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The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

Is easy to realize 10 what extent s,nalt
houses have been improved.
Instead of a dark, dingy Ion With
out floor, partition or daylight. We
now have three bedrooms and n Splen-
did bathroom with hot and cold WA
ter the same as in large expensive
houses. The estimated cost of shis
attractive and sturdy little dwelling
is $500.
Then in the matter OF light. what a
change; we have here II windows for
four rooms and one stairway. which
certainly looks like liberal allow
ance even for these times OF exsraya-
CANT ideas
It has taken us long time to 'earn
that we can build an elegant small
house as well as an elegant large
house, and we are just commencing to
put our knowledge to some practical
use. Such cottages as this are neeom-
ing common in the more enterpr3ying
suburbs of the larger cities and the
indications are that they will couainue
to grow in popularity. for they meet
the requirements Of fiat dwelleSs who
have become heartily sick Ot living
In dungeons.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
FRENCH FISH GO ON A JAG

An unusual sight was witnessed al
Frontignan. France. recently. The
ponds of Faux Blanches and the Midi
Canal were covered with fish floating
about on the surface in helpless and
altogether inexplicable manner. The
customs officials were the unwilling
cause of this phenomenon. They had
seized $4,000 gallons of "doctored"
Spanish wine at the frontier station
and disposed of it by emptying it into
the canal, with disastrous effects on
the fish. The fish could be easily
caught with the hand and the local
fishermen were quick to take advan-
tage Of their helpless state.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

The accompanying illustration is OF
more than ordinary interest from the
fact that It shows the largest and
heaviest projectile in the world, be-
ing the huge fve-foot, armor-piercing
shell fired from the United States gov.
erpment's great 16inch rife, which
may be tal:en to the Panama canal.
This giant shell and powerful gun are
considered two of the most destruc.
tive and deadly engines of warfare In
existence, The monster 16-inch rife.
the only one built so far. Is now at the
Sandy Hook proving grounds, and has
only been fired few times. The huge
shell of steel can be hurled distance
of 20 miles or more. and weighs 2.400
pounds. The powder charge is nearly
600 pounds The cost Of firing one
shot reaches in the neighborhood Of
$1,000. 1t is not probable that this
type Of gun will be used. but rather
the Ia inch. for the main coast de-
fenses of the Panama canal. This
formidable and long range weapon,
though capable of firing so tremen-
dous a projectile. is too costly, and
fires too slowly for modern war
fare.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE or
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufactures, he
ia, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William a. Radford. No. 17S West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The expression, a two-story bunga-
low. which we often hear is mis-
nomer. Properly speaking, q bunga-
low is but one story high and is COW
cred with a roof having very little
Fitch to 1T. But we are always i'm
proving things. It would be utterly
impossible for the bungalow design to
travel across the continent from Cali
fornia as far east as Chicago without
receiving the inventive attentions OF
the western sons of our down-east
Yankee ancestors.
In this plan we have a dwelling of
modest dimensions, being 20 feet from
front to rear and 80 feed in width,
with four-foot extension to make
room for a pantry. In this way we
get three splendid rooms on the first
hoor and they are well arranged for
both convenience and looks.
Pantries were never properly built
until this outside attachment was hit
upon. 1t was born of necessity. like
many other valuable inventions, and
improved upon as occasion demanded.
Pantries are intended for the storage
or food both cooked and otherwise
Naturally pantries should be kept as
cool as possible and they should be
well ventilated at all times. Light is
necessity and convenience is very
important, for the pantry is visited
many times during the preparation of
each meal; and meals come along reg
ularly three times a day in most
healthy families. You can't have q
cool pantry and have it built in the
body of the house along with the other
rooms. especially in a furnace-heated
house.
In ono little house where a pantry
attachment like this was built on.
the space below was made into a cold
fruit room. The main cellar wall was
carried across solid and straight ex.
cept for doorway, and a good heavy
door was hung in the opening. The
outside wall under the pantry was
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
C0NVERSES WITH ANIMALS

Charles Kellogg of California, who,
II not nature-faker. is one of the
most remarkable human beings of all
time. arrived at Cambridge, Mass. re-
Gently from Paris to confer with pro-
fessors from Harvard's department OF
science, confident that he could con-
vince them OF his ability to converse
with animals. Mr.. Kellogg has just
returned from Europe, where he gave
demonstrations of his unique power
before professors Of the universities
or Paris and Berlin. According to
Mr.. Kellogg, he has accomplished in
reality during life spent in the wlds
or the Sierra Nevada mountains in
California what the genius of Kipling
makes Mowgli accomplish during a
childhood passed in the tropical jun
giles. But Kellogg has for friends only
the animals of the temperate Ameri-
can west He knows not the language
or the tropical monkey, though he has
often talked bear" with the grizzlies
of the Sierra Nevadas. Crckets.
squirrels, lizards and rattlesnakes are
some OF the other animals whose Ian
guages Mr.. Kellogg speaks fluently.
Says Mr.. Kellogg:
1T was by years OF constant OBJ
servation and associating of sounds
with actions that I mastered the Is
animal languages I am familiar with.
l began on domestic chickens and
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

that Is quite new is the stairway built
around the big chimney. 1t not only
looks well from the large living room.
but 1t occupies the least important
corner of the house and it lands you
upstairs in the middle of the hail In
close proximity to the doors leading
into the different rooms. Under this
stair are the steps leading to the eel
lar, so that space is economized 10 the
best advantage.
The material for the walls is re-
ment preferably run in molGS with
provision made for dead air SPACES.
on the hollow wall principle. This
makes the warmest house because is
prevents dampness. And ii is the
cheapest construction If you take sast-
ing qualities into consideration.
massive effect is given by she
heavy loggia piers. and this loggEa. by
the way, is considered one of the Eaost
attractive parts of the whole Mouse.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

gradually extended my study TO In
clude such wild animals and reptiles
as the bear. the lizard and the rattle
snake. Using system of hieroglyph'
les modelled upon the modern Chinese
system. | have compiled a dictionary
or the language of the ordinary brown
or hearth cricket. which has the most
highly developed language Of any OF
the animals am familiar with, though
| nave reason to suspect the monkeys
are superior in this respect. From my
dictionary | find there are 27 ele-
mental words or sounds. and SIS other
words made up of various combina-
tions of the original 27, cumulative
system not unlike that OF the Ger
mans. The number of words or SOUNDS
In other animal languages l am Ia
miliar with varies from IL to 95.
Although Mr.. Kellogg admits that
his ability to interpret the enuncia-
tions Of animals Is the result OF long
and arduous study. he insists that MS
ability to make himself understood. TO
initiate the sounds OF these animals
is God-given. He says he can without
the least difficulty reproduce any
sound that comes from an animais
throat. He has a peculiarly construct
ed palate, no tonsils, and the cord
connecting the teeth with the lower
lip is entirely missing, but he has
been assured by the most noted spe-
cialists that there is nothing abnorm-
al about his throat and vocal cords.
They are at loss to account for his
strange gift
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

carried up in the same solid way and
a good outside window put in which
was covered with fine wire screen.
Shelves were built in this fruit room
against the outside wall from near the
cement floor clear up to the ceiling.
AS the room is eight feet six inches
long this gave considerable shelf room
and 1t proved a splendid place to store
canned fruit, butter. eggs and such
groceries as person likes to buy in
quantities and keep on hand.
The fruit room and pantry above
were connected by means of dumb
waiter which was just a box about
foot square and three feet long ver-
tically open on the front side and fit
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
MYSTERIOUS AFRICAN LAKE

Lieutenant Graetz, a German Off
Ger is making his way across the AT
rican continent from the Indian
ocean to the Atlantic in a motor boat,
his chief object being the exploration
of the mysterious Bangweolo lake,
which discharges into the Zambesi riv'
er.
This sheet of water, except at the
point where the Zambesi river leaves
it, is surrounded with miles Of reeds,
and no white man has ever sailed its
surface. The natives tell curious tales
Of what is to be found within its
swampy enclosures. On the islands
which, they aver, stud the lake, are
to be found colossal elephants and tall
giraffes, while in the waters sea-ser-
pents and other strange and terri
BILE creatures are concealed. From the
surface of the lake itself declare the
natives, hot springs sprout into the
air, and pestilential winds sweeping
across the marshes carry death and
destruction to all living things.
VI lHe lS" ha'iNeS VIM h"'c S'ei
ventured out upon the Bangweolo lake
in their small frail canoes. none have
ever returned to tell the tale of their
adventures. Lieutenant Graetz thinks
that unknown species Of animal and
marine life may possibly exist in this
hitherto unexplored region, and it is
to test this supposition that he has
started out in a thirty-foot boat fitted
with five horsepower petrol motor
to cross the African continent.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Hodqe and His "Hunch."

William Hodge, the actor who has
made a great hit in The Man From
Home" got his start in the theatrical
business fifteen years ago by walk
ing up to the manager OF a repertoire
company in New York state. and say
ing:
II can act"
This interested the manager. who
was George A. Hin.
What makes you think so?" asked
Hill.
I've got a hunch on It," answered
Hodge. with confidence.
We'll" sand Hill. I'm play that
huDch."
II turned out to be sure thing
Popular Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Heartfelt Appreciation.

A tourist was being conveyed
through a rough country by a driver
who boasted Of his knowledge of all
the roads, saying that he knew every
stick and stone along the highway
After they had passed over a
smooth piece of road they began to
go bumpty-bump for several miles.
hole about two feet deep the driver
turned and said: How do you like
riding on a buckboard?"
AT that instant the tourist hap
pened to be about six feet In the air.
and remarked:
Il wouldn't miss It for the world"
metropolitan Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

The square openings are easily fitted
with fly screens, so it is well inteaded
for an outdoor summer parlor and the
size is sufficient TO be OF s0ma use,
as it is ten feet wide and twenty feet
long.
The rooms upstairs are stolen from
the roof space. and they are right nice
little rooms. too. When think back
a few years to the time when als such
roof room was counted as attic space.
good only for storage of old truck, IL
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Too Late to Chance.

"A man can no more change his rep
utation than he can change his face
or his arms" said Senator La Toilette
at a banquet in Madison.
There was once a wicked old Madi.
son millionaire. who took his pastor
aside and said:
Il am going TO retire. Doctor Third
ly. I'm going to devote the remainder
OF my life to doing good
Doctor Thirdly. an outspoken man.
retorted:
DO you mean John II. Good. the
wealthy farmer. or young Sam Good.
the socialist millionaire?'
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Experienced Mabel.

John" said the sweet young thing
about TO get married, II hope you won't
be like all the other married men"
What do you mean. my dear?"
Mabel says they're all alike. She
was over this afternoon giving me the
benefit OF her experience. You know.
sne knows all about men,"
"She does? And when was Mabel
married|
Last June"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
UnforfunafA-

Tyre Dout--I am unfortunate, ranua.
had to quit my profession on acc0sue
of my health.
Lady-But you look rugged what
was your profession?
Tyre Dout-Dats Just It, lady. 4
was too rugged. ] was ventrfsognsss
an good one. lady, an my voice gOt
so strong couldn't throw it.--Rar-
pers Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Pretty Good Proof.

THAT young man | met az tho
beach asks me to marry him, mother,
and requests a reply by tho sumo
messenger"
well, don't know about this. Is
he a thrifty young man?"
Seems to be. He requests prruapt
reply, stating that the messenger Is
hired by the hour."-Louisville Ssoar-
ier-Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
WORMS HELD UP TRAFFIC

A van conveying about five hun
dredweight OF worms, intended for
batting. was overturned on the Boule-
ward Sebastopol. Paris. The worms
swarmed over the tramway lines and
rendered all vehicular traffic impos.
sible until they had been cleared
away.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
RECORD IN PIANO PLAYING

The Paris newspapers record a feat
OF endurance on the part OF one
Thorpe, described as a native OF Bo-
hemia, who played the plano for 80
hours and 10 minutes without stop.
ping. II seems that there is a record
even in this kind OF folly, and that 1t
was formerly held by Mr.. Waterbury.
whose performance extended over 2Sh
hours. The report states that Thorpe
was led and given stimulants during
the entertainment
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
The Blessed One.

The unconscious stranger lay on the
sidewalk breathing heavily and groan.
ing. Two teeth were missing. his eyes
were marked and his nose was bleed.
ing
Who can he be?" said the crowd
again and again.
Il guess he was some peacemaker." :"
suggested the ambulance surgeon. sur
veying the wreckage.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
How He Found Out.

i should think you would be afraid
TO take those things home. How can
you tell whether they are mushrooms
or merely toadstools?"
why, you see. lnever eat em my
self. but my step-childcen are very
fond of 'em. so we find out what they
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Change Of Heart.

What did my ma say to you when
you came in?" inquired Johnny to his
friend who had come to tea.
She said she was very pleased to
see me-"
I'm glad" said Johnny in a relieved
tone. Cos she said this morning
she hoped you wouldn't come."-Stray
Stories.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

ted with two shelves IN the middle.
There was pulley near the ceiling
in the pantry and rope with coun-
ter-weight on the other end which
balanced the box SO 1t would slide
easily up and down. With this con.
venience 1t was never necessary to
tote things up or down cellar. One
trip below only was necessary at any
meal time. Very often the box itself
contained everything needed and IL
was only a minutes work to pull 1t up
into the pantry.
Another feature In this little house
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Well SUPPLIED.

Virgins tells me he is reading
more fiction now than ever before"
Yes. understand he is thinking
of buying a home in the suburbs and
every real estate agent in town has
sent him a prospectus"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Poor Man.

IAN overwrought citizen ran amuck
in a vaudeville theater last night"
We'll. well! What caused him to
do that2"
For the S99-100th time he heard
near-comedian call The Star-Spangled
Banner The Star-Strangled Banana"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Badly ManaQed.

"How did you happen to lose out?"
Some Of my misguided friends got
up an automobile procession for me-"
explained Congressman Whangdoodle.
Most Of the voters, however, have no
automobiles"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
At the Picture Show.
The hero strove.
My seat ] gripped:
Just then. by 1ove!
The "fillum" slippedi
Matter of Assurance,

Some of your speeches." said the
cynical friend. make me think of a
mathematical marvel | once knew"
in what way?"
He would dispose offhand OF any
problem you gave him. Nobody In
the crowd was able to say whether he
got the right answer. and It really
didn't seem to make much difference.
anyhow"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Council of Three.

Does your wife boss your"
81 wouldn't put 1t that way. also
have two daughters. you know.
work under commission form of gov.
eminent"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Wasted Effort.

"He is one Of those fellows who
shakes his fist at the whole world"
Exactly. And the more he shakes
his fist at the world. the less attention
the world pays to him"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Asklnc Too Much.

The airmnn flew. the crowd proclaimed
The show no good at all;
And some there were who loudly blamed
Him cause he did not fall.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

The Collector saw young Scadds
and he made another promise to pay
In the near future.
The Merchant consider him to
be about the most promising young
man in the city.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
Grewsome Revenge.

You invite a great many people
whom you don't really like to accom-
pany you on your private yacht"
Yes" replied the cynical person
Il enjoy watching 'em get seasick."
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

Contrary.
IT'S queer about a chauffeur"
whats queer?"
His walk In life Is to ride"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23
The Ready Writer.

He wrote a novel In the spring,
He wrote one In the autumn:
But didn't realize a thing.
Because nobody bought 'em.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-23

Mr.. Askitt-Do you think marriage
Is a failure?
Mrs. De Vorsay-No; merely a tenn.
porary embarrassment
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-21
Coming Attraction

The best known and highest
salaried delineator of "Rube"
and "old men" characters on the
American stage today is Fred
Wyckoff. Mr.. Wyckoff's repu
tation extends from coast to
coast. He has played every prom
inent vaudeville theatre in Amer
lea, and two seasons ago his act
was a sensation for four months
at the London Empire, London,
England. Mr.. Wyckoff is this
season playing the part of the
irascible old bean merchant, Dan
lei Mason, in the big musical
comedy success, Honeymoon
Trail, " and the press and public
of every city in which he has
appeared have unanimously a.
greed that it is by far the fun
niest and biggest thing he has
ever done. Honeymoon Trail"
will be the attraction at the Stan
dard January 81.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-21
Notice For Publication.

Idaho Coal Withdrawal No. !.
Department of the Interior, u.
S. Land Office at Boise, Idaho,
December Z, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that o.
car F. Kutzschan, Of Mountain
home, Idaho, who, on December Q
1907, made Homestead Entry No.
1Q,4OO, Serial No. O4673, for NJ
SEA, Lots l and 2, Section 81,
Township 2 s, Range 5 E, Boise
Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tention to make Final Commute
ton Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before
the Register and Receiver, at
Boise, Idaho, on the 18th day Of
February, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edward H. Schroeder, Otto E.
Schroeder, Charles L. Barnett,
Minnie j. Brown, all of Mountain
home, Idaho.
VIM. Balderston,
Register.
First publication, Jan. IA.
Last publication, Feb. II.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-21
Notice For Publication
nooor,Lo~ n 1O1O

Notice is hereby given that
Allen B. Eaton, of Mountainhoms
Gilmore County, Idaho, has this
9th day of December 1910, filed
in this office his application to
select, under Section 1906, Revis-
ed Statutes Of the United States,
the following described land, to-
wit:
NEA of the SEX Sec. %, T. 4
S., R. 2 E., B. NJ.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described or
desiring to object because Of the
mineral character of the land, or
for any other reason, to their
disposal to applicant, should file
their affidavits of protest in this
office on or before January 81,
1911.
VIM. Balderston,
Register.
First, December "a.
Last, January %.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-21

she looked tenderly into his large
honest eyes, and boldly replied ;
Bill, | don't know of any man
that I'd sooner have for hus-
band.
Presently there was sound
like the swapping Of torpedoes,
which was quite prolonged, but
eventually subsidized and Bill ran
out of the house, his face cover
ed with smiles, jumped into his
wagon, and went off on his err
rand, followed by the proud CLAN
ces of his future bride.
Arriving at the Springs he
went at once to the doctor, who
happen d to be in his offiae; greet
ing him with, "Well doc, what S
yer billl ] want to pay up. "
Il want to ask you one ques-
ton first said the doctor; 81
would like very much to know
why you undertook the support
of Mrs. Thompson and her family
1t was no more your concern than
that of anyone else.
Well doc, bein as you ask me
III tell you. You see / had
mother ODct q GOOD woman
wuz just twelve years old when
she died. But / kin never for
git her stories, that she used to
tell me; on in particular was
favofite with us both.
She said as how a man named
Jesus onct said that a Teller goin
over the trail from Jooroozalum
20 Jerko, ran agin some hold-ups
who rolled him an done him up
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-21

some nice folks KEN along, an
passed by on the other side.
Finally a Teller called Good Smar-
tan CHANGED along, an when he
saw him, jumped off his burro
an kneeling beside him gev him
something to drink; then sot him
ON his own beast an brought him
to the tavern. Then he gin the
boss a couple Of dollars, saying
as how he would pay up when
he KEN back.
An every time she'd tell it,
she'd say; That Gawd Intended
that the human heart Of woe
should be healed by the human
hand of kindness. It's all the
religion ! ever knowed doc, an
| tries to live it,"
The doctor rose to his feet,
his eyes brimful of tears; grip
ping Bills hand he said with
faltering voice, Wont you let
me into partnership with you in
dispensing this Milk of Human
Kindness?"
1.-THE End)
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-21
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, U.
s. Land Office at HALEY, Idaho,
November %, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
Truman G. Catlin, whose post
office address is Boise, Idaho, did
on the 25th day Of June, 1909,
file in this office Sworn State
ment and Application, No. 06352,
to purchase the sen SWA, of
Sec. l, and the Ell NWA, SWA
NEA, Of Section IL, Township l
South, Range II East, Of the
Boise Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of
the act Of June 3, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the "Tim-
Der and Stone Law" at such
value as might be fixed by ap-
praisement, and that, pursuant to
such application, the land and
timber thereon have been apprais
ed, the timber estimated at $75.
and the land $4,000; that said
applicant will offer final proof
in support Of his application and
sworn statement on the 25th day
of February, 1911, before w. c.
HOWE, U. s. Commissioner, at
Mountain Home, Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to
protest this purchase before en-
try, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues, by
filing q corroborated affidavit
in this office, alleging facts whic'
would defeat the entry.
P. F. Horne,
Register.
First. Dec. 10, Last, Feb. Is.