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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09

ar: William A. Radford win an answ Ua:
subject of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide expe-
turer. he is. without doubt. the highest
authority on an these subjects Addrsss
1sa Eth Ave. ch5Gagof for M rsn and only
A seven room cottage house that
may be built for about $4,000 under
favorable circumstances is here given
Down stairs there is parlor, dining
room and kitchen with one bedroom
and a bath room with an entrance
from the bedroom and another en-
trance from the kitchen, which facili-
tates warming the bath room from
the kitchen when there is no fire in
the furnace. There is a convenient
grade entrance to the cellar which
may be reached by four steps down
from the kitchen. This arrangement
leaves room in the corner of the en-
trance for a good sized refrigerator,
a provision that is valuable in any
house and one that is appreciated
by every house-keeper.
The size of this little cottage is
twenty-eight feet wide by thirty-eight
feet long, exclusive of the porch,
which is not very large on the ground
and not very high; but there is
room for four rooms down stairs and
three rooms up stairs with a good un-
finished attic for storage, and there
is plenty of closet room. A woman
never gets too many closets. Archi-
tects are often worried because of
the demand for more closets than
they can find room for. One advant-
age of arranging bedrooms in the
roof like this is that the low portions
of the roof may be used to advant-
age for this purpose. Some women
prefer an attic over the bedrooms, but
many would rather have a store room
of this kind because it saves climbing
two pairs of stairs. 1t is impossible
to have every good thing included in
one plan Cottage houses may be
lighter in construction than two story
houses and they are more economical
where the roof space is utilized as it
is in this house. The three bedrooms
on the second floor represent just that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09

to be ashamed of. A house of this
size gives opportunity to have bed
room down stairs, convenience that
every house does not possess There
are generally in most families at
least one old person who objects to
climbing stairs. 1t would be difficult
to arrange more comfortable bed
room than this one, in fact few large
houses have a room of this kind. AS
a usual thing when building too little
attention is paid to the comfort of the
old people. They have spent their
lives in the interests of the family
and it is only right that they should
be remembered in their old age We
frequently see aged people who are
compelled to stay upstairs day after
day because they dread the trip up
and down.
The appearance of this house de-
ponds a good deal on the colors and
stains used for outside decoration On
general principles it is good plan
to avoid all shades of green Green
paint is almost certain to fade and
during the process it is likely to take
on some very sickly shades of color
that are extremely Disappointing
Nothing looks better than a light
shade of green when it is first put
on, but nothing looks worse after it
has been exposed to the sun and
storms for five or six months II
man ever wants to kick himself for
doing something absurd in the decor
alton line it is for painting house
green Drabs and browns are always
agreeable and generally such paints
are lasting, but colors depend SO
much on the quality of the materials
used that great care is necessary in
making the purchase, If you buy the
paint yourself. or in making a con-
tract If you have painter do the
job.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09

which was $1,000 more than the OF
er had put into it. 1t required good
persuasive powers to induce money
lender to advance such fabulous
sum as 81 900 and the borrower had
to put up personal security as a side
issue to a money shark to get the
deal through, all of which illustrates
the difference between doing business
in good times and bad times.
1t will be noticed that the rooms,
while not large, are big enough to ac-
commodate the necessary furniture
and big enough for comfort There
is not a room in the house that is
small enough to be awkward enough
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09

much room that you do not have to
provide siding for. The roof answers
for both cover and side enclosure.
Some years ago a man built house
like this on a good street in a thriv-
ing city. All the other houses on the
street were larger and he was abused
for building a small house, but he
finished it up nicely, planted vines
and flowers in front and at the side
and made the ground very rich to
grow plenty of grass for a green
thrifty lawn, and In less than a years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09

such neat and pretty home 1t was
built soon after the hard times in
the early nineties when building ma
terials were plentiful and money was
scarce; when grass grew between the
piles of lumber in the yards and lum-
Der was rotting in the piles while
good mechanics were begging for
work at any kind of wages The lot
cost $500 and the house was completed
including plumbing, furnace and pip
ing for gas for less than $1,000, maxi
the whole property cost about $1,675,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09
Camphor Trees.

Says Secretary James Wilson, of the
department of agriculture: For years
the department has been distributing
camphor tree seed and thousands Of
trees are now growing throughout the
south and Pacific coast states Two
years ago a serious effort was made
to develop the manufacture of cam
phor from these trees Satisfactory
results have been secured and a large
manufacturing concern is now build
ing up a camphor grove of 1000
acres in Florida. from which III hopes
to make camphor- This firm uses
more than $500. 900 worth of cam
phor every year"
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SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
Indians in a narrow gorge Among them
the name of Hampton. also Gillis, the
and a majority of the soldiers are killed
post trader, and his daughter ellis
during three days siege Hampton of
fers assistance TO the girl and she &C
~ar.fc
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09
An Old story.

~Bliggins says that his boy is won
derfu1ly smart"
Yes" answered the elderly man,
but B1iggins ought to know better
than to build any expectations ON that
can remember when higgins father
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09
CHAPTER ~.
On the Naked Plain.

1t was 21S miles, as the crow flies,
between old Fort Bethune and the
rock ford crossing the Bear Water,
every foot of that dreary, treeless
distance Indian-haunted, the favorite
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09

time his little cottage was pointed
out as being the most attractive home
on the street Instead of being a
damage to other property it was a
most valuable acquisition A great
deal depends on the way things are
done 1t is easy to put up a big
barn of house that no one likes and
it is just as easy to build cottage
house like this for a small outlay and
make 1T into a very interesting prop
erty proposition
Rose cottage, as he called his little
home, was talked about and soon be-
came known away beyond its fmme-
date neIEhbornood because it Wa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-11-09

Speech and Silence.
/ have often regretted my speech,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
Suburban Grade CROSSINGS.

President McCrea of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, which corporation owns the Long
Island railroad system. is now engaged in
inspecting the latter with the view to TAX
ing steps To abolish the existing grade
crossings. These crossings have lately
been the scene of numerous fatal accidents
several motor cars having been struck by
trains within a few months. The problem
Is difficult one, owing to the lack of fore
sight on the part of those who laid down
the lines and developed them during the
early days of Long Island settlement Long
before it was considered bad policy to al
low highway to cross steam railroad at
grade the tracks were run hither and
thither without reference to the dangers
to ordinary surface travel, and recently the
population has increased So tremendously
that the grade crossings have multiplied
rapidly. The company now finds itself
unable 10 cope with the situation short of
an enormous expenditure. There are, il is
stated, no less than 2n3 grade crossings in
Queens county alone, and to wipe these
out will cost. it is estimated. fully $4,000
90 Had the work been undertaken ten
or twenty years ago the expense would
have been materially less owing to the
lower cost Of labor and materials and the
lower rate of damages due to changes Of
grade
Whatever the cost may be. however. the
elimination Of the suburban grade crossing
IS inevitable. The continued maintenance
of this deadly evil is certain TO cost the
corporations heavily in damages. Public
sentiment on this subject is steadily ecom-
ing more Insistent, the death toll mounts
and the chances Of disaster multiply with
the increasing traffic on the highways and
on the rails. y grade crossing is virtually
an anomaly IN these days and the question
of its elimination should not be answered
the basis of the cost. The thing to do
Is to abate the evil Immediately and save
money as well as lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
The arguments" at Boise.

The HAYWOOD trial at Boise Idaho has
reached the argument stage, but. judging
by the reports sent east by wire. there is
less of argument than of stump speaking
In the courtroom. The attorneys for both
sides. but particularly for the defense. APP
pear to be engaged in a forensic battle
which has run far beyond the lines of the
trial and embraced the whole field of so
ciaism capitalism and anarchism Yester
Gay in attacking the action of former Gov.
Steuncnberg, who was killed by Orchard at
the instance. he declares, of Haywood and
his associates in asking for federal troops
in 1>@, Attorney barrow launched forth
in bitter TRADE against culture. the Con-
stitution. education. the Supreme Court and
wealth, evidently trying to play upon the
prejudCes of his hearers. He declared that
the Constitution existed only to destroy the
laws made for the benefit of the poor. He
asserted that a cultured man is always
cruel tyraEt. He sneered at universities
He characterized as 'sickly. soldering
IDIOTS those who talk about Orchard hav-
ing experienced religion and undergone
process of moral regeneration. He said
that If the jury should hang Haywood 'one
. million willing hands will seize the banner
of liberty by the open grave and bear it on
to victory"
Whatever this final prophecy may mean.
there is no mistake as to the spirit OF
its uttcranCe. 1t Is threat, pure and sim
pie. 1t is a warcry of class struggle,
indiSCreet In any case and especially unwise
In the course OF so solemn proceeding as
the trial of a man for his life. 1t mocks
the law and lowers the process of judicial
inquiry to the plane OF demagogism.
Clarence barrow is we'll known as a radi-
cal, socialist who has never hesitated to
preach the doctrine OF resistance Hereto
fore he has seemed rather academic In his
utterances, having taken no active part in
vigorous programs of agitation outside of
the realm of debate But now he has come
into the open, and stands squarely forth as
the prepayment of force.
The issues OF this trial are too momen-
tous. too far reaching in their influence
upon the American civilization. to be per-
mtted TO fan TO the plane of prejudice for
settlement The men accused at Boise of
conspiracy to kill are either guilty or in
nocent 1t should be possible to ascertain
the fact without appealing to passion or at
tempting to beCloud the Judgment of the
men who are sworn to return a verdict
according To the evidence and not with
reference TO their own views of social
conditions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25

matter indicates the grave possibility OF
typhoid infection by this means.
Confronted thus by two opposing sets
of opinions. the one scientific and the
other unscientific. the one unprejudiced
and the other prejudiced. the Commits
sioners have been compelled to choose
the former. To do otherwise would have
exposed them to far more serious criti-
cism than they are now meeting. IN mat
tiers of the public health the people must
be often protected from the results OF
their own desires and lack of scientific
knowledge. Sanitary regulations are fire.
quently enforced to the serious inconveni-
ence and hardship of large numbers. yet
ultimately for their benefit.
The typhoid menace in this city is a
serious problem, which must be solved
if the community is to be saved from a
heavy annual death toll Typhoid is
preventable disease. traceable 10 care
lessness, ignorance or Indifference. 1t is
today one of the greatest evils with
which the country is afflicted. The vari-
Gus possible sources of infection are be-
ing carefully studied, and as far as the
laws permit they are being checked. At
heavy expense the water supply taken
from the Potomac has been filtered. and
variously to the milk. to vegetables
grown in polluted soil, to the pump wa
ter and to causes beyond the local juris-
diCtion. No one can with absolute GER
tainty declare that the pumps are not
guilty of spreading this disease. AS long
as the water from them is contaminated
with seepage from the sewers the pos
sibility of infection remains strong. 1t is
impossible to establish the fact that ty
phoid has not occurred within the areas
of pump use Typhoid cases have devel-
Oped in every part of Washington. and
the pumps are to be found in all sections
No man can with perfect assurance deny
the possibility of a connection between
the two. and as long as that possibility
exists the Commissioners cannot do
otherwise than follow the guidance of
scientific advisers and close the shallow
wells Mass meetings of citizens held in
the contrary interest are calculated to
stir up bad feeling and accomplish no
good end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
Mr.. BRYAN and the Populists.

The democrats and popuiSts of Nebras-
ka have again effected fusion and the
court sustains their action. Thus we see
that Mr.. Bryans influence is still strong
at home
While always calling himself a democrat
Mr. Bryan, for years, has been flirting
with populsm and populists. Democracy
for a long time hoed a hard row in the
west. Its best laid schemes, constructed
and directed by its ablest leaders, went
aft agley." Sentiment supported the re-
publicans on both the money issue and the
tariff issue The compromises on silver
were of kind to keep republicans in line.
while protection proved right along a good
cry.
At last however. hard times got into
the game, and populism resulted. Poor
crops and low prices did what democratic
spellbinders had failed to do, and the re-
publcans stood divided. This was the
democratic opportunity. and the shrewder
leaders. local and national. Of the party
seized it. To fuse with the popuists OF
terms OF mutual profit wherever possible
was the thing to do, and orders to that
effect were issued
Thus in 1892 Cen Weaver of Iowa was
nominated fer President by the populists
on an extreme populist platform, but the
maneuVer operated wholly In Mr.. Cleve-
lands favor. Democrats in the west were
instructed to aid the Weaver ticket in
every way, and Mr.. Bryan. who was then a
rising young man In Nebraska, worked in
dustriously for the Iowa candidate in the
hope of assisting Mr. Cleveland.
1t was in this way that Mr.. Bryan made
the acquaintance of the populists. began to
study their platforms and methods, and
finally absorbed good deal of their doc
trines. There is abundant ground. indeed,
for the debate as to whether he is not now
as much populist democrat. The Cleve-
landites consider him all populist. He
addresses populist meetings, is applauded
for his utterances, and seems much at home
at such gatherings.
Next year, in diminished force it is true
the populsts in some form will be in the
field, and there will be a sort of bid for
their support. Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Hearst want it. Can Mr. Bryan get 1t
again? Is his pull with the populists of
his own state strong enough to yield him
anything elsewhere? There was a time
when he had but to open his mouth to Sc
cure the attention everywhere of populists
well democrats for every issue he or
they advocated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
Pumps.

Nothing is to be gained by those who
are advocating the preservation of the
public pumps by course OF vltuDeration
directed against all who have taken issue
with them. Reports of the Indignation
meeting held last evening Indicate that
the professionals are imbued with the idea
that the Commissioners are intent upon
a deliberate infection of suffering upon
the community without the least neces-
sity The whole matter resolves into a
question of judgment Certain experts
have advised the Commissioners that the
pump water is dangerous to health. The
patrons of the pumps have denied the
allegation. The experts point TO bacteri-
illogical tests disclosing the presence OF
sewage in the pump water, indicating
dangerous leaks from the public drains
and a high chance of disease contamina-
tion. The users of the pump water point
to its clarity and its excellent taste and
fatly assert that it has not caused dis
ease. The experts answer that tasteless
water is not necessarily pure and point
to the fact that the presence of sewage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
Heat and Health.

When the mercury goes toward the hum
dred mark bear two Items in mind your
stomach and your lungs. Give your stom-
ach the food that the season requires, and
not the food that you may chance to crave
for the sake OF your palate. Give your
lungs the best possible air and avoid that
which has been breathed by others. If
you treat your stomach and your lungs
properly you will probably get through the
sizzling season without trouble. If you ig-
more them. or abuse them, you will prob
ably suffer.
One OF the most serious mistakes men
make in summer is to imagine that thirst
is a phenomenon of the upper portion OF
the swallowing apparatus alone and that
1t Is qucncheI when the mouth Is cooled
by ice water or other ice-cold drinks or by
alcoholic beverages. Thirst is lack of
bodily moisture, not merely OF the drying of
the mouth The system demands liquids to
replace those that are evaporated through
the pores The thirst is relieved as readily
by lukewarm water as by iced drinks. and
more safely. Give the body the water II
needs and the mouth will not be dry and
there will be no temptation to imbibe large
quantities of prepared drinks which upset
the stomach and cause trouble.
Initiated atmosphere is one OF the grave
dangers of the hot season. In Philadelphia
the other day several thousand people sue
cumbed to the heat during parade. largely
because. IL is nov believed. they were not
giving their lungs sufficient oxygen The
close assemblage OF dense throng caused
the exhaustion OF the clearing qualities
of the air. The blood became poisoned
through the inhalation OF air that had
already passed into other lungs. This at
mosphere. drained OF its oxygen and laden
with noxious elements. hung like q pail
over the multitude. Adulterated Lemonade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
Interstate Amenities,
From the Springfield Republican.

SpTIHgHtI1 EtpUDHCdu.
Interstate social an entities have been pc
culiarly the fashion this year. Not long
ago, for one instance, the New York board
of aldermen went to Philadelphia and
played a valiant game Of base ball against
the Quaker city fathers. When the Con.
necticut legislature finally gets through a.
Hartford and the New York legislature gets
through at Albany they might mop theil
heads and agree to join each other in some
cool spot where the breezes blow. and
there over lemonade or buttermilk, or some.
thing else, they might swap an idea OF
two on the subject of governors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
helped in the process. Hysteria acceler-

helped in the process. Hysteria acceler-
ated it.
Haste and intemperance are the two
prime causes of hospital work in summer
time Car chasing. rapid action Of any
kind intense concentration upon physical
or mental tasks, nervous focus, ill-consid-
cred diet. all these are factors for mans
downfall in July and August The man
who moves lesurely, drinks and eats tenn
perately. thinks calmly and regards life
with the eye Of the philosopher will sur
vive the heat and preserve his general
health far more surely than the hustlers
and those who forget their physical limi-
tatiOnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
A Chance for Hens.
From the Rochester Post Express.

A new use has been found for the domes-
tic hen. The shells Of the diurnal egg can
be used as a mantle for the flame of acety-
lene A French inventor, Emile Louis An
DIRE. has proved by experiment that the
shell does not shatter or break, but is a
serviceable mantle. and emits a pleasant,
soft light. All that is needed is to per-
forate the shell a each end and insert the
burner. Where is the hen that will lay
eggs with shell thin enough to serve as a
substitute for the ordinary gas mantle?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
A Wayside Observation

Some ones got to work to let
Some other fellow play;
Jes' q few can hope to get
A constant holiday;
Some in autos skim the ground,
A merry pace they strike.
An some must tote the gravel round
To level up the pike.
Some with careless songs and jokes
Can gaily glide about.
An some must be wheelbarrow folks
To smooth the pathway out;
But, If it's toll or jes' game
That gives this life it's zest,
We all git weary jes the same,
An thankful fur rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
Have The Star Follow You.

Readers Of The Star may have The Even
ing and Sunday editions mailed to them In
any part Of the country at the rate Of 6oc
per month, or The Evening Star only SOC
per month. The address may be changed
as frequently as desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
The Other Way Around.

do you think. asked the Millionaire.
chat some of our recently enriched col
leges are turning out successful menu
That isn't the question" answered the
abrupt person. What this generation Is
waiting to is whether some of our
recently enriched men are turning out sue
cessful colleges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
SHOOTING STARS.
Inevitable.

''The French people are very nervous,
said the observant person.
Yes" answered the man who always
has an explanation. They can't help be-
ing that way so long as France Is head
quarters for automobiles and champagne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25

The marked improvement in Mr.. Bryan's
pecuniary status cannot possibly compen-
safe man of his idealistic temperament
for the lack Of progress in his career as a
leader i'll craftsmanship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
A Question of Capacity.

"A railways carrying capacity is, OF
course. a very important consideration.
remarked the observant person.
Yes" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. but
there Is disposition to overestimate its i'm
portance. The only thing that counts about
a railway is its earning capacity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
Marse Henry's Platform.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Col. Watterson invites the next national
democratic convention to Louisville. The
colonel has built for i. a platform which
has a leg on each corner. and a foundation
that will catch it in it says in the
middle.