colson, in House Beautiful,
describes yellow dining room as 80
perfect as to. be worthy to serve as a
model of suggestive ideas. Fifteen by
eighteen feet in size, it is distinguished
by large, two-sided corner window,
Of southwestern exposure, so planned
and arranged that it can never be shad-
owed by .encroaching walls or obstruc-
tions. Its quantity loaded panes swing
out upon. the flower garden just beyond.
A door. directly opposite this window
leads to a spacious and convenient pan
try. Opposite this door, again, Is q
that in the window and the fourth cor
ner Of the room is occupied by the du-
plicate of this double glass door. This
completes an original scheme of venti-
lation and affords a glimpse, when open,
of the wide and artistic entrance hall
the reception room and the. green ana
refreshing flower window beyond.
l.. The electrlc-llghg. natures anu s1dues
are of the same glass as the windows.
It's loaded lines are exceptionally sim
pie and lovely. Small leaden knobs,
restful markings Of white, with here
and there bit of golden glass visible
only when the light strikes it, provide
relief for the eye. A quaint pattern is
| arranged here and there by cracking
the small glass panels at regular IN
| tervals. Fl E ":.
All the woodwork Of the room is Of
specially prepared and seasoned Cali
fornia oak. Straight up to within
about four%or five feet Of the ceiling the
splendid paneling runs, with a wide,
well-modeled line of wood dividing the
upper wall from the ceiling proper. The
frieze and the ceiling are covered with
burlaps in a subdued shade Of old gold
The paneling ends in shelf that encir-
cles the. room completely. The built-in
sideboard is of the same height, topped
| by a similar shelf. It is fifteen feet long.
Odd, quaint and Characteristic bits of
pottery, foreign and domestic, many of
Mexican coloring and origin, add
touches of the brighter tints to the
quiet room, which is in itself subdued in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
ARE YOU PLANNING TO BUILD?
II" =* HERE is A HOUSE TO STUDY
A MODERN CEMENT COTTAGE
Cost to Build, Exclusive Of Heating and
Plumbing, $4,000. BY Glenn L.. saxton,
Architect, 1879 Andrus Building,
Minneapolis, MINI.

BY special arrangement with Glenn
L: Saxton, architect. 731-732 Andrus
building, complete set of plans and
specifications of this house. incIud- :
ing one. set of blue prints, will be <
furnished at Mr.. Saxton's office for
$25. These will be complete In every
detail. Mr.. Saxton will also furnish
to The journal readers for 81
beautiful, practical and helpful book
of plans, entitled "AmerIcan DWELL +
ings," Of houses ranging from $500
up. Portfolio No. 2. Of residences
costing from $4,000 to $4,000, SOC;
portfolio No. 8. Of stores. banks and ,
churches, SOC. A church portfolio
Will also be given free to any reader
of T he Journal upon applca-
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
ADVANTAGES OF STAINING
Give Shingles Soft Color and Preserve
the Wood.

To stain or to paint is a very live
problem now with many in the throes
Of deciding. on house plans for the seas
son building. The Builders Journal
offers the following contribution on the
merits Of staining:
Single stains not only offer safe
and convenient method of coloring
tshingles, but they are decidedly artistic
BY reason of their softNeffect, and also
from the fact that the stain does not
act absolutely uniformly on every
single, nor indeed on every portion Of
the same shingle; hence there is a very
pleasing play Of color upon the surface,
altho the general effect is uniform
The two principal varieties Of single
stains are oil stains and creosote stains.
enough Of the ordinary pigment tint
ing colors mixed with it to color the
wood, and a certain amount of drier.
In other words, oil stains are very
thin paint used for dipping purposes.
Even If they are brushed on, the body
Of the stain is not sufficient to cause
dams Of paint. Any painter can mir
a satisfactory oil stain. The best col
ors to use are the non fading earth pig
ments, such as umber and sienna,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
ochre, Van Dyke brown, Venetian red


Altho any one can mix a single
stain, using creosote as vehicle, The
term = creosote single stain - is a
manufacturer who first introduced
them. The advantages which creosote
stains possess over oil stains is that
they penetrate more deeply into the
wood, and being very slow to dry, last
longer. For this reason they protect
the single better against dry rot.
Moreover, when. shingles are dipped in
creosote stain before laying, and are
given another coat Of stain with a
brush after being laid, mildew or fun.
gus growth cannot establish itself upon
the surface Of the shingles, as is the
case with oil stains having pigments of
mineral or earthly base. -
A stain made from inert pigments
ground in oil, thinned with pinetar,
liquid drier and benzine or kerosene
have been recommended for shingle
staining, but are not advisable, for al
tho the color holds out well the shingles
are apt to show evidence of dry rot.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
BUILDING AND HO1E MAKING zA 80

meath. A beautiful circular top is pro-
Vided for occasional use.a On The table,
at other than meal times, stands vase
. green things glowing ,sor blooming.
The window curtains are Of raw silk
in a soft yet deep shade Of yellow, and
do their CHEEKY share in contributing to
the charm of the room. They hang just
to the broad lodges. There are no other
curtains or draperies.
A note of warmer coloring is supplied
by the soft reddish tints Of the Turkish
rug nearly covering the oak floor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
/ BEAUTY IN CURTAINS
Frilled White Muslin and Gray Linen
j..4f Are Simple but Charming.

!. There is one thing in the home which
may. be classed as among the articles
. T are there solely because they lend
tain.
I remember visiting at friends cot
tage, a dainty but unpretentious home
a home that was every bit intended for
living in. In the sitting or living room
of that home there was no article of fur
niture which could not, I am sure, have
been purchased for few dollars, but
never entered 1t when even the first
glance alone did not seem to give a rest
full feeling. Not only this, but one felt
at once the charm of it's beauty. This
is what 1 saw there, and what after sew
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Landed His Man.

Having lighted this. he made his
way 10 the barn, and without a
moments hesitation, mounted the
rather shaky stairway leading 10
the hayloft. Ii seemed a rather
risky move to make, when il was
remembered that the man for whom
ne was searching had only a short
time before nearly succeeded in COM
hitting murder. These are points
which an officer who knows his duty
seldom takes into consideration,
however. He is supposed TO capture
criminals, and all other ideas are
Of no Importance Before reaching
the top OF the stairs the deep. regu-
lar breathing of two or three sleepers
was 10 be heard. Very quietly, the
officer stepped into the loft. holding
his lantern high above his head. 1t
was quite apparent now that here
was no danger Of an attack.
In a corner Of the loft, on a pile
Of straw. lay three men. all fast
asleep. The officer stepped quickly
forward and grasped the collar Of
the man lying in the middle. His
coat sleeve was covered with blood
and mis- face was also smeared. The
man made a feeble denial for a few
moments but he was hurriedIy taken
TO the station. and his two compan-
ions were enrolled as witnesses in
the case. The subsequent trial and
conviction OF the man are not mat
ters concerning this particular
night with the mounted police. but
the manner IN which the officer had
conducted his search added another
page 70 his excellent record.
It was now almost daybreak and
while the officer would not be re-
Heved from duty until O'Clock. his
work as a guardian of the peace
while others slept was virtually Al
al end.
Ii was not a very strenuous
night. as nigrts with the mounted
police are accounted, but there was
sufficient variety in it to heiabteD
The Times mans respect for the
men who comprise this seldom
thought Of but very essential branch
of the public service CT the C.pitaJ
City.
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to send in a report from the same
booth twice in succession
AS he neared the District line on
the Brightwood road he went to one
of the boxes. which resembles a
miniature sentry box, Taking down
the receiver, he gave his name and
the number of his station. These
reports are automatically registered
az headquarters.
Finally he reached Takoma, and
from there to Brookland the ride
was through an unusually funespme
stretch of woods. At p4aees there
were no lights whatever. and as the
heavens were clouded over the road
way was hidden from view for the
greater part of the time. While rid
ing slowly down a hill a loud halloo
startled horses and horsemen. They
came to halt, then drew to the side
OF the road to await a ,epetition of
the noise in order that the officer
might determine the exact direction
from which il came again it was
repeated, nearer and to the rear. An
noises in lonely part of the woods
at night prodroe weird impression
on one who is listening and look
ing for an outbreak and it was the
case here The mounted police must
aI"ays be expecting trouble at every
hand' for 1t is the only way that he
can De prepared when the time comes
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the few men who had witnessed the
attack were too much astonished TO
interfere They had given the white
man immediate assistance. and in
this way the man who had caused
the trouble had been allowed TO get
away.
The officer had no clue on which
70 work except the fact that his man
had started in the direction of Wash
ington, and that he had been joined
by two well-known characters Of the
neighborhood.
rious TO know just what steps the
officer would take IN order TO cap
ture his man. II was now consider
ably after u. and the man guilty
Of the murderous assault had had an
opportunity 10 cover some distance.
This fact did not seem to trouble
the officer, however. He had heard
that the man had been drinking
neaFlly, and this fact was sufficient
assurance to him that the criminal
would not be very far distant from
the scene Of MS assault.
The first thing the officer did was
TO ascertain from persons in the
neighbOrhOod where the two men
who had been seen with the fugi-
tive were employed. They we're day
. labOrers on a farm IN the vicinity,
and usually slept in a haylOft on the
premises When he learned this
fact the brow OF the officer cleared
quickly. All hesitation seemed 10 be
banished He went TO a box oppo-
site the Brightwood Hotel and Sc
cured a lantern.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
The Adventures OF
q SundOy Tines
Representative,
Who ACCOmpd-
MED On Horse
back One OF the
Men Who Patrol
the LOneIY Out
IYing Sections OF
the City Between
Sunset and Day.
light.

= T is 10 o'clock at night Out
side the wind is sweeping in
gale-like gusts around the
corners of the house. Now
and then there are penetrat-
ing showers of rain, which grow
more and more frequent, until a
steady downpour is heard on the
roof. The fire burning in the CRATE
serves the double purpose of Civ
ing an atmosphere of cheeriness to
the room and dispelling the early
spring rawness in the air. How
comfortable it is to sit IN your own
home and read for an hour or more
before the sound of the falling rain
gives you an irresistible invitation
to go to sleep!
The sound of a horseman passing
the house is dimly heard. You step
to the window to see who could
have chosen such a night for a
journey on horseback, and through
the rain you recognize that the
rider wears a helmet Oh, IT is
only a mounted policeman, and you
return to your fireside and resume
your story.
Only a mounted policeman How
many ever stop to think what this
guardian Of the peace undergoes
in his round of duties between the
hours of sunset and dawn?' Does it
ever occur TO the residents in the
outlying districts of the city how
much they owe to this horseman
who is continually on the move
while all law-abiding citizens of the
neighborhood are supposed to be
asleep, and when only the human
birds of prey are prowling in darA
corners awaiting an opportunity to
loot some house?
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
DUTIES OF THE
MOUNTED OFFICER

The officer goes on duty at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. He re-
ports at the station on the hour,
and then rides out to make his
rounds. Every hour he is sup
posed to send in his report 10
headquarters. The police tele-
phone booths are distributed
throughout his section, seldom
more than a mile or two apart.
He is required TO report between
ten minutes Of and ten minutes
after the hour at some one Of
these booths in order that the ser
geant in charge of the precinct
may be advised as TO the where
abouts of all his men. Unless
there is some disturbance in a GER
tain vicinity a mounted policeman
is not allowed TO send in a report
from the same booth twice in sue
cession.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Not q SiHeCUFe.

But when the air is biting and the
wind blows his rubber cape over his
head and the water drips off his he'll
met down his back, his work is not
a succession of enjoyable evening
rides. 1t is on occasions like these
that the people in his precinct do
not see him, not because he is not to
be found on his accustomed round
of duties, but because they retire to
their hresides in winter, and indoors
to escape the dampness in the spring.
To be a mounted policeman for
pleasant occupation provided the
weather were propitious and the law
breakers kept within the bounds of
the statutes. But such a combina-
ton Of happy circumstances seldom
falls TO the lot Of the mounted police
of Washington. 1t is a novel sensa-
tion to spend a night on horseback
following the police.
In the Tenth precinct there is
beat on which something exciting
takes place on an average of six
nights in the week 1t was on this
beat that a Sunday Times man spent
night on horseback in order to pre-
sent the facts as they actually exist
The officer for the early part of
the night goes on duty at 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon. He reports at the
station on the hour, and then rides
leisurely out to make his rounds. On
this particular night the officer was
mounted on a powerful horse WEI
able TO carry the large-boned, mus
cular figure seated in the saddle.
The policeman, accoutered with rid
ing boots, aud helmet, with a large
rubber cape thrown across the horn
of his saddle, carried his club and a
revolver. As night drew on he slow
" paced out Brightwood avenue
toward Takoma. Every hour he is
supposed to send in his report TO
headquarters The police telephone
booths are di tIibuted throughout his
section, seldom more than a mile or
TWO apart. He is required to report
between ten minutes of and ten min
utes after the hour at some one of
these booths in order that the SER
geant in charge of the percinct may
be advised as to the whereab bouts of
all his men. Unless there is some
disturbance in certain vicinity
mounted policeman is not allowed
m W ~
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Attached With Knife.

When the officer reached the spot
where the difficulty had taken place
II was quite evident that the affair
had been more serious than was sup
posed to be the case at the police
station There were blood stains on
the ground several feet in diameter.
Inquiry at the saloon elected the
fact that the assault had been wholly
unwarranted- The white man had
been standing on the outside OF the
saloon when the intoxicated colored
man stumbled out. He Immediately
made a rush for the white man and
cut him severely about the throat.
then made of down the road, while
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

for quick action IN q moment. our
Of tne gloom horse and buggy we're
deserted coming down the hiIl at
breakneck speed. wllila Ihe occu-
pants dashed the horse to further
efforts Instantly there flashed
through the niIsd of ttle#nov vsee tllls
possibility Of kidna pfng part :. or zof
robbers trying 10 ger away NJ latllsssf#
booty. The policeman sat onz=#ffEE8fs#= on=fE8s#
horse on the other side OF the road
a monument of inlperturbab As.
the buggy reached a point aIn9sst
-oPposfte-the man of thesIawilie was
seen that the occupants weFe arsy
three country youths, who were
either out for nights lark or else
had been imbibing too frequently.
Here, you boys. quiet down
littlel" 'A-l-l right, sir" came
back feebly frcm the shadows which
had enveloped them. and the po-
liceman continued his way, reaching
in due time the big terra Gotta works
which sent out cheerful glare from
their red hot kilns.. Passing on the
gloom seemed even more depressing
as the woods again enveloped the
riders.
The officer instead of taking the
regular highway toward Brookland
turned his horse into a narrow dirt
road used only by the truck farmers.
There are a number Of houses scat
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tance from the scene of the disturb
ance, Two men aPpeared on the road
side. walking in the direction of the
city TlaP'cfficer knew them. and in
qu4red as 10 the trouble. They had
learned that white man had been
badly cut, and that he had been
taken to the hospital on a ear. When
only few hundred yards from the
scene Of the brawl a group OF men
were met, who declared that the
assailant Was cOlOred man, and
that his attack had been unprovoked.
The latter had been seen going down
the road toward Washington, in com
pany with Two other colored men
Of the neighborhood.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

are contemplating suicide. Many
tragedies have been enacted in
that little hollow. aud as a eonsez
qusnee numerous weird tales are
told about the spirits that flicker
through nees atttae naidn4saast
hour There was no trenaorF but
kind of awe in the poIiceA4a1s voice
IS he told of a fellow-offcer who had
declared that or one occasion he had
distinctly heard chains rafting be
=a4if1d him as flss= rode rapidly through
that part of the woods. Finally the
hollow was reached The myriad
lights of the filtration plant were
dancing to the rear on the left, while
in front the waving branches of the
trees caused the solitary gas lamp
TO appear to move up and down like
a shifting Jack O. Lantern.
As the two approached the sta
ton another horseman was seen ap-
preaching the first officer. II was
the new watch. ready TO take I'D the
duties of the night. de had Just re-
ceived notice that there had been
a serious affray out on the Bright
wood road, IN front of a saloon.
After imparting this bit of infor-
nation the new officer of the watch
put spurs to his horse, and the Times
man, who wished to know how a
mounted policeman spends the night
followed suit AS the two reached
Brightwood avenue, still some dis
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

tered through this section and he
explained thar he frequently takes
this route because 1t gives the oc-
euRants OF this outlying Territory q
sedse OF security to know that now
and then during the night an officer
of the law IS passing In frcnt OF OF.
behind their homes see If there
AEe=aIi stsuIIIng thieves hidden In
the shadows.
ead Mars HolI0tu
cry HHe=zezer pens durFnx
the early hours OF the night. re
had stopped AZ tvarIolIs hoxesgOn his
tip. lsendfns reports, and
now II Vssss=zssSing midnight On
his way back to the Tenth precinct
station he turned into the gate of
the Soldiers Home ground II was
a long. beautiful ride beneath the
trees which form a perfect canopy
over the macadamized roadway. The
AO4 90 "ViV eiAO"Su " VAIN ouu
their hoof beats scarcely broke the
silence of the night. 1t was aB-
preaching the witching hour and
conversation Lad Jagged Suddenly
the officer seemed to wake from
reverie and he stated that in a few
moments the two would be passing
through Dead Mans Hollow" that
section Of the grounds which most
of the old soldiers visit when they
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-24

seem as incomprehensible, 100 years
hence as that past feeding of work
house brats'' to the factories does. to US.
But the new measure Of what is
humane can not become established I'M
less we know clearly what is happen
ing and how. and whece the children
are at work. 9 Knowing we*must care.
Ruskin said: Luxury at present can
only be enjoyed by the ignorant: The
cruelest man living could not sit at
his feast unless he sat blindfolded."
Picture an army Of 100000 children,
all under fifteen, and then realizes:eha
that army tramps, day sitter day, mot
to school and playground but to the
factories, fields, mines and workshops
of the United States One million
seven hundred thousand was the num-
Der of child laborers estimated when
the census of 1900 was: taken. 'Eonly
the God of fallen sparrows knows
what it is by this time Tn the
twenty years proceeding 1900 the num-
Der. of boys In mannfa cturing5 and:
mechanical pursuits boys between ten
and fifteen- had sfesssd 100 nerscsnt s
the number sof glTls1 So per cent. But
only 2 SO Per sent aereaase had been,
added to stne pospul IN fodsy in a
spite OF ali the child SEi aE
90 s'es s,s shlis.s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-24
"BOLTING' AND "SCRATCHINGo DIS.
TINGUISHED

secretary Taft renews his declara-
zion That boiling, under certain cir
cuhstances, is advisable. In letter to
the roosevelt Republican club of Gin
clnnati. Ohio, March 18th, new or
gan1zation formed after the defeat of
BOSS Cox, he says: The members OF
such club as the Roosevelt Club, al
though an orthodox Republican organ
1zatlon, may very we'll decline to SUD-
port the candidates of it's own party
II such candidates are plainly lacking
IN the qualifications according to the
standards which they may properly set
Tor the selection of public officers
STILL 1T is we'll to use a wise discre-
tion In boiling. The important uues-
t1on will always be in what way you
can secure and exercise the greatest
influence for good, and you cannot af-
ford in practical politics (and there are
no other politics) to ignore the strength
which adherence to regularity gives
you as club in working reforms with
in the party.
excellent advice, such as this. is
seldom given by party leaders. It is
refreshing. But machine rule is be-
ing completely overthrown in Ohio
through the establishment of a final
power in the voters through a right to-
a direct vote on public questions, the
initiative and the Referendum And
the establishment of the system, If the
mouse votes to submit the constitutional
amendment, will not have called for
boiling. only the scratching of tickets
the scratching Of tho ran,,hl;,,, ,:
lat1ve candidates who would not pledge,
ana the insertion Of the name of a
pledged democrat