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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23

Mr.. William A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers OF
this paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1914 Fifth Ave-, Chicago ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
1t was predicted not so very long
ago that the popularity of the bunga-
low would be short-lived, that it was
a fad that would soon die out, but
such has not been the case. More
bungalows have been built this year
that next year there will be an in
crease over the number Of this year.
It is not difficult to find the cause for
the popularity of the small house. The
bungalow appeals to that instinct in
us that yearns for cOsiness. That is
about all there is to it. Palaces and
mansions attract and they are grand.
But the human heart warns to the
cottage. 1t is not going without the
bounds of truth to say that there Is
probably more real happiness in one
bungalow or in one cottage than in a
dozen palaces where you have to put
on your dress suit every night before
YOU come down to dinner.
You take human nature the world
,ver and it is about the same whether
It is clothed in full dress or blue jeans
It is safe to say that the Fifth avenue
millionaire in New York often dreams
Of living in a cottage bereft of care
and the responsibility of keeping a
corps Of servants from running him.
The man who comes to his bungalow
at night is met at his door by his wife
and children, he kisses them, takes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
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BOYS FUN WITH BROOMsTICK
Youth Can Extract More Pleasure
With Useful Household Article
Than Anything Else.

1t is long time since brooms came
into use. Their invention was of
great benefit to the world in aiding to
keep it clean-but have you ever con-
sidered another phase of their use
fulness? Since L.'ooms have been in
use, just so long have broomsticks
ever had a peculiar charm to boys
The average boy can extract more
amusement from the broomstick than
almost anything else with which he
comes in contact, says Peoples Home
Journal
Divide the players in pairs of teams
Of two, providing as many broom
sticks as there happen to be teams.
Then direct them to grasp their re-
spective broomsticks as shown in the
accompanying illustration, each facing
in the opposite direction. Then line
them all up at the starting point ready
to run the race.
They're off! But don't think they
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
VISITING.

my little girl, hope you tried
Your very best to be,
Quite ladylike and well-behaved,
When you were out to tea?
"And that you said: Yes, If you please,
When things were offered you;
Or, No, thank you,' quietly,
Just as told you to?"
Eyes, mamma, dear, I smiled and said:
Yes, thank YOU SO polite;
And IF you please and sat up straight
And always acted right.
IT didn't say, NO, thank you though,
Because, mamma, you see,
wanted all they helped me to
When went out to tea"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23

OF his hat and coat and washes his
face and hands and sits down to his
simple but hearty evening meal with
out fuss and feathers; he Is the real
king. This His Majesty, the American
Citizen, and the millionaire in his pal
ace envies him.
The nominees Of the bungalow Is the
reason why so many Of them are be-
ing built The house Is not the home.
1t is only the frame of the home, the
tangible expression of it. If there is
affection and congenial spirit inside
the bungalow is sufficient in its SIM
plicity and sincerity. If there must be
show and ostentation to cover up I'M
happiness then take to the mansion
and the palace.
Architects nave been devoting their
time and talents of late years to devel-
oping this type Of house to its highest
perfection, and all their endeavors
have been along the line of expressing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
[ atest in PetticoatS.

Dress underskirts are of fine muslin
or batiste. Lace is more used In
trimming than embroidery, all trim
mings being neat rather than elabo
rate. Allover embroidery, cambria
cluny, torchon and honiton edgings
and insertions are best.
Under wash dresses, colored lawn
chambray and batiste petticoats are
most popular. These are embroidered
in white, with white lace insertions anc
and colored ribbon headings.
Among novelties are white muslin
petticoats and a fiounce reaching to
the knees, embroidered in color ano
finished with a beading run with RID
bon of the same shade.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
Aemmino,

Fold the hem of whatever you wish
to make the usual manner of the de-
sired width, then fold it back, putting
the edge Of the hem and material to-
gether. Overcast 1t in the usual man
ner and when the hem is turned back
and pressed it is much heater and
quicker than the old manner of hem
ming, and as the overcasting stitches
on the right side run parallel with the
warp of the material, makes it hardly
discernible on the right side.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
A Spinning Pin.

more complete in proportion to the
brightness of the pin and the light it
shines in and the darkness of the
background. In the picture, we sup
pose the operator placed in a dark
room, through a hole in the shutter
of which a ray of sunlight creeps in
and Eliminates the pin.
With little practice you may sue
ceed in initiating very many objects.
Try for yourselves and see what you
can make.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
RACK FOR PIPE AND KEYS
Useful Little Article Which Can Be
Easily and Quickly Made at
Small Cost.

The useful little article shown In
our sketch may be easily and quick
ly made and at very small cost. 1t
is arranged to hold three pipes and
four keys.
1t may either be made of wood, and
painted or stained, or the wood may
be smoothly covered with linen, cloth,
or art serge and finished at the edges
with cord.
The rack illustrated is made of we'll
planed wood, bevelled at the edges,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
ILLUSION WITH SPINNING PIN
With Little Practice One May Sue
cessfuIly Initiate Very Many
Objects.

Take a piece of rubber or elastic
and run a pin through it as the
figure shows. Twirling the ends Of
the elastic vertically between your
thumbs and forefngers, and separat-
ing the hands in order to tighten it.,
you give the object sufficiently swift
rotation to enable it to produce the
image of drinking goblet, says Mag
lea, Experiments. The illusion is the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
Where Size Counts.

Edna thoughtfully considered a COW
that was calmly grazing in a meadow
across the way Mamma, how old
is that cow" she finally inquired.
"She is four years DID," answered
Edna's mother. Edna considered the
answer and from time to time ap-
peared to be comparing herself with
the COW. Well" was her parting
comment on the question, I'm five
and that COW is big enough to be
fifty"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23

buy a machine scalloped handkero,,,
of fine quality and embroider # aa'
tily, than to devote hours of foil
a border which may be reduced =. v
ragged fringe the first time it is lsn'
dered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
For CLEANING Gloves.

Mix 81 fluid ounces of javelle wa
ter, one-half fluid ounce of aqua aW
monia, 12k ounces Of powdered cas-
tile soap and 91s fluid ounces OF wa
ter. Let stand until a jelly is formed
then use with piece of flannel
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
BJORNsON'S IDEA OF AMERICA
"A Dangerous stepmother-Rich and
Beautiful" Said the Gifted
Norwegian.

Bjornson lectured in America in
1880, and has always had friends and
admirers in this country. Bernard
Stahl, who has lately published in
New York a translation of Wise
Knut," one of Bjornson's most charac-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
Curly Hair.

To keep hair in curl moisten with
water which has third of it's bulk
white of the egg. Then twist and roll
up. 1t will stand great deal of
damDness before coming out
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
A Conditional Situation.

If little girls were not so stupid
And little boys were not such fools,
And no one needed any teaching,
There'd be no public grammar schools.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23
DRESS FOR A YOUNG Girl
Handsome Design In Cream Del,i.,
for Little Miss of 10 to 70
Years.

This is in creame delaine, snott.,
in blue; tucks are made across tbs
back and front of bodice, which y,
drawn in at the waist where a narro~
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23

band connects it to the skirt; this Is
also gathered. and has a silk band at
the foot.
The little pulled sleeves are set to
bands of silk at the elbow.
Hat of straw trimmed with
wreath of daisies and a band of RIB
bon velvet.
Materials required: yards delains
30 inches wide, yard silk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-23

Said pert little dog to tall giraffe.
1T isn't that any one cares,
But you look so stuck up that the neigh
bors laugh
And say you are putting airs"
The giraffe was annoyed. as you couiQ
plainly see,
And shifted as he made reply:
IF you had a nice long neck like me,
You would do the same as t.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29

card bearing q copy of THE Prayer
of Horse
The Acting Commissioner came
across the prayer while he was in
Pittsburg recently, and 1t struck him
SO forcibly that he arranged to have
1t reproduced in large type for use in
the police department.
The prayer reads:
ITO thee, my master. / offer my
prayer:
Feed me, water and care for me,
and when the days work 10 done, pro-
vide me with shelter, q clean, dry bed
and a stall wide enough for me to lie
down In comfort. Talk to me. Your
voice often means as much to me as
the reins. Pet me sometimes, that
may serve you the more gladly and
learn to love you. DO not jerk the
reins, and do not whip me when 20
ing up hill. Never strike, beat, or
kick me when I do not understand
what you mean, but give me a chance
to understand you. Watch me, and IL
fail to do your bidding, see II some
thing ia not wrong with my harness
or feet
Examine my teeth when l do not
eat. may have an liberated tooth
and that, you know. 10 very painful.
Do not tie my head In an unnatural
position, or take away my best de-
Tense against flies and mosquitoes by
cutting of my tail.
And finally, my dear master, when
my useful strength Is gone, do not
turn me out to starve or freeze, or
al - ha
slowly tortured and starved to death,
but do thou, my master, take my life
In the kindest way, and your God will
reward you here and hereafter. You
may not consider me irreverent II |
ask this in the name OF Him who was
born In q stable. Amen"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29
Tales From The Arabian Nights
STORY OF THE SECOND BEGGAR.
lam prince and have always been

am a prince and have always been
renowned for my learning and the
many languages I understand. One
day I was sent by my father to dis
liant country to translate some valu-
able papers for q friend. My horse
took fright at something in the road,
bolted and threw me. When / re-
gained my senses the horse had van
ished. I arose and walked short
distance. when to my establishment l
noticed before me an iron plate EVIL
IDENTIFY fastened to the ground; In the
center was a heavy iron ring. With
some difficulty | raised this and dis
covered an iron stair, down which l
fastened with great curiosity. l found
myself In a large, well-lighted palace.
A very fair and queenly lady well
coined me eagerly, and asked for news
of the outside world. You are the
first man." she said. whom l have
seen for fifteen years. My father, the
king OF the Ebony Isles, had chosen
me a husband, but on the very night
that was to wed him a genie
snatched me away and brought me
here. Every ten days the genie comes
to see me, and, IL should chance
to want him oftener, touch this tails
man and he appears. II is six days
before his next arrival, SO l invite
you to stay here as my guest"
- Within a very few days had fallen
desperately in love with the princess,
and was begging her to fee with me.
But, although she loved me, the fear
of the genie held her back This
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29

reused my anger. and, striding to the
talisman, struck at II until had
destroyed II completely. Straightway
the walls of the palace shook and
opened. At the urgent prayer Of the
princess I fed through the palace, up
the little stairs, and regained the up
per air. I had not gone far, however,
when I heard rushing noise. and
was snatched up in a whirlwind and
carried back to the palace. But, alas,
what a changel There lay my prin-
cess, her garments. her face, her gol-
den hair stained with blood. her love-
ly eyes full of tears. Towering over
her stood the terrible genie, who
turned to me and said. IL offer you
two your choice; one of you must kill
the other To the survivor I will
grant life and liberty" or course
neither Of us would consent. There
upon the monster In q rage drew his
sword and plunged II into my be-
loved's heart. Now I, too, begged for
death, but the cruel genie only
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29

60 HEN you ride through the city
AIy you are impressed with the
great number and variety OF
Iu buildings under construction,
there Is everything from the
workmans cottage to the millionaire's
mansion, and from the little corner
grocery store to the million-dollar fac
tory. No wonder the census OF last
June gives Detroit 565,766; we won.
der what II would be II II were taken
again this month.
Did you ever stop to think what IL
must mean to furnish light, water and
telephone service to these hundreds
and hundreds of buildings going up
every month? The growth isn't con-
hned all to one section, either; the
public service companies must be pre-
pared to take care Of growth In all
parts OF Detroit.
But II you ever were pioneer"
In a newly-opened suburb you have
probably put your name down on a
petition respectfully requesting" that
such and such Q car line be extended
to your neighborhood-it might have
been necessary TO 80 petition the IL
Illuminating companies and our august
municipality to call their attention to
the fact that there was such O sub
urb as yours. Finally. after you have
been favored by recognition and the
light, water and sewer systems have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29

installed their mains" you then had
TO pay for he facilities" from the
main to your house
Did you ever notice that there is
always a telephone ready and waiting
for you? Petitions and respectful re.
quests are unnecessary, the wires are
the:e the moment you are ready for
them--very often II isn't even neces-
sary for you to give due notice in
advance"
The big Bell concern actually wires
more houses for telephone service
than the Illuminating companies do
for light. And what is more interest
ing, the telephone company does not
ask you to pay for the facilities" from
the street to your house or for the in
side wiring.
In addition to It's new subscribers,
the telephone company must also take
care of the old subscribers who move
from one part of the city TO another.
For the first six months OF this year
there was an average OF 400 moves
every month. To be exact, just 2,37S
subscribers moved in six months. 1898
more had their service changed from
party lines to Independent lines, and
iu this time 5.64l new subscribers
we're connected. That makes 1920
houses wired In six months.
Why" so many people say when
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29
overhead, Underground and Through Buildings,
Thousands Of Miles Of Wires Are Placed. Ready
Serve Present and Future TELEPHONE Users

growth-the number must be many
times greater than the requirements
for any one year.
The Bell company has $1,000 tele-
phones In Detroit, 1t could connect
$4,000 more in 80 days and In less
than year from now IL could operate
100000 telephones-and take care of
all It's moves changes" and 1000
new subscribers a month.
This fiexibility OF the telephone
plant represents one OF the greatest
triumphs OF electrical engineering.
Thirty years has developed the tele-
phone engineer-that modern indus
trial wizard who has built better for
the future than any other construct
or His plans must all be based
upon possibilities - possibilities OF
growth In business and population
and possibilities of trend and distri-
button OF urban development COM
pared to telephone system. It is
easy to lay out a water system, a gas
system or an electric light system
Is q negligible unit. But every telephone
subscriber added requires pair OF
wires to central and requires room
at a switchboard to be answered.
And, what Is more complex, room
must be made for him before every
operator in the exchange. for every
operator must be able to call him
and the Bell company has over 1000
operators in the city of Detroit. II
you have ever seen a big telephone
switchboard with it's thousands and
thousands of wires you can better
understand what II means to be
obliged to find room for thousand
new subscribers every month. The
secret Of II all Is that the room has
been provided for them long ago.
The Bell engineers are not concern
ed with the problems of today; they
are concentrating their attention on
Detroit In 1915 or 1920, when 1t will
have 100000 people who will need
100000 Bell telephones Five years
ago you would have laughed at their
utopian ideas OF 1910-"pipe dreams
many Of us would have said. Then
the Bell company had about 15,00t
telephones in Detroit. -Four times
as many in 1901" they said.
Sure, enough, 1t has come true. BY
December 81, 1910, there will be
quite or very close to $4,000. Then
do you wonder that they are fgur-
ing on 10000 in 1915. Keeping
ahead!" 10 their slogan.
Today the Plant Department Of the
Telephone company has in Detroit
$50 men. When you think of central
you always think of long rows of
busy girls, plugging out flashing
lights and putting up countless thous-
ands OF connections. Remember that
there il also an army Of $50 men
whose work II IL to find the wires
which the engineers provided two or
three years ago for the needs OF to-
day and to lead these wires to the
new houses. stores and factories
one pair OF wires, 2 LIZ miles long
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29

they are ordering a new telephone or
moving the old one into a new ad.
dress, at won't be any trouble at all;
the house Is all wired for Bell tele-
phone!" They do not stop TO think
that every time a telephone Is moved;
or a new one put In for a new tenant
that 1t must have new pair OF wires
IA new circuit" all the way to the
central ONCE. If this were not done
the new subscriber would be getting
all the calls Of the old subscriber.
"Oh, don't mind that" The &C
commodating new subscriber OFTEN
says.
Thank you." the polite and appre-
ciative telephone man says, but you
zee we must fix 1t so that other sub.
scribers calling your number for the
old party will be given the correct In
formation. The only way we can do
that is to plug UP the old line at the
switchboard with plug which tells
the operator at glance that the old
subscriber has moved and his new
number is Bell 1894"
You will remember that there is a
Bell directory published every four
months. In four months there are
] 900 moves. SO there must be 400 to
1000 lines plugged. up In the Bell
sv itchboards all the time just to tell
the operator where the people move
to. Moreover, a thousand new lines
must be provided every month for the
new subscribers. In other words, when
the company opened up for business
on New Years day it had to have 49,
500 spare lines on hand to take care
OF it's new business for 1910.
And the spare lines must be on
hand. too; for the company never can
tell just what minute or In what part
of the city a demand for immediate
service will oe made. Four hundred
moves a month and 1000 new sub
scribers a month means ! 400 lines q
month, so every working day, one
every nine minutes. So the Bell COM
pany must get new pair OF wires
from central" to somebody's house
In some part Of the city every nine
minutes, and the average length OF
each pair Ia 2h miles!
Obviously they cannot run" IL
miles of wire in nine minutes. Then
they must have II already run. Now
this wouldn't be difficult II the tele.
phone people could forsee q year In
advance just in what part Of the city
each spare pair" OF wires was 60.
ing to be needed. They could then
put In the $1,000 pairs the first OF
the year and sit down and wait until
next year. But the telephone man,
even with the great long distance
Bell system at his command, cannot
telephone into the distant or even the
immediate future and tell what IL 60
ing to happen. So instead Of provid-
ing just enough wires for o years
growth, and distributing them over
the various parts of the city, the tele-
phone company must provide thous-
ands OF spare wires In every part of
the city to be ready for emergency
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29
IN SOCIETY

The sixth annual midsummer meet
ing of the Michigan Whist association
Will be held In ottawa Beach. Sept. L,
2 and 8. There will be O bridge game
on the afternoon of the second day. A
big attendance il expected. w. ID.
Ellsworth, Of Detroit, is vice-president
OF the association.
The Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
Is holding a district convention OF the
sales representatives OF Michigan
Ohio and Indiana, and Friday evening
about 40 OF the visiting representa-
lives, together with 10 Of the Office
force OF the Detroit plant. had a
launch ride with supper In the Light
house Inn. The convention closed Sat
urday afternoon with a ball game.
The members of st.. Mary's Aid so
ciety are working faithfully on the de
tails for their bazaar. to be held n
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-29

every nine minutes since January
LIST.
"Hello!" comes a voice from the
lowly suburbs of the city where you
find the workingmen''s cottage. rs
this the Bell Telephone company?
Yes, sir" replies the manager.
This is Doctor Jones. I have q
patient very seriously Ill and ! must
be In constant communication with
the nurse, can you put in telephone
right awayT
Eyes; today, or first thing in the
morning; what's the address?" asks
the manager.
Notice that the manager does not
ask for the address first. 1t makes no
difference what the location 10, the
far-seeing engineer has long ago made
provision for just such emergencies.
Very often such requests call for
installation In q district three or four
miles from the nearest central" but
there is always a spare pair" OF
wires handy. To keep its facilities
up In these fast-growing outlayine
suburbs the Bell company sets SOC
poles a month--300 poles means ri
miles of telephone line. Wherever
you see the new subdivision open
ed" or the new street put through
you see fresh line of white new tel
ephcne poles lining out the future al
leyway. As the street builds up In
time. the poles will disappear and
the wires will be buried, and room
will be made along side OF them In
their underground passageway for
hundreds OF spare" wires to take
care Of the still more distant suburbs
Of the future. Keeping ahead"
In this day of Detroit's prosperity
when everybody 10 wondering II the
institutions of our city will keep pace
with the growth In business and pop