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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-05
HOW TO DECORATE A
 r1ODEL SEWING ROOT
With Homemade Fittings Adapted to Utility and Ornament-The Importance of Light, Ventil-
 ation and Subdued Co1oring

Ts HE model sewing-room in the city
 or country house should be well
 lighted and ventilated, and deco
 rated in such a manner that, while the room is well lighted, the walls are not glaring, but restful to the eyes. Subdued colors, therefore, should be employed, and cream white or old-ivory colored woodwork is pre- ferred to dark or blank-white wood.
 The best model sewing-room I have ever seen has woodwork plain and free from fancy molding and orna- mental work. The side walls are in one fat color, without design or o-na- ment to annoy the eyes. In co,oring it is of soft olive green in one of the new light shades.
 The frieze above the picture molding has a wreath and garland ornament, although any other good pattern in a light pink wallpaper can be used.
 Irhere are three useful features in this room. One is the chiffonier, with wide and deep drawers for patterns, dress goods and fabrics that it is best not to fold. Commodious drawers in sewing-room are always best to keen things in: they need not be deep. but
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there shdo1d be enough of them. so that each lot of materials can have one drawer.
 Another feature is the long wall cab inet, which extends from the chiffonier to the door casing. This is made from three pieces of shelving six inches wide, braced in one or two aces. and held up to the. wall with iron brackets. Curtains of thin material slide on rods, so the contents of the cabinet can be partially hidden from view.
 The Cutting Board.
 The last and one of the most useful features is the large cutting board, six feet long and thirty-six inches wide. hinged to the wall and supported by hinged brackets at the wall and side of the chiffonier. When not in use the brackets can be folded in and the board dropped so it will be snug to fhe wall. A large cutting board is al- ways an essential feature in sewing loom, but often the room is too small 10 accommodate a table sufficiently large. This drop board. however, will fill 1ong-felt want, and any carpen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-05
UGLINESS IS BANE
 OF MOST NURSERIES
Education of Children-Dumpng Grounds of all the Household Trash
By ELIZABETH WHARTON MITCHELL

IN spite of the emphatic persistence
 with which the cry, "Art is one of the most powerful factors in
 civilization" it is remarkable how eager everybody seems to avold any practical application of the maxim. More particularly can the truth of this be perceived when entering the average schoolrocm and nursery. The sentimentalist and the sermonizer spend many words in proclaim ng the wonderful influence of the nursery in producing fine men and women. And yet there is comparatively lit e at tempt to educate the child indirectly by means of his surroundings.
 Of course, many improvements in this direction have been noticeable lately. Most nurseries now are at least more sanitary than they were and the infiuence of the Froebel doctrines has been felt to considerable advantage. But in far too many houses one can still see evidences of the tendency to send to schoolrCom and nursery what ever furniture is too old and too ugly to be used in any other part of the house. Presumably we are still far from the day when class rooms in the public schools will be anything else than hideous and uninspir,ng of aught but disgust and weariness. The fact has not as yet filtered into the minds of the boards of education that the child's whole view of what he is set to learn. indeed, of the necessity of learn ing anything at all is tinged by the appearance of the surroundings in which the actual studying is done.
 But there is no reason why this should not be enumerated in the home. In fact. as most people real ize, the home must be relied upon to counteract good deal of the influence of the school, especially in the ma ter of manners, grammar and pronuncia- tion of the mothe--tongue.
 It is a fact that the aesthetic sen- abilities wake early in sor1e children and the importance of having harmo- nious surroundings cannot be exagger- ated. Who does not remember the associations between the appearance oi certain rooms and the daily occupa- tions connected with them? And who
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sides and back of the box low rail will prevent spools and small things that are being used from dropping off the top of the box.
 Handles to the drawers and 8 cur tain for the lower box, arranged on rings and wire, will complete this convenient little sewing bench. To finish 1t nicely a coat of stain and one or two of varnish, or two thin coats of paint of some desirable shade, will add to it's attractiveness and give the woodwork better appearance.
 This bench is quite commodious enough to hold the necessary sewing things, and the lower shelves will ac- commodate nicely folded goods that you may be working upon, as we'll as some pasteboard boxes containing a | miscellaneous assortment of things. HELEN MAR ADAMS.
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USES OEz
 SPENCE IL For Interior Decoration Beautiful New Co1ors
 Now Available
 By CLAUDIA 0. MURPHY Ts HERE are several new colors il vogue this year that are espe- cially good for interior decora. tions, one particularly, a new sage gray called 1ichen, which is very
By CLAUDIA o. MURPHY

ter can make one for small cost.
 A drop-ledge sewing table can be made in similar manner, though not so large, and when not in use it can be let down against the wall.
 Pretty curtains and a box filed with growing plants add 8 pleasing appear ance to the windows, and on the var nished floor 8 rug of subdued colors can be placed, although the majority of women prefer bare floor when the sewing-room is in use.
 A very convenient little sewing bench can be made from two boxes, one of which can be fitted with draw CTS, and in which spool threads and silks may be kept, as we'll as the mis- cellaneous lot of sewing things a woman accumulates. The lower box can be twenty-four inches long, four teen inches high and twelve or four teen inches deep. This will be found a convenient size.
 A shelf is arranged at the middle and under the four corners wooden balls to act as feet can be screwed fast. These balls can be purchased al any stationery or toy store, and are the kind that have long elastic at tached, and may be bought for cent Each ball should be held in wise and a hole bored in it with a bit, through which the screw will pass easily with out splitting it.
 Everything Homemade. Above this box, and to one side, 8 smaller one can be attached with screws and a division made in it for two drawers. The drawers are small wooden boxes cut down to the proper size. Chocolate or candy boxes can be had about the right size and fl ted to the large box, or the case may be cut to fit the drawers. Around the
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we'll named, because it is very true to the color of the lichen that forms on old wood. It is excellent for side walls new amber shade is also very popu,a-;; in western or southern rooms. The it is warm in tone, very effective and is decidedly good for bedrooms.
 x.The dull old blues are very much used in, dining-rooms and lib aries especially with mahogany furniture. There is new red-a rich, warm, deep red with plenty of carmine in it called peony, which is excellent to give a touch of color to the soft
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-05

 STANDS
Useful and Decorative, for Indoor Garden-Ferneries
 and Aquariums

Stands made of willow or rattan are very ornamental and much used abroad. Many people prefer them, as they can be made to harmonize with the furniture. It is best to fill them with plants in pots, although it is pos- sible to use just the zinc pan with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
BASEBALL POINTERS

First Baseman Lush and Pitcher
Dickson are the stars that Johnny
McGraw has uncovered so far this
spring.
Manager Roger Bresnahan Of the st.
Louis is now a heavily insured man.
President Robson has again insured
his hustl1ng manager to the extent Of
$4,000 against accidents other than
those on the ball field and taken out a
policy for $4,000 on Bresnahan's life.
In Russell Ford Manager George
Stallings Of the New York Americans
believes that he has the best find
which has come out OF the minors in
years. Ford is five feet eleven inches
tall and weighs It's pounds. Twirling
for Jersey City last season, he was
wonder.
Bill Bradley of the Cleveland Amer
leans says that he believes Bescher,
the Springfield (O) boy with the Gin
cinnatis, Will break all modern base
stealing records this year. Brad saw
Bescher in practice at Hot Springs
before he left to join the Maps at
Alexandria.
Hughey Jennings says that Cleve-
land is an uncertain team this year
because some of the pitchers are old.
How about his own pitchers? Dono-
van and Mullin have been pitching
longer than JOSS, while Killian is no
spring beauty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02

Last year the Cubs, with Frank
Chance directing them, had the oppor-
tunity to become four time winners
and might have done so had it not
been for Johnny King Joining the
holdout brigade. The Windy City
troupe ran a poor second to the Pirates
and were A points behind the Cor
sairs when the season ended.
Until Jennings entered the American
league that organization never knew
what it was to have a team that fin
ished first more than two years IN sue
cession. Chicago won the banner IN
1900 and 1901, and Boston turned the
trick in 1908 and 1904. Jennings shat
tered precedent last year by plotting
the Tigers TO the top for the third
consecutive time, and now he is out TO
win another flag.
1t is the general opinion that Hughey
will experience tremendous difficulty
in keeping the American league pen
nant in Detroit for another year. Fans
think the Tigers are destined to go
back, and go back badly. IN 1910
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
USES and FUTURE OF The MOTOR CAR

while nine months they spent IN tne1r
town houses. We now find q complete
reversal. The managers Of our great
hotels and apartment houses, crowded
to the limit for three months In mid
winter. find their houses practically
abandoned the balance Of the year.
The automobile is to blame for this
condition, the great single element in
making possible the simple life Of the
country gentleman and at the same
time permitting the close personal
touch with business necessity in the
modern combat
People are beginning to realize that
with this highly developed mode of
locomotion, the 1910 automobile, it Is
possible to enjoy the excitement of
the city, together with the comforts,
happiness and joy Of the open country.
1t is a conceded fact that the motor
car has become an every day of the
year necessity.
There are numerous unchallenged
arguments in favor OF the winter use
of the new model motorcars. With
the family the winter is the season
when a conveyance is a necessity,
whether to attend the opera, balls, re-
ceptons, or what not.
But the vet greater need of the de-
pendable conveyance such as the mo-
torcar is found among the business
men, who are able to reach their Offices
with certainty, swiftness and comfort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02

The days of the motorcar as pleas
ure vehicle Of merit, reliability, com
fort, endurance and satisfaction arr
not numerically large, as only within
the last few years important improve
ments made have enabled the pur
chaser to get a satisfactory amount Of
pleasure from its use, but the day o1
the auto as an exclusive pleasure We
hicle is passing away, and the motor.
car is rapidly developing in directions
never dreamed of by its inventors, and
its uses are just beginning to be real
ICED for heretofore unthought Of pur-
poses and utilities.
1t Is already doing satisfactory
service as ambulance, fire engine,
commercial truck and delivery wag-
on of all sizes and descriptions for
all purposes imaginable. It is displac-
ing horses in many directions, even on
the farm, as the farmers Of the west
are beginning to use It as a means of
conveyance not only for themselves,
but for their product as well.
In many states It is being used to
do the work formerly done by the ordi-
nary commercial gas engine, such as
cutting fodder, grinding corn or saw
ing wood. When not in use as a pleas
ure vehicle it win satisfactorily do the
work of a portable engine. All that
is required is to jack up one of the
rear wheels, put a belt over it, start
the engine and run It at any desired
speed.
The development Of the automobile
is also a factor in making aerial navi-
cation possible, due mainly to the Inn
provement Of the gasoline engine.
Gasoline power will no doubt be used
in the future for d1splacing electricity
as a motive power for long distance
suburban trolley lines and possibly to
some extent the locomotive on steam
railroads.
Solves Suburban Question.
Did it ever occur to you that each
succeeding year the great cities of
this country become less popular as
permanent residences OF both rich and
poor? If you stop to consider you will
realize that the suburbs are growing
with marvellous rapidly.
In fact, for miles around the big
cities there has sprung into existence
a transformation from fields of grain
and the growing products Of the farm
to finely trimmed lawns and comfort
able homes of the business men. So
stop and consider how few of the men
OF financial resources with whom you
are acquainted now spend the months
Of October and November in the fall,
April and May in the spring. in the
quarters of the big city.
A few years ago it was the custom
Of most people to occupy their sum-
mer houses three months In the year,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02

planning an invasion OF England. The
pair are to sail shortly and expect to
be abroad until the end OF the sum-
mer Sheppard has been anxious to
return to England since the London
Olympic games, nearly two years ago,
when he disagreed with the majority
Of the American athletes who were
members OF the United States Olympic
team and declared that the British
athletic authorities had accorded him
FAIR and impartial treatment. Since
chat time he has always been outspo-
ken IN bis praise OF the British ath-
Ietic fairness.
The two athletes win be watched
closely by the Amateur Athletic Union
Of the United States and the Amateur
Athletic Association of England, al
though It Is freely predicted by promi-
nent athletic authorities here that the
pair viii follow the example of Cart
nell and turn professionals should in
ducements to do so prove satisfactory.
There Is one point about the trip
that Is pulling to the Amateur Ath-
ledc union officials, and that is how
men of the moderate means of Shep-
pard and Gisstng can afford TO spend
the summer in England The cost Of
the trip. including the passage by
steamer, will be not less than $1,000
each. irrespective OF the loss Of salary
during the summer months.
Ia the London Olympic games two
years ago Sheppard won the 800 me-
ter run In 1 minute "a As seconds and
the 1 500 meter event In minutes
8 2-5 seconds, creating new a record in
each event. Emilio Lunghi, the Ital-
ian, was second to Sheppard in the
800 meter race, while Wilson was rum
nsr up In the long distance event.
Both Of these men competed in this
country last summer under the Irish
American Athletic club colors and are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
LANGF0RD VERSUS BARRY.

Two Crack HeavyVveishts to Battle In
Vernon, CAL, April 8.
Sam Langford, the colored pugilist
from Boston, who recently disposed Of
Jim Flynn by the knockout route, is
now hard in training for his twenty
five round battle with Jim Barry, the
Chicago heavyweight, to be held in
Vernon, Cal, April 8. Sam is sure he
Will defeat Barry as easily as he did
Flynn and viii then go after Stanley
KetcheL
Langford has beaten Barry several
times, but the white man. with height,
reach and weight, believes he can
overcome the negro In more than ten
rounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
AUTOS RACE FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
First National Event of the
Kind to Be Run Of at
Indianapolis.
HELD DECORATION DAY
Contest Board Of the American Asso
citation Makes Arrangements
This Week.

Automobile racing enthusiasts are
interested in a mammoth national
championship race which is to be
held under the direction Of the con-
test board of the American Automo-
bile association at the Indianapolis
motor speedway on Decoration day.
There will be fully 1 5 races in the
championship events and the entire
day will be required to run them.
Every division in the new cfassifica-
ton of stock cars will contend and
nearly half a hundred medals will be
distributed among the winners. The
cars finishing first in each division
will receive gold medals, the seconds
silver and the thirds bronze. Entries
must be made with A. A. A. contest
board and they will not only be the
first real championship races ever
held in this country but they will
also be the initial national races run
under the new 1910 rules Of the con-
test board.
ments for the championship races
was the most important thing done
by the contest board this week.
GIidden Entry Blanks Out.
Rules and entry blanks for the
1910 Glidden tour which starts from
Cincinnati June Is, we're ordered
printed and distributed to the man.
ufacturers and other possible en-
trants. The board also authorized the
positive announcement that the tour
will start from Cincinnati, notwith-
standing numerous unofficial reports
to the effect that other cities are
under consideration as starting
points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
STOLE FIRST BASE.

According to Simon Nichols,
now Of the Cleveland Ameri-
cans, Harry Davis Of the Phil
adelphia Athletics is the only
player who ever stole first base
, in an American league game.
Simon did not see the feat &C
, complished, as 1t happened be-
fore he Joined the Athletics, but
} the story is an oft told yarn In
the Philadelphia camp. Davy
) Fultz, who was the star base
runner of the league for a cou-
pie Of seasons, was on third
base and Davis was on first.
Davis sought to draw a throw
so as to give Fult5 a chance to
score, but the catcher refused
to make the try, and Davis went
down to second unopposed.
This did not satisfy Harry,
however, and on the very next
ban pitched he started back to
first This time the catcher lost
his head and, being nonplused
by the unusual play, threw to
the first baseman This was just
what Fultz was waiting for, and
he dashed for home. The first
sacker returned the ball to the
plate, but it was too late, and
FuItz scored, and Davis was on
first base once more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
WILL TIGERS
WIN new FLAG?
Jennings Has an Opportunity
to Make Record Equal to
That Of Comiskey.
MANY OTHERS HAVE FAILED
HanIon, Arson, Clarke, Chance and
the Late Frank Selee Won
Three in Succession.

VIII Hugh Jennings, manager or rne
Detroit Tigers and inventor Of that
now famous battlecry 'Ee-yahT' whose
speciality is smashing records. fracture
another one this season. -Four time
winners in the American and National
leagues are unknown-in fact, the only
team In a major organization that won
four days in a row was Charley Co
miskey's st. Louis Browns in the
American association. II Jennings
can pilot his Tigers to the top this
year he Will have accomplished a task
Fthat proved too much for Adrian An
son, the late Frank Selee, Ned Han
ion, Fred Clarke and Frank Chance.
Each one Of these men was the COM
.Inander of a club that finished IN front
three years In succession. None Of
them, however, could land the banner
for the fourth consecutive time.
Arson had the chance In 1888, Selee
IN 1884. Hanion in 1897. Clarke in
1904 and Chance IN 1909. The Chi
cago team, which carried OF the hon
DEE IA 1880. 1881 and 1882, finished sec
ond In 1888, being Al points behind
Boston. The Boston club led the field
In 1891, 1892 and 1898 and finished
third In the race Of 1894, Baltimore
winning the pennant with New York
as the runner up.
The pscemakers Of 1894, 1895 and
1895 we're the Baltimore Orioles, one
Of whom was Hnghey Jennings, dis
turper OF baseball records. In 1897
the BostOng wrested the championship
title from The BfrdfetE who made q
gallant effort to enter the ranks Of
tho four time winners. The Mary
landers failed 30 do so. however. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
MAPS MANY FIRST sAcKERs.


The Cleveland Americans have elev-
en- men this year who have played first
base at some time during their pro-
fessional baseball career. With some
1t has been their regular position, but
others merely filed in when necessity
demanded. The real first sackers,
though, are only two-Lajoie and Sto-
vail. ST Nichols subbed for Harry
Davis at Philadelphia for few games,
while Manager Armour when manager
Of the Maps was forced to ask Harry
Bemis to hold down the initial sack
for an occasional contest. Addfe Joss
was another volunteer, and the tall
man from Toledo surely acquitted him
self spIendidly at frst
joe Birmingham played first a little
in the New York State league, Hig-
gins played It considerably in 1907,
Hardness was stationed there for a
month In 1908, while Kruger was
tried there by Columbus. As for Man.
ager Mcclure, he held down first for
one game in 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02

when the dnaF returns were all In the
Boston teams average of victories was
.7o6 and Baltimore's 1893.
Hinged On Final Series.
I The 1897 destination Of the pennant
hinged on, the result Of the hnal Sc
ries played I'M Baltimore between the
Orioles and the Bean Eaters. When
this set Of games started on Friday.
Sept. "a, the Birdlets were on the top
rung OF the championship ladder.
though their advantage in the per
centage column was only one point.
; The fourth National league combina-
ton to win three banners in a row
was Pittsburg. The Pirates, command
ed by Fred Clarke, topped the list IN
1901, 1902 and 1908. The next year
they fell of badly, dropping to fourth
position. Ahead Of them were the
Giants, the Cubs and the Reds. Pitts
burg's 1904 record was $50, that Of
the pennant winning New York club
1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
HINTS FOR AUToIsTs.

Never change a single ball In
a bearing. Renew all the balls.
Recent developments would
seem to indicate that the left
hand drive is gaining in favor.
Plugs placed in the cylinder
heads are more likely to become
fouled than those in pockets at
the sides. 1t is therefore a good
plan to take the plugs out and
clean them when trouble comes
before proceeding to dismember
the coil or magnets.
A badly clogged circulating
system may be thoroughly clean
ed by a solution of soda, follow
ed by hydrochloric acid. The
former dissolves the grease in
the tubes, while the latter re
moves the rust and scale. In
the average case a % per cent
solution of the commercial grade
Of the acid would probably do
the work in from fifteen to TWEEN
ty minutes.
Don't let water get inside your
extra tires. If 1t does, take them
of and dry thoroughly. Be sure
to have tires well inflated and
all nuts tight when the car is
washed, as water, If it reaches
the lining, will cause 1t to rot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
Griffith 70 Shift Mitchell.

Clarke Griffith Of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals does not propose to have Mike
Mitchelrs batting eye ruined by too
much sun. Mike will be shifted to cen
ter field, and Griffith expects his bat
ting average to improve about ten
points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02
GIidden Entry Blanks Ont.
ATHLETES TO VISIT ENGLAND
Sheppard and oissIng to Sail For
Europe Shortly.

Fired by the success Of Nat Cart
NELL, the former University Of Penn
sylvania sprinter, Melvin II. Sheppard
and Harry Gissing, two OF the great
est runners In the. country today, are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-02

Filipino Captain of Water Polo Team.
Chicago university has a Filipino,
Conrado Benitez, as captain OF the
water polo team.