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H|lLT0PPERS end
! TRAINING TO-DAY
New York Playing Wretched
Ball on Eve of Opening
Of Regular Season.
Especial to The Evenins wo,ld,.

Toledo. o., April O.
THE long training campaign Of the
New York American League Club
ends this afternoon with the sec.
ond game In this American Association
city. Woiverton II pretty much dis
gusted with the manner n which his
athletes have bene performing for che
past week. and promises Q shAksup n
they do not show some improvement
The Hiltoppers had their hands full
in trouncing the Mud Hens yesterday
afternoon. even though Russell Ford.
the one best bet of New York. Wa on
the firing line
It cannot be denied that the boys
from the big village pulled . lot Of vsry
"bushy" stuff. Errors by Chase ano
Ford In the opening inning let homo
three OF Toledo's -four runs. but those
errors were not q circumstance to the
light-headed work Of the chosen people,
both on the paths and at bat. Once
Daniels stepped out Of the batter's bog
to argue a decision on a called strike,
and while he vas absent the rival tosssr
very thoushttuliy grooved the third
strike.
Dolan was nailed asleep on frst On
one occasion. The twirler got him nat-
footed after pegsing In vain half .,
dozen times. Later in the day Cosy,
overlooked the opportunity of running
out a wild pitch that happened to b
the fourth ball. Instead OF reaching
second easily he died later trying to
purloin the cushion. Those are only
several OF the many lost opportunities.
II was the kind OF baseball that looks
bad for a club on the eve Of the cham.
pionship opening. u.
FORD PITCHED WELL ABIDE
FROM WILDNESe. b
Ford pitched mighty good ball, aside
from his wildness. He has not worked
enough to get his splitter under control.
He was further handicapped by having
to work with a sick catcher. Street
was on-the shelf from q cold. and VIII
iams. who has been out OF commission
for more than W. weeks. except for
part OF one inning Sunday. had to Shout,
der the burden. lie did very well. con.
sidering the fact that he was out Of
condition. 7,
Ford gave four bases on balls and
hit a batsman. But for these lapses II II
doubtful II Toledo would have beer able
to escap a snutout. The fact that Ford
was sent the full distance eliminates
him from the possibility Of opening day
honors. This star pitcher needs at least
four days rest between performances
II looks more and more as II Ray
Caldwell. who was sent home from Co.
lumbus Sunday night. will get Thurs
days assignment against the sturdy Joe
Wood. Jack Quinn Is slated for the
closing game OF the tour. SO that he viii
be In shape about next Saturday.
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Public Urging
TAFT 10 Appoint
Sullivan to Meet

A widespread desire among soliowws
OF athletics that James z. Sullivan, Sec.
Rotary Of the Amateur Athletic Union,
bs appointed United States Commits
sioner to the forthcoming Olympic
Games 70 strik1ngly shown by the rain
Of Letters descending upon President
Taft urging him to confer this honor
upon NJ. Sullivan. Ever since Il became
uncertain whether the President would
appoint any one to represent this Gov.
eminent ofacially 4 Stockholm the
letters have poured In, and reports from
Washington show there 10 no abatement
OF the flood.
Copiss Of hundreds Of these letters
have been sent to Mr.. Sullivan's once
In this city. together With expressions
Of the hope that the President will re-
consider his Intention to appoint no n
to the post. Mr.. Sullivan declines to
make public any OF the letters or the
names of the senders, but it 10 known
that they come from every section Of
tho country M many are from promi-
nent men not actively identified with
organised sport.
The letters point out Mr.. Sullivan's
numerous qualifications for the com.
missionGship and the tact that no has
officially represented this nation at
every Olympiad since the revival Of the
classic.
While much uncertainty stiii prevails,
II 10 the belief In athletic circles that
the President, because OF the recent
cablegram from the Swedish Olympic
Committee which said the swediah Gov
eminent would gladly welcome an ON
cial representative OF tho United States,
will finally make such an appointment.
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Lanqford Whips
McVey at Sydney

SYDNEY. New South wales. Aprsa a.
In one Of the hardest battles between
hsavywsights svsr witnessed In this
country. sam Langford Of Boston was
awarded the decision over Sam Mcvsy
OF Paris In . ~twenty-round bout at the
stadium before iS.ooo spectators. When
the referee raised Lansford's hand. pro-
claiming him the winner. the crowd was
20 well pleased that II Appleudsd the
verdict for several minutes.
Up to me end Of the seventeenth round
the battle was even. ~ both men had
fought vtciously. With Mcvey doing the
better work At long ranGe while Lang.
ford sxcsllsd ct ~innshting. Bsnnning
the eighteenth round. Mcvsy showed
signs Of weakening. and from that time
until the inlsh Langford landed fire.
quentiy on him with heavy blows to the
body and face.
In the second round Langford landed
three heavy nights on Mcvey's kidneys
during a clinch. and the latter imme-
distely appealed 70 tho referee. The
Chief Of Police ta.sn warned LAnSford
that he must not uss the kidney blow
again. and TO obeyed. Before the bout
McVey was the favorite in the betting
ut odds OF 6 to I. but after the hrst Ave
rounds the betting changed. with Lang
ford tho favorite at the same ODDS.
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10 the professionalism IN amateur ath-
lstics In this country. But this matter
q the olympic Games u not the private
property OF the A. A. u. II = an affair
between nations. and America will be
represented by Q team of athletes guar.
snteed by the United states Of America
mo merely the 4. A. W to DO genuine
amateurs according to the code and the
dennition and the honorable meaning
given to the word amateur In all sport
loving countries. It would Be an offenss
against the honor of the nation TO allow
any athlete VINO hes ever secretly re-
csivod payment for competing ~ an
amateur to creep into the ranks Of the
American olympic team.
Any amateur athletic o6hcial VINO has
been connected With ths payment Of
money to any supposed "amatsur." for
competing. and allows that amateur"
to be placed on . team sspeesenting thh
country without entering . protest. 10
little better tAsa another Benedict
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club. " '"'" OF the
Young Otto. the local fighter Who battles q
few timer and then rcsss up for several months,
h going to fight again. lie has been secured
to meet Fighting. Dick Nsson Of Brooklyn IN q
teu.roupd bout before the Twentieth Century A., G..
81 Pitts.ield. Mas. on Thursday night, II Otto
does not lose heart he will doubtless give Ne,son
a good fight.
Jimmy Walsh. the crack Scatherwe,eht NJ Bo,.
ton. viii arivs in town to-day to finish IN hs
Thinning Tor his tenround bout With Joe Costcr
which VIII ba one q the two elimiaation feather.
weight contests scheduled to be fought At . local
cluo Tomorrow night. The victor OF ,ihs bout
VII meet the winner OF the Tommy Houck. johnny
Dundee go. which Is also 70 be staged at the
same show.
Leach Gross. writing from Lakewood. says he
. down there storing up some new energy for
his training for the Tommy Murphy bout. which
10 scheduled for April II. Cross thinks he'll
win sure. and. strange to say, Murphy has a
directly opposite opinion. Murphy and Cross are
bitter, rivals. and uness the dope 10 wrong they
should put up . great fight. "
In the preliminary bouts Il the National Ana.
teur Athletc Union Boxing Championship held
at Boston. Harry Rex of this city. the Metropolt.
tan 135pound champion. Knocked out Billy Cosk.
ley u Ohelaca. Mass. In the fint round. In ths
i5Spound class Dan Mcdonald. the Nova Scotia
champion. dacated c. Becker Of New O1esns.
Few boxen from New York took part In the ton,.
nament. which was . big disappointment 10 he
A. 4. o. Officials.
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AID Wolgast and Riuers
TO Meet on JulH Fourth
BOXING SHOWS TONIGHT.

At Madison A. C.-Bob Moha vs.
Freddie Hicks, ten rounds.
At Brown Gymnasium A. A.-Mike
Glover vs.. Charley Victor. ten
rounds,
At Royale A. c.. Brook1yn-George
Alger vs.. Johnny Dohan. ten rounds.
At East Avenue A.. c.. Maspeth,
L. 1.Sack Hanlon VS.. Fighting Joe
Cans. ten rounds.
Matches Arranged.
Jim Stewart vs.. Sailor White, ten
rounds. lMaspeth A. C. Thursday
night. =
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This Novice Has
. the Real white
Hope" WaNop

OF all the white hopes who hsvs shown
in New York nncs Jack johnson donnsd
The heavyweight crown very few II q
have displayed . waliop more powerful
than the right uppsreut With which A. J.
Reich. an amateur. Jumped out of the
novice class last night. The event took
place during ths amateur boxing tourna-
msnt at the INsh-American Athletic
Cub.
In the Anai bout In the heavyweight
class, Reich. whose siedge-hammer
rleht 10 partly explained by the fact
that no holds . Junior shot.put rec
ord. was pttted against F. Pollock. The
bout was but fifteen seconds old whom
Reich snapped Q hard left TO his op-
pouent's body. Before Pollock recov-
cred from the shock the shot-putter
whipped his right to the Victims Jaw.
landing squarely on the point. The
force OF the blow hfted Pollock OF hs
feet. and he crumpled up on he floor.
The referee only counted ten. but he
might easily have checked on several
hundred. DOR II was several minutes
before Pollock came to.
The spectators. many OF them veteran
fght fans, looked upon the performance
as one OF the most remarkable Of the
sort they had ever Witnessed. Both
Reich and Pollock are members Of the
OsAnam Club. which 10 composed large
ly of Catholic athletic societies. This
was but the second time Reich had
doomed mitts.
During the tournament last night
bouts between uovtcss in all six classes
were put on and some nne sport wa
provided In each division. Jim Buckley
and Jack Cantwsll acted a. referees.
The Judges were John O'Brien and Jack
WEIGH.
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Five New Leaders in American
and Two New Pilots in
National League.
By ALEX. SULLIVAN.

OWOnkX The PaoAa FOR the nAa0an in
MI ~. ttvo m.io a,u~ On. Ma.
w uon., .rA Amsr4can. y. DO.
this var Ar Mi thew ~ anothsr uro.
oesrion for the Athletic IN ina Ran
Johnson oir,uit Ana snothsr Victory for
the giants I'm the Tom Lynch oreanisa.
tion, IN. .n.~,er "A that question has
WITH the Ave nsv mansr,rs supointsd In
The American IAarus ana the two new
chisftain. m IN N~at,onsa.
This Athietics havs the hat chancs az
.reneatinr. not oniv because Of thar
~reat a~ii.around strength. demonstrated
in ma vor,d,s .eriss iast faIi. hut h..
csuss nve AZ me teams In IN ssrv1os
Iii ~ .rn.dmsnun- v1th nsv uaiots
M mater hov r,steH ana exnert.nceA a
m.n.~sr NAV m. n invsri.hlv takss
...- ~. v..o, o.. h,,r a. ri accus-
S.s ~" .s,.- 49,. III, ME.
to"so 70 "!s 's's"'' eno o"1'
aclsAnd these are not the days OF MIR
acles-4f he brings his charges home .
pennant.winnsr.
nas ~ ar AaAAAaRnA
S~ ~
IN AMI RICAN.
ina rtrsrs Win Huehsy Jeunings a.
49,. ,hs p,or,. MFR nhoAv wallace
49, X.s,..,.. 40
NesA" ~ s'u :. -,
the peerless Connie MACK are t"s on's
clubs In the American League possese'ns
the sams managers they possessed last
season. OF course the Browns are not
taken ~ssriously by anybody. and the
D..-c,.. h.,.v.. 20 mai. ,r.hsutv IN
SSS." 800
sc4v'e e"s Nv" No" "s'e''e eaeo
cause OF the erowing dimness OF suon
stars a. CRAWFORD n Avlhn. end the
refusal Of Shortstop Ownis Bush Ia
dGn. should not cause the Phiiadsl.
phians much worry.
The Athletics u~ndeubtsdly fsAs the
"'s"'s"os's ana tns Nso SoA "s "'o.'
Of any OF ths CLUBS N the league. A.
though both OF these teams are Got;in1
vut managsrs they diin': rave last
| year, both are o. A.kn .WlcdEoi Ahilit.
ono OF the cslibre tina, should bc sue.
| IosSsuL
Jake Stahi. who 10 the mentor of the
Hubites. has had lots a sxpsr1sncs q
a big league manager. For q long time
~ had the Son .'''s under his wing
but he wasn't . success In Wash!ng'
ron. Wss there ev,r = manager who
Way. lie next driftsd to New Yort
And then to the bostonn whero he wa
gwen the reins OF MANAGEMENT. which
were later taken away from HIN. caus'
Ing his retirement from the game for
year.
Ever since Stahl got out Of the game
he has boon busy counting money IN
his fathers bank At Chicago. He be.
came tired OF the m0notOnous iOb n,
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.iub W Ns
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Bout Will Be Held at Vernon,
CAL, for Title and $4,000
Purse.
/. (Ths New York Worldly
BY JOHN POLLOCK.

A d wOLGAsT. the lightweight
~ champion. m Joe Rivers. the
Mexican fighter. who has sprung
into prominence during the last fifteen
months a. . result Of his many victor
les In the California ring. were matched
to-day to ehsase in . twenty-round bout
ut Vernon. CAL, on the afternoon Of
July 4 for the lightweight championship
Of the world and . purse Of 10000, OF
which Wolgast 10 to receive sl2.5oO and
r per cen Of the receipts Of the pic
lures. while Rivers will get $500. Ac.
cording TO the articles signed by the
men they will battle At ls3 pounds. weigh
In at the Singsids and neither Is to en-
gage In q public boxing contest before
that time. p
An inportans mated, between middlsweislts has
jua been snangsd. Bob AohA Of Mhvaukee. VINO
has made good In The two fights which he has 90
far fousis IN tAh vicinity. and 0eors; Chip; Tue
III :. ThoIntOn. H.. l.. on the night Of April u.
A difference IN the weighing in time Is the
obstacls that prevents The proposed match between
Jack Goodman Of this city and Ray Bsonsou Of
Iadiaaapoli. from being srssngsS. ,,.SS Sod =, x:
dng sde, w0ls Bronson . holding 81 for y +;
~, II they should coWe 20 terun the bout Wi
BE- stagsd hes.
Alec Mclean. manager q Mstty Baldwin. told
ehs writer nat be b perfectly vfntns 20 let had.
via fisht Mau weih. the Ensliah champion. at
iys pound; ysth In e . !: NJ. End that the
s. on had rs.dy e sIaSa Shs match: a bout
n BALDWIN b 6Attlins In his bet form right now.
osorss Epsd. who be- Just GOT back from San
Frsncisco III hi great middsweisht Fighter
rfsni klaus Of Pittsbursh, V due 10 arrive In
towa toaisht.--. He y coming by 70 arrange 2
~ locsi cluba EnSsl Will have no trouble IN eet-
ting TIKI bout saged.. = s,sfy one o. Se PIG ciun
Accord,ns u Johnny Knbsns: TIN Hurst.
manager d The 0srdsn a: G.. Which expects 70
MIA boxdns shows In Nsdison Square Garden In
= lev Vesk4 has Offered hin . guarantee q e1.t0O
10 msH Ksockout AoWa. the iocsa lightweight.
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E.Aibiho. Baseball Results.

~ Kaesss City-pitsburuh. 10: Kansas City. 4.
AZ issdianapols-chicaso Ns'ions'A' Z; Indian.
Al Loui1vu,e-Loutsulls. o; Cleveland, L..
Al Northumberland. q. dsorsstoWn. 4.
Al Pe~yburS,. va.!tToronto. o.. PNessburS. 3,
4, S.spst E~J5: Na-,Ns. York Americans
AZ RisAnond-wsshinstoa lsscond tssn). q
A. ,xanstso. vs,-wshinstos and Lee. o.
A ChAao,tsNiie. va,-Hoy Cns. Z; Wiz
A Atlanta. G~a.-Ausutaxr Q; Rochastc. ..
A. epsrtAasbsu. Z C.--ouffale. TO- eSastssD
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-19
FOR NEXT SPRING.

A reader of this department. who
lives in latitude 43 degrees 10 the up.
per Mississippi valley. makes inquiry
as to what he can do now toward pre-
pairing for the hotbed which he wants
to make next spring. There are two
or three things that may be done. In
the first place, he can build the wooden
frame which Is to support bis SASH
Having decided on the area this Is to
cover. he may remove the earth from
sheltered spot. with southern ex.
posure and protection from northern
winds. to the depth Of from fourteen to
eighteen inches. When the earth has
been removed to the desired depth 1t
would be well to ill the pit with straw
to keep out the snow and rain. II
our friend wants an especially early
bed he would better put three or four
barrels of rich mellow earth away In
the cellar. where it will not freeze. so
It will be ready for surfacing his hot
bed. Sufficient earth may be some
times got for the bed early In the
spring in places exposed to the sun.
but it is not likely to be in good con-
dition as to moisture.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-19
BENEFITS FROM LIME.

Professor Hopkins of the Illinois Ag
ricultural college. conceded to be one
of the greatest soil experts in the coun
try. has recently made report In re-
gard to the use Of limestone on worn.
out farms in southern illinois that
should be helpful not only to farmers
Of that state. but to those elsewhere.
The soils in the southern part OF the
state were particularly in need Of lime.
and for these he recommends the fol-
lowing treatment: First. two to five
tons Of ground limestone per acre; sec.
ond. the growing of clover or cOwpeas;
third. the application Of from loo to
2,OW pounds per acre of finely ground
natural rock phosphate. which should
be plowed under either directly with
the clover or cowpeas or in the form
of farm manure. On the Vienna ex.
pertinent field in johnson county Pro.
lessor Hopkins reports that soils which
have been given the above treatment
during a period Of ten years are pro.
ducing FIVE bushels more of wheat pei
acre. 9.3 bushels more corn and Ia
tons more clover hay per acre than
soils not SO treated.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-19
4 BIC COLD BRICK
The Trap That Jernegan Baited
With Salt Sea Water.
SCHEME OF A CLEVER ROGUE.
The Smooth Swindler and His Accom-
plice Showed How Easily They Could
Extract Gold From the Ocean-Fieec-
ed Their Dupes and Then Decamped.

Various inventors have been working
for years on the theory that there is
plenty Of gold in sea- water il only
some process of extraction could he de-
veloped.
Some years ago the Rev. Prescott ].
Aeruegan was the salt water wizard of
The hour. From the day his bubble
urst and he left for Europe nobody
Gems to know what has become of
i'm. Jernegan, WHO posed as clergy
aan. and c. e. Fisher, once a floor
walker In II New York department
sore ANA before that diver. got to:
ether in the fail of 1896 and for
Whole year carefully considered the
roblem of extracting gold from salt
water 1t is true. their whole field of
bought COMPRISED the use of salt wa
ter as an accessory only. the real ma
terial from which the gold was to be
extracted being the American people.
Very artistically .Iernegan. to whom
was left the matter of publicity, per-
mitted some vague rumors to leak out.
"A leading clergyman had marvel
Gus money making device. The world
was soon to he stunned by fact that
would make the pOssessor of the orig
inal secret so rich that all the multi
millionaires would be paupers in COM
parison." When they had stirred up
public curiosity Jernegan and Fisher
went to New England and there set up
some mysterious machinery.
On Narragansett bay was an old half
dismantled wharf, and ut the sea end
Of this the two erected cheap frame
shanty about by 10 in size. with a
square hole cut through the floor and
looking directly down into about fifteen
feet of water. An electric wire from
a small battery was run along the pill
ing Of the wharf and attached to
mysterious box, with heavy iron
clamps and holes all through to per-
NIT of free passage Of the water back
and forth.
Finally the great secret was divulged.
These two men had discovered q way
Of taking all the gold they wanted from
the salt water at cost so trifing
that it was ridiculous to mention it.
Two wealthy persons. one Provi-
dence jeweler and the other New
York florist. were approached by Jer-
negan with what seemed to be such
trustful and childlike proposal that
they both embraced 1t eagerly. It was
that, all his apparatus being ready for
experiment, they would come to the
through nights vigil and witness the
result, accompanied by any scientific
friends they cared to bring along.
The idea. as outlined by Jernegan.
was to send current into a pan of
mercury held within the box, the recep-
tacle then being sent to the bottom of
the sea and drawn up after several
hours. when it would be found that
the mercury had absorbed gold from
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the ocean. 49,
When the night Of the experiment
came the box was prepared in the
shanty, two chemists, friends Of the
capitalists, bringing their own mercury
with them. The box was lowered to
the bottom, and then the party Of i've
began their wait. Soon after daylight
Jernegan announced that it was time
to draw the box up again. This was
done. and the whole party eagerly set
to work to find out whether any gold
had been received. When the chemists
announced that gold to the value Of
,$14 was found mixed with the quick
silver all were stunned by the discov-
cry and realized at once the vast pos
sibilities in more extensive operations,
the original experiment having been
practically made with toy apparatus.
The story spread like wildfire, and
the modest Jernegan was prevailed
upon to organize company. Stock
was sold. and after getting possession
OF thousands of dollars the promoter
sailed away to Europe. The success of
the great experiment was explained
afterward. Fisher. the diver. had gone
out from the shore In his diving suit,
opened the box and. taking out the
mercury that had been brought by the
chemists. substituted a vial of his own
that had heen strongly impregnated
with gold.
Both before and since the Jernegan
fraud many attempts have been made
TO extract gold from salt water, some
of them fraudulent. some genuine and
based on scientific grounds that have
from time to time appealed even to
deep students. But all so far have
failed dismal!y. Though traces of gold
are to be found in sat water. COM
mercial application is practically I'M
possible. New York Press.
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is NOT TRUE.

The statement that the ma jority Of
the female inmnteS of the insane asy.
ums OF the country come from the
farm homes has been repeated SO fire.
quently that ii has come to be accept
ed as the truth However. George X.
Holmes of the federal department Of
agriculture takes issue with the asser-
ton The following statement from
MN relative to the matter will he read
With interest: 1T is protested that the
frequently published statement that
farm life has made the women of the
farm especially prone to insanity is a
cpfumny. There is no statistical au-
thurity for the assertion. and the au.
thor Ut this bulletin has eiideav Ored
for nearly II score Of years to discover
the originator Of the fabrication. with
indication that the Irresponsible au.
thor was tor ninny years popular
writer on domestic subjects"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-19

lana or the country its greatest ETH.
cheney Not only does thing help the
soils referred to. but Il adds greatly
to the physical condition and hence to
the l'rOductiveness Of soils that are not
30 wet. On land that Is we'll tiled the
water that fails sOaks into the ground
for the most part and passes out
through the drainage system instead
Of remaining on the surface with the
resultant washing and outlying. A
fact connected with the benefit to be
got from thing that IL often overlook
ed il that. while land that Is tiled Is
in much better condition in wet sea.
son than land not tiled in a dry sea-
son. the soil on drained land Is more
porous and less subject to baking than
undrained soil
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-19

Only the first floor plan of this apart
ment is shown. The second floor is ar
ranged the same as the first. giving
each family large living room. two
bedrooms. dining room. Kitchen and
bathroom. which Is termed a five room
apartment. There is full basement
under the entire building. Each story
is nine feet Size of house. forty feet
wide and fifty feet deep. Finish
throughout red oak or birch, with
birch or white maple floors throughout
first and second story. Cost to build,
exclusive Of plumbing and heating. So
600.
Upon receipt Of 81 the publisher of
this paper will supply copy OF Sax
TONS book OF plans. american Dwell.
ings." 1t contains pa up to date de-
signs Of cottages. bungalows and resi-
dences costing from 81 600 to $4,000.