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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
Kitchen Ventilation.

The important subject of kitchen ven.
tilation is discussed by an exchange. In
seeking the cause for the proverbial
crossness and i'll health Of cooks gener-
ally, the blame is attached to the bad
lighting, overheating, and poor ventila-
ton of the kitchens in which they spend
SO much time. While it is probable that
professional cooks were under sconsid-
Grafton when this idea was discussed,
there is no doubt that the defects men
toned often apply with equal force to
the home kitchen, and it is possible that
those who equip such kitchens could i'm
prove the conditions with profit to
themselves and the occupants. .. , .1
The stove dealer and tinsmith should
point out that the cooking apparatus
ought to be placed where the cook will
not only have good light on the work,
but can also have the diversion Of q
change Of scene and the relief afforded
by nearby window. Such a window
can be used with excellent advantage
for the escape Of excessive heat and FOL
ventilation; and the proper location OF
the cooking apparatus should be pointed
out to architects, builders, carpenters
and owners. Z s
There are, however, many existing
buildings where these desirable condi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
To Arrange Furniture.

in room would seem to be simple
matter, but is it9 y Let:1the many I'M
satisfactory rooms which are filed with
desirable articles of furniture answer.
In .moderate-sized~ rooms, the more
the furniture clings to the walls the
better A table in the center Of a
room less than twenty feet square,
awfully in the way. In a small library,
better set the writing table at one end
of the room, with passage room behind
it. A long couch looks best set straight
against "a side wall, with Its ends near.
a window In room with an open
fireplace, a couch is often placed at
right angles in the chimney piece.
3 This is a capital arrangement, il the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

TNHE living room, or sitting room,
n, is found in every house now ana
- - ,,..,,o. 49,, o,ror FOR c,rrastions
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
Hints for the Homemaker.,

{ The finest. polish given a piano can; be
ruined,.by strong sunshine, remember
this during the coming hot summer; ner
gives the suggestion that beds maybe
Cooled in summer much as they used
to be warmed in. winter, except that ice
can be put into the warming pan instead
Of ohot Icinders.s There seems: to- be mo
reason why this should not secure cool
beds. ~ 49,. T.. ,.nEts .s!:o# 1",,"
Save: the expense Of having your mat
tresses made over every few years by
having "a large darning needle or small
straight sacking needle at hand, with
some esman upholsterer s Irvine, which
may be bought for few cents. When,
ever one Of the original '!tackings",
breaks, fix it Immediately, putting back
the same leather buttons and fastening
securely. You will be surprised to see
how much longer your beds will last,
and how much more comfortable they
will keep
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
Room Harmonies;

The simplest harmonies are those Of
self tones, scales formed by mixing
either gray or white with fundas
mental hue, harmonies which may be
studied in the high lights and shadows
of a beautiful texture, especially a
velvet or silk, or from nature herself
in the variation in depth of tone which
she introduces in the tiniest petal or
blade Of grass. a'.-f a.ss .5h#t
Flat plain colors are, always uninter-
esting, but the effect Of light and shade
playing upon any color will make q
perfect color scheme. Afroom with a
medium tone Of golden-brown walls, a
darker brown rug, and yellow hang
ings and upholstery is an illustration Of
q beautiful scheme of this kind. In
distributing color the darkest shade
should always be on the floor, the next
on the wall, and the rlightest on the
ceiling, while the hangings and up
holstery. may vary between the two
extremes. ! ,''.. -, 49,. .5ta
The curtains and .hangings- may OF
may not match the walls. In so doing
| they make q room, appear larger. A
tone between that of the floor covering
and the wall. is desirable, while fire.
quently the purest and richest. tone of
all is beautiful for both curtains and
furniture covering, altho the portieres
should always approach closely to the
wall tone. So. ,.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

the greatest good and the most profit
can Be secured. In well-equipped kitch-
ems, hoods are placed over the range to
gather the steam and sodors and carry
them off. Sometimes the regular smoke
fue connot be- used for vent fue, and
then sheet-iron :fue with ventilating
hood will serve the purpose. z: -
Such equipmentsyGswill; exhaust the
odors and carry soffuthe foul air and sur
plus heat, and. will dead to, the need of
s9mg fresh air being bTGHght d Rto the
opening window in fwinter.. This should
be a simple detail, j readily supplied
where there is azeenstant FIRE, as in a
cooking stove, by constructing hue to
bring fresh aid to the stove in such q
way that it. will be heated before it is
discharged into the kitchen. So. .r Z -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

! Do you wish to save from 500 to- $500
on your new homer You can accom-
plish this by. building from one of my
plans. In this plan we get a complete
cottage home. The arrangement of rooms
would be hard to improve. An exquisite
livingroom with open fireplace, combina-
ton stairway with built-in seat. rooms
all good size and well lighted, are fea-
lures.
In the second story are three cham
bers and bath, something unusual in a
house Of this size. The chamber in rear
can be used for a sewingroom II one
desires
The size is only 20 feet wide and "a
! feet deep. and not one inch Of space is
wasted Hardwood floors are given thru
out; first story is finished in birch, Sec
ond story In pine to paint. Full base
ment. Height Of the first story is 9
feet; second story. feet in the clear.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
Home Upholstry.

Freshening up chairs to harmonic
with rooms after house cleaning is
rather expensive if they be sent to an
upholsterer, yet a room will not be
pleasing if a faded, 1dingy chair be
placed before a fresh and delicate wall
paper. Should the new paper be
strewn with roses, what more pleasing
than fresh chintz or cretonne to matchq
One of the simplest chairs to cover at
home is the Chippendale, or any other
in which the seat is removable. "
!. These simply lift out. The new COW
ering is tackled on without gimp or
fancy nails, tho the old covering must
be removed. AS for tools. an up
holsterer's hammer, a tack litter, small
tacks are the requirements.
The first thing that must be done is
to remove all possible old nails by
which soiled and faded undercoverings
are attached. Having stripped the ar
ticle-a chair seat, let us say-to the
original canvas covering the stuffing,
which ought to be of horsehair, give it
a good beating to drive the remaining
dust out. Then stretch piece of the
upper side of the seat and fasten it
over onto the lower side of the wooden
frame with as few brads as will keep
it taut and free from all wrinkles. :
The edges of this and the outer COW
ering. which now goes on in exactly the
same way, will not show because the
last part of the business will be to- cut
a piece of the fine sacking to shape, q
little larger than the underneath Of the
seat, turn the edges in and tack it
very neatly over the under side The
only difficulty in such simple piece Of
work as this lies in the corners. The
| novice should study the real upholster-
err s methods in this respect. They will
be clearly visible on any "stuff-over''
| furniture about the house.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

BY special arrangement with Glenn
L. Saxton, architect, 7317a2 Andrus
building, complete set of plans and
specifications OF this house. inciud-
Ing one set of blue prints. will be
furnished at Mr.. Saxtons office for
$40. 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
Ines," of houses ranging from $500
up. Portfolio No. 2. 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 read
err Of T h e ournaI upon applica-
tIon to the architect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
New Curtains.

Some pretty curtains seen in the New
York shops could be easily copied at
home. They were of French madras,
(which comes in number Of beautiful
shades and is warranted not to fade)
edged with founce Of inexpensive fou
dressing table should have cover Of
the madras with the same lace ruffle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
An Ooutdoor Sleeping Place.

Who has an upper piazza on the sum
mer cottage9 On such piazza an out
door sleeping place may be improvised
at little cost. Procure one or two BAN
boo piazza screens, and a "camping
cot" made with light wood frames, with
canvas stretched across the top, sup
ported underneath by two broad straps.
It is surprising what comfortable bed
this simple contrivance makes, without
the bother Of mattress or spring, which /
out in all kinds Of weather, in fact, a
good wetting once in a while improves
it, as it shrinks the canvas back into
shape: During the day. fold fiat and
stand against the house, !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
Blue-and-Wh4te Ware.

The -and-white ware has lost
none Of it's popularity, especially for
EVERYDAY use: 3 !. - . !. s., 8.
tory of. the blue wares. It cannot be
called q reproduction, for the Chinese
have been making it, for centuries and
the patterns Of today are precisely like
the old ones. ,is ~ !. go sa.s. !.
platters and numerous flat and covered
dishes, all of which s.the zhousekeeper
finds extremely useful The ware is
comparatively thick and stands con,
tact with the dishpan better than the
English blue and white china. 1T is well
fitted For everyday use and Is not toe
i fine for human nature g daily food.
There are Japanese blue-and-white
patterns which are effective for occa,
sional use Modern Hirado is one OF
the best. but this is toe thin to stand
the wear and tear Of the usual house
hold. a luncheon set of Hirado used
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
PAPER FOR LIVING ROOM
GIVES CHEERFUL TONE
Fine Effects Are Secured by Using Plain Cartridge Paper
of Subdued Hues, and Decorative Borders-Pretty
Designs and Suggestions for Furniture Stiffness Must
Be Carefully Avoided !. '~'* - u >or.@:

space at the back of the couch is 50
treated as to have some interest Of its
own, apart from the rest of the room.
A table screen behind the couch may
shut it. off INTO a, <cozy nook by, itself,
where one (or,,s twol may, find pleasant
writing table may stand in the cen.
ter with couch backed up to 1T and
facing the fire. This is the proper 20
sition for a bedroom coueh, with The
bed in place Of the table, ,G7,n1 adT
The, narrow space between, twer wan,
dows is always rather awkward.,i Asset
of bookshelves projecting considerably,
SO as to give the windows a recessed
look, is one expedient, o. a. narrow
cabinet will answer as well. If moth
ing but a table can stand there,%it IS
well to cover the wall above, it pretty
solidly with pictures, as the pit Of
narrow space is exceedingly ugly. A
desk, with some sort Of a top, looks
WELL. too, but let us avoid pier mirrors
and high backed chairs, likewise pedes-
tails, which. may have their uses some
where.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
The City Home in Summer.

. @AN Ivy AAS4tASfAa4 SuAAAACAs ETJ
Much of the rtyofabeing comfortable
an appearance Of Goodness hruoflt the
house: Even. a, summer in town can be
made bearable if the home, like the fam
lily, ..dons warm weather. clothes. n.
I First, have all: the winter ID raperies
and rugs cleaned and put away in moth.
proof wrappihgs: 1f Your foorss are
nicely finished, leave them bare, with
the exception Of a small rug Of prairie
grass. Also make slip coverings Of
of CHASTITY holland-and with these
c onceal your upholstered furniture.
Make slips Of French cretonne or lin
gerie for your sofa, pillows. -',-9 =
: Then put up. dainty: curtains Of mad
tras or dotted Swiss in your living rooms,
and others of Powered muslin or dimity
in the Observation-Disclosures. it is pos
Those made of beads are by far and
away. the coolest, but they are less new
thai the art madras (which comes in
esthetic patterns just adapted for the
purpose. Most of the new importa tions
of madras, by the way, display. stained
glass effects designed to harmonize with
the popular mission furniture. .
Finally, during the warm weather,
keep in all your&li}viin Il supply
OF fresh movers ana; GROWING piaHts'
Nothing contributes morest to e. cool, re-
poseful atmosphere than plant life
7hourishing within doors: A. growing
fern in dainty iardiniere, is to the
faded senses what draught of cool
spring water is to- a thirsty soul The
windows should be- open and the blinds
closed during the hottest part of the
day, and in the evening every door
and window in the house should be
thrown wide open that athe four winds
of heaven may sweep thru, bringing
whatever cooling freshness they may
possess, -tg..5
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02
Commissioner Notice

Perry c. Williams, who sues on
behalf Of himself and all other cred
itors Of the estate Of Viola NJ. Pylcs,
deceased. who will come in and con
tribute 10 the costs Of this suit.
ys. In Chanccry.
TAYLOR Pyles. in his own right
and as administrator Of Viola NJ
Pyles, deceased, adult, and Zen
Pyles, Rose Pyles. Violet M. Pylcs,
infants. clarksburg Industrial Com.
pany. corporation, Jesse Martin,
John T. Sturm, Thomas McIntyrc
Charles j. Mcintyre, w. j. $. Har
mer. Minerva j. 'retricll, Southern
Pine Lumber Company, corpora
ton, Nancy Tetrick, James +. Me-
Intyrc. John NJ. Knox. Deputy
Sheriff, r. l.. Nutter. trustee, and
The Fairmont and Clarksburg Trac-
ton Company. corporation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02

Pursuant to a decree entered in
the above styled cause, on the 10th
day of December, 1905. at the De-
cember Term, in the circuit court of
Harrison county, West Virginia. the
same was referred to the mdersign-
ed commissioner, to take, state. re-
port an account, and other matters
showing:
First--All the personal estate the
said Viola NJ. Pyles owned at the
time Of her death, The character and
value thereof.
Second-What disposition. if any,
has been made of said personal cs-
tate by the defendant, Taylor Pyies.
Administrator of Viola NJ. Pyles,
and how much, if any, Of said per-
sonal estate is now in the hands Of
said Taylor Pyles as administrator
available for the payment oil any
debts from the estate of said Viola
NJ. Pyles, deceased.
Third-A settlement Of The adj
ADMINISTRATION of the estate Of said,
ldeeedent by said Taylor Pyles, her
administrator.
Fourth-What debts said Viola
NJ. Pyles owed at the time Of her
death, their nature, respective
amounts and priorities.
Fifth-What real estate was own
ed BY tine said Viola NJ. Pyles at the
time OF her death, its quantity. de-
scription and location, the liens
thereon, to whom due, their amounts
and priorities.
Sixth--What if any of said real
estate has been taken by condem-
nation proceedings, by whom, the
amount paid and to be paid there
for. and where the proceeds there
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02
GREAT COUNTRY
rs ISLAND
Of CUBA
(By Thomas G. Brady
On the Train in Cuba,


Editors of tbe TELEGRAM
No medium that's omen TO me Of
iers me he opnortunitv 10 reach 80
many Of nav friends hack home as
your paper anI4 that my friends NAV
!. know still more of Cuba and its on
OoStunitSes for investment / have
RffAten YOU and need but mention
the name Of Sir VIM. Van Horne.
who has backed his opinions with his
millions IN Cuba.
Van Horne is great big strong
man, who greatly resembles General
Grant, when you look him square in
the face, but he's a bigger frame
man. He has the staying qualities
of his double. Not liking the treat
ment of the United Railroad, he is
paralleling their line from Santa
Clara to Havana, and when COM
pleted he will own line from San
tiago de Cuba TO Havana.
The hotel accommodations at San
tiago are far from modern. Sir
William has bought property and is
having places prepared for mod
ern hotel at that point. ] have in
"a former letter told the Telegram
readers how he has modernized the
hotel at Camaquy, till its an up to
date American proposition, elegant
in all its appointments and moderate
in its charges.
Our party Of six sailed from Mo-
bile Tuesday morning (but wher
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02

will compare with the ocean grey
hounds of today. This new road of
Mr.. Flagler's will be ZIG miles long
and is estimated to cost $21. 00O.-
600, four miles of which will cost
S75O,0O0 per mile. His boats viii
convey Pullman cars across the chan
mel intact, in other words, Il party
will be able to take a sleeper in
Seattle and need not leave it until
they reach Santiago.
Now there must be something
more than the ordinary that attracts
such an amount of capital and in
duces such an undertaking. Now,
what is it? It's the same thing
that James j. Hill saw in the North
west. sparsley settled country,
capable of supporting twenty or
thirty millions Of people handsomely
while today they have barely a mil
lion and ahalf. Mr.. Flagler knows
the American people as few people
do and knowledge is capital 4
We are just stopping at Bartle. a
colony of English speaking people.
who haze been here less than four
vet they have hotel com
pleted and possibly % to 80 houses.
with number under roof, When
| passed here i'll October there was
not stock amiss. Tonight they
held bali at the hotel. IIow's this
for progress?
Tomorrow we commence our trip
up the south coast over the historic
grounds Of July 3, 1898.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02
WEST MILFORD NOTES


West Milford. W. VA, Jan. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Morrison and
son. Faris, have returned to their
home al Berlin. Pa They were ac-
companied by Mrs T. NJ. Smith,
who will spend few weeks there.
Arthur Sheets is attending a
poultry show in Cincinnati this
week.
Misses jamie Davis and Addie
Mofatt visited relatives at Benson
the first Of the week.
DR.. o. w. Ladwig, of Lost
Creek. spent Saturday here.
Mrs. Jacob Romine spent last week
in clarl;sburg visiting her sister,
Mrs. Lucy Dawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Post and
children. of Clarksburg, visited at
the home of John CASTOR the first
of the week.
Nlessrs. jeff West and Sam Huff
were at Clarksburg Thursday.
Miss Lucy Hoif is visiting rch-
tiyes in Shinnston.
Miss May Castor, of Duck Greek.
visited her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs, John CASTOR, Saturday and
Sunday.
5. Il. Highland has gone to New
Orleans to spend few months.
Norman Allen was u Ciar!sbnrs
visitor here Tuesday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02

left the STAND. The native Cuban
CRATER. the porter. and the land
lord! Why they are so crooked they
will raeet themselves coming back
one Of these days. They leave a
bad taste in the mouth of the visitor
bun thank the Lord they go TO make
up but small portion of Cuba, and
if ycu are a good scrapper You will
come out all right and | guess most
of your readers would.
As I write this, the air is as
balmy as spring. The roses are in
their June perfection at home, corn
Is coming in, the first crop of 1906.
They are digging new potatoes, they
harvest three good crops a year Of
all vegetables. pumpkin vines are in
bloom, and the gardens generally
have the appearanceof July at home.
The party are simply amazed. They
have all been reading about Cuba for
years, but the green, the everlasting
Green of the island, don't seem TO
have taken hold of them until with
in the past "a hours They are con-
victed and converted TO the oppor-
tunities of Cuba.
Only today ! learned that one Of
the largest land owners in Cuba, an
American, by the way, has been 10
the powers that be, and laid before
them the proposition to spend a
large sum of money in newspaper
and magazine articles, bringing such
men as Creeland and Carpenter AMI
Others of their class to tell their
special admirers IN their inimitablc
way why Cuba offers so much greater
returns to the Investor from the
States than any thing else he can
put his money in. You see it's the
idea the Telegram SOFTEN advocates.
i. e., if you have something yoi
want to interest the people in, let
the newspaper men tell il for YOU.
We are just passing Sir William
Van Horne's new supar estate. ia
tibonica. like everything he does,
its the very best. and when complel-
ed will represent $2,50o.000 invest
ment. They say when fellow
backs his opinion with his money
he has faith. The property as We
see tits a pretty picture
Our party, in true West Virginia
style, have all the windows up, (you
know Capt. Bill Deyries used 10 say
they could not see through glass,
coats off and smoking "stogies." Its
hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
But the temptation is delightful and
they are justified in shedding their
coats and having the windows up.
/ wish that every reader of the
Telegram could enjoy this beautiful,
afternoon. with the balmy air made
fragrant with wild flowers 10 be seen
on every side, and when Mr.. Flagler
has bis new railroad to Key West
completed. one will be able to reach
Iavana in six hours in ships that
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02
HERALD SUES Y. M. c. A

The Herald has sued and obtained
judgment against the local Young
Mems Christian Association for
fifty-four dollars. The smt was
brought in magistrates court and
was for Job work done for the asso-
citation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02
Card of Thanks

We desire 10 express our sincere
thanks and gratitude TO our neigh
bors and friends. who were so gind
to us during the sickness and death
of our mother.
Mary V. Wood.
Martha Williams,
Ella j. Gusmon.
Cora Lee Gusman.
Jane Lew. Jan. p, 1905
Undertaken Perine was here Mon
day from Salem.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-02

from now are.
Seyenth-And such other matters
as any party in interest may require,
same being pertinent, or such other
matters as the said commissioner
himself shall deem pertinent, wheth-
err so required or not.
The above named parties and all
Others interested will take notice that
the undersigned commissioner will,
| on the goth DAY OF FEBRU AIRY,
1900, proceed TO execute the above
order Of reference at his office. ZIG !
Court street, in the city of Clarks-
burg West Virginia.
Given under my hand this the 9th
DAY Of January, 1906.
CHARLES q, COFFMAN, !
Commissioners.
NIillard L. Snider,
Counsel for plaintiff.
12jan4tw,
NOTICE 10 CkEDlIOitS.
TO the Creditors of Viola M. Pyles,
licensed:
In pursuance Of a decree of the
Circuit Court Of Harrison County,
made in a cause therein pending, to
subject the estate Of the said decent
10 the payment Of her debts, you are
required to present Your claims
against the estate of the said de-
cedent for adjudication to Charles
g. Cotfman, Commissioner, at his
office in said county, on or before
the goth day Of February, 1906.
Witness: III. w. Williams, Clerk
of the said court, this the 9th day
of January, 1906.
II. w. WILLIAMS,
1sianGtw. Clerk.