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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-08-14

80 your husband was mistaken Tor
q deerf ! am awfuily sorry for you"
Thank you. I told him when he
started away 70 hunt that hs vss
foolish 70 wear bic nov ~ brown
beaver hat" -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

TIE Sun reproduces to-day designs OF
prize country house competition held
recently by this paper There are many
people who have tired of a square shaped
house. but because of the habit that
prevails Of giving every one square
base they have been unable to find a
home that satisfies. In the design at
the top Of the page may be found relief.
Several weeks ago design of similar
lines was shown which brought out con-
siderable inquiry from people who are
planning TO build homes. at is so d!f-
ferent from the general run of homes
that think II charming" was the COM
ment Of one lnuairer for further par
ticulsrs about this house.
For this reason It is believed there is
much in the house at the top Of the page
that will appeal to those looking for
something odd.
The second is also OF an odd shape and
perspective. 1t Is fashioned after cot
,sges that one may meet In various
parts Of the Old World. The type was
adopted in dis country. and with Ameri-
can ingenuity has been improved on con-
slderably without sacrificing the beauty
Of the general appearance of the house.
The long sl1nting roof never fails to
Charm. Sweeping down gracefully, It
takes from tlc house the stark, upright
appearance that used 70 govern country
house planning before architects gave
attention TO country building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

August, 1913, the Board OF Aldermen nut
all moving picture shows seating less
IMAM 600 persons under the control of
the Bureau of Licenses.
The result Of all this has been the
multiplication Of bodies having jurisdic
ton over buildings with no compensat-
ing advantages.
AZ present there are fourteen de-
partments, boards or bureaus that have
jurisdiction over matters affecting build
.ngs as follows: Bureau OF Buildings.
Tenement House Department, Fire Pre-
Nent!on Bureau, Bureau of Combusti-
Dies, Department of Water Supply. Gas
and Electricity. Police Department. Blu
reau OF Boiler Inspection. Bureau OF Ii.
censes. Department Of Docks and Fer.
RES, Department of Parks, Department
or Health, Department OF Highways. In
dustriai Board and the United States
Agriculture Department.
The Governments Jurisdiction OF New
YORK buildings Is gained through the
pure food law. Under the measure plans
Tor buildings which are to be used in
the manufacturing OF food to be sent
from State TO State must be Inspected
by the Federal bureau.
To maintain these numerous bodies
an appropriation OF over $1,000, 900 a
year Is needed and between 600 and 700
inspectors and engineers employed in
addition to the numerous clerical force
for administration.
The scattering Of authority and the
lack OF concentration have not on.y in
creased the cost of building operations
In this city very materially but have
also made the enforcement of the laws
relating to buildings more difficult.
To conduct a building opera ton in
TINS city In many Instances It is often
necessary To secure permits from three
to eight different bureaus or DEPART
ments, which is a needless and unnec-
essary expense.
The Real Estate Boards expert sug-
gests that the rational and effec-
two remedy would be the CONSOLE
dating of tho various departments.
bureaus or commissions that may
have 10 do with buildings into
| one great department which should
have exclusive jurisdiction over all mat
tiers pertaining to buildings OF every
| description, including the issuance of
| licenses for concerts, theatrical and
other shows.
The creation OF such department
would centre responsibility in one head
and would both Increase efficiency and
| economy at conservative saving of
/ $500 900 a year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
RESALE OF HE>NEssY LOTS.

UNIVERSITY PLACE.-William {. Der
gen, a Bronx builder. has purcHased
from Or. Ransom J. Parker two ptIc'i-
comprislug the southcist corner OF
University and Burnside avenues nav
ior II frontage Of about l?5 feet on the
curve at that junction, with eaStcrlS
and southeasterly lines measur.nS -
ara. $50 feet respectively. At the auc-
tlon sale OF the Hennessy estate prop
erty Or Parker paid $1,000 for the I'M
mediate corner and $4,000 for the ad-
joining lot ,.
FOX STREET. The 1921 street Realty
Company. Frank Galotta president mas
sold 1000 Fox street, A nNe story apart
mont house, on plot S3.@Alo". Inc
huyers. Lowenfed N Prayer, gave IN
mart payment the plot, 50Xl0o, on the
east side of lntervalc avenue l4+ ttei
north of i65th street.
EAST 14sTH STREET.-THE NNmore
Realty Company has bought through
John Wood 500 East listh street,
six-story apartment house. on lot 2ox
1865. Property ~ Morscmere Was
given In part payment
HOLLAND ANENrE.-J. Arthur Fischer
and Charles Schano nave sold for !, NJ
Simon executor of the estate Of Mary
sullivan. lS2s Holland avenue, two
family house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

stained shingles and blinds painted
green. The floors ;tld interior partitions
20 be Of wood frame construction.
"The porch is to be used in summer as
a part OF the large living room and Is
connected with 1t by French windows
which extend to the floor. The b"afneJ
ceiling and other trim In this room is to
b. stained a rich brown and the plaster
walls TO be tinted light bun color
stippled on. The seats at each side Of
the fireplace form a cosey ingle nook a.
that end OF the room.
"The dining room and hail would he
finished to harmonic with the living
room in color so that they each count as
a part of n general unit \ flower box
al the large window in the dining room
adds to the cheerfuluess Of the room
The laundry is IN the basement and is
reached by stairway from the kitchen
or the kitchen yard.
1.-THE bedrooms have an outlook on
the street. while the bathroom and the
stair hall come in the less desirable cor
ner of the building and site. Closet space
IL plentfully supplied throughout.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

This house Is OF stucco and can lie
reproduced for less than $500, accord
ing TO Louis A. Adam. OF Howells 4
Stokes. who submitted the design in
THE SUNS competition. Mr.. Adam
has placed his house on a northeast cor
ner plot. In the rear ne has placed a
garage. with a driveway to Il at the
north side of the house. which faces to
the south.
Describing his house Mr.. Adam SAYS:
THE entrance is on the main thor
oughfare. while the main porch has an
outlook on the other street. An open
terrace connects the two porches A
path skirts the house on three sides and
vine covered pergola leads from the
hall exit 10 the automobile driveway. \
vegetable garden is accessible from the
kitchen yard.
Exterior walls are OF six inch hollow
tile construction succeed TO q rough
cast cream finish. Roof Is Of light brown
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
ASTOR PLANS HARLEM THEATRE
VIII spend s.5.OOO on "Wo,,-" ~,
Eirbtb Avenue and ,to,h street,

Vincent Astor Niil huild moving p.c.
ture theatre At the northeast corner Z
Eighth avenue and li9t1 street to, .
tenant VINO has agreed 10 lease the place
Tor a loUg term % years. The th'l.rs
will cost $4,000 to bulIn. sccord'rs to
plans Med yesterday With the t,p ,uila
Department hy Lurcu2 +. i Nc1or
Tho snow house viii hr 1855 'cc' on
Eighth ay,uue and loo t,rt ON thc si',,.
This is the second buiidu' operation u..
dcrtaErn hy Mr.. Astor last Vc,t. Pho
other was a factory to cover t,u io,, ..
Cromwell and River avenues Moor I.r
Harlem River.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
TOO MANY INSPECTORS
OF CITY BUILDINGS

Tie present condition of the supervi-
SION Of buildings and their construction
In New York city can only he described
a. this time as chaotic. As the matter
stands the property owner hardly
knows where to turn; he is confronted
partments, each having Jurisdiction over
something that pertains to the construc-
uon or ECU .pment of his buildings. The
: Jurisdiction of the various departments
s constantly overlapping One depart
nent orders an owner TO do certain
H!ngs in connection with his building
ana In attempting to comply he fire.
quent,y finds that he is In conflict with
me requirements of some other bureau
or department.
complaint heard in every direction
against this economic waste has caused
the Real Estate Board Of New York to
make an expert analysis Of the situation
X her.
hardly year passes, according to
ms report, in which some new board,
commission or bureau Is not created by
elmer the LEGISLATURE or Board Of AL
uermen to regulate or supervise some
'I.ns relating to buildings.
When disaster occurs in a building
legislators pass new laws creating new
commissions and boards, m an attempt
remedy conditions supposedly re-
spohslble tor the disaster. Rarely, Il
e'eF' Is an attempt made to strengthen
I'll existing department or bureau Ia
render 10 more efficient.
=. Inc Bureau of Building Inspection of
~e flre Department was charged org
ga"y with enforcing the building laws
4hs was In 1899 Afterward Depart =
ueht n Buildings was created by act
VI legislature, the executive officer
yens known as the Superintendent of
S''Iu'nFs. Tbs department had iuris-
Wo.on over al matters formerly lodged
WIN The Fire Department.
'n me passage of the consolidation
'Itdtihg The greater city OF New
'h provision was made for a De
pdl 1h'n ny nt buildings. covering all five
oo.ouEhS OF the greater city; this de-
>sa ''h'nt VAS clothed with practically
~" bowers over buildings \ commits
Onrr appointed by the Mayor was al
,nr he'a with deputy in each OF tn,
borolsh,
IN April, 1901, the tenement house ac'
=, .''' law, creating a Tenement
r'''. department. removing from the
ih'h. If Buildings all jurisdiction
'nr'ncnts except in the matter oi
'".''N'ton. In January. 1902, the DE.
h' oi buildings was abolished an,
~ A." bureau created for each hor,
under the control OF its Preside n /
49, appoints the superintendent; this
80" '5 az present IN force. In Octo.
' '''l ne fire prevention law wen,
''n'' This law transferred from
T'u Of bindings TO the Fire De-
ID Jurisdiction over exits anC
'-t"s,. In March. 1913, ia,
'.I board uf The Labor Depart
'Ar I'ghnled, whose jurisdiction
-'''a 20 all factories. factory build
1'sS ana mercantile establishments. IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
SITES FOa BROOKL,> FLATS.

Charles ". Scits has sold 10 New YORK
builders 43, a. aud ~ South Elliot,
Place for A. IL. & ". j. EcEart Mary
Hart and l.. G Keeicr respectively
Tho purchasers will improN" the propert!
with n I'VE story apartment house.
Henry Pierson n son have sold l.O
Jnderhill avenue, three story dw,'lns
on lot lSxl00. The property II near i'ros'
pect Park.
William II. Ridoux mas sold to John j
Mcpermott 60 Linden street. plot AIN
100. In part payment for which ne gave
a farm of 3l3 acr,s AT New Grctnl, Bur
lin e,on county, y. j. The Progressive
Agriculture Company negotiated tho eA'
change.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
6cNONp rldOn

Rooms for two servants WIN bath
are In the attic story of the dwelling"
The house. Mr.. Adam figured. would
contain $685. cutlc feet The main
portion or the house is 81 feet hisn.
The house at the top of the page WAS
designed by Kenneth Scott Harrison, 4
student In the Architectural Sc huul at
the University of pennsylyap Mr..
Harrison planned his house OF concrete
on plot 100 feet on one side and loo
feet on the other. Down the centre Is
an alley which divides the plot into half
Lawn and garden have received con-
siderable attention from Mr.. Harrison
In his plan. BY placing the house as u
shown in the design the greatest
amount of lawn and garden Is provided
for the ornamentotlon of the dwelling
which is in the shape Of the letter l.
Tho house mas southern exposure. T.
one side n drive is provided for the cor
venience OF the service part OF tho
house.
Speaking Of the house Mr.. Harrison
said:
The foundation and basement floor
OF the house are TO he Of concrete; tho
upper portion OF frame construction
faced with rough cast cement on metal
lath. Tho floor heights are. basement
10 first floor. feet . inches. first fitcr
to second floor. feet 6 inches; second
floor to ceiling, feet.
The cubage is as follows: Excavs
ton for basement, @S.j by 4i.5 by 20
S97s.9; excavation for porch. 10 ~
l45 by 10. @i6.U0. MAN portion OF
house. above grade including rear porch.
So by 2S.5 by $50. 100000. front
porch above grade. 40 hy ia by t7.5.
4.3lS.7. Total cubage. 3S.S63.6"
Figuring his cost az about "a cents
the designer believes The house can br
erected well within the limit oc cost,
81, 500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
APARTMENTS Al RRO>

william : Constant has sold for tns
Cedar Knobs Company a plot iopNluo ur
pondtleld road, Jus, east of c,ltr huods.
to an investor A. this land is restricted
against business, the purchase pr,ro-rs
to build high class up rtu'lt house.
Another sale recently CousumWu.'i N
Pondheld road was a plot ON the soI,t
side Of the street, 80 feet front, uu Vh.ol
the purchaser. Frederick " McGratA.
will erect bachelor apartment house.
with "A grill room and cafe on tho ground
floor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
BIRIS TO HELP REAL ESTATE.
Forest uil,s 10 Preserve Fcathe red
CITIZENS as Town Attraction.

Song bnd propagation is the latest
method OF suburban jewellers to attract
attention OF home seekers TO their sec.
tion. The idea Is that OF owners In
Forest iiills, L. L. country without
birds Staging and chirpins is no country.
The true country, these owners reason.
has birds wing ng through the trees from
morning to night Because OF the urba n
atmosphere that 10 injected into our sub.
urbs by developers and residents them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

a. Il. keliar. Inc. Is o., purchaser
OF the twelve story loft buildIrs .t e. ani
40 West Twenty -rifth street. safe o' which
was reported recently Tho rtirr u.s.
1870 000. In part payment the huN ers gIN,
three residential properties az Sbc.'"r l'i.
and.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

Mooyer & Marston have sold with Will
lam a. White & Sons l27 West Washihg-
ton place. a four story dwelling on lot
a2x9.: also for the Furbush estate. 10
West Washington place, four story
dwelling on plot ?2xs7, The combined
properties have frontage OF ~ teet ana
a depth Of 81 feet. on "hicn VIII ne
erected a six story apartment house
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
noTu STREET TENEMENT SOLD.

WEST FrFTY-NINTH STREET-The
Schoen W,stchester Realty company
and NJ. R,nes have sold for F silicn-
web 5i5 West Fifty-ninth street,
i've story tenement, on lot 25AloV'e'
near West End avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
REAL ESTATE BUYERS
IN CITY AND SUBURBS

plot of one-half acre a. Roslyn E.states On
lntervale road. Mrs, Birclly after ulal
ing improvements To the property v"ll uss
II for a summer residence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
DUYER FOR JAMAICA DWELLING

William T., Hopper has bought AZ ia
maicw from the Everett Realty Con
struc,ior Company the brick attached
house of Colonial design AZ II Middletowp
street, which Is near the new main sta
tion of the Long island railroad, II Is
understood that n, price was t1ioo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

BUYS ROsINN ESTATES HOME.
L'Ecluse Washburn and Company have
sold 70 Mira Allen Bayckiy = house on y
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
Rhyme Definitions.

This is a favorite game in our
family. II Is not so difficult that
il taxes a weary mind, and yet IL
is hard enough TO have zest.
Some one thinks Of a word, say
bay" The word may be any
part Of speech. II am thinking oil
something" he says, that rhymes
with hay"
rs it a portion of timer" will
be asked.
"No, il is not day." he will an
Nswer.
rs IL a negativeF'
mo, IL is not nay"
"Or the noise a horse makes?"
Not neigh"
So the defining continues, till
at last some one asks, rs IL a por-
ton OF the sea partly surrounds
by land?' and the confession mus
be made, Eyes, ii is bay"
Then the successful guesser mus
select a word and tell what i
rhymes with. or course, il is bes
to select a word with many rhymes
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22

but I have. At this very minute there
are probably 1000 friendless, homeless
dogs wandering about the city"
"And Is that our faultr
"In one way. no. In another way, We
have duty to perform. AS human be-
ings--as men and women with souls
aud heurts-ae should take heed OF
tho sufferings OF the brute creation.
What Is more sad than to see a poor
dog skulking about I'm fear and hunger?
That he Is an outcast and outlaw Is
not his fault The world owes him
living the same as II does a man. HUI
manity owes him food and kind treat
ment"
"Perhaps you are going to found a
dog asylum observed Mrs. Bowser
after awhile
"You have hit 1t exactly" he replied
as the cat came out from Under the
lounge and shifted the atmosphere as
II she suspected the presence Of a
canine. "Yes. ma'am. l have estab-
lished home for friendless dogs, and
II already has an occupant. ! have
arranged with several boys to bring
me every friendless dog they can find.
Each canine shall have bed and board
for o couple OF weeks at least. and !
have no fear that the public will not
take them Off my hands. You are not
with me In this charity. of course. but
I shall carry It through just the same.
There goes the bell. and that means
another dog"
Mr.. powser opened the door to find
another boy and another dog. He was
paying the lad and giving him words
Of praise Mt the same time when the
family cat. which had followed him
downstairs. took hand In IT, With
a yeowl and howl she lii on the dog's
back. and for two or three minutes Mr..
Bowscr. the boy, the dog and the cat
were all mixed up. Then the cat re-
treated. and the dog was conducted TO
the asylum.
The Cook Makes a Fuss.
"whats all this aboutT'' demanded
the cook rs Mr.. Bowser returned
through the kitchen.
my dear woman. | am being kind
10 homeless dogs" he replied.
"Are there others 10 conner"
al hope so. Yes. I am In hope to pick
up about ffty more"
"Then quit NY job in the mornin'
have never yet worked In dog asy.
lum. and. please heaven. ! never will
No use TO talk TO me. sir. | can stand a
cat or two around. and | can put M
with cranky man. but I'm no lady as
sistant In dog asylum"
IL suppose you have been consplrins
with the girl" said Mr.. Bowser. us be
got back upstairs. "But she can quit
and be hanged 10 her! ! know I'm
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
A Mothers Fight to Hold on to Her
Son

In the September Woman's Home
Companion Anne Bryan Mccall,
writing one OF her Tower Room
talks, quotes the following letter
from the mother OF an only son:
"If I could begin TO tell you how
hard IL is to keep my hands of his
life. want him TO need me. ]
find myself hurt when his friend
ships and interests are apart from
mine. You see, his father died
when he was a little baby. He has
been so dependent on me. Now he
is a grown man and must learn to
let him live his own life. II isn't
easy! You will understand better
il tell you the heart Of the trouble,
as you would say: The other wo-
man has come into his life. The
woman, I mean, whom he is going
TO love better than he loves me
I have no reason to feel as | do.
ought TO be thankful on my knees
that he has chosen a fine, unselflsh
girl. But my thought was not OF
thankfulness for his happiness, but
OF misery for my loss. Please dom
think am going TO stay selfish like
this. I'm going to fight this thins
every day. I've always been selfish
and IL is q hard fight"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
How TO Keep Young

In The September woman's Home
or1nuxntsu Rsiph waldo Urine, writ
inn On article entitled what Is
Youth9-What After YOUTH writes
in part as follows:
"a very general rule with but few
exceptions can be laid down as fol-
lows: The body ordinarily looks as
old as the mind thinks and feels.
Shakespeare anticipated by many
years the best psychology OF thu
times when he said, 1T is the mind
that makes the body rich An EN-.
inent modern writer has given ut
terance to the same truth more fully
and more helpfully, perhaps, in the
following: The prevailing state OF
mind, or character Of thought,
shapes the body and features. II
makes us ugly or pleasing, attrac-
tive or repulsive to others. Our
thought shapes our gestures, our
mannerism, our walk. The least
movement of muscle has mood OF
mind, thought behind it. A mind
always determined, has always de-
termined walk. A mind always
weak, shifting, yacillating and I'M
certain, makes a shutting, shamb-
ling, uncertain gait. The spirit OF
determination braces every muscle.
II is the thought7element Of deter
mination filling every muscle. II
you send from you in thought the
elements OF worry, fret hatred, or
grief, you are putting in action
forces injurious to your mind and
body. Look at the discontinued,
gloomy, melancholy, and illtemper-
ed men or women, and you see in
their faces proofs Of the action OF
this silent force OF their unpleasant
thought, cutting, carving and shap-
ing them to their present expression.
Such people are never in good
health, for that force acts on them
as a poison. and creates some form
OF disease"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22

Riddles.

When does a tailor serve his Gus
toners both well and ill.,
When he gives them fits.
What is that which never uses
its teeth for eating purposes2
A comb.
Why is the letter Il like death
Because IL is at the end OF life.
Why is a lady in a cotton dress
like anything published?
Because she appears in print.
What herb is most injurious Ia
a lady's beauty2
Thyme.
When is a man like the letter b
When he is in bed.
What grows less tired the moro
il is worked?
A carriage wheel.
When is a sailor like corpse?
When he is in the shrouds.
When may man be said to
breakfast before he gets up2
When he takes a roll in bed.
What is more foolish than send
ing coal to Newcastle?
Sending milk TO Cowes.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
In SCHOOL DAYS

He saw her lift her eyes; he felt
The soft hands light caressing,
And heard the tremble of her voice,
As if a fault confessing.
I'm sorry that | spelt the word;
hate to go above you,
Because, the brown eyes lower
FELL
Because, you see, love you'll"
Still memory to a gray-haired man
That sweet child-face is showing
Dear girl the grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growingl
He lives to learn, in life's hard
school,
How few who pass above him
Lament their triumph and his loss
Like her,-because they love him
John Greenleaf Whittier
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-22
origin Of the Word veIoeIpede.

Frank II. Vizetelly tells THE story
Of the Wheel in the April ST. Mich.
olas. After describing the introduc-
ton OF the celerifere and the dandy
horse. MIR. Vizetelly says:
BY this time the principle Of balano-
ing the wheel was understood. and the
task OF developing the crude vehicle
Of M. de Sivrac was begun. II was not
long. however. before this machine
was replaced by another, or was, per
haps. only renamed. During the French
revolution a new form was introduced
under the name OF velocifere; and its
riders became known as yelocipedes.
In the year 1903 one OF these vehicles.
shown at the Luxembourg gardens In
Paris. was much used. Eight years
later another wheel OF similar form
came into France. and gained popular
favor at the Gardens OF the Tiyoli; this
was the Draisine named from Its In
ventor.