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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-18

Professor Wheeler Of the New York
state experiment station suggests Il
daily ration made up AZ follows: Crack
ed corn, l pound; wheat 10 pound;
corn meal. 10 pound; wheat middings.
. pound; animal meat - pound: fresh
bone .Gj pound. and young green al
falfa, 80 pound. This forms ration
containing a pound Of protein. $40
pounds Of carbohydrates and 80 pound
of fat and having nutritive ratio of
1:4.G-that is, a pound of flesh forming
food to an equivalent to 4.G pounds of
heat and fat forming food. This daily
ration would be sufficient for 100
pounds live weight-that is, it would
feed twenty fve-pound hens or thirty
three three-pound hens.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-18

AS dressing for sores, bruises and
burns, Chamberlain's Salve is all
that can be desired. 1t is soothing
and healing in its effect. Price %
cents. For sale by Owl Drug Store.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-18
SOCIALIST SPEAK
DR. Titus Of Seattle and Frank Bossons Of
This City Make Speeches.

DR.. Titus of Seattle one OF the lead
ing influential socialists of the state,
delivered a speech on the corner OF
Pearl and Fourth Saturday afternoon
Among other things he stated that
laborers had to go to the farms and beg
for work. Not SO in this county. The
farmers had to beg for help, and then
the laborers are so independent that II
YOU even ask for an honest days work
they quit you. They work as they
please and quit when they get ready
\ little experience along that line
would add to the doctors store OF
knowledge.
After DR.. Titus had finished, Frank
Bessong took the stand and entered
his plea for humanity but he talked
so fast, being so full Of enthusiasm,
that it was hard 10 get the drift OF his
argument, but he grew eloquent if not
forceful.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-18
GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching Blind, bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Druggist, refund money if PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure any case. no matter OF how long
standing. in toli days First application gives
case and rest. soc. II your druggist hasn't it
,end soc in stamps and ii will be forwarded post
paid By Paris Medicine Co, St. Louis Mo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
Property Values Increasing
in the Thirteenth Ward.

More lots have changed hands, more
houses have been built and more people
have moved into the Thirteenth Ward
than any other Ward In the city In the
eIfie, out of the 1861 houses built In
1905, 442 were built In the Thirteenth
Ward and 35s in the Eighth Ward, which
practically means that like number of
lots have changed hands during that
time.
In this Ward are Increasing in value and
will continue to Increase, because every
change of ownership means a change Of
value. We must be offering property at
low prices because other agents are pur-
chasing from us to satisfy their Gus
toners.
To close out bunch of good lots held
for years by a nonresident, we are offer
Ing lots In Swans Second Addition, be-
tween NIcollet, Pleasant, 18th and 4sth
Streets at from s155 to $1s5 per lot. We
VIII sci, them on easy terms, $50 down
we will give discount of per cent
These lots are all within two blocks Of
the NicoI!et Avenue line: with quick SER
Vice. They are 45x130 feet to an alley,
lay well and are away from the smoke of
the city. -.- ..-.
In our Judgment this property will
double In value before many months.
We, therefore, recommend you to take
your per cent money out of the bank, or
start your savings by purchasing lots In
Swans Second.
Think this over. Go to the office Of
NckeIs G. Smith, No.. 31t NIcoIIet Ave.,
where plat and prices will be furnished,
then look over the land and select your
lots lots w We have large list o Of houses as
also call special attention to Prospect
| Park.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

the eye when the wall is completed and
judged as whole.
In the construction Of walls for dwell
ings or other purposes we are often
justified in using a material which ma
ture has supplied to many of the north
western states in such abundance as to
be a nuisance. I refer to the boulders
and small stones deposited during the
glacial period. A retaining wall built
on the corner of Upton avenue and
Forty fourth street, Lake Harriet, shows
what may be done in this way. What
is perhaps the largest barn in North
Dakota was erected by the writer in
Nelson county seven years ago out Of
material found upon the farm of 1000
acres, upon which it stands. The cost
was less than the building could have
been erected in wood, and there is no
room for comparison as to strength,
warmth ana freproof qualities Of the
building.
In the vicinity Of the retaining wall
mentioned above is the bridge over the
tracks Of the street railway near the
Harriet loop, an illustration of which
is given. It is Of reinforced concrete,
a homogeneous mass, solid, of great
strength, capable Of carrying greater
load than human ingenuity could place
upon it, and it will stand unimpaired
for indefinite time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
MINNEAPOLIS WELL UP
IN NATL COMPARISON

Building operations turnout the entire
country showed a marked and satisfac-
tory gain over the building of 1904.
Judged by the totals of the building
permits for the twenty-six largest cities
there was gain of 40 per cent The
total for 1905 is 1923, 1854 against
1915, 571 ,l30 for 1904, total gain of
1852, ,282. Minneapolis stands thir-
teenth with gain Of $2,is3,24 or 80
per cent. Added to this is reason to
believe that 1906 will not fall behind
the record established in the year Just
passed. Indeed there is every reason
to believe that the 1905 record will be
surpassed.
Of the twenty-six largest cities Of
the country but four failed to show
an increase. These are Atlanta, which
showed loss of II per cent; Seattle,
Is per cent; Pitttsburg, 6 per cent, and
Memphis, per cent. New York, st.
Louis, Denver, Detroit, Chicago and
the other leaders showed gains ranging
from 81 to 95 per cent the latter in.
crease being shown by two cities, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, and Louisville. In ad
dition, there are thousands Of smaller
cities and towns thruout the country
where equally substantial gains were
made. No particular reason can bt
given for the falling off in the fou,
cities mentioned with the possible ex
ception Of Memphis, which was hit b.
the yellow fever scare. The falling of
in the others, especially Seattle, which
is q new western town, seem unaccount
| able.
The figures in detail for>the twenty
{ six largest cities are as follows, all fig
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
BUILDING NOTES
The Improvement Bulletin reports
the following: ' -

The Improvement Bulletin reports
the following:
T. two is
Irving avenues It viii be 4ox44. With plate,
loaded and double strength glass, hardwood floors
wall plaster, bot water heat. Cost, $1,000. u
Henry kraft, 300 Twentieth avenue north, has
I e to Apg rapd for the
BE- tEo story; 2s14o. WITH hardwood doors,
Anderson & hneroth have the contract for the
erection of two story frame residence at POI
st & w hard wa 1as kzan H w
floors. plumbing, bath. gas. furnace. Cost, ST.
IT IS Of he as a3 Which hf
being erected at Seventh and Hennepin. for a
European h hotel a: l. Dorr architect. H. N.
J. L. Benson has the contract for building an
additional story to the Gilmore Realty Co S
bek eproo shaft around the Cost
The The J.: 9. Gould Co.. a17 Lumber Exchange,
Valley Coal Co.'S coal pockets at st. Paul and
minneapolis with it's Mike rubber roofing,
Enockson for the erection of acne and one-half
story frame cottage at 1903 Pierce street N. ..
1t will he 24x44:
labor a two stcry concrete@bIock addition at
4s-4S Seventh street S, from plans by J. D.
Chubb. Cost, $4,000.
G.. O. Bostrom: 1917 Seventh street s, will
By dag labor snf
will be 24x9O. Cost. $1,000.
Pike & Cook have the contract for interior
alterations to the first floor and basement Of the
Jourrll building. COST, $4,000.
John g. Carlson has beg begu s, work on 49, tvs
story frame dwelling at 302S Sixteenth avenue .
It will be 24x32. Cost, 81, 600. So
| Peter Peterson, -Jr.. will build a two story
| frame dwelling, 22x50. at 281e Cedar avenue
Cost 81 700. r.. 80 ''.--.-r tr-. .-.s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

task the knowledge and experience
gained by many years>of effort, possibly
years Of unremunerative effort. And
the meanwhile he has lived and must
live, and he expects to be recouped for
his expenses. AllS these things make his
prices large, altho his profits may be
very small.
On general grounds, therefore, good
art is expensive. So also is bad art.
;Veryshigh prices are often charged for
very bad objects, and, which is very
much worse, obtained for them. The
result is much more disastrous than
being simply a bad purchase, for many
people are fascinated by high prices,
and will pay large sums for false works
of art which not only have no right
place in a house, but which destroy the
effect of whatever symmetry and har-
mony and beauty may have been OBJ
tanned by artistic effort.
Nothing SO completely destroys the
effect of any room as the Introduction
of gaudy, conspicuous, unartistic5 OBJ
ject which has no right place in any
well designed and artistically arranged
home. It is bad enough when such
things are given to one; it is scarcely
short of crime to deliberately pur-
chase them under the singular notion
that something Of genuine art value is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

our forests and the consequent decrease
in the supply of lumber, and much of
that Of a very Indifferent quality, has
relieved him Of these unfavorable con-
ditions, and he may now offer compare
tive tables Of costs, not theoretical, but
practical, which show a balance in ia
vor Of concrete for walls, partitions and
floors. i - y x
Home building is subject of vital
Importance to all classes. Except, per-
haps, in the matter of detail, erecting
homes in concrete is no longer an ex-
pertinent. It is adapted to every kind
Of dwelling, from the most costly and
elaborate villa to the modest cottage.
The greatest objection which may be
offered is the inartistic properties of
concrete as exemplifed in work COM
pleted, and it is an objection which
cannot be set aside as trivial and Of
no consequence. .s
Nor should the advocate Of concrete
attempt to justify his lack Of good taste
in his design, and crude execution Of
details in>his completed work by point
ing to the thousands Of instances of
atrociously bad architecture executed
in brick, stone or wood. He would
much better plead guilty, for the evi-
dence is overwhelming.
A sincere desire to do better when
faulty handiwork is pointed out, will
put him upon a higher plane, and his
success as constructive agent will rest
upon more sure foundation.
If the reader of these articles will
note the illustrations Of completed
work in this city which will appear oc.
casionally to make the text clear, he
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
TASTE AHEAD OF MONEY
Will Accomplish Great Results in House
Furnishing Problems.

The great requirement in household
furnishings is taste. It is, Of course,
thoroly delightful to have as much
money to spend on a house as one wishes
to, and to be Indifferent, so far as the
money goes, as to how much is spent;
but It is much; more important, as to
results, to have only good things, dis
posed in q. good way, charming wall
papers, refined ornaments, exquisite
combinations. These are the elements
which go to make an artistic interior,
not the mere amount of money paid
for them.
The price of an article, is no criterion
Of it's merit, except that high priced ar
tic4es should have greater art value
is costly, because much time and effort
goes into its production. The, genuine
artist works slowly; if he belongs to
the first rank he will produce but one
or two masterpieces a year, perhaps not
more than one in several years. He will
use costly raw materials, because he
knows his use of them will result in a
fine production. He win apply to his
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
The monthly record for Minneapolis
az fol1oUs.
CLEANING WHITE PAINT
This Popular Interior Finish Requires
Care in Preserving It's Freshness.

Perhaps no paint for interior use has
preserved a well-deserved popularity
for so long time as white. The cheer
fulness it gives to rooms is without
rival; it harmonlzes well with every
color, and it has been used so frequent
ly that it has almost become the stand
ard color for interior use. But its en-
ployment involves serious expenses in
cleaning. 1t is exceedingly difficult to
keep clean, altho perhaps not more so
than any other light and delicate tint.
If left without care it loses its value
and repainting becomes necessary. 1t
is, therefore, matter of some moment
to keep such paint clean. The matter
is SO important that special profess
sion of white-paint cleaners has been
developed in New York. The work can
not be well done by ordinary cleaners,
and well educated, intelligent young
women have been drafted into the work.
White woodwork must be cleaned little
by little, single panel or small part
rubbed gently and persistently until
every stain has vanished. It should be
then rinsed and finally polished with a
soft dry cloth. The corners and edges
must be cleaned out with a skewer or
small stick inside piece of cloth. Good
white soap and warm water are rec
commended for cleaning white enamel
paint. A tablespoonful of ammonia
should be added to each bucketful if
the water be hard. Whiting in water
is said to be the best cleaning mate
rial for plain white paint.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
ARTICLE 1.
ARTICLE /.
~ HE RECORD Of the year just
closed shows most encouraging
. - progress in concrete construc-
oply IN +b;e hl,% +h,,,, Y

~ HE RECORD Of the year Just
closed shows most encouraging
progress in concrete construc-
ton, not only in this city, but thru
out the whole world.
Anyone making a study of concretei
construction as reported in the engin-
eering journals, cannot but be impressed
with the manifold uses of concrete. Al
most every country in the world is
represented by the work done. En-
cheering work of bold conception has
been carried to successful conclusion
in so many instances and in so many
localities far apart, as to attract the
attention, which means the favor, Of the
public. The scope Of these articles
prevents the writer from venturing
upon more than mere epitome Of
much Of the remarkable work done,
Armored concrete as a building mate.
rial has developed from pillars into
piers and quay walls, bridges, viaducts
and conduits for the housing of cleo
trio wires under the streets. It has
come to stay.
Omitting for the present further ref
erence to work of a public or CONNER
cial nature, these articles are intended
to lead to better understanding Of
the adaptability Of concrete as sub
stitute for wooden walls in detached
dwellings. Heretofore, the most par
tizan advocate Of concrete has been
forced to admit that his method Of con
struction was not as cheap in first cost
as wood. The rapid disappearance Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
WHAT FLEMISH MEANS
Term Chilly Used with Little Under
standing Of It's Principles.

There is probably no decorative style
of which there is so little exact knowl-
edge in this country as there is regard
ing the Flemish. In fact, except that
we all know Flemish oak when we see
it, the majority Of us are quite at sea
regarding what the Flemish style
really is.
In the first place, the style known
as Flemish refers particularly to the
renaissance period, and may be said
to have had its best opponents from
about 1892 to 1860, period Of about
one hundred and fifty years.
Flanders, in" which the late gothic
style fourished, was slow to accept the
principles of the renaissance and the
gothic style for public edifces con-
tinued in use in Flanders long after the
renaissance had >supplanted it in many
other countries. The best examples Of
yate dwellings and smaller public lie
quaint and have a character of their
own, for they were largely creations of
individual fancy, and only echo the
classic spirit in the substitution of
freehand ornament for the gothic ira
Gerry. The dwellings rise from the
streets much as New York houses rise,
narrow and tall, for the cities of Elan.
ders were closely crowded: Stepped
gables, high dormers and elaborate
Volutes take the place of the usual
classical cornice and give piquancy to
the whole effect.
Being famous tapestry weavers and
famous wood workers, it was natural
that the Flemings should employ these
two mediums most frequently In wall
decoration, and favorite mode was the
use of tapestry over a carved vain
scoting. In fact, the wainscoting was
almost universal, and usually carried to
height of six feet, altho there are
numerous examples of three feet and
made to accommodate some particularly
large tapestry.
The ceiling in nine cases out Of ter
was beaned with massive oak, in either
parallel, Square or intricate arrange
ment, and the openings between the
beams were often painted with appro
pirate decorations. = There were nc
large ceiling spaces, SO there were nc
large painted ceiling decorations, but
such artists as Rubens furnished many
wall decorations which took the place
of tapestries.
The love Of oak and its plentiful use
gave the Flemish rooms a duller tone
than the Renaissance took in the south
ern countries, and this led to the use Of
deep, rich tones in draperies and fur
nishings.- The floors were parquetry.
Oak was at first almost the only Woo
used, and this oak, now. time.stainee
and dark, is the origin of our Flemish
oak, now so popular. But in time the
| oak was thought monotonous, and as {
relief ebony and other rare woods
which had been recently discovered
were made available for furniture ant
| woodwork. .s..,.-. ..-s ...-.
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price Of lumber will increase, not de-
Such town as Milwaukee can only
build one way. 1t has no east side.
With us it is different. There are
chances at the present time Of buying
property here for residence purposes
which in the future will be invaluable.
AS evidence of the fact that real estate
in Minneapolis is increasing in value,
fair example. A few years ago it was
valued at $3.50; at present it is $4,000.
Walton Park four years ago was $3.50
piece; it is now $500. It stands to rea-
son, therefore, that other localities will
increase proportionately.'
A. %. Zonne says:
HI don It think people can ever build
cheaper. AS general proposition, any
man waiting to build is making a mis-
Lots No Cheaper.
T. J. Janney makes the following
statement:
"Lots will not be cheaper. The
Northwestern Lumberman says that
Der decreasing in value. Forests are
gradually being used up and the price
OF lumber Is increasing proportionately.
The ease with which man can get lot
at fair price at the present time will
be laughed at ten years hence. A rea-
sonable loan can be obtained at the
present to help man to biuld. I sim
cerely think there will be great deal
Of building this year, for there is a
great demand for residences. J"
H. A. Barnes Of Barnes Brothers,
sees the following inducements to erect
ing homes in Minneapolis at the present
time: ]
II see no foundation in real estate
7 conditions for any apprehension over a
decrease in building. Improvement in
conditions Of real estate start with the
advance Of value of farm lands, which
Is almost invariably followed by an
increase in values Of centrally located
residence properties in good cities
eve have already had that increase
in value Of farm lands and there is no
reason why we should not have an
equally good increase Of residence val
ues in Minneapolis. For instance, land
values in the northwest have advanced
very materially and substantially in
value during the past five years. Then
this increase in farm values was fol-
lowed by a decided increase, in values
in centrally located Minneapolis prop
erty. AS surely as centrally located
property followed the advance of farm
land values, SO surely, in my opinion,
will the intermediate and outlying prop
erty increase in value.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
For Airing Clothes.

We had cabinetmaker construct two
dainty, light ladders, each about five
with a brace lower down. They were
stained and polished and were really
ornamental. From the rounds each
garment hangs free from the one above
or below it, trousers are folded and laid
over round, coats are placed on hang
ers and hung from the under side of the
ladder, and all are well aired. The de-
vice is easily folded up and put away.
One could use such ladder for many
other purposes-the family's supply of
individual towels, for INSTANCE. We
use it simply at night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
A Splendid Fern Ball.

The most beautiful bit of greenery
I know hangs overhead group Of chill
huge fern bali with splendid yard
long sweep of verdant Boston ferns.
It was an invention of the artistic kin.
dergartner She told me how she made
it. Into a 15-cent OK muzzle was put
lining Of fine moss, then some Boston
fern roots here and there, with small
fronds sprouting from between the inner
netting. Inside was packed plenty of
rich soil and it: was kept generously
moist Presently the ferns grew, wide
and glossy, sweeping their long trails
north, south, east and west.
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opportunities to treat artistically any
work he may engage to produce; he
should have had sufficient experience
In the handling and use Of cement and
concrete as to be able by this expe-
rience to produce perfect block. IF
he does not possess this knowledge and
experience, he will find it profitable to
hire some one who knows. He cannot
run his plant successfully with cheap
labor only. This point will be devel-
oped more fully in an article on block
making. T,-t.,&
An inspection Of walls built wholly
Of blocks of uniform size and each
block seemingly cast in the same mould
produces disappointment. The eye
wearies Of the unbroken horizontal
lines and the exact duplication Of the
rock-faced units composing the mass.
The same units reproduced in natural
stone, which these are intended to simu-
late, would not afford an exact dupli-
cation of any two thereof, to say moth
ing Of the entire wall. The one is an
Individual wall of units; the other a
wall Of individual units.
It is observed now, however, that
manufacturers are showing tendency
to get away from the rock face and Sc
cure more variety. Especially is smooth
stone for, walls becoming popular and
the rock face is being confined to
foundations.
An inspection of the illustration show
ing two methods Of treating portion
Of wall around window will make
my meaning clear. In. one the
wall is constructed of blocks of
a standard size, in which the length
and depth of the unit is a multiple of
four. In the other we have multiple
Of three for the depth and multiple
Of four for the length, and in the as
sembling of these units there is op-
portunity for thought on the part of the
workman, with results more pleasing to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

being obtained. It is bad in every
sense. 1t shows that the possessor has
no real taste herself, and it encourages
the production Of fake art objects,
which would quickly disappear from the
shops were there no market for them.
Any one with good taste can accom-
plish very much more in household dec
Grafton than. one who simply has money
to spend. Such a person gives thought
and care to the problems presented in
the household scheme. She realizes the
value of every individual object, and if
she starts fresh, can produce effects in
beauty that the most lavish expenditure
will fail to, produce And it is good
taste which accomplishes this result, not
money!